1、 Because it can _(2), so they work better.Some athletes with asthma have done more than develop stronger lungs. Theyve played _(3), and theyve even won medals at the Olympic Games! Some sports are less likely to bother a persons asthma. _(4) are less likely to trigger flare-ups, and so are sports li
2、ke baseball, football, and gymnastics.In some sports, you need to _(5). These activities may be harder for people with asthma. They _(6)cycling, long-distance running, soccer, basketball, cross-country skiing, _(7). But that doesnt mean you cant play these sports if _(8). In fact, many athletes with
3、 asthma have found that with the _(9), they can do any sport they choose.But before playing sports, its important that your asthma is _(10). That means you arent having lots of _(11). To make this happen, its very important that you _(12) just as your doctor tells you to, even when _(13).Your doctor
4、 will also tell you some other things you can do to avoid flare-ups. This may mean _(14) when there is lots of pollen in the air, wearing _(15) when you play outside during the winter, or making sure you always have time for _(16).Make sure your coach and teammates know about your asthma. That way,
5、they will understand if you _(17) because of breathing trouble. Its also helpful if your coach _(18) if you have a flare-up. Listen to your body and _(19) your doctor gave you for handling breathing problems. And if you keep your asthma in good control, youll be in the game and _(20)!Part B: Listeni
6、ng Comprehension In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write th
7、e letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. (A) Mr. Gordon Browns proposal was announced at the conference in Copenhagen. (B) The fund would be available to the poorest and most vulnerable countries alo
8、ne. (C) The proposed fund is intended to help poorer countries deal with climate change. (D) The total fund would be 10 billion British pounds in total over three years. 7. (A) 0.1 %. (B) 0.4 %. (C) 1.2 %. (D) 3 %. 8. (A) To ask for a suspension of its massive debt repayments. (B) To restore confide
9、nce of Western investors across the Gulf. (C) To carefully plan a six-month delay on payments on Dubai World. (D) To turn to Asian countries for help in the global financial crisis. 9. (A) To demonstrate their support for the Doha Round of global trade negotiations. (B) To ask to review all the acti
10、vities of the world trade body in recent years. (C) To accuse multinational companies of neglecting the interests of the poor. (D) To protest against a WTO ministerial conference starting on Monday. 10. (A) At least 27 passengers dead. (B) 26 killed and scores injured. (C) Hundreds of people dead. (
11、D) Casualty figures yet unknown. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. (A) Making people live in harmony and balance with nature. (B) Keeping evil spirits out of peoples life. (C) Ordering buildings, rooms and corridors conveniently. (D) Making a home or office look clean and o
12、rderly. 12. (A) Scandinavian. (B) Irish. (C) Norwegian. (D) British. 13. (A) Scandinavia. (B) The US. (C) Asia. (D) Southern Europe. 14. (A) Asking a seismologist for advice before starting a building project. (B) Building a house that would stay up in the earthquake. (C) Having a one-way street sig
13、n removed. (D) Pointing a road sign toward a house. 15. (A) He chose to buy his home because of feng-shui (风水). (B) He arranged his office at home according to feng-shui. (C) He made sure that his rooms have great views out the window. (D) He had a feng-shui master put the furniture in his home. SEC
14、TION 2: READING TEST (30 miniutes) In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied
15、in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Question 1-5On the worst days, Chris Keehn used to go 24 hours without seeing his daughter with her eyes open. A soft-spoken tax accountant in Deloittes downtown Chicago office, he ha
16、ted saying no when she asked for a ride to preschool. By November, hed had enough. “I realized that I can have control of this,” he says with a small shrug. Keehn, 33, met with two of the firms partners and his senior manager, telling them he needed a change. They went for it. In January, Keehn star
17、ted telecommuting four days a week, and when Kathryn, 4, starts T-ball this summer, he will be sitting along the baseline.In this economy, Keehns move might sound like hopping onto the mommy trackor off the career track. But hes actually making a shrewd move. More and more, companies are searching f
18、or creative ways to saveby experimenting with reduced hours or unpaid furloughs or asking employees to move laterally. The up-or-out model, in which employees have to keep getting promoted quickly or get lost, may be growing outmoded. The changing expectations could persist after the economy reheats
19、. Companies are increasingly supporting more natural growth, letting employees wend their way upward like climbing vines. Its a shift, in other words, from a corporate ladder to the career-path metaphor long preferred by Deloitte vice chair Cathy Benko: a lattice.At Deloitte, each employees lattice
20、is nailed together during twice-a-year evaluations focused not just on career targets but also on larger life goals. An employee can request to do more or less travel or client service, say, or to move laterally into a new rolechanges that may or may not come with a pay cut. Deloittes data from 2008
21、 suggest that about 10% of employees choose to “dial up” or “dial down” at any given time. Deloittes Mass Career Customization (MCC) program began as a way to keep talented women in the workforce, but it has quickly become clear that women are not the only ones seeking flexibility. Responding to mil
22、lennials demanding better work-life balance, young parents needing time to share child-care duties and boomers looking to ease gradually toward retirement, Deloitte is scheduled to roll out MCC to all 42,000 U.S. employees by May 2010. Deloitte executives are in talks with more than 80 companies wor
23、king on similar programs.Not everyone is on board. A 33-year-old Deloitte senior manager in a southeastern office, who works half-days on Mondays and Fridays for health reasons and requested anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the record, says one “old school” manager insisted on sc
24、heduling meetings when she wouldnt be in the office. “He was like, Yeah, I know we have the program, “she recalls, “but I dont really care.”Deloitte CEO Barry Salzberg admits hes still struggling to convert “nonbelievers,” but says they are the exceptions. The recession provides an incentive for com
25、panies to design more lattice-oriented careers. Studies show telecommuting, for instance, can help businesses cut real estate costs 20% and payroll 10%. Whats more, creating a flexible workforce to meet staffing needs in a changing economy ensures that a company will still have legs when the market
26、recovers. Redeploying some workers from one division to anotheror reducing their salariesis a whole lot less expensive than laying everyone off and starting from scratch.Young employees who dial down now and later become managers may reinforce the idea that moving sideways on the lattice doesnt mean
27、 getting sidelined. “When I saw other people doing it,” says Keehn, “I thought I could try.” As the compelling financial incentives for flexibility grow clearer, more firms will be forced to give employees that chance. Turns out all Keehn had to do was ask.1. The author used the example of Chris Kee
28、hn _.(A) to show how much he loved his daughter and the family(B) to tell how busy he was working as a tax accountant(C) to introduce how telecommuting changed the traditional way of working(D) to explore how the partners of a company could negotiate and cooperate smoothly2. What is the major purpose of shifting from a corporate ladder to the career path of lattice?(A) To take both career targets and larger life goals of employees into consideration.(B) To find better ways to develop ones
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