05年英语二级笔译真题及答案

1. No one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but ____ it is clear that he was a great artist.

A. in the aftermath

B. by the time

C. in retrospect

D. in this eventuality

2. Being both spoiled and lazy, he ____ everyone else for his lack of success.

A. accused

B. charged

C. criticized

D. blamed

3. Your usual teacher has lost his voice and ____ I am taking his place today.

A. nevertheless

B. however

C. moreover

D. accordingly

4. As always when she sang in the bathroom, she ____ the high notes in a special

A. span out

B. belted out

C. spread out

D. stretch out

5. The prisoner ____ that he had assaulted a policeman.

A. denied

B. rejected

C. contradicted

D. refused

6. Only hotel guests have the ____ of using the private beach.

A. occasion

B. possibility

C. privilege

D. allowance

7. The jury gave a ____ of ―not guilty‖.

A. sentence

B. judgement

C. charge

D. verdict

8. Wearing seat-belts when driving is now ____ by law.

A. compulsive

B. forcible

C. compulsory

D. involuntary

9. I‘ll just ____ an eye over these figures before you type them.

A. toss

B. cast

C. fling

D. throw

10. He was facing charges on forgery in a court of law but he hired a good attorney to ____.

A. get off

B. get through

C. get by

D. get away

11. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley.

A. established

B. installed

C. pitched

D. fixed

12. A larger brain makes man ____ to animals.

A. better

B. superior

C. excelled

D. outstanding

13. He was always finding ____ with his daughter‘s friends.

A. blame

B. error

C. mistake

D. fault

14. It was too late to ____ of the contract.

A. back out

B. back down

C. back up

D. back away

15. She had just ____ the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it off.

A. snapped

B. cracked

C. fractured

D. burst

16. Children who are praised for their work are always ____ on.

A. encouraged

B. approved

C. inspired

D. spurred

17. It is impossible for parents to ____ their children from every danger.

A. protect

B. relieve

C. preserve

D. conserve

18. Even though the main source of ____ exposure for a majority of the human populatio n is the sun, the artificial tanning from sun beds contributes significantly to the total UV risk.

A. extra violent

B. extra violet

C. ultraviolet

D. ultravirus

19. This is ____ work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.

A. precise

B. precision

C. exact

D. exactness

20. I wouldn‘t trust such a ____ person.

A. deceitful

B. deceptive

C. decisive

D. deceive

21. As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorous and exube rant style.

A. extreme

B. enthusiastic

C. prosperous

D. nervous

22. On a Windows screen, there will roll down many more buttons when you hit the ―To ols‖ button.

A. cast

B. caste

C. cascade

D. cataract

23. In Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Dimmesdale succumbed to Hes ter‘s charms.

A. appealed to

B. conversed about

C. cared nothing for

D. yielded to

24. So engrossed in his efforts would Gaugin become that he barely noticed the passing o

f time.

A. delighted in

B. frustrated by

C. expanded by

D. involved in

25. One out of five bridges in the United States is outmoded.

A. narrow

B. obsolete

C. illegal

D. concrete

26. Several theories of evolution had historically preceded that of Charles Darwin, althoug

h he expounded upon the stages of development.

A. found fault with

B. explained in detail

C. outlined briefly

D. offered in published form

27. When Akiyama Toyohiro, Japan‘s first astronaut, completed his stint in space, he cam

e back down to earth with more than one worry.

A. spell

B. sling

C. sting

D. stink

28. Since she did not have time to read the entire play before class, she read an outline of the plot instead.

A. a synonym

B. a symmetry

C. a synopsis

D. a symposium

29. Tiny Tim, a character in A Christmas Carol, was a happy little boy in spite of the di sability that caused him a weakness in one leg.

A. to limp

B. to fall

C. rest

D. suffer

30. When a hurricane is about to occur, the National Weather Bureau issues a warning.

A. adjacent

B. gigantic

C. perilous

D. imminent

31. Rain abates in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountain region.

A. pours

B. accumulates

C. lessens

D. evaporates

32. The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.

A. people who saw him

B. the person who helped him

C. guns and knives

D. stolen goods

33. Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems.

