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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 28 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end

of

each

conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

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.

1.

A) She will rewrite the paper.

B) She will go to the professor to check some problems.

C) She will revise her paper before handing in the final version.

D) She will drop this topic and start another paper.

Script: Woman: I just got my paper back from Professor Rodriguez and it's all

marked up.

Man: Let me see. It doesn't look too bad. This is a draft, right? His note at

the top says to make revisions before handing in a final version. He's trying to

help you get a better grade.

Question: What will the woman probably do?

正确答案：

C

2.

A) Father and Mother.

B) Teacher and Parent.

C) Student and Parent.

D) Teacher and Student.

Script: Woman: In this parent- teacher conference, I want to go beyond Marco's

report

cards

and

his

standardized

test

scores

to

talk

about

his

general

performance

in the classroom.

Man: That's great. I want to know how he's doing.

Question: What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man in

this conversation?

正确答案：

B

3.

A) Her money was stolen.

B) Her bank account was closed.

C) Her checks cannot be used.

D) Her bank has given her some notice.

Script: Woman: I don't understand it. I got a notice from the bank that two of

my checks bounced. I've never had an overdraft in my life.

Man: That doesn't sound like you. You're always so careful with your money.

Question: What happened to the woman?

正确答案：

C

4.

A) She does not like the present.

B) She prefers to go hiking.

C) She would like to spend her birthday with the boy.

D) She loves the birthday present.

Script: Boy: Mom and Dad bought us a BMX bike for our birthday!

Girl: Wow! I always want to cycle with my friends!

Question: What does the girl mean?

正确答案：

D

5.

A) She tinks the man looks like his mother.

B) She is complimenting on the mother's picture.

C) She believes that the man does not resemble his mother.

D) She likes the family album.

Script: Woman: I'm looking at your baby pictures and your family portraits.

You're the spitting image of your mother.

Man: That's not my mother. That was our neighbor.

Question: What does the woman mean by saying

正确答案：

A

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Louise: Hi, Gil, you look quite down. What's up?

Gil: I just got off the phone with my mom and she says they're planning a

welcome-home party for me next week

―

at a restaurant!

Louise: What's wrong with that?

Gil: After living on campus for a year, I was really looking forward to a

home-cooked meal.

Louise: Why didn't you just tell your mother that?

Gil: I didn't have the heart to do that. She was so excited about the party,

and

who

am

I

to

tell

her

she

has

to

slave

over

a

hot

stove

to

cook

me

a

lavish

dinner?

Louise: I'm sure she wouldn't mind. It'd be a labor of love.

Gil:

You

don't

know

my

mother.

She

doesn't

cut

corners

and

makes

everything

from

scratch. She uses these recipes that were passed down to her from her mother. She

can make the most intricate dishes, but what I'm craving are the comfort foods she

always made for us when we were kids. It makes my mouth water just thinking about

her cooking.

Louise: After a year of living on instant noodles and take-out food, I'm not

surprised you want something home-cooked. I tell you what. After the party, come

over to my house and I'll have a home-cooked meal ready for you.

Gil: You, cook for me? Thanks, but no, thanks!

6.

A) Because he missed the home-cooked meals.

B) Because he does not like parties.

C) Because his mother does not cook good meals.

D) Because he wants his mother to cook a lavish dinner for him.

Script:

Why

is

Gil

not

happy

about

the

arrangement

of

restaurant

dinner

party?

正确答案：

A

7.

A) She does not know how to cook complicated dishes.

B) She is good at cooking.

C) She wants to cook a lavish dinner for her son.

D) She uses recipes from the cooking books to cook for the family.

Script: What can be inferred from the conversation about Gil's mother?

正确答案：

B

8.

A) She asks Gil to go out shopping.

B) She would like to take Gil to have instant noodles and take-out food.

C) She suggests Gil go to her place to have a home-cooked meal.

D) She suggests that Gil tell his mother what he really desires.

Script: What activity does Gil's friend suggest after the party?

正确答案：

C

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script:

Woman:

Help!

Pablo.

I

still

need

to

buy

a

gift

for

my

mother

and

I

can't

seem

to

think

of

the

perfect

present,

something

that'll

really

knock

her

socks

off.

Man: Well, Fae, Why don't you just get her a gift certificate or a gift card?

That way, she can pick out her own gift.

Woman: Oh, she would hate that. She would think that I didn't put any thought

into buying her a present at all, while I've been racking my brain to think of

something she'll like. Maybe I should buy her a car!

Man:

Now,

don't

get

carried

away.

You

get

like

this

every

year.

I

know

you

want

to please your mother, but remember, it's the thought that counts.

Woman: I wish that were true. If I get her the wrong gift, I'm afraid she'll

be disappointed, or worse, she'll hold it against me for the rest of my life.

Man: I'm surprised at how you can work yourself up like this every year.

Woman: How can I not? You know my mother.

Man: Yes, I do, and I have one piece of advice for you: Buy her a gift she can

return.

9.

A) She does not think it is a good idea.

B) She thinks her mother may like the gift.

C) She believes that gift certificate is a better choice.

D) She is convinced that there's no other options.

Script: How does Fae think of Pablo's suggestion of gift card?

正确答案：

A

10.

A) She's afraid she cannot return the gift.

B) She's afraid that her mother may get disappointed.

C) She wants to think about something special.

D) She wants to buy her mother a car.

Script: Why is Fae concerned about buying a wrong present?

正确答案：

B

11.

A) Don't buy any gift certificate or gift card.

B) Buy something with some thoughts in it.

C) Buy a returnable present for the mother.

D) Let the mother pick her own gift.

Script: What is the final advice by Pablo?

正确答案：

C

Section B

Direstions

：

Listen

to

three

short

passages.

At

the

end

of

each

passage,

you

will

hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)

and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: When

my

parents

took

me

out

of

school

and

told

me

they

were

going

to teach

me at home I thought they were mad.

I mean,

all

my friends were there. But

that's a year ago, now and it feels like such a long time. I love home schooling

now. Other kids have to get up early and go to school

―

sometimes it takes them

over

an

hour

just

to

get

there!

But

me,

I

don't

have

to

travel

to

school.

I

can

stay

in bed! All I have to do is go downstairs! And there's no stupid uniform to wear,

either.

And

better

food

for

lunch.

I

think

I

enjoy

studying

more

because

my

mum

knows

what I like and how I learn best. My grades are better, anyway. So something must

be working! I see more of my parents than I would if I was at school, so I think

I'm

closer

to

them

―

especially

my

mom

―

than

other

kids

who

go

to

school

all

day.

When

other

kids

ask

me

school

do

you

go

to?

and

I

say

don't

go

to

school.

They think I am sad and like, deprived or something. Some think my parents must be

religious

nuts,

or

like

really

controlling.

But

they're

not.

Thousands

of

children

are

taught

at

home

in

this

country.

No

one

realizes

that.

Anyway,

I

think

I'm

really

lucky, and I know my parents want the best for me.

12.

A) His experience of home schooling.

B) People's attitudes towards the boy's education.

C) The performance of the boy as a student.

D) His parents are different educators.

Script: What is the speaker mainly talking about?

正确答案：

A

13.

A) They think the boy is crazy.

B) They feel sorry for the boy.

C) They think the parents are controlling.

D) They believe that the parents are nuts.

Script: What do other children think about his experience?

正确答案：

B

14.

A) They are loving and caring to the son.

B) They do not care about the boy's education.

C) They want the boy to have good performance.

D) They are religious and controlling.

Script: What can be inferred about the boy's parents?

正确答案：

A

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to

the

spring

celebrations

of

ancient

Greece

in

honor

of

Rhea,

the

Mother

of

the

Gods.

During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called

on the 4th Sunday of Lent.

During

that

time

many

of

the

England's

poor

worked

as

servants

for

the

wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live

at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the

day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.

A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a

festive touch.

People began honoring their mothers as well as the church. All across

the world, more than 46 countries honor mothers with a special day, but not all

nations celebrate on

the same day. We

honor mothers with cards, candy, flowers

and

dinner out.

15.

A) Ancient Rhea.

B) Ancient Rome.

C) Ancient England.

D) Ancient Greece.

Script: When can the earliest Mother's Day be traced back to?

正确答案：

D

16.

A) In 15th century.

B) In 16th century.

C) In 17th century.

D) In 18th century.

Script: When was Mothering Sunday celebrated?

正确答案：

C

17.

A) A special dinner.

B) A special cake.

C) Cards, candy, flowers and dinner.

D) Cards and flowers.

Script:

On

Mothering

Sunday,

what

did

the

servants

bring

back

to

their

mothers?

正确答案：

B

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Parents who have more than two children should be charged a

lifelong climate change tax to offset the effect of their extra greenhouse gas

emissions,

an

Australian

medical

expert

has

proposed.

