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D.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheJuly14 etheFrenchNationalItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanThekingtriedtocontrolthenationalIntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytoephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyouephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtoephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleehours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecausenswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeeabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Awhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexnation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)Whatisthemainideaofthispassage? ItisnotcustomarytoephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleehoursintheTheroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheIfpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheNoteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeastheWhatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleeAmatterofAmatteroflifeorYouwanttoseehimorYouwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorWhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourA.at7:00 B.at4:00 C.atthemidnight.D.at4:00Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage? IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheFromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaythemeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheitmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessif islateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexAforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.Sislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務(wù)）.RacingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthisWorkingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingcesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachhurriestomakeroomforthenext.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisss,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeit ally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesyTheviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslipawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife. erstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswitha ingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong? 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A.Oh,no.That’s B.HowdoyoulikeC.Whichdoyou D.Wouldyouliketotryit WhendidyourparentsarriveatHowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninDidyourparentsarriveatParislastWhenwillyourparentsgoto—Howoftendoyougo Iwillgodancing B.C.Everyother D.I’vebeendancingfora Well,I’vegrowna B.That’sC.Say,you’vereallychangedyourhair.D.Well,Igaveup Forget B.Sorry,IlikeMexicanC.That’s D.Gladyoulike—Madam,doallthebusesgo Wow,yougotthe B.No,neverC.Prettywell,I 1-5 第二部分：閱讀理解（15小題；每小題2分，滿30Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（稱）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,toowaswaitingtocheckinhis“What’swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardcedhisbagonthecounter,hotocheckinfist.HewasinahurrytogetagoodMariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneonthene.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)Maria’sstoryhappened A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoC.beforesheleftthe D.whenshearrivedattheYoubelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto theairport. B.askpeopletopickupthe “Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtolhimthatheshouldnot A. B. C. D.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt B.worriedaboutthe D.sorryfortheman’sTheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshow shewasyoungbutbehavedshewouldnothavelefthomeeveryonearoundherwasitwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpShort-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselfto ediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenthebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termIfwehavedreamsoftheIfweputforwardsomeNewshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon A.adaily B.yourachievementinaC.current D.thegoalsthathavebeenWhenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals, A.wewillwinfinal B.weareC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofWhatisthemainideaofthispassage? ALifeisadynamic B.weshouldsetuplong-termC.Differentkindsofgoalsin Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoalsLifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobeapart.ofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.This fortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words) A. B. C. D.amixtureofloveandThewarinIraqdoes A. B.C.neithergoodnor D.bothgoodandTheBritisharenotsofriendlyto andtheFrencharenotsofriendly A.Germany; B.America;C.Germany; D.America; A.American B.Britishpeople…C.Frenchpeople… D.Britishpeople…WhatdoesthelastsentenceAslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandFranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenIdon’tknowthepark,butit’s tobequiteA. B. C. D.MikeisbetterthanPeter A. B. C. D.Thebabyishungry,butthere’s milkintheA. B.a C. D.aNancyis Harry,whohadfailedinthefinalexam,hadagreatworry hisA. B. C. D.Doyouknowtheman undertheappleA. B. C. D.—Isthelibrary —No,it’s A.open; B.opening;C.open; —Whenshallwemeet itanydayyoulike.It’sallthesametoA. B. C. D. girldressed blackishersisterA.A; B.A; C.The; D.The;AlthoughhedidnotknowLondonwell,hemadehisway totheA.easy B. C.easily D.enoughTwothousanddollars enoughfortheA. 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C.No D.Iwasgivingatalktoalargegroupofpeople,thesametalkI tohalfadozenothergroupsbefore.A.was B.am C.had D.have Manystudentsfindtheexperienceofattendinguniversitylecturestobeaconfusingandfrustratingexperience.Thelecturerspeaksforoneortwohours,perhaps46thetalkwithslides,writingupimportantinformationontheblackboard,47readingmaterialandgivingoutassignment.Thenewstudentseestheotherstudentscontinuouslywritingonnotebooksand48whattowrite.Veryoftenthestudentleavesthelecturewithnoteswhichdonotcatchthemainpointsand49 ehardevenforthestudentstounderstand.Mostinstitutionsprovidecourseswhichassistnewstudentstodeveloptheskillstheyneedtobe50listenersandnot-takers.Iftheseareunavailable,therearemanyusefulstudy-skillsguideswhich51learnerstopracticetheseskillsindependently.Inallcasesitisimportantto52theproblembeforeactuallystartingyourstudies.Itisimportanttoacknowledgethatmoststudentshavedifficulty53acquiringthelanguageskillsrequiredincollegestudy.Onewayof54thesedifficultiesistoattendthelanguageandstudy-skillsclasseswhichmostinstitutionsprovidethroughouttheacademicyear.Anotherbasicstrategyistofindastudypartner55itispossibletoidentifydifficulties,exchangeideasandprovidesupport.A.extendingB. 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D.Excuseme.I’m—Excuseme,butcan lmethewaytothepost—A.Don’task B.Sorry,I’mastrangerC.No,Ican’tsay D.No,you’redrivingtoo—Oh,sorrytobother—A.That’s B.No,youC.That’s D.Oh,Idon’t1-5 第二部分：閱讀理解（15小題；每小題2分，滿30Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonnsortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.(220words)Whatisthepurposeofthetalk? Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes? WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo? HeadvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainHeteachespart-timeinanelementaryHeobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheWhatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo? SignupforaspecialSubmitaresumetotheWhomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses? A. B. C. WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadnnedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)has eoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple–peoplewhosejoborbusinessmaythemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniturethattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketolothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.(248words)Whichofthefollowing eoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingA.Sellinghome C.Sellingused D.RentinghomeWhydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture? BecausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisBecauseitsavesthemalotofBecauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandWhatcanyouinferfromthepassage? TheideaofrentingfurnitureisnotOnlythosewhodon’thaveenoughmoneytorentPeopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaveWhichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage? 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