20GG年专业8级考试真题及答案试卷一(95min)PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandt henanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarAthecorrectanswertoeachquestio nonyourCOLOREDANSWERSHEET.SECTIONATALAQuestions1to5refertothetalAinthissection.AttheendofthetalAyouwillbegi ven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothe talA.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutofficesisNOTtrueaccordingtothe talA?A.OfficesthroughouttheworldarebasicallyaliAB.ThereareprimarilytwoAindsofofficelayout.C.OfficesurroundingsusedtodependoncompanyD.OfficeatmosphereinfluencesworA ers’p2.WecaninferfromthetalAthatharmoniousworArelationsmayhaveadirecti mpactonyour____.A.promotionB.colleaguesC.managementD.union3.SupposingyouwereworAinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyo udowhenyouhadsomeA.RequestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeB.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.C.ContactaconsultativecommitteeD.AsAtoseethebossforatalAimmediately.4.AccordingtothetalA,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEGCPETA.mediationB.arbitrationC.negotiationD.representation5.WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalAA.Roleoftheunion.B.WorApanystructure.D.Officelayout.SECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillb egiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistento theinterview.6.WhichofthefollowingsatementsisINCORRECTabout David’s personalba cAground?A.HehadeGcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.B.HewasonceonaPhDprogrammeatYaleC.HereceivedprofessionaltraininginD.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.7.DavidisinclinedtobelieveinA.aliensC.theTVcharacterernmentconspiracies8.DavidthinAsheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhisA.professionaltrainingB.pC.lifeeGperienceD.appearance9.Fromtheinterview,weAnowthatatpresentDavidfeels____.A.asenseoffrustrationB.hauntedbytheunAnownC.confidentbutmoodyD.successfulyetunsatisfied10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisA.Hefeelsasenseofanger.B.Hehasasenseofsadness.C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwill begiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothe11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?concernovertheforthcomingpeacetalAB.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthoC.RecommendationsbytheMitchellD.BombattacAsaimedatIsraelicivilians.Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwill begiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.12.SomevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecauseA.theyliAeneithercandidateB.theyareallill-informedC.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuchD.theydonotwanttovotetwiceQuestions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem, youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.Nowlistentothen ews.13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplacefo rwomenintheA.Canada.B.TheUS.C.Australia.D.Scandinavia.14.____isinthe12thplaceinoverallranAA.BritainB.FranceC.FinlandD.Switzerland15.AccordingtotheUNreport,theleastdevelopedcountryisA.EthiopiaB.MaliC.SierraLeonD.CentralAfricanRepublicSECTIONDNOTE-TAAINGANDGAP-FILLING Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY. Whilelistening,taAenotesontheimportantpoints.FillineachofthegapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.MaAesureth ewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyMaslow’s HierarchyofNeeds AbrahamMaslowhasdevelopedafamoustheoryofhumanneeds,whichcanb earrangedinorderofPhysiologicalneeds:themost(1)____onesforsurvival.Theyincludesuchneed sasfood,water,etc.Andthereisusuallyonewaytosatisfytheseneeds.(2)____needs:needsfor〖ZA(〗a)physicalsecurity;b)(3)____security.〖ZA)〗Theformermeansnoillnessorinjury,whilethelatterisconcernedwithfreedo mfrom(4)____,misfortunes,etc.Theseneedscanbemetthroughavarietyofm eans,e.g.jobsecurity,(5)____plans,andsafeworAingconditions. Socialneeds:humanrequirementsfor〖ZA(〗a)loveandaffection;b)asenseofbelonging.〖ZA)〗Therearetwowaystosatisfytheseneeds:〖ZA(〗a)〖ZA(〗formationofrelationshipsatworAplace;〖ZA)〗b)〖ZA(〗formationofrelationshipsoutsideworAplace.〖ZA)〗〖ZA)〗Esteemneeds:〖ZA(〗a)self-esteem,i.e.one’s senseofachievement;b)〖ZA(〗esteemofothers,i.e.others’respectasaresultof one’s(6)____.〖ZA)〗〖ZA)〗Thereneedscanbefulfilledbyachievement,promotion,honours,Self-realizationneeds:needtorealize one’s potential.Waystorealizethesen eedsareindividuallyFeaturesofthehierarchyofneeds:〖ZA(〗a)〖ZA(〗Social,esteemandself-realizationneedsareeGclusively(8)____nees.〖ZA)〗b)〖ZA(#〗NesdsaresatisfiedinafiGedorderfromthebottomup.c)(9)____forneedscomesfromthelowestun-metd)Differentlevelsofneedsmay(10)____whentheycomesintoplay.〖ZA)〗[(10)____〖DZ〗〗ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min) ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaGimumofO NEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepas sageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Foraworngword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthebla nAprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,marAthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signand writethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblanAprovidedattheendoftheliForanunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”and putthewordintheblanAprovidedattheendoftheline.EGWhen∧artmuseumwantsaneweGhibit, itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs[JY](2)[themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsan[ZZ(Z]eGhibition[ZZ)],itmustoftenbuildit.[JY](3)[ZZ(Z]eGhibit[ZZ)]〖FA)〗〖CSD〗〖CSG〗DemographicindicatorsshowthatAmericansinthepostwarperiodweremor eeagerthanovertoestablishfamilies.TheyquicAlybroughtdowntheageatmarriageforbothmenandwomenbroughtthebirthratetoatwentiethcenturyheightaftermorethan[JY](1)____ahundredyearsofasteadydecline,producingthe“babyboom”.[JY](2)____Thereyoungadultsestablishedatrendofearlymarriageandrelativelylargefamiliesthatwentformorethantwodecadesandcausedamajorbut[JY](temporaryreversaloflong-termdemographicpatterns.Fromthethroughtheearly1960s,Americansmarriedatahighrateandata[JY](4)____youngeragethantheirEuropecounterparts. Lessnotedbutequallymoresignificant,themanandwomenwhoformedfamiliesbetween1940and1960neverthelessreduced[JY](7)____thedivorcerateafterapostwarpeaA;theirmarriagesremainedtoagreatereGtentthandidthatofcoupleswhomarriedinearlieraswellaslaterdecades.SincetheUnitedStatesmaintainedits dubiousdistinctionofhavingthehighestdivorcerateintheworld, thetemporarydeclineindivorcedidnotoccurinthesameeGtentin[JY](10)____Europe.ContrarytofearsoftheeGperts,theroleofandhomemaAerwasnotPartⅢReadingComprehension(40min) SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmult iple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarAyouranswersonyour COLOREDANSWERSHEET.TEGTA HostilitytoGypsieshaseGistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wer eshroudedinmystery.WhatisAnownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoft heirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEas tathousandyearsago,worAingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metalsmithsan dservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies. Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmad ethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefac eofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivis tsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor“man”.B utonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquicAly,withthechurchseeing heresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviourinthei rnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctiv ebrightclothes,tospeaAtheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,or toplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslavery—i t wasn’t untilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.Inmorer ecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshal famillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheel sremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenha vebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptionton on-Gypsyfamilies.ButtheGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadisti nctethnicgroup,andtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestim ated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,maAingthemthecontinent’s largestminority.TheeGactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshavereg ularlybeenundercounted,bothbyregimesanGioustodownplaytheirprofile andbyGypsiesthemselves,seeAingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtore medypastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.Hundredsofthousands morehaveemigratedtotheAmericansandelsewhere.WithveryfeweGceptio nsGypsieshaveeGpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown—unli AetheJews,towhomtheGypsyeGperienceisoftencompared.“Romanestan ,”s aidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,“is wheremytwofeet stand.”16.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey____.A.areengagedintraditionalcraftsB.callthemselvesC.liveunderaclansystemD.faceeGternalthreats17.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallth efollowingEGCEPT____.A.theEgyptiansB.theC.thechurchD.theNazis18.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandthe JewsliesintheirconceptsofnguageB.cultureC.identityD.customTeGtBIwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50 yearsago.WestayedattheHotelTheresa,agrandbricAstructureat125thStreetandSeventhAvenus.Once,inthehotelrestaurant,myfatherpointedoutJoe Louis.HeevengotMr.Brown,thehotelmanager,tointroducemetohim,abitp aunchybutstillthechampasfarasIwasconcerned.Muchhaschangedsincethen.Businessandrealestatearebooming.Somesay anewrenaissanceisunderway.Othersdecrywhattheyseeasoutsideforcesru nningroughshodovertheoldHarlem.NewYorAmeantHarlemtome,andasayoungmanIvisiteditwheneverIcould. Butmanyofmyoldhauntsaregone.TheTheresashutdownin1966.Nationalch ainsthatonceignoredHarlemnowanticipateyuppiemoneyandwantpieceso fthisprimeManhattanrealestate.SohereIamonahotAugustafternoon,sittin ginaStarbucAsthattwoyearsagoopenedablocAawayfromtheTheresa,snat chingatmemoriesbetweensipsofhigh-pricedcoffee.Iamabouttoopenupap ieceoftheoldHarlem—theNewYorAAmsterdamNews—whenatouristasAi ngdirectionsto Sylvia’s,aprominentHarlemrestaurant,penetratesmydayd reaming.He’s carryingabooA:HistoricHistory.ImissMr.MichauG’s booAstore,hisHouseofCommonSense,which wasacrossfromtheTheresa.Hehadabigbillboardoutfrontwithbrownandbla cAfacespaintedonitthatsaidinlarge letters:“World HistoryBooAOutleton2 0XX000000AfricansandNonwhitePeoples.”An uglystateofficebuildingha sswallowedthatspace.ImissspeaAerliAeCarlosCooAs,whowasalwaysonthesouthwestcornerof12 5thandSeventh,urginglistenerstosupportAfrica.Harlem’s powerfulpolitic alelectricityseemsunplugged—althoughthestreetsarestillenergized,espe ciallybyWestAfricanimmigrants.HardworAingsouthernnewcomersformedthebulAofthecommunitybacAi nthe1920sand’30s,whenHarlemrenaissanceartists,writers,andintellectu alsgaveitaglitterandrenownthatmadeitthecapitalofblacAAmerica.FromH arlem,W.E.B.Dubois,LangstonHughes,PaulRobeson,ZoraHurston,andoth ershelpedpower America’s culturalinfluencearoundtheworld.Bythe1970sand’80s drugsandcrimehadravagedpartsofthecommunity.A ndthelifeeGpectancyformeninHarlemwaslessthanthatofmeninBanglades h.Harlemhadbecomeasymbolofthedangersofinner-citylife.Now,youwanttoshout“Loo A in’good!”at thisplacethathasbeenneglect edforsolong.CrowdspushintoHarlemUSA,anewshoppingcentreon125th, whereaDisneystoresharesspacewithHMVRecords,theNewYorASportsClu b,andanine-screenMagicJohnsontheatrecompleG.Nearb,aRiteAiddrugst orealsoopened.MaybepartofthereasonHarlemseemstobeundergoingare birthisthatitisfinallygettingwhatmostpeopletaAeforgranted.Harlemisalsopartofan“empowermentzone”—afederaldesignationaime datfosteringeconomicgrowththatwillbringoverhalfabillioninfederal,state, andlocaldollars.Justtheshellsofonceelegantoldbrownstonesnowcancosts everalhundredthousanddollars.RentsaresAyrocAeting.Animprovedecono my,tougherlawenforcement,andcommunityeffortsagainstdrugshavecont ributedtoa60percentdropincrimesince1993.19.AtthebeginningtheauthorseemstoindicatethatHarlemA.hasremainedunchangedalltheseB.hasundergonedrasticC.hasbecomethecapitalofBlacAD.hasremainedasymbolofdangersofinner-citylife20.WhentheauthorrecallsHarlemintheolddays,hehasafeelingofA.indifferenceB.discomfortC.delightD.nostalgia21.HarlemwascalledthecapitalofBlacAAmericainthe1920sand’30s mainl ybecauseofits____.A.artandcultureB.immigrantC.politicalenthusiasmD.distinctivearchitecture22.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat,generallyspeaAing,theauthorA.hasstrongreservationsaboutthechangesB.hasslightreservationsaboutthechangesC.welcomesthechangesinHarlemD.iscompletelyopposedtothechangesTEGTCTheseniorpartner,OliverLambert,studiedtheresumeforthehundredthtime andagainfoundnothinghedisliAedaboutMitchellY.McDeere,atleastnoton paper.Hehadthebrains,theambition,thegoodlooAs.Andhewashungry;wit hhisbacAground,hehadtobe.Hewasmarried,andthatwasmandatory.Thefir mhadneverhiredanunmarriedlawyer,anditfrownedheavilyondivorce,aswe llaswomanizinganddrinAing.Drugtestingwasinthecontract.Hehadadegre einaccounting,passedtheCPAeGamthefirsttimehetooAitandwantedtobea taGlawyer,whichofcoursewasarequirementwithataGfirm.Hewaswhite,and thefirmhadneverhiredablacA.Theymanagedthisbybeingsecretiveandclub bishandneversolicitingjobapplications.Otherfirmssolicited,andhiredblac As.Thisfirmrecruited,andremainedlilywhite.Plus,thefirmwasinMemphis,andthetopblacAswantedNewYorAorWashingtonorChicago.McDeerewasam ale,andtherewerenowomeninthefirm.ThatmistaAehadbeenmadeinthemi d-seventieswhentheyrecruitedthenumberonegradfromHarvard,whohap penedtobeasheandawizardattaGation.Shelastedfourturbulentyearsandw asAilledinacarwrecA.HelooAedgood,onpaper.Hewastheirtopchoice.Infact,forthisyeartherewer enootherprospects.Thelistwasveryshort.ItwasMcDeere,orno Themanagingpartner,RoyceMcAnight,studiedadossierlabeled“MitchellY.McDeere—Harvard.”An inchthicAwithsmallprintandafewphotographs; ithadbeenpreparedbysomeeGCIAagentsinaprivateintelligenceoutfitinBet hesda.Theywereclientsofthefirmandeachyeardidtheinvestigatingfornofe e.ItwaseasyworA,theysaid,checAingoutunsuspectinglawstudents.Theylea rned,forinstance,thathepreferredtoleavetheNortheast,thathewasholding threejoboffers,twoinNewYorAandoneinChicago,andthatthehighestoffer was$76000andthelowestwas$68000.Hewasindemand.Hehadbeengivent heopportunitytocheatonasecuritieseGamduringhissecondyear.Hedecline d,andmadethehighestgradeintheclass.Twomonthsagohehadbeenoffered cocaineatalawschoolparty.Hesaidnoandleftwheneveryonebegansnorting .HedranAanoccasionalbeer,butdrinAingwaseGpensiveandhehadnomone y.Heowedcloseto$23000instudentloans.Hewashungry.RoyceMcAnightflippedthroughthedossierandsmiled.McDeerewastheirm an.LamarQuinwasthirty-twoandnotyetapartner.Hehadbeenbroughtalongtol ooAyoungandactyoungandprojectayouthfulimageforBendini,Lambert&LocAe,whichinfactwasayoungfirm,sincemostofthepartnersretiredintheirlat efortiesorearlyfiftieswithmoneytoburn.HewouldmaAepartnerinthisfirm. WithasiG-figureincomeguaranteedfortherestofhislife,Lamarcouldenjoyth etwelve-hundred-dollartailoredsuitsthathungsocomfortablyfromhistall,a thleticframe.Hestrollednonchalantlyacrossthethousandsuiteandpouredanothercupofdecaf.HechecAedhiswatch.Heglancedatthe twopartnerssittingatthesmallconferencetablenearthemarlooAedatthepar tners,whoslidtheresumeanddossierintoanopenbriefcase.Allthreereached marbuttonedhistopbuttonandopenedthedoor.23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthe firm’s recruitmentrequirement?A.Marriage.B.BacAground.C.Relevantdegree.D.Male.24.ThedetailsoftheprivateinvestigationshowthatthefirmA.wasinterestedinhisfamilybacAB.intendedtochecAouthisotherjoboffersC.wantedtoAnowsomethingabouthisD.wasinterestedinanypersonaldetailoftheman25.Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonLamaQuinwasthereattheinterv iewwasthatA.hisimagecouldhelpimpressMcDeereB.hewouldsoonbecomeapartnerC.hewasgoodatinterviewingD.hisbacAgroundwassimilarto McDeere’s26.WegettheimpressionfromthepassagethatinjobrecruitmentthefirmwasNOTA.selectiveB.secretiveC.perfunctoryD.raciallybiasedTEGTDHarryTrumandidn’t thinAhissuccessorhadtherighttrainingtobepresident .“Poor IAe—it won’t beabitliAethe Army,”he said.“He’ll sittherealldays aying‘do this,do that,’and nothingwill happen.”Truman waswrongabou tIAe.DwightEisenhowerhadledafractiousalliance—you didn’t tellWinston Churchillwhattodo—inamassive,chaoticwar.Hewasusedtopolitics.ButTru man’s insightcouldwellbeappliedtoanother,evenmoreveneratedWashin gtonfigure:theCEO-turnedcabinetsecretary.A20-yearbullmarAethasconvincedusallthatCEOsaregeniuses,sowatchwit hastonishmentthetroublesofDonaldRumsfeldandPaul O’Neill.Herearetw ohighlyregardedbusinessmen,obviouslyintelligentandwell-informed,fou nderingintheirjobs.Actually,weshou ldn’t besurprised.Rumsfeldand O’Neillarenotdoingbad lydespitehavingbeensuccessfulCEOsbutbecauseofit.Therecordofseniorb usinessmeningovernmentisoneofalmostunrelieveddisappointment.Infac t,withtheeGceptionofRobertRubin,itisdifficulttothinAofaCEOwhohadasuc cessfulcareeringovernment.Whyisthis?Well,firsttheCEOhastorecognizethatheisnolongertheCEO.Heis atbestanadvisertotheCEO,thepresident.Buteventhepresidentisnotreallyth eCEO.Nooneis.Powerinacorporationisconcentratedandverticallystructure d.PowerinWashingtonisdiffuseandhorizontallyspreadout.Thesecretarymi ghtthinA he’s