Applyto:CapesTaxis,17PalaceRoad,Boston.
61.WhatpreventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxis
A.Fondofbeerandwine.B.Punishedforspeedingandwrongparking.
C.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D.Nothavingcollegeeducation.
2.AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted
(1)Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.
(2)Height1.6mto1.75m.
(3)EducationtoGCSEstandard.
(4)Twolanguages.Mustbeabletoswim.
Applyto:Recruitmentoffice,SouthernAirline,HeathrowAirportWest.HR37KK
3.TeacherNeeded
Forprivatelanguageschool.Teachingexperienceunnecessary.
Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguageLtd,279CanalStreet,Boston.
62.Ben,aged22,fondofswimminganddriving,hasjustgraduatedfromacollege.Whichjobmightbegiventohim
A.DrivingforCapesTaxis.B.WorkingforSouthernAirlines.
C.TeachingatInstantLanguageLtd.D.Noneofthethree.
63.WhatpreventsMary,aged25,becominganairhostessforinternationalflights
A.Sheoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined.
B.Shecan’tspeakJapaneseverywell.
C.Shehasneverworkedasanairhostessbefore.
D.Shedoesn’tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.
64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthethreeadvertisements
A.Marriage.B.Maleorfemale.
C.Education.D.Workingexperience.
(B)
Anewperiodiscoming.Callitwhatyouwill:theserviceindustry,theinformationage,theknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoagreatchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlythere,thepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallensharplyintheWesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapan(twothirdsormoreareinmanyofthesecountries)areintheserviceindustry,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Butthebreathofthegreatchangecan’tbemeasuredbynumbersalone,becauseitalsoisgivingrisetonewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldopinionsaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationbetweenworkersandemployers—allthesearebeingdoubted.
Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhaveseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip(芯片),wouldchangeourworldthankstoitsusesinpersonalcomputers,andfactoryequipment.Tomorrow’sachievementsinbiotechnologyorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofgreatchanges.Butonethingiscertain:informationandknowledgewillbecomeevenmoreimportant,andthepeoplewhoownit,whethertheyworkinfactoriesorservices,willhavetheadvantageandproducethewealth.
Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.
Theabilitytodealwithproblemsbymakinguseofinformationinsteadofperformingregulartaskswillbe＆#118aluedaboveallelse.Ifyoulookahead10years,informationservicewillbeleadingtheway.Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.
65.Informationagemeans______.
A.theserviceindustryisdependingmoreandmoreonwomenworkers
B.heavyindustriesarerapidlyincreasing
C.peoplefinditharderandhardertoearnalivingbyworkinginfactories
D.mostofthejobchancescannowbefoundintheserviceindustry.
66.Knowledgesocietybringsaboutagreatchangethat___
A.thedifferencebetweentheworkersandemployershasbecomesmaller
B.people’soldideasaboutworknolongerexist
C.mostpeoplehavetotakepart-timejobs
D.peoplehavetochangetheirjobsfromtimetotime
67.Thefuturewillprobablybelongtothosewho__.
A.ownandknowhowtomakeuseofinformation
B.canreadandwritewell
C.devotethemselvestoserviceindustries
D.lookaheadinsteadoflookingback
(C)
Amongvariousprogrammes,TVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle(风格).Butnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.
JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”.Thecontentsonhisshowareassurprisingascanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflove,sex,cheating,andhate,toadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsociety,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives.
LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentqualityoflife.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessons,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.
ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha“finalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.
Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow’smainviewersaremiddleclassAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andabilitytodealwithlife’stougherproblems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludelove,relationship,sex,moneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesome＆#118alueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow’sexploitation.
68.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare_____.
A.moreinterestingB.unusuallypopular
C.moredetailedD.moreformal
69.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasant,peoplewhowatchtheshows_____.
A.remaininterestedinthemB.arereadytofaceuptothem
C.remaincoldtothemD.arewillingtogetawayfromthem
70.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow
A.Anewtypeofrobot.B.Nationhatred.
C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.
71.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows.
A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskindB.exploittheweaknessesinhumannature
C.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.attractdifferentpeople
(D)
Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.“It’siniquitous,”theysay,“thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoodsAfterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays…”
Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,et
C.,fromanadvertisement.
Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.WouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrainWouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaperAcheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.
Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!
Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe“smallads.”whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe‘hatch,matchanddispatch’columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor“agony”column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!
72.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage
A.Advertisement.
B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.
C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.
D.Thecostsofadvertisement.
73.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis.
A.appreciativeB.trustworthy
C.criticalD.dissatisfactory
74.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers
A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.
B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisa“wasteofmoney”.
C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.
D.Becausecustomerspaymore.
75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.
B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.
C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertised.
D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.
76.Thepassageis.
A.NarrationB.Description
C.CriticismD.Argumentation
(E)
Policefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5,000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinanattempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.Morethan135,000demonstratorsconfrontedpoliceontheconstructionsiteofa1,000-megawattnuclearpowerplantscheduledtoprovidepowertomostofsouthernNewHampshire.Organizersofthehugedemonstrationsaid,theprotestwascontinuingdespitethepoliceactions.Moredemonstratorswerearrivingtokeepupthepressureonstateauthoritiestocanceltheproject.Thedemonstratorhadchargedthattheprojectwasunsafeinthedenselypopulatedarea,wouldcreatethermalpollutioninthebay,andhadnoacceptablemeansfordisposingofitsradioactivewasters.Thedemonstrationswouldgoonuntilthejailsandthecourtsweresooverloadedthatthestatejudicialsystemwouldcollapse.
GovernorStanforthThumperinsistedthattherewouldbenoreconsiderationofthepowerprojectandnodelayinitsconstructionsetforcompletioninthreeyears.“Thisprojectwillbeginontimeandthepeopleofthisstatewillbegintoreceiveitsbenefitsonschedule.Thosewhobreakthelawinmisguidedattemptstosabotagetheprojectwillbedealtwithaccordingtothelaw,”hesaid.Andpolicecalledinreinforcementsfromalloverthestatetohandlethedisturbances.
TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethroughpolicelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.Theycarriedplacardsthatread“NoNukesisGoodNukes,”“Sunpower,NotNuclearPower,”and“StopPrivateProfitsfromPublicPeril.”Theydefiedpoliceordertomovefromthearea.Teargascanistersfiredbypolicefailedtodislodgetheprotestorswhohadcomepreparedwiththeirowngasmasksorfacecloths.Finallygas-maskedandhelmetedpolicechargedintothecrowdtodragoffthedemonstratorsonebyone.Theprotestorsdidnotresistpolice,butrefusedtowalkawayundertheirownpower.Thosearrestedwouldbechargedwithunlawfulassembly,trespassing,anddisturbingthepeace.
77.Whatwerethedemonstratorsprotestingabout
A.Privateprofits.B.NuclearPowerStation.
C.Theprojectofnuclearpowerconstruction.D.Publicperil.
78.Whohadgas-masks
A.Everybody.B.Apartoftheprotestors.
C.Policemen.D.BothBandC.
79.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasareasonforthedemonstration
A.Publictransportation.B.Publicperil.
C.Pollution.D.Disposalofwastes.
80.Withwhomwerethejailsandcourtsoverloaded
A.Withprisoners.B.Witharresteddemonstrators.
C.Withcriminals.D.Withprotestors.
81.WhatistheattitudeofGovernorStanforthThumpertowardthepowerprojectandthe
demonstration
A.Stubborn.B.Insistent.
C.Insolvable.D.Remissible.
F)
Wemightmarvelattheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudy,butthemethodsoftestingaperson’sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywere.Itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyearseducationistshavestillfailedtodeviceanythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.Fortheentirepiousclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknow,itiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactopposite.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemory,ortheknackofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressure,buttheycantellyounothingaboutaperson’strueabilityandaptitude.
Asanxiety-makers,examinationsaresecondtonone.Thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.Theyarethemarkofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.Itdoesn’tmatterthatyouweren’tfeelingverywell,orthatyourmotherdied.Littlethingslikethatdon’tcount:theexamgoeson.Noonecangiveoffhisbestwhenheisinmortalterror,orafterasleeplessnight,yetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystemexpectshimtodo.Themomentachildbeginsschool,heentersaworldofviciouscompetitionwheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasured.
Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberof‘drop-outs’:youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasutterfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenembarkedonacareerCanwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents
Agoodeducationshould,amongotherthings,trainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexaminationsystemdoesanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus,sothestudentisencouragedtomemorize.Examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidely,buttorestricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledge,butinducecramming.Theylowerthestandardsofteaching,fortheydeprivetheteacherofallfreedoms.Teachersthemselvesareoftenjudgedbyexaminationresultsandinsteadofteachingtheirsubjects,theyarereducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniqueswhichtheydespise.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingunderduress.
Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothingmorethanasubjectiveassessmentbysomeanonymousexaminer.Examinersareonlyhuman.Theygettiredandhungry;theymakemistakes.Yettheyhavetomarkstacksofhastilyscrawledscriptsinalimitedamountoftime.Theyworkunderthesamesortofpressureasthecandidates.Andtheirwordcarriesweight.Afterajudge’sdecisionyouhavetherightofappeal,butnotafteranexaminer’s.Theremustsurelybemanysimplerandmoreeffectivewaysofassessingaperson’strueabilities.IsitcynicaltosuggestthatexaminationsaremerelyaprofitablebusinessfortheinstitutionsthatrunthemThisiswhatitboilsdowntointhelastanalysis.
Thebestcommentonthesystemisthisilliteratemessagerecentlyscrawledonawall:‘Iwereateenagedrop-outandnowIareateenagemillionaire.’
82.Themainideaofthispassageis______.
A.examinationsexertaperniciousinfluenceoneducation
B.examinationsareineffective
C.examinationsareprofitableforinstitutions
D.examinationsareaburdenonstudents.
83.Theauthor’sattitudetowardexaminationsis.
A.detestB.approval
C.criticalD.indifferent
84.Thefateofstudentsisdecidedby.
A.educationB.institutions
C.examinationsD.studentsthemselves
85.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantofagoodeducationis.
A.toencouragestudentstoreadwidelyB.totrainstudentstothinkontheirown
C.toteachstudentshowtotackleexamsD.tomasterhisfate
Ⅵ.短文改错(共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分)
Ourlunchbreakfrom11:50AMto1:40PM.Weare86._
likebirdthataresetfreefromourcage.Thefirstthing87._
wedoisrushtothefieldtohavethelunch.Studentsbring88._
outwhattheyprepareinthemorningforlunch,things89._
suchasbread,carrots,drinks,etc.Atlunchstudentswhoget90.
intothreegroupsaccordingtotheirliking,everydoingtheir91.
ownthings.Thefirstgroupofstudentsliketositinthefield,92.______
havinglunchandtalking.Theyeatveryslowandtalkabout93.______
thenews,homework,etc.Idon’tfinditexcitedatall.94._
ThatisbecauseIdon’tusuallyeatlunchwiththem.95.______
Ⅶ.书面表达(5分)
在刚刚过去的“两会”期间，教育是代表们讨论得最多的热点。很多代表就教育公平和教
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