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MODEL TEXT 4 Part IWriting 30 minutes Vocational Education or College Education PartListening Comprehension 30 minutes 1 A Add some parts to her reportB Improve her writing C Get her report published D Rewrite her report 2 A The man must pay his fees right away B She accept check as well as cash C Paying a little bit late is acceptable D The man can pay within this month 3 A Mike is good at Economics B Mike is good at Political Science C Mike likes Economics D Mike 1i1 es Political Science 4 A The bank had fired the womanB The woman used to work for a lawyer C The work in the bank is more interesting D The woman used to work in a bank 5 A He is successful in correcting the plan ahead of schedule B The woman is quite successful in correcting the plan C He is on his way doing the job D Tue woman had helped him a lot 6 A The man went to Sam s birthday party yesterday B The woman went to Sam s birthday party yesterday C The woman has been terribly busy these days D The roan went to his girlfriend s birthday party 7 A He cannot return the money right now B He can return the money today C He cannot return the money this month D He wants to borrow more money 8 A Join the team three years later B Spend less time on homework C Give up music for the moment D Try her best to win a prize QuestionsQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conservationconservation y you have just heard 9 A A baby bear jumped out of a bush B The team was separated by the bears C The team annoyed a group of bears D A bear appeared and began to chase them 10 A She feared that human beings would hurt her B She was annoyed by the noises people made C She wanted to protect her kid from being hurt D She wanted to find out her lost kid 11 A Human beings suddenly appear before them B Some unexpected animals step into tire bush C There are loud noises coming from many people D They are hungry and are 1ooking for food 12 A By keeping silent B By speaking loudly C By walking quickly D By standing still Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conservationconservation you have just heard 13 A He forgot to read the requirements B He forgot to copy one document required C He forgot to carry the document required D He forgot to bring the copy of a document required 14 A He has already got the result B He took it two weeks ago C The result is still unknown D The test will be available 15 A Tue certificate and the passport B The application and the results C The documents and the application D The evidence of the financial status PassagePassage OneOne Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passagepassage J onJ on havehave justjust heard heard 16 A It has become extinct B Its number wilt increase continually C It is taken off the endangered species list D I t is America s national symbol 17 A It weakened their eggshells B It poisoned their habitat C It filled them directly D It killed all the fish they feed on 18 A Reintroduce them from Europe B Make a ban on lulling them C Feed them on uncontaminated fish D Pass a law to ban DDT 19 A DDT B The disturbing of nests C Hunting D The destruction of their natural homes PassagePassage TwoTwo QuestionsQuestions 2020 toto 2222 areare basedbased onon thethe passage you havehave justjust heard heard 20 A They realize the importance of keeping fit B There are too many traffic jams C The economy is slowing down D Gas is in short supply 21 A To reduce the percentage of bike riders B To create special lanes for bike riders C To make the city beautiful and green D To reduce environmental pollution 22 A He has never driven his own car to work B He moved to Washington D C 6 years ago C He was hit by a car twice in Portland D He now lives in Washington D C Passage 3 QuestionsQuestions 23 to 25 areare basedbased onon the passage you havehave justjust heard heard 23 A Surgeons were not sure of the risk of operation B It s very hard to find a suitable organ donor C Human body was not receptive to foreign tissue D Patient s white blood cells would be destroyed 24 A The donor and recipient are identical twins B The transplanted organ is from the recipient s relatives C The donor s blood type is the same as the recipient s D The recipient is not infected during the operation 25 A They tried to make the transplanting safer B They shifted their attention to nonessential parts ct the body C They focused on transplanting several organs at one operation D They did research to develop less expensive anti rejection drugs It s well known that big animals like polar bears are sensitive climate change The Earth warms polar ice 26 and the bears are out of luck The same goes for tigers sea lions elephants As the globe heats up and natural environments change all big creatures are potentially 27 But what about insects Some may be able to 28 just about anywhere But most insects are just as sensitive to climate change as their larger more beloved animal 29 What s more insects are arguably more important than large mammals 30 speaking While several thousand polar hears wander the arctic untold billions of insects live in virtually everywhere on Earth And they re 31 in every ecosystem For example many of the world s crops and other plants rely on insects for pollination 授粉 In forests insects help break down dead trees and prepare the soil for new growth And there are the animals like birds that 32 insects So how exactly will global warming affect insects We don t really know Some may go extinct Others could migrate to cooler regions and 33 native insect species there And this could have all sorts of important implications for crops arid entire ecosystems What we do know is that because insects can t 34 their body temperature to the same degree as mammals they re particularly sensitive to climate change It s hard to 35 what will happen to insects as the Earth warms But it looks like we re about to find out Part IllReading Comprehension 