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[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The increase in global trade means that international companies cannot afford to make costly advertising mistakes if they want to be competitive. Understanding the language and culture of target markets in foreign countries is one of the keys to successful international marketing. Too many companies, however, have jumped into foreign markets with embarrassing results. Translation mistakes are at the heart of many blunders in international advertising.
General Motors, the US auto manufacturer, got a costly lesson when it introduced its Chevrolet Nova to the Puerto Rican market. "Nova" is Latin for "new (star)" and means "star" in many languages, but in spoken Spanish it can sound like "nova", meaning "it doesn’t go". Few people wanted to buy a car with that cursed meaning. When GM changed the name to Caribe, sales picked up dramatically.
Marketing blunders have also been made by food and beverage companie
A. the promotion slogan
B. the marketing strategy
C. the secret recipe
D. the pleasant taste
[单项选择]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
Psychologists hold that______.
A. one is born optimistic or pessimistic
B. pessimism is inherited
C. optimism is acquired when one is very young
D. pessimism is a long lasting habit
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 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.
The six policies to prevent millions of death linked to tobacco use are known as______.
A. MPOWER
B. NPOWER
C. MBOWER
D. NBOWER
[单项选择]Questions 27 to 31 are based on the following passage．
It is universally known that friendship is one of the ever—going themes in the literature of all languages．This is because human beings were born to need the warmth and respect from friends．Indeed，people，old and young，male and female，at work or at leisure， unsurprisingly or unexpectedly，are meeting new people and making new friends every day．However，it is impossible for US to make friends with everybody．We have to choose true friends．Some of US like similar friends，while others different friends．Personally，I prefer both．
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many advantages．We can feel a sense of strength when we have a group of old friends who share our suffering and happiness．Naturally，anybody with an ambition in life，either to become an artist or all engineer or a politician，will feel a special need to be surrounded by friends whose assistance and encouragement will add to his confid
A. careful
B. cheerful
C. delighted
D. confident
[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 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
BRITAIN’S universities are in an awful spin. Top universities were overwhelmed by the 24% of A-level applicants with indistinguishable straight As newer ones are beating the byways for bodies.
Curiously, both images of education—the weeping willows of Cambridge and the futuristic architecture of UEL—are cherished by the government. Ministers want to see half of all young people in universities by 2010 (numbers have stalled at 42%), without letting go of the world-class quality of its top institutions.
Many argue that the two goals are incompatible without spending a lot more money. Re searchers scrabble for funds, and students complain of large classes and reduced teaching time. To help solve the problem, the government agreed in 2004 to let universities increase tuition fees.
Though low, the fees have introduced a market into higher education. Universities can offer cut-price tuition, althoug
A. They are confident of changing it.
B. They are much disturbed by it.
C. They find it natural in the market.
D. They cherish it with a nostalgic mood.
[单项选择]Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following passage．
American money can be quite confusing．The bills or paper money are all of the same color and size．One has to look carefully to he sure he is giving out a $1 bill and not a$10 bill，for example．Furthermore，new bills stick together easily，Be sure this does not happen to you．Coins are also confusing．This is partly because some of them have two names，partly because the size does not indicate the value．The ten．cent coin is smaller than the five—cent coin，for example．In addition，all coins are silver—colored except the penny(one cent)which is brown color or copper-colored．
One cent，or a penny，is the coin of smallest value，equal to 1/100 of a dollar．It is useful for some parking meters and some sales taxes but a penny does not buy very much! Five pennies are equal to one nickel．A coin of ten cents，the smallest in size of all the coins，is one of the most useful．It is used for pay-phones，buying newspapers from coi
A. A one—cent coin or a penny．
B. A five—cent coin or a nickel．
C. A ten—cent coin．
D. A twenty—five—cent coin or a quarter．
[单项选择]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the following passage．
A national survey showed that many of America’s public school teachers spend their own time expanding the knowledge and skins．Professional training is a way of life for many teachers．Some even go to summer schools to learn new skills and keep up with advances in technology．
The average teacher has 25 years of classroom experience and mole than half hold a master’s degree．Nearly 23 percent began fulltime teaching within the past five years．This statistic should cause some concerns because it means a large number of teachers are reaching the retirement age．If this trend is not recognized，at some point this will result in an experience gap．
With salaries based on fewer hours and no overtime，the complaints of the teachers become more understandable．Many outsiders feel that the long summer vacations justify lower pay scales，but in reality，many teachers spend a good part of their vocation honing their ski
A. They either have a master’s degree or enough experience．
B. They spend time expanding their knowledge and skills．
C. They are asked to keep up with advanced technology．
D. They must go to summer school to learn new skills．
[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.
Now, listen to the passage.
Country music is about
A. different countries.
B. human feelings and events.
C. World War Ⅱ.
D. the Appalachian Mountains.
[单项选择]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
This passage is probably taken from a______.
A. novel
B. lecture
C. tourism manual
D. urban planning report
[单项选择]Questions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage．Which of the following accommodation choices is the lowest in price
A．College House． B．International House． C．University Village． D．Group House．
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
If you want to study in the US, you need NOT to
A. sign the statement of Financial Responsibility
B. name people who will help them with payments
C. provide a bank letter from within the past 6 months
D. send proof to a bank to show that you have the money
[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
