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4.1PartIIReadingComprehension      4—1Passage1TheTokyoDistrictCourt,inaruling(裁决)lastweek,orderedthebanktopaythewomenatotalofalmost$900000anddeclaredthatthe11ofthe12plaintiffs(原告)mustbepromotedtomanagementpositionsimmediately.ItwasthefirsttimeaJapanesecourthasheldagainstanemployerliablefordenyingpromotionsbecauseofgenderandalandmarkrulinginacountrywherewomenfacediscriminationinnearlyeveryaspectoftheirlives.TheworkingconditionsfacedbythewomenatthebankaresimilartothosefacedbymillionsofothersacrossJapan.Morethan99percentofthebank’smanagersweremen;overallinJapan,only4percentofmanagersarewomen,comparedwithmorethan40percentintheUS.Intheirsuit,filedmorethannineyearsago,thewomenarguedthatmostofthebank’s200femaleemployeeswereexpectedtoserveteatotheirmalecolleagues.Collegeeducatedwomenwithupto40years’senioritywerestuckinjobscountingcoinsoransweringphones,whilemenwereusuallypromotedtomanagementwithin15years.The“glassceiling”forwomenintheworkplacehaslongbeendecriedintheUS,butthatceilingissetseveralstorieslowerinJapan.Womenwhodosucceedfacemoresubtlepressures.Theyareroutinelyencouragedtoquittheirjobswhentheyhavechildren.Thosewhochoosetostayatwork,ornottomarry,aresubjectedtoheavypressurefrombossesandcoworkerstofollowamore“normal”course.Nonethelessinrecentyearsmorewomenhavepostponedmarriage,evenrejecteditaltogether,andstayedintheworkplace.Andastheydo,pressureisbuildingfromJapanesewomenwhowantthekindofopportunitiesavailabletotheirAmericanandEuropeancounterparts.In1990,aJapanesecourtforthefirsttimeruledthatunequalpayforwomenandmendoingthesameworkwasillegal.ThenewrulingagainstJapan’ssystematicdenialofmanagementpositionstowomenisexpectedtoboostthechancesofatleast10similarsuitsthathavebeenfiledagainstotheremployers.21.Thewomenfiledasuitagainstthebankbecause________.A)theywantedtohaveapayriseB)theirworkingconditionswereverybadeverywhereinJapanC)theyweredeniedpromotionsbeingwomenD)thereweretoomanymaleemployeesinthebank22.Accordingtothepassage,femaleemployeesinJapan________.A)aremorehighlyeducatedthanmenB)enjoygivingservicetotheirmalecolleaguesC)arelesslikelytobepromotedthantheirU.S.counterpartsD)mustworkfor40yearsbeforetheygetpromotion23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A)TheceilingofahouseinJapanismuchlowerthanthatintheU.S.B)InJapan,thereexistsgenderdiscriminationinalmostallwalksoflife.C)WomeninJapantendtomarryoldernowadays.D)Itwasnotillegalbefore1990tounderpaywomendoingthesameworkasmen.24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A)successfulwomenhavefewerchildrenthanordinarywomenB)AmericanfemaleemployeesarealsonotequallytreatedC)womeninAmericausuallyquittheirjobswhentheyhavechildrenD)womenwhochoosenottomarrymayhavebetteropportunitiestobepromoted25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)PressuresWomenFaceB)SuccessfulWomenandMarriageC)MeanstoManagementPositionsD)ARuling—ANewStartPassage2Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheEnglishlanguageisthelinguafrancaofbusinesstoanextentnotimaginableevenadecadeago.Three-quartersoftheworld’smail,telexesandcablesareinEnglish.Andeachofthosefiguresisgrowing.Englishisnowtheofficiallanguageofanumberofinternationalcompanies.TheEFTAorganizationhasEnglishasitsofficiallanguagedespitethefactthatnoneofitssixmembercountriesusesitasanativelanguage.TheEuropeanCommunity(EC),bycontrast,socomplicatesitsaffairsbyusingallnineofficiallanguagesthat60%ofitsadministrationbudgetgoesontranslationandinterpretation,despitethefactthatmostofitsstaffspeakEnglishorFrench.ThefirstforeignlanguagetheJapaneselearnisEnglish.EveryJapanesechildwhofinishessecondaryschoolwillhavehadanaverageofeightyearsofEnglishlanguageinstruction,foratotalof1,000hours.Thereareover700EnglishlanguagetrainingschoolsinTokyoalone,asmanyasthereareinallofEngland.Afurther13,000Japanesestudentsundertakecourses,manyofwhichemphasizelanguageaswellastechnicalskills,inAmerica.TheshortageofJapanesemanagersabletospeakotherEuropeanlanguagesisfargreater,thatisamajorfactorinattractingJapanesefirmstoBritainratherthananywhereelseintheEC.26.Accordingtotheauthor,theEnglishlanguage________.A)hasbeenthelinguafrancaforadecadeB)begantobeusedinbusinessonedecadeagoC)hasbeenmorewidelyusedinbusinessinrecentyearsD)wasnotimaginabletobeusedinbusinesstenyearsago27.WhatistrueabouttheEFTAorganizationaccordingtothepassage?A)TheEFTAorganizationhasninemembercountries.B)TheEFTAispartoftheEuropeanCommunity.C)TheEFTAisaninternationalcompanywithEnglishasitsofficiallanguage.D)AllthemembercountriesoftheEFTAuseEnglishastheirnativelanguage.28.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheusingofallthenineofficiallanguagesin(EC)wouldbe________.A)appropriateB)criticalC)positiveD)neutral29.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.A)thereisthesamenumberoflanguagetrainingschoolsinTokyoasthatinEnglandB)therearealotofJapanesestudentsstudyinginAmericaC)JapanesetakeEnglishastheirfirstforeignlanguageD)FinishingsecondaryschoolJapanesechildrenwillhavehadabout1,000hoursofEnglishstudy30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A)theEuropeanCommunitywilluseEnglishandFrenchasitsofficiallanguagesB)JapanesegovernmentwillincreasethetotalnumberofhoursinEnglishstudyforsecondaryschoolstudentsC)JapanesebusinessmenwouldbelikelytodobusinesswithBritainratherthanotherEuropeancountriesD)JapaneselanguagewillprobablybecomelinguafrancaofbusinessallovertheworldPassage3Theterm,cultureshock,wasintroducedforthefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthelackofdirection,thefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment,andnotknowingwhatisappropriateorinappropriate.Thefeelingofcultureshockgenerallysetsinafterthefirstfewweeksofcomingtoanewplace.Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortonesufferswhencomingtoliveinanothercountryoraplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.Often,thewaythatwelivedbeforeisnotacceptedasorconsideredasnormalinthenewplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousethetelephoneandsoforth.Thesymptomsofculturalshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.Although,onecanexperiencerealpainfromcultureshock;itisalsoanopportunityforredefiningone'slifeobjectives.Itisagreatopportunityforlearningandacquiringnewperspectives.Cultureshockcanmakeonedevelopabetterunderstandingofoneselfandstimulatepersonalcreativity.Symptoms:Sadness,loneliness,melancholy.Preoccupationwithhealth.　Aches,pains,andallergies.Insomnia,desiretosleeptoomuchortoolittle.Changesintemperament,depression,feelingvulnerable,feelingpowerless.Anger,irritability,resentment,unwillingnesstointeractwithothers.Identifyingwiththeoldcultureoridealizingtheoldcountry.Lossofidentity.Tryingtoohardtoabsorbeverythinginthenewcultureorcountry.Unabletosolvesimpleproblems.Lackofconfidence.Feelingsofinadequacyorinsecurity.Developingstereotypesaboutthenewculture.Developingobsessionssuchasover-cleanliness.Longingforfamily.Feelingsofbeinglost,overlooked,exploitedorabused.31.Accordingtothepassage,thephrase"setin"(Line4,Para.1)means_____________.A)beginandseemlikelytocontinueB)moveoutC)beginajourneyD)begotridof32.Cultureshockmaybedefinedas____________.A)thephysicaldiscomfortonesufferswhenvisitinganewplaceB)arealpainoneexperienceswhencomingtoanewplaceC)agoodopportunityoflearningandacquiringnewthingsD)afeelingofconfusionandanxietyonefeelswhenlivinginanothercountry33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutcultureshock?A)Feelingdepressed,vulnerableandpowerless.B)Feelingangryandreluctanttocommunicatewithothers.C)Feelingangry,inadequateandconfident.D)Feelinglonely,sadandpainful.34.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______________.A)livinginanewplaceonehastoredefineone'slifeobjectivesB)onehasagoodchancetolearnwhenlivinginanothercountryC)culturalshockhasbothnegativeandpositiveeffectonone'slifeD)personalcreativityisstimulatedbyculturalshock35.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis___________.A)tostresstheimpactofculturalshockB)toexplaintheconceptofculturalshockC)todiscussthesideeffectofculturalshockD)tolistthesymptomsofculturalshockPassage4Schoolchildrenwillhaveamoredifficulttimeskippingclassesinthefutureifasoftwareprogramthatletsparentsmonitortheirchildrencatcheson.Astart-upcompanycalledSchoolSoft,basedinCupertino,Calif.,unveiledanupgradetoitssoftwarethatletsparentsmonitortheirchild’sperformanceinschoolovertheInternet.Thecompanyhasdevelopedsoftwarethatrunson3Com.Corp.’spopularPalmPilothandheldcomputers,SchoolSoftresellsthePalmPilottoschools,pre-loadedwithSchoolSoftsoftware,plusprogramstorunonaschool’snetworkserver.SchoolteacherscanthenenterintothePalmPilotstudentattendancedata,grades,homeworkassignments,activitiesandthelike,whichissenttotheschool’scentralserver.Later,parentswitheitherInternetaccessorjustatelephonecanaccesstheschool’sserverforupdatesfromtheteacher.Beforethesoftwareupgrade,parentscouldonlyaccessthesystemviathetelephone.JimWeldon,SchoolSoftfounderandchiefexecutive,saidthecompanyatpresenthasaninstalledbaseofabout330schoolsaroundtheUnitedStates,andthatthesoftwarewasusedforchildreninkindergartenallthewayuptosecondaryschool.“Inhighschool,parentsreallywanttotrackactivities,grades,etc.—howdotheygetontracktogotocollege?”saidWeldon.“Childrenalsohaveaccessaswelltotheiracademicrecords...Sometimesyoudon’tknowwhereyouare.”Whenaskedifmanychildrenhaveobjectedtotheirparentsusingthesoftware,Weldonsaidthatmostareawareoftheadvantagesthesoftwarecanprovide,suchaslettingthemknowaboutgradesandperformanceissuesinschool---longbeforereportcardsarrive.36.Thephrase"catcheson"(Line2,para.1)probablymeans__________.A)"becomespopular"B)"isonsaleagain"C)"becomesperfect"D)"isfurthermodified"37.Thesoftwarediscussedinthepassageisdesignedtohelp________.A)schoolsfindeasyaccesstostudents'parentsB)parentsknowbetteraboutchildren'sperformanceinschoolC)teachersupdatestudents'academicrecordsD)studentsknowtheiracademicpositioninschool38.Theoldcopyofthesoftware_______.A)istelephonebasedB)isinternetbasedC)iswellprogrammedD)iswellaccepted39.Theword"they"(Line4,Para.4)refersto_________.A)studentsB)schoolsC)activitiesD)parents40.