-
however
,
seem
(10)
the
kind
of person they really
are.
They try
their utmost to
(11) their real personality and
purposes so that we
never know how they
feel about us and what they
(12). Since we
can not be
sure of
(13), we are
not sure how we feel about them either
.
When we get to know people,
there are certain things that we tell them
(14). For example, our name, address,
(15), our appearance, our
leisure likes and music preferences,
the way we sit,
(16). But there
will be things that we do not share. As
people spend
(17), they each
encourage the other to
(18) and show more of themselves. In
this
way, a relationship grows
(19)
—
provided, of
course, that we like
what wee see and
(20)!
Part B:
Listening Comprehension
Ⅰ
.
Statements
Directions:
In
this
part
of
the
test,
you
will
hear
several
short
statements.
These statements will be spoken ONLY
ONCE, and you will not find them written
on the paper; so you must listen
carefully. When you hear a statement, read the
answer choices and decide which one is
closest in meaning to the statement you
have
heard.
Then
write
the
letter
of
the
answer
you
have
chosen
in
the
corresponding space in your ANSWER
BOOKLET
.
1.
(A)
Betty brought a week’s work home because of the
cold weather
outside.
(B) Betty was
absent from work seven days while recovering from
a cold.
(C) Betty did not have enough
time to recover from a bad cold.
(D)
Betty felt quite weak for seven days after she had
caught a bad cold.
2.
(A)
Florence has made possible this reception.
(B) I don’t
mind if Florence comes to the
reception.
(C) Florence
didn’t get enough notice to come to the
reception.
(D) Florence was
able to come to the reception.
3.
(A) Lena has trouble with office work..
(B)
Lena doesn’t like her coll
eagues in the
office.
(C) Lena intends to become a
full-time student.
(D) Lena gets on
very well in her MBA studies.
4.
(A) The last thing that the advertiser
will do is go grab money from your
pocket.
(B) Like
his father
, the advertiser had from his
childhood been interested in
hockey.
(C)
The
advertiser
will
distribute
a
free,
portable
instrument
for
the
treatment of your eye.
(D) The advertiser will try
to make you first interested in products and then
buy them.
5.
(A)
The company charged us 5,0000 dollars.
(B) The company
charged us 10,000 dollars.
(C) The
company charged us 15,000 dollars.
(D)
The company charged us 30,000 dollars.
6.
(A) Any one with a
university degree will probably get the job.
(B)
The applicants, if short-listed, will be trained
in a foreign country.
(C) No one but
those with required certificates are qualified for
the job.
(D) We need only those
applicants who have gained diplomatic experience.
7.
(A) The new secretary was
required to hand in the report.
(B) The
assistant manager wanted to see the new secretary.
(C) The new secretary was reported to
the assistant manager
.
(D)
The assistant manager told her to clear up his
desk.
8.
(A) The Chairman
didn’t attend the ceremony at the last
minute.
(B)
The
Chairman
refused
to
attend
the
opening
ceremony
at
the
last
minute.
(C) The Chairman never
changes his mind at the last minute.
(D) The Chairman made a last-minute
decision to attend the ceremony.
9.
(A) Jack could not repair the lamp and
it was repaired by an electrician.
(B) The lamp was so badly
damaged that Jack had to buy a new one.
(C) Jack didn’t ask an electrician to
repair the lamp, although it was badly
damaged.
(D)
Jack could repair the lamp himself, but he didn’t
bother and called in an
electrician.
10. (A)
I know why
Mr
. Nicholas hasn’t arrived although he
was due earlier
.
Ⅱ
. Talks and Conversations
Directions:
In
this
part
of
the
test,
you
will
hear
several
short
talks
and
conversations.
After
each
of
these,
you
will
hear
a
few
questions.
Listen
carefully because
you will
hear
the
talk
or
conversation
and questions
ONLY
ONCE. When you hear a
question, read the four answer choices and choose
the
best answer to that question. Then
write the letter of the answer you chosen in
(B) I can’t understand why
Mr
. Nicholas is here.
(C) Mr
. Nicholas is due for
the board meeting right away.
(D) I
have no idea why Mr
. Nicholas is late
for the meeting.
the corresponding
space in your ANSWER BOOKLET
.
Questions 11~14
11. (A) Ten
months.
(B) Only four years.
(D)
Nearly forty years.
(B) Negative.
(C) No more than 14 years.
12.
