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 three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. 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 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to 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 is started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A You will hear a passage about women's rights. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1～5 with the information you have heard. Write not more than 3 words in each box. You, will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences in question.
1. Franklin Roosevelt fell into the river when he and his family __________.
were sailing
[解析] 1-5 In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt took his family sailing one day and he fell overboard into the chilly waters. The next day, a forest fire broke out. Franklin and his children helped to fight the forest fire and put it out. It was hard and tiring work. After the fire was out, Franklin was sick. It was polio. He could not move his legs. The doctors said he could never walk again. Many men would have given up then. Franklin Roosevelt did not give up. He began to work to get well again. Even though he could not get out of bed, he did exercises, and his shoulders and arms grew very strong. At last the doctors let him out of bed, but he had to wear heavy metal braces on his legs. Then he went to Warm Springs, Georgia. He swam in the warm waters there. Even though it was painful to move his legs, he kept on swimming and exercising them. He grew better until he could leave the braces off. He could walk with only a cane to help him. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, "President Roosevelt told the people.
2. Franklin caught_______.
Polio
3. When he was sick in bed, he did exercises to make __________.
his shoulders and arms strong
4. He kept __________.
swimming and exercising his legs
5. Franklin Roosevelt told the Americans that the only thing we have to fear is ________.
fear itself
Part B You will hear a passage about American life. Answer question 6～10 while your listening. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.
[解析] 6-10 Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world's most modern cities. Twice this century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings collapsed and fires broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city. During World War II, Tokyo was destroyed once again. As a result of these disasters there is nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area. After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between 1945 and 1960, the city's population more than doubled. Because of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to accommodate visitors from all over the world. As a result of this rapid development , however, many problems have arisen. Housing shortages, pollution and waste disposal have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun several programmes to answer them.
2. What were the two disasters that destroyed the city of Tokyo?
One earthquake and World War II.
3. Why were many new stadiums, parks and hotels built?
Because of the Olympic Games in 1964.
4. Which problem is not mentioned in the passage?
Traffic problem.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
Tokyo has developed rapidly but it is faced with new problems.
Part C You will hear two passages and a dialogue. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C orD. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.
Questions 11～13 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11～13.
1. Why couldn't the speaker meet Mr. Jordan when he got to San Francisco?
A.He missed the appointment.
B.He arrived late.
C.He was sick.
D.He was very busy.
A B C D
C
[解析] 11-13 I flew to San Francisco to take care of .some business with Mr. Jordan. But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn't meet with him. I had to call our appointment off. Then, when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away. I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy. The receptionist said that Mr. Jordan would call me back, but be didn't. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and effort than I wanted to spend. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jordan, and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr. Jordan had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business. I was sorry I had missed seeing him, but I really enjoyed my sightseeing in San Francisco.
2. Why did the speaker give up making another appointment?
A.He was busy sightseeing.
B.He couldn't visit Mr. Jordan in his office.
C.He didn't want to see Mr. Jordan any more.
D.He didn't want to take the trouble making it.
A B C D
D
3. What do we learn from the story?
A.The trip didn't do any good to his health.
B.The trip was a complete disappointment.
C.The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business.
D.The trip helped him meet many interesting people.
A B C D
C
Questions 14～16 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14～16.
[解析] 14-16 A six-year-old boy has been found alive after spending four days and five nights in an icebox that was buried under tons of ruins in Thursday's big earthquake. The boy, Tom, was found early yesterday in the village of Sem as rescuers were working to pull his father out of the ruins of their home. Hearing a faint cry of "Get me out. Get me out", rescuers dug down another one point five meters and found the boy in the icebox. He was pronounced in good condition, suffering only four or five slight wounds. Tom's eight brothers and sisters died in the earthquake which officials say may have killed as many as 50,000 people. By Sunday foreign doctors were leaving the earthquake area as hope had faded of finding any more survivors.
2. How many days had passed before the boy was rescued?
A.About four days.
B.Around eight days.
C.A day and a half.
D.More than six days.
A B C D
A
3. How did the boy survive the big earthquake?
A.His father pulled him out in time.
B.He stayed in an icebox.
C.He left the area before the earthquake.
D.Their house escaped the earthquake.
A B C D
B
Questions 17～20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17～20.
1. Where have the family decided to go for the vacation this summer?
A.They haven't reached a decision yet.
B.They have decided to go hunting bears.
C.They want to go camping.
D.They want to go exploring in the country.
A B C D
A
[解析] 17-20 Our family is trying to decide where to go for our vacation this summer. Our son Tom wants to go to Yellow Stone Park again to see the bears. We did that last summer, and what an experience it was! When we got there we put up our tent and went to explore. As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out and then we saw a bear enter our tent. Tom wanted his father to chase him away. His father said: “No, it's dangerous to chase a bear. And don't let him chase you.” Susie said. “What shall we do? May be we ought to climb a tree. “Tom said:” No, we've got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent." "Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat." Susie suggested. Then I said: "How are you going to get the honey? It's in the tent. "We watched the bear enter the tent and heard him upset everything inside. “It's foolish for us to try to catch him.” said my husband. "Leave him alone and wait for him to come out." We waited but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car.
2. Who do you think saw the bear first?
A.Susie.
B.Tom.
C.The speaker.
D.The speaker's husband.
A B C D
A
3. What did they do when they saw a bear enter their tent?
A.They chased the bear away.
B.They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.
C.They climbed up a tree.
D.They put some honey outside for the beast to eat.
A B C D
B
4. What did the bear do in the tent?
A.He ate the honey.
B.He drank the beer.
C.He chased the people away.
D.He turned things upside down.
A B C D
D
Section Ⅱ Use of English Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Here is the story of rubber. From the earliest time it was common knowledge to the Peruvians(秘鲁人)that when a cut was made in the outside skin of a rubber tree, a white liquid like milk came out, and that from 1 a sticky mass of rubber might be made. This rubber is 2 when warm, so that it is possible to give it any 3 . The Peruvians made the 4 that it was very good for keeping out the wet. Then in the early 1800's, the Americans made use of it for the first time. First they made overshoes to 5 their feet dry. Then came a certain Mr. Mackintosh, who made coats of cloth covered with natural rubber. From that day to this we have been coating cloth with rubber as Mr. Mackintosh 6 , and our raincoats are still named after 7 . These first rubber overshoes and raincoats were all soft and sticky 8 summer, and hard and inelastic (没有弹性的)in the winter 9 it was cold. 10 the rubber we have today is soft and elastic, it is very strong 11 in the warmer summer and the colder winter. This was made possible by a man 12 Goodyear. After many 13 , he found that nitric acid(NHO3) made the rubber 14 better, but it is not hard and strong enough. Then strange thing 15 . A friend of his, Nicholas Hayward, had the 16 in his sleep that rubber might be made hard and strong if mixed 17 sulphur and put in the sun. Goodyear put this idea to the test, and saw that it did have more or less the desired 18 though somewhat less than more. The only effect it had was on the outside of the rubber. 19 is common knowledge now that the way to make rubber hard and strong is by heating it with sulphur. It took Goodyear four more years to find this heating method. When 20 he did it, he had nothing at all. Everything of the smallest value had been used to get money, even his sons' school-books.
do：在本句用作代动词，替代前面的动词coat(在……涂)。而Mackintosh的coat的动作发生在过去，所以只能选选项B。选项A的does是现在时，明显不对。选项C的 had done是过去完成时，替代的是发生在过去动作之前发生的动作，而本句没有这种情况。选项D的was doing是过去进行时，表示过去正在进行的动作，本句没有这种情况。
本句后面的that引出的从句是主语从句，倒置的主语从句“is common knowledge that the way to make rubber hard and strong is by heating it with sulphur”的is前面要用it。其他选项的连词和人称代词都不是正确的答案。
Part A Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C orD. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) is in trouble. Its leader is accused of tailing to lead, and as the organization drifts, other bodies, particularly the World Bank, are setting the global health agenda. Western governments want the WHO to set realistic targets and focus its energy on tackling major killers such as childhood diseases and tobacco. The WHO clearly needs to set priorities. Its total budget of 0.9 billion - around 10p for each man, woman and child in the world - cannot solve all the worlds health problems. Yet its senior management does not seem willing to narrow the organization's focus. Instead it is trying to be all things to all people and losing dependability. Unfortunately, the argument for priority-setting is being seriously undermined by the US, one of the chief advocators of change. The US is trying to reduce its contribution to the WHO's regular budget from a quarter of the total to a fifth. That would leave the organization 20 million short this year. on top of the substantial debts the US already owes. The WHO may need priorities, but it certainly doesn't need budget cuts. Thanks to the US's failure to pay its bills, many of the poorer nations see priority-setting as merely a cover for cost-cutting that would hit their health programs hard. The WHO would not serve poorer countries any worse if it sharpened its focus . It would probably serve them better. In any case, a sharper focus should not mean that less money is needed, When the US demands cuts, it simply fuels disputes between the richer and poorer countries and gives the WHO' s senior management more time to postpone. The American action is not confined to the WHO. It wants eventually to cut its contributions to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Labor Organization too But it knows that dissatisfaction with the WHO and its leadership has made the organization vulnerable. If it wins against the WHO, the rest will lose out in their turn. America's share of the budget is already a concession. Each nations contribution to the LIN agencies is calculated according to its wealth, and by that measure the US should be paying about 28 per cent of the WHO budget. But over the past three decades the US has gradually reduced what it pays the organization . The US should. not task for further cuts, Until it pays its full share of money, it will hold back the organizations much needed reforms. The world needs the WHO. The World Bank may have a bigger budget, but it sees improved health as just one part of economic and social development, The WHO remains the only organization committed to health for all, regardless of wealth.
1. How much of the WHO's budget should the United States pay in terms of its wealth?
A.quarter.
B.28%
C.More than 20 million
D.A fifth.
A B C D
B
2. Which of the following can best characterize the US?
A.It has stopped demanding reforms.
B.Its management is inefficient.
C.It is trying to pay less to WHO.
D.Its government is not responsive.
A B C D
C
3. What does the author mean when he interprets the urge for a sharper focus?
A.The US will be justified in cutting its financial contribution.
B.More heated arguments will be unavoidable between richer and poorer countries.
C.There should be better service for poorer countries but no cost - cutting.
D.The poorer countries will not receive more benefits.
A B C D
C
4. What is the United States' strategy to fight all those organizations according to the author?
A.To defeat them all one by one.
B.To defeat the WHO first and the others will give up.
C.To exclusively cut contributions to the WHO.
D.To cut contributions to all the organizations.
A B C D
B
5. Which of the following world organizations has the weakest leadership according to the passage?
A.The International Labor Organization.
B.The Food and Agriculture Organization.
C.The World Health Organization.
D.The World Bank.
A B C D
D
Text 2 Advertising plays a major role in the distribution of goods from manufacturers to consumers. It provides an effective way for sellers to inform buyers about products. Advertising thus helps manufacturers sell their products and benefits consumers by providing them with shopping information. Advertising also helps the economy grow by stimulating demand for new products. Manufacturers spend much money to develop new products. Through advertising, they can speed up the process of creating a market for a product and so recover their costs more quickly. Fewer new products would be developed if manufacturers could not use advertising to help sell the products. Advertisers include the expense of advertising in the sales price of a product. In some cases, advertising raises the price of a product. In other cases, advertising helps lower prices by creating the mass demand that supports mass production. Successful advertising makes many people want a product. By mass producing a product and developing a large volume of sales, the manufacturer can charge less per unit. Sociologically, advertising supports the mass communication media. It pays all the costs of commercial television and radio. It provides viewers with free entertainment and news programs, though viewers are often annoyed by commercial interruptions. Advertising also pays three- fourths of the costs of newspapers and magazines. Without advertising, readers would have to pay a higher price for newspapers and magazines, and many of the publications would go out of business. Because the mass media depend on advertising to stay in business, many people question whether advertisers control the media. Generally, media do no allow advertisers to influence their programming or editorial content. However, many broadcasters and publishers do not hesitate to run favorable information about their advertisers, and they sometimes refuse to run unfavorable information. Critics of commercial television maintain that dependence on advertising lowers the quality of TV programming . In order to sell advertising time at high prices, TV stations try do attract the largest possible audience. Critics argue that the stations therefore broadcast too many general entertainment programs and not enough informational and cultural programs. Many critics also charge that advertising persuades people to buy products they do not need or want through the use of psychological techniques. Advertisers reply that they do not have the means to make people buy unwanted products. They argue that adults freely choose what to buy or what not to buy. Most experts agree, however, that that advertising is particularly persuasive to young children, who do not have the ability or experience to judge advertising critically. For this reason, the Federal Trade Commission has strict regulations governing advertising aimed at children.
1. Advertising is useful to the economy in the sense that.
A.it helps to inform consumers about new products.
B.it gives the designers a chance to make money .
C.it helps to create a market for new products.
D.it gives the producers an excuse to raise prices.
A B C D
C
2. Consumers will not benefit from advertising until it becomes successful.
A.and the producer lowers the price
B.with mass production.
C.before a new market has been created.
D.or the manufacturer has recovered the cost.
A B C D
A
3. The author seems to think that commercial interruptions on television and radio.
A.are a waste of time
B.are fully justified.
C.only serve the interest of producers.
D.only serve the interest of the media.
A B C D
B
4. What critics are really worried about?
A.Broadcasters and publishers do not want to make open bad news about their advertisers.
B.Stations are too much interested in seeking money from their advertisers.
C.Programs are not so appealing to more and more audience.
D.Stations will not broadcast enough educational programs.
A B C D
D
5. What is the author's attitude towards advertising? A. Negative. B. Positive. C. IndifferentD. Not clear
A B C D
B
Text 3 There is a lot of argument between people who believe in the truth of old weather rhymes (韵文) and people who are reluctant to believe in them. The first group thinks the rhymes are helpful, but many others say that they are just silly devices that are more confusing than useful. For example, one rhyme says, "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors “delight.” What would it mean? The disbelievers ask, if a red sky at night was followed by a moon with a ring around it? Are you supposed to discard one of the signs? Or perhaps you should dismiss both signs as an oddity of nature. Probably the best idea is to admit that it is an illusion that rhymes can predict the weather and go to bed. In spite of these problems, people who believe in weather sayings continue to take them seriously. Sometimes they are actually unhappy when the signs do not tell them what they want to hear. On February 2, if the groundhog comes out of its den, sees its shadow, and returns to the den, believers are saddened because there will be six more weeks of winter. However, if the groundhog happens to come out of its den on February 2 and stay out, the same people rejoice, for it is a sign of the arrival of spring, This is enough to make some believers bribe the groundhog to stay outdoors until February 3. However, there are some folk beliefs about the weather that really seem to work. Grandma's aching joints have long served as a painful but fascinating way to foresee a change in the weather. Nevertheless, some scientists say there is nothing foolish about this belief. The pain that penetrates each joint is brought about by a change in air pressure, such as the change that pre- cedes a storm. Maybe some of these old superstitions have a basis in fact. In any case, it would not be ruinous to your health and you would not offend anyone if the next time you see a sign of storm danger, like birds roosting on a telephone line, you run for shelter. Even eminent scientists sometimes act superstitiously.
1. According to an old weather rhyme, a red sky at night means that ______.
A.cold weather will be set in .soon
B.it is dangerous to go sailing the next day
C.there is no storm coming
D.rain will soon be coming
A B C D
C
2. The author holds that weather rhymes ______.
A.should not be taken seriously
B.are extremely helpful in predicting the weather
C.have a scientific basis
D.are more confusing than useful
A B C D
A
3. According to some weather signs, if the groundhog sees its shadow and returns to its den, it means that ______.
A.spring is round the corner
B.spring is still far away
C.the groundhog has been bribed
D.the groundhog has not been bribed
A B C D
B
4. We learn from the passage that passage that a storm follows a change in ______.
A.humidity
B.temperature
C.air pressure
D.moisture
A B C D
C
5. The following statements are true EXCEPT ______.
A.prominent scientists are sometimes superstitious
B.flocks of birds roosting on a telephone line signify stormy weather
C.Groundhog Day is February 2
D.The pain in a person's joints is probably caused by a change in blood pressure
A B C D
D
Text 4 How should gifted children be identified? Parents may not be able to identify gifted children; thy do not have sufficient basis for comparison. Their observations may be distorted by their ambitions. However, they may be able to furnish details about the child's early development that indicate to the discerning teacher or psychologist the presence of superior ability. Teachers who are familiar with the characteristics of gifted children and who have a chance to observe children in an informal and challenging environment can give evidence that is valuable in identifying the gifted. Teachers have daily opportunity to observe how skillfully children use language, how quickly they see relations, how sensitive they are to things in their environment, how readily they learn, how easily they remember. Moreover, gifted children usually show out- standing resourcefulness and imagination, sustained attention, and wide interests. Classroom and playground also offer opportunities to identify children who get along exceptionally well with others and handle frustrating situations with exceptional maturity. It is most rewarding to study children's interaction in groups. However, teachers have been given little help in using these daily opportunities to identify and educate the socially gifted. Like parental observation, teacher observation also has its pitfalls. Some teachers have a tendency to overrate the abilities of docile, obedient, conscientious children. Others fail to recognize potential giftedness that is suppressed by emotional conflicts or by boredom with dull, reutilized, teacher - dominated situations.
1. According to the author, parents ______.
A.are very important to experts in identifying gifted children
B.are not very reliable in identifying gifted children
C.are not very reliable in identifying gifted children
D.are more helpful than teachers in identifying gifted children
A B C D
B
2. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a gifted child?
A.Imagination
B.Jealousy
C.Sensitivity
D.Curiosity
A B C D
A
3. The word "handle" in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.alter
B.face
C.take in
D.deal with
A B C D
C
4. The author thinks that in identifying the racially gifted children, it is worthwhile to ______.
A.observe their interaction in groups
B.measure their sensitivity to problems
C.determine their scholastic aptitude
D.study their flexibility of ideas
A B C D
C
5. The last paragraph tills the reader that ______.
A.teachers are as incapable of identifying gifted children as parents
B.teachers often do not get along well with gifted children
C.teachers sometimes make biased observations in identifying gifted children
D.teachers very seldom make mistakes in identifying gifted children
A B C D
D
Part B Read the following text carefully and them translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Governments throughout the world act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community. (61)Under modern coditions, this requires varying measures of centralized control and hence the help of specialized scientists such as economists and operational research experts. (62) Furthermore, it is obvious that the strength of a country's economy is directly bound up with the efficiency of its agriculture and industry, and that this in turn tests upon the efforts of scientists and technologists of all kinds. It also means that governments are increasingly compelled to interfere in these sectors in order to step up production and ensure that it is utilized to the best advantage. For example, they may encourage research in various ways, including the setting up of their own research centers; they may alter the structure of education, or interfere in order to reduce the wastage of natural resources or tap resources hitherto unexploited; or they may cooperate directly in the growing number of international projects related to science, economics and industry. In any case, all such interventions are heavily dependent on scientific advice and also scientific and technological manpower of all kinds. (63) Owing to the remarkable development in mass-communications, people everywhere are feeling new wants and are being exposed to new customs and ideas, while governments are often forced to introduce still further innovations for the reasons given above. At the same time, the normal rate of social change throughout the world is taking place at a vastly accelerated speed compared with the past. For example, (64)in the early industrialized countries of Europe the process of industrialization--with all the far-reaching changes in social patterns that followed--was spread over nearly a century, whereas nowadays a developing nation may undergo the same process in a decade or so. All this has the effect of building up unusual pressures and tensions within the community and consequently presents serious problems for the governments concerned. (65) Additional social stresses may also occur because of the population explosion or problems arising from mass migration movements--themselves made relatively easy nowadays by modern means of transport. As a result of all these factors, governments are becoming increasingly dependent on biologists and social scientists for planning the appropriate programs and putting them into effect.
Section Ⅳ Writing Directions: You are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Are Prizes a Good Thing? You should base your composition on the following outline, and write coherently and neatly, in no less than 120 words. Outline:
1. 1．有奖竞赛的好处 2．有奖竞赛引起的问题 3．我的看法
Are Prizes a Good Thing?
There is no denying the fact that competitions with prizes can bring people's initiative into full play. Encouraged by a strong desire to win a prize, one will go all out to seek his greatest success. In addition, he will make special efforts and resort to effective measures to achieve his purpose. Consequently, the best results will be obtained in a game with awards. Everything, however, has two sides. The prompting of a prize does not always lead to desirable results. These are always people who would stop at nothing to get what they are greedy for. For example, a competitor who cannot overcome the temptation of a prize is likely to take a stimulant. And the hopeless competitor sees nothing but the prize, which might cause improper behaviour. In my opinion, the remedy lies in moral education of competitors. This will help them to understand the slogan: “Friendship-first, and competition-second.” Then, prizes will play a better part in any contest. Generally speaking, I believe that prizes are a good thing.
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