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Text2Breakfastisindispensable.Notonlydoesitprovideessentialearly-morningnourishmenttopeopleofallagesthroughouttheweekit’salsoBecomingmoreandmoretrendyforbothbusinessmeetingsandsocialgatherings.Anytimefamiliesandfriendswanttogettogetherinarelaxedsettingtheyconsiderbreakfast.WhyBecausethemealhasauniversalappealtoallagesandallpocketbooks.Low-carbdietsalsohavebroughtonce-forbiddenbreakfastfoodsbackintofavor.Eggconsumptionhasrisensteadilyinrecentyears."In1993itwas234.6percapita;in2003thefigurewas254.1"saysLindaBraundirectorofconsumereducationfortheAmericanEggBoard.MissBraunattributessomeofthistodietarytrendsbutsaysamorecompellingreasonisthateggsoffersomenewlyidentifiedbenefits."Theyolksarerichincholineanutrientthatshowspromiseinearlystudiesforpreventingmemorylossinlaterlifeandluteinknowntocombatage-relatedmaculardegenerationandcataracts"shesays.Whatevertherationalesteakandeggsandabarnyardfullofothereggdishesfromfrittatastohuevosrancherosarebeingdevouredwithgusto.Athomeomeletsandtoasthavealwaysbeenpopularintheweehoursafteranightonthetownorwhenyou’realoneandwanttocurlupwithsomecomfortfoodablanketandagoodbook.Inrestaurantsthemealoncewasprettymuchoverby10a.m..Todaythat’snolongertrue.Withchanginglifestylespeopleareenjoyingbreakfastfareatallhoursofthedayandeveningtoo.NumerousrestaurantsacrossAmericaincludingthemostfashionableeateriesservetraditionalmorningfoodswellpastnoon.AttheStamfordConn.CityLimitsDineroneofthreedinersbythisnameintheareamanagerMargaretCallanansaysthatwithinthepastfewyearsbreakfastbusinessprobablyhasdoubled."Thefirstsegmenttoarriveinmorningarethe’suits’competitivelawyersandbusinessmenwhousethehourtotreatclientslikeguestsratherthanservingthembagelsintheiroffice"shesays.TypicalofmanydinersCityLimitsoffersanenormousmenu.Alongwithwafflesandpancakesitservesrefineddishesthataresurprisingataplaceinthiscategory.AgreatfavoriteisMaryland-lump-crab-and-lobstercakeBenedict.IfyouleaveouttheEnglishmuffintherichcombinationisevenlow-carb-friendly.Themostpopularitemisthecountrybreakfast.Itincludeseggshouse-madehashbrownpotatoessausagebaconandhamplusmultigraintoastfrombreadbakedonthepremises.At＄7itisabargain. ThewordgustoLine2Paragraph5mayprobablymean
Researchershavefoundthatmigratinganimalsuseavarietyofinnercompassestohelpthemnavigate.Some1bythepositionoftheSun.Othersnavigatebythestars.SomeusetheSunas2guideduringthedayandthen3tostarnavigationbynight.OnestudyshowsthatthehomingpigeonusestheEarth’smagneticfieldsasaguide4findingitswayhomeandthereareindicationsthatvariousotheranimalsfrominsectstomollusks软体动物canalsomake5ofmagneticcompasses.6isofcourseveryusefulforamigratingbirdtobeabletoswitchtomagneticcompasswhencloudscoverthesun;7itWouldjusthavetolandandwaitfortheSuntocomeoutagain.8withtheSunorstarstosteerbytheproblemsofnavigationaremorecomplicated9theymightseematfirst.Forexampleaworkerhoneybee10hasfoundarichsourceofnectarandpollenfliesrapidlyhometothehiveto11:Anaturalisthasdiscoveredthatthebeescout12herreportthroughcomplicateddanceinthehive13shetellstheotherworkersnotonlyhowfarawaythefoodisbutalsowhatdirectiontoflyin14totheSun.15theSundoesnotstayinoneplaceallday.Astheworkersstart16togatherthefoodtheSunmay17havechangeditspositionintheskysomewhat.InlatertripsduringthedaytheSunseemstomovefartherandfarthertowardthewest.Yettheworkerbeesseemtohaveno18atallinfindingthefoodsource.Theirinner19tellthemjustwheretheSunwillbeandtheychangetheircourse20. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.3
SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1RetailersarelookingatbiggersalesnumbersfordigitaltelevisionsetsthisChristmasseasonboostingthespiritsoffederalregulatorsandtheindustry.GovernmentandindustryanalystsalikehaveworriedthatthisnationofTVviewersisshiftingitsgazetooslowlytodigitalfromold-fashionedanalogsets.Yetalmost7milliondigitaltelevisionorDTVsetswillbesoldthisyearaccordingtotheConsumerElectronicsAssociationatradegroupformanufacturersandretailers.Roughly3millionofthesesetswillbesoldduringthelastthreemonthsoftheyear.Independentgroupsalsopredictabigsalesspike.HomesintheUnitedStateswillhave12.1millionhigh-definitionorHDTVsets--themostsophisticatedformofDTVsets--bytheendoftheyearcomparedwith7millionattheendof2003accordingtotheYankeeGroupaBostontechnologyresearchoutfit.HDTVshaveaccountedforthevastmajorityofabout13milliondigitaltelevisionssoldsincethefallof1998."Thenumbersareveryencouraging.Webelieveconsumersareembracingthistechnology"saysJennyMillertheConsumerElectronicsAssociation’sspokeswoman.AboostinsalesofdigitaltelevisionswillbewelcomenewsformajorretailersanxiouslywatchingtheChristmasshoppingseasonthatbeganyesterday.Manynationalretailersluredcustomersintotheirstoreswithextra-earlyhoursanddeepdiscounts.DTVsetsstillsellbehindtraditionalanalogsets.Almost22millionanalogsetsareexpectedtobesoldthisyearoutpacingeventherosiestpredictionsforDTVsales.UntilrecentlyconsumerswhowantedtobuyDTVexperiencedstickershock.Whenthesetsfirstreachedthemarketinthelate1990stheycostseveralthousanddollarsturningoffmanyconsumers.NowpricesforbasicDTVsetsgenerallystartatabout＄500.HDTVsetsofferthebest-qualitypictureandsoundandcancostasmuchas＄15000accordingtoConsumerReportspublishedbythenonprofitConsumersUnionadvocacygroup."You’retalkingaboutacoupleofhundreddollarsattheveryleastunlessyougoforaflatpanelorplasmascreeninwhichcaseyou’retalkingthousandsofdollars"saysAdityaKishoresenioranalystfortheYankeeGroup.InadditiontofallingpricesanalystscreditthesalesboostforDTVtoanincreaseinthenumberofprogramsbroadcastindigitallycompatible"highdefinition"aswellasagovernment-ledconsumereducationcampaign. ThemostimportantreasonwhyDTVsselllessthantraditionalsetsisthat
PartBDirections:Inthefollowingtextsomesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-GtofitintoeachofthenumberedblankTherearetwoextrachoiceswhichdnotfitinanyoftheblanks.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Thedaysaregettingshorterandthehouse-priceforecastsaredroppingfasterthanthelastoftheautumnleaves.Forecastsofapricecrashwhichbeganlifeasaminorityviewarenowbanginginthemiddleofthemainstream.41______.Oneofthemostaggressiveinterest-rateforecastsisfromJohnO’SullivanatDresdnerKleinwortWasserstein.HeexpectstheBankofEnglandtocutthebaserateto40%bytheendofnextyearineffortstolimitthehouse-pricedropto5%.42______.Butthesethingscanchangerapidly.TheshiftinrateexpectationsparticularlyamongCityecon0mistshasbeendramaticanditisreflectedinthecurrencymarkets.43______.Theotherimpactofhousingwillbeonfirmsparticularlyretailers.TheBankhasbeenworkinghardtotrytoprovethathousingandconsumerspendinghave"decoupled"becausethefinaltwoyearsoftheboominhousepricescoincidedwithasofteningofspendinggrowth.44______.CharlieBeantheBank’schiefeconomistrepeatedthe"decoupling"caselastweekbutadmittedtherewerebiguncertainties.Andunderlyingthisquestforunderstandinghasbeenthefearcertainlyforthechancellorandhispoliticaladvisersthatboomcouldturntobust.Foragovernmentthatpromisednoreturntoboomandbusttheexcusethatonlyonepartoftheeconomyhadturnedtobustwouldcutlittleicewithvoters.Therelationshipbetweenhousepricesandelectionoutcomesisnotaperfectone.Havingslippedin2000priceswererisingstronglyatthetimeofthe2001electionwhichLabourwoncomfortably.45______.Thechangeinthehousingclimatewillbeatestinanotherway.InthebudgettheTreasuryfactoredinamodestslowdowninconsumerspendingnextyearfromjustover3%to2.5%butwithinthecontextofstrongoverallgrowthof3%to3.5%withexportsandinvestmenttakinguptheslack. [A]CapitalEconomicswhichgottherefirsthadits20%pricefallstartingthisyearwitha5%dropandcontinuingforanothercoupleofyears. [B]MyviewisthattheBank’smonetarypolicycommitteehavingworkedhardtogetratesupfromlastyear’semergencylowlevelof3.5%tothepresent4.75%won’tsurrendercutswithoutafightandwouldliketokeeprateswheretheyareforquitealongtime. [C]ButMervynKingthegovernoristoogoodaneconomisttohaverealconfidenceinaviewbasedonashortrunofdata.Whenthehousingmarkettankedinthepastconsumerspendingsuffered.Intheabsenceofbetterevidencetothecontrarythathastobetheassumptionthistime. [D]BoominghousepriceswereaswelcomeattheTreasuryasflowerarrangementsatahay-feverconvention.TheTreasurycouldnotunderstandhowhavingdeliveredlow-inflationeconomicstabilityithadahousingboomaspowerfulasintheunstabledaysofthelate1980s. [E]Ithashitthefinancialmarketsinatleastthreeways.Thehousingdownturnhaschangedperceptionsabouttheinterest-rateoutlook. [F]Thepoundhasbeenclimbingagainstthedollarbutslippingagainsttheeuro.Itsriseagainstthesicklydollarwouldhavebeenmuchbiggerhaditnotcoincidedwiththesofteningoftheoutlookforrates. [G]OntheotherhandtheTorieslostthe1997electiondespiteastronghousingmarkethavingwonin1992atatimewhenpriceswerefalling.MargaretThatcher’s1983and1987victoriescamewhenpricesweresoaring. 42
Text4MountingfinancialandlegalwoesaregivingMerckaprescription-strengthheadache.WithChiefExecutiveOfficerRayGilmartintestifyingonCapitolHillaboutwhatMerckknewaboutVioxxandwhenitiseasytooverlookthedruggiant’songoingeffortstotreatandcuredisease.Beforeitsstockpricesagged40percentandbothlitigatorsandregulatorsbegancirclingoverheadMerckinvitedseveraljournaliststoits415-acreresearchanddevelopmentcenter30milesfromPhiladelphia.AsotherpharmaceuticalinvestigatorscanattestMerck’s10000scientistsandsupportpersonnelherehelpexplainwhynewdrugsoftencostsomuch.Standinginthemiddleofhis＄4millionlabDr.GrahamSmithpointstoanLCMSMassSpectrometerthatatomizestestcompoundsandevaluatesthemforhealingproperties."Ofthe1200moleculestestedherelastyear"Dr.Smithsays"eightwentontothenextstep.Andnotallofthosewillgoontobecomedrugs."Dr.Smithandhisteamofanalyticchemistsfailsteadilyonaveragefor6weeksbeforediscoveringapotentialherapy.Another32daysusuallypassbeforethathappensagain.Merckisnotaloneinthrowingmostofitsdartsstraightintothefloor.AccordingtoJohnT.KellyM.D.oftheWashington-basedPharmaceuticalResearchandManufacturersofAmerica"Only5in5000compoundsthatenterpreclinicaltestingmakeittohumantesting.Andonly1ofthese5testedinpeopleisapprovedforsale.:CitingTuftsUniversitydataDr.Kellyadded:"Onaverageitcostsacompany＄802milliontogetonenewmedicinefromthelaboratorytoUSpatients.Thisprocessnormallytakes10to15years."EliavBartM.D.Merck’sseniordirectorforclinicalresearchworksonavaccinetopreventtheHumanPapillomavirus.SoonerorlaterHPVafflicts50to75percentofsexuallyactiveadults.HPVcausesgenitalwartsaswellascancersofthecervixvulvaandanus.Sofartestshavefoundthevaccine100percenteffectiveagainstHPV16oneofthevirus’particularlymenacingstrains.Noneofthiscomescheapeither."SeveralhundredpeopleareworkingonthisexclusivelyaroundtheworldforMerck"Dr.Barrsays.ConsequentlythecompanyhasbuiltclinicsinIcelandPeruandThailand."Merckputequipmentinandwe’llleaveitin"Dr.Barrsays.Thiswillprovideasteadystreamofscientificdataforobstetriciansandgynecologists.Merckalsohasbuilta$100millionstructurespecificallytomanufacturetheHPVvaccine.Ifapprovedthedrug’spricewillreflectinpartthishugeup-frontinvestment.ButifitfailstosecureFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovalMerckwillbetheproudownerofagleaming＄100millionwhiteelephant.ThissunkcostwillhavetobespreadacrosstherestofMerck’sproductline.Alternativelythismoneycouldbesubtractedfromshareholderdividendsemployeesalariesornewresearchanddevelopment.Thesearelamelongtermstrategies.Thatandmoreaddsup.ThevaccineagainstthisailmentisforpharmaceuticalcompaniestoteachAmericans-startingwithWashington’sbipartisanpoliticalclass--asimplebutviraltruth:Thoselittlepillsdonotinventthemselves. WhatDr.Smithsaysinthethirdparagraphindicatesthat
Text2Breakfastisindispensable.Notonlydoesitprovideessentialearly-morningnourishmenttopeopleofallagesthroughouttheweekit’salsoBecomingmoreandmoretrendyforbothbusinessmeetingsandsocialgatherings.Anytimefamiliesandfriendswanttogettogetherinarelaxedsettingtheyconsiderbreakfast.WhyBecausethemealhasauniversalappealtoallagesandallpocketbooks.Low-carbdietsalsohavebroughtonce-forbiddenbreakfastfoodsbackintofavor.Eggconsumptionhasrisensteadilyinrecentyears."In1993itwas234.6percapita;in2003thefigurewas254.1"saysLindaBraundirectorofconsumereducationfortheAmericanEggBoard.MissBraunattributessomeofthistodietarytrendsbutsaysamorecompellingreasonisthateggsoffersomenewlyidentifiedbenefits."Theyolksarerichincholineanutrientthatshowspromiseinearlystudiesforpreventingmemorylossinlaterlifeandluteinknowntocombatage-relatedmaculardegenerationandcataracts"shesays.Whatevertherationalesteakandeggsandabarnyardfullofothereggdishesfromfrittatastohuevosrancherosarebeingdevouredwithgusto.Athomeomeletsandtoasthavealwaysbeenpopularintheweehoursafteranightonthetownorwhenyou’realoneandwanttocurlupwithsomecomfortfoodablanketandagoodbook.Inrestaurantsthemealoncewasprettymuchoverby10a.m..Todaythat’snolongertrue.Withchanginglifestylespeopleareenjoyingbreakfastfareatallhoursofthedayandeveningtoo.NumerousrestaurantsacrossAmericaincludingthemostfashionableeateriesservetraditionalmorningfoodswellpastnoon.AttheStamfordConn.CityLimitsDineroneofthreedinersbythisnameintheareamanagerMargaretCallanansaysthatwithinthepastfewyearsbreakfastbusinessprobablyhasdoubled."Thefirstsegmenttoarriveinmorningarethe’suits’competitivelawyersandbusinessmenwhousethehourtotreatclientslikeguestsratherthanservingthembagelsintheiroffice"shesays.TypicalofmanydinersCityLimitsoffersanenormousmenu.Alongwithwafflesandpancakesitservesrefineddishesthataresurprisingataplaceinthiscategory.AgreatfavoriteisMaryland-lump-crab-and-lobstercakeBenedict.IfyouleaveouttheEnglishmuffintherichcombinationisevenlow-carb-friendly.Themostpopularitemisthecountrybreakfast.Itincludeseggshouse-madehashbrownpotatoessausagebaconandhamplusmultigraintoastfrombreadbakedonthepremises.At＄7itisabargain. Wecaninferfromthetextthat
Text4MountingfinancialandlegalwoesaregivingMerckaprescription-strengthheadache.WithChiefExecutiveOfficerRayGilmartintestifyingonCapitolHillaboutwhatMerckknewaboutVioxxandwhenitiseasytooverlookthedruggiant’songoingeffortstotreatandcuredisease.Beforeitsstockpricesagged40percentandbothlitigatorsandregulatorsbegancirclingoverheadMerckinvitedseveraljournaliststoits415-acreresearchanddevelopmentcenter30milesfromPhiladelphia.AsotherpharmaceuticalinvestigatorscanattestMerck’s10000scientistsandsupportpersonnelherehelpexplainwhynewdrugsoftencostsomuch.Standinginthemiddleofhis＄4millionlabDr.GrahamSmithpointstoanLCMSMassSpectrometerthatatomizestestcompoundsandevaluatesthemforhealingproperties."Ofthe1200moleculestestedherelastyear"Dr.Smithsays"eightwentontothenextstep.Andnotallofthosewillgoontobecomedrugs."Dr.Smithandhisteamofanalyticchemistsfailsteadilyonaveragefor6weeksbeforediscoveringapotentialherapy.Another32daysusuallypassbeforethathappensagain.Merckisnotaloneinthrowingmostofitsdartsstraightintothefloor.AccordingtoJohnT.KellyM.D.oftheWashington-basedPharmaceuticalResearchandManufacturersofAmerica"Only5in5000compoundsthatenterpreclinicaltestingmakeittohumantesting.Andonly1ofthese5testedinpeopleisapprovedforsale.:CitingTuftsUniversitydataDr.Kellyadded:"Onaverageitcostsacompany＄802milliontogetonenewmedicinefromthelaboratorytoUSpatients.Thisprocessnormallytakes10to15years."EliavBartM.D.Merck’sseniordirectorforclinicalresearchworksonavaccinetopreventtheHumanPapillomavirus.SoonerorlaterHPVafflicts50to75percentofsexuallyactiveadults.HPVcausesgenitalwartsaswellascancersofthecervixvulvaandanus.Sofartestshavefoundthevaccine100percenteffectiveagainstHPV16oneofthevirus’particularlymenacingstrains.Noneofthiscomescheapeither."SeveralhundredpeopleareworkingonthisexclusivelyaroundtheworldforMerck"Dr.Barrsays.ConsequentlythecompanyhasbuiltclinicsinIcelandPeruandThailand."Merckputequipmentinandwe’llleaveitin"Dr.Barrsays.Thiswillprovideasteadystreamofscientificdataforobstetriciansandgynecologists.Merckalsohasbuilta$100millionstructurespecificallytomanufacturetheHPVvaccine.Ifapprovedthedrug’spricewillreflectinpartthishugeup-frontinvestment.ButifitfailstosecureFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovalMerckwillbetheproudownerofagleaming＄100millionwhiteelephant.ThissunkcostwillhavetobespreadacrosstherestofMerck’sproductline.Alternativelythismoneycouldbesubtractedfromshareholderdividendsemployeesalariesornewresearchanddevelopment.Thesearelamelongtermstrategies.Thatandmoreaddsup.ThevaccineagainstthisailmentisforpharmaceuticalcompaniestoteachAmericans-startingwithWashington’sbipartisanpoliticalclass--asimplebutviraltruth:Thoselittlepillsdonotinventthemselves. ThetermsunkcostLine4Paragraph9mayprobablymeanthat
Text4MountingfinancialandlegalwoesaregivingMerckaprescription-strengthheadache.WithChiefExecutiveOfficerRayGilmartintestifyingonCapitolHillaboutwhatMerckknewaboutVioxxandwhenitiseasytooverlookthedruggiant’songoingeffortstotreatandcuredisease.Beforeitsstockpricesagged40percentandbothlitigatorsandregulatorsbegancirclingoverheadMerckinvitedseveraljournaliststoits415-acreresearchanddevelopmentcenter30milesfromPhiladelphia.AsotherpharmaceuticalinvestigatorscanattestMerck’s10000scientistsandsupportpersonnelherehelpexplainwhynewdrugsoftencostsomuch.Standinginthemiddleofhis＄4millionlabDr.GrahamSmithpointstoanLCMSMassSpectrometerthatatomizestestcompoundsandevaluatesthemforhealingproperties."Ofthe1200moleculestestedherelastyear"Dr.Smithsays"eightwentontothenextstep.Andnotallofthosewillgoontobecomedrugs."Dr.Smithandhisteamofanalyticchemistsfailsteadilyonaveragefor6weeksbeforediscoveringapotentialherapy.Another32daysusuallypassbeforethathappensagain.Merckisnotaloneinthrowingmostofitsdartsstraightintothefloor.AccordingtoJohnT.KellyM.D.oftheWashington-basedPharmaceuticalResearchandManufacturersofAmerica"Only5in5000compoundsthatenterpreclinicaltestingmakeittohumantesting.Andonly1ofthese5testedinpeopleisapprovedforsale.:CitingTuftsUniversitydataDr.Kellyadded:"Onaverageitcostsacompany＄802milliontogetonenewmedicinefromthelaboratorytoUSpatients.Thisprocessnormallytakes10to15years."EliavBartM.D.Merck’sseniordirectorforclinicalresearchworksonavaccinetopreventtheHumanPapillomavirus.SoonerorlaterHPVafflicts50to75percentofsexuallyactiveadults.HPVcausesgenitalwartsaswellascancersofthecervixvulvaandanus.Sofartestshavefoundthevaccine100percenteffectiveagainstHPV16oneofthevirus’particularlymenacingstrains.Noneofthiscomescheapeither."SeveralhundredpeopleareworkingonthisexclusivelyaroundtheworldforMerck"Dr.Barrsays.ConsequentlythecompanyhasbuiltclinicsinIcelandPeruandThailand."Merckputequipmentinandwe’llleaveitin"Dr.Barrsays.Thiswillprovideasteadystreamofscientificdataforobstetriciansandgynecologists.Merckalsohasbuilta$100millionstructurespecificallytomanufacturetheHPVvaccine.Ifapprovedthedrug’spricewillreflectinpartthishugeup-frontinvestment.ButifitfailstosecureFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovalMerckwillbetheproudownerofagleaming＄100millionwhiteelephant.ThissunkcostwillhavetobespreadacrosstherestofMerck’sproductline.Alternativelythismoneycouldbesubtractedfromshareholderdividendsemployeesalariesornewresearchanddevelopment.Thesearelamelongtermstrategies.Thatandmoreaddsup.ThevaccineagainstthisailmentisforpharmaceuticalcompaniestoteachAmericans-startingwithWashington’sbipartisanpoliticalclass--asimplebutviraltruth:Thoselittlepillsdonotinventthemselves. Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat
SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.12
SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.14
PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.yourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.Whatdoesitsayaboutasocietythatoutsourcesthelastyearsandmomentsoflifetoaclinicalsettingthatisneitherlovingnorparticularlycaring46MoresuccinctlywhatdoesitsayaboutuswhenweshipourparentsofftonursinghomesinsteadofcaringfortheminthetoughesttimesathomeAswegrowolderweallfacelifeindifferentways.47Weallseeuponoccasiontheravagesofdiseaseandthefrailtyandindomitablespiritofourhumannessaslovedonesstruggletofacetheirownaging.ParkinsonsdementiaAlzheimer’scancerstrokesandotherailmentstakelovedonesissuingasummonstotheyoungergenerationtorespond.Howwerespondtellsuswhowereallyareandwhatwearemadeof.Dispiritedbytheseeminglyshallow"caring"ofmedicalfacilitieslike"nursinghomes"manyAmericansareembracing"homecare".Andthebenefitsofhome-careexperiencecanfaroutweighthecostsoneexpectsinanguishandthepocketbook.48Onemightfindinspirationanupliftingandnewfoundrealizationofthesanctityandimportanceofhumanlifeandalife-alteringfamilysenseoflovecaringgivingandtogetherness.Manyfamiliessay"Mylovedonegavemoretousthanweevergavetoherorhim."Sufferingcanbringfamiliestogether--orsendtheselfishtoflight.49Thegivingexperienceofknowingwealllovedenoughtobringthesufferingmemberofthefamilyhometoourheartsandourabilitytocaremayforeverchangethewaywerememberwhoweare.TheremaybenoHallmarkmomentnorewardfromtheailingfamilymember.Butyoumightsurpriseyourselfandyoumightbesurprisedbyhowyoursufferinglovedoneinspiresyou.Therearetimeswhenthehospitalnursinghomeandeventhehospicearemandated.Butdon’tsellyourselfandyourfamilyshort.Yourloveandcaremaywellexceedthatofallothers.50Innumerouswaysmanyofusliveinaworldwithoutconnectiontothelife-and-deathstrugglesthatmakeuslovingcaringhumanbeings.Werushtoworkthekids’soccertournamentsevenvacationsatbreak-neckspeed.WhenwepausetogiveweshopatWal-Martfortheappropriatehandout.WeAmericansspendmorethan＄4billionannuallyonourpetsbutsometimesneglectourfamilydutiesandresponsibilities. Onemightfindinspirationanupliftingandnewfoundrealizationofthesanctityandimportanceofhumanlifeandalife-alteringfamilysenseoflovecaringgivingandtogetherness.
PartBDirections:Inthefollowingtextsomesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-GtofitintoeachofthenumberedblankTherearetwoextrachoiceswhichdnotfitinanyoftheblanks.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Thedaysaregettingshorterandthehouse-priceforecastsaredroppingfasterthanthelastoftheautumnleaves.Forecastsofapricecrashwhichbeganlifeasaminorityviewarenowbanginginthemiddleofthemainstream.41______.Oneofthemostaggressiveinterest-rateforecastsisfromJohnO’SullivanatDresdnerKleinwortWasserstein.HeexpectstheBankofEnglandtocutthebaserateto40%bytheendofnextyearineffortstolimitthehouse-pricedropto5%.42______.Butthesethingscanchangerapidly.TheshiftinrateexpectationsparticularlyamongCityecon0mistshasbeendramaticanditisreflectedinthecurrencymarkets.43______.Theotherimpactofhousingwillbeonfirmsparticularlyretailers.TheBankhasbeenworkinghardtotrytoprovethathousingandconsumerspendinghave"decoupled"becausethefinaltwoyearsoftheboominhousepricescoincidedwithasofteningofspendinggrowth.44______.CharlieBeantheBank’schiefeconomistrepeatedthe"decoupling"caselastweekbutadmittedtherewerebiguncertainties.Andunderlyingthisquestforunderstandinghasbeenthefearcertainlyforthechancellorandhispoliticaladvisersthatboomcouldturntobust.Foragovernmentthatpromisednoreturntoboomandbusttheexcusethatonlyonepartoftheeconomyhadturnedtobustwouldcutlittleicewithvoters.Therelationshipbetweenhousepricesandelectionoutcomesisnotaperfectone.Havingslippedin2000priceswererisingstronglyatthetimeofthe2001electionwhichLabourwoncomfortably.45______.Thechangeinthehousingclimatewillbeatestinanotherway.InthebudgettheTreasuryfactoredinamodestslowdowninconsumerspendingnextyearfromjustover3%to2.5%butwithinthecontextofstrongoverallgrowthof3%to3.5%withexportsandinvestmenttakinguptheslack. [A]CapitalEconomicswhichgottherefirsthadits20%pricefallstartingthisyearwitha5%dropandcontinuingforanothercoupleofyears. [B]MyviewisthattheBank’smonetarypolicycommitteehavingworkedhardtogetratesupfromlastyear’semergencylowlevelof3.5%tothepresent4.75%won’tsurrendercutswithoutafightandwouldliketokeeprateswheretheyareforquitealongtime. [C]ButMervynKingthegovernoristoogoodaneconomisttohaverealconfidenceinaviewbasedonashortrunofdata.Whenthehousingmarkettankedinthepastconsumerspendingsuffered.Intheabsenceofbetterevidencetothecontrarythathastobetheassumptionthistime. [D]BoominghousepriceswereaswelcomeattheTreasuryasflowerarrangementsatahay-feverconvention.TheTreasurycouldnotunderstandhowhavingdeliveredlow-inflationeconomicstabilityithadahousingboomaspowerfulasintheunstabledaysofthelate1980s. [E]Ithashitthefinancialmarketsinatleastthreeways.Thehousingdownturnhaschangedperceptionsabouttheinterest-rateoutlook. [F]Thepoundhasbeenclimbingagainstthedollarbutslippingagainsttheeuro.Itsriseagainstthesicklydollarwouldhavebeenmuchbiggerhaditnotcoincidedwiththesofteningoftheoutlookforrates. [G]OntheotherhandtheTorieslostthe1997electiondespiteastronghousingmarkethavingwonin1992atatimewhenpriceswerefalling.MargaretThatcher’s1983and1987victoriescamewhenpricesweresoaring. 44
Text3TheUSdollarreachedanall-timelowagainsttheeuroyesterdayforthefourthstraightdaybrieflypushingtheEuropeancurrencyabove＄1.33beforerecoveringslightlyamidconcernsaboutthetwinUSdeficitsandthelackofanycentralbankactiontostopthedollar’sdecline.Thedollaralsodippedtoanearlyfive-yearlowagainsttheyenbutlaterregainedground.Yesterdaytheeuroroseto＄1.3329inearlytradingbeforedippingbackto＄1.3290laterinNewYork.Theeurotopped＄1.32forthefirsttimethedaybeforeinEuropeantrading.USmarketswereclosedThursdayfortheThanksgivingholiday.ThedollaralsotradednearitslowestlevelssinceDecember1999againsttheJapaneseyenyesterdayslippingto102.56yendownfrom102.81lateWednesdayinNewYork.Onereasontheeurohaskeptrisingisalackofconcertedactionbycentralbankstosupportthedollarbysellingholdingsoftheothermajorcurrencies."＄1.35isdefinitelyonthecardsnow--asforhowsoonwe’llgetthereI’mnotsure"saidRizDinacurrencyanalystwithBarclay’sCapitalinLondon."Itincreasinglylooksasifdespiteweakerdataintheeuroareatheprospectsforintervention..areveryverylowatcurrentrates."ThelatestdollarcollapsefueledbyconcernsovertheUStradeandbudgetdeficitshastakentheeurofromaround＄1.20abouttwomonthsago.Becausetheeuro’srisetendstomakeEuropeanproductsmoreexpensiveEuropeanleadershavevoicedfearsthatitmighthurtthecontinent’sexport-driveneconomicrecovery.TheEuropeanCentralBank’spresidenthascalledtherapidincrease"brutal".Butthedollar’sweaknessisgoodnewsforUSexportershelpingmakeAmericanproductslessexpensiveoverseas.CommerzbankeconomistMichaelSchubertsaidspeculationagainstthedollarwasmakingitsslide"abitfasterthanIhadexpected"."Obviouslyit’sdifficulttostopthetrain"Mr.SchubertsaidinFrankfurt.AcombinationofinterventionbycentralbanksandpositiveUSeconomicdatacouldapplythebrakesheadded.EconomistssaytheEuropeanCentralBankECBiswaryofinterveninginthecurrencymarketsonitsownandtheUnitedStatesWouldbeunlikelytojoininsuchamove. Accordingtothetextthedollar
PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.yourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.Whatdoesitsayaboutasocietythatoutsourcesthelastyearsandmomentsoflifetoaclinicalsettingthatisneitherlovingnorparticularlycaring46MoresuccinctlywhatdoesitsayaboutuswhenweshipourparentsofftonursinghomesinsteadofcaringfortheminthetoughesttimesathomeAswegrowolderweallfacelifeindifferentways.47Weallseeuponoccasiontheravagesofdiseaseandthefrailtyandindomitablespiritofourhumannessaslovedonesstruggletofacetheirownaging.ParkinsonsdementiaAlzheimer’scancerstrokesandotherailmentstakelovedonesissuingasummonstotheyoungergenerationtorespond.Howwerespondtellsuswhowereallyareandwhatwearemadeof.Dispiritedbytheseeminglyshallow"caring"ofmedicalfacilitieslike"nursinghomes"manyAmericansareembracing"homecare".Andthebenefitsofhome-careexperiencecanfaroutweighthecostsoneexpectsinanguishandthepocketbook.48Onemightfindinspirationanupliftingandnewfoundrealizationofthesanctityandimportanceofhumanlifeandalife-alteringfamilysenseoflovecaringgivingandtogetherness.Manyfamiliessay"Mylovedonegavemoretousthanweevergavetoherorhim."Sufferingcanbringfamiliestogether--orsendtheselfishtoflight.49Thegivingexperienceofknowingwealllovedenoughtobringthesufferingmemberofthefamilyhometoourheartsandourabilitytocaremayforeverchangethewaywerememberwhoweare.TheremaybenoHallmarkmomentnorewardfromtheailingfamilymember.Butyoumightsurpriseyourselfandyoumightbesurprisedbyhowyoursufferinglovedoneinspiresyou.Therearetimeswhenthehospitalnursinghomeandeventhehospicearemandated.Butdon’tsellyourselfandyourfamilyshort.Yourloveandcaremaywellexceedthatofallothers.50Innumerouswaysmanyofusliveinaworldwithoutconnectiontothelife-and-deathstrugglesthatmakeuslovingcaringhumanbeings.Werushtoworkthekids’soccertournamentsevenvacationsatbreak-neckspeed.WhenwepausetogiveweshopatWal-Martfortheappropriatehandout.WeAmericansspendmorethan＄4billionannuallyonourpetsbutsometimesneglectourfamilydutiesandresponsibilities. Innumerouswaysmanyofusliveinaworldwithoutconnectiontothelife-and-deathstrugglesthatmakeuslovingcaringhumanbeings
Text3TheUSdollarreachedanall-timelowagainsttheeuroyesterdayforthefourthstraightdaybrieflypushingtheEuropeancurrencyabove＄1.33beforerecoveringslightlyamidconcernsaboutthetwinUSdeficitsandthelackofanycentralbankactiontostopthedollar’sdecline.Thedollaralsodippedtoanearlyfive-yearlowagainsttheyenbutlaterregainedground.Yesterdaytheeuroroseto＄1.3329inearlytradingbeforedippingbackto＄1.3290laterinNewYork.Theeurotopped＄1.32forthefirsttimethedaybeforeinEuropeantrading.USmarketswereclosedThursdayfortheThanksgivingholiday.ThedollaralsotradednearitslowestlevelssinceDecember1999againsttheJapaneseyenyesterdayslippingto102.56yendownfrom102.81lateWednesdayinNewYork.Onereasontheeurohaskeptrisingisalackofconcertedactionbycentralbankstosupportthedollarbysellingholdingsoftheothermajorcurrencies."＄1.35isdefinitelyonthecardsnow--asforhowsoonwe’llgetthereI’mnotsure"saidRizDinacurrencyanalystwithBarclay’sCapitalinLondon."Itincreasinglylooksasifdespiteweakerdataintheeuroareatheprospectsforintervention..areveryverylowatcurrentrates."ThelatestdollarcollapsefueledbyconcernsovertheUStradeandbudgetdeficitshastakentheeurofromaround＄1.20abouttwomonthsago.Becausetheeuro’srisetendstomakeEuropeanproductsmoreexpensiveEuropeanleadershavevoicedfearsthatitmighthurtthecontinent’sexport-driveneconomicrecovery.TheEuropeanCentralBank’spresidenthascalledtherapidincrease"brutal".Butthedollar’sweaknessisgoodnewsforUSexportershelpingmakeAmericanproductslessexpensiveoverseas.CommerzbankeconomistMichaelSchubertsaidspeculationagainstthedollarwasmakingitsslide"abitfasterthanIhadexpected"."Obviouslyit’sdifficulttostopthetrain"Mr.SchubertsaidinFrankfurt.AcombinationofinterventionbycentralbanksandpositiveUSeconomicdatacouldapplythebrakesheadded.EconomistssaytheEuropeanCentralBankECBiswaryofinterveninginthecurrencymarketsonitsownandtheUnitedStatesWouldbeunlikelytojoininsuchamove. Theattitudeofeconomiststowardtheprospectofdollaragainsteurois
SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.18
SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.20
Directions: StudythefollowinggraphcarefullyandwriteanessayconcerningtheprevalentuseofTVadsbyproducersto 1describethegraph 2analyzethereasonsofthisphenomenonand 3giveyourcomments. Youshouldwrite160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.
SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Likemostailmentsithasitsown1andcure.Cultureshockis2bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandone3inwhichweorientourselvestothe4ofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeoplewhenandhowtogivetipshowto5purchaseswhentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitationswhentotakestatementseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues6maybewordsgesturesfacial7customsornormsare8byallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha9ofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus10forourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues11ofwhichwedonotcarryonthe12ofconsciousawareness.Nowwhenanindividual13astrangecultureallormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedor14ofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofpropshavebeen15underyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationand16.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthe17way.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthe18."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherto19aboutthehostcountryanditspeopleyoucanbesuretheyare20fromcultureshock. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.16
Researchershavefoundthatmigratinganimalsuseavarietyofinnercompassestohelpthemnavigate.Some1bythepositionoftheSun.Othersnavigatebythestars.SomeusetheSunas2guideduringthedayandthen3tostarnavigationbynight.OnestudyshowsthatthehomingpigeonusestheEarth’smagneticfieldsasaguide4findingitswayhomeandthereareindicationsthatvariousotheranimalsfrominsectstomollusks软体动物canalsomake5ofmagneticcompasses.6isofcourseveryusefulforamigratingbirdtobeabletoswitchtomagneticcompasswhencloudscoverthesun;7itWouldjusthavetolandandwaitfortheSuntocomeoutagain.8withtheSunorstarstosteerbytheproblemsofnavigationaremorecomplicated9theymightseematfirst.Forexampleaworkerhoneybee10hasfoundarichsourceofnectarandpollenfliesrapidlyhometothehiveto11:Anaturalisthasdiscoveredthatthebeescout12herreportthroughcomplicateddanceinthehive13shetellstheotherworkersnotonlyhowfarawaythefoodisbutalsowhatdirectiontoflyin14totheSun.15theSundoesnotstayinoneplaceallday.Astheworkersstart16togatherthefoodtheSunmay17havechangeditspositionintheskysomewhat.InlatertripsduringthedaytheSunseemstomovefartherandfarthertowardthewest.Yettheworkerbeesseemtohaveno18atallinfindingthefoodsource.Theirinner19tellthemjustwheretheSunwillbeandtheychangetheircourse20. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.1
PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.yourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.Whatdoesitsayaboutasocietythatoutsourcesthelastyearsandmomentsoflifetoaclinicalsettingthatisneitherlovingnorparticularlycaring46MoresuccinctlywhatdoesitsayaboutuswhenweshipourparentsofftonursinghomesinsteadofcaringfortheminthetoughesttimesathomeAswegrowolderweallfacelifeindifferentways.47Weallseeuponoccasiontheravagesofdiseaseandthefrailtyandindomitablespiritofourhumannessaslovedonesstruggletofacetheirownaging.ParkinsonsdementiaAlzheimer’scancerstrokesandotherailmentstakelovedonesissuingasummonstotheyoungergenerationtorespond.Howwerespondtellsuswhowereallyareandwhatwearemadeof.Dispiritedbytheseeminglyshallow"caring"ofmedicalfacilitieslike"nursinghomes"manyAmericansareembracing"homecare".Andthebenefitsofhome-careexperiencecanfaroutweighthecostsoneexpectsinanguishandthepocketbook.48Onemightfindinspirationanupliftingandnewfoundrealizationofthesanctityandimportanceofhumanlifeandalife-alteringfamilysenseoflovecaringgivingandtogetherness.Manyfamiliessay"Mylovedonegavemoretousthanweevergavetoherorhim."Sufferingcanbringfamiliestogether--orsendtheselfishtoflight.49Thegivingexperienceofknowingwealllovedenoughtobringthesufferingmemberofthefamilyhometoourheartsandourabilitytocaremayforeverchangethewaywerememberwhoweare.TheremaybenoHallmarkmomentnorewardfromtheailingfamilymember.Butyoumightsurpriseyourselfandyoumightbesurprisedbyhowyoursufferinglovedoneinspiresyou.Therearetimeswhenthehospitalnursinghomeandeventhehospicearemandated.Butdon’tsellyourselfandyourfamilyshort.Yourloveandcaremaywellexceedthatofallothers.50Innumerouswaysmanyofusliveinaworldwithoutconnectiontothelife-and-deathstrugglesthatmakeuslovingcaringhumanbeings.Werushtoworkthekids’soccertournamentsevenvacationsatbreak-neckspeed.WhenwepausetogiveweshopatWal-Martfortheappropriatehandout.WeAmericansspendmorethan＄4billionannuallyonourpetsbutsometimesneglectourfamilydutiesandresponsibilities. MoresuccinctlywhatdoesitsayaboutuswhenweshipourparentsofftonursinghomesinsteadofcaringfortheminthetoughesttimesathomeAswegrowolderweallfacelifeindifferentways.
SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1RetailersarelookingatbiggersalesnumbersfordigitaltelevisionsetsthisChristmasseasonboostingthespiritsoffederalregulatorsandtheindustry.GovernmentandindustryanalystsalikehaveworriedthatthisnationofTVviewersisshiftingitsgazetooslowlytodigitalfromold-fashionedanalogsets.Yetalmost7milliondigitaltelevisionorDTVsetswillbesoldthisyearaccordingtotheConsumerElectronicsAssociationatradegroupformanufacturersandretailers.Roughly3millionofthesesetswillbesoldduringthelastthreemonthsoftheyear.Independentgroupsalsopredictabigsalesspike.HomesintheUnitedStateswillhave12.1millionhigh-definitionorHDTVsets--themostsophisticatedformofDTVsets--bytheendoftheyearcomparedwith7millionattheendof2003accordingtotheYankeeGroupaBostontechnologyresearchoutfit.HDTVshaveaccountedforthevastmajorityofabout13milliondigitaltelevisionssoldsincethefallof1998."Thenumbersareveryencouraging.Webelieveconsumersareembracingthistechnology"saysJennyMillertheConsumerElectronicsAssociation’sspokeswoman.AboostinsalesofdigitaltelevisionswillbewelcomenewsformajorretailersanxiouslywatchingtheChristmasshoppingseasonthatbeganyesterday.Manynationalretailersluredcustomersintotheirstoreswithextra-earlyhoursanddeepdiscounts.DTVsetsstillsellbehindtraditionalanalogsets.Almost22millionanalogsetsareexpectedtobesoldthisyearoutpacingeventherosiestpredictionsforDTVsales.UntilrecentlyconsumerswhowantedtobuyDTVexperiencedstickershock.Whenthesetsfirstreachedthemarketinthelate1990stheycostseveralthousanddollarsturningoffmanyconsumers.NowpricesforbasicDTVsetsgenerallystartatabout＄500.HDTVsetsofferthebest-qualitypictureandsoundandcancostasmuchas＄15000accordingtoConsumerReportspublishedbythenonprofitConsumersUnionadvocacygroup."You’retalkingaboutacoupleofhundreddollarsattheveryleastunlessyougoforaflatpanelorplasmascreeninwhichcaseyou’retalkingthousandsofdollars"saysAdityaKishoresenioranalystfortheYankeeGroup.InadditiontofallingpricesanalystscreditthesalesboostforDTVtoanincreaseinthenumberofprogramsbroadcastindigitallycompatible"highdefinition"aswellasagovernment-ledconsumereducationcampaign. WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheboostofDTVsalesisNOTdueto
Text2Breakfastisindispensable.Notonlydoesitprovideessentialearly-morningnourishmenttopeopleofallagesthroughouttheweekit’salsoBecomingmoreandmoretrendyforbothbusinessmeetingsandsocialgatherings.Anytimefamiliesandfriendswanttogettogetherinarelaxedsettingtheyconsiderbreakfast.WhyBecausethemealhasauniversalappealtoallagesandallpocketbooks.Low-carbdietsalsohavebroughtonce-forbiddenbreakfastfoodsbackintofavor.Eggconsumptionhasrisensteadilyinrecentyears."In1993itwas234.6percapita;in2003thefigurewas254.1"saysLindaBraundirectorofconsumereducationfortheAmericanEggBoard.MissBraunattributessomeofthistodietarytrendsbutsaysamorecompellingreasonisthateggsoffersomenewlyidentifiedbenefits."Theyolksarerichincholineanutrientthatshowspromiseinearlystudiesforpreventingmemorylossinlaterlifeandluteinknowntocombatage-relatedmaculardegenerationandcataracts"shesays.Whatevertherationalesteakandeggsandabarnyardfullofothereggdishesfromfrittatastohuevosrancherosarebeingdevouredwithgusto.Athomeomeletsandtoasthavealwaysbeenpopularintheweehoursafteranightonthetownorwhenyou’realoneandwanttocurlupwithsomecomfortfoodablanketandagoodbook.Inrestaurantsthemealoncewasprettymuchoverby10a.m..Todaythat’snolongertrue.Withchanginglifestylespeopleareenjoyingbreakfastfareatallhoursofthedayandeveningtoo.NumerousrestaurantsacrossAmericaincludingthemostfashionableeateriesservetraditionalmorningfoodswellpastnoon.AttheStamfordConn.CityLimitsDineroneofthreedinersbythisnameintheareamanagerMargaretCallanansaysthatwithinthepastfewyearsbreakfastbusinessprobablyhasdoubled."Thefirstsegmenttoarriveinmorningarethe’suits’competitivelawyersandbusinessmenwhousethehourtotreatclientslikeguestsratherthanservingthembagelsintheiroffice"shesays.TypicalofmanydinersCityLimitsoffersanenormousmenu.Alongwithwafflesandpancakesitservesrefineddishesthataresurprisingataplaceinthiscategory.AgreatfavoriteisMaryland-lump-crab-and-lobstercakeBenedict.IfyouleaveouttheEnglishmuffintherichcombinationisevenlow-carb-friendly.Themostpopularitemisthecountrybreakfast.Itincludeseggshouse-madehashbrownpotatoessausagebaconandhamplusmultigraintoastfrombreadbakedonthepremises.At＄7itisabargain. WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatbreakfastisessential
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