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1、Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 reading 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
2、 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:When Kathie Giffords face was splashed across the newspapers in 1996 after her lucrative line of Walmart clothing was exposed as the work of underpaid laborers in New York Citys China
3、town, the Department of Labor and the White House teamed up to condemn such practices. With much fanfare, President Clintons administration launched the “No Sweat” campaign, which pressured retailers and manufacturers to submit to periodic independent inspection of their workplace conditions.;This c
4、ampaign urged manufacturers to sign the Workplace Code of Conduct, a promise to selfregulate that has since been adopted by a handful of retailers and many of the nations largest manufacturers, including Nike and L.L. Bean. However, the Department of Defense, which has a $ 1 billion garment business
5、 that would make it the countrys 14th largest retail apparel outlet, has not signed the Code of Conduct. In addition, it has not agreed to demand that its contractors submit to periodic inspections.;Because the Department of Defense has not agreed to adhere to the code, the job of stopping publicsec
6、tor sweatshops falls to the Department of Labor. Federal contractors that persist in violating wage laws or safety and health codes can lose their lucrative taxpayerfinanced contracts. But Suzanne Seiden, a deputy administrator at the Department of Labor, says that to her knowledge, the department h
7、as never applied that rule to government apparel manufacturers. “I just assume that they are adhering to safety and health requirements,” she says. According to records obtained by Mother Jones, through a Freedom of Information Act request, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited
8、 Lion 32 times for safety and health violations in the past 12 years.21.What is this passgage mainly concerned with?A)The functions of the Department of Labor in America.B)A serious problem threatening American economy.C)The successful attempt of regulating sweatshops in America.D)The seriousness of
9、 the problem of sweatshops in America.22.According to the passage, Kathie Gifford _.A) was one of the underpaid laborers in New York Citys ChinatownB) was one of the wellpaid laborers in New York Citys ChinatownC) made much money from cheap laborers in New York Citys ChinatownD) wrote a newspaper ar
10、ticle exposing the practice of employing cheap laborers23.The underlined phrase “to submit to” is closest in meaning to _.A) to accept unwillinglyB) to refuse coldlyC) to welcome warmheartedlyD) to blame strongly24.Which of the following statements about the Department of Defense is true?A) It will
11、become the countrys 14th largest retail apparel manufacturer.B) It hasnt acted according to the Workplace Code of Conduct.C) It has demanded its contractors to sign the Workplace Code of Conduct.D) It has teamed up with the Department of Labor to launch a campaign.25.What was the purpose of Presiden
12、t Clintons administration launching the “No Sweat” campaign?A) To urge manufacturers to obey the Workplace Code of Conduct.B) To remind the manufacturers of the Workplace Code of Conduct.C) To urge the Department of Labor to take its responsibility.D) To urge the Department of Defense to inspect man
13、ufacturers.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:The term investment portfolio conjures up visions of the truly rich-the Rockefellers, the WalMart Waltons, Bill Gates. But today, everyone-from the Philadelphia firefighter, his parttime receptionist wife and their three chi
14、ldren, to the single Los Angeles lawyer starting out on his own-needs a portfolio.;A portfolio is simply a collection of financial assets. It may include real estate, rare stamps and coins, precious metals and even artworks. But those are for people with expertise. What most of us need to know about
15、 are stocks, bonds and cash (including such cash equivalents as moneymarket funds).;How do you decide what part of your portfolio should go to each of the big three? Begin by understanding that stocks pay higher returns but are more risky; bonds and cash pay lower returns but are less risky.;Researc
16、h by Ibbotson Associates, for example, shows that largecompany stocks, on average, have returned 11.2 percent annually since 1926. Over the same period, by comparison, bonds have returned an annual average of 5.3 percent and cash, 3.8 percent.;But shortterm risk is another matter. In 1974, a oneyear $1000 investment in the stock market would have declined to $735.;W
