中級口譯09.03文檔

中級口譯09.0309年春季上海英語中級口譯證書第一階段考試

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

YoumightthinkthathamburgerswereinventedintheUnitedStates,butthatisnottotallytrue.These________(1),orpatties,actuallycamefromGermanyinthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.TheywerebroughttotheUnitedStatesby________(2)whocamefromthecityofHamburg.Thatiswhy________(3)was"hamburgersteak’

However,peopleinotherplace________(4)that’theyinventedthehamburger.Perhapswe’llneverhavea________(5).thethere’snoquestionthatthehamburgerwasa________(6).Why?Perhapsbecauseatthattime,industrywasgrowingandakindoffoodwasneed_________(7)forworkers.

1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCEandyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper,soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSERBOOKLET.

l.(A)Weweremetbytheheadofthecompanyattheairport.(B)WehawMrs.Joneswasthepresidentofthecompany,.(C)Mrs.Jonesusedtobethesecretaryofthecompany(D)Mrs.Jonescametoseeusoffattheairport.,

2.(A)Theboardofdirectorsaskedaboutthechanges.(B)Theboard’ofdirectorsdecidedtoinvestmoreontheproject.(C)Theboardofdirectorsapprovedtherevisions.(D)Theboardofdirectorscouldnotunderstandherexplanation.

3.(A)Manyuniversitystudentsprefersoftdrinkstofreshfruits.(B)Mostofthemarefirst-or-secondyearcollegestudents(C)Anumberofcollegestudentsrefusetodisclosetheiridentities(D)Notmanystudentsareinterestedinourresearchprojects.

4.(A)WedecidedtosellthecarwhentheoilPricesrose.(B)Weshouldnotdelaysolvingtheproblemofoilprices.(C)Wewereatalossastowhethertobuythatexpensivecarornot.(D)Wedidn’tbuyacarbecauseofthefloatingoilprices.

5.(A)Mostofthemarefromlow-incomebelies.(B)Mostofthemareinfavorofataxcut.(C)IknowtheCongresswillvetothetaxreform.(D)IproposethetaxreformbedebatedintheCongress.

6.(A)Effectiveselfmanagementskillsarekeytoacademicandcareersuccess.(B)Ifyouspendalotoftimeonyourschoolwork,youwillbecomeagoodmanagerlater(C)Schoolworkcanbetime-consumingandislikelytomakeyoufeelexhaustedafterclass.(D)Goodmanagementcallsformoretimeandenergyonthepartoftheacademicstaff

7.(A)Mr.PaulWhitehasjustbeenfired.(B)Mr.PaulWhitehasforgottenthewoman’sname.(C)Mr.PaulWhiteislookingforajob.(D)Mr.PaulWhitehasthewomanPromoted.

8.(A)Ishallgiveyouadiscount(B)ThecrisisisaffectingtheWholeworld.(C)IshallcomeinmySundaybest.(D)Thepriceisstilltoohigh.

9.(A)Hefinishedthenegotiationinthreedays.(B)Hewasonabusinesstriptendaysago.(C)Histoughnesscosthimthreemoredays.(D)Hisbusinesstriplastedthirteendays.

l0.(A)Wearesurethatourchildrenwillbecomepositivemembersofthechangingsociety.(B)Childrenwithselfesteemcanmakepositiveadjustmentandachievecareersuccess.(C)Personalgoalscanbereachedwiththehelpofparentswhoarecompetentmembersofthesociety(D)Parentswithconfidencewilladaptthemselvestothechangesandaccomplishpersonalgoals.

2.TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafterquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCEwhenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Question811--14

l1.(A)Theproductswereallmadefromfreshvegetablesandfruits(B)Thehomemadeproductswereactuallymadeinthefactory(C)Thefactorywasequippedwiththemostsophisticatedmachinery(D)Therewerehomemadefreshvegetablesandfruitsinthefactory

l2.(A)Youarespecial.(B)Youarenatural.(C)Youarestupid.(D)Youaredumb

l3.(A)Tobetterexplainhowtousethatproduct.(B)Tohelpreducethepromotioncostofthatproduct.(C)Toinducemorefamouspeopletousethatproduct.(D)TogetTVviewerstorememberthatproduct.

l4.(A)Beeasilyaffectedbyotherproducts.(B)Beawareofthesamekindofproduct.(C)Sticktothatparticularproduct.-(D)Strikeabargainforotherproducts.

