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Moresignificantlyforadland,NYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.Campaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwocities,14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.Therestaurantsarethesame,withNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime,andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo,16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage

1.A.regardlessofB.eventhoughC.althoughD.despite

2.A.usesB.spendsC.expendsD.costs

3.A.betweenB.amongC.amidD.amongst

4.A.atB.inC.onD.above

5.A.figureB.quantityC.numberD.amount

6.A.distinctB.distinctiveC.discreteD.diverse

7.A.withinB.outsideC.beyondD.outof

8.A.selectB.choiceC.excellentD.exquisite

9.A.offerB.provideC.buyD.afford

10.A.forB.withC.onD.to

11.A.inB.ofC.withD.upon

12.A.otherB.anotherC.restD.else

13.A.enlargeB.extendC.expandD.widen

14.A.butB.thoughC.asD.while

15.A.presentB.displayC.runD.show

16.A.performingB.playingC.presentingD.acting

17.A.sameB.likelyC.similarD.like

18.A.choiceB.pickC.selectionD.preference

19.A.funB.funnyC.amusingD.interesting

20.A.upB.intoC.inD.out

1I.Readingcomprehension（20x2=40%）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Aftereachpassage,therearefivequestions.youaretochoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.

PassageOne

Thehousingmarkethasbeenfortwoyearsproppingupconsumers'

spiritswhiletherestoftheeconomyliesexhaustedonthefloor,stilltryingtostraggletoitsfeet.AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofRealtors,thenationalmedianexisting-homepriceendedtheyearat$164,000,up7.1percentfrom2001.That'

sthestrongestannualincreasesince1980.

Althoughresidentialrealestateactivitymakesuplessthan8%oftotalU.S.GDP,ahousingmarketlikethisonecanmakethedifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativegrowth.Mostsignificantly,consumerspendingis66%ofGDP,andthepurchaseofanewhometendstohavean"

umbrellaeffect"

onthehomeowner'

sspendingashehastostockitwithawasher/dryer,anewbig-screenTV,andmaybeaswingsetfortheyard.

Themainfactorinhousing'

scontinuedstrengthisaclassiceconomicexampleofzero-sumboom:

thepersistentweaknesseverywhereelse.Asthe2003recoverycontinuestobemoreforecastthanreality.FallingstockpricesraisedinvestorappealforU.S.TreasuryBonds,whichinturn,allowedmostinterestratestodriftevenlower.Buttherearenotmanysignsthatthere'

sabubblereadytoburst.

December'

snewrecordinhousingstarts,forexample,wasnicelymatchedbythenewrecordinnewhomesales.Ifyoubuildit,theywillbuyandevenifaneconomicpickupstartstoreducehousing'

srelativeattractiveness,there'

snoreasonwhymodesteconomicgrowthandimprovedconsumermoodcan'

thelpsustaininghousing'

sstrength."

Themomentumgainedfromlowmortgageinterestrateswillcarrystronghomesalesinto2003,withanimprovingeconomyoffsettingmodestlyhighermortgageinterestratesastheyearprogresses,"

saidDavidLereah,chiefeconomistattheNationalAssociationofRealtors.

Justashousinghastakenupmuchoftheeconomicslackforthepasttwoyears,bothasacomfortinginvestmentforfrettingconsumersandadriverofconsumerspendingitself,abigbumpelsewhereintheeconomyin2003couldbehousing'

sdownfall.Ifstocksroarbackthisspring,capitalinflowscouldstealfromthebondmarket,pushinguplong-terminterestrates.OrAlanGreenspanandtheFedcoulddothesametoshort-termrates,asawaytohitthebrakesonarecoverythatisheatinguptoofast.Inotherwords,ifevery-thingpossiblegoeswrongforhousing,homeownersshouldhaveplentytocompensatethemintermsofjobsecurityandincomehikes.

21.Theauthordrawsacontrastbetweenthehousingmarketandtherestoftheeconomytoshow________

A.theroleofrealestateactivityB.thestatisticsonhomeprices

C.theboomofhousingmarketDthedegreeofconsumerspirits

22.Accordingtothewriter,whatmaybechieflyresponsibleforthe"

（Paragraph2）?

A.Sustainablebondmarkets.B.Robusthousingmarket.

C.Bubblystockmarkets.D.Ill-naturedconsumers.

23.Bytheexpression"

zero-sumboom"

（Paragraph3）,thewritermeans_______

A.housing'

scontinuedstrengthandthepersistentweaknessmaycanceleachotherout.

B.therearesignsthatimprovedconsumermoodfailstohelpsustainhousing'

sstrength.

C.stockprice'

negativegrowthwillultimatelyoffsethousingmarket'

spositivestrength.

D.highermortgageinterestratesarecompatiblewiththerecoveryoftheeconomy.

24.Itisimpliedinthepassagethattheeconomyintheyear2003may______

A.growmoderatelyB.struggletoitsfeet.C.heatuptoofastD.continuetoboom.

25.Whatisthewriter'

sattitudetowardfuturehousingmarket?

A.Carefree.B.Optimistic.C.Composed.D.Gloomy.

PassageTwo

Biologically,thereisonlyonequalitywhichdistinguishesusfromanimals:

theabilitytolaugh.Inauniversewhichappearstobeutterlydevoidofhumor,weenjoythissupremeluxury.Anditisaluxury,forunlikeanyotherbodilyprocess,laughterdoesnotseemserveabiologicallyusefulpurpose.Inadividedworld,alaughterisaunifyingforce.Humanbeginsopposeeachotheronagreatmanyissues.Nationsmaydisagreeaboutsystemsofgovernmentandhumanrelationsmaybeplaguedbyideologicalfactionsandpoliticalcamps,butweallsharetheabilitytolaugh.Andlaughter,inturn,dependsonthemostcomplexandsubtleofall-humanqualities:

asenseofhumor.Certaincomicstereotypeshaveauniversalappeal.Thiscanbestbeseenfromtheworld-widepopularityofCharlieChaplain'

searlyfilms.Thelittlemanatoddswithsocietyneverfailstoamusenomatterwhichcountrywecomefrom.Asthatgreatcommentatoronhumanaffairs,Dr.SamuelJohnson,onceremarked,"

Menhavebeenwiseinverydifferentmodes;

buttheyhavealwayslaughedinthesameway."

Asenseofhumormaytakevariousformsandlaughtermayheanythingfromrefinedtinkletoanearth-quakingroar,buttheeffectisalwaysthesame.Humorhelpsustomaintainacorrectsenseofvalues.Itistheonequalitywhichpoliticalfanaticsappeartolack.Ifwecanseethefunnyside,wenevermakethemistakeoftakingourselvestooseriously.Wearealwaysremindedthattragedyisnotreallyfarremovedfromcomedy,sowenevergetalop-sidedviewofthings.

Thisisoneofthechieffunctionsofsatireandirony.Humanpainandsufferingaresogrim;

wehoversooftenonthebrinkofwar,politicalrealitiesareusuallyenoughtoplungeusintototaldespair.Insuchcircumstances,cartoonsandsatiricalaccountsofsomberpoliticaleventsredressthebalance.Theytakethewindoutofpompousandarrogantpoliticianswhohavelosttheirsenseofproportion.Theyenableustoseethatmanyofourmostprofoundactionsaremerelycomicorabsurd.WelaughwhenagreatsatiristlikeSwiftwritesaboutwarsinGulliver'

sTravels.TheLilliputiansandtheirneighborsattackeachotherbecausetheycan'

tagreewhichendtobreakanegg.Welaughbecausewearemeanttolaugh;

butwearemeanttoweeptoo.ItisnowonderthatintotalitarianregimesanysatireagainsttheEstablishmentiswhollybanned.Itistoopowerfulweapontobeallowedtoflourish.

Thesenseofhumormustbesingledoutasman'

smostimportantqualitybecauseitisassociatedwithlaughter.Andlaughter,inturn,isassociatedwithhappiness.Courage,determination,initiative--thesearequalitieswesharewithotherformsoflife.Butthesenseofhumorisuniquelyhuman.Ifhappinessisoneofthegreatgoalsoflife,thenitisthesenseofhumorthatprovidesthekey.

26.TheauthorquotesDr.SamuelJohnson'

swordsto_____

A.criticizethehypocrisyofpoliticiansB.readdressthepopularityofChaplin.

C.illustrateauniversalappealofhumorD.bansatiresintotalitarianregimes

27.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcanbeachieffunctionofthesenseofhumor?

A.Strengtheninghumanrelations.B.Keepingacorrectsenseofvalues.

C.Eliminatingcomicstereotypes.D.