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2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Whatisthewomanprobablydoingnow?A.Sheiswritinganessay.B.Sheisstudyingforatest.C.Sheisshoppingforshoes.2.Howdidthewomanfeelaccordingtotheconversation?A.ShewasrelaxedB.ShewaspleasedC.Shewasdisappointed3.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpresentation?A.It’sfarfrombeingreadyB.ShegotalotofinformationfromtheinternetC.Sheneedsanotherweektogetitready4.Wherewillthecompanyprobablyholdthestuffparty?ABC5.Whichpictureshowsthecorrectionstotheman’sname?SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.WhatdoesthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?A.AholidaytriptoYellowstoneParkB.AresearchprojectinYellowstoneParkC.AlecturebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstoneParkABCSectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.WhatdoesthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?A.AholidaytriptoYellowstonePark B.AresearchprojectinYellowstoneParkC.AlecturebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstonePark7.Accordingtotheman,whyisthebuffalopopulationincreasinginYellowstonePark?A.alotofbuffalohavecomefromneighbouringareas.B.FewerbuffaloaredyingofdiseaseC.Itiseasiernowforthebuffalotofindfoodinwinter.8.WhydoesthemanthinkAnnwouldbeinterestedingoingtoYellowstone?A.ShehasbeenstudyinganimaldiseasesB.SheiseagertovisitYellowstoneParkC.Sheneedsthemoneytocontinueherstudies9.WhatdidthewomanplantodoinJuly?A.WorkonherthesisB.HaveaholidayC.Studythebuffalopopulation10.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablyspendthecomingsummer?A.AttheUniversityofWyomingB.AtYellowstoneNationalParkC.Atherfriend’shomeinWyoming.ConversationTwo11.WhatwasMattRyan’sfirstjob?A.DoingholidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannelB.Workingpart-timeasamodelC.Takingpicturesforatelevisionstation12.WhatdidMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?A.TheincreasingnumberofcomicbooksB.TherapidadvancesintechnologyC.TheAmericanspaceprogramme13.WhywereMatt’smodelsonceusedonthenews?A.TheypresentedbetterimagesthantherealpicturesB.ThespacecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtotakeanypicturesC.Thetelevisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas14.WhatwasthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt’sTVcareer?A.StrangeCreatures.B.TimeTraveller.C.BrightStar.15.WhatdidMattdofortheprogramme?A.Hemademodels.B.Heactedthepartofamonster.C.Hefilmedit.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter16.HowmanytimeshastheNationalHockeyLeaguealloweditsplayerstotakepartintheWinterOlympics?A.Fivetimes.B.Threetimes.C.Twice.17.WherewastheAfricaCupofNationsheld?A.InTogo.B.InSouthAfrica.C.InAngola.18.WhathascausedalargenumberofpeopletofleetheirhomesinnorthernYemen?A.Anarmedconflict.B.Lackoffood. C.Freezingtemperatures.19.WhoisEmtiazSooliman?A.Asearchandrescuespecialist.B.HeadofaSouthAfricanfoundation.C.Leaderofalocalcivicgroup.20.WhatdidthesecondstimulusbillpassedbytheHouseofRepresentativesaimat?A.Promotinginternationaltrade.B.Boostingemployment.C.Expandingtheprivatesector.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youarerequiredtofill10blanks,eachwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSafterlisteningtoashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Children’sToysüMostpopularwoodentoy:(21)üThewoodentoyisfor(22)üOutputper(23):4,000itemsüAverage(24)timeperbox(25)minutesüThenumberofboxesin(26):1,000üDateofthecomingdispatch(27)üCurrentnumberof(28):20üNumberofstaffworkingonthe(29):40staffüAllstaffdo:(30)workPartIIVocabularyandStructures(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.WhenIanwasinjured,Harrywaschosenaslast-minutefortherugbyteam.A.preferenceB.diversificationC.alternativeD.replacement32.—Hello,Mr.Brown,I’mringingaboutourcomponentdelivery.It’snotarrivedyetandit’salreadythreeo’clockintheafternoon.—Let’ssee...it’sreachyouonTuesdayafternoon.A.owingtoB.likelytoC.duetoD.subjectto33.Amongthelastgroupsofpeopletoacceptthenewmodelwerereligiousgroups,whostilltheideathattheearthwasthecenteroftheuniverse.A.clungtoB.appliedtoC.adaptedtoD.contributedto34.Althoughapparentlyrigid,bonesexhibitadegreeofelasticitythatenablestheskeletontoconsiderableimpact.A.escapeB.overwhelmC.withstandD.suppress35.—Wouldyoulikemetogotothedentistwithyou?—No,youwithme.A.neednottogoB.neednotgoC.donotneedgoD.notneedgo36.Lancereturnedtocyclingandtrainingonlyfivemonthsafterhewasdiagnosedwithcancer.A.aggressivelyB.drasticallyC.exactlyD.initially37.Greatmindsgenerallylookatlifeinawaytothemselves.A.peculiarB.confinedC.similarD.unusual38.Theycalledinanelectricianhecouldputafingeronthecauseoftheshortcircuit.A.tohopeB.tobehopingC.hopingD.tohavehoped39.Theresistanceexperiencedwhenonebodymovesoveranother,itisincontact, iscalledfrictionalforce.A.towhichB.whereC.withwhichD.while40.Aboveall,theywanttostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?A.contraryB.fundamentalC.solemnD.progressive41.—Tina,IhearyouhadagoodjourneytotheMaldiveslastweek,Howwasit?—Ienjoyedthebeautifulscenery,butthehotelwassatisfactory.A.notanythingB.nothingfromC.nothingbutD.anythingbut42.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,peoplemadecoffeeaclothbagfullofcoffeegroundsintoboilingwater.A.bydumpingB.todumpC.fordumpingD.thatdumped43.IfyouSusanrecently,you’dthinkthephotographontherightwasstrange.A.shouldn’tcontactB.hadn’tcontactC.weren’ttocontactD.didn’tcontact44.Beata:I’veputthejobadvertisementinthenewspaper,Mr.Trim.Trim:Good.Beata:Well,itwasabitmorethanthe＄10thattheyquotedus.Trim:Aslongasitwasn’t＄10aday.A.Howtoscheduleit?B.Howmuchwasit?C.Howoftenwasitputthere?D.Howaboutthenewspaper?45.Woman:WhoisJackieTow?Ihaveaparcelhereforhim.Jackie:That’sme.Woman:Yes,putyournamehere.Jackie:Thankyou.ItmustbethenewpairofshoesIboughtonline.A.Thisisthereceiptforit.B.Doyouhavethesender’saddress?C.IhavetocheckthepackageD.DoIhavetosignforit?PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.WhereTheWildThingAre“Ididn’tsetouttomakeachildren’smovie,”saysBeingjohnMalkovichdirectorSpikeJonze,“Isetouttomakeamovieaboutchildhood.”Indeed,liketherecentalternativechildren’sbook(46)adapt,FantasticMrFox,thisismorelikeanadultfilm(47)children’sclothing－orratherinJimHensonmonstersuits.Whenrambunctious(无法无天)nine-year-oldMaxfeels(48)igbyhisbusysinglemumandhernewboyfriend,andrunsaway(49)home,hefindshimselfonanislandpopulatedbyhuge,hairy,scaryWildThings.Here,hegetshimselfcrownedking,andheandthemonstersfightandplay,andthrowmudateachother(whichtheyoungerviewerswilllove).Theyreturnhome.That’sit.Andthat’syourproblem.Asafilm,Ican’t(50)deit’sdisappointing.Despitewhimsical(异想天开)imaginativeandheart-tuggingmoments,Jonzeandco-writerDaveEggersinevitablylosethewonderfulsubtlety(精妙之处)ofMauricesendak’swell-loved338-wordpicturebookjustby(51)(spin)itoutintoafull-lengthfeature.Enoughalready!WegetthisdysfunctionalgroupofneuroticWildThings(52)repMax’schild’seyeviewofgrown-upsascomprehensiblegiants,bothterrifyingandloving.(53),eventherepetitiveactionandnon-subtleties(54),makethisfeelmorelikefamilytherapythanafairy(55)tcan’tdestroythefilm’shauntingmagic.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestionsgiven.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet. SectionA(10marks)HOLDAYSINWALES1.Rhos–DduCountryCottagesYnys,CricciethLL532OPBDelightfulhideawaycottageswithprivatefishing.Comfortablyfurnishedwithantiques,oldoakbeams,logfires,givingtheauraandgraceofabygoneage,butwithalltheessentialsofthe20thcentury–sauna,jacuzzi,fourposterbed,snookertable…Aholidayvenueonerarelyfinds–butoftendreamsof.ForEnquiriescontact:MrsAJonesRhandir,Boduan,PwllheliGwynedd,LL538UA2.FiveStarCottageTalhenbonthall,Talhenbont,Criccieth,GwyneddEnq:Roger&GillianGoodLovinglyrestoredstonecottageandhuntinglodgein70acrewoodedcountryestatewithriver.Aluxuriousandcarefreeholidayforthediscerning.Availablethroughouttheyear.Woodlandwalksandwildlife.Freetennis,ridingandfishing.Onemilefromcoast,fivemilesSnowdonia.Underthepersonalsupervisionoftheowners.3.WindsorFlats12MarineTerrace,Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52OEFOnseafrontclosetoCricciethCastle.Comfortable,clean,fullyequipped,completelyprivateflats,inpicturesquevillagecentralforSnowdoniaandtheLlynPeninula.Climbing,sailing,fishing,walking,tennisandgolfcloseby.ColourTV,payphone.Bedlinensupplied.Shortbreaksavailableoutofseason.Writeorphoneforbrochure.4.DwyachCottagesCticciech,GwyneddEnquiries:MrsSEdwardsPen-y-Bryn,Chwilog,Pwllheli,Gwyhedd,LL536SXEnjoyapeacefulholidayinbeautifullysituatedfarmhouseorsinglestoreycottage.Thisisanareaofunrivallednaturalbeauty,thehauntofbuzzardsandwoodpeckers.Cottagesaresuperblyequippedtomakeyourholidayrelaxedandmemorable.Dishwasher,washer/dryer,microwave,linen,children’splayarea,barbecueandfarmtrail.5.BronAfonSelfCateringBorth-y-Gest,Phorthmadog,Gwynedd,LL499TUSituatedonlyminutesfromthebeachwithfabulousviewsofgarden,seaandmountains.Theaccommodationisquietandprivate.Anidealbasefortouring,walking,climbing,fishing,theslatemines,castles,Portmeirion,Porthmadogleisurecentreorjustrelaxingonthebeach.Bed&Breakfastalsoavailable.Question56to58:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtotheadvertisements.56.Tohaveaholidayinadelightfulhideawaycottage,youshouldcontactMrsSEdwards.57.IntheCticciethFiveStarHotel,freetennis,gamefishing,ridingandgolfareavailable.58.ShortbreaksareavailableoutofseasonintheLlynPeninsula.Question59to60:Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtotheadvertisements.59.Ifyouplantohaveaholidaywithyourchildren,whatisthebestplace?60.WhatwillyouenjoymostinBronAfonSelfCatering?SectionB(10marks)Thegiantpanda,thecreaturethathasbecomeasymbolofconservation,isfacingextinction.Themajorreasonislossofhabitat,whichhascontitueddespitetheestablishmentof14pandareserves.Deforestation,mainlycarriedoutbyfarmersclearinglandtomakewayforfields astheymovehigherintothemountains,hasdrasticallycontractedthemammal’srange.ThepandahasdisappearedfrommuchofcentralandeasternChina,andisnowrestrictedtotheeasternflankoftheHimalayas.Satelliteimageryhasshowntheseriousnessofthesituation;almosthalfofthepanda’shabitathasbeencutdownordegradedsince1975.Worse,thesurvivingpandapopulationhasalsobecomefragmented;acombinationofsatelliteimageryandgroundsurveysrevealspanda“islands”inpatchesofforestseparatedbyclearedland.Thepopulationoftheseislandshasbecomeisolatedbecausetheanimalsareloathtocrossopenareas.Justputtingaroadthroughpandahabitatmaybeenoughtosplitapopulationintwo.Theminusculesizeofthepandapopulationsworriesconservationists.Thesmallestgroupshavetoofewanimalstobeviable,andwillinevitablydieout.Thelargerpopulationsmaybeviableintheshortterm,butwillbesusceptibletogeneticdefectsasaresultofinbreeding.Inthesecircumstances,amoretraditionalthreattopandas–thecycleoffloweringandsubsequentwitheringofthebamboothatistheirstaplefood–canbecomeliterallyspecies-threatening.Thefloweringpromptspandastomovefromoneareatoanother,thuspreventinginbreedinginotherwisesedentarypopulations.Inpandas,however,bamboofloweringcouldprovecatastrophic（灾难性的）becausethepandasareunableemigrate.Thelatestconservationmanagementplanforthepanda,preparedbyChina’sMinistryofForestryandtheWorldWideFundforNature,aimsprimarilyatmaintainingpandahabitatsandensuringthatpopulationsarelinkedwhereverpossible.Thisplanwillchangesomeexistingreserveboundaries,establish14newreservesandprotectorreplantcorridors-offorestbetweenpandaislands.Othermeasuresincludebettercontrolofpoaching,reducingthedegradationofhabitatsoutsidereserves,andreforestation.Theplanisambitious.Implementationwillbeexpensiveandwillrequireparticipationbyindividualsrangingfromvillagerstogovernmentofficials.Question61to65:Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,onlyonewordforeachblank.Thesurvivalofthegiantpandaisbeingseriously(61).Thisislargelybecausetheoverallsizeoftheirhabitathasbeenreduced.Asaresult,pandasaremorepronetoproblemsandareunableto(62)aroundfreely,followingthegrowthcyclesof(63)plant.Anewplanaimstoprotectexistingpanda(64)andtojoinsomeofthemtogether.Thisplanalsoinvolvesreforestationandthecreationofnewreserves.Tosucceed,everyone,(65)boththegovernmentandindividuals,willhavetocooperate.SectionC(10marks)Hondahasdevelopedawaytoreadpatternsofelectriccurrentsonaperson’sscalpaswellaschangesincerebralbloodflowwhenapersonthinksaboutfoursimplemovements-movingtherighthand,movingthelefthand,runningandeating.67InavideoshownatTokyoheadquarters,apersonwearingahelmetsatstillbutthoughtaboutmovinghisrighthand–athoughtthatwaspickedupbyelectrodesattachedtohisheadinsidethehelmet.68Hondasaidthetechnologywasn’tquitereadyforalivedemonstrationbecauseofpossibledistractionsintheperson’sthinking.Anotherproblemisthatbrainpatternsdiffergreatlyamongindividuals,andsoabouttwotothreehoursofstudyingtheminadvanceareneededforthetechnologytowork.Thecompany,aleaderinrobotics,acknowledgedthetechnologywasstillatabasicresearchstage,withnoimmediatepracticalapplicationsintheworks.69Japanboastsoneoftheleadingroboticsindustriesintheworld,andthegovernmentispushingtodeveloptheindustryasaroadtogrowth.Researchonthebrainisbeingtackledaroundtheworld,butHondasaiditsresearchwasamongthemostadvancedinfiguringoutwaystoreadbrainpatternswithouthavingtohurttheperson,suchasembedding(植入)sensors intotheskin.Hondahasmaderoboticsacenterpieceofitsimage,sendingAsimotoeventsandstarringthewalking,talkingrobotinTVads.70“Ourproductsareforpeopletouse.Itisimportantforustounderstandhumanbehavior,”hesaid.“Wethinkthisistheultimateinmakingamachinemove.”Question66:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.66.WhatdoesHondasayaboutitsrobotAsimo?A.Itcandetectaperson’swayofthinking.B.Itcanimitatecomplexhumanmovements.C.Itisstillinitsexperimentalstage.D.Itisreadyformarketdistribution.Question67to70:Choosethemostappropriateofthefollowingparagraphsthatfitintoquestions67to70inthepassage.A.“I’mtalkingaboutdreamstoday,”saidYasuhisaArai,executiveattheHondaResearchInstituteinJapan,thecompany’sresearchunit.