questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage
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Paper One
Part I Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are several passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
The early 1600s saw the beginning of a great tide of emigration (移民) from Europe to North America. Through more than three centuries, this movement grew from a few hundred Engli
sh colonists to a flood tide of newcomers numbered in the millions. Powered by various motivations, they built a new civilization on a once savage continent.
Though the new continent was rich in natural resources, trade with Europe was important for the import of articles the settlers could not yet produce. The coastline served the immigrants well. The whole length of shore provided many harbors for trading. Only two areas --- North Carolina and Southern New Jersey --- lacked harbors for ocean-going vessels.
Most European emigrant left their homelands for greater economic opportunity --- an urge frequently stimulated by the longing for religious freedom, or a determination to flee from political oppression. Between 1620 and 1635 economic difficulties swept England. Many people could not find work. Even skilled technicians could earn little more than a bare living.
Political considerations also influenced many people to move to America. In the 1630s, unsucce ssful rule by England’s Charles I also led to the migration to the New World. And
the subsequent (随后的) victory of Charles’ opponents under Oliver Cromwell in the 1640s led many cavaliers --- “king’s men” --- to cast their lot in Virginia.
1. Migration to the New World began in the ________.
A) 1620s
B) early 1600s
C) 1630s
D) 1640s
2. The continent had to be dependent on import from Europe because ________.
A) the land was not cultivated enough
B) the Europeans forced the settlers to buy their goods
C) the settlers’ crops were destroyed by the Indians
D) goods were cheaper if they were imported from Europe
3. People went to North America for the reasons EXCEPT ________.
A) political oppression
B) desire for making a fortune
C) gold-mining
D) finding jobs
4. According to the passage, in 1620s and 1630s ________ would LEAST probably move to North America.
A) skilled workers
B) cavaliers
C) people who opposed Charles I
D) Cromwell’s supporters
5. In the last paragraph, “cast their lot” means “________”.
A) have their land
B) try their luck
C) fight against their opponents
D) prepare for a war
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
There are two-way radios disguised as pens or “lucky” teddy bears. There are mobile phones with cameras. Then there are the websites that sell thousands of pre-written essays.
Modern technology has been a huge help for student cheats, says Professor John Croucher, of Macquarie University’s Graduate School of Management. “Popular techniques include th e use of advanced calculators that can transmit answers around the exam room,” he said.
today“Another way is when students, notably in the U.S., use their mobile phones to text an exam question to their friend who texts back the answer. They can even take a phone of the question.”
For traditionalists, of course, the old-fashioned cheating techniques such as storing information under a necktie are still used, he says. But, the tech-savvy generation can be far trickier than that. So, examiners are looking for new technology of their own to stop the high-tech cheats.
Universities in Australia and 50 other countries are now using special software to match assignments that students hand in with a huge database that can detect plagiarism (剽窃), or copying ot her’s work.
And, universities are increasing penalties for those caught cheating. In one dramatic case last year, RMIT University in Melbourne expelled four international students, failed another 15, and reported one student and a 33-year-old man, Chih Chem Chung, to the police.
“It was the first time that cheating has been discovered on this scale,” Zobel said.
In one subject alone, 19 assignments were found to have been written by the same person Chung, Zobel says. “Further investigation revea led that he appeared to have been active for at least three semesters, and was not only allegedly selling solutions, but was sitting exams.”

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