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Section
Ⅰ
Use of
English
Directions:
Read
the following text. Choose the best word(s) for
each numbered
blank and mark
A
,
B
,
C
or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is
a complex one for the
young male. It
may involve not only his parents and his friends,
_1_
those of the young woman, but also
a matchmaker. A young man can
__2_ a
likely spouse on his own andthen ask his parents
to 3 the
marriage negotiations, or the
young man'sparents may make the choice
of a spouse, giving the child little to
say in theselection. 4, a
girl may veto
the spouse her parents have chosen. 5aspouse has
been
selected, each family investigates
the other to make sure its child
is
marrying 6 a good family.
The traditional wedding is a long and
colorful affair. Formerly
it lasted
three days, _ 7 _ by the 1980s it more commonly
lasted a
day and a half. Buddhist
priests offer a short sermon and _ 8 _
prayers of blessing. Parts of the
ceremony the bride
’
s and
groom
’
s
wrists,
and 10 a candle around a circle of happily in
with the
wife
’
s parents
and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they
can build a new house
nearby.
Divorce is legal and
easy to 14 , but not common. Divorced
persons are 15 with some
disapproval. Each sprouse retains 16
property he or she 17 into the
marriage, and jointly-acquired
property
is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry,
but a
gender prejudice 19 up: The
divorced male doesn
’
t have a
waiting period before he can remarry
20 the woman must wait ten
months.
1.[A]by
way of[B]on behalf of [C]as well as [D]with
regard to
2.[A]adapt to
[B]provide for [C]compete with [D]decide
on
3.[A]close [B]renew
[C]arrange [D]postpone
4.[A]Above all [B]In theory [C]In
time [D]For example
5.[A]Although [B]Lest
[C]After [D]Unless
6.[A]into [B]within [C]from
[D]through
7.[A]since
[B]but [C]or [D]so
8.[A]copy [B]test
[C]recite [D]create
9.[A]folding [B]piling
[C]wrapping [D]tying
10.[A]passing [B]lighting[C]hiding
[D]serving
11. [A]meeting
[B]collection [C]association
[D]union
12. [A]grow
[B]part [C]deal [D]live
13. [A]whereas [B]until [C]if
[D]for
14. [A]obtain [B]follow
[C]challenge [D]avoid
15.
[A]isolated [B]persuaded [C]viewed
[D]exposed
16. [A]whatever
[B]however [C]whenever
[D]wherever
17.[A]changed[B]brought
[C]shaped[D]pushed
18.[A]withdrawn[B]in
vested[C]donated[D]divided
19.[A]breaks[B]warms[C]shows[D]clears
20.[A]so[B]while[C]once[D]inthat
Text 1
France, which prides itself as the
global innovator of fashion,
has
decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute
right to
define physical beauty for
women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary
approval last week to a law that would
make it a crime to employ
ultra-thin
models on runaways. The parliament also agreed to
ban
websites that
“
incite excessive
thinness
”
by promoting
extreme
dieting.
Such measures have a couple of
uplifting motives. They suggest
beauty
should not be defined by looks that end up
impinging on
health.
That
’
s a start. And the ban
on ultra-thin models seems to
go beyond
protecting models from starving themselves to
death-as
some have done. It tells the
fashion industry that it must take
responsibility for the signal it sends
women, especially teenage
girls, about the social tape-measure
they must use to determine
their
individual worth.
The bans,
if fully enforced,would suggest to women (and many
men)
that they should not let others be
arbiters of their beauty. And
perhaps
faintly,they hint that people should look to
intangible
qualities like character and
intellect rather than dieting their way
to size zero or wasp-waist
physiques.
The French
measures, however, rely too much on severe
punishment
to change a culture that
still regards beauty as skin-deep-and
bone-
showing. Under the law, using a
fashion model that does not meet a
government-defined index of body mass
could result in a $$85,000 fine
and six
months in prison.
The
fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem
in
focusing on material adornment and
idealized body types. In Denmark,
the
United States, and a few other countries, it is
trying to set
voluntary standards for
models and fashion images that rely more on
peer pressure for
enforcement.
In contrast to
France
’
s actions,
Denmark
’
s fashion industry
agreed last month on rules and
sanctions regarding the age, health,
and other characteristics of models.
The newly revised Danish
Fashion
Ethical Charter clearly states:
“
We are aware of and take
responsibility for the impact the
fashion industry has on body
ideals, especially on young
people.
”
The
charter
’
s main tool of
enforcement is to deny access for
designers and modeling agencies to
Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW), which is
run by the Danish Fashion
Institute.
But in general it relies on a name-and-shame
method of
compliance.
