31.Lens design and chess playing are similar in that ____.
A) the final goal and the means by which it can be reached are known
B) perfect solutions to a problem can be found
C) any one decision at any point along the way to the goal can bring numerous possible results
D) both A and C
32.The final goal of designing a lens is ____.
A) to trap the opponent's lenses
B) to focus light with lenses
C) to handmake lenses at low cost
D) to reflect light by means of curved surfaces
33.After the passage the author will talk about ____.
A) the principles of designing lenses
B) techniques of making contact lenses
C) the design of photographic lenses
D) styles of lenses
34.Which of the following words cannot be used to describe today's lenses?
A) More delicate. B) Cheaper. C) Numerous. D) Unpopular.
35.Lens designers today ____.
A) have a large source of help to fall back on B) receive a low salary
C) are less respectable than those of the past D) are not decisive in the lens design
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Part Ⅰ starts with a brief introductory chapter and then takes up Style and Organization, covering them in that order because skill or lack of skill in style affects all writing, while much technical writing is so short as to offer no problems of organization. These chapters are followed by one on Mechanics, covering matters of form that are peculiar to technical writing or else crop up in it with abnormal frequency.
The chapter on Special Problems, which follows, performs a dual function. It provides writing assignments that may be used while the study of style, organization, and mechanics is still under way, and it explains ways of handling certain problems that may arise during the writing of reports, proposals, and other longer forms. We have also expanded the treatment of technical articles — recognizing the potential contribution of article writing to the career of the writer and the value of the article to science and technology.
In Part Ⅱ,a change of emphasis at one point is reflected in the new title for Chapter 8, Nonformal Reports — Their Variation in Form and Purpose, which was formerly called Special Types of Reports. Though certain special types of reports are still discussed, additional emphasis is given to the fact that there does not exist any universally accepted set of types, under which all reports can be classified.
Two other extensive changes have been made in Part Ⅱ: The chapter on Proposals, which first appeared in the second edition, has been rewritten and substantially expanded so as to cover that important subject more thoroughly. Also, an entirely new chapter, Oral Presentation of Technical Information, has been added. Though a study of this chapter is no substitute for training in public speaking, we believe that its recommendations can nevertheless be of substantial assistance to those who use this book on the numerous occasions when they will be called upon to present their ideas in person before a small group or a large audience.
36.The passage is most probably a preface to ____.
A) a technical writing handbook B) a handbook on composition
C) a book on a literary writing D) a scientific paper
37.In part I, the writer arranges the chapters in the order of ____.
A) Introduction—Organization—Special Problems—Style—Nonformal Reports
B) Introduction—Style—Organization—Special Types of Reports—Mechanics
C) Introduction—Style—Organization—Mechanics—Special Problems
D) Introduction—Style—Proposals—Special Problems—Mechanics
38.You can find some writing exercises in ____.
A) the chapter on Organization B) the chapter on Style
C) the chapter on Special Problems D) the chapter on Proposals
39.According to the passage, the chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information appears in ____ of the book.
A) Part Ⅰ of the first edition B) Part Ⅱ of the second edition
C) Part Ⅰ of the second edition D) Part Ⅱ of the third edition
40.Which of the following is not true of Part Ⅱ of the new edition?
A) There isn't the chapter on Special Types of Reports.
B) The chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information is rewritten and expanded.
C) The chapter on Proposals is a revised chapter.
D) There is a change of the title of Chapter 8.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.____ allow the vegetable to go bad, he sold them at half price.
A) More than B) Rather than C) Other than D) Better than
42.Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
43.He ____ him what he asked.
A) denied B) refuted vC) ignored D) deprived
44.The book does not ____ children.
A) submit to B) appeal to C) confess to D) consent to
45.We have every size of shoe in ____.
A) storing B) stock C) sale D) shop
46.I ____ this man with receiving stolen goods.
A) accuse B) charge C) scold D) blame
47.You've made a mistake—you've ____ the word.
A) left out B) left off C) left behind D) left for
48.Scientists first ____ the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.
A) competed B) conceived C) consumed D) concealed
49.You may take an oral or written exam ____ what you prefer.
A) according as B) according to C) accordingly D) in accord
50.The desks and seats can be ____ to the height of any child.
A) adopted B) shifted C) adjusted D) corrected
51.No further discussion ____ , the meeting was brought to a close.
A) arising B) raising C) arousing D) rising
52. ____ , the British working class is better off today than it was a generation ago.
A) By and large B) In detail C) By no means D) By and by
53.Every man has the right to live where he wants to, ____ the colour of his skin.
A) regardless of B) prior to C) in case of D) for the sake of
54.The potato crop of 1946 was ____ that of 1945.
A) superior than B) superior to C) more superior to D) more superior than
55.Books are ____ to scholars.
A) indispensable B) indifferent C) bound to D) accustomed to
56. ____ such a difficult task, we must redouble our efforts.
A) To face with B) We are facing C) Faced with D) Facing with
57.Either of these young ladies ____ perfectly qualified to teach Greek, Latin and French.
A) were B) are C) is D) have been
58.Your hair needed ____ I am glad you had it cut.
A) cut B) cutting C) to cutD) being cut
59.Studying hard is more rewarding ____.
A) than to be lazy B) than being lazy C) than to be like a lazy person D) than it is to be lazy
60.The Latin class had twenty students, ____ had had much better language training than I.
A) most of which B) which C) most of them D) most of whom
