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3.Amajor-partynomineehasthecriticaladvantageinthecampaignforthepresidentialelection_____________hehasthesupportfromtheparty-faithful.
A.inthatB.inwhichC.forwhichD.forthat
4.Thedoctorsare___________abouttheguidelinesunderwhichtheycancarryouteuthanasia.
A.atastretchB.atalossC.atrandomD.atlength
5.Workersseldomcommitactsofviolence,becausetheycanputtheiraggressionintotheirwork,___________itphysicalliketheworkofasmith,ormentalliketheworkofascientist.
A.wereB.wasC.beingD.be
6.Somepersonsgaingoalanddirectionfromtheirtensions;
others___________underpressure.
A.falloutB.fallapartC.fallbackonD.fallinwith
7.Ihavenoideawhat’sstanding___________accomplishingourgoalsandobjectives.
A.inthewayofB.onthewayto
C.bywayofD.inone’swayof
8.Hewillnotmakea___________onLaSane’ssideoftheconversation.
A.statementB.referenceC.commentD.note
9.Neverbefore___________sorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.
A.hasourcountrybeenB.ourcountryhasbeen
C.hasbeenourcountryD.ourcountryhasn’tbeen
10.InsomebigcitiesinAmerica,therearethreeorfourelementaryschoolsandsecondaryschools,___________.
A.witheachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance
B.eachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance
C.itiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance
D.witheachthatiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance
Ⅱ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)
Eyecontactisimportant,becausetoolittleortoomucheyecontactmaycausecommunicationproblems.Itisimportantinrelationshipsbecauseithelpstoshowcloseness,attentionandinfluence.11withfacialexpressions,therearenospecificrules12eyebehavior13thatitisconsideredrudetostare,especially14strangers.Itis,15,commonfortwostrangerstowalktowardeachother,16eyecontact,smileandperhapsevensay“Hi!
”Thestrangersmayimmediatelylook17andforgetthattheyevenhadanycontact.Thistypeofglancedoesnotmeanmuch;
itissimplyawayofacknowledginganotherperson’s18.Inaconversationtoolittleeyecontactmaybeseennegativelybecauseit19lackofinterest,inattentionandevenmistrust.Therelationshipbetweenmistrustandlackofeyecontactisshowndirectlyintheexpression,“Nevertrustapersonwhocan’tlookyou20theeye.”
11.A.LikeB.AsC.LikelyD.Together
12.A.governingB.govern C.governedD.beinggoverned
13.A.besidesB.besideC.exceptD.exceptfor
14.A.forB.atC.toD.in
15.A.moreoverB.furthermoreC.butD.however
16.A.makeB.tomakeC.makingD.made
17.A.downB.upC.awayD.out
18.A.absentB.presentC.absenceD.presence
19.A.conveysB.concealsC.conductsD.consists
20.A.toB.inC.atD.outof
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Youngpeopleoftenwonderatthelargenumberofemployerswhodonotrespondtotheirapplicationsforjobs.Theysaythatdespiteenclosingreturnenvelopestheyhearnothingatallor,atbest,animpersonal(无人情味的)noteissentdeclaringthatthepostforwhichtheyappliedhasbeenfilled.Applicantsoftensuspectthatjobvacanciesaresetasideforfriendsandrelativesandthatadvertisementsareonlyputtopreventthisaccusation(指责).Manyofthemaretiredofwritingawayandfeelthatifonlytheycouldobtainaninterviewwiththerightpersontheirapplicationwouldmeetwithsuccess.
Nottoacknowledgeapplicants’lettersisimpoliteandthereseemslittleexcuseforthis,yetevensendingbriefrepliestothemanywhoapplytakesmuchtimeandmoney.Thatso-calledreturnenvelopemaynothavebeenstampedbythesender,andanofficemangerundertheheavyworkloadmaybereluctanttosendofflonglettersofexplanationtodisappointedjob-hunters.Abriefnoteisallthatcanbemanagedandeventhatdependsonthepolicyofthefirm.Butthedifficultyisreasonablyeasytoremovewithalittlegoodwill.
21.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatapplicantshavegoodreasonstobelievethatthepoststheyapplyfor_______________.
A.areonlyforthepurposeofadvertisement
B.arereservedforfriendsandrelatives
C.arenotthereatall
D.arenotgoodenoughtosatisfytheirneeds
22.Manyjob-huntersthinkthattheycangetajobif_______________.
A.theywritemorelettersofapplication
B.theyfindtherightperson
C.theyhavemoresuccess
D.theycangetaninterview
23.Thechiefreasonforamanagernottoacknowledgeapplicants’lettersisthat_________________.
A.ittakesalotoftimeandmoneyB.ittakesalotoftrouble
C.itrequiresalotofeffortsD.itrequiresalotofenergy
24.Theauthorthinksthatalettertoanapplicantshouldbe_______________.
A.alongoneB.ashortone
C.abriefonewithalittlegoodwillD.onewithfullexplanation
25.Whatisthemajorcomplaintofjob-hunters?
A.Theyhavenochancetoseethemanager.
B.Theirlettersofapplicationoftengetnoresponse.
C.Jobadvertisementsaretotallyalie.
D.Writingapplicationletterstakesuptoomuchoftheirtime.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Let’slookatanotherexampleofhowpeople’scommunicationpatternsdiffer:
thewaypeopleconverse.SomeforeignershaveobservedthatwhenAmericanscarryonaconversation,itseemsasiftheyarehavingaPing-Ponggame.Onepersonhastheballandthenhitsittotheothersideofthetable.Theotherplayerhitstheballbackandthegamecontinues.Ifonepersondoesn’treturntheball,thentheconversationstops.Eachpartoftheconversationfollowsthispattern:
thegreetingandtheopening,thediscussionofatopic,andtheclosingandfarewell.Ifeitherpersontalkstoomuch,theothermaybecomeimpatientandfeelthatheisdominatingtheconversation.Similarly,ifonepersondoesn’tsayenoughoraskenoughquestionstokeeptheconversationgoing,theconversationstops.
ManyNorthAmericans,areimpatientwithculturallydifferentconversationstylessimplybecausethestylesareunfamiliar.Forexample,tomanyNorthAmericansitseemsthatsomeLatinAmericansdominateconversations,orholdtheballtoolong.Speakingofherco-workersfromseveralLatinAmericancountries,oneNorthAmericanwomansaid,“Ijustfinditdifficulttocutin.Theyseemtotakesuchalongtimetoexpressthemselves.Theygiveyoualotofunnecessarydetails.”Whenshetalkedwiththem,shebecametense,becauseshefounditsohardtoparticipate.Yetshealsonotedthatwhentheytalkedtoeachother,nobodyseemeduncomfortableorleftout.
TheNorthAmericanwomandidn’tknowhowtointerrupttheLatinAmericanconversationsbecauseNorthAmericanwaysoflisteningandbreakinginareverydifferent.Shehadbeentaughttolistenpolitelyuntiltheotherpersonfinishedtalking.(Onceagain,therearegender(性别)differences;
ithasbeenobservedthatmentendtointerruptwomenmorethanwomeninterruptmen.)WhentheNorthAmericanwomandidwhatwas“natural”or“normal”forher(i.e.,listenpolitelywithoutinterrupting),shewasnotcomfortableintheconversationwiththeLatinAmericans.Theresultwasthatshebecamemorepassiveinherconversationswithherco-workers.Thedifferencesbetweentheunspokenrulesofconversationofeachculturalgroupinterferedwiththeiron-the-jobrelationship.
26.WhenNorthAmericansconversetogether,eachoneofthegroupissupposedto_______________.
A.participateinthetalkB.playPing-Ponggames
C.interruptthespeakerD.dominatetheconversation
27.WhenNorthAmericansconversewiththeLatinAmericans,theNorthAmericanswouldfeel_______________.
A.involvedB.leftout
C.comfortableD.relaxed
28.TotheNorthAmericans,theLatinAmericansare_______________.
A.politeB.communicative
C.dominantD.familiar
29.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_______________.
A.peoplefromdifferentculturescannotcommunicatewitheachother
B.differentconversationalstylesmayaffectpeople’srelationships
C.menaremoretalkativethanwomen
D.NorthAmericans’conversationalhabitsarebetterthanthoseofLatinAmericans’
30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______________.
A.DifferentConversationStylesB.DifferentConversationTopics
C.DifferentConversationProcessesD.DifferentConversationEffects
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneducation”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.
Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,you’llhaveagoodstart.Butnowyouhavetoslowdown.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andonlyfromafirst-rateuniversity.Beyondthis,thefamouslawofdiminishingreturns(报酬递减率)beginstotakeeffect.
Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlongdistanttruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?
Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24,000,whilethe