1、he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.To 8this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the9of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr. Simonsohn suspect
2、ed the truth was 11.He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had 13applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14numerous factors into consideration. The scores were 15used in conjunction with an applicants score on the Graduate Management Adm
3、ission Test, or GMAT, a standardized exam which is 16out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.Dr. Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17that, then the score for the n
4、ext applicant would 18by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to 19the effects of such a decrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 201.AgrantsBsubmits Ctransmits Ddelivers 2.Aminor Bobjective Ccrucial D external3.AissueBvision Cpicture Dext
5、ernal 4. A For exampleB On averageCIn principle DAbove all 5.Afond Bfearful Ccapable D thoughtless6. A in B on Cto D for7. A ifB until C though D unless8. A promoteB emphasize Cshare Dtest9. A decision B quality C status D success10. A chosen B studied C found D identified11. A exceptional B defensi
6、ble C replaceable D otherwise12. A inspired B expressed C conducted D secured13. A assignedB rated C matched D arranged14. A put B got C gave D took15. A instead B then C ever D rather16. A selectedB passedC marked D introduced17. A beforeB after C above D below18. A jump B float C dropD fluctuate19
7、. A achieve B undo C maintain D disregard20. A promising B possible C necessaryD helpfulSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1In the 2006 film version o
8、f The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesnt affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistants sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bar
9、gain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.This top-down conception of the fashion business couldnt be more out of date or at odds with the feverish would be described inOverdressed,Elizabeth Clines three-yearindictmentof “fast fashion”. In the last decade or so, advances in technol
10、ogy have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent release, and more profit. These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposabl
11、e-meant to last only a wash or two, although they dont advertise that and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.The victims of this revo
12、lution, of course, are not limited to designers. For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.Overdressed is the fashion wor
13、lds answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma. “Mass-produced clothing, like fast food, fills a hunger and need, yet is non-durable and wasteful,” Cline argues. Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year about 64 items per person and no matt
14、er how much they give away, this excess leads to waste.Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman named Sarah Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes and beautifully. But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades to perfect her cr
15、aft; her example cant be knocked off.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common
16、to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy. Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they cant afford not to.21. Priestly criticizes her assistant for herA poor bargaining skill.B insensitivity to fashion.C obsession with high fashion.D lack of
17、 imagination.22. According to Cline, mass-market labels urge consumers toA combat unnecessary waste.B shut out the feverish fashion world.C resist the influence of advertisements.D shop for their garments more frequently.23. The word “indictment” （Line 3, Para.2） is closest in meaning toA accusation
18、.B enthusiasm.C indifference.D tolerance.24. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A Vanity has more often been found in idealists.B The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.C People are more interested in unaffordable garments.D Pricing is vital to environment-frien
19、dly purchasing.25. What is the subject of the text?A Satire on an extravagant lifestyle.B Challenge to a high-fashion myth.C Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.D Exposure of a mass-market secret.Text 2An old saying has it that half of all advertising budgets are wasted-the trouble is, no one kno
20、ws which half. In the internet age, at least in theory, this fraction can be much reduced. By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioural” ads at those most likely to buy.In the past couple of weeks a quarrel has illustrated the value to advertisers of su
21、ch fine-grained information: Should advertisers assume that people are happy to be tracked and sent behavioural ads? Or should they have explicit permission?In December 2010 Americas Federal Trade Commission （FTC） proposed adding a do not track （DNT） option to internet browsers ,so that users could
22、tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed .Microsofts Internet Explorer and Apples Safari both offer DNT ;Googles Chrome is due to do so this year. In February the FTC and Digital Advertising Alliance （DAA） agreed that the industry would get cracking on responding to DNT requests.On May
23、 31st Microsoft Set off the row: It said that Internet Explorer 10, the version due to appear windows 8, would have DNT as a default.It is not yet clear how advertisers will respond. Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so. Unable
24、to tell whether someone really objects to behavioural ads or whether they are sticking with Microsofts default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.Also unclear is why Microsoft has gone it alone. After all, it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with DNT requests, though
25、it is still working out how. If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on default will become the norm. DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Googles on that count before. Brendon Lync
26、h, Microsofts chief privacy officer, blogger: we believe consumers should have more control. Could it really be that simple?26. It is suggested in paragraph 1 that “behavioural” ads help advertisers to:A ease competition among themselvesB lower their operational costsC avoid complaints from consumer
27、sD provide better online services27. “The industry” （Line 6,Para.3） refers to:A online advertisersB e-commerce conductorsC digital information analysisD internet browser developers28. Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a defaultA many cut the number of junk adsB fails to affect the ad industryC w
28、ill not benefit consumersD goes against human nature29. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph.6?A DNT may not serve its intended purposeB Advertisers are willing to implement DNTC DNT is losing its popularity among consumersD Advertisers are obliged to offer behavioural ads30. The authors attitude towards what Brendon Lynch said in his blog is one of:A indulgenceB understandingC appreciationD skepticismText 3Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largel
