Chinaisalreadytheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics,andbecomingaplayerintheglobal

appliancemarket.Twentyyearsago,U.S.,EuropeanandJapanesecompaniesstartedmovingintoChinato

supplythelocalmarketwithhouseholdgoods.NowthosesamecompaniesaregettingwhippedbyChinese

competitors.Overthepastsixyears,themarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChinahasdroppedfrom70

percenttolessthan20percent.Matsushitaopenedthefirstmicrowave-ovenplantinChinain1995.Two

yearslatertheChinesecompanyGalanzstartedmakingmicrowavesandsellingthemforhalfMatsushita's

price.

Chinesecompaniesnowmakemorethan43millionTVsyearly.Konka,oneofChina'slargestTV

makers,sellsitsbrandedTVsintheUnitedStates,andhassetupfactoriesinMexicotoservicethe

Americanmarket;WhileTCL,anothermajorTVmaker,exported11millionunitsfromitsChinese

factorieslastyear.IthasmoreSoutheastAsianfactoriesthananyotherChinesecompany.(164words)

1.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

A.theworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics

B.Chineseelectroniccompanies

C.China*slargestTVmakers

D.theincreaseofChina'selectronics

2.Whatdo"whipped"mean?

A.beatwithawhip

B.won

C.defeated

D.suffered

3.WhatisthedecreasedrateofthemarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChina?

A.70%

B.20%

C.50%

D.20%-70%

4.WhendidGalanzstartmakingandsellingmicrowaves?

A.1993

B.1994

C.1995

D.1997

5.WhichofthefollowingproducesmoreTVsets?

A.Galanz

B.Konka

C.TCL

D.Unknown

2

TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn'theardoftheMiddle

Kingdom'sstartlingeconomicgrowth(8percentannually),itsenormousconsumermarket(1.2billion

people),theinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors($40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyearalone)?

Chinaisaneconomicmarvel.AccordingtoNicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitution,aWashington

D.C.-basedthinktank,"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.

Japandoubleditsforeigntradeovera20-yearperiod;China'sforeigntradeasquintupled.They*vebecome

themainproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld.1'

Butthere'sbeensomethingmissingfromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namely,theChinese

multinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshaveyetestablishedthemselves,ortheirbrands,ontheglobal

stage.ButasHaiershows,thatisstartingtochange.After100yearsofpovertyandchaos,ofbeing

overshadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationals,Chineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingtomakea

markontheworld.(170words)

1.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.thestartlingMiddleKingdom

B.China'seconomicgrowth

C.China'seconomicmarvel

D.theincreaseofChina'sforeigntrade

2.Whatdoes“suitor“inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Amanwhoiscourtingawoman.

B.Apersonwhomakesapetitionorrequest.

C.Apersonwhosuesincourt.

D.Apersonorgroupseekingtopurchase.

3.WhatdoesNicholasLardy'sremarkmean?

A.Chinahassucceededeconomicallyoverthelast20years.

B.ChinadidbetterthanJapanineconomy.

C.China'sforeigntradedevelopedthefastestintheworld.

D.Chinaisthemainproducerofintheworld.

4.Bythephrase"somethingmissing”,theauthorreferto

A.thelessdazzlingachievements

B.theChinesemultinational

C.lackofworldfamousbrand

D.Haiercompany

5.WhyisHaiercitedinthe2ndparagraph?

A.Toshowitisstartingtochange.

B.Toshowanexampleofalargecompany.

C.ToshowaChinesecompanyofworldfame.

D.ToshowachangeinChineseindustrialcompanies.

3

Earlierthisyear,whenAmericafirstsneezed,theEuropeanCentralBank(alongwithmost

private-sectoreconomists)arguedthattheeuroareawasinsulatedfromAmerica'sslowdownandhadlittle

toworryabout.Thisseemstohavebeenwrong.InGermanytherearefearsaboutrecessionasbusiness

investmentandretailsalestumble.RecentfiguresconfirmedthatGermany'sGDPstagnatedinthesecond

quarter.Italy'sGDPfellinthesecondquarter,andalthoughgrowthhasheldupbetterinFranceandSpain,

thegrowthintheeuroareaasawholewasclosetozerointhequarter.Nobodyisforecastinganactual

recessionintheeuroareathisyear,butitisnolongerexpectedtoprovideanengineforworldgrowth.

AsforJapan,itisprobablyalreadyinrecession.Japan*sGDPgrewslightlyin由efirstquarter.

Persistentdeflationcontinuestobeasevereproblem.ArevisedmeasureofJapan'sconsumer-priceindex,

tobepublishedsoon,islikelytoshowthatdeflationisworsethanhadbeenthought.(170words)

1.Whatdoesthe1stsentencemean?

A.Earlierthisyear,Americasufferedfromacold.

B.TheEuropeanCentralBankbelieveditwouldn'tbeaffectedbyUS.

C.TheEuropeanCentralBankhadlittletoworryabout.

D.Theeuroareawassafeandsound.

2.WhatwereGermanyandItaly'sGDPinthesecondquarter?

A.stagnated

B.fell

C.suffered

D.haltedanddeceased

3.WhatwastheeconomicsituationinFranceandSpain?

A.Muchbetter.

B.Somewhatbetter.

C.Closetozero.

D.Muchworse.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutJapan'seconomy?

A.Itisperhapsalreadyindecline.

B.Japan'sGDPgrewslightlyinthefirstquarter.

C.Deflationcontinuestobeasevereproblem.

D.ItisworsethanthatofUSandEurope.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis

A.Theworldeconomicsituation

B.Theworldeconomicrecession

C.TheworseWorldeconomicsituation

D.Thereasonforworldeconomicrecession

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SiliconValleyisamagnettowhichnumeroustalentedengineers,scientistsandentrepreneursfrom

overseasflocktoinsearchoffame,fastmoneyandtoparticipateinatechnologicalrevolutionwhose

impactonmankindwillsurelysurpasstheepoch-makingEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolution

ofthebygoneage.

WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetandtherelentlesstechnologicalinnovationsgeneratedthroughit,

theinformationeraistrulyuponus,profoundlyinfluencingandchangingnotonlyourlifestyle,butalso

thewaywework,dobusiness,thinkandcommunicatewithothers.

Itisnoteworthythatcloseto50%ofitsskilledmanpower,includingengineers,scientistsandentre-

preneurs,comefromAsia.ProminentamongthemareIndiansandChinese,andnotafewSingaporeans.

Intellectualchallengesaside,itisacommonpracticeforstart-upstooffergenerousshareoptionsto

employeesinordertoattracttherighttalentintotheirfolds.Thisisapowerfulincentivetomotivatethe

stafftodotheirutmostandtoshareinthecompany'sprosperityifitreachesitsgoal.Manyregardthisas

thefoundationofasuccessfulenterprise.(184words)

1.WhyisSiliconValleycomparedwithamagnet?Because

A.itisveryfamous.

B.itattractednumeroustalentedpeople.

C.numeroustalentedpeopleflocktoit.

D.itsimpactwillsurpassEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolution.

2.Whatdoes"it"in2ndparagraphreferto?

A.theInternet

B.therapidspreadoftheInternet

C.theinformationera

D.ourlifestyle

3.Whatdoes"its"in2ndparagraphmean??

A.SiliconValley's

B.theInternet's

C.Asia's

D.America's

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommonpracticeforstart-ups?

A.Intellectualchallenges.

B.Generousshareoptions.

C.Sharinginthecompany'sprosperity.

D.Asuccessfulenterprise.

5.Themainideaofthepassageis

A.SiliconValley'ssuccess

B.theinformationerauponus

C.Intellectualchallenges

D.practiceofsuccessfulenterprise

5

Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone,however,scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorld

visionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbefore

genetherapybecomescommonplace,andmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer,iftheycanbe

conqueredatall.

Intheshortrun,themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.

DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasesthe

knowledgemayleadtotreatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewitha

geneticheartdisease,forexample,couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatavital

proteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassupposedtomakeitisdefective,theymightbeabletogive

thepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances,almostnothingcanbedonetostopthe

damagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.(176words)

1.The1stpassageimpliesthat

A.scienceisstillfarawayfromperfection

B.it'sdifficulttoengineeraperfecthuman

C.it'sdifficulttocreateaperfecttomato

D.manydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer

2.Accordingtotheauthor,manyhumandiseases

A.maybeconquered.

B.willbesurelyconquered.

C.maynotbeconquered.

D.mayneverbeconquered.

3.Whatdoesuintheshortrun”mean?

A.toruninashorttime

B.forthenearfuture

C.forthetimebeing

D.afterenoughtime

4.TheuseofthenewtechnologyingeneticscreeningincludesallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.detectingallsortsofflawsinDNA

B.fixingallsortsofflawsinDNA

C.treatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthedisease

D.artificialversionoftheprotein

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.geneticengineering

B.geneticscreening

C.anewtechnology

D.Applicationofgeneticengineering

6

Noantibioticshavebeenprovedtobe100%effectiveintreatingSARSsofar.Theonlyeffectiveway

togetridofitisbyourselves.Itlikesaprolongedbattlebetweenthevirusesandourimmuneresponse.In

fact,virusescouldn'tkillalltheimmunecellsinahealthindividual.Thestrongertheimmunefunctionyou

have,thelesstheviralinjuryyouget.Therefore,thedegreeofsicknessafterinfectionandtherateof

recoverymainlydependonhowstrongyourimmunefunctionis.

Youcannotavoidtheinfectionunlessyouavoidfromthoseinfectedindividuals/area.But,youcantry

yourbesttoboostupyourimmunefunctionbyseveralregimes.Makesureyouare"extremelyhealthy"at

leastduringthiscriticalperiod.Strongerimmunefunctioncouldkeeptheviraldamageminimalevenyou

weresounluckilybeinginfected.Also,strongerimmunefunctiondelaystheonsetofanydetrimental

effectsfromtheviralinfection.Scientistsarenowworkingontrackingthetreatmentandsomakesureyou

arestillsurvivinguntilaneffectivetreatmentoccurs.177

1.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheeffectivewaytogetridofSARS?

A.byourselves

B.inaprolongedbattle

C.tokillalltheimmunecellsinahealthindividual

D.tobestronger

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thedegreeofsicknessafterinfectionandtherateofrecoverymainly

dependon

A.howstrongyourare

B.howoldyouare

C.severetheillnessis

D.thestrengthofyourimmunesystem

3.HowtoavoidtheinfectionofSARS?YoumayfollowallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.keepingawayfromthoseinfectedindividuals

B.keepingawayfromthoseinfectedarea

C.boostingupyourimmunefunction

D.keepingextremelyhealthyallthetime

4.Scientistsarenowworkingontrackingthetreatment

A.detectingallsortsofflawsinDNA

B.fixingallsortsofflawsinDNA

C.treatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthedisease

D.artificialversionoftheprotein

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.geneticengineering

B.geneticscreening

C.anewtechnology

D.applicationofgeneticengineering

7

China'scentralauthoritieshaveoutlinedaseriesofnewguidelinesonimprovingthecountry'smarket

economicmechanism.ThesemeasuresarecontainedinacommuniqueissuedonTuesdayattheendofa

plenarysessionoftheChineseCommunistParty'sCentralCommittee.

Onewayofdoingsoistoperfectamarketeconomyofpublic,collectiveandprivateownership,with

publicownershipstillasthemainpillar.Butthecommuniquealsostipulatesthattheshare-holdingsystem

shouldbethemainforminrealizingpublicownershipsoastorevitalizethestatesector.Privatecapital

willbeallowedininfrastructureconstruction.

Anotherstepistobuildanintegratednationwidemarkettoencouragethefreeflowofcapitaland

commodities.

Duringthefour-daymeeting,morethan300CentralCommitteemembersandalternativemembers

examinedandapprovedaworkreportbythePoliticalBureauonitsworkduringthepastyear.

Theyalsoapprovedadraftproposalwithregardtoamendmentstothestateconstitution.161

1.Whatdoes“communique'inthe1stpassageprobablymean?

