Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Google, the Internet search-engine company, has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The company says the effort involves using the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.

Aleem Walji works for Google.org -- the part of the company that gives money to good causes. He said the company’s first project will help identify where

infectious (傳染性的) diseases are developing. In Southeast Asia and Africa, for example, Google.org will work with partners to strengthen early-warning systems and take action against growing health threats.

Google.org’s second project will invest in ways to help small and medium-sized businesses grow. Walji says microfinance (小額信貸) is generally small, short-term loans that create few jobs. Instead, he says Google.org wants to develop ways to bring investors and business owners together to create jobs and improve economic growth.

Google.org will also give money to help two climate-change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable (再生的) energy less costly than coal-based energy. The other is examining the efforts being made to increase the use of electric cars.

The creators of Google have promised to give Google.org about one percent of company profits and one percent of its total stock value every year. Aleem Walji says this amount may increase in the future.

36. The purpose of Google’s investments is to ________.

A) help poor people

B) develop new technology

C) expand its own business

D) increase the power of information

37. According to Aleem Walji, the company’s first project is to ________.

A) set up a new system to warn people of infectious diseases

B) find out where infectious diseases develop

C) identify the causes of infectious diseases

D) cure patients of infectious diseases

38. What kind of businesses will benefit from Google.org’s second project?

A) large enterprises

B) cross-national companies

C) foreign-funded corporations

D) small and medium-sized businesses

39. From the fourth paragraph, we learn that Google’s money is also invested to help ________.

A) start more research programs

B) make more advanced electric cars

C) develop renewable and coal-based energy

D) conduct studies related to climate changes

40. From the last paragraph we learn that the investments by Google.org come from ________.

A) Google’s profits and stock value

B) some international IT companies

C) the company’s own interests

D) local commercial banks

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.

Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands. Some bosses are hard to get along with. Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people. Of course, not all bosses are like that.

The relationship you have with your boss can be a major factor in determining your rise up the career ladder. Your boss is not only your leader, he is also the person best equipped to help you do the job you are paid to do. He can inform you of company direction that may affect your professional development.

Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives. He needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful reports to upper management. But how does this help you establish a meaningful working relationship with your boss?

The key is communication. Learn and understand his goals and priorities (優(yōu)先的事). Observe and understand your boss’s work style. If he has not been clear with his expectations, ask! Likewise, ask for feedback and accept criticism gracefully. And if he understands that you do not view your job as just something to fill the hours between 9 and 5, he may be more likely to help you.

In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learning to work with his personality and management style.

41. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ________.

A) bosses are hard to deal with

B) bosses have good character

C) bosses determine your career future

D) bosses must have similar personality

42. In the second paragraph, “rise up the career ladder” (Line 2) means ________.

A) going to work abroad

B) changing jobs frequently

C) being promoted in position

D) pursuing an advanced degree

43. In order to achieve his objectives, your boss expects that you will ________.

A) do your best in your work

B) show your management skills

C) get along with your colleagues

D) write reports to upper management

44. The most important factor for establishing a good working relationship with the boss is ________.

A) high expectations

B) quick feedback

C) frequent criticism

D) effective communication

45. The best title for the passage might be ________.

A) How to Take Care Of Your Boss.

B) How to Get Along with Your Boss

C) How to Accept Your Boss’s Criticism

D) How to Accomplish Your Boss’s Objective

答案：36-40:ABDDA 41-45:CCADB

Task 3

Directions: The following is an announcement. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 to No.50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than three words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

We welcome you aboard the Eastern Flight and will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable.

For your safety and convenience

To begin the trip, we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details. These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you. Seat belts must remain fastened while the “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on. It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated. All flights are non-smoking. The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground. During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is not allowed.

For your entertainment

To help you enjoy your trip, we provide a range of newspapers. On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft, we provide music and video programs. On Airbus A 321/320/319, short videos are shown.

Meals and drinks

During most flights we serve you a tasty meal and drinks. Beer, wine and other drinks are served free of charge. Coffee, tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic (國內(nèi)的) flights. On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to Northern China, a snack is served.

Eastern Flight Service

Safety and convenience

1) Seat belts: remain -46- while the “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on

2) Smoking: not allowed on board

3) Mobile phones: used only when the airplane is -47-

4) CD and DVD: not allowed to play -48-

Entertainment provided

1) newspapers

2) music and -49- on MD-11 and Boeing aircraft

Meals and drinks on board

1) meals served on most flights

2) coffee, tea and juice served free of charge

3) a snack served on all flights to -50-

答案：46. fastened 47. on the ground 48. during the flight

49. video programs 50. Northern China

Task 4

Directions: The following is a list of terms related to Security. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (與…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.

A ----------------- air traffic control system

B ----------------- armed police

C ----------------- crime prevention

D ----------------- entry requirement

E ----------------- international criminal police organization

F ----------------- level of security

G ----------------- picket line

H ----------------- police station

I ----------------- patrolling vehicle

J ----------------- safety precaution measure

K ----------------- safety control device

L ----------------- security command center

M ----------------- security service

N ----------------- security control center

O ----------------- security personnel

P ----------------- valid documents

Q ----------------- security monitoring and control

Examples: ( M ) 保安服務(wù) ( G ) 警戒線

51. ( ) 空中交通管制系統(tǒng) ( ) 安全預(yù)防措施

52. ( ) 巡邏車 ( ) 武裝警察

53. ( ) 國際刑警組織 ( ) 有效證件

54. ( ) 入境要求 ( ) 安保人員

55. ( ) 安全保障級別 ( ) 安全監(jiān)控

答案：51. A, J 52. I, B 53. E, P 54. D, O 55. F, Q

Task 5

Directions: The following is a business letter. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 to No.60) that follow. The answers (in no more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am pleased to offer you the position of after-sales manager at our company starting on 16 June, 2009. I propose that the terms of employment will be those in the attached draft individual employment agreement.

Please note that you are entitled to discuss this offer and to seek advice on the attached proposed agreement with your family, a union, a lawyer, or someone else you trust. If you want some information on your employment rights, you can also contact the Employment Service Office or visit our website.

Also, if you disagree with, or do not understand or wish to clarify anything in this offer, please ring me to discuss any issue you wish to raise.

If you are happy with the proposed terms and wish to accept this offer of employment, please sign the duplicate copy of this letter and return it to me by 1 June, 2009. In the event I have not heard from you by that date, this offer will be automatically withdrawn on that date.

I look forward to working with you.

Yours sincerely,

John Brown

56. What job position is offered to Mr. Smith in the letter?

___________________________________________________________.

57. From whom may Mr. Smith seek advice about the proposed agreement?

His family, a union, _____________________, or someone else he trusts.

58. How can Mr. Smith get information about employment rights?

By contacting the ___________________________ or visiting its website.

59. When should Mr. Smith return the signed duplicate copy of this letter?

By _______________________________________________________.

60. What will happen if the duplicate copy of the letter is not returned by the deadline?

This offer will be ___________________________________ on that date.

答案：56. (The) after-sales manager 57. a lawyer 58. Employment Service Office

59. 1 June, 2009 60. (automatically) withdrawn

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