Section Ⅰ Listening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are TWO parts in this section, Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
1. Where is this conversation probably taking place?
A.In a post office.
B.At an insurance agency.
C.On an airplane.
D.In a moving company.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Can you tell me how much it would cost to send this package by air? W: Do you want to insure it?
2. What does the man mean?
A.He lent his notes to a classmate.
B.He forgot to borrow the notes.
C.He doesn't have an exam.
D.He left his notes in class.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Why not use your class notes to study for the exam? W: I let Mary borrow them.
3. Why does the woman ask about the time?
A.She does not have a watch.
B.She is nervous about the appointment.
C.Tom's watch keeps good time.
D.Tom is afraid to be late.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Tom, what time is it now? M: It's still early, just after two. W: Well, as you know, this is a very important appointment. I can't be late, can I?
4. What are they talking about?
A.Their best friend.
B.Their favourite colour.
C.The clothes the woman is wearing.
D.A present the man has bought.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: That's a nice dress you're wearing. W: Thank you. My mother gave it to me as a birthday present. She knows red's my favourite colour.
5. Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A.In a library.
B.In a classroom.
C.In a bookstore.
D.In a hotel.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: I'd like to have a copy of Professor Smith's book on English dialects. W: I'm sorry, sir. That book has been out of stock for some time now.
6. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Receptionist and customer.
B.Waitress and customer.
C.Salesperson and customer.
D.Nurse and patient.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: Friendship Department Store. May I help you? M: Yes, could you tell me when the store closes today? W: We close at 7:30. M: I see. And when do you open? W: Nine o'clock on the weekend. M: Fine. Thank you very much.
7. Whom is the man speaking, g to?
A.Electrician.
B.Plumber.
C.Repairman.
D.Mechanic.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: This is Mr. James. My heater is not getting any power and the temperature is going to get down below freezing. Could you come over and repair it? W: This is our busiest time of the year, but I'll speak to one of our men about getting over there sometime today.
8. How many apples will she buy?
A.8.
B.12.
C.36.
D.24.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: I'm in charge of buying the fruit for the children at our church. I'm so happy to find that apples and grapes are in season. Give me two dozens of each. M: I hope that they're as good as they look.
9. What is the size of the cardigan the woman wants?
A.Fourteen inches.
B.Fifteen inches.
C.Forty inches.
D.Fifty inches.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Can I help you, Madam? W: Yes. I want to see some cardigans. M: What size do you take, Madam? W: About fourteen inches.
10. What is the address given by the man?
A.1120, East 42nd Street.
B.1120, East 32nd Street.
C.1220 ,East 32nd Street.
D.1220 ,East 42nd Street.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Hello, I want a cab. W: OK. What address is it? M: 1120, East 32nd Street. W: Right. The cab will be there in several minutes.
Part B You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
Questions 11 ～ 13 are based on the following dialogue.
1. What is one thing the apartment building which the woman describes does not have?
A.Tennis courts.
B.A recreation area.
C.A sauna.
D.A swimming pool.
A B C D
D
[解析] 11-13 W: Good afternoon. Globe Apartments. May I help you? M: Yes, I want to rent a one-bed-room apartment. Do you have any available? W: No, I'm sorry. None are available at this time, but I expect a vacancy in about three weeks. Could I interest you in a two-bedroom? M: Well, you see, I'm a student, how much more would a two-bedroom apartment cost me? W: The one-bedroom rents for $ 1 150 a month and the two-bedroom is only thirty-five dollars more. M: Is the two-bedroom a great deal larger than the one-bedroom? W: Yes, it is. Also, I might tell you that the one-bedroom doesn't have a dishwasher. All of our two-bedroom apartments do. M: What about signing a lease? W: We do require a 6-month lease, and there is a deposit of $ 1 100 in case any damage is done to the apartment. M: Is there a pool? W: No, I'm sorry, there isn't. We do have a recreation area and a sauna. Also, there are tennis courts close to our building. M: When could I see an apartment? W: How about later this afternoon? Let's see. I have an appointment at three thirty and another one at four. What about five o'clock this afternoon? M: That would be fine. I'll pick my wife up from work, and we'll come right over. W: I'll be looking forward to seeing you then. M: Thank you. Goodbye. W: Goodbye.
