-
(2001)
TEXT A
The
train
clattered
over
points
and
passed
through
a
station.?Then
it
began
suddenly
to
slow
down,
presumably
in
obedience
to
a
signal.
For
some
minutes
it
crawled
along,
then
stopped;
presently
it
began
to
move
forward
again.
Another
up-train
passed
them,
though
with
less
vehemence
than
the
first
one.
The
train
gathered
speed
again.
At
that
moment
another
train,
also
on
a
down-line,
swerved
inwards towards
them, for a moment with almost alarming effect.
For a time the two
trains ran parallel,
now, one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs.
McGillicuddy looked
from
her
window
through
the
window
of
the
parallelcarriages.
Most
of
the
blinds
were
down,
but
occasionally
the
occupants
of
the
carriages
were
visible.
The
other
train was not very
full and there were many empty carriages.?
At the moment when the
two trains gave the illusion of being stationary,
a blind in
one of the carriages flew up
with a snap. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked intothe
lighted
first-class carriage that was
only a few feet away.?
Then she drew her breath in with a gasp
and half-rose to her feet.?
Standing with his back to the window
and to her was a man. His hands were round
the throat of a woman who faced him,
and he was slowly, remorselessly, strangling
her.
Her
eyes
were
starting
from
their
sockets,
her
face
was
purple.
As
Mrs.
McGillicuddy watched,
fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and
crumpled in
the man’s
hands.?
At
the same moment, Mrs. McGillicuddy’s train slowed
down again and the
other
began
to
gain
speed.
It
passed
forward
and
a
moment
or
two
later
it
had
vanished
from sight.?
Almost
automatically
Mrs.
McGillicuddy’s
hand
went
up
to
the
communicationcord, then
paused, irresolute. After all, what
use
would it be ringing
the cord of the
train in which she was travelling? The horror of
what she had seen at
such
close
quarters,
and
the
unusual
circumstances,
made
her
feel
paralysed.
Some
immediate action was
necessary,
—
but what??
The door of her
compartment was drawn back and a
ticket
collector said, “Ticket,
please.”?
66.
When Mrs. McGuillicuddy’s train passed
through a station, it___.?
A. gained speed suddenly
B. kept its usual speed? C. changed its
speed D. stopped
immediately ?
67.
Mrs. McGuillicuddy
seems to be a (an) ___ person.?
A.
observant
B. interested
C. nosy
D. nervous ?
68.
What she saw in the
parallel train made her feel___.?
A.
excited
B. anxious
C. worried
D. horrified
?
69.
She didn’t ring the
communication cord immediately
because___.?
A. she was very
much afraid
B. there was no point of
doing so
C. she was too shocked to move
D. the ticket collector came in
TEXT B
（第一讲）
I am one of
the many city people who are always saying that
given the choice we
would prefer to
live in the country away from the dirt and noise
of a large city. I have
managed to
convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I
would immediately head
out
for
the
open
spaces
and
go
back
to
nature
in
some
sleepy
village
buried
in
the
county. But how
realistic is the dream??
Cities
can
be
frightening
places.
The
majority
of
the
population
live
in
massive
tower
blocks,
noisy,
dirty
and
impersonal.
The
sense
of
belonging
to
a
community
tends to disappear
when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see
from your window
is sky, or other
blocks of fiats. Children become aggressive and
nervous - cooped up
at home all day,
with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated
from the rest of the
world.
Strangely
enough,
whereas
in
the
past
the
inhabitants
of
one
street
all
knew
each other, nowadays
people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t
even say hello to
each other.?
Country life, on the
other hand, differs from this kind of isolated
existence in that a
sense of community
generally binds the inhabitants of small villages
together. People
have
the
advantage
of
knowing
that
there
is
always
someone
to
turn
to
when
they
need help.
But
country life has disadvantages
too. While it is
true that
you may be
among friends in
a village, it is also true that
you are
cut off from the exciting and
important
events that take place in cities. There’s little
possibility of going to a new
show
or
the
latest
movie.
Shopping
becomes
a
major
problem,
and
for
anything
slightly out of the
ordinary you have to goon an expedition to the
nearest large town.
The
city-dweller
who
leaves
for
the
country
is
often
oppressed
by
a
sense
of
unbearable stillness and quiet.?
What, then, is the
answer? The country has the advantage of peace and
quiet, but
suffers from the
disadvantage of being cut off: the city breeds a
feeling of isolation,
and constant
noise batters the senses. But one of its main
advantages is that you are at
the
center of things,
and that life doesn’t
come to an end at
half
-past
nine at
night.
Some people have
found (or rather bought) a compromise between the
two: they have
expressed their
preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the
suburbs and moving to
villages within
commuting distance of large cities. They generally
have about as much
sensitivity
as
the
plastic
flowers
they
leave
behind
—
they
are
polluted
with
strange
ideas
about
change
and
improvement
which
they
force
on
to
the
unwilling
original
inhabitants of the
villages.
What then of my dreams of
leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning”
to
the locals a
s they pass
by. I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my
cat, Toby. I’m
not at all sure that he
would take to all that fresh air and exercise in
the long grass. I
mean,
can
you
see
him
mixing
with
all
those
hearty
males
down
the
farm?
No,
he
would rather have the electric
imitation-coal fire any evening.
70.
We get the impression from the first
paragraph that the author___.?
A. used
to live in the country
B.
used to work in the city?
C. works in
the city
?
D. lives in the
country ?
71.
In
the
author
’s
opinion,
the
following
may
cause
city
people
to
be
unhappy
EXCEPT___.?
A. a strong
sense of fear
B. lack of
communication C. housing conditions
D. a
sense of isolation
72.
The
passage
implies
that
it
is
easy
to
buy’
the
following
things
in
the
c
ountry
EXCEPT___?
A. daily
necessities
B. fresh fruits C.
designer clothes
D. fresh vegetables
73.
According
to the passage, which of the following adjectives
best describes those
people who work in
large cities and live in villages??
A.
Original.
B. Quiet.
C.
Arrogant.
D. Insensitive. ?
74.
Do you think the author
will move to the country?
A. Yes, he
will do so.
B. No, he will not do
so. C. It is difficult to tell.
D.
He is in
two minds.
TEXT C
?
Traditionally, the woman has held a low position
in marriage partnerships. While her
husband went his way, she had to wash,
stitch and sew. Today the move is to liberate
the woman, which may in the end
strengthen the marriage union.?
Perhaps
the
greatest
obstacle
to
friendship
in
marriage
is
the
amount
a
couple
usually see of each other. Friendship
in its usual sense is not tested by the strain of
daily,
year-long
cohabitation.
Couples
need
to
take
up
separate
interests
(and
friendship) as well as mutually shared
ones, if they are
not
to
get
used
to
the more
attractive elements
of each other’s personalities.?
Married
couples
are
likely
to
exert
themselves
for
guests
-
being
amusing,discussing
with
passion
and
point
—
and
then
to
fall
into
dull
exhausted
silence when the
guests have gone.?
As
in
all
friendship,
a
husband
and
wife
must
try
to
interest
each
other,
and
to
spend
sufficient
time
sharing
absorbing
activities
to
give
them
continuing
common
interests. But at the same time they
must spend enough time on separateinterests with
separate
people
to
preserve
and
develop
their
separate
personalities
and
keep
their
relationship fresh.?
For
too
many
highly
intelligent
working
women,
home
represents
chore
obligations, because
the husband only tolerates her work and does not
participate in
household
chores.
For
too
many
highly
intelligent
working
men,
home
represents
dullness and
complaints - from an over-dependent wife who will
not gather courageto
make her own
life.?
In such an
atmosphere, the partners grow further and further
apart, both love and
liking
disappearing. For too many couples with children,
the children are allowed to
command all
time and attention, allowing the couple no time to
develop
liking and
friendship, as well as love, allotting
them exclusive parental roles.?
75.
According to the passage, which of the
following statements is CORRECT??
A.
Friendship in marriage means daily, year-long
cohabitation.?
B. Friendship can be
kept fresh by both separate and shared interests.?
C. Friendship in marriage is based on
developing similar interests.?
D.
Friendship in marriage is based on developing
separate interest. ?
76.
The passage suggests that married
couples become___.?
A. unfriendly with
guests?
B. uninterested in guests?
C. hostile when guests have left?
D. quiet when guest have left ?
77.
The passage seems to
indicate at the end that children___.?
A. help couples reinforce their
friendship
B. make no impact on the
quality of friendship
C. may pose
obstacles in marital friendship
D.
command less time and care than expected
TEXT D
Sending a child to school in England is
a step which many parents do not find easy
to take. In theory, at least, the
problem is that there are very many choices to
make.
Let us try to list some of the
alternatives between which parents are forced to
decide.
To begin with, they may ask
themselves whether they would like their child to
go to a
single-sex
school
or
a
co-
educational
school.
They
may
also
consider
whether
he
should
go to a school which is connected to a particular
church or religious group, or
whether
the school should have no such connections.
Another decision is Whether the
school
should
be
one
of
the
vast
majority
financed
by
the
State
or
one
of
the
very
small
but influential minority of private schools,
though this choice is, of course, only
available to the small number of those
who can pay. Also connected with the question
of money is whether the child should go
to a boarding school or live at home. Then
there
is
the
question
of
what
the
child
should
do
at
school.
Should
it
be
a
school
whose
curriculum
lays
emphasis,
for
instance,
on
necessary
skills,
such
as
reading,
writing and mathematics, or one which
pays more attention to developing the child’s
personality,
morally,
emotionally
and
socially.
Finally,
with
dissatisfaction
with
conventional education
as great as it is in some circles in England and
certainly in the
USA,
the
question
might
even
arise
in
the
parents’
minds
as
to
whether
the
child
should be compelled to go to school at
all. Although in practice, some parents may not
think
twice
about
any
of
these
choices
and
send
their
child
to
the
only
school
available in the immediate
neighbourhood, any parent who is interested enough
can
insist
that
as
many
choices
as
possible
be
made
open
to
him,
and
the
system
is
theoretically supposed to provide
them.?
78.
Parents find
choosing a school hard because___.?
A.
there is a limited number of choices?
B. some schools are very expensive?
C. some schools are government schools?
D. they are faced with a variety of
offers ?
79.
According to
the passage, some parents, if allowed, might let
their children stay
at home
because they___.?
A. don’t
find conventional education
satisfactory?
B. don’t know
how to choose among different schools?
C. intend to educate their children
themselves?
D. find conventional
education too expensive to pay for
?
80.
What is implied at the
very end of the passage ?
A. Most
parents are unconcerned about the choices
available to them.?
B. Interested
parents can request more school choices be open to
them.?
C. The educational system may
not provide as many choices as expected.?
D. Most parents usually send their
children to the schools nearby.
阅读
B
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING
［
5
MIN.
］
?
In this section there are seven
passages with a total of ten multiple-choice
questions.
Skim or scan them as
required and then mark your answers.??
TEXT E
First read the
following question.?
81.
The main purpose of the passage is
to___.?
A. warn people of pickpockets.
B. tell people what to wear.?C.
describe how to
catch thieves.
D. explain how to contact the police. ?
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and
answer question 81.?
Pickpockets operate in crowded places
in the hope of getting easy pickings. Don’t
make
it
easy
for
them.
Keep
wallets,
purses
and
other
valuables
out
of
sight.
If
wearing
a jacket, an inside pocket is the best place to
use. If not, your possessions are
safest in a pocket with a button-down
flap.?
Please
co-operate
with
the
police
by
reporting
any
crime
or
suspicious
activity
immediately, either by dialling 110 or
calling at your nearest police station.??
TEXT F
First read the
following question.?
82.
The main topic of the passage is ___.?
A.
agricultural
products
B.
irrigation
methods?C.
natural
resources
D. water shortages ?
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and
answer question 82.?
It
is
widely
accepted
that
China
is
a
country
faced
with
severe
water
shortages.
Insufficient
water resources have slowed agricultural
development. And to
make matters worse,
some of the traditional Chinese irrigation methods
have wasted
an astonishing amount of
water.?
In China today,
the utilization efficiency of farming water is
about 30-40 per cent.
This
figure
stands
in
sharp
contrast
to
develop
ed
countries’
utilization
average
of
70-80
per cent. The low utilization efficiency has
resulted from the adoption of some
traditional Chinese irrigation
methods.?
Only
by
using
modern
irrigation
methods
can
we
reduce
water
shortage
in
agriculture.?
One
of
the
advantages
of
modern
irrigation
methods
is
that
they
alone
can
save
20-30 per cent of the
present volume of wasted irrigation water.?
TEXT G
First read the
following question.?
83.
The letter is about___.?
A.
cities
in
South-
east
Asia
B.
holiday
greetings?C.
sightseeing
D.
travel plans ??
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and
answer question 83.
May 5th 2002?
Dear Mark,?
Hello again! Here are my holiday plans.
I’ll leave on a tour of South
-east Asia
in
August and will
arrive in
Singapore in September. Hope we’ll be able
to
meet there. These are my
travel plans:?
August 28th London-
Tokyo?
September 1st Tokyo-Bangkok?
September 4th
Bangkok-Singapore?
September
7th
Singapore-
Manila?
September 9th
Manila-London?
Looking
forward to seeing you again.?
Best
wishes?
Christopher?
TEXT H
First read the following question.?
84.
Who will read the
following excerpt from a pamphlet??
A.
Travellers.
B.
Baby-sitters.?C. Insurance agents.
D. Trattic
police. ??
Now, go through TEXT H
quickly and answer question 84.?
DAY TRIPS?
Even if you are
only going on a day trip to another country ,
accidents can happen. So
please make
sure you have adequate travel insurance.?
TAKE CARE IN WATER?
Bathing
will cool you but remember that fatal accidents
can happen very easily and in
the most
unexpected conditions. Adults should watch each
other for signs of trouble
when in
water. Children should always be supervised by an
adult who can swim well.
Young children
should never be left unattended near a stretch of
water.?
TAKE CARE ON THE
ROADS?
Traffic
accidents
are
the
major
cause
of
death
among
travellers.
Whetherdriver
or
pedestrian, always check on local
traffic regulations.?
TEXT I
First read the following questions.?
85.
How many performances
will the Irish dancing troupe give between June 23
and
25??
A.
One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D.
Four. ?
86.
Whose works
will NOT be played at the concert??
A.
Chopin.
B. Schumann.
C. Beethoven.
D. Liszt.
?
Now, go through TEXT I
quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.?
Irish dance: The Irish International
Dance Company, one of the most dynamic dance
troupes
in the world, will
tour China with its classic production“ Spirit of
t
he Dance
—the
New Millennium.”?
The
dancers
include
such
famous
names
as
Patricia
Murray,
one
of
the
Irish
dancing
champions, and first rate ballerina Claire
Holding.?
Sponsored by
China National Culture and Art Company Ltd., the
dancing troupe
will give three
performances at the Century Theatre.?
Time:7:30 pm, June 23-25?
Place: Century Theatre, 40
Liangmaqiaolu, Chaoyang District?
Telephone: 6551 - 8888?
Piano solos: twenty Chinese and foreign
piano music works will be playedby three
young, promising pianists from the
China Central Conservatory of Music.?
Programmes include: “Consolation No 3
in D
-
flat major” by Liszt,“
For Elise” by
Beethoven,
“Turkish
March”
by
Mozart,
“Waltz
in
C
-
sharp
minor”
and
“A
Minute
Waltz” by Chopin, and
“Hungarian Dance” by Brahms.?
Time:7:30 pm, June 16?
Place: Beijing Concert
Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District?
Telephone: 6605- 5812?
TEXT J
First read the
following questions.?
87.
When is the deadline for the
competition??
A. May 7.
B. May 5.
C. June
18.
D. June 15. ?
88.
The six lucky winners will ___.?
A.
visit
Guiyang
City.
B.
contact
the
Press
Office
C.
go
to
China
Daily.
D.
take an overseas trip.
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and
answer questions 87 and 88.?
Guiyang
Customs and Scenery Competition
Notice?
Fifteen
questions
for
the
Guigyang
Customs
and
Scenery
Competition
were
published in Chin
a Daily on
May 5 and 7, and on China Daily’ s web edition on
May
7. Participants, please answer the
questions and mail the answer card to:?Press
Office,
Guiyang
Municipal
People’s
Government?46
ZhongshanXilu,
Guiyang
550003,
Guizhou, China or
find the competitionon www. chinadaily, com. cn.
Then answer the
questions,
fill
in
all
information
needed
and
click
the
button
below
to
send
it
deadline
for the competition is June 15(subject to
postmark).?
The
prize-drawing
Ceremony
will
be
held
on
June
18
in
Guiyang
City
,and
six
luck
winners(three living in
China,three
from
abroad)will be drawn from
those
who
give
correct
answers
to
all
questions.
Their
names
will
be
published
in
China
Daily and its web
edition on June 19.?
The
six lucky winners will be invited to visit Guiyang
from August 8 to 18.?
TEXT K
First read the following questions.?
89.
If
you
want
to
travel
to
Shanghai
on
Air
France
on
a
Saturday,
which
flight
would you take??
A. AF129.
B. AF128.
C.
AF111.
D. AF112. ?
90.
Does Lufthansa operate a flight between
Beijing and Frankfurt everyday??
A. No.
B. Yes. ?C. Yes, except on Saturdays.
D. No, only three days a week.
Now, go through TEXT K
quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.?
Flight Schedule?
Air France
.......................................
...........................
...
Tel:
(010)6588 1388?
(020)6360 6688 ?
Day
From
To
Flight
Departure
Arrival?
1 - 7 Beijing Paris
AFl29 09: 40 14:15?
1 - 7 Paris Beijing
AFl28 15:55 07:40?
2,4,7 Shanghai Paris
AFlll 10:55 17:05?
1,3,6 Paris Shanghai
AFl12 15:55 09:05?
Lufthansa
................................................ .....................
Tel:
(010)6465 4488?
Tel:
(010)6465 4488?
(021)6248 1100 ?
Day From To
Flight Departure Arrival?
1 - 7 Beijing
Frankfurt LH721 10:30 14:25?
1 - 7
Frankfurt Beijing LH720 17:25 08:30?
1,2,3,4,5,7 Shanghai Frankfurt LH729
11:15 16:30?
1,2,3,4,5,7 Frankfurt
Shanghai 111728 17:10
09:25
66-70 BADBC
71-75 ACCBB
76-80 DCDAB 81-85 ABDAC 86-90 BDADB
(2002)
Text A
Many
of
the
home
electric
goods
which
are
advertised
as
liberating
the
modern
woman
tend
to
have
the
opposite
effect,
because
they
simply
change
the
nature
of
work
instead of eliminating it. Machines have a
certain
novelty value, like
toys for
adults.
It
is
certainly
less
tiring
to
put
clothes
in
a
washing
machine,
but
the
time
saved
does
not
really
amount
to
much:
the
machine
has
to
be
watched,
the
clothes
have
to
be
carefully
sorted
out
first,
stains
removed
by
hand,
buttons
pushed
and
water
changed,
clothes
taken
out,
aired
and
ironed.
It
would
be
more
liberating
to
pack
it
all
off
to
a
laundry
and
not
necessarily
more
expensive,
since
no
capital
investment
is
required.
Similarly,
if
you
really
want
to
save
time
you
do
not
make
cakes
with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If
one compares the image of the
woman in
the women’s magazine with the goods advertised by
those periodicals, one
realizes how
useful a projected image cab be commercially. A
careful balance has to
be struck: if
you show a labor-saving device, follow it up with
a complicated recipe
on the next page;
on no account hint at the notion that a woman
could get herself a job,
but instead
foster her sense of her own usefulness,
emphasizing the creative aspect of
her
function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes
where the cook simply adds an egg
herself,
to
produce
“
that
lovely
home
-
baked
flavor
the
family
love”,
and
knitting
patterns that can
be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting
machines, which became
tremendously
fashionable
when
they
were
first
introduced.
Automatic
cookers
are
advertised by pictures of pretty young
mothers taking their children to the park, not by
professional women presetting the
dinner before leaving home for work.
66.
According to the passage, many of the home
electric goods which are supposed to
liberate women_________
A.
remove unpleasant aspects of housework.
B. Save the housewife very little time.
C. Save the housewife’s time but not
her money.
D. Have
absolutely no value for the housewife.
67. According to the context, capital
investment refers to money _____
A.
spent on a washing machine. B. borrowed from the
bank.
C. saved in the bank. D. lent to
other people.
68. The goods advertised
in women’s magazines are really meant
to
________
A. free
housewives from housework.
B. Encourage
housewives to go out to work.
C. Turn
housewives into excellent cooks.
D.
Give them a false sense of fulfillment.
Text B
The “
standard of living” of any country means the
average persons share of
the goods
and
services
which
the
country
produces.
A
country's
standard
of
living,
therefore,
depends
first
and
foremost
on
its
capacity
to
produce
wealth.
in
this
sense
is
not
money, for
we do not live on
money but on things that money can buy.-
cloth-
ing, and
A
country's
capacity
to
produce
wealth
depends
upon
many
factors,
most
of
which
have
an
effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great
extent upon a country' s natural re-
sources, such as coal, gold, and other
minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions
of
the
world
are
well
supplied
with
coal
and
minerals,
and
have
a
fertile
soil
and
a
favorable
climate; other
regions possess none of them.
Next to
natural resources comes the ability to turn them
to use. Some countries are
per-
haps well off in natural resources, but
suffered for many years from civil and external
wars,
and for this and other
reasons have been unable to develop their
resources. 'Sound and
stable
political conditions, and freedom from
foreign invasion, enable a country to develop
its natu-
ral
resources
peacefully
and
steadily,
and
to
produce
more
wealth
than
another
country
equally well served by nature but less
well ordered. Another important factor is the
technical
efficiency of a
country's people. Industrialized countries that
have trained numerous
skilled
workers
and
technicians
are
better
placed
to
produce
wealth
than
countries
whose
workers
are
largely unskilled.
A country's standard
of living does not only depend upon the wealth
that is produced
and
consumed
within
its
own
borders,
but
also
upon
what
is
indirectly
produced
through
international trade.
For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs' and
other agricultural
products would be
much less if she had to depend only on those grown
at home. Trade
makes
it
possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be
traded abroad for the agricultural
products
that
would
otherwise
be
lacking.
A
country's
wealth
is,
therefore,
much
influenced by
its manufacturing capacity, provided
that other countries can be found ready to accept
its
manufactures.
69. The standard of living in a country
is determined by___________
A. its
goods and service.
B. the type of
wealth produced.
C. how well it can
create wealth.
D. what an ordinary
person can share.
70.
A
country's
capacity
to
produce
wealth
depends
on
all
the
factors
EXCEPT________
A. peoples
share of its goods.
B. political and
social stability.
C. qualities of its
workers.
D. use of natural resources.
71. According to the passage,________
play an equally important role in determining
a country's standard of living.
A. farm products
B. industrial goods
C.
foodstuffs
D. export import
Text C
How we look and how
we appear to others probably worries us more when
we are in
our teens or early twenties
than at any other time in our life. Few of us are
content to
accept our- selves as we
are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends
of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or
TV advertisements try to persuade us that we
should dress
in a certain way or behave
in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we
will be able
to
meet
new
people
with
confidence
and
deal
with
every
situation
confidently
and
without embarrassment.
Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just
to dress. A
barber today does not cut a
boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and
girls do not
make
up
in
the
same
way
as
their
mothers
and
grandmothers
did.
The
advertisers
show us the latest fashionable Styles
and we are constantly under pressure to follow
the fashion in case our friends think
we are odd or dull.
What causes
fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or
practical necessity or just
the fancy
of an influential person can establish a fashion.
Take hats, for example. In
cold
climates, early buildings were cold inside, so
people wore hats indoors as well as
outside.
In
recent
times,
the
late
President
Kennedy
caused
a
depression
in
the
American hat industry by not wearing
hats: more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical pattern in
fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short
skirts became fashionable. After World
War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then
they got shorter and shorter until the
miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years,
skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier
than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to
dress like everyone else. Within
reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair
the
way you like instead of the way you
should because it is the fashion. The popularity
of
jeans
and
the
look
seems
to
be
a
reaction
against
the
increasingly
expensive
fashions of the top fashion houses.
At
the same time, appearance is still important in
certain circumstances and then we
must
choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish
to go to an interview for a job
in a
law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would
be discourteous to visit some
distinguished
scholar
looking
as
if
we
were
going
to
the
beach
or
a
night
club.
However, you need
never feel depressed if you don't look like the
latest fashion photo.
Look around you
and you’ll see that no one else does
either!
72. The
author thinks that people are____________
A. satisfied with their appearance.
B. concerned about appearance in old
age.
C. far from neglecting what is in
fashion.
D. reluctant to follow the
trends in fashion.
73. Fashion
magazines and TV advertisement seem to link
fashion to _________
A. confidence in
life.B. personal dress.
C. individual
hair style.D. personal future.
74.
Causes of fashions are ____________
A.
uniform. B. varied
C. unknown D.
inexplicable.
75. Present-day society
is much freer and earlier because it emphasizes
________
A. uniformity.B. formality.
C. informality D. individuality.
76. Which is the main idea of the last
paragraph?
A. Care about appearance in
formal situations.
B. Fashion in formal
and informal situations.
C. Ignoring,
appearance in informal situations.
D.
Ignoring appearance in all situations.
TEXT D
Massive changes in
all of the world's deeply cherished sporting
habits are underway.
Whether it's one
of London's parks full of people playing softball,
and Russians taking
up
rugby,
or
the
Superbowl
rivaling
the
British
Football
Cup
Final
as
a
televised:
spectator event
in Britain, he patterns of players and
spectators are changing beyond recognition, We
are
witnessing a
globalization of our sporting culture ........
That annual bicycle race, the Tour de
France, much loved by the French is a good case
in point. Just a few years back it was
a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium
and
Holland,
Spain
and
Italy
taking
part.
But
in
recent
years
it
has
been
dominated
by
Colombian mountain climbers, and
American and Irish riders.
The
people
who
really
matter
welcome
the
shift
toward
globalization.
Peugeot.
Michelin
and
Panasonic
are
multi-national
corporations
that
want
worldwide
returns
for
the
millions
they invest in teams. So it does them
literally a world of good to see this unofficial
world
championship become
just that.
This is undoubtedly an
economic-based revolution we are witnessing here,,
one made
possible by.
communications
technology,
but
made to
happen because
of marketing
considera-
tions. Sell the game and you can sell
Coca Cola or Budweiser as well.
The
skilful
way
in
which
American
football
has
been
sold
to
Europe
is
a
good
example of
how all sports
will develop. The aim of course is not really to
Spread the sport for its
own
sake,
but
to
increase
the
number
of
people
interested
in
the
major
money-making
events.
The economics of the
Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at
US$$125, gate
receipts alone were a
staggering $$10,000,000. The most important
statistic of the day,
however,
was
the
$$100,000,000
in
TV
advertising
fees.
Imagine
how
much
that
becomes
when the
eyes of the world are
watching.
So it came as a terrible
shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that
some people
are
now
suggesting
that
soccer
change
from
being
a
game
of
two
45-minute
halves,
to
one of four
25-minute
quarters.
The
idea
is
unashamedly
to
capture
more
advertising
revenue,
without
giving
any
thought
for
the
integrity
of
a
sport
which
relies
for
its
essence
on
the
flowing
nature of the
action.
Moreover,
as
sports
expand
into
world
markets,
and
as
our
choice
of
sports
as
consumers
also
grows,
so
we
will
demand
to
see
them
played
at
a
higher
and
higher
level.
In
boxing
we
have
already
seen
numerous,
dubious
world
title
categories
because
people
will
not
pay to
see anything less than a
to be
held in different
countries around the world!
77. Globalization of sporting culture
means that ______-
A. more people are
taking up sports.
B. traditional sports
are getting popular.
C. many local
sports are becoming international.
D.
foreigners are more interested in local sports.
78. Which of the following is NOT
related to the massive changes?
A. Good
economic returns. B. Revival
C.
Communications technology. D. Marketing
strategies.
79. What is the authors
attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer
into one of
four 25-
minute
quarters?
A. Favorable. B. Unclear C.
Reserved D. Critical
80. People want to
see higher-level sports competitions mainly
because______
A. they become more
professional than ever.
B. they regard
sports as consumer goods.
C. there
exist few world-class championships
D.
sports events are exciting and stimulating.
TEXT E
First
read the following question.
81. The main purpose of the passage is
to ________-
A. warn people of
pickpockets. B. tell people what to wear.
C. describe how to catch thieves. D.
explain how to contact the police.
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and
answer Question 81.
Pickpockets
operate
in
crowded
places
in
the
hope
of
getting
easy
pickings.
Don't
make
it easy for them. Keep
wallets, purses and other valuables out of sight.
If wearing a
jacket,
an
inside pocket is the best place to use. If not,
your possessions are safest in a pocket
with
a button-down
flap.
Please
co-operate
with
the
police
by
reporting
any
crime
or
suspicious
activity
immedi-
ately, either by
dialing 110 or calling at your nearest police
station.
Text F
First read the following
question.
82. The main topic of the
passage is _________
A. agricultural
products.B. irrigation methods.
C.
natural resources.D. water shortages.
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and
answer Question 82.
It
is
widely
accepted
that
China
is
a
country
faced
with
severe
water
shortages.
Insufficient
water
resources
have
slowed
agricultural
development.
And
to
make
matters worse,
some of the
traditional Chinese irrigation methods have wasted
an astonishing amount
of water.
In China today, the utilization
efficiency of farming water is about 30 to 40 per
cent.
This
figure stands in
sharp contrast to developed country's utilization
average of 70-80 per
cent.
The
low
utilization
efficiency
has
resulted
from
the
adoption
of
some
traditional
Chinese irrigation methods.
Only by using modern irrigation methods
can we reduce water shortage in agriculture.
One of the advantages of modern
irrigation methods is that they alone can save
20-30
per cent of the present volume of
wasted irrigation water.
TEXT G
First read the
following question.
83.
The letter is about _______
A. cities
in South-east Asia. B. holiday greetings
C. plans.
Now, go through
TEXT G quickly and answer Question 83.
May 5th 200_
Dear Mark,
Hello
again!
Here
are
my
holiday
plans.
I'll
leave
on
a
tour
of
South-east
Asia
in
August and will arrive in
Singapore in September.
These are my
travel plans:
August 28th London-Tokyo
September 1st Tokyo- Bangkok
September 4th Bangkok--
Singapore
September 7th Singapore-
Manila
September 9th Manila-London
Looking forward to seeing
you again.
Best Wishes,
Christopher
TEXT H
First read the following
question.
84. Who will
read the following except from a pamphlet?
A. Travelers.
B. Baby-
sitters.
C. Insurance agents.
D. Traffic police.
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and
answer Question 84.
DAY
TRIPS
Even if you are only going on a
trip to another country, accidents can happen. So
please make sure you have adequate
travel insurance.
TAKE
CARE IN WATER
Bathing will cool you but
remember that fatal accidents can happen very
easily and in
the
most
unexpected conditions. Adults should watch each
other for signs of trouble when
in
water. Children should always be
supervised by an adult who can swim well. Young
children
should never be
left unattended near a stretch of water.
TAKE CARE ON THE ROADS
Traffic accidents are the major cause
of death among travelers. Whether driver or
pedestrian, always check on local
traffic regulations.
TEXT
I
First read the following
questions.
85. How many performances
will the Irish dancing troupe give between June 23
and
25?
A. One. B. Two. C.
Three D. Four
Whose works
will NOT be played at the concert?
A.
Chopin. B. Schumann. C. Beethoven. D. Liszt.
Now, go through TEXT I
quickly and answer Questions 85 and 86.
Irish dance: The Irish
International Dance Company, one of the most
dynamic dance
troupes
in
the
world,
will
tour
China
with
its
classic
production
Spirit
of
the
Dance-----
the
New Millennium.
66. B 67. A 68.D 69.C 70.A71. D 72.C
73.A 74.B 75. C 76. A 77. C 78.B 79.D 80.B
81.A 82. D 83.D 84.A 85. C 86. B 87. D
88.A 89. D 90. B
(2003)
TEXT A
The
way in which people use social space reflects
their social relationships and their
ethnic
identity.
Early
immigrants
to
America
from
Europe
brought
with
them
a
collective style of living, which they
retained until late in the 18th?century.
Historical
records document a group-
oriented existence, in which one room was used for
eating,
entertaining
guests,
and
sleeping.
People
ate
soups
from
a
sommunal
pot,
shared
drinking
cups,
and
used
a
common
pit
toilet.
With
the
development
of
ideas
about
individualism, people soon began to
shift to the use of individual cups and plates;
the
eating of meals that included meat,
bread, and vegetables served on separate plates;
and the use of private toilets. They
began to build their houses with separate rooms to
entertain
guests-living
rooms,
separate
bedrooms
for
sleeping,
separate
work
areas-kitchen, laundry
room, and separate bathrooms.?
In
Mexico,
the
meaning
and
organization
of
domestic
space
is
strikingly
different.
Houses
are
organized
around
a
?patio?,
or
courtyard.
Rooms
open
onto
the
patio,
where
all
kinds
of
domestic
activities
take
place.
Individuals
to
not
have
separate
bedrooms.
Children
often
sleep
with
parents,
and
brothers
or
sisters
share
a
bed,
emphasizing
familial
interdependence.
Rooms
in
Mexican
houses
are
locations
for
multiple activities that, in contrast,
are rigidly separated in the United States.
66. Changes in living styles among
early immigrants were initially brought about by
____.
A. rising living
standard?
B. new concept?
C.
new custom?
D. new designs of houses?
67. Which of the following is NOT
discussed in the passage?
A. Their
concepts of domestic space.
B. Their
social relationships.
C. The functions
of their rooms.
D. The layout of their
houses.?
?
TEXT B
There are
superstitions attached to numbers; even those
ancient Greeks believed that
all
numbers and their multiples had some mystical
significance.?
Those numbers between 1
and 13 were in particular to have a powerful
influence over
the affairs of men.?
For
example,
it
is
commonly
said
that
luck,
good
or
bad,
comes
in
threes;
if
an
accident happens, two
more of the same kind may be expected soon
afterwards. The
arrival of a letter
will be followed by two others within a certain
period.?
Another
belief
involving
the
number
three
has
it
that
it
is
unlucky
to
light
three
cigarettes from the one match. If this
happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed
falls upon the person whose cigarette
was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the
lighting
of
three
things
from
one
match
or
candle
goes
back
to
at
least
the
17th?
century and probably
earlier. It was believed that three candles alight
at the same time
would be sure to bring
bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but
never just
three.?
Seven
was
another
significant
number,
usually
regarded
as
a
bringer
of
good
luck.
The
ancient
astrologers
believed
that
the
universe
was
governed
by
seven
planets;
students of Shakespeare will recall
that the life of man was divided into seven ages.
Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will
protect it from all evil.?
Nine is
usually thought of as a lucky number because it is
the product of three times
three. It
was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms
for healing.?
Another
belief
was
that
great
changes
occurred
every
7th
and
9th
of
a
man’s
life.
Consequently, the age of 63(the product
of nine and seven) was thought to be a very
perilous time for him. If he survived
his 63rd?year he might hope to live to a ripe old
age.?
Thirteen, as we well
know, is regarded with great awe and fear. The
common belief is
that this derives from
the
fact that there were 13 people at
Christ’s Last Supper. This
being the
eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to
understand the significance given to
the number by the early Christians.?
In
more
modern
times
13
is
an
especially
unlucky
number
of
a
dinner
party,
for
example. Hotels will
avoid numbering a floor the 13th?; the progression
is from 12 to
14, and no room is given
the number 13. Many home owners will use 12 1/2
instead
of 13 as their house number.?
Yet oddly enough, to be born on the
13th?of the month is not regarded with any fear
at all, which just shows how irrational
we are in our superstitious beliefs.
68. According to the passage, which of
the following groups of numbers will certainly
bring good luck to people?
A.3 and 7.
B.3 and 9.
C.7 and 9.
D.3 and 13.
69. The ill luck associated with 13 is
supposed to have its origin in ____.
A.
legend
B. religion
C.
popular belief
D. certain customs
70. What is the author’s attitude
towards people’s superstitious beliefs?
A. He is mildly critical.
B.
He is strongly critical.
C. He is in
favour of them.
D. His attitude is not
clear.
TEXT C
Women’s
minds
work
differently
from
men’s.
At
least,
that
is
what
most
men
are
convinced of. Psychologists view the
subject either as a matter or frustration or a
joke.
Now the biologists have moved
into this minefield, and some of them have found
that
there are real differences between
the brains of men and women. But being different,
they point out hurriedly, is not the
same as being better or worse.?
There
is, however, a definite structural variation
between the male and female brain.
The
difference is in a part of the brain that is used
in the most complex intellectual
processes-the link between the two
halves of the brain.?
The
two
halves
are
linked
by
a
trunkline
of
between
200
and
300
million
nerves,
the ?corpus
callosum. Scientists have found quite recently
that the corpus callosum in
women is
always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres
than it is in men. This is
the first
time that a structural difference has been found
between the brains of women
and
men
and
it
must
have
some
significance.
The
question
is
“What?”,
and,
if
this
difference
exists,
are
there
others?
Research
shows
that
present-day
women
think
differently and behave
differently from men. Are some of these
differences biological
and inborn, a
result of evolution? We tend to think that is the
influence of society that
produces
these differences. But could we be wrong??
Research showed that these two halves
of the brain had different functions, and that
the ?corpus callosum enabled them to
work together. For most people, the left half is
used
for
word
handing,
analytical
and
logical
activities;
the
right
half
works
on
pictures, patterns and
forms. We need both halves working together. And
the better the
connections, the more
harmoniously the two halves work. And, according
to research
findings, women have the
better connections.?
But it isn’t all
that easy to explain the actual differences
between skills of men and
women on this
basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend
to be better than boys
at
“language
subjects”
and
boys
better
at
maths
and
physics.
If
〖
WTHZ
〗
these
differences
〖
WTBZ
〗
correspond with the
differences in the hemispheric trunkline,
here is an unalterable distinction
between the sexes.?
We shan’t know for
a while, partly because we don’t know of any
precise relationship
between abilities
in school subject and the functioning of the two
halves of the brain,
and we cannot
understand how the two halves interact via the
corpus callosum. But
this
striking
difference
must
have
some
effect
and,
because
the
difference
is
in
the
parts
of
the
brain
involved
in
intellect,
we
should
be
looking
for
differences
in
intellectual processing.
71. Which of the following statements
is CORRECT?
A. Biologists are
conducting research where psychologists have given
up.
B. Brain differences point to
superiority of one sex over the other.
C. Results of scientific research fail
to support popular belief.
D. The
structural difference in the brain between the
sexes has long been known.
72.
According to the passage it is commonly believed
that brain differences are caused
by
____ factors.
A. biological
B. psychological
C. physical
D. social
73. “these
differences” n paragraph 5 refer to those in
____.
A. skills of men and
women
B. school subject
C.
the brain structure of men and women
D.
activities carried out by the brain
74.
At the end of the passage the author proposes more
work on ____.
A. the brain structure as
a whole
B. the functioning of part of
the brain
C. the distinction between
the sexes
D. the effects of the corpus
callosum
75. What is the main purpose
of the passage
outline the research
findings on the brain structure.
B. To
explain the link between sex and brain structure.
C. To discuss the various factors that
cause brain differences.
D. To suggest
new areas in brain research.
TEXT D
Information is the primary commodity in
more and more industries today.?
By
2005,
83%
of
American
management
personnel
will
be
knowledge
workers.
Europe and Japan are not far behind.?
By
2005,
half
of
all
knowledge
workers
(22%
of
the
labour
force)
will
choose
“flextime,
flexplace”
arrangements,
which
allow
them
to
work
at
home,
communicating with the office via
computer networks.?
In the United
States, the so-cal
led “digital divide”
seems to be disappearing. In early
2000,
a
poll
found,
that,
where
half
of
white
households
owned
computers,
so
did
fully 43%
of African-American households, and their numbers
were growing rapidly.
Hispanic
households
continued
to
lag
behind,
but
their
rate
of
computer
ownership
was expanding as
well.?
Company-owned and industry-wide
television networks are bringing programming to
thousands of locations. Business TV is
becoming big business.?
Computer
competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by
the year 2005, with
Europe and Japan
not far behind.?
80% of US homes will
have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50%
now. In
the United States, 5 of the 10
fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will
be
computer related. Demand for
programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%.
The same trend is accelerating in
Europe, Japan, and India.?
By 2005,
nearly all college texts and many high school and
junior high books will be
tied to
Internet sites that provide source material, study
exercises, and relevant news
articles
to
aid
in
learning.
Others
will
come
with
CD-ROMs
that
offer
similar
resources.?
Internet links
will provide access to the card catalogues of all
the major libraries in the
world by
2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC
screen millions of volumes from
distant
libraries.
Web
sites
enhance
books
by
providing
pictures,
sound,
film
clips,
and flexible indexing
and search utilities.?
Implications:
Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to
achieve the education
needed
to
build
a
productive
life
in
an
increasingly
high-tech
world.
Computer
learning may even reduce the growing
American prison population.?
Knowledge
workers are generally better paid than less-
skilled workers. Their wealth
is
raising overall prosperity.?
Even
entry-level workers and those in formerly
unskilled positions require a growing
level of education. For a good career
in almost any field, computer competence is a
must. This is one major trend raising
the level of education required for a productive
role
in
today’s
work
force.
For
many
workers,
the
opportunity
for
training
is
becoming one of the most desirable
benefits any job can offer.
76.
Information technology is expected to have impact
on all the following EXCEPT
____.
A. American management personnel
B. European management personnel
C. American people’s choice of
career
D. traditional
practice at work
77. “digital divide”
in the 4th? paragraph refers to ____.
A. the gap in terms of computer
ownership
B. the tendency of computer
ownership
C. the dividing line based on
digit
D. the ethnic distinction among
American households
78. Which of the
following statements is INCORRECT according to the
passage?
A. By 2005 all college and
school study materials will turn electronic.
B.
By
2005
printed
college
and
school
study
materials
will
be
supplemented
with
electronic material.
C.
By
2005
some
college
and
school
study
materials
will
be
accompanied
by
CD-ROMs.
D. By 2005 Internet
links make worldwide library search a possibility.
79. Which of the following
areas is NOT discussed in the passage?
A. Future careers.
B. Nature
of future work.
C. Ethnic differences.
D. Schools and libraries.
80. At the end of the passage, the
author seems to emphasize ____ in an increasingly
high-tech world.
A. the
variety of education
B. the content of
education
C. the need for education
D. the function of education
SECTION B SKIMMING AND
SCANNING
［
5
MIN.
］
In this section there are seven
passages with a total of ten multiple-choice
questions.
Skim or scan them as
required and then mark your answers on your answer
sheet.
TEXT E
First read the following question.
81. The passage mainly discusses the
effects of ____.
A. health
B. aspirin
C. hearing loss
D. heart attack
Now, go through TEXT E
quickly and answer question 81.?
Aspirin
may
be
the
most
familiar
drug
in
the
world-but
its
power
to
heal
goes
far
beyond
the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies
suggest that aspirin can help
fight a
wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to
be a benefit i
n so many areas
of health,” says Dr Debra Judelson,
medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in
Beverly Hills, California. “I advise
most of my patients, as long as they aren’t
allergic
to aspirin and don’t have
bleeding problems, to take low
-dose
a
spirin.”?
Some
of
the
major
illnesses
and
conditions
that
aspirin
or
aspirin-like
drugs
might
help
prevent
are:
Alzheimer’s
disease,
diabetes
-related
heart
disease,
heart
attack,
cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing
loss.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. How many proposals does the passage
put forward?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.?
Now, go through TEXT F
quickly and answer question 82.?
What
kind of environment do you want in the future?
What can you do to help make
it happen?
What can other people do?
Education is
one way to help the environment. You can learn
about the environment in
school.?
Radio
and
television
can
give
you
information.
Newspapers,
magazines,
and
books
also help you learn.?
There are laws against littering and
against making the air and water dirty. Other laws
help people to save resources. The law
lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save
fuel.?
Another way to help
the environment is to plan for the future. We may
have to find
new resources. In the
future, people may heat their homes with atomic
power. Without
planning,
some
kinds
of
environment
may
not
happen.
People
can
act
now
to
help
make the future.?
TEXT G
First read the
following question.
83. The main theme
of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.
A. aging
B. wealth
C. death rate
D. work force
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and
answer question 83.
Citizens of the
world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than
previously predicted,
according to a
study sponsored by the National Institute on
Aging. By 2050, people in
the G-7
nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
the United Kingdom, and the
United
States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8
years longer than official
estimates
now
predict.
Researchers
at
Mountain
View
Research
in
Los
Altos,
California,
examined
50
years
of
mortality
data
and
found
a
long-term
decline
in
death
rates.
That
may
mean
that
fewer
workers
will
have
to
support
many
more
elderly in the future
than governments currently expect.
TEXT H
First read the
following question.
84. Which is the
best title of the passage?
A. How to
protect your eyesight.
B. How to choose
your computer.
C. A few tips for
computer users.
D. Eye trouble and
headache. ?
Now, go
through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.
Question: My eyes and head ache when I
work at my computer for a long time. What
can I do?
Vision It could
just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them
checked and that
you’re wearing any
necessary corrective lenses.
Screen Glare The light you read by may
be too bright for your computer screen. Try
to dim the light, and if you need to,
get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible,
move your computer so you aren’t
directly underneath a light fixture.
Screen and Head Position
You
shouldn’t
bend
your
neck
whe
n
you
read
from
the
screen.
That
can
cause
headaches. Your
eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of
the monitor. The
screen should be about
an arm’s length away.
TEXT I
First
read the following questions.
85. Clear
weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
86. Which
foreign city’s maximum temperature is the
highest?
A. Cairo. B.
Bangkok. C. New York. D. London.?
Now,
go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85
and 86.
WEATHER REPOR
Forecasts for some major Chinese cities
Foreign cities
CityMaxMinWeatherCityMax
Min
Beijing2417clearBangkok3328
Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudy
Chengdu2520overcast
Chongqing3424cloudyCairo3021
[5]clear
Dalian2317cloudy
Fuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410
[5]cloudy to light rain
Guangzhou3524clear
Hong
Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411
Kunming2617clear to cloudy drizzle to
cloudy
Lhasa2111cloudy
Nanjing2720overcastMoscow2113
Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudy
Taipei2923light rain
Tianjin2717cloudy to clear New York2315
Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudy
Urumqi2210clear to cloudy
TEXT J
First
read the following questions.
