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SectionIListeningComprehension,PartAYouwillheararecordingofaconversationbetweenMaryandJohnabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiya.Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyouveheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeencompletedforyou.Writenotmorethan3wordsineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.

InformationabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiya

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M:Hi,Mary.Howseverything?W:Fine.Youknow,John,ImplanningtogotoLasVegasforaholidayandwouldliketostayinalargehotel.Anythingtorecommend?M:Er?theHiltonHotelthereisquitealargeone.Ithaser3,174bedrooms.Italsohas12restaurantsandabout125,000squarefeetofconventionspace.Thererea10-acrerecreationdeckandastageshowdininghall.Over3,600peoplenowworkforit.W:Oh,great!IsitthelargesthotelintheU.S.?M:Yes,itis.Butitmaynotbethelargestintheworld.Er?asfarasIknow,theHotelRossiyainMoscowislargerthanHilton.Itisa12-storybuildingthathas3,200rooms.Itcanprovideaccommodationfor6,000guests.Ittakesnearly8yearsandahalftospendonenightineachroom.Besides,theresa21-story"Presidentialtower"inthecentralcourtyard.Ithas15restaurantsand93elevators.Anditemploysabout3,000people.Theballroomisknownastheworldslargest.Russiansarenotallowedtoliveinthathotel.Andforeignersarecharged16timesmorethantheverylowratechargedRussianofficials.W:Itsunbelievable?[fadeout]

Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.(Therecordingisrepeated.)

ThatistheendofPartA.

PartBYouwillheararadioweatherforecast.Answerquestions6-10whilelistening.Usenotmorethan5wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave40secondstoreadthequestions.

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W:Hello.Itsbeenanotherwarmandfinedayformostofus.Temperaturesinsouth-eastEnglandreachedtwenty-sixdegreesCentigradebymid-afternoon,andBrightonhadfifteenhoursoflovelysunshine.Butalreadytheweatherisbeginningtochange,Imafraid,andduringthenightshowerswillslowlymoveinfromtheAtlantictoreachsouth-westEnglandandthesoutherncoastofWalesbyearlymorning.Therestofthecountrywillhaveaverymild,drynightwithminimumtemperaturesnolowerthanfifteendegreesinthesouth,alittlecooler?elevendegreesorso?inthenorth.AnyremainingshowersinnorthwestScotlandwillpassquickly,toleaveamild,drynighttheretoo.Andnow,theoutlookforFridayandtheweekend.Well,southernEuropewillonceagaingetthebestoftheweekendweather,andifyourholidaystartsthisweekend,thensouthernSpainistheplacetogo,withtemperaturesofthirty-fourdegreesalongtheMediterraneancoast.AttheeasternendoftheMed,too,youcanexpectuninterruptedsunshineandtemperaturesofuptothirty-twodegreesCentigradeinGreeceandsouth-eastItaly,butfurthernorththeweathersnotsosettled.MuchofFrance,BelgiumandtheNetherlandswillbecloudywithoccasionalrainandmaximumtemperatureswillbearoundtwenty-twodegrees?verydisappointingforthistimeoftheyear.ScotlandandNorthernIrelandwillhaveheavyrainformuchoftheweekendandtemperatureswilldroptoacoolseventeendegrees.AcrossmostofEnglandtheweatherwillbecloudybutmainlydrywithsunnyperiods.Andwhenthesundoescomeouttemperaturescouldrisetoamaximumoftwenty-threedegrees.

Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.(Therecordingisrepeated.)

ThatistheendofPartB.

PartCYouwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswer.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkintroducingEmilyDickinson,awell-knownAmericanpoet.Younowhave30secondstoreadquestions11-13.

11.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?[A]almostallherlife[B]lessthanhalfherlife[C]until1830[D]before1872

12.WhichofthefollowingistrueofEmilyDickinson?[A]Shewasnotaproductivepoet.[B]Shesawmanyofherpoemspublished.[C]Shewasnotasociableperson.[D]Shehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.

