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SectionTUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumbered

blankandmark[A],[B[,[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

By183UtheformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecome

independentnations.Theroughly20millionofthesenationslooked

tothefuture.BorninthecrisisoftheoldregimeandIberian

Colonialism,manyoftheleadersofindependencetheidealsof

representativegovernment,careerstotalent,freedomofcommerceand

trade,thetoprivateproperty,andabeliefintheindividualasthe

basisofsociety,therewasabeliefthatthenewnationsshouldbe

sovereignandindependentstates,largeenoughtobeeconomically

viableandintegratedbyasetoflaws.

Ontheissueofofreligioncindthepositionofthechurch,,there

waslessagreementtheleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthe

statereligionandtheonlyonebytheSpanishcrown,mostleaders

soughttomaintainCatholicismtheofficialreligionofthenew

states,somesoughttoendtheofotherfaiths.Thedefenseofthe

Churchbecamearallyingfortheconservativeforces.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoften

egalitarian,valuingequalityofeverything.Bolivarhadreceivedaid

fromHaitiandhadinreturntoabolishslaveryintheareashe

liberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolishedeverywhereexcept

Spain*scolonies.EarlypromisestoendIndiantributeandtaxeson

peopleofmixedorigincamemuchbecausethenewnationsstillneeded

therevenuesuchpolicies.Egalitariansentimentswereoften

temperedbyfearsthatthemassofthepopulationwasself-ruleand

democracy.

1.[A]natives

[B]inhabitants

[C]peoples

[D]individuals

2.[A]confusedly

[B]cheerfully

[C]worriedly

[D]hopefully

3.「Alshared

[B]forgot

[C]attained

[D]rejected

4.[A]related

[B]close

[C]open

[D]devoted

5.[A]access

[B]succession

[C]right

[D]return

6.[A]Presumably

[B]Incidentally

[C]Obviously

[D]Generally

7.[A]unique

[B]common

[C]particular

[D]typical

8.[A]freedom

[B]origin

[C]impact

[D]reform

9.[A]therefore

[B]however

[C]indeed

FD1moreover

10.[A]with

[B]about

[C]among

[D]by

11.[A]allowed

[B]pieaclied

[C]granted

[D]funded

12.[A]Since

[B]If

[C]Unless

[D]While

13.[A]as

[B]for

[C]under

[D]against

14.[A]spread

[B]interference

[C]exclusion

[D]influence

15.[A]support

[B]cry

[C]plea

[D]wish

16.[A]urged

[B]intended

FC1expected

[D]promised

17.[A]controlling

[B]former

[C]remaining

[D]original

18.[A]slower

[B]faster

[C]easier

[D]tougher

19.[A]created

[B]produced

[C]contributed

[D]preferred

20.[A]puzzledby

[B]hostileto

[C]pessimisticabout

[D]unpreparedfor

SectionTTReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtext

bychoosing[A],[B],[C],or[D],MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

1.(40points)

Text1

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayer

in'sWorldCuptournament,youwou1dmostlikelyfindanoteworthy

quirk:elitesoccerplayersaremore1ikelytohavebeenborninthe

earliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelatermonths.Ifyouthen

examinedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCup

cindprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobe

evenmorepronounced.

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?Hereareafew

guesses;a)certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills;

b)winter-bornbabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacity,which

increasessoccerstamina;c)soccer-madparentsaremorelikelyto

conceivechiIdreninspringtime,attheannualpeakofsoccermania;

d)noneoftheabove.

AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaState

University,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.”

EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilhe

realizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearch

ifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperiment,nearly30years

ago,involvedmemory:trainingapersontohearandthenrepeata

randomseriesofnumbers."Withthefirstsubject,afterabout20

hoursoftraining,hisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,“Ericsson

recalls."Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraining

hehadrisentoover80numbers.”

Thissuccess,coupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitself

isnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheact

ofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.

Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitin

theirabilitiestomemorize,thosedifferencesareswampedbyhow

wcl1eachperson“cncodos“theinformation.Andthebestwayto

learnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,

wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepractice

entailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolves

settingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackand

concentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.

Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpert

performersinawiderangeofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygather

allthedatatheycan,notjustperformancestatisticsand

biographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlaboratory

experimentswithhighachievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartling

assertion:thetraitwccommonlycalltalentishighlyoverrated.Or,

putanotherway,expertperformers-whetherinmemoryorsurgery,

balletorcomputerprogramming-arenearlyalwaysmade,notborn.

21.Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsoccerplayersismentioned

to

[A]stresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.

[B]spotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCup.

[C]introducethetopicofwhatmakesexpertperformance.

[D]explainwhysomesoccerteamsplaybetterthanothers.

22.Theword“mania”(Line4,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

[A]fun.

[B]craze.

[C]hysteria.

[D]excitement.

23.AccordingtoEricsson,goodmemory

[A]dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.

[B]resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.

FC1isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.

[D]requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.

24.Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethat

[A]talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.

[B]biographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.

[C]theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.

[D]liigliacliieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.

25.Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethe

texttriestoconvey?

[A]"Faithwi11movemountains.M

[B]"On。reapswhatonesows.”

[C]"Practicemakesperfect.”

[D]"Likefather,likeson.

Text2

Forthepastseveralyears,theSundaynewspapersupplementParade

hasfeaturedacolumncalled“AskMarilyn.wPeopleareinvitedto

queryMarilynvosSavant,whoatage10hadtestedatamentallevel

ofsomeoneabout23yearsold;thatgaveheranIQof228-the

highestscoreeverrecorded.TQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbaland

visualanalogies,toenvisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut,

cindtodeducenumericalsequences,amongothersimilartasks.Soit

isabitconfusingwhenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromthe

averageJoe(whoseIQis100)as,WhatJsthedifferencebetweenlove

andfondness?Orwhatisthenatureofluckandcoincidence?It's

notobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureout

numericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeluded

someofthebestpoetsandphilosophers.

Clearly,intel1igcnccencompassesmorethanascoreonatest.Just

whatdoesitmeantobesmart?Howmuchofintelligencecanbe

specified,andhowmuchcanwelearnaboutitfromneurology,

genetics,computerscienceandotherfields?

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQ

score,eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.

Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms;tlieStanford-Binet

IntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales(bothcomein

adultandchildren'sversion).Generallycostingseveralhundred

dollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,although

variationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheVorldWideWeb.

SuperhighscoreslikevosSavantysarenolongerpossible,because

scoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamong

agepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthementalagebythe

chronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,

suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest(SAT)andtheGraduateRecord

Exam(GRE),capturethemainaspectsofTQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessal1theimportantelements

necessarytosucceedinschoolandin1ife,arguesRobertJ.

Sternberg.Inhisarticle“HowIntelligentIsIntelligence

Testing?,Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestbestassess

cinalyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasurecreativityand

practicalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingand

lifesuccess.Moreover,IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowell

oncepopulationsorsituationschange.ResearchhasfoundthatIQ

predictedleadershipskillswhenthetestsweregivenunderlow-

stressconditions,hutunderhigh-stressconditions,TQwas

negativelycorrelatedwithleadership-thatis,itpredictedthe

opposite.AnyonewhohastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythattest-

takingskillalsomatters,whetherit'sknowingwhentoguessor

whatquestionstoskip.

26.Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinanintelligencetest?

[A]Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

[B]Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentsliapes.

[C]Tellingthedifferencesbetweencertainconcepts.

[D]Choosingwordsorgraphssimilartothegivenones.

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutintel1igencetestingfromParagraph3?

[A]PeoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofintelligence.

[B]MoreversionsofIQtestsarenowavailableontheInternet.

[C]Thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybe

different.

[D]Scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhuman

intelligence.

28.PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvos

Savant*sbecause

[A]thescoresarcobtainedthroughdifferentcomputational

procedures.

[B]creativityratherthananalyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

[C]vosSavantJscaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

[D]thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

29.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

[A]testscoresmaynotbereliableindicatorsofone'sability.

[B]IQscoresandSATresultsarehighlycorrelated.

[C]testinginvolvesalotofguesswork.

FDltraditionaltestareoutofdate.

30.Whatistheauthor5sattitudetowardsIQtests?

[A]Supportive.

[B]Skeptical.

