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2016年全國英語等級考試pets4閱讀訓(xùn)練題

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2016年全國英語等級考試pets4閱讀訓(xùn)練題

　　練習(xí)題(一)

　　Hawaii's native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago's political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the second world war and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origins, is opposed to the idea.

　　The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state's homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.

　　But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii's first native governor, Joahn Waihee, has given the natives' cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to reestablish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.

　　However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the state -- as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives' interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.

　　But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood.

　　Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.

　　1. Hawaii's native minority refers to _________________.

　　A. Hawaii's ethnic groups

　　B. people of Filipino origin

　　C. the Ka Lahui group

　　D. people with more than 50% Hawaiian blood

　　2. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?

　　A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.

　　B. their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.

　　C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.

　　D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?

　　A. He is Hawaii's first native governor.

　　B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.

　　C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.

　　D. He is leading the local independence movement.

　　4. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty?

　　A. American Indian natives.

　　B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

　　C. The Ka Lahui group.

　　D. The Hawaiian natives.

　　5. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT ____________.

　　A. a greater autonomy within the state

　　B. more back rent on the crown land

　　C. a claim on the Hawaiian crown land

　　D. full independence from the US

　　練習(xí)題(二)

　　"Thank you" means that you recognize that someone has done something for you. Thus we thank people all day ( 1) even for the smallest, most ( 2) things. If a waitress brings you a ( 3) of coffee, you say "Thank you". When you ( 4) your food and get your ( 5), you say "Thank you" to the ( 6). If someone gives you ( 7) in the street, you say "Thank you". If someone ( 8) you to dinner, you say "Yes, thank you, I'd ( 9) to come." However, that's more than (10). Excessive expressions of gratitude (11) Westerners extremely (12) and gives asense of (13) thanks, a sense of formal or required Kowtowing (叩頭) which does not (14) gratitude but insincerity. For example, if your advisor spends a half-hour of his time (15) you edit some letter you've just written, you will (16) to say "Thank you, I really (17) your time." But one or two phrases of that (18) is enough. If you go on and on (19) statements about his kindness, the person will feel not thanked but (20) and will not be anxious to help you again.

　　1.long　　round 　　over　　about

　　2.ordinary　　　tiny　　　　usual 　　often

　　3.bottle　　　　tin 　　can 　　　cup

　　4.pay back　　　pay off 　　pay up　　　pay for

　　5.coins 　　　change　　bills 　　　charge

　　6.customer　　　cashier 　　　principal 　postman

　　7.suggestion　　direction 　　hints 　　interview

　　8.orders　　　　brings　　　　demands 　　invites

　　9.want　　　　love　　　　need　　　move

　　10.efficient　　enough　　　full　　　　certain

　　11.take　　　　do　　　　make　　　cause

　　12.unhappy 　　unlucky 　　　unlikely　　uncomfortable

　　13.empty 　　　　full　　　grateful　　　troubled

　　14.indicate　　　tell　　　signify 　　direct

　　15.helping 　　to help 　　on helping　　helped

　　16.want　　use 　　　need　　　bother

　　17.waste 　　　appreciate　　　spend 　　　cost

　　18.sort　　　type　　　variety 　style

　　19.to　　　　through 　　with　　　by

　　20.dissatisfied　　　annoyed 　　　hated 　　disturbed

　　練習(xí)題(三)

　　"The headmaster wants you in his office." The ( 1) boy to whom a friend says one of these things gets to ( 2) about and suddenly everyone around ( 3) and shouts, "April Fool!" ( 4) this is April 1, or All fools' Day. In Britain and in some other countries, it is ( 5) to play tricks on people on that day. Children are ( 6) to play harmless jokes on their friends until twelve o'clock at night. Usually they ( 7) to trick other children (child的復(fù)數(shù)形式) into ( 8) foolish things. It is not only children ( 9) like such jokes. Grown-ups also enjoy tricking others. Even newspapers and radios (10) try to fool the (11) with a clever April Fools' story (故事，新聞報道).

　　Some time ago, for example, a very (12) BBC TV program did a ten-minute (13) about spaghetti (實(shí)心面條) trees in Italy (意大利). The reporter (記者) said that (14) the recent bad weather, trees weren't (15) as much spaghetti as they (16) did. He said the (17) of spaghetti would (18). A lot of TV viewers who didn't know what spaghetti is made of actually (19) the story. Some housewives hurried to buy (20) food that was going to become in short supply.

　　1.clever　　　　　　poor　　　　　　　good　　　　　　　excited

　　2.frighten　　　　　consider　　　　　fear　　　　　　　worry

　　3.jumps 　　　　　　speaks　　　　　　laughs　　　　　　quarrels

　　4.For 　　　　　　　As　　　　　　　　Such　　　　　　　 So

　　5.easy　 common　 comfortable　 moral (道德上的，道德，寓意)

　　6.forbidden 　　　　let 　　　　　　　made　　　　　　　permitted

　　7.imagine 　　　　　manage　　　　　　try 　　　　　　　order

　　8.having　　　　　　doing 　　　　　　taking　　　　　　making

　　9.whatever　　　　　however 　　　　　that　　　　　　　those

　　10.in time 　　　　　at times　　　　　all the time　　　for a time

　　11.public　　　　　　readers 　　　　　listeners 　　　　children

　　12.curious 　　　　　famous　　　　　　popular 　　　　　serious