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Section B

57.

When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work in parallel” (Line 4, Para. 1) in

the writing process, he means ________.

A) no one can be both creative and critical

B) they cannot be regarded as equally important

C) they are in constant conflict with each other

D) one cannot use them at the same time

58.

What prevents people from writing on is ________.

A) putting their ideas in raw form

B) attempting to edit as they write

C) ignoring grammatical soundness

D) trying to capture fleeting thoughts

59.

What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?

A) To organize one’s thoughts logically.

B) To choose an appropriate topic.

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C) To get one’s ideas down.

D) To collect raw materials.

60.

One common concern of writers about “free writing” is that ________.

A) it overstresses the role of the creative mind

B) it takes too much time to edit afterwards

C) it may bring about too much criticism

D) it does not help them to think clearly

61.

In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process?

A) It refines his writing into better shape.

B) It helps him to come up with new ideas.

C) It saves the writing time available to him.

D) It allows him to sit on the side and observe.

Passage Two

62.

Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?

A) She feels unhappy working in male- dominated fields.

B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.

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C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.

D) She finds space research more important.

63.

From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s failures to ________.

A) the very fact that she is a woman

B) her involvement in gender politics

C) her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist

D) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society

64.

What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?

A) Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.

B) Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.

C) People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.

D) Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.

65.

Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?

A) Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.

B) Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.

C) Her female students can do just as well as male students.

D) More female students are pursuing science than before.

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What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?

A) Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.

B) Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.

C) Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

D) Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.

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Section B

Passage One

57. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?

A) All its courses are offered online.

B) Its online courses are of the best quality.

C) It boasts the largest number of students on campus

D) Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.

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According to the passage , distance learning is basically characterized by_____

A) A considerable flexibility in its academic requirements

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B) The great diversity of students’ academic backgrounds

C) A minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction

D) the casual relationship between students and professors

59. Many students take Internet -based courses mainly because they can_____

A) Earn their academic degrees with much less effort

B) Save a great deal on traveling and boarding expenses

C) Select courses from various colleges and universities

D) Work on the required courses whenever and wherever

60. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?

A) There is no strict control over the academic standards of the courses.

B) The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently weak.

C) There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required effort.

D) Lack of classroom interaction reduces the effectiveness of instruction.

61. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose

of_____

A) building up their reputation

C) upgrading their teaching facilities

B) cutting down on their expenses

D) providing convenience for students

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Passage Two

62. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A) Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activites.

B) Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C) Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

D) A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays.

63. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A) She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B) Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C) She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D) Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

64. Why did Rebe

cca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A) She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

B) She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C) She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D) She had won a prize in the previous contest.

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65. What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A) A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

B) Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

C) Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

D) Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

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Part III

Listening Comprehension

(35 minutes)

Section A

Part IV

ReadingCompreh

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Section B

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Passage Two

62. What does the author mean by saying “the 21

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century equivalent of being caught

naked ”(Lines 3

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A) People’s personal information

is easily accessed without their knowledge.

B) In the 21

st

century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.

C) People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.

D) Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.

63. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

A) Friends should open their hearts to each

other.

B) Friends should always be faithful to each

other.

C) There should be a distance even between

friends.

D) There should be fewer disputes between

friends.

64. Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret” (Line

5, Para.3)?

A) Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.

B) People leave traces around when using modern technology.

C) There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

D) Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

65. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

A) They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B) They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

C) They rely more and more on electronic

devices.

D) They talk a lot but hardly do anything

about it.

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66. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ________.

A) people will make every effort to keep it

B) its importance is rarely understood

C) it is something that can easily be lost

Passage One

57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?

A) It may not prove an environmental crisis

at all.

B) It is an issue requiring world wide

commitments.

C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid or

stop it.

D) Very little will be done to bring it under

control.

D) pe

ople don’t cherish it until they lose it

58. According to the author’s understanding, what is Al Gore’s view on global warming?

A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of.

B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences.

C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.

D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.

59. Green house emissions will more than double by 2050 because of _______.

A) economic growth

B) the widening gap between the rich and

poor

C) wasteful use of energy

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D) the rapid advances of science and

technology

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60. The author believes

that, since the signing of

the Kyoto Protocol,

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A) politicians have

started to do something

to better the situation

B) few nations have

adopted real tough

measures to limit energy

use

C) reductions in energy

consumption have

greatly cut back global

warming

D) international

cooperation has

contributed to solving

environmental problems

61. What is the message

the author intends to

convey?

A) Global warming is

more of a moral issue

than a practical one.

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to global warming lies in

new technology

C) The

debate over

global warming will lead

to technological

breakthroughs.

D) People have to give

up certain material

comforts to stop global

warming.

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Part IV

Reading

Comprehension

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Reading in Depth

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Section B

Directions:

There are 2

passages in this section.

