As to the types of insurance organizations, there are______.
A. both private and governmental organizations
B. only private insurance companies
C. only governmental organizations
D. mostly health insurance companies
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Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
Man finds living together with his own species (物种) difficult enough and living together with other species almost impossible. Our usual solution is to kill off anything that get in our way. Even on those rare occasions when we do enter a relationship with other species, it is heavily biased (带有倾向) in our favor. The other species benefit only when they suit our own interests. Our attempts to communicate with another species are concerned mainly with giving orders in our own language and having them obeyed. Probably our best attempt has been the whistle language that is used in the shepherd-sheepdog relationship. This is a system that is natural to neither species, but one that both can under stand. Its only fault lies in fact that the bias is still there—the dog cannot whistle for the man.
But now comes news of a piece of research that promises for the first time, to open up two-way communication between man and another species.
At the University of Nevada in the western United States, animated (活跃的) conversations are being held with a young female chimpanzee (黑猩猩) called Washoe. Allen and Beatrice Gardener have succeeded in doing this because they have used an entirely new approach, an approach based on the natural abilities of the champanzee. Past attempts to communicate with chimpanzees have failed because the researchers tried to make their animals use a local language.
According to the writer, when man finds it impossible to live together with other species, he usually ______.
A. tries to communicate with them
B. tries to teach them a language
C. sets up a relationship with them
D. wipes them out
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.
Most insurance companies in the world are stock insurance companies or mutual insurance companies. A stock insurance company is owned by stockholders, who share in profits earned by the company. A mutual insurance company is owned by the policyholders(投保人). Profits earned by a mutual insurance company are returned to the policyholders as dividends(股息) or used to cut future insurance cost.
In addition to the private insurance organizations, certain types of insurance are provided in the U.S. by governmental organizations. A notable instance is the system of social security operated by the federal government through the Social Security Administration.
An insurance company may require a policyholder to provide proof of the ownership and the value of lost or damaged property before it pays compensation. For this reason, policyholders should have such evidence of their possessions as lists, sales receipts, appraisals(估价单), or photographs. The evidence should be kept in a safe-deposit box or other secure place outside the home.
Many companies that sell health insurance policies(保险) provide cash benefits to the insured person. A cash benefit is a fixed dollar amount for each medical expense or day of hospitalization. If the cash benefits do not cover the entire cost of medical care, the policyholder must pay the rest.
The profits earned by a mutual insurance company______.
A. are shared by the stockholders
B. are all given to the policyholders as stocks
C. are used to reduce future insurance cost
D. are used in some investment
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.
听力原文:W: May I help you?
M: Yes. I would like some tickets for next week's performance.
W: Which performance do you wish to attend? There will be three, Thursday and Friday evenings and then on Sunday.
M: Are there still seats available for all three performances?
W: Not many, and very few together. How many tickets do you want?
M: Just two preferably together. The date is less important.
W: I have two together in the last row for Sunday's performance.
M: That would be fine, how much are they?
W: $10 each. That will be $20 for the two tickets.
M: Yes, here you are. Thank you.
W: You're welcome.
Question 9: What is the man's first consideration in buying the tickets?
(11)
A. Good seats.
B. The price.
C. Two seats together.
D. The time of the performance.
听力原文:W: May I help you?
M: Yes. I would like some tickets for next week's performance.
W: Which performance do you wish to attend? There will be three, Thursday and Friday evenings and then on Sunday.
M: Are there still seats available for all three performances?
W: Not many, and very few together. How many tickets do you want?
M: Just two preferably together. The date is less important.
W: I have two together in the last row for Sunday's performance.
M: That would be fine, how much are they?
W: $10 each. That will be $20 for the two tickets.
M: Yes, here you are. Thank you.
W: You're welcome.
(13)
A. Good seats.
B. The price.
C. Two seats together.
D. The time of the performance.