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1第一部分阅读理解全真试题Unit1PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmed,butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicesuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation(航空)industry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesban(禁止)suchdevicesfrombeingusedduring“critical”stagesofflight,particularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctanttoenforceatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft’scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledeviceemitradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerable(易受损的)tointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan’theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic’stooloud.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

2A)anewregulationforalairlinesB)thedefectsofelectronicdevicesC)apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashesD)effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight22.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15years?A)Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.B)Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.C)Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengers’portablecomputers.D)Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.23.Fewairlineswanttoimposeatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause________.A)theydon’tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerferenceB)theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeprovedC)mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayersD)theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon24.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane’scomputers?A)Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.B)Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.C)Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.D)Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A)isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers’useofelectronicdevicescompletelyB)hasoverestimatedthedangerofelectromagneticinterferenceC)hasn’tformedhisownopiniononthisproblemD)regardsitasunreasonabletoexerciseatotalbanduringflightPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theriseofmultinationalcorporations(跨国公司),globalmarketing,newcommunicationstechnologies,andshrinkingculturaldifferenceshaveledtoanunparalleledincreaseinglobalpublicrelationsorPR.Surprisingly,sincemodernPRwaslargelyanAmericaninvention,theU.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeingthreatenedbyPReffortsinothercountries.Tenyearsago,forexample,theworld’stopfivepublicrelationsagencieswereAmerican-owned.In1991,onlyonewas.TheBritishinparticulararebecomingmoresophisticatedandcreative.ArecentsurveyfoundthatmorethanhalfofallBritishcompaniesincludePRaspartoftheircorporate(公司的)planningactivities,comparedtoaboutone-thirdofU.S.companies.ItmaynotbelongbeforeLondonreplacesNewYorkasthecapitalofPR.

3WhyisAmericalaggingbehindintheglobalPRrace?First,Americansasawholetendtobefairlyprovincialandtakemoreofaninterestinlocalaffairs.Knowledgeofworldgeography,forexample,hasneverbeenstronginthiscountry.Secondly,AmericanslagbehindtheirEuropeanandAsiancounterparts(相对应的人)inknowingasecondlanguage.Lessthan5percentofBurson—Marshall’sU.S.employeesknowtwolanguages.OgilvyandMatherhasaboutthesamepercentage.Conversely,someEuropeanfirmshavehalformoreoftheiremployeesfluentinasecondlanguage.Finally,peopleinvolvedinPRabroadtendtokeepaclosereyeoninternationalaffairs.InthefinancialPRarea,forinstance,mostAmericansreadtheWallStreetJournal.Overseas,theircounterpartsreadtheJournalaswellastheFinancialTimesofLondonandTheEconomist,publicationsnotoftenreadinthiscountry.PerhapsthePRindustrymighttakealessonfromTedTurnerofCNN(CableNewsNetwork).Turnerrecentlyannouncedthattheword“foreign”wouldnolongerbeusedonCNNnewsbroadcasts.AccordingtoTurner,globalcommunicationshavemadethenationsoftheworldsointerdependentthatthereisnolongeranysuchthingsasforeign.26.Accordingtothepassage,U.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeingthreatenedbecauseof________.A)anunparalleledincreaseinthenumberofpublicrelationscompaniesB)shrinkingculturaldifferencesandnewcommunicationstechnologiesC)thedecreasingnumberofmultinationalcorporationsintheU.S.D)increasedeffortsofothercountriesinpublicrelations27.LondoncouldsoonreplaceNewYorkasthecenterofPRbecause________.A)BritishcompaniesaremoreambitiousthanU.S.companiesB)BritishcompaniesplacemoreimportanceonPRthanU.S.companiesC)BritishcompaniesareheavilyinvolvedinplanningactivitiesD)fouroftheworld’stoppublicrelationsagenciesareBritish-owned28.Theword“provincial”(Line2,Para.3)mostprobablymeans“________”.A)limitedinoutlookB)likepeoplefromtheprovincesC)rigidinthinkingD)interestedinworldfinancialaffairs29.WelearnfromthethirdparagraphthatemployeesintheAmericanPRindustry________.A)speakatleastoneforeignlanguagefluentlyB)areignorantaboutworldgeographyC)arenotassophisticatedastheirEuropeancounterpartsD)enjoyreadingagreatvarietyofEnglishbusinesspublications30.WhatlessonmightthePRindustrytakefromTedTurnerofCNN?A)AmericanPRcompaniesshouldbemoreinternationally-minded.

4B)TheAmericanPRindustryshoulddevelopglobalcommunicationstechnologies.C)PeopleworkinginPRshouldbemorefluentinforeignlanguages.D)PeopleinvolvedinPRshouldavoidusingtheword“foreign”.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth-butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas(通俗电视连续剧)andinstallment(分期付款)plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globo,Brazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.“Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues-notmanychildren,differentattitudestowardssex,womenworking,”saysMartine.“TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.”Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.“Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumptionpatternsandconsumptionwasincompatible(不相容的)withunlimitedreproduction,”saysMartine.31.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth________.A)byeducatingitscitizensB)bycarefulfamilyplanningC)bydevelopingTVprogrammesD)bychance32.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries________.A)haven’tattachedmuchimportancetobirthcontrolB)wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC)haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationD)neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning

533.Thephrase“putsitdownto”(Line1,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A)attributesittoB)findsitareasonforC)sumsitupasD)comparesitto34.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause________.A)theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB)theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC)peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD)theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures35.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A)Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromoteconsumption.B)Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.C)Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarecontradictory.D)Acountry’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedaresame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,JapanandamongtheArctic(北极的)peoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysimitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent(进步).Theprogressfromarattle(拨浪鼓)usedbyababyin3000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.

636.Thereasonwhythetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithisthat________.A)theirsocialrolesarerigidlydeterminedB)mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professionsC)boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothersD)theylikechallengingactivities37.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat________.A)technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoysB)theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversitiesC)theexplorationoftheuniversehadledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoysD)thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldover38.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoys?A)Thecraftsmanshipintoy-makinghasremainedessentiallyunchanged.B)Toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies.C)Thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyears.D)Toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter.39.Regardedasakindofartform,toys________.A)followadirectlineofascentB)alsoappealgreatlytoadultsC)arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogressD)reflectthepaceofsocialprogress40.Theauthorusestheexampleofrattletoshowthat________.A)intoy-makingthereisacontinuityinthesueofmaterialsB)eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnologyC)eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnologyD)evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetimeUnit2PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

7PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskre:1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare—butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?“Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?A)Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.B)Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.C)Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.D)Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.（B）22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?A)Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.B)Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.C)CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.D)It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.（A）23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecoursesofasteroids?A)Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.B)Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.C)ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.D)Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.（B）24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

8A)whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworldB)asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfutureC)theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetimeD)workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth（D）25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?A)Optimistic.B)Critical.C)Objective.D)Arbitrary.（C）PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A)anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB)anewpatternforpaintinghighwaysC)anewapproachtotrainingdriversD)anewtypeofopticalillusion27.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat________.A)theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB)theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC)theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed

9D)theyareapproachingthespeedlimit28.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer________.A)cankeepdriversawakeB)cancutroadaccidentsinhalfC)willhavealongereffectondriversD)willlookmoreattractive（C）29.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto________.A)tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasB)changetheroadsignsacrossthecountryC)replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevronsD)repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns（A）30.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?A)TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.B)Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.C)Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.D)Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.（B）PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)wasexperiencingadownswinginridership(客运量)alongthelinescomprisingitsrailsystem.OfmajorconcerntoAmtrakanditsadvertisingagencyDDBNeedham,werethelong-distancewesternrouteswhereridershiphadbeendecliningsignificantly.]Atonetime,trainsweretheonlypracticalwaytocrossthevastareasofthewest.Trainswerefast,veryluxurious,andquiteconvenientcomparedtootherformsoftransportationexistingatthetime.However,timeschangeandtheautomobilebecameAmerica’sstandardofconvenience.Also,airtravelhadeasilyestablisheditselfasthefastestmethodoftravelinggreatdistances.Therefore,thetaskforDDBNeedhamwastoencourageconsumerstoconsiderotheraspectsoftraintravelinordertochangetheirattitudesandincreasethelikelihoodthattrainswouldbeconsideredfortravelinthewest.Twoportionsofthetotalmarketweretargeted:1)anxiousfliers—thoseconcernedwithsafety,relaxation,andcleanlinessand2)travel-lovers—thoseviewingthemselvesasrelaxed,casual,andinterestedinthetravelexperienceaspartoftheirvacation.Theagencythendevelopedacampaignthatfocusedontravelexperiencessuchasfreedom,escape,relaxation,andenjoymentofthegreatwesternoutdoors.Itstressedexperiencesgainedbyusingthetrainsandportrayedwesterntraintripsaswonderfuladventures.Advertisementsshowedpicturesofthebeautifulscenerythatcouldbeenjoyedalongsomeofthemorefamouswesternroutesandemphasizedtheromanticnamesofsomeofthesetrains

10(EmpireBuilder,etc.).Theseadswerestrategicallyplacedamongfamily-orientedTVshowsandprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericainordertomosteffectivelyreachtargetaudiences.Resultswereimpressive.TheEmpireBuilder,whichwasfocusedoninonead,enjoyeda15percentincreaseinprofitsonitsChicagotoSeattleroute.31.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A)Toshowtheinabilityoftrainstocompetewithplaneswithrespecttospeedandconvenience.B)TostresstheinfluenceoftheautomobileonAmerica’sstandardofconvenience.C)Toemphasizethefunctionoftravelagenciesinmarketpromotion.D)Toillustratetheimportantroleofpersuasivecommunicationinchangingconsumerattitudes.32.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedropinAmtrakridershipwasduetothefactthat________.A)trainswerenotsuitableforshortdistancepassengertransportationB)trainswerenotthefastestandmostconvenientformoftransportationC)trainswerenotasfastandconvenientastheyusedtobeD)trainscouldnotcompetewithplanesintermsofluxuryandconvenience33.Toencourageconsumerstotravelbytrain,DDBNeedhamemphasized________.A)thefreedomandconvenienceprovidedontrainsB)thepracticalaspectsoftraintravelC)theadventurousaspectsoftraintripsD)thesafetyandcleanlinessoftraintrips34.Thetrainadswereplacedamongfamily-orientedTVprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericabecause________.A)theycouldfocusonmeaningfultravelexperiencesB)theycouldincreasetheeffectivenessoftheTVprogramsC)theirprofitscouldbeincreasedbysome15percentD)mosttravel-loversandnervousflierswerebelievedtobeamongtheaudiences35.Accordingtothepassage,theEmpireBuilderenjoyedanincreaseinridershipandprofitsbecause________.A)theattractivenessofitsnameandroutewaseffectivelyadvertisedB)itprovidedanexcitingtravelexperienceC)itspassengerscouldenjoythegreatwesternoutdoorsD)itwaswidelyadvertisedinnewspapersandmagazinesinChicagoandSeattlePassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whydoescramgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinktheyhavetheanswer,anditcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemicalcomposition—afinding

11thatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.Creamandbuttercontainprettymuchthesamesubstances,sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeenamystery.Bothareemulsions—tinyglobules(小球体)ofoneliquidevenlydistributedthroughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat’sintheglobulesandwhat’sinthesurroundingliquid,saysBrocklehurst,wholedtheinvestigation.Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawaterysolutionarelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthemixture.“Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture,”hesays.Whenthesituationisreversed,thebacteriaarelockedawayincompartments(隔仓室)burieddeepintheseaoffat.Trappedinthisway,individualcoloniescannotspreadandrapidlyrunoutofnutrients(养料).Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.“Inbutter,yougetaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriagrowing,”saysBrocklehurst.Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieskeentoseeiftheirproductscanbemaderesistanttobacterialattackthroughalterationstothefood’sstructure.Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream,forinstance,morelikethatinbutter.Thekeywillbetodothiswhilekeepingthesaladcreamliquidandnotturningitintoasolidlump.36.ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst’sresearchisthat________.A)itsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutpreservativesB)itdiscoveredtinyglobulesinbothcreamandbutterC)itrevealedthesecretofhowbacteriamultiplyincreamandbutterD)itfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalcomposition（A）37.Accordingtotheresearchers,creamsoursfastthanbutterbecausebacteria________.A)aremoreevenlydistributedincreamB)multiplymoreeasilyincreamthaninbutterC)liveonlessfatincreamthaninbutterD)producelesswasteincreamthaninbutter（B）38.AccordingtoBrocklehurst,wecankeepcreamfreshby________.A)removingitsfatB)killingthebacteriaC)reducingitswatercontentD)alteringitsstructure39.Theword“colonies”(Line2,Para.4)refersto________.A)tinyglobulesB)wateryregions

12C)bacteriacommunitiesD)littlecompartments40.Commercialapplicationoftheresearchfindingwillbepossibleifsaladcreamcanbemaderesistanttobacterialattack________.A)byvaryingitschemicalcompositionB)byturningitintoasolidlumpC)whilekeepingitsstructureunchangedD)whileretainingitsliquidform（D）Unit3PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthedisputedrefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(锦标赛)involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.Observersnoteddownthereferees’errors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,aremarkablyhighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)distanceisabout20meters.Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4meterspersecond.IfFIFA,football’sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,

13ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA’sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislesscritical.21.Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto________.A)reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCupB)analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballrefereesC)setastandardforfootballrefereeingD)reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeing22.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas________.A)slightlyaboveaverageB)higherthaninthe1998WorldCupC)quiteunexpectedD)ashighasinastandardmatch23.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat________.A)errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheballB)thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewertheerrorsC)themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelywillerrorsoccurD)errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot24.Theword“officials”(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto________.A)theresearchersinvolvedintheexperimentB)theinspectorsofthefootballtournamentC)therefereesofthefootballtournamentD)theobserversatthesiteoftheexperiment25.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?A)Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.B)Ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballreferee.C)Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.D)Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalcondition.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttowyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocates(代言人)forthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.

14“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin(毒素)thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereforminchangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic(道德观),whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.26.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor________.A)believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment’sburdenB)insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorC)isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformD)considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful27.Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?A)Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.B)Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.C)Becausetheirwagesarelow.D)Becausethecostoflivingisrising.28.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat________.A)greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingstandardsB)70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyearsC)50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfareD)thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown29.Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat________.A)savingwelfarefundsB)rebuildingtheworkethicC)providingmorejobsD)cuttinggovernmentexpenses30.Accordingtothepassagebeforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,________.A)thepovertyratewasloverB)averagelivingstandardswerehigherC)theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwagesD)thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid

15PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americansarepoundoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsuniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.31.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality________.A)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothesB)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregardC)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentityD)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform（B）32.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform________.A)suggestsqualityworkB)discardshissocialidentityC)appearstobemorepracticalD)lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes（A）33.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto________.A)providepracticalbenefitstothewearerB)makethewearercatchthepubiceye

16C)inspirethewearer’sconfidenceinhimselfD)providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity（D）34.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms________.A)areusuallyhelpfulB)havelittleornoindividualfreedomC)tendtolosetheirindividualityD)enjoygreaterpopularity（C）35.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)UniformsandSocietyB)TheImportanceofWearingaUniformC)PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniformD)AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms（D）PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,revealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relatives,andco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移…注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—financialaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.36.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause________.A)theyareindispensabletopeople’ssocialwell-beingB)theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresources

17C)theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationeraD)theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc37.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A)reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthemB)hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC)dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD)iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives38.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“cushions”(Line1,Para.2)?A)Addsupto.B)Doesawaywith.C)Lessenstheeffectof.D)Laysthefoundationfor.39.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof________.A)instrumentalsupportB)informationalsupportC)socialcompanionshipD)thestrengtheningofself-respect40.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat________.A)ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB)itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC)itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD)itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroublesUnit4PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsis

18learningtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrainit.Obediencetrainingdoesn’tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingpensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof“comehere,sit,”itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthepack(群)byusingextrememeasure.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate(从属的)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.21.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelieveto________.A)bejustpartoftheirnatureB)worseninmodernsocietyC)occurwhentheygowildD)presentathreattothecommunity22.Theprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingisto________.A)teachthedogtoperformclevertricksB)makethedogawareofitsowner’sauthorityC)providethedogwithoutletsforitswildbehaviorD)enablethedogtoregainitsnormalbehavior23.Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris________.A)essentialtosolvingthedog’sbehaviorproblemsB)thefoundationfordogstoperformtasksC)agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricksD)anextrememeasureinobediencetraining24.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?A)Toavoidbeingpunished.B)Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.C)Towinleadershipofthedogpack.D)Toshowtheirwillingnesstoobey.25.Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,itsowner________.A)cangivethedogmorerewardsB)willenjoyabetterfamilylifeC)cangivethedogmorefreedomD)willhavemoreconfidenceinhimself

19PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)allinone.NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(协调)engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’t’mixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.26.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe________.A)wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationalityB)intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanistC)wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegeD)intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals27.Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan________.A)balanceengineeringandtheliberalartsB)receiveguidanceintheircareersC)becomenobleidealistsD)broadentheirhorizons28.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected________.

20A)tohaveanexcellentacademicrecordB)tobewiseandmatureC)tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehimD)tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision29.Theauthor’sexperienceshowsthathewas________.A)creativeB)ambitiousC)unrealisticD)irrational30.Theword“they”in“...togethertheythreatentoconfuse.”(Line3,Para.5)refersto________.A)engineeringandtheliberalartsB)realityandnobleidealsC)flexibilityandavaluesystemD)practicalityandrationality（A）PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PriscillaOuchida’s“energy-efficient”houseturnedouttobeahorribledream.Whensheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldouble-paned(双层玻璃的)windowsandseveralotherenergy-savingfeatures.Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla’seyesburned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.Shesufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlysleep.Itwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillness.Thelevelofformaldehyde(甲醛)gasinherkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.Thesourceofthegas?Hernewkitchencabinetsandwall-to-wallcarpeting.TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation’sdrivetosaveenergy.Theproblemitselfisn’tnew.“Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong,”saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland.“Energyconservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases.”Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn’tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasreplacedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuilduptodangerouslevels.

2131.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas’house________.A)iswellworththemoneyspentonitsconstructionB)isalmostfaultlessfromthepointofenergyconservationC)failedtomeetenergyconservationstandardsD)wasdesignedandconstructedinascientificway32.WhatmadetheOuchidas’newhouseahorribledream?A)Lackoffreshair.B)Poorqualityofbuildingmaterials.C)Gasleakageinthekitchen.D)Thenewlypaintedwalls.33.Theword“accentuate”(Line4,Para.3)mostprobablymeans“________”.A)relieveB)accelerateC)worsenD)improve34.Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern?A)Becauseindoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasized.B)Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.C)Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.D)Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.35.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled“________”.A)EnergyConservationB)HousesBuildingCrisisC)AirPollutionIndoorsD)TrapsinBuildingConstructionPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.In1993.NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts.Butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled(回收利用)intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluable

22materialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife-anduntileconomicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.36.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?A)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.B)Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.D)Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem.37.ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto________.A)endupsomewhereundergroundB)beturnedintorawmaterialsC)haveasecond-lifevalueD)beseparatedfromotherrubbish38.Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis________.A)tosellthemataprofitablepriceB)howtoturnthemintousefulthingsC)howtoreducetheirrecyclingcostsD)tolowerthepricesforusedmaterials39.Recyclingahsbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause________.A)localgovernmentsfinditeasytomanageB)recyclingahsgreatappealforthejoblessC)recyclingcauseslittlepollutionD)othermethodsaremoreexpensive40.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A)rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterialsB)localgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecyclingC)recyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentallyD)landfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastedisposal

23Unit5PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.11.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?A)Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.B)Theexperts’lackofknowledge.C)Therisingofthesealevel.D)Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.12.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland________.

24A)willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEnglandB)hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidentsC)isquicklychangingthemapofEnglandD)canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken13.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan________.A)leadtoitseventualsolutionB)provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdownC)helptopreventitfromworseningD)warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger14.Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause________.A)itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareasB)thegovernmentistooslowintakingactionC)theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrentsD)houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea15.Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould________.A)beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolvedB)guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagentC)takethequalityofthehouseintoconsiderationD)examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision（A）PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes(运动员).Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,andresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningabutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw(缺陷)inthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybe

25worryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.16.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis________.A)tomakesportslesscompetitiveB)tomakesportsmorechallengingC)toreducetheirmentalstressD)toincreasetheirsenseofsuccess17.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat________.A)itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB)itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselvesC)itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselvesD)itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiences18.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes________.A)withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidenceB)inordertomakethemrememberlife’slessonsC)believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentD)soastoputmorepressureonthem19.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould________.A)helpchildrentowineverygameB)paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysportsC)enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsportsD)trainchildrentocopewithstress20.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis________.A)topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismB)tostresstheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildrenC)todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragementD)toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutPassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Humanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwide.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughts(干旱)arecausingfamineanddistressinsomeareas,andindustrialandagriculturalby-productsarepollutingwatersupplies.Sincetheworld’populationisexpectedtodoubleinthenext50years,manyexpertsthinkweareontheedgeofawidespreadwatercrisis.

26Butthatdoesn’thavetobetheoutcome.Watershortagesdonothavetotroubletheworld—ifwestartvaluingwatermorethanwehaveinthepast.Justaswebegantoappreciatepetroleummoreafterthe1970soilcrises,todaywemuststartlookingatwaterfromafresheconomicperspective.Wecannolongeraffordtoconsiderwateravirtuallyfreeresourceofwhichwecanuseasmuchaswelikeinanywaywewant.Instead,forallusesexceptthedomesticdemandofthepoor,governmentsshouldpricewatertoreflectitsactualvalue.Thismeanschargingafeeforthewateritselfaswellasforthesupplycosts.Governmentsshouldalsoprotectthisresourcebyprovidingwaterinmoreeconomicallyandenvironmentallysoundways.Forexample,oftenthecheapestwaytoprovideirrigation(灌溉)waterinthedrytropicsisthroughsmall-scaleprojects,suchasgatheringrainfallindepressions(凹地)andpumpingittonearbycropland.Nomatterwhatstepsgovernmentstaketoprovidewatermoreefficiently,theymustchangetheirinstitutionalandlegalapproachestowatersue.Ratherthanspreadcontrolamonghundredsoreventhousandsoflocal,regional,andnationalagenciesthatwatchvariousaspectsofwateruse,countriesshouldsetupcentralauthoritiestocoordinatewaterpolicy.21.Whatistherealcauseofthepotentialwatercrisis?A)Theworldpopulationisincreasingfasterandfaster.B)Halfoftheworld’swaterresourceshavebeenseriouslypolluted.C)Humanityhasnotplacedsufficientvalueonwaterresources.D)Onlyhalfoftheworld’swatercanbeused.22.Asindicatedinthepassage,thewaterproblem________.A)hasbeenexaggeratedbysomeexpertsinthefieldB)isunderestimatedbygovernmentorganizationsatdifferentlevelsC)posesachallengetothetechnologyofbuildingreservoirsD)isalreadyseriousincertainpartsoftheworld23.Accordingtotheauthor,thewaterpriceshould________.A)correspondtoitsrealvalueB)bereducedtotheminimumC)stimulatedomesticdemandD)takeintoaccounttheoccurrencesofdroughts24.Theauthorsaysthatinsomehotanddryareasitisadvisableto________.A)buildbiglakestostorewaterB)constructbigpumpingstationsC)channelwaterfromnearbyriverstocroplandD)buildsmallandcheapirrigationsystems25.Inordertoraisetheefficiencyofthewatersupply,measuresshouldbetakento________.A)centralizethemanagementofwaterresources

27B)increasethesenseofresponsibilityofagenciesatalllevelsC)guaranteefullprotectionoftheenvironmentD)encouragelocalandregionalcontrolofwaterresourcesPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Wecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionofinstantcoffee.Whenitwasintroduced,mostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellas“regular”coffee,andittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptance(introductionstage).Atonepoint,though,instantcoffeegrewrapidlyinpopularity,andmanybrandswereintroduced(stageofrapidgrowth).Afterawhile,peoplebecameattachedtoonebrandandsalesleveledoff(stageofmaturity).Saleswentintoaslightdecline(衰退)whenfreeze-driedcoffeeswereintroduced(stageofdecline).Theimportanceoftheproductlifecycletomarketersisthis:Differentstagesintheproductlifecyclecallfordifferentstrategies.Thegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdonotdecline.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagerslookfornewusersandmarketsections.Didyouknow,forexample,thatthebackpacksthatsomanystudentscarrytodaywereoriginallydesignedforthemilitary?Marketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongpresentcustomersorgoingforadifferentmarket,suchasseniorcitizens.Amarketermayre-positiontheproducttoappealtonewmarketsections.Anotherproductextensionstrategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschangingproductquality,features,orstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.Americanautomanufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytorecaptureworldmarkets.Note,also,howautomanufacturersoncechangedstylesdramaticallyfromyeartoyeartokeepdemandfromfalling.26.Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplegrowfondofoneparticularbrandofaproduct,itssaleswill________.A)decreasegraduallyB)remainatthesamelevelC)becomeunstableD)improveenormously27.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatanewproductis________.A)noteasilyacceptedbythepublicB)ofteninferiortooldonesatfirstC)oftenmoreexpensivethanoldonesD)usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferenttastes28.Marketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoasto________.A)promoteitsproductionB)workoutmarketingpoliciesC)speedupitslifecycle

28D)increaseitspopularity29.Theauthormentionstheexampleof“backpacks”(Line4,Para.2)toshowtheimportanceof________.A)pleasingtheyoungaswellastheoldB)increasingusageamongstudentsC)exploringnewmarketsectionsD)servingbothmilitaryandcivilneeds30.Inordertorecovertheirshareoftheworldmarket,U.S.automakersare________.A)improvingproductqualityB)increasingproductfeaturesC)modernizingproductstyleD)re-positioningtheirproductinthemarketUnit6PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.

29Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.A)itspowersourceB)itsdrivingsystemC)itsmonitoringsystemD)itsseatingcapacity22.Whatistheauthor’smainconcern?A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?A)Arail.B)Anengine.C)Aretractablearm.D)Acomputercontroller.24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.A)keepintherightlaneB)waittoarriveathisdestinationC)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenterD)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?A)Enthusiastic.B)Pessimistic.C)Optimistic.D)Cautious.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followed

30bymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes________.A)forrecreationB)intheinterestsofthefarmersC)tolimitthefoxpopulationD)toshowofftheirwealth27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.A)byresortingtoviolenceB)byconfusingthefoxhuntersC)bytakinglegalactionD)bydemonstratingonthescene29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxesB)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogsC)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountrysideD)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

31A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegalB)limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessaryC)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolentD)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherichPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw,”whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatsheliedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”31.“...Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“________”.A)AmericahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeopleB)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopularC)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampusesD)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit________.A)fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderlyC)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

32D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica’selderlypopulation________.A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareasB)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsocietyC)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscriminationD)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversitiesPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thedeclineinmoralstandards—whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts—hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.Thefacttheordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation’smoralclimate,saysthisethics(伦理学)professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnewideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles.“Thethoughtthat‘I’minitforme’hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,”Ms.Elshtainsays.Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditionalcommunities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday’sgreatermobilityandwithsomanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthelistofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.andElshtainsaysthepubliciscorrecttosensethat:DatashowthatAmericansarestrugglingwithproblemsunheardofinthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateofbirthstounmarriedmothers.Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament(挽歌)forsomenonexistent“goldenage,”Elshtainsays,norisitawishful(一厢情愿的)longingforatimethatdeniedopportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelesseningofprejudice.Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefindwaystocounterthematerialisminsociety,shesays.“Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterarethosethatcant’bebought.”

3336.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans________.A)haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandardsB)arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddaysC)haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthingsD)areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards37.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmanlyby________.A)itsgrowingwealthB)theself-centerednessofindividualsC)underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchangesD)theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities38.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?A)Greatmobility.B)Concernforone’sneighbors.C)Emphasisonindividualeffort.D)Ever-weakeningsocialbonds.39.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence________.A)wassomethingunheardofB)wasbynomeansarareoccurrenceC)attractedalotofpubicattentionD)begantoappearinanalysts’data40.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed________.A)ifpeoplecanreturntothe“goldenage”B)whenwomenandmeanenjoyequalrightsC)whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudiceD)iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthingsUnit7PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

34Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositivelife-changingevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness!”Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription(处方)forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable(脆弱的)andpassiveinthefaceofadversity(逆境).Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmetalstrain.21.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus________.A)thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestressB)whatshouldbedonetoavoidstressC)whatkindofeventwouldcausestressD)howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife22.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto________.A)widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffectsB)greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcauseC)anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnessesD)popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs23.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________.A)howmuchpressureyouareunderB)howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlifeC)howstressfulamajoreventcanbeD)howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents24.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”(Line1,Para.3)impossibletofollow?A)Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.

35B)Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress.C)Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.D)Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome____.A)nervouswhenfacedwithdifficultiesB)physicallyandmentallystrainedC)morecapableofcopingwithadversityD)indifferenttowardwhathappenstothemPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,saysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply.”Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyouwardrobe(衣柜).“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou,”saysSchacter.“Rather,youdidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness.“Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago,”saysZelinski,“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness,saysSchacter.“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable,”hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication(药物)withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime,”saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,andyou’lllikelyremember.26.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatencodingproperlyisveryimportant?A)Ithelpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter.B)Itenablesustorecallsomethingformourmemory.C)Itexpandsourmemorycapacityconsiderably.D)Itslowsdowntheprocessoflosingourmemory.27.Onepossiblereasonwhywomenhavebettermemoriesthanmenisthat________.A)theyhaveawiderrangeofinterestsB)theyaremorereliantontheenvironment

36C)theyhaveanunusualpoweroffocusingtheirattentionD)theyaremoreinterestedinwhat’shappeningaroundthem28.Anoteinthepocketcanhardlyserveasareminderbecause________.A)itwilleasilygetlostB)it’snotclearenoughforyoutoreadC)it’soutofyoursightD)itmightgetmixedupwithotherthings29.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A)Ifwefocusourattentionononething,wemightforgetanother.B)Memorydependstoacertainextentontheenvironment.C)Repetitionhelpsimproveourmemory.D)Ifwekeepforgettingthings,we’dbetterreturntowherewewere.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A)Theprocessofgradualmemoryloss.B)Thecausesofabsent-mindedness.C)Theimpactoftheenvironmentonmemory.D)Awayifencodingandrecalling.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itishardtotrackthebluewhale,theocean’slargestcreature,whichhasalmostbeenkilledoffbycommercialwhalingandisnowlistedasanendangeredspecies.Attachingradiodevicestoitisdifficult,andvisualsightingsaretoounreliabletogiverealinsightintoitsbehavior.Sobiologistsweredelightedearlythisyearwhen,withthehelpoftheNavy,theywereabletotrackaparticularbluewhalefor43days,monitoringitssounds.ThiswaspossiblebecauseoftheNavy’sformerlytop-secretsystemofunderwaterlisteningdevicesspanningtheoceans.TrackingwhalesisbutoneexampleofanexcitingnewworldjustopeningtocivilianscientistsafterthecoldwarastheNavystartstoshareandpartlyuncoveritsglobalnetworkofunderwaterlisteningsystembuiltoverthedecadestotracktheshipsofpotentialenemies.Earthscientistsannouncedatanewsconferencerecentlythattheyhadusedthesystemforcloselymonitoringadeep-seavolcaniceruption(爆发)forthefirsttimeandthattheyplansimilarstudies.Otherscientistshaveproposedtousethenetworkfortrackingoceancurrentsandmeasuringchangesinoceanandglobaltemperatures.Thespeedofsoundinwaterisroughlyonemileasecond—slowerthanthroughlandbutfasterthanthroughair.Whatismostimportant,differentlayersofoceanwatercanactaschannelsforsounds,focusingtheminthesamewayastethoscope(听诊器)doeswhenitcarriesfaintnoisesfromapatient’schesttoadoctor’sear.Thisfocusingisthemainreasonthatevenrelativelyweaksoundsintheocean,especiallylow-frequencyones,canoftentravelthousandsofmiles.

3731.Thepassageischieflyabout________.A)anefforttoprotectanendangeredmarinespeciesB)thecivilianuseofamilitarydetectionsystemC)theexposureofaU.S.Navytop-secretweaponD)anewwaytolookintothebehaviorofbluewhales32.Theunderwaterlisteningsystemwasoriginallydesigned________.A)totraceandlocateenemyvesselsB)tomonitordeep-seavolcaniceruptionsC)tostudythemovementofoceancurrentsD)toreplacetheglobalradiocommunicationsnetwork33.Thedeep-sealisteningsystemmakesuseof________.A)thesophisticatedtechnologyoffocusingsoundsunderwaterB)thecapabilityofsoundtotravelathighspeedC)theuniquepropertyoflayersofoceanwaterintransmittingsoundD)low-frequencysoundstravelingacrossdifferentlayersofwater34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A)newradiodevicesshouldbedevelopedfortrackingtheendangeredbluewhalesB)bluewhalesarenolongerendangeredwiththeuseofthenewlisteningsystemC)opinionsdifferastowhethercivilianscientistsshouldbeallowedtousemilitarytechnologyD)militarytechnologyhasgreatpotentialincivilianuse35.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheU.S.Navyunderwaterlisteningnetwork?A)Itisnowpartlyaccessibletocivilianscientists.B)Ithasbeenreplacedbyamoreadvancedsystem.C)Itbecameuselesstothemilitaryafterthecoldwar.D)Itisindispensableinprotectingendangeredspecies.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefitnessmovementthatbeganinthelate1960sandearly1970scenteredaroundaerobicexercise(有氧操).Millionsofindividualsbecameengagedinavarietyofaerobicactivities,andliterallythousandsofhealthspasdevelopedaroundthecountrytocapitalize(获利)onthisemerginginterestinfitness,particularlyaerobicdancingforfemales.Anumberoffitnessspasexistedpriortothisaerobicfitnessmovement,evenanationalchainwithspasinmostmajorcities.However,theirfocuswasnotonaerobics,butratheronweight-trainingprogramsdesignedtodevelopmuscularmass,strength,andenduranceintheirprimarilymaleenthusiasts.Thesefitness

