2008-2011年全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案-C类

4/372008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelCPreliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous. A.a;a B.the;a C.a;/ D./;the32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid. A.chance. B.opportunity C.option D.solution33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople. A.general B.usual C.common D.average34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose. A.below B.before C.under D.beside35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly. A.isconsidering B.wasconsidering C.shouldconsider D.hasconsidered36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______. A.insimilar B.inparticular C.incommon D.inaccordance37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas. A.fellover B.felldown C.fellthrough D.fellon38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue. A.thought B.shouldthink C.hadthought D.thinking39.WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______. A.saw;enter;killed B.saw;enter;tobekilled C.sees;entering;bekilled D.sees;enter;killing40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday. A.who B.that C.which D.as41.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest. A.whenchoosing B.whenyouwillchoose C.whenyouhavechosen D.whenyouchose42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______. A.whenhefirstintroduced B.thathefirstintroducedit C.hefirstintroduced D.whichhefirstintroducedit43.________really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving. A.Onsecondthoughts B.Icouldgoeitherway C.Iwillneverlearntodrive D.Butthenagain44._____I’mgettingmarried! A.Canyoukeepasecret? B.WellInever! C.Manyhappyreturns. D.Congratulations!45.So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?Actually,I’veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime. A.Ibegyourpardon? B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood. C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels? D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.TREATMENTAspirin:Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.CHILDRENYoungchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.WHENTOSEETHEDOCTORIfthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctorrespondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibioticrarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillnessresultintonsillitisevenwhentreated47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould________.A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuchB.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseverydayC.advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquidsD.makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids48.Youshouldcallthedoctorinif_________.swellingoccursintheregionoftheearsthepatient’sconditionworsensafter2daysthepatient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweekthediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily49.Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.58.Peoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissuesin______heldbytheUnitedNations.SectionC(10marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.Otherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.Alllanguageshaverulesforformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.Inwrittenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombiningthosecharacters.Inspokenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofsoundsandrulesforcombiningthosesounds.Manydeafpeopleusesignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdotheworkofthesoundsystemofspokenlanguages.WordorderismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussian.ThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineseandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfrica.Languagesarealwayschanging,buttheychangeveryslowly.Peopleinventnewwordsfortheirlanguage,borrowwordsfromotherlanguages,andchangethemeaningsofwordsasneeded.Forexample,theEnglishwordbytewasinventedbycomputerspecialistsin1959.theEnglishwordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,andAmericanIndianlanguagespokeninMexico.TheEnglishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneral.Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Thelanguagesineachfamilyarerelated,andscientiststhinktheycamefromthesameparentfamily.Languagefamiliescomeindifferentsizes.TheAustronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,andMaori.TheBasquelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includingEnglish,German,Spanish,Russian,andHindi.AnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChinese,Burmese,andTibetan.TheAfro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,andAmharic.Thereareabout150AmericanIndianlanguagesspokentoday.Theselanguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomorethan50languagefamilies.Peoplelearnlanguagesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,andusingthelanguage.Mostchildrenlearntheirfirstlanguageseasily,andsometimesotherlanguagesaswell.Adultsoftenmustworkharderatlearningasecondlanguage.Questions:60.Howmanylanguagesarespokenallovertheworld?61.Whatarethelanguagerulesfor?62.Howismeaningexpressedinsignlanguage?63.WhatismoreimportantinEnglishcomparedwithotherlanguages?64.Whichlanguageistheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily?SectionD(12marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachofthespaces,65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Welcometo“SoftwareWorld”bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK.Theusualprocedurewouldbetocontactatheatricalagency,whowouldtryandsellyoutheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooks.Books?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectronicdatabasecalled“TheElectronicCurtain”.ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegottheideaofanactor’sdirectoryfromhissonplayingcomputergames.Notingthatjuniorhadtotypeinthedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventually,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheapproximately34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsometheatricalagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardtofathom.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossesseverythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingphysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustgetthemthatelusivejob.Thedaysofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeover.Andallbecauseofasmallplasticdisk.Forproductdetailsringthisnumbernow:0171-379-60000.Summary:Anelectronicdatabasegivinginformationonnearly(65)______the34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain,isnowavailableonCD-ROM.Some(66)______haveover500actorsontheirbooksanditisdifficulttorememberalltheirdetails.Thedatabaselistsinformationonover5,500actorsandcanbesearchedfordetailssuchaspast(67)______theyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheymighthave,andeventhecoloroftheireyes.Thedatabasecanquicklylocatepersonswith(68)_____and,althoughsomeactorsfeelitis(69)______tobeofmuchuse,itiscertaintochangethewayactorsarechosenforpartsinfilms,playsandshows.Ringthefollowingtelephonenumberforfurther(70)_____:0171-379-6000.PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenontheright-handsidetoformawordthatfitsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.perfectselectperfectselectsimilarconfidenthonestInterviewsarean(71)______methodofchoosingthebestpeopleforjobs,yethumanbeingsliketoexamineeachotherinthisway.Oneofthemanyproblemsof(72)______,asitiscommonlypracticed,isthattheformsfilledinbyapplicantsoftenfailtoshowpeopleastheyreallyare.Thismeansthatyoucanfollowallthebestadvicewhencompletingyourformandstillfindthatyouareunsuccessfulatthenextstagetheinterview.(73)_____,intherarecaseswhereinterviewsareautomatic,acandidatewithaninadequatefrommaydosurprisinglywell.Ofcourse,yourformneedstoshowthatyouhave(74)_____inyourabilitytodothejob,butdon’ttrytoturnyourselfintosomeoneelseapersonyouhavetopretendtobeattheinterview.Realismand(75)_______aredefinitelythebestapproach.SectionB(10marks)Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,oneormorelettersofthewordhavebeengiven(notexceeding3letters).Readthepassagebelowanddecidewhichwordbestfitseachblank,usingonlyonewordineachwordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Truerelaxationismostcertainlynotamatteroffloppingdowninfrontofthetelevisionwithawelcomedrink.Norisitaboutdriftingintoanexhaustedsleep.Usefulthoughtheseresponsestotensionandover-tiredness(76)mi_______be,weshoulddistinguishbetweenthemandconsciousrelaxationin(77)te_____ofqualityandeffect.Regardlessoftheleveloftiredness,realrelaxationisastateofalertness,yet,atthesame(78)t______,passiveawareness,inwhichourbodiesare(79)a________restwhileourmindsareawake.Moreover,itisasnaturalforahealthypersontoberelaxedwhenmovingasresting.(80)Be_____relaxedinactionmeanswebringtheappropriateenergytoeverythingwedo,(81)W______needstoberediscoveredisconsciousrelaxation.Withthisin(85)m______wemustapplyourselvestounderstandingstressandthenatureofitscauses,howeverdeep-seated.PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Aftermymotherpassedaway,mydadtriedevenhardertostayhealthyandactive.Everymorning,untiltheweatherturnedtoocold,heswamintheturquoisepoolinthecomplexwherehelived.(86)Eachday,nomatterhowhefelt,heswamonemorelapthanthepreviousday,justtoprovetherewasalwaysroomforimprovement.Everyfewdayshereportedthenewnumberoflapstome,prideedginghisvoice.Byhislateseventies,inspiteofswimmingandworkingsixdaysaweek,mydadhadnoticeablydwindledinstrengthandenergy.Byageeighty-onehewasinpoorhealthandhadtoretire.(87)Hepretendedhedidn’tneedtoleanheavilyonmeforsupportaswewalkedslowly,andIpretendednottonotice.Hismindwasclear,butcongestiveheartproblemsanddisablingarthritishadwornhimdown.Onedayhesaid,“Incaseofanemergency,Idonotwishtobekeptalivebyanyextraordinarymeans.I’vesignedanofficialpapertothiseffect.”Hesmiledhiswonderful,broadgrinandsaid,“I’vebeenblessedtohavehadyourmotherasmywifeandyouasmyonlychild,andI’mreadytogo.”Lessthanamonthlaterhehadaheartattack.Intheemergencyroom,heagainremindedhisdoctorandmeofhiswishes,butIcouldn’timagine,inspiteofthislatestcrisis,thathewouldn’talwaysbesaying,“HaveItoldyouyettodaythatIadoreyou?”(88)Hewasmiserableinintensivecare;tubesseemedtocomefromeveryopening.Butmydadstillhadhissenseofhumor,askingme,“Doesthismeanwecan’tkeepourlunchdatetomorrow?”Hisvoicefaltered.“I’llbeheretopickyouupandwe’llgosomeplacespecial,”Ianswered,alumpinmythroat.(89)Dadrefusedtolookatmeforthefirsttimeinhislifeandturnedtowardtheblankgreenwallnexttohishospitalbed.Therewasapainfulsilencebetweenus.Hesaid,“Idon’twantyoutoremembermelikethis.Promisemeyouwon’t,darling!AndpleasegonowI’msomiserable.SectionB(7marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.90.她在阳光下只晒了一会儿，脸就开始变红了。(exposure)91.我情愿你没有对任何人提及此事。(wouldrather)92.采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。(suggestion,同位语从句)PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)Thereare5IQquestionsinthispart.WritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.93.Findthemissingnumber.798109?94.Findanine-letterwordbymovingfromlettertoletterinanydirection.Eachlettermustonlybeusedonce.ANIDKBRUOCLDZMTEClue:OKtodrink.95.Completethesequence.ACAEAGAKAMA?96.HowmaydifferentarrangementscanyoumakeofallthesevenlettersinthewordCOMBINE?97.Changejustoneletterineachwordtofindafamiliarphrase.MALEFOODPartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)TaskI(10marks)Youareplanningtotakeacomputercoursewithafriendwhohassentyoualetterwithaschooladvertisement.Readtheletterandtheadvertisement,togetherwiththenotes.Thenwritetotheschool,askingfortheinformationwhichyourfriendsuggestsandaddinganyrelevantquestionsofyourown.Ithinkthismaybejustthekindofcoursewewant.Couldyouwritetotheschoolformoredetails?Ithinkthismaybejustthekindofcoursewewant.Couldyouwritetotheschoolformoredetails?I’vemadesomenotesandmaybeyoucanthinkofotherpoints.SeeyouwhenIcomebackfromholiday!BENTONCOMPUTERSTUDIESBENTONCOMPUTERSTUDIESWouldyouliketoimproveyourcomputerskills?→beginners?Wehavethecourseforyou!Pricesfrom￡100amonthDiscountsforstudents→howmuch?Four-weekcoursesthroughouttheyear→hoursaweek?●INTENSIVESUMMERCOURSES→begin?UseofschoolcomputersfreeWeprovideallstudymaterials●COURSESRECONGNIZED→certificates?Writealetterofbetween80and100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheAnswerSheet.Donotwriteanyaddress.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:Collegestudentsarebecomingfartoodependentoncomputers.Thisishavinganalarmingeffectonreadingandwritingskills.Teachersneedtoavoidusingcomputersintheclassroomatallcostsandgobacktoteachingbasicstudyskills.Collegestudentsarebecomingfartoodependentoncomputers.Thisishavinganalarmingeffectonreadingandwritingskills.Teachersneedtoavoidusingcomputersintheclassroomatallcostsandgobacktoteachingbasicstudyskills.Doyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writebetween100and120wordsontheAnswerSheet.参考答案PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)1.B

