Section II Use of English (15 minutes)
21、根據(jù)下面材料，回答21-40題。 Nowadays，air travel is very_____21_______ ．We are not surprised when-- we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended ameeting in Beijing on the same day．_____22_____，if a person takes long．distance flying frequently，he can be so tkedthat he maybe feel his brain is in one country，his _____23_______ in another．______24______，he ______25_____ knows where he is． When weny from east to west or_____26_____ versa，the_____27_______we experience after taking a longdistance flying is______28______，because we cross timezones．According to doctors，airtravelers，after crossing several time zones，are in no ______29____to go to work，and they should go _____30_______to bed ______31______arfival． As toairline pilots who often live _____32_____ their own watches and ignore local time，there is no need for themto worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight，because they are used to_____33_____and are _____34_____fit． Manybusinessmen like longdistance flights，thinking they are______35______ to have been chosen and they areout for promotion．They are lucky if the company follows the doctor's advice and allowthem to rest for a day or two______36______working． However，sometimes the manager isso energet ic that he befieves everyone is _____37_______ to be as fit as he is．Since he has never felt_____38_____after flying himself，the work he assigns is so______39______ that the employee is too_____40_____to carry the work out satisfactorily．That is disastrous for theemployee's health and the company's reputation． 第21答案為__________ A．ordinary B．common C．plain D．usual
22、 第22答案為__________ A．Hence B．However C．Otherwise D．Furthermore
23、 第23答案為__________ A．digestion B．concentration C．friends D．life
24、 第24答案為__________ A．In short order B．All in one C．In a word D．In other words
25、 第25答案為__________ A．a(chǎn)lmost B．nearly C．hardly D．practically
26、 第26答案為__________ A．vice B．via C．vicar D．vibes
27、 第27答案為__________ A．weary B．fatigue C．tired D．strain
28、 第28答案為__________ A．strengthened B．increased C．reinforced D．a(chǎn)ggravated
29、 第29答案為__________ A．status B．state C．situation D．condition
30、 第30答案為__________ A．a(chǎn)way B．straggly C．straightforward D．straight 31、 第31答案為__________ A．in B．when C．a(chǎn)fter D．on
32、 第32答案為__________ A．on B．by C．upon D．with
33、 第33答案為__________ A．ny B．flying C．live D．lives
34、 第34答案為__________ A．mentally B．emotionally C．physically D．bodily
35、 第35答案為__________ A．favored B．flattened C．flayed D．tapered
36、 第36答案為__________ A．before B．behind C．a(chǎn)fter D．in front of
37、 第37答案為__________ A．likely B．supposed C．going D．expected
38、 第38答案為__________ A．discontent B．resentful C．dissatisfied D．uncomfortable
39、 第39答案為__________ A．demeaning B．demanding C．demonstrative D．deplorable
40、 第40答案為__________ A．sleepy B．excited C．exhausted D．a(chǎn)ngry Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) Part A
41、根據(jù)下面材料，回答41-60題。 Nowadays，our society is being reshaped by information technologiescomputers，telecommunications networks，and other digital systems．Of course，our society has gone through other periods of dramatic change before，driven by such innovations as the steam engine，railroad，telephone，and automobile．But never before have we experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly，altering the constraints of time and space，and reshaping the way we communicate，learn，and think． The rapid development of digital technologies creates not only more opportunities for the society but challenges to it as well．Institutions of every stripe are grappling to respond by adapting their strategies and activities．It is no exaggeration to say that information technology is completely changing the relationship between people and knowledge． But ironically，at the most knowledgebased entitiesthe colleges and universitiesthe pace of transformation has been relatively modest．Although research has been transformed by information technology in many ways，and it is increasingly used for student and faculty communications，other highereducation functions have remained almost unchanged．For example，teaching largely continues to follow a classroomcentered，seatbased paradigm．However，some major technology aided teaching experiments are emerging，and some factors suggest that digital technologies may eventually drive significant change throughout academia． American academia has undergone significant change before．The establishment of secular education began during the l8th century and the LandGrant College Act of 1862 resulted in another transformation．That Act created institutions serving agriculture and industries；academia was no longer just for the wealthy but charged with providing educational opportunities to the working class as well．Around the year of 1900，the introduction of graduate education began to expand the role of the university in training students for careers both scholarly and professional． Higher education has already experienced significant technology based change，even if it currently lags other sectors in some areas．We expect that the new technology will eventually impose a profound impact on university’s teaching by freeing the classroom from its physical and temporal bounds and by providing students with access to original source materials and that new learning communities driven by information technology will allow universities to better teach students how to be critical analyzers and consumers of information． The information society has greatly expanded the need for universitylevel education；lifelong learning is not only a private good for those who pursue it but also a social good in terms of our nation’S ability to maintain a vibrant democracy and support a competitive workforce． Which of the followings does not belong to information technologies? A．Laptop． B．Telephone． C．Telecommunication networks． D．Digital systems．
42、 Many institutions adjust their strategies and activities in order to__________． A．make money B．change the relationship between people and knowledge C．take advantage of the opportunities provided by digital technologies D．a(chǎn)dapt to the development of digital technologies
43、 The phrase“highereducation functions”(Line 4，Paragraph 3)probably means__________． A．increasing students’ability B．broaden students’horizons C．enriching students’knowledge D．the way of teaching
44、 The transformation resulted from the Land—Grant College Act of 1862 was__________． A．the popularization of education B．the establishment of secular education C．the introduction of graduate education D．the appearance of a competitive workforce
45、 Information technology will have an impact on the following aspects except__________． A．freeing the constraints of time and space on classroom B．the chance students have to read original source materials C．the way of communication D．training students，for professional career
46、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答46-65題。 Now the politics of U．S．health reform is in a mess but the odds on a bill passing in the end are improving．It will not be a tidy thin9，but if it moves the country close to universal health insurance．the adIllinistration will call it a success． At this moment，that point of view may seem too optimistic．Last Friday，the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives had hoped to produce a finished bill．But they failed，because the party’S fiscal conservatives demanded further savings．House Democrats are also divided on revenueraising measures． The Senate is dealing with the same problems：how to contain the cost of expanded insurance coverage，and how to pay for what remains，so that the reform adds nothing to the budget deficit over the course of lo years． Where the money comes from remains the crucial problem．Apparently，the answer is straightforward：tax employerprovided health benefits．At present，an employer in the U．S．is free from paying tax if he pays the health insurance while an individual purchaser has to buy it with aftertax dollars．This anomaly costs nearly $250 by a year in revenueenough to pay for universal coverage，and then some．Yet many Democrats in both the House and the Senate oppose to ending it．Will there be a breakthrough in terms of that aspect? However，to get employers out of health insurance should be an aim，not something to be feared．Many U．S．workers have complained that if they lose their job，their health insurance will go with it and tying insurance to employment will undoubtedly worsen the insecurity． What about highrisk workers who are thrown on to the individual market?If the tax break were abolished as part of a larger reform which obliges insurers to offer affordable coverage to all people regardless of preexisting conditions，it will not be a problem．It’S true this change needs to increase tax，and many people in Congress are reluctant to contemplate in any form．But some kind of increase is inescapable．This one makes more sense than most． The President should say S0．His Republican opponent John McCain called for this change dur．ing the election campaign and Mr．Obama and other Democrats assailed the idea．So what?Mr．Obama has changed his ideas on other aspects of health reform．For example，it seems that he now prefers an individual mandate to buy insurance．Let US see a similar flexibility on taxing employerprovided insurance． According to the author，__________． A．the politics of U．S．health reform is a total failure B．there is no possibility of passing a bill C．it’S difficult to pass a bill D．U．S．will achieve universal health insurance
47、 In the author’S opinion，which of the following is“revenueraising measures”? A．Tax employerprovided health benefits． B．Tax individual—purchased health insurance． C．Ending taxing employerprovided health benefits． D．Ending taxing individualpurchased health insurance．
48、 Why did the author say that to get employers out of health insurance should be an aim? A．Because employers evaded paying taxes． B．Because tying insurance to employment was bad to workers． C．Because it’S illegal for employers to provide health insurance． D．Because the administration needed to raise revenue．
49、 What does the author feel about President’S preference to an individual’S buying insurance? A．Going back on his word． B．Stubborn． C．Flexible． D．Shortsighted．
50、 What“change”did John McCain once called for during the election campaign? A．Increasing tax． B．Obliging insurers to offer affordable coverage to all people regardless of preexisting conditions． C．Insurance should be bought by individual instead of being provided by employers． D．To get employers out of health insurance．
51、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答51-70題。 According to Peter Salovey，Yale psychologist and author of the term EQ，IQ gets you hired and EQ gets you promoted． Salovey tells of a simple test．Some four．year．old kids were invited into a room alld were given the following instruction：“You can have this marshmallow right now；or if you wait，you can have two marshmallows when I get back．”Then，the researcher left．Some kids grabbed for the treat aS soon as the researcher was out the door，while others waited for the researcher to return．By the time the kids reached high school，significant differences appeared between the two groups．The kids who held out for two marshmallows were better adjusted，more popular，more adventurous．more confident，and more dependable than kids in the quick gratification group．The latter group was also more likely to be lonely，more easily frustrated，more stubborn．more likelv to buckle under stress，and more likely to shy away from challenges．When both groups took scholastic aptitude tests，the“hold out group”walloped the“quick gratification group”by 210 points(the test scores range from a minimum of 200 points to a maximum of 800，with an average for all students of 500points)． Researchers have been discussing whether it’s possible to raise a person’s IQ．Geneticists say NO．while social scientists say Yes．But while brain power researchers continue the debate．social science re．searchers have concluded that it’s possible to improve a person’s EQ，and in particular，a person，s“people skills，”such as empathy，graciousness，and the ability t0“read”a social situation． According to the social scientists，there is little doubt that people without sufficient EQ will have a hard time surviving in life．EQ is perhaps best observed in people described as either pessi．mists or optimists．Optimistic people have high EQ and treat obstacles as minor，while me pessimistic people have low EQ and personalizes all setbacks．In social research circles，EQ denotes one，s ability to survive，and it’。here that there may be an overlap between EQ，IQ，genetics and envi．ronment．As to that，I anl reminded of the words of Darwin，“The biggest，the smartest，alld me strongest are not the survivors．Rather，the survivors are the most adaptable．”Those of us who survive and thrive in this complex world are not only the most adaptable，but also the most optimistic and the most likely to have a high EQ． EQ gets you promoted，not because． A．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is better adjusted B．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is more stubborn C．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is more confident D．A person with high EQ is more popular
52、 The word“walloped”(Line 10，Paragraph 2)most probably means“__________”． A．hit B．defeated C．won D．lost
53、 According to the social scientists，__________． A．pessimists have high EQ B．optimists have low EQ C．it’s impossible to improve a person’s EQ D．a(chǎn) person having low EQ will have a hard time surviving in life
54、 In the view of social scientists．EQ is__________． A．one’s ability to survive B．empathy C．graciousness D．the ability to“read”a social situation
55、 From the text we can infer that__________． A．it’s universally accepted that it is possible to improve one’s IQ B．there is nothing in common between IQ and EQ C．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is willing to take risks D．a(chǎn) person with low EQ is likely to sympathize with other people
56、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答56-75題。 Queuing is nothing special in Japan．Every day，television programs show long lines of people queuing for up to one hour even in front of regular noodle shops，only to finish their food within less than ten minutes． Why Japanese people queue so often?Do they love it?Probably they do．According to Japanese people，just like an excessively high price can evoke all image of equally high quality，long waiting lines act as an indicator for popularity，reduce availability and increase the subjective value of a good．Thus，for many Japanese customers，waiting lines are probably the most effective advertisement．For example，in an article published in The Japan Times in summer 2007，a Japanese woman confessed that she enjoyed queuing outside shops and restaurants and that she usually joined the line before asking the person in front of her what kind of product was sold．Standing in line also increases and extends anticipation untilyatto!(finally!)patience is rewarded with the desked product．But when taken to an extreme level，the product one is actually queuing for ceases to be of any importance at all． There are also some customers who are unable to queue or who are unwilling to wait，thinking it’s a waste of time queuing in a line．What could they do?They can rent．a(chǎn) queuer who will stand in line and purchase the desked product for them．Obviously，this service is not free of charge． Some service companies who offer all kinds of unusual service provide rentable“queuers”．What’s more，in addition to providing queuers to individuals，the service companies also provide queuers to some shops to increase the image of a hardtoget product and make customers want to join the line by forming or extending lines．Therefore，waiting lines have become a marketing tool and it would not be surprising to find professional queuers in a line．Some people view it a pure speculation，but they can’t deny that it really works and the wage of a few professional queuers to keep the line in shape would be a minor investment compared with what would happen if the queue suddenly disappeared． However，success is not always guaranteed because the attractiveness of waiting in line can easily backfire if the desired product does not meet expectations． What is the marketing tool appears in the text? A．Providing queuers to individuals． B．Providing queuers to shops． C．Hiring professional queuers to wait for oneself． D．Hiring professional queuers to keep a line in shape．
57、 Which of the following is true according to the text? A．All the Japanese people love queuin9． B．Japanese people join in a line without asking what product is sold． C．Waiting lines are very attractive to some Japanese customers． D．Japanese advertisements are waiting lines．
58、 What does the word“backfire”(Line 2，Paragraph 4)mean? A．Disappear． B．Make a sudden noise like an explosion． C．Have the opposite effect to the one intended． D．Intensify．
59、 It can be inferred from the text that__________． A．Japanese people eat foods quickly B．many shops hire professional queuers to form or extend waiting lines C．it’S very easy to keep Japanese people in order D．most Japanese people queue paying no attention to the sold products
60、 The best title for the text probably is__________． A．Queuing in Japan B．A New Marketing Tool C．Professional Queuers D．Keep Order Section III Reading Comprehension Part B
61、根據(jù)下面材料，回答61-65題。 As part of more comprehensive compliance andethics programs，many companies have formu-lated internal policies pertaining to theethical conduct of employees．These policies can besimple exhortations in broad，highly-generalizedlanguage(typically called a corporate ethics statement)，or they can be more detailed policies，containingspecific behavioral requirements(typically called corporate ethics codes)．61)They are generally meant to identify the company's expectationsof workers and to offer guidance on handling some of the more common ethicalproblems that might arise inthe course of doing business．62)It is hoped that having such a policy will lead to greater ethicalawareness,consistency in application, and the avoidance of ethical disasters． 63)Anincreasing number of companies also requires employees to attend seminarsregarding business conduct,which often include discussion of the company'spolicies,specific case studies,and legal requirements．Some companies evenrequire their employees to sign agreements stating that they will abide by thecompany’S rules of conduct． Manycompanies are assessing the environmenml factors that Can lead employees toengage in unethical conduct．A competitive business environment may call for unethical behavior．Lying has become expected in fields such as trading．An example of this are the issues surrounding the unethi-cal actionsof the Saloman Brothers． Noteveryone supports corporate policies that govern ethical conduct．Some claim that ethical problemsare better dealt with by depending upon employees to use their own judgment． Othersbelieve that corporate ethics policies are primarily rooted in utilitarianconcerns，and thatthey are mainly to limit the company’S legal liability，orto curry public favor by giving the ap．pearance ofbeing a good corporate citizen．Ideally，the company will avoid a lawsuit because its employees will followthe rules．64)Should a lawsuit occur,the company canclaim that the prob-lem wouldnot have arisen if the employee had only followedthe code properly． Sometimesthere is disconnection between the company’S code of ethics and the company’Sac-tual practices．65)Thus,whetheror not such conduct is explicitly sanctioned bymanagement,at worst，this makesthepolicyduplicitous(搞兩面派的)，and，at best，it is merely a nlarketing tool． 第61題答案為____________________
62、 第62題答案為____________________
63、 第63題答案為____________________
64、 第64題答案為____________________
65、 第65題答案為____________________
Section IV Writing.(35 minutes)
66、Study thefollowing cartoon carefully and write an essay on it．In your essay，you should (1)describe the cartoon briefly； (2)analyze this situation； (3)give your comments．
21、根據(jù)下面材料，回答21-40題。 Nowadays，air travel is very_____21_______ ．We are not surprised when-- we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended ameeting in Beijing on the same day．_____22_____，if a person takes long．distance flying frequently，he can be so tkedthat he maybe feel his brain is in one country，his _____23_______ in another．______24______，he ______25_____ knows where he is． When weny from east to west or_____26_____ versa，the_____27_______we experience after taking a longdistance flying is______28______，because we cross timezones．According to doctors，airtravelers，after crossing several time zones，are in no ______29____to go to work，and they should go _____30_______to bed ______31______arfival． As toairline pilots who often live _____32_____ their own watches and ignore local time，there is no need for themto worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight，because they are used to_____33_____and are _____34_____fit． Manybusinessmen like longdistance flights，thinking they are______35______ to have been chosen and they areout for promotion．They are lucky if the company follows the doctor's advice and allowthem to rest for a day or two______36______working． However，sometimes the manager isso energet ic that he befieves everyone is _____37_______ to be as fit as he is．Since he has never felt_____38_____after flying himself，the work he assigns is so______39______ that the employee is too_____40_____to carry the work out satisfactorily．That is disastrous for theemployee's health and the company's reputation． 第21答案為__________ A．ordinary B．common C．plain D．usual
22、 第22答案為__________ A．Hence B．However C．Otherwise D．Furthermore
23、 第23答案為__________ A．digestion B．concentration C．friends D．life
24、 第24答案為__________ A．In short order B．All in one C．In a word D．In other words
25、 第25答案為__________ A．a(chǎn)lmost B．nearly C．hardly D．practically
26、 第26答案為__________ A．vice B．via C．vicar D．vibes
27、 第27答案為__________ A．weary B．fatigue C．tired D．strain
28、 第28答案為__________ A．strengthened B．increased C．reinforced D．a(chǎn)ggravated
29、 第29答案為__________ A．status B．state C．situation D．condition
30、 第30答案為__________ A．a(chǎn)way B．straggly C．straightforward D．straight 31、 第31答案為__________ A．in B．when C．a(chǎn)fter D．on
32、 第32答案為__________ A．on B．by C．upon D．with
33、 第33答案為__________ A．ny B．flying C．live D．lives
34、 第34答案為__________ A．mentally B．emotionally C．physically D．bodily
35、 第35答案為__________ A．favored B．flattened C．flayed D．tapered
36、 第36答案為__________ A．before B．behind C．a(chǎn)fter D．in front of
37、 第37答案為__________ A．likely B．supposed C．going D．expected
38、 第38答案為__________ A．discontent B．resentful C．dissatisfied D．uncomfortable
39、 第39答案為__________ A．demeaning B．demanding C．demonstrative D．deplorable
40、 第40答案為__________ A．sleepy B．excited C．exhausted D．a(chǎn)ngry Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) Part A
41、根據(jù)下面材料，回答41-60題。 Nowadays，our society is being reshaped by information technologiescomputers，telecommunications networks，and other digital systems．Of course，our society has gone through other periods of dramatic change before，driven by such innovations as the steam engine，railroad，telephone，and automobile．But never before have we experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly，altering the constraints of time and space，and reshaping the way we communicate，learn，and think． The rapid development of digital technologies creates not only more opportunities for the society but challenges to it as well．Institutions of every stripe are grappling to respond by adapting their strategies and activities．It is no exaggeration to say that information technology is completely changing the relationship between people and knowledge． But ironically，at the most knowledgebased entitiesthe colleges and universitiesthe pace of transformation has been relatively modest．Although research has been transformed by information technology in many ways，and it is increasingly used for student and faculty communications，other highereducation functions have remained almost unchanged．For example，teaching largely continues to follow a classroomcentered，seatbased paradigm．However，some major technology aided teaching experiments are emerging，and some factors suggest that digital technologies may eventually drive significant change throughout academia． American academia has undergone significant change before．The establishment of secular education began during the l8th century and the LandGrant College Act of 1862 resulted in another transformation．That Act created institutions serving agriculture and industries；academia was no longer just for the wealthy but charged with providing educational opportunities to the working class as well．Around the year of 1900，the introduction of graduate education began to expand the role of the university in training students for careers both scholarly and professional． Higher education has already experienced significant technology based change，even if it currently lags other sectors in some areas．