SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
1 k) z' B: I# V2 M# X5 Y1 C Fill each of gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.. i" r& _* U5 G* @4 c( a
The Press Conference
; F9 [( G* {; \ The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the* k" u, w3 j+ F0 ^# f( O7 [8 e
(1)___ nature of the event itself; public officials are supposed to 1.___; V& b* Z) }! V* h# H/ m
submit to scrutiny by responding to various questions at a press conference.9 ~5 G8 h5 M3 x
Secondly, statements previously made at a press conference can be used as a
7 h' {+ x; j2 W' e$ s( ^7 Q (2)___ in judging following statements or policies. Moreover, in case 2.___
2 _$ ?( Y7 e: d of important events, press conferences are an effective way to break the news to groups of reporters.
. ?- g+ x: q" y, Y5 X2 v8 i However, from the point of view of (3)___, the press conference 3.___
& p* x0 c- F# r" N1 } possesses some disadvantages, mainly in its(4)___ and news source. 4.___- k- U6 h7 x, h( u \: q
The provider virtually determines the manner in which a press conference proceeds. This, sometimes, puts news reporters at a(n)(5)___ , as can 5.___
3 n6 C( z5 u. a, L be seen on live broadcasts of news conferences.
9 y- u8 p3 {+ e Factors in getting valuable information preparation: a need to keep up to date on journalistic subject matter;( [" I) Y, _* l" ?! i! d- y
—(6)___ of the news source: 6.___
( n8 I" L3 P/ o+ ~ 1 ) news source’ s (7)___ to 7.___
% s4 I7 l, F% y1 A. f/ p, F& L9 Y& q provide information;
6 @& J1 B' W$ L1 ? 2)news-gathering methods.
, e$ E- s [, l8 t Conditions under which news reporters cannot trust the information
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+ X0 Y" \' A% ]4 n — not knowing the required information;
& L3 T R" |% J/ C — knowing and willing to share the information, but without(8)___ skills; 8.___. {. I( N/ f. z: a" a2 v
— knowing the information, but unwilling to share;* R. z2 @4 @+ p6 y
— willing to share, but unable to recall.: l3 f2 C- R& I5 u' r7 z% {- T" y
(9)___ of questions asked 9.___
}, \9 S0 _1 `" V. s Ways of improving the questions:' E* w: P0 h1 \
no words with double meanings;$ G% s' c/ T9 [% O
no long questions;" A2 v% J* s1 F6 ]% I8 R5 y* y
— specific time, place, etc.;! R, }' @* x+ m! l Q6 a
— (10)___ questions; 10.___1 a5 k3 h, W7 t2 |- A. R$ `
— clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers.
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Part Ⅱ Proofreading and Error Correction (15 min)/ P* s# C0 b8 p T1 U
The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and wri te the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/’ and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.1 i9 f! N( I: ]7 ^& o: v3 m
Example
S( l ? B- S! C1 e When∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never/ buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit
* O' C% l0 _. _- e During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the& }: _0 w$ u" o
very lifeblood of Western Canada. People on city streets watched# `& ?# x( B; D$ o& B
the yields and the price of wheat in almost as much feeling as if 1.___
- k; s: o7 [' S they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasing 2.___
' s5 T# l! ~, T3 u favorite topic of conversation.; u. o7 v+ u* I. u1 c
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing
/ {) ~3 X% ]' l% Q: Q the western crop. For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain
2 ]* t& i4 `8 l# I selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
: }6 y1 J( O- z; I ^4 s8 u2 Y Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, so farmers could 3.___
( w; G- @1 x$ Z3 \8 J not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that
/ B+ p1 t0 g4 v3 {2 d" F+ P: p they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts 4.___& v& S+ ?3 l$ h! i# O0 d# X' a/ o
were coming due, just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. 5.___
* G- c; m2 z" y" R0 S: K+ v! N On various occasions, producer groups, asked firmer control, 6.___, r3 N7 Q; O: g/ L' j9 n. b
but the government had no wish to become involving, at 7.___2 }2 N. z" u- s+ O( k' @
least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run
8 i. s& M7 T$ C* E0 s: L# @- z K wild.
8 m/ F/ B) E1 y, ` Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal 8.___
1 ?* w/ w8 S7 z# V7 c' ] government appointed a board of grain supervisors to deal with
9 r2 B* I3 ]' I, Y9 f8 O9 T deliveries from the crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange
+ @4 ~( V0 m& I# h9 e7 E1 D# ?0 G trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the* V1 L" a, t" v# f2 q# P- R% Q- |
board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government 9.___
& |- C1 B1 F' S$ {/ G0 v appointed the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to 10.___6 q% q1 T3 q8 N
buy, sell, and set prices.$ H; c3 e* ]. X
阅读理解 A
' W! O2 P/ S6 u Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 min)5 M" h' l7 Y9 ~# }* k H; G
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (30 min)( B4 d- _* o; b# t* R2 Z
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In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark answers on your Coloured Answer Sheet. |