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Has America gone insane Season six for American Idol has caused us to ask some fundamental questions about the reality television phenomenon. Show judge Simon Cowell repeatedly chides(斥责) contestants," This is a singing competition. But is it really When talented singers such as Gina Glocksen are voted off in favor of a tone-deaf Sanjaya Malakar, with his trainwreck performances, the question is whether Idol is really a singing competition, or something altogether different.
Although Sanjaya was only in the middle of the pack for last week’s vote, on the Web he was the most searched for Idol contestant of the season, garnering(获得) more than twice the volume of searches than his nearest rival (not counting the continuing quests for racy photos of Antonella Barba, who is no longer in the competition).
Theories abound as to Sanjaya’s staying power on the show, from suggestions of a flood of offshore voting to the texting power of pre-pubescent girls.
A. a TV play series.
B. a TV sitcom.
C. a TV entertaining program.
D. a singing contest.

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Has America gone insane Season six for American Idol has caused us to ask some fundamental questions about the reality television phenomenon. Show judge Simon Cowell repeatedly chides(斥责) contestants," This is a singing competition. But is it really When talented singers such as Gina Glocksen are voted off in favor of a tone-deaf Sanjaya Malakar, with his trainwreck performances, the question is whether Idol is really a singing competition, or something altogether different.
Although Sanjaya was only in the middle of the pack for last week’s vote, on the Web he was the most searched for Idol contestant of the season, garnering(获得) more than twice the volume of searches than his nearest rival (not counting the continuing quests for racy photos of Antonella Barba, who is no longer in the competition).
Theories abound as to Sanjaya’s staying power on the show, from suggestions of a flood of offshore voting to the texting power of pre-pubescent girls.
A. the reality of American TV phenomenon.
B. the problem of some American TV programs.
C. the reality of the public entertaining trend.
D. the reality of American singing contest.

[判断题]MD has six departmental managers at the moment.

[填空题]Questions 14-19
Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F.
Which paragraph contains the following information
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

An overview of how the Flytrap eats its prey

[填空题]Questions 27-31
Reading Passage 3 has six paragraphs, A-F.
Which paragraph contains the following information
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 27-31 on >’our answer sheet.

A reason to construct taller buildings

[填空题]Reading Passage 2 has six sections A-F.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number i-ix in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

i Uncertain future for academic freedom
ii Low pay causes problems
iii Tough life, worse prospects
iv A safety net for intellectual risk-takers
v The necessity for economic reform
vi Educational standards decline
vii Adverse effects on health of adjuncts
viii Academic life: perception versus reality
ix Exploitation of a stop-gap system

Section F