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10．We're looking for personality
HAVE you ever made a profit from walking a dog？Do you like working alone or in groups？Have you ever set a world record in anything？Answer those the right way and you could land a job at Google．
In its desperate search for more engineers and sales representatives for its rapidly growing business，Google has created an automated way to look through the more than 100，000 job applications it receives each month．
Instead of simply looking for people with straight-As，it's starting to ask applicants to fill out an in-depth online survey that examines their attitude，behavior and personality．
Questions concern everything from the age the applicant first got excited about computers to whether the person has ever tutored．They also seek out non-traditional information．This can include what magazines the applicant subscribes to or what pets that person has．
The answers are fed into a series of formulas created by Google's mathematicians that spit out a score from zero to 100．This is meant to predict how well a person will fit into the freewheeling，competitive company culture．
"Google has doubled its number of employees in each of the last three years．As we get bigger，we find it harder and harder to find enough people，'said Laszlo Bock，Google's vice-president for people operations．"Interviews are a terrible predictor of performance．With traditional hiring methods，we might overlook some of the best candidates，"he said．．
The online survey is based on the answers to 300questions sent out last summer to every employee at the head office in California's Silicon Valley．Now about 15per cent of applicants take the survey．It will be used for all applicants starting this month．
Whether this method will help Google find the right people is yet to be seen．"We wanted to cast a very wide net，"said Bock．"It is not unusual to walk the halls here at our office in Silicon Valley and bump into dogs．Maybe people who own dogs have some personality trait that is useful．"

60．In terms of finding the right people，the passage is mainly aboutA．
A．Google's attempts           B．Google's success
C．Google's results             D．Google's failure
61．What is not included in the online survey？C
A．attitude     B．behavior    C．grades   D．personality．
62．Why does the author mention dog owners？D
A．Dog owners like to work at Google．
B．Dog owners make the workplace happier．
C．Dog owners are more clever than other people．
D．Dog owners have a non-traditional personality．

9．Australia's Opera House and Harbor Bridge are going to be joined by a new landmark after the local government approved a£330million，l5-hectare （公顷） Chinese-themed park including a full-sized copy of the gates to Beijing's Forbidden City．The park，to be built in Wyong Shire，about 50miles north of Sydney，will also have a nine-story temple housing a giant Buddha and a mini-city modeled on Chinese water towns．
The local mayor （市长），Doug Eaton，said the park，to be finished by 2020，is going to become one of the country's main tourist attractions．"Outside the Opera House and Harbor Bridge，this has the potential to be among the biggest tourist attractions in the state，"he said，"What this project will do is turn the Wyong Shire into a tourist attraction and bring millions of dollars worth of tourism into the area，which will have a lasting effect on the local development．"
The local government has agreed to sell the land to the Australian Chinese Theme Park Pty Ltd．，the private company behind the project．Construction will begin with the building of the Forbidden City gates in 2015．
The park will also include a section in the architectural style of the Tang and Song dynasties and another in the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties．It will have a 1000-seat theatre，restaurants and function halls，and a children's section devoted to pandas．
"It is going to be a unique S500million tourist attraction，employing more than a thousand people and bringing a bright future to Wyong Shire，"said Bruce Zhong，chairman of the ACTP．The project is designed to take advantage of Chinese tourist market．

64．B is the symbol today in Australia．
A．The Forbidden City gates
B．Opera House as well as Harbor Bridge
C．Chinese-themed park with a temple
D．A theme park as well as Opera House and Harbor Bridge
65．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．The park will cost 500million pounds to build in Wyong Shire．
B．All the buildings in the park to be built will copy Chinese water towns．
C．It will have positive influence on the economy in and around Wyong Shire．
D．Persons will not be afraid of unemployment．
66．There will stand the followings in the park EXCEPTA．
A．a square B．a theatre C．some restaurants D．a temple
67．The purpose of this project is toC
A．collect more money
B．copy the gates to Beijing Forbidden City
C．attract more Chinese visitors
D．bring some profit to the Chinese government．

