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TEM8—2012

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2012)

-GRADEEIGHT—TIMELIMIT:195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREttENSION（35MIN)

SECTIONAMINI—LECTURE

Inthisctionyouwillhearamini—lhearthelectureONCEONLYWhile

listening,teswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneed

themtocompleteagap—electureisover,youwill

begiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap—filling

taskonANSWERSHEETONE，retheword(s)you

fillinis（are）refertoyournotes

whilecompletingthetask。Utheblanksheetfornote—taking。Now,listentothemini—lecture。

ObrvationBehaviour

Peopledoobrvationindailylifecontextforsafetyorforproperbehaviour。However，

therearedifferencesindailylifeobrvationandrearchobrvation。

ences

-——-dailylifeobrvation

--casual

——（1)________

-—defendenceonmemory

—---rearchobrvation

-—(2)_________

—-carefulrecordkeeping

B。Waystolectsamplesinrearch

———-timesampling

-—systematic:e。g。fixedintervalveryhour

——random：fixedintervalsbut（3）_______

Systematicsamplingandrandomsamplingareoftenudincombination。

—---(4）_______

-—definition:lectionofdifferentlocations

--reason:humans'oranimals’behaviour（5）______acrosscircumstances

--(6）______:moreobjectiveobrvations

C。Waystorecordbehaviour（7)_______

—---obrvationwithintervention

--participantobrvation：rearcherasobrverandparticipant

--fieldexperiment：rearch(8)______overconditions

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—-—-obrvationwithoutintervention

--purpo:describingbehaviour（9）______

—-(10)______：nointervention

--rearcher：apassiverecorder

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthisctionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY。Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow。MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。

Questions1to5arebadonaninterview。Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven

tentotheinterview。

fthefollowingstatementsaboutcreativityisINCORRECT?

vitystemsfromhumanbeingsnovelthinking.

ationofthecreativeprocessvariesfrompersontoperson.

C。Creativepeoplefocusonnovelthinkingratherthanonsolutions.

D。Theoutcomeofhumancreativitycomesinvariedforms.

ervieweecitestheBachfamilytoshowthatcreativity

A。appearstobetheresultoftheenvironment.

B。emstobeattributabletogeneticmakeup。

C。appearstobemoreassociatedwithgreatpeople。

rombothenvironmentandgeneticmakeup.

3。Howmanytypesofthecreativeprocessdoestheintervieweedescribe？

。C。Three.D。Four.

4。WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofacreativepersonalityisNOTmentionedintheinterview?

al。

C。Resolute。al。

5。Theintervieweessuggestionforacreativityworkoutsupportstheviewthat

A。brainexercisingwillnotmakepeoplecreative。

B。mostpeoplehavediversifiedinterestsandhobbies。

ironmentissignificantinthecreativeprocess.

vitycanonlybefoundingreatpeople。

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

carefullyandthenanswerthe

ebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。Question6is

badonthefollowingnews。Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10condstoanswer

tentothenews。

6。Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?

A.U.S。astronautsmadethreespacewalks。

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rnationalspacestationwastup.

C。Aprobleminthecoolingsystemwassolved.

D.A350-kilogramammoniapumpwasremoved。

Questions7and8arebadonthefollowingnews。Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven

tentothenews.

7。Inwhichcountrywouldparentsoftenthreatentopunishchildrenbyleavingthemoutside？

。lippines。

.D。Notmentioned.

themainpurpoofthestudy?

alculturaldifferencesandsimilarities。

B。Toexpocasofchildabuandpunishment.

yzechildbehaviouracrosscountries。

D。Toinvestigatewaysofphysicalpunishment。

ndofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven

tentothenews。

9。Accordingtothenewsitem,Japanconomicgrowthinthecondquarterwas____less

thanthefirstquarter.

A.0.6percentB。3。4percent

C.4percentD。3percent

10。HowmanyreasonsdoesthenewsitemciteforJapanssloweconomicgrowth?

