问答题Passage 1  Putin will finish the second of two terms as President in 2008. Under his leadership, Russia has re-emerged as a significant world power. (1) I have friends who predict that Vladimir Putin will find his new position as Russian prime minister

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Passage 1  Putin will finish the second of two terms as President in 2008. Under his leadership, Russia has re-emerged as a significant world power. (1) I have friends who predict that Vladimir Putin will find his new position as Russian prime minister a comedown after eight years as President. I doubt it. Putin is more likely to define his job than be defined by it. After our first meetings, in 1999 and 2000, I described him in my journal as “shrewd, confident, hard-working, patriotic, and ingratiating.” In the years since, he has become more confident and—to Westerners—decidedly less ingratiating.  Born in Leningrad (today’s St. Petersburg) Putin is the son of a sailor and a factory worker. From 1976 to 1990, Putin served in the foreign intelligence branch of the notorious Soviet spy agency. For many of those years, he was stationed in Germany. In 1998, Putin was tapped to run the FSB (successor to the KGB) by then Russian President Boris Yeltsin. (2) When Yeltsin resigned shortly before the end of his second term, Putin was chosen to serve as acting President, putting him in an ideal position to win the office in the election that followed.  (3) Some believe Putin’s KGB background explains everything, but his allegiance to the KGB is in turn explained by his intense nationalism—which accounts for his popularity in Russia. Timing matters in history, and Putin has had the benefit of high oil prices and the contrast with his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin. (4) His vision of Russia is that of a great power in the old-fashioned European sense. Such powers have spheres of influence and subjugate lesser powers. At home, they celebrate national traditions and prize collective glory, not individual freedom.  Tolstoy described the 19th century count Mikhail Speransky as a “rigorous-minded man of immense intelligence, who through his energy...had come to power and used it solely for the good of Russia.” What one found disconcerting, though, “was Speransky’s cold, mirror-like gaze, which let no one penetrate to his soul.” It is possible to love the idea of a nation without caring too much for its citizens.  (5) It is unlikely that Putin, 55, will wear out his welcome at home anytime soon, as he has nearly done with many democracies abroad. In the meantime, he will remain an irritant to nato, a source of division within Europe and yet another reason for the West to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
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第1题:

The Prime Minister and his Cabinet at federal level is the acknowledged center of Australian parliamentary power.()

此题为判断题(对,错)。


正确答案:√

第2题:

B

Computer programmer David Jones earns ¥35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

60. In what way is David different from people of his age?

A. He often goes out with friends.B. He lives with his mother.

C. He has a handsome income. D. He graduated with six O-levels.


正确答案:C

第3题:

Everyone needs friends, and if you fail to make friends, you should examine yourself and see if there is something wrong with your personality.

Maybe you have social faults such as snobbishness, talkativeness, using slang, etc., which drive away your new acquaintances. Whatever your social faults may be, look at them honestly, and make a real effort to correct them.

To be friendly you must feel friendly. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendliness. A cheerful person smiles. A smile is a magnet which draws people. Smile at someone and you are almost sure to get a smile in return.

A friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel at home, wherever he happens to be. Put yourself in the other fellow's place and make him feel welcome.

Try to remember names. It makes your new acquaintances feel happy when you call them by their names. It gives them the feeling that they have made an impression on you and that must mean something to them because you remember them.

If you do not agree with other people on a certain matter, you should appear to be friendly. Do not argue, but discuss. You always lose friends if you argue too much.

A friendly person thinks of others, and does not insist on his own “rights”. People who refuse to consider others have few friends.

Finally, don't treat people only according to their social position. Really friendly people respect everyone at all times.

(1)Those who fail to make friends may ______.

A、discuss with others rather than argue with others

B、remember the names of new acquaintances

C、insist on his own rights and fail to stand in others' shoes

D、make a stranger feel at home

(2)What does the word “magnet” mean in the third paragraph?

A、brush

B、sth. beautiful

C、sign

D、sth. attractive

(3)What can we infer from this passage?

A、Others will smile at you if you smile at them.

B、If you respect people no matter who they are, you'll make more friends.

C、Snobbishness, talkativeness and using slang are some social faults.

D、None of the above.

(4)According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?

A、Making friends has sth. to do with your personality.

B、Cheerful smiles can make you friendly in others' eyes.

C、Friendly people will treat others according to their social position.

D、Thinking of others can bring you more friends.

(5)The purpose of the passage is ________.

A、how to correct social faults

B、how to build good personality

C、how to feel at home with strangers

D、how to make friends


参考答案:CDBCD

第4题:

Under the bond terms in international business, after the bank has paid the necessary compensation, it will make an entry to his customer's account on the ______ side.

A.debit

B.credit

C.assets

D.liabilities


正确答案:A
解析:文章第二段提到exporter is asked to sign a…paid out under the bond。如果由银行出具保函,出口商需签订相应的赔偿保证书,这样银行才有权按照保函上的规定借记出口商账户。

第5题:

The hero tries to find his position in two worlds: the world of ()that brings him up and the world of human race that he biologically belongs to.

A、Jungle

B、gorillas

C、Gods

D、monkeys


参考答案:B

第6题:

During the course I had come to realize that while my world was expanding and new options were opening for me, my father, who was in his sixties, was seeing his world () and his options narrow.

A、infuriate

B、dwindle

C、peer

D、shrink


参考答案:D

第7题:

Passage Three

An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king's surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard."

"You don't ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.

But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!

Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa's head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose.

41. This story tells us ______.

A. how cruel the king was

B. how clever the minister was

C. Sissa was a famous mathematician

D. how the game of chess came into being


正确答案:B
此题是对主题思想进行综合判断和概括的考查。其中关键词为story tells。 主题概括题是集评价、总结为一体。要求考生在理解原文的基础上做出切题的概括、总结和评价。解题时不要过于具体或过于笼统。善于从主题段或主题句中发现中 心思想和通过关键词语把握作者意图。亦可在完成其他具体解题后,对文章全貌有了大概了解的基础上再处理此题。通过阅读全文我们知道那个宰相的要求看似简单(1段第3very little,第2段第1You don't ask for much),却使国王负债于他(3段第2the number increased..,king...not...keep promise,最后一段第 1the king...in debt)。故可判断他是何等的聪明。所以B项是正确答案。

第8题:

My brother is going on the picnic with () friends.

A.his two little other

B.other his two little

C.his other little two

D.his two other little


参考答案:D

第9题:

He was ( ) his early forties when he became Prime Minister.

A、of

B、in

C、from

D、after


参考答案:B

第10题:

He was() from his position as the president of the university.

A、moved

B、removed

C、awarded

D、given


参考答案:B

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