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Theincreaseinglobaltrademeansthatinternationalcompaniescannotaffordtomakecostlyadvertisingmistakesiftheywanttobecompetitive.Understandingthelanguageandcultureoftargetmarketsinforeigncountriesisoneofthekeystosuccessfulinternationalmarketing.Toomanycompanieshoweverhavejumpedintoforeignmarketswithembarrassingresults.Translationmistakesareattheheartofmanyblundersininternationaladvertising.GeneralMotorstheUSautomanufacturergotacostlylessonwhenitintroduceditsChevroletNovatothePuertoRicanmarket.NovaisLatinfornewstarandmeansstarinmanylanguagesbutinspokenSpanishitcansoundlikenovameaningitdoesn’tgo.Fewpeoplewantedtobuyacarwiththatcursedmeaning.WhenGMchangedthenametoCaribesalespickedupdramatically.Marketingblundershavealsobeenmadebyfoodandbeveragecompanies.OneAmericanfoodcompany’sfriendlyJollyGreenGiantforadvertisingvegetablesbecamesomethingquitedifferentwhenitwastranslatedintoArabicasIntimidatingGreenogre吃人妖魔.WhentranslatedintoGermanPepsi’spopularsloganComeAlivewithPepsicameoutimplyingComeAlivefromtheGrave.NowondercustomersinGermanydidn’trushouttobuyPepsi.EvenacompanywithanexcellentinternationaltrackrecordlikeKentuckyFriedChickenisnotimmunetotheperilsoffaultytranslation.ManysaleswerelostwhenthecatchphrasefingerlickingfoodbecameeatwithyourfingersoffinChinesetranslation.AmanufacturerofonelaundrydetergentalsomadeanexpensivemistakeintheMiddleEast.Itsadvertisementsshowedapictureofapileofdirtyclothesontheleftaboxofthecompany’sdetergentinthemiddleandcleanclothesontheright.UnfortunatelythemessagewasincorrectlyinterpretedbecausemostpeoplelookedatitfromrighttoleftthewayArabicisread.Havingawakenedtothespecialnatureofforeignadvertisingcompaniesarebecomingmuchmoreconscientiousintheirtranslationandmoresensitivetoculturaldistinctions.Thebestwaytopreventerrorsistohireprofessionaltranslatorswhounderstandthetargetlanguageanditsidiomaticusageortouseatechniquecalledbacktranslationtoreducethepossibilityofblunders.Theprocessusesonepersontotranslateamessageintothetargetlanguageandanothertotranslateitback.Effectivetranslatorsaimtocapturetheoverallmessageofanadvertisementbecauseaword-for-wordduplicationoftheoriginalrarelyconveystheintendedmeaningandoftencausesmisunderstandings.51.Theunderlinedwordblunderinparagraph1hastheclosestmeaningto_____________.A.disputeB.issueC.obviouserrorD.ignorance52.Paragraphs2to6aredevelopedprimarilybymeansof______________.A.descriptionsB.analysisC.contrastsD.givingexamples53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTexplainsthefailureofthelaundrydetergentadintheMiddleEast?A.TheadvertisementisoffensivetotheArabicreligiousbelief.B.TheadvertiserisignorantofthereadinghabitoftheArabs.C.TheadvertisementismistakenlytranslatedbytheArabs.D.TheadvertisementispoorlydesignedregardlessofArabicsocialcustoms.54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______________.A.JollyGreenGiantdidn’tattractmanycustomersinArabiccountriesB.advertisementsmustavoidjokessincewhatisconsideredfunnyinonepartoftheworldmaynotbesohumorousinanotherC.marketersdonothavetoappreciatethevaluesofacultureinordertocapturethetargetmarketD.word-for-wordtranslationshouldbeabandonedinadvertisementtranslation55.Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A.CulturalImportanceinAdvertising.B.HowtoTranslateAdvertisement.C.AvoidanceofCultureOversights.D.PreventionofTranslationBlunders.
BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders―CitibankandJPMorganChase―announcedtheywereleavingthestudent-loanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit存款额theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloans贷款thatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.Theshort-fallinprivate-fundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentsharD.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes抵押贷款计划havedisappeared―adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof￡103.Yetdespitestudents'sufferingthenumberofthisyear'suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumpspeopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.56.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause_____.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan'tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.bankshaven'tenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghard57.TheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans_____.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickup58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollegE.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents'tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.59.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.A.thereisnoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.private-fundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents'education60.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.collegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialproblemsB.itisthedutyofthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents'financialcrisisC.privatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficultiesD.furthereducationisagoodwayoutforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarkets
NewruleswillletmillionsofAmericansknowwheremoreoftheirfoodcomesfrom.ThelawisknownasCOOL--CountryofOriginLabeling标签AmericanCongressfirstpassedthelawin2002.Storeshavehadtolabelseafoodbycountryoforiginsince2005.Butindustrypressuredelayedotherrequirementsuntillastweek.Productsthatmustnowbelabeledincludefreshfruitsandvegetablesmusclemeatsandsomekindsofnuts.ButtherulesarecomplexandmanyfoodsareexcludeD.ForexampleorganmeatsarefreetobelabeleD.Soareprocessedfoodsincludingcookedorsmokedfoods.TheUnitedStateshasimportedmoreandmorefoodinrecentyearstosavemoneyandexpandchoices.Country-of-originlabelinghasbecomemorecommonlatelybuthasstillbeenlimitedinmanystores.Foodsafetyisonereasonwhysomeshopperspaycloseattentiontowherefoodscamefrom.Forexamplewhenalargenumberofpeoplerecentlygotsickfromsalmonella沙门氏菌officialsblamedpeppersfromMexico.Yetthelastbigfoodscareinvolvedspinach菠菜growninCaliforniA.Butlabelingisalsoawayforpeopletoknowtheyaregettingwhattheywant.Somewanttobuylocalfoodsorfoodsfromaparticularcountry.Thecountry-of-originlabelinglawgivesstores30daystocorrectanyviolationsthatarefounD.Storesandsuppliersthatarefoundtobedeliberatelyviolatingthelawcouldbefined1000dollarsperviolation.Federalinspectorsarenottotakeactiontoenforcethelawforsixmonthstogivetimeforaneducationcampaign.Somefoodsafetyactivistssaytheyaregenerallypleasedwiththelaw.Theycallitagoodstepthatwillgivepeoplemoreusefulinformation.66.What'stheregulationinthenewrules?A.Storeshavetolabelfoodbyitsproducingdatefromnowon.B.Thecountry-of-originlabelinghastobemarkedonmorefooD.C.Storeshavetolabelseafoodbycountryoforigin.D.Labelingoffoodshouldincludemoreusefulinformation.67.WhyhasmoreandmorefoodbeenimportedtotheUnitedStatesinrecentyears?A.Becauseitiseconomicalandprovidespeoplewithmorechoices.B.BecausetheUnitedStatesisshortoffoodsupply.C.BecauseAmericansneedmoreandmorefoodrecently.D.BecauseforeignfoodisofhigherqualitythannativefooD.68.Consumersaremoreconcernedaboutwherefoodscamefrombecause.A.theyarecuriousaboutthecountryofthefoodoriginB.theyareparticularaboutthetastesofthefoodC.theyareconcernedaboutfoodsafetyorwanttogetwhattheywantD.mostoftheshoppersarefoodsafetyactiviststhemselves69.Thenewrulesofthecountry-of-originlabelinglawwillcomeintoeffect_______A.rightnowB.inamonthC.inthreemonthsD.inhalfayear70.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostAmericanspreferimportedvegetablestothevegetablesgrowninLocalplaces.B.Thelawwasnotfullycarriedoutuntillastweekbecauseoffoodindustry'sresistanceC.ThegovernmentofAmericawillforbidimportingpeppersfromMexico.D.Storeownersaremostlikelytobethesupportersofthelaw.
Accustomedthoughwearetospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927assilentthefilmhasneverbeeninthefullsenseofthewordsilent.Fromtheverybeginningmusicwasregardedasanecessaryaccompaniment伴奏whentheLumierefilmswereshownatthefirstpublicfilmexhibitionintheUnitedStatesinFebruary1896theywereaccompaniedbypianoonpopulartunes.Atfirstthemusicplayedborenospecialrelationshiptothefilmsanaccompanimentofanykindwassufficient.Withinaveryshorttimehowevertheincongruityofplayinglivelymusictoaseriousfilmbecameapparentandfilmpianistsbegantotakesomecareinmatchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.Asmovietheatersgrewinnumberandimportance.aviolinistwouldbeaddedtothepianistincertaincasesandinthelargermovietheaterssmallorchestras管弦乐队wereformed.Foranumberofyearstheselectionofmusicforeachfilmprogramrestedentirelyinthehandsoftheconductororleaderoftheorchestraandveryoftenthequalificationforholdingsuchapositionwasnotskillortastesomuchastheownershipofalargepersonallibraryofmusicalpieces.Sincetheconductorseldomsawthefilmsuntilthenightbeforetheyweretobeshownifindeedtheconductorwasluckyenoughtoseethemthenthemusicalarrangementwasnormallyimprovised临时准备inthegreatesthurry.Tohelpmeetthisdifficultyfilmdistributingcompaniesstartedthepracticeofpublishingsuggestionsformusicalaccompaniments.In1909forexampletheEdisonCompanybeganissuing发行withtheirfilmssuchsuggestionsofmoodaspleasantsadlively.Thesuggestionsbecameclearerandsoappearedthemusicalsheetcontainingindicationsofmoodthetitlesofsuitablepiecesofmusicandprecisedirectionstoshowwhereonepieceledintothenext.Certainfilmshadmusicespeciallycomposedforthem.Themostfamousoftheseearlyspecialscores乐谱wasthatcomposedandarrangedforD.WGriffith’sfilmBirthofaNation.whichwasshownin1915.66.Whodidthemostinthedevelopmentofmoviemusic?A.Conductors.B.Pianists.C.D.WGriffithD.Filmcompanies.67.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.therewerenomoviemusiccomposersattheverybeginning.B.theEdisonCompanyhaditsownorchestras.C.moviemusicisakindofmusicwithahistoryofonehundredyears.D.conductorspaidmuchattentiontothemoodofafilm.68.TheunderlinedwordincongruityinParagraphlmostprobablymeans.A.beingdifferentB.beinginharmoniousC.beingdullD.beingunwise69.Inthewriter’sopinionA.theskillatplayingmusicismoreimportantthanthetasteinthemoodofafilmB.thetasteinthemoodofafilmshouldbebasicallyimportantC.apianistismoreimportantthanaviolinistwhenaccompanyingD.aconductorismoreimportantthanapianistwhenaccompanying
Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyarecloselyrelatedasthelipsandteethsotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.Intheinternationalmarketgoodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstancestheywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigationsweoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarketwhatpricestheyarequoting报价whatfeaturestheirproductshavewhoaretheirregularcustomersetC.Thenhowcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor's顾问officesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadaysourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainlyface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommodities货物Fairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideuswithsuchopportunities.Ofcoursetherearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.61.Inmakingmarketinvestigationoneshould______.A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advertisehisproductsC.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheabove62.Theunderlinedwordindispensableinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.impossibleB.necessaryC.advisableD.available63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigation.C.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.64.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept________.A.tohavecommercialcounselor’sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroadB.topromotethequalityofourownproductsC.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthenD.tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmen
RecentlyacoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.EventhoughNewZealandhasquitegenerousrulesaboutnamingchildrennamesbeginningwithanumberarenotalloweD.TheydecidedtocallhimSupermaninsteaD.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworldunusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopularespeciallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenwackynames.InBritainyoucancallachildalmostanythingyouliketheonlyrestrictionsonparentsrelatestooffensivewordssuchasswearwords.脏话SomeparentschoosenameswhichcomefrompopularculturE.ForexampletherehavebeensixboysnamedGandalfafterthecharacterintheLordoftheRingsnovelsandfilms.Equallynamesrelatedtosportarefairlycommonsince198436childrenhavebeencalledArsenalafterthefootballteam.OtherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversionamethoddemonstratedbyJordantheBritishmodelwhorecentlyinventedthenameTiaamiiforherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmythetwograndmothers.ShewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethenamemoreexoticOthercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapanDenmarkSpainGermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoosE.InChinatherearesomerulesaboutwhatyoumaycallachildnoforeignlettersorsymbolsarealloweD.Asaresultacouplewererecentlybannedfromcallingtheirbaby@.InBritainsomenameswhichwerepreviouslythoughtofasold-fashionedhavebecomemorepopularagainsuchasMaisieorEllaforagirlorAlfieorNoahforaboy.Butthemostpopularnamesarenottheoddones.ThetopnamesarefairlytraditionalJackCharlieandThomasforboysandGraceRubyandJessicaforgirls.56.AccordingtothefirstparagraphinNewZealand.A.therearemanyrulesaboutnamingchildrenB.nopeoplearewillingtouse4RealasnamesC.peoplehavemuchfreedomtonametheirchildrenD.traditionalnamesarelosingtheirpopularity57.TheunderlinedpartwackynamesinParagraph2referstonamesthatare.A.strangeB.admirableC.traditionalD.popular58.Whichofthefollowingnamesisbestacceptedaccordingtothepassage?A.Arsenal.B.CharliE.C.Tiaamii.D.Noah.59.ThetwocouplesinChinaandinNewZealandhavesomethingincommonthat.A.theirpreferenceisforeignnamesB.theirattemptgoesagainstrulesC.theyhopetheirchildgrowshealthilyD.theyshownointerestintradition60.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.ParentshavenorighttonametheirchildreninSpain.B.TiaamiiwillsoonbeapopularnameamongtheBritish.C.NoparentsspeakbadlanguagetotheirchildinBritain.D.Popularculturehasaninfluenceinnamingchildren.
Alongtimeagoinagalaxy星系farfarawayIt’sbeen31yearssincetheworldfirstsawStarWar.Thefilmmakingindustrywasneverthesameafter25thMay1977noristhelivelycultureoftheworlD.LukeSkywalkerA.day―dreamingyoungfarmeronadistantplanetlongedforadventurE.HeaccidentallyreceivedamessagefromPrincessLeiaaskingforhelp.JoiningveteranJedi绝地武士masterObi-WanKenobiLukesteppedintoagreaterfatE.It’sasimplestoryofgoodagainstevil.Yetitcarriessuchamythological神秘的powerthatitbecameaworldhit.StarWarshasinfluencedmanyfilmsandfilmmakerssinceitsopeningtothepubliC.Itbegananewgenerationofspecialeffectsandhigh.energymotionpictures.LotsoffilmmakersgotinspirationdrawnfromthisepicSaga经典的传奇includingJamesCamerondirectorofTitanicPeterJacksondirectorofLordoftheRingsRidleyScottdirectorofAlien.ItiswidelybelievedthatthisspaceoperaGeorgeLucascreateddramatically戏剧性地changedthefilmmakingindustryStarWarshasanevengreaterinfluenceonpopularcultureworldwidE.Theothercharactersfromthesaga传说suchasHanSoloChewbaeeaandDarthVaderbecamehouseholdnames.FormerU.S.PresidentRonaldReaganusedthenameStarWarsforoneofhisnationaldefenseprograms.AndthecomposerJohnWilliams’score配乐musicforthefilmiswidelyusedinsportsevents.Thisyear’thesagaiscelebratingthe31stanniversaryofitsfirstappearancE.Ithasbeeninspiringtopeopleworldwideforthreedecadesanditwillcontinuetoinspirefuturegenerations..MaytheForcebewithyou！68.ThemainideaofthefourthparagraphmaybedescribedasAEpicSagaB.PlotOutlineC.StarWars’InfluenceD.CharactersofStarWars69.WhichofthefollowingisthedirectorofthefilmStarWars?A.PeterJackson.B.RidleyScott.C.GeorgeLucas.D.JamesCameron.70Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tshowthefilm’sinfluence?A.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththenamessuchasLukeSkywalkerDarthVaderB.TheU.S.hadoneofitsnationaldefenseprogramscalledStarWars.’’C.ThisFilmdirectlycausedthemovieLordoftheRingstrilogytoappear.D.Themusiccomposedforthisfilmisoftenheardinsportsgames.71.WiththelastsentenceofthispassagetheauthorA.encouragesustobuildupLuke’sforceB.meanstoshowhumortoUSC.triestotellus‘'theForcecomesfromthisfilmDwantstogivewishestoUS
Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet字母表.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstrip连环画stories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingsphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetsandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.44.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainprobablybecause________.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful45.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.47.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures________.A.shouldbemadeunderstandableB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.aredisappearingfromourlife
Companiescanincreasethemoneywithwhichtheyruntheirbusinessinanumberofways.Onewayisborrowingmoneyandanotherwayisbuyingthingswiththeagreementthatpaymentwouldbemadelater.Therearealsootherprocessesforprovidingmoneyforusebyacompany.TwooftheseprocessesaredescribedherE.Oneprocessthecompanymayuseistoissuebonds债券.BondsareaspecialkindofpromissorynotE.TheyareissuedindifferentvaluesintheformsofmoneyusedindifferentcountriessuchasthepoundinEnglandortheeuroinEuropE.Thesebondscaneasilybesoldagaintootherpeopleortoothercompanies.ThecompanythatissuesthebondspromisestopayaparticularamountofmoneyasinterestregularlyforacertainperiodoftimE.Thiscontinuesuntilwhenthecompanyhastopaybacktheprincipal本金ofthebonD.Paymentsofprincipalandinterestmustbemadeontimewhetherthecompanyhasbeenearningmoneyornot.Ifthesepaymentsarenotmadeontimeitmeansthatthecompanyhasnotdonewhatitagreedtodoandcanbesued控告起诉.Anotherprocesscompaniesmayuseistoissueotherformsofpromissorynotescalledstocks股票.Bondsandstocksareoppositemethodsofprovidingmoneyforacompany.Thepeoplewhobuystocksprovidemoneythatisearnedandtakepartindecidinghowthecompanywillconductitsbusiness.Theymustalsotakepartinthelosses.Thepeoplewhoownstocksreceivedividendsonlyafterthecompanyhaspaidallofitsdebtstothepeoplewhoownbonds.Ontheotherhandthepersonswhoownbondshavenorightaccordingtothelawtohelpdecidehowthecompanywillhandleitsbusinessunlessitisbankruptorindangerofbecomingso.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnotthewayforcompaniestoincreasetheircapital?A.Borrowingmoney.B.Buyingmaterialswithoutpaying.C.IssuingbondsD.Issuingstocks58.Astobondsweknowfromthepassagethat______.A.theyarechequeslikebanknotesB.thecompanyonlypaysbacktheprincipalC.theyareissuedintheformsofmoneyD.ifacompanyisbankruptitneedn’tpaybacktheinterest59.Accordingtothispassagewhohavethelegalcontroloverthedecisionsofthebusiness?A.StockholdersB.BondholdersC.ThegovernmentD.Theworkersinthecompany60.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_______.A.toissuebondsisabetterwaythantoissuestocksB.stockholderscansuethecompanywhenitisbankruptC.bondholdershavethesamerightsasstockholdersD.investinginstockshasmoreriskthaninbonds
JohnMcCainandBarackObamacallforcloserU.S.-Chinesecooperationontradetheenvironmentandnuclearproliferation扩散intheupcomingissueofanAmericanbusinessgroup'smagazinE.TheydosoinanunusualefforttocourtvotersabroaD.BotharticlesappearedSundayonthewebsiteoftheAmericanChamberofCommerce商会inChinaandwillbepublishedinChinaBriefthechamber'smonthlymagazineonSeptember22.Bothstressthatthecountriesshouldworkmorecloselytoeasetradefriction摩擦fightglobalwarmingimprovemilitaryexchangesandblockthespreadofnuclearweaponstosuchcountriesasIranandNorthKoreA.CooperationonthekeyenduringglobalchallengessuchasclimatechangecandeepenunderstandingandenhanceconfidencE.Wealsoneedtodeepenhigh-leveldialoguesonasustainedbasisoneconomicsecurityandglobalpoliticalissuessaidObamainthearticlE.McCainagreedthatthecooperationwithChinawouldbeessentialinaddressingissuesofglobalconcern.TheUnitedStatessharescommoninterestswithChinathatcanformthebasisofastrongpartnershiponissuesofglobalconcernincludingclimatechangetradeandproliferationheaddeD.andIhopetoseeourrelationshipdevelopinamannerthatbenefitsbothcountriesandinturntheAsia-PacificregionandtheworldhenoteD.Bothcandidates候选人wereimpressedbyChina'seconomicsuccess.Chinahasachievedextraordinarysustainedgrowthoverthepastthreedecades.HundredsofmillionsofpeopleinChinalivebetternowthanmostthoughtpossibleeventwodecadesagoObamasaiD.China'sdouble-digitgrowthrateshavebroughthundredsofmillionsoutofpovertyenergizedtheeconomiesofitsneighborsandproducedmanyneweconomicopportunitiesMcCainsaiD.GaoWenhuan21stCenturyOnline'sspecialreporterinterviewedMarshallM.BoutonpresidentoftheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairs.MyguessisregardlessofwhoiselectedinNovemberyouwillhearbasicallythesamedescriptionthatChinaisastrategicpartnerandcompetitorsaidBouton.AsurveyconductedbytheCouncilinJuly2008foundthatthemajorityofrespondentsclearlyadmiredChina’saccomplishmentsbutsomeAmericansviewedChina’srisingglobalpowerasathreat.AccordingtothesurveyChinanowisseenasthemostinfluentialcountryintheworldfollowingtheU.S..52.Theunderlinedwordcourtinparagraphonemostlikelymeans_______.A.trytogetsomethingyouwantespeciallysupportfromotherpeopleB.trytogetawomantomarryyouC.trytopersuadesomeonetomakeaspeechD.trytoshowconcernaboutsomeone53.BothMaCainandObamaagreewitheachotherinthefollowingissuesexcept________.A.cooperationbetweenChinaandtheUScanstrengthenunderstandingB.problemsliketheenvironmentandnuclearproliferationaretheglobalconcernC.China’srisingglobalpowerisathreattoitsneighboringcountriesD.China'seconomicsuccessisreallygreat54.WhichofthefollowingisNotTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinaBriefisthemonthlymagazineoftheAmericanChamberofCommerceB.ObamaandMcCainhaverecognisedChina'seconomicsuccessC.PeopleinChinawereoncenotconsideredtobeabletoliveaswellastodayD.GaoWenhuanhadaninterviewwiththewinneroftheelection55.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.A.closerU.S.-ChinesecooperationB.serioustradefrictioncombatglobalwarmingC.high-leveldialoguesoneconomicsecurityandglobalpoliticalissuesD.China’srisingglobalpower
BEIJINGFek13―NeverhasChina'seconomicgrowthattractedsomuchglobalattention.Theshockwavesfromthefinancialcrisis危机thatstartedintheUnitedStateshavespreadacrosstheentireworldsendingdevelopednationsincludingJapanandthoseofEuropeintoseriousrecession衰退.TheworldisnowholdingouthopethatChinawithitsmassivepotentialwillserveastheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.ButChina'srealeconomicgrowthslowedsharplyto6.8percentintheOctober-Decemberquarter.ForChinathisrateofeconomicexpansionmustbeasdisappointingasnegativegrowthisforJapan.Beijinghassetanofficialgoalofachievingaminimumannualgrowthrateof8percent--apaceitregardsasimportanttoensuringjobsecurity.TheChinesegovernmentisapparentlyconfidentthenationwillachievetheminimumgrowthtargetof8percentin2009.AttheWorldEconomicForum'sannualmeetingofpoliticalandbusinessleadersinDavosSwitzerlandChinesePremierWenJiabaostressedtheChineseeconomybegantoshowsignsofrecoverylatelastyear.LastweekhowevertheInternationalMonetaryFundpredictedthatChina'seconomicgrowthin2009willbe6.7percent.China'seconomicoutlookislikelytokeepbothhopeandanxietyforthetimebeing.China'simpressiveeconomicgrowthhasbeenfueledbyswellingexportsandmassiveinvestment投资inequipmenttoproducegoodsforoverseas.ButtheUSJapaneseandEuropeaneconomieswhichhaveabsorbedthebulk数量ofChina'sexportsareexpectedtoshrinksimultaneous同时in2009forthefirsttimesincetheendofWorldWarII.Forthefirsttimesinceitstartedseriouseffortstoturnitselfintoamarketeconomyinthe1990sChinaisfacingthechallengeofmaintaininghealthyeconomicgrowthwithoutdependingonexternaldemanD.Expansionofdomestic国内的demandholdsakeytoChina'ssuccessintacklingthischallengE.Consumerspendingaccountsforonly35percentofChina'sgross总的domesticproduct.Theratio比率isconsiderablylowerthanthe70percentfortheUnitedStatesandthenearly60percentforJapan.Thatisbecausethemiddleclass-thegroupthatshouldleadconsumerspending-isstillrelativelysmallinChinawherethebenefitsofthenation'sstrongeconomicgrowthinrecentyearshavemostlyeludedruralvillagesandlow-incomeearners.56.Accordingtothereportinthelastquarterof2008China'srealeconomicgrowthwasatleast______lessthanplannedannualgrowthratE.A.6.7%.B.6.8%C.1.3%D.1.2%57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThefinancialcrisishashadbadeffectsonmanycountriesincludingChina.B.China'seconomicgrowthhasbeendependingonexports.C.IfChinaintendstokeepthesameeconomicgrowthitmustincreasegoodsforoverseas.D.ConsumerspendinginChinaismuchlowerthanthatoftheUS.58.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.A.benefitedB.avoidedC.influencedD.missed59.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.EconomicchangetheonlyhopeforchinA.B.Chinahasattractedmuchglobalattention.C.Chinatheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.D.ThefinancialcrisishasinfluencedChina'seconomy.
ThereisagroupofpeoplewhosenumberstheBritishGovernmentdesperatelywantstoseedropping.They’remostlyintheirearly20swithoutjobsandnotatuniversity.Theyoftenwanderthestreetsandareseenasathreat.TheOfficeforNationalStatisticsreportedonDec112006thatthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoarenotinschoolandnotworkingorintraininginBritainhasrisensharplysince1997.Britainnowhas1.24millionpeopleaged15to24whohavenothingtodo.That’sa15percentincreaseover1997.Oneinsixpeopleinthisagegroupisidle.Thesepeoplearemostlikelytobefromlower-incomefamiliesandbesupportedbytheirfamiliesorthegovernment.Thoseover18cangetaweeklyjobseeker’sallowanceof￡46690yuanfromthegovernment.Thisisonlyenoughtocoverthebasiccostofliving.HousingbenefitsarealsoavailablE.Butforsinglepeopleunder25theseonlycoverrentforverycheapaccommodationsuchasasharedroom.Somostunemployedyoungpeoplechoosetolivewiththeirparentswheretheycanhavearoomoftheirown.Somecharitiesorlocalgovernmentsofferfreehousingforhomelessyoungpeopleaswell.NightstopUKforexampleoffershelptoyoungpeopleaged16--25.Howeverthehousingisoftenonlyshort-term.BritishpoliticianIainDuncan-SmithblamesthebreakdownoftraditionalfamiliesontheincreasingnumberofunemployedoruntrainedyoungpeoplE.InBritaintodayaboutonein10familiesareheadedbyacohabitingcouplE.CohabitingparentsaretwiceaslikelytobreakupasmarriedparentsaccordingtoaConservativePartyreport.Familybreakdownislikelytoleadtoignoringachild’seducation.Poorpost-schoolvocationaltrainingprogrammesarealsobeingcriticizeD.IndependentresearchsuggeststhatsometrainingprogrammesareawasteoftimE.TheNewDealamajorprogrammetohelptheunemployedyoungisoneexamplE.In199861percentofthoseleavingtheprogrammecouldfindjobs.Thatnumberisnowdownto35percent.Itshowsafailureofgovernmentpolicy.Evenifyouputinalargeamountofmoneyifyouhaven’tgotthebasicpoliciesrightyouwon’tgettheresultssaidpoliticianDavidWilletts.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordidleprobablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A.engagedB.unemployedC.diligentD.busy70.Howmanyfactorsarementionedinthispassagethatleadtotheincreaseofunemployment?A.2B.3C.4D.571.Thebesttitleforthisnewsreportmightbe________.A.SuccessofGovernmentPolicyB.VocationalTraininginBritainC.JoblessYouthConcernsD.JobHuntingProblems
LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscalefacespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovidemoneyforshort-termfinancetheyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.ThistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaverneedshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.ManyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.TheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.60.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis__.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesontheStockExchange61.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare__.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbytheGovernmentorourlocalorganizations62.TheStockExchangemakesitpossiblefortheGovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries__.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment63.Theunderlinedwordinvesthereprobablymeans__.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith
MEDINASaudiArabia:3peoplewerekilledwhenSaudispecialforcesstormedaRussianairlinerandfreedmorethan100passengersfromhijackers劫机者onFriday.ThehijackersadmittedtobeChechensandthreatenedtoblowuptheplane.TheyseizedtheairlineronThursdayafterittookofffromIstanbulandforcedittoflytoSaudiArabia.TheretheydemandedthatRussiatakebackitsarmyintheMuslimdistrictofChechnyawhichgoesagainsttheRussiangovernmentforitsindependence.SANFRANCISCO:California’sofficialswarnedonTuesdaythattightelectricitysuppliescouldleadtoasecondfollowingdayofstatewidepowerfailure.IfwecangetsomemoreresourcesfromoutsidethestateofCaliforniaandifpeoplecansaveagreatdealthatwouldcertainlyhelp.Saidalocalofficial.JAKARTA:4teenagegirlswerepressedtodeathinashoppingcenterintheIndonesiancapitalonSunday.TheaccidenthappenedwhentheBritishboybandALwasperforming.HundredshadgatheredtothepopularshoppingcenterinJakartatohearthegroupperform.ForeignbandsnowadaysseldomcometoIndonesia.KABUL:Afghanistan’srulingTalibankilled100cowsatthepresidentialpalaceinKabulonMarch19.TheTalibancarriedoutthecrueldeedtomakeupfornotactingearliertodestroyallthecountry’sstatues.Theworldhasfoundfaultwiththedestructionofthevaluablefortuneoftheworld.56.ThehijackersseizedtheRussianairlinerbecause_______.A.theirChechenfamilieswerethreatenedtoblowupB.theplanewasforcedtoflyfromIstanbultoSaudiArabiaC.theywantedRussiatoendhisfightingagainstrebellingChechensD.SaudiSpecialForceskilled3people57.HowcantheStateofCaliforniabeawayfromthepowerfailureaccordingtothepassage?A.Getsomeelectricitysuppliesfromothercountries.B.Askpeopletosavemoreelectricity.C.Warnpeopleofthetightelectricitysupplies.D.ThestateofCaliforniawillhavetobuildmorepowerstations.58.Inthethirdpieceofnewsthewriterjustwantsto_______.A.tellpeoplethattheBritishboybandALwasnotwelcomedB.showhisorherangerthatforeignbandsseldomcometoIndonesiaC.showIndonesialovemusicsomuchD.tellthefactthat4girlswerepressedtodeath59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.TheTalibanregretdestroyingthestatussolate.B.TheworldsupportwhattheTalibanhavedone.C.TheworldsupporttheTaliban’skillingofcowsonly.D.TheTalibanregretdestroyingallthestatus.
Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits赢利.Thereforetheyinvest投资inotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.TheydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberentcontrolleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thegovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlowpayingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thepricewhichisthewagethatemployersmustpayincreases.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsclaimanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.57.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartment58.Accordingtothecriticsrentcontrol.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunD.isverynecessary59.Theproblemofunemploymentwillhappen.A.iftheminimumwageissettoohighB.iftheminimumwageissettoolowC.iftheworkersareunskilledD.ifthemaximumwageisset60.Thepassagetellsus.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols
MorethanonemillionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonotgotoschool.InsteadtheylearnathomE.Mostoftentheirparentsaretheirteachers.EducationalcompanieslibrariesandtheInternetprovidemanyfamilieswithteachingmaterial.Parentschoosehomeschoolingforseveralreasons.Somechooseitbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefs.Otherssayitprovidesmoretimeforthefamilytobetogether.Theysaythehomeoffersabetterplaceforlearning.Someparentsbelievehomeschoolingavoidslearning.Someparentsbelievehomeschoolingavoidsproblemsofrationalschools.Criticshoweversaychildrenneedtoattendschoolwithotherchildren.AllfiftyAmericanstatesandtheDistrictofColumbiapermithomeschooling.Somestatesdonotrequiremuchpreparationbyparentsortestingofchildren.Otherstateshavemorerequirementsforhomeschooling.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesbeganwhenthecountrywasestablisheD.Infarmareaspeopleoftenlivedfarfromaschool.Widespreadhomeschoolingtookplaceuntilaboutthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1852thestateofMassachusettspassedthefirstlawrequiringchildrentoattendschool.OvertheyeartheAmericanpubliceducationsystemstrengthenedandgrew.Bythe1960sand1970showeversomeAmericansbelievedthattraditionaleducationwasnothelpingtheirchildren.Soanumberofparentsbeganhomeschooling.HomeschoolingexpertLindaDobsonsaysmanypeoplehavehelpedthemovementgrow.Shesaysmanykindsofpeoplehavejoinedthemovement.TheseincluderichpeopleandpoorpeoplE.Theyrepresentmanyracesreligionsandpoliticalbeliefs.Ms.Dobsonsaysthenumberofhome-schooledchildrenhasincreasedanestimatedfifteentotwentypercenteachyearduringthelastfifteenyears.68.TeachingmaterialsforhomeschoolingdoNOTcomefrom_______.A.parentsB.librariesC.theInternetD.educationalcompanies69.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhyparentschoosehomeschooling?A.itmakesparentsandtheirchildrenhavelesstimetogether.B.Somepeoplehavedifferentreligiousbeliefsfromtheothers.C.Itcan’tprovideacomfortableplaceforchildrentobein.D.Therearetoomanystudentsinahomeclassroom.70.Homeschoolingwasstartedin________.A.the1960sB.the1970sC.the1850sD.the177671.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesnowis__________.A.facingmanydifficultiesB.strugglingC.growingfastD.decreasinginlargenumbers
CityofficialsinSouthJakartamustnowcyclewhenperformingtheirduties.inamovetohelpcombatpollutionandglobalwarming.TheycanownacaranddrivetoworkbuttheymustcyclewhentravelingtodotheirworkSouthJakartacityspokesmanAhmadSotarsaidThisiscompulsory.Cyclingwillnotonlyreducepollutionandglobalwarmingbutalsopromotegoodhealth.HeaddedTheofficialcanalsogettoknowtheirresidentsbettersincenowtheycallcyclethroughthenarrowalleywaystoreachtheirhome.Theycan’tdosoiftheydrive.SouthJakartathesecond―largestoffivecitiesmakingupgreaterJakartacoversanareaof145squarekilometersandhas2.5millionresidents.Over200officialsin10sub.districtsand65villageshavebeentoldaboutthenewrule.SupportingthemoveMeruyunyVillagechiefSelamatAryadisaidcyclingwouldkeepofficialsfit.Idon’tmindbuyingabike.Buttheremustbesomeexceptions.WhatwillhappenifthereisabigfireorlandslidewhichIneedtoattendurgently?Imaybelateforeverythinghesaidwithaquietlaugh.Ithinkifitsrainingheavilyitmakesmoresenseformetodrive.Ijusthope1won’tgetcaughtheadded.Sotarsaidtheofficialsdonothavetocycletoattendtoemergencycalls.Butitisnoexcusetosaytheyaretoooldandsicktocycle.ThatmeanstheyarealsotoooldandsicktoperformtheirdutiessotheyshouldbereplacedhesaidWewillasktheresidentstobeoureyesandearsandtellusiftheofficialscycleordrive.Sotarsaid.61.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.undertakeB.researchC.fightD.transform62.wecanlearnfromwhatSelamatAryadisaidthat.A.theruleshouldbefollowedflexiblyB.hesupportstherulecompletelyC.tokeepfitisthemostimportantthingD.anyonewhobreakstheruleshouldbecaught63.Ifthereissomethingurgent.A.allofficialhasnothingtodobutcyclethereB.theresidentsareaskedtobetheeyesandearsC.itisforgivableforanofficialtobelatebecauseoftheruleD.drivingthereisprobablythebestway64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThegovernmentoffersacartoeachofficialinSouthJakartA.B.GreaterJakartaismadeupoffivecitiesincludingSouthJakarta.C.SouthJakartaismuchlargerthangreaterJakarta.D.AlltheresidentsinSouthJakartaareaskedtocycletowork.65.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.officialsareaskedtocycletoperformtheirdutiesB.cyclingbecomesapopularsportsinSouthJakartaC.cyclingisoneofthebestwaystokeepofficialshealthy.D.cyclingtoperformdutiescostsmuchlessthandriving
Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworldbutwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage比率ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining降低whilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeoplE.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.HoweverBritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance主导bythemiddleofthiscenturytorankafterChineseaboutequallywithArabicHindiandUrdu.ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorisebutitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworldsimplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspokenhesays.InarecentarticleinthejournalScienceMr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengaliTamilandMalayspokeninsouthandsoutheastAsiA.DavidCrystaltheauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguagesaysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates低估thefutureofitsdominancE.Alltheevidence证据suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfasterbutnobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbeforE.hesaiD.51.InDavidGraddol’sopinionEnglishwill_______.A.remainwidespreadandimportantB.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguageC.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture52.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballsB.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepastC.EnglishlanguagewillsoondropindominanceD.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish53.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.54.AccordingtoDavidGraddolwhichofthefollowingwillpossiblybeoneofthelanguagesthatwillbemostwidelyspoken?A.Malay.B.ArabiC.C.Urdu.D.German.55.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPositionB.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?C.OpinionsfromDifferentExpertsD.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown
EighthonoursanddisgracesTheleaderofChinaissuedalistofhonoursanddisgraceshelpingChinesepeopleformlifevalues.Theyarethefollowing:1.LovedonotharmthemotherlanD.2.Servedon’tbetraythepeoplE.3.Valuescience;don’tbeignorant.4.Workharddon’tbelazyandhatework.5.Beunitedandhelpeachother;don’tbenefitattheexpenseofothers.6.Behonestandtrustworthy;don’tchaseprofitattheexpenseofyourvalues.7.Obeythelawbedisciplined;don’tbreaklawsandviolatedisciplinE.8.Knowplainlivingandhardstruggle;donotwasteawayinluxuriesandpelasurE.56.A.boywasseriouslyill.Hisgrandpathoughtthehospitalcoulddonothingabouttheboy’sillness.Heaskedawitchtohelphim.Thiswasagainst_______valuE.A.thefirstB.thethirdC.theseventhD.theeighth57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTgood?A.YoufoundawalletonthegrounD.TherewasnobodyarounD.Youcouldn’tfinditsownerandyoudidn’tknowwhereyoushouldhanditin.Soyoukeptit.B.YouhavetoomuchhomeworkbutaveryfunnycartoonisonTV.Youstillgoondoingyourhomeworkuntilyoufinsihit.C.Youareinanoisyclass.Theotherstudentsaretalkingloudly.Youcan’tlistentotheteacherclearlysoyouaskthemtobequiet.D.YouheardsomebodysaybadthingsaboutChina.Youarebraveenoughtotellhimit’snotgoodtodoso.58.WhyhasthegovernmentissuedtheEightHonoursandDisgraces?A.ToaskChinesepeopletogainmoreknowledgE.B.Totellpeopletoobeylaws.C.TotellpeoplethatscienceisveryimportantD.TohelpChinesepeopleformlifevalues.
WatchingTVisaverypopularpastimeintheUKbutwhatkindofprogrammesdoBritishpeopleliketowatch?Wellthemost-watchedTVprogrammeseveryweekareverypopulardramasthatareusuallyonatleastfourtimeseveryweek.TheyaredramasbasedinoneneighbourhoodthattrytodescribeordinarylifeintheUK---wecallthesedramas‘soapoperas’or‘soaps’.IntheearlydaysofTVtherewereoftendramasonduringtheday.Backinthosedaysitwastraditionalforthehusbandtogoouttoworkandforthewifetostayathomeandlookafterthehouseandthechildren.Mostofthesedaytimedramaswereaimedatentertainingthehousewiveswhowouldtraditionallybeathomeprobablydoingthewashing.Companiessellingwashingpowderwouldadvertisetheirproductsattimeswhenthesedramaswereonandsometimesthosecompanieswouldevensponsor赞助thedramA.Hencetheword‘soap’.Sowhataboutthewordopera?Wellthat’sbecausethesedramasareoftenanexaggeration夸大ofreallifE.Theyaresupposedtorepresentordinarylifebuttomakethementertaininglotsofdramaticeventslikemurdersdivorcesaffairs风流韵事etC.allhappenprobablymuchmoreregularlythantheywouldinanormalneighbourhooD.Mostsoapoperasthesedaysareshownintheevening.Eachshowwillhaveseveraldifferentstorylineshappeningatoncethatcontinueoverseveralshows.Thesamecastmemberswillappearineveryshowtoo.TherearelotsofdifferentsoapsonintheUKondifferentchannelsbuttherearethreemainpopularones.‘CoronationStreet’hasbeenonsince1960.ItissetinasuburbofManchesterandit’ssupposedtorepresentworkingclasslifeinthenorthofEngland.Thenthere’s‘Eastenders’whichstartedin1985setintheEastEndofLondonand‘Emmerdale’whichissetonafarminYorkshireinthenorthofEnglanD.56.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.somepopularsoapoperasB.howpeoplespendtheirsparetimeintheUKC.whysoapoperaissocalledD.howcompaniessellsoaps57.Whichoperashouldyouwatchifyouwanttolearnaboutpeople’slifeinLondon?A.CoronationStreet.B.Eastenders.C.EmmerdalE.D.NoneoftheabovE.58.Theunderlinedpartcastmembersinparagraph4probablymeans______.A.actorsandactressesB.peoplewhosellwashingpowderC.charactersinCoronationStreetD.operaproducers59.Wemayinferfromthesecondparagraphthat______.A.companiesoftensoldwashingpowderfromdoortodoorB.soapoperaswereproducedonlyforwomenC.mendidn’tlikewatchingTVD.todaymorewomengotowork60.WhichofthefollowingstoriestakesplaceinManchester?A.CoronationStreet.B.EastendersC.EmerdaleD.NoneoftheabovE.
Humansaresocialanimals.TheyliveingroupsallovertheworlD.Asthesegroupsofpeopleliveapartfromothergroupsovertheyearsandcenturiestheydeveloptheirownhabitsandideaswhichformdifferentcultures.OneimportantparticularsideofeverycultureishowitspeopledealwithtimE.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.TheNuerpeopleofEastAfricaforexampledonotevenhaveawordTIMEthatisinagreementwiththeabstractthingwecalltimE.Thedailylivesofthepeopleofsuchnonindustrialsocietiesarelikelytobepatternedaroundtheirphysicalneedsandnaturaleventsratherthanaroundatimeschedule时间表basedontheclock.Theycookandeatwhentheyarehungryandsleepwhenthesungoesdown.TheyplantcropsduringthegrowingseasonsandharvestthemwhenthecropsareripE.Theymeasuretimenotbyaclockorcalendar日历butbysayingthataneventtakesplacebeforeoraftersomeotherevent.Frequentlysuchasocietymeasuresdayintermsofsleepsoflongerperiodsintermsofmoons.SomeculturessuchastheEakinosofGreenlandmeasureseasonsaccordingtothemigrationofcertainanimals.Somecultureswhichdonothaveawrittenlanguageorkeepwrittenrecordshavedevelopedinterestingwaysoftellingtime.ForexamplewhenseveralAustralianaborigineswanttoplananeventforafuturetimeoneofthemplacesastoneonaclifforinatreE.Eachdaytheangleofthesunchangesslightly.Inafewdaystheraysofthesunstrikethestoneinacertainway.Whenthishappensthepeopleseethattheagreed-upontimehasarrivedandtheeventcantakeplacE.Incontrast成对比exactlycorrectmeasurementoftimeisveryimportantinmodernindustrializedsocieties.Thisisbecauseindustrializedsocietiesrequirethehelpfuleffortsofmanypeopleinordertowork.ForafactorytoworkefficientlywellquicklyandwithoutwasteforexamplealloftheworkersmustworkatthesametimE.YCThereforetheymustknowwhattimetostartworkinthemorningandwhattimetheymaygohomeintheafternoon.Passengersmustknowtheexacttimethatanairplanewillarriveordepart.Studentsandteachersneedtoknowwhenaclassstartsandends.Storesmustopenontimeinordertoservetheircustomers.Complicated复杂.societiesneedclocksandcalendars.Thuswecanseethatifeachpersonworkedaccordingtohisorherownscheduleacomplicatedsocietycouldhardlyworkatall.46.BysayingHumansaresocialanimalstheauthormeans.A.theyliveallovertheworldB.theyaredifferentfromotheranimalsC.theyliveinoneplacedistrictorcountryconsideredasawholeD.theyaredividedintomanygroups47.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.Thisisbecausepeopleinthosesocieties.A.don’thavethewordTIMEintheirlanguagesB.don’tgetusedtousingclocksandothertimepiecesC.don’tmeasuretimeintheirdailylivesD.don’tneedtoplantheirdailylivesaroundanexacttimeschedule48.TheAustralianaborgines’wayoftellingtimeisbasedon.A.thechangeofthesunraysB.themovementoftheearthinrelationtothesunC.thepositionofthestoneD.thepositionofthetreeorthecliff49.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TimeandCultureB.TheMeasurementofTimeC.TimescheduleandDailyLifeD.ClockCalendarandSociety
2009istheyearofwhat?YesitistheyearoftheOx.Butdoyouknowthat2009isalsotheyearofthetelescope?Thisyeartheworldcelebratesthe400thanniversaryofGalileoGalilei’sobservationsoftheuniversethroughanastronomicaltelescopE.In1609theItalianscientistfirstpointedaDutchperspectiveglassatthenightskyandmadediscoveriesthatchangedmankind’sconceptionsofuniversE.InhonorofGalileo’sdiscoveriestheUnitedandtheIInternationalAstronomicalUnionhavedeclared2009tobetheInternationalyearofAstronomyIYA2009IYA2009isayearlongcelebrationofastronomy.Itsgoalistospreadknowledgeofastronomy’scontributionstosocietyandcultureandtoinspiremoreinterestinastronomyandscienceespeciallyamongyoungpeoplE.ThethemeofthecelebrationisTheUniversetoDiscover.OneinterestingobjectiveoftheIYAistoencouragemorediversityinthefieldofastronomyandphysics.IYASorganizershopethattheyearlongcelebrationofastronomywillinspiremorefemalesandunderrepresentedminoritiestopursecareersinsciencE.Aneventthatwillhelpfurtherthatgoalis100HoursofAstronomy100HAthatwillfallonApril.ThiseventaimstohaveasmanypeopleaspossiblelookthroughatelescopE.FromApril2ndto5thmillionsofpeopleworldwidewillpeerthroughtelescopestocatchtheirfirstglimpseoftheuniversejustasGalileodid40yearsago.Sidewalkastronomyeventswillgivecity-peopleanexcellentopportunitytoseethemoontheplanetSaturnandotherobjectsinpositionforearlyeveningobservations.OrganizershopethattheactivitiesofIYAAwillpromoteagreaterappreciationoftheastronomy.Sojointhefun.Lookthroughatelescopethisyear!60.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A.ThecelebrationinIYA2009.B.Theactivitiesonthe400thanniversaryofGalileo.C.Theeventof100HoursofAstronomy.D.Howtospreadknowledgeofastronomy.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEtothepassage?A.TheIYAcelebrationswillfallonAprillasting100hours.B.IYS20009isayearlongcelebrationthonorGalileo’sDiscoveries.C.Theaimof100HAistospreadknowledgeofastronomy’scontributions.D.Peopleworldwidewillhaveachancetopeertheuniversein100HA.62.Whatcanyouinferfromthearticle?A.MoreyoungpeoplewilltakesciencesastheircareerafteraseriesofIYAevents.B.Minoritiesandfemalestakenointerestinastronomy.C.Peoplewillhaveabetterknowledgeofthecontributionofastronomy.D.IYA2009isthebiggesteventthattakesplaceintheyearofOx.63.Whatkindofarticleisit?A.A.newsreport.B.A.popularreading.C.A.touristguidE.D.A.sciencefiction.
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