13.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?[A]afterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher[B]aftersevenofherpoemswerepublished[C]afterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers[D]aftershewasdeadformanyyears

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M:EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.ShewasborninatypicalNewEnglandvillageinMassachusettsonDecember10,1830.Shewasthesecondchildofthefamily.Shediedinthesamehousefifty-sixyearslater.Duringherlifetimesheneverlefthernativeland.Sheleftherhomestateonlyonce.Shelefthervillageveryfewtimes.Andafter1872sherarelyleftherhouseandyard.Inthelastyearsofherlifesheretreatedtoasmallerandsmallercircleoffamilyandfriends.Inthoselateryearsshedressedinwhite,avoidedstrangers,andcommunicatedchieflythroughnotesandpoemsevenwithintimates.Thedoctorwhoattendedherillnesswasallowedto"examine"herinanotherroom,seeingherwalkbyanopeneddoor.Shewasthoughtofasa"strange"figureinherhomevillage.WhenshediedonMay15,1886,shewasunknowntotherestoftheworld.Onlysevenofherpoemshadappearedinprint.ButtothinkEmilyDickinsononlyasastrangefigureisaseriousmistake.Shelivedsimplyanddeliberately.Shefacedtheessentialfactsoflife.AccordingtoHenryJames,afamousAmericannovelist,shewasoneofthoseonwhomnothingwaslost.OnlybythuslivingcouldDickinsonmanagebothtofulfillherobligationsasadaughter,asister,andahousekeeperandtowriteontheaverageonepoemaday.Shereadonlyafewbooksbutknewthemdeeply.Herpoemsaresimplebutremarkablyrich.Notuntil1950swassherecognizedasoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.

SectionIIUseofEnglishReadthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET

(1).Duringthe1980s,unemploymentandunderemploymentinsomecountrieswasashighas90percent.Somecountriesdidnot1enoughfood;basicneedsinhousingandclothingwerenot

(2).Manyofthesecountrieslookedtotheindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednations

(3)solutions.

(4),problemscannotalwaysbesolvedbycopyingtheindustrializednations.Industryinthedevelopednationsishighlyautomatedandvery

(5).Itprovidesfewerjobsthanlabor-intensiveindustrialprocesses,andhighly

(6)workersareneededto

(7)andrepairtheequipment.Theseworkersmustbetrained,

(8)manynationsdonothavethenecessarytraininginstitutions.Thus,the

(9)ofimportingindustrybecomeshigher.Studentsmustbesentabroadto

(10)vocationalandprofessionaltraining.

(11),justtobegintraining,thestudentsmust

(12)learnEnglish,French,German,orJapanese.Thestudentsthenspendmanyyearsabroad,and

(13)donotreturnhome.Allnationsagreethatscienceandtechnology

(14)beshared.Thepointis:countries

(15)theindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednationsneedtolookcarefully

(16)thecosts,becausemanyofthesecostsare

(17).Studentsfromthesenationsshould

(18)theproblemsoftheindustrializedcountriesclosely.

(19)care,theywilltakehomenottheproblemsofscienceandtechnology,

(20)thebenefits.

1.[A]generate[B]raise[C]produce[D]manufacture2.[A]answered[B]met[C]calculated[D]remembered3.[A]for[B]without[C]as[D]about4.[A]Moreover[B]Therefore[C]Anyway[D]However5.[A]expensive[B]mechanical[C]flourishing[D]complicated6.[A]gifted[B]skilled[C]trained[D]versatile7.[A]keep[B]maintain[C]retain[D]protect8.[A]since[B]so[C]and[D]yet9.[A]charge[B]price[C]cost[D]value10.[A]accept[B]gain[C]receive[D]absorb11.[A]Frequently[B]Incidentally[C]Deliberately[D]Eventually12.[A]soon[B]quickly[C]immediately[D]first13.[A]some[B]others[C]several[D]few14.[A]might[B]should[C]would[D]will15.[A]adopting[B]conducting[C]receiving[D]adjusting16.[A]to[B]at[C]on[D]about17.[A]opaque[B]secret[C]sealed[D]hidden18.[A]tackle[B]learn[C]study[D]manipulate19.[A]In[B]Through[C]With[D]Under20.[A]except[B]nor[C]or[D]but

SectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandafinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,AustraliasNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurewaspassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroupson-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:"Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisntjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.Itsworldhistory."Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief;others,includingchurches,right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia?whereanagingpopulation,life-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart?otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheU.S.andCanada,wheretheright-to-diemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath?probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill?toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera"coolingoff"periodofsevendays,thepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a54-year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIlllawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition."Imnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowIdgo,becauseIvewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks,"hesays.

1.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisdiminishinginsomecountries.[B]physiciansandcitizenshavethesameviewoneuthanasia.[C]technologicalchangesarechieflyresponsibleforthenewlaw.[D]ittakestimetoappreciatethesignificanceoflawspassed.

