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Section I
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This .section is designed to
test your ability to understand spoken English.
You will
hear a selection of recorded
materials and you must answer the questions that
accompany
them. There are two parts in this
section, Part A and Part B.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you
should first put down your answers in
your
test booklet. At the end of the listening
comprehension section, you will have 3
minutes
to transfer your answers from your test booklet
onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.
If you have any
questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will
not be allowed to
speak once the test has
started.
Now look at Part A in your test
booklet.
Part A
You will hear 10 short
dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one
question and four
possible answers. Choose the
correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your
test booklet.
You will have 15seconds to
answer the question and you will hear each
dialogue ONLY
ONCE.
Example:
You will
hear:
W: Could you please tell me if the
Beijing flight will be arriving on time?
M:Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about
ten minutes.
You will read:
Who do you
think the woman is talking to?
[A] A bus
conductor.
[ B] A clerk at the
airport.
[ C] A taxi driver.
[D] A clerk
at the station.
From the dialogue, we know
that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to
know
the arrival time of a flight, so you
should choose answer [ B ] and mark it in your
test
booklet.
Sample Answer: [ A ] [B] [C]
[D]
Now look at question 1.
1. What do the
girls have in common?
[A] Both of them are
going to Zimbabwe.
[ B ] They are both from
Africa.
[ C ] They are of the same age.
[D] They are interested in African art.
2.
What do we learn from this conversation?
[A]
Mr. Smith is the new manager. [B] The manager is a
man.
[C] The former manager has left. [D] The
manager is not here.
3. What does
the woman want to know?
[A] Where to board the
plane. [B] Where to find a telephone.
[C] The
flight number. [D] The departure time.
4. What
does the woman mean?
[A] She doesn’ t want to
ask Mr. Jackson herself.
[ B ] She doesn ’ t
want to work for Mr. Jackson.
[ C ] Mr.
Jackson may have broken the tape recorder.
[D]
Mr. Jackson might fix the tape recorder.
5.
What does the woman mean?
[ A] They don’t have
to go to the concert. [ B] His brother should let
them use the car.
[ C ] The subway is fine
with her. [D] A car wouldn ’ t be any faster.
6. Why is the man tired?
[A] His job is
difficult. [B] His job isn’t interesting.
[C]
He doesn’t know how to do his job. [D] He doesn’t
sleep well at night.
7. What do we learn from
this conversation?
[A] The woman will probably
go to Canada for her vacation.
[
B] The woman will probably wait until summer to go
to Mexico.
[ C] The woman will probably not go
to Canada for her winter vacation.
[ D] The
woman will probably stay home during her vacation.
8. What does the woman mean?
[A] The man
needs to continue walking.
[ B ] The man needs
to go straight back for two blocks.
[ C ] He
has already passed the building.
[ D] The
building is to his right.
9. What was Peter
doing at the hospital?
[A] Something is wrong
with his baby. [B] His wife just had a new baby.
[C] He went to see a doctor. [D] He was seeing
his sister.
10. What does the man mean?
[A] He is not free after dinner. [ B] He can
go to the concert if he has time.
[ C ] They
can not go to concert together. [ D ] He will go
to the concert.
Part B
You are going to
hear four conversations. Before listening to each
conversation, you
will have
5seconds to read each of the questions which
accompany it. After listening, you
will have
time to answer each question by choosing A, B, C
or D. You will hear each
passage or
conversation ONLY your answers in your test
booklet.
Questions 11-14 are based on the
following conversation. You now have 20 seconds
to read the questions II -14.
11. When did
the conversation take place?
[A] Before summer
vacation. [B] During summer vacation.
[C]
After summer vacation. [D] In class.
12. Who
are the two speakers?
[A] Brother and sister.
[B] Unemployed young man and woman.
[C]
College students. [D] High school kids.
13.
What kind of jobs does the man prefer?
[A]
Camp jobs. [B] A job at a hotel.
[C] A job in
the open air. [ D ] Cutting grass.
14. What do
we learn from this conversation?
[A] Camp jobs
are very attractive.
[ B ] Customers at hotels
usually give tips to waiters.
[ C
] High school kids usually help their parents
cutting grass.
[D] The man wants a job outside
because machines do all the work.
You now have
40 seconds to check your answers to questions 11 -
14.
Questions 15-18 are based on the following
conversation. You now have 20 seconds
to read
the questions 15 -18.
15. Where does this
conversation take place?
[A] In Detroit. [B]
At the railroad station.
[C] At the bus
station. [D] At Cleveland airport.
16. Why
does the traveler want to take a bus?
[A] The
bus tickets are cheaper than the train tickets.
[ B ] The bus trip is comfortable because it
is air-conditioned.
[C] Bus stops at several
cities along the way.
[D] The traveler wants
to experience another way of traveling.
17.
Why are the bus tickets much cheaper than the
train tickets?
[A] The bus trip takes longer
time.
[B] The bus stops at several cities.
[C] Few people enjoy bus trip.
[D] There is no rest room in the bus.
18.
Why couldn’ t the passenger use the train ticket
to pay for the bus ticket?
[A] The train
ticket costs more than the bus ticket.
[B] The
train station belongs to another company.
[ C]
Her uncle and aunt don ’ t agree with him to do
so.
[ D] She doesn’ t want to pay extra money
to the bus station.
You now have 40 seconds to
check your answers to questions 15 -18.
Questions 19-22 are based on the following
news report. You now have 20 seconds to
read
the questions 19 -22.
19. Why did the students
clean the cars?
[ A ] They wanted to help the
cleaner ’ s daughter.
[B] They wanted to earn
some pocket money.
[C] They needed money for
their classmate’ s medical expenses.
[D] They
wanted to help a hospital.
20. What was the
biggest problem the cleaner’ s daughter faced?
[A] She had a serious heart
disease.
[B] She would not clean the cars
herself.
[C] Her father was ill and she had no
family in Hong Kong.
[D] Her school friends
were too poor to help her.
21. Whom did they
also turn to for the funeral expenses?
[A] The
girl’s relatives. [B] The car owners.
[C]
Their parents. [D] Residents of the building.
22. What did the girl want to do?
[A] To
live with her relatives. [B] To be independent.
[ C] To become a doctor. [ D] To stay with one
of her classmates.
You now have 40 seconds to
check your answers to questions 19 -22.
Questions 23 -25 are based on the following
conversation. You now have 15 seconds
to read
the questions 23 -25.
23. What does the man
want to do?
[A] Play basketball with friends
from work.
[ B] Try out for the company
basketball team.
[ C ] Get in
shape and compete in a cycling race.
[ D ]
Become a star player.
24. What is the woman’ s
main concern?
[A] She is worried her husband
will spend too much time away from home.
[ B ]
She is afraid her husband will become a fitness
freak.
[ C ] She is concerned about her
husband ’ s health.
[D] She is afraid her
husband will become a laughingstock.
25. What
does the woman advise about the man’s diet?
[A] He should consume less salt.
[ B] He
should eat less fatty foods.
[ C ] He should
add more protein products to his diet.
[D] He
should avoid eating sweet things.
You now have
30 seconds to check your answers to questions 23
-25.
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your
answers from your test booklet to the
ANSWER
SHEET I.
That is the end of the listening
comprehension section.
Section Ⅱ
Use of English (15 minutes)
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word
or phrase for each numbered blank and
mark A,
B,C, or Don your ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text
Geography is the study of the relationship
between people and the land. Geographers
(地理学家) compare and contrast 26 places on the
earth. But they also 27 beyond the
individual
places and consider the earth as a 28 . The word
geography 29from two Greek
words: ge,the Greek
word for
geography means
town or city.
Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or
an 33 continent. Many
geography books deal
with the whole earth. Another 34 to divide the
study of 35 is to
distinguish betweenphysical
geography and cultural geography. The former
focuses on the
natural world; the 36 starts
with human beings and 37 how human beings and
their
environment act 38 each other. But when
geography is considered as a single subject, 39
branch can neglect the other.
