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PracticeTesteight

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicofPrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwritenolessthan100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositiononthefollowingoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．私家车的现象在我国日益普遍。

2．私家车的利弊。

3．我的看法。

PartIIReadingComprehension （SkimmingandScanning） （15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

FindingPeopleinBusiness

Withlittleshowingoff,Eliyon,aCambridge,Massachusetts,company,hasinjustthreeyearscompiledavast---andstillrapidlygrowing---databaseof15.7millionprofilesofU.S.businesspeopleselectedfrommanyInternetsources.

EliyonisquicklybecomingtoresumeinformationwhatD&Biscreditedtoreporting.GoogletogeneralWebsearchingandwhatFriendsterorCistosocialnetworkingamongpotentialdatesoroldschoolfriends.Infact,it’slittlebitofallthese.

Thegoalistoquicklybecomethefirstchoiceforfindingpeopleinbusiness,itscreatorsays.“Inbusiness,thereisnodirectoryofcorporateAmericabecausecompanieshavebeenreluctanttorevealsuchdata,”ChiefExecutiveJonathanSternsays.“ItishiddeninmillionsofWebpagesbutthereneedtobeawaytoorganizeit.”

Beginningthisweekend,Eliyonhasopeneditscommercialdatabasetoallowindividualstoverifytheirpersonaldetails.VisitorstothenetworkingsectionontheleftsideoftheEliyonhomepageat,canalsosearchforformercolleagues,oldfriendsandnewbusinesscontacts.It’sashortwalkdownmemorylaneforanyofficeworkerwhosearchesforformercolleaguesandapowerfulbusinesstoolforjobreferences,salestipsandcompetitiveintelligence.

Dataaccuracyvs.privacy

Eliyon’sdatabasesoftwaretechnologyworksbycrawlingtheweband“reading”pressreleases,newspapersandcompanyWebsites.Fromsuchsources,profilesofpeoplecanautomaticallybeassembledfromallstepsoftheAmericanbusinessladder.Eliyonreliesonnaturallanguageprocessingtechnologythatseeksoutpatternsinthewaywordsappearincertaincontexts.Numbersinfrontoftheword“street”,forexample,suggestastreetaddressandarefiledaccordingly.

Eachselectedpieceofinformationaboutapersonbecomesarecordinthatperson’sonlineresumeputtogetherbyEliyon.Apersonalfileisselectedfromasmanyas100differentsources,Sternsays.

Whilethescaleofinformationgatheredmayraisefearsofprivacyabuse,Sternisquicktodistancehiscompanyfromtheissue,sayingthatEliyononlycollectspubliclyavailableinformation.Therearenoarrest,creditordivorcerecords---onlymaterialthatyouorsomeoneinyourorganizationhasmadeanefforttopublicizeviatheWeb.

“Theinformationthatwecollectandposthasnothingtodowithyourprivatelife,”hestresses.“Westayawayvery,veryfarfromanythinghavingtodowithpersonaldata.”

Tobesure,anyGoogleusercanfindfarmorepersonaldetailsusingitsphonedirectorysearchfunction,whichinstantlyreturnshomeaddressesandphonenumbers.

Frombusinesscardstodirectories

Sternisnotjustanotherentrepreneurwithanotherbright,butultimatelyunprofitable,Internetidea.Foradecade,hehasbeenaleaderinbasicbusinessinformationcollectionthroughanearlierbusinesshefoundedCorexTechnologies.

Ten-year-oldCorexisthemakeroftop-sellingCardScanbusiness-cardreadingdevices,havingsold500,000ofthecompactdesktopscanners.Forpeoplewhoreceivemanybusinesscards,itisaconvenientwaytoscanthemintoacomputer.

UnlikeD&B,Hoover’sorInfoUSA,whospecializeininformationaboutretailAmerica,Eliyonisputtingnamesandplacestogetherforthemillionsofpeoplewhoworkinsidecompanies.

“Wewanttogetabout40millionprofilesofworkingAmericans,”hesaysofhistargetaudience.“Whatwewanttohaveisadatabasewhereanyonewhowantstotalktoanyoneinbusinesscanfindthem.”