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueabouttheupgradedsoftware?A)Itisobjectedbymanystudents.B)Ithasnotenjoyedpopularityinhighschool.C)ItissoldwithhandledPalmPilotcomputers.D)Itcanworkonaschool'snetworkcentralserver.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure41.Therearefewelectronicappliances_______toraisefearsregardingfutureemploymentopportunitiesthanrobots.A)likelyB)morelikelyC)mostlikelyD)muchlikely42.Heputaspecial_______foranextraday’sholidaysothathewouldattendhisdaughter’swedding.A)requestB)inquiryC)proposalD)demand43.Todaymanycountriesarestrugglingfor_______oilreserves,waterpowerandothernaturalresourcesunderthesea.A)sellingB)holdingC)exploitingD)exporting44.Hewentabroadandearnedan________amountofmoney.A)incapableB)inevitableC)incredibleD)infinite45.Asmanymemberswereabsent,thismatter________undiscussedatthemeeting.A)keptB)remainedC)existedD)continued46.Ifthesizeoftheworkforcecanbeeasilyandrapidlyaltered_______marketfluctuations,profitswillbemaximized.A)intermsofB)inreplytoC)inresponsetoD)withrespectto47.Thebirdflewintotheairandwassoon_______.A)outofsightB)inahurryC)atalossD)inthedistance48.Ifyou_________meaboutit,Iwouldstillbeunawareofthefacts.A)don’ttellB)haven’ttoldC)didn’ttellD)hadn’ttold49.Martinconsidereddroppinghismedicalcourseand_______inbiology.A)specializeB)specializingC)tospecializeD)specialized50.Thepoorchilddreamsofgetting_______anewschoolbag.A)anythingbutB)everythingbutC)somethingbutD)nothingbut51.Thesecitieshaverealizedremarkableprofits_______highandnewtechnologytotransformingtraditionalindustry.A)withapplyingB)toapplyC)applyingD)byapplying52.Theyleftinsuchahurry_________theyforgottoturnofftheTV.A)thatB)whichC)sothatD)soas53.Peoplesellthehuntedwildlife_______foodandmedicine.A)withB)toC)atD)for54.Ageneralmanageris________apresidentinposition.A)inferiorthanB)inferiorasC)inferiortoD)inferiorwith55.Thereisalwaysatemptationto_______doinganunpleasanttaskaslongasonecan.A)putforwardB)putonC)putoffD)putout56.Severalprojects,theimportanceofwhichwasrecognizedbyeverybody,were_______throughlackofmoney.A)broughtupB)goneupC)takenupD)heldup57.Itisimportantthatyou_______tothebossbeforeleavingforyourvacation.A)havespokenB)hadspokenC)anspokeD)speak58._______,itisquiteeasytodrillaholeonitwithlaser.A)HardalthoughthediamondisB)HardasthediamondisC)AsthediamondishardD)Howhardthediamondis59.Atotallynewsituationwill_____whenthenewexaminationsystemcomesintopractice.A)ariseB)arouseC)riseD)raise60.Severalpeoplewerekilled_______theaccident.A)asaresultB)asaresultofC)asfromD)asto61.Ianticipate_______muchinstructionfromyourbook.A)toderiveB)derivingC)tobederivedD)beingderived62.Shehadthreesons,all______becamedoctors.A)ofwhomB)whichC)ofwhichD)them63.Beforedoingit,you’dbetter_____theadvantagesyoucanbenefitfrom.A)lookoutB)sumupC)careforD)giveup64.He____overtheletterandwalkedawaywithoutaword.A)sawB)glancedC)watchedD)observed65.Thereisnothingtodoexcept_______tillthemanagercomeshere.A)towaitB)waitingC)waitD)waited66.Youwillhavetopay_____postalchargesonthisletter.A)durableB)competentC)excessD)broad67.Thismorningourwatersupplywas_________becausethepipeburst.A)cutoutB)cutoffC)cutdownD)cutacross68.Scientistwillhaveto_______newmethodsofincreasingtheworld’sfoodsupplyinordertofeedmorehungrypeople.A)comeupwithB)keepupwithC)putupwithD)catchupwith69._____everybodyishere,let’sworkoutthetravelingplan.A)NowthatB)InthatC)SothatD)That70.Ifwecontinuetoargueoverminorpointswewon’tget_______nearasolution.A)somewhereB)everywhereC)nowhereD)anywherePartIVClozeAbreakthroughinhumancloninglastnightraisedfearsthatthebirthofthefirstclonedbabyisnowinevitable.AUSresearchfirmannouncedithadachievedthe'milestone'of71humanembryosfromclonedcells.Scientistssaidtheywantedtousethemforresearchto72disease,nottocreateaclonedhumanbeing.73expertsfearthebreakthroughcouldbe74toproducethefirsthumancloneand75internationallawstobanthepractice.ThenewscomesasParliamentpreparestodebate76lawsonembryoresearch,designedtoclosealegalloopholeinBritain.TheHighCourt77thatexistinglawsdidnotcoverclonedembryosandthatcloninghumanswasthereforenot78.Maverickscientists,79ItalianfertilitydoctorSeverinoAntinori,saidtherulingmeanttheycouldcreateclonedembryosinBritainand80themintoawombbeforenewlawsare81.Buttheemergencylegislation,tobedebatedintheHouseofLordstodayandintheCommonsonThursday,would82clonedembryosfrombeingimplanted.Humanembryoclonesarea'holygrail'inthescientificworld83embryoscontainstemcellswhichcangrowintovirtuallyanyhumantissue.Theyarepotentiallyvitalfortransplantoperationsandtreatingconditions84strokes,cancer,Aids,Parkinson'sandAlzheimer'sdisease.TheUSfirm,AdvancedCellTechnology,85itsbreakthroughinonlinejournal,e-biomed.Thefirmsaiditclonedembryosby86theDNAfromhumaneggcells.DNAfromanadulthumanbodycellwasimplantedintotheeggcell,which87asix-cellembryo.OneoftheACTteam,DrMichaelWest,said:'Wecouldimplantthese88intoawoman'suterusandmakeaclonedhumanbeingbutthat'snot89wearedoing.Wearedoingittohelpcurediseases.Wearemaking90life,notahumanlife.'71A.inventing  B.creating  C.discovering  D.originating72A.heal  B.remedy  C.treat  D.diagnose73A.However  B.And  C.Therefore  D.But74A.abused  B.used  C.injured  D.mistreated75A.calledfor  B.calledon  C.calledat  D.calledin76A.emerging  B.emergence  C.emergency  D.emergent77A.dictated  B.ruled  C.decreed  D.commanded78A.criminal  B.lawless  C.legal  D.illegal79A.included  B.including  C.toinclude  D.include80A.transplant  B.implant  C.grew  D.input81A.broughtin  B.broughtabout  C.broughtforth  D.broughtout82A.protect  B.prevent  C.block  D.ban83A.since  B.but  C.because  D.therefore84A.forexample  B.like  C.as  D.suchas85A.announced  B.stated  C.demonstrated  D.published86A.implanting  B.removing  C.transplanting  D.importing87A.grewup  B.grewfrom  C.grewinto  D.grewon88A.embryo  B.tissue  C.uterus  D.cells89A.which  B.how  C.what  D.where90A.cellular  B.tissue  C.embryo  D.cellsReferenceKeyforWriting:Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWomenintheModernWorld.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.(15points)WomenintheModernWorldWomenareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinsociety.Inthepasttheysufferedfromdiscrimination.Butnowthepositionisquitedifferent.Theyhavemadetheirwaysuccessfullyintoalmosteveryprofession,actingasdoctors,lawyersormanagersaswell.Withsuchanimportantpartinsociety,manywomenareseekingequalitywithmen.Inoccupation,theyaredemanding“equalpayforequalwork”.Beingmoreindependent,theyarenolongercontenttobeprisonerashousewives.Asaresult,theirhusbandsarerequiredtoshouldermorefamilyresponsibilitiesthanbefore.However,thetimehasn’tcomeforustorelieveadeepsigh.Inequalitystillexistseverywhere.Forexample,onlyaquarterofalluniversitystudentsarewomen.Obviouslyanewbattleiswaitingtobelaunchedforthecompleteliberationofwomen..