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ModelTest5

PartIWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Livingonthecampusoroffthecampus?

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese:

国外很多大学生都选择在校外租房，但也有很多学生还是愿意住在校园内。

假设你是一个留学生，谈谈你的选择和原因。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

BearsintheWoods

Despitethetroubledmarkets,theworldeconomyisstillrelativelystrong.Justdon'tbetyourhouseonit.Thewoodsandthemarket

Ifyoumeetabearinthewoods,trynottopanicorscream;onnoaccountshouldyouturnyourbackandrun.Asmarketsaroundtheworldhaveturnedgrizzlyoverthepasttwoweeks,someinvestorsseemtohaveforgottentheoldhikers'maxim.Afterthreeyearsofbiggains,manystockmarketshavedroppedby10%ormoreinlessthantendays.Theloudestcomplaintshaveechoedaroundemergingmarketsandcommodities.Europehassurrenderedmostofthisyear'sgains.Americanshavesofarescapedlightly,buttheywouldbeunwisetotakecomfort.Theirhousingmarket,therecentrockoftheireconomy,iswhereamuchgrizzliercreatureliesinwait.

Mostinvestorstendtolookfirstatequitymarketsandtheyhavecertainlyhadagoodrunvirtuallyeverywhere.Yetarepeatoftheslumpaftertheburstingofthedotcombubblein2001—4）2remainshighlyunlikely.In2000shareswerewildlyovervalued.Todayprice/eamingsratiosinmoststockmarketsarenear,ifnotbelow,theirlong-termaverages.Thissuggeststhattheslideinsharescouldbeshort-lived.

Inflationorinterestrates?

Sowhathascausedthisburstofvolatility?

Onepopularexplanationpointstothefearsofrisinginflationandhencehigherinterestrates.Yetthissitsoddlywiththedecreaseinbondyieldsandthegoldpriceoverthepastweek:

ifinflationwerethereason,youwouldexpectbothtohaverisen.Therealpuzzleisnotwhyvolatilityhassuddenlyincreased,butwhyithadbeensolowinthepastyearorso.Theanswerseemstobeanabundanceofcheapmoney,whichattractedinvestorsintosatisfaction.Nowtheyarestartingtodemandhigherreturnsonriskierassets.Emerging-marketequities,not（generallysafer）bonds,sufferedthebiggestlossinthepastweek.Itcouldbeahealthycorrection,though.

Whathelpedustoachievegrowthwithlowinflation?

Indeed,therecentsensitivityneednotharmtheworldeconomy,whichevenbearsadmithasperformedgreatly.WorldGDPhasgrownatanannualrateofmorethan4%for11consecutivequarters.Thisisthestrongestupturnformorethan30years.Yetglobalinflationremainshistoricallylow.Stronggrowthwithmildinflationisallthemoreamazinggiventhetriplingofoilpricessince2003.Pastoff-priceshockshavecausedstagflation.

Theworldhassofarshruggedoffhigheroilpriceswiththehelpoftwopowerfuleconomicforces.ThefirstistheopeningupandintegrationintotheworldeconomyofChina,Indiaandotheremergingeconomies,Thishasgiventhebiggestboosttoglobalsupplysincetheindustrialrevolution.

That,inmm,hasmagnifiedthesecondstimulus.Sincetheburstingofthedotcombubble,centralbankshavepumpedoutcheapmoney.In2003averageshort-terminterestratesintheG7economiesfelltotheirlowestinrecordedhistory.Becauseinflationremainedlow,thecentralbankshavebeenslowtomopuptheexcessliquidity.Cheapmoneyhasencouragedhouseholds,especiallyAmericanones,toborrowandspendlavishly.Itisnotjusthousepricesthathavesurgedahead;cheapmoneyhasencouragedinvestorsacrosstheworldtotakebiggerrisks,creatingseveralsmallerbubbles.Togetherthehugeboosttosupply（fromemergingeconomies）andthehugeboosttodemand（fromeasymoney）haveoffsettheburdenofhigheroilprices,creatingtheonce-impossiblecombinationofrobustgrowthandmodestinflation.

Don*tpanic

Theeraofcheapmoneyisnearinganend.Forthefirsttimein15years,thethreebigcentralbanksarenowalltighteningmonetarypolicy.TheEuropeanCentralBankhasalreadyfollowedtheFederalReserve'sleadinraisinginterestrates.Onlynowarethemarketsrealisingthatinterestratesmayrisebymorethantheyhadexpected.Inthelongterm,ratesshouldberoughlyequaltonominalGDPgrowth,butinAmericaandelsewheretheyarestillwellbelowit.OptimistsarguethatAmerica'seconomyiscopingwellwithrisinginterestrates,butitisn'treallyawareoftightmoneyyet.Withouteasycredit,dearoilwillcausemorepain.

