PartⅠ Listening Comprehension （20minutes）
Section A
Directions:（omitted）
1.
A）It's far from being ready yet.
B）It contains some valuable ideas.
C）She needs another week to get it ready.
D）It has nothing to do with the Internet.
2.
A）The woman is a kind-hearted boss.
B）The woman is strict with her employees.
C）The man always has excuses for being late.
D）The man's alarm clock didn't work that morning.
3.
A）The bank near the railway station closes late.
B）The bank around the corner is not open today.
C）The women should try her luck in the bank nearby.
D）The woman should use dollars instead of pounds.
4.
A）Wait for about three minutes.
B）Try dialing the number again.
C）Call again some time later.
D）Make an appointment with Dr.Chen.
5.
A）He felt upset because of her failure.
B）He believes she will pass the test this time.
C）He is sure they will succeed in the next test.
D）He did no better than the woman in the test.
6.
A）The man thinks the woman can earn the credits.
B）The woman is begging the man to let her pass the exam.
C）The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate.
D）The woman is going to graduate from summer school.
7.
A）Fred likes the beautiful scenery along the way to Canada.
B）Fred usually flies to Canada with Jane.
C）Fred persuaded Jane to change her mind.
D）Fred is planning a trip to Canada.
8.
A）Find room for the paintings.
B）Put more coats of paint on the wall.
C）Paint the walls to match the furniture.
D）Hang some pictures for decoration.
9.
A）He'd rather not go to the lecture.
B）He's going to attend the lecture.
C）He'll give a lecture on drawing.
D）He doesn't mind if the woman goes to the lecture.
10.
A）Trying to persuade the woman to vote for him.
B）Running for chairman of the student union.
C）Choosing a campaign manager.
D）Selecting the best candidate.
Section B
Directions:（omitted）
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A）To find ways to treat human waste.
B）To study the problems of local industries.
C）To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River.
D）To investigate the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River.
12.
A）Serious pollution upstream.
B）Lack of oxygen.
C）Overgrowth of water plants.
D）Low water level.
13.
A）They'll be closed down.
B）They'll be moved to other places.
C）They're going to dismiss some of their employees.
D）They have no money to build chemical treatment plants.
14.
A）The local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch.
B）The local Chamber of Commerce tried to preserve fishes.
C）There were fewer fish in the river.
D）Over fishing was prohibited.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.
A）A short note to their lawyer.
B）A brief letter sealed in an envelope.
C）Oral instructions recorded on a tape.
D）A written document of several pages.
16.
A）Visit his grave regularly for five years.
B）Stop wearing any kind of fashionable clothes.
C）Refrain from going out with men for five years.
D）Bury the dentist with his favorite car.
17.
A）He wanted to leave his body for medical purposes.
B）He was angry with his selfish relatives.
C）He was just being humorous.
D）He was not a wealthy man. Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.
A）They believed it to be a luxury.
B）They considered it avoidable.
C）They took it to be a trend.
D）They thought it quite acceptable.
19.
A）Casual.
B）Critical.
C）Sceptical.
D）Serious.
20.
A）When the current marriage law is modified.
B）When husband and wife understand each other better.
C）When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable.
D）When people consider marriage an important part of their lives.
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension （35minutes）
Directions:（omitted）
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Bill Gates，the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree，is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business world's favorite academic title: the MBA（Master of Business Administration）.
The MBA，a20th century product，always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed（贪婪）on the tree lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature. But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of business school graduates，about 79，000 people are expected to receive MBAs in1993.This is nearly16times the number of business graduates in1960，a testimony to the widespread assumption that the MBA is vital for young men and women who want to run companies some day. “If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have out to have one.” said Donald Morrison，professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so，when someone says，‘Should I attempt to get an MBA，'the answer a lot more is: It depends.”
The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs，such as the late Sam Walton of WalMart Stores Inc. has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught.
The Harvard Business Review printed a lively，fictional exchange of letters to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said，“MBAs wants to move up too fast，they don't understand politics and people，and they aren't able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then，they're out looking for other jobs.” The problem，most participants in the debate acknowledge，is that the MBA has acquired an aura（光环）of future riches and power for beyond its actual importance and usefulness.
Enrollment in business schools exploded in the1970s and1980s and created the assumption that no one who pursued a business career could do without one. The growth was fueled by a backlash（反冲）against the anti-business values of the1960s and by the women's movement.
Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees often know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people. “They don't get a lot of grounding in the people side of the business，” said James Shaffer，vice-president and principal of the Towers Perrin management consulting firm.
21.According to Paragraph 2，what is the general attitude towards business on campuses dominated by purer disciplines?
A）Envious. B）Scornful. C）Realistic. D）Appreciative.
22.It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been fueled mainly by ______.
A）the success of many non-MBAs
B）the complaints from various employers
C）the pro performance of MBAs at work
D）the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplines
23.What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?
A）They are not good at dealing with people.
B）They keep complaining about their jobs.
C）They are usually self-centered.
D）They are aggressive and greedy.
24.From the passage we know that most MBAs ______.
A）can climb the corporate ladder fairly quickly
B）cherish unrealistic expectations about their future
C）quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmates
D）receive salaries that do not match their professional training
25.What is the passage mainly about?
A）A debate held recently on university campuses.
B）Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.
C）Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.
D）The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
German Chancellor（首相）Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military and diplomatic talent，but his legacy（遗产）includes many of today's social insurance programs. During the middle of the19th century，Germany，along with other European nations，experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. Motivated in part by Christian compassion（怜悯）for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement. Chancellor Bismarck created the world's first workers' compensation law in1884.
By1908，the United States was the only industrial nation in the world that lacked workers' compensation insurance. America's injured workers could sue for damages in a court of law，but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. For example，employees had to prove that their injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that themselves were ignorant about potential hazards in the workplace. The first state workers' compensation law in the country passed in1911，and the program soon spread throughout the nation.
After World WarⅡ，benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with the cost of living. In fact，real benefit levels were lower in the1970s than they were in the1940s，and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four.In1970，President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers' compensation.Two years later，the commission issued19key recommendations，including one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to100percent of the states' average weekly wages.
In fact，the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from55percent of the states' average weekly wages in1972to97percent today. But，as most studies show，every10percent increase in compensation benefits results in a5percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims. And with so much more money floating in the workers' compensation system，it's not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
26.The world's first workers' compensation law was introduced by Bismarck ______.
A）for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement
B）out of religious and political considerations
C）to speed up the pace of industrialization
D）to make industrial production safer
27.We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe ______.
A）met growing resistance from laborers working at machines
B）resulted in the development of popular social insurance programs
C）was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidents
D）required workers to be aware of the potential dangers at the workplace
28.One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early20th century was that ______.
A）they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accident
B）America's average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of living
C）different state in the U.S. had totally different compensation programs
D）they had to have the courage to sue for damages in a court of law
29.After1972workers'compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to workers so that ______.
A）the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically
B）more money was allocated to their compensation system
C）there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims
D）the number of workers suing for a wage increase
30.The author ends the passage with the implication that ______.
A）compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights
B）people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system
C）the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system
D）money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
When school officials in Kalkaska，Michigan，closed classes last week，the media flocked to the story，portraying the town's 2，305 students as victims of stingy（吝啬的）taxpayers. There is some truth to that; the property-tax rate here is one-third lower than the state average. But shutting their schools also swallowed Kalkaska's educators and the state's largest teachers' union，the Michigan Education Association，to make a political point. Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state's share of school funding.
It was no coincidence that Kalkaska shut its schools two weeks after a28percent property-tax increase. The school board argued that without the increase it lacked that＄1.5million needed to keep schools open.
But the school system had not done all it could to keep the schools open. Officials declined to borrow against next year's state aid，they refused to trim extracurricular activities and they did not consider seeking a smaller—perhaps more acceptable—tax increase. In fact，closing early is costing Kalkaska a significant amount，including 4600，000 in unemployment payments to teachers and staff and＄250，000in lost state aid. In February，the school system promised teachers and staff two months of retirement payments in case schools closed early，a deal that will cost the district＄275，000more.
Other signs suggest school authorities were at least as eager to make a political statement as to keep schools open. The Michigan Education Association hired a public relations firm to stage a rally marking the school closings，which attracted14local and national television stations and networks. The president of the National Education Association，the MEA's parent organization，flew from Washington，D.C.，for the event. And to union tutored school officials in the art of television interviews. School supervisor Doyle Disbrow acknowledges the district could have kept schools open by cutting programs but denies the moves were politically motivated.
Michigan lawmakers have reacted angrily to the closings. The State Senate has already voted to put the system into receivership（破产管理）and reopen schools immediately; the Michigan House plans to consider the bill this week.
31.We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska，Michigan，are funded ______.
A）mainly by the state government
B）exclusively by the local government
C）by the National Education Association
D）by both the local and state governments
32.One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was ______.
A）to draw the attention of local taxpayers to political issues
B）to avoid paying retirement benefits to teachers and staff
C）to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schools
D）to make the financial difficulties of their teachers and staff known to the public
33.The author seems to disapprove of ______.
A）the shutting of schools in Kalkaska
B）the involvement of the mass media
C）the Michigan lawmakers' endless debating
D）delaying the passage of the school funding legislation
34.We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are more concerned about ______.
A）making a political issue of the closing of the schools
B）the attitude of the MEA's parent organization
C）a raise in the property-tax rate in Michigan
D）reopening the schools there immediately
35.According to the passage，the closing of the schools developed into a crisis because of ______.
A）the strong protest on the part of the students' parents
B）the political motives on the part of the educators
C）the weak response of the state officials
D）the complexity of the problem
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Early in the age of affluence（富裕）that followed World WarⅡ，an American retailing analyst named Victor Lebow proclaimed，“Our enormously productive economy...demands that we make consumption our way of life，that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals，that we seek our spiritual satisfaction，our ego satisfaction，is consumption....We need things consumed，burned up，worn out，replaced and discarded at an ever increasing rate.”
Americans have responded to Lebow's call，and much of the world has followed. Consumption has be-come a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even embedded in social values. Opinion surveys in the world's two largest economics—Japan and the United States—show consumerist definitions of success be-coming ever more prevalent.
Overconsumption by the world's fortunate is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth. Their surging exploitation of resources threatens to exhaust or unalterably spoil forests，soils，water，air and climate.
Ironically，high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms，too. The time-honored values of integrity of character，good work，friendship，family and community have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches. Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow—that，misled by a consumerist culture，they have been fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social，psychological and spiritual needs with material things.
Of course，the opposite of overconsumption—poverty—is no solution to either environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and had for the natural world too. Dispossessed（被剥夺得一无所有的）peasants slash and burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America，and hungry nomads（游牧民族）turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland，reducing it to desert.
If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much，we are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth support? When dose having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction?
36.The emergence of the affluent society after World WarⅡ ______.
A）led to the reform of the retailing system
B）resulted in the worship of consumerism
C）gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism
D）gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers
37.Apart from enormous productivity，another important impetus to high consumption is ______.
A）the people's desire for a rise in their living standards
B）the concept that one's success is measured by how much they consume
C）the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption
D）the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals
38.Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?
A）Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.
B）Because overconsumption won't last long due to unrestricted population growth.
C）Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.
D）Because moral values are sacrifice in pursuit of material satisfaction.
39.According to the passage，consumerist culture ______.
A）will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries
B）will not aggravate environmental problems
C）cannot thrive on a fragile economy
D）cannot satisfy human spiritual needs
40.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A）human spiritual needs should match material affluence
B）whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue
C）how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem
D）there is never an end to satisfy people's material needs
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure （20minutes）
Directions:（omitted）
41.Others viewed the findings with ______，nothing that a cause-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A）caution
B）passion
C）optimism
D）deliberation
42.When supply exceeds demand for any product，prices are ______ to fall.
A）timely
B）liable
C）simultaneous
D）subject
43.The results are hardly ______; he cannot believe they are accurate.
A）crucial
B）capable
C）credible
D）coincidental
44.The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A）swayed
B）hopped
C）darted
D）bounced
45.Connie was told that if she worked too hard，her health would ______.
A）decay
B）deteriorate
C）decline
D）degrade
46.How much of your country's electrical supply is ______ from water power?
A）deduced
B）derived
C）detached
D）decline
47.The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are ______.
A）crisp
B）intricate
C）subtle
D）fragile
48.He blew out the candle and ______ his way to the door.
A）converged
B）wrenched
C）groped
D）strove
49.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ______ is perfect.
A）vision
B）horizon
C）outlook
D）perspective
50.The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him.
A）intrinsic
B）intentional
C）intermittent
D）intense
51.This new printer is ______ with all leading software.
A）competitive
B）cooperative
C）compatible
D）comparable
52.Many types of rock are ______ from volcanoes as solid，fragmentary material.
A）ejected
B）injected
C）propelled
D）flung
53.The person who ______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.
A）generated
B）originated
C）speculated
D）manufactured
54.More than85percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a mother tongue and ______ to the Roman Catholic faith.
A）ascribes
B）subscribes
C）adheres
D）caters
55.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal，expansion joints are fitted which ______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.
A）reclaim
B）reconcile
C）rectify
D）relieve
56.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops，but this only ______ the crisis.
A）precedes
B）prevails
C）ascends
D）accelerates
57.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ______ with the Imperial Museum.
A）combination
B）collaboration
C）connection
D）collection
58.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ______ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.
A）dismay
B）disaster
C）expedition
D）controversy
59.I bought an alarm clock with a（n）______ dial，which can be seen clearly in the dark.
A）audible
B）amplified
C）supersonic
D）luminous
60.With prices ______ so much，it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.
A）vibrating
B）swinging
C）fluctuating
D）fluttering
61. ______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate，it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.
A）Concerning
B）Regarding
C）Ascertaining
D）Assuming
62.We find that some birds ______ twice a year between hot and cold countries.
A）migrate
B）emigrate
C）transfer
D）commute
63.As visiting scholars，they ______ willingly to the customs of the country they live in.
A）submit
B）commit
C）conform
D）subject
64.The professor found himself constantly ______ the question: “How could anyone do these things?”
A）poring
B）pondering
C）presiding
D）presuming
65.In those days，executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and，unless they were dismissed for ______，to retire at the age of 65.
A）denial
B）deduction
C）integrity
D）incompetence
66.Her jewelry ______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.
A）blazed
B）dazzled
C）glared
D）glittered
67.Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
A）elapsed
B）expired
C）overlapped
D）terminated
68.Often such arguments have the effect of ______ rather than clarifying the issues involved.
A）blocking
B）obscuring
C）tackling
D）prejudicing
69.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ______ it in a single nod，a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A）jerked
B）twisted
C）shrugged
D）tugged
70.She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company's client data，which she intended to ______ in starting her own business.
A）dwell on
B）base on
C）draw upon
D）come upon
Part Ⅳ Cloze （15minutes）
Directions:（omitted）
When women do become managers，do they bring a different style and different skill to the job? Are they better，or worse，managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __71__ than male managers? Some research __72__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs，such as greater __73__ and emphasis on affiliation and attachment，and a __74__ to bring emotional factors to bear __75__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __76__ to carry advantages for companies， __77__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __78__ the company manage it workforce __79__ .A study commissioned by the international Women's Forum __80__ a management style used by some women managers（and also by some men）that __81__ from the command and control style __82__ used by male managers. Using this “interactive leadership” approach，“women __83__ ”participation，share power and information， __84__ other people's self-worth，and get others excited about their work. All these __85__ reflect their belief that allowing __86__ to contribute and to feel __87__ and important is a win-win __88__ —good for the employees and the organization. The study's director __89__ that “interactive leadership may emerge __90__ the management style of choice for many organizations.”
71.
A）committed
B）confronted
C）confined
D）commanded
72.
A）despises
B）supports
C）opposes
D）argues
73.
A）coherence
B）correlation
C）combination
D）cooperativeness
74.
A）sensitivity
B）willingness
C）virtue
D）loyalty
75.
A）by
B）with
C）in
D）at
76.
A）seen
B）revised
C）watched
D）disclosed
77.
A）because
B）whereas
C）nonetheless
D）therefore
78.
A）direct
B）enable
C）help
D）support
79.
A）effectively
B）evidently
C）precisely
D）aggressively
80.
A）developed
B）discovered
C）located
D）invented
81.
A）derives
B）detaches
C）descends
D）differs
82.
A）traditionally
B）conditionally
C）inherently
D）occasionally
83.
A）engage
B）dismiss
C）encourage
D）disapprove
84.
A）enlarge
B）ignore
C）degrade
D）enhance
85.
A）things
B）themes
C）researches
D）subjects
86.
A）males
B）women
C）managers
D）employees
87.
A）skillful
B）powerful
C）thoughtful
D）faithful
88.
A）circumstance
B）status
C）situation
D）position
89.
A）defied
B）predicted
C）diagnosed
D）proclaimed
90.
A）as
B）for
C）into
D）from
Part Ⅴ Writing （30minutes）
Directions: For this part，you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic It Pays to Be Honest. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:
1.当前社会上存在许多不诚实的现象;
2.诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实。