87. If
you need travel shop information, you should go to
____.
A. Guide Friday Tourism Centre.
B. Tourist Information Centre.
C. Library.
D. Post Office.
88. Where can you find the Police
Station?
A. In Henly Street.
B. In Arden Street.
C. In
Bridge Street.
D. In Rother Street.
Now, go through TEXT J
quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.
General Information
Tourist
Information Centre
Bridge foot. Tel.
(01789) 29312
Summer:
9:30
am-6:00 pm Weekday
11:00 am-5:00 pm
Sundays
Winter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekday
● Visitor Information, including
information for the disable
● Accommodation Booking
● Bureau De Chang
● Parkings and Toilets
Leaflet
● Guide Friday Tour
Ticket
● Travel Shop
Informa
tion
Guide Friday Tourism Centre
The Civic Hall, 14 Rother Street
Te. (01789) 29986?
Open
Daily from 9:00 am
Accommodation
Youth Hostel-
Alveston (2 miles from Town Centre).
Tel.(01789)29709?
Taxi
Services
Bridgefoot, Bridge Street,
Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan
Hotel
Police Station
Rother Street
Tel.(01789)41411
Hospital
Arden Street
Tel.(01789)20583
Library
Henly Street
Tel.(01789)29220
Post Office
Henly Street
Tel.(01789)41493
TEXT K
First read the following questions.
89. How long is the Business
Englishprogramme
A.3 months.
B.6 months.
C.4 weeks.
D.10 weeks.
90. Which
certificate programme is NOT mentioned?
A. Teaching English for Specific
Purposes.
B. Communications /
Networking Engineering.
C. Global
Operations Management.
D. Advanced
Software Technologies.
Now, go through
TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVIN
?English & Certificate Programs for
Internationals
Live, Learn, and Enjoy
on the Southern California Coast
Post-
graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)
● Electronic Business
● Global Operations
Management
●
Marketing
● Communications /
Networking Engineering
●
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
● Advanced Software
Technologies
-6 months
(focus on java -3 months)
● Digital
Art
[JZ]English Language
Program
● 4
-week Business
English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July,
Aug
● 10
-week Intensive ESL-
Jan, Apr, June, Sept
66-70
BACBA
71-75 CDADA
76-80 DAABC
81-85 BDACC
86-90 BBDCA
(2004)
TEXT A
It often happens that a number of
applicants with almost identical qualifications
and
experience all apply
for
the same position.
In their
educational
background, special
skills and work experience, there is
little, if anything, to choose between half a
dozen
candidates. How then does the
employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an
interview.?
There are many
arguments for and against the interview as a
selection procedure. The
main argument
against it is that it results in a wholly
subjective decision. As often as
not,
emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they
choose the candidate who makes
a good
first impression on them. Some employers, of
course, reply to this argument
by
saying
that
they
have
become
so
experienced
in
interviewing
staff
that
they
are
able to make a
sound
assessment of each candidate’s likely
performance.?
The main
argument in favour of the interview
—
and it is, perhaps, a good
argument
—
is that
an employer is concerned not only with
a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability
of
his
or
her
personality
for
the
particular
work
situation.
Many
employers,
for
example, will overlook occasional
inefficiencies from their secretary provided she
has
a pleasant personality.?
It is perhas true to say, therefore,
that the real purpose of an interview is not to
assess
the
assssable
aspects
of
each
candidate
but
to
make
a
guess
at
the
more
intangible
things,
such
as
personality,
character
and
social
ability.
Unfortunately,
both
for
the
employers and applicants for jobs,
there are many people of great ability who simply
do not interview well. There are also,
of course, people who interview extremely well,
but are later found to be very
unsatisfactory employees.?
Candidates
who interview
well
tend
to
be
quietly
confident,
but
never
boastful;
direct
and
straightforward
in
their
questions
and
answers;
cheerful
and
friendly,
but
never
over-familiar;
and
sincerely
enthusiastic
and
optimistic.
Candidates
who
interview
badly
tend
to
be
at
either
end
of
the
spectrum
of
human
behaviour.
They
are
either
very
shy
or
over-
confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm
or an excess of it. They either
talk
too little or never stop talking. They are either
over-polite or rudely abrupt.?
can
infer
from
the
passage
that
an
employer
might
tolerate
his
secretary’s
occasional
mistakes, if the latter is ____?
A.
direct.
B. cheerful.
C.
shy.
D. capable.?
is the
author’s attitude towards the interview as a
selection procedure?
A.
Unclear.
B. Negative.
C.
Objective.
D. Indifferent.
ing to the passage, people argue over
the interview as a selection procedure
mainly because they have ____.?
A. different selection procedures?
B. different puposes in the interview?
C. different standards for competence?
D. different experiences in interviews?
purpose of the last paragraph is to
indicate ____.?
A. a link between
success in interview and personality?
B. connections between work abilities
and personality?
C. differences in
interview experience?
D. differences in
personal behaviour
TEXT B
Every
year
thousands
of
people
are
arrested
and
taken
to
court
for
shop-lifting.
In
Britain
alone,
about
HK$$3,000,000’s
worth
of
goods
are
stolen
from
shops
every
week.
This amounts to something like HK$$150 million a
year, and represents about 4
per cent
of the shops’ total stock. As a result of this
“shrinkage” as the shops call it,
the
honest public has to pay higher prices.?
Shop-lifters can be divided into three
main categories: the professionals, the deliberate
amateur, and the people who just can’t
help themselves. T
he professionals do
not pose
much of a problem for the
store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit
television,
two-way mirrors and various
other technological devices, can usually cope with
them.
The professionals tend to go for
high value goods in parts of the shops where
security
measures are tightest. And, in
any case, they account for only a small percentage
of
the total losses due to shop-
lifting.?
The
same
applies
to
the
deliberate
amateur
who
is,
so
to
speak,
a
professional
in
training. Most of them get caught
sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely
by
the courts.?
The real
problem is
the
person who
gives way to a
sudden temptation
and is
in
all
other respects an honest
and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one
would expect,
this kind of shop-lifter
is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs
the goods
and cannot afford to pay for
them. He steals because he simply cannot stop
himself.
And
there
are
countless
others
who,
because
of
age,
sickness
or
plain
absent-mindedness,
simply
forget
to
pay
for
what
they
take
from
the
shops.
When
caught, all are liable to prosecution,
and the decision whether to send for the police or
not is in the hands of the store
manager.?
In order to prevent the quite
incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some
stores, in
fact,
are
doing
their
best
to
separate
the
thieves
from
the
confused
by
prohibiting
customers from
taking bags into the store. However, what is most
worrying about the
whole
problem
is,
perhaps,
that
it
is
yet
another
instance
of
the
innocent
majority
being penalized and inconvenienced
because of the actions of a small minority. It is
the
aircraft
hijack
situation
in
another
form.
Because
of
the
possibility
of
one
passenger
in
a
million
boarding
an
aircraft
with
a
weapon,
the
other
999,999
passengers must
subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless
the situation in the
shops
improves,
in
ten
years’
time
we
may
all
have
to
subject
ourselves
to
a
body-search every time we go into a
store to buy a tin of beans!?
does the
honest public have to pay higher prices when they
go to the shops?
A. There is a
“shrinkage” in market values.?
B. Many goods are not available.?
C. Goods in many shops lack variety.?
D. There are many cases of shop-
lifting.
?
third group of
people steal things because they ____?
A. are mentally ill.
B. are
quite absent-minded.?
not resist the
temptation.
D. can not afford to pay
for goods.?
ing to the passage, law-
abiding citizens ____.?
A. can possibly
steal things because of their poverty?
B. can possibly take away goods without
paying?
C. have never stolen goods from
the supermarkets?
D. are difficult to
be caught when they steal things?
of
the
following
statements
is
NOT
true
about
the
main
types
of
shop-lifting??
A. A big
percentage of the total losses are caused by the
professionals.?
B. The deliberate
amateurs will be punished severely if they get
caught.?
C. People would expect that
those who can’t help themselves are
poor.?
D. The professionals
don’t cause a lot of tro
uble to the
store detectives.?
aircraft hijack
situation is used in order to show that ____.?
A. “the professionals do not pose much
of a problem for the stores”?
B. some people “somply forget to pay
for what they take from the shops”?
C. “the honest public has to pay higher
prices”?
D. the third type
of shop-lifters are dangerous people
TEXT C
My bones have been
aching again, as they often do in humid weather.
They ache like
history: things long
done with, that still remain as pain. When the
ache is bad enough
it keeps me from
sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive
for it; yet it flutters
on ahead of me
like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of
course, but the doctor has
warned me
against them.?
Last night, after what
seemed hours of damp turmoil,
I got up
and crept slipperless
down the staris,
feeling my way in the faint street light that came
through the window.
Once safely arrived
at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and
looked around in the
refrigerator.
There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the
remains of a bunch of celery,
a
blue-
tinged
heel
of
bread,
a
lemon
going
soft.
I’ve
fallen
into
the
habits
of
the
solitary; my meals are
snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive
treats and picnics.
I made do with some
peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with
a forefinger:
why dirty a spoon??
Standing there with the jar in one hand
and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling
that
someone
was
about
to
walk
into
the
room
—
some
other
woman,
the
unseen,
valid owner
—
and ask me
what
in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I’ve had it
before,
the sense that even in the
course of my most legitimate and daily actions
—
peeling a
banana, brushing my teeth
—
I am trespassing.?
At night the house was more than ever
like a stranger’s. I wan
dered through
the front
room,
the
dining
room,
the
parlour,
hand
on
the
wall
for
balance.
My
various
possessions
were
floating
in
their
own
pools
of
shadow,
denying
my
ownership
of
them. I looked them over with a
burglar’s eye, deciding what might be
worth
the risk
of
stealing,
what
on
the
other
hand
I
would
leave
behind.
Robbers
would
take
the
obvious
things
—
the
silver
teapot
that
was
my
grandmother’s,
perhaps
the
hand-painted china. The
television set. Nothing I really want.
author could not fall asleep because ____.?
A. it was too damp in the bedroom?
B. she had run out of sleeping pills?
C. she was in very poor health?
D. she felt very hungry?
author did not like the food in the refrigerator
because it was NOT ____.
A. fresh
B. sufficient?C. nutritious
D. delicious?
“At night the
house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line
1, Para. 4), the
author probably means
that ____.?
A. the house was too dark
at night?
B. ther were unfamiliar rooms
in the house?
C. she felt much more
lonely at night?
D. the furniture there
didn’t belong to her?
TEXT D
The chief problem in coping with
foreign motorists is not so much remembering that
they
are
different
from
yourself,
but
that
they
are
enormously
variable.
Cross
a
frontier
without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.?
One of the greatest gulfs separating
the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More
precisely, it is the mental distance
between the European and the American motorist,
particularly the South American
motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver
at
a set of traffic lights with a
Brazilian.?
Very
rarely
will
an
Englishman
try
to
anticipate
the
green
light
by
moving
off
prematurely. You will find the
occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to
come
up on the adjacent set of lights.
However, he will not go until he receives the
lawful
signal. Brazilians view the
thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see
traffic
lights
at all,
they regard them as a kind of roadside
decoration.?
The natives of North
America are
much more disciplined. They
demonstrate this in
their
addiction
to
driving
in
one
lane
and
sticking
to
it
—
even
if
it means
settling
behind some great
truck for many miles.?
To
prevent
other
drivers
from
falling
into
reckless
ways,
American
motorists
try
always to stay close
behind the vehicle in front which can make it
impossible, when
all the vehicles are
moving at
about 55 mph, to make a real
lane change. European
visitors are
constantly falling into this trap. They return to
the Old World still flapping
their
arms
in
frustration
because
while
driving
in
the
State
in
their
car
they
kept
failing to get off the
highway when they wanted to and were swept along
to the next
city.?
However,
one nation above all others lives scrupulously by
its traffic
regulations
—
the Swiss. In
Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a
traffic light, the chances
are that the
motorist behind you would take your number and
report you to the police.
What is more,
the police would visit you; and you would be
convicted.?
The Swiss
take
their rules of the road so seriously that a diver
can be ordered to appear in court
and
charged
for
speeding
on
hearsay
alone,
and
very
likely
found
guilty.
There
are
slight
regional variations among the French, German and
Italian speaking areas, but it
is
generally safe to
assume
that any
car bearing a CH sticker will
be driven with
a
high degree
of discipline.?
fact
that
the
Brazilians regard traffic lights
as
a kind
of
roadside decoration
suggests
that ____.?
A. traffic lights are part
of street scenery
B. they
simply ignore traffic lights?
C. they
want to put them at roadsides
D. there are very few traffic lights
?
79. The second and third
paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.?
A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceans
B. English drivers and
American drivers?
C. European drivers
and American drivers
D.
European drivers and South American drivers?
phrase
“anticipate
the
green
light”(Line
1,
Para.
3)
is
closest
in
meaning
to
____.
A. wait for the green light to be on
B. forbid others to move
before the green light?
C. move off
before the green light is on
D. follow others when the green light
is on
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING
［
5
MIN.
］
In this section there are seven
passages with a total of ten multiple-choice
questions.
Skim or scan them as
required and then mark your answers on your answer
sheet.??
TEXT E
First read
the following question.?
paper will
mainly discuss ____?
A. China’s
economic policies in general.?
B. China’s special economic
zones.?
C. significance of investment
in China.?
D. China’s recent
development.??
Now, go
through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?
Over the past decade, there have been a
lot of changes in China’s economic policies.
Like
other
developing
countries
which
are
attempting
to
become
more
export-orientated, China has started to
set up free trade zones. These zones are called
“Special
Economic
Zones”(SEZ’s)
and
feature
various
incentives
designed
to
encourage
foreign
investment.
What
is
the
significance
of
these
zones?
Have
they
really
played
an
important
role
in
the
development
of
significance
of
these
zones?
Have
they
really
played
an
important
role
in
the
development
of
the
economy
of
China?
In
this
paper
I
first
describe
the
background
to
the
establishment
of
these
zones.
Then
I
describe
some
of
the
aims
and
characteristics
of
the
SEZ’s.
Lastly,
I
attempt
to
assess
the
significance
of
the
SEZ’s
in
the
development
of
the
wider
Chinese economy.
TEXT F
First read the following question.?
is a letter of ____.?
A.
introduction
B. apology
C.
complaint
D. recommendation?
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and
answer question 82.?
June 15,200
Dear Sir,?
Your
shipment
of
twelve
thousand
“Smart”
watches
was
received
by
our
company
this
morning.
However,
we
wish
to
make
a
number
of
complaints
concerning
the
serious delay in delivery and your
failure to carry out our instructions with regard
to
this order.?
Late
delivery
of
the
goods
has
caused
us
to
disappoint
several
of
our
most
valued
customers.?
The
second
complaint
concerns
the
mismatch
in
colour
between
the
watches
we
ordered and those delivered.?
As a result of the above problems,
therefore, we feel that the most suitable course
of
action
is
to
return
to
you
unpaid
any
of
the
goods
considered
unsatisfactory.?
We
look forward to your
prompt reply.??
Yours sincerely, ?
Marks Swift?
Managing
Director, ?
Johnson & Sons Ltd.
TEXT G
First read the
following question.?
purpose of the
pamphlet is to show ____.?
A. how much
money the card holder can take at a cash machine?
B. how many more benefits the card
holder can now enjoy?
C. how card
holders can use cash machines of other banks?
D. how travelerscanuse cash machines
when abroad
Now, go through TEXT G
quickly and answer question 83.
NEW
DESIGN, MORE BENEFITS?
Here
is
your
new
Cashpoint
Card.
You
can
use
it
in
exactly
the
same
way
as
your
present
card, and the Plus sign means you can take money
from your account at even
more cash
machines.?
At any of the 2,400 Lloyds
Bank Cashpoint machines in the UK you can take out
up
to
￡
200
a
day
so
long
as
there
is
enough
money
in
your
account
and
check
how
much money is in your account, and
order a new statement.?
You can also
use the cash machines of the Bank of Scotland,
Barclays Bank and the
Royal Bank of
Scotland.?
When
you
are
abroad,
you
can
take
out
up
to
￡
200
a
day
in
local
currency
from
most machines with a VISA or Plus sign-
so long as there is enough money in
your
account.
TEXT H
First read the
following question.
its
contents’ page, we know that th
e book
mainly discusses ____.?
A. German
development policy
B. German rural
development?
C. German development
assistance
D. German development
agencies??
Now, go through TEXT H
quickly and answer question 84.?
Contents?
Chapter
One
Basic
elements:
Principles
and
general
framework
of
German
development policy
1 ?
Domestic conditions and
development:?
Basic criteria for German
development policy
6?
Chapter Two Priority concerns of German
development policy:?
Poverty,
education, environmental protection
9
Poverty
11?
Strategies for reducing poverty
13?
Education
18?
Environmental protection
and resource conservation
33?
Chapter Three
Implementation of German development
policy:?
Organization, instruments and
procedures
50
Bilateral
German development assistance
58?
Financial cooperation
63?
Technical cooperation
68?
Manpower cooperation
71?
Development assistance at EU level
76?
Multilateral development
assistance
81
TEXT I
First read the following questions.?
is the museum’s main
entrance??
A. On the third
floor.?B. On the fourth floor.?
C. On
the fifth floor.?D. On the sixth floor.?
you want to see stuffed fish and
birds, which floor should you go to??
A. The third floor.
B. The
fourth floor.?
C. The fifth floor.
D. The sixth floor.
?
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and
answer questions 85 and 86.?
The
Museum
of
Natural
History
is
one
of
the
most
interesting
museums
at
the
University
of
Kansas.
The
museum
opened
in
1903,
and
its
first
exhibit
was
L.
L.
Dyche’s
collection of
stuffed animals. Today,
the museum has over 130 exhibits on
four floors.?
The first
thing visitors see from the museum’s main entrance
on the fourth floor is a
very
large
display
called
a
panorama.
This
exhibit
of
North
American
plants
and
animals was L.
L. Dyche’s collection. Down one floor
is a large collection of fossils
found
in the Kansas area. On the fifth floor, visitors
can learn about North American
Indians.
Going
up
one
more
floor,
visitors
can
see
a
working
beehive,
live
snakes,
stuffed fish and
birds, and many other displays of Kansas plants
and animals.
TEXT J
First
read the following questions.
is Cambridge??
A. In the
North End in Boston.
B. In the suburbs
of Boston.?
C. Near Beacon Hill in
Boston.
D. Near Faneuil Hall in
Boston.?
do most people get around in
Boston??
A. By the subway.
B. By car.?C. By bus.
D. On
foot.
Now, go through TEXT J quickly
and answer questions 87 and 88.
Boston is a beautiful big city with
historical landmarks, museums and cultural sites.
There are a number of fine arts venues
and more than 50 colleges and universities in
the area, including Harvard in
Cambridge, one of the bigger Botsonsuburbs.?
To
see
372-year-
old
Boston,
put
on
your
tennis
shoes
and
tour
the
streets
on
foot.
Most of the city’s
sights can be seen within a five-
square-mile area in the North End,
the
historic center of the city. Most people use the
city’s subway to get around. From
Faneuil Hall to Beacon Hill to Harvard,
Paul Revere’s house or the site of the Boston
Massacre, visit
ors can find
a huge chunk of the nation’s heritage in one
afternoon.?
TEXT K
First read the following questions.?
many exhibits does Old Shoes Museum
have??
A. About 780.
B.
About 501.?C. About 1000.
D. About
930.?
of the following can NOT be seen
inside the aquarium??
A. The Oriental
TV Tower.
B. The underwater viewing
tunnel.?
C. Large themed exhibition
areas.
D. More than 10,000 precious
fish.
Now, go through TEXT K quickly
and answer questions 89 and 90.??
CITY
TOURS?
Old Shoes Museum?
Bai
Lu Tang, the only comprehensive museum of old
shoes in China, is the best place
to
appreciate the history of Chinese footwear and its
place in national culture. Among
more
than
its
place
in
national
culture.
Among
more
than
1,000
pieces,
the
most
representative
are
the
three-inch
embroidered
shoes,
accessories
and
old
photos.
These
rare treasure are
very artistic and
enjoyable. Yang Shaorong, the
curator,
has
exhibited his collection in
countries like Canada and Singapore.?
Place:?
Room 501, No 8,
Lane 780, Hongzhou Lu?
TEL:
64460977,64450432?
Time:
9:30 am-5:30 pm
Ocean
Aquarium?
The
Ocean
Aquarium,
located
near
the
Oriental
TV
Tower,
is
one
of
the
largest
in
Asia,
and features the longest underwater viewing tunnel
at 155 metres. The aquarium
is
divided
into
eight
zones
with
28
large
themed
exhibition
areas,
displaying
more
than 300 species and a total of more
than 10,000 precious fish around the world.?
Place:?
158
YinchengBeilu, Pudong?
TEL:
5879988?
Time:
9:00 am-9:00 pm?
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TEXT A
It
was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in
school were miserable and, the
thing
was,
I
didn't
know
enough
to
really
care.
My
older
brother
and
I
lived
with
Mom
in
a
dingy
multi-family
house
in
Detroit.
We
watched
TV
every
night
The
background noise of our lives was
gunfire and horses' hoofs from
Cheyenne
I
Love
Lucy
or
sprawl on Mom's bed and stare for hours
at the tube.
But one day Mom changed
our world forever. She turned off the
TV
. Our mother had
only been
able to get through third grade. But she was much
brighter and smarter than
we
boys
knew
at
the
time.
She
had
noticed
something
in
the
suburban
houses
she,
cleaned
—
books. So
she came home one day , snapped off the TV , sat
us down and
explained that her sons
were going to make something of themselves.
going
to
read
two
books
every
week
,
she
said.
you're
going
to
write
me
a
report on what you read.
We
moaned
and
complained
about
how
unfair
it
was.
Besides, .we
didn't
have
any
books
in
the
house
other
than
Mom's
Bible.
But
she
explained
that
we
would
go
where the books were :
So
pretty
soon,
there
were
these
two
peevish
boys
sitting
in
her
white
1959
Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit
Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the
children's books. I loved animals, so
when I saw some books that seemed to be about
animals, I started leafing through
them.
The first book I read clear
through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about
beavers.
For the first time in my life
I was lost in another world. No television program
had
ever
taken
me
so
far
away
from
my
surroundings
as
did
this
verbal
visit
to
a
cold
stream in a forest and
these animals building a home.
It
didn't
dawn
on
me
at
the
time
,
but
the
experience
was
quite
different
from
watching TV
. There were
images forming in my mind instead of before my
eyes. And
I could return to them again
and again with the flip of a page.
Soon
I began to look forward to visiting this hushed
sanctuary from my other world. I
moved
from
animals
to
plants
,
and
then
to
rocks.
Between
the
covers
of
all
those
books were whole
worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them.
Along the way a
funny thing happened I
started to know things. Teachers started to notice
it too. I got
to the point where I
couldn't wait to get home to my books.
