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Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (10%) GYFgEg}
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[D] Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.正门对面 Z$Z`@&U=
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[C] He is about to retire.正门 X
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[D] He works in a repair shop. _wMc*kjJO
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[D] She is not interested in the news. P;jlHZ 9?O
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[A] His only son is dying. VZ;@S3TS
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[D] The talks broke down and could go no further. )x)gHY8;
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Section B Compound Dictation {|Bd?U;
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage you are require to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written.(10%) l`* ( f9Q
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This year, my husband David and I celebrated the 22nd birthday of a man we never met. His name was Tracy Bill, a tall (11)______young man. He lived with his parents in a (12)_______U.S. state, and worked in a shop. On the night of (13)_______8,1992, Tracy got off work and stood in the shop's (14)______lot talking to friends. He (15) _______ up on a friend's car as he had done a hundred times before. But this time, Tracy lost his (16)_______and fell. His head struck the (17) _______ hard. Tracy was sent to a hospital. He lost his consciousness. pG~'shD~Dn
(18)_______________________________________________ .All night, his parents stood next to their son. They remembered Tracy had once mentioned giving his organs to other patients if he died. (19)________________________________________________________________. when the time came, they signed the forms permitting his organs to be transplanted. b22LT52
Tracy was declared dead the next day. Twenty four hours later, in a Boston Hospital. Tracy's liver was transplanted into my husband. He was suffering from a serious liver disease. Now my husband has fully recovered from the operation and has be back to his work again. (20)________________________________________________________. db'K!M)
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Part II Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) j"i#R1T
Directions: There are 6 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions .For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.(30%) *CzCUu:%t
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Passage 1 -nOq \RYV
Researchers disagree whether the “use it or lose it” philosophy holds for cognitive aging, but there is one evidence that keeping mentally active can slow age-related declines. ZOC#i i`:
At Pennsylvania State University, Sherry Willis and her husband, K. Warner Schaie, have studied 5,000 people, some since 1956. People lucky enough to avoid chronic diseases may also fare better in intellectual function, they find, perhaps because chronic diseases can restrict lifestyle and reduce mental stimulation. Similarly, those lucky enough to be relatively affluent also fare better, perhaps because money can buy intellectually stimulating things like travel. T30Zk*V
Education helps, too, researchers say because in instills the conviction that you can always learn something new. The Schaie-Willis team also has some other observations. Being in a stable marriage with a stimulating spouse, they say, helps maintain intellectual vigor. d[S#Duz<&
Flexibility counts too. People who stay mentally vibrant are often those who do not insist that”they must do things today as they did before” Schaie says. In neuropsychological terms,the ability to see problems in new ways often yields higher scores on tests of mental function. And people satisfied with life also stay more mentally fit, he says. Nkx0CG*
If you find your mental skills sagging, consider working on specific deficits. When Willis gave 5-hour tutorials on inductive reasoning or spatial skills to about 200 people whose skills had declined in the previous 14 years, 40 percent regained lost abilities. That advantage held up seven years late when they were retested. _Yy:s2I8B
Other ways to stay sharp, Schaie says, are doing jigsaw puzzles to hone visual-spatial skills, working crossword puzzles for verbal skills, playing bridge for memory and simply matching wits at home with players on TV game shows. ,&
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Finally , remember this. Even though you may lose some mental skills with normal aging, you also gain in one key area: wisdom. The growth of wisdom continues throughout the 40s, 50s and even 60s. _!%M
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22.The word “it” in the saying “use it or lose it” (paragraph 1) refer to_______. GY9y9HNZ
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23. Accoding to the researchers, which of the following factors affects cognitive aging? aLYLd/ KV
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25. According to the author, all of the following can truly be said about wisdom EXCEPT that_______. -zTEL(r
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B. wisdom may still grow even when the process of mental aging started bNXAU\M^
C. wisdom is superior in importance to mental skills such as inductive reasoning and spatial skills #52NsVaT@
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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction. 9
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For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he want, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly (直言不讳地); he does so with skill and polish, “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is, “This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.” f1J%]g!
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store (器重,重视) by what the sales woman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the wanting husbands. V_f`0\[x
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D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing. mW +tV1XjG
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Parents who are anxious to give their children a leg up in the world often cram kids’ lives with educational and “enriching” activities—computer camp, museum trips, music lessons, and so on. But it may be wiser just to let them play. 6p m~sD
“Children learn about how the world operates—its rules, roles, and expectations—and about their emotions and sense of self through free play,” says career expert Barbara Moses. “The current obsession with accelerating children’s learning robs them of these vital opportunities.” * <q4S(l
Pushing children to make career decisions in their teens, with the goal of giving them an edge, may also backfire, Moses writes in her new book, Career intelligence. Because technology and the economy change so rapidly, the hot jobs forecasted today may not be hot for long. Even computer skills are no “magic bullet.” Children who keep their options open, who are flexible and able to deal with ambiguity, may fare better in tomorrow’s work world. ]EN&S Wh
Rather than pressuring children to prepare for a particular job, parents should help them identify and nurture their areas of interest and ability. “Encourage them to choose an academic path that personally engages them, rather than trying to second-guess the future market for jobs,” Mores advises. “If … they follow their true interests and strengths, they are much more likely to attain satisfying work in the end, although it may not be in an area they can currently envisage.” ~-
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If a child’s academic interest seems to be only marginally marketable, Moses suggests “combining two areas of study to maximize his or her flexibility, such as business with history or art; information technology with English literature; and so on .” DY.58IHg1
When it comes to education, Moses recommends the critical-thinking skills, the broad context, and the flexibility that come with a traditional liberal arts degree. But she doesn’t discount vocational training or specialized degrees such as law or engineering. In fact, executives are evenly divided when asked whether they prefer a liberal arts or more specialized education in choosing a job candidate. eXG57<t ON
“If they do specialize, they should ensure that they have the foundations (social sciences, writing, and thinking skills) to understand the broader context in which they are carrying out their work, interact with people from different disciplines, talk persuasively, write clearly and effectively, and be able to abstract important information from a situation,” writes Moses. k FLT!k
Cooperative education, which alternates academic study with periods of work placement with organizations, is becoming increasingly popular and is sometimes offered even at the high-school level. $eX*
“In theory,” Moses concludes, “cooperative education should be of value not just from the point of view of developing ‘hard’ job skills, but also for enriching an adolescent’s opportunity to discover areas of interest, and-just as important-areas of no interest.” 3+9
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31. What does Moses think about learning activities such as museum trips and music lessons? .eY`Ri<3t
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C. They will give children an edge in the future career. [pR)@$"k'
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D. Those who make their career decisions early in the teens. @yKZRwg
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A. Help them to learn more skills. (:OHyeNt
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C. Help them to discover and cultivate their interests and abilities. VA2<r(y~(
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B. A graduate with a liberal arts degree can find better jobs than others. Snx<