(A) Satisfied.
(C)
Passionate
(D)
Gautious.
13. (A) The man is always
proud of his work.
(B) The man feels that he
should have quitted earlier
.
(C) The man is unable to get along with
his managers.
(D) The man thinks that
his managers are very original and competent.
(B) He is quite friendly.
(D) He is rather dishonest.
14. (A) He is very efficient.
Questions 15~18
(C) He is utterly incompetent.
15. (A) It was always
barren.
(C) It was a colonized land
(B) It was extensively devastated
(D) It was a very fertile area.
16. (A) They cultivated the land.
(B)
They migrated to other places.
(C) They
left the land without their animals.
(D) They fed on their livestock.
17. (A) The worked day and night on the
land.
(B) They raised corps every other year
in an area.
(C) They used traditional
fertilizers.
(D) They applied modern
technology.
18. (A) The
growing population.
(B) The cease
of the sandstorm.
(C) The slaughter of
animals.
(D) The rising prices of
agricultural products.
Questions 19~22
19. (A) Metal.
(C) Paper
.
(B) Plastic.
(D) Wood.
(B)
It
can
be
used
for
making
20. (A) It is lightweight.
pasta.
(C) It is
a standard item
(D)
It
has
a
built-in
clean
system.
21.
(A) He has just bought a
new house.
(B) He considers his kitchen
gadgets out of fashion.
(C) He plans to
set up a new food store.
(D) He needs to arrange for a week-long
display.
(A) Employer and employee.
22.
(B) Chef and
restaurant owner
.
(C) Client
and sales representative
(D) Customer
and supermarket assistant.
Questions
23~26
23. (A) T
ablets.
(B)
Vitamins.
(D)
Carbohydrates.
(C) Proteins.
24. (A) 35.
(C)25.
(B) 30.
(D) 20.
25. (A) People have always believed in
a balanced and nutritious diet.
(B) Vitamins as food
constituents were unknown in the eighteenth
century.
(C)
Today
proteins
and
carbohydrates
are
no
longer
constituents
of
wholesome food.
(D) Artificial food constituents in the
future will be tastier than present-day
natural foods.
26. (A) A
more balanced diet.
Questions 27~30
27. (A) There was a traffic accident.
(B) A car was smashed by a falling
object.
(C)
Someone was hit near a high building.
(D) A driver was killed in his new
car
.
(C) Highly artificial
foods.
(B) Foods with rich vitamins.
(D) Meals with many courses.
28. (A) The woman never reads
newspapers.
(B) The man is always proud of his
car
.
(C) The woman had new
car damaged.
(D) The man had his old
car insured.
29. (A) He had his car hit
by a falling chunk.
(B) He was fined
for speeding in South Street.
(C) He
had been unable to park his specially-made
car
.
(D) He could not claim
from the insurance company.
30. (A) He
was annoyed.
(B) He was pleased.
(C) He felt he could have a
replacement.
(D) He did not
care.
Part C: Listening and Translation
Ⅰ
. Sentence Translation
Directions:
In this part of
the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You
will
hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.
After you have heard each sentence, translate
it
into
Chinese
and
write
your
version
in
the
corresponding
space
in
your
ANSWER
BOOKLET
.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Ⅱ
. Passage Translation
Directions:
In this part of
the test, you will hear 2passages. You will hear
the
passages
ONLY
ONCE.
After
you
have
heard
each
passage,
translate
it
into
Chinese
and write
your
version
in the
corresponding
space
in
your
ANSWER
BOOKLET
. You may take notes
while you are listening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)
Directions:
In this section,
you will read several passages. Each passage is
followed by several questions based on
its content. You are to choose ONE best
answer
. (A), (B) ,(C)or (D),
to each question. Answer all the questions
following
each passage on the basis of
what is stated or implied in that passage and
write
the letter of the answer you have
chosen in the corresponding space in your
ANSWER BOOKLET
.
Questions 1~5
Before Felix arrived in Baghdad, Miss
Bohun had arranged for him to have
lessons with a Mr Posthorn of the
Education Office. Mr Posthorn was a busy man;
he not only had his government job but
also taught some Arab boys from a
wealthy
family
who
hoped
eventually
to
go
to
an
English
university.
He
had
agreed to “fit Felix in
his spare time”, which meant that sometimes Felix
went to
Mr
Posthorn’s
office
and
was
told
to
study
this
or
that,
and
occasionally
Mr
Posthorn managed to find
a spare hour when he dropped in to Miss Bohun’s
and
gave
F
elix
some
instruction.
