‌Someexpertsarguethatthemoneyiswellspentbecause___A．crimewillcostmoremoneytosocietyB．thegovernmentcanwellaffordthemoneyC．thenumberofprisonersisnotreallylargeD．prisonerpopulationdecreasedinthe1990s答案：A

‌In1999,thegovernmentspentabout$39billionto_____A．improvetheprisonconditionsB．keepmenａndwomeninprisonC．buildhousesforprisonersD．maintaintheprisons答案：B

‌Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthat___A．thenumberofprisonersinAmericaisincreasingB．AmericahasthelargestprisonintheworldC．CrimeinAmericaisgettingmuchmoreseriousD．itiseasyforapersontobelockedupinAmerica答案：A

‌ThereisaheateddebateamongAmericanexpertsbecause___A．Americahasput2millionpeopleinprisonB．thecostforhousingaprisonerkeepsrisingC．billionsofdollarshasbeenspentonprisonersD．theprisonerpopulationisthelargestintheworld答案：C

‌Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?（2分）A．TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.B．AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.C．Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.D．Internationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations.答案：A

‌Theauthorgivesthetwoexamplesinparagraph2and3toshow____.（2分）A．howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgamesB．thatsportsmenhavebeenmoreobedientthantheyusedtobeC．thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendshipD．thatunfairdecisionsarecommoninOlympicGames答案：C

‌Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat___.（2分）A．toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincidentB．theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrongC．theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecisionD．theAmericanteamwasrightinrejectingthesilvermedals答案：A

‌Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying"...hockeyandtheinternationalhockeyfederationarefinished."?（2分）A．Histeamwouldnolongertakepartintheinternationalgames.B．hockeyandthefederationarebothruinedbytheunfairdecisions.C．ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.D．TheFederationshouldbedissolved.答案：B

‌Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave_____A．createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB．bredonlyfalsenationalprideC．barelyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD．ledtomoreａndmoremisunderstandingａndhatred答案：C

‌Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Youshouldsticktoyourrequestwhenaskingforaraise.B．YoushouldtalktotheHumanResourcesmanagerforaraise.C．Youshouldthinkwhetheritisfairforyoutogetaraise.D．Youshouldconsideryourcareerinthelongrun.答案：D

‌Insteadofaraiseinsalary,youcanconsider____A．apromotionB．abetterofficeC．abetterjobD．anextravacation答案：D

‌Yournegotiationmaynotbesuccessfulbecause__________.A．yourperformanceisnotgoodenoughB．thecompanywantstoensurefairnessC．yoursalaryisveryhighalreadyD．yourreasonforaraiseisnotjustified答案：B