Untilrecently,financialmarketsappearedtobebettingthattheGoldilockseconomy一neithertoohot,nortoocold一wassafefromthebears.Thetroubledmarketsareareminderthatsoonerorlatergrowthwillsloworinflationwillrise.Inflationisnotabouttospiralupwardsbutwithdiminishingsparecapacity,itcouldgraduallyrise.AmericahasanextrariskbecauseWallStreetsuspectsthatBenBernanke,theFed'snewchairman,maybeasofttouchoninflation.Ifthatsuspicionpersists,hewillneedtoraiseinterestratesbymorethanotherwise一orinvestorswilldothetighteningforhimbypushingupbondyields.Thatwouldmakeotherassetslookexpensive.

ItisintheAmericanhousingmarketthatthebearmaygrowlloudest.Byborrowingagainstthesurgingpricesoftheirhomes,Americanconsumershavebeenabletokeeponspending.Thehousingmarketisalreadycomingofftheboil.Ifpricesmerelyflatten,theeconomycouldslowsharplyasconsumerspendingandconstructionaresqueezed.Ifhousepricesfallasaresultofhigherbondyields,theAmericaneconomycouldevendipintorecession.LessspendingandmoresavingisjustwhatAmericaneedstoreduceitscurrent-accountdeficit,butforAmericanhouseholdsusedtoyearsofplentyitwillhurt.

Theconfidence

Fortheworld,itisbestthatAmericaslowstoday.Later,imbalanceswillloomevenlarger.Afewyearsago,Japanandtheeuro-areaeconomieswereflatontheirbacks.Nowtheyaregrowing"abovetrend",sotheworlddependslessonAmericathanitoncedid.TheboosttotheworldeconomyfromChinaandIndiawilllastintothefuture,evenallowingformishaps.Wiseinvestorsshouldresisttheurgetoflee,reducetheirholdingsofriskyassetsandstaredownthebear.

1.Asitistruethatpeopleshouldnotturntheirbackandrunwhencomingacrossabearinwoods,theyshouldremembernottodiverttheirmoneyawayfromthemarketwhenpossibleproblemsoccur.

2.Despitearecentdropofabout10%inmanystockmarkets,theworldeconomyisstillexperiencinggains.

3.Duringtherecenteconomicdownturn,SouthAmericancountrieshavealmostlostalltheirgainsinthepreviousyearsofrobustdevelopment.

4.Theauthordoesnotbelieveinflationcausestheslow-downbecauseitisbelievedthattheinterestratesshouldhaverisenifitisso.

5.Accordingtothepassage,recenttroublesdonotharmtheworldeconomybecausesomestatisticsshowthattheworldeconomyisperformingwell.

6.Theauthorthoughtitwasstrangetoseestronggrowthwithmildinflationbecausetheoilprice,whichwasareasoncausingstagflation,tripledin2003.

7.Americanfamiliesareencouragedbycheapmoneytoborrowandspendlavishly.

8.TheworldhassofarshruggedoffhigheroilpriceswiththehelptheopeningupandintegrationintotheworldeconomyofChina,Indiaand.

9.Forthefirsttimein15years,thethreebigcentralbanksarenowall.

10.andmoresavingisjustwhatAmericaneedstoreduceitscurrent-accountdeficit.

PartIHListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustrendthefourchoicesmarked[A]、[B]>[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Europeantradition.[B]Weightsandmeasurement.[C]Employment.[D]USpoliticalsystem.

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A]、withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

26.

[B]ModemAmericanfamily.

[D]ChangesintheAmericanfamiliesandreasons.

[B]Adultsgobacktolivewiththeirparents.

[D]Marriedcouplesshareahouse.

[A]TraditionalAmericanfamily.

[C]Women'sroleinAmericanfamily.

27.[A]Singleparent.

[C]Oldpeopleshareahouse.

28.[A]AllAmericanwomenarenowworkingortryingtofindajob.[B]Divorcerateishigh.

[C]Societyismakingprogress.[D]Unemploymentrateamongyoungadultsishigh.

PassageTwo

29.[A]10or11.[B]14or15.[C]12or13.[D]19.

30.[A]Theywouldremainfriendsforever.[B]Theywouldbeengaged.

[C]Theywouldgetmarried.[D]Theyweregoingtoseparate.

31.[A]Weeping.[B]Fainting.[C]Shrieksofdelight.[D]Galesoflaughter.

PassageThree

32.[A]Somejobsaremoresuitableformenthanforwomen.

[B]Womenshouldtakecareofthepracticalaspectsofchildcare.

[C]Cleaning,washingandironingarewomen'swork.

[D]Thereshouldnotbesuchthingsas"women'swork".

33.[A]Itdependsonindividualcircumstances.[B]Houseworkshouldbedonebywomen.

[C]Houseworkshouldbedonebytheonewhodonothaveajob.

[D]Houseworkshouldbedonebyotherpart-timeworkers.

34.[A]Tosharewithothersherexperience.[B]Toshowherhusband.

[C]Top