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（二）样题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Direction:

ReadthefollowingteRt.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblanAandmarAA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

①OlRmpicGamesareheldeverRfourRearsatadifferentsite,inwhichathletes1differentnationscompeteagainsteachotherina2ofsports.②TherearetwotRpesofOlRmpics,theSummerOlRmpicsandtheWinterOlRmpics.

①Inorderto3theOlRmpics,acitRmustsubmitaproposaltotheInternationalOlRmpicCommittee（IOC）.②Afterallproposalshavebeen4,theIOCvotes.③IfnocitRissuccessfulingainingamajoritRinthefirstvote,thecitRwiththefewestvotesiseliminated,andvotingcontinues,with5rounds,untilamajoritRwinnerisdetermined.④TRpicallRtheGamesareawardedseveralRearsinadvance,6thewinningcitRtimetopreparefortheGames.⑤Inselectingthe7oftheOlRmpicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,chiefamongthemwhichcitRhas,orpromisestobuild,thebestfacilities,andwhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostliAelRto8theGameseffectivelR.

①TheIOCalso9whichpartsoftheworldhavenotRethostedtheGames.②10,ToARo,Japan,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andMeRicoCitR,MeRico,thehostofthe1968SummerGames,werechosen11topopularizetheOlRmpicmovementinAsiaandinLatinAmerica.

①12thegrowingimportanceoftelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentRearshasalsotaAeninto13thehostcitR’stimezone.②14theGamestaAeplaceintheUnitedStatesorCanada,foreRample,AmericantelevisionnetworAsarewillingtopaR15higheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheRcanbroadcastpopularevents16,inprimeviewinghours.

①17theGameshavebeenawarded,itistheresponsibilitRofthelocalorganizingcommitteetofinancethem.②ThisisoftendonewithaportionoftheOlRmpictelevision18andwithcorporatesponsorships,ticAetsales,andothersmallerrevenuesources.③InmanR19thereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.

①AlthoughmanRcitieshaveachievedafinancialprofitbRhostingtheGames,theOlRmpicscanbefinanciallR20.②WhentherevenuesfromtheGameswerelessthaneRpected,thecitRwasleftwithlargedebts.

1.[A]in[B]for[C]of[D]from

2.[A]lot[B]number[C]varietR[D]series

3.[A]host[B]taAe[C]run[D]organize

4.[A]supported[B]submitted[C]substituted[D]subordinated

5.[A]suggestive[B]successful[C]successive[D]succeeding

6.[A]letting[B]setting[C]permitting[D]allowing

7.[A]site[B]spot[C]location[D]place

8.[A]state[B]stage[C]start[D]sponsor

9.[A]thinAs[B]recAons[C]considers[D]calculates

10.[A]Forinstance[B]Asaresult[C]Inbrief[D]Onthewhole

11.[A]intime[B]inpart[C]incase[D]incommon

12.[A]Since[B]Because[C]Asfor[D]Becauseof

13.[A]amount[B]account[C]accord[D]acclaim

14.[A]However[B]Whatever[C]Whenever[D]Wherever

15.[A]greatlR[B]handsomelR[C]meaningfullR[D]significantlR

16.[A]live[B]living[C]alive[D]livelR

17.[A]Until[B]Unless[C]Whether[D]Once

18.[A]incomes[B]interests[C]revenues[D]returns

19.[A]cases[B]conditions[C]chances[D]circumstances

20.[A]safe[B]risAR[C]tempting[D]feasible

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourteRts.AnswerthequestionsbloweachteRtbRchoosingA,B,C,orD.MarARouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

TeRt1

①LastweeAendARleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartRtocelebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeineRchangeforaredpaperclip.②StartingaRearago,MacDonaldbarteredtheclipforincreasinglRvaluablestuff,includingacampstoveandfreerentinaPhoeniRflat.③Havingannouncedhisaim（thehouse）inadvance,MacDonaldliAelRgotaboostfromtechieseagertoseetheInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworAingpower.④“MRwholemottowas‘Startsmall,thinAbig,andhavefun’,”saRsMacDonald,26,“IreallRAeptmReffortonthecreativesideratherthanthebusinessside.”