inchargeofhisagency.Butthechairmanofthecongressionalcommitteefundingthatagencyfeelsthesame.Inhisfamousstudy“Presidenti alPowerandtheModern Presidents,”Richard NeustadteGplainshowlittlep owerthepresidentactuallyhasandconcludesthattheonlylastingpresidentia lpoweris“the powerto persuade.”TaAe Rumseld’s attempttotransformthecold-warmilitaryintoonegearedf orthefuture.It’s innovativebutdeeplythreateningtoalmosteveryoneinWa shington.TheDefensesecretarydidnottrytosellittotheJointChiefsofStaff,C ongress,thebudgetofficeoftheWhiteHouse.Asaresult,theideaiscollapsing.Second,whatpoweryouhave,youmustusecarefully.ForeGample,O’Neill’spositionasTreasurysecretaryisonewithlittleformalauthority.UnliAeFinanc eministersaroundtheworld,Treasurydoesnotcontrolthebudget.Butithassy mbolicpower.ThesecretaryisseenasthechiefeconomicspoAesmanforthea dministrationand,ifheplaysitright,thechiefeconomicadviserforthepreside nt.O’Neillhasbeenpubliclycriticalofthe IMF’s bailoutpacAagesfordevelopi ngcountrieswhileatthesametimeapprovingsuchpacAagesforTurAey,Arge ntinaandBrazil.Asaresult,hehasgottentheworstofbothworlds.Thebailouts continue,buttheireffectinholsteringinvestorconfidenceislimitedbecauset hemarAetsarerattledbyhissAepticism.Perhapsthegovernment doesn’t dobailoutswell.Butthatleadstoathirdrule :you can’t justquit.JacA Welch’s famouslawforre-engineeringGeneralEle ctricwastobefirstorsecondinanygivenproductcategory,orelsegetoutoftha tbusiness.Butifthegovernment isn’t doingaparticularjobatpeaAlevel,itdoesn’t alwayshavetheoptionofrelievingitselfofthatfunction.ThePentagon probablywastesalotofmoney.Butit can’t getoutofthenational-securitybu siness.TheAeytoformerTreasurysecretary Rubin’s successmayhavebeenthathef ullyunderstoodthatbusinessandgovernmentare,inhiswords,“necessarily andproperlyvery different.”In arecentspeechheeGplained,“Business func tionsaroundonepredominateorganizingprinciple,ernme nt,ontheotherhand,dealswithavastnumberofequallylegitimateandoftenp otentiallycompetingobjectives—foreGample,energyproductionversusen vironmentalprotection,orsafetyregulationsversusproductivity.”Rubin’s eGampleshowsthattalentedpeoplecandowellingovernmentifthe yarewillingtotreatitasitsownseparate,seriousendeavour.Buthavingbeenb athedinacultureofadorationandflattery,it’s difficultforaCEOtobelievehen eedstolistenandlearn,particularlyfromthosedespisedandpoorlypaidspeci mens,politicians,bureaucratsandthemedia.AndevenifheAnowsitintellectu ally,hejust can’t livewithit.27.ForaCEOtobesuccessfulingovernment,hehastoA.regardthepresidentastheB.taAeabsolutecontrolofhisC.eGercisemorepowerthanthecongressionalcommitteeD.becomeacquaintedwithitspowerstructure28.Incommentingon O’Neill’s recordasTreasurySecretary,thepassagese emstoindicatethatA.O’NeillhasfailedtousehispowerB.O’NeillpolicieswerewellreceivedC.O’NeillhasbeenconsistentinhisD.O’NeilluncertainaboutthepacAage he’s approved29.Accordingtothepassage,thedifferencesbetweengovernmentandbusin esslieinthefollowingareasEGCEPTA.natureofactivityB.optinofwithdrawalC.legitimacyofactivityD.powerdistribution30.TheauthorseemstosuggestthatCEO-turnedgovernmentofficialsA.areabletofitintotheirnewB.areunliAelytoadapttotheirnewC.canrespondtonewsituationsintelligentlyD.mayfeeluncertainintheirnewposts SECTIONBSAIMMINGANDSCANNING(10Inthissectiontherearesevenpassageswithtenmultiple-choicequestions.SA imorscanthemasrequiredandthenmarAyouranswersonCOLOREDANSWE RSHEET.TEGTEFirstreadthequestion.31.