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精品文檔精品文檔CandidateNameINTERNATIONALENGLISHLANGUAGETESTINGSYSTEMINSTRUCTIONSTOCANDIDATESDonotopenthisbookletuntilyouaretoldtodoso.Writeyournameandcandidatenumberinthespaceatthetopofthispage.Youshouldanswerallquestions.WriteallyouranswersontheQuestionPaper.Attheendofthetest,youwillbegiventhreeminutestotransferyouranswerstoanAnswerSheet.Donotremovethisbookletfromtheexaminationroom.ThistestincludesTHREEparts:Listening(45minutes),Reading(60minutes)andWriting(60minutes).精品文檔北京新航道雅思學(xué)院精品文檔北京新航道雅思學(xué)院精品文檔精品文檔SECTION1Questions1-10Questions1-8Completetheformbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.Five-StarCaterersCustomerBookingFormExampleMr1Event:Mr1Customername：Daytimetelephonenumber:lelephonenumberafter5pm：

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SECTION2Questions11-20Questions11-17Accordingtothespeakerwhendidthefollowinghappen?Writethecorrectletter扎BorGnexttoQuestions11-17.Abefore1837Bbetween1837and19()()Cafter1900Th亡EastFrontwasaddedtothebuiIding.Thelastbigstructuralchangewasmade.Thebuildingwasbombed,ThebuildingbecameapalacerThebuildingw^sknownasTheQueersHouse.ThfHousesofParliamentweredesU'oyedbyfire,TheMarbleArchwasmoved.Questions18-20CompletethesentencesbelowWriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.】8Up(cpeopleattendgardenpartiesatthepalaceeachyear.speciesofwildflower._speciesofwildflower._inAugustThepubliccanvisitthenineteenorSeptember.SECTION3Questions21-30Questions21-24Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Whataspectofhistoryisitimportanttolearnsomethingfrom?Whatdowealsoneedtoknowaboutaurancestors?Wh^rearetransferableskillsuseful?Whatkindofapproachtolearningdoessocialscienceuse?Questions25-30Whatissaidabouteachofthesesubjectsstudiedonasocialstudiescourse?ChooseyouranswersfromtheboxandwritethelettersA-HnexttoQuestions25-30.AThiswillfocusonhoweachgenerationlearnsaboutitsownculture.BThisnecessarilyincltidesastudyofphysicsandchemiscry.CThisisstudiedfromthepointofviewofhumanbehaviour.DThiswillonlybecoveredintermsofitstheory,EThisakocoversthedistributionofwealth.FThisincludesthestudyofarchaeology.GThishasreceivedcriticismfornotbeingscientificenoughsHThisincludessomeworkonurbanplanning.AnthropologyEconomicsEducationGeographyLawSociologynik!socialworkSECTION4Questions31-40\Questions31-37ChoosethecorrectletterhA,BorC.Studentsshouldcompletetheir啣odtonthe1950sAiftheywanttobeaMowedtocontinueattendinglecturer.Bbecausetheywillappreciatetheinformationaboutthe1960smore.Cotherwisetheyfacethepossibilityoftwingfailedfortheircoursework.Accordingtothelecturer,the"babyboom1happenedAbecauseofrelaxedattitudesinthesixties.BdunngatimeofwarCbecausepeoplefeltmoresecure.Inthesixties,theUSAhad7QmillionAteenagers,Bbabies*Cadults.Accordingtothelecturer,comparedtothe195€stthe1960sv/ereAlessconservative.Bmoreconservative.Cjustasconservative.Accordingtothelecturer,literaturechangedthewaywomenAover40weretreatedbysociety.Bviewedissuesofraceinsociety,Cfeltabouttheirrolesinsociety.TherateofcrimeinthesixtiesAroseninepercentduringthedecade.Bwasninetimeshigherthaninthefifties.Cwasninetimeslowerthaninthefifties.Whathappened,atthestartofthe1960s?AthefirsthearttransplantBtheintrodu匚tionoftheinternetCtheinventionoflasersQuestions38-40Completethesummarybelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.JnOctober,1962tUSPresidentKennedymetadvisersto由scuss_whichprovedthattheCubanswereinstallingnuclearmissiles>presumablytouseagainsttheUS.Kennedywasfacedwiththreechoices;totrytoresolvethecrisisdiplomatically；toblockthedeliverycffurtherweaponsintoCuba;ortoattackCuba.Kennedychose39option,whichpreventedthebuild-upofmoremissUesandledtothewithdrawaloftheexistingones.Mostareagreedthata40wasnarrowlyavoidedbyKennedy'sdecision.READINGREADINGPASSAGE1Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedonReadingPassageIbelow.HowMobileTelephonyTurnedintoaHealthScareTh?technologywhichenabledmobilephoneswaspreviouslyusedinthekindoftwowayradiowhichcouldbefoundintaxisandemergencyvehicleAlthoughthiswas日greatdevelopmentitwasnotraailyconsideredmobiletelephonybecauseitcouldnotbeusedtodialintoexistingphonenetworks.Itwasknownassimplextechnology,operatingonthesameprincipi&s酣日walkie-talkie,whichrequiredthat自userpressabutton,meaningthatonlyonepersonatatimetalk.Simplexmeantthattherewasonlyonecomnnunicationfrequencyinuseatanyanotime.Thefirstmobilephonestoconnecttot^l^phonenetworkswereofteninstalledincarsbeforethehand-heJdversioncameonthemarketandth已revolutioninmobiletechnologybegartLThefirstgenerationofmobilephones(called1G)werelarge,heavyandanalogueanditwasdotuntiltheinventionofThesecondgeneration(2G)inthe1990sthatdigitalnetworkscouldbeused.Thedigitalm拒meritenabledfastersrgnailing.Atthesametime,developrnenisinbatterydesignandenergy-savingelectronicsallowedthephonesthemselvestobetoiriesmafferandthereforemoretrulymobile.Thesecondgenerationallowedfortextmessagingtoo.andthisbeganwiththefirstperson-to-persontextmessageInFinlandIn1993ralthoughamachine-generatedtextmessagehadbeensuccessfullysenttwoyearsearlier.NoneofthiswouldhavebeenpossFblewithoutthedevelopmentofduplextechnofogytoreplacetherelativelyprimitivesimplextechnotogyofthefirstphaseafmobilecommunication.Induplextechnology,therearetwofrequenciesavailablesimuhan^ousfy,The^etwofrequenciescanbeobtainedbytheprincipleofFrequencyDivisionDuplex(FDD).Tosendtwosignalswirelessly,itisnecessarytocreateapairedspectrum,whereonebandcarriestheuplink(fromphonetoantenna)andtheothercarriesthedownlink(fromantennalophone)rTimeDivisionDuplex(TDD)canachievethesamething,butinsteadofsplittingthefrequencytheuplinkanddownlinkareswitchedveryrapidlygivingtheimpressionthatonefrequencyisused.Forrrobfletelephonytoworktoitsfullestpotential,itneedstohaveanetworkthroughwhichitcanrelaysignals.Thiinetworkdependsonbasestationswhichsendandreceivethesignals.Thebasestationstendt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