Model Test One
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:
A) 2 hours,B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours,D) 5 hours.
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will
start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon,The
refore,D),5 hours” is the correct answer,You should choose ［D］ on the Ans
wer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre,
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］〖KG-1*2〗—
1.A) At the customs,B) At the air
port.
C) At the supermarket.D) At the post office.
2.A) He doesn’t have the fight tools,B) He can’ t afford it.
C) He wants to wait until the next day.D) He doesn’ t need one
3.A) All the passengers were killed.B) The plane crashed in the nig
ht,
C) No more survivors have been found.D) It’s too late to search for survivo
rs,
4.A) After three P.M.
B) From one to three this afternoon.
C) From one to three every afternoon.
D) The whole afternoon.
5.A) A head cold,B) The weather,
C) The woman’ s son,D) Fatigue.
6.A) Its results were just as expected.B) It wasn’t very well designed,
C) It fully reflected the students’ ability,
D) Its results fell short of her expectations,
7.A) Having some drinks.
B) Looking up the phone number later.
C) Leaving the problem alone.
D) Making an extra effort.
8.A) About 80,B) More than 80,
C) Half of the student body,D) About 40.
9.A) He believes dancing is enjoyable.B) He definitely does not lik
e dancing.
C) He admires those who dance.D) He won’t dance until he has done his work
,
10.A) Turn right.B) Turn left,
C) Drive two blocks to the next stoplight,D) Make a U- turn at
the second stoplight.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of each
passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions will b
e spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer f
rom the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the corresponding lette
r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard,
11.A) Experience in negotiating.B) A high level of intelligence,
C) The time they spend on preparation.D) The amount of pay they receive,
12.A) Study the case carefully beforehand, B) Stick to a set target.
C) Appear friendly to the other party,D) Try to be flexible about
their terms,
13.A) Make sure there is no misunderstanding,
B) Try to persuade by giving various reasons,
C) Repeat the same reasons,
D) Listen carefully and patiently to the other party,
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) Efficient computerization will speed solar energy.
B) Clothing,housing and animal breeding.
C) Agriculture and drugs.
D) Child rearing and artificial hearts.
15.A) Broad codes to maximize human benefits,
B) Strict supervision of all scientific research.
C) The indifference of public attitudes toward ethical and human values.
D) The maintenance of chemistry as a pure science,
16.A) Availability of artificial body organs.
B) Elimination of genetic defects,
C) Improvements in drugs for medical use,
D) An explanation of the origin of life,
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.A) He buys cheap things,regardless of quality.
B) He chooses things that others recommend.
C) He does not mind much about the price of the right things.
D) He buys good quality things,so long as they are not too dear.
18.A) They welcome suggestions from anyone.
B) Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.
C) Her shopping is often based on need.
D) They listen to advice but never take it.
19.A) He buys a similar thing of the color he wants.
B) He usually does not buy anything.
C) At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D) So long as the style is right,he buys the thing.
20.A) The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.
B) Women bargain for their clothes,but men sit down.
C) Women stand up shopping,but men sit down.
D) The time they take over buying clothes.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspo
nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
People do not analyze every problem they meet,Sometimes they try to remember a
solution from the last time they had a similar problem,They often accept the o
pinions or ideas of other people,Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error,However,when all these method
s fail,the person with a problem has to start analyzing,There are six stages i
n analyzing a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem,For example,Sam’s bic
ycle is broken,and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does,Sam must see
that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem,Before Sam can repair his bicycle,he
must find the reason why it does not work,For instance,he must determine if th
e problem is with the gears,the brakes,or the frame,He must make his problem
more specific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and
lead to possible solutions,For instance,suppose Sam decided that his bike does
not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels,At this time,h
e can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears,He can talk to his f
riends at the bike shop,He can look at his gears carefully.
After studying the problem,the person should have several suggestions for a pos
sible solution,Take Sam as an illustration,His suggestions might be,put oil o
n the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loos
en the gear wheels,
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem,Sometimes the
final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new
or sees something in a new way,Sam,for example,suddenly sees that there is a
piece of chewing gum(口香糖)between the gear wheels,He immediately realizes the
solution to his problem,he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested,Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterw
ards his bicycle works perfectly,In short,he has solved the problem.
21.In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except ____
.
A) recognize and define the problem
B) look for information to make the problem clearer
C) have suggestions for a possible solution
D) find a solution by trial or mistake
22.By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle,the author intends to ____.
A) illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle
B) discuss the problems of his bicycle
C) tell us how to solve a problem
D) show us how to analyze a problem
23.Which of the following is NOT true?
A) People do not analyze the problem they meet.
B) People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.
C) People may learn from their past experience
D) People cannot solve some problems they meet.
24.As used in the last sentence,the phrase,in short” means ____.
A) in the long run B) in detail C) in a word D) in the end
25.What is the best title for this passage?
A) Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle.
B) Possible Ways to Problem-solving.
C) Necessities of Problem Analysis.
D) Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Stone tools,animal bones and an incised mammoth tusk found in Russia’s frigid
far north have provided what archaeologists say is the first evidence that moder
n humans or Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 30,000 years ago,at leas
t 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.
A team of Russian and Norwegian archaeologists,describing the discovery in toda
y’s issue of the journal Nature,said the campsite,at Mamontovaya Kurya,on the
Ura River at the Arctic Circle,was the,oldest documented evidence for human p
resence at this high latitude.,Digging in the bed of an old river channel close
to the Ural Mountains,the team uncovered 123 mammal bones,including horse,re
indeer and wolf.,The most important find,” they said,was a four-foot mammoth t
usk with grooves made by chopping with a sharp stone edge,“unequivocally the wo
rk of humans.” The tusk was carbon-dated at about 36,600 years old,Plant remain
s found among the artifacts were dated at 30,000 to 31,000 years.
Other archaeologists said the analysis appeared to be sound,But they cautioned
that it was difficult,when dealing with riverbed deposits,to be sure that arti
facts had not become jumbled out of their true place,and thus time,in the geol
ogic layers,They questioned whether the discoverers could reliably conclude tha
t the stone tools were in fact contemporary with the bones,But in a commentary
accompanying the article,Dr,John A,J,Gowlett of the University of Liverpool
in England wrote,“Although there are questions to be answered,the artifacts il
lustrate both the capacity of early humans to do the unexpected,and the value o
f archaeologists’ researching in unlikely areas.”
The discoverers said they could not determine from the few stone artifacts wheth
er the site was occupied by Neanderthals,hominids who by then had a long histor
y as hunters in Europe and western Asia,or some of the first anatomically moder
n humans to reach Europe.
In any case,other archaeologists said,the findings could be significant.
If these toolmakers were Neanderthals,the findings suggested that these human r
elatives,who became extinct after 30,000 years ago,were more capable and adapt
able than they are generally given credit for,Living in the Arctic climate pres
umably required higher levels of technology and social organization.
If they were modern humans,then the surprise is that they had penetrated so far
north in such a short time,There has been no firm evidence for modern humans i
n Europe before about 35,000 years ago,It had generally been thought that the n
orthernmost part of Eurasia was not occupied by humans until the final stage of
the last ice age,some 13,000 to 14,000 years ago,when the world’s climate bega
n to moderate,Dr,Gowlett said the new findings indicated that the Arctic regio
n of European Russia was extremely cold but relatively dry and ice-free more tha
n 30,000 years ago.
26.What is the significance of the discovery?
A) It shows that modern humans lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.
B) It shows that Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.
C) It shows the oldest documented evidence for human presence at such high la
titude.
D) It shows human could use tools 30,000 years ago.
27.Why the team believed that the four-foot mammoth tusk was the most imp
ortant find?
A) Because it was the longest tusk ever found.
B) Because there were signs left by human’s tools on it.
C) Because there were grooves on it.
D) Because there are not any mammoth tusk all over the world.
28.When did the Neanderthals extinct?
A) More than 30,000 years ago.B) After 30,000 years ago.
C) Before about 35,000 years ago.D) Some 13,000 to 14,000 years ago
.
29.Who were those toolmakers?
A) Neanderthals,B) Modern humans.C) Archaeologists,D) Not determined.
30.What’s the weather like in the Arctic region of European Russia more
than 30,000 years ago?
A) Moderate temperature,relatively dry and ice-free.
B) Extremely cold,relatively dry and ice-free.
C) Extremely cold,plenty of raining and ice-free.
D) Extremely cold,relatively dry and ice frosted,
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
After watching my mother deal with our family of five,I can’t understand why
her answer to the question,“What do you do?” is always,“Oh,I’m just a hou
sewife.” JUST a housewife?” Anyone who spends most of her time in meal prepara
tion and cleanup,washing and drying clothes,keeping the house clean,leading a
scout troop,playing taxi driver to us kids when it’s time for school,music l
essons or the dentist,doing volunteer work for her favorite charity,and making
sure that all our family needs are met is not JUST a housewife,She’ s the rea
l Wonder Woman.
Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second-class or
something similar? Where has this notion come from? Have we males made them feel
this way? Has our society made,going to work” outside the home seem more imp
ortant than what a housewife must face each day?
I would be very curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike,
Dishes would pile up,Food in the house would run out,No meals would appear on
the table,There would be no clean clothes when needed,High boots would be requ
ired just to make it through the house scattered with garbage,Walking and bus r
iding would increase,Those scout troops would have to break up,Charities would
suffer.
I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over,Oh,he might start o
ut with the attitude that he can do just as good a job,but how long would that
last? Not long,once he had to come home each night after work to more household
duties,There would be no more coming home to a prepared meal; he’d have to fi
x it himself,The kids would all be screaming for something to eat,clean clothe
s and more bus fare money,Once he quieted the kids,he’d have to clean the hou
se,go shopping,make sure that kids got a bath,and fix lunches for the next da
y,Once the kids were down for the night,he might be able to crawl into an unma
de bed and try to read the morning newspaper.
No,I don’t think many males are going to volunteer for the job,I know I don’
t want it,So,thanks,mom! I’ll do what I can to create a national holiday for
housewives,It could be appropriately called Wonder Woman Day.
31.By what means do the children of the author’s family go to school?
A) They take school bus.B) They take a taxi.
C) Their mother drives for them.D) Scout troop sends them to school,
32.If a housewife went on strike,which one of the following statements i
s NOT true?
A) Children would scream for something to eat.
B) No meals would appear on the table.
C) The scout troops would have a wonderful time.
D) The man of the house wouldn’t be able to take over.
33.In the author’s opinion,____.
A) many males are going to volunteer for housewives’ work
B) housewives deserve a national holiday named Wonder Woman Day
C) the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives’ work
D) housewives are second-class citizens or something similar
34.The author’s attitude toward housewives’ work is ____.
A) critical B) indifferent C) ironical D) appreciative
35.The main idea of the passage is about ____.
A) housewives,the wonder women
B) what would happen if housewives went on strike
C) the replacement of women by men as housewives
D) the setting up of a national holiday for housewives
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Children are getting so fat they may be the first generation to die before the
ir parents,an expert claimed yesterday,
Today’s youngsters are already falling prey to potential killers such as diabet
es because of their weight,Fatty fast-food diets combined with sedentary lifest
yles dominated by televisions and computers could mean kids will die tragically
young,says Professor Andrew Prentice,from the London School of Hygiene and Tro
pical Medicine.
At the same time,the shape of the human body is going through a huge evolutiona
ry shift because adults are getting so fat,Here in Britain,latest research sho
ws that the average waist size for a man is 36-38in and may be 42-44in by 2032,
This compares with only 32.6in in 1972,Women’s waists have grown from an avera
ge of 22in in 1920 to 24 ins in the Fifties and 30in now,One of the major reaso
ns why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger,I
n the UK alone,more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obe
se — double the number in the mid-Eighties,One in ten four-year-olds are also m
edically classified as obese,The obesity pandemic — an extensive epidemic — whi
ch started in the US,has now spread to Europe,Australia,Central America and t
he Middle East,
Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically
obese and well over half the population as overweight,Prof Prentice said the ch
ange in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy food
s combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology d
evelopments,
He is not alone in his concern,Only last week one medical journal revealed how
obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases,Obesity also increases the risk fac
tor for strokes and heart disease,An averagely obese person’s lifespan is shor
tened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more,
Prof Prentice said:,So will parents outlive their children,as claimed recentl
y by an American obesity specialist?” The answer is yes — and no,Yes,when the
offspring become grossly obese,This is now becoming an alarmingly common occur
rence in the US,Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of
life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health,So say No to that
doughnut and burger.
36.What does the word,sedentary (Para,2)” mean?
A) sit still,B) eat too much,C) study very hardh,D) passive thinking.
37.Which statement is TRUE?
A) The average waist size for a man is 36-38in.
B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in.
C) In the mid-Eighties,more than half million under-16s in the UK are
classed as overweight.
D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America.
38.According to Prof Prentice,what are the reasons for the change in our
shape?
A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises.
B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast.
C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology.
D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy.
39.Obesity increases the risk factor of ____.
A) diabetes,short sight,cancer,strokes
B) diabetes,cancer,strokes,psychosocial illness
C) cancer,strokes,fatty,heart disease
D) strokes,heart disease,diabetes,headache
40.What does the author mean by,So say No to that doughnut and burger”?
A) Answering the question,will parents outlive their children?”.
B) The doughnut and burger should be banned.
C) We should lead a healthy life.
D) We should begin dieting,
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
41.Water fills the ____ in the ground.
A) depression B) distress C) depressions D) prosperity
42.What you are discussing is a psychological problem and is out of the ____ of art.
A) domain B) range C) area D) region
43.Helen doesn’t know how much I spent in painting your house,If she ever found out,I’m sure ____.
A) she’d never forgive me C) she’ll never forgive me
B) she never forgives me D) she never forgave me
44.Do you think it possible to have the work ____ within 3 days.
A) to do B) done
C) to be done D) being done
45．A good scientist ____ into all aspects of a problem in order to find solutions.
A) pricks B) pokes C) probes D) peers
46.Most good writers use every means ____to make the reader’s way smooth and easy.
A) at their disposal B) at their request
C) at their will D) at their convenience
47.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ____ over the other children.
A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect
48.If most breadwinners ____a day’s pay to the Hope Project,then it will be hopeful.
A) gift B) present C) donate D) give
49.We started burning some leaves in our yard,but the fire got ____and we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.
A) out of hand B) out of order C) out of place D) out of way
50.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.
A)inclined to B)subjected to C)prone to D)bound to
51.The policeman ____ noted something different about the fellow’s accent.
A) undoubted B) doubtless
C) doubtful D) undoubting
52.In his unhappiness he had come even to question his ____.
A) diversity B) entity
C) prosperity D) minority
53.Rising energy costs increase operating costs ____for many older air-conditioning systems in large buildings,causing owners to seek help.
A) heatedly B) severely C) fiercely D) drastically
54．As you must have seen from my work,I’m perfectly ____of him.
A) indignant B) independent C) influential D) innocent
55.Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ____ from trying new fields of business activity.
A) entrepreneurs B) sportsmen
C) eolouists D) mediators
56.His____,scheduled for the week of Jan.23,was stated last week when he filed an appeal and asked the judge to spare his life.
A) desertion B) execution
C) suicide D) persecution
57.Happiness,like a deer in the forest,dislikes ____ attention and if you chase it,it will run away.
A) impatient B) purposeful C) undue D) uncomfortable
58.After the completion of that bridge,the ____company’s business has been shrinking.
A) navigation B) carriage C) marine D) ferry
59.The teacher richly ____ the use of the word.
A) exemplifies B) embodies
C) typifies D) proclaims
60.Poor eyesight will ____ you from military service.
A) prevent B) restrain C) exempt D) stop
61.A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
A) shorthand B) scheme C) schedule D) sketch
62.In less than a millionth of a second the vast computer of an international airline can ____accept 800 booking inquiries,and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.
A) simultaneously B) implicitly C) cautiously D) confidentially
63.The____ spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.
A) expedition B) execution
C) employment D) exertion
64.Have you any proof that a headless ghost ____ that house?
A) hunted B) examined
C) haunted D) wandered
65.The streets are ____ with people,
A)live B)lively C)living D)alive
66.Psychologists have succeeded in ____parents’ confidence in their own authority.
A) underratingB) undervaluing C) underplaying D) undermining
67.A wrongdoer is constantly ____ by fear of discovery.
A) pursued B)haunted
C)stayed in D)hauled
68.The child was playing on the floor with his collection of ____ farm animals.
A) infinitesimal B) microscopic
C) trivial D) miniature
69．It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable ____.
A) origins B) sources C) resources D) amendes
70.The newly-elected President says the election was ____compliance with the law.
A) spacious B) sophisticated C) substantial D) steady
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
The place of the child in society has varied for thousands of years and has been effected by different cultures and religions,In ancient times unwanted children were occasionally abandoned,put to death,exploiting or offered for religious sacrifices,and in any event a large percentage of them didn’t survive their physically hazardous existence to reach to maturity.
In western civilization within the last few hundred years,there have been many changes in attitude with the young,In agricultural Europe,and later with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution,the children of the poor work long hours for little or no pay,and there was no public concern on their safety or welfare punishment could be brutal and severe.
By the eighteenth century the harsh and severe methods began to show any change,Society slowly accorded(给予) children a role of importance,Books were written expressly for them and gradually laws were passing for their protection,Efforts were made to create for them a life better than their parents!
In the past few decades parents have become more and more attentive for the needs of their children.Better health care is available and education is no longer reserving for the children from wealthy families.
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Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed to write a composition on the topic On Part-time Jobs,You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline.
1.Some people say that college students should take part-time jobs.
2.Others worry that part-time jobs do them more harm than good.
3,What is your view on this? Why or why not?
Model Test Two
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the end of
each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the conve
rsation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question,there wi
ll be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C
) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding lette
r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:
You will read,
A) At the office,B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport,D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had
to finish in the evening,This is most likely to have taken place at the office
,Therefore,A),At the office” is the best answer,You should choose on t
he Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
[JY，1]Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］〖KG-1*2〗—
1.A) He thanks the woman for her advice,
B) It’s difficult to give up smoking.
C) He does not need the woman’s advice.
D) It’s easy to give up smoking.
2.A) Three quarters of an hour.B) Half an hour.
C) A quarter of an hour,
D) Ten minutes.
3.A) His computer doesn’t work well.
B) He isn’t getting along with his staff,
C) He didn’t register for a proper course.
D) He can’t apply the theory to his program,
4.A) At a movie theatre.
B) At a cafeteria.
C) At a supermarket.
D) At a laundry.
5.A) A traffic guard,B) A sociologist.
C) A student,D) A salesperson.
6.A) Reading on the campus lawn.
B) Depositing money in the bank,
C) Applying for financial aid.
D) Reviewing a student’s application,
7.A) 6 years.
B) 2 years.
C) 3 years.
D) 4 years.
8.A) Toilet bowl cleaner.
B) Household grams,
C) Light bulbs.
D) Tulips.
9.A) A new shuttle bus.
B) A sched uled space flight,
C) An airplane flight.
D) The first space flight,
10.A) Airplane B) Bus,C) Subway,D) C
ar.
SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions,In this section,you will hear a passage three times,When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea,Then listen to the passage again,When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact wo
rds you have just heard,For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to
fill in the missing information,You can either use the exact words you have jus
t heard or write down the main points in your own words,Finally,when the passa
ge is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
I asked successful people what the secret of their success was,I (S1)____ an early discussion with a vice president of a large oil company.,Oh,
I just keep a To Do List,” he said,I passed over that quickly,little (S2)____ the importance of what he said.
1 was in another city the next day and I had lunch with a businessman who (S3)____ owned the town,He was chairman of the gas and light company,president of
five (S4)____ companies,and had his hand in a dozen other (S5)____,I as
ked him how he (S6)____ to get everything done.,Oh,that’s easy,”he said.,I keep a To Do List.”
The first thing in the morning,he told me,he would come in and list what he wa
nted to (S7)____ that day,He would arrange the items in priority,Durin
g the day (S8)____,In the evening he would check to s
ee how many of the items he had written down still remained undone and then give
himself a score,(S9)____.
Again and again in the years since,when I have talked to successful people,the To Do List has come up,I have found that one difference between people at the top of the l
adder and people at the bottom is that (S10)____.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspo
nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
In a sense,the new protectionism is not protectionism at all,at least not in t
he traditional sense of the term,The old protectionism referred only to trade r
estricting and trade expanding devices,such as the tariff or export subsidy,Th
e new protectionism is much broader than this,it includes interventions into fo
reign trade but is not limited to them,The new protectionism,in fact,refers t
o how the whole of government intervention into the private economy affects inte
rnational trade,The emphasis on trade is still there,thus came the term,prot
ection.” But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activ
ities can affect international economic relations.
The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects the victory
of the interventionist,or welfare economy over the market economy,Jab Tumiler
writes,“The old protectionism…coexisted,without any apparent intellectual d
ifficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an internat
ional economic distribution mechanism — indeed,protectionists as well as (if no
t more than) free traders stood for laissez faire(放任政策),Now,as in the 1930
s,protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of
the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction.”
It is precisely this profound skepticism of the market economy that is responsib
le for the protectionism,In a market economy,economic change of various colors
implies redistribution of resources and incomes,The same opinion in many commu
nities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper,Therefore,
the government intervenes to bring about a more desired result.
The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe,In Swede
n,Norway,Finland,Denmark,and the Netherlands,government intervention in alm
ost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal,In Great Brita
in this is only somewhat less true,Government traditionally has played a very a
ctive role in economic life in France and continued to do so,Only West Germany
dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe
,It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.
The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well
as in Western Europe,Social security,unemployment insurance,minimum wage law
s,and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the America
n scene,
11.This passage is primarily concerned with discussing ____.
A) the definition of the new protectionism
B) the difference between new and old protectionism
C) the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world
D) the significance of the welfare state
12.What does the phrase,stood for(Para.2)” mean?
A) represented,B) held out,C) tolerated,D) disapproved,
13.Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare
state mentioned in this passage?
A) Free education is available to a child.
B) Laws are made to fix the minimum wage.
C) A jobless person can be insured.
D) There are regulations for rent.
14.Which of the following inferences is true,according to this passage?
A) The economy developed faster in welfare states than in non-welfare states.
B) In the 1930s,protectionism began to rise.
C) The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest.
D) Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe than
in Great Britain.
15.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following
questions?
A) When did the new protectionism arise?
B) Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries?
C) Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than th
e British government?
D) Why does the government intervene in economic life?
Passage 2
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
When I was growing up,the whole world was Jewish,The heroes were Jewish and th
e villains were Jewish,The landlord,the doctor,the grocer,your best friend,
the village idiot,and the neighborhood bully,all Jewish,We were working class
and immigrants as well,but that just come with the territory,Essentially we w
ere Jews on the streets of New York,We learned to be kind,cruel,and smart and
feeling in a mixture of language and gesture that was part street slang,part g
rade-school English,part kitchen Yiddish.
One Sunday evening when I was eight years old my parents and I were riding in
the back seat of my rich uncle’s car,We had been out for a ride and now we wer
e back in the Bronx,headed for home,Suddenly,another car sideswiped us,My mo
ther and aunt shrieked,My uncle swore softly,My father,in whose lap I was sit
ting,said out the window at the speeding car,“That’s all right,Nothing but
a few Jews in here.” In an instant I knew everything,I knew there was a world
beyond our streets,and in that world my father was a humiliated man,without po
wer or standing.
When I was sixteen a girl in the next building had her nose straightened; we a
ll went together to see Selma Shapiro lying in state,wrapped in bandages from w
hich would emerge a person fit for life beyond the block,Three buildings away a
boy went downtown for a job,and on his application he wrote,Anold Brown” in
stead of,Anold Braunowiitz.” The news swept through the neighborhood like a w
ild fire,A name change? What was happening here? It was awful; it was wonderful
,It was frightening; it was delicious,Whatever it was,it wasn’t standstill,
Thing felt lively and active,Self-confidence was on the rise,passivity on the
wane,We were going to experience challenges,That’s what it meant to be in the
new world,For the first time we could imagine ourselves out there.
But whom exactly do I mean when I say we? I mean Arinie,not Selma,I mean my
brother,not me,I mean the boys,not the girls,My mother stood behind me,push
ing me forward.,The girls goes to college,too,” she said,And I did,But my
going to college would not mean the same thing as my brother’s going to college
,and we all knew it,For my brother,college meant going from the Bronx to Manh
attan,But for me? From the time I was fourteen I yearned to get out of the Bron
x,but get out into what? I did not actually imagine myself a working person alo
ne in Manhattan and nobody else did either,What I did imagine was that I would
marry,and that the man I married would get me downtown,He would break the peri
ls of class and race,and some how I’d be there alongside him.
16.In the passage,we can find the author was____.
A) quite satisfied with her life
B) a poor Jewish girl
C) born in a middle-class family
D) a resident in a rich area in New York
17.Why did the author’s father say,Nothing but a few Jews in here”?
A) He was asking for help.
B) He was complaining.
C) He was reassuring.
D) He wanted to know why their car was sideswiped.
18.Selma Shapiro had her nose straightened because she wanted ____.
A) to look her best
B) to find a new job in the neighborhood
C) to live a new life in other places
D) to marry very soon
19.Anold Brown changed his name because ____.
A) there was racial discrimination in employment
B) Brown was just the same as Braunowiitz
C) it was easy to write
D) Brown sounds better
20.From the passage we can infer that ____.
A) the Jews were satisfied with their life in the Bronx
B) the Jewish immigrants could not be rich
C) all the immigrants were very poor
D) the young Jews didn’t accept the stern reality
Passage 3
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
It is all very well to blame traffic congestion,the cost of petrol and the
hectic pace modern life,but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable,Every
body knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel,It is all very
well,again to,to have a tiger in the tank,but to have one in the driver’s se
at is another kettle of fish altogether,You might tolerate the odd road hog,bu
t nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule,Perhaps the
situation calls for a,Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign,otherwise it may g
et completely out of hand.
Road courtesy is not only good manners,but good sense too,It takes the most le
velheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to retaliate whe
n subjected to uncivilized behavior,On the other hand,a little courtesy goes a
long way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring,A friendl
y nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to cr
eate an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic cond
itions,But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today,Many drive
rs nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.
Contrary to general opinion,young drivers (especially sports-car owners,who ta
ke pride in their driving) have better manners than their seniors,But this atti
tude is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither ex
pect nor give any quarter,This may be a commendable trait on the battlefield bu
t is out of place on the roads.
Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signal cars to over
take when the road is clear,because many of the cars took too long to pass,The
ir drivers couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear,Others,after overtakin
g,slowed down again and hogged the road,Again,a motoring magazine has recentl
y drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps,
“They manufacture them by force,using their direction indicators as a threat r
ather than a warning.” Slanting matches and even punch-ups are quite common,It
can’t be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used,we can then cal
l our dual carriageways duel carriageways,and solve a spelling problem in the p
rocess.
Driving is essentially a state of mind,However technically skilled a driver may
be,he can’t be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive,
21.What does the author mean by,another kettle of fish altogether” (P
ara.1,sentence 3)?
A) completely another awkward and difficult situation
B) another net of fish put together
C) completely another kind of situation
D) completely another kind of driver
22.The phrase,get completely out of hand” (Para,1,last sentence) st
ands for ____.
A) get without giving it much thought completely
B) get out of order completely
C) get out of control completely
D) get ready completely
23.Road courtesy is good sense because ____.
A) it minimizes friction
B) most drivers never make acknowledgements
C) it cuts down the number of drivers
D) most drivers will hit you if offended
24.A common example of bad manners on the roads is ____.
A) not signaling when overtaking
B) that they couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear
C) preventing other vehicles from overtaking
D) making holes in the roads on purpose
25.According to the author,discourtesy on the roads is caused primarily by ____.
A) too many vehicles on the roads
B) the way people have to rush around nowadays
C) the aggressiveness of most drivers
D) too many pedestrians walking about
Passage 4
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Unlike any earlier building complex anywhere in the world,Rockefeller in New
York City was built,not as a place where people could live,but as a city in w
hich they could work,It was the biggest building project of its kind,a city wi
thin a city,and of the forerunner of projects that have sprung up all over the
world,30 architects,120 draftsmen,and hundreds of other artists and technicia
ns were employed just to draft the plans,Before the buildings could be erected,
229 old buildings had to be emptied of 4,000 tenants and razed,Just to buy up
the leases took over two years and cost over $6,000,000,The unusual shap
e and s
etbacks of the 70-story RCA building resulted primarily from practical considera
tions such as lighting,the movement of people and the building’s services,The
lower concourse and basement level were set aside for shops,A sunken plaza,co
mplete with gardens and fountains,was designed to provide access to these shops
,Today the plaza,which is used for ice-skating in winter and dining and dancin
g in summer,is one of the centre’s most popular attractions.
26.Which of the following statement is the main idea of the passage?
A) The pleasant work environment.
B) The purpose of the RCA building setbacks.
C) The recreational facilities at Rockefeller.
D) The architectural significance of Rockefeller centre.
27.From the passage we know,Rockefeller centre was originally planed to
serve as what kind of complex?
A) Commercial,B) Recreational.
C) Housing.D) Tourist.
28.Which of the following is true about Rockefeller centre?
A) It was patterned after an ancient design.
B) It has been imitated numerous times,
C) All shopkeepers were required to take two-year leases.
D) 4,000 tenants are located in the complex.
29.According to the passage,what does the shape of the RCA building reflect?
A) Architectural creativity.
B) City regulation.
C) Practical considerations.
D) Decreased space needs.
30.The sunken plaza at Rockefeller centre was originally designed as ____.
A) an entrance of shops
B) an ice-skating rink
C) a restaurant
D) a tourist attraction
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sentence th
ere are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best
completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre.
31.This is his ____ price,He refuses to lower it any further.
A) minimal B) minus C) small D) miniature
32.You can ____ the dangers of driving by taking care to obey the rules of the road.
A) maximize B) theorize
C) standardize D) minimize
33.“Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I’
ll ____ with you then.” his employer said,
A) settle up B) draw up C) work up D) come up
34.Some people secretly ________ goods into China to avoid paying
attention custom duty them.
A) steal B) transport C) smuggle D) import
35.He’s trying to ____all the supporters he can obtain for the political party he’s formed.
A) paralyze B) mechanize
C) standardize D) mobilize
36.Mrs,Palmer was offended by the clerk’s____ remark.
A) tasty B) nasty C) misty D) muddy
37.In buying a suit,a difference of ten cents in prices is____.
A) ignorant B) negative
C) negligible D) negligent
38.____ at the concerts went down after the price of tickets incre
ased.
A) Presence B)Attention C) Attendance D) Consent
39．All sorts of grain ____ very well because the soil here is fat.
A) profit B) thrive C) prosper D) succeed
40.The ____ is a coin used in the U.S.A valued at 5 cents.
A) Currency B) Note C) Nickel D) Token
41.He has to ____ his small salary by living economically.
A) upset B) offset C) outset D) preset
42.I am the ____ of a musician and a scientist.
A) ownership B) friendship
C) offspring D) masterpiece
43．Don’t ____ to lock the door when you leave.
A)ignoreB) disregard C) neglect D) overlook
44．When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days,John was ____ pale.
A) enormouslyB) dramaticallyC) startlingD) uniquely
45.They were trying to find out about the____temperature for the growth of this kind of plant.
A) optical B) option
C) optimum D) optimism
46.I have the ____ of accepting all or part of the money.
A) orientation B) option
C) optimum D) ornament
47.There was nothing anywhere in ____,
A) sight B) glimpseC) glanceD) seeing
48.He’s always ____ about his ability,
A) coaxing B) rebuking C) teasing D) boasting
49.I am sure her decision will be fair and just,for she has had a reputa
tion for being ____.
A) impartialB) imperative C) impulsiveD) improper
50.You shouldn’t change jobs constantly,or people will become suspicio
us of your ability to ____ any job.
A) hold B) sustain C) engage D) uphold
51.It was so dark outside that he was just able to ____ the road in
the dark.
A)derive B)discernC)diminishD) displace
52.The basketball coach asked the players to ____ with their training
after he gave some instructions.
A) proceedB) precede C) precept D) process
53.The water table fluctuated from season to season and year to year beca
use it is affected by climate ____.
A) difference B) conditions C) disturbance D) variations
54.We can easily bend a piece of wire,it is ____,
A)delicate B)extensibleC)flexibleD)foldable
55.A leading member should never concentrate all his attention on one or
two problems,to the ____ of others.
A)displacement B) elimination C) exclusion D) exception
56.All parts of this sewing machine are ____ so that it is very s
imple to get replacements for them.
A) mechanizedB) minimized C) modernized D) standardized〖
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57.When asked why he had played truant,little Frank ____ a good
excuse.
A) came up with B) caught up with
C) put up with D) kept up with
58.All the men in the room ____ towards the beautiful girl
.
A) gravitated B) absorbed
C) moved D) tolerated
59.Jones and Edwards are the producer and direct or of the famo
us movie,
A)alternatively B)respectively C)respectfully D)respectably
60.She was ____ her brains to remember the man’s time,but her bad memory failed her.
A) hitting B) beating C) racking D) exhausting
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
Today we take for granted that the mail will be delivered daily at our door,But many years ago it might have been placed in a tree trunk and underneath a rock,In the early days of the mail no one could be sure about where…or when…it will arrive.\;
At the southern tip of Africa there was once a post office under a rock,At the old days the route from England to India was around the Cape of GOod Hope,The journey was stormy and danger,It took six long months,Sailors often wished to send mail home,but they seldom met ships bound back to England,So at the cape the sailors would go on ashore,They headed for a certain large stone,On the stone scratched the words,Look hereunder for letters.” They would leave their letters there,knowing that the next homeward ship would stop and pick it up.\;
There was another post office like this at the southern tip of South America,During the golden rush days,boats sailed around Cape Horn to California,At Cape Horn was a key(小桶) nailed to a post,Boats coming from the east coast would send some sailors to this post office,They picked up any letters in the key,At the same time they mailed letters home that boats sail east could pick up.
61.____
62.____
63.____
64.____
65.____
66.____
67.____
68.____
69.____
70.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed to write a composition on the topic H
ow to Solve the Problem of Environmental Protection,You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline.
1,The problem of environmental protection has drawn attention.
2,The reasons of Environmental Pollution
3,How to solve the problems.
Model Test Three
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W:I certainly hope the library will be
open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays 9 to
5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9
am,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answer,You should c
hoose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗— ［D］
1,A) She goes home for lunch,B) She spends her
time shopping.
