Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension This part is to test your listening ability.It consists of 3 sections.
Section A This section is to test your ability,to give proper responses.There are 5 recorded questions in it.After each question,there is a pause.The 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.
[听力原文] Did Mr.Power calI me while I was out for lunch?
[解析] 本题是考查对于一般疑问句的回答。要注意分清主句与从句。所以选项D正确。
3.
A.It's my birthday present.
B.Four times a year.
C.I think it'S worth reading.
D.Two dollars.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] Mr.White,how often do you get this magazine?
[解析] 本题解题的关键是“how often…”,意为“多长时间一次”。
4. A.At the comer of the street. B.Of course.Go ahead. D.We finished the fifth dialogue of text A. D.You left early yesterday.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Where did we leave off yesterday?
[解析] 本题的问题是“我们昨天讲到哪儿了?”一般为课堂用语。只有C符合题意。
5.
A.It's fashionable.
B.It's too expensive.
C.It's on sale.
D.It's 50 dollars.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] How much is this skirt?
[解析] 本题是考查对价格询问的回答。A“很时髦”;B“太贵了”;C“打特价”均不符合题意。
Section B 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 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.
[听力原文] M:Hurry up, drink your coffee. The train is leaving. We'll be late. W:It's too hot for me to drink. Q:Where does the conversation probably take place?
[听力原文] W:I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. M: That's all right. I've been here only for five minutes. Q:Why did the woman apologize to the man?
[考点] 原因理解 [解析] 在I'm sorry to do sth.结构中,动词不定式表示原因,所以女士道歉的原因是来晚了,故选B。
5.
A.She'll type the report for him.
B.She'll teach the man how to type.
C.She has no idea where Diana is.
D.She doesn't know how to use the machine.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] M:Do you know where Diana is? I want her to type this report for me. W:well, I don't know. But I can show you how to use this machine. Q:What's the woman's reply to the man?
Section C In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times.The third reading is,for you to check your writing.Now the passage will begin. Smile is a way of communication. It's even 1 than language in communication with others, especially with people who come from different countries. Maybe you have a language barrier(障碍)in understanding each other, but a genuine smile will make you 2 , even become friends. Smile is also a way to 3 pressure. When you feel nervous while taking a test, please smile and you'll feel less nervous and more confident. When you 4 trouble, which is quite troublesome to solve, please smile and you'll get a good way to help you out. When you find life boring or when trouble in your life seems endless, please smile and you'll feel life 5 and meaningful.
[听力原文]11-15 Smile is a way of communication. It's even (11)better than language in communication with others, especially with people who come from different countries. Maybe you have a language barrier(障碍)in understanding each other, but a genuine smile will make you (12)get closet, even become friends. Smile is also a way to (13)lighten pressure. When you feel nervous while taking a test, please smile and you'll feel less nervous and mole confident. When you (14)fall into trouble, which is quite troublesome to solve, please smile and you'll get a good way to help you out. When you find life boring or when trouble in your life seems endless, please smile and you'll feel life (15)enjoyable and meaningful.
2.
get closet
3.
lighten
4.
fall into
5.
enjoyable
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A) ,B) , C) and D) .
1. Everybody including the White Brothers ______ to have a holiday there.
A.wants
B.want
C.will want
D.do want
A B C D
A
本题考查动词的用法。句中including the White Brothers为主语的补足成分,不影响主语的单复数,因此谓语应用单数。该句意为:每个人包括 White兄弟在内,都想去那里度假。
3. Joe had many regrets when he ______ the years he spent abroad.
A.looked back on
B.looked down upon
C.looked up to
D.looked out of
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题考查对固定动词词组的掌握,选项A中的look back on(回忆,回想起)与题意相符,故为正确答案。 [避错指南] 考生要注意平时的积累,清楚区分各词组的意思。选项B(look down upon)意为“蔑视,瞧不起”;选项C(look up to)意为“尊敬,仰望”;选项D(look out of)意为“从……向外看”,三个选项放在题目中都不通顺,故应排除。
4. Only by running all the way______to get there before the day breaks.
A.could be
B.we are able
C.are we able
D.we'll be able
A B C D
C
[试题类型] 倒装结构 [试题精解] only在句首要求句子半倒装。
5. ______ his cold, he came first in the athletics meet.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . The British are among the world's greatest readers of newspapers. It's been the custom ever since most people could read. But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world. All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn't escape their attention, either. In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing. Perhaps they do not all do nothing but read. There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hour, got married, and went on traveling on the same train, hand in hand.
1. Reading newspapers______.
A.is a custom just among men who can read
B.is a daily activity most British people enjoy
C.is something the British do only when traveling on a train
D.can help people in many ways
A B C D
B
本题题干问“阅读报纸与人们之间的关系”。原文第1段指出阅读报纸对于英国人来说早已是一种习俗。因此选项B.is a daily activity most British people enjoy是正确答案。
2. A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons EXCEPT that______.
A.he wants to have a rest
B.he doesn't want to talk with other people around him
C.he helps to escape the attention of a pretty girl
D.he is trying to watch a girl from behind the newspaper
A B C D
C
本题题干问“哪—个不是在火车上阅读报纸的理由”。原文第3段第2句话指出男士们在阅读报纸的同时还是注意到火车上的漂亮姑娘。因此选项C.he helps to escape the attention of a pretty girl与原文意思相反,是正确答案。
3. People do all things while traveling to work by train EXCEPT______.
A.getting married
B.reading newspaper
C.talking with their friends
D.getting the attention of people of the opposite sex
4. The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with something heavy. The implication is that______.
A.it is polite for a man to help a woman in that situation
B.it is considered a man's duty to offer help to a woman in need
C.the woman is too weak to carry a heavy suitcase
D.men are often more interested in other things than in reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble
A B C D
D
此题题干问大多数男士都愿意帮助女士拿重的东西,这暗示了什么。原文第3段第4话指出男士在阅读的同时还在注意其他的事情。因此选项D.men are often more interested in other things than in reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble是正确答案。
5. The main idea of this passage is that______.
A.people do nothing but read in a train
B.why people read newspapers when they travel by train
C.when people go to work in a train, they do different things
D.people in Britain are great newspaper readers
A B C D
B
此题有关文章的主旨。本文主要讲述了当人们乘火车去上班时在火车上读报的原因。因此选项 B.when people go to work in a train, they do different things是正确答案。
This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. She is a role model for thousands of children and teens in America. And she has proved herself to be one of the most successful figure skaters in the world. Chinese-American 21-year- old Michelle Kuan has achieved more than many people even dream of: she is a three-time US national champion, a two-time world champion, and won the 1998 Winter Olympics silver medal. And at the young age of 17, she published her autobiography (自传) Heart of a Champion. Yet this skating angel experienced failure at the Grand Prix. held in Ontario, Canada, earlier this month. She missed her chance for success by failing, lost to her longtime rival (对手), Russian Irina Slutskaya. She may have lost the gold medal on that occasion, but one thing she has never lost is her confidence. "It was really just a rehearsal for the coming Winter Olympic Games. That's the stage I am setting for," Kwan said. "Knowing I have a challenger who is really good pushes me a little further and hopefully to my full potential (潜力). I want to be the best I can be." Born in California, Michelle Kean began figure skating at the age of five. She has grown from a kid skater to an artistic skater, but her decision to be the best has never changed. "Since I was a little girl, skating has always made me feel like I am flying," Kwan said. "I love to skate and skating is in my heart, not my head." Kwan practices and works very hard to improve. She stands out for her artistry--the Way she puts all the elements together to create her own style. She is able to make the story of the music come alive with emotion and meaning through her movements and expressions. "I want to be a legend (传奇人物)", she said. For years she has believed in the motto: Work hard, be yourself and have fun. She is sure this is the key to success. Indeed, Kwan is herself. She is a successful star and she is also an ordinary girl. She is a serious bargain shopper, keeps a diary, has posters of Hollywood star Brad Pitt and observes one superstition (迷信)--she never takes off the gold dragon necklace her grandmother gave her for luck.
1. In Michelle Kwan's opinion, she has succeeded because ______.
A.she has grown from a kid skater to an artistic skater.
B.she has seldom lost her confidence.
C.she was born with such a good gift as has brought her success
D.she has stuck to her motto: work hard, be herself and have fun
A B C D
D
[解析] 从第三段的最后两句话“For years she has believed in the motto:Work hard,be yourself and have fun. She is sure this is the key to success”以判断D选项是正确的。
2. The main idea of the last paragraph is that ______.
A.Kwan is herself in her spare time
B.Kwan's grandmother is kind to her
C.Kwan's fond of Hollywood star Brad Pitt
D.Kwan is a successful star but she cares about money when she is doing shopping
A B C D
A
[解析] 从最后一段所讲的是主人公在平时是什么样的。可知A为正确答案。
3. The underlined word "It" (in Paragraph 2) refers to ______.
A.her confidence
B.her performance at the Grand Prix
C.the Grand Prix
D.her longtime rival
A B C D
B
[解析] it指代的是在the Grand Prix的比赛中失利。可知B为正确答案。
4. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage? ______.
A.Kwan's figure skating has her own style.
B.Kwan has been in figure skating for about 16 years.
C.That Kwan has become the best figure skater known to the world.
D.Kwan shows deep love for skating.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据第一段的第二句话“And she has proved herself to be one of the most successful figure skaters in the world”判断出主人公是最成功的花样滑冰选手之一。可知C为正确答案。
5. The best title for the passage might be ______.
A.A legend
B.Michelle Kuan
C.An ordinary girl
D.A successful pop star
A B C D
B
[解析] 文章主要讲的是Michelle Kuan。可知B为正确答案。
The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below. According to a survey in the US, age and gender have great influence on the frequency of heart attacks. Less than 6% of all heart attacks occur in the 29 to 44 age group. The number of women who suffer heart attacks in this group is negligible (微不足道的)—only 3000 per year, compared to 123,000 men. However the proportion of men and women with heart attacks rises dramatically between 45 and 64, with over haft a million per year. Over 420,000 men a year in this age group have heart attacks. The incidence amongst women increases— women have one heart attack for every three men in this age group. Over the age of 65, the number of men suffering heart attacks only increases slightly. However there is a huge increase in the number of women with heart attacks—they comprise over 40% of all victims. From the survey, it is clear that men are more likely to be the victims of heart attacks at all ages, but women are increasingly likely over the age of 60. Heart Attacks by Age and Gender, USA Less than 6% of all heart attacks occur in the 29-44 age group: 1. the number of women: only 1 . 2. the number of men: 2 . The proportion of men and women between 45 and 64 age group: 1. with over 3 per year. 2. the number of men: over 4 . Over the age of 65, the percentage of women: 5 of all victims.
该题答案紧跟在上一题之后。应该比较容易。但这一题比前面几题要活一些。答案要作相应的变化。原话是:Over 420,000 men a year in this age group have heart attacks。但是答案中把men这个词提到前面了。数字后的men应该相应去掉。否则,答案中就要多一个词。
5.
over 40%
该题的信息在文章的第四段。答案前面的提示语是 percentage of women “女士的百分比”。这段文章里只有一个百分比。非常容易找到答案。
The following is a part of an index. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与……等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. A. Financial deficits J. Circulating fund B. Financial and monetary crisis K. Electronic currency C. Cut down expenditures L. Stock exchange D. Bubble economy M. Commodity economy E. Economic boom N. National economy F. Export-oriented economy O. Knowledge economy G. Foreign exchange budget P. Intensive investment H. Administrative expenditure Q. Investment in real estates I. Floating capital R. Idle capital
1. ( ) 泡沫经济 ( ) 削减开支
D、C
2. ( ) 外汇预算 ( ) 周转资金
G、J
3. ( ) 财政赤字 ( ) 外向型经济
A、F
4. ( ) 商品经济 ( ) 房地产投资
M、Q
5. ( ) 闲置资本 ( ) 财政金融危机
R、B
The following is a trouble-shooting guide to a Cameral After reading it,you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions (No.56 to No.60). From: Chief Accountant Date: 5 October 2004 To: Managing Director Ref: MA/501/AC Subject : Edmond Brothers, Bicycle Retailers I have received a letter from Edmond Brothers dated 20th September. They would like to open an account with us and pay us quarterly on receipt of a statement from us. I am satisfied that they are credit-worthy, and will write to them, if you agree, granting the credit terms they ask for. They have been our customers for three years and have always paid promptly on receipt of our invoices. They have recently opened a bank account, for which we were able to supply them a good reference. It would be easier for us and for them if they did not have to make separate payments each time a purchase was made. Please let me know the decision.
1. Who writes this letter? __________________
Chief Accountant
2. To whom is the letter written? __________________
Managing Director。
3. What would Edmond Brothers do? They want to______and pay on receipt of a statement.
open an account
4. What is Chief Accountant satisfied with? He is satisfied that______.
they are credit-worthy
5. What have Edmond Brothers been? They have been______.
In extended families, older member's opinion was respected, and the youngest members are loved and taken good care of by all. China's constitution stipulates that grown-up children are duty-bound to support their parents. In the cities, couples who do not live with their aged parents give the latter living allowances and help them with the house chores. In the countryside, though quite a number of extended families have dissolved, many married sons and their families continue to live in the same courtyard with their parents. To them, breaking up the extended family means cooking their meals separately. Married sons most often have their houses built near their parents' home, making it convenient for parents and children to help and visit each other as before.
