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27. Compared with the words ―intelligent‖ and ―brilliant‖ in the first paragraph, the word ―dull‖ in the second paragraph means ____D_____
A. pretty and handsome B. common C. clever and bright D. slow in thinking and understanding 28. What should parents do in order to make their children bright? D A. Stay with their children to play. B. Don‘t leave their children alone C. Praise their children alone D. All of above
29. A person ___B_____is more likely to become a genius. A. whose parents are clever B. born with a good brain and putting it into active use C. often helped by his parents and teachers D. often thinking about difficult problems
30. which of the following is not clear according to the passage? A A. intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live B. Parents‘ efforts play an important for young children C. Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. D. The less you use your mind, the duller you may become. Task 2
Directions: this task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 31 to 35.
Bank account is one way of keeping your money safe. Many people hide their money at home, but they run the risk of losing it in a fire. The safest place to keep money is in a bank, either in a checking or in a savings account. You can certainly use the money in their account at any time, but there is often a service charge. There are some restrictions on taking out money from savings account at any time. However, you can collect interest (on the money) that you are not using.
Opening a bank account is not difficult in the United States. Many banks like to get more customers. But you should make sure that you have chosen a right one that has a low service charge and a good interest rate. If you want to travel to another part of the United States, you can buy traveler‘s checks. It is a good way to protect your money. You can buy them at most banks, and it is easy to use. Every shop accepts the checks. If they are lost, the traveler‘s check company will pay bake your money. In this way you won‘t really lost any of your money. 31. You‘d better keep your money ____A______ for the purpose of safety. A. in a bank B. at home C. in a safe place D. in a place without fire 32. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? D A. you can use the money kept in a bank whenever you want. B. you should give an extra money to the bank for its service C. you can get interest if you keep your money in a bank D. you can take out money from a bank without restrictions
33. the expression ―service charge‖ most probably means: ____D____ A. price asked for opening an account B. payment C. restrictions for service D. money paid to the bank for service 34. you would like to deposit (储蓄) your money in the bank ___C_______ A. that offers high interest B. that charges less fee than others C. where you can get high interest and pay less for its service D. where you can buy traveler‘s checks
35. If you are going to travel, you should buy traveler‘s checks, for_____B_______ A. it is easy to get at most banks
B. it is a good way to keep your money safe C. every shop prefers to accepts the checks D. it is impossible for you to lose it Task 3
Directions: After reading the following passage, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 36 to No. 40) that follow. You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the corresponding Answer Sheet
Columbia university president lee C. Bollinger has announced the appointment of Michele M. Moody-Adams as the new dean of Columbia College, the first black and also the first woman to serve the post. According to a report available on the university‘s website Saturday, Moody-Adams comes to Columbia from Cornell University, where, since 2000, she has been the Hutchinson professor and director of the Program on Ethics and Public Life, and has served for the past four years as Cornell‘s vice provost (主监督) for undergraduate education. Moody-Adams succeeds retiring Columbia College Dean Austin E. Quigley. Her appointment begins July 1. ―professor Moody-Adams‘ extraordinary‖ commitment to teaching, scholarship and public service, as well as her hands-on experience as an academic administrator for undergraduate education, make her uniquely well suited to this new challenge,‖ Bollinger was cited(引用) as saying. According to report, Moody-Adams is an accomplished scholar and academic administrator who has taught at Cornell, Indiana University, the University of Rochester and Wellesley College. She has produced an extensive body of work in moral philosophy. Her 1997 book, Fieldwork in Familiar Places: Morality, culture, and philosophy, has been widely praised as ―a major contribution to moral philosophy.‖ She has written and lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad on a wide range of timely public issues. As an administrator, she has been responsible for ensuring the integrity and coherence (连贯性) of undergraduate curriculum and instruction at Cornell and overseeing (监督) a number of academic and residential actions. Before that, she was a professor and associate dean for undergraduate education in the college of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington.
36. what did President Bollinger declare? He declared that Michele M. Moody-Adams was appoint as ______the new dean____of Columbia College. 37. How long has Moody-Adams worked as Cornell‘s vice provost for undergraduate education? _______for four year___________________________________ 38. How does Bollinger think of Moody-Adams?
She is able to fit to ____this new challenge ________________________ 39. What has the book Fieldwork in Familiar Places: Morality, culture, and philosophy been praised as?
It has been widely praised as a major contribution to ______moral philosophy___________________________ 40. What has she written and lectured widely?
______________ timely public issues______________________________. Task 4
Directions: The following is a letter is a letter. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 41 through 45 in the table below. You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
June 15, 2008 Dear Ms Smith, We acknowledge receipt of both your offer of June 5 and the samples of Women‘s Shirts, and thank you for these. While appreciating the good quality of your shirts, we find your price is rather too high for the market we wish to supply. We have also to point that the Woman‘s Shirts are available in our market from several European manufacturers. All of them are at prices from 10% to 15% below yours. Such being the case, we have to ask you to consider if you can make reduction in your price, say 10%. As our order would be worth around $520000, you may think it worthwhile to make a concession. We wait with keen interest your immediate reply. Your faithfully,
Edward Brown Sales Manager Some information of the letter
Mr. Brown is 41_________sales manager_______________. Although the quality of the shirts is good, the writer thinks the price is 42 ___rather too high ____for the market. Other producers‘ offers are from 43____several European manufacturers ________________below Ms Smith‘s Mr. Brown asked the offering side to 44_____reduce the price ____________________________ Mr. Brown advised Ms. Smith to make a concession because his ___order_________________ is relatively huge. Part IV Translation-English into Chinese
Direction: this part, numbered 46 to 50, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of four sentences (No. 46 to No 49) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A, B, C, D. Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.50) in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
46. The problem has become increasingly urgent to be solved that what is the proper balance between the culture heritage and the globalization.B
A. 有关本国文化遗产与全球化之间达成合理平衡的问题，已变得更加迫切需要解决。
B．如何在保护本国文化遗产与全球化之间取得合理的平衡，这个问题变得越来越亟待解决。 C．问题已变得越来越多，也越来越急于解决，例如什么是文化遗产和全球化之间的平衡问题。 D．这个问题已变得越来越需要急于解决，即什么是文化遗产和全球化之间的平衡问题。 47. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of the dream will have faded. A A.如果允许他再睡甚至5分钟，他将不再记得那个梦。 B. 如果他被允许再睡甚至5分钟，他的记忆就会消失。 C. 如果他允许别人再睡5分钟，他的梦的记忆将会消失。 D. 如果他不能被允许再睡5分钟，他将不再记得那个梦。
48. Not until late 1990s did people in our country begin to know something about Internet D A. 我国人民在19世纪90年代才知道英特网
B. 我国人民并非在20世纪90年代末才对英特网有所了解。 C. 直到20世纪90年代末我国人民对英特网仍然了解不多。
D. 直到20世纪90年代末我国人民才开始对英特网有一些了解。
49. She had thought it was going to be all right. But it was as if the heat had drained their love. C A. 她想事情会发展得很顺利，但这仿佛就像热滋润了他们的爱情。 B. 她想事情会发展得很顺利，但是它就像热量早就耗尽了他们的爱情。 C. 她原以为一切都会好的，但是事情就像酷热已经把他们的爱抽干了一样。 D. 她原以为一切都会好的，但是好像那种酷热将会将他们的爱情凝固一样。
50. One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fiber as thin as human hair which is designed to carry light signals. When the light reaches the other end, it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn converted into sound messages. Part V Writing
Directions: this part is to test your writing abilities. There are 2 tasks for you to fulfill. You should do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that what Asia needs most is stability and development, which interact with other. During a meeting with the delegates attending the 7th Foreign Ministers‘ Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, nazarbayev sand that Asia is shifting its products to high-tech categories, and has become a financial power in the world.
Currently, Asian counties account for one third of the world‘s gross products and 40 percent of the world‘s investment flows to Asia, he said.
However, the rapid economic development in the continent is under the threat of many negative factors such as terrorism, cross-border crimes, deteriorating ecology and epidemic diseases, the president added.
He further elaborated that as it‘s know to all, without stability, economy would in no way develop, and the realization of social and political stability depends on economic development.
He noted that what Asia needs most now is stability and development, and that Asian countries should take systematic measures to jointly deal with the world financial crisis.
He said his country would do everything possible to help foster the stable development of the Asian continent.
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue is currently the only official dialogue and cooperation mechanism that involves the entire Asia. Its first foreign ministers‘ meeting was held in Thailand in 2002.
Task 2 Applied writing
Directions: this part is to test our ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an invitation letter according to the following instructions given in Chinese. You should wite your letter (no less than 80 words) on the Answer Sheet. 说明：请以某公司市场部经理Edwin Black 的名义给Mr. Drake 写一封邀请信。 写信日期：2009年3月22日
内容：请他出席贵公司于4月二十八日星期二在希尔顿（Hilton）大酒店举行的招待会，同时简要介绍贵公司情况：一家经营化工机械的公司，经营产品和服务态度在业界得到一致好评。希望在会上与Mr. Drake 充分交流。 注意：必须包括对收信人的称谓，写信日期，发信人署名等基本格式。
Part VI additional Tasks (For English major candidates only)
Directions: There are two tasks in this part. Task 1 Close
Directions: there are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A，B, C, D. You should choose the best answer to complete the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
This week Gordon Brown will _____1_____to re-cast relations with America around an emphasis on the values and policy agenda he shares ____2_____ President Obama, rather than on the military alliance that has characterized the transatlantic partnership in recent years. The Prime Minister arrives in Washington tonight for talks with Mr Obama on what he called yesterday a ―global grand bargain‖ for ______3_____ the world out of recession, as well as making a speech to both Houses of Congress on Wednesday. Having ____4_____much of the past week struggling to broker a European consensus on the need for co-ordinated action before the G20 summit in London next month, Mr Brown ____5___: ―I think President Obama will ____6___to it too ---we must and we will succeed‖ A senior British official said that on a range of issues, ―the policy ____7____of our Government and this Administration show a very serious degree of convergence‖. He highlighted plants not only for tackling the economic crisis but also Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, climate _____8____and Millennium Development Goals. In ______9______to the Bush era, when Tony Blair‘s tight embrace of the President put them at odds with much of the Labor Party and sometimes government policy, Mr Brown _____10____there is a ―natural fit‖ with the white House and possibly political dividends from making common cause with it. 1. A. base B. correspond C. listen D. seek 2. A. for B. of C. to D. with 3. A. lift B. lifted C. lifting D. to lift 4. A. cost B. expended C. spent D. taken 5. A. adds B. added C. will add D. is adding 6. A. agree B. announce C. object D. open 7. A. effects B. lessons C. positions D. situations 8. A. change B. consensus C. reason D. report 9. A. addition B. contrast C. regard D. return 10. A. believes B. doubts C. trusts D. worries