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PARTⅥLISTENINGCOMPREHESIONSectionAMini-lectureMeaninginLiteratureInreadingliteraryworks,weareconcernedwiththe“meaning”oftheliterarypieceoranother.However,findingoutwhatsomethingreallymeansisadifficultissue.Therearethreewaystotacklemeaninginliterature.Ⅰ.Meaningiswhatidintendedby___1___.Apartfromreadinganauthor’sworkinginquestion,readersneedto1)read___2___bythesameauthor.2)getfamiliarwith___3___atthesametime.3)gettoknowculturalvaluesandsymbolsofthetime.Ⅱ.Meaningexists“in”thetextitself.1)somepeople’sview:meaningisproducedbytheformalpropertiedofthetextlike___4___,etc.2)speakersview:meaningiscreatedbybothconventionsofmeaningand___5___.Therefore,agreementonmeaningcouldbecreatedbycommontraditionsandconventionsofusage.Butdifferenttimeperiodsanddifferent___6___perspectivescouldleadtodifferentinterpretationsofmeaningincontext.Ⅲ.Meaningiscreatedby___7___.1)meaningis___8___.2)meaningiscontextual.3)meaningrequires___9___.——practicingcompetencyinreading.——practicingothercompetencies.——backgroundresearchin___10___,etc.SectionBInterviewInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questionsarebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMissGreen’suniversitydays?A.Shefeltbored.B.Shefeltlonely.C.Shecherishedthem.D.Thesubjectwaseasy.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?A.Doingsurveysatworkplace.B.Analyzingsurveyresults.C.Designingquestionnaires.D.Takingapsychologycourse.3.AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertisingagencyliesinA.thenatureofwork.B.officedecoration.C.officelocation.D.workprocedures.4.WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?A.Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany.B.Shefeltworktheretoodemanding.C.Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany.D.Shelongedfornewopportunities.5.HowdidMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenewjob?A.Shewaswillingandready.B.Shesoundedmildlyeager.C.Sheabitsurprised.D.Shesoundedveryreluctant.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questionsbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.6.ThemanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedtoA.destroytheEuropeanCentralBank.B.haveaninterviewwithaTVstation.C.circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt.D.rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?A.Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt.B.Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.C.Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio.D.HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.Questionisbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.8.Thenewsismainlyaboutthecitygovernment’splantoA.expandandimprovetheexistingsubwaysystem.B.buildundergroundmallsandparkinglots.C.preventfurtherlandsubsidence.D.promoteadvancedtechnology.Questionsarebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.Accordingtothenews,whatmakesthiscreditcarddifferentfromconventionalonesisA.thatitcanheartheowner’svoice.B.thatitcanrememberapassword.C.thatitcanidentifytheowner’svoice.D.thatitcanremembertheowner’sPIN.10.ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtosaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPTA.switch.B.battery.C.speaker.D.built-inchip.PARTⅠREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TextATheUniversityinTransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandnon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,suchacollegeeducationinaboxcouldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousand