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SectionIVocabulary

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyour

answersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

1.Oilisanimportantmaterialwhichcanbeprocessedintomanydifferentproducts,

includingplastics.

ArawBbleakCflexibleDfertile

2.ThehighlivingstandardsoftheUScauseitspresentpopulationto____25percentofthe

world'soil.

AassumeBconsumeCresumeDpresume

3.Youshouldn'tbeso___—Ididn'tmeananythingbadinwhatIsaid.

AsentimentalBsensibleCsensitiveDsophisticated

4.Picassowasanartistwhofundamentallychangedthe___ofartforlatergenerations.

A.philosophyBconceptCviewpointDtheme

5.Memberstateshadtheoptiontofromthisagreementwithoneyear'snotice.

AdenyBobjectCsuspectDwithdraw

6.Thetwocountriesachievedsomeprogressinthesphereoftraderelations,traditionallya

sourceofirritation.

AmutualBoptionalCneutralDparallel

7.Williamshadnotbeenthereduringthe___momentswhenthekidnappinghadtakenplace.

AsuperiorBrigorousCvitalDunique

8.TravelaroundJapantoday,andoneseesforeignresidentsawideofjobs.

ArangeBfieldCscaleDarea

9.Modernmanufacturinghas___aglobalriverofmaterialsintoastunningarrayofnew

products.

AtranslatedBtransformedCtransferredDtransported

10.LightninghasbeenthesecondlargeststormkillerintheUSoverthepast40yearsandis

onlybyflood.

AexceededBexcelledCexcludedDextended

11.Voiceswereastheargumentbetweenthetwomotoristsbecamemorebad-tempered.

A.swollenB.increasedC.developedD.raised

12.Somesuffererswillquicklyberestoredtoprefecthealth,_otherswilltakealongertime.

A.whichB.whereC.whenD.whereas

13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tvery_aboutthefoodheeats.

A.specialB.peculiarC.particularD.unusual

14.BritainmightstillbepartofFranceifitweren5t___adisastrousflood200.000yearsago,

accordingtoscientistsfromImperialCollegeinLondon.

A.uponB.withC.inD.for

15.Thewaterprizeisaninternationalawardthat_outstandingcontributionstowardssolving

globalwaterproblems.

A.recognizesB.requiresC.releasesD.relays

16.Inits14yearsof,theEuropeanUnionhasearnedthescornofitscitizensand

skepticismfromtheUnitedStates.

A.enduranceB.emergenceC.existenceD.eminence

17.Hisexcuseforbeinglatethismorningwashiscarhad_inthesnow.

A.startedupB.gotstuckC.setbackD.stoodby

18.widespreadbeliefcockroaches(螳螂)wouldnottakeovertheworldiftherewereno

aroundtosteponthem.

A.InviewofB.ThankstoC.IncaseofD.Contraryto

19.Consciouslyornot,ordinarycitizensandgovernmentbureaucratsstillthenotionthat

Japanesesocietyisauniqueculture.

A.fitinwithB.lookdownonC.clingtoD.holdback

20.Asyoucanseebyyourself,thingstobeexactlyastheprofessorhadforeseen.

A.turnedinB.turnedoutC.turnedupD.turneddown

SectionIICloze(10points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

OlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsatadifferentsite,inwhichathletes_21_different

nationscompeteagainsteachotherina_22_ofsports.TherearetwotypesofOlympics,the

SummerOlympicsandthewinterOlympics.

Inorderto_23—theOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheinternationalOlympic

committee(IOC).Afterallproposalshavebeen_24___,theIOCvotes.Ifonecityissuccessfulin

gainingamajorityinthefirstvote,thecitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,andvoting

continueswith_25_rounds,untilamajoritywinnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesare

awardedseveralyearsinadvance,—26—thewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.In

selectingthe_27_oftheOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,chiefamong

themwhichcityhas,orpromisestobuild,thebestfacilities,andwhichorganizingcommittee

seemsmostlikelyto_28_theGameseffectively.

