2023年大学英语四级真题第1篇PartIWriting（30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortess下面是小编为大家整理的大学英语四级真题,供大家参考。
Part I Writing （30 minutes）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Limiting the Use of Disposable Plastic You should write at least 150 words following the outline given
一次性塑料袋的使用
使用一次性塑料袋带来的问题
限制一次性塑料袋的意义
Limiting the Use of Disposable Plastic Bag
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet
For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].
For questions 8 -10, complete the sentences with the information given in the
That’s enough, kids
It was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the
“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d shoved,” she ” I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ’No, we don’t push,” What happened next was
“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for disciplining her child, All I did was let him know his behavior was Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted, hurting other children in the process?”
Getting your own children to play nice is difficult Dealing with other people’s children has become a
In my house, jumping on the sofa is not In my sister’s house it’s For her, it’s about kids being kids: “If you can’t do it at three, when can you do it?”
Each of these philosophies is valid and, it has to be said, my son loves visiting his aunt’s But I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous territory when you’re talking to the children of friends or
“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash ” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that’s somehow a criticism of ”
In those circumstances, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent There are two schools of
“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Usually a quiet reminder that ’we don’t do that here’ is Kids nave finely tuned antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different ”
He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel neglectful, which could cause Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches,
This is why White recommends that you approach the parents Raise your concerns with the parents if they’re there and ask them to deal with it,” she
Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers: “Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the Preface your remarks with something like: ’I know you’ll think I’m silly but in my house I don’t want…’”
When it comes to situations where you’re caring for another child, white is straightforward: “common sense must If things don’t go well, then have a ”
There’re a couple of new grey Physical punishment, once accepted from any adult, is no longer “A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle ”
For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone:” The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up,” he says, “Adults are scared of saying: ’don’t swear’, or asking a child to stand up on a They’re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out – either from older children, or their ”
He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (礼貌), and says that adults suffer form it as much as
Meredith Fuller agrees: “A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish ”
“It’s about what I’m doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller ”the days when a kid came home from school and said, “I got into trouble”. And dad said, ‘you probably deserved it’. Are Now the parents are charging up to the school to have a go at ”
This jumping to our children’s defense is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s You know that if you remonstrate(劝诫) with the child, you’re going to have to deal with the It’s admirable to be protective of our kids, but is it good?
“Children have to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries,” White “I suspect that it’s only certain sectors of the population doing the running to the school –better –educated parents are probably more likely to be too ”
White believes our notions of a more child-centered, it’ a way of talking about treating our children like commodities(商品). We’re centered on them but in ways that reflect positively on We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the ”
One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their Back at the park, Bianchi’ intervention(干预) on her son’ behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy’
As Bianchi approached the park bench where she’d been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a “Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviour if he was ”
Andrew Fuller doesn’t believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people’s “look at kids that aren’t your own as a potential minefield,” he He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularly with regular
What did Stella Bianchi expect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?
A) make an apology
B) come over to intervene
C) discipline her own boy
D) take her own boy away
What does the author say about dealing with other people’s children?
A) it’s important not to hurt them in any way
B) it’s no use trying to stop their wrongdoing
C) it’s advisable to treat them as one’s own kids
D) it’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble
According to professor Naomi white of Monash university, when one’s kids are criticized, their parents will probably
A) discouraged
B) hurt
C) puzzled
D) overwhelmed
What should one do when seeing other people’s kids misbehave according to Andrew fuller?
A) talk to them directly in a mild way
B) complain to their parents politely
C) simply leave them alone
D) punish them lightly
Due to the child-centric nature of our society,
A) parents are worried when their kids swear at them
B) people think it improper to criticize kids in public
C) people are reluctant to point our kids’ wrongdoings
D) many conflicts arise between parents and their kids
In a world where everyone is exhausted from over work and lack of sleep,
A) it’s easy for people to become impatient
B) it’s difficult to create a code of conduct
C) it’s important to be friendly to everybody
D) it’s hard for people to admire each other
How did people use to respond when their kids got into trouble at school?
