Nowadays many people prefer to watch TV. Do you think radio will disappear and be totally

ings may be called the symbolic process.

Everywhere we turn, we see the symbolic process【67】work. There are few things men do or want to do, possess or want to possess, that have not a symbolic value.

Almost all fashionable clothes are【68】(high) symbolic, so【69】food. We s【70】our furniture to serve as visible symbols of our taste, wealth, and social p【71】We often choose our houses on the【72】of a feeling that it "looks well" to have a "good address. " We trade perfectly good cars in for l【73】models not always to get better transportation, but to give evi【74】to the community that we can【75】it.

Such complicated and apparently【76】(use) behavior. leads philosophers to ask over and over again, "why can't human beings live simply and naturally. " Often the complexity of human life makes us look enviously at the relative【77】of such live as dogs and cats. Simply, the fact that symbolic process makes complexity possible is no reason for wanting to【78】to a cat-and-dog existence. A better solution is to understand the symbolic process so【79】instead of being its slaves we become, to some degree at least, its【80】.

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Read the job advertisement (on next page).

Write an application of of no fewer than 100 words on the answer sheet.

Section A

The final step of SQ3R is revision. Revision should not be regarded as something to be undertaken just before examinations.【76】One of the most practical results of memory experiments is that material that has to be retained over long periods should be studied and re-studied. Memories become stronger and stronger with each relearning, and forgetting proceeds more slowly.

Common experience suggests that the details of what we learn fade very quickly, often within the first hour or so.【77】Indeed, in listening to an hour’s lecture much of the early part of the lecture may have been forgotten well before the end—so that experienced teachers repeat and recapitulate the important points of their lectures at the end. To prevent the sudden and catastrophic loss which takes place so early, early revision is required. That means going over the lecture or piece of work again as soon as possible afterwards, thinking about it, or discussing it with others or applying the facts and knowledge in some practical exercises.【78】You should certainly go over your notes of lectures, work periods and experiments the very same day—even if it is only for a few minutes.

【79】If you feel that merely going over the work again is too tedious an exercise, jcead another account of the same subject in another textbook, expanding your notes by additions and comments; for this purpose write your notes on one side of the paper only, to leave room for these additions.

In revision before examinations you should pay particular attention to the earlier material you have learnt, as more of it will have been forgotten. You should leave yourself time to go over all the material you have covered.【80】Studies have shown that subjective estimates of strengths and weaknesses are often at fault. You are often weak on material which you are confident you know well. Active revision, and a few attempts at answering old examination questions should give you a better idea of where your true strength and weaknesses lie.

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Section A

(89) Having reached the final in 1930, Argentina had to wait a while before winning the FIFA World Cup, which they eventually did on their own soil in 1978. The great support for the home team helped carry them to victory over the Netherlands in final.

(90) Argentina was outplayed by Italy in the opening round group games, but charged back to reach the final with a 6-0 win over Peru. In Daniel Passarella, Osvaldo Ardites and Mario Kempes, top scorer with six goals, they had outstanding players. They beat the Dutch 3-1 after extra time in the final.

A long-awaited success

Rarely has the run-up to a FIFA World Cup been so filled with controversy as the 11 th tournament (比赛), held in Argentina. Football, in fact, took a back seat as many nations were debating whether or not to boycott the tournament in protest against General Videla's totalitarian regime (极权主义政权) and its violation of human rights. (91) Finally, however, despite a widespread call to stay away, the world's footballing nations all made the trip to Argentina. All, that is, except those that had failed to qualify, such as England (for the second time running), Yugoslavia and the USSR. (92) Other "minor" footballing nations such as Iran and Tunisia had their first outings and France was back in the world's top football competition after twelve years in the wilderness.

But for its reappearance at the highest level, the French team--coached by Michel Hidalgo--made an unexceptional comeback, beaten 1-2 by both Italy and Argentina. (93) Michel Platini and his team-mates failed to reach the second round despite defeating Hungary_ 3-1 in their last game.

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Section D

Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.【74】, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity.【75】. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but【76】and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the 17th century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that【77】.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without mill in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when mill was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did so they also drank their tea with mill in it.【78】.

Sentences:

A. The price fell and many more people could afford to buy it

B. Not many people drunk tea before the 17th century in England

C. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like

D. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread

E. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today very few Britons drink tea with mill

F. Some of them were not sure how to use it

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Section A

(91) In the last few years the conventional wisdom has been that the advent of the new media will hasten the demise of print, and that the culture of print will soon be a thing of the past.

But I wonder whether this confuses the content with the attachment we have to a particular kind of container. In fact, (92) a number of recent developments suggest that new media may actually be the salvation of old media, and could preserve and extend the best aspects of the print culture, while augmenting it with their various technological advantages. If this is true, then the future of old media is in embracing the new—a development we see most clearly with newspapers.

Newspapers have been spurred by a simple economic fact: (93) more than a third of their revenue comes from classified advertising, which readily lends itself to searchable Web sites. In a defensive move, newspapers quickly and heavily invested in such online sites as CareerPath. corn, PowerAdz. corn, AdOne and Classified Ventures, and also use those companies for added exposure for national ads. Most have also put their own local classifieds online.

(94) The Web sites, meanwhile, have become a way to broaden and deepen Newspapers' content as a potential source of revenue, as home pages attract new advertisers and subscribers.

Knight Ridder's Real Cities network (RealCities. corn) is a good example. The portal site gets news from the chain's thirty-one dailies, as well as from Belo and Central newspapers, who are partners in the operation. And it features directories of community resources and business, classifieds, entertainment, shopping, free e-mail, community publishing, and search capability. Real Cities brought Knight Ridder $ 31.4 million in revenue in 1999.

The New York Times is another. The paper's robust Web site has attracted 11.4 million registered non-paying readers ( as of April, up 61.9 percent from a year earlier). In order to get access to the site, readers must offer some basic personal data, which will eventually be used for direct marketing. (95) By 1999 nearly half of those registered readers reported that they had never purchased a paper copy of the Times, which means that the online version was introducing the brand to an entirely new group. The Web presence also helps the Times's print circulation; the paper gained some 12,000 new subscribers via the site in the first half of 1999.

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Section D

听力原文： The news media in the United States (21) consists of radio, television and newspapers. Most Americans begin their day by reading the newspaper or watching a morning news program. (22) Throughout the day news is broadcast repeatedly on the radio and television. In the evening, news is a main (23) feature on television with up to two hours of news in the early evening and more news late at night. For those who (24) prefer reading, the evening newspapers offer them the (25) possibility of reading the news. The news media must interest the public, and it is a big business. However, it is a very (26) competitive business because stations or papers compete with each other for listeners and readers. When it comes to an (27) item, such as an election or a war, all the news media will report the same thing. As a result, listeners, viewers or readers might find it difficult to choose, Nevertheless, most Americans would not (28) criticize their news media too (29) harshly. The credibility of the news media is generally (30) acknowledged and accepted by the American public.

The news media in the United States【21】of radio, television and newspapers. Most Americans begin their day by reading the newspaper or watching a morning news program.【22】the day news is broadcast repeatedly on the radio and television. In the evening, news is a main【23】on television with up to two hours of news in the early evening and more news late at night. For those who【24】reading, the evening newspapers offer them the【25】of reading the news. The news media must interest the public, and it is a big business. However, it is a very【26】business because stations or papers compete with each other for listeners and readers. When it comes to an【27】, such as an election or a war, all the news media will report the same thing. As a result, listeners, viewers or readers might find it difficult to choose, Nevertheless, most Americans would not【28】their news media too【29】. The credibility of the news media is generally【30】and accepted by the American public.

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