SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］
In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT E
First read the following question.
81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.
A.health
B.aspirin
C.hearing loss
D.heart attack
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.
Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,”says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”
Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. How many proposals does the passage put forward?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.
What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?
Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.
Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help you learn.
There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources.
The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.
Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make te future.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.
A.aging
B.wealth
C.death rates
D.work force
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.
Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.
TEXT H
First read the following question.
84. Which is the best title of the passage?
A.How to protect your eyesight.
B.How to choose your computer.
C.A few tips for computer users.
D.Eye trouble and headache.
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.
Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do?
VisionIt could just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.
Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.
Screen and Head Position
You shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.
TEXT I
First read the following questions.
85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
86. Which foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest?
A.Cairo. B.Bangkok. C.New Yourk. D.London.
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.
WEATHER REPORT
Forecasts for some major Chinese cities
Foreign cities
CityMaxMinWeatherCityMax
Min Beijing2417clearBangkok3328
Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudy
Chengdu2520overcast
Chongqing3424cloudyCairo3021
[5]clear
Dalian2317cloudy
Fuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410
[5]cloudy to light rain
Guangzhou3524clear
Hong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411
Kunming2617clear to cloudydrizzle to cloudy
Lhasa2111cloudy
Nanjing2720overcastMoscow2113
Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudy
Taipei2923light rain
Tianjin2717cloudy to clearNew York2315
Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudy
Urumqi2210clear to cloudy
TEXT J
First read the following questions.
87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.
A.Guide Friday Tourism Centre.
B.Tourist Information Centre.
C.Library.
D.Post Office.
88. Where can you find the Police Station?
A.In Henly Street.
B.In Arden Street.
C.In Bridge Street.
D.In Rother Street.
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.
General Information
Tourist Information Centre
Bridgefoot. Tel. (01789) 293127
Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekdays
11:00 am-5:00 pm Sundays
Winter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekdays
● Visitor Information, including information for the disabled
● Accommodation Bookings
● Bureau De Change
● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet
● Guide Friday Tour Tickets
● Travel Shop Information
Guide Friday Tourism Centre
The Civic Hall, 14 Rother Street
Te. (01789) 299866
Open Daily from 9:00 am
Accommodation
Youth Hostel-Alveston(2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)297093
Taxi Services
Bridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan Hotel
Police Station
Rother Street
Tel.(01789)414111
Hospital
Arden Street
Tel.(01789)205831
Library
Henly Stree
Tel.(01789)292209
Post Office
Henly Street
Tel.(01789)414939
TEXT K
First read the following questions.
89. How long is the Business English programme?
A.3 months.
B.6 months.
C.4 weeks.
D.10 weeks.
90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned?
A.Teaching English for Specific Purposes.
B.Communications / Networking Engineering.
C.Global Operations Management.
D.Advanced Software Technologies.
Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
English & Certificate Programs for Internationals
Live, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California Coast
Post-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)]
● Electronic Business
● Global Operations Management
● Marketing
● Communications / Networking Engineering
● Teaching English as a Foreign Language
● Advanced Software Technologies
-6 months (focus on java -3 months)
● Digital Arts
[JZ]English Language Programs
● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug
● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept
In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT E
First read the following question.
81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.
A.health
B.aspirin
C.hearing loss
D.heart attack
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.
Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,”says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”
Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. How many proposals does the passage put forward?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.
What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?
Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.
Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help you learn.
There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources.
The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.
Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make te future.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.
A.aging
B.wealth
C.death rates
D.work force
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.
Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.
TEXT H
First read the following question.
84. Which is the best title of the passage?
A.How to protect your eyesight.
B.How to choose your computer.
C.A few tips for computer users.
D.Eye trouble and headache.
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.
Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do?
VisionIt could just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.
Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.
Screen and Head Position
You shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.
TEXT I
First read the following questions.
85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
86. Which foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest?
A.Cairo. B.Bangkok. C.New Yourk. D.London.
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.
WEATHER REPORT
Forecasts for some major Chinese cities
Foreign cities
CityMaxMinWeatherCityMax
Min Beijing2417clearBangkok3328
Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudy
Chengdu2520overcast
Chongqing3424cloudyCairo3021
[5]clear
Dalian2317cloudy
Fuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410
[5]cloudy to light rain
Guangzhou3524clear
Hong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411
Kunming2617clear to cloudydrizzle to cloudy
Lhasa2111cloudy
Nanjing2720overcastMoscow2113
Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudy
Taipei2923light rain
Tianjin2717cloudy to clearNew York2315
Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudy
Urumqi2210clear to cloudy
TEXT J
First read the following questions.
87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.
A.Guide Friday Tourism Centre.
B.Tourist Information Centre.
C.Library.
D.Post Office.
88. Where can you find the Police Station?
A.In Henly Street.
B.In Arden Street.
C.In Bridge Street.
D.In Rother Street.
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.
General Information
Tourist Information Centre
Bridgefoot. Tel. (01789) 293127
Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekdays
11:00 am-5:00 pm Sundays
Winter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekdays
● Visitor Information, including information for the disabled
● Accommodation Bookings
● Bureau De Change
● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet
● Guide Friday Tour Tickets
● Travel Shop Information
Guide Friday Tourism Centre
The Civic Hall, 14 Rother Street
Te. (01789) 299866
Open Daily from 9:00 am
Accommodation
Youth Hostel-Alveston(2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)297093
Taxi Services
Bridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan Hotel
Police Station
Rother Street
Tel.(01789)414111
Hospital
Arden Street
Tel.(01789)205831
Library
Henly Stree
Tel.(01789)292209
Post Office
Henly Street
Tel.(01789)414939
TEXT K
First read the following questions.
89. How long is the Business English programme?
A.3 months.
B.6 months.
C.4 weeks.
D.10 weeks.
90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned?
A.Teaching English for Specific Purposes.
B.Communications / Networking Engineering.
C.Global Operations Management.
D.Advanced Software Technologies.
Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
English & Certificate Programs for Internationals
Live, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California Coast
Post-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)]
● Electronic Business
● Global Operations Management
● Marketing
● Communications / Networking Engineering
● Teaching English as a Foreign Language
● Advanced Software Technologies
-6 months (focus on java -3 months)
● Digital Arts
[JZ]English Language Programs
● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug
● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept