2012年“北约”综合性大学自主选拔录取联合考试英语试卷
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Part I Cloze(10%)
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose ONE best word for each numbered blank, Mark your answers on Answer Sheet.
Hours after Apple emblazoned (盛饰) its website in October with pictures of its newly announced iPhone 4s,the homepage was changed to a single, sober black-and-white 1 of the company's co-founder, 2 by the words \
The photograph captured his characteristic piercing 3 through round, wire-framed glasses. His left hand was raised to his chin in a beard-stroking act of 4 . In the context of his death and the suddenly 5 future of his company, it was a if the image was showing that he retained a clear vision of the road 6 , but was wondering if Apple could negotiate it 7 him. The Silicon Valley company had seemed to be heading for bankruptcy 8 he returned in 1996 after a decade 9 . Fifteen years on, it briefly overtook ExxonMobil as the world\\s most valuable company.
10 it closed out its fiscal year a few days before his death, Apple held nearly $82bn in cash reserves and had reaped profits of $26bn on record sales of $108bn.
Tim Cook, the new 11 executive, has been the steady hand that everyone expected him to be since 12 in August, at the recommendation of Jobs.
\resignation.
The past 12 months have not been the most innovative of years 13 Apple, with the company literally whitewashing (粉饰) its lack of fresh designs with new white versions of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, The contrast 14 2010,when the iPad was introduced and there were radical redesigns for the iPhone,MacBook Air and Apple TV, is marked.
Analysts believe apple can bounce back from 15 creative lull(暂停，间歇)，with Jobs still 16 the guiding hand. \the next two or three years, Steve 19 have had his stamp of approval on that, \Creative Strategies research firm and a longstanding Apple watcher, \a new design for the iPhone, significant enhancements in the iPad and I wouldn't be surprised 20 we see a radical new design for the MacBook Air.\
1. A) figure B）image C) feature D) portrait 2. A) accompanied B) attended C) conducted D) escorted 3. A) glare B) glimpse C) stare D) glance
4. A) pondering B) wondering C) wandering D) considering 5. A) changeable B) uncertain C) doubted D) questionable 6. A) before B) forward C) forth D) ahead 7. A) with B) for C) without D) as 8. A) when B) after C) before D) until 9. A) ago B) before C) on D) away 10. A) As B) Since C) Until D) Because 11. A) major B) chief C) main D) leading 12. A) taking in B) taking off C) taking over D) taking up
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13. A) to B) as C) with D) for 14. A) as B) with C) on D) to 15. A) any B) some C) much D) certain 16. A) showing B) supplying C) providing D) taking 17. A) at most B) at best C) at worst D) at least 18. A) and B) or C) either D) both 19. A) should B) could C) would D) might 20. A) if B) when C) until D) before
Part II Reading Comprehension(50%)
Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.
Passage one
China has a long tradition of respecting education. But its present education is not that respectable.
However, there is no transparency as to how these price caps are determined and the prohibitively high retail prices of most drugs suggest these cap prices are too high.
According to the Hurun Report, which conducted one-on-one interviews with 980wealthy Chinese people with net assets of more than 60 million yuan($9.5million) in 18 mainland cities from May to September, about 14 percent of them said they had either already moved overseas or had applied to do so, and another 46 percent said they planned to emigrate within three years. All cited the higher-quality education available for their children overseas as reason.
Such a mindset has resulted in a growing number of Chinese students studying abroad.
To be fair, our primary and high schools are a leader in content throughout the world. The Program for International Student Assessment last year offered a feather in the cap for our education. Participating in the program administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, teenagers in Shanghai were far in advance of their peers from 64 countries, including the United States, in reading literacy, mathematics and science.
So why does education in this country leave so many wealthy parents cold?
Children in China have no say in what they learn in examinations for a school of a higher grade, especially the college entrance exams.
Studies conducted by the China Youth and Children Research Center show that more than half of Chinese secondary school students study overtime and they don't get enough sleep. And more than 70 percent of students in primary and middle schools take after-school tutoring classes, which is considered a heavy burden on children. And this situation turns many parents into demons like \who supported his children's learning with verbal abuse and physical violence. Xiao doesn't pale in comparison skills, as he has sent three of his four children to Peking University, one of China's most prestigious higher learning institutions.
Such ways of stimulating children to learn are certainly scary enough to make those Chinese parents with deep pockets choose a foreign school for their kids.
As long as exams-oriented education continues, parents will look overseas for a better way to educate their children.
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21. How many of the wealthy Chinese interviewed were in favor of moving overseas? A) 14% of them. B) 46% of them. C) 32% of them. D) 60% of them.
22. What reason was given by the interviewed for their emigration to other countries? A) Better education for children B) One-on-one public service C) Higher standard of living D) Increasing net assets
23. What does’a feather in the cap \A) A hope B) An honor C) An escape D) A challenge
24. Education in China is often criticized for the following flaws EXCEPT. A) burdening children with after-school tutoring classes B) depriving children of sleep with too much study C) forcing children to take college entrance exams D) marking children learn by rote memorization
25.What is the author's opinion of \A) Supportive B) Satisfactory C) Stimulating D) Scary
Passage Two
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang's visit to AIDS patients on Friday ahead of World AIDS Days on Dec 1again shows the importance the government attaches to healthcare. With his long speech on healthcare reform published last week, Li has definitely tried to home a clear message that the Chinese government is resolved to realize a breakthrough in healthcare reform for the benefit of the country's 1.3 billion people.
This is no easy task and there will be knotty problems that must be solved to successfully reform the country's healthcare system.
