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B)Atagiftshop.
C)Intheofficeofatravelagency.
D)Atagraduationceremony.
3.
A)Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.
B)Hedoesnothaveagoodmemoiy.
C)Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.
D)Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.
4.
A)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.
B)Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.
C)Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.
D)Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.
5.
A)Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.
B)Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.
C)Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.
D)Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.
6.
A)Whereshecanleavehercar.
B)TherateforparkinginLotC.
C)Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.
D)Thewaytothevisitor'
sparking.
7.
A)Heregretsmissingtheclasses.
B)Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.
C)Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.
D)Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.
8.
A)Howtoselectsecretaries.
B)Howtoraiseworkefficiency.
C)Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.
D)Thesecretariesintheman'
scompany.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.
A)ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.
B)ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.
C)ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.
D)Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.
10.
A)Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.
B)TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.
C)TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.
D)Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.
11.
A)Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.
B)Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.
C)Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.
D)Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.
A)Toplaceanorder.
B)Toapplyforajob.
C)Toreturnsomegoods.
D)Tomakeacomplaint.
13.
A)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.
B)Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.
C)Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.
D)Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.
14.
A)Itisnothisresponsibility.
B)Itwinbefreeforlargeorders.
C)Itdependsonanumberoffactors.
D)Itcosts£15moreforexpressdelivery.
15.
A)Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.
B)Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.
C)Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.
D)Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
16.
A)Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.
B)Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.
C)Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.
D)Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.
17.
A)Measurethespeedofwind.
B)Givewarningsofdanger.
C)Passonsecretmessages.
D)Carryropesacrossrivers.
18.
A)Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.
B)Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.
C)Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.
D)Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.
A)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.
B)Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.
C)Shecanspeakseverallanguages.
D)Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.
20.
A)Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.
B)Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.
C)Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.
D)Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.
21.
A)Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.
B)Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.
C)ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.
D)ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.
22.
A)Takepartinacookingcompetition.
B)Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.
C)TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.
D)GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.
A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.
B)Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.
C)Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.
D)Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.
24.
A)Stupid.
B)Active.
C)Brave.
D)Careless.
25.
A)WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.
B)Writetwobookreportsaweek.
C)Helpwithhousework.
D)Keepadiary.
Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?
Thereareother__26__bodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost__27__oftheseisacomet(彗星).
CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare__28__iceandotherfrozenliquidsandgases.__29__these"
dirtysnowballs"
begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.
Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze.They__30__dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetailandthe__31__fuzzy(模糊的)atmospherearoundacometare__32__thatcanhelpidentifythis__33__inthenightsky.
Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan'
tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe__34__eye.CometHale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit__35__closetotheEarth,within122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon'
tbebackforanotherfour.
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26.heavenly
27.fascinating
28.madeupof
29.Nowandthen
30.combinewith
31.generally
32.characteristics
33.phenomenon
34.naked
35.relatively
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinaninformation-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatinequalityintheinformationsocietyis__36__differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.Asinformatizationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.
Itseemsthattheinformationsociety__37__thequantityofinformationavailabletothemembersofasocietybyrevolutionizingthewaysofusingandexchanginginformation.Butsuchaviewisa__38__analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofthemassmedia.Adifferent__39__ispossiblewhentheactualamountofinformation__40__bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation__41__throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween"
informationhaves"
and"
informationhave-nots"
leadingtodigitaldivide.
Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreemajor__42__:
class,sex,andgeneration.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With__43__tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetweentheNet-generation,__44__withpersonalcomputersandtheInternet,andtheoldergeneration,__45__toanindustrialsociety.
A)accustomed
B)acquired
C)assembly
D)attribute
E)champions
F)elements
G)expands
H)familiar
I)flows
J)fundamentally
K)interpretation
L)passive
M)regard
N)respectively
O)superficial
Joy:
ASubjectSchoolsLack
Becomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivinguppleasure.
A)WhenJonathanSwiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeopleofIrelandeattheirchildren,heinsisteditwouldsolvethreeproblemsatonce:
feedthehungrymasses,reducethepopulationduringaseveredepression,andstimulatetherestaurantbusiness.Evenasasatire(讽刺),itseemsdisgustingandshockinginAmericawithitschild-centeredculture.Butactually,thecountryisclosertohisproposalthanyoumightthink.
B)Ifyouspendmuchtimewitheducatorsandpolicymakers,you'
llhearalotofthefollowingwords:
"
standards,"
results,"
skills,"
self-control,"
accountability,"
andsoon.Ihavevisitedsomeofthenewersupposedly"
effective"
schools,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertoleamself-controlormuststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan'
tsitstill.
C)Alookatwhatgoesoninmostclassroomsthesedaysmakesitabundantlyclearthatwhenpeoplethinkabouteducation,theyarenotthinkingaboutwhatitfeelsliketobeachild,orwhatmakeschildhoodanimportantandva