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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.BritishpeoplearefarmoresophisticatedWitnesstheStarbucksrevolutionandyou’llknowwhere___________(1)goes.However,spurredonbyrecentstudiessuggestingthatitcancuttheriskofteaisenjoyinga___________(3).AlthoughteaisavailableinmoreplacesofatypicalBritishfamily.IfyouareinvitedtoanEnglishhome,cupoftea.Itiseitherbroughtinbyaheartily_____________(6)oranalmostmalevolentlysilentmaid.Whenyouarewiththeliquidyoumaypourit_____________(10)!Thenyouhave___________(11);thenyouhaveteaat11o’clockinthemorning;_____________(12);thenyouhaveteaforo’clock_____________(13).TV;_____________(16);ifyouhavejustmeofTVmercialcannothelpcuremyillness.oftheomnipresentadvertisements.amtoosicktostandinfrontofthetelevision.2.(A)Theplanearrivedat7:30.nearrivedatnearrivedatplanearrivedat3.(A)I’oanyagreementwithyou.themeeting.asawayonbusinesstrips.thismorning’scommitteemeeting..lowattendance.suburbsareusuallyownedbythesamecompany.eexpensivethanthoseinsupermarkets.ecompany.whicharemostlylocatedinthesuburbs,cationbecauseofthesoaringcollegetuitionfeesandexpenses.Americans.menthassetthegoalthatitwilleventuallystopfundinghighereducationinstitutions.moretosendtheirchildrentocollege.7.(A)Formanyuniversitygraduates,erestedinliberalartswillhavemorejobopportunitiesupongraduation.universitystudentswillhavetooptfortransferringtoothermajors.repeatwhatotherpeoplehavealreadyrestated.theinformation.sometimescuriousaboutotherpeople’srestatements.a9.(A)Wecannotreachanagreement,letaloneaspokenpromise.writtenagreement.businesstransactions.unabletokeepourpromises.onthattopic.indetailsometimelater.ifyoucanelaborateonthattopicafterlunch.discussitoverlunchtoday.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorchoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.11.(A)Two(B)Three(C)Four(D)Five12.(A)Aprofit-makingprivateschool.school.non-governmentalsources.majorityofBheirentranceexaminationforthehighereducation.opportunitytogoontohighereducation.definitions.emphasizesonspecialwords.wordsincommonusage.extensivewordhistories16.(A)TheNewOxfordPictureDictionaryandtablesofmeasures.asmanyas500,000entries.asmanyforeignwordsaspossible.ffamouspeopleandplaces.dictionary.specializeddictionary.Questions19—22He’smissedanimportantphonecall.He’spoppedoutshopping.20.(A)Talkingaboutthelatestfashion.gspecialreductionscustomers.decision.21.(A)Upsidedownandinsideout.(B)Insideoutandbacktofront.Withitspatternupsidedown.22.(A)AV-neckedpulloverwithshortsleeves.longsleeves.CAwhitepulloverwithapattern.DAbluepulloverwithahighneck.Questions23—2623.(A)Thatofacreator.(B)Thatofare-creator.performer.ourquietthought.tothedriving.bythepatrollingpolice.possibleinthedriving.25.(A)Intheelevator.(B)Inthecar.rch26.(A)Byperceptiveandanalyticallistening.CByattendingclassicalconcerts.music.Questions27—3027.(A)Hisgrandfather’shouse.(B)Hisparents’remarks.CAmagazineDAcoursebookacar.kingmoneyDTakingkidstoamuseum.severaltourists.dinosaur.30.