We expect that the new technology will eventually impose a profound impact on university’s teaching by freeing the classroom from its physical and temporal bounds and by providing students with access to original source materials and that new learning communities driven by information technology will allow universities to better teach students how to be critical analyzers and consumers of information． The information society has greatly expanded the need for universitylevel education；lifelong learning is not only a private good for those who pursue it but also a social good in terms of our nation’S ability to maintain a vibrant democracy and support a competitive workforce． Which of the followings does not belong to information technologies? A．Laptop． B．Telephone． C．Telecommunication networks． D．Digital systems．
42、 Many institutions adjust their strategies and activities in order to__________． A．make money B．change the relationship between people and knowledge C．take advantage of the opportunities provided by digital technologies D．a(chǎn)dapt to the development of digital technologies
43、 The phrase“highereducation functions”(Line 4，Paragraph 3)probably means__________． A．increasing students’ability B．broaden students’horizons C．enriching students’knowledge D．the way of teaching
44、 The transformation resulted from the Land—Grant College Act of 1862 was__________． A．the popularization of education B．the establishment of secular education C．the introduction of graduate education D．the appearance of a competitive workforce
45、 Information technology will have an impact on the following aspects except__________． A．freeing the constraints of time and space on classroom B．the chance students have to read original source materials C．the way of communication D．training students，for professional career
46、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答46-65題。 Now the politics of U．S．health reform is in a mess but the odds on a bill passing in the end are improving．It will not be a tidy thin9，but if it moves the country close to universal health insurance．the adIllinistration will call it a success． At this moment，that point of view may seem too optimistic．Last Friday，the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives had hoped to produce a finished bill．But they failed，because the party’S fiscal conservatives demanded further savings．House Democrats are also divided on revenueraising measures． The Senate is dealing with the same problems：how to contain the cost of expanded insurance coverage，and how to pay for what remains，so that the reform adds nothing to the budget deficit over the course of lo years． Where the money comes from remains the crucial problem．Apparently，the answer is straightforward：tax employerprovided health benefits．At present，an employer in the U．S．is free from paying tax if he pays the health insurance while an individual purchaser has to buy it with aftertax dollars．This anomaly costs nearly $250 by a year in revenueenough to pay for universal coverage，and then some．Yet many Democrats in both the House and the Senate oppose to ending it．Will there be a breakthrough in terms of that aspect? However，to get employers out of health insurance should be an aim，not something to be feared．Many U．S．workers have complained that if they lose their job，their health insurance will go with it and tying insurance to employment will undoubtedly worsen the insecurity． What about highrisk workers who are thrown on to the individual market?If the tax break were abolished as part of a larger reform which obliges insurers to offer affordable coverage to all people regardless of preexisting conditions，it will not be a problem．It’S true this change needs to increase tax，and many people in Congress are reluctant to contemplate in any form．But some kind of increase is inescapable．This one makes more sense than most． The President should say S0．His Republican opponent John McCain called for this change dur．ing the election campaign and Mr．Obama and other Democrats assailed the idea．So what?Mr．Obama has changed his ideas on other aspects of health reform．For example，it seems that he now prefers an individual mandate to buy insurance．Let US see a similar flexibility on taxing employerprovided insurance． According to the author，__________． A．the politics of U．S．health reform is a total failure B．there is no possibility of passing a bill C．it’S difficult to pass a bill D．U．S．will achieve universal health insurance
47、 In the author’S opinion，which of the following is“revenueraising measures”? A．Tax employerprovided health benefits． B．Tax individual—purchased health insurance． C．Ending taxing employerprovided health benefits． D．Ending taxing individualpurchased health insurance．
48、 Why did the author say that to get employers out of health insurance should be an aim? A．Because employers evaded paying taxes． B．Because tying insurance to employment was bad to workers． C．Because it’S illegal for employers to provide health insurance． D．Because the administration needed to raise revenue．
