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TEST FORENGLISH MAJORS2023GRADE EIGHTPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION35MIN SECTIONA MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will heara mini-lecture.You will hear thelecture ONCE ONLY.While listening,take noteson theimportant points.Your noteswill notbe marked,but you will needthem to complete agap-filling taskafter the mini-lecture.When thelecture isover,you willbe giventwo minutes to checkyour notes,and anotherten minutestocompletethe gap-filling taskon ANSWER SHEET ONE,usingno morethan threewords in each gap.Make surethe wordsyou fillin isare bothgrammatically andsemanticallyacceptable.You mayrefer toyournoteswhile completingthe taskUse the blank sheetfornote-taking.Now,listen to themini-lecture.How toReduce StressLifeis fullof things that causeus sress.Though wemay notlikestress,we have to livewith it.to underinvest in their familiesand overinvestin theircareers,even thoughintimate andloving familyrelationshipsare the most powerfuland enduring source ofhappiness.If youstudy theroot causesof businessdisasters,over andover youllfind thispredispositiontoward endeavorsthat offerimmediate gratification.If youlook atpersonal livesthrough thatlens,you,11see thatsame stunningand soberingpattern:people allocatingfewer andfewer resourcesto thethingsthey wouldhave oncesaid matteredmost.
2.Create AFamily Culture.Its onething tosee into the foggyfuture with a acuityand chartthecourse correctionsa companymust make.But itsquite anotherto persuadeemployees toline upandwork cooperativelyto takethe companyin thatnew direction.When there is littleagreement,you have to usepower tools”-coercion,threats,punishments andsoon,to securecooperation.But ifemployee9s waysof workingtogether succeedover andover,consensus beginsto form.Ultimately,people donteven think about whethertheir wayyields success.They embracepriorities andfollow proceduresby instinctand assumptionrather thanby explicitdecision,which meansthat theyvecreated aculture.Culture,in compellingbut unspokenways,dictatesthe proven,acceptable methodsby whichmember sof agroup addressrecurrent problems.And culturedefinesthe prioritygiven todifferent typesof problems.It can be apowerful managementtool.I usethis modelto addressthe question,How canI bemy familybecomes an enduringsource ofhappiness Mystudents quicklysee that the simplestway parentscan elicitcooperation fromchildren istowield power tools.But therecomes apoint during the teenyears whenpower toolsno longerwork.Atthat point,parents startwishing theyhad begunworking withtheir childrenat a very youngage tobuilda culturein whichchildren instinctivelybehave respectfullytoward oneanother,obey theirparents,andchoose theright thing to do.Families havecultures,just acompanies do.Those culturescan bebuiltconsciously.If youwant yourkids to have strongself-esteem and the confidencethat theycan solvehardproblems,those qualitieswont magicallymaterialize in high school.You haveto designthem intofamilysculture andyou havethink aboutthis veryearly on.Like employees,children buildselfesteemby doingthingsthatare hardand learningwhat works.
11.According to the author,the keyto successfulallocation ofresources in your lifedepends onA.can manageyour timewell B.have long-term planningwhetheryouC.are luckyenough to have newopportunities problemsD.can solveboth companyand family
12.What is the role of thestatementOur careersprovide themostconcrete evidencethat we9re moving forward withreference to the previousstatement in theparagraphA.To offerfurther explanationB.To providea definitionC.To presenta contrastD.To illustratecareer development
13.According to the author,a commoncause offailure inbusiness andfamily relationshipsisA.lack of planning B.short-sightedness C.shortage ofresources D.decision byinstinct
14.According to the author,when doesculture beginto emergeA.When peopledecide whatand how to doby instinctB.When peoplerealize theimportance ofconsensusC.When peopleas agroup decidehow tosucceedD.When peopleuse“powertoolsto reachagreement
15.One of the similaritiesbetween companyculture andfamily cultureis thatA.problem-solving abilityis essentialB.cooperation isthe foundationC.respect andobedience arekey elementsD.culture needsto benurturedfext BIt was nearlybed-time andwhen theyawoke nextmorning landwould bein sight.Dr.Macphail lithis pipeand,leaning overthe rail,searched theheavens for the SouthernCross.After twoyearsat thefront and a woundthat hadtaken longerto healthan it should,he wasglad tosettle downquietlyat Apia（阿皮亚，西萨摩亚首都）for twelvemonths at least,and hefelt alreadybetter for thejourney.Since someof thepassengers wereleaving the ship nextday atPago-Pago theyhad hada littledancethat eveningand inhis earshammered stillthe harshnotes of the mechanicalpiano.But thedeckwas quietat last.A littleway offhe sawhis wifein along chairtalking withthe Davidsons,and hestrolledover to her.When hesat downunder thelight and took offhis hatyou sawthat hehad veryredhair,with abald patchon thecrown,and thered,freckled skin which accompaniesred hair;he was a manofforty,thin,with apinched face,precise andrather pedantic;and hespoke with a Scotsaccent in averylow,quiet voice.Between theMacphails and the Davidsons,who weremissionaries,there hadarisen theintimacyof shipboard,which isdue topropinquity rather than to any communityof taste.Their chieftiewas thedisapproval theyshared of the menwho spenttheir daysand nightsin the smokingroom playingpokeror bridgeand drinking.Mrs.Macphail wasnot a little flatteredto think that sheand herhusbandwere the only people on boardwith whomthe Davidsons were willingto associate,and eventhe doctor,shy butno fool,half unconsciouslyacknowledged thecompliment.Itwasonly becausehe wasof anargumentativemind that in theircabin atnight hepermitted himselfto carp（唠叨）.Mrs.Davidson wassaying shedidnt knowhow theydhave gotthrough thejourney ifit hadntbeenfor us/said Mrs.Macphail,as sheneatly brushedout hertransformation（假发）.‘Shesaid wewere reallytheonlypeopleon theshipthey caredto know/‘I shouldnthave thoughta missionarywas sucha bigbug（要人、名士）that hecould affordtoput onfrills（摆架子）‘Its notfrills.I quiteunderstand whatshe means.It wouldnthave beenvery nicefbr theDavidsonsto haveto mixwith allthat roughlot in thesmoking-room/The founderof theirreligion wasntso exclusive/said Dr.Macphail with a chuckle.r veasked youover andover againnot tojokeabout religion/answered his wife.I shouldn9t liketo have a naturelike yours,Alec.You neverlook fbrthe bestin people/He gaveher asidelong glancewith hispale,blue eyes,but didnot reply.After manyyears ofmarriedlife hehad learnedthat itwas moreconducive topeace toleave hiswife withthe lastword.He wasundressed beforeshe was,and climbinginto theupper bunkhe settleddown toread himselftosleep.When hecame ondeck nextmorning they were close to land.He lookedat itwith greedyeyes.There was a thinstrip ofsilver beachrising quicklyto hillscovered tothe topwith luxuriantvegetation.The coconuttrees,thick andgreen,came nearlytothewaters edge,and amongthem yousaw thegrasshouses of the Samoaris（萨摩亚人）；and hereand there,gleaming white,a littlechurch.Mrs.Davidsoncame andstood besidehim.She wasdressed inblack,and woreround herneck agold chain,from whichdangleda smallcross.She was alittlewoman,with brown,dull hairvery elaboratelyarranged,and shehadprominent blueeyes behindinvisible pince-nez（夹鼻眼镜）.Her facewas long,like asheeps,but shegave noimpression offoolishness,rather ofextreme alertness;she hadthe quickmovements of a bird.The mostremarkable thingabout herwas hervoice,high,metallic,and withoutinflection;it fellon theear with a hardmonotony,irritating tothe nerveslike thepitilessclamour of the pneumaticdrill.This mustseem likehome toyou/said Dr.Macphail,with histhin,difficult smile.Ours arelow islands,you know,not likethese.Coral.These arevolcanic.Weve gotanotherten days**journey toreach them/In theseparts thats almostlike beingin thenext streetat home/said Dr.Macphailfacetiously.Well,thafs ratheran exaggeratedway ofputting it,but onedoes lookat distancesdifferentlyin theJ SouthSeas.So faryou reright/Dr.Macphail sighedfaintly.
16.It can be inferredfrom the first paragraphthat Dr.MacphailA.preferred quietnessto noiseB.enjoyed thesound ofthemechanical pianoC.was goingback tohis hometownD.wanted to befriend theDavidsons
17.The Macphailsandthe Davidsonswereineachother9e companybecause theyA.had similarexperience B.liked eachotherC.shared dislikefor somepassengers D.had similarreligious belief
18.Which ofthe followingstatements bestDESCRIBES Mrs.MacphailA.She wasgood atmaking friends B.She wasprone toquarrelling withherhusbandC.She wasskillful indealing withstrangers D.She waseasy toget along with.A.arrogant B.unapproachable C.unpleasant D.irritable
19.All the following adjectivescan be used todepict Mrs.Davidson EXCEPT
20.Which ofthe followingstatements aboutDr.Macphail isINCORRECTA.He wassociable.C.He was afraid ofhiswife.D.He wasfun oftheDavidsons.B.He wasintelligent.fext CTodaywe makeroom fora remarkablynarrow rangeof personalitystyles.Were toldthat to begreat isto bebold,to be happy isto besociable.We seeourselves asa nationof extroverts—whichmeans that weve lostsight ofwho wereally are.One-third toone-half of Americans areintroverts—inthe otherwords,one out of everytwo orthree peopleyou know.If yourenot anintrovert yourself,youare surelyraising,managing,married to,or coupledwith one.If thesestatistics surpriseyou,thats probablybecause so many peoplepretend to be extroverts.Closet introvertspass undetectedon playgrounds,inhighschool lockerrooms,and in the corridorsofcorporate America.Some fooleven themselves,until somelife event-a layoff,an emptynest,aninheritance thatfrees themto spendtime asthey like-jolts theminto takingstock oftheir truenatures.You haveonly to raise thissubject with your friendsand acquaintancesto findthat the most unlikelypeopleconsider themselvesintroverts.It makessense thatsomanyintroverts hideeven from themselves.We livewith avalue system thatI callthe ExtrovertIdeal—the omnipresentbelief that the idealself isgregarious,alpha,and comfortablein the spotlight.The archetypalextrovert prefersaction tocontemplation,risk-taking toheed-taking,certainty to doubt.He favorsquick decisions,even at the riskof beingwrong.She workswell inteamsand socializesin groups.We liketo thinkthatwevalue individuality,but alltoooften weadmire onetype ofindividual---------the kindwhos comfortableputting himselfoutthere.n Sure,we allowtechnologically giftedloners wholaunch companiesin garagesto have anypersonality theyplease,but theyare theexceptions,not therule,and ourtolerance extendsmainly tothose who getfabulously wealthyor holdthe promiseof doingso.Introversion---alongwithits cousinssensitivity,seriousness,and shyness---is nowa second-classpersonality trait,somewhere betweena disappointmentand apathology.Introverts livingunder theExtrovertIdeal arelike womeninamans world,discounted becauseofatrait thatgoes tothe coreofwho theyare.Extroversion is an enormouslyappealing personalitystyle,but weveturned itinto anoppressivestandard towhich mostof usfeel wemust conform.The ExtrovertIdeal hasbeen documentedin manystudies,though thisresearch hasnever beengroupedunder asingle name.Talkative people,for example,are ratedas smarter,better-looking,moreinteresting,and moredesirable asfriends.Velocity ofspeech countsas wellas volume:we rankfasttalkers asmore competentand likablethan slowones.Even the word introvertis stigmatized-oneinformal study,by psychologistLaurie Helgoe,found that introverts describedtheir ownphysicalappearance invivid language,but whenasked todescribe genericintroverts theydrew abland anddistastefulpicture.But wemake agrave mistaketo embracethe ExtrovertIdeal sounthinkingly.Some ofour greatestideas,art,and inventions—from thetheory ofevolution tovan Gogh*s sunflowerstothepersonalcomputer-came fromquiet andcerebral peoplewho knewhowtotune into theirinner worldsand thetreasurestobefound there.
21.According tothe author,there exists,as faras personalitystyles areconcerned,a discrepancybetweenA.what peoplesay theycan doand what they actuallycanB.what societyvalues andwhat peoplepretend tobeC.what peopleprofess andwhat statisticsshowD.what peopleprofess andwhattheyhide fromothers
22.The idealextrovert isdescribed asbeing allthe followingEXCEPTA.doubtful B.sociable C.determined D.bold
23.According tothe author,our societyonly permitstohavewhatever personalitythey like.Z Definitionof stress⑴reactionA—i.e.force exertedbetween twotouching bodiesB.human reactioni.e.response to2on someonee.g.increase inbreathing,heart rate,3or muscletension2IL4A.positive stresswhere itoccurs:Christmas,wedding,5B.2negative stresswhere itoccurs:testtaking situations,friends deathHLWays tocope withstressA.recoginition of stress signalsmonitorfor6ofstress一—find waysto protectoneselfB.attention tobody demandA.the youngB.the ordinaryC.the artisticD.the rich
24.According tothe passage,which ofthe followingstatements BESTreflects theauthors opinionA.Introversion isseen as an inferiortrait becauseof itsassociation withsensitivity.B.Extroversion isarbitrary forcedby societyasanorm uponpeople.C.Introverts aregenerally regardedas eitherunsuccessful oras deficient.D.Extroversion andintroversion havesimilar personalitytrait profiles.
25.The authorwinds upthe passagewithanote.A.cautious B.warning C.positive D.humorousfext DSpeakingtwo languagesratherthanjust onehas obviouspractical benefitsin anincreasinglyglobalized world.But inrecent years,scientists havebegun toshow that the advantagesof bilingualismareeven morefundamental thanbeing ableto conversewithawider rangeof people.Being bilingual,it turnsout,makes yousmarter.It canhaveaprofound effecton yourbrain,improvingcognitive skillsnot relatedto language and evenshielding againstdementia inold age.This viewof bilingualismis remarkablydifferent fromthe understandingof bilingualismthroughmuch ofthe20th century.Researchers,educators andpolicy makerslong considereda second language tobe aninterference,cognitively speaking,that hindereda childs academicand intellectualdevelopment.They werenot wrongabout theinterference:there isample evidencethatina bilingualsbrainboth language systems areactive evenwhen heis usingonly one language,thus creatingsituationsin whichone systemobstructs theother.But thisinterference,researchers arefinding out,isnt somuch ahandicapasa blessing in disguise.It forcesthe brainto resolveinternal conflict,giving themind aworkoutthat strengthensits cognitivemuscles.The collectiveevidence froma number of suchstudies suggeststhatthe bilingual experienceimprovesthe brainsso-called executivefunctiona commandsystemthatdirects theattentionprocesses thatwe usefor planning,solving problemsand performingvarious othermentally demandingtasks.These processesinclude ignoringdistractions tostay focused,switching attentionwillfully fromonethingtoanother andholding informationin mindlike rememberinga sequenceof directionswhiledriving.Why doesthe tusslebetween twosimultaneously activelanguage systemsimprove theseaspects ofcognitionUntil recently,researchers thoughtthebilingualadvantage stemmedprimarily froman abilityforinhibition thatwas honedby theexercise ofsuppressing onelanguagesystem:this suppression,itwas thought,would helptrain thebilingual mindto ignoredistractions inother contexts.But thatexplanationincreasingly appearstobeinadequate,since studieshave shownthat bilingualsperformbetter thanmonolinguals evenat tasksthat do not requireinhibition,like threadinga linethrough anascendingseries ofnumbers scatteredrandomly on a page.The keydifference betweenbilinguals andmonolinguals maybe morebasic:a heightenedability tomonitorthe environment.Bilinguals haveto switchlanguages quiteoftenyou maytalk toyour fatherinonelanguageandtoyour motherin anotherlanguage/7says AlbertCosta,a researcherat theUniversityof PompeuFabra inSpain.“It requireskeeping trackof changesaround youin the same waythatwe monitorour surroundingswhen driving/9In astudy comparingGerman-Italian bilingualswith Italianmonolinguals onmonitoring tasks,Mr.Costa andhis colleaguesfoundthatthebilingual subjectsnot onlyperformed better,but theyalso didso with less activityin partsofthe braininvolved inmonitoring,indicating thattheyweremore efficientat it.The bilingualexperience appearsto influencethe brainfrom infancyto oldageandthere isreasonto believethat it may alsoapply tothosewholearn asecondlanguagelater inlife.
26.According tothe passage,the morerecent andold viewsof bilingualismdiffermainly inA.its practicaladvantages B.its role in cognitionC.perceived languagefluency D.its rolein medicine
27.The factthat interferenceis nowseen asablessingindisguisemeans thatA.it hasled tounexpectedly favourableresults B.its potentialbenefits haveremainedundiscoveredC.its effectson cognitivedevelopment have been minimalD.only afew researchershave realizedits advantages
28.What isthe roleof ParagraphFour inrelation toParagraph Three A.It providescounter evidencetoParagraph Three.B.It offersanother exampleofthe roleofinterference.C.It servesasatransitional paragraphinthepassage.D.It furtherillustrates thepoint inParagraphThree.
29.Which ofthe followingcan accountfor betterperformance ofbilinguals indoing noninhibitiontasks A.An abilityto monitorsurroundings.B.An abilityto ignoredistractions.C.An abilityto performwithlesseffort.D.An abilityto exercisesuppression.
30.What isthe maintheme ofthe passageA.Features ofbilinguals andmonolinguals.B.Interference andsuppression.C.Bilinguals and monitoring tasks.D.Reasons whybilinguals aresmarter.PART IIIGENERAL KNOWLEDGE10MIN
31.Which ofthe followingistheFrench-speaking cityin CanadaA.Vancouver B.Ottawa C.Montreal D.Toronto
32.Which ofthe followingare nativesof NewZealandA.The MaorisB.The Aboriginals C.The RedIndians D.The Eskimos
33.The establishedor nationalchurch inEngland isA.the RomanCatholic ChurchB.the UnitedReformed ChurchC.the AnglicanChurch D.the MethodistChurch
34.The13former Britishcolonies inNorth Americadeclared independencefrom GreatBritain inA.1774B.1775C.1776D.
177735.“Grace underpressure“isanoutstanding virtueof heroes.A.Scott Fitzgerald9sB.Ernest Hemingway,sC.Eugene ONeilE sD.WilliamFaulkners
36.Widowers Housewas writtenbyA.William ButlerYeats B.George BernardShaw C.John GalsworthyD.T.S.EliotA.William ShakespeareB.William BlakeC.Geoffrey ChaucerD.John Donne
37.Who wroteThe CanterburyTales
38.Which ofthe followingpairs ofwords arehomophones0!A.wind v./wind n.B.suspect v./suspect n.C.convict v./convict n.D.bare adj./bear v.
39.Which ofthe followingsentences hasthe“S+V+O^structureA.He dieda hero.B.I wentto London.C.Mary enjoyedparties.D.She becameangry.A.The lion5s shareB.Heart andsoul.C.Null andvoid.D.Hammer andtongs.PART IVPROOFREADINGERROR CORRECTION15MINThe passagecontains TENerrors.Each indicatedline containsa maximumofONE error.In eachcase,only ONEword isinvolved.You shouldproof-read thepassage andcorrect itinthe following wayFor a wrong word,underline thewrongwordand writethe correctone intheblank provided atthe end ofthe line.Foramissing word.mark theposition ofthe missingword witha“八signand writethewordyou believetobemissing inthe blankprovidedattheend ofthe line.
