【正文】 the other B. move along with tractors and fire trucks C. sail on 17 barges through Victoria Harbor D. fly from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok 9. According to the passage, the move will be televised to___________. A. discourage people who watch something with too much interest B. show to world the transition between old and new airports C. report the whole process of lumbering menagerie of equipment D. display the scuttling baggage trains, fire trucks and erect moving staircases 10. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 7 頁 共 12 頁 A. Last Plane Out, Don39。s control: officials say that if a typhoon hits that night, they39。s Royal Mail offices Questions 6～ 10 Hong Kong, where buildings rise and fall like mood swings, has never had much time for the past. Yet even by those normally harried standards, authorities face a remarkably tight deadline for the transition between old and new airports. In the seven hours between 11:30 . on July 5, when venerable Kai Tak shuts down, down, and 6:30 . on July 6 when HKIA opens, a lumbering menagerie of equipment will trek the 39 km from one to the other. Thousands of items have been logged and assigned a moving time.“ The plan is a living thing, and it changes all the time,” says Michael Winarick, the exBritish Army colonel in charge of the move. The operation actually began May 6, when the first pieces of equipment were transferred to the new site, and won39。s postoffice management C. Britain39。s postal service closed for two weeks. Streeter mail boxes are sealed and international mail suspended until the Union of Communication Workers and post office management settle their differences over special pay for new recruits. The strike began as a spotty, 24hour work stoppage Aug. 31 but was extended last week to include most of the 1,500 Royal Mail offices and more than 100,000 union members. It is the first major disruption of service since 1981,and has prompted discussion of further privatizing postal deliveries. British Prime Minister has said the Royal Mail is one public service that should remain in government hands. But some businessmen have pressed British Prime Minister to expand the market for private courier services to include carrying large volumes of mail. The pay dispute concerns special bonuses of between ￡ 15 and ￡ 35 a week for workers in the London area where the cost of living is high and it is difficult to attract new recruits. The Royal Mail is offering the premiums to help alleviate an acute shortage of workers in London but union leader want the bonuses distributed equally across the country. The post office has asked other countries to hold all mail deliveries for Britain until the strike is settled, because it is difficult to guarantee security for mail bags piling up at air and seaports. 1. The passage suggests that a strike is happening _______. A. within the Union of Communication Workers B. within postoffice management C. within the British government D. within the postal service of Great Britain 2. According to the passage, the postal strike_________. A. has been the second major strike since 1981 B. has been settled by the British government C. has attracted many new recruits D. has already lasted for two weeks 3. Which of the following is NOOT true about the postal strike? A. The strike began as a spotty, 24 hour work stoppage . B. The strike has included all the 1,500 Royal Mail offices. C. The strike has made the streeter mail boxes sealed. D. The strike has been joined by more than 100,000 union members. 4. According to the passage, the purpose for the postal strike is________. A. to prompt discussion of further privatizing postal deliveries B. to expand the market for private courier services C. to have special pay for newly hired workers 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 6 頁 共 12 頁 D. to offer the premiums to help workers in London. 5. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Britain39。s bicycle. B. See her new apartment. C. Walk to school. D. Buy a new bicycle. Questions 19～ 22 19. A. An assembly line. B. A car. C. A pany. D. An inventor. 20. A. In 1908. B. In 1914. C. In 1918. D. In 1924. 21. A. It was faster. B. It was more efficient. C. It was more individualized. D. It was cheaper. 22. A. It increased slowly. B. It increased quickly. C. It remained about the same. D. It decreased. Questions 23～ 26 23. A. To qualify for a high school diploma. B. To learn some things she needed to know. C. To bee the manager of a night club. D. To assist in the control of her life. 24. A. She is married. B. She has no one else torely on. C. Her children can39。t work very well. C. It39。s never met the math student before. C. Peter is taking a mathematics course. D. They will never require mathematics. Ⅱ . Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in y