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40.没有多余的词.
SectionB
41.behalve应改为behalf
42.exist应改为existing
43.oblige应改为obligations
44.failing应改为fail
45.specific应改为specified
二.写作部分
PARTONE.
Question46
(Sampleforreference)
DearMr.MaxRemington,
Asourcompanyispurchasingasetofequipment,alotofmaterials-havetobetranslated,whichisimpossibletodowithinfourmonths.Couldyouadvertisefortwoexperiencedtranslatorsinthenewspapers?
Itisurgent.
Question47
Neartheendof1994,peoplesuddenlybecome"
rich'
'
buyingalotofthings.Wehavereceivedthereportthattherealhourlywagesofworkersbecomeevenless,sotheydonothaveenoughmoneytobuysomanythings.Althoughtheemploymentisrisingtowardstheendof1994,thegrowthisveryslow.Therefore,notmanypeoplefindjobstoearnenoughmoneytobuygoods.Thenwheredoesthebigconsumerconfidencecomefrom?
Wehavediscoveredthatpeopleoverspendwithvariouscreditcards,buyinggoods.Andtheyarenotworriedaboutreturningtheborrowedmoney.Thisitisourturntobeconcernedaboutthiskindofconsumerconfidence.
三.听力部分
1.Cathedral2.museums3.special
4.Barcelona5.Murphy6.55322788
7.Sunny8.120pounds9.coffeesets
10.211.96pounds12.10th
13.F14.H15.B
16.E17.C18.F
19.A20.E21.Hh
22.D23.A24.B
25.B26.C27.B
PartOne.Questions1to12.
MessageOne.Questions1to4.
F1:
Goodmorning,GarbleTravelAgency.CanIhelpyou?
M1:
Yes,please.I'
dliketohavesomeinformationaboutthecityofBarcelona.Ihave5daysholiday.
Well,therearelotsofplacestovisitinBarcelona.YoucouldgototheOldCity,whichistherealBarcelonaofmanycenturiesago.Ithinkyou'
denjoyit.
SotherearemanyoldbuildingsintheOldCity?
Yes,andtheseoldbuildingsarequitew6ll-preserved.Andthere'
sacathedralneartheOldCity.It'
sverymagniF1cent.
I'
veheardaboutit.Anyplaceelse?
Well,there'
realsoseveralveryinterestingmuseumsandalotofgoodrestaurants
IfIgotoBarcelona,wherecouldIstay?
Haveyouanysuggestion?
Well,you'
dbetterstayattheBarcelonaHotel,whichisneartheOldCity.Thefoodthereischeapandspecialaswell.
MessageTwo.Questions5-8.
Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?
Oh,yes.Iwanttorentanapartment.MynameisKateMurphy.
IsitK-A-T-E,M-U-R-P-H-Y.
Yes,that'
sright.
Thenwhatkindofapartmentdoyouprefer?
Well,lwanttolivenearSunnyStreet.
SunnyStreet,right.Anythingelse?
Therentshouldnotbemorethan120poundsamonth,includingwaterandgas.I'
dlikeanairconditionerandheatingsystem.
Howlongareyougoingtorentit?
Aboutayearandahalf,fromFebruary.
Doyouhavethecontactnumber?
It'
s55322788
OK!
AssoonasIfindanapartmentIwillcallyou.
Thankyou.I'
mlookingforwardtoyouranswer.
MessageThree.Questions9to12.
Yes,Mr.Wilson.Chrisspeaking.
Hello,Chris.Couldyoubuysomechinaforourmeetingroom?
Howmuchmoneydoyouwanttospend?
Er,f80`for10coffeesets.Whatdoyouthink.
Fl:
llmanage.Isuggestwebuytwomoresetsforouroffice.
Let'
ssee...OK!
Iagree.12coffeesetswith96pounds.
Whendoyouwantthem?
Beforethe10thofApril.Bytheway,Iwanttolookatthesamplebeforehand.
Iwillselectsomesamplesforyou.
Thankyou.Bye.
Bye-bye,Mr.Wilson.
PartTwo.Questions13-22.
SectionOne.Questions13-17.
QuestionThirteen
Acouplecalledtodayandtheysaidtheycouldn'
tarrivetonight.
You'
reluckytofindthisvacancy.Thisisabusytimeoftheyear.Pleasefilloutthisregistrationcardandbesuretolistyourcar'
slicensenumber.
QuestionFourteen
There'
snochargerfortransfersifyouhavepaidyourfaresalready.Wouldsomebody
givethisyoungboyahand?
He'
shandicapped.Ithinkyou'
llhavetomoveoverandlettheyoungboytakethisseat.Squeezethrough!
QuestionFifteen
Pleasesignyournameonthecheckanddon'
tforgetthedate.Thengivemethecheck
andyourdriver'
slicense.I'
llgiveittoyouinfifties.Ifyouwanttotransferyourmoneyfromyoursavingsaccounttothecheckaccount,youhavetofillouttheseslipsaswell.
QuestionSixteen
MynameisDanSloan.IpaidfortwoticketsbycreditcardbytelephoneabouttwoweeksagoonJune2nd,Iremember.Ihopethey'
regoodseats.They'
reabouthalfwayupthefirstbalcong.
QuestionSeventeen
It'
stoobadthatourflightisdelayedforanhour.Ourplaneissupposedtoleaveat9:
10,butnowit'
salready10:
00.Let'
sgotoGate2andwaitforthecheck-in.I'
malittlenervous.Iamflyingforthefirsttime.
SectionTwo.
Questions18-22...
QuestionEighteen
Ivoteagainstvisitingthemountainsandridinghorses.Iwasthrownfromahorselastyear.Ivotethatwegototheseashore.Wecouldgoswimmingintheseaortakelongwalksalongthebeachandcollectseashells.
QuestionNineteen
Cigaretteswilldonogoodtoyourhealth.Andit'
smedicallyproventhattheycancauselungcancerandalotofotherdiseases.Ifyoufeelrun-downwithoutthem,I'
llgiveyouaprescriptionwhichwillhelpyousleep.
QuestionTwenty
TheGambleDepartmentStorehasjustopenedanewshopnearSt.MariaStreet.Intheadvertisement,they'
regoingtohaveabigcelebrationforthegrandopeningandthefirstonethousandcustomerscangetfreeT-shirts.Iwanttogetone.
QuestionTwenty-one
Elevenhoursontheroadislongenoughforanyone,especiallyinthishotweather.I'
manxioustogetbacktothefamilyhouse.ButIdon'
tthinkweshouldoverdoit.Let'
srestforawhile,shallwe?
QuestionTwenty-two
Inthepackage,there'
sabeautifulglassnecklace.It'
sabirthdaygiftformyhusband'
ssisterwho'
slivinginLincolnshire.Ipackeditverycarefully,soI'
msureitwon'
tbreakontheway.ButstillIwanttoinsureitforf25justincase.
PartThree.Questions2330.
ByPaulAbrahamsinTokyo
ResultsfromJapan'
slargestpetrochemicalscompaniesfortheyeartoMarch3lstreflectthecrisisfacingasectorplaguedbysluggishdomesticdemand,overcapacity,plungingpricesandtheappreciationoftheyen.
Newsofthesector'
sciretradingpositionfollowthisweek'
sdecisionbyShowaDenkotosellitspolystyrenebusiness.
Thecompany,amarginalmanufacturer,soldits30,000tonnesayearKawasakiplanttoAsahiChemical,Japan'
slargestpolystyrenemanufacturerwithcapacityofabout333,000tonnesayear,equivalenttoabout25percentofthemarket.Themovewasthelatestinaseriesofalliancesandmergersasthetroubledindustryrestructures.
MitsubishiPetrochemical,thecountry'
sbiggestplasticsgroup,reportedalossofY8,39bn($80m)comparedwithpre-taxprofitslastyearofY8.25bn.ThegroupmadeanoperatinglossofY13.8bn,thefirstsince1982.Thepoorresultcamedespitscost-cuttingmeasures,lowerrawmaterialprices,andY4bnworthofprofitsfromequitysales.
Turnoverfell12.2percentfromY372bntoY326bn,aspricesandvolumesdeclined.Earningspershare,whichreachedY52.5in1991,felltoalosspershareofY9.44.Thegroup,whichisscheduledtomergewithMitsubishiKaseionOctober1st,cutitsdividendfromY8persharetoY4.
MitsubishiKasei'
spre-taxprofitsfell76.8percentfromY9.3bnlastyeartoY2.2bn.Thegroupreporteditsfirstoperatinglossin40yearsatY467m,andonlymanagedtopostpositivepre-taxresultsbysellingY15.7bnworthofequities.Turnoverfell1.8percent,thefourthyearlydecline,toY696bn.ThedividendwashalvedtoY3pershare.
Mr.MorihisaTakano,managingdirector,saidthenewlymergedgroupwouldgeneratepre-taxprofitsofY10bnonsalesofY855bnduringtheyeartoMarch1995.
Hepredictedpetrochemicalspriceswouldbottomoutduringthesummer.Nodecisionhadbeenmadeaboutthedividend,butthenewcompanycouldpassitduringthecurrentyear,hePre-taxprofitsatMitsuiPetrochemicalindustries,Japan'
sbiggestpolyethylenemaker,plunged75percentfromY9bntoY2.26bnonsalesdown9.3percentatY272bn.Thecompanyblamedpoordemandfortheslumpwhichoffsetthebenefitsofcost-cuttingmeasures.ThedividendisunchangedatY6pershare.Thegroupforecastpre-taxprofitsforthecurrentyearmarginallyupatY3bnonturnoverofY276bn.
Shin-Etsu,oneofJapan'
sbiggestmakersofpolyvinylchloride,reportedprofitsdown26.1percentfromY17.6bntoY13bn.Salesincreased0.2percentfromY275bntoY276bn.Netprofitsfell26.6percenttoY7.08bn,orY21.85pershare.
ThegroupmaintainedthefinaldividendatY3.75,makingthefull-yearpayoutY7.5pershare.Shin-Etsuforecastpre-taxprofitsforthecurrentyearofY15.5bnonsalesofY277bn.
Theoutlookforthepetrochemicalsindustryremainsblsak.Theimbalancebetweensupplyanddemandforethylene,thebasicbuildingblockofpetrochemicals,isabout2.8mtonnesofethyleneandissettodeterioratefurtherthisyea