C) She gets interested in what she is reading,D) She doesn’t wake up in
time.
2.A) Three years ago,B) This year,C) Last
year,D) During December.
3.A) Go abroad,B) Move to another place.
C) Make a twoweek long trip,D) Look for their next door neighbour
’s house.
4.A) Second Avenue,B) Third Avenue.C) Grand Bulevard.〖DW
〗D) Forth Street.
5.A) Because he wants to meet the woman’s aunt.B) Because he thoug
ht he was not informed.
C) Because the woman does not want him to join her.
D) Because the woman goes to her aunt’s place too frequently.
6.A) She will borrow the books for him.B) She doesn’t want to b
orrow the books with her card.
C) She doesn’t have a card.D) She wants to use Fred’s card.
7.A) At graduation.B) At engagement.C) At wedding.D) On hone
ymoon.
8.A) $10,B) $9.C) $4.D) $1.
9.A) He went once,B) He went twice.C) He went three time
s.D) He did not go.
10.A) He is going to be operated on at 9 o’clock.B) He is under op
eration now.
C) He already had his operation.D) He is all right now.
SECTION B
Directions:In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of
each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspond
ing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have heard.
11.A) His travels.B) His short stories.C) His finances.D) Hi
s family.
12.A) Florida,B) California,C) Nevada,D) Hanibul.
13.A) Typesetter,B) River pilot.C) Soldier,D) Pr
ospector.
14.A) He wanted to be a journalist.B) He liked the climate there.
C) He wanted to get away from the army.D) He was sent there by his fat
her.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have heard.
15.A) Behind the railway,B) In an old building.
C) In a modern building,D) In a clean street.
16.A) She was a young girl with dark hair,B) She was an old woma
n.
C) She was a well-dressed girl,D) She was wearing her outdoor cloth
es.
17.A) An old typewriter,B) Some pieces of cloth.
C) A lot of letters and papers D) A patterned cover.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have heard.
18.A) Something in the Bermuda Triangle is strange.B) On the lo
cation of the Bermuda Triangle.
C) On what people often talked about.D) That ships and planes appear
ed again.
19.A) Submarines.B) Ships and planes.C) Trains and cars.D) F
lorida and Boston.
20.A) In the Pacific Ocean.B) Close to Europe.
C) Along the Coast of Africa.D) In the Atlantic Ocean.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is foll
owed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four
choices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mar
k the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
One day in 1935 the management of Britian’s Southern Railway (as it was then cal
led) announced its intention to close the branch line from Lynton to Barnstable
in North Devon,The proposal was received by the local inhabitants with angry pr
otest,For them,the tall-chimneyed locomotives and the little flower-bordered s
tations of Devon had become as much of an institution as the village church or t
avern,Moreover,the line ran through the heart of a popular tourist district,W
hat would the holidaymaker do without it? Closing down the railway line had been
unthinkable,yet now some busybody official in remote London was threatening to
destroy it with a stroke of the pen.
Mounting local opposition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple,where the crowed
was joined by very vocal protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton.The
meeting seemed to be going well for the railway supporters until the chairman p
olitely inquired how many people from Lynton had traveled to Barnstaple by train
,Out of the embarrassed silence that followed emerged the painful truth that,t
o a man,those who had come from Lynton to fight for the railway had come by hig
hway,The fate of the Lynton and Barnstaple branch line was sealed.
This sad little story is typical of the attitude of many Englishmen toward their
railways,Dissatisfied with the age of sheet metal,plastics,and reinforced co
ncrete in which we find ourselves,we long more and more for the substantial,se
lf-confident,and inspired products of the Victorian era,Of that age,Britain’
s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.
21.One of the arguments against closing the railway line was that____,
A) fewer tourists would come into the area
B) people from outlying districts would be unable to attend religious se
rvices
C) the economy of the people would suffer greatly
D) it would be difficult to get from Lynton to Barnstaple
22.Who objected to the closing of the railway branch line?
A) Barnstaple people only.
B) Workers of the Southern Railway.
C) People of both Barnstaple and Lynton,
D) The management of the Southern Railway.
23.What is the author’s reaction to the people who called the town meet
ing?
A) He is amused by their political efforts,
B) He is sympathetic to their cause.
C) He is encouraged by their success,
D) He is critical of their attitudes.
24.The author seems to think that railways are reminders of the____
.
A) personal concern and solid beauty of a past age
B) ugliness and oppression that modern society has overcome
C) benefits that the machine age has brought to man
D) growing dislike in England of the Victorian age
25.The passage suggests that the Southern Railway of Britain is now[CD#3
].
A) controlled by the local people
B) in financial difficult
C) under a different name
D) financially sound
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Federal Reserve System,central banking system of the United States,popul
arly called the Fed,A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking com
munity and the government; it also issues the national currency,conducts moneta
ry policy,and plays a major role in supervision and regulation of banks and ban
k holding companies,In the U.S,these functions are the responsibilities of key
officials of the Federal Reserve System,the Board of Governors,located in Was
hington,D.C.,and the top officers of the 12 district Federal Reserve banks,lo
cated throughout the nation,The Fed’s actions,described below,generally have
a significant effect on the U.S,interest rates and,subsequently,on stock,bo
nd,and other financial markets.
The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Gover
nors,which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and sup
ervision and in most aspects of monetary control,The board enunciates the Fed’
s policies on both monetary and banking matters,Because the board is not an ope
rating agency,most of the day-to-day implementation of policies decisions is le
ft to the district Federal Reserve banks,stock in which is owned by the commerc
ial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System,Ownership in this inst
ance,however,does not imply control; the Board of Governors and the heads of
the Reserve banks orient their policies to the public interest rather than to th
e benefit of the private banking system.
The U.S,banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex; the authority
of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example,in mergers or th
e examination of banks with other federal agencies such as the Comptroller of th
e Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation (FDIC),In the critical
area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national econo
mic goals,however,the Federal Reserve is independent within the government,In
come and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the Board of Governors
are not subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve
is subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is s
elf-financing,Its income($20.2 billion in 1992) comes mainly from Reserve bank
holdings of income-earning securities,primarily those of the U.S,government,O
utlays ($1.5 billion in 1992) are mostly for operational expenses in providing s
ervices to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and mon
etary policy,In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned $16.8 billion in earnings to
the U.S,Treasury.
26.The Fed of the United States____.
A) functions as China Bank
B) is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China
C) is subject to the banking community and government
D) has 13 top officers who can influence the American financial market
27.The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks____.
A) doesn’t mean the latter is in control
B) means the latter is in control
C) means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks
D) means the Reserve banks orient the latter’s policies
28.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passag
e?
A) The Fed is a very big,complex and significant system which comprises many lo
cal banks.
B) All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.
C) Board of Governors is the supreme policy-makers of Federal Reserve System.
D) District Reserve banks rather than Board of Governors perform the day
today policies.
29.The authority of the Federal Reserve____.
A) has to be shared with other establishmentsis
B) is exclusive at other times
C) isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC
D) is limited by Board of Governors
30.Income of the Board of Governors____.
A) is borrowed from the U.S,Treasury
B) is used by the government to make various policies
C) comes from the U.S,Treasury
D) is not granted by the government
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Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
The year 1400 opened with more peacefulness than usual in England,Only a few mo
nths before Richard Ⅱ weak,wicked,and treacherous had been deposed,and Henry
IV declared king in his stead,But it was only a seeming peacefulness,lasting
for but a little while; for though King Henry proved himself a just and a merci
ful man,as justice and mercy went with the men of iron of those days——and thou
gh he did not care to shed blood needlessly,there were many noble families who
had been benefited by King Richard during his reign,and who had lost somewhat o
f their power and prestige from the coming in of the new king.
Among these were a number of great lords who had been degraded from their former
titles and estates,from which degradation King Richard had lifted them,They p
lanned to fall upon King Henry and his followers and to massacre them during a g
reat tournament which was being held at Oxford,And they might have succeeded ha
d not one of their own members betrayed them,
But Henry did not appear at the lists; whereupon,knowing that he had been lodgi
ng at Widnsor with only a few attendants,the conspirators marched there against
him,In the meantime,the king had been warned of the plot,so that instead of
finding him in the royal castle,they discovered through their scouts that he ha
d hurried to London,and that he was marching against them at the head of a cons
iderable army,So nothing was left but flight,One and another,they were all ca
ught and some killed,Those few who found friends faithful and bold enough to af
ford them shelter dragged those friends down in their own ruin.
31.What does the author seem to think of King Henry?
A) He was the best king England had ever had.
B) He was a better ruler than King Richard.
C) He was unfair and cowardly.
D) He was just as evil as King Richard.
32.How did King Henry find out about the plot?
A) His scouts discovered it,
B) He saw the conspirators coming.
C) One of the conspirators told him.
D) He found a copy of the conspirators’ plan.
33.Why did the nobles wish to kill King Henry?
A) Henry had taken away power given to them by King Richard.
B) Henry was weak,treacherous,and wicked.
C) Henry had needlessly killed members of their families.
D) Henry had killed King Richard.
34.It can be inferred that Richard II’s reign was____.
A) peacefulB) corruptC) democraticD) illegal
35.The main purpose of the passage is to____.
A) prove that Richard II was a bad king
B) explain the customs of fifteenth-century England
C) describe some typical English kings
D)discuss the conspiracy against Henry IV
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
“I have considered the structure of all volant animals,and find the folding co
ntinuity of the bat’s wings most easily accommodated to the human form,Upon thi
s model I shall begin my task tomorrow,and in a year expect to tower into the a
ir beyond the malice or pursuit of man,But I will work only on this condition,
that the art shall not be divulged,and that you shall not require me to make wi
ngs for any but ourselves.”
“Why,” said Rasselas.“should you envy others so great an advantage? All skill
ought to be exerted for universal good; every man has owed much to others,and
ought to repay the kindness that he has received.”,If men were all virtuous,
” returned the artist.“I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly,But
,what would be the security of the good,if the bad could at pleasure invade th
em from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither wall,nor mo
untains,nor seas,could afford any security,A flight of northern savages might
hover in the wind,and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capita
l of a fruitful region that was rolling under them,Even this valley,the retrea
t of princes,the abode of happiness,might be violated by the sudden descent of
some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast of the southern sea.”
36.The point of view of Rasselas is one that encourages____.
A) helping othersB) military victory
C) intellectual pursuits D) artistic endeavors
37.The person to whom Rasselas is speaking is____.
A)a tailorB)a gamblerC) a batD)an artist
38.The attitude of the person giving his point of view is one of____
.
A)optimism B) sprightliness C) distrust D) innocence
39.In this selection,the author is employing the literary device of___.
A) onomatopoeiaB) flashbackC) symbolismD) alliteration
40.Worldwide peace,according to the passage,could come about by____,
A) arming for defense B) eliminating evil tendencies
C) resorting to strategyD) establishing firm controls
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Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,F
or each sentence there are four choices marked A),B）,C）and D).Choose the ONE t
hat best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.You can’t be____careful in making the decision as it was such a
critical case.
A) veryB) quite C) too D)so
42.I don’t know if the story is true,but I’ll try to____it.
A) conform B) identify C) fortify D) verify
43,She always____ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother,who l
oved baking.
A) associatedB) remembered C) exemplified D) attributed
44,We can’t understand Uncle Geodge,for he always____ whatever he says
.
A) masters B) mumbles C) molestsD) muzzles
45,John is so ____that nobody else gets a chance to say any
thing.
A) garrulousB) generousC) gorgeousD) grandiose
46,The officer inspected our passports and travel papers and____us be
cause our vacation certificates were missing.
A) containedB) detainedC) sustainedD) retained
47,Allen placed too much____on sports and not enough on his studies
.
A) agitation B) emphasis C) hesitation D) interest
48,He____spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goe
s to the seaside instead.
A) usuallyB) invariablyC) rarelyD) always
49,Every society has its own peculiar customs and____of acting.
A) ways B) attitude C) behavior D) means
50,When Robert discovered that the company was engaged in dishonest busine
ss,he immediately____ all connections with it.
A) offsetB) separatedC) severed D) vanquished
51,He is ordered to____the flag in the morning.
A) riseB) hoist C) exalt D) flow
52,Library patrons can either hunt through the card files or go to the lib
rarian if they have____ related to book listings.
A) reviews B) information C) inquiries D) topics
53,He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract,and now
he has to____ the consequences.
A) answer for B) run intoC) abide by D) step into
54,My student found the book____it provided them with an abundance o
f information on the subject.
A) enlighteningB) confusing C) distracting D) amusing
55,The Olympic Games was being televised____from Los Angeles.
A) aliveB) live C) lively D) life
56,The pilot must have been completely ____to fly in this weather.
A) clever B) sensuous C) sane D) insane
57,The sky looks lighter,I think the weather is____.
A) clearing away B) clearing C) becoming clearer D) cl
earing up
58,If she hadn’t____on the last question,her score on the test would
have been perfect.
A) slipped up B) slept up C) spilt up D) slipped on
59.It’s possible to____from all the information given to us and t
o make various decisions.
A) enclose B) generalize C) tackle D) withdra
w
60.Mary is by no means learned; nor is she good at any practical trade.
The only____ she possesses is her beauty.
A) something valuable B) asset C) something pleasing 〖DW
〗D) womanly virtue
61.Millions have been made by states,organizations,corporations and in
dividuals____ gambling activities,and new millionaires are constantly creat
ed.
A) sponsoring B) charging C) interesting D) fo
unding
62.The climber was____from the top of the cliff on a rope held by h
is friends.
A) exhausted B) relieved C) suspended D) isolated
63.Do you have a____of ownership for this car?
A) documentB) labelC) passportD) certificate
64.When the pipe broke,the water____out violently.
A) trickledB) gushedC) stirredD) flitted
65.The____between them has been made.
A) contention B) concord C) conjunction D) commune
66.The police don’t know who____for the accident.
A) blames 〖DW]B) be blamed C) will blame D) to blame
67.She worships the sun and____ she always spends her holidays in Gr
eece.
A) nevertheless B) accordinglyC) yet D) however
68.You must remember not to____from the point when you write an ess
ay.
A) go astray B) wander C) diverge D) go off
69.I am sure her decision will be fair and just,for she has had a reput
ation for being____.
A) impartial B) imperative C) impervious D) i
mpertinent
70.I know what he is____,Just wait and see if he’ll ask you
for a loan.
A) looking up to B) standing up forC) leading up to D) kee
p up with
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or in
complete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or co
mplete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth,The moon’s pull c
auses water in the oceans to be a little deeper at a point closest to the moon a
nd also at a point farthest from the moon,on the opposite side of the earth,Th
ese two tidal,waves” follow the apparent movement of the moon around the eart
h and strike nearly every coast line at intervals of about twelve hours and twen
ty-five minutes,After reaching a high point,the water level goes down graduall
y for a little more than six hours and then begins to rise toward a new high poi
nt,Hence,most coast lines have two tides a day,and the tides occur fifty minu
tes later each day,Differences in the coast line and in channels in the ocean b
ottom may change the times that the tidal wave reaches different points along th
e same coast line,The difference in water level between high and low tide varie
s from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon be
cause the sun also exerts a pull on the earth,although it is only about half as
strong as the pull of the moon,When the sun and the moon are pulling along the
same line,the tides rise higher,and when they pull at right angles to one ano
ther,the tide is lower,The formation of the coast line and variations in the w
eather are additional factors which can affect the height of tides,Some section
s of the coast are shaped in such a way as to cause much higher tides than are e
xperienced in other areas,A strong wind blowing toward the shore may also cause
tides to be higher.
71,The time that high tide occurs at a particular place is affected by al
l of the position of the moon,channels in the sea bottom variations in the co
ast line EXCEPT ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
72.What is the accurate statement about the pull of the sun on the earth
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
73,If one high tide occurs at 1:00 am,the next high tide at the same poin
t will occur at about______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
74,The height of the tide is affected by the position of the sun,the dire
ction of the wind,variations in the coast line EXCEPT______ ______ ____________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
75,If the pull of the sun equaled the pull of the moon tides would ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compos
ition on the topic,Water”,You should write at least 150 words and you should
base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.水的重要性。
2.中国的水资源问题。
3.为了生存和发展人们要……。
Model Test Four
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays 9 t
o 5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9 a
m,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answer,You should cho
ose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗— ［D］
1.A) It is very pleasant.B) It is hot.
C) It is cold.D) It is rainy.
2.A) Both of them enjoyed it.
B) Neither of them liked it.
C) He liked it but his wife didn’t.
D) He wife liked it but he didn’t.
3.A) $100.B) $150.C) $200.D) $250.
4.A) A teacher,B) A friend.
C) The woman herself,D) The woman’s mother.
5.A) Mary wouldn’t call the woman again,
B) Mary didn’t call.
C) Mary would call next time she came to town.
D) That she hoped to come for dinner next time she came to town.
6.A) Paul’s science teacher.
B) Paul’s failing his science course.
C) Paul’s problem in the course of science.
D) Paul’s special help in school science.
7.A) Sells insurance.B) He is a professional musician.
C) Lives on unemployment,D) Sells violins.
8.A) At his new apartment,B) The other day.
C) On the other side of town,D) On the street.
9.A) Go to the library,B) The library closes at 10.
C) The library closes at 11,D) Get together.
10.A) It ran into another car.
B) It fell into a river.
C) It was badly damaged,
D) It left the road and stopped in a field.
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SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions:In this section you will hear a passage three times,During t
he First reading you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole pas
sage,Then listen to the passage again,When the first part of the passage is be
ing read,you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank, A
fter listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down
the main points according to what you have just heard,Finally,when the passage
is read the third time you can check what you have written.
Electronic mail systems are either computerized or noncomputerized, Important a
mong the computerized systems are the(11)____ones organized into(12)____
of various sizes,Most noncomputerized electronic mail system such as(13)____units of various kinds are simple,turnkey systems that require little effort
to(14)____,Though often of value in (15)____applications,these systems
hav
e only interim(间歇) worth in office automation unless they can be electronicall
y integrated.
Communication in an EMS is either synchronous or nonsynchronous.People involved
in synchronous communication must(16)____,such as (17)____.A nonsynchr
onous system(18)____at different times.
Electronic systems output soft copy or hard copy,Soft copy(19)____,but man
y applications will(20)____.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
It happened in the late fall of 1939 when,after a Nazi submarine had penetrated
the British sea defense around the Firth of Forth and damaged a British cruiser
,Reston and a colleague contrived to get the news past British censorship,They
cabled a series of seemingly harmless sentences to The Time’s editors in New Yo
rk,having first sent a message instructing the editors to regard only the last
word of each sentence,Thus they were able to convey enough words to spell out t
he story,The fact that the news or the submarine attack was printed In New York
before it had appeared in the British press sparked a big controversy that led
to an investigation by Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence,But it t
ook the investigators eight weeks to decipher,The Times’s reporters’ code,an e
mbarrassingly slow bit of detective work,and when it was finally solved the inc
ident had died and little was done about it,The Time’s editors in New York,tho
ugh they had given the story very prominent play,later expressed dismay that th
e reporters had risked so much for so little; and the incident left Reston deepl
y distressed,It was so out of character for him to have become involved in such
a thing,The tactics were questionable and,though the United States was not ye
t in the war,Britain was already established as America’s close ally and breaki
ng British censorship seemed both an irresponsible and unpatriotic thing to do.
21.The episode recounted in the passage took place____.
A) just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War
B) before Britain entered the Second World War
C) before the United States entered the Second World War
D) While the United States was in the Second World War
22.The plan for evading British censorship of the submarine story was th
ought up by____.
A) two reporters B) one reporter
C) The Times’s editors and one reporter D) The Times’s editors and two re
porters
23.It was clear that British censorship rules had been broken because th
e story was____.
A) first published in New YorkB) published nowhere but in The Times
C) uncomplimentary to the BritishD) much fuller in its Times version than e
lsewhere
24.According to the author,the British did little about the story’s pub
lication mainly because____.
A) everyone responsible had apologized for what had happened
B) it took the authorities too long to figure out how the censors had be
en outwitted
C) Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence disagreed about who w
as at fault
D) they were afraid to admit that the censors had been so easily fooled
25.The passage indicates that eventually everyone involved came to regar
d the publication of the story in The Times as a____.
A) regrettable errorB) cheap journalistic trick
C) brilliant journalistic maneuver D) proper exercise of the freedom of t
he press
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
I came across an old country guide the other day,It listed all the tradesmen in
each village in my part of the country,and it was impressive to see the great
variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Vict
orian countryside.
Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the only vi
llage tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabit
ants or selling antiques to visitors,Nevertheless,this would really be a false
impression,Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce,but it
s vigour is still remarkable.
Our local grocer’s shop,for example,is actually expanding in spite of the com
petition from supermarkets in the nearest town,Women sensibly prefer to go ther
e and exchange the local news while doing their shopping,instead of queuing up(
anonymously) at a supermarket,And the proprietor knows well that personal servi
ce has a substantial cash value.
His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town,but he will deliver anyth
ing at any time,His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village stre
et in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner who sen
t her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing,the more
affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their do
orsteps within an hour,They have only to knit at a fancy for some commodity out
side the usual stock and the grocer,a red-faced figure,instantly obtains it fr
om them.
The village gains from this sort of enterprise,of course,But I also find it sa
tisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest i
ndividualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the b
ig battalions of industry or commerce.
Most of the village shopkeepers I know,at any rate,are decidedly individualist
in their ways,For example,our shoemaker is a formidable figure,a thickset,
irritable man whom children treat with marked respect,knowing that an illju
dged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time,He stares with smouldering
contempt at the pairs of cheap,massproduced shoes taken to him for repair,ha
s it come to this,he seems to be saying,that he,a craftsman,should have to
waste his skills upon such trash? But we all know he will in fact do excellent w
ork upon them, And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxur
y.
26.The writer considered the old country guide interesting because he fo
und in it____.
A) the names of so many of the shops in the village around
B) the many people selling to,and doing jobs for,residents in local vil
lages at the time it appeared
C) the variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in Britain
D) information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding v
illages at the time it appeared
27.The local grocer’s shop is expanding even though____.
A) women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping
B) town shops are larger and rather cheaper
C) people like to shop where they are less well-known
D) people get personal service in his shop
28.The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that____.
A) their prices are higher
B) people cannot telephone them
C) their staff may take less trouble to satisfy customers
D) one has to queue up in them
29.The writer appreciates the village shop because____.
A) he welcomes competition with organized business
B) he likes the ides that a humble person can be successful
C) this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing
D) he welcomes an example of private enterprise surviving in an age of gi
ant companies
30.What is the village shoemaker’s reaction to mass-produced shoes?
A) He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.
B) He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish.
C) He despises their quality.
D) He feels exasperated because people waste their money on inferior shoes,
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
During the early years of this century,wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of
Western Canada,When the crops were good,the economy was good; when the crops f
ailed,there was depression,People on city streets watched the yields and the p
rice of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers,The marketing
of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation,
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop,Fo
r years,farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,but farm
e
rs could not wait for markets to improve,It had happened too often that they so
ld their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due,only to see p
rices rising and speculators getting rich,On various occasions,producer groups
asked for firmer controls,but governments had no wish to become involved,at l
east not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild,
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs,the federal government appoi
nted a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries from the crops of l9l7 an
d l9l8,Grain Exchange trading was suspended,and farmers sold at prices fixed b
y the board,To handle the crop of 1919,the government appointed the first Cana
dian Wheat Board,with full authority to buy,sell,and set prices.
31.The author uses the term,lifeblood" (line 1) to indicate that wheat
was____.
A) difficult to produce in large quantities B) susceptible to many parasi
tes
C) essential to the health of the country D) expensive to gather and tran
sport
32.According to the passage,most farmers’ debts had to be paid____.
A) when the autumn harvest had just been completed
B) because wheat prices were high
C) as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D) when crop failure caused depression
33.According to the passage,wheat prices became unmanageable because of
conditions caused by____.
A) farmers B) supervisorsC) weather D) war
34.In line 11,the word,check” could best be replaced by which of the f
ollowing?
A) control B) investigate C) finance D) reinforce
35.According to the passage,a preliminary step in the creation of the C
anadian Wheat Board was the appointment of____.
A) the Winnipeg Grain Exchange B) a board of supervisors
C) several producer groups D) a new government
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970’s was the enthusiasm
for refurbishing old buildings,Obviously,this was not an entirely new phenomen
on,What is new is the wholesale interest in reusing the past,in recycling,in
adaptive rehabilitation,A few trial efforts,such as Ghirardelli Square in San
Francisco,proved their financial viability in the 1960’s,but it was in the 19
70’s,with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciat
ion,as well as growing interest in ecology issues,that recycling became a majo
r factor on the urban scene.
One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of
Boston’s eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market,designed in 18
24,This section had fallen on hard times,but beginning with the construction o
f a new city hall immediately adjacent,it has returned to life with the intelli
gent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin T
hompson,He has provided a marvelous setting for dining,shopping,professional
offices,and simply walking.
Butler Square,in Minneapolis,exemplifies major changes in its complex of offic
es,commercial space,and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed
in 1906 as a hardware warehouse,The exciting interior timber structure of the
building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding
large skylights.
San Antonio,Texas,offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating
urban decay,Rather than bringing in the bulldozers,San Antonion’s leaders reha
bilitated existing structures,while simultaneously cl
eaning up the San Antonio River,which meanders through the business district.
36.What is main idea of the passage?
A) During the 1970’s,old building in many cities were recycled for modern use.
B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.
C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight
urban decay.
D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Bosto
n.
37.What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?
A) Boston’s new city hall.B) Sports and recreational facilities.
C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.D) Restaurants,offices,and stores
.
38.According to the passage,Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a pr
oject in____.
A) San Francisco B) BostonC) Minneapolis D) San Antoni
o
39.When was the Butler Square building originally built?
A) In the eighteenth century.B) In the early nineteenth century.
C) In the late nineteenth century.D) In the early twentieth century.
40.What is the author’s opinion of the San Antonio project?
A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.
B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.
C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.
D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on th
e buildings.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sen
tence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Choose the ONE that best c
ompletes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wit
h a single line through the centre.
41.Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee
was____the club’s programme for the coming season.
A) arguing about B) discussing C) quarrelling about D
) disputing about
42.Since it is too late to change my mind now,I am____to carrying o
ut the plan.
A) obliged B) committedC) engaged D) resolve
d
43.Most good writers use every means at their____to make the reader
’s way smooth and easy.
A) disposal B) request C) will D) conveni
ence
44.We did not have time to read the whole novel,so the teacher prepared
a____for us.
A) synopsis B) synthesis C) symposium D
) symmetry
45.She felt very____when her husband forgot her birthday.
A) deceived B) deserted C) desperate D) disappoin
ted
46.He is looking after three orphans____ his own six child
ren,so now he has nine children to provide for.
A) besides B) except C) beside D) instead of
47.He is paving the garden____with flat stones of various shapes.
A) wayB) track C) path D) alley
48.The____of sea water into drinking water is a complicated probl
em.
A) conversion B) conjecture
C) concession D) contraction
49.They wanted to know whether the terms had been____.
A) agreed on B) agreed with
C) agreed to D) agreed about
50.It is well-knoown that the retired workers in our country are____
free medical care.
A)entitled to B)involved in
C)associated with D)assigned to
51.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city be
cause they had more at____.
A)danger B)stake
C)loss D)threat
52.Although we had told them not to keep us waiting,they made no____to speed up deliveries,
A)trial B)attempt C)action D)progress
53.Before you run____other people,it is as wel to consider your ow
n faults.
A) over B) down C) after D) into
54.If you have finished with these tools,I wish you’d____ them____,
A)put…apart B) put…away
C)put…forward D) put…down
55.The Andersons have not____yet and I doubt if they will now.
A) turned up B) turned in
C) turned down D) come in
56.We had to start at exactly the same time,so we had our watches____.
A) transfixed B) stabilized
C) temporized D) synchronized
57.The government____the people to be economical of oil consumption
.
A) call in B) call up
C) call on D) call off
58.Too many hotels have been built and this has____down prices,maki
ng holidays cheaper.
A) forced B) slowedC) cut D) reduced
59.Ronny’s steps____,and there was a moment of absolute silence.
A) died down B) died away
C) died off D) died out
60.It’s hard to ____someone so selfish.
A) feel like B) feel out
C) feel for D) feel towards
61.If you don’t return the article to the shop within a week,you will
____the chance of getting your money back.
A) take B) forfeit
C) stand D) get
62.The mechanic is____employed on repairing cars.
A) excessively B) experimentally
C) exceedingly D) exclusively
63.It is important that people from different cultures come to understan
d each other and develop____trust,Only when people trust each other is coop
eration possible.
A) confidential B) integral
C) mutual D) rational
64.Tom wants to be a lawyer because he feels it is a very____oc
cupation,and he has always wanted to hold a high position in society.
A) homogeneous B) prestigious
C) jealous D) spontaneous
65.The____of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of
the Depression.
A) rise B) collapse
C) rebirth D) debt
66.Prices continued to rise while wages remained low____the Governme
nt became increasingly unpopular.
A) even though B) in order thatC) with the result that
D) because
67.Texas____one twelfth of the continental land mass of the Un
ited States.
A) governs B) demands
C) constitutes D) produces
68.The Indians see little____for success and become frustrated,
because
they usually go to inferior school and often cannot adjust to life in the city.
A) instinct B) proposition
C) priority D) prospect
69.The plane was fatally crippled when the rear cargo door was____i
n flight.
A) jammed B) opened
C) pulled off D) crumpled up
70.After the children’s party she had to spend two hours____the s
itting room.
A) ordering B) arranging
C) tiding up D) clearing away
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
George Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just food for anim
als and humans,Carver’s first step was to analyze plant parts to find out what
they were made of,He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other
substances to create new products,
The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materials from fa
rm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy,Carver was one of th
e first and greatest chemurgists of all time,Today the science of chemurgy is b
etter known as the science of synthetics,Each day people depend on and use synt
hetic materials made from raw materials,All his life Carver battled against the
disposal of waste materials,and warned of the growing need to develop substitu
tes for the natural substances being used up by humans,
Carver never cared about getting credit for the new products he created,He neve
r tried to patent his discoveries or get wealthy from them,He turned down many
offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a rich scientist in private industr
y,Thomas Edison,inventor of the electric light,offered him a laboratory in De
troit to carry out food research,When the United States government made him a c
ollaborator in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agricu
lture,he accepted the position with the understanding that he wouldn’t have to
leave Tuskegee,An authority on plant diseases-especially of the fungus variety-
Carver sent hundreds of specimens to the United States Department of Agriculture
,At the peak of his career,Carver’s fame and influence were known on every con
tinent.
71.What is the main topic of this passage?____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
72.Carver battled all his life against the disposal of waste materials,
and proposed that substitutes be developed to____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
73.According to the passage,chemurgy can be defined as the____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
74.Why does the author mention Thomas Edison’s offer to Carver?____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
75.One of Carver’s main concern is most similar to what of present-day
causes?____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic,Value Time,Value Life”,You should write at least 150 w
ords and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1,生命有限，时间宝贵，珍视时间就是珍视生命。
2,如何珍视时间？如何珍视生命？
3,遗憾的是，有些年轻人把时间和青春花在……
4,我认为，我们应该……
Model Test Five 五
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturda
ys 9:00 to 5:00,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8:00 am,to 9:00 am.
B) 5:00 am,to 9:00 pm.
C) 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturdays it is open fr
om 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm,Therefore C),9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.” is the correct answ
er,You should choose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line thro
ugh the centre.
〖JY〗Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］[KG-1*7]— ［D］
1．A） She thought it was long.B) She liked it very much.
C) She didn’t like it because it was violent,D) She thought it was to
o boring.
2.A) Five and a half years,B) Six years and six month
s.
C) Four and six months,D) Seven and a half years.
3.A) An old gentleman,B) A constable.
C) A policewoman,D) An old gentleman wearing glasses.
4.A) Either is right,B) Neither is good.
C) None is right,D) Both are good.
5.A) By bus,B) By air.
C) By train,D) By car.
6.A) A code number,B) An agent.
C) An airliner,D) A heavy bomber.
7.A) They are talking about summer jobs.
B) They are talking about employment and unemployment.
C) They are talking about school laborers.
D) They are talking about child education.
8.A) They had no time.B) They couldn’t afford it.
C) The old one was still in use.D) They both want to buy another new car.
9.A) Everyday except Thursday,B) Everyday.
C) Monday,Wednesday and Friday,D) Monday,Tuesday and Friday.
10.A) She likes to travel,B) She is fortune’s favorite.
C) She is a good photographer,D) She is a talented writer.
SECTION B
Directions:In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of
each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have heard.
11.A) He thought that the doctor was telling a lie.
B) He thought that he was hopeful.
C) He thought that he was in despair and going to die.
D) He thought deaf meant nothing to him.
12.A) After he had consulted doctors.
B) When he could not hear himself humming a tune.
C) When he heard a humming noise.
D) When the humming noise grew louder.
13.A) Light music,B) Popular music.
C) Folk songs,D) Stormy,exciting music.
14.A) The Story of Beethoven’s Life.B) Beethoven Becomes Deaf.
C) The Music of Beethoven.D) Beethoven’s Courageous Triumph over Tragedy
.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have heard.
15.A) When they suffer from great hunger.B) When they lack food and
do not see any light.
C) When they live in darkness.D) When they loose weight.
16.A) They do not grow old.B) They are afraid of light,
C) They do not eat food at all.D) They die when they become a ball of c
ells.
17.A) Sea worm,B) Anemones.C) Cells,D) Aging,
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have heard.
18.A) In the Atlantic Ocean.B) 145 miles from Hawaii.
C) Six miles from Hawaii.D) On an aircraft carrier.
19.A) For two days,B) For three days.
C) For twelve days,D) For fifteen days.
20.A) In the space module.B) Aboard the helicopter.
C) Aboard the carrier.D) In Houston.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
When we think about the effect of the Copernican view of the world of literature
,we are likely to slip into exaggeration,It is often said that the removal of
the earth from its central place in a comfortably ordered system to the status o
f a minor planet in vaster space was fatal blow to man’s sense of his own digni
ty,This idea is philosophically foolish and historically false,Throughout the
Middle Ages,even though man was considered the special child of God,the earth
was regarded as the poorest part of creation,Copernicus was only looking for a
simpler pattern of the heavens than Ptolemy’s and he found it,Despite the work
of Kepler,Galileo,and the Elizabethan experts,moreover,it took well over a
century for the theory to win full acceptance even among the learned.