2.Bysayingthat"observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling",theauthormeansthat[A]observersaretakingawait-and-seeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia.[B]thereisapossibilityofsimilarbillsbeingpassedintheU.S.andCanada.[C]observersarewaitingtoseethemovementendupinfailure.[D]theprocessofthebilltakingeffectmayfinallycometoastop.

3.WhenLloydNicksonisclosetodeath,hewill[A]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays.[B]experiencethesufferingofalungcancerpatient.[C]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering.[D]facehisdeathwiththecalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia.

4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardseuthanasia?

[A]Hostile.[B]Suspicious.[C]Approving.[D]Indifferent.

5.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthorbelievesthesuccessoftheright-to-diemovementis

[A]onlyamatteroftime.[B]farfromcertain.[C]justanillusion.[D]ashatteredhope.

PartBReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.

Doanimalshaverights?Thisishowthequestionisusuallyput.Itsoundslikeauseful,ground-clearingwaytostart.

61)Actually,itisnt,becauseitassumesthatthereisanagreedaccountofhumanrights,whichissomethingtheworlddoesnothave.Ononeviewofrights,tobesure,itnecessarilyfollowsthatanimalshavenone.

62)Somephilosophersarguethatrightsexistonlywithinasocialcontract,aspartofanexchangeofdutiesandentitlements.Therefore,animalscannothaverights.Theideaofpunishingatigerthatkillssomebodyisabsurd;forexactlythesamereason,soistheideathattigershaverights.However,thisisonlyoneaccount,andbynomeansanuncontestedone.Itdeniesrightsnotonlytoanimalsbutalsotosomepeople?forinstance,toinfants,thementallyincapableandfuturegenerations.Inaddition,itisunclearwhatforceacontractcanhaveforpeoplewhoneverconsentedtoit:howdoyoureplytosomebodywhosays"Idontlikethiscontract"?Thepointisthis:withoutagreementontherightsofpeople,arguingabouttherightsofanimalsisfruitless.

63)Itleadsthediscussiontoextremesattheoutset:itinvitesyoutothinkthatanimalsshouldbetreatedeitherwiththeconsiderationhumansextendtootherhumans,orwithnoconsiderationatall.Thisisafalsechoice.Bettertostartwithanother,morefundamental,question:isthewaywetreatanimalsamoralissueatall?Manydenyit.

64)Arguingfromtheviewthathumansaredifferentfromanimalsineveryrelevantrespect,extremistsofthiskindthinkthatanimalslieoutsidetheareaofmoralchoice.Anyregardforthesufferingofanimalsisseenasamistake?asentimentaldisplacementoffeelingthatshouldproperlybedirectedtootherhumans.Thisview,whichholdsthattorturingamonkeyismorallyequivalenttochoppingwood,mayseembravely"logical".Infactitissimplyshallow:theconfusedcenterisrighttorejectit.Themostelementaryformofmoralreasoning?theethicalequivalentoflearningtocrawl?istoweighothersinterestsagainstonesown.Thisinturnrequiressympathyandimagination:withoutwhichthereisnocapacityformoralthought.Toseeananimalinpainisenough,formost,toengagesympathy.

65)Whenthathappens,itisnotamistake:itismankindsinstinctformoralreasoninginaction,aninstinctthatshouldbeencouragedratherthanlaughedat.

SectionIListeningComprehension,PartAYouwillheararecordingofaconversationbetweenMaryand……SectionIVWritingWidespreadtobaccoconsumptionhasledtograveconsequences,yetthetobaccocompaniesarestillclaimingthattheymakeavaluablecontributiontotheworldeconomy.Writeanessay

1)criticizingtheirviewand

2)justifyingyourstand.Inyouressay,makefulluseoftheinformationprovidedinthepicturesprintedbelow.Youshouldwriteapproximately160?200wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

ORALTESTPartAInterlocutor:1，Goodmorning/afternoon.CouldIhaveyourmarksheets,please?Thankyou.(HandoverthemarksheetstotheAssessor)2，Mynameis...andthisismycolleague...He/sheisjustgoingtobelisteningtous.So,youare...and...?Thankyou.3，Firstofallwedliketoknowsomethingaboutyou,soImgoingtoasksomequestionsaboutyourselves.(Selectoneormorequestionsfromeachofthefollowingcategoriesasappropriate.)

Hometown1，Whereareyoufrom?2，Howlonghaveyoulivedthere?3，Whatsitlikelivingthere?

Family

·Whatcanyoutellmeaboutyourfamily?Work/Study

·Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourworkorstudies?(Toastudent)

·Whatdoyouspecializein?

·Whatdoyouenjoymostaboutyourstudies?

·Whatsubj