hoosing from the list A-G to fill in each numbered box. The first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
\[A\] It is also used to help students gain transition skills: Students with autism or developmental delay can visit a virtual supermarket, take public transportation, cross the street, or organize his or her day. Students in wheelchairs can learn how to navigate buildings. And the beauty is, these students can make any number of mistakes without endangering themselves.
\[B\] For example, virtual reality has been used effectively to assess students’ depth perception, with the results being quite different from those obtained from traditional paper and pencil tests.
\[C\] Then we gradually begin shrinking the sign and adding other environmental elements. Once the student has mastered this virtually, he or she transfers the knowledge to the real world. In the end, this is the most important function of virtual reality programs for special students.
\[D\] Virtual reality even allows us to tailor the world to meet a child’s needs. Let’s say we’re teaching a child to cross the street by paying attention to traffic signs. Educators have found that it is often difficult for the child to locate the traffic sign in a busy environment. With virtual reality, we can blow up the “walk sign” so the student knows what it looks like.
\[E\] And it is expected that future teachers will be exposed to virtual classes, complete with “difficult students” to help them master behavior management techniques.
\[F\] In fact, one of the biggest virtues of virtual reality is that it allows students to learn in a safe environment, and this holds true for students with behavior disorders. After a student has learned an appropriate behavior or way of controlling his or her anger, the student is put in progressively more difficult virtual social situations where he or she can practice the new technique.
\[G\] Some of today’s most cutting-edge technology is now being used to help students with special needs. No longer just the province of games for “video needs,” virtual reality has come into its own as a tool for special education teachers and therapists. As such, it is used for assessment, teaching, and practice, according to Skip Rizzo, research assistant/professor at the University of Southern California.
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Sample Three
Directions:
You are going to read a text about Olympic Games, followed by a list of explanations. Choose the best explanation from the list A-F for each numbered subheading (41-45). There is one extra explanation which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Olympic Games (modern), international sports competition, held every four years at a different site, in which athletes from different nations compete against each other in a variety of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Through 1992 they were held in the same year, but beginning in 1994 they were rescheduled so that they are held in alternate evennumbered years.
(41) Modern Olympic Gamesfrom past to present
The modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896, two years after French educator and thinker Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of ancient Greece be revived to promote a more peaceful world.
(42) International Olympic Committee
The Olympic Games are administered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
(43) Awarding the Games
In order to host the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the IOC. After all proposals have been submitted, the IOC votes.
(44) Athletes and eligibility
Although the Olympic Charter, the official constitution of the Olympic movement, proclaims that the Olympics are contests among individuals and not among nations, the IOC assigns to the various NOCs the task of selecting national Olympic teams.
(45) Ceremonies
The Olympic Games have always included a number of ceremonies, many of which emphasize the themes of international friendship and peaceful cooperation.
\[A\] Although they were founded as part of a vision of world peace, once the modern Olympic Games became a truly important international event they also became a stage for political disputes. The most controversial Olympics were the Berlin Games of 1936.
\[B\] From the start of the modern Olympic Games, male amateur athletes of every race, religion, and nationality have been eligible to participate. Although Coubertin opposed the participation of women in the Olympics and no women competed in 1896, a few female golfers and tennis players were allowed to participate in the 1900 Games. Female swimmers and divers were admitted to the 1912 Games, and female gymnasts and trackandfield athletes first competed at the 1928 Games. Women’s Olympic sports have grown significantly since then, and currently women account for approximately half of the members of teams.
\[C\] Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, allowing the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to stage the Games effectively. The IOC also considers which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games.
\[D\] The program for the 1896 Games, including only summer events (the Winter Olympics were not established until 1924), included about 300 athletes from fewer than 15 countries competing in 43 events in nine different sports. In contrast, the program 100 years later for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, included more than 10,000 athletes from more than 190 countries competing in 271 events in 29 different sports.
\[E\] IOC members are officially considered to be representatives from the IOC to their own nations, not delegates from their own countries to the IOC. Most members are elected to the IOC after serving on the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their own countries.
\[F\] The opening ceremony has always included the parade of nations, in which the teams from each nation enter the main stadium as part of a procession. The Greek team always enters first, to commemorate the ancient origins of the modern Games, and the team of the host nation always enters last. The opening ceremony has evolved over the years into a complex extravaganza, with music, speeches, and pageantry. It is eagerly anticipated and well attended.
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
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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.
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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)
全国硕士研究生入学统一考试
英语模拟试题（三）
Section Ⅰ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
What’s your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember l earning to walk? Or talk? The first time you1thunder or watched a television program? Adults seldom 2 events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three of four 3 retain any specific, personal experiences. A variety of explanations have been 4 by psychologists for this “Childhood amnesia” (儿童失忆症). One argues that the hippocampus, the region of the brain which is responsible for forming memories, does not mature 5 about the age of two. But the most popular theory 6 that, since adults do not think like children, they cannot 7 childhood memories. Adults think in words, and their life memories are like stories or 8 —one event follows 9 as in a novel or film. But when they search through their mental 10 for early childhood memories to add to this verbal life story, they don’t find any that fits the 11. It’s like trying to find a Chinese word in an English Dictionary.
Now psychologist Annette Simmons of the New York State University offers a new 12 for childhood amnesia. She argues that there simply 13 any early childhood memories to recall. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use 14 spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own shortterm, quickly 15 impressions of them into longterm memories. In other 16, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about 17 —Mother talking about the afternoon 18 looking for seashells at the beach or Dad asking them about their day at Ocean Park. Without this 19 reinforcement, says Dr. Simms, children cannot form 20 memories of their personal experiences.
1. \[A\]listened\[B\]felt\[C\]touched\[D\]heard
2. \[A\]involve\[B\]interpret\[C\]recall\[D\]resolve
3. \[A\]largely\[B\]rarely\[C\]merely\[D\]really
4. \[A\]canceled\[B\]figured\[C\]proposed\[D\]witnessed
5. \[A\]until\[B\]once\[C\]after\[D\]since
6. \[A\]magnifies\[B\]intervenes\[C\]contains\[D\]maintains
7. \[A\]reflect\[B\]attain\[C\]access\[D\]refer
8. \[A\]narratives\[B\]forecasts\[C\]regulations\[D\]descriptions
9. \[A\]the rest\[B\]another\[C\]the other\[D\]others
10. \[A\]outputs\[B\]dreams\[C\]flashes\[D\]files
11. \[A\]footstep\[B\]pattern\[C\]frame\[D\]landscape
12. \[A\]emphasis\[B\]arrangement\[C\]explanation\[D\]factor
13. \[A\]aren’t\[B\]weren’t\[C\]isn’t\[D\]wasn’t
14. \[A\]anyone else\[B\]anyone else’s\[C\]some else\[D\]someone else’s
15. \[A\]forgotten\[B\]remembered\[C\]forgetting\[D\]remembering
16. \[A\]senses\[B\]cases\[C\]words\[D\]means
17. \[A\]him\[B\]theirs\[C\]it\[D\]them
18. \[A\]used\[B\]chosen\[C\]taken\[D\]spent
19. \[A\]habitual\[B\]verbal\[C\]pretty\[D\]mutual
20. \[A\]permanent\[B\]conscious\[C\]subordinate\[D\]spiritual
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
Practically speaking, the artistic maturing of the cinema was the single handed achievement of David W. Griffith (1875-1948). Before Griffith, photography in dramatic films consisted of little
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