49、 What does the author feel about President’S preference to an individual’S buying insurance? A．Going back on his word． B．Stubborn． C．Flexible． D．Shortsighted．
50、 What“change”did John McCain once called for during the election campaign? A．Increasing tax． B．Obliging insurers to offer affordable coverage to all people regardless of preexisting conditions． C．Insurance should be bought by individual instead of being provided by employers． D．To get employers out of health insurance．
51、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答51-70題。 According to Peter Salovey，Yale psychologist and author of the term EQ，IQ gets you hired and EQ gets you promoted． Salovey tells of a simple test．Some four．year．old kids were invited into a room alld were given the following instruction：“You can have this marshmallow right now；or if you wait，you can have two marshmallows when I get back．”Then，the researcher left．Some kids grabbed for the treat aS soon as the researcher was out the door，while others waited for the researcher to return．By the time the kids reached high school，significant differences appeared between the two groups．The kids who held out for two marshmallows were better adjusted，more popular，more adventurous．more confident，and more dependable than kids in the quick gratification group．The latter group was also more likely to be lonely，more easily frustrated，more stubborn．more likelv to buckle under stress，and more likely to shy away from challenges．When both groups took scholastic aptitude tests，the“hold out group”walloped the“quick gratification group”by 210 points(the test scores range from a minimum of 200 points to a maximum of 800，with an average for all students of 500points)． Researchers have been discussing whether it’s possible to raise a person’s IQ．Geneticists say NO．while social scientists say Yes．But while brain power researchers continue the debate．social science re．searchers have concluded that it’s possible to improve a person’s EQ，and in particular，a person，s“people skills，”such as empathy，graciousness，and the ability t0“read”a social situation． According to the social scientists，there is little doubt that people without sufficient EQ will have a hard time surviving in life．EQ is perhaps best observed in people described as either pessi．mists or optimists．Optimistic people have high EQ and treat obstacles as minor，while me pessimistic people have low EQ and personalizes all setbacks．In social research circles，EQ denotes one，s ability to survive，and it’。here that there may be an overlap between EQ，IQ，genetics and envi．ronment．As to that，I anl reminded of the words of Darwin，“The biggest，the smartest，alld me strongest are not the survivors．Rather，the survivors are the most adaptable．”Those of us who survive and thrive in this complex world are not only the most adaptable，but also the most optimistic and the most likely to have a high EQ． EQ gets you promoted，not because． A．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is better adjusted B．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is more stubborn C．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is more confident D．A person with high EQ is more popular
52、 The word“walloped”(Line 10，Paragraph 2)most probably means“__________”． A．hit B．defeated C．won D．lost
53、 According to the social scientists，__________． A．pessimists have high EQ B．optimists have low EQ C．it’s impossible to improve a person’s EQ D．a(chǎn) person having low EQ will have a hard time surviving in life
54、 In the view of social scientists．EQ is__________． A．one’s ability to survive B．empathy C．graciousness D．the ability to“read”a social situation
55、 From the text we can infer that__________． A．it’s universally accepted that it is possible to improve one’s IQ B．there is nothing in common between IQ and EQ C．a(chǎn) person with high EQ is willing to take risks D．a(chǎn) person with low EQ is likely to sympathize with other people
56、 根據(jù)下面材料，回答56-75題。 Queuing is nothing special in Japan．Every day，television programs show long lines of people queuing for up to one hour even in front of regular noodle shops，only to finish their food within less than ten minutes． Why Japanese people queue so often?Do they love it?Probably they do．According to Japanese people，just like an excessively high price can evoke all image of equally high quality，long waiting lines act as an indicator for popularity，reduce availability and increase the subjective value of a good．Thus，for many Japanese customers，waiting lines are probably the most effective advertisement．For example，in an article published in The Japan Times in summer 2007，a Japanese woman confessed that she enjoyed queuing outside shops and restaurants and that she usually joined the line before asking the person in front of her what kind of product was sold．Standing in line also increases and extends anticipation untilyatto!(finally!)patience is rewarded with the desked product．But when taken to an extreme level，the product one is actually queuing for ceases to be of any importance at all． There are also some customers who are unable to queue or who are unwilling to wait，thinking it’s a waste of time queuing in a line．What could they do?They can rent．a(chǎn) queuer who will stand in line and purchase the desked product for them．Obviously，this service is not free of charge． Some service companies who offer all kinds of unusual service provide rentable“queuers”．What’s more，in addition to providing queuers to individuals，the service companies also provide queuers to some shops to increase the image of a hardtoget product and make customers want to join the line by forming or extending lines．Therefore，waiting lines have become a marketing tool and it would not be surprising to find professional queuers in a line．Some people view it a pure speculation，but they can’t deny that it really works and the wage of a few professional queuers to keep the line in shape would be a minor investment compared with what would happen if the queue suddenly disappeared． However，success is not always guaranteed because the attractiveness of waiting in line can easily backfire if the desired product does not meet expectations． What is the marketing tool appears in the text? A．Providing queuers to individuals． B．Providing queuers to shops． C．Hiring professional queuers to wait for oneself． D．Hiring professional queuers to keep a line in shape．
57、 Which of the following is true according to the text? A．All the Japanese people love queuin9． B．Japanese people join in a line without asking what product is sold． C．Waiting lines are very attractive to some Japanese customers． D．Japanese advertisements are waiting lines．
58、 What does the word“backfire”(Line 2，Paragraph 4)mean? A．Disappear． B．Make a sudden noise like an explosion． C．Have the opposite effect to the one intended． D．Intensify．
59、 It can be inferred from the text that__________． A．Japanese people eat foods quickly B．many shops hire professional queuers to form or extend waiting lines C．it’S very easy to keep Japanese people in order D．most Japanese people queue paying no attention to the sold products
60、 The best title for the text probably is__________． A．Queuing in Japan B．A New Marketing Tool C．Professional Queuers D．Keep Order Section III Reading Comprehension Part B
61、根據(jù)下面材料，回答61-65題。 As part of more comprehensive compliance andethics programs，many companies have formu-lated internal policies pertaining to theethical conduct of employees．These policies can besimple exhortations in broad，highly-generalizedlanguage(typically called a corporate ethics statement)，or they can be more detailed policies，containingspecific behavioral requirements(typically called corporate ethics codes)．61)They are generally meant to identify the company's expectationsof workers and to offer guidance on handling some of the more common ethicalproblems that might arise inthe course of doing business．62)It is hoped that having such a policy will lead to greater ethicalawareness,consistency in application, and the avoidance of ethical disasters． 63)Anincreasing number of companies also requires employees to attend seminarsregarding business conduct,which often include discussion of the company'spolicies,specific case studies,and legal requirements．Some companies evenrequire their employees to sign agreements stating that they will abide by thecompany’S rules of conduct． Manycompanies are assessing the environmenml factors that Can lead employees toengage in unethical conduct．A competitive business environment may call for unethical behavior．Lying has become expected in fields such as trading．An example of this are the issues surrounding the unethi-cal actionsof the Saloman Brothers． Noteveryone supports corporate policies that govern ethical conduct．Some claim that ethical problemsare better dealt with by depending upon employees to use their own judgment． Othersbelieve that corporate ethics policies are primarily rooted in utilitarianconcerns，and thatthey are mainly to limit the company’S legal liability，orto curry public favor by giving the ap．pearance ofbeing a good corporate citizen．Ideally，the company will avoid a lawsuit because its employees will followthe rules．64)Should a lawsuit occur,the company canclaim that the prob-lem wouldnot have arisen if the employee had only followedthe code properly． Sometimesthere is disconnection between the company’S code of ethics and the company’Sac-tual practices．65)Thus,whetheror not such conduct is explicitly sanctioned bymanagement,at worst，this makesthepolicyduplicitous(搞兩面派的)，and，at best，it is merely a nlarketing tool． 第61題答案為____________________
62、 第62題答案為____________________
63、 第63題答案為____________________
64、 第64題答案為____________________
65、 第65題答案為____________________
Section IV Writing.(35 minutes)
66、Study thefollowing cartoon carefully and write an essay on it．In your essay，you should (1)describe the cartoon briefly； (2)analyze this situation； (3)give your comments．