全國(guó)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽歷真題樣題級(jí)及答案

2005年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽樣題(A級(jí))及答2005年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽樣題(A級(jí))及答2005NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudentsLevelPartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30SectionADialogues(10Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues．Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce．Aftereachquestion，therewillbeapause．Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.１.A.AcomputerC.AcomputerB.AD.Astereo2.A.IntheB.IntheC.IntheD.Attherailway3.A.Thenumber2train,ontrack4.B.Thenumber4train,ontrack2.C.Thenumber2train,ontrack2.D.Thenumber4train,ontrack4.4.A.HewantstoleavethetheatrebeforethemovieisHedoesn'tknowthewaytotheHewantstogoearlytoavoidatrafficHedoesn'tusuallygetupat5.A.B.American.C.D.6.A.At9 B.At10C.At11D.At12A.Ground B.A.AttheendoftheC.D.B.RightC.AttheendoftheD.Beforelunch9.A.IntheC.C.AttheendoftheD.Beforelunch9.A.IntheC.OnthesecondB.OnthegroundD.Onthethird10.A.OnWednesdayJuneB.OnThursdayJuneC.OnFridayJuneD.OnSaturdayJuneSectionBNewsItem(10Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,B,andC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.500yearsago.yearsago.B.700yearsC.1,A.IntheA.A.AtleastB.InB.C.InC.TidalB.MorethanC.Atleast15.A.OnB.InC.In16.A.Jobgrowthof337,000hadbeenpredictedbyprivatesectorforecasters.B.Atleast225,000jobshavebeencreatedinthepastthreeC.JobgrowthinOctoberwasmorethantheaveragegrowthofthepastthreemonths.17.A.TodetectthepollutionareaontheB.TolocatethesourcesofgammarayC.Todestroythemysteriousmaterialinthe18.A.SouthB.C.19.A.Hediedatage37.B.Hewasthe1960'spopC.HewasanOscar20.A.ClimateChange.B.UnitedNations'C.RecentAccomplishmentsinSectionCPassages(10Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerSectionCPassages(10Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions21to25arebasedonthefirst21.A.Astudent.Englishteacher.B.Asecretary.C.AD.A.InD.InB.InEngland.C.IntheA.HeraddressinB.HertelephoneC.HeraddressintheD.Herfamily24.A.HerSocialSecuritynumber.B.HerstudentC.ThebusD.Hermedicalinsurance25.A.Shewantedtogohome.Securitynumber.B.Shedidn'thaveC.Shecouldn'trememberwhat'sthebusD.Shehadtoremembertoomanynumbers.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthesecond26.A.OnFridayC.OnSaturdayB.OnSundayD.OnSaturday27.A.Manypeopledon'tstayhomeonSaturdayPeopleprobablyeatbrunchataround11:00intheThezooisprobablycrowdedonbeautifulSaturdayThereareusuallyalotofpartiesonSunday28.A.Tohaveabigdinner. B.TopreparefortheweekC.Towelcomegrandparents.D.Towatch29.A.GotoaB.GototheC.GotoD.Gotothe30.A.OnFriday29.A.GotoaB.GototheC.GotoD.Gotothe30.A.OnFridayC.OnSundayB.OnSaturdayD.OnMondayPartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthisForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Duringthecriminalinvestigationlawyers specificfundshadbeendivertedandtoA.B.whereC.D.32.Severalmajorcontractswithsomeveryimportantclients renewalthisyear.A.upB.inC.upD.in33.I'dratherhe abooklikeFightClubeveryfiveyearsthanbookslikeDiarycomingouteach12months.That'swhatIlikeaboutSalinger.A.B.C.D.would34.Teachersandparentstrytoteachchildrenthatthefuture ,andthatthey'llbetheretoprovideguidance.A.theirstoB.themtoC.themselvestorecognizeD.theirto35.EuropeansandNorthAmericansaresometimes