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[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
One principle of taxation, called the benefit principle, states that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government services. This principle tries to make public goods similar to __36__ goods. It seems reasonable that a person who often goes to the movies pays more in __37__ for movie tickets than a person who rarely goes. And __38__ a person who gets great benefit from a public good should pay more for it than a person who gets little benefit.
The gasoline tax, for instance, is sometimes __39__ using the benefits principle. In some states, __40__ from the gasoline tax are used to build and maintain roads. Because those who buy gasoline are the same people who use the roads, the gasoline tax might be viewed as a __41__ way to pay this government service.
The benefits principle can also be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay higher taxes than poorer ones, __42__ because the wealthy benefi
[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
According to the latest OECD Migration Outlook, America received 1,107,000 permanent immigrants in 2008. About 73% of them came for family re-unification, which often means they are unskilled. About 15% came as refugees, and only 7% were labour migrants, meaning they came for work. There were also 340,700 temporary migrants who came on student visas. So much family and refugee migration makes sense for humanitarian reasons, but does it make sense economically The American economy would benefit from more skilled workers, so why do they make up such a small fraction of migrant flows
The low fraction of labour migrants in America is due to the few work visas available. Most labour migrants must have an American employer sponsor them. Most skilled workers initially come as temporary migrants under an H1-B visa. After a few years, if your employer sponsors you, this can be converted into permanent reside
[单项选择] Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Some families in America and elsewhere have started buying child friendly mobile phones outfitted with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology.
These phones and their related tracking services allow parents to pinpoint the location of their children with ease. Parents agree to pick up the phone bill in return for the reassurance of knowing where their children are; children are prepared to put up with the watching if they are allowed to have a phone.
Mobile operators in America are now launching tracking services. Under a federal decree known as E911, they had to upgrade their networks to ensure that anyone dialing the 911 emergency number could be located to within 100 metres. Some operators opted for triangulation technology, which determines the location of the handset by comparing the signals received by different base stations. But Verizon and Sprint chose to adopt the more expensive but more
A. federal officials
B. national security
C. parent consumers
D. emergency rescue
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be giv en 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
What is the purpose of Winfred’s research
A. The components of tears.
B. Why some people cry more often than others.
C. How tears help us deal with emotional problems.
D. Whether crying really helps people reduce stress.
[单项选择] Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
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If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, whom is it better to complain to
A. A shop assistant.
B. A store manager.
C. The manufacturer.
D. A public organization.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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How did the gold medal winners feel during the ceremony
A. Quite nervous.
B. Greatly enjoyed.
C. Slightly shy.
D. Intensely horrified.
[单项选择]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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Why did the couple recognize Rod’s voice on the radio immediately
A. Because Rod was the most naughty student they bad ever had.
B. Because Red now is a famous politician who always makes speech on radio program.
C. Because Rod now is a famous scientist in area of AIDS.
D. Because Rod always spoke with an unusual slow voice since he was a student.
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
When the torch relay was introduced into the Olympic Games
A. In the year of 1920.
B. In the year of 1936.
C. In the year of 1956.
D. In the year of 1965.
[单项选择] Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstances. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth.
There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a larger, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual himself If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence. Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in a school, eliminates all envy and competition in the matter of dress, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing is not to be belittled by a wealthy per
A. disapproved
B. positive
C. pessimistic
D. sarcastic
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
When was the first magazine published
A. 100 years ago.
B. 200 years ago.
C. 300 years ago.
D. 400 years ago.
[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Gardening is the laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables.
Gardening can be considered both as an art, concerned with arranging plants (47) in their surroundings and as a science, involving the principles and techniques of plant cultivation. Because plants are often grown in conditions markedly different from those of their natural environment, it is necessary to (48) the cultivation techniques modified by the experience of the planter and (49) from plant physiology. The basic principles involved in growing plants are the same in all parts of the world, but the practice naturally needs much (50) to local conditions.
Gardening in its ornamental sense needs a certain level of civilization before it can (51) Wherever the level has been attained, in all parts of th
