Cyberspace,data superhighway,multimedia,for those who have seen the future,and the linking of computers,televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever.Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia,little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.As for all the new high technology,the West concerns itself with the “how”,while the question of “for whom” is put aside once again.

Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy.Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries,and transnational corporations take full advantage of it.Terms of trade and exchange,interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods.The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets — with a destructive impact on the have??nots.

For them the result is unstable.Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine.As “futures” are traded on computer screens,developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.

So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications.Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries’ economies.

Communication technology is generally exported from the US,Europe or Japan；the patents,skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries.It is also expensive,therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.

From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of________.

A．the rich countries                               B．scientific development

C．the local elites                                     D．the world economy

It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．international trade should be expanded

B．the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration

C．the exports of the poor countries should be increased

D．communication technology in developing countries should be modernized

Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?

A．Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.

B．Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.

C．Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.

D．Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.

The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may________.

A．hinder their industrial production

B．cause them to lose control of their trade

C．force them to reduce their share of exports

D．cost them their economic independence

The author’s attitude towards the communication revolution is________.

A．positive                                              B．critical

C．indifferent                                          D．tolerant

TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．

    According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.

    The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

    A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

    At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.

ore Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.

      A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

      B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

      C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

      D．there are many famous universities for them to choose

Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.

      A．could receive better education              B．could learn more about the policy there

      C．could do well in the business operations     D．could make more friends there

The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.

A．Netbig. Com                      B．a Chinese education on the mainland

C．the Chinese job market                     D．the university

The author wrote the article to tell us ______________.

      A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

      B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

      C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

      D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.

Which is true according to the passage?

      A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland

      B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.

      C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland

      D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

A locust _____ two grams but can eat its own weight _____ food every day.

       A．weighs; with    B．measures; of     C．measures; or     D． weighs; in

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       After graduation from a medical school, I began to take a job in a small hospital's emergency department．As the  36  member of the group, I had to work on Christmas Eve．

       At 9 pm, the ambulance  37  a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．My patient was   38 , but I did my best．Eventually he  39   the night．

       The following year, still the newest member, I got Christmas Eve  40 again．At 9 pm sharp, I was told there was a  41   in the hall who wanted to speak with me．

       When I approached them, the man  42  himself as Levin and said, "you probably don't ' 43  me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．"He and his wife hugged me and handed me a small  44 and left, I was more than a little surprised and  45    ．

       The following year a new doctor joined the group  46   I volunteered for the shift because I wanted to see if the Levins would  47 ．

       I  48   the door．Once again, at   49  9 pm, the Levins appeared．We   50 and Levin said he'd come to see me every Christmas Eve, and that   51   he didn't come, I would know it just wasn't his year．

       The last year I saw him, he brought me a crystal bell engraved （雕刻） with a single word: Friendship．Levin   52   the next year．Now, my family, friends and I   53 that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and  54   to the man who didn't forget to bring me good   55 ．

A．hardest       B．youngest         C．best                D．newest

A．brought up  B．brought about        C．brought in           D．brought on

A．in debt     B．in vain             C．on end             D．in danger

A．survived    B．spent            C．won．             D．managed

A．watch         B．duty                    C．guard              D．greetings

A．couple       B．man               C．patient．            D．friend

A．regarded           B．treated           C．introduced          D．considered

A．understand  B．remember           C．cure               D．like

A．bell         B．gift                     C．packet              D．box

A．scared            B．interested                C．excited             D．moved

A．but              B．so                      C．and               D．or

A．return           B．come               C．recover            D．approach

A．gave an eye to  B．kept away from      C．kept an eye on       D．kept hold of

A．about           B．the same            C．very               D．exactly

A．calmed          B．separated           C．embraced           D．choked

A．unless     B．if                 C．until               D．though

A．passed by         B．passed away         C．passed off           D．passed out

A．ring            B．strike              C．hit                D．beat

A．cheer             B．drink              C．congratulate        D．offer

A．advice          B．work               C．holiday             D．wishes

阅读文章后，从第54至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

       Most people call it "body language" —the clues（线索） to the meaning that we get from gesture, facial expressions, posture —everything that isn't spoken．Experts call it "nonverbal communication," but it means the same thing: a second source of human communication that is often more reliable to understanding what is really going on than the words themselves．

       Understanding body language is important to success, whether in the business world or in our personal lives．However, most of our ideas about body language are wrong, according to modern communication research．

       There is a belief that people with shifty （变化的） eyes are probably lying．As Paul Ekman says, "When we asked people how they could tell if someone was lying, too much blinking（眨眼） and shifty eyes were the winners．But sometimes people act like that because they are shy．Liars pretend to be calm in order not to be caught．

       Ekman goes on to argue against such a wrong belief．Although this kind of body language is probably an expression of nervousness, it is not always because the person is lying．Shyness can, for example, make people shift their eyes．To understand what someone's behavior means, you have to watch them carefully．

       There is also a belief that when meeting someone, the more eye contact, the better．As a result people would like to make initial （开始的） contact in formal situations, like a job interview, by staring fixedly at the other human．Yet Ekman points out that most of us are comfortable with eye contact lasting a few seconds, but any eye contact that is longer than that can make us nervous．

       In short, you must carefully consider the speaker and the speaking environment．Experts suggest that unless you know about someone's basic communication style, you will have little hope in understanding their true feelings through body language．In other words, body language carries important but not always true messages．

According to the passage, body language is _____．

       A．a language that is not spoken      B．a clue to get the meaning

       C．a reflection of people's behaviors         D．a source of human communication

The word "that" in paragraph 3 refers to ____．

       A．blinking       B．lying           C．staring          D．pretending

From the passage we can learn that ____．

       A．there is no doubt that a liar has shifty eyes

       B．people sometimes blink because of shyness

       C．eye contact lasting a few seconds can make us nervous

       D．understanding body language is more helpful in business

How many examples are given by the writer to support his point of view?

       A．1．        B．2．         C．3．     D．4．

It can be inferred from the passage that _____．

       A．body language is trustworthy in telling who is lying

       B．body language helps us better understand other people

       C．sometimes we can't judge a person by watching his body language

       D．the speaker and the speaking environment are important to a person's body language

阅读文章后，从第55至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案

       America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’

       It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”

       However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”

       The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

       What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.

Which of the followings is NOT true？

       A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

       C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

       D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

       A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

       B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

       C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

       D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

We can infer from the last paragraph that       ．

       A．Asian people lead a better life

       B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

       C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

       D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

What would be the best title for the text？

      A．Attacked by Stress       B．Attention to Health

      C．Effects of Stress            D．Health Report

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.                              

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.                                                

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.                                                               

People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.                                                  

A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves                                       

B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health      C. they are travelling fast all the time                                                    

D. they are becoming busier with their work  

According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.   

A. not fearing stress                                                  B. knowing the art of relaxation         

C. high sense of responsibility                                   D. having control over performance   

Which of the following statements is true?  

A. We can find some ways to avoid stress. 

B. Stress is always harmful to people. 

C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.  

D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.  

In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______. 

A. "making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"                                                         

B. "reaction to stress both chemically and physically"                                                      

C. "responding to crises quickly"

D. "losing heart at the signs difficulties" 

In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______.     

A. "expose ourselves to stress"                               

B. "find ways to deal with stress" 

C. "remove stress from our lives"                   

D. "established links between diseases and stress"

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