SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING [5 min.]
Direction: In this section there are seven passages followed by ten questions or unfinished statements. Skim or scan the passages as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT E

First read the following questions.

81. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to solve muscle loss problems on the ground
B. how to solve bone loss problems on the ground
C. how to solve bone loss problems during Space flights
D. how to solve the bone decomposition problems
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82. After a long period in Space, the astronauts suffer all of the problems except ______.
A. the muscle loss
B. the weakening of the heart
C. the weightlessness
D. the bone loss
正确答案是

Now skim the passage below and answer the questions.

The loss measured in the animals after only two weeks in Space was an alarming 40 percent. This loss was principally in the weight-bearing and postural muscles of the back and legs which, in normal conditions, keep the body standing. A similar weakening of the heart muscle could make it impossible to return to Earth after a long period in Space.

During Space flights, astronauts follow vigorous exercise regimes to try and prevent bone and muscle loss. This seems to work well on muscles but is not successful at stopping bone loss. The US/Soviet experimenters think that weightlessness in Space cuts off the growth hormones that usually stimulate bone formation to balance the bone decomposition that takes place all the time. They are confident of finding a solution to bone loss. This would not only make long duration Space flights possible but would also help solve problems on the ground, such as osteoporosis or bone loss common in older women.

TEXT F
First read the following question.
83. Gregorian calendar makes an error of ______ a year in time-measuring.
A. 126 seconds
B. 26 seconds
C. 52 seconds
D. 78 seconds
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Now skim the passage and answer the question.

Devising accurate calendars and clocks to measure the flow of time has, through history, proved to be an elusive, protracted intellectual pursuit. Drawn to the movements of the heavens and the changing seasons, man developed the calendar. The Sumerians divided the year into 360 days, then designated 12 lunar months of 30 days each. The Egyptians extended the year by five days. Later changes by the Romans, plus refinements by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, gave us today's Gregorian calendar, accurate to a day in every 3323 years.

Early societies also broke the day into smaller units, presumably for the same reason we do -- so we know when we're supposed to be somewhere. The sun, arching overhead daily, was undoubtedly the first timepiece, followed perhaps by the shadow of a stick stuck in the ground -- a crude sundial.

TEXT G

First read the following question.

84. All of the following are the entertainments that Euro Disneyland provides to the visitors except ______.
A. the rodeo by riders from Dallas
B. the "Wild West Show" by Buffalo Bill
C. the 32 bands
D. the cancan show for the Lucky Nugget Saloon
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Now skim the passage and answer the question.

Inside the Disney "magic box," 42-year-old Jean Luc Choplin is director of entertainment. For more than two decades, this innovative man had been immersed in the world of dance and festivals. But the challenges Choplin and his team found themselves facing at Euro Disneyland were totally new. They had to have a Brahma bull trained in Oklahoma to bow to an audience, and audition rodeo riders in Dallas, Texas. They had to reproduce faithfully the Wild West Show Buffalo Bill brought to Paris a century ago. They had to audition musicians for the 32 bands that will be playing all day long in the streets and restaurants. They had to produce a rock-and-roll video, and the cancan show for the Lucky Nugget Saloon. It's all part of the Disney style, which means the tightest discipline mixed with the loosest informality.