[难点注释] 1.在大家庭里:译为in extended families。 2.中国宪法规定赡养父母是成年子女义不容辞的责任:译为China's constitution stipulates that grown-up children are duty-bound to support their parents,此处是将名词短语“成年子女义不容辞的责任”译成主谓结构。“宪法”译为constitution,“规定”译为stipulate,“赡养父母”译为support their parents。 3.生活费:living allowances。 4.解体:译为dissolve。 5.对他们来说,分家不过是分灶而已:此处的“分家”理解为“大家庭的解散”,译为breaking up the extended family,“分灶”译为cooking their meals separately。 6.结了婚的儿子往往把房子盖在父母家附近,这样父母和子女互相帮助、探望都和过去一样方便:此句较长,但结构清晰,“这样……”可译为现在分词短语,即making it convenient for parents and children to help and visit each other as before。
To some extent, Shanghai men can be regarded as the symbol of social security and harmony. They are joyful whenever their wives are, thus filling the whole city of shanghai with happiness. Shanghai men are jokingly called hen-pecked husbands. However, they will never yield to their wives but remain silent or smile away the quarrels. And they will apologize without hesitation shortly after they lose their temper, which is a rarity. Finally, their wives find themselves complying with what their husbands say. Shanghai men are smart and practical and even slippery, but what impresses most is that they are aggressive in their career and responsible to their families and respectful to females.
[难点注释] 1.社会安定:宜译为social security。 2.快乐气氛:亦可译为felicity。 3.妻管严:译为hen-pecked husbands。 4.屈从于:最好泽为yield to。 5.一笑置之:译为smile away。还可换用dismiss sth. with a laugh/smile或laugh off。 6.发火:表达方式有多种,除lose temper之外,还有get angry、flare up、hit the ceiling、fly into a rage和go through the roof等多种。 7.毫不迟疑地:除可用without hesitation之外,亦可用unhesitatingly。 8.务实:亦可译为pragmatic。 9.圆滑:亦可译为smooth and wily、slick and sly或tactful。 10.有进取心:亦可译为enterprising。 11.尊重女性:亦可译为respectful to the fair sex。
3. 他决心继续他的实验,不过这次他将用另一种方法来做。
He decided to go on with his experiments, but this time he would try another method.
1. By and large, governments of all persuasions, of all political persuasions in Australia have been reducing proportionately the amount of money that goes to education and many of us think that really is a great pity and shows a lack of foresight into what Australia really needs, but that nonetheless is what is happening. As a result of that many universities and schools are heavily dependent on overseas students to make up the shortfall. //I think we need to be really very careful in Australia that as this trend continues that overseas students who come to Australia not only to learn facts, but also to learn something about Australia and the Australian way of life otherwise they will have a very skewed view of what our Australia is about. Because I think it is important that if you go to an Australian university then at least you'd meet a reasonable number of Australians. // There is a big push from many universities to recruit more and more students and more and more overseas students, but in a climate when there isn't a lot of money for further strengthening of education and educational methods and facilities. If we all keep trying to recruit more and more students, then the experience is going to deteriorate and my university for example has decided to cap the number of students at the university. Because we believe that if we have many more students then we won't be able to do it properly. // There aren't many universities in the fortunate position of my own to be able to do that. And the reason why we can do it is if you take a couple of our more popular faculties to get to university, you need something which we call UAI (University of New South Wales Admission Index). To get into medicine at UNSW you need to have a pass mark of 99. 8%. To get into law and commerce you need a pass mark of 97.5%. Now a lot of you in this room tonight will know what I mean when I say that Chinese and Vietnamese especially value education and therefore it wouldn't be surprising to know that proportionally more Chinese and Vietnamese kids get their 99.8's and 97. 5's. // I took a university graduation on Friday before I came up here. It was a commerce graduation and of 200 graduates, 150 were Asian. Half of those were local kids, the other half were overseas. Commerce is something that is particularly popular, particularly in Hong Kong and Singapore, but it's probably a reasonable indication of what is happening. And all I am really trying to make a point about is that if we accept money from overseas students and from overseas families, then there is a responsibility that we give them the good education, the good experience. I'm not saying we don't do it, but I think what is important is that we recognize that the experience we are giving them is potentially threatened by the large numbers coming in which are not being matched by the provision of adequate resources to service them. I think it's great to take more and more students as long as we can service them properly. // (Excerpts from the speech delivered by Dr. John Yu, Chairman of the Australia-China Council, on the Australia-China Oration Series 2002, November 6, Beijing)
Part Ⅴ Writing This part is to test your ability to do practical writing.You are required to write an e-mail according to the following information given in Chinese.
1. 你是大连的张宇,在美国纽约期间受到格林夫妇的友好款待。为表示感谢,希望近期他们来大连时能有机会答谢他们。 Words for reference: 感激:grateful 难忘:unforgettable 答谢:reciprocate
Example: November 21, 2007 Dear Mrs. Green, I was so grateful to you and Mr. Green for your kindness and attention to me during my stay in New York. It seemed as if I were your own son. It was unforgettable. You told me that you would come to China recently. I do hope to have the opportunity of reciprocating when you are in Dalian. I am expecting to see you both as soon as possible. Sincerely yours, Zhang Yu