2012-B4-栗明敏: Quiz details图例：Right or marked by instructor Wrong To be marked by instructorapplause coarse extraordinary collision clumsy execute veteran ambassador (scandalD. The woman had no interest in the show at all.Questions 2 to 2 are based on the following passage or dialog.2.A. He feels he isn't good enough.B. He feels he isn't a kid anymore.C. He can't make it on the 12th.D. He doesn't like trying.Questions 3 to 3 are based on the following passage or dialog.3.A. One's own values.B. One's hard work.C. One's personal contacts.D. One's special abilities.Questions 4 to 4 are based on the following passage or dialog.4.A. The man is a professional actor.B. The man never thinks about acting.C. Many people don't like acting.D. Many people think the man's a good actor.Questions 5 to 5 are based on the following passage or dialog.5.C AD D AA. In 1999.B. In 1978.C. In 1983.D. In 2005.3.A. The last group of episodes coming out before the firstB. A man, like the one in the movie, who wears a black suit.C. A battle station that has the ability to destroy a planet.D. A group of movies that seems confusing to people.4.A. Darth Vader.B. Han Solo.C. Princess Leia.D. Luke Skywalker.5.A. The man was influenced by Star Wars.B. The man is exciting.C. The man likes Star Wars.D. The man has a new hope for movie history.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.6.A. Joining a family.B. Becoming a fantastic dancer.C. Going out for the night.D. Dancing at the woman's home.7.A. Dancing.B. Dinner.C. A concert.D. A movie.8.A. The man is important to his parents.B. The woman had a great time with her parents.C. The woman isn't serious about her parents.D. The man doesn't want to go out with the woman's parents.9.A. To be more serious about the parents.B. To have tea with the parents.C. To go with the woman without her parents.D. To go with the woman and her parents.10.A. Wife and husband.A A A C C C C C D Bmarket operating dominantcompatiblerangesmoothrivalswho dicide to most popular ((accompany desperate coarse limits equation commands appropriate commit inducing genius(每小题：分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage or dialog.The US military has blocked public access to nearly all its web sites after its servers were attacked by a new computer virus.Late last week, the US Space Command, which provides security for military computers, instructed all military organizations to block public access after a number of sites had contracted the virus, called the "Code Red" bug, according to an official.The virus is known as a "denial of service" bug, because it replicates (自我复制) itself by reading the data files on a network server and sending copies to other servers—thereby multiplying and sometimes crashing a system—and denying access to legitimate (合法的) users of the site."The Code Red worm did in fact show up in some DoD (Department of Defense) web sites and we're working to contain that," Command Spokesman Army Maj. Barry Venable said. "Ways we're going about that include blocking public access to the Web sites, because that's the way this worm works, to prevent it from using our networks to propagate (繁殖) itself."The virus exploits a security flaw (缺陷) in certain Microsoft network servers. The flaw was announced last month when a patch was released to fix it."To protect our DoD web sites from being compromised, DoD organizations have been told to review the status of the Internet information servers... to make sure that all the patches that were previously installed had been installed," says Venable.Only a handful of the major Defense Department sites, with the suffix ".mil," appear currently accessible to the public, including the central public affairs site DefenseLink and the military services' main homepages. Public access is blocked to information connected to those sites, and others such as the National Missile Defense site andthe US Air Force's European site. Registered Department of Defense1.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Code Red Worm.B. DoD Blocks Public Web Site Access.C. DoD Was Attacked.D. Protect DoD Web Sites Against Viruses.2.The word "contracted" (Para.2) most probably means________.A. make less or smallerB. get an illnessC. make a legal agreementD. formally agree to marry somebody3.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the CodeRed worm?A. It can multiply in large numbers.B. It may make a computer system stop working.C. It's included in a patch released by Microsoft.D. It may destroy the connection between legitimate users and4.Public access is blocked to most DoD web sites so that________.A. the Code Red worm can't use the web site to replicates itselfB. DoD organizations can have necessary patches installed toC. the defense secrets can be prevented from being revealedD. the mistake in certain Microsoft network servers can be5.Which of the following is NOT a measure taken by DoD to fightagainst the Code Red worm?A. Blocking public access.B. Shutting down e-mail.C. Reviewing the status of the Internet information servers.D. Having necessary patches installed.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.For an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses serious questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. "In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists (生物学家), city planners and specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was "really bored with bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was verysatisfying."means "_______".A. America has suddenly become a nation of old peopleB. gerontology has suddenly become popularC. more elderly professors are found on American campusesD. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older7.With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _______.A. from the adoption of the "elder law"B. from rendering special services to the elderlyC. by enriching their professional knowledgeD. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own8.Why can businessmen make money in the emerging eldermarket?A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.B. They can employ more gerontologists.C. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.D. There are more elderly people working than before.9.Who can make big money in the new century according to thepassage?A. Retirees who are business-minded.B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes.C. College graduates with an MBA or law degree.D. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.America's elderly population ________.A. will provide good job opportunities in many areasB. will impose an unbearable burden on societyC. may lead to nursing home abuse and age discriminationD. will create new fields of study in universitiesQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage or dialog.The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it.But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. "The thought that 'I'm in it for me' has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness," Ms. Elshtain says.Some of this can be attributed to the decay of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the US. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent "golden age," Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的) longing for a time that denied opportunities to womenand minorities. Most people, in fact, favor a decrease in prejudice.the materialism in society, she says. "Slowly, you recognize that thethings that matter are those that can't be bought."11.Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans ________.A. have adapted to a new set of moral standardsB. are longing for the return of the good old daysC. have realized the importance of material thingsD. are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards12.The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by________.A. its growing wealthB. the self-centeredness of individualsC. underestimating the impact of social changesD. the prejudice against women and minorities13.Which of the following characterizes the traditionalcommunities?A. Great mobility.B. Emphasis on individual effort.C. Concern for one's neighbors.D. Ever-weakening social bonds.14.In the 1950s, classroom violence ________.A. was something unheard ofB. attracted a lot of public attentionC. was by no means a rare occurrenceD B D A B B B C D A D C B A CQuestions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.Fred Astaire was born on May 10, 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska to Frederic E. Austerlitz, an Austrian immigrant and travelingsalesman, and his wife Ann Geilus Austerlitz. Fred's sisterAdele was older 1.a 2.moved with the children to New York. She was 3.them to enter show 4.They played a small dancing bride and groom (新郎). 6.the plot, their roles were actually very important. It's true thatthey 7.received much 8.lives.Throughout the 1920s, the pair had immense success, which10.11.a good dancer, Fred had a bit of a clumsy look about him. Hemade a screen test for a major film studio. The studio headhad 13.acting ability to become a star on his own. But 15.byvirtue resolved trade actedAs seldom applause inspiration paved Meanwhile Though doubts physical fortunately dominate hit thoroughly It impressesPart 8 Multiple Choice(每小题：分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for twodays.A. will have stayedB. shall stayC. have been stayingD. have stayed2.According to the American federal government, residents ofHawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years.A. rankB. scaleC. spanD. scope3.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done byhand, ________ all practical value by the time they werefinished.A. had lostB. would loseC. would have lostD. should have lostA C C D Bachieved her world fame (((had an urge had an urgedialog.Locked Away ForeverThe Sad Case of Rebecca FalconOne night when she was just 15, Rebecca Falcon got drunk andmade the decision that ruined her entire life. Now, she is serving a life sentence without chance of parole (假释) at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, Florida. Looking back, Falcon faults her choice of friends."I was like a magnet for the wrong crowd," she says.At the time, Falcon was living with her grandmother in Panama City,Florida. On November 19, 1997, upset over an ex-boyfriend, shedowned a large amount of alcohol and hailed a taxi with an18-year-old friend. Her friend had a gun and, within minutes, thetaxi driver was shot in the head. The driver, Richard Todd Phillips,25, died several days later. Each of the teenagers later said theother had done the shooting.In Falcon's case, she was found guilty of murder, though it wasnever known precisely what happened. "It broke my heart," saysSteven Sharp, one of the people who made the decision to sendFalcon to prison. "Tough as it is, based on the crime, I think it'sappropriate. Still, it's terrible to put a 15-year-old behind barsforever."Falcon's case is not so uncommon in the US, but it is rare around theworld. About 9,700 American prisoners are serving life sentences forcrimes they committed before age 18. More than a fifth have nochance for parole. Life without parole is available for youngcriminals in about a dozen countries, but a recent report by HumanRights Watch and Amnesty International found only 12 youngcriminals—in Israel, South Africa, and Tanzania—serving suchsentences. In the U.S., more than 2,200 people are serving lifewithout parole for crimes they committed before turning 18. Morethan 350 are 15 or younger.Cruel & Unusual?Young criminals are serving life terms (with or without thepossibility of parole) in at least 48 states, according to a survey byThe New York Times, and their numbers have increased sharply inmale and 55 percent were black.Is such punishment fair for young offenders? In March 2005, theSupreme Court ruled that the death penalty for crimes committedby people under 18 violates the Eighth Amendment to theConstitution, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments." Thatmight have surprised the people who agreed to the Amendment in1791, many of whom found such executions neither cruel norunusual. But the Court said that the meaning of the Amendmentchanges with "evolving standards of decency." Their decision hasconvinced lawyers and activists that the next legal battleground inthe US will be over life sentences for young criminals. "Unformed" PersonalitiesThe Supreme Court ruled that youths under 18 who commit terriblecrimes are less blameworthy than adults, at least for purposes ofthe death penalty: They are less mature, more willing to give in topeer pressure, and their personalities are unformed. "Even a terriblecrime committed by a young person," Justice Anthony M. Kennedyconcluded, is not "evidence of a hopelessly evil character."Most of those youthful qualities were evident in Falcon, who hadtrouble fitting in at school. She is in prison for murder, meaning sheparticipated in a crime that led to a killing but was not proved tohave killed anyone.Jim Appleman, the lawyer that tried to put Falcon in jail, says shedoes not ever deserve to be free. He is convinced that she shotPhillips. "If she were a 29-year-old or a 22-year-old," he says, "Ihave no doubt she would have gotten the death penalty." Although Falcon believes her sentence is unfair, she says her eight years in prison have changed her. "A certain amount of time being in jail was what I needed," she says. "But the law I fell under is for people who have no hope of being changed for the better, career criminals who habitually break the law, and there's just no hope for them in society. I'm a completely different case.""This can be hard"The case of another Florida teenager, Timothy Kane, shows howyouths can be sent away for life, even when they were not centralfigures in a crime. (Florida is among the states with the largestabout 270 without parole.)On Jan. 26, 1992, Kane, then 14, was playing video games at afriend's house in Hudson, Florida, while some older boys planned arobbery. That night, five youths rode their bikes over to a neighbor'shome. Two backed out, but Kane followed Alvin Morton, 19, andBobby Garner, 17, into the house. He did not want others to thinkhe was scared, he recalls. "This is the decision that shaped my lifesince," says Kane.He says he thought the house would be empty. But MadelineWeisser, 75, and her son, John Bowers, 55, were home. While Kanehid behind a dining-room table, Morton shot and killed Bowers. Hethen stuck a knife in Weisser's neck; Garner stepped on the knife,nearly cutting off her head.Morton was sentenced to death. Garner, like Kane, a youngoffender, was given a life sentence with no possibility of parole for50 years. Kane was also sentenced to life, but he may be able to getparole after serving 25 years. He doubts that the parole board willever let him out.Kane grows emotional when talking about that January night. "Iwitnessed two people die," he says. "I regret that every day of mylife, being any part of that and seeing that." He does not disputethat he deserved punishment but says his sentence is harsh. Hisdays at Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Florida, arespent in the prison print shop making 55 cents an hour. "You haveno hope of getting out," Kane says. "You have no family. You haveno moral support here. This can be hard."Will the court do anything to help?In deciding whether "evolving standards" have turned against aparticular punishment, the Supreme Court looks at what the statesare doing. Life without parole for young offenders is widely used,and only three states specifically ban it. If this form of punishment isto be banned by virtue of its violating the Eighth Amendment, it willlikely happen only when a majority of the states first get rid of it. Robert W. Attridge, the lawyer in Kane's case, says he feels sorry for him. "But he had options," Attridge says. "He had a way out. Twoother boys decided to leave."time?" the lawyer asks. "I think he could. It only takes one night ofbad judgment and, man, your life can be ruined."1.What happened on November 19, 1997?A. Falcon's boyfriend drank alcohol.B. A taxi driver was shot.C. Falcon drove into a taxi.D. Phillips killed Falcon's friend.2.In the U.S., the number of people who are serving lifesentence with no parole for crimes they committed before age18 is ________________.A. more than 2,200B. about 9,700C. only 12D. more than 3503.Giving the death penalty to people under 18 goes against________________.A. the Supreme CourtB. standards of decency in 1791C. the Eighth AmendmentD. The New York Times4.The Supreme Court ruled that young criminals under 18________________.A. are pressured by the death penaltyB. are guilty of terrible crimesC. are hopelessly evilD. are less blameworthy than adults5.Falcon feels that she should have received________________.A. an unfair sentenceB. the death penaltyC. some time in prisonD. a lifetime in prison6.Florida is one of the states with the most ________________.A. criminals on paroleB. central figures involved in crimesC. young offenders with life sentencesD. young people with no hope7.Who stuck a knife in Madeline Weisser's neck and killed her?A. Timothy Kane.B. Alvin Morton.C. Bobby Garner.D. John Bowers.8.Even though he was not a central figure in the killing, Garnerwas given a life sentence without possibility of9.Kane has had a hard time in prison because he has no family,no moral support, and no hope ofA D CBC C A ( ( (。
