NECCC类初赛真题及答案集

2003年NECC初赛试

2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)

SectionADialogues(10points)

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestion

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.Asalesclerk.B.Apoliceofficer.

C.Atailor.D.Anurse.

2.A.Bytrain.B.Shewalks.

C.Bycar.D.Bybus.

3.A.Fishistheonlydishleft.B.Chickenistheonlydishleft.

C.Vegetarianmealsarenotoffered.D.Therearen*tanyvegetarianmealsleft.

4.A.Hestartsworknextweekend.B.He'llbeaway.

C.Hellbeinthemountains.D.He*smovingtoFlorida.

5.A.Inanelevator.B.Atadressstore.

C.Ontheseventhfloor.D.Atadepartmentstore.

6.A.Theyfeltitwasdisorganized.

B.TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent.

C.TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent.

D.Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents.

7.A.Hedoesn'thaveenoughtime.

B.Hedoesn'thaveawatch.

C.Thelibrarydoesn'thavethearticleshewants.

D.Hecan*tfindthelibrary.

8.A.Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem.

B.Hewantstoworktomorrow.

C.Hewantsthewomantofinishdinnerfirst.

D.Hewantstopayforthedinner.

9.A.Twiceaday.B.Twiceaweek.

C.Onceaweek.D.Daily.

10.A.Attwoo'clock.B.Atfouro*clock.

C.Atthreethirty.D.Ateighto'clock.

SectionBNewsItems(10points)

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOA.Therewillbe

aquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews.Writedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15

words.

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SectionCCompoundDictation(10points)

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst

time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthe

passageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28

withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30,youarerequiredtofill

inthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

mainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould

checkwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet.

AlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperations

aroundtheglobe,therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade.Because

95percentoftheworld'spopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)powerarelocatedoutsidethe

UnitedStates,itisimportantforAmerican(22)tobepresentinforeignmarkets.However,

beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)ininternationaltrade,

wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)thatU.S.companiesoftenfailtostudybeforethey

sellproductsinaforeigncountry.Thesefactorsare(25)withdifferencesinlanguage,invalues

andattitudes,andinpolitical(26).

When(27)Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920,thecompanyusedagroupofChinese

symbolsthat,whenspoken,soundedlikeCoca-Cola.However,whenread,thesesymbolsmeant,

“afemalehorsefattenedwithwax”.UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s,Coca-Cola

usedaseriesofChinese(28)thattranslatesinto“happinessinthe

mouth(29).

Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupof

people.(30).

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes,30points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)

Directions：Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage.Thereare20blanksinthepassage.For

eachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

31.SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfive

nightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkofuruffians,bothcoloredandwhite”

hell-bentonhooliganism,accordingtoofficialfiles.

A.recentrevealedB.newlyreleased

C.previousdsclosingD.earlierexposing

32.Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapersthattheywereoverwhelminglythework

ofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”.

A.containB.convince

C.consistD.confirm

33.TheferocityoftheNotingHilluracialriots”,asthepresscalledthematthetime,shockedBritain

intoforthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutin

theAmericandeepsouth.

A.realizingB.witnessing

C.watchingD.identifying

34.Thecarnival,whichwillthestreetsofwestLondonmorethan1.5millionpeoplethis

weekend,wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots.

A.crowd；ofB.pour；for

C.fill；withD.emerge；in

35.Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots,theinternalMetropolitan

policefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswere

overwhelminglyby300to400strong“KeepBritainWhitevmobs,manyofthemTeddy

boysarmedwithironbars,butchefsknivesandweightedleatherbelts,whowent“nigger-hunting”

amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDale.

A.eruptedB.commenced

C.triggeredD.inaugurated

36.ThefirstnightleftfiveblackmenonthepavementsofNotingHill.

A.lyingunconsciousB.theredied

C.feelfiintD.serioushurt

37.Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblackrespondedinkindwith

counterattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolornsimilarlyarmed.

A.columnB.army

C.brigadeD.community

38.ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey'sClubonTalbotRoad,

NotingHill.Heapieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg,apetrolbombinhisrightpocketand

arazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket：”Ihavetoprotectmyself,“hetoldthearrestingofficer.

A.foundbhweB.wasfoundtohave

C.foundhivingD.wasfoundhaving

39.Thefiles,whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly,show

thatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary/'Rab^Butler,thattherewasnotaracial

elementtotherioting.

A.forbiddenB.confidential

C.incredibleD.strict

40.Inhisofficialreport,DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenational

presshadbeenwrongtoportraythewidespreadseriesofstreetdisturbancesas"racial”riots：

uWhereastherecertainlywassomefeelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea,

itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians,bothcoloredandwhite,whoseized

onthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism.“

A.illB.sick

C.painfulD.hurt

41.Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics.

A.tolddfferentlyB.inteq)retedinadifferentway

C.existedmaiydfierencesD.toldadifferentstory

42.TheMetcommissionerwastoldthatthe108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffences

rangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons,72were

whiteand36were“colored”.

A.forB.from

C.ofD.in

43.ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday,August20,whena

400-strongcrowdofwhitemen,"Teds”,attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians.

A.theya,edlB.manyofthem

C.somevereD.mostofthembelongto

44.AmongthewasMajbrittMorrison,ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican.

A.offendersB.rioters

C.victimsD.residents

45.Shewaspeltedwithstones,glassandwood,andinthebackwithanironbarasshetried

togethome.

A.bruisedB.struck

C.pattedD.scratched

46.Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs——at

onepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill,homesand

attackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfind.

A.plunginghtoB.breakinginto

C.seekingforD.searchingfor

47.PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad：

“Wewillkillallblackbastards.Whydon*tyousendthemhome?”

A.shoutingB.tocry

C.utterD.announced

48.PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold："Mindyourown,cops.Keepout

ofit.Wewillsettletheseniggersourway.Wellmurderthebastards.

A.mattersB.affair

C.thingsD.business

49.ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5.Atthe

OldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplaryoffouryearseachonninewhite

youthswhohadgone“niggerhunting

A.decisionsB.statements

C.trialsD.sentences

50.Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite,thelargenumberofblack

peoplealsoarrestedandtheofficialtherehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyof

blackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated.

A.persistenceB.perseverance

C.insistenceD.instance

SectionBErrorCorrection(1Opoints)

Directions：Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.You

shouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：

EXAMPLE

Onenight,quitelate,IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.am

myhusband.Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying.2.could

Gettingup,IwentAseeifoursonwasallright.3.to

Hewassleepingsoundly,breathingdeeplyandgently.4.J

TheZipper

Whateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipper?

In1893theworld*sfirstzipperwasproducedinChicago.

Althoughtheinventorclaimedthatitwasareliablefastening

forclothing,thiswasnotthecase.TheChicagoipperjprang51._

openwithoutwarning,orjammedshut,anditswiftlylost

popularity.TwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bornengineercalled52.

Sundbacksolvedtheproblem.Heattachedtinycupstothe

backsoftheinterlockedteeth,andthisneanthatheteeth53.

couldbeenmeshedmorefirmlyandreliably.

Atfirstzippersweremadeofmetal.Theywereheavy,and

iftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofree.Thenoimenybn54..

zipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse,andhadsmaller

teeth.Thefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetter

becausetheydidn'tdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing55.

downlightfabrics.Theywerealsoeasierforthemachinists

tofitintothegarment.

Meanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceat

theendofthetwentycentury:\elcro.Velcrosanotherpnduct56.

madefromnylon.Nylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirst

developedinthe1930s,andbearinganametomindthewearer57.

ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped：NYforNewYorkand

LONforLondon.Velcroismadewithverysmallnylonhookson

onesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe58.

othersideofthefastening.Itisstronganddurable.

Velcroisusedonclothing,luggagesandfootwear.Itisquick59.__

andeasytofastenandunfasten,andhastakenalargepartof

thezipper'sshareofthemarket.Itisalsousedinwaysazipper

cannotbeused-forinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningon

plastercasts,andtoholdfurnishingfabricsinaposition.60.

PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)

Directions：Completethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

61.Rob：HeyJill,you'relookinggreat.

Jill：Thanks,Rob.

Rob：Well,youdidit.How?

Jill：Ijogeverymorning,andIgotoaerobicseveryotherday.

A.Iboughtthisdressyesterday.Reallysmart.

B・Youarelookingfinetoo.

C.I'mrecoveringmystrengthaftertheflu.

D.MyNewYear'sresolutionwastogetinshape.

62.Bob：HiJane.Howareyou?

Jane：Ididn*tsleepawinklastnight.Thepeoplenextdoorweremakingalotof

noiseagaintillverylateatnight.

A.I'mfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorning.

B.Fine,thankyou.Andyou?

C.Isleptlikealoganddidn*twanttogetoutofbed.

D.Itseemsabitunusual,youknow.

63.Ann：Aah!He*sgorgeous!Lookatthosebig,goldenpaws.Whendidyougethim?

Roger：Yesterday.

Ann：Oh,right.Whatkindisshe?

Roger：ALabrador.

A.Susan'sgotamorebeautifulone.

B.Whatsup?

C.It'sasheactually.

D.Isn'titright?

64.Tina：Wow,lookatallthethingsonsale.

Andrew：Yes,look,thisshirtis50%off.

Tina：Andlookattheseshoes.Theyare30%offthenormalprice.

A.I'dliketobuyaskirt.B.Therearesomerealbargains.

C.Arethepricesreasonable?D.Theseshoesarethesameasmine.

65.Woman：Haveyoufinishedthepackaging?

Man：____________

Woman：Good.Becausethetruckwillbecomingsoon,thisisarushjob.

A.Don'thurrymorFilbreaktheglass.

B.Almost.Ijusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxes.

C.No,Ihaven't.Whydidn*tyouhelpmewithit?

D.Yes,Ihave.WhatelsecanIdoforyou?

66.CustomsOfficer：_______________________

Mrs.Johnson：No,nothingatall.

CustomsOfficer：Noperfume,alcoholorcigarettes?

Mrs.Johnson：Well,Ihave200cigarettes；that'sall.

A.Doyouhaveanythinginthebag,ma'am?

B・Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,ma'am?

C.Doyouwanttobuysomething,ma'am?

D.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou,ma'am?

67.Linda：Hello.Pdliketosendthispackage,please.

Clerk：____________________________________

Linda：Firstclass.Howlongwillthattake?

Clerk：Aboutthreedays.

A.Howwouldyouliketosendit?B.Whichclassareyouin?

C.Wheredoyouwanttosenditto?D.Whichclassisitin?

68.Assistant：CanIhelpyou?

Colin：Yes,it'saboutthissportsshirt.Iwashedittheotherday.Thecolourrananditshrank.

Assistant：Ohdear,Isee.________________________

Colin：Fmafraidnot.

Assistant：Fmsorry,butPmnotallowedtochangeanythingwithoutareceipt.

A.Didyoubuyithere?

B.Wouldyouwanttochangeit?

C.Doyouhavethereceipt?

D.Couldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou?

69.James：CouldIhavemybill,please?CanIpaybycreditcardoreurocheque?

Receptionist：____________

James：Illpaybycreditcard,then.

Receptionist：That'sfine.Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere.

A.Here'syourbill.B.Sorry,wedon'ttakecreditcard.

C.Youcanpaybyeurocheque.D.Yes,wetakeboth.

70.Husband：Whenisouranniversary?

Wife：________________________

Husband：No,it'sjustthatIboughttheseflowersforyouandIwashopingtodaywastheday.

A.Hmm・・・Ican'tremembereither.Why?

B・Hey，aretheseflowersforme?

C.Whocares?Doyouwanttogivemeasurprise?

D.Areyoujoking?Haveyoureallyforgottenagain?

PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)

Directions：Thereisonereadingpassageinthispart.Thepassageisfollowedby5questionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Takingapeepatwhat'sgoingoninyourhead

CARLFiler,18,astarsalesmanataB&QhardwarestoreintheUK,wascalledupforpromotion

withinoneweekofstartingwork.But,insteadofbeingmadesupervisor,hewassacked—afterhis

employerssawtheresultsofhispsychometrictest.

Youmightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthatheustronglydisagreesheisanover-achieveris

askingfortrouble,butMrFileralreadythoughthehadprovedhimselfmorethancapable.

