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SICHUANCOLLEGEENGLISHSAMPLEPart1 (20minutes)SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokentwice.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughExample:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)A)Attheoffice.B)B) Inthewaitingroom.C)C)Attheairport.D)D) Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Answer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Inaclassroom. B)Onasportsfield.C)Atanairport. D)Byaroadside.2.A)Itwascancelled. B)Itarrivedearly.C)Itwasdelayed. D)Itlandedontime.3.A)Teacherandstudent. B)Doctorandpatient.C)Policemananddriver. D)Bossandsecretary.4.A)15minutes. B)1hour.C)45minctes. D)1hourandhalf.5.A)Shedoesnotknowhowtotalkwithastranger.B)Shewantsthepolicemantoprotecther.C)Shethinksthatthemanisstrange.D)Shedoesnotknowhowtogotothenearesthotel.6.A)Toherfriend’s. B)Tothegrocery.C)Totheschool. D)Toherhouse.7.A)Inatheater. B)Inahospital.C)Inanoffice. D)Inabus.8.A)Themanthinkscomputersareuseless.B)Thewomanthinkscomputersareuseful.C)Theyhavedifferentopinions.D)Theyholdsimilarideas.9.A)15. C)16. 10.A)Hedoubtsthewomanwilllikethenovel.B)Hehadn’tstartedreadingthenovelyet.C)Heenjoyedreadingthenovel.D)He’lllendthewomanthenovelafterreadingit.BDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillheattwoquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokentwice.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)At11:20A.M.B)At10:50A.M.C)At11:30A.M.D)At11:40A.M.12.A)Shehadgonetothegardenalonetoenjoyherself.B)Shehadmovedalltheclocksandwatchesahead.C)Shehadmovedachairtothegardentositon.D)Shehadwarnedeverybodyagainstbeinglatefortheirflight.SectionCsportDictationPartII Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmaekthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Thelocalgovernmentwarnedthecitizens waterdirectlyfromthetapunlessitisA)notdrinkB)notdrinking

C)donotdrink

D)nottodrink17.Hisfacelooks butIcan’trememberhisname.A)similar B)alike C)likely D)familiar18.Iwenttothedentist’syesterday,andhadtwoteeth A)pulling B)pulled C)bepulled D)topull19.Onemanwasinstantlykilledandthreewere inatrafficaccidentlastnight.A)damaged B)harmed C)injured D)ruined20.Thisisyourlettertome.Doyouobject tothewholeclass?A)tomyreadingit B)toreadit C)metoreadit D)mereadingit21.Theeconomicstudyonmarketmustlayanemphasisontherelationshipbetweensupply

B)asgreatas

22.Thepopulationoftheregionhas doubledinthepasttenyears.A)largerthan B)asgreatas C)morethan D)asmanyas23.Thecompanydecidedto anewmanagingsystemforhigherefficiency.A)adjust B)adapt C)adopt D)admit24.ThisisMr.Evans, inventionhashelpedhundredsofdeafpeople.A)whose B)which C)that D)whom25.ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenapreviousrecordis A)matched B)broken C)kept thestory,Marydecidedthatthenewfilmwasnotreallyworthseeing.A)Havebeentold B)Havingbeentold C)Beingtold D)Beentold27.Wemust ourmindswheretogoforourholidaythisyear.A)makeout B)makefor C)makeoff D)makeup28.Onlywhenhefinishedthetask thathehadmadeamistake.A)hethenrealized B)didherealize C)doesherealize D)hedidrealize29.Thepolicemanstoppedmycarbecausetheengine A)gaveoff B)gaveout C)gaveup D)gaveaway30.Iboughtanewhouselastyear,butI myoldhouseyet,soatthemomentIhavetwoA)didn’tsell

B)hadn’tsold

C)haven’tsold

D)don’tsell31.Ourneighboris ahelpfulperson hewouldberighttherewhenyouneedhelp.A)so…that B)such…as C)such…that D)so…as32.Hecannotplaytennishereuntilthemanagerrecommendsthathe amemberofthe

