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1.[A]grants
[B]submits
[C]transmits
[D]delivers
2.[A]minor
[B]objective
[C]crucial
[D]external
3.[A]issue
[B]vision
[C]picture
[D]external
4.[A]Forexample
[B]Onaverage
[C]Inprinciple
[D]Aboveall
5.[A]fond
[B]fearful
[C]capable
[D]thoughtless
6.[A]in
[B]on
[C]to
[D]for
7.[A]if
[B]until
[C]though
[D]unless
8.[A]promote
[B]emphasize
[C]share
[D]success
9.[A]decision
[B]quality
[C]status
[D]success
10.[A]chosen
[B]studied
[C]found
[D]identified
11.[A]exceptional
[B]defensible
[C]replaceable
[D]otherwise
12.[A]inspired
[B]expressed
[C]conducted
[D]secured
13.[A]assigned
[B]rated
[C]matched
[D]arranged
14.[A]put
[B]got
[C]gave
[D]took
15.[A]instead
[B]then
[C]ever
[D]rather
16.[A]selected
[B]passed
[C]marked
[D]introduced
17.[A]before
[B]after
[C]above
[D]below
18.[A]jump
[B]float
[C]drop
[D]fluctuate
19.[A]achieve
[B]undo
[C]maintain
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20.[A]promising
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SectionII
ReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther,Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentsstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment。
Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswiththefeverishwoulddescribedinOverdressed,EliazabethCline’sthree-yearindictmentof“fastfashion”.Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&
M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quickerturnaroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentrelease,andmoreprofit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable-meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat–andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,shakinganindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace。
Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&
Mtooffera$5.95knitminiskirtinallits2,300-piusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wageoverseaslabor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountsofharmfulchemicals。
Overdressedisthefashionworld’sanswertoconsumer-activistbestsellerslikeMichaelPollan’sTheOmnivore’sDilemma.“Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,yetisnon-durableandwasteful,”Clineargues.Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billiongarmentsayear–about64itemsperperson–andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,thisexcessleadstowaste。
TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSarahKateBeaumont,whosince2008hasmadeallofherownclothes–andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;
herexamplecan’tbeknockedoff。
Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment–includingH&
M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionline–Clinebelieveslastingchangecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.Sheexhibitstheidealismcommontomanyadvocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanityisaconstant;
peoplewillonlystartshoppingmoresustainablywhentheycan’taffordnotto。
21.
Priestlycriticizesherassistantforher
[A]poorbargainingskill。
[B]insensitivitytofashion。
[C]obsessionwithhighfashion。
[D]lackofimagination。
22.AccordingtoCline,mass-maketlabelsurgeconsumersto
[A]combatunnecessarywaste。
[B]shutoutthefeverishfashionworld。
[C]resisttheinfluenceofadvertisements。
[D]shopfortheirgarmentsmorefrequently。
23.Theword“indictment”(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]accusation。
[B]enthusiasm。
[C]indifference。
[D]tolerance。
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelaseparagraph?
[A]Vanityhasmoreoftenbeenfoundinidealists。
[B]Thefast-fashionindustryignoressustainability。
[C]Peoplearemoreinterestedinunaffordablegarments。
[D]Pricingisvitaltoenvironment-friendlypurchasing。
25.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?
[A]Satireonanextravagantlifestyle。
[B]Challengetoahigh-fashionmyth。
[C]Criticismofthefast-fashionindustry。
[D]Exposureofamass-marketsecret。
Text2
Anoldsayinghasitthathalfofalladvertisingbudgetsarewasted-thetroubleis,nooneknowswhichhalf.Intheinternetage,atleastintheory,thisfractioncanbemuchreduced.Bywatchingwhatpeoplesearchfor,clickonandsayonline,companiescanaim“behavioural”adsatthosemostlikelytobuy。
Inthepastcoupleofweeksaquarrelhasillustratedthevaluetoadvertisersofsuchfine-grainedinformation:
Shouldadvertisersassumethatpeoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehaviouralads?
Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?
InDecember2010America'
sFederalTradeCornmission(FTC)proposedaddinga"
donottrack"
(DNT)optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladwertisersthattheydidnotwanttobefollowed.Microsoft'
sInternetExplorerandApple'
sSafaribothofferDNT;
Google'
sChromeisduetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandDigltalAdwertisingAlliance(DAA)agreedthattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespongingtoDNTrequests。
OnMay31stMicrosoftSetofftherow:
ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversionduetoappearwindows8,wouldhaveDNTasadefault。
Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GetingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyonetostoptracking,althoughsomecompanieshavepromisedtodoso.UnabletotellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehaviouraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwithMicrosoft’sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway。
AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Atterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.IfitistryingtoupsetGoogle,whichreliesalmostwhollyondefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforwindows8-thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavourablywithGoogle'
sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,Microsoft'
schiefprivacyofficer,bloggde:
"
webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol."
Coulditreallybethatsimple?
26.Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioural”adshelpadvertisersto:
[A]easecompetitionamongthemselves
[B]lowertheiroperationalcosts
[C]avoidcomplaintsfromconsumers
[D]providebetteronlineservices
27.“Theindustry”(Line6,Para.3)refersto:
[A]onlineadvertisers
[B]e-commerceconductors
[C]digitalinformationanalysis
[D]internetbrowserdevelopers
28.
BobLiodiceholdsthatsettingDNTasadefault
[A]ma