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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’sfascinationwithgoldisasoldasciviliz
2、ationitself.TheancientEgyptiansrespectedgold,whichhadareligious1tothem,andKingTutankhamunwasburiedinasold-goldcoffin3,300yearsago.ThewanderingIsraelites2agoldencalf,andthelegendaryKingMidasaskedthateverythinghetouched3intogold.4onlyisgoldbeautiful,butitis5indestructible.Itwillnotru
3、storcorrode;goldcoinsandproducts6fromthemetalhavesurvivedundamagedforcenturies.Goldisextremelyeasyto7;oneounce,whichisaboutthesizeofacubeofsugar,canbebeatenintoasheetnearly100squarefeetinsize,andbecometothinthatlightpassesthroughit.Anounceofgoldcanalsobe8intoawore50mileslong.Gold9e
4、lectricitybetterthananyother10anditisparticularlyimportantinthemodernelectronicsindustry.Peoplehavealwayslongedto1gold.Unfortunately,thislonginghasalso12theworstinthehumancharacter.TheSpanishconquerorsofthe16thcenturyrobbedpalaces,13andgraves,andkilledthousandsofIndiansintheir14sea
5、rchforgold.Eventoday,theeconomicrunning14ofSouthAfrica’sminesdependslargelyontheemploymentofblacklaborerswhoarepaidabout40poundsamonth,plusroomandboard,andwhomustworkinconditionthatcanonlybe15ascruel.Historically,thedesiretokeepgoldathomehasbeenprimarily16oftheworkingandpeasantchas
6、ses,whohaveno17inpapermoney.GeorgeBernardShaw18theirinstinctseloquently:“Youhavetochoosebetweentrustingtothenaturalstabilityofgoldandthenaturalstabilityofthe19andintelligenceofmembersofthegovernment”,hesaid,“andwithduerespecttothesegentlemen,Iadviseyou…to20forgold.”1.A.significance
7、B.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.fabricated7.A.handdownB.workwithC.wearoutD.payoff8.A.exp
8、andedB.amplifiedC.stretche
