Passage One

Texans have bursting pride and love attention. They also have a thick streak of short-sighted greed and， even by American standards， a busted disposition to violence. When they hear this sort of criticism they usually ascribe it to the ignorance and jealousy of stuffy Yankees who have not spent enough time in the state to understand it. For such avowedly robust people they are surprisingly sensitive. They hated Edna Ferber's novel Giant， which scourged Texan vulgarity， racism and the more s of millionaires， but they bought it in great quantities and packed cinemas to see a film. They would rather be talked about than not， and if you do not talk about them they do it for you.?

In claiming special qualities for themselves， Texans have had to become reconciled to the fact that a large number of them are not native. In the last century “Gone to Texas “was a commonplace graffito daubed on barns in other states， and in recent years “Gone to Texas “has， figuratively， been written on the front doors of millions of Americans and also Mexicans. In the early 1980s， newcomers accounted for nearly two-thirds of the state’s population increase. But Texans do not believe they are being diluted. They maintain that Texanhood， or Texianism， is a matter of attitude and that Tetanic qualities exist in abundance in many Americans， regardless of their birthplace： it is when these people are planted in Texas， and nourished by its atmosphere， that they flower like true Texans. A man may not be born in Texas， which is unfortunate； but he can be born to be Texan.

Many Alaskans are urban， young and raising families， here for awhile， and trying to make money before moving to somewhere warmer. But many are staying. While most remain in Anchorage and other centers， some set out to build a cabin in the wilderness and live by hunting， trapping and fishing， learning how to skin a muskrat and moose， how to survive terrible weather， how to be truly in tune with the land， taking pleasure in great silence and un people d immensity. To settle the frontier the state has a homesteading program， based on the federal Homestead Act of 1864， which was a key event in the opening up of the American west. Hundreds of Alaskans are awarded parcels of wilderness land in an annual lottery and undertake to invest sweat equity， to build a home within three years and clear and cultivate the land within five. Alaskans love reading about Alaska， and two of the most popular books area manual on log cabin building and a collection of tales about grizzly bears， of which Alaska is a stronghold. Log cabin life is for the stout hearted few with the springs of adventure strong in them， and these wilderness Alaskans are remarkable. Some are refugees of one kind or another. Several hundred are Vietnam veterans， tortured by their experiences of war and unable to fit into normal urban life， seeking solace in the wilds.

16.Which of the following statements can best describe Texans??

A.They are aggressively self-confident of their wisdom?

B.They are brutally crude in making a living for themselves?

C.They are blindly allergic to negative comments on their weakness?

D.They are openly and crude y thin-skinned about discrimination against them?

17.The author in Paragraph 1 describes Texans as a class of people who are?

A.of a mixture of personality consisting of both morality and immorality?

B.of a mixture of nature consisting of both pride and violence?

C.more sensitive to criticisms of their uncivilized conducts?

D.born to be savage and uncivilized people

18.Which of the following statements can best summarize the implications of Paragraph 2??

A.Texans are so conceited that they blind y and subjectively consider everything Texans to be inclusively Texan.?

B.Texans pride themselves on being superior to other Americans who are not as rich as Texans?

C.Texans thumb down on all non-natives and regard them as being less educated and resourceful?

D.Texans are crude in nature， savage in behavior， and conceited in personality

19.According to the author， Alaskans are characterized by their distinctive and unique way of life that?

A.is embraced by both a strong desire to make money and special qualities for enjoying peace?

B.takes hunting， fishing and learning how to skin wild animals as their major activities?

C.is made up of both the enjoyment of staying indoors and the exploration of and doing the wilderness?

D.consists of both the love of themselves and the lust for wealth

20.Alaskans love reading booking about?

A.Alaskans'way of living as hunters and as log cabin builders?

B.Alaskans'keen interest in living in the wild and the abundance in wild animals?

C.stories about Alaskans ‘log cabin if e and their abundance of grizzly bears?

D.stories telling how Alaskans were cultivating the land and building log cabins

16~20：【DBDCB】

Passage Tow

Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popular means of communication. The convenience and efficiency of electronic mail are threatened by the extremely rapid growth in the volume of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Unsolicited commercial electronic mail is currently estimated to account for over half of all electronic mail traffic， up from an estimated 7 percent in 2001， and the volume continues to rise. Most of these messages are fraudulent or deceptive in one or more respects.?

The receipt of unsolicited commercial electronic mail may result in costs to recipients who can not refuse to accept such mail and who incur costs for the storage of such mail， or for the time spent accessing， reviewing， and discarding such mail， or for both. The receipt of a large number of unwanted messages also decreases the convenience of electronic mail and creates a risk that wanted electronic mail messages， both commercial and noncommercial， will be lost， overlooked， or discarded amidst the larger volume of unwanted messages， thus reducing the reliability and usefulness of electronic mail to the recipient. Some commercial electronic mail contains material that many recipients may consider vulgar or pornographic in nature.

The growth in unsolicited commercial electronic mail impose significant monetary costs on providers of Internet access， services， businesses， and educational and nonprofit institutions that carry and receive such mail， as there is a finite volume of mail that such providers， businesses， and institutions can handle without further investment in infrastructure. Many senders of unsolicited commercial electronic mail purposefully disguise the source of such mail.?

Many senders of unsolicited commercial electronic mail purposefully include misleading information in the messages ‘subject lines in order to induce the recipients to view the messages. While some senders of commercial electronic mail messages provide simple and reliable ways for recipients to reject(or'opt-out'of) receipt of commercial electronic mail from such senders in the future， other senders provide no such'opt-out'mechanism， or refuse to honor the request of recipients not to receive electronic mail from such senders in the future， or both.

Many senders of bulk unsolicited commercial electronic mail use computer programs to gather large number of electronic mail addresses on an automated basis from Internet websites or online services where users must post their addresses in order to make full use of the website or service.?

The problems associated with the rapid growth and abuse of unsolicited commercial electronic mail can not be solved by the governmental one. The development and adoption of technological approaches and the pursuit of cooperative efforts with other countries will be necessary as well.

21.According to the passage， efficiency of e-mail is threatened by?

A.heavy e-mail traffic?

B.fraudulent e-mail messages?

C.large volume of messages?

D.increasing amount of unwanted e-mail..

22. “Disguise” in Paragraph 3is closest in meaning to?

A.reveal?

B.hide?

C.deliver?

D.post

23. “Opt-out” mechanism is probably?

A.a machine that can be attached to your computer?

B.a button that you can make a choice toreador not to read?

C.a software that you can playa computer game?

D.an e-mail that says some good words to you?

24.It can be inferred that bulk unsolicited commercial-mail will probably spread?

A.harmful virus?

B.unpleasant news?

C.advertisements?

D.adult jokes

25.The unwanted e-mail problem can be solved if?

A.the government takes action?

B.a new technology is adopted?

C.more people are aware of the problem?

D.joint efforts are made and new technology is used

21~25【DBBCD】

Passage There

Some people associate migration mainly with birds. Birds do travel vast distances， but mammals also migrate. An example is the caribou， reindeer that graze on the grassy slopes of northern Canada. When the weather turns cold， they travel south until spring. Their tracks are so well-worn that they are clearly visible from the air. Another migrating mammal is the Alaska fur seal. These seals breed only in the Prebuilt Island in the Bering Sea. The young are born in June and by September are strong enough to go with their mothers on a journey of over 3， 000 miles. Together they swim down the Pacific Coast of North America. The females and young travel as far as southern California. The males do not journeys so far. They swim only to the Gulf of Alaska. In the spring， males and females all return to the islands， and there the cycles begin again. Whales are among the greatest migrators of all. The humpback and blue whales migrate thousands of miles each year from the polar seas to the tropics. Whale seat huge quantities of plankton. These are most abundant in cold polar waters. In winter， the whales move to warm waters to breed and give birth to their young.

26.Where can you see from the air the migration of the mammals??

A.In the Pribilot Islands?

B.In the Bering Sea?

C.In southern California?

D.In northern Canada

27.Which of the following is not true??

A.Whales breed in winter?

B.Young whales are given birth in cold waters?

C.Alaska fur seals give birth to the young only in one area?

D.Alaska fur seals are born in warm weather

28.Whales live on?

A.tiny plants and animals in these a?

B.the grassy slopes of northern Canada?

C.their young in cold winter.?

D.the abundant seafood in tropic waters?

29.How many kinds of migrating mammals are mentioned in the passage??

A.Four?

B.Three?

C.Two?

D.Five

30.What is the best title of the passage??

A.Three Types of Whales?

B.Birds Migration?

C.Mammals Also Migrate?

D.Several Kinds of Migration

26~30【DBABC】

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