1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
In many nations, everyday activities are done in a planned, orderly manner. For example, formal relationships among people may be determined according to customs and habits that have existed for a long time. People visiting an informal country, such as the United States, may find that the American belief in personal initiative or freedom and the whole economic system are quite confusing and uncontrolled. To some visitors such freedoms are too "loose" and too disorganized to be comfortable. Today, the United States is experiencing great changes in every part of society, therefore life in America may indeed seem confused. Social attitudes are being questioned. Americans are wondering." Is there any morality? ”“ Why has the nation never given all of its citizens full opportunity?" Visitors may notice that some Americans are beginning to leave the cities and make their homes in small cities and towns where life is quieter and slower.
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
C.Because arm exercises can help lower the blood pressure.
D.Because arm exercises can keep them healthy.
A B C D
D
[解析] 1-4 W: Exercise, exercise, exercise. We hear so much about it these days yet even the experts can't agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises. M: Ann exercises? Is that because our arms are too fat or flabby? W: Actually, that's not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit. M: But don't arm exercises raise your blood pressure? W: That they do. But the article I read mentioned ways to compensate for that. M: How? W: By adding leg exercise so the arms don't do all the work. Ann exercises aren't enough to increase metabolism before fatigue sets in. It's said that the more of the body is involved in the exercise, the better. M: And in turn, I'm sure that there is a greater chance of losing weight. W: Sounds right to me. M: So, what exercises do the experts recommend? W: They mentioned quite a few. But some of the more popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you use .both your arms and legs, and walking vigorously while you wear arm weights. M: I must try that. I like to walk a lot.
2. The woman got information about arm exercises from ______.
A.an article
B.a friend
C.a TV program
D.a lecture
A B C D
A
3. The purpose of adding leg exercises to arm exercises is to ______.
A.compensate for a problem brought by arm exercises
B.make the whole body balanced
C.prevent fatigue
D.lose weight
A B C D
A
4. Which of the following is recommended by experts?
A.Riding bicycles for a long distance.
B.Walking vigorously with arm weights.
C.Weight lifting.
D.Arm stretching.
A B C D
B
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15. seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
5. People are more likely to make a purchase ______.
A.when they have very little time in a drugstore
B.when they have very little time in a department store
C.when they have a lot of time in a drugstore
D.when they have a lot of time in a department store
A B C D
A
[解析] 5-7 W: I just read a curious fact. Did you know that people who spend less than ten minutes in a drugstore are five times more likely to make a purchase than those who spend half an hour there? M: I saw that article, too. But I think, if someone runs into a drugstore for ten minutes, it's usually to make a specific purchase. W: And someone .who spends more time there may be just looking. M: Exactly. Haven't you ever gone into a store thinking that you'd buy something, and then talk yourself out of it? W: Yes, I have. Especially when I thought I could get it for less elsewhere, or I really didn't need it after all. M: Exactly. But if you run in to buy something specific and have very little time, you pick it up, pay for it immediately and then leave. W: That's true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that. Take your time and you'll spend less money. M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores, though. In a department store, for instance, you may see a sweater or something you never intended to buy and buy it because you have time to look around.
6. Which of the following statements about the woman is TRUE?
A.She often goes in to a drug store just looking around.
B.She prefers making purchase in a department store.
C.She will buy something every time in a store.
D.She sometimes talks herself out of buying something in a store.
A B C D
D
7. What does the man say about people who shop quickly?
A.They may buy items of low quality.
B.They may buy items at higher prices.
C.They do not like shopping.
D.They are making specific purchases.
A B C D
D
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
8. The two speakers are mainly talking about ______.
A.their purchase in a supermarket
B.their part-time jobs
C.the yard work
D.drawbacks of having .a part time job
A B C D
B
[解析] 8-10 M: Hi, Jane. W: Hello, Daniel. How are you? M: I'm fine. Where are you headed? W: Oh, I'm on my way home from work. M: I didn't know you have a job. W: Ya. I work part-time at the supermarket. M: What do you do there? W: I work in the produce section, trimming and wrapping fresh fruit and vegetables. I also stock shelves. Sometimes when it really gets busy, 1 work at the check-out counter. Have you got a job, Daniel? M: Ya, I do yard work for people. You know, cutting grass, raking leaves, falling weeds, things like that. W: I'd like doing that. It must be nice to work outdoors. M: Sometimes it is, except when it rains, snows or gets too hot or too cold. W: I guess every job has its drawbacks. There are times when I get pretty tired of carrying things around at my job. But a job is a job. Got to earn money for school. M: Me too. Tuition sure is high, isn't it? Well, I'd better get going. I have to plant some trees for my neighbors this afternoon. W: Well, don't work too hard. Holding down a job, going to class, studying sometimes can become too much for one person. Take it easy. M: You too. It was great seeing you, Jane.
9. Which of the following does NOT the woman do?
A.Trimming fresh fruit.
B.Wrapping fresh vegetables.
C.Stocking shelves.
D.Weighing products.
A B C D
D
10. What do both of them agree?
A.It is always nice to work outdoors.
B.It is easy to make a balance between part-time job and study.
C.Holding a part-time job has more merits than drawbacks.
D.Holding a part-time job is to pay tuition.
A B C D
D
SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
[解析] 11-14 The camera is often thought to be a modern invention. But as early as 1727, a German physicist discovered that light darkened silver salt, a chemical compound. Using a big box with a small hole to let the light in, he made temporary images on the salt. Silver salt is still the base of film today. Then a French scientist made the first permanent picture by using a special piece of metal sensitized with silver salt. A photograph he made in 1826 still exists. The painter Dagera improved the process by placing common salt, the kind we eat, on the metal. This was in 1839, the official date of the beginning of photography. But the problem was the printing of the photographs. And it wasn't until other scientists developed the kind of paper we now use that good printing was possible and photography became truly modern. In 1860's, Matthew Brady was able to take his famous pictures of the American Civil War, thus making portrait poses very popular. In the 20th century, George Eastman of the United States simplified film developing, and Edwards Land invented the so-called instant camera with self-developing film. If we say that the photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it has taken more than one hundred years for the camera to reach its present condition of technical refinement.
2. The first permanent picture was made by ______.
A.a French scientist
B.a German physicist
C.an American painter
D.an American journalist
A B C D
A
3. The official date of the beginning of photography is ______.
A.1727
B.1826
C.1839
D.1860
A B C D
C
4. Which of the following statements about Matthew Brady is correct?
A.He took pictures of American Independence War.
B.He invented self-developing film.
C.He was a very famous American scientist.
D.He made portrait poses very popular.
A B C D
D
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
[解析] 15-17 In addition to exercising regularly, eating a good breakfast is considered by many health experts to be a significant part of a successful way of reduction plan. After a night of fasting, the body needs to he replenished with nutrient in order to maintain a high level of energy throughout the day. Several nutritionists suggest that dieters should eat up to one third of their daily calories at breakfast time. These calories should be in the form of balanced .meal of nutritious food. A balanced meal consists of five key elements: proteins, carbonhydrats, fats, vitamins and minerals. People who're dieting need a variety of foods to assure a constant supply of nutrients their bodies, need. If a well-balanced diet is not followed, the dieter may become sleepy, nervous, or feel out of sorts. If a poor diet is maintained for a long period of time, the dieters may become vitamin deficient. Vitamin deficiency can cause serious health problem. For these reasons, many doctors recommend that everyone, especially those on diet, starts the day with up to one-third of the daily requirement of nutrients in the form of a well-balanced breakfast.
6. What is NOT a key element of a balanced meal?
A.Proteins.
B.Fats.
C.Vitamins.
D.Sugar.
A B C D
D
7. A constant supply of nutrients for body requires ______.
A.enough vitamin only
B.a variety of foods
C.a rich breakfast
D.enough food
A B C D
B
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
8. Which day is originally the first day of a week?
A.Monday.
B.Friday.
C.Saturday.
D.Sunday.
A B C D
D
[解析] 18-20 A recent report has shown that here in the United States, we've experienced an evolution concerning our attitudes towards the workweek and the weekends. Although some calendars still mark the beginning of a week as Sunday, more and more of us are coming to regard Monday as the first day of the week with Saturday and Sunday comprising the two-day period thought as the weekend. In fact the word "weekend" didn't even exist in English until about the middle of the 19th century. In England at that time, Saturday afternoons had just been added to Sundays and holidays as a time for workers to have off from their jobs. This innovation became common in the United States in the 1920s, but as the workweek were shortened during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the weekend expanded to two full days — Saturday and Sunday. Some people thought that this trend would continue due to increasing automation and the workweek might decrease to four days or even fewer. But so far this hasn't happened. The workweek seems to have stabilized as forty hours made up of five eight-hour days.
9. The word "weekend" came into being in English in about ______.
A.1800s
B.1850s
C.1920s
D.1930s
A B C D
B
10. The speaker implies the workweek in England in early 1800s ______.
A.was from Sunday to Friday
B.was from Monday to Friday
C.was from Monday to Saturday
D.was from Monday to Thursday
A B C D
C
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
1. Question 21 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news. Nigeria's election was ______ according to most foreign observers.
[解析] Foreign observer teams seem unanimous that Nigeria's election has fallen short of the Democratic minimum, but they are waiting till more results are declared before they announce their full conclusions. European Union observers say they witnessed widespread violence, intimidation, ballot-box stuffing and serious shortages of election material. The Commonwealth groups spoke diplomatically about shortcomings. Even the West African group Ecowas in which Nigeria has a powerful voice said the vote was neither free nor fair.
Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
[解析] 22-23 The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has again insisted that she return to her country despite her government ban. Sheikh Hasina faces murder charges in Bangladesh in connection with the deaths of four protesters who had died during a riot in the capital Dacca last October. She denies the charges. She told the BBC she would return whatever the consequences. "Yes, I'm going back: I know that those charges are all false and fake, so they can arrest me, they can kill me, they can do whatever they like, but still I have to go back to my people and my country. This is my country."
3. Sheikh Hasina was charged with murdering ______.
A.4 protestors
B.4 soldiers
C.5 subordinates
D.5 political enemies
A B C D
A
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
4. How many people have fled their homes in Mogadishu?
A.20,000.
B.200,000.
C.2,000,00(1.
D.20,000,000.
A B C D
B
[解析] 24-25 The United Nations has warned of a looming catastrophe in Somalia where more than 200,000 people have fled their homes to escape the fighting in the capital Mogadishu. A UN official said that most people lacked food and water and were threatened by disease. The United Nations says at least 200,000 people have fled Mogadishu. Others say it's much more. They are leaving scattered across southern and central Somalia in appalling conditions. The fighting has made it very difficult for aid agencies to get help to those who need it. Tens of thousands are destitute, many are injured, and diseases like cholera have broken out. There are also claims that the transitional government has blocked aid from getting to some of those who need it.
5. Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT?
A.Them has been a fighting in Mogadishu.
B.Many people are injured.
C.Diseases have broken out.
D.Aid will come soon.
A B C D
D
Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
6. All of the following disasters happened in Russia recently EXCEPT ______.
A.a plane crash
B.a mine explosion
C.a terrorist attack
D.a nursing home fire
A B C D
C
[解析] 26-27 Russia is observing a national day of mourning in memory of at least 177 people killed in the past few days in three disasters — a mine explosion, a nursing home fire and a plane crash. Flags are flying at half-mast today across Russia as the nation struggles to come to terms with the large loss of life, which investigators say could have been avoided if proper safety regulations had been addressed. In Kemerova in central Siberia, the search is still on for three coalminers missing following Monday's methane gas explosion that killed more than 100 people. It is Russia's worst mining disaster since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
7. How many people were killed in the mine explosion?
A.177.
B.3.
C.More than 3.
D.More than 100.
A B C D
D
8. Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, Listen to the news. What might help control global warming according to American researchers?
[解析] American researchers say cutting down trees in snow regions might help counter the effects of global warming. The findings highlight the complexity of the planet as it'd previously been understood that mass deforestation contributed to global warming. It's been a woe cry for environmentalists in recent years "Mass deforestation contributes to global warming." But that argument may now have to be revised. Scientists in the United States have run a simulation of the effects of large-scale clearing. And they find that if trees were to be cut down in the icy northern regions, it would actually cool down the Earth. The reason: snow reflects sunlight and the great pine forests of Russia, Europe and Canada shade tens of thousands of hectares of reflective snow.
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
[解析] 29-30 The leading all-time run scorer in test cricket, the West Indies Captain Brian Lara has played his last ever international match. Lara, who announced his retirement from a game on Thursday, was run out for 18 in his final World Cup Super 8 match against England in Barbados. He received a massive ovation from a packed stadium and a "guard of honor" by both teams. The game itself ended with a narrow win for England by one wicket in the final over.
10. Why was this match special?
A.It turned out to be a draw at last.
B.It did not end because of the death of a player.
C.It was the last international match of a famous player.
D.It was a match between two strongest teams.
A B C D
C
PART Ⅲ CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. 1 much had happened between. As was discussed before, the newspaper did not become the 2 pre-electronic medium until the 19th century, 3 in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 4 of the periodical. It was during the same time 5 the communications revolution speeded up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures 6 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in 7 It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, 8 , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the 9 of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, 10 its impact on the media was not immediately 11 . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became "personal" too, as well as 12 with display becoming sharper and storage 13 increasing. They were thought of, like people, 14 generations, with the distance between generations much 15 . It was within the computer age that the 16 "information society" began to be widely used to describe the 17 within which we now live. The communications revolution has 18 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been 19 view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. "Benefits" have been 20 against "harmful" outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.
语法结构题。此题考查非谓语动词的用法。此句中逗号之前为一个完整的句子,逗号之后应为非谓语动词短语作状语,指报纸成为主流媒体是出现在书籍之后,follow和其逻辑主语 the newspaper之间为主动关系,所以使用现在分词。
4.
A.form
B.company
C.light
D.process
A B C D
B
篇章逻辑题之篇章语义。根据上下文,此处指报纸的出现和杂志是同时的,故选company,固定搭配in the company of意为“在……的陪伴下”。in the form of“以……的形式”,in the light of“按照,根据”,in the process of“在……的过程中”均不符合句意。
词义辨析题之近义词。句意为权衡信息革命的利弊,weigh具有“权衡”的意思,所以为正确答案。count意为“计算”,一般用于具体的数字;evaluate意为“评估”,但是一般说 evaluate sth.,而不说evaluate the benefits of sth.;number表示“计算”之意时和count用法相似。
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes' the sentence. Mark your answers' on your ANSWER SHEET.
1. Prof. Lee's book will show you ______ can be used in other contexts.
A.that you have observed
B.that how you have observed
C.how that you have observed
D.how what you have observed
A B C D
D
名词性从句。从空格处开始为宾语从句,同时这个宾语从句中还包含一个主语从句。
2. Physics is the present-day equivalent of ______ used to be called natural philosophy, from which most of present-day science arose.
8. Scientists generally agree that the Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years ______it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.
A.as long as
B.as much as
C.as soon as
D.as well as
A B C D
B
比较结构。as much as意为“和……一样多”,符合句意。
9. The local health organization is reported ______ twenty-five years ago when Dr. Audon became its first president.
20. Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which ______ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
TEXT A Federal efforts to aid minority businesses began in the 1960's when the Small Business Administration (SBA) began making federally guaranteed loans and government-sponsored management and technical assistance available to minority business enterprises. While this program enabled many minority entrepreneurs to form new businesses, the results were disappointing, since managerial inexperience, unfavorable locations, and capital shortages led to high failure rates. Even 15 years 'after the program was implemented, minority business receipts were not quite two percent of the national economy's total receipts. Recently federal policymakers have adopted an approach intended to accelerate development of the minority business sector by moving away from directly aiding small minority enterprises and toward supporting large, growth-oriented minority firms through intermediary companies. In this approach, large corporations participate in the development of successful and stable minority businesses by making use of government-sponsored venture capital. The capital is used by a participating company to establish a minority enterprise — small businesses that have potential to become future suppliers of customers of the sponsoring company. MESBICs (Minority Enterprise Small Businesses Intermediary Companies ) are the result of the belief that providing established firms with easier access to relevant management techniques and more jobspecific experience, as well as substantial amounts of capital, gives those firms a greater opportunity to develop sound business foundations than does simply making general management experience and small amounts of capital available. Further, since potential markets for the minority businesses already exist through the sponsoring companies, the minority businesses face considerably less risk in terms of location and market fluctuation. Following early financial and operating problems, sponsoring corporations began to capitalize MESBICs far above the legal minimum of $ 500,000 in order to generate sufficient income and to sustain the quality of management needed. MESBICs are now emerging as increasingly important financing sources for minority enterprises. Ironically, MESBIC staffs, which usually consist of Hispanic and Black professionals, tend to approach investments in minority firms more pragmatically than do many MESBIC directors, who are usually senior managers from sponsoring corporations. The latter often still think mainly in terms of the "social responsibility approach" and thus seem to prefer deals that are riskier and less attractive than normal investment criteria would warrant. Such differences in viewpoint have produced uneasiness among many minority staff members, who feel that minority entrepreneurs and businesses should be judged by established business considerations. These staff members believe their point of view is closer to the original philosophy of MESBICs and they are concerned that, unless a more prudent course is followed, MESBIC directors may revert to policies likely to re-create the disappointing results of the original SBA approach.
1. Which of the following statements about SBA is TRUE?
A.It provided enough loans to minority enterprises.
B.It enabled minority enterprises to boom.
C.It directed minority enterprises in a wrong way.
TEXT B The discovery of planets around distant stars has become like space-shuttle launches — newsworthy but just barely. With some 50 extra solar planets under their belt, astronomers have to announce something really strange to get anyone's attention. Last week they did just that. Standing in front of colleagues and reporters at the American Astronomical Society's semiannual meeting in San Diego, the world's premier planet-hunting team — astronomer Geoffrey Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues — presented not one but two remarkable finds. The first is a pair of planets, each about the mass of Jupiter, which whirl around their home star 15 light-years from Earth in perfect lockstep. One takes 30 days to complete an orbit, the other exactly twice as long. Nobody has ever seen such a configuration. But the second discovery is far stranger — a solar system 123 light-years away, in the constellation Serpens, that harbors one "ordinary" planet and another so huge — 17 times as massive as Jupiter — that nobody can quite figure out what it can be. It is, says Marcy, "a bit frightening". What's frightening is that these discoveries make it clear how little astronomers know about planets, and they add to the dawning realization that our solar system — and by implication Planet Earth — may be a cosmic oddball. For years theorists figured that other stars would have planets more or less like the ones going mound the sun. But staffing with the 1995 discovery of the first extra solar planet — a gassy monster like Jupiter but orbiting seven times as close to its star as Metcury orbits around our sun — each new find has seemed stranger than the last. Searchers have found more "hot Jupiters' like that first discovery. These include huge planets that career around their stars not in circular orbits but in elongated ones; their gravity would send any Earthlike neighbors flying off into space. Says Princeton astronomer Scott Tremaine: "Not a single prediction for what we'd find in other systems has turned out to be correct." Last week's giant was the most unexpected discovery yet. Conventional theory, suggests that it must have formed like a star, from a collapsing cloud of interstellar gas. Its smaller companion, only seven times Jupiter's mass, is almost certainly a planet, formed by the buildup of gas and dust left over from a star's formation. Yet the fact that these two orbs are so close together suggests to some theorists that they must have formed together — so maybe the bigger one is a planet after all. Or maybe astronomers will have to rethink their definition of "planet". Just because we put heavenly objects into categories doesn't mean the distinctions are necessarily valid. And as Tremaine puts it, "When your classification schemes start breaking down, you know you're learning something exciting. This is wonderful stuff."
1. The author believes that _____.
A.there is little for astronomers to discover now
B.the public have no interest in astronomical discoveries
C.astronomers have been making a lot of discoveries of planets
D.the discovery of planets is as important as the launch of space shuttles
A B C D
C
细节题。第一段第二句说With some 50 extra solar planets under their belt,意即宇航员已经发现了五十多个行星,是非常多的,所以C正确。
2. Why are the two finds remarkable?
A.Because scientists can not figure out what they can be.
B.Because astronomers have never seen similar orbiting pattern and size before.
C.Because the planets are very huge.
D.Because the planets are far from our solar system.
5. The best title for this passage could be ______.
A.New Planetary Puzzlers
B."Hot Jupiters" Challenging Conventional Theory
C.A Redefinition of "Planet"
D.Two Remarkable Finds
A B C D
A
主旨题。文章主要讲了天文学上的两个大发现,这两个发现挑战了传统理论,故A最为合适。
TEXT C The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in several books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to, journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the "how to" aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, its context, and implications. Much of the "how to" material is based on personal experiences and general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed. There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature .in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general texts as well as numerous research articles on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modem Western societies are more familiar, at least in a positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any Other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for the diagnosis-and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interview. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as leaders, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analyses and even study, as this book indicates.
1. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______.
A.generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the most important
B.importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviews
C.concepts are of secondary importance to journalistic interviews
D.personal experiences should be excluded from journalistic interviews
A B C D
B
细节题。第一段的最后两句提到在新闻领域,对于专业实践的系统研究是非常有必要的,由此可见B正确。
2. There are many researches on all of the following EXCEPT ______.
推断题。题目询问本文的来源。文章最后提到对于新闻采访的真正理解需要深入的分析和研究,as this book indicates(正如本书所指出的一样),可见文章应当是某本书的序言的一部分,故D正确。
TEXT D I heard a knock at the door. I peered through the peephole, and there was my father. As I opened the door, Dad began talking although he seemed strangely out of breath, "The power is out all along the northern east coast. People are saying that something went wrong at Niagara Falls. A power line must have failed." I was astounded. Power line? I was getting on the elevator, and the door wouldn't close. I got irritated with it and finally climbed down to the lobby — all nine stories — to find out what the matter was. That was just like Dad to get angry at something that didn't work. All of a sudden, we heard people shouting from outside. Dad opened up the window. "Wow, look out them!" Intrigued, I opened another window and looked out. The street was packed with cars whose drivers didn't know when or where to go. Policemen filled the streets trying to mollify the pandemonium. Right across the road, workers, who had been trapped on the eleventh floor while building, attempted to cling to railing and climb down to safety. Peoples' interrogating and mucous shouts filled the hot August air. I realized my father was speaking, "We can't stay up here. With no power, there will be no emergency services. If the building caught on fire, we'd be trapped. Let's go and I'll try to call Mom." He grabbed some cash and the cell phone. I followed him in the fatiguing trip down the stairs to the lobby. Why couldn't we have gotten a room on the first floor? I took a small couch and sat down. The stifling hotel lobby was full of people. Some were hoping to get a room; others had returned to the hotel because their flights had been canceled. Many attempted to contact family or friends on cell phones. I relaxed on the couch, noticing the only light in the room was from the few sunrays that managed to enter through the windows. Restless, Dad left to wander around Times Square. He could never sit around without being occupied. After what seemed like hours, Dad finally returned. I let him sit on the couch while I tried to cool down on the marble floor. The sun had set, and the room was dark, illuminated only by two small candles that tossed shadows upon the wall. I lay down on the floor and tried to nap. The surface was very hard, but it was nice and cool. I drifted off to sleep only to awaken immediately. At first this had been an exciting adventure, but now I just wished the electricity would come back on so we would be able to go back to our room. I lay there with my eyes closed, unable to sleep, listening to people nearby as they talked. I must have finally. fallen asleep though, for I woke up and asked Dad what time it was. "Eight. The lights are on two blocks down from us. The power should come back on pretty soon." He paused, a look of reverie on his face, "You know, last night 1 was able to see the stars over Times Square. I wonder how long it's been since somebody was able to say that."
1. Like his father, the author ______.
A.was shocked by the news that the power was out
B.tried to get on the elevator to go down
C.was likely to get angry at something that went wrong
SECTION A COMPOSITION Nowadays, we are producing more and more rubbish. You are to suggest only ONE way to solve the problem. Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
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One Way to Solve the Rubbish Problem
You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state what your suggested way ix. In the second part, state one or two advantages of your suggestion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
One Way to Solve the Rubbish Problem
The world is developing very fast, but it is faced with a very serious environment problem: the rubbish. Everyday, people are throwing away rubbish, and the increase in the amount has added up to a surprising level. To reduce the amount of rubbish, as I see it, government supervision is of essential importance. Evidence has shown that self-control is not sufficient for solving the rubbish problem. If governments take effective environment-oriented measures like putting taxes on packaging, providing recycling services and fining households and shops that do not attempt to recycle their waste, environment protection actions will be highly encouraged. In addition, government participation in environmental protection will set a good example for the general public and people's awareness of the issue will be aroused. By publicizing the seriousness of the rubbish problem and the potential dangers it may bring to human beings, governments can make people fully convinced of the urgency d the problem and thus motivated to deal with it. Once people's awareness is aroused, they will tend to produce less rubbish either in their daily life or in the industrial production, and then the problem will be solved in its root. To sum up, government plays an important role in dealing with the rubbish problem because with the political will and effective measures, not only the current production of rubbish will be controlled, but also people's attitude towards rubbish and environmental protection will be changed, which will contribute to the ultimate solution to the problem.
1. Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50 -60 words based on the following situation. Your friend Jane has got the scholarship to Harvard University. Write her a note of congratulation, expressing your high evaluation of her performance and giving her your best wishes. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
April 3rd, 2007
Dear Jane, I'm so glad to learn that you've got the scholarship to Harvard University. Please accept my warmest congratulations. You really deserve it because you are such an intelligent and hardworking student. I've never doubted your ability to achieve great aims. Congratulations again and all good wishes for your future study.