A) they’d question the teachers
B) they’d charge up to the school
C) they’d tell the kids to clam down
D) They’d put the blame on their kids
Professor white believes that the notions of a more child-centred society should
According to professor white, today’s parents treat their children as something
Andrew fuller suggests that , when kids behave inappropriately, people should
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only After each question there will be a During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
A)Only true friendship can last
B)Letter writing is going out of
C)She keeps in regular touch with her
D)She has lost contact with most of her old
A) A C) A
B) A D) A
A) Look for a place near her C) Make inquiries
B) Find a new job down the D) Rent the $600
A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger
B) He has been extremely busy
C) He has gained some weight
D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane
A)The woman possesses a natural for
B) Women have a better artistic taste than
C) He isn’t good at abstract
D) He doesn’t like abstract
A) She couldn’t have left her notebook in the
B) she may have put her notebook amid the
C) she should have made careful notes while doing
D) she shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing
A)she wants to get some sleep C) she has a literature class to attend
B) she needs time to write a paper D)she is troubled by her sleep problem
A)He is confident he will get the
B)His chance of getting the job is
C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales
D)The interview didn’t go as well as he
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just
A)He can manage his time more
B)He can renew contact with his old
C)He can concentrate on his own
D)He can learn to do administrative
A)Reading its ads in the
B)Calling its personnel
C)Contacting its
D)Searching its
A)To cut down its production
B)To solve the problem of staff
C)To improve its administrative
D)To utilize its retired employees’
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just
A)Buy a
B)Fix a
C)See a piece of
D)Sing a business
A)It is only forty miles form where they
B)It is a small one with a two-bedroom
C)It was a large garden with fresh
D)It has a large garden with fresh
A)Growing potatoes will involve less
B)Its soil may not be very suitable for
C)It may not be big enough for raising
D)Raising potatoes will be more
A)Finances
B)Equipment
C)Labor
D)Profits
ection B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short At the end of each passage, you will hear some Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just
26 A) To introduce the chief of the city’s police force
B)To comment on a talk by a distinguished guest
C)To address the issue of community security
D)To explain the functions of the city council
27 A)He has distinguished himself in city management
B)He is head of the International Police Force
C)He completed his higher education abroad
D)He holds a master’s degree in criminology
28 A)To coordinate work among police departments
B)To get police officers closer to the local people
C)To help the residents in times of emergency
D)To enable the police to take prompt action
29 A)Popular
B)discouraging
C)effective
D)controversial
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just
30 A)people differ greatly in their ability to communicate
B)there are numerous languages in existence
C)Most public languages are inherently vague
D)Big gaps exist between private and public languages
31 A)it is a sign of human intelligence
B)in improves with constant practice
C)it is something we are born with
D)it varies from person to person
32 A)how private languages are developed
B)how different languages are related
C)how people create their languages
D)how children learn to use language
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just
33 A)she was a tailor
B)she was an engineer
C)she was an educator
D)she was a public speaker
)Basing them on science-fiction
B) Including interesting examples in them
C) Adjusting them to different audiences
D) Focusing on the latest progress in space science
) Whether spacemen carry weapons
B) How spacesuits protect spacemen
C) How NASA trains its spacemen
D) What spacemen cat and drink
ection C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have
Crime is increasing world There is every reason to believe the (36)____will continue through the next few
Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new (37) ____has appeared on the world (38)____rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few(39) Street crimes such as robbery, rape (40) ___and auto theft are clearly rising (41)___in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the united
What is driving this crime (42)____?There are no simple Still，there are certain conditions(43) _______with rising crime increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of government,(44)
These conditions are increasingly observable around the For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(同种类的) ,such as Japan, Denmark and Greece (45)
Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and (46)
Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） （25 minutes）
Section A
A bookless life is an incomplete Books influence the depth and breadth of They meet the natural______47_____for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their Readers turn______48_____ to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to ____49 _____ from their own limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is They are presented with a __50 _____ of human experiences and come to ___51 ____ other ways of thought and And while ____52 ____ their own relationships and responses to life , the readers often find that the ___53__ in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their
Books provide ___54 ____ material for readers’ imagination to Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power, and stimulates While enriching their imagination, books __55 ____their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure ___56 The social and educational significance of the readers’ books cannot be overestimated in an academic
Abundant
Characters
Communicating
Completely
Derive
Desire
Diversity
Escape
Establishing
Narrow
Naturally
Personnel
Properly
Respect
Widen
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following
If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a
There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the
“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should, ” says Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s,when diseases tend to ”
Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or For those over 45,it should be at least once a
Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a
“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged this life”
According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age
“A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think” Geez, if it could happen to
Then there is the ostrich approach,” some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ” says Ross
“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive
Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill ” But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature ”
does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?
They are more likely to survive serious diseases
Their average life span has been considerably
They have lived long enough to read this
They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier
does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?
men drink and smoke much more than women
men don’t seek medical care as often as women
men aren’t as cautions as women in face of danger
men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases
Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him…’(line2,para,8)?
it could happen to me, too
I should avoid playing golf
I should consider myself lucky
it would be a big misfortune
60 What does Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach”(line q )？
a casual attitude towards one’s health conditions
a new therapy for certain psychological problems
refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved
unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear
What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?
may increase public expenses
will save money in the long run
may cause psychological strains on men
will enable men to live as long as women
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following
High-quality customer service is preached(宣扬) by many ,but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers-and anyone who will
Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide t frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school
“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde ” the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a ”
On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to
According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most ranked second and third were grocery and electronics
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting（业余兼职的）local police to work as parking Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking
This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking
Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer
Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry
“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so ” said Professor Stephen “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would ”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
A Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy
B Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around
C Few customers believe the service will be
D Customers have no easy access to store
What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “ … the shopper must also find a replacement” (Line 2, 4)?
A New customers are bound to replace old
B It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other
C Most stores provide the same
D Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble
Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that
A can stay longer browsing in the store
B won’t have trouble parking their cars
C won’t have any worries about security
D can find their cars easily after shopping
What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?
A Manners of the salespeople
B Hiring of efficient employees
C Huge supply of goods for sale
D Design of the store
To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to
A exert pressure on stores to improve their service
B settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic way
C voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly
D shop around and make comparisons between stores
Part V Cloze （15 minutes）
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D] on the right side of the You should choose the ONE that best fits into the Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
Playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers that them for This is especially true__67__children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and__68__sports programs and make sure that there is easy__69__to participation Children in low-income families and poor communities are__70__likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often__71__the resources needed to pay for participation__72__, equipment, and transportation to practices and games__73__ their communities do not have resources to build and__74__sports fields and
Organized youth sports__75__appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy They were originally developed__76__some educators and developmental experts__77__that the behavior and character of children were__78__influenced by their social surrounding and everyday This__79__many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in__80__ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would
This belief that the social__81__influenced a person’s overall development was very__82__to people interested in progress and reform in the United States__83__the beginning of the 20th It caused them to think about__84__they might control the experiences of children to__85__responsible and productive They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a__86__capitalist economy depended on the productivity of
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Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in
researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems______________(他们至今还没有答案)
(大多数父母所关心的) is providing the best education possible for their
’d better take a sweater with you_____________________________________________ (以防天气变冷)
the project, many people have received training and__________________________ (决定自己创业)
anti-virus agent was not known___________________________________(直到一名医生偶然发现了它)
高分作文的要素体现在阅卷人员所依据的评分原则和评分标准中。四级英语作文评分方法采用总体评分原则。阅卷人员就总的印象，即文章的总体表达效果给出分数，而不是按语法、词汇、拼写、标点等错误的累积数目多少来扣分。
总体评分是以内容和语言两个方面对作文进行综合评判。内容和语言是一个统一体。作文首先表达题目所规定的内容，而内容要通过语言来表达。
一篇作文能否得高分既要看它是否切题，是否准确地表达了提纲里的全部内容，又要看它是否用英语清楚地把这些思想表达了出来，语言上的错误是否造成理解上的障碍。这样就形成了一个具体的评分标准。
根据四级英语考试的评分标准，我们可以把高分作文的几点要素归纳如下：
①内容切题，②表达清楚，③意思连贯，④句法多变，⑤语言正确。
总的来说，文章要清楚地表现出一定的修辞和造句能力。文章要组织得好，展开得好，紧紧地围绕着题目写，要用合适的论据、细节来说明论点或阐明思想。文章要有完整性、连贯性、扩展性。语言要流畅，能使用多种句型，用词恰当。
然而，只掌握共性而缺少变化又容易使文章千篇一律，僵化而缺乏生气。在我们过去所见的四级英语写作书中，绝大多数书中所提供的都只有一种选择，这就形成了学生只是机械背诵而难以举一反三，即使是写作取得了高分但对提高英语写作水平没有大的帮助。
下面在不同文题下所收的不同作文，都是散见于各种不同的有关大学英语四级写作的刊物书籍中，尽管有些不尽完善甚至存在错误，但其主要形式都符合大学英语四级作文考试题的要求。希望考生研读时分清类型，比较方法，融人于我，逐渐达到我高于人的效果。
Directions：For th is part，you are allowed thirty minutes to write a short essay in honor of teachers 0n the occasion of Teacher’S should write at least 1 20 wordsfollowing the outline given below：
向老师致以节日祝贺;从一件难忘的事回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献;我如何回报老师的关爱。
Teacher’S Day
Teaching is the most glorious and respectful theTeacher’s Day，I’d like to express my innermost appreciation andgratefulness to all the teachers in the
Teachers are the elevators of human souls I still remember how myteachers pulled me through a critical momenL I did a band job in thefirst preparation test for the college entrance examination and 1 was considerably my teachers came to my rescu!
Patiently，my English teacher analyzed the paper word by word and encouraged meto carry chemistry teach also gave rile a precious told me not to be obsessed withtest results and encouraged me to find fun help enabled me to survive the competition and will sure-ly benefit me h the I’11 never have a chance to repay all that I have re-ceived from my I’1l try to be a useful person and be-ceived from my I’11 try to be a useful person andcome their
partⅰ listening comprehension (20 minutes)
section a
directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: after each question there will be a during the pause, you maxi read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is, the best then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
example: you will hear:
you will read:
a) at the b) in the waiting c) at the d) in a restaurant
from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the this conversation is most likely to have taken place at the therefore, a) "at the office" is the best you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the
sample answer [a] [b] [c] id]
a) they went a long way to attend the
b) they didn"t think much of the food and
c) they knew none of the other guests at the
d) they enjoyed the party better than the other
a) to the c) to the
b) to the dentist" d) to the post
a) andrews has been promoted for his
b) she disagrees with andrews on many
c) andrews used to keep his patients
d) she dislikes andrews as much as the new
a) tom is usually c) tom has dozens of things to attend
b) tom has a very bad d) tom is disliked by his
a) to pickup the woman from the
b) to make a copy of the schedule for his
c) to find out more about the topic for the
d) to get the seminar schedule for the
a) the woman has to get the textbooks in other
b) the woman has sold her used textbooks to the
c) the man is going to buy his textbooks from a
d) the man doesn"t want to sell his textbooks to the
a) attend a
b) give a
c) meet his
d) make a business
8 a) jessie always says what she
b) jessie seems to have a lot on her
c) jessie is wrong to find fault with her
d) jessie should know the marketing director t
a) heien is
b) helen is
c) helen is
d) helen is
a) jimmy will regret marrying a
b) jimmy is not serious in making
c) jimmy is rich enough to buy a big
d) jimmy"s words are often not
section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short at the end of each passage, you will hear some both the passage and the questions will be spoken only after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
passage one
questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just
a) it can be used by farmers to protect large
b) it was brought to the northern usa by asian
c) it has done more harm than good in the southern
d) it was introduced into the usa to kill harmful
a) people will have to rely on kudzu for a
b) they will soon be overgrown with
c) they will become too hard to
d) people will find it hard to protect the
a) the farmers there have brought it under
b) the factories there have found a good use for
c) the climate there is unfavorable to its
d) the soil there is not so suitable for the
passage two
questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just
a) a business
b) the universe as a
c) a society of legal [page]
d) an association of teachers and
a) its largest expansion took place during that
b) its role in society went through a dramatic
c) small universities combined to form bigger
d) provincial colleges were taken over by larger
a) private
b) government
c) grants from
d) fees paid by
passage three
questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just
a) he was wounded in the spanish civil
b) he was interested in the study of wild
c) he started the organization heifer
d) he sold his cows to many countries in the
a) to help starving families to become
b) to make plans for the development of poor
c) to teach people how to use new skills to raise
d) to distribute food to the poor around the
a) they should help other families the way they have been
b) they should offer all baby animals to their poor
c) they should submit a report of their needs and
d) they should provide food for the local
a) it has improved animal breeding skills all over the
b) it has helped relieve hunger in some developing
c) it has promoted international exchange of farming
d) it has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in
partⅱ reading comprehension (35 minutes)
directions: there are 4 passages in this part, each passage is followed by some questions at unfinished for each of them there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent enhanced by chronic (长久的 ) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for
professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of they may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new they may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second
when applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (cv). the two terms generally mean the same thing: a one- or two-page document describing one"s educational qualifications and professional however, guidelines for preparing a r6sum6 are constantly the best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the corporate (公司) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring the challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one the following list is a good place to
"educational requirements differ from country to in almost every case of "cross- border" job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not bean adequate provide the reader with details about your studies and any related " daohangtigong
pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological chronological order means listing your "oldest" work experience reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience most countries have preferences about which format is most if you find no specific the general preference is for the reverse-chronological "
if you are submitting your resume in english, find out if the recipient （收件人) uses british english or american english because there are variations between the two for example, university education is often referred to as "tertiary education" in the united kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the united a reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains [page]
companies are hiring more foreign employees because
a) they find foreign employees are usually more talented
b) they need original ideas from employees hired overseas
c) they want to expand their business beyond home borders
d) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home
the author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas
a) is usually creative and full of initiative
b) aims to improve his foreign language skills
c) is dissatisfied with his own life at home
d) seeks either his own or his children"s development
when it comes to resume writing, it is best to
a) take cultural factors into consideration
b) learn about the company"s hiring process
c) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting
d) know the employer"s personal likes and dislikes
when writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to
a) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker
b) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home
c) provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences
d) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a "cross-border" career
according to the author"s last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of
a) the different educational systems in the us and the uk
b) the differences between the varieties of english
c) the recipient"s preference with regard to the format
d) the distinctive features of american and british cultures
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing women"s education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women"s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social and economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an
parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else"s family and bear girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school - the prophecy （预言) becomes self- fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of
an educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of she is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair the education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and the vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous
few will dispute that educating women has great social but it has enormous economic advantages as most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family
the author argues that educating girls in developing countries is
a) troublesome
b) labor-saving
c) rewarding
d) expensive
by saying " the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling " (lines 2). the author means that
a) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys
b) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams
c) girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach
d) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home
the author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when[page]
a) women care more about education
b) girls can gain equal access to education
c) a family has fewer but healthier children
d) parents can afford their daughters" education
what does the author say about women"s education?
a) it deserves greater attention than other social
b) it is now given top priority in many developing
c) it will yield greater returns than other known
d) it has aroused the interest of a growing number of
7be passage mainly discusses
a) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
b) the potential earning power of well-educated women
c) the major contributions of educated women to society
d) the economic and social benefits of educating women
passage three
questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great but he is in for an unwelcome the car is fitted with a remote immobiliser (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it
the idea goes like a control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro- processor and memory, and a gps (全球定位系统) satellite positioning ff the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle"s engine management system and prevent the engine being daoahngtigong
in the uk, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car "the pattern of vehicle crime has changed," says martyn randall, a security he says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of but only if the car is more than 10 years
modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won"t allow them to start unless they receive a unique id code beamed out by the ignition (点火) in the uk, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since
but determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner"s and key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking
if the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their id, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been the hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the gps
staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle"s movements via the car"s gps
what"s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?
a) to help the police make a surprise attack on the car
b) to allow the car to lock automatically when
c) to prevent the car thief from restarting it once it
d) to prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car
by saying "the pattern of vehicle crime has changed" (lines 3). martyn randall suggests that
a) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing
b) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft
c) the thief has to make use of computer technology
d) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old
what is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal?
a) a coded ignition c) a special cellphone
b) a unique id d) a gps satellite positioning
why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?
a) to leave time for the operations centre to give an
b) to keep police informed of the car"s
c) to give the driver time to contact the operations
d) to allow for possible errors in the gps
what will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?[page]
a) start the tracking
b) contact the car
c) block the car
d) locate the missing
passage four
questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
psychiatrists 精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child rearing - older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their but raising kids takes money and many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents" biggest, and often unspoken, having late-life children, says an economics often means parents, particularly fathers, "end up retiring much " for many, retirement becomes an unobtainable
henry a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise but he"s also worried that his energy will give out sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he"s learned that young at heart doesn"t mean lately he"s been taking afternoon naps (午睡) daohang to keep up his "my body is aging," says "you can"t get away from "
often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh "they worry they"ll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they"ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school," says joann galst, a new york but at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: "that they won"t be alive long enough to support and protect their child," she
many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right after marrying late and undergoing years of fertilily (受孕) treatment, marilyn nolen and her randy, had "we both wanted children," says marilyn, who was 55 when she gave the twins have given the couple what they desired for years, "a sense of " kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their "the dads are older, more mature," says silber, "and more ready to focus on "
why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing?
a) older parents are often better prepared
b) older parents can take better care of their
c) older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their
d) older parents can better balance their resources against children"s
what does the author mean by saying "for many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream" (lines 7-8, 1)?
a) they are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement
b) they can"t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed
c) they can"t get full pension unless they work some extra
d) they have to go on working beyond their retirement
the author gives the example of henry metcalf to show that
a) older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children
b) many people are young in spirit despite their advanced age
c) older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies
d) taking afternoon naps is a good way to maintain energy
what"s the biggest fear of older parents according to new york psychologist joan galst?
a) approaching of c) being laughed at by other
b) slowing down of their pace of d) being mistaken for
what do we learn about marilyn and randy nolen?
a) they thought they were an example of successful fertility
b) not until they reached middle age did they think of having
c) not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a
d) they believed that children born of older parents would be [page]
part iii vocabulary (20 minutes)
directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences it: this for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose cite one answer that best completes the then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
people"s expectations about the future may have more influence on their sense of well-being than their state
a) current
b) initial
c) modern
d) primitive
after working all day, he was so tired that he was in no to go to the party with
a) taste
b) mood
c) sense
d) emotion
there is already clear to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate
a) witness
b) certification
c) identity
d) evidence
many women still feel that they are being by a male culture, particularly in the professional services
a) held back
b) held forth
c) held on
d) held out
the findings paint a unique picture of the shopping habits of customers, plus their motivation and
a) privileges
b) possibilities
c) possessions
d) preferences
it"s good to know that quite a few popular english expressions actually from the
a) acquire
b) obtain
c) derive
d) result
tom, did it ever to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?
a) happen
b) occur
c) reflect
d) strike
in the us, 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is to sell
cigarettes to anyone under that
a) liable
b) liberal
c) irrational
d) illegal
according to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal"s most memorable facial
a) feature
b) hint
c) spot
d) signature
brarll"s constitution the military use of nuclear
a) withdraws
b) forbids
c) interrupts
d) objects
some people argue that the death does not necessarily reduce the number of
a) plot
b) practice
c) penalty
d) pattern
many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to honest applicants from the growing number of dishonest
a) distinguish
b) disguise
c) dissolve
d) discount
a study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to the habit of
a) make up
b) turn up
c) draw up
d) pickup
almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good on a potential
a) illusion
b) reputation
c) impression
d) reflection
a special feature of education at mit is the opportunity for students and faculty to together
in research
a) specialize
b) participate
c) consist
d) involve
although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to
their comfortable
a) come in for
b) catch up with
c) look forward to
d) hold on to
although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to
the
a) relate
b) tackle
c) file
d) attach
an important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the of your
a) state
b) case
c) situation
d) circumstance
research shows that there is no relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about
a) successive
b) subsequent
c)significant
d) sincere
sadly, as spending on private gardens has , spending on public parks has generally
a) heightened
b) lifted
c) flown
d) soared
lung cancer, like some other cancers, often doesn"t produce until it is too late and has spread beyond the chest to the brain, liver or
a) trails
b) therapies
c) symptoms
d) symbols
with the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to be
a) laid off
b) laid aside
c) laid out
d) laid up
the physical differences between men and women can be directly to our basic n as hunters and
a) pursued
b) traced
c) switched
d) followed
it is clear that the dog has a much greater of its brain devoted to smell than is the case with
a) composition [page]
b) compound
c) percent
d) proportion
american college students are increasingly with credit card debt and the consequences can be rather
a) boosted
b) burdened
c) discharged
d) dominated
numerous studies already link the first meal of the day to better classroom
a) performance
b) function
c) behavior
d) display
the most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and fife skills the learned in sports and them to another area of
a) utilize
b) employ
c) apply
d) exert
the technological advances made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been only to the very
a) manageable
b) measurable
c) acceptable
d) affordable
being out of work, lane can no longer friends to dinners and movies as she used
a) urge
b) treat
c) appeal
d) compel
by the superstars on television, the young athletes trained hard and played
a) imitated
b) imposed
c) insured
d) inspired
part iv cloze (15 minutes)
directions: there are 20 blanks in the following for each blank there are jour choices marked a). b). c) and d) on the right side of the you should choose the one that best fits into the then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
the part of the environmental movement that draws my firm"s attention is the design of buildings and when we designed america"s first so-called "green" office building in new york two decades 7l_, we felt very but today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 .
back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren"t designed for 74 the "energy-efficient" sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and so far 20 we"ve been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the
home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that don"t 79 the quality of the air, water, or 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad" but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil _82_ reused by industry again and as a matter of _83, the world"s largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84_"_ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).
look at it this way: no one __85 out to create a building that destroys the but our current industrial systems are } 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or so 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive we"re giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the it"s not just the building industry, 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and portland, seattle and boston have said they want to be green chicago wants to be the greenest city in the
a) ago b) off c) before d) away
a) practice b) outlook c) idea d) scheme
a) go b) come c) arrive d) continue
a) indoor b) inward c) relevant d) flexible
a) displayed b) discovered c) exhibited d) revealed
a) back b) down c) next d) near
a) comfortable b) cautious c) safe d) stable
a) reduced b) revised c) descended d) delayed
a) deny b) depress c) dissolve d) destroy
a) besides b) however c) anyhow d) anyway
a)partially b) exactly c) completely d) superficially
)or b)and c) but d) nor
a) interest b) fact c) principle d) course
a) sketched b) constructed c) researched d) developed[page]
a) starts b) pulls c) looks d) makes
a) basically b) originally c) traditionally d) inevitably
a) because b) out c) instead d) regardless
a) adjusting b) admitting c) adopting d) adapting
a) functional b) beneficial c) precious d) sensible
a) entire b) total c) full d) complete
part writing (30 minutes)
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a poster recruiting you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:
part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)
section a
directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was both the conversation and the question will be spoken only after each question there will be a during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
example: you will hear:
you will read:
a) at the
b) in the waiting
c) at the
d) in a
from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the this conversation is most likely to have taken place at the therefore, a) "at the office" is the best you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the
sample answer [a] [b] [c] id]
) the man could buy a shirt of a different
b) the size of the shirt is all right for the
c) the size the man wants will arrive
d) the man could come some time
) the woman is watching an exciting film with the
b) the woman can’t take a photo of the
c) the woman is running toward the
d) the woman is filming the
) it’s quiet in the
b) the price is high in the
c) the restaurant serves good
d) the restaurant is too far from their
) at a booking
b) in a hong kong
c) on a busy
d) at an
) the woman has been complaining too
b) the woman’s headache will go away by
c) the woman should have seen the doctor
d) the woman should confirm her appointment with the
) help the woman move the
b) hurry to ’s
c) help move things to ’s
d) put off his appointment with
) the man should not dream of being a
b) the man didn’t practice hard
c) the man should find a new
d) the man should not give
) there is no more
b) it doesn’t appeal to
c) it’s incredibly
d) she has already tasted
) the man is usually the last to hand in his test
b) the man has made a mess of his midterm
c) the man has bad study
d) the man is a diligent
) the man will drive the woman to
b) the man has finished his
c) the man is willing to help the
d) the man is losing patience with the
section b
passage one
questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just
) the art of saying thank
b) the secret of staying
c) the importance of good
d) the difference between elegance and good
) they were nicer and
b) they paid more attention to their
c) they were willing to spend more money on
d) they were more aware of changes in
) by decorating our
b) by being kind and
c) by wearing fashionable
d) by putting on a little
passage two
questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just
) children don’t get enough education in
b) children are keen on dangerous
c) the playgrounds are in poor
d) the playgrounds are
) they should help maintain the
b) they should keep a watchful eye on their
c) they should stop their children from climbing
d) they should teach their children how to use the
) they tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their
b) they should be aware of the porential risks in the
c) they may panic in front of high playground
d) they can be creative when they feel
passage there
questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just ]
) it takes
b) it pays
c) it’s full-time
d) it’s admired
) a mother with a baby in her
b) a woman whose bag is hanging in [page]
c) a lone female with a handbag at her right
d) an old lady carrying a handbag on the
) the back pocket of his tight
b) the top pocket of his
c) a side pocket of his
d) a side pocket of his
) theater lobbies with uniformed security
b) clothing stores where people are relaxed and off
c) airports where people carry a lot of
d) hotels and restaurants in southeast
part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)
directions: there are 4 passages in this each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
passage one
questions 21 to 25 are based on the following
i"m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years while any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove still, i was struck by a report which concluded that today"s children are significantly more anxious than children in the in fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years
why are america"s kids so stressed? the report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation -- brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things -- and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous
given that we can"t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation
at the top of the list is nurturing ( 培育 ) a better appreciation of the limits of no child is an strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against
to help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on tvs and your family will thank you they will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more
limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed it"s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local
keep your expectations for your children many highly successful people never attended harvard or
make exercise part of your daily it will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your sometimes anxiety is but it doesn"t have to ruin your
the author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people"s state of mind
a) surprising b) confusing c) illogical d) questionable
what does the author mean when he says, "we can"t turn the clock back" (line 1, 3)?
a) it"s impossible to slow down the pace of
b) the social reality children are facing cannot be
c) lessons learned from the past should not be
d) it"s impossible to forget the
according to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill 50 years
a) were less isolated physically
b) were probably less self-centered
c) probably suffered less from anxiety
d) were considered less individualistic
the first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is
a) to provide them with a safer environment
b) to lower their expectations for them
c) to get them more involved socially
d) to set a good model for them to follow
what conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
a) anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped
b) children"s anxiety has been enormously
c) children"s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental
d) anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become
passage two
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following [page]
it is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints ( 约束 ) influence wage one thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don"t at least ask for men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay consider beth"s story:
i did not get what i wanted when i did not ask for we had cubicle ( 小隔间 ) offices and window i sat in the cubicles with several male one by one they were moved into window offices, while i remained in the cubicles, several males who were hired after me also went to one in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the i guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since i did not voice my opinion either
it would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit, but "nice" isn"t a quality attributed to most if you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you"ll probably have to ask for
performance is your best bargaining chip ( 筹码 ) when you are seeking a you must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a timing is also a good bargaining if you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you
use information as a bargaining chip find out what you are worth on the open
what will someone else pay for your services?
go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the
according to the passage, before taking a job, a person should
a) demonstrate his capability b) give his boss a good impression
c) ask for as much money as he can d) ask for the salary he hopes to get
what can be inferred from beth"s story?
a) prejudice against women still exists in some
b) if people want what they deserve, they have to ask for
c) people should not be content with what they have
d) people should be careful when negotiating for a
we can learn from the passage that
a) unfairness exists in salary increases
b) most people are overworked and underpaid
c) one should avoid overstating one"s performance
d) most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises
to get a pay raise, a person
a) advertise himself on the job market
b) persuade his boss to sign a long-term contract
c) try to get inside information about the organization
d) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions
to be successful in negotiations, one
a) meet his boss at the appropriate time
b) arrive at the negotiation table punctually
c) be good at influencing the outcome of the interaction
d) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikes
passage three
questions 31 to 35 are based on the following
when families gather for christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma"s their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be
but in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware ( 粗陶) -and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-friday for hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and for makers of fine china in britain, it
spells economic hard
last week royal doulton, the largest employer in stoke-on-trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000jobs -- one-fifth of its total that brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts
although a strong pound and weak markets in asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in stoke have their roots in earthshaking social a spokesman for royal doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television; [page]
even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone in a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it"s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner too often, the perfect moment never iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? forget polish the silver? who has time?
yet the loss of formality has its down the fine points of etiquette ( 礼节 ) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents ("chew with your mouth " "keep your elbows off the ") must be picked up some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless
the trend toward casual dining has resulted
a) bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
b) shrinking of the pottery industry
c) restructuring of large enterprises
d) economic recession in great britain
which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?
