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Part I. Listening Comprehension

(20%)

Section A

Directions:

In this section

you will hear 10 statements. Each statement will be read only once.

Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C)

and

D),

and

decide

which

one

is

closest

in

meaning

to

the

sentence

you

have

just

heard.

Then

mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1.

A) He ran out of film.

B) He shouldn’t have taken so

many pictures.

C) He had more than enough film.

D) He took too many pictures.

2.

A) She’s really quite old.

B) She’s quite young actually.

C) Surprisingly, she’s not so young.

D) She looks old.

3.

A) Jim knows nothing about birds.

B) Jim’s chicken can’t fly.

C)

Jim’s chicken doesn’t like fly.

D) Jim knows birds a lot.

4.

A) She should have her ears examined.

B) She didn’t pay attention to her teacher’s opinion.

C) She must listen to her teacher.

D) She always does what the teacher tells her.

5.

A) I used to get up early even though it was hard.

B) Getting up early isn’t too hard.

C) I’ll never get up early.

D) It’s not so easy to get up early every day.

6.

A) Reading the directions is unnecessary.

B) To read the directions only takes a second.

C) Reading the directions one

time won’t be satisfactory.

D) Don’t read the directions more than two times.

7.

A) Anna sees films and plays.

B) Anna prefers seeing a movie to playing.

C) Anna wants to see a film and then see a play.

D) Anna would choose going to a film over a play.

8.

A) It

doesn’t seem possible that you are American.

B) You seem American.

C) I didn’t believe you were American.

D) I believe you were born in China.

9.

A) Fifteen blood tests were taken.

B) Forty-five blood tests were all right.

C) Half of the blood tests were all right.

D) Thirty blood tests were all right.

10.

A) It takes time to make long-distance calls.

B) I’m a telephone operator.

C) Occasionally I call long distance.

D) If I have time, I make long-distance calls.

Section B

Directions:

In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a

question

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

The

conversation

and

the

question

will

be

spoken

only once. After each conversation there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four

choices

marked

A),

B),

C)

and

D),

and

decide

which

is

the

best

answer.

Then

mark

the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

11.

A) Eat before the film.

B) Eat after the film.

C) Grab something to eat during the movie.

D) Finish her bite of food.

12.

A) To the hospital

B) To the beach.

C) To a department store.

D) To a parking area.

13.

A) He bought a new red car.

B) He sold a car.

C) He closed for the day.

D) He sold Cathy a new red car at full price.

14.

A) Guard her apartment for her.

B) Move to the new hotel downtown.

C) Be on the lookout for an apartment for her.

D) Show her an apartment in the new hotel.

15.

A) For the woman to like his friends.

B) To have a party.

C) To arrange everything.

D) To take care of his friends.

16.

A) She made it herself.

B) She had it remade.

C) In a supermarket.

D) At a hotel.

17.

A) Finish the book.

B) Wait for the due date.

C) Find the book.

D) Pay the fine.

18.

A) Missed her friends.

B) Made up a story.

C) Timed her job.

D) Worked over the weekend.

19.

A) Registration.

B) When the line breaks.

C) People who don’t wait their turn.

D) How long the line is.

20.

A) Composers like things other than music.

B) Not every composer likes only music.

C) Composers like to listen to music a lot.

D) Composers usually like records.

Section C

Spot Dictation

Directions

: In this section, you will hear a passage of about 100 words three times.

Mr. Blake was a dance teacher. He was _21

and always

22 . One year he 23 and was soon

teaching a lot of students 24 , but then he 25 to a big city. When 26

who regularly came to his

classes heard 27 , she told him that the teacher who was to take his place would not be as good as

he. Mr. Blake 28 when he heard this. Then the lady said that five teachers 29

and each new one

was 30 .

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Part II.

Reading Comprehension

(40%)

Directions

: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions

or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). you

should decide on the BEST choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with

your pencil.

Passage One

The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It

was

not

a

sudden

and

violent

overturning

of

the

political

and

social

framework,

such

as

later

occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes

were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather

than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying

and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the

more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.

America

’

s War of independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada,

which received its first large influx (

涌入

) of English-speaking population from the thousands of

loyalists

who

fled

there

from

the

United

States.

Another

was

Australia,

which

became

a

penal

colony

now

that

America

was

no

longer

available

for

prisoners

and

debtors.

The

third

newcomer----the United States-based itself squarely on republican principles.

Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states,

notable Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified (

批准，认可

) a colonial self- rule

already

existing.

British

officials,

everywhere

ousted

(

驱逐

),

were

replaced

by

a

homegrown

governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

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Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A)

The United States: An isolated Community

B)

Breathtaking Events during the American Revolution

C)

Canada and the American war of Independence

D)

The American Revolution: Evolution Not Revolution

32.

In

the

first

paragraph,

what

does

the

author

suggest

about

the

French

and

Russian

Revolutions?

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A)

They were explosive and abrupt.

B)

They were ineffective.

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C)

They involved only those people living in urban areas.

D)

They led to the release of all political prisoners.

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33. In line 7 what does the author mean by

“

people went on working and praying, marrying and

playing”

?

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A)

More people got married than divorced.

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B)

The war created new jobs.

C)

Life went on as usual.

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D)

People had more than enough leisure time.

34.

In

the

second

paragraph,

the

author

states

that

the

colonies

struggle

for

self-government

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preceded the creation of all of the following countries EXCEPT_____.

A) Canada

B) the United States

C) Australia

D) the United Kingdom

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35. It can be inferred from the passage that the loyalists who escaped to Canada were _____.

A) Russian

B) French

C) British

D) Australian

Passage Two

Some of the most beautiful caves are formed in glaciers (

冰川

). Streams of melting ice and

snow tunnel through the glaciers the same way that water from a faucet melts its way through an

ice

cube.

Water

from

the

surface

drips

down

through

cracks,

hollowing

out

the

tunnels

and

decorating the caves with crystal icicles. The smooth walls and floors are so glasslike that pebbles

frozen

six

feet

deep

can

easily

be

seen.

Crystal-clear

icicles

draping

from

the

ceilings

flash

blue-green, as though they were carved from precious jewels instead of ice. Although most of the

cave ice in the United States is found in lava caves, there are a number of limestone ice caves as

well.

Some

people

believe

that

this

ice

was

formed

thousands

of

years

ago,

when

temperatures

were much colder than they are today. Others think that the cave ice broke off from the ancient

glaciers

as

they

spread

over

the

country.

Today

many

cave

scientists

have

another

idea.

They

believe that cold water sinks down through cracks into these caves until the temperature is chilly

enough to freeze the water that seeps (

渗入

) in. The ice that forms keep the cave cool, and that

helps build up still more ice. Many caves become covered with so much ice that no one knows just

how

thick

it

is.

In

some,

such

as

Crystal

Falls

Cave

in

Idaho,

there

are

frozen

rivers

and

even

frozen

waterfalls.

Native

Americans

and

early

settlers

used

to

store

food

in

these

underground

refrigerators and chip out blocks of ice to melt for drinking water.

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

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．

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A)

Characteristics of glaciers.

B)

Uses for ice caves.

C)

The origin of cave ice.]

D)

Where glaciers can be found.

37. According to many of today

’

s cave scientists, what causes ice to build up in caves?

A)

Rivers and waterfalls supply water.

B)

Icicles accumulate on the ceilings.

C)

Cave ice breaks off glaciers.

D)

Cold water seeps in and freezes.

38. It can be inferred from the passage that the early settlers in the Unites States appreciated the

ice caves for their ______.

A) practicality

B) beautiful interiors

C) historical value

D) precious gems

39. The author compares icicles to precious jewels based on which of the following?

A) Appearance.

B) Cost.

C) Method of formation.

D) Availability.

40. Where is most of the cave ice in the United States found?

A) In lava caves.

B) In ancient glaciers.

C) On cave ceilings.

D) In cave cracks.

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passages:

With the Switzerland-based World Wildlife Fund(WWF), China is making a concerned and

dedicated effort to save the endangered pandas. The results, officials here in Chengdu indicate, are

mixed but encouraging.

A

clear

disappointment

is

the

failure

to

breed

pandas

in

captivity,

necessary

if

their

decreasing numbers are to be replaced. Another failure has been the incapability to find a natural,

readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo.

Despite

these

failures,

success

has

come

on

two

fronts.

One

achievement

has

been

the

physical rescue effort. Some pandas have been kept alive by salting the mountains with tons of

cooked

meat,

which

pandas

will

eat

as

a

substitute

for

bamboo,

and

by

the

planting

of

new

bamboo in isolated areas. Animals in some Sichuan areas have been rescued by local peasants and

given emergency treatment by animal doctors.

A second achievement is a massive fund-raising effort. Publicity about the pandas

’

plight has

resulted in a new $$100,000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund dries both in

China and abroad.

In spite of this support, there have been conflicts in the panda relief program. One important

problem

is

the

difficulty

Peking

is

having

balancing

the

recommendations

of

environmentalists

with China

’

s ambitious goal of agricultural and industrial modernization.

Wolong

is

but

one

example

of

this

difficulty.

This

494,000-acre

preserve

was

declared

a

protected area in 1975. Yet 1,800 people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the preserve, logging trunks

still

roll

down

the

narrow

mountain

roads,

and

blasting

work

still

goes

on

at

the

site

of

a

new

160,000-kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six miles away.

This

all

means

that

the

panda

’

s

fight

for

survival

will

not

be

an

easy

one,

even

with

the

concerted effort of man. For in the end, even if they can survive the dangers of the wild, they must

still contend with man.

41. Efforts to save the endangered pandas _________.

A)

have met with setbacks but brought hope

B)

have proven highly successful

C)

have failed completely

D)

have received no response from the scientists

42. Which of the following threatens pandas

’

survival in the Wolong preserve?

A)

Local population.

B)

Economic development.

C)

Unfavorable environment.

D)

All of the above.

43. All of the following help prevent the decline of the panda population EXCEPT__________.

A)

the large-scale fund-raising drives

B)

the reproduction of panda offspring during captivity

C)

the rescue of the injured and the sick

D)

the cultivation of new bamboo forests

44. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A)

Switzerland is the only country that contributes in the panda relief program

B)

it is too late to rescue the endangered pandas

C)

the survival of pandas is an international concern

D)

the lovely pandas will soon die out

45. The tone of the author

’

s conclusion concerning pandas

’

survival is _______.

A) worried

B) optimistic

C) angry

D) impersonal

Passage Four

We use emotive language to express our own attitudes and feelings. We also direct emotive

language at other people to persuade them to believe as we do or to do, as we want them to do;

and, of course, other people direct emotive language at us to get us to believe or to do what they

want.

We

are

subjected

to

a

constant

stream

of

persuasion,

day

in,

and

day

out,

at

home

and

in

school,

on

the

radio

and on

television.

It

comes

from

parents

and

teachers,

from

preachers

and

politicians, form editors and commentators, but most of all, of course, from advertisers. Most of

this persuasion is expressed in emotive language and is intended to appeal to our feelings rather

than to be weighted up by our powers of reasoning.

We should look at the motives behind all this persuasion. Why do they want to persuade us?

What do they want us to do? We are not thinking very clearly unless we try to see through the veil

of words and realize something of the speakers

’

purpose.

An appeal to motion is in itself neither good nor bad. Our emotions exist and they are part of

our personality. On some occasions people appeal to our emotions on the highest levels and from