B) They concern a small number of people only.
C) They are arbitrarily set by the administrators.
D) They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is
read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the
passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered
from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44
to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can
either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your
own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check
what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上。
In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. These methods can
be (36) ______ into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and
process.
Factual writing provides (37) ______ information on an author, composer, or
artist or on a type of music, literature, or art. Examples of factual writing include
notes on a book jacket or (38) ______ cover and longer pieces, such as an article
describing a style of music which you might read in a music (39) ______ course. This
kind of writing provides a (40) ______ for your study of the humanities.
As its name (41) ______, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an
(42) ______ of, a piece of music, art, or literature. For example, descriptive writing
might list the colors an artist used in a painting or the (43) ______ a composer
included in a musical composition, so as to make pictures or sounds in the reader’s
mind by calling up specific details of the work. (44) ________.
Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. (45)
________. This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an art
has created a certain effect is important. (46) _________.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to
select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following
the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for