TEM-2006

TEM-8(2006)Section A Mini-lectureMeaning in LiteratureIn reading literary works, we are concerned with the “meaning” of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue.There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature.I.Meaning is what is intended by 1______.Apart from reading an author’s work in question, readers need to1)read 2______ by the same author;2)get familiar with 3______ at the time;3)get to know cultural values and symbols of the time.II.Me aning exists “in” the text itself.1)some people’s view: meaning is produced by the formal properties of the text like4______, etc.2)speaker’s view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and 5______.Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods and different 6______ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in a text.III.Meaning is created by 7______.1)meaning is 8______;2)meaning is contextual;3)meaning requires 9_____;------practicing competency in reading------practicing other competencies------background research in 10______, etc.Section B Interview1. Which of the following statements is true about Miss Green’s university days?A.She felt bored.B.She felt lonelyC.She cherished them.D.The subject was easy.2. Which of the following is not part of her job with the Department of Employment?A.Doing surveys at workplace.B.Analyzing survey results.C.Designing questionnaires.D.Taking a psychology course.3. According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the advertising agency lies in ______.A.the nature of workB.office decorationC.office locationD.work procedures4. Why did Miss Green want to leave the advertising agency?A.She felt unhappy inside the company.B.She felt work there too demanding.C.She was denied promotion in the company.D.She longed for new opportunities.5. How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?A.She was willing and ready.B.She sounded mildly eager.C.She was a bit surprised.D.She sounded very reluctant.Section C News Broadcast6. The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to _____.A.destroy the European Central BankB.have an interview with a TV stationC.circle skyscrapers in downtown FrankfurtD.remember the death of a US astronaut7. Which of the following statements about the man is true?A.He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.B.He was piloting a two-seat helicopter he had stolen.C.He had talked to air traffic controllers by radio.D.He threatened to land on the European Central Bank.8. The news is mainly about the city government’s plan to _____.A.expand and improve the existing subway systemB.build underground malls and parking lotsC.prevent further land subsidenceD.promote advanced technology9. According to the news, what makes this credit card different from conventional ones is ______.A.that it can hear the owner’s voiceB.that it can remember a passwordC.that it can identify the owners voiceD.that it can remember the owner’s PIN10. The newly developed credit card is said to have all the following except ______.A.switchB.batteryC.speakerD.built-in chipNews item 1A man stole a small aircraft at gun point Sunday and flew it over downtown Frankfurt, ___1___ skyscrapers and threatening to ___2___ the European Central Bank. He landed safely after about two hours and ___3___.The man told a TV station he wanted to ___4___ Judith Resnik, a US astronaut killed in 1986post-launch explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Millitary jets ___5___ the stolen, two-seat motorized glider as the man began circling slowly above Frankfurt’s banking district. Thousands of people ___6___ from the main railway station, two opera houses and several skyscrapers. Police ___7___ the man as a 31-year-old German student from Darmstadt, a city about 25 miles south of Frankfurt. In ____8__ with air traffic controllers, the man threatened to crash into the European Central Bank headquarters unless he was allowed the TV interview as well as a call to Baltimore. He later said he wanted to commit suicide by ___9___ the Maine River. It was unclear if the man was forced to land or ___10___. Air traffic controllers and a police psychologist had been in contact with him.News item 2Shanghai plans to build a vast underground network of malls, restaurants and parking lots to ___1___ a lack of space above ground according to a recent government report.The development will cover 600,000 square meters, the ___2___ of 120 soccer fields, spread across four underground floors, the city government reported on its website. The city is accepting ___3___ from builders. Shanghai has about 20 million people, plus factories, office towers and high-rise apartments, crowded into a mall triangular territory near the mouth of the Yangtze River. The plans called for the project due to finished by 2006 to ___4___ scattered along Shanghai subway system. The project will need advanced technology to supply fresh air and ___5___.But the biggest concern is the ___6___ of the soil under the city. Shanghai is sinking by 1.5 centimeters a year. Lands subsidence has been aggravated by over-pumping of underground water and the construction of thousands of high-rise buildings. Shanghai foundations are build on soft soil. So building multi-storey spaces underground would be like digging holes in the piece of bean curd, the government report says. The difficulties are easy to see.News item 3A credit card that only works when it hears its owner’s voice has been developed by US scientists. Researchers hope that the device, which comes with a built-in ___1___ chip and microphone will be a weapon in the battle against ___2___. Even if thieves know a card’s ___3___ and personal identification number, they will still have to copy the owner’s voice accurately. The ___4___ was created by scientists atB Card in California, US. The first ___5___ is 3 times as thick as a normal credit card, but researchers believe smaller chips will allow the car to slim down to a more ___6___ size. The card is apparently the first to put a voice recognition chip, ___7___ and battery into a credit card. To use the card, the owner first presses a button and hears the ___8___: say your password. If the password is correct and spoken by the right person, the card emits an identification signal which is ___9___ by a computer connected to the Internet. Researchers hopes to get the card to handle ten ___10___ per day for two years before its non-replaceable battery __11____.。