get confusing. For example, digital camera first appears as degitaru kamera Then they became the more ear-pleasing digi kamey. But kamey is also the word for turtle. It's very frustrating not knowing what young people are talking about says humorously Minoru Shiratori a 53-year-old bus driver. Sometimes I can't tell if they,re discussing cameras or turtles In a bid to stop the flood of katakana, the government has formed a Foreign Words Committee to find suitable japanese replacements the committee is slightly different from French-style language police, which try to support a law that forbids advertising in English Rather committee members and traditionalists hope a sustained campaign of persuasion, gentle criticism and leadership by example can turn the tide 26. According to the author the reason why the Japanese is infected greatly by English is A)that nothing can prevent it from entering into Japan B)that English is the most recognized language in the world C) that the government has not set up a special administration department to control this trend before it becomes popular in Japan D) not clearly mentioned in this passage 27. By saying " countries around the globe are wet through their hands over the rapid spread of American English, the author implies that A)even a restaurant worker in Japan may feel the English infection on B)the flood of katakana has covered most of countries in the world C)Coca-Cola is the most popular brand of beverage on the earth and this produ occupy all the global market D) many other countries are influenced greatly by american English 28. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT A)now there are two language systems, Kanji and katakana in Japan B)the word" digital camera"appears very different in Japanese C) people are always confused by the young Japanese pronunciation of turtl and“ camera D)Foreign Words Committee is engaged in finding suitable Japanese
get confusing. For example, digital camera first appears as degitaru kamera. Then they became the more ear-pleasing digi kamey. But kamey is also the Japanese word for turtle. “It’s very frustrating not knowing what young people are talking about,” says humorously Minoru Shiratori, a 53-year-old bus driver. “Sometimes I can’t tell if they’re discussing cameras or turtles.” In a bid to stop the flood of katakana, the government has formed a Foreign Words Committee to find suitable Japanese replacements. The committee is slightly different from French-style language police, which try to support a law that forbids advertising in English. Rather, committee members and traditionalists hope a sustained campaign of persuasion, gentle criticism and leadership by example can turn the tide. 26. According to the author, the reason why the Japanese is infected greatly by English is ____. A) that nothing can prevent it from entering into Japan B) that English is the most recognized language in the world C) that the government has not set up a special administration department to control this trend before it becomes popular in Japan D) not clearly mentioned in this passage 27. By saying “countries around the globe are wet through their hands over the rapid spread of American English,” the author implies that ____. A) even a restaurant worker in Japan may feel the English infection on Japanese B) the flood of katakana has covered most of countries in the world C) Coca-Cola is the most popular brand of beverage on the earth and this product occupy all the global market D) many other countries are influenced greatly by American English 28. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT ____. A) now there are two language systems, Kanji and katakana in Japan B) the word “digital camera” appears very different in Japanese C) people are always confused by the young Japanese pronunciation of “turtle” and “camera” D) Foreign Words Committee is engaged in finding suitable Japanese
replacements for the foreign words 29. According to the author the last paragraph mainly deals with A)how French-style language police has prevented the influence of English B)how Japanese Foreign Words Committee prevents the infection of foreign C)the suitable Japanese replacements D)why committee members and traditionalists launch a war against the infection of foreign words 30. Which conclusion can be drawn based on the opinions from the Japanese people (in paragraph 2 and 4 of this passage)? A)The elders are more strongly in favor of replacing the foreign words than young people B)All the people dislike speaking the foreign words, such as " digi kamey C)They are so old that it is necessary to give some language assistance by D)People's work determines the language they speak. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise Its decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes (4 #t)any time there is a threat to peace. a representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at al so that the Council can meet at a moments notice. The security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member -often a nation with a grievance about another nation s actions The Security Council has 15 members; five of which hold permanent seats
replacements for the foreign words 29. According to the author, the last paragraph mainly deals with ____. A) how French-style language police has prevented the influence of English B) how Japanese Foreign Words Committee prevents the infection of foreign words C) the suitable Japanese replacements D) why committee members and traditionalists launch a war against the infection of foreign words 30. Which conclusion can be drawn based on the opinions from the Japanese people (in paragraph 2 and 4 of this passage)? A) The elders are more strongly in favor of replacing the foreign words than young people. B) All the people dislike speaking the foreign words, such as “digi kamey”. C) They are so old that it is necessary to give some language assistance by a specialist. D) People’s work determines the language they speak. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. Its decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes （召集） any time there is a threat to peace. A representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a moment’s notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member - often a nation with a grievance about another nation’s actions. The Security Council has 15 members; five of which hold permanent seats
The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. the five permanent members- the United States, Britain, France, Russia(formerly the Soviet Union), and China- have the most power. These nations were the winning powers at the end of World War Il, and they still represent the bulk of the world's military might Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision this authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus(一致同意) The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries Usually the Councils first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out the council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country or through joint 31. Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage? A) The Security Council convenes annually. B)All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Counci C) Although one member seriously complains about another members action Security Council will not convene at its request. D)The five permanent members of the security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world 32. The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus because A)every permanent member has the veto right of great powers all the permanent members won in the World War I C)the other members of the security Council are in the charge of the permanent members D)of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage
The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five permanent members - the United States, Britain, France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and China - have the most power. These nations were the winning powers at the end of World War II, and they still represent the bulk of the world’s military might. Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus（一致同意）. The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries. Usually the Council’s first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action. 31. Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage? A) The Security Council convenes annually. B) All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Council. C) Although one member seriously complains about another member’s action, the Security Council will not convene at its request. D) The five permanent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world. 32. The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus because ____. A) every permanent member has the veto right of great powers B) all the permanent members won in the World War II C) the other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent members D) of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage
33. One motion(eiX) is adopted by the security Council only if A)14 of 15 members accept this motion B)all the members have no objection to the motion C)9 members agree on it and all the permanent members approve of it D)all the permanent members pass it 34. The passage introduces all things about the Security Council EXCEPT A)mission B)membership C)rights D)history 35. The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that A)un gives priority to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countries B)the peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts between countries C)economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in war D)joint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflicts between among countries Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner. The chief technology officer of E-mail management company MessageLabs, Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5 million letters each day. Servers operated and maintained by MessageLabs manage mail delivery an routing for a number of companies, including Bank of England and Conde nast Publications In fact, all of MessageLabs customers are corporations whose daily E-ma output and inflow has soared with the growth of the ma ge has Increased massively in the last couple of years he says. Indeed, MessageLabs estimate that it has gone from 10 a day per employee as recently as two years ago to more
33. One motion（提议）is adopted by the Security Council only if ____. A) 14 of 15 members accept this motion B) all the members have no objection to the motion C) 9 members agree on it and all the permanent members approve of it D) all the permanent members pass it 34. The passage introduces all things about the Security Council EXCEPT____. A) mission B) membership C) rights D) history 35. The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that ____. A) UN gives priority to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countries B) the peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts between countries C) economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in war D) joint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflicts between among countries Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner. The chief technology officer of E-mail management company MessageLabs, Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5 million letters each day. Servers operated and maintained by MessageLabs manage mail delivery and routing for a number of companies, including Bank of England and Condé Nast Publications. In fact, all of MessageLabs’ customers are corporations whose daily E-mail output and inflow has soared with the growth of the Web. “E-mail usage has increased massively in the last couple of years,” he says. Indeed, MessageLabs estimates that it has gone from 10 a day per employee as recently as two years ago to more
like 20 or 30 now The implications for Corporate America are equally huge. According to E-mail researcher and consultant David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail coursing through their servers to grow 60% to 80% in 2002. And as individual ages grow in size- they re now more likely to contain memory -companies uld end up paying 100%to 150% more just this year on systems to store and those messages. That's why tech consultancy Radicati Group expects demand ware that manages E-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, to grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4. 4 billion by 2005 Too much of this money will be spent in controlling pure junk. About 20% of the E-mail MessageLabs manages is unwanted, according to Sunner-who adds out 1.25%o of all the E-mail his company moves contains useless attachments Already, the cost of handling spam(垃圾邮件) is estimated at$8.6 billion according to a 2001 European Union study. And the barrage of pornographic has made some companies worried that employees might sue on grounds of disturbance arising from exposure to unwanted unpleasantness 36. The first sentence of this passage " Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner"most probably means A)Mark Sunner clearly know the E-mail is wasting resources B)no one knows the fact that E-mail is gossip exchanging way but Mark C)Mark Sunner does not know anything about the E-mail D)the Mark Sunner always concentrated on the ocean of the junk E-mail 37. Which of the following is NoT true about MessageLabs? A)It is an E-mail management company. B)All of MessageLabs' customers are corporations. C)Mark Sunner is the chief technology officer of MessageLabs D)The company puts the great emphasis on dealing with the junk E-mail
like 20 or 30 now. The implications for Corporate America are equally huge. According to E-mail researcher and consultant David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail coursing through their servers to grow 60% to 80% in 2002. And as individual mess ages grow in size - they’re now more likely to contain memory - companies could end up paying 100% to 150% more just this year on systems to store and manage those messages. That’s why tech consultancy Radicati Group expects demand for soft ware that manages E-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, to grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4.4 billion by 2005. Too much of this money will be spent in controlling pure junk. About 20% of the E-mail MessageLabs manages is unwanted, according to Sunner - who adds that ab out 1.25% of all the E-mail his company moves contains useless attachments. Already, the cost of handling spam（垃圾邮件）is estimated at $8.6 billion worldwide, according to a 2001 European Union study. And the barrage of pornographic spam has made some companies worried that employees might sue on grounds of disturbance arising from exposure to unwanted unpleasantness. 36. The first sentence of this passage “Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner” most probably means ____. A) Mark Sunner clearly know the E-mail is wasting resources B) no one knows the fact that E-mail is gossip exchanging way but Mark Sunner C) Mark Sunner does not know anything about the E-mail D) the Mark Sunner always concentrated on the ocean of the junk E-mail 37. Which of the following is NOT true about MessageLabs? A) It is an E-mail management company. B) All of MessageLabs’ customers are corporations. C) Mark Sunner is the chief technology officer of MessageLabs. D) The company puts the great emphasis on dealing with the junk E-mail