For the person keeping a journal, whatever he experiences and wants to hold he can write down. But to get it down on paper begins another adventure. For he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. What of it is new? What of it is remarkable because of associations in the memory it stirs up? Is it a good or bad thing to have happened? And why, specifically? The questions multiply themselves quickly. As one tries to find the words that best represent this discovery, the experience becomes even more clear in its shape and meaning.
Beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. The journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happens to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one's experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and potential of its meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and clarified to oneself. When the intention of the development of that meaning is the consideration of another reader, the method of the journal redirects itself and it becomes the essay.
1. The author thinks of keeping a journal as _____.
[A] an association
[B] an adventure
[C] a discovery
[D] an observation
2. According to the author,keeping a journal is good for _____.
[A] observation and expression
[B] certainly and discipline
[C] experience and adventure
[D] consideration and development
3. By keeping a journal,one can _____.
[A] develop the usefulness of language
[B] develop his memory
[C] charify the consideration to everyone
[D] have a thorough understanding of his experience
4. According to the writer,which of the following statements is NOT correct?
[A] The journalist can express what has happened.
[B] A journal can serve as a record of the past happening.
[C] The journalist must be able to observe closely.
[D] Writing helps develop the consideration of others.
5. The passage is mainly about _____.
[A] how to write a journal
[B] the expressions of a journal
[C] the values of keeping a journal
[D] how to solve the problems in a journal
參考答案：B A D D C
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers of the day. In the first place, Britain had the money necessary to finance the larger enterprises. England's supremacy on the seas had encouraged commerce, and Englishmen had been amassing wealth through there commerce and industry. The newly rich class in that country were not the aristocratic group, but merchants and businessmen who were willing to devote themselves to industry and scientific agriculture. The wealth of France, on the other hand, was largely in the hands of the nobility, and they were not willing to do the necessary work to develop industry. In the second place, Great Britain had undertaken very early the manufacturing of inexpensive and more practical products for which there would be ever-growing demand from the people, especially the new middle class. On the other hard, France produced articles in the luxury class. These could never be turned out in quantities because they demanded individuality. England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities, and if she could find a cheaper means of producing them, her markets would grow. So she was ready for methods that would make it possible to manufacture in large quantities. In the third place, for a long time England had large numbers of semiskilled workers. When the feudal system broke down in England and the manors were turned to sheep raising, numbers of Englishmen went to the towns. There they engaged in weaving, making shows, wood carving and many other occupations that developed skills. When the industrial revolution began, these men were available for the work on the new machines. Moreover they were free men who could move from place to place as the need for workers arose. This had not been the case in France, which was still chiefly an agricultural country with peasants bound to their masters in many ways so they could not easily move to the cities. In the fourth place, coal was abundant in Great Britain, and a large amount of this cheap fuel was necessary for ruing the factories. There was coal in northern France, too, but France was late in tapping such resources because really everyone depended directly or indirectly on farming for his living.
1. Britain had the money necessary to develop industry because _____.
[A] Britain was much wealthier than France at that time
[B] Britain government encouraged the development of industry
[C] The merchants and businessmen were willing to fiancee the industry
[D] The aristocratic group was willing to develop the industry
2. According to the passage, French people attached importance to _____.
[A] the quantities of the articles
[B] the individuality of the articles
[C] the practicality of the articles
[D] the price of the articles
3. Which of the following statements is true?
[A] The wealth of France was largely in the hands of new middle class.
[B] French people were bound to the new machines.
[C] France was more likely to produce goods in qualities.
[D] France could not get free workers necessary to the industry.
4. When the industrial revolution began, Englishmen _____.
[A] were busy amassing wealth through commerce and industry
[B] had found a cheaper means of producing goods needed in qualities
[C] depended on farming for their living
[D] could move from plae to place as the need for workers arose
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
[A] The demand for luxury goods was limited.
[B] Industrial Revolution was the result of the interaction of various factors.
[C] French people farming to industry and commerce.
[D] Coal was very important to people's life.
參考答案：C B D D B
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style(文體). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar(粗俗的).
1. Which is true about origin of language?
[A] Men,as well as animals,invented certain sounds to express thoughts.
[B] The origin of language is a complicated question.
[C] Words did not have written form,at first.
[D] Words were invented to represent meanings.
2. The power of words lies in _____.
[A] the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our mind
[B] the fact that one word is connected with another
[C] the fact that it can associate one person with another
[D] the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past
3. In order not to make our speech silly and vulgar,we should _____.
[A] use words that can move men to tears
[B] choose words with care and accuracy
[C] become a master of words
[D] use words which sing like music
4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
[A] The more we read and learn,the larger our vocabulary will be.
[B] The longer we live,the number of words that mean something to us increases.
[C] Words can be used to represent various meanings.
[D] Literary style a usually very charming.
5. The best title for this passage would be _____.
[A] The meaning of words
[B] The characteristics of words
[C] The origin of words
[D] The power of words
參考答案：C A B B D
In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound of earth more than 650 feet in diameter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europe's one and only atomic city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes. The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a handful of statesman and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was to "establish an organization providing for collaboration among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character". The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began in 1954. Today CERN's facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified ones in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people---the scientists, lab workers, and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nations---who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yugoslav nuclear physicists, and Dutch mathematicians. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel---the language of science is universal and all embracing.
1. The laboratories and buildings discussed in the passage belong to _____.
[A] a private research organization
[B] Switzerland
[C] the European Council for Nuclear Research
[D] the United Nationa
2. The cluster has unique significance because it is _____.
[A] Europe's only atomic city
[B] a city devoted to nuclear research
[C] a city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes
[D] a clearing house for the world's nuclear research
3. CERN's facilities for research are _____.
[A] limited but effective
[B] among the best in the world
[C] rapidly expanding
[D] both a and c
4. The passage says that CERN is not a tower of Babel because _____.
[A] work is the common denominator of all the staff
[B] the language of science is universal
[C] CERN had adopted only two official languages
[D] all the workers are drawn from one country
5. The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they _____.
[A] work in international harmony
[B] come from all over the world
[C] are investigating all phases of human conduct
[D] are eliminating the problems of individual rationalism
參考答案：C C B B A
Beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. The journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happens to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one's experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and potential of its meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and clarified to oneself. When the intention of the development of that meaning is the consideration of another reader, the method of the journal redirects itself and it becomes the essay.
1. The author thinks of keeping a journal as _____.
[A] an association
[B] an adventure
[C] a discovery
[D] an observation
2. According to the author,keeping a journal is good for _____.
[A] observation and expression
[B] certainly and discipline
[C] experience and adventure
[D] consideration and development
3. By keeping a journal,one can _____.
[A] develop the usefulness of language
[B] develop his memory
[C] charify the consideration to everyone
[D] have a thorough understanding of his experience
4. According to the writer,which of the following statements is NOT correct?
[A] The journalist can express what has happened.
[B] A journal can serve as a record of the past happening.
[C] The journalist must be able to observe closely.
[D] Writing helps develop the consideration of others.
5. The passage is mainly about _____.
[A] how to write a journal
[B] the expressions of a journal
[C] the values of keeping a journal
[D] how to solve the problems in a journal
參考答案：B A D D C
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers of the day. In the first place, Britain had the money necessary to finance the larger enterprises. England's supremacy on the seas had encouraged commerce, and Englishmen had been amassing wealth through there commerce and industry. The newly rich class in that country were not the aristocratic group, but merchants and businessmen who were willing to devote themselves to industry and scientific agriculture. The wealth of France, on the other hand, was largely in the hands of the nobility, and they were not willing to do the necessary work to develop industry. In the second place, Great Britain had undertaken very early the manufacturing of inexpensive and more practical products for which there would be ever-growing demand from the people, especially the new middle class. On the other hard, France produced articles in the luxury class. These could never be turned out in quantities because they demanded individuality. England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities, and if she could find a cheaper means of producing them, her markets would grow. So she was ready for methods that would make it possible to manufacture in large quantities. In the third place, for a long time England had large numbers of semiskilled workers. When the feudal system broke down in England and the manors were turned to sheep raising, numbers of Englishmen went to the towns. There they engaged in weaving, making shows, wood carving and many other occupations that developed skills. When the industrial revolution began, these men were available for the work on the new machines. Moreover they were free men who could move from place to place as the need for workers arose. This had not been the case in France, which was still chiefly an agricultural country with peasants bound to their masters in many ways so they could not easily move to the cities. In the fourth place, coal was abundant in Great Britain, and a large amount of this cheap fuel was necessary for ruing the factories. There was coal in northern France, too, but France was late in tapping such resources because really everyone depended directly or indirectly on farming for his living.
1. Britain had the money necessary to develop industry because _____.
[A] Britain was much wealthier than France at that time
[B] Britain government encouraged the development of industry
[C] The merchants and businessmen were willing to fiancee the industry
[D] The aristocratic group was willing to develop the industry
2. According to the passage, French people attached importance to _____.
[A] the quantities of the articles
[B] the individuality of the articles
[C] the practicality of the articles
[D] the price of the articles
3. Which of the following statements is true?
[A] The wealth of France was largely in the hands of new middle class.
[B] French people were bound to the new machines.
[C] France was more likely to produce goods in qualities.
[D] France could not get free workers necessary to the industry.
4. When the industrial revolution began, Englishmen _____.
[A] were busy amassing wealth through commerce and industry
[B] had found a cheaper means of producing goods needed in qualities
[C] depended on farming for their living
[D] could move from plae to place as the need for workers arose
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
[A] The demand for luxury goods was limited.
[B] Industrial Revolution was the result of the interaction of various factors.
[C] French people farming to industry and commerce.
[D] Coal was very important to people's life.
參考答案：C B D D B
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style(文體). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar(粗俗的).
1. Which is true about origin of language?
[A] Men,as well as animals,invented certain sounds to express thoughts.
[B] The origin of language is a complicated question.
[C] Words did not have written form,at first.
[D] Words were invented to represent meanings.
2. The power of words lies in _____.
[A] the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our mind
[B] the fact that one word is connected with another
[C] the fact that it can associate one person with another
[D] the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past
3. In order not to make our speech silly and vulgar,we should _____.
[A] use words that can move men to tears
[B] choose words with care and accuracy
[C] become a master of words
[D] use words which sing like music
4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
[A] The more we read and learn,the larger our vocabulary will be.
[B] The longer we live,the number of words that mean something to us increases.
[C] Words can be used to represent various meanings.
[D] Literary style a usually very charming.
5. The best title for this passage would be _____.
[A] The meaning of words
[B] The characteristics of words
[C] The origin of words
[D] The power of words
參考答案：C A B B D
In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound of earth more than 650 feet in diameter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europe's one and only atomic city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes. The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a handful of statesman and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was to "establish an organization providing for collaboration among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character". The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began in 1954. Today CERN's facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified ones in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people---the scientists, lab workers, and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nations---who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yugoslav nuclear physicists, and Dutch mathematicians. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel---the language of science is universal and all embracing.
1. The laboratories and buildings discussed in the passage belong to _____.
[A] a private research organization
[B] Switzerland
[C] the European Council for Nuclear Research
[D] the United Nationa
2. The cluster has unique significance because it is _____.
[A] Europe's only atomic city
[B] a city devoted to nuclear research
[C] a city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes
[D] a clearing house for the world's nuclear research
3. CERN's facilities for research are _____.
[A] limited but effective
[B] among the best in the world
[C] rapidly expanding
[D] both a and c
4. The passage says that CERN is not a tower of Babel because _____.
[A] work is the common denominator of all the staff
[B] the language of science is universal
[C] CERN had adopted only two official languages
[D] all the workers are drawn from one country
5. The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they _____.
[A] work in international harmony
[B] come from all over the world
[C] are investigating all phases of human conduct
[D] are eliminating the problems of individual rationalism
參考答案：C C B B A