Now my older brother is an engineer and
I am chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John
Hopkins
Children's
Center
in
Baltimore.
Sometimes
I
still
can't
believe
my
life's
journey,
from
a
failing
and
indifferent
student
in
a
Detroit
public
school
to
this
position, which takes
me all over the world to teach and perform
critical surgery.
But I know when the
journey began: the day Mom snapped off the TV set
and put us
in her Oldsmobile for that
drive to the library.
81. We can learn
from the Veginning of the passage that
A. the author and his brother had done
poorly in school
B .the author had been
very concerned about his school work
C
.the
author
had
spent
much
time
watching
TV
after
school
D.
the
author
had
realized how important schooling was
82. Which of the following is NOT true
about the author's family? A. He came from a
middle-class family.
B . He
came from a single-parent family.
C .
His mother worked as a cleaner.
D. His
mother had received little education.
83.
The mother was
to make her two sons switch to reading
books.
A. hesitant
B.
unprepared
C. reluctant
D. determined
84.
How did the two boys feel about going
to the library at first?
A. They were
afraid.
B. They were reluctant.
C .
They were indifferent.
D. They
were eager to go.
85. The author began
to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT
that
A.
he began to see
something in his mind
B.
he could visualize what he read in his
mind
C.
he could go back
to 'read the books again
D.
he realized that books offered him new
experience
TEXT B
Predicting
the future is always risky. But it's probably safe
to say that at least a few
historians
will one day speak of the 20th century as
America's
it's
certainly
difficult
to
think
of
any
other
single
thing
that
represents
modern
America as powerfully as the company
that created
Mickey
Mouse.
Globally,
brands
like
Coca-Cola
and
McDonalds
may
be
more
widely-
known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century
America in quite the same way
as
Disney.
The reasons for Disney's
success are varied and numerous, but ultimately
the credit
belongs to one person
–
the man who created the
cartoon and built the company from
nothing,
Walt
Disney.
Ironically,
he
could
not
draw
particularly
well.
But
he
was
a
genius in
plenty of other respects. In business, his
greatest skills were his insight and
his management ability. After setting
himself up in
Hollywood,
he
single-handedly
pioneered
the
concepts
of
branding
and
merchandising
–
something his company still does brilliantly
today.
But
what
really distinguished Disney was his
ability to identify with
his
audiences.
Disney always made sure his
films championed the
and
made him feel
proud to be American.
This he achieved by creating characters that
reflected the hopes
and
fears
of
ordinary
people.
Some
celebrated
American
achievements
–
Disney's
very first cartoon
Plane Crazy, featuring a silent
Mickey
Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight
across the Atlantic.
Others, like the
There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven
Dwarves, showed
how, through hard work
and helping one's fellow man, or Americans could
survive
social and economic
crises like the Great Depression.
Disney's
other
great
virtue
was
the
fact
that
his
company
–
unlike
other
big
corporations
–
had a human face. His Hollywood studio
–
the public heard
–
operated
just
like a democracy, where everyone was on first name
terms and had a say in how
things
should be run. He was also regarded as a great
patriot because not only did his
cartoons celebrate America, but, during
World War II, studios made training films for
American soldiers.
The
reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the
public would later learn,
Disney's
patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike
by cartoonists in
1941, he became
convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by
Communists. He
agreed to work for the
FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on
colleagues whom he
suspected were
subversives.
But,
apart
from
his
affiliations
with
the
FBI,
Disney
was
more
or
less
the
genuine
article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom;
Walt Disney and the American Way of Life,
by
Steven
Watts,
confirms
that
he
was
very
definitely
on
the
side
of
ordinary
Americans
–
in
the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt,
believing he was a
champion of the
workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the
FBI, as some have
suggested. In fact,
he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic
organizations, as is
evidenced
in
films
like
That
Darned
Cat,
in
which
he
portrayed
FBI
agents
as
bungling incompetents.
By
the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon
like Thomas Edison and the
Wright
Brothers.
To
business
people
and
filmmakers,
he
was
a
role
model;
to
the
public
at
large,
he
was
Walt
–
the
man
who
had
entertained
them
all
their
lives, the man who represented them all
their lives, the man who represented all that
was good about America.
86.
Walt Disney is believed to possess the
following abilities EXCEPT
A. painting
B. creativity
C. management
D. merchandising
87.
According to the passage, what was the
pleasant side of Disney's patriotism?
A. He sided with ordinary Americans in
his films.
B. He supported America's
war efforts in his own way.
C. He had
doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.
D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in
the 30s and 40s.
88.
In
the
sixth
paragraph
the
sentence
was
more
or
less
the
genuine
article
A. Disney was a
creative and capable person.
B. Disney
once agreed to work for the FBI.
C.
Disney ran his company in a democratic way.
D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary
people.
89.
The writer's
attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described
as ________.
A. sympathetic
B. objective
C. critical
D. skeptical
TEXT C
Why do you listen to music? If you
should put this question to a' number of people,
you
might
receive
answers
like
these;
I
like
the
beat
of
music
,
I
look
for
attractive
tunefulness
music
for
many
reasons
but
I
could
not
begin
to
describe
them
to
you
clearly
Answers to this
question would be many and diverse, yet almost no
one would reply ,
means
nothing
to
me.
To
most
of
us,
music
means
something;
it
evokes
some
response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening
to music.
For many, the enjoyment of
music does not remain at a standstill. We feel
that we can
get
more
satisfaction from
the musical
experience. We want
to
make
closer contact
with music in order to learn more of
its nature thus we can range more broadly and
freely in the areas of musical style,
form, and expression. This book explores ways of
achieving these objectives. It deals,
of course, with the techniques of music , but only
in
order
to
show
how
technique
is
directed
toward
expressive
aims
in
music
and
toward
the
listener's
musical
experience.
In
this
way,
we
may
get
an
idea
of
the
composer's
intentions,
for
indeed,
the
composer
uses
every
musical
device
for
its
power to communi?
cate and
for its contribution to the musical experience.
Although everyone hears music
differently, there is a common ground from which
all
musical
ex?
periences grow. That source is sound
itself. Sound is the raw material of
music. It makes up the body and
substance of all musical activity. It is the point
of
departure in the musical experience.
The
kinds
of
sound
that
can
be
used
for
musical
purposes
are
amazingly
varied.
Throughout
the
cultures
of
the
world,
East
and
West,
a
virtually
limitless
array
of
sounds
has
been
employed
in
the
service
of
musical
expression.
Listen
to
Oriental
theatre music, then to an excerpt from
a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in
their
qualities
of
sound
as
well
as
in
almost
every
other
feature,
yet
each
says
something
of
importance
to
some
listeners.
Each
can
stir
a
listener
and
evoke
a
re-sponse
in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of
primitive tribal drums or the
complex
coordi?
nation of voices and instruments
in an opera, has this feature it is
based upon the power of sound to stir
our senses and feelings.
Yet sound
alone is not music. Something has to happen to the
sound. It?
must move
forward
in
time.
Everything
that
takes
place
musically
involves
the
movement
?of
sound. If we hear a series of
drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement
from
one
stroke
to
the
next.
When
sounds
follow
each
other
in
a
pattern
of
melody,
we
receive an impression of movement from
one tone to the next. All music moves; and
because
it
moves
,
it
is
associated
with
as
fundamental
truth
of
existence
and
ex?
perience. We are stirred
by impressions of movement because our very lives
are
constantly
in
move?
ment.
Breathing,
the
action
of
the
pulse
,
growth
,
decay
,
the
change of day and night
, as well as the constant flow of physical
action
—
these all
testify to the fundamental role that
movement plays in our lives. Music appeals to our
desire and our need form movement.
90. The author indicates at the
beginning of the passage that
A.
people listen to music for similar reasons r
B. reasons for listening to music are
varied
C. some people don't understand
music at all
D. purposes for listening
to music can be specified - '
91. We
can infer from the second paragraph ? that the
book from which this excerpt is
taken
is mainly meant for
A. listeners
B. composers
C. musicians
D. directors
92.
According to the passage, enjoying
music is not an end in itself because people
hope to' through listening.
A. learn more musical devices
B. know more about composers
C. communicate more effectively
D. understand 'music better
93.
What is the common
ground for musical experience to develap?
A. Material.
B.
Listening.
C. Sound.
D.
Activity.
94. The importance of
movement in music is explained by comparing it to
A. a pattern of melody
B. a series of drumbeats
C.
physical movement
D. existence and
experience
TEXT D
Psychologists
agree
that
I.Q.
contributes
only
about
20
percent
of
the
factors
that
determine success. A
full 80 percent comes from other
factors
，
including what I
call
emotional
intelligence.
Following
are
two
of
the
major
qualities
that
make
up
emotional
intelligence
，
and how they
can be developed
：
-awareness. The ability to recognize a
feeling as it happens is the keystone of
emotional intelligence. People with
greater certainty about
their
emotions
are better
pilots of their
lives.
Developing
self-
awareness
requires
tuning
in
to
what
neurologist
Antonio
Damasio
calls “gut
feelings”
。
Gut feelings can
occur without a person being consciously aware
of them. For
example
，
when people who fear
snakes are shown a picture of a
snake
，
sensors on their skin
will detect sweat
，
a sign of
anxiety
，
even though the
people say
they do not feel fear. The
sweat shows up even when a picture is presented so
rapidly
that the subject has no
conscious awareness of seeing it.
Through
deliberate
effort
we
can
become
more
aware
of
our
gut
feelings.
Take
someone who is annoyed by a rude
encounter for hours after it occurred. He may be
unaware of his irritability and
surprised when someone calls attention to it . But
if he
evaluates his
feelings
，
he can change them.
Emotional self-awareness is the
building block of the next fundamental of
emotional
intelligence
：
being able to shake off a bad mood.
Management. Bad as well as good moods
spice life and build chatacter. The
key
is balance. We often have little control over when
we are swept by emotion. But
we can
have some say in how long that emotion will last.
Psychologist Dianne Tice
asked more
than 400 men and women about their strategies for
escaping foul moods.
Her
research
，
along with that of
other psychologists
，
provides
valuable information on
how to change a
bad mood.
Of all the moods that people
want to escape
，
rage seems to
be the hardest to deal with.
When
someone in another car cuts you off on the
highway
，
your reflexive
though may
be
，
That
jerk
！
He could have hit
me
！
I can't let him get away
with that
！
The more you
stew
，
the angrier
you get. Such is the stuff of hypertension and
reckless driving.
What should you do to
relieve rage
？
One myth is
that ventilating will make you feel
better.
In
fact
，
researchers
have
found
that's
one
of
the
worst
strategies.
A
more
effective
technique is
“reframing”
，
which means
consciously reinterpreting a situation
in
a
more
positive
the
case
of
the
driver
who
cuts
you
off
，
you
might
tell
yourself
：
Maybe he
had some emergency. This is one of the most potent
ways
，
Tice
found
，
to put
anger to rest.
Going off alone to cool
down is also an effective way to refuse
anger
，
especially if
you can't think clearly. Tice found
that a large proportion of men cool down by going
for a drive
—
a
finding that inspired her to drive more
derensively. A safer alternative
is
exercise
，
such
as
taking
a
long
walk.
Whatever
you
do
，
don't
waste
the
time
pursuing your train of angry thoughts.
Your aim should be to distract yourself.
The techniques of
reframing
and distraction can alleviate
depression and anxiety
as
well
as
to
them
such
relaxation
techniques
as
deep
breathing
and
meditation and you have
an arsenal of weapons against bad moods
95. What are gut
feelings
？
A. They are feelings one is
born with.
B.
They are feelings one may be unaware of.
C. They are
feelings of fear and anxiety.
D. They are feelings felt
by sensible people.
