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II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (A)

Some of the world’s most talented musicians have played concerts at Lincoln Center. On September 10, the center (25) ________(host) a unique class of star musicians: kids and teens.

The young players are part of the World Peace Orchestra, or WPO. The group held its first Music for Peace concert in New York City, with 134 students from more than 60 countries (26)____________(take) part. Musicians (27)____________(select) from all over the world, (28)______________ conflict regions like Iraq, Uganda, and Ethiopia.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey introduced the orchestra and spoke about the concert’s theme. “Tonight we will see and hear evidence that while countries may go to war, (29)___________ is culture that unites us,” Spacey said. Culture is expressed through arts, such as music, dance and writing.

The World Peace Orchestra began in 2013. The nonprofit group brings kids together using the common language of music. To be considered for the orchestra, students first had to be recommended by their teachers and then audition online for a panel of judges. Once (30)___________ (choose), they worked with professional musicians and teachers to improve their skills.

Some of the young musicians play classical instruments, (31)_______ _______ violins and flutes. Others play instruments unique to their home country. For example, Arnold Mugo, 16, from Kenya, plays a percussion instrument called the Djembe. The drum is originally from West Africa. Mugo says he was shocked (32)______________ he learned he was selected for the orchestra. “I can’t express how I felt. I was rolling on the floor,” he told reporters. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

(B)

On September 13, the New York City Health Department became the first in the nation (33)_____________ (ban) the sale of sugared beverages larger than 16oz at restaurants, mobile food carts, sports arenas and movie theaters. The ban includes sodas and sweetened tea. The law is aimed at cutting obesity rates in the United States, (34)______________at least two-thirds of adults are considered overweight. (35)_____________ the ban is widely supported by health professionals, it’s not popular with food retailers or many city residents.

The ruling, (36) ____________ takes effect in March 2013, will prevent restaurants and cafeterias from selling sugared beverages in cups or containers larger than 16 ounces—about the size of a typical small soda. Supermarkets and convenience stores—including 7-Eleven, which sells the jumbo-sized Big Gulp—are not included in the law.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg led the ban on large drinks. More than half of New York City adults and nearly 40 percent of the city’s public elementary and middle school students are considered overweight. “(37)____________we are faced with is a crisis … we need to act on this,” said Board of Health member Deepthiman Gowda, a professor of medicine at Columbia University, the Associated Press reported. Bloomberg has noted that the ban doesn’t prevent people from buying several small sodas at (38)_____________ time if they wish, but health officials hope that the inconvenience will eventually get people to cut down on their use of sugared drinks.

New York City’s Board of Health members say that banning mega-sized drinks is an

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important step toward helping consumers (39)___________ ____________ to drink fewer calories, but may also encourage people to make other healthy changes to their diet. The board reviewed data (40)_____________ (show) that sugared drinks make up 43 percent of the added sugar in the average American diet. Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. important B. processing C. luxury D. knowing E. target F. consult G. acquaintance H. switch I. apply J. approximate K. required The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his ______41______ language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual use, and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of specialization.

This is, as it were, his professional equipment. In addition to this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind, wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work on his own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to ______42______ others provided his own knowledge does not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding __43___ with printing techniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ___44___ rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another, since this ability is frequently ___45___ of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work, i.e. the ______46_______ of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, unnecessary that he should be able to speak the languages he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage rather than a hindrance, but this skill is in many ways a ______47______ that he can do away with. It is, however, desirable that he should have a(n) ____48____ idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ___49___ how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same may ___50___ to an ability to write his source languages. If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not matter. III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Could the Internet be totally free and should it be? Should the Internet be regulated? The recent disorder in the Arab world __51__ by a disputed (有争议的) video damaging the image of Prophet (先知) Muhammad shows that the United States, which is busy __52__ global Internet freedom, has paid a huge price with the lives of its diplomats.

In an ______53_______ Internet world, cheating, violence or rumors can bring serious consequences. Last month, in India, the “largest democracy”, rumors of ethnic violence spread like a virus across the country, sending about 300,000 people fleeing from south to northeast of the country. Social media and text messaging played a crucial role in ______54_______the flow of rumors. The images and videos showing the anti-Muslim

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attacks that hadn’t happened at all created ______55_____ among the people and caused great chaos. Many other countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” spread by the Internet and social media.

The US-led West always promotes Internet freedom and __56__ any regulation as investigation, but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for the free Internet. Moreover, __57__ the Internet in the West appears to be free, with no obvious __58__ and no limited sites, isn’t the structure of the main pages already hand-controlled, with selected press agencies and __59__ occupying clearly dominating(主导的) positions?

The Internet has helped fight injustice, __60__ corruption(腐败) in places so far apart as Indonesia, India and Latin America. But the Internet could be extremely __61__ as well. Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to fan passions. Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool. Therefore, no country can __62__ to make the Internet absolutely free.

The question is how to keep free flow of information __63__ while protecting children from unhealthy works, common citizens from evil rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda (宣传) attacks. And who sets the limits?

The _____64______ is that there will never be a perfect system. Every country will have to develop its own system, based on its culture, social surroundings and the degree of danger it’s facing. In the meantime, it would be useful to realize that the West is _____65_______ the one to be the vanguard (先锋) of objectivity and free flow of information. 51. A. led B. caused C. damaged D. attacked 52. A. helping B. processing C. promoting D. improving 53. A. unaffected B. unregulated C. unalarmed D. undetected 54. A. slowing down B. turning over C. speeding up D. holding back 55. A. anger B. shock C. confusion D. panic 56. A. supports B. follows C. opposes D. dislikes 57. A. as if B. even if C. so that D. in that 58. A. interruption B. interference C. defense D. preference 59. A. programs B. substances C. channels D. sources 60. A. uncover B. strike C. prevent D. avoid 61. A. beneficial B. useful C. sensitive D. destructive 62. A. refuse B. afford C. fail D. attempt 63. A. unpolluted B. unskilled C. unoccupied D. uninterrupted 64. A. importance B. conclusion C. description D. possibility 65. A. definitely B. hardly C. virtually D. invisibly

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

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On Saturday mornings I worked in the family shop. I started cycling down to the shop with Dad on Saturday as soon as I was big enough. I thought of it as giving him a hand and so I didn’t mind what I did, although it was mostly just fetching and carrying at a run all morning. I managed not to think of it as work and I looked forward to the bar of chocolate my grandmother passed me unsmilingly as I left. As soon as I was fifteen, though, Dad said, “That’s it, our Janet. You’re of working age now and you’re not coming to work unless your grandmother pays you properly.” He did his best to make his chin look determined. “I shall speak to her.”

The next Saturday, Gran called me into her little office behind the shop. I always hated going in there. She had an electric heater on full blast, and the windows were always kept tightly closed whatever the weather. There were piles of dusty catalogues and brochures on the floor. “You’re wanting to get paid, I hear.” Gran said. “Yes, please,” I replied. It was rather like visiting the head mistress at school, so I was very quiet and respectful. “How old are you?” “Fifteen ... Gran,” I added for extra politeness, but she looked at me as if I had been cheeky. “Full-timers at your age get two hundred and forty pounds for a thirty-five-hour week,” she announced in such a way as to leave no doubt that she wasn’t in favor of this. “No wonder there’s no profit in shop keeping! So Janet, what’s that per hour?” Question like that always flustered me. Instead of trying to work them out in my head, I would just stand there unable to think straight. “I’ll get a pencil and paper,” I offered. “Don’t bother,” snapped Gran angrily, “I’ll do it myself. I’ll give you 6 pounds an hour; take it or leave it,” “I’ll take it, please,” “And I expect real work for it, mind. No standing about, and if I catch you eating any of the stock, there’ll be trouble. That’s theft, and it’s a crime.”

From then on, my main job at the shop was filling the shelves. This was dull, but I hardly expected to be trusted with handling the money. Once or twice, however, when Dad was extra busy, I’d tried to help him by serving behind the counter. I hated it. It was very difficult to remember the prices of everything. Certain customers made unkind remarks about this, increasing my confusion and the chances of making a fool of myself.

It was an old-established village shop, going back 150 years at least and it was really behind the times even then. Dad longed to be able to make the shop more attractive to customers, but Gran wouldn’t hear of it. I overheard them once arguing about whether to buy a freezer cabinet. “Our customers want frozen food,” Dad said. “They see things advertised and if they can’t get them from us, they’ll go elsewhere.” “Your father always sold fresh food,” Gran replied. “People come here for quality; they don’t want all that frozen stuff.”

66. How did Janet feel when she first started her Saturday morning job? A. She enjoyed the work that she was given. B. She was pleased to be helping her father.

C. She was worried that she was not doing it well. D. She was really interested in the reward.

67. What do we learn about her grandmother’s office in the second paragraph? A. It was untidy. B. It was dark. C. It needed decorating. D. It had too much furniture in it. 68. The word “flustered” (in paragraph 2) means _______. A. bored B. angered

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