Each passage is followed

by some questions or

unfinished statements. For

each of them there are

four choices marked [A],

[B], [C] and [D]. You should

decide on the best choice

and mark the

corresponding letter on

Answer Sheet 2 with a

single line through the

centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are

based on the following

passage.

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If you are a male and

men don’t go to the

you are reading

doctor.

this ,congratulations: you

“Men aren’t seeing

are a survivor .According

doctors as often as they

to statistics .you are more

should,

” says Dr. Gullotta,

than twice as likely to die

“This is particularly so for

of skin cancer than a

the over-40s,when

woman ,and nine times

diseases tend to strike.”

more likely to die of AIDS.

Assuming you make it to

Gullotta says a healthy

the end of your natural

man should visit the

term, about 78 years for

doctor every year or two.

men in Australia, you will

For those over 45,it should

die on average five years

be at least once a year.

before a woman.

Two months ago

There are many

Gullotta saw a 50-year-old

reasons for this-typically,

man who had delayed

men take more risks than

doing anything about his

woman and are more likely

smoker’s cough for a year.

to drink and smoke but

“When I finally saw him

perhaps more importantly,

it had already spread and

he has since died from

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lung cancer” he says,

“Earlier detection and

treatment may not have

cured him, but it would

have prolonged

this life”

According to a recent

survey, 95%of women

aged between 15 and

early 40s see a doctor

once a year, compared to

70% of men in the same

age group.

“A lot of men think

they are invincible

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“They only come in when a

friend drops dead on the

golf course and they think”

Geez, if it could happen to

him.

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Then there is the

Besides, the ultimate cost

ostrich approach,” some

is far greater: it is called

men are scared of what

premature death.”

might be there and would

does the author

rather not know, ” says Dr.

congratulate his male

Ross Cartmill.

readers at the beginning

“Most men get their

of the passage?

cars serviced more

A. They are more likely to

regularly than they service

survive serious diseases

their bodies,” Cartmill

today.

says .He believes most

diseases that commonly

B. Their average life span

affect men could be

has been considerably

addressed by preventive

extended.

check-ups.

C. They have lived long

Regular check-ups for

enough to read this article.

men would inevitably

D. They are sure to enjoy a

place strain on the public

longer and happier live.

purse, Cartmill says.” But

does the author

prevention is cheaper in

state is the most important

the long run than having

reason men die five years

to treat the diseases.

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earlier on average than

women?

A. men drink and smoke

much more than women

B. men don’t seek medical

care as often as women

C. men aren’t as cautions

as women in face of

danger

D. men are more likely to

suffer from fatal diseases

59. Which of the following

best completes the

sentence “Geez, if it could

happen to

him…’(line2,para,8)?

A. it could happen to me,

too

B. I should avoid playing

golf

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C. I should consider myself

61. What does Cartmill say

lucky

about regular check-ups

D. it would be a big

for men?

misfortune

may increase

60what does Dr. Ross

public expenses

Cartmill mean by “th

e

will save money in

ostrich approach”(line q

the long run

para.9)

may cause

A. a casual attitude

psychological strains on

towards one’s health

men

conditions

will enable men to

B. a new therapy for

live as long as women

certain psychological

Passage Two

problems

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treatment for fear of the

pain involved

62. Why are store

managers often the last to

D. unwillingness to find

hear complaints?

out about one’s disease

because of fear

A Most customers won’t

bother to complain even if

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they have had unhappy

experiences.

B Customers would rather

relate their unhappy

experiences to people

around them.

C Few customers believe

the service will be

improved.

D Customers have no easy

access to store managers.

63. What does Paula

Courtney imply by saying

“ … the shopper must also

find a replacement” (Line 2,

Para. 4)?

A New customers are

bound to replace old ones.

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B It is not likely the

65. What contributes most

shopper can find the same

to smoothing over issues

products in other stores.

with customers?

C Most stores provide the

A Manners of the

same kind of service.

salespeople

D Not complaining to the

B Hiring of efficient

manager causes the

employees

shopper some trouble too.

C Huge supply of goods

64. Shop owners often hire

for sale

moonlighting police as

D Design of the store

parking attendants so that

layout.

shoppers_____

66. To achieve better

A can stay longer

shopping experiences,

browsing in the store

customers are advised to

B won’t have trouble

_________.

parking their cars

A exert pressure on stores

C won’t have any worries

to improve their service

about security

B settle their disputes with

D can find their cars easily

stores in a diplomatic way

after shopping

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C voice their

dissatisfaction to store

managers directly

D shop around and make

comparisons between

stores

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Section B

Passage One

57. What is said about

FutureFashion?

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A) It inspired many

dress using sustainable

leading designers to start

materials .

going green.

B) they have to create

B) It showed that

new brands for clothes

designers using organic

made of organic

fabrics would go far.

materials .

