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33. The purpose of changing the economic growth pattern is to . A) achieve the country's long-term development
B) Prioritize economic growth in the next two decades
C) Address the conflict between the central and local government
D) Prevent local government from blocking projects of environmental impact 34Extreme weather conditions are most probably a result of . A) rapidly rising sea levels B) faster melting of glaciers C) higher average temperature D) more greenhouse gas emissions
35. What are developed countries expected to do in addressing climate change? A) To help developing countries set out realistic goals for emission reduction. B) To invent ever new technology to deal with the global climate change. C) To cut down their own emissions at a faster rate than they used to. D) To understand the dilemma faced by developing countries.
Passage Four
Britain is burning. Strange that it should be so .After all ,the catastrophic economic news of recent days, including the highly controversial downgrading of U.S. Debt by Standard & Poor's (标准普尔信用评级机构), the euro crisis in continental Europe and the market chaos that followed both ,has been made in New York City, Brussels and Berlin, not in the streets of North London. But if you look closer, it all makes sense. Britain, like the U.S., has been a center of both great creation and a widening wealth divide over in past 20 years, thanks to the rise and, more recently, fall of the markets and global economic growth.
Now the U,K, is sharing the suffering of the most. As youth programs, education subsidies and housing pensions are axed by a state desperate to get out from under crushing sovereign debt, it's clear why the poorest populations in the most economically unequal large European nation are taking to the streets.
The only surprising thing is that it didn't happen sooner. We've known since he beginning of the financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn that the world order was changing in profound ways. But we've tried to wish it all way with talk of temporary blips(暂时的突然变化) and cyclical recessions. We've come up with every possible excuse, form tsunamis(海啸) to a lack of market certainty, to explain why rich-country economies aren't rebounding.
But the past two weeks of dismal economic news have made the new reality impossible to ignore: the West—and most immediately Europe—is in serious trouble. This is no blip but a crisis of the old order, a phrase once used by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to describe the failures of capitalism in in 1920s.It is a crisis that is shaking not only markets, jobs and national growth prospects but an entire way of thinking about how the world works—in this case. The assumption that life gets better and opportunities richer for each successive generation in the West.
As bad as things might seem in the U.S., the burning center of the crisis is Europe. Unstable continental markers and angry demonstrations form Athens to Madrid are manifestations of the desperate struggle by European politicians to contain(遏制) the euro-zone debt crisis that threatens to untie the single currency and destabilize the region. The European Union and the euro zone were supposed to bring about economic stability and remove traditional barriers to growth, such as tariffs and regulations. Instead it's become a selfish union in which stagnant economies feed rising nationalism and lasting distrust between rich and less affluent countries.\
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Europe is at the center of the global financial problems, \Bank of America Merrill
Lynch, in a recent note to investors. \problems have been worsened by the inability, or the unwillingness, of policymakers, to address the debt issues.\36. Regarding Britain's 'burning', the author feels______. A) seriously concerned B) perilously puzzled C) enthusiastic so far D) so time-stressed
37. The U.K. is now suffering so much that______. A) the lower-class populations are hurt the most
B) national budget and housing pensions can be lessened C) youth programs and education subsidies may be shrinking D) the poorest populations have to resort to public protection
38. We can infer from paragraph 3 that, for the revival of rich-country economies,_________. A) the world order needs more changes in profound ways B) the best wish has to go along with cyclical recessions C) there seems to be no effective means but excuses D) the market certainty is the only way out
39. The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 implies that the ongoing European crisis is shaking________. A) European politicians
B) a belief in bright human future
C) the assumption for poorer job opportunities D) angry demonstrators
40. Which of the following is true of the European crisis in the last paragraph? A) European politicians struggle to control the euro-zone debt crisis. B) The euro zone has worked to remove the political barriers to growth. C) Both tariffs and regulations are designed to serve economic stability. D) The financial problems result from the inability of policymakers.
Passage Five
Typically, presenters at Harvard University are sure of their place on the stage .\am up here a little bit accidentally,\philanthropist(慈善家)John Wood told a crowd at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Longfellow Hall on Thursday.
Although his story had an unexpected start, Wood's success as the founder of one f the world's fastest-growing nonprofits, Room to Read, is no accident. In 2000, Wood founded the organization dedicated to educating children in the developing world through initiatives on literacy and gender equality in education.
A drive to excel, to help others, and to work with a proven model has been a winning combination for Wood, a former senior Microsoft executive who discovered a higher calling while in Nepal in 1998.
On a trek through a remote Himalayan village, Wood met a local headmaster who invited him to his school. The businessman was shocked at the falling down building and lack of books, merely 20 books in the school library for more than 450 students. The books were locked up to \\
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He was moved by the words of the headmaster, who told him,\but until we have education we will always be poor........Perhaps someday, sir, you will come back with books.\Wood did go back. What began as a return trip to the small town with books for the little library has blossomed into a multinational effort to build schools, libraries, and literacy programs in South Asia and Africa. In 10 years, Room to Read has opened 1000 schools, provided 10000 long-term scholarships to girls, and opened more than 10000 bilingual and multilingual libraries, serving more than 4 million children.
\culture of the organization and Wood's leadership are a central part of the enterprise,\said Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and director of the HGSE's International Education Policy Program. Reimers, who introduced Wood, recently a member of Room to Read's board of directors.
Wood's concept is based on the work done by Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie a century ago, when he used p[art of his massive fortune to create thousands of public libraries. Through such efforts, Carnegie helped to transform the nation's educational landscape.
\牦牛),\Nepal village on the backs of several of the wooly animals.
Wood's work to create a global educational network is based on building local capacity, keeping costs down, and setting boil goals.
\their frequent-flier miles, and that his nonprofit has a no-Land-Rover policy. The cost of just one of the pricey, four-wheel-drive vehicles, he said, is the equivalent of cheating 300 girls out of an education. Wood challenges everyone involved in Room to Read one way to \
Another core strategy for the group is the development of government and community support. Working with the education ministries in each country, Room to Read uses only local teams of educations, libriarians, and teachers. Local communities donate land for the libraries and school projects, and parents erect the buildings themselves.
\who hops his organization will help 10 million children by 2020.
Societies don't pick themselves up put of poverty because of foreign aid, he said\that you stay addicted to ,\\41. What is \A) A school B) A library C) A website
D) An organization
42. What prompted Wood to start \A) His childhood experiences B) His travel experience in Nepal C) His work experience at Microsoft
D) His business experience in developing counties 43. Which dose \A) Building schools B) Offering scholarships
C) Opening multilingual libraries
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D) Organizing leadership programs
44. Why does Wood call himself \A) He is basically doing what Carnegie has done
B) Carnegie helped him create the first library in Nepal
C) Carnegie donated most of the money for his \D) He often rides a yak to send Carnegie's books to remote villages 45. Which is NOT one of Wood's strategies in running\A) Trying every means to lower costs B) Collaborating with local communities C) Handing out as much aid as he can D) Relying on the help from the parents
Part III Blank-filling(10%)
Directions: In this part, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to fill in the blanks with suitable words. Change the form where necessary. You may not use any of the words in the word bank more than once. Write your answers on Answer sheet.
Word Bank: forward without common every right compare security contrast equality similar basis each foundation succeed fail
There is a Chinese proverb, \the past, and you shall know the future.\Surely, we have known setbacks and challenges over the last 30 years. Our relationship has not been 46 disagreement and difficulty. But the notion that we must be adversaries is not predestined -- not when we consider the past. Indeed, because of out cooperation, both the Unite States and China are more prosperous and more 47 . We have seen what is possible when we build upon our mutual interests, and engage on the 48 of mutual respect. And yet the 49 of that engagement depends upon understanding --on sustaining an open dialogue, and learning about one another and from one another. For just as that American table tennis player pointed out --we share much in 50 as human beings, but our countries are different in certain ways. I believe that 51 country must chart its own course. Chins is an ancient nation, with a deeply rooted culture. The Untied States, by 52 , is a young nation, whose culture is determined by the many different immigrants who have come to our shores and by the founding documents that guide our democracy.
Those documents put 53 a simple vision of human affairs, and they enshrine several core principles -- that all men and women are created 54 , and possess certain fundamental 55 ; that government should reflect the will of the people and respond to their wishes; that commerce should be open, information freely accessible; and that laws, and not simply men, should guarantee the administration of justice.
Part IV: Proofreading(15%)
Directions: In the following passage, there are 15 numbered lines. You have to decide whether each numbered line is correct or not. If the numbered line is correct, you need to write \” on Answer Sheet. If there is a mistake in the numbered line, you need to change a word, add a word, or just delete it. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word beside it. If you add a word, write the missing word between the words (in brackets) immediately before and after it. If you delete a word, just cross it out.
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Put your answers on Answer Sheet.
Examples:
eg. 1 (1) Before giving the presentation. He pictured everything he was going to say on Answer Sheet: (1) correct
eg. 2 (2) The meeting begun 2 hours ago. on Answer Sheet: (2) begun began
eg. 3 (3) Scarcely they settled themselves in their seats in the theatre when the curtain went up. on Answer Sheet: (3) (Scarcely) had (they) eg. 4 (4) Never will I not do it again. on Answer Sheet: (4) not
TEHRAN-Iran has success test-fired a long range missile 56._____ during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency 57._____ IRNA reported Monday.
The home-make, coast-to-sea Qader (Mighty)missile which fired 58._____ On Monday could hit the target \ 59._____ Said the report.
Deputy commander of Iran's Navy Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud 60._____ Mousavi quoted as saying on Monday that the ultra-advanced 61._____ Qader missile has been upgraded in term of its radar and satellite 62._____ systems, as well as in its accurate of hitting targets, its range, and 63._____ Smart radar-evading systems in a comparison with its previous 64._____ generations, said IRNA.
The launch came one day before the Islamic republic test-fired 65._____ an anti-radar, mid-range missile during the naval drills in its 66._____ South waters. 67._____ Iran began 10-day naval drill in the strait of Hormuz on 68._____ December 24 among had increased tensions between Iran and the West 69._____ Over Tehran's controversial nuclear program. 70._____
Part V Translation(15%)
Directions: Put the following sentences into English, using the words and Expressions given in the brackets. Write your answers on Answer Sheet.
71. 有一个词让我们摆脱生活中所有的负担和痛苦，那就是“爱情”。（weight, free v.）
72. 土地是世界上唯一值得你去为之工作，为之战斗，为之牺牲的东西，因为它是唯一永恒的东西。（worth, last）
73. 穷人比中产阶级或富人更易察觉到他人受的苦难，表现出同情心。（quick. recognize）
74. 由于在工业化国家人口数量趋于平稳，预计在不久的未来，几乎所有的人口增长都将出现在发展中
国家。（stable, expect）
75. 我们年龄越大，在生活的各个方面也会变得更无私-----除了社区志愿服务外。（selfless, exception）
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