Part Ⅴ Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank。
The Seattle Times company is one newspaper firm that has
recognized the need for change and done something about it. In the
newspaper industry, papers must reflect the diversity of the communities
to which they provide information. It must reflect that diversity with their 62. ______。
news coverage or risk losing their readers' interest and their advertisers'
support. Operating within Seattle, which has 20 percents racial 63. ______。
minorities, the paper has put into place policies and procedures for hiring
and maintain a diverse workforce. The underlying reason for the change is 64. ______。
that for information to be fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should be 65. ______。
reported by the same kind of population that reads it。
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, and
photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle Times' content and to 66. ______。
educate the rest of the newsroom staff about diversity issues. In an 67. ______。
addition, the paper instituted a content audit (审查) that evaluates the
frequency and manner of representation of woman and people of color in 68. ______。
photographs. Early audits showed that minorities were pictured far too
infrequently and were pictured with a disproportionate number of negative
articles. The audit has resulted from improvement in the frequency of 69. ______。
majority representation and their portrayal in neutral or positive 70. ______。
situations. And, with a result, the Seattle Times has improved as a 71. ______。
newspaper. The diversity training and content audits helped the Seattle
Times Company to win the Personnel Journal Optimas Award for
excellence in managing change。
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets。
72. It was essential that __________________________ (我们在月底前签订合同)。
73. To our delight, she __________________________ (进大学一个月就适应了校园生活)。
74. The new government was accused __________________________ (未实现其降低失业率的承诺)。
75. The workmen think __________________________ (遵守安全规则很重要)。
76. The customer complained that no sooner __________________________ (他刚试着使用这台机器，它就不运转了)。
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