Twenty years ago, the following news item pro...

Twenty years ago, the following news item probably wouldn’t have made much sense to most Americans.

Muslims in Iran went to the streets today to support an ayatollah①’s call for a revolution. Meanwhile, in Israel, Palestinian leaders urged support for the intifada②, ①leader ②struggle

These words come from Arabic, a language with which few Americans are familiar. Yet by 1990 these words were routinely used in both broadcast and print news. How did these words find their way into English?

Like all existing languages, English is continually changing. The adoption of foreign words into English vocabulary, called borrowing, is anything but a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s been going on from the time the language first began to take shape around A. D. 450. English has been borrowing words from the conquered(被征服者), trading partners, immigrants, and a variety of other sources.

So when the events in the Middle East commanded the world’s attention during the latter part of the twentieth century. English simply borrowed the words it needed to describe what was happening in that area. The more often such words were used, the less “foreign” they sounded. Eventually, these borrowed words came to be used routinely in speech and writing.

Borrowed vocabulary from foreign language is not the only source of new words in English. As fresh ideas evolve and innovative technology are developed, new English words are created to describe them. These words may be words borrowed(WB) from other languages, existing words taking on new meanings(EWNM), acronyms, blends, compounds, or newly coined words, as the following examples and the chart show.

In the next four lessons, you’ll be introduced to some of the history and mechanisms(体系)that have shaped and continued to influence the language we use. Whether the words we speak are borrowed or created, they show a vital feature of English---adaptability. English is alive.

1.What does the word “commanded” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?

A. Ordered　　 B. Instructed

C. Controlled　　 D. Drew

2.The word “mouse” may belong to an example of __________.

A. WB　　 B. EWNM

C. Acronyms　　 D. Blends

3.Where does this text probably come from?

A. A cultural section of a newspaper

B. A language book review

C. A language course advertisement

D. A language lesson book

4.Which of the following can best cover the main idea of the passage?

A. The language in the media is changing

B. English has been borrowing words

C. English is a living language

D. A new phenomenon appears in English

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There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for $ 2,000 a month for doing nothing.

　The connection between the two news items is simple; computers-the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man’s bill was only $ 23.26. The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him $ 2,000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied ” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money . The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed ” it. It was only a random (随便) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

　Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes, they’re sometimes slower than human beings and they’re easily fooled.

　The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax(腊) on the card. The computer couldn’t read the card, and did nothing with it.

　It’s in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let’s get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can’t put right.

1.In the first paragraph we can conclude ______.

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is _______.

3.Computers ______.

4.The writer thinks _______.

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C　　

TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences with his family classic．E．T．Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China．

Chow's latest movie CJ7(《长江七号》)，in cinemas now，is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker(外来务工者) and his son．When a strange alien enters their lives，father and son learn a lesson about the value of family．Chow hopes his movie will help to make family films more popular in China．

Family films have been the main part of the Hollywood market for the last 40 years．They have given audiences movies like E．T．, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park．However, there are few of these movies in China, where expensive history films are more popular．

A family film is not simply a children's movie．It is a film that is not only suitable for children, but appeals to the whole family．

According to Raymound Zhou，a famous film critic，these films are rare in China because“very few families go to the cinema together”．Because of this，there is little demand for movies that appeal to the whole family．　　　

However, in the West，it is common for the family to sit down and watch a movie together．Tim Bridges, from London，says：“I love it at Christmas when I sit down and watch a movie with my family．” 　　　

All family films contain similar messages about being honest、remaining positive and learning there is more to life than money．According to the American movie reviewer，Dave Johnson, this is because “When parents watch a movie，they want their children to be learning good values”．　　　

Just like when the alien in Spielberg's E．T．phones home to make contact with his family, Chow will hope Chinese audiences are tuned in and ready to receive his family movie message．

63．Which of the following can replace the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A．understand what others are thinking  B．make telephones

C．go to the cinema                     D．sing songs　　　

64．What is the family film，according to the passage?

A．A kind of film that is about history．

B．A kind of film in which the characters are animals．

C．A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults

D．A kind of film that is about families　　　

65．What is implied but not stated directly in the passage?

A．Families in China should go to the cinema at Christmas．

B．It's good for children to watch family films．　　　

C．Chinese families don't like family films．

D．The movie CJ7 has nothing in common with E．T．

66．It can be inferred that in the future，_______．

A．Chinese families will go to the cinema together　　　

B．there may be more family films in China　　

C．making family films in China is not easy

D．family films are about love

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Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class today, however, and you’ll get a completely different impression. For a start, you will now see plenty more women—the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, for example, boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.

It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved. But, increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity. Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.

Diversity, it seems, has not helped to address fundamental weaknesses in business leadership. So what can be done to create more effective managers of the commercial world? According to Valerie Gauthier, associate dean at HEC Paris, the key lies in the process by which MBA programmes recruit their students. At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. This is then coupled to a school’s picture of what a diverse class should look like, with the result that passport, ethnic origin and sex can all become influencing factors. But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach—arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters.

Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking, consultancy and industry. They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science, the creative arts, history or philosophy, which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.

Indeed, there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create. A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management—at least in America and Europe. Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models, such as those prevalent in Scandinavia, which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.

1.What characterizes the business school student population of today?

A. Greater diversity.

B. Intellectual maturity.

C. Exceptional diligence.

D. Higher ambition.

2.What is the author’s concern about current business school education?

A. It will arouse students’ unrealistic expectations.

B. It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.

C. It focuses on theory rather than on practical skills.

D. It stresses competition rather than cooperation.

3.What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?

A. Age and educational background.

C. Attitude and approach to business.

B. Social and professional experience.

D. Ethnic origin and gender.

4.What does Mannaz say about the current management style?

A. It is eradicating the tough aspects of management.

B. It encourages male and female executives to work side by side.

C. It adopts the bully-boy chief executive model.

D. It is shifting towards more collaborative models.

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Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was ________ except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked.

A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to ________ her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n)  , then asked, “Could you drive through downtown ?”

“It’s not the ________ way,” I answered.

“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).”

I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening.

“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and ________ the meter (计程器). “What ________ would you like me to take?” I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to ________ in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the sun was ________, she suddenly said: “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in ________ to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.

“How much do I have to pay you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

“Nothing,” I said.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.

“You gave an old woman a little moment of ________,” she said.

I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.

I didn’t ________ any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. We tend to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often 47 us unconsciously.

1.A. ancient                   B. dark                            C. dirty                    D. remote

2.A. invite                      B. watch                      C. help                        D. receive

3.A. address                  B. letter                      C. speech                   D. present

4.A. wrong                     B. funniest                      C. safest                  D. shortest

5.A. cut out                    B. showed off            C. switched off          D. turned on

6.A. direction            B. order                              C. role                         D. route

7.A. break down           B. get off                              C. speed up               D. slow down

8.A. changing            B. moving                           C. rising                 D. Setting

9.A. darkness                B. noise                       C. silence                   D. sadness

10.A. joy                     B. interest                          C. trouble                   D. surprise

11.A. talk with           B. call up                             C. pick up                   D. take away

12.A. catch                    B. drive                  C. improve                  D. puzzle

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Twenty-five years ago, as a parent educator, I began reading about the dangers of praise. I was completely shocked by what I was learning: praise is not good for our kids. How could that be? So I spent years talking with experts, reading about the effects of praise, and finally decided to close the door on praise and focus on building an encouraging family.

Even today, with many studies available to parents, I still hear people say, “How can that be? How can saying ‘Good job’ or ‘You’re smart’ be bad?” I understand. It can be a difficult habit to break.

If we tell a boy “You are so smart!” when he brings home an A in his math test, how does he feel when he comes home with a D? If we’ve told him that he is smart, then he will more likely feel a failure when he struggles with homework — “I’m supposed to be smart. Why can’t I do this?”

Praise trains children to depend on constant feedback on what a “great job” they are doing. This dependency shatters rather than builds children’s confidence. Praise trains children to ask, “Do you like it?” “Did I do a good job?” “Are you proud of me?” They begin to believe that what others think is more important than what they think about their achievements and mistakes.

Praise breaks the relationship between parents and children. Without even realizing it, parents may be using praise as a tool to direct the child’s behavior. The message is clear — I approve of you when you … and I do not approve of you when you … Living with this kind of constant judgment can damage not only the child’s confidence but also the relationship.

The solution to the problem of praise is encouragement. Encouragement can be given at any time, to anyone, in any situation. It is a comment, an acknowledgment, a statement that focuses on effort, improvement or choice. Hearing “You are so smart!” can leave a child at a loss when they don’t do well in a test. Using “That took a lot of work to come home with an A in your test …” gives a child the chance to be something else.

1.What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?

A. Many parents can’t get on well with their children.

B. The author never shows any approval to his children.

C. It’s hard for many parents to believe praise is harmful.

D. The author spent 25 years changing people’s opinion on praise.

2.According to the passage, it seems that parents’ praise ______.

A. can lead to children’s being smart

B. might have just the opposite effect

C. is a good tool to educate their children

D. helps them get along well with their children

3.Which of the following is a good example of encouragement?

A. You are very good at math.

B. You are the best artist I have ever seen.

C. You have a problem and you have to fix it.

D. You didn’t think you could finish in time, but you did.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When did the man look at the photo albums last time?

A. Ten years ago.　　 B. Twenty years ago.　　 C. Thirty years ago.

2.How does the woman recognize the man in the first picture?

A. From his shirt.　　 B. From his long hair.　　 C. From his smile.

3.Why did the man’s leg look injured in the second picture?

A. He hurt it while skiing.

B. He injured it in a car accident.

C. He had a bad fall two years earlier.

4.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.　　 B. Mother and son.　　 C. Husband and wife.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When did the man look at the photo albums last time?

A. Ten years ago.　　 B. Twenty years ago.　　 C. Thirty years ago.

2.How does the woman recognize the man in the first picture?

A. From his smile.　　 B. From his long hair.　　 C. From his shirt.

3.Why did the man’s leg look injured in the second picture?

A. He injured it in a car accident.　　 B. He hurt it while skiing.

C. He had a bad fall two years earlier.

4.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.　　 B. Mother and son.　　 C. Husband and wife.

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_____ Longyan you see today is quite _____ different city from what it was twenty years ago.

A. The, a                B. 不填, a                 C. The, 不填         D. A. a

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When e-mail first came into general use about twenty years ago, there was a lot of talk about the arrival of the paperless office. However, it seems that e-mail has yet to revolutionize office communication. According to communications analyst Richard Metcalf, some offices have actually seen an increase in paper as a result of e-mail. “Information in the form of e-mail messages now floods our computer screens. These messages can be sent so quickly that memos tend to be distributed in the hundreds. For those secretaries whose bosses ask them to print out all their e-mails and leave them in their in-trays, this means using up a great deal of paper every month,” Metcalf says.

Metcalf has found that because some e-mails get lost in cyberspace, important documents are increasingly likely to be asked by clients and colleagues to send all important documents both by e-mail and by fax. This highlights a further potential problem with e-mail in today’s offices ─ it is taking up time rather than saving it. “With e-mail, communication is much easier, but there is also more room for misunderstandings,” says psychologist Dr David Lewis. Generally, much less care is taken with e-mails than with letters or faxes and the sender will probably print the document and reread it before putting it in an envelope or sending it by fax.

More worrying is still the increasing misuse of e-mail for sending “flame-mail” ─inappropriate e-mail messages. Recent research in several companies suggests that aggressive communications like this are on the increase. E-mail has become the perfect medium for conveying workplace dissatisfaction because it is so instant.

E-mail can also be a problem in other ways. Staffs all too often make the mistake of thinking that the contents of the e-mail, like things said over the phone, are private and not permanent. But it is not only possible for an employer to read all your e-mails, it is also perfectly legal. E-mail messages can be traced back to their origin for a period of at least two years, so you might want to rethink e-mailing your dissatisfaction about your boss to your friends. The advice is to keep personal e-mails out of the office.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS)

1.The promise of paperless office has not come true in many offices mainly because many　 secretaries are asked to _____________.

2.Why has e-mailing taken up time rather than saved it?

3.There is an increasing concern that e-mails are misused by some employees to express　 _____________.

4.It is advised that employees should not use company e-mails as a way of ___________.

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