A. worry about

B. get involved in

C. get angry about C. look for

34. Benjamin Franklin was remembered for his good judgement.

A. vigilance

B. guilty

C. sagacity

D. resolution

35. Mark Anthony‘s eulogy of Caesar at his funeral is memorably r ecorded in a play by Shakespeare.

A. prayer

B. praise

C. biography

D. denunciation

36. He had studied hard, he would have been able to pass the exam.

A. He had studied harder

B. If only he studied more

C. Had he studied harder C. When he studied more

37. It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none been found.

A. was found

B. were founded

C. has been found

D. have been founded

38. Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we feel sympathetic to the people to be affec ted.

A. to have affected

B. to have effected

C. who have been effected

D. who have been affected

39. Our programs come second to theirs.

A. come second after

B. are second only to

C. are first except for

D. are first place from

40. Our holiday is doomed to failure without you.

A. would doom

B. would have been doomed

C. had been doomed

D. has had to be doomed

41. I‘m rather concerned how he will take in his school.

A. take on

B. take up

C. take off

D. take to

42. You‘ve been so helpful! How can I make up to you?

A. make it up to you

B. make you up

C. make up it for you

D. make up you

43. I don‘t doubt how the plan will be will received.

A. that

B. which

C. if

D. whether

44. Trial and error are the source of our knowledge.

A. is

B. were

C. has

D. have been

45. Some people think more of animals than will of children.

A. they have

B. they had

C. they are

D. they do

46. The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday be found.

A. It is believed that

B. It is believing that

C. The belief that

D. That belief is

47. Because excessively hunting has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are be ing established.

A. excessive hunting

B. hunting excessively

C. The belief that

D. they hunted excessively

48. Few pleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day.

A. this

B. all this

C. that

D. all that

49. American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meani ng into multisyllabic words.

A. all tend

B. and tend

C. to tend

D. tending

50. We are not conscious of the extent of which work provides the psychological satisfact ion that can make the difference between a full and empty life.

A. to which

B. in which

C. at which

D. by which

Section 2: Reading Comprehension (50 points)

Questions 51 —55 are based on the following passage.

Congress makes the laws in the United States. It has two parts, which are more or l ess equal in power. They are known as the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is larger than the Senate whose 100 members (two from each s tate) serve for six years. The 435 members of the House are elected every two years, and the number from each state is determined by the population of the state. For example, C alifornia, which has a large population, has 43 representatives, while the State of Nevada has only one.

The House and Senate are divided into small groups which take care of special matt ers such as education or foreign affairs. The most important work of Congress is often do ne in these groups, which are called subcommittees.

According to the Constitution of the United States, a senator must be at least 30 yea rs old and he must have been a citizen of the United States for nine years at the time of his election. To be elected to the House a person must be 25 years old and must have been a United States citizen for seven years. At the present time, members of Congress in clude businessmen, farmers, teachers, and especially lawyers. In general, senators are better known than representatives because they are fewer in number and serve for a longer tim e. Many American presidents served in Congress before they because president.

51. In the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate are ____.

A. not equal. The House is more powerful

B. almost equal in power

C. not equal. The Senate is far more powerful

D. different. The House is more important

52. The members of the Senate are elected for ____ years.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. six

53. The number of the members in the House from each state ____.

A. is fixed, two from each state

B. depends on how many people the state has

C. depends on the size of the state

D. depends on the location of the state

54. To be elected to the Senate a person must ____.

A. be at least 25 years old

B. be at least 30 years old

C. have been a citizen for seven years

D. be a lawyer

55. Which of the following is true?

A. A representative serves for two years.

B. To become a senator is easier than to become a representative.

C. A senator performs his duties for a shorter time than a representative

D. All presidents were representatives and then senators before becoming president of the United States.

Questions 56 —60 are based on the following passage.

