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2005NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelA-Final)SectionADialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A.Asonandtwodaughters.Twosonsandtwodaughters.Twosonsandadaughter.Asonandthreedaughters.A.Freshman.B.Sophomore.C.Junior.D.Senior.A.Tocancelameeting.Toarrangeameeting.Toconfirmameeting.Tosendafax.A.Collegeeducation.Educationalpsychology.Familyeducation.Behavioralpsychology.A.Theywillgoskiing.Theywillstayhome.Theywillbuyskiequipment.Theywilltakeskilessons.A.Tony.B.Laura.C.Megan.D.Brian.A.Hewascaughtintherain.Hejusthadashower.Hewassick.Hefailedtheexam.A.Theman*ssecretary.Amanager.Ajobapplicant.Awaitress.A.Inabutcher's.Inahotel.Ontheplane.Inafastfoodrestaurant.A.Amanagerandasecretary.Alecturerandastudent.Twofriends.Adoctorandapatient.ctionBNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A.Youngchildren.B.Middle-agedpeople.C.Oldpeople.A.InBeijing,2005.B.InNewYork,1995.C.InBeijing,1995.A.Yes.B.No. C.Notmentionedinthenews.A.ChinaandIndia.B.ChinaandIceland.C.UkraineandPoland.A.SriLankanchildrenwhosurvivedthetsunami.Indonesianchildrenwhosurvivedtheearthquake.Americanchildrenwhosurvivedthetornado.A.Lackofsupportfromthegovernment.Lackofsportsfacilities.Shortageoftransportationfacilities.A.Sony.B.Samsung. C.Apple.A.Filmstars.B.Engineersandscientists.C.Filmdirectors.A.Someanimalscanlivelongerbyreducingfoodintake.Diabetescanbecuredifthepatienteatsless.Peoplecanincreaselifespansbyeatinglessmeat.

20.A.Pakistan.B.India.C.Palestine.20.A.Pakistan.B.India.C.Palestine.SectionCPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.In1933.B.In1960.C.33yearsago.D.60yearsago.A.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoylosingmoney.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoypretendingtobemillionaires.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoyspendingtimewiththeirfamilies.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoybuyingandsellinginthegame.A.No,theyweren'tinterestsedinit.No,buthisfriendslikedit.Yes,theylovedit.Yes,andtheybecamemillionairesbyplayingthegame.A.ParkerBrothers.CharlesDarrow'sfamily.CharlesDarrow.CharlesDarrow*sfriends.A.Over100million.B.5,000.C.19.D.Overamillion.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Bussinessandsports.HollywoodandtheInternet.Religionandeducation.Sportsandmarriage.A.TeachersstilldonotrecognizeAmericanEnglishasstandardEnglish.BritishEnglishischosenbymoreEnglishlearners.OnlyBritishEnglishistaughtintheclassroom.TheInternetisthemainreasonforthewiderspreadofAmericanEnglish.A.Seventy-fivepercentoftheworld'ssatelliteTVprogramswereproducedintheUnitedStatesin1993.European,AsianandSouthAmericancountriesimportagreatnumberofHollywoodmovies.AmericansaremorefbndoftravelingthantheBritishpeople.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisaboutfivetimesaslargeasthatofBritain.A.Inthe18thcentury.Inthe19thcentury.BeforeWorldWarI.AfterWorldWarII.A.TheUnitedStateshadthegreatesteducationalinfluenceallovertheworld.TheUnitedStateshadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.Britainhadthegreatestcommercialinfluenceallovertheworld.Britainhadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.MyhusbandandIneedtoourinvestmentsinordertoplanforourretirement.A.elevateB.scheduleC.coordinateD.prescribereallywhenIaskedhimhowhiswifewas—theygotdivorcedlastyear!landedonhisfeetgotoffthewrongfootfoundmyfeetputmyfootinitThetotalofsuchareasgetsdividedbetweenthetotalnumberofflatsperfloor:thelargerthenumberofflatsperfloor,thelesseristhisareagetsaddedtotheareaoftheflat.sufficiently;whereproportionately;thatequally;asadequately;whenTherefore,whoevertellsalie,howeverwellintentionedhemightbe,theconsequences,howeverunforeseeabletheywere,andpaythepenaltyforthemeveninaciviltribunal.willstepintoshallrunintohavetoabidebymustanswerforOurenthusiasmdiffersfromthatofyoungmenonlyitislessdemonstrative—still,wewouldhaveitsexistenceacknowledged.A.butthatB.sothatC.inthatD.providedthatDespitethehopethatshecouldpassonherwisdomandherstoryposthumously,asMammyandLowlyhavedonewithher,stillEllaseemstofindnosubstitutionforchildren,throughthenovelwithherinabilitytoreproduce.essential;scrabblingobtainable;sufferedpotential;strugglingclaimable;anguishedThoughthemoviepurportstobeasatiricalexaminationofcapitalism(aswastheoriginal1974version),itsvaguediscussionofmoneyandpowerverylittle.addsuptoB.comesupwithC.putsupwithD.makesupforitseemsthatthereisadiscrepancybetweenyourexpectationsandhisbehaviour.A.WhateverbethereasonWhateverreasonisThereasonbesuchSuchtobethereason“Iloveyou,andbecause1loveyou,Iwouldsoonermefortellingyouthetruththanadoremefbrtellingyoulies."PietroAretinoquotes.madeyoudisliketoletyouadmirehaveyouhateyoudistasteforTherehadbeenwindowsonthewesterlysideoftheschool,buttheyappearedtohavebeenbuiltupforalongtimeoftheworkmanshipontheoutside.estimatedintheoutlooktopresumeuponthecluetobedetectedinthetracejudgingfromtheappearancePartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Frank:You'llneverbelievewhatIsawonthetraintoday!Peter:What?Frank:Someguygotonwithamonkeyonhisshoulder!Peter:You'rekidding!Frank:Hehaditonachain,butyeah,Ithinkitis.Idon'tthinkso.Thatwillbeexpensive.Itmustbeplastic.Idon'tagreewithyou.Nancy:I'dliketowithdrawsomemoney,butI,veneverusedabankmachine.Roger:OK. Nancy:Thanks.Thatwouldbenice.Roger:First,youputyourcardinhere.Next,...Remembertoturntothepoliceman.Letmeshowyouhowitworks.Whydon'tyouborrowsomemoney?Doyoumindmetakingyoutothebank?Nadia:WelcometoShanghaiHotel!Brown:MynameisBrown.Nadia:Yes,MrBrown.Youreservedasingleroomforthreenights.Brown:Yes,that'sright.Ineedaconfirmationnumber.MrSmithjusttookthelastone.Tdliketoaskaboutmyreservations.Iwouldliketomakeareservation.Bellboy:Comethisway,please.Let*staketheelevator.Guest:Ohmy!It*saglassedelevator!Bellboy:Don'tbefrightened,Miss.Enjoytheview!Guest:It'sbeautiful.Somanypeopleareenjoyingthesun.Ireallyfeelateaseworkinghere.What'sthenameofthatstreet?Canyouseethewallofthenextbuilding?Youcanseethewholebeach.Mike:Youknow,TmalittleuncomfortablewithspeakingEnglishtoforeigners.Jane:Why?How'reyouevergoingtobecomefluentifyoudon'ttrytousethelanguage?Mike: Jane:Don'tworry.YoucanbecomegoodatEnglishifyoulearntobealittlemoreactive.ButIalwaysfeelthatpeoplearewatchingme!Youmustdevelopafeelingofbeingmorecomfortable.Iwilltrytopracticepronunciationmore.1wanttovisitmyEnglishteacher.Flora:Billy,wouldyouliketojoinourride-sharinggrouptoandfromwork?Billy:Whynot?It'llsavemesomemoney,andthecompanywouldwelcomeit.Flora: Billy:I'llbewaiting,andthanks.Well,letmeknowwhyyougavemeacall.Wellpickyouuptomorrowmorningatyourplaceatseven.I'llbebacklatertodaytofindoutyourdecision.ComebylaterandIIIshowyouwhicharethebesttrainstotake.Boss:Wouldyoumindworkingmorningshiftnextmonth?Ella:Oh,Ijusthategettingupearly.Iknow1*11comeinlate.Boss:Yes,Idoremembernow.Lastyear,youwerealwayslateinthemornings.Ella: Boss:TheproblemisI'mreallyshorthandednow.Ella:Couldyouasksomebodyelse?I'msorryIalwaysforgottodosomething.Ihavetoworksecondshiftnextyear.Butyouwillhavetopayfortheextrasalary.That*swhyIswitchedtotheafternoonshift.Kerry:Goodmorning!I'dliketobookacheapspringtour.Joann:There*sasplendidtourinParis.Kerry:ButIprefertogoinApril.Joann:Well,AprilinParisisbeautiful.Butit'sverypopular.MostpackagetoursinAprilarefullybooked.Kerry:Alright,I'llthinkaboutitandcomebacktomorrow.Whichsortoftourinterestsyou?Whydon'tyougivemeabrochure?Whatpackagetoursareavailable?Whatothertourswouldyousuggest?Kerry:Hi,Joanne.How'sitgoing?Joanne:Terrible.IjustfoundoutIhaveachemistrytesttomorrow.Kerry:Yourprofessordidn'ttellyouuntilnow?Joanne:Hetoldus—Ijustdidn*thearit.Kerry:What'reyougoingtodo?Joanne:111haveto,becauseIalsohaveanexaminFrenchtomorrow.Don'tbenervous.Pullanall-nighter?Wanttogobowlingtonight?Youlookreallyoutofit.Steve:Excuseme.Couldyouhelpme,please?Ihaveaproblemwiththisdiscplayer.Iboughtitherelastnight.Clerk:Letmecheckthebatteries.No,they'reallright.Theremustbesomethingwronginside.Hlhavetosenditbacktothemanufacturer.I'mverysorry.Wouldyoulikeareplacementmodel?Steve:Yes,Iwould.Clerk:OK.PleasewaithereamomentandI'llgetyouanotherone.Steve:Yes,Ido.Hereitis.Youwillbeabletogetanewdiscplayer.Doyoustillhavetheoriginalreceipt?Ihopeyouaresatisfiedwiththisnewone.Isthereanythingwrongwithyourdiscplayer?PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SincemybirthIhavehadabirthdaycakewithcandles,oneforeachyearofmybirthdays.Todate,Ihavehad325candles.HowoldamI?A.23.B.24.C.25.D.26.Sometincanshavelosttheirlabels.3containsoup,4containbeans,and1containspeas.Ifyoupickacanatrandom,inwhichoneofthefollowingarebothstatementstrue?Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.Youhaveagreaterthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.C.Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.D.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.Inthebigsquareontheleftbelowoneofthesmallsquareshasbeenleftempty.Oneofthefourfiguresontherightshouldfilltheemptysquare.Findthisfigure.ExampleAnswerDNowdothequestionbelow.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThealphabetisheretohelpyouwiththesequestions.Youneedtoworkoutadifferentcodeforeachquestion.Choosethecorrectanswer.ExampleIfthecodeforFOOTisENNS,whatisthecodeforTOE?AnswerSNDIfthecodeforORANGEisRUDQJH,whatdoesSLQNmean?A.OHMJB.PINKC.QJOLD.POKEHowmanycirclescontainablackdot?A.12.B.13.C.14.D.15.PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FederalExpressisacompanythatspecializesinrapidovernightdeliveryofhigh-prioritypackages.Thefirstcompanyofitstype,FederalExpresswasfoundedbytheyouthfulFredSmithin1971,whenhewasonly28yearsold.SmithhadactuallydevelopedtheideafortherapiddeliveryserviceinatermpaperforaneconomicsclasswhenhewasastudentatYaleUniversity.Thetermpaperreputedlyreceivedaless-than-stellargradebecauseoftheinfeasibilityoftheprojectthatSmithhadoutlined.ThemodelthatSmithproposedhadneverbeentried;itwasamodelthatwasefficienttooperatebutatthesametimewasverydifficulttoinstitute.Smithachievedefficiencyinhismodelbydesigningasystemthatwasseparatefromthepassengersystemandcould,therefore,focusonhowtodeliverpackagesmostefficiently.HisstrategywastohavehisownplanessothathecouldcreatehisownschedulesandtoshipallpackagesthroughthecentralizedhubcityofMemphis,aset-upwhichresemblesthespokesonthewheelofabicycle.Withthiscombinationofhisownplanesandhubset-up,hecouldgetpackagesanywhereintheUnitedStatesovernight.WhatmadeSmith'sideadifficulttoinstitutewasthefactthattheentiresystemhadtobecreatedbeforethecompanycouldbeginoperations.Heneededafleetofaircrafttocollect

packagesfromairportseverynightanddeliverthemtoMemphis,wheretheywereimmediatelysortedandflownouttotheirnewdestinations;heneededafleetoftruckstodeliverpackagestoandfromthevariousairports;heneededfacilitiesandtrainedstaffallinplacetohandletheoperation.Smithhada$4millioninheritancefromhisfather,andhemanagedtoraiseanadditional91milliondollarsfromventurecapitaliststogetthecompanyoperating.Questions:Themostappropriatetitleforthispassageis.TheProblemsandFrustrationsofaBusinessStudentTheImportanceofBusinessStudiesTheCapitalizationofFederalExpressTheImplementationofaSuccessfulBusinessWhatisstatedinthepassageaboutSmith'stermpaper?Smithsubmitteditthroughadeliveryservice.ItwaswrittenbyastudentofSmith's.Thegradewasnotquitesatisfactory.Theprofessorthoughtithadgreatpotential.WhatwasSmith'skeyidea?Thatheshouldfocusonpassengerservice.Thatpackagedeliveryshouldbeseparatefrompassengerservice.Thatpackagescouldbedeliveredonothercompanies*planes.Thatpassengerservicehadtobeefficient.Whichofthefollowingdrawingsmostcloselyresemblesahub?

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatSmithselectedMemphisashishubcitybecauseit.wasnearthemiddleofthecountryhadalargenumberofpassengeraircraftalreadyhadalargepackagedeliveryservicewasafavoritepassengerairportctionBShortAnswerQuestions(20points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,andanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Acallhomecancost￡1.37aminBRITISHtouristsarestillrippedoffbymobilephonefirmschargingovertheoddsfor“roaming”services,theEuropeanCommissionhasfound.Callsmadeorreceivedonmobileswhileabroadcostupto￡1.37aminute—or19timesasmuchasdomesticcalls,astudyrevealed.THECOSTOFPHONINGABROADEuropeUSMakingacall75THECOSTOFPHONINGABROADEuropeUSMakingacall7579125Receivingacall757599Texting353535TMOBILEWMakingacall757590Receivingacall707070Texting40404010 鬻Makingacall85as137Receivingacall94130129Texting253025ORANGE 1Makingacall7070110ReceivingacallX3565Texting3035Costofusinga tocMUKfrom:Usershavetopayroamingchargeswhenusingaforeignnetwork,underanagreementwiththeirownoperator.MobilesautomaticallyswitchtoalocalnetworkwhenoutsidetheUK.CompaniessuchasVodafoneandT-Mobileareaccusedofabusingtheirdominantpositionbycharginghighfeesandpassingthemontocustomers.BritishoperatorVodafoneandT-Mobile'sparentcompanyDeutscheTelekomareguiltyofanti-competitivepracticesinGermany,theECclaims.Iffoundguilty,bothcouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsforabusingtheirmonopoly.VodafoneisappealingagainstearlierECallegationsthatitsBritishroamingratesare“unfairandexcessive^^.JonathanMorris,ofWhatMobile?magazine,said:"Ifpeopleusetheirphonewhenaway,theycanrackuphundredsofpoundsquickly.Makingquickcallswon'thelpascallsarechargedbytheminute,notthesecond.”Questions:MobilephonefirmscheatBritishtouristsbymakingthempaytoomuchmoneyfbrWhichmobilephonecompanyischeapesttocallUKfromAustralia?Iffoundguilty,whichtwomobilephonefirmscouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsforabusingtheirmonopoly?WhataretheEuropeanCommissionsallegationsaboutVodafone?Howwillpeoplebechargediftheyusetheirphonewhenaway?Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ComputerusersfedupwithhackerattacksandothersecuritythreatsthatexploitholesinMicrosoftsoftwareareincreasinglyturningtoalternativessuchasopensourceInternetbrowsersdevelopedbyMozilla.