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Both
conversation
and
spoken
only
once.
After
there
pause.
During
pause,
must
read
four
choices
marked
A),
B),
C)
D)
decide
which
is
best
answer.
Then
mark
corresponding
letter
on
Answer
Sheet
with
single
line
through
centre.
Example:
You
hear:
office.
B)
waiting
room.
airport.
restaurant.
From
we
know
that
two
were
talking
some
work
they
had
to
finish
in
evening.
This
most
likely
have
taken
place
at
Therefore,
A)
"
office"
should
choose
[A]
it
Sample
[B]
[C]
[D]
1.
The
man
saw
Mark
street
months
ago.
woman
forgotten
Mark'
s
phone
number.
made
call
yesterday.
not
been
touch
for
time
2.
late
trip
because
he
busy.
glad
meet
Mr.
Brown
person.
meeting
behalf
Brown.
feels
sorry
unable
come.
3.
10:
30.
25.
40.
45.
4.
no
longer
smokes.
under
pressure
from
his
wife.
usually
follows
wife'
advice.
refuses
listen
doctor'
5.
Move
big
city.
Become
teacher.
Go
back
school.
Work
New
York.
6.
Quit
delivering
flowers.
Bring
her
flowers
every
day.
Leave
job
her.
advice.
7.
She
can
find
right
person
help
man.
out.
She'
also
need
textbook.
picked
up
book
bus
floor.
8.
confused
date
appointment.
wants
change
he'
got
doctor.
can'
t
come
appointment
4:
15.
9.
speakers
are
loss
do.
worried
future.
seniors
college.
regrets
spending
time
idly.
10.
has
learned
lot
novel.
B)B)
found
plot
difficult
follow.
C)C)
difficulty
remembering
names.
recall
names
characters
B
Compound
Dictation
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(S1)__________publicationsaswellaslettersof(S2)_________interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(S3)________,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical(S4)_________.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.
TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(S5)_________totakebooksoutofthebuilding.
TheLibraryofCongresswas(S6)__________in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolbuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall(S7)__________thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.
Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.
(S8)______________________________________________________________________.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.
(S9)______________________________________________________________________.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.(S10)__________________________________________________________________.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.
PartII
ReadingComprehension
(35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.
Bisforbeingextremelybusy.
Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.
Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.
DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:
Hardworkalonedoesn'
tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—to"
playthegame."
"
Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,"
saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity."
Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword'
polite'
.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn."
Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone'
sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformOfSocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.
Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,'
saysNeilPLewis,amanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It'
ssimplehumannature.”
Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery(奉承),fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.
Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.
11."
Officepolitics"
(Line2,Para.4)isusedinthepassagetoreferto_______.
A)thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff
B)thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers
C)theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany
D)thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer
12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut_______.
A)givehisbossagoodimpression
B)honestandloyaltohiscompany
C)getalongwellwithhiscolleagues
D)avoidbeingtoooutstanding
13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto"
playthegame"
(Line4,Para.5)?
A)Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.
B)Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.
C)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.
D)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.
14.
Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe_______.
A)unwelcomeattheworkplace
B)badforinterpersonalrelationships
C)indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture
D)animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement
Itistheauthor'
sviewthat_______.
A)speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature
B)self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery
C)hardworkcontributesverylittletoone'
spromotion
D)manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm(火器)fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.
“TheConstitution,”saidtheassociation’sspokesman,“giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.”
Don'
tyouthinkit'
sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?
TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse(导火索)separatelyinadrawer."
Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody."
Thespokesmansaid,