“Practicalusesarestillwayintothefuture.”B.Amongthechallengesforthisbraintechnologyismakingthereading-devicesmallersoitcanbeportable,accordingtoHonda.C.Afterseveralseconds,Asimo,programmedtorespondtothesebrainsignals,lifteditsrightarm.D.Hondasucceededinanalysingthesethoughtpatterns,andthenrelayedthemaswirelesscommandstoAsimo,itshuman-shapedrobot.SectionD(10marks)Beinganintrovertisabadthing,right?Well,alotofpeopleseemtothinkso,judgingbythenumberofarticlesI’vereadabouthowto“cure”introversion.Inresponsetothesearticles,IwroteTheIntrovertsStrikeBack,inwhichIarguedthatintrovertscan’tbecomeextraverts,andtheyshouldn’tparticularlywantto.However,I’mnotheretodebatewhetherit’sbettertobeanintroverttoanextravert.Thefactis,weallhavetointeractwithbothtypesofpeopleeveryday.Regardlessofwhichtypeyouare,youcangreatlyimproveyourrelationshipsbylearningtogetalongbetterwithpeopleoftheothertype.Herearesometipsforgettingstarted.ForIntroverts:*Indicatetootherswhenyou’rebusy.Whenanextravertseesyoureading,writing,ormaybejustthinking,hemightassumethattheonlyreasonyouaredoingthisisbecauseyoudon’thavesomeonetotalkto.Sohethinkshe’sdoingyouafavorbystrikingupaconversation,whenhe’sactuallyinterrupting.Topreventthis,besuretogiveanindicationthatyou’reinthemiddleofsomethinganddon’twanttosocialiserightnow.Thiscanbeavisualsignorverbal.Iknowonepersonwhotendedtogetalotofvisitorsatwork,andwhilehewasactuallyanextravert,thefrequentvisitswereslowinghimdowntoomuch.Heputasignonhisdoorsaying“IfIdon’tmakeeyecontactorrespondtoyou,Iapologize.I’mnottryingtoberude,Ijusthavealotofworktodo.Thankyouforunderstanding.”WhileIdon’tthinkmanypeopleneedtogothatfar,itcertainlyworked!*Realisethatextravertsoftenneedtotalk.Becauseextravertsaremoreintouchwiththeexternalworld,forthemtalkingissomethingasnecessaryasbreathing.Theymightthinkoutloudbybouncingtheirthoughtsoffotherpeople,andtheymightneedtochatinordertoboosttheirenergy.Foranintrovert,thiscanbethemostdifficultpartofdealingwithanextravert.Thesameconversationthatenergisestheextravertalsodrainstheintrovert.However,keepinginmindthattheextravertisnotbeingintentionallymalicious,theintroverthasatleasttwooptionsforhandlingthisinapoliteway.Theycanpatientlyparticipateintheconversation, andthen,whenit’sover,rechargebybeingalone.Ortheycancutofftheconversationearlybymentioningsomethingelsetheyneedtobedoing,orevenbysaying,“I’dliketohelp,butI’mnotsurethatI’mtherightpersonforyoutobetalkingto.”Ofcourse,sometimesaconversationcanbeveryenjoyableforanintrovert,inwhichcasethisisn’taproblem.ForExtraverts:*Askifsomeoneisbusybeforespendingtimewiththem.Ifsomeoneappearstobelonely,theymightnotbe.Evenifthey’rejustsittingthereanddon’tseemtobedoinganything,theycouldbedeepinthoughtandnotwanttobeinterrupted.Ifyouneedsomething,trytoaskforitupfront.Otherwise,lookforcluesthattheymightnotfeelliketalkingrightnow,suchaslackofeyecontact.Iftheyseemuninterested,don’ttakeitpersonally.Youjustdon’tknowwhatyou’reinterrupting.*Understandwhatadrainingeffectaconversationcanhaveonsomeone.Nomatterhowfabulousapersonyouare,keepinmindthatintrovertssimplyprefertheirinternalworldtotheexternalworld.Theymightstartoffwithafullychangedbattery,butwhilethey’reengagedinconversation,thatbatteryissteadilydraining.Howlongitlastsdependsonvariousfactors,butbesuretokeepaneyeoutforwhenthey’restartingtoloseinterest.Bemoretothepointwithintroverts,andsavemostofyourchattingforextravertswhowillappreciateitmore.Questions71to74:CompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswithNOMORETHANFIVEWORDSaccordingtothepassage.71.Introvertsareadvisedtotopreventinterruptingwhentheyareinthemiddleofsomething.72.Forextraverts,havingaconversationwithpeoplecanbeasimportantas73.Animportantcluethatsomeonemightnotfeelliketalkingwithyourightnowis74.ItisnecessarytorememberthatintrovertstendtofocusmoreonQuestion75:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.75.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whetheritisbettertobeanintrovertoranextravert.B.Howtogetalongwithbothintrovertsandextraverts.C.Howtoavoidembarrassmentinconversations.D.Oneshouldbeneitheranintrovertnoranextravert.PartVTranslation(20marks)SectionA(10marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.AsoaringdropoutrateiscausingtheUnitedStatedtolosegroundeducationallytorivalsabroadandistrappingmillionsofyoungAmericanattheverymarginsoftheeconomy.(76)TheObamaadministrationacknowledgestheproblemsinitsnewbudget,whichincludesa＄50millionpreventionprogramme,butsolvingthisproblemwillrequirealotmoremoneyandacomprehensivenationalstrategy.ThealarmingscopeofthedropoutcrisisislaidoutbytheCenterforLaborMarketStudiesatNortheasternUniversityinBostonandtheAlternativeSchoolsNetworkinChicago.(77)Theirstudy,whichexaminesdatafromthe12largeststates,findsthat16percentofpeoplefromtheagesof16to24havedroppedout.(78)Theproblemisespeciallypronouncedamongmen,whomakeupmorethan60percentofthosewhochangeschoolnationally.Thedropoutproblemhitsminoritiesreallyhard.(79)Manyofthiscountry’slargeurbanhighschoolsarerightlycalled“dropout factories”becausemorestudentsleaveschoolthangraduate.Accordingtothestudy,statedropoutratesarehighestintheSouth,whereGerorgia(22.1percent),Florida(20.1percent)andTexas(18.5percent)leadtheway.(80)Thedropoutcrisispresentsacleardangertonationalprosperity,butatthemoment,statesandlocalitiesarestrugglingtocontainitwithlittlehelporguidancefromthefederalgovernment.Congress,whichisjustwakinguptothisissue,canimprovethesituationbytheputtingitsmoneyandmusclebehindprovenprogrammesthathavebeenshowntore-engageyoungpeoplewhohavedroppedout,andthatkeepat-riskchildrenontracktocompletetheireducations.SectionB(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.81.石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响。(affect)82.奥林匹克运动会上最重要的不是取胜而是参与。(not…but…)83.早知道你没有钥匙，我就不把门锁上了。(wouldnothave)84.花这么多的时间和精力来安排这样一个活动，值得吗？(worthwhile)85.这些邮票由于其独特的艺术设计吸引了众多集邮者。(appealto)PartVIIQTest(5marks)TherearefiveIQtestquestionsinthispart.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswerssheet.3.654.925.36.848.76?6.9586.Whatnumbercomesnext?87.WhenDavidistwiceasoldasheisnowhewillbefourtimesasoldashisdaughterJanewillbeinfiveyearstime.Ifin1990,fouryearsago,hewasfourtimesasoldashisdaughter,inwhatyearwassheborn?88.Thecostofhiringaprivaterailcarriageissharedequallybyallthepassengerswhopaidanexactnumberofpoundswhichwaslessthan￡100each.Thecarriagehasseatsfor50passengersandthetotalbillamountsto￡1887.Howmanyseatswerenotoccupied?89.InhowmanywayscanthewordTURNberead?StartatthecentralletterTandmoveinanydirection.NNRNNRURNNRUTURNNRURNNRNN90.Whatisthelargestnumberofregionsthisringcouldbedividedintousingthreestraightlines?PartVIIWriting(30marks)TaskI(30marks)Youhavebeenaskedtoorganizeaspecialeventaspartoftheschool’sEnglishBookWeek.Suggestionsincludeabooksale,poetryreadingsandanopportunitytomeettheauthorofoneofyourEnglishcoursebooks.Writeanoticefortheschoolnoticeboardtoadvertisetheevent.²DescribethekindofeventyouareplanningInyournotice:²Stateexactlywhereandwhenitwillbeheld ²Askforvolunteerstohelpwithpreparations²SayhowyoucanbecontactedYoushouldwritenofewerthan100wordsontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Youareacollegestudent.Recently,anationalnewspaperhasbeenrunningaspecialweeklyinsertoncareers,andyouaregoingtocontributetoanarticleentitled“KeyConsiderationsfortheSchoolLeaver”.Pleasestatethemostimportantissuesfacingyoungpeoplewhentheydecideonacareerpath.Youshouldwritenofewerthan120wordsontheanswersheet.