A geographer
might be described 40 one who observes, records,
and explains the 41
between places. If all
places 42 alike, there would be little need for
geographers.
We know, however, 43 no two
places are exactly the same. Geography, 44 , is a
point of view, a special way of 45 at places.
26. [A] similar [B] various [C]
distant [D] famous
27. [A] pass [B] go [C]
reach [D] set
28. [A] whole [B] unit [C] part
[D] total
29. [A] falls [B] removes [C]
results [D] comes
30. [A] what [B] that [C]
which [D] it
31. [A] Some [B]Many [C]Most
[D]Few
32. [A] outside [B] except [C]as
[D]like
33. [A] extensive [B] entire [C]
overall [D] enormous
34. [A] way [B] means [C]
habit [D] technique
35. [A] world [B] earth
[C] geography [D] globe
36. [A] second [ B]
later [C] next [D] latter
37. [A] learns [ B ]
studies [ C ] realizes [ D ] understands
38.
[A] upon [B] for [C]as [D] to
39. [A] neither
[B] either [C] one [D] each
40. [A] for .
[B]to [C]as [D]by
41. [A] exceptions [B]
sameness [C] differences [D] divisions
42. [A] being [B] are [C] be [D] were
43.
[A] although [B] whether [C] since [D] that
44. [A] still [B] then [C] nevertheless [D]
moreover
45. [A] working [ B ] looking [ C ]
arriving [ D ] getting
Section Ⅲ Reading
Comprehension (40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following three
texts. Answer the questions on each text by
choosing A, B, C
or D. Mark four answers on
the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across
the
corresponding letter in the brackets.
Text I
No one knows exactly how many
disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but
estimates suggest the figure is over 450
million. The number of disabled people in India
alone is probably more than double the total
population of Canada.
In the United Kingdom,
about one in ten people have some disability.
Disability is not
just something that happens
to other people. As we get older, many of us will
become less
mobile ( 可动的) , hard of hearing or
have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take
many forms and occur at any time of life. Some
people are born
with disabilities.
Many others become disabled as they get older.
There are many
progressive disabling diseases.
The longer time goes on, the worse they become.
Some
people are disabled in accidents. Many
others may have a period of disability in the form
of
a mental illness. All are affected by
people ’ s attitude towards them.
Disabled
people face many physical barriers. Next time you
go shopping or to work or
visit
friends,
imagine how you would manage if you could not get
up steps, or on to buses
and trains. How would
you cope if you could not see where you were going
or could not
hear the traffic? But there are
other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to
break down
and ignorance inevitably represents
by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost
impossible
for the able-bodied to fully
appreciate what the severely disabled go through,
so it is
important to draw attention to these
barriers and show that it is the individual person
and
their ability, not their disability, which
counts.
46. The first paragraph points out
that _________.
{ A J it is possible to get an
exact figure of the world ’ s disabled people
[ B ] there are many disabled people in the
world
[ C ] the number of disabled people in
India is the greatest
[ D ] India has not much
more disabled people than Canada
47. The key
word in Paragraph 4 is _________.
[ A ] barriers [ B ] ignorance
[C]
disability [D] prejudice
48. The last word of
the passage
[A]
[C]
49. Which of the
following statements is NOT true according to the
passage?
[A] There are about 10 percent
disabled persons in the UK.
[ B ] The whole
society should pay due attention to the barriers
faced by the disabled
people.
[ C ] Even
the able-bodied may lose some of their body
functions when they get older.
[D] There still
exists prejudice against the disabled which
results mainly from
ignorance.
50. It can
be concluded from the passage that _____ __.
[A] we should try our best to prevent
disablement
[ B] we must take a proper
attitude towards the disabled
[C] the able-
bodied people will never fully understand the
disabled
[D] both physical and mental barriers
are hard to break down --
Text 2
A small piece of fish each day may keep the
heart doctor away. That’ s the finding of
an
extensive study of Dutch men in which deaths from
heart disease were more than 50
percent lower
among those who consumed at least an ounce of salt
water fish per day than
those who never ate
fish.
The Dutch research is one of three human
studies that give strong scientific backing to
the longheld belief that eating fish can
provide health benefits, particularly to the
heart.
Heart disease is the nuinber-one killer
in the United States, with more than 550,000
deaths oc- curring from heart attacks each
year. But researchers previously have noticed
that the incidence ( 发生率) of heart disease is
lower in cultures that consume more fish
than
Americans do. There are fewer heart disease
deaths, for example, among the
Eskimos of
Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a
day, and among the
Japanese, whose daily fish
consumption averages more than 3 ounces.
For
20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged
men, 20 percent of whom ate
no fish.
At
the start of the study, the average fish
consumption was about two-thirds of an
ounce
each day with more men eating lean (瘦的) fish than
fatty fish.
During the next two decades, 78 of
the men died from heart disease. The fewest
deaths were among the group who regularly ate
fish, even at levels far lower than those of
the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was
true regardless of other factors such as
age, high blood pressure, or blood
cholesterol ( 胆固醇) levels.
51. Which of the
following is NOT true according to the passage?
[A] The Dutch research has proved that eating
fish can help to prevent heart disease.
[ B]
Heart doctors won’t call your house so long as you
keep eating fish each day.
[C] Among all the
diseases heart disease is the most dangerous in
America.
[D] There is a low incidence of heart
disease in such countries as Japan and
Greenland.
52. The phrase
_________
and the incidence of heart disease.
[A] the
amount offish eaten [B] regular fish-eating
[
C ] the kind of fish eaten [ D ] people of
different regions
53. The passage is mainly
about _________.
[ A ] the high incidence of
heart disease in some countries
[ B ] the
effect of fish eating on people ’ s health
[
C] the changes in people’ s diet
[D] the daily
fish consumption of people in different cultures
54. Why is heart disease the most
dangerous killer in the United States?
[A]
Because American people drink too much spirits.
[B] Because there are a great number of fat
people there.
[ C ] The author does n ’ t give
a definite answer.
[D] Because American people
eat too much fatty fish.
55. How many lives
could probably be saved each year in the United
States by eating
fifth according to the Dutch
study?
[A] 550,000. [B] 275,000.
LC]
110,000. [D] 852.
Text 3
Being assertive (
过分自信) is being able to communicate with other
people clearly. If
you felt that you had
expressed what was important to you and allowed
the oilier person to
respond in their own way
then, regardless of the final outcome, you behaved
assertively. It
is important to remember that
being assertive refers to a way of coping with
confrontations
( 对抗)。 It does not mean getting
your own way every time or winning some battle of
wits
against another person. In practice
assertive behaviour is usually most likely to
produce a
result which is generally acceptable
to all concerned, without anyone feeling that they
have
been unfairly treated.
Assertiveness
is often wrongly confused with aggression (侵犯行为).
An aggressive
confrontation is
when one or both parties attempt to put forward
their feelings and beliefs at
the expense of
others. In an assertive confrontation, however,
each party stands up for
their personal
rights, but each shows respect and understanding
for the other’s viewpoint.
The reason why
assertiveness may not come naturally is that we
often tend to believe
that we must talk around
a subject rather than be direct, or that we must
offer excuses or
justifications forour
actions.
In fact we all have a right to use
assertive behaviour in a variety of situations. We
are
often schooled early in life to believe
that sometimes our own need to, express ourselves
must take secondary place. For example, in
dealing with those in privileged positions such
as specialists, we often feel that speaking
assertively is, in some way,
Everybody has
certain basic human rights, but often we feel
guilty about exercising them.
56. According to
the passage, an assertive person ________.
[ A
] makes other people feel unfairly treated
[ B
] puts forward his ideas at the expense of others
[C] does not show respect to other people
[ D ] speaks out what he wants to say
forcefully
57. Which of the following is NOT
the reason that many people prefer not to be
assertive?
[A] They would rather be
aggressive than be assertive.
[B]
It’s often better to give people hints than to be
straightforward.
[C] Their needs to express
themselves take secondary place before important
persons.
[ D] They tend to give excuses and
justifications for their actions.
58. The last
word of the passage
[A] rules [B] actions
[c] personal rights [D] privileged positions
59. According to the passage, one should not
only express himself clearly and directly,
but
also
[ A ] make other people accept his ideas
[ B ] be careful with his manner
[ C]
allow others to speak in their own way
[D]watch other people’s response
60. In
this passage, the author intends to encourage
people to _____.
[ A ] fight for their
personal rights
[ B] be aggressive when they
talk to others
[ C J assert themselves
regardless of whether others suffer or not
[ D ] be assertive at any time
Part B
Directions:
Read the following
paragraphs in which 5 people talk about the way
American
consumers borrow.
For questions
61 to 65, match name of each speaker to one of the
statements (A to C)
given your answers on
your ANSWER SHEET.
Mark Lilla Young consumers
often have not established their credit ratings.
Many do
not have steady in-comes. They might
have difficulty borrowing money from an agency in
business to make loans. Parents or relatives
are usually their best source of loans. Of
course, the parents or relatives would have to
have money available and be willing to lend it.
You might even get an interest-free loan.
However,a parent or relative who lends should
receive interest the same as any other lender.
Chris Roddy
For most consumers the
cheapest place to borrow is at a commercial bank.
Banks are
a good
source of installment
loans which may run for 12 months or up to 36.
Most banks also
make singlepayment loans to
consumers for short periods@30, 60, or 90 days. A
typical
interest rate is 3 cents per $$100 per
day. Suppose that you used $$100 of your credit and
repaid it in 30 days. The cost
would be 90 cents.
Karen Barber
Another
possible source of loans is a life insurance
policy. Anyone who owns this type
of insurance
may borrow up to the amount of its cash value. The
amount the insurance
company will pay in case
of death is reduced by the amount of the loan. For
example,
suppose that someone with $$10,000 of
insurance borrows $$2,000 and dies leaving the loan
unpaid. The insurance company would pay only
$$8,000 to the person entitled to receive the
money.
Louise Richard
Borrowing from
pawnbrokers is both easy and expensive. In
exchange for a loan the
borrower leaves some
item of value such as jewelry, a camera, a musical
instrument, or
clothing. Usually the amount of
money received is far less than the actual value
of the item
left. When a borrower repays the
loan plus interest, the pawnbroker returns the
item. If the
loan is not paid within a year,
the pawnbroker gets his or her money by selling
the item.
Jodie Morse
When money is
urgently needed, people may agree to pay any price
for a loan. Too
late, they may find themselves
in the clutches of loan sharks. A loan shark is an
unlicensed
lender because their rates are
higher than the law allows, sometimes 1,000
percent or
more a year. Borrowers are hardly
ever able to repay their loans. It is all they can
do to pay
the interest. Borrowers who fail to
pay the interest on time have been threatened with
injury.
Now match each of the
persons to the appropriate statement.
Note:
there are two extra statements.
Statements
61. Mark Lilla [A] A person can borrow as much
as his life insurance’s cash value.
62. Chris
Roddy [B] The lender gets huge profits.
63.
Karen Barber [C] The borrowers may not take as
long as they want to repay their
loans.
64. Louise Richard [ D] If the loan is not
paid in a year, the item belongs to the lender.
65. Jodie Morse [E] Borrowing from their
parents or relatives is the easiest or the
best loan source for the young consumers.
[ F ] The consumers without good credit can
borrow money from their parents or
relatives.
[G] The interest rate of the commercial bank
is the lowest. For example, the cost would
be
360 cents if you borrowed $$200 and repaid it in 60
days.
Section IV Writing (40 minutes)
You
should write your responses to both parts on
ANSWER SHEET 2.
Part A
66.
Write a letter of complaint. The company for which
you work places an order for
photographic
paper and chemicals; however, the company which
acknowledges your order
on 15th March has
delayed the delivery.
You should write
approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name
at the end of
your letter.
Use
Part B
67. Write an essay of about 120 words on
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3)怎样提倡学习科学技术