Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

　　Videodisc holds great promise of helping to meet the needs of American schoolchildren who have problems seeing, hearing, speaking, or socializing. Almost eleven percent of the students aged 3~21 in this country have an impairment that affects their ability to benefit from a regular education program. Handicapped students require special education because they are often markedly different from most children in one or more of the following ways: mentally retarded(發展遲緩的) learning-disabled, emotionally disturbed, deaf, visually handicapped, physically handicapped, or other health impairments. The education of these handicapped children is rewarding but challenging.

　　A special education student usually needs a longer period of time to acquire information. Repetitive teaching techniques are often beneficial, and indefatigable(孜孜不倦的) consistency on the part of the teacher is frequently necessary. Interactive videodisc courseware has characteristics that can be capitalized upon to meet the challenges that special education poses. A videodisc program is infinitely patient. Repetition of any videodisc lesson can continue endlessly, and designers can assure absolute consistency within a program. Most important, according to special educator William Healey of the University of Arizona, is that videodisc "adds an extra dimension of realism for children who need graphic representations."

　　Healey explained that deaf and mentally retarded children especially have difficulty grasping figurative(比喻的)language and higher-order language concepts. He believes that for special education, the power of videodisc lies in the ability of the technology to visually represent language concepts normally taken for granted by non-handicapped persons. Complex figurative language forms such as idioms and metaphors come most readily to mind as being difficult for handicapped learners.

　　62. The special education mentioned in the text is mainly concerned with ________.

　　[A] genius students from day-care centers to colleges

　　[B] students who are fond of computer video games

　　[C] teachers of language in the University of Arizona

　　[D] students who are either mentally or physically disabled

　　63. A videodisc courseware is beneficial to those who have study difficulties because ________.

　　[A] its fancy design is very attractive

　　[B] it allows the user to go back to where he wants to restudy

　　[C] the content of it is healthy and promising

　　[D] it is developed by university professors

　　64. According to Professor Healey, we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps ________.

　　[A] need graphic representations in order to understand higher-order language concepts

　　[B] are good at studying English idioms but often fail to grasp higher-order language concepts

　　[C] are not very patient with videodisc which helps them to understand the world concepts

　　[D] tend to be deaf as well and have difficulty learning the simple concept "before and after"

　　65. The best phrase that summarizes the main idea of the text is ________.

　　[A] handicapped students and their problems

　　[B] videodisc and special education

　　[C] computer assisted teaching programs

　　[D] normal children and handicapped kids

　　66. The word "impairment" (Line 2, Para. 1) probably means ________.

　　[A] habit

　　[B] disability

　　[C] misconception

　　[D] belief

　　Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the ____67 ___ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their ____68 ___ children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any ____69___ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an ____70 ___ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care ____71 ___ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied ____72 ___ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the ____73 ___ American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. ____74 ___, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ____75 ___, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers ____76 ___ a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best ____77 ___ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they ____78 ___ do the job better than anyone else. Social workers ____79 ___ caregivers to find out why they took ___ 80 ___ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had ___81 ___ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others ____82 ___ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping ____83___ now, they would deserve care when they became old and ____84 ___. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a ____85 ___ satisfying experience for everyone who might be ____86 ___.

　　67. [A] hands [B] arms [C] bodies [D] homes

　　68. [A] growing [B] grown [C] grow [D] grows

　　69. [A] constant [B] lasting [C] regular [D] normal

　　70. [A] imaginary [B] imaginable [C] imaginative [D] imagery

　　71. [A] that [B] this [C] those [D] these

　　72. [A] when [B] how [C] what [D] where

　　73. [A] common [B] ordinary [C] standard [D] average

　　74. [A] Still [B] However [C] Moreover [D] Whereas

　　75. [A] before [B] ago [C] later [D] lately

　　76. [A] share [B] enjoy [C] divide [D] consent

　　77. [A] person [B] people [C] character [D] man

　　78. [A] would [B] will [C] could [D] can

　　79. [A] questioned [B] interviewed [C] inquired [D] interrogate

　　80. [A] in [B] up [C] on [D] off

　　81. [A] admiration [B] initiative [C] necessity [D] obligation

　　82. [A] cause [B] enable [C] make [D] get

　　83. [A] someone [B] anyone [C] everyone [D] anybody

　　84. [A] elderly [B] dependent [C] dependable [D] independent

　　85. [A] similarly [B] differently [C] mutually [D] certainly

　　86. [A] involved [B] excluded [C] included [D] considered

　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　87. ________________________ (幸虧遇到一位好心的出租車司機), Amy arrived at the test room in time.

　　88. ________________________ (這是一個生死攸關的問題) and therefore we must pay more attention to it.

　　89. The problem of internet crime ________________________ (近些年來引起了廣泛關注).

　　90. The computer isn't working properly; ________________________ (肯定有什么地方出了毛病).

　　91. ________________________ (應當注意的是) that pollution has become one of the thorniest problems in many big cities.