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[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
If our society ever needed a reading renaissance(复兴), it’s now.The National Endowment for the Arts released "Reading at Risk" last year, a study showing that adult reading 47 have dropped 10 percentage points in the past decade, with the steepest drop among those 18 to 24. “Only one half of young people read a book of any kind in 2002. We set the bar almost on the ground. If you read one short story in a teenager magazine, that would have 48 , ”laments a director of research and analysis. He 49 the loss of readers to the booming world of technology, which attracts would-be leisure readers to E-mail, IM chats, and video games and leaves them with no time to cope with a novel.
“These new forms of media undoubtedly have some benefits,” says Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You. Video games 50 problem solving skills; TV shows promote mental gymna
[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The increase in global trade means that international companies cannot afford to make costly advertising mistakes if they want to be competitive. Understanding the language and culture of target markets in foreign countries is one of the keys to successful international marketing. Too many companies, however, have jumped into foreign markets with embarrassing results. Translation mistakes are at the heart of many blunders in international advertising.
General Motors, the US auto manufacturer, got a costly lesson when it introduced its Chevrolet Nova to the Puerto Rican market. "Nova" is Latin for "new (star)" and means "star" in many languages, but in spoken Spanish it can sound like "nova", meaning "it doesn’t go". Few people wanted to buy a car with that cursed meaning. When GM changed the name to Caribe, sales picked up dramatically.
Marketing blunders have also been made by food and beverage companie
A. Because the advertiser is unaware of the Arabians’ need for detergent.
B. Because the advertisement is offensive to the Arabic religious belief.
C. Because the advertiser is ignorant of the reading habit of the Arabs.
D. Because the advertisement is mistakenly translated by the Arabs.
[单项选择]Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for tile first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.
Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. They’re helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it "tap-dancing to work." My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what
A. It was old but inspirational.
B. It was curious but beautiful.
C. It was the most practical tool he had ever used.
D. It was the source of his knowledge and power.
[单项选择] Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
The best title for this selection is
A. Food from Coal and Gas
B. Non-spoiling and New Foods
C. Spacecraft Food
D. The Shortage of Food
[单项选择]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.What does the speaker say about Yellow Stone National Park
A. It was the first national park.
B. It was the first region explored by pioneers.
C. It is not accessible to everyone.
D. It is not managed by the National Park Servic
[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What is Pamela’s job
A. She is a clerk in travel agency.
B. She is a publisher.
C. She is a kindergarten teacher.
D. She is an editor.
[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
One principle of taxation, called the benefit principle, states that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government services. This principle tries to make public goods similar to __36__ goods. It seems reasonable that a person who often goes to the movies pays more in __37__ for movie tickets than a person who rarely goes. And __38__ a person who gets great benefit from a public good should pay more for it than a person who gets little benefit.
The gasoline tax, for instance, is sometimes __39__ using the benefits principle. In some states, __40__ from the gasoline tax are used to build and maintain roads. Because those who buy gasoline are the same people who use the roads, the gasoline tax might be viewed as a __41__ way to pay this government service.
The benefits principle can also be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay higher taxes than poorer ones, __42__ because the wealthy benefi
[单项选择] Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
What can you do on the third level
A. Buy shoes.
B. Collect money in the bank.
C. Go to restaurant and cinema.
D. Get a map of the center.
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What happened to the London underground railway about three decades ago
A. The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines.
B. It became the first completely automatic railway in the world.
C. A completely automatic line was added to its network.
D. Its trains became computer-controlled.
