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Directions: Read the passage again carefully and try to find out which word or phrase in the passage might mean the same as described.The paragraph in which the word or phrase appears is indicated in the brackets. 6.Used to describe something going by very quickly,especially time.(para 1) 7.Having the use of something with somebody else.(para 2) 8.To take a certain course or study it.(para 2) 9.To become a member of a certain organization.(para 3) 10.A group of people.(para 4) Part II Directions: Read the following statements after Passages 2 3 and then choose an answer from A,B,C and D that can best complete the statements based on the information you get from the passages.Write your answers on your answer sheet.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 Changes in Livelihood AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the 'lower medium level'compared to the rest of the world.China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949,and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result.However, today a general improvement is evident Since 1978 in particular,many people's life-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet,clothing,housing and the products they use every day,but their disposable income has also grown as well.By the end of June 1995, rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3,545.8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment,houses,apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets,refregerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes,watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s)as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate,China has about 100,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones.The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000,or a phone for every urban household.Today fax machines,computers and mobile phones are very common and face a booming market. 923

Directions Read the passage again carefully and try to find out which word or phrase in the passage might mean the same 副described. The paragraph in which the word or phrase appears is indicated in the brackets. 6. Used to describe something going by very quickly , especially time. (para 1) 7. Having the use of something with somebody else. (para 2) 8. To take a certain course or study it. (para 2) 9. To become a member of a certain organization. (para 3) 10. A group of people. (para 4) Part II Directions Read the following statements after Passages 2 & 3 and then choose an answer from A. B. C and D that can best complete the statements based on the information you get from the passag Write your answers on your answer sheet. (30 points. 3 points each) Passage 2 Changes in Livelihood AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the ‘ lower medium level' compared to the rest of the world. China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949 , and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result. However, todaya general improvement is evident Since 1978 in particular. many people' slife-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet , clothing , housing and the products they use every day , but their disposable income has also grown as welL By the end of June 1995 , rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3 ,545.8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment , houses, apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets, refregerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes, watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s) as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate , China has about 100 ,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones. The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000 , or a phone for every urban household. Today fax machines, computers and mobile phones are very common and face a boomingmarket. 923

2 In London,telephones now have all-figure numbers which do not include an exchange name:for example,071-222-2870.If you make a local telephone call in London to a subscriber in London,you leave out the 071 and dial only the last seven figures of the number of the person whom you are calling.To make a trunk call to or from London,you dial all the figures of the subscriber's number. 3 The names,addresses and telephone numbers of subscribers in inner London are at present printed in four directories.There are separate directories for people whose names begin with the letters A to D,E to K,L to R and S to Z.When you look up a person's number in the telephone directory,you will find his name on the left side of the column and his telephone number on the right side. 4 All call-boxes in London are on the STD system,which has now been extended to all parts of Britain.The letters STD stand for Subscriber Trunk Dialing,and on this type of telephone you can dial many long-distance numbers direct as well as local numbers.An STD telephone is usually free,and the coin-box has slots for coins.To make a call,you pick up the receiver and dial the number before putting any money into the coin-box.When the person whose number you are ringing answers,there will be a special rapid tone called the paytone.As soon as you hear this,you put your money in the box.The paytone then stops, and you can start to speak.To make a trunk call by STD,you dial first the STD code number for the town that you are calling and then the number of the subscriber.For example,the STD code number for trunk calls from London to Bristol is 0272;if you telephone a person living in Bristol whose number is 294020,you would dial 0272-294020. When your time is up the paytone is repeated;if you wish to continue your talk,you must then put more money into the slot.The length of time allowed is doubled between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.Now pay phones work slightly differently,however. 5 Besides the STD system,there is also an International Subscriber Dialing service for making telephone calls to most of the countries of Europe,but some calls can only be made from telephones without a coin-box.You can dial direct to many places in France,Belgium, Germany,Luxembourg,the Netherlands,and Switzerland. 6 A special recorded telephone information service is provided every day for visitors to London.This service gives visitors details of the main events of the day in and around London.The information is recorded in four languages:English,French,German and Spanish.When you wake up in the morning and you want to know what the weather will be like in London,dial 246-8901;and,if you want to know time,dial 123. 926

2 In London , telephones now have all-figure numbers which do not include an exchange name: for example , 071-222-2870. If you make a local telephone call in London to a subscriber in London , you leave out the 071 and dial only the last seven figures of the number of the person whom you are calling. To make a trunk call to or from London , you dial all the figures of the subscriber's number. 3 The names, addresses and telephone numbers of subscribers in inner London are at present printed in four directories. There are separate directories for people whose names begin with the letters A to D, E to K , L to Rand S to Z. When you look up a person' s number in the telephone directory , you will find his name on the left side of the column and his telephone number on the right side. 4 All call-boxes in London are on the STD system , which has now been extended to all parts of Britain. The letters STD stand for Subscriber Trunk Dialing , and on this type of telephone you can dial many long-distance numbers direct as well as local numbers. An STD telephone is usually free , and the coin-box has slots for coins. To make a call , you pick up the receiver and dial the number before putting any money into the coin-box. When the person whose number you are ringing answers, there will be a special rapid tone called the paytone. As soon as you hear this, you put your money in the box. The paytone then stops, and you can start to speak. To make a trunk call by STD, you dial first the STD code number for the town that you are calling and then the number of the subscriber. For example , the STD code number for trunk calls from London to Bristol is 0272; if you telephone a person living in Bristol whose number is 294020 , you would dial 0272-294020. When your time is up the paytone is repeated; if you wish to continue your talk , you must then put more money into the slot. The length of time allowed is doubled between 6 p. m. and 8 a. m. Now pay phones work slightly differently , however. 5 Besides the STD system, there is also an International Subscriber Dialing service for making telephone calls to most of the countries of Europe , but some calls can only be made from telephones without a coin-box. You can dial direct to many places in France , Belgium. Germany , Luxembourg , the Netherlands, and Switzerland. 6 A special recorded telephone information service is provided every day for visitors to London. This service gives visitors details of the main events of the day in and around London. The inf

Questions 21 - 30 are based on Passage 4. 21. Telephone calls in Britain can be classified into two types: local calls and international calls. 22. If you call from London to a subscriber in London , you need to dial 071 first. 23. If you want to know the telephone number of Mr Williams, you need to look it up in the directory for people whose name begins with the letters S to Z. 24. You can usually find a person' s name on the left side of the column in a telephone directory. 25. Only the call-boxes in London are now on the STD system. 26. To make a call using an STD phone , you need to put money into the coin-box first and then dial the number after hearing the paytone. 27. To make a trunk call by STD, you need to dial STO code number first. 28. All calls can be made from telephones with a coin-box. 29. If you go to London , you can even get information over telephone in Chinese. 30. You can even get information about time in London by dialing 123. Part Read Passage 5 and answer the following questions. Make your answers as short and clear possible. (20 points, 4 points each) Passage 5 Getting Information and Directions Last week Bill had to go to New york. It was his first time there , and he didn't know his way around the city. He had a meeting at 10 0' clock , and he wanted to be on time. The meeting was in the Peterson Building on 34th Street , but Bill didn' t know where that was. Seeing two men standing on a corner, he asked them for directions. "Pardon me ," he said ,"but can you tell me how to get to the Peterson Building on 34th Street?" "Sure 飞nswered one of them. "you can get there in five minutes. Go to the next corner and turn left. Walk three blocks and there you are. " But the other man said:" There is a better way. Get on the bus here at this corner. It stops right near the Peters Building. " "Not Petersf'Bill told him."Peterson-" Then the first man said ,"Oh, That's on East 34thStreet , not West 34thstreet. It's quite a distance from here. you' 11 have to go by subway. " 927