????????are phubbers to a Name-and-Shame section. Or download posters that read, “No Tweeting, No Facebook, No Instagram, No Foursquare, No Sexting”.
There’s even an option to send phubbers e-mails to let them know of the negative effect they could possibly have (31) ????????their friends.
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(B)
A man recognized as a genius in business circles (32) ???????(invite) as an honour guest to a TV interview. Everybody was eager to hear a success story from him. He, however, only said with a slight smile, “(33) ????????not is be better for me to ask you for advice on a certain problem?”
Here is the problem he raised.
“People all rushed to the place (34) ???????a gold mine had recently been discovered but they were blocked by a river flowing across the only way to it. What would you do (35)
????????you were among them?”
????“Make a roundabout（繞行的）way,” someone suggested.
“Swim across,” said another.
(36) ??????the audience finished their discuss, the genius smiled without a word through which can directly answer their questions about how to reach the gold mine. Then he gave his view. “Why not do something else instead of rushing to the mine? How about buying a boat to do some ferrying（擺渡）?”
The audience (37) ????????shocked. He explained calmly, “The man could make a great amount of money from the passengers. They were willing to pay for the ferry (38)
????????there was gold on the other bank.”
Do (39) ??????others have not thought to do or something never attempted before---that is the key to success. (40) ????????difficult circumstance, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a potential chance for success.
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Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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TOKYO---Japan was recognized as the land of the $ 80 watermelon and the $ 90 cabbage. Many foreigners even thought it unlikely to use the word “affordable” and “Tokyo” in the same sentence.
Yet as urban real estate values rise globally, and as prices for Japanese ??41 ??like food and clothing drop, Japan is being seen as less expensive. Except three ??42 ??Japanese money consumers---buying property, high-end dining, and taxis-costs are mild these days.
One reason given is “globalization”. As wealth and lifestyle mix, urban costs are starting to ??43 ?.
Another ??44 ??is greater price diversity, proposed by the government to ??45 ??the huge rich-poor gap. Cheaper goods are on the shelves. Large discount retail stores have 46 ?up. Food and goods from countries like Korea and Thailand are ??47 ??and steadily pouring in. Eased import restrictions are felt at the grocery store. Bananas used to cost $ 8 a bunch. Now organic bananas were $ 3.20 for three in most supermarkets.
Food imports from foreign countries ??48 ??have lowered family costs. But such a falling ??49 ??is also due to Japanese consumer demands for cheaper goods. Japan dealers are experiencing carious types of restructuring and new ??50 ?. Now Japanese are more sensitive to prices in other areas of the world and begin making demands. After all, Japan has become comparatively affordable.
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Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:?For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
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You’ve now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt ??51 ??the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to
??52 ??more; they need---believe it or not---to become more like Americans for the sake of the global economy.
And it’s all true. ??53 ?, the other side of that question is that the U. S. needs to save more; For the moment, American households actually are doing so. After the personal-savings rate ??54 ??to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic ??55 ??last year prompted people to snap ??56 ??their wallets. In China, the household-savings rate exceeds 20%. It is partly for policy ??57 ?. As we’ve seen, wage earners are expected to ??58 ??not only their children but their aging ??59 ?. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest（脆弱的）of public-funded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individual to save while they are working. But China is a society that has ??60 ??esteemed personal financial prudence（謹慎）. There is no ??61 ??that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending.
Why does the U. S. need to learn a little frugality（節(jié)儉）? Becasue healthy savings rates are one of the sunret indicators of a country’s long-term financial health. High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, ??62 ??and job growth. In short, savings are the need corn of a good economic ??63 ?.
The U. S. government thus needs to act as well. By running ??64 ??deficits（赤字）, it is dis-saving, even as households save more. Peter Orszag, Obama’s Budget Director, ??65 ??called the U. S. budget deficits unsustainable and he’s right. To date, the U.S. has seemed unable to see the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in. That needs to change.
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( ??) 51.A.play ??????????B.take ?????????C.make ?????????D.give
( ??) 52.A.concern ???????B.process ???????C.promote ??????D.consume
( ??) 53.A.Anymore ??????B.Therefore ?????C.However ?????D.Furthermore
( ??) 54.A.drawn ????????B.dipped ????????C.discounted ????D.danced
( ??) 55.A.issues ????????B.crisis ?????????C.troubles ???????D.questions
( ??) 56.A.cut ???????????B.put ??????????C.shut ??????????D.get
( ??) 57.A.reasons ???????B.situations ?????C.areas ??????????D.zones
( ??) 58.A.take off ???????B.break out ?????C.make up ???????D.care for
( ??) 59.A.workers ???????B.colleagues ????C.friends ????????D.parents
( ??) 60.A.long ??????????B.short ????????C.good ??????????D.bad
( ??) 61.A.doubt ?????????B.wonder ??????C.chance ????????D.problem
( ??) 62.A.condition ??????B.action ???????C.innovation ?????D.location
( ??) 63.A.investment ????B.harvest ????????C.trend ?????????D.environment
( ??) 64.A.significant ????B.constant ???????C.conscioous ????D.stable
( ??) 65.A.occasionally ???B.consequently ???C.recently ??????D.accidentally
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Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choice marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the inforamtion given in the passage you have just read.
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turn up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform thestre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of thw 21 days it lasts. And years early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators（管理者）working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.
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( ??) 66.Which point was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
????????A.To bring Europe together again.
????????????B.To honor heroes of World War II.
????????????C.To introduce young theatre groups.
????????????D.To introduce great artisits from Europe.
( ??) 67.Why did some uninvited theatre groups to Edinburgh in 1947?
????????????A.They owned a public house there.
????????????B.They came to take up a challenge.
????????????C.They thought they were also famous.
????????????D.They wanted to take part in the festival.
( ??) 68.Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared?
????????A.Popular writers. ????????????????B.University students.
????????C.Artisits from around the world. ????D.Performers of music and dance.
( ??) 69.We may infer from the text that Edinburgh Festival ???????.
????????????A.has become a non-official event
????????????B.has gone beyond an art festival
????????????C.gives shows all year round
????????????D.keeps growing rapidly
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B
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