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　　SECTION I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) (略)

　　SECTION II Use of English(15 minutes)

　　根据下列材料，请回答26-45题：

　　What do I want? It' s really a very 26 question; yet many of us are not sure. 27 it　doesn' t have to be all that difficult to answer. It' s a matter of 28 Have you ever looked through a telescope at something? You find a 29 point to concen-trate on, and then 30 the settings. At first, it's too 31 , then it's too far away, finally it' s just right. The 32 is that it takes many adjustments to 33 the subject into focus. If 34 want to look at something else, the 35 starts again.

　　Goal-setting is the same way. Don' t 36 if at first you don' t know exactly what you want to 37 . Just don' t make the mistake of never committing 38 anything. Sometimes the answer is very simple: Just 39 something!

　　Dr. Mark Goldstone, author of Get Out of Your Own Way, 40 you "look back in order to look 41. " Examine your calendar at day' s end during a typical week and 42 each

　　appointment or listing on a scale of - 3 to + 3, 43 -3 means "If I never do this again, it will　be 'too soon to do it. " and + 3 means "I could do this all day long, and I can' t 44 to do it all　over again. " 45 you identify the frequent themes, you' 11 be able to better focus your dreams.

　　26、

　　A.strange

　　B.simple

　　C.ridiculous

　　D.funny

　　27、

　　A.And

　　B.So

　　C.For

　　D.But

　　28、

　　A.time

　　B.determination

　　C.focus

　　D.preference

　　29、

　　A.reference

　　B.turning

　　C.starting

　　D.major

　　30、

　　A.switch

　　B.open

　　C.adjust

　　D.fix

　　31、

　　A.large

　　B.dark

　　C.foggy

　　D.close

　　32、

　　A.sign

　　B.point

　　C.choice

　　D.law

　　33、

　　A.bring

　　B.move

　　C.include

　　D.put

　　34、

　　A.observers

　　B.viewers

　　C.we

　　D.you

　　35、

　　A.practice

　　B.process

　　C.progress

　　D.performance

　　36、

　　A.hesitate

　　B.mind

　　C.worry

　　D.apologize

　　37、

　　A.see

　　B.say

　　C.do

　　D.hear

　　38、

　　A.in

　　B.on

　　C.to

　　D.at

　　39、

　　A.write

　　B.pick

　　C.test

　　D.draw

　　40、

　　A.suggests

　　B.announces

　　C.imagines

　　D.warns

　　41、

　　A.forward

　　B.up

　　C.round

　　D.in

　　42、

　　A.read

　　B.correct

　　C.define

　　D.grade

　　43、

　　A.which

　　B.what

　　C.where

　　D.why

　　44、

　　A.wait

　　B.promise

　　C.afford

　　D.manage

　　45、

　　A.Once

　　B.Unless

　　C.Before

　　D.Though

　　SECTION III Reading Comprehension Part A(40 minutes)

　　Text 1

　　46、根据下列材料，请回答46-60题：

　　In 1997, 25 Japanese citizens, all older than 60, launched Jeeba (the name means "old man　and old woman") to make senior-friendly products. They knew they were making history when　they coined their company motto : "Of the elderly, by the elderly and for the elderly. " They do not hire young people, and the oldest of their workers is 75.

　　Firms run by senior citizens are still a rarity, in Japan and worldwide. But the elderly have　numbers on their side. Healthier and longer-living seniors, born immediately after World War II,are reaching retirement age in huge numbers all over the developed world. Extremely low birthrates in those same countries mean there are far fewer young workers to take their place. One likely con-sequence is now clear: shrinking work forces.

　　While the streamlining effects of international competition are focusing attention on the need to create and keep good jobs, those fears will eventually give way to worries about the growing short-age of young workers. One unavoidable solution: putting older people back to work, whether they like it or not. Indeed, advanced economies like those of Finland and 　　Denmark have already raised their retirement ages. Others are under severe pressure to follow suit, as both the European Com-mission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 　　Development have recently warned their members that their future prosperity depends on a growing contribution from the elderly.

　　Whether these changes are good or bad news to workers depends on whether they anticipate retirement with eagerness or dread. In the United States, half of working-age Americans now expect to work into their 70s, whether by financial necessity or by lifestyle choice, according to a new study by Putnam Investments.

　　Contrary to still widespread assumptions, there is very little hard evidence to suggest that com-panies cannot stay competitive with a rising share of older workers. At 13ritish hardware chain B&Q, its "elder worker" stores in Manchester and Exmouth were 18 percent more profitable than its regular outlets--due in part, the company says, to six times less employee turnover and 60 per-cent less shoplifting and breakage.

　　46、Jeeba' s difference from a conventional company mainly lies in

　　A.the age of its employees

　　B.the number of its owners

　　C.the quality of its products

　　D.the scope of its operations

　　47、 In the developed world, compared with young people, the elderly

　　A.are better at business

　　B.are greater in number

　　C.have healthier lifestyles

　　D.have more job opportunities

　　48、 According to the writer, in the current situation companies are faced with the tough task of

　　A.creating good positions

　　B.employing retired workers

　　C.filling vacant positions

　　D.replacing unskilled workers

　　49、 For future prosperity, many European countries will have to

　　A.increase the number of young workers

　　B.offer many senior-friendly jobs

　　C.improve services for seniors

　　D.raise their retirement ages

　　50、 B&Q' s "elder worker" stores are mentioned to show that the employment of older work-ers

　　A.does not reduce a company' s competitiveness

　　B.does not affect older workers' lifestyle Choices

　　C.is not a usual practice among competitive firms

　　D.is not good news to those who are eager to retire

　　Text 2

　　根据下列材料，请回答51-65题：

　　Here' s how I want to watch the 2014 Winter Olympics. I want to go to a Web site to see any event I want, whenever I want to watch it, on whatever screen I choose. I' 11 gladly pay.

　　The technology exists to make this happen today. Yet nearly two decades after the introduction of the World Wide Web, this remains a fantasy. NBC, which broadcasted the Vancouver Olympics in the United States, wouldn' t put videos on its Web site until they had been shown on prime-time TV. So Americans had the weird experience of learning from a news report during the day that something fantastic had just happened, and then having to wait until that night' s broadcast to see it.

　　Bloggers complained, but NBC wouldn' t give way. Its research shows that people like me, who want to watch the Olympics online, represent only 7 percent of the total audience. The other, bigger concern is: the Internet doesn' t deliver any money. Advertisers remain willing to pay big money to show their commercials on prime-time TV. But on the Internet? Not so much.

　　So NBC clings to the old way of doing things. As it sees it, the prime-time show is the most important. To make matters worse, NBC was already expecting to lose $ 250 million on the 2010 Vancouver Games. Good luck persuading it to invest in a risky Web project.

　　It's easy to blame the network executives. But the NBC guys and their like are only doing　what makes sense. They're going where the money is.

　　That needs to change. Yes, selling reporting of Olympic events over the Internet would drain away some of the prime-time audience, but my sense is many of the online subscribers would still watch the prime-time show. And over time, the subscription dollars could become a substantial rev- enue stream. Instead of viewing the Internet as a threat to prime time, the TV networks should see the Web as a way to sell even more of their product to a small but passionate subset of their audi-ence.

　　I' m hoping that by 2014, that will have changed.

　　51、 According to the writer, watching the Olympics online as one likes

　　A.is technologically impossible

　　B.is still denied to the audience

　　C.has been a dream for 20 years

　　D.will no longer be free in 2014

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