B) Good teamwork C) Quality products D) Rich customers

13. A) Finding no customers B) Earning little money C) Losing his jobs D) Getting too busy

Passage Two

Questions14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard 14. A) He is a professor of a university B) He is the chairman of a university C) He is the head of an organization D) He is the president of an association

15. A) He offers specially trained dogs for them B) He supplies them with artificial dogs C) He helps to train their dogs D) He sells dog food to them

16. A) Because his son asked him to do so B) Because he sympathizes with them C) Because he wants to be special D) Because his boy is also blind

Passage Three

Questions17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard 17 A) One day B) Two days C) Three days D) Four days

18. A) He watched the changing of guards B) He stayed in the small hotel for a rest C) He took boat trip along the Thames

D) He enjoyed the lovely sights of the Palace 19. A) To take a look at the famous shops B) To find a better hotel for himself C) To visit the Buckingham Palace D) To buy some souvenirs

20. A) He thoughts it was too short. B) He felt it somewhat tiring. C) He was not much impressed. D) He did not like the weather.

PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Traveling from the United States

Whether you are an American citizen or a foreign national living in the United States, travel abroad requires preparation. Travel may be for the purpose of attending meetings or activities in other countries, visiting families or simply taking a vacation .This page is intended to provide guidance and useful resources.

What information do U.S citizens need?

41

Depending upon the requirements of the country to be visited, citizens of the United States need to carry a passport that is valid for six months beyond the visit or documented evidence of their citizenship and identity (身份). In addition to passport, some countries will require a visa. For more information, see Visa and Foreign Entry Requirement.

Current information on passports is available at the Department of States Passport Services and Information website. There is a new passport requirement for U.S citizens traveling between the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere(半球). For details, see Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

When traveling to some specified countries, U.S citizens may be subject to restrictions on publishing, the exchange of information, the sponsorship of conferences, etc.

21. What is the usual minimum limit to the validity of the passport held by an American citizen? ________.

A) There is no limit to the validity of passport.

B) The passport must be valid for half a year beyond the visit. C) The citizen can apply for a passport as long as six months. D) The minimum limit depends on the nature of the citizen’s visit.

22. American citizens can obtain the current information about passport from ______.

A) the country they are going to visit. B) the Department of the State’s website. C) the authorized travel agency.

D) the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

23. It can be inferred that there are restrictions on publishing when American citizens travel abroad because of _____.

A) the limitation of the number of publications. B) the security of the United States. C) the protection of copyright. D) the interest of individuals.

24. This passage is mainly to remind American citizens of ________.

A) the importance of applying for a passport and a visa. B) safety regulations for visiting other countries. C) the limitation to traveling around the world. D) the requirement for their traveling abroad. 25. From the passage we can infer that ________.

A) to get a visa is a new requirement for American citizens visiting other countries. B) it’s easier for American citizens to get a visa from a foreign country than at home. C) requirements for American citizens going abroad are not always fixed. D) American citizens usually have difficulty getting a passport.

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

The laptop computer（便携式电脑）is popular all over the world because it is small enough for us to put on the upper part of our legs. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These computers connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, they also connect students to their classmates.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will get a laptop. Westlake College has started a large computer program for its students. With laptop computers, the students will be connected not only to the Internet but also to libraries. In addition, they can use e–mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop computer program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast–food restaurant or under the trees--anywhere at all.

At Westlake College, more than 90 percent of the students use computers, either desktop （台式）or laptop, but the laptop users can work and study in any of the places. Just as one of the Westlake teachers said, “Here we are in the middle of the city and we’re giving students a window on the world.”

42

26. The laptop computer is becoming more and more popular because it is _______.

A) very convenient to use in a lot of places B) cheap enough for everyone to get one C) small enough to put into one’s pocket D) easy to be installed in a classrooms

27. What is the main purpose of the laptop computer program in Westlake College? _______.

A) To give the students more free time to do their school work. B) To give the students help in their homework out of classes. C) To offer the students more chances to work in the future. D) To allow the students to do school work anywhere.

28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ________.

A) 90 percent of the teachers and students in Westlake College use computers.

B) Today most students in Westlake College do their studies outside the classrooms.

C) Westlake College is making a program to encourage students to use laptops. D) Students in Westlake College can do everything they like to.

29. What is the meaning of the words “giving the students a window on the world” in the last sentence of the passage? _________.

A) Offering them Information from around the world. B) Giving them chances to travel around the world. C) Showing them pictures of the world.

D) Inviting their teachers from other countries. 30. We can learn from the passage that __________. A) laptop computers are difficult to use

B) laptop computers are more powerful than desktop C) Westlake College is a very rich university

D) Westlake College’s students will mainly use laptops

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Unemployment may be one of the biggest problems our people as well as our government are faced with today. According to an official report, in one big city alone, since 1986, nearly 1,000,000 adult workers have lost their jobs because of factory closings and cutbacks---either temporarily(暂时) laid off or permanently forced to retire.

Many people, especially the policy makers, believe that forcing adult workers, those who are over 45, to retire is an effective means to relieve the tension of unemployment, for it can provide more job opportunities for the jobless young. But they fail to notice that forcing a person who is still able to work and has a family to support to retire brings serious financial problems as well as emotional and physical ones. They also fail to realize that actually, workers aged 45-60 tend to be more stable, more skillful and more experienced than workers of any other ages, that to some extent this age is the prime time for one’s productivity and creativity. To force them to retire is a huge waste of the nation’s best resources. On the contrary, if we turn our attention to the other end of the age line, a more effective way might emerge. Today, only 3% of school-leavers are allowed to go to college, leaving the majority of the young people under 18 without adequate preparation to join the labor force. If, however, more of them are able to attend college and begin full-time employment at a later age, more job opportunities will be created.

Most importantly, we should not be satisfied merely to solve the problem of unemployment, but rather, we should improve the quality of the work force at the same time-by keeping the skilled adults and accepting the well-educated young.

31. Forcing middle-aged persons to retire might cause______.

A) the loss of valuable resources C) elderly people to feel upset B) shortage of the work force D) families to be unstable 32. The word “prime” in Line 8 Para 2 may be replaced by “______”. A) first B) early C) major D)spring

43

33. Which of the following suggestions did the writer make? _______. A) Young people should work harder in order to go to college. B) Colleges should be open to more high school-leavers.

C) The old should be allowed to work as long as they want to. D) Policy makers should create more job opportunities.

34. What is the writer’s attitude towards the described employment situation? _____. A) Concerned B) Hopeless C) Doubted D) Satisfied 35. The best title for this passage might be “_______”. A) Are the Policy Makers Wise?

B) Should People Be Forced to Retire? C) Why Don’t We Educate the Young? D) How to Solve Unemployment Problem?

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie? A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars (说谎者) than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the man hopes to profit or gain in some way.

Research has also been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the same time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now.”

36. This passage tells us that telling lies is ___________.

A) often necessary in order to avoid defeated in an argument B) sometimes necessary if you don’t want to hurt someone else C) quite bad because people ought to be honest D) usually bad if you are talking with a good friend

37. The writer says that women are better liars than men because __________. A) their lies are easier to be accepted by men B) men are not as skillful as women in telling lies C) they often have a good intention in telling lies D) women tell fewer lies than men do

38. A “white lie” means a lie that ___________. A) is told with a good intention B) is quite unbelievable C) is almost true to the fact D) often has a bad purpose

39. Politicians and businessmen are supposed to be skilled at telling such lies as____. A) may keep better relations with others B) seem to be strange but interesting C) can make others believe it to be true D) will allow them to gain some benefits

40. It can be concluded from the passage that _________. A) there is a simple way of finding out if someone is lying B) people’s behaviors sometimes can tell us they are lying C) people often repeat what they are saying when telling a lie D) in some situations women are most likely to tell a lie

44