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SectionIVocabulary(10Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestonetocompletethesentence,ThenSectionIVocabulary(10Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestonetocompletethesentence,ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.1.Oilisanimportantmaterialwhichcanbeprocessedintomanydifferentproducts,A.B.C.D.2.ThehighlivingstandardsoftheUScauseitspresentpopulation 25percentoftheA.B.C.D.3.Youshouldn’tbeso Ididn'tmeananythingbadinwhatIA.B.C.D.4.Picassowasanartistwhofundamentallychangedthe ofartforlaterA.B.C.D.5.Memberstateshadtheoptionto fromthisagreementwithoneyear’sA.B.C.D.6.Thetwocountriesachievedsomeprogressinthesphereoftraderelations,traditionallyasource A.B.C.D.7.Williamshadnotbeenthereduringthe momentswhenthekidnappinghadtakenA.B.C.D.8.TravelaroundJapantoday,andoneseesforeignresidentsholdingawide ofA.B.C.D.9.Modernmanufacturinghad aglobalriverofmaterialsintoastunningarrayofnewA.B.C.D.10.LightninghasbeenthesecondlargeststormkillerintheUSoverthepast40yearsandis onlybyA.B.C.D.11.Voiceswere astheargumentbetweenthetwomotoristsbecamemorebad-A.B.C.D.12.Somesuffererswillquicklyberestoredtoperfecthealth, otherswilltakealongerA.B.C.D.13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tvery aboutthefoodheA.B.12.Somesuffererswillquicklyberestoredtoperfecthealth, otherswilltakealongerA.B.C.D.13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tvery aboutthefoodheA.B.C.D.14.BritainmightstillbepartofFranceofitweren't adisastrousflood200,000yearsaccordingtoscientistsfromImperialCollegeinA.B.C.D.15.TheWaterPrizeisaninternationalawardthat outstandingcontributionstowardsglobalwaterA.B.C.D.16.Inits14yearsof ,theEuropeanUnionhasearnedthescornofitscitizensandfromtheUnitedA.B.C.D.17.Hisexcuseforbeinglatethismorningwashiscarhad intheA.startedB.gotC.setD.stood widespreadbelief,cockroaches(蟑螂)wouldnottakeovertheworldiftherewereonearoundtosteponA.InviewB.ThanksC.IncaseD.Contrary19.Consciouslyornot,ordinarycitizensandgovernmentbureaucratsstill thenotionJapanesesocietyisauniqueA.fitinB.lookdownC.clingD.hold20.Asyoucanseebyyourself,things tobeexactlyastheprofessorhadA.turnedB.turnedC.turnedD.turnedSectionIICloze(10Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithaOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsatadifferentsite,inwhichathletes21nationscompeteagainsteachotherina22ofsports.TherearetwotypesofOlympics,theSummerOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics.Inorderto23theOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC).Afterallproposalshavebeen24,theIOCvotes.Ifnocityissuccessfulingainingamajorityinthefirstvote,thecitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,andvotingInorderto23theOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC).Afterallproposalshavebeen24,theIOCvotes.Ifnocityissuccessfulingainingamajorityinthefirstvote,thecitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,andvotingcontinues,with25rounds,untilamajoritywinnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvance,26 thewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.Inselectingthe27 theOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,chiefamongthemwhichcityhas,orpromisestobuild,thebestfacilities,andwhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelyto28theGameseffectively.TheIOCalso29whichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.30,Tokyo,Japan,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andMexicoCity,Mexico,thehostofthe1968SummerGames,werechosen31topopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsiaandinLatinAmerica.32thegrowingimportanceoftelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakeninto33thehostcity’stimezone.34theGamestakeplaceintheUnitedStatesorCanada,forexample,Americantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopay35higheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopularevents36,inprimeviewinghours.37theGameshavebeenawarded,itistheresponsibilityofthelocalorganizingcommitteetofinancethem.ThisisoftendonewithaportionoftheOlympictelevision38andwithcorporatesponsorships,ticketsales,andothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmany39thereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedafinancialprofitbyhostingtheGames,theOlympicsbefinancially40 .WhentherevenuesfromtheGameswerelessthanexpected,thecitywasleftwithlargedebts.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.A.A.ForA.A.ForA.inA.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.B.B.AsaB.inB.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.C.C.InC.inC.AsC.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.D.D.OntheD.inD.BecauseD.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithaQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingLastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeinexchangeforaredpaperclip.Startingayearago,MacDonaldbarteredthechipforincreasinglyvaluablestuff,includingacampstoveandfreerentinaPhoenixflat.Havingannouncedhisaim(thehouse)inadvance,MacDonaldlikelygotaboostfromtechieseagertoseetheInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworkingpower.“Mywholemotto(座右銘was‘Startsmall,thinkandhavefun,”saysMacDonald,26,“Ireallykeptmyeffortonthecreativesideratherthanthebusinessside.”YetasoddastheMacDonaldexchangewas,barterisnowbigbusinessontheNet.Thisyearmorethan400,000companiesworldwidewillexchangesome＄10billionworthofgoodsandservicesonagrowingnumberofbartersites.TheseWebsitesallowcompaniestotradeproductsforavirtualcurrency,whichtheycanusetobuygoodsfromothermembers.InIceland,garment-KapusalansellsathirdofitsoutputontheboomingVidskiptanetidexchange,earningvirtualthatitusestothatitusestobuymachineryandpaypartofemployeesalaries.TheTroc-ServicesexchangeinFranceoffersmorethan4,600services,frommathlessonstoironing.Thisisnotaprimitivebartersystem.Bycreatingcurrencies,theInternetremovesamajorbarrier-whatBobMeyer,publisherofBarterNews,calls“thedoublecoincidenceofwants.”Thatis,twopartiesoncenotonlyhadtofindeachother,butalsoanexchangeofgoodsthatbothdesired.Now,theycanpricethedealinvirtualBarteralsohelpsfirmsmakeuseofidlecapacity.Forexample,advertisingis“hugelybartered”becausemanymedia,particularlyontheWeb,cansupplynewadspaceatlittlecost.Moreover,Internetadsdon’tregisterinindustry-growthstatistics,becausemanyexchangesarearrangedoutsidetheformalexchanges.LikeeBay,mostbartersitesallowmembersto“grade”tradingpartnersforhonesty,qualityandsoon.Barterexchangescanallowfirmsincountrieswithhyperinflationornon-tradablecurrenciestoenterglobaltrades.Nextyear,anonprofitexchangecalledQuickLiftTwo(QL2)planstoopeninNairobi,offeringbarterdealsto38,000Kenyanfarmersinremoteareas.Twosmallplaneswilldeliverthegoods.QL2directorGaciiWaciumasaysthefarmersareexcitedtobe“l(fā)iberatedcorruptmiddlemen.”Forthem,barterevokesabrightfuture,notTheword“techies”(Line4,Para.1)probablyreferstothosewho afraidofskilledinignorantofincompetentinManypeoplemayhavedeliberatelyhelpedKylebecause wereimpressedbyhiswereeagertoidentifywithhislikedhisgoalannouncedinhopedtoprovethepoweroftheTheInternetbartersystemreliesheavilyon thesizeofbartertheuseofvirtualthequalityofgoodsorD.theD.thelocationoftradingItisimpliedthatInternetadvertisementscanhelpcompaniesmakemorecompaniesdoformalmediaregisterinmediagradebarterWhichofthefollowingistrueofQL2accordingtotheItiscriticizedfordoingbusinessinaprimitiveItaimstodealwithhyperinflationinsomeIthelpsgetridofmiddlemenintradeandItisintendedtoevaluatetheperformanceoftradingQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingThelivesofveryfewNewarkresidentsareuntouchedbyviolence:NewJersey’sbiggestcityhasseenitall.Yetthemurderofthreeyoungpeople,whowereforcedtokneelbeforebeingshotinthebackoftheheadinaschoolplaygroundonAugust4th,hasshakenthecity.Afourth,whosurvived,wasstabbedandshotintheface.Thefourvictimswerebyallaccountsgoodkids,allenrolledincollege,allwithafuture.Butthecruelmurder,itseems,hasatlastforcedNewarkerstosaytheyhavehadenough.Grassrootsorganizations,likeStopShootin’,havebeenfloodedwithoffersofhelpandsupportsincethekillings.YusefIsmail,itsco-founder,saysthegrouphasbeengoingdoor-to-dooraskingpeopletosignapledgeofnon-violence.Theyhopetoget50,000topromiseto“stopshootin”,startthinkin’,andkeeplivin’.”TheNewarkCommunityFoundation,whichwaslaunchedlastmonth,announcedonAugust14ththatitwillhelppayforCommunityEye,asurveillance監(jiān)視tailoredtowardsgunCoryBooker,whobecamemayor13monthsagowithamissiontorevitalizethecity,believesthesurveillanceprogramwillbethelargestcameraandaudionetworkinanyAmericancity.Morethan30cameraswereinstalledearlierthissummerandafurther50willbeinstalledsooninaseven-square-mileareawhere80%ofthecity’srecentshootingshaveoccurred.Andmorecamerasareplanned.Whenagunshotisdetected,thesurveillancecamerazoomsinonthatspot.SimilarinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedshootings.MrBookerplanstoannounceacomprehensivegunstrategylaterthisweek.MrBooker,aswellaschurchleadersandothers,believes(orhopes)thatafterthemurderthecitywilltolongerstandbyincoldness,Forgenerations,Newarkhasbeenparalyzedbypoverty-almostoneinthreepeoplelivesbelowthepovertyline-andgrowingindifferencetocrime.Someareskeptical,SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitutenotesthatNewarkhasdeepsocialproblems:over60%ofchildrenareinhomeswithoutfathers.Theschoolsystem,takenoverbythestatein1995,isamess,Butthereisalsosomecauseforhope.SinceMrBookerwaselected,therehasbeenariseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.Onlyaround7%ofnearbyNewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark:now,ayearlater,thefigureis30%.MrBookerhaslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crimehasfallen11%andshootingsaredown30%(thoughthemurderratelookslikelytomatchlastyear’shigh).WhathappenedinNewark,NewJerseyonAugustTheNewarkresidentswitnessedaFouryoungpeoplewerekilledinaschoolThenewmayorofNewarktookFourcollegestudentsfellvictimtoJudgingfromthecontext,the“CommunityEye”(Line5,Para.2)awatchingsystemforgunaneighborhoodprotectionanunprofitablecommunityagrassrootsWelearnfromthepassagethatNewarkhasallthefollowingproblemsA.B.C.D.49.MayorBooker’seffortsagainstcrimeseemtobe A.B.C.D.Thebesttitleforpassagemaybe StopShootin’,StartThinkin’,andKeepEffortstoFightagainstGunAMissiontoRevitalizetheD.ViolentMurdersinD.ViolentMurdersinQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingAccordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships,36percentofpeoplearekeepingbankaccountfromtheirpartner,Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationship,intruthitmayjustbeafromoffinancialprotection.aWithalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorce,menandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvy,regardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.Thefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficult,evenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolved,Thelackofpermanencyinrelationships,jobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartner;inotherwords,an“escapeMargaret’sstoryisfarfromunique.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninbong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.Everymonthonpayday,shebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusband.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible＄100，000ontopofherpension.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundoutabouthersecretsavingshe’dhurtandwouldthisasasignshewasn’tsureofthemarriage.“He’dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriagebeingforeverandIhopeoursis,butyoucanneverbeLikemanyofherfellowsavers,MargaretwasstunginaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownComingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbad.TakeColleen,forexample,whohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessedtoherpartner.“Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.”“WhenJohnfoundoutaboutmysecretsavings,hewasalittlesuspiciousofmymotives.reassuredhimthatthiswascertainlynotanescapefundandthatIfeelverysecureinourrelationship.Ihavetoadmitthatitdoesfeelgoodtohavemyownmoneyonreserveifevertherearerainydaysinthefuture.It’ssensibletobuildandprotectinthefuture.It’ssensibletobuildandprotectyourpersonalfinancialsecurity.”（from:Thetrendtokeepasecretbankaccountisgrowingbecause “escapefund”helpsonethroughrainydaysaregettingharderandwomenaremoneyfinancialconflictsoftenTheword“savvy”(Line2,Para,2)probablymeans A.B.C.D.53.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutA.SheisauniqueC.SheisgoinggoB.ShewasonceD.ShehasmanyTheauthormentionsColleen’sexampletoshow anycouplecanavoidmarriageprivacywithinmarriageshouldbeeveryonecansaveafortunewithahappyfinancialdisclosureisnotnecessarilyWhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthisSecretLoveIsWhatIt’sBankingOnceBitten,TwiceQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowing“Theword‘protectionisnolongertaboo(禁忌語)”.Thisshortsentence,utteredbyPresidentNicolasSarkozylatelastmonth,mayhavelaunchedaneweraineconomichistory.Why?Fordecades,Westernleadershavebelievedthatloweringtradebarriersandtariffswasanaturalgood.Doingso,theyreasoned,wouldleadtogreatereconomicefficiencyandproductivity,whichturnwouldimprovehumanwelfare.Championingfreetradethuseconomic,amoral,notjustTheseleaders,ofcourse,weren’tactingoutofunselfishness.Theyknewtheireconomiesthemostcompetitive,sothey’dprofitmostfromliberalization.AnddevelopingcountriesfearedtheireconomieswouldbeswampedbysuperiorWesternproductivity.Today,however,thetableshaveturned-thoughfewtheireconomieswouldbeswampedbysuperiorWesternproductivity.Today,however,thetableshaveturned-thoughfewacknowledgeit.TheWestcontinuestopreachfreetrade,butpracticesitlessandless.Asia,meanwhile,continuestopleadforspecialprotectionbutpracticesmoreandmorefreeThat’swhySarkozy’swordsweresoimportant:hefinallyinjectedsomehonestyintothetradedebate.ThetruthisthatlargepartsoftheWestarelosingfaithinfreetrade,thoughfewleadersadmitit,Someeconomistsaremorehonest.PaulKrugmanisoneofthefewwillingtoacknowledgethatprotectionistargumentsarereturning.Intheshortrun,therewillbewinnersandlosersunderfreetrade.This,ofcourse,iswhatcapitalismisallabout.ButmoreandmoreofthesewillbeintheWest.EconomistsinthedevelopedworldusedtolovequotingJosephSchumpeter,whosaidthat“creativedestruction”wasanessentialpartofcapitalistgrowth.Buttheyalwaysassumedthatdestructionwouldhappenoverthere.WhenWesternworkersbeganlosingjobs.Suddenlytheirleadersbegantolosefaithintheirprinciples.Thingshaveyettoreversecompletely.Butthere’sclearlyanegativetrendinWesterntheoryandpractice.Alittlehypocrisy（虛偽isnotinitselfaseriousproblem.TherealproblemisthatWesterngovernmentscontinuetoinsistthattheyretaincontrolofthekeyglobaleconomicandfinancialinstitutionswhiledriftingawayfromgloballiberalization.Lookatwhat’shappeningattheIMF(InternationalMonetaryFund).TheEuropeanshavedemandedthatkeepthepostofmanagingdirector,butalltoooften,Westernofficialsputtheirowninterestsaboveeveryoneelse’swhentheydominatetheseglobalinstitutions.ThetimehasthereforecomefortheAsians-whoareclearlythenewwinnersintoday’seconomy-toprovidemoreintellectualleadershipinsupportingfreetrade.Sadly,theyhaveyettoso.UnlessAsiansspeakout,however,there’sarealdangerthatAdamprinciples,havebroughtsomuchgoodtotheworld,couldgraduallydie.Andthatwouldleaveallofusworseoff,inonewayoranother.Itcanbeinferredthat“protection”(Line1,Para.1) improvingeconomicendingthefree-tradeloweringmoralraisingtradeTheWesternleaderspreachfreetradebecauseitisbeneficialitisbeneficialtotheiritissupportedbydevelopingitmakesthemkeepfaithintheiritisadvocatedbyJosephSchumpeterandAdamBy“thetableshaveturned”(Lines3-4,Para.2)theauthorimpliesthat theWesternleadershaveturnedself-theAsianleadershaveturnedadvocatesoffreethedevelopedeconomieshaveturnedlessthedevelopingeconomieshavebecomemoreTheWesterneconomistsusedtoliketheideaof“creativedestruction”becauseif setalong-termratherthanshort-termwasanessentialpartofcapitalistentailedapositiveratherthannegativewasmeanttobethedestructionofdevelopingTheauthoruses“IMF”asanexampletoillustratethepointthat Europeanleadersarereluctan