TheIOCalso_29_whichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames._30_,Tolkyo,

Japan,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andMexicocity,Mexico,thehostofthe1968

summerGames,werechosen_31_topopularizetheOlympicmovementInAsiaandinLatin

America.

_32_thegrowingimportanceoftelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyearshasalsotaken

into_33_thehostcity'stimezone._34_theGamestakeplaceintheUnitedStatesorCanada,

forexample,Americantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopay_35___higheramountsfor

televisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopularevents_36____,inprimeviewinghours.

___37_theGameshavebeenawarded.Itistheresponsibilityofthelocalorganizing

committeetofinancethem.ThisisoftendonewithaportionoftheOlympictelevision___38_

andwithcorporatesponsorships,ticketsales,andothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmany_39___

thereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.

AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedafinancialprofitbyhostingtheGames,theOlympics

canbefinancially_40.WhentherevenuesfromtheGameswerelessthanexpected,thecity

wasleftwithlargedebts.

21.A.inB.forC.ofD.from

22.A.lotB.numberC.varietyD.series

23.A.hostB.takeC.runD.organize

24.A.supportedB.submittedC.substitutedD.subordinated

25.A.suggestiveB.successfulC.successiveD.succeeding

26.A.lettingB.settingC.permittingD.allowing

27.A.siteB.spotC.locationD.place

28.A.stateB.stageC.startD.sponsor

29.A.thinksB.reckonsC.considersD.calculates

30.A.ForinstanceB.AsaresultC.InbriefD.Onthewhole

31.A.intimeB.inpartC.incaseD.incommon

32.A.SinceB.BecauseC.AsforD.Becauseof

33.A.amountB.accountC.accordD.acclaim

34.A.HoweverB.WhateverC.WheneverD.Wherever

35.A.greatlyB.handsomelyC.meaningfullyD.significantly

36.A.liveB.livingC.aliveD.lively

37.A.UntilB.UnlessC.WhetherD.Once

38.A.incomesB.interestsC.revenuesD.returns

39.A.casesB.conditionsC.chancesD.

circumstances

40.A.safeB.riskyC.temptingD.feasible

SectionWReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteron

ANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

LastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefactthathegothis

newhomeinexchangeforaredpaperclip.Startingayearago,MacDonaldbarteredtheclipfor

increasinglyvaluablestuff,includingacampstoveandfreerentinaPhoenixflat.Having

announcedhisaim(thehouse)inadvance,MacDonaldlikelygotaboostfromtechieseagertosee

theInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworkingpower."Mywholemotto(座右铭)was'Start

small,thinkbig,andhavefun',"saysMacDonald,26,“Ireallykeptmyeffortonthecreativeside

ratherthanthebusinessside.9,

YetasoddastheMacDonaldexchangewas,barterisnowbigbusinessontheNet.Thisyear

morethan400,000companiesworldwidewillexchangesome$10billionworthofgoodsand

servicesonagrowingnumberofbartersites.TheseWebsitesallowcompaniestotradeproducts

foravirtualcurrency,whichtheycanusetobuygoodsfromothermembers.InIceland,

garment-makerKapusalansellsathirdofitsoutputontheboomingVidskiptanetidexchange,

earningvirtualmoneythatitusestobuymachineryandpaypartofemployeesalaries.The

Troc-servicesexchangeinFranceoffersmorethan4,600services,frommathlessonstoironing.

Thisisnotaprimitivebartersystem.Bycreatingcurrencies,theInternetremovesamajor

barrier—whatBobMeyer,publisherofBarterNews,calls“thedoublecoincidenceofwants."That

is,twopartiesoncenotonlyhadtofindeachother,butalsoanexchangeofgoodsthatboth

desired.Now,theycanpricethedealinvirtualcunency.

Barteralsohelpsfirmsmakeuseofidlecapacity.Forexample,advertisingis“hugely

bartered“becausemanymedia,particularlyontheWebcansupplynewadspaceatlittlecost.