Already,Fortune1000companiesincludingMicrosoft,TimeWarner,IBMandStaplesusetheEliyonsystemforrecruitingsalesprospecting,competitiveresearchandmore.LeadingonlinejobsearchcompanyMresellstheEliyondatabasetorecruiterstocheckinformationaboutjobseekers.

1.FromEliyondatabase,onecanmostprobablysearchinformationaboutaperson’seducationalbackground.

2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmanyentrepreneurswithabrightInternetideaendupinfinancialfailure.

3.EliyoncanprovidepeoplewithinformationofanyoneworkinginsideAmericancompanies.

4.ItcanbeconcludedthatEliyondatabasehasachievedcertainsuccess.

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinformationaboutbusinesspeoplecanbefoundinmanysourcesbutitneedstobeputtogether.

6.Accordingtothepassage,beforeEliyondatabasewasfounded,therewasnowebsitetosearchpersonalinformation.

7.Evenifindividualsfindtheirinformationisinaccurate,Eliyoncompanywillnotmakechanges.

8.Ifyouaretryingtofindajob,youshouldlogonto______.

9.Thepassagetellsusthatasmoreinformationisgathered,theremaybefearsof______.

10.Accordingtothepassage,Hoover’sspecializesininformationabout______.

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebetanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.A.Makehisownarrangements.

B.Gototheplacesshehasbeento.

C.Seeatravelagent.

D.Takeaspringvacation.

12.A.Onehour.B.Twohours.

C.Threehours.D.Fourhours.

13.A.Hedoesnotknowthenumbernow.

B.Heisnotallowedtotellthenumber.

C.Hehasn’tbeenenrolledbytheuniversity.

D.Heisgoodatgettinginformationaboutuniversitiesandcolleges.

14.A.Hewassick.

B.Hiswifewassick.

C.Hiswifejusthadababy.

D.Hewasvisitinghisdaughter.

15.A.Sheisnotgoingtovisithisclass.

B.Theclassisopposedtohervisit.

C.ShecanvisithisclassnextMonday.

D.ThestudentswillhavetheirexaminationnextMonday.

16.A.Julieshouldcomewithhiminstead.

B.HewillgoalongwithJulie’sidea.

C.HethinksJulie’splayisverygood.

D.Julieshouldfindoutwhathereallyprefers.

17.A.8:

20B.8:

30C.8:

00D.8:

15

18.A.Shewantstobuysomepictures.B.Shewantstobuyacamera.

C.Shewantstobuysomefilms.D.Shewantstogetsomecoloredslides.

LongConversationOne

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

19.A.Fullparkingfacilities

B.LeavinghiscarintheU.K.

C.Havinghiscarwashed

D.Hiringacarabroad

20.A.6.5pounds.B.23.10pounds.C.24.75pounds.D.243pounds.

21.A.At11:

00.B.At11:

10.C.At11:

20.D.At11:

30.

22.A.CompletelyindifferentB.Fairlyrelaxed

C.VerypoliteD.Ratherinpatient

LongConversationTwo

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

23.A.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkhardwhiletherebossisaround

B.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtocometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone

C.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkwithinitiativeandwillingness

D.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkthroughtheirlunchbreak

24.A.pressurefromworkcanbereduced

B.workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome

C.trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved

D.personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved

25.A.Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse.

B.Therearelawsprotectingemployees’workingrights.

C.Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinordertofireworkers.

D.WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-termones.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

26.A.Animalslivedincagesmadeofconcretewithironbars.

B.Animalslivedinnaturalenvironment.

C.Streamsofwaterflewthroughtheircages.

D.Severalspeciesofanimalslivedtogether.

27.A.Becausethezookeeperdidnottakegoodcareofthem.

B.Becausetheanimalswerenotfedwell.

C.Becausetheenvironmentwasanythingbutnatural.

D.Becausethecagesweretoodarkanddirty.

28.A.Animalslivedinmorenaturalenvironment.

B.Treesandgrassgrowinthecageswheretheanimalslive.

C.Adeepditchfilledwithwatersurroundstheareawhereanimalsliveinsteadofironbars.

D.Alloftheabove.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

29.A.Workersontheplatformandtrainswerereplacedbyrobots.

B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D.Itstrainsbecamecompletelymanual-controlled.

30.A.Aplatformworker.B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.D.Amachine.

31.A.Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.

B.Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.

C.Totakecareofthepassengersonthetra