【文章內容簡介】 dwide fame. C） Its generous scholarship. D） Its welldesigned courses. Section B Passage One 4 26. A) Characteristics of Japanese artists B) Some features of Japanese culture C) The art of Japanese brush painting D) The uniqueness of Japanese art 27. A) To calm themselves down B) To enhance concentration C) To show their impatience D) To signal their lack of interest 28. A) How listeners in different cultures show respect B) How speakers can win approval from the audience C) How speakers can misunderstand the audience D) How different Western and Eastern art forms are Passage Two 29. A) Directing personnel evaluation. B) Buying and maintain equipment. C) Drawing up plans for inservice training. D) Interviewing and recruiting employees. 30. A) Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire. B) The training program he ran was failure. C) Two of his workers were injured at work. D) Two of his employees mitted theft. 31. A) A better relationship with his boss. B) Advancement to a higher position C) A betterpaying job in another pany D) Improvement in the pany’s management 32 A)She has more selfconfidence than Chris. B)She works with Chris in the same division. C)She has more management experience than Chris. D) She is peting with Chris for the new job. Passage Three ) They help us see the important values of a culture. B) They guide us in handling human relationships. C) They help us express ourselves more effectively. D) They are an infinite source of human knowledge. 34. A)Their wordings may bee different. B) The values they reflect may change. C)Their origins can no longer be traced. D) They may be misinterpreted occasionally. 35. A) Certain values are shared by a large number of cultures. B) Some proverbs are assuming more and more importance. C) Old proverbs are constantly replaced by new ones. D) Certain values have always been central to a culture. Section C Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own (36) _____________, I no longer imagine I can get through a (37) _____________ day, much less all my life, (38) _____________ on my own. Even if I am on (39) _____________ in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, wearing clothes someone else has (40) _____________ from cloth woven by others, using (41) _____________ someone else is distributing to my house. (42) _____________ of interdependence is everywhere。 we are on this (43) _____________ together. As I was growing up, (44) __________________________________________________ __________________________.“Make your own way”,” Stand on your own two feet” or my mother’s favorite remark when I was facetoface with consequences of some action: Now that you’ve made your bed, lie on it!” Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture. I imagine that (45) ________________________________________________________________ ________________. But the teaching was shaped by our cultural imagines. And instead, I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help. (46) _________________________________________________________________ 5 PartⅣ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A With the world39。s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers. businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基礎設施 ) and jobs. Underling all this 47 will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years. Finding the resources to meet this demand in a 48 , sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石 ) of our nation39。s energy security, and will be one of the major 49 of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy biofuels, wind and solar, to name a few are 50 being funded and developed, and will play a growing 51 in the world39。s energy supply. But experts say that even when 52 , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world39。s energy needs by 2050. For example, even with 53 investments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development 54 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and biofuels 55 only about 1% of the market today. Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely e from a lot of 56 both traditional and alternative. 注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2上作答。 A)stable I)exactly B)solutions J)consist C)significant K)prise D)role L)petitions E)progress M)bined F)marvelous N)challenge G)included O)certainly H)growth Section B Passage One Boys39。 schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music. Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (陽剛 ), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform to a stereotype. a US study says. Boys at singlesex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the boy code of hiding their emotions to be a real man. The findings of