education and have a more vocational bent, but the qualifications they offer are considered to be on the same level as those of state-run middle schools.
For higher education there are vocational courses as well as undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees. Bachelor’s degrees usually require 4 to 5 years of study, master’s degrees need 2 to3 years and Ph.D.s are granted after 3 years. Higher education is offered in universities, colleges, institutes, and vocational colleges. These institutes conduct academic and scientific research and provide social services as well as offering courses to students. To enter a university or college, students have to take the national entrance examination, which takes place every June and is now open to people of all ages. Selection is based on each student’s marks in this exam, and due to the number of people sitting the exam, getting into university is highly competitive. Those who fail to get selected have to go to private colleges if they want to continue their education.
38. According to the passage, how many stages of China’s education system can be divided into? A) one B) two C) three D）four
39. In what way, private secondary schools are different from state-run ones? A) The tuition in private secondary schools is free.
B) The qualifications they offer are of different levels as those of state-run ones.. C) The students in private ones have a more vocational bent.
D) The time of education in private schools is longer than that of state-run ones.
40. In which of the following stages, the education tuition is for free? A) pre-school education and primary education B) primary education and junior middle school C) senior middle school and higher education D) primary education and secondary schooling
41. What can you learn from the passage?
A) People are not allowed to enter universities when they are retired.
B) Those who fail to get selected in national entrance exam have no opportunity to study in college.
C) Generally speaking, the time to get Master’s degrees is longer to get Doctor’s degrees. D) The function of the institutes in higher education is not only to offer courses to students.
42. What is the main idea of this passage? A) the stages of China’s education system B) the compulsory education in China C) the advantages of Chinese education D) the prospects of Chinese education
Passage three
Questions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage.
Bombay wasn’t the ideal place to get sick — not when my doctor, family and friends were half a world away. I was alone, quite ill and had to delay my flight home. Luckily, when booking my ticket months before, I had bought travel insurance. So my illness didn’t cost me a cent.
It’s actually pretty simple. A lot of unforeseen things can happen to you when you’re traveling. Make sure you’re prepared for all of them.
A good health insurance policy will get you proper medical attention anywhere in the world outside your home province — at the insurance company’s expense. The company will send you home if it is considered medically necessary and, if you’re sick enough, it will send a nurse to accompany you. If you end up in a hospital and a doctor recommends that a family member come to your bedside, the insurance company will pay for it. You may even get pocket money to make your hospital stay more comfortable.
When I was sick in Bombay, I called the insurance company collect. It paid for a doctor (who came to my hotel room), all my medication, an extra night in the hotel and all my meals.
Picture it: the day before your big trip to Vancouver, you wake up with appendicitis (阑尾炎). You have no choice — you have to cancel your trip. Your ticket, like most, is non-refundable and you can’t make any changes. You’re about to lose all the money you put out for the ticket — unless you bought cancellation insurance beforehand.
Most travel plans include some form of non-refundable element: your deposit, your flights, your cruise, your stay at the all-inclusive resort. That non-refundable portion is what you’ll lose if you have to cancel your trip in the event that you get sick and you don’t have cancellation insurance.
43. What happened to the writer when he was in Bombay?
A) He forgot to buy travel insurance. B) He failed to book the plane ticket.
C) His illness cost him a large amount of money. D) He was seriously ill.
44. According to the passage, the following are the benefits of a good health insurance policy
you buy EXCEPT____.
A) The company would send a nurse to take care of you if necessary. B) You will be cured by the best doctor in the local place. C) You can get certain amount of pocket money.
D) The expense of the family member who comes to look after the patient is paid by the insurance company.
45. Which of the following is paid by the insurance company after the author was ill?
A) plane ticket B) pocket money C) all the medication D) traveling expenses
46. How can you make up the losses of the plane ticket when you have to cancel the trip because of some emergency?
A) Buy cancellation insurance in advance. B) Negotiate with the airport. C) Make a call to the travel agency. D) All of the above.
47. What can you learn from the passage?
A) There is some form of non-refundable element in every travel plan.
B) With cancellation insurance, all of your medication can be paid by the insurance company if you are ill.
C) Some losses can be made up if you buy some insurance beforehand. D) With a good health insurance policy, all of your needs will be satisfied.
Passage Four
Questions 48 to 52 are based on the following passage.
Women head governments, run companies and comprise about half the world's workforce, but a global poll shows that one in four people, most of them young, believe a woman's place is in the home.
The survey of over 24,000 adults in 23 countries, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos and released on the eve of International Women's Day, showed that people from India (54 percent), Turkey (52 percent), Japan (48 percent), China, Russia, Hungary (34 percent each) and South Korea (33 percent) were most likely to agree that women should not work.