2.B

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5.CSectionB(10marks)6.B

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20.BSectionD(10marks)21.sentences

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23.direction

24.governments

25.unemployment26.insteadof

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30.effectivePartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)31.C

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45.DPartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)46.C

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49.DSectionB(14marks)(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)50.Y

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58.largeinternationalconferences59.attemptingtopersuadeSectionC(10marks)60.About4,000.

61.Forformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.62.Bygestures.

63.Wordorder.

64.TheBasquelanguage.SectionD(12marks)65.threequartersof

66.theatricalagencies

67.TVshows

68.particularqualities69.tooimpersonal

70.productdetailsPartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)71.imperfect

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75.honestySectionB(10marks)76.might

77.terms

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85.mindPartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。SectionB(7marks)(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)90.Afteronlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.91.Iwouldratheryoudidn'tmentionthismattertoanyoneelse.92.Thesuggestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)93.11

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97.MAKEGOODPartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC–Preliminary)PartIlisteningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_____________butneveractuallysignedanything.A.atlength.B.atsea.C.atrandon.D.atwill.32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia________GovernorJohnsaidthat________coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.A./;a.B.the;a.C.a;a.D./;/.33._________awell-balanceddiet,________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.A.Alongside;with.B.Notonly;but.C.Attached;to.D.Dueto;so34._________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.A.TobeB.ThatwasC.BeingD.Sowas35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno_________topaythemanymoney.A.responsibilityB.liabilityC.circumstanceD.obligation36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.A.speculatedonB.subscribedforC.saturatedwithD.submittedto37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_________flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.A.EconomicalB.CommercialC.GlobalD.internal38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications________inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.A.havebeenmade;whoeverB.wouldbemade;whicheverC.bemade;wheneverD.stagebareofscenery39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder’splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.A.stagesceneryofbareB.bareofstagesceneryC.scenerybareofstageD.stagebareofscenery40.____________schoolpolicy,thestudenthadaholidaybetweenChritmasandtheNewYear.A.OnbehalfofB.WithregardtoC.InlinewithD.Incaseof41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.A.considerationB.commissionC.concessionD.confirmation42.Neverbefore_________availableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.A.somuchfreeinformationwereB.hassomuchfreeinformationbeenC.weresomuchfreeinformationD.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsolfware__________inthefirsthalfofnextyear.A.bereleasedB.willhavereleasedC.wouldhavereleasedD.wasgoingtobereleased44.Tina:AgroupofusaregoingbowlingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?Joe:Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.Tina:Oh,that’stoobad._________Joe:Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.A.Howdoyoudealwiththat?B.Maybeanothertimethen?C.Whenwillyoucomeback?D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling?45.George:Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?Icouldn’tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.Agnes:Oh,George.__________Itturnedintoamajorargument.George:Really?A.Gladyou’rebacknow.B.You’reluckytohavemissedit.C.Nicetoseeyouagain.D.You’rejustontime.PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutioniseofficecommunication.Accordingtocommunicateionsanalyst.RichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.”Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbedistributedinthehundres.Forthosesecretarieswhosebooksaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirintrays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,asareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailsandbyfaxor“snailmail”-thoughthepost.Thishighlightsafutherpostentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit."Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings,"sayspsychologistDrDavidLewis.Generally,muchlesscareistakenwithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.Moreworryingisstilltheincreasingmisuseofe-mailforsending"flame-mail"-abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseitissoinstant.E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminotherways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecontentsofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal.E-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatleasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrations