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=1 \* ROMAN I Listening Comprehension
/<IWdy]$3 Section A
aq8./^ Directions: In this section, you will hearfive short talks. At the end of each talk, you will hear some questions. Boththe talks and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the centre.
5u;//Cm L jTSu9I> 1.
A. They are looking for thenews in that journal.
l>`66~+s,` B. They do notunderstand the news.
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VltM{-k^ D. They areexpecting a new journey.
~:o$}`mW 2. A.She has changed her major to economics.
PREGQ0 B.she majors in business administration now.
lS7L| C.She has studied business administration for three years.
PnInsf%; D.she does not want to major in business administration.
!4=_l6kg~+ 3. A.She bought a carpet and a cleaner.
G.~Q2O#T B.Someone cleaned Ann’s carpet.
}2"W0ZdWD C.Ann purchased a product for cleaning her carpet.
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vYb4&VV 4. A.Mr. Brown was at home.
l9="ccM B.Mr. Brown was in the office.
GD]epr%V C.Mr. Brown was caught out of town.
'TH[Db'`I D.Mr. Brown was on a business trip.
Z|Rc54Ct 5. A.Hardly anybody here speaks frankly.
UH}lKc=t B.Take a different route to get where you are going.
2EZ7Vdz2 C.We have asked everyone to form a straight line.
`PL}8ydZ D.The questions are complicated, but there is only one right answer.
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F0z7".) Directions: In this section, you will hearthree short talks. At the end of each talk, you will hear some questions. Boththe talks and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a singleline through the centre.
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H1B%}G*Ir- 6. On what occasions should you say “Congratulations!”?
d;0]xG?%= A.When somebody offers apologies to you.
%aMC[i B.When someone tells an exciting story to you.
t,JX6ni C.When somebody is in an extremely happy occasion.
-V}xvSVg D.When people have completed something successfully.
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R.S.V.P .in an invitation mean?
!Md6Lh%-w A.Response very promptly.
EYj~Xj8_ B.Response very punctually.
w)zJ $l C.Response, please.
p|A ?F0 D.Response very politely.
d]O:VghY\ 8. What are the two main uses of “I’m sorry”according to the speaker?
gggD "alDx A.To express one’s sympathy and regret to someone.
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76@W:L*J$J C.To express one’s opinion to someone.
;#9?3Os D.To express one’s anger to someone.
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Soylent Green about?
v/rBjUc+X A.The population of New York Cityin the year 2022.
E9j<+Ik B.The life in New York Cityin the year 2022.
'vVWUK956 C.The ocean plant-soylent.
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D.The food and housing problems in the future.
OHBCanZZ, 10. What is the soylent yellow and red madeof?
R3_OCM_* A.Ocean plants.
QR"+fzOL B.Crackers.
K=0xR*ll5 C.Soybeans.
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y@I9>}"y 11. What might be the main reason of this “scaringreality” according to the speaker?
=-:%~ng A.The gap between the rich and the poor.
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|"9&F C.The limited job opportunities in New York City.
ri8=u$! D.The expansion of big cities and large population.
E7\K{] F}45.CrD Question 12-15 are based on the talk youhave just heard.
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81y<Uz 6 13. What does the guest want to borrow?
NO[A00m|OL A.Ten dollars.
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&nr{-][ C.A laundry bag.
&Hp*A^M D.The newspaper.
& tT6.@kH 14. What is particularly wrong with theair-conditioner?
hO$Gx*e$ A.It bothers the guest.
uoE+:,P B.It makes the room too cool to stay in.
>Z_;ZMu) C.It doesn’t work at all.
`B3-#!2X D.It doesn’t cool the room very much.
5\h 6"/6Df 15. Where can the hotel guest get a foreignnewspaper?
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59 g//;35@ B.In the housekeeping office.
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II. Reading Comprehension (25 points)
.qohHJ& Directions: There are five passages in thispart. Each of the passages is followed by five questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the center.
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There is a newtype of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaperclassified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, althoughit does not offer anyone a job; and sometimes it appears among “situationswanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job either. What itdoes is to offer help in applying for a job.
a_}C*+D “Contact usbefore writing application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparingyour curriculum vitae, or job history”, is how it is usually expressed. Thegrowth and apparent success of such a specialized service is , of course, areflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also, anindication of growing importance of the curriculum vitae.(or job history), withthe suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.
*cWHl@4 There was a timewhen job seekers simply wrote letters of application. “Just put down your name,address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the averagelevel of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when Ileft school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained. Everythingelse could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of fullemployment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write andwere available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.
Xykoq"dbb Later, as youmoved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. Theadvice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you fromthe rest. It might be the aggressive approach.” your search is over. I am theperson you are looking for,” was a widely used trick that occasionallysucceeded. Or it might be some special feature special feature speciallydesigned for the job in view.
JjI1^FRd There is nodoubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with universityeducation at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to thegreater importance of the curriculum vitae.
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',`Qx{tQ) B. promises useful advice to those lookingfor employment
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Mn&_R{{= D. the job history is considered to be awork of art .
p+?`ru 18. In the past it was expected thatfirst-job hunters would
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OHAU@*[lM A. write an initial letter giving theirlife history
^`lD w B. pass some exams before applying for ajob
*FEJ5x C. have no qualifications other than beingable to read and write
O&/nBHu\ D. keep any detailed information until theyobtained an interview
BJ3<"D{.*4 19. Later, as one went on to apply moreimportant jobs, one was advised to include in the letter
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something that would attract attentionto one’s application
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a personal opinion about theorganization one was trying to join
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something that would offeredthat person reading it
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a lie that one could easily getwith telling
tQNc+>7k+u 20. The job history has become such animportant document because
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P4yUm(@ B. there has been an increase in the numberof “qualified” job hunters
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Pitythose who aspire to put the initials PhD after their names. After 16 years ofclosely supervised education, prospective doctors of philosophy are left moreor less alone to write the equivalent of a large book. Most social-sciencepostgraduates have still not completed their theses by the time their grantruns out after three years. They must then get a job and finish in their sparetime, which can often take a further three years. By then , most new doctorsare sick to death of the narrowly defined subject which has blighted theirholidays and ruined their evenings.
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E' TheEconomic and Social Research Council, which gives grants to postgraduate socialscientists, wants to get better value for money by cutting short this agony. Itwould like to see faster completion rates: until recently, only about 25% ofPhD candidates were finishing within four years. The ESRC’s response has beento stop PhD grants to all institutions where the proportion taking less thanfour years is below 10%; in the first year of this policy the national averageshot up to 39%. The ESRC feels vindicated in its toughness, and willprogressively raise the threshold to 40% in two years. Unless completion ratesimprove further, this would exclude 55 out of 73 universities andpolytechnics-including Oxford University, the London School of Economics andthe London Business School.
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r<(UN@T} TheESRC thinks it might not be a bad thing if PhD students were more modest intheir aims. It would prefer to see more systematic teaching of research skillsand fewer unrealistic expectations placed on young men and women who areundertaking their first piece of serious research. So in future its grants willbe given only where it is convinced that students are being trained asresearchers, rather than carrying out purely knowledge-based studies.
56kqG}mg& TheESRC can not dictate the standard of thesis required by external examiners, orforce departments to give graduates more teaching time. The most it can do isto try to persuade universities to change their ways. Recalcitrant professorsshould note that students want more research training and a less elaboratestyle of thesis, too.
Jo[&y, 21. By time new doctors get a job and tryto finish their theses in spare time,
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sF :pwI5^ C. most of them are completely tired of thenarrowly defined subject
HhCFAq"j D. most of their grants run out
w#a`k9y 22. Oxford University would be excluded outof those universities that receive PhD grants from ESRC, because the completionrate of its PhD students’ theses within four years is lower than
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aLLI\3 A. 25% B.40% C. 39% D. 10%
%}N01P|X> 23. All the following statements are thearguments against ESRC’s policy except
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_?felxG[ A. all the institutions on the blacklistare arbitrary and negative
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E*T6kp^b C. many of the best students go quicklyinto jobs where they can apply their research skills, but consequently takelonger to finish their theses.
