作者：夏徛荣

　　Section I Listening Comprehension

　　Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.

　　Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

　　Part A

　　Directions: For Questions 1—5, you will hear an introduction about the life of President Clinton. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you’ve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You how have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points)

　　Part B

　　Directions: For questions 6–10, you will hear a radio weather forecast. For questions 6-10, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the question below. (5 points)

　　Part C

　　Directions: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it.

　　While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. after listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points)

　　Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about Gertrude contribution to the modern literature. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11-13.

　　11. At the beginning of the talk, the speaker emphasizes Mabel Dodge’s

　　[A] intense devotion to Gertrude Stein.

　　[B] wide popularity with religious groups.

　　[C] competitive feelings toward Gertrude Stein.

　　[D] deep admiration for nineteenth century literature.

　　12. According to the speaker, which word best characterizes Gertrude Stein’s interest?

　　[A] controversial.

　　[B] modern.

　　[C] literary.

　　[D] aggressive.

　　13. Which of the following is mentioned as one of Picasso’s interest?

　　[A] African art.

　　[B] Classical literature.

　　[C] American art.

　　[D] Modern literature.

　　You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 11-13Questions 14-16 are based on the following talk about the role of play in children’s development. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14-16.

　　14. The speaker wants us to appreciate that a child

　　[A] learns to do business at an early stage.

　　[B] matures through play.

　　[C] employs toys as companions.

　　[D] has to be taught complicated tables.

　　15. Scientific evidence confirms that the potential development of a child is largely determined

　　[A] from five to seven years olds.

　　[B] from three to five years olds.

　　[C] at the moment of birth.

　　[D] in the first three years.

　　16. When children are about four years old, they are the most

　　[A] original.

　　[B] vigorous.

　　[C] curious.

　　[D] ambitious.

　　You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 14-16.

　　Questions 17-20 are based on a letter written by Paul. J. Weller. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17-20.

　　17. Mr Weller could be described as being

　　[A] disappointed.

　　[B] impolite.

　　[C] moderately dissatisfied.

　　[D] hurt and angry.

　　18. The writer had the unpleasant experience in

　　[A] a hotel.

　　[B] a Chinese restaurant.

　　[C] a restaurant in Shakespeare’s birthplace.

　　[D] a bar in London.

　　19. The writer maintains that

　　[A] English people are polite and reserved.

　　[B] English people are kind and attentive to guests.

　　[C] English people keep up their tradition.

　　[D] English people are conservative by nature.

　　20. Mr. Weller hopes that his letter of complaint

　　[A] will be looked into at once.

　　[B] will embarrass the manager.

　　[C] will result in the restaurant being closed.

　　[D] will cause the quick dismissal of the head waiter.

　　You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions 17-20.

　　Section II Use of English

　　Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　Excellence in serving the retail customer is the only pathway to success in the increasing competitive retailing industry. At Kohl’s, we believe that this excellence is 21 through our quality team executing a well -planned merchandising (trying to persuade people to buy) 22 and 23 a consistent focus in a low- cost culture at all levels.

　　Our merchandising strategy is critical to our business success and the basis for meeting customer 24 for value, quality, and selection. 25 we will continue to refine our merchandising strategy to meet the ever- changing expectations of our customers, we will maintain our focus on the proven 26 that have enabled us to serve them well in the past: department store ambience 27 a focus on quality; department store brand names; narrow but deep varieties; excellent in-stock position; and 28 pricing communicated through 29 advertising. Each element of our merchandising strategy is monitored, 30 and continuously refined with an eye toward servicing our customers with excellence.

　　While our merchandise strategy is central to our business success, the 31 of that strategy is possible only with a disciplined approach 32 expense control. This has been the key to providing the 33 value to our customers that keeps them shopping in our store. 34 our entire organization is a culture focused on maintaining a low cost structure. We motivate and receive the participation of all 35 in decision-making and 36 to concerns that are raised. We believe our efforts have been rewarded with increased associate loyalty and productivity. This, 37 with information systems, has allowed us to maintain our 38 organization.

　　We have achieved our success and growth by concentration on these 39 . Our future plans are based on continuously refining our merchandising strategy and 40 seeking improvements in cost effectiveness.