One of such problems is hat her is a large discrepancy(差异)between the cost of producing a drug and the price hospitals charge patients. Many people have also pointed their fingers at the large number of parasites(寄生虫)，the drug representatives, who maneuver for the profits that are distributed among doctors, hospitals and themselves.
Investigations show that the retail price of an ordinary antibiotic injection can be 60times its production cost, and for some drugs the markup can be even higher.
A recent CCTV survey found that for the pharmaceutical product clindamycin the gross margin was as high as 2,000 percent in some locations.
As of 2001, all drugs have a price cap and the retail price of a drug can never be mire than the capped price . Transparency of the drug market is urgently needed if drug prices are to be reduced to a reasonable level.
We need to know how the whole drug mechanism operates, how many drug representatives there are lubricating the channels so that certain drugs are sold in hospitals, and how much doctors and hospitals make from
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selling these drugs.
Only by getting a complete under standing of the tacit (心照不宣的) rules that enable drug representatives, doctors and hospitals to line their pockets will policymakers be able to decide ,how the drug supply system can be reformed so that patients benefit.
The government recently announced it will carry out pilot schemes in public hospitals to test the feasibility of separating medical treatment from pharmaceuticals, so that drug sales are not linked to a hospital's revenue and doctors prescribe with respect to the patient's condition rather than trying to fatten their wallets.
But government recently announced it will carry out pilot schemes in public hospitals to test the feasibility of separating medical treatment from pharmaceuticals, so that drug sales are not linked to a hospital's revenue and doctors prescribe with respect to the patient's condition rather than trying to fatten their wallets.
But some government crackdowns will not be enough to clean up the market and a direct supply of drugs by the manufacturers to hospitals may not lead to lower retail prices as expected ,unless policymakers consider doctors' salaries and supervision over prescriptions.
Policymakers should do their best to separate medical treatment from pharmaceuticals, and abolish the model of maintaining hospitals by selling drugs. It is hoped that, with renewed efforts, the Chinese government can significantly press ahead with the country's healthcare reform to improve the well-being of its people. 26. What is the ultimate purpose of Vice-Premier's visit to AIDS patients? A) To show his sympathy and concern for the patients. B) To give a long speech on healthcare reform in China. C) To investigate on the medical conditions of the patients.
D) To show the importance the government attaches to healthcare. 27. What problem in China's healthcare has the author pointed out? A) The strained relations between hospitals and drug representatives. B) The strained relations between patients and medical workers.
C) The gap between the production cost and the retail price of a drug. D) The gap between the number of patients and the number of nurses. 28. The \A) producers of a drug can charge B) retailers of a drug can charge C) hospitals need to pay for a drug D) patients need to pay for a drug
29. To bring down drug prices, the following must be made transparent EXCEPT________. A) how many drug representatives are involved in selling drugs B) how much doctors and hospitals make form selling drugs C) how patients behave in the drug market D) how price caps of drugs are determined
30. What is the objective of the government's pilot schemes in public hospitals? A) To remove the link between a hospital's revenue and drug sales. B) To tighten government supervision over doctors' prescriptions. C) To promote mutual respect between doctors and patients. D) To test the model of maintaining hospitals by selling drugs.
Passage Three
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Never assume that mitigating climate change is beyond our ability. This is the attitude of the Chinese government, which sees climate change as a major issue concerning the country's overall economic and social development and a common concern for the international community.
The white paper outlining China's policies and actions for addressing climate change, which was published on Tuesday, describes the positive results achieved in promoting low-carbon development during 11th Five-Year Plan(2006-2010)period: the country's energy consumption per unit of GDP dropped 19.1 percent from that of 2005 accumulatively, which is equivalent to a reduction of 1.46 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
It also sets out the objectives and tasks for addressing climate change during the next five years：carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 17 percent and energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16 percent as compared with 2010,and the capacity of carbon sinks will be increased to control greenhouse gas emissions. The acreage of new forests will increase by 12.5millon hectares.
For such a populous developing country as china, the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection has never been so intense.
That 70 percent of China's rivers have been polluted to different degrees reveals the propensity of many local governments to prioritize economic growth at the expense of environmental protection during the last two decades.
That explains why the central government put forward the task of changing the economic growth pattern in 2007 in order to realize sustainable development.
The government and the people realize that economic growth at the cost of the environment not only contributes to climate change, it's also detrimental to the country's long-term development.
That the Ministry of Environmental Protection has blocked 32 major projects in the past 10 months form going ahead because of environmental impact sends the message that the central government means what it says in its plan for addressing climate change.
When glaciers are melting at a faster rate than they used to and sea levels are rising at a higher rate than before, when extreme weather conditions are occurring more frequently than they used to and the average temperature is rising, human beings desperately need all countries to do whatever they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But developed countries need to understand the difficulties their developing counterparts face in reducing greenhouse emissions while striving to improve the lives of their people.
They should also know that developing countries such as China are in urgent need of state-of-the-art technology to help them in their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment.
Whatever the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, which begins at the end of this month, China will spare no effort in fulfilling its plan to reduce greenhouse emissions China is aware of the challenges brought about by climate change and will adhere to the path of sustainable development.
31. What is the attitude of the Chinese government toward climate change? A) It is beyond human ability to be anything about it B) It is hard to mark policies and take actions against it.
C) It concerns the country's overall economic and social development.
D) It cause the drop of energy consumption and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. 32. Which is NOT one of the objectives outlined in the white paper? A) Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. B) Reduction of green energy production. C) Increase in the capacity of carbon sinks. D) Increase in the acreage of new forests.
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