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Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER
SHEET 1. （10 points）
The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in
prominent cases 1 the trial of Rosemary West.
In a significant 2 of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a 3
bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 4 and will strictly control the amount of 5 that can be
given to a case 6 a trial begins.
In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, Lord Irvine said
he 7 with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not 8 sufficient control.
9 of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a 10 of media protest when he said the 11 of
privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges 12 to Parliament.
The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 13 the European Convention on
Human Rights legally 14 in Britain, laid down that everybody was 15 to privacy and that public figures could
go to court to protect themselves and their families.
“Press freedoms will be in safe hands 16 our British judges,” he said.
Witness payments became an 17 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses
were 18 to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 19 witnesses
might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 20 guilty verdicts.
(1). [A] as to [B] for instance [C] in particular [D] such as
(2). [A] tightening [B] intensifying [C] focusing [D] fastening
(3). [A] sketch [B] rough [C] preliminary [D] draft
(4). [A] illogical [B] illegal [C] improbable [D] improper
(5). [A] publicity [B] penalty [C] popularity [D] peculiarity
(6). [A] since [B] if [C] before [D] as
(7). [A] sided [B] shared [C] complied [D] agreed
(8). [A] present [B] offer [C] manifest [D] indicate
(9). [A] Release [B] Publication [C] Printing [D] Exposure
(10). [A] storm [B] rage [C] flare [D] flash
(11). [A] translation [B] interpretation [C] exhibition [D] demonstration
(12). [A] better than [B] other than [C] rather than [D] sooner than
(13). [A] changes [B] makes [C] sets [D] turns
(14). [A] binding [B] convincing [C] restraining [D] sustaining
(15). [A] authorized [B] credited [C] entitled [D] qualified
(16). [A] with [B] to [C] from [D] by
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(17). [A] impact [B] incident [C] inference [D] issue
(18). [A] stated [B] remarked [C] said [D] told
(19). [A] what [B] when [C] which [D] that
(20). [A] assure [B] confide [C] ensure [D] guarantee
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following 4 texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on
ANSWER SHEET 1.（40 points）
Text 1
It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional. Small wonder.
Americans’ life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical
depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging
population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great
health-care system can cure death—and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours.
Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We
all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by
third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it’s
useless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians—frustrated by their inability to cure the
disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient—too often offer aggressive treatment far beyond what is
scientifically justified.
In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1,540 billion. Anyone can see
this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with
finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age—say 83 or so.
Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm “have a duty to die and
get out of the way”, so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.
I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain
dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his
80s. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come
naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.
Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. As a physician, I know the most costly and
dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that
spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be
overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve
people’s lives.
(21).What is implied in the first sentence?
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[A] Americans are better prepared for death than other people.
[B] Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.
[C] Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.
[D] Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.
(22).The author uses the example of cancer patients to show that __________.
[A] medical resources are often wasted
[B] doctors are helpless against fatal diseases
[C] some treatments are too aggressive
[D] medical costs are becoming unaffordable
(23).The author’s attitude toward Richard Lamm’s remark is one of __________.
[A] strong disapproval
[B] reserved consent
[C] slight contempt
[D] enthusiastic support
(24).In contrast to the US, Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care __________.
[A] more flexibly
[B] more extravagantly
[C] more cautiously
[D] more reasonably
(25).The text intends to express the idea that __________.
[A] medicine will further prolong people’s lives
[B] life beyond a certain limit is not worth living
[C] death should be accepted as a fact of life
[D] excessive demands increase the cost of health care
Text 2
In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, merging into supersystems, causing
heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of
the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control
well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.
Supporters of the new supersystems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and
better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But
many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and
grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.
The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company.
Railroads typically charge such “captive” shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is
competing for the business. Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal
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government’s Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time-consuming, and will
work only in truly extreme cases.
Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces
everyone’s cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option
of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the
cost of keeping up the line. It’s a theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves
railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. “Do we really want
railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?” asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington
lawyer who frequently represents shippers.
Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad
industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it
must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with
Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the $10.2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this
year. Conrail’s net railway operating income in 1996 was just $427 million, less than half of the carrying costs of
the transaction. Who’s going to pay for the rest of the bill? Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk
Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.
(26).According to those who support mergers, railway monopoly is unlikely because __________.
[A] cost reduction is based on competition
[B] services call for cross-trade coordination
[C] outside competitors will continue to exist
[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat
(27).What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?
[A] Indifferent.
[B] Supportive.
[C] Indignant.
[D] Apprehensive.
(28).It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that __________.
[A] shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad
[B] there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide
[C] overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief
[D] a government board ensures fair play in railway business
(29).The word “arbiters” （Line 7, Paragraph 4） most probably refers to those __________.
[A] who work as coordinators
[B] who function as judges
[C] who supervise transactions
[D] who determine the price
(30).According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by __________.
[A] the continuing acquisition
[B] the growing traffic
[C] the cheering Wall Street
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[D] the shrinking market
Text 3
To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, “all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause
is that good people do nothing.” One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that
animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates,
whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders
of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people
understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many
are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.
For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a
brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals—no meat, no fur, no
medicines. Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When
assured that they do, she replied, “Then I would have to say yes.” Asked what will happen when epidemics return,
she said, “Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.” Such well-meaning people just don’t
understand.
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way—in human
terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research
and a grandmother’s hip replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s shots. To
those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and
vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present their own research. They should
be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a
deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals
receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should
actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous
statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing,
there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.
(31).The author begins his article with Edmund Burke’s words to __________.
[A] call on scientists to take some actions
[B] criticize the misguided cause of animal rights
[C] warn of the doom of biomedical research
[D] show the triumph of the animal rights movement
(32).Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research is __________.
[A] cruel but natural
[B] inhuman and unacceptable
[C] inevitable but vicious
[D] pointless and wasteful
(33).The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public’s __________.
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[A] discontent with animal research
[B] ignorance about medical science
[C] indifference to epidemics
[D] anxiety about animal rights
(34).The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, scientists should __________.
[A] communicate more with the public
[B] employ hi-tech means in research
[C] feel no shame for their cause
[D] strive to develop new cures
(35).From the text we learn that Stephen Cooper is __________.
[A] a well-known humanist
[B] a medical practitioner
[C] an enthusiast in animal rights
[D] a supporter of animal research
Text 4
Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic
Services in World War II and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in
using whatever tools came to hand in the “great game” of espionage—spying as a “profession.” These days the Net,
which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s
vocation as well.
The latest revolution isn’t simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of
electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given
birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it “open source intelligence,” and as the Net
grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most
data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company called Open-Source Solutions,
whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world.
Among the firms making the biggest splash in the new world is Stratfor, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis
firm based in Austin, Texas. Stratfor makes money by selling the results of spying （covering nations from Chile to
Russia） to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are available
online at www.Stratfor.com.
Stratfor president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for
both information collection and distribution, a spymaster’s dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data
bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine. “As soon as that report runs, we’ll suddenly
get 500 new internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” says Friedman, a former political science professor. “And we’ll hear
back from some of them.” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good
information from bad. That’s where Stratfor earns its keep.
Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence
backgrounds. He sees the firm’s outsider status as the key to its success. Stratfor’s briefs don’t sound like the usual
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Washington back-and-forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong.
Stratfor, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.
(36).The emergence of the Net has __________.
[A] received support from fans like Donovan
[B] remolded the intelligence services
[C] restored many common pastimes
[D] revived spying as a profession
(37).Donovan’s story is mentioned in the text to __________.
[A] introduce the topic of online spying
[B] show how he fought for the U.S.
[C] give an episode of the information war
[D] honor his unique services to the CIA
(38).The phrase “making the biggest splash” （Line 1, Paragraph 3） most probably means __________.
[A] causing the biggest trouble
[B] exerting the greatest effort
[C] achieving the greatest success
[D] enjoying the widest popularity
(39).It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that __________.
[A] Stratfor’s prediction about Ukraine has proved true
[B] Stratfor guarantees the truthfulness of its information
[C] Stratfor’s business is characterized by unpredictability
[D] Stratfor is able to provide fairly reliable information
(40).Stratfor is most proud of its __________.
[A] official status
[B] nonconformist image
[C] efficient staff
[D] military background
Part B
Directions:
You are going to read a list of headings and a text about what parents are supposed to do to guide their
children into adulthood. Choose a heading from the list A—G that best fits the meaning of each numbered part of
the text (41-45). The first and last paragraphs of the text are not numbered. There are two extra headings that you
do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
A. Set a Good Example for Your Kids
B. Build Your Kids’ Work Skills
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C. Place Time Limits on Leisure Activities
D. Talk about the Future on a Regular Basis
E. Help Kids Develop Coping Strategies
F. Help Your Kids Figure Out Who They Are
G. Build Your Kids’ Sense of Responsibility
How Can a Parent Help?
Mothers and fathers can do a lot to ensure a safe landing in early adulthood for their kids. Even if a job’s
starting salary seems too small to satisfy an emerging adult’s need for rapid content, the transition from school to
work can be less of a setback if the start-up adult is ready for the move. Here are a few measures, drawn from my
book Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, that parents can take to prevent what I call “work-life unreadiness.”
41. ________________________________
You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Periodically review their emerging strengths and weaknesses
with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or collaborating. Also,
identify the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best.
42. ________________________________
Kids need a range of authentic role models – as opposed to members of their clique, pop stars and vaunted
athletes. Have regular dinner-table discussions about people the family knows and how they got where they are.
Discuss the joys and downsides of your own career and encourage your kids to form some ideas about their own
future. When asked what they want to do, they should be discouraged from saying “I have no idea.” They can
change their minds 200 times, but having only a foggy view of the future is of little good.
43. ________________________________
Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; parents should be responsible for teaching them how
to work. Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met. Encourage teenagers
to take a part-time job. Kids need plenty of practice delaying gratification and deploying effective organizational
skills, such as managing time and setting priorities.
44. ________________________________
Playing video games encourages immediate content. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter
only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. At the same time, listening through earphones to the
same monotonous beats for long stretches encourages kids to stay inside their bubble instead of pursuing other
endeavors. All these activities can prevent the growth of important communication and thinking skills and make it
difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained concentration they will need for most jobs.
45. ________________________________
They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy. They should also learn how
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to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically. Discussions at home can help kids
practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.
What about the son or daughter who is grown but seems to be struggling and wandering aimlessly through
early adulthood? Parents still have a major role to play, but now it is more delicate. They have to be careful not to
come across as disappointed in their child. They should exhibit strong interest and respect for whatever currently
interests their fledging adult (as naive or ill conceived as it may seem) while becoming a partner in exploring
options for the future. Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that
appreciates them.
Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should
be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. （10 points）
Human beings in all times and places think about their world and wonder at their place in it. Humans are
thoughtful and creative, possessed of insatiable curiosity. 46 Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the
environment in which they live, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies.
Therefore, it is important to study humans in all their richness and diversity in a calm and systematic manner, with
the hope that the knowledge resulting from such studies can lead humans to a more harmonious way of living with
themselves and with all other life forms on this planet Earth.
“ Anthropology” derives from the Greek words anthropos “human” and logos “the study of.” By its very
name, anthropology encompasses the study of all humankind.
Anthropology is one of the social sciences.47 Social science is that branch of intellectual enquiry which seeks
to study humans and their endeavors in the same reasoned, orderly, systematic, and dispassioned manner that
natural scientists use for the study of natural phenomena.
Social science disciplines include geography, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Each of
these social sciences has a subfield or specialization which lies particularly close to anthropology.
All the social sciences focus upon the study of humanity. Anthropology is a field-study oriented discipline
which makes extensive use of the comparative method in analysis. 48The emphasis on data gathered first-hand,
combined with a cross-cultural perspective brought to the analysis of cultures past and present, makes this study a
unique and distinctly important social science.
Anthropological analyses rest heavily upon the concept of culture. Sir Edward Tylor’s formulation of the
concept of culture was one of the great intellectual achievements of 19th century science.49 Tylor defined culture
as“...that complex whole which includes belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits
acquired by man as a member of society.” This insight, so profound in its simplicity, opened up an entirely new
way of perceiving and understanding human life. Implicit within Tylor’s definition is the concept that culture is
learned, shared, and patterned behavior.
50 Thus, the anthropological concept of “culture,” like the concept of “set” in mathematics, is an abstract
concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding.
英二翻译：
“Sustainability” has become a popular word these days, but to Ted Ning, the concept will always have
personal meaning. Having endured a painful period of unsustainability in his own life made it clear to him that
sustainability-oriented values must be expressed through everyday action and choice.
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Ning recalls spending a confusing year in the late 1990s selling insurance. He’d been through the dot-com
boom and burst and, desperate for a job, signed on with a Boulder agency. It didn’t go well. “It was a really bad
move because that’s not my passion,” says Ning, whose dilemma about the job translated, predictably, into a lack of
sales. “I was miserable, I had so much anxiety that I would wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the
ceiling. I had no money and needed the job. Everyone said, ‘Just wait, you’ll turn the corner, give it some time.’”
Section III Writing
Part A
(51). Directions:
You want to invite some friends to a party. Write an invitation letter to them individually, elaborating on the
reason why such a party should be held, and what activities will be arranged for them.
Write your letter with no less than 100 words.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead.
You do not need to write the address.
Part B
(52). Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) support your view with an example/examples.

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