C) It served as an

C) customers have

example of how fashion

difficulty telling organic

shows should be

from non- organic

organized.

materials .

D) It convinced the

D) quality organic

public that fashionable

replacements for

clothes should be made

synthetics are not

durable.

readily available .

58. According to Scott

59. We learn from

Hahn, one big

Paragraph 3 that

challenge to designers

designers who

who will go organic is

undertake green

that

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fashion

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A) much more time is

A) can attend various

needed to finish a

trade shows free .

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B) are readily

recognized by the

fashion world

C) can buy organic

cotton at favorable

prices .

D) are gaining more

and more support .

60. What is Natalie

Hormilla’s attitude

toward ecofashion?

A) She doesn’t seem

to care about it.

C)

She is doubtful of its

practical value.

B) She doesn’t think it

is sustainable

D)

She is very much

opposed to the idea

61. What does the author

think of green fashion?

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A) Green products will

D) The chemical

soon go mainstream.

composition of hair varies

B) It has a very

from person to person.

promising future.

63. What does the author

C) Consumers have

mean by “You’re wh

at you

the final say.

eat and drink” (Line 1,

Para.3)?

D) It will appeal more

to young people.

A) Food and drink

affect one’s personality

Passage Two

development.

62. What is the scientists’

B) Food and drink

new discovery?

preferences vary with

A) One’s hair growth

individuals.

has to do with the amount

C) Food and drink

of water they drink.

leave traces in one’s body

B) A person’s hair

tissues.

may reveal where they

D) Food and drink are

have lived.

indispensable to one’s

C) Hair analysis

existence.

accurately identifies

64. What is said about the

criminal suspects.

rainfall in America’s West?

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A) There is much

more rainfall in California

than in Utah.

B) The water it

delivers becomes lighter

when it moves inland.

C) Its chemical

composition is less stable

than in other areas.

D) It gathers more

light isotopes as it moves

eastward.

65. What did Cerling’s

team produce in their

research?

A) A map showing the

regional differences of tap

water.

B) A collection of hair

samples from various

barber shops.

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C) A method to

person under

measure the amount of

investigation.

water in human hair.

D) A chart illustrating

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system.

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A) It helps analyze the

quality of water in

Section B

different regions.

Passage One

B) It helps the police

determine where a crime is

committed.

57. Why does Michelle

Obama hold a strong

C) It helps the police

fascination for the author?

narrow down possibilities

in detective work.

A) She serves as a role

model for African women.

D) It helps identify the

drinking habits of the

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B) She possesses

many admirable qualities

becoming a First Lady.

C) She will present to

the world a new image of

African-American women.

D) She will pay closer

attention to the interests

of African-American

women.

58. What is the

common stereotype of

African-American women

according to the author?

A) They are victims of

violence. B) They are of an

inferior violence.

C) They use quite a lot

of body language. D) They

live on charity and social

welfare.

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59. What do many

A) However many fans

African-Americans write

she has, she should remain

about in their blogs?

modest,

A) Whether Michelle

B) She shouldn’t

can live up to the high

disappoint the

expectations of her fans.

African-American

B) How Michelle

community.

should behave as a public

C) However hard she

figure.

tries, she can’t expect to

C) How proud they

please everybody.

are to have a black woman

D) She will give

in the White House.

priority to

D) What Michelle

African-

American women’s

should do as wife and

concerns.

mother in the White

61. What do many

House.

African- American women

60. What does the

hope Michelle Obama will

author say about Michelle

do?

Obama as a First Lady?

A) Help change the

prevailing view about

black women.

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B) Help her husband

in the task of changing

America.

C) Outshine previous

First Lady.

D) Fully display her

fine qualities.

Passage Two

62. What is the current

trend in higher education

discussed in the passage?

A) Institutions

worldwide are hiring

administrators from the

U.S.

B) A lot of political

activists are being

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recruited as

64. What do we learn

administrators.

about European

C) American

universities from the

universities are enrolling

passage?

more international

A) The tuitions they

students.

charge have been rising

D) University

considerably.

presidents are paying

B) Their operation is

more attention to

under strict government

funding-raising.

supervision.

63. What is the chief

C) They are

consideration of American

strengthening their

universities when hiring

position by globalization.

top-level administrators?

D) Most of their

A) The political

revenues come from the

correctness. B) Their ability

government.

to raise funds.

65. Cambridge

C) Their fame in

University appointed

academic circles. D) Their

Alison Richard as its

administrative experience.

vice-chancellor chiefly

because _____.

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A) she was known to

be good at raising money

B) she could help

strengthen its ties with

Yale

C) she knew how to

attract students overseas

D) she had boosted

Yale’s academic status

66. In what way do

top-level administrators

from abroad contribute to

university development?

A) They can enhance

the university’s image.

B) They will bring with

them more international

faculty.