Part A Directions: Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Text 1 Are some people born clever and other born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in their intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
1. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can ______.
A.not reach his intelligence in his life
B.go beyond his intelligence limits in rich surroundings
C.still become a genius if he should be given special education
4. The writer is in favor of the view that man intelligence is given to him ______.
A.neither at birth nor through education
B.both at birth and through education
C.through education
D.at birth
A B C D
B
[解析] 推理判断题。题干的意思是：作者赞同的观点是人的智商的形成是由……通过文章第二段和第三段分别论证，我们知道作者赞成的观点是智商的形成靠遗传和环境。从两段的中心句“It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with.”和“Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different。environments.”可推断选B项。
Text 2 In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her. Several suggestions might prove helpful to the applicant as preparation is made for the actual interview. A job applicant has the responsibility for ascertaining certain types of information prior to the interview. First, the applicant should know what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state his reasons for wishing to work for a particular company. Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible concerning the company. Relevant information for the applicant to locate includes such items as the location of the home and regional offices, the financial status of the company, plans for expansion, and company philosophy. Information about most major corporations is available in reference books and periodicals. After gathering information concerning the company, the applicant is ready for the interview. The interviewer's first impression comes from the interviewee's appearance. For most interviews, appropriate dress for men is a conservative dark colored suit with a long-sleeve white or light blue shirt and conservative tie. For women a conservative, tailored suit or dress is appropriate. Both men and women should have neat, conservative-length hair. Although hairstyle and dress are matters of personal taste, many personnel directors form initial impressions from these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, was interviewed for a public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered this young man's long hair, sloppy dress, and overly casual manner unsuited for this particular position.
1. This passage is most probably written for ______.
A.an employer
B.an applicator
C.an interviewee
D.an interviewer
A B C D
C
2. A job applicant should know the following information before the interview except ______.
A.the reasons for him to leave the present job
B.his career expectation
C.the type of job he desires
D.relevant information about the prospective company
A B C D
A
3. To make a good first impression on the interviewer, an applicant should pay attention to his ______.
A.appearance
B.speech
C.manners
D.confidence
A B C D
A
4. According to the passage, the applicants should wear the kind of dress to make themselves look ______.
A.attractive
B.persuasive
C.conservative
D.smart
A B C D
C
5. The factors mentioned in the passage to account for the success of an interview do not include ______.
A.personal taste
B.self-confidence
C.hairstyle
D.appropriate dress
A B C D
B
Part B Directions: Read the texts from a magazine in which five people voice their different opinions in response to an article on the issue of praising. For questions, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A-G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. Jennifer: The greenhouse effect might be causing the change, but it's a cycle that's been tracked for about a hundred years and in the past 20 years or so it just stopped cycling. And this is only affecting a small part of the world. People talk about greenhouse effect because they want to show how much concern they have about the future of the world. Don't be as silly as them. Kac: Spring just hits here, too. It's so nice—windows open, the fresh air of changing seasons just lights me up. When I was younger this was the season for walking through the melting snow and ice, across roadsides, through square acre forests among the fields, I got so excited to be out in the wild. It's tough to be in the city this time of year. Maybe I'll go camping soon! Soscia: In the city you don't have seasons. Spring rain does not make man-made structure grow, and wet roads are not inconvenient for you because you can move around in your car. Summer's heat is no longer a problem and air-conditioning makes your rooms cool as autumn. The colors of the city don't change because nature is not powerful enough to change them as she changes the color of woods. Winter snow leaves nothing white but muddy roads. Harno: Snow in Georgia is a funny thing. We have been having 24 hours weather news on the TV for the past week, just because there is a threat of snow. Schools have closed based on these predictions, and all we got was rain. But the rule is that if it sticks to the ground, school is canceled. It would be a great excuse to get the day off. People rush to the grocery store to buy milk and bread—I don't know why, but they do. When I was growing up here we used to get one or two big snowfalls a year, but there has not been any for the last few. Damn global warming. Macland: It's been so nice. I am of the firm belief that in February we get the day like cool autumn season in November... In February it's like a warm period that's been getting stronger and longer every year since my boyhood, and it gets defeated by the final blowing snowstorm of March at least once, but anyone can survive(生存)those snowstorms, since we all know they'll be gone in a few days. Now match each of the people (36-40) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
A. Future is bright. B. Man conquers nature. C. We can see the effect of the pollution on the climate. D. Human beings have to struggle hard against weather. E. The call of nature is there. F. He hates spring. G. Sometimes we worry too much about nothing.
1. Jennifer
G
2. Kac
E
3. Soscia
B
4. Harno
C
5. Macland
A
Part C Directions: Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text. There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. About 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in New York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant(除臭剂) to consumers. "Most people never change their deodorant," I remember him saying. "They pick one brand when they are young, and stick with it for a long, long time. If it works, why switch?" 1 Once they have picked a type of phone, whether it's Apple iOS, Google Android or something else, it's difficult, and often expensive, to switch. Consumers become comfortable with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform. 2 That is why the race to pull in smartphone buyers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months. 3 there are still hundreds of millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter, more intelligent big brother: the smart phone. Yet the change is happening at a much quicker pace than technology analysts and companies originally theorized. A report issued this week by Nielsen, the market research firm, found that among Americans 4 55 percent opted for a smart phone. This is up from 34 percent a year ago. At this point, who will lead that market is not up for debate. Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined, even Google. The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day. Mr. Llamas said Apple, which changed the smart phone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone, potentially has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors. Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty, simplicity and powerful brand, many can't afford a new iPhone. This could change 5 as some analysts expect. "Right now the iPhone only comes in one flavor; it's not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes, shapes and prices," Mr. Llamas said. A. Although it may seem that everyone owns a smart phone these days, B. if Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this year, C. If it works, why switch? D. who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months, E. The smart phone race is still raging. F. The same theory can be applied to customers who are making the switch to smart phones today. G. iPhone is too expensive for most people,
Part D Directions: Read the following text from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-O the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text. There are FIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. To get a sense of how women have progressed in science, take a quick tour of the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley. This is a storied place, the 1 of some of the most important discoveries in modern science—starting with Ernest Lawrence's invention of the cyclotron (回旋加速器) in 1931. A generation ago, female faces were 2 and, even today, visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will see a full corridor of exhibits 3 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 4 all of them white males. But climb up to the third floor and you'll see a 5 display. There, among the photos of current faculty members and students, are portraits of the 6 head of the department, Marjorie Shapiro, and four other women whose research 7 everything from the mechanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter. A sixth woman was hired just two weeks ago. Although they're still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty, women are clearly a presence here. And the real 8 may be in the smaller photos to the right: graduate and undergraduate students, about 20 percent of them female. Every year Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the country's top universities. That makes Shapiro optimistic, but also 9 . "I believe things are getting better," she says, "but they're not getting better as 10 as I would like." A. circumstance B. confidence C. covers D. current E. deals F. different G. exposing H. fast I. honoring J. hope K. presently L. rare M. realistic N. site O. virtually
[解析] 所填词位于句子的表语位置，因此此空应填入形容词或者名词作表语。根据句意“在上一代的时候，女性的面孔还是______。”可知，L项rare(罕见的)最合适。根据and后面分句中的and of them white males可进一步确定，女性面孔在上一代人中间比较罕见。
3.
I
[解析] 分析句子结构可知，______ the many distinguished physicists who…应该是对exhibits的修饰，说明是什么样的展览，所以空格处应填入分词作后置定语，G项exposing和I项honoring合适。展览的目的应该是纪念著名的物理学家，所以选I项honoring(向…表示敬意)。
4.
O
[解析] 空格前的句子结构完整，空格后是all of them white males，由此可以推断空格处应填入副词，结合上下文可知，这里说的是女性物理学家人数少，男性人数多，再结合备选项可知virtually(几乎，差不多)符合句意。
[解析] 根据空前的the以及空后的head可知，空格处缺少形容词，因此D项current，H项fast和M项realistic符合。除D项current外，其他两项显然不能修饰head of the department(系主任)，而且current与本句前面出现的current是原词复现，说明在职教职员工和学生的照片中有现任系主任梅杰里·夏皮罗的肖像。
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