Moreover,Internetadsdon'tregisterinindustry-growthstatistics,becausemanyexchangesare

arrangedoutsidetheformalexchanges.

LikeeBay,mostbartersitesallowmembersto€tgrade^^tradingpartnersforhonestyquality

andsoon..Barterexchangescanallowfirmsincountrieswithhyperinflationornontradable

currenciestoenterglobaltrades.Nextyear,anonprofitexchangecalledQuickLiftTwo(QL2)

planstoopeninNairobi,offeringbarterdealsto38,000Kenyanfarmersinremoteareas.Two

smallplaneswilldeliverthegoods.QL2directorGaciiWaciumasaysthefarmersareexcitedto

be"liberatedfromcoiTuptmiddlemen.Forthem,barterevokesabrightfuture,notaprecapitalist

past.

41.Theword“techies"(Line4,Para1)probablyreferstothosewhoare.

A.afraidoftechnologyB.skilledintechnology

C.ignorantoftechnologyD.incompetentintechnology

42.ManypeoplemayhavedeliberatelyhelpedKylebecausethey.

A.wereimpressedbyhiscreativityB.wereeagertoidentifywithhismotto

C.likedhisgoalannouncedinadvanceD.hopedtoprovethepoweroftheInternet

43.TheInternetbartersystemreliesheavilyon.

A.thesizeofbarterstiesB.theuseofvirtualcurrency

C.thequalityofgoodsorservicesD.thelocationoftradingcompanies]

44.ItisimpliesthatInternetadvertisementscanhelp.

A.companiesmakemoreprofitB.companiesdoformalexchanges

C.mediaregisterinstatisticsD.mediagradebartersites

45.WhichofthefollowistrueofQL2accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itiscriticizedfordoingbusinessinaprimitiveway.

B.Itaimstodealwithhyperinflationinsomecountries.

C.Ithelpsgetridofmiddlemenintradeandexchange.

D.Itisintendedtoevaluatetheperformanceoftradingpartners.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThelivesofveryfewNewarkresidentsareuntouchedbyviolence:NewJersey'sbiggestcity

hasseenitall.Yetthemurderofthreeyoungpeople,whowereforcedtokneelbeforebeingshot

inthebackoftheheadinaschoolplaygroundonAugust4th,hasshakenthecity.Afourth,who

survived,wasstabbedandshotintheface.Thefourvictimswerebyallaccountsgoodkids,all

enrolledincollege,allwithafuture.Butthecruelmurder,itseems,hasatlastforcedNewarkers

tosaytheyhavehadenough.

Grassrootsorganizations,likeStopShooting,havebeenfloodedwithoffersofhelpand

supportsincethekillings.YusefIsmail,itsco-founder,saysthegrouphasbeengoingdoor-to-door

askingpeopletosignapledgeofnon-violence.Theyhopetoget50,000topromiseto”stop

shooting,startthinking,andkeepliving.^^TheNewarkCommunityFoundation,whichwas

launchedlastmonth,announcedonAugust14,hthatitwillhelppayforCommunityEye,a

surveillance（监视）systemtailoredtowardsguncrime.

CoryBookerwhobecamemayor13monthsagowithamissiontorevitalizethecity,

believesthesurveillanceprogramwillbethelargestcameraandaudionetworkinanyAmerican

city.Morethan30cameraswereinstalledearlierthissummerandafurther50willbeinstalled

sooninaseven-squaremileareawhere80%ofthecity'srecentshootingshaveoccurred.And

morecamerasareplanned.

Whenagunshotisdetected,thesurveillancecamerazoomsinonthatspot.Similar

technologyinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedshootings.Mr.Bookerplansto

announceacomprehensivegunstrategylaterthisweek.

