How do you usually buy what you need, shopping on line or going out to shop in person? With the help of the Internet, shopping is ______(easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the items we like, pay for them online, and the shopping ___
___(finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items before deciding ___
___ to buy.
However, there are always traps in shopping online. If we are ______(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different from ___
___ in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be too big ___
___ too small. ___
___(avoid) such troubles, we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their comments, we can know better ___
___ an item’s color, size as well as ___
___ shortcomings. In this way we increase our chance of buying ___
___ more satisfactory item.
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷标号为3l-40的相应位置上。
A man, now old, went overseas 40 years ago. On his 31 ( depart ), the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir a heart-shaped knot made of knitting wool. He 32 ( hang ) it on his belt ever since.
Several years later he got married and had children. As time went by his sweetheart’s __33___ ( look ) became dimmer and dimmer like a landscape picture 34 ( fade ) away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his dreams. In the evening of his life he often looked at the knot and sighed.
One day his grandson caught sight of the knot and insisted on getting hold of it as a toy. The boy fondled ( 抚弄 ) and tried to unfold it. At last he did 35 trick and got it loose and open.
When it 36 ( spread ) out it resumed ( 重获 ) its form as a long thread, a very simple wool thread. 37 by the skillful hands of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot. Devoted love made so many simple things complex in the world.
Thus the old man was awoken to get a truth. Most of the grievances ( 抱怨 ), bitterness and hatred in life actually result from very small matters. 38 one is mindful of them, they become mental knots. But if one sees 39 the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, no matter 40 shape it assumes.
PART FOUR WRITING
SECTION A(10%) Directions: Read the following passage.Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzled over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers hypothesized. Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallow. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology itself; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors.” It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”
Title 71.________________
72____________ |
Internet use causing 73.________________ in psychological well-being |
Study showing |
People on the Internet feeling 74________________ |
75.________________ |
● Having nothing with the technology itself ● Spending more time on the Internet reducing time available for 76.__________ ●Faceless and bodiless virtual communication leading to a lack of 77.___________________ ● Exposure to the wider world via the Net making users less satisfied with 78.__________________ |
79. ___________ on how to use the Internet |
● Time spent on the Internet should be arranged properly . ● 80. ___________should be considered in terms of designing applications and services. |
第Ⅱ卷 (共45分)
第四部分:书面表达(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:阅读表达(共5小题。每小题3分,满分15分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后面的要求答题。
The success of a speech is often due to the skill of the speaker who is confident,knowledgeable and able to deliver a speech clearly and effectively.
But often it is not the speakers who write these moving speeches;it is a speechwriter. And polities is one industry in which this practise is common..So what does it take to be a political speechwriter?
According to a recent job advertisement from the US Embassy in Britain,a political speechwriter needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate a deep knowledge of their subject.They must also work closely with speakers and be able to relate to the speakers’ style.
Some believe that the best speechwriters have a—born talent,a natural creative ability, and that speechwriting is an art.
What about those of us who _______? Can we still produce successful speeches?
In an interview with the BBC,Dr Atkinson(a communications specialist)outlined a
number of speechwriting techniques.He also explained how the.se techniques have been used in historic speeches.
One such technique is introducing contrast(对比).This is extremely useful when presenting a positive influence on a negative issue. One of the most famous examples of this can be seen in a speech given by former American President John Kennedy:“Ask not what your country can do for you,but what you can do for your country.”
Another technique is the use of three—part lists.Dr Atkinson explains that this can be an excellent way of confirming a statement.Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was a fan of this technique.One of his most famous campaign Slogans(口号)was“education, education,education”.
76.What’s the main idea of this article? Please answer within 10 words.
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77.Which sentence in the last page call he replaced by the following one?
However,it is the speechwriters rather than the speakers who write the speeches.
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78.Fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(Please answer within 10
words.)
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79.Please list at least three characters for being a good political speechwriter.(Please ‘
answer within 20 words.)
①______________________________________
②_____________________________________
③______________________________________
80.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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第Ⅱ卷(共45分)
第四部分书面表达(共两节,满分45分)
第一节阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
阅读下面的短文,请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)
[1] If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “ Information Age” demands people who are flexible (灵活的) and who have good______________.
[2] There are many social science majors in large companies who take up important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors have achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited to change, which is the leading feature of the high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
[3] Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after (广受欢迎的) quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important” by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
[4] Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.
76. What’s the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________________________
77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
For instance, a study showed that social science majors had held more important positions, compared to those technically trained students.
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78. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 5 words.)
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79. What have you learned about the social science majors in finding a job in this high-tech “Information Age”? (Please answer within 30 words.)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
80. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
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第II卷(共45分)
第四部分书面表达(共两节,满分45分)
第一节阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。
[1] My daughter did an experiment for me two summers ago. She applied to job openings she’d found on a couple of big online job boards. She mailed the applications and waited. And waited. After sending out 100 resumes(履历表), specially addressed to each organization’s human resources(HR) manager, fewer than five HR departments took the time to reply, or acknowledged receipt.
[2] What happened?
[3] Maybe in the thirty seconds or so of attention that her resume received, each HR person made a snap decision. It seemed that 95 of them were unimpressioned.
[4] Or, maybe, out of the 300 other resumes HR had received that morning, they had already scheduled a requisite(必要的) number of interviews. Or, maybe HR simply forwarded her resume to the hiring manager who was supposed to call her for an interview.
[5] Or, maybe they thought her resume was fairly generic(一般的) and they didn’t have time to figure out if she might be a good fit, with the necessary skills, attitudes, and the desire to do the job.
[6] Most likely, the real reason why she didn’t get an interview was the last one. HR didn’t have time to figure out how she would work in their company.
[7] This happens all the time. I think most job seekers make the serious mistake of thinking that all they need to do is tell the HR department what they did in the past.
[8] That might be OK for some hiring managers, but most want to know the answer to one question: How can this applicant help us right now? If your resume does not answer that question, or sufficiently tell a story about how you may be able to help, you won’t have a shot at the job in this market.
[9] Before you can answer that question, however, you need to do some research on the company. Find out everything you can about the company, including the departments, the people, the products, markets, and the plans for the future.
[10] Information is power, and it is available quite easily. Don’t expect HR to figure out how you might fit into their organization. You _________ instead. This is the surest way to get the interview.
76.What’s the main idea of this passage?(within 20 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
77.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
You should tell the HR what you can do for them in your resume and then you may be able to find a job.
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78. Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words.(within 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
79.List two of the reasons why most HR managers even didn’t give the girl a reply.
(each within 10 words)
①__________________________________________________________________________
②__________________________________________________________________________
80.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 into Chinese.
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