【正文】 the land unproductive. 19. A) Its attitude towards slavery. B) Its cheap land. C) It has climate suitable for farming. D) Its advanced railroad system. Section D Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. You’ll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. If you want to make a hit in a job (20) ________, you had better pay attention to these aspects. First of all, you should be (21) ________. It’s an important factor. Don’t hesitate in showing your (22) ________ and strong points. Secondly, you may meet some (23) ________ questions from the interviewer. Don’t feel frustrated even if you fail to make a proper or correct (24) ________. Just calm down and face it. Thirdly, it’s a (25) ________ to be honest. It’s always 3 a bad choice to lie to the interviewer. It may spoil the interview if something goes conflicted. Moreover, you should mind your (26) ________. Don’t act impolitely. It may also cause the failure if you (27) ________ it. Finally, (28)__________________________________________. It’s your right to be informed of that. Anyway, your ultimate goal is to get the job you are satisfied with. Part II. Fast Reading (10%) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. Women in the Workforce Throughout the world, in nations rich and poor, more and more women are taking up work outside the home. In the developed nations of Europe and North America, the percentage of women that make up the total workforce has more than doubled over the past four decades. This trend towards more and more women joining the workforce is seen clearly in the recent experience of Britain, where women now make up almost half the country’s workforce. According to a recent report from the British research service, Jobs Research UK, there are two reasons for the great rise among women entering the workforce in Britain over the past decade: the first, and major, reason for this is that unemployment rose more quickly among men during the last time the economy was at a low。 NG for NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this in the text. 29. The passage implies that more women are working now than ever before. 30. Today women in Britain make up exactly half the workforce. 31. Britain has the highest workforce participation rate for women in Europe. 4 32. Half of all women working in Britain work parttime because fulltime male workers are suffering job losses. 33. According to the IDS report, feminism and better education are likely to quicken the move toward a much larger fulltime female workforce. 34. Companies are moving production to the markets in developed nation in Asia, Latin America and Africa. 35. Family ines will stay frozen and even fall throughout most of the developed world because in the ing months job losses were more likely to continue to affect more fulltime male workers than the mostly female parttime workers. 36. Researchers have found out how the changes in the workforce of Britain and other developed countries affect national policies, social development and family relations. Complete the sentences below using a word or words from the text. the developed countries, the percentage of female workers in the workforce is . many developed countries unemployment among men will rise to . Part III. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25%) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 3948 are based on the following passage. Is there a ______(39)________between learning styles in China and the West? While we should be careful to avoid _______(40)______ the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater ______(41)_______ is given to developing skills at an early age. The Americans, on the other hand, place more emphasis on ______(42)_____ creativity in young children, leaving them to ______ __(43)____ skills later. American parents tend to avoid rushing in to ___(44)______ their children as they try to ___(45)_____ a task, thinking it better that children should learn to solve problems by themselves. Such an approach can, on occasion, be mistaken for ___(46)______ one’s parental duties by those more used to ―teaching by holding the hand.‖ Both approaches have their disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may wee be ___(47)______ to search for a _____(48)______ methods that would bine the best of both worlds. A. worthwhile B. superior C. enormous D. continual E. apply F. neglecting G. contrast H. exaggerating I. priority J. promoting K. pick up L. assist M. acplish N. extreme O. relevant 5 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice. Passage One Questions 49 to 58 are based on the following passage. One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bankissued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is opened. For many of us the ―cashless society‖ is not on the horizon—i