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TESTFOR ENGLISHMAJORS(2009)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:115MIN
PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（25MIN）
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the
mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically
acceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONB INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of
each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken
ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four
choicesof[A],[B],[C],and[D],andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.
Now,listentoPartOneoftheinterview.
1.[A]Itwasfoundedin1942. [B]Itaimstodevelopwritingskills.
[C]ItislocatedinCalifornia. [D]Thelocationofitsbranches.
2.[A]Tomaximizeitsinterests. [B]Toimproveone’spublicspeakingskills.
[C]Toimprovepeople’smentalhealth. [D]Tohelppeopletobecomesociable.
3.[A]Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.
[B]Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.
[C]Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.
[D]Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.
4.[A]Becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.
[B]Learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.
[C]Becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.
[D]Learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.
5.[A]Listeningtoothers’opinions. [B]Waitingforyourturntospeak.
[C]Speakoutyourideasinanorganizedway. [D]Gettingusefulfeedback.
NowlistentoPartTwooftheinterview.
6.[A]Practiceplus [B]Practiceplus [C]Practiceplus [D]Practiceplus
7.[A]Abasicmenuwillbeprovidedtostudents.
[B]Peoplecanlearnhowtousedifferenttonesorvolumesofsoundswhengivingaspeech.
[C]Theassignmentsexcludepreparingspeechesandpresentingspeeches.
[D]Itisdesignedtoservedifferentpurposes.
8.[A]Publicspeakers. [B]Grammarteachers.
[C]Mastersofceremonies. [D]Evaluators.
9.[A]Self-confidence. [B]Bettercommunicationskills.
[C]Specialtechniquesofdeliveringspeeches. [D]Skillsofleadership.
10.[A]Thebackgroundinformation. [B]Thedescriptionoftrainingcourses.
[C]Therequirementsofpublicspeaking. [D]Theoverallpersonalgrowth.PART Ⅱ READING COMPREHENSION（45MIN）
SECTIONA MULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthis section there areseveralpassages followed byfourteen multiple choice questions. For eachmultiple
choicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethe onethatyouthinkis
thebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
We had been wanting to expand our children’s horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything
we’dbeenexposedtoduringourtravels inEuropeandtheUnitedStates. In thinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefrom
Geneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatriptoIstanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.
Weenvisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones, perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this year,but
thoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.
Whatwedidn’tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildren“indanger,”
referring vaguely, and most incorrectly, to disease, terrorism or just the unknown. To help us get acquainted with
the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in
seeing,weboughtanexcellentguidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.
Friendly warnings didn’t change our planning, although we might have more prudently checked with the U.S.
StateDepartment’slistoftroublespots.Wedidn’tseealotofchildrenamongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-day
stay in Istanbul, but we found the tourist areas quite safe, very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son,
whoseoft-repeatedrequestisthatwenotsee“everysingle”churchandmuseuminagivencity.
Vaccinations weren’t needed for the city, but we were concerned about adapting to the water for a short stay.
So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth, a precaution that may seem excessive, but we all
stayedhealthy.
Taking the advice of a friend, we booked a hotela 20-minute walk from most of Istanbul’s major tourist sites.
This not only got us some morning exercise, strolling over the Karakoy Bridge, but took us past a colorful
assortmentoffishermen,vendorsandshoeshiners.
From a teenager and pre-teen’s view, Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought
outdoors.They were ata good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar,where shops display
moundsofpungentherbsinsacks.Doingthiswithyoungerchildrenwouldbehardersimplybecausethestreetsare
sopackedwithpeople;itwouldbeeasytogetlost.
For our two, whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques, it was
amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of
one.TheyalsolearnedtofigureouttherelativevalueoftheTurkishlira,notasmallmatterwithitsmanyzeros.
Being exposed to Islam was an important partof our trip.Visiting the mosques, especially the enormous Blue
Mosque, was our first glimpse into how this major religion is practiced. Our children’s curiosity already had been
piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city, and the scarves covering the
headsofmanywomen.
Navigating meals can be troublesome with children, but a kebab, bought on the street or in restaurants, was
unfailingly popular. Since we had decided this trip was not for gourmets, kebabs spared us the agony of trying to
findarestauranteachdaythatwouldsuittheadults’desireto try somethingnewamid children’sinsistence thatthe
foodbeservedimmediately.Gradually,webranchedouttotrysomeotherTurkishspecialties.
Although our son had studied Islam briefly, it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that
might come up, such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi, the Ottoman Sultans’ palace. No guides were
available so it was do-it-yourself, using our guidebook,which cheated us of a lot of interesting history and
anecdotesthataprofessionalguidecouldprovide.Nexttime,weresolvedtomakesucharrangementsinadvance.
On this trip, we wandered through the magnificent complex, with its imperial treasures, its courtyards and itsharem.Thelastrequiredabitofexplanationthatwewouldhavehappilylefttoalearnedthirdparty.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
[A]Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.
[B]Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.
[C]Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.
[D]Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.
12.Welearnfromthecouple’sshoppingexperiencebackhomethat_______.
[A]theywereusedtobargainingoverprice [B]theypreferredtobuythingsoutdoors
[C]streetmarketsweretheirfavourite [D]theypreferredfashionandbrandnames
13.ThelasttwoparagraphssuggestthattovisitplacesofinterestinIstanbul________.
[A]guidebooksareveryuseful [B]aprofessionalguideisamust
[C]onehastobepreparedforquestions [D]onehastomakearrangementsinadvance
14.ThefamilyhaveseenorvisitedallthefollowinginIstanbulEXCEPT________.
[A]religiousprayers [B]historicalbuildings
[C]local-stylemarkets [D]shoppingmallboutiques
PASSAGETWO
Last month the first baby-boomers turned 60. The bulky generation born between 1946 and 1964 is heading
towards retirement. The looming “demographic cliff” will see vast numbers of skilled workers dispatched from the
labourforce.
The workforce is ageing across the richworld. Within the EU the number of workers aged between 50and64
will increase by 25% over the next two decades, while those aged 20-29 will decrease by 20%. In Japan almost
20% of the population is already over 65, the highest share in the world. And in the United States the number of
workers aged 55-64 will have increased by more than half in this decade, at the same time as the 35- to
44-year-oldsdeclineby10%.
Given that most societies are geared to retirement at around 65, companies have a looming problem of
knowledgemanagement,ofmakingsurethattheboomersdonotleavebeforetheyhavehandedovertheirexpertise
along with the office keys and their e-mail address. A survey of human-resources directors by IBM last year
concluded: “When the baby-boomer generation retires, many companies will find out too late that a career’s worth
ofexperiencehaswalkedoutthedoor,leavinginsufficienttalenttofillinthevoid.”
Some also face a shortage of expertise. In aerospace and defence, for example, as much as40% of the
workforce in some companies will be eligible to retire within the next five years. At the same time, the number of
engineeringgraduatesindevelopedcountriesisinsteepdecline.
A few companies are so squeezed that they are already taking exceptional measures. Earlier this year the Los
Angeles Times interviewed an enterprising Australian who was staying in Beverly Hills while he tried to persuade
locals to emigrate to Toowoomba, Queensland,to work for his engineering company there. Toowoomba today; the
restofthedevelopedworldtomorrow?
If you look hard enough, you can find companies that have begun to adapt the workplace to older workers.
TheAARP,anAmericanassociationfortheover-50s,producesanannuallistofthebestemployersofitsmembers.
Health-carefirmsinvariablycomenearthetopbecausetheyareoneoftheindustriesmostinneedofskilledlabour.
Othersectorssimilarlyaffected,saystheConferenceBoard,includeoil,gas,energyandgovernment.
Near the top of the AARP’s latest list comes Deere & Company, a no-nonsense industrial-equipment
manufacturer based in Illinois; about 35% of Deere’s 46,000 employees are over 50 and a number of them are in
their70s.Thetoolsitusestoachievethat–flexibleworking,telecommuting,andsoforth-alsocoincidentallyhelp
older workers to extend their working lives. The company spends “a lot of time” on the ergonomics of its
factories,makingjobstherelesstiring,whichenablesolderworkerstostayatthemforlonger.
Likewise, for more than a decade, Toyota, arguably the world’s most advanced manufacturer, has adapted itsworkstations to older workers. The shortage of skilled labour available to the automotive industry has made it
unusually keen to recruitolder workers. BMW recently setup a factory in Leipzig that expressly setout to employ
peopleovertheageof45.Needsmustwhenthedevildrives.
Other firms are polishing their alumni networks. IBM uses its network to recruit retired people for particular
projects. Ernst & Young, a professional-services firm, has about 30,000 registered alumni, and about 25% of its
“experienced”newrecruitsareformeremployeeswhoreturnafteranabsence.
But such examples are unusual. A survey in America last month by Ernst & Young found that “although
corporate America foresees a significant workforce shortage as boomers retire, it is not dealing with the issue.”
Almostthree-quarters of the 1,400globalcompanies questioned by Deloitte lastyear said they expected a shortage
ofsalaried staff over the next three to five years. Yet few of themare looking to olderworkers to fill thatshortage;
and even fewer are looking to them to fill another gap that has already appeared. Many firms in Europe and
Americacomplainthattheystruggle tofindqualifieddirectorsfortheirboards—thiswhenthepoolofretiredtalent
fromthoseverysamefirmsisgrowingbyleapsandbounds.
Why are firms not working harder to keep old employees? Part of the reason is that the crunch has been
beyond the horizon of most managers. Nor is hanging on to older workers the only way to cope with a falling
supply of labour. The participation of developing countries in the world economy has increased the overall supply
—whatever the local effect of demographics in the rich countries. A vast amount of work is being sent offshore to
such places as China and India and more will go in future. Some countries, such as Australia, are relaxing their
immigration policies to allow much needed skills to come in from abroad. Others will avoid the need for workers
byspendingmoneyonmachineryandautomation.
15. According to the passage, the most serious consequence of baby-boomers approaching retirement would
be_______.
[A]alossofknowledgeandexperiencetomanycompanies
[B]adecreaseinthenumberof35-to44-year-olds
[C]acontinuousincreaseinthenumberof50-to64-year-olds
[D]itsimpactonthedevelopedworldwhoseworkforceisageing
16. The following are all the measures that companies have adopted to cope with the ageing workforce
EXCEPT_______.
[A]makingplacesofworkaccommodatetheneedsofolderworkers
[B]usingalumninetworkstohireretiredformeremployees
[C]encouragingformeremployeestoworkoverseas
[D]grantingmoreconvenienceinworkinghourstoolderworkers
17. In the author’s opinion American firms are not doing anything to deal with the issue of the ageing workforce
mainlybecause_______.
[A]theyhavenotbeenawareoftheproblem [B]theyarereluctanttohireolderworkers
[C]theyarenotsureofwhattheyshoulddo [D]theyhaveotheroptionstoconsider
18.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sdevelopmentofargument?
[A] introducing the issue citing ways to deal with the issue describing the actual status offering
reasons.
[B] describing the actual status introducing the issue citing ways to deal with the issue offering
reasons.
[C] citing ways to deal with the issue introducing the issue describing the actual status offering
reasons.
[D]describingtheactualstatusofferingreasonsintroducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissue.
PASSAGETHREE
Theotherproblemthatarises fromtheemploymentofwomen is thatoftheworkingwife.Ithastwo aspects:
that of the wife who is more of a success than her husband and that of the wife who must rely heavily on herhusband for help with domestic tasks. There are various ways in which the impact of the first difficulty can be
reduced.Provided thathusbandandwife are notin thesame ordirectly comparablelines of work, theharshfact of
her greater success can be obscured by a genial conspiracy to reject a purely monetary measure of achievement as
intolerablycrude.Wherethereareranks, itis bestifthecoupleworkindifferentfieldssothatthehusbandcanfind
somespecialreasonforthesuperiorityofthelowestfigureinhistothemostelevatedinhiswife’s.
A problem that affects a much larger number of working wives is the need to re-allocate domestic tasks if
therearechildren.InTheRoadtoWiganPierGeorgeOrwellwroteoftheunemployedoftheLancashirecoalfields:
“Practically never ... in a working-class home, will you see the man doing a stroke of the housework.
Unemployment hasnotchanged this convention, which on the face of it seems a little unfair.The man is idle from
morning to night but the woman is as busy as ever - more so, indeed, because she has to manage with less money.
Yetsofarasmyexperiencegoesthewomendonotprotest.Theyfeelthatamanwouldlosehismanhoodif,merely
becausehewasoutofwork,hedevelopedina‘MaryAnn’.”
Itis over thecareofyoungchildrenthatthis re-allocation ofdutiesbecomes reallysignificant. Forthis, unlike
the cooking of fish fingers or the making of beds, is an inescapably time-consuming occupation, and time is what
thefullyemployedwifehasnomoretospareofthanherhusband.
The male initiative in courtship is a pretty indiscriminate affair, something that is tried on with any remotely
plausible woman who comes within range and, of course, with all degrees of tentativeness.What decides the issue
ofwhetheragenuinecourtshipisgoingtogetunderwayisthewoman’sresponse.Ifsheshowsinteresttheengines
of persuasion are set in movement. The truth is that in courtship society gives women the real power while
pretendingtogiveittomen.
What does seem clear is that the more men and women are together, at work and away from it, the more the
comprehensive amorousness of men towards women will have to go, despite all its past evolutionary services. For
it is this that makes inferiority atwork abrasiveand, more indirectly,makes domestic work seem unmanly. If there
is to be an equalizing redistribution of economic and domestic tasks between men and women there must be a
compensating redistribution of the erotic initiative. If women will no longer let us beat them they must allow us to
jointhemastheblushingrecipientsofflowersandchocolates.
19.Whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,NOTmetaphorically?
[A]Abrasive(ParagraphFive). [B]Engines(ParagraphFour).
[C]Convention(ParagraphTwo). [D]Heavily(ParagraphOne).
20.Thelastparagraphstressesthatifwomenaretoholdimportantjobs,thentheymust________.
[A]sometimesmakethefirstadvancesinlove
[B]allowmentoflirtwithmanywomen
[C]stopacceptingpresentsofflowersandchocolates
[D]avoidmakingtheirhusbandslooklike“MaryAnns”
21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutthepresentformofcourtship?
[A]Menareequallyseriousaboutcourtship.
[B]Eachman“makespasses”atmanywomen.
[C]Thewoman’sreactiondecidesthefateofcourtship.
[D]Themanleaveshimselftheopportunitytogiveupthechasequickly.
PASSAGEFOUR
From Namche Bazaar, the Sherpa capital at 12,000 feet, the long line threaded south, dropping 2,000 feet to
thevalley floor,thentrudged downthe hugeSola-Khumbu canyonuntilit openedoutto the lushbutstilldaunting
foothillsofCentralNepal.
It was here at Namche that one man broke rank and leaned north, slowly and arduously climbing the steep
wallsofthenaturalamphitheaterbehindthescatterofstonehuts,thenpastKundeandKhumjong.Despite wearing a balaclava on his head, he had been frequently recognized by theTibetans, and treated with
the gravest deference and respect. Even among those who knew nothing about him, expressions of surprise lit up
theirdark,liquideyes.Hewasamannotexpectedtobethere.
NotonlywashisstaturesubstantiallygreaterthanthatofthediminutiveTibetans,butitwasalsoobviousfrom
his bearing—and his new broadcloak, which covered a much-too-tight army uniform—that he came from a
markedly loftier station in life thandid the averageTibetan.Amonga people virtually bereftofpossessions,he had
fewerstill,consistingsolelyofaroundedbundleaboutafootindiameterslungsecurelybyacordoverhisshoulder.
ThematerialthebundlewaswrappedinwasofaroughTibetanweave,whichdidnotaugurthatthecontentwasof
anygreatervalue—exceptfortheimportanceheseemedtoascribetoit,neverforamomentreleasinghisgrip.
His objective was a tiny huddle of buildings perched halfway up an enormous valley wall across from him,
atop a great wooded spur jutting out from the lower lap of the 22,493-footAma Dablum, one of the most majestic
mountains on earth. There was situated Tengboche, the most famous Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas, its
settingunsurpassedformagnificenceanywhereontheplanet.
From thetopofthespur,one’s eyessweep12miles upthe stupendousDudhKosicanyon tothesix-mile-long
granite wall of cliff of Nuptse at its head. If Ama Dablum is the Gatekeeper,then the sheer cliff of Nuptse, never
lessthan fourmiles high, is theFinalProtector ofthe highestandmightiestof them all:Chomolongma, the Mother
GoddessoftheWorld,totheTibetans;Sagarmatha,theHeadoftheSeas,totheNepalese;andEveresttotherestof
us.AndoverthegreatbarrierofNuptseShedemurelypeaks.
Itwas late in the afternoon—whenthe great shadowscastby the colossalmountains were descendinginto the
deep valley floors—before he reached the crest of the spur and shuffled to a stop just past Tengboche’s entrance
gompa.Hischestheavingintherarefiedair,heremovedhishandfromthebundle—thefirsttimehehaddoneso—
andwipedgrimyrivuletsofsweatfromaroundhiseyeswiththefingersofhismittedhand.
Hisnarrowedeyestookintheopensweepofthequietgrounds,thepagoda-likemonasteryitself,andthestone
buildingsthattumbleddownarounditlikeaprotectiveskirt.Inthedistancethemagiclightofthemagichourlitup
theplumeflyingoffChomolongma’s29,029-foot-highcrestlikeabright,welcomingbanner.
His breathing calmed, he slowly, stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps to the monastery
entrance. There he was greeted with a respectful nameste— “I recognize the divine in you”— from a tall, slim
monk ofabout35 years, who hastily set aside a twig broom he had been using to sweep the flagstones ofthe inner
courtyard. While he did so, the visitor noticed that the monk was missing the small finger on his left hand. The
strangerspokeafewformalwordsinTibetan,andthenthetwodisappearedinside.
Early the next morning the emissary — lightened of his load — appeared at the monastery entrance,
accompanied by the same monk and the elderly abbot. After a bow of his head, which was returned much more
deeply by the two ocher-robed residents, he took his leave. The two solemn monks watched, motionless, until he
dippedovertheridgeonwhichthemonasterysat,andoutofsight.
Then,withoutaword,theyturnedandwentbackinsidethemonastery.
22.WhichofthefollowingwordsinParagraphOneimpliesdifficultyinwalking?
[A]“threaded”. [B]“dropping”. [C]“trudged”. [D]“daunting”.
23. In the passage the contrast between the Tibetans and the man is indicated in all the following aspects
EXCEPT________.
[A]clothing [B]height [C]socialstatus [D]personalbelongings
24.Whichofthefollowingdetailsshowsthatthemanbecamerelaxedafterhereachedthemonastery?
[A]“...hereachedthecrestofthespurandshuffledtoastop...”
[B]“...heremovedhishandfromthebundle...”
[C]“Hisnarrowedeyestookintheopensweepofthequietgrounds...”
[D]“...heslowly,stifflystruggledforwardanduptheroughstonesteps...”SECTIONB SHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS
In this section there are eight short-answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each
questioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
25.WhydidthecouplechooseIstanbulastheirholidaydestination?
PASSAGETWO
26.Whatdoes“Thecompanyspends‘alotoftime’ontheergonomicsofitsfactories”(ParagraphSeven)mean?
PASSAGETHREE
27.What’stheauthor’sadvicetotheworkingwifewhoismoresuccessfulthanherhusband?
28.Whatdoes“MaryAnn”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?
29.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstherelationshipbetweenmanandwifeinWiganPierpicturedbyOrwell?
PASSAGEFOUR
30.Whatdoes“daunting”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
31.Whatkindofviewcanwegetaboutthisregionfromthemonastery?
32.Accordingtothedescriptionofthemonastery,whatkindofsensecanwegetaboutit?
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE USAGE（15MIN）
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case,
onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword， underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank
providedattheendoftheline．
Foramissingword, markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethe
wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendof
theline．
Foranunnecessaryword， crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“／”andputthewordinthe
blankprovidedattheendoftheline．
EXAMPLE
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit， (1)_____an_____
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs (2)___n_e_v_e_r___
themonthewall．Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit． (3)___e_x_h_ib_i_t__
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.
PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION（25MIN）
Translate the underlined part of the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER
SHEETTHREE.
我想不起来哪一个熟人没有手机。今天没有手机的人是奇怪的，这种人才需要解释。我们的所有社会
关系都储存在手机的电话本里，可以随时调出使用。古代只有巫师才能拥有这种法宝。
手机刷新了人与人的关系。会议室门口通常贴着一条通告：请与会者关闭手机。可是会议室里的手机
铃声仍然响成一片。我们都是普通人，并没有多少重要的事情。尽管如此，我们也不会轻易关掉手机。打
开手机象征我们与这个世界的联系。手机反映出我们的“社交饥渴症”。最为常见的是，一个人走着走着
突然停下来，眼睛盯着手机屏幕发短信。他不在乎停在马路中央还是厕所旁边。
为什么对于手机来电和短信这么在乎?因为我们迫切渴望与社会保持联系。PART Ⅴ WRITING（45MIN）
The development of Internet technology has greatly facilitated modern people’s work and life, and at the
meantime has also gradually reshaped people’s thinking habits. When young people come across a problem, most
often their first choice is not to think by themselves, but to go online and use search engines such as Baidu or
Google to searchfor the direct answers or to see others’thinking aboutthis problem. Some experts thus worry that
as today’s young people rely more and more on the Internet, their ability to think by themselves will surely
deteriorate. Young people, however, hold a quite different opinion. The following are opinions from both sides.
Readtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout300words,inwhichyoushould:
1.summarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsides;
2.giveyourcomment.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.
Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
Youngpeople
Using Internet and different kinds of search engines in study and work has become a habit for many young
people today. The convenience and effectiveness of search engines are the main advantages that attract young
people.
Li Yun (a college student): I feel impossible to live now without the help of Internet. In the past, when we
needed to look up information for assignments, the only choice must be going to the library. We would face
hundreds or even thousands of books, and what we neededto do was to read each ofthem for finding the valuable
information we needed. Even though we could read really fast, it would still take two to three hours to cover all
these books anddocuments. But today,with the help ofInternet, we just needto select a search engine, take Baidu
for example, and type the key words into the provided text box and then hit “Enter”.All the information we need
will unfold in front of us in less than one second. This definitely brings us great convenience and saves a lot of
time.
Zhang Qin (a post-graduate student): Internet and search engines are powerful tools in my academic study.
What I like the search engines most is the huge amount of information they provide to me. In other words, I think
theseInternettoolssavemytimeandthereforegreatlypromotemythinkingabiliby.Ontheotherhand,theInternet
and search engines provide a platform for different people to discuss and solve problems together. Reading others’
opinions and solutions to a question can also give me inspiration. Thanks to this platform, I can generate many
brilliantideasandcarryoutmyresearchquiteeffectively.
Experts:
Today,GoogleorBaiduisoneoftheultimateresourcesthatpeoplecannotlivewithout.Manypeopleuseitall
the time to settle the issues they encounter on daily basis. We now can easily find answers to any questions, from
how to cook a dish, to the serious academic research topic “what are the major themes in Shakespeare’s work”, all
by a simple click of the mouse. The problem is our dependence on these Internet tools has also grown, and what’s
worse we are not aware of it. According to a research, nearly 78.6%young people choose to “use Baidu to find
answers” when they come across questions. It is undeniable that Internet search engine is the most convenient tool
to search for information and knowledge. But relying on it too much will bring many problems. People no longer
use their brain to memorize things or accumulate knowledge. They are reluctant to think by themselves as they are
used to finding answers directly through search engines. The less people use and train their minds, the slower and
blunter their brains will become. If we do not do something now, in the future our thinking ability may be really
deteriorated.
