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2.
A)individualB)combinedC)distinctD)social
3.
A)themanneroflanguageuse
B)thetopicandcontentofspeech
C)theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience
D)therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience
4.
A)hidetheirrealintentions
B)voiceothers’intentions
C)playdoublerolesonandoffstage
D)onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife
5.
A)theabsenceofspontaneity
B)thepresenceofindividualactions
C)thelackofrealintentions
D)theabsenceofaudience
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.
A)Studentsworkedveryhard.
B)Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.
C)Educationwasnotcareeroriented.
D)Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.
7.
A)Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.
B)Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.
C)Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.
D)Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.
8.
A)requiregoodeducation
B)aresecondarytoeducation
C)don’tcallforgoodeducation
D)don’tconflictwitheducation
9.
A)Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.
B)Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.
C)Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.
D)Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.
10.
A)thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions
B)thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind
C)thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers
D)thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpest
dropinlifeexpectancy?
A)LatinAmerica.
B)SubSaharanAfrica.
C)Asia.
D)TheCaribbean.
12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?
A)Burma.
B)Botswana.
C)Cambodia.
D)Thailand.
13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin____
A)Asia.
B)Africa.
C)LatinAmerica.
14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.
A)USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO
B)USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel
C)USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU
D)USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts
15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?
A)EUmemberstates.
B)TheUnitedStates.
C)WTO.
D)Thesteelcorporations.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.
PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsan[ZZ(Z]exhibition[ZZ)],itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.
Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress
isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either
standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific
(1)____
purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.
(2)____
Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor
futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,
toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand
officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)____
groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees
relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)____
andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)____
Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One
isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)____
committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)____
widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations
neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)____
toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.
(9)____
Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel
testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt
ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury
thesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)____
PartⅢReadingComprehension(30min)(开始PartⅢReadingComprehension(30min)计时)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:
theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:
theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto“promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations”.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember’smidtermelections.
Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.It’snotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda’sMinisterofFinance.“Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletuscompete.”
AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.Thisisnopieintheskyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya’seconomyoverthepastdecadehasbeentheboominexportsofcutflowersandvegetablestoEurope.Butthatmayallchangein2008,whenKenyawillbeslightlytoorichtoqualifyforthe“leastdevelopedcountry”statusthatallowsAfricanproducerstoavoidpayingstiffEuropeanimportdutiesonselectedagriculturalproducts.Withtradebarriersinplace,thehorticultureindustryinKenyawillshrivelasquicklyasadiscardedrose.Andwhileagricultureexportsremainthegreathopeforpoorcountries,reducingtradebarriersinothersectorsalsoworks:
AmericasAfricanGrowthandOpportunityAct,whichcutsdutiesonexportsofeverythingfromhandicraftstoshoes,hasprovedaboontoAfrica’smanufacturers.Thelesson:
theThirdWorldcanprosperiftherichworldgivesitafairgo.
ThisiswhatmakesBush’sdecisiontoincreasefarmsubsidieslastmonthallthemoredepressing.Poorcountrieshavelongsuspectedthattherichworldurgesradeliberalizationonlysoitcanwangleitswayintonewmarkets.SuchsuspicionscausedtheSeattletradetalkstobreakdownthreeyearsago.ButlastNovembermembersoftheWorldTradeOrganization,meetinginDoha,Qatar,finallyagreedtoanewroundoftalksdesignedtoopenupglobaltradeinagricultureandtextiles.Richcountriesassuredpoorcountries,thattheirconcernswerefinallybeingaddressed.