Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1    
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

In some countries video games are fast becoming a social problem. They are banned in the Philippines and Indonesia. In Japan, those who are under 15 years old are forbidden to use the public machines at night. City elders across the United States are campaigning（呼吁） to restrict their numbers, while the Hong Kong government is proposing to license（批准） their operation. These video games are causing children to waste their money on them. Even adults are lured （诱惑） into spending working hours playing them.

In Singapore, the battle of man against the machines takes place in licensed amusement centers（娱乐中心）, mostly located in shopping centers. According to one estimated, each establishment can make between ＄250 and ＄1,500 a day. The schoolchildren in uniforms there are not allowed into these centers. However, one cannot help noticing that the majority of those who are often found in these places are youngsters. Many of them are schoolchildren who have changed out of their uniforms. Some play for the fun of it, others have turned them into a form of gambling （赌博）, and some are hopelessly addicted to（沉迷）them.

Now kids and adults alike play these games in the privacy of their homes. Video game sets have invaded（进入） most homes. The question that must be asked is: Have they any education value？
36. In Singapore, the battle of man against the machines takes place in _____.
A） licensed amusement centers            B） banned amusement centers
C） government building                    D） school square

37. How can schoolchildren go into the amusement centers in Singapore？
A） They are allowed to go into such places.    B） They pretended to be adult.
C） They changed out of their uniforms.        D） They put on their uniforms.

38. Various governments are taking actions on video games because _____.
A） schoolchildren waste time and money on them
B） they can easily be turned into a form of gambling
C） they are becoming a social problem, affecting both adults and children
D） too many adults spend working hours playing them

39. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A） placing video game machine inside amusement centers is not really effective in discouraging youngsters from using them
B） schoolchildren in uniforms are not allowed into amusement centers in many countries
C） people, regardless of their age, are crazy about video games
D） those who are under 15 years old are allowed to use the machine during the day in many countries

40. The speaker’s attitude towards video games is _____.
A） positive               B） negative          C） doubtful          D） indifferent

Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She？ Yes, she. The male mosquito doesn’t bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!

If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch（痒） on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away.
And then what happens？Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

41. Only the female mosquito bites because _____.
A） the male mosquito doesn’t have the ability
B） she needs blood to lay eggs
C） female mosquitoes are stronger than male
D） male mosquitoes are more friendly to people

42. Which of the following is NOT true？
A） Only the female mosquito bites.
B） No one likes the mosquito.
C） Mosquitoes will bite everyone.
D） Mosquitoes lands on your body without letting you know.

43. If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means _____.
A） she is very tired                    B） she likes your blood
C） she wants to lay eggs on you        D） she is hungry

44. From the passage we know that _____.
A） you will notice at once when a mosquito lands on your body
B） you can feel something different when the mosquito bites you
C） after she bites, you will have an itch （痒） on your body
D） when you felt the itch you can catch the mosquito

45. After the delicious dinner, the mosquito will _____.
A） continue biting you
B） turn to someone else for more delicious blood
C） lay eggs on your body
D） have a rest and lay eggs on a wall or a tree

Task 3
Directions: The following is a resume. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it （No. 46 through No. 50）. You should write your answers briefly （in no more than 3 words） on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

Resume
Name: Lidia
Sex: Female
Address: Room 602, Dormitory Building 12, Peking University, Beijing.
Date of Birth: June 16, 1983
Telephone: （010） 97××××56, 133××××6745
Email: axiaodongi@
Hobbies: swimming, tennis, Internet surfing, dancing
Foreign Languages: English
Objective: To work as a regional sales representative who is responsible for sales activity and coordination

Education:
2002—Present　Studying at Peking University Bachelor of Arts in finance
1999—2002　　Studying at Haidian No. 1 High School
1996—1999　　Studying at Changhong No. 7 Junior High School

Work Experience:
Student Teacher, Yucai High School; Tutor, New Oriental Learning Center; Assistant Coach, New Star Swim Team.
Special Skills and Technical Qualifications:
I am professionally trained in finance and economics.
In addition to Mandarin, I can speak, write and read English fluently.
　
Lidia is applying for a position as a __46__. Lidia was graduated from Peking University and her major is __47__. When she was in the university, she had a lot of work experiences when she studied in the university. She worked as __48__ in Yucai High School. She also worked as a tutor in New Oriental Learning Center, and she was the assistant coach of the New Star __49__. When she was in the university, she liked swimming, tennis, surfing the Internet and __50__.

Task 4
Directions: The following is a list of terms about the press. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to （与…相同的） those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should find out the corresponding letters in brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 to 55.
A ____editorial office                B ____free lancer    
C ____ off the record               D ____ back alley news
E ____ copy editor                   F ____full position
G ____ investigative reporting   H ____ opinion poll
I  ____ press conference           J  ____ faxed photo
K ____ in depth reporting         L ____ accredited journalist
M ____ contributing editor        N ____ covert coverage　　
O ____ invasion of privacy        P ____ man of the year

Examples: （C）不宜公开报道    （E） 文字编辑
51. （   ） 编辑部                      （   ） 深度报道
52. （   ） 自由撰稿人                （   ） 特派记者
53. （   ） 民意测验                   （   ） 隐性采访
54. （   ） 调查性报道                （   ） 传真照片
55. （   ） 新闻发布会                （   ） 年度新闻人物

Task 5
Directions: The following is an argument. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions （No. 56 through No. 60） that followed. The answers （in no more than 3 words） should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

Exam-oriented or Quality-oriented
At present there exists side by side two contradictory educational systems: the traditional exam-oriented system and the new quality-oriented one, which leads to a heated nationwide discussion as to which is preferable.

The exam-oriented educational pattern is the inevitable（不可避免的） result of the existing exam assessment （评估） system. In order to climb into the “ivory tower” or work for their degrees, students are cramming data and facts only for exams and forget all the information right after the exams. What’s worse, when students become interested in testing techniques, they gradually lose their freedom and creativity. As a result, they always bury themselves in multiple choices and never attach importance to practical ability and originality （独创性）.

In contrast, the quality-oriented educational pattern stresses the creativity of students and their all-round development. Students are not expected to memorize information mechanically and passively as computers. Instead, they are encouraged to do some creative work actively and independently as the programmers of computers. In this pattern, what students aim at is no longer their academic performances, but their practical abilities.

No doubt, what the new quality-oriented pattern aims to train and bring up are not merely learners successful in studies, but responsible citizens fit in health, rich in knowledge and competent in their work. Therefore, it’s high time we reformed our existing exam assessment system and adopted the new one.

56． Which two educational systems exist at present？
The _____ system and the quality-oriented system.

57. What is the shortcoming of traditional exam-oriented pattern？
It made students neglect the _____ and originality.

58. What does the quality?鄄oriented pattern stress？
It stresses the creativity of students and their _____ .

59. What is the aim of the new quality?鄄oriented pattern？
It aims to train students to be responsible, knowledgeable and _____ .

60. What is the author’s attitude towards the two educational patterns？
The author prefers the _____ system.