Those who   48   globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.   49  , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in   50   open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.

Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually   51   the gap between the rich and poor. A study   52   by the UN-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually   53   from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind.   54  , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to   55   their products may soon face fierce competition that could pot them out of   56  . When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart   57  , these small businesses will not be able to   58   and will be crowded out.

One thing is certain about globalization—there is no   59  . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The   60   now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.

41. A. transforming   B. transferring        C. transporting        D. transiting

42. A. possible    B. smooth    C. good    D. easy

43. A. crime   B. poverty   C. conflict   D. population

44. A. contributing  B. responding   C. turning   D. owing

45. A. or so          B. some           C. certain           D. only

46. A. remain   B. drop    C. shift    D. increase

47. A. contrasting    B. contrary         C. compared        D. comparing

48. A. doubt   B. define    C. advocate   D. ignore

49. A. In addition  B. For instance  C. In other words  D. All in all

50. A. mature   B. new    C. local    D. foreign

51. A. finding   B. exploring   C. bridging   D. widening

52. A. conducted    B. carrying out       C. got             D. making

53. A. suffered   B. profited   C. learned   D. withdrawn

54. A. Furthermore  B. Therefore      C. However   D. Otherwise

55. A. consume  B. deliver    C. export        D. advertise

56. A. trouble   B. business   C. power    D. mind

57. A. pouring       B. coming in       C. flow           D. move in

58. A. keep up   B. come in   C. go around   D. help out

59. A. taking off  B. getting along     C. holding out     D. turning back

60. A. agreement  B. prediction      C. outcome   D. challenge

第三部分  阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分, 满分30分)

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

NEMS NEWRI Environmental

Master of Science

NEWRI: Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute

Be a leader in environmental science and engineering

through the NEMS programme

NEWRI Environmental Master of Science(NEMS) is a primary graduate education and research programme conducted by Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU’s) NEWRI, with summer attachment at Stanford University. It aims to train engineers and scientists to meet the increasing environmental challenges for Asia and the wider region.  NEWRI-Nanyang Environment &

Water Research Institute

NEWRI is enabling Singapore to be a global center of environmental science and technology in providing technological solutions to the world. It is committed to environmental and water technologies through its ecosystem of education, research and developmental activities.

NEWRI is trying its best to pull together NTU’s water and environment-related centers and institutes, gathering one another’s strengths for the benefit of industry and society.

Master of Science Applications

● Applications open now and close on 30 May 2013 for Singapore applicants.

● Graduates having relevant engineering or science background, including final-year students, are invited to apply.

● Applicants are required to have a certificate of GRE.

Further information and application materials are available at the Website:

http:// www. Cee.ntu.edu.sg/Graduate/NEMS

Highlights of Programme:

★ Students spend a full summer term at Stanford taking regular courses and continue with the rest of their academic programme at NTU.

★ It is a 12-month full-time course in environmental science & engineering.

★Students under NEMS will have opportunities to do research projects under NEWRI as well as to continue for the Doctor’s degree.

★ Graduating students receive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summer attachment.

Scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses at both Stanford and NTU are available.

Enquiry contact:  Ms Christian Soh

Tel：(65) 6861 0507    Fax:(65) 68614606

Email: nems@ntu.edu.sg

Information on other graduate programmes available at：

www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp

61. If one wants to apply for the NEMS programme, it is essential for him to ________.

A. have passed the GRE test            B. make contact with Ms Soh

C. possess a university diploma         D. major in engineering or science

62. Students admitted to the NEMS Programme _________.

A. are required to obtain a Doctor’s degree

B. will first have regular courses at Stanford

C. needn’t be released from their regular jobs

D. can receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford

63. What’s the main purpose of the NEMS programme?

A. To offer scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses.

B. To strengthen the cooperation between NTU and Stanford.

C. To train experts on environmental science and engineering.

D. To introduce Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute.

B

Listening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists. But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accident. The performance of difficult tasks can be affected if people are subjected to loud noise. The experience of pulling up at traffic lights alongside cars with loud music made some psychologists in the University of Sydney look into whether loud music has something to do with driving.

The psychologists invited 60 men and women aged between 20 and 28 as subjects and tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions: silence, rock music played at a gentle 55 decibels(分贝), and the same music at 85 decibels.

For 10 minutes the subjects sat in front of a screen operating a simple machine like a car. They had to track a moving disk on screen, respond to traffic signals changing color, and brake in response to arrows that appeared without warning.

On the tracking task, there was no difference in performance under the three noise conditions. But under both the loud and quiet music conditions, the performers “braked” at a red light about 50 milliseconds sooner than they did when there was no rock music at all. That could mean a reduction in braking distance of a couple of meters actually, the difference between life and death for a pedestrian.

When it came to the arrows that appeared across the visual field, the psychologists found that when the music was quiet，people responded faster to objects in their central field of sight by about 50 milliseconds. For the people listening at 85 decibels, response times dropped by a further 50 milliseconds—a whole tenth of second faster than those “driving” with no music.

“But there’s a trade-off,” the psychologists told the European Congress of Psychology. “They lose the ability to look around the whole situation effectively.” In responding to objects that suddenly appeared, people subjected to 85-decibel rock music were around 100 milliseconds slower than both the other groups. Since some accidents—such as children running into the road—take place without any notice, drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.

64. Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer?

A. Loud music. B. Quiet music. C. Silence. D. Heavy metal music.

65. Where did the researchers do the experiment?

A. At crossroads.  B. At a police traffic station.

C. In a crowded street. D. Under the same conditions as those of the streets.

66. Which of the following didn’t help the performers to “brake” sooner at red lights?

A. Silence.  B. Loud music.

C. Quiet music.  D. Rock music.

67. Which of the following is NOT true of loud music?

A. It helped the performers to brake sooner at red lights.

B. It helped the performers to be more careful.

C. It helped the performers to respond faster to objects suddenly stepping in the way.

D. It can do more good than harm to drivers.

C