Most
of
Felix’s
day
was
spent
in
study
in
his
bedroom. He knew he
would not get far in this way and he knew also the
Mr
Posthorn would have been willing to
give hime more attention had he, like Miss
Bohun, not been disappointed in him.
Miss Bohun did ot say or do anything that
gave Felix any clue as to how he had
failed her
, but Mr Posthorn, after
testing his
knowledge, said without
hesitation, “What on earth have you been doing
with
yourself since you left
England?”
Felix
explained that in Cairo he had taken lessons with
an old English lady,
and ex-governess
to a royal family, who had taught him English
composition,
French,
drawing,
geography
and
history.
Unfortunately
she
had
known
less
Greek,
Latin
and
mathematics
than
he
had.
His
mother
had
treated
lessons
there as a joke. and said:“Never mind
darling, when we return to England we’ll
make up for lost time.”
“Your
parents
ought
to
have
been
ashamed
of
themselves,
keeping
you
away
from
school
during
the
most
important
years
of
your
life.
I
can’t
understand it, ” said Mr Posthorn.
“Your father was an educated man, wasn’t he?
Felix
explained:‘it
wasn’t
my
father’s
fault.
Mother
would
let
me
go
back
to
England when the war
started. Father was angry, but Mother said: “If he
goes I
may no
t see him
again.’”
Mr
Posthorn said: “You’ll never make up for it. But
Felix, although he knew
it to be a
serious matter
, could not really
care.”
1.
Miss
Bohun had arranged for Felix
before he arrived.
(A)
to go to
school in the Education Office.
(B)
to have
lessons with some Arab boys
(C)
to study at
home every morning
(D)
t
o receive private tuition
2.
Felix did not
feel the arrangements Miss Bohun had mad were
satisfactory
because
.
(A)
he knew Miss
Bohun was disappointed in him
(B)
he could not
have regular lessons
(C)
he did not like Mr
. Posthorn
(D)
h
e
didn’t like studying at Miss Bohun’s
3.
Before he came to stay
with Miss Bohun, Felix’s lessons
.
(A)
Were shared with some children from a
royal family
(B)
Were not suitable in his father’s
eye
(C)
Had not been adequate in some subjects
(D)
H
ad frequently been
interrupted by his mother
.
4.
What did Mr
.
Posthorn think of Felix’s education?
(A)
He thought
his father had not encouraged him enough.
(B)
He was
surprised that Felix had managed to learn anything
at all.
(C)
He
Thought Felix had wasted a great deal of valuable
time.
(D)
H
e believed that Felix could
catch up with the other boys later
.
5.
Why didn’t Felix go back
to England when the war started?
(A) His parents wanted him
to be with them.
(B) His mother would not agree to his
going.
(C) His father intended to teach
Felix himself.
(D) He himself did not
really want to go.
Questions 6~10
Many
fold
cures
which
have
been
around
for
centuries
may
be
more
therapeutic
than
preciously
suspected.
A
case
in
point
is
that
of
penicillin.
Alexander
Fleming did not just randomly choose cheese molds
to study when he
discovered
this
very
important
bacteria-killing
substance.
Moldy
cheese
was
frequently given to patients as a
remedy for illness at one tome. Fleming just
isolated what if was about the cheese
which cured the patients.
In parts of South America, a powder
obtained from sugar cane is used for
healing
infections
in
wounds
and
ulcers.
This
usage
may
may
date
back
to
pre-Colombian
times.
Experiments
carried
out
on
several
hundred
patients
indicate
that
ordinary
sugar
in
high
concentrations
is
lethal
to
bacteria.
Its
suction
effect
eliminates
dead
cells,
and
it
generated a glasslike
layer
which
protects the wound and
ensures healing.
Another
example of folk medicine which scientists are
investigating is that
of Arab fishermen
who rub their wounds with a venomous catfish to
quicken
healing. This catfish excretes
a gemlike slime which scientists have found to
contain
antibiotics,
a
coagulant
that
helps
close
injured
hood
vessels,
anti-inflammatory
agents, and a chemical that directs production of
a glue-like
material that aids healing.
It is hope that by
documenting these folk remedies and experimenting
to
see if results are indeed
beneficial, an analysis of the substances can be
made,
and synthetic substances can be
developed for human consumption.
