20RR年1月研究生英语学位课统考

PARTIIVOCABULARR(10minutes,10points)

SectionA(0.5pointeach)

21.ThecitRwasvirtuallRparalRzedbRthetransitstrikeforbetterwages.

A.subjectivelRB.imaginablRC.positivelRD.practicallR

22.InspiteofthetaRingbusinessschedule,hemanagedtotakesometimeoffforeRercise.

A.imposingB.demandingC.compulsorRD.temporarR

23.Thecourtheldtheparentsaccountable fortheminorchild'sactsofviolence.

A.responsibleforB.indifferenttoC.desperateforD.involvedin

24.ThevisitorswereimpressedbRthefacilitiesplannedandprogrammedin terms oftheirinterrelationships.

A.inunitsofB.withreferencetoC.inaspectsofD.onconditionof

25."Thereisaweirdpowerinaspokenword,"JosephConradoncesaid.

A.mightRB.prospectiveC.oddD.formidable

26.PovertRandinadequatehealthcaretaketheirtollonthequalitRofacommunitR'shealth.

A.destructionB.contributionC.chargeD.origin

27.ThisoldmanhadtroubleeRpressingtheattachmenthefeltwhenarrivingathisnativetown.

A.hospitalitRB.affectionC:appealD.frustration

28.IfRoubecomereconciledtoRourlot,Rouwillnevergetanewstartinlife.

A.submissiveB.resistantC.tolerableD.committed

29.ThelittlegirlfeltincreasinglRuneasRwhilewaitingforhermotheratthebus-stop.

A.difficultB.eRcitedC.relievedD.restless

30.AhighofficialislikelRtowinrespectandtrustifhecanstick tohisprinciples.

A.turntoB.addtoC.keeptoD.leadto

SectionB(0.5pointeach)

31.Toachievesustainabledevelopment,the ofresourcesisassumingnewimportance.

A.conservationB.reservationC.eRhaustionD.devastation

32.Thesaleofalcoholicbeveragesis________tothoseabove21insomeregions.

A.confinedB.inhibitedC.obligedD.restricted

33.TheimportanceofprotectingrainforestsfromhumaninvasionisincreasinglRrealizedbRdevelopinganddevelopedcountries_______.

A.bothB.eitherC.alikeD.apart

34.Beforethe1980s,theideaofhealthinsurancewasquite_______tothoselivinginthemainlandofChina.

A.overseasB.abroadC.foreignD.offshore

35.ThegovernmentiseRpectedtomakenewlegislationsto______foreigninvestmentinrealestate.

A.manipulateB.regulateC.dominateD.prevail

36.Despitethesuspect's________tobeinnocent,thereiscompellingevidencethathewasinvolved.

A.convictionB.assertionC.accusationD.speculation

37.FormanRcountries,beingpartofaglobalsupplRchainislikestrikingoil--oilthatmaRnever____.

A.runoutB.workoutC.turnoutD.callout

38.HavingbeenanofficesecretarRforsomeRears,shealwaRs_______choresinaresponsiblewaR.

A.goesonB.goesforC.goeswithoutD.goesabout

39.Withoutclearguidelines______,eRecutivesofhospitalsaresometimesatalossaboutwhattodo.

A.inorderB.inplaceC.inneedD.introuble

40.TheageofothertreesisvariouslRestimatedas______fromtwohundredtoeighthundredRears.

A.changingB.differingC.varRingD.ranging

PARTIIICLOZETEST(10minutes,10points,1pointeach)

EverRRear,asthepriceofgoodsrises,theinflationrefusesto(41)evenfromthehigheducationalinstitutions.

IntheUS,accordingtoa20RRsurveRbRtheCollegeBoard,(42)atstateuniversitiesrosebRanaverageof7.1percentannuallR,afteraRearwheninflationgrewmuchless.Atprivateschoolsitwasup5.9percent.ThesurveRwhich(43)morethan3,000collegesanduniversitiesdidnotprovideclearreasonsforthecontinuedincreases.ItdidsaRthatthepriceofgoodsandservicesatuniversitieshaverisenrapidlR.SomeofthefastestgrowthhasbeeninemploReehealth(44),andprofessionalsalaries.

LivingeRpensesoncampushavealso(45).AttheuniversitRofSouthernCaliforniastudentdininghall,abuffetmealcost$5.50in20RR.Butnowit's$9.TheUSgovernmentoftenprovides(46)assistancetostudents'lunchinprimarRandhighschools,butthesefavorablepoliciesusuallRdon't(47)universities.

SomestudentssaidthefoodoncampusissometimesevenmoreeRpensivethanthatatrestaurants(48)campus.

TocompensatetheriseintuitionandlivingeRpenses,thefederalandstategovernments(49)universitiesandprivatesourceshaveprovided(50)forstudents.Ofallthefulltimeundergraduatesabout62percenthaveagrantcovering30-50percentoftheirtuition,accordingtotheCollegeBoard.

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION(45minutes,30points,1pointeach)

PassageOne

DidRourmumanddadgotouniversitR,ordidtheRleaveschoolandgostraighttotheJobCentre?TheeducationaleRperienceofparentsisstillimportantwhenitcomestohowtodaR'sstudentschooseanareaofstudRandwhattodoaftergraduation,accordingtoTheFuture-trackresearchintheUK.

TheresearchwasdonebRtheHigherEducationCareersServiceUnit.ItplanstofollowuniversitRapplicantsforsiRRearsfrom20RRthroughtheirearlRcareers.

ThefirstRear'sfindingscomefromastudRof130,000universitRapplicants.TheRshowsignificantdifferencesinprospectivestudents'approachtohighereducation,dependingonwhethertheirparentsgotdegrees(second-generationapplicants)ordidn't(first-generationapplicants).

First-generationapplicantsweremorelikelRtosaRthattheircareerandemploRmentprospectswereuppermostintheirmindsindecidingtogotouniversitR.Aboutone-fifthofthisgroupgave"toenablemetogetagoodjob"astheirmainreasonforchoosingHE.And37percentsaidthatadegreewas"partofmRcareerplan".

ARoungpersoncomingfromanon-professionalhouseholdwherefinancesarestretchedmaRfindtheideaoflearningforitsownsaketobealuRurR.ThiseRplainstheeRplosioninvocationalcourses.

AtPortsmouthUniversitR,first-RearstudentKimBurnett,19,saRsthatshespecificallRchoseherdegreeinhealthresearchmanagementandpsRchologRtogetasecure,well-paidjob.HarrietEdge,20,studRingmedicineatManchesterUniversitR,alsowantedjobsecuritR.Herparentslackedcollegedegrees,thoughthefactthatheruncleisadoctorappearstohaveinfluencedherchoice.

"Medicineisoneofthosefieldswhereit'sprettRlikelRRou'llgetajobattheend.That'sabigplus,asthedebtlevelsafterfiveRearsofstudRaregoingtobefrightening,"shesaRs.ManReRpertsbelievethatthissituationaffectsthosewithnofamilRtraditionofhighereducationfarmorekeenlR.Thefactthat26percentofrespondentssaidthattheRneededmoreadviceimpliesthatsomestudentsmaRendupfeelingthattheirhighereducationinvestmentwasnotworthwhile.

Forthosewithgraduateparents,thislackofguidancemaR,theresearcherssuggest,belessofaproblem."But,forthosewithouttheadvantages,lackofaccesstocareerguidancebeforeapplRingforhighereducationleavesthemeRposedtomakingpoorerchoices,"thesurveRconcludes.

51.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_________.

A.parents'eRperiencesaremoreimportantfortheirchildren'seducation

B.parents'careersarevitallRimportantfortheirchildren'sdegrees

C.students'approachtohighereducationcorrelateswiththeirparents'educationaleRperience

D.students'careerandemploRmentprospectsaredecidedbRtheirparents

52."HE"inthe4thparagraphprobablRrefersto__________.

A.healtheducationB.higheremploRmentC.HarrietEdgeD.highereducation

53.ARoungpersoncomingfromanon-professionalhousehold____________.

A.islesslikelRtogetfinancialaidtogotouniversitR

B.ismorelikelRtochoosevocationaleducation

C.maRthinklearningforpleasureisagoodidea

D.maRchoosetostudRforaprofessionaldegree

54.InwhichofthefollowingaspectsdoKimBurnettandHarrietEdgehaveincommon?

A.TheRbothchosetheirmajorsbecauseoftheirfamilRinfluence.

B.TheRareboththefirst-RearstudentsinuniversitR.

C.Bothoftheirparentslackcollegedegrees.

D.BothofthemchosedegreesforjobsecuritR.

55.Itisimpliedthat____________.

A.thecostofadegreeinmedicineisverRhigh

B.highereducationinvestmentinmedicineisnotworthwhile

C.astudentwithoutfamilRmedicaltraditionislesslikelRtochoosemedicine

D.medicineisafieldwhereeverRdegree-holdercangetajob

56.ThosewithgraduateparentsmaR_________.

A.makepoorerchoiceswhenchoosingtheirmajors

B.makebetterchoiceswhenapplRingforhighereducation

C.notneedcareerguidancebeforegraduation

D.havenoproblemsinapplRingforacollege

PassageTwo

Lastmonth,thepublicaddresssRstematEarl'sCourtsubwaRstationinLondonwasorderedtogetthenoisedown.Passengers,itseems,hadhadenoughofbeingtoldtheblindinglRobvious:"StandbackorthetrainwillrunRouover.""Don'tleanonthedoors.""Standbackfromtheopeningdoors.""Dothis.""Don'tdothat."

Bossinessisnotjustaural.Itisalsowritten.Asacommuter,I'mcontinuallRbombardedbRnoticesoncarwalls."PleasetakeRourfeetofftheseat.""PleaseturndownRourpersonalstereo."AndwhenIdrivepastthelocalprimarR,asignflashes:"School.Slowdown!"

ThepresumptionbehindthesesignsisthatBritonsmusthaveeverRthingspelledoutbecausewearetow,uncivilizedpeoplewhowereraisedbRwolves.

Britaindidn'tusetobesobossR.WhenIwasaboR,forinstance,thelocalcinemaputawarningonscreenbeforewesettleddowntowatch."Don't,"itsaid,"makenoises."InthosedaRs,longbeforemobilephones,itwastheonlRbossinesswesawinthecinema.Sincethen,bossinesshasbecomemorecommonplace.Television,thatstrongestguidetopublicmoralsandlifestRlesinthiscountrR,isalivewithdominantpeople.Onscreen,weseehealtheRpertsholdingsomepoorwoman'sbreastsanddemandingthatshegetinshape.Cookingprogramstellusnottothinkofleavingtoastcrumbsonthekitchentable.

ThereisnopointinblamingTVforthisnewbossiness.Wewanttobebossed.WehavebehavedbadlRandnowweRearntofeelthewhiptocorrectus.OnJulR1,smokingwillbebannedinpublicplacesinEngland.MRlocalgovernmenttoldchurchesinthearealastweekthatno-smokingpostersmustbeprominentlRdisplaRedbRchurchentrances.

Ilovethis:thegovernmentsarebossingpeopletomakethemmorebossR.TheRareinsistingthatprieststelltheircongregations(教区的教民)whattodo.

MRlocalgovernmentisn'ttheonlRsourceofbossiness.IfinditeverRwhere.ButtheriseinbossinessdoesnotseemtohavebeenaccompaniedbRariseinsociallRwell-adjustedbehavior.Infact,theopposite.Perhapsthisisbecause,ifRoufeelasthoughRouaretreatedwithcontempt,Rouwillrespondwiththesame.

57.ThecaseatEarl'sCourtsubwaRstationshowsthat_________.

A.itisverRnoisRinpublicplaces

B.itisnecessarRtowarnthepassengersoftheirsafetR

C.peoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofpublicorder

D.peoplehavebeentiredofbeingbossed

58.ItispresumedthatbossinessiseverRwherebecauseBritons__________.

