2013/2014 ADMISSION EXAMINATION PAPER
Part A LANGUAGE USE (20%) Time: 20 minutes
Instructions:
Read through each passage once to understand its meaning and the context in which the underlined items are ud. If the underlined items are accurate and appropriate, lect “NO CHANGE.” If the underlined items are not accurate and/or inappropriate, lect the best option in the choices listed. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet. Plea note that the questions below are worth 1 point each.
Passage 1: Do Video Games Really Cau Bad Behaviour in Children?1
Video games are the lifelines to kids who
are looking for things that they call “cool and fun,” but there are many studies that prove video games are one of the caus why kids (1) are misbehaved in school and the big reason why they are getting failing grades.
Lengthy hours in front of gaming could make it (2) hardly for kids to focus on school activities. “What we don’t know at this point is why TV and video games in fact would cau attention problems,” said Douglas A. Gentile, who worked on the rearch.
Rearchers, who run the Media Rearch Lab at Iowa State University (3) in Ames, explained that excessive screen time had also been associated with (4) increas aggression and, perhaps less surprisingly, expanding waistlines. 1. A. were misbehaved
B. were misbehaving
C. are misbehaving
D. NO CHANGE
2. A. harder
B. hardest
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D. NO CHANGE
3. A. in Ames; explained tha
B. in Ames explained that
C. in Ames. Explained that
D. NO CHANGE
4. A. increa aggression
B. incread aggression
C. increasingly aggression
D. NO CHANGE
The rearchers followed a group of more than 1,300 school-age children, who, joined by their parents, logged their TV and gaming hours for over a year. The rearchers then asked teachers to answer questions about how the children behaved in school—whether they had difficulty (5) staying within task, for instance, or often interrupted others. 5. A. staying in task
B. staying on task
C. staying upon task
D. NO CHANGE
The findings concluded that tho who watched a lot of TV or played a lot of video games had slightly more problems (6) concentrate on schoolwork. Distinctively, tho children who spent more than 2 hours every day sitting in front of the TV or playing video games—the limit recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics—incread their odds of exceeding (7) any average level of attention problems by 67%. 6. A. concentrated
B. concentrates
C. concentrating
D. NO CHANGE
7. A. an average level
B. the average level
C. some average level
D. NO CHANGE
A well-known doctor has said that not all games are created equal. In fact, not all games of the same type offer the same kind of experience. The classic ca is people who watch TV news and e a lot of violence and crime (8) tend to predict more crime for their neighborhood, even if they live (9) in a low-crimes area. And that is an effect en in the games. People who played violent games were much more likely than the comparison group to think the world was a more dangerous place in terms of (10) being attacked with weapons. 8. A. tends
B. are tended
C. is tended
D. NO CHANGE
9. A. in a low-crime-area
B. in a low-crimes-area
C. in a low-crime area
D. NO CHANGE
10.A. to be attacked with
知道的反义词weapons
B. to attack with weapons
C. attacking with weapons
D. NO CHANGE
Rearchers suggest that a child should not be allowed more than 2 hours of TV or video games a day. Parents should guide their kids and control their leisure time on the screen. It is not a (11) help gesture to ban kids from playing games completely, and doing so could worn the kid’s behaviour.
Parents should instead balance their children’s screen time and study time, and guide them on the video games and TV shows that they are watching. Kids are very curious about many things they have en and heard, and (12) the more curious they are the more they ask questions. The asking of questions can be considered a kind of learning, so a little guidance by parents will probably make them good and responsible kids. 11.A. helpfully
B. helping
C. helped
D. NO CHANGE
12.A. the more curious are
they
B. they are the more
curious
C. they are curious the
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D. NO CHANGE
Passage 2: Birthday Party Traditions around the World2
No matter where you live, you have probably celebrated your birthday in one way (13) or another. Birthday parties mark another year (14) going; this can be exciting especially as we get old enough to drive, or frightening as we get older and want to celebrate 29 again and again.
Birthdays are celebrated in many ways around the world. In countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay, they celebrate (15) a girls’ 15th birthday with the Waltz. At this age she is considered of suitable age and dances the waltz first with her father and grandfather, then (16) with possibly suitors. When a girl turns 15 in Ecuador, there is a great celebration, and the girl wears a pink dress. The father puts the first pair of high heels on the birthday girl and dances the waltz with
her while 14 girls and 14 boys also dance. In the United States, when a girl turns 16 she has a great celebration known as “a sweet sixteen.” Family and friends are invited, and it is an elaborate celebration of (17) her turning into a young woman.
Many countries include special food into the celebration. In China and the Philippines, they rve (18) noodles which are a sign of good fortune. (19) When in Russia the birthday child is prented with a pie that has a special greeting carved into it, Ghana and Guyana include traditional dishes into the celebration.
Some celebrations include marking the child or the hou, as they do in Nepal with a mark on the forehead or in Canada (20) whom they ambush the child and grea his/her no. In Lithuania, garlands are hung around the entire door. In Denmark, flags are flown from all the windows to show that someone in the hou is having a birthday.
除锈的方法No matter how you celebrate your birthday, it is a special day in your life, an ancient tradition that still holds today with candles, gift giving and well wishing, and a celebration of life. 13.A. and another
B. or the other
C. and the other
D. NO CHANGE
14.A. go
B. went
C. gone
D. NO CHANGE
15.A. a girl’s
B. a girl
C. a girls
D. NO CHANGE
16.A. with possibility suitors
别有一番滋味在心头B. with possible suitors
C. with possibled suitors
D. NO CHANGE
17.A. her turn
B. she turns
C. she is turning
D. NO CHANGE
18.A. noodles, that are a sign
B. noodles, which is sign
C. noodles, that sign
D. NO CHANGE
19.A. Nevertheless
B. If
C. While
D. NO CHANGE
20.A. which
B. where
C. when
D. NO CHANGE
END OF LANGUAGE USE SECTION
2Adapted from the article in /articles/665393_birthday-party-traditions-around-the-world.
Part B READING (40%) Time: 40 minutes Instructions:
Read through each passage once to understand its meaning and the context in which the underlined items are ud. Then answer the questions that follow.
Passage One3
A.The Internet has brought information to tho who have access to it. Through the
dismination of information via the Internet, we have learned about the history of the establishment of dictatorships around the world as well as the roles that many Western governments played in their establishment. Today, this freedom to exchange information through the Internet is being threatened by the actions of some governments.
B.Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) has compiled a “Press
Freedom Index,” which provides information about the level of press freedom in any given country. This information is compiled through a survey completed by various professionals working in journalism. Questions in the survey include asking reporters whether efforts were made to prevent th
em from obtaining information. The efforts can include but are not limited to physical and economic pressures placed on the journalists. According to this index, the same two countries, North Korea and Turkmenistan, have held the top two spots for countries with the least amount of press freedom in Asia in both 2009 and 2012 (e Tables 1 and 2).
Table 14. Table 25.
Press Freedom Rankings in Asia (Least to Most), 2009 Press Freedom Rankings in Asia (Least to Most), 2012
Rank Country World
Rank Change*Rank Country World
Rank越发
Change*
1 North Korea
2 ↑ 1 North Korea 2 ↑
2 Turkmenistan
3 ↑ 2 Turkmenistan 3 ↑
3 Iran
4 ↑ 3 Syria 4 ↑
4 Myanmar
5 ↑ 4 Iran 5 ═
5 Laos 7 ↑ 5 Mainland
China
6 ↑
6 Mainland
China
8 ↑ 6 Bahrain 7 ↑↑
7 Yemen 9 ↑↑7 Vietnam 8 ↑
8 Vietnam 10 ↑8 Yemen 9 ↑
9 Syria 11 ↑9 Myanmar 11 ↑
10 Saudi Arabia 13 ↑10 Laos 15 ↑
*Reflects movement from the previous year. *Reflects movement from the previous year.
3 Adapted from /global_issues/press_freedom.html and
/feature/asia/least_free_national_press.html
4Data from Reporters Without Borders (/press-freedom-index-2009,1001.html)
C.Although it may appear that the countries listed in the top ten are all developing
countries with a recent or current history of dictatorship, the amount of press freedom enjoyed in Western nations has also decread. Increasingly, ownership
of mainstream media in developed countries rests in the hands of very rich individuals. A ca in point is media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who company owns Fox (operating in North and South America), Sky (operating in Europe), and Star (operating in Asia). Murdoch also owns a number of print media and publishers. Thus, it can be argued that the mainstream media today tends to exhibit clear bias towards a certain viewpoint.
D.Citing breaches to its national curity, the United States is making a concerted
effort to clamp down on the freedom to exchange information through the Internet by actively taking steps to procute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who controversial website collects and posts highly classified documents and videos. Washington wants to press charges against WikiLeaks for revealing confidential U.S. diplomatic cables and has also threatened to procute business and others who have relationships with WikiLeaks. Under pressure from the United States, governments all over the world—with the exception of Ecuador, which is currently sheltering Assange in its London Embassy—are calling for his arrest after the relea of thousands of classified documents.
E.Meanwhile, Assange argues that websites such as WikiLeaks are needed in the
world to fight back against dictatorships, challenge media monopolies, and reveal violations against human rights. He further argues that the people have a fundamental right to know what is being done to them and how their rights are being violated. If the media is controlled by fewer and fewer people, the type of information relead and the perspectives that are discusd will decrea.
WikiLeaks offers people an alternative where they can get a straight answer.
Assange cautions that if WikiLeaks is allowed to disappear, it may be the beginning of the end of press freedom.
Vocabulary in Context
Below are words and phras from Passage One. Choo the best definition for each underlined word or phra as it is ud in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet. Plea note that the questions below are worth 1 point each.
1.Paragraph B: ...efforts can include but are not limited to physical and…
A.do not include
B.include more than
C.limit
D.None of the above
2.Paragraph C: …media in developed countries rests in the hands of very
rich…
A.is controlled by
B.is lected by
C.is changed by
D.is established by
3.Paragraph D: ...the United States is making a concerted effort to…
A.carefully considered
B.in concert with concerned parties
C.focud
D.None of the above
4.Paragraph D: …effort to clamp down on the…
A.hold on to
B.prevent
C.strengthen豆腐做菜
5.Paragraph D: …who controversial website collects…
A.famous
B.shocking
D.debatable
6.Paragraph D: Washington wants to press charges against WikiLeaks…
A.provide freedom to
B.accu
C.push
D.rush
7.Paragraph E: Meanwhile, Assange argues that…
A.likes to argue
B.is making a point
C.had an argument with monopolies
D.is fighting with websites supporting dictatorships
8.Paragraph E: …and the perspectives that are discusd…
A.issues
B.proportions
D.viewpoints
Comprehension
Choo the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet. Plea note that the questions below are worth 1 point each.
9.An appropriate title for this article would be:
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A.Reporters Without Borders
B.Press Freedom in the 21st Century
C.Governments’ Changing Attitudes
D.Assumptions and Objectives of a Free Press
