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    PART FOUR WRITING SECTION A

    Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each blank.


    The Chilean earthquake, measuring 8.8 – magnitude, which struck early Saturday morning, released 500 times the energy of the 7.0 – magnitude quake that hit Haiti last month, a geophysicist told CBS’ “The Early Show. ” Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Pacific, including Hawaii, following the quake that struck near the Chilean coast.

    “When the earthquake occurred, it moved the land and then it moved the water causing the tsunami,” said U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Jessica Sigala. “And the coastal areas of Chile have already noticed the wave heights up to about 7 feet.”

    Sigala said Hawaiians can expect to see the waves from this tsunami around 11:20 a.m. local time (about 4:20 p.m. ET). “So we have to wait and see how big the waves will be.”

    “It's not so much the height [of the wave] but it's the width, it's how long the duration, and then it's also the speed at which it's traveling,” said co-anchor Kelly Cobiella “Correct me if I'm wrong, but these waves are traveling at the speed of a jetliner, about 500 miles per hour?”

    “That's correct. It's a big block of water coming onto the land,” Sigala said.

    Chile has already experienced several aftershocks following the quake.

    “Aftershocks are definitely a concern,” said Sigala. "We always see aftershocks with a large quake and a shallow quake, which this one was. And as of right now, we've located about maybe 15 aftershocks and those are of the larger kind. I'm sure they felt much more than that.”

    “A shallow earthquake just means that it happened pretty close to the surface,” said Sigala. “And because of that the energy is really close to the surface, where all the buildings and people are.”

        50 deaths caused by aftershocks have been reported, according to the national emergency agency, adding the estimate casualties to 960.

    Title: Concerns after        1.

    I. Tsunami:

    ●      2.: much of the Pacific, including Hawaii

    ●Cause: the earthquake moved     3.

    ●Wave Heights: about        4.

    ●      5.___  : about 500 mph

    II.      6.:

    ●Reason: the Chilean Earthquake was a      7.__   and a    8.earthquake, which always have them after the major one

    ●Number: at least     9.

    ●Loss:       10.

    SECTION B

    Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet

    From bankers to factory staff, employees in the west face the bleak prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession starts to bite. For colleagues in the East the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.

    Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian firms try harder to keep jobs in difficult times, which will stop unemployment and may help keep Asian economies afloat at a time of slowing exports.

    The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, leaving some experts predicting Western shift to Eastern flexibility.

    “In the Confucian attitude, the right thing to do is to share the burden. There is the sense of collective responsibility whereas in the west, it’s more about the individual survival,” said Michael Benotlel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University.

    Steven Pang, Asian Regional director for Aquent, a headhunting firm, said in many East Asian companies there was an responsibility “ to take care of the members of the family and go through the pain together” even if that meant causing losses.

    Us firms from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands. But at the Asian units of Western multinationals, jobs cuts will probably less severe.

    Japan’s jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.

    Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.

    11.According to the passage, what does “to share the burden” mean?

    (no more than 6 words)

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    12.Why would firms in the west lay off workers when facing a bleak prospect?

    ( no more than 5 words)

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    13.Why is it easier for the East Asian firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn? (no more than 12 words)

    ____________________________________________________________________

    14.What’s the passage talking about? (no more than 15 words)

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    　　Most people need to hear those “three little words”-I love you．Once in a while, they hear them just in time．I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospital ward, where I worked as a woman volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was cheerful．We got her settled in．I asked if she needed anything．

    　　“Oh, yes,” she said, “would you please show me how to use the TV?I enjoy the soaps．”Connie was a romantic．She loved soap operas, and movies with a good love story．As we became acquainted, she said how frustrating it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman．”

    　　“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has never been one to say he loves me．”She sighed and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard．“I'd give anything if he'd say ‘I love you,’ but it's just not in his nature．”

    　　Bill visited Connie every day．In the beginning, he sat next to the bed while she watched the soaps．Later, when she began sleeping more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room．Soon, when she no longer watched television and had fewer waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill．

    　　He talked about having worked as a carpenter．He and Connie had no children, but they'd been enjoying retirement by travelling, until Connie got sick．Bill could not express his feelings about the fact that his wife was dying．

    　　One day, over coffee I got him on the subject of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get cards and love letters．

    　　“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked(knowing his answer), and he looked at me as if I was crazy．

    　　“I don't have to,” he said．“She knows I do!”

