Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension Conversation: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A Conversation: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
[解析] W: Are foreign students allowed to work in your country? M: Yes, it's allowed, but only in the summer. Q: When can the foreign students work?
2.
A.May 5.
C.May 7.
B.May 17.
D.May 15.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Do you know when John's birthday is? W: May 12, five days earlier than John's. Q: When is John's birthday?
3.
A.Wash some pans.
C.Dust the house.
B.Clean up the floor.
D.Brush her hair.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Oh, there is so much dirt on the floor. I wonder how it got there. M: Let me get the dust pan and brush. I'll clean it up for you. Q: What is the man going to do for the woman?
4.
A.On the right to the post office.
C.On the left to the post office.
B.Opposite to the post office.
D.Far away from the post office.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: Excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is? M: Uh, let me see now. It's on the left next to the drug store. Q: Where is the drug store?
5.
A.Jack is dependable.
B.Tom always tells the truth.
C.Jack is wealthy.
D.Tom is sometimes more foolish than Jack.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: How do you compare Tom with Jack? M: Tom is clever and Jack is honest. I think Jack is more faithful. Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
Section B Conversation: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question ,you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) ,B) ,C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation 1
[解析] 6-7 W: What are you doing up there? M: I'm getting dressed. W: Well, hurry up, we're late for the play already. M: Ok, Ok. Just a minute. By the way, where's my watch? W: It's on the top of the dresser. M: Oh, yeah. Thanks. And what time is it now? W: It's 7:45. M: And when does the play start? W: At 8:00 sharp. M: All right. I'm coming.
[解析] 8-10 W: Masonic Anditorium. Can I help you? M: Is there a concert on Friday? W: Yeah, that's right. Jefferson Starship. M: And how much are the seats? W: Five and seven-fifty. M: And what time does it start? W: 8:00. M: And how long does it go till? W: Till around ten o'clock. M: Ok. Great. Thanks a lot. W: Yeah, have a nice day.
8.What is the man doing?
4.
A.Two.
C.One.
B.Three.
D.Four.
A B C D
A
How many kinds of prices are there for the concert?
5.
A.About 2 hours.
C.Around 1.5 hours.
B.About one hour.
D.Around 2.5 hours.
A B C D
A
How long does the concert last?
Section C Conversation: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase ( in no more than 3 words) . The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
1. Where do most people live in British town? Most British people in town live in _________.
houses
[解析] 11-15 Most British families live in house. Perhaps you think this is not surprising. After all where else can people live? In fact, in some countries most people live in flats or in apartments. So do some people in Britain, of course. But in British towns, it's more usual to find rows of houses rather than blocks of flats. A typical British house has a garden at the front and the back. And that is the impression you get if you look at the advertisements in magazines and on TV. Most British families are usually quite small. An average family consists of a mother, a father and 2. 4 children. It is quite rare in Britain for grandparents, aunts and uncles to share the house with the family. However, families often share the house with dogs or cats which they keep not to eat but as companions.
2. What does a typical British house have? A typieal British house has _________.
a garden
3. How is the size of most British families? Most British families are _________.
small
4. How many children does an average British family have? The average children number in Britain is _________.
2.4
5. Why do British families keep dogs or cats? Englishmen keep the dogs or cats as _________.
companions
Part Ⅱ Structure Conversation: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A Conversation: In this section ,there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A) , B ) ,C) and D ) . Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty.
A.all that
C.all which
B.all what
D.that all
A B C D
A
本题考查定语从句的先行词及其引导词。句意为:这些人曾经有声望有财富,而现在留给他们的只有彻底的贫穷。后半句中的主语应是all,修饰它的定语从句应是that is left to them,因为修饰all的从句只能由that引导,故选all that。
2. No sooner ______ gone out than it started to snow.
A.he had
C.have he
B.he have
D.had he
A B C D
D
词组no sooner had done…than,意为“一…就…”。当表否定意味的no放至句首时,需将主语和had倒装,故选D。句意:他一出门,就开始下雪了。
3. Evidence comes up ______ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
4. Mike is so fond of collecting stamps that three fourths of his salary ______ spent on it.
A.has
C.is
B.are
D.had
A B C D
C
three fourths表示“”。它作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式需根据指代的具体内容而定。此句中,它指代salary (工资),不可数,故用单数形式,排除B和D。又由spend和salary是动宾关系,salary作主语,spend需用被动态,因此选is,C为正确。句意:迈克很喜欢集邮,薪水的四分之三都花在集邮上。
5. The suggestion that the mayor ______ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
A.would present
C.present
B.ought to present
D.presents
A B C D
C
如同suggest要求其宾语从句使用现在时虚拟式(be 型虚拟语气)一样,它的名词suggestion引导的同位语从句或表语从句也要求使用现在时虚拟式,且大都使用should+动词不定式原形,should可省略,如:Our suggestion is that the school remain closed.我们的建议是学校继续关闭。故只有C项符合语法规则,为正确。
6. ______ a taxi, otherwise you'll miss your train and the ticket will expire.
Section B Conversation: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Falling in love for the first time is like (discover) ______ a new universe full of pleasure and closeness.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Conversation: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1 Conversation :After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Most insurance companies in the world are stock insurance companies or mutual insurance companies. A stock insurance company is owned by stockholders, who share in profits earned by the company. A mutual insurance company is owned by the policyholders (投保人). Profits earned by a mutual insurance eompany are returned to the policyholders as dividends (股息) or used to cut future insurance cost. In addition to the private insurance organizations, certain types of insuranee are provided in the U. S. by governmental organizations. A notable instance is the system of social security operated by the federal government through the Social Security Administration. An insurance company may require a policyholder to provide proof of the ownership and the value of lost or damaged property before it pays compensation. For this reason, policyholders should have such evidence of their possessions as lists, sales receipts, appraisals (估价单), or photographs. The evidence should be kept in a safe-deposit box or other secure place outside the home. Many companies that sell health insurance policies (保险) provide cash benefits to the insured person. A cash benefit is a fixed dollar amount for each medical expense or day of hospitalization. If the cash benefits do not cover the entire cost of medical care, the policyholder must pay the rest.
1. The profits earned by a mutual insurance company ______.
Task 2 Conversation: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Human language is a living thing. Each language has its own biological system, which makes it different from all other languages. This system must constantly adjust to a new environment and new situations to survive and flourish (兴盛). When we think of human language this way, it is an easy step to see the words of a language as being like the ceils of a living organism (机物)-they are constantly forming and dying and splitting into parts as time changes and the language adapts. There are several specific processes by which new words are formed. Some words come into the language which sound like what they refer to. Words like buzz (嗡嗡) and ding-dong are good examples of this process. Still another way in which new words are formed is to use the name of a person or a place closely associated with that word's meaning. The words sandwich and hamburger are examples of this word-formation process. The Earl ( 伯爵 ) of Sandwich was so fond of gambling at cards that he hated to be interrupted by the necessity of eating. He thus invented a new way of eating while he continued his game at the gambling table. This quick and convenient dish is what we now call a sandwich-a piece of meat between two slices of bread. The hamburger became the best-known sandwich in the world after it was invented by a citizen of Hamburg in Germany. As long as a language is alive, its cells will continue to change, forming new words and getting rid of the ones that no longer have any use.
5. How many ways of word-formation are mentioned in the article?
A.Two.
C.Four.
B.Three.
D.Five.
A B C D
A
文章第三、四段各举出一种词语形成的方式,故选A。
Task 3 Conversation: The following is an article about web station. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Rather than fight the crowds in the Chicago and San Francisco areas, thousands of busy people log on (登陆) to the Peapod, an online shopping and delivery service. Peapod is giving us a look into the future of retailing (零售业 ) -the virtual store. Peapod is a pioneer in a rapidly expanding industry that is devoted to enabling us to buy almost anything from PC. Peapod's online shopping system is linked directly to its partner store's computer systems. When you send your shopping list to Peapod, an order is delivered to the nearest partner store. A professionally trained shopper takes your order, grabs (抓) a shopping cart, and does your shopping for you. The professional shopper takes a fraction of the time you would take because the list is ordered by aisle (栏) and the shopper knows exactly what to get. The system saves people time and money. Busy people in Chicago and San Francisco do their shopping by entering 1 . Peapod is an online 2 service. Peapod system is linked directly to its 3 computer system. In the Peapod system, 4 does the shopping for the client. Peapod system can save people 5 .
1.
the Peapod
从第一段第一句可知,人们登录:Peapod网站,进行网上购物。
2.
shopping and delivery
从第一句可知,Peapod是网上购物和运送网站。
3.
partner store's
从第二段第一句可知。
4.
a professionally trained shopper
从第二段第三句可知。
5.
time and money
从最后一句可知。
Task 4 Conversation: The following is a list of trade terms. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent ( 与…相同的 ) to those given in chinese in the table below in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55. A-bad loans I-state bonds B-billion reserve J-the base interest rates C-customs duty K-the import licence D-deposits reserve fund L-the monetary and financial system E-financial budget M-the state foreign exchange reserve F-interest rates N-the value of currency G-overdraft facilities O-government bonds H-rediscount rate P-the policy of promoting exports by importation 51. 1 呆账 1 关税 52. 1 透支额度 1 利率 53. 1 以进养出政策 1 进口许可证 54. 1 国债 1 国家外汇储蓄 55. 1 币值 1 财政预算
1.
A;C
2.
C;F
3.
P;K
4.
I;M
5.
N;E
Task 5 Conversation: The following are two business letters. After reading them, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) that follow. The answers should be no more than 3 words. They should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.
Letter One
Dear Sirs, On 5th October I bought one of your expensive "Apollo" fountain pens from Julian's, a big department store of this town. Unfortunately I have been unable to use the pen because it leaks and fails to write without making blots. I am very disappointed with my purchase. On the advice of Julian's manager I am returning the pen to you and enclose it with this letter for correction of the fault. Please arrange for the pen to be fixed or replace it with a new one and send it to me as soon as possible.
Letter Two
Dear Sirs, Thank you for your letter of 9th October enlosing the defective "Apollo" fountain pen, received today. We very much regret that the pen you bought has given you trouble. Normally each of our pens is individually examined before being passed into store and it is hard to understand why this one escaped examination. We have passed your pen to our quality control department for inspection and report. Meanwhile, we are arranging to replace your pen with a new one. We extend our apologies for the inconvenience this matter has caused you, but are confident that the replacement pen you will be receiving will prove satisfactory.
1. What did the writers of the first letter buy in Julian's? He bought ______.
Apollo fountain pen
从第一封信的第一句可知。
2. Why was he unable to use the pen? Because it ______and makes blots.
leaks
从第一段中间可知。
3. What is his requirement about the settlement of the pen? He expect the pen to be ______.
fixed or replaced
从第三段可知。投拆者希望钢笔得到修理或更换。
4. When was the Letter One written? It was written ______.
on 9th October
从第二封信第一句可知。
5. From the Letter Two, where can we infer the pen is? The pen is passed to ______.
quality control department
第二封信第二段指出,钢笔现已送至质控部检查。
Part Ⅳ Translation - English to Chinese Conversation: This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. The fashion magazine is sold around the world and has a very well-educated readership.
5. It has been more than six months since we had the opportunity to serve your car, and we've missed you. So, we are inviting you to bring your ear into our shop for a free inspection and adjustment. We hope that you will accept our offer. We have set aside the hours between 8: O0 a.m. and 1: 00 p. m. , Monday through Friday for your convenience.
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions: This part is going to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an farewell speech of 80-100 words based on the following points.
Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, First of all, allow me to thank you all for your invitation to attend this party. I'm greatly pleased to have a chance to visit your great country and meet with so many of her people. Now I have just conducted journey through you country. This journey has been full of interesting things, and everything here impressed me a lot. I have visited factories, schools and cultural instiutions. I have talked and made friends with many government officials, scientists, workers, teachers and students. My short stay here has given me better understanding of your country and your people. I wish to take this opportunity to express my thanks again. May the friendship between our two peoples be further developed.