Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 校园内禁止吸烟。(allow)

(C)

Most people in business have a strong sense that meetings are demanding more and more of their time. Fifty years ago meetings were barely necessary – the boss decided what was going to happen and told employees in a brief office memo.

Now everything in business is discussed extensively in large meetings attended by anybody who has the remotest interest in the subject. The gradual erosion of formal systems of authority has increased the appetite for face-to-face meetings. Consultation and discussion has taken the place of direct instruction.

The amount of travel to get to these meetings is increasing. More than nine million people passed through Heathrow(希思罗机场) in 2005 on the way to internal company events. As a consequence, corporate travel is a growing part of UK carbon emissions(排放). It would be easy to say we must reverse the trend towards more meetings to reduce the climate-change impact of modern business. Unfortunately, it is not going to be easy. Some interesting recent research shows that most of the attendees at corporate meetings do complain about the waste of time involved. But when they were questioned in private, the picture changes. Only 15 per cent of people rated their most recent meeting adversely. Though most attendees saw room for improvement, meetings were valuable both in helping build plans for action and in making employees feel part of the organization.

But do these meetings have to be face-to-face? British Telecom recently presented some data on the success of its internal voice conferencing. In the most recent year, more than two million telephone conferences took place in the company. BT estimates a saving of over £200m from the use of this technology and a cut of almost 100,000 tonnes of CO2. Of course BT has a clear interest in telling us that phone meetings are a good substitute for wasteful corporate get-togethers. So far, such conferencing has struggled to take off as people have tended to prefer to travel. It is, after all, rather more difficult to understand the boss's body language over the phone. Nevertheless, BT's research on the considerable benefits of conferencing is reasonable. Rather than try to get rid of apparently unproductive meetings, we need to find ways to make telephone and video conferences ever better substitutes for those traditional meetings.

72. Why are there more and more meetings according to the passage?

A. Because the formal systems of authority has been established.

B. Because people prefer to solve problems through discussion.

C. Because the organizations are getting more and more complex.

D. Because modern transportation has been developing rapidly.

73. The word “ adversely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. approvingly　 B. enthusiastically　　 C. feasibly　　 D. unfavourably

74. British Telecom presented the figures to prove that voice conferencing _______.

A. stimulates the development of technology　 B. plays a vital role in large organizations

C. may well replace conventional ones　　　　 D. brings large profit to the company

75. What can we learn from the passage?

　　 A. Traditional face-to-face meetings bring more benefits than harm.

　　 B. Corporate travel contributes a lot to environmental problems.

　　 C. The idea of telephone conference is well accepted by employees.

　　 D. Meetings should be abandoned because they are a waste of time.

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable question from A-F for each answer.　There is one extra question which you do not need.

When I’m reading a book, I usually wind up taking quite a few notes. I keep track of ideas I want to follow up on, topics I want to read further about and even the occasional quote that seems just perfect for a project. Over the years, I’ve found some tricks to make the process a lot smoother.

* A notecard or other piece of paper that can double as a bookmark

* Post-it notes

In my experience, most notes can be divided between action items and details you want to retain. While reviewing your notes will come in handy when you’re looking for a particular piece of information, it’s not particularly useful to have to re-write your notes in order to sort out actions you need to take. Instead, it’s more effective to clearly differentiate between the two from the start. The simplest approach is to just divide your notes in half: one side is for details and the other is for actions.

Writing down all the next steps you want to take from all your reading is great, but they won’t ever get done unless you can get them out of your notes and in to whatever to do list or task management system you rely on. And if you plan to do anything with the detail-oriented notes you’ve taken, it’s important to get those into a format you can work with. If, for instance, you were writing up a blog post, I’d suggest typing up all the quotes that you plan to use from the book in question before you even start writing the post.

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.　

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school.

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation(谴责)of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.

Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. Perhaps college education does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things-maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place.

(Note： Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)

81. People used to think that going to college could help them ______________.

82. What kind of people does "those who don't fit the pattern" in the 2nd paragraph probably refer to?

83. The author believes that the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that___________.

84. What can we learn about college education from the last paragraph?

第二卷 (45分)　

　(B)

	u　　　　 A LITTLE PRINCESS by Frances Hodgson Burnett Price: $7.10 (Paperback　 Dec. 9, 1998) The novel tells of the story of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to a boarding school during her father’s campaign in India. Thanks to Capt. Crewe’s money, Sara is treated as a little princess until, one day, word comes of her father’s tragic death. Miss Minchin, the school’s greedy headmistress, wastes no time in putting the now-penniless Sara to work for her room and board. It is only through the friendship of two other girls and some astonishing luck that Sara eventually finds her way back to happiness.
u　　　　 THE SECRET GARDEN　 by Frances Hodgson Burnett Price: $3.95　 (Paperback　 July 1, 2003) Frances Hodgson Burnett was the highest paid and most widely read woman writer of her time, publishing more than fifty novels and thirteen plays. The Secret Garden is a beautiful tale of friendship, secrets and human spirits. A spoiled orphan named Mary returns to England from India when her parents die. She is sent to live in Yorkshire with her uncle. Miserable and lonely, she begins to explore the house’s gardens and discovers a key to a secret garden that the uncle sealed off when his wife died. There she discovered a secret so important, so enchanting, that it will change her life forever.
	u　　　　 　PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie and Scott Gustafson Price: $16.95　 (Hardcover Oct. 1, 1991) 　 It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures. A boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies and pirates, and from time to time meeting ordinary children from the world outside.
Order online and you can now save 20% off your total purchase on orders over $25!

69. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the three books?

A. The little princess refers to a girl named Sara Crewe.

B. A Little Princess was written by a famous female writer.

C. Peter Pan is a boy with magic powers who never grows up.　　　

D. The secret garden mentioned in the passage is located in India.

70. How much does it cost to order these three books online?

　　 A. $5.60 　　　　　　　　　　 B. $22.40 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. $25.00　　 D. $ 28.00

71. What do these three books have in common?

A. They were published in the same year.　　　 B. They all have a hard cover.

C. They have children as their main characters.　 D. They are all stories with tragic endings.

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury you can’t afford. But the ___(50)___ is that you can’t afford not to take one. A vacation ___(51)___ you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional ___(52)___, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and ___(53)___. Some facts have proved employees are more 　___(54)___ after a vacation than before one. Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free.

Time is right. A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most ___(55)___ months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses ___(56)___ during this time. When planning your vacation, remember to 　___(57)___ any activity that your department will be focused on during that time. ___(58)___, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider 　___(59)___ your trip until the fall.

Turn to others for ___(60)___. Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you’re away. Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task.

Let your contacts know. Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks’ notice before you start off. This will give them enough time to plan for your ___(61)___.

Conduct a ___(62)___ 　review. Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don’t exceed your ___(63)___ limit while you’re out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return.

In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job. But you must plan your vacation ___(64)___ 　in order to be work free and worry free on holiday.

50.　　　　　　 A. rule　　 　　 B. reason　　　　　 C. truth　　　　　　 D. risk

51.　　　　　　 A. enables　　　 B. provides　　　　 C. confirms 　　　　 D. allows

52.　　　　　　 A. muscles　　　 B. batteries　　　　 C. standards　　　　 D. memories

53.　　　　　　 A. refreshed　　　　 B. exhausted　　　　 C. identified　　　 D. excluded

54.　　　　　　 A. sensitive　　　　 B. stressful　　　　 C. desperate　　 D. productive

55.　　　　　　 A. favorable　　 B. elaborate　　　　 C. challenging　　　 D. flexible

56.　　　　　　 A. clear up　　 B. take over　　　　 C. slow down　　　　 D. shoot　up

57.　　　　　　 A. take charge ofB. take into accountC. take up forD. take advantage of

58.　　　　　　 A. What’s more B. For instance C. Otherwise　　　　 D. However

59.　　　　　　 A. postponing　 B. extending　　 C. stretching　　　 D. adapting

60.　　　　　　 A. evaluation　 B. possession　 C. assistance　 D. recommendation

61.　　　　　　 A. participation　　 B. sake　　　　　　 C. absence　　　 D. benefit

62.　　　　　　 A. historical　　　 B. neutral　　　 C. resistant　　　　 D. technical

63.　　　　　　 A. memory　　　　　 B. storage　　　　　 C. terminal　　 D. supply

64.　　　　　　 A. casually　　　　 B. objectively　　　　　 C. properly　　 D. readily

Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

One day in l965, when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle, a fourth-grade teacher approached me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. "Could he help in the library?" She asked. I said, "Send him along."

　Soon a slight, sandy-haired boy in jeans and a T-shift appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked.

　I told him about the Dewey Decimal System for shelving books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a stack of cards for long-overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them. He said, "Is it kind of a detective job?" I answered yes, and he became working.

　He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced, "Time for break!" He argued for finishing the finding job; She made the case for fresh air. She won.

　The next morning, he arrived early. "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked untiringly.

　After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother announced that the family would be moving to neighbouring school district. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked.

　When the time came, I said a reluctant good-bye. I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he came back and joyfully announced: "The librarian over there doesn't let boys work in the library. My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can’t, I'll walk!"

I should have had an inkling(感觉) such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard of the Information Age: Bill Gates, tycoon of Microsoft and America's richest man.

65. What was the author when the story happened?

　　 A. A teacher.　　　 B. A librarian.　　 C. A detective. D. A professor.

66. What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

A. To rearrange the books according to the new system.

B. To put those overdue books back to the shelves.

C. To find out the books with wrong cards in them.

D. To put the cards back in the long-overdue books.

67. The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because _______.

A. he did not like his life in the new school 　　　　　　　

B. the transportation there was not convenient

C. he missed his old schoolmates and teachers

D. he was not allowed to work in the school library

68. What impressed the author most was that the boy _______.

A. had a thirst for learning 　　　　　　　　　 B. had a strong will

C. was extremely quick at learning　　　　　　　 D. had a kind heart

40. It may take a while _____ you find a hobby that truly interests yourself, so don’t give up.

A. that　　　　　 　 B. before　　　　 C. unless　 　　　　　 D. since

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How we look and how we appear to others probably worry us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ___(41)___ the trends of fashion.

Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation without ___(42)___. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest ___(43)___ 　styles and we are ___(44)___ 　under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.

What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can ___(45)___ a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a(n) ___(46)___ in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The ___(47)___ of jeans and the "untidy" look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion houses.

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes ___(48)___. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be ___(49)___ to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you'll see that no one else does either!

39. European countries, ______ crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21^st century.

A.　to realize 　　　　　 B.　realized　　　　　　 C.　have realized　　　　　　 D.　realizing

38. The web allows people to create web sites ______ they can pour out their deepest thoughts, desires and motivations to thousands or even millions of perfect strangers.

A. that　　　　　　 B. in which　　 C. through which　　　　 D. as

37. Sorry I’m late, but you cannot imagine ______ great trouble I took to find your house.

A. how　 　　　　　　　　 B. however　　　 C. whatever　　 　　 D. what

36. ______ at the Pudong New District, the Shanghai Disneyland will be the sixth Disneyland theme park in the world.

A. Located　 B. Locating　　 　　 C. Being located　　　　 D. Having located

35. When you have finished with that video tape, don't forget to put it in my drawer, ________?

A. do you 　　　 　　　　 B. will you　　 C. don't you 　　　 　　 D. won't you