B)hasbeen

C)willbe

33.Taketheraincoatwithyou itrains.A)inanycase B)incaseof C)inthecaseof D)incase paperandprintinginventedbytheChinese,theworldcivilizationwouldnothavebeensowonderfulasitistoday.A)Iftherewasnot B)Therehadnotbeen C)Hadtherenotbeen D)Iftherewerenot35.Wehadtoputthemeetingoff somanypeoplewereabsent.A)since B)unless C)lest D)thoughPartIII (35minutes)

Therearefourshortreadingpassagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Question36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Naturalrubberisobtainedfromrubberasawhite,milkyliquidknownaslatex( 橡槳).Thisistreatedwithacidanddried,beforeitissenttocountriesthroughouttheworld.Astherubberindustrydeveloped,moreandmorerubberwasrequired.Rubberplantations(種植園)weresetupincountrieswithahot,humidclimate,butthesestillcouldnotsupplysufficientrawrubbertosatisfytherequirementsofdevelopingindustry.ItwasunsatisfactoryforindustrytodependonsuppliescomingfromsofarawayfromtheindustrialareasofEurope.ItwasalwayspossiblethatsuppliescouldbestoppedbywarsorFormanyyears,attemptsweremadetoproduceasubstitute,buttheywereunsuccessful.Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior（劣的）tonaturalrubber.Artificialrubberisproducedinfactoriesbyacomplicatedchemicalprocess.Itisusuallycheaperthannaturalrubber.Atpresent,theworldrequirementsforrubberaresogreatthatbothnaturalandartificialrubberareusedinlargequantities.36.Thedemandforrawrubberhasbeenontherisealongwiththedevelopmentof inthe

37.Rawrubberusedtobeproducedmainly A)withinEurope B)indrycountries C)inindustrialcountries 38.Comparedwithartificialrubber,naturalrubberis A)expensive D)superior39.Thedirectcauseoftheproductionofartificialrubberwas A)A) thegreatdifficultyofshippingrawrubberB)B) thehighqualitiesofartificialrubberC)C)theinsufficientsuppliesofnaturalrubberD)D) thegreatcostofnaturalrubber40.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe

A)NaturalRubber B)TheCostforRubber D)TheValueofRubberQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Noise,commonlydefinedasunpleasantsound,isakindofenvironmentalpollution.Particularlyincrowdedurbanareas,thenoiseproducedasaby-productofouradvancingtechnologycausesphysicalandpsychologicalharm,andseriouslyaffectsthequalityofthethosewhoaresufferingUnliketheeye,theearhasnolid;thereforenoisepenetratesiteasily.Loudnoisessignalabigdangertohumanbeings.Inresponse,theheartwouldbeatfaster,theskinwouldbecomepale,andthemuscleswouldgettense.Asamatteroffact,someoftheseresponsespersistevenlongerthanthenoise,occasionallyaslongasthirtyminutesafterthesoundhasceased.Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weareconstantlyrespondinginthesamewaysthatwewouldrespondtodanger.Recently,researchershaveconcludedthatnoiseandourresponsemaybemuchmorethananannoyance.Itmaybeaseriousthreattophysicalandpsychologicalhealthandwell-being(安樂)，causingdamagenotonlytotheearandbrainbutalsototheheartandstomach.Wehavelongknownthathearinglossisanumberonenonfatal(非致命的)healthproblem,butnowwearelearningthatsomeofuswithheartdiseaseandcancersmaybeaffectedbynoisepollutionaswell.41.Whatistheauthor’smainpoint?A)A) Loudnoisessignalabigdanger.B)B) Noisemaybeaseriousthreattoourhealth.C)C)Hearinglossisanumberonenonfatalhealthproblem.D)D)Noiseisunavoidableindailylife.42.Whatdoestheword“noise”meaninthispassage?A)A)Aby-productoftechnology.B)B) C)C)Physicalandpsychologyharm.D)D)Adangertopeople’slife.43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)A)Noiseisournumberoneproblem.B)B) Ourresponsemightlastlongerthanthenoiseitself.C)C)Ourbodycouldresistthenoisequiteeffectively.D)D)Noiseislimitedtourbanareas.44.Accordingtothepassage,thehumanbeing’simmediateresponsetonoisemaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat A)A) theheartwouldbeatfaster.B)B) TheskinwouldbecomepaleC)C)ThemuscleswouldgettenseD)D)Thehandswouldcoveruptheears45.Theword“it”(Line4,Paragraph1)refersto

A)harm B)life C)technology D)noiseQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anyonewhodoubtsthatglobal(全球性的)financialmarketscontrolnationaleconomiesneedonlylookatthecrisisfacingthe“tigers”oftheFarEast。ThesituationinAsiashowshowpowerhasshiftedfromindividualgovernmentstothemarkets。Thetrendtowardsglobalisationbeganintheearly1970swhenthesystemoffixedexchangerates,setupafterWorldWarII,stoppedfunctioning.Thismeantthatthevalueofcurrencies（貨幣）wouldnowbedeterminedbythemarketsinsteadofindividualgovernments.By1990,nearlyallworld’smajoreconomieshadgotridofrestrictionsonhowmuchmoneycouldbemovedinandoutoftheircountries.Otherfactorscontributingtotheriseofglobalisationarenewcommunicationstechnologies,andbettertransportationsystems.Thesehaveenabledcompaniestogrowintomultinationals—producinggoodsononesideoftheplanetandsellingthemontheother.Asweapproachthecentury,thetrendofglobalisationseemsunstoppable.However,alookathistorysuggeststhatthingsmaynotgothatsmoothly.Thelasttimetheworldtriedtocreateaglobaleconomy,itseffortswerespoiledbyaworldwarandtheworstdepression（經(jīng)濟大蕭條）inhistory.Howsuccessfulitwillbethistimedependsonhowmuchwehavelearntfromthepast.46.Whatwouldhappenalongwiththeglobaleconomy?A)A) Freemovementofgoodsandcapitalbetweencountries.B)B) Firmcontrolofnationaleconomiesbythegovernments.C)C)Thegreatdepressionsinmanycountries.D)D)Economiccrisesindevelopingcountries.47.Theword“multinationals”mostprobablymeans A)A) companiesproducingmanykindsofgoodsB)B) companiescontrollingeconomiesofseveralcountriesC)C)companieshavingbranchesinseveralcountriesD)D) companiesoperatingmanyfactorieswithinadistrict48.Accordingtothispassage,nationaleconomiesinmostcountriesarenowcontrolledbyA)globalmarkets B)individualgovernmentsC)largecompanies D)severalmultinationals49)WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTappearintheprocessofglobalization?A)A)Newcommunicationstechnologies.B)B) Bettertransportationsystems.C)C)Globalfinancialmarkets.D)D) Fixedexchangerates.50.Tocreateaglobaleconomy,itisveryimportantforus A)A) tokeepworldpeaceB)B) todevelopmultinationalsC)C)topromotetransportationD)D) tocontrolnationaleconomiesQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ELNino（厄爾尼諾）hasexistedforalongtime.ItwasfirstobservedbyPeruvianfishermen,whonoticedthattheseawarmedupeveryfewyearsaroundChristmastime.TheynamedthephenomenonELNino,whichisSpanishfor“thechild”,andreferstotheyoungChrist.Inmorerecentyears,scientistshaveestablishedthatELNinoappearseverytwotosevenyears.Itscauseisstillunknown,butit’sclearthatwhenitdoesappear,itcandisrupt（擾亂）weatherpatternsoverthreequartersoftheearth,inaffectstheworld’sweathersystemmorethananyother災）andcaused$13billionworthofdamage.PlentyisnowknownaboutELNino’sdestructivepotential,butthephenomenonitselfremainsmysterious.Despiteyearsofresearch,scientistsarestillunabletopredicthowdestructiveanELNinowillbewhenitarrives.However,progressisbeingmadeonforecastingwhenonewilloccur.Thisisveryimportantbecause,ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.Atthevery least,farmerswouldknowwhethertoplantdry-orwet-weathercrops.51.PeruvianfishermennamedthephenomenonELNinoprobablybecause