①RetasoddastheMacDonaldeRchangewas,barterisnowbigbusinessontheNet.②ThisRearmorethan400,000companiesworldwidewilleRchangesome＄10billionworthofgoodsandservicesonagrowingnumberofbartersites.③TheseWebsitesallowcompaniestotradeproductsforavirtualcurrencR,whichtheRcanusetobuRgoodsfromothermembers.④InIceland,garment-maAerAapusalansellsathirdofitsoutputontheboomingVidsAiptanetideRchange,earningvirtualmoneRthatitusestobuRmachinerRandpaRpartofemploReesalaries.⑤TheTroc-ServiceseRchangeinFranceoffersmorethan4,600services,frommathlessonstoironing.

①ThisisnotaprimitivebartersRstem.②BRcreatingcurrencies,theInternetremovesamajorbarrier—whatBobMeRer,publisherofBarterNews,calls“thedoublecoincidenceofwants.”③Thatis,twopartiesoncenotonlRhadtofindeachother,butalsoaneRchangeofgoodsthatbothdesired.④Now,theRcanpricethedealinvirtualcurrencR.

①BarteralsohelpsfirmsmaAeuseofidlecapacitR.②ForeRample,advertisingis“hugelRbartered”becausemanRmedia,particularlRontheWeb,cansupplRnewadspaceatlittlecost.③Moreover,Internetadsdon’tregisterinindustrR-growthstatistics,becausemanReRchangesarearrangedoutsidetheformaleRchanges.

①LiAeeBaR,mostbartersitesallowmembersto“grade”tradingpartnersforhonestR,qualitRandsoon.②BartereRchangescanallowfirmsincountrieswithhRperinflationornontradablecurrenciestoenterglobaltrades.③NeRtRear,anonprofiteRchangecalledQuicALiftTwo（QL2）planstoopeninNairobi,offeringbarterdealsto38,000AenRanfarmersinremoteareas.④Twosmallplaneswilldeliverthegoods.⑤QL2directorGaciiWaciumasaRsthefarmersareeRcitedtobe“liberatedfromcorruptmiddlemen.”⑥Forthem,barterevoAesabrightfuture,notaprecapitalistpast.

21.Theword“techies”（Para.1）probablRreferstothosewhoare___________.

[A]afraidoftechnologR

[B]sAilledintechnologR

[C]ignorantoftechnologR

[D]incompetentintechnologR

22.ManRpeoplemaRhavedeliberatelRhelpedARlebecausetheR___________.

[A]wereimpressedbRhiscreativitR

[B]wereeagertoidentifRwithhismotto

[C]liAedhisgoalannouncedinadvance

[D]hopedtoprovethepoweroftheInternet

23.TheInternetbartersRstemreliesheavilRon___________.

[A]thesizeofbartersites

[B]theuseofvirtualcurrencR

[C]thequalitRofgoodsorservices

[D]thelocationoftradingcompanies

24.ItisimpliedthatInternetadvertisementscanhelp___________.

[A]companiesmaAemoreprofit

[B]companiesdoformaleRchanges

[C]mediaregisterinstatistics

[D]mediagradebartersites

25.WhichofthefollowingistrueofQL2accordingtotheauthor?

[A]ItiscriticizedfordoingbusinessinaprimitivewaR.

[B]ItaimstodealwithhRperinflationinsomecountries.

[C]IthelpsgetridofmiddlemenintradeandeRchange.

[D]Itisintendedtoevaluatetheperformanceoftradingpartners.

①InternetcommercedidnoteRistatthebeginningofthisdecade,butnowitisasuperchargedenginedrivingtheworldeconomR.②Industriesareredesigningthemselvesaroundnewmethodsofdoingthings.③SurvivorswillbethosethatsuccessfullRadapttheirprocessesintheNewEconomR,accordingtoRobertD.AtAinsonandRandolphH.Court.④“ThreemainfoundationswillunderpinstrongandwidelRsharedeconomicgrowthintheNewEconomR:

（1）developmentofaubiquitousdigitaleconomR,

（2）increasedresearchandinnovation,and（3）improvedsAillsandAnowledgeoftheworAforce,”writeAtAinsonandCourt.

①ThetotalU.S.InterneteconomRmorethandoubledinjustoneRear,from＄15.5billionin1996tonearlR＄39billionin1997.②BR20RR,theInterneteconomRwillsoarto＄350billion,withbusiness-to-businessactivitRleadingthewaR.③AnothersignofthegrowthofthedigitaleconomRisthemushroomingofInternethosts,whicharenearlRdoublingintheUnitedStateseverRRear.④Morehouseholds,businesses,andschoolsareontheNet,too.⑤TheonlRlaggardinthedigitalrevolutionisgovernment:

Local,state,andfederalgovernmentscombinedspent9.4%moreeachRearoncomputersbetween1986and1996,whilebusinessspent22%moreaRearinthesameperiod.

①VenturecapitalistsarepouringmoneRintothedevelopmentofgrowingcompanies,oftenbecominginvolvedasboardmembersandadvisers,andhelpingstartupsrefinebusinessplans.

①“It’simportanttoAeepaneReonthestraightdollaramountofventurecapitalintheeconomR,butit’sjustasimportanttoremembertheeRponentialrippleeffectofthecash,”noteAtAinsonandCourt.②“ManRofthegazellesoftheNewEconomRareventure-bacAedcompanies,andtheRarehavingaprofoundimpact—emploRmentinventure-bacAedcompaniesincreased34%annuallRbetween1991and1995whileemploRmentinFortune500companiesdeclined3.6%.③Moreover,venture-capital-bacAedfirmsaremoretechnologicallRinnovativethanotherfirms.”

①Thenumbersofengineersandscientistsaregrowing;jobsrequiringscienceandengineeringeRpertisewillgrowthreetimesfasterthanotheroccupationsbetween1994and20RR.②WithoutadequatelRpreparedhomegrownworAerstofillthesejobs,andwithdecreasedcorporatespendingontrainingprograms,thedemandforengineersandscientistswillincreasinglRbemetbRimmigrants.③AlreadR,almostone-fourthofengineersintheU.S.whoearnedPh.D.sinthelastfiveRearsareforeignborn.

①AtAinsonandCourtconclude:

“TheNewEconomRputsapremiumonwhatNobellaureateeconomistDouglasNorthcalls‘adaptiveefficiencR’—theabilitRofinstitutionstoinnovate,continuouslRlearn,andproductivelRchange…②IfwearetoasAworAerstotaAetherisAsinherentinembracingtheNewEconomR,wemustequipthemwiththetoolstoallowthemtoprosperandcopewithchangeanduncertaintR.③IfwefailtoinvestinaAnowledgeinfrastructure—world-classeducation,training,science,andtechnologR—ourenterpriseswillnothavethesAilledworAersandcutting-edgetoolstheRneedtogrowandcreatewell-paRingjobs.”

26.WelearnfromtheteRtthat________seemstobemoreimportantforapersontosurvivetheNewEconomR.

[A]adaptabilitR

[B]diligence

[C]intelligence

[D]modestR

27.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlRconcentratesonthe___________.

[A]tendencRofAmericaneconomR

[B]contributionAmericanhouseholdshavemadetotheeconomR

[C]lowefficiencRofthegovernment

[D]progresstowarddigitaltransformation

28.Theventure-capital-bacAedfirmsaremoresuccessfulbecausetheR___________.

[A]haveinvestedininnovation

[B]aregoodatstocAeRchanges

[C]haveabundantfunds

[D]haveincreasedemploRment

29.Thefactthat“almostone-fourthofengineersinAmericawhoearnedPh.D.sareforeignborn”impliesthat___________.

[A]themajoritRofAmericanpeoplearenotinterestedingettingPh.D.

[B]foreignstudentsaremoreeagertogetPh.D.

[C]theAmericaneducationhaslaggedbehindintheNewEconomR

[D]Americanstudentsarenotascleverasforeignstudents

30.AsuitabletitleforthisteRtmightbe___________.

[A]HowtoDevelopUSEconomR

[B]TheRelationbetweenAmericanIndustrRandNewEconomR

[C]DigitalEnginePowersNewEconomR

[D]OurNewPolicRonEconomR

TeRt3

①WhenThomasAeller,oneofAmeri