语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
1.radiation
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A．category |
B．persuade |
C．lack |
D．contrary |
2.style A. ugly B. yellow C identify D. yesterday
3.worth
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A．breath |
B．bathes |
C．though |
D．southern |
4.example
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A．experience |
B．exhibition |
C．examine |
D．exercise |
5.discourage
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A．route |
B．dangerous |
C．wound |
D．trouble |
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
感恩节总会让人想起值得感谢的人和事。你也一定有最值得你感恩的人和事。请以此为主题，用英语写一篇短文。
注意：
1. 要有具体的人和事;
2. 词数不少于120;
3. 不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Software developed by an Israeli company could help concerned parents protect their children from possible dangers online.
The software from United Parents, which can be downloaded for free onto the child’s computer, sends parents a warning by email or text message when doubtful relationships or activities are discovered.
A computer analyzes(分析) children’s interactions on Facebook and within 10 days the service will also be able to follow interactions over MSN Messenger. “Parents probably know about one or two email accounts or nicknames the child uses but often there are other accounts they don’t know about,” co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Hanan Lavy said. “We give the parents the information and they choose what to do with it.” When doubtful interactions are discovered, a warning will direct parents to United Parents’ website where they can get more information and advice about what to do next. Lavy said the service protects children’s privacy more than other products that save chat content and screen captures and require parents to look through masses of information. United Parents does not share with parents private content and dialogues, only the analysis done by a computer.
A Consumer Reports survey released in May found that millions of children use Facebook without supervision, exposing themselves to serious threats from potential dangers online. Lavy, who was head of research and development at Mercury, started United Parents after he saw the risky online behavior of a relative. “I thought the methods available were so unhelpful. I wanted the option of building a community where parents can help other parents,” he said.
Though many of the products available are from small players such as United Parents, large companies such as Intel Corp’s McAfee are entering the market.
1.How does the software make parents aware of their children’s doubtful relationships or activities? (No more than 9 words) (2 marks)
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2.Why do you think some children don’t want their parents to know about all their accounts or nicknames? (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)
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3.What is the purpose of Lavy’s starting United Parents? (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)
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4.What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 12 words) (3 marks)
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Cheating on exams is popular in colleges and statistics show that it has risen dramatically during the past score years. Students don’t feel ashamed to cheat on exams. Most of them don’t care about cheating on exams.
Cheating on exams takes shape in various ways. Some students scribbled notes on small pieces of paper on which they had prepared for the exam, some took out their textbooks or reference books to copy, and still some adopted mobile phones as a way to cheat on exams. For instance, at the University of Nevada, students photographed test questions with their cell phone cameras, then sent them to classmates outside the exam room and got the answers back in text message. However, downloading other people’s writing on the Internet for plagiarism(剽窃) was found the easiest way.
Mr. Dapremont said technology had made cheating easier, but added that pressure to succeed sometimes clouded everything and made students do things that they shouldn’t do. Students today feel more pressure to do well in order to graduate from school and land jobs.
Whatever the reasons for cheating are, college officials say we must stop it. First, people will not be interested in studying any more with cheating. Second, they think studying isn’t meaningful. Third, others may be influenced negatively by people cheating on exams. Thus, we must ban cheating on exams. We should reduce opportunity of cheating on exams.
Most Americans still believe that honesty is an important part of American character. For that reason, there are numerous watchdog committees at all levels of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at uncovering such dishonesty?
Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat.
Title: Cheating on exams
I. 71. __________
◇being popular in colleges
◇arising dramatically
◇students 72. __________
◇students not caring about it
II. Means of cheating
◇scribbling notes
◇copying textbooks or reference books
◇73. __________
◇surfing the Internet
III.74. __________
◇the latest technology making one cheat 75. __________
◇great pressure forcing students to do well to ensure 76. __________
IV. Consequences
◇cheating causing people not to be interested in studying
◇people thinking studying doesn’t 77. __________
◇people who 78. __________ influence others negatively
V.79. __________
◇encouraging people 80. __________
◇letting students believe in themselves and their abilities
Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business world’s favorite academic title: the MBA (Master of Business Administration).
The MBA, a 20th century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature.
But even with the recession(经济萎缩) apparently cutting down the hiring of business school graduates, about 79,000 people are expected to receive MBAs in 1993. This is nearly 16 times the number of business graduates in 1960.
“If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,” said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so, when someone says, ‘Should I attempt to get an MBA?’ the answer a lot more is: It depends.”
The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught.
The Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictional exchange of letters to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said “MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs.”
The problem, most participants in the debate acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura (光环) of future riches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefulness.
Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees of ten know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people. “They don’t get a lot of grounding in the people side of the business”, said James Shaffer, vice-president and principal of the Towers Perrin management consulting firm.
1.According to paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses ruled by purer disciplines?
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A．Envious(嫉妒的). |
B．Realistic. |
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C．Scornful(蔑视的). |
D．Appreciative. |
2.. It seems that the argument over the value of MBA degrees had been fueled mainly by ___.
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A．the complaints from various employers |
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B．the success of many non-MBAs |
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C．the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplines |
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D．the poor performance of MBAs at work |
3.. What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to the Harvard Business Review?
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A．They are usually self-centered. |
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B．They are aggressive and greedy. |
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C．They keep complaining about their jobs. |
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D．They are not good at dealing with people. |
4.. From the passage we know that most MBAs ________.
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A．can climb the corporate ladder fairly quickly |
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B．quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmates |
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C．receive salaries that do not match their professional training |
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D．cherish unrealistic expectations about their future |
5. What is the passage mainly about?
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A．Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs. |
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B．The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools. |
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C．Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree. |
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D．A debate held recently on university campuses. |
Clothes can make phone calls, play music, dial your pal’s number, keep you warm during cold weather and operate your computer?
This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothes — clothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a kind of fabric that can be blended(混合) with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result are electronic garments.
If you think the wearer has to be wired to different devices, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable!! Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 percent shock proof, they say.
The Electrotextiles team has also created the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These ‘lap- tap’ gadgets(器具) are all set to take over laptop computers!
Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear include the denim(牛仔布) jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood(风帽) and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids.
Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project—a necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next? Do you have any idea?
1.. The electronic garments are similar to other electronic devices in that ______.
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A．they feel smooth and soft |
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B．they use electricity as power |
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C．they can be washed in water |
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D．they are made from flexible materials |
2.. How will researchers improve these high-tech clothes?
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A．Body heat will be used as power. |
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B．The wearer will not get shocked. |
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C．A tiny nine-volt battery will work. |
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D．They will get charged automatically. |
3. What does the underlined phrase “This handy invention” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
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A．The laptop computer. |
B．The electronic ski jacket. |
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C．The shirt-cum-mobile phone. |
D．The world’s first cloth keyboard. |
4.. If you are going on a ski adventure, which device do you need?
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A．The cloth keyboard. |
B．The electronic ski jacket. |
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C．The necktie to be used as a mouse. |
D．The denim jacket with earphones. |
5.. The main purpose of the text is ______.
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A．to advertise for an English company |
B．to predict the future trend of science |
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C．to show how rapidly science develops |
D．to introduce some intelligent clothing |
