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1、硕士研究生学位英语考试（模拟试题PartIICloze(10points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblankarefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Mankind’sfascinationwithgoldisasoldas
2、civilizationitself.TheancientEgyptiansrespectedgold,whichhadareligious1tothem,andKingTutankhamunwasburiedinasold-goldcoffin3,300yearsago.ThewanderingIsraelites2agoldencalf,andthelegendaryKingMidasaskedthateverythinghetouched3intogold.4onlyisgoldbeautiful,butitis5indestructib
3、le.Itwillnotrustorcorrode;goldcoinsandproducts6fromthemetalhavesurvivedundamagedforcenturies.Goldisextremelyeasyto7;oneounce,whichisaboutthesizeofacubeofsugar,canbebeatenintoasheetnearly100squarefeetinsize,andbecometothinthatlightpassesthroughit.Anounceofgoldcanalsobe8intoaw
4、ore50mileslong.Gold9electricitybetterthananyother10anditisparticularlyimportantinthemodernelectronicsindustry.Peoplehavealwayslongedto1gold.Unfortunately,thislonginghasalso12theworstinthehumancharacter.TheSpanishconquerorsofthe16thcenturyrobbedpalaces,13andgraves,andkilledth
5、ousandsofIndiansintheir14searchforgold.Eventoday,theeconomicrunningofSouthAfrica’sminesdependslargelyontheemploymentofblacklaborerswhoarepaidabout40poundsamonth,plusroomandboard,andwhomustworkinconditionthatcanonlybe15ascruel.Historically,thedesiretokeepgoldathomehasbeenprim
6、arily16oftheworkingandpeasantchasses,whohaveno17inpapermoney.GeorgeBernardShaw18theirinstinctseloquently:“Youhavetochoosebetweentrustingtothenaturalstabilityofgoldandthenaturalstabilityofthe19andintelligenceofmembersofthegovernment”,hesaid,“andwithduerespecttothesegentlemen,
7、Iadviseyou…to20forgold.”1.A.significanceB.capabilityC.conceptionD.qualification2.A.bredB.grazedC.prayedD.worshiped3.A.turnedB.wasturnedC.beturnedD.tobeturned4.A.ItB.IfC.EvenD.Not5.A.apparentlyB.reversiblyC.virtuallyD.actually6.A.fabricateB.tofabricateC.fabricatingD.fabricate
8、d7.A.handdownB.workwithC.wearoutD.payoff8.A.expandedB.amplifiedC.stretchedD
