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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It is one of the most terrifying moments for any urban cyclists: the first time a huge, high-sided construction truck lumbers alongside, the driver__51__ within their high cab（驾驶室）. Now a leading cycling group hopes it has __52__ with a solution — the cyclist-friendly lorry.
The draft design, to be unveiled（揭幕）on Wednesday by the London Cycling Campaign, reduces the overall height of the lorry, __53__ the driving position, and greatly __54__ the side windows of the cab, stretching them as close to road level as possible. __55__ drivers of the traditional lorry have to rely on __56__ and sensors to spot cyclists or pedestrians close to the front offside of the vehicle, if they can detect them at all, the new design all but __57__ this blind spot.
It is undoubtedly a big __58__, especially in London, where lorries form about 5% of vehicle traffic __59__ are responsible for about half of all cyclist deaths, with a large __60__ of these involving construction lorries, often turning left into a cyclist. In 2011, of the 16 cyclist deaths in London, nine involved lorries, of which seven were construction vehicles.
If elements of the London Cycling Campaign’s design look familiar that is __61__ they are already in use — many __62__ rubbish lorries already feature low-silled glass doors, allowing the drivers to look out for both staff __63__ bins and other pedestrians. This demonstrated how construction companies could change if they wanted to.
A study __64__ last month by Transport for London said construction trucks were disproportionately（不成比率地）involved in cyclist accidents and recommended __65__ such as giving drivers delivering goods to building sites more realistic time slots to avoid them being tempted into recklessness.
51. A. inaccessibleB. inconvenientC. invisibleD. inexact
52. A. break awayB. put downC. come upD. get along
53. A. totallyB. especially C. generallyD. probably
54. A. strengthensB. extends C. increasesD. improves
55. A. WhileB. SinceC. HoweverD. Before
56. A. windowsB. drawersC. carriagesD. mirrors
57. A. calculatesB. disapprovesC. implementsD. eliminates
58. A. solutionB. methodC. issue D. highlight
59. A. so B. or C. but D. and
60. A. dealB. number C. amountD. burden
61. A. becauseB. until C. unlessD. whether
62. A. realisticB. domestic C. academicD. traffic
63. A. participatingB. associatingC. assembling D. collecting
64. A. releasedB. reflectedC. motivatedD. hunted
65. A. differencesB. problemsC. factorsD. measures
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
On October 24,1929 —“Black Thursday”—a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60 percent, new investment was down 90 percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed.
The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal for the American people”.
Within the “Hundred Days”, Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work in reforestation and flood.
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The Tennessee Valley Authority built a network of dams in the Tennessee River area to generate electricity, control floods and manufacture fertilizer. The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and ensured bargaining rights and minimum wages for workers.
The Social Security Act of 1935 established contributory old age and survivors’ pensions, as well as a joint federal state program of unemployment insurance.
The Work Progress Administration was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures. Financed by taxes collected by the federal government, the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads, bridges, airports and other public buildings. It kept workers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their self-respect.
The New Deal programs did not end the Depression. But the economy improved as a result of this program of government intervention.
66. According to the passage, “Black Thursday” is the day ________.
A. of selling stocksB. of reducing industrial production
C. the Great Depression beganD. the New Deal was implemented
67. The New Deal is a number of laws ________.
A. to make young people plant trees and build dams
B. to aid state and local relief funds
C. to deal with workers
D. to deal with economic problems
68. The WPA was an effective measure because ________.
A. it provided workers jobs of building roads and airports
B. it preserved workers’ skill and self-respect
C. it provided financial aids to workers
D. it ensured workers’ minimum wages
69. Roosevelt made his New Deal programs effective through ________.
A. his presidential powerB. government taxation
C. congress reputationD. government intervention
