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Passageone

Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththe1computer.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover1002thatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthisinterference3unconfirmed,butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicesuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobilephones.

RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvicestheaviation（航空）industry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingusedduring4stagesofflight,5takeoffandlanding.Someexperts,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptotheindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringthetake-offandlanding,mostare6toenforceatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.

Thedifficultyis7howelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft’scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledeviceemitradiationwhich8thosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.

Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerabletointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigation9.Asworrying,though,whocan’theattheinstructiontoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusicistoo10.

A.definiteB.incidentsC.effectsD.remains

E.criticalF.particularlyG.reluctantH.refreshing

I.portableJ.enormousK.predictingL.liberal

M.affectsN.equipmentO.loud

Passage2

Educationisalongprocessthatnotonlyprovidesuswithbasicskillssuchasliteraryandnumeracy,butisalsoessentialinshapingourfuturelives.Formthemomentweenter1assmallchildren,andasweprogressthroughprimaryandsecondaryeducation,wemaylayingthefoundationforthelifeaheadofus.Wemust2ourselvestoworkhardsothatwecanpassexamsandgainthequalificationwewillneedto3agoodjob.Wemustalsoacquire4lifeskillssothatwecanfitinandworkwiththosearoundus.Andofcoursehealtheducationhelpsustounderstandhowwecanstay5andhealthy.

Formostpeople,thisprocessendswhentheyareintheirmid-to-lateteens.Forothers,however,itisthebeginningofa（n）6oflearning,Aftertheyfinishschool,manyprogressto7educationwheretheywilllearnmoreusefulskillssuchascomputerliteraryorbasicbusinessmanagement.Otherswillenrollinaprogramof8educationatauniversitywhere,withhardwork,theywillhavetheopportunitytograduateafterthreeorfouryearswithawell-learneddegree.Afterthat,theymayworkforawhilebefore9tostudyforahigherdegree---anM.A.,forexample,oraPhD.Andiftheylivealongwayfromacollegeoruniversity,theymightfollowacorrespondencecourseusingemailandtheInternet.Infact,itis10duetotheproliferationofcomputersthatmanypeople,whohavenotbeennearaschoolformanyyears,havestartedtostudyagainandcanproudlyclassthemselvesasmaturestudents.

A.changingB.secureC.longerD.kindergartenE.higher

F.lifetimeG.deepenH.largelyI.disciplineJ.fit

K.optingL.schoolM.valuableN.heavilyO.further

Passage3

Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhasever___1__spellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuch___2__itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyand___3__inwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling?

Ifspellingbecometheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlya__4__childwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoid__5__language.That’swhyteachersoften__6__theearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutpersonalexperience：

“Thisworkis__7__!

Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible（难以辨认的）.”ItmayhavebeenasharP__8__ofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,which__9__somebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmore__10__toseekimprovement.

A）priority　　B）criticismC）containedD）clearlyE）adventurousF）discourageG）motivation　　H）terribleI）ignoredJ）difficult　　K）encourageL）expressedM）confidently　　N）brightO）motiveL）expressed

Passage4

Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis__1__forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.

　　Ifafirmwantsto__2__anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona__3__ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe__4__,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"points",whichare__5__togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir__6__tosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagersareoftendecidedwithout__7__toanevaluationsystembasedonpoints.

　　Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshould__8__thevalueofeachjobwiththeseinthejobmarket.__9__,paymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworksdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoftenchosen,for__10__workers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

[A]compare[B]responsible[C]useful[D]added[E]find[F]reference

[G]indirect[H]method[I]successful[J]combined[K]Necessarily

[L]capacity[M]ability[N]Basically[O]adopt

Passage5

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialways__1__suchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sbigdifferencebetween"beingawriter"andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingof__2__andfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You’vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter.”Therealityisthatwritingisa__3__,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisnever__4__.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUS.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter（自由撰稿人）,Ihadno__5__atall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwas__6__andhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikea__7__writer.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbeganto__8__myself.Itwassohardtosellastorythat__9__madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif?

Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest----eventhoughitmeantlivingwith__10__andfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreamlearntolivethere.

A）barelyB）genuineC）rewardedD）doubtE）lonelyF）povertyG）persuadeH）prospectsI）uncertaintyJ）impossiblyK）encourageL）awardedM）aloneN）wealthO）cold

Passage6

Britainisnotjustonecountryandonepeople;evenifsomeofitsinhabitantsthinkso.Britainis,infact,anationwhichcanbedividedintoseveral__1__parts,eachpartbeinganindividualcountrywithitsownlanguage,characterandcultural__2__.ThusScotland,NorthernIrelandandWalesdonotclaimto__3__to"England"becausetheirinhabitantsarenot__4__"English".TheyareScottish,IrishorWelshandmanyofthemprefertospeaktheirownnativetongue,whichinturnis__5__totheothers.

　　Theseculturalminorities（少数民族）havebeenBritain’soriginalinhabitants.Invaryingdegreestheyhavemanagedto__6__theirnationalcharacteristics,andtheirparticularcustomsandwayoflife.Thisisprobablyevenmoretureofthe__7__areaswheretraditionalifehasnotbeensoaffectedbythe__8__ofindustrialismastheborderareashavebeen.TheCelticracesaresaidtobemoreemotionalbynaturethantheEnglish.AnIrishtemperislegendary.TheScotscouldrather__9__abouttheirreputationforexcessivethriftandprefertoberememberedfortheirfolksongsanddances,whiletheWelsharefamousfortheirsinging.TheCeltic__10__asawholeproduceshumorouswritersandartists,suchastheIrishBernardShaw,theScottishRobertBurns,andtheWelshDylanThomas,tomentionbutafew.

[A]incomprehensible[B]temper[C]remote[D]separate[E]understandable[F]forget[G]generally[H]temperament[I]preserve[J]strictly[K]traditional[L]reserve[M]growth[N]apply[O]belong

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