They

should

pay

5,000

dollars

(4,400 US dollars) a head for each extra child and up to 800 dollars every year

thereafter, according to the plan published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

In

contrast,

contraceptives

and

sterilization

procedures

would

be

eligible for carbon credits, suggested Professor Barry Walters at the King Edward

Memorial Hospital in Perth.

should

be

charged

a

carbon

tax

that

would

fund

the

planting

of

enough

trees

to

offset

the carbon cost generated by a new human being,

Walters

made

his

proposal

in

a

letter

in

which

he

criticized

the

government's

payment

of

a

4,000-dollar

bonus

in

a

bid

to

boost

the

birth

rate

in this sparsely populated country of 21 million people.

Paying

parents

extra

for

every

baby

fuelled

more

emissions

and

contributed to global warming, he said, adding that the bonus should be replaced

with a

levy

the

pays

Egger, director of the New South Wales Centre for Health Promotion and Research,

agreed.

remains

crucial

to

all

environmental

considerations,

he

said.

ecological revolution.

18.

A) 5,000 dollars.

B) 5,000 dollars and up to 800 dollars every year thereafter.

C) 5,800 dollars every year.

D) 800 dollars every year.

Script: According to the proposal, how much carbon tax should the parents pay

if they have three children?

正确答案：

B

19.

A) 5,000 dollars.

B) 1,400 dollars.

C) 4,000 dollars.

D) 800 dollars a year.

Script: How much money does the government of Australia pay for a baby bonus?

正确答案：

C

20.

A) To push the economy of the country.

B) To INCREASE the birth rate.

C) To make the country more sparsely populated

D) To reduce global warming.

Script: Why does the government provide the baby bonus?

正确答案：

B

Section C

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

blanks

with

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard.

Finally,

when

the

passage

is

read

for

the

third time, you should check what you have written.

How can gratitude help us in our everyday lives as moms?

Think

about

the

(21)_________________

you

can

make

in

your

family

life

just

by

noticing

and

being

(22)_________________

for

all

the

great

things

they

do.

When

you

express

gratitude,

you

show

your

love

and

(23)_________________

.

Everyone

needs

to

feel

these

things

every

day.

Sometimes

as

moms

we

feel

that

no

one

appreciates

us

―

and

it

is

true

that

moms

are

usually

last

on

the

list

to

be

thanked.

One way you can teach gratitude is by example. Even on the days when it seems your

children or husband are doing everything wrong, find a reason to thank them. Take

the

time

and

(24)_________________

to

look

for

the

good.

Think

about

the

things

that

your family does that (25)_________________ a

husband,

you

for

working

so

hard

for

our

family,

or,

to

your

child,

really

appreciate

your

sense

of

(26)_________________

―

it

feels

good

to

laugh.

(27)_________________

your

gratitude

helps

family

members

to

understand

how

it

feels

to

be

appreciated.

And

if

they

still

don't

(28)_________________

on,

let

them

know

when

you

feel

unappreciated.

You

can

also

tell

them

how

great

it

makes

you

feel

when

they do express gratitude.

Gratitude is a wonderful motivator when you need cooperation. When

enlisting

the

help

of

my

two-year- old,

I

praise

him

often

and

with

(29)_________________

.

I

let

him

know

that

he

is

a

great

helper.

I

know

I

am

teaching

him

appreciation

because

he

expresses

it

to

me.

The

other

day

I

brought

a

(30)_________________

of

multi-colored

roses

home.

For

five

days,

at

least

once

or

twice a day, my son thanked me for the flowers. There is power and healing in

gratitude.

Script: How can gratitude help us in our everyday lives as moms?

Think about the difference you can make in your family life just by

noticing and being thankful for all the great things they do. When you express

gratitude,

you

show

your

love

and

appreciation.

Everyone

needs

to

feel

these

things

every day. Sometimes as moms we feel that no one appreciates us

―

and it is true

that

moms

are

usually

last

on

the

list

to

be

thanked.

One

way

you

can

teach

gratitude

is by example. Even on the days when it seems your children or husband are doing

everything

wrong,

find

a

reason

to

thank

them.

Take

the

time

and

energy

to

look

for

the good. Think about the things that your family does that deserve a

You might say to your husband,

to

your

child,

really

appreciate

your

sense

of

humor

―

it

feels

good

to

laugh.

Expressing your gratitude helps family members to understand how it feels to be

appreciated.

And

if

they

still

don't

catch

on,

let

them

know

when

you

feel

unappreciated.

You

can

also

tell

them

how

great

it

makes

you

feel

when

they

do

express

gratitude.

Gratitude is a wonderful motivator when you need cooperation. When

enlisting the help of my two-year-old, I praise him often and with enthusiasm. I

let

him

know

that

he

is

a

great

helper.

I

know

I

am

teaching

him

appreciation

because

he

expresses

it

to

me.

The

other

day

I

brought

a

bunch

of

multi-colored

roses

home.

For

five

days,

at

least

once

or

twice

a

day,

my

son

thanked

me

for

the

flowers.

There

is power and healing in gratitude.

正确答案：

difference

正确答案：

thankful

正确答案：

appreciation

正确答案：

energy

正确答案：

deserve

正确答案：

humor

正确答案：

Expressing

正确答案：

catch

正确答案：

enthusiasm

正确答案：

bunch

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

Interpret

the

following

Chinese

passage

into

English.

You

can

either

interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.

31.

在美国，

父母总是鼓 励子女最大限度地发挥他们的潜能――简而言之，

去

“梦想”

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爸爸妈妈们时常向孩子灌输既要有雄心又要有信心，

这二者是朝着自己的目 标努

力工作所必需的，是极其重要的。

思考

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Section B

Directions:

Describe,

comment

or

elaborate

on

the

following

pictures,

phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE

minutes for presentation.

32. Read

the

following

quotation

by

George

Washington.

What

mothers

do

for

their

children is out of their deepest love. What is your comment on the quotation and

how

does

your

mother

influence

you

in

your

daily

life.

Give

examples

and

relate

your

own experience to make your narration more vivid.

My mother was the most beautiful

woman I

ever saw. All I

am I owe to

my mother.

I

attribute

all

my

success

in

life

to

the

moral,

intellectual

and

physical

education

I received from her.

——

George Washington

（

1732 ? 1799

）

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 29 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end

of

each

conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

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.

1.

A) A Father's Day card.

B) A Father's Day card and a new wallet.

C) Some family photos.

D) A card and a digital photo frame.

Script: Mary: Hi, Bob, have you decided on the gift to your father? Father's

Day is just around the corner.

Bob: I am still working on that! I need to buy a Father's Day card and I was

thinking of buying him a new wallet. You see, his old one is broken. But yesterday

I

saw

this

lovely

digital

photo

frame

in

the

department

store

and

I

guess

it'll

make

a better gift with our family photos on it.

Question: What is Bob's decision on the Father's Day gift?

正确答案：

D

2.

A) She will go with the man.

B) She will have a home-made lunch.

C) She will go for a snack.

D) She will have some canteen food.

Script: Man: What are you doing? Let's get into the hot lunch line.

Woman: See this lunchbox? My mom made me brown-bag it today. She says that the

lunches served at school aren't nutritious enough.

Question: What will the woman have for lunch?

正确答案：

B

3.

A) It is with brighter color and less noise.

B) It is with light weight and large screen.

C) It is with big screen and with better resolution.

D) It is with less noise and better picture.

Script:

Man:

This

is

what

I'm

talking

about!

It's

time

to

upgrade

to

a

big- screen

TV and this is the perfect place to buy one.

Woman:

They

certainly

have

a

large

selection.

These

new

TVs

have

pictures

that

are much sharper than our current one.

Man: There's no comparison. These new TVs have a much better resolution. Just

look

at

the

brightness

and

the

contrast!

Our

old

TV

looks

washed

out

by

comparison.

Question: What are the advantages of the new TV?

正确答案：

C

4.

A) He is sad.

B) He is angry.

C) He is happy for the woman's decision.

D) He is concerned.

Script: Woman: Okay, I'm ready to walk my way to better fitness!

Man: I'm glad you're so enthusiastic about starting to exercise.

Question: What is the man's attitude towards the woman's statement?

正确答案：

C

5.

A) The father is caring and busy.

B) She thinks the children are naughty.

C) She would like to help because the children are young.

D) She gives permission to the man's request because the children are good

mannered.

Script: Man: Hi, Josephine, it's Ray. We have a meeting today at 10 a.m. and

I was wondering if you would mind if I brought my kids with me. Their babysitter

didn't show up.

Woman:

Oh, sure.

That's no problem. Your children are so

well

behaved. Even

at

their age, they have perfect manners.

Question: What is the woman's opinion on the man's request?

正确答案：

D

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: You look rather pale. Aren't you feeling well?

Woman: Not very. I was sick most of the night. I didn't sleep very well.

Man: What seems to be the matter? Is it the flu?

Woman:

No,

I

think

it's

something

I

ate.

We

ate

at

that

new

restaurant

last

night,

and I must have eaten something that didn't agree with me.

Man: Was it that new restaurant over on Fourth Street?

Woman: As a matter of fact, it was. Why do you ask?

Man:

Because

Jerry

ate

there

last

week

and

had

the

same

kind

of

problem.

He

was

sick the next day, too.

Woman:

That's

interesting.

Maybe

the

health

authorities

should

investigate

the

place.

Man:

That's

what

I

think.

Two

people

with

similar

problems

in

such

a

short

time

can't just be coincidence!

6.

A) She's got a flu.

B) She's got some food poisoning.

C) She's got a cold.

D) She's got a headache.

Script: What's wrong with the woman?

正确答案：

B

7.

A) An old popular place they both went to.

B) A new restaurant over on Fourth Street.

C) A new restaurant over on Fifth Street.

D) An old restaurant over on Fifth Street.

Script: Which restaurant are they talking about?

正确答案：

B

8.

A) He became a health authority.

B) He was dead.

C) He was sick for a year.

D) He had the same symptoms as the woman did.

Script: What happened to Jerry after eating in the restaurant?

正确答案：

D

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: Are you traveling on business?

Woman: Yes, I am. I'm changing planes in Denver on my way to South Carolina,

and then I'm off to Georgia on Wednesday. There's no rest for the weekend.

Man: That's a lot of traveling. Doesn't your husband or boyfriend mind?

Woman:

Oh,

I'm

not

married

or

seeing

anyone.

How

about

you?

Where

are

you

headed?

Man:

I'm

going

to

Jacksonville,

Florida

to

visit

my

parents

for

a

few

days,

but

I'll be back in Los Angeles by next weekend. Are you from L.A. originally?

Woman: No, I was born and raised in Kentucky, but I've been living in L.A. for

the past four years. What part of L.A. do you live in?

Man: I live not too far from the airport in Westchester. Have you heard of it?

Woman:

That's

a

coincidence!

I

just

rented

an

apartment

in

Westchester

and

I'm

moving

in

when

I

get

back.

With

all

of

this

traveling,

it

made

sense

to

move

closer

to the airport.

Man: That seems like a wise move. You know, since I'm in the neighborhood, let

me know if you need any help moving. I'd also be happy to show you around and give

you a brief introduction of some of the better restaurants in the area. Here's my

card. The number on the bottom is my cell phone.

9.

A) Denver.

B) South Carolina.

C) Georgia.

D) Florida.

Script: Where will the woman be off to on Wednesday?

正确答案：

C

10.

A) Tomorrow.

B) On Wednesday.

C) By next Saturday.

D) By next weekend.

Script: When will the man be back in L.A?

正确答案：

D

11.

A) He wishes to establish a business relationship with her.

B) He hopes to visit her company when she is back.

C) He asks the woman to work for his company when she is back.

D) He would like to show the woman around the neighborhood.

Script: Why does the man present a card to the woman?

正确答案：

D

Section B

Direstions

：

Listen

to

three

short

passages.

At

the

end

of

each

passage,

you

will

hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)

and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Morgan Robertson, in 1898, wrote Futility. It described the

maiden voyage of a transatlantic luxury liner named the Titan. Although it was

praised

as

being

unsinkable,

it

strikes

an

iceberg

and

sinks

with

much

loss

of

life.

In

1912

the

Titanic,

a

transatlantic

luxury

liner

widely

praised

as

unsinkable

struck

an iceberg and sank with great loss of life on her maiden voyage. In the book, the

Month

of

the

Wreck

was

April,

same

as

in

the

real

event.

There

were

3,000

passengers

on the book; in reality, 2,207. In the book, there were 24 lifeboats; in reality,

20.

Months after the Titanic sank, a tramp steamer was traveling through

the foggy Atlantic with only a young boy on watch. It came into his head that it

had been thereabouts that the Titanic had sunk, and he was suddenly terrified by

the

thought

of

the

name

of

his

ship

―

the

Titanian.

Panic- stricken,

he

sounded

the

warning.

The

ship

stopped,

just

in

time:

a

huge

iceberg

loomed

out

of

the

fog

directly

in their path. The Titanian was saved.

12.

A) The name of a Greek God.

B) The name of a novel by Morgan Robertson.

C) The name of an oil liner.

D) The name of a luxury liner.

Script: What was the Titanic in reality?

正确答案：

D

13.

A) 3,000.

B) 24.

C) 2,207.

D) 20.

Script: How many lifeboats were there as the book described?

正确答案：

B

14.

A) The boy on watch saved the ship by stopping it in time before it struck a

huge iceberg.

B) The ship was lost in the fog.

C) The boy was a

reader of the book and decided to change the name of his ship.

D) The boy was terrified and forgot to sound the warning.

Script: What happened to the tramp steamer named Titanian?

正确答案：

A

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A

falling

baby,

saved

two

times

by

the

same

man.

Twin

brothers,

killed along the same road, two hours apart. The world is filled with astonishing

occurrences

of

coincidence

that

defy

explanation.

Are

these

incredible

true

stories

of mere coincidence ... or the hand of fate?

In September 1955, James Dean was killed in a horrific car accident

whilst he was driving his Porsche sports car. After the crash the car was seen as

very unlucky.

When

the

car

was

pulled

away

from

the

accident

scene

and

taken

to

a

garage,

the engine slipped out and fell onto a mechanic, shattering both of his legs.

Eventually

the

engine

was

bought

by

a

doctor,

who

put

it

into

his

racing

car

and

was

killed

shortly

afterwards,

during

a

race.

Another

racing

driver,

in

the

same race, was killed in his car, which had a part of James Dean's car fitted to

it.

When

James

Dean's

Porsche

was

later

repaired,

the

garage

it

was

in

was

destroyed by fire.

Later the car was displayed in Sacramento, but it fell off its mount

and broke a teenager's hip.

In Oregon, the trailer that the car was mounted on slipped from its

towbar and smashed through the front of a shop.

Finally, in 1959, the car mysteriously broke into 11 pieces while it

was sitting on steel supports.

15.

A) The car was broken and given up by the family.

B) The car was regarded as unlucky.

C) The car was sold to another person.

D) The car was broken into 11 pieces.

Script: What happened to the Porsche sports car after the car accident in

September 1955?

正确答案：

B

16.

A) The garage was sold to a foreigner.

B) The garage became a storehouse.

C) The garage was destroyed by a fire.

D) The garage was repaired as well.

Script:

When

James

Dean's

Porsche

was

later

repaired,

what

happened

to

the

garage

it was in?

正确答案：

C

17.

A) In 1955.

B) In 1957.

C) In 1958.

D) In 1959.

Script: When did the car finally break up into pieces?

正确答案：

D

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A WESTWOOD youngster was delighted to be reunited with his

stolen

toy

car

after

his

big

brother

spotted

it

while

on

a

trip

to

the

police

station.

Three-year-old Fergus Mackenzie was heartbroken to find his favorite

toy

―

a yellow go-kart type car

―

had been stolen from his grandparents back

garden in St Leonards.

The

youngster

looked

forward

to

the

regular

trips

to

their

house

as

it

meant he could get out and about in the toy car, but last week when he arrived it

was nowhere to be seen.

However, by strange coincidence his older brother Finn went on a tour

of the police station a few days later with the Cubs and spotted the missing toy

car in their lost property room.

As a result, Fergus was reunited with the toy, which had been handed

into the police by a kind soul who had found it on St Leonards Road.

The

boys'

mom

Kirsten

told

the

News:

are

so

grateful

someone

handed

it into the police.

―

the toy is a bit shabby as it

originally belonged to Finn when he was a toddler and he is now 10-years-old.

Fergus

gets

to

his

gran

and

papa's

the

first

thing

he

does

is

look

for

it

and

he

was

so

sad

when

it

was

gone.

He

was

really

excited

when

he

got

it

back

as we all thought it was gone forever.

Sergeant Stuart Cluckie of East Kilbride Police added:

aware of the distress their actions can cause in situations like this.

we

are

always

happy

when

we

can

reunite

a

youngster

with

his

favorite toy.

18.

A) Fergus Mackenzie's.

B) Finn Mackenzie's.

C) St Leonards'.

D) Kristen Mackenzie's.

Script: Whose toy car was it?

正确答案：

A

19.

A) Because she thought the toy was gone forever.

B) Because the toy was shabby and it was very old.

C) Because the son didn't like the toy.

D) Because the family had bought a new toy car for the boy.

Script: Why did the mother feel surprised when the toy was found?

正确答案：

B

20.

A) Three.

B) Four.

C) Six.

D) Ten.

Script: How old was the elder brother now?

正确答案：

D

Section C

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

blanks

with

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard.

Finally,

when

the

passage

is

read

for

the

third time, you should check what you have written.

At some time or another it happens to all of us. There's that certain

number that pops up wherever you go. Hotel rooms, airline (21)_________________ ,

street

addresses

―

its

haunting

presence

cannot

be

escaped.

Or,

you're

in

your

car,

(22)_________________

humming

a

song.

You

turn

on

the

radio.

A

sudden

chill

prickles

your spine. That same song is now (23)_________________ from the speaker.

Coincidence, you tell yourself. Or is it?

For

most

(24)_________________

scientists,

experiences

like

this,

however strange and recurrent, are nothing but lawful (25)_________________ of

chance,

a

creation

―

not

of

the

divine

or

mystical

―

but

of

simply

that

which

is

possible. (26)_________________ of natural law, they argue, causes us to fall

(27)_________________ to superstitious thinking, inventing supernatural causes

where none exist. In fact, say these statistical law-abiding rationalists, the

(28)_________________

manifestation

of

the

rare

and

improbable

in

daily

life

is

not

only permissible, but inevitable.

