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.On a bus.
B.On a boat.
C.On a taxi.
D.On a train.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Can you take me to the Friendship Restaurant quickly? I'm in a hurry. M: I don't know. I'll try, But with traffic this heavy, it will take at least thirty minutes to get there.
本题是地点题，关键是听清女士话语中的I'm in a hurry和男士话语中的try、with traffic this heavy和take thirty minutes to get there这些提示对话发生地点的词句。
2. When does Mr White usually arrive?
A.At 10,00.
B.At 9:30.
C.At 9:00.
D.At 8:30.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Have you seen Mr White? He usually comes here by 9:00. W: He said he was coming at 9:30 today, but it's already 10:00. I wonder where he is.
本题属于时间题，尽管对话中提到了三个时间，但考生只要听清了男士话中He usually comes here by 9：00即可，其余两个属于干扰信息。
3. What job does Mr Smith probably have?
A.As a worker.
B.As a mechanic.
C.As a typist.
D.As a waiter.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: The car has broken down again and it refused to move. M: We'll have to call Mr Smith right away.
[解析] M: I want to invite the Johnson's to the party. Do you know their address? W: No, but I'd rather they didn't come, I think their coming will bother you.
5. What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation?
A.It is not so hot as the woman expected.
B.The weather is in fact very good here.
C.Many people have moved to the city because of the weather.
D.It is very hot here.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: Is it always so hot here in summery I can hardly stand it. M: That's why so many people move to other places after they live here only for a short period.
由对话中女士所用的always so hot 与 I can hardly stand it可知天气热得女士受不了；而男士回答说这就是许多人在这里住了不久后就搬走了的原因，属于对女士疑问的肯定回答，所以答案是[D] 。
7. What time does the man expect the woman to come?
A.At sharp 2:00 p. m
B.After 2:00 p.m.
C.Any time in the afternoon.
D.Before 2,00 p.m.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Well, let's make our appointment around two o'clock this afternoon. W: Fine. I'll come to your office either at two o'clock or earlier if I can. M: All right. The sooner the batter.
本题主要是听清女士话中either at two o'clock or earlier if I can一处所指的时间点及男士的最后一句The sooner the better(越快越好)，由此可以推知男士希望女士最好在下午2点前与他见面。
8. What does the man mean?
A.They shouldn't ask for too much.
B.They should ask for three weeks to do the work
C.They shouldn't push the projector buttons.
D.They should wish the professor good luck
A B C D
A
[解析] W: If Professor Thomas is willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe he'll give us a few more days. M: Let's not push our luck, OK?
9. What can we conclude about Jack from the conversation?
A.He is good at drawing pictures.
B.He likes paintings very much.
C.He likes visiting the art museum very much.
D.He thinks the art museum is a very quiet place.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Jack seems to be fancy about the art items of painting. On the walls of his bedroom, there are so many famous pictures. Some of them are priceless. M: However, he does not like visiting the art museum because he considers it a noisy place.
[解析] W: Why did you get a notebook instead of a desktop computer? M: Because I travel a lot, and I need something I can use when I am traveling. W: Can it log on the Internet? M: Yes. I can even book a ticket on the Internet when I am off the beach.
男士的第一句话即直接指出了自己买笔记本电脑而不买台式机的原因：Because I travel a lot…，因此答案是[D] 。
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 11～14 are based on the following dialogue about a new kind of clothes.
1. What's the man's first reaction to what the woman describes?
A.He is shocked.
B.He is excited.
C.He is upset
D.He is doubtful.
A B C D
D
[解析] 11-14 M: It's so cold now, but this morning it was so hot and sunny. I wish there was a way I could always be wearing the most suitable clothes for the temperature. W: I recently read that in ten years we'll wearing clothes that changes with the weather. So when it's cold, our clothes will warm up, and when it's hot, our clothes will cool off. M: Oh, very funny. So we'll be wearing huge clothes with built-in air conditioners and heaters? W: I'm serious. Researchers have discovered a method of treating fibers with plastic crystals which can store and release heat as the temperature changes. These treated fibers absorb more heat than untreated fibers. Researchers are still working with this, but soon this process will be widespread. M: That's fascinating. I didn't know that fibers could store heat. How does that work? W: These fibers work with the heat by rearranging their structures. M: That's truly unbelievable. You said that it'll be a decade before this type of clothes will be available. What a shame! I don't think I can wait that long.
