Section A

　　Directions：/n this section，there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any on the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions __36__ to__45__are based on the follow inggpassage.

　　“Made in China” lost its novelty(新颖)long ago.The label has become _36_ in much of the world，stick to shoes，toys，clothes and a host of other items produced for global companies.What is novelty, however, are China.made goods __37__ under Chinese brand names.Only a handful of Chinese firms so __38__ have the money and the management technique to establish international__39__.Most of the vast companies are struggling to get even national recognition.But the pioneering companies which have started exploring overseas market might be _40_ as on the beginning of something big.

　　Some__41__ that individually，with the help of enterprising local management or eager multinational partners wanting to add new products to their stable，Chinese brands could become a global phenomenon within a decade，marketed on quality and foreign appeal，as __ 42 __ as competitive pricing.

　　The concept of Chinese brands has been evolving through the 1990s，but is now getting__43__ attention at home.Although the domestic market is still robust，a handful of__ 44__enterprises，or SOEs，including listed Chinese companies，are now looking to establish international brands because they believe the quality of both their products and their management has _45_.Chinese joint ventures think their products can compete on quality with foreign brands anywhere，while enjoying the advantage of being perceived as exotic.

　　36.【解析】L。此题应填形容词。根据第一句可推断此句的意思是说：“中国制造一的标签在全世界都广为 流传，鞋子、玩具、衣服上都贴着“中国制造”。

　　37.【解析】M。根据上文中提到贴有“中国制造”的国际品牌的商品并不稀奇，推断下文要继续阐述真正稀 奇的事情是什么。此句中的however表转折，此句意为：而稀奇的是冠以中国品牌销售的中国制造的商品。

　　38.【解析】D。分析句子成份发现不缺主干成份，故只能是修饰句子的状语成份。再根据句子的时态为现 在完成时，可推断出此处为与现在完成时的惯用搭配so far，意为“目前为止”。

　　39.【解析】N。因为通篇都在提中国品牌、外国品牌和国际品牌，故此空选brands最合适。

　　40.【解析】E。固定搭配regard sth.as sth.认为某物为某物，而look的同义搭配为look upon sth.as sth.。

　　41.【解析】G。此处应填可接mat宾语从句的动词。believe为“相信或认为”的意思。

　　42.【解析】A。固定搭配aswell as，意为“也、又”，表并列关系。

　　43.【解析】H。此处应填形容词修饰attention。中国品牌的概念在20世纪90年代就已经存在了，但显然 现在对于它的关注要比当初更多。

　　44.【解析】K。下文中的SOE是此名词的缩写。

　　45.【解析】J。根据句意，这些企业之所以想建立国际品牌是因为他们认为其产品和管理都已经有所改进。