A.commune

B.communication

C.officialreporttothepublic

D.declarationorstatement

2.Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,''doingso“mayreferto

A.outliningaseriesofnewguidelines.

B.improvingthecountry'smarketeconomicmechanism.

C.containingmeasuresinacommunique

D.issuingitonTuesday.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemajorforceinamarketeconomy?

A.publicownership

B.collectiveandprivateownership

C.share-holdingsystem

D.privatecapital

4.Onwhatdayoftheweekdidthemeetingconvene?

A.onTuesday

B.fourdaysago

C.onSaturday

D.onFriday

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.aseriesofnewguidelines

B.theplenarysessionofCCPCC

C.agistofthecommunique

D.thefour-daymeetingofCCPCC

8

Israeliresearcherssaidtheyhadidentifiedanaturallyproducedcompoundthatmayexplainwhyonly

somesmokersgetlungcancer.

Researchersfoundthatsmokerswithlowlevelsoftheenzymewerefiveto10timesmorelikelyto

developlungcancerthansmokerswiththehighestlevels.

TheenzymefixesdamagedonetoDNAbysmokingandotherenvironmentalstressesandisoneofa

largegroupofrepaircompoundsinthebody.

WritingintheJournaloftheNationalCancerInstitute,ZviLivnehandhiscolleaguessaid40percent

ofthe68lungcancerpatientstheytestedhadlowlevelsofenzymeactivity,incontrastto4percentofa

healthygroupof68people.

Non-smokerswiththelowestlevelsofenzymealsohadahigherriskoflungcancer,althoughtheir

overallriskofcancerwasmuchlowerthanthatofthesmokers.

Lungcancerisbyfarthebiggestcancerkillerintheworld,killingamillionpeopleeveryyear

worldwide.

Smokingisalsoamajorcauseofheartdiseaseandstroke.Theresearcherssaidthefindingsneededto

beconfirmedinlargerstudiesbuttheymayleadtothedevelopmentofabloodtestthatsmokerscouldtake

todeterminetheirpersonalrisk.209

1.WhatisIsraeliresearchers'discovery?

A.Anaturallyproducedcompound

B.Thepossiblereasonforsmokerstogetlungcancer

C.Akindofnewenzyme

D.Howlungcancerdeveloped

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthefunctionoftheenzyme?

A.Repairinganydamage.

B.DamagedonetoDNA.

C.Causingenvironmentalstresses.

D.Repairingcompoundsinthebody

3.Howmanypeoplehavebeentestedonlevelsofenzymeactivity?

A.fiveto10timesmore

B.40percent

C.68

D.136

4.Thetestalsoshowthatnon-smokers

A.hadthelowestlevelsofenzyme

B.hadahigherriskoflungcancer

C.hadtheriskofcanceraswell

D.didnothavetheriskofcancer

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Lungcanceristhebiggestkillerintheworld.

B.Smokingmaycauseheartdiseaseandstroke

C.ThefindingsofIsraeliresearchershavetobeconfirmedyet.

D.Smokerscouldtakebloodtesttodeterminetheirpersonalrisk.

9

Morecotton-paddedtentsarebadlyinneedinZhangyecityinnorthwesternGansuprovince,which

washitbytwintremorsSaturdaynight,asmostofthequakevictimsarenowhuddlinginmakeshift

sheltersinjoltedareaswheretemperaturedropstofivedegreesbelowzeroCelsiusatnight.

Atotalof1,000cotton-paddedtentstransportedfromthecityofChangshaincentral-southHunan

provincebytheMinistryofCivilAffairsareonthewayandwillarriveatthedestinationswithinthenext

twotothreedays.

Thetwinquakes,measuring6.1and5.8degreesontheRichterscale,joltedareasbetweenMinleand

ShandancountiesofZhangyecityinGansuat20:41and20:48hoursonSaturday.Thetwocountiesarea

directdistanceof33kmfromLanzhou,capitaloftheprovince.

BySundayafternoon,ninepeoplewereconfirmeddeadformthequakes,andsixwereinjured

seriouslywoundedand37slightly.

