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Section1UseofEninglish

Directions:

MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGLJoeasamindlesswartoy,the

symbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthafsnothowitusedtobe.To

themenandwomenwho1)inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberatedzthe

GLwasthe2)mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhis

homeztheguywho3)alltheburdensofbattlezwhosleptincoldfoxholeszwho

wentwithoutthe4)offoodandshelterzwhostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazi

reignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldierznotsomeonewellpaid,5)an

averageguy,up6)thebesttrained,bestequippedfiercestzmostbrutal

enemiesseenincenturieso

Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7)Government

Issuezanditwasonallofthearticle8)tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnamefor

aguywhonever9)ittothetopJoeBlowJoeMagrac...aworkingclass

name.TheUnitedStateshas10)hadapresidentorvicepresldentorsecretaryof

stateJoe。

GI.joehada(ll)careerfightingGermanJapanese,andKoreantroops.

Heappersasacharacterzora(12)ofamericanpersonalities,inthe1945movie

TheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.

SomeofthesoldiersPyle(13)portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamous

forcoveringthe(14)sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mud

soldiers,nothowmanymileswere(15)orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,

Hisreports(16)the"w川ie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBill

Maulden.Bothmen(17)thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the(18)ofcivilization

thatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,

whiskey,shelter;sleep.(19)EgyptzFrance,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.Joe

wasanyAmericansoldier;(20)themostimportantpersonintheirlives.,

l.[A]performed[B]served[C]rebelled[D]betrayed

2.[A]actual[B]common[C]special[D]normal

3.[A]bore[B]cased[C]removed[D]loaded

4.[A]necessities[B]facilitice[C]commodities[D]propertoes

5.[A]and[B]nor[C]bul[D]hence

6.[A]for[B]into[C]form[D]against

7.[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming

8.[A]handedout[B]turnover[C]broughtback[D]passeddown

9.[A]pushed[B]got[C]made[D]managed

10.[A]ever[B]never[C]either[D]neither

ll.[A]disguised[B]disturbed[C]disputed[D]distinguished

12.[A]company[B]collection[C]community[D]colony

13.[A]employed[B]appointed[C]interviewed[D]questioned

14.[A]ethical[B]military[C]political[D]human

15.[A]ruined[B]commuted[C]patrolled[D]gained

16.[A]paralleled[B]counteracted[C]duplicated[D]contradicted

17.[A]neglected[B]avoided[C]emphasized[D]admired

18.[A]stages[B]illusions[C]fragments[D]advancea

19.[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond

20.[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]atthatpoint

SectionIIResdiongComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionaftereachtextby

choosingA,B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmany

parents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistricts

acrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheir

thinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedan

inflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvanced

courses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudenfs

academicgrade。

Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverished

orchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyis

unclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthat

studentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictis

essentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseof

complicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandards

needtobeloweredforpoorchildren。

Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomework

countingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalf

theirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Some

studentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,but

whataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheir

homework?Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthan

empoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicy

imposesaflat,across-the-beardrule。

Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestions

abouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoits

students'academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatethe

assignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomework

doesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsarenotassigningmore

thantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrecto

Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichis

responsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconducts

publichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright。

21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework<.

[A]isreceivingmorecriticism

[B]isnolongeraneducationalritual

[C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses

[D]isgainingmorepreferences

22.L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoor

students。

[A]lendtohavemoderateexpectationsfurtheireducation

[B]haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard

[C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomework

[D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework

23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatit

may。

[A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomework

[B]resultinstudents*indifferencetotheirreportcards

[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests

[D]restrictteachers'powerineducation

24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabout

homeworkiswhether.[A]itshouldbeeliminated

[B]itcountsmuchinschooling

[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers

[D]itisimportantforgrades

25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe。

[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy

[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework

[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework

Text2

Prettyinpink:adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththe

colour;yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls'lives.Ttisnotthatpinkis

intrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmay

celebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls'identityto

appearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-oldsz

betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,

Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls'livesandinterests。

Girls5attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheir

DNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,it

isnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:inthe

erabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapractical

matter;sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.Whafs

more,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutral

dresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsidered

themoremasculinecolour;apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwith

strength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyand

faithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,when

amplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren'smarketing

strategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantcseeminherently

attractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfew

criticalyears。

Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperception

ofwhatisnaturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychological

development.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexperts

developedafteryearsofresearchintochildren'sbehaviour:wrong.Turnsout,

acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwas

popularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurersinthe1930s。

Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincrease

sales,theyshouldcreatea"thirdsteppingstone"betweeninfantwearandolder

kids'clothes.Ttwasonlyafter"toddler'becameacommonshoppers'termthat

itevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,or

adultsjntoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.

Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygender

differences-orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist。

26.Bysaying"itis...therainbow"(Line3,Para.l),theauthormeans

pinko

[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood

[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'innocence

[C]cannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination

[D]cannotinfluencegirls'livesandinterests

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?

[A]Coloursareencodedingirls'DNA。

[B]BlueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirlSo

[C]Pinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders。

[D]WhiteispreferedbybabieSo

28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'spsychological

developmentwasmuchinfluencedby。

[A]themarketingofproductsforchildren

[B]theobservationofchildren'snature

[C]researchesintochildren'sbehavior

[D]studiesofchildhoodconsumption

29.WemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvised

to0

[A]focusoninfantwearandolderkids'clothes

[B]attachequalimportancetodifferentgenders

[C]classifyconsumersintosmallergroups

[D]createsomecommonshoppers*terms

30.Itcanbeconcludedthatgirls'attractiontopinkseemstobe。

[A]clearlyexplainedbytheirinborntendency

[B]fullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturers

[C]mainlyimposedbyprofit-drivenbusinessmen

[D]wellinterpretedbypsychologicalexperts

Text3

OnJuly29ththeywererelievedzatleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturne

dthepriordecisiori/rulingthatMyriadGeneticscouldindeedhoIbpatentstotwogenss

thathelpforecastawoman'sriskofbreastcancer.ThechiefexecutiveofMyriad^com

panyinUtahzsaidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsalike<>

Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatpersonalisedmedicine,thecourtswillre

mainratherbusy.TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotoverCriticsmakethreemainar

gumentsagainstgenepatents:ageneisaproductofnaturezsoitmaynotbepatented;

genepatentssuppressinnovationratherthanrewardit;andpatents'monopoliesrest

rictaccesstogenetictestssuchasMyriad's.Agrowingnumberseemtoagree.Lastyea

rafederaltask-forceurgedreformforpatentsrelatedtogenetictests.InOctobertheD

epartmentofJustice4iisnolessaproductofnature...thanarecottonfibresthathavebe

enseparatedfromcottonseedso”

Despitetheappealscourt'sdecision^igquestionsremainunanswered.Forexample,

itisunclearwhetherthesequencingofawholegenomeviolatesthepatentsofindividu

algeneswithinit.ThecasemayyetreachtheSupremeCourto

Theirsuccessmaybedeterminedbyasuitrelatedtothisissue,broughtby

theMayoClinic,whichtheSupremeCourtwillhearinitsnextterm.TheBIO

rtcentlyheldaconventionwhichincludedseddionstocoachlawyersonthe

shiftinglandscapeforpatents.Eachmeetingwaspackedo

31.itcanbelearnedfromparagraphIthatthebiotechcompanieswould

like——

A.theirexecutivestobeactive

B.judgestoruleoutgenepatenting

C.genestobepatentable

D.theBIOtoissueawarning

32.thosewhoareagainstgenepatentsbelievethat——

A.genetictestsarenotreliable

B.onlyman-madeproductsarepatentable

C.patentsongenesdependmuchoninnovatiaon

□.courtsshouldrestrictaccesstogenetictests

33.accordingtohanssauerrcompaniesareeagertowinpatentsfor——

A.establishingdiseasecomelations

B.discoveringgeneinteractions

C.drawingpicturesofgenes

D.idenliryinghunidnDNA

,,

34.Bysaying“eachmeetingwaspacked(line4zpara6)theauthormeans

that

A.thesupremecourtwasauthoritative

B.theBIOwasapowerfulorganization

C.genepatentingwasagreatconcern

0,lawyerswerekeentoattendconventiongs

35.generallyspeaking,theauthorsattitudetowardgenepatentingis--

A.critical

B.supportive

C.scornful

0.objective

Text4

Thegreatrecessionmaybeover;butthiseraofhighjoblessnessisprobably

beginning.Beforeitends,

itwilllikelychangethelifecourseandcharacterofagenerationofyoung

adults.Andultimately,itislikelytoreshapeourpoliticszourculture,andthe

characterofoursocietyforyears..

Noonetriesharderthanthejoblesstofindsilverliningsinthisnational

economicdisaster.Manysaidthatunemployment,whileextremelypainful,had

improvedtheminsomeways;theyhadbecomelessmaterialisticandmore

financiallyprudent;theyweremoreawareofthestrugglesofothers.Inlimited

respects,perhapstherecessionwillleavesocietybetteroff.Attheveryleast,it

hasawokenusfromournationalfeverdreamofeasyrichesandbiggerhouses,

andputanecessaryendtoaneraofrecklesspersonalspending.

Butforthemostpart,thesebenefitsseemthin,uncertain,andfaroff.In

TheMoralConsequencesofEconomicGrowth,theeconomichistorianBenjamin

FriedmanarguesthatbothinsideandoutsidetheU.S.Jengthyperiodsof

economicstagnationordeclinehavealmostalwaysleftsocietymore

mean-spiritedandlessinclusive,andhaveusuallystoppedorreversedthe

advanceofrightsandfreedoms.Anti-immigrantsentimenttypicallyincreases,

asdoesconflictbetweenracesandclasses。

Incomeinequalityusuallyfallsduringarecession,butithasnotshrunkin

thisone,.Indeed,thisperiodofeconomicweaknessmayreinforceclassdivides,

anddecreaseopportunitiestocrossthem-especiallyforyoungpeople.The

researchofTillVonWachter;theeconomistinColumbiaUniversity,suggests

thatnotallpeoplegraduatingintoarecessionseetheirlifechancesdimmed:

thosewithdegreesfromeliteuniversitiescatchupfairlyqucklytowherethey

otherwisewouldhavebeeniftheyhadgraduatedinbettertimes;itisthe

massesbeneaththemthatareleftbehind0

Intheinternetage,itisparticularlyeasytoseetheresentmentthathas

alwaysbeenhiddenwinthinAmericansociety.Moredifficult,inthemoment,is

discerningpreciselyhowtheseleantimesareaffectingsociety'scharacter.In

manyrespects,theU.S.wasmoresociallytolerantenteringthisresessionthan

atanytimeinitshistory,andavarietyofnationalpollsonsocialconflictsince

thenhaveshownmixedresults.Wewillhavetowaitandseeexactlyhowthese

hardtimeswillreshapeoursocialfabric.Buttheycertainlyit,andallthemore

sothelongertheyextendo

M

36.Bysaying“tofindsilverlinings(LinelzPara.2)theauthorsuggestthat

thejoblesstryto___。

[A]seeksubsidiesfromthegovernment

[B]explorereasonsfortheunermployment

[C]makeprofitsfromthetroubledeconomy

[D]lookonthebrightsideoftherecession

37.AccordingtoParagraph2ztherecessionhasmadepeople<>

[A]realizethenationaldream

[B]struggleagainsteachother

[C]challengetheirlifestyle

[D]reconsidertheirlifestyle

38.BenjaminFriedmanbelievethateconomicrecessionsmay0

[A]imposeaheavierburdenonimmigrants

[B]brinyoulmoreevilsufhurridnnature

[C]Promotetheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms

[D]easeconflictsbetweenracesandclasses

39,TheresearchofTillVonWachthersuggeststhatinrecessiongraduates

fromeliteuniversitiestendto。

[A]lagbehindtheothersduetodecreasedopportunities

[B]catchupquicklywithexperiencedemployees

[C]seetheirlifechancesasdimmedastheothers'

[D]recovermorequicklythantheothers

4O.Theauthorthinksthattheinfluenceofhardtimesonsocietyis。

[A]certain

[B]positive

[C]trivial

[D]destructive

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbyfindinginformation

fromtheleftcolumnthatcorrespondstoeachofthemarkeddetailsgiveninthe

rightcolumn.Therearetwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn.Markyour

answersonANSWERSHEERT1.(10points)

“Universalhistory,thehistoryofwhatmanhasaccomplishedinthisworld,

isatbottomtheHistoryoftheGreatMenwhohaveworkedhere/*wrotethe

VictoriansageThomasCarlyle.Well,notanymoreitisnot。

Suddenly,Britainlookstohavefallenoutwithitsfavouritehistoricalform.

Thiscouldbenomorethanapassingliterarycraze,butitalsopointstoa

broadertruthabouthowwenowapproachthepast:lessconcernedwith

learningfromforefathersandmoreinterestedinfeelingtheirpain.Today,we

wantempathy,notinspiration。

FromtheearliestdaysoftheRenaissance,thewritingofhistorymeant

recountingtheexemplarylivesofgreatmen.In1337,Petrarchbeganworkon

hisramblingwritingDeVirisIllustribus-OnFamousMen,highlightingthevirtus

(orvirtue)ofclassicalheroes.Petrarchcelebratedtheirgreatnessinconquering

fortuneandrisingtothetop.ThiswasthebiographicaltraditionwhichNiccolo

Machiavelliturnedonitshead.InThePrince,thechampionedcunning,

ruthlessness,andboldness,ratherthanvirtue,mercyandjustice,astheskills

ofsuccessfulleaderso

Overtime,theattributesofgreatnessshifted.TheRomantics

commemoratedtheleadingpaintersandauthorsoftheirday,stressingthe

uniquenessoftheartist'spersonalexperienceratherthanpublicglory.By

contrast,theVictorianauthorSamualSmileswroteSelf-Helpasacatalogueof

theworthylivesofengineers,industrialistsandexplores."Thevaluable

exampleswhichtheyfurnishofthepowerofself-help,ifpatientpurpose,

resoluteworkingandsteadfastintegrity,issuingintheformulationoftrulynoble

andmanycharacter;exhibit/wroteSmiles."whatitisinthepowerofeachto

accomplishforhimself'HisbiographiesofJamesWalt,RichardArkwrightand

JosiahWedgwoodwereheldupasbeaconstoguidetheworkingmanthrough

hisdifficultlife。

ThiswasallabitbourgeoisforThomasCarlyle,whofocusedhisbiographies

onthetrulyheroiclivesofMartinLuther;OliverCromwellandNapoleon

Bonaparte.Theseepochalfiguresrepresentedliveshardtoimitate,buttobe

acknowledgedaspossessinghigherauthoritythanmeremortalSo

CommunistManifesto.Forthem,historydidnothing,itpossessedno

immensewealthnorwagedbattles:44Itisman,real,livingmanwhodoesall

that。”Andhistoryshouldbethestoryofthemassesandtheirrecordofstruggle.

Assuch,itneededtoappreciatetheeconomicrealities,thesocialcontextsand

powerrelationsinwhicheachepochstood.ForLMenmaketheirownhistory,

buttheydonotmakeitjustastheyplease;theydonotmakeitunder

circumstanceschosenbythemselves,butundercircumstancesdirectlyfound,

givenandtransmittedfromthepaste”

Thiswasthetraditionwhichrevolutionizedourappreciationofthepast.In

placeofThomasCarlyle,BritainnurturedChristopherHill,EPThompsonand

EricHobsbawm.Historyfrombelowstoodalongsidebiographiesofgreatmen.

Wholenewrealmsofunderstanding一fromgendertoracetoculturalstudies一

wereopenedupasscholarsunpickedthemultiplicityoflostsocieties.Andit

transformedpublichistorytoo:downstairsbecamejustasfascinatingas

upstairs<.

[A]emphasizedthevirtueof

classicalheroes。

41.Petrarch[B]highlightedthepublicgloryof

theleadingartists。

42.NiccoloMachiavellli[C]focusedonepochalfigures

whoseliveswerehardtoimitate。

43.SamuelSmiles[D]openedupnewrealmsof

understandingthegreatmenin

history®

44.ThomasCarlyle[E]heldthathistoryshouldbe

thestoryofthemassesandtheir

recordofstruggle。

45.MarxandEngels[F]dismissedvirtueas

unnecessaryforsuccessful

leaderso

[G]depictedtheworthylivesof

engineerindustrialistsand

explorers

SectionIIITranslation

46.Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.Writeyourtranslation

onANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

Whenpeopleindevelopingcountriesworryaboutmigration,theyare

usuallyconcernedattheprospectofthebestandbrightestdeparturetoSilicon

Valleyortohospitalsanduniversitiesinthedevelopedworld,Thesearethekind

ofworkersthatcountrieslikeBritain,CanadaandAustraliatrytoattractby

usingimmigrationrulesthatprivilegecollegegraduates。

Lotsofstudieshavefoundthatwell-educatedpeoplefromdeveloping

countriesareparticularlylikelytoemigrate.AbigsurveyofIndianhouseholdsin

2004foundthatnearly40%ofemigrantshadmorethanahigh-school

education,comparedwitharound3.3%ofallIndiansovertheageof25.This

"braindrain"haslongbotheredpolicymakersinpoorcountrieszTheyfearthatit

hurtstheireconomies.deprivingthemofmuch-neededskilledworkerswho

couldhavetaughtattheiruniversitieszworkedintheirhospitalsandcomeup

withclevernewproductsfortheirfactoriestomake。

SectionIVWriting

Pa