Questions15--18

l5.(A)Aflightovertimezones.(B)Alossofone’scharacters.(C)Asymptomoflegproblems.(D)Aconditionofsleepdisorders.

l6.(A)Sixhours.(B)Sevenhours.(C)Eighthours(D)Ninehours.

l7.(A)Avoidjunkfood,saltyfoods,caffeineandalcohol.(B)Drinkaslittlewateraspossiblebetweenmeals(C)TakedrinkswithlessSugar,carbonationorcaffeine(D)Alwayshaveotherfluidontheplane.

l8.(A)Sleepassoonaspossible.(B)Napevenduringdaytime.(C)Getagoodnight’ssleep.(D)Relaxyourselfinacafe.

Questions19--22

l9.(A)Heisoverweight.(B)Heisseriouslyill(C)Heisdownwithcold.(D)Heishaleandhearty

20.(A)Two(B)Ten.(C)twenty(D)Thirty

2l.(A)Itisthebest(B)Itisnutritious.(C)Itisnotenough(D)Itisnohealthy.

22.(A)themanisaheavysmoker(B)Themanisrathershort.’(C)Themandrivesacar(D)Themanworkswithacomputer.’’

Questions23--26

23.(A)ChainmanoftheAfricanClub.(B)ChainmanoftheInternationalClub.(C)ChainmanoftheIrishClub.(D)ChainmanoftheFolkMusicClub.

24.(A)Onceaweek(B)Onceamonth(C)Onceasemester(D)Onceayear

25.(A)Theminutesofthelastmeeting.(B)Thetreasurer’sreport.(C)TheScottishandIrishFolkDances.(D)TheInternationalDisplayWeek.

26.(A)tohelpthestudentsfromthesamecountriesovercometheirhomesicknessandotherproblems.(B)Tosetupboothsdecoratedwithpicturesandthingsofinterestintherespectivecountries.(C)Torecruitanyonewhocansewtohelpmakecostumessothateveryclubmembercanweartheirnationalcostume.(D)ToteachtheAmericanstudentsScottishandIrishfolkdancesduringthespecialevenofthedisplay.

Questions27--30

27.(A)InBath

(B)InLondon.(C)InYork

(D)Inthesuburbs.

28.(A)Studentsliveinhallsresidencearoundtheuniversitybuildings.(B)Studentsareencouragedtoconducttheirindependentresearchproject(C)Studentsfirstliveinhallsofresidenceandthenareallowedtomoveout.(D)Studentscansharethecommonroomswithfacultymembers.

29.(A)Shecouldn’tfindaroomintheresidentialhall.(B)Shecouldsavemoneytopayforherstudies.(C)Shecouldmixwellwiththelocalpeople.(D)Shecouldliveinacomfortablehouse.

30.(A)Givehersomeadviceonhowtostrikeabargain.(B)Introducehertothelocalpeople(C)Helpherwiththevolunteerwork.(D)Showheraroundtheancientcathedralcity

PartC:ListeningandTranslation1.SentenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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2.PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

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SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwiIlreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1--5

Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmypartofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegreatvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.

NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEng1andmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,bulitsvigorisstillremarkable.

Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhi1edoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueueingupanonymouslyatasupermarket.Andtheproprietorknowswellthatpersona1servicehasasubstantialcashvalue.

HisPricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buhewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldagepensionerwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Themoreaffluentcustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocerared-facedfigure,instantlyobtainsitforthem..

Thevillagegainsfromthissortofenterprise,ofcourse.ButIalsofinditsatisfactorybecauseavillageshopoffersoneofthefewwaysinwhichamodestindividualistcanstillgetalongintheworldwithoutattachinghimselftothebigbattalionsofindustryorcommerce.

MostofthevillageshopkeepersIknow,atanyrate,aredecidedlyindividualistintheirways.Forexample,ourshoemakerisaformidablefigure:athick-set,irritablemanwhomchildrentreatwithmarkedrespect,knowingthatanill-judgedwordcanprovokeanangryeruptionatanytime.Hestareswithcontemptatthepairsofcheap,mass-producedshoestakentohimforrepair:hasitcometothis,heseemstobesaying,thathe,acraftsman,shouldhavetowastehisskillsuponsuchtrash?Butweallknowhewillinfactdoexcellentworkuponthem.Andhemakesbeautifulshoesforthosewhocanaffordsuchluxury.

1.Theservicesavailableinvillagesnowadaysarenormally_________.

(A)fewerbutstillveryactive(B)lesssuccessfulthanearlierbutmanagingtosurvive(C)activeinprovidingfoodforthevillageandtourists(D)surprisinglyenergeticconsideringthelittledemandforthem

2.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingeventhough________.

(A)townshopsaremoreattractive(B)townshopsarelargerandlesswell-known(C)peopleliketoshopwheretheyarelesswell-known(D)peoplegetextraserviceintownshops

3.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutdeliveringgoods?

(A)Theytendtoforgetit.(B)Theywillnotconsiderit.(C)Theytakeitforgranted.(D)Itdoesnotseemworththeirwhile

4.Anotheraspectofpersonalserviceavailableinthevillageshopisthat_________.

(A)thereisawiderangeofgoosavailable(B)goodsnotinstockcanbeobtainedwhenevertheyareneeded(C)specialattentionisgiventotheneedsofwealthiercustomers(D)goodsarealwaysrestockedbeforetheyrunout

5.Inwhatwayisthevillageshoemakera“formidablefigure”?

(A)Heseemstopaylittleattentiontopublicopinion.(B)Herefusestomendcheap,mass-producedshoes.(C)Hehasaveryroughtemper.

(D)Hehasveryhighstandardsofworkmanship.

Questions6--10

DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtohavetheirattentiondivertedbyasignthatread—AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS.Thisself-defeatingwarninghasnowbeenremoved,butitsmessageisstillverymuchtothepoint.

Almostanytingcancauseanaccident.Apartfrommomentaryinattention,itmightbeaminormiscalculation,asuddenfitofcoughing,abopontheheadwithateddy-bearfromachildinthebackseat,anargumentwiththewife,fog,fallingasleepatthewheel,badeyesight,aglaringsun,ice,rain,wind,orsnow—a1lthesecanmakethedifferencebetweenatragichitandaluckymiss.

Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidends.Theremustbesomecauseotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionplaysitspart:researchershavefoundthatitisnotattheobviousdangerspot—sharpcorners,cross-roads,narrowlanes—thataccidentshappen.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearesubtlevisualtraps,unexpectedchangesintheshapeorsurfaceofthe.road,oreveninsufficientorbadly-placedsigns.Whereverthereisa'blackspot',itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.Whyelsedidthecarelessdrivingofsomanycomeoutatthatparticularspot?

Whatthelawrequireswhenyouhaveanaccident

Thereare,firstlythelegalformalitiesofexchangingnamesandaddresseswithothersinvolvedinanaccidentand,incertaincases,informingthepolice.However,youarerequiredbylawtostopafteranaccidentonlyif:

lSomebodyotherthanyourselfinoroutsideyourcarhasbeeninjured.

2Avehiclenotyourownhasbeendamaged.

3Anyhorse,cow,donkey,sheep,ordoghasbeeninjured.

Ithasbeensaidthatifadrivercontinuesunawareofcausinginjuryhemustbeacquitted.Butthecourtsarewaryofthatexcuse.Furthermore,thedriverhimselfmustwaitatthescene;itisnotenoughforhimtoleavehischauffeurorafriendtoattendtotheboringformalitieswhilehegoesoffonmoreimportantbusiness.

Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavestopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit;thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccident.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotographsandgatheringotherevidence.Inyourabsencethepolicecouldbegivenabiasedstoryagainstyou;andyouyourselfmighwamtopointoutcertainfeaturesoftheaccidenttothepolice.

6.AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS'(para.l)isaselfdefeatingWarningbecause______.

(A)itwillmakeadriverwaitatthescene(B)itwilldistractthedriver'sattention(C)itistoodifficulttounderstand(D)itistoolongtobereadbydrivers

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

(A)Afteranaccidentyouhavetogiveyournametoanyonewhoasksforit.(B)DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtoignorethesign.(C)Roadconstructionproblemscanbeamajorcauseofaccidents.(D)A'blackspot'isapartoftheroadwheretherearenosigns.

8.'Subtlevisualtraps'(para.3)are______.

(A)placeswherethepolicehideinordertotrapmotorists(B)partsoftheroadwhicharedeceptivetothedriver'seye(C)dangerspotssuchassharpcornersandcross-roads(D)placeswheretherearemanroad-signs

9.Asrequiredbythelaw,youmuststopafteranaccident,if______.

(A)youhavebeeninjuredbysomebody.(B)yourcarhasbeendamaged.(C)youhaveinjuredsomebodyelse(D)youhavewitnessedtheaccident

l0.Afteranaccidentitisrecommendedthatyouwaitforthepolicebecause_________.

(A)itisagainstthelawtodriveoff(B)theyhavetoexamineyourlicenceandinsurancecertificate(C)theyhavetonotothepositionofyourcar(D)somebodymaygivethemafalseaccountoftheaccident

Questions11--15

Justaswordoilscarcityisalreadycausingintemationalconflicts,sowillthescarcityofwaterreachapointwherewarswillbreakout.Thestatisticsonwaterarealreadyscary.Alreadywelloverlbillionpeoplesufferfromwatershortagesand30countriesgetmorethanathirdoftheirwaterfromoutsidetheirborders—anobvioussourceofdisputesandinstabilityespeciallyastheclimatechanges.Thewholeofthesub-SaharanAfrica,mostofSouthAsiaandwesternSouthAmericaaremostatrisk.Thereason:therapidmeltingofglaciersduetoglobalwarning.

Atthemeetingofthecoalitionof27Intemaionalcharitieslastmonth,GarethThomas,ministerofIntenatonalDevelopmentoftheBritishgovernment,wrotetoprimeministerGordonBrowndemandingactiontoensurefreshwaterto1.1billionpeoplewithpoorsupplies."Ifwedonotactnow,therealityisthatwatersuppliesmaybecomethesubjectofinternationalconflictintheyearsahead.Weneedtoinvestnowtopreventushavingtopaythatpriceinthefuture",Thomassaid.Thedepartmentwarnedthattwo-thirdsoftheword'spopulationwillliveinwater-stressedcountriesby2025.

Thecoalitionofcharitieshasappealedforaglobalefforttobringrunningwatertothedevelopingworldandsupplysanitationtoafurther2.6billionpeople.Itsaidthatinternationalinvestmentisneedednowtopreventcompetitionforwatertodestabilizecommunitiesandescalateintoconflicts.

TacklingthewaterandsanitationcrisisisessentialiftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalCalltoActionistobeasuccess.Otherwise,progressonhealth,education,andenvironmentsustainabilitywillbeundermined.Eachyear443millionschooldaysarelostgloballytodiarrheaand1.8millionchildrendiefromthesediseases.Infact,itisoftennotrealizedthainvestinginsanitationandwaterbrillgsthegreatestpublichealthgains,morethananyothersingledevelopmentinterventionanddeliversenormouseconomicgains.Already,someAsiancountrieshaveputtacklingtheseissuesattheforefrontoftheirdevelopmentefforts.TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsaimtohalvetheproportionofpeoplewithoutaccesstosafedrinkingwaterby20l5.Toachievethaturgentactionneedstobetaken.

Thereisnodoubtthatclimatechangeispotentiallythemostimportantfactoraffectingwatershortage.This,compoundedwithagrowingandincreasinglyurbanizedglobalpopulationwillputpressureonfoodandwater.Foratemperatureriseof2°C,whichislikelytohappenby2050,therewouldbeacatastrophic2to3billionpeoplesufferingfromwaterstress.

11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisprimarilyresponsibleforwatershortagesintheworld?

(A)Climatechance.(B)Borderdispute.(C)Worldcompetition.(D)Politicalinstability

12.AccordingtoGarethThomas,_______isthepricewehavetopayforwatershortageifwedonottakeimmediateaction.

(A)sanitationcrisis(B)intemationalconflict(C)globalwarming(D)over-urbanization

13.Whatcanthecoalitionofcharitiesdotopreventcompetitionforwater?

(A)Appealingforinternationalinvestment.(B)Bringingrunningwatertothedevelopingworld.(C)Supplyingsanitationtobillionsofwater-stressedpeople.(D)Enhancingworldenvironmentsustainability

13.TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsaimto_______inthenearfuture.

(A)tacklethewaterandsanitationcrisis(B)yieldeconomicgainsaswellaspublichealthgains(C)makprogressonhealth,educationandenvironmentsustainability(D)providemorepeoplewithcleandrinkingwater

15.Accordingtothepassage,whatwilladdtowatershortage?

(A)Oilscarcity.(B)Adropintemperature(C)Agrowingpopulation.

(D)Reducedfoodsupply

Questions16.-20

Parentingwasneverapieceofcakeinanyage,butprobablythegreatestsourceofheadacheforparentstodayinJapanistheubiquitouscellphone.Today,96percentofseniorhighschoolstudentsand58percentofjuniorhighschoolstudentshavecellphones.Evenamongprimaryschoolchildren,3lpercenthavethem.

Byenablingyoungsterstostayconnectedwiththeirparentsatalltimes,thesegadgetshelptokeepchildrensafe.Forthekids,theyarefuntoys,too,thatletthemtexttoorchatwiththeirpalswhenevertheywat,playIntemetgames,andenjoybloggingfortheirownprofileanddiarypurposes.

Butterribledangerslurkbeneathallthatfunandconvenience.

Everyyearaboutl,000childrenbecomeinvolvedinrapeandothercrimesthroughdatingservicesites.Violentandobsceneimagesareonlyacoupleofclicksaway.Ongakkourasaito,orso-calledunofficialschoolwebsiteswherekidscanpostwhatevertheywant,anyonecanfallvictimtobrutal''verbalmoblynching"bytheirpeers.

Amidtoday'surgentneedtoaddresstheseproblems,thegovernment’sMeetingonEducationRebuildinghasissuedareport.InresponsetothePrimeMinister'srecentcomments---“Icarmotthinkofonegoodreasonfor(lettingyoungsters)haveacellphone"and"Iwouldlikeeveryonetodiscusswhethercellphonesarereallynecessary:"----thereportrecommendedthat"parents,guardians,schoolsandallpartiesconcernedshouldcooperateamongthemselves,sothatelementaryschoolpupilsandjuniorhighschoolstudentsdonothaveacellphoneunlessthereisacompellingreasonforthemtodoso."

Butsincemanyparentsbelieveinthenecessityofcellphonesasasafetytool,itisunrealistictoexpecteveryonetodoawaywiththem.Rather,itwouldmakemoresenseforguardians,schoolsandcellphonecompaniestoconsider,fromtheirrespectivestandpoints,howcellphonesshouldbeusedbychildren.

Wesuggestthatparentssitdownwiththeiroffspringandtalkabouttheir“houserules”forcellphoneuse.Forinstance,sctthehoursallowed,sothekidswon'tbetextingtotheirfriendslateintothenight,remindthemnevertogiveawaypersonalinformationonline,andsoon..

Buttherearelimitstowhatindividualfamiliescando,andthisiswherewealsosuggestthatschoolsshouldeducatetheirpupilsonthedangersofcellphoneuse.Onewaytogoaboutthis,forinstance,maybeforeachclasstosetitsownrulesonsendinge-mailmessages.

16.Theword"ubiquitous"(para.l)isclosestinmeaningto________.

(A)updated(B)sophisticated(C)prevalent(D)obsolete

17.Manyparentslettheirkidshavecellphonesbecausethey________.

(A)wanttheirkidstokeepupwiththeITWorld(B)can'tthinkofanythingbetterfortheirkidstohavefun(C)don'twanttheirkidstomiss'whatotherkidshave(D)believecellphonesendblethemtostayconnected

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepotentialriskkidsmayfacewhenusingcellphones?

(A)Involvementinrape-relatedcrime(B)Exposuretoviolentandobsceneimages(C)Fallingvictimtobrutalcurses.(D)Beingtrackeddownbyunofficialschoolwebsites.

19.Thereportissuedbythegovernment’sMeetingonEducationRebuilding______.

(A)recommendedminimizingtheuseofcellphonesamongkids(B)suggestedsetting“houserules”forcellphoneuse(C)urgedparentstoremindtheirchildrenaboutce1lphoneuse(D)pressedschoolstoeducatetheirpupilsonthedangersofcellphoneuse

20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

(A)Parentsneglecttoprotecttheirkidsfromcellphones.(B)Parentingwithcellphonesisasourceofheadache.(C)Cellphonesshouldbebannedfromcampus.(D)Kidsneedlessonsontheusesofcellphones

Question21--25ExtractI

Astylishdiningroomwithcreamwallsandcurtainsandblackcarpetasperfectfoiltoaneclecticarrayoffurniture.Manyofthepiecesareclassicsoftheirparticularera,anddemonstratehowoldandnewdesignscanbehappilymixedtogetherThcprototypechairintheforegroundhasyettoproveitsstayingpowerandwasthoughtupbytheflat'soccupant.HeispicturedinhislivingroomwhichhasthesamedecorativethemeandislinkedtothediningroombyahighMedieval-styledarchwaywherewasoncearedundantanduninspiringfireplace.

Extract2

Oldbathroomsoftencontainagreatdealofuglypipeworkinneedofdisguising.Thiscaneitherbedonebyboxingintheexposedpipes,orbyfittingwoodpanelingoverthem.

Aswoodpanelingcanbesecuredoveralmostanyting---includingoidceramictilesandchippedwalls---isaneffectivewayofdisguisingpipeworkaswellasbeinganattractiveformofdecoration.Thepanelingcanbevertical,horizontalordiagonal.

Analternativewaytoapproachtheproblemofexposedpipesistoactuallymakethemafeatureoftheroombypickingthepipeworkoutinbrightstrongcolours.

Extract3

Cookingtakessecondplaceinthischarmingroomwhich,withitsdeeparmchairs,ismoreofasittingroomthanakitohen,andth6ntwRaybUmstoveasagoodchoice,asitblendsinwellwiththeoldbrickandbeamedfireplace.Therearenofittedunitsorbuilt-inappliances,soallfoodpreparationisdoneatthebigfarmbousetableintheforeground;andthechina,potsandpanshavebeendeliberatelyleftonshowtomakeanattractivedisplay.Whataboutthekitchensink?It'shiddenawaybehindanarchwaywhichleadsintoasmallscullery.Herethere'sasecondcookerand---inthebestfarmhousetradition---ahugewalk-inlarderforallfoodstorage.

2l.WhyisthecolourofthecarpetdescribedinExtractlaparticularadvantage?

(A)Itlivensupthecolourinanotherwisedullroom.(B)Itprovidesacontrasttothefurniture.(C)Itblendsinwiththetonesofthefurniture.(D)Itgivestheroomaclassicalstyle.

22.WhatisthepurposeofthearchwaydescribedinExtract1?

(A)Tohideanunattractivefireplace.(B)Togivetheroomanexoticeastemstyle.(C)Tojointhediningroomwiththesittingroom(D)Tomakeroomfortheunusualseatingarrangements.

23.Extract2isprobablytakenfrom________.

(A)anarchitect'sblueprint(B)aplumber’smanual(C)ahomerenovationmagazine(D)anadvertisementfornewbathrooms

24.Extracts2and3dealwith_________.

(A)oldandclassicfurniture(B)attractivecolourschemes(C)cheapimprovementschemes(D)homedecoration

25.ComparedwithExtractltheroomdescribedinExtract3appearsto_______.

(A)bemorecomfortable(B)bemorecolourful(C)containmorefurniture(D)posspssagreatervarietyofstyle

Questions26--30,.

Largepartsoftheworldhavenotenjoyedtheremarkaleglobalprogressinhealthconditionsthathavetakenplaceoverthepastcentury.Indeed,millionsofdeathsinimpoverishednationsareavoidablewithpreventionandtreatmentoptionsthattherichworldalreadyuses.Thisyear,l0millio