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首頁?大學英語專業(yè)四八級考試復習資料(TestofEnglishMajorBand4-8)?

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試卷一(95min)

PartIListeningComprehension(40min)

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswer

thequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswer

sheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.Theparallelbetweenwaltzingandlanguageuseliesin___.

A.thecoordinationbasedonindividualactions

B.thenumberofindividualparticipants

C.thenecessityofindividualactions

D.therequirementsforparticipants

2.1nthetalkthespeakerthinksthatlanguageuseisa(n)____process.

A.individual

B.combined

C.distinct

□.social

3.Themaindifferencebetweenpersonalandnonpersonalsettingsisin.

A.themanneroflanguageuse

B.thetopicandcontentofspeech

C.theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience

D.therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience

4.1nfictionalsettings,speakers____.

A.hidetheirrealintentions

B.voiceothers*intentions

C.playdoublerolesonandoffstage

D.onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife

5.Comparedwithothertypesofsettings,themainfeatureofprivatesettingis____.

A.theabsenceofspontaneity

B.thepresenceofindividualactions

C.thelackofrealintentions

D.theabsenceofaudience

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.WhatwaseducationlikeinProfessorWang'sdays?

A.Studentsworkedveryhard.

B.Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.

C.Educationwasnotcareeroriented.

D.Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.

7.AccordingtoProfessorWang,whatisthepurposeofthepresentdayeducation?

A.Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.

B.Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.

C.Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.

D.Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.

8.1nProfessorWang'sopinion,technicalskills___.

A.requiregoodeducation

B.aresecondarytoeducation

C.don'tcallforgoodeducation

D.don'tconflictwitheducation

9.WhatdoesProfessorWangsuggesttocopewiththesituationcausedbyincreasing

numbersoffeepayingstudents?

A.Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.

B.Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.

C.Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.

D.Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.

10.FutureeducationneedstoproducegraduatesofallthefollowingcategoriesEXCEPT

A.thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions

B.thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind

C.thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers

D.thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpest

dropinlifeexpectancy?

A.LatinAmerica.

B.SubSaharanAfrica.

C.Asia.

D.TheCaribbean.

12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?

A.Burma.

B.Botswana.

C.Cambodia.

0.Thailand.

13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin

A.Asia.

B.Africa.

C.LatinAmerica.D.TheCaribbean.

Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwill

begiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby.

A.USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO

B.USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel

C.USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU

D.USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts

15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?

A.EUmemberstates.

B.TheUnitedStates.

C.WTO.

D.Thesteelcorporations.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.While

listeningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,

butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtasknANSWERSHEETONE

aftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfbrnotetaking.

ConversationSkills

Peoplewhousuallymakeusfeelcomfortableinconversationsaregoodtalkers.Andthey

havesomethingincommon,i.e.skillstoputpeopleatease.

1.Skilltoaskquestion

1)beawareofthehumannature:readinesstoanswerother'squestionsregardlessof

⑴⑴____

2)startaconversationwithsomepersonalbutunharmfull

questionsaboutone's(2)job(2)____

questionsaboutone,sactivitiesinthe(3)____(3)____

3)beabletospotsignalsforfurthertalk

2.Skillto(4)___foranswers(4)____

1)don'tshiftfromsubjecttosub]ect

—stickingtothesamesubject:signsof(5)____in(5)____

conversation

2)listento(6)ofvoice(6)___

—Ifpeoplesoundunenthusiastic,thenchangesubject.

3)useeyesandears

—steadyyourgazewhilelistening

3.Skilltolaugh

Effectsoflaughter:

—easepeople's(7)(7)

—helpstart(8)____(8)

4.Skilltopart

1)importance:openuppossibilitiesforfuturefriendshipor

contact

2)ways:

—men:asmile,a(9)(9)___

—women:sameas(10)now(10)

—howtoexpresspleasureinmeetingsomeone.

PartIIProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.In

eachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthe

followingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovided

attheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"/Vsignandwritethe

wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordin

theblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

wantsan[ZZ(Z]exhibition[ZZ)],itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress

isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either

standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific(1)____

purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.(2)

Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor

futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,

toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand

officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)____

groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees

relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)____

andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)____

Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One

isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)____

committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)

widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations

neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)____

toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.

⑼____

Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel

testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt

ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury

thesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)

PartIIIReadingComprehension(30min)

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoice

questions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.But

mostofthemhavelittlechoice:theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,

theU.S.andJapanareluckier:theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformof

guaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbill

thatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethan

theyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazy

Europeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto"promotefarmerindependenceand

preservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations5*.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublican

PartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember'smidtermelections.

Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedto

only3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjus

tenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheir

goodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999

theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollar

developingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriers

imposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.Ifsnotasifthedevelopingworldwants

anyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda'sMinisterofFinance.uWhatwewantisforthe

richcountriestoletuscompete.M

AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabour

arecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.This

isnopieintheskyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya'seconomyoverthepast

decadehasbeentheboominexportsofcutflowersandvegetablestoEurope.Butthatmay

allchangein2008,whenKenyawillbeslightlytoorichtoqualifyfortheuIeastdevetoped

country“statusthatallowsAfricanproducerstoavoidpayingstiffEuropeanimportdutieson

selectedagriculturalproducts.Withtradebarriersinplace,thehorticultureindustryin

Kenyawillshrivelasquicklyasadiscardedrose.Andwhileagricultureexportsremainthe

greathopeforpoorcountries,reducingtradebarriersinothersectorsalsoworks:Americas

AfricanGrowthandOpportunityAct,whichcutsdutiesonexportsofeverythingfrom

handicraftstoshoes,hasprovedaboontoAfrica'smanufacturers.Thelesson:theThird

Worldcanprosperiftherichworldgivesitafairgo.

ThisiswhatmakesBush'sdecisiontoincreasefarmsubsidieslastmonthallthe

moredepressing.Poorcountrieshavelongsuspectedthattherichworldurgesrade

liberalizationonlysoitcanwangleitswayintonewmarkets.Suchsuspicionscausedthe

Seattletradetalkstobreakdownthreeyearsago.ButlastNovembermembersoftheWorld

TradeOrganization,meetinginDoha,Qatar,finallyagreedtoanewroundoftalksdesigned

toopenupglobaltradeinagricultureand

textiles.Richcountriesassuredpoorcountries,thattheirconcernswerefinallybeing

addressed.Bush'shandoutlastmonthmakesalieofAmerica'scommitmenttothosetalks

andhispersonaldevotiontofreetrade.

16.Bycomparison,farmers____receivemoregovernmentsubsidiesthanothers.

A.inthedevelopingworld

B.inJapan

C.inEurope

D.inAmerica

17.1nadditiontotheeconomicconsiderations,thereisa____motivebehindBush*ssigning

ofthenewfarmbill.

A.partisan

B.social

C.financial

0.cultural

18.Themessagethewriterattemptstoconveythroughoutthepassageisthat____.

A.poorcountriesshouldbegivenequalopportunitiesintrade

B.utheleastdevelopedcountry“statusbenefitsagriculturalcountries

C.poorcountriesshouldremovetheirsuspicionsabouttradeliberalization

0.farmersinpoorcountriesshouldalsoreceivethebenefitofsubsidies

19.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsnewfarmsubsidiesintheU.S.is____.

A.favourable

B.ambiguous

C.critical

0.reserved

TEXTB

OscarWildesaidthatworkistherefugeofpeoplewhohavenothingbettertodo.Ifso,

Americansarenowamongtheworld'ssaddestrefugees.FactoryworkersintheUnited

Statesareworkinglongerhoursthanatanytimeinthepasthalfcentury.Americaonceled

therichworldincuttingtheaverageworkingweek—from70hoursin1850tolessthan40

hoursbythe1950s.Itseemednaturalthataspeoplegrewrichertheywouldtradeextra

earningsformoreleisure.Sincethe1970s,however,thehoursclockedupbyAmerican

workershaverisen,toanaverageof42thisyearinmanufacturing.

Severalstudiessuggestthatsomethingsimilarishappeningoutsidemanufacturing:

Americansarespendingmoretimeatworkthantheydid20yearsago.Executivesand

lawyersboastof80hourweeks.0nholiday,theyseekoutfaxmachinesandphonesas

eagerlyasGermansbagthebestsunloungers.YetworkingtineinEuropeandJapan

continuestofall.InGermany'sengineeringindustrytheworkingweekistobetrimmedfrom

36to35hoursnextyear.MostGermansgetsixweeks5paidannualholiday;eventhe

Japanesenowtakethreeweeks.Americansstillmakedowithjusttwo.

Germanyrespondstothiscontrastwithitsusualconcernaboutwhetherpeople'saversion

toworkisdamagingitscompetitiveness.YetGermanworkers,liketheJapanese,seemto

beactingsensibly:astheirincomesrise,theycanachieveabetterstandardoflivingwith

fewerhoursofwork.ThepuzzleiswhyAmerica,theworld'srichestcountry,seesthings

differently.Itisapuzzlewithsinister

socialimplications.Parentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildren,whomaybeleftaloneat

homeforlonger.Isitjustacoincidencethatjuvenilecrimeisontherise?Some

explanationsforAmerica'stimeatworkfailtostanduptoscrutiny.Oneblamesweaktrade

unionsthatleaveworkersopentoexploitation.Areworkersbeingforcedbycostcutting

firmstotoilharderjusttokeeptheirjobs?ArecentstudybytwoAmericaneconomists,

RichardFreemanandLindaBell,suggestsnot:whenasked,Americansactuallywantto

worklongerhours.MostGermanworkers,incontrast,wouldratherworkless.

Then,whydoAmericanswanttoworkharder?Onereasonmaybethattherealearningsof

manyAmericanshavebeenstagnantorfallingduringthepasttwodecades.Peoplework

longermerelytomaintaintheirlivingstandards.Yetmanyhigher

skilledworkers,whohaveenjoyedbigincreasesintheirrealpay,havebeenworking

hardertoo.Also,onereasonfortheslowgrowthofwageshasbeentherapidgrowthin

employment—whichismoreorlesswheretheargumentbegan.Taxesmayhave

somethingtodowithit.PeoplewhoworkanextrahourinAmericaareallowedtokeepmore

oftheirmoneythanthosewhodothesameinGermany.Fallsinmarginaltaxratesin

Americasincethe1970shavemadeitallthemoreprofitabletoworklonger.Noneofthese

answersreallyexplainswhythecenturylongdeclineinworkinghourshasgoneinto

reverseinAmericabutnotelsewhere(thoughBritainshowssignsoffollowingAmerica's

lead).Perhapsculturaldifferences—thelastrefugeofthedefeatedeconomist—areatplay.

Economistsusedtobelievethatonceworkersearnedenoughtoprovidefortheirbasic

needsandallowforafewluxuries,theirincentivetoworkwouldbeeroded,likelions

relaxingafterakill.Buthumansaremoresusceptibletoadvertisingthanlions.Perhaps

clevermarketinghasensuredthatubasicneeds"—forashowerwithbuiltinTV,fora

rocketpropelledcar_expandcontinuously.ShoppingisalreadyoneofAmerica'smost

popularpastimes.Butitrequiresmoney—hencemoreworkandlessleisure.0rtrythis:

thetelevisionisnotverygood,andbaseballandhockeykeepbeingwipedoutbystrikes.

PerhapsWildewasright.MaybeAmericanshavenothingbettertodo.

20.1ntheUnitedStates,workinglongerhoursis____.

A.confinedtothemanufacturingindustry

B.atraditionalpracticeinsomesectors

C.prevalentinallsectorsofsociety

0.favouredbytheeconomists

21.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichmightbeoneoftheconsequencesofworking

longerhours?

A.Riseinemployees1workingefficiency.

B.Riseinthenumberofyoungoffenders.

C.Riseinpeople'slivingstandards.

D.Riseincompetitiveness.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthecauseofworkinglongerhoursstatedby

thewriter?

A.Expansionofbasicneeds.

B.Culturaldifferences.

C.lncreaseinrealearnings.

0.Advertising.

TEXTC

Thefoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,in

theearlysummermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;andthen

againassoonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewassosly.He

slidalonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedto

circumventthegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetipofhis

brush,ortheruddyshadowofhiminthedeepgrass,andshehadletfireathim.Buthe

madenoaccountofthis.Thetreesonthewoodedgewereadarkish,brownishgreenin

thefulllight—foritwastheendofAugust.Beyond,thenaked,copperlike由aftsandlimbs

ofthepinetreesshoneintheair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,brownishstalksall

agleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout—theduckswerestillswimmingonthe

pondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedatitall,sawitall,anddidnotseeit.Sheheard

Banfordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistance—andshedidnothear.Whatwasshethinking

about?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback.Sheloweredher

eyes,andsuddenlysawthefox.Hewaslookingupather.Hischinwaspresseddown,and

hiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.Andheknewher.Shewasspellbound-she

knewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,andhersoulfailedher.Heknewher,hehas

notdaunted.Shestruggled,confusedlyshecametoherself；andsawhimmakingofCwith

slowleapsoversomefallenboughs,slow,impudentjumps.Thenheglancedoverhis

shoulder,andransmoothlyaway.Shesawhisbrushheldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhis

whitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewasgone,softly,softasthewind.

Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteventhenpursedhermouth,knowingitwasnonsense

topretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafterhim,inthedirectionhehadgone,

slowly,pertinaciously.Sheexpectedtofindhim.Inherheartshewasdeterminedtofind

him.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshedidnotconsider.Butshewas

determinedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyaboutontheedgeofthewood,with

wide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.Shedidnotthink.Instrange

mindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither...

Assoonassupperwasover,sheroseagaintogoout,withoutsayingwhy.

Shetookhergunagainandwenttolookforthefox.Forhehadliftedhiseyes

uponher,andhisknowinglookseemedtohaveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotso

muchthinkofhim:shewaspossessedbyhim.Shesawhisdark,shrewd,unabashed

eyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelthiminvisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewtheway

heloweredhischinashelookedup,sheknewhismuzzle,thegoldenbrown,andthegreyish

white.Andagainshesawhimglanceoverhisshoulderather,halfinviting,half

contemptuousandcunning.Soshewent,withhergreatstartledeyesglowing,hergun

underherarm,alongthewoodedge.Meanwhile

thenightfell,andagreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees.

23.Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstotheallEXCEPT.

A.cunning

B.fierce

C.defiant

D.annoying

24.Asthestoryproceeds,Marchbeginstofeelunderthespellof__.

A.thelight

B.thetrees

C.thenight

D.thefox

25.GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof__.

A.blankness

B.imagination

C.sadness

0.excitement

26.Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseofbetweenMarchandthefox.

A.detachment

B.anger

C.intimacy

□.conflict

27.Thepassagecreatesanoverallimpressionof.

A.mystery

B.horror

C.liveliness

0.contempt

TEXTD

Thebannersarepacked,theticketsbooked.Theglitterandwhiteoverallshave

beenbought,thegasmasksjustfitandthemobilephonesareready.Allthatremainsisto

gettotheparties.

ThisweekwillseeafeastofpanEuropeanprotests.ItstartedonBastilleDay

,lastSaturday,withtheFrenchunionsandimmigrantsonthestreetsandthefirst

demonstrationsinBritainandGermanyaboutclimatechange.Itwillcontinuetomorrowand

ThursdaywithenvironmentalandpeaceralliesagainstPresidentBush.Butthebigoneisin

Genoa,onFridayandSaturday,wheretheG8leaderswillmeetbehindthelinesof18,000

heavilyarmedpolice.

UnlikePrague,Gothenburg,CologneorNice,GenoaisexpectedtobeEurope'sSeattle,the

comingtogetherofthedisparatestrandsofresistancetocorporateglobalisation.Neither

theprotestersnortheauthoritiesknowwhatwillhappen,butsomethingsarepredictable.

Yes,therewillbeviolenceandyes,themassmediawillfocusonit.Whatshouldseriously

concerntheG8isnotsomuchtheviolence,thenumbersinthestreetsoreventhatthey

themselveslooklikeidiotshidingbehindthebarricades,butthatthedeeprootsofagenuine

newversionofinternationalismaregrowing.

Forthefirsttimeinageneration,theinternationalpoliticalandeconomicconditionisinthe

dock.Moreover,theprotestersareunlikelytogoaway,theirconfidenceisgrowingrather

thanwaning,theiragendasaremerging,theprotestsarespreadinganddrawinginallages

andconcerns.

Nosingleanalysishasdrawnallthestrandsofthedebatetogether.Inthemean

time,theglobalprotest“movementrsdevelopingitsownlanguage,texts,agendas,myths,

heroesandvillains.JustastheG8leaders,worldbodiesandbusinessestalkincreasingly

fromthesamescript,sotheprotesters*oncedisparate

politicalandsocialanalysesareconverging.Thelongtermprojectofgovernmentsand

worldbodiestoglobalisecapitalanddevelopmentisbeingmirroredbytheglobalisationof

protest.

Butwhathappensnext?Governmentsandworldbodiesareunsurewhichwaytoturn.

Howeverwelltheyarepoliced,majorprotestsreinforcetheimpressionofindifferentelites,

repressionofdebate,overreactiontodissent,injusticeandunaccountablepower.

Theiroptions—apartfromactuallyembracingthebroadagendabeingputtothem—areto

retreatbehindevenhigherbarricades,repressdissentfurther,abandonglobalmeetings

altogetheror,morelikely,meetonlyinplacesabletophysicallyresistthemasses.

Brusselsisconsideringbuildingasuperfortressforinternationalmeetings.Genoamaybe

thelastoftheEuropeansuperprotests.

28.Accordingtothecontext,theword“parties”attheendofthefirstparagraphrefersto

A.themeetingoftheG8leaders

B.theprotestsonBastilleDay

C.thecomingpanEuropeanprotests

D.thebigprotesttobeheldinGenoa

29.Accordingtothepassage,economicglobalisationisparalleledby.

A.theemergingdifferencesintheglobalprotestmovement

B.thedisappearingdifferencesintheglobalprotestmovement

C.thegrowingEuropeanconcernaboutglobalisation

D.theincreaseinthenumberofprotesters

30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatisBrusselsconsideringdoing?

A.Meetinginplacesdifficulttoreach.

B.Furtherrepressingdissent.

C.Acceptingtheprotesters,agenda.

0.Abandoningglobalmeetings.

SECTIONBSKIMMINGANDSCANNING(10MIN)

Inthissectiontherearesevenpassageswithtenmultiplechoicequestions.Skimorscan

themasrequiredandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

Firstreadthequestion.

31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto____.

A.demonstratehowtopreventcrime

B.showtheseriousnessofcrime

C.lookintothecausesofcrime

D.callformoregovernmentefforts

NowgothroughTEXTEquicklytoanswerquestion31.

Forthreeweeks,everynightat11p.m.,correspondents,officersandjudgesfromjustice

courts,policedepartmentsandprisons,psychiatrists,criminologists,

victimsandevencriminalsinprisonsmadetheirappearanceonTVtodebateon

atopicuCrimeintheUnitedStates".

Indeed,crimehasbeendisturbingtheAmericanpeopleandhasbecomeaserioussocial

problemjustnexttotheunemploymentproblem.Somefiguresareterrifying

:1of4Americanshasbeenavictimofsomekindofcrimes;nearly22millioncrimecases

occurredlastyearthroughoutthecountry.Asimplearithmeticcalculationindicatesthaton

average,acrimeisbeingcommittedinevery2seconds.NowtheAmericansarelivingina

horribleenvironment.Theirsafetyandpropertyarethreatenedbyvariouscrimes:robbery,

theft,rape,kidnapping,murder,arson,vandalismandviolence.

Themostworrisomeproblemcomesfromthefactthataboutonethirdofcriniecaseswere

committedbythejuvenileand53%ofcriminalsinjailsareyoungsters

below25.Apollindicatesthatabout73%ofcitizenssaidtheyavoidedteenagersinstreets,

especiallyatnight.

Toprotectthemselvesfromcrime,accordingtoareleasedfigure,52%ofAmericanskeep

gunsathome.Butsomegunownersturnouttobepotentialcriminals.Somepeople

demandthatstrictlawforguncontrolbeenforced;butothersopposethebanofgun.No

decisionisinsight.

Someexpertssaidpoverty,unemploymentandracialdiscriminationarethecause

ofcrime.Theycitedfigurestoshowthat47%ofcrimecaseswerecommittedbyt

heblack,thoughtheyaccountforonlyabout12%ofthepopulationofthenation

.Othersarguedthatabout54%ofconvictedcriminalscame