Air France SA said Monday that its second-quarter net profit fell 35 percent to ?57 millio n ($57.4 million), but sales were steady and operating profit surged.

Earning before interest and tax, a measure of operating income, gained 86 percent to ?141 million as fuel costs fell costs fell and cargo traffic rose.

Air France has been hurt less than rivals such as British Airways PLC and Lufthansa AG by the slowdown on North Atlantic routes following the war on Iraq in 2003 becaus e it has fewer flights in that market.

Net income fell as the airline paid deferred taxes that came due. Sales rose 0.9 percent to ?3.2 billion. The carrier lost about ?80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike b y pilots in September. An accord was reached tying future pay increases to inflation. The carrier said that first-half fuel costs fell 15 percent to ?680 million. Cargo traffic rose 11 percent in the second quarter, while passenger traffic rose 1.1 percent. The airline‘s share s gained 87 cents, or 7.7 percent, to close at ?12.11.

Separately, Air France and Alitalia SpA agreed to buy 2 percent stakes in each other as Europe‘s second-and sixth-largest airlines deepen their partnership.

56. ―?‖in ―?57 million‖ and ―?141 million‖ probably stands for ____.

A. English

B. the euro

C. European

D. European Currency Unit

57. Which of the following is not a cause for Air France‘s earnings to rise before interest and tax?

A. The drop in fuel cost.

B. The rise in cargo traffic.

C. The rise in passenger traffic.

D. Its partnership with Alitalia SpA.

58. Which of the following is not a trouble confronting Air France?

A. Deferred taxes being due.

B. The shrinking French market.

C. A four-day strike by pilots in September.

D. The war on Iraq.

59. Why did Air France‘s net income fall despite r ising sales?

A. Because it had to pay deferred taxes that came due.

B. Because the French market was shrinking.

C. Because of a four-day strike by pilots in September.

D. Because the Iraqi war had reduced Atlantic flights.

60. ―The carrier lost about ?80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike by pilots i n September‖. What does ―the carrier‖ refer to here?

A. British Airways PLC.

B. Lufthansa AG.

C. Air France SA.

D. Alitalia SpA.

Questions 61 —65 are based on the following passage.

A. total of 4.6 million digital televisions have been sold, and the sales

of HDTV sets have quadrupled since last year. Consumers have bought HDTVs to play th eir DVDs and to have clearer pictures and wide screens. Only a small percentage of the

people who have purchased HDTVs, however, have actually hooked their TVs up to recei ve high-definition television digital signals. Perhaps television viewers are having trouble k eeping up with the changes in technology. Even the manufacturers of HDTVs, like Mitsub ishi, Thomson Multimedia, Sony, and Samsung seem to have a tough time learning how t o make their sets work with the various digital TV formats because little standardization h as been required or implemented in the industry.

Some of the HDTVs weight over 200lbs., and a variety of retailers offer a delivery ser vice to the buyer‘s home to help install the heavy sets. This is known as a white-glove s ervice and usually comes with an extra fee. After HDTV purchasers get their sets home a nd hook them up, they will still need to work to get the digital signals to their systems. Most of the industry‘s cable providers do not yet offer high-definition programming, and only about 15% of commercial television stations have switched over to even the lowest i mproved digital pictures. Worse yet, viewers may need to install antenna before they can even get the digital signals to their new HDTV sets. Another frustration for home-theater seekers is that the current HDTV sets allow owners only to watch high-definition program s, not to record them.

61. According to the first sentence, the sales of HDTV sets since last year, by the ti me when this article was written, had reached ______.

A. 4.6 million

B. 9.2 million

C. 18.4 million

D. I do not know many

62. ―Hook up‖ as in ―hooked their TVs up‖ underlined in Paragraph 1 most probably me ans to ____.

A. have a hood over the TV

B. be connected to

C. relate oneself to

D. keep contact with

63. A majority of HDTV consumers could not enjoy high-quality digital pictures because ____.

A. they did not tune in to the right channel

B. they did not install the system

C. the market retailers created the confusion on purpose

D. the manufacturers did not have a uniform standard for their sets

64. According to the passage, which of the following offers most of the HDTV programm es so far?

A. Retailer delivery services.

B. Cable providers.

C. Commercial television stations

D. HDTV set manufacturers.

65. On the whole, this passage is positioned to dwell on ____.

A. the overall picture of the HDTV sector

B. how the giant TV market should offer better products

C. a lament over consumer‘s inability to use a high-end TV set

D. a criticism of the TV markets for doing nothing about a big problem

Question 66 —70 are based on the following passage.

The idea of test-tube babies may make you either delighted at the wonders of modern me dicine or irritated while considering the moral, or technological implications of starting life

in a labora tory. But if you‘ve ever been pregnant yourself, one thing is certain: You wo nder what it‘s like to carry a test-tube baby. Are these pregnancies normal? Are the babie s normal?

The earliest answer come from Australia, where a group of medical experts at the Queen Victoria Medical Center in Melbourne have taken a look at the continent‘s first nine succ essful invitro pregnancies. The Australians report that the pregnancies themselves seemed t o have proceeded according to plan, but at birth some unusual trends did show up. Seven of the nine babies turned out to be girls. Six of the nine were delivered by Caesarean s ection. And one baby, a twin, was born with a serious heart defect and a few days later developed life-threatening problems.

What does it all mean? Even the doctors don‘t know for sure, because the numbers are s o small. The proportion of girls to boys is high, but until there are many more test-tube babies no one will know whether that‘s something that just happened to be like that or s omething special that happens when egg meets sperm in a test tube instead of a fallopian tube. The same thing is true of the single heart defect. It usually shows up in only 15 o ut of 60,000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of ni ne test-tube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans. Most of the mothers were older, h ad long histories of fertility problems and in some cases had had surgery on the fallopian tubes, all of which made them likely candidates for Caesareans anyway.

The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making normal progress, even the twin with the birth defects.

66. What concern will the test-tube baby raise according to the passage?

A. Whether the pregnancies of test-tube babies would be normal.

B. Whether the test-tube babies would be encouraged.

C. Why the proportion of defected babies is so high.

D. Why the number of Caesareans is so high.

67. What does the word ―invitro‖ underlined in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. Normal.

B. Test-tube.

C. Built-in.

D. Formal

68. Which of the following statements about the experiment mentioned in the passage is t rue?

A. Only the twins are defected.

B. Most of the babies are delivered by means of Caesarean.

C. There are some troubles during all mothers‘ pregnancies.

D. One baby appears to be abnormal.

69. Which of the following explanations regarding the high number of Caesarean operation s is NOT true?

A. Some mothers have passed the best age for a natural delivery.

B. Some mothers have fertility problems.

C. Some mothers favor the operations of this type.

D. Some mothers have had surgical operations on their fallopian tubes.

70. What is the author‘s tone in this passage?

A. Depressed.

B. Optimistic

C. Opposing.

D. Negative

Questions 71 —80 are based on the following passage.

The ocean bottom —a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Ear th —is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters ave raging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hu ndreds of times greater than at the Earth‘s surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile env ironment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space. Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a ce ntury, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation‘s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSD P‘s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocea n‘s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from t he ocean floor.

The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended i n November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the worl d. The Glomar Challenger‘s core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probabl y look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gat h ered during the Glomar Challenger‘s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theo ries of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes t hat sharp the Earth.

The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information crit ical to understanding the world‘s past climates. Deep –ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated fro m the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly dest roy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights i nto the patterns and causes of past climatic change —information that may be used to pr edict future climates.

71. The author refers to the ocean bottom as a ―frontier‖ in Paragraph 1 because it _ ___.

A. is not a popular area for scientific research

B. contains a wide variety of life forms

C. attracts courageous explorers

D. is an unknown territory

72. The word ―inaccessible‖ underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. unrecognizable

B. unreachable

C. unusable

D. unsafe

73. The author mentions ―outer space‖ underlined in Paragraph 1 because ____.

A. the Earth‘s climate million of years a go was similar to conditions in outer space

B. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment

C. rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor

D. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocea

n exploration

74. Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?

A. It is a type of submarine.

B. It is an ongoing project.

C. It has gone on over 100 voyages.

D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.

75. The wo rd ―extracting‖ underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. breaking

B. locating

C. removing

D. analyzing

76. The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.

A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas

B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom

C. composed of geologists from all over the world

D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry

77. The word ―strength‖ underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. basis

B. purpose

C. discovery

D. endurance

78. The word ―they‖ underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to ____.

A. years

B. climates

C. sediments

D. cores

79. Deep-ocean sediments provide better information about the world‘s past climate beca us

e they ____.

A. are well protected

B. have land-based evidence

C. are in isolation

D. have a longer history

80. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the De ep Sea Drilling Project?

A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth‘s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.

B. Two geological theories because more widely accepted.

C. Information was revealed about the Earth‘s past climatic changes.

D. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.

Questions 81 —90 are based on the following passage.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, North American society held, as an ideal, the Nuclear Family. This presumably perfect residential, social, and economic unit consisted of an adult male, an adult female and their minor children. This structure was thought to b e stable and long lasting.

However, a few decades later, the structure of that ideal family was being altered radicall y even while it was being touted as the structure to be aimed for. Popular magazines be moaned the loss of the Nuclear Family and its replacement with inferior forms.

There are a number of factors that are acting in concert to apply pressure on the Nuclear Family and generate a variety of new structures. Some of these are:

The definition of marriage has changed somewhat in that few people now consider it to l ast ―until death do us part.‖ The concept of monogamy (the marriage of one man and on e woman) has been modified to a form now referred to as serial monogamy (the marriage of one man and one woman at a time). This reflects the increasing equality of women a nd men in terms of economic advantage and the recognition that many women no longer

depend on men for their survival. Women are acquiring independence and have become e mpowered to make their own choices. With this independence, the need to from a relation ship with a man becomes less important. This change embodies the concept that the marri age is temporary and can be terminated by eirther partner at any time. Associated with th is, of course, is the relaxation of the divorce laws and the significant reduction of the sha me that had one time been attached to divorce.

The economy of North America has resulted in a two-tier system of a few rich who cont rol most of the resources and a large portion of the population who control almost none of the resources. Because of this, many couples are forced to have both partners with full -time jobs outside the home. There are unintended byproducts of the need for a double in come. The most important of these is the replacement of a mother-oriented socialization o f children to a ―stranger-oriented‖ socialization system reflected in the growth of the child ren industry. Also, either partner is financially able to end the marriage without significant hardship.

The combination of these changes will in the coming decades have a profound effect on t he structure of the family of North America. As a result, the family will be a fluid, const antly changing structure with variable household arrangements as the norm.

81. In the 1910s most North Americans believed that the Nuclear Family ____.

A. wouldn‘t last long

B. was the normal family structure

C. had no social and economic basis

D. was unworthy

82. What happened to the Nuclear Family in the middle of the twentieth century?

A. It changed greatly.

B. It was criticized.

C. It remained a normal structure.

D. It was lost.

83. In the middle of the twentieth century, people in North America ____.

A. were tired of the Nuclear Family

B. wanted to give up the Nuclear Family

C. believed that the Nuclear Family was hopeful

D. were indifferent to the Nuclear Family

84. What has changed the Nuclear Family in North America?

A. People have changed their ideas about marriage.

B. Women become more independent.

C. The economy is changing.

D. All of the above factors are acting together.

85. What is the major factor that has raised the divorce rate in North America?

A. The increasing equality of women.

B. Relaxation of the divorce laws.

C. The significant reduction of the shame on divorce.

D. Men having more chances to know women.

86. In Paragraph 4, ―until death do us part‖ probably means remaining married ____.

A. until death

B. to the particular person until death

C. to one person at a time

D. until one leaves

87. In Paragraph 5, ―two-tier system‖ means some ____.

A. men have many wives while others have none

B. people are very rich while others are very poor

C. people have too much work to do while others have nothing to do

D. people control others

88. Many wives work outside their home because they ____.

A. want to be independent

B. don‘t want to stay at home

C. don‘t have to take care of their children

D. want to make money for their home

89. ― ?Stranger-oriented‘ socialization system ‖ in Paragraph 5 probably means ____.

A. strangers come home to take care of children

B. neighbors don‘t know each other

C. mothers work outside their home and become strange to their children

D. children become strange to their parents

90. The autho r‘s purpose is to ____.

A. give the facts of marriage in North America

B. explain the reason why the divorce rate is high in North America

C. introduce why both husband and wife have to work outside their home

D. give a picture of family structural change in North America

Questions 91 —100 are based on the following passage.

Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush ad ministration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.

The campaign, part of an effort to promote No Child Left Behind (NCLB), required com mentator Armstrong Williams ―to regularly comment on NCLB during the course of his br oadcasts,‖ and to interview Education Secretary Rod Paige for TV and radio spots that we re aired during the show in 2004.

Williams said Thursday he understands that critics could find the arrangement unethical, b ut ―I wanted to do it because it‘s something I believe in.‖The top Democrat on the Hou se Education Committee, Rep. George Miller of California, called the contract ―a very que stionable use of taxpayer‘money‖ that is ―probably illegal‖.

The contract, detailed in documents obtained by USA TODAY through a Freedom of Info rmation Act request, also shows that the Education Department, through the Ketchum publ ic relations firm, arranged with Williams to use contacts with America‘s Black Forum, a group of black broadcast journalists, ―to encourage the producers to periodically address‖ NCLB. He persuaded radio and TV personality Steve Harvey to invite Paige onto his sho w twice. Harvey‘s manager, Rushion McDonald, confirmed the appearances.

91. We know from this passage that Mr. Armstrong Williams was, at the time when t he story went public, all the following EXCEPT ____.

A. column writer

B. business owner

C. TV commentator

D. government official

92. From the context, the word ―pundit‖ underlined in Paragraph 1 is probabl y similar to all the following terms EXCEPT ____.

A. bandit

B. journalist

C. anchorman

D. commentator

93. A ―nationally syndicated television show‖ underlined in Paragraph 1 is most possibly

a TV show that ____.

A. can be organized like a national game

B. can be aired in many towns in the USA

C. might be somehow eradicated someday

D. must be shown everywhere across the country

94. As mentioned in the passage, Rod Paige was certainly ____.

A. a secretary in charge of education in the NCLB program

B. a secretary in charge of TV Education for American children

C. one of the many men interviewed on radio in2004

D. the man in charge of the Education Ministry of the United States

95. Obviously, the word ―arrangement‖ underlined in the third para graph refers to the fact that ____.

A. he was arranged to speak about his involvement

B. a campaign was under way to promote the administration

C. he was paid for speaking on NCLB developments

D. some critics made an arrangement to criticize him

96. ―The t op Democrat on the House Education Committee, Rep. George Miller of Califor nia‖

A. from the State of California, a representative of his state at the House of Representativ es, and a Republican Party member, and he sits on the Education Committee of the Hous e of Representatives

B. a Republican representative from the State of California, a representative of the House of Representatives of the USA to the State of California, and the top Democrat on the E ducation Committee of the House of Representatives

C. a representative of the State of California to the House of Representatives of the Unite d States of America, a member of the Democratic Party, and a member on the Education Committee of the House of Representatives

D. a top Democrat representing George Miller from the State of California, a Republican Party member at the House of Representatives, and a member of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States of America