As late as 1643,a hundred years after Copernicus’book,a scientist named Brown
e declared movement of the earth impossible,The reasons for delayed victory wer
e natural,Many educated as well as uneducated men resisted contradiction of the
senses and the Bible,or of Aristotle,Ptolemy,and all tradition,Many others
were simply unaware or indifferent,as most of us in the twentieth century felt
no acute concern over Einstein’s discoveries,In either case,few had the mathe
matical knowledge needed for confirmation or even comprehension of the theory; i
ndeed,the knowledge needed to confirm Copernicus was not fully available until
Newton.
21.The Copernican theory gained wide acceptance as a result of the work o
f____.
A) Browne B) Kepler and Galileo
C) Einstein D) Aristotle and Ptolemy
22.The author believes that the effect of the Copernican theory on liter
ature______.
A) has not often been consideredB) resulted from man’s loss of dignity
C) contradicted the sensesD) can easily be overestimated
23.To understand the Copernican theory,one had to ____.
A) understand mathematics B) view the universe as an ordered system
C) have read the BibleD) accept the teaching of tradition
24.The author believes that the slow reception of Copernicus’ theory[CD
#4]. A) was due to BrowneB) was to be expected
C) increased its influenceD) has no historical parallels
25.Which of the following does the author say about,a simpler pattern
of the heavens”?
A) It was the object of Copernicus’ search.
B) It became common to the thinking of the Middle Ages.
C) It is considered to be philosophically foolish.
D) It depended on the idea that man was the special child of God.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Allelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individua
l animals do the same thing,with some degree of mutual simulation and coordinat
ion,It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough devel
oped so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained,It is found primarily
in vertebrate (脊椎动物),in those species that are diurnal,and usually in
those that spend much of their lives in the air,in open water or on open plains
.
In birds,allelomimetic behavior is the rule rather than the exception,though i
t may occasionally be limited to particular seasons of the year as it is in the
redwing blackbird,Its principal function is that of providing safety from preda
tors（掠食者）,partly because the flock can rely on many pairs of eyes to watch
for enemies,and partly because if one bird reacts to danger,the whole flock i
s warned.
Among mammals,allelomimetic behavior is very rare in rodents (啮齿动物),which
almost never move in flocks or herds,Even when they are artificially crowded to
gether,they do not conform in their movements,On the other hand,such behavior
is a major system among large hoofed mammals such as sheep.
In the pack-hunting carnivores（食肉类飞禽）,allelomimetic behavior has another
function that of cooperative hunting for large prey(被捕食者)animals such as mo
ose,Wolves also defend their dens as a group against larger predators,such as
bears.
Finally,allelomimetic behavior is highly developed among most primate groups,w
here it has the principal function of providing warning against predators,thoug
h combined defensive behavior is also seen in troops of baboons (狒狒)。
26.The author implies that allelomimetic behavior occurs most often amon
g animals that____.
A) prey on other animals
B) are less intelligent than their enemies
C) move in groups
D) have one sense organ that dominates perception
27.Which of the following is most clearly an example of allelomimetic?
A) Bears hunting for carnivores.B) Cattle fleeing from a fire.
C) Horses running at a racetrack.D) Dogs working with police officers.
28.According to the passage the primary function of allelomimetic behavi
or in bird is to______.
A) defend nests against predatorsB) look at each other
C) locate preyD) warn against predators
29.According to the passage,what happens to the behavior of rodents whe
n they are artificially crowded together?
A) Their allelomimetic behavior increases.
B) Continuous cooperation between them is maintained.
C) They become aggressive and attack each other.
D) They show little allelomimetic behavior.
30.Which of the following groups of human beings would probably show the
greatest amount of allelomimetic behavior?
A) A group of students taking a test.B) Tennis players competing in a tourn
ament,
C) A patrol of soldiers scouting for the enemy.D) Drivers waiting for a tra
ffic light to change.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action,thoug
h
this fact is often omitted in history books,Even though black men almost had t
o beg to be allowed to serve in the Revolutionary War,they went on to serve wel
l,Two blackmen,Oliver Cromwell and Prince Whipple,were with Washington when h
e crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day,1776,to attack the British at Trenton.
A black man named Estabrook captured the Royal Army’s general Prescott Newport
,and Peter Salem,a black,killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his expecte
d victory at Bunker Hill.
Even though they were forced to serve in separated units,black soldiers disting
uished themselves in combat,This was despite the fact that whites had long beli
eved that blacks could neither command nor use firearms,In 1863,William Carney
of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry received the Congressional Medal of Hono
r for his role in battles with the Plains Indians,Isaiah Dorman,Coster’s blac
k scout,served and died at the Little Big Horn in 1876,Henry Flipper was the f
irst black graduate of West Point in 1877.
In World War Ⅰ,40,000 black American combat soldiers served with the French com
mand,Neither U.S,nor British commanders would use these men,But Henry Johnson
and Needham Roberts,soldiers in the 369th Infantry’s black,Hellfighters” w
ere still the first Americans to win the Croix de Guerre,France’s top military
award.
During World War II over 600,000 black men and women served in the armed forces,
including some 400,000 who served overseas,Dorie Miller,a black mess attenda
nt in navy,was one of our first heroes in this war,At Pearl Harbor during the
Japanese sneak attack,he manned a machine gun and shot down four planes,The bl
ack fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis,Jr,distinguished themselves throughout th
e war,They served most courageously during the Italian campaign,During the war
in Vietnam,mainly because of civil rights pressures in America but also owing
to the fine record of black military units,all American forces were fully integ
rated,Once again blacks played vital roles,And 13.2 percent of all war deaths
were of blacks,even though blacks constitute only 11 percent of all Americans,
Black American soldiers continue to serve their land well.
31.The main idea of this passage is that____.
A) black Americans made contributions in the Revolutionary war
B) black Americans have admirably served their country in at least five wars
C) black Americans suffered a larger portion of war deaths in Vietnam than
did any other minorities
D) black Americans served under the French command in World WarⅠ.
32.Benjamin Davis,Jr,was______.
A) one of black fighter pilots during World War I
B) commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World WarⅡ
C) one of the soldiers who crossed the Delaware with Washington in 1776
D) a scout for Coster and died at the Little Big Horn
33.The passage implies that______.
A) black Americans were forced to fight in World War I
B) black Americans served in the military for a good life
C) Americans have been ignorant of the fact that blacks have played in Ame
rica’s military history
D) black Americans went into war because of their courage
34.The meaning of the word,savoring” is______.
A) demanding B) commanding
C) assuring D) enjoying
35.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Black Americans played an important role in the wars in America.
B) None of the white fight pilots joined World WarⅡ.
C) The portion of deaths of blacks is larger than that of the whites.
D) All the statements are true.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
To Pacific people the coconut palm is the Tree of Life,and life itself often de
pends on its presence,This versatile and ubiquitous tree still keeps to itself
the mystery of its geographical origins,Scientists may have theories,but most
Pacific islanders believe that the coconut palm is of supernatural origin,Stray
palms on uninhabited isles or in remote island valleys may appear wild and negl
ected to stranger,but chances are that some local family is watching and using
them.
On the other hand,the material culture of the islands is based on forest produc
ts in general,not just the coconut,Melanesian craftsmen fashion their goods fr
om bark,fiber,wood,and other plant parts,Stone,shell,and bone are found in
great variety,feathers and shell are seen as ornaments,But it is the plants w
hich form the structural materials or architecture and artifacts,Among Melanesi
a’s varied cultures,that of New Guinea’s Sepik River area is one of the richest
in artifacts,An important source is the annual festival marking the harvest of
the yamcrop,a hill-country staple,Yams of special size and character represen
t spirits of the dead,and the quality of a man’s yam crop is a measure of his p
restige and his virility,A man and his family may not eat their own produce but
must give it to a family of a nonrelated clan,Each phase of the growing cycle
of the yam is marked with ceremonies and festivities culminating in the great ha
rvest festival when the village square is filled with piles of yams,Many of the
finest specimens are adorned with painted masks,feather headdresses,and jewel
ry,Each man or the tribe,similarly adorned,extols the virtues of his yams in
extravagant oratory,climaxing his presentation by pronouncing the name the fami
ly who is to receive his crop.
36.The passage suggests that the coconut palm is thought of by Pacific p
eoples as____.
A) a divine giftB) unique to their part of the world
C) the centre of their harvest festivals D) an essentially decorative tree
37.According to the passage,the coconut palm provides for the islands
____.
A) the exclusive basis of their material culture
B) the important object of religious worship
C) the principal source for craftsmen’s ornaments
D) an important factor in a culture based on forest products
38.The passage indicates that all of the following are used by Melanesia
n craftsmen EXCEPT______.
A) shell B) stone C) bone D) meta
l
39.Within Melanesia,the Speik River area culture is apparently noted fo
r its____.
A) craft objects B) agricultural produce
C) forest products D) gifted orators
40.We learn from the passage that a man from the Sepik River area cultur
e will try to grow superior yams principally in order to____.
A) show that he works harder than othersB) honor the spirits of the dead
C) provide his family with nourishing foodD) demonstrate his own power and
importance
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D) Chose the ONE that best comp
letes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.To prevent flooding in summer the water flowing from the dam is const
antly______by a computer.
A) managedB) gradedC) monitoredD) conducted
42.I cannot understand how you____these depressing surroundings.
A) put up withB) get on withC) get into touch with D) carry
on with
43.The board of the company has decided to____its operation to incl
ude all aspects of the clothing business.
A) enlarge B) expand C) amplify D) exten
d
44.Motorists____of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A) convicted B) arrested C) charged D) jud
ged
45.Dinner will be ready____but we have time for a drink before the
n.
A) currently B) lately
C) suddenly D) presently
46.What is the____of this undertaking?
A) aspect B) purpose C) title D) scope
47.Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous____.
A) views B) scenes C) scenery D) Nature
48.Polar explorers have to be____to endure the climate and other har
dships,A) rough B) tough C) brave D) raw
49.They had____with each other before they made the announcement,
A) confessed B) confinedC) conferred D) confirmed
50.State university is a place suitable for you to____.
A) sit B) enroll C) encounter D) situate
51.When traveling,you are adavised to take travelers’ checks,which pr
ovide a secure____to carrying your money in cash.
A) substitute B) selection
C) preference D) alternative
52.The club members voted to____the ban on smoking.
A) refrain B) inquireC) recess
D) abolish
53.When the tire blew out,the rules Jack had learned in driving classe
s ______him____safe.
A) carried…away B) carried…forwardC) carried…off
D) carried…through
54.Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first,
she____to be a champion.
A) came round B) turned outC) turned up
D) came out
55.The____of new scientific discoveries to industrial production met
hods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A) addition B) associationC) application
D) affection
56.The three climbers can employ a guide to______them on their way up th
e mountain.
A) guide B) conductC) lead D)
bring
57.One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practica
l work had been____with the theoretical aspects of the subject.
A) embraced B) adjustedC) alternated D) integ
rated
58.He was usually very kind so that his sudden______greatly surprised u
s.A) heartiness B) unhappinessC) harshness
D) uprightness
59.We can’t understand Uncle George,for he always ____ whatever he
says.
A) masters B) mumblesC) molests D) muzzles
60.Jim and Mike tried to move the large rock but they could not______it.
A) arouse B) provokeC) budge D) dodge
61.Those who______armed intervention in the internal affairs of ot
her countries are blind to the lessons of history.
A) advocate B) affirmC) avail D) applaud
62.As steel plants have become more______,maintenance and adjustmen
ts of equipment have become a large share of the cost of running the plants.
A) allied B)draftedC) automated D) duplicated
63.The local government is determined______prohibiting the sale
and the use of drugs.
A) as regards B) concerningC) in connection with D)
with a view to
64.With all the alternatives resulting in failure,they had to____t
he original one.
A) turn to B) turn up C) turn out D) turn off
65.The salesman’s____annoyed the old lady,but finally she gave in.
A) endurance B) assistanceC) persistence D) resistance〖
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66.With an eighty-hour week and little change or enjoyment,life must ha
ve been very____for the nineteenth-century worker.
A) weary B) anxiousC) dark D) dreary
67.This jewellery is____; it is made of glass and ordinary metal
s.A) valuable B) invalidC) worthless D)invaluable
68.The weather was____the exceptionally poor harvest.
A) blamed for B) condemned for C) accused of D) critici
zed for
69.A boy standing at the door____leaflets to all those who entered t
he hall.
A) gave away B) gave in C) gave out D) gave up
70.We’ve been friends for years and that’s why I couldn’t understand
his____towards me at the party yesterday evening.
A) friendship B) hospitalityC) hostility
D) anger
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
〖DZ(37，7〗 Every year,many foreign students go to America to study English.
Some of them will
participate in a homestay program and live with an American family.However,othe
rs will take a different decision.They will live with friends from their own cou
ntry.I believe that if a foreign student looks at both possibilities,he will dec
ide to live with an American family.Even though there are one or two drawbacks t
o the homestay way,there are far more benefits.\;
In making his decision about how to live in the United States,the foreign studen
t is smart to consider one or two disadvantages to live with an American family.
First of all,he must realize that he is going to feel homesick at first.Living i
n an American home with people of other language and culture may cause this feel
ing to increase.Also,the American family could become very protective of him.The
y
may ask him where he is going,when he leaves home and when he will return.Despi
te of these two disadvantages,there is a stronger argument in favor of living wi
th Americans.\;
By living in an American home,the student has an opportunity to become familiar
with American customs and culture.For instance.he will learn the importance of f
amily closeness.He can see how the children communicate with their parents and h
ow the parents educate their children.He will not feel like a stranger because
the American family will help him adjusting to a new life.In an American home,he
can learn English fast.Family members can help him with his homeworks.When he s
peaks English,they can point out his errors.In the way,he can learn English natu
rally.\;
Although there are some disadvartage to live with an American family,there are
heavier benefits.If the foreign student at first realizes the value of learning
about a new culture and improving his English at the same time,he will find stud
ying there a very big experience.
71.____72.____73.____74.____75.____76.____77.____78.____79.____80.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic., Rechoice of professions[CD2]A Social Problem,,You sh
ould write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outlin
e(given in Chinese) below:
〖HTSS〗1.下岗人员（laidoff workers）面临一个严肃的问题——再就业。
2.下岗人员要改变就业观念，树立坚强信心，重新就业。
3.人们要关心、帮助下岗人员，克服困难，争取胜利。
Model Test Six 六
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
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SECTION A
Directions::In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library
ill be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturda
ys 9:00 to 5:00,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8:00 am,to 9:00 am.
B) 5:00 am,to 9:00 pm.
C) 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturdays it is open fr
om 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm,Therefore C),9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.” is the correct answ
er,You should choose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line thro
ugh the centre.
〖JY〗 Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗
— ［D］
1.A) At school.B) At home.C) In his office,D) On a
farm.
2.A) That Mary is going to Hawaii.B) That Mary likes to collect
postcards.
C) That Mary is going to meet her mother.D) That Mary is fond of playing
cards.
3.A) Sometimes she eats in her friend’s home.
B) Sometimes she eats at home when she gets ride and leaves the house.
C) Sometimes she eats in a hotel.
D) Sometimes she has her breakfast in the school cafeteria.
4.A) On or before November 13.B) Not before November 13.
C) On or before November 30.D) Not before November 30.
5.A) He just had his new car come in.
B) The dealer is taking his time getting the car ready.
C) He hasn’t got his driver’s license.
D) He wants to ride in the car himself.
6.A) They went fishing.B) They played golf.
C) They played bridge.D) They bought new fishing rods.
7.A) A porter,B) A policeman.
C) A servant,D) A service station attendant.
8.A) To the college on the corner,B) To the coffee house.
C) To a college poetry class,D) To the man’s house for coffee.
9.A) She is welcome to borrow one.
B) Her English teacher needs the dictionary.
C) Buy a French-English dictionary for herself.
D) Take the dictionary out of the library.
10.A) It was pretty good.B) It was rather dull.
C) It was not well organized.D) It was attended by many people.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end o
f each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best a
nswer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11-14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Because it moves very quickly.
B) Because it spread through Greek army long ago.
C) Because it spread through the crowded most quickly,
D) Because army moves more often.
12.A) One type,B) Two types.C) Three types,
D) Four types.
13.A) One million,B) Several million.C) Seven million,
D) Fifteen million.
14.A) Before 1936 people didn’t know what caused influenza.
B) A group of American doctors first discovered the types of influenza.
C) All kinds of vaccine cannot prevent every kind of influenza virus.
D) The earliest outbreak of disease mentioned happened in the year 412.
Passage 2
Questions 15-17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A) Because that was where the path went.
B) Because the path was blocked by bushes.
C) Because he wanted to explore it.
D) Because he wanted to avoid climbing.
16.A) A mark on the rock.B) A bird’s nest.
C) Two eggs in the grass.D) Two eggs on the rock.
17.A) Because it had been worn smooth.B) Because there was no gra
ss on it.
C) Because it was wet and slippery.D) Because it was soft and sandy.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) Paris,B) London.C) United States,D) Italy.
19.A) Never,B) Once.C) Three times D) Six times.
20.A) A return match with Lloyd Smith.B) His return to the United
States.
C) A chance to defeat the British champion.D) Future victories in Paris a
nd Copenhagen.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
In one very long sentence,the introduction to the U.N,Charter expresses the id
eals and the common aims of all the peoples whose governments joined together to
form the U.N.
“We the peoples of the U.N,determined to save succeeding generations from the
scourge of war,which twice in our life time has brought untold suffering to man
kind,and to reaffirm faith in fundamental rights,in the dignity and worth of t
he human person,in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and s
mall,and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obliga
tions arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be mentio
ned,and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freed
om,and for these ends,to practise tolerance and live together in peace with on
e another as good neighbors,and to unite our strength to maintain international
peace and security,and to ensure,by the acceptance of principles and the inst
itution of methods,that armed force shall not be used,save in the common inter
est,and to employ international machinery for the promotion of economic and soc
ial advancement of all people,have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplis
h these aims”.
The name,United Nations” is accredited to U.S,President Franklin D,Roosevel
t,and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a decl
aration of common intent on New Year’s Day in 1942,Representatives of five pow
ers worked together to draw up proposals,completed at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944,T
hese proposals,modified after deliberation at the conference of International O
rganization in San Francisco which began in April 1945,were finally agreed on a
nd signed as the U,N,Charter by 50 countries on 26 June 1945,Poland,not repr
esented at the conference,signed the Charter later and was added to the list of
original members,It was not until that autumn,however,after the Charter had
been ratified by China,France,the U,S,S,R.,the U,K,and the U,S,and by
a majority of the other participants that U,N,officially came into existence,
The date was 24 October,now universally celebrated as United Nations’ Day.
The essential functions of the U,N,are to maintain international peace and sec
urity,to develop friendly relations among nations,to cooperate internationally
in solving international economic,social,cultural and human problems,promoti
ng respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a centre for co-o
rdinating the actions of nations in attaining these common ends.
No country takes precedence over another in the U,N.,Each member’s rights and
obligations are the same,All must contribute to peaceful settlement of interna
tional disputes,and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of f
orce against other states,Though the U,N,has no right to intervene in any sta
te’s internal affairs,it tries to ensure that non-member states act according
to its principles of international peace and security,U,N,member must offer v
eery assistance in an approved U,N,action and in no way assist states against
which the U,N,is taking preventive or enforcement action.
21.The first stated aim of the U,N,was ______,
A) to supervise peace and treatiesB) to revise international laws
C) to prevent a third world warD) to assist the,third world” countries
22.Under its charter,the U.N,guarantees ______,
A) never to use armsB) to employ international machines
C) to better standards of lifeD) to promote economic and social advancement
23.The U,N,came into existence fully in ______,
A) 1942 B) 1944C) 1940 D) 1945
24.The essential functions of the U,N,______,
A) are limited to discussions and debates
B) include co-ordinating actions where necessary
C) are only concerned with human rights
D) are economic and culture
25.A country’s domestic policies ______,
A) cannot be forcibly changed by the U,N,
B) are often investigated by the U,N.
C) are often enforced by the U,N.
D) are not allowed to benefit from U,N,advice or assistance
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The traditional American Thanksgiving Day celebration went back to 1621,In that
year a special feast was prepared in Plymouth,Massachusetts,The colonists who
had settled there had left England because they felt denied of religious freedo
m,They came to the new land and faced difficulties in coming across the ocean,
The ship which carried them was called the Mayflower,The North Atlantic was dif
ficult to travel,There were bad storms,They were assisted in learning to live
in the new land by the Indians who inhabited the region,The Puritans,as they w
ere called,had much to be thankful for,Their religious practices were no longe
r a source of criticism by the government,They learned to adjust their farming
habits to the climate and soil,When they selected the fourth Thursday of Novemb
er for their Thanksgiving celebration,they invited their neighbors,the Indians
,to join them in dinner and a prayer of gratitude for the new life,They recall
ed the group of 102 men,women,and children who left England,They remembered t
heir dead who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts,They reflected on
the 65 days’ journey,which tested their strength.
26.The tradition of a day of Thanksgiving is ______.
A)100 years old B)200 years oldC)300 years oldD)400 years
old
27.Why had they left England?
A)Because of religious problems.B)To establish a new religion.
C)To learn farming.D)Because of the Indians.
28.The Mayflower was ______,
A)the city they left fromB)the city they arrived at
C)the ship they travelled in D)the name of Indian chief
29.The Indians had ______.
A)made life difficult for themB)helped them to adjust
C)taken their landD)been too afraid to talk to them
30.The climate and soil in Massachusetts are ______.
A)similar to that of EnglandB)different from that of England
C)similar to that of PlymouthD)different from that of Plymouth
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the s
ame age,for the same age,for these children to develop to their full adult
potential,their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children,we find ourselves descri
bing their environment as well,While the leading actor on the stage captures ou
r attention,we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the sc
enery of the play itself,Both the family and the society in which exceptional c
hildren live are often the key to their growth and development,And it is in the
public schools that we find the full expression of society’s understanding[CD2
]the knowledge,hopes,and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society,In that mirror we can see
the strengths,the weaknesses,the hopes,the prejudices,and the central values
of the culture itself,The great interest in exceptional children shown in pubi
c education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our soci
ety that all citizens,whatever their special conditions,deserve the opportunit
y to fully develop their capabilities.
“All men are created equal.” We’ve heard it many times,but it still has impo
rtant meaning for education in a democratic society,Although the phrase was use
d by this country’s founders to denote equality before the law,it has also bee
n interpreted to mean equality of opportunity,That concept implies educational
opportunity for all children——the right of each child to receive help in learn
i
ng to the limits of his or her capacity,whether that capacity be small or great
,Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children-desabled or no
t -to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the ne
cessary steps to provide that education,In response,schools are modifying thei
r programs,adapting instruction to children who are exceptional,to those who c
annot profit substantially from regular programs.
31.In paragraph 2,the author cites the example of the leading actor on
the stage to show that ______.
A) the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the s
ociety
B) exception children are more influenced by their families than normal children
are
C) exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
D) the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional
children
32.The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in e
ducation is that ______,
A) they are expected to be leaders of the society
B) they might become a burden of the society
C) they should fully develop their potentials
D) disabled children deserve special consideration
33.This passage mainly deals with ______,
A) the differences of children in their learning capabilities
B) the definition of exceptional children in modern society
C) the special educational programs for exceptional children
D) the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children
34.From its passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptiona
l children ______,
A) is now enjoying legal support
B) disagrees with the tradition of the country
C) was clearly stated by the country’s founders
D) will exert great influence over court decisions
35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Exceptional children refer to those with mental or physical problems.
B) The author use,All men are created equal” to counter the school pr
ogram for the exceptional children,
C) Recent court decisions confirm the rights of the exceptional children
to enjoy the equal rights to learn with the normal ones.
D) Regular school programs fail to meet the requirements to develop the
potential of exceptional children,
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Re
ne Coty,Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister,He stressed that wor
kmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production
,It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to
complete with those produced in other countries,The French economy needed a la
rger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade.
French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the i
mmediate needs of the people,let alone long-ranged developments,Essential impo
rts had stretched the national credit to the breaking point,Rents were tightly
controlled,but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely
though the cost of food,Food costs took as much as 80 per cent of workers incom
e,Wages,it is true,had risen and there was full-time and overtime employment.
Taken together these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed the
m no sense of security,In this precarious and discouraging situation,workmen w
ere willing to work overseas for higher wages,
The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country,It was feared thi
s migration of workers would deplete the labor force,The lack of qualified work
ers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced.
Qualified workers produced in foreign countries,Also the quantity of quality g
oods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified l
abor force moved to other countries.
36.According to the passage,which of the following is right?
A) The French workers were better paid than the workers in any other European co
untry.
B) The French workers were able to save more money with the increase in his wage
s.
C) The French workers were anxious to work abroad.
D) The French workers were often unable to find work in France.
37.Which was not true in France?
A) Food cost were low.
B) Wages had increased.
C) The state paid family allowances.
D) There was overtime employment.
38.According to the passage,which of the following is charles Deschanel’
s opinion?
A) He paid more attention to quality than to quantity.
B) The passage doesn’t mention it.
C) His opinion is totally different from others.
D) He was not right.
39.According to the passage,French production ______,
A) was inadequate to meet the needs of the French people
B) was flooding the international market with inferior products
C) emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural production
D) was enough for the local market
40.Which of the following is right?
A) The French government prohibited French to work abroad.
B) The French government reduced taxes to fight inflation.
C) The French government paid family allowances and benefits.
D) The French government prohibited the French worker to join labor unions,
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sent
ence there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D),Choose the ONE that best
completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi
th a single line through the centre.
41.Wolves were ______ in the nearby forest.
A) roaringB) barkingC) howlingD) growling
42.It was so late that it was ______ to try to catch the train.
A) deficient B) helpless C) tardy D) futile
43.Please come over to my place immediately,I need your help ______.
A) desperateteB) desperately C) in despair D) despairingly〖ZK)
〗
44.If he thinks our class will win the game,it probably does; his [CD#4
] are usually accurate.
A) acclaimsB) mottoes C) hunchesD) suspensions
45.There is pressure on the British Government to ______ the number
of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.
A) confineB) decrease C) restrain D) limit
46.Human behavior is mostly a product of learning,whereas the behavior
of an animal depends mainly on ______,
A) consciousss B) impulseC) instinctD) response
47.He is a ______ man,who cheated me out of a lot of money,
A)confidentB)confidence C)confidentialD)confiding
48.Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is
______ loud continuous noise,
A) subjected to B) filled withC) associated with D) attached
to
49.The ______ fire in the forest was soon put out by the PLA men,
A) roamingB) roaringC) burning D) raging
50.The melting of the snow has caused flooding by ______ rivers.
A)expanded B) overgrownC)increased D) swollen
51.You must have ______ the examination before Friday,so bring your mon
ey to the office as soon as possible.
A) passed B) sat forC) entered for D) taken
52,When I asked her advice,she ______ the matter and then told me not to
go.
A) answered B) explainedC) pondered D) wandered[Z
K)]
53.Several of the off-shore islands are ______ now that we have a motor
-boat,
A) available B) accessibleC) convenient D) achievabl
e.
54.The World Health Organization fights against ______ diseases all ove
r the world.
A) inevitable B) influential C) infectious D) inferior
55.The Indians see little ______ for success and become frustrated,bec
ause they usually go to inferior school and often cannot adjust to life in the c
ity.
A) priority B) instinctC) insurance D) prospect
56.Mother hasn’t ______ you for quite some time,She is beginning to th
ink you must be ill.
A) heard out B) heard ofC) heard about D) heard from
57.After leaving school,Nigel decided to ______ in the army.
A) enroll B) sign C) register D) enlist
58.After practising for several weeks,Peter decided to ______,
A) contrive B) compriseC) confirm D) compete
59.Few people ______ this department store because they don’t sell
good clothings.
A) accused B) recitedC) patronized D) advertised
60.The apple tree ______ the field,dropping its flowers on the g
rass.A) leaned on B) leaned to C) leaned over D) leaned to
wards
61.The ______,while worrying,does not mean a total loss,as the jewe
ls were insured for $30,000.
A) robber B) robberyC) rubbish D) robot
62.The poor old man is so ______ that he can scarcely walk.
A) crude B) benefitC) adeptD) decrepit
63.The lecture ______ from prehistory to modern times and gave the aud
ience much to think about.
A) covered B) includedC) ranged D) dealt
64.The noise of the machinery ______ the words of the factory manager
.A) covered B) suppressed C) drownedD) deadened
65.They had a regard for me from the time of my first ______ in their h
ouse. A) locationB) lodgingC) addressD) residence
66.The minister ______ the latest crime figures as proof of the need f
or more police.
A) cited B) rejectedC) excitedD) criticized
67.A ______ is a block of glass with three or more sides that breaks up
white light into the different colours of the spectrum.
A) prism B) propellerC) probe D) projector
68.For people with hearing difficulties telephones with volume controls
provide the best ______,
A) answer B) responseC) result D) solution
69.After the children put up Christmas decorations,the classroom ______
a holiday appearance.
A) took up B) took onC) took off D) took down
70.A scientific hypothesis can only be ______ by indisputable facts,
i.e.,by evidence derived from actual observation and experiment.
A) claimed B) exposedC) continued D) confirmed
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As early as 1710 the iron industry in English complained of increasing competiti
on from the American colonies,The American iron industry developed rapidly from
that date until,by 1750,numerous furnaces,forges,and mills were operating i
n New England,the middle colonies,and Virginia,When large quantities of pig i
ron from the American colonies first entered England in 1735,the product proved
to be of such excellent quality that English ironmakers became involved in a bi
tter argument over the future of the colonial iron industry,The English iron sm
elters,who changed native English iron ore into pig iron,insisted that America
n pig iron be kept out of England by means of high import taxes and,in fact,th
at the whole colonial iron industry be suppressed,In agreement with the iron sm
elters were owners of English mines and even forests,whose wood was used to fue
l the furnaces which smelted the iron ore,
On the other side of the issue were the English iron manufacturers who desired m
ore cheap pig iron to make into nails,tools,and other iron wares,The iron man
ufacturers therefore encouraged the production of pig iron in the American colon
ies,They wanted it to enter England tax free,but,at the same time,demanded t
hat the colonists be prevented from working their crude iron into finished produ
cts,In addition to the iron manufacturers,English merchant shipowners were in
favor of receiving American pig iron,for they looked forward to transporting th
e crude iron from America to England and the manufactured iron products from Eng
land to the colonies,The English wool industry supported the iron manufacturers
,also,in the belief that the Americans would use the money received for shipme
nts of crude iron to buy cloth made in England,thus discouraging the growth of
wool manufacturing in America.
Questions,(注意：答题要尽量简短，超过10个单词要扣分，每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格)
71,English iron smelters and English iron manufacturers were both opposed
to
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
72,The passage implies that American pig iron was
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
73,The passage suggests that the American wool industry would have develop
ed rapidly if
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
74,What is the main topic of this passage?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
75,It was believed that the colonists would use profits from the sale of t
heir pig iron to
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compos
ition on the topic“How to Stop Corruption in Government Bodies?”,You should w
rite at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (giv
en in Chinese )below:
1.为了杜绝政府机构内部的腐败现象，有人建议高薪养廉。
2.有的人则建议完善监督机制。
3.我建议……
Model Test Seven
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions,In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At th
e
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:W:I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9pm,On Saturdays 9 to
5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9 a
m,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answerr,You should cho
ose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
〖JY〗 Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］[KG-1*2]—
［D］
1.A) The food there is very good.B) It is closed on Tuesdays.
C) He could not find it.D) It is not as good as the station place.
2.A) Tomorrow.B) Any time but tonight.
C) Never.D) It is not clear when he will want to see more.
3.A) Rest,B) Special treatment.
C) Special medicine,D) Operation.
4.A) He does ot think Pierre is a good artist.B) Pierre is alway
s busy painting.
C) His art has improved.D) He has no talent.
5.A) She knows where it is.B) She wants to go shopping.
C) He should ask where it is.D) He has to look more carefully.
6.A) Yes,after his trip.B) No,he has no money.
C) When he plans for it.D) No,his old one is good.
7.A) He really doesn’t know.
B) He thinks the weather will not make any difference.
C) He thinks they will lose if the weather is bad.
D) He has no opinion on the matter.
8.A) She agrees with him partially.B) She doesn’t agree with him
.
C) She advises him to be more careful.D) She suggests that he be str
ict with his son.
9.A) After Christmas holidays.B) During the Christmas season.
C) During a sale.D) In the spring.
10.A) John should not talk to Bill any more.
B) John should take Bill’s remarks seriously.
C) John should tell Bill not to think negatively.
D) John should pay little attention to what Bill says.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end o
f each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best a
nswer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) That they were unlimited.B) That they should be carefully conserved.
C) That they were declining.D) That they were used up.
12,A) Sea resources decline more rapidly than other resources.
B) Fishing is important to industry.
C) Fish is an important food source.
D) Fish is more threatened than other animals.
13,A) The decline would have no effect.
B) The decline would affect only Europe.
C) The decline would have a global effect.
D) The decline would affect only America.
14,A) Animals about which conservationists are already concerned.
B) Animals that will some day supply food.
C) Animals that depend on fish for their food supply.
D) Animals that have been saved through the efforts of conservationists.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15,A) In the San Francisco area.B) On the island of Nimi.
C) In the Pacific Ocean.D) Along the U,S,coast.
16,A) The earthquake was serious.B) New earthquakes are not expecte
d.
C) An island was destroyed by the earthquake.D) The earthquake was mild.[
ZK)]
17,A) They will be of high intensity.
B) They will occur along the coast.
C) Earthquakes of unknown intensity will occur there.
D) They are predicted 100 miles away.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18,A) The advantages of refrigeration.B) Cooking food in the summer.
C) Food spoilage in the summer.D) Fun in the summer.
19,A) Cookies,B) Chickens.C) Eggs,D) Ice cream.
20,A) Eat it immediately.B) Try a little.C) Throw it away,
D) Cook it thoroughly.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage i
s followed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there ar
e four choices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice a
nd mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Television is one of today’s most powerful and widespread means of mass communi
cation,It directly influences our lives on both a short and long-term basis; it
brings worldwide situations into our homes; it affords extensive opportunities
for acquiring higher education ;and it performs these tasks in a convenient yet
effective manner,We are all aware of the popularly accepted applications of tel
evision,particularly those relative to entertainment and news broadcasting,Tel
evision,however,has also been a vital link in unmanned deep space exploration
(such as the Voyager I and Ⅱ missions),in providing visions from hazardous are
a
s (such as proximity to radioactive materials or environments) in underwater res
earch,in viewing storms moving across a metropolitan area (the camera being pla
ced in a weather-protective enclosure near the top of a tower),etc,The earth’
s weather satellites also use television cameras for viewing cloud cover and mov
ements from 20,000 miles in space,Infrared filters are used for night views,an
d several systems include a spinningmirror arrangement to permit wide-area views
from the camera,Realizing the unlimited applications for today’s television,
one may thus logically ponder the true benefits of confining most of our video a
ctivities to the mass-entertainment field.
Conventional television broadcasting within the United States centres around fre
e enterprise and public ownership.This requires funding by commercial sponsors,
and thus funnctions in a revenue-producing business manner,Television in USSR-su
bjected areas,conversely,is a governmemt-owned and maintained arrangement,Whi
le such arrangements eliminate the need for commercial sponsorship,it also has t
he possibility of limiting the type of programs available to viewers(a number of
purely entertainment programs similar to the classic,Bewitched”,however,hav
e been seen on these government-controlled networks,All isn’t as gray and dism
al as the uninformed might unnecessrily visualize).
A highly modified form of television called Slow-Scan TV is presently being used
by many Amateur Radio operators to provide direct visual communications with al
most any area of the world,This unique visual mode recently allowed people on t
he tiny South Pacific country of Pitcairn Island to view,for the first time in
their lives,distant areas and people of the world, The chief radio Amateur and
communications officer of Pitcairn,incidentally,is the legendary Tom Christia
n-great,great grandson of Tom Christian of,Mutiny on the Bounty” fame,Radio
Amateurs in many lands worked together for several months establishing visual c
apabilities for Pitcairners,The results have proven spectacular,yet the visual
capabilities have only been used for health education,or welfare purposes,Com
mercial TV is still unknown to natives of that tiny country.
Numerous other forms of television and visual communication have also been used
on a semi-restricted basis,This indicates the many untapped areas of video and
television which may soon be exploited on a more widespread basis,The old clich
é of a picture being worth a thousand words truly has merit.
21,According to the passage,applications of television are easily accepte
d in ______,
A) metropolitan areaB) deep space exploration
C) programs about entertainment and newsD) remote areas
22,Which of the following statements is true in the eyes of the writer?
A) Applications of television are beneficial to big cities.
B) Applications of television are believed to be good activities.
C) Applications of television are restricted to television systems.
D) Applications of television do benefit to the mass entertainment fiel
d.
23,According to the passage television in USSR ______,
A) is limited to a revenue-producing business manner
B) requires funding by commercial sponsors
C) puts away the need of commercial aid
D) is badly in need of commercial help
24,In the passage,the author tries to tell us purely entertainment progra
ms similar to the classic,Bewitched” ______,
A) are as good as those in the U.S.
B) have been seen on many government-controlled networks
C) are as gray and dismal as the uninformed might unnecessarily visualiz
e
D) are not as gloomy as the uninformed might unnecessarily visulize
25,The author’s attitude toward television programs is ______,
A) positive B) indifferentC) critical D) dangerous
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive pl
ant community on Earth,In terms of Man’s brief life it appears permanent and un
changing,save for the seasonal growth and fall of the leaves,but to forester i
t represents the climax of a long succession of events.
No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time,Plants have minim
um requirements of temperature and moisture and,in ages past,virtually every p
art of Earth’s surface has at some time been either too dry or too cold for plan
ts to survive,However,as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant
life,a fascinating sequence of changes occurs,called a primary succession,
First to colonize the barren land are the lowly lichens,surviving on bare rock.
Slowly,the acids produced by these organisms crack the rock surface,plant deb
ris accumulates,and mosses establish a shallow root-hold,Ferns may follow and,
with short grasses and shrubs,gradually form a covering of plant life,Roots p
robe even deeper into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way t
o the first trees,These grow rapidly,cutting off sunlight from the smaller pla
nts,and soon establish complete domination-closing their ranks and forming a cl
imax community which may endure for thousands of years,
Yet even this community is not everlasting,Fire may destroy it outright and set
tlers may cut it down to gain land for pasture or cultivation,If the land is th
en abandoned,a secondary succession will take over,developing much faster on t
he more hospitable soil,Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders,their se
eds carried by the wind,by birds and lodged in the coats of mammals,
For as long as it stands and thrives,the forest is a vast machine,storing ener
gy and many elements essential for life.
26,What does the forest strike mankind as permanent?
A) The trees are in community.B) The forest is renewed each season.
C) Man 痵 life is short in comparison.D) It is an essential part of our li
ves.
27,What has sometimes caused plants to die out of the past?
A) Interference from foresters.B) Variations in climate.
C) The absence of wooded land.D) The introduction of new type of plants.[
ZK)]
28,In a,primary succession”,what makes it possible for mosses to take
root?A) The type of rock.B) The amount of sunlight.
C) The amount of moisture.D) The effect of lichens.
29,What conditions are needed for shrubs to beome established?
A) Ferns must take root.B) The ground must be covered with grass.
C) More soil must accumulate.D) Smaller plants must die out.
30,Why is a,secondary succession” quicker?
A) The ground is more suitable.B) There is more space for new plants.
B) Birds and animals bring new seeds.D) It is supported by the forest.[ZK
)]
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Feather cloaks are the most spectacular of all objects of native Hawaiian manufa
cture,In the highly stratified society of the islands before their discovery by
Captain James Cook in 1788,the cloaks were never very numerous,but powerful c
hiefs often acquired several through inheritance or as battle prizes.
Although the feathers were gathered by the common people to defray part of their
taxes,and women were permitted to clean and sort them,only men of high rank,su
rrounded by sacred taboos,were allowed to make the cloaks,The manufact
uring process involved tying small bunches of red,yellow,green,or black feath
ers with olona fiber,Large cloaks like the royal robe worn by Kamehameha I,th
e first king of all the islands,required some half-million feathers.
Today these cloaks are ethnological treasures,but to the early ship captain the
y were little more than seemingly plentiful curiosities that the Hawaiians highl
y valued but gave away or traded for such trifles as iron knives,In turn,the E
uropeans traded these curiosities,This practice began with Cook’s officers,wh
o traded the cloak now in Leningrad in exchange for provisions.
In 1825,Lord Byron,commander of the British ship Blonde,predicted that,the
splendid war-cloak” would soon be more easily found in Europe than in Hawaii,B
righam found only five in Hawaii when he made his featherwork survey in 1899,To
day twenty of the fifty known cloaks are still in the British Isles.
31,The early ship captains who visited Hawaii were ______,
A) convinced of the usefulness of the feather cloaks
B) inclined to overestimate the availability of the feather cloaks
C) aware of the historical and cultural significance of the feather cloaks
D) curious about what the natives thought of the feather cloaks
32,The passage suggests that Hawaiian feather cloaks were made only by [CD
#4],A) ordinary citizens B) men of high statusC) battle prisone
rs D) trader
33,Feathers used in making cloaks were gathered mainly by ______,
A) high-ranking womenB) high-ranking menC) people of low rankD
) powerful male chiefs
34,It is clear from the passage that before the arrival of Captain Cook Ha
waiian society was ______,
A) lacking in religious organizationB) peaceful and prosperous
C) rigidly class structuredD) lacking in practical skills
35,Why would the feather cloaks be more easily found in European countries
than in Hawaii?
A) They were brought out by Captain James Cook.
B) They were traded in exchange for supply of food and drinks.
C) They were fewer feather cloaks found in Hawaii.
D) They were brought out by Brigham.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The brain is organized into different regions,each responsible for different
functions,and in humans this organization is very marked,The largest parts of
the brain are the cerebral hemispheres,which occupy most of the interior of the
skull,They are layered structures,the most complex being the outer layer,know
n as the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层),where the nerve cells are extremely densely
packed to allow great interconnectivity,Its function is not fully understood,
but we can get some indication of its purpose from studies of animals that have
had it removed,A dog,for example,can still move in a coordinated manner,will
eat and sleep,and even bark if it is disturbed,However,it also becomes blin
d and loses its sense of smell-more significantly,perhaps,it loses all interes
t in its environment,not responding to people or to its name,nor to other dogs
,even of the opposite sex,It also loses all ability to learn,In effect,it lo
ses the characteristics that we generally refer to as indicating intelligence-aw
areness,interest
and interaction with an environment,and an ability to adapt and learn,Thus th
e cerebral cortex seems to be the seat of the higher order functions of the brai
n,and the core of intelligence.
The cerebral cortex has been the subject of investigation by researchers for man
y years,and is slowly revealing its secrets,It demonstrates a localization of
f
unctions,in that different areas of the cortex fulfill different functions,su
ch
as motion control,hearing,and vision,The visual part of the cortex is especi
ally interesting,In the visual cortex,electrical stimulation of the cells can
produce the sensation of light,and detailed analysis has shown that specific la
yers of neurons are sensitive to particular orientations of input stimuli,so th
at one layer responds maximally to horizontal lines,while another responds to v
ertical ones,Although much of this structure is genetically predetermined,th
e orientation-specific layout of the cells appears to be learnt at an early stag
e,Animals brought up in an environment of purely horizontal lines do not develo
p neuron structures that respond to vertical orientations,showing that these st
ructures are developed due to environmental input and not purely from genetic pr
edetermination,This is called self-organization of the visual cortex since th
ere is no external teacher to guide the development of these structures.
36,The organization of brain is characterized by ____,
A) the interior of the skull
B) different regions responsible for different functions
C) the outer layer-the cerebral cortex
D) the nerve cells densely packed
37,According to the passage,a dog can still move in a coorinated manner,
will eat and sleep,and even bark when ____ is (are) removed.
A) nerve cellsB) the skullC) the hemispheres D) the cerebral cor
tex
38.The word,seat” in line 10 of the first paragraph means ____.
A) a chairB) part of the body
C) place where something is or where something is carried on
D) cortex
39,The visual part of the cortex is especially interesting because____
.
A) specific layers of neurons are sensitive to particular orientations of i
nput stimuli.
B) much of the structure is genetically predetermined
C) horizontal lines are stimulated
D) vertical lines are stimulated
40,Which of the following headings is the best title for this passage?
A) The Cerebral Cortex.B) The specific Layers of Neurons.
C) The Organization of the Brain.D) The Cerebral Hemispheres.
[Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D) Chose the ONE that best comp
letes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.41,He always takes a ____
with him to clean the windscreen of his ca
r.
A) garmentB) clothC) clothingD) stuff
42.If Bob thinks our plan will succeed,it probably will,his ____ar
e usually correct.
A) acclaimsB) hunchesC) mottoesD) suspensions
43,Do very young children really ____ foreign travel?
A) appreciate B) benefit C) delight D) evaluate
44,All the parts of these washing machines are ____,so that it is ver
y convenient to replace them.
A) normalized B) modernizedC) mechanizedD) standardized
45,Jim’s close ____ to his brother made people mistake them for on
e another,
A) accuracy B) membership C) probability D) resemblance
46,His audience did not find these works easy to understand,though toda
y we find them more ____,
A) fantastic B) comprehensibleC) favoured D) notorious
47,He cannot ____ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what
was happening in his own department.
A) insistB) pleadC) refer D) defend
48,The old ____ that took them to the island was not very comfortable
.A) engine B) pier C) oar D) ferry
49,The managing director took the ____ for the accident,although it
was not really his fault.
A) guiltB) blameC) charge D) accusation
50.It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is deni
ed to all but a few.
A) secured B) forbidden C) regulated D) determined
51,Man’s understanding and his mastering of matter and energy ____ hi
s claim to superiority; provide him with the basis for enriching and deepening h
uman experience.
A) designate B) deserveC) justify D) illustrate
52,The story that follows ____ two famous characters of the Rocky Moun
tain gold rush days.
A) concerns B) statesC) proclaims D) relates
53,The club members voted to ____ the ban on smoking.
A) refrain B) recessC) resides D) repeal
54,The police officer issued a ____ for the man’s arrest.
A) legend B) parcel C) receipt D) warrant
55,No matter how angry he was he would never ____ to violence.
A) resolve B) resign C) exert D) resort
56.Too much ____to Xrays can cause skin burns,cancer or other dama
ge to the body,
A) disclosure B) exhibition C) contact D) exposure
57.The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ a
ttitude toward customers.
A) impartial B) mild C) hostile D) opposing
58.When confronted with such questions,my mind goes ____,and I can ha
rdly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim B) blank C) faint D) vain
59.When he had finished playing,the child was made to ____ all the toy
s he had brought out everywhere,
A) put away B) put up C) put out D) put off
60.The survival ____ of the seedlings was so low that the experimenters
almost lost their hope,
A) ratio B) degree
C) duty D) rate
61,His son expected to ____ a business.
A) reside B) constructC) eliminate D) set up
62,Did your parents ____ the work you have done?
A) commend B)commandC) consent D) mumble
63,It was felt that he lacked the ____ to pursue a difficult task to t
he very end.
A) engagement B) persuasionC) commitment [D
W]D) preservation
64,The undersea world is well-known as a source of natural beauty and a____to human fantasy.
A) gleam B) magnitudeC) faction D) stimulus
65,Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ____ of their picnics to
spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A) remains B) remainderC) rest D) remnants
66,It’s possible to become a general by ____ the ranks.
A) moving aboutB) moving ahead C) moving up D) moving out
67,These birds ____ northwards in spring and southwards in fall.
A) immigrate B) migrateC) emigrateD) remove
68,You are not allowed to ____ advertisements on this wall without spe
cial permission.
A) put on B) put up C) put down D) put out
69,Many old houses have been____ in order that new big buildings may be
built.A) levelled B) collapsedC) felled D) demolished
70,Your argument ____ that Britain is still a great power,but this i
s no longer the case.
A) outlines B) presupposesC) concernsD) presents
Part ⅣTranslation-Chinese into English (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there are five under
lined sentences which are req
uired to be translated into English,Read them carefully and refer to the passag
e so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71,中国同美国在过去十年内所形成的战略伙伴关系（the strategic part
nership），随着这次舒尔茨（George Shultz）国务卿(Secretary of State) 的北京之行而解体（give away）。人们认识到这两个国家根本就不是天然盟友。
72.两国都把苏联看作对自己的威胁；但由于看法不同，而动机又相差甚远
，所以原打算发展成一种“出于利害关系的联盟”（alliance of interests），也已宣告失败。
73,舒尔茨离开北京之前也表示，他不认为中美关系主要是基于战略的考虑
，尽管从19
72年理查德·尼克松总统打开去中国的通路，直到1979年1月1日吉米·卡特总统同中国建立正式外交关系，美国的动机无可辩驳地就是如此。
74,两国之间原来设想（envisage）的战略合作，特别是鉴于越南人(Viet
namese)人侵柬埔寨（Cambodia）和苏联（（Soviet Union）人侵阿富汗(Afghanistan)，这种设想尤为突出，但却从未实现过。
75,在过去四年里，中国成了美国的主要贸易伙伴之一，华盛顿愿意同北京搞好关系，
但是，既然事实上最好的可能性也不过是一种正常关系而已，美国也就只得听之任之了。
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a com
position on the topic,Health”,You should write at least 150 words and you s
hould base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese ) below:
1.健康的重要性，没健康就没有幸福，没有健康就没有一切，健康是事业成功的基础。
2.如何保持一个健康的体魄。
3.树立健康意识，争取健康、事业双丰收。
Model Test Eight
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) Moving,B) Dull,C) Enjoyable.D) Inspring,
2.A) By phoning a special number.B) By looking at the bulletin boa
rds,
C) By attending social events regularly.D) By reading the campus newspaper.
3.A) In a school.B) At the post office,C) In a courtroom,
D) In a packing plant.
4.A) Operator,B) Instructor.C) Guider.D) Salesgirl.〖ZK)
〗
5.A) Used the man’s book,B) Found the book the man lost,
C) Lost half of her money,D) Bought the wrong book.
6.A) She has never sold this type of men’s wear before,B) She do
es not find selling easy,
C) Jean must sell Mr,Smith a tie,D) Jean can’t sell Mr,Smith a shir
t.
7.A) Yes,because he is a senior student,B) Yes,but he needs th
e approval by his professor,
C) No,it’s open only to teachers and postgraduates,D) Yes,he can study
there if he is writing a research paper.
8.A) The accounts have to be up-to-date before Friday,B) The c
ompany was closed for the last two weeks,
C) The woman will have half of Friday off,D) The woman will miss he
r brother’s wedding.
9.A) They disagree about it,B) Neither likes it,
C) Both like it,D) The woman hasn’t tried it,
10.A) He always got to work late,B) He was frequently sick and
absent from work,
C) He got angry with his boss,D) He prepared a financial re
port incorrectly.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) He lost his way to the bus station,B) He memorized phrasebook
Spanish carefully,
C) Spanish refused to help him,D) He wandered around in the street freely.
12.A) He asked for help in careful Spanish,B) He found the bus stat
ion without any help,
C) He missed the bus station.D) He acted dumbly to ask for help.
13.A) You should know a little language of the country before you go ther
e,
B) It is better to know nothing about the language of the country if you are a f
oreigner.
C) If you are in trouble in foreign country,you’d better to act dumbly,
D) The native people like to help the foreigners who are poor,dumb and helpless
.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) You will strong-minded enough to ignore it.
B) You will answer it after you finish the matter at hand,
C) You will rush to answer it as quickly as possible.
D) You will pay no more attention to the telephone ring.
15,A) Annoyed,B) Pleasant,
C) No feeling.D) Hateful.
16.A) You may not know for ignoring the telephone.
B) You will be called sooner or later,
C) You can call back for getting the message.
D) You will feel worried about it.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17,A) Christ,B) A lady.
C) Our Lady,D) Michaelmas.
18,A) Four days,B) Three days,
C) One day.D) Two days.
19,A) April 6,B) March 25,
C) June 24.D) September 29.
20,A) The mother of Christ.B) Our Lady.
C) Christmas.D) Lady Days.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is follow
ed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four c
hoices marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Using a public telephone may well be one of the minor irritations of life,deman
ding patience,determination and a strong possibility of failure,together on oc
casion with considerable unpopularity,
The hopeful caller (shall we call him George?) waits till six o’clock in t
he evening to take advantage of the so-called,cheap rates” for a long-distanc
e call,The telephone box,with two broken panes of glass in the side,stands at
the junction of two main roads with buses,lorries and cars roaring past,It is
pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people,Tim
e passes slowly and seems to come to a standstill while the person immediately b
efore George carries on an endless conversation,pausing only to insert another
coin every minute or so,
Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box,George
enters and picks up one of the directories inside,only to discover that someone
unknown has torn out the very page he needs,Nothing for it but to dial directo
ry Enquiries,wait patiently for a reply down the number given,
At last George can go ahead with his call,Just as he is starting to dial,
however,the door opens and an unpleasant-looking face peers in with the demand
,“Can’t you hurry up?” Ignoring such barbarity,George continues to dial and
his unwanted companion withdraws,At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing
tone,immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money,but he is now so u
pset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box,Ha
ving at last located them,he dials again,the pips are repeated and he hastily
inserts the coins,A cold voice informs him,“Grand Hotel,Chalfont Wells.”,
I’ve an urgent message for a Mr,Smith who is a guest in your hotel,Could you p
ut me through to him? I’m afraid I don’t know his room number.”
The response appears less than enthusiastic and a long long silence follow
s,George inserts more coins,Then the voice informs him,“I’ve been trying to
locate Mr,Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him leave about a minut
e ago.”
Breathing heavily,George replaces the receiver,just as the knocking on t
he door starts again.
21.The main intention of the passage is to provide____.
A) instructions about how to use a public call box
B) advice about how to deal with public telephone problems
C) criticism of the efficiency of telephone system
D) an account of possible annoyances in using a public telephone
22.Which of the following calls are you unlikely to make at the,cheap
rate” referred to?
A) To discuss your account in a bank in Scotland.
B) To have a chat with an elderly relation,
C) To ask about a friend in hospital who has just had an operation.
D) To express Christmas greetings to cousins in Australia.
23.George can at least be thankful that ____.
A) the call box is in a convenient position
B) the telephone itself is working
C) he can use the directory in the box to find the number
D) he is able to give his message to the hotel receptionist
24.Why does George have to dial a second time?
A) He hasn’t remembered to put the money in the box,B) He hasn’t got enou
gh money with him,
C) He has got to find the money to put in the box,D) He can’t find the n
umber he wants in the directory.
25.What are George’s feelings when he completes his call?
A) He has some difficulty in controlling his annoyance.
B) He is very disappointed at missing his friends.
C) He is annoyed with himself for being so stupid.
D) He is depressed at the thought of having to try again to get through.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
What does it feel like to be approaching the wrong end of middle age? For the
moment at least,the differences between the young diplomat of 30 years ago and
the aging writer of today are more psychological than physical,Naturally,I can
hardly ignore the inevitable change in my outward appearance,My hair has gone
—well,silver; the whites of my eyes occasionally look more like yolks; and I’v
e
got heavier round the middle,But all this is merely on the surface inside,I’m
not really conscious of feeling very much older than I did my younger days.
Mentally,however,it’s another story,It is no longer a surprise to come into
a room and to find that I’m the oldest person in it,but notice the fact all th
e same,It’s a long time since I stopped worrying about policemen being younger
than me; when,on the other hand,I find generals,archbishops and High Court ju
dges in the same happy situation,I tend to grow thoughtful …
Now for the compensations,And there are plenty of them,and by no means the l
east is a new found independence,Until now,responsibilities seem to have incre
ased year by year; now,thankfully they begin to diminish,and are replaced by n
ew opportunities.
These are positive compensations; there are also negative ones which can be ap
preciated just as much,Immense pleasure can be got from Putting Things Behind O
ne,My own recent decision—taken with immense relief—has been to give up a
ll efforts to understand modern music,There is more than enough music from the
17th,18th and 19th centuries to keep me happy for the rest of my life,Now,at
last,I can face the fact that I just don’t like 20th century music.
Finally,it’s goodbye to hypochondria,When I was young I constantly worried a
bout my health and imagined I had all sorts of terrible diseases,Now those days
are over,I llove every moment of my life and want it to go on for as long as po
ssible until I become senile or a burden to my family and friends,at which poin
t I would like it to stop at once,I can honestly say that I have had and am sti
ll having a wonderful time.
26.In the passage,what is the writer mainly talking about?
A) We should take an objective attitude towards the problem of getting old.
B) We can have compensations while getting old.
C) Getting old is a terrible thing.
D) We should refuse to acept the fact of getting old.
27.According to the passage,the changes of the writer while getting old
are the following except ____.
A) the hair has become white
B) the whites of the eyes look like yellow
C) the man becomes fat
D) the difference between the young and the aging writer is more in his o
utward appearance than in his inside
28.According to the writer,what is not the advantage of getting old?
A) New opportunities take the place of responsibilities.
B) Immense pleasure can be got from negative compensations.
C) Generals,archbishops and High Court judges are all happy while getting old.
D) Hypochondria will not disturb you any longer.
29.What is the meaning of Putting Things Behind One?
A) To put things that should be done after another one,B) To give up.
C) To do the things as you like,D) To delay the time of finishing the wor
k.
30.What is the writer’s attitude towards the problem of getting old?
A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic.C) Indifferent,D) Tolerant.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Rumor has it that more than 20 books on creationism / evolution are in the publi
sher’s pipelines,A few have already appeared,The goal of all will be to try to
explain to a confused and often unenlightened citizenry that there are not two
equally valid scientific theories for the origin and evolution of universe and l
ife,Cosmology,geology,and biology have provided a consistent,unified,and co
nstantly improving account of what happened.,Scientific” creationism,which i
s being pushed by some for,equal time” in the classrooms whenever the scienti
fic accounts of evolution are given,is based on religion,not science,Virtuall
y all scientists and the majority of non-fundamentalist religious leaders have c
ome to regard,scientific” creationism as bad science and bad religion.
The first four chapters of Kitcher’s book give a very brief introduction to evol
ution,At appropriate places,he introduces the criticisms of the creationists a
nd provides answers,In the last three chapters,he takes off his gloves and giv
es the creationists a good beating,He describes their programs and tactics,and
,for those unfamiliar with the ways of creationists,the extent of their decept
ion and distortion may come as an unpleasant surprise,When their basic motivati
on is religious,one might have expected more Christian behavior.
Kitcher is a philosopher,and this may account,in part,for the clarity and eff
ectiveness of his arguments,The non-specialist will be able to obtain at least
a notion of the sorts of data and argument that support evolutionary theory,The
final chapters on the creationists will be extremely clear to all,On the dust
jacket of this fine book,Stephen Jay Gould says:“This book stands for reason i
tself.” And so it does and all would be well were reason the only judge in the
creationism I evolution debate.
31.More than twenty books ____.
A) are intended to support creationism
B) are intended to attack Kitcher
C) are written in a style of clarity and effectiveness
D) include Kitcher’s hook
32.“Creationism” in the passage refers to ______.
A) evolution in its true sense as to the origin of the universe
B) a notion of the creation of religion
C) the scientific explanation of the earth formation
D) the deceptive theory about the origin of the universe
33.Kitcher’s book is intended to ______.
A) recommend the views of the evolutionistsB) expose the true featu
res of creationists
C) curse bitterly at his opponentsD) launch a surprise attack on cr
eationists
34.From the passage we can infer that ______.
A) reasoning has played a decisive role in the debate
B) creationists do not base their argument on reasoning
C) evolutionary theory is too difficult for non-specialists
D) creationism is supported by scientific findings
35.This passage appears to be a digest of ______.
A) a book review B) a scientific paper
C) a magazine feature D) a newspaper editorial
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken,After six months of
arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates,Australia’s Northern Te
rritory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take t
he lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die,The measure passed by the co
nvincing vote of 15 to 10,Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and w
as picked up,half a world away,by John Hofsess,executive director of the Righ
t to Die Society of Canada,He sent it on via the group’s on-line service,Death
NET,Says Hofsess:,We posted bulletins all day long，because of course this i
sn’t just something that happened in Australia,It’s world history.”
The full import may take a while to sink in,The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill
law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and pr
actical implications,Some have breathed sights of relief,others,including chu
rches,right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association,bitterly att
acked the hill and the haste of its passage,But the tide is unlikely to turn ba
ck,In Australia—where an aging population,life-extending technology and chan
ging community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to
consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia,In the US and Canada,wh
ere the right-to-die movement is gathering strength,observers are waiting for t
he dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law,an adult patient can request death probabl
y by a deadly injection or pill—to put an end to suffering,The patient must
be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors,After a,cooling off” period of
seven days,the patient can sign a certificate of request,After 48 hours the w
ish for death can be met,For Lloyd Nickson,a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffe
ring from lung cancer,the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on w
ith living without the haunting fear of his suffering,a terrifying death from h
is breathing condition.“I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view,
but what I was afraid of was how I’d go,because I’ve watched people die in the
hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.
36.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the sentence,Bu
t the tide is unlikely to turn hack”?
A) US and some other countries are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
B) It is impossible to pass the bill.
C) Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.
D) The fact that the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has been passed
probably can’t be changed.
37.From the second paragraph we learn that ______.
A) the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries
B) physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia
C) changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law
D) it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage
38.When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to
start falling,he means ______.
A) observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia
B) similar bills are likely to be passed in the US,Canada and other countries
C) observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes
D) the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop
39.When Lloyd Nickson dies,he will ______.
A) face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia B) experience t
he suffering of a lung cancer patient
C) have an intense fear of terrible suffering D) undergo a cooling off p
eriod of seven days
40.The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ______
.
A) opposition B) suspicion C) approval D) doubt
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.We were only able to make a ______ estimate of annual cost,
A) coarse B) rough C) crude D) rude
42.It is ______ nonsense that we win the game by chance,
A) sheer B) shield C) shear D) sheet
43.The diet should be perfectly ______ most people,
A) deficient in B) short of C) intent on D) adequate for〖ZK)
〗
44.The ______ student will have a chance to be successful if he has self
-confidence in his mind,
A) common B) usual C) averageD) general
45.Everybody has the general knowledge that the human body is a ______
machine.
A) delicate B) precise C) considerateD) sensitive
46.______ cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
A) Standing B) Stable C) Stationary D) still
47.We are told that over the next few months our work ______ will chang
e,
A) pattern B) scale C) grade D) rank?
48.You can pay for the house in ______ over a specified number of years.
A) compensation B) substitution C) installments D) commis
sion
49.The fragile peace between the two countries was hanging by a ______,
A) thread B) rope C) string D) cord
50.In general,native speaker will make ______ too when they use their n
ative language.
A) errors B) mistakes C) weaknesses D) flaws
51.The organization publishes a regular ______ of world population stat
istis.
A) themes B) leaflets C) digests D) insights
52.The government has an ______ to cut tax if he promised to do so,
A) impulse B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation〖ZK)
〗
53.In this company,most of the employees are women,but in the boards o
f corporations,women are in a ______,
A) minimum B) shortage C) scarcity D) minorit
y
54.I promised you that I’d help you,I’m not going ______ that,
A) in for B) along withC) back on D) through wit
h
55.I was trying to tell him what really happened,but he ______ me
______.
A) gave...up B) cut...short C) turn...out D) put...through〖
ZK)〗
56.What others think I do not know,I can only ______ for myself.
A) speak B) talk C) tell D) say
57.The team has been ______ down the league table and really needs som
e new players.
A) declining B) lessening C) slipping D) descending
58.They ______ the classroom by adding a new building to it in order to
hold more students.
A) enhance B) enlarge C) strengthen D) magni
fy
59.Do you think you could ______ that chocolate cake?
A) duplicate B) stimulate C) accelerate D) modify
60.On the computer keyboard,this is the key for ______.
A) repelling B) constraining C) compelling D) deleting
61.We can ______ the dangers of driving if we obey all the rules of the
road,
A) furnish B) minimize C) prolong
D) rectify
62.While I was on vacation abroad,my mail ______ in the box.
A) accumulate B) assemble C) converge D) crowd
63.Pressing this button,you can ______ the direction of movement of th
e machine.
A) confuseB) perplex C) hamper D) reverse
64.He’s given too much to his career,worked long hours,and ______ hi
s own children.
A) discard B) miss C) neglect D) omit
65.Tom hardly seems middle-aged,______ old.
A) less likely B) let alone C) much worseD) all else
66.The way in which information is transmitted has changed ______.
A) dramatically B) startlingly C) enormouslyD) uniquely
67.These are information that I really need to keep on ______.
A) sequence B) segment C) pile D) file
68.That’s one of the most astonishing economic ______ seen since the S
econd World War.
A) transmissions B) transitions C) transformationsD) transact
ion
69.Relationships in our department provide a ______ of the fact that pe
ople of different nations and cultures can work together peacefully.
A) demonstration B) manifestation C) implementation D) expediti
on
70.The company is trying to increase its ______ of the market.
A) circulation B) reproduction C) manipulation D) penet
ration
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As children,many of us got a great deal of criticism and,as a result,learned
a variety of patterns for coping with it,Marya had apparently received little c
riticism,but,knowing that she was not perfect and deserved what other children
got,developed her own patterns of self-judgment and censure,Being judged,whe
ther we are underestimated or overestimated,usually implies a demand,subtle or
direct,that we change,If others do not demand change,we may feel the need to
demand it of ourselves.
Reactions that are relatively free from attempts to change or discredit us,give
n by someone who cares for us,and with the intention of letting us know what im
pressions we are making may be easier to take,If,however,our usual reaction i
s to defend ourselves,even mild criticism or impressions given gently without d
emands that we change may play havoc with our defensive structure and become dif
ficult to handle.
Questions:(注意,答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)
S1.What is the passage mainly about?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S2,Why is criticism necessary?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S3,People need criticism for ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S4,People need the real criticism ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____
S5,What does the phrase PLAY HAVOC WITH in the passage mean?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic,Grades and Ability”,You should write at least 150 words
,and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.有些人认为分数体现能力。
2.有些人则认为分数不一定体现能力。
3.我对此问题的看法。
Model Test Nine 九
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1,A) His grades in science courses are very good.
B) He hasn’t taken enough courses in geology.
C) He likes geology enough to continue with it.
D) He doesn’t want to take any more science courses.
2,A) She wasn’t able to finish the dissertation.
B) She’s not sure how to solve the mystery.
C) She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early.
D) How to write the dissertation is a mystery
3,A) Only one person can come.
B) There have been a few responses.
C) They need one more response.
D) Almost everyone can come
4,A) The students in the class did not enjoy the field trip.
B) The transportation for the trip is free.
C) Some people may not go on the trip.
D) All the students in the class have paid the transportation fee.
5,A) Sarah moved to a new address two weeks ago.
B) They should pay Sarah a visit.
C) They should stop visiting Sarah.
D) They should pick up Sarah.
6,A) Look for a big office.
B) Make a bet with others.
C) Rent a house with a bathroom and a kitchen.
D) Move to another house.
7,A) In a bookstore.
B) In the woman’s house.
C) In the library.
D) In the laboratory.
8,A) The apartments are too small for the students to share.
B) Very few students could afford to live there.
C) Most students are easy to reach the apartments.
D) Two bedrooms rents for 1,600 dollars.
9,A) She’s not so enthusiastic about academics.
B) She’s unable to use computers.
C) She wishes she could be a better students.
D) Her capacities of learning computers is better than his.
10,A) Examine the typing mistakes
B) Have someone else type his papers.
C) Ask another person to check his work.
D) He is always looking for his papers.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of ea
ch passage,you will hear some questions and the questions will be spoken only o
nce,After you hear one question,you must choose the best answer from the four
choices market A),B),C) and D),Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answ
er Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard:
11,A) They have the same mechanisms of vocal development.
B) They begin with babbling when learning to produce sound.
C) They both sing perfectly.
D) They need the same time period to finish their vocal development.
12,A) Whether the mechanisms of vocal development are the same in humans and
birds.
B) Whether baby songbirds can respond to social interactions.
C) The role of imitation and social interactions
D) Whether human infants and baby songbirds share the same vocal development pat
h.
13,A) Imitation B) Sensory capacities,C) Maternal behavior,D) Social learning.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard:
14,A) He is capable and likes finishing his works alone..
B) He is the most famous and influential producer in the history of rock music.
C) He is good at cooperate with others.
D) He is more than a producer.
15,A) Because he produced a distinctive,wall of sound”,in which a number of
instruments are blended together.
B) Because he preferred to have the sounds of multiple instruments mixed togethe
r.
C) Because besides being a producer,he did many other things such as operated h
is own record company.
D) Because he worked together with singers,actors and directors,
16,A) Because his works are the combination of all the traditional works.
B) Because his works are produced by several instruments.
C) Because his works have a stereo.
D) Because his works feature all of the current artists.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard:
17,A) 86 percent of US college students say the Net has had a negative impact o
n their college academic experience
B) 28 percent of college students say they use the Internet most often to keep i
n touch with their friends.
C) Nearly 80 percent of college students in the US say they use the Internet to
download music files
D) Many students say the Internet is essential to both their academic and social
lives.
18,A) 80 percent,B) 73 percent.C) 38 percent.D) 28 percent.
19,A) Some US college students use the Internet to express ideas to a professor
.
B) Some US college students use the Internet to improve their relationships with
their classmates and professors.
C) Some US college students use the Internet to call their friends.
D) Some US college students use the Internet to correspond with family.
20,A) The Internet has influenced the US college students’ daily life tremendo
usly,
B) The Internet has had a negative impact on the US college students’ daily lif
e,
C) The US college students are indifferent to the Internet.
D) The US college students are enthusiastic about making friends.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choice
s marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the co
rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
According to Forrester Research,8.6 million online shoppers access the Internet
via a high-speed connection,compared to 12 million using dial-up,Taken alone,
those findings are hardly groundbreaking,What’s noteworthy is the rest of the
picture that emerges from that study,Those broadband users are younger,richer
,and better informed than their narrowband counterparts,They spend more time a
nd money online and are more likely to buy customized products and services,
So why hasn’t the Internet become the focus for broadband companies seeking to
establish relationships with a demographic that has demonstrated a preference fo
r their product? Simply put,until recently,their attempts fell flat,
Just over a year ago,our agency launched an online performance-based e-marketin
g campaign to promote a broadband service,Despite engaging creative and a compe
lling offer,it met with resounding silence,Six months later,the response was
only marginally better,
So we were only cautiously optimistic two months later when we launched another
campaign for the same advertiser,using the same offer,This time,it was a succ
ess,Response rates tripled and the customer acquisition cost dropped from $300
to under $100,
Clearly,the floodgates have opened and the most sought-after consumers are rush
ing through to broadband,And while the surge in response wasn’t a complete sur
prise given the emphasis placed on marketing broadband services,it was enough t
o make us curious about what other factors were at play,
What we discovered was a scenario where so many people have experienced broadban
d’s superiority at work,school,and even in friends’ homes that they know wha
t they’re missing,
According to U.S,News & World Report,some 20 million households nationwide now
have broadband,with another 100,000 signing up each week,That saturation has
created a market of increasingly discontent dial-up subscribers for broadband co
mpanies to reach,
Imagine the impact when -- as dial-up users impatiently wait for Web pages to lo
ad -- an ad pops up promising lightning-fast access,Their response starts an on
going relationship managed through newsletters and other e-mail communications d
esigned to keep them informed about value-added services,special promotions,et
c,
Not only is it a demographic pre-disposed to online CRM,it is also one that is
far from oversold,In fact,less than one-third of U.S,households will subscrib
e to a broadband service by 2006,And as services designed specifically for broa
dband increase and support for dial-up declines,the 42 percent of Internet user
s who said they didn’t need broadband will become receptive to a well-focused C
RM program,
But it won’t last forever,While the window of opportunity to reach broadband b
uyers online is open,it’s not likely to stay that way,Broadband may be the cu
rrent heir apparent for connectivity,but wireless has given every indication it
will be a sleeper hit,emerging from nowhere to take the top spot.
In short,the time for broadband companies to establish online customer relation
ships is now -- before the window slams shut,
21,What is NOT mentioned as the result of Forrester Research in the first parag
raph?
A) A lot of online shoppers access the Internet by broadband.
B) Broadband users get more information than the dial-up users.
C) It is probable for broadband users to buy the products specially made for the
m.
D) It is the first time for people to find out the number of broadband and narro
wband users.
22,What did the online performance-based e-marketing campaign bring at first?
A) The promotion of a broadband service.
B) Cautious responses.
C) No response at all.
D) Some marginal responses.
23,Why did another campaign become a success later?
A) Because the agency has used a compelling offer.
B) Because people have enjoyed the broadband’s advantages in their daily life.
C) Because the agency has spent a lot of money on the advertisements.
D) Because people become curious about the broadband.
24,It can be inferred from the passage that____,
A) Few is likely to use dial-up in the future.
B) Broadband companies should establish online customer relationships now.
C) About 20 million households nationwide now have broadband.
D) People design more services specially for broadband.
25,What is the main idea of this passage?
A) How Forrester Research got the valuable information.
B) Why people want to use broadband.
C) How broadband services find success in online CRM.
D) Broadband services have great influence on people.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage,
The following passage is an opening speech by Lord Weidenfeld,founder of the Eu
ropaeum and Chairman,Weidenfeld and Nicolson Publishers
I am very privileged and gratified to talk to you today,I think it is most app
ropriate to have this meeting at the Humboldt University,Berlin,because of the
impulse to the creation to the European network,to the sequence of events,and
that great turning point of history,which is symbolised by the fall of the Ber
lin wall,It was that particular impulse that started an enterprise to bring to
gether teachers and students in,first of all,Western European Universities to
offer resources to those universities which had only recently emerged in other p
arts of Europe,So we started the Europaeum network,Six universities joined us
initially,We then approached the University of Prague to join us for the begin
ning of an enlargement,which would also to include universities previously behi
nd the Iron Curtain,The group that we assembled around the Europaeum logo is b
y no means exclusive and we would very much like to enlarge it,The term ’vari
able geometry’ is very fashionable in international politics,but I think it al
so applies to our intentions,we want it to expand and include other universitie
s either as full members or associates so free standing research institutes,
Thanks to the generosity of our German sponsor DaimlerChrysler,particularly the
Davies Group of the organization,Dr Klaus Mangold and Dr Bensel,we are now en
gaging in a study of the roles of the universities in the future,We have a num
ber of ideas regarding how to set about answering these three major questions,W
hat is the future role of the university? If we have established what it is,ho
w do we equip it to produce the resources and do its job and what role does it p
lay in our society? We hope to have a number of ongoing conferences and exchange
s of views on the subject thanks to the friendly and co-operation of Humboldt Un
iversity,
We are now in a new era since 11 September,I think that one day we will regard
that approximate decade from the fall of the wall in Berlin and the destruction
of the World Trade Centre in New York,Here it is important that we play our r
ole,In what we now see in the plateau of Central Southeast Asia,a holy allian
ce of barbarism,fanaticism and high tech product of the information society,Th
e University,by having as a component an important dosage of humanism,makes al
l the difference between a Robespierre like revolution or a continuation of the
human spirit with the new resources and tools,carefully husbanded,monitored an
d controlled,
Thanks to President of Humboldt University,Professor Michael Kreile,Professor
Pera,Paul Flather and colleagues.
26,What is the attitude of the speaker toward the development of Europaeum?
A) Europaeum is open to almost all universities.
B) Europaeum is exclusive to some enterprises.
C) Europaeum is open only to research institutes.
D) Europaeum is exclusive to any other universities.
27,What can be concluded about the Europaeum logo from the first paragraph?
A) Being no exclusive.
B) Bringing together teachers and students in Western European Universities.
C) Enlarging Europaeum.
D) Having variable geometry.
28,What is the subject of this conference?
A) How to equip a university to produce the resources.
B) How to enlarge a university to some extent.
C) How to cooperate with other universities.
D) A study of the roles of the universities in the future.
29,What kind of organization does the speaker hope to have?
A) An organization in which they play an important role.
B) An organization full of humanism.
C) An organization of revolution.
D) An organization full of information.
30,What is the purpose of the organization?
A) To continue and develop human spirit with new resources and tools,
B) To exchange views with different universities.
C) To unite universities and enterprises.
D) To create the European network to continue humanism.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
When a heart-lung machine was invented that could take over the job of the heart
,put oxygen into the blood and keep the circulation going during surgery,surge
ons could stop the heart while they were cutting and suturing,Recently,in cert
ain cases,some surgeons have begun operating without the pump while the heart c
ontinues to beat.
“The benefits of off-pump surgery are tremendous for patients who meet the crit
eria for this procedure,” says Dr,Jim Zellner with the Alliance of Cardiac,Th
oracic and Vascular Surgeons.,There is less need for blood products,less chan
ce of complications during and after surgery,earlier recovery and earlier retur
n to regular activity.”
Seawood Murray feels he was led by God to find Dr,Zellner and Memorial Hospital
and to have off-pump surgery.
A veteran of the United States Navy as a nuclear weapons security officer and co
mmanding officer of a mine assembly group for more than 31 years,Seawood has ne
ver complained about stress or pain,He saw three tours of duty off the coast of
Vietnam,
However,after suffering from chest pain for almost a year and being misdiagnose
d with chronic heartburn,Seawood knew something was seriously wrong,At the Vet
eran’s hospital in Murfreesboro,he learned he had heart disease and was told t
o come back in six weeks.
“I didn’t want to wait that long and asked for a referral to The Chattanooga H
eart Institute,” Seawood says.,Dr,Noel Hunt found that 40% of my heart was n
ot getting the amount of blood it needed to operate properly.”
Four days later,Seawood was undergoing off-pump triple bypass surgery at Memori
al Hospital under the hand of Dr,Zellner,
“I was sitting up that evening,walking around the second day and feeling good
enough to go home the third day,but I stayed till the fourth morning,” Seawood
says.,Two others who had on-pump bypass surgery the same day I had mine off-p
ump were barely walking when I left.”
31,How do surgeons usually operate on a heart-attacker according to the passage
A) They operate without a pump.
B) They operate with a heart-lung machine.
C) They operate by stopping the heart.
D) They operate with nothing but cutting and suturing.
32,Which of the following statements is NOT the benefit of off-pump surgery?
A) The heart-attack patients will be recovered in one day.
B) 〖JP3〗There are fewer chances for heart-attack patients to suffer from other new di
seases during the course of hear attack.
C) Off-pump surgery needs fewer blood products.
D) The heart-attack patients will be well again earlier.
33,What’s wrong with Seawood Murray?
A) He suffered from chronic heartburn.
B) He suffered from heart attack.
C) He had three tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam.
D) His heart couldn’t get blood it needed to operate.
34,What did Dr,Zellner do for Seawood Murray’s disease?
A) Dr,Zellner gave him a surgery with a hheart-lung machine..
B) Dr,Zellner diagnosed his disease as chronic heartburn.
C) Dr,Zellner gave him an off-pump triple bypass surgery.
D) Dr,Zellner referred him to another hospital.
35,What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A) Seawood Murray could hardly walk four days after the surgery.
B) Seawood Murray got recovered more slowly than other patients.
C) Seawood Murray felt well and went home the third day after the surgery.
D) Seawood Murray went home the fourth day after the sugery.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The key element to successful interviewing is not your experience,your grades,
what classes you took,your extracurricular activities,or any of the other basi
c necessities,Those skills are what got you the interview,The key element to s
uccessful interviewing can be summed up in one word,attitude,If you want to ri
se above others with better experience,better grades,or better anything,you w
ill need to work on developing a highly positive work attitude,
Your attitude determines whether you will,make the cut” or be discarded,Reme
mber,there are plenty of competitors with the ability to do almost any given jo
b-- especially at the entry level,The way most employers differentiate at the e
ntry level is by candidates’ attitudes toward the job,Your attitude is often w
hat recruiters will remember when the dust has settled after reviewing ten,twen
ty,or even one hundred candidates--the one who was sincerely willing to put for
th his very best effort,If you have the attitude of wanting to do your very bes
t for the company,of being focused on the company’s needs,of putting yourself
forth as the person who will be committed and dedicated to fulfilling their nee
ds,you will likely be the one chosen,
Why is attitude so important? Because most companies already have their full sha
re of multi-talented superstars who care about no one but themselves,Ask any ma
nager who the most valuable member of his team is,and he will point not to the
overrated superstar,but to the person who has the,can do” attitude,the pers
on who can be counted on in any situation,the person who truly strives for exce
llence,Give me a team player who is achieving at 99% and I will take her over a
flashy superstar who is running at 50% efficiency any day of the week,And so w
ill 99% of all hiring managers,
So don’t worry if you are not,superstar” quality,If you can show me,in you
r words and actions,that you are ready to put forth your very best effort towar
d achieving excellence,you will be chosen over the superstar,
You can show your winning attitude in the way you present yourself,Incorporate
the actual words,positive attitude,”,excellence,” and,striving to be my
best” into your interview language,Then show by your stories and examples how
these words positively affect your life,Show me when and where and how you have
put forth extra effort above and beyond the call of duty,Show me how you beat
a deadline,how you excelled in a project,or how you made a difference by going
the extra mile,
If you can show me,by words and examples,your,can do” attitude,it is you I
will hire,while all of the superstars will receive polite rejection letters to
add to their growing collections.
36,What is the key element to successful interviewing according to this passage
A) Courses taken before.
B) A varied experience.
C) A positive work attitude.
D) Interviewees’ capability.
37,Which of the following statement is correct in the author’s opinion?
A) There are inadequate competitors with the ability to do almost any given job— especially at the entry level.
B) Most interviewers generally depend on the candidates’ attitudes toward the j
ob to choose the employees.
C) Most employers tell the difference between candidates by their entry level.
D) Better experience and better grades become the most important elements to be
chosen.
38,Who is the most valuable member of his team to a manager?
A) The multi-talented superstar.
B) The person who tries his best for excellence.
C) The person who counts on himself and does not cooperate with others.
D) The flashy star who makes the company famous.
39,In an interview,what makes you leave a good impression on the interviewer?
A) Your boasting words.
B) The words such as positive attitude,excellence,and striving to be my best.
C) Your own stories.
D) Words and examples to show your positive attitude.
40,What is the best title for this passage?
A) Your Attitude Determines Whether You Will,Make The Cut” or Be Discarded.
B) How to Find a Good Job.
C) The Most Important Aspect of Interviewing.
D) A Successful Interviewing.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41,To check that your mobile phone is ____with the products we sell,click o
n the link below that matches the manufacturer of your mobile phone,
A) confidential B) compatible C) conscientious D) conspicuous
42,26% votes said they had a moment of silence or prayer to ____ the annive
rsary of Sept,11,
A) commemorate B) manipulateC) withhold D) conse
nsus
43,The medical researchers are trying to find out who is ____ to SARS,
A) infectious B) susce
ptibleC) apt D)
prompt
44,He is eager to get the information about when copyrights for computer author
s or in visual arts ____,
A) abolish B) const
rainC) amend D) expir
e
45,For the time being there are more____ to be filled in the companies,but
they are far from enough to meet the demands of so many graduates,
A)vacations B) varietiesC) vacancies D) varia
tions
46,The honest young man ____ the boss that he would try his best for the e
xcellence,
A) ensured B) assuredC) secured D) insured
47,The greenhouse effect was partly____ for the global warming and the temp
erature changes are likely to have great effect on the spread of diseases,
A to blame B) blameC) to be blamed D) blaming
48,____to China Daily is a good choice for an English learner,
A) Prescribing B) Trans
cribingC) Describing D) Subsc
ribing
49,Keeping speaking a strange language to random individuals,he made everybody
____ by his behavior,
A) ridiculed B)
enchantedC) bewildered D)
induced
50,Nobody can exactly ____ the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome t
hough it has spread for a few months,
A) account with B) accou
nt onC) account for D)
account of
51,The jury____ the football star of having committed murder and he was s
entenced to capital punishment,
A) accused B) convi
ctedC) charged D) acqui
tted
52,If your first business goal is to make money,you should set the goal of how
much money you expect to gain and then work____,
A) accordingly B)
thereforeC) nevertheless D)
however
53,____ the cultural revolution,he would have been a VIP in this field,
A) In spite of B)
Or elseC) Because of D)
But for
54,Xiao Wang is eager to go abroad to study architecture,but he hasn’t got a
(n)____ passport,
A) valid B)
efficientC) effective D)
practical
55,The budget cuts will ____ the future of our children,as we will be for
ced to eliminate educational services,
A) jeopardize B)
hazardC) venture D)
risk
56,Failing to____ the Information Revolution,they are unable to meet the
demands of the modern society,
A) come up with B) face
up withC) keep up with D) live
up with
57,They would like to gratefully ____ the contribution of time and effort
by the following companies,
A) admit B)
acknowledgeC) attribute D)
accept
58,Tuition hike will ____ college plans,so it is necessary that the univ
ersity administrators have a plan that will guarantee all of these students have
enough fund for completing their education,
A) prevail B)
forbidC) prohibit D) hinde
r
59,Everybody could see that the young man was ____ going abroad to study,
whether his parents could afford the tuition or not,
A) lack of B)
intent onC) deficient in D)
adequate for
60,Exactly,the reason it’s so cool is that it is ____ to your mind and
eyes that squares A and B are the same color,but they are,
A) intelligible B)
indicativeC) inconceivable D) invar
iable
61,Students have to____ life after graduation,though they are graduating
without a clue about what they want to do with their lives,
A) contend B) conte
mplateC) visualize D)
dwell
62,A local transaction management system is responsible for initiating,monitor
ing,and terminating____ in a computing system,
A) transactions B)
transitionsC) stimulations D)
solutions
63,It is wise to draw a line between past and future,because it is impossible
to calculate all that has been done—it is incommensurable and it is unworthy t
o rummage in yesterday’s dust,____ let us establish a new step,
A) Moreover B) Where
byC) However D) Hence
forth
64,Researchers have identified a number of factors that affect how____ you
are to stress—among them are eating and sleeping habits,caffeine and alcohol
intake,and how we express our emotions,
A) vicious B) vulne
rableC) vulgar D) void
65,Instead,the Indians produced a ____bowing performance in which
their standards fell far below those on these great cricketing occasions,
A) feeble B) formi
dableC) exotic D) exqui
site
66,No company will refuse to ____so mutually beneficial a plan as Jack c
ame up with at the meeting yesterday,
A) put up with B) push
on toC) fall in with D) make
up for
67,As a result,some children may not be ____ to the human suffering create
d by wars,or the sadness and anxiety other children experience as a result,
A) sensitive B) senti
mentalC) sensible D) positive
68,This information will help you ____ with the President’s June 1,1998,
memo on plain language in government writing,
A) adhere B) compl
yC) dwell D) assim
ilate
69,There are many ways to excite,influence,and ____ students and one of t
he best techniques is the use of a discrepant event,
A) merge B) motiv
ateC) mediate D) mobilize
70,Within two hours his complexion ____ colour and his limbs became warm。
A) took on B) took to
C) took up D) took
down
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.\;
Heavy falls of ash and rock fragments occurred over all of the inhabited parts o
f Montserrat,The ashfall deposit was 115 mm in thick at Lime Kiln Bay,The ash
burden71.____
resulted from the collapse of several wooden buildings in72.____
the Salem area.
Vegetation damage was extensively with73.____ downed trees and branches broken from ma
ny others,
Many birds were killed by the ash or trapped live in it.74.____
Ashfall from
this event was reported on the islands of
Nevis,St Kitts,Anguilla,and St Maarten,and resulted in
the close of several airports,At 09:10 on 13 July an75.____
expl
osive eruption occurred,followed 2 hours of very76.____
low seismic activity,The Wash
ington VAAC estimated a cloud height of ~12 km a.s.l,
During a helicopter reconnaissance flight in the morning77.____
of 14 July,a large collapse scar was seen in the lava
dome directed down the Tar River Valley,The Tar River
Valley was extensively modified also eroded with a deep78.____
canyon gouged the
pyroclastic flows,The fan had been79.____
extended eastwards into the sea and northwards along the
coast,The area the north of the Tar River Valley80.____
extending to Killyhawk Ghaut was devastated.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled,〖WTHX〗An Application Letter for Admission to Study Abroad” You must base your
composition on the following outline:
1.Your purpose of writing the letter.
2,Brieef introduction of your academic background
3,Your research plan
Model Test Ten 十
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the e
nd of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question ther
e will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B
),C) and D),and decide which is the bestanswer,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) He often cuts classes to play basketball,
B) He has little chance to play basketball,
C) He’s looking for somebody to play the game with,
D) He loves playing basketball very much,
2.A) Go to the lab for a quick look,
B) Go and see if they have dropped anything in the lab,
C) Check on what’s for dinner,
D) Have a run before they eat.
3.A) She was going out,
B) She was checking into a hotel,
C) She was yelling at the man,D) She was doing things.
4.A) It was too terrible for him to sleep,
B) He was not very worried about it,
C) He already lost a lot of sleep over it.
D) He feels uncomfortable.
5.A) In Swiss,B) On a trip.C) In their homeland.D) In the U.
S.
6.A) In a store.B) In a car,C) In the hospital,D) In the cine
ma7.A) She doesn’t like standing so close,
B) She can’t hear clearly,
C) She can’t watch the television clearly,
D) She was hurt by the light.
8.A) Studying.B) Listening to music.
C) Talking on the telephone,D) Watching the television.
9.A) He drove in a straight line,B) He left just in tim
e,
C) He ran into a tree,D) He avoided an accident,
10.A) In the classroom,B) At the date of the library,
C) In the library,D) In the office.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11,A) Twenty-first,B) Eighteen,C) Twenty,D) Seventeen.
12.A) A car,B) The most expensive present,
C) The key to the house,D) A house.
13.A) Happy,B) Relish,C) Unwelcome.D) Mixed feeling.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) March 22,B) April 25.
C) Moveable,D) Less than 48 hours after March 22.
15.A) It is the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ,
B) It is the most unlucky day,
C) It is the most solemn day of the year for Christians,
D) It is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
16.A) One of pagan festivals,B) One of Christian festival,
C) The festival of Eostre,D) The goddess Eostre.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17,A) 1920s.B) 1930s,C) 1940s.D) 1910s.
18.A) She polluted the water,B) She couldn’t make the shirt
collar white,
C) She killed two fishes,D) She had no enough money to buy Formula
soap.
19.A) She learned a new way from Mrs,Murphy,B) She worked hard
er at it,
C) She found Super fortified Formula.D) She used Super fortified Formula
.
20.A) The man who fell into the river was dead,
B) The fishes lived in the river were killed,
C) The shirt washed with lost its original colour,
D) The person who used it was criticised in public.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：
The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of al
l geographical adventures,but created what might be called,the heroic age of
Antarctic exploration”,By their tremendous heroism,men such as Shackleton,Sc
ott,and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows,and yet tha
t heroic age,little more than a century old,is already passing,Modern science
and inventions are revolutionizing the techniques of former explorers,and,alt
hough still calling for courage and feats of endurance,future journeys into the
se icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar t
raction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable.
Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South Ameri
c
a,and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors,The coasts of
this continent remain to be accurately charted,and the mapping of the whole of
the interior presents formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the wor
k,Once their labors are completed,it will be possible to prospect the vast nat
ural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the large’ treasure
hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known,an almost inexhaustible s
ources of copper,coal,uranium,and many other ores will become available to m
an,Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antar
ctic wastes.
The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be
defeated by huge batteries of light,and make possible the establishing of air
fields for the future intercontinental air service by making these areas as li
ght as day,Present flying routes will completely change,for the Antarctic re
fueling bases will make flight from Australia to South America comparatively eas
y over the 5,000 miles journey.
The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem,for the explorer Admi
ral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untraine
d for expeditions into those frozen wastes,Some of his party were men who had n
ever seen snow before,and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the A
ntarctic climate comfortably,so that,provided that the appropriate installatio
ns are made,we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there
safely,Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most health climate in the wo
rld,for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilized this continent,a
nd rendered it absolutely germfree,with the consequences that ordinary and extr
aordinary sicknesses and disease from which man suffers in other zones with diff
erent climates are here utterly unknown,There exist no problems of conservatio
n and preservation of food supplies,for the latter keep indefinitely without an
y signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to reg
ard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are alread
y on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent,and what so
few years ago was regarded as a,dead continent” now promises to be a most ac
tive centre of human life and endeavor.
21.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?
A) About 100 years ago,B) In this century.
C) At the beginning of the 19th century,D) In 1798.
22.What must the explorers be,even though they have modern equipment an
d techniques?
A) Brave and tough,B) Stubborn and arrogant.
C) Well-liked and humorous,D) Stout and smart.
23.What is planned for the continent?
A) Building dams along the coasts,
B) Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.
C) Mapping the coast and the whole territory.
D) Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.
24.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the Antarctic?
A) Magnesite,coal and oil.B) Copper,coal and uranium.
C) Silver,natural gas and uranium.D) Aluminum,copper and natural gas.[Z
K)]
25,The most healthy climate in the world is ______.
A) in South America B) in the Arctic Region
C) in the Antarctic ContinentD) in the Atlantic Ocean
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage,
Andrew Carnegie,American industrialist and philanthropist,made a fortune by ma
nufacturing iron and steel protected by custom tariff,In 1873,on one of his fr
equent trips to England,he met Henry Bessemer and became convinced that the ind
ustrial future lay in steel,He built the J,Edgar Thomson Steel Mills near Pitt
sburgh,and from that moment on,the Carnegie empire was one of constant expansi
on,Later on,the Carnegie Steel Co,became an immense organization,It included
all the processes of steel production from the great furnaces and finishing mil
ls of Pittsburgh to the inroads and lake steamers that move the ores and the fin
ished products.
Like his grandfather,Andrew Carnegie did not abandon the radical idealism of hi
s forebears for the benefit of the working class and the poor people,In spite o
f his espousal of Herbert Spencer’s philosophy and the social Darwinism of the p
eriod Carnegie remained deeply committed to many of the Charitist ideals of his
boyhood.He believed in the social responsibility of the man of wealth to societ
y,He must serve as a steward for the fortune he has earned and use that fortun
e to provide greater opportunity for all and to increase man’s knowledge of hims
elf and of his universe,Furthermore,Carnegie considered that the dispensation
of wealth for the benefit of society must never be in the form of free charity b
ut rather must be as a buttress to the community’s responsibility for its own pe
ople.
When Carnegie died in Lenox,Mass.,on August 11,1919,most of his fortune was a
lready gone,People wonder that if Carnegie had known this when he was alive,he
would have spread most of his wealth to the poor people.
26,Garnegie was able to develop his vast industrial fortunes ______.
A) with the act of five enterprise system
B) through large loans from the American government
C) because the American government had special tariffs to protect the American s
teel and iron industry
D) because he had relatives in the English steel industry
27,Carnegie followed his ancestors’ footsteps ______.
A) by developing a large industrial company
B) in caring for and improving benefits for the worker and the poor
C) by furthering Spencer’s philosophy
D) by being a follower of social Darwinism
28,The industry Carnegie was not concerned with was ______.
A) the manufacturing of steel
B) the transporting of the finished product
C) the movement of raw materials
D) the lumber business
29,Carnegie’s trips to England ______.
A) were purely for pleasure and visiting relatives
B) introduced him to the Charitist ideals which would influence his life
C) helped him gain steel contracts with the British industrialists
D) led him to believe that the industrial future would be with steel
30,Which happened first?
A) The foundation of the Carnegie Steel Co.
B) The introduction of Charitist ideals.
C) The foundation of the J,Edgan Thomson Steel Mills.
D) Andrew Carnegie’s trips to Great Britain.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Monkeys and chimpanzees (黑猩猩)，although they are weaker and less fierce t
han many other animals,possess brains which are 55 far along the evolutionary r
oad as any creature other than man,Birds can perform marvels of aerobatics (特技飞行),they can catch insects on the wing with unparalleled skill,they can na
vigate in a remarkable manner half round the world and back—but they cannot thin
k and reason,In technical terms it can be said that they are lacking in insight
,The abilities which they do possess are built-in instincts derived from their
genetic inheritance,Monkeys,on the other hand,can reason,They can easily rem
ember a lighted door indicating the presence of food,They can remember what kin
d of food they are looking for,A monkey set the problem of reaching a banana,s
ay,hung high up in its cage,can work out a system for getting it even if it in
volves piling up boxes to stand on and then knocking down the banana with a stic
k,A charming story is told about the psychologist Wolfgang Kobler,who had prov
ided various boxes and other apparatuses by which he proposed to test a chimpanz
ee’s ability to think out a method of reaching a fruit hung nine feet in the air
,The animal looked about it and sized up the problem,Then it took Kobler by th
e hand,led him to a position immediately under the banana,jumped up on to his
shoulder and reached it down from there.
But evolution,although it has brought monkeys to a remarkable degree of clevern
ess,has stopped short at a crucial ability,the possession of which places man
at a clearly superior level,Their minds cannot cope with abstract ideas,For ex
ample,an ape can be taught to fill a can with water from a barrel and take the
can of water to put out a fire so that it can reach into a box and get food,But
if the whole set-up is arranged on a raft (木筏) the animal will continue to dr
aw its water only from the barrel,It can not grasp that any water,taken more,
conveniently,say,from the pond on which the raft is floating,will pot out the
fire just as well,The abstract idea that water puts out fire is beyond it.
31,Birds owe their remarkable abilities to ______.
A) inheritance B) insight
C) intelligence D) navigation
32,The superior intelligence of monkeys,compared with other creatures,
apart from man,is demonstrated by ______.
A) the possession of brains
B) the ability to reason and think
C) the memory
D) the ability to cope with abstract ideas
33,Monkeys show their superiority in intelligence over other creatures
apart from man by ______.
A) being less fierce
B) piling op boxes
C) remembering lighted doors
D) developing their own methods for solving problems
34,Monkeys are differentiated from man because they lack our ability to
______.
A) draw water from a pond
B) understand abstract ideas
C) stop short and consider difficult problems
D) use water to put out fires
35,Kobler’s monkey is,charming” because the monkey ______.
A) chose Kobler himself as the quickest route
B) successfully completed the experimen
C) took Kobler by the hand
D) used all the gear provided
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage,
In recent years there has been an increasing number of large oil spills,These s
pills,some of which have occurred directly at the site of extraction and others
during transportation,have had in adverse effect on marine organisms,Because
of the importance of these organisms in the life cycle,research has been carrie
d out in order to identify more accurately the reactions of these organisms to o
il,A recent study has revealed that it is essential to understand that there is
not one but rather,at least four possible ways in which oil can affect an orga
nism.
First,as a result of an organism’s ingestion of oil,direct lethal toxicity (毒性),that is,death by poisoning,can occur,However,in cases where the effect
is less extreme,sub-lethal toxicity occurs,While cellular and physiological pr
ocesses are involved in both cases in the latter,the organism continues to surv
ive,Second,in some cases,oil forms a covering on the organism,This covering,
referred to as coating,can result in smothering,that is,death of the organis
m due to lack of air,In instances where the effects of coating are less severe,
interference with movement and loss of insulated properties of feathers or fur
may occur,The third effect of oil on marine organisms is the tainting or contam
ination of edible organisms,This results from the incorporation of hydrocarbons
(碳化氢) into the organism,thus making it unfit for human consumption,The fin
al effect which this study has revealed is that of habital changes,The alterati
ons in the physical and chemical environment brought about by oil spills result
in a change in the species composition of a region.
The implications of this must recent study are far-reaching,An oil spill in a p
articular region could critically upset the balance of nature,the total effect
only becoming apparent after many years.
36.What is the title of this passage?
A) Marine Organisms;B) Oil Spills.
C) The Effect of Oil on Marine Organisms.D) The Study of Oil Spills.〖ZK)
〗
37.Oil spills have occurred ____,
A) at the site’ of transportationB) during extraction
C) before making use of itD) at the site of extraction
38.Scientists have started to do the research to ____,
A) reveal the reactions of marine organisms to oilB) find out a way
of solving it
C) make a clean of oil spillsD) reveal the life of marine organisms
39.According to the passage,which of the following is true?
A) The organism who ingests lethal toxicity can survive.
B) The oil coat will not interfere in organism’s life.
C) Organisms can fight against the pollution of oil.
D) Oil spills can lead to the change of the environment.
40.The effect of oil spills can be seen ____,
A) immediately
B) after quite a long time
C) few years later
D) after several months
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.We regret that it is impossible to meet the revised ____ dates f
or the goods you recently ordered from us,
A) delivery B) carriage C) service D) arrival
42.Good lighting in factories leads to great comfort,higher ____ an
d productivity,fewer mistakes and accidents.
A) profusion B) craft C) efficiency D) proficiency
43.It had been an abominable afternoon,____ at about six o’clock in
her father’s sudden collapse into unconsciousness.
A) culminating B) leading C) arriving D) finalist
44.He is eager to win because his enjoyment of a game lies in the strugg
le to defeat his ____
A) enemies B) opposites C) opponents D) friends
45.It was with great delight that I read in your February ____ the l
etter written by Prof,Johnson.
A) issue B) copy C) printing D) magazine
46.The little boy focused his ____ on the picture book,
A) consideration B) attention C) concentration
D) intention
47.I felt uneasy for a whole day as I was ____ from deep sleep by th
e ringing of the telephone early in the morning,
A) aroused B) raised C) rose D) arose
48.The boy’s performance in school suffered greatly when he became a mem
ber of a (n) ____ gang,
A) unlikely B) inequitable C) disreputable
D) unwieldy
49.She didn’t leave it out of ____ that she offered the old woman he
r seat on the bus,
A) fashion B) obligation C) consideration 〖DW
〗 D) realization
50.The headmaster has ____to improve the lighting in the school corr
idors.
A) accepted B) allowed C) agreed D) affirmed
51.Today,housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instrumentsD) equipment〖
ZK)〗
52.Last week’s meeting was so long that they have promised that this one
will be very ____
A) complete B) briefC) fair D) narrow
53.He has been called upon by the police as he ____ some of the even
ts with which the case was concerned,
A) witted B) witnessed C) provedD) verified
54.People often make mistakes in their ____ as things in many cases
turn out the opposite to their wishes.
A) predictions B) productions C) prepositions D) prescrip
tions
55.It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s
____
A) inheritance B) heritage C) possessions D) legacy
56.I don’t intend to sign my documents without ____ my lawyer.
A) inquiring B) discussing C) advising D) consulting
57.His name was on the ____ of my tongue,but now I can’t remem
ber it,
A) point B) edge C) tip D) top
58.The foreman is amazed to find that the____ of these volunteers fo
r hard work is very great.
A) probability B) capacity C) ability D) c
apability
59.Because of road works,traffic is restricted to one ____ in each
direction.
A) lane B) row C) alley D) path
60.They’ve bought a holiday cottage near the sea,and in ____ course
they plan to move there permanently.
A) due B) coming C) future D) intended
61.Although the pay is not good,people usually find social work ____in other ways.
A) grateful B) payable C) respectful D) rewarding
62.He knows the rule but does not know how to ____ it.
A) control B) direct C) apply D) run
63.In recent years,teachers far outnumber the available teaching positi
ons in many____ in the US.
A) items B) disciplines C) conferences D) projects
64.Jack can never get away with his crime this time as there is ____
evidence against him,
A) provable B) thoughtful C) substantialD) harmfu
l
65.Their teacher of English often tells them how to ____ passages i
n the shortest possible time in an exam,
A) scan B) copy C) glance D) drill
66.Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to ____
A) fade B) dim C) reduce D) faint
67.The young novelist published a book whose success ____ his wild e
xpectation.
A) exceeded B) executed C) extended D) expanded
68.When he was questioned about the missing ring,he firmly ____ tha
t he had ever seen it,
A) stated B) denied C) claimed D) refused
69.The dying man’s speech was so____ that no one was able to interpr
et his last request.
A) indiscreet B) impotent C) incoherent D) nonchalant
70.We received the ____ news today that there would be no raises
this year.
A) uncanny B) incongruous C) disreputable D) disconcer
ting
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
England’s highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a threat,desert
ed and unmanned since it was officially closed in 1970,Dent,situated high in t
he hills of Yorkshire,wakes up on six summer weekends each year,when a special
charter train unloads walkers,sightseers and people who simply want to catch a
train from the station,on to its platform.
But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end,Dent station is s
ituated on the Settle to Carlisle railway line said to be scenic in the country.
But no amount of scenic beauty can line from British Rail’s cash problems,This
year,for the sake of economy,the express trains which used to pass through De
nt station have been put on to another route.
It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line.
Most of its trains disappeared some time ago,Its bridge,built on a grand scal
e a century ago,is falling down,It is not alone,Zen railway routes in the nor
th of England are facing a similar problem,It is a worn out system and an almos
t total lack of repair it,Bridges and tunnels are showing their age,the wooden
for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old.
On major lines between large cities,the problem is not too bad,These lines sti
ll make a
profit and cash can be found to maintain them,But on the country branch line,
the story is different,As track wears out,it is not replaced,Instead speed li
mits are introduced making longer than necessary and discouraging customers.
If a bridge is dangerous,there is often only one thing for British Rail to do,
go out and find money from another source,This is exactly what it did a few mon
ths ago when a bridge at Bridlington station was threatening to fall down,Repai
rs were estimated at $200,000 just for one bridge[CD2]and British Rail was deli
ghted,and rather surprised,when two local councils offered half that amount be
tween them.
Questions, (注意,答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，
标点符号不占格。)
S1.Since 1970 Dent station has been used ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
S2.Of all the railway routes in Britain the one which passes through Dent ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____.
S3.What is the most urgent problem for many country railway lines?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
S4.The people most affected by the difficulties facing British Rail wou
ld appear to be ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____.
S5.In order to improve the financial situation of country railway lines
,what should British Rail do?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a com
position on the topic,Problems about Reducing Students’ Heavy Burden”,You sh
ould write at least 150 words,and base your composition on the outline (given i
n Chinese) below:
1,目前学生负担过重的现状。
2,导致学生负担过重的原因。
3,减轻学生负担过重的措施。
〖LM〗[HJ]
Model Test Eleven 十一
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At
the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Bot
h the conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each questio
n there will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked
A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the correspon
ding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) It’s too windy.B) The people there get annoyed easily.
C) The beaches are dirty,D) The air is polluted.
2.A) A secretary.B) An accountant.C) A financial student.D) A
librarian.
3.A) USA,B) Canada,C) France,D) Japan.
4.A) On a train,B) On a jet aircraft,C) At a restaurant,
D) At a grocery.
5.A) The man wants to repair the car,
B) The car is parked round the corner.
C) Only the mechanics of that garage can repair the car.
D) It is convenient to have the car repaired at the garage,
6.A) On his way to work,B) Home in bed,C) Away on vacation,
D) At the office.
7.A) At a concert.B) At a flower shop,C) At a restaurant,D
) At a cinema.
8.A) Jack likes to sleep,
B) The man thinks Jack is nothing but a dreamer.
C) The teacher thinks Jack has got a lot of good ideas.
D) The woman agrees with the teacher about Jack.
9.A) She has passed it already.B) She agrees that it is very dif
ficult.
C) They have all semester to do it,D) There is nothing wrong with it
,
10.A) 11 p.m,B) 6 p.m.C) 10 p.m.D) 7 p.m.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) He is a teacher,B) He is a scholar,C) He is a doctor,
D) He is a philosophor.
12.A) She can’t speak because of a certain disease.
B) She is terrified by her friend’s request of reading at her wedding,
C) She feels humiliated because she is not invited to her friend’s weddi
ng.
D) She is sorry because she is too busy to attend her good friend’s weddin
g.
13.A) She may talk with her friends only at the wedding.
B) She may talk with strangers only at the wedding,
C) She may offend her friend by refusing her request.
D) She may do the readings as her friend requires.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) Optimism can cure any disease,B) Pessimists cannot sell
insurance.
C) The pessimist blames the weather for his failure.D) Pessimism l
eads to hopelessness.
15.A) The Havard graduates chosen for the study are all good students.
B) The study was made 20 years ago.
C) The feeling of happiness caused middle-age diseases among them.
D) Havard graduates suffer middle-age diseases easier than others,〖ZK)
〗
16.A) It tries to teach people how to sell more insurance,
B) It tells people what is optimism,
C) It tries to persuade people to be optimist,
D) It tells people how to find an excuse.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.A) He could not sleep well,B) He lost his shoes every nigh
t.
C) Thieves slipped into his room and stole his money every night.
D) He quarreled with his servants every night.
18.A) His friends,B) His servants,C) Nobody,D) The shoe
makers.
19.A) They were discovered at the poet’s garden.
B) The poet saw a man take out his shoes at one o’clock in the morning.
C) His friend overslept and forgot to find out the thief of the shoes.
D) His shoes were hidden in grass.
20.A) The poet seldom got along well with others easily,
B) The poet was rather forgetful.
C) The poet had a habit of walking in his sleep,
D) The poet went mad for his missing shoes.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
This little piece of paper,the“Christian Coalition Voter Guide”,touched off
such controversy that it caused court battles with the IRS and the Federal Elect
ion Commission,We won and secured your right to read this advertisement.Amazing
ly,after more than 200 years,the First Amendment right of free speech,which m
illions have fought to defend,is still being argued in the courts.This was not
only a hard-won victory,but also a chilling reminder that the price of our free
dom is eternal vigilance.
Today,more than 70 million Voter Guides are being distributed in every state,
by churches,civic groups and by concerned citizens in neighborhoods across the
country,These voter guides present the candidates’ official positions on 15 key
issues affecting You,Regardless of your politics,the fact that you are readin
g this proves that the 200-year-old First Amendment still serves us well in this
,the greatest nation on earth,God has blessed us beyond measure,and we owe it
to Him to make wise decisions about voting for leaders who will uphold the righ
ts we all cherish.
This election year,over 70 million voter guides are winning a victory for fre
edom of speech.
You are reading this message today because of the generosity of thousands of co
ncerned citizens who believe that an informed electorate is our nation’s greates
t strength,We urge you to pray for America and to vote your conscience on Novem
ber 7 in this most important election in recent history.
2000 Christian Coalition Voter Guide for Presidential Election:
〖BG(!SDFXDF〗〖BHDFG2，K8，K25ZQ，K8F〗George Bush (R)[][JZ]ISSUES[]AL Gore (D)
[BHD]Supports〖〗Emphasizing Free Enterprise Solutions to Social Problems[]Oppose
s
[BH]Opposes[]Control of Public Education by Powerful Unions[]Supports
[BH]Supports[]Educational Choice for Parents(Vonchers)[]Opposes
[BH]Opposes[]Unrestricted Abortion on Demand[]Supports
[BH]Supports[]Increased Taxed on Coal & Oil (BTU Tax)[]Supports
[BH]Support[]Elimination of the Marriage Penalty Tax[]Opposes
[BH]Supports[]Elimination of the Death Tax[]Opposes
[BH]Supports[]Banning Partial Birth Abortion[]Opposes
[BH]Opposes[]Public Financing of Abortion[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Federal Firearms Registration & Licensing of Gun Owners[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Adoption of Children by Homosexuals[]No Response
[BH]Supports[]Prescription Drug Benefits For Medicare Recipiens[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Placing US Troops Under UN Control[]No Response
[BH]Support[]Federal Tort Reform & Conservative Judges[]Opposes
[BHDG3]Supports[]Allowing Younger Workers to Invest a Portion of Their Soci
al Security Tax in a Private Account[]Opposes[BG)F]
21.“This advertisement” in line 2 refers to____,
A) this passage
B) the,Christian Coalition Voter Guide”
C) a description about the court battles
D) an explanation about the First Amendment
22.The First Amendment grants people the right to____.
A) read advertisement B) put advertisement in paper
C) vote in the presidental election D) express their opinion freely
23.The word,electorate” in line 12 means____.
A) a person who has the right to vote in an election
B) all citizens who have the right to vote in an election
C) all the people who will vote on November 7
D) a person who will vote on November 7
24.Which of the following is true?
A) The republic candidate George Bush is for a lower tax policy.
B) The two candidates disagree on every issue.
C) The democracy candidate Al Gore supports a greater degree of freedom.
D) Al Gore makes no comments on the issues about homosexuals and abortion.〖ZK)
〗
25.The purpose of the article is to____.
A) urge American citizens to fight for their rights
B) help the citizens to vote for the right candidate
C) show their thanks for the generosity of concerned citizens
D) inform the citizens of their victory of the lawsuit
Passage 2
Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Early retirement will be a thing of the past in the next millennium,new researc
h predicts,In 25 years’ time,people will go oon working until they are 80,rath
er than finishing in their 50s or even their 40s,and the,grey power” consume
r boom fuelled by older folk—which has already made its mark on the economy —
will go on spreading,until a fifth of the nation’s spreading is controlled by t
hem.
The report,produced by a think-tank attached to food and leisure group Sodexho,
paints a rosy picture of the fate of present generations as they advance in yea
rs.
As well as being fit enough to work,they will be able to njoy their leisure a
nd money at later ages than those who are elderly now,More than one in six olde
r people will be classed as,active”,nearly a third more than their current n
umbers among the elderly population.“Active” people are those who are keen t
o get involved in work and hobbies and who take easily to new technology,The pr
oportion of older people who can be classed as,frail”—now nearly two-thir
ds —will fall by five per cent as longer life expectancy,longer working lives
and better medical care take effect.
Life itself will go on at least ten years longer,At present,men can expect t
o live 74 and women 81,In 2025,the report predicts,life will stretch on avera
ge to 85 for men and 93 for women,At present,despite its ageing population,Br
itain is one of the youngest countries in Europe,with fewer than one in six— u
nder ten million—over 65,After a dip in the next few years,numbers will rise
rapidly to around 13 million over 25 years.
The retirement age will be pushed back as more people demand to work longer,the
report forecasts,In 2010,most will work until 70,in 2020 until 75 and in 202
5 until 80,Many will start their own businesses or volunteer for charities.
The longer working lives and growing wealth will mean a continuing expansion of
grey consumer phenomenon,The older people will represent a greater proportion o
f purchasing power,rising from 12 per cent of GDP to 20 per cent.
26.Which of the following statements is true?
A) Older people have a great influence on the economy.
B) 20% of the nations spending is controlled by older people.
C) Older people don’t represent an important proportion of purchasing power at
present.
D) A fifth of the nation ’s positions in the financial world will be taken by o
lder people,
27.“Present generations”refer to____.
A) the present young people B) the present older people
C) people living now D) the retired people
28.According to paragragh 3，____.
A) among the older population,more than a third are classed as,active”
B) in the future,only 5% of older people will be classed as,frail”
C) now more than 2/3 of the older people can be classed as,frail”
D) in the future,more than 1/6 of the older people will still work.
29.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) At present,Britain’s population is about 60 million.
B) Older people take a higher and higher percentage in the population.
C) The persontage of older people will drop a little in the next few yars.
D) There will be roughly 78 million people in Britain in 25 years.
30.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude
towards older people’s life in the future?
A) Optimistic.B) Critical,C) Ironic.D) Humorous.
Passage 3
Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Researchers assert that poor and minority populations are more likely to be expo
sed to environmental hazards and may suffer disproportionately from certain dise
ases as a result,
For example,diseases such as asthma(气喘),which seem to strike minority and i
nner-city populations disproportionately,are at epidemic proportions,The rates
of these diseases are increasing too fast to be simply a result of genetic caus
es alone,Researchers believe that the issue of health disparities(悬殊) is most
ly environment and behavior,Other data show that black babies are at greater ri
sk of birth defects,infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome than whit
e children are and native American children in Oklahoma have high levels of lead
(铅) in their blood.
Not only did these at-risk communities have higher levels of exposure to enviro
nmental stressors,they are also less able to deal with them effectively.,We u
rge policy makers to secure against adverse outcomes for these communities,” a
researcher said,“Communities at risk for environmental exposure must have acce
ss to information so that they will be empowered to do something.”
Research programs are being conducted to investigate environmental causes and po
ssible interventions for health disparities between the poor and wealthy and am
ong ethnic groups,
Bob Lynch,assistant Professor of occupational and environmental health at the
University of Oklahoma Health Science centre,presented data from an interventi
on that helped lower the blood lead levels of a community of native American chi
ldren in Oklahoma who lived near the remnants of lead-laced mines,The,Tribal
Efforts Against Lead” intervention began with convincing people not to let thei
r children play in a pile of toxic waste,Factors associated with elevated blood
lead levels also include household income and cleanliness,in addition to inter
actions with lead-based paint,dust or soil,When the researchers began the stud
y,around 42% of the children in the predominantly native American population ha
d elevated blood lead levels,compared to a national average of around 3%,The r
esearchers documented a drop in the proportion of children with elevated blood l
ead levels from 24% in 1997 to 11% in 2000,Lynch said that what he learned from
the intervention was that minority communities such as the native American popu
lation he worked with often,resent” being studied.“You can lessen that,” he
advised,“by involving the community in the design of the research,giving the
m full knowledge and giving something back to the community.”
31.Poor and minority people are more likely to have certain diseases bec
ause____.
A) they live in poor environments where they have no access to medical institut
ions
B) they live and work in more dangerous surroundings
C) they are more likely to be exposed to epidemic diseases
D) they don’t know that their health is in danger
32.According to the reseachers,the fact that some people have greater d
anger of having certain diseases cannot be fully explained by genetic causes be
cause____.
A) poor and minority people suffer disproportionately from certain diseases
B) there are health disparities between the poor and the wealthy
C) certain diseases among the poor and the minorities spread too quickly
D) poor and minority people are more likely to be exposed to environmental haza
rds
33.The word,intervention” in this passage refers to____.
A) ways to narrow the gap between the wealthy and the poor
B) ways to solve environmental pollution in places where the poor and the minor
ities live
C) ways to protect the poor and the minorities from diseases due to environmen
tal exposure
D) ways to help the poor and the minorities to fight against dangerous enviro
nmental pollution
34.From the last paragraph we know that____.
A) Lynch’s reseach began in 1997
B) Lynch’s work was not very successful as people resented being studied
C) native American children benefit greatly from Lynch’s work
D) the proportion of children with elevated blood levels in native American
population is the same with the national average now
35.We can infer from the passage that____.
A) government have established institutions to protest the poor and the minorit
ies from certain diseases
B) in the United States those who live in the centre of big cities are often p
oor people
C) the poor and minorites people everywhere warmly welcome the research conducte
d on them
D) children of the poor the minority families are likely to have elevated b
lood lead levels
Passage 4
Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Last year’s economy should have won the Oscar for best picture,Growth in gross
d
omestic product was 4.1 percent; profits soared; exports flourished; and inflati
on stayed around 3 percent for the third year,So why did so many Americans give
the picture a lousy B rating? The answer is jobs,The macroeconomic situation w
as good,but the microeconomic numbers were not,Yes,3 million new jobs were th
ere,but not enough of them were permanent,good jobs paying enough to support a
family,Job insecurity was wide-spread.
Yes,unemployment went down,But over 1 million workers were so discouraged the
y left the labor force,More than 6 million who wanted full-time work were only
partially employed; and another large group was either overqualified or sheltere
d behind the euphemism of self-employment,We lost a million good manufacturing
jobs between 1990 and 1995,continuing the trend that has reduced the blue-colla
r work force from about 30 percent in the 1950s to about half of that today,Whi
te-collar workers found out they were no longer immune,For the first time,they
were let go in numbers virtually equal to those for blue-collar workers,Many r
esorted to temporary work—with lower pay,fewer benefits and less status.
The Labor Department recently reported that real wages fell 2.3 percent in the
12-month period ending this March,Since 1973,wages adjusted for inflation have
declined by about a quarter for high school dropouts,by a sixth for high schoo
l graduates and by about 7 percent for those with some college education,Only t
he wages of college graduates are up,by 5 percent,and recently starting salari
es,even for this group,have not kept up with inflation,While the top 5 perce
nt of the population was setting new income records almost every year,poverty r
ates rose from 11 percent to 15 percent,No wonder this is beginning to be calle
d the Silent Depression,
Of all the reasons given for the wage squeeze[CD2]international competition,tec
hnology,deregulation,the decline of unions and defense cuts[CD2]technology is
probably the most critical,It has favored the educated and skilled,
America is simply not growing fast enough to tighten the labor market and push u
p real wages,In the long run it is potentially self-destructive because there w
ill not be enough purchasingpower to grow the economy.
36.last year’s economy should have won the Oscar for best picture,What
does ths sentence mean?
A) Last year’s economy is regarded as an excellent film by the public.
B) Last year’s economy is good enough to win a prize for best picture.?C) Last year’s economy looks wonderful and is in favour of to the public.
D) Last year’s economy can be made into a good film.
37.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Last year,the rate of unemployment in the USA kept rising.
B) White-collar workers used to keep good and high-paying jobs much easier.
C) The development of technology is the only cause of the wage-cutting for all
Americans.
D) Most Americans are completely satisfied with the economic development o l
ast year.
38.How many blue-collar workers are there among the whole work force in
USA?
A) 30%,B) 15%,C) 60%,D) 5%.
39.Who suffer the biggest wage losses among American workers today?
A) High school dropouts,B) High school graduates.
C) College graduates.D) Whitecollar workers.
40.What does the writer imply is the possible solution to the earning sq
ueeze and the scarcity of good and high-paying jobs?
A) To slow down the development of technology,B) To creat manufacturin
g jobs if possible.
C) To curb the inflation.D) To develop economy fast enough.
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Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
[WTHZ]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each
sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that be
st completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee
t with a single line through the centre.
41.Scientists are now on the ______ of better understanding of how the
human brain works.
A) thresholdB) destinationC) contentionD) domain
42.I ______ to hear that you are well again.
A) revive B) refrain C) refute D) rejoice
43.Lack of internationl cooperation ______ investigations about internat
ional crimes.
A) obscures B) hampers C) suffers D) stammers
44.A ______ innocent gift can turn into a colossal blunder and of
fend your foreign host.
A) presently B) obviously C) seemingly D) possi
bly
45.Spending 10,15 or more years in the military and then ______ on
a civilian career can be very rewarding,financially and otherwise,for the well p
repared.
A) embarking B) preceding C) initiating D) intendin
g
46.Kentucky Fried Chicken was forced to close temporarily in Delhi becaus
e of claims that it sold chickens containing banned ____.
A) elements B) components C) ingredients D)
constituents
47.Kids in single-parent homes do worse on a variety of measures of well
-being than kids in ______ families,
A) insane B) originalC) intact
D) petty
48.Despite their enthusiasm for E-mail,many people worry that ______
might be compromised.
A) privacy B) confidence C) safety D) m
orality
49.The president’s enemies are spreading rumours to ______ his au
thority.
A) underestimate B) determine C) undermine
D) discriminate
50.According to the new law laid down in the state of Georgia,able-bod
ied welfare recipients must accept offered jobs to remain ______ for welfa
re,
A) legal B) eligible C) feasible D) availab
le
51.The actress captures nothing of her essence,What’s missing is depth
—the strength we spotted beneath the seeming ______.
A) frailty B) innocence C) toughness D) moral
ity
52According to a senior official there has been no ______ about the me
asures,There is complete consensus among senators.
A) contrary B) contradiction C) controversy D)
controdictory
53.African students have mounted strong protests over the measure,claim
ing that they are being ______ against.
A) displaced B) discriminated C) resented D) dis
turbed
54.In the country armed forces were ______to rescue victims isolated by
floods.
A) mobilized B) motivated C) multiplied D) migrated
55.With unemployment low across the USA,merchants are using creative
______ to attract workers as they gear up for the year’s busiest shopping seaso
n.
A) incentives B) inspirations C) intent D) intuition
56.Every one says that he is a(n) ______ to his profession.
A) exhibit B) ornament C) luxury D) complement
57.He spent his life as an ______ poet and gained fame only after his de
ath.
A) outstanding B) obscene C) obedient D) obscure
58.When being asked whether it was true that he had been arrested for dr
iving under influnce of alcohol,the candidate only said,“The people are wise e
nough to ______ the difference between what’s real and what’s not real.”
A) discern B) concern C) conceive D) dispense
59.Such an explanation seems very ______,though we still need proofs.
A) superior B) original C) oriental
D) plausible
60.Experts claim that children in the womb are most ______ to these chem
icals.
A) susceptible B) suspectable C) sentimental D) sens
ational
61.Early methods of vaccination for small pox ______ the danger of the
vaccinated person dying from the artificially induced disease.
A) retailed B) entailed C) detailed D) prevailed 〖ZK)
〗
62.Soil______ is a problem in many areas of the world.
A) destruction B) corruption C) eruption D) e
rosion
63.India became ______ in 1950.
A) autonomous B) monotonous C) cumulative D) homogenous
64.A person who ______ to stop an argument may find himself in trouble,
A) injects B) intervenes C) intercepts D) rejects
65.He is shy and does not know how to ______ conversations with strang
ers.
A) startle B) initiate C) motivate D) promote
66.Since British settlers first occupied this country,English has been
the ______ language in the United States.
A) practicable B) prevalent C) predominant D) popul
ar
67.The lawyer promised to go to great ______ to defend him.
A) lengths B) measures C) efforts D) endeavor
s
68.Doctors usually try to ______ the gravity of the illness if a patient
is found to have cancer.
A) specialize B) illuminate C) elevate D) minim
ize
69.British scientists find that the nesting habits of 20 species of bird
s ______ with the warming trend of the earth’s atmosphere.
A) conflict B) coincide C) adapt D) approve
70.Her dairy was full of the insignificant,happy daily ______ that had
made up her life.
A) pursuits B) trifles C) trivial D) premise
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
Five years before,I was driving to work when I hit 71.____
a motorbike full on was entirely my fault—I was
overtaking and I could see the road ahead of me,but I
simply didn’t see the motorbike.My car was a writeoff,
and I wasn’t injured.I spent the week after the accident 72.____
cried and phoning the hospital,until they told me that the 73.____
motorcyclist had a serious knee injury but would eventually
make a full recover,74.____\;
I pleaded guilt to careless driving and had my license 75.____
endorsed.The police said it was the sort of accident
that have happened to anyone,but I was filled with horror 76.____
and selfdisgust that I have caused an accident.\;
Six months later,when I was pregnant,my husband
and I were involving in a pileup on the Alexpress way,77.____
for that we were completely blameless.Once agan,our 78.____
car was damaged.That was when I decided enough
was enough,and I haven’t driven since.\;
Where we live,it’s a real inconvenience to be able 79.____
to drive,and with a small child ad another one on
the way it’s only going to become more of a necessity.
But I’m simply too scared of being involved in other accident,80.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compo
sition on the topic,Do Libraries Become Useless at the Age of lmformatio
n?”You should write at least 150 words and base you composition on the ou
tline(given in Chinese) below:
1.有人认为信息时代不再需要传统图书馆了，因为……
2.有人认为信息时代传统图书馆仍然有重要作用，因为……
3.我的看法……
Model Test Twelve 十二
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,
At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,B
oth the conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each quest
ion there will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresp
onding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1,A) Prepare the coming exam carefully,B) Suggest a place to find his b
ook.
C) Try to find the book in his desk,D) Claim that he has lost the boo
k.
2,A) She has already seen the movie,B) The movie is out of date.
C) She has to do her project.D) Her computer is down.
3,A) Environment of the lecture,B) Topic of the lecture.
C) Date of the lecture,D) Listeners’ remarks about the lecture,
4,A) Study marine biologgy,B) Go to the beach.
C) Go to attend the biology class,D) Buy some textbooks.
5,A) She cannot remember the title of the film,
B) She has temporarily forgot
ten the name.
C) This film is very excellent.D) The name is rather difficult to
pronounce.
6,A) Jun 15th,B) Jun 5th.
C) Jun 25th,D) Jun 20th.
7,A) 17 dollars,B) 8.5 dollars.
C) 20 dollars,D) 10 dollars.
8,A) Follow the woman,B) Finish his roject.
C) Help the woman count.D) Help the woman with her project.
9,A) She should not buy that new dress,B) She can buy the dress later.
C) She should be careful about spending money,D) She should buy it right now.
10,A) He is now enjoying the weather,B) He is out for vacation.
C) He is sick,D) He is studying a project about wea
ther.
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SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions,In this section,you will hear a passage three times,When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea,Then listen to the passage again,When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact wo
rds you have just heard,For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to
fill in the missing information,You can either use the exact words you have jus
t heard or write down the main points in your own words,Finally,when the passa
ge is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
The World Trade Organization was established in 1995,It (S1)____ out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT,GATT was created in 1948 a
fter the end of World War Ⅱ,It led to a series of international trade negotia
tions,which (S2)____ a world trading system,The W-T-O supervises and makes
(S3)____ to that system,
The W-T-O organizes trade negotiations and settles trade (S4)____,It s
upervises trade agreements reached by member nations,It also provides developin
g countries with technical assistance and training programs in trade (S5)〖CD#3
〗,And,it cooperates with other international organizations,
The top decision-making group of the W-T-O is the Ministerial Conference,I
t (S6)____ at least once every two years in different cities around the worl
d,W-T-O members reach agreements by debate and (S7)____,W-T-O agreements t
hen go to the governments of each country for approval or rejection,
(S8)____________,GATT was designed to lower import taxes and remove other bar
riers to trade in goods,However,(S9)____________,This industry includes banks,communications companies,hotels and transport businesses,
The W-T-O also supervises an agreement on what is called intellectual property,(S10)____________,
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Experts are beginning to study ways to secure large buildings,They are reacting
to the attacks that destroyed the World Trade centre buildings in New York Sept
ember eleventh,
The American Institute of Steel Construction (A-I-S-C) has created a working
group of experts to investigate the reasons the buildings fell,The A-I-S-C is
the organization responsible for developing the rules for the design of steel bu
ildings in the United States,Information developed by the working group will he
lp A-I-S-C decide if the design rules should be changed,
The south World Trade centre building fell fifty-six minutes after a passeng
er plane crashed into it,The north building fell about one-hundred minutes afte
r a similar crash,Each building was four-hundred-ten meters tall,Experts say t
he buildings could not survive the extremely hot fires caused by the airplane fu
el,
Engineers think the airplane crashes destroyed part of the structure of the
buildings that kept them standing,The resulting fire weakened the remaining str
ucture,The buildings fell because the weight above the area where the planes hi
t was greater than the remaining structure could hold,
Building experts say it is possible to build a skyscraper that would sur
vive such an attack,But they say the cost would be so huge that no one could pa
y for it,They also say that materials developed since the World Trade centre wa
s built may give people more time to escape such a situation,
The building experts say the most important consideration is to slow the des
truction caused by the fires,The World Trade centre’s support structures were
made of a strong metal,steel,The heat of the fires caused the steel to expand,
weaken,and fail,Today,builders can use concrete that has steel bars inside,
Concrete is a mix of cement,sand and small stones,Experts say it can survive b
etter than steel alone can,
The two tallest buildings in the world are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lamp
ur,Malaysia,Each is four-hundred-fifty-two meters tall,They were built of con
crete and steel,Experts say their structures could provide a better chance of s
urviving than did the World Trade centre buildings,They also say the escape are
as of the Petronas Towers are treated to keep out smoke and fire.
11,According to the passage,what motivate experts to secure large buildings?
A) Constant international terrorist attack.
B) Under the request of AISC.
C) To secure the lives of people who live in it,
D) Imediate reaction to September 11th Tragedy.
12,What is true according to the passage?
A) AISC make a series of study to test the stability of the building.
B) Great efforts have been made by AISC to re-design the large buildings.
C) Increasing terrorist attack stimulates AISC to re-design the structure of the
buildings.
D) New rules might be developed in response to the result of investigation,
13,According to the experts,____.
A) [ZK(#]redesigning the building will be costly and not worthwhile
B) it is not feasible to redesign the building though it is possible
C) how to control terrorist attack would be the most fundamental thing to consider before the idea of redesigning
D) a lot of people are against the re-designing project because it will be very expensive
14,What can we get from the passage?
A) Strong metal and steel would help the buildings survive the fire attack.
B) United fight against terrorism will be fundamental to the security of the bui
ldings.
C) Concrete will help to sustain the attack of fire.
D) No concrete suggestions are suggested by the experts.
15,Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A) Concrete—a Wouldbe Fashionable Material in the Future.
B) United Action against Terrorism.
C) About How to Secure the Buildings.
D) Possible Ways of Redesigning The Struture,
Passage 2
Question 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
Two new studies have added to the evidence that drinking a little alcohol each d
ay is good for the heart,Earlier studies have shown that drinking a moderate am
ount of alcohol reduces the chances of suffering a heart attack or a stroke caus
ed by thickening of the blood,
The new studies were published in the Journal of the American Medical Associatio
n,One group of researchers was from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical centre in Bos
ton,Massachusetts,They questioned almost two- thousand patients at forty-five
hospitals,All the patients had just suffered heart attacks,The researchers
asked them how much alcohol they drank in the year before the heart attack,Tho
se who had fewer than seven alcoholic drinks a week were considered light drinke
rs,Those who had more than seven drinks a week were considered moderate drinke
rs,
The researchers studied the patients’ health for the next four years,At the en
d of that time,the light drinkers had a twenty-one percent lower chance of dyin
g from a heart attack than those who never drank at all,The moderate drinkers h
ad a thirty-two percent lower chance of dying than those who never drank,The d
rinkers survived mostly because they had fewer additional heart attacks,
The other study involved more than two- thousand older men and women,Their ave
rage age was seventy-four,Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta,Georgia
asked them how much alcohol they drank,The researchers studied the health of
these people for up to fourteen years,They found that those who had one or two
drinks each day were twenty to fifty percent less likely to develop heart failu
re than those who did not drink,
Both studies found no difference in survival among people who drank beer,wine o
r liquor,
Arthur Klatsky is a heart doctor at the Kaiser Permanente Medical centre in Oakl
and,California,Doctor Klatsky said both studies strengthen the idea that drink
ing a small amount of alcohol each day can protect the heart,Alcohol thins the
blood and prevents clots that block arteries,It also increases the so-called go
od cholesterol in the blood that helps keep arteries open,
However,other health risks have been linked to moderate drinking,And Doctor Kl
atsky said heavy alcohol drinking is a sure way to damage your health.
16,What is this passage mainly about?
A) Illustrating the link between the amount of alcohol people drinks and his
health.
B) Reporting the recent medical discoveries as for the cause of heart disease
.
C) Some new studies about the relationship between the amount of alcohol people
drinks and his risk of heart disease.
D) Explaining the details of some recent medical tests about heart disease.
17,According to this passage,what did the group of researchers do in their stu
dies?
A) They studied many related papers about heart diseases.
B) They questioned many related persons.
C) They analyzed the process of alcohol absorption in human body.
D) They consulted to many famous specialists in this area.
18,In Klatsky’s opinion,what is the result of those experiments by the resear
ch group?
A) There is a relationship between stroke and heart disease.
B) It shows that the more alcohol people drank,the more beneficial for his h
ealth.
C) Heart attack is a dangerous illness for people’s health.
D) It confirms that drinking a little amount of alcohol is good for people’s
heart.
19,The word,thins”(para.6,line 2) can be replace by____.
A) enlarges,B) broadens,C) thickens,D) dilutes.
20,Which of the following is not true according to this passage?
A) 〖ZK(#〗Patients who drank light drinkers have lower chance of dying from heart at
tack than those moderate drinkers in the study.
B) According to what Arthur Klatsky has said,heavy alcohol drinking can improve
people’s health greatly.
C) Those studies found different results among people who drink differnt bands o
f beers.
D) It is found that alcohol is beneficial for blood flow in arteries.
Passage 3
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Behaviors that we do not understand often become nearly invisible — even when,in
retrospect,we see how truly strange they are.
When I was a psychiatric resident,we had a faculty member who was famous for hi
s messy office,stacks of papers and old journals covered every chair and table
as well as much of the floor,One day,as I walked past the open office door wit
h one of my supervisors,he murmured mildly,“Odd duck.” And that was as far a
s anyone seemed to reflect on this peculiar state of affairs within an instituti
on staffed by psychiatrists,Eventually,the faculty member had to be given anot
her office in which to see patients.
Not surprisingly,the psychiatric diagnostic manual does not list,messy room”
in the index,But it does mention a symptom,inability,to discard worn-out or
worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value.” It comes under th
e diagnosis obsessive-compulsive personality disorder,an obscure cousin of the
more famous obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I was barely aware of the diagnosis,Every era has mental disorders that for cul
tural of scientific reasons become popular,In Freud’s day it was hysteria,Cur
rently,depression has moved to centre stage,But other ailments go relatively i
gnored,and this disorder was one.
