问答题At our house, nobody gets more mail than Jake: catalogs, coupons, and offers to subscribe to magazines. (61) He is also urged to donate to worth causes and take advantage of some pretty incredible credit-card offers. He ignores all of them. What do they expect? He's a dog.　　(62)It all started when I used Jake's name as an assumed name on the Internet. in an attempt to protect what's left of my privacy. Before I knew it, junk was pouring in, proving once again that these days every move you make online can be, and often is, carefully watched and recorded by people who don't know you from your dog--everyone from ad and insurance agencies to nonprofit groups and even the dreaded telemarketers. And let's not forget the more, shall we say, unscrupulous characters.　　(63) We've all heard horror stories about people whose identities, in the form of credit card or Social Security numbers, were assumed by crooks. Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes around. Even if you never buy anything online, your privacy can be compromised by Web "cookies." A cookie is a small file that a Web site stores on your computer containing information it can use to "recognize" you if you return to that site. Most cookies pose little risk to privacy on their own. The problem comes when others get hold of your cookies. In a highly publicized case earlier this year, DonbleClick Inc planned to cross reference consumer cookie data with information from a marketing database, such as name, address and credit card purchase history. (64) Seen as an unethical violation of consumers' privacy, a lawsuit followed. DoubleClick backed off the plan. for now. In the meantime, other threats to your cyber privacy still exist. Example: Anyone who knows where to look can buy stolen credit card numbers in chat rooms, and spends up every penny on your card in minutes. (65) As new technologies bring out the creativity in crooks, your best bet may be plain old-fashioned vigilance. Keep track of each penny, balance your checkbook and follow up on discrepancies in your statements immediately. However much the world change, it still pays to be your own watchdog.

问答题The first two must be equal for all who are being compared, if any comparison in terms of intelligence is to be made.

问答题HomingisoneofthemostimportantissuesconcerningChinesepeoplenow.Thefollowinggraphshowsthepriceofhousein1987andin1999(Yuanpersquaremeter).Youaretowriteacompositionwithin35minutes.Youshouldwrite160-200wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题Annihilation refers to the extermination of a racial or ethnic group, most often through purposeful and deliberate action.

问答题"Intelligence" at best is an assumptive construct -- the word's meaning has never been clear. 61) There is more agreement on the kinds of behavior referred to by the term than there is on how to interpret or classify them. But it is generally agreed that a person who has high intelligence is one who can grasp ideas readily, make distinctions, reason logically, and use verbal and mathematical symbols in solving problems. An intelligence test is a rough measure of a child's capacity for learning, particularly for learning the kinds of things required in school. It does not measure character, social adjustment, physical endurance, manual skills, or artistic abilities. It is not supposed to -- it was not designed for such purposes. 62) To criticize it for such failure is roughly comparable to criticising a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity. The other thing we should notice is that the assessment of the intelligence of any subject is essentially a comparative affair. 63) Now since the assessment of intelligence is a comparative matter we must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides a "valid" or "fair" comparison. It is here that some of the difficulties which interest us begin. Any test performed involves at least three factors: the intention to do one's best, the knowledge required for understanding what you must do, and the intellectual ability to do it. 64) The first two must be equal for all who are being compared, if any comparison in terms of intelligence is to be made. In school populations in our culture these assumptions can be made fair and reasonable, and the value of intelligence testing has been proved thoroughly. Its value lies, of course, in its providing a satisfactory basis for prediction. Nobody is in the least interested in the marks a little child gets on his test; what we are interested in is whether we can conclude from his mark on the test that the child will do better or worse than other children of his age at tasks which we think require "general intelligence". 65) On the whole, such a conclusion can be drawn with a certain degree of confidence, but only if the child can be assumed to have had the same attitude towards the test as the other with whom he is being compared, and only if he was not punished by lack of relevant information which they possessed.

问答题Cellphonesarenowessentialtomillionsofpeopleasaconvenientformofcommunication.Thefollowingchartshowstheuseofcellphonesoverthepastyears.Studythefollowingchartcarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould1)analyzethechart,and2)giveyourcommentsonthetrend.Inyouressay,makefulluseoftheinformationprovidedinthepicturesprintedbelow.Youshouldwriteabout160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题Before the 1850's, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. 61) They were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to Shape the moral character of their students. Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In Germany a different kind of university had developed. The German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. 62) Between mid-century and the end of the 1800's, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them returned to become presidents of venerable colleges- Harvard, Yale, Columbia—and transform them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. 63) Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. 64) The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor's own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D., an ancient German degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate students learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research. At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. 65) The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own courses of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. Students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.

问答题Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon. Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you. (Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. ) My name is... and this is my colleague... He/She will just listen to us. So, you are... (name) and ... (name) ? Thank you. First of all, we'd like to know something about you, so I'm going to ask you some questions. (Select two or more questions from each of the following category for candidates. ) Which do you prefer further education or a job? What job will you prefer? Do you think social status is important? What's your view on the increasing divorce rate in China? How different is your life from the lives of your parents?

问答题PartCInterlocutor:·I'mgoingtogiveeachofyouapictureandI'dlikeyoutofirstbrieflydescribeandthengiveyourcommentonwhatyouseeinthepicture.(PutPicture1infrontofbothcandidates.)·CandidateA,thisisyourpicture.Youhavethreeminutestotalkaboutit.·CandidateB,listencarefullywhileCandidateAisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished,I'dlikeyoutoaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.·CandidateA,wouldyouliketobeginnow,please?CandidateA:(Threeminutes)Interlocutor:·Thankyou.Now,CandidateB,couldyoupleaseaskyourpartneraquestion?(Halfaminuteforaskingandansweringthequestion.)(TakebackPicture1andputPicture2infrontofbothcandidates.)·OK,CandidateB,hereisyourpicture.Youalsohavethreeminutestotalkaboutyourpicture.·CandidateA,listencarefullywhileCandidateBisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished,I'dlikeyoutoaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.·CandidateB,wouldyouliketobeginnow,please?CandidateB:(Threeminutes)Interlocutor:·Thankyou.Now,CandidateA,couldyoupleaseaskyourpartneraquestion?(Halfaminuteforaskingandansweringthequestion)·Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.

问答题Advantages and Disadvantages of Studying Abroad Directions: Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. In the first part of your essay you should present the advantages of studying abroad. In the second part you should put forth the disadvantages of studying abroad. And in the last part you should clearly state your views about whether you prefer to study abroad or to study in your own country. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

问答题Interlocutor:I'mgoingtogiveeachofyouapictureandI'dlikeyoutofirstdescribeitbrieflyandthengiveyourcommentonwhatyouseeinthepicture.(PutPicture1forCandidatesinfrontofbothcandidates.)CandidateA,thisisyourpicture.Youhavethreeminutestotalkaboutit.CandidateB,listencarefullywhileCandidateAisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished.I'dlikeyoutoaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.CandidateA,wouldyouliketobeginnow,please?Interlocutor:(TakebackPicture1andputPicture2forCandidatesinfrontofbothcandidates.)OK,CandidateB,hereisyourpicture.Youalsohavethreeminutestotalkaboutit.CandidateA,listencarefullywhileCandidateBisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished,I'dlikeyoutoaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.CandidateB,wouldyouliketobeginnow,please?

问答题A fable is a story that usually has animals as the main characters and teaches a moral or a lesson. Tell the fable "the fox and the grapes" written by the Greek writer Aesop in writing and give the moral at the end. 　　You story should be written in 160 - 200 words on ANSWER SHEET2.

问答题Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.Some years ago, Pioneer Hi-bred International, where I was employed, purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held terminals, the economics made the purchase of Norand look interesting. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.{{/U}} But after several years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units out-of- date. Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.{{/U}} {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns.{{/U}} When he went into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, removed his jacket and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves, what he said next was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say. He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you. "The room was quiet for a moment before he asked for questions. A great man and leader stood before us that day. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer.{{/U}} I also knew I could take risks in my own job. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recalled thinking that I would follow him into any battle.{{/U}}