1、3. A) it has warmed its people against possible food shortage.B) it has penalized businesses that keep overproducing foodsC) it has started a nationwide campaign against food waste.D) it has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods.4 .A) the confusion over food expiration labels.B) the surplus
2、resulting from overproductionC) Americans habit of buying food in bulkD) a lack of regulation on food consumptionQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) it has started a week-long promotion campaign.B) it has just launched its annual anniversary salesC) it offers reg
3、ular weekend sales all the year roundD) it specializes in the sale of ladies designer dresses6. A) price reductions for its frequent customers.B) coupons for customers with bulk purchases.C) free delivery of purchases for senior customers.D) price adjustments within seven days of purchase.7. A) mail
4、 a gift card to her.B) allow her to buy on credit card.C) credit it to her accountD) give her some coupons.8. A) refunding for goods returnedB) free installing of appliances.C) prolonged goods warranty.D) complimentary tailoringSection BQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard9
5、. A) they are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings.B) they have more than twenty different hair texturesC) they have twenty-four different body shapes in totalD) they represent people from virtually all walks of life.10.A) they do not reflect young girls aspirationsB) they are not sold together
6、with the originalC) their flat feet do not appeal to adolescentsD) their body shapes have not changed much11. A) in toy storesB) in shopping malls.C) on the internetD) at barbie shopsQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. a ) moveable metal type began to be used in print
7、ingB) Chinese printing technology was first introduceC) the earliest known book was publishedD) metal type was imported from Korea13. A) it had more than a hundred printing presses.B) it was the biggest printer in the 16th century.C) it helped the German people become literate.D) it produced some 20
8、 million volumes in total14. A) it pushed handwritten books out of circulation.B) it boosted the circulation of popular works.C) it made writing a very profitable career.D) it provided readers with more choices.15. A) it accelerated the extinction of the Latin language.B) it standardized the publica
9、tion of grammar books.C) turned translation into a welcome profession.D) it promoted the growth of national languagesSection CQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) they get bored after working for a period of time.B) they spend an average of one year finding a job.
10、C) they become stuck in the same job for decades.D) they choose a job without thinking it through.17. A) see if there will be chances for promotion.B) find out what job choices are available.C) watch a film about ways of job hunting.D) decide which job is most attractive to you.18. A) the qualificat
11、ions you have.B) the pay you are going to get.C) the culture of your target company.D) the work environment you will be in.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard19. A) it is as important as Christmas for African-Americans.B) it is a cultural festival founded for African-Am
12、ericans.C) it is an ancient festival celebrated by African-Americans.D) it is a religious festival celebrated by African-Americans20. A) to urge African-Americans to do more for society.B) to call on African-Americans to worship their godsC) to help African-Americans to realize their goals.D) to rem
13、ind African-Americans of their sufferings.21. A) faith in self-determinationB) the first fruits of the harvestC) unity and cooperative economicsd creative work and achievement.22. A) they recite a principleB) they take a solemn oathC) they drink wine from the unity cupD) they call out their ancestor
14、s names.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard23. A) it is one of the worlds most healthy diets.B) it contains large amounts of dairy products.C) it began to impact the world in recent years.D) it consists mainly of various kinds of seafood.4. A) it involved 13, 000 resear
15、chers from Asia, Europe and America.B) it was conducted in seven mid-eastern countries in the 1950sC) it is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind.D) it has drawn the attention of medical doctors the world over.25. A) they care much about their health.B) they eat foods with little fa
16、t.C) they use little oil in cookingD) they have lower mortality ratesPart III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage
17、 through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.In the past 12 months,Nigeria has
18、suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, anda prolonged fuel shortage. Now,Africas largest in facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect,leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices. The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kad
19、una, Nigerias largest tomato producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of 26 . The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by27 on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks. It28 incredibly quickly, breeding up to 12 generations per year if condit
20、ions are favorable. it is believed to have29 in South America in the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets,the insects effects are devastating. Retail prices for a30 of tomatoes at local markets have
21、 risen from $0. 50 to $2. 50. Farmers are reporting steep losses and a new $20 million tomato-paste factory has31 production due to the shortages. Given the moths ability also to attack crops like pepper and potatoes, Audu Ogbeh, Nigerias minister of agriculture, has warned that the pest maycreate s
22、erious problems for food32 in the country. Ogbeh says experts are investigating how to control the pests damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely33 until now. Despite being the continents second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is34 on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every
23、 year. as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities. A further35 in local supplies is yet another unwelcome setback to the industry. A) dependent I)originatedB) Embarking J) reductionC) emergence K) reproducesD) feeding L)securityE) grazes M)terrorF)
24、 halted N) uncheckedG) handful O)uncheckedH) multitudeDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Whos Really Addicting You to Technology?A.Nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the internet, wrote Tony Schwart
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