1、1English Examination PaperPart I Reading Comprehension Passage OneTeachers always plan down to the minute what their students will be doing. This is good for kids, because it teaches them to stay on task and follow a schedule. But most homes arent run this way. If parents do plan their childrens liv
2、es minute by minute, what happens when that child grows up and goes to college? At some point, kids need to learn to manage their own time. This can be one of the valuable skills you help your kids develop outside of school. But it generally wont happen all by itself, because theres a big transition
3、 that happens when kids leave the structured school environment and come home. If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult who can be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isnt available, an expert named Martin recommends you find an a
4、fter-school program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork. If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because its hard to stop and do
5、something like homework.“If that little bit of downtime is television, good luck . getting them to do their homework.” says a professor of child development at California State University, “TV is addictive.” A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack. “Wait until dinner, make a p
6、late full of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner youre preparing a little early for the kids,”she says. While youre sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get to do during their study breaks. The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, gettin
7、g a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks theyd like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to be honest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.1. The main purpose
8、 of this passage is _.A) to provide some advice for the parents about childrens educationB) to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your children C) to explain why the parents spoil their childrenD) to describe childrens lives after school2. The words “this way” in the sentence “But most homes
9、arent run this way” in the first paragraph most possibly means _. A) to stay on the task B) to arrange everything in detailsC) to give some lessons to children D) to behave in the structured school 3. According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph, most probably
10、 takes up the following jobs EXCEPT _. A) a specialist in children education2B) a professional consultant in a after-school programC) the leader of a research group about sports, such as basketball D) mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph) does 4. According to the last two paragrap
11、hs, the appropriate snacks that theparents provide will _. A) upset the childrens momentum B) exhaust them by lots of dirty dishesC) make the children get addicted to TV D) bring more energy to children5. Which of the following is NOT recommended for the break during the childrens study after class?
12、A) Shoot baskets. B) Play some games with parents.C) Go out to drink some beverage in a bar for a long time. D) Relax a bit by using the bathroom.Passage Two Doors and windows cant keep them out; airport immigration officers cant stop them and the Internet is an absolute reproduction soil. They seem
13、 harmless in small doses, but large imports threaten Japans very uniqueness, say critics. “They are foreign words and they are infecting the Japanese language” Sometimes I feel like I need a translator to understand my own language,” says Yoko Fujimura with little anger, a 60-year-old Tokyo restaura
14、nt worker. “Its becoming incomprehensible.” Its not only Japan who is on the defensive. Countries around the globe are wetthrough their hands over the rapid spread of American English. Coca-Cola, for example, is one of the most recognized terms on Earth. It is made worse for Japan, however, by its u
15、nique writing system. The country writes all imported utterances - except Chinese - in a different script called katakana（片假名）. It is the only country to maintain such a distinction. Katakana takes far more space to write than kanji - the core pictograph（象形文字）characters that the Japanese borrowed fr
16、om China 1,500 years ago. Because it stands out, readers complain that sentences packed with foreign words start to resemble extended strings of lights. As if that werent enough, katakana terms tend to get confusing. For example, digital camera first appears as degitaru kamera. Then they became the
17、more ear-pleasing digi kamey. But kamey is also the Japanese word for turtle. “Its very frustrating not knowing what young people are talking about,” says humorously Minoru Shiratori, a 53-year-old bus driver. “Sometimes I cant tell if theyre discussing cameras or turtles.”In a bid to stop the flood
18、 of katakana, the government has formed a Foreign Words Committee to find suitable Japanese replacements. The committee is slightly different from French-style language police, which try to support a law that forbids advertising in English. Rather, committee members and traditionalists hope a sustai
19、ned campaign of persuasion, gentle criticism and 3leadership by example can turn the tide.6. According to the author, the reason why the Japanese is infected greatly by English is _.A) that nothing can prevent it from entering into JapanB) that English is the most recognized language in the worldC)
20、that the government has not set up a special administration department to control this trend before it becomes popular in JapanD) not clearly mentioned in this passage7. By saying “countries around the globe are wet through their hands over the rapid spread of American English,” the author implies t
21、hat _.A) even a restaurant worker in Japan may feel the English infection on JapaneseB) the flood of katakana has covered most of countries in the worldC) Coca-Cola is the most popular brand of beverage on the earth and this product occupy all the global marketD) many other countries are influenced
22、greatly by American English8. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT _.A) now there are two language systems, Kanji and katakana in JapanB) the word “digital camera” appears very different in JapaneseC) people are always confused by the young Japanese pronunciation of “tu
23、rtle” and “camera” D) Foreign Words Committee is engaged in finding suitable Japanese replacements for the foreign words9. According to the author, the last paragraph mainly deals with _.A) how French-style language police has prevented the influence of EnglishB) how Japanese Foreign Words Committee
24、 prevents the infection of foreign wordsC) the suitable Japanese replacementsD) why committee members and traditionalists launch a war against the infection of foreign words10. Which conclusion can be drawn based on the opinions from the Japanese people (in paragraph 2 and 4 of this passage)?A) The
25、elders are more strongly in favor of replacing the foreign words than young people.B) All the people dislike speaking the foreign words, such as “digi kamey”.C) They are so old that it is necessary to give some language assistance by a specialist.D) Peoples work determines the language they speak.Pa
26、ssage Three The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. Its decisions are binding on all UN 4members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to deter
27、mine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes（召集）any time there is a threat to peace. A representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a
28、 moments notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member - often a nation with a grievance about another nations actions.The Security Council has 15 members; five of which hold permanent seats. The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five pe
29、rmanent members - the United States, Britain, France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and China - have the most power. These nations were the winning powers at the end of World War II, and they still represent the bulk of the worlds military might. Decisions of the Council require nine votes. Bu
30、t any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus（一致同意）. The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among
31、 countries. Usually the Councils first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a
32、ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action.11. Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage?A) The Security Council convenes annually.B) All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Securi
33、ty Council.C) Although one member seriously complains about another members action, the Security Council will not convene at its request.D) The five permanent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world. 12. The Security Council is effective only when its perman
34、ent members canreach a consensus because _. A) every permanent member has the veto right of great powersB) all the permanent members won in the World War IIC) the other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent membersD) of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage 13
35、. One motion（提议）is adopted by the Security Council only if _. A) 14 of 15 members accept this motionB) all the members have no objection to the motion 5C) 9 members agree on it and all the permanent members approve of itD) all the permanent members pass it14. The passage introduces all things about
36、the Security Council EXCEPT_.A) mission B) membership C) rights D) history 15. The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that _. A) UN gives priority to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countriesB) the peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts betw
37、een countriesC) economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in warD) joint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflicts between among countriesPassage Four Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than M
38、ark Sunner. The chief technology officer of E-mail management company MessageLabs, Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5 million letters each day. Servers operated and maintained by MessageLabs manage mail delivery and routing for a number of companies, including Bank of England and Cond Nast
39、 Publications. In fact, all of MessageLabs customers are corporations whose daily E-mail output and inflow has soared with the growth of the Web. “E-mail usage has increased massively in the last couple of years,” he says. Indeed, MessageLabs estimates that it has gone from 10 a day per employee as
40、recently as two years ago to more like 20 or 30 now. The implications for Corporate America are equally huge. According to E-mail researcher and consultant David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail coursing through their servers to grow 60% to 80% in 2002. And as individual messages gr
41、ow in size - theyre now more likely to contain memory - companies could end up paying 100% to 150% more just this year on systems to store and manage those messages. Thats why tech consultancy Radicati Group expects demand for soft ware that manages E-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes,
42、 to grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4.4 billion by 2005. Too much of this money will be spent in controlling pure junk. About 20% of the E-mail MessageLabs manages is unwanted, according to Sunner - who adds that about 1.25% of all the E-mail his company moves contains useless attachments.
43、 Already, the cost of handling spam（垃圾邮件） is estimated at $8.6 billion worldwide, according to a 2001 European Union study. And the barrage of pornographic spam has made some companies worried that employees might sue on grounds of disturbance arising from exposure to unwanted unpleasantness.16. The
44、 first sentence of this passage “Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner” most probably means _.A) Mark Sunner clearly know the E-mail is wasting resources6B) no one knows the fact that E-mail is gossip exchanging way but Mark SunnerC) Mark
45、Sunner does not know anything about the E-mailD) the Mark Sunner always concentrated on the ocean of the junk E-mail17. Which of the following is NOT true about MessageLabs?A) It is an E-mail management company.B) All of MessageLabs customers are corporations.C) Mark Sunner is the chief technology o
46、fficer of MessageLabs. D) The company puts the great emphasis on dealing with the junk E-mail. 18. The word “that” in the last sentence of the third paragraph most possibly means _. A) it is expected that Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4.4 billion by 2005
47、 B) the junk E-mail has been overloaded in the InternetC) the increase of individual messages needs more staff D) the company has paid 100% to 150% for individual message storage19. The following statements about the E-mail have been mentioned EXCEPT _.A) Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5
48、 million letters each day B) according to David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail passing through their servers to grow not more than 50% in 2002C) too much money has been spent in controlling the junk E-mailD) some employees might take legal action in accordance with annoyance arisi
49、ng from exposure to some unpleasant resources20. What is the best title for the passage?A) The E-mail Monster. B) MessageLabs Business Introduction.C) To Avoid E-mail Surge. D) E-mail Destroys Everything. Part II Vocabulary and Structure 21. A new product should be judged not by the promises made in commercials and advertisements, but by the results _.A) demonstrated B) suggested C) appeared D) contained22. A
