Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanksnumbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Daily newspaper has an editorial page. Here opinion is expressed on events and
36 in the news. But editorial judgment is so persuasively 37 that many people accept
these opinions as facts. Good journalists 38 a code of ethics which 39 between news
and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial 40 the publisher is
entitled to 41 any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as
a partisan and may express any view he 42 . Because a modern newspaper is so expensive
to produce and so 43 to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business
organizations. Although there are exceptions, 44 _________________.In the news
columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better
metropolitan newspapers and 45 _____________. But the less ethical publications 46
_______________.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Currently, there are an increasing number of new types of small advertisement
becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed
among "situations vacant", although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes
it appears among "situations wanted", although it is not placed by someone looking
for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.
"Contact us before writing your application", or "Make use of our long experience
in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history", is how it is usually expressed.
The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a
reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of
the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion
that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.
There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. "Just
put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams", was about
the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs
when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained,
everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of
full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and
were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.
Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was
called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish
you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. "Your search is over. I am
the person you are looking for", was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded.
Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview.
There is no doubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with
university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led
to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.
47. There are an increasing number of new types of small advertisement in newspaper columns ______.
48. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because ______.
49. In the past it was expected that first job hunters would ______.
50. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include ______ in the letter.
51. The curriculum vitae has become such an important document because ______.