2. If the student decides to rent an apartment from the woman, what will his deposit be?
A.One hundred dollars.
B.Thirty-five dollars.
C.Fifty dollars.
D.One hundred fifty dollars.
A B C D
A
3. When is the man going to meet the woman?
A.3:30 this afternoon.
B.4:00 this afternoon.
C.5:00 this afternoon.
D.5:30 this afternoon.
A B C D
C
Questions 14 ～ 17 are based on the following dialogue.
[解析] 14-17 M: Sally, were you able to get that report all typed up. W: Not yet, Mr. Black. Mrs. Farnsworth asked me to type some letters for her. I'll be finished pretty quick and then I'll start on that. M: Don't forget I need it in the morning. I have to take it along to Chicago to the regional meeting. W: Don't worry, I'll get it done. My husband's on a business trip too. He's in Detroit today, and tomorrow he'll be in Boston. So I'm planning to stay late. After it's typed up I '11 leave it on your desk. I should be finished by 8:00. M: I'm sorry to make you so late. W: It's all right, Mr. Black. Really ,I don't mind at all. Besides, I can make a little extra money. My husband's birthday is next month. I want to buy him a new watch. M: What kind are you going to get for him, a Bulova? W: No, I thought I'd get a Rolex. or an Elgin. I don't really know much about watches. M: I've got one of those Seiko digitals. I really like it. W: Do you think my husband would like one like that? M: I'm sure he would. The only problem is that they're a little bit heavy. W: If they're that good, I think I'll go ahead and get him one. M: Well, at least he won't get a tie. That's what I usually get. W: Remember, it's the thought that counts.
2. Where is Mr. Black going?
A.Detroit.
B.Chicago.
C.New York.
D.Boston.
A B C D
B
3. When will Sally finish the report?
A.Pretty quick.
B.By 8:00.
C.In a little while.
D.First thing in the morning.
A B C D
B
4. What kind of watch is Sally going to buy?
A.A Rolex.
B.A Bulova.
C.A Seiko.
D.An Elgin.
A B C D
C
Questions 18 ～21 are based on the following dialogue.
1. What is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco?
A.The blacks.
B.The whites.
C.The Chinese.
D.The Japanese.
A B C D
B
[解析] 18-21 M: So you're visiting San Francisco? W: Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday. And you? M: I'm a native. W: Oh, really? Everyone else I've met so far has been a tourist like us. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives. M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you're seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, the city has a population of about 700 000 people. W: What are the different ethnic groups? M: Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks. W: I thought it was Chinese. M: It's true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But there are many more blacks here than Chinese. W: That's interesting. Don't most of the Chinese people live in Chinatown? M: Well, no, they live throughout the city, but China-town is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That's where you'll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art theaters, things like that. W: How about the Japanese? Doesn't San Francisco have a large Japanese population too? M: No, actually there are only about 12 000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan-town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores. W: You seem to know a lot about this city. M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides,I teach ethnic history at the university here. W: No wonder you know so much!
2. Where do most of the Chinese people live in San Francisco?
A.In China-town.
B.In the northern part of the city.
C.All over the city.
D.In Japan-town.
A B C D
C
3. What is the Japanese population in San Francisco?
A.12 000.
B.700 000.
C.50 000.
D.20 000.
A B C D
A
4. How does the man know so much about San Francisco?
A.He thinks the city is pretty.
B.He likes to talk about it.
C.He travels a lot in the city.
D.He teaches ethnic history at a university.
A B C D
D
Questions 22～25 are based on the following dialogue.
[解析] 22-25 M: Well, Mrs. Fern, how did you do on your driving test? W: Not so well, I'm afraid. M: Didn't you get your license? W: No. My score was only 49 percent. The woman who tested me was very strict about everything. M: Where did you lose the most points? W: One thing was not turning my head before changing lanes or making turns. M: Right. Using a turn signal isn't enough. To be safe, you have to glance back over your shoulder in the direction you want to go. W: My teacher didn't emphasize that enough, or about maintaining the right distance behind the car in front. M: That's right. You need a training distance of about one or two car lengths for every 10 miles per hour you're going. W: My parallel parking was good. I've been practising that a lot. M: What was your worst moment? W: Waiting on an uphill stop for the light to change to green. M: What happened? W: Well, I let the car stall and forgot how to use the hand break. So the car rolled back and bumped the one behind me. M: That alone probably failed you..
2. What does the woman believe she did well?
A.Changing lanes.
B.Starting on a hill.
C.Parking at the curb.
D.Keeping a proper distance.
A B C D
C
3. What Was the woman's problem when making a turn?
A.Not using her signal.
B.Being in the wrong lane.
C.Driving too slowly.
D.Not looking over her shoulder.
A B C D
D
4. Why did the woman bump a car in traffic?
A.It hit her from behind.
B.She rolled backwards.
C.She shifted into reverse.
D.She went through a red light.
A B C D
B
Section Ⅱ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text When my father was getting ready for work, our 1 was ruled by knocks and words. One 2 on the table meant "I am ready for my breakfast". Two knocks on the table 3 "I am ready for my tea". 4 breakfast he said, "Boots." The paper was 5 for him over the back of an armchair. Today's paper was put on the chair for his 6 , and his boots were brought to him, freshly brushed. He read 7 ,at the same time putting on his boots and lacing them 8 . After finishing one boot, he said, "Bus." At that 9 one of the girls went outside to the garden gate 10 waited there. Her job was to stop the bus 11 it came. It came early sometimes, and it had to 12 my father. "Overcoat, hat. "One of my sisters had already 13 his overcoat. Now she held it 14 for him and guided his arms into it. Then she 15 his jacket down under the coat. Another girl 16 his hat, nicely brushed. "Handkerchief, pipe. "They were brought and put, with his tobacco, into his pockets. He 17 the window and said either "Walking stick" or "Umbrella". It was handed to him. Ready now, he was 18 reading the newspaper. He didn't put it down 19 he heard the shout "Bus coming !" Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls all breathed freely. 20 lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home!
1.
A.house
B.room
C.ears
D.mind
A B C D
A
[解析] 通过其后父亲一系列行为，以及对家具的描写可推知，地点应为家中。
2.
A.knock
B.knocks
C.words
D.word
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据下句“Two knocks on the table...”推知此处应填 knock，以构成前后关系承接一致。
[解析] come up with想起；come to 来到，涉及到。come with a hat 拿来顶帽子。
17.
A.looked into
B.looked up
C.looked out of
D.looked at
A B C D
C
[解析] look out of the window 朝窗外看；look into 调查，向内看； look up 查找；look at看着。
18.
A.also
B.still
C.yet
D.too
A B C D
B
[解析] 由后文的“He didn't put it down until he heard the shout "Bus coming!" 推知他此时仍在"reading the newspaper"。
19.
A.before
B.than
C.when
D.until
A B C D
D
[解析] not... until 为固定搭配，意为“直到…才”。
20.
A.How
B.What
C.So
D.Too
A B C D
A
[解析] 感叹句的基本构成有两种形式： ① What a/an + adj．+n．+it +is! What a fine day it is today! = What nice weather it is today!今天天气多好呀! ② How + adj/ adv．+人称代词+be动词! How delicious they are!多么好吃啊!
Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1 The cohesiveness(内聚力)of a family seems to rely on members sharing certain routine practices and events. For a growing share of the American labor force, however, working shifts beyond the normal daylight hours -- what we here call "shiftwork" -- makes the lives of families difficult. Existing research shows that both male and female shiftworkers express high levels of stress and a sense of conflict between the demands of work and family life. But shiftwork couples still maintain a traditional attitude about the meaning of marriage and the individual roles of husband and wife. They expressed a willingness to do" whatever it takes" to approximate their view of a proper marriage, including sacrificing sleep and doing conventional things at unconventional hours. For the majority of couples interviewed -- even when wives worked outside their homes a proper marriage is characterized by a very clear division of roles: husbands are "providers' whose major responsibility is to support the family; wives are "homemakers" who clean, cook ,and care for husbands and children. As couples encountered shiftwork schedules, however, initial expectations about what it would take to create a marriage and family were put to test. One woman expressed her dreams about what marriage was supposed to be: "It would make me feel like I had more of a home atmosphere, you know. That's the way I always expected being married having the husband go off, come in the evenings and spend the rest of the evenings together, you know that' s the way we thought it would be. It doesn't work out that way. The women's definitions of a "good husband" are typified by the following wife's response: I expect him to be a good provider, and be there when I need him, loyal about the same things as he would expect out of me, expect that I expect him to dominate over me. But in a manner of speaking when it's time to be a man I expect him to stand up instead of sitting back expecting me to do everything. To husbands, a good wife was someone who was: Understanding of what I feel go through at work. I need that respect at work, I hope I get it at work. I want my wife to realize what I expect at work. I don' t want her to give me a lot of shit when I come home from work because -- I don't know if this makes much sense. These views seemed critical to maintain the families of the shiftworkers.
1. Despite______, shiftwork couples still hoped to maintain a stable life.
A.traditional beliefs about marriage
B.lack of control over time
C.a very clear division of roles
D.the demands of work
A B C D
B
[解析] "shift work"意为" working shifts beyond the normal daylight hours"。而A、C选项中" traditional beliefs about marriage"，"a very clear division of roles"均为"a stable life"的一部分，故A、C项不能与后半句构成让步从属关系；D项不全面。
2. From the selection, we can conclude that female shiftworkers were NOT satisfied with______.
A.their work
B.their children
C.their husbands' inability to protect the family and provide companionship
D.leisure activities
A B C D
C
[解析] 由文中"the women's definitions of a good husband"可以看出C为正确答案。
3. What is implied by the author?
A.Shiftwork had a direct effect on the attitudes and behavior of family members.
B.Shiftworkers could live a normal life.
C.Shiftwork couples had unconventional ideas about marriage.
D.Female shiftworkers were satisfied with the time spent together with their families.
A B C D
A
[解析] 由文章主旨句“shift work makes the lives of families difficult"可知选A。
4. In order to continue the marriages of the shiftworkers,______.
A.wives must learn to care for the children when their husbands are absent
B.shiftwork couples must administer their time and activities
C.wives mustn't adapt their own feelings of boredom to their husbands' work
D.all of these
A B C D
D
[解析] 联系全文，知A、B、C三项均正确。
5. The best title for this paragraph is______.
A.Constructing Family Life
B.Managing Time and Activities
C.The Meaning of Marriage
D.Living a Normal Life
A B C D
C
[解析] 先排除D项，因全文围绕shift work展开，而不可能是“living a normal life"；B项则太具体，且忽略了文章针对family与 marriage的写作目的；A项则涵义过广，Constructing Family Life可指家庭生活中的各个方面，如父子关系、母子关系，而不仅指婚姻(marriage)关系，全文切入点为marriage。
Text 2 Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosine, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oil, all come from one source -- crude oil found below the earth' s surface, as well as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25 000 feet into the earth's interior. Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those generating oil. Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface. Crude oil wells flow at varying rates, from ten to thousands of barrels per hour. Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels. Petroleum products are different in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, but their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons. Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities. Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded. The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule. The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors. These products are light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene , and distillate oil. The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is named as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers. Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various kinds of gasoline.
1. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Crude oil is found below land and water.
B.Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface.
C.Pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface.
D.A variety of petroleum products is obtained from crude oil.
A B C D
B
[解析] 由文中"from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25 000 feet into the earth's interior"可知选项B不正确。
2. Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible because______.
A.the petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance
B.complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure
C.the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions
D.the pressure needed to force it to the surface causes molecular transformation
A B C D
C
[解析] 由第三段最后一句中“... which are possible because of the various positions and joinings...”可知选项C正确。
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The various petroleum products are produced by filtration.
B.Heating and condensation produce the various products.
C.Chemical separation is used to produce the various products.
D.Mechanical means such as the centrifuge are used to produce the various products.
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第四段第一句“The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors．”推知B项为正确选项。
4. How is crude oil brought to the surface?
A.By expansion of the hydrocarbons.
B.By pressure and pumping.
C.By vacuum created in the drilling pipe.
D.By expansion and contraction of the earth's surface.
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第一段末句“Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface．”知B为正确答案。
5. Which of the following is NOT listed as a light oil?
A.Gasoline.
B.Kerosine.
C.Distillate oil.
D.Diesel oil.
A B C D
D
[解析] 由第四段第二句可知选D。
Text 3 By the time we had completed our preparations, the sky was beginning to grow rapidly lighter, although the sun was not yet above the horizon. We waited unpatiently, hardly daring to move or to whisper to one another. Suddenly, we heard the quick beating of wings and one of the birds we were looking for flew up from the valley beyond. He flied straight to the tree and settled on a thin branch, stripped bare of leaves, which grew diagonally upwards from the main trunk. Immediately he began to clean himself, combing with his beak the long soft feathers which grew from beneath his wings and extended past his tail in a glorious red cloud. Charles's camera, on a trial run, sounded unexcepted loud, but the bird took no notice and continued with his cleaning until at last he drew himself up and shook himself. Then, head held high, he called a single, loud, sharp note which resounded over the valley. He seemed in no hurry to begin his dance, as he continued to call for a quarter of an hour. Two other birds flew from the valley and settled in other parts of the tree. They were hens, uninteresting brown creatures ,which, attracted by his call ,had come to watch his dance. He paid no attention to them, and continued his unmusical cries, occasionally cleaning some more feathers. The hens kept silent, moving from branch to branch. Once one of them drew too near his dancing ground, but he beat his wings and she drew back. His calls began to increase frequently, and I carefully fixed the recording machine so that they produced the highest reading on the scale. With electrifying suddenness, the bird lowered his head and throwing his fine tail feather over his back, he ran down his branch, a shaking flame of color, making his loud love cries. Up and down the branch he danced in a state of wild excitement. After half a minute he seemed to get out of breath, for his cries stopped and he danced silently.
1. The writer of this passage wanted to______.
A.take a photograph of the bird
B.make a recording of the bird' s calls
C.catch the bird
D.watch the sunrise
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第二节中“... and I carefully fixed the recording machine so that they produced the highest reading on the scale．”可以推知B为正确选项。
2. The particular bird they were watching______.
A.danced with the two hen birds
B.fell off a branch
C.was afraid of the two hen birds
D.cleaned himself in frequency
A B C D
D
[解析] 第一段中对于该鸟的动作描写很细腻，清楚地说明了"The particular bird they were watching cleaned himself in frequency．"
3. The bird began to dance______.
A.as soon as they saw him
B.as soon as he had finished cleaning himself
C.as soon as he settled down
D.some time after they first saw them
A B C D
D
[解析] 该鸟首先cleaned himself然后才开始dance。
4. Soon after the two hen birds had arrived______.
A.they settled down with the male
B.the male drove one of them off
C.they make unmusical cries like the male
D.they lost interest in the male
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第一段末句“...but he beat his wings and she drew back．”知选项B为正确选项。
5. While the male bird was dancing______.
A.he showed off his tail feathers
B.he shook leaves off the tree
C.he threw away some feathers
D.he cried more frequently
A B C D
D
[解析] 首先排除选项B、C，因为它们不符合文中事实。A项也不正确，因为由末段"the bird lowered his head and throwing his fine tail feather over his back,... a shaking flame of color"说明此时"show off his tail feathers"是为了"making his loud love cries"，故排除A。
Part B Directions: Read the texts from a magazine article in which the British news agencies are introduced. For Questions 61 to 65,match the name of each news agency to one of the statements( A to G)given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Reuters: Reuters is a publicly owned company with 6 850 full-time staff in eighty countries. Among its 1 040 journalists ,730 work outside the United Kingdom. The company's worldwide communications network makes use of satellites, cables and microwave radio, and is connected to computerized world. Service includes general news for the media delivered by teleprinter or fed directly into clients' computers, and specialized economic news and information service for business delivered through video terminals ,by teleprinter or by direct computer feed. The Press Association: The Press Association, the national news agency founded by newspaper members of the United Kingdom outside London and of the Irish Republic. Its 24-hour service of reports provides: London and regional newspapers, the broadcasting organizations, Reuters and other international agencies with a complete service of home news by teleprinter, including general and parliamentary news, legal reports, and all channels of financial, commercial and sports news. The Exchange Telegraph Company: The Exchange Telegraph Company is an independent news agency founded in 1872. It is the major supplier of sports information throughout Britain, providing results and comments to every national newspaper, television and radio, as well as overseas news agencies and the CEEFAX and ORACLE teletext services. The Extel Financial: Extel Financial provides information and services to British and international financial institutions. Based in London, it has a network of offices in Europe and the Uniteds States and representatives in Japan and Southeast Asia. The agency is a major source of reference materials on companies and finance; it provides a comprehensive range of data products on international financial matters;and it provides specialized services by computer to banks ,insurance companies and other institutions. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC. broadcasts radio and television programs to audiences in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It also broadcasts radio programs in English and about forty other languages to other countries throughout the world. The owners of radio and television sets in the United Kingdom pay annual license fees to finance BBC programs there. Grants from the British government pay for programs broadcast to other countries. The BBC operates on a nonprofit basis and has no commercial advertising. Statements A. It mainly reports domestic events. B. It mainly provides sports news throughout Britain. C. It is an international news agency. D. It provides information and service to finance setup. E. British government provides the expense of its running. F. England and Northern Ireland own it. G. It provides radio programs to audience throughout the world.
1. Reuters
C
2. Press Association
A
3. Exchange Telegraph Company
B
4. Extel Financial
D
5. BBC
G
Section Ⅳ Writing You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Part A
1. Write a letter to a publishing house asking for information on a book about American culture. You want to know what the price is, when it is going to be published, whether there is a discount. for group order and what is about the postage? You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Li Ping" instead. You do not need to write the address.
范文 Dear Sir, I work in a foreign-funded company. It is very important to know the culture of the American people. I hear that a book is going to be published on this subject. I would like to know the price and would particularly like to know the exact publishing date. Is there a discount if my colleagues and I order the book together? Could you also tell me if the postage will be extra or if it is included in the price of the book? Thank you for your attention. Yours Sincerely, Li Ping
Part B
1. Below is a graph showing the distribution of car accidents in Walton city during 1998. Study carefully the graph and write an essay of about 120 words making reference with the following points: 1. rise and fall of the rate of car accidents as indicated by the graph 2. possible reason (s) for the decline of car accidents in the city 3. your predications of what will happen next year
范文 Car Accidents Declining in Walton The graph shows the rise and fall of car accidents in the twelve months of 1998 in Walton City. Accidents increase from January to March, decrease in June, increase again through August, then decrease through the remainder of the year. The two lowest records are 22 accidents in January and 16 in November. A possible reason for the two decreases in car accidents in March, April and May and in September through November might be continuous wanting based on reports of increasing traffic accidents. Drivers were urged to strictly obey the traffic rules and drive at a reasonable speed and with mote concentration. Another reason for the decline in car accidents might be weather conditions: less heavy rains, no strong wind, no burning summer heat and no heavy fog. Based on the number of car accidents in January, there should be more accidents in December than in November. The December value will likely be midway between 16 and 22.
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