A。2.B.3。C.4.D。5。

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)

Inthisctiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple—choice

epassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

TEXTA

ays，wheneverIcastmyeyesuponthe

stacksofshoesandhangersofshirts,sweatersandjackets，Iewater。

Ittakes569gallonstomanufactureaT—shirt,fromitsstartinthecottonfieldstoits

appearanceonstoreshelves。Apairofrunningshoes?1,247gallons。

Untillastfall，Idbeenoblivioustomy"waterfootprint”,whichisdefinedasthetotal

volumeoffreshwaterthatisudtoproducegoodsandrvices，accordingtotheWaterFootprint

chnonprofithasbeenworkingtoraiawarenessoffreshwaterscarcitysince2008,

butitwasthroughthe"GreenBlueBook"byThomasM。KostigenthatIwasabletoehowmyown

actionsfactoredin。

Iveinstalledgray-watersystemstoreuthewastewaterfrommylaundry，machineandbathtub

andrerouteittomylandscape-systemsthatsave，onaverage，50gallonsofwaterperday。

Ivetuprainbarrelsandinfiltrationpitstocollectthousandsofgallonsofstormwater

cascadingfrommyroof。Iveevenenteredthelastbastionofgreendom—installingacomposting

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toilet。

Sufficetosay，Ivebeenfeelingprettysatisfiedwithmylfforallthedrinkingwater

Ivesavedwiththebig-ticketprojects.

NowIrealizethatmydailyconsumptionchoicescouldhaveanevenlargereffect–notonly

onthelocalwatersupplybutalsoglobally：1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstofreshwater，

and,inthefuture，thowhodohaveaccesswillhavelessofit.

Toehowmuchvirtualwater1wasusing,Iloggedontothe”GreenBlueBook"websiteand

uditswaterfootprintcalculator,enteringmydailyconsumptionhabits。Tallyingupthewater

footprintofmybreakfast,lunch,dinnerandsnacks,aswellasmydailydoofover-the-counter

uppersanddowners-coffee，wineandbeer-Imusing512gallonsofvirtualwatereachdayjust

tofeedmylf。

Inaword:alarming。

lya

clotheshor，butthefewnewitemsIbuyonceagaintrumpedtheamountofwaterflowingfrom

riousaboutsavingwater,IrealizedIcouldmakesomesimplelifestyle

gmoreclolyattheareasinmylifethatuthemostvirtualwater，itwasfood

andclothes,specificallymeat,coffeeand，oddly,bluejeansandleatherjackets。

Beingamotorcyclist,Iownanunusuallylargeamountofleather-bootsandjacketsin

tinormouslywaterintensive。Ittakes7，996gallonstomakealeather。

jacket,leatherbeingabyproductofbeef。Ittakes2,866gallonsofwatertomakeasinglepair

ofbluejeans,becautheyremadefromwater-hoggingcotton.

CrunchingthenumbersfortheamountofclothesIbuyeveryyear,itlooksalotlikemyfriends

swimmingpool。MyentireclotisborderlineOlympic。

Gulp。

earandsocksare,ofcour,exemptfrom

thisstrategy,but1havenoproblemshoppinglessandalsoshoppingatGoodwill。Infact，Id

beendoingthatforthepastyeartosavemoney。Myclothesoutrageouswaterfootprintjust

reintbrceditforme.

Moreconsciouslivingandsubstitution,ratherthansacrifice，aretheprevailingideaswith

thewaterfootprint。ItsoneImtrying,andthatshadanunusualupside。Ihadahamburgerrecently,

andIenjoyeditalotmoresinceitisnowanoccasionaltreatratherthanaweeklyhabit.

（Onegallon=3。8litres)

11。Accordingtothepassage，theWaterFootprintNetwork

eauthorawareoffreshwatershortage。

theauthorgettoknowtheGreenBlueBook.

forfreshwaterconrvationfornonprofitpurpos。

D。collaboratedwiththeGreenBlueBookinfreshwaterconrvation。

12。Whichofthefollowingreasonscanbestexplaintheauthorsfeelingoflf—satisfaction？

A。Hemadecontributiontodrinkingwaterconrvationinhisownway.

B。Moneyspentonupgradinghishouholdfacilitieswasworthwhile。

C。Hishouwaquippedwithadvancedwater—savingfacilities。

dhavemadeevengreatercontributionbychanginghislifestyle.

ingtothecontext，".。.howmvownactionsfactoredin"means

A。howIcouldcontributetowaterconrvation。

B。whateffortsIshouldmaketosavefreshwater.

C。whatbehaviourcouldbecountedasfreshwater—saving。

hofwhatIdidcontributedtofreshwatershortage。

14。Accordingtothepassage，theauthorwasmorealarmedbythefactthat

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A。hewashavingmoremeatandcoffee。

thesudevenmorevirtualwater.

lytherewillbelessfreshwater。

D。hislifestylewastooextravagant。

15。”MyentireclotisborderlineOlympic”isanexampleof

A。exaggeration。B。analogy.

C。understatement。ism.

thetoneoftheauthorinthelastparagraph?

A。Sarcastic。B。Ironic。us.

TEXTB

Inhernovelof"Reunion，AmericanStyle”，RonaJaffesuggeststhataclassreunion"is

morethanantimentaljourney。Itisalsoawayofansweringthequestionthatliesattheback

ydobetterthanI？"

Jaffesobrvationmaybemisplacedbutnotcompletelylost。Accordingtoastudyconducted

bysocialpsychologistJackSparacino，theoverwhelmingmajoritywhoattendreunionsarentthere

invidiouslytocomparetheirrecentaccomplishmentswiththooftheirformerclassmates。Instead，

theyhope,primarily,torelivetheirearliersuccess.

Certainly，afewreturntoshowtheirformerclassmateshowwelltheyhavedone;othernjoy

obrvingthechangesthathaveoccurredintheirclassmates(notalwaysinthemlves，ofcour)。

Butthemajoritywhoattendtheirclassreunionsdosotorelivethegoodtimestheyrememberhaving

tudy,Sparacinofoundthat,ashighschoolstudents,attendees

hadbeenmorepopular，moreoftenregardedasattractive，andmoreinvolvedinextracurricular

activitiesthanthoclassmateswhochonottoattend。Forthowhoturnedupattheirreunions,

then，theoldtimeswerealsothegoodtimes！

ItwouldappearthatAmericanshaveaspecialfondnessforreunions，judgingbytheir

eaguebaballplayers，fraternitymembers，veteransgroups，highschool

andcollegegraduates，tion,

familyreunionsfrequentlyattractbloodrelativesfromfarawayplaceswhospendconsiderablemoney

andtimetoreunite.

Actually，intheiraffectionforreunitingwithfriends,familyorcolleagues，Americans

areprobablynodifferentfromanyotherpeople，exceptthatAmericanshavecreatedamind—boggling

numberandvarietyofinstitutionalizedformsofgatheringstofacilitatethesatisfactionofthis

desire。Indeed，reunionshaveincreasinglybecomeformaleventsthatareorganizedonaregular

basisand，intheprocess,theyhavealsobecomebigbusiness.

ShellNorrisofClassReunion，Inc.,saysthatChicagoalonehas1，500highschoolreunions

rvativeestimateonthenationallevelwouldbe10，000annually。Atonetime，

allhighschoolreunionswereorganizedbyvolunteers,astfew

years,however,asmoreandmorewomenhaveenteredthelabourforce，alumnireunionsare

increasinglybeingplannedbyspecializedcompaniesratherthanbypart—timevolunteers。

ThefirstcollegereunionwasheldbythealumniofYaleUniversityin1792。Graduatesof

Pennsylvania,Princeton，Stanford,andBrownfollowedsuit。Andbytheendofthe19thcentury,

most4—yearinstitutionswereholdingalumnireunions。

ceton,alumniparadethroughthetown

wearingtheirclassuniformsandsingingtheiralmamater。AtMariettaCollege，theygatherfor

adinner—danceonasteamshipcruisingtheOhioRiver。

Clearly,thethoughtofcruisingonasteamshipormarchingthroughthestreetsisusually

not,byitlf，sufficientreasonforlargenumbersofalumnitoreturntocampus。Alumniwho

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decidetoattendtheirreunionsshareacommonidentitybadontheyearstheyspenttogether

asundergraduates。Forthisreason,universitiesthatsomehowestablishacommonbond–forexample,

becautheyarerelativelysmallorespeciallyprestigious—tendtodrawsubstantialnumbers

oftheiralumnitoreunions。Inanefforttoenhancethiscommonidentity，largercollegesand

universitiesfrequentlybuildtheirclassreunionsonparticipationinsmallerunits,suchas

encourage"affinityreunions”forgroupsofformercheerleaders，

editors,fraternitymembers,musicians,membersofmilitaryorganizationsoncampus，andthelike。

Ofcour,tswhograduatedduring

repartof

thegenerationthatconductedsit-insandteach-insdirectedatuniversityadministrators，

protestedmilitaryrecruitmentoncampusandmarchedagainst”establishmentpolitics。"Ifthis

generationhasacommonidentity,itmayfalloutsideoftheiruniversityties—orevenbehostile

theyentertheirmiddleyears，alumniwhocontinuetoholdunpleasantmemories

ofcollegeduringthisperiodmaynotwishtoattendclassreunions。

17。Accordingtothepassage，Sparacinosstudy

A。providedstrongevidenceforJaffesstatement。

B。showedthatattendeestendedtoexcelinhighschoolstudy。

C。foundthatinterestinreunionswaslinkedwithschoolexperience。

videnceforattendeesintendesireforshowingoffsuccess。

18。eunions?

A.U。eunionsareusuallyoccasionstoshowoffonesrecentsuccess.

nsareregularandformaleventsorganizedbyprofessionalagencies。

eunionshavebecomeaprofitablebusiness。

eunionshavebroughtaboutavarietyofactivities.

19。Whatmainlyattractsmanypeopletoreturntocampusforreunion?

ietyofactivitiesforclassreunion.

B。Thespecialstatustheiruniversityenjoys.

experiencebeyondthecampus.

undergraduateexperienceoncampus.

toricalfunctionofthefirstparagraphisto

uceRonaJeffesnovel。

B。prenttheauthorscounterargument。

C。rveaspreludetotheauthorsargument.

D。bringintofocuscontrastingopinions.

thepassagemainlyabout？

A。Reasonsforpopularityand（non)attendanceforalumnireunions.

B。AhistoricalperspectiveforalumnireunionsintheUnitedStates.

C。AlumnireunionsandAmericanuniversitytraditions。

D。Alumnireunionanditssocialandeconomicimplications.

TEXTC

OnetimewhileonhiswalkGeorgemetMr。Cattanzaracominghomeverylatefromwork。He

。Cattanzara,astocky,bald—headed

manwhoworkedinachangeboothonanIRTstation,livedonthenextblockafterGeorges,above

，duringthehotweather,hesatonhisstoopinanundershirt，reading

theNewYorkTimesinthelightoftheshoemakerswindow。Hereaditfromthefirstpagetothe

last,thetimehewasreadingthepaper,hiswife,afatwomanwith

awhiteface，leanedoutofthewindow,gazingintothestreet，herthickwhitearmsfoldedunder

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herloobreast，onthewindowledge.

zaracamehomedrunk,rmadeany

trouble，onlywalkedstifflyupthestreetandslowlyclimbedthestairsintothehall。Though

drunkhelookedthesameasalways，exceptforhistightwalk，thequietness,andthathiyes

likedMr。Cattanzarabecauherememberedhimgivinghimnickelstobuylemon

icewithwhenhewasasquirt。zarawasadifferenttypethanthointheneighbourhood.

Heaskeddifferentquestionsthantheotherswhenhemetyou,andheemedtoknowwhatwenton

inallthenewspapers。Hereadthem，ashisfatsickwifewatchedfromthewindow.

"Whatareyoudoingwithyourlfthissummer,George?”zaraasked.”leyou

walkinaroundatnight.”

Georgefeltembarrasd。"Iliketowalk。"

”Whatareyoudoininthedaynow?"

”ingforajob.”Sinceitshamedhimtoadmitthathewasnt

working，Georgesaid，”Imreadingalottopickupmyeducation。”

"Whatareyoureadin?”

Georgehesitated，thensaid,"IgotalistofbooksinthelibraryonceandnowImgonna

readthemthissummer。”Hefeltstrangeandalittleunhappysayingthis,buthewantedMr.

Cattanzaratorespecthim。

"Howmanybooksarethereonit?”

"Inevercountedthem。Maybearoundahundred.”

zarawhistledthroughhisteeth。

”Ifigureifldidthat，"Georgewentonearnestly,"itwouldhelpmeinmyeducation。

oknowdifferentthingsthantheylearn

there,ifyouknowwhatImean."

Thechangemakernodded.”Stillandall，onehundredbooksisaprettybigloadforone

summer。"

”Itmighttakelonger。”

”Afteryourefinishedwithsome，maybeyouandIcanshootthebreezeaboutthem?"said

Mr。Cattanzara。

”WhenImfinished，"Georgeanswered。

zarawenthomeandGeorgecontinuedonhiswalk。Afterthat，thoughhehadthe

urgeto,ltookhiswalksatnight,endingupin

eveningtheshoemakeronthenextblockstoppedGeorgetosayhewasa

goodboy，zarahadtoldhimallaboutthebookshewasreading.

Fromtheshoemakeritmusthavegonedownthestreet，becauGeorgesawacoupleofpeoplesmiling

kindlyathim,thoughnobodyspoketohimpersonally。Hefeltalittlebetteraroundthe

neighbourhoodandlikeditmore,

neverexactlydislikedthepeopleinit，yethehadneverlikedthemverymucheither。Itwas

thefaultoftheneighbourhood。Tohissurpri,Georgefoundoutthathisfatherandhissister

herwastooshytosayanythingaboutit—hewasnever

muchofatalkerinhiswholelife--butSophiewassoftertoGeorge，andsheshowedhiminother

waysshewasproudofhim.

22。Intheexcerpt,Mr。Cattanzarawasdescribedasamanwho

dofdrinking。B。showedawideinterest.

ogossipafterwork。

23。Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

zarawassurpridatGeorgesreadingplan。

B。arawasdoubtfulaboutGeorgethroughout。

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wasforcedtotellalieandthenregretted。

liedatthebeginningandthenbecamerious。

24。AfterthestreetconversationwithMr。Cattanzara，George

A。remainedthesameasusual。

B。becamemorefriendlywithMr。Cattanzara.

olikehisneighboursmorethanever.

D。continuedtoreadthebooksfromthelist。

25。WecantellfromtheexcerptthatGeorge

A。hadaneitherclonordistantrelationshipwithhisfather。

B。wasdissatisfiedwithhislifeandsurroundings.

C。foundthathissisterremainedskepticalabouthim。

isneighbourslikedtopoketheirnointohim。

TEXTD

AbrahamLincolnturns200thisyear，sbirthday

arrives,onFebruary12,CongresswillholdaspecialjointssionintheCapitolsNationalStatuary

Hall,awreathwillbelaidatthegreatmemorialinWashington，andawebcastwilllinkschool

classroomsfora”teach-in"honouringhismemory。

Admirableastheyare,though,theeventswillstrikemanyofusLincolnfansasinadequate,

evenhalfhearted--andanothersignthatourappreciationforthe16thpresidentandhistowering

achievementsisslippingaway。AndyoudonthavetobeaLincolnenthusiasttobelievethatthis

issomethingwecantaffordtolo。

ComparethisyearscelebrationwiththeLincolncentennial，ar,Lincolns

likenessmadeitsdebutonthepenny，thankstoapprovalfromtheU。aryoftheTreasury.

Communitiesandcivicassociationsineverycomerofthecountryeruptedinparades，concerts，

balls,lectures,andmilitarydisplays。Westillfeeltheeffectstoday：Themomentumunlood

in1909ledtotheLincolnMemorial,openedin1922,andtheLincolnHighway，thefirstpaved

transcontinentalthoroughfare.

Thecelebrantsin1909hadafewinspirationswelacktoday。Lincolnspresidencywasstill

2009wearefartherintimefromtheendoftheSecond

WorldWarthantheywerefromtheCivilWar;familiesstillfeltthelossoflovedonesfromthat

awfulnationaltrauma.

ButAmericansin1909hadsomethingmore：anunembarrasdappreciationforheroesandan

acutenofthewaythatevenlong-deadhistoricalfigurespressinontheprentandmake

uswhoweare.

Onestorywillillustratewhatlmtalkingabout.

In2003agroupoflocalcitizensarrangedtoplaceastatueofLincolninRichmond，Virginia,

sof

ConfederateVeteransheldapublicconferenceofcarefullylectedscholarsto"reasss"the

dict—nosurpri-wasnegative:Lincolnwaslabeledeverythingfrom

aracisttotalitariantoatellerofdirtyjokes。

Icoveredtheconferenceasareporter,butwhatreallyunnervedmewasacounter-conference

cholarsdrewapictureofLincolnthatonlyour

touchy—feelyagecouldconjureup。Themanwhooversawthemostsavagewarinourhistorywas

described-byhisadmirers，remember-as”nonjudgmental，""unmoralistic，””comfortable

withambiguity."

IfeltthewayafriendofminefeltaswelaterwatchedtheunveilingoftheRichmondstatue

inasubduedceremony："Buthessosmall!"

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ThestatueinRichmondwasindeedsmall;likenearlyeveryLincolnstatueputupinthepast

halfcentury，itwaslife—sizeandwasplacedatgroundlevel,aconsciousrejectionoftheheroic

—approachableandhuman,yes,butnotsomethingtolookupto.

TheRichmondepisodetaughtmethatAmericanshavelostthelanguagetoexplainLincolns

greatnesventoourlves。EarliergenerationssaidtheywantedtheirchildrentobelikeLincoln:

principled,kind，compassionate，ewantLincolntobelikeus。

ThishelpstoexplainthelongstringofrecentbooksinwhichwritershaveprentedaLincoln

dLincolnashumoristandLincolnasmanic-depressive，Lincoln

thebusinesssage，theconrvativeLincolnandtheliberalLincoln，theemancipatorandthe

racist,thestoicphilosopher，theChristian,theatheist-LincolnovereasyandLincolnscrambled。

Whatsoftenmissing,,though,i,sthetimelessLincoln，theLincolnwhomallgenerations，

ourownnolessthanthatof1909,canlayclaimto。Luckyforus，thomemorializersfroma

centuryago—and,throughthem,Lincolnhimlf—haveleftusahin,tofwheretofindhim.

TheLincolnMemorialisthemos，，wherewe

findtheLincolnwhoendures:inthewordsheleftus，definingthecountryweveinherited。Here

istheLincolnwhocanbeendlesslyrenewedandwho，200yearsafterhisbirth，retainsthepower

torenewus。

horthinksthatthisyearscelebrationisinadequateandevenhalfheartedbecau

olnstatuewillbeunveiled.

rialcoinswillbeissued。

larappreciationofLincolnwillbeen。

vitiescanbecomparedtothoin1909.

27。Accordingtothepassage,whatreallymakesthe1909celebrationsdifferentfromthis

years?

A。Respectforgreatpeopleandtheirinfluence。

B。Varietyandmagnitudeofcelebrationactivities。

C。StructuresconstructedinmemoryofLincoln。

D。TemporalproximitytoLincolnspresidency.

28。Intheauthorsopinion，thecounter-conference

A。rectifiedthejudgmentbythocarefullylectedscholars。

B。offeredabrandnewreasssmentperspective.

withsomewhatfavourableconclusions。

edinsimilardisparagingremarksonLincoln.

ingtotheauthor，theimageofLincolnconceivedbycontemporarypeople

A。conformstotraditionalimages.

B。reflectstheprent-daytendencyofworship。

C。showstheprent—daydesiretoemulateLincoln。

sthevarietyofcurrentopinionsonheroes。

fthefollowingbestexplainstheimplicationofthelastparagraph？

nsgreatnessremainsdespitethepassageoftime。

orialissymbolicofthegreatmansachievements.

C。EachgenerationhasitowninterpretationofLincoln。

D。PeoplegettoknowLincolnthroughmemorializers。

PARTIIIGENERALKNOWLEDGE（10MIN）

ebestanswertoeachquestion

onANSWERSHEETTWO.

31。TheMaoripeoplearenativesof

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.C。Ireland。D。NewZealand.

tishmonarchistheHeadof

A。Parliament。。ment。t.

anscelebrateIndependenceDayon

A。July4th。B。October11th.C。ber6th。

isboundedonthenorthby

A。thePacificOcean。B。theAtlanticOcean.

ticOcean。atLakes。

heauthorofTheWasteLana？

A。GeorgeBernardShaw。B.W。.

C。DylanThomas。D。.

36。WhichofthefollowingnovelistswroteTheSoundandtheFury？

mFaulkner。Hemingway。

itzgerald.D。JohnSteinbeck。

37."Thelettucewaslonelywithouttomatoesandcucumbersforcompany"isanexampleof

tatement。

C。personification。oche。

ishifawordbeginswitha［l］ora[r]，thenthenextsoundmustbeavowel.

Thisisa(n)

lationrule。onrule。rrule。

fthefollowingisanexampleofclipping?

A。APEC.B。Motel.C。Xerox.D。Disco.

eoflanguagewhichislectedasappropriatetoaparticulartypeof"situation

iscalled

A。register.B。。D。variety

PARTIVPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

ca，onlyONEwordisinvolved。Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowing

way：

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovided

attheendoftheline。

Foramissingword，markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha”L”signandwritethe

wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline。

Foranunnecessaryword，crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash”/"andputthewordin

theblankprovidedattheendoftheline。

EXAMPLE

WhenAartmuumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2）never

aturalhistorymuum

wantsanexhibition，itmustoftenbuildit。(3)exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed。

Thecentralproblemoftranslatinghasalwaysbeenwhethertotranslateliterallyorfreely。

Theargumenthasbeengoingsinceatleastthefirst(1）______

centuryB。C。Uptothebeginningofthe19thcentury，manywriters

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favouredcertainkindof“free”translation：thespirit，nottheletter；the

(2）_______

nnottheword;themessagerathertheform；thematternot（3)_______

themanner。Thisistheoftenrevolutionarysloganofwriterswho(4）_______

wantedthetruthtobereadandunderstood。Thenintheturnof19th(5）

_______

century,whenthestudyofculturalanthropologysuggestedthat

thelinguisticbarrierswereinsuperableandthatthelanguage（6)_______

wantirelytheproductofculture，theviewtranslationwasimpossible(7）

_______

gainedsomecurrency，andwithitthat，ifwasattemptedatall，itmustbeas(8)

_______

ewculminatedthestatementofthe（9)_______

extreme“literalists”WalterBenjaminandVladimirNobokov.

Theargumentwastheoretical:thepurpoofthetranslation,the

natureofthereadership,thetypeofthetext,

often，writer,translatorandreaderwereimplicitlyidentifiedwith

eachother。Now,thecontexthaschanged，andthebasicproblemremains.(10）

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ourtranslationon

ANSWERSHEETTHREE。

泊珍到偏远小镇的育幼院把生在那里养到1岁的孩子接回来。但泊珍看他第一眼,仿似一声雷劈头而来。

令她晕头胀脑，这l岁的孩子脸型长得如此熟悉，她心里的第一道声音是，不能带回去！

痛苦纠聚心中，眉心发烫发热，胸口郁闷难展，胃里一股气冲喉而上.院长说这孩子发育迟缓时，她更

是心头无绪.她在孩子所待的房里来回踱步，这房里还有其他小孩。整个房间只有一扇窗，窗外树影婆娑.就

让孩子留下来吧,这里有善心的神父和修女，这里将来会扩充为有医疗作用的看护中心，这是留住孩子最好

的地方。这孩子是她的秘密，她将秘密留在这树林掩映的建筑罩。

她将秘密留在心头。

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ANSWERSHEETTHREE.

Insomecas，intelligentpeopleimplementingintelligentpoliciesareresponsiblefor

producinga”boomerangeffect”；theyactuallycreatemoreofwhateveritistheyektoreduce

inthefirstplace.

Theboomerangeffecthasbeenachievedmanytimesinrecentyearsbymenandwomenofgoodwill.

Statelegislaturesaroundthenationhaverecentlyraidthedrinkingagebackto21inaneffort

hpolicieseminstead

tohavecreatedtheconditionsforevenmorecampusviolence。Somecollegestudentswhopreviously

drankinbarsandloungesunderthewatchfulsupervisionofbouncers(夜总会,酒吧等保安人员）

（nottomentionownera~ertokeeptheirliquorlicens）nowretreattothesanctuaryoftheir

fraternityhousandapartments，wheretheynolongercontroltheirbehaviour—ortheirdrinking.

Theboomerangeffecthasalsoplayedaroleinattemptstoreducetheavailabilityofillicit

recentyears,thefederalgovernmenthasbeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthesupply

dsareburnedandcontraband（违禁品）confiscated，thepriceofstreet

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drugshasskyrocketedtoapointwherecheapaltemativeshavebeguntocompeteinthemarketplace.

Unfortunately，thecheapalternativesareevenmoreharmfulthantheillicitdrugstheyreplace。

boomerang:acurvedflatpieceofwoodthatcanbethrownsoastoretumtothethrower回

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PARTVIWRITING（45MIN)

Arecentsurveyof2，000collegestudentsaskedabouttheirattitudestowardsphonecalls

andtext—messaging（alsoknownasShortMessageService)andfoundthestudentsmaingoalwas

topassalonginformationinaslittletime,withaslittlesmalltalk,aspossible。”Whatthey

likemostabouttheirmobiledevicesisthattheycanreachotherpeople，”saysNaomiBaron，

aprofessoroflinguisticsatAmericanUniversityinWashington，D.C。,whoconductedthesurvey。

"Whattheylikeleastisthatotherpeoplecanreachthem.”HowfardoyouagreewithProfessor

Baron?

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument，andinthecond

partyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatedetails。Inthelastpartyoushouldbring

whatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary。

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization，eto

followtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks。

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEETFOUR.

参考答案

听力部分

1。rarelyformalrecords

2。systematicobjectivemanner

3。variable

4。situationsampling

5。varies

6。advantage

curs

8。hasmorecontrol

9。innaturaltting

10。method

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11。C。workedforfreshwaterconrvationfornonprofitpurpos。

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waquippedwithadvancedwater-savingfacilities.

13.A。howIcouldcontributetowaterconversation.

estylewastooextravagant.

15。ration。

16。us.

TEXTB

17。hatinterestinreunionswaslinkedwithschoolexperience。

18。A.U。S。classreunionsareusuallyoccasionstoshowoffonesrecentsuccess。

undergraduateexperienceoncampus。

20。ntofocuscontrastingopinions.

21.A。Reasonsforpopularityand（non）attendanceforalumnireunions。

TEXTC

22.B。showedawideinterest.

23。。CattanzarawassurpridatGeorgesreadingplan.

24.A。remainedthesameasusual。

25。satisfiedwithhislifeandsurroundings。

TEXTD

vitiescanbecomparedtothoin1909.

yandmagnitudeofcelebrationactivities.

28。D。resultedinsimilardisparagingremarksonLincoln.

29.D。revealsthevarietyofcurrentopinionsonheroes.

30.A。Lincolnsgreatnessremainsdespitethepassageoftime.

人文知识

TheindigenouspeopleofNewZealandaretheMaori.

31。land

33.A。July4th

34。C。theArcticOcean

35。D.T.S。Eliot

36。A。WilliamFaulkner

37。ification

38。B。quentialrule

39.D。Disco

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改错部分

后加on

2。cerain改成some

3。rather后加than

改为was

改为at

6.去掉the

后加that

8。删掉was

9。statement改为statements

改为but

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翻译部分

汉译英

Torturedbythepainsgatheringinherheart，shefeltsomethingwasburningbetweenher

stwasbrimmedwithdepressionwhichwaslikelytorunoutofherthroatatany

moment。Shecouldnotthinkclearlyanylongerwhentheheadmastertoldherthatthechildsuffered

odeupanddownintheroomwhereherchildstayedwith

asonlyonewindowintheroom,outofwhichsomeshadytreeswerewhispering.

“Justleaveithere”，shetoldherlf，“Thisisthebestchoicebyfar，fortherearekind

priestsandnunsinthisplacewhichmayalsoberenovatedintoaMedicarecenter"。Thechild

washercretwhichwouldbekeptinthebuildingsbehindthewoods.

英译汉

然而上述政策反而引发了更多的校园暴力。一些大学生先前在夜总会的酒吧买醉，处于保安人员严密的监控

之下(酒吧老板们为了保住自己卖酒的牌照也不会允许过激的事情发生）。现在，大学生们躲到他们互助会会

所和公寓中酗酒,对自己饮酒的数量或行为都不再控制.政府在打击非法毒品方面采取的措施同样适得其反。

近年来，联邦政府已经有效地抑制了街头毒品买卖.警方捣毁了很多毒品种植地，没收了违禁品，导致毒品

的价格暴涨,那些便宜的替代品因此也有了竞争力。糟糕的是，那些便宜的替换品带来的危害甚至比他们所

替代的毒品更大。