    　　“I'm sure she knows,” I said, “but she needs to hear what she has meant to you all the years．”

    　　We walked back to Connie's room．Bill disappeared inside, and I left to visit another patient．The date was February 12．

    　　Two days later I walked down the ward at noon．There stood Bill, leaning up against the wall in the hallway, staring at the floor．The head nurse told me that Connie had died at 11 a.m.．

    　　When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms．His face was wet with tears．Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath．“I have to say something,” he said．“I have to say how good I feel about telling her．”He stopped to blow his nose．“I thought a lot about what you said, and this morning I told her how much I loved her…and loved being married to her．You should have seen her smile!”

    　　I went into the room to say my own good-bye to Connie．There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill．“To my wonderful wife…I love you．”

    (1)

    Why did the author still ask Bill if he said “I love you” to Connie even thoughh is wife knew the answer?

    [　　]

    A．

    She knew the three little words were the best treatment for Connie．

    B．

    She hoped that Connie would recover from the cancer．

    C．

    She wanted Bill to know Connie's last wish in her last stages．

    D．

    She wanted to involve Bill into the issue that she had planned．

    (2)

    The most suitable title of the passage could be ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Action Speaks Louder Than Words!

    B．

    Words Speak Louder Than Action!

    C．

    The Three Little Words A re Not Little!

    D．

    Women Like the Three Little Words!

    (3)

    While reading the passage, we may feel that the tone of the story seems to be a little bit ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    romantic and exciting

    B．

    tender and moving

    C．

    crazy and happy

    D．

    funny and misleading

    (4)

    According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the author?

    [　　]

    A．

    She knew how to help the patients suffering from cancer．

    B．

    She worked very hard and liked things full of romance．

    C．

    She was trying her best to help people who were in deep love．

    D．

    She was working harder than doctors and nurses in that hospital．

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    Many students try to study the whole night and not sleep before an exam. Two separate studies show this may do more harm than good. The studies found a good night's sleep may improve memory. The findings of both studies appeared in the publication Nature.

    Scientists at the University of Chicago did one of them. They trained students to listen to unclear speech produced by a machine.

    Some students listened to the recording after ____________________. Others were tested twelve hours after the training, with no sleep. Guess what? The students who slept understood the recording better.

    Professor Daniel says sleep has at least two effects on learning. One is to strengthen memories and protect them against interference(干扰). The second is to recover memories that have been lost.

    The study suggested that memories are recorded in three steps. Scientists say the process is similar to the way a computer stores information, but in humans, they say, the second step requires sleep. So remember that!

    1. What's the best title of this passage?﹙within 10 words﹚

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    2. Which sentence(s) in this passage could be replaced by the following one?

    “Different researchers have both found that burning night oil before a test may not bring good but bad results."

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    3. Fill in the blank in the 2nd paragraph with proper words or phrases: ___________________

    4. Where did the scientists do the study according to the passage?

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    5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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    Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, cats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes(猿) can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two of them have learnt a few words. But they can not join words to make sentences. They can not think like us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, —but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it ? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.

    1.The best title for this passage is          .

    A．Animal’s Language

    B．Man and Ape

    C．Brain and language

    D．Man’s Brain

    2.Men are different from animals in the way that           .

    A．men can understand things quickly

    B．men can learn

    C．men have learnt to use language

    D．men have brains

    3.An ape can not           .

    A．make noises

    B．understand things

    C．learn words

    D．speak like man

    4.Scientists now know            .

    A．how children learn to speak

    B．why apes can learn a few words

    C．man’s brain helps him to learn to speak

    D．what happens when men speak

    5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

    A．Some animals can learn.

    B．Apes can understand some things more quickly than men.

    C．Apes can put the words they know together.

    D．Apes have no language though they can learn some words

     

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    Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, cats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes(猿) can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two of them have learnt a few words. But they can not join words to make sentences. They can not think like us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, —but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it ? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
    【小题1】The best title for this passage is          .

    A．Animal’s LanguageB．Man and ApeC．Brain and languageD．Man’s Brain
    【小题2】Men are different from animals in the way that           .
    A．men can understand things quicklyB．men can learn
    C．men have learnt to use languageD．men have brains
    【小题3】An ape can not           .
    A．make noisesB．understand thingsC．learn wordsD．speak like man
    【小题4】Scientists now know            .
    A．how children learn to speakB．why apes can learn a few words
    C．man’s brain helps him to learn to speakD．what happens when men speak
    【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true ?
    A．Some animals can learn.B．Apes can understand some things more quickly than men.
    C．Apes can put the words they know together.
    D．Apes have no language though they can learn some words

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