38spasdidnotseemtobenefitfinanciallyformtheaerobicfitnessmovementtobetterhealth,sincemedicalopinionsuggestedthatweight-trainingprogramsofferedfew,ifany,healthbenefits.Inrecentyears,however,weighttraininghasagainbecomeincreasinglypopularformalesandforfemales.Manycurrentprogramsfocusnotonlyondevelopingmuscularstrengthandendurancebutonaerobicfitnessaswell.Historically,mostphysical-fitnesstestshaveusuallyincludedmeasuresofmuscularstrengthandendurance,notforhealth-relatedreasons,butprimarilybecausesuchfitnesscomponentshavebeenrelatedtoperformanceinathletics.However,inrecentyears,evidencehasshownthattrainingprogramsdesignedprimarilytoimprovemuscularstrengthandendurancemightalsooffersomehealthbenefitsaswell.TheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinenowrecommendsthatweighttrainingbepartofatotalfitnessprogramforhealthyAmericans.IncreasedparticipationinsuchtrainingisoneofthespecificphysicalactivityandfitnessobjectivesofHealthyPeople2000:NationalHealthPromotionandDiseasePreventionObjectives.36.Theword“spas”(Line3,Para.1)mostprobablyrefersto________.A)sportsactivitiesB)placesforphysicalexerciseC)recreationcentersD)athletictrainingprograms37.Earlyfitnessspaswereintendedmainlyfor________.A)thepromotionofaerobicexerciseB)enduranceandmusculardevelopmentC)theimprovementofwomen’sfiguresD)betterperformanceinaerobicdancing38.Whatwastheattitudeofdoctorstowardsweighttraininginhealthimprovement?A)Positive.B)Indifferent.C)Negative.D)Cautious.39.Peopleweregivenphysicalfitnesstestsinordertofindout________.A)howelltheycoulddoinathleticsB)whattheirhealthconditionwaslikeC)whatkindoffitnesscenterwassuitableforthemD)whethertheywerefitforaerobicexercise40.Recentstudieshavesuggestedthatweighttraining________.A)hasbecomeanessentialpartofpeople’slifeB)maywellaffectthehealthofthetraineesC)willattractmorepeopleinthedaystocome

39D)contributestohealthimprovementaswellUnit8PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they________.A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

40B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleC)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat________.A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB)theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotionsC)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________.A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleB)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorallyC)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho________.A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharactersB)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeechesC)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipsD)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualitiesB)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrificesC)takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeopleD)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalitiesPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

41That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机):“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?”Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.16.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents________.A)haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayB)haveneverbeensointerestedintheartsC)haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayD)haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense17.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.A)theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsB)thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlifeC)theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesD)theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers18.Bysaying“Whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat________.A)businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprogramsB)humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedC)humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightsD)theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.A)createvaryingartisticinterestsB)helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspectiveC)helpimproveconnectionsamongpeopleD)regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople

4220.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow-minded.B)Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.C)Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.D)Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的).Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequalTheemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.21.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?A)Critical.B)Prejudiced.C)Indifferent.D)Positive.22.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.A)havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyB)aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

43C)areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessD)areeagertoworkoverseas23.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Lines2-3,Para.3)probablymeans________.A)beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightB)beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeC)missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadD)leavingallcareandworrybehind24.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?A)Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.B)Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage.C)Technicalknow-how.D)Businessexperience.25.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.A)bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessB)easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsC)fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersD)easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inrecentyears,Israeliconsumershavegrownmoredemandingasthey’vebecomewealthierandmoreworldly-wise.Foreigntravelisanationalpassion;thissummeralone,onein10citizenswillgoabroad.Exposedtohigherstandardsofserviceelsewhere,Israelisarereturninghomeexpectingthesame.Americanfirmshavealsobegunarrivinginlargenumbers.ChainssuchasKFC,McDonald’sandPizzaHutaresettinganewstandardofcustomerservice,usingstrictemployeetrainingandconstantmonitoringtoensurethefriendlinessoffrontlinestaff.EventheAmericanhabitoftellingdepartingcustomersto“Haveaniceday”hascaughtonalloverIsrael.“Nobodywakesupinthemorningandsays,‘Let’sbenicer,’”saysItsikCohen,directorofaconsultingfirm.“Nothinghappenswithoutcompetition.”Privatization,orthethreatofit,isamotivationaswell.Monopolies(垄断者)thatuntilrecentlyhavebeenfreetotaketheircustomersforgrantednowfearwhatMichaelPerry,amarketingprofessor,calls“therevengeful(报复的)consumer.”WhenthegovernmentopenedupcompetitionwithBezaq,thephonecompany,itsinternationalbranchlost40%ofitsmarketshare,evenwhileofferingcompetitiverates.SaysPerry,“Peoplewantedrevengeforalltheyearsofbadservice.”Theelectriccompany,whosemonopolymaybeshort-lived,hassuddenlymoppedrequiringuserstowaithalfadayforarepairman.Now,appointmentsarescheduledtothehalf-hour.ThegracelessElAlAirlines,whichisalreadyatauction(拍卖),hasretraineditsemployeestoemphasizeserviceandisboastingabouttheresultsinanadcampaignwiththe

44slogan,“Youcanfeelthechangeintheair.”Forthefirsttime,praiseoutnumberscomplaintsoncustomersurveysheets.26.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A)customerserviceinIsraelisnowimprovingB)wealthyIsraelicustomersarehardtopleaseC)thetouristindustryhasbroughtchainstorestoIsraelD)Israelicustomerspreferforeignproductstodomesticones27.Intheauthor’sview,higherservicestandardsareimpossibleinIsrael________.A)ifcustomercomplaintsgounnoticedbythemanagementB)unlessforeigncompaniesareintroducedingreaternumbersC)ifthere’snocompetitionamongcompaniesD)withoutstrictroutinetrainingofemployees28.IfsomeoneinIsraeltodayneedsarepairmanincaseofapowerfailure,________.A)theycanhaveitfixedinnotimeB)it’snolongernecessarytomakeanappointmentC)theappointmenttakesonlyhalfadaytomakeD)theyonlyhavetowaithalfanhouratmost29.TheexampleofElA1Airlinesshowsthat________.A)revengefulcustomersareathreattothemonopolyofenterprisesB)anadcampaignisawayoutforenterprisesinfinancialdifficultyC)agoodsloganhasgreatpotentialforimprovingserviceD)staffretrainingisessentialforbetterservice30.WhydidBezaq’sinternationalbranchlose40%ofitsmarketshare?A)Becausetheratesitofferedwerenotcompetitiveenough.B)Becausecustomersweredissatisfiedwithitspastservice.C)Becausetheserviceofferedbyitscompetitorswasfarbetter.D)Becauseitnolongerreceivedanysupportfromthegovernment.Unit9PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

45andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?21.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeans________.A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparentsB)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparentsC)bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretimeD)bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime22.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis________.A)quiteconvincingB)partiallytrueC)totallygroundlessD)ratherconfusing23.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif________.A)hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

46B)heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownwayC)hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivitiesD)heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents24.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids________.A)areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivitiesB)areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothersC)arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTVD)areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A)extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligenceB)mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoffC)effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitfulD)mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildrenPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.FewwouldarguewithFord’sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”ThepositivesideofHenryFord’sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance(大量地)becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcratesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.ThenegativesideofHenryFord’sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness—referringtothebiggestcompanies,isseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwages,betterworkingconditions,andthefighttoformunions.Today,manyoftheoldlabordisputesareover,butthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizing—thelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh—createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.

4726.TheUnitedStatesisatypicalcountry________.A)whichencouragesfreetradeathomeandabroadB)wherepeople’schiefconcernishowtomakemoneyC)whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientificallyD)whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget27.TheinfluenceofbusinessintheU.S.isevidencedbythefactthat________.A)mostnewspapersarerunbybigbusinessesB)evenpublicorganizationsconcentrateonworkingforprofitsC)AmericansofallprofessionsknowhowtodobusinessD)evenartsandentertainmentareregardedasbusiness28.Accordingtothepassage,immigrantschoosetosettleintheU.S.,dreamingthat________.A)theycanstartprofitablebusinessesthereB)theycanbemorecompetitiveinbusinessC)theywillmakeafortuneovernightthereD)theywillfindbetterchancesofemployment29.HenryFord’sstatementcanbetakennegativelybecause________.A)workingpeoplearediscouragedtofightfortheirfightsB)therearemanyindustriescontrolledbyafewbigcapitalistsC)thereisaconflictingrelationshipbetweenbigcorporationsandlaborD)publicservicesarenotrunbythefederalgovernment30.Acompany’seffortstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshighmayresultin________.A)reductioninthenumberofemployeesB)improvementofworkingconditionsC)fewerdisputesbetweenlaborandmanagementD)ariseinworkers’wagesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassinglapses(差错)inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings,Nordidthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom(随机的).Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputon

48herearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogramme,”Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programmeassemblyfailures.”Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfoundthemselvesdoing—anaverageoftwelveeach,Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatourzaniest(荒谬可笑的).Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfourandsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m.“Amongmenthepeakseemstobewhenachangeoverinbrain‘programmes’occurs,asforinstancebetweengoingtoandfromwork.”Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses—12.5comparedwith10.9formen—probablybecausetheyweremorereliablereporters.Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazardofdoingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberoferrorswemake.Buttryingtoavoidsillyslipsbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalotworse—evendangerous.31.InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects________.A)tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthingsB)toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandomC)toanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientificallyD)tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally32.ProfessorSmithdiscoveredthat________.A)certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidentsB)manypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindednessC)mentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomenD)absent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness33.“Programmeassemblyfailures”(Line6,Para.2)referstothephenomenonthatpeople________.A)oftenfailtoprogrammetheirroutinesbeforehandB)tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurryC)unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthingsD)arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired34.Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat________.A)absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursofthedayB)womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiodsC)womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindednessD)men’sabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituations35.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A)peopleshouldavoiddoingimportantthingsduringpeakperiodsoflapsesB)hazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodatC)peopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractionsD)lapsescannotalwaysbeattributedtolackofconcentration

49PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.It’snosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparentsthanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtthem.That’sespeciallytrueofchildrenwhoremaininabusivehomesbecausethelawblindlyfavorsbiologicalparents.It’salsotrueofchildrenwhosufferforyearsinfosterhomes(收养孩子的家庭)becauseofparentswhocan’torwon’tcareforthembutrefusetogiveupcustody(监护)rights.Fourteen-year-oldKimberlyMaysfitsneitherdescription,butherrecentcourtvictorycouldeventuallyhelpchildrenwhodo.Kimberlyhasbeentheobjectofanangrycustodybafflebetweenthemanwhoraisedherandherbiologicalparents,withwhomshehasneverlived.AFloridajudgeruledthattheteenagercanremainwiththeonlyfathershe’severknownandthatherbiologicalparentshave“nolegalclaim”onher.Theruling,thoughitmayyetbereversed,setsasidetheprinciplethatbiologyistheprimarydeterminantofparentage.That’sanimportantdevelopment,onethat’slongoverdue.ShortlyafterbirthinDecember1978,KimberlyMaysandanotherinfantweremistakenlyswitchedandsenthomewiththewrongparents.Kimberly’sbiologicalparents,ErnestandReginaTwigg,receivedachildwhodiedofaheartdiseasein1988.Medicaltestsshowedthatthechildwasn’ttheTwiggs’owndaughter,butKimtonlywas,thussparkingacustodybattlewithRobertMays.In1989,thetwofamiliesagreedthatMr.MayswouldmaintaincustodywiththeTwiggsgettingvisitingfights.ThoserightswereendedwhenMr.MaysdecidedthatKimberlywasbeingharmed.ThedecisiontoleaveKimberlywithMr.Maysrenderedhersuitdebated.ButthejudgemadeclearthatKimberlydidhavestandingtosue(起诉)onherownbehalf.Thushemadeclearthatshewasmorethanjustpropertytobehandledasadultssawfit.Certainly,thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildisfundamental.Butbiologicalparentsaren’talwayspreferabletoadoptiveones,andbiologicalparentagedoesnotconveyanabsoluteownershipthatcancelsalltherightsofchildren.36.WhatwastheprimaryconsiderationintheFloridajudge’sruling?A)Thebiologicallink.B)Thechild’sbenefits.C)Thetraditionalpractice.D)Theparents’feelings.37.WecanlearnfromtheKimberlycasethat________.A)childrenaremorethanjustpersonalpossessionsoftheirparentsB)thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildshouldbeemphasizedC)fosterhomesbringchildrenmorepainandsufferingthancareD)biologicalparentsshouldn’tclaimcustodyrightsaftertheirchildisadopted38.TheTwiggsclaimedcustodyrightstoKimberlybecause________.

50A)theyfoundherunhappyinMr.Mays’custodyB)theyregardedherastheirpropertyC)theywereherbiologicalparentsD)theyfeltguiltyabouttheirpastmistake39.KimberlyhadbeengiventoMr.Mays________.A)bysheeraccidentB)outofcharityC)athisrequestD)forbettercare40.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthejudge’srulingcouldbedescribedas________.A)doubtfulB)criticalC)cautiousD)supportiveUnit10PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.I’musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,normalchildrenages9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation—broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunity,amongotherthings—andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.Giventhatwecan’tturntheclockback,adultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing(培育)abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

51Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothers,youcanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationships,andtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual(虚拟的)violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlife.21.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople’sstateofmindare________.A)surprisingB)confusingC)illogicalD)questionable22.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays,“wecan’tturntheclockback”(Line1,Para.3)?A)It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.B)Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.C)Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D)It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.23.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago________.A)werelessisolatedphysicallyB)wereprobablylessself-centeredC)probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD)wereconsideredlessindividualistic24.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis________.A)toprovidethemwithasaferenvironmentB)tolowertheirexpectationsforthemC)togetthemmoreinvolvedsociallyD)tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A)Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.B)Children’sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated.C)Children’sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.D)Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecomemature.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,the

52organizationalconstraints(约束)influencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon’tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth’sstory:IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle(小隔间)officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit,but“nice”isn’taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you’llprobablyhavetoaskforit.Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip(筹码)whenyouareseekingaraise.Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds(anewclientorasizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremorelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.26.Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould________.A)demonstratehiscapabilityB)givehisbossagoodimpressionC)askforasmuchmoneyashecanD)askforthesalaryhehopestoget27.WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth’sstory?A)Prejudiceagainstwomenstillexistsinsomeorganizations.B)Ifpeoplewantwhattheydeserve,theyhavetoaskforit.C)Peopleshouldnotbecontentwithwhattheyhavegot.D)Peopleshouldbecarefulwhennegotiatingforajob.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A)unfairnessexistsinsalaryincreasesB)mostpeopleareoverworkedandunderpaidC)oneshouldavoidoverstatingone’sperformanceD)mostorganizationsgivetheirstaffautomaticpayraises29.Togetapayraise,apersonshould________.

53A)advertisehimselfonthejobmarketB)persuadehisbosstosignalong-termcontractC)trytogetinsideinformationabouttheorganizationD)dosomethingtoimpresshisbossjustbeforemeritpaydecisions30.Tobesuccessfulinnegotiations,onemust________.A)meethisbossattheappropriatetimeB)arriveatthenegotiationtablepunctuallyC)begoodatinfluencingtheoutcomeoftheinteractionD)befamiliarwithwhatthebosslikesanddislikesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktoGrandma’sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSunday-best.Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware(粗陶)-and-stainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,itspellseconomichardtimes.LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs—one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery(陶瓷)region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompany“hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend”towardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision;Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit’sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora“real”dinnerparty.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(礼节)thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents(“Chewwithyourmouthclosed.”“Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.”)mustbepickedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybecompetentprofessionallybutcluelesssocially.31.Thetrendtowardcasualdininghasresultedin________.A)bankruptcyoffinechinamanufacturers

54B)shrinkingofthepotteryindustryC)restructuringoflargeenterprisesD)economicrecessioninGreatBritain32.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebestreasonforcasualdining?A)Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.B)Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.C)Peoplewanttopracticeeconomyintimesofscarcity.D)Youngpeoplewon’tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.33.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatRoyalDoultonis________.A)aretailerofstainlesssteeltablewareB)adealerinstonewareC)apotterychainstoreD)aproduceroffinechina34.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis________.A)theincreasedvalueofthepoundB)theeconomicrecessioninAsiaC)thechangeinpeople’swayoflifeD)thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad35.Refinedtablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentsociallife________.A)arestillamustoncertainoccasionsB)axeboundtoreturnsoonerorlaterC)arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathomeD)canhelpimprovepersonalrelationshipsPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan’sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane(飓风)Hugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingordestroying36,000homesinthestate.BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn’tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.InHugo’swake,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan’sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.

55Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern(灯笼)”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings—long,slendercolumnsofwoodanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoelevatethehouseabovestormsurges.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.“Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,”saidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse’sground-to-roofshell.“Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn’tlooklikeit’sstandingwithitspantlegspulledup,”saidHuff.Intheeventofastormsurge,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.36.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinearerequired________.A)tobeeasilyreinforcedB)tolooksmarterindesignC)tomeetstricterbuildingstandardsD)tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes37.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause________.A)itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB)itismadeofredwoodC)itisintheshapeofashellD)itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete38.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto________.A)withstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hrB)anchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesandC)breakhugeseawavesintosmalleronesD)preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse39.Themainfunctionoftheshellis________.A)tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouseB)togivethehouseabetterappearanceC)toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouseD)toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe________.

56A)fancy-lookingB)waterproofC)easilybreakableD)extremelystrongUnit11PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.Bisforbeingextremelybusy.Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—to“playthegame.”“Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,”saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.“Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.”Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformOfSocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.“Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,’”saysNeilPLewis,amanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.”Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakesto

57succeed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery(奉承),fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.11.“Officepolitics”(Line2,Para.4)isusedinthepassagetoreferto________.A)thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaffB)thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkersC)theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompanyD)thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut________.A)givehisbossagoodimpressionB)honestandloyaltohiscompanyC)getalongwellwithhiscolleaguesD)avoidbeingtoooutstanding13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto“playthegame”(Line4,Para.5)?A)Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.B)Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.C)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.D)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.14.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe________.A)unwelcomeattheworkplaceB)badforinterpersonalrelationshipsC)indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanycultureD)animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement15.Itistheauthor’sviewthat________.A)speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannatureB)self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflatteryC)hardworkcontributesverylittletoone’spromotionD)manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflatteryPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm(火器)fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.“TheConstitution,”saidtheassociation’sspokesman,“giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.

58Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.”“Don’tyouthinkit’sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?”“TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse(导火索)separatelyinadrawer.”“Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody.”Thespokesmansaid,“Hydrogenbombsdon’tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they’regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.”“ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入者).”“Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns.”16.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto________.A)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebombB)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweaponC)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathomeD)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon17.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat________.A)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawerB)mostpeopledon’tknowhowtohandletheweaponC)people’sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweaponD)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals18.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthespokesmanmeansthatit________.A)willfrightenawayanypossibleintrudersB)canshowthespecialstatusofitsownersC)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswellD)cankillthoseenteringothers’housesbyforce19.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownershipofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat________.A)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulforthelessprivilegedtoovercome

59B)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseoftheweaponC)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpensestremendouslyD)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis20.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris________.A)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomeforsafetyB)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipofH-bombsC)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombsD)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweaponsPassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornWith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld’sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish(混杂英语).ButStokoebelievedthe“handtalk”hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactually:haveagenuinelanguage?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas“substandard”.Stokoe’sideawasacademicheresy(异端邪说).Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacafeneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(调节)ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace.“WhatIsaid,”Stokoeexplains,“isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it’sbrainstuff.”21.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe________.A)anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguageB)achallengetotraditional,viewsonthenatureoflanguageC)anapproach:tosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage

60D)anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage22.The,presentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby________.A)afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrainB)aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalartsC)anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeafD)someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage23.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis________.A)aSubstandardlanguageB)agenuinelanguageC)anartificiallanguageD)aninternationallanguage24.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe’sideabecausetheythought________.A)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeopleB)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyacceptedC)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstandD)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds25.Stokoe’sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat________.A)signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguageB)signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguageC)languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodesD)languageisaproductofthebrainPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheWorldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likeWhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”ThePrincessconcluded,withasimplemessage:“Wemuststoplandmines”.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedan,attackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon(乱放炮的人).”ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:“Thisisadistraction(干扰)wedo

61notneed.AllI’mtryingtodoishelp.”Oppositionparties,themediaandthePublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess’striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkind,claimedthatthePrincess’sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas“workingtowards”aworldwideban.TheDefenseSecretary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas“amisinterpretationormisunderstanding.”ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.ShesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenhertheChancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.26.PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997________.A)tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandminesB)toclarifytheBritishgovernment’sstandonlandminesC)toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthereD)toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictims（A）27.WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid“...puttingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome”(Line5,Para.1)?A)Shejustcouldn’tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetoface.B)TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhome.C)Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.D)Seeingthepainofthevictimsmadeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.（D）28.SomemembersoftheBritishgovernmentcriticizedDianabecause________.A)shewasill-informedofthegovernment’spolicyB)theywereactuallyopposedtobanninglandminesC)shehadnotconsultedthegovernmentbeforethevisitD)theybelievedthatshehadmisinterpretedthesituationinAngola（B）29.HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms?A)Shepaidnoattentiontothem.B)ShemademoreappearancesonTV.C)Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanned.D)Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.（A）

6230.WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola?A)IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment.B)Ithadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeople.C)Ithadgreatlypromotedherpopularity.D)IthadaffectedherrelationswiththeBritishgovernment.（B）Unit12PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu(流感)maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That’sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses—fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine(疫苗),whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome(综合症)，ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervous

63system.Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp________.A)shortenthedurationoftheillnessB)thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounterC)thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugsD)preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu12.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A)onedoesn’tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldorthefluB)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesforthefluC)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystemD)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,________.A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesitB)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossibleC)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthediseaseD)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?A)Astuffynose.B)Ahightemperature.C)Asorethroat.D)Adrycough15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents________.A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirinB)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndromeC)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccinationD)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafeverPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossible

64answers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents(答问卷者)listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented(强调个性发展的)Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve________.A)JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparentsB)Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievementsC)JapanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstructionD)Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs（C）17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto________.A)problemsolvingB)groupexperienceC)parentalguidanceD)individually-orienteddevelopment（B）18.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison________.A)preparingchildrenacademically

65B)developingchildren’sartisticinterestsC)tappingchildren’spotentialD)shapingchildren’scharacter（D）19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto________.A)broadenchildren’shorizonB)cultivatechildren’screativityC)lightenchildren’sstudyloadD)enrichchildren’sknowledge（C）20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.B)Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.C)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.D)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.（D）PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworldwidehasdecreasedsignificantly.AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic(北极的)snowweredeclining.Inhisnewstudy,Dr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfromtheratiosofEuropean,AsianandCanadiangasolinesandthusenabledscientiststodifferentiate(区分)theleadsources.ThedominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnitedStates.InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbio,scientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilintheNortheasternUnitedStateshaddecreasedmarkedlysincetheintroductionofunleadedgasoline.Manyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperiod.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEngland,NewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributedtheleadfasterthanthescientistshadexpected.

66Scientistssaybothstudiesdemonstratethatcertainpartsoftheecosystem(生态系统)respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosphericpollution,butthatthesefindingsshouldnotbeusedasalicensetopollute.21.ThestudypublishedinthejournalNatureindicatesthat________.A)theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthedesiredresultsB)leaddepositsinarcticsnowareontheincreaseC)leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthanexpectedD)theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollutioninarcticsnow22.LeadaccumulationworldwidedecreasedsignificantlyaftertheuseofunleadedgasintheUS________.A)wasdiscouragedB)wasenforcedbylawC)wasprohibitedbylawD)wasintroduced23.HowdidscientistsdiscoverthesourceofleadpollutioninGreenland?A)ByanalyzingthedatapublishedinjournalslikeNatureandAmbio.B)Byobservingtheleadaccumulationsindifferentpartsofthearcticarea.C)BystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoilandsnowinNortheasternAmerica.D)Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsofleadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.24.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyhavefoundthat________.A)forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthanexpectedB)leadaccumulationsinforestsaremoredifficulttodealwithC)leaddepositsarewidelydistributedintheforestsoftheUSD)theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasilypollutedbyleademissions25.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatscientists________.A)arepuzzledbythemysteryofforestpollutionB)feelrelievedbytheuseofunleadedgasolineC)stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblemD)lacksufficientmeanstocombatleadpollution（C）PassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswithapositiveroleinlong-termmaintenanceofbodyweight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnotgottenthroughtotheaverageAmerican,whowouldrathertryswitchingto“light”beerandlow-caloriebreadthanincreasephysicalexertion.The

67CentersforDiseaseControl,forexample,foundthatfewerthanone-fourthofoverweightadultswhoweretryingtoshedpoundssaidtheywerecombiningexercisewiththeirdiet.Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybediscouragedtoomuchbycaloric-expenditurecharts:forexample,onewouldhavetobrisklywalkthreemilesjusttoworkoffthe275caloriesinonedeliciousDanishpastry(小甜饼).Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere.“Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytoloseweight,”saysYorkOnnen,programdirectorofthePresident’sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports.Still,exercise’ssupportingroleinweightreductionisvital.AstudyattheBostonUniversityMedicalCenterofoverweightpoliceofficersandotherpublicemployeesconfirmedthatthosewhodietedwithoutexerciseregainedalmostalltheiroldweight,whilethosewhoworkedexerciseintotheirdailyroutinemaintainedtheirnewweight.Ifyouhavebeensedentary(极少活动的)anddecidetostartwalkingonemileaday,theaddedexercisecouldburnanextra100caloriesdaily.Inayear’stime,assumingnoincreaseinfoodintake,youcouldlosetenpounds.Byincreasingthedistanceofyourwalksgraduallyandmakingotherdietaryadjustments,youmayloseevenmoreweight.26.WhatissaidabouttheaverageAmericaninthepassage?A)Theytendtoexaggeratethehealthfuleffectof“light”beer.B)Theyusuallyignoretheeffectofexerciseonlosingweight.C)Theyprefer“light”beerandlow-caloriebreadtootherdrinksandfood.D)Theyknowthefactorsthatplayapositiveroleinkeepingdownbodyweight.（B）27.Somepeopledislikeexercisebecause________.A)theythinkitisphysicallyexhaustingB)theyfindithardtoexercisewhileonadietC)theydon’tthinkitpossibletowalk3mileseverydayD)theyfindconsultingcaloric-expenditurechartstroublesome（B）28.“Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere”(Line3,Para.2)means“They________”.A)agreethatthecaloriesinasmallpieceofpastrycanbedifficulttoworkoffbyexerciseB)partiallybelievedietplaysasupportingroleinweightreductionC)arenotfullyconvincedthatdietingcanhelpmaintainone’snewweightD)arenotsufficientlyinformedofthepositiveroleofexerciseinlosingweight（B）29.WhatwasconfirmedbytheBostonUniversityMedicalCenter’sstudy?A)Controllingone’scalorieintakeismoreimportantthandoingexercise.B)Evenoccasionalexercisecanhelpreduceweight.C)Weightreductionisimpossiblewithoutexercise.

68D)Onecouldlosetenpoundsinayear’stimeifthere’snoincreaseinfoodintake.（C）30.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A)TojustifythestudyoftheBostonUniversityMedicalCenter.B)Tostresstheimportanceofmaintainingproperweight.C)TosupportthestatementmadebyYorkOnnen.D)Toshowthemosteffectivewaytoloseweight.（D）Unit13PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearthwiththelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhadadocumentcaseofoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice.”saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.Notsofar,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimates,theNationalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’simpactontheCaliforniapower

69crisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput—andjust3%ofthenation’s.21.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?A)Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.B)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.C)Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimports.D)ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption.22.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry________.A)believesthatdrillingforoilinANWRwillproducehighyieldsB)tendstoexaggerateAmerica’srelianceonforeignoilC)showslittleinterestintappingoilinANWRD)expectstostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia23.ThoseagainstoildrillinginANWRarguethat________.A)itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironmentB)itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblemsC)itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregionD)itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue24.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast”(Line1,Para.3)?A)OilexploitationtakesalongtimeB)TheoildrillingshouldbedelayedC)Don’tbetoooptimisticD)Don’texpectfastreturns25.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR’sfrozenearth________.A)remainsacontroversialissueB)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoonC)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblemsD)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependentPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Tear‘emapart!”“Killthefool!”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknownto

70influencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent“is“adversary“:“enemy“;“onewhoopposesyourinterests.”“Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes,winningmaydominateone’sintellect,andeveryaction,nomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsideredthenwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed.“Aretheywetenoughnow?”Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”;“friend”;“companion.”Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent.”26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.B)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.C)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.27.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers________.A)aretooeagertowinB)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedC)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionD)treattheirrivalsasenemies28.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A)Herefusedtocontinuethegame.B)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.C)Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair.D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.

7129.Accordingtothepassage,players,inagame,may________.A)deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirwayB)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotestD)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce30.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby________.A)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtB)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibilityC)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandrefereesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge(大杂烩)ofenvironmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproducts,accordingtoa“greenlabeling”studypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport’smoreoutrageous(令人无法容忍的)findings-aGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfas“earthwormfriendly”abrandoffloursaiditwas“non-polluting”andaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobe“environmentallyfriendlier”ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncil(NCC)forlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission.“Whilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmade,itisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuy,”saidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain,WesternEurope,ScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaverage.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproducts,suchasdetergent(洗涤剂)insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.Itdidnottesttheclaims,butcomparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization(ISO)inSeptember,1999.Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendlinessmadebyabout2,000productsandfoundmanytoovagueortoomisleadingtomeetISOstandards.“Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseemenvironmentallyfriendly,butinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothing,”saidreportresearcherPhilipPage.“Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.Householdcleanersweresecondwith145separateclaims,whilepaintswerethirdonourlistwith73.Thehighnumbersshowhowveryconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosortthetruefromthemisleading.”hesaid.TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueormisleadingclaimsonproductpackaging,because

72termssuchas“environmentallyfriendly”and“non-polluting”cannotbeverified.“WhatwearenowpushingforistohavemultinationalcorporationsmeetthestandardssetbytheISO.”saidPage.31.Accordingtothepassage,theNCCfounditoutrageousthat________.A)alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandardsB)theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearordeceivingC)consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures’claimD)fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentfriendly32.Asindicatedinthispassage,withsomanygoodclaims,theconsumers________.A)arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuyB)arestillnotwillingtopaymoreforproductswithgreenlabelingC)arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveontheenvironmentD)stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment33.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain’sNCCto________.A)findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmentalstandardsB)informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuyC)examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandardsD)revisetheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization34.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhouseholdproducts?A)Theyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblems.B)Consumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalse.C)Theycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumer.D)Consumerswillbetemptedtobuyproductstheydon’tneed.35.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumerInternationalwantsto________.A)makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirementsB)seeallhouseholdproductsmeetenvironmentalstandardsC)warnconsumersofthedangerofso-calledgreenproductsD)verifytheeffortsofnon-pollutingproductsPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TwohoursfromthetallbuildingsofManhattanandPhiladelphialivesomeoftheworld’slargestblackbears.TheyareinnorthernPennsylvania’sPoconoMountains,ahometheysharewithanabundanceofotherwildlife.

73Thestreams,lakes,meadows(草地),mountainridgesandforeststhatmakethePoconosanidealplaceforblackbearshavealsoattractedmorepeopletotheregion.Openspacesarethreatenedbyplansforhousingestatesandimportanthabitats(栖息地)areendangeredbyhighwayconstruction.ToprotectthePoconosnaturalbeautyfromirresponsibledevelopment,theNatureConservancy(大自然保护协会)namedtheareaoneofAmerica’s“LastGreatPlaces”.Operatingoutofacentury-oldschoolhouseinthevillageofLongPond,Pennsylvania,theconservancy’sbudCookisworkingwithlocalpeopleandbusinessleaderstobalanceeconomicgrowthwithenvironmentalprotection.ByforgingpartnershipswithpeoplelikeFrancisAltemose,theConservancyhasbeenabletoprotectmorethan14,000acresofenvironmentallyimportantlandinthearea.Altemose’sfamilyhasfarmedinthePoconoareaforgenerations.TwoyearsagoFrancisworkedwiththeConservancytoincludehisfarminacountyfarmlandprotectionprogram.Asaresult,hisfamily’slandcanbeprotectedfromdevelopmentandtheAltemoseswillbebetterabletoprovideasecurefinancialfuturefortheir7-year-oldgrandson.CookattributestheConservancy’ssuccessinthePoconostohavingalocalpresenceandacommitmenttoworkingwithlocalresidents“Thekeytoprotectingtheseremarkablelandsisconnectingwiththelocalcommunity,”Cooksaid.“Thepeoplewholivethererespecttheland.Theyvaluequietforests,clearstreamsandabundantwildlife.Theyareeagertohelpwithconservationeffort.FormoreinformationonhowyoucanhelptheNatureConservancyprotectthePoconosandtheworld’sother“LastGreatPlaces,”pleasecall1-888-5646864orvisitusontheWorldWideWebatwww.tnc.org.36.ThepurposeinnamingthePoconosasoneofAmerica’s“LastGreatPlaces”isto________.A)gainsupportfromthelocalcommunityB)protectitfromirresponsibledevelopmentC)makeitabetterhomeforblackbearsD)providefinancialsecurityforfuturegenerations37.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A)thepopulationinthePoconoareaisgrowingB)wildlifeinthePoconoareaisdyingoutrapidlyC)thesecurityofthePoconoresidentsisbeingthreatenedD)farmlandsinthePoconoareaareshrinkingfast38.WhatisimportantinprotectingthePoconosaccordingtoCook?A)ThesettingupofanenvironmentalprotectionwebsiteB)SupportfromorganizationslikeTheNatureConservancyC)CooperationwiththelocalresidentsandbusinessleadersD)Inclusionoffarmlandsintheregion’sprotectionprogram

7439.WhatdoesBudCookmeanby“havingalocalpresence”(Line1,Para.5)?A)FinancialcontributionsfromlocalbusinessleadersB)ConsiderationoftheinterestsofthelocalresidentsC)TheestablishmentofawildlifeprotectionfoundationintheareaD)ThesettingupofalocalNatureConservancybranchinthePoconoarea40.Thepassagemostprobablyis________.A)anofficialdocumentB)anewsstoryC)anadvertisementD)aresearchreportUnit14PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker.Frito-Lay.Thinksotherwise.“Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,thecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmerica,ownedbyPepsiCo.Andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow,thecompanyhastolookoverseas.Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:firstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.Andsecond,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global”asaconcept.“Global”doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthanconsumes-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspartofamodem,innovative(创新的)worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninvention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.Instead,Riskey,thecompany’sresearchanddevelopmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo(标识).Thelogo,alongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageofthe“irresistibility”ofits

75chips,wouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.TheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworld.“We’remakingproductsinthosecountries,we’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,”saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo’schiefexecutive.21.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarkingthat________.A)potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarketB)theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsalesC)thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochipsD)peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochips22.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?A)Itsproductsusetobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.B)Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarker.C)Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.D)Itneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.23.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat________.A)consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrandsB)localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrandsC)productssuitingChineseconsumers’needsbringmoreprofitsD)productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue24.WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?A)Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.B)Topromotethecompany’sstrategyofglobalization.C)Tochangethecompany’slong-heldmarketingimage.D)TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.25.Frito-Lay’sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket________.A)won’taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeopleB)willleadtoeconomicimperialismC)willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeopleD)won’tspoilthetasteoftheirchipsPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

76IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.“We’reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthis,”oneparentsail.“Ifwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburden,wewill.“Teachersaregrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictissolvent(有综合能力的).Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,buttheyrealizeit’simpossibleforthentosolvethisproblem.The22,000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.“It’sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel,”saidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.Coffmananddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergencyplanfreeingypa$9.8millionloanthatenabledthepayroll(工资单)tobemetfor2,700teachersandstaffintimefortheholidays.Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudent-activityaccountsits38schools.AtCoffman’srequest,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict’sfinances.CoffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudgetshortageuntilaftertheNovemberelection,whenvotersapproveda$212millionbondissueforschools.InFrederick,students’parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesandofferingtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheirjobs.Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.AChevroletdealershipdonated$10,000andforgavethedistrict’s$10,750billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4,500packsofpaper.“Weemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunity,”saidMitchCarson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds.“Wehavechildrenintheschool,andweseehowtheycouldbeaffected.”AtCreekHighSchool,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplaysnewspaperarticles,districtinformationandanemailforum(论坛)。“Rumorsaboutwhat’shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlightingspeed,”saidastudent.“Wewantedtoknowthetruth,andspreadthataroundinstead.”26.WhathashappenedtotheVrainSchoolDistrict?A)Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.B)Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.C)Lotsofteachersinthedistrictareplanningtoquit.D)Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.27.HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothebudgetshortage?A)Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.B)Theyaccusedthoseresponsibleforit.C)Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.D)Theydemandedathroughinvestigation.

