09年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类

09年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类09年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类09年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类xxx公司09年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelC–Preliminary)

PartIlisteningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanengineroom.B.inacar.C.Inafactory.

2.Whoisthemantalkingto

A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.

3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined

A.Bycallingthecompany.

B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.

C.Bylookingatthepricelist.

4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Someonebrokeintohercar.

B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.

C.Shewasgivenaticket.

5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving.

A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Archiects.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

ConversationOne

6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo

A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.

B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.

C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.

7.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?

A.Men’shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.

8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?

A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.

B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.

C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.

9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?

A.40to50.B.60to65.C.45to60.

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?

A.Itsoundspuzzling.

B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.

C.Itsoundsverydull.

ConversationTwo

11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?

A.Twentyminutes.B.Twelveminutes.C.Twenty-fourminutes.

12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?

A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.

B.Hedidn’tknowwhichbuttontochoose.

C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?

A.Itsmeaningisn’tambiguous.

B.Itisfarfromclear.

C.Itissatisfactory.

14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhadchosenbuttontwo?

A.AccountsandBilling.

B.GeneralEnquiries.

C.AccountsandService.

15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext

A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.

B.Improvethemenuofoptions.

C.Makeanoteoftheman’scomplaint.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause,Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?

A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.

B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.

C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.

17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?

A.Reuters.

B.TheAssociatedPress

C.UnitedPressInternational.

18.Whichcountiesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields

A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.

B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.

C.SaudiArabie,BrazilandRussia.

19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?

A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravelingtoofar.

B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.

C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.

20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?

A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.

B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.

C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout(21)______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammersthat(22)_______unemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare(23)______.So,therearealargenumberof(24)_______trainingprogrammesthatunemployersparfor(25)___________toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.

Swedenintroducedthefifthandfinalcomponentofitssocialsystemattheendofthe20thcentury.Thiscomponentcorrectssomeoftheproblemscreatedbythefour(26)________mentionedcomponents.Itincludesnewrulesthataredesignedtoimprovejobstability,suchastrainingprogrammestohelpemployeeslearnnewskillsastheirjobschangeandbecomemore(27)______,Also,thegovernmenthasreducedsocial(28)_________andwelfarepayments.

So,inconclusion,theSwedesarehappywiththeirsystem.Swedenhasachievedmoreintermsofsocialequality,economic(29)________thanmanyothereconomies.Asaresult,mostSwedesaren’tinterestedinanymorereformoftheeconomicsystem.However,becauseitis(30)_________ininternationalmarkets,Swedenmustcontinuetomanageitssocialpoliciessothatitremainscompetitiveintheinternationalmarketplace.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)

31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_____________butneveractuallysignedanything.

A.atlength.

B.atsea.

C.atrandon.

D.atwill.

32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia________GovernorJohnsaidthat________coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.

A./;a.

B.the;a.

C.a;a.

D./;/.

33._________awell-balanceddiet,________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

A.Alongside;with.

B.Notonly;but.

C.Attached;to.

D.Dueto;so

34._________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.

A.Tobe

B.Thatwas

C.Being

D.Sowas

35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno_________topaythemanymoney.

A.responsibility

B.liability

C.circumstance

D.obligation

36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.

A.speculatedon

B.subscribedfor

C.saturatedwith

D.submittedto

37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_________flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.

A.economical

B.commercial

C.global

D.internal

38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications________inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.

A.havebeenmade;whoever

B.wouldbemade;whichever

C.bemade;whenever

D.stagebareofscenery

39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder’splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.

A.stagesceneryofbare

B.bareofstagescenery

C.scenerybareofstage

D.stagebareofscenery

40.____________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetweenChritmasandtheNewYear.

A.Onbehalfof

B.Withregardto

C.Inlinewith

D.Incaseof

41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.

A.consideration

B.commission

C.concession

D.confirmation

42.Neverbefore_________availableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.

A.somuchfreeinformationwere

B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen

C.weresomuchfreeinformation

D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsolfware__________inthefirsthalfofnextyear.

A.bereleased

B.willhavereleased

C.wouldhavereleased

D.wasgoingtobereleased

44.Tina:AgroupofusaregoingboelingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

Joe:Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.

Tina:Oh,that’stoobad._________

Joe:Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.

A.Howdoyoudealwiththat

B.Maybeanothertimethen

C.Whenwillyoucomeback

D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling

45.George:Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo

Icouldn’tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.

Agnes:Oh,George.__________Itturnedintoamajorargument.

George:Really

A.Gladyou’rebacknow.

B.You’reluckytohavemissedit.

C.Nicetoseeyouagain.

D.You’rejustontime.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestion.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutionizeofficecommunications.AccordingtocommunicateionsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.”Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbedistributedinthehundres.Forthosesecretarieswhosebooksaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirintrays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.

Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,asareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailsandbyfaxor“snailmail”-thoughthepost.Thishighlightsafutherpostentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.

“Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstrandings,”sayspsaychologistDrDavidLewisGenerally,muchlseecareistakewithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthethedocumentsandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.

Moreworryingisstilltheincreasemisuseofe-mailforsending“flame-mail”–abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseissoinstant.

E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminorderways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecondenseofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatlasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.

Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessword70persentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.

46.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?

A.Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.

B.Maybesecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.

C.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.

D.Staffleavemessagerslyingaroundtheiroffices.

47.WhatdoseRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?

A.Itisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformation

B.Itincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.

C.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.

48.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?

A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten.

B.Manyofthemaretoolong.

C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout.

D.Manyofthemareneverread

49.Whyshouldemployeesnotusecompanye-mailsystemsforpersonalmessages?

A.Becausecompanye-mailsystemsarenoteasytouse.

B.Becausethepeoplethemessagessenttocan’t.

C.Becausetheyallowpeopletoexpresstheirangerimmediately.

D.Becausee-mailisnotaprivatemeansofcommunication.

50.Whatdosethewriterconcludeaboute-mailinthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasalreadymadelifealoteasierformanybusiness.

B.Itisnotbeingusedenoughinbusinesstoday.

C.Itwillneverreplacewrittencommunication.

D.Itisreallyusefulwhenpeopleuseitproperly.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfiveincompletesentences.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesentencesinamaximumoftherewordsforeachblank.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferencehasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.

Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantbecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband’sfamilyname,andmoreorless“belongs”tothehusband’sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.

Generally,peoplethinktraditionalculturesaretheonesinwhichboysarepreferred.Researchseemstosupportthisbelief.However,accordingtoasurveyconductedin2000,peopleintheCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Portugal,andtheCaribbeanprefertohavedaughters.Theresearcherssaidthatparentsinthesesocietiesdonotneedtohavethesameeconomicsituationthatexistsinothercountries,sotheydonotneedtohaveasontohelpmakemoney.Instead,familiesinthesecountrieswantdaughtersforemotionalreasons.Manymothersthinktheywillhaveabetterrelationshipwithadaughterthanason,forexample.Inaddition,theythinkdaughterswilltakebettercareofthemwhentheyareold.

InJapan,asimilartrendhasemerged.Thismightcomeasasurprisetosome,becauseonlyonegenerationago,theJapanesefavoredsons.In

1982,overhalfofJapanesecouplessurveyedwouldwantaboyiftheycouldhaveonlyonechild.Asurveydonein1997,ontheotherhand,foundthat75percentwantedagirl!

SomeJapanesecouplessaytheywanttohavedaughtersbecausetheythinkdaughtersarecuterandeasiertoraise.Japanesecouplesalsoworryaboutbeingtakencareofwhentheyareold.Iftheyhavetolivewiththeirchildrenwhentheyareveryold,manyJapaneseparentswouldwanttolivewithadaughter.“Asonswifewouldbeastrangerandhardertoaskforhelp,”oneJapanesemothersaid.

Criticswarnthatpreferenceforadaughterisjustasbadaspreferenceforason.“Insteadofvaluingchildrenforthesocialrolestheyareexpectedtofill,parentsmustlearntovaluechildrenasindividuals,”criticssay.whenthatisthecase,parentswillbeequallypleasedwithasonordaughter.

Questions:

51.Thereasonsthatparentsprefertohavesonsaretocontinue____,to

Helpearnmoneyforthefamily,andtosupporttheparentsintheirold

Age.

52.Japan’spreferencefordaughtersnowisquite____becausenotlongago

Thepreferencewasforsons.

53.Insomedevelopingcountries,parentsvalueboysmorethangirlsmainly

for_____.

54.InIndia,parentsreceive_______whentheirsonsgetmarried.

55.Criticsmaintainthatchildrenshouldbetreatedbytheirparentsas___.

SectionC(10marks)

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenanswereachofthequestionsinamaximumof10words.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Atleast600,000jobscoulddisappearintheUKthisyear,accordingtoareportbyapersonnelmanagers’professionalbody.TheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopmentsayseventhosewhoescaperedundancywillfacepayfreezes.Itsaysthatwhiletotalunemploymentwillnothitthreemillion,thetimebetweenNewYearandEasterwillbetheworstforjoblossessince1991.

Accordingtoofficialstatistics,therewere1.86millionpeopleoutofworkintheUKinOctober,2008.Thisfigurewasthehighestsince1997,takingtheoverallunemploymentrateto6percent.DavidFrostoftheBritishChamberofCommercesays,“Itistheworstyear.Companiesareinsurvivalmode.”

TheCIPD,whichrepresentsmanagersandpersonnelstaff,issueditsgloomyforecastadayafterchildren’sretailerAdamsjoinedagrowinglistofwellknownchainsapplyingforbankruptcyprotection.ChiefeconomistJohnPhilpottsaid,“Inthefaceofsomeskepticism,theCIPDwarnedthat2008wouldtheUK’sworstyearforjobsinadecade.Itwas,butinretrospect

itwillbeseenasmerelytheslow–motionpreludetowhatwillbetheworstyearforjobsinalmosttwodecades.TheCIPD’sannualbarometerforecastisthattheUKeconomywillshedatleast600,000jobsin2009.Overall,the18-monthperiodfromthestartoftherecessioninmid-2008untiltheendof2009willwitenessthelossofaroundthreequartersofamillionjobs,equivalenttothetotalnetriseinemploymentintheprecedingthreeyears.”MrPhilpottsaidjoblosseswerelikelytocontinueinto2010,takingthefinaltolltoaboutonemillion.

TheCIPDalsosurveyed2,600workersandfoundthatmorethanoneinfourdidnotexpectapayrisenextyear,whileothersfearedwagecuts.

Theinstitute’srewardadviser,CharlesCotton,said,”Employeesarerealisticabouttheirpayprospects.Againstthisbackdrop,employerswillneedtoworkhardtofindnewwaystomotivatetheiremployeestoperform.”

“Financialincentivesandtargetedinvestmentintraininganddevelopmentcouldbeeffectivewaystodothis,”headded.

“Morethanever,thisisatimewhereorganizationsneedtoengageinanopenandstraightforwardcommunicationwiththeirstaff,clearlyexplainingthereasonsforanydifficultmeasuresthatwillaffectthem,”hesaid.“Thiswillhelppreservestaffloyaltyandengagementevenduringtimeswhenunpopulardecisionsneedtomade.”

Questions:

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichwillbetheworstyearforjoblosses

IntheUK

57.WhatkindoforganizationistheCharteredInstituteofPersonneland

Development

58.WhataremanyBritishcompaniesnowstrugglingfor

59.WhatdoestheCIPDadviseBritishemployerstodounderthepresent

circumstances?

60.WhydoesCharlesCottonsuggestthatemployerscommunicatewith

theirstraight—forwardly

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofullineachoftheblanks.Remembertonwritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Everyoneknowsaboutpollutionintheenvironment.Water,air,andlandareallpolluted.Thismeansthatpollutioniseverywhere.Now,scientistsarelookinginsideourbodiestofindoutaboutinternalpollution.

In2003,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupstudiedninepeopletomeasurethechemicalsintherebodies.Theseninepeoplehadanaverageof53cancer-causingchemicalsintheirbodies.Theyalsohadaverageof62chemicalsthatcanharmbabiesinpregnantwomen.Eventhoughalotofchemicalswerefoundinhumanbodies,thechemicalswerefoundinsmallamounts.Theamountsweresmallenoughthattheywereprobablynothurtingthepeople.However,scientistsareworriedbecausemostofthesechemicalswerecreatedbyhumans.Mostofthesechemicalsdidnotexist75byearsago.Thisprovesthatwehavenotonlypollutedtheworld–wehavepollutedourownbabies!

Howdosethispollutiongetintoourbodies

Wecomeintocontactwithmanychemicalseveryday.forexample,everyoneusesoap,skinlotion,andshampoo.However,fewpeopleknowthattheseproductscontainharmfulchemicals,someofwhichmaycausememoryloss.ChemicalsknownasDEA(diethanolamine)andTEA(triethanolamine)mayseepintotheskinandstopusfromabsorbingahelpfulnutrientcalled“choline”.Cholineisanutrientthatplaysacrucialroleinthememorycellmakingprogressinthedevelopingbrain.Somepeopleworrythateverytimewewashourhair,wearedecreasingourmemories.

Everyoneknowstheyshouldbrushtheirteethregularly,butrecentresearchhasshownthatsometoothpastescancausecancer.Fluorideisakeyingredientinmanytoothpastes.However,studiesshowthatfluoridedosenotreallyprotectourteeth.Infact,fluoridehasbeenconnectedwithbonecancerandotherdiseases.Whilewearetryingtosaveoursmiles,wecouldbedamagingourhealth.

Womenareprobablyexposedtomorechemicalsthenmenbecausetheyusemorebeautyproducts.Recently,harmfulchemicalsarecalled“phthalates”.Studiesonanimalshaveshownthatphthalatescandamagetheliver,thekidneys,andthelungs.Cosmeticcompaniessaytheamountsofphthalatesintheirproductsaresafe.Butconsumerprotectiongroupsdisagree.Theysaysomewomentrytolookbeautiful,themoretheycouldbeharmingtheirhealth.

InafuturisticstorybyRayBradbury,amanfoundapristinestreamonanewplanet.Whenhedrankfromthestream,hedied!Why

Hisbodywassopollutedthatpurewaterwasapositiontohim!Perhapsthatisonlysciencefiction,butitremindsustotakecareofourbodies.Wemustfindwaystoreducethepollutionweabsorb.

Summary:

Likeourpollutedenvironment,ourbodiesarenolongerpollution-free.Scientistsnowknowthatthereispollutioninourbodies.On(61),wehave53cancer-causingchemicalsinourbodies.Evenfluoride(62)withbonecancerandotherdiseases.Somecommoncosmeticscontainsmallamountsofchemicals,whichseepintoour(63)whenweusetheseproducts.Theypreventusfromabsorbingthe(64)ourbodiesneed.So,itis(65)thatwefindwaystoreducetheamountofchemicalsinourbodies.Weshouldremindourfriendsandfamiliestotakecareoftheirbodies.

PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)

Readthepassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectfromofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

AccordingtoagroupcalledtheVoiceFunction,everyonehasasingingvoiceaswellasa(66)——(speak)voicesomewhereinsidethem.This,theysay,shouldbe(67)enc——fromanearlyagebecauseitprovidesthebest,andthe(68)——(cheap),basisonwhichtobuildanunderstandingofmusic.

TheteachingoftheHungarian(69)(compose)ZoltanKodalyareresponsibleforthisidea.Heobservedthatsongscanbecomeakeypartoftherelationship(70)_______amotherandherchildalmostfrombirth.Thisis(71)as______trueoftraditionalsocieties,(72)_______thoseofWestAfrica,wheresomesmallchildrenareabletosingliterally(73)hun______ofsongs,allofwhichhavebeenlearnbyheart.Howevermanymodernchildrenfirstcometounderstandingofmusic(74)_______theylearntoplayaninstrument(75)_______althoughsometeachingofthetheoryofmusicisusuallyapartofthis,theirrelationshipwiththemusiconthepageisoftenamechanicalone.

The(76)____(believe)oftheVoiceFoundationisthatanaturalfeelingforrhythm.harmonyandmusicalstructure.theveryqualitiesweappreciateinthegreatestmusicians.canonlybeachievedthroughthe(77)____(explore)ofthevoicefromthe

beginningofaperson’slife.Thefoundationhas,therefore,setitselfthetaskof(78)_____asinging-centeredmusicaleducation(79)pro_____thatcouldbenefitjuniorall(80)_____theworld.

PartVTranslation(15minutes,20marks)

SectionA(10marks)

TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersheet.

Embroidery(刺绣)isabrilliantpearlinChineseart.(81)FromthemagnificentDragonRobeswornbyemperorstotoday’sfashions,embroideryaddsagreatdealofpleasuretoourcultureandourlives.

TheoldestembroideryonrecordinChinadatesfromtheShangDynasty.Embroideryinthisperiodsymbolizedsocialstatus.(82)Itwasnotuntillateron,asthenationaleconomydeveloped,thatembroideryenteredthelivesofthecommonpeople.

AftertheZhouDynasty,theHanDynastywitnessedaleapinbothtechniquesandstylesofembroidery.Embroideredobjectsrangedfromthesun,themoon,stars,mountainsdragons,andphoenixestotigers,flowersandgrasses,cloudsandgeometricpatterns.Auspiciouswordswerealsofashionable.Bothhistoricrecordsandproductsofthetimeprove