单选题 In this section, you will hear two interviews. Each interview will be read only once. At the end of each interview, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. {{B}}Interview One{{/B}}

单选题The bill, which was approved in its first reading, bans tobacco advertising in the media, ______ sponsorship of public events by tobacco producers.

单选题Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutioniseofficecommunication.AccordingtocommunicationsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail."Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbesentsoquicklythatmemostendtobedistributedinthehundreds.Forthosesecretarieswhosebossesaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirm-trays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,"Metcalfsays.Metealfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostineyberspaee,PAsareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailandbyfaxor"snailmail"-throughthepost.Thishighlightsafurtherpotentialproblemwithe-mailintoday'soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit."Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings."sayspsychologistDrDavidLewis.Generally,muchlesscareistakenwithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.Moreworryingisstilltheincreasingmisuseofe-mailforsending"flame-mail"-abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbeeauseitissoinstant.E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminotherways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecontentsofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal.E-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatleasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinkemailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessesofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessworld70percentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.

单选题Interviewer: I've read your application with interest. Now I want to ask you a few questions if you don't mind.Interviewee: ______Interviewer: In your resume you said you've had some experiences in computer programming.Interviewee: Yes, I have been a programming engineer for three years.A. As you please.B. Never mind.C. No, not at all.D. Of course not.

单选题The highest mountain is in ______.

单选题{{B}}SectionD{{/B}}Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagecarefully,thenanswereachquestionorcompleteeachstatementinamaximumof10words.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AmassivedinosaurhatcherycontainingthousandsoffossilizedeggsanddozensofembryoshasbeendiscoveredinthePatagoniaregionofArgentina,afindthatshouldgiveresearcherstheirfirstinsightintotheembryonicdevelopmentofthesefascinatinganimals.Theeggswerelaidbysauropods-placid,plant-eatingdinosaurswithlongnecksandtailsandasmallhead-overanareaofatleastasquaremilealongancientstreambeds,anAmericanandArgentineteamsaidatanewsconferenceinWashington,DC.Thefindrepresentsthefirstembryonicfossilscontainingremnantsofskin,thefirstsauropodembryosandthefirstdinosaurembryosfoundintheSouthernHemisphere.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thedepositcontainsembryoswithabroadcross-sectionofgestationalagesandshouldthusprovidepaleontologistswiththeirfirstgoodlookathowthecreaturesdevelopedduringtheirearlystagesoflife."Therearemorethan200sitesaroundtheworldwithfossilsofdinosaureggs,butonlyahalf-dozenthatcontainembryos,"saidpaleontologistPhilipCurrieoftheRoyalTyrrellMuseuminAlberta."Andthesearethemostspectacularembryoseverfound."Theteammembersliterallystumbledacrossthespecimens.Ontheseconddayoftheirexpeditionlastyear,theyfoundthesite,whichwaslitteredwithfossilsofeggshells."Youcouldn'ttakeastepwithoutwalkingonshellfragments,"saidLuisM.Chiappe,oftheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkCity,co-leaderoftheexpedition.TheteamnamedthesiteAucaMahuevoforitstremendousabundanceofeggs(huevosinSpanish).Theeggswereround,about5to6inchesindiameter.Hadtheyhatched,thebabydinosaursinsidewouldhavestartedlifeamere15incheslong,butgrowntoalengthof45feet.Manyoftheeggscontainednotonlyfossilsofthebonesoftheembryonicdinosaurs,butalsofossilsofskinfragments."Thatisremarkablebecausetheskinissuchadelicatestructureandisveryrarelypreservedinfossilform,"Chiappesaid."Theskinofadinosaurembryohasneverbeendiscoveredbefore."Becausetheteamhasdiscoveredspecimensofdifferentgestationalages,researcherswillbeabletochartthegrowthoftheembryoswithintheeggs,measuringthegrowthrateofbones,forexample,andtheorderinwhichvariousorgansformed."Wecanknowthepatternofdevelopmentofdinosaursthatlivedmillionsofyearsagoandcompareittomodernreptiles,"Chiappesaid."Thathasnotbeenpossiblewithanyotherdinosaurs."Theteamdoesnotknowyetpreciselywhichtypeofsauropoddinosaurproducedtheeggs,butthediscoveryoftinyteethinsomeeggsprovidesanintriguingclue.Oneembryoalonehasatleast32individual,pencil-shapedteeth,eachsmallenoughtofiteasilyintothecapital"O"atthebeginningofthissentence.Theonlysauropoddinosaurswithteeththisshapethatwerealiveduringtheperiodwhenthefossilswereformedweretitanosaurs.TheremainsoftitanosaursarecommonnearAucaMahuevo,makingitverylikelythattheembryosbelongtothisgroup.Questions:

