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Generallyspeaking,twotypesofinformationare_________(9),arethemostusefulforpeople.Thatis,conversationalresources,and_________(10).
Conversationalresourcesallowuserstohaveconversationswithindividuals_________(11).Mailinglistsandnewsgroupsare_________(12)ofconversationalresources.Mailinglistsincludeelectronicmail,wherebytheuser__________(13),sendtoanyotherindividual,orgroupofindividuals,whohavesubscribedbyhavingtheirnameandelectronical_________(14)
placedonthecenter’slistofaddresses.
Newsgroupsareessentiallyelectronic________(15).AnyonewithInternetaccesscan__________(16)totheboard,andanyonewithInternetaccesscanreadtheboard.
Thereferenceresourcesyou_________(17)aretheWorldWideWeb(www)orthewebforshort.ThewebusesHTML(hypertextmarkuplanguage)to
________(18),sound,graphicsandvideo.Ofcourse,youneedbrowserstoviewdocuments,and________(19)throughtheintricatelinksstructure.Themost________(20)browseristheMicrosoftInternetExplorer.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)
OnSaturdaymorningsIworkedinthefamilyshop.IstartedcyclingdowntotheshopwithDadonSaturdayassoonasIwasbigenough.IthoughtofitasgivinghimahandandsoIdidn’tmindwhatIdid,althoughitwasmostlyjustfetchingandcarryingatarunallmorning.ImanagednottothinkofitasworkandIlookedforwardtothebarofchocolatemygrandmotherpassedmeunsmilinglyasIleft.Itriednottolookather;
IhadreasontofeelguiltybecauseI’dgenerallyalreadyeatensomedriedfruitsorasliverofcheesewhennoonewaslooking.AssoonasIwasfifteen,though,Dadsaid,“That’sit,ourJanet.You’reofworkingagenowandyou’renotcomingtoworkunlessyourgrandmotherpaysyouproperly.’Hedidhisbesttomakehischinlookdetermined.“Ishallspeaktoher.”
ThenextSaturday,Grancalledmeintoherlittleofficebehindtheshop.Ialwayshatedgoinginthere.Shehadanelectricheateronfullblast,andthewindowswerealwayskepttightlyclosedwhatevertheweather.Therewerepilesofdustycataloguesandbrochuresonthefloor.“You’rewantingtogetpaid,Ihear,”Gransaid.“Yes,please,”Ireplied.Itwasratherlikevisitingtheheadmistressatschool,soIwasveryquietandrespectful.Gransearchedthroughthemessofpapersonhercrowdeddesk,sighingandclickinghertongue.Eventuallysheproducedanofficial-lookingleafletandranherfingersalongthecolumnsoffigures.“Howoldareyou?
”“Fifteen...Gran,”Iaddedforextrapoliteness,butshelookedatmeasifIhadbeencheeky.“Full-timersatyouragegettwohundredandfortypoundsforathirty-five-hourweek,”sheannouncedinsuchawayastoleavenodoubtthatshewasn’tinfavourofthis.“Nowonderthere’snoprofitinshopkeeping!
So,Janet,what’sthatperhour?
”Questionlikethatalwaysflusteredme.Insteadoftryingtoworkthemoutinmyhead,Iwouldjuststandthereunabletothinkstraight.“I’llgetapencilandpaper,”Ioffered.“Don’tbother,”snappedGranangrily,“I’lldoitmyself.I’llgiveyou6poundsanhour;
takeitorleaveit,”“I’lltakeit,please,”“AndIexpectrealworkforit,mind.Nostandingabout,andifIcatchyoueatinganyofthestock,there’llbetrouble.That’stheft,andit’sacrime.”
Fromthenon,mymainjobattheshopwasfillingtheshelves.Thiswasdull,butIhardlyexpectedtobetrustedwithhandlingthemoney.Onceortwice,however,whenDadwasextrabusy,I’dtriedtohelphimbyservingbehindthecounter.Ihatedit.ItwasverydifficulttorememberthepricesofeverythingandIwasparticularlyhopelessatusingthetill.Certaincustomersmadeunkindremarksaboutthis,increasingmyconfusionandthechancesofmakingafoolofmyself.
Itwasanold-establishedvillageshop,goingback150yearsatleastanditwasreallybehindthetimeseventhen.Dadlongedtobeabletomaketheshopmoreattractivetocustomers,butGranwouldn’thearofit.Ioverheardthemoncearguingaboutwhethertobuyafreezercabinet.“Ourcustomerswantfrozenfood,”Dadsaid.“Theyseethingsadvertisedandiftheycan’tgetthemfromus,they’llgoelsewhere.”“Yourfatheralwayssoldfreshfood,”Granreplied.“Peoplecomehereforquality,theydon’twantallthatfrozenstuff.”
1.
HowdidJanetfeelwhenshefirststartedherSaturdaymorningjob?
(A)Sheenjoyedtheworkthatshewasgiven.
(B)Shewaspleasedtobehelpingherfather.
(C)Sheworriedthatshewasnotdoingitwell.
(D)Shewasonlyreallyinterestedinthereward.
2.
Whatdowelearnabouthergrandmother’sofficeinthesecondparagraph?
(A)Itwasuntidy.
(B)Itwasdark.
(C)Itneededdecorating.
(D)Ithadtoomuchfurnitureinit.
3.
Theword“flustered”(para.2)means_______.
(A)bored
(B)angered
(C)confused
(D)depressed
4.
WhatdidJanet’sfatherandgrandmotherdisagreeabout?
(A)Howtokeeptheircustomersloyaltotheshop.
(B)Thetypeofadvertisingneededtoattractcustomers.
(C)Thetypeofcustomerstheywantedtoattract.
(D)Howtogetnewcustomerstocometotheshop.
5.
WhatimpressiondowegetofJanet’sfeelingstowardshergrandmother?
(A)Sherespectedherfairness.
(B)Shedoubtedherjudgment.
(C)Shedislikedhermanner.
(D)Sheadmiredherdetermination.
ManytreesintheBrackhamareawerebroughtdownintheterriblestormsthatMarch.Thetownitselflosttwogreatlimetreesfromtheformermarketsquare.Thedisappearanceofsuchprominentfeatureshadalteredtheappearanceofthetowncentreentirely,totheannoyanceofitsmoreconservativeinhabitants.
Amongtheannoyed,undermorenormalcircumstances,wouldhavebeenChiefInspectorDouglasPelham,headofthelocalpoliceforce.Butattheheightofthatweek’sstorm,whenthewindsbroughtdowneventhematurewalnuttreeinhisgarden,Pelhamhadinfactbeeninnofitstatetonotice.Alargeandhealthyman,hehadforthefirsttimeinhislifebeenseriouslyillwithanattackofbronchitis.
Whenhefirstcomplainedofanachingheadandtightnessinhischest,hiswife,Molly,hadtriedtopersuadehimtogotothedoctor.Convincedthatthepoliceforcecouldnotdowithouthim,hehad,asusual,ignoredherandattemptedtocarryonworking.Predictably,thoughhewouldn’thavelistenedtoanyonewhotriedtotellhimso,thishastheeffectoffogginghismemoryandshorteninghistemper.
Itwasonlywhenhiscolleague,SergeantLloyed,tooktheinitiativeanddrovehimtothedoctor’sdoorthathefinallygavein.Bythattime,hedidn’thavethestrengthlefttoarguewithher.Innotimeatall,shewastakinghimalongtothechemist’stogethisprescribedantibioticsandthenhometohisunsurprisedwifewhosenthimstraighttobed.
WhenMollytoldhim,ontheThursdaymorning,thatthewalnuttreehadbeenbroughtdownduringthenight,Pelhamhadn’tbeenabletotakeitin.OnThursdayevening,hehadaskedweaklyaboutdamagetothehouse,groanedthankfullywhenheheardtherewasnone,andpulledthesheetsoverhishead.
Itwasn’tuntilSaturday,whentheantibioticstookeffect,histemperaturedroppedandhegotup,thatherealisedwithashockthatthelossofthewalnuttreehadmadeapermanentdifferencetotheappearanceoftheliving-room.ThePelhams’largehousestoodinasizeablegarden.Ithadnotcomecheap,butevensoPelhamhadnoregretsaboutbuyingit.Theleafygardenhadcreatedanimpressionofprivacy.Now,though,thestormhadchangedhisoutlook.
Previously,theviewfromtheliving-roomhadfeaturedthehandsomewalnuttree.Thishasnotdarkenedtheroombecausetherewasalsoawindowontheoppositewall,butithadprovidedinterestingpatternsoflightandshadethatdisguisedthetruestateofthewornfurniturethatthefamilyhadbroughtwiththemfromtheirprevioushouse.
Withthetreegone,theroomseemedcruellybright,itswornfurnishingsexposedinalltheirshabbiness.Andtheviewfromthewindowdidn’tbearlookingat.Thetallhousenextdoor,previouslyhiddenbythetree,wasnowthere,dominatingtheoutlookwithitsunattractivepurplebricksandexternalpipes.Itseemedtohaveagreatmanyupstairswindows,allofthemwatchingthePelhams’everymovement.
“Doesn’titlookterrible?
”Pelhamcroakedtohiswife.
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