And, perhaps surprisingly, people aged between 18 and 34 years are most likely to hold that view, not those from the older, and more traditional generation.
However, the majority, or 74 percent, of those polled believe a woman's place is certainly not at home.
\the past century, women, collectively, have made great gains not only in terms of societal participation - from politics to the workplace to sports and the media and to intellectual pursuit - but there are still barriers to many,\research company Ipsos.
\or otherwise, should have the ability to choose to do what and where they believe they can make their greatest contribution,\
In countries where most people believed women should stay at home, or where the majority held the opposite view, there was little difference between the sexes, the survey showed. For example, in India, the country where more than half of those polled said women should stay home, an almost equal number of men and women held this view.
48. What is the survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos about? A) Women’s role in the family
B) The relationship between husband and wife C) Whether women should work or stay at home. D) Women’s rights
49.In the survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, which country is listed as the first one that holds the largest number people believing women should not work? A) China
50. What surprising result is obtained from the survey?
A) India has the largest number of people that believe women should work. B) Young generations are most likely to hold the view that women should not work. C) The majority of those polled believe a woman’s place is at home. D) People are against the International Women’s Day.
51. Conclusions can be drawn from John Wright EXCEPT________.
A) In the past, women made great achievements in many fields of society. B) There still exist many barriers in women’s life.
C) A majority of people don’t share the same view as what is expressed in the poll. D) Women should have the ability to make their own choices.
52. You can learn from the survey that ___________.
A) In India, an almost equal number of men and women shared the same view. B) Older people are inclined to believe women should stay at home. C) Women’s role is insignificant in the workforce.
D) There are more Chinese than Japanese that hold the view that women should stay at home.
B) Japan
C) India
D) Turkey
Part Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese (10%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are five items, and four of them are taken from the reading
passages you have just read. Below each, there are five Chinese sentences translated, which are marked A), B), C),D) and E). Each letter stands for a score varying from 0 to 2. You should decide which is the best translation, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
T1. (Line 1-2, paragraph 1, Passage 1)
There are fewer restrictions on when alcohol can be sold than there are in Britain, and bars can stay open very late.
A) 美国卖酒的时间限制比英国少，酒吧开门的时间也很长。
B) 在卖酒的时间限制方面美国要宽松些，酒吧可以保持很长开门时间。 C) 美国在卖酒的时间约束方面政策要比英国宽松，酒吧可以开很长时间。
D) 美国酒类经营店的营业时间比起英国要宽松的多，酒吧也可以营业到很晚。 E) 美国酒类经营店的限制比英国少的多，酒吧营业时间长。
T2. (Line 10-11, Paragraph 5, Passage 2)
Those who fail to get selected have to go to private colleges if they want to continue their education.
A) 如果他们没有被选上但想继续接受教育，只能去私立大学。 B) 那些没考上的人如果想要进大学学习，只能去私立大学。
C) 他们如果没有被选上就只能去私人大学，如果想继续学业的话。 D) 那些没有考上的人只能去读私立学校，如果他们想继续读书。 E) 那些在考试中失败的人如果想继续读书只能去私立大学。
T3. (Line 3-5, Paragraph5, Passage 3)
You’re about to lose all the money you put out for the ticket — unless you bought cancellation insurance beforehand.
A) 你将失去所有你买票花的钱，除非你事先买了旅行取消险。 B) 你买票花的钱将全部损失，除非你之前买了取消保险。 C) 全部你买票的钱就没有了，除非你提前买了取消保险。
D) 除非你事先买了旅行取消险，否则你会损失所有花在买票上的钱。 E) 如果你事先买了旅行取消险，你就不会失去所有的买票钱。
T4. (Line 1-2, Paragraph4, Passage 4)
However, the majority, or 74 percent, of those polled believe a woman's place is certainly not at home.
A) 然而，多数受访者（74%）认为女性的位置肯定不是在家里。
B) 但是，大多数人，或者74%被采访的人认为妇女的位置不应在家里。 C) 但是大多数被采访的人（74%）相信女性的位置不在家里。 D) 然而许多接受采访的人（74%）认为女人的位置肯定不在家里。 E) 但是74%的大多数人相信女性的位置不在家里。
T5. It's important that parents have full understanding of the internet and its risks--younger people need parental direction.
A) 家长大量了解网络和其危害很重要，年轻人需要他们的引导。
B) 家长充分了解网络及其危险是很重要的一件事，年轻人需要父母的指导。 C) 全方位地了解网络及其风险对于家长来说至关重要。年轻人需要家长的引导 D) 对于家长来说全面了解网络的危害是很重要的，年轻人需要他们的指导方向。 E) 很重要的是家长应全面了解网络及其危害。年轻人需要他们的方向。