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.
[解析]
Stock Exchange
Another key financial institution in the money market is the stock exchange./The stock exchange makes a market through stockbrokers./In the United States the market is made by specialists/who are wholesalers of stocks and shares./They hold a“float”of shares at any tinge./and daily prices are set a they mark prices down/and as they balance shares offered with shares demanded./Stock exchange transactions occur within a complex network of law, /government regulations./and the internal rules of the individual governing bodies./Stock markets throughout the world have become increasingly institutionalized in the last 30 years./Although small savings have expanded greatly,/they have in general been used to boost the great growth in personal insurance and pensions./Hence the main supply of funds to the stock market is now / through insurance companies,pension funds,private universities,and other institutional fund sources。
[听音关键] 根据关键词:financial institution金融机构,stock exchange股票交易,stock股票,stockbroker股票经纪人,share股票,可知这是一篇介绍股票交易的说明文。
[听写难点] ①有关股票交易的词,如:stockbroker股票经纪人,wholesaler批发商,transaction交易,pension养老金,退休金;②数字,如last 30 years;③难词,如:institutionalize使制度化或习俗化,boost推进。
[画龙点睛] 难句“They hold a‘float’of shares at any time,and daily prices are set as they mark prices down as they balance shares offered with shares demanded.”中的“float”of share指股份的“浮动”.了解此短语的意思就不会误听为“flood”of shares。
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.
Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news. Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news. Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news. 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 COMPOSITION1. Recently there is a survey among college students about whether the native English-speaking teachers are automatically the best teachers to teach English. The result is as follows:
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
DO NATIVE SPEAKERS MAKE THE BEST TEACHERS IN TEACHING ENGLISH?
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
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.
(观点——否定)
[1] The result of the survey shows that more than half students disagree to some extent that native speakers make the best teachers in teaching English. [2] I strongly agree with them.
[3]Students generally seek native teachers while learning English,but it does not necessarily mean they teach better.There are thousands of excellent non-native teachers who do a great job in teaching Enghsh.
[4] There is no denying that native speakers have a natural advantage in teaching cultural issues and conversation.However,Foreign Language Teaching needs much more skills than that.[5] Since native speaker teachers have not gone through the process of learning English as a second or foreign language,they do not normally understand why learners have difficulties in understanding certain as pects of the language. [6] A non-native teacher usually knows better how to deal with their students’learning problems and thus can provide useful suggestions in learning.
[7] To sum up,I don't think that a native English speaker can be a better teacher just because he/she speaks English. [8]Being a native speaker of the target language has its advantages.[9] However,this alone is not sufficient enough to make a good second/foreign language teacher.
(观点——肯定)
[1] Although the survey shows mat more than half students disagree to some extent that native speakers make the best teachers.I stiH believe that native speakers make the best teachers in teaching English.
[2] A native speaker has more advantages in teaching his/her language than a non-native speaker.[3]Firstly,a native speaker can provide the learners better conversation practice,which is obviously significant for a language learner.[4]Learners are exposed to the fight pronunciation and may gain confidence in speaking with native speakers. [5]Secondly,a native speaker has a larger vocabulary and knows how to use them in the right context.Non-native teachers may use words in the wrong context and words which are old-fashioned. [6]Finally,in terms of teaching English culture,a native teacher knows much more than a non-native teacher,which certainly attracts students.[7] It is usually difficult for a non-native teacher to have an overall understanding of the English culture if the teacher has never been to the English speaking countries.
[8]The best way to learn a foreign language is to learn it from the most natural sources.Non-native speakers cannot know all Of the elements that a native teacher does.So I will say that a native speaker makes the best teacher.
(观点——否定)
[1] 开门见山,指出调查结果显示有一半以上的学生认为说本族语的人不一定是最好的老师。
[2] 作者用strongly agree with表示完全赞同。
[3] 用not necessarily说明任何事情都不是绝对的。不少非本族语的老师也是很优秀的。
[4] There is no denying that固定句型,意为“无可否认”,说明事实。
[5]go through意为“经过,经历”。此句为复合句。
[6] a non-native teacher意为“(英语为)非本族语的老师”。他们更了解学习者在外语学习中遇到的问题,因而能提供比较有用的建议。
[7] to sum up用于总结的常用短语。副词just使用恰到好处。
[8] target language这里指英语。
[9]sufficient enough是语言亮点。
(观点——肯定)
[1] 用although引出调查的结果,用still be- lieve陈述自己的观点。
[2] 用比较句再次引出自己的观点。
[3][5][6] 用Firstly...Secondly...Finally... 列出三条理由来说明说本族语的老师比非本族语的老师在教学上占优势。
[4]are exposed to为语言亮点。
[6] in terms of意为“在......方面”。
[7]overaH understanding意为“整体了解”。
[8]总结:学习外语的最佳环境就是通过真实语境来学,因此说本族语的老师会教得更好。
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING1. Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You want to borrow your classmate's (Mike/Jane) camera and keep it for a few days. Write him/her a note and explain briefly why you need to borrow it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
May 10th
Dear Mike/Jane,
I wonder whether I could borrow your digital camera and keep it for a couple of days.I am going to Shanghai for an English competition and I want to take some pictures as a remembrance of the trip.Certainly I will be very careful with it and ensure that no damage is done.
With many thanks.
Liu Wei