WriteyourresponseonANSWERSHEETFOUR.ANSWERSHEET1(TEM8)
PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
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WritingExperimentalReports
I.Contentofanexperimentalreport，e.g.
—studysubject/area
— （1） (1)__________
— （2） (2)__________
II.Presentationofanexperimentalreport
—providingdetails
—regardingreadersas （3） (3)__________
III.Structureofanexperimentalreport
—feature：highlystructuredand （4） (4)__________
一sectionsandtheircontent：
INTRODUCTION （5） ；whyyoudidit (5)__________
(6) howyoudidit (6)__________
RESULTS whatyoufoundout
（7） whatyouthinkitshows (7)__________
IV.Senseofreadership
一 （8） ：readeristhemarker (8)__________
— （9） ：readerisanidealized，hypothetical，intelligentperson (9)__________
withlittleknowledgeofyourstudy
—taskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport：
—introductiontorelevantarea
—necessarybackgroundinformation
—developmentof （10） (10)__________
一 （11） oftechnicalterms (11)__________
一precisedescriptionofdata （12） (12)__________
V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwriting
一earlystage；
一understandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplications
—basicgraspofthereport’s （13） (13)__________
—laterstage：
— （14） onresearchsignificance (14)__________
—thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION：
—inadequatematerial
— （15） ofresearchjustificationforthestudy (15)__________ANSWERAHEET2(TEM8)
PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONB 1.[A][B][C][D] 6.[A][B][C][D]
2.[A][B][C][D] 7.[A][B][C][D]
3.[A][B][C][D] 8.[A][B][C][D]
4.[A][B][C][D] 9.[A][B][C][D]
5.[A][B][C][D] 10.[A][B][C][D]
PARTⅡ PEADING COMPREHENSION
SECTIONA 11.[A][B][C][D] 16.[A][B][C][D] 21.[A][B][C][D]
12.[A][B][C][D] 17.[A][B][C][D] 22.[A][B][C][D]
13.[A][B][C][D] 18.[A][B][C][D] 23.[A][B][C][D]
14.[A][B][C][D] 19.[A][B][C][D] 24.[A][B][C][D]
15.[A][B][C][D] 20.[A][B][C][D]
SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS
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PARTⅢ LANGUAGE USAGE
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Theprevioussectionhasshownhowquicklyarhymepassesfrom
oneschoolchildtothenextandillustratesthefurtherdifferencebetween (1)__________
schoolloreandnurserylore.Innurseryloreaverse,learntinearly
childhood,isnotusuallypassedonagainwhenthelitelistenerhas (2)__________
grownup,andhaschildrenoftheirown,orevengrandchildren.The (3)__________
periodbetweenlearninganurseryrhymeandtransmittingitmaybe
somethingfromtwentytoseventyyears.Withthe'playgroundlore, (4)__________
therefore,athymemaybeexcitedlypassedonwithintheveryhouritis (5)__________
learnt;and,inthegeneral,itpassesbetweenchildrenofthesameage,or (6)__________
nearlyso,sinceitisuncommonforthedifferenceinagebetween
playmatestobemorethanfiveyears.If,therefore,aplaygroundthyme
canbeshowntohavebeencurrentlyforahundredyears,orevenjust (7)__________
forfifty,itfollowsthatithasbeenretransmittedoverandover;very
possiblyithaspassedalongachainoftwoorthreehundredyounghearers (8)__________
andtellers,andthewonderisthatitremainsliveaftersomuchhanding; (9)__________
toletalonethatitbearsresemblancetotheoriginalwording. (10)__________
