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　　A）Attheoffice.

　　B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　C）Attheairport.

　　D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyh

　　adtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenpl

　　aceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"

Attheoffice"

isthebestanswer.Youshoul

　　dchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthece

　　ntre.

　　SampleAnswer[A][B[C][D]

　　1.A）Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

　　B）ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

　　C）ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday

　　D）ThewomanhadforgottenMarksphonenumber.

　　2.A）ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

　　B）ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

　　C）ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

　　D）Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

　　3.A）At10:

25.C）At10:

45.

　　B）At10:

30.D）At10:

40.

　　4.A）Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctorsadvice.

　　B）Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

　　C）Themanusuallyfollowshiswifesadvice.

　　D）Themannolongersmokes.

　　5.A）Becomeateacher.C）Movetoabigcity.

　　B）Gobacktoschool.D）WorkinNewYork.

　　6.A）Quitdeliveringflowers.C）Workatarestaurant.

　　B）Leavehisjobtoworkforher.D）Bringherflowerseveryday.

　　7.A）Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

　　B）Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

　　C）Shecanhelpthemanout.

　　D）Shesalsoinneedofatextbook.

　　8.A）Themancantcomefortheappointmentat4:

15.

　　B）Themanisgladhesgotintouchwiththedoctor.

　　C）Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

　　D）Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

　　9.A）Themaniswordedabouthisfuture.

　　B）Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

　　C）Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

　　D）Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

　　10.A）Sheals0foundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

　　B）Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel:

　　C）Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique-aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:

whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.Thecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneering

　　workofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworldsonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.

　　WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:

amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.

　　Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage（ASL）wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish（混杂英语）.ButStokoebelievedthe"

handtalk"

hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:

Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage?

Andcouldthatlan-

　　guagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?

Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopiedismissedtheirsigningas"

substandard"

.Stokoesideawasacademicheresy（异端邪说）.

　　Itis37yearslater.Stokoe-nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture-ishavinglunchatacaf6neartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumed

　　languagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation（调节）ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace."

WhatIsaid,"

Stokoeexplains,"

isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff-itsbrainstuff."

　　11.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe

　　A）anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage

　　B）anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage

　　C）achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage

　　D）anewwaytotookatthelearningoflanguage[C]

　　12.Thepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby

　　A）aleadingspecialistinthestudyOfliberalarts

　　B）anEnglishteacerinauniversityforthedeaf

　　"

C）SomeseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage

　　D）afamousScholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain

　　13.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis

　　A）aninternationallanguageC）anartificiallanguage

　　B）asubstandardlanguageD）agenuinelanguage[D]

　　14.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoesideabecausetheythought

　　A）alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand

　　B）signlanguagewastOOartificialtobewidelyaccepted

　　C）alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds

　　D）signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople[C]

　　15.Stokoesargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat

　　A）languageisaproductofthebrain

　　B）languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes

　　C）signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage

　　D）signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage[A]

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

　　Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

　　Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

　　Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertsSay,theABcsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

　　DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagHardworkalonedoesntensureCareeradvancemen.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescefies.Yet,despitetheoviousrewardsOfengaginginofficepolitics-abetterjob,araise,praise-manypeoplearestillunableorunwilling-to"

playthegame."

Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,"

saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity."

Butpoliticsderivesfromthewordpolite.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventrying,topleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn."

　　Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueonesownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment-notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,"

saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist."

Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.Itssimplehumannature."

　　Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithfiattery奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

　　Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

　　16."

Officepolitics"

（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto

　　A）thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

　　B）theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

　　C）thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

　　D）thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

　　17.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut

　　A）avoidbeingtoooutstanding

　　B）getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

　　C）honestandloyaltohiscompany

　　D）givehisbossagoodimpression[D]

　　18.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto"

playthegame"

（Line4,Para.5）?

　　A）Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

　　B）Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

　　C）Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

　　D）Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

　　19.Theauthorconsidersofficepoeticstobe.

　　A）unwelcomeattheworkplace

　　B）badforinterpersonalrelationships

　　C）animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

　　D）indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture[C]

　　20.Itistheauthorsviewthat

　　A）self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

　　B）hardworkcontributesVerylittletoonespromotion

　　C）manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

　　D）speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature[A]

　　PassageThree