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Directions:There are five passages in this part.Each passage is followed by four questions.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and write

the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

In recent years,especially during the 1960s,there was much discussion about"the brain drain排干，流失)，"which dealt with the problem of students and learned people who left their own countries for other countries that offered better chances for study,research,and employment.For example,according to a report from U.N,

between 1962 and 1966 more than 50 percent of all engineering graduates of Iran and 14 percent of Iranian scientists left their country for work abroad.Over 30 percent of

Chileanengineers and 15 percent of Turkish physicians also went to work in other countries.Probably the greatest brain drain occurred among young scientists who had gone abroad to study.Marry of them had planned toreturn to their countries to teach but chose to remain in more industrialized nations where they were able to continue their work and their research in fields in which there were no job possibilities at home.The countries that attracted most of these scientists were the Unites States,Great Britain,Germany,France,Canada,and Australia.

Recent studies show that the brain to the United States may be decreasing.Many

foreign scientists are going home again,and in some cases American scientists are

leaving the United States for employment in other countries,The main reasons are

that good jobs are becoming fewer here,money for national research has been sharply cut,and university felowships reduced too.However,in the field of medicine the drain to the United States still goes on.Today more than one of every five American doctors is foreign—born,and several thousand foreign doctors immigrate to the United States each year.Over eighty countries have asked the State Department to send studernts who are skilled in important fields such as medicine back home when

their study programs are over.

I.Which of the following is not the reason for"the brain drain"?

A.Better chances of study B.Better research condition

C.Good job possibilityD.Good housing

2.The brain drain to the United States may be decreasing mainly because A.many foreign scientists are ordered to return to their motherlands

B.there are fewer and fewer good jobs in the USA

C.they don't need any foreign scientists now

D.the don't need any foreign scientists now

3.HowmanyAmericandoctorsareforeign—bom

A more than 20 percent B.About half of thern

C Several thousand D.About 15 percent

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.How to seek a job in the USA

B.Doctors'immigrathion to the USA

C.the brain drain

D.a strange case

Passage2

Happy birthday!Do birthdays really make people happy?Ofcourse they do.Birthdays celebrate the we were born.Besides,that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity(成熟)or so we hopc.we all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older.most ofus enjoy seeing the miracle奇迹)of growth in others,as well for instance,seeing our hildren develop and learn new

things makes us feel proud for Americans like people in most cultures growing up is a wonderful process过程),But growing创ld?That a different story Growing old in not exactly pleasant for people in youth-orlented(以年轻人为中心)American culture.most Americans like to look young.actyoung and feel young.as the old saying goes"you're as young as you feel,"Qlder people joke about how many years young they

are rather than how many years old people in some countries value the aged as a

source of experience and wisdom,but Americans seem to favor those that are young.or at least"young at heart".Many older Americans find the"golden years"to be anything but golden.Eeonomically,"senior citizen"often struggle just to get

by.Retirement(退休)at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income.Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference.Older people may suffer from poor nutrition,medical care and housing.Some even experience age

discrinination.In1987,American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city strets.She was often treated rudely-even cheated and

robbed.However,dressed as a young person,she received much more respect.

Unfortunately,the elderly population in America is increasing fast Why?People are living longer.Fewer babies are being bon.And middle-aged"baby boomers"are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly.America may soon be a place where wrinkles皱纹)are"in",Marketing experts are alreadv noticing this growing group of

c o n s u m e r s.

5.Growing up is a wonderful thing because

A.people can celebrate their birthdays

B people can become more mature and wiser

C.people can receive many presents

D.people will feel younger at heart

6.We can infer from the second paragraph that.

A.young people lack experience and wisdom

B American older people ofeten joke about their old age

C.American culture is very young

Ddifferent countries have different opinions on the old age

7.The underlined sentence(in Paragraph 3)means"_.

A.The golden yearscan maketheold earn lotsofmoney andreceivegood

medical care

B The old people in America are leading a hard life without good

mutrition,medical care or housing

CThe old in America have to retire at the age of 6

D.American socialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood

B8.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword"in"canbereplaced

b y _

A.serious B.bad C.disappearing slowly Dgrowingfast

Passage3

What should you think about when trying to find your caeer?You are probably better at some schoo subjects than others.These may show strengths that you can use

in your work.A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering caeer.

A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at offce work.So it is important to knew the subjects you do well in at school.On the other hand,you may

not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory

standard.Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job,they may have indirect value.A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is

one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details.This is amn ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Eaeing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself.You may be all thumbs

when you handle tools;perhaps you are a poor speller or speller or cannot add up a column of figures.It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist.

Your school record,for instance,may not be too good,yet it is an important part of

your background.You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you

will have a chance of a chance of a fresh start at work.

9.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The significance of working hard at school.

B The direct and indirect value of school work.

C.How to face one's weakness.

D.Choosing a career according to one's strong points.

10.According to the passage,doing a part-time job as a student

A.can help afford one'seducation

B.is a good way to practice the skillslearnt in school

C.can help you to prepare for future work

D.is a waste of time that could have been spent on study

11.From the passage we lean that if a student's school performance is not good,he_

A.shouldpay more attntion to leaming kills and developing abilities B.will be regretful about his bad results

C.pay also do well i his future work

D.should restart his study in school

12.The underlined phrase"e all thumbs"(i paragraph 3)probably means".A.be clumsy at doing things

B.be silflin doing things

C.do not have interest in certain things

D.beeasilyboredindoingthings

Passage 4

Japan's post-World War I value system of diligence,cooperation and hard work

is chaugug Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a"Me

Generation"that rejects traditional values.

“Around 1990 many Japanese,especially young people,abandoned the values of economic success and began searching for new sets of values to bring them happiness,"writes sociologist Yasuhiro Yoshizaki.Japanese youth are placing more

mportance on the individual's pursuit of happiness and less on the values of work,family and society.

Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work,unlike their counterparts in the United States and Korea.In a 2003 survey of college students in the three

ountries,only 10%of the Japanese regarded work as a primary value,compared with

47%of Korean students and 27%of American students.A greater proportion of

Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.

Concern for family values is waning among younger as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction.It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are

losing both respect for their parents and a sense of responsibility to the family.Author Yoshizaki attributes the change to Japanese parents'over indulgence(溺爱)of their children,material affluence and growing concern for private matters.

Diminishing social responsibility,according to Yoshizaki,is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction.A study comparing society-conscious

youth from 1987 to 2000 found that the Japanese had slipped far behind American

and Australian students.Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation,but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.

13.Whien of the following can be the best titleof the passage?

A.A"Me Generation"

B.A Shift to Individualism of Japanese Youth

C.The Comparison between Japanese Youth and Ameican Youth

D.The Result of a Survey Made by Yoshizaki

14.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The Japanese new generation find more ways to satisfy themselves.

B Japanese new generation has become less competitive than American one.

C.Generally speaking,thes generation in the 1960s was more diligent,hard-

working and cooperative than the one in the 1990s.

D.In Japan a new values system has been rooted in the nation.

15.The underlined word"waning"in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by

A.improving B.lost C.decreasing D.strengthening

16.According to Yoshizaki,what may cause the change of the Japanese youth in a

degree?

A.8Social esponsibility B.The pressure of study

C.Fereign culture D Their parents'over-indulgence

Passage 5

Zhao Wen xuan,a fim star from Taiwan had been fond of seeing films since his childhood.He would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film four or five times.He also enjoys literature and art.Before he took the film acting as his career,he has

been on the staff of an airline in Taipei.His change ofjob to acting was quite by

chance.

One day,he came across in the paper an advertisement for a leading actor to appear in the film named"Wedding Feast".Full of excitement,he answered the job

ad by telephoning the director of the film,Mr.Li An.It was this telephone call that had changed all his life.At last the director decided him to be the very person for the role.That he could be chosen owed much to his good command of English,natural manners and low pay for this work in the film.

The film"Wedding Feast"proved to be a hit.It won the German Golden Bear

Award and entered the competition for one of the Oscar Academy Awards.Also,it was the first Taiwan film that was permitted to be showm in the US.Thanks to the film,Zhao Wenxuan became popular in Taiwan,Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

In 1994,Mr.Zhao acted as leading role in the Hong Kong film"Red Rose and

White Rose",in which many film stars like Ms.Chen Chong from US and Mr.Ye Yuqging form the local area took parts in it.This film was named for 10 prizes ofthe Taiwan Golden Horse Prize and at last it was awarded five prizes for the best play,

actress and music.Zhao has regarded the film as one of his favorite films since he stepped into the acting circle.

Since 1993,Mr.Zhao has taken part in the shooting of 13 films,most of which are highly thought of.

Mr.Zhao said that Taiwan should think to cooperate(合作)much with the mainland in the film producing industry and it would benefit each other.In recent

years he often came to the mainland for film shooting,He has just completed his

performance in the film"Love Affairs"directed by Mr.Li Xin,a director from

Shanghai Film Studio.

17.When he was a child,he would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film

t i m e s.