40.Which ofthe followingCAN NOTbe usedas anadverbialFor anunnecessary word,cross theunnecessary wordwithaslash“and putthe wordintheblankprovidedattheend oftheline.EXAMPLEWhen Aart museumwants anew exhibit,1an itnever buysthings infinished formandhangs2never themon thewall.When anaturalhistory museumwantsan exhibition,it mustoften buildit.3exhibitThere iswidespread consensusamong scholarsthat secondlanguage acquisitionSLA emergedas adistinctfield ofresearch fromthe late1950stoearly1960s.There isa highlevel ofagreement thatthe followingquestions1have possessedthemostattention ofresearchers inthis area:2•Is itpossible toacquire an additional languagein thesamesense oneacquires afirst language3•What isthe explanationforthefact adultshave more4difficulty inacquiring additional languages thanchildren have•What motivatespeople toacquire additionallanguage•What istheroleofthelanguage teachingintheacquisition5of additionallanguages•What social-cultural factors,if any,are relevantin studyingthe learningof additionallanguagesFrom acheck ofthe literatureofthefield it is clear that allthe approachesadopted tostudy thephenomenaof SLAso farhave onething incommon:The perspectiveadopted toview theacquiring ofanadditionallanguage is thatof an individual attemptstodoso.Whether onelabels it“learning oracquiring“anadditionallanguage,itisan individualaccomplishment orwhat isunder focusis thecognitive,psychological,and institutionalstatus ofanindividual.That is,the6spotlight ison whatmental capabilitiesare involving,what psychologicalfactorsplay aroleinthe learningor acquisition,and whetherthe targetlanguageislearntin theclassroom oracquired throughsocial touchwith nativespeakers.⑺_______⑻_______⑼_______10______PART V TRANSLATION60MIN SECTIONA CHINESETO ENGLISH.当我在小学毕了业的时候，亲友一致的乐意我去学手艺，好协助母亲我晓得我应当去找饭J吃，以减轻母亲的勤快困苦可是，我也乐意升学我偷偷地考入了师范学校一制服，饭食，书籍，宿处，都由学校供应只有这样，我才敢对母亲提高学的话入学，要交十元的保证金这是一笔巨款！母亲作了半个月的难，把这巨款筹到，而后含泪把我送出门去她不辞劳苦，只要儿子有I出息当我有师范毕业，而被派为小学校长，母亲与我都一夜不曾合眼我只说了句“后来，您可以歇一歇了！”她日勺回答只有一串串的眼泪SECTION BENGLISH TOCHINESEThe physicaldistance betweenspeakers canindicate a numberofthings andcan alsobeused toused toconsciously sendmessages aboutintent.Closeness,for example,indicates intimacyor threattomany speakerswhilst distancemay denoteformality ora lackof interest.Proximity isalso botha matterofpersonal styleand isoften culture-bound sothat whatmay seemnormal toa speaker from oneculturemay appearunnecessarily closeor distanttoaspeakerfromanother.And standingclosetosomeonemay bequite appropriatein somesituations such asaninformal party,but completelyoutofplace inothers,such asmeeting witha superior.Posture canconvey meaningtoo.Hunched shouldersandahanging headgive apowerful indicationofmood.A loweredhead whenspeaking toa superiorwith orwithout eyecontact canconvey theappropriaterelationship insome cultures.PART VIWRITING45MINNowadays somecompanies havework-from-home orremote workingpolicies,which meansthattheir employeesdonothavetocommute towork every day.Some peoplethinkthatthis cansave alot oftimetravelling toand fromwork,thus raisingemployees9productivity.However,others arguethatintheworkplace,people cancommunicate faceto face,which vastlyincreases theefficiency ofcoordinationand cooperation.What isyour opinionWritean essayof about400words on the followingtopic:My Viewson WorkingfromHome年专八参照答案2023PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTION AMINI-LECTURE
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3.bllod pressureeffectof7一C.planning andacting appropriately—reason forplanning8ofplanning一D.learning to9-e.g.dlay causedby trafficE.pacing activitiesmanageabletask一—10SECTION BINTERVIEWIn thissection you willhear everything ONCEONLY.Listen carefullyand thenanswer the questionsthat follow.Mark thebest answerto eachquestion onANSWER SHEETTWO.Questions1to5are basedon aninterview.At theend ofthe interviewyou willbe given10seconds toanswereach ofthe followingfive questions.Now listentothe interview.
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10.a reasonablespeedSECTION BINTERVIEW1-5DDACCSECTION CNEWS BROADCAST6-10CBDACPART IIREADING COMPREHENSION1M5ACBDA16-20BABAD21-25DADAD26-30CADBBPART IIIGENERAL KNOWLEDGE31-35CADCC36-40BACDBPART IVPROOF READINGERROR CORRECTION15MINl.is Af also
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10.touchf interactionPARTVTRANSLATION60MIN SECTIONA CHINESETO ENGLISHAfterI graduatedfrom primaryschool,relatives andfriends allsuggested thatI shoulddrop outand learnatrade tohelp mymother.Although Iknew thatI oughtto seeka livelihoodto relievemother ofhardwork anddistress,I stillaspired togo onwith study.So Ikept learningsecretly.I hadno courageto tellmotherabout theidea untiladmitted toa normalschool whichprovided freeuniforms,books,room andboard.To enterthe school,I hadto payten Yuanasadeposit.This wasa largesum ofmoney formyfamily.However,after twoweeks9tough effort,mother managedtoraisethe moneyand sentme offtoschool intears afterwards.She wouldspare nopains forher sonto wina brightfuture.On theday whenIwas appointedthe schoolmasterafter graduation,mother andI spenta sleeplessnight.I saidtoher,you canhavearest inthe future.but shereplied nothing,only withtears streamingdown herface.SECTION BENGLISH TOCHINESE.演说者与听众之间的实际距离一般来是用来传送演说内容日勺最佳途径不过同步可以表明诸多问题就拿距离的远近来说，近距离可以体现演说者和听众的一种亲密程度但同步对于演说者也是一种心灵上的震慑，相反，远距离会是一种较正式的提现但也可说是一种缺乏爱好的体现大体距离不J仅仅是一种个人风格的提现同步也和个人区文化背景息息有关，因此在一种文化中所体现的演I J说者与听众之间合适日勺距离在另一种文化中也许会被界定成一种过度亲近亦或过度的疏远再例如，如在非正规的宴会中，双方之间紧贴的距离是一种合适的体现不过如若是和高层领导洽谈，这样的距离就显得适得其反了不仅仅是距离，姿势也会透露诸多细节俯身前倾，头部前伸是一种正面情绪日勺提现但当和尊者沟通还伴伴随时不时的眼神交流时，谦卑的低头在某些文化背景中却也是一种合适勺气氛HPART VI.WRITINGWorking fromHomeCertain companies,especially somesmall-scale businesses,start toencourage theirstaff towork fromhomeor usehome asa workingbase foratleastpart ofthe weeknowadays.Some offersome formofremote workingsupport totheir workforces,suchasequipping themwith laptopsand installingbroadband,and otherspay forthe telephonebills for these workers.This workpattern ispopular becauseitsclearthatthere areanumberof benefitsforthesecompanies.First,it helpsretain employees,especially highly-qualified workingparents withchildcareresponsibilities.Second,it bringshigher productivitybecause theemployees havefewer interruptionsandless commutingtime.Last butnot least,it offerssavings onpremises andother facilities.However,there aresome potentialdrawbacks.For onething,thereisdifficulty ofmanaging homeworkersandmonitoringtheir performance,and difficultyof maintainingstaff developmentandupgrading skills.For another,itmaycreate asense ofisolation amonghome workersand itcan beharderto maintainteam spirit.Therefore,enterprises shouldweigh thepros andcons beforepermitting theiremployees towork athome.
1.According tothe interviewer,which ofthe followingbest indicatesthe relationshipbetween choiceandmobilityA.Better education-greater mobilityfmore choices.B.Better education-*^more choicesgreatermobility.C.Greater mobilityfbetter education^more choices.D.Greater mobilityfmore choicesfbetter education.
2.According totheinterview,which ofthe followingdetails about the firstpoll isINCORRECTA.Shorter workhours wasleast chosenfor being most important.B.Chances foradvancement mighthavebeenfavoured byyoung people.C.High incomefailed tocome ontop forbeingmostimportant.D.Job securitycame secondaccording tothe pollresults.
3.According tothe interviewee,which isthe maindifference betweenthefirstandthesecond pollA.The typeof respondentswho wereinvited.B.The wayinwhichthe questionswere designed.C.The contentarea ofthe questions.D.The numberof pollquestions.
4.What canwe learnfromtherespondents1answers toitems2,4and7inthesecond pollA.Recognition fromcolleagues shouldbe givenless importance.B.Workers arealways willingand readyto learnmore newskills.C.Psychological rewardis moreimportant thanmaterial one.D.Work willhavetobe madeinteresting toraise efficiency.