AccordingtopreliminarystatisticsfromZhangyecity,thequakeshavecausedaneconomiclossof

327millionyuanin175villages,flattening14,322houses,killingorinjuring16,219headsoflivestockand

destroying5,800hectaresoffarmland.191

1.WhathappenedinnorthwesternGansuprovince?

A.Itwashitbytwinterrorists

B.Mostpeoplebecamethequakevictims

C.Itwashitbytwosuccessivequakes.

D.ItwasfivedegreesbelowzeroCelsius.

2.Howmanycotton-paddedtentsareneededthere?

A.Atotalof1,000

B.About1000

C.Morethan1000

D.Themore,thebetter.

3.Whereisthespecificspotofthequake?

A.Zhangyecity

B.joltedareasbetweenMinleandShandancounties

C.175villages

D.33kmfromLanzhou

4.Howmanypeoplebecamevictimsofthequake?

A.Withinonehundred.

B.Thousands.

C.Tensofthousands.

D.Millions.

5.Whichofthefollowingisinchargeoftentstransporting?

A.ChangshaCity

B.HunanProvince

C.theMinistryofCivilAffairs

D.Lanzhou,capitaloftheprovince

10

Newglobalestimates,basedonimproveddata,showabout40millionpeopleworldwideareliving

withHIV/AIDS,includinganestimated2.5millionchildrenunder15yearsold.About5millionpeople

wereinfectedin2003andmorethan3millionhavedied.

PeterPiot,headoftheJointUnitedNationsProgramonHIV/AIDS,(UNAIDS)said:"TheAIDS

epidemiccontinuestoexpand;wehaven'treachedthelimityet.Morepeoplehavebecomeinfectedthis

yearthaneverbeforeandmorepeoplehavediedfromAIDSthaneverbefore.Itisthefirstcauseofdeath

inAfricaandthefourthcauseofdeathworldwide."

ChinahassteppedupitsbattleagainstHIV/AIDSinrecentmonths,pledgingfreedrugstopeoplein

thecountrysideandpoorurbanresidentswhohavethedisease.China'sministryofhealthhaswarnedthat

ifstrongerHIV/AIDSpreventionmeasuresarenottaken,10millionpeoplecouldbeHIV-positiveby

2010.

AccordingtotheUNAIDS,asmuchas40percentofthepopulation-approximatelyfive-hundred

millionpersons-don'tknowhowtoprotectthemselvesagainstthevirus.Insomeareas,upto10percent

wereHIV-positiveandtheyestimatedthat8.5millionpeoplehavesexuallytransmittedinfectionsinthe

sameyear.206

1.WhichofthefollowingaccountsforthebiggestamountofHIV/AIDS?

A.Childrenunder15.

B.Adults.

C.Peoplewereinfectedin2003.

D.Thedied.

2.FromPeterPiotremarkweknowthattheAIDSepidemic

A.continuestoexpandinAfrica.

B.willcontinuestoexpandworldwide.

C.isthefirstcauseofdeathworldwide.

D.canneverbestopped.

3.Whatdoes"stepup"mean?(Para.3)

A.walkcloseto

B.comeupwith

C.increaseinsizeorspeed

D.climbonto

4.“Thepopulation^^inthelastparagraphreferto

A.theworldpopulation

B.theChinesepopulation

C.theHIV/AIDSpopulation

D.five-hundredmillionpersons

5.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A.optimistic

B.pessimistic

C.subjective

D.objective

11

TheEnglishlanguageisspokenorreadbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld,forhistorical,

political,andeconomicreasons;butitmayalsobetruethatitowessomethingofitswideappealto

qualitiesandcharacteristicsinherentinitself.Whatarethesecharacteristicfeatureswhichoutstandin

makingtheEnglishlanguagewhatitis,whichgiveititsindividualityandmakeitofthisworldwide

significance?

Firstandmostimportantisextraordinaryreceptiveandadaptable—ithastakentoitselfmaterial

fromalmosteverywhereintheworldandhasmadethenewelementsoflanguageitsown.English,which

whentheAnglo-SaxonsfirstconqueredEnglandinthefifthandsixthcenturieswasalmosta"pure"or

unmixedlanguage—whichcouldmakenewwordsfornewideasfromitsowncompoundedelements.

AsecondoutstandingcharacteristicofEnglishisitssimplicityandtherelationshipofwordsina

sentencewithonlytheminimumofchangeintheirshapesorvariationofendings.

AthirdqualityofEnglishisitsrelativelyfixedwordorder.(177words)

1.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

A.reasonsforthepopularityofEnglish

B.Englishlanguagehaslargestnumberofpeopleintheworld

C.extraordinaryreceptiveandadaptableofEnglishlanguage

D.characteristicofEnglish

2.WhatarethemostimportantcharacteristicfeaturesofEnglish?

A.thelargestnumberofpeople

B.historical,political,andeconomicreasons

C.extraordinaryreceptiveandadaptable

D.worldwidesignificance

3.WherehasEnglishtakenitselfmaterial?

A.everywhereintheworld.

B.theAnglo-Saxons.

C.a"pure"orunmixedlanguage.

D.manyplacesintheworld.

4.Accordingtothetext,Englandwasonce

A.conqueredbysomeforeigners.

B.defeatedbytheAnglo-Saxons.

C.acolonyoftheAnglo-Saxons.

D.mixedwiththeAnglo-Saxons.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofEnglishlanguage?

A.simple

B.widespread

C.pure

D.relativelyfixedwordorder

注釋

1)thelargestnumberof最大量

2)owessomethingto歸功于

3)inherenta.固有的，與生俱來(lái)的

4)characteristicfeatures突出的特質(zhì)

5)outstandv.突出

6)individualityn.個(gè)性，人格，特征

7)receptiveandadaptable容易接受和適應(yīng)

8)newelementsoflanguage新的語(yǔ)言成分

9)Anglo-Saxons盎格魯一撒克遜人

10)conquerv.克服，征服，戰(zhàn)勝

11)unmixeda.未混雜他物的，純粹的

12)compoundedelement復(fù)合的成分

13)outstandinga.杰出的，突出的

14)simplicityn.單純，簡(jiǎn)樸

15)minimumn.最小量;a.最小的，最低的

16)shapesorvariationofending詞尾的形式或變化

12

Mostvehiclesbuiltsofarareexpensive,sometimescostingmillionsofdollars,andallconsumemore

powerthantheirdeveloperswouldlikethemto.Butsize,cost,andpowerconsumptionhavebeencoming

down,andcanbeexpectedtocontinuedroppingasmicroelectronicprocessingcomponentsshrinkand

becomeintegratedwithlow-powermicromechanicalsensors.

Odyssey,avehicledevelopedattheMITSeaGrantLaboratory,representsthestateoftheart:itis

small,inexpensive(around$50,000),andcapable.Odysseyis2.2meterslongandweighs195kilograms;

itcandiveto6,000meters-makingaccessibleallbutasmallfractionoftheworld'soceans—andcan

travelupto1,000kilometersat3knots,dependingonthetypeofbatteryandthepowerneededbyits

sensors.Equippedwithvideoandarangeofsensorsfortakingoceanographicmeasurements,thevehicle

hassuccessfullycompletedmissionsinthewatersoffthestatesofMassachusettsandWashingtonandin

boththeArcticandtheAntarctic,fromship-and-shore-basedfacilities.(169words)

1.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

2.WhatisOdyssey?

3.Whatdo“thestateoftheart"mean?

4.Whatisthespeedofthevehicle?

5.Whatarethemissionsofthevehicle?

Key

DCCDDCDCCCBDBDBBAADA

AABBDDDDBDCABBCBDDCA

CCBCCCBCCDACDAC

Chinaisalreadytheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics,andbecomingaplayerintheglobal

appliancemarket.Twentyyearsago,U.S.,EuropeanandJapanesecompaniesstartedmovingintoChinato

supplythelocalmarketwithhouseholdgoods.NowthosesamecompaniesaregettingwhippedbyChinese

competitors.Overthepastsixyears,themarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChinahasdroppedfrom70