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timpresstheaudienceatall.
A.glance B.gaze
C.stare D.view
3.Delegatesagreetotheplanin,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn'
tapprove.
A.discipline B.theory
C.principle D.nature
4.Itookthemedicine10minutesago,butthebitternessisstillinmymouth.
A.scattering B.felling
C.maintaining D.lingering
5.Sincetheofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike“Whatistheessenceoflife.”
A.dusk B.dust
C.twinkle D.Dawn
6.Theeldestsonallthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thwedding
anniversaryoftheirparents.
A.Clustered B.resembled
C.assembled D.rendered
7.Imustleavenow, , ifyouwantthatbookI'
LLbringityoutomorrow.
A.Accidentally B.Incidentally
C.Occasionally D.Subsequently
8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.
A.alert B.acute
C.keen D.immune
9.Thenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledandworkers.
A.consistent B.conscious
C.confidential D.conscientious
10.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecometotheresearchteam.
A.senior B.junior
C.indispensible C.independent
11.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,intheirvillage,wererescue.
A.trapped B.confined
C.enclosed D.captured
12.Workingfarawayfromhome,Jerryhadtofromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.
A.wander B.commute
C.ramble D.motion
13.Thefinanceministerhasnotbeensosinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.
A.famous B.favorable
C.popular D.preferable
14.Itisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahighinthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.
A.situation B.position
C.profession D.appointment
15.Informationgiventoemployeesmustbe,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.
A.convenient B.continuous
C.constant D.concise
16.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewasbythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.
A.sentenced B.arrested
C.accused D.charged
17.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecidedfarming.
A.goinfor B.gobackon
C.goalongwith D.gothroughwith
18.Jenniferhasneverreallyherson'
sdeath.It'
sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshe'
llneverhaveachilD.
A.cometotermswith B.comeupagainst
C.comeoutwith D.comedownto
19.Anationaldebateisnowaboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaid
Vacations.
A.intheway B.bytheway
C.underway D.outoftheway
20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeople
andasksthemquestions.
A.atease B.atrandom
C.inessence D.insum
SectionIICloze(10points)
Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.
In1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16abarrel.By2008,ithad21the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge22fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread23inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria'
sdeltaregion.Triple-digitoilpriceshave24theeconomicandpoliticalmapoftheworld,25someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,26majorimporters—includingchinaandIndia,hometoathirdoftheworld'
spopulation——27risingeconomicandsocialcosts.Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral28ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingateachotherto29scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithanygovernment,30howunpleasant,todoit.
Inmanypoornationswithoil,theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption,31thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments,32someinthewestseeasanewthreat.
CountrieslikeRussia,VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrisingoil33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits,34costs,fromhigherprices.ConsiderGermany.35itimportsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia36128percentfrom2001to2006.
IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose37higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign,withSenatorsMcCainandObama38forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths.Anddrivinghabitsbeganto39,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems40thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.
SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.
PASSAGE1.
HenricIbsen,authoroftheplayADoll'
'
sHouse,inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons
Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved……FromJanuaryIst,2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment'
sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequences——whichcouldincludebeingdissolved.
Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica'
s15%fortheFortune500.Norway'
sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen.Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm.Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.
Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.ManycomplainthatithasbeenDifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthegoldenskirts.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies——theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.
Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatInturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors.Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'
schairmanoftheyearfor2007,andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers.
41.TheauthormentionsIbsen'
splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto.
A.depictwomen'
sdilemmaatwork
B.explainthenewlypassedlaw
C.supportNorwegiangovernment
D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion
42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto.
A.payaheavyfine
B.closedownitsbusiness
C.changetoaprivatebusiness
D.signadocumentpromisingtoact
43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?
A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.
B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.
C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.
D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.
44.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonofgoldenskirtsto.
A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement
B.theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies
C.theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions
D.thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles
45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe.
A.femalepowerandliberationinNorway
B.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'
splay
C.women'
sstatusinNorwegianfirms
D.theconstitutionofboardmembersinNorway
PASSAGE2.
Whilethere'
sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小儿科的)cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.
InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe'
sdiscoveringlife.Ms.Carrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancer