PART Ⅰ DICTATION1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[听力原文]
Elias Howe
Most inventions come from long hours--sometimes years--of work. /At other times they came from just a bit of luck. /Take the case of Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine. /He had most of it worked out/but was having trouble with one thing. /He couldn't get the thread fed into the needle/so that the machine could work right. /
One night, Howe had a dream in which he was being chased by men with spears. /The men held the spears with the point towards the ground. /As they ran, /they moved the spears up and down. /Howe noticed something strange about the spears. /Each of them had an eyehole, like a needle, /but the hole was at the bottom. /It was just above the point of the spear. /Howe woke up and hurried to his workshop/where he made a new needle, with the eye near the point. /It worked.
[听写提示]
上面的听写材料有下列几处难点:
1.第一句的两个破折号会造成一些听写困难,因为有两个破折号。今后如果遇到这种情况应该想到,双破折号的情况在英语中比较常见。如果听到years和of work之间有停顿,应判断其间有破折号,因为这两者之间不可能用逗号,由此推断long hours和sometimes years之间也应该有破折号。
2.spear不是常用词,或许很难联想出来。在这种情况下,可以按照读音规则试着拼出来,如果能符合上下文意思就是正确答案。
3.eyehole和eye可以由needle(针)联想出来。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. SECTION A COMPOSITION When people form opinions about someone or something, what affects them most is not substance but style. Is style more important than substance? Write a composition on this issue.
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How to Deal with Stress You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.
In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea or describe your idea.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
[参考范文]
How to Deal with Stress
While so many people are at the mercy of stress, some endure and survive, some end. In a sense, stress is a choice. It can strengthen you or tear you down. In most cases, you can choose.
Why resent work stress? Let's give it a good name. It's an indicator that our career is advancing. Think of a heavy workload as an exciting opportunity to push us, learn new skills and show our mettle. Complaining depletes our energy while greeting an overload day with optimism makes us feel easy. Stress makes us original and creative, can stimulate us to try our best to do something.
Sometimes it's impossible to talk about the positive side of stress, but you can moderate your reaction. During high-pressure periods, socializing with friends and colleagues, getting together with people who make us laugh and change our perspective, will revitalize and inspire us. We'll return to our task refreshed and determined. Regular exercise is critical to stress management, and alternate work can release the pent-up cares.
Break away from other people's expectations. It's a liberating step when we decide to stop being what other people want us to be. Shake off the fetters set for ourselves, we're just ourselves, we're unique. Be free of the feeling of guilty. No one is perfect. Give ourselves more space and freedom.
Life is tough, and we must be stronger. One way out is to keep our upper-lips stiff, adjust our mood and face the pressure with smile.
[审题]
“如何面对压力”是一个很有现实意义的语题。文章第一部分提出观点:压力有利有弊,这取决于你怎么选择,以什么样的态度去面对;第二部分从两个方面论述该论点,压力不见得就是坏事,事物之间是可以相互转化的,并提出化解压力的方法:尽量克服恐惧心理,认真面对;最后进行总结,说明要正确对待生活,化压力为动力,取得更大进步。风格不能太严肃,措辞上要注意分寸。