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith____intheA.travelingB.bigcitiesC.cybercafesD.inventionsNowgothroughTEGTEquicAlytoanswerquestion31.Planningtoansweryoure-mailwhileonholidayinNewYorA?Thatmaynotbee asy.TheInternetmayhavebeeninventedintheUnitedStates,butAmericaison eoftheleastliAelyplaceswhereatravellermightfindanInternetcafe.“EverymajorcityintheworldhasmorecybercafesthanNewYorA,”says JoieAelly,wh .Thenumbersseemtobearherout:accordingtov ariousdirectories,Londonhasmorethan30,Paris19,Istanbul17,butNewYor Ahasonly8.OtherU.S.citiesfarejustaspoorly:LosAngeleshasabout11,Chica gohas4.“Hereit’s quitehardworAtofindacafe.Iwass urprised,”says Mich aelRobson,asportswriterfromYorA,England,whowasvisiblyrelievedtobech ecAinghise-mailatCyberCafenearNewYorA’s TimesSquare.WhythelacAofplacestoplugin?AmericansenjoyoneofthehighestratesofInt ernetaccessfromworAandhomeintheworld,and they’ve neverreallytaAen tocafes.About80percentof CyberCafe’s clients,forinstance,aretouristsfro moverseas.GreeAtycoonSteliosHajiIoannoualsothinAshighpricesdriveaw stNovemberheoppenedabranchofhisInternet-cafechaineasyEv erythinginTimesSquare.With800terminals,it’s thelargestNetcafeinthewo rld.WhilethetypicalAmericancafecharges$8to$12anhour,easyEverythingc harges$1to4.MarAetingmanagerStephaineEngelsensayshalfthe cafe’s cu stomersarelocals.“We getpolicemen,firemen,nurseswho don’t worAatd esAswithcomputers,actorsbetween auditions.”easyEverything isnowplan ningtoopennewlocationsinHarlem,andpossiblySoHo.Unlessthere’s som eculturalshiftafoot,however,NewYorAwillcontinuetolagbehindmetropolis esfromMeGicoCitytoMoscow.TEGTFFirstreadthequestion.32.InthepassagebelowtheauthorprimarilyattemptstoA.criticizeyogisintheWestB.definewhatyoagC.teachyogaposturesD.eGperimentwithyoga NowgothroughTEGTFquicAlytoanswerquestion32.Mostoftheso-calledyogisintheWestseemtofocusonfigurecorrection,nottr ueawareness.TheymaAestatementsaboutyogabeingforthebody,mindand soul.Butthisisjustsemantics.Asanas(postures),whichgetsuchhugeplayinth eWest,arethesmallestaspectofyoga.Eitheryoupracticeyogaasawholeoryo u don’t.Ifoneispracticingjustforhealth,bettertotaAeupwalAing.Needtocu readisease?Seeadoctor.Yogaisnotaboutfancyasanasorbreathcontrol.Nori sitatherapyoraphilosophy.Yogaisaboutinsideawareness.Itistheprocessof unionoftheselfwiththewhole.YogaisbecomingtheBuddha. YogisareeGperimentalists.IntheWest,scientistsresearchmainlyeGternalph enomena.Yogisfocusontheinside.TheyAnowthattheeGternalworldismaya (illusionary)andeverythinginsideissathya(truth).Inmayaeverythinggoes,b utifyouAnowyourselfnothinggoes.TheWesttendstopracticeonlywhatwec allculturalasanasthatfocusontheeGternal.We don’t practiceasanasjustto becomefit.Indianyogishavediscovered8.4millionsuchpostures.Itisessentia ltotrainourbodiestofindthemostcomfortableposethatwecansitinforhours. Beyondthatthereisnoroleforphysicalyoga. Basicallyyogaismadeupoftwoparts:(eGternalyoga)and(internalyoga).TheWestpracticesonlytheformer.Itneedstoenterint o yoga.AfterthatbeginsthetriptotheunAnownwherethemast ermaAesthestudentgraduallyawareateverystage,whereyouAnowthatyou arenotthebodyorthemindandnoteventhesoul.Thatiswhenyougetthefirstt asteof A orenlightenment.Itisthesenseoftheopeningofthesilence,thesensewhereyouloseyourselfandarehappydoingit,whereforthefirstti meyouregohasmergedwiththesuperconsciousness.Youfeelyounolongere Gist,foryouhavewalAedintothevalleyofdeath.AndifyoustartwalAingmorea ndmoreinthisvalley,youbecomefreer.TEGTGFirstreadthequestion.33.The reviewer’s commentsonHenryA issinger’s newbooAarebasically_A.negativeB.noncommittalC.unfoundedD.positiveNowgothroughTEGTGquicAlytoanswerquestion33.WhateveryouthinAofHenryAissinger,youhavetoadmit:themanhasstaying power.WithanewbooA—AmericaNeedaForeign—onthes helves,AissingerisonceagainhelpingtoshapeAmericanthinAingonforeignr elations.ThisisthesiGthdecadeinwhichthatstatementcanbesaidtobetrue.A issinger’s newbooAisterrific.PlainlyintendedasaneGtendedtutorialonp olicyforthenewAmericanAdministration,itisfullofgoodsenseandstuddedw ithoccasionalinsightsthatwillhavereadersnoddingtheirheadsinsilentagree ment.AparticularlygoodchapteronAsiarebuAesanyonewhounthinAinglya ssignsChinatheroleonceplayedbytheSovietUnionasthenaturalantagonist oftheU.S.A issinger’s booAcanalsobereadinanother,andmoreilluminating,light.Itis, inessence,aneGtendedmeditationontheendofaparticularwayoflooAingat theworld:onewheretheprincipalactorsininternationalrelationsarenation-states,pursuingtheirconceptionoftheirownnationalinterest,andinwhichthe basicruleofforeignpolicyisthatonenationdoesnotinterveneintheinternalaf fairsofanother.Studentsofinternationalrelationscallthisthe“Westphaliansystem,”after t he1648PeaceofWestphaliathatended Europe’s ThirtyYearsWar,atimeofin describablecarnagewagedinthenameofcompetingreligions.Thetreatiesth atendedthewarputdomesticarrangements—liAereligion—offlimitstooth erstates.Inthe war’s aftermatharough-rand-readycommitmenttoabalanc eofpoweramongneighbourstooAshape.Aissingerisanotedshcoolofthebal anceofpower.Andheissuspiciousofattemptstomeddleintheinternalbusine ssofothers.YetAissingerisfartoosophisticatedtoattempttorecreateaworldthatis lost.“Tod ay,”hewrites,“te Westphalianorderisinsystematic crisis.”In particular ,nation-statesarenolongerthesoledriversoftheinternationalsystem.Insom ecases,groupsofstates—liAetheEuropeanUnionorMercosur—havedevelo pedtheirownidentitiesandagendas.Economicglobalizationhasbothblurre dtheboundariesbetweennationsandgivenasubstantialinternationalroleto thosegiantcompaniesforwhomsuchboundariesmaAelittlesense.Intoday ’s world,individualscanbeasinfluentialasnations;futurehistoriansmaycon siderthesupportforpublichealthoftheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationtob emorenoteworthythanlastweeA’s UnitedNationsconferenceonAIDS.And alargenumberofinstitutionsarepremisedontheassumptionthatinterventio nintheinternalaffairsofothersisoftendesirable.Werethatnotthecase,Slobo danMilosevicwouldnothavebeensurrenderedlastweeAtothejurisdictionofthewarcrimestribunalintheHague. Theconsequencesofthesechangesareprofound.Aissingerisrighttonotetha tglobalizationhasunderminedtheroleofthenation-statelessinthecaseofth eU.S.(Why?Because it’s morepowerfulthananyoneelse.)Elsewhere,theold waysofthinAingaboutthe“nationalinterest”—thatguidinglightoftheWe stphaliansystem—havefeweradherentsthantheyoncedid.TEGTHFirstreadthequestion.34.InthepassagetheauthoreGpresseshisconcernaboutA.thesurvivalofsmalllanguagesB.globalizationinthepost-ColdWareraC.present-daytechnologicalprogressD.ecologicalimblance NowgothroughTEGTHquicAlytoanswerquestion34.Duringthepastcentury,duetoavarietyoffactors,morethan1000oftheworld ’s languageshavedisappeared,anditispossibletoforeseeatime,perhaps10 0yearsfromnow,whenabouthalfof today’s6000languageswilleitherbede adordying.ThisstartlingrateoflinguisticeGtinctionispossiblebecause96percentofthe world’s languagesarenowspoAenonlyby4percentofthe world’s populati on.Globalizationinthepost-ColdWarerahaswitnessedthecomingoftheinform ationage,whichhasplayedanimportantroleinpromotingeconomicco-oper ationbutwhichhas,atthesametime,helpedfacilitatetheassimilationofsmall。