This quarter saw the lowest point in the inflation rate and the unemployment continued to

A.earning

B. payroll

C. payrolls

D. earnings

DP.

A．6

B．12

C．9

D．5

e. A recall of all of the saws would cost more than $5 million, and would probably result in a loss in market share over the next quarter because of bad publicity. Still, a recall is the right economic decision. Which of the following, if true, most supports the conclusion above？

A．Defective chainsaws can seriously injure or even kill the people who use them.

B．Charlie's chief rival has recalled two of its products within the past year.

C．Product recalls often result in a perception by customers that a given product is permanently defective, even after the defect has been remedied.

D．The stocks of publicly traded companies that announce product recalls often drop upon the announcement, but they generally return to the pre-announcement level within 12 months.

E．Three years ago a rival company went out of business because of large punitive damages awarded to a plaintiff who had been injured by a defective chainsaw.

y of Missouri. But it is an apt (1)_____ of his wading skills on Wall Street. This week, as the 73-year-old (2)_____ down (3)_____ chairman of Bear Stearns, the investment bank where he has worked since 1949 is in a high. It (4)_____ an increase in post-tax profits in the second quarter of 43% on a year earlier, (5)_____ a time when many of its Wall Street rivals have (6)_____. On June 26th Merrill Lynch (7)_____ a warning that its profits in the second quarter would fall by half, far (8)_____ of expectations. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have also reported lower profits.

Strange that this surprised. (9)_____ Alan Greenspan's frenetic cuts (10)_____ interest rates, times are good for underwriters and waders of bonds, core activities for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, (11)_____ also recorded a sharp increase in profits. It has been a terrible (12)_____ for equity underwriters and for advisers on the small amounts of mergers and acquisitions (M＆A) this year.

Merrill, Goldman and Morgan Stanley are three of the investment banks that gained (13)_____ during the boom in equity and M＆A business, and they are now (14)_____ the most. Of the three, Merrill is weakest in bonds. It cut (15)_____ its fixed-income activities after the collapse of Lung-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998. As it happens, both Bear Stearns and Lehman have long been criticised for their weakness in equities.

Mr. Greenberg is famous for worrying about even the price of a paper-clip at Bear Stearns. This used to seem terribly (16)_____,but these days other Wall Street firms are (17)_____ about costs. Lay-offs are (18)_____ though not yet alarmingly—not least, because banks saw how Merrill Lynch lost (19)_____ when the markets rebounded quickly after the LTCM crisis. Still, if few (20)_____ of improvement show soon, expect real blood-letting on Wall Street.

A．cover

B．encapsulation

C．jacket

D．shell

emen were very【21】. There【22】several serious accidents【23】by motorists driving too fast. The police started to set up a speed trap(速度监视器). They measured【24】of 88 yards on a straight road and watched to see【25】a car took to【26】that far. They knew that if a car took six seconds, it was traveling faster【27】the【28】limit of 30 miles an hour.

When the policemen were ready, they did【29】a hedge(树篱) and started to【30】passing cars. During their first half an hour, they caught five drivers. The policemen wrote down the【31】of each car and the name and address of the【32】. But for the next half an hour the policemen didn't see anybody【33】too fast. They thought that this was very【34】. One of them drove a quarter of a mile along the road and saw two students【35】on the grass. They were【36】a sheet of cupboard so that motorists could see it. On the notice one of the students【37】: "Danger. Speed trap."

The policemen took the notice away and wrote down the names of the students. Later on they were each fined ￡5 for【38】to stop the police【39】motorists who were【40】the law.

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A．pleased

B．excited

C．delighted

D．puzzled

y of Missouri. But it is an apt (1)_____ of his wading skills on Wall Street. This week, as the 73-year-old (2)_____ down (3)_____ chairman of Bear Stearns, the investment bank where he has worked since 1949 is in a high. It (4)_____ an increase in post-tax profits in the second quarter of 43% on a year earlier, (5)_____ a time when many of its Wall Street rivals have (6)_____. On June 26th Merrill Lynch (7)_____ a warning that its profits in the second quarter would fall by half, far (8)_____ of expectations. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have also reported lower profits.

Strange that this surprised. (9)_____ Alan Greenspan's frenetic cuts (10)_____ interest rates, times are good for underwriters and waders of bonds, core activities for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, (11)_____ also recorded a sharp increase in profits. It has been a terrible (12)_____ for equity underwriters and for advisers on the small amounts of mergers and acquisitions (M＆A) this year.

Merrill, Goldman and Morgan Stanley are three of the investment banks that gained (13)_____ during the boom in equity and M＆A business, and they are now (14)_____ the most. Of the three, Merrill is weakest in bonds. It cut (15)_____ its fixed-income activities after the collapse of Lung-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998. As it happens, both Bear Stearns and Lehman have long been criticised for their weakness in equities.

Mr. Greenberg is famous for worrying about even the price of a paper-clip at Bear Stearns. This used to seem terribly (16)_____,but these days other Wall Street firms are (17)_____ about costs. Lay-offs are (18)_____ though not yet alarmingly—not least, because banks saw how Merrill Lynch lost (19)_____ when the markets rebounded quickly after the LTCM crisis. Still, if few (20)_____ of improvement show soon, expect real blood-letting on Wall Street.

A．cover

B．encapsulation

C．jacket

D．shell

al result will be. Late on Friday, 8 November, 1895, Professor Rontgen, a German physicist, was doing an experiment in his laboratory when he noticed something extraordinary. He had covered an electric bulb with black cardboard, and when he switched on the current he saw little dancing lights on his table. (46) ; how then could any ray penetrate？ On the table there were some pieces of paper which had been covered with metal salts. (47) . Professor Rontgen took a piece of this paper and held it at a distance from the lamp. Between it and the lamp he placed a variety of objects, a books, a pack of cards, a piece of wood and a door key. The ray penetrated every one of them except the key. He called his wife into the laboratory and asked her to hold her hand between the lamp and a photographic plate. (48) , but she held up her hand for a quarter of an hour, and when the plate was developed there was a picture of the bones of her hand and of the ring on one finger. The mysterious ray could pass through the flesh and not through the bone or the ring.

At a scientific meeting, Professor Rontegen called this new ray "the unknown", the X-ray. (49) , and soon there were X-ray machines in all the big hospitals. The most obvious use for this discovery was to enable doctors to see exactly how a bone was fractured. Other uses came later. It was found that these rays could be used to destroy cancer cells, just as they destroyed the healthy cells of the doctors who first used the machines. (50) , and the lungs could be X-rayed to show if there was any tuberculosis present.

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A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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result will be. Late on Friday, 8 November, 1895, Professor Rontgen, a German physicist, was doing an experiment in his laboratory when he noticed something extraordinary. He had covered an electric bulb with black cardboard, and when he switched on the current he saw little dancing lights on his table. (46) ; how then could any ray penetrate？ On the table there were some pieces of paper which had been covered with metal salts. (47) . Professor Rontgen took a piece of this paper and held it at a distance from the lamp. Between it and the lamp he placed a variety of objects, a books, a pack of cards, a piece of wood and a door key. The ray penetrated every one of them except the key. He called his wife into the laboratory and asked her to hold her hand between the lamp and a photographic plate. (48) , but she held up her hand for a quarter of an hour, and when the plate was developed there was a picture of the bones of her hand and of the ring on one finger. The mysterious ray could pass through the flesh and not through the bone or the ring.

At a scientific meeting, Professor Rontegen called this new ray "the unknown", the X-ray. (49) , and soon there were X-ray machines in all the big hospitals. The most obvious use for this discovery was to enable doctors to see exactly how a bone was fractured. Other uses came later. It was found that these rays could be used to destroy cancer cells, just as they destroyed the healthy cells of the doctors who first used the machines. (50) , and the lungs could be X-rayed to show if there was any tuberculosis present.

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shining

B. She was very surprised by this request

C. Now the bulb was completely covered

D. It was a great invention

E. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be located

F. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

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Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： The London bombings will cost the UK up to 3 billion pounds and have an effect on the economy comparable to a natural disaster or deadly virus outbreak, an expert has said.

The World Markets Research Centre said the attacks will cause similar economic damage to ahurricane or earthquake, or the Sars crisis of 2003.

Jan Randolph, head of risk at tile London-Based Business analysts, said: "You have the immediate cost in terms of physical damage."

But the real cost comes from the knock-on effect which is quite considerable in terms of use of public transport and retail sales, which were sliding anyway.

"There's also tourism and entertainment to consider, there will be less visitors, less people going to theatres and restaurants."

"We estimate 2 to 3 billion pounds in terms of cost to the UK economy and a fall in growth of up to 0.2% over the quarter, although that should rebound next quarter, as it did after September 11 and the Madrid bombings."

Mr. Randolph predicted there would also be an increase in the internet retail sector and use of car parks as a result of the London bombings.

He said: "What we saw amid the Sars virus in Asia was a rise in online shopping--the same is likely to happen here."

"People will just think, 'Why risk going out the door when I can just order my hi-fi or groceries or whatever over the internet'？' Commuters are also likely to take their cars into work more, rather than chance it on public transport."

(27)

A．Use of public transport was sliding.

B．Retail sales were sliding.

C．There will be fewer visitors, less people going to theatres and restaurants.

D．All of the above.

Scientists working on a problem do not know and sometimes can&39;t even guess what the final result will be. Late on Friday, 8 November, 1895, Professor Rontgen, a German physicist, was doing an experiment in his laboratory when he noticed something extraordinary. He had covered an electric bulb with black cardboard, and when he switched on the current he saw little dancing lights on his table. (46) ; how then could any ray penetrate？ On the table there were some pieces of paper which had been covered with metal salts. (47) . Professor Rontgen took a piece of this paper and held it at a distance from the lamp. Between it and the lamp he placed a variety of objects, a books, a pack of cards, a piece of wood and a door key. The ray penetrated every one of them except the key. He called his wife into the laboratory and asked her to hold her hand between the lamp and a photographic plate. (48) , but she held up her hand for a quarter of an hour, and when the plate was developed there was a picture of the bones of her hand and of the ring on one finger. The mysterious ray could pass through the flesh and not through the bone or the ring.

At a scientific meeting, Professor Rontegen called this new ray "the unknown", the X-ray. (49) , and soon there were X-ray machines in all the big hospitals. The most obvious use for this discovery was to enable doctors to see exactly how a bone was fractured. Other uses came later. It was found that these rays could be used to destroy cancer cells, just as they destroyed the healthy cells of the doctors who first used the machines. (50) , and the lungs could be X-rayed to show if there was any tuberculosis present.

46

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

47

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

48

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

49

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used

50

A. It was on this paper that the lights were shiningB. She was very surprised by this requestC. Now the bulb was completely coveredD. It was a great inventionE. Methods were found later by which ulcers in the stomach could be locatedF. Doctors quickly saw how this could be used