7728.IntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducationalbudgetshortageis________.A)unavoidableB)unthinkableC)insolvableD)irreversible29.WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?A)Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.B)Tofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecase.C)Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.D)Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbongissue.30.Threehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorderto________.A)attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneedsB)appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonationsC)exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirdutiesD)keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisisPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Humansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywouldshunfood,loveorexercise.”SaidDr.HansSelye,thefirstphysiciantodocumenttheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere’sonquestionthatcontinuousstressisharmful,severalstudiessuggestthatchallengingsituationsinwhichyou’reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbegoodforyou.Ina2001studyof158hospitalnurses,thosewhofacedconsiderableworkdemandsbutcopedwiththechallengeweremorelikelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheystressthatyoucanmanagealsoboostimmune(免疫的)function.InastudyattheAcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdam,researchersputvolunteersthroughtwostressfulexperiences.Inthefirst,atimedtaskthatrequiredmemorizingalistfollowedbyashorttest,subjectsthroughagory(血淋淋的)videoonsurgicalprocedures.ThosewhodidwellonthememorytesthadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinA,anantibodythat’sthebody’sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.Thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibody.Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones.Inshortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffect,includingimprovedmemoryfunction.“Theycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationandputitintostorage,”saysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityinNewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffectonthebodyandbrain.“Sustainedstressisnotgoodforyou,”saysRichardMorimoto,aresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisstudyingtheeffectsofstressonlongevity,“It’stheoccasionalburstofstressorbriefexposuretostressthatcouldbeprotective.”31.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A)thebenefitsofmanageablestress

78B)howtocopewithstresseffectivelyC)howtoavoidstressfulD)theeffectofstressharmoniesonmemory32.Theword“shun”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans________.A)cutdownonB)stayawayfromC)runoutofD)putupwith33.Wecanconcludefromthestudyofthe158nursesin2001that________.A)peopleunderstresstendtohaveapoormemoryB)peoplewhocan’tgettheirjobdoneexperiencemorestressC)doingchallengingworkmaybegoodforone’shealthD)stresswillweakenthebody’sdefenseagainstgerms34.IntheexperimentdescribedinParagraph3,thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibodybecause________.A)thevideowasnotenjoyableatallB)theoutcomewasbeyondtheircontrolC)theyknewlittleaboutsurgicalproceduresD)theyfeltnopressurewhilewatchingthevideo35.Dr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversitybelievesthat________.A)aperson’smemoryisdeterminedbythelevelofhormonesinhisbodyB)stresshormoneshavelastingpositiveeffectsonthebrainC)shortburstsofstresshormonesenhancememoryfunctionD)aperson’smemoryimproveswithcontinuedexperienceofstressPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky.Ifyousaytoyourchildren“I’msorryIgotangrywithyou,but...”whatfollowsthat“but”canrendertheapologyineffective:“Ihadabadday”or“yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache”leavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallydoingsoistosay“I’msorryyou’reupset”;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdone.Thenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyinga

79specificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsulting,andwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.Saying“I’muselessasaparent”doesnotcommitapersontoanyspecificimprovement.Thesepseudo-apologiesareusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness,Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotresorttothesepseudo-apologies.Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition,childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoes,andthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.Asix-year-oldmightneedremindingthatspoilingotherchildren’sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptable,butthatborrowingaparent’sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.36.Ifamotheradds“but”toanapology,________.A)shedoesn’tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologizedB)shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenhurtC)thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoacceptD)thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology37.Accordingtotheauthor,saying“I’msorryyou’reupset”mostprobablymeans“________”.A)YouhavegoodreasontogetupsetB)I’mawareyou’reupset,butI’mnottoblameC)IapologizeforhurtingyourfeelingsD)I’matfaultformakingyouupset38.Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapologybecause________.A)itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromisesB)itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguiltyC)itisvagueandineffectiveD)itishurtfulandinsulting39.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosaysorry________.A)thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignoredB)theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccountC)parentsneedtosetthemagoodexampleD)parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperlyis________.A)asocialissuecallingforimmediateattentionB)notnecessaryamongfamilymembersC)asignofsocialprogress

80D)notassimpleasitseemsUnit15PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Tear‘emapart!”“Killthefool!”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent“is“adversary“:“enemy“;“onewhoopposesyourinterests.”“Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes,winningmaydominateone’sintellect,andeveryaction,nomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsideredthenwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed.“Aretheywetenoughnow?”Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”;“friend”;“companion.”Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent.”

8157.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.B)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.C)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.58.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers________.A)aretooeagertowinB)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedC)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionD)treattheirrivalsasenemies59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A)Herefusedtocontinuethegame.B)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.C)Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair.D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.60.Accordingtothepassage,players,inagame,may________.A)deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirwayB)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotestD)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby________.A)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtB)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibilityC)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandrefereesPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearthwiththelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalso

82meanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhadadocumentcaseofoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice.”saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.Notsofar,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimates,theNationalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput—andjust3%ofthenation’s.62.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?A)Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.B)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.C)Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimports.D)ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption.63.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry________.A)believesthatdrillingforoilinANWRwillproducehighyieldsB)tendstoexaggerateAmerica’srelianceonforeignoilC)showslittleinterestintappingoilinANWRD)expectstostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia64.ThoseagainstoildrillinginANWRarguethat________.A)itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironmentB)itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblemsC)itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregionD)itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue65.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast”(Line1,Para.3)?A)OilexploitationtakesalongtimeB)TheoildrillingshouldbedelayedC)Don’tbetoooptimisticD)Don’texpectfastreturns66.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR’sfrozenearth________.A)remainsacontroversialissueB)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoonC)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems

83D)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependentUnit16PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic(长久的)personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:aone-ortwo-pagedocumentdescribingone’seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate(公司)culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.●“Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof‘cross-border’jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.”●Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour‘oldest’workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat.”●IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas‘tertiaryeducation’intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

8421.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause________.A)theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalentedB)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseasC)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomebordersD)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome（D）22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas________.A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiativeB)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskillsC)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathomeD)seekseitherhisownorhischildren’sdevelopment23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto________.A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsiderationB)learnaboutthecompany’shiringprocessC)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhuntingD)knowtheemployer’spersonallikesanddislikes24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto________.A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmakerB)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathomeC)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiencesD)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga‘cross-border’career25.Accordingtotheauthor’slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof________.A)thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUKB)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglishC)therecipient’spreferencewithregardtotheformatD)thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishculturesPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women’seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives(激励),providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathome

85todohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy(预言)becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(恶性循环)ofneglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis________.A)troublesomeB)labor-savingC)rewardingD)expensive27.Bysaying“...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling...”(Lines45,Para.2).theauthormeansthat________.A)girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboysB)girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreamsC)girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreachD)girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen________.A)womencaremoreabouteducationB)girlscangainequalaccesstoeducationC)afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildrenD)parentscanaffordtheirdaughters’education29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen’seducation?A)Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.B)Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.C)Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.D)Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.30.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

86A)unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountriesB)thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomenC)themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosocietyD)theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomenPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinforanunwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobiliser(锁止器),andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,andaGPS(全球定位系统)satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle’senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.‘Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged,’saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwon’tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition(点火)key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner’skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle’smovementsviathecar’sGPSunit.31.What’sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?A)Tohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.B)Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.C)Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.D)Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.（C）32.Bysaying“Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged”(Lines1-2.Para.3),MartynRandallsuggeststhat________.A)ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealingB)self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheft

87C)thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnologyD)thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold（B）33.Whatisessentialinmakingamodemcartoughertosteal?A)Acodedignitionkey.B)AuniqueIDcard.C)Aspecialcellphonesignal.D)AGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.（A）34.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?A)Toleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveanalarm.B)Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar’smovements.C)Togivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentre.D)ToallowforpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystem.（D）35.Whatwilltheoperationscentredofirstafterreceivinganalarm?A)Startthetrackingsystem.B)Contactthecarowner.C)Blockthecarengine.D)Locatethemissingcar.（B）PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Psychiatrists(精神病专家)whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiringmuchlater.”Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Latelyhe’sbeentakingafternoonnaps(午睡)tokeepuphisenergy.“Mybodyisaging,”saysMetcalf.“Youcan’tgetawayfromthat.”Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.“Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparents,orthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,”saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.Butatthecoreofthoselittlefears

88thereisoftenamuchbiggerone:“thattheywon’tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,”shesays.Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertility(受孕)treatment,MarilynNolenandherhusband.Randy,hadtwins.“Webothwantedchildren,”saysMarilyn,whowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyears,“asenseoffamily.”Kidsofolderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.“Thedadsareolder,moremature,”saysDr.Silber,“andmorereadytofocusonparenting.”36.Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildrearing?A)Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.B)Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.C)Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirchildren.D)Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sdemands.37.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream”(Lines7-8,Para.1)?A)Theyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage.B)Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.C)Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.D)Theyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.38.TheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat________.A)olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildrenB)manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedageC)olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodiesD)takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergy39.What’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?A)Approachingofdeath.B)Slowingdownoftheirpaceoflife.C)Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.D)Beingmistakenforgrandparents.40.WhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyNolen?A)Theythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilitytreatment.B)Notuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingchildren.C)Notuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeeltheyhadformedafamily.D)Theybelievedthatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbesmarter.

89Unit17PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingthetruth.Thefirststudytocomparehonestyacrossarangeofcommunicationmediahasfundthatpeoplearetwiceaslikelytotellliesinphoneconversationsastheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecorded—andcancomebacktohaunt(困扰)you—appearstobethekeytothefinding.JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork,asked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutes,andconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationforeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails,21percentofinstantmessages,27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37percentofphonecalls.Hisresultstobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman-computerinteractioninVienna,Austria,inApril,havesurprisedpsychologists.Someexpectedemailerstobethebiggestliars,reasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortable,thedetachment(非直接接触)ofemailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletoliemoreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpractisedatthatformofcommunication.ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldbereread,andwhetheritoccursinrealtime.Peopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccount,hesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthephone.Peoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtime—inainstantmessageorphonecall,say—thaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponse,saysHancock.Hefoundmanyliesarespontaneous(脱口而出的)responsestoanunexpecteddemand,suchas:“Doyoulikemydress?”Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkourthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstance,thephonemightbethebestmediumfoesaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.But,givenhisresult,workassessmentwherehonestyisapriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.57.Hancock’sstudyfocuseson________.

90A)theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmediaB)thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideasC)peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessagesD)people’shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia（D）58.Hancock’sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat________.A)peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessagesB)peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractionsC)peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunicationD)peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations（A）59.Accordingtothepassage,whyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?A)Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.B)Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.C)Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.D)Theyaremostpractisedatthoseformsofcommunication.60.AccordingtoHancockthetelephoneisapreferablemediumforpromotingsalesbecause________.A)salesmencantalkdirectlytotheircustomersB)salesmenmayfeellessrestrainedtoexaggerateC)salesmencanimpresscustomersasbeingtrustworthyD)salesmenmaypassoninstantmessageseffectively61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A)honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunicationsB)moreemployerswilluseemailstocommunicatewiththeiremployeesC)suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunicationpurposesD)emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompanyPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocomeworkandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”—raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification(身份证明).InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica

91.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail(讹诈)byterrorists.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.IfSept.11hadneverhappened,theairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.AnaCastro,amanagerataBen&Jerry’sicecreamshopattheairporthadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驱逐出境).Castro’scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBen&Jerry’s.62.Accordingtotheauthor,theUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation________.A)composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvaluesB)encouragingindividualpursuitsC)sharingcommoninterestsD)foundedonsharedideals63.HowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout“OperationSafeTravel”?A)Guilty.B)Offended.C)Disappointed.D)Discouraged.64.Undocumentedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafeTravel”because________.A)evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterroristsB)mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristsC)terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatusD)theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport65.Bysaying“...we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare”(Line2,Para.4),MayorAndersonmeans“________”.A)wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatusB)wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentwayC)thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelawD)theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored66.WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph?

92A)Shewillbedeportedsoonerorlater.B)Sheisallowedtostaypermanently.C)Hercasehasbeendropped.D)Herfateremainsuncertain.Unit18PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”Hesays.Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare—thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands,bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate(垂涎)overtheprofits.Arestaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstores,mostdinersdon’tnoticeorcare.Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.

9357.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?A)Itisakindoficedwater.B)Itisjustplaintapwater.C)Itisakindofbottledwater.D)Itisakindofmineralwater.（C）58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”(Line4Para.2),vonWiesenbergerwantstoconveythemessagethat________.A)plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingB)bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterC)bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstasteD)dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintaste（B）59.The“fancierbrands”(Line3Para.5)refersto________.A)tapwaterfromtheThamesRiverB)famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystoresC)PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniD)expensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenames（D）60.Whyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater?A)Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.B)Competitionfromthewineindustryisintense.C)Mostdinersfindbottledwateraffordable.D)Bottledwatersatisfieddiners’desiretofashionable.（A）61.Accordingtopassage,whyisbottledwatersopopular?A)Itismuchcheaperthanwine.B)Itisconsideredhealthier.C)Itappealstomorecultivatedpeople.D)Itismorewidelypromotedinthemarket.（B）PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease—especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatvery

94nutritious(有营养的)foods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled“well.”Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well”and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexercise,andtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody’scondition.Mostimportant,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap(缺陷)maybe“well,”inthisnewsense,iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.“Wellness”mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.62.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson________.A)keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalconditionB)monitoringpatients’bodyfunctionsC)removingpeople’sbadlivinghabitsD)ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being（C）63.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat________.A)goodhealthismorethannotbeingillB)drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmfulC)regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfitD)preventionismoredifficultthancure（B）64.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well”ifhe________.A)doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabitsB)doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicapsC)isabletohandlehisdailyroutinesD)isfreefromanykindofdisease（D）65.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness”isforpeople________.A)tobestsatisfytheirbody’sspecialneeds

95B)tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealthC)tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealthD)tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure（B）66.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?A)Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.B)Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease.C)Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.D)Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.（C）Unit19PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.I’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.”Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswill

96takemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.Insteadofstaringatablankstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfwaythroughyouavailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”(Line4,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,hemeans________.A)noonecanbebothcreativeandcriticalB)theycannotberegardedasequallyimportantC)theyareinconstantconflictwitheachotherD)onecannotusethematthesametime58.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.A)puttingtheirideasinrawformB)attemptingtoeditastheywriteC)ignoringgrammaticalsoundnessD)tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts59.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?A)Toorganizeone’sthoughtslogically.B)Tochooseanappropriatetopic.C)Togetone’sideasdown.D)Tocollectrawmaterials.60.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting”isthat________.A)itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemindB)ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwardsC)itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticismD)itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly61.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?A)Itrefineshiswritingintobettershape.B)Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.C)Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.D)Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

97Idon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,theshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement—jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelensofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmayofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’ttellthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.62.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?A)Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.B)Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.C)Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.D)Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.63.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributetheauthor’sfailuresto________.A)theveryfactthatsheisawomanB)herinvolvementingenderpoliticsC)herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicistD)theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety64.WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D.andpost-doctoralresearch?A)Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.B)Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.C)People’sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.D)Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.

9865.Whydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingaboutherclass?A)Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.B)Herstudents’performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.C)Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.D)Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.66.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?A)Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.B)Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.C)Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.D)Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.Unit20PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.   Byalmostanymeasure,thereisaboominInternet-basedinstruction.Injustafewyears,34percentofAmericanuniversitieshavebegunofferingsomeformofdistancelearning(DL),andamongthelargerschools,it’scloseto90percent.Ifyoudoubtthepopularityofthetrend,youprobablyhaven’theardoftheUniversityofPhoenix.Itgrantsdegreesentirelyonthebasisofonlineinstruction.Itenrolls90,000students,astatisticusedtosupportitsclaimtobethelargestprivateuniversityinthecountry.   Whilethekindsofinstructionofferedintheseprogramswilldiffer,DLusuallysignifiesacourseinwhichtheinstructorspostsyllabi(课程大纲),readingassignment,andschedulesonWebsites,andstudentssendintheirassignmentsbye-mail.Generallyspeaking,face-to-facecommunicationwithaninstructorisminimizedoreliminatedaltogether.   Theattractionforstudentsmightatfirstseemobvious.Primarily,there’stheconveniencepromisedbycoursesontheNet:youcandothework,astheysay,inyourpajamas(睡衣).Butfiguresindicatethatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.WhiledropoutrateforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20percent,therateforonlinestudentsis35percent.Studentsthemselvesseemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthe

99setup.InasurveyconductedforCornell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthanathirdoftherespondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobeasgoodastheclassroomcourse.   Clearly,fromtheschools’perspective,there’salotofmoneytobesaved.Althoughsomeofthemoreambitiousprogramsrequirenewinvestmentsinserversandnetworkstosupportcollaborativesoftware,mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded(升级)systems.Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon’tcometocampus,themoreschoolsavesonkeepingthelightsonintheclassrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots.And,whilethere’sevidencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDLcourseforavarietyofreasons,theywon’tbepaidanymore,andmightwellbepaidless.   57.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?A)Allitscoursesareofferedonline.B)Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.C)ItboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampusD)Anyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.58．Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedby_____A)aconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirementsB)thegreatdiversityofstudents’academicbackgroundsC)aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstructionD)thecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessors59.ManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycan_____A)earntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffortB)saveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpensesC)selectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversitiesD)workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever60.Whataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?A)Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.B)Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.C)Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.D)Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.61.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurposeof_____A)buildinguptheirreputationB)cuttingdownontheirexpensesC)upgradingtheirteachingfacilitiesD)providingconvenienceforstudent

100PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.   AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.  Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don’tyouwanttowinagain?”“No,”shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”   Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自发地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.   Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting(借用)mydaughter’sexperience.   Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.62.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?  A)Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivites.  B)Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.  C)Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.  D)Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren’stimenowadays.63.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?  A)Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.  B)Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.  C)Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.  D)Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.64.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?  A)Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.  B)Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.  C)Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.  D)Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.

10165.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.  A)shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance  B)shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuch  C)shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamofbecomingawriterD)shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting.66. What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?  A)Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.  B)Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.  C)Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.D)Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.第二部分简答题全真试题评分原则及标准根据“通知”要求，简答题安排在“阅读理解”部分之后。1.简答题要求考生在读懂文章的基础上，用正确简短的语言回答问题。在评分时应同时考虑内容和语言。每题满分2分，最低为0分。2.给分标准2分——答出全部内容，语言正确1分——答出部分内容，语言正确0分——没有答对问题3.扣分标准（1）语言有错误扣0.5分（不包括引起歧义的，可以辨识的拼写错误），每题由于语言错误扣分不能超过0.5分。（2）涉及无关内容者扣0.5分；其答案有相互矛盾的内容，则内容相互矛盾的部分均不得分；（3）整句原封不动照搬应扣分；照搬一句扣0.5分；照搬两句及两句以上者扣2分；（4）答案超过10个单词要扣分。Unit1PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

102Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)InBritain,theoldRoadTrafficActrestrictedspeedsto2m.p.h.(milesperhour)intownsand4m.p.h.inthecountry.LaterParliamentincreasedthespeedlimitto14m.p.h.Butby1903thedevelopmentofthecarindustryhadmadeitnecessarytoraisethelimitto20m.p.h.By1930,however,thelawwassowidelyignoredthatspeedingrestrictionsweredoneawaywithaltogether.Forfiveyearsmotoristswerefreetodriveatwhateverspeedstheylikes.Thenin1935theRoadTrafficActimposeda30m.p.h.speedlimitinbuilt-upareas,alongwiththeintroductionofdrivingtestsandpedestriancrossing.SpeedingisnowthemostcommonmotoringoffenceinBritain.Offencesforspeedingfallintothreeclasses:exceedingthelimitonarestrictedroad,exceedingonanyroadthelimitforthevehicleyouaredriving,andexceedingthe70m.p.h.limitonanyroad.Arestrictedroadisonewherethestreetlampsare200yardsapart,ormore.Themaincontroversy(争论)surroundingspeedinglawsistheextentoftheirsafetyvalue.TheMinistryofTransportmaintainsthatspeedlimitsreduceaccidents.Itclaimsthatwhenthe30m.p.h.limitwasintroducedin1935therewasafallof15percentinfatalaccidents.Likewise,whenthe40m.p.h.speedlimitwasimposedonanumberofroadsinLondoninthelatefifties,therewasa28percentreductioninseriousaccidents.Therewerealsofewercasualties(伤亡)intheyearafterthe70m.p.h.motorwaylimitwasimposedin1966.InAmerica,however,itisthoughtthatthereducedaccidentfiguresareduerathertotheincreaseintrafficdensity.Thisiswhyithasevenbeensuggestedthatthepresentspeedlimitsshouldbedoneawaywithcompletely,orthataguideshouldbegiventoinexperienceddriversandthespeedlimitsmadeadvisory,asisdoneinpartsoftheUSA.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)71.DuringwhichperiodcouldBritishmotoristsdrivewithoutspeedlimits?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________72.Whatmeasureswereadoptedin1935inadditiontothespeedingrestrictions?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________73.Speedingisamotoringoffenceadrivercommitswhenhe________.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________74.WhatistheopinionofBritishauthoritiesconcerningspeedinglaws?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________75.WhatreasondoAmericansgiveforthereductionintrafficaccidents?

103____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit2PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)Would-belanguageteacherseverywherehaveonethingincommon:theyallwantsomerecognitionoftheirprofessionalstatusandskills,andajob.Theformerrequirementisobviouslyimportantonapersonallevel,butitisvitalifyouaretohaveanychanceoffindingwork.Tenyearsago,thesituationwasverydifferent.Invirtuallyeverydevelopingcountry,andinmanydevelopedcountriesaswell,beinganativeEnglishspeakerwasenoughtogetyouemployedasanEnglishteacher.Nowemployerswillonlylookatteacherswhohavetheknowledge,theskillsandattitudestoteachEnglisheffectively.Theresultofthishasbeentoraisenon-nativeEnglishteacherstothesamestatusastheirnativecounterparts(相对应的人)—somethingtheyhavealwaysdeservedbutseldomenjoyed.Non-nativesarenowhappy—linguisticdiscrimination(语言上的歧视)isathingofthepast.Anongoingresearchproject,fundedbytheUniversityofCambridge,askedasampleofteachers,teachereducatorsandemployersinmorethan40countrieswhethertheyregardthenative/non-nativespeakersdistinctionasbeingatallimportant.“NO”wastheanswer.AslongascandidatescouldteachandhadtherequiredlevelofEnglish,itdidn’tmatterwhotheywereandwheretheycamefrom.Thus,anewformofdiscrimination—thistimejustifiedbecauseitsingledouttheunqualified—liberatedthelinguisticallyoppressed(受压迫的).ButtheCambridgeprojectdidmorethanjustthat:itconfirmedthattheneedsofnativeandnon-nativeteachersareextremelysimilar.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，

104标点符号不占格。)S1.TheselectionofEnglishteachersusedtobemainlybasedon________.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S2.Whatdidnon-nativeEnglishteachersdeservebutseldomenjoy?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S3.WhatkindofpeoplecannowfindajobasanEnglishteacher?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S4.Whatistheresultofthe“newformofdiscrimination”(Line5,Para.4)?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S5.Thephrase“thelinguisticallyoppressed”(Line6,Para.4)referstothosewhowere_______.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit3PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)Formanywomenchoosingwhethertoworkornottoworkoutsidetheirhomeisaluxury:theymustworktosurvive.Othersfaceaharddecision.Perhapstheeasiestchoicehastodowitheconomics.Onehusbandsaid,“MargeandIdecidedaftercarefulconsiderationthatforhertogobacktoworkatthismomentwasanextravagance(奢侈)wecouldn’tafford.”Withtwopreschoolchildren,itsoonbecameclearintheirfiguringthatwithbabysitters(临时照看小孩的人),transportation,andincreasedtaxes,ratherthanhavingmoremoney,theymightactuallyendupwithless.Economicfactorsareusuallythefirsttobeconsidered,buttheyarenotthemostimportant.Themostimportantaspectsofthedecisionhavetodowiththeemotionalneedsofeachmemberofthefamily.Itisinthisareathathusbandsandwivesfindthemselveshavingtofacemany

105confusingandconflictingfeelings.Therearemanywomenwhofindthathomemakingisboringorwhofeelimprisoned(被囚禁)iftheyhavetostayhomewithayoungchildorseveralchildren.Ontheotherhand,therearewomenwhothinkthathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.Frommyownexperience.Iwouldliketosuggestthatsometimethedecisiontogobacktoworkismadeintoomuchhaste.TherearefewdecisionsthatInowregretmore.Iwasn’tmatureenoughtoseehowmuchIcouldhavegainedathome.Iregretmyimpatiencetogetonwithmycareer.IwishIhadallowedmyselftheluxuryofwatchingtheworldthroughmylittlegirl’seyes.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)71.Whichwordinthefirsttowparagraphsbestexplainswhymanywomenhavetowork?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________72.WhydidMargeandherhusbandthinkitanextravaganceforMargetogobacktowork?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________73.Whatarethetwomajorconsiderationsindecidingwhetherwomenshouldgoouttowork?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________74.Somewomenwouldratherdohouseworkandtakecareoftheirchildrenthanpursueacareerbecausetheyfeel________.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________75.Ifgivenasecondchance,thewriterwouldprobablychooseto________.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit4PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

106thefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)Anotherthingtorememberinconnectionwithconcreteisthatyouarenotallowedverymuchfreedomforerrorsineithermeasurementsorlocation.Onceyouhaveasolidmassofconcretesetinplace,itisgoingtostaythere.Youhaveadifficultjobaheadofyouifyoutrytoremedyamistake.Makeverysure,beforeyoufilltheform,thateverythingiswhereandhowyouwantit.　　Therearenumerousrulesregardingthepropermixing,handling,andfinishingofconcrete,buttheessentialoneconcernstheamountofwatertouse.Thelesswaterinthemix,thelessthefinishedjobwillshrink.Thelesswaterused,theharderandmoreenduringthejobafterithasset.　　Theamateurconcreteworkerisannoyedwithtwodesires.Oneistouseenoughwatertohavetheconcreteniceandsoftandeasytopusharound.Youhavebeenwarnedagainstthat.Thesecondistotakeoffthewoodenformstooearly,toseewhatthejoblookslike.Thatisreallyfatal.Iftheformsarestrippedofftoosoon,whiletheconcreteisstill"green",twothingsarelikelytohappen—youarealmostsuretobreakoffcornersoredges,andyouarelikelytocauseamajorcrackordefectinthebodyofthework.Anexcellentruleistowaituntilyouaresuretheconcreteisproperlyhardened,andthenwaitanotherdaybeforeremovingtheforms.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)1.Whatwouldbethetitlefortheselection?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Whatdoestheessentialruleconcern?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Whatisoneofthedesirestheamateurmustresist?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesisnotessentialinsomeonewhoworkswithconcrete:carefulness,diligence,patience,orself-control?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheconcreteis“green”?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit5PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

107thefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren’sintelligencedevelops,theyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.Thepoweroftheschoolhasbeenreplacedbythehome.Tobeginwith,allthefactorswhicharepartofintelligence—thechild’sunderstandingoflanguage,learningpatterns,curiosity—areestablishedwellbeforethechildentersschoolattheageofsix.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatevenafterschoolbegins,children’sachievementshavebeenfarmoreinfluencedbyparentsthanbyteachers.Thisisparticularlytrueaboutlearningthatislanguage-related.Theschoolratherthanthehomeisgivencreditforvariationsinachievementinsubjectssuchasscience.Inviewoftheirpower,it’ssadtoseesomanyparentsnotmakingthemostoftheirchild’sintelligence.Untilrecentlyparentshadbeenwarnedbyeducatorswhoaskedthemnottoeducatetheirchildren.Manyteachersnowrealizethatchildrencannotbeeducatedonlyatschoolandparentsarebeingaskedtocontributebothbeforeandafterthechildentersschool.Parentshavebeenparticularlyafraidtoteachreadingathome.Ofcourse,childrenshouldn’tbepushedtoreadbytheirparents,buteducatorshavediscoveredthatreadingisbesttaughtindividually—andtheeasiestplacetodothisisathome.Manyfour-andfive-year-oldswhohavebeenshownafewlettersandtaughttheirsoundswillcomposesinglewordsoftheirownwiththemevenbeforetheyhavebeentaughttoread.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格)S1.Whathaveresearchersfoundoutabouttheinfluenceofparentsandtheschoolonchildren’sintelligence?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S2.Whatdoresearchersconcludeaboutchildren’slearningpatterns?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S3.Inwhichareamayschoolplayamoreimportantrole?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S4.Whydidmanyparentsfailtomakethemostoftheirchildren’sintelligence?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________S5.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatparentsshouldbeencouragedto____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit6PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.

108Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher?Ithinkthefollowingwouldbegenerallyaccepted.First,theteacher’spersonalityshouldbelivelyandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoareplain-looking,orevenugly,becausemanysuchpeoplehavegreatpersonalcharm.Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheover-excitable,sad,cold,andfrustrated.Secondly,itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateachertohaveagenuinecapacityforsympathy,acapacitytounderstandthemindsandfeelingsofotherpeople,especially,sincemostteachersareschoolteachers,themindsandfeelingsofchildren.Closelyrelatedwiththisisthecapacitytobetolerant—not,indeed,ofwhatiswrong,butoftheweaknessesandimmaturityofhumannaturewhichinduce(诱导)people,andagainespeciallychildren,tomakemistakes.Thirdly,Iholditessentialforateachertobebothintellectuallyandmorallyhonest.Thismeansthathewillbeawareofhisintellectualstrengthsandlimitations,andwillhavethoughtaboutanddecideduponthemoralprinciplesbywhichhislifeshallbeguided.Thereisnocontradictioninmygoingontosaythatateachershouldbeabitofanactor.Thatispartofthetechniqueofteaching,whichdemandsthateverynowandthenateachershouldbeabletoputonanacttoenliven(使生动)alesson,correctafault,orawardpraise.Children,especiallyyoungchildren,liveinaworldthatisratherlargerthanlife.Ateachermustbecapableofinfinitepatience.This,Imaysay,islargelyamatterofself-disciplineandself-training,forwearenoneofusbornlikethat.Finally,Ithinkateachershouldhavethekindofmindwhichalwayswantstogoonlearning.Teachingisajobatwhichonewillneverbeperfect;thereisalwayssomethingmoretolearnaboutit.Therearethreeprincipalobjectsofstudy:thesubjectswhichtheteacheristeaching;themethodsbywhichthesubjectscanbestbetaughttotheparticularpupilsintheclassesheisteaching;and—byfarthemostimportant—thechildren,youngpeople,oradultstowhomthesubjectsaretobetaught.ThetwofundamentalprinciplesofBritisheducationtodayarethateducationiseducationofthewholeperson,andthatitisbestacquiredthroughfullandactiveco-operationbetweentwopersons,theteacherandthelearner.S1.Plain-lookingteacherscanalsobeadmiredbytheirstudentsiftheyhave______________________________________________________________________S2.TheauthorsaysitisS2thatteachersbesympatheticwiththeirstudents.______________________________________________________________________S3.Ateachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohave______________________________________________________________________andtobe______________________________________________________________________.S4.AteacherwhoisS4willbeabletomakehislessonsmorelively.______________________________________________________________________S5.Howcanateacheracquireinfinitepatience?

109______________________________________________________________________S6.Sinceteachingisajobnoonecanbeperfectat,itisnecessaryforteacherstokeepimprovingtheirknowledgeofthesubjectstheyteachandtheir______________________________________________________________________S7.Teachers’mostimportantobjectofstudyis______________________________________________________________________S8.EducationcannotbebestacquiredwithoutS8betweentheteacherandthelearner______________________________________________________________________第三部分快速阅读Unit1PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minute)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.LandfillsYouhavejustfinishedyourmealatafastfoodrestaurantandyouthrowyouruneatenfood,foodwrappers,drinkcups,utensilsandnapkinsintothetrashcan.Youdon’tthinkaboutthatwasteagain.Ontrashpickupdayinyourneighborhood,youpushyourcanouttothecurb,andworkersdumpthecontentsintoabigtruckandhaulitaway.Youdon’thavetothinkaboutthat

110wasteagain,either.Butmaybeyouhavewondered,asyouwatchthetrashtruckpullaway,justwherethatgarbageendsup.AmericansgeneratetrashatanAstonishingrateoffourpoundsperdayperperson;whichtranslatesto600,000tonsperdayor210milliontonsperyear!Thisisalmosttwiceasmuchtrashperpersonasmostothermajorcountries.Whathappenstothistrash?Somegetsrecycled(回收利用)orrecoveredandsomeisburned,butthemajorityisburiedinlandfills.                                                  HowMuchTrashIsGenerated?Ofthe210milliontonsoftrash,orsolidwaste,generatedintheUnitedStatesannually,about56milliontons,or27percent,iseitherrecycled(glass,paperproducts,plastic,metals)orcomposted(做成堆肥)(yardwaste).Theremainingtrash,whichismostlyunrecyclable,isdiscarded.HowIsTrashDisposedof?ThetrashproductionintheUnitedStateshasalmosttripledsince1960.Thistrashishandledinvariousways.About27percentofthetrashisrecycledorcomposted,16percentisburnedand57percentisburiedinlandfills.Theamountoftrashburiedinlandfillshasdoubledsince1960.TheUnitedStatesrankssomewhereinthemiddleofthemajorcountries(UnitedKingdom,Canada,Germany,FranceandJapan)inlandfilldisposal.TheUnitedKingdomrankshighest,buryingabout90percentofitssolidwasteinlandfills.WhatIsaLandfill?   Therearetwowaystoburytrash:   Dump—anopenholeinthegroundwheretrashisburiedandthatisfullofvariousanimals(rats,mice,birds).(Thisismostpeople’sideaofalandfill!)Landfill—carefullydesignedstructurebuiltintoorontopofthegroundinwhichtrashisisolatedfromthesurroundingenvironment(groundwater,air,rain).Thisisolationisaccomplishedwithabottomlineranddailycoveringofsoil. Sanitarylandfill—landfillthatusesaclaylinertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironmentMunicipalsolidwaste(MSW)landfill—landfillthatusesasynthetic(plastic)linertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironmentThepurposeofalandfillistoburythetrashinsuchawaythatitwillbeisolatedfromgroundwater,willbekeptdryandwillnotbeincontactwithair.Undertheseconditions,trashwillnotdecompose(腐烂)much.Alandfillisnotlikeacompostpile,wherethepurposeistoburytrashinsuchawaythatitwilldecomposequickly.ProposingtheLandfillForalandfilltobebuilt,theoperatorshavetomakesurethattheyfollowcertainsteps.Inmostpartsoftheworld,thereareregulationsthatgovernwherealandfillcanbeplacedandhowitcanoperate.Thewholeprocessbeginswithsomeoneproposingthelandfill.

111IntheUnitedStates,takingcareoftrashandbuildinglandfillsarelocalgovernmentresponsibilities.Beforeacityorotherauthoritycanbuildalandfill,anenvironmentimpactstudymustbedoneontheproposedsitetodetermine:theareaoflandnecessaryforthelandfillthecompositionoftheunderlyingsoilandbedrocktheflowofsurfacewateroverthesitetheimpactoftheproposedlandfillonthelocalenvironmentandwildlifethehistoricalvalueoftheproposedsiteBuildingtheLandfillOncetheenvironmentalimpactstudyiscomplete,thepermitsaregrantedandthefundshavebeenraised,thenconstructionbegins.First,accessroadstothelandfillsitemustbebuiltiftheydonotalreadyexist.Thereroadswillbeusedbyconstructionequipment,sanitation(环卫)servicesandthegeneralpublic.Afterroadshavebeenbuilt,diggingcanbegin.IntheNorthWakeCountryLandfill,thelandfillbegan10feetbelowtheroadsurface.WhatHappenstoTrashinaLandfill?Trashputinalandfillwillstaythereforaverylongtime.Insidealandfill,thereislittleoxygenandlittlemoisture.Undertheseconditions,trashdoesnotbreakdownveryrapidly.Infact,whenoldlandfillshavebeenduguporsampled,40-year-oldnewspapershavebeenfoundwitheasilyreadableprint.Landfillsarenotdesignedtobreakdowntrash,merelytoburyit.Whenalandfillcloses,thesite,especiallythegroundwater,mustbemonitoredandmaintainedforupto30years!HowIsaLandfillOperated?Alandfill,suchastheNorthWakeCountyLandfill,mustbeopenandavailableeveryday.Customersaretypicallymunicipalitiesandconstructioncompanies,althoughresidentsmayalsousethelandfill.Neartheentranceofthelandfillisarecyclingcenterwhereresidentscandropoffrecyclablematerials(aluminumcans,glassbottles,newspapersandpaperproducts).Thishelpstoreducetheamountofmaterialinthelandfill.Someofthesematerialsarebannedfromlandfillsbylawbecausetheycanberecycled.Ascustomersenterthesite,theirtrucksareweighedatthescalehouse.Customersarechargedtippingfeesforusingthesite.Thetippingfeesvaryfrom$10to$40perton.Thesefeesareusedtopayforoperationcosts.TheNorthWakeCountyLandfillhasanoperatingbudgetofapproximately$4.5million,andpartofthatcomesfromtippingfees.Alongthesite,therearedrop-offstationsformaterialsthatarenotwantedorlegallybannedbythelandfill.Amulti-materialdrop-offstationisusedfortires,motoroil,lead-acidbatteries.Someofthesematerialscanberecycled.

112Inaddition,thereisahouseholdhazardouswastedrop-offstationforchemicals(paints,pesticides,otherchemicals)thatarebannedfromthelandfill.Thesechemicalsaredisposedofbyprivatecompanies.Somepaintscanberecycledandsomeorganicchemicalscanbeburnedinfurnacesorpowerplants.Otherstructuresalongsidethelandfillaretheborrowedareathatsuppliesthesoilforthelandfill,therunoffcollectionpondandmethane(甲烷)station.Landfillsarecomplicatedstructuresthat,whenproperlydesignedandmanaged,serveanimportantpurpose.Inthefuture,newtechnologiescalledbioreactorswillbeusedtospeedthebreakdownoftrashinlandfillsandproducemoremethane.1. Thepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthestructureanduseofalandfill.2. MostofthetrashthatAmericansgenerateendsupinlandfills.3. ComparedwithothermajorIndustrializedcountries,Americaburiesamuchhigherpercentageofitssolidwasteinlandfills.4. Landfillsarelikecompostpilesinthattheyspeedupdecompositionoftheburiedtrash.5. Inmostcountriestheselectionofalandfillsiteisgovernedbyrulesandregulations.6. IntheUnitedStatesthebuildingoflandfillsisthejobofbothfederalandlocalgovernments.7. Hazardouswasteshavetobetreatedbeforebeingdumpedintolandfills.8.Typicalcustomersofalandfillare__________________.9.Todisposeofatonoftrashinalandfill,customershavetopaytippingfeeof____________. 10.Materialsthatarenotpermittedtobeburiedinlandfillsshouldbedumpedat____________.Unit2PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minute)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Highways

113Earlyinthe20thcentury,mostofthestreetsandroadsintheU.S.weremadeofdirt,brick,andcedarwoodblocks.Builtforhorse,carriage,andfoottraffic,theywereusuallypoorlycaredforandtoonarrowtoaccommodate(容纳)automobiles.Withtheincreaseinautoproduction,privateturnpike(收费公路)companiesunderlocalauthoritiesbegantospringup,andby1921therewere387,000milesofpavedroads.Manywerebuiltusingspecificationsof19thcenturyScottishengineersThomasTelfordandJohnMacAdam(forwhomthemacadamsurfaceisnamed),whosespecificationsstressedtheimportanceofadequatedrainage.Beyondthat,therewerenonationalstandardsforsize,weightrestrictions,orcommercialsigns.DuringWorldWarI,roadsthroughoutthecountrywerenearlydestroyedbytheweightoftrucks.WhenGeneralEisenhowerreturnedfromGermanyin1919,afterservingintheU.S.army’sfirsttranscontinentalmotorconvoy(车队),henoted:“Theoldconvoyhadstartedmethinkingaboutgood,two-lanehighways,butGermany’sAutobahnormotorwayhadmademeseethewisdomofbroaderribbonsacrosstheland.”Itwouldtakeanotherwarbeforethefederalgovernmentwouldactonanationalhighwaysystem.DuringWorldWarII,atremendousincreaseintrucksandnewroadswererequired.Thewardemonstratedhowcriticalhighwaysweretothedefenseeffort.Thirteenpercentofdefenseplantsreceivedalltheirsuppliesbytruck,andalmostallotherplantsshippedmorethanhalfoftheirproductsbyvehicle.Thewaralsorevealedthatlocalcontrolofhighwayshadledtoaconfusingvarietyofdesignstandards.Evenfederalandstatehighwaysdidnotfollowbasicstandards.Somestatesallowedtrucksupto36,000pounds,whileothersrestrictedanythingover7,000pounds.Agovernmentstudyrecommendedanationalhighwaysystemof33,920miles,andcongresssoonpassedtheFederal-AidHighwayActof1944,whichcalledforstrict,centrallycontrolleddesigncriteria.Theinterstatehighwaysystemwasfinallylaunchedin1956andhasbeenhailedasoneofthegreatestpublicworksprojectsofthecentury.Tobuildits44,000-milewebofhighways,bridge,andtunnels,hundredsofuniqueengineeringdesignsandsolutionshadtobeworkedout.Considerthemanygeographicfeaturesofthecountry:mountains,steepgrades,wetlands,rivers,desertsandplains.Variablesincludedtheslopeoftheland,theabilityofthepavementtosupporttheload,theintensityofroaduse,andthenatureoftheunderlyingsoil.Urbanareaswereanotherproblem.Innovativedesignsofroadways,tunnels,bridges,overpasses,andinterchangesthatcouldrunthroughorbypassurbanareassoonbegantoweavetheirwayacrossthecountry,foreveralteringthefaceofAmerica.Today,theinterstatesystemlinkseverymajorcityintheU.S.,andtheU.S.withCanadaandMexico.Builtwithsafetyinmind,thehighwayshavewidelanesandshoulders,dividingmedians,orbarriers,longentryandexitlanes,curvesengineeredforsafeturns,andlimitedaccess.ThedeathrateonhighwaysishalfthatofallotherU.S.roads(0.86deathsper100millionpassengermilescomparedto1.99deathsper100milliononallotherroads).ByopeningtheNorthAmericancontinent,highwayshaveenabledconsumergoodsandservicestoreachpeopleinremoteandruralareasofthecountry,spurredthegrowthofsuburbs,

114andprovidedpeoplewithgreateroptionsintermofjobs,accesstoculturalprograms,healthcare,andotherbenefits.Aboveall,theinterstatesystemprovidesindividualswithwhattheycherishmost:personalfreedomofmobility.Theinterstatesystemhasbeenanessentialelementofthenation’seconomicgrowthintermsofshippingandjobcreation:morethan75percentofthenation’sfreightdeliveriesarrivebytruck;andmostproductsthatarrivebyrailorairuseinterstatesforthelastlegofthejourneybyvehicle.NotonlyhasthehighwaysystemaffectedtheAmericaneconomybyprovidingshippingroutes,ithasledtothegrowthofspin-offindustrieslikeservicestations,motels,restaurants,andshoppingcenters.Ithasallowedtherelocationofmanufacturingplantsandotherindustriesfromurbanareastorural.Bytheendofthecenturytherewasanimmensenetworkofpavedroads,residentialstreets,expressways,andfreewaysbuilttosupportmillionsofvehicles.ThehighwaysystemwasofficiallyrenamedforEisenhowertohonorhisvisionandleadership.Theyearconstructionbeganhesaid:“Together,theunitedforcesofourcommunicationandtransportationsystemsaredynamicelementsintheverynamewebear—UnitedStates.Withoutthem,wewouldbeamereallianceofmanyseparateparts.”1.Nationalstandardsforpavedroadswereinplaceby1921.2.GeneralEisenhowerfeltthatthebroadGermanmotorwaysmademoresensethanthetwo-lanehighwaysofAmerica.3.Itwasinthe1950sthattheAmericangovernmentfinallytookactiontobuildanationalhighwaysystem.4.Manyoftheproblemspresentedbythecountry’sgeographicalfeaturesfoundsolutionsininnovativeengineeringprojects.5.Inspiteofsafetyconsiderations,thedeathrateoninterstatehighwaysisstillhigherthanthatofotherAmericanroads.6.TheinterstatehighwaysystemprovidesaccessbetweenmajormilitaryinstallationsinAmerica.7.Servicestations,motelsandrestaurantspromotedthedevelopmentoftheinterstatehighwaysystem.8.Thegreatestbenefitbroughtaboutbytheinterstatesystemwas________.9.Trucksusingtheinterstatehighwaysdelivermorethan________.10.TheinterstatesystemwasrenamedafterEisenhowerinrecognitionof________.

115Unit3PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minute)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeopleThere’sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted,”peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosay,lifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations.Weencounteremergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.Evenasachild,Iobservedpeoplewhowerepoor,ordisabled,orill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbody,wrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.1.Dosomethingnew.Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:It’slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,buteventually

116you’llgetaflat.It’suptoyoutoplugtheleak—eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That’swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Here’sachallenge:Ifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tordinarilydo,doit.Tryadishyou’venevereaten.Listentomusicyou’dordinarilytuneout.You’lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.2.Reclaimlife’smeaning.Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.“ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething,”shesays.“ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.”Ivy’ssolution?ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients.“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly.4.Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan’tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.

1175.Makeupyourmind.Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish—ortooextreme?Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.6.Givetoget.Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter,youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?”asifyoureallywanttoknow,thenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassage(按摩)tosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner.Then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?1.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheremainlyreferstoashortageoffossilfuels.2.Peoplethesedaystendtolackphysicalenergy.3.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccessinlife.4.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisinheritedandgeneticallydetermined.5.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalenergy.6.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.7.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomeredecoration.8.Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficultto________.9.Whenitcomestodecision-making,oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithout________.10.Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,________.Unit4PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minute)

118Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ProtectYourPrivacyWhenJob-huntingOnlineIdentitytheftandidentityfraudaretermsusedtorefertoalltypesofcrimeinwhichsomeonewrongfullyobtainsandusesanotherperson’spersonaldatainsomewaythatinvolvesfraudordeception,typicallyforeconomicgain.Thenumbersassociatedwithidentitytheftarebeginningtoaddupfastthesedays.ArecentGeneralAccountingOfficereportestimatesthatasmanyas750,000Americansarevictimsofidentitythefteveryyear.Andthatnumbermaybelow,asmanypeoplechoosenottoreportthecrimeeveniftheyknowtheyhavebeenvictimized.Identitytheftis“anabsoluteepidemic,”statesRobertEllisSmith,arespectedauthorandadvocateofprivacy.“It’scertainlypickedupinthelastfourorfiveyears.It’sworldwide.Itaffectseverybody,andthere’sverylittleyoucandotopreventitand,worstofall,youcan’tdetectituntilit’sprobablytoolate.”Unlikeyourfingerprints,whichareuniquetoyouandcannotbegiventosomeoneelsefortheiruse,youpersonaldata,especiallyyoursocialsecuritynumber,yourbankaccountorcreditcardnumber,yourtelephonecallingcardnumber,andothervaluableidentifyingdata,canbeused,iftheyfallintothewronghands,topersonallyprofitatyourexpense.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,forexample,manypeoplehavereportedthatunauthorizedpersonshavetakenfundsoutoftheirbankorfinancialaccounts,or,intheworstcases,takenovertheiridentitiesaltogether,runningupvastdebtsandcommittingcrimeswhileusingthevictims’names.Inmanycases,avictim’slossesmayincludednotonlyout-of-pocketfinanciallosses,butsubstantialadditionalfinancialcostsassociatedwithtryingtorestorehisreputationinthecommunityandcorrectingerroneousinformationforwhichthecriminalisresponsible.AccordingtotheFBI,identitytheftisthenumberonefraudcommittedontheInternet.Sohowdojobseekersprotectthemselveswhilecontinuingtocirculatetheirresumesonline?Thekeytoasuccessfulonlinejobsearchislearningtomanagertherisks.HerearesometipsforstayingsafewhileconductingajobsearchontheInternet.1.Checkforaprivacypolicy.Ifyouareconsideringpostingyourresumeonline,makesurethejobsearchsiteyourareconsideringhasaprivacypolicy,likeCareerBuilder.com.Thepolicyshouldspellouthowyourinformationwillbeused,storedandwhetherornotitwillbeshared.Youmaywanttothinktwice

119aboutpostingyourresumeonasitethatautomaticallysharesyourinformationwithothers.Youcouldbeopeningyourselfuptounwantedcallsfromsolicitors(推销员).Whenreviewingthesite’sprivacypolicy,you’llbeabletodeleteyourresumejustaseasilyasyoupostedit.Youwon’tnecessarilywantyourresumetoremainoutthereontheInternetonceyoulandajob.Remember,thelongeryourresumeremainspostedonajobboard,themoreexposure,bothpositiveandnot-so-positive,itwillreceive.2.Takeadvantageofsitefeatures.Lawfuljobsearchsitesofferlevelsofprivacyprotection.Beforepostingyourresume,carefullyconsideryourjobsearchobjectiveandthelevelofriskyouarewillingtoassume.CareerBuilder.com,forexample,offersthreelevelsofprivacyfromwhichjobseekerscanchoose.Thefirstisstandardposting.Thisoptiongivesjobseekerswhoposttheirresumesthemostvisibilitytothebroadestemployeraudiencepossible.Thesecondisanonymous(匿名的)posting.Thisallowsjobseekersthesamevisibilityasthoseinthestandardpostingcategorywithoutanyoftheircontactinformationbeingdisplayed.Jobseekerswhowishtoremainanonymousbutwanttosharesomeotherinformationmaychoosewhichpiecesofcontactinformationtodisplay.Thethirdisprivateposting.Thisoptionallowsajobseekertopostaresumewithouthavingitsearchedbyemployers.PrivatepostingallowsjobseekerstoquicklyandeasilyapplyforjobsthatappearonCareerBuilder.comwithoutretypingtheirinformation.3.Safeguardyouridentity.CareerexpertssaythatoneofthewaysjobseekerscanstaysafewhileusingtheInternettosearchoutjobsistoconcealtheiridentities.Replaceyournameonyourresumewithageneric(泛指的)identifier,suchas“IntranetDeveloperCandidate,”or“ExperiencedMarketingRepresentative.”Youshouldalsoconsidereliminatingthenameandlocationofyourcurrentemployer.Dependingonyourtitle,itmaynotbeallthatdifficulttodeterminewhoyouareoncethenameofyourcompanyisprovided.Useageneraldescriptionofthecompanysuchas“Majorautomanufacturer,”or“Internationalpackagedgoodssupplier.”Ifyourjobtitleisunique,considerusingthegenericequivalentinsteadoftheexacttitleassignedbyyouremployer.4.Establishandemailaddressforyoursearch.Anotherwaytoprotectyourprivacywhileseekingemploymentonlineistoopenupanemailaccountspecificallyforyouronlinejobsearch.Thiswillsafeguardyourexistingemailboxintheeventsomeoneyoudon’tknowgetsholdofyouremailaddressandsharesitwithothers.Usinganemailaddressspecificallyforyoujobsearchalsoeliminatesthepossibilitythatyou

120willreceiveunwelcomeemailsinyourprimarymailbox.Whennamingyournewemailaddress,besurethatitdoesn’tcontainreferencestoyournameorotherinformationthatwillgiveawayyouridentity.Thebestsolutionisanemailaddressthatisrelevanttothejobyouareseekingsuchassalesmgr2004@provider.com.5.Protectyourreference.Ifyourresumecontainsasectionwiththenamesandcontactinformationofyourreferences,takeitout.There’snosenseinsafeguardingyourinformationwhilesharingprivatecontactinformationofyourreferences.6.Keepconfidential(机密的)informationconfidential.Donot,underanycircumstances,shareyoursocialsecurity,driver’slicense,andbankaccountnumbersorotherpersonalinformation,suchasraceoreyecolor.Honestemployersdonotneedthisinformationwithaninitialapplication.Don’tprovidethiseveniftheysaytheyneeditinordertoconductabackgroundcheck.Thisisoneoftheoldesttricksinthebook–don’tfallforit.1.RobertEllisSmithbelievesidentitytheftisdifficulttodetectandonecanhardlydoanythingtopreventit.2.Inmanycases,identitytheftnotonlycausesthevictims’immediatefinanciallossesbutcoststhemalottorestoretheirreputation.3.Identitytheftisaminoroffenceanditsharmhasbeensomewhatoverestimated.4.Itisimportantthatyourresumenotstayonlinelongerthanisnecessary.5.OfthethreeoptionsofferedbyCareerBuilder.cominSuggestion2,thethirdoneisapparentlymoststronglyrecommended.6.Employersrequireapplicantstosubmitverypersonalinformationonbackgroundchecks.7.Applicantsareadvisedtousegenericnamesforthemselvesandtheircurrentemployerswhenseekingemploymentonline.8.Usingaspecialemailaddressinthejobsearchcanhelppreventyourfromreceiving________.9.Toprotectyourreferences,youshouldnotpostonlinetheir________.10.Accordingtothepassage,identitytheftiscommittedtypicallyfor________.Unit5PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minute)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthe

121fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.UniversitiesBranchOut　　Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheplaceofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.　　Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshavebecomemoreself-consciouslyglobal:seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offeringcourseofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative(合作的)researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.Oftheforcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthemovementacrossborders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.9percent,from800,000in1975to2.5millionin2004.Mosttravelfromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelopingtodevelopedcountriesisgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthedoctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseintheUnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudyisgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica’sbestinstitutionsand10percentofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born,andinChinamanynewlyhiredfacultymembersatthetopresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.　　Universitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsinanothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.AndintheUnitedStates,institutionsarehelpingplacestudentsinthesummerinternships(实习)abroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvardhaveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateatleastoneinternationalstudyorinternshipopportunity—andprovidingthefinancialresourcestomakeitpossible.　　Globalizationisalsoreshapingthewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolvessourcingportionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHowardHughesMedicalInstituteinvestigatorTianXudirectsaresearchcenterfocusedonthegeneticsofhumandiseaseatShanghai’sFudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfacultycolleaguesfrombothschools.TheShanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduatestudentsworkingina4,300-square-meterlaboratoryseminarswithscientistsfrombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsbothcountries;Xu’sYalelabismoreproductive,thankstothelowercostsofconductingresearchinChina,andChinesegraduatestudents,postdoctorsandfacultygeton-the-jobtrainingfromaworld-classscientistandhisU.S.team.

122　　Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshasconsistentlyledtheworldinthecommercializationofmajornewtechnologies,fromthemainframecomputerandtheintegratedcircuitofthe1960stotheInternetinfrastructure(基础设施)andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.thelinkbetweenuniversity-basedscienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimeshighlyvisible:SiliconValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128outsideBostonhaslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,governmentshaveencouragedcopyingofthismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyinCambridge,England,whereMicrosoftandscoresofotherleadingsoftwareandbiotechnologycompanieshavesetupshoparoundtheuniversity.Forallitssuccess,theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingtheresearch-universitymodel.Mostpoliticiansrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceandnationaleconomicstrength,butsupportforresearchfundinghasbeenunsteady.ThebudgetoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythaninflationsincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpacewithinflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundiswelcome,butthenationwouldbebetterservedbysteady,predictableincreasesinsciencefundingattherateoflong-termGDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentperyear.　　Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultrecognizingthatadmittingmoreforeignstudentscangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternationalunderstanding.Adjustedforinflation,publicfundingforinternationalexchangesandforeign-languagestudyiswellbelowthelevelsof40yearsago,inthewakeofSeptember11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramaticdeclineinthenumberofforeignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.universities,andacorrespondingsurgeinenrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericanuniversityandthebusinessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandreversalofthedecline,buttheUnitedStatesisstillseenbymanyasunwelcomingtointernationalstudents.　　MostAmericansrecognizethatuniversitiescontributetothenation’swell-beingthroughtheirscientificresearch,butmanyfearthatforeignstudentsthreatenAmericancompetitivenessbytakingtheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome.TheyfailtograspthatwelcomingforeignstudentstotheUnitedStateshastwoimportantpositiveeffects:first,theverybestofthemstayintheStatesand—likeimmigrantsthroughouthistory—strengthenthenation;andsecond,foreignstudentswhostudyintheUnitedStatesbecomeambassadorsformanyofitsmostcherished(珍视)valueswhentheyreturnhome.Oratleasttheyunderstandthembetter.InAmericaaselsewhere,fewinstrumentsofforeignpolicyareaseffectiveinpromotingpeaceandstabilityaswelcominginternationaluniversitystudents.

1231.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatpresent-dayuniversitieshavebecome________.A)morepopularizedthaneverbefore　B)in-servicetrainingorganizations　C)apowerfulforceforglobalintegration　D)moreandmoreresearch-oriented2.Overthepastdecades,theenrollmentofoverseasstudentshasincreased________.　A)atanannualrateof8percent　B)atanannualrateof3.9percent　C)by800,000　D)by2.5million3.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born?A)38%　B)10%　C)30%　D)20%4.HowdoYaleandHarvardpreparetheirundergraduatesforglobalcareers?　A)Theygivethemchancesforinternationalstudyorinternship.　B)TheyarrangeforthemtoparticipateintheErasmusprogram.　C)Theyofferthemvariouscoursesininternationalpolitics.　D)Theyorganizeaseriesofseminarsonworldeconomy.5.Anexampleillustratingthegeneraltrendofuniversities’globalizationis________.　A)Yale’sestablishingbranchcampusesthroughouttheworld　B)Yale’sstudentexchangeprogramwithEuropeaninstitutions　C)Yale’shelpingChineseuniversitiestolaunchresearchprojects　D)Yale’scollaborationwithFudanUniversityongeneticresearch.6.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?　A)ItisknowntobethebirthplaceofMicrosoftCompany.　B)ItwasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity.　C)ItiswheretheInternetinfrastructurewasbuiltup.　D)IthousesmanycompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.7.WhatissaidabouttheU.S.federalfundingforresearch?　A)Ithasincreasedby3percent.

124　B)Itdoubledbetween1998and2003.　C)Ithasbeenunsteadyforyears.　D)Ithasbeenmorethansufficient.8.ThedramaticdeclineintheenrollmentofforeignstudentsintheU.S.afterSeptember11wascausedby________.9.ManyAmericansfearthatAmericancompetitivenessmaybethreatenedbyforeignstudentswhowill________.　　10.ThepolicyofwelcomingforeignstudentscanbenefittheU.S.inthattheverybestofthemwillstayand________.第四部分选词填空Unit1PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafewwordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea__47__.“Icouldn’tunderstandanything,”hesaid.He__48__fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhimwhileteachinghimmathandscienceinhis__49__Spanish.“ShehelpedmestaysmartwhileteachingmeEnglish,”hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,he__50__confidenceandbegantosucceedin

125school.Today,heisa__51__doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heusesthelanguageandacademicskillshe__52__throughbilingualeducationtotreathispatients.Roberto’sstoryisjustoneof__53__successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingualeducationisthemost__54__waybothtoteachchildrenEnglishandensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents__55__outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,implementedbilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestateaverageandcollege__56__ratesofmorethan90%.InE1Paso,bilingualeducationprogramshavehelpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighestinthenation.A)  wonder                          I)hidB)   acquired                         J)prominentC)   consistently                       K)decentD)   regained                         L)countlessE)   nightmare                        M)recalledF)    native                           N)breakthrough                       G)   acceptance                       O)automaticallyH)   effectiveUnit2PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

126EINinoisnamegiventothemysteriousandoftenunpredictablechangeintheclimateoftheworld.Thisstrange__47__happenseveryfivetoeightyears.ItstartsinthePacificOceanandisthoughttobecausedbyafailureinthetradewinds(信风)，whichaffectstheoceancurrentsdrivenbythesewinds.Asthetradewindslessenin__48__,theoceantemperaturesrise,causingthePerucurrentflowinginfromtheeasttowarmupbyasmuchas5℃.Thewarmingoftheoceanhasfar-reachingeffects.Thehot,humid(潮湿的)airovertheoceancausessevere__49__thunderstorms.TherainfallisincreasedacrossSouthAmerica.__50__floodstoPeru.IntheWestpacific,therearedroughtsaffectingAustraliaandIndonesia.Sowhilesomepartsoftheworldprepareforheavyrainsandfloods,otherpartsfacedrought,poorcropsand__51__.ElNinousuallylastsforabout18months.The1982-83ElNinobroughtthemost__52__weatherinmodernhistory.Itseffectwasworldwideanditleftmorethan2,000peopledeadandcausedovereightbillionpounds__53__ofdamage.The1990ElNinolasteduntilJune1995.Scientists__54__thistobethelongestElNinofor2,000years.Nowadays,weatherexpertsareabletoforecastwhenanElNinowill__55__,buttheyarestillnot__56__surewhatleadstoitorwhataffectshowstrongitwillbe.A)  estimate                          I)completelyB)   strength                         J)destructiveC)   deliberately                       K)starvationD)   notify                        L)bringingE)   tropical                        M)exhaustionF)    phenomenon                         N)worth                     G)   stable                       O)strikeH)  attractionUnit3PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

127ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone__47__bywomen—rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealstodoing__48__work—stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a__49__thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing“povertyoftime”andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.Althoughthereisstillabigwage__50__betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen__51__givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow__52__abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,manycarsdealers__53__womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare__54__customers.It’sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto__55__payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars—theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale-oriented.Perhapsitwasthe__56__contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.A)  scale                          I)potentialB)   retailed                        J)gapC)   generate                      K)voluntaryD)   extreme                       L)excessiveE)   technically                   M)insultedF)   affordable                        N)purchase                   G)   situation                      O)primarilyH)  reallyUnit4PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

128Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,whenolderpatients__47__ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearntolivewithit.Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain__48__.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthefifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulsein__49__aperson’swell-being.Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(扰乱)aperson’slife,causingproblemsthat__50__frommissedworktodepression.That’swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho__51__inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial__52__relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften__53__theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists(心理医生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.Thismodern__54__forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya__55__numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused__56__sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.A)  result                         I)determiningB)   involves                       J)limitedC)   significant                     K)gravelyD)   range                       L)complainedE)   relieved                  M)respectF)   issues                        N)promptingG)   seriously                     O)specializeH)  magnificentUnit5PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

129passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation__47__.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe__48__ofpeacemakers.TheChildren’sMovementforPeaceinColombiawasevennominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.groupsofchildren__49__aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.Theclassroom__50__opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith__51__,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep__52__towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare__53__usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand__54__onstartingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren’srightsandhowtohelpthe__55__ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers’Clubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideallyaffectthecultureofthe__56__school.　A)victimsI)forwardB)technologyJ)especiallyC)roleK)entireD)respectivelyL)cooperativeE)projectsM)comprehensiveF)offersN)assumingG)informationO)actingH)images

130答案第一部分阅读理解全真试题Unit121.C22.D23.B24.C25.A26.D27.B28.A29.C30.A31.D32.C33.A34.B35.B36.A37.D38.B39.C40.DUnit221.B22.A23.B24.D25.C26.A27.C28.C29.A30.B31.D32.B33.C34.D35.A36.A37.B38.D39.C40.DUnit321.B22.C23.A24.C25.B26.D27.C28.A29.B30.D

13131.B32.A33.D34.C35.D36.A37.B38.C39.A40.DUnit421.C22.D23.D24.A25.B26.C27.A28.B29.D30.B31.D32.A33.A34.D35.B36.C37.D38.C39.B40.AUnit511.C12.B13.A14.B15.D16.A17.C18.B19.A20.C21.D22.A23.C24.C25.B26.D27.D28.A29.B30.AUnit621.A22.C23.A24.D25.C26.A27.C28.B29.B30.C31.B32.B33.C34.D35.A36.D37.B38.B39.A40.DUnit721.C22.A23.A24.D25.C26.B27.D28.C29.A30.B31.B32.A33.C34.D35.A36.B37.B38.C39.A40.DUnit811.A12.C13.B14.D15.A16.A17.B18.D19.B20.D21.D22.C23.C24.B25.A26.A27.C28.A29.A30.BUnit921.C22.B23.B24.A25.A26.B27.D28.D29.C30.A

13231.D32.A33.C34.A35.D36.B37.A38.C39.A40.DUnit1021.D22.B23.C24.C25.A26.D27.B28.A29.D30.C31.B32.B33.D34.C35.A36.C37.A38.D39.B40.CUnit1111.C12.A13.B14.D15.B16.A17.C18.A19.D20.A21.B22.C23.B24.D25.D26.A27.D28.B29.A30.BUnit1211.A12.D13.C14.B15.A16.C17.B18.D19.C20.D21.D22.B23.D24.A25.C26.B27.B28.B29.C30.DUnit1321.C22.A23.B24.C25.A26.B27.D28.D29.A30.C31.B32.D33.C34.B35.A36.B37.A38.C39.D40.CUnit1421.D22.D23.A24.B25.C26.A27.C28.B29.A30.D31.A32.B33.C34.B35.C36.D37.B38.C39.B40.DUnit1557.A58.B59.D60.C61.D62.C63.D64.B65.A66.BUnit1621.D22.D23.A24.C25.B26.C27.A28.B29.C30.D31.C32.B33.A34.D35.B36.C37.D38.C39.A40.CUnit1757.D58.C59.D60.A61.B

13362.D63.B64.D65.B66.CUnit1857.C58.B59.D60.A61.B62.C63.B64.D65.B66.CUnit1957.D58.B59.C60.D61.A62.D63.A64.C65.D66.CUnit2057.B58.D59.B60.A61.C62.B63.A64.C65.A66.D第二部分简答题全真试题Unit171.1930-1934(or-1935)/from1930to193472.Drivingtestsandpedestriancrossings73.drivetoofast/exceedsthespeedlimits74.Speedlimitsreduceaccidents.75.Theincreaseintrafficdensity.Unit2S1.whetherornotonewasanativespeaker.S2.Thesamestatusastheircounterparts.S3.OneswhocanteachandhavetherequiredEnglishlevel.S4.Non-nativeEnglishteachershavebeenliberated.Or:Itsingledouttheunqualified.S5.qualifiedEnglishteachersbecausetheywerenon-nativespeakers.Unit3S1.Economics.S2.BecausetheincreasedcostwillbemorethanMarge’sincome.S3.Economicfactorsandemotionalneeds.

134S4.thathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.S5.stayhome.Unit41.RulesforWorkingwithConcrete.2.Theamountofwatertouse.3.Tousetoomuchwater./Totakeoffthewoodenfromtooearly.4.Diligence.5.Notdriedout./Notdryenough.Unit5S1.Parentshavegreaterinfluencethantheschool./Parent’sinfluenceisgreaterthantheschool’s.S2.Theyareestablishedwellbeforetheageofsix.S3.Sciencesubjects.S4.Theyweretoldbyeducatorsnottoeducatetheirchildren.S5.teachreadingathome.Unit6S1.greatpersonalcharmS2.essentialpersonalcharmS3.(1)weaknesses(2)immatureS4.abitofanactorS5.by/throughself-disciplineandself-trainingS6.teachingmethodsS7.thosetowhomsubjectsaretaughtS8.fullandactivecooperation第三部分快速阅读Unit1

1351.Y2.Y3.N4.N5.Y6.N7.NG8.municipalitiesandconstructioncompanies9.$10to$4010.drop—offstationsUnit21.N2.Y3.Y4.Y5.N6.NG7.N8.personalfreedomofmobility9.75percent10.hisvisionandleadershipUnit31.N2.N3.Y4.N5.Y6.Y7.NG8.moveforward9.lookingback10.themoreyougetbackUnit41.Y2.Y3.N4.Y5.NG6.N7.Y8.unwelcomeemails9.namesandcontactinformation10.economicgainUnit51.C2.B3.C4.D5.A6.C7.C8.changesinthevisaprocess9.taketheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome10.strengthenthenation

136第四部分选词填空Unit147.E48.I49.F50.D51.J52.B53L54.H55.C56.GUnit247.F48.B49.E50.L51.K52.J53.N54.A55.O56.IUnit347.O48.K49.G50.J51.C52.N53.M54.I55.H56.DUnit447.L48.G49.I50.D51.O52.F53.B54.M55.J56.CUnit547.E48.C49.O50.F51.L52.I53.J54.G55.A56.K