Consider this: from a well- shuffled deck of fifty-two playing cards,

the

mathematical

odds

of

dealing

a

hand

of

thirteen

(29)_________________

cards

are

about 635,000,000,000 to one. (This means that, in dealing the hand, there exist

as

many

as

635,000,000,000

different

hands

that

may

possibly

appear.)

What

statisticians

tell

us,

though,

is

that

these

billions

of

hands

are

all

equally

likely

to occur, and that one of them is absolutely certain to occur each time the hand

is

dealt.

Thus,

any

hand

that

is

dealt,

including

the

most

rare

and

improbable

hand

is, in terms of probability, merely one of a number of equally likely events, one

of which was (30)_________________ to happen.

Script: At some time or another it happens to all of us. There's that

certain

number

that

pops

up

wherever

you

go.

Hotel

rooms,

airline

terminals,

street

addresses

―

its haunting presence cannot be escaped. Or, you're in your car,

absently

humming

a

song.

You

turn

on

the

radio.

A

sudden

chill

prickles

your

spine.

That same song is now pouring from the speaker.

Coincidence, you tell yourself. Or is it?

For

most

mainstream

scientists,

experiences

like

this,

however

strange

and recurrent, are nothing but lawful expressions of chance, a creation

―

not of

the

divine

or

mystical

―

but

of

simply

that

which

is

possible.

Ignorance

of

natural

law,

they

argue,

causes

us

to

fall

prey

to

superstitious

thinking,

inventing

supernatural causes where none exist. In fact, say these statistical law-abiding

rationalists,

the

occasional

manifestation

of

the

rare

and

improbable

in

daily

life

is not only permissible, but inevitable.

Consider this: from a well-shuffled deck of fifty- two playing cards,

the mathematical odds of dealing a hand of thirteen specified cards are about

635,000,000,000 to one.

(This means

that, in dealing the hand, there exist as many

as 635,000,000,000 different hands that may possibly appear.) What statisticians

tell us, though, is that these billions of hands are all equally likely to occur,

and that one of them is absolutely certain to occur each time the hand is dealt.

Thus, any hand that is dealt, including the most rare and improbable hand is, in

terms

of

probability,

merely

one

of

a

number

of

equally

likely

events,

one

of

which

was bound to happen.

正确答案：

terminals

正确答案：

absently

正确答案：

pouring

正确答案：

mainstream

正确答案：

expressions

正确答案：

Ignorance

正确答案：

prey

正确答案：

occasional

正确答案：

specified

正确答案：

bound

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

Interpret

the

following

Chinese

passage

into

English.

You

can

either

interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.

31.

成功是偶然的吗？没有人能不努力就 成功。托马斯

?

爱迪生成功了，那是

因为他试验了上千次 才找到最好的灯丝材料。

所有的成功都需要努力的工作。

如果你想成功，

首先努力工作，然后才是偶然的运气。

思考

/

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Section B

Directions:

Describe,

comment

or

elaborate

on

the

following

pictures,

phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE

minutes for presentation.

32. Coincidences

are

familiar

to

all

of

us.

They

can

involve

startling

conjunctions of events, such as chance meetings with old friends, or coincidences

of

personal

habits

or

of

anniversaries.

Should

we

be

surprised

by

coincidences?

Do

you believe in coincidence? Do you have any story of coincidence?

思考

/

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B3U3-A

Part I Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end

of

each

conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

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.

1.

A) It is not good for holiday.

B) It is the day the man gets.

C) It is nice.

D) It is sunny and pleasant.

Script: Man: Great! This is the first day I have had for holiday and look at

the weather. Would you believe it?

Woman:

Oh,

well.

At

least

you've

got

the

day

to

yourself.

Never

mind

the

weather.

Question: What's the weather like?

正确答案：

A

2.

A) Tea.

B) Coffee.

C) Cold drink.

D) Snack.

Script: Woman: You look tired and thirsty. Would you like to have something to

drink?

Man: Oh, good. I'd like to have some chilled mineral water.

Question: What does the man want to have?

正确答案：

C

3.

A) Stay indoors and have a good rest.

B) Drink orange juice and keep himself warm.

C) Get rid of his cold.

D) Sleep for two days.

Script: Mother: What did the doctor say?

Son:

Well,

he

said

if

I

want

to

get

fully

recovered

from

this

cold

I

should

stay

in bed for another two days, drink plenty of apple juice and stay warm.

Question: What will the man do in the next two days?

正确答案：

A

4.

A) Husband and wife.

B) Customer and shop assistant.

C) Secretary and manager.

D) Colleagues.

Script: Woman: I bought this mobile phone last Saturday. Well, primarily, it

does not appear to function outside the metropolitan area.

Man: Right. I will just have a word with the manager and see what we can do.

Question: What do you think is the relationship between these two speakers?

正确答案：

B

5.

A) They think it is too hard to finish.

B) They will talk about it themselves.

C) They will not mind doing the homework.

D) They will go to the teacher for help.

Script: Woman: You know the history assignment we've got? I have a lot of

difficulty understanding the topic.

Man: Why don't we go and see the professor and ask her? She is quite friendly

and nice. I am sure that she won't mind.

Question: What will the speakers do about the assignment?

正确答案：

D

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to give you a break

on rent if you sign a two-year lease instead of just a one-year lease.

Woman: Well, I don't know. What sort of break are we talking about here?

Man:

I'll

give

you

a

5%

rent

increase

instead

of

a

10%

increase

in

exchange

for

you signing a two-year lease. It's a win-win situation: you get a cut in rent, and

I get the security of a two- year lease.

Woman:

How

about

this:

You

give

me

a

one-year

lease

with

a

six

percent

increase.

Man: No, I can't make that sort of deal. But here's what I can do, and it's my

final

offer:

I'll

pay

for

your

electricity

for

the

first

6

months

of

the

lease,

along

with the other terms I mentioned before.

Woman: You drive a hard bargain, okay, it's a deal.

6.

A) Landlord and tenant.

B) Husband and wife.

C) Professor and student.

D) Manager and client.

Script: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

正确答案：

A

7.

A) 10%.

B) 8%.

C) 4%.

D) 5%.

Script: What is the proposed rent increase rate?

正确答案：

D

8.

A) One year lease with a 6% increase.

B) One year lease with a 5% increase.

C) Two years' lease with a 10% increase.

D) Two years' lease with a 5% increase.

Script: What is the final deal?

正确答案：

D

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script:

Man:

Welcome,

everybody,

to

this

self-defense

class.

Today,

you'll

learn

how

to

size

up

a

situation

and

how

to

tell

the

difference

between

a

harmless

situation

and a threatening one. You'll also begin to learn some hand-to-hand combat moves

to defend yourselves.

Woman:

Oh,

good.

I

can't

wait

to

learn

some

martial

arts

so

I

can

beat

up

anyone

who tries anything.

Man:

Well,

the

best

thing

we

can

do

in

a

dangerous

situation

is

to

avoid

having

to fight. It's not a good idea to confront someone who is much stronger than you

are. If you can defuse the situation or run away, that would be the best strategy.

Woman:

All

right,

but

if

someone

is

harassing

me,

I

want

to

be

ready

to

do

some

damage.

Man: I'm not sure if that's the right mindset

…

Woman: I always trust my instincts. If my intuition tells me that someone may

be dangerous, I want to get in the first punch.

Man: Whoa, that's not the purpose of this class. You're

here

to learn defense,

remember?

Woman: Yes, but you know what they say: The best defense is a good offense!

9.

A) He will teach the students how to avoid a fight.

B) He will teach the students how to do some hand-to- hand combat moves.

C) He will teach the students how to tell a bad guy from a good guy.

D) He will teach the students how to run fast.

Script: What will the teacher teach in this self-defense class?

正确答案：

B

10.

A) To confront someone stronger.

B) To trigger the fight.

C) To avoid having to fight.

D) To call the police.

Script: What is the best strategy suggested by the teacher in a dangerous

situation?

正确答案：

C

11.

A) To fight the bad guy bravely.

B) To run away as fast as possible.

C) To do self-defense.

D) To do a good offense.

Script: What is a good defense according to the woman?

正确答案：

D

Section B

Direstions

：

Listen

to

three

short

passages.

At

the

end

of

each

passage,

you

will

hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)

and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A

father

was

really

worried

about

his

son,

who

was

sixteen

years

old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a wise teacher to

train his child. The teacher said to the boy's father,

alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months. However, you can't

come to see him during this period.

Three months later, the boy's father returned. The teacher arranged a

boxing

match

between

the

child

and

an

experienced

boxer.

Each

time

the

fighter

struck

the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a punch knocked

him

down

again,

then

the

boy

stood

up

again.

Several

times

later,

the

teacher

asked,

shame!

said,

thought he

would be so

easily knocked down. I needn't have him left here any longer.

down, he stands up again instead of crying? That's the kind of courage you wanted

him to have.

If

each

time

you

are

knocked

down

you

have

the

courage

to

stand

up

again,

then you can be proud of yourself.

12.

A) Three days.

B) Three weeks.

C) Three months.

D) Three years.

Script:

How

long

did

the

teacher

ask

the

father

to

leave

his

child

alone

there?

正确答案：

C

13.

A) Sometimes the boy won.

B) Sometimes the boxer won.

C) The boy was knocked down every time.

D) The boxer was knocked down every time.

Script: What was the result of the boxing match?

正确答案：

C

14.

A) The father should feel sorry about the son's failure.

B) The father never thought the son would be easily knocked down.

C) The father needed to ask the son to stand up each time he was knocked down.

D) The father should know why the son was knocked down.

Script: What courage did the teacher ask the father to give his son?

正确答案：

C

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Welcome to This Is Our Everyday Hero. I'm Barbara Klein.

Every society has its heroes. This week on our program, we present

several stories of heroism in action.

We start in New York City earlier this month

―

January fourth, to be

exact. Two friends, Julio Gonzalez and Pedro Nevarez, were standing on the street

talking. Suddenly, people in a nearby apartment building screamed for help. A

three-year-old

boy

was

hanging

from

the

steps

of

the

fire

escape

outside

the

building.

Timothy Addo was twelve meters above the ground, and scared.

The

men

saw

that

he

was

going

to

fall.

The

two

mechanics

ran

across

the

street

and

positioned

themselves

to

catch

him.

They

got

there

just

in

time.

Timothy

lost

his

hold

and

dropped.

His

feet

hit

Mister

Nevarez

and

pushed

him

over

onto

the

sidewalk. But the little boy landed in the arms of Mister Gonzalez, who also fell.

Timothy was shaken by the experience, but he was safe.

Experts in human behavior tell us that some situations bring out the

best

in

people.

But

something

made

this

event

all

the

more

newsworthy.

Just

two

days

earlier, New York City had another accidental hero.

15.

A) He was going to fall.

B) He was hanging from the fire escape outside the building.

C) He was on the roof of the building.

D) He was hanging from the window.

Script: Where was the three-year-old boy when the two mechanics saw him?

正确答案：

B

16.

A) One of them was killed.

B) One of them was injured.

C) One of them fell from the building too.

D) Both of them fell down on the ground.

Script: What happened to the two mechanics?

正确答案：

D

17.

A) The comments from audience on these heroes.

B) Another story in New York City two days earlier.

C) Another comment from another reporter.

D) Heroes from other cities.

Script: What can be expected in the report next?

正确答案：

B

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A

teenage

boy

named

Xue

Xiao

got

nationwide

attention

in

China

last year following the Sichuan earthquake. His claim to fame was simply that his

first

words

after

being

pulled

from

the

ruins

80

hours

after

the

quake

was

over

were:

Xue's courage and perseverance held many people in awe. So he was

admitted

by

Shanghai

University

of

Finance

and

Economics

without

having

to

take

any

exams.

An

article

in

Oriental

Morning

Post

covered

the

boy's

latest

development

in

school

and

reported

that

he

has

to

study

English

very

hard

to

keep

up

with

his

peers

at the university.

The writer says he is surprised by the school's decision and asks if

a

student's

legendary

experience

could

be

a

reason

for

the

university

to

enroll

the

student

without

exam

scores.

It

is

reasonable

to

reward

people

who

made

outstanding

contributions

to

the

earthquake

relief

efforts,

but

the

boy's

involvement

is

inadequate

to

be

considered

a

contribution,

the

article

supposed.

Indeed,

at

a

time

when

the

country

needed

optimism

to

boost

national

morale,

Xue

Xiao

touched

people

with

his

and

humor,

the

writer

said.

But

the

university's

explanation

that

spirit

of

rousing

himself

in

the

earthquake

tallies

with

the

school's

motto

is really far-fetched, according to the article.

18.

A) For his brave action in saving other children.

B) For his naughty behavior in school.

C) For his optimistic spirit, perseverance and courage.

D) For his earthquake diary.

Script: What was Xue Xiao famous for?

正确答案：

C

19.

A) He is envied by other students.

B) He has to work hard to keep up with others in English learning.

C) He has to take part-time jobs to sustain his campus life.

D) He was taken by the university without taking examinations.

Script: What can be inferred from the passage about Xue's school life at his

university?

正确答案：

B

20.

A) The reward received by the boy is reasonable.

B)

The boy's

involvement is

not a

contribution and therefore

the reward is not

appropriate.

C) The boy needs more attention from the public.

D) The boy should be encouraged.

Script:

What

is

the

article's

comment

on

Xue's

story

in

Oriental

Morning

Post?

正确答案：

B

Section C

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

blanks

with

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard.

Finally,

when

the

passage

is

read

for

the

third time, you should check what you have written.

Courage

is

not

only

found

in

the

heat

of

war

or

the

mighty

works

of

brave

men and women. Courage is the mother (21)_________________ care of her sick child

in the early morning hours. Courage is the father who shows up on time everyday at

a

boring,

(22)_________________

,

(23)_________________

job

to

feed

and

clothe

his

family.

Courage comes in many (24)_________________ , not only from thoughts

and deeds of (25)_________________ , but in the (26)_________________ , everyday

art of living. When life gets you down, when

it

seems that your world is at an end,

take courage and go the next step. You will be (27)_________________ at the power

and

(28)_________________

you

have

inside.

Just

(29)_________________

enough

courage to take you through this day. You only have to live one day at a time. You

do

not

have

to

(30)_________________

all

your

troubles

at

one

time.

Like

the

Scotsman

said,

Script: Courage

is

not

only

found

in

the

heat

of

war

or

the

mighty

works

of brave men and women. Courage is the mother taking care of her sick child in the

early

morning

hours.

Courage

is

the

father

who

shows

up

on

time

everyday

at

a

boring,

low-paying, dead-end job to feed and clothe his family.

Courage

comes

in

many

forms,

not

only

from

thoughts

and

deeds

of

greatness,

but

in

the

routine,

everyday

art

of

living.

When

life

gets

you

down,

when

it seems that your world is at an end, take courage and go the next step. You will

be amazed at the power and strength you have inside. Just gather up enough courage

to take you through this day. You only have to live one day at a time. You do not

have

to

deal

with

all

your

troubles

at

one

time.

Like

the

Scotsman

said,

troubles

of tomorrow must wait until this day is done.

正确答案：

taking

正确答案：

low-paying

正确答案：

dead-end

正确答案：

forms

正确答案：

greatness

正确答案：

routine

正确答案：

amazed

正确答案：

strength

正确答案：

gather up

正确答案：

deal with

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

Interpret

the

following

Chinese

passage

into

English.

You

can

either

interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.

31.

勇敢，

不需要突出的 品质，

不需要秘诀，

不需要天时地利，每个人或早或

晚都 有机会。

生活不过是对勇气进行特别考验的一个竞技场而已，

在人生的每一个竞技 场上

勇气都会前来挑战。

思考

/

准备

Section B

Directions:

Describe,

comment

or

elaborate

on

the

following

pictures,

phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE

minutes for presentation.

32. Read

the

quotation

from

J.

F.

Kennedy,

and

think

about

your

own

definition

of courage. Talk about the courage as you believe in and give an example.

The

courage

of

life

is

often

a

less

dramatic

spectacle

than

the

courage

of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

A

man

does

what

he

must

—

in

spite

of

personal

consequences,

in

spite

of

obstacles

and dangers and pressures

—

and that is the basis of all human morality.

思考

/

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 32 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end

of

each

conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

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.

1.

A) He had quit his job.

B) He wanted to tell his wife about his job.

C) He didn't know whether he could change his job.

D) He wanted to change jobs but did not know his wife's opinion.

Script:

John:

Bill!

How

about

a

couple

of

beers

at

Sandy's

Bar

before

going

home?

Bill: Okay. I have been thinking about getting a new job. But I don't know how

to tell the lady at home.

Question: What did the second speaker mean about his job?

正确答案：

D

2.

A) 35.

B) 39.

C) 34.

D) 38.

Script:

George:

How

does

this

read,

Sam?

Hi,

my

name

is

George

Fox.

I

am

34

years

old,

5'10''

tall

and

weigh

about

77

kilos.

I

don't

smoke

and

I

am

a

computer

system

analyst. I am looking to meet a young woman with a good education and an interest

in sports.

Sam: Well, considering the facts that you really are 39, 5'6'' tall and weigh

about 84 kilos.

Question: How old is the first speaker?

正确答案：

B

3.

A) They are discussing about a team's dropping out of a sports game.

B) They are talking about the coach.

C) They are talking about competing.

D) They are discussing about having a rearrangement of competition.

Script: Woman: Coach Ellis, hi, I regret to inform that some of my young men

have come down with the flu on the trip down here today.

Ellis: So you are saying your team is not competing today?

Question: What are the speakers talking about?

正确答案：

A

4.

A) The woman made a wrong-sized dress.

B) The woman was wearing a tailored dress.

C) The woman has put on some weight.

D) The woman made the dress in a wrong season.

