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Vocabulary and Grammar词汇和语法 (30 points)
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Questions 1-15: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet. 从A，B，C，D选项中选择一个正确的答案写在答题卷上。
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(1)He made such a ______ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him. |
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A. generous
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B. minimum
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C. modest
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D. genuine
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(2)______ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages. |
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A) It is the sun and not the earth
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B) Being the sun and not the earth
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C) The sun and not the earth
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D) That the sun and not the earth
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(3)How we _____________a chance to visit your great country! |
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A. desired for
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B. longed for
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C. waited for
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D. went for
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(4)The police investigation discovered that three young men were ___________in the robbery. |
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A. claimed
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B. involved
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C. connected
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D. tightened
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(5)Though the long term ________ can not be predicted, the project has been approved. |
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A. affect
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B. effect
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C. sequence
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D. consequence
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(6)You ought not to _____ him the news that day. |
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A. tell
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B. be telling
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C. have told
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D. had told
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(7)I _____ swimming until father returned. |
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A. went
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B. didn't go
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C. hadn't gone
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D. would go
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(8)It is the boy’s laziness that _____________his failure in the exams. |
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A. resulted in
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B. brought in
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C. resulted from
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D. led into
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(9)There was more than _______rain and snow last year, so some parts of the country have been flooded this spring. |
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A. extra
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B. efficient
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C. generous
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D. adequate
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(10)It is the boy’s laziness that _____________his failure in the exams. |
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A. resulted in
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B. brought in
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C. resulted from
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D. led into
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(11) I’m sorry. I mistook you ______ my friend John. |
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A. as
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B. for
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B. for
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D. to
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(12) He wants to have some tool ______. |
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A. to work
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B. working
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C. worked
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D. to work with
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(13)I received a ___________ parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it. |
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A. sincere
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B. bull
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C. complicated
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D. mysterious
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(14)The man over there is _____ our principal. |
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A. no other but
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B. no other than
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C. no one than
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D. none other than
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(15)He ______ his son by giving him too much money. |
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A. spoiled
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B. damaged
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C. hurt
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D. harmed
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| Part II. |
Cloze（完型填空）
(10 points)
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Choose the best word to fill each blank from the choices A, B, C and D given after the passage. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 从A、B、C、D中选择最正确的答案，并填写在答题卷上。
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Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.
In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCA. That year the school was trying __________(16) up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy __________(17) the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities __________(18) their interest for long. Naismith was asked by the school to solve the problem.
He first tried to __________(19) some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised from tackling each other and __________(20) hit by the equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having real physical contact.
Most popular sports used a ball. So he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it __________(21) no other equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided __________(22) an elevated goal, so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than __________(23) alone. His goals were two peach baskets, __________(24) to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic __________(25) of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith wrote rules for the game, many of which, though with some small changes, are still in effect today.
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| Part III. |
Reading comprehension (阅读理解) （40 points）
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In this section there are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
本部分包括4篇短文, 请认真阅读后从A,B,C, D中选出最佳答案.
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1) Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was very hard to sell a story, and I barely made enough money to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to become one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of Hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
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(1)The passage is meant to _________. |
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A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer may experience
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B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
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C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
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D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career
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(2)It can be concluded from the passage that _________. |
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A. genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding
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B. a writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort
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C. famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation
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D. the chances of a writer becoming successful are small
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(3)The reason why the author began to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career is _________. |
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A. he wasn’t able to produce a single book
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B. he hadn’t seen a change for the better
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C. he wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year
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D. he found his dream would never come true
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(4)“… people who die wondering, What if?” (Para. 3) refers to “those _________”. |
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A. who think too much of the dark side of life
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B. who regret giving up their career halfway
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C. who think a lot without making a decision
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D. who are full of imagination even upon death
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(5)“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _________. |
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A. the wonderland one often dreams about
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B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
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C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
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D. a world that exists only in one’s imagination
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2) Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it on is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else---he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you wanted." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? She does so in the opposite way. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round." She is always open to persuasion; indeed she considers it of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands.
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（1）When a man goes shopping for clothes, he ______________. |
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A. has no clear purpose
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B. has a clear purpose
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C. simply walks into a shop to have a look
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D. asks for suggestions before he goes to a shop
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（2）For a man, if the shop doesn't have what he wants, he may ______________. |
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A. change his mind and buy something else
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B. be angry with the shop
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C. be happy to save the money
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D. leave the shop and buy nothing
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（3）When a woman goes shopping for clothes, she _______________________. |
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A. really wants to buy something
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B. doesn't necessarily want to buy anything
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C. first looks at the price and then decides if she will buy
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D. doesn't care about the price
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（4）Compared with men, when shopping for clothes,a woman______________. |
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A.will be happy if she doesn't know the value of the clothes
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B.will be easily cheated to buy something expensive
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C.will probably get a good bargain
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D.will quickly select dresses
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（5）When a woman buys clothes, she wants to buy ________________________. |
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A.something comfortable
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B.something at a low price
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C.something at a high price
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D.what others think appropriate
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3) Impatience characterizes young knowledge workers. They want to make their mark fast. So it’s important to get across to them in a challenging manner the idea that big achievements rarely come easily and quickly. Point out that the little successes are essential. Show that they in turn become the foundation on which reputations are built and from which more important tasks can be attacked.
A variety of job assignments, including job or project rotation, also keep a job from becoming dull. Whereas it’s natural for some individuals to want to move ahead immediately to more difficult assignments, under proper guidance they can continue to learn and to gain versatility by working on a number of jobs that are essentially of the same complexity. This way they gain they breadth, if not depth.
Probably the greatest offense to guard against when dealing with younger specialists is to reject ideas out of hand. You must listen― and listen objectively―to their suggestions. Avoid being overcritical. You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach. You’ll discourage it quickly if you revert too often to “We’ve tried that before and it won’t work here.”
One sure way to disenchant young college graduates is flagrantly misuse their talents. Expect them to do some routine work, of course. But don’t make their daily work just one long series of errands. This includes such break-in assignments as performing routine calculations, digging up reference material, and operating reproduction equipment. One large manufacturing company recently interviewed a number of promising engineers who had left them. The company found that the overwhelming complaint was that the company not only did not provide work that was challenging but also expected far too little from them in the way of performance.
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(1)The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________. |
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A. young workers shouldn’t expect to accomplish a lot overnight
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B. young workers are usually impatient and so can’t achieve much in their work
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C. little successes are more important than big achievements
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D. it is important to challenge the young workers from time to time
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(2)The underlined word “they”in the first paragraph refers to __________. |
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A. young workers
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B. big achievements
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C. reputations and important tasks
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D. little successes
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(3)In order to gain “breadth” (para. 2), young workers should __________. |
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A. stick to one job for a sufficiently long period of time
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B. change their jobs as frequently as possible
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C. try some other jobs at more or less the same level
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D. move to more difficult assignments as early as possible
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(4)From the third paragraph we can conclude that the writer believes that __________. |
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A. young workers are usually very difficult to deal with
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B. some administrators tend not to trust in young workers’ creativity
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C. young workers’ suggestions are usually objectively evaluated
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D. administrators should try all the suggestions put forward by the young workers
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(5)In order to stimulate young workers’ enthusiasm, administrators __________. |
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A. should not ask them to do routine work
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B. should not let them start with the break-in assignments
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C. should try to prevent them from leaving the company
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D. should encourage them to do some tough jobs
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4) The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are blaming portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.
RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.
The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.
The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use a radio system to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud.
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(1)The passage is mainly about_______. |
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A) a new regulation for all airlines
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B) the defects of electronic devices
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C) electronic devices and aircraft safety
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D) effective safety measures for air flight
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(2)What is said about more than 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years? |
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A) They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
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B) They may have taken place during take off and landing.
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C) They were proved to have been caused by the passengers' portable computers.
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D) They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.
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(3)Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because_______. |
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A) they don't believe there is such a danger as radio interference
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B) the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference has not been proved yet
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C) most passengers may refuse to take a plane which bans the use of electronic devices
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D) they have other effective safety measures to fall back on
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(4)Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane's computers? |
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A) Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.
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B) Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.
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C) Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs.
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D) Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research.
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(5)It can be inferred from the passage that the author_______. |
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A) is in favor of prohibiting passengers' use of electronic devices completely
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B) has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference
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C) hasn't formed his own opinion on this problem
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D) regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight
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| Part IV. |
Writing(写作) （20 points
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For this part, you have 30 minutes to write a composition (at least 120 words) on the topic Should education be life long? (教育是否应该终身化?) You should base your composition on the outline below:
- 表明你对终身教育的观点 ( your view on life long education)
- 列出支持你观点的三个理由 （three reasons to support your view）
- 结论 (your conclusion)
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