D) the organization of American agriculture
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Before 1945, hardly anyone outside of New Mexico had ever heard of Alamogordo. In 1960 its population numbered 21,723. Ever since 1898, when the town had been built by the Southern Pacific Railroad Alamogordo had been a lonely town. The land around it was largely desert, and largely empty.
Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and peaceful, a spot of desert near Alamogordo was chosen as the last site for the first stomic bomb ever exploded. The secret name of the test was Zeo.
At dawn on July 16, 1945, the atomic bomb was set off. Observers agreed that they had witnessed something unlike anything ever seen by men before, a huge, colorful fireball, more brilliant than the sun flashing as it rose for miles into the air. Never before had men released so much power at one time, nor had any nation ever possessed weapon as terrible and destructive as the atomic bomb.
For several weeks, the test was kept secret. When an atomic bomb was dropped from an American plane on Hiroshima, Japan, newspapers and radio stations all over America told of the test of the bomb in New mexico. Almost everybody was amared to learn where the bomb had been made and tested; the deserts of the Southwest had hidden the secret well.
When news of the stomic bomb and its destructiveness was announced, people all over the world wondered what other new wespons were being prepared in the New Mexico desert. Some people doubted that the secret of making atomic bomhs could be kept from other countries. Some even doubted the wisdom of using so powerful a weapon. But no one doubted that a new kind of war —— and a new kind of world —— had begun at Alamogordo, one summer morning in 1945.
36. What is the main topic of this passage?
A) The secret of Alamogordo.
B) A new kind of war.
C) The destructive force of the first atomic bomb.
D) The selection of the test site for the first atomic bomb.
37. Which of the following is the main reason for choosing Alamogordo as the test site?
A) It always had an enjoyable climate.
B) It was connceted to other cities by a railway.
C) Its location would hide the secret well.
D) It was situated in southwestern New Mexico.
38. When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A) As soon as the secret was revealed
B) At dawn on July 16, 1945
C) Immediately after the test
D) Several weeks after the test
39. After the first atomic bomb explosion, everybody agreed that ______.
A) it was wise to choose Alamogordo as the test site.
B) man had entered the age of nuclear warfare
C) it was not wise to use such a powerful weapon
D) it was not possible to keep the technology of making atomic bombs secret
40. The tone of this passage is one of ______.
A) anxiety
B) satisfaction
C) encouragement
D) fear
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single time through the centre.
41. The boy's father bought him a large toy train ______.
A) which to play with
B) to play with it
C) to play with
D) at which to play
42. ______ you poor record in school, we think you should study harder.
A) In view of
B) In charge of
C) In spite of
D) In case of
43. There are more than fifty proposals ______ at the conference.
A) discussed
B) to be discussed
C) discussing
D) having been discussed
44. Police have ______ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries.
A) urged
B) claimed
C) appealed
D) called
45. I am sorry I ______your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.
A) drew
B) hit
C) struck
D) knocked
46. Why don't you have a night out? It would take your ______off your worries.
A) cares
B) heart
C) head
D) mind
47. Some hard plastics can be ______ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A) substituted for
B) taken the place of
C) replaced in
D) given way to
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