40 minutes QuestionsQuestions 3 36 6 toto 4545 areare basedbased onon thethe fofoll llowingowing passage passage Americans have long prided themselves as being part of an optimistic society But a new research describes Americans as pessimistic believing the nation is in decline and that quality of life for 36 generations may be lower than it is today Defining the American Dream is not easy although four definitions dominate people s 37 of what it means to them according to researchers at the Xavier University s Institute for Politics and the American Dream opportunity freedom family and financial success Happiness wealth home ownership are among the things that 38 as less important in people s views of what the dream means However people define it they believe the American Dream is harder to achieve for this generation that it was for their parents generation Sixty percent of those 39 by Xavier University said that was their conclusion Even more 68 percent said their children and grandchildren will find it more 40 to achieve than they have The results may not be41 given the state of the economy The deep recession that has gripped the nation sent the unemployment 42 to 9 7 percent Add to that the damage done to retirement s as accounts my the 4 decline in the stock market Today a majority of Americans percent see the country in decline A smaller majority 52 percent believe the world now 44 to many other places to see where the future is It s little wonder Americans are in a pessimistic 45 A looks B mood C ratio D rank E surveyedF contemporary G difficult H future I rateJ supported K sharp L hopes M perceptions N disappointing O surprising Directions In this section you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it Each statement contain information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived You may choose a paragraph more that once Each paragraph is marked with a letter Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 Work life Balance Flex Appeal A A Georgina Blizzard and Nicky Imrie decided they needed to find a more flexible working pattern when they became mothers Having had jobs in public relations which involved long hours and a lot of pressure they felt their old style of working would not suit their new responsibilities and decided to find a way to make the work they enjoyed fit in with their changed lives They launched the PR Network in 200fi when Blizzard s eldest daughter Isabella was just three months old Both women work a three day week and built the running of the company around the sort of flexibility they needed They offer the same level of flexibility to the freelance 自由职业的 associates matching companies of all sizes looking for freelance support with workers with the right skill set who are happy to take on contracts that bit in with their preferred pattern of hours B B While technology now enables many workers to do their things from anywhere at any time recently developed forms of extremely flexible working are providing a way into the workplace for more people with lifestyles that can t easily accommodate a regular working pattern Shaking up the workplace does not just help individuals Wingham Rowan founder of Slivers of Time a social enterprise that has devised a system allowing people to sell their available working time through an online marketplace believes extremely flexible working could hold the key to a brighter future for employment in the UK We have to start thinking in terms of work not jobs says Rowan C C Slivers of Time developed a web based system to allow people to sell their time online to employers in tiny blocks of two hours or more on days that suit them More geared up for in house staff than home workers Slivers workers post their CV and their availability and employers can book them to cover busy periods or do a temporary piece of work Ideal for carers parents and anyone who wanted to use a few spare hours to earn money but found it difficult to hold down a regular job with one employer because of personal commitments it was awarded government funding as a means to tackle worklessness D D The system has been particularly embraced by smaller companies says Rowan Smaller firms enjoy the opportunity to take on workers to cover small bits of time minimising costs and enabling them to cover busy periods There is an office supplies company that knows the best time to call potential buyers is between certain times on a Tuesday and Wednesday so it books staff to cover those times Then there s a T shirt printing company that books extra staff if they have a big order to fulfill And the City of London has found that library inquiries are busier during the school holidays so it takes on staff to cover those periods C The model works well for small companies but Slivers now has a number of large household names using its system Helen Turner recruitment and development manager for John Lewis in Cambridge used Slivers of Time to cover the extremely busy Christmas period Slivers of Time meant we could cover gaps as small as two hours Turner says Once they were hired they worked various hours across the week depending on their circumstances We were able to call on extra resources quickly and they supported our partners She says many of the staff were students while some were carers and the flexible model suited both the store and the staff well D Flexible hiring also works well for another household name Adobe which uses PR Network s associated to support its exist analyst relations team Timothy Brook senior manager of analyst relations at Adobe says We were looking for skilled knowledgeable and motivated individuals who could work without the day to day management or direction often required by an agency model and who could work directly with senior management within Adobe in the UK on a number of projects PR Network is in the enviable position of having grown during a recession but although the downturn has pushed a higher number of people into self employment organisations involved in flexible working practices say it can t take all the credit E Xenios Thrasyvoulou founder of PeoplePerHour PPH an online service that allows freelance workers to bid for contracts offered by businesses says the movement towards extremely flexible working for all skill levels was already under way when the recession took hold PPH was launched in 2007 and now has fi 000 freelancers registered on its boo1 s and 43 000 businesses mostly small Thrasyvoulou says the changes in working practice are not just a recessionary e8ect What is happening is a longer term trend which has been accelerated by the recession and one that is led by small businesses which are always more creative F Both the public sector and small businesses in the private sector are moving towards flexible styles of working according to Andy Lake editor of the online journal flexibility co uk In the public sector more and more contractors are being taken on Lake says There s evidence that things are working in different way In the private sector the biggest growth area is small businesses which are keen to grow turnover but not personnel Even larger firms echo this opinion As Adobe s Brook says Due to the uncertain economy we wanted the ability to dial up and dial down our commitment based on available budgets and levels of work This 0exing up and down of the workforce may be key to the future of industry opening doors for more people to pursue extremely flexible styles of working G According to the Confederation of British Business s Shape of Business report published last November organisations will increasingly move to a new employment model where the core of permanent staff is smaller and a greater number of freelancers consultants and temporary workers are used Alt in all it s good news for people hoping for greater control of their work life balance More organisations have adopted flexible working practices as a way of saving jobs during the recession says Gillian Nissim founder of Workingmums co uk We hope this will not just be a stop gap measure to save money but will bring lasting changes to the UK s working culture making it easier for women and men to balance work and family life and giving employers the diverse and committed workforce they need to thrive 4646 49 50 Shaking up the workplace not only helps individuals but is the key to a brighter future for employment in the UK PR Network may be envied because it has grown even in economic downturn The benefit of hiring temporary workers for small companies is to cover the busiest time with minimum cost The key to the future of industry may lie in flexing up and down of the workforce Working mothers would consider jobs in public relations not suitable for them because that kind of job often involves long working hours It is hoped that the flexible working practice would bring diverse and committed staff to employers The UK government offered financial assistance to Slivers of Time so as to decrease the unemployment rate Organisations will move to a new employment model in which tire number of temporary workers will increase while the number of permanent staff will fall down Both the public sector and small businesses in the private sectors are increasingly willing to adopt flexible working style The movement towards extremely flexible working accelerated by the recession is a long term trend unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D You should decide or the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre PassagePassage OneOne Questions 56 to 60 are based on the fofoll llowingowing passage passage Eating a Mediterranean style diet packed with fruits vegetables legumes olive oil and fish is good for your heart many studies have found Now scientists are suggesting the diet may be good for your mental health too A study of over 10 000 Spaniards followed for almost four and half years on average found that those who reported eating a healthy Mediterranean diet at the beginning of the study were about half as likely to develop depression than those who said they did not stick to the diet All of the participants were free of depression when they were recruited to the study and each filled out a 136 item food frequency questionnaire when they joined Based on their self reported dietary habits they were assigned a score between 0 and 9 with the highest score reflecting the closest sticking to a Mediterranean diet Over time those who had scored between 5 and 9 on the Mediterranean diet were 42 percent to 51 percent less likely to develop depression the study found than those who scored between 0 and 2 The study does not prove a cause and effect relationship between the Mediterranean diet and a lower risk for depression only an association between the two Still many scientists are convinced that some damaging processes involved in cardiovascular 心脏血管的 disease may also play a role in mental health Both cardiovascular disease and depression share common mechanisms said Dr Miguel Angel Martinez Gonzalez professor of preventive medicine at University of Navarra in Pamplona Spain and senior author of the paper published in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry The membranes 细胞膜 of our nerve cell are composed of fat so the quality of fat that you are eating definitely has ari influence on the quality of the neuron membranes and the body s combination of neurotransmitters is dependent on the vitamins you re eating Dr Martinez Gonzalez added We think those least sticking to the Mediterranean dietary plan have a deficiency of essential nutrients The elements of the diet most closely linked to a lower risk of depression were fruits nuts and legumes the study found 60 Sci enti sts hav e pro ven that a Me dite rran ean styl e diet A helps develop a healthy heart B results in a healthy mind C is popular among Spaniards D contains little fat The study recruited Spaniards who A