“It'sreflectiveofatrendthatwe*veseenoverthelastyearwithmorewebusersbecomingfrustratedwiththeInternetexperience,MsaidChrisHoffmannoftheMozillaFoundation,anon-profitgroupsupportedbySunMicrosystems,IBMandothercompanies,backingasanalternativetoMicrosoft.MuchofthatfrustrationhascenteredonMicrosoft,whichhasbeenheavilycriticizedforproducingsoftwarevulnerabletohandviruswriters.MicrosofthasrespondedwithaseriesofpatchesdesignedtoplugvulnerabilitiesinitsWindowsoperatingsystem,InternetExplorerwebbrowserandothersoftware.Butcomputerownersaregrowingwearyofcontinuouslyupdatingsoftwaretoprotectagainstnewthreats.Oneincidentlastmonthenabledhackerstogainaccesstowebsurfers*computersbytakingadvantageofvulnerabilitiesinMicrosoft'sbrowser.HackerscouldtheninstallremoteaccessTrojanprogramsthatenabledthemtocontrolavictim'scomputer.Thehackerscouldalsoinstallsoftwaretocaptureavictim'skeystrokestostealdatasuchasbankaccountnumbersandpasswords.Mr.HoffmannhopedpublicitystemmingfromMicrosoft*ssecuritywoes（災(zāi)難）wouldtranslateintoamarketshareincreaseforMozilla'ssoftware,whichincludesthenewhighlyregardedFirefoxInternetbrowser.

ButMozillasufferedasetbacklastweekwhenitwasforcedtoissueasoftwarepatchtocounteranewlydiscoveredvulnerabilityaffectingitsInternetbrowsers.Still,Mr.HoffmannsaidMicrosoft'ssecuritywoessteminpartfromthewayitsbrowserhasbeenintegratedintoWindowsforuserconvenience.SecurityexpertsagreethathasmadeiteasierforhackerstoexploitcomputersrunningonMicrosoftsoftware.OtherssuggestMicrosofthasbeentargetedbyhackersandviruswriterssimplybecausemorethan90percentoftheworld'scomputersrunonthesoftwaregiant'soperatingsystem.Questions:Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"fedupwith”(Para.1)?Itcanbeguessedthattheword“plug"(Para.3)means.MorewebusershavebecomefrustratedbecauseWhathappenedtoMozilla'sInternetbrowserslastweek?HowwouldMicrosoftbelessvulnerable?SectionCTrue(T)orFalse(F)(10points)Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10statements.Readthepassageanddecidewhichofthestatementsattheendofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions71to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Brad&Jen:StillCo-workersSuperstarHollywoodcouplePitt,currentlystarringinthecrimecaperOcean'sTwelve,andAniston,bestknownforherTVroleasRachelGreeninFriends,haveseparatedafter4.5yearsofmarriage,buttheyremain^committedandcaringfriends”.Theannouncementoftheirsplitfollowedmonthsoftabloidstoriesaboutspousalupsanddowns,includingreportsthatPitt,41,wantedtobecomeafatherbutAniston,35,wasreluctanttostartafamily.Anistonhadbeenphotographedrecentlywithoutherweddingring,butjusttwodaysagotheNewYorkPostsplashedapictureofthecoupleonitsfrontpagewithacirclearoundAniston'shandandtheheadline:'TheRing*sBackOn!”Pitt,oneofHollywood'smostsought-afterleadingmen,andAniston,whobecameahouseholdnameonthelong-runningNBCtelevisioncomedyFriends,metonadinnerdatein1998.Theyweremarriedinalavish,celebrity-studdedweddingintheseasideCaliforniaresortofMalibuonJuly29,2000.NewsoftheirbreakupcameinanunderstatedannouncementreleasedlateonFridayafternoonthrough“People”magazine.“Wewouldliketoannouncethataftersevenyearstogetherwehavedecidedtoformallyseparate,theysaid:"Forthosewhofollowthesesortsofthings,wewouldliketoexplainthatourseparationisnottheresultofanyofthespeculationreportedbythetabloidmedia.Thisdecisionisaresultofmuchthoughtfulconsideration.Wehappilyremaincommittedandcaringfriendswithgreatloveandadmirationforoneanother.Weaskinadvanceforyourkindnessandsensitivityinthecomingmonths.^^BradandJenmaybehistory,buttheirproductioncompanywillsoldieron.Thefutureoftheformerpowercouple'sPlanBEntertainmentshingle,formedwithnewParamountPicturesCEOBradGrey,hasbeenthesubjectofmuchspeculationsincePittandAnistonannouncedtheirsplit.NowrepsforbothstarssaytheyhopetoremainproducingpartnersandthatPlanBwillcontinueputtingoutfilmsinthemeantime.However,withPittandAnistonreadjustingtothesinglelifeandGreygettingusedtolifeatopthe“mount",it'spossiblethatcertainPlanBprojectsinearlierstagesofdevelopmentcouldeventuallybedropped.Statements:Anistonwantedtostartafamily.Anistonwasoncephotographedwithoutherweddingring,whichindicatesherseparationwithPitt.Theygotmarriedaftertheykneweachotherformorethansevenyears.Theyannouncedtheirsplitin“People“magazine.PittandAnistongotseparatedafterthoughtfulconsideration.PittandAnistonbecamefamousbecauseoftheirexcellentperformanceinthemovies.Theypromisedthattheywouldnotinterferewitheachotheraftertheirseparation.Theywillbekindandsensitivetothemediainthecomingmonths.PittandAnistonwillhopefullycontinuetocooperateinfilmproduction.PittandAniston'sseparationwon'taffecttheirprojects.Cloze(10minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Throughouthistorypeoplehavealwayscommunicatedwithoneanother,notonlybyspeechbutalsobymovementsofthehandsandbody.Itis,however,onlyi81thelastfewyearsthattheseaspectsofcommunicationhavebeenstudiedatallwidely.Thistypeofcommunicationisk82asbodylanguageornon-verbalcommunication.Peoplesometimeswonderifyoucanlearnhowbodylanguageworks.Itisofcoursep 83 toreadbooksonthesubjectbutyoualsoneedtospendtimeobservingpeople'sm 84 .Arailwaystationisaparticularlygoodplaceforsucho85 ,asherepeoplecanbeseenopenlyexpressingeagerness,sorrow,delight,impatienceandmanyotherhumanemotionsbymeansofmovement.Ifyouturndownthesoundonyourtelevisionsetandtrytounderstandwhatish 86 simplybywatchingthepictureyouwilllearnevenmoreaboutcommunicationw 87 words.Byturningthesoundbackupeveryfiveminutesorso,itispossibletocheckh88accurateyourunderstandingis.Havingstudiedtheartofbodylanguageyouwillhaveadefiniteadvantageataboringparty.Youwillbeabletositonyourownfbrthewholeeveningandthoroughlyenjoyy89bybothwatchingandinterpretingthebodylanguageofalltheotherp90there.Translation(15minutes,20points)SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(10points)Directions:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.(91)Businessisbecomingmoreinternationalandsecretarieswillincreasinglyneedinternationalcommunicationskills.Englishisoftentheonlymeansofcommunication,butastwoseminarsattheforthcomingLondonSecretaryShowwillattempttopointout,therearemanyadvantagesfbrBritishsecretariesinnotsimplyfallingbackontheconvenienceofsayingitinEnglish.IntheUK,ironically,despitethefactthatthecountryisbecomingmorepopularasalocationforinternationalbusiness,thereputationofthelocalworkforceforlinguisticexpertiseisplummeting.(92)VickyCollinswillfocusonthisinthefirstpartofherseminar,andprovethatcommunicationacrosslanguageandculturalbarriersiseasierthanmostBritishsecretariesimagine.amnotadvocatinginstantfluencyinfiveforeignlanguagesfbreverysecretary,butasanytravelerwilltestify,alittleknowledgeinaforeignlanguageisamatterofbasicpoliteness,whichgetsanytransaction,businessorotherwise,offtoagoodstart.Itisreallyquiteeasytolearnalanguagesuperficially.Secretariesshouldsurelybeabletoofferatleastbasichospitality,suchasaskingavisitortositdown,intheirownfirstlanguage.^^Collinshaswrittenandpublishedaseriesofguidesonthebusinessuseofanumberoflanguages.HerseminaratTheLondonSecretaryShowwillmoveontocoverglobalcommunicationsasawhole,especiallytheissueofsensibili