Passage Two
Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day. Americans enjoy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. They buy sports equipment, to do sporting events and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans don't pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards.
Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes the store to charge the bank account for the customer's purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month, the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount. It asks the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time. However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.
In this way, the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time. People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time. They also do not need to carry a lot of money.
66. How do Americans pay for what they buy? They_______ .
A. either pay cash or write checks
B. are allowed to use credit cards
C. pay cash, write checks or use credit cards
D. neither pay cash nor use credit cards
67. What is a credit card? It's a_________ .
A. kind of money Americans are interested in
B. special type of check used by Americans to buy what they need
C. small rectangular plastic card used for money
D. dollar made of paper
68. What are some of the advantages in using credit cards? People_________ .
A. can get what they want and need when they have no money
B. can get things at a store they cannot afford at one time
C. don't need to carry a lot of money
D. A,B and C
69. How often does the bank require its customer to pay all the charges?
A. Once a month.
B. Over a long period of time.
C. The sooner, the better.
D. The moment he has plenty of money.
70. Who are allowed to use credit cards in the United States?
A. Those who are authorized to spend money.
B. Those who can make regular payments.
C. Those who can afford to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.
D. Those who are very rich.
Passage Three
British Columbia is a province in the western half of Canada. It is the largest province in the western half of Canada, but two other provinces are larger.
The weather in the southern half of British Columbia is mild. In fact, it is the mildest in Canada. For this reason, many older people come to live in this area of Canada.
There are about three and a half million people living in British Columbia. Only Ontario and Quebec have more people, about half of British Columbia's people originally came from England. Many other people's families came to Canada from Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. Today this province has a higher percentage of Asians than any of the other nine provinces.
Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia. Many international visitors come to Vancouver. They come to see the natural beauty of the coast and the beautiful mountains. Many ships stop at Vancouver, and it is the largest port in all of Canada.
71. The main idea of paragraph 3 is______ .
A. the people in this province came from many places
B. not many people from France or Spain came here
C. there are more Asians in this province than in the other provinces
D. the people in this province came from one place
72. The word "port" in the last line means_______ .
A. a city in the mountains
B. a city on the coast
C. a city with many people
D. a country on the coast
73. In Canada the weather is the mildest in_______ .
A. Vancouver B. Ontario C. British Columbia D. Quebec
74. In population, British Columbia is 3rd,and in size, British Columbia is_______ .
A. 1st B. 4th C. 9th D. 3rd
75. Vancouver is
A. the capital of British Columbia
B. the largest city in British Columbia
C. in the western half of Canada
D. both A and B
Passage Four
Women's fashions tend to change more rapidly than men's. In the early 1900s all women wore their skirts down to the ankle. Today, skirt length varies from floor-length to ten inches above the knee. Women's shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last seventy years. For example, boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century. Then, several years later, they were not considered fashionable. Today they are back in style again in all colors, lengths and materials. In fact, today's women can wear all types of clothes—even T-shirts and shorts on almost any occasion. While there are some rapid changes in women's clothing which remained pretty much the same until a couple of years ago, most men still wear the traditional suit, jacket, shirt and tie although there have been more changes about their clothing in color, pattern and variety than in the past.
76. Nowadays women wear_______ .
A. longer skirts than those women used to wear at the beginning of this century
B. both longer skirts and short skirts
C. shorter skirts
D. the same as in the early 1900 s
77. Today, women think that long boots are________ .
A. fashionable
B. unfashionable
C. more fit than short ones
D. acceptable
78. When today's women attend the party, they wear________ .
A. formal dress
B. skirts and boots
C. anything they like to
D. long skirts and short boots
79. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Great changes have taken place in men's clothing recently.
B. Men's clothing has not changed much.
C. Men's fashion changed as rapidly as women's.
D. Men never wear jackets and ties at all.
80. Men's clothes are more colorful than _______ .
A. women's
B. they used to be
C. traditional shirts
D ties
Part V Writing
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition in 100—120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
<情景>写一篇作文，阐述人们在找工作时要考虑的一些因素，并解释其原因。
