00~12真题(无作文) 2000年Part ⅠClose Test If a farmer wishes to eed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain 1 consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family 2 he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance 3 the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as modity which he must sell in order to 4 old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to 5 the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation 6 and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be 7 . He must either sell some of his property or 8 extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low 9 of interest, but loans of this kind are not 10 obtainable. [139 words] 1.[A] other than [B] as well as [C] instead of [D] more than 2.[A] only if [B] much as [C] long before [D] ever since 3.[A] for [B] against [C] of [D] towards 4.[A] replace [B] purchase [C] supplement [D] dispose 5.[A] enhance [B] mix [C] feed [D] raise 6.[A] vessels [B]routes [C] paths [D] channels 7.[A] self-confident [B] self-sufficient[C] self-satisfied[D]self-restrained 8.[A] search [B] save [C] offer [D] seek 9.[A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate [D] ratio 10.[A] genuinely [B] obviously [C] presumably [D] frequently Part Ⅱprehension Passage 1 A history of long and effortless ess can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may e a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than petitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the worlds best; its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed. It was inevitable that this primacy should have