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In1998WilliamBrowdergaveuphisAmericanpassporttobecomeaBritishcitizen,sincehislifeisnowcenteredinEurope.
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AlexMandlisalsoaferventbelieveringlobalization,butheviewshimselfverydifferently.
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Despiteallthatglobetrotting,Mandl,55yearsold,stillidentifieshimselfasaCanadian.
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AlthoughBrowderandMandldefinetheirnationalitydifferently,bothseetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,notanaccidentofbirth.
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Asbordersandnationalidentitiesbecomemoreimportant,somefindthatthreateningandevendangerous.
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Globaltradehasbeenaroundforcenturies;
thecorporationsandcountriesthatbenefitedfromitwerelargelycontenttotreatvastpartsoftheworldasplacestominenaturalresourcesorsellfinishedproducts.
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Sept.11willberememberedforendingtheprocessofglobalfinancial,tradeandtechnologicalintegration,anditmayalsoberememberedforbringingsomesobrietytotheanti-globalizationmovement.
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Evenastheglobalizationofcapitalacceleratedinthe1980s,mostforeigninvestmentwasbetweenrelativelywealthycountries,notfromwealthycountriesintopoorerones.U.S.technology,companiesandmoneywereoftenattheforefrontofthismovement.
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Countriesthatdon’ttradeingoodsandservicesalsotendnottotradeinideas,pluralismortolerance.
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Opponentsofglobalizationarenaturallykeentoseizeuponanyeventthatwouldappeartosupporttheircase,andtheterroristattacksontheUnitedStatesonSeptember11,2001,seemedtoprovideonesuchopportunity.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Globalizationisaprocessof(11)_________________andintegrationamongthepeople,companies,andgovernmentsofdifferentnations,aprocessdrivenbyinternationaltradeand(12)_________________andaidedbyinformationtechnology.Thisprocesshaseffectsonthe(13)_________________,onculture,onpoliticalsystems,oneconomicdevelopmentand(14)_________________,andonhumanphysical(15)_________________insocietiesaroundtheworld.Globalizationisnotnew,though.Forthousandsofyears,people―and,later,(16)_________________―havebeenbuyingfromandsellingtoeachotherinlandsatgreat(17)_________________,suchasthroughthefamedSilkRoadacrossCentralAsiathatconnectedChinaandEuropeduringtheMiddleAges.Likewise,forcenturies,peopleandcorporations(18)_________________enterprisesinothercountries.Infact,manyofthefeaturesofthecurrentwaveofglobalizationaresimilartothoseprevailingbeforetheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.Butpolicyandtechnologicaldevelopmentsofthepastfewdecadeshavespurredincreasesincross-bordertrade,investment,andmigrationsolargethatmanyobserversbelievetheworldhasentereda(19)_________________initseconomicdevelopment.Since1950,forexample,thevolumeofworldtradehasincreasedby20times,andfromjust1997to1999flowsofforeigninvestmentnearlydoubled,from$468billionto$827billion.Distinguishing(20)_________________ofglobalizationfromearlierones,authorThomasFriedmanhassaidthattodayglobalizationis“farther,faster,cheaper,anddeeper.”
Globalizationisaprocessofinteractionandintegrationamongthepeople,companies,andgovernmentsofdifferentnations,aprocessdrivenbyinternationaltradeandinvestmentandaidedbyinformationtechnology.Thisprocesshaseffectsontheenvironment,onculture,onpoliticalsystems,oneconomicdevelopmentandprosperity,andonhumanphysicalwell-beinginsocietiesaroundtheworld.Globalizationisnotnew,though.Forthousandsofyears,people―and,later,corporations―havebeenbuyingfromandsellingtoeachotherinlandsatgreatdistances,suchasthroughthefamedSilkRoadacrossCentralAsiathatconnectedChinaandEuropeduringtheMiddleAges.Likewise,forcenturies,peopleandcorporationshaveinvestedinenterprisesinothercountries.Infact,manyofthefeaturesofthecurrentwaveofglobalizationaresimilartothoseprevailingbeforetheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.Butpolicyandtechnologicaldevelopmentsofthepastfewdecadeshavespurredincreasesincross-bordertrade,investment,andmigrationsolargethatmanyobserversbelievetheworldhasenteredaqualitativelynewphaseinitseconomicdevelopment.Since1950,forexample,thevolumeofworldtradehasincreasedby20times,andfromjust1997to1999flowsofforeigninvestmentnearlydoubled,from$468billionto$827billion.Distinguishingthiscurrentwaveofglobalizationfromearlierones,authorThomasFriedmanhassaidthattodayglobalizationis“farther,faster,cheaper,anddeeper.”
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PartIIReadingComprehension(25minutes)
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
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Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'
sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.
Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarⅡ.Asfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.
Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpileofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananyothergeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.
Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationstoreporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.
Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoft