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　　Part III Cloze( 10 points)

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices markedA, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

　　Do you know insurance (保险)? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 42 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 43 will lose their homes by fire.The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.

　　The first modem fire insurance company was 44 in London, England, in 1666.A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against 45 losses.The fire company grew rapidly.Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.

　　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company inAmerica in 1752.He also 46 a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 47 storm.

　　In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped startanother new insurance.This company, which offered 48 insurance, collected some money regularly from different men.Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money.Today, this company is 49 in business.

　　Over the years, people havebenefited from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 50 accidents as car, plane crashes.Tomorrow, almost everyone has some kind of insurance.

　　41. A. idea

　　B. sole

　　C. thought

　　D. means

　　42.A.small

　　B.large

　　C.little

　　D.a lot of

　　43.A.few

　　B.quite a few

　　C.a few

　　D.many

　　44.A.reeognized

　　B.found

　　C.eome into being

　　D.formed

　　45. A.longer

　　B. farther

　　C. further

　　D. deeper

　　46. A. insisted

　　B. suggested

　　C. advised

　　D. wanted

　　47. A. by

　　B. from

　　C. for

　　D. with

　　48.A.life

　　B.flight

　　C.fire

　　D.traffie accident

　　49. A. still

　　B.yet

　　C. already

　　D. often

　　50.A.sueh

　　B.many

　　C.the

　　D.more

　　第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共50分)

　　注意事项：

　　1.答卷前.考生务必将自己的姓名和准考证号用黑色签字笔填写在试卷密封线内指定位置。

　　2.用黑色签字笔将答案直接答在卷面指定位置。

　　3.考试结束时，考生将本试卷交回。

　　Part 1V Translation( 20 points)

　　Directions: Read the following passage carefully. Then translate the underlined sentences marked from 51-55 into Chinese. You should write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

　　Microblogging(微博) appeared in 2006 and has moved from its early, perceived limitations to grow in popularity and become a powerful platform for sharing useful information and knowledge. 51. There are over 100 microblogging services in operation, with some of the better-known services being Twitter, Plurk and Tumblr.

　　52. The original use for microblogging was to allow people to broadcast what they were doing at any point in time, for example "Having coffee with Jane" or" Caught in traffic on my way to work". Although this is still a major use for microblogging, it has developed into a much more complex array of communications. People use microblogging platforms to share and seek information but in 140- 200 characters.

　　53. This may be in the form of broadcasting what they are thinking; asking for support or advice;sharing resources;or discussion with others.

　　54. Microblogging, and other forms of social media, have had an impact as profound as the printing press. The printing press changed distribution of, and access to, information for all time, giving widespread access to information that was previously unavailable to the majority of the population. Once people had this access they demanded more and we have seen this thirst for information ever since Microblogging applications have extended this access even further by enabling people to create and distribute information as opposed to being just consumers of information that is distributed and "controlled" by others.

　　It is important to understand how and whymicroblogging is being used. 55. This understanding will enable us to further develop and enhance microblogging tools into useful collaborative spaces.

　　Part V Writing(30 points)

　　Directions: For this part, you're required to write a composition on the topic "Getting to Know the Society". You should write at least 120 words, and your composition should be based on the outline given in Chinese below and write your composition on the Answer Sheet.

　　1.大学生了解社会的必要性;

　　2.了解社会的途径(大众媒体、社会实践活动等);

　　3.我在这方面是怎样做的。