Water is as important as vitamins,minerals and proteins for life.

A. Right
B. Wrong

Fat cells block body heat from escaping quickly.

A. Right
B. Wrong

In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of the judicial system in the United States. Costs are staggering both for the taxpayers and the litigants and, the litigants, or parties, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many suggestions have been made concerning methods of ameliorating the situation but, as in most branches of government, changes come slowly.<br>One suggestion that has been made in order to maximize the efficiency of the systems is to allow districts that have an overabundance of pending cases to borrow judges from other districts that do not have such a backlog. Another suggestion is to use pretrial conferences, in which the judge meets in his chambers with the litigants and their attorneys in order to narrow the issues, limit the witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend less time on each case and parties will more readily settle before trial when they realize the adequacy of their claims and their opponents' evidence. Unfortunately, at least one study had shown that pretrial conferences actually use more judicial time than they save, rarely result in pretrial settlements, and actually result in higher damage settlements.<br>Many states have now established another method, small-claims courts, in which cases over small sums of money can be disposed of with considerable dispatch. Such proceedings cost the litigants almost nothing. In California, for example, the parties must appear before the judge without the assistance of counsel. The proceedings are quite informal and there is no pleading—the litigants need to make only a one-sentence statement of their claim. By going to this type of courts, the plaintiff waives any right to jury trial and the right to appeal the decision.<br>In coming years, we can expect to see more and more innovations in the continuing effort to remedy a situation which must be remedied if the citizens who have valid claims are going to be able to have their day in court.<br>The word "litigants" in Paragraph 1 refers to______.

A. judges
B. attorneys
C. persons concerned in a lawsuit
D. government officials

The main point of the passage is that special protective labor laws for women workers are______．

A. unnecessary because most workers are well protected by existing labor laws
B. harmful to the economic interests of women workers while offering them little or no actual protection
C. not worth preserving even though they do represent a hardwon legacy of the 1abor movement
D. controversial because male workers receive less protection than they require

Part C<br>Directions: Answer questions 71-80 by referring to the following games.<br>Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once.<br>Answer questions 71～80 by referring to the following games.<br>Note: Answer each question by choosing A ,B , C or D and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once.<br>Which school...<br>is not for boys？ 71.______<br>has won the national award？ 72. ______<br>owns most full-time faculty members who hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field？73.______<br>has a good reputation for what they do for some special persons？ 74.______<br>has a limit in the age for those who will live on campus？ 75.______<br>put emphasis on developing students' verbal talents？ 76.______<br>does not offer any scholarships？ 77.______<br>provides students with vocational training？ 78.______<br>combines liberal arts with professional studies and promotes service to others？ 79.______<br>applies advanced devices to teaching？ 80.______<br>A Ellesmere College is one of the fastest-growing independent schools in the country over the past two years, with pupils' number rising by almost 20%. The growth has led to a $1 million investment program in 1999 and the building of a new lower school for boys and girls aged nine to thirteen. The new lower school will be the largest single building project at the college since its foundation in 1884.<br>In the senior school, two-thirds of the pupils are boarders, and boarding is available from the age of 11. The sixth form. is strong with over 120 pupils; there is an exceptionally wide-range of A-level subjects on offer and the College has pioneered the use of video conferencing technology as a way of improving its curriculum. Microsoft Office quail fications are also available in the sixth form.<br>The College is set in extensive grounds in the beautiful North Shropshire Lake District. Facilities are excellenf and various, and include many sports fields, six all-weather tennis courts, indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, a nine-hole golf course and a purpose-built theater. The College sailing club has boats within walking distance on Whitemere.<br>The majority of the day pupils at the College enjoy the College bus service which covers a very wide area. Boarding throughout the School has benefited from a recent multimillion pound refurbishment which has done away with dormitories in favor of modem, comfortable rooms, the largest sleeping six, but most sleeping two or one.<br>Academic standards are high for a school with a broad entry range. Many scholarships are awarded across a range of talents, but the emphasis of an Ellesmere education is firmly on breadth with each pupil achieving his or her full potential, whatever that may be. Recent pupil successes range from international honors in shooting, fencing and canoeing to a recent leaver's election--after only one year as an undergraduate--to an Exhibition in chemistry at Jesus College, Oxford. The College has a national reputation for the quality of its dyslexia provision.<br>B The choice of the right school for your son or daughter is important. For over 100 years Edgehill College has proudly prepared independently-minded young people to take their place in a world of rapidly advancing technology.<br>The foundations of a sound education are laid down early in life. Edgehill does this within the friendly walls of its prep school. Learning through enjoyment begins at the age of three and continues to the point where pupils can proceed smoothly and confidently into senior school.<br>Entry to the prep school is

According to the first paragraph of the passage, the author considers which of the following to be most helpful in determining the value of special protective labor legislation for women？

A comparative study of patterns of work-related illnesses in states that had such laws and in states mat did not.
B. An estimate of how many women workers are in favor of such laws.
C. An analysis of the cost to employers of complying with such laws.
D. An examination of the actual effects that such laws have had in the past 0n women workers.

The author implies that which of the following is characteristic of many employee health insurance plans？

A. They cover all the common medical conditions affecting men, but only some of those affecting women.
B. They lack the special provisions for women workers that proposed special labor laws for women would provide.
C. They pay the medical costs associated with pregnancy and childbirth only for the spouses of male employees, not for female employees.
D. They meet minimum legal requirements,, but do not adequately safeguard the health of either male or female employees.

Part A<br>Directions: Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.<br>Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary.<br>What marks out an astronaut from his earthbound fellow human beings is something of a difficult problem. Should you wish to interview him, you must apply beforehand, and you must be prepared for a longish wait, even if your application meets with success. It is. in any case, out of the question to interview an astronaut about his family life or personal activities, because all the astronauts have contracts with an American magazine under conditions forbidding any unauthorized disclosures about their private lives.<br>Certain obvious qualifies are needed. Anyone who would be a spaceman must be in perfect health, must have powers of concentration(since work inside a spacecraft is exceptionally demanding)and must have considerable courage. Again, space-work calls for dedication. Courage and dedication are particularly essential. In the well-known case of the Challenger seven crew members lost their lives in space because of the faulty equipment in the shuttle. Another must be outstanding scientific expertise. It goes without saying that they all have to have professional aeronautical qualifications and experience.<br>A striking feature of the astronauts is their ages. For the younger man, in his twenties, say, space is out. Only one of the fifty men working for NASA in 1970 was under 30. The oldest astronaut to date is Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, who, at nearly fifty, was also the man who captained Apollo 13. The average age is the late thirties. The crew members of Apollo 11 were all born well before the Second World War. In 1986 the Challenger astronauts had an average age of 39. The range was from 35 to 46.<br>In a society where marital continuity is not always exhibited, the astronauts'record in this respect hits you in the eye. Of all the married men in NASA group, only two or three are divorced from their wives. Mind you. it is hard to tell whether something in the basic character of an astronaut encourages fidelity or whether the selection process demands that a candidate should be happily married.<br>The NASA astronauts live in unattractive small communities dotted here and there around the base in Texas. You would expect them to find their friends from among their professional associates, but this is not the case. Rather, they prefer to make friends with the normal folk in their districts. Astronauts, like everybody else, must get fed up with talking shop all the time, and whereas they are indeed an elite, their daily life outside work should be as normal as possible, if only for the sake of their families.<br>As for the astronauts'political leanings, they seem to be towards the right. This may be due to the fact that a large proportion of the astronauts have a military background. On the other hand, it could be just coincidence.<br>Details of the private life of an astronaut are hard to come by, because they are______.

A. his own business and privacy
B. secrets as far as interviews are concerned
C. the property of an American magazine
D. the first-rate national confidential information

听力原文： Today it's my turn to give the weekly oral presentation, and the topic that Professor May had assigned to me is“the life of the poet, Emily Dickinson”. Compared with Walt Whitman whom we discussed last week. I found Emily Dickinson strikingly different. She seemed in fact to be the complete opposite of Whitman in her life and in her work. I would like to share briefly with the class some of the essential facts of her biography. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 in Amherst, Mass, barely a decade after Whitman. In her early 20's for reasons which still remain a mystery she began to withdraw from her ordinary contact with the world. For the remaining 30 years of her life she was seldom seen outside her home. In this respect she was quite unlike Whitman who loved the great outdoors. Emily Dickinson spent her solitary days corresponding with her friends and writing hundreds of remarkable poems, notably“I heard a fly buzz”and the poem we have read for today“I'm nobody”. Although she showed none of her poems to her family and sent some of her letters to friends. only four were published in her life time. Most of them, almost 1,200 poems were discovered in her room after she died in 1886 at the age of 56. These poems have established her as a major poet, and several modern critics consider her the greateSt woman poet in the English language. Eh, that's about all I have. Is there any question？ If not, we should probably begin talking about Dickinson's“I'm nobody”, the poem Professor May assigned for this week's class discussion.<br>Who is the speaker？

A poet.
B. A teacher.
C. A student.
D. An artist.

Part B<br>Directions: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.<br>听力原文： Right，everybody．Welcome to Central College library services．My name's Kathy Jenkins．I'll give you a brief introduction to the library．We have a well-stocked bank of resources which are located in three main places：the library itself，with books and periodicals；the self-access language centre，with audio and video material；and the micro-computer lab．I'll start with the micro-computer lab，or micro-lab as we call it．It is fitted with 24 personal computers．<br>If you are a member of the library，you may borrow CALL discs in French，German，Italian，Spanish and Russian as well as English．By the way，CALL stands for computer aided language learning：C-A-double L．“CALL”．for short．You may also borrow a range of word processing and desktop publishing packages．All disks are，of course，strictly for use in the micro-lab only．If you wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the room．Four are connected to dot matrix printers，one is connected to the laser printer．If you want a better quality printout from the laser printer，come and see me or any of the library staff．Dot-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer．<br>There is always a queue to get to the terminals towards the end of term．Come in and get to know how to use the computers early in the term and use them regularly，rather than just before exams and essay deadlines，in order to avoid delay or disappointment．Training sessions are held on a regular basis．on the first and third Thursday of each month，and are free to full-time students of the college．See you there．Now，any questions？<br>What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term？

A. Consult with her frequently.
B. Use the computer regularly.
C. Occupy the computer early.
D. Walt for one's turn patiently.