tothebusinesscustomsofAsia.A.B.C.D.36.BenjaminBrothers'annualwarehousesale foranadditionaltwodaystoaccommodatethelargenumberofcustomers.A.tendedB.spreadoutC.heldD.turned37.Thoughthecompanyhasused clients,profitsweredowninthelastquarteroftheyear.A.B.C.D.38.Wewouldliketoexpressour alargenumberofbusinessesandbusinesspublications,whohavegivenuspermissiontousevarioustypesoftheirmaterials.A.B.C.D.38.Wewouldliketoexpressour alargenumberofbusinessesandbusinesspublications,whohavegivenuspermissiontousevarioustypesoftheirmaterials.appreciationtoB.gratefulnessonC.gratitude ,however,theseasonhasbeenoneofunusualprofitandenjoyment,andhewouldbeachurlishsportsman,indeed,whocouldfindgroundsforA.EverythingtakenintoconsiderationintoconsiderationC.TakeeverythingintoconsiderationintoconsiderationB.TakingD.Totake manyalonghourofpractice,manyadayofstudyandeffort,betweenthosesimpledaysinWoonsocket,andAnna'srecenttriumphsinChicago.A.TherehavebeenB.TherewereC.TherewashasbeenD.PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthisForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41．Patty:Hello,couldIspeaktoMrs.Lee,please?Betty:ThisisBettyLee.Patty:Oh,Betty,thisisPattyWong.BillandIwillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyoutojoinus.Betty:We'dloveto,Patty. Patty:Oh,we'recelebratingourtenthweddingA．Whattimedoyouwantustocome?B.What'stheC．WhoelseareyouD.Howlongwillit42．Edward:HowareyouGail:Muchbetter.ThanksforcomingtoseeGail:Muchbetter.Thanksforcomingtoseeme.Pleasetakeaseat.Edward:HowwastheGail:Everythingturnedoutforthebest.Itdidn'thurtatall,butwhentheanestheticworeoff,Ibegantofeelsomepain.Edward: YoumayleavethehospitalinacoupleofWeallmissYou'dbettertakethingseasyforawhile,beDon'tworryabout43．Adrian:Boris.TowhatdoIowethisBoris:Justasocialcall,Adrian.Goodtofindyouallathome.Adrian:I'dlikeyoutomeetmyfamily.Boris: A.Youcan'tB.Neversometime.D.I'vebeenlookingforwardtothis44．Ann:Whatwillyoubuyyourdadasabirthdaypresent?John:Ihaven'tdecidedyet.You'vegottohelpme!Ann:WhatdoesheliketodoJohn:Ofcourse!Whydidn'tIthinkofthat?Helovestogo John:IcanbuyhimasetoffishingAnn:Good.ThatrepresentsanauspiciousNewYearYouwillbeaspecialA.Hereyouare.B.Youbet.C.ThereyouD.There45．Bill：What'stheBlanche：8o'clock,sowe'dbettergetamoveonifwe'regoingtomeetyoursisterattheairport.Bill：That'salright.Herflightdoesn'tarriveuntilBlanche：Yeah,butit'lltakeusanhourBlanche：Yeah,butit'lltakeusanhourtogetthere—youknowwhatthetrafficislike.Bill： Blanche：What'swrongwiththoseBill：Idon'tlikedrivinginshorts.I'mgoingtoputsomejeanson.A.I'lljustgoandgetB.I'llwashmyC.Pleasewaitmeamoment.D.I'llbeback46．Husband:Oh,dear,myeyesarereallysore.Wife: Husband:Yes,andI'vegotarunnynose,Wife:Hmm,Icanseethat.DoyousufferfromhayHusband:Notusually,no.MaybeIshouldgoandseetheWife:Yes,thenshecangiveyouaprescriptionfortheA.What'stheB.HowlonghavetheyC.AreD.Never47．Dick：WhatshallIdowiththisfryingpan?May：It'sdirty,isn'tit?Dick：May：Well,couldyouputitinthedishwasher?It'sfull,soyoucouldputiton.Dick：OK. May：Oh,thedetergentinthebottleunderthesink.It'sgreenwitharedlabel.A.HowshouldIC.CanIdoitB.WhereistheD.WhatshallI48．Alice：Where'sEmmathesedays?Ihaven'tseenherDoris：She'sinPortugalonbusiness.LuckyAlice：HaveyoueverbeenDoris：Yes,butalongtimeDoris：Yes,butalongtimeago.ItwasbeforeSamwasbornandhe'snearlytennow.Ihaven'tbeenanywhereinterestingforages—it'syearssinceI'vebeenabroad. Alice：How'syourjobDoris：Well,it'sOKforthetimebeing,butifanythingbettercameup,I'dapplyforit.Alice：Therewasagreatjobadvertisedinthepapertheotherday—justrightforyou.A.IwanttochangemyB.IhopeIcangoC.I'dlovetohaveEmma'sjob.D.WhencanIgo49．Rose：Oh,hi,Bill.Howwasyourholiday?Didyouhaveagoodtime?Bill：Oh,yes,itwasfantastic.Thailandisreallybeautifulandthereissomuchtodo.Rose：Yes,Iimagineso.Didyoudoalotofsight-seeing,Bill：Yes,alldaylong!Thetempleswereincredible.Rose：Butitmusthavebeenexpensive.Bill：Yes,I'msorrytoRose：SowasitworthgoingtoThailand,Bill：Oh,yes—definitely.ItwastheholidayofaA.Didyouspendalotofmoney?B.DidyouhaveagoodC.Doyouregrethavingbeenthere?D.Doyouwanttogothereagain? Customer：No.I'dlikealong-sleevedshirtinyellow,Salesgirl：Ithinkwe'reoutofyoursize.Customer：Well,canyougetmeone?Salesgirl：Ithinkso.CheckbacknextA.CanyouhelpB.IssomebodytakingcareofC.WhatareyoulookingD.CanIhelpPartIVIQTest（5minutes,551.PartIVIQTest（5minutes,551.WhichofA,B,C,orDcontinuestheabove52.Whichofthewords,AtoD,ismissingfromthebrackets?BEND（LOOPHOLE）LAIRHALT（........）B.C.53.HowmanychildrenhasA.B.C.D.54.Eachoftheninesquaresinthegridmarked1Ato3C,shouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolswhichareshowninthesquaresofthesameletterandnumberimmediatelyaboveandtotheleft.Forexample,2Bshouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolsthatarein2andB.Oneofthesquaresisincorrect.WhichoneOneofthesquaresisincorrect.WhichoneisA.B.C.D.55.WhichnumbershouldreplacethequestionA.B.C.D.PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35SectionAMultipleChoice(5Directions:Thereis１passageinthissectionwith5unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions56—60arebasedonthefollowingMuslimheadscarvesandotherreligioussymbolsarealmostcertaintobebannedfromFrenchschoolsandpublicbuildingsafteraspecialcommissiontoldthegovernmentrecentlythatlegislationwasneededtodefendthesecularnatureofthestate.The20-membergroup,appointedThe20-membergroup,appointedbyPresidentJacquesChiracandheadedbythenationalombudsman,BernardStasi,recommendedthatall“conspicuous”signsofreligiousbelief—includingJewishskullcaps,oversizedChristiancrossesheadscarves—beoutlawedinstate-Thereport,compiledaftersixmonthsofstudy,alsorecommendedthatthelawsshouldincludeaclauserequiring“thestrictneutralityofallpublicserviceemployees”.SomeMuslimwomenhadreportedlybeeninsistingthattheirhusbandsaccompanythematalltimesinhospitalandwouldacceptonlyfemaledoctors.Thereportsaidthelegislationmustremindallhealthserviceusersthat“itisforbiddentorejectahealthcareworker,andthattherulesofhygienemustberespected”.Inagestureofrespectto“allspiritualoptions”,thereportsaidtheJewishandMuslimholydaysofYomKippurandEidshouldbemadeofficialschoolholidays,andcompaniesshouldconsiderwaysofallowingtheiremployeestotakeoffthereligiousholidayoftheirchoice.MrChiracsaidthathefavouredalawprotectingFrance'ssecularrepublic,“IwillbeguidedbyrepublicanprinciplesandthedemandsofnationalunityandthesolidarityoftheFrenchpeople,”hesaid.Thequestionofwhethera“secularismlaw”isdesirableornecessary—particularlytodealwiththeincreasingnumberofMuslimgirlswantingtowearheadscarvesatschool—mayseemabstract,orevenabsurd,tothoseusedtoBritishorUSnotionsofmulticulturalism.InFrance,wheresecularismisaconstitutionalguaranteeandeveryone,intheeyesoftherepublic,issupposedtobeequallyFrenchregardlessofethnicorreligiousdifferences,theissuehasdominatedmediaandpoliticaldebateforseveralmonths.MrStasisaidtheproposedlawaimedtopreserveconstitutionalsecularismandcounter“forcestryingtodestabilisetherepublic”,aclearreferencetoIslamicfundamentalism.ButhestressedthatthelawwasnotdirectedatthemainlymoderateMuslimcommunityof5million.“MuslimsmustunderstandthatsecularismisachanceforIslam,”MrStasisaid.“Secularismistheseparationofchurchandstate,butitisalsotherespectofdifferences.”Themainteachers'union,saidthattheproposalsdidnotgofarenoughtopromotesecularisminschools.56.TheStasicommissionhasrecommendedthatthewearingofheadscarvesinFrenchschoolsbebannedbecause A.theyareconspicuousB.A.theyareconspicuousB.theyrepresentforcestryingtodestabilisetherepublicC.thecommissionwantstodefendthesecularnatureoftheFrenchstateD.theyarereligious57.Thecommissionrecommendedaclauserequiringthestrictneutralityofallpublicserviceemployees theywantedtoremindpeoplethatitisforbiddentorejectahealthcareworkersomepeopleonlyacceptfemaleittooksixmonthstocompilethesomepeopleacceptfemaleandmale58.Thecommissionrecommendedtheintroductionofnewpublicholidays inordertoallowworkerstochoosetheirasagestureofrespecttoallinordertoensurethestrictneutralityofallpublicserviceinordertogivethedoctorsmoreopportunitiesto59.TheconstitutionalguaranteeofsecularismunderFrenchlawmeansthat peoplecannotwearheadscarvestopeoplecanwearheadscarvestotheissuehasdominatedmediaandpoliticaldebateforseveralmonthseveryoneisregardedasequallyFrenchwhatevertheirreligionorethnicbackground60.Themainteachers'unioncriticisedtheproposalsbecause A.weretooB.werenotradicalC.promotedsecularisminschoolsD.weretooSectionBShortAnswerQuestions(20Directions:InthisDirections:Inthissection,thereare2passages.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerQuestions61—65arebasedonthefollowingThechangingclimateoverthenext50yearsisexpectedtodriveaquarteroflandanimalsandplantsintoextinction,accordingtothefirstcomprehensivestudyintotheeffectofhighertemperaturesonthenaturalworld.Thescaleofthedisasterfacingtheplanetshockedthoseinvolvedintheresearch.Theyestimatethatmorethan1millionspecieswillbelostbyTheresultsaredescribedas“terrifying”byChrisThomas,professorofconservationbiologyatLeedsUniversity,whoisleadauthoroftheresearchfromfourcontinentspublishedlastweekinthemagazineNature.Muchofthatloss—morethanonein10ofallplantsandanimals—isalreadyirreversiblebecauseoftheextraglobalwarminggasesalreadydischargedintotheatmosphere.Butthescientistssaythatactiontocurbgreenhousegasesnowcouldsavemanymore.Ittooktwoyearsforthelargestglobalcollaborationofexpertstomakethefirstmajorassessmentoftheeffectofclimatechangeonsixbiologicallyrichregionsoftheworldtakingin20%ofthelandsurface.TheresearchinEurope,Australia,CentralandSouthAmerica,andSouthAfrica,showedthatspecieslivinginmountainousareashadagreaterchanceofsurvivalbecausetheycouldmoveuphilltogetcooler.InSouthAfrica,majorconservationareassuchasKrugerNationalParkriskedlosingupto60%ofthespeciesundertheirprotection,whileof300SouthAfricanplantspeciesstudied,morethanonethanonethirdwereexpectedtodieout,includingthenationalflower,theKingProtea.IntheCerradoregionofBrazilwhichcoversonefifthofthecountry,astudyof163treespeciesshowedthatupto70wouldbecomeextinct.Manyoftheplantsandtreesthatexistinthissavannahoccurnowhereelseintheworld.InEurope,thecontinentleastaffectedbyclimatechange,survivalrateswereStudiesinMexico'sChihuahuandesertconfirmedthatonflatterlandextinctionwasmorelikelybecauseasmallchangeinclimatewouldrequiremigrationsovervastdistancesforsurvival.Onethirdof1,870speciesexaminedwouldbeintrouble.Somanyspeciesarealreadydestinedforextinctionbecauseittakesatleast25yearsforthegreenhouseeffect—orthetrappingofthesun'sraysbythecarbondioxide,methaneandnitrousoxide—tohaveitsfulleffectontheplanet.Thecontinuousdischargeofmoregreenhousegases,particularlybytheUnitedStatesandEuropeannations,ismakingmattersworse.Theresearchsaysthat,ifmankindcontinuestoburnoil,coalandgasatthecurrentrate,uptoonethirdofalllifeformswillbedoomedby2050.HowmanyspeciesareexpectedtobelostbytheyearHowmuchofthelandsurfaceoftheworlddoesthereportonglobalwarmingcover?HowmanyspeciesofSouthAfricanplantsareexpectedtodieout?Howlongdoesittakeforthegreenhouseeffecttohaveitsfulleffectontheplanet?Whichhumanactivitiescanproducegreenhousegases?Questions66—70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.SouthKoreanandAmericanscientistshaveclonedhumanembryosandsuccessfullyextractedstemcellsfromoneofthem.Theresearchopensthewayforonce-undreamedoftreatmentsforlong-termdiseasessuchasdiabetes,Parkinson'sandAlzheimer's.Italsoreignitesthedebateabouthumancloning.Theteamused242eggsfrom16womentoclone30—thetinyballofcellsthatbecomeanembryo.Stemcellstheagentsthatturntheagentsthatturnasinglefertilisedeggintoupto10trillioncellsinjustninemonths'gestation.Scientistsaroundtheworldhaveclonedsheep,mice,rats,rabbits,horses,andevenamule.ButdespitedramaticyetunsupportedclaimsfromEuropeanfertilityclinics,primatesandhumanswerethoughttobealmostimpossibletoclone.TheKoreanandUSscientistssuckedtheoriginalDNAoutoftheegg,andsubstituteditwithchromosomesfromanadultcell.Thenthey“tricked”theeggintothinkingithadbeenfertilised.“Nobodyhasclonedahumanhere,”saidDonaldKennedy,abiologistandeditorinchiefofScience.TheWhiteHouserespondedtothenewsofthebreakthroughwithareminderthatPresidentGeorgeBushisopposedtostemcellresearch.“Theageofhumancloninghasapparentlyarrived:todayclonedblastocystsforresearch,tomorrowclonedblastocystsforbaby-making,”saidLeonKass,chairmanofthepresident'scouncilonbioethics.Lastweek'sannouncementwastheculminationofyearsofresearchintothepotentialbenefitsoftherapeuticcloning.Butforthosebenefitstoberealised,researchersmustnowworkouthowtoturnthecellsintoreplacementhumantissueneededtotreatdisease.Inthelongterm,somescientistsbelieveitcouldbepossibletogrowentireorgans.LindaKellyoftheParkinson'sDiseaseSocietyintheUKsaid:“Thisannouncementisclearlyamilestoneinmedicalresearch.”ButthepressuregroupHumanGeneticsAlertwarnedthatresearchershadgivenabigboosttothosewhowanttomakeclonedbabies.SuchfearsarisebecausetheinitialstepsintherapeuticcloningandreproductivecloningareTheextractionofstemcellsfromclonedhumanembryoscouldleadto Previouslypeoplethoughtthatitwasimpossibleto TheoriginalDNAwassubstituted Opponentsofstemcellresearchbelievethatitcouldlead Somepeopleregardthisresearch SectionCTrueorFalse(10Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10statements.ReadthepassageanddecidewhichofthestatementsatDirections:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10statements.Readthepassageanddecidewhichofthestatementsattheendofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerQuestions71—80arebasedonthefollowingArecentsurveyofwomenMPsintheBritishParliamentshowsthatmanymaleMPshaveveryold-fashionedviewsaboutwomen.Thesurveywasbasedoninterviewswith83currentandrecentMPsanditcontainssomefrankcommentsaboutcertainmaleMPsmakingsexistremarksandgesturesaswomentrytospeakintheHouseofCommons,thelowerchamberoftheBritishWhenGillianShephardarrivedintheHouseofCommonsasanewTory(Conservative)MPin1987shewasconfusedwhensheandherfellowwomenMPswerecalledBetty.“TherewasaConservativeMPwhocalledusallBetty,”shesays,“andwhenIsaid,‘Look,youknowmynameisn'tBetty’,hesaid,‘Ah,butyou'reallthesame,soIcallyouallBetty,it'seasier’.”BarbaraFollettsays:“IremembersomeConservativesmakingsexistcommentsandgestureseverytimeaLabourwomangotuptospeak.”WhenalargenumberoffemaleMPs—120inall—arrivedintheHouseofCommonsafterTonyBlair'selectionvictoryin1997,Labour'sClaireCurtis-ThomasthoughtthattheredribbonstiedtocoathangerswereforAidsday.LatershelearnttheywereforMPstohanguptheirswords.AnothernewMP,YvetteCooper,foundithardtomakeCommonsofficialsbelievethatshewasnotaresearcherorasecretary.JackieBallard,aLiberalDemocratwholeftparliamentatthelastelection,remembersawell-knownToryMPwhoconstantlymadesexistremarks,“maybeaboutsomeone'slegsorsomeonebeingalesbian...ifheworkedformehe'dprobablybesacked”.ThesameMPoncesaid,whiledrunkintheHouseofCommons,thathe'dliketo“makeloveto”anearbywoman.Theinterviewsshowhowevenafterthearrivalofthe“Blairbabes”,femaleMPswereexpectedtoconcentrateon“women'sissues”,suchashealthandeducation.Severalcomplainofthehumiliationtheyexperiencedwhentheyenteredtraditionallymaleterritory.WhenLabour'sDariTaylorresignedfromthedefencecommittee—oneofonlytwowomenonit—thechairman,BruceGeorge,stoodupandsaid:“Well,Ihavetomakethisannouncement:onedown,onetogo.”ManywomenMPswereastonishedbythenegativereactionsoftheirmalecolleagues.EvenmaleMPswhopubliclysupportedsexualequalitywerefuriouswhentheysawwomengettingpromotion.Onecurrentmemberofthegovernmentwasasked,whenshewaspromoted:“Oh,you'vehadaveryfastrise,whohaveyoubeensleepingwith?”MaleMPsandofficialsseemedunwillingtoManywomenMPswereastonishedbythenegativereactionsoftheirmalecolleagues.EvenmaleMPswhopubliclysupportedsexualequalitywerefuriouswhentheysawwomengettingpromotion.Onecurrentmemberofthegovernmentwasasked,whenshewaspromoted:“Oh,you'vehadaveryfastrise,whohaveyoubeensleepingwith?”MaleMPsandofficialsseemedunwillingtoacceptthenewLabourwomen,manyofthemintheir30sand40s.Somesimplycouldnotbelievethatsuchyoungwomencouldbemembersofparliament.ManyfemaleMPssaythatthingshaveimprovedsincetheintroductionof“familyfriendly”hours.Theoldmaledrinkingcultureisgraduallydisappearing.Butitisn'tperfectyet.SarahTeather,thenewLiberalDemocratMP,says:“Lotsofpeoplesayit'ssimilartoanoldboys'club.I'vealwayssaid,tomeitfeelsrathermorelikeateenagepublicschool—youknow,apublicschoolfullofteenageboys.”ThethingthatmakeswomenMPsfuriousisthattheirachievementsarenotrecognised.TheysaythattheyhavebroughtanewfeminisedagendatoBritishpolitics,inparticular,thefactthatchildcareisnowatthetopofthedomesticagenda.Theymentionseveralothersuccessfulpoliciestoo,inparticularparentalleave.AllBritishmaleMPshaveold-fashionedviewsaboutAllthemaleMPscallthewomenMPsTheredribbonsweretomarkAidsCommonsofficialsthoughtonewomanMPwasasecretaryoraresearcher.HealthandeducationaretraditionalmaleManymaleMPsreactednegativelywhenwomengotTheoldmaledrinkingcultureisrapidlyManywomenMPsfeeltheirachievementsare83MPswereinterviewedinthis125womenMPsarrivedinParliamentinPartVICloze-Test(10minutes,10Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Ineverycultivatedlanguagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich,takentogether,comprisethewholevocabulary.First,therearethosewordsw whichwebecomeacquaintedindailyconversation,whichwel ,thatistosay,fromthemembersofourownfamilyandfromourfamiliarassociates,andwhichweshouldknowanduseevenifwecouldnotreadorwrite.Theyc thecommonthingsoflife,andarethestockintradeofallwhos thelanguage.Suchwordsmaybecalled“popular”,sincetheybelongtothepeopleatlargeandarenottheexclusivep ofalimitedclass.Ontheotherhand,ourlanguagei wordswhicharecomparatively usedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeaningsareknowntoeveryeducatedperson,butthereislittleoccasiontousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.Ourf acquaintancewiththemcomesnotfromourmother'slipsorfromthetalkofourschool-mates, frombooksthatweread,lecturesthatwehear,orthemoreformalconversationofhighlyeducatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticulartopicinastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethehabituall ofeverydaylife.Suchwordsarecalled“l(fā)earned”,andthedistinctionbetweenthemand“popular”wordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingoflinguisticPartVIITranslation(15minutes,20SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(10Directions:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Recentlyinfourweeks,wecanlistentothewordThewholeworldputattentiontotheSouthAsiawherethetsunamihappened.(91)Before,musiciansproduceda“sonictsunami”,WallStreetanalystsforesaw“tsunamis”ofbadearningsnewsandJapaneserestaurantsserved“tsunami”sushirolls.Thewordwasusedindozensofdifferentcontexts,butnowitlikelywillappearwithjustone,tragic,meaning.BecauseoftheSouthAsiantsunamidisasterthathaskilledmorethan150,000people,thewordassumesasolelysolemnuse,muchtheway“GroundZero”,forthesiteoftheWorldTradeCenter,haditsmeaningchangedfrom“startingpoint”tothecenteroftheSept.11tragedy,saidPaulPayack,headofGlobalBecauseoftheSouthAsiantsunamidisasterthathaskilledmorethan150,000people,thewordassumesasolelysolemnuse,muchtheway“GroundZero”,forthesiteoftheWorldTradeCenter,haditsmeaningchangedfrom“startingpoint”tothecenteroftheSept.11tragedy,saidPaulPayack,headofGlobalLanguageMonitor.PayacksaidthatsincetheDec.26tsunami,theJapanesewordhasappearedmorethan18.5milliontimesandbeenthesubjectof88,000articlesinmajor“BeforeSept.11,2001,thetermgroundzerowasabusinessclichemeaningstartingpoint,especiallywhenbeginningaprojectoveragainasin‘goingbacktogroundzero.’Thattermnowrepresentswhatmanyconsidertobehallowedgroundanditsoldusageisrarelyemployed,”hesaid.“Inthesamemanner,weenvisionthatthewordtsunamiwillbethesubjectofconsiderablediscretionbeforebeingusedinanythingotherthanamostseriousmanner,”hesaid.Payacksaidthousandsofsportsteamsaroundtheworldusetsunamiintotheirnames,liketheTsunamiAquaticsSwimteamofLivermore,California.Hesaidtherearealsosome10,000productscalledtsunami,likeTsunamiPoint-to-PointWirelessBridges,TsunamiMultimediaSpeakersandTsunamiImageProcessors.(95)Newspaperheadlinewritersalsolikedthecolorfulword,asth