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1、200712月六及Part （30Directions: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite ashortessayentitledDigitalAge.Youshouldwrite east 150 words following the outline given below.DigitalPart200712月六及Part （30Directions: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite ashortessayentitledDigitalAge.Youshouldwrite east 150

2、 words following the outline given below.DigitalPartIIReading(15AnswerSheethis part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourmarkedA,B,CandForquestions8-10,complete the withtheinformationheSevenWaystoSavethet cons

3、erving energy is a form of self-denial riding bicycles, dimming the Fet the old and taking fewer showers. These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same or better from just a fraction of the energy. When a slump in business travel forced Ulrich Rmer to ost costs at family-owned in

4、 Germany, he dreds of the s wasteful light bulbs, getting the same for 80 percent er. He bought a new water boiler digitallycontrolled pump, and wrapped around pes. Spending about 100,000 on these and other improvements, he slashed his 90,000 fuel er bill by 60,000. As a bonus, the s lower energy ne

5、eds have reduced its annual carbon s n200metrictons.“Forus,savingenergyhasbeen very,veryprofitable,”hesays.“And mostwerenotgivingupa singlecomfortforour Efficiency is also a great way to lower carbon s and help slow global warming. But the argument for efficiency is its cost or, more precisely, its

6、ts because quickly growing demandrequiresimmenseinvestmentinnewsupply,nottomentionthedrainofrisingenergy.No wonder efficiency has moved to the top of the political agenda. On Jan. 10, the European unveiled a plan to cut energy use across the continent by 20 percent by 2020. Last March, China ed a pe

7、rcentincrease in energy efficiency by 2020. Even e W. Bush, the Texas oilman, is expected to talk energyconversationinhiseoftheUnionspeechThe good news is havethebiggesttthe world is full of proven,cheapways to save energy. Here are the t Space heating and cooling eats up 36 percent of all the world

8、s energy. Theres virtually no limit to much t can be saved, as prototype “zero-energy homes” in Switzerland and Germany have shown. been a surge in new ways of ng heat in and cold out (or vice versa). The most advanced insulation the law of increasing returns: if you add enough, you can scale down o

9、r even eliminate heating air-conditioning equipment, lowering costs even before you start saving on utility bills. Studies have tgreentdontconstantlyneedtohavethe heatorair-conditionerrunning)havehigherproductivityandlowersickChangeLightingeatsup20percentoftheworldselectricity,ortheequivalentofrough

10、ly600,000tonsofcoala Forty percent tersold-fashionedincandescentlightbulbs a 19th-century twastes of eritconsumesonunwantedCompactfluorescents,orChangeLightingeatsup20percentoftheworldselectricity,ortheequivalentofroughly600,000tonsofcoala Forty percent tersold-fashionedincandescentlightbulbs a 19th

11、-century twastes of eritconsumesonunwantedCompactfluorescents,orCFLs,notonlyuse75to80percentnincandescenttogeneratethesameamountoflight,buttheyalsolast10timeslonger.Phasingoldbulbsoutby2030wouldthe outputofComfortlantsandavoidthereleaseof700milliontonsofotheatmosphereeachWater boilers, space heaters

12、 and air conditioners have been notoriously inefficient. The heat pump t equation. It removes heat from the air outside or the ground below and uses it to supply heat to buildingoritswaterhesummer,thesystemcanbereversedtocoolbuildingasMostnewresidential buildings in Swedenarealreadyheated with groun

13、d-sourceheat pumps.Such consume almost no conventional fuel at all. Several countries have used subsidies to jump-start the including Japan, where almost 1 million heat pumps have been installed showers and hot tubs.Remakehe past two years to heat water Fromsteelmills to rfactories, industryeatsuphi

14、rdof theworldsenergy.Theopportunitiessaveare vast. In Ludwigshafen, Germanchemicals giant BASF runserconnectedcomplex of n chemicalfactories, where heat produced by one chemical s is used er the next. At the site alone, such recycling of heat and energy saves the company 200 million a year and lf it

15、s s. Now BASF ng the same for new plants in China. “Optimizing (优化) energy efficiency is decisivecompetitiveadvantage,”saysBASFCEOJrgenGreenA quarter of the worlds energy including two thirds of the annual production of oil is used ion. Some savings come free of charge: you can boost fuel efficiency

16、 by 6 percent simply by your cars tires properly inflated (充气). Gasoline-electric hybrid (混合型) s like the Toyota Prius agebyafurther20percentoverconventionalABettern half of all er o running household ，producing a fifth of worlds carbon s. ts true even though manufacturers have already hiked the eff

17、iciency refrigerators and other white goods by as much as 70 percent since the 1980s. According to Energy Agency study, if consumerschose those st would save them the most money over the life of appliance,theydcutglobalFlexibleerconsumptionandtheirutilitybillsby43Who says you have to pay for all you

18、r conservation investment？“Energy service contractors” will pay retrofitting (翻折改造) in returnfora share of the ntsannualutility-billsavings.In Beijing,Shenwu Energy Technology Co. install a heat lizes in retrofitting Chinassteel .Shenwu puts up the initial investment lashing the nts fuel costs . tpr

19、eheats the air o the pocketsacutofthose savings,sobothShenwuandthentIf saving energy is so easy and profitable, why isnt everyone lack of information. Most of us tend to look at todays price tag moreng it? s to do with psychology and n tomorrows potential tholdsdouble for the landlord or developer,w

20、ho wontactually nny of the savings his investment in insulationor a better heating systemmightanypeoples minds,conservation is stilltedself-denial.Manyenvironmentalistsstilltsernmentscanhelppushthe herightdirection.TheEUs1994lawonlabelinga t it extended the same idea to entire buildings last year. T

21、o boost the market value ofefficiency, new buildings are required to have an “energy pass” er and heating consumption. Countries Japan and Germany have sively tightened building codes, requiring an increase in insulation levels leavingituptobuilderstodecidehow tomeetnew buildings are required to hav

22、e an “energy pass” er and heating consumption. Countries Japan and Germany have sively tightened building codes, requiring an increase in insulation levels leavingituptobuilderstodecidehow tomeetThe erful incentives, of course, will come from the market itself. Over the past year, sky-fuel have focu

23、sed minds on efficiency like never before. Ever-increasing re to osts has forcedmorecompaniestodosomemathontheirenergyWillitbeenough? Withglobaldemandandsrisingsofast,we may veanychoice buttoEfficient technology is here now, proven and cheap. Compared ll other options, its the biggest, easiest mosta

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27、ivePart Section (35Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pau

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41、read for the third youshouldcheck whatyouhave If youre like most people, youve indulged in fake listening many times. You go to history class, third row, and look (36) at the instructor as she speaks. But your mind is far away, (37)thecloudsofpleasantdaydreams.you come back to earth: The instructor

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45、llowinghe Men, these days,are embracingfatherhood with the round-the-clock involvement their partners have dreamed of handling night feedings, ches and bandaging knees. But unlike women, many theyre negotiating their new roleswith little supportor information. y generation (aged 25-40) have fear ing

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47、rs only take ks of paternity leave (父亲的陪产假) even though they allowed 34 days.As muchas if not more flexiblenwomen, fathers struggle to be taken seriouslywhen they ThoughWilfried-FritzMaring,54,adata-ernetlistwithGermanfirmKarlsruhe, t the time he spends with his daughter outweighs any disadvantages,

48、 he admits, “With toworkfromhomeIdismissedanyopportunityforMind-sets(思维定势arechanginggradually.WhenMaringughter,thecompanyequippedhimahome officeandallowedhimtochoose panyinitiatednlastyeartoencouragedadstakepaternityleave: 97percentnow do.“Whenanemployee goes onpaternity leave andiswith hiskids, he

49、anewkindoftraining:inhowtokeepderstress.”saysChristineElbergHolm.Forainitiatednlastyeartoencouragedadstakepaternityleave: 97percentnow do.“Whenanemployee goes onpaternity leave andiswith hiskids, he anewkindoftraining:inhowtokeepderstress.”saysChristineElbergHolm.Foratbenefitsgenerationofdads,kidsma

50、ycome before thecompany butitsa47. Unlikewomen, menoftengetlittle supportorinformationfrom 48.pporting the family, men were alsoexpected to 49.Likewomen,ment theirdesire for a flexible schedule will be 50.WhenMaringwasonpaternityleave,hewasallowedbyhiscompanyto51. Christine Holm beves paternity leav

51、e provides a new kind of training for men with Sectionhat it can help them Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or ements. For each of them there are four marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswe

52、rSheet2PassageQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingsinglelinethroughtheLike mostpeople,Ive long tIwill be judged by mytmyisa peopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,Iwased to titalsodecides ImtreatedLast year I left a ition as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As paid

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60、sembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithD ShefounditnaturalforalstotreatherasWhat does the author imply by saying “many of my customers didnt get the difference bet server and servant”(Lines 3-4, Para.7)?ThosewhocatertoothersneedsaredestinedtobelookeddownnBThoseheserviceindustryshouldntbetreatedasT