TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS()GRADEEIGHTPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.YoumayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetaskUsetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.HowtoReduceStressLifeisfullofthingsthatcauseussress.Thoughwemaynotlikestress,wehavetolivewithit.I.DefinitionofstressA.(1)reactioni.e.forceexertedbetweentwotouchingbodiesB.humanreactioni.e.responseto(2)onsomeonee.g.increaseinbreathing,heartrate,(3),ormuscletensionII.(4),A.positivestresswhereitoccurs:Christmas,wedding,(5)B.negativestresswhereitoccurs:test-takingsituations,friend’sdeathIII.WaystocopewithstressA.recoginitionofstresssignals?monitorfor(6)ofstress?findwaystoprotectoneselfB.attentiontobodydemand?effectof(7)C.planningandactingappropriately?reasonforplanning?(8)ofplanningD.learningto(9)?e.g.dlaycausedbytrafficE.pacingactivities?manageabletask?(10)SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?A.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.B.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.C.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.D.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?A.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.B.Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople.C.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.D.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.3.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?A.Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.B.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.C.Thecontentareaofthequestions.D.Thenumberofpollquestions.4.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents'answerstoitems2,4and7inthesecondpoll?A.Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.B.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.C.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.D.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.5.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?A.Contactwithmanypeople.B.Chancesforadvancement.C.Appreciationfromcoworkers.D.Chancestolearnnewskills.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.6.Accordingtothenewsitem,"sleepboxes"aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsofA.airports.B.passengers.C.architects.D.companies.7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?A.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.B.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.C.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.D.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.8.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A.London'spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.B.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.C.Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.D.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.ThenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingaboutA.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.B.earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.C.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.D.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.10.Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?A.AttheendofWorldWarII.B.Between1944and1945.C.Inthe1950s.D.In.PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)TEXTAMyclassatHarvardBusinessSchoolhelpsstudentsunderstandwhatgoodmanagementtheoryisandhowitisbuilt.Ineachsession,welookatonecompanythroughthelensesofdifferenttheories,usingthemtoexplainhowthecompanygotintoitssituationandtoexaminewhatactionwillyieldtheneededresults.Onthelastdayofclass,Iaskedmyclasstoturnthosetheoreticallensesonthemselvestofindanswerstotwoquestions:First,HowcanIbesureI?llbehappyinmycareer?Second,HowcanIbesuremyrelationshipswithmyspouseandmyfamilywillbecomeanenduringsourceofhappiness?Herearesomemanagementtoolsthatcanbeusedtohelpyouleadapurposefullife.1.UseYourResourcesWisely.Yourdecisionsaboutallocatingyourpersonaltime,energy,andtalentshapeyourlife?sstrategy.Ihaveabunchof?businesses?thatcompetefortheseresources:I?mtryingtohavearewardingrelationshipwithmywife,raisegreatkids,contributetomycommunity,succeedinmycareer,andcontributetomychurch.AndIhaveexactlythesameproblemthatacorporationdoes.Ihavealimitedamountoftime,energyandtalent.HowmuchdoIdevotetoeachofthesepursuits?Allocationchoicescanmakeyourlifeturnouttoverydifferentfromwhatyouintended.Sometimesthat?sgood:opportunitiesthatyouhaveneverplannedforemerge.Butifyoudon?tinvestyourresourceswisely,theoutcomecanbebad.AsIthinkaboutmyformerclassmateswhoinadvertentlyinvestedinlivesofhollowunhappiness,Ican?thelpbelievingthattheirtroublesrelatedrightbacktoashort-termperspective.Whenpeoplewithahighneedforachievementhaveanextrahalfhouroftimeoranextraounceofenergy,they?llunconsciouslyallocateittoactivitiesthatyieldthemosttangibleaccomplishments.Ourcareersprovidethemostconcreteevidencethatwe?removingforward.Youshipaproduct,finishadesign,completeapresentation,closeasaleteachaclass,publishapaper,getpaid,getpromoted.Incontrast,investingtimeandenergyinyourrelationshipswithyourspouseandchildrentypicallydoesn?tofferthesameimmediatesenseofachievement.Kidsmisbehaveeveryday.It?sreallynotuntil20yearsdowntheroadthatyoucansay,?Iraisedagoodsonoragooddaughter.?Youcanneglectyourrelationshipwithyourspouseandonadailybasisitdoesn?tseemasifthingaredeteriorating.Peoplewhoaredriventoexcelhavethisunconsciouspropensitytounderinvestintheirfamiliesandoverinvestintheircareers,eventhoughintimateandlovingfamilyrelationshipsarethemostpowerfulandenduringsourceofhappiness.Ifyoustudytherootcausesofbusinessdisasters,overandoveryou?llfindthispredispositiontowardendeavorsthatofferimmediategratification.Ifyoulookatpersonallivesthroughthatlens,you?llseethatsamestunningandsoberingpattern:peopleallocatingfewerandfewerresourcestothethingstheywouldhaveoncesaidmatteredmost.2.CreateAFamilyCulture.It?sonethingtoseeintothefoggyfuturewithaacuityandchartthecoursecorrectionsacompanymustmake.Butit?squiteanothertopersuadeemployeestolineupandworkcooperativelytotakethecompanyinthatnewdirection.Whenthereislittleagreement,youhavetouse?powertools??coercion,threats,punishmentsandsoon,tosecurecooperation.Butifemployee?swaysofworkingtogethersucceedoverandover,consensusbeginstoform.Ultimately,peopledon?teventhinkaboutwhethertheirwayyieldssuccess.Theyembraceprioritiesandfollowproceduresbyinstinctandassumptionratherthanbyexplicitdecision,whichmeansthatthey?vecreatedaculture.Culture,incompellingbutunspokenways,dictatestheproven,acceptablemethodsbywhichmembersofagroupaddressrecurrentproblems.Andculturedefinestheprioritygiventodifferenttypesofproblems.Itcanbeapowerfulmanagementtool.Iusethismodeltoaddressthequestion,HowcanIbemyfamilybecomesanenduringsourceofhappiness?Mystudentsquicklyseethatthesimplestwayparentscanelicitcooperationfromchildrenistowieldpowertools.Buttherecomesapointduringtheteenyearswhenpowertoolsnolongerwork.Atthatpoint,parentsstartwishingtheyhadbegunworkingwiththeirchildrenataveryyoungagetobuildacultureinwhichchildreninstinctivelybehaverespectfullytowardoneanother,obeytheirparents,andchoosetherightthingtodo.Familieshavecultures,justacompaniesdo.Thoseculturescanbebuiltconsciously.Ifyouwantyourkidstohavestrongself-esteemandtheconfidencethattheycansolvehardproblems,thosequalitieswon?tmagicallymaterializeinhighschool.Youhavetodesignthemintofamily?scultureandyouhavethinkaboutthisveryearlyon.Likeemployees,childrenbuildself-esteembydoingthingsthatarehardandlearningwhatworks.11.Accordingtotheauthor,thekeytosuccessfulallocationofresourcesinyourlifedependsonwhetheryouA.canmanageyourtimewell B.havelong-termplanningC.areluckyenoughtohavenewopportunities D.cansolvebothcompanyandfamilyproblems12.Whatistheroleofthestatement?Ourcareersprovidethemostconcreteevidencethatwe?removingforward?withreferencetothepreviousstatementintheparagraph?A.Toofferfurtherexplanation B.ToprovideadefinitionC.Topresentacontrast D.Toillustratecareerdevelopment13.Accordingtotheauthor,acommoncauseoffailureinbusinessandfamilyrelationshipsisA.lackofplanning B.short-sightedness C.shortageofresources D.decisionbyinstinct14.Accordingtotheauthor,whendoesculturebegintoemergeA.WhenpeopledecidewhatandhowtodobyinstinctB.WhenpeoplerealizetheimportanceofconsensusC.Whenpeopleasagroupdecidehowtosucceed D.Whenpeopleuse?powertools?toreachagreement15.OneofthesimilaritiesbetweencompanycultureandfamilycultureisthatA.problem-solvingabilityisessential B.cooperationisthefoundationC.respectandobediencearekeyelements D.cultureneedstobenurturedTextBItwasnearlybed-timeandwhentheyawokenextmorninglandwouldbeinsight.Dr.Macphaillithispipeand,leaningovertherail,searchedtheheavensfortheSouthernCross.Aftertwoyearsatthefrontandawoundthathadtakenlongertohealthanitshould,hewasgladtosettledownquietlyatApia(阿皮亞，西薩摩亞首都)fortwelvemonthsatleast,andhefeltalreadybetterforthejourney.SincesomeofthepassengerswereleavingtheshipnextdayatPago-Pagotheyhadhadalittledancethateveningandinhisearshammeredstilltheharshnotesofthemechanicalpiano.Butthedeckwasquietatlast.AlittlewayoffhesawhiswifeinalongchairtalkingwiththeDavidsons,andhestrolledovertoher.Whenhesatdownunderthelightandtookoffhishatyousawthathehadveryredhair,withabaldpatchonthecrown,andthered,freckledskinwhichaccompaniesredhair;hewasamanofforty,thin,withapinchedface,preciseandratherpedantic;andhespokewithaScotsaccentinaverylow,quietvoice.BetweentheMacphailsandtheDavidsons,whoweremissionaries,therehadarisentheintimacyofshipboard,whichisduetopropinquityratherthantoanycommunityoftaste.Theirchieftiewasthedisapprovaltheysharedofthemenwhospenttheirdaysandnightsinthesmoking-roomplayingpokerorbridgeanddrinking.Mrs.MacphailwasnotalittleflatteredtothinkthatsheandherhusbandweretheonlypeopleonboardwithwhomtheDavidsonswerewillingtoassociate,andeventhedoctor,shybutnofool,halfunconsciouslyacknowledgedthecompliment.Itwasonlybecausehewasofanargumentativemindthatintheircabinatnighthepermittedhimselftocarp(嘮叨).‘Mrs.Davidsonwassayingshedidn’tknowhowthey’dhavegotthroughthejourneyifithadn’tbeenforus,’saidMrs.Macphail,assheneatlybrushedouthertransformation(假發(fā)).‘Shesaidwewerereallytheonlypeopleontheshiptheycaredtoknow.’‘Ishouldn’thavethoughtamissionarywassuchabigbug(要人、名士)thathecouldaffordtoputonfrills(擺架子).’‘It’snotfrills.Iquiteunderstandwhatshemeans.Itwouldn’thavebeenverynicefortheDavidsonstohavetomixwithallthatroughlotinthesmoking-room.??Thefounderoftheirreligionwasn?tsoexclusive,?saidDr.Macphailwithachuckle.?I?veaskedyouoverandoveragainnottojokeaboutreligion,?answeredhiswife.?Ishouldn?tliketohaveanaturelikeyours,Alec.Youneverlookforthebestinpeople.?Hegaveherasidelongglancewithhispale,blueeyes,butdidnotreply.Aftermanyyearsofmarriedlifehehadlearnedthatitwasmoreconducivetopeacetoleavehiswifewiththelastword.Hewasundressedbeforeshewas,andclimbingintotheupperbunkhesettleddowntoreadhimselftosleep.Whenhecameondecknextmorningtheywereclosetoland.Helookedatitwithgreedyeyes.Therewasathinstripofsilverbeachrisingquicklytohillscoveredtothetopwithluxuriantvegetation.Thecoconuttrees,thickandgreen,camenearlytothewater?sedge,andamongthemyousawthegrasshousesoftheSamoaris(薩摩亞人);andhereandthere,gleamingwhite,alittlechurch.Mrs.Davidsoncameandstoodbesidehim.Shewasdressedinblack,andworeroundherneckagoldchain,fromwhichdangledasmallcross.Shewasalittlewoman,withbrown,dullhairveryelaboratelyarranged,andshehadprominentblueeyesbehindinvisiblepince-nez(夾鼻眼鏡).Herfacewaslong,likeasheep’s,butshegavenoimpressionoffoolishness,ratherofextremealertness;shehadthequickmovementsofabird.Themostremarkablethingaboutherwashervoice,high,metallic,andwithoutinflection;itfellontheearwithahardmonotony,irritatingtothenerveslikethepitilessclamourofthepneumaticdrill.?Thismustseemlikehometoyou,?saidDr.Macphail,withhisthin,difficultsmile.?Oursarelowislands,youknow,notlikethese.Coral.Thesearevolcanic.We?vegotanothertendays''journeytoreachthem.??Inthesepartsthat?salmostlikebeinginthenextstreetathome,?saidDr.Macphailfacetiously.?Well,that?sratheranexaggeratedwayofputtingit,butonedoeslookatdistancesdifferentlyintheJSouthSeas.Sofaryou?reright.?Dr.Macphailsighedfaintly.16.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatDr.MacphailA.preferredquietnesstonoise B.enjoyedthesoundofthemechanicalpianoC.wasgoingbacktohishometown D.wantedtobefriendtheDavidsons17.TheMacphailsandtheDavidsonswereineachother?ecompanybecausetheyA.hadsimilarexperience B.likedeachotherC.shareddislikeforsomepassengers D.hadsimilarreligiousbelief18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestDESCRIBESMrs.Macphail?A.Shewasgoodatmakingfriends B.ShewaspronetoquarrellingwithherhusbandC.Shewasskillfulindealingwithstrangers D.Shewaseasytogetalongwith.19.AllthefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodepictMrs.DavidsonEXCEPTA.arrogant B.unapproachable C.unpleasant D.irritable20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDr.MacphailisINCORRECT?A.Hewassociable. B.Hewasintelligent.C.Hewasafraidofhiswife. D.HewasfunoftheDavidsons.TextCTodaywemakeroomforaremarkablynarrowrangeofpersonalitystyles.We'retoldthattobegreatistobebold,tobehappyistobesociable.Weseeourselvesasanationofextroverts?whichmeansthatwe'velostsightofwhowereallyare.One-thirdtoone-halfofAmericansareintroverts?intheotherwords,oneoutofeverytwoorthreepeopleyouknow.Ifyou'renotanintrovertyourself,youaresurelyraising,managing,marriedto,orcoupledwithone.Ifthesestatisticssurpriseyou,that'sprobablybecausesomanypeoplepretendtobeextroverts.Closetintrovertspassundetectedonplaygrounds,inhighschoollockerrooms,andinthecorridorsofcorporateAmerica.Somefooleventhemselves,untilsomelifeeventalayoff,anemptynest,aninheritancethatfreesthemtospendtimeastheylikejoltsthemintotakingstockoftheirtruenatures.Youhaveonlytoraisethissubjectwithyourfriendsandacquaintancestofindthatthemostunlikelypeopleconsiderthemselvesintroverts.Itmakessensethatsomanyintrovertshideevenfromthemselves.WelivewithavaluesystemthatIcalltheExtrovertIdeal?theomnipresentbeliefthattheidealselfisgregarious,alpha,andcomfortableinthespotlight.Thearchetypalextrovertprefersactiontocontemplation,risk-takingtoheed-taking,certaintytodoubt.Hefavorsquickdecisions,evenattheriskofbeingwrong.Sheworkswellinteamsandsocializesingroups.Weliketothinkthatwevalueindividuality,butalltoooftenweadmireonetypeofindividual??thekindwho'scomfortable"puttinghimselfoutthere."Sure,weallowtechnologicallygiftedlonerswholaunchcompaniesingaragestohaveanypersonalitytheyplease,buttheyaretheexceptions,nottherule,andourtoleranceextendsmainlytothosewhogetfabulouslywealthyorholdthepromiseofdoingso.Introversionalongwithitscousinssensitivity,seriousness,andshynessisnowasecond-classpersonalitytrait,somewherebetweenadisappointmentandapathology.IntrovertslivingundertheExtrovertIdealarelikewomeninaman'sworld,discountedbecauseofatraitthatgoestothecoreofwhotheyare.Extroversionisanenormouslyappealingpersonalitystyle,butwe'veturneditintoanoppressivestandardtowhichmostofusfeelwemustconform.TheExtrovertIdealhasbeendocumentedinmanystudies,thoughthisresearchhasneverbeengroupedunderasinglename.Talkativepeople,forexample,areratedassmarter,better-looking,moreinteresting,andmoredesirableasfriends.Velocityofspeechcountsaswellasvolume:werankfasttalkersasmorecompetentandlikablethanslowones.Eventhewordintrovertisstigmatizedoneinformalstudy,bypsychologistLaurieHelgoe,foundthatintrovertsdescribedtheirownphysicalappearanceinvividlanguage,butwhenaskedtodescribegenericintrovertstheydrewablandanddistastefulpicture.ButwemakeagravemistaketoembracetheExtrovertIdealsounthinkingly.Someofourgreatestideas,art,andinventionsfromthetheoryofevolutiontovanGogh'ssunflowerstothepersonalcomputercamefromquietandcerebralpeoplewhoknewhowtotuneintotheirinnerworldsandthetreasurestobefoundthere.21.Accordingtotheauthor,thereexists,asfaraspersonalitystylesareconcerned,adiscrepancybetweenA.whatpeoplesaytheycandoandwhattheyactuallycan B.whatsocietyvaluesandwhatpeoplepretendtobeC.whatpeopleprofessandwhatstatisticsshow D.whatpeopleprofessandwhattheyhidefromothers22.TheidealextrovertisdescribedasbeingallthefollowingEXCEPTA.doubtful B.sociable C.determined D.bold23.Accordingtotheauthor,oursocietyonlypermits___tohavewhateverpersonalitytheylike.A.theyoung B.theordinary C.theartistic D.therich24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsBESTreflectstheauthor?sopinion?A.Introversionisseenasaninferiortraitbecauseofitsassociationwithsensitivity.B.Extroversionisarbitraryforcedbysocietyasanormuponpeople.C.Introvertsaregenerallyregardedaseitherunsuccessfulorasdeficient.D.Extroversionandintroversionhavesimilarpersonalitytraitprofiles.25.Theauthorwindsupthepassagewitha____note.A.cautious B.warning C.positive D.humorousTextDSpeakingtwolanguagesratherthanjustonehasobviouspracticalbenefitsinanincreasinglyglobalizedworld.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeguntoshowthattheadvantagesofbilingualismareevenmorefundamentalthanbeingabletoconversewithawiderrangeofpeople.Beingbilingual,itturnsout,makesyousmarter.Itcanhaveaprofoundeffectonyourbrain,improvingcognitiveskillsnotrelatedtolanguageandevenshieldingagainstdementiainoldage.Thisviewofbilingualismisremarkablydifferentfromtheunderstandingofbilingualismthroughmuchofthe20thcentury.Researchers,educatorsandpolicymakerslongconsideredasecondlanguagetobeaninterference,cognitivelyspeaking,thathinderedachild?sacademicandintellectualdevelopment.Theywerenotwrongabouttheinterference:thereisampleevidencethatinabilingual?sbrainbothlanguagesystemsareactiveevenwhenheisusingonlyonelanguage,thuscreatingsituationsinwhichonesystemobstructstheother.Butthisinterference,researchersarefindingout,isn?tsomuchahandicapasablessingindisguise.Itforcesthebraintoresolveinternalconflict,givingthemindaworkoutthatstrengthensitscognitivemuscles.Thecollectiveevidencefromanumberofsuchstudiessuggeststhatthebilingualexperienceimprovesthebrain?sso-calledexecutivefunction?acommandsystemthatdirectstheattentionprocessesthatweuseforplanning,solvingproblemsandperformingvariousothermentallydemandingtasks.Theseprocessesincludeignoringdistractionstostayfocused,switchingattentionwillfullyfromonethingtoanotherandholdinginformationinmind?likerememberingasequenceofdirectionswhiledriving.Whydoesthetusslebetweentwosimultaneouslyactivelanguagesystemsimprovetheseaspectsofcognition?Untilrecently,researchersthoughtthebilingualadvantagestemmedprimarilyfromanabilityforinhibitionthatwashonedbytheexerciseofsuppressingonelanguagesystem:thissuppression,itwasthought,wouldhelptrainthebilingualmindtoignoredistractionsinothercontexts.Butthatexplanationincreasinglyappearstobeinadequate,sincestudieshaveshownthatbilingualsperformbetterthanmonolingualsevenattasksthatdonotrequireinhibition,likethreadingalinethroughanascendingseriesofnumbersscatteredrandomlyonapage.Thekeydifferencebetweenbilingualsandmonolingualsmaybemorebasic:aheightenedabilitytomonitortheenvironment.?Bilingualshavetoswitchlanguagesquiteoften?youmaytalktoyourfatherinonelanguageandtoyourmotherinanotherlanguage,?saysAlbertCosta,aresearcherattheUniversityofPompeuFabrainSpain.?Itrequireskeepingtrackofchangesaroundyouinthesamewaythatwemonitoroursurroundingswhendriving.?InastudycomparingGerman-ItalianbilingualswithItalianmonolingualsonmonitoringtasks,Mr.Costaandhiscolleaguesfoundthatthebilingualsubjectsnotonlyperformedbetter,buttheyalsodidsowithlessactivityinpartsofthebraininvolvedinmonitoring,indicatingthattheyweremoreefficientatit.Thebilingualexperienceappearstoinfluencethebrainfrominfancytooldage(andthereisreasontobelievethatitmayalsoapplytothosewholearnasecondlanguagelaterinlife).26.Accordingtothepassage,themorerecentandoldviewsofbilingualismdiffermainlyinA.itspracticaladvantages B.itsroleincognitionC.perceivedlanguagefluency D.itsroleinmedicine27.ThefactthatinterferenceisnowseenasablessingindisguisemeansthatA.ithasledtounexpectedlyfavourableresults B.itspotentialbenefitshaveremainedundiscoveredC.itseffectsoncognitivedevelopmenthavebeenminimalD.onlyafewresearchershaverealizeditsadvantages28.WhatistheroleofParagraphFourinrelationtoParagraphThree?A.ItprovidescounterevidencetoParagraphThree. B.Itoffersanotherexampleoftheroleofinterference.C.Itservesasatransitionalparagraphinthepassage. D.ItfurtherillustratesthepointinParagraphThree.29.Whichofthefollowingcanaccountforbetterperformanceofbilingualsindoingnon-inhibitiontasks?A.Anabilitytomonitorsurroundings. B.Anabilitytoignoredistractions.C.Anabilitytoperformwithlesseffort. D.Anabilitytoexercisesuppression.30.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Featuresofbilingualsandmonolinguals. B.Interferenceandsuppression.C.Bilingualsandmonitoringtasks. D.Reasonswhybilingualsaresmarter.PARTIIIGENERALKNOWLEDGE(10MIN)31.WhichofthefollowingistheFrench-speakingcityinCanada?A.Vancouver B.Ottawa C.Montreal D.Toronto32.WhichofthefollowingarenativesofNewZealand?A.TheMaoris B.TheAboriginals C.TheRedIndians D.TheEskimos33.TheestablishedornationalchurchinEnglandisA.theRomanCatholicChurch B.theUnitedReformedChurchC.theAnglicanChurch D.theMethodistChurch34.The13formerBritishcoloniesinNorthAmericadeclaredindependencefromGreatBritaininA.1774 B.1775 C.1776 D.177735.?Graceunderpressure?isanoutstandingvirtueof____heroes.A.ScottFitzgerald?s B.ErnestHemingway?s C.EugeneO?Neill?s D.WilliamFaulkner?s36.Widowers?HousewaswrittenbyA.WilliamButlerYeats B.GeorgeBernardShaw C.JohnGalsworthy D.T.S.Eliot37.WhowroteTheCanterburyTales?A.WilliamShakespeare B.WilliamBlake C.GeoffreyChaucer D.JohnDonne38.Whichofthefollowingpairsofwordsarehomophones?A.wind(v.)/wind(n.) B.suspect(v.)/suspect(n.)C.convict(v.)/convict(n.) D.bare(adj.)/bear(v.)39.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasthe?S+V+O?structure?A.Hediedahero. B.IwenttoLondon. C.Maryenjoyedparties. D.Shebecameangry.40.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTb