Sample Four
Directions:
You are going to read a list of brands and a table about world 8 Brands. Choose the most suitable brand from the list A-G for each numbered description (41-45). There are two extra brands which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
[A] McDonald’s
[B] Motorola
[C] CocaCola
[D] Disney
[E] Microsoft
[F] Nokia
[G] Toyota
The Global Brand Scoreboard
Brand2003 brand value ($ billion) Country of ownership Description
41.70.45U.S.New variations such as Vanilla Coke and a lemonflavored diet drink helped the soft drink icon remain bubbly.
42.65.17U.S. The software giant shifted its advertising to build the band, not just sell products, at a time when most rivals were suffering.
IBM51.77U.S.Big Blue gained recognition in new markets, partly thanks to an $800 million marketing campaign pushing e-business on demand.
GE42.34U.S. Getting doubledigit growth is harder, but in tough times, the brand that Edison built held its own.
Intel31.11U.S. With Intel Inside and WiFi out to take over the world, the chipmaker’s Centrino wireless notebook package delivered a powerful punch.
43.29.44FinlandStill the World’s leading mobilephone maker, it faced stiff challenges form fastriser Samsung and a growing crop of operatorbranded phones.
44.28.04U.S. Not the Happiest Place on Earth as its stores were up for sale, ABC overhauled prime time, and travel woes sapped theme parks.
45.24.70U.S.Mixed-up orders and dirty restaurants hurt the band. Now business is recovering somewhat behind a renewed focus on service and salads.
Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)
This line of inquiry did not begin until earlier this month— more than three months after the accident— because there were “too many emotions, too many egos,” said retired Adm. Harold Gehman, chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
Testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee, Gehman said this part of his inquiry was in its earliest stages, starting just 10 days ago.(46)But Gehman said he already has concluded it is “inconceivable” that NASA would have been unable or unwilling to attempt a rescue for astronauts in orbit if senior shuttle managers and administrators had known there was fatal damage to Columbia’s left wing.
Gehman told reporters after the hearing that answers to these important questions could have enormous impact, since they could place in a different context NASA’s decisions against more aggressively checking possible wing damage in the days before Columbia’s fatal return.
(47)Investigators believe breakaway insulating foam damaged part of Columbia’s wing shortly after liftoff, allowing superheated air to penetrate the wing during its fiery reentry on FeB. 1 and melt it from the inside.
(48)Among those decisions was the choice by NASA’s senior shuttle managers and administrators to reject offers of satellite images of possible damage to Columbia’s left wing before the accident. The subject dominated the early part of Wednesday’s hearing.
Gehman complained that managers and administrators “missed signals” when they rejected those offers for images, a pointedly harsh assessment of the space agency’s inaction during the 16day shuttle mission.
“We will attempt to pin this issue down in our report, but there were a number of bureaucratic and administrative missed signals here,” Gehman told senators.“We’re not quite so happy with the process.”
(49)The investigative board already had recommended that NASA push for better coordination between the space agency and military offices in charge of satellites and telescopes. The U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency in March agreed to regularly capture detailed satellite images of space shuttles in orbit.
(50)Still, Gehman said it was unclear whether even images from America’s most sophisticated spy satellites might have detected on Columbia’s wing any damage, which Gehman said could have been as small as two inches square. The precise capabilities of such satellites was a sensitive topic during the Senate hearing.
Section Ⅲ Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
You get the information from the newspaper that XX Company is employing an English interpreter. You should write an letter for the job. Your personal information is as follows：
1) Age，30;height，1.80m; health condition，well; hobbies，swimming, singing, dancing.
2) Resume: graduated from Peking University in 1994，worked in Nantong Middle School.
3) Specialty：good at English，especially spoken English，translated many Chinese books into English，understand Japanese.
4)Tel：3654731
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)
Part B
52. Directions:
Study the following charts carefully and write an article. In your article, you should cover the following points:
1. Describe the picture.
2. Deduce the purpose of the drawer of the picture.
3. Suggest your counter–measures.
You should write about(160-200)words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