A)A) itappearedeveryfewyearsB)B) theyobserveditfirstC)C)itappearedaroundChristmastimeD)D) theseanoticeablywarmedup52.Whichofthefollowingaffectstheworld’sweathersystemmostpowerfully?A)A)ELNinos.B)Theseasons.C)Floods.D)Droughts.53.Despitetheeffortsmadebyscientists,theyarestillunable A)A) topredictELNino’sdestructivepotentialB)B) toforecastwhenanELNinowilloccurC)C) towarnpeopleofanWLNino’sarrivalD)D) todeterminethecauseofELNino54.ElNinoaffectstheworld’sweathersystemby

A)A) disruptingweatherpatternsB)B) causingfloodsanddroughtsC)C)changingtheseasonsD)D) destroyingthecrops55.ForecastinganELNinohelps

A)A) toplantdry-weathercropsB)B) tounderstandthephenomenonbetterC)C)todecreaseitsdestructiveeffectsD)D) topreventitspossibledestructionPartIV TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese Directions:Inthispart,therearefoursentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesearealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeoftheTestPaper.Youareallowed15minutestodothetranslation.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifythemeaninginthecontext.WriteyourtranslationontheTranslationSheet. (Lines2–3,Paragraph3,Passage1)Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior（劣的）tonaturalrubber.Artificialrubberisproducedinfactoriesbyacomplicatedchemicalprocess.Itisusuallycheaperthannaturalrubber. (Lines1–2,Paragraph3,Passage2)Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weareconstantlyrespondinginthesamewaysthatwewouldrespondtodanger. (Lines2–4,Paragraph2,Passage3) (Lines4–6,Paragraph3,Passage4)…ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.PartV (30minutes)

Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan80wordsonFamilyCarsinChina.Rememberyourcompositionmustbewrittenaccordingtothefollowingoutline.WriteyourcompositionontheCompositionSheet.Wordsforreference:Convenience,travel,cost,trafficjam,pollution,fuelSpotDictationCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillinthesixblanksnumberedfrom13a)to15b)withtheexactwordsorphrasesyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerandlarger.Peoplemovedfromthecountrysideandsmalltownstothecities,13a) therewasmoreworkforthemtodo.OnSundaysandholidays,theylikedtoleavethecitiesandhaveagoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnoteveryfamilyhadahorseand13b) .Peopleneededanotherformoftransportation.14a) inmanycountriestriedtomeetthisneed.Thefirstbicycleappeared14b) .Peoplecalledit“thehorseonwheels”.Peoplelikedbicyclesbecausetheyweren’tas15a)ashorses.Theydidn’tneedtobuildaspecialhousetokeepthemin, 15b)them.Theycouldridetheminthecityandinthecountryside.Everybodyinthefamilycouldride---menandwomen,girlsandboys.Todaypeopleineverycountryintheworldridebicycles.PartIV TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese Inthispart,therearefoursentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesearealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeoftheTestPaper.Youareallowed15minutestodothetranslation.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifythemeaninginthecontext.WriteyourtranslationonthisTranslationSheet.1.(Lines2–3,Paragraph3,Passage1)Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior（劣的）tonaturalrubber.Artificialrubberisproducedinfactoriesbyacomplicatedchemicalprocess.Itisusuallycheaperthannaturalrubber.2.(Lines1–2,Paragraph3,Passage2)Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weareconstantlyrespondinginthesamewaysthatwewouldrespondtodanger.3.(Lines2–4,Paragraph2,Passage3)4.(Lines4–6,Paragraph3,Passage4)…ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.PartV

Forthispartyouareallowed30mintestowriteacompositionofnolessthan100wordsonFamilyCarsinChina.Rememberyourcom