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SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEETI.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.

Example:

Youwillhear:

W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime?

M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.

Youwillread:

Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?

[A]Abusconductor.

[B]Aclerkattheairport.

[C]Ataxidriver.

[D]Aclerkatthestation.

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow

thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.

SampleAnswer:[A][B][C][D]

Nowlookatquestion1.

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

[A]Hisfamilymaynotlikethisnewflat.

[B]Heandhisfamilywillenjoylivingintheflat.

[C]Heistheonlypersonwholikestheflat.

[D]Hethinksthewomanwillliketheflat.

2.Whycan'tthemanringthewoman?

[A]Hehasn'tgotatelephone.[B]Heisunfortunate.

[C]Histelephonedoesn'twork.[D]Hedoesn'thavetime.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Shehasn'tbeeninsidethenewskishop.

[B]Shehasbeentotheskishop.

[C]Shedoesn'tknowaboutthisshop.

[D]Shewenttotheshoplastweek.

4.Howlonghasthewomanbeenonthewaitinglist?

[A]Threedays.[B]Threemonths.

[C]Thirteenmonths.[D]Threeyears.

5.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomangoearly?

[A]Theroadwillbebusy.[B]Itwilltakealongtime.

[C]Londonwillbecrowded.[D]Shecancomebackearly.

6.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthephotos?

[A]Theyhaven'tbeenprocessedyet.[B]Theyarewelldone.

[C]Allofthemwentwrong.[D]Theyarenotveryclear.

7.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Shehassomeaspirinsinherbag.[B]Shedoesn'thaveanyaspirins.

[C]Sheputtheaspirinsinherbag.[D]Shecanfindsomeaspirins.

8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

[A]Shewantstobuyhermotherabirthdaypresent.

[B]Shelikestolookatthesebeautifuljugs.

[C]Shewantsthemantohelpherwiththejugs.

[D]Sheneedsthejugstodecoratetheroom.

9.Whatdoesthemanmean?

[A]Thewomanhasagoodidea.

[B]Thewomanshouldbreaktherelationship.

[C]Thewomanwillcomebacknextweek.

[D]Thewomanreallyneedsaweekoff.

10.Whatdoesthewomanworryaboutmost?

[A]Badweather.[B]Busstrike.

[C]Heavytraffic.[D]Toomanypeople.

PartB

Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhave

timetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachpassageorconversationONLYONCE.

Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions11-14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions11-14.

11.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

[A]Afriend'shousetostay.[B]Acheaphotel

[C]TheEuroHotel.[D]Anexpensivehotel

12.Whendothebanksclose?

[A]At8:00p.m.[B]At7:30p.m.

[C]At6:30p.m.[D]At7:00p.m.

13.Whenwasthistownbuilt?

[A]Inthe13thcentury.[B]Inthe14thcentury.

[C]Inthe15thcentury.[D]Inthe16thcentury.

14.Whereisthetowncenter?

[A]Justoutside.[B]Inthesquare.

[C]Aroundthecorner.[D]Notfaraway.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestionsII-14.

Questions15-18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions15-18.

15.WhichisMartin'sfavouritesport?

[A]Football.[B]Volleyball.

[C]Tennis.[D]Tabletennis.

16.WheredoesMartinplayhisfavouritesportinthesummer?

[A]Atlocalsportscentres.[B]Intournaments.

[C]Onthebeach.[D]Atcollege.

17.Howmanypeopleformateamforbeachvolleyball?

[A]Six.[B]Four.

[C]Three.[D]Two.

18.HowmanyteamshasMartinplayedfor?

[A]One.[B]Two.

[C]Three.[D]Afew.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions15-18.

Questions19-21arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoreadthequestions19-21.

19.HowmanyyearshasMs.MannworkedfortheBBC?

[A]Five.[B]Fifteen.

[C]Four.[D]Fourteen.

20.InwhichcountrywasMs.Mannborn?

[A]Geneva.[B]Argentina.

[C]Brussels.[D]Germany.

21.WhydidMs.ManngotoArgentinathreeyearsago?

[A]Shewenttoseehergrandparents.[B]Shewentforpleasure.

[C]ShewrotepoliticalreportsfortheBBC.[D]ShewroteeconomicstoriesfortheBBC.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions19-21.

Questions22-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions22-25.

22.WhendoSpanishpeopleusuallygotobed?

[A]Aftermidnight.[B]Beforemidnight.

[C]At10:00p.m.[D]At2:30inthenight.

23.WhendoSpanishpeopleoftengoforawalk?

[A]Inthemorning.[B]Intheafternoon.

[C]Intheevening.[D]Aftermidnight.

24.WhichofthefollowingisverypopularinSpain?

[A]Eatinginarestaurant.[B]Watchingafilm.

[C]Goingtoadiscointheafternoon.[D]Goingtochurch.

25.Whydomanyfamiliesgotothecountryinthesummer?

[A]Therearetrafficproblemsinthecity.[B]Theydon'tliketogotochurch.

[C]Theyoftengoawayforholidays.[D]Theyhaveahousethere.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions22-25.

Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWERSHEET1.

Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.

SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

Text

OneafternooninJanuary1989,SuzanSharp,43,andher8-year-oldson,David,werewalk-inghard26anicyparkinglot(停車場),27Suzan'scane(手杖)slidontheice.She

28face-firstintothemud.David29tohismother'sside.

"Areyouallright,Morn?"30,Suzanpulledherselfup."I'mokay,honey,"shesaid.

IthadbeennearlytwoyearssinceSuzanhadtroublewalking.Shewasfallingmore31now.Everyinchoficewasa32dangerforher."IwishIcoulddo33,"theboythought.

David,too,washaving34ofhisown.Theboyhadaspeechdefect(缺陷).Atschoolhe35askedquestionsorreadaloud.

OnedayDavid'steacherannounceda36assignment."Eachofyouisgoingtocomeupwithaninvention,"shesaid.Thiswasfor"INVENTAMERICA!"anationalcompetitiontoencouragecreativityin37.

AnideahitDavidoneevening.38onlyhismother'scanedidn'tslipontheice,hethought."That'sit!"Davidrealized.

"WhatifIfixedyourcanetoanailstretchedoutofthebottom?"heaskedhismother.

39thesharpendwouldscratchfloors,"Suzansaid.

"No,Morn.Icouldmakeitlikeaball-pointpen.Youtakeyourhand40thebuttonandthenailreturnsbackup.

Hourslaterthecanewasfinished.Davidandhisfather,Jeff,41asSuzanusedittowalk50feetacrossthe42."Itworks!"shesaid.

InJuly1989,Davidwasdeclarednationalwinnerattheannual"INVENTAMERICA!"ceremonyinWashingtonD.C.

AsDavidbegantomake43appearances,hewasforcedtocommunicatemoreclearly.Today,Davidisnearly44ofhisspeechdefect,andhiscaneiswaitingtobewidelyused.

45theboywhooncehadtroubletalkingnowhopestostartmakingcanesforpeoplewhohavetroublewalking.

26.[A]at[B]in[C]over[D]across

27.[A]when[B]then[C]where[D]and

28.[A]dropped[B]walked[C]fell[D]lay

29.[A]leaned[B]stood[C]rushed[D]Hastily

30.[A]Shakily[B]Easily[C]Steadily[D]stayed

31.[A]quickly[B]frequently[C]usually[D]slowly

32.[A]hiding[B]definite[C]possible[D]certain

33.[A]everything[B]anything[C]things[D]something

34.[A]demand[B]disease[C]hope[D]trouble

35.[A]rarely[B]often[C]always[D]occasionally

36.[A]usual[B]special[C]strange[D]common

37.[A]children[B]people[C]teachers[D]parents

38.[A]Though[B]How[C]If[D]What

39.[A]So[B]But[C]For[D]And

40.[A]with[B]to[C]at[D]off

41.[A]helped[B]watched[C]listened[D]supported

42.[A]street[B]ice[C]yard[D]land

43.[A]easy[B]better[C]private[D]public

44.[A]free[B]full[C]short[D]afraid

45.[A]Yet[B]However[C]So[D]Instead

SectionⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

TextI

Muchcontroversy（爭辯）hasbeencausedbythepublicationofnewreportbyProfessorB.J.Martin.Thereportclaimstohavestatisticalevidencethatchildrenwhoattendanumberofdifferentschoolsthroughtheirparentshavingtomovearoundthecountryinsearchofworkare

morelikelytohavelowacademicachievement.Therearealsoindicationsofanunusuallyhighrateof-psychologicaldisturbances(騷動)amongsuchchildren.

Theprofessor,whohaslongsuspectedthisnegativeeffectonchildren,stressesthatthis

isnotsimplyanexpressionofprejudice."It'strue,"hesays."Mypersonalfeelingisthatchildrenshouldstayinoneschool.However,ourfindingsarebasedonresearchandnotonanypersonalattitudesthatmycolleaguesorImayhaveonthesubject."

CaptainThomasJames,anArmylecturerandfatheroftwo,said:"AsfarasI'mconcerned,absolutelynoharmisdonetotheeducationofchildrenwhochangeschoolsregularly－aslongastheykeeptothesamesystem,asinourArmyschools.Armychildrenareaswell-adjustedasanyothers,ifnotmoreso.Whattheprofessordoesnotappeartoappreciateisthefactthatinsuchsituationschildrenwilladaptmuchbetterthanadults.

WhenthiswasputtoProfessorMartin,hesaidthatatnotimehadhisreportsuggestedthatallsuchchildrenwerebackwardordisturbedinsomeway,butsimplythattherewasacleartendencyintheirexperience.Whiletheextremelybrightchildcouldcopewithregularchangesofschoolswithoutharminghisorhergeneralacademicprogress,themajorityofchildrensufferedfromconstantlyhavingtoenteranewlearningenvironment.

46.Thereportmentionedinthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat_________.

[A]childrenwhomovearoundthecountrywiththeirparentsaremorecapable

[B]itmaynotbegoodforchildrentochangeschoolstoooften

[C]parentsarelookingforabetterschoolfortheirchildren'seducation

[D]moreandmorechildrenaresufferingfrompsychologicalproblems

47.ProfessorMartinstatedthat_________.

[A]itwastimewegaveupourprejudiceonthepresenteducationalsystem

[B]thereportdidn'tshowenoughevidencetoprovehisformeridea

[C]hisfindingswerebasedontheevidenceratherthanonhisownfeeling

[D]hehadanexperienceofmovingaroundthecountrywithhisparents

48.CaptainJames'wordsmeanthat_________.

[A]hischildrenwerenotaffectedbychangingschools

[B]Armyschoolsusuallyprovidebettereducationthanotherschools

[C]Armychildrenarebetteradjustedthananyothers

[D]it'sharmfultohavechildrenlivingwiththeirparentsallthetime

49.Thephrase"copewith"(Line3,Para.4)mostprobablymeans_________.

[A]enjoy[B]neglect

[C]reduce[D]endure

50.AccordingtoProfessorMartin,whichchildrensuffermostfromchangingschoolsconstantly?

[A]Thebrightest.[B]Theaverage.

[C]Thoseofbelow-averageintelligence.[D]Thosefromanarmybackground.

Text2

Books,eveninthisageofcheapliterature,costmoney?Theshortageofpaper,togetherwiththehighcostofliving,hasmadebooksanexpensiveiteminourlistofrequirements.Thiswouldmeanthatfewerpeoplecanaffordtohavethem.Yettherearepeoplewhothinknothingofspendingmoneyonarichdinner,butdon'tliketospendthesamesumonbooks.Thereforethetimehascomeforanewpubliclibrarypolicytobeintroduced,forthehigherthepriceofbooksthegreatertheneedtogivethemthewidestcirculationpossible.

TheHongKongGovernmenthassetupUrban(城市的)CouncilLibrariesandstudyroomsinvariousdistricts.Thereisnodoubtthatwhenbooksarewiselyselected,theyhaveagreateducationalvalue,andhavedonemuchtoencouragethehabitofreadingamongthepeople.

Forsettinguplibraries,somefactorsshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Inthefirstplace,itisnotenoughtohavejustabuilding,equipitwithshelvesandfillthemwithbooks.Thelibrarybuildingitselfmustbeattractiveinstructure,desirableinatmosphere,anduncumberedinadministration.Thensecondly,thereisthechoiceofsuitablebookstolookinto.Thispresentsdifficulties:

thoughmostofthebooksarenovelsandmostofthereadersarenovel-readers,moreover,readingfictionisquiteasourceofamusementandpleasure.Also,itisameansofbroadeningone'smindandlearningmoreaboutlifeandhumanbeing.Yet,thereshouldalwaysbeagoodselectionofseriousbooks-history,biography,travel,poetryandliterature-whichareappreciatedbymanyreaders.

51.Accordingtothispassage,somepeople__________.

[A]givelessconsiderationtobooksthanfood

[B]canhardlyaffordtimetoreadbooks

[C]knownothingaboutthevalueofeducation

[D]shouldhavespentmoremoneyondailyneeds

52.Inthispassage,thewriterimpliesthat_________.

[A]UrbanCouncilLibrariesneedmorefundsforbooks

[B]properlyselectedbookshaveagoodeducationalvalue

[C]textbooksareusuallymoreexpensivethanotherbooks

[D]tobeagoodlearner,onemustreadwidely

53.Theneedforawidercirculationofbookscomesfrom_________.

[A]theeducationalsystem[B]theincreasingnumberofthereaders

[C]thehighpriceofbooks[D]thenewpubliclibrarypolicy

54.Accordingtotheauthor,thedifficultyinsettingupalibraryliesinthefactthat_________.

[A]thereisashortageofspaceandfacilities

[B]seriousbooksarenotalwaysavailableinbookstores

[C]mostreaderstaketheirinterestsonlyinnovels

[D]itisnoteasytoselectsuitablebooks

55.Theword"uncumbered"(Line3,Para.3)heremostprobablymeans_________.

