20、in Hcijicq. the compnny i$ providing loans to individual car buye偵 JournAlist^ get the priority.
Experts expect China taxi industry to grow 15 per cent annudly
Thr number of taxis in Chinn is expected to grow by 86.300 Amounting to 661 *300 ih】5
yean
At the >ame time* 45.600 old will be replaced
21、^
Therefore# demand for uxix should be 130^000.
Realizing fhr markrl potrntinL S/MC hns moved its focus to taxi compzinic And m providing lo/tn* in Shenyang and Harbin, In addition* the company is setting up new repair stntujns and holding icehnology seminars.
fhr companys efforts in Beiimg# Shen
22、yang nnd Harbin are a small part o( the drive Promotions in southern cities such Wrnzhou and Xiamen are being planned.
Questions 16 — 20 art bused on Pussagc 4.
16. Which of the following cities is the biggest car maker in China?
A. Ututng Chun B- Shang Hi
C. Shenyang
17, According to the passa
23、ge> who are thr two major car buyers?
A. Wealthy residents and taxi companies.
It Entcrpri#cj and bustnessnierk
C< Hanks and tux) companies^
I& Which of fhr (ollowinR Mntrmrnt^ U NOT true otxjui Shnnghai Autornotivc Industry
Corp according to the pn*Mgc?
A. It makes
Ik II provide lonh to htiy
24、rrM in Shnnghni
C. It gives Away frrr cnr* in Shcnynnq
19# Arcordmx to cxpcrtRt chin心 Uxi induMry 一.
A. may decline 15 per cent meh yeur
K will mrreane 230.。。0 口r,rarh yc
C. will Rrow 15 per cent each yrnr
20. M AH in SAIC stunds lor ?
A. Automotive K Auiunutic
(\ AcJidrmic
Part 111
Qursli
25、otu 21 30 arc KnmM an Pussagc 5. (20 points. 2 polnla cnrh>
Pw好6
How to Ux l>nndon Telephone*
1 rekphonc cmIIr in Britnin /ire in two cbuMM local mH,. nd trunk rMR Short dituncc rnlh of up Io About twenty mileg arc chuted ■? local rttlUe ami nil ciillii over longer dtRUnce* arc claHnrd an trunk d
26、l?.
2 In Ixmdont (elcphoritN now hive nlbfigiirr numbers which do not i nr hide an r*rhanHr nAmr i for cxnmplc* 071 222-2870. If you vnnke fl locnl irlrphnnr cmI) tn Ltindon to ■uhxrihtr tn London< you leave out the 071 and dial only the kt wvrn Hgurrn of tht number of the pemon whom you nrc calli
27、ng. 1V> tnakc n trunk mil ta or (rum Londont you dial Jill ihr figurrt of the MiibuLribrr number.
3 fhe tiAmrAt oddfrs^rg nnd telephone number* of tiibMcrihrm in inhrr Lundfiri arr 41 prcurnt printed hi lour (Jirccforirw. There nre nrpurnir dirrctonrs for people whoir numri beqln with the Irttcrt A
28、 to l)< E to K ? L lo R mid S fo Z< When vou look up a person * b number in the telephonr directory, you will find hiA nnmr an th< kft nidr of the column and hl* trirphonc nunibrr an the ri^ht wide.
t All call boxes in Lundun are on the SIT〉yNtcrru which hn> now been rxtrhdcd tn all pAri ol HriUiru
29、 Thr Irnem STI) ninnd (or Subscriber Trunk Ibulmx. And on thift type of trlrphanr you ran <1iaI many loriH-dintnncr niimliern direct ? well o— lucul luirnbcru. An SI I) telephone u ununlly free, und the coin Im)x I199 sluls for cutnn. fo mnkr g cull, you pick up the receiver nod d 曲 I hr nunibrr brl
30、orr putiinK Any money into tbr com box. When thr prr^un whose number you rr ringing Miiiwrr%. there will |>r arnpid hint cnilrd thr pAyfonc. Am Mx)n nw you hr^r thit you put your money in thr box. The pnylunr then %tups< and you ran strt to Apeak* To make ■ trunk cull by $TD? you din I firnr rhe STD
31、 code fiuvnlrcr (or the town that you rr cnlHng nn
32、 i rcprAtedi if you with tu continue yam talkt you tniwt then put more mnnry into thv slot. I*hc Irngih ul tunc Allowed t dnublcd betwern 6 p. m. and 8 a. Now pny phones work nlightly dHfrrcnily* huwrvrr9
5 IkMidei the STI) sywtem > there 胰 nlno un IntrrnntionAl Subscriber Dmling m rvicc (or tnakin
33、g tclrphonr tu most of fhc conntno n| Eurnpct Lui ximr rallk ran only hr rnndc from tekphonra without ? coinIhiix. Yuu can dm! direct tu many |iUcr.^ hi Erancr> HrlKiunu (>crm*ny Luxtinkiurg. the Ncfhorlftndiit nnd Switxcrlfin<|f
6 A special rccurdrd telephone rnfurrnRiion nervier in provided every
34、 day for visitors to Londun 「hi、5ervicr givc^ visitors details of the mnin events of the day in and around London^ The informa non is recorded in four languages! English ? French,German and Spanish. When you wake up in the morning nnd you want to know when the wcnihtr will be like in London* dial 24
35、6-89011 and. if you want to know time, dial 123.
Directions:
Questions 21 30 Read pavuiRe 5 and then dccidv which of the statements nrtcr it art TRUE
nnd which wre On your answer sheet# indicate T for TRUE or K for FALSE against the number Cor each of hems 21- 30 far lhe answers you chcxMte.
21
36、Telrphonc chIIn in BriMin can be classified into two typers local calls and intvrnntional culls.
22. If you call from U>ndon to a subscriber in London ? you need to dial ()71
23. If you want to know the telephone number of Mr Willijm5> ypu need to look i! up in the directory (or people whose nnme
37、begins with the letters S to Z?
2\. You can usually find a prrsorr s name on the left stile of the column in a telephone dtrettory.
25. Only the call boxcx in London are now on the STD system.
26. To make a ciilL you nerd to put money into lhe coin-box first nnd then dinl thr number after heflrin
38、g the paytone^
27. To make a trunk cnll by STD* you need io dial STD code number first.
28. AU calls can l>c mnde from tckphont-5 with a coin-box.
29. If you go to l.nndon, you can even get iniormatton over telephone in Chinese.
30t Yem can rven get mforniauon a bunt titnr in London by ihnltnK 1
39、23.
Part N
(jucstions 31 — 35 arc basctl on Passage 6. (20 points> 4 points tach)
Passage 6
Christmas
Christmas Day ? which is the mot festive time in the United states< falh on December 2護頃 which Chnstian people believe Jesus Christ w心 bom This is the biggest and be*t- luvvd holiday in the Umt
40、rd States, which is full uf joy and gaiety* love and laughter< hospitality and good will.
Amerrican^ begin to prepare ChriAtnias long before the actual dny. Small fannlies nnd large humiz firms prepare ihr holiday differently. Stores re decorated with the iradnional Christmas colors ol green and re
41、d Cioods nre associated with Christmas colors af green and rreL (ioods assovtaird wnh Chriwmz heroine btst sellers at this time. Many Americans take advantage of the time to earn extra money by selling Chriatnias cards, ivwall gifts and urnAmrn!%. etc. Fhr decorating af homes for ChnsttnHs is also v
42、ery common. Most Amencuns who observe Christma* have a Christmas tree in their homes. People like rvtrgrrcns and they think thnr branches of fir will hnnR good luck nnd symbolize spring. The Chnstmas free is usually covered with stnng^ ol colored lights^ and a star fixed on top representing the star
43、 in the East which guided the three Wise Men to where Jesus was bom.
Christmas food is special bright colored hard sweets# chocohtcB* dusters of chocolate- covered raisins, walnuts# etc As for the Chrisinum dinner^ Amencans traditionally have turkey or ham> sweet potatoes> vegetahkst end ChnMma^ pu
44、dding.
? Exchanging Giltn
Thi? cujtforn originated from ihc nncitnt religion nf believing that the first Christmati Xl"、wrre Riven by rhe three Wimp Men to the infniH Jcsun ChnvL It han been passed down <*nd become vrry |x)puhr urncmg friends and farnilicK in the United Sinter
? Sending ChrZtEg C
45、urd』
Thi^ cu5lon)fir*T nrorted in London in the 19vr grcal clititonce^i from each other mny not be much in conlact with rurh other during the
46、year — but will ununlly exchange greeting card> and often a ChHqtrn" leticn
? Receiving from Snntn Clnun
S/intn ( laU5 U believed by American children tu be a fnt jolly old man with n red sum > r<-
47、ng ihcm gifts. So ynun^ children urc happir^t m thtti time al the yeur nnd look (nrwanl eagerly to Th〞偉marning when they find the gifts they wnrita
Directions t
Quest hxis 3】 35, Rrud Pavm|>c 6 carefully nnd thrn try tn give fthorl untwrr* tn I hr followiim
quesHons.
3L Why in Drrrnibrr 25th a v
48、ery impomm day for Chrmti/trK?
32. When do Amcricnn> stnrt to |irvpMrc Christma*?
33. Why do biihincs^Tncn like ChriMmM?
34. Why do fnrnilic!i hnvc a Christ man tree tn their hem 心？
35. What arc the moat popular cuHtomB nnd celebranonii i Chri^tmius? (numc three of them)
試題答案及評分標準
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Part
49、 | (30 poinK. 3 polnb eweh)
1alone 2. look after
3. collect
4.5cvrrr
5. hr brtfer
6. H 7, A
8. E
9.C?A
10. A. B
Part |1 (30 points 3 point、rach)
ILA 12. C
13. H
14. H
】5?C
戚 B 17. A
18.13
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19. C
20. A
Part Hl(20 points. 2 palnU cachl
21. F 22 F
23. T
24. T
25. F
50、26. F 27. T
28. F
29. F
30.T
Part |V (20 points9 4 points tach)
3L BrrAue it i> the day on which Jaiuw Chnst was believed tn hr bmm
32. Lohr before ChriMmas Day.
33. Beoju時 they esn ukc ndvanuge uf the time to earn rxira money < by celling
Chn rarcht Mtnall gdu nnd ornnmenl5> eic< )
3L they bclirvr it can bring them Rood luck. Hrenu^e they like evergrren^ ft nd
they think tlut branches of hr w>U bring :aod luck ond symbol奴 spring.
15. Exchanging sending Christrnn? c^rdu nnd recrtving gifts fTorti Santa Clnti5.
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