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TEXT D
Information is the primary commodity in more and more industries today.?
By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind.?
By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose“flextime, flexplace”arrangements, which allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks.?
In the United States, the so-called “digital divide”seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43% of African-American households, and their numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well.?
Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business.?
Computer competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind.?
80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now.In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India.?
By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in learning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources.?
Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by providing pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities.?
Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population.?
Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity.?
Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today’s work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer.?
76. Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ____.?
A.American management personnel
B.European management personnel?
C.American people’s choice of career
D.traditional practice at work ?
77. “digital divide”in the 4th? paragraph refers to ____.?
A.the gap in terms of computer ownership?
B.the tendency of computer ownership?
C.the dividing line based on digits?
D.the ethnic distinction among American households ?
78. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage??
A. By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic.?
B.By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material.?
C.By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CD-ROMs.
D.By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility. ?
79. Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage??
A.Future careers.
B.Nature of future work.?
C.Ethnic differences.
D.Schools and libraries. ?
80. At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize ____ in an increasingly high-tech world.?
A.the variety of education
B.the content of education?
C.the need for education
D.the function of education ??
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］
In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.??
TEXT E
First read the following question.?
81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.?
A.health
B.aspirin
C.hearing loss
D.heart attack ?
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?
Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,”says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”?
Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.??
TEXT F
First read the following question.?
82. How many proposals does the passage put forward??
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four. ?
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?
What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do??
Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.?
Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help you learn.?
There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.?
Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make te future.??
TEXT G
First read the following question.?
83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.?
A.aging
B.wealth
C.death rates
D.work force ??
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.
Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.??
TEXT H
First read the following question.?
84. Which is the best title of the passage??
A.How to protect your eyesight.
B.How to choose your computer.?
C.A few tips for computer users.
D.Eye trouble and headache. ??
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.?
Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do??
VisionIt could just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.?
Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.?
Screen and Head Position
You shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.?
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TEXT I
First read the following questions.?
85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.?
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5 ?
86. Which foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest??
A.Cairo. B.Bangkok. C.New Yourk. D.London. ?
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.
WEATHER REPORT?
Forecasts for some major Chinese cities
Foreign cities
CityMaxMinWeatherCityMax
Min Beijing2417clearBangkok3328
Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudy
Chengdu2520overcast
Chongqing3424cloudyCairo3021
[5]clear
Dalian2317cloudy
Fuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410
[5]cloudy to light rain
Guangzhou3524clear
Hong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411
Kunming2617clear to cloudydrizzle to cloudy
Lhasa2111cloudy
Nanjing2720overcastMoscow2113
Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudy
Taipei2923light rain
Tianjin2717cloudy to clearNew York2315
Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudy
Urumqi2210clear to cloudy
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TEXT J
First read the following questions.?
87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.?
A.Guide Friday Tourism Centre.
B.Tourist Information Centre.?
C.Library.
D.Post Office. ?
88. Where can you find the Police Station??
A.In Henly Street.
B.In Arden Street.?
C.In Bridge Street.
D.In Rother Street. ??
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.?
General Information
Tourist Information Centre
Bridgefoot. Tel. (01789) 293127?
Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekdays?
11:00 am-5:00 pm Sundays ?
Winter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekdays?
● Visitor Information, including information for the disabled?
● Accommodation Bookings?
● Bureau De Change?
● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet?
● Guide Friday Tour Tickets?
● Travel Shop Information?
Guide Friday Tourism Centre
The Civic Hall, 14 Rother Street?
Te. (01789) 299866?
Open Daily from 9:00 am?
Accommodation
Youth Hostel-Alveston(2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)297093?
Taxi Services
Bridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan Hotel?
Police Station
Rother Street?
Tel.(01789)414111?
Hospital
Arden Street?
Tel.(01789)205831?
Library
Henly Stree
Tel.(01789)292209?
Post Office
Henly Street?
Tel.(01789)414939?
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TEXT K
First read the following questions.?
89. How long is the Business English programme??
A.3 months.
B.6 months.
C.4 weeks.
D.10 weeks. ?
90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned??
A.Teaching English for Specific Purposes.
B.Communications / Networking Engineering.?
C.Global Operations Management.
D.Advanced Software Technologies. ?
Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.??
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE?
?English & Certificate Programs for Internationals??
Live, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California Coast?
Post-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)]?
● Electronic Business?
● Global Operations Management?
● Marketing?
● Communications / Networking Engineering?
● Teaching English as a Foreign Language?
● Advanced Software Technologies?
-6 months (focus on java -3 months) ?
● Digital Arts?
[JZ]English Language Programs?
● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug
● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept
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