ant’ s true personality.
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called Kiersey Personality Sorter. It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know. This is often called aptitude(ability) testing.
According to Mark Baldwin of Alliance many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult. When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test he or she will think there is a right answer and they may well fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.
This is sometimes called the prisoner’ s dilemma(窘境）. Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest. But they fail because they don’ t understand what the interviewer is looking for. Remember that in an aptitude test, the correct answer is always the honest answer.
56.The writer wrote the passage to.()
A. give you a piece of advice on a job interview
B. tell you how to meet a job interviewer
C. describe an aptitude test
D. advice you how to find a job
57.According to the writer, in an aptitude testing, Chinese job applicants should.()
A. not tell the truth
B. learn to tell what they really think
C. be more enthusiastic
D. try to find out what the examiner really wants to know
58.From the passage we know that .()
A. job applicants are always asked such questions
B. more Chinese applicants fail to find a job
C. applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner
D. aptitude testing is becoming popular the world wide
B
Glynis Davis:
I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year…but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds. I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference but the scales don’t lie.
Roz Juma:
To be honest, I never weigh myself any more I’ve leant to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a supper-thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all. I’m happy with it.
Lesley Codwin:
I was very happy about winning Young Silmmer of the Year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem——perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you .I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.
Ros Langfod:
Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet …I’m really good on a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate——my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.
59.What do you think the four women were all talking about?()
A. Their own slimming matter.
B. Their life after marriage.
C. Their work as a housewife.
D. Different diets they prefer.
60.Where are these short passage most likely to be taken from?()
A. Talks on the air.
B. Advertisements on the well.
C. Book in a library.
D. Magazines for children.
61.What does the underlined word “scales”possibly mean?()
A. The coach（教练）in the slimming club.
B. Some tool to measure weight.
C. Glynis Davis’ dear husband.
D. The salesperson in a food shop.
62.Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?()
1.Glynis Davisa I put on weight soon after got married
2.Ros Jums b. Fame（名声）doesn’t necessarily mean success
3.Leslcy Gowin c. Facts speak much louder than words
4.Ros landford d. I like myself as I am, and to be what you are
A.1-c;2-d;3-b;4-a
B.1-c;2-b;3-d;4-a
C.1-d;2-a;3-b;4-c
D.1-a;2-b;3-c;4-d C
Chinese basketball players have never been so close to the NBA before but questions remain about how they will adjust to life in the NBA if they go.
Wang Zhizhi, the 2.16-metre center for the Bayi Rockets who was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks two years ago, has finally received permission from authorities to travel to Dallas to play for the rest of the NBA season after he finishes playing in the Chinese Basketball Association’s finals on March 25th.If he has no problems with his visa(签证),Wang will be the NBA’s first Asian player. Wang was chosen by the Mavericks in the second round of the 1999 draft but the Rockets, and army-run club, refused to let him go. After negotiations（谈判）between the Rockets and NBA representatives（代表）,the decision was made to allow Wang the chance to try his hand at American basketball, but only for a period of short time. He has to be back to play in the Ninth National Games in November in Guangzhou.
Another center who has attracted attention from the NBA is Yao Ming, the 2.25-meter star who has led to the Shanghai Sharks into the finals fight with the Rockets this year. The 20-year-old’s NBA dreams might be harder to realize. Yao is the center of the Sharks and the club’s manager Bei Genyuan has said that he would allow Yao to go only at a proper time, for a proper team and under proper conditions.
Yao hasn’t been chosen yet and it is unlikely that he will be any time soon. People in the Shark’ front office earlier told members of the press that “it is not proper for Yao to attend the draft this year”because he has to represent Shanghai in the Ninth National Games.
Even if Wang and Yao make it to the promised land of basketball at last, analysts on both sides of the Pacific have said the NBA road will be a long one for both of them. Besides needing to work on their upper body strength, Wang and Yao will also have to adapt（适应）to the speed, techniques and above all, culture of the NBA.
63.Yao Ming has attracted attention from NBA because.()
A. he is 2.25 meters tall, who is the tallest basketball player in China
B. he is the center of the Shanghai Sharks and has led Sharks into the final fight with the Rockets
C. he is regarded as the best basketball player in China
D. he is thought highly of in the international world
64.Yao Ming can play for NBA if.()
A. there is no problem with his visa
B.NBA agrees to supply favorable conditions for him
C. time and conditions are proper
D.NBA can pay a large sum of money for Sharks
65.The underlined phrase“try his hand”in the passage probably means .()
A.初试身手 B.碰碰运气
C.成为一员 D.为其效劳
66.NBA chose Wang Zhizhi so that.()
A. it can show NBA need talents
B. Wang Zhizhi can have a bright future
C. its whole level will be improved
D. it can make Wang Zhizhi world-famous
67.When Wang Zhizhi plays in NBA, he will have to adapt to many things of NBA except .()
A. rules of basketball
B. the speed
C. culture
D. techniques
D
The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的） exam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xin Hua News Agency reported from New York.
The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang-whei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America’ s leading educational organization.
The Advanced Placement International English Language(APIEL） will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10,2002, said Jen.
However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE (Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).
“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS is I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.
Most of Xu’ s classmates have never heard of the APIEL.“The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen.
The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission. Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL
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