6.
This passage is mainly about
.
(A)
using folk
medicine to replace modern medicine.
(B)
Antibiotics
in the field of medicine.
(C)
The
effectiveness of folk remedies.
(D)
I
solating antibiotics in
cheese, sugar
, and slime
7.
The world “therapeutic” in paragraph 1
is closest in meaning to
.
(A)
physiological
(C) traditional
(B) medicinal
(D) psychological
8.
It can be inferred from the passage
that Alexander Fleming
.
(A)
discovered
moldy cheese
(B)
isolated infectious patients
(C)
suspected
medicinal properties of molds.
(D)
E
njoyed eating different
kinds of cheese
9.
The
world
“eliminates”
in
paragraph
2
can
be
replaced
by
which
of
the
following?
(A)
bacteria feed
on sugar
(B)
sugar kills unhealthy cells
(C)
glass is
formed from sugar
(D)
s
ugar promotes healing
Questions 11~15
More
than
a
hundred
years
ago,
before
the
Civil
War
,
a
crew
of
busting
cowboys stood
outside a large horse corral. With them was their
boss Bradford
Grimes,
a
cattleman who
owned a
large
South Texas ranch near
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
Inside
the corral was a herd of wild mustangs, horsed
that had never been
ridden. They milled
around, snorting and rearing.
One of the bronco busters roped a
strong stallion and held him to be saddled.
Then another cowboy climbed up and
tried to ride. At first the animal trotted
nervously, humping a little and shying
from side to side. Then it went off in high
jumps, spinning and shaking and jolting
its rider
. Finally it put its head
between
its front legs, bucked high in
the air
, and threw the cowboy off into
the dust.
Just then Mrs.
Grimes, the cattleman’s wife, came to the ranch
house door
and cried out. “Bradford!
Bradford! Those Blacks are worth a thousand
dollars
apiece. One might get killed.”
The cowboys
laughed, but they knew she was telling the truth.
For they
were all Black slaves.
Bradford Grimes was their owner
.
Most of the first Black
cowboys were slaves, brought by their masters from
the old South. On the plantations in
South, the slaves cut cotton. On the ranches
in Texas they had to learn a new
trade
—
breaking horses and
handling cattle.
Some were taught by
Mexican cowboys, some by Indians who knew the ways
of
horses and cattle.
Grimes was only one of hundreds of
slave-owning ranchers who ran cattle in
Texas.
The
ranchers
had
brought
their
families
and
slaves
from
Mississippi,
Georgia, and
other southern, states. They came on horseback, on
foot, and in
buggies and wagons. They
drove hogs, oxen, and stock.
Some ranchers settled near the Mexican
border
, but there they found that it
was too easy for their slaves to
escape. Even slaves as far north as Austin, the
capital of Texas, came to think of
Mexico as the promised land. As early as 1845,
the year that Texas became a state, a
Texas newspaper reported the escape of
twenty-
five Blacks. “They
were mounted on some of the best horses than could
be found,” the story said, “and several
of them were armed.” Thousands of other
Black slaves escaped in the same way.
East of the Nieces farther
from the Mexican border
, most slaves
found it
hard to escape. So there they
stayed, learning to become cowboys in bleak,
rough country and learning to chase
wild cattle through heavy coastal brush.
All-Black cattle crews were
common throughout central and eastern Texas.
There were
even
a
few
free
Blacks
who
owned
rankles
before the
Civil
War
.
Ashworth was
one of them, and he owned 2,500 cattle, as well as
some slaves
of his own. He employed a
white schoolmaster to tutor his children.
Black cowboys helped to
tame and settle a wild country.
11.
The word
“bronc
-
busting” in the
beginning sentence of the passage can be
paraphrased as
.
(A) driving hogs
(B) cutting cotton
(D) handling cattle
(C)
breaking horses
12. Most of
the first Black slaves that became cowboys
.
(A)
had been
brought to Texas by their owners from the old
South.
(B)
Came
on their own to look for the promised land
(C)
Came
from
the
ranches
in
Mexico
looking
for
work
on
Texas
cattle
ranches
(D)
H
ad been employed by
Bradfrod Grimes who owned a large South Texas
ranch
13. How did the Black
slaves on the ranches in Texas differ from those
on the
plantations in the old South?
(A)
They cut
cotton.
(B)
They
escaped from slavery.
(C)
They took care of cattle.
(D)
T
hey rode the best horses
that could be found.
14. What
do
you
think
most
slaves
thought
about
living
and
working
on
ranches?
(A)
They liked it so much they were going
to find others to bring back.
(B)
They were
unhappy and wanted to run away.
(C)
They wanted
to buy slaves and start ranches of their own.
(D)
T
hey enjoyed their working
and living conditions in the promised hand.
15. According to the passage, Blacks
helped to
.
(A)
tame the
animals in Texas
(B)
solve living problems in Texas
(C)
conquer the
US
(D)
s
ettle the new territory
Questions 16~20
Film is a medium that might have been
especially made for America, a vast
country which, by the beginning of the
twentieth century, had a large immigrant
population, many of whom could hardly
speak English. These people would have
had little use for the theatre, even if
they lived within easy distance of one, or for
most of the books they could buy
because they did not have enough English. But
the
movies
—
the
silent
movies
—
these
they
could
all
understand,
so
what
America had more than
any European country was a huge captive audience,
a
large proportion of them pretty well
uneducated. And what these people wanted
were simple stories in which,
irrespective of the fact they couldn’t understand
the captions, the action told all.
In
feeding
the
growing
demand
for
screen
entertainment,
America
was
greatly helped by the
First World War
, Between 1974 and 1918
the making of
films was not exactly
high on the list of any European country’s
priorities. Films
continued to be made
but not to the same extent as before, and to fill
the gap in
foreign imports, America had
to increase its own production. By the end of the
decade, with Hollywood now firmly
established as the center of the industry,
America was well on its way to
monopolizing the world market.
But if
by the beginning of the 1920s America was the
world leader in film
production, it was
not then
—
nor has it been
since
—
in the lead when it
came to
developing film as an art form.
Hollywood is not interested in art; it is
interested
in money and the two rarely
go together
. To Hollywood is not
interested in art;
it is interested in
money and the two rarely go together
.
To Hollywood film is,
and really always
has been, and industry. There is nothing about
this attitude
that should make us look
down on it. Hollywood quickly recognized film as
an
entertainment medium with a unique
ability to put people onto seats and money
in the pockets of producers,
distributors and cinema managers and, mostly, let
it to others to develop its potential
as an art form.
Generally speaking, the
efforts to extend the boundaries of film
to
—
show
that it
could do more than car chases, romance and
clowning
—
were being made
elsewhere. In the 1920s in Germany, for
example, expressionism was an artistic
movement
which
used
film
as
a
medium.
Expressionism
is
described
in
the
Oxford
Companion
to Film as
“a
movement woes main
aim
”was to
show
in
images man’s inner world and in
particular the emotions of fear
,
hatred, love
and anxiety.” These days,
most serious—
and sometimes not so
serious
—
films
attempt to do something like that as a
matter of course.
Meanwhile
Russian
film-makers
were
developing
advanced
techniques
in
editing and
montage
—
using scenes to give
background information, ideas and
intellectual points. Hollywodd was not
slow to learn from its foreign competitors
or to take on and adapt their ideas,
but with regard to the style and content of
film-making, it was and still is far
more in business of learning than of teaching.
16. Why did the immigrants in America
prefer cinema to other entertainment
media?
(A)
They did not have theatres close enough
to their homes.
(B)
They could not afford to buy books.
(C)
The movies
were easier to understand.
(D)
T
he film captions were in
simple English.
17. What do we learn
about the American film industry around 1920?
(A) American art films were not as
successful as those from other countries.
(B) More films were made in America
that anywhere else.
(C) More American
films catered for the immigration population.
(D) The Americans were the first to
develop film as an art from.
18. What
does the author think about Hollywood as an
industry?
(A) He despise Hollywood’s
interest in making money.
(B) He wishes Hollywood would make
decent films.
(C) He thinks Hollywood
films are no better than European ones.
(D) He sees nothing wrong
with Hollywood’s attitude.
19. What do we learn about
expressionism in film?
(A)
It has become a less serious element in
films nowadays.
(B)
It is no longer limited to German
films.
(C)
In the
1920s, most serious films were expressionist.
(D)
I
t
was about trying to show strange emotions.
20. How has Hollywood responded to its
foreign competitors in film-making?
Questions 21~25
In recent years
the basic market principles of competition and
choice have
expanded into new aspects
of American life. Consumers now face a bewildering
array of options for air travel, phone
service, medical car
, even postal
service.
Car buyers can shop on the
Internet for the best price at any dealership in
their
area. In some parts of the
country, homeowners can purchase electricity from
a
menu
of
companies.
All
this
choice
translates
into
unprecedented
consumer
power
.
One of the
persistent myths of capitalist culture is that
business people love
competition. They
don’t. They spend their waking hours plotting ways
to avoid
it, and keep prices high.
These days they use information technologies that
give
them intricate data on individual
shoppers, and then present multiple prices to
get each consumer to cough up the
maximum he is willing to pay. The airlines
have mastered this game, offering many
levels of fares.
So how can you make
the most of your new power as a consumer? Here are
rules to help you find your way.
(A) It has maintained a more
businesslike attitude.
(B) It has
learned a lot from them about what to put in
films.
(C) It has responded quickly by
copying foreign films.
(D) It has tried
to teach as much as it has learned.
1
Never pay list price.
In the New
Economy, competition is so strong that fewer
stores and services
are immune to
pricing pressure, so sharpen your bargaining
skills. Ask retailers
to match prices
you’ve seen on the Intern
et. Ask at the
checkout counter if there
are any
coupons or discounts you can use. Ask hotel clerks
if there are better
rates available.
You’ll be surprised how often the answer is
yes.
2 Refuse gimmicks.
As competition heats up and pushes
prices down, businesses scramble to
boost their profits by heaping on
extras: rust proofing your car
, service
contracts
on
your
appliance,
prepaid
gasoline
for
your
rental
car
.
These
gimmicks
are
devised to make you pay
more at the last minute and probably aren’t a good
deal.
3 Don’t buy on
impulse.
The information
highway is a two-way street. As a
consumer
, you can get
more
data. But while you are roaming the Web,
businesses are studying your
habits and
vulnerabilities.
Have a weakness for
chocolates? Don’t be surprised i
f
Amazon. Com offers
to sell you a box
while you’ve browsing for books. They’re using a
wrinkle on the
last-
minute
marketing pitch perfected by McDonald’s :“Would
you like fries with
that?” The ploy
works remarkably well.
4 Say
no to platinum prices.
Versioning
is
a
tactic
used
by
businesses
to
separate
status-
conscious
consumers from the
bargain-hungry ones
—
since
the former mean bigger profit
margins.“Deluxe”and“platinum”are code
words used to entice status seekers to
open their wallets.
Add a
third price level and the purses of even bargain-
hungry shoppers can
be pried open.
Research shows that many consumers who might pick
the lower-
priced
option
when
given
just
tow
choices
will
choose
the
medium-
priced
alternative if given three.“consumers
try to avoid extreme options,” write Carl
Shapiro and Hal R. Varian in their book
Information Rules.
5
Switch
－
or threaten to.
Consumers in the New
Economy face more demands on their time and
attention
than ever before, so they’re
inclined to make the most familia
r
choice. Consider
this: it had been a
decade and a half since the breakup of AT
&T
, yet it is still by
far
he largest long- distance
provider
－
even while other
phone companies $$50
worth of free
service for switching. More than ever
,
it pays to change services
and
brands.
If you don't want
the hassles of switching remember that businesses
are
eager to hang on to consumers. The
next time you get a tempting offer from a
credit- card issuer or a phone company,
call your current provider and ask them
to match the deal. You'll be pleased to
find how often they'll agree.
21. What
makes people in America powerful
consumers?
(A) Internet
(B) The capitalist
culture.
(C) The basic principles of competition
(D)
A
large
variety
of
options.
22.
Airlines offer many levels of fares
(A) to cater to the needs
of different consumers
(B) to get the
most out of consumers
(C) to keep
prices high
(D) to survive the
competition
23.
The word“gimmicks”in this passage is closest in
meaning to
.
(A) services
(B) extras
(C)
tricks
(D) games
24.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to
the passage?
(A) You should
keep changing services and brands even if you
don't want
the trouble.
(B) The“Deluxe”option is just good
enough for status seekers.
(C) Consumers tend to avoid the highest
and the lowest- priced options.
(D) The information technologies enable
the business people to collect data
on
individual customers.
25.
Status-conscious consumers____________
.
(A) tend to use as many
coupons or discounts as possible
(B)
never pay the list price
(C) tend to
choose the medium- riced alternative if given
three
(D) are more welcome in the eye
of the business people
Questions 26
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30
By 2008,drivers should be able to steer
around tie- ups with a personalized
virtual traffic reporter
,
giving directions to the clearest roads from the
passenger
seat. Some time beyond that,
people won't even steer, brake, or accelerate as
they're
swept
along
the
clearest
roads
to
work.
That's
the
vision
of
the
Intelligent Transportation Society,
which had its annual meeting here in Boston
earlier this month.
Many parts of this technology are
already here. What isn't should flood into
the most congested cities by the end of
the year
.
So far
the global positioning satellite navigation
systems offered in many
upscale cars
are helpful mostly to traveling salespeople,
travelers renting cars in
strange
cities,
and
people
who
otherwise
don't
know
where
they're
going.
They're nearly useless most of the
time.
Moving from novelty to
necessity depends on a convergence of technologies
known as ITS, or Intelligent
Transportation Systems. Today, smart roads use
signs
and
lane
markers
to
direct
drivers
around
delays
or
into
reversible
commuter lanes.
Systems in many cities allow motorists to call for
traffic reports
on
specific
roads
from
their
cell
phones.
Others use
cameras along
roads
to
distribute pictures via the Internet or
television traffic reports.
The goal is to build a giant database
of real-time congestion on virtually
every road in the US. And then send
that data to cars in a format that doesn't
distract drivers.
The problem so far is that few of the
systems talk to each other
.
Different cities monitor traffic speed
and density using electronic roadway
sensors, video cameras, or simply by
extrapolating data from how many people
are talking on local cell phone
networks. Many cities feed this information into
computers that can adjust the timing of
traffic lights, for instance, and display
maps on the Internet.
Other simply use the data to run
videotapes of road congestion on evening
newscasts, or leave human operators to
interpret and control traffic patterns.
Even the electronic maps used in GPS
systems and on the Internet don't
match.
It's an open secret,
obscured by optimistic business
bluster
. But, behind the
scenes, the companies are all trying to
link into one seamless traffic-information
network. It's nothing short of merging
the signal network of the industrial
age
－
the interstate highway
system
－
with the defining
network of the Information
Age, says
Gerald Conover
, manager of product and
technology at Ford Motor
Company.
Nevertheless, it's
happening
－
slowly. The first
systems that integrate traffic
data on
in-car GPS screens should appear in 18 months,
says John Stickler
, a
project manager at Inters, which builds
a system to collect traffic data. That
should make everyone's driving on the
road less onerous.
26. Which
of the following expresses the main idea of the
passage?
(A) The traffic
jams before 2008.
(B) The
progress of computer technology.
(C) The establishment of local cell
phone networks.
(D) The
development of transport navigation systems.
27.
The
expression“from
novelty
to
necessity”(para.
5)
can
be
replaced
by
which
of the following?
(A) from fiction to
report.
(B)
from investigation to conclusion.
(C)
from
invention
to
application
(D)
from
military
use
to
civic
application.
28.
According to the passage, he p
roblem
that“few of the systems tale to each
other”(para. 7) means
that____________
.
(A) human operators have
different ways to control traffic patterns
(B) the timing of traffic
lights is more difficult than expected
(C)
traffic
monitoring
systems
developed
in
many
cities
do
not
match
smoothly
(D) transport navigation systems
interpret data in different
ways
29. The word“onerous”in the last
sentence of the passage can be paraphrased
as__________
.
(A) optimistic
(B)
difficult
(C) confident
(D) pessimistic
30. Which of
the following is TRUE according to the
passage?
(A) Global
positioning satellite navigation systems are
useful most of the
time.
(B)
The
giant
database
of
real-
time
congestion
in
the
US
has
been
completed.
(C) A personalized virtual traffic
reporter can only be realized after
2008.
(D) Much effort is
devoted to the building of integrated traffic
information
network.
SECTION 3:TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30
minutes)
Directions:
Translate the following passage into Chinese and
write your version
in the corresponding
space in your ANSWER
BOOKLET
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By the
middle of this century, some two thirds of the
world's nations, with at
least five
billion people ,will enjoy a standard of living
which only the advanced
economies
now
have.
Some
three
billion
of
these
people
will
live
in
Asia.
Collectively, the Asian countries will
have a larger economy than the rest of the
world put
together
.
The
rest of the world will have to react to this
millennial economic shift to
Asia, and
to the rising power of China. The rest of the
world will be divided
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