-
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming
andScanning) (15
minutes
)
Directions:
In
this part, you will have 15
minutes
to go over the
passage qu
ickly and answerthe questions
on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose
t
he best answer from the fourchoices
marked A), B), C) and D). For questions
8-10, complete the sentences with
theinformation given in the passage.
The Magician
The
revolution
that Steve Jobs
led is only just beginning
When it came to putting on a show,
nobody else in the computer industry, or
any other industryfor that
matter
, could match Steve Jobs. His
product launch
es, at which he would
stand aloneon a black stage and
produce
as if by
magi
c an
incredible
小
器
皿
)
infront of an amazed crowd, were the performances
of a master showman
. All computers do
isfetch and , he once explained, but do it fast
en
ough and
6, spent his life
packaging that magic into elegantlydesigned, easy-
to-use pro
ducts.
The
reaction
to
his death, with people leaving candles and flowers
outside Ap
ple stores andpoliticians
singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr
Jobs
had become something muchmore
significant than just a clever money-
maker
. He stood out in three ways-as a
technologist,as a
corporate
(
公
司
的
)
leader and as somebody who was able to make people
love what
had
prev
iously
been
impersonal
,
functional
gadgets
. Strangely, it is
this last
quali
ty
that mayhave the deepest effect on the way people
live. The era of person
al technology is
in many waysjust beginning.
As a technologist, Mr Jobs was
different because he was not an engineer-and
that was his greatstrength. Instead he
was
keenly
interested in
product desig
n and
aesthetics
(
美
学
), and
inmaking
advanced
technology
simple to use. He repeatedly took an
existing but half-formedidea-the mouse-driven
computer
, the digital music
pl
ayer
, the smartphone, the
tablet computer(
平
板
电
脑
)-and showed the rest of
the industry how to do it properly. Rival firms
com
peted witheach other to follow where
he led. In the process he brought about
great changes in computing,music,
telecoms and the news business that
were
painful for existing firms but
welcomed bymillions of consumers.
Within the wider business world, a man
who liked to see himself as a hippy(
嬉
皮
士
),
perm
anently
in
revolt
against big companies, ended up being hailed by
many of
those
corporate
giants as one
of the greatest chief executives of his
time. That was partly due to
histalents: showmanship,
strategic
vision, an
a
stonishing
attention to detail and a dictatorialmanagement
style which many
bosses must have
envied. But most of all it was
the
extraordinary
trajectory
(
轨
迹
) of his life.
His fall from
grace
in the
1980s, followed by hisreturn to Apple
in 1996 after a period in the
wilderness
, is an
inspiration
to
anybusinesspe
rson whose career has
taken a turn for the worse. The way in which Mr
Jobs r
evivedthe failing company he had
co-founded and turned it into the world's
bi
ggest tech firm (biggereven than Bill
Gates's Microsoft, the company that had
outsmarted Apple so dramatically in the1980s),
sounds like something from
a .
But what was perhaps most
astonishing
about Mr Jobs
was the absolute
loy
alty
he
managedto
inspire
in
customers. Many Apple users feel themselves
t
o be part of a
community
, with MrJobs as
its leader
. And there was indeed a
personal link. Apple's products were
designed to
accord
with the
boss's tastes
and to meet his
extremely
high standards.
Every iPhone orMacBook has his
fingerprints all over it. His great
achievement
was to
combine
an
emotion
alspark
with computer technology, and make the resulting
product feel perso
nal. And that iswhat
put Mr Jobs on the right side of history, as
technological
i
nnovation
(
创新
) has movedinto consumer
electronics over the past
decade
.
As our special report in this
issue
(printed before Mr
Jobs's death) explains,
i
nnovation
usedto
spill
over from
military
and
corporate
laboratories to
th
e consumer market, but lately
thisprocess has gone into
reverse
. Many
peopl
e's homes now have more powerful,
and more
flexible
, devices
than their offi
ces do; consumer
gadgets
and online services
are smarter andeasier to use t
han most
companies' systems. Familiar consumer products are
being adopted
bybusinesses, government
and the armed forces. Companies are employing
i
n-house versions ofFacebook and
creating their own
ftware to employees.
Doctors usetablet computers for their work in
hospitals.
Meanwhile, the number of
consumers hungry forsuch
gadgets
continues to
s
well
. Apple's
products are now being snapped up in Delhi
andDalian just as in
Dublin and Dallas.
Mr Jobs had a
reputation
as a
control
freak
(
怪
人
), and his
critics complained that theproducts and systems he
designed wer
e closed and
inflexible
, in the name of
greater ease ofuse. Yet he also
empo
wered millions of people by giving
them access to cutting-edgetechnology.
His
insistence
on
putting users first, and focusing on
elegance
and
simplicity
,
has
become deep-rooted in his own company, and is
spreading to
rival
firms
too. It is no longerjust at Apple that
designers ask:
The gap between Apple and other tech
firms is now likely to narrow. This wee
k's
announcement
of a new
iPhone by a management team led by Tim
Cook,
who replaced MrJobs as chief
executive
in August, was
generally regarded a
s
competent
but t Mr Jobs to
shower his star dust on the
event, it
felt like just another product launchfrom just
another technology fir
m. At the recent
unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos
ofAmazon, whos
e company is doing the
best job of following Apple's lead in combining
hardwa
re,software, content and services
in an easy-to-use bundle, there were
severa
l attacks at by doing his best
to
imitate
Mr Jobs, Mr Bezos
also flat
tered(
抬
举
) him. With Mr Jobs gone,Apple is just
one of many technology firms trying
to
arouse
his
uncontrollable
spirit in
newproducts.
Mr Jobs was
said by an engineer in the early years of Apple to
emit
a
distortion
(
扭
曲
)field
persuasion
. But in the end he created a
re
ality of his own,channelling the
magic of computing into products that
reshap
ed entire industries. The man
whosaid in his youth that he wanted to
ng in the
universe
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1. We learn from the first
paragraph that nobody could match Steve Jobs in
_
________.
A)
intelligence
B) showmanship
C) magic power D)
persuasion
skills
2. What did Steve
Jobs do that most deeply
affected
people's way of
life?
A) He invented lots of
functional
gadgets
.
B) He
kept improving computer technology.
C)
He started the era of personal technology.
D) He
established
a new style of leadership.
3. Where did Mr Jobs's great strength
lie?
A) His
profound
insight
about consumers'
needs in general.
B) His
keen
interest in designing
elegant
and user-friendly
gadgets
.
C) His
firm
determination
to win in
the
competition
against his
rivals.
D) His rich knowledge as a
computer scientist and electronic
engineer
.
4.
Many
corporate
giants saw
Steve Jobs as _________.
A) one of the
greatest chief executives of his time
B) a dictator in the
contemporary
business world
C) an unbeatable
rival
in the computer
industry
D) the most
admirable
hippy in today's
world
5. For those who have
suffered failures in business, Steve Jobs's life
experien
ce serves as_________.
A) a
symbol
B) a
standard C) an ideal D) an
inspiration
6. What was the most
astonishing
part of Mr
Jobs's success?
A) He turned a failing
company into a
profitable
business.
B) He set up personal links
with many of his customers.
C) He
commanded absolute
loyalty
from Apple users.
D) He left his
fingerprints all over Apple products.
7. What is mentioned in this issue's
special report about
innovation
nowaday
s?
A) It benefits
civilians more than the
military
.
B) New
products are first used in the
military
.
C) Many
new ideas first appear on the internet.
D) It originates in the consumer
market.
8. In
spite
of the
user-
friendliness
of Apple
products, critics complained tha
t they
were_________.
9. Amazon,
by having hardware, software, content and services
___________
in an easy-to-usebundle,
did the best job in following Apple's lead.
10. By channelling the
magic of computing into products, Steve Jobs had
succ
eeded in . ___________.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35
minutes
)
Section A
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
co
nversations. At theend of each
conversation
, one or more
questions will be
asked about what was
said. Both the
conversation
and the questions will be
spoken only
once. After each question there will be apause.
During the pause,
you must read the
four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and
decidewhich is
the best
answer
. Then mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2 with
a
singleline through the centre.
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11.
A) He needs another week for the painting.
B) The painting was completed just in
time.
C) The building won't open until
next week.
D) His
artistic
work has been well
received.
12. A) Go
camping.
B) Decorate his house.
C) Rent a
tent
.
D) Organize a party.
13. A) She talked with Mr
.
Wright on the phone.
B) She is about to
call Mr
. Wright's secretary.
C) She will see Mr
. Wright
at lunch time.
D) She failed to reach
Mr
. Wright.
14.
A) He is actually very hardworking.
B)
He has difficulty finishing his project.
C) He needs to spend more time in the
lab.
D) He seldom tells the truth about
himself.
15. A) Rules
restricting smoking.
B) Ways to quit
smoking.
C) Smokers' health problems.
D) Hazards of
passive
smoking.
16. A) He is out of town all morning.
B) He is tied up in family matters.
C) He has been writing a report.
D) He has got meetings to attend.
17. A) He is not easy-
going.
B) He is the speakers' boss.
C) He is not at home this weekend.
D) He seldom invites people to his
home.
18. A)
T
ake a break.
B) Refuel his
car
.
C)
D) Have
a cup of coffee.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the
conversation
you have just
heard.
19. A) They are as
good as historical films.
B) They give
youngsters a thrill.
C) They have
greatly improved.
D) They are better
than comics on film.
20. A)
The effects were very good.
B) The
acting
was just so-so.
C) The
plot
was
too
complicated
.
D) The characters were lifelike.
21. A) They triumphed
ultimately
over evil in the
battle.
B) They played the same role in
War of the Worlds.
C) They are
popular
figures among young
people.
D) They are two leading
characters in the film.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the
conversation
you have just
heard.
22. A) It is
scheduled on Thursday night.
B) It is
supposed to last nine weeks.
C) It
takes place once a week.
D) It usually
starts at six.
23. A) To
make good use of her
spare
time in the evening.
B) To meet the
requirements of her in-service training.
C) To improve her driving skills as
quickly as possible.
D) To get some
basic knowledge about car
maintenance
.
24. A) Participate in group
discussions.
B) Take turns to make
presentations.
C) Listen to the
teacher's
explanation
.
D) Answer the teacher's questions.
25. A) Most of them are
female.
B) Some have a part-time job.
C) They plan to buy a new
car
.
D) A few of them are
old chaps.
Section B
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of
eac
h passage, you willhear some
questions. Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once. After youhear
a question, you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),
B), C) andD). Then mark the
corres
ponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through thecentre.
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Passage One
Questions 26 to
29 are based on the
conversation
you have just
heard.
26. A) She is not
good at making friends.
B) She is not
well off.
C) She enjoys company.
D) She likes to go to concerts alone.
27. A) Their similar
social
status
.
B) Their
interdependence
.
C) Their common interest.
D)
Their
identical
character
.
28.
A) Invite Pat to a live
concert
.
B) Buy
some gifts for Pat's kids.
C) Help take
care of Pat's kids.
D) Pay for Pat's
season tickets.
29. A) It
can develop between people with a big difference
in income.
B) It can be maintained
among people of different age groups.
C) It cannot last long without similar
family background.
D) It cannot be
sustained
when friends move
far apart.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to
32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A) Priority of
students'
academic
achievements.
B) Equal education
opportunities to all children.
C)
Social equality between teachers and students.
D) Respect for students'
individuality
.
31. A) Efficient.
B)
Complicated.
C) Lengthy.
D)
Democratic.
32. A) To help
them
acquire
hands-on
experience.
B) To try to cut down its
operational expenses.
C) To provide
part-time jobs for needy students.
D)
To enable them to learn to take responsibility.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
33. A) The best way to work through a
finger maze.
B) Individuals doing
better in front of an audience.
C)
Researchers having contributed greatly to
psychology.
D) Improvements on the
classification
of human
behavior
.
34. A)
When you feel encouraged by the audience.
B) When you try to
figure
out a
confusing
game.
C) When you already know how to do
something.
D) When you complete with
other people in a group.
35. A) Practicing
constantly
.
B)
Working by oneself.
C) Learning by
doing.
D) Using proven methods.
Section
C
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear a passage three times. When the
pa
ssage is read forthe first time, you
should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for thesecond
time, you are required to fill in the
bl
anks numbered from 36 to 43 with the
exact wordsyou have just heard. For
b
lanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are
required to fill in the
missinginformatio
n. For these blanks,
you can either use the exact words you have just
heard o
r writedown the main points in
your own words. Finally, when the passage is
r
ead for the third time,you should
check
what you have written.
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have different eating habits than they had in the
past. There is a w
ide (36)
______of food
available
. They have a
broader (37)
______ of
nutrition
(
营
养
), so they buy
more freshfruit and (38)
_______ than
ever before. At the same time, Americans
(39)______ increasi
ngquantities of
sweets and sodas.
Statistics show that the way people
live (40)
______ the way they eat.
American lifestyles havechanged. There are now
gr
owing numbers of people who live
alone,
(41)
______ parents
andchildren, and double-income families. These
changing life
styles are (42)
______ for theincreasing number of
people who must (43)
______ meals or
sometimes simply go withoutthem. Many Americans
have le
ss time than ever before to
spend preparing food.
(44)
_________________________________.
Moreover
, Americans eat out
nearl
y four times aweek on average.
It is easy to study the
amounts and kinds of food that people
consume
.
(45)
___________________________________.
This information not only tells us
what
people areeating, but also tells us about the
changes in attitudes and ta
stes.
(46)
__________________________________.
Instead, chicken,
turkey
and
fish
have becomemore
popular
. Sales of these
foods have greatly increased in re
cent
years.
Part IV Reading Comprehension
(Reading inDepth) (25
minutes
)
Section A
Directions:
In this section,
there is a passage with ten blanks. You are
requir
ed to select oneword for each
blank from a list of choices given in a word
ban
k following the passage. Read
thepassage through carefully before making
yo
ur choices. Each choice in the bank
is
identified
bya
letter
. Please mark the
c
orresponding letter for each item on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single
linethrough
the centre. You may not use
any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are
based on the following passage.
French fries, washed down with a pint
of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food
lunches anddinners for millions of
American youngsters. But -47-- a
cue
from
health
experts, a group of 19restaurant companies are
pledging to offer mor
e-healthful menu
options for children at a timewhen --48-- is the
r
ole of fast food in childhood
< br>obesity
(
肥胖症
).
Burger King, the nation's
second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will
--4
9--
automatically
including
French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting
th
is month, although they will still be
--50--. Instead, the company said
Tuesday
, its employees will ask parents
whether they --51--such options as milk or
sli
ced apples before assembling the
meals.
, the
chain's vice president of governmentrelations.
Other participating chains, wit
h a
--53-- of menu options, including Denny's,
Chili's,Friendly's and Chevy's.
As part of the Kids Live Well
campaign
-expected to be
announced
--54--
W
ednesday-participating restaurants
must promise to offer at least one
children
's meal that has fewer than600
calories(
卡
路
里
), no soft drinks and at least two --55-- from the following food groups:fruit
s,
vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat
dairy. Among other requir
ements,
theymust offer a side dish that meets similar
--56--, with fewer than
200 calories
and less than35%of its calories from
sugar
.
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A)
adapt
I)
prefer E) criteria M) stop
B)
available
J) recommending F)
items N) taking
C) begin K)
species
G) nationwide O)
variety
D)
concern L)
specify
H)
possible
Section B
Directions:
There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage
is followed by
some questions
or
unfinished
statements. For
each of them there are four c
hoices
marked A), B), C) and D). Youshould decide on the
best choice and ma
rk the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through
the c
entre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the
following passage.
As you
are probably aware, the latest job markets news
isn't good: Unemploy
ment is still
morethan 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen
close to zero.
That's bad for the
economy, ofcourse. And it may be especially
discouraging
if you happen
to be looking for a job or hopingto change careers
right now. B
ut it actually shouldn't
matter to you nearly as much as youthink.
That's because job growth
numbers don't matter to job hunters as much as
jo
b turnover (
人
员<
/p>
更
替
) data. After
all, existing jobs open up every day due to
promotions, resigna
tions,terminations(<
/p>
解
雇
), and
retirements.
(Yes, people are
retiring
even in this
economy.) In bothgood times and bad,
turnover creates more openings than
economic growth does. Even in Juneof
2
007, when the economy was still moving
ahead, job growth was only 132,000
,
whileturnover was 4.7 million!
And as it turns out, even today - with
job growth near zero - over 4 million
jo
b hunters arebeing hired every month.
I don't mean to
imply
that
overall
job growth doesn't
have an
impact
on
on
e's ability to landa job. It's true
that if total employment were higher
,
it would
mean more jobs for all of us
tochoose from (and
compete
for). And it's true
that there are
currently more people applying foreach
available
job opening,
regardless of whether it's a new one or
not.
But what often
distinguishes those who land jobs from those who
don't is thei
r ability to
stay
motivated
. They're
willing
to do the hard work
of identifying
their
valuable
skills;
be
creative
about where and
how to look; learn how to
present
themselves to
potential
employers; and keep
going, even after repea
ted rejections.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics datashows that 2.7
million peopl
e who wanted and were
available
for work hadn't
looked within thelast four
weeks and
were no longer even classified as unemployed.
So don't let the headlines
fool you into giving up. Four million people get
hire
d every month inthe U.S. You can be
one of them.
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57. The author tends to
believe that high
unemployment
rate ______.
A) deprives many people of job
opportunities
B) prevents many people
from changing careers
C) should not
stop people from looking for a job
D)
does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening
58. Where do most job
openings come from?
A) Job growth.
B) Job turnover
.
C) Improved economy.
D)
Business
expansion
.
59. What does the author
say about
overall
job
growth?
A) It doesn't have much effect
on individual job seekers.
B) It
increases people's
confidence
in the economy.
C) It gives a ray of hope to the
unemployed.
D) It doesn't mean greater
job
security
for the
employed.
60. What is the
key to landing a job according ?
A)
Education.
B) Intelligence.
C) Persistence.
D)
Experience.
61. What do we
learn from the passage about the
unemployment
figures in
the U.S.?
A) They clearly
indicate
how healthy the
economy is.
B) They provide the public
with the latest information.
C) They
warn of the structural problems in the economy.
D) They
exclude
those who have stopped looking for a job.
Passage
Two
Questions 62 to 66 are
based on the following passage.