(A)Noonehasprovidedanaccuratedescriptionoftheanimal.beenfound.LochNess.ahugeanimal.PartC:ListeningandTranslationanslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthe2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthequestionsfollowingeachpassageontheinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1—5toprotecttherightsofthepeople.AccordingtoAmericanlaw,ifsomeoneisinnocentuntilthecourtprovesthatthepersonisguilty.Itisnottheheorsheisinnocent.policetakethesuspecttothepoliceagainsthimareformallylistedatthepolicestation.ajudge.ThejudgedecideswhethertheIfthesuspecthasnopreviouscriminalrecordandthejudgefeelsthathewillreturntocourtratherthanrunaway—forfamily—hecangofree.Otherwise,thethejudgewillappointacourtlayertoolater.Alawyerfromthedistrictattorneymaypresentevidenceaswellaswitnesses.Thejudgeatthehearingthendecideswhetherthereisenoughreasontoheorshesetsadateforthesuspecttonotguilty.thetestimonyofthewitnesses.Thenthethedefendantisinnocent,hegoesfree.againforsentencing.Atthistime,thejudgetellstheconvictedpersonwhathisplacehimonprobation.andsometimesoperatesslowly.However,thebasis,orfoundation,oftheAmericangovernment.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?tecttherightsofthepeople.thepolicepresentacaseagainstthesuspect.(B)Anewideaaboutthecourtsystem.free’(para.3)means_________.efendhimtrialbecausethejudgehasdecidedheiswhetherheisinnocentornotjailorpaymoneyuntilhegoestotrialpaybail?(A)Topayforthejudgeandthetrial.suspect.tocourt.inprison5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?operatesslowly.withoutgivinganyreasons.suspecttoproveheisinnocent.courtroom.sanswertotheenergycrisisoryou’veajetofwater(notsodaft,someonehasHowwillallyougardenshedboffinsoutideasandliningtheirpocketsatyourOneofthefirststepstoprotectyourreasoninventorsintheirdrovesbeatathedoorsofananonymousgrey-frontedbuildingjustbehindLondon’sHolborntotryandpatenttheirdevices.collectionsoftechnicaldata.Sometenmillionpatents—Englishandforeign—arelistedthere.ethecenturies,froma1600’smachinegunlaser,nuclearandcomputertechnology.thenameofJohnUtynam.Theletters,country’hisknowledgeofmakingstainedglasswindowsinordertoinstallsuchwindowsatEtonCollege.Present-daypatentsprocedureisamoresophisticatedaffairthangettingagetapatentforyourrevolutionaryandahalfyearsandcost￡165forthebrainchild.That’sifhe’slucky.BynomeansallwhoapplytothePatentOffice,getapatent.AkeymanatthePatentOfficeisBernardPartridge,PrincipalExaminerthevitalingredientanyinventorneedsbeforehecanhopetoovercomethemanyhurdlesinthecomplexprocedureofto__________.stoleninventors’(para.5)means_________.nceeupwiththeanswertotheenergycrisisdtocutgrasspresent-daylaserincommon?yVItofTrade.9.WhyisJohnUtynamstillremembered?hePatentOffice.alawnmower.apatentforaninvention?bletasklydifficultfortheirmetabolism.Cerealgrainswhentosupportseveralvarietiesofinsects.Theseinsectswill,therefore,liveandtemperaturesurroundingthecolonyofheat.Sometimes,thetemperaturemayevenrisetothepointwherethestoredgraincentorless.ways.Theplantseeds,wheat,rye,rice,barleymillet,maize,arethemselvesstructuresevolvedbynaturetoprovideisusedforthenourishmentoftheembryothenew-grownplant.Theseparationbythreshingandwinnowingis,therefore,tosomedegreepartofatechniqueoffoodpreservation.Thedirectdryingofotherfoodshasalsoinsects,tendsalsotoharmitsquality.Proteinsarecomplexmolecularstructureswhicharereadilydisrupted.Thisisthewithsomescientificjustification,bylikenedtoleather.Thetechnicalprocessofdryingfoodsindirectlybypicklingtheminthestrongsaltsolutionscommonlycalled‘brine’doeslessharmtotheproteinthanstraightforwarddrying,particularlyifThedriedfoodkeepslongerthanitwouldhaveundriedbutitcannotbekepttypesofsausages.storedcerealsby________.ssurroundingtemperatureoregrainlingas13.Directdryingaffectsthequalityofmeatorfishbecause________.14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatsaltingpreservesfoodby________.romthefoodisusefulbecause________.tQuestions16—20Wearemovinginexorablyintotheageofautomation.Ouraimisnottodeviseamechanismwhichcanperformathousandactionreplaceathousandmen.lines.Firstthereistheconveyorbeltsystemofcontinuousproductionwherebysequence.Thegoodsproducedbythiswell-establishedmethodareuntouchedbytheworker,andthemachinereplacesbothoutputwithanorm,thatis,theactualthencorrectanyshortcomings.Theentirecycleofoperationsdispenseswithhumancontrolexceptinsofarasmonitorsareofautomationwillillustrateitsimmensepossibilities.ThereisafactoryintheU.S.A.whichmakes1,000millionelectricrmanufacturingcompanywith45,000sparepartsregulatestheirentiresupplyentirelybycomputer.Computerscanbeentrustedwithmostofthesupervisionofdepartments,insurancecompaniesandthelike.Heretheessentialfeaturesaretherecording,storing,sortingandretrievalofinformation.Theprincipalmeritofmoderncomputinggreaterspeedofoperationbycomparisonwithunaidedhumaneffort;ataskwhichall,nowtakesdaysorhours.Oneofthemosturgentproblemsofindustrialsocietiesrapidlyintroducingtwillbereleased.Wearealreadyseeingthepartofyouthwhoseworknolongerputotherswhichareequallytediousinmonitoringwillberequired.Amaninanandwatchingdialsandtakingdecisiveisnotwell.Whatmeaningwillhisdevotehisfreetimeafterafourorfivewillbethesignificanceforhimofhisleisuretimeconstructively.16.Themainpurposeofautomationis_________.dreplacethesemi-skilledfastaspossiblemechanismdifferentactionsis________.continuousproduction18.Oneoftheproblemsbroughtaboutbyautomationinindustrialsocietiesis_________.yfollowingstatementsistrue?controlofthequalityoftheproduct.supervisionofindustrialinstallations.therecordingandsortingofinformation.numeroustediousjobs.Questions21—25bakedclayorlead;copperwassometimessupplyconduitsleadingtothecitythesurfaces,ratherthanpipes.Perhapsthischoicewasamatterofeconomics,for15inchesindiameter.Whilepipescanfollowtheprofileofundulatingground,withthepressureincreasinginthelowerareas,channelscannot.Theymustslopecontinuouslydownwards,becausewaterinwheretheycrosseddepressionsorvalleysintheformoftieredarches.AtthebeginningoftheChristianeratherewerethe250milesofchannelsandtunnelschannelswerelateraddedonthetopsofaqueductsstillgracetheskylineontheoutskirtsofRomeandelsewhereinEuropesimilarruinsarefound.courseofanoldstream.ItdatesbackatleasttothethirdcenturyB.C.Laterthedrainswereusedforsewage,flushedbyaswellasstreetstormrun-off.Thetrulysurprisingaspectoftheachievementsofalltheancienthydraulicartisansisthelackoftheoreticalprinciplesoffluidbehaviour.SextusFrontinus,Rome’swatercommissionerspeedoftheflowaswellastheareaofcross-section.TheRomans’flowstandardwastherateatwhichwaterwouldflowthroughabronzepiperoughly4/3inchindependednotonlyonthecross-sectionalmakewaterpipesEXCEPT_________.one22.Coveredchannelswereusedinsteadofpipestosupplylargequantitiesofwaterprobablybecause_________.groundmoreeasilyressurethattheaqueductstodayare_________.ractiveknowitsspeedand________.thelengthofthepipelevelfromwhichthewaterfalls25.Themainsubjectofthepassageisconcernedessentiallywith_____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