Relying on ethical persuasion rather
than law to address the
misuse of body
ideals may be the best step. Even better would be
to
help elevate notions of beauty
beyond the material standards of a
particular industry.
21. According to the first paragraph,
what would happen in France?
[A]New runways would be
constructed.
[B]Physical
beauty would be redefined.
[C]Websites about dieting would
thrive.
[D]The fashion
industry would decline.
22.
The phrase
“
impinging
on
”
(Line2, Para.2) is
closest in
meaning to
[A]heightening the value of.
[B]indicating the state of.
[C]losing faith in.
[D]doing harm to.
23. Which of the following is true of
the fashion industry?
[A]New
standards are being set in Denmark.
[B]The French
measures have already failed.
[C]Models are no longer under peer
pressure.
[D]Its inherent
problems are getting worse.
24. A designer is most likely to be
rejected by CFW for
[A]pursuing perfect physical
conditions.
[B]caring too
much about models
’
character.
[C]showing little
concern for health factors.
[D]setting a high age threshold for
models.
25. Which of the
following may be the best title of the
text?
[A]A Challenge to the
Fashion Industry
’
s Body
Ideals
[B]A Dilemma for the
Starving Models in France
[C]Just Another Round of Struggle for
Beauty
[D]The Great Threats
to the Fashion Industry
Text
2
For the first time in
history more people live in towns than in
the country. In Britain this has had a
curious result. While polls
show
Britons rate
“
the
countryside
”
alongside the
royal family,
Shakespeare and the
National Health Service (NHS) as what makes them
proudest of their country, this has
limited political support.
A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National
Trust not to
rescue stylish houses but
to save
“
the beauty of
natural places for
everyone
forever.
”
It was
specifically to provide city dwellers
with spaces for leisure
where they could experience
“
a refreshing
air.
”
Hill
’
s pressures later led
to the creation of national parks
and
green belts. They don
’
t make
countryside any more, and every
year
concrete consumes more of it. It needs constant
guardianship.
At the next
election none of the big parties seem likely to
endorse
this sentiment. The
Conservatives
’
planning
reform explicitly gives
rural
development priority over conservation, even autho
rizing
“
off-
plan
p>
”
building where local people
might object. The concept of
sustainable development has been
defined as profitable. Labour
likewise
wants to discontinue local planning where councils
oppose
development. The Liberal
Democrats are silent. Only Ukip, sensing
its chance, has sided with those
pleading for a more considered
approach
to using green land. Its Campaign to Protect Rural
England
struck terror into many local
Conservative parties.
The
sensible place to build new houses, factories and
offices is
where people are, in cities
and towns where infrastructure is in
place. The London agents
StirlingAckroyd recently identified enough
sites for half a million houses in the
London area alone, with no
intrusion on
green belt. What is true of London is even truer
of the
provinces.
The idea that
“
housing
crisis
”
equals
“
concreted
meadows
”
is
pure
lobby talk. The issue is not the need for more
houses but, as
always, where to put them. Under lobby
pressure, George Osborne
favours rural
new-build against urban renovation and renewal. He
favours out-of-town shopping sites
against high streets. This is not
a
free market but a biased one. Rural towns and
villages have grown
and will always
grow. They do so best where building sticks to
their
edges and respects their
character. We do not ruin urban
conservation areas. Why ruin rural
ones?
Development should
be planned, not let rip. After the Netherlands,
Britain is
Europe
’
s most crowded
country. Half a century of town
and
country planning has enabled it to retain an
enviable rural
coherence, while still
permitting low-density urban living. There is
no doubt of the
alternative
—
the corrupted
landscapes of southern
Portugal, Spain
or Ireland. Avoiding this rather than promoting it
should unite the left and right of the
political spectrum.
26.
Britain
’
s public sentiment
about the countryside____
[A]didn
’
tstart
till the Shakespearean age.
[B]has brought much benefit to the
NHS.
[C]is fully backed by
the royal family.
[D]is not
well reflected in politics.
27. According to Paragraph 2, the
achievements of the National Trust
are
now being____
[A]gradually destroyed.
[B]effectively reinforced.
[C]largely overshadowed.
[D]properly protected.
28. Which of the following can be
inferred from Paragraph 3?
[A]Labour is under attack for opposing
development.
[B]The
Conservatives may abandon
“
off-
plan
”
building.
[C]The Liberal Democrats are losing
political influence.
[D]Ukip
may gain from its support for rural
conservation.
29. The author
holds that George Osborne
’
s
preference____
[A]highlights
his firm stand against lobby pressure.
[B]shows his disregard for the
character of rural areas.
[C]stresses the necessity of easing the
housing crisis.
[D]reveals a
strong prejudice against urban areas.
30. In the last paragraph, the author
shows his appreciation of____
[A]the size of population in
Britain.
[B]the political
life in today
’
s
Britain.
[C]the enviable
urban lifestyle in Britain.
[D]the town-and-country planning in
Britain.
Text 3
“
There is one and only one
social responsibility of
business,
”
wrote
Milton Friedman,a Nobel prize-winning economist
“
That is, to
use its resources and
engage in activities designed to increase its
profits.
”
But
even if you accept Fiedman
’
s
premise and regard
corporate social
responsibility (CSR) policies as a waste of
shareholders money,things may not be
absolutely
research suggests that CSR
may create monetary value for companies
–
at least when they are
prosecuted for corruption.
The largest firms is America and
Britain together spend more
than $$15
billion a year on CSR , according to an estimate
by EPG,a
consulting firm ,This could
add value to their businesses in three
, consumers may take CSR spending as a
“
signal
”
that a
company
’
s
products are of high , customers may be
willing to buy a
company
’
s products as an
indirect way to donate to
the good
causes is helps. And third, through a more diffuse
“
halo
effect,
”
whereby
its good deeds earn it greater consideration from
consumers and others.
Previous studies on CSR have had
trouble differentiating these
effects
because consumers can be affected by all three. A
recent
study attempts to separate them
by looking at bribery prosecutions
under America
’
s
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). It argues
that since prosecutors do not consume a
company's products as part
of their
investigations, they could be influenced only by
the halo
effect.
The study found that, among
prosecuted firms, those with the
most
comprehensiveCSR programmes tendedto getmore
lenient penalties.
Their analysis ruled
out the possibility that it was firms'
political influence, rather than their
CSR stand,that accounted for
the
leniency: Companies that contributed more to
political campaigns
did not receive
lower fines.
In all, the
study concludes that whereas prosecutors should
only
evaluate a case based on its
merits, they do seen to influenced by a
company
’
s record
in CSR.
substantial labour-rights
concern, such as child labour, or
increasing corporate giving by about
20% results in fines that
generally are
40% lower than the typical punishment for bribing
foreign officials,
Researchers admit that their study does
not answer the question
of how much
businesses ought to spend on CSR. Nor does it
reveal how
much companies are banking
on the halo effect, rather than the other
possible benefits, when they decide
their do-gooding policies. But
at least
have demonstrated that whencompanies get into
trouble with
the law, evidence of good
character can win them a less costly
punishment.
31.
The author
views Milton Friedman
’
s
statement about CSR with
[A] tolerance
[B] skepticism
[C] uncertainty
[D]approval
32.
AccordingtoParagraph2,CSRhelpsacompany
33.
[Alwinningtrustfromconsumers.
34.
[B]
guardingitagainstmalpractices.
35.
[C]
protectingitfrombeingdefamed.
36.
[D]
raisingthequalityofitsproducts.
37.
ression
38.
[Almoreeffective.
39.
[B]
lesscontroversial.
40.
[C] lesssevere.
41.
[D]
morelasting.
42.
34.
Whenprosecutorsevaluateacase,acompany'sCSRrecord
43.
[Alhasanimpactontheirdecision.
44.
[B]
comesacrossasreliableevidence.
45.
[C]increasest
hechanceofbeingpenalized.
[D]constitutespartoftheinvestigation.
35.
WhichofthefollowingistrueofCSR,accordingtothe last
paragraph
[AlItsnegativeeffectsonbusin
essesareoftenoverlooked.
[B]Thenecessar
yamountofcompanies'spendingonitisunknown.
[C]Companies' financial
capacityforithasbeenoverestimated.
[D]Ithasbrought
muchbenefittothebankingindustry.
Text 4
There
will eventually come a day when The New York Times
cases
to publish stories on newsprint
.Exactly when that day will be is a
matter of debate.
“
Sometime in the future
“
the
paper
’
s publisher
said back in 2010.
Nostalgia for ink on paper and the
rustle of pages
aside
,there
’
s plenty of incentive
to ditch print .The
infrastructure
required to make a physical newspapers -printing
presses .delivery truck
-isn
’
t just expensive
;it
’
s excessive at a
time when online-only competition
don
’
t have the same set
financial
constraints . Readers are
migrating away from print away,And
although print ad sales still dwarf
their online and mobile
counterparts
revenue from print is still declining.
Overhead may be high and
circulation lowe ,but rushing to
eliminate its print editor would be a
mistake ,says BuzzFeed CEO
Jonah
Peretti.
Peretti says the
Times shouldn't waste time getting of the print
business, only if they go about doing
it the right away
“
Figuring
out a way to accelerate that transition
would make sense for them
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