Script: Man: What's going on?

Woman: My dress, my beautifully tailored dress is too small! I can't fit into

it at all! It was only made this Christmas.

Question: What can be implied from this conversation?

正确答案：

C

5.

A) She is against the man's decision.

B) She is supportive to the man.

C) She does not want to rush to a conclusion.

D) She does not like the interview.

Script:

Man:

We

are

sorry

that

this

has

been

such

an

extended

interview

process.

Our sales in China have been going through the roof and we just really don't want

to pick the wrong guy here.

Woman: I am with you on that. You don't want to make any snap decisions.

Question: What is the woman's attitude?

正确答案：

B

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Tony: Another Valentine's Day! I really hate Valentine's Day.

Chelsea: What's your problem?

Tony:

I'm

sick

of

seeing

heart-shaped

boxes,

stuffed

animals,

and

cupid

decorations

everywhere.

Lovey-dovey

couples

on

the

street

and

nothing

but

sentimental movies on TV

―

that's what I have a problem with.

Chelsea: You're just upset because you don't have a valentine on Valentine's

Day.

Tony:

Do

you

blame

me?

This

is

the

third

year

I'm

spending

Valentine's

Day

alone.

That's enough to make any man feel bored.

Chelsea: There are plenty of women you could go out with. Just open your eyes

and look around.

Tony: All of the women I know are either crazy or attached. I've given up on

dating.

Chelsea: How will you find a Miss Right with an attitude like that?

Tony: I've told you. I've given up.

Chelsea: Well, I think you should open your eyes. Your valentine may be right

under your nose!

6.

A) He is sick.

B) He is sentimental.

C) He does not like the day.

D) He is nervous about the day.

Script: What is the man's attitude towards Valentine's Day?

正确答案：

C

7.

A) He has a lot of girl friends.

B) He does not have any girl friend now.

C) He will find a Miss Right.

D) He has someone on his mind.

Script: What can be inferred about this man?

正确答案：

B

8.

A) He should go to his former girl friend.

B) He should change his negative attitude.

C) He should stop seeing so many girl friends.

D) He should enjoy the Valentine's Day.

Script: What is the woman's suggestion to the man?

正确答案：

B

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script:

Woman:

What's

up

with

you

lately?

You

haven't

been

yourself.

You've

been

quiet and distant. Are you seeing someone else?

Man: No! Of course I'm not. I would never cheat on you.

Woman: Then, do you want to break up with me?

Man: No way! That's the last thing I want to do. You've got it all wrong.

Man: I

…

well

…

it's just that

…

oh, I can't stand it anymore! I've been

carrying around this ring in my pocket for two weeks trying to get up the nerve to

ask you. Fiona, will you marry me?

Woman: Ah! I can't believe it. Are you serious?

Man:

I've

never

been

more

serious.

This

wasn't

the

way

I

wanted

to

ask

you,

but

will you?

Woman: Yes, I'll marry you. And, I thought you wanted to break up.

Man: No, I don't, silly. I want us to be together for the rest of our lives.

Don't you know that?

9.

A) Husband and wife.

B) Boyfriend and girlfriend

C) Brother and sister.

D) Doctor and patient.

Script: What is the probable relationship between these two speakers?

正确答案：

B

10.

A) He carried the ring everywhere.

B) He wanted to propose but he was nervous.

C) He was afraid that his girl friend may leave him.

D) He wanted to break up.

Script: Why was the man acting strangely lately?

正确答案：

B

11.

A) She thought he was not serious with her.

B) She thought he was too serious.

C) She thought he was going to marry her.

D) She thought he was going to break up with her.

Script: What did the woman think about this man?

正确答案：

D

Section B

Direstions

：

Listen

to

three

short

passages.

At

the

end

of

each

passage,

you

will

hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)

and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: I have been trying to get

up the nerve to ask

my girlfriend to

marry me. We have been dating for almost a year and I think she's the one. I went

shopping for engagement rings and really hated the experience. I wasn't sure what

kind

of

ring

she'd

like

and

it

took

me

a

long

time

to

decide.

Finally,

with

the

help

of the saleswoman, I picked one. So, I've got the ring. Now, I've just got to find

the

right

time

to

pop

the

question.

I

needed

to

think

of

a

romantic

way

to

propose.

I've watched enough romantic movies with my girlfriend to know that the proposal

has

to

be

something

special.

I

thought

about

taking

her

on

a

trip

to

Paris

and

asking

her in the

of

the

question.

I

thought

about

writing

her

a

love

poem

and

proposing

in

the

poem.

But

I'm

a

terrible

writer.

I

thought

about

calling

her

outside

her

window,

but

with

my voice, I'm sure the neighbors would call the police. I don't know what to do.

How do I ask her to marry me?

12.

A) He took a long time to decide.

B) He got it from online shopping.

C) He chose one with the help of a shop assistant.

D) He was not sure what kind of ring he would buy.

Script: How did the man find the ring?

正确答案：

C

13.

A) Because Paris is a city of love.

B) Because the man met his girlfriend in Paris.

C) Because he wanted to surprise her.

D) Because it could be a good place to propose.

Script: Why did the man mention Paris?

正确答案：

D

14.

A) He will take her on a trip to Paris.

B) He will read her a love poem.

C) He will ask her to marry him by shouting out her name.

D) He could not decide yet.

Script: What will the man do to propose to his girlfriend?

正确答案：

D

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: NEW YORK

―

A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure,

but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests.

That second finding is a surprise because prior studies have shown that married

people tend to be healthier than singles, said researcher Julianne Holt- Lunstad.

It

would

take

further

study

to

sort

out

what

the

results

mean

for

long-term

health,

said Holt-Lunstad, an assistant psychology professor at Brigham Young University.

Her study was reported online Thursday by the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

The study involved 204 married people and 99 single adults. Most were

white,

and

it's

not

clear

whether

the

same

results

would

apply

to

other

ethnic

groups,

Holt-Lunstad

said.

Study

volunteers

wore

devices

that

recorded

their

blood

pressure

at

random

times

over

24

hours.

Married

participants

also

filled

out

questionnaires

about

their

marriage.

Analysis

found

that

the

more

marital

satisfaction

and

adjustment spouses reported, the lower their average blood pressure was over the

24 hours and during the daytime.

But spouses who scored low in marital satisfaction had higher average

blood

pressure

than

single

people

did.

During

the

daytime,

their

average

was

about

five

points

higher,

entering

a

range

that's

considered

a

warning

sign.

(That

result

is for the top number in a blood pressure reading).

some attention,

of

Pittsburgh.

She

studies

heart

disease

and

high

blood

pressure

but

didn't

participate in the new work.

Few

studies

of

the

risk

for

high

blood

pressure

have

looked

at

marital

quality rather than just marital status, she said. It makes sense that marital

quality is more important than just being

married when it comes to

affecting blood

pressure,

said

Dr.

Brian

Baker,

an

associate

professor

of

psychiatry

at

the

University of Toronto.

15.

A) A stressed marriage can be harmful to one's blood pressure.

B) A stressed marriage can cause back problems.

C) A stressed marriage may lead to a worse relationship.

D) A stressed marriage may result in divorce.

Script: What does the study say about a stressed marriage?

正确答案：

A

16.

A) 204 married people and 19 single adults.

B) 204 marriage people and 99 single adults.

C) 214 married people and 90 single adults.

D) 240 married people and 99 single adults.

Script: How many subjects did the researchers have for their study?

正确答案：

B

17.

A) Being single is better than being married.

B) Quality of marriage is more important than just being married.

C) A stressed marriage should be avoided.

D) A marriage is good to your blood pressure.

Script: What does the research indicate?

正确答案：

B

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Having

been

married

for

more

than

40

years,

I

can

attest

to

the

truth

of

the

following

statement:

to

excel

in

the

art

of

domestic

argument,

one

must

master

the

art

of

losing.

Modern

psychologists

are

taken

with

the

solution.

But

in

marriage,

success

resides

more

in

solutions.

Out

of

these,

both

parties can win. For in the love configuration, losing gives a gift that always

returns.

One

day

shortly

after

my

wife

and

I

were

married,

we

set

about

picking

new

living-room wallpaper from a book of samples. My taste and hers were at odds.

way back to the Venetian.

Venetian

were

blind.

They

named

blinds

after

them,

remember?

I

like

this one.

As

the

argument

went

on,

my

wife

suddenly

slammed

the

book

shut.

are

over

two

hundred

samples

in

this

book,

she

declared.

say

we

spend

our

energy

finding one that suits us both, instead of arguing about the ones we don't like.

And

that's

how

we

settled

it.

Eventually

we

found

a

pattern

we

both

liked.

The

marriage.

she'd

say

when

we

couldn't

agree

on

furniture

or

a

place

to

vacation,

The

issues

that

people

argue

over

most

in

marriage,

such

as

how

to

spend

money,

often

aren't

the

real

ones.

The

key

issue

is:

who

is

going

to

be

in

control?

When

I

was

younger,

my

need

to

control

arose

out

of

fear,

a

lack

of

trust,

insecurity.

The day I finally realized I didn't need to control my wife that, indeed, I ought

not

control

her,

that

I

couldn't

control

her,

and

that

if

I

tried

to,

I

would

destroy

our marriage was the day our marriage began.

18.

A) Over 14 years.

B) Around 14 years.

C) Over 40 years

D) Over 50 years.

Script: How many years has the speaker been married?

正确答案：

C

19.

A) To illustrate his point of win-win approach.

B) To illustrate the importance of

C) To indicate that he loves his wife.

D) To explain the vitality of respect.

Script:

Why

does

the

speaker

give

the

example

of

their

choosing

the

living

room

wall-paper?

正确答案：

B

20.

A) It is mainly because of money.

B) It is largely because of the different opinions.

C) It is because of personal tastes.

D) It is because of the intention to control.

Script:

According

to

the

speaker,

what

is

the

reason

of

a

quarrel

or

an

argument

in marriage?

正确答案：

D

Section C

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

blanks

with

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard.

Finally,

when

the

passage

is

read

for

the

third time, you should check what you have written.

do.

To

Americans

those

two

words

carry

great

meaning.

They

can

even

change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding

vows is like (21)_________________ a contract. Now Americans don't really think

marriage is a business deal. But marriage is a serious business.

It all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young man asks the

father

of

his

sweetheart

for

permission

to

marry

her.

If

the

father

agrees,

the

man

later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by

a (22)_________________ way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the

time

is

right

to

get

married.

As

the

big

day

(23)_________________

,

bridal

showers

and bachelor's parties provide many useful gifts. Today many couples also receive

(24)_________________ during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of

married life.

At

last

it's

time

for

the

wedding.

Although

most

weddings

follow

(25)_________________

,

there's

still

room

for

American

individualism.

For

example,

the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors

in

a

(26)_________________

.

A

few

even

have

the

ceremony

while

sky-diving

or

riding

on

horseback!

The

couple

may

invite

hundreds

of

people

or

just

a

few

close

friends.

They choose their own style of colors, (27)_________________ and music during the

ceremony.

But

some

things

rarely

change.

The

bride

usually

wears

a

beautiful,

long

white

wedding

dress.

She

traditionally

wears

old,

something

new,

something borrowed and something blue.

Several

close

friends

(28)_________________

in

the

ceremony

as

attendants,

including the best man and the maid of honor.

As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the

minister, facing the audience . Music (29)_________________ the entrance of the

bride's attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Traditionally, they promise

to love each other

in health

other

a

gold

ring

to

(30)_________________

their

marriage

commitment.

At

the

wedding

reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut the wedding cake

and

feed

each

other

a

bite.

Guests

move

around

while

enjoying

cake,

punch

and

other

treats. Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls.

Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry.

Script:

do.

To

Americans

those

two

words

carry

great

meaning.

They

can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making

wedding

vows

is

like

signing

a

contract.

Now

Americans

don't

really

think

marriage

is a business deal. But marriage is a serious business.

It all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young man asks the

father

of

his

sweetheart

for

permission

to

marry

her.

If

the

father

agrees,

the

man

later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by

a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right

to get married. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelor's parties

provide

many

useful

gifts.

Today

many

couples

also

receive

counseling

during

engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life.

At

last

it's

time

for

the

wedding.

Although

most

weddings

follow

long-held traditions, there's still room for American individualism. For example,

the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors

in

a

scenic

spot.

A

few

even

have

the

ceremony

while

sky-diving

or

riding

on

horseback!

The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose

their

own

style

of

colors,

decorations

and

music

during

the

ceremony.

But

some

things

rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She

traditionally

wears

old,

something

new,

something

borrowed

and

something

blue.

in the ceremony as attendants, including the best man and the maid of honor.

As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the

minister,

facing

the

audience.

Music

signals

the

entrance

of

the

bride's

attendants,

followed

by

the

beautiful

bride.

Traditionally,

they

promise

to

love

each

other

better,

for

worse,

for

richer,

for

poorer,

in

sickness

and

in

health.

But

sometimes

the

couple

has

composed

their

own

vows.

They

give

each

other

a

gold

ring

to

symbolize

their

marriage

commitment.

At

the

wedding

reception,

the

bride

and

groom

greet

their

guests.

Then

they

cut

the

wedding

cake

and

feed

each

other

a

bite.

Guests

move

around

while enjoying cake,

punch and other

treats. Later the bride

throws her

bouquet of

flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the

bouquet will be the next to marry.

正确答案：

signing

正确答案：

romantic

正确答案：

approaches

正确答案：

counseling

正确答案：

long-held traditions

正确答案：

scenic spot

正确答案：

decorations

正确答案：

participate

正确答案：

signals

正确答案：

symbolize

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

Interpret

the

following

Chinese

passage

into

English.

You

can

either

interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.

31.

几乎每一种文化都有仪式来标志一个人生活的变化。

婚姻对于各种文化的

人而言都是最基本的生活变化之一。

因此发现关于结婚有许多传统习俗，

就不足为奇了……

在美国也不例外。然而每对新人都会以自己独持的方式来继承传统。

思考

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Section B

Directions:

Describe,

comment

or

elaborate

on

the

following

pictures,

phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE

minutes for presentation.

32. Look

at

the

pictures

below.

All

the

three

old

couples

look

happy

and

healthy

with

big

smiles

on

their

faces.

What

do

you

think

are

the

secrets

of

a

happy

marriage?

And what do you want to do with your beloved spouse when you are old?

思考

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B3U5-A

Part I Listening Comprehension ( 27 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end

of

each

conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

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.

1.

A) 6:13.

B) 3:30.

C) 16:30.

D) 6:30.

Script: Man: Why don't we have dinner together and catch up on a few things?

Woman: That'll be lovely. How about 6:30 so that we can have plenty of time to

talk?

Question: When will these two friends meet?

正确答案：

D

2.

A) In cash.

B) By check.

C) By traveler's check.

D) By credit card.

Script: Man: How will you be paying for ticket, please? Cash, check or credit

card?

Woman: Do you take traveler's check?

Question: How will the woman pay for the ticket?

正确答案：

C

3.

A) TB9138.

B) CB9137.

C) TB9137.

D) CB9173.

Script: Woman: Could I have your number please, sir?

Man: Just let me find it. Here we are. CB9137.

Question: What is the number of the man?

正确答案：

B

4.

A) It is hot and sunny.

B) It is clear and pleasant.

C) It is raining and hot.

D) It is cold and windy.

Script: Woman: It is a good idea to wear a hat. Otherwise you could get quite

badly sunburned.

Man: Right. I will remember that. Thank you very much.

Question: What can be inferred about the weather?

正确答案：

A

5.

A) Return the book.

B) Have the book back.

C) Come back next day.

D) Reserve the book.

Script: Girl: Excuse me, I am trying to find a copy of English Literature in

Modern Times. I can't find it on the shelf.

Man:

Let

me

have

a

look.

Yes,

it

came

back

in

this

morning,

but

someone

has

already

reserved it. Do you want to reserve it after that?

Question: What may the girl probably do then?

正确答案：

D

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Woman: Another birthday! I'm going to stop celebrating. What's there

to celebrate

―

getting old and weak?

Man: Are you kidding me? We're in the prime of our lives. Who's weak? I'm not.

Woman: If I'm in my prime, then why do I feel so middle- aged?

Man: It's a matter of perspective. It's true that we're not spring chickens

anymore,

but

who

wants

all

of

the

anxiety

of

youth?

Not

me.

I

like

living

these

mature

years without the insecurity and uncertainty of youth.

Woman: It's not that. I don't miss the awkwardness of my teenage years, and I

definitely don't miss the struggles I had to go through in my 20s. What I miss is

the excitement of seeing and experiencing things for the first time. I'm missing

the innocence of youth.

Man: Come on. There's nothing stopping you from seeing and trying new things

now. Don't tell me that you've seen and done everything.

Woman: No, I haven't.

Man:

Then

you'll

come

with

me

next

Saturday,

and

I

guarantee

you

a

new

experience.

Woman: What new experience?

Man: Have you ever tried skydiving?

Woman: No, I haven't and I don't plan to now. I may be old, but I'm not ready

to kick the bucket yet!

6.

A) She misses all the struggles.

B) She misses all the teenage years.

C) She misses the excitement of first experiences.

D) She misses her awkwardness in her 20s.

Script: What does the woman miss most about being young?

正确答案：

C

7.

A) Insecurity and lack of care.

B) Insecurity and uncertainty.

C) Anxiety and doubts.

D) Uncertainty and dream.

Script: According to the man, what are the disadvantages of youth?

正确答案：

B

8.

A) Water skiing.

B) Yoga.

C) Skydiving.

D) Diving.

Script: What will the man do next Saturday?

正确答案：

C

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: I'm turning 40 this year and what do I have to show for it?

Woman: Actually, you've accomplished a lot. Do you know what your problem is?

Your expectations are too high and your goals are unattainable for most people.

Man: Not for me. They shouldn't have been. I had my life all planned out and

nothing is turning out the way it should.

Woman:

I

would

never

have

treated

you

as

someone

with

regrets

about

how

his

life

has turned out.