It came with a list of additional symptoms that appeared to be peculiar bedfello
w,anxiety about spending money,excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of
leisure activities,rigidity about following rules,perfectionism in doing tasks
-at times to the point of interfering with finishing them.
In moderation,the symptoms seemed to fit right in with our workaholic culture-p
erhaps explaining the low profile of the diagnosis,Relentless work orientation
and perfectionism may even be assets in rule- and detail-oriented professions li
ke accounting or law.
But when the symptoms are too intense or pervasive,they become crippling,Benea
th seemingly adaptive behaviors lies a central disability,People with this diag
nosis have enormous difficulty making decisions,They lack the internal sense of
completion that most of us experience at the end of a choice or a task,even on
e as simple as throwing something out or making a purchase,In obsessive-compuls
ive personality disorder,this feeling occurs only after endless deliberation an
d revision,if at all.
The need to come up with the,correct” answer,the best purchase or the perfec
t proposal leads to excess rumination over each decision,It can even lead to co
mplete paralysis,For such people,rules of all kinds are a godsend - they repre
sent pre-made decisions,Open-ended assignments,like writing papers,are nightm
ares.
For such a patient or for a psychiatrist,understanding a cluster of diagnostic
symptoms can be a revelation,The picture leaps out from the previously disorgan
ized background,But undoubtedly,at times we can become too reductionistic,see
ing patterns where none exist,sometimes a messy room is just a messy room.
21,Which of the following best describes people’s attitude towards the faculty
member?
A) They disliked him,and that’s why he got his separate room to see patients.
B) They thought he is a little strange,but didn’t pay much attention to his be
havior.
C) They were interested in his behavior,as they were all psychiatrists.
D) They thought he had some mental retardness.
22,The popular mental disorder of current time,according to the author,is ____.
A) hysteria B) depression
C) messiness D) obsessive-compulsive disorder
23,The reason why symptoms of the,obsessive-compulsive personality disorder”
go unnoticed is that ____.
A) they are highly thought of in accounting or law
B) Some of the mild symptoms fit in with a workaholic culture
C) they have a low profile
D) they take a long time to become intense or pervasive
24,Rules are godsend to persons with the obsessive-compulsive personality disor
der because ____.
A) they do not involve decision making
B) they are open-ended assignments
C) they lead to complete paralysis
D) they are made by others
25,From the last paragraph we can see that the author’s view is that ____.
A) a messy room is just a messy room
B) A messy room is an indication of the obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
C) psychiatrists should pay attention to a messy room
D) psychiatrists should see patterns of seemingly disorganized behaviors,but shouldn’t be too reductionistic
Passage 4
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
“I’m feeling a bit under weather” is a common complaint in Britain,especiall
y on Monday mornings,and it seems that weather really can be responsible for mo
ods,Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it hard to concentrate,
cloudy skies slow down reflexes,and high humidity with hot,dry winds makes ma
ny people irritable and snappy.
If you live in a place like Britain,where the weather seems to change daily
if not hourly,you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random,In
fact the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe.
In the UK the weather depends on depressions,often called,lows”,and anticy
clones,also known as,highs”,These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean,and
make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east,Highs bring s
unny weather,while lows bring rain and wind.
The human race has always tried to guess the weather,especially in areas of
the world where there are frequent changes,Traditional rhymes point to early at
tempts to identify weather patterns,popular poems include:
Red sky at night,shepherds’ delight; Red sky in the morning,shepherd’s warning
Flies will swarm before a storm.
Rain before 7,clear by 11.
Two other popular traditional ways of forecasting the weather used pine cones an
d seaweed,When the air has a high level of humidity there is a higher chance of
rain,when the humidity is slow,there is more chance of fine weather,Pine con
es and seaweed react to changes in humidity- pines cones open,and seaweed feels
dry when the humidity is low,while high humidity has the opposite effect.
A recent study by an Australian psychologist suggests that certain people may ha
ve a special gift for predicting the weather,However it is possible that these
people would use their talent in another way,since the same group had considera
ble success in forecasting changes in another chaotic system — the stock market.
It appears that a study of weather patterns may also enable scientists to predic
t the outbreak of disease,An Ebola epidemic in Uganda in the year 2000 came aft
er the same rare weather conditions that had been present before an outbreak 6 y
ears earlier,Efforts to limit the spread of airborne diseases such as foot and
mouth,are also strongly dependent on favorable wind conditions.
26,What does, I am feeling a bit under weather” in Para,1 mean?
A) I am feeling a bit depressed.
B) I am feeling a bit uncomfortable,
C) I am feeling a bit stressed,
D) I didn’t like such weather.
27,What is true about British weather?
A) It’s changeable but can be controlled,
B) It’s controlled by depressions from Atlantic Ocean,
C) It’s completely random and unpredictable,
D) It is controlled by the alternation of highs and lows,
28,Which is the following suggests the traditional ways of forecasting the weat
her?
A) Using ships and balloons with monitoring equipment.
B) Open pinecones and observing,
C) Reciting traditional poems about weather.
D) Observing seaweed pinecones and the seaweed,
29,What does,chaotic”(line 4,Para,6) mean?
A) random,
B) disordered,
C) unpredictable,
D) out of order,
30,Which of the following statements is true?
A) People with special gift for predicting weather must be successful in stock m
arket.
B) Modern technology helps people with special gift succeed in stock market.
C) Epidemic in Uganda was caused by rare weather condition.
D) Favorable wind condition helps to control disease.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
[WTHZ]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each
sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that be
st completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee
t with a single line through the centre.
31,His remarks ____ that he hasn’t enjoyed his holiday.
A) infer B) comply C) imply D) advice
32,Her ____ at the unexpected death of her only child was so great that she did not have a wink of sleep for a week.
A) worry B) misery C) anguish D) annoyance
33,Quite a number of companies are ____ to get the contract.
A) nervous B) worried C) anxious D) desiring
34,These butterflies ____ the surroundings so well that I can hardly see th
em.
A) fit into B) correspond to C) agree in D) hide from
35,The library ____ its hours to meet the needs of the students during the
final exam periods.
A) arranges B) adapts C) adjusts D) varies
36,He ____ all his belongings into a travel bag and left immediately.
A) collected B) packed C) slipped D) loaded
37,A great concert was held recently ____ the nation’s independence day.
A) with regard toB) as for C) in honor of D) in order to
38,The boy could not ____ the time he spent away from school.
A) account for B) answer for C) charge with D) compensate
39,This marriage is very ____— they have only known each other a few weeks.
A) sudden B) short C) difficult D) abrupt
40,In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ____ dre
ams were likely to be highly respected.
A) interpret B) intervene C) inherit D) impart
41,Now that I have learned what my parents had done for me,I love and respect
them ____.
A) all along B) at all C) any more D) all t
he better
42,They tiptoed upstairs____ waking their parents.
A) as for B) for fear of C) so that D) e
xcept
43,If you don’t ____ thieves,they will continue to have their way.
A) stand up to B) face up C)protest D) condemn
44,The experiment may take a few days to finish,but it’s worth ____ it.
A) carrying out B) sustaining C) devoting D) ke
ep at
45,If you want to get into that tunnel,you first have to ____ away all the
rocks.
A) repel B) haul C) transfer D) disp
ose
46,In this city,traditional barbershops are hard to ____.
A) search B) desire C) come by D) live on
47,The company ____ him with a three-week leave.
A) answered for B) paid C) punished D) rewa
rded
48,I began to ____ and try to find out how such a big business had been put
out of business.
A) explore B) probe C) find D) recov
er
49,There is a ____ increase in the number of students going to college.
A) constant B) steady C) various D) iner
t
50,As one of the youngest Professors in the university,Miss King is certainly
on the ____ of brilliant career.
A) edge B) threshold C) porch D) cours
e
51,So far this is the safest means of ____ nuclear waste.
A) disposing of B) arranging C) acting on D) de
posing
52,A number of multinationals have been ____ China as a possible market for
their products.
A) dealing B) trading with C) sizing upD) re
viewing
53,Before he left the laboratory,the Professor gave his students ____ as t
o the care of the specimens.
A) orders B) instructions C) conquests D) needs
54,At the end of each lecture,Prof,Yang ____ what he has covered in class
.
A)tells B) requires C)warns D) sums up
55,I think we need to see an investment ____ before we make an expensive mi
stake.
A) guide B) consultant C) entrepreneur D) assessor
56,The event exposed his evil intentions ____.
A) at the end B) so long C) to the bitter end D) up
to the hilt
57,In the storm,a branch of the tree by the door ____.
A) broke up B) sank C) broke off D) cracke
d
58,As Prof,Zhang looks much younger than his age,he’s often ____ as a gr
aduate student.
A) put down B) scorned C) vituperated D) disdain
59,Mr,Bloom is not ____ now,but he will be famous someday.
A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent
60,We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at t
he above address.
A) with the exception of B) with reference to
C) with the purpose of D) with a view to
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
An international team of scientists is studying the
problem of pollution and dust in Asia,One- hundred- thirty
scientists from twelve countries have gathered in the western
Pacific area to observe thick dust storms,They will observe
the dust storms which they mix with some of the world’s heaviest61.____
pollution.
The thickest dust storms in recent years reported in 62.____
Beijing,China and other Asian cities last spring,The dust
storms come from deserts in China and Mongolia,This year,63.____
similar dust storms have began moving east toward large Asian 64.____
cities and the northwest Pacific Ocean.
The dust storms happen in winter over deserts high below 65.____
sea level,In the spring,the storms move east,over large cities
in China,Japan and Korea,By summer,rainstorms break up the
dust and help increase pollution in the air,66.____
The scientists plan observe the dust storms through the67.____
middle of May,They are using research ships,airplanes,satellites
and instrument on the ground to gather information,68.____
Aerosols are very small particles in the air,The scientists
are studying aerosols that contain sulfate and carbon are 69.____
produced by the burning of soft coal,wood and plants,Barry
Hubert of the University of Hawaii is the lead investigators for 70.____
the study,He says developing nations in Asia use a mixture
of fuels that are not used in other areas.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composi
tion on the topic,Choosing A Job Profitable or a Job I Love?”You
should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the out line (given
in Chinese) below:
1.有人以收入丰厚为择业标准，因为……
2.有人以自己是否喜爱为标准，因为……
3.我的看法。
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:
A) 2 hours,B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours,D) 5 hours.
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will
start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon,The
refore,D),5 hours” is the correct answer,You should choose ［D］ on the Ans
wer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre,
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］〖KG-1*2〗—
1.A) At the customs,B) At the air
port.
C) At the supermarket.D) At the post office.
2.A) He doesn’t have the fight tools,B) He can’ t afford it.
C) He wants to wait until the next day.D) He doesn’ t need one
3.A) All the passengers were killed.B) The plane crashed in the nig
ht,
C) No more survivors have been found.D) It’s too late to search for survivo
rs,
4.A) After three P.M.
B) From one to three this afternoon.
C) From one to three every afternoon.
D) The whole afternoon.
5.A) A head cold,B) The weather,
C) The woman’ s son,D) Fatigue.
6.A) Its results were just as expected.B) It wasn’t very well designed,
C) It fully reflected the students’ ability,
D) Its results fell short of her expectations,
7.A) Having some drinks.
B) Looking up the phone number later.
C) Leaving the problem alone.
D) Making an extra effort.
8.A) About 80,B) More than 80,
C) Half of the student body,D) About 40.
9.A) He believes dancing is enjoyable.B) He definitely does not lik
e dancing.
C) He admires those who dance.D) He won’t dance until he has done his work
,
10.A) Turn right.B) Turn left,
C) Drive two blocks to the next stoplight,D) Make a U- turn at
the second stoplight.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of each
passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions will b
e spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer f
rom the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the corresponding lette
r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard,
11.A) Experience in negotiating.B) A high level of intelligence,
C) The time they spend on preparation.D) The amount of pay they receive,
12.A) Study the case carefully beforehand, B) Stick to a set target.
C) Appear friendly to the other party,D) Try to be flexible about
their terms,
13.A) Make sure there is no misunderstanding,
B) Try to persuade by giving various reasons,
C) Repeat the same reasons,
D) Listen carefully and patiently to the other party,
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) Efficient computerization will speed solar energy.
B) Clothing,housing and animal breeding.
C) Agriculture and drugs.
D) Child rearing and artificial hearts.
15.A) Broad codes to maximize human benefits,
B) Strict supervision of all scientific research.
C) The indifference of public attitudes toward ethical and human values.
D) The maintenance of chemistry as a pure science,
16.A) Availability of artificial body organs.
B) Elimination of genetic defects,
C) Improvements in drugs for medical use,
D) An explanation of the origin of life,
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.A) He buys cheap things,regardless of quality.
B) He chooses things that others recommend.
C) He does not mind much about the price of the right things.
D) He buys good quality things,so long as they are not too dear.
18.A) They welcome suggestions from anyone.
B) Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.
C) Her shopping is often based on need.
D) They listen to advice but never take it.
19.A) He buys a similar thing of the color he wants.
B) He usually does not buy anything.
C) At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D) So long as the style is right,he buys the thing.
20.A) The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.
B) Women bargain for their clothes,but men sit down.
C) Women stand up shopping,but men sit down.
D) The time they take over buying clothes.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspo
nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
People do not analyze every problem they meet,Sometimes they try to remember a
solution from the last time they had a similar problem,They often accept the o
pinions or ideas of other people,Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error,However,when all these method
s fail,the person with a problem has to start analyzing,There are six stages i
n analyzing a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem,For example,Sam’s bic
ycle is broken,and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does,Sam must see
that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem,Before Sam can repair his bicycle,he
must find the reason why it does not work,For instance,he must determine if th
e problem is with the gears,the brakes,or the frame,He must make his problem
more specific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and
lead to possible solutions,For instance,suppose Sam decided that his bike does
not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels,At this time,h
e can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears,He can talk to his f
riends at the bike shop,He can look at his gears carefully.
After studying the problem,the person should have several suggestions for a pos
sible solution,Take Sam as an illustration,His suggestions might be,put oil o
n the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loos
en the gear wheels,
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem,Sometimes the
final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new
or sees something in a new way,Sam,for example,suddenly sees that there is a
piece of chewing gum(口香糖)between the gear wheels,He immediately realizes the
solution to his problem,he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested,Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterw
ards his bicycle works perfectly,In short,he has solved the problem.
21.In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except ____
.
A) recognize and define the problem
B) look for information to make the problem clearer
C) have suggestions for a possible solution
D) find a solution by trial or mistake
22.By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle,the author intends to ____.
A) illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle
B) discuss the problems of his bicycle
C) tell us how to solve a problem
D) show us how to analyze a problem
23.Which of the following is NOT true?
A) People do not analyze the problem they meet.
B) People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.
C) People may learn from their past experience
D) People cannot solve some problems they meet.
24.As used in the last sentence,the phrase,in short” means ____.
A) in the long run B) in detail C) in a word D) in the end
25.What is the best title for this passage?
A) Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle.
B) Possible Ways to Problem-solving.
C) Necessities of Problem Analysis.
D) Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Stone tools,animal bones and an incised mammoth tusk found in Russia’s frigid
far north have provided what archaeologists say is the first evidence that moder
n humans or Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 30,000 years ago,at leas
t 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.
A team of Russian and Norwegian archaeologists,describing the discovery in toda
y’s issue of the journal Nature,said the campsite,at Mamontovaya Kurya,on the
Ura River at the Arctic Circle,was the,oldest documented evidence for human p
resence at this high latitude.,Digging in the bed of an old river channel close
to the Ural Mountains,the team uncovered 123 mammal bones,including horse,re
indeer and wolf.,The most important find,” they said,was a four-foot mammoth t
usk with grooves made by chopping with a sharp stone edge,“unequivocally the wo
rk of humans.” The tusk was carbon-dated at about 36,600 years old,Plant remain
s found among the artifacts were dated at 30,000 to 31,000 years.
Other archaeologists said the analysis appeared to be sound,But they cautioned
that it was difficult,when dealing with riverbed deposits,to be sure that arti
facts had not become jumbled out of their true place,and thus time,in the geol
ogic layers,They questioned whether the discoverers could reliably conclude tha
t the stone tools were in fact contemporary with the bones,But in a commentary
accompanying the article,Dr,John A,J,Gowlett of the University of Liverpool
in England wrote,“Although there are questions to be answered,the artifacts il
lustrate both the capacity of early humans to do the unexpected,and the value o
f archaeologists’ researching in unlikely areas.”
The discoverers said they could not determine from the few stone artifacts wheth
er the site was occupied by Neanderthals,hominids who by then had a long histor
y as hunters in Europe and western Asia,or some of the first anatomically moder
n humans to reach Europe.
In any case,other archaeologists said,the findings could be significant.
If these toolmakers were Neanderthals,the findings suggested that these human r
elatives,who became extinct after 30,000 years ago,were more capable and adapt
able than they are generally given credit for,Living in the Arctic climate pres
umably required higher levels of technology and social organization.
If they were modern humans,then the surprise is that they had penetrated so far
north in such a short time,There has been no firm evidence for modern humans i
n Europe before about 35,000 years ago,It had generally been thought that the n
orthernmost part of Eurasia was not occupied by humans until the final stage of
the last ice age,some 13,000 to 14,000 years ago,when the world’s climate bega
n to moderate,Dr,Gowlett said the new findings indicated that the Arctic regio
n of European Russia was extremely cold but relatively dry and ice-free more tha
n 30,000 years ago.
26.What is the significance of the discovery?
A) It shows that modern humans lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.
B) It shows that Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.
C) It shows the oldest documented evidence for human presence at such high la
titude.
D) It shows human could use tools 30,000 years ago.
27.Why the team believed that the four-foot mammoth tusk was the most imp
ortant find?
A) Because it was the longest tusk ever found.
B) Because there were signs left by human’s tools on it.
C) Because there were grooves on it.
D) Because there are not any mammoth tusk all over the world.
28.When did the Neanderthals extinct?
A) More than 30,000 years ago.B) After 30,000 years ago.
C) Before about 35,000 years ago.D) Some 13,000 to 14,000 years ago
.
29.Who were those toolmakers?
A) Neanderthals,B) Modern humans.C) Archaeologists,D) Not determined.
30.What’s the weather like in the Arctic region of European Russia more
than 30,000 years ago?
A) Moderate temperature,relatively dry and ice-free.
B) Extremely cold,relatively dry and ice-free.
C) Extremely cold,plenty of raining and ice-free.
D) Extremely cold,relatively dry and ice frosted,
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
After watching my mother deal with our family of five,I can’t understand why
her answer to the question,“What do you do?” is always,“Oh,I’m just a hou
sewife.” JUST a housewife?” Anyone who spends most of her time in meal prepara
tion and cleanup,washing and drying clothes,keeping the house clean,leading a
scout troop,playing taxi driver to us kids when it’s time for school,music l
essons or the dentist,doing volunteer work for her favorite charity,and making
sure that all our family needs are met is not JUST a housewife,She’ s the rea
l Wonder Woman.
Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second-class or
something similar? Where has this notion come from? Have we males made them feel
this way? Has our society made,going to work” outside the home seem more imp
ortant than what a housewife must face each day?
I would be very curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike,
Dishes would pile up,Food in the house would run out,No meals would appear on
the table,There would be no clean clothes when needed,High boots would be requ
ired just to make it through the house scattered with garbage,Walking and bus r
iding would increase,Those scout troops would have to break up,Charities would
suffer.
I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over,Oh,he might start o
ut with the attitude that he can do just as good a job,but how long would that
last? Not long,once he had to come home each night after work to more household
duties,There would be no more coming home to a prepared meal; he’d have to fi
x it himself,The kids would all be screaming for something to eat,clean clothe
s and more bus fare money,Once he quieted the kids,he’d have to clean the hou
se,go shopping,make sure that kids got a bath,and fix lunches for the next da
y,Once the kids were down for the night,he might be able to crawl into an unma
de bed and try to read the morning newspaper.
No,I don’t think many males are going to volunteer for the job,I know I don’
t want it,So,thanks,mom! I’ll do what I can to create a national holiday for
housewives,It could be appropriately called Wonder Woman Day.
31.By what means do the children of the author’s family go to school?
A) They take school bus.B) They take a taxi.
C) Their mother drives for them.D) Scout troop sends them to school,
32.If a housewife went on strike,which one of the following statements i
s NOT true?
A) Children would scream for something to eat.
B) No meals would appear on the table.
C) The scout troops would have a wonderful time.
D) The man of the house wouldn’t be able to take over.
33.In the author’s opinion,____.
A) many males are going to volunteer for housewives’ work
B) housewives deserve a national holiday named Wonder Woman Day
C) the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives’ work
D) housewives are second-class citizens or something similar
34.The author’s attitude toward housewives’ work is ____.
A) critical B) indifferent C) ironical D) appreciative
35.The main idea of the passage is about ____.
A) housewives,the wonder women
B) what would happen if housewives went on strike
C) the replacement of women by men as housewives
D) the setting up of a national holiday for housewives
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Children are getting so fat they may be the first generation to die before the
ir parents,an expert claimed yesterday,
Today’s youngsters are already falling prey to potential killers such as diabet
es because of their weight,Fatty fast-food diets combined with sedentary lifest
yles dominated by televisions and computers could mean kids will die tragically
young,says Professor Andrew Prentice,from the London School of Hygiene and Tro
pical Medicine.
At the same time,the shape of the human body is going through a huge evolutiona
ry shift because adults are getting so fat,Here in Britain,latest research sho
ws that the average waist size for a man is 36-38in and may be 42-44in by 2032,
This compares with only 32.6in in 1972,Women’s waists have grown from an avera
ge of 22in in 1920 to 24 ins in the Fifties and 30in now,One of the major reaso
ns why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger,I
n the UK alone,more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obe
se — double the number in the mid-Eighties,One in ten four-year-olds are also m
edically classified as obese,The obesity pandemic — an extensive epidemic — whi
ch started in the US,has now spread to Europe,Australia,Central America and t
he Middle East,
Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically
obese and well over half the population as overweight,Prof Prentice said the ch
ange in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy food
s combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology d
evelopments,
He is not alone in his concern,Only last week one medical journal revealed how
obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases,Obesity also increases the risk fac
tor for strokes and heart disease,An averagely obese person’s lifespan is shor
tened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more,
Prof Prentice said:,So will parents outlive their children,as claimed recentl
y by an American obesity specialist?” The answer is yes — and no,Yes,when the
offspring become grossly obese,This is now becoming an alarmingly common occur
rence in the US,Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of
life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health,So say No to that
doughnut and burger.
36.What does the word,sedentary (Para,2)” mean?
A) sit still,B) eat too much,C) study very hardh,D) passive thinking.
37.Which statement is TRUE?
A) The average waist size for a man is 36-38in.
B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in.
C) In the mid-Eighties,more than half million under-16s in the UK are
classed as overweight.
D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America.
38.According to Prof Prentice,what are the reasons for the change in our
shape?
A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises.
B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast.
C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology.
D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy.
39.Obesity increases the risk factor of ____.
A) diabetes,short sight,cancer,strokes
B) diabetes,cancer,strokes,psychosocial illness
C) cancer,strokes,fatty,heart disease
D) strokes,heart disease,diabetes,headache
40.What does the author mean by,So say No to that doughnut and burger”?
A) Answering the question,will parents outlive their children?”.
B) The doughnut and burger should be banned.
C) We should lead a healthy life.
D) We should begin dieting,
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
41.Water fills the ____ in the ground.
A) depression B) distress C) depressions D) prosperity
42.What you are discussing is a psychological problem and is out of the ____ of art.
A) domain B) range C) area D) region
43.Helen doesn’t know how much I spent in painting your house,If she ever found out,I’m sure ____.
A) she’d never forgive me C) she’ll never forgive me
B) she never forgives me D) she never forgave me
44.Do you think it possible to have the work ____ within 3 days.
A) to do B) done
C) to be done D) being done
45．A good scientist ____ into all aspects of a problem in order to find solutions.
A) pricks B) pokes C) probes D) peers
46.Most good writers use every means ____to make the reader’s way smooth and easy.
A) at their disposal B) at their request
C) at their will D) at their convenience
47.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ____ over the other children.
A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect
48.If most breadwinners ____a day’s pay to the Hope Project,then it will be hopeful.
A) gift B) present C) donate D) give
49.We started burning some leaves in our yard,but the fire got ____and we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.
A) out of hand B) out of order C) out of place D) out of way
50.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.
A)inclined to B)subjected to C)prone to D)bound to
51.The policeman ____ noted something different about the fellow’s accent.
A) undoubted B) doubtless
C) doubtful D) undoubting
52.In his unhappiness he had come even to question his ____.
A) diversity B) entity
C) prosperity D) minority
53.Rising energy costs increase operating costs ____for many older air-conditioning systems in large buildings,causing owners to seek help.
A) heatedly B) severely C) fiercely D) drastically
54．As you must have seen from my work,I’m perfectly ____of him.
A) indignant B) independent C) influential D) innocent
55.Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ____ from trying new fields of business activity.
A) entrepreneurs B) sportsmen
C) eolouists D) mediators
56.His____,scheduled for the week of Jan.23,was stated last week when he filed an appeal and asked the judge to spare his life.
A) desertion B) execution
C) suicide D) persecution
57.Happiness,like a deer in the forest,dislikes ____ attention and if you chase it,it will run away.
A) impatient B) purposeful C) undue D) uncomfortable
58.After the completion of that bridge,the ____company’s business has been shrinking.
A) navigation B) carriage C) marine D) ferry
59.The teacher richly ____ the use of the word.
A) exemplifies B) embodies
C) typifies D) proclaims
60.Poor eyesight will ____ you from military service.
A) prevent B) restrain C) exempt D) stop
61.A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
A) shorthand B) scheme C) schedule D) sketch
62.In less than a millionth of a second the vast computer of an international airline can ____accept 800 booking inquiries,and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.
A) simultaneously B) implicitly C) cautiously D) confidentially
63.The____ spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.
A) expedition B) execution
C) employment D) exertion
64.Have you any proof that a headless ghost ____ that house?
A) hunted B) examined
C) haunted D) wandered
65.The streets are ____ with people,
A)live B)lively C)living D)alive
66.Psychologists have succeeded in ____parents’ confidence in their own authority.
A) underratingB) undervaluing C) underplaying D) undermining
67.A wrongdoer is constantly ____ by fear of discovery.
A) pursued B)haunted
C)stayed in D)hauled
68.The child was playing on the floor with his collection of ____ farm animals.
A) infinitesimal B) microscopic
C) trivial D) miniature
69．It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable ____.
A) origins B) sources C) resources D) amendes
70.The newly-elected President says the election was ____compliance with the law.
A) spacious B) sophisticated C) substantial D) steady
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
The place of the child in society has varied for thousands of years and has been effected by different cultures and religions,In ancient times unwanted children were occasionally abandoned,put to death,exploiting or offered for religious sacrifices,and in any event a large percentage of them didn’t survive their physically hazardous existence to reach to maturity.
In western civilization within the last few hundred years,there have been many changes in attitude with the young,In agricultural Europe,and later with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution,the children of the poor work long hours for little or no pay,and there was no public concern on their safety or welfare punishment could be brutal and severe.
By the eighteenth century the harsh and severe methods began to show any change,Society slowly accorded(给予) children a role of importance,Books were written expressly for them and gradually laws were passing for their protection,Efforts were made to create for them a life better than their parents!
In the past few decades parents have become more and more attentive for the needs of their children.Better health care is available and education is no longer reserving for the children from wealthy families.
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71,______
72,______
73,______
74,______
75,______
76,______
77,______
78,______
79,______
80,______
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed to write a composition on the topic On Part-time Jobs,You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline.
1.Some people say that college students should take part-time jobs.
2.Others worry that part-time jobs do them more harm than good.
3,What is your view on this? Why or why not?
Model Test Two
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the end of
each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the conve
rsation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question,there wi
ll be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C
) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding lette
r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:
You will read,
A) At the office,B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport,D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had
to finish in the evening,This is most likely to have taken place at the office
,Therefore,A),At the office” is the best answer,You should choose on t
he Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
[JY，1]Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］〖KG-1*2〗—
1.A) He thanks the woman for her advice,
B) It’s difficult to give up smoking.
C) He does not need the woman’s advice.
D) It’s easy to give up smoking.
2.A) Three quarters of an hour.B) Half an hour.
C) A quarter of an hour,
D) Ten minutes.
3.A) His computer doesn’t work well.
B) He isn’t getting along with his staff,
C) He didn’t register for a proper course.
D) He can’t apply the theory to his program,
4.A) At a movie theatre.
B) At a cafeteria.
C) At a supermarket.
D) At a laundry.
5.A) A traffic guard,B) A sociologist.
C) A student,D) A salesperson.
6.A) Reading on the campus lawn.
B) Depositing money in the bank,
C) Applying for financial aid.
D) Reviewing a student’s application,
7.A) 6 years.
B) 2 years.
C) 3 years.
D) 4 years.
8.A) Toilet bowl cleaner.
B) Household grams,
C) Light bulbs.
D) Tulips.
9.A) A new shuttle bus.
B) A sched uled space flight,
C) An airplane flight.
D) The first space flight,
10.A) Airplane B) Bus,C) Subway,D) C
ar.
SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions,In this section,you will hear a passage three times,When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea,Then listen to the passage again,When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact wo
rds you have just heard,For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to
fill in the missing information,You can either use the exact words you have jus
t heard or write down the main points in your own words,Finally,when the passa
ge is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
I asked successful people what the secret of their success was,I (S1)____ an early discussion with a vice president of a large oil company.,Oh,
I just keep a To Do List,” he said,I passed over that quickly,little (S2)____ the importance of what he said.
1 was in another city the next day and I had lunch with a businessman who (S3)____ owned the town,He was chairman of the gas and light company,president of
five (S4)____ companies,and had his hand in a dozen other (S5)____,I as
ked him how he (S6)____ to get everything done.,Oh,that’s easy,”he said.,I keep a To Do List.”
The first thing in the morning,he told me,he would come in and list what he wa
nted to (S7)____ that day,He would arrange the items in priority,Durin
g the day (S8)____,In the evening he would check to s
ee how many of the items he had written down still remained undone and then give
himself a score,(S9)____.
Again and again in the years since,when I have talked to successful people,the To Do List has come up,I have found that one difference between people at the top of the l
adder and people at the bottom is that (S10)____.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by some
questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspo
nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
In a sense,the new protectionism is not protectionism at all,at least not in t
he traditional sense of the term,The old protectionism referred only to trade r
estricting and trade expanding devices,such as the tariff or export subsidy,Th
e new protectionism is much broader than this,it includes interventions into fo
reign trade but is not limited to them,The new protectionism,in fact,refers t
o how the whole of government intervention into the private economy affects inte
rnational trade,The emphasis on trade is still there,thus came the term,prot
ection.” But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activ
ities can affect international economic relations.
The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects the victory
of the interventionist,or welfare economy over the market economy,Jab Tumiler
writes,“The old protectionism…coexisted,without any apparent intellectual d
ifficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an internat
ional economic distribution mechanism — indeed,protectionists as well as (if no
t more than) free traders stood for laissez faire(放任政策),Now,as in the 1930
s,protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of
the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction.”
It is precisely this profound skepticism of the market economy that is responsib
le for the protectionism,In a market economy,economic change of various colors
implies redistribution of resources and incomes,The same opinion in many commu
nities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper,Therefore,
the government intervenes to bring about a more desired result.
The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe,In Swede
n,Norway,Finland,Denmark,and the Netherlands,government intervention in alm
ost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal,In Great Brita
in this is only somewhat less true,Government traditionally has played a very a
ctive role in economic life in France and continued to do so,Only West Germany
dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe
,It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.
The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well
as in Western Europe,Social security,unemployment insurance,minimum wage law
s,and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the America
n scene,
11.This passage is primarily concerned with discussing ____.
A) the definition of the new protectionism
B) the difference between new and old protectionism
C) the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world
D) the significance of the welfare state
12.What does the phrase,stood for(Para.2)” mean?
A) represented,B) held out,C) tolerated,D) disapproved,
13.Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare
state mentioned in this passage?
A) Free education is available to a child.
B) Laws are made to fix the minimum wage.
C) A jobless person can be insured.
D) There are regulations for rent.
14.Which of the following inferences is true,according to this passage?
A) The economy developed faster in welfare states than in non-welfare states.
B) In the 1930s,protectionism began to rise.
C) The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest.
D) Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe than
in Great Britain.
15.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following
questions?
A) When did the new protectionism arise?
B) Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries?
C) Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than th
e British government?
D) Why does the government intervene in economic life?
Passage 2
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
When I was growing up,the whole world was Jewish,The heroes were Jewish and th
e villains were Jewish,The landlord,the doctor,the grocer,your best friend,
the village idiot,and the neighborhood bully,all Jewish,We were working class
and immigrants as well,but that just come with the territory,Essentially we w
ere Jews on the streets of New York,We learned to be kind,cruel,and smart and
feeling in a mixture of language and gesture that was part street slang,part g
rade-school English,part kitchen Yiddish.
One Sunday evening when I was eight years old my parents and I were riding in
the back seat of my rich uncle’s car,We had been out for a ride and now we wer
e back in the Bronx,headed for home,Suddenly,another car sideswiped us,My mo
ther and aunt shrieked,My uncle swore softly,My father,in whose lap I was sit
ting,said out the window at the speeding car,“That’s all right,Nothing but
a few Jews in here.” In an instant I knew everything,I knew there was a world
beyond our streets,and in that world my father was a humiliated man,without po
wer or standing.
When I was sixteen a girl in the next building had her nose straightened; we a
ll went together to see Selma Shapiro lying in state,wrapped in bandages from w
hich would emerge a person fit for life beyond the block,Three buildings away a
boy went downtown for a job,and on his application he wrote,Anold Brown” in
stead of,Anold Braunowiitz.” The news swept through the neighborhood like a w
ild fire,A name change? What was happening here? It was awful; it was wonderful
,It was frightening; it was delicious,Whatever it was,it wasn’t standstill,
Thing felt lively and active,Self-confidence was on the rise,passivity on the
wane,We were going to experience challenges,That’s what it meant to be in the
new world,For the first time we could imagine ourselves out there.
