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NAME:

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TESTFORENGLISHMAJIORS

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TIMELIMIT:

70MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（15MIN）

SECTIONAINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterview,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing5questions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

（）1.AccordingtoRichard,whatwastheconceptofhealthbeforethe1940s?

[A]Mechanicaloperationofthebody.

[B]Absenceofdiseaseorillness.

[C]Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being.

[D]Cleanwater,improvedsanitationandhousing.

（）2.WhendidtheWhodefinehealthintermsoftheholisticoperationofaperson’smind,bodyandsprite?

[A]Inthe1940s.[B]Inthe1970s.[C]Inthe1980s.[D]Inthe1990s.

（）3.WhatattitudedoesRichardholdtowardindividualisticlifestylesapproach?

[A]Supportive.[B]Prejudiced.[C]Negative.[D]Confused.

（）4.Accordingtothesocio-ecologicalviewofhealth.Allofthefollowingrelatetopeople’shealthEXCEPT

[A]Society.[B]Gender.[C]Economy.[D]Environment.

（）5.WhichcityholedthefirstInternationalConferenceofHealthPromotionin1986?

[A]London.[B]Tokyo.[C]NewYork.[D]Ottawa.

SECTIONBGAP-FILLING

Inthissection,youwillhearamini-lecture;youwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletethegap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiven2minutestocheckandcompletethegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.

Morethan40yearsago,LeeKuanYew6________whatwasapoor,decayingcolonyintoashining,richandmoderncity,allthetime7________byhostilepowers.Withhisbrilliantintellectandpowersof8________,heisoneoftheworld’smostbluntand9__________statemen.

Oneofthe10__________successesofLeeKuanYew’s11________ofSingaporewashismakingSingaporetheleastcorruptnationinAsia.Hesays,“Theymustbe12________awageequalwithwhatmenoftheirabilityandintegrityareearningformanagingabigcorporationor13__________legalorotherprofessionalpractice.TheyhavetomanageaSingaporeeconomythat14__________anannualgrowthrateofeighttoninepercentinthelasttwodecades,givingitscitizensan15__________incomethatin1995wastheninthhighestintheworld.”

Part

READINGCOMPREHENSION（15MIN）

SECTIONA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsintheFEWESTpossibleanswersquestionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SincetheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActbecamelaw10yearsago,thephrase“assistivetechnology”hasbecomeacommonphraseandaboomingbusiness.Inadditiontotheinstallationofsidewalkcurbcutsandspeciallydesignedaccessramps,liftsandbathroomsinpublicplaces,awidearrayofelectronicdevicesandotherequipmenthasbeendesignedtohelpthosewithvaryingdegreesofdisabilitiesleadmoreenjoyableandproductivelives.Thepopularizationofproductstoassistthedisabledhastriggeredabusinessboomlifeofmanypeoplewithdisabilities.Theadvanceshaveallowedpeopletoliveindependently,toworkandparticipateintheircommunities.”

Manyentrepreneursgetintotheassistivetechnologybusinessliterallybyaccident.Forexample,oneoftheworld’stop10motorcycleracerswasinvolvedinacaraccidentin1978whichlefthimblind.Hethenstudiedcomputerscience,startedhisowncompany,anddevelopedaprogramthatreadsthecontentofacomputerscreenthroughspecializedsoftwareandsimulatedspeechsynthesizers.

Largecompaniesareinvestinginproductsforthosewithdisabilities.InJune2000,theCaliforniaCouncilontheBlindandWellsFargoBankannouncedwhattheysaidmightbethenation’sfirstefforttoinstalltalkingautomatedtellermachines.Wellspledgedtoinstallaudioheadphonesforvisuallyimpairedcustomersateachofitsmorethan1,500ATMsinCalifornia.

Despitetechnologicaladvancesandthelawthatfor10yearshasbannedemployersfromdiscriminatingagainstjobapplicantsbecausetheyhaveaphysicalormentaldisability,notallthenewsisgood.TheCenterforanaccessibleSocietyreportsthatAmericanemployershaveyettosuccessfullytapthemarketof43millionworking-ageAmericanswithdisabilities.Althoughtheunemploymentrateisthelowestin30years,Americanswithdisabilitiesstillhaveanunemploymentrateof70percent,thesamelevelasadecadeago.

16.Accordingtoparagraphone,assistivetechnologyreferstotechnologyusedto__________________________________________________.

17.Accordingtothepassage,thedisabledpeoplecanoperatewirelessdevicesby_______________________________________________insteadofhands.

18.Accordingtoparagraph3,technologyisagodsendinthatitprovidesthedisabled___________________________________________.

19.WhichbankwillbethefirstinAmericatoinstalltalkingATMmachines?

___________________________________________________________________________20.Accordingtothepassage,theunemploymentrateamongtheAmericandisabilities10yearsagowas_______.

SectionB

Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissection.Thepassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

Along-heldviewofthehistoryoftheEnglishcoloniesthatbecametheUnitedStateshasbeenthatEngland’spolicytowardthesecoloniesbefore1763wasdictatedbycommercialinterestsandthatachangetoamoreimperialpolicy,dominatedbytheobjectivesofexpandingtheterritorybyforce,generatedthetensionsthatultimatelyledtotheAmericanRevolution.Inarecentstudy,StephenSaundersWebbhaspresentedaformidablechallengetothisview.AccordingtoWebb,EnglandalreadyhadamilitaryimperialpolicyformorethanacenturybeforetheAmericanRevolution.HeseesthatmonarchsinthesixteenthcenturywerebentonextendingcentralizedexecutivepoweroverEngland’spossessionsthroughtheuseofwhatWebbcalls“garrison（要塞）government”.Garrisongovernmentallowedthecolonistsalegislativeassembly,butrealauthority,inWebb’sview,belongedtothecolonialgovernor,whowasappointedbythekingandsupportedbythe“garrison”,thatisbythelocaldelegationofEnglishtroopsunderthecolonistgovernor’scommand.

AccordingtoWebb,thepurposeofgarrisongovernmentwastoprovidemilitarysupportforaroyalpolicydesignedtolimitthepoweroftheupperclassesintheAmericancolonies.Webbarguesthatthecoloniallegislativeassembliesrepresentedtheinterestsnotofthecommonpeoplebutofthecolonialupperclasses,anallianceofmerchantsandnobleswhofavoredself-ruleandsoughttoelevatelegislativeauthorityattheexpenseoftheexecutive.Itwas,accordingtoWebb,thecolonialgovernorswhofavoredthesmallfarmer,opposedtheplantationsystem,andtriedthroughtaxationtobreakuplargeholdingsofland.Backedbythemilitarypresenceofthegarrison,thesegovernorstriedtopreventthegentryandmerchants,alliedinthecolonialassemblies,fromtransformingcolonialAmericaintoacapitalisticoligarchy（寡头政治）.

Webb’sstudyilluminatesthepoliticalalignmentsthatexistedinthecoloniesinthecenturypriortotheAmericanRevolution,buthisviewofthecrown’suseofthemilitaryasaninstrumentofcolonialpolicyisnotentirelyconvincing.Englandduringtheseventeenthcenturywasnotnotedforitsmilitaryachievements.NotuntilthewarwithFrancein1697didWilliamⅢpersuadeParliamenttocreateaprofessionalstandingarmy,andParliament’spricefordoingsowastokeepthearmyundertightlegislativecontrol.Whileitmaybetruethatthecrownattemptedtocutdownthepowerofthecolonialupperclasses,itishardtoimaginehowtheEnglisharmyduringtheseventeenthcenturycouldhaveprovidedsignificantmilitarysupportforsuchapolicy.

（）21.Accordingtothelongheldview,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthattheAmericanRevolutionstarted?

AEngland’spolicytowardAmericancolonieshadchanged.

BEnglandusedtocaremoreaboutcommercialinterests.

CEngland’sKingshadlostcontrolofAmericancolonies.

DEnglandwantedtousemilitaryforcestoachievetheirobjectives.

（）22.AccordingtoWebb,whatisthereasonleadingtoAmericanRevolution?

AMonarchsweredeterminedtoextendcentralizedexecutivepoweroverEngland’spossessions.

BThecolonialgovernorswantedtogetawayfromtheroyalgovernment.

CTheroyaltaxationtothecolonieswastoomuch.

DThepolicyofgarrisongovernmentwasnotwelcomedbythecolonialgovernorsatall.

（）23.Whodoes“theexecutive”（Para2.Line5）referstointhispassage?

AThemonarchs.BThecoloniallegislativeassemblies.

CThecolonialgovernors.DThecommonpeople.

（）24.AccordingtoWebb,whatconclusioncanbedrawnregardinggarrisongovernment?

AGarrisongovernmentgavelegislativeassembliesinthecoloniesrelativelylittleauthority,comparedtotheauthoritythatitgavethecolonialgovernors.

BGarrisongovernmentbecamealessviablecolonialpolicyastheEnglishParliamentbegantoexerttighterlegislativecontrolovertheEnglishmilitary.

CGarrisongovernmentdidnotfavorthesmallerfarmer.

DThecreationofaprofessionalstandingarmyinEnglandin1697actuallyweakenedgarrisongovernmentbydivertingtroopsfromthegarrisonstationedintheAmericancolo