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SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
TheethicaljudgmentsoftheSupremeCourtjusticesbecameanimportantissuerecently.Thecourtcannot_____itslegitimacyasguardianoftheruleoflaw______justicesbehavelikepoliticians.Yet,inseveralinstances,justicesactedinwaysthat_____thecourt’sreputationforbeingindependentandimpartial.
JusticesAntoninScaliaandSamuelAlitoJr.,forexample,appearedatpoliticalevents.Thatkindofactivitymakesitlesslikelythatthecourt’sdecisionswillbe____asimpartialjudgments.Partoftheproblemisthatthejusticesarenot_____byanethicscode.Attheveryleast,thecourtshouldmakeitself_______tothecodeofconductthat______totherestofthefederaljudiciary.
Thisandothercases______thequestionofwhetherthereisstilla_____betweenthecourtandpolitics.
TheframersoftheConstitutionenvisionedlaw____havingauthorityapartfrompolitics.Theygavejusticespermanentpositions____theywouldbefreeto____thoseinpowerandhavenoneedto_____politicalsupport.Ourlegalsystemwasdesignedtosetlawapartfrompoliticspreciselybecausetheyaresoclosely_____.
Constitutionallawispoliticalbecauseitresultsfromchoicesrootedinfundamentalsocial______likelibertyandproperty.Whenthecourtdealswithsocialpolicydecisions,thelawit_____isinescapablypolitical—whichiswhydecisionssplitalongideologicallinesaresoeasily_____asunjust.
Thejusticesmust_____doubtsaboutthecourt’slegitimacybymakingthemselves_____tothecodeofconduct.Thatwouldmaketheirrulingsmorelikelytobeseenasseparatefrompoliticsand,_____,convincingaslaw.
1AemphasizeBmaintainCmodifyDrecognize
2AwhenBbestCbeforeDunless
3ArenderedBweakenedCestablishedDeliminated
4AchallengedBcompromisedCsuspectedDaccepted
5.AadvancedBcaughtCboundDfounded
6.AresistantBsubjectCimmuneDprone
7.AresortsBsticksCleadsDapplies
8.AevadeBraiseCdenyDsettle
9.AlineBbarrierCsimilarityDconflict
10.AbyBasCthroughDtowards
11.AsoBsinceCprovidedDthough
12.AserveBsatisfyCupsetDreplace
13.AconfirmBexpressCcultivateDoffer
14AguardedBfollowedCstudiedDtied
15.AconceptsBtheoriesCdivisionsDconvenience
16.AexcludesBquestionsCshapesDcontrols
17.AdismissedBreleasedCrankedDdistorted
18.AsuppressBexploitCaddressDignore
19.AaccessibleB.amiableCagreeableDaccountable
20.AbyallmeansBatallcostsCinawordDasaresult
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text2TEXT2
Prettyinpink:adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Itisnotthatpinkintrinsicallybad,butitisatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusedgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,despairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.
Girls'attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,it'snot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What'smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren'smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminnatelyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.
Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren'sbehaviour:wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketinggimmickbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.
Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea"thirdsteppingstone"betweeninfantwearandolderkids'clothes.Itwasonlyafter"toddler"becamecommonshoppers'termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.
26Bysaying"itis...Therainbow"(line3,Para1),theauthormeanspink_______.
Ashouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood
Bshouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'innocence
Ccannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination
Dcannotinfluencegirls'livesandinterests
27AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?
AColorsareencodedingirls'DNA
BBlueusedtoberegardedasthecolorforgirls
CPinkusedtobeaneutralcolorinsymbolizinggenders
DWhiteispreferredbybabies
28Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'spsychologicaldevotementwasmuchinfluencedby________.
[A]themarketingofproductsforchildren
[B]theobservationofchildren'snature
[C]researchesintochildren'sbehavior
[D]studiesofchildhoodconsumption
29.WemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvised________.
Afocusesoninfantwearandolderkids'clothes
Battachequalimportancetodifferentgenders
Cclassifyconsumersintosmallergroups
Dcreatesomecommonshoppers'terms
30.itcanbeconcludedthatgirl'sattractiontopinkseemstobe_____.
Aclearlyexplainedbytheirinborntendency
Bfullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturers
Cmainlyimposedbyprofit-drivenbusinessmen
Dwellinterpretedbypsychologicalexperts
PartB
Directions:
Forquestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistA-Gandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphEhasbeencorrectlyplaced.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinwiththetext.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
PartC
Directions:
ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)
SectionⅢWriting
PartA
51.Directions:
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Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.
Donotsignyourownnameattheendofthenotice.Use"Postgraduates'Association"instead.(10points)
PartB
52.Directions:
Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould
1)describethepicturebriefly,
2)explainitsintendedmeaning,and
3)giveyourcomments.
Youshouldwriteneatlyonanswersheet2. |
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