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1、ReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwi
2、thasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WhenKathieGifford’sfacewassplashedacrossthenewspapersin1996afterherlucrativelineofWalmartclothingwasexposedastheworkofunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity’sChinatown,theDepartmentofLa
3、borandtheWhiteHouseteameduptocondemnsuchpractices.Withmuchfanfare,PresidentClinton’sadministrationlaunchedthe“NoSweat”campaign,whichpressuredretailersandmanufacturerstosubmittoperiodicindependentinspectionoftheirworkplaceconditions.;Thiscampaignurgedmanufacturersto
4、signtheWorkplaceCodeofConduct,apromisetoselfregulatethathassincebeenadoptedbyahandfulofretailersandmanyofthenation’slargestmanufacturers,includingNikeandL.L.Bean.However,theDepartmentofDefense,whichhasa$1billiongarmentbusinessthatwouldmakeitthecountry’s14thlargest
5、retailappareloutlet,hasnotsignedtheCodeofConduct.Inaddition,ithasnotagreedtodemandthatitscontractorssubmittoperiodicinspections.;BecausetheDepartmentofDefensehasnotagreedtoadheretothecode,thejobofstoppingpublicsectorsweatshopsfallstotheDepartmentofLabor.Federalcon
6、tractorsthatpersistinviolatingwagelawsorsafetyandhealthcodescanlosetheirlucrativetaxpayerfinancedcontracts.ButSuzanneSeiden,adeputyadministratorattheDepartmentofLabor,saysthattoherknowledge,thedepartmenthasneverappliedthatruletogovernmentapparelmanufacturers.“Ijus
7、tassumethattheyareadheringtosafetyandhealthrequirements,”shesays.AccordingtorecordsobtainedbyMotherJones,throughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationhascitedLion32timesforsafetyandhealthviolationsinthepast12years.21.Whatisthis
8、passgagemainlyconcernedwith?A)ThefunctionsoftheDepartmentofLaborinAmerica.B)AseriousproblemthreateningAmericaneconomy.C)Thesuccessfulattemptofreg