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Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

B）ThewomanhadforgottenMark’sphonenumber.

C）ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.

D）Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

2.A）Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

B）ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

C）ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

D）ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

3.A）At1030.B）At1025.C）At1040.D）At1045.

4.A）Themannolongersmokes.

B）Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

C）Themanusuallyfollowshiswife’sadvice.

D）Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor’sadvice.

5.A）Movetoabigcity.B）Becomeateacher.

C）Gobacktoschool.D）WorkinNewYork.

6.A）Quitdeliveringflowers.B）Workatarestaurant.

C）Bringherflowerseveryday.D）Leavehisjobtoworkforher.r>

7.A）Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

B）Shecanhelpthemanout.

C）She’salsoinneedofatextbook.

D）Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

8.A）Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

B）Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

C）Themanisgladhe’sgotintouchwiththedoctor.

D）Themancan’tcomefortheappointmentat415.

9.A）Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

B）Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.

C）Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

D）Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

10.A）Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B）Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

C）Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

D）Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.

SectionBCompoundDictation

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,（S1）publicationsaswellaslettersof（S2）interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art（S3）,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical（S4）.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.

TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis（S5）totakebooksoutofthebuilding.

TheLibraryofCongresswas（S6）in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall（S7）thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.

（S8）.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.

（S9）.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.（S10）.Thismeans&

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theLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

DirectionsThereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagoHardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.

Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword’polite’.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery（奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

11.Officepolitics（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto.

A）thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

B）thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

C）theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

D）thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut.

A）givehisbossagoodimpression

B）honestandloyaltohiscompany

C）getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

D）avoidbeingtoooutstanding13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingtoplaythegame（Line4,Para.5）

A）Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

B）Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C）Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

D）Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

14.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe.

A）unwelcomeattheworkplace

B）badforinterpersonalrelationships

C）indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture

D）animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

15.Itistheauthor’sviewthat.

A）speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature

B）self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

C）hardworkcontributesverylittletoone’spromotion

D）manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm（火器）fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.

TheConstitution,saidtheassociation’sspokesman,giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.

Don’tyouthinkit’sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround

TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse（导火索）separatelyinadrawer.

Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody.

Thespokesmansaid,Hydrogenbombsdon’tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they’regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.

ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder（侵入者）.

Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns.

16.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto.

A）blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb

B）coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon

C）instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome

D）promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon

17.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat.

A）thesizeof