97. According to the passage, ―No Child Left Behind (NCLB)‖ w as most possibly a new ____.

A. law recently passed

B. campaign at large

C. Bush government plan

D. broadcast program

98. The ―contract‖ appearing in Paragraph 4 is quite likely referring to ____.

A. an arrangeme nt between USA TODAY and the ―Freedom of Information Act‖

B. a commercial agreement between the Bush administration and Mr. Armstrong Williams

C. an arrangement between the Education Department and the Ketchum public relations co mpany

D. a volunteer agreement between Mr. Armstrong Williams and the No Child left Behind effort

100. The ―appearances‖ at the end of the passage refer to ____.

A. a group of black broadcast journalists

B. producers periodically address NCLB

C. Rod Paige had interviews in a TV show

D. Rushion McDonald saw Steve Harvey

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In the following passage, there are 25 blanks representing words that are missing from the context. You are to put back in each of the blanks the missing word. Write your answer s on the ANSWER SHEET. The time for this section is 25 minutes.

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Temporary workers were the first ones to be affected by the recent economic recession, b ut they are ____ (5) to be the first to regain positions as the economy picks up and com panies work to rebuild. Employers use temporary workers as a resource because ____ (6) offer flexibility and come at a low cost. Many temporaries as ―independent contractors‖ in stead of employees, ____ (7) allows the employer to avoid ____ (8) certain taxes. Becaus e they are not required to offer benefits to temporary workers, companies can save a grea t deal of money by hiring temps. Usually, temporary workers can qualify ____ (9) benefit s if they work for a staffing company for a certain length of time. Most temps, however, do not continue with one company long ____ (11) position later.

According to Richard Wahlquist, president of the American Staffing Association, 75 ____

(12) of temporary workers hope for transition out of the temporary staffing category ____

(13) a period of time. Wahlquist finds that temporary workers spend about 11 weeks on various assignments before their ____ (14) out of the temporary workforce. Many use tem porary positions to gain experience and skills ____ (15) they move on to better jobs. Wa hquist says that the temp workforce as a whole turns ____ (16) 400 percent each year. Tom Dilworth, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, explains ____ (17) s ome workers like having temporary jobs ____ (18) it affords them a great deal of elasticit y with time and everything. Some temps only have a limited ____ (19) of time to work and temp agencies can help coordinate jobs to fit their schedules. Other sometimes-employ ees use temporary jobs to get an ____ (20) to a company from the inside, to get a foot i n the door of a certain business or career. ____ (21) others take temporary positions in h opes their employers will change them over to permanent positions eventually.

Nearly all the industries in the United States use temporary workers. ____ (22) to Tim C ostello, coordinator of the North American Alliance for Fair Employment, the growth of te mporary labor threatens ____ (23) job security of permanent workers who fear replacemen t, as well as the temps who are more accustomed to turnover. He predicts that there will continue to ____ (24) a gradual shift from permanent employees to contingent staffing, an d that such a ____ (25) in workplace demographics will ―lead to lower wages, poorer wo rking conditions, and more instability.‖

Section 1 共计25分

Part 1 共20题，每题0.5分，满分为10分

1. C

2. D

3. D

4. A

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. C

9. B 10. A

11. C 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20.A

Part 2 共15题，每题0.5分，满分为7.5分

21. B 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D

31. C 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B

Part 3 共15题，每题0.5分，满分为7.5分

36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. A 44. A 45. D

46. A 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. A

Section 2 共50题，每题1分，满分为50分

51. B 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. B 57. D 58. A 59. A 60. C

61. D 62. B 63. B 64. C 65. A 66. A 67. B 68. B 69. C 70. B

71. D 72. B 73. B 74. D 75. C 76. B 77. A 78. C 79. A 80. D

81. B 82. A 83. C 84. D 85. A 86. B 87. B 88. D 89. A 90. D

91. D 92. A 93. B 94. D 95. C 96. C 97. A 98. B 99. D 100.C

Section 3 共25题，每题1分，满分为25分

1. what

2. will

3. predicted

4. other

5. likely

6. they

7. which 8. paying 9. for 10. enough 11. permanent

12. percent 13. after 14. transition / dropping 15. before

16. over 17. that 18. because 19. amount 20. introduction

21. Still 22. According 23. the 24. be 25. change

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