[C]Impartial.

[D]Biased.

Text3

Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythat

oncecouldcountonhardworkandfairplaytokeepitself

financiallysecurehadbeentransformedbyeconomicriskandnew

realities.Nowapinkslip,abaddiagnosis,oradisappearingspouse

canreduceafamilyfromsolidlymiddleclasstonewlypoorinafew

months.

Injustonegeneration,millionsofmothershavegonetowork,

transformingbasicfamilyeconomics.Scholars,policymakers,and

criticsofallstripeshavedebatedthesocialimplicationsofthese

changes,butfewhavelookedatthesideeffect:familyriskhas

risenaswell.Today'sfami1ieshavebudgetedtothelimitsoftheir

newtwo-paycheckstatus.Asaresult,theyhavelosttheparachute

theyoncehadintimesoffinancialsetback-aback-upearner

(usuallyMom)whocouldgointotheworkforceiftheprimaryearner

gotlaidofforfellsick.This“added-workereffectcouldsupport

thesafetynetofferedbyunemploymentinsuranceordisability

insurancetohelpfamiliesweatherbadtimes.Buttoday,adisruption

tofamilyfortunescannolongerbemadeupwithextraincomefroman

otherwise-stay-at-homepartner.

Duringthesameperiod,fami1ieshavebeenaskedtoabsorbmuchmore

riskintheirretirementincome.Steelworkers,airlineemployees,and

nowthoseintheautoindustryarejoiningmillionsoffamilieswho

mustworryaboutinterestrates,stockmarketfluctuation,andthe

hcirshrealitythattheymayoutlivetheirretirementmoney.Eormuch

ofthepastyear,PresidentBushcampaignedtomoveSocialSecurity

toasaving-accountmodel,withretireestradingmuchoralloftheir

guaranteedpaymentsforpaymentsdependingoninvestmentreturns.Fur

youngerfamilies,thepictureisnotanybetter.Boththeabsolute

costofhealthcareandtheshareofitbornebyfamilieshaverisen

-andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsplansarespreadingfrom

legislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductibles

andalargenewdoseofinvestmentriskforfamilies'future

healthcare.Evendemographicsareworkingagainstthemiddleclass

family,astheoddsofhavingaweakelderlyparent-andallthe

attendantneedforphysicalandfinancialassistance-havejumped

eightfoldinjustonegeneration.

Fromthemiddle-classfamilyperspective,muchofthis,

understandably,looksfarless1ikeanopportunitytoexercisemore

financialrcsponsibiIity,andagooddealmorelikeafrightening

accelerationofthewholesaleshiftoffinancialriskontotheir

ci1readyoverburdenedshoulders.Thefinancialfallouthasbegun,and

thepoliticalfalloutmaynotbefarbehind.

31.Today*sdouble-incomefamiliesareatgreaterfinancialriskin

that

[A]thesafetynettheyusedtoenjoyhasdisappeared.

[B]theirchancesofbeinglaidoffhavegreatlyincreased.

[C]theyaremorevulnerabletochangesinfamilyeconomics.

FD1theyarcdeprivedofunemploymentordisabilityinsurance.

32.AsaresultofPresidentBush'sreform,retiredpeoplemayhave

[A]ahighersenseofsecurity.

[B]lesssecuredpayments.

[C]lesschancetoinvest.

[D]aguaranteedfuture.

33.Accordingtotlieauthor,health-savingsplanswill

[A]helpreducethecostofhealthcare.

[B]popularizeamongthemiddleclass.

[C]compensateforthereducedpensions.

[D]increasethefami1ies,investmentrisk.

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]financialriskstendtooutweighpoliticalrisks.

FB]themiddleclassmayfacegreaterpoliticalchallenges.

[C]financialproblemsmaybringaboutpoliticalproblems.

[D]financialresponsibilityisanindicatorofpoliticalstatus.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

[A]TheMiddleClassontheAlert

[B]TheMiddleClassontheCliff

[C]TheMiddleClassinConflict

[D]TheMiddleClassinRuins

Text4

Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinally

sortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,and

improvedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatens

toearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlines

thatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:data

insecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputright,

andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,

telecomsandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighonthe

boss*sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.

Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-

fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefense

contractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventhe

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley-haveleftmanagershurriedly

peeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesin

searchofpotentialvulnerabi1ities.

“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasany

otherasset,“saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversityrsbusiness

school."Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarket

Vcilue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfof

shareholders.wIndeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerally

AcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP),perhapsitistimeforGASP,

GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNew

York'sColumbiaBusinessSchool."Settingtheproperinvestment

levelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,

notatechnicalone,“hesays.

Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.

Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,that

mostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyedandhugely

expensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelyto

destroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetinto

thewronghands.

Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged-thoughnot

justified-bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAnerica,butnotEurope)

fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypasseda1aw,American

firmsdidnothavetotellanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawent

astray.Thatmaychangefast:lotsofproposeddata-security

legislationisnowdoingtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile,

thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccounts

inAmerica,disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedaliugelyimportant

decisionadayearlierbyAmerica,sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)

thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswi11actif

firmsfai1toprovideadequatedatasecurity.

36.Thestatement“Itneverrainsbutitpourswisusedto

introduce

[A]thefiercebusinesscompetition.

[B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations.

[C]thethreatfromnewsreports.

[D]theseverityofdataleakage.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystems

tofindout

[A]whetherthereisanyweakpoint.

[B]whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.

[C]whoisresponsiblefortheleakage.

[D]howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.

38.InbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepoint

that

[A]shareholders,interestsshouldbeproperlyattendedto.

[B]informationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.

[C]businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.

FD1themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.

39.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsome

bossesfailto

[A]seethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.

[B]perceivethesensitivityofpersonaldata.

[C]realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.

[D]appreciatetlieeconomicvalueoftrust.

40.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that

[A]dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.

[B]FTC'sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.

[C]Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.

[D]legalpenaltyisamajorsolutiontodataleakage.

PartB

Directions:

Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutwhat

parentsaresupposedtodotoguidetheirchildrenintoadulthood.

ChooseaheadingfromthelistA-Gthatbestfitsthemeaningof

eachnumberedpartofthetext(41-45).Thefirstandlastparagraphs

ofthetextarcnotnumbered.Therearctwoextraheadingsthatyou

donotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

A.SetaGoodExampleforYourKids

B.BuildYourKids'WorkSkills

C.PlaceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities

D.TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis

E.HelpKidsDevelopCopingStrategies

F.HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre

G.BuildYourKids'SenseofResponsibi1ity

HowCanaParentHelp?

Mothersandfatherscandoalottoensureasafelandinginearly

adulthoodfortheirkids.Evenifajob,startingsalaryseemstoo

smell1tosatisfyanemergingadult'sneedforrapidcontent,the

transitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-

upadultisreadyforthemove.Hereareafewmeasures,drawnfrom

mybookReadyorNot,HereLifeComes,tliatparentscantaketo

preventwhatIcall^work-lifeunreadiness.w

Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodically

reviewtheiremergingstrengthsandweaknesseswiththemandwork

togetheronanyshortcomings,likedifficultyincommunicatingwe11

orcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeep

comingbackto,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfit

thembest.

Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels-asopposedtomembers

oftheircliquc,popstarsandvauntedathletes.Haveregulardinner-

tablediscussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsandhowtheygot

wheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerand

encourageyourkidstoformsomeideasabouttheirownfuture.When

askedwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldbediscouragedfromsaying

“Ihavenoidea."Theyctinchcingetheirminds200times,buthaving

onlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.

Teachersareresponsibleforteachingkidshowtolearn;parents

shouldberesponsibleforteachingthemhowtowork.Assign

responsibi1itiesaroundthehouseandmakesurehomeworkdeadlines

aremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejob.Kidsneed

plentyofpracticedelayinggratificationanddeployingeffective

organizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeandsettingpriorities.

Playingvideogamesencouragesimmediatecontent.Andhoursof

watchingTVshowswithcannedlaughteronlyteacheskidstoprocess

informationinapassiveway.Atthesametime,listeningthrough

earphonestothesamemonotonousbeatsforlongstretchesencourages

kidstostayinsidetheirbubbleinsteadofpursuingotherendeavors.

Al1theseactivitiescanpreventthegrowthofimportant

communicationandthinkingskillsandmakeitdifficultforkidsto

developthekindofsustainedconcentrationtheywillneedformost

jobs.

Theyshouldknowhowtodealwithsetbacks,stressesandfeelingsof

inadequacy.Theyshouldalsolearnhowtosolveproblemsandresolve

conflicts,waystobrainstormandthinkcritically.Discussionsat

homecanhelpkidspracticedoingthesethingsandhelpthemapply

theseskillstoeverydaylifesituations.

Whataboutthesonordaughterwhoisgrownbutseemstobe

strugglingandwanderingaimlesslythroughearlyadulthood?Parents

stillhaveamajorroletoplay,butnowitismoredelicate.They

havetobecarefulnottocomeacrossasdisappointedintheirchild.

Theyshouldexhibitstronginterestandrespectforwhatever

currentlyintereststheirfledgingadult(asnaiveorillconceived

asitmayseem)whilebecomingapartnerinexploringoptionsforthe

future.Mostofall,thesenewadultsmustfeelthattheyare

respectedandsupportedbyafamilythatappreciatesthem.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlined

segmentsintoChinese.Yourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyon

ANSWERSHEET2.(10points)

Thestudyoflawhasbeenrecognizedforcenturiesasabasic

intellectualdisciplineinEuropeanuniversities.However,onlyin

recentyearshasitbecomeafeatureofundergraduateprogramsin

Canadianuniversities.(46)Traditionally,legallearninghasbeen

viowedinsuchinstitutionsasthespecialpreserveoflawyers,

ratherthananecessarypartoftheintellectualequipmentofan

educatedperson.Happily,theolderandmorecontinentalviewof

legcileducationisestablishingitselfinanumberofCanadian

universitiesandsomehaveevenbeguntoofferundergraduatedegrees

inlaw.

Ifthestudyoflawisbeginningtoestablishitselfaspartand

parcelofageneraleducation,itsaimsandmethodsshouldappeal

directlytojournalismeducators.Lawisadisciplinewhich

encouragesresponsiblejudgment.Ontheonehand,itprovides

opportunitiestoanalyzesuchideasasjustice,democracyandfreedom.

(47)Ontheother,itlinkstheseconceptstoeverydayrealitiesina

meinnerwhichisparalleltothelinksjournalistsforgeonadaily

basisastheycoverandcommentonthenews.Forexample,notionsof

evidenceandfact,ofbasicrightsandpublicinterestareatworkin

theprocessofjournalisticjudgmentandproductionjustasincourts

oflaw.Sharpeningjudgmentbyabsorbingandreflectingonlawisa

desirablecomponentofajournalist5sintellectualpreparationfor

hisorhercareer.

(48)Buttheideathatthejournalistmustunderstandthelawmore

profoundlythananordinarycitizenrestsonanunderstandingofthe

establishedconventionsandspecialresponsibilitiesofthenews

media.Politicsor,morebroadly,thefunctioningofthestate,isa

majorsubjectforjournalists.Thebetterinfornedtlieyareaboutthe

waythestateworks,thebettertheirreportingwillbe.(49)Infact,

itisdifficulttoseehowjournalistswhodonothaveacleargrasp

ofthebasicfeaturesoftheCanadianConstitutioncandoacompetent

jobonpoliticalstories.

Furthermore,thelegalsystemandtheeventswhichoccurwithinit

areprimarysubjectsforjournalists.Whilethequalityoflegal

journalismvariesgreatly,thereisanunduerelianceamongstmany

journalistsoninterpretationssuppliedtothembylawyers.(50)

Whilecommentandreactionfromlawyersmayenhancestories,itis

preferableforjournaliststorelyontheirownnotionsof

significanceandmaketheirownjudgments.Thesecanonlycomefroma

wel1-groundedunderstandingofthelegalsystem.

SectionIIIWriting

PartA

51.Directions:

Writealettertoyouuniversitylibrary,makingsuggestionsfor

improvingitsservice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“LiMing”

instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

PartB

52.Directions:

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbcisedonthefollowingdrawing.In

youressay,youshould

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)supportyourviewwithanexample/examples.

Youshouldwri