[解析] 15-17 W: How do you like your new job? M: I like it very much. This is a nice company to work for. W: You worked for a large company before, didn't you? M: Yes, I did. But I prefer a small company. W: Is it really different? M: Oh, yes. It's much different. I like a small company because it's more exciting. W: You mean a large company is boring to work for? M: No, it's not boring. But a large company has too many people and because it is so big that two or three people couldn't possibly make all the important decisions. W: You see, small businesses have a common problem: only the two or three people who run it can make decisions, and the employees may not be very happy because they can't make decisions. M: But large companies also have a common problem: so many people are making decisions that sometimes it is a waste of time and money. W: Well, I guess there are problems everywhere. M: Yeah, but I still prefer working for a small company. It's more interesting and I'll keep more opportunities.
在第二轮对话中男士明确指出：But I prefer a small company，即他愿意在小公司工作，选[B] 。
A.Because something's gone wrong with her children.
B.Because something's gone wrong with herself.
C.Because she wanted to tell her parents that everything is fine with her family.
D.Because she wanted to know if everything is fine with her parents.
A B C D
D
[解析] 18-21 M: Hello. W: Hello, dad? M: Yes... Mary! How are you? Anything wrong? W: Oh, no. I just wanted to call and see how you and Mom are. It's been quite a while since I saw you last time. M: Oh, we're both fine. Your mother is down at the new shopping center shopping. W: For a new dress? M: No, for shoes this time, I think. How's David? W: He's fine. He likes his work and was given a raise last month by Mr Smith. We are all pretty pleased about that. M: Yes, I think you should be. And how are the children? W: Well, George's home from school today. It's nothing serious, just a bad cold. And it's his birthday, too! M: Oh, I thought his birthday was May 24th. W: No. April 24th. M: Well, that's too bad. Tell him we'll send him a present. W: All right. Diana's still taking dancing lessons. M: She must be pretty good by now. How about Tom? W: He's OK, too. He's having a part-time job at a garage now. M: Well, it's certainly good to hear your voice. W: OK, dad. Nice talking to you and give Mom our love. M: All right Good-bye.
这是一段电话交谈。在第二轮对话中，男士问是不是有什么事，女士否定回答后说：I just wanted to call and see how you and Mom are，因此选[D] 。
[解析] 22-25 He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15,1929. He was black. He lived only thirty-nine years, but he became world-famous in that short time. He grew up in the southeastern part of the United States. He studied at Morehouse College where he met many outstanding men whose ideas he found important and exciting. There he read the writings of Thoreau, which gave him many ideas about freedom. After he graduated from Morehouse, he went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Boston University. At Boston University, he met his wife, Coretta. In 1954, after he got his PhD degree, he became the minister of a small church in the South. There he became the leader of the black people, who were poor and without power. He gave speeches and led marches. For his ideas and actions, he went to prison for a short time. Many years later, in Washington DC, he spoke to a crowd of 250 000 people, He told them, "I have a dream" That speech is still famous. In 1964,he won the Nobel Peace Prize. His work was not finished when he died, on April 4,1968. Who was he? He was Dr Martin Luther King.
这篇独白介绍的是马丁·路德·金的生平。本题是数字题，独白第一句话即已明示，关键是听清月份和年份。
13. Where did he grow up?
A.Northwestern part of the US.
B.Southeastern part of the US.
C.Southwestern part of the US.
D.Northeastern part of the US.
A B C D
B
独白第四句指出：He grew up in the southeastern part of the United States，听清了这一句即可选出答案[B] 。
14. What gave him many ideas about freedom?
A.The writings of Thoreau.
B.The writings of Washington.
C.The writings of Coretta.
D.The writings of Martin Luther King.
A B C D
A
答案信息对应于独白第六句话：There he read the writings of Thoreau，which gave him many ideas about freedom，即是梭罗的著作对他产生了影响。
15. When did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A.In 1968.
B.In 1918.
C.In 1964.
D.In 1946.
A B C D
C
独白倒数第四句指出马丁·路德·金是在1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖的。
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 your ANSWER SHEET 1. Text To find out what the weather is going to be, most people go directly to the television, the radio or newspaper to get a weather forecast. But 1 you know what to look for, you can use your own 2 to make weather predictions. There are many 3 which can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is generally 4 . The air is still and often full of dust. Faraway objects may look 5 . But when a storm is gathering, the pressure 6 and you are often able to see things 7 clearly. Sailors took note of this long ago and came 8 with a saying "The farther the sight, the nearer the rain." Your sense of 9 can also help you find weather changes. Just 10 it rains, odours become stronger. This is 11 odours are suppressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low moves 12 , air pressure lessens and odours are 13 . You can also hear a(n) 14 storm. An old saying 15 it this way: "Sound travelling far and wide, a stormy day will betide." And don't 16 if your grandfather says he can 17 a storm coming. It is commonly known 18 many people feel pains in their bones when the humidity 19 , the pressure drops, and bad weather is on the 20 .
考查固定搭配。sth．is on the way是个习惯搭配，指“某事即将发生”，符合上下文文意。on the road乘车旅行，巡回演出；on the march在行进中，越来越强烈；on the move在变化，在前进，忙碌。
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 your ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1 Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught -- to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle -- compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer to that problem is, whether or not this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn and how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learned at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
1. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A.By copying what other people do.
B.By making mistakes and having them corrected.
C.By listening to explanations from skilled people.
2. What does the author think teachers do what they should not do?
A.They give children correct answers.
B.They point out children's mistakes to them.
C.They allow children to mark their own work.
D.They encourage children to copy from one another.
A B C D
B
第一段第六、七句指出，在学校里老师没有给孩子自己发现和改正错误的机会，而是do it all for him，也就是说老师做了本该由孩子自己完成的发现、纠正错误这一工作，因此答案是[B] 。
3. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.
A.not really important skills
B.more important than other skills
C.basically different from learning adult skills
D.basically the same as learning other skills
A B C D
D
细节题。第一段第五句指出孩子学习其他事物的方法与学习走、跑、爬、吹口哨和骑自行车的方法一样，都不需要人教，learning to speak显然属于the other things之一，所以答案就是[D] 。
4. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children's progress should be estimated only by ______.
A.educated persons
B.the children themselves
C.teachers
D.parents
A B C D
B
细节题。第二段第六句指出：Let us throw them all out…to measure their own understanding…，其意就是让孩子自己评价自己的学业，因此选[B] 。
5. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ______.
A.too independent
B.too critical of themselves
C.unable to think for themselves
D.unable to use basic skills
A B C D
C
分析推理题。文章第一段倒数第二句指出；Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher(孩子很快变得依赖于老师)。而在该段和第二段中作者一直在批评老师为孩子包办一切、不让孩子自己发现和改正错误的做法，当然就是担心孩子长大后会依赖于别人，不会独立思考，所以本题答案就是[C] 。
Text 2 In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1997,there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965,the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1997,tha disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves. In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1997, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4 000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men. Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:30 p.m., when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise. The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.
1. From the first paragraph, we know that ______ were right.
A.Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances.
B.Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order.
C.During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables.
D.The passage does not mention the cause.
A B C D
C
细节题。答案信息对应于第三段倒数第二句：The blackout started at 9:30 p.m.，when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables，即是闪电击中关键线路引发了停电，答案是[C] 。
5. Why did many looters manage to escape?
A.The police could not see them in the dark.
B.Many of the looters were armed with guns.
C.There were not enough policemen to catch them all.
D.They were hidden inside big buildings.
A B C D
C
细节题。答案信息对应于第二段最后一句；The number of policemen available was quite inadequate，这一句即是对前面一句说许多抢劫者逃走了的原因进行说明，与[C] 一致。
Text 3 The idea of helping people comes naturally to most of us. If we see a blind person getting off a bus, we watch to make sure that he is in no danger of falling. Members of a family help one another, with particular care for the very young and the elderly. There are many people who have nobody near to see their need for help and often nobody to give it even when the need is known. The old, the handicapped, the homeless and friendless -- these are the people for whom help may not come, because nobody sees. It may not have occurred to you that you are in a position to help. Community service means helping the people around you. Organizations exist which try to make sure that someone sees when help is needed and does something about it. These organizations depend on voluntary help to carry out a wide variety of tasks, volunteers giving up a little of their spare time to lend a hand. If you wish to take part in this worthwhile activity, what sort of things would you do? Think of the people most in need of help and the ways in which help can be given. Much of the work of community service is concerned with the cam of the elderly and the handicapped. Old people cannot always redecorate their homes. Household repairs, cleaning, preparing food or taking care of the garden may all prove difficult. Elderly people with failing eyesight are delighted ii a friend comes in to read or to write letters for them A helping hand and a friendly face can mean a great deal to a lonely elderly person. Handicapped people may be young or old. People confined to wheelchairs cannot go out unless somebody takes them. Blind children may love swimming but they need a sighted swimmer to go with them. Some handicapped people may be unable to go out at all and a visitor is then more than welcome. Voluntary help is needed in hospitals. There are library and shop trolleys to be taken round the wards and at Christmas time decorations to be put up and parties and concerts to be organized. Some volunteers help to run playgrounds for young children during school holidays and also look after children in preschool play groups. What do you do if you want to help? Your school may have contact with an outside organization or, indeed, run a community service scheme itself. In many towns there is a committee called the Council of Social Service or the Guild of Social Welfare and they will be able to tell you about voluntary activities in the area. The Citizens' Advice Bureau and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service are other sources of information, as is the public library. Churches, the Scouts arid other youth organizations can tell you about their activities. Most large cities in the United Kingdom have youth groups for community service, for it is here that the need is greatest If you join such a group, you will bring pleasure and hope to people who need your help.
1. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to explain ______.
4. Those who most need help from community service are ______.
A.the old and young
B.the old and handicapped
C.the homeless and friendless
D.old women
A B C D
B
细节题。第三段第二句指出，如果想参与社会服务，首先要考虑哪些人最需要帮助及如何帮助他们。紧接着第三句对前一个问题进行了说明：Much of the work…the elderly and the handicapped，即这两种人最需要帮助，所以社会服务的大部分工作都集中在对这两种人的护理上，故选[D] 。
5. If you want to lend a hand and need the necessary information, you may go to ______.
Part B Directions: Read the following text from a discussion in which five persons talked about their views on dieting. For questions 61 to 65, match each person (61 to 65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Abbey: You can always recognize dieters from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts, gazing at themselves in mirrors, and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. What a miserable lot dieters are! Marlin: I began making some dietary and lifestyle changes during my second year of college and have been eating this way ever since. I like the way I feel when I don't eat animal foods so much more than the pleasure I used to get from eating them. I have much more energy; I need less sleep; I feel calmer; I can maintain an ideal body weight without worrying about how much I eat, and I can think more clearly. Maggie: During my first year of college, I gained forty pounds when I began throwing the javelin. For the next twenty years, I carried all of this extra weight and kidded myself that I was in good shape since that's what I weighed in college. Now that I've lost ail that extra weight, I feel great! People say all the time, "Well, how do you live without eating cheeseburgers or this or that?" and I say, "You just don't. It's not even an option. It's not that hard once you get on it." Belinda: If you are on a diet, you're always hungry, You can't be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible concoctions you eat instead of food leave you permanently dissatisfied. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as juicy steak. So at least three times a day you will be exposed to temptation. How miserable to watch others tucking into piles of mouth watering food while you tuck a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice! And if hunger just proves too much for you, in the end you will lash out and devour five huge guilt-inducing cream cakes at a sitting. Then things will turn out to be even worse. Wood: I went on diet when my doctor told me that my blood pressure tended to be high. Only at that time did I realize the danger of being overweight. Since I began making dietary changes in 1982, eating this way has become increasingly accepted. I don't feel rye lost something after dieting. Instead, I've got something valuable. That is good health. Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. Being on a diet is a torture. B. I feel better with vegetarian food. C. I lost weight after dieting. D. I began dieting for the sake of health. E. Dieting enables people to eat more than they need. F. Dieting simply causes endless worries. G. Dieting does more harm than good to one's health.
1. Abbey
F。
通读其发言可知，Abbey并没有涉及自己，谈论的主要是自己对于节食者的观感。由其中的 forever consulting、gazing at themselves、spend a lifetime fighting等词汇及最后一句中的a miserable lot可知她认为节食带给节食者的是无尽的烦恼，与[F]意思一致。
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. Suppose you are Dean of Computer Science Department, Beijing University and you have taught Wu Dong for four years. Write a letter of recommendation for Wu Dong to: (1) state your relationship with him, (2) introduce his academic achievements, (3) introduce his language proficiency, (4) introduce his sports and social activities, and (5) express your sincere recommendation. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address.
[参考范文] A Letter of Recommendation Dear Mr or Ms, It is indeed a pleasure to recommend Wu Dong, a student of mine in Beijing University. During his four years study in my department, he has distinguished himself and has shown great potential for future accomplishments. Wu majors in Computer Science, but his achievements in all his subjects bas placed him among the excellent students in the grade. And Wu is strong in language. His English proficiency has reached the level of PETS-3. Finally, Wu is the captain of the school basketball team, and is good at organization. In conclusion, Wu is one of the most gifted students I have taught. He is most deserving of any opportunity you can give to him. Truly yours, Wang Lin Dean of Computer Science Department Beijing University
1. The chart below shows Chinese urban residents' investment on fixed assets in each of the past five years. What does the chart tell you about? Write an essay to describe the changes, state the possible reasons for that and draw your own conclusion. You should write about 120 words.
[参考范文] Chinese Urban Residents' Investment on Fixed Assets Increases Rapidly The chart above shows Chinese urban residents' investment on fixed assets in the past five years. The total investment has been increasing steadily and quickly from 2002 to 2006. After 2003, each year saw an increase of 100 billions or more over the previous year. The present investment shows as high as more than 500 billion on the fixed assets. And we have every reason to believe that the increase will go on in the following several years. In my opinion, the reason for this increase is China's rapid development. With the change of the country's policy on housing and the increase of urban residents' income, more and more people can afford to buy their own houses. Some people even buy two or more houses because they regard buying houses as a way of profitable investment. Nowadays people have learned to invest their money on fixed assets, stocks, etc, instead of depositing all their money in the banks as before.
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