How could this be? Thousands of miles and many natural barriers separated India and Europe. Still, Jones concluded, the similarities were too strong to be accidental. In 1786, he announced “No one could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source.”

　　Since then, scholars have traced many languages to this “common source.” Today, these languages are called the Indo-European family. But where did this source originate? Language and geography provide the clues. European languages have similar words for the animals and trees of northern Europe, such as oak, willow, bear, and wolf. There are no common words for the animals and trees of southern Europe.

　　To scholars, this suggests that the Indo-European languages began in north central Europe. In time, some northern Europeans set out toward the east, settling in Iran, India, and Pakistan. Others migrated westward toward southern and western Europe. The root language developed into dozens of different languages, but the family resemblances remain. The word for “three” is drei in German, tres in Spanish, tre in Albanian, and tri in Russian.

　　Almost every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family, but there are exceptions. Hungarian and Finnish cling to other language families. High in the Pyrenees, the Basque people speak a language that has no known relatives. Perhaps the Basques were the original inhabitants of the region. Isolated by mountains, they may have been bypassed by the spread of Indo-European culture.

　　81. What did Sir William Jones discover when he was learning Sanskrit?

　　A. Sanskrit was very similar to some European languages.

　　B. Sanskrit was an ancient language.

　　C. The Sanskrit word for mother is the same as that in Latin.

　　D. Latin and Greek were very similar.

　　82. Which of the following statements is true about "the common source"?

　　A. Jones found out the common source.

　　B. All languages sprang from the common source.

　　C. Only three languages sprang from the common source.

　　D. Since 1786, scholars have traced many languages to the common source.

　　83. Where did the common source originate?

　　A. In southern Europe. B. In north-central Europe.

　　C. In India. D. in Pakistan.

　　84. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A. Jones first discovered the root language.

　　B. The languages with the common source are called the Indo-European family.

　　C. The root language developed into different languages as people migrated.

　　D. Every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family.

　　TEXT B

　　Your first culture shock came after you left your home country and you needed to adjust to the United States, It is now important to learn cultural information about your company, so that you will fit in and perform successfully. The people who make up this environment have their own customs, habits and expectations of each new employee. Gathering information that is formal (policy) and informal (traditions) will help you learn the professional norms and become fully accepted.

　　Policies are corporate documents describing procedures, rules, and standards that guide decision making and conduct. They are similar to official laws that govern a country. Some sources of such written company information include the annual report, product or service brochures, technical and procedural manual, employee directory and the company newsletter. Organizational traditions are usually unwritten hut common practices that have evolved over time. They set the tone and philosophy of the particular corporation, just as the customs of a country do. The best way to learn such information is to observe and talk with others such as your supervisor and co-workers.

　　You can supplement ideas from formal introductory materials given you earlier. Explore with fellow employees those behaviors that may be tolerated but frowned upon. Ask your supervisor for feedback to avoid typical traps that could cause your co-workers to reject you as a professional. Keep this guide nearby, and refer to it often in private. Reviewing formal company procedures, handouts, written notes, ideas, comments from bosses and colleagues, together with materials in this handbook, will help you make a more healthy cultural adjustment.

　　85. What is the purpose to learn cultural information?

　　A. To know the U. S. A. better.

　　B. To work better in the new environment.

　　C. To make more money.

　　D. To improve one's English.

　　86. According to the passage, ___________ is not the policy's function.

　　A. describing procedures, rules and standards

　　B. governing a country

　　C. helping to guide decision making and conduct

　　D. writing down the company's information

　　87. ____________ is the best way to learn the organizational traditions.

　　A. To read the policies

　　B. To study the philosophy

　　C. To study a country's customs

　　D. To observe and communicate with the colleagues and boss.

　　88. How to make a more healthy cultural adjustment?

　　A. Read this passage often.

　　B. Discuss the organizational culture with your colleagues.

　　C. Gather and review the formal and informal information in the corporation.

　　D. Ask your boss for help.

　　89. The passage is written to ___________.

　　A. help readers to understand the organization's culture

　　B. explain the culture shock

　　C. analyze the policies and traditions

　　D. help readers to work better with their supervisor and co-workers

　　TEXT C

　　“White hostility toward African Americans, and the resulting discrimination, have been fueled by a sense of threat. During slavery, many working-class whites, encouraged by slaveholders, feared the release of large numbers of blacks into the labor market and society in general. When northern industries used African Americans as strikebreakers in the first decades of this century, white workers feared the loss of their jobs. Today, many white Americans fear “black violence”. Moreover, specific fears about the “costs” of welfare as well as the "taking" of jobs through affirmative action have added to the fear of black violence.

　　These fears have translated into negative stereotypes of African Americans as a people who are prone to crime and violence, unwilling to work, and a drain on the white taxpayer through their welfare dependency. In turn, these stereotypes have been used to justify informal discrimination, to prevent the help to the urban poor, to be negligent in enforcing laws or policies prohibiting discriminatory practices against black workers, and most important, to hesitate in making a serious effort at job creation for African Americans. The result is that African Americans’ share of valued resources has not increased much over the last two decades, even as formal discrimination has been greatly lessened. This fact is used to further the negative belief that African Americans have "not taken advantage of their equal opportunities."

　　90. According to the passage, how did the northern industries make use of African Americans in 1900s?

　　A. Sent them to ask the strikers to go back to work.

　　B. Made them work very hard.

　　C. Employed them to threaten the white strikers.

　　D. Released them into the labor market.

　　91. What is the ill influence of these negative stereotypes?

　　A. Giving help to the poor black.

　　B. Justifying informal discrimination.

　　C. Enforcing laws prohibiting discriminatory practices against black workers.

　　D. Creating opportunities of employment for the black.

　　92. What can be inferred from "a drain on the white taxpayer" about the African Americans?

　　A. They are unwilling to work.

　　B. They never pay tax.

　　C. They lack security.

　　D. Their welfare depends on the white's tax.

　　93. The author wrote the passage to tell us__________.

　　A. African Americans pose a threat to the whites in employment

　　B. African Americans are dependent on the tax paid by the whites

　　C. African Americans are discriminated against because they are often on strike

　　D. the sense of threat intensifies the white's hospitality and discrimination against the African Americans