Man: But I was supposed to make my first million dollars by the time I was 30.

By 35, I should have met someone and settled down, maybe had a child or two. None

of that has happened.

Woman: You have lots of friends and a full life. Maybe things didn't turn out

the way you had imagined, but wouldn't you say you were generally content?

Man: I was before I started thinking about my upcoming birthday.

Woman:

Then

stop

thinking

about

it.

Too

much

thinking

could

definitely

lead

to

regrets

―

not to mention premature aging!

9.

A) 29.

B) 39.

C) 40.

D) 41.

Script: How old is the man now

？

正确答案：

B

10.

A) Have his own business.

B) Have a lot of friends.

C) Make his first million dollars.

D) Have a family.

Script: What was the man's plan by 35?

正确答案：

D

11.

A) He has made too many plans for himself.

B) His expectations are too high.

C) His goals are too low.

D) He spends too much time thinking.

Script: According to the woman, what is the man's problem?

正确答案：

B

Section B

Direstions

：

Listen

to

three

short

passages.

At

the

end

of

each

passage,

you

will

hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)

and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: For most of us, owing thousands of dollars in student loans,

all

while

dealing

with

crushing

credit

card

debt,

probably

sounds

like

a

nightmare.

But for people in their early- to mid-20s, all that debt actually seems to boost

their

self-esteem

—

possibly

because

they

consider

that

debt

an

investment

in

their

future. So says a study in the journal Social Science Research.

Researchers

analyzed

ongoing

national

survey

data

on

3,000

young

Americans.

The

questions

covered

student

loans

and

credit

card

debt,

as

well

as

some

designed to measure the respondents' self-esteem and sense of control over their

lives. Even after accounting for the fact that more self-confident teens might be

willing

to

take

out

more

loans

in

college,

the

researchers

found

that

the

more

debt

respondents

had,

the

more

empowered

they

felt.

Especially

young

adults

from

low-income

families,

who

might

have

been

afforded

opportunities

beyond

their

means.

But

the

honeymoon

appears

to

end

around

age

28

—

right

around

the

time

when college grads have been working a few years and they realize their salary

expectations may have been just a bit too high. Oh, and when the bills for those

student loans start showing up.

12.

A) They think it is a nightmare.

B) They do not want to have student loans.

C) They think the debt seems to boost their self-esteem.

D) They are afraid of paying the debts.

Script:

According

to

the

speaker,

what

do

young

people

think

of

student

loans?

正确答案：

C

13.

A) 2,000.

B) 3,000.

C) 4,000.

D) 5,000.

Script: How many students are included in the study?

正确答案：

B

14.

A) To indicate that the young people get married late.

B) To indicate that young graduates realize the reality that it is not easy to

pay back the loan.

C) To indicate that the loan is to help them get started in their life as an

adult.

D) To indicate that the young students should not have any student loans.

Script: Why

does

the speaker use

the metaphor of

around 28

正确答案：

B

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Once

upon

a

time

there

were

three

young

men,

who

wanted

to

look

for treasures in the desert.

One day, they started out and went to the sands for their treasures.

They brought enough food and some water with them.

As

it

was

very

hot

in

the

sands,

they

drank

up

all

the

water

three

days

later. They were all tired and thirsty. Just then they met a white-haired old man

and asked him for help.

several

times

said

the

old

man,

don't

forget

to

bring

something

for

yourselves

when you get back.

With the old man's words, the three young men went on with their hard

travel. It wasn't long before they found an oasis just as expected. They cheered

up

and

ran

to

the

oasis

happily.

There,

they

had

a

good

drink

of

its

clear

well

water.

After full of drinking and eating, it was getting dark. At this moment, the three

young men recalled what the old man had told them.

The first young man said,

but lots of sands and cactuses.

The second young man thought,

word, I should bring something.

pocket.

The third young man thought,

the old man's words.

their way back home .

It was at the dawn when the three young men walked out of the desert.

Suddenly, one of them cried out with great surprise, for he found golden sand in

his pocket. But the third young man spoke nothing though he had taken a full bag

of golden sand.

The first man was unlucky, because he took nothing with him.

The story tells us that you must catch every chance everywhere.

15.

A) Two days.

B) Three days.

C) Four days.

D) Five days.

Script: How long did the water they brought last?

正确答案：

B

16.

A) He brought nothing.

B) He brought a bag of sand.

C) He brought a pocket of sand.

D) He brought a handful of gold.

Script: What did the second man bring?

正确答案：

C

17.

A) You should listen to old people.

B) You should keep promise.

C) You should learn to observe.

D) You should catch every chance.

Script: What lesson did the story tell about?

正确答案：

D

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: The United Nations says global youth unemployment is at an

all-time high. In a recent report, the UN's International Labor Organization says

81 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are unemployed, and youth

unemployment

is

expected

to

rise

throughout

the

year.

Merri

Shaffer

is

unemployed.

She's searching for a job, like many of the 81 million other young people out of

work worldwide.

been

looking,

I've

been

hunting,

a

lot

of

online

research.

A

lot

of

job

sites

that

I

feel

are

coming

up

completely

leaving

me

empty

handed,

Shaffer

says.

The

economic

downturn

is

hitting

young

people

more

than

others,

according to Elena Gastaldo of the UN's International Labor Organization.

unemployed than their older counterpart,

In

developed

countries,

like

here

in

the

U.S.,

nearly

one

young

person

in

every

six

is

unemployed.

But

as

the

report

shows,

youth

unemployment

is

a

global

problem. It affects all types of economies, in every region of the world.

18.

A) Between 24 to 35.

B) Between 15 to 25.

C) Between 18 to 24.

D) Between 15 to 24.

Script: How old are the 81 million young people who are unemployed?

正确答案：

D

19.

A) Young men are more likely to find a job.

B) Young women are more likely to find a job.

C) Older people can have a better chance.

D) Older people do not have any advantages.

Script: What is the situation faced by young people in the job market?

正确答案：

C

20.

A) One out of five.

B) One in three.

C) Three times more than in other countries.

D) One in six.

Script:

What

is

the

proportion

of

unemployment

in

the

U.S.

among

young

people?

正确答案：

D

Section C

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

blanks

with

the

exact

words

you

have

just

heard.

Finally,

when

the

passage

is

read

for

the

third time, you should check what you have written.

Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you (21)_________________

a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, (22)_________________ ditches

or

editing

a

paper,

ringing

an

(23)_________________

bell

or

writing

funny

things,

you

must

work.

If

you

look

around

you

will

see

the

men

who

are

the

most

able

to

live

the

rest

of

their

days

without

work

are

the

men

who

work

the

hardest.

Don't

be

afraid

of

killing

yourself

with

(24)_________________

.

It

is

beyond

your

power

to

do

that

on

the

sunny

side

of

thirty.

They

die

sometimes,

but

it

is

because

they

(25)_________________ work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in

the

morning.

It's

the

(26)_________________

that

kills,

my

son.

The

work

gives

you

an

(27)_________________

for

your

meals;

it

lends

solidity

to

your

slumbers,

it

gives

you a perfect and (28)_________________ appreciation of a holiday.

There

are

young

men

who

do

not

work,

but

the

world

is

not

proud

of

them.

It

does

not

know

their

names,

even

it

simply

speaks

of

them

as

So-and-So's

boy

Nobody likes them; the great, busy world doesn't know that they are there. So find

out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and (29)_________________

in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the

sweeter will be your sleep, the

brighter

and happier your holidays, and

the better

(30)_________________ will the world be with you.

Script: Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick

or

a

pen,

a

wheel-barrow

or

a

set

of

books,

digging

ditches

or

editing

a

paper,

ringing

an

auction

bell

or

writing

funny

things,

you

must

work.

If

you

look

around

you

will

see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are

the men who work the hardest. Don't be afraid of killing yourself with overwork.

It

is

beyond

your

power

to

do

that

on

the

sunny

side

of

thirty.

They

die

sometimes,

but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until

two in the morning. It's the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an

appetite

for

your

meals;

it

lends

solidity

to

your

slumbers,

it

gives

you

a

perfect

and grateful appreciation of a holiday.

There

are

young

men

who

do

not

work,

but

the

world

is

not

proud

of

them.

It

does

not

know

their

names,

even

it

simply

speaks

of

them

as

So-and-So's

boy.

Nobody likes them; the great, busy world doesn't know that they are there. So find

out

what

you

want

to

be

and

do,

and

take

off

your

coat

and

make

a

dust

in

the

world.

The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be

your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will

the world be with you.

正确答案：

handle

正确答案：

digging

正确答案：

auction

正确答案：

overwork

正确答案：

quit

正确答案：

interval

正确答案：

appetite

正确答案：

grateful

正确答案：

make a dust

正确答案：

satisfied

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

Interpret

the

following

Chinese

passage

into

English.

You

can

either

interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.

31.

随着时间的流逝我们一直在获得新的 知识，

但是这些学问却往往在我们需

要它的时候姗姗来迟。

很多对我早期生活应该极其有用的事情我却现在才知道，

它们本可以

帮 助我在那些年里避免很多错误和伤害。