Thisyear,nearlyhalfofUKfirms-46percent一willusepsychometricteststoselecttrainees,

comparedwithjust17percentin2000,accordingtoareportforGTLapublisherofgraduatecareer

guides.

Thesetests,whichratecandidates?abilityandgaugetheirpersonality,havebeenusedintheUK

sincethe1980s.Butassortedstudieshaveshownmostpeople一graduatesinparticular一arewholly

cynicalabouttheideaoftheirpersonalitybeingmeasured.

uPeopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever,saysCliveFletcher,professorof

occupationalpsychologyatUniversityofLondon."Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsdohave

somevalue.

Thefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit,wasdevelopedbytheAmericanarmyin1917tofilterout

weakrecruits.

Butitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularinBritain.Witharisingnumberof

graduatesgoingforadecreasingnumberofjobs,organizationsbegantoseepsychometrictestingas

acheap,reliablealternativetotheexpensive,time-consuminginterview.

Buttodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedgingtowardsprobingthe”dark

side：pathologyandpersonalitydisorders.Increasingly,testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromising

younggraduateswhomay,laterinlife,flyofftherails(gocrazy)；ortostoppsychopaths(having

mentaldisorder)gettingrecruited.

Inthefuture,intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtorevealthegeneticandbiological

markersofpersonality."Weareheadingfortheeraofgeneticscreening,warnsCarolynJones,

oftheInstituteforEmploymentRights."Ithinkthesetestsareveryflawed.

Andthereareotherproblemswiththetests.Forstarters,itispossibletofakeit一eventhetest

producersagreeonthis.Buttheyhavemadeitashardaspossible.Forexample,lookatwhether

youagreeordisagreewiththefollowingtwostatements/'Newideascomeeasilytomeand“Ifind

generatingnewconceptsdifficult.Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizetheybothcouldmeanthe

samething?

Themainargument,however,isthatthetestsareinvalidandcannotquantify(putanumericalvalue

on)somethingaschangeableaspersonality.

Thegoldenruleisthen,thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedasthesolebasisofselection,

butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews.

71.Mostpeople'sattitudetowardsthepsychometrictestis.

A.contemptuousB.favorableC.tolerantD.confounded

72.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhypsychometrictestingwinsanadvantageover

interviews?

A.Itdoesn'tcostanymoney.B.Itrequiresnoequipment.

C.Itistime-saving.D.Itcanbedonewithinseconds.

73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sidea?

A.Psychometrictestsaredefective.

B.Psychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruitpromisingyounggraduates.

C.Psychometrictestsareinvalidandcannotquantifysomethingchangeableaspersonality.

D.Psychometrictestsaregoldenrules.

74.Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto.

A・avoidcheatingB.improvegeneticscreening

C.findoutthebestideasD.generatenewconcepts

75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpersonalitytesttoscreenoutweakrecruits.

B.Inthefuture,interviewerscouldgiveamouthswabtorevealinterviewees,symptoms.

C.Therearepossibilitiesforstarterstocheatinthepsychometrictests.

D.Interviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatinginterviewees.

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(30points)

Directions：Inthispartthereare3passageswith15questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagescarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10

words).RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

The8StepsofSocialInvention

1.Getreadytoplay.

Likeothertypesofcreativity,socialinventivenessflourisheswhenyoubeginthinkingoutside

conventionalboundaries.CharlieGirsch,aSt.Paul,Minnesota-basedcreativityconsultant,suggests

thatyoustartbyplayingwithobviouslyabsurdexplanationsforeverydayevents."Iftrafficisslow,

you'llbetemptedtosay,'Hmm.Mustbeanaccidentupahead."Instead,trysaying,"Mustbe

afamilyofturtlescrossingthehighwayJor'Iexpectthere*ssomekindofalienabductiongoingon.'

You'llbeamazedhowsoonyouwillbelookingatfamiliarproblemsinnewways."Girsch'sbook,

FanningtheCreativeSpirit(CreativityCentral,1999)hasscoresofotherexercisesforlimberingup

theinventivepartofyourbrain.

2.Generateazillionfar-fetchedideas.

Concernedaboutthehomelessinyourneighborhood?ImagineaHomelessParliament,aHomeless

Circus,homelessfamiliesforminganorchestra,ahomelessmuseum..・andonandon.Generate

likemadwithnoregardforfeasibilityinorder,associalinventionpioneerNicholasAlberyadvises,

to"overcomeeworthy-but-dullideas."Eventuallythetwoorthreebestideaswillbegintostandout.

3.Takeyourwildestideaandbringitdowntoearth.

HowaboutthatHomelessCircus?Coulditturnintoaforumforhomelesspeopletodisplaytheir

creativetalents?Aperformanceseriesabouthomelessness?Aneighborhoodcarnivalwiththe

homelessasguestsofhonor?Yourflakiestideamayhaveagermofbrilliancethatactuallymakesit

moreattractive,andthusmorefeasible(andfundable),thanitsworthy-but-dullcousins.

4.Lookforinvenationsthatsolvemorethanoneproblem.

TheSlowFoodMovement,borninItaly,boostslocalfarmersandregionalcuisinetraditionsand

restaurateursandthesametimethatit“feeds“ourhungerforauthentictastes,healthyeating,and

amoreleisurely,sanerstyleoflife.

5.Accentuatethepositive.

“AverycommonquestionthatIgetwhenIworkwithpeopleincommunitiesis'Whydoesn*t

anybodycareaboutourproblems"notesMchaelPatterson,asocialinventorandactivistin

Massachusetts.uWhataworthlessquestion.4Why"?questionsareforphilosophers.Ask'How'?

and'What'?questions一theyarealotmorepractical.?,Forinstance,Pattersonasks,uWhatwould

youdoifyouknewyoucouldn'tfail?”

6.Giveitarest.

Walkawayfromyourfavoriteideaforawhile,forgetaboutit,letitsleep.Withyourconsciousmind

outoftheway,yoursubconsciousgetstofiddlewiththeconceptforawhile,andyoujustmight

haveanunexpectedinsightorbreakthrough.

7.Practice“yesand,,insteadof“yesbut”.

Nomatterhowtemptedyouaretosay"Yes,butthiswillbehardbecause,nor“Yes,butamillion

otherpeoplearedoingthis,“shifttheconjunctionto“and”andseewhatsortofpositiverefinement

orchangeemerges・“Yes,andwecouldconcentrateonimmigrants.",uYes,andwecanmakeitopen

toallages.”

8.Getyourideaintotheworld.

Thisisthetoughpart.Youmightseekoutthehelpofactivistswhowilltakeashinetoyourideas.Or

becomeanorganizeryourself.PaulGlove,aNewYorksocialinventor,coun-sels："Ifyouhavean

ideayoubelievein,writeapamphletwithyourphonenumberonitandpostitinLaundromatsand

bookstores.Ifthreepeoplecallyou,havelunchwiththemandcallyourselvesanorganization.Iffive

peoplecall,meetwiththemandissueapressrelease.vPresto,youielaunched.

76.Togeneratefar-fetchedideashelpsto.

77.MichaelPattersonwantsustocomeupwith“How"？and“What"？insteadof'Why"？questions

becauseheconsiderstheyaremorepracticalthan.

78.Thepurposetopractice“yesand“insteadof“yesbut”istomakeyourselfmore.

79.Accordingtothearticle,whenonehasdifficultydevelopinghisfavoriteidea,heshould.

80.Oneshouldnotonlygeneratefar-fetchedideasbutalsobecausethelatterstepisthe

nearesttoreality.

Questions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

ThinSliceofTVHasBigMarket

Itistooearlytowriteanobituaryforbulkypicturetubes,whichwillremainthemostaffordableTV

setsforyearstocome.

But,analystsandindustryexecutivesinsistthatthinscreensalreadyhavestartedtobecomethe

dominantformatforTVsetsinthedigitalera.

Sharppricecutshavebroughtplasmasetsandotherthin,flattelevisionsoutofhigh-endelectronic

boutiquesandintothousandsofmass-marketoutletssuchasCosco,awholesalebuyingclubinthe

US,bestknownforofferingmembersbulkitemsandbigdiscounts.

TheleastexpensiveplasmasetsstillcostaheftyUS$3,OOOormore,yetsalesaregrowingso

rapidlythatmanymanufacturersareracingtoboostproduction.

Thatincrease,combinedwithexpandingproductioncapacityandimpr