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1、toeic 測(cè)試:托業(yè)測(cè)試閱讀真題 筆者為大家整理了 2012 年 toeic 考試:托業(yè)考試閱讀真題,僅供參考！ 2012 托業(yè)考試閱讀真題 托業(yè)考試閱讀真題（一）iraqi constitution may be postponed the announcement came hours before the 71member drafting committee was to say whether it would need an extension to finish the document. the committee chair .iraqi constitution may

2、be postponedthe announcement came hours before the 71member drafting committee was to say whether it would need an extension to finish the document. the committee chairman, humam hammoudi, said there was an “80 percent chance” his group would ask for a onemonth extension.the united states has beenpu

3、shing the iraqis to meet the deadline to maintain political momentum seen as crucial to defeating the insurgency and enabling u.s. and other foreign troops to begin leaving iraq next year. main pointsin dispute include such issues as federalism, dual nationality and the role of islam.”i believe, acc

4、ording to what i heard from the head of the drafting committee and other members, that there is big chance that what has been agreed upon will be drafted while points of disagreement will be postponed to a future date,” spokesman laith kubba told reporters.a sunni member of the committee, saleh almu

5、tlaq, suggested postponing a decision on the most troublesome issues until after the dec. 15 general elections.”we will wait for drafting points of disagreement until there is a better atmosphere,” kubba said. the constitution should be approved by parliament by aug. 15 and submitted to the voters i

6、n a referendum two months later.framers of iraqs new constitution expect to submit a draft in time for parliament to meet an aug. 15 deadline for approval, but decisions on some key points may be deferred until later, the government spokesman said sunday. 托業(yè)考試閱讀真題（二）nhls crosby era beginsas penguins

7、 draft phenom first ottawa it wassidney crosbys draft, and yet it was clearly the americans day when the nhl officially relaunched competitio .nhls crosby era begins as penguins draft phenom firstottawa it was sidney crosbys draft, and yet it was clearly the americans day when the nhl officially rel

8、aunched competition with a scaleddown version of its annual amateur draft.the celebration of crosby, picked first overall by the pittsburgh penguins, was the main storyline of a league trying to recover from a season lost to a lockout. crosby, 17, is considered the most marketable prospect since pen

9、guins owner/player mario lemieux was drafted in 1984.”this is amazing,” crosby told the ap. “im just really relieved. its unbelievable. im so happy right now.”crosby, who turns 18 next week, is a 5foot11, 193pound forward withsurprising strength and masterful vision on the ice. a prolific scorer, cr

10、osby won nearly every trophy the last two seasons in the quebec major junior hockey league.he had 66 goals and 102 assists in 62 games, after a rookie campaign that featured 54goals and 81 assists in 59 games, and was the canadian major junior player of the year both seasons.”he creates a lot of exc

11、itement,” said lemieux, crosbys new boss and possible linemate with the penguins. “he has all the tools to be a great player. he sees the ice well, hes a great skater. he says he needs to work on his shot, but it looks pretty good to me.”crosby will share the spotlight in pittsburgh with lemieux, th

12、e no. 1 pick in 1984, and will be looked upon to rescue the franchise that hasnt made the playoffs since 2001 and desperately needs a new arena in which to play.pittsburghs luck already seems to be changing as the penguins won last weeks draft lottery that determined the picking order of the first r

13、ound.”im not really thinking about it right now,” crosby said of the expectations. “i want to come and play in the nhl next year.thats my goal, thats my focus right now. im going to put everything into that and try to move on from there.”aside from the crosby focus, the u.s. hockey program grabbed a

14、 share of thespotlight when a record eight americans were chosen in the first round, including two of the first three picks. after crosby was chosen, the mighty ducks of anaheim chose power forward bobby ryan (camden, n.j.) and hardhitting defenseman jack johnson (indianapolis) was taken by the caro

15、lina hurricanes with the third pick. johnson, who played prepschool hockey in minnesota with crosby, plans to enroll at the university of michigan. speedy jack skille (madison, wis.) went seventh to the chicago blackhawks and defenseman brian lee (fargo, n.d.) was grabbed ninth by the ottawa senator

16、s.”the development program has worked very, very well and you are seeing some signs of that,” said carolina general manager jimmy rutherford. “and people questioned it at the time (it was introduced in 1996). but guys are going through that program and getting drafted higher and higher.rutherford wa

17、s referring to the u.s. national development program in ann arbor, mich. in theory, the program was designed to bring the countrys best teenage players to play togetheron the under17 and under18 national teams. players from around the country all live and train in ann arbor. johnson and skille both

18、came directly out of the under18 program. the americans won the under18 world championship this past winter.托業(yè)考試閱讀真題（三）”this says a lot,” saidjohnson whose prickly playing style has drawn comparisons to chris chelios. “were trying to build up with other countries, like canada.”skille came into the u

19、.s. national development program as a 185pound player and has grown into a 205pound, harddriving winger. “the weightlifting program there was awesome,” skille said.the program hasnt always been an easy sell because it is expensive to operate, but usa hockey president ron degregorio says “this is an

20、indication that usa hockeys development programs are working.”the four americans in the first nine picks represented the best u.s. topend showing since 1983 when high school sensation brian lawton was chosen first overall by the minnesota north stars, pat lafontaine went third to the new york island

21、ers andtom barrasso was chosen fifth by the buffalo sabres.st. louis blues general manager larry pleau was one of the few americans in the nhl during the 1960s, and he certainly had some pride helping the americans set a new record. with the 24th pick, pleau chose playmaking center t.j. oshie of war

22、road (minn.) high school. oshie produced 99 points in 31 games this season. some scouts say he possessed the best hockey sense in the draft. “hes very creative and very competitive,” said pleau.the other u.s.born firstrounders included rugged defenseman matt lashoff (east greenbush, n.y.), who went

23、to boston 22nd overall, joe finley (edina, minn.) who went 27th to washington, and puckcarrying defenseman matt niskanen (virginia, minn.) who went 28th to the dallas stars. at 67, finley is viewed as a possible zdeno charastyle player while niskanen produced 27 goals and 38 assists in 29 games for

24、his virginia high school team.the proamerican trend continued in the second round when 10 more americans were chosen. ryan stoa (plymouth), projected by some to be a firstrounder,went 34th to colorado. paul stastny, son of peter stastny, was actually born in quebec, but was raised in the u.s. and pl

25、ays for denver university. he has an american passport and was also drafted by colorado 44th overall. taylor chorney, son of former pittsburgh penguins and los angeles kings player mark chorney, was snatched up by edmonton.the americans impact helped dress up a day that lacked the major trades that

26、usually mark draft day. the hurricanes trade of winger jeff oneill to toronto for a draft pick was the only significant deal of the day. with a new salary cap in place, most general managers are still trying to sort out their payroll issues to concentrate on trades. the real player movement will sta

27、rt on monday at noon et when the free agent signing period begins.per the rules of the new collective bargaining agreement, the draft was shortened to seven rounds, down from nine.most teams wont know for sure what they have with this draft for a couple of years, but the penguins already know what t

28、hey have with crosby, projected to be a futurescoring champion. he had 168 points in 62 games playing for rimouski in the quebec major junior hockey league this past season. the penguins seasonticket sales have spiked dramatically since it was announced that the penguins won the lottery that assured

29、 them of crosby.”its booming in pittsburgh,” lemieux said. “everyone is very excited not just in pittsburgh but in the entire national hockey league.”most first round picks dont play immediately in the nhl, and it will become even less likely now because the new cba includes a provision that eventua

30、lly will allow players with seven nhl seasons to become unrestricted free agents. in most cases, it will make more sense for a team to want to have their players tied up from the age of 2027, instead of 1825. but lemieux said there is no doubt that crosby will play in the nhl next season.”hes strong enough to play in our league right now,” lemieux said. “and i think the key for us is to surround him with some great players.”theres a presumption that he might play on a line withlemieux. he might even live with lemieux. “we hav