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听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Whydoesthewomancometothestore?
A.Tobuyabook.B.Toborrowtextbooks.C.Toreturnsomebooks.
7.Whatshouldthewomandofirst?
A.Bringherbookcard.B.Makealatepayment.C.Checkhermail.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Whydoesn'
tthewomanwanttogotoChicago?
A.Forthehighcost.B.Forthelimitedtime.C.Forthelongdistance.
9.Whichcitywillthespeakersvisit?
A.Washington.B.Boston.C.NewYork.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheconferencethisyear?
A.Thereweremorepeople.
B.Itwasasuccessonthewhole.
C.Theorganizationcouldhavebeenbetter.
11.Howmanydelegateswerethereintheconferencelastyear?
A.18.B.30.C.42.
12.Whatdisappointedthedelegates?
A.Theconferencerooms.B.Therestaurant.C.Thehotelrooms.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Forwhomdoesthewomanbookrooms?
A.Tourists.B.Herco-workers.C.Herclassmates.
14.Howmanyroomsdoesthewomanwant?
A.7.B.9.C.12.
15.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.OnJanuary8th.B.OnJanuary5th.C.OnJanuary3rd.
16.Whywillthewomangetadiscount?
A.Sheisaregularguest.
B.Shemakesreservationsforagroup.
C.Shehasamembershipcardofthehotel.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Wheredoesthespeakergivethistalk?
A.AtNewYork'
sCentralPark.
B.AtOceanBeachPark.
C.AtGoldenGatePark.
18.WhenarecarsforbiddenintheparkonSundays?
A.Inwinter.B.Insummer.C.Inautumn.
19.Whatislocatedontheeasternsideofthepark?
A.Anindoorgarden.
B.Ateahouse.
C.Atheater.
20.HowdoesthespeakerdescribetheJapaneseTeaGarden?
A.Itisgoodforapicnic.
B.Itispeacefulandrelaxing.
C.Itisagreatplaceforexhibits.
第二部分阅读理解(满分40分)
第一节阅读选择题
A
XinhuaNewsAgencyisseekingnativespeakerstofillthepositionsofcopyeditorsinsixlanguages—English,Spanish,French,RussianPortugueseandArabic—andEnglish-languagenewsanchorsinseveraldepartments.Applicantswithabackgroundinjournalismarepreferred.Qualifiedcandidateswillbeofferedacompetitivesalaryandbenefitspackagethatincludessocialinsuranceandpaidholidays.
Monthly
salary:
Minimum,22,000RMB(3,667U.S.dollars).
For
real
top
talent,
the
salary
isnegotiable.
Qualifications:
1.Native
speakers
under
age
of
60;
2.Minimum
3
years
experience
in
news
reporting,
and/or
editing
presenting;
experi-ence
well-known
media
or
network
is
preferred.
3.A
keen
interest
china;
4.
Good
health,
able
to
work
overtime
and
deadline
pressure;
5.
Responsible,
committed
a
team
player;
6.Knowledge
words
processing,
computers
internet..
Responsibilities:
1.
Ensure
quality,
professional
journalistic
writing;
2.
Work
closely
supportively
with
Chinese
editors
reporters;
3.
Rewrite
headlines,
edit
content
check
facts;
Provide
training
for
colleagues
writing
foreign
languages;
Other
duties
English-
language
anchors:
Dub(配音)thenews
exactly;
do
anchoring
conduct
interviews
as
an
assistant
expert
inaXinhuaTVcrew.
Applicantsshoulddownloadandfillin“ForeignExpertsCandidateApplicationForm”andsendtheform,withacoverletterandaresume,toxhszp@.Qualifiedcandidateswillbecontacted.
21.To
get
position,
applicant
must________
A.have
background
journalism
B.have
ability
tasks
independently
C.haveonce
worked
famous
network
D.havesome
knowledge
operating
computer
22.WhatShould
copy
editor
do?
A.
Cooperating
editorsB.Dubbing
correctly.
C.Collecting
storiesD.
Getting
trained
write
news.
23.What
typeofwriting
does
this
passage
belong
to?
A.Anews
report.B.
ajobadC.aposter.D.A
notice
.
B
CanadaissaidtobeoneoftheEarth'
smostbeautifulcountries.EventhoughCanadaisprettyontheoutside,ithasanuglytruthhiddenbehinditsbeauty.Canadahasmanyenvironmentalproblemsthatcangreatlyaffectthepeopleandthewildlifeoftheregion.
Canadahasmanynaturalresources.Butifnottreatedproperly,they'
llbedestroyedorusedup.ThisishappeningtotheGreatLakes.SharedbyCanadaandtheUS,theGreatlakesareusedforfishingandproducingelectricity.Inthe1970s,theGreatLakeswereusedasawastedumping(倾倒)placeforfactories.Toputastoptotheillegaldumping,thetwocountriesbothsignedtheGreatLakesWaterQualityAgreement,whichmakessurenoanimalsorpeopleareharmedbythepollutedanddangerouswaterandalsoreducestheamountofhumanwastethatisdumpedinthatarea.