5.According tothe interviewee,which ofthefollowingcan offerboth psychologicaland monetarybenefitsA.Contact withmany people.B.Chances foradvancement.C.Appreciation fromcoworkers.D.Chances tolearn newskills.SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTInthissectionyou willheareverythingONCEONLY.Listen carefullyand thenanswer thequestionsthat follow.Mark thebest answerto eachquestion onANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions6and7are basedon thefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,youwillbe given20seconds toanswer thequestions.Now listentothe news.
6.According tothe newsitem,sleepboxes”are designedto solvethe problemsofA.airports.B.passengers.C.architects.D.companies.
7.Which ofthefollowingis NOTtrue withreference tothe newsA.Sleepboxes canbe rentedfordifferent lengthsof time.
8.Renters ofnormal heightcan standup inside.
9.Bedding canbe automaticallychanged.D.Renters cantake ashower insidethe box.Question8is basedonthefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,youwillbe given10seconds toanswer thequestion.Now listentothe news.
8.What isthenewsitem mainlyaboutA.Londons preparationsfortheNotting HillCarnival.B.Main featuresoftheNotting HillCarnival.C.Polices preventivemeasures forthe carnival.D.Police participationinthecarnival.Questions9and10are basedonthefollowing news.At theend ofthenewsitem,youwillbe given20seconds toanswerthequestions.Now listentothenews.
9.The newsitem reportson aresearch findingabout A.the Dutchfamine andthe Dutchwomen.B.early malnutritionand hearthealth.C.the causesof deathduringthefamine.D.nutrition inchildhood andadolescence.
10.When didthe researchteam carryoutthestudy A.At theendofWorld War
11.B.Between1944and
1945.C.In the1950s.D.In
2023.PART IIREADING COMPREHENSION30MIN TEXTAMy classat HarvardBusiness Schoolhelps studentsunderstand whatgood managementtheory isandhow itis built.In eachsession,we lookat onecompany throughthe lensesof differenttheories,using themto explainhow thecompany gotinto itssituation andto examinewhat actionwill yield theneeded results.On thelast dayof class,I askedmy classto turnthose theoreticallenses onthemselves tofindanswers totwo questions:First,How canI besure r11behappyin my career Second,How canI besuremy relationships with myspouse andmy familywill becomeanenduringsourceofhappiness Herearesome managementtools thatcanbeusedtohelp youlead apurposeful life.
1.Use YourResources Wisely.Your decisionsabout allocatingyour personaltime,energy,andtalent shapeyour life9s strategy.I havea bunchof“businesses thatcompete forthese resources:Im tryingtohavea rewardingrelationship withmy wife,raise greatkids,contribute to my community,succeed inmycareer,and contributetomychurch.And I have exactlythe sameproblem thatacorporation does.Ihavea limitedamount oftime,energy andtalent.How muchdoI devoteto eachof thesepursuitsAllocation choicescan makeyour lifeturn outto verydifferent fromwhat youintended.Sometimes thatsgood:opportunities thatyou havenever plannedfbr emerge.But ifyou don,t investyourresources wisely,the outcomecanbebad.As Ithinkaboutmy formerclassmates whoinadvertentlyinvested inlives ofhollow unhappiness,I canthelp believingthat theirtroubles relatedright backto ashort-term perspective.When peoplewithahigh needfor achievementhave an extra halfhour oftime oranextraounce ofenergy,they11unconsciously allocateit toactivities thatyieldthemost tangibleaccomplishments.Ourcareers providethemostconcrete evidencethat weremovingforward.You shipa product,finish adesign,complete apresentation,close asale teacha class,publish apaper,get paid,get promoted.Incontrast,investing timeand energyinyourrelationshipswithyour spouse and childrentypically doesn9t offerthesameimmediate senseof achievement.Kids misbehaveeveryday.Its reallynot until20yearsdown theroad thatyou cansay,“I raiseda goodson ora gooddaughter.^^You canneglect yourrelationshipwithyourspouseandonadaily basisit doesntseem asif thingare deteriorating.Peoplewho aredriven toexcel havethis unconsciouspropensity。
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