1、Part 1 Understanding Long Conversations(每題： 分)Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.1.A. Writing reports.B. Reading resumes.C. Conduc

2、ting interviews.D. Preparing a speech.2.A. Because he is too exhausted.B. Because he is pressed for time.C. Because the resumes are too bad.D. Because the resumes are too good.3.A. The man.B. The woman.C. Miss Raina Aziz.D. Mr. Phil Langdon.4.A. The man.B. The woman.C. Miss Raina Aziz.D. Mr. Phil La

3、ngdon.5.A. The woman is the man's boss and often gives him advice.B. The man studied harder at college than most current students.C. The man thinks that some students today take academics too seriously.D. The man will conduct experiments instead of being present at the interview.Part 2 Understan

4、ding Passages(每題： 分)Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.1.A. 192 million dollars.B. 200 million dollars.C. 300 million dollars.D. 450 million doll

5、ars.2.A. 45.B. 92.C. 145.D. 192.3.A. 750 thousand.B. 45 million.C. 30 million.D. 2 million.4.A. 30.B. 45.C. 75.D. 20.5.A. 45 million.B. 30 million.C. 20 million.D. 2 million.Part 3 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice+Blank Filling)(每題： 分)Directions: Read the following passage or passages and then

6、 answer the questions. For the first 7 questions in each passage, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For the remaining 3 questions in the same passage, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passag

7、e.What's Happened to Company Loyalty? After all these years, they're letting me go!" I immediately recognized the voice at the other end of the phone. It was my friend Joe. Without taking even a breath, he continued, "What's happened to company loyalty?" Joe was obviously

8、upset and needed help. We talked a while and when finally I calmed him down, he explained what had happened. For over fifteen years, Joe had been with a large printing company. Recently, he'd been in a middle management accounting job, and he expected to be there until his retirement. But then c

9、ame a merger (喜) and the inevitable reorganization. Joe's job was removed, and there was no other spot for him. His job loss came as a sudden and alarming shock. It shouldn't have. I told my friend that in a world of global company mergers, buy-outs, and reorganizations, management often val

10、ues making money more than loyalty to employees. That's the way it is, and it's been this way for several decades. Nobody should be surprised by this fact. If a merger is intended to bring together two companies, it's obvious that two accounting departments can't continue to exist. S

11、ome folks will have to go. Joe should have seen the early warning signalsDthe writing on the wall. But, he thought the writing wasn't "that" obvious. He'd only heard from other people that a merger was coming. Of course, he'd have been wise to prepare himself just the same. Aft

12、er all, where there's smoke, there's usually fire. I suggested several methods Joe can use for survivingDand actually profiting fromDa lack of company loyalty in the future. First, anytime there are rumors of organizational change, one should take stock of one's self and career. Decide w

13、hat to do and how to do it in advance of a formal announcement. For example, what will make long and short term goals happen? Look at alternative industries and functions and decide what might be a good fit. Begin to write a personal record, as well as an action plan. Even if a rumor turns out to be

14、 false, the preparation will reduce the effect of something like this down the road. Next, do some research about the other organization, and listen to other people's chatting. If the other company is going to buy your company, how many employees are there? How is it known in the business commun

15、ity? What are its strengths and weaknesses? In Joe's case, if a buyer's strength is an advanced computer program, and he's unfamiliar with it, he might take a quick course on the subject in order to appear more valuable and improve his chances of being kept. If a weakness is in the buyer

16、's accounting department, he should figure out how he can help improve the situation. That might even get him promoted! Also, always look into the buyer's culture and working environment. It's a good bet these standards of operation will be imposed. Is a 12-hour day usual? Is the managem

17、ent style strict? Or is the dress style too traditional? If the answers to these questions are uncomfortable, it may be best to seek a job elsewhere, before it's decided who will go and who will stay. If one is working for the buyer, how is the company being acquired known in the business commun

18、ity? Do their employees appear to be more skilled and better able to handle the merged workload? What would a merged department look like? How many people would be doing the same jobs? There are many sources for information. One of the best is friends in the industry. This is called networking. Or,

19、if an acquiring organization is publicly held, a copy of its yearly report will indicate the company's financial health. Many organizations are struggling with huge financial loads from their merger-crazy activities of the past decade. Notions of job security and seniority may have been given up

20、 long ago in an effort to cut labor costs. Joe's problem resulted from a denial of reality. His company was a good target for acquisition. He had known that for some time, but made no effort to protect himself. Even after the acquisition deal closed, he was still confident that his job was safe.

21、 He really believed that the new management would look at his fifteen-year record and say, "We can't let this guy go!" That might have happened twenty-five years ago, but not today. Even when a relative owns the company, job security is one's own responsibility. We must all stay at

22、tentive, aware, and sensitive to what's happening around us, as well as be prepared with a "worst-case" plan of action. After getting Joe on the track to job recovery, I left him with a couple of key reminders. A job, unlike a diamond, is not forever. And, since we are the chief execut

23、ive officers of our own careers, we must manage them like the businesses they are! 1.What suddenly happened to Joe after he had worked over 15 years with a printing company? _A. He lost his job.B. He entered middle management.C. He retired early.D. He reorganized his office.2.When there are company

24、mergers, buy-outs, and company reorganizations, _.A. employees value money moreB. people should be surprisedC. managers value money over loyaltyD. accounting can't continue to exist3.What should Joe have done about the coming merger? _A. Tell other people about it.B. Prepare himself for it.C. St

25、art a fire.D. Write on the wall.4.If there is a possible organizational change, employees _.A. should make a formal announcementB. should make new short term goalsC. should make rumors of changeD. should prepare for the change5.What should Joe do in getting prepared for the company merger? _A. He sh

26、ould learn new skills.B. He should improve his department.C. He should buy a computer program.D. He should teach a course.6.Why might an employee change his job when a merger happens? _A. Because the employee has a job elsewhere.B. Because the buyer's culture is very different.C. Because the wor

27、k environment is too far away.D. Because the dress code is not traditional.7.Through what way can we usually know a listed company's financial health? _A. We can gather the information from our network of friends.B. We can see if the company has many people doing the same job.C. We can check if

28、the company has skilled employees.D. We can read and study its yearly report.8.Although Joe had known his company would be bought by another one, he made no effort to protect himself.9.Job security is one's own responsibility, even if one's relative owns the company.10.The writer finally ask

29、ed Joe to remember that, unlike a diamond, a job is not foreverPart 4 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每題： 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.An animal s

30、pecies dies out when it fails to produce enough young in each generation to keep pace with the death rate. We can tell from fossil evidence in rocks that many living species have no longer been in existence over the millions of years since life began. It is a natural process, and dying out is the fa

31、te of any animal that has specialized too much to change with its changing environment, or has to compete with a better adapted and more powerful animal. Because of wonderful technical developments during the past few centuries, man has destroyed or has nearly destroyed some species by killing them

32、at such a rate that they couldn't produce enough young, or by completely changing their natural environment at surprising speed. Examples can be given of the way in which natural environments are being rapidly changed. There is every possibility that many species of animals will die out because

33、of their disappearing food source. Large numbers of animals have been hunted and killed for food. The North American buffalo (水牛) is a case of the near-dying-out species through hunting. Often the numbers are so great that the hunters may not realize the danger; or the financial rewards for the hunt

34、ers may be so great that they choose to pay no attention to the threat to species. Many people are concerned about animals and wildlife protection. One way to protect species from the threat of dying out is to place animals in zoos and parks and breed them there. Another method is to protect the ani

35、mals in their natural environment by creating wildlife protection areas and parks and using police to look after them. But the parks are large, the police are few, and the determination of hunters is very great. Early in 1980s, police and hunters clashed in East Africa. The hunters were armed with m

36、odern weapons, and several people were killed. There is great pleasure in watching wildlife in natural or near-natural environments, and tourism can add to the income of countries. The animals are still resources-but in a very different form. 1.According to the passage, when will animal species beco

37、me extinct (滅絕)?A. When it suffers a disease it has never known before.B. When it has been in existence for too many years.C. When it has a death rate that is made faster by man.D. When it produces babies slower than the death rate.2.What might happen to an animal species if it specialized too much?

38、A. It might produce more young.B. It might compete even better.C. It might be forced to change.D. It might die out in the end.3.One way to protect species from the threat of dying out is to _.A. build up walls to isolate animals in nature from peopleB. put all the hunters into prison and keep them t

39、hereC. educate people in general to protect animals wellD. place animals in zoos and breed them there safely4.How do wildlife protection areas protect endangered animals?A. They use police help to protect them.B. They prevent hunters from killing them.C. They make the areas like natural places.D. Th

40、ey provide the animals with much food.5.Why do tourists go to places where they can watch wildlife?A. They can add to the income of troubled countries.B. They can make themselves happy by seeing animals.C. They can encourage the growth of natural places.D. They can make use of animal resources more

41、often.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night and you couldn't come up with an original thought no matter how hard you tried? You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep. Dr. Home, a

42、sleep researcher in England, studied 24 college students. One group got their normal eight hours of sleep. The other group didn't get any sleep at allthey stayed awake all night. The next day, Dr. Home tested the students. He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking. One

43、 of the questions was "How many uses can a box be put to?" The results? The wide-awake students did well on the tests. The tired students did poorly. Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking, like simple addition. But Dr. Home tested creative thinking only. As part of his study, he offered an amount of money as a reward to the tired students if they did well. But even this encouragement wasn&#