Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and
with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely
weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay. Thinks otherwise.”
Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the
company’s head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner of
the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.
Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. owned by PepsiCo.
And accounts for over half of the parent company’s $3 billion annual
profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow.
the company has to look overseas.
Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers
economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. And second,
consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. ”Global”
does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but
ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem,
innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared
beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most
Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an American company.
Instead, Riskey, the company’s research and development head, would hope
they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and
business.
With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of
the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the company’s long-held
marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help
facilitate the company’s global expansion.
The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating
habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to
economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits
of free enterprise across the world. “We’re making products in those
countries, we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building
businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund,
PepsiCo’s chief executive.
26.It is the belief of Frito-Lay’s head of global marking
that_____.
A) People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato
chips
B) The light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s
potato chips
C) Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.
D) Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world
market
27.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?
A) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.
B) It needs to turn to the word market for development.
C) Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.
D) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack
marker.
28.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development
strategy is that_____.
A)products identified as American will have promising market
value
B)products suiting Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits
C)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands
D)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands
29.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?
A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.
B)To compete with other American chip producers.
C)To change the company’s long-held marketing image.
D)To promote the company's strategy of globalization.
30.Frito-Lay's executives claim that the promoting of American food
in the international market_____.
A)will be in the interest of the local people
B)will lead to economic imperialism
C)won’t spoil the taste of their chips
D)won't affect the eating habits of the local people
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good
at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it
can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …”
what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: ” I had a bad
day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has
been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in
expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually
doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset” ; this suggests that you are
somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other
person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the
necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or
insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to
do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any
specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry
shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize
should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these
pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition,
children still need help to become a ware of the complexities of saying
sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other
children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the
head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need
reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an
apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin
without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s
clothes without permission is not.
31.If a mother adds ”but” to an apology,________.
A) the child may find the apology easier to accept
B) the child may feel that he owes her an apology
C) she does not realize that the child has been hurt
D) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized
32.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most
probably means”_______”
A)You have good reason to get upset
B)I apologize for hurting your feelings
C)I’m at fault for making you upset
D)I’m aware you’re upset ,but I’m not to blame
33.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology
because______.
A)it is hurtful and insulting
B)it is vague and ineffective
C)it may make the other person feel guilty
D)it gets one into the habit of making empty promises
34.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say
sorry______.
A)their ages should be taken into account
B)parents should be patient and tolerant
C)parents need to set them a good example
D)the complexities involved should be ignored
35.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is
_________.
A)not necessary among family members
B)a sign of social progress
C) not as simple as it seems
D)a social issue calling for immediate attention
Passage Four
Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help
teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a
$13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried
about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them
because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial
burden, we will. ”
Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district
is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but
they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.
The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s
extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at
this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.
Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency
plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be
met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.
District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity
accounts its 38schools.
At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating
the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district
officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election., when
voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.
In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and
offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers
and principals in their jobs.
Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet
dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for
renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of
paper.
“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson,
a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in
the school, and we see how they could be affected.”
At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays
newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。
“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting
speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that
around instead.”
36.What has happened to the Vrain School District?
A)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.
B)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.
C)A huge financial problem has arisen.
D)Many schools there are mismanaged.
37.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the
budget shortage?
A) They demanded a through investigation.
B) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.
C) They accused those responsible for it.
D)They felt somewhat helpless about it.
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38.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational
budget shortage is_________.
A)irreversible
B)insolvable
C)unavoidable
D)unthinkable
39.Why did Coffman request an investigation?
A)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.
B)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.
C)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.
D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.
40.Three high school students started a website in order
to__________.
A)keep people properly informed of the crisis
B)expose officials who neglected their duties
C)appeal to the public for contributions and donations
D)attract greater public attention to their needs
Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)
41."This light is too______ for me to read by. Don’t we have a
brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.
A) dim B) slight C)mild D)minute
42.The more a nation's companies _______factories abroad, the
smaller that country's recorded exports will be.
A)lie B) locate C)spot D)stand
43.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to ______a new paragraph in the
annual report she was typing.
A) invade B)install C)insert D)inject
44.The old paper mill has been ______to make way for a new
shopping centre.
A)held down B)kept down C)cut down D)turn down
45.My grandfather had always taken a _______interest in my
work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.
A) weighty B) keen C)vague D)splendid
46.If you don’t like to swim, you _____as well stay at
home.
A) may B)can C)would D)should
47.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4,1826,the
fiftieth_ ______of American Independence.
A)ceremony B) anniversary C)occasion D)occurrence
48.We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties
and finish the task according to schedule.
A ) get away B)get across C)get off D)get over
49.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for
breaking the law.
A) option B)intention C)approval D)excuse
50.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can
be _______and go another day.
A) probable B)reliable C)flexible D)feasible
51.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one
of the ______of the murder committed last month.
A) witnesses B)audiences C)viewers D)observers
52.These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new
language.
A) faith B)authority C)enthusiasm D)convention
53."You try to get some sleep. I'll _____the patient's
breakfast, "said the nurse.
A)get to B)see to C)lead to D)stick to
54.The bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to
postpone buying a house.
A) loan B)borrow C)lease D)credit
55.John cannot afford to go to university, _______going
abroad.
A) nothing to speak of B)not to speak of C) anything but
D)nothing but
56.There's the living room still to be _____,so that's my next
project.
A) decorated B)dissolved C)assessed D)abandoned
57.It may be necessary to stop ______in the learning process
and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.
A) at case B) at length C)at intervals D) at a distance
58.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior
______taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given
place.
A) attach B)compose C) involve D)enclose
59.Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you'll have
to pay a _________.
A)deposit B) deal C)fare D)fond
60.Dr.Smith was always ______the poor and the sick, often
providing them with free medical care.
A) tended by B)absorbed in C)reminded of D)concerned about
61..________quantities of water are being used nowadays with
the rapid development of industry and agriculture.
A)Extreme B)Exclusive C)Extensive D)Excessive
62.To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced
automatic sorting.
A)treatment B) transmission C)departure D)delivery
63.Politically these nations tend to be ______,with very high
birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.
A) unsteady B)unstable C)rational D)reluctant
64. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary
________too much work last week.
A)take away B)take out C)take to D)take on
65.The London Marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands
of runners participate every year.
A)Therefore B) Accordingly C)Nevertheless D )Furthermore
66. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of
the motor industry is uncertain.
A) estimate B)terminal C)fate D)benefit
67. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than
cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.
A)storage B) source C)reserve D)resource
68. ______recent developments we do not think your scheme is
practical.
A) In view of B) In favor of C)In case of D)In memory of
69. Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred
rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.
A)goals B)destinations C)targets D)aims
70. Jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting
office, which was considered a promotion.
A)delivered B)transferred C)exchanged D)transformed
Part IV Close (15 minutes)
As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time
on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?”
announcement. I’ve been 71 only once – for a woman who had merely
fainted. But the 72 made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of
thing happens I wondered what I would do if 74 with a real midair
medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospital staff and the usual
emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal of Medicine last
week 77 a study about in –flight medical events. I read it 78
interest.
The study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in-flight
medical emergencies on U.S. flights
every day. Most of them are not 80;fainting and dizziness are
the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them –roughly four a day –
are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. The most common
of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes, and difficulty
breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are 84.For starters, cabin pressures
at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived
at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate
these pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87
experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen
flowing through their blood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep
venous thrombosis – the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症).89
happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the
in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation,
flights with at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency
medical kits to treat heart attacks.
71 A) surveyed B) addressed C) called D) Informed
72 A) accident B) incident C) disaster D)condition
73 A)soon B) many C) long D)often
74A) treated B) identified C)provided D) confronted
75A) to B) by C)for D)through
76 A)while B) when C)since D)before
77 A)collected B) discovered C)published D) conducted
78 A)with B)by C) in D)of
79 A)number B)sum C)amount D)average 80 A)significant B)common
C)serious D)heavy 81 A)For B)But C)So D)Or
82 A)require B)engage C)command D)inspire
83 A)contain B)confine C) include D)imply
84 A)stimulating B)stressful C)tedious D)enjoyable
85 A)who B)which C)that D)what
86 A)easily B)casually C)harshly D)reluctantly
87 A)ought to B)used to C)need D)may
88 A)one B)other C)another D)any
89 A)whichever B)wherever C)whatever D)Whenever
90 A)most B)least C)best D)worst
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write
a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to
Tourists? You should write at Least 120 words following the outline
given below :
1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点
2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同
3．我认为……
Should the University Campus Be Open to
Tourists? |