[A]difficult[B]incomplete

[C]efficient[D]complicated

Text3

SouthDakotarankscompletelythelastinaverageteachersalaryand42ndinthespendingperpupil.Butits1989AmericanCollegeTestscoresareamongthehighestinthenation.

InknowledgeandskillsSouthDakotahasanormalteachercombination-good,badandthenotverygood.Nordoesthestateplaceenormousemphasisonacademicachievements.Manychoolsfailtorequireenoughhomeworkandaproposaltorequireaforeignlanguageforcollegeentrancecausedastormofpublicanger.ButSouthDakota'sstudentshavethreethingsgoingforthem:strongfamilies,smallschoolsandold-fashionedvalues.

SouthDakota'smarriageandbirthratesareamongthehighestinthenation,anditsdivorce(離婚)ratesareamongthelowest.SouthDakota'skidsaresubjecttothesametroublesthat

temptyoungpeopleelsewhere-drugs,drinkingandsex.Butbecausefewerareinpainofemotionfromhomesituations,fewerseekthesetroublesomeescapes.

SouthDakotaisalsofortunatethatmostofitsschoolsaresmall.Schoolsliketheseareoftenthefocusofcommunitylife;therearealotofschoolplays,concertsandfootballgamesinschool.Andasmuchasafourthofalocalnewspapermaybeschoolnews.Itmustbedifficultforstudentsandteachersnottofeelthatalleyesareuponthem.

AndSouthDakotaenjoytheoldvalues,everyonesharesthesamepatternofbehaviour.Aschool'sauthorityisseldomweakenedbyaparent,orviceversa(反之亦然).

56.WhichofthefollowingismentionedaboutSouthDakotainthispassage?

[A]Aspecialcombinationisrequiredbythestateinselectingteachers.

[B]Forty-twostudentswonanawardinanationaltestin1989.

[C]Teachersarenotaswellpaidasthoseinotherstates.

[D]Academicachievementsarehighlyregardedbythestateandthepublic.

57.Accordingtothewriter,inSouthDakota_________.

[A]studentsdon'thavetospendmuchsparetimeontheirstudy

[B]teachersarerequestedtoassignenoughhomeworktothestudents

[C]therearenospecialrequirementsforentrancetocollege

[D]parentssetahighdemandoftheirchildren'seducationinmiddleschools

58.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_________.

[A]someparentsthinkthataforeignlanguageisuselessinthestates

[B]thestudentsarestronglyagainstlearningaforeignlanguageasacourserequirement[C]thelackofforeignlanguageteachinghasledtoastormofpublicanger

[D]studentsneedn'tknowaforeignlanguagetoenteracollege

59.Inthispassage,thewriterimpliedthatpeopleinSouthDakota_________.

[A]liketheirchildrenstudyingin&largercollege

[B]enjoygreatcomfortofemotioninthefamily

[C]aretryingtofindoutasolutiontosomesocialproblems

[D]rankthelowestinbirthratesinthenation

60.InthispassagethewriterstatesthatpeopleinSouthDakota_________.

[A]thinkthatstudentsshouldhavespentmoretimeonstudy

[B]taketheleadinchangingtheoldvalues

[C]paylittleattentiontothehappeningsintheschool

[D]holdconservativeattitudestowardtheirtraditions

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutwhatmendon'tunderstandaboutwomen.Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoC)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

MargaretStephens

Onthejob,weexpectequalpayforequalwork.Workgivesamanidentityandstatus.Thesameoftenholdstrueforawoman.Wewantourhusbandstakeourjobsasseriouslyastheytaketheirown.Iworkedasanurse,he,asales-executive.Ifollowedhimaroundthecountry.Eachtimehewastransferred,Ifoundanewpositionformyself.Itwasn'tuntilIreceivedanawardfrommyhospitalthatherealizedhowemotionallyattachedIwastomyprofession.BarbraStern

Menandwomensolveproblemsindifferentways.Amantendstobedirect-lineupallhisoptions,selectone,thenproceed.Womencanbedirect,too,buttheymayalsochoosealessobviouspath.Whatwomenreallywantisformentorespectthespecialwaystheyhaveofanalyzingproblems.Whenmenstrugglewithaproblem,theystayrightwithit,butoftengettingmoreandmoreupset.Womenaremorelikelytosimplyletproblemssolvethemselves.

CindyRodgers

Mentendtoberomantic,oftenfallinginlovemorequicklythanwomen,whotendtofocusonpracticalconsiderationsinchoosingamateandlookforlong-termqualitiesinapartner.Farmorethanmen,theyallowtheirheadstocontroltheirhearts.Eventhoughwomenmayacheforlove,theycarryaroundaninnerevaluatorwho