{{B}}Part V Text CompletionDirections: In this part there are three short texts.For each text,you should first fill in the blanks in the choices A,B,C (and D) with the best answer provided in the rectangle.Then,complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A,B,C (or D).Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}}

{{B}}Section BDirections: In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A,B,C and D,taken from the interview.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.{{/B}}

Many say that the transition to a low carbon economy offers the greatest economic opportunities ever known. At the start of the information revolution, few would have guessed at just how widespread and profound the effect would be on society: today we can barely imagine life without modern information technology. Companies like Google, Yahoo! and Amazon are some of the most successful companies in the world. We are now at the start of the low carbon revolution and those that have started on their low carbon journey already are seeing benefits such as new markets and customers and reduced bills and risks.

In addition to redistributing incomes, inflation may affect the total real income and production of the community. An increase in prices is usually associated with high employment. In moderate inflation, industries are operating efficiently and output is near capacity. There is a great deal of private investment and jobs are plentiful. Such has been the historical pattern. Thus many business persons and union leaders, in evaluating a little deflation and a little inflation, consider the latter to be the lesser of two evils. In mild inflation, the losses to fixed-income groups are usually less than gains to the rest of the community. Even workers with relatively fixed wages are often better off because of improved employment opportunities and greater take-home pay, a rise in interest rates on new securities may partly compensate for any losses to creditor, and increases in pension benefits may partly make up losses to retirees. In deflation, on the other hand, the growing unemployment of labor and capital causes the community's total well-being to be less; so in a sense, the gainers get less than the losers lose. As a matter of fact, in a depression, or a time of severe deflation, almost everyone suffers, including the creditor who is left with uncollectible debts. For these reasons as increase in consumption of investment spending is considered good in times of unemployment, even if this tends to increase prices slightly. When the economic system is suffering from severe depression, few people will criticize private or public spending on the ground that this might be inflationary. Actually, most of this increased spending will increase production and create jobs. Once, full employment and full plant capacity have been reached, however, any further increases in spending are likely to be completely wasted in price increase.

Chinese enterprise managers and business educators are now exploring the potential of the Global Management Challenge, a simulated business management competition.

A. That should be enoughB. Would you like some salad or soupC. I'd like a cold slawA: May I have a double cheeseburger, please?B: Sure. For here or to go?A: For here. By the way, what side orders do you have?B: We have cold slaw, French fries, fried chicken strips, and biscuits.A:【D1】______ .B: Anything to drink? You can refill soft drinks for free.A: Okay. One coke, please.B: What size? Large, medium or small?A: Large, please.B:【D2】______ ? The soup of today is on sale now.A: No, thanks.【D3】______ .B: Sure. You had a double cheeseburger without tomato slices, a large diet coke, and a cold slaw, that comes to US $ 15.

A. tend to B. considered C. arise D. think ofA. it my be【T13】______ foolishB. misunderstandings【T14】______ between people from culturesC. no one would【T15】______ keeping a business friendD. guests【T16】______ feel they are not highly regarded In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA【T17】______ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But is is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world【T18】______ to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning if time differs in different parts of the world. Thus,【T19】______ that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the US,【T20】______ waiting for an hour; it would be too impolite.

If you start each day desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed, the following is likely to leave you feeling even more bad-tempered. Scientists have identified a "sleepless elite" — small group of people for whom a lie-in is a waste of time. Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four or five shut-eye a night. If that were not irritating enough, they tend to be slim, able to hold down two jobs at the same time, and breeze through their extra-long days without needing caffeine pick-me-ups(咖啡因提神物)or cat naps. Working out how the gene cuts sleep without any obvious impact on health could help in the design of drugs us all a few extra hours in our day. The bad news is that while many of us get by on a few hours' sleep a night, just one to three people in 100 qualify to be part of the sleepless elite. The research team is now appealing for members of the lucky group to come forward to allow their DNA to be studied. University of California researcher Ying-Hui Fu said: " My long term goal is to someday learn enough so we can manipulate the sleep pathways without damaging our health. Everybody can use more waking hours, even if you just watch movies. " Many of those who have already volunteered share fascinating characteristics. They are thinner than average, relentlessly upbeat(兴奋)and seem to have a high tolerance for physical pain and psychological set-backs. Researcher Dr. Christopher Jones told the Wall Street Journal: " Typically, at the end of a long-structured phone interview, they will admit they have been texting and surfing the Internet and doing cross-word puzzles at the same time, all on less than six hours of sleep. "

{{B}}Section BDirections: In this section,you are required to read five pieces of news and decide which of the four titles marked A,B,C,D and E is the best suited to each of them.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.{{/B}}

More international trend for business and pleasure brings greater______to other societies.

Hunters have almost exterminated many of the larger animals while farmers destroyed many smaller animals.

The farm ministers scheduled an emergency meeting in Luxembourg in hopes of easing the worldwide "mad cow" panic .

A. Shopkeepers are your friends.B. Remember to treat yourself.C. Stick to what you need.D. Planning is everything.E. Waste not, want not. The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits. After bills, Tony has ￡60 a week to spend, ￡40 of which goes on food, but 10 years ago he was earning ￡130,000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week. Then his marriage failed, his career burned out and his drinking became serious. "The community mental health team saved my life. And I felt like that again, to a certain degree, when people responded to the blog so well. It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost. But it's still a day-by-day thing. " Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary a-gents. He's feeling positive, but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—"there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spend on food"—but eating well on a budget. Here's his advice for economical foodies. 【R1】______ Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet. It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly, because, being human, you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy. 【R2】______ This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy. With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you'll know that you only need, say, 350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller. 【R3】______ You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough. Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to " go off" will be cooked or juiced. 【R4】______ Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers, delis and fish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews, or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often than not, They'll let you have for free. 【R5】______ You won't be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1. 75 a week for three months gives you ￡21—more than enough for a three-course lunch at Michelin-starred Arbutus. It's ￡16. 95 there—or ￡12. 99 for a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'd rather eat.

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The military operations________yesterday were targeted at the military installations.

Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world's greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. "It is very clear," he told me. "They were all Jews (犹太人) and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage." As a result, every Jewish parent's dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West. Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. "In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours." says Isaac Stem, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese. That's a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

环境科学家们说，如果要使地球继续供养人类生存，保护野生生物是极为重要的。这些专家说，我们必须明白，在我们这个环境供养系统中我们自己与野生动植物之间的重要关系。他们指出，没有人有把握地知道这些动植物中的哪一种将来可能对我们有用。

The animals would charge no matter how badly wounded, and in their death struggles, bellowing and rolling from side to side, they seemed to refuse to die.

A. You'll only need some light wool clothing and some jackets and shirtsB. I've caught a coldC. We have got continental climate thereLiu Ming: Hello, Jill.Jill: Hello, Liu Ming, I haven't seen you for a long time. How's everything going?Liu Ming: Just fine, thanks. How about you?Jill: Also fine, thanks.Liu Ming: You don't look very well.Jill: I'm not feeling too well.【D4】______ .Liu Ming: Is it because of the bad weather? It's been really miserable for the past few days. Jill: Hasn't it! It's been cold and windy recently. Do you like the weather here? Liu Ming: Not really, but I've got used to it now.Jill: Oh, I'm going to attend a conference in Beijing next autumn. What's the weather like in Beijing?Liu Ming: Not quite good. It's windy and dry.【D5】______ . It's dry all the year round. Usually autumn is the best season of the year in Beijing. Jill: Is it cold in autumn there? Should I take any warm clothes with me? Liu Ming: No, it isn't very cold at that time. 【D6】______.

When heated to temperatures above 1250 degrees of centigrade, clay fuses and becomes pottery or stoneware.