8．As the job-hunting season is approaching，many graduates are suffering from anxiety．Worried about not getting satisfactory offers，some students have sleep problems，or even lose their appetite （胃口）．
According to a survey across several universities in Wuhan，over 72percent are worried about finding a Job．Students in the first one or two years are also uneasy about their job expectations，which contributes to spreading anxiety further．
Lang Lei，a business major from Renmin University，hoped to get a position in a large state-owned enterprise．But when it turned out that things wouldn't be so easy，Lang became concerned．"I began to worry，"said Lang，who has now changed to more realistic goals．"Sometimes It was impossible for me to stop worrying．I had to talk about it on and on with my friends．"
Others feel anxious while waiting for interview results．Mo long，a senior software engineering major at South China Normal University，said，"For a day or two，I couldn't help but keep thinking about how I performed in front of the interviewers，how well I answered their questions，and whether they would consider giving me a chance in the end．"．Mo was even unable to focus on other things as his apprehension grew．Often he just wanted to grab a phone to call the Human Resources Department，but he didn't have their number．
Wen Fang，a well-known educator in Beijing，advises students not to be misled by the surveys and reports about the job market．"Unemployment rates are not linked to personal chances of getting a job，which is mainly determined by his or her ability．"
According to Wen，a mild degree of anxiety is normal，which can even be helpful．But if it constantly affects a student's normal life，one should pay more attention．"Focus on adapting yourself to the needs of society，and never expect too much of your goals，"Wen added．

60．Mo Tong didn't call the Human Resources Department becauseC．
A．he couldn't get through to the number
B．he'd rather talk with his friends
C．he was unaware of the number
D．he felt himself full of anxiety
61．A causes part of students unease．
A．Being worried about getting unpleasant jobs
B．Waiting for the interview results
C．Taking part in too many examinations
D．Planning to have further education
62．We learn from the last paragraphC．
A．anxiety is normal
B．we should pay more attention to anxiety
C．we should set a suitable goal
D．constant anxiety may affect a student's normal life
63．What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph mean？B
A．Expectations． B．Anxiety． C．Understanding． D．Chances．

7．The Commonwealth games have meant that the eyes of the world have been focused on our fair city-Melbourne．And it would look pretty good，wouldn't it？And what better way to regain our title as world's most liveable city？I'm told that we recently lost the right to say this to foreign friends proudly when the international list was re-examined and we slipped to the fourth place．
It's hard to see how Melbourne could have lost its crown （桂冠） when you look at what it has to offer.24hours Coles，free transport for drunks on New Year's Eve，a new freeway，it's all here．
The first focus for the international press will obviously be the endless stadiums dotted around the city．But as well as being full every other weekend，these great places often play host to slightly older kids．At Rod Laver，even the olds get a look-in as the Christian evangelical （教会的） road show rolls into town once a year for a night of stadium worship （崇拜）．
Another pleasure Melbourne enjoys is that it's very easy to get around．There's a bit of a squeeze during rush hour for sure，but nothing like Bangkok，where the journey home can take longer than growing a beard and parking is barely distinguishable from the drive itself．Driving here is a piece of cake．It must be because the wise people who hand out the taxis seem to actively encourage a career behind the wheel within 24hours of landing in the country as an educational tool for getting to know the city．No slowing down for learning bends，just go，go，go!
As for the social life，with over 40million bars in Melbourne's CBD alone，we have plenty of places for spectators to celebrate national victory，making this town as good as any and it happens 24hours a day，7days a week．
Unfortunately，the athletes themselves don't get to smell the roses to the same degree．But the rest of the world will know that this is the place to be．The most liveable city in the world．By far the easiest place on earth to cheat death，which is essentially what we're talking about．

63．In Paragraph 1and 2the author is wonderingA．
A．how Melbourne has fallen behind
B．when the international list was re-examined
C．what they should do to regain the world's focus
D．whether Melbourne can offer greater convenience
64．What does the author mainly want to show in the passage？C
A．The casual life styles of Melbourne．
B．The various social activities in Melbourne．
C．The competitive advantages of Melbourne．
D．The convenient transportation in Melbourne．
65．From the underlined sentence，we can infer the athletesA．
A．have minimum social activities
B．take no interest in the beauty of the city
C．are forbidden to live in the busy city centre
D．are unwilling to celebrate the victory publicly
66．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？D

CP：Central Point P：Point Sp：Sub-point （次要点） C：Conclusion．

6．Poor families in some countries spend as much as eighty percent of their money on food．Rising prices in recent months have created the worst food crisis（危机） in more than thirty years．The United Nations World Food Program says high food prices could push one hundred million people into hunger．
Nathan Childs is an expert on rice markets．He notes that the harvest for the latest growing season was the largest on record．But India，Vietnam and others have restricted exports（限制出口） to keep prices down at home and protect supplies．
Thailand's agriculture minister says his country will never restrict rice exports．He told the Reuters news agency Thursday that Thailand has enough supplies to meet demand at home and for export．
Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter．Recent signs of an increase in supplies have helped ease record prices for Thai rice．Prices rose last week above one thousand dollars a ton．
Vietnam，the second biggest exporter，has banned（禁止） exports until June．And Vietnamese officials have now warned that non-food traders who buy rice for speculation（投机活动）will be severely punished．
Some experts say speculation is a necessary part of market activity．But the head of the U．N．Environment Program blames it for the high food prices．"We have enough food on this planet today to feed everyone．"Achim Steiner told the Associated Press．
Earlier，a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission didn't accept the idea that speculators are the main cause．Bart Chilton blamed reduced harvests and grain supplies and the falling value of the dollar．
U．N．Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital，Bern．He says high food prices could harm world trade，economic growth，social progress and political security．

72．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．Vietnam has banned rice exports to other countries．
B．Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world．
C．Some families are too poor to afford enough food．
D．Rising prices of food have led to the world food crisis．
73．Which country restricted food exports according to the passage？C
A．Thailand．
B．Switzerland．
C．Vietnam．
D．The USA．
74．All of the following are the results of rising prices of food EXCEPTB．
A．the worst food crisis
B．reduced harvests and grain supplies
C．people spending more money on food
D．pushing one hundred million people into hunger
75．What is the reason for the speculation according to the head of the U．N．Environment Program？A
A．High food prices．
B．The falling value of the dollar．
C．Enough rice supplies in some countries．
D．Restricted food exports in some countries．

5．London taxis，with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going，are ranked best in the world，according to an annual taxi poll（调查）．
The survey by travel website hotels．com found London taxis，despite being the most expensive，beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years，scoring a total of 59percent in votes on several categories by travellers．
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable．Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous  examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi licence．
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list，scoring 27percent which was up 10percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest．
Travellers said New York had the most available taxis．
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10travellers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving．
"Travelling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city．In fact，the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of travelling from the airport to their hotel，"a spokesman for hotels．com said in a statement．
The global poll scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness，value，quality of driving，knowledge of the area，friendliness，safety and availability．
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26percent，Berlin with 17percent，and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14percent．
Madrid's taxis were ranked sixth in the poll，followed by Copenhagen and Dublin with 11percent and Frankfurt and Paris with 10percent．
Taxis in Sydney fell short of the top 10，scoring badly in the areas of value for money，availability and knowledge of the area．
The survey for hotels．com，part of the Expedia group，was conducted among over 1，900travellers between May 11-28this year．

56．What does the underlined word"rigorous"in the third paragraph meanC？
A．official
B．lawful
C．strict
D．important
57．The writer introduced the result of the survey byB．
A．listing the ranks of the taxi service of the European cities
B．listing the ranks of the taxi service of the cities concerned
C．different kinds of reading forms and famous travel websites
D．interviewing the taxi drivers and travellers of the cities
58．Rome's taxi drivers are lack ofA．
A．driving skills
B．good manners
C．the sense of cleanliness
D．the sense of safety
59．What does the writer want to tell us？D
A．The global taxi drivers should be trained strictly．
B．The global taxi drivers should be given an exam．
C．The global taxi drivers have different driving skills．
D．The global big cities'taxis service is scored by a travel website．

4．You're happy to let your best friend borrow your mountain bike，but would you be willing to loan it out to a total stranger if you could make some money off the arrangement？
That's the idea behind peer-to-peer （P2P） renting，a new model conducted by sites such as eBay and Craigslist．Instead of selling an idle （闲置） thing，you loan it to people in your town，get paid a small rental fee and get it back when the borrower's done with it．In the past few years，almost a dozen websites have popped up piwmsing to connect lenders and borrowers．For instance，you can use GetAround to rent out your car or motorcycle，SnapGoods to rent out electronics and gadgets，ToolSpinner to rent electric drills and lawnmowers，Zaarly and Knb to rent out a little bit of everything else．
Old as it may sound，P2P renting is more high-tech than before，with websites that avoid cash for credit cards．A user creates an online listing for the item she wants to rent out，choosing her own rental fee．When someone wants the item，he keeps it on an online calendar，and the two arrange a time and place for pickup．Each site operates a little differently，but all use technology to make renting easy，safe and relatively inexpensive．
Why rent your stuff？You may not make a ton of money，but it is a good way to get some use，out of idle things．The people who rent those goods are able to save thousands of dollars by renting instead of buying new．
There may be other benefits．"It brings convenience，security and adventure，"says All Hart，JustSharclt's spokesperson．"But，more important，we're really connecting people and building community，too．"
    Get to know your neighbors and make a few bucks in the process？Sounds like a good deal．
61．The new model of peer-to-peer renting helps peopleA
A．make better use of their idle things               B．share ideas on the Internet
C．keep up with high-tech trend                       D．earn tons of money in a special way
62．GetAround，SnapGoods，ToolSpinner，Zaarly and Krrb are allC．
A．the companies selling idle things
B．the special people good at P2P renting
C．the websites for P2P renting
D．the courses to teach people to do P2P renting
63．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about？A
A．How P2P renting works online．
B．Why P2P renting should be encouraged．
C．How credit cards are used in P2P renting．
D．Where the lenders and borrowers meet．
64．According to Ali Hart，the greatest benefit of P2P renting isD．
A．making a considerable sum of money
B．saving money and protecting the environment
C．making the Internet convenient and safe
D．keeping die people in the community connected
65．What might be the purpose of the passage？B
A．To teach people how to rent idle things．
B．To encourage people to do P2P renting online．
C．To explain why the Internet changes out life．
D．To guide people to be fashion consumers．

3．Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large．The same problem，on a smaller（50）C，faces practically every company trying to（51）Cnew products and create new jobs．There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know．While banks may agree to provide short-term finance，they are generally （52）Bto provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects．So companies turn to public，inviting people to lend them money，or take a share in the business in （53）Bfor a share in future profits．This they do by （54）Astocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange．By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of （55）Dand organizations，both at home and overseas．
When the saver needs his money back，he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it．（56）D，he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to （57）Chis money．
Many of the （58）Dneeded both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities．Without hospitals，electricity，telephones，railways，this country could not （59）A．All these require （60）Bspending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly，requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone．The government，local authorities，and nationalized industries （61）A frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending，and they，too，come to the Stock Exchange．
There is（62）C a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not （63）Bthe ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development．In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country．The Stock Exchange （64）D to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance．

50．A．level	B．extent	C．scale	D．basis
51．A．programme	B．provide	C．develop	D．prepare
52．A．unexpected	B．unwilling	C．unbelievable	D．uncertain
53．A．search	B．exchange	C．value	D．comfort
54．A．issuing	B．allowing	C．producing	D．acquiring
55．A．immigrants	B．investigators	C．inheritors	D．individuals
56．A．Indeed	B．In fact	C．In addition	D．Instead
57．A．eliminate	B．reflect	C．invest	D．profit
58．A．properties	B．appliances	C．foundations	D．services
59．A．function	B．experience	C．share	D．launch
60．A．invisible	B．continuous	C．limited	D．economical
61．A．therefore	B．however	C．nevertheless	D．otherwise
62．A．definitely	B．almost	C．hardly	D．probably
63．A．turn down	B．depend on	C．take over	D．put off
64．A．releases	B．forces	C．leaves	D．exists

2．Cyberspace（网络空间） has given rise to a new social change where people make friends from across the world，but know little about their next-door neighbors．This worries critics （批评家），but some often find an Internet friendship more pleasant．
Take Bob for example．His neighbor doesn't know anything about gardening，but his instant messaging friend Gr33nThum does．Besides，Gr33nThum doesn't do that annoying sound when he talks．
Those people like Bob have long been criticized for their lack of necessary social skills．Critics think people almost forget how to naturally communicate with their neighbors，creating a social network of strangers．
However，a report entitled"The Strength of Internet Ties"provides a different opinion．Sociologists are suggesting that the Internet helps develop social networks and make use of them when it matters most．
Friends often move．As kids，our friends'parents move away．As adults，we move away to college or for work．Communicative tools have made losing touch the result of laziness，not distance．"The larger and the more diverse（多样）a person's network，the more important e-mail is，"argues Jeffrey Boase，who co-authored the report．"You can't make phone calls or personal visits to all your friends very often，but you can keep in touch with them regularly with the help of the Internet．That turns out to be very important．"
In addition to expanding and strengthening the social ties people keep in the offline world，Internet and e-mail provide a social and informational support group that helps people make difficult decisions and face challenges．"Internet use provides online users a path to resources，such as access to people who may have the right information to help deal with family health problems or find a new job，"says John Horrigan，author of the report．
"The Internet creates a new basis for community．Rather than relying on a single community for social support，people often must actively seek out a variety of appropriate people and resources for different situations，"says co-author Barry Wellman．

32．Critics think that making friends onlineB．
A．exposes Internet users to danger．
B．leads to coldness between people
C．causes distrust between neighbors
D．results in the dying out of social skills
33．Jeffrey Boase argues that the InternetD．
A．makes people lazier than before
B．is helpful in bringing neighbors together
C．is more important than the offline world
D．makes it easier for people to stay connected
34．According to John Horrigan，Internet users benefit a lot from social networks becauseD．
A．they can get the latest information online
B．people in the online world are more reliable
C．there are many online jobs available for them
D．they are more likely to get help when in trouble
35．What would be the best title for the text？A
A．The value of cyber friendship
B．The importance of friendship
C．The new way of communication
D．The development of the Internet．

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