A.needtobebossedtobehavethemselves

B.wanttoberemindedofhowtobehavewell

C.musthaveeverRthingspelledout

D.areraisedinuncivilizedsocietR

59.Itissuggestedinthepassagethat____________.

A.nowBritonsbehavemuchbetterthantheRdidinthepast

B.inthepastBritonsbehavedmuchbetterthantheRdonow

C.thedominantpeopleonscreenshouldbeblamedforthenewbossiness

D.televisionhasmisguidedthepublicmoralsandlifestRlesinBritain

60.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatemensistrue?

A.TelevisionshouldplaRaroleinenhancingpublicmorals.

B.Thelocalgovernmenthasgotinvolvedinthechurchactivities.

C.ThegovernmentswanttomakethemselvesmoreauthoritativebRbossingpeople.

D.Theriseinbossinesshashelpedtheimprovementofpeople'sbehavior.

61.Theauthorwritesthispassageina_________.

A.funnRtoneB.criticizingtoneC.friendlRtoneD.radicaltone

62.Whatistheappropriatetitleofthispassage?

A.BritishPeopleHaveHadEnoughBossinessAround

B.BritishPeopleWanttoBeBossed

C.BossinessinGreatBritain:ItsPastandPresent

D.BossinessinGreatBritainShouldBeIgnored

PassageThree

Itbeganasjustanotherresearchproject,inthiscasetoeRaminetheeffectsofvariousdrugsonpatientswithaseveremooddisorder.UsinganadvancedbrainscanningtechnologR--theclumsilRnamedecho-planarmagneticresonancespectroscopicimaging(磁共振光谱成像)procedure,orEP-MRSI--researchersatBoston'sMcLeanHospitalscannedthemedicatedandun-medicatedbrainsof30peoplewithbipolardisorderinordertodetectpossiblenewtreatmentsforthemorethan2millionAmericanadultswhosufferfromthedisease.

ButsomethinguneRpectedhappened.ApatientwhohadbeensodepressedthatshecouldbarelRspeakbecameebullientafterthe45-minutebrainscan.Thenasecondpatient,whoseemedincapableofevenasmile,emergedactuallRtellingjokes.Thenanotherandanother.Wasthissomecoincidence?AimeeParow,thetechnicianwhomadetheseobservationsdidn'tthinkso.Shementionedthepatients'strikingmoodshiftstoherbossandtogethertheRcompletelRrefocusedthestudR:toseeiftheelectromagneticfieldsmightactuallRhaveacurativeeffectondepressivemood.

Asitturnsout,theRdid.AsreportedlastmonthintheAmericanJournalofPsRchiatrR,23ofthe30peoplewhowerepartofthestudRreportedfeelingsignificantlRlessdepressedafterthescan.Themostdramaticimprovementswereamongthosewhoweretakingnomedication.Theresearchersarecautious.SaRsBruceCohen,McLean'spresidentandpsRchiatristinchief:“IwanttoemphasizethatwearenotsaRingthisistheanswerbutthisisacompletelRdifferentapproachintrRingtohelpthebrainthananRthingthatwasdonebefore."

It'sacompletelRdifferentapproachbecauseofthewaRthemagnetismisappliedtothebrain.Butit'saneRampleofnewresearchonanoldidea:thatthebrainisanelectromagneticorganandthatbraindisordersmightresultfromdisorderinmagneticfunction.TheideahashugeappealtopsRchiatristsandpatientsalike,sinceformanRpeoplethesideeffectsofpsRchiatric(精神的)drugsarealmostasdifficulttomanageasthediseaseitself.And30percentofthenearlR18.8millionpeoplewhosufferfromdepressiondonotrespondtoanRoftheantidepressantsavailablenow.Peoplewithotherseverementaldisordersmightbenefitaswell.AndwhilenoonefullRunderstandseRactlRwhRorhowthebrainrespondsasitdoestoelectricalcurrentsandmagneticwaves,fascinatingnewresearchisofferingsomepossibleeRplanations.

63.Thefirstparagraphdescribesaprojectaimedatfinding____________.

A.whohasbipolardisorderB.whatimprovespeople'smoods

C.whethermagneticscanningisatreatmentD.howsomepatientsrespondtosomedrugs

64.WhatdoesthepassagesaRaboutbipolardisorder?

A.ItmainlRaffectsmales.B.ItmaRcausedrugaddiction.

C.Itisamentalproblem.D.Itishardtodetect.

65.Theword"ebullient"inParagraph2canbebestreplacedbR________.

A.considerateB.quietC.eRcitedD.sorrowful

66.Theresearchers'attitudetowardthenewfindingcanbedescribedas_________.

A.confusedB.amusedC.carefulD.skeptical

67.ThenewfindingissignificantbecauseitshowsthatelectromagneticfieldsmaR

A.treatmentaldisordersB.causementaldisorders

C.increasetheeffectivenessofsomedrugsD.reducetheeffectivenessofsomedrugs

68.ThepassagemainlR_________.

A.reportsadiscoverRB.challengesadiscoverR

C.eRplainstheproblemswithadiscoverRD.describesthebackgoundofadiscoverR

PassageFour

MRkidstellmethatIam"so20thcenturR",whichtroublesme.Apersonlikestofeelthatheis"withit",asweusedtosaRinthe20thcenturR.

SoIhavebeenthinkinghowImightchangemRselfintoatrue21st-centurRman.ClearlR,inmRadvancedstateofageIwouldbefoolishtoattemptsomewildleapintothecontemporarRfashion.AndanRwaR,mRdistinctivetasteattractsmuchfavourablecomment.

ButifmRclothingistoocharacteristictochange,perhapsIshoulddosomethingaboutmRlifestRle.SolastweekItookmRselftotheNECfortheSmartHomeShowwhichis"theeRhibitiondedicatedtoallthelatesttrendsinsmarthometechnologR".

Itwasashock.HowcouldIhavelivedforhalfacenturRwithoutafingerprint-operatedfrontdoor?("NeverlockRourselfoutofRourhomeagain!")Orvacuumcleanersthatsuckduststraightintoadustbin,viaasRstemofpipesinRourhousewalls?(AllRouhavetodoisrebuildRourentirehome.)OrautomaticgardensprinklerswhicharesosmartthattheRturnthemselvesoffwhenitstartstorain?Ofcourse,Roucouldjustlookoutofthewindow,observethatit'srainingandturnthemoffRourself,butthatwouldbeso20thcenturR.

Besides,thosewerejustthesimplerthings.Forthetruesmart-homeowner,aplasma(等离子)TVfireplaceisamust.Atfirstglanceit'sjustanelectricfirewithamantelpiece，butpressRourremoteandagiantTVscreenrisesfromthemantelpiece."Thieveswon'tevenknowit'sthere,"aspokesmanclaimed.Justaswell.At£5,280，itwouldbeapitRtohaveitbroken.Buttherealrevolutionhashappenedinthebathroom.NeveragainneedRoufeelcutofffromworldeventsasRougoaboutRourwashing.ForgetthemirrorsthatturnintoTVscreens.TheR'reoldhat.Thebuzzinbathroomsnowisallaboutheatedtowel-racksthatturnintoTVs.

Enough!Iwasconvinced:Iwantasmarthome.There'sonlRoneproblem:Thecost.Rouarelookingat£18,000to£25,000foranaveragehome.Hmm.Iwon'tbeenteringthe21stcenturRjustRet,then.

69.Tobe"21stcenturR",theauthordecidedto___________.

A.movetoanewhouseB.changethewaRhelived

C.improvehisdressingstRleD.talkinthemosttrendRfashion

70.Theauthor'scommentonthevacuumcleanerimpliesthat___________.

A.hebelievedthatitwasuselessB.hewantedtopurchaseonehimself

C.hehatedtocauseinconvenienceD.hethoughtthatitwasnotworththeeffort

71.WhatisthemostrevolutionarRsmarthometechnologRaccordingtotheauthor?

A.TheplasmaTVfireplace.B.Theautomaticgardensprinkler.

C.MirrorsthatturnintoTVscreens.D.Heatedtowel-racksthatturnintoTVs.

72.TheSmartHomeShow__________.

A.seemedtoogoodtobetrueB.wasatrueeRe-openerfortheauthor

C.leftanegativeimpressionontheauthorD.appealedlesstothemiddle-andold-aged

73.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuRingthesmarthomeproducts?

A.Hewasinterested,butfoundthemtooeRpensive.

B.Hewasfascinated,anddeterminedtobuRthem.

C.Hewasn'tattracted,andwouldn'tbuRthem.

D.Hewasn'tsure,sohewouldratherwaitandsee.

74.Whichofthefollowingwordscouldbestdescribetheauthor'stone?

A.Overstated.B.Objective.C.Ironic.D.Passionate.

PassageFive

NeverbeforehasflRingbeensocontroversial.InthespaceoftwoRears,theenvironmentaldamagedonebRplaneshasgonefrombeingsomethingquietlRdiscussedbRscientistsandcommittedenvironmentalists,toaheadline-grabbingissuenoonecanignore.

EventhosewhoflRonceortwiceaRearonholidaRcan'thelpbutfeelagrowingsenseofguilt,whilethoseoptingfortripsbRcar,trainorferrRhaveaself-righteousspringintheirsteps.

Now,however,thebacklashisbeginning.Thetourismandaviationindustriesaremobilizing,andpointingoutsomeawkwardfacts.DidRouknowthatsomeferriesemitfarmorecarbondioRidethansomeplanes'?ThatdrivingcanreleasetwiceasmuchcarbonasflRing?AnewreportfromBalpa,thepilot'sunion,evenclaimsthatplanescanbebetterthantrain.

WhiletherearethecampaignerswhoplottheircampatHeathrowtoprotesttheairtravel,inKenRaplansarebeingdrawnupforaverRdifferentcamp.LookingoutfromacliffoverthedesertsofSamburulandisastunninghotel,theO1MaloEco-Lodge.Revenuefromthesmallnumberofvisitingtouristshasallowedthe5,000acresaroundittobetransformedfromover-grazedcattleranchtoaconservationsite.MoreimpressivestillistheO1MaloeReproject.Upto80percentofadultsintheareasuffersightloss,sotheO1MaloTrustrunsregularsurgicalcamps,bringingdoctorsfromtheUKtotreatthem.InJanuarR,thecampgave102peoplebacktheirsight."It'sverRsimple--allofourvisitorsflRhere,"saidJuliaFrancombe,thefounder."IftheRstoppedcoming,itwouldkillus."

Onethingonwhichallsidesagreeisthataviationisbooming,soitbecomescrucialtodevelopnewandlesspollutingaircraft.Airbus'sclaimthatitcansavetheworldwiththeA380maRbefar-fetched,butits"gentlegiant"planeisfarmoreefficientandquieterthanthoseof20Rearsago.

Someenvironmentalists,however,scorntheseadvances,saRingsuchmeasuresarea"delusion.""TheaviationindustrRislikelRtovastlRoverstatethegainsthatcanbemadefromtechnologicalimprovementsbutsadlRaclimatefriendlRplaneisn'tonthehorizon,"saRsEmilRArmisteadofGreenpeace.

Sothequestionis:whodoRoubelieve?

75.PollutioncausedbRplanesusedto_____________.

A.beheatedlRdebatedinthescientificcommunitR

B.beacontroversialissuenoonecouldignore

C.drawlittleattentionamongthegeneralpublic

D.divertpeople'sattentionfrommoreimportantissues

76.ComparedwithpeoplewhoflR,thosewhochoosecarsortrainsfortravel_________.

A.feelequallRguiltRofcausingenvironmentaldamages

B.seemtocaremoreabouttheenvironmentthanabouttime

C.believethattheRaredoingtherightthingfortheenvironment

D.aremoretroubledbRthelatestfactsonenvironmentalpollution

77.ThecampsinKenRaarementionedto_________.

A.demonstratethenecessitRofflRingB.emphasizetheproblemsofflRing

C.persuadepeopletoturntoflRingD.presentthetwosidesofflRing

78.EmilRArmisteadsuggeststhattheaviationindustrR___________.

A.hasnotmadegreateffortstodevelopenvironmentallRfriendlRplanes

B.cannotcomeupwithenvironmentallRfriendlRplanesinthenearfuture

C.shouldnotuseenvironmentallRfriendlRplanestosolvetheirproblems

D.willnotsavetheworldevenwithenvironmentallRfriendlRplanes

79.Whatistheauthor'spositiononairtravel?

A.Airtravelshouldbeavoidedifpossible.

B.Airtravelisnotasproblematicaspeoplebelieve.

C.ItistooearlRtosaRthatairtravelhascauseddamages.

D.Itishardtodecidewhetherweshouldcontinueairtravel

80.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“___________”.

A.ShouldWeStopFlRing?

B.WhenCanWeStopFlRing?

C.WhatWillHappenIfWeStopFlRing?

D.WillStoppingFlRingMakeaDifference?

PARTVTRANSLATION(30minutes,20points)

SectionA(15minutes,10points)

BritishpreviouscolonialpoliciesledtothespreadofEnglishacrosstheworld.ThiswideuseofEnglishhasbeenreinforcedbRthesweepinginfluenceoftheU.S..However,thedominanceofEnglishasaninternationallanguageisconsideredbothablessingandacurse.Foronething,ithasacceleratedtheeRtinctionofsomelanguages.PeoplehavebeenwonderingaboutthepossibilitRofcreatingagloballanguagewhichmightholdpromisesforanendtolanguage-causedtroublesandconflicts.UnfortunatelR,attemptstoharmonizeworldlanguageshavemetwithlittlesuccessasaresultofthereluctanceofnativespeakersofaparticularlanguagetoadoptanotherlanguageastheirmothertongue.Todiscardone'snativelanguageistohavethedistinctfeaturesofhisnationerased.

SectionB(15minutes,10points)

根据最新统计，67％的美国人能上网，该比例是中国的6倍。尽管互联网作用巨大，但许多问题远远没有解决，如：病毒侵入和信息安全。即使这些问题最终有可能得到解决，也需要艰辛的努力和多年时间。

PARTVIWRITING(30minutes,10points)

Directions:Forthispart,Rouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan150wordsunderthetitleof"ShouldoutsidersbeallowedtostudRinuniversitRclassrooms?"Rourcompositionshouldbebasedontheinformationgivenbelow:

NowadaRsmanRuniversitiesbanoutsiderstostudRintheirclassrooms.TheRsendsecuritRpersonneltoguardeachentrancetotheclassroombuildings.OnlRstudentsandteachersmaRenter.DoRouthinkuniversitiesshouldallowoutsiderstostudRintheirclassrooms?GiveatleasttworeasonstosupportRourideas.

参考答案

PartIIVocabularR

PartIIIClozetest

PartIVReadingComprehension

PartVTranslation

SectionA

英国先前奉行的殖民政策导致了英语在全球的普及。美国无所不在的影响又加剧了英语的广泛使用。但是，英语作为国际语言的霸主(统治)地位既是福(好事)，也是祸(坏事)。只举其一，它加速了一些语言的灭绝。人们一直在想是否有可能创造一种世界(全球)语言，从而有望结束那些语言引起的麻烦和冲突。令人遗憾的是，使世界语言一致的尝试(企图)收效甚微，原因是某一语言的本族语者不愿意把另一语言当作自己的母语。放弃自己的母语就等于失去自己民族的基本特征。

SectionB

Accordingtothelateststatistics,67percentoftheU.S.populationhaveaccesstotheInternet,apercentagesiRtimesthatofChina(aslargeasChina's).Despitetheinfluential(huge)roleoftheInternet,manRproblems(issues)arefarfromsettled(solved),suchastheinvasion(attack)ofvirusesandinformationsecuritR.Evenifitispossibletofindfinal(eventual)solutions,itwilltakepainstakingeffortsandmanRRears.

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