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第三節(jié) 專項訓練Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passages, each passage you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage 1A professional criminal is a person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation, developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals. some professional criminals specialize in burglary(入室行竊), safecracking and shoplifting. Such people have acquired skills that reduce the likelihood of arrest and imprisonment. As a result, they may have long career in their chosen “professions”.Unlike the person who engages in crime only once or twice, professional thieves make a business of stealing ,these professional criminals devote their entire working time to planning and executing crimes and sometimes travel across the nation to pursue their “professional duties”. Like people in regular occupations, professional thieves consult with their colleagues concerning the demands of work, this becoming part of a subculture of similarly occupied individuals. They exchange information on possible places to burglarize, or on outlet for unloading stolen goods.Learning technical skills is an important aspect of working as a profession criminal. Sociologist peter letkemann makes a distinction between two types of criminal skills. those which are extensions of the legitimate（合法的） social order but are sharpened and refined (such as the ability to detect when homeowners are away )and those skills not easily available to the average citizen (such as opening a sage).it is a norm（共同遵守的準則） among professional criminals that the chief areas for the exchange of criminal skills are the streets and prisons. Although such skills are not systematically taught in either place, they are nevertheless communicated effectively.1. Professional thieves acquired skills in theft are possible _.7A) to make their career longerB) to save them from travelingC) to make them arrested soonerD) to keep them away from prison2. In this context, professional thieves colleagues are those who _.A) execute each stealing with the formerB) consult with the former on each actionC) choose the same life trade as the formerD) satisfy the demand for work of the former3. The subculture of professional thieves the writer refers to is _.A) discussing criminal concernsB) imitating regular occupationsC) occupying similar businessD) satisfying partners demand4. It is nearly impossible that an average citizen should want _.A) to learn how to open a safeB) to know if a homeowner is awayC) to judge if an order legitimateD) to find out when a job available5. It seems that professional criminals know well _.A) where to learn more effective criminal killsB) where to consult with their criminal fellowsC) how to train themselves more systematicallyD) how to improve their criminal communicationPassage 2 It is often said that if we did not have the United Nations it would have to be invented.In a world filled with conflict, the UN provides the means for instant consultations among governments, as well as the platform for dealing with long-term problems. when negotiations between governments are deadlocked(陷入僵局) ,the UN provides the good offices of the secretary-General to act as a neutral third party. the impartiality（公正） of the Secretary-General and of the UN is one of the organizations most important assets （財產(chǎn)）. in case of conflict, member states, acting through the UN, can provide peacekeeping missions or act as a buffer （緩沖物） between opposing forces.Many global problems-poverty, unemployment, environmental pollution, international crime, AIDS, drug, international migration-can be tackled only through international cooperation. The UN system-already at work on these problems-provides the best mechanism available to support such cooperation.The UN and its agencies (including the World Bank) provide assistance to developing countries in grants and loans of over $25 billion a year. They protect refugees（難民） , deliver food aid and respond quickly to natural disasters. they have helped wipe out or control disease, expand food production and increase longevity（壽命. They help build economies, provide loans to developing counties and help stabilize financial markets.All these vital services are provided at minimal cost. The annual cost of entire UN system per person worldwide is $3.20, of the UN itself, 23cents.1. The UN mentioned in this passage stands for_.A) the United StatesB) the United NationsC) the union of nursesD) the unidentified names2. According to this passage, the UN provides _.A) the means for instant consultations among citiesB) the platform for dealing with short-term problemsC) the means for instant consultations among governmentsD) peacekeeping missions or act as a buffer between opposing parties3. According to this passage, many global problems such as _ can be tackled only through international cooperation.A) poverty, employment, environmental degradationB) international crime, AIDS, drug, international tradeC) international crime, AIDS, drug, international migrationD) unemployment, environmental degradation, and housing problem4. How much do the UN and its agencies provide assistance to developing countries in grants and loans in one year?A) $3.10.B) $3.20.C) $25 billion.D) $25 million.5. How much is the annual cost of the entire UN system per person worldwide?A) $32.B) $3.20.C) 23 cents.D) $25 billion.Passage 3 All across the nation black communities are under an attack of crime and violence that never happened in our history .under the attack it is not too much to say that the low-income black community is breaking up, and violence and crime are the order of the day.The facts of this tragedy are well known to all. At the present rates one out of every twenty black men will die from murder. Barely a third of the youngest black children now live with two parents, nearly a tenth live with neither parent. when schools dare to record the truth, the dropout（輟學） rates are a continuing disaster. Black children are the principal victims of child abuse （虐待）and neglect.There is not the normal pattern of life in black society. Nothing in the long history of blacks in America, nothing in their painful struggle to reach equality in the modem world-nothing suggests the terrible destruction blacks are visiting upon each other today. blacks in our lifetime have suffered and survived brutal racism（種族主義）. They did not survive by killing each other, but as other Americans, by giving each other aid and support, comfort and courage and love. The best city neighborhoods today might well envy the peace and physical security of Harlem.The roots of our present crisis are many. But surely the most immediate and the most powerful is the fact of the violence itself. It is not only poverty that has caused crime. In a very real sense it is crime that has caused poverty, and is the most powerful cause of poverty today.1. The first paragraph indicates that _.A) more and more crimes are happening in the black communitiesB) black people tend to commit crimesC) crime and violence are enemies to the social orderD) crime and violence are caused by the low-income of the blacks2. According to the second paragraph which of the following statements is NOT true?A) 5 percent of black men will die from murder at the present rates.B) More than two thirds of the youngest black children live in single parent families.C) 10 percent of the youngest black children live neither with their mothers nor with their fathers.D) The dropout rates are much less than expected.3. According to the third paragraph the author believes that the situation in the black communities today is _.A) better than beforeB) as good as beforeC) worse than beforeD) as bad as before4. The word immediate in the last paragraph means _.A) quickB) nextC) urgentD) direct5. The best title for the passage is _.A) Poverty as a Cause of CrimeB) Crime as a Cause of PovertyC) What Poverty MeansD) What Crime MeansPassage 4 Sometimes waiting around can be the biggest bore of all. For those of us who have no spare time, you can make all your travel arrangements by phone through Telephone Sales.With their unique range of low priced airfares, STA Travel has come up with a way to save you even more time and money. Telephone Sales is like a specialized STA Travel branch at your fingertips-just a phone call away. Through Telephone Sales you can book, pay and arrange you holiday and even have the important documents delivered straight to your door. Now all you need is a phone, fax or computer and when youre ready, STA Travels Telephone Sales will take care of the rest.When booking a holiday you want practical information that makes sense. Whats the point in asking someone for advice who has no understanding of your destination? With more than 150 branches in cities around the globe, STA Travel has an extensive network of knowledge which means whoever is on the end of your phone knows what they are on about. Very simple and best of all, its all free.Making your mind up is sometimes a hard task., so if you find that you want to change something just give STA Travel Telephone Sales a call and theyll happily make any necessary changes. All you need to do is call the nearest STA Travel branch for some helpful advice.1. The Telephone Sales is a place where you can _.A) make travel arrangements by phoneB) buy phones, fax machines and computersC) get air tickets at very low pricesD) deposit your money easily2. The greatest advantage of STA Travels Telephone Sales is that _.A) it is convenient and cheapB) it offers door-to-door servicesC) it sells office equipment on the phoneD) it looks after homes for people on holiday3. It can be inferred from the passage that every staff member of Telephone Sales _.A) is good at helping you make up your mindB) is curious at understanding customers needsC).is ready to provide free services to all customersD) is able to offer useful information for your holiday4. If you want to change your travel plans with Telephone Sales, youll find to do so is _.A) a very hard taskB) a pretty easy jobC) a happy experienceD) a necessary procedure5. STA Travels Telephone Sales functions as a _.A) bank branchB) travel agencyC) ticket booking officeD) telephone service companyPassage 5 A moments drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the “needle”-Shot of novocaine ( 奴佛卡因 )- that deadens the nerves around the tooth. Now its true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes in both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a bundle of nerves, we wouldnt know whats happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir(行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.The big thing withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says,This will hurt a little,it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation (感覺),we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.1. The passage is mainly about _.A) how to stop painB) how to suffer painC) how to avoid painD) how to handle pain2. The sentence But we pay for our sensitivity. in the second paragraph implies that _.A) our pain is worth feelingB) we should pay a debt for our feelingC) when we feel pain, we are suffering itD) we have to be hurt when we feel something3. When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that _.A) people may be senseless of painB) Indians are not at all afraid of painC) some people are able to handle painD) fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms4. The most important thing to handle pain is _.A) how we look at painB) to show an interest in painC) to accept the pain reluctantlyD) o feel pain as much as possible5. The authors attitude towards pain is _.A) optimisticB) pessimisticC) practicalD) radical (極端的)Task 2 Directions: After reading the following passages, each passage you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage 1 Arm yourself with sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat in the next few days if you are in the north of China as the hot weather is expected to continue. But for those in the south, the rain will persist, according to the China Central Meteorological Observatory(中央氣象臺). Residents in the national capital found themselves in a cooker atmosphere yesterday with the mercury topping out at 33.And the temperatures are expected to surge this week-a sharp U-turn from last weeks cool and wet weather. Today top is forecast to be 36 with an overnight minimum of 22.But it is not only Beijing sweating it out as a heat wave is expected to hit much of North China in the next three days, observatory meteorologist Zhang Qiang said yesterday.Health experts warned people, when outside, to apply sunscreen with sun protection factor rating of 15 higher, use lip balm and wear a hat. Sunglasses should provide protection from ultraviolet rays(紫外線).During very hot weather, drink a minimum of six to eight glasses of water or fruit juice a day, even if not thirsty, officials with the Beijing Municipal Station of Health and Epidemic Prevention said(北京市衛(wèi)生和流行病防疫站).Extreme weather can result in heatstroke, heat exhaustion, cramp, sunburn and heat rash, especially to the young, the elderly and those who are sick or overweight, they said.In contrast, the nations south will continue to be battered by heavy rain, especially in the province of Guangdong, which was struck by torrential rain last week, he said. 1. According to the passage, if you are in the north of China, you should _.A) arm yourself with sunscreen, sunglasses and a hatB) take an umbrella with you when you go outC) expect a cooker atmosphere with the mercury topping out at 33D) forecast a top of 36 with a minimum of 222. According to the China Central Meteorological Observatory, for those in the south, _.A) the rain will stopB) it will be fineC) the rain will continueD) it will be cloudy3. What is the writers suggestion during very hot weather even if you are not thirsty?A) Drink at most six glasses of water each day.B) Take at least six glasses of water daily.C) Reduce the water intake to a minimum.D) Keep your drinking habit without change.4. Heatstroke, cramp and so on may be caused by _.A) cold weatherB) mild weatherC) rainy weatherD) hot weather5. According to the passage, which part of the country will continue to be battered by heavy rain?A) The nations north.B) The nations south.C) The nations west.D) The nations east.Passage 2The Chinese and French ministries of health have worked together since they signed a co-operative agreement in 1997These ties consist of training, exchanges of expertise, and joint research projects and funding of scholarships in social, medical and biological sectors. Training French and Chinese medical universities collaborate in French-speaking medical courses, especially in Shanghai. Exchanges: The two countries have also shared expertise in cardiology, oncology and drug administration as well as epidemic diseases such as HIV and SARS. Since the French prime minister visited China in April 2003 ,six groups of French experts in epidemiology(流行病學) and emergency response have consulted with Chinese ministries and the representatives of World Health Organization(WHO)in Beijing.Research: Biology and biotechnology account for 35 per cent of the Sino-French joint projects and for 15 per cent of the doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships offered by the French government. French research institutions such as CNRS .INSERM and the Pasteur Institute, as well as universities have been collaborating with China for the last 20 years .Some Sino-French joint laboratories have also been created in China.1. According to the passage, when was the co-operative agreement signed?A) In 1797.B) In 1997.C) In 1979.D) In 1977.2. How many areas have been discussed in detail in the passage?A) 3.B) 4.C) 2.D) 5.3. What does the word collaborate in Paragraph 3 mean?A) Cooperate.B) Negotiate.C) Operate.D) Agree.4. What