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PartIListeningComprehension20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversa-tion,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespoken

onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwi11read:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinish

intheevening.Thisismost1ikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”

isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

SampleAnswer[-A-][B][C][D]

1.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.

B)Shehastoturndowntheman*srequest.

C)She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

D)Shecan,tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.A)Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.

B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.

D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.A)Playataperecorder.C)Repairatypewriter.

B)Takeapicture.D)Startacar.

4.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman，sapology.

B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman,soffer.

C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D)Themanhadhurtthewoman,sfeelings.

5.A)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.

B)Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

C)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.

D)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.A)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

B)Shewilldropoutofschool.

C)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

D)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.

B)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C)HeassistsProfessorWi1.1iamswithhisteaching.

D)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.

B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

C)Mr.Long*sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.

D)Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

10.A)Inabank.C)Inaclothingstore.

B)Inaschool.D)Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Becausethebirdcouldn*trepeathismaster,sname.

B)Becausethebirdscreamedal1daylong.

C)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.

D)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A)Thecruelmaster.C)Thepetbird.

B)Themaninthekitchen.D)Thefourthchicken.

13.A)Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.

B)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

0Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.

D)Thebirdwas1ivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.

B)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.

D)Theyareasmal1portionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.

B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

D)Theirprisonersarea11owedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.

B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

C)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.

D)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.

B)Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

C)BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.

D)Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

18.A)Twotofourmonths.C)Atleasthalfayear.

B)Aboutthreeweeks.D)Twoyearsormore.

19.A)Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.

B)Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

C)Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.

D)Thedrivingtestusual1ylaststwomonths.

20.A)Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey,redoing.

B)Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

C)Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.

D)Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseea

dayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenal1autoswi11,beabandonedandallowedtorust.Other

authorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwi11remainaleading

meansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecome

smaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecar

ofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainproblemin

urbantrafficcongestion(擁擠).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighway

system.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸縮的)armwi11dropfromtheauto

andmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Once

attachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolof

thevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar's

move-ments.

Thedriverwi11useatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.

Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrect

exitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鳴器)

thatwi11warnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywi11beable

tohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarried

byapresent-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwi11probablybe.

A)itspowersourceC)itsmonitoringsystem

B)itsdrivingsystemD)itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A)HowtorenderautomobilespolIution-free.

B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A)Arail.C)Aretractablearm.

B)Anengine.D)Acomputercontroller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois.

A)keepintherightlane

B)waittoarriveathisdestination

C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A)Enthusiastic.C)Optimistic.

B)Pessimistic.D)Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccused

ofki11ingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheir

numbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Hunting

consistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followed

bymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahunter

shootsit.

Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofred

coatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhunting

regularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.

Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthe

lastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal

(殘酷的)，hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindof

confrontation(沖突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻攔者).Sometimestheseincidentslead

toviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbing

thetrai1ofthefox*ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.

Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmost

asmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhunting

faceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,

istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwi11makethehuntingofwildanimalswith

dogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebanin

Britain.

26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes

A)forrecreationC)to1imitthefoxpopulation

B)intheinterestsofthefarmersD)toshowofftheirwealth

27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?

A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.

B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.

C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.

D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.

28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame.

A)byresortingtoviolenceC)bytakinglegalaction

B)byconfusingthefoxhuntersD)bydemonstratingonthescene

29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto

A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes

B)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs

C)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside

D)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal

B)1imitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary

C)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent

D)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereason

isobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育

高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation'selderlypopulationisboundtoexpand

significantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswi11beolderthan

65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,

ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andin

lawandbusinessaswell."Inadditiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneedmoresociologists,

biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,saysProfessorEdwardSchneiderofthe

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia*s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年學(xué)).

Lawyerscanspecializein/zelderlaw,*whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatesto

nursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧視).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheelder

marketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupof

retireesinhumanhistory."Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,

say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,，zoneprofessorsays.

MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbut

foundshewas"reallyboredwithbacteria."Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthat

shelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.

31.”…Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans””.

A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople

B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular

C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses

D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents

32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit

A)fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”

B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly

C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge

D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests

33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?

A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.

B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.

C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.

34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?

A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.

B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.

C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.

D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.

35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica,selderlypopulation.

A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas

B)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety

C)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscrimination

D)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedeclineinmoralstandards-whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts-hasatlastcapturedthe

attentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation*smoral

climate,saysthisethics(倫理學(xué))professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethat

newideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.

Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.MaterialismandindividualisminAmerican

societyarethebiggestobstacles."Thethoughtthat'I'minitforme'hasbecomedeep!yrooted

inthenationalconsciousness,"Ms.Elshtainsays.

Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditionalcommunities,inwhich

neighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday'sgreatermobilityandwithsomany

couplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.

Ina1996pol1ofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthe1istofthebiggestproblemsfacing

theU.S.AndElshtainsaysthepubliciscorrecttosensethat:DatashowthatAmericansare

strugglingwithproblemsunheardofinthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateof

birthstounmarriedmothers.

Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament(挽歌)forsomenonexistent“goldenage,“

Elshtainsays,norisitawishful(一廂情愿的)longingforatimethatdeniedopportunities

towomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelesseningofprejudice.

Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefrndwaystocounterthematerialismin

society,shesays."Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterarethosethatcan'tbe

bought.”

36.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A)haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B)arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C)haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D)areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

37.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainlyby

A)itsgrowingwealth

B)theself-centerednessofindividuals

C)underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D)theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

38.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A)Greatmobility.C)Emphasisonindividualeffort.

B)Concernforone*sneighbors.D)Ever-weakeningsocialbonds.

39.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence

A)wassomethingunheardofC)attractedalotofpublicattention

B)wasbynomeansarareoccurrenceD)begantoappearinanalysts,data

40.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed

A)ifpeoplecanreturntothe“goldenage”

B)whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C)whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D)iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompl-etesthesentence.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.BythetimeyougettoNewYork,I_forLondon.

A)wouldbeleavingC)havealreadyleft

B)amleavingD)shallhaveleft

42.Thearticlesuggeststhatwhenaperson___underunusualstressheshouldbeespecially

carefultohaveawell-balanceddiet.

A)is0be

B)wereD)was

43.The1awyeradvisedhimtodropthe_sincehestandslittlechancetowin.

A)eventC)case

B)incidentD)affair

44.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble_____factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthings

actuallyexist.

A)toseparatec)forseparating

B)separatingD)ofseparating

45.Heisquitesurethatit'simpossibleforhimtofulfillthetaskwithintwodays.

A)absolutelyC)fully

B)exclusivelyD)roughly

46.Therewasabigholeintheroadwhich______thetraffic.

A)setbackC)heldup

B)stoodbackD)keptdown

47.Manyadelegatewasinfavorofhisproposalthataspecialcommitteetoinvestigate

theincident.

A)weresetupC)besetup

B)wassetupD)setup

48.IntheChinesehousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplayrolesinraising

children.

A)incapableC)insensible

B)indispensableD)infinite

49.Eyecontactisimportantbecausewrongcontactmaycreateacommunication.

A)tragedyC)question

B)vacuumD)barrier

50.Therewassuchalonglineattheexhibitionwehadtowaitforabouthalfanhour.

A)asC)so

B)thatD)hence

51.Thereisnotothehousefromthemainroad.

A)accessC)exposure

B)avenueD)edge

52.energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinoneformoranother,forexample,an

earthquake.

A)AccumulatedC)Assembled

B)GatheredD)Collected

53.Hewasn*tappointedchairmanofthecommittee,notverypopularwithallitsmembers.

A)tobeconsideredC)beingconsidered

B)consideringD)havingconsidered

54.Thetwentiethcenturyhaswitnessedanenormousworldwidepolitical,economicandcultural

A)traditionC)transmission

B)transportationD)transformation

55.Thestuckontheenvelopesays”ByAir”.

A)diagram0signal

B)labelD)mark

56.MobiletelecommunicationsisexpectedtodoubleinShanghaithisyearasaresult

ofacontractsignedbetweenthetwocompanies.

A)capacityC)possession

B)potentialD)impact

57.Readingthelines,IwouldsaythattheGovernmentaremoreworriedthantheywill

admit.

A)behindC)along

B)betweenD)among

58.Mybrother'splansarevery;hewantstomasterEnglish,FrenchandSpanishbefore

heissixteen.

A)arbitraryC)ambitious

B)aggressiveD)abundant

59.Thingsmighthavebeenmuchworseifthemotheronherrighttokeepthebaby.

A)hasbeeninsisting<C)wouldinsist

B)hadinsistedD)insisted

60.Thestatisticalfiguresinthatreportarenot.Youshouldnotrefertothem.

A)accurate0delicate

B)fixedD)rigid

Contrastmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhenalone.

A)seenC)tobeseen

B)isseenD)havingbeenseen

62.Thefootbal1gamecomestoyoufromNewYork.

A)livelyC)live

B)aliveD)living

63.Noneofusexpectedthechairmanto______attheparty.Wethoughthewasstillinhospital.

A)turninC)turnup

B)turnoverD)turndown

64.Themotherdidn,tknowwhoforthebrokenglass.

A)blamedC)toblame

B)beblamedD)wouldblame

65.He_______tohiscustomersandhalvedtheprice.

A)leakedC)quoted

B)drewD)yielded

66.Tryonwasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughtostormingintotheboss,soffice.

A)preventC)turn

B)prohibitD)avoid

67.Allflightsbecauseoftheterribleweather,theyhadtogotherebytrain.

A)havingbeencanceledC)havingcanceled

B)hadbeencanceledD)werecanceled

68.Theauthorofthereportiswell________withtheproblemsinthehospitalbecausehehas

beenworkingthereformanyyears.

A)informedC)enlightened

B)acquaintedD)acknowledged

69.TheboyspentasmuchtimewatchingTVashestudying.

A)doesC)was

B)hadD)did

70.Theship'sgeneratorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperatedinsteadof

mechanically.

A)manuallyC)automatically

B)artificiallyD)synthetically

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfits

intothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

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