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K~-V([tWg 24. The ESRC would prefer
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3zfpFgD! B. to see higher standards of PhD students’theses and more ambitious doctoral topics
s+ *LVfau C. more systematic teaching of researchskills to fewer unrealistic expectations placed on inexperienced young PhDstudents.
r&v!2A]: D. that PhD students were less modest intheir aims
vnbY^ASdw 25. what the ESRC can do is to
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_(=g[=Mer A. force departments to give graduates moreteaching time
i,RbIZnJ B. try to persuade universities to changetheir ways
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Influenzashould not be dismissed as a trivial disease. It kills thousands of peopleevery year at a very high cost to the economy, hits hardest the young and theelderly, and is most dangerous for people over the age of 65. influenza ismainly a seasonal illness of the winter months, though in tropical andsubtropical areas of Asia and the Pacific it can occur all the year round.
K4|fmgcy. Thedamaging effects of influenza can be prevented by immunization, but constantchanges of antigenic specificity of the virus necessitate a differentcomposition of the vaccine from one year to another. The network of WHO CollaboratingCenters for Influenza and national institutes carries out influenzasurveillance activities to monitor the evaluation of influenza virus strains,and WHO hold an annual consultation at the end of February to recommend thecomposition of the vaccine for the forthcoming epidemiological season. Theserecommendations are published immediately in the Weekly epidemiological record.
$Sm iN'7; Vaccinationeach year against influenza is recommended for certain high-risk populations. Inclosed or semi-closed settings, maximum benefit from immunization is likely tobe achieved when more than three-quarters of the population are vaccinated sothat the benefit of “herd immunity” can be exploited. Special care should betaken of the following groups:
nWf8r8 --adultsand children with chronic disorders of the pulmonary or cardiovascular systemsrequiring regular medical follow-up or who had been hospitalized during theprevious year, including children with asthma;
j)Q}5M --residentsof nursing homes and other establishments for patients of any age with chronicmedical conditions;
$*XTX?,' --allpeople over the age of 65.
71<4q{n Physicians,nurses, and other personal in primary and intensive care units, who arepotentially capable of transmitting influenza to high risk persons, should beimmunized; visiting nurses and volunteer workers providing home care tohigh-risk persons should also be included.
SFP?ND+7 26. This passage
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eA(FWO B. mentions the steps of fighting againstthe harmful effects of influenza
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r_rdd}=b' A. virus B.strain C. antigen D. immunization
:$X dR:f}} 28. Which has been done by World HealthOrganization in combating the bad effects of influenza?
W8]?dL}| A. supervising the assessment of influenzavirus strains.
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TEK#AR C. Publishing the related information in aWHO almanac.
La7}zXx D. Stressing the importance of preventinginfluenza for people living in tropical areas of Asia.
Hp(41Eb, 29. According to the passage, high-riskpersons exclude which of the following kinds of people ?
PCBV6Y7r A. Children suffering from asthma.
^6CPC@B1 B. The elderly with chronic pulmonarydiseases.
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^#w9!I{4. D. Nurses taking special care of the sick.
Q"LlBp>t|# 30. In which of the following publicationswould this passage most likely be printed?
