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 read 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 read 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]
TV Ratings
Children in the United States watch from one to five hours of television every day. / That’s a lot of television! / Teachers and parents don’t like a lot of the children’s television programs. / They think a lot of these programs are not suitable for children. / For this reason, every television program in America has a rating. / The ratings tell parents about the program. / Parents can check the ratings in the newspaper and this gives parents a choice. / TV-G programs are suitable for all ages, and families watch them together. / TV-Y programs are suit- able for children 2-6, and they don’t frighten children. / TV-PG programs are suitable for some children, but they can frighten children. / Some parents watch these programs with their children. / Then, they can answer their children’s questions. / TV-14 programs are suitable for children 14 and older. / TV-MA programs are for adults, 17 and older. / They are not suitable for children. /
[听音关键] 本文介绍在美国电视节目分级的情况,关键词有:children,television,programs,ratings,suitable,frighten。
[听写难点] ①一些需大写的较专业的词汇,如:TV-G,TV-Y,TV-PG,TV-14,TV-MA等;②数字,如:children 2-6, 14 or older,17 and older;③难词,如:television,suitable。
[画龙点睛] 本文虽然涉及到电视节目级别的一些专有名词,但文章并不难,且结构清晰。听第一遍时把握文章先讲述了为什么要电视分级,然后具体讲述哪一级别的电视节目适合什么人收看。另外,文中有一些词/词组反复出现,如programs,suitable for,children等,第二三遍书写时如果时间不够,可以先写出首字母或用缩写代替,然后在第四遍及最后2分钟检查时再补充完整。
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.
1.
We Should Not Always Tell the Truth You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
[范文]
We Should Not Always Tell the Truth
It is most people's belief that "honesty is the best policy" in most situations. This is because once we become known for telling lies, we will lose others' trust, and the trust, once lost, is hard to regain. However, I believe that there are some situations in which it is better not to tell the truth.
Sometimes truth brings unnecessary hurt. For example, if a man breaks up with his girlfriend and she says terrible things behind about him, there is no point in telling the mars what she has said at all. Under this circumstance, telling the truth can do nothing but hurt the man. Similarly, if a plump lady is buying a coat which she obviously likes, and asks for your opinion, there is no need to remind her that she definitely looks no slimmer in it at all. I do not believe that we have the right to hurt others unnecessarily in the name of truth.
In conclusion, we should think before we speak, even when it means deciding between the truth and a lie. We should balance the situation, especially when it is a matter of personal opinion. The truth should be told as much as possible; nevertheless I am convinced that telling a white lie is just as good when the situation calls for it.
[审题] 从小,人们便教育我们要诚实,但也有人说我们没必要总说实话。对此写篇文章谈谈自己的看法,字数在200左右,同时给文章起个合适的标题。本作文可从正反两方面论证,但一定要用例证的方法。
[思路] 第一段:表明你的观点,指出在一些情况下不应该说实话;
第二段:用合适的例子来证明你的观点;
实例一:对与女朋友分手的男性不说实话
实例二:对一位丰满的女性买的不合适的衣服不讲实话
第三段:总结全文,重申我们应视情况而定说不说实话。
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING1.
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50~60 words based on the following situation: You are Emily's teacher. You want to make an appointment with her to discuss about her paper. Write her a note to make an appointment with her.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
[范文]
June 2, 2008
Dear Emily,
I have to pick up my younger sister at the railway station at 5:00 p. m. today. Shall we see each other tomorrow and discuss your thesis at 10:00 a. m. ? If not, please fix a time and leave me a message at the office or you may call me directly. Thank you.
Yours,
Linda
[审题] 根据题,目要求;10分钟内写出一个50-60字的便条。内容为:你是Emily的老师,你想和她约个时间讨论她的论文,写便条说明约会的具体事项。注意便条的相关格式。
[思路] 约会一般包括以下几方面:第一,约会的目的;第二,建议约会的时间、地点;第三,如有改动,另行确定。此外,注意积累相关句型。