第1题
account of the year’s proceeding to our shareholders.As usual,at this time of year,Iam sending a copy of this informal end-of-the-year report to all members of the sales force.I hope that you will all find it useful and that you will let me know if you have any comments.I value your input. We started this year with a major new product and we really hit the ground running.Our sales for the first quarter of the year were very impressive and,indeed,broke all records.(4)This was particularly heartening as this occurred at a time when many of our competitors were feeling the pinch.Indeed,there was talk among economic experts of an impending recession and even of economic meltdown.Fortunately,this gloom and doom did not materialize. It was good that we were able to buck the trend,but as I said,we had a major new product and one ,indeed,that is popularly believed to have broken the mould of kitchen equipment. Therefore,it would have been extremely surprising,not to say distressing,if we had not achieved substantial sales with it. What is rather distressing is that the rest of the year did not live up to the promise of the first quarter , this despite the fact that the financial state of the country improved in the course of the year.(5)To some extent,of course,it would not have been realistic to expect that peak level sales could be sustained throughout the year. Some falling - off was worse than had been anticipated.This gave us all food for thought and,fortunately,we were able to learn from the experience .Indeed,I think we should regard the introduction of the new product as a useful learning curve from which all departments have benefited.The whole programme of product launching has been assessed and revised where appropriate.We shall all be better prepared next time. On the whole,this was a successful year and we hope to build on that success in the coming year.Thank you all for your contribution to this success.Get ready to do even better next year! For Questions 1-3,mark Y(for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N(for No)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage. 1.The sales report was usually sent out in the middle of the financial year. 2.The company was not affected by an economic downturn in the first quarter. 3.The company gained useful experience on how to launch and sell a new product. For Questions 4 and 5,translate the underlined sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
第2题
s were foreign born.Which state has the largest number of immigrants?
A.New Jersey
B.California
C.New York
D.Arizona
第3题
life after the death of______.
A.farming and spinning
B.ducking and diving
C.wheeling and dealing
D.coalmining and shipbuilding
第4题
ppened to prosper. Rome started out as a small village, as did Athens, Paris, London and New York. Of course, there were exceptions to this general rule. In ancient times, Alexandria in Egypt, and Saint Petersburg, were both planned cities. But for the most part, cities throughout history were not the products of deliberate thought. Today the reverse is true . Many nations, alarmed by the urban sprawl that has been gobbling up farmland and open countryside , and appalled by the staggering urban problems in the central cities, have begun building new cities that are specifically designed to meet modern needs. Britain has long been a pioneer in planning new cities . As the first nation to become industrialized and urbanized, it faced traffic, slums and pollution long before anyone else. In 1898 an Englishman, Sir Ebenezer Howard, published a book called To-morrow: a Peaceful Path to Real Reform, in which he advocated a new form of urban growth and organization: the “garden city”. Such a city combined the beauty of nature-trees, grass, sunshine and fresh air -with all the advantages of city living, including an abundance of jobs, social and cultural centres and good shopping facilities . The garden city was to be fairly small int size and the inhabitants would have easy access to the countryside, while at the same time they would be close to their work. In 1899 Howard organized the Garden City Association and in 1903 and 1920 he built the first and the second garden city , Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City . These projects encountered many difficulties and failed to arouse widespread enthusiasm. Nevertheless, both Welwyn and Letchworth survived and grew, and in later years-particularly after World War II -British planners looked at them with renewed interest. The war had given the British a painful lesson in the weakness of modern,heavily populatedcities. Cities were not the places of refuge they had once been. One the contrary, the invention of the aeroplane had made them the most vulnerable targets for attack. Aerial warfare made it clear that people were far safer outside the great urban centres. It was better not to concentrate so much of the population and industrial resources in a few large cities, but to spread them out into many smaller towns and cities . Fast , modern transportation methods made such dispersal possible.Furthermore,these new towns-modeled on Howard’s garden cities-could also drain off the surplus population of the large cities, relieving the overcrowded conditions, housing shortages, slums and traffic jams that plagued them. Questions 1 to 3 Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 1. In the past, most cities were not planned and they just grew up spontaneously. 2. Garden cities built by Howard never aroused widespread enthusiasm. 3. It can be inferred that the author believes the construction of big cities is a mistake. Questions 4—5 Translate the following sentences of the passage into Chinese . Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. 4. Many nations, alarmed by the urban sprawl that has been gobbling up farmland and open countryside, and appalled by the staggering urban problems in the central cities, have begun building new cities that are specifically designed to meet modern needs. 5. Furthermore, these new towns-modeled on Howard’s garden cities-could also drain off the surplus population of the large cities, relieving the overcrowded conditions, housing shortages, alums and traffic jams that plagued them.
第5题
glory.
A.refurbishment
B.restoration
C.conservation
D.preservation
第6题
y is not to be ______ at.
A.coughed
B.sneezed
C.laughed
D.rejected
第9题
rney to Northern Ireland
A.who
B.when
C.which
D.where
第10题
There’s no point waiting here any longer. We ____ go and have something to eat.
A.can hardly
B.are bound to
C.might as well
D.will have to
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