Questions 39 to 42 are based on the following passage:
Internet is a vast network of computers that connects many of the worldbusinesses,institutions,and individuals.The internet,which means interconnected network of networks,links tens of thousands of smaller computer networks.These networks transmit huge amounts of information in the form of words,images,and sounds.
The Internet was information on virtually every topic.Network users can search through sources ranging from vast databases to small electronic"bulletin boards ,"where users form discussion groups around common interests.Much of the Internets traffic consists of messages sent from one computer user to another.These messages are called electronic mail or email.Internet users have electronic addresses that allow them to send and receive email.Other uses of the network include obtaining news,joining electronic debates,and playing electronic games.One feature of the Internet,known as the World Wide Web,provides graphics,audio,and video to enhance the information in its documents.These documents cover a vast number of topics.
People usually access the Internet with a device called a modem.Modems connect computers to the network through telephone lines.Much of the Internet operates through worldwide telephone networks of fiberoptic cables.These cables contain hairthin strands of glass that carry data as pulses of light.They can transmit thousands of times more data than local phone lines,most of which consist of copper wires.
The history of the Internet began in the 1960s.At that time,the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)of the United States Department of Defense developed a network of computers called ARPAnet.Originally,ARPAnet connected only military a nd government computer systems.Its purpose was to make these systems secure in the event of a disaster or was.Soon after the creation of ARPAnet,universities and other institutions developed their own computer networks.These networks eventually were merged with ARPAnet to form the Internet.By the 1990s,anyone with a computer,modem,and Internet software could link up to the Internet.
In the future,the Internet will probably grow more sophisticated as computer technology becomes more powerful.Many experts believe the Internet may become part of a larger network called the information superhighway.This network,still under development,would link computers with telephone companies,cable television stations,and other communication systems.People could bank,shop,watch TV,and perform many other activities through the network.
39.This passage is about the------of the Internet.
Afuture.Bgeneral introduction
Cuse.Dhistory.
40.Which of the following statements about the Internet is true?
A.ARPA was the first net used by American universities and institutions.
B.The history of the Internet can be traced back to fifty years ago.
C.The purpose of the Internet is to protect the world in the event of war.
D.ARPAnet formed the foundation of the Internet nowadays...
41.The Internet enables people to do all the following things EXCEPT----.
Asending email.Bobtaining news
Cexchanging modem.Dinternet related chat(IRC).
42.According to the last paragraph,in the future------.
A.in may be hard to predict the development of the Internet.
B.the Internet will become an indispensable superhighway.
C.the Internet will be applied more.
D.the Internet will combine cable stations.
Questions 43 to 46 are based on the following passage:
Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology that biology is destiny.According to this ideology,basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes.These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life.Women are the weaker sexboth physically and emotionally.Thus,they are naturally suited,much more so than men,to the performance of domestic duties .A womans place,under normal circumstances,is within the protective environment of the home.Nature has determined that women play caretaker roles,such as wife and mother and homemaker.On the other hand,men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics,where serious responsibilities must be taken on.Men are to be the providers;women and children are"dependents."
The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex.It is thus appropriate for women,not men,to be employed as nurses,social workers,elementary school teachers,household helpers,and clerks and secretaries.
These positions are simply an extension of womens domestic role.Informal distinctions between"womens work"and"mens work"in the labor force,according to the ideology,are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.
Finally,the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in another significant way.For the human species to survive over time,its members must regularly reproduce.Thus,women must,whether at home or in the labor force,make the most of their physical appearance.
So goes the ideology.It is,of course,not true that basic biological and psychological differences between the sexes require each to play sexdefined roles in social life.There is ample evidence that sex roles vary from society to society,and those role differences that to exist are largely learned.
But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intended for men and women to make different contributions to society,sexdefined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.
43.Womens place,some people think,is within the protective environment of the home because------.
A.women can provide better care for the children.
B.women are too weak to do any agricultural work at all.
C.women are biologically suited to domestic jobs.
D.women can not compete with men in any field.
44.According to the author,sex roles------.
Aare socially determined
B.are emotionally and physically determined.
C.can only be determined by what education people take.
D.are biologically and psychologically determined.
45.The author points out that the assignments of womens roles in work------.
A.are determined by what they are better suited to.
B.grow out of their position inside the home.
C.reflect a basic difference between men and women.
D.are suitable to them,but not to men.
46.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The division of sexdefined roles is completely unacceptable..
B.Womens roles in work are too limited at present..
C.In one society,men might perform what is considered womens duties by another.
D.Some of the womens roles in domestic duties can not be taken over by men.
Questions 47 to 50 are based on the following passage:
In a sense,the new protectionism is not protectionism at all,at least not in the traditional sense of the term.The old protectionism referred only to traderestricting and tradeexpanding devices,such as the tariff or export subsidy.The new protectionism is much broader than this;it includes interventions into foreign trade but is not limited to them.The new protectionism,in fact,refers to how the whole of government intervention into the private economy affects international trade.The emphasis on trade is still there,thus came the term"protection."But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activities can affect international economic relations.
The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects the victory of the interventionist,or welfare economy over the market economy.Jab Tumiler writes,"The old protectionism…coexisted,without any apparent intellectual difficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an international economic distribution mechanism-indeed,protectionists as well as (if not more than)free traders stood for laissezfaire(放任政策).Now,as in the 1930s,protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction."
It is precisely this profound skepticism of the market economy that is responsible for the protectionism.In a market economy,economic change of various colors implies redistribution of resources and incomes.The same opinion in many communities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper.There fore,the government intervenes(干涉；干预)to bring about a more desired result.
The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe.In Sweden ,Norway,Finland,Denmark,and the Netherlands,government intervention in almost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal.In Great Britain this is only somewhat less true.Government traditionally has played a very active role in economic life in France and continued to do so.Only West Germany dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe.It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.
The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well as in Western Europe.Social security,unemployment insurance,minimumwage laws,and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the American scene.
47.This passage is primarily concerned with discussing------.
A.the definition of the new protectionism.
B.the difference between new and old protectionism.
C.the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world.
D.the significance of the welfare state.
48.Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare state mentioned in this passage?
AFree education is available to a child.
BLaws are made to fix the minimum wage.
CA jobless person can be insured.
DThere are regulations for rent.
49.Which of the following inferences is true,according to this passage?
A.The economy developed faster in welfare states than in nonwelfare states.
B.In the 1930s,protectionism began to rise.
C.The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest.
D.Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe than in Great Britain...
50.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions?
AWhen did the new protectionism arise?
B.Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries?.
C.Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than the British government?.
D.Why does the government intervene in economic life?.
Section B
Directions:.Read the following passage carefully and then give short answers to the five questions.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet..
In a television interview,Mr.Daniel Brummage,President of the International Olympics Committee,is defending his Committees decision to hold the Games again in four years time.
Ever since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896,theyve had their critics.Every form of competitive activity attracts trouble.But part of the aim of the Games ,when they were first held in ancient Greece,was to discourage war between states by engaging them in a friendlier kind of combat.My Committee and I intend to see that they go on doing this.
The spirit of competition in the Games uses up a lot of energy that could be more harmfully employed.In my opinion,it does a lot of good,getting people to forget their differences in a communal activity.Any competitor or spectator at the Games or in the Olympic Village will tell you that the atmosphere of friendship there is unforgettable:as if the world were one big family.And the hostilities that the press always likes to exaggerate,only exist in a few quarters.What we suffer from is bad publicity,not had sportsmanship.
These Games are the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world.Not only do they bring sportsmen together,but they unite a world public.Isn't this a sufficient reason for continuing then?Of course,a few people are going to use them as an occasion for propaganda(宣传)，but this is no reason why the Games should be canceled.Why should every harmless activity be spoiled for the majority by the minority?
No!As long as the majority wants it,these Games will continue.This is sport,sir,not politics,and I intend that it should remain so.
51.Is that right that all the people in the world agree to hold the Olympic Games?.
52When did the modern Olympic Games begin?
53.What is the purpose of the Olympic Committee to hold the Games?
54.What does Mr.Daniel Brummage criticize in his speech and Why?.
55Will the Games continue?Why?
PART ⅣTranslation (15%)
Directions:.In this part there is a passage in English.Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on the Answer Sheet . .
(56)The types of daydreams,whether they are pleasant and hopeful or filled with despair take shape in childhood when everyone develops one of three basic daydreaming styles:positive negative and scattered American Health reports.Although everyone lapses occasionally into each of these types,positive daydreamers are more likely to imagine happy,playful or entertaining of these types, positive daydreamers are more likely to imagine happy,playful or entertaining scenarios.(57)Negative daydreamers tend to dwell on lifedarker side.imagining dangerous and/or life threatening situations,such as the appearance of afatal or weakening disease or becoming a victim of violence.Scattered day dreamers are easily bored and distracted."Their mental images tend to be fleeting,repetitive and shallow,like variations on the same fairy tales,"explains Yale psychologist Roni Tower.
(58)While all three types are common,positive imaginations are likeliest to serve as springboards(跳板)for problem solving,while negative and scattered daydreams may leave a person feeling anxious.Negative daydreamers are waiting for the other shoe"to fall."Their imaginations are often guiltridden or obsessive.
There are times when drifting away can cause problems,according to Blodin."If daydreaming gets in the way of daily function because the person is doing it all day,the person wont be very productive,"she says."The amount of time and the frequency that a person daydreams is whats important.It should not take up all of your time.(59)If people find their daydreaming is becoming excessive( 过多的)，they should take a realistic look at whats going on in their life and ask themselves what they are trying to avoid.Then they can assess what steps they need to take to correct the situation."(Anyone who has a hard time discriminating between reality and imagination or starts replacing reallife family and friends with imagined people should seek professional help.)
(60)Professor Singer sums up the advantages of daydreams to the average person:"by sitting quietly and letting your daydreams emerge instead of squelching(抑制)them,you may find there are parts of yourself you havent been listening to.Instead of fearing them,you'll gain access to tremendous range of interesting,creative ideas."
PART ⅤWriting (15%)
Directions:.Write a composition according to the information given in the following outline in Chinese.Your composition should be about 120 words.Remember to write clearly.You should write this composition on the Answer Sheet..
网络经济的新启示(new revelations)
1网络经济被誉为新经济的代表。
2网络经济与传统经济的区别。
3在新经济来临之际，我们需要做哪些准备。