a) family members need more time to
b) busy schedules leave people no time for
c) people want to practice economy in times of
d) young people won"t follow the etiquette of the older
it can be learned from the passage that royal doulton
a) a retailer of stainless steel tableware b) a dealer in stoneware
c) a pottery chain store d) a producer of fine china
the main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry
a) the increased value of the pound
b) the economic recession in asia
c) the change in people"s way of life
d) the fierce competition at home and abroad
refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social
a) are still a must on certain occasions
b) axe bound to return sooner or later
c) are still being taught by parents at home
d) can help improve personal relationships
passage four
questions 36 to 40 are based on the following
some houses are designed to be others have smart an example of the second type of house won an award of excellence from the american institute of
located on the shore of sullivan"s island off the coast of south carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by hurricane ( 飓风 ) hugo 10 years in september 1989, hugo struck south carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the
before hugo, many new houses built along south carolina"s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn"t strict, according to architect ray huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach in hugo"s wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced the new beach house on sullivan"s island should be able to withstand a category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per
at first sight, the house on sullivan"s island looks anything but its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern ( 灯笼 )" at night, according to one but looks can be the house"s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra
to further protect the house from hurricane damage, huff raised it meters off the ground on timber pilings -- long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the they also elevate the house above storm the pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into "these swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said
huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house"s ground-to-roof "the shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn"t look like it"s standing with its pant legs pulled up," said in the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect [page]
after the tragedy caused by hurricane hugo, new houses built along south carolina"s shore line are
a) to be easily reinforced b) to look smarter in design
c) to meet stricter building standards d) to be designed in the shape of cubes
the award-winning beach house is quite strong
a) it is strengthened by steel rods b) it is made of redwood
c) it is in the shape of a shell d) it is built with timber and concrete
huff raised the house meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to
a) withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
b) anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand
c) break huge sea waves into smaller ones
d) prevent water from rushing into the house
the main function of the shell is
a) to strengthen the pilings of the house
b) to give the house a better appearance
c)to protect the wooden frame of the house
d) to slow down the speed of the swelling water
it can be inferred from the passage that the shell should
a) fancy-looking b) waterproof c) easily breakable d) extremely strong
part iii vocabulary (20 minutes)
directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the one answer that best completes the then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
he asked us to _____ them in carrying through their
a) provide c) assist
b) arouse d) persist
a good many proposals were raised by the delegates, _____ was to be
a) that c) so
b) what d) as
he was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour
a) specific c) heroic
b) dynamic d) diplomatic
arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his
a) occasions c) incidents
b) matters d) issues
the opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _____
a) press c) stretch
b) squeeze d) leap
they are trying to _____ the waste discharged by the factory for
a) expose c) exhibit
b) exhaust d) exploit
the manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid
a) drop c) escape
b) miss d) slide
_____ i admire david as a poet, i do not like him as a
a) much as c) if only
b) only if d) as much
because of a _____ engagement, lora couldn"t attend my birthday party last
a) pioneer c) prior
b) premature d) past
the continuous rain _____ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two
a) set back c) set out
b) set off d) set aside
not having a good command of english can be a serious _____ preventing you from achieving your
a) obstacle c) offense
b) fault d) distress
it"s very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is
a) concerned c) considerable
b) careful d) considerate
many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis
a) disposed c) discouraged
b) disappeared d) discarded
she"s throw some water on her face and she"ll
a) come round c) come on
b) come along d) come out
all their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in
a) regain c) rescue
b) recover d) reserve
computer technology will _____ a revolution in business
a) bring around c) bring out
b) bring about d) bring up
the university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug
a) regulating c) interrupting
b) halting d) combating
the _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and
a) joint c) overall
b) intensive d) decisive
the rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and
a) route c) vision
b) transmission d) manner
when i go out in the evening i use the bike _____ the car if i [page]
a) rather than c) in spite of
b) regardless of d) other than
there is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a
a) rigid c) smooth
b) solid d) harsh
every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward
a) preferences c) fantasies
b) expectations d) fashions
it is reported that uruguay understands and _____ china on human rights
a) grants c) abandons
b) changes d) backs
only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the
a) access c) contact
b) resort d) path
his trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the
a) cracked c) broke
b) split d) burst
so far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the atlantic
a) governing c) prevailing
b) blowing d) ruling
the author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research
a) edition c) article
b) editorial d) abstract
as the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing
a) bring up c) spring up
b) build up d) strike up
many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ they have no schedules to
a) even though c) as if
b) for d) since
some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the
a) sensible c) objective
b) flexible d) sensitive
part iv cloze (15 minutes)
directions: there are 20 blanks in the following for each blank there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d) on the right side of the paper, you should choose the one that best fits into the then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the
it"s an annual back-to-school one morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you"re burning the late-night oil in in the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . what"s a well-meaning parent to do?
as hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts though you"ve got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by "i wouldn"t advise a parent to check every 79 assignment," says psychologist john rosemond, author of ending the tough "there"s a 80 of appreciation for trial and let your children 81 the grade they "
many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . but "you don"t want them to feel it has to be 83 ," she
that"s not to say parents should 84 homework -- first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says for junior-high students it should be " 87 mom than an hour and a half," and two for high-school if your child 88 has mom homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignment
a) very c) right
b) exact d) usual
a) officials c) experts
b) parents d) schools
a) also c) then
b) even d) however
a) fatigue c) duty
b) confusion d) puzzle
a) there c) they
b) we d) it
a) via c) by
b) under d) for
a) questions c) standards
b) answers" d) rules
a) off c) beyond
b) without d) from
a) single c) page
b) piece d) other
a) drop c) cut
b) short d) lack
a) acquire c) gather
b) earn d) reach
a) exercises c) mistakes
b) defects d) tests
a) perfect c) unusual
b) better d) complete
a) forget c) miss
b) refuse d) ignore
a) have c) make
b) prepare d) perform
a) classes c) grades
b) groups d) terms
a) about c) much
b) no d) few
a) previously c) merely
b) rarely d) consistently
a) with c) out
b) in d) up
a) finishing c) reducing [page]
b) lowering d) declining
part v writing (30 minutes)
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend"s inquiry about applying for admission to your college or you should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in chinese:
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