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Inscience the meaning of the word “explain” suffers with civilization’s everystep in search of reality. Science can not really explain electricity,magnetism, and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but oftheir nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who firstspeculated on the electrification of amber. Most contemporary physicists rejectthe notion that man can ever discover what these mysterious forces “really”are. Electricity, Bertrand Russell says, “is not a thing, like St. Paul’sCathedral; it is a way in which things behave. When we have told how thingsbehave when they are electrified, we have told all thee is to tell.” Untilrecently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea. Aristotle, forexample, whose natural science dominated Western thought for two thousandyears, believed that man could arrive at an understanding of reality byreasoning from self-evident principles. He felt, for example, that it is aself-evident principle that everything in the universe has its proper place,hence one can conclude that objects fall to the ground because that is wherethey belong, and smoking goes up because that is where it belongs. The goal of Aristotelianscience was to explain why things happen. Modern science was born when Galileobegan trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method ofcontrolled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.
yS#D$q2_ 31. The aim of controlled scientificexperiments is
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gp{Z]{io B. to explain how things happen
]7|qhAh<L C. to describe self-evident principles
$M4C4_oPy D. to support Aristotelian science
EiA_9%< 32. what principles most influencedscientific thought for two thousand years?
.MxMBrM A. The speculations of Thales
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Ei@al>.\ C. Aristotle’s natural science
DK%@[D D. Galileo’s discoveries
1!ijRr 33. Bertrand Russell’s notion aboutelectricity is
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#t">tL A. disapproved of by most modern scientists
O;#0Yg B. in agreement with Aristotle’s theory ofself-evident principles
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8{Wh4~|+ 34. The passage says that until recentlyscientists disagreed with the idea
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:\#/T,K" D. that we can discover why things behaveas they do
VZU@G)rd 35. Which of the following is the topicmost likely to be discussed right after the passage?
_8?r!D#P;s A. The most recent definition of “explain”
L?hWH0^3 B. The relationship between science andreligion
TUR2|J@n C. The limitations of science
F[oTc^dr D. Galileo and the birth of modern science.
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Someweeks ago, riding in a cab from Boston to Cambridge, my driver turned and askedme what I did for a living . “Teach English”, I said. “Is that so? ” The youngman continued. “I was an English major” But then, instead of chatting idlyabout Joyce or dropping the subject altogether, this driver caught me short. “Youguys,” he said, turning back so that his furry face pressed into the glasspartition, “ought to be shot” I think he meant it .
izP>w*/nO Theguilty party in this present state of affairs is not really the academicdiscipline. It is not the fault of English and philosophy and biology thatengineering and accounting and computer science afford students better jobopportunities and increased flexibility in career choice. Literature and anunderstanding of, say, man’s evolutionary past are as important as ever. Theysimply are no longer perceived in today’s market as salable. That is a harsheconomic fact. And it is not only true in the United States. Employmentprospects for liberal arts graduates in Canada, for example, are said to be theworst since the 1930s.
'$be+Z32 Whatto do? I think it would be shortsighted for colleges and universities to advisestudents against majoring in certain subjects that do not appear linked (atleast directly) to careers. Where our energies should be directed instead istoward the development of educational programs that combine course sequences inthe liberal arts with course in the viable professions. Double majors---one forenrichment, one for earning one’s bread---have never been promoted veryseriously in our institutions of higher learning, mainly because liberal artsand professional-vocational faculties have long been suspicious or contemptuousof one another. Thus students have been directed to one path or the other, tothe disadvantage of both students and faculty.
PPj0LFA Ahopeful cue could be taken, it seems to me, from new attempts in the healthprofession(nursing and pharmacy, for example), where jobs are still plentiful,to give the humanities and social sciences a greater share of the curriculum. Whycould not the traditional history major in the college of arts and sciences bepointed toward additional courses in the business school, or to engineering, orto physical therapy? This strategy requires a new commitment from both theinstitution and the student and demands a much harder look at the allocation oftime and resources. But in an age of adversity, double majors are one wayliberal arts students can more effectively prepare for the world outside.
Yg3emn|a 36. What is the chief purpose of doublemajors?
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j}@n`[V1 C. To extend their knowledge learnt in thecollege.
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VH$hQPP5d 37. In paragraph 1, the sentence “You guysought to be shot” shows that at heart the driver
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=(>pv, A. felt greatly regretted about the majorhe had chosen
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wO ?A/s C. complained that his teachers hadn’ttaught him how to survive in this competitive society.
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