96. According to
the author
，
the importance of
knowing one's gut feelings is that
A. one can develop them.
B. one can call
others' attention to them.
C. one may get rid of them.
D. one may control them.
97. The word “spice” in paragraph Six
is closest in meaning to
A. add interest to
B. lengthen.
C. make dull
D. bring into
existence.
98. On mood
control
，
the author seems to
suggest that we
A. can control the occurrence of mood.
B. are often
unaware of what mood we are in.
C. can determine the
duration of mood.
D. lack strategies for controlling
moods.
99. The essence of “reframing”
is
A. to forget the unpleasant situation.
B. to adopt a
positive attitude.
C. to protect oneself properly.
D. to avoid
road accidents.
100. What is the best
title for the passage
？
A. What is
emotional intelligence
？
B. How to
develop emotional intelligence.
C. Strategies for geeting
rid of foul moods.
D. How to control
one's gut feelings.
81-90
CADBC ABDAB91-100 ADCCB DACBB
(2006)
TEXT A
In the case of mobile phones, change is
everything. Recent research indicates that the
mobile phone is changing not only our
culture, but our very bodies as well.
First. Let’s talk about culture. The
difference between the mobile phone and its
parent,
the fixed-line phone, you
get whoever answers it.
This has
several implications. The most common one,
however, and perhaps the thing
that
has
cha
nged
our
culture
forever,
is
the
“meeting”
influence.
People
no
longer
need to make firm plans about when and
where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday
night
would
need
to
be
arranged
in
advance.
You
needed
enough
time
to
allow
everyone to get from their place of
work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a
night out can be arranged on the run.
It is no longer “see you there at 8”, but “text me
around 8 and we’ll see where we all
are”.
Texting
changes
people
as
well.
In
their
paper,
“insights
into
the
S
ocial
and
Psychological Effects of SMS Text
Messaging”, two British researchers distinguished
between two types of mobile phone
users: the “talkers” and the
“texters”
-those who
prefer
voice to text message and those who prefer text to
voice.
They found tha
t the
mobile phone’s individuality and privacy gave
texters the ability
to
express
a
whole
new
outer
personality.
Texters
were
likely
to
report
that
their
family would be surprised if they were
to read their texts. This suggests that texting
allowed
texters
to
present
a
self-image
that
differed
from
the
one
familiar
to
those
who knew them well.
Another scientist wrote of the changes
that mobiles have brought to body language.
There
are
two
kinds
that
people
use
while
speaking
on
the
phone.
There
is
the
“speakeasy”: the head is
held high, in a self
-confident way,
chatting away. And there
is the
“spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and
keep out other people.
Who
can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or
reformed and camera-phones
intrude
on
peo
ple’s
privacy.
So,
it
is
understandable
if
your
mobile
makes
you
nervous. But perhaps you needn’t worry
so much. After all, it is good to talk.
81 when people plan to meet
nowadays, they
A
．
arrange the
meeting place beforehand
B
．
postpone fixing
the place till last minute
C
．
seldom care
about when and where to meet
D
．
still love to
work out detailed meeting plans.
82
According to
the two British
researchers, the social
and
psychological effect
are
mostly likely to be seen on
A
．
TALKERS
B
．
the
C
．
the
“spacemaker”
D
．
texters
83 We can infer from the passage that
the texts sent by texters are
A
．
quite revealing
B
．
well written
C
．
unacceptable by
others
D
．
shocking
to others
84
．
according to
the passage ,who is afraid of being heard while
talking on the mobile
A
．
talkers
B
．
the
speakeasy
C
．
the
spacemaker
D
．
texters
85
．
an appropriate
title for the passage might be
A
．
the SMS effect
B
．
cultural
implication of mobile use
C
．
change in the use of the mobile
D
．
body language
and the mobile phone!
TEXT B
Over the last 25
years, British society has changed a great deal-or
at least many parts
of
it
have.
In
some
ways,
however,
very
little
has
changed,
particularly
where
attitudes are
concerned. Ideas about social
class-
whether a person is
“working
-
class”
or
“middle
-
class”
-are one area in which changes have
been extremely slow.
In the past, the
working-class tended to be paid less than middle-
class people, such as
teachers and
doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact
that workers’ jobs were
generally much
less secure, distinct differences in life-styles
and attitudes came into
existence. The
typical working man would collect his wages on
Friday evening and
then, it was widely
believed, having given his wife her
“housekeeping”, would go out
and
squander the rest on beer and betting.
The stereotype of what a middle-class
man did with his money was perhaps nearer the
truth. He was-and still is
–
inclined to take a longer-
term view. Not only did he regard
buying a house of these provided him
and his family with security. Only in very few
cases did workers have the opportunity
(or the education and training) to make such
long-term plans.
Nowadays, a
great deal has changed. In a large number of cases
factory workers earn
as much, if not
more, than their middle-class supervisors. Social
security and laws to
improve century,
have made it less necessary than before to worry
about “tomorrow”.
Working-class people
seem slowly to be losing the feeling of
inferiority they had in
the
past.
In
fact
there
has
been
a
growing
tendency
in
the
past
few
years
for
the
middle-
classes to feel slightly ashamed of their
position.
The changes in both life-
styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen
amongst
younger people. They generally
tend to share very similar tastes in music and
clothes,
they spend their money in
having a good time, and save for holidays or
longer-term
plans
when
necessary.
There
seems
to
be
much
less
difference
than
in
precious
generations. Nevertheless, we still
have a wide gap between the well-paid (whatever
the type of job they may have) and the
low-paid. As long as this gap exists, there will
always be a possibility that new
conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather
that the
old conflicts will re-appear,
but between different groups.
86
．
which of the
following is seen as the cause of class
differences in the past?
A: life style
and occupation
B: Attitude and income
C: income and job security
D: job security and hobbies
87
．
the writer
seems to suggest that the description of -------
is closer to truth?
A
．
middle
–
class ways of spending
money
B
．
working-
class ways of spending the weekend
C
．
working-class
drinking habits
D
．
middle-class
attitudes
88
．
according to
the passage, which of the following is not a
typical feature of the
middle -class?
A
．
desiring for
security
B
．
Making long
term plans
C
．
having
priorities in life
D
．
saving money
89
．
working -class
people's sense of security increased as a resulf
of all the follwoing
factor except?
A
．
better social
security
B
．
more
job opportunities
C
．
higher living
standard
D
．
better
legal protection.
90
．
which of the
following statement is incorrect?
A
．
Changes are
slowly taking place in all sectors of the British
society.
B
．
The
gap between working -class and middle- class young
people is narrowing
C
．
different in
income will remain but those in occupation will
disappear
D
．
middle-class
people may sometimes feel inferior to working-
class people!
TEXT C
For
several
days
I
saw
little
of
Mr.
Rochester.
In
the
morning
he
seemed
much
occupied with business, and in the
afternoon gentlemen from the neighourhood called
and some times stayed to dine with him.
When his foot was well enough, he rode out
a great deal.
During this
time, all my knowledge of him was limited to
occasional meetings about
the house,
when he would sometimes pass me coldly, and
sometimes bow and smile.
His changes of
manner did not offend me, because I saw that I had
nothing to do with
the cause of them.
One evening, several days later, I was
invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. He
was
sitting
in
his
armchair,
and
looked
not
quite
so
severe,
and
much
less
gloomy.
There was a smile on his lips, and his
eyes were bright, probably with wine. As I was
looking at him, he suddenly turned, and
asked me, “do you think I’m handsome, Miss
Eyre?”
The answer
someho
w slipped from my tongue before I
realized it: ‘No, sir.”
“ah,
you
really
are
unusual!
You
are
a
quiet,
serious
little
person,
but
you
can
be
almost
rude.”
“Sir, I’m sorry. I
should have said that beauty doesn’t matter, or
something like that,”
“no,
you shouldn’t! I see, you criticize my appearance,
and then you stab me in the
back! You
have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls
like you. But perhaps I
go too fast.
Perhaps you have awaful faults to counterbalance
your few good points
I
thought
to
myself
that
he
might
have
too.
He
seemed
to
read
my
mind,
and
said
quickly,” yes, you’re
right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong
way when I was
twenty-one,
and
have
never
found
the
right
path
again.
I
might
have
been
very
different. I might have
been as good as you, and perhaps wiser. I am not a
bad man,
take my word for it, but I
have done wrong. It wasn’t my character, but
circumstances
which were to blame. Why
do I tell
you all this? Because you’re
the sort of person
people tell their
problems and
secrets to, because you’re
sympathetic and give them
hope.”
It
seemed he had quite a lot
to talk to me. He didn’t
seem
to
like to
finish
the talk
quickly, as was the
case for the first time.
“Don’t
be afraid
of me,
Miss
Eyre.”
He
continued. “
you don’t
r
elax or laugh very
much, perhaps because of the effect
Lowood school has had on you. But in time you
will be more natural with me, and
laugh, and speak freely. You’re like a bird in a
cage.
When you get out of the cage,
you’ll fly very high. Good night.”
91
．
at
the beginning miss Eyre 's impressions of ter were
all except
A
．
busy
B
．
sociable
C
．
friendly
D
．
changeable
92
．
in
house,…”.the word about
means
A
．
around
B
．
on
C
．
outside
D
．
concerning.
93
．
why did ter
say
A
．
because Jane
had intended to kill him with a knife
B
．
because Jane
had intended to be more critical.
C
．
because Jane
had regretted having talked to him
D
．
because Jane
had said something else to correct herself.
94
．
from what t
told miss Eyre,we can conclude that he wanted to
A
．
Tell her all
his troubles
B
．
tell her his
life experience.
C
．
change her
opinion of him
D
．
change his
circumstances
95, at the
end of the passage , Mr. Rochester sounded
A
．
rude
B
．
cold
C
．
friendly
D
．
encouraging.
TEXTD
The
ideal
companion
machine-the
computer-
would
not
only
look,
feel,
and
sound
friendly
but
would
also
be
programmed
to
behave
in
a
pleasant
manner.
Those
qualities
that
make
interaction
comfortable,
and
yet
the
machine
would
remain
slightly
unpredictable
and
therefore
interesting.
In
its
first
encounter
it
might
be
somewhat
hesitant,
but
as
it
came
to
know
the
user
it
would
progress
to
a
more
relaxed and intimate style. The machine
would not be a passive participant but would
add
its
own
suggestions,
information,
and
opinions;
it
would
sometimes
take
the
initiative in developing or changing
the topic and would have a personality of its own.
Friendships are not made in a day, and
the computer would be more acceptable as a
friend if it imitated the gradual
changes that occur when one person is getting to
know
another.
At
an
appropriate
time
it
might
also
express
the
kind
of
affection
that
stimulates attachment
and intimacy. The whole process would be
accomplished in a
subtle way to avoid
giving an impression of over-familiarity that
would be likely to
produce
irritation.
After
experiencing
a
wealth
of
powerful,
well-timed
friendship
indicators, the
user would be very likely to accept
the
computer as
far
more than a
machine and might well come to regard
it as a friend.
An artificial
relationship of this type would provide many of
the benefits that could
continue from
previous discussions. It would have a familiarity
with the us
er’s life as
revealed
in
earlier
contact,
and
it
would
be
understanding
and
good-humored.
The
computer’s own
personality would be lively and impressive, and it
would develop in
response to
that of the user. With features such
as
these, the machine might
indeed
become a very
attractive social partner.
96
．
which of the
following is not a feature of the ideal companion
machine?
A
．
Active
in communication
B
．
Attractive in
personality.
C
．
enjoyable in
performance
D
．
unpredictable
in behaviour
97
．
the computer
would develop friendships with humans in a (n)
---------way.
A
．
Quick
B
．
unpredictable
C
．
productive
D
．
inconspicuous.
98
．
which of the
following aspects is not mentioned when the
passage discusses the
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