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TIMELIMIIT：150MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[25

MIN]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

YouhaveTHIRTYcondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

isover,youwillbegivenTHREE

minutes

tocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

erviewwillbedivided

into

ndofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.

eachquestion

thepau,youshouldreadthe

fourchoices

ofA),B),C)andD),andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestionon

ANSWERSHEET

TWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYcondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,ons1to5arebadonPartOne

ofthe

interview.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

cementofresults.

atimeschedule.

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ssinballotscounting.

ionoftheelectoralevents.

oiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.

ehadbeentpreviously.

ballotshadbeencounted.

dvidthemtodoso.

thevoters.

duptheprocess.

ktotheelectionrules.

ptable.

onable.

ible.

sidered.

tive.

lent.

d.

l.

ons6to10arebad

onPart

Twooftheinterview.

thegovernmentincludesallparties.

swhoisgoingtobethewinner.

ithecountingofvotes.

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pportfromimportantctors.

A.36%-24%.

B.46%-34%.

C.56%-44%.

D.66%-54%.

ndidates.

ralinstitutions.

tedNations.

cified.

nheardof.

nasmallscale.

nsignificant.

rredelwhere.

msintheelectoralprocess.

ionofanewgovernment.

ureannouncementofresults.

acyinAfghanistan.

PARTⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25

MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthisctiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiple

choice

hmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggested

answers

markedA,B,theonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer

andmark

youransweronANSWERSHEETTWO.

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PASSAGEONE

(1)“Britain'sbestexport,”IwastoldbytheDepartmentofImmigration

in

Canberra,“ispeople.”Cloon100,000peoplehaveappliedfor

assistedpassagesin

thefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,andhalfoftheareeventually

expectedtomigrate

toAustralia.

(2)ekeenlywarethatwithouta

strongflow

ofimmigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralian

economyis

mineral

discoveriespromiasplendidfuture,andtheinjectionofhugeamounts

of

AmericanandBritishcapitalshouldhelptoensurethattheyareproperly

exploited,

butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthan1.3percent,the

government

isunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.

(3)AustraliaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,

buthas

ionhasaccountedforhalfthe

population

increainthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothe

country's

nhasalwaysbeentheprincipal

source–

ninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhas

providedone

millionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.

(4)Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeople

elwhere.

Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicants

amongthe

so-called“guestworkers”whohavecrosdtheirownfrontiersto

workinotherarts

ereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,

andalarge

numberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsin

as

forsomeyearsbeenthecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andthe

Australianshave

alsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeksandGermans.

(9)MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousingtheNationalHealth

scheme,and

nessisabigfactor,especially

among

soonmakenewfriendsatwork,butwivestendto

finditmuch

ehoubound

becauof

inadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,andregular

correspondence

withtheiroldfriendsathomeonlyrvestoincreatheirdiscontent.

One

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houwifewasquotedrecentlyassaying:“IevenfindImissthepeopleI

udtohate

athome.”

(10)Rentarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglistsforHousing

Commission

sscanbeanexpensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbe

unexpectedly

betweenAustralianandBritishwagepacketsisnolonger

big,and

peoplearegenerallyexpectedtoworkharderherethantheydoat

home.

Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfindingadecentjob.

Aboveall,

perhaps,skilledimmigrantsoftenfindsaconsiderablereluctanceto

accepttheir

qualifications.

(11)AccordingtothejournalAustralianManufacturer,theattitudeof

many

employersandfellowworkersisanythingbutfriendly.“WeAustralians,”

itstatedina

recentissue,“arejusttoofondofpaintingtherosypictureofthebig,

warm-hearted

teroffact,wearesobusyblowingourowntrumpets

thatwehave

“heart-breakalley”

amongsomeofthemigrantsandfindoutjusthowexpansivetheAussie

istohis

immigrants.”

TheAustralianswantastrongflowofimmigrantsbecau.

Immigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansion

unemploymentisdowntoalowfigure

immigrantsattractforeigncapital

AustraliaisaslargeastheUnitedStates

AustraliaprefersimmigrantsfromBritainbecau.

theyarelectedcarefullybeforeentry

theyarelikelytoformnationalgroups

theyarefondoflivinginsmalltowns

InexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturntoEuropetheauthor.

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stresstheireconomicmotives

emphasizesthevarietyoftheirmotives

stresslonelinessandhomesickness

emphasizesthedifficultiesofmenoverforty

whichofthefollowingwordsisudliterally,notmetaphorically?

“flow”(Para.2).

“injection”(Para.2).

“gravitate”(Para.5).

“lective”(Para.6).

Para.11picturestheAustraliansas.

unsympathetic

ungenerous

undemonstrative

unreliable

PASSAGETWO

(1)Someoftheadvantagesofbilingualismincludebetterperformanceat

tasks

involving“executivefunction”(whichinvolvesthebrain'sabilitytoplan

and

prioritize),betterdefenagainstdementiainoldageand—theobvious

—theability

portedadvantagewasnot

mentioned,though.

Manymultilingualsreportdifferentpersonalities,orevendifferent

worldviews,when

theyspeaktheirdifferentlanguages.

(2)It'sanexcitingnotion,theideathatone'sverylfcouldbe

broadenedby

ousways(exposuretonew

friends,

literatureandsoforth)sdifferentto

claim—as

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manypeopledo—tohaveadifferentpersonalitywhenusingadifferent

language.A

formerEconomistcolleague,forexample,reportedbeingruderin

Hebrewthanin

isgoingonhere?

(3)BenjaminLeeWhorf,anAmericanlinguistwhodiedin1941,held

thateach

languageencodesaworldviewthatsignificantlyinfluencesitsspeakers.

Oftencalled

“Whorfianism”,thisideahasitssceptics,buttherearestillgood

reasonstobelieve

languageshapesthought.

(4)Thisinfluenceisnotnecessarilylinkedtothevocabularyorgrammar

ofa

icantly,mostpeoplearenotsymmetrically

havelearnedonelanguageathomefromparents,andanotherlaterin

life,usuallyat

ngualsusuallyhavedifferentstrengthsandweaknessin

their

differentlanguages—andtheyarenotalwaysbestintheirfirstlanguage.

For

example,whentestedinaforeignlanguage,peoplearelesslikelytofall

intoa

cognitivetrap(answeringatestquestionwithanobvious-emingbut

wronganswer)

thisisbecauworking

inacond

erpeoplefeeldifferent

whenspeaking

ondertheyfeelloor,morespontaneous,perhapsmore

asrtiveor

funnierorblunter,inthelanguagetheywererearedinfromchildhood.

(6)ho

bicultural

bilinguals,weshouldbelittlesurpridthattheyfeeldifferentintheir

twolanguages.

Experimentsinpsychologyhaveshownthepowerof“priming”—small

unnoticed

peopletotellahappy

story,for

example,icebetweentwo

languagesisa

ngSpanishratherthanEnglish,forabilingualand

bicultural

PuertoRicaninNewYork,mightconjurefeelingsoffamilyandhome.

Switchingto

Englishmightprimethesamepersontothinkofschoolandwork.

(7)Sotherearetwoverygoodreasons(asymmetricalability,andpriming)

that

stillleftwitha

thirdkindofargument,omistrecentlyinterviewedhere

atProspero,

AthanasiaChalari,saidforexamplethat:

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reasonfor

eekstalktheybegintheir

ntences

withverbsandtheformoftheverbincludesalotofinformationsoyou

alreadyknow

whattheyaretalkingaboutafterthefirstwordandcaninterruptmore

easily.

(8)IstheresomethingintrinsictotheGreeklanguagethatencourages

Greeksto

interrupt?Peopleemtoenjoytellingtalesabouttheirlanguages'

inherent

properties,ofFrench

intellectual

worthiesoncepropod,ratherlf-flatteringly,thatFrenchbethesole

legal

languageoftheEU,becauofitssuppodlyunmatchablerigorand

Germansbelievethatfrequentlyputtingtheverbattheendofa

ntencemakesthe

guagemythsarenotalways

lf-flattering:many

speakersthinktheirlanguagesareunusuallyillogicalordifficult—

witnessthe

plethoraofbooksalongthelinesofOnlyinEnglishdoyouparkona

drivewayand

driveonaparkway;Englishmustbethecraziestlanguageintheworld!

Wealsoe

someunsurprisingoverlapwithnationalstereotypesand

lf-stereotypes:French,

rigorous;German,logical;English,.

alityimprovement.

taskperformance.

ofworldviews.

nceofold-agedia.

ingtothepassage,thatlanguageinfluencesthoughtmaybe

related

to.

abularyofacondlanguage

mmarofacondlanguage

rovedtestperformanceinacondlanguage

wdownofthinkinginacondlanguage

theauthor'srespontothequestionatthebeginningof

Para.8?

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'sjustoneofthepopulartalesofnationalstereotypes.

opertiesinherentcanmakealanguagelogical.

andFrencharegoodexamplesofWhorfianism.

sadequateevidencetosupportapositiveanswer.

fthefollowingstatementsconcerningPara.9iscorrect?

i'stheoryabouttheGreeklanguageiswellgrounded.

rsofmanyotherlanguagesarealsopronetointerrupting.

risunnecessarilyaconditionforchangeinpersonality.

relatedlanguagesdon'thavethesamefeaturesasGreek.

ussingtheissue,theauthor'sattitudeis.

cal

ive

al

lent

PASSAGETHREE

(4)Well,younglady,obrvedtheoldgentleman,lookingather

somewhat

kindly,whatisityouwish?

(5)Iam,thatis,doyou--Imean,doyouneedanyhelp?shestammered.

(6)Notjustatprent,

onallyweneedsomeone.

(7)

pleasant

expectedthatit

wouldbe

moredifficult,thatsomethingcoldandharshwouldbesaid--sheknew

notwhat.

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Thatshehadnotbeenputtoshameandmadetofeelherunfortunate

position,

notrealizethatitwasjustthiswhichmade

her

experienceeasy,tgreatlyrelieved.

(9)Anofficeboyapproachedher.

(10)Whoisityouwishtoe?heasked.

(11)Iwanttoethemanager,shereturned.

(12)Heranawayandspoketooneofagroupofthreemenwhowere

conferring

hecametowardsher.

(13)Well?etingdroveallcouragefromherat

once.

(14)Doyouneedanyhelp?shestammered.

(15)No,herepliedabruptly,andturneduponhisheel.

(16)Shewentfoolishlyout,theofficeboydeferentiallyswingingthe

doorfor

her,veretbackto

herrecently

pleadmentalstate.

ckenedherstepsbecaushe.

aidofbeingenasastranger

hurrytoleavethedistrict

tolooklikesomeoneworkingthere

toapplyatmorefactoriesthatday

n'tsheenterStormandKingthefirsttime?

tootimidtoenterthebuilding

stoppedherattheentrance

lpedestrianshadfoundherstrange

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ngerhadclodthedoorbehindhim

es“everyfootofherprogressbeingasatisfactoryportion

ofaflight

whichshegladlymade”meanaccordingtothecontext(Para.2)?

ughtshewasmakingprogressinjobarch.

gladthatshewaslookingforajob.

ndherexperiencesatisfactory.

twantedtoleavetheplace.

shefeelgreatlyrelieved(Para.7)?

ntuallymanagedtoenterthebuilding.

kindlyreceivedbytheclerk.

thecouragetomakeaninquiry.

promidaworkposition.

SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

Inthisctionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbadonthe

passagesin

eachquestioninNOMORETHANTENWORDSinthe

space

providedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

“promi”and“should”inPara.2implyaboutauthor's

visionof

Australia's

economy？

nthemeaningof“thegrowthofnationalgroups”according

tothe

context(Para.7).

PASSAGETWO

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nthemeaningof“Thechoicebetweentwolanguagesisa

hugeprime.”

accordingto

thecontext(Para.6)

asonsdoestheauthorgivetoexplainwhypeoplefeel

different

whenspeakingdifferentlanguages？

estheauthorfocusoninthepassage?

PASSAGETHREE

andwritedownatleastTHREEwordsorphrasinPara.1

describing

thegirl'sinnerfeelingswhilewalkinginthestreetslookingforajob.

nthemeaningof“Sovereadefeattoldsadlyuponher

nerves.”

accordingtothecontext(Para.2).

“Itwasaveretbacktoherrecentlypleadmentalstate.”

(Para.16),

whatdoes“herrecentlypleadmentalstate”refertoaccordingtothe

context?

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[15

MIN]

dicatedlinecontainsa

maximumof

ca,uld

proof-readthe

passageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank

providedatthe

endoftheline.

Foramissingword,

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethe

wordyou

believetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,

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crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordinthe

blank

providedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)

never

aturalhistorymuum

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)

exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed

PARTIVTRANSLATION[20

MIN]

TranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextfromChineinto

English.

WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE

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[45MIN]

etwoexcerpts

carefullyandwriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyou

should:

izethemainargumentsinthetwoexcerpts,andthen

syouropiniononperfection,especiallyonwhetheraimingfor

perfectionmattersinwhateveryoudo.

Youcansupportyourlfwithinformationfromtheexcerpts.

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Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,

organization

etofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresult

inalossof

marks.

WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEETFOUR

Excerpt1

Headmistresstellspupilsnottofretaboutexams

JudithCarlisle,headmistressofOxfordHighSchool,saidtherewasno

point

frettingoverGCSEsbecaunoonewill“giveadamn”aboutresult—

andbecau

theydon'treflectcharacter.

“Perfectionismisonlycapturedinamoment—it'snotachievable

longer

term,”shesaid,“Itundermineslf-esteemandthenperformance.”

MissCarlislesaidthatstudentsdon'talwaysneedtoaimfor100percent,

andif

theydoneedanAgradetoattendtheiruniversityofchoice,it'snot

necessarytoget

thehighestApossible.

Shesaid:“Itmatters,butsometimesitprobablywon''s

important

(thegirlsare)notgoingforthingsthatiftheydon'tgetit,itwilldestroy

aren'twhotheyare—it'swhattheydidonthatday.”

Shesaid:“There'sunhelpfulperfectionismasoppodtohighstandards.

It'snot

thatwe'reaimingtounderminehighstandards—itwillactuallyhelp

youachieve

higherstandards.”

Excerpt2

THEPURSUITOFPERFECTION

PaulO'Neillhasdevelopedarevolutionarykindofleadership—one

thatcenters

aroundthepursuitofperfection.

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