37. Prince Henry started his school for the purpose of____.
A.helping mariners
B.improving ship design and sailing methods
C.studying astronomy and mathematics
D.improving his own skill as a sailor
38. The teachers in Prince Henry's school seem to have been____.
A.members of the royal family
B.astronomers,sailors and map makers
C.shipbuilders
D.All of the above
39. Prince Henry's goal was to design vessels that could____.
A.make long deepsea voyages
B.travel faster than those in use at that time
C.explore the coastline of Portugal
D.carry larger crews and more cargo than existing one
40. The best title for this passage is
A.The First Modern Sailing Vessels
B.The Mariner Prince
C.Prince Henry's Role in History
D.The First School for Sailors
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in less than 10 words.
Have you ever been asked to take a polygraph test for a job?A polygraph,also called a lie detector,is a device that is used to find out if someone is telling a lie.It is based on the belief that lying causes certain physical reactions.These reactions,which include a change in blood pressure and pulse rate,are measured by the polygraph.
Lie detector tests are often used in court and in the workplace.However,a law that went effect in December 1988 limits the ways that employers can use these tests.Employers can no longer use them to screen(审查) people who are applying for jobs.The only exception is for those who want government jobs as security guards or drug handlers.Also,managers can no longer ask workers to take such tests unless there is reasonable suspicion that the worker has stolen or damaged property.This will curb tests for suspected offenses,such as drug use or sexual harassment,and for workers who were merely in the area of a theft.Bosses who request lie detector tests will have to tell workers why they are suspected of an offense.
Also,they may not ask questions that degrade workers,such as questions about their sex lives.
In any case,according to the new law,the test is now voluntary:You can't be fired for refusing to take it.If you have been forced to take a polygraph test,or if you are not being given a promotion because you have refused to take the test,you can sue the company or file a complaint with the Department of Labor.The Department of Labor can fine employers up to $10,000.
Questions:
71. What is the passage mainly about?
72. How does the polygraph work?
73. The law of December,1988 prohibits employers from examing people who apply for jobs except ____
74. Nowadays the bosses can ask the workers to take the polygraph tests only under the condition that ____
75. Under the new law,if a boss forces his worker to take a polygraph test,what punishment will he get?
Part Ⅴ Writing
Directions: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the following outline (given in Chinese).The suggested title is: Private schools in China.You should write no less than 150 words for your composition.
提纲： 1.私立学校在中国的兴起。
2. 私立学校可能带来的好处。
1)人才市场的需要
2)培养一流人才
3)提高全民族科学，教育水平
3.更多的孩子会上私立学校。
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