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Trim: Good.
Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us. Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day.
A. How to schedule it? B. How much was it?
B. C. How often was it put there? D. How about the newspaper? 45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him. Jackie: That’s me.
Woman: Yes, put your name here.
Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online. A. That is the receipt for it. B. Do you have the sender’s address? C. I have to check the package D. Do I have to sign for it?
Part III Cloze (10 marks)
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Where The Wild Thing Are
―I didn’t set out to a children’s movie,‖ says Being john Malkovich director spike jonze , ―I set out to make a movie about children.‖ Indeed, like the recent alternative children’s book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children’s clothing －or rather in Jim Henson monster suits. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine year old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That’s it .And that’s your problem. As a film , I can’t (50) de it’s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sendak’s well-loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough
already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max’s child’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving. (53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can’t destroy the film’s haunting magic.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks) Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to
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write the answers on the answer sheet. Section A (10 marks)
HOLDAYS IN WALES
1. Rhos –Ddu Country Cottages
Ynys, Criccieth LL532 OPB
Delightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished with antiques, old oakbeams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essential of the 20th century –sauna, Jacuzzi , four poster bed ,snooker table… A holiday venue one rarely finds –but often dreams of. For Enquiries contact: Mrs A Jones
Rhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA
2. Five Star Cottage
Falhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, Gwynedd
Enq: Roger & Gillian
Good Loving restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year. Woodland walks and wildlife .Free tennis, riding fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision owers. 3.Windsor Flats
12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEF
On sea front close to Criccieth Castle.Comfortable, clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninula. Climbing, sailing, fishing walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure. 4.Dwyach Cottages Cticciech, Gwynedd
Enquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SX
Enjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalleed natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children’s play area, barbecue and farm trail. 5.Bron Afon Self Catering
Borth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TU
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Situated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring , walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.
Bed & Breakfast also available.
Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.
56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.
57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available.
58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.
Question 59 to 60 :Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.
59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place? 60.what will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?
Section B(10 marks)
The giant panda, the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.
Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; almost half of the panda’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda ―island‖ in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.
The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.
In these circumstances, a more tradition threat to pandas – the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food – can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to
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another, thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations. In pandas, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic（灾难性的）because the pandas are unable emigrate.
The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Fund for Nature, aims primarily at maintaining panda habitats and ensuring that population are linked wherever possible. This plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures include better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation.
The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.
Question 61 to 65: Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, only one word for each blank.
The survival of the giant panda is seriously (61) .This is largely because the overall size of their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation of new reserves. To succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate.
Section C (10 marks)
Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.
In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand – a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached his head inside the helmet.
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Honda
said the technology wasn’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person’s thinking.
Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical application in the work.
Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out ways to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person, such as embedding (植入) sensors into the skin . Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads. ―Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ‖ he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.‖
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