PASSAGE 3
　　Promptness is important in American business,academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taught to young children in school. Tardy slops and the use of bells signal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected.
　　People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people arelate to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often viewed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, "time is money" and companies may fine their executives for tardiness to business meetings. Of course, it is not always possible to be punctual.
　　Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minutes late for schedule appointments is considered polite and is often expected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minutes is considered rude. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable.
　　Respecting deadlines is also important in academic and professional circles. It is expected that deadlines for class assignments or business reports will be met. Students who hand in assignments late may be surprised to find that the professor will lower their grades or even refuse to grade their work. Whether it is a question of arriving on time or of meeting a deadline, people are culturally conditioned to regulate time.
　　31. The best title for this passage is ________.
　　A. Promptness
　　B. Time
　　C. Deadlines
　　D. Etiquette
　　32. In the United States the child who must go to bed early, be prompt at school, or bring a tardy slip if he is late______
　　A. is learning the importance of time and punctuality in his culture.
　　B. Is learning to disobey his parents and teachers.
　　C. Is being punished for disobeying his mother and school officials.
　　D. Is being punished for playing too much.
　　33. If a person is late for a business meeting, he may be _____
　　A. criticized
　　B. fired
　　C. made to pay
　　D. given a pay rise
　　34. Social etiquette in the United States allows people______
　　A. to be a few minutes late for interviews and business meetings.
　　B. to come early to parties
　　C. to be up to a half-hour late for some parties.
　　D. to call a date when he is thirty minutes late.
　　35. The last sentence means ______
　　A. people everywhere regulate time in the same way.
　　B. Conditions decide how people spend time.
　　C. Regular timetable is important in every culture.
　　D. Different cultures have different customs concerning time.
　　PASSAGE 4
　　Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards　against dangers and stress; its motivating force is, in the broadest sense, money. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competition is stressful; it is often at its most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of people inevitable involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloading　of public services and exposure to those deviants andcriminals who aredrawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourishedin the relative anonymity of urban life, but today's ease of movement
makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence thatits extent has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them.
　　As a defense against these developments city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves: contacs with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors arekept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies too, which are positively harmful to the individual; for example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, all these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the community's concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are amongst the major causes of urban crime.
　　36. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are _____.
　　A. anxious to succeed
　　B. in need of help
　　C. naturally aggressive
　　D. likely to commit crime
　　37. The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _____.
　　A. people do not communicate with their neighbors
　　B. Criminals are difficult to trace in large population
　　C. People feel anonymous there
　　D. The trappings of success are attractive to criminals
　　38. According to the article, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities?
　　A. crime
　　B. finding somewhere to live
　　C. loneliness
　　D. drugs and alcoholism
　　39. The biggest incentive to live in a city is_______
　　A. rewards
　　B. stress
　　C. competition
　　D. money
　　40. According to the author, crime is caused by several factors, one of which is _____
　　A. social isolation
　　B. defensive behavior
　　C. hurried journeys
　　D. personal misfortune
　　PART III TRANSLATION (15%)
Engineering software technology is constantly evolving, driving the marketplace, allowing companies to bring better products tomarket faster and at lower cost. Each new software release provides breakthroughs that allow companies to rely more on virtual product development and less on hours of laboratory, build-and-break studies. What used to take companies months or even years, costing a lot to design and build, now can be done in just weeks without great expense. This evolution is a direct result of the changing role of design analysis and optimisation software. Once thought of as "an extra step", today, this software is being applied throughout the product development process, testing ideas early in the development stage. ACME, Inc. develops the software tools that allow companies to build better, safer and more reliable products faster than ever before.
　　PART IV COMPOSITION (15%)
　　Opportunity and Success
　　You are expected to write three paragraphs.
　　In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint.
　　In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or examples.
　　In the third paragraph, bring a summary to your composition.
　　答案：
　　1-----10：bcddc dbbbc ；11----20: abbda dccda；21----30: dcbda ddbad；31----40: aaccd abada
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