A.One or two B,two or threeC.three or four D.four or five

18.When he was very young,Zhao Wenxuan

A.was a movie fan B,wanted to be a photographer

C.would love to be an actor D.was eager to be a painter

19.Why could Zhao Wenxuan play the leading role in the movie"Wedding

Feast?

A.Because he liked to seefilms very much.

B Because he commanded English very well,acted naturally and cared little about the pay for his work.

C.Because he was a famous actor at that time.

D.Because the director of the movie knew him very well.

20.The text suggests that

A."Wedding Feast"is just an ordinary film.

B.the film"Wedding Feast"disappointed people greatly.

C.Zhao Wenxuan became a famous movie star because of the movie"Wedding F e a s t?

D.a lot of Taiwan films are shown in the US every year.

Part I Vocabulary and Structure(40 scores)

Directions:There are forty incomplete sentences in this part.Each of them is provided with four choices.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21.The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial___to agriculture than

most other countries.

A.conditions B.potential C.budget D.economy

22.The long drought caused a(n)__shortage of water in this region.

A.urgent B.acute C.dense D.rigid

23.Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually__paper money for almost every purchase.

A.trade B.replace C.exchange D reduee

24.The history of life on earth has been a history of_between living things and their surroundings.

A.interaction B.intersection C.interference D.intercourse

25.Don't have him for afriend.He's_a criminal.

A.anything but Bbur for C.rather than D.nothing but

26.I've sen Donnain lotsof movies,but I've never seen her

A.in prson Bin reality C.in practices D.in theory

27.The Deuoratio and Republican parties hold__every four years to choose candidates for resident.

A.concessions B.conservations C.conversations D.conventions

8 The annual income of one schol teacher in this place was_at$900 on average.

A.budgeted B.predicted C.assessed D.accounted

29.Reading is a pleasant way to spend one's

A.leisure B.relaxation C.relief D.recreation

30.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,youmustfirstfind a__teacher.

A.able B.favorable C.significant D.competent

31.Jane was the only one who_all the conditions:she was of the required age,

height and degree.

A.recovered B.fulfilled C.completed D.contended

32.In the United Nations,many countriesthe proposal to send more troops to the

Middle East.

A.turned down B.tuned up C.turned off D.turned over

33.There are several characteristics ofthe book _special attention.

A.worthy B.worthy of C.worth of D.worthless

34.The consumption market in the western provinces will grow rapidly,_the market in the affluent(富饶的e)astern area is likely to grow at a moderate pace.

A.nevertheless B.therefore C.whereas D.consequently

35.What one wears does not always_what one does but gives clues to one's taste

for life.

A.go on B.go with C.go by D.go after

36.You__buy such expensive paint for the houe,but you can ifyou have lots of

m o n e y.

A.couldn't B.mustn't C.don't have to D.wouldn't

37.Before the game,both sides said they would beat.

A.each B.others Camother D.the other

38.He's ben brought up in Wanzhou,but he___here any more.

A.hasn't livedB.didn'tlive C.hadn't lived D.doesn't live

39.You can'timprove your English__you do little reading every day.

A.when B.unless C.even though D.until

40,Ihad to walk home with my bike

A.being stolen B.to steal C.to have been stolen D.stolen

41.They became friends again that day.__then,they hadn't spoken to each other for

nearly two years.

A.Since B.Until C.Now and D.After

42.Little__that the guards were watching him closely,so he was caught red handed.

A.the thief realizedB.the thief didn't realize

C.didn't the thief realize D.did the thief realize

43.How I miss my grandma these days!

to her this week?

A.Why not to pay a visit B.Why not pay a visit

C.Why not paying a visit D.Why don't pay a visit

44.Many students in this school make_a rule to come to the evening classes even on Saturdays.

A.t h i s B.t h a t C.i t D.t h e m

45.The party last night was_success.We sang and danced untilit came to_end

at 12:00.

A.a;an B.a;the C.the;an D.不填;a n

46.What was the trouble with you the day before yesterday?

WhenIpracticedrunning ontheplayground,my stregt_and I fllontothe ground.

A.gave away B.gave in C.gave off D.gave but

47.Coming into te room,I found them_at the table,_chess.

A.seated;playing B.seating;playing

C.seatplay D.seated;played 48.It looksasifthey are goingtous__ 3000 ollarsfortheconcertall.

A.want B.cost C.demand D.charge

49.The trfficin heiyy today so Mary got home earlier than usual.A.heay B.weak C.scare D.light

50.The meda(oday can drawpublicattetontosituations__helpis cuallyeeded.Awhy B.while C.where D.whose

51.Myname is Robert,_most ofmy friendscall me Bob for short.

A.then

B.instead

52.No one can be sure_ A.what man willook like

B.what will man look like

C.however

D.but

in a million years.

C.man will look like what

D.what look will man like

53.__ it is done on purpose is beyond doubt.

A.What C.That

B.Who D.Whoever

54.What surprised me was so well.

A.what he spoke English C.which did he speak English

B.that he spoke English D.what did he spoke English

55.Can you tell me____

A.who is that gentleman C.who that gentleman is

B.that gentleman is who D.whom is that gentleman

56.___a good thing they didn't catch you.

A.That's C.What's

B.It's D.There's

57.They were surprised that a child should work out the problem__ they

themselves couldn't.

A.o n c e C.while

B.then D.if

58._ _ is still unknown.

A.How he could break into the bank

B.How he was able to break into the bank

C.How he dare to break into the bank

D.How dared he break into the bank

59._came that the professor could not come.

A.Word

B.The word

C.Saying

D.Words

60.This young man isn't,he has turned over a new leaf.

A.theman he used to

B.what he used to be

C.that he used to be

D how he used to be

Part II Cloze(20 scores)

ONE that best fits into the passage.

i 0

From childhood to old age,weall use language as a means of broadening our

knowledge of ourselves and the world about us.When humans first61,they

were like newborn children,unable to use this62 tool.Yet once language

developed,the possibilities for human kind's future 63 and cultural growth

increased.

Many linguists believe that evolution is64 for our ability to produce

and use language.They65that our highly evolved brain provides us 66

an innate language ability not found in lower 67.Proponents of this innateness

theory say that our 68 for language is inborn,but that language itself develops gradually,69 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood.Therefore there are critical 70 times for language development.

Current 71 of innateness theory are mixed,however,evidence supporting the lexistence of some innate abilities is undeniable.72,more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 73 grades.Young children often

can learn several languages by being 74 to them,while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 75 of their first language have become

firmly fixed.

76 some aspects of language are undeniably innate,language does not develop automatically in a vacuum.Children who have been 77 from other human beings do not possess language.This demonstrates that 78 with other human beings is

necessary for proper language development.Some.linguists believe that this is even

more basic to human language 79 than any innate capacities.These theorists view language as imitative,learned behavior.80 children learn language from their parents by imitating them.Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.

61.A.generatedB.evolved C.bom D.originated

62 A.valuableB.appropriateC.convenient D.favorite

63 A attainments B,feasibility C.entertainments D.evolution 64.A.essentialB available C.reliable D.responsible 6 5.A.c o n f i r m B i m f o r m C c l a i m D.convince

66.A.for B.from C.of D.with

67.A.organizationsB organisms C.humans D.children

68-A.potentialB.performance C.preference D.passion

6 9.A B j u s t a s C.l i k e D.u n l i k e

70.A ideological B biological C.social D.psychological

71 A,reviewsB.reference Creaction D.recommendation

72 A.In a word B.In a sense C.Indeed D.In other words

73,A.variousB.different C.the higher D the lower

74.A.revealed B.exposed C.engaged D.involved

75.A.regulations B.formations C.rules D.constitutions

176 A AlthoughB.WhetherC.Since D.When

77A distinguished B.different C.protected D.isolated 78.A.exposition B.comparison C.contrastD.interaction

79.A acquisitionB.appreciation C.requirement D.alternative

80.A.As a result B.After all C.Ir other words D.Above all

Part IV Translation(30 scores)

Section A:Put the following sentences into Chinese and write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

81.Many of them had planned to return to their countries to teach but chose to.emain in more industrialized nations where they were able to continue their work ana their

work and their research in fields in which there were no job possibilities at home.

82.Mary foreign scientists are going home again,and in some cases Americ.n

scientists are leaving the United States for employment in other countries.83.We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just.older.

8.In 1987,American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and

wandered city streets.She was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbed.However,dressed as a young person,she received much more respect.

85.A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details.

Section B

Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,

86.众所周知，成功来自勤奋，不努力则一事无成。

87.尽管山高林密，医护人员还是迅速地赶到出事地点，试图救援

88.应该鼓励年轻人按照自己的特长选择职业。

89.我对学生所谈的电子产品一无所知，我发现自己落伍了。

90.我认为你们的建议和他们的一样有价值。

Part V Writing(20 seores)

Directions:Suppose you were Li Ming.You want to apply for a-job as a

personal seeretary to the General Manager of a trading company.Write a letter

to the Human Resources Department of the company.You should base your

composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1.简要介绍自己并说明应征职位

2.告知公司为什么对此感兴趣

8.简述你为何是合适人选

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