　　21. [A] perceived

　　[B] achieved

　　[C] reckoned

　　[D] finished

　　22. [A] scheme

　　[B] strategy

　　[C] sector

　　[D] span

　　23. [A] maintain

　　[B] preserve

　　[C] conserve

　　[D] sustain

　　24. [A] interpretation

　　[B] translation

　　[C] expectation

　　[D] anticipation

　　25. [A] Now that

　　[B] Even if

　　[C] Provided

　　[D] While

　　26. [A] factors

　　[B] reasons

　　[C] elements

　　[D] causes

　　27. [A] with

　　[B] against

　　[C] upon

　　[D] above

　　28. [A] institutional

　　[B] promotional

　　[C] instrumental

　　[D] substantial

　　29. [A] aggressive

　　[B] submissive

　　[C] decisive

　　[D] comprehensive

　　30. [A] influenced

　　[B] effected

　　[C] defied

　　[D] challenged

　　31. [A] distraction

　　[B] execution

　　[C] verification

　　[D] modification

　　32. [A] to

　　[B] for

　　[C] of

　　[D] into

　　33. [A] controversial

　　[B] irrational

　　[C] constitutional

　　[D] exceptional

　　34. [A] Beyond

　　[B] Through

　　[C] Over

　　[D] Out of

　　35. [A] populace

　　[B] panel

　　[C] associates

　　[D] flocks

　　36. [A] alter

　　[B] reply

　　[C] respond

　　[D] neglect

　　37. [A] sided

　　[B] agreed

　　[C] coupled

　　[D] complied

　　38. [A] alive

　　[B] lean

　　[C] vivid

　　[D] mobile

　　39. [A] perspectives

　　[B] objectives

　　[C] specifications

　　[D] variations

　　40. [A] constantly

　　[B] continually

　　[C] completely

　　[D] purely

　　Part III Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, D. Mark your choice on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　People used to be born at home and die at home. In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a beloved family member.

　　Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer themto a hospital, where children are usually unwelcome and are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients——even when those patients are their parents.

　　It is important for next of kin and members of the helping professions to understand these patients' communications insgroupsto truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their predicament. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition, and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.

　　Two things seem to determine terminal illness. When patients were allowed hope at the beginning of a fatal illness and when they were informed that they would not be deserted“no matter what,”they were able to drop their initial shock and denial rather quickly and could arrive at a peaceful acceptance of their finiteness.

　　Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement,“Oh no, this can’t happen to me.”After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out cues that he is ready to“talk about it.”If we, at that point, need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient will often feel deserted, isolated, and lonely and unable to communicate with another human being what he needs so desperately to share.

　　When, on the other hand, the patient has one person with whom he can talk freely, he will be able to talk about his illness and about the consequences of his deteriorating health, and he will be able to ask for help. Sometimes, he’ll need to talk about financial matters; and, toward the end of the life, he will frequently ask for some spiritual help.

　　What we have to learn is that the stage of anger in terminal illness is a blessing, not a curse. These patients are not angry at their families or at the members of the helping professions. Rather, they are angry at what these people represent: health, pep, energy.

　　41. The elders of contemporary Americans used to

　　[A] transfer their sick relatives to day-care institutions.

　　[B] witness the birth or death of a family member.

　　[C] experience the fear of death as part of life.

　　[D] be denied access to medicare facilities.

　　42. The expression“next of kin”(Line 1, Paragraph 3) might mean

　　[A] the faithful followers.

　　[B] the nearest relations.

　　[C] the inseparable companion.

　　[D] the professional staff.

　　43. The need of a dying patient for company shows

　　[A] his desire for communication with other people.

　　[B] his fear of approaching death.

　　[C] his pessimistic attitude towards his condition.

　　[D] his reluctance to part with his family.

　　44. Most patients’first reaction to the information of their terminal illness is

　　[A] becoming conscious of their privileges.

　　[B] being eager to ask for assistance.

　　[C] denying the reality of the situation.

　　[D] accepting their finiteness.

　　45. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　[A] most patients are unable to cope with death until it is inevitable.

　　[B] dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death.

　　[C] most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need.

　　[D] dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition.

　　Text 2

　　An image taken of the Pacific Ocean last September is astonishing. Made using data collected from satellites monitored by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the picture shows the surface level of the Pacific as clearly as a yardstick lying across a lumpy bed. One sample of water——with a volume 30 times that of all the Great Lakes——is white, indicating that it is as much as 13 inches higher than its normal level.

　　EI Ni?o experts are still striving to tackle the really big question: What is causing the abnormal EI Ni?o behavior of the past two decades? But what? Some see the hand of global warming, accelerating the pace of EI Ni?o formation and reinforcing each event. Supporters of global-warming-as-EI Ni?o-instigator include Kevin Trenberth, a climate analyst with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado,“There’s evidence that global warming didn’t have much impact until 1979, but now it’s beginning to break through,”he says.

　　Two additional arguments are on the table. One theory is that the recent EI Ni?o epidemic is simply one of nature’s climatic riffs, but that we haven’t been hearing the tune long enough to recognize the change in key. One problem is that historical data on EI Ni?o is sketchy prior to the early 1970s and almost nonexistent going back more than 50 years. If one looks back further, however, fossil evidence suggests that something about EI Ni?o has indeed changed. Fossil records of coral in the Galapagos Islands show that some 4,000 years ago, an EI Ni?o occurred only every 60 year or so. Studies of tree rings and ice cores indicate a more recent cycle of seven years, still much less frequent than the present cycle of every three or four years.

　　The other alternative? Records are accurate enough to show that we’re in the second EI Ni?o-intensive era of the past 100 years. The first was during the 1920s and’30s, and probably was responsible for the Dust Bowl, when drought destroyed hundreds of farms in Oklahoma and north Texas. The second seems to have started around 1976. These shifts seem to be due to periods of natural warming in the Pacific. The warming does not necessarily cause EI Ni?o but certainly amplifies it, creating the appearance of more——and more severe——EI Ni?os.

　　46. The picture as depicted by the writer in the first paragraph seems to be

　　[A] fairly reassuring.

　　[B] very bleak.

　　[C] rather shocking.

　　[D] quite exceptional.

　　47. The idea of the“global-warming-as-EI Ni?o-instigator”(Lines 3, Para.2) roughly refers to

　　[A] the contribution of global warming to the occurrence of EI Ni?o.

　　[B] the unusual behavior of EI Ni?o in the past two decades.

　　[C] the caution shown by authorities against the destruction of EI Ni?o.

　　[D] the accurate forecast for the approach of EI Ni?o.

　　48. The reason why it is difficult to explain the odd EI Ni?o behavior may be

　　[A] lack of detailed accounts.

　　[B] its inconsistent behavior.

　　[C] the need for advanced technology.

　　[D] its increasing frequencies.

　　49. According to the passage, the author considers forecasting of EI Ni?o to be

　　[A] inconclusive.

　　[B] effortless.

　　[C] informative.

　　[D] precise.

　　50. What is the passage mainly about?

　　[A] A trace to the mysteries of EI Ni?o.

　　[B] An vivid account of the impact of EI Ni?o.

　　[C] Exposure to the myths of EI Ni?o.

　　[D] A review of different theories on EI Ni?o.

　　Text 3

　　People think what I do is so prestigious because I get to interview stars. And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job. For the first couple of months, anyway. Then I noticed how celebrities would fool me around for months, rescheduling our interviews or completely backing out at the last minute. I could never get enough time with a celebrity to find out anything interesting, and some acted just plain rude. I started getting resentful over the way I was treated, and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had sort of worshipped from afar were pretty ordinary. So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths. If the celeb was a jerk, I would say so. If I thought anyone was stupid, or pretentious, I did not hold back that information.

　　I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty. Instead, many of them hated me for it. I have gotten so many attacks on my character, like the over-1,000-letter attack of hate mail following my negative New Kids on the Block article.

　　No talents become celebrities all the time. The result is that no one in any walk of life seems to care about achievement or talent——fame is the only objective. Everyone wants to be famous, because in our society you are not considered a success unless you are famous, no matter what your career. Even being famous for doing nothing is more desirable than being truly creative and talented.

　　Why do we need celebrities? In effect, the media created celebrities to satisfy our primitive need for gossip. Over time, talking about people we have never met and are never likely to meet became an obsession. It’s gotten to the point where some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their family and friends. That is why it is so ridiculous when a celeb wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview——like we care. We want the dirt on their personal lives.

　　There is another reason we worship celebrities. As a whole, our society is not as religious as it once was. It seems like people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did. Celebrity worship exists as a twisted and unfulfilling substitute of true heroes.

　　We make them stars, but then their fame makes us feel insignificant——and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die. I am part of this whole process. No wonder I feel soiled at the end of work-day.

　　51. The author’s overall attitude towards the existence of celebrities seems to be

　　[A] biased.

　　[B] critical.

　　[C] arbitrary.

　　[D] compromising.

　　52. It seems that some people as pointed out by the author are

　　[A] obsessed with remarks on celebrities.

　　[B] in the habit of poking fun at others.

　　[C] caught in inevitable dilemmas.

　　[D] out of step with modern lifestyles.

　　53. It is generally accepted that celebrities are

　　[A] a mirror of true mass media.

　　[B] mythical and artificial.

　　[C] a bunch of good-for-nothings.

　　[D] admirable and talented.

　　54. The author feels soiled at the end of her work day because

　　[A] she associates celebrities with the labor.

　　[B] she realizes celebrities are not noble at all.

　　[C] of the environment in which she is working.

　　[D] of the sincerity as shown by celebrities.

　　55. This passage is intended to

　　[A] highlight the role of celebrities.

　　[B] call for a return to simplicity.

　　[C] debunk the myths of celebrities.

　　[D] ridicule the failures of celebrities.

　　Text 4

　　Nineteen fifty-one wasn’t so long ago. You may even remember the events that unfolded in Topeka, Kans., that year. Ten-year-old Linda Brown, a student at the all-black Monroe School, wished to enroll at the Summer Elementary School, an all-white school across the street from her house. The resulting conflict led to Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that ended school segregation in the United States. It was a historic episode——and so, six years ago, the National Park service named the Monroe School a National Historic Site, in hopes that it might inspire future generations. Today, however, the Monroe School is anything but inspiring. It lies gutted and empty utterly unfit for visitors.

　　And it’s not alone.“Literally thousands”of publicly and privately held historic sites and artifacts across the country will require significant attention if they’re to last any distance into the next millennium, says Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHF), a 270,000-member education and advocacy organization. President Bill Clinton, it seems, agrees. In his budget message earlier this year, he asked Congress to set aside million in each of the next three years to help in the maintenance and restoration of the buildings, battlefields, landmarks and artifacts that are the legacy of our nation’s history. The proposed funds are part of a new White House initiative called the Save America’s Treasures Millennium Program, which will team public agencies with private groups like the NTHP to identify and carry out the country’s most Urgent preservation projects.“We’re in danger of losing some of our heritage,”says Moe.

　　Saving that heritage will take both money and ingenuity. The park service alone has a maintenance backlog estimated at billion to billion. Of the 20,000 historic structures so far identified on park sites, more than half are thought to be in poor, fair or unknown condition.“Right now, there’s just no federal money,”says NPS chief historical architect Randy Biallis. Even if that changes, preservation work will be no walk in the park. Unlike Europe’s stone castles and cathedrals, American historical sites are often simple, wood-framed buildings, which are subject to the ravages of moisture and insects. Very few wooden structures built before 1750 survive at all, and those that do either require constant upkeep or have actually been rebuilt using modern materials and techniques.

　　Some recent successes have rekindled hope among the preservationists. A few years ago Lawnfield, a 29-room Victorian mansion near Cleveland, where James A. Garfield based his“front-porch campaign”in 1880, had fallen into such disrepair that it had to be closed to the public. Now, after two years and million worth of work, the house and its grounds are getting ready to reopen.“We were in danger of losing this house,”says 75-year-old Jim Garfield, the president’s great-grandson.

　　56. The author thinks the Topeka event proved

　　[A] dubiously-oriented.

　　[B] anything but radical.

　　[C] far-reaching.

　　[D] nothing but inspiring.

　　57. As pointed out by the author, numerous historic sites

　　[A] should be subjected to appraisal.

　　[B] fall victim to urban expansion.

　　[C] are in dire need of restoration and renewal.

　　[D] out of proportion to open planning.

　　58. In the eyes of the author, preserving U.S. heritage

　　[A] is nothing but the government endeavors.

　　[B] is the hopes of future generations.

　　[C] goes against the interests of the populace.

　　[D] calls for funds and initiative.

　　59. One of the problems concerning the structures in historical sites as pointed out by the author lies in

　　[A] pest-infected surroundings.

　　[B] building materials.

　　[C] handicapped technologies.

　　[D] appealing artistic styles.

　　60. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　[A] heritage preservation will be no easy job.

　　[B] tourist attractions should not be open to the public.

　　[C] private groups are the last resort in the campaign.

　　[D] school segregation is no longer a publicized problem.

　　Part B

　　Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the BOLD segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)

　　Ever since they were first staged in 19th century Europe, world’s fairs have enabled people from around the globe to visit wondrous pavilions where they can discover distant lands and new technologies. The 1996 world’s fair is no exception, but it also has a decidedly eve-of-the-21st -century twist: the whole event happens in cyberspace.

　　A nonprofit project dreamed up by Americans Carl Malamud, a computer consultant, and Vinton Cerf, and Internet pioneer and telecommunications-company vice president, (61) the Internet 1996 World exposition is a digital work in progress, a multi-chambered forum that cybernauts can help build and renovate throughout the year——and perhaps long after the fair’s official close in December.

　　While high-tech pavilions set up by sponsoring corporations are featured prominently, (62) as in real fairs, this virtual exposition is closer in spirit and reality to a vast, bustling bazaar, a marketplace for the talents and offerings of thousands of individuals and small groups. (63) Anyone with a computer and a modem can not only“attend”but also participate as an exhibitor by creating an individual multimedia Website. Visitors can easily navigate from an introduction to Luddism to an exhibition on the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands and then to a virtual Bengali religious festival.

　　(64) All the liked sites are supported by Central Park, a global infrastructure of six computer servers——expected to triple to 18 by year’s end——located in such cities as Tokyo, Amsterdam, Adelaide and Washington. In addition, Japan boasts“public-access points”——from a group of cybercafes in Tokyo’s fashionable Harajuku area to computer stations at the headquarters of telecommunications giant NTT——where people can walk off the streets and into the Internet. Amsterdam has a similar setup; more are planned for South Korea and Taiwan.

　　Getting the fair up and running was by no means easy. Malamud, 36, spent the past year shutting among 30 countries, lobbying companies that initially dismissed the project as unwieldy and unworkable. (65) While some nations immediately supported the idea, others completely missed the point of Malamud’s vision: to make the fair a public-works project that focuses on what the Internet can offer expert or novice.

　　Part IV Writing

　　66. Directions:

　　A. A teacher at a university made a survey to find out whether his students needed English; if so, what they needed it for. Study the table giving his results. In this section you should write a composition on the topic Purposes of Studying English.

　　B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.C. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:

　　1. Interpret the following pictures

　　2. Show the results of the figures and give possible reasons for the data

　　3. Give your comment.

　　Keys and Reference

　　Part IV

　　61.国际互联网1996世界博览会是一项进行中的数位作业，有许多展示间的公共讨论会场，网络游侠有一整年的时间可以参与建造与更新，甚至可能会延续到12月正式结束之后很久。

　　62.可是这场虚拟博览会的气氛与实务更接近一个庞大、热闹的商场，展售数以千计个人与小团体的才能与商品。

　　63.只要有一部电脑和调制解调器就可以“参加”，甚至也可以自己设计多媒体网址来参展。

　　64.所有连网的网站都由“中央公园”支援，这是6部电脑伺服器构成的全球性基础设施(年底预计会增加到18部)，分别坐落在东京、阿姆斯特丹、阿德莱德与华盛顿等各大都市。

　　65.也有一些国家立即支持这个构想，有些国家则完全没掌握住马拉木梦想中的重点：把博览会办成公共工程计划，焦点在于国际互联网能给专家和新手哪能些服务。

　　Part V (omitted)

　　听力书面材料

　　Part A

　　President Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946. But his name was not Bill Clinton. It was William Jefferson Blythe. His mother named him for his father who had been killed in a car accident a few months earlier. When Bill was four years old, his mother married Roger Clinton who then legally became Bill’s father. Roger Clinton and Bill’s mother had a son, Roger Jr.

　　Bill Clinton grew up in the town of Hot Springs, Arkansas. He knew he wanted to be involved in politics by the time he was 16 years old. He says he was influenced by President John F. Kennedy and Arkansas Senator William Fulbright.

　　Bill Clinton studied international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University in Britain. There, he met other students with whom he has continued life-long friendships. One of them is Robert Reich, who was just nominated to be Secretary of Labot. After Oxford, Bill Clinton earned a law degree at Yale University.

　　In 1973 Bill Clinton became a law professor at the University of Arkansas. But he was too interested in politics to stay at the university. He campaigned for the House of Representatives but was defeated. In 1976, he was elected Attorney General for the state of Arkansas, the state government’s chief lawyer.

　　Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas. He was defeated for re-election after his first two-year term. But he was elected Governor again in 1982. He has been re-elected to that office every two years since then.

　　Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham in 1975. She kept Rodham as her last name until it became an issue during her husband’s 1980 campaign for governor. Since then, she has been known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea, who is 12 years old. And Chelsea has a cat named Socks, who now lives with the Clintons in the White House!

　　Part B

　　The weather was mainly [大体上] fine and warm [温暖的] in Hong Kong today, with afternoon temperatures reaching 26 degrees in parts of the territory [地域]. For the general situation, pressure is rising gradually [逐渐地] of south-eastern China, and a replenishment of the north-east monsoon is expected to reach the coastal [沿海的] areas of Guangdong tonight.

　　At Hong Kong sub-territory, temperatures varied [变化] from 20 to 24.2 degrees, for the altitude [海拨] humidity was from 72% to 87%, with some moderate easterlies. The mean UB index recorded today was 3.1, and the UV intensity [强度] was moderate for the maximum UV index for the day was 7.5.

　　At 7 o’clock the temperature was 22 degrees and altitude humidity was 82%. It will be cloudy [多云的] with a few light rain patches at first, and also relatively [相对]dry [干燥的] with bright period during the day tomorrow.

　　Temperatures will range [变化] between 19 and 22 degrees, with light to moderate easterly winds strengthening tonight, and the outlook-mainly cloudy with sunny period on Monday and foggy [有雾的] in the morning with sunny period on Tuesday.

　　The air pollution [污染] levels are forecast [预测] to range from medium to high tomorrow.

　　And for the global [全球的，全世界的] weather. Fine in Beijing and Shanghai; cloudy in Chengdu, Xiamen and Guangzhou; rainy in Macao, fine in Taipei and Seoul, cloudy in Tokyo and thunder storms in Manila; thunder storms [暴风雨] in Ho Chi Minh city, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, misty in Bombay; thunder storms in Jakarta, fine in Sidney, Melbourne and Brisbane, showers [阵雨] in Auckland; misty [有薄雾的] in Los Angeles, fine in San Francisco, drizzly [毛毛雨] in New York, showers in Vancouver and hazy in Toronto; drizzly in London, overcast in Paris, cloudy in Frankfurt, rainy in Amsterdam and foggy in Zurich.

　　Part C

　　Passage 1

　　During her New York days, Mabel Dodge had preached the philosophy of Gertrude Stein and spread the fame of her new style. Like Miss Stein, Mabel Dodge had long planned to“upset America…with fatal disaster to the oldsgroupsof things”.

　　Gertrude Stein had no interest in anything that was not aggressively modern. She had conceived it as a part of her mission to“kill”the nineteenth century“dead”, and she was convinced that her work was“really the beginning of modern writing”. Her story“Melancha”in Three Lives, privately printed in 1907, was the“first definite step”as she wrote later,“into the twentieth century”. There was at least a grain of truth in this.

　　Just then the movement of modern art, so called for many years, was also beginning in Paris with Matisse and Picasso, and Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo were friends of these protagonists. The Steins had the means to buy their pictures. Gertrude shared, moreover, the point of view of these avant-garde artists, and she endeavored to parallel in words their effect in paint.

　　Gertrude Stein wrote her“melancha”while posing for Picasso’s portrait of herself. Picasso had just discovered African sculpture, previously interesting only to curio hunters and this may have set her mind running on the black girl Melancha, whose story was the longest and most moving of her Three Lives. It was not difficult to find in these a trace of the influence of African art, with the influence alike of Matisse and Picasso.

　　Passage 2

　　Play is the principal business of childhood, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, stimulate and assist in play. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.

　　In recent years research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully. The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling, and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others. By the third stage of play development——from five to seven or eight years——the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier now to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

　　Passage 3

　　Dear Sir,

　　I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests, my colleague and I received when we visited your restaurant last Friday evening.

　　On booking a table for four by telephone on Tuesday we were assured that there would be room for us despite the fact that you had only been open for a few weeks and were already booked. We appreciate that there must be great demand for restaurant meals at this time of the year in such a popular and historic area but we were not expecting such an ill-mannered reception on the part of your head-waiter.

　　Our Chinese friends are currently touring the Shakespeare country and were looking forward to a traditional English dinner in such a charming setting. But our hopes for an enjoyable evening out were instantly spoilt when your head-waiter informed us that he had received no booking in our name and, so, no table was reserved for our party. My colleague and I protested at this and asked to speak to the Manager, who, we were told, was unavailable.

　　You staff then offered us a table which we all had to share with another couple and no effort was made to smooth over the unpleasantness we had experienced. We also had to wait some considerable time before the menu was brought to us.

　　I trust you will give this complaint your prompt attention as the whole embarrassing incident was a great disappointment to our guests and sets and bad instance of our English hospitality. Yours sincerely,

　　Mr. Paul J Weller

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