完形填空The Cambridge Union Society, commonly【A1】 ________ (refer) to simply as the Cambridge Union, is the largest student society at the University of Cambridge and one of the oldest in the world

完形填空 Jesse was a straight-A studenta result of countless hours spent studying during college. She graduated at the top of her class and believed she would have no problem 【A1】 ________ (get) a job. However, after ten interviews and no job offers, she was starting to wonder 【A2】 ________ was wrong. At first I couldn‟t understand it, I mean, I‟m intelligent and diligent, why couldn‟t I get a job? In spite of having academic intelligence, Jesse was missing the intelligence that many 【A3】________ (employ) are now looking for, emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to understand your own emotions and the emotions of people around you. More and more companies use EI assessment tests to recruit(聘用) new staff. They have found that people with high EI form better 【A4】 rela_________ with their colleagues and can manage 【A5】 ________ (they) better. This benefits the company. For example, the French cosmetics company, L‟Oreal started to track the emotional intelligence of its employees in relation 【A6】 ________ their productivity. Their studies showed that employees with high EI scores sold goods worth in total almost $100,000 more than their colleagues with low EI scores. Clearly, employees with high EI are 【A7】 ________ (much) valuable to their companies. Jesse thinks that she spent so much of her college life studying alone that her social skills did not develop well. 【A8】Det________ to get straight As, she had not played any team sports or participated in any school groups, both of 【A9】________ would have helped develop social skills and EI. She did not know how to work with others, a key to success in most businesses. 【A10】 Al________ Jesse might not have high EI now, psychologists believe that she can improve it. She needs to identify people who are nature leaders, who work well with others and are great motivators. She should watch what they say and how they act in different situations, and try it out in her own life.

完形填空Today is the first day of spring

单选题______ the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A. Compared to B. Contrary to C. Familiar to D. Subject to

单选题Why did the man get divorced according to the woman?

单选题______ is that I promised to make friends with the dishonest girl. A. The only thing what I regret B. What I regret most C. All what I really regret most D. That I regret most

单选题What does the man say people could do on the moon?

单选题Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of British government?

完形填空 He had just 【A1】 gra________ from Harvard University and was living in Manhattan. He loved the city and was beginning to feel at home on its streets. World War Ⅱ was raging in Europe, and like all other good citizens, he followed the headlines daily and did his part for the boys overseas. Hugging his jacket close, he stood shivering at the corner, waiting for the light to change and wondering 【A2】________ his enlisted friends might be staying on that cold winter night. He hoped they were safe. He shivered, only partially from the cold, and looked around him at the bright lights of Times Square. He was never 【A3】 ________ of this glittering scenery. His eye was caught by two men who were dressed in the 【A4】 uni________ of the Royal Air Force from England. They must be on leave, he thought. The men stopped him, glanced quickly at their watches, and then nodded and grinned at him. The taller of the two asked him, in the clipped accent of British, if this was Time Square. He suppressed a smile at such a touristy question and said that it was. The light changed, and the two RAF pilots fell into step with Harvard graduate as he crossed the street. The three men fell into conversation together as they wandered along the 【A5】 ________ (shine) streets. The Brits were thrilled to be in Times Square after all they have suffered in the war. They didn‟t go into detail about their wartime experience, and he didn‟t press them. He just enjoyed their pleasure in the Scene, which was marred only by the frequent checking of their watches. Finally, he asked if they had someplace to be, but they said they were free for the evening. He promptly invited them to have dinner with him at the Harvard Club, and the RAF pilots gladly 【A6】 ac________. The three men repaired immediately to the Harvard Club, where they dined leisurely and chatted late into the evening. The RAF pilots were good company and told many stories, although they glossed over their experiences in the war. They continued to check their watches frequently throughout the night, but he decided it was just a nervous habit they had picked 【A7】 ________ somewhere; possibly in the air force. As midnight approached, the two RAF pilots excused themselves and rose from the table. They thanked the Harvard man for a 【A8】 ________ (memory) evening and started for the door. Then the tall pilot turned back and told their host that they had always wanted to visit Times Square, but never had the opportunity. It was strange, the pilot added, that they had to wait until after they were dead, killed in action when their planes were shot down the night before over Berlin, to fulfill this dream. The Harvard man 【A9】 ________ (stiffen), his eyes widening incredulously and his mouth falling open in shock. He gasped but couldn‟t speak. The phantom RAF pilot smiled sardonically at him, nodded, and joined his friend in the doorway. Then the pilots vanished before the 【A10】as________ man‟s eyes, just at the stroke of twelve midnight.

完形填空A new book dealing with Chinas long history of calligraphy has just hit the market

完形填空 To a chorus of angry shouts and insults

完形填空The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious 【A1】________ the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the surface of the Earth

完形填空Birds are warm blooded animals

完形填空One of the most prevalent characteristics of nature is that it is so versatile