Mr.Booker,aswellaschurchleadersandothers,believes(orhopes)thatafterthemurderthe

citywillnolongerstandbyincoldness.Forgenerations,Newarkhasbeenparalyzedbypoverty

——almostoneinthreepeoplelivesbelowthepovertyline----andgrowingindifferencetocrime.

Someareskeptical.SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitutenotesthatNewark

hasdeepsocialproblems:over60%ofchildrenareinhomeswithoutfathers.Theschoolsystem,

takenoverbythestatein1995,isamess.Butthereisalsosomecauseforhope.SinceMr.Booker

waselected,therehasbeenariseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.Onlyaround7%

ofnearbyNewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark;now,ayear,thefigureis30%.Mr

BookerhaslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crimehasfallen11%and

shootingsaredown30%(throughthemurderratelookslikelytomatchlastyear'shigh).

46.WhathappenedinNewark,NewJerseyonAugust4th?

A.TheNewarkresidentswitnessedamurder.

B.Fouryoungpeoplewerekilledinaschoolplayground.

C.ThenewmayorofNewarktookoffice.

D.Fourcollegestudentsfellvictimtoviolence.

47.Judgingfromthecontext,the"CommunityEye,,(Line5,Para2)is

A.awatchingsystemforguncrimeB.aneighborhoodprotection

organization

C.anunprofitablecommunitybusinessD.agrassrootsorganization

48.WelearnfromthepassagethatNewarkhasallthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT

A.violenceB.flood

C.povertyD.indifference

49.MayorBooker'seffortagainstcrimeseemtobe

A.idealisticB.impractical

C.effectiveD.fruitless

50.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe

A.StopShooting,StartThinking,andKeepLiving

B.EffortstoFightagainstGunCrimes

C.AMissiontoRevitalizetheCity

D.ViolentMurdersinNewark

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships,36percentofpeoplearekeepinga

bankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustina

relationship,intruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.

Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorce,menandwomenarerealizingtheyneed

tobefinanciallysavvy,regardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.

Thefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficult,evenmoreso

whenchildrenareinvolved.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationships,jobsandfamilylifemaybe

thecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartner;inotherwords,

an“escapefund^^.

Margaret'sstoryisfarfromunique.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomenin

long-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.

Everymonthonpayday,shebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeeps

fromherhusband.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanest

eggworthanincredible$100,000ontopofherpension.

Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundoutabouthersecretsavingshe'dhurtandwouldinterpret

thisasasignshewasn'tsureofthemarriage.^^He'dthinkitwasmyescapefunsothatfinancially

Icouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.Iknowyoushouldapproachmarriage

asbeingforeverand1hopeoursis,butyoucanneverbesure.”

Likemanyofherfellowsecretsavers,Margaretwasstunginaformerrelationshipandhas

sincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.

Comingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbad.TakeColleen

forexample,whohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessedtoherpartner."I

decidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.Iwantedtoproveto

myselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.”

“WhenJohnfoundoutaboutmysecretsavings,hewasalittlesuspiciousofmymotives.I

reassuredhimthatthiswascertainlynotanescapefundthatIfeelverysecureinoutrelationship.

Ihavetoadmitthatitdoesfeelgoodtohavemyownmoneyonreserveifevertherearerainy

daysinthefuture.It'ssensibletobuildandprotectyourpersonalfinancialsecurity.”

51.Thetrendtokeepasecretbankaccountisgrowingbecause

A.escapefundhelpsonethroughrainydaysB.daysaregettingharderandharder

C.womenaremoneysensitiveD.financialconflictsoftenoccur

52.Theword€tsavvy,,(Line2,Para2)probablymeans

A.suspiciousB.secure

C.shrewdD.simple

53.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaret?

A.Sheisauniquewoman.B.Shewasoncedivorced.

C.Sheisgoingtoretire.D.Shehasmanychildren.

54.TheauthormentionsColleen'sexampletoshow

A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflicts

B.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespected

C.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriage

D.financialdisclosureisnotnecessarilybad

55.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarythispassage?

A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIt'sWorth

C.BankingHonestyD.OnceBitten,TwiceShy

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

“Theword'protection7isnolongertaboo(禁忌语)Thisshortsentence,utteredbyFrench

PresidentNicolasSarkozylastmonth,mayhavelaunchedaneweraineconomichistory.Why?

Fordecades,Westernleadershavebelievedthatloweringtradebaniersandtariffswasanatural

good.Doingso,theyreasoned,wouldleadtogreatereconomicefficiencyandproductivity,which

inturnwouldimprovehumanwelfare.Championingfreetradethusbecameamoral,notjustan

economic,cause.

Theseleaders,ofcourse,weren'tactingoutofunselfishness.Theyknewtheireconomies

werethemostcompetitive,sothey'dprofitmostfromliberalization.Anddevelopingcountries

fearedthattheireconomieswouldbeswampedbysuperiorWesternproductivity.Today,however,

thetableshaveturned--thoughfewacknowledgeit.TheWestcontinuestopreachfreetrade,but

practicesitlessandless.Asian,meanwhile,continuestopleadforspecialprotectionbutpractices

moreandmorefreetrade.

That'swhySarkozy'swordsweresoimportant:hefinallyinjectedsomehonestyintothe

tradedebates.ThetruthisthatlargepartsoftheWestarelosingfaithintreetrade,thoughfew

leadersadmitit.Someeconomistsaremorehonest.PaulKrugmanisoneofthefewwillingto

acknowledgethatprotectionistargumentsarereturning.Intheshortrun,therewillbewinnersand

losersunderfreetrade.This,ofcourse,iswhatcapitalismisallabout.Butmoreandmoreofthese

loserswillbeintheWest,EconomistsinthedevelopedworldusedtolovequotingJonoph

Schumpeter,whosaidthat'creativedestruction,,wasanessentialpartofcapitalistgrowth.But

theyalwaysassumedthatdestructionwouldhappenoverthere.WhenWesternworkersbegan

losingjobs,suddenlytheirleadersbegantolosefaithintheirprinciples,Thingshaveyetto

reversecompletely.Butthere'sclearlyanegativetrendinaWesterntheoryandpractice.

Alittlehypocrisy(虚伪)isnotinitselfaseriousproblem.TherealproblemisthatWestern

governmentscontinuetoinsistthattheyretaincontrolofthekeyglobaleconomicandfinancial

institutionswhiledriftingawayfromgloballiberalization.Lockatwhat'shappeningattheIMF

(InternationalMonetaryFund)TheEuropeanshavedemandedthattheykeepthepostofmanaging

director.Butalltoooften,Westernofficialsputtheirowninterestsaboveeveryoneelse'swhen

theydominatetheseglobalinstitutions.

ThetimehasthereforecomefortheAsians-whoareclearlythenewwinnersintoday'sglobal

economy-toprovidemoreintellectualleadershipinsupportingfreetrade:Sadly,theyhaveyetto

doso.UnlessAsiansspeakout,however,there'sarealdangerthatAdamSmith'sprinciples,

whichhavebroughtsomuchgoodtotheworld,couldgraduallydie.Andthatwouldleaveallof

us,worseoff,inonewayoranother.

56.Itcanbeinferredthat"protection"(Line1,Para.1)means

A.improvingeconomicefficiency.B.endingthefree-tradepractice

C.loweringmoralstandardD.raisingtradetariffs

57.TheWesternleaderspreachfreetradebecause

A.itisbeneficialtotheireconomies

B.itissupportedbydevelopingcountries

C.itmakesthemkeepfaithintheirprinciples

D.itisadvocatedbyJosephSchumpeterandAdamSmith

58.By“thetableshaveturned”(Line3-4,Para.2)theauthorimpliesthat

A.theWesternleadershaveturnedself-centered

B.theAsianleadershavebecomeadvocatesoffreetrade

C.thedevelopedeconomieshaveturnedlesscompetitive

D.thedevel