8. ［A］ potential ［B］ performance ［C］ preference ［D］ passion

9. ［A］ as ［B］ just as ［C］ like ［D］ unlike

10. ［A］ ideological ［B］ biological［C］ social ［D］ psychological

11. ［A］ reviews ［B］ reference ［C］ reaction ［D］ recommendation

12. ［A］ In a word ［B］ In a sense ［C］ Indeed ［D］ In other words

13. ［A］ various ［B］ different ［C］ the higher ［D］ the lower

14. ［A］ revealed ［B］ exposed ［C］ engaged ［D］ involved

15. ［A］ regulations ［B］ formations［C］ rules ［D］ constitutions

16. ［A］ Although ［B］ Whether ［C］ Since ［D］ When

17. ［A］ distinguished ［B］ different［C］ protected ［D］ isolated

18. ［A］ exposition ［B］ comparison ［C］ contrast ［D］ interaction

19. ［A］ acquisition ［B］ appreciation ［C］ requirement ［D］ alternative

20. ［A］ As a result ［B］ After all［C］ In other words ［D］ Above all

Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions:

Read 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)

When Howell Raines was made executive editor of the New York Times in 2001, he brought with him a reputation as a fearless and independent newsman. Within days, al-Qaeda (基地组织) struck the World Trade Centre, and the coverage he oversaw turned him into an editorial legend, his army of reporters winning an unprecedented number of Pulitzer prizes.

Yet, not a year and a half later, the discovery of fabrication by a young reporter triggered a managerial crisis that destroyed Mr Raines’s career and exposed the newspaper to ridicule for being unable to detect a pathological(病态的) liar in its own newsroom. Not long afterwards, another reporter, who was also a favourite of Mr Raines’s, departed as questions were being raised as to whether he had actually reported the stories appearing under his name. A year on, many inside the world’s best known paper of record and integrity still worry if its reputation can be restored.

Mr Raines got the editorship after pledging to raise the paper’s “competitive metabolism” (新陈代谢). The newspaper’s publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, had had ample opportunities to see his flaws. As bureau chief in Washington, DC, Mr Raines had treated a small group of reporters like pets, earning the dis

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