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Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear a
passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should
listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second
time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the
exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are
required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words
you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally,
when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have
written.\;
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness
for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and (11)____; that is, they are
excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. (12)____ thoughts
are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making?
Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing (13)____ clothes?\;
It is obvious that such uncomfortable
feelings must affect people (14)____. A person's selfconcept is (15)____ in the way he or she
behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's (16)____. In
general, the way people think about themselves has a (17)____ effect on all
areas of their lives.\;
Shy people are very sensitive to criticism;
they feel it confirms their inferiority. (18)____. A shy person may respond to
a compliment with a statement like this one:"you're just saying that to
make me feel good. I know it's not true."(19)____.\;
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at
least reduced? (20)____. People's expectations of themselves must be realistic.
Living on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 reading passages in
this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.
For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should
decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the
following passage:
When Kathie Gifford's face was splashed
across the newspapers in 1996 after her lucrative line of Walmart clothing was exposed as the work of
underpaid laborers in New York City's Chinatown, the Department of Labor and
the White House teamed up to condemn such practices. With much fanfare,
President Clinton's administration launched the "No Sweat" campaign,
which pressured retailers and manufacturers to submit to periodic independent
inspection of their workplace conditions.\;
This campaign urged manufacturers to sign
the Workplace Code of Conduct, a promise to selfregulate that has since been adopted by a handful of
retailers and many of the nation's largest manufacturers, including Nike and
L.L. Bean. However, the Department of Defense, which has a $ 1 billion garment
business that would make it the country's 14th largest retail apparel outlet,
has not signed the Code of Conduct. In addition, it has not agreed to demand
that its contractors submit to periodic inspections.\;
Because the Department of Defense has not
agreed to adhere to the code, the job of stopping publicsector sweatshops falls to the Department
of Labor. Federal contractors that persist in violating wage laws or safety and
health codes can lose their lucrative taxpayerfinanced contracts. But Suzanne Seiden, a deputy
administrator at the Department of Labor, says that to her knowledge, the
department has never applied that rule to government apparel manufacturers.
"I just assume that they are adhering to safety and health
requirements," she says. According to records obtained by Mother Jones, through
a Freedom of Information Act request, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has cited Lion 32 times for safety and health violations in the
past 12 years.
21.What is this passgage mainly concerned
with?
A)The functions of the Department of Labor
inAmerica.
B)A serious problem threatening American
economy.
C)The successful attempt of regulating
sweatshops inAmerica.
D)The seriousness of the problem of
sweatshops in America.
22.According to the passage, Kathie Gifford
____.
A) was one of the underpaid laborers inNew York City'sChinatown
B) was one of the wellpaid laborers in New York City's Chinatown
C) made much money from cheap laborers inNew York City'sChinatown
D) wrote a newspaper article exposing the
practice of employing cheap laborers
23.The underlined phrase "to submit
to" is closest in meaning to ____.
A) to accept unwillingly
B) to refuse coldly
C) to welcome warmheartedly
D) to blame strongly
24.Which of the following statements about
the Department of Defense is true?
A) It will become the country's 14th
largest retail apparel manufacturer.
B) It hasn't acted according to the
Workplace Code of Conduct.
C) It has demanded its contractors to sign
the Workplace Code of Conduct.
D) It has teamed up with the Department of
Labor to launch a campaign.
25.What was the purpose of President
Clinton's administration launching the "No Sweat" campaign?
A) To urge manufacturers to obey the
Workplace Code of Conduct.
B) To remind the manufacturers of the
Workplace Code of Conduct.
C) To urge the Department of Labor to take
its responsibility.
D) To urge the Department of Defense to inspect manufacturers.
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10.A) The man is a football fan.
B) The man needs the woman's help.
C) The man didn't watch TV last night.
D) The man often has power failure at home.
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