【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ere persuaded to spend their money on changing from old to new, and found the change worth the an airline equipped itself with jets, for example, its costs (and therefore air fare) would go up, but the new planes meant such an improvement that the higher cost was new car (or wireless, washing machine, electric kettle) made life so much more fortable than the old one that the high cost of replacement was fully still cry their goods as persuasively as ever, but are the improvements really worth paying for？ In many fields, things have now reached such a high standard of performance that further progress is very limited and very, very , for example, go to enormous expense in buying the latest prestige jets, in which vast research costs have been spent on relatively small we abandon these vast costs we might lose the chance of cutting minutes away from flying times。 but wouldn39。t it be better to see airfares drop dramatically, as capital costs bee relatively insignificant? Again, in the context of a 70 m． , with lines of cars traveling so close as to control each other39。s speeds, improvements in performance are actually irrelevant。 improvements in handling are unnecessary, as most production cars grip (抓牢 ) the road perfectly, and fort has now reached a very high improvements here are unlikely to be worth the thousands that anybody replacing an ordinary family car every two years may have spent on us instead have cars—or wireless, electric kettles, washing machines, television sets—which are made to last, and not to be progress is obviously a good thing, but the insignificant progression from model change to model change is not. 41． The author is obviously challenging the social norm (社會規(guī)范 ) that ________. A． it is important to improve goods and services B． development of technology makes our life more fortable C． it is reasonable that prices are going up all the time D． slightly improved new products are worth buying 42． According to this passage, airfares may rise because ________. A． the airplane has been improved B． people tend to travel by new airplanes C． the change is found to be reasonable D． the service on the airplane is better than before 43． According to the author, passengers would be happier if they ________. A． could fly in the latest model of good planes B． could get tickets at much lower prices C． see the airlines make vital changes in their services D． could spend less time flying in the air 44． When manufactures have improved the performance of their products to a certain level, then it would be ________. A． justified for them to cut the price B． unnecessary for them to make any new changes C． difficult and costly to further better them D． insignificant for them to cut down the research costs 45． In the case of cars, the author advises that we ________. A． cancel the speed limit B． further improve their performance C． change models every two years D． improve their durability (耐久性 ) 第二節(jié) 信息匹配 (共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ) 閱讀下列應用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 首先請閱讀下列招聘信息： A． Needed: Full time secretary position should have at least 2 years39。 experience and be able to type 60 words a puter skills in person at United Business, 17 Browning Street. B． Shop assistants needed: Are you looking for a part time job? We require 3 part time shop assistants to work during the experience should be between 18 and 366 76564 for more information. C． Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with puters? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new pany? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457 896754. D． Teachers needed: Tommy39。s Kindergarten needs 2 teachers/trainers to help with classes from 9 a． 3 p． should have appropriate more information visit Tommy39。s Kindergarten in Leicester Square . E． Part time work available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the include answering the telephone and giving customers more information contact us by calling 345 674132. F. University positions open: The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, Religion, Economics or contact the University of Cumberland for more information. 以下是五個職位申請者的信息。請把他們的信息與對應的招聘信息匹配起來。 46． Jack graduated from the University of Trent with a degree in Economics two years would like an academic position. 47． Margaret is 21 years old and would like a part time position to help her pay the university can only work in the evenings. 48． Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of is an excellent typist but doesn39。t know how to use a is looking for a full time position. 49． Peter went to business school and studied puter and secretarial is looking for his first job and would like a full time position. 50． Lynne, aged 65, once worked in a is now a housewife, helping her daughter with her housework on is looking for a part time job. Ⅲ 寫作 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) 基礎(chǔ)寫作 (共 1 小題，滿分 15 分 ) 假設(shè)你所在中學的校報擬定在下期介紹各位外籍教師，請就 Eric Nilsson 的簡歷為他寫一篇介紹性的短文。 [寫作內(nèi)容 ] 姓名 Eric Nilsson 職業(yè) 英語教師 工作單位 廣州市第一中學 經(jīng)歷 1998 年從美國大學畢業(yè)， 2021年與妻子來中國工作，在廣州市一中從事英語教學 6 年多。 主要事跡 ，樂于幫助大家，治學嚴謹，深受學生喜愛和尊重； 2． 課堂生動有趣，受到同學 們的歡迎； 3． 經(jīng)常給學生做各種講座 (例如：如何培養(yǎng)好的學習習慣等 )。 [寫作要求 ] 只能用 5 個句子表達全部內(nèi)容。 [評分標準 ] 句子結(jié)構(gòu)準確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________