Almost2millionCanadiancitizensmaketheirlivingbymining.However,miningcandestroyanarea’senvironment.Therockandsoilfromminingarejustdumpedinanyplacethatisavailable.Thiscanleadtoanincreaseinsulfurdioxide(二氧化硫),causingacidrainandkillingplantsandanimals.
Anothernaturalresourceisthewoodwhichisusedformanydifferenttypesofpaper.Buttheresourceisbeingoverused.Thecountryislosingthebenefitsoftheforest,suchasoxygen,andanimalsarelosingtheirfoodsorhomes.Clear-cutting(清场伐木)hasleftmanyplacesbarren.Thelossofanimalhabitatisalsoveryserious.
AllcountriesshouldlearnfromCanada'
smistakesandtakesomemeasurestohelpimprovetheenvironment.
24.What'
stheuglytruthinCanada?
A.Ithasmanyenvironmentalproblems.B.Nearlyallresourcesarebeingusedup.
C.WastecanbeseeneverywhereD.Manyplantsandanimalsaredyingout.
25.WhywastheGreatLakesWaterQualityAgreementsigned?
A.Toproducemoreelectricity.B.Tointroducemorefishinthelakes.
C.Tostopfactoriesdumpingwasteintothearea.D.Topreventanimalsfrombeingkilled.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barren”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.Fullofwater.B.Lackingwarmth.
C.Withoutanydirt.D.NotreesonLand
27.What'
stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?
A.ToshowwhathashappenedtotheGreatLakes.
B.TotellussomeofnaturalresourcesofCanada,
C.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.
D.TotellusCanadaismorebeautifulthanwethought
C
Mr.Leespeakssixlanguagesandhiscompany,Flittonowhasmorethanfivemillionusersaroundtheworld,andenjoysrevenues(收益)ofabout$2.1millionayear.
Unlikemostprofessionaltranslationcompanies,itdoesn'
tdirectlyemploytranslators.Instead,Flittoinvitesmembersofthepublicwhoknowsmorethanonelanguagetooffertheirservicesvia
itswebsiteandmobilephoneapp.Todayithasonemilliontranslatorsin170countries,whooffertranslationsbetween17differentlanguages.
Duetohisfather'
sjobwithaninternationalcompany,Mr.Leespentmostofhischildhoodlivingoverseas.hewasborninKuwait,wherehespenthisfirstfouryears,beforethefamilythenmovedtotheUK.AfterthreeyearsintheUK,thefamilyrelocatedagain,thistimetotheUS,beforemovingtoJeddahinSaudiArabia24monthslater.Educatedininternationalschools,hewasquicktopickupanEnglish,FrenchandArabic,thefirstthreelanguages.Mr.LeeaddedtohisnativeKorean.AftersevenyearsinSaudiArabia,Mr.Lee’sfamilymovedbacktoSouthKoreawherehefinishedhighschool,andthenwenttothecountry’sfamousKoreauniversity.
ItwasatcollegethatfriendsofhisstartedtoaskhimtohelpthemtranslatetheirhomeworkintoEnglish,whichwasrequiredaspartoftheircourses.“Sofriendswouldsaytome,‘Simon,ifyoutranslatethishomeworkintoEnglish,I'
mgoingtobuyyoudinner,’”hesays.
“Andmoreandmorefriendswereaskingmetodothat,soIdidn'
thaveenoughtime.”Realizingthebusinesspotentialoftranslationservices,Mr.Leestartedgettingothermultilingualfriendstohelpout,andthushisideaforsettingupafirmwasborn.
28.Whatdomostprofessionaltranslationfirmsgenerallydo?
A.Theyaskforeignlanguageteachersforhelp.
B.Theyhiresomeonetodotranslationtechnically.
C.Theyfindnativespeakersofthetargetlanguage.
D.Theyoperatewithothertranslationinstitutions.
29.Fromthethirdparagraph,wemaylearnthatMr.Lee________
A.benefitedalotfromhisoverseasexperience.
B.hadahardlifeandfeltlonelywhenyoung.
C.learnedalotoflanguagesfromhisparents.
D.livedintheUSlongerthanintheUK
30.HowdoesMr.Leecomeupwiththeideaoffoundingacompany?
A.Itissimplyoutofhisinterestintranslation.
B.Itisinspiredbyhelpingfriendswithtranslation.
C.Itoccurstohimafterhisresearchintothemarket.
D.Itislearnedfromhisfatherwhoownsaglobalfirm.
31.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMr.Lee?
A.Devotedandconsiderate.B.Determinedandintelligent.
C.Persistentandoptimistic.D.Helpfulandcreative.
D
Withmoreandmorepeoplehavingalongerlifeintheworld,peoplearee