Directions: Read the following passage and the statements that follow. Choose the best answer for each statement from the three choices marked A, B and C.

It sounds like an infomercial from late-night TV: Follow this four-step plan and improve your memory in just 14 days!

But researchers have indeed found a way to improve memory function in older people. After a two-week study that involved brainteasers (腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎), exercise and diet changes, study participants' memories worked more efficiently.

Here's the program:

Memory Training: brainteasers, crossword puzzles and memory exercises that emphasized verbal skills throughout the day.

Healthy Diet: Five meals daily included a balanced diet rich in omega-3 fats, whole grains and antioxidants (抗氧化劑). Eating frequent meals prevents dips in blood glucose (血糖), the primary energy source for the brain.

Physical Fitness: Brisk daily walks and stretching. Physical fitness has been found in other research to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Stress Reduction: Stretching and relaxation exercises. Stress causes the body to release cortisol (皮質(zhì)醇), which can impair memory and has been found to shrink the memory centers in the brain.

1. Researchers spent fourteen days finding a way to improve people’s memory().

A.True

B.False

C.Not Mentioned

2.What is TRUE about the ABC rule for online shopping()?

A.It’s a very easy rule, as easy as learning ABC

B.It’s the basic safety rule for online shopping provided by the writer

C.It’s the first letter of the three rules: About me, Benefits, Choices, hence ABC

D.All of the above

3.Either the dean or the principal()the meeting.

A.attends

B.attend

C.are attending

D.have attended

4.Mistake is acceptable during the process of paper cutting().

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn’t say

5.Many a child()to walk before he can speak.

A.Learn

B.Learns

C.Learned

D.have learned

6.The author quoted the three adjectives used by the guide to describe Istanbul because().

A.the author knows Istanbul very well

B.the author’s ambitions of sightseeing dwindled away after Italy

C.Istanbul is so characteristic that it’s hard to describe it in one word

D.the author is very interested in Istanbul

Directions: Read the following passage and the statements that follow. Choose the best answer for each statement from the three choices marked A, B and C.

Welcome to the Telfort Business Institute’s E280 Conversational English Class. The object of this course is to learn how to converse fluently and effectively in English. For the next eight weeks we will finely turn your skills in the act of debating and role-playing. We will also practice speech rhythm and diction with an emphasis on enunciation and specific speech problems encountered by those who are studying English as a foreign language.

Numerous discussions on a wide variety of subjects will be held, including topics of business, fiction, travel, differences between Western and Chinese culture, education and life experiences.

You will have ample opportunities to give oral presentations and voice your opinions on the various topics that we plan to cover. It is very important that you talk as much as you can. Don’t wait for your instructor to ask you to speak. If you have a question to ask, additionally, if you have any questions about anything your fellow students say, please feel free to ask.

1. The course of E280 is a conversational one().

A.True

B.False

C.Not Mentioned

2.Each boy and girl () given a gift on Christmas Day.

A.Is

B.Are

C.Were

D.was

Directions：Read the following passage and the statements that follow. Choose the best answer for each statement from the four choices marked A, B，C and D.

The Internet is an exciting tool that puts vast information at your fingertips. With a click of a mouse, it lets you buy an airline ticket, book a hotel, send flowers to a friend, or purchase your favorite stock.

Security on the Internet

Shopping online offers lots of benefits that you won’t find while shopping in a store or by mail. The Internet is always open—seven days a week, 24 hours a day—and bargains can be numerous online. Shopping on the Internet is no less safe than shopping in a store or by mail. Keep the following tips in mind to help ensure that your online shopping experience is a safe one.

EASY AS ABC

When exploring online, think ABC to remember the privacy and security questions you should ask about a company.

About me. What information does the company collect from me and is it secure?

Benefits. How does the company use that information and what is the benefit to me?

Choices. What choices do I have about the company’s use of information about me? Can I choose not to have the information used for other purposes, and how?

1.The real meaning behind “with the click of a mouse” may be ().

A.with the use of computer and internet

B.just the action of clicking the mouse

C.with the information

D.none of the above

2.Which of the following is the most efficient way to reduce age related memory loss()?

A.Eating more meat and doing more exercises.

B.Eating right foods and getting sufficient amounts of sleep

C.Taking more medicine and doing more exercises

D.Taking more herbs and eating more food

3.Most of his savings()in the Xin Hua Bank.

A.has been kept

B.is being kept

C.have kept

D.have been kept

4.By “permissive period in education” the author means a time().

A.when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B.when everything can be taught at school

C.when every child can be educated

D.when children are permitted to receive education

5.Jogging is the best way for stretching and relaxation and helps to reduce many diseases().

A.True

B.False

C.Not Mentioned

6.What is this passage mainly about()?

A.Shopping online safely

B.Differences between shopping online and in the store

C.Internet is convenient

D.Benefits of shopping online

7.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on().

A.learning Latin

B.natural development

C.discipline

D.education at school

8. What’s the main idea of the text()?

A.Chinese fashion designer got start in the industry two decades ago

B.China has made a great difference in latest fashion

C.A small number of established Chinese designers have been in business for less than 10 years

D.The Chinese fashion world is constantly growing

9. The country had little interaction with the outside world, which meant all of the following but().

A.no fashion magazines

B.no designer labels

C.no events like China Fashion Week

D.no fashion designers

10.Jim is the only one of the staff members who()to be promoted.

A.are

B.have been

C.is

D.has been

11.The main idea of the passage is that().

A.parents should leave their children alone

B.kids should have more activities at school

C.it’s time to be more strict with our kids

D.parents should always set a good example to their kids

12.Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 2()?

A.It is shown that one area of the brain known as the hippocampus is important in recalling information

B.The process of creating memories has been already understood and it involves three main steps.

C.Scientists believed that neurons first transform. the sensory stimuli into images in our immediate memory

D.Scientists don’t know exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another

13.Outdoor learning helps students learn in science and arts().

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Doesn’t say

14.All that can be done().

A.has done

B.has been done

C.have done

D.have been done

15. What should we do in order to communicate with the foreigners in a proper way()?

A.Shake hands with them whenever you meet the foreigners

B.Be familiar with their culture and use it in a correct way

C.Say “Where are you going?” instead of “Hi, have you had your meal?” when meeting on the street

D.Say nothing to them if we meet them

16.By paragraph 2 we can see Istanbul is().

A.a leisure city

B.a busy city

C.a developed city

D.a developing city

17. According to the text, the following sentences are true except().

A.Chinese designers are looking to foreign countries to find retail success

B.China had little interaction with the outside world two decades ago

C.China has gone from a fashion black hole to an industry hub in twenty years

D.the future of Chinese fashion is bright

Read the passage and choose the best answers.

Nowadays it is a common practice for some doctors and nurses to tell a lie to the patient who has got deadly disease. They try to hide the truth from the patient because they believe that the patient may suffer from severe mental trauma hearing the bad news.

But some others feel disclosing the truth is better. Then the patient can plan their last days better, and will be able to fulfill his last wishes and die peacefully. After all, the patient has the right to know his condition of disease.

In my opinion, whether or not we tell the patient the truth depends on different people and different situations. If the patient is afraid of death or is negative about life, doctors and nurses should hide the truth from him. On the contrary, if the patient is rational and positive, it is unnecessary to keep him in the dark and hide the truth intentionally.

(1)Please give a title to the passage.

AShould Doctors and Nurses Lie?

BDoctors and Nurses Can Lie.

CShould Doctors Lie?

DShould Nurses Lie?

(2)The patient may ( ) severe mental trauma hearing the bad news.

Arelieve

Bimpair

Cevaluate

Dundergo

(3)The patient can plan their last days better, and will be able to ( ) his last wishes and die peacefully.

Aleave

Bmake

Ccomplete

Dview

(4)Whether or not we tell the patient the truth ( ) on different people and different situations.

Agoes

Blies

Cgets

Dputs

(5)If the patient is rational and positive, it is unnecessary to keep him in the dark and hide the truth ( ).

A.intently

B.carefully

C.carelessly

D.purposely

For each blank, choose the best answer from the four choices and write down on the answer sheet.

(71)is a channel' s capacity which directly reflects the data transfer rate of the channel.

(72)functions in a NetWare network which is used to define addressing schemes.

(73)is a network layer device that supports multiple LAN interfaces and segments LANs into smaller collision and broadcast domains.

(74)is the popular LAN developed under the direction of the IEEE802.3.

(75)is a device which enables digital microcomputers to communicate across analog telephone lines.

A．The volume

B．The bandwidth

C．The noise

D．The delay

In the following essay, each blank has four choices. Choose the best answer and write down on the answer sheet.

The purpose of the testing phase of software development is not to(71)the absence of errors in the programs being tested, but rather to find as many errors as possible. This statement may seem to contradict one's intuitive notion of a successful test of a piece of(72); however, a successful test is one in which errors have been found, net one in which no errors have been detected.

There are generally two kinds of testing method: human testing and machine testing. In most companies where systems are developed, the first testing that occurs is not machine testing, but rather the detection of errors through(73), team efforts, referred to as walkthroughs and inspection. With these methods, the author of the program forms a group with others who represent programming expertise or who may be part of the project team.

After code has been subjected to the manual testing described above, it is then machine test- ed. Again, the test cases are designed to detect the(74)number of errors. Incremental or integration testing occurs subsequent to unit testing. This means combing modules with those that have already been unit tested. The incremental approach not only tests the(75)of each module, but also the "rippling effects" of errors, and the interfaces among modules.

A．show

B．exhibit

C．find

D．search

For each blank, choose the best answer from the four choices and write down on the answer sheet.

(71) is a channel's capacity which directly reflects the data transfer rate of the channel.

(72) is an interior gateway protocol that uses a distance vector algorithm to propagate routing information.

(73) is a six bytes OSI layer 2 address which is burned into every networking device that provides its unique identity for point to point communication.

(74) is a transfer mode in which all types of information are organized into fixed form. cells on an asynchronous or non-periodic basis over a range of media.

Ethernet is the popular LAN developed under the direction of the (75).

A．The delay

B．The volume

C．The noise

D．The bandwidth

In the following essay, each blank has four choices. Choose the best answer and write down on the answer sheet.

With the implementation of(66), the so - called network has become a reality. The provision of such facilities is the most important part of the network requirements. However, in many applications the communicating computers may be of different types. This means that they may use different programming languages and, more importantly, different forms of(67)interface between user(application) program, normally referred to, as application processes, and the underlying communication services may be(68). For example, one computer may be a small single - user computer, while another may be a large(69)system. In the earlier days of computer communication, these issues meant that only closed communities of computers (that is, from the same manufacturer) could communicate with each other in a meaningful way. IBM's Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and DEC's Digital Network Architecture (DNA) are just two examples of communication software packages produced by manufacturers to allow their systems to be interconnected together. These proprietary packages, however, of which there am still many inexistence, do not address the problem of universal interconnect ability, or open systems interconnection. In an attempt to alleviate this problem,(70), in the late 1970s, formulated a reference model to provide a common basis (or the coordination of standards developments and to allow existing and evolving standards activities to be placed into perspective with one another.

A．communication channel

B．protocols

C．data channel

D．public communication

In the following essay, each blank has four choices. Choose the best answer and write down on the answer sheet.In low-speed network, it is usually adequate to wait for congestion to occur and then react to it by telling the source of packets to slow down. In high-speed networks, this approach often works poorly, because in the(71)between sending the notification and notification arriving at the source, thousands of additional(72)may arrive. In ATM network, a major tool for preventing(73)is(74)control. When a host wants a new virtual(75), it must describe the traffic to be offered and the service expected.

A．interval

B．time

C．slot

D．delay

Directions :

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and

mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

What might the house of the future be like? Grace can tell. More formally known as the Mi-crosoft Home, her high-tech devices, along with （26）in design and construction, will changethe（27）we think about our homes.

You enter the house, and Grace's （28） , coming from hidden speakers, passes on your mes-sages. In the kitchen, you set a bag of flour on the intelligently （29） stone counter. Grace sees what you're （30） , and projects a list of flour-based food on the counter. （31） you choose one, Grace repeats instructions for cooking. She （32） knows what's in the cupboard.

The day when your house will be like a family member is not that far off. This （33） 0f seamless computing, in which technology is everywhere yet nowhere （34） when we want it) ,is emphasized in most future-home thinking.

Microsoft, （35） , isn't the only one exploring （36） technology can make our homes more（37） and comfortable. At the Georgia lnstitute of Technology ,scientists are （38） systems that will allow older people to continue living （39）. So Grandma's home can be intelligently wired to （40） her patterns of wake, sleep and movement; family members would be （41） of any changes via computer.

Does spying on Grandma sound （42） ? Director Beth Mynatt says "A good bit of our （43has been working on how to convey information without （44） privacy. We also don't want tocreate（45）anxiety, Maybe she just took a quiet day to read, and the system would have to rec-ognize that. "

26.

[ A] promotions

[ B ] applications

[ C ] practices

[ D] advances