But whom exactly do I mean when I say we? I mean Arinie,not Selma,I mean my
brother,not me,I mean the boys,not the girls,My mother stood behind me,push
ing me forward.,The girls goes to college,too,” she said,And I did,But my
going to college would not mean the same thing as my brother’s going to college
,and we all knew it,For my brother,college meant going from the Bronx to Manh
attan,But for me? From the time I was fourteen I yearned to get out of the Bron
x,but get out into what? I did not actually imagine myself a working person alo
ne in Manhattan and nobody else did either,What I did imagine was that I would
marry,and that the man I married would get me downtown,He would break the peri
ls of class and race,and some how I’d be there alongside him.
16.In the passage,we can find the author was____.
A) quite satisfied with her life
B) a poor Jewish girl
C) born in a middle-class family
D) a resident in a rich area in New York
17.Why did the author’s father say,Nothing but a few Jews in here”?
A) He was asking for help.
B) He was complaining.
C) He was reassuring.
D) He wanted to know why their car was sideswiped.
18.Selma Shapiro had her nose straightened because she wanted ____.
A) to look her best
B) to find a new job in the neighborhood
C) to live a new life in other places
D) to marry very soon
19.Anold Brown changed his name because ____.
A) there was racial discrimination in employment
B) Brown was just the same as Braunowiitz
C) it was easy to write
D) Brown sounds better
20.From the passage we can infer that ____.
A) the Jews were satisfied with their life in the Bronx
B) the Jewish immigrants could not be rich
C) all the immigrants were very poor
D) the young Jews didn’t accept the stern reality
Passage 3
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
It is all very well to blame traffic congestion,the cost of petrol and the
hectic pace modern life,but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable,Every
body knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel,It is all very
well,again to,to have a tiger in the tank,but to have one in the driver’s se
at is another kettle of fish altogether,You might tolerate the odd road hog,bu
t nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule,Perhaps the
situation calls for a,Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign,otherwise it may g
et completely out of hand.
Road courtesy is not only good manners,but good sense too,It takes the most le
velheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to retaliate whe
n subjected to uncivilized behavior,On the other hand,a little courtesy goes a
long way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring,A friendl
y nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to cr
eate an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic cond
itions,But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today,Many drive
rs nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.
Contrary to general opinion,young drivers (especially sports-car owners,who ta
ke pride in their driving) have better manners than their seniors,But this atti
tude is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither ex
pect nor give any quarter,This may be a commendable trait on the battlefield bu
t is out of place on the roads.
Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signal cars to over
take when the road is clear,because many of the cars took too long to pass,The
ir drivers couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear,Others,after overtakin
g,slowed down again and hogged the road,Again,a motoring magazine has recentl
y drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps,
“They manufacture them by force,using their direction indicators as a threat r
ather than a warning.” Slanting matches and even punch-ups are quite common,It
can’t be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used,we can then cal
l our dual carriageways duel carriageways,and solve a spelling problem in the p
rocess.
Driving is essentially a state of mind,However technically skilled a driver may
be,he can’t be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive,
21.What does the author mean by,another kettle of fish altogether” (P
ara.1,sentence 3)?
A) completely another awkward and difficult situation
B) another net of fish put together
C) completely another kind of situation
D) completely another kind of driver
22.The phrase,get completely out of hand” (Para,1,last sentence) st
ands for ____.
A) get without giving it much thought completely
B) get out of order completely
C) get out of control completely
D) get ready completely
23.Road courtesy is good sense because ____.
A) it minimizes friction
B) most drivers never make acknowledgements
C) it cuts down the number of drivers
D) most drivers will hit you if offended
24.A common example of bad manners on the roads is ____.
A) not signaling when overtaking
B) that they couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear
C) preventing other vehicles from overtaking
D) making holes in the roads on purpose
25.According to the author,discourtesy on the roads is caused primarily by ____.
A) too many vehicles on the roads
B) the way people have to rush around nowadays
C) the aggressiveness of most drivers
D) too many pedestrians walking about
Passage 4
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Unlike any earlier building complex anywhere in the world,Rockefeller in New
York City was built,not as a place where people could live,but as a city in w
hich they could work,It was the biggest building project of its kind,a city wi
thin a city,and of the forerunner of projects that have sprung up all over the
world,30 architects,120 draftsmen,and hundreds of other artists and technicia
ns were employed just to draft the plans,Before the buildings could be erected,
229 old buildings had to be emptied of 4,000 tenants and razed,Just to buy up
the leases took over two years and cost over $6,000,000,The unusual shap
e and s
etbacks of the 70-story RCA building resulted primarily from practical considera
tions such as lighting,the movement of people and the building’s services,The
lower concourse and basement level were set aside for shops,A sunken plaza,co
mplete with gardens and fountains,was designed to provide access to these shops
,Today the plaza,which is used for ice-skating in winter and dining and dancin
g in summer,is one of the centre’s most popular attractions.
26.Which of the following statement is the main idea of the passage?
A) The pleasant work environment.
B) The purpose of the RCA building setbacks.
C) The recreational facilities at Rockefeller.
D) The architectural significance of Rockefeller centre.
27.From the passage we know,Rockefeller centre was originally planed to
serve as what kind of complex?
A) Commercial,B) Recreational.
C) Housing.D) Tourist.
28.Which of the following is true about Rockefeller centre?
A) It was patterned after an ancient design.
B) It has been imitated numerous times,
C) All shopkeepers were required to take two-year leases.
D) 4,000 tenants are located in the complex.
29.According to the passage,what does the shape of the RCA building reflect?
A) Architectural creativity.
B) City regulation.
C) Practical considerations.
D) Decreased space needs.
30.The sunken plaza at Rockefeller centre was originally designed as ____.
A) an entrance of shops
B) an ice-skating rink
C) a restaurant
D) a tourist attraction
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sentence th
ere are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best
completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre.
31.This is his ____ price,He refuses to lower it any further.
A) minimal B) minus C) small D) miniature
32.You can ____ the dangers of driving by taking care to obey the rules of the road.
A) maximize B) theorize
C) standardize D) minimize
33.“Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I’
ll ____ with you then.” his employer said,
A) settle up B) draw up C) work up D) come up
34.Some people secretly ________ goods into China to avoid paying
attention custom duty them.
A) steal B) transport C) smuggle D) import
35.He’s trying to ____all the supporters he can obtain for the political party he’s formed.
A) paralyze B) mechanize
C) standardize D) mobilize
36.Mrs,Palmer was offended by the clerk’s____ remark.
A) tasty B) nasty C) misty D) muddy
37.In buying a suit,a difference of ten cents in prices is____.
A) ignorant B) negative
C) negligible D) negligent
38.____ at the concerts went down after the price of tickets incre
ased.
A) Presence B)Attention C) Attendance D) Consent
39．All sorts of grain ____ very well because the soil here is fat.
A) profit B) thrive C) prosper D) succeed
40.The ____ is a coin used in the U.S.A valued at 5 cents.
A) Currency B) Note C) Nickel D) Token
41.He has to ____ his small salary by living economically.
A) upset B) offset C) outset D) preset
42.I am the ____ of a musician and a scientist.
A) ownership B) friendship
C) offspring D) masterpiece
43．Don’t ____ to lock the door when you leave.
A)ignoreB) disregard C) neglect D) overlook
44．When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days,John was ____ pale.
A) enormouslyB) dramaticallyC) startlingD) uniquely
45.They were trying to find out about the____temperature for the growth of this kind of plant.
A) optical B) option
C) optimum D) optimism
46.I have the ____ of accepting all or part of the money.
A) orientation B) option
C) optimum D) ornament
47.There was nothing anywhere in ____,
A) sight B) glimpseC) glanceD) seeing
48.He’s always ____ about his ability,
A) coaxing B) rebuking C) teasing D) boasting
49.I am sure her decision will be fair and just,for she has had a reputa
tion for being ____.
A) impartialB) imperative C) impulsiveD) improper
50.You shouldn’t change jobs constantly,or people will become suspicio
us of your ability to ____ any job.
A) hold B) sustain C) engage D) uphold
51.It was so dark outside that he was just able to ____ the road in
the dark.
A)derive B)discernC)diminishD) displace
52.The basketball coach asked the players to ____ with their training
after he gave some instructions.
A) proceedB) precede C) precept D) process
53.The water table fluctuated from season to season and year to year beca
use it is affected by climate ____.
A) difference B) conditions C) disturbance D) variations
54.We can easily bend a piece of wire,it is ____,
A)delicate B)extensibleC)flexibleD)foldable
55.A leading member should never concentrate all his attention on one or
two problems,to the ____ of others.
A)displacement B) elimination C) exclusion D) exception
56.All parts of this sewing machine are ____ so that it is very s
imple to get replacements for them.
A) mechanizedB) minimized C) modernized D) standardized〖
ZK)〗
57.When asked why he had played truant,little Frank ____ a good
excuse.
A) came up with B) caught up with
C) put up with D) kept up with
58.All the men in the room ____ towards the beautiful girl
.
A) gravitated B) absorbed
C) moved D) tolerated
59.Jones and Edwards are the producer and direct or of the famo
us movie,
A)alternatively B)respectively C)respectfully D)respectably
60.She was ____ her brains to remember the man’s time,but her bad memory failed her.
A) hitting B) beating C) racking D) exhausting
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
Today we take for granted that the mail will be delivered daily at our door,But many years ago it might have been placed in a tree trunk and underneath a rock,In the early days of the mail no one could be sure about where…or when…it will arrive.\;
At the southern tip of Africa there was once a post office under a rock,At the old days the route from England to India was around the Cape of GOod Hope,The journey was stormy and danger,It took six long months,Sailors often wished to send mail home,but they seldom met ships bound back to England,So at the cape the sailors would go on ashore,They headed for a certain large stone,On the stone scratched the words,Look hereunder for letters.” They would leave their letters there,knowing that the next homeward ship would stop and pick it up.\;
There was another post office like this at the southern tip of South America,During the golden rush days,boats sailed around Cape Horn to California,At Cape Horn was a key(小桶) nailed to a post,Boats coming from the east coast would send some sailors to this post office,They picked up any letters in the key,At the same time they mailed letters home that boats sail east could pick up.
61.____
62.____
63.____
64.____
65.____
66.____
67.____
68.____
69.____
70.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed to write a composition on the topic H
ow to Solve the Problem of Environmental Protection,You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline.
1,The problem of environmental protection has drawn attention.
2,The reasons of Environmental Pollution
3,How to solve the problems.
Model Test Three
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W:I certainly hope the library will be
open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays 9 to
5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9
am,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answer,You should c
hoose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗— ［D］
1,A) She goes home for lunch,B) She spends her
time shopping.
C) She gets interested in what she is reading,D) She doesn’t wake up in
time.
2.A) Three years ago,B) This year,C) Last
year,D) During December.
3.A) Go abroad,B) Move to another place.
C) Make a twoweek long trip,D) Look for their next door neighbour
’s house.
4.A) Second Avenue,B) Third Avenue.C) Grand Bulevard.〖DW
〗D) Forth Street.
5.A) Because he wants to meet the woman’s aunt.B) Because he thoug
ht he was not informed.
C) Because the woman does not want him to join her.
D) Because the woman goes to her aunt’s place too frequently.
6.A) She will borrow the books for him.B) She doesn’t want to b
orrow the books with her card.
C) She doesn’t have a card.D) She wants to use Fred’s card.
7.A) At graduation.B) At engagement.C) At wedding.D) On hone
ymoon.
8.A) $10,B) $9.C) $4.D) $1.
9.A) He went once,B) He went twice.C) He went three time
s.D) He did not go.
10.A) He is going to be operated on at 9 o’clock.B) He is under op
eration now.
C) He already had his operation.D) He is all right now.
SECTION B
Directions:In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of
each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspond
ing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have heard.
11.A) His travels.B) His short stories.C) His finances.D) Hi
s family.
12.A) Florida,B) California,C) Nevada,D) Hanibul.
13.A) Typesetter,B) River pilot.C) Soldier,D) Pr
ospector.
14.A) He wanted to be a journalist.B) He liked the climate there.
C) He wanted to get away from the army.D) He was sent there by his fat
her.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have heard.
15.A) Behind the railway,B) In an old building.
C) In a modern building,D) In a clean street.
16.A) She was a young girl with dark hair,B) She was an old woma
n.
C) She was a well-dressed girl,D) She was wearing her outdoor cloth
es.
17.A) An old typewriter,B) Some pieces of cloth.
C) A lot of letters and papers D) A patterned cover.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have heard.
18.A) Something in the Bermuda Triangle is strange.B) On the lo
cation of the Bermuda Triangle.
C) On what people often talked about.D) That ships and planes appear
ed again.
19.A) Submarines.B) Ships and planes.C) Trains and cars.D) F
lorida and Boston.
20.A) In the Pacific Ocean.B) Close to Europe.
C) Along the Coast of Africa.D) In the Atlantic Ocean.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is foll
owed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four
choices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mar
k the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
One day in 1935 the management of Britian’s Southern Railway (as it was then cal
led) announced its intention to close the branch line from Lynton to Barnstable
in North Devon,The proposal was received by the local inhabitants with angry pr
otest,For them,the tall-chimneyed locomotives and the little flower-bordered s
tations of Devon had become as much of an institution as the village church or t
avern,Moreover,the line ran through the heart of a popular tourist district,W
hat would the holidaymaker do without it? Closing down the railway line had been
unthinkable,yet now some busybody official in remote London was threatening to
destroy it with a stroke of the pen.
Mounting local opposition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple,where the crowed
was joined by very vocal protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton.The
meeting seemed to be going well for the railway supporters until the chairman p
olitely inquired how many people from Lynton had traveled to Barnstaple by train
,Out of the embarrassed silence that followed emerged the painful truth that,t
o a man,those who had come from Lynton to fight for the railway had come by hig
hway,The fate of the Lynton and Barnstaple branch line was sealed.
This sad little story is typical of the attitude of many Englishmen toward their
railways,Dissatisfied with the age of sheet metal,plastics,and reinforced co
ncrete in which we find ourselves,we long more and more for the substantial,se
lf-confident,and inspired products of the Victorian era,Of that age,Britain’
s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.
21.One of the arguments against closing the railway line was that____,
A) fewer tourists would come into the area
B) people from outlying districts would be unable to attend religious se
rvices
C) the economy of the people would suffer greatly
D) it would be difficult to get from Lynton to Barnstaple
22.Who objected to the closing of the railway branch line?
A) Barnstaple people only.
B) Workers of the Southern Railway.
C) People of both Barnstaple and Lynton,
D) The management of the Southern Railway.
23.What is the author’s reaction to the people who called the town meet
ing?
A) He is amused by their political efforts,
B) He is sympathetic to their cause.
C) He is encouraged by their success,
D) He is critical of their attitudes.
24.The author seems to think that railways are reminders of the____
.
A) personal concern and solid beauty of a past age
B) ugliness and oppression that modern society has overcome
C) benefits that the machine age has brought to man
D) growing dislike in England of the Victorian age
25.The passage suggests that the Southern Railway of Britain is now[CD#3
].
A) controlled by the local people
B) in financial difficult
C) under a different name
D) financially sound
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Federal Reserve System,central banking system of the United States,popul
arly called the Fed,A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking com
munity and the government; it also issues the national currency,conducts moneta
ry policy,and plays a major role in supervision and regulation of banks and ban
k holding companies,In the U.S,these functions are the responsibilities of key
officials of the Federal Reserve System,the Board of Governors,located in Was
hington,D.C.,and the top officers of the 12 district Federal Reserve banks,lo
cated throughout the nation,The Fed’s actions,described below,generally have
a significant effect on the U.S,interest rates and,subsequently,on stock,bo
nd,and other financial markets.
The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Gover
nors,which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and sup
ervision and in most aspects of monetary control,The board enunciates the Fed’
s policies on both monetary and banking matters,Because the board is not an ope
rating agency,most of the day-to-day implementation of policies decisions is le
ft to the district Federal Reserve banks,stock in which is owned by the commerc
ial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System,Ownership in this inst
ance,however,does not imply control; the Board of Governors and the heads of
the Reserve banks orient their policies to the public interest rather than to th
e benefit of the private banking system.
The U.S,banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex; the authority
of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example,in mergers or th
e examination of banks with other federal agencies such as the Comptroller of th
e Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation (FDIC),In the critical
area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national econo
mic goals,however,the Federal Reserve is independent within the government,In
come and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the Board of Governors
are not subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve
is subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is s
elf-financing,Its income($20.2 billion in 1992) comes mainly from Reserve bank
holdings of income-earning securities,primarily those of the U.S,government,O
utlays ($1.5 billion in 1992) are mostly for operational expenses in providing s
ervices to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and mon
etary policy,In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned $16.8 billion in earnings to
the U.S,Treasury.
26.The Fed of the United States____.
A) functions as China Bank
B) is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China
C) is subject to the banking community and government
D) has 13 top officers who can influence the American financial market
27.The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks____.
A) doesn’t mean the latter is in control
B) means the latter is in control
C) means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks
D) means the Reserve banks orient the latter’s policies
28.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passag
e?
A) The Fed is a very big,complex and significant system which comprises many lo
cal banks.
B) All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.
C) Board of Governors is the supreme policy-makers of Federal Reserve System.
D) District Reserve banks rather than Board of Governors perform the day
today policies.
29.The authority of the Federal Reserve____.
A) has to be shared with other establishmentsis
B) is exclusive at other times
C) isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC
D) is limited by Board of Governors
30.Income of the Board of Governors____.
A) is borrowed from the U.S,Treasury
B) is used by the government to make various policies
C) comes from the U.S,Treasury
D) is not granted by the government
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Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
The year 1400 opened with more peacefulness than usual in England,Only a few mo
nths before Richard Ⅱ weak,wicked,and treacherous had been deposed,and Henry
IV declared king in his stead,But it was only a seeming peacefulness,lasting
for but a little while; for though King Henry proved himself a just and a merci
ful man,as justice and mercy went with the men of iron of those days——and thou
gh he did not care to shed blood needlessly,there were many noble families who
had been benefited by King Richard during his reign,and who had lost somewhat o
f their power and prestige from the coming in of the new king.
Among these were a number of great lords who had been degraded from their former
titles and estates,from which degradation King Richard had lifted them,They p
lanned to fall upon King Henry and his followers and to massacre them during a g
reat tournament which was being held at Oxford,And they might have succeeded ha
d not one of their own members betrayed them,
But Henry did not appear at the lists; whereupon,knowing that he had been lodgi
ng at Widnsor with only a few attendants,the conspirators marched there against
him,In the meantime,the king had been warned of the plot,so that instead of
finding him in the royal castle,they discovered through their scouts that he ha
d hurried to London,and that he was marching against them at the head of a cons
iderable army,So nothing was left but flight,One and another,they were all ca
ught and some killed,Those few who found friends faithful and bold enough to af
ford them shelter dragged those friends down in their own ruin.
31.What does the author seem to think of King Henry?
A) He was the best king England had ever had.
B) He was a better ruler than King Richard.
C) He was unfair and cowardly.
D) He was just as evil as King Richard.
32.How did King Henry find out about the plot?
A) His scouts discovered it,
B) He saw the conspirators coming.
C) One of the conspirators told him.
D) He found a copy of the conspirators’ plan.
33.Why did the nobles wish to kill King Henry?
A) Henry had taken away power given to them by King Richard.
B) Henry was weak,treacherous,and wicked.
C) Henry had needlessly killed members of their families.
D) Henry had killed King Richard.
34.It can be inferred that Richard II’s reign was____.
A) peacefulB) corruptC) democraticD) illegal
35.The main purpose of the passage is to____.
A) prove that Richard II was a bad king
B) explain the customs of fifteenth-century England
C) describe some typical English kings
D)discuss the conspiracy against Henry IV
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
“I have considered the structure of all volant animals,and find the folding co
ntinuity of the bat’s wings most easily accommodated to the human form,Upon thi
s model I shall begin my task tomorrow,and in a year expect to tower into the a
ir beyond the malice or pursuit of man,But I will work only on this condition,
that the art shall not be divulged,and that you shall not require me to make wi
ngs for any but ourselves.”
“Why,” said Rasselas.“should you envy others so great an advantage? All skill
ought to be exerted for universal good; every man has owed much to others,and
ought to repay the kindness that he has received.”,If men were all virtuous,
” returned the artist.“I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly,But
,what would be the security of the good,if the bad could at pleasure invade th
em from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither wall,nor mo
untains,nor seas,could afford any security,A flight of northern savages might
hover in the wind,and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capita
l of a fruitful region that was rolling under them,Even this valley,the retrea
t of princes,the abode of happiness,might be violated by the sudden descent of
some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast of the southern sea.”
36.The point of view of Rasselas is one that encourages____.
A) helping othersB) military victory
C) intellectual pursuits D) artistic endeavors
37.The person to whom Rasselas is speaking is____.
A)a tailorB)a gamblerC) a batD)an artist
38.The attitude of the person giving his point of view is one of____
.
A)optimism B) sprightliness C) distrust D) innocence
39.In this selection,the author is employing the literary device of___.
A) onomatopoeiaB) flashbackC) symbolismD) alliteration
40.Worldwide peace,according to the passage,could come about by____,
A) arming for defense B) eliminating evil tendencies
C) resorting to strategyD) establishing firm controls
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Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,F
or each sentence there are four choices marked A),B）,C）and D).Choose the ONE t
hat best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.You can’t be____careful in making the decision as it was such a
critical case.
A) veryB) quite C) too D)so
42.I don’t know if the story is true,but I’ll try to____it.
A) conform B) identify C) fortify D) verify
43,She always____ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother,who l
oved baking.
A) associatedB) remembered C) exemplified D) attributed
44,We can’t understand Uncle Geodge,for he always____ whatever he says
.
A) masters B) mumbles C) molestsD) muzzles
45,John is so ____that nobody else gets a chance to say any
thing.
A) garrulousB) generousC) gorgeousD) grandiose
46,The officer inspected our passports and travel papers and____us be
cause our vacation certificates were missing.
A) containedB) detainedC) sustainedD) retained
47,Allen placed too much____on sports and not enough on his studies
.
A) agitation B) emphasis C) hesitation D) interest
48,He____spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goe
s to the seaside instead.
A) usuallyB) invariablyC) rarelyD) always
49,Every society has its own peculiar customs and____of acting.
A) ways B) attitude C) behavior D) means
50,When Robert discovered that the company was engaged in dishonest busine
ss,he immediately____ all connections with it.
A) offsetB) separatedC) severed D) vanquished
51,He is ordered to____the flag in the morning.
A) riseB) hoist C) exalt D) flow
52,Library patrons can either hunt through the card files or go to the lib
rarian if they have____ related to book listings.
A) reviews B) information C) inquiries D) topics
53,He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract,and now
he has to____ the consequences.
A) answer for B) run intoC) abide by D) step into
54,My student found the book____it provided them with an abundance o
f information on the subject.
A) enlighteningB) confusing C) distracting D) amusing
55,The Olympic Games was being televised____from Los Angeles.
A) aliveB) live C) lively D) life
56,The pilot must have been completely ____to fly in this weather.
A) clever B) sensuous C) sane D) insane
57,The sky looks lighter,I think the weather is____.
A) clearing away B) clearing C) becoming clearer D) cl
earing up
58,If she hadn’t____on the last question,her score on the test would
have been perfect.
A) slipped up B) slept up C) spilt up D) slipped on
59.It’s possible to____from all the information given to us and t
o make various decisions.
A) enclose B) generalize C) tackle D) withdra
w
60.Mary is by no means learned; nor is she good at any practical trade.
The only____ she possesses is her beauty.
A) something valuable B) asset C) something pleasing 〖DW
〗D) womanly virtue
61.Millions have been made by states,organizations,corporations and in
dividuals____ gambling activities,and new millionaires are constantly creat
ed.
A) sponsoring B) charging C) interesting D) fo
unding
62.The climber was____from the top of the cliff on a rope held by h
is friends.
A) exhausted B) relieved C) suspended D) isolated
63.Do you have a____of ownership for this car?
A) documentB) labelC) passportD) certificate
64.When the pipe broke,the water____out violently.
A) trickledB) gushedC) stirredD) flitted
65.The____between them has been made.
A) contention B) concord C) conjunction D) commune
66.The police don’t know who____for the accident.
A) blames 〖DW]B) be blamed C) will blame D) to blame
67.She worships the sun and____ she always spends her holidays in Gr
eece.
A) nevertheless B) accordinglyC) yet D) however
68.You must remember not to____from the point when you write an ess
ay.
A) go astray B) wander C) diverge D) go off
69.I am sure her decision will be fair and just,for she has had a reput
ation for being____.
A) impartial B) imperative C) impervious D) i
mpertinent
70.I know what he is____,Just wait and see if he’ll ask you
for a loan.
A) looking up to B) standing up forC) leading up to D) kee
p up with
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or in
complete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or co
mplete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth,The moon’s pull c
auses water in the oceans to be a little deeper at a point closest to the moon a
nd also at a point farthest from the moon,on the opposite side of the earth,Th
ese two tidal,waves” follow the apparent movement of the moon around the eart
h and strike nearly every coast line at intervals of about twelve hours and twen
ty-five minutes,After reaching a high point,the water level goes down graduall
y for a little more than six hours and then begins to rise toward a new high poi
nt,Hence,most coast lines have two tides a day,and the tides occur fifty minu
tes later each day,Differences in the coast line and in channels in the ocean b
ottom may change the times that the tidal wave reaches different points along th
e same coast line,The difference in water level between high and low tide varie
s from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon be
cause the sun also exerts a pull on the earth,although it is only about half as
strong as the pull of the moon,When the sun and the moon are pulling along the
same line,the tides rise higher,and when they pull at right angles to one ano
ther,the tide is lower,The formation of the coast line and variations in the w
eather are additional factors which can affect the height of tides,Some section
s of the coast are shaped in such a way as to cause much higher tides than are e
xperienced in other areas,A strong wind blowing toward the shore may also cause
tides to be higher.
71,The time that high tide occurs at a particular place is affected by al
l of the position of the moon,channels in the sea bottom variations in the co
ast line EXCEPT ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
72.What is the accurate statement about the pull of the sun on the earth
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
73,If one high tide occurs at 1:00 am,the next high tide at the same poin
t will occur at about______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
74,The height of the tide is affected by the position of the sun,the dire
ction of the wind,variations in the coast line EXCEPT______ ______ ____________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
75,If the pull of the sun equaled the pull of the moon tides would ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compos
ition on the topic,Water”,You should write at least 150 words and you should
base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.水的重要性。
2.中国的水资源问题。
3.为了生存和发展人们要……。
Model Test Four
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays 9 t
o 5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9 a
m,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answer,You should cho
ose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗— ［D］
1.A) It is very pleasant.B) It is hot.
C) It is cold.D) It is rainy.
2.A) Both of them enjoyed it.
B) Neither of them liked it.
C) He liked it but his wife didn’t.
D) He wife liked it but he didn’t.
3.A) $100.B) $150.C) $200.D) $250.
4.A) A teacher,B) A friend.
C) The woman herself,D) The woman’s mother.
5.A) Mary wouldn’t call the woman again,
B) Mary didn’t call.
C) Mary would call next time she came to town.
D) That she hoped to come for dinner next time she came to town.
6.A) Paul’s science teacher.
B) Paul’s failing his science course.
C) Paul’s problem in the course of science.
D) Paul’s special help in school science.
7.A) Sells insurance.B) He is a professional musician.
C) Lives on unemployment,D) Sells violins.
8.A) At his new apartment,B) The other day.
C) On the other side of town,D) On the street.
9.A) Go to the library,B) The library closes at 10.
C) The library closes at 11,D) Get together.
10.A) It ran into another car.
B) It fell into a river.
C) It was badly damaged,
D) It left the road and stopped in a field.
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SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions:In this section you will hear a passage three times,During t
he First reading you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole pas
sage,Then listen to the passage again,When the first part of the passage is be
ing read,you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank, A
fter listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down
the main points according to what you have just heard,Finally,when the passage
is read the third time you can check what you have written.
Electronic mail systems are either computerized or noncomputerized, Important a
mong the computerized systems are the(11)____ones organized into(12)____
of various sizes,Most noncomputerized electronic mail system such as(13)____units of various kinds are simple,turnkey systems that require little effort
to(14)____,Though often of value in (15)____applications,these systems
hav
e only interim(间歇) worth in office automation unless they can be electronicall
y integrated.
Communication in an EMS is either synchronous or nonsynchronous.People involved
in synchronous communication must(16)____,such as (17)____.A nonsynchr
onous system(18)____at different times.
Electronic systems output soft copy or hard copy,Soft copy(19)____,but man
y applications will(20)____.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
It happened in the late fall of 1939 when,after a Nazi submarine had penetrated
the British sea defense around the Firth of Forth and damaged a British cruiser
,Reston and a colleague contrived to get the news past British censorship,They
cabled a series of seemingly harmless sentences to The Time’s editors in New Yo
rk,having first sent a message instructing the editors to regard only the last
word of each sentence,Thus they were able to convey enough words to spell out t
he story,The fact that the news or the submarine attack was printed In New York
before it had appeared in the British press sparked a big controversy that led
to an investigation by Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence,But it t
ook the investigators eight weeks to decipher,The Times’s reporters’ code,an e
mbarrassingly slow bit of detective work,and when it was finally solved the inc
ident had died and little was done about it,The Time’s editors in New York,tho
ugh they had given the story very prominent play,later expressed dismay that th
e reporters had risked so much for so little; and the incident left Reston deepl
y distressed,It was so out of character for him to have become involved in such
a thing,The tactics were questionable and,though the United States was not ye
t in the war,Britain was already established as America’s close ally and breaki
ng British censorship seemed both an irresponsible and unpatriotic thing to do.
21.The episode recounted in the passage took place____.
A) just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War
B) before Britain entered the Second World War
C) before the United States entered the Second World War
D) While the United States was in the Second World War
22.The plan for evading British censorship of the submarine story was th
ought up by____.
A) two reporters B) one reporter
C) The Times’s editors and one reporter D) The Times’s editors and two re
porters
23.It was clear that British censorship rules had been broken because th
e story was____.
A) first published in New YorkB) published nowhere but in The Times
C) uncomplimentary to the BritishD) much fuller in its Times version than e
lsewhere
24.According to the author,the British did little about the story’s pub
lication mainly because____.
A) everyone responsible had apologized for what had happened
B) it took the authorities too long to figure out how the censors had be
en outwitted
C) Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence disagreed about who w
as at fault
D) they were afraid to admit that the censors had been so easily fooled
25.The passage indicates that eventually everyone involved came to regar
d the publication of the story in The Times as a____.
A) regrettable errorB) cheap journalistic trick
C) brilliant journalistic maneuver D) proper exercise of the freedom of t
he press
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
I came across an old country guide the other day,It listed all the tradesmen in
each village in my part of the country,and it was impressive to see the great
variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Vict
orian countryside.
Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the only vi
llage tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabit
ants or selling antiques to visitors,Nevertheless,this would really be a false
impression,Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce,but it
s vigour is still remarkable.
Our local grocer’s shop,for example,is actually expanding in spite of the com
petition from supermarkets in the nearest town,Women sensibly prefer to go ther
e and exchange the local news while doing their shopping,instead of queuing up(
anonymously) at a supermarket,And the proprietor knows well that personal servi
ce has a substantial cash value.
His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town,but he will deliver anyth
ing at any time,His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village stre
et in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner who sen
t her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing,the more
affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their do
orsteps within an hour,They have only to knit at a fancy for some commodity out
side the usual stock and the grocer,a red-faced figure,instantly obtains it fr
om them.
The village gains from this sort of enterprise,of course,But I also find it sa
tisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest i
ndividualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the b
ig battalions of industry or commerce.
Most of the village shopkeepers I know,at any rate,are decidedly individualist
in their ways,For example,our shoemaker is a formidable figure,a thickset,
irritable man whom children treat with marked respect,knowing that an illju
dged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time,He stares with smouldering
contempt at the pairs of cheap,massproduced shoes taken to him for repair,ha
s it come to this,he seems to be saying,that he,a craftsman,should have to
waste his skills upon such trash? But we all know he will in fact do excellent w
ork upon them, And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxur
y.
26.The writer considered the old country guide interesting because he fo
und in it____.
A) the names of so many of the shops in the village around
B) the many people selling to,and doing jobs for,residents in local vil
lages at the time it appeared
C) the variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in Britain
D) information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding v
illages at the time it appeared
27.The local grocer’s shop is expanding even though____.
A) women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping
B) town shops are larger and rather cheaper
C) people like to shop where they are less well-known
D) people get personal service in his shop
28.The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that____.
A) their prices are higher
B) people cannot telephone them
C) their staff may take less trouble to satisfy customers
D) one has to queue up in them
29.The writer appreciates the village shop because____.
A) he welcomes competition with organized business
B) he likes the ides that a humble person can be successful
C) this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing
D) he welcomes an example of private enterprise surviving in an age of gi
ant companies
30.What is the village shoemaker’s reaction to mass-produced shoes?
A) He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.
B) He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish.
C) He despises their quality.
D) He feels exasperated because people waste their money on inferior shoes,
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
During the early years of this century,wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of
Western Canada,When the crops were good,the economy was good; when the crops f
ailed,there was depression,People on city streets watched the yields and the p
rice of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers,The marketing
of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation,
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop,Fo
r years,farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,but farm
e
rs could not wait for markets to improve,It had happened too often that they so
ld their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due,only to see p
rices rising and speculators getting rich,On various occasions,producer groups
asked for firmer controls,but governments had no wish to become involved,at l
east not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild,
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs,the federal government appoi
nted a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries from the crops of l9l7 an
d l9l8,Grain Exchange trading was suspended,and farmers sold at prices fixed b
y the board,To handle the crop of 1919,the government appointed the first Cana
dian Wheat Board,with full authority to buy,sell,and set prices.
31.The author uses the term,lifeblood" (line 1) to indicate that wheat
was____.
A) difficult to produce in large quantities B) susceptible to many parasi
tes
C) essential to the health of the country D) expensive to gather and tran
sport
32.According to the passage,most farmers’ debts had to be paid____.
A) when the autumn harvest had just been completed
B) because wheat prices were high
C) as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D) when crop failure caused depression
33.According to the passage,wheat prices became unmanageable because of
conditions caused by____.
A) farmers B) supervisorsC) weather D) war
34.In line 11,the word,check” could best be replaced by which of the f
ollowing?
A) control B) investigate C) finance D) reinforce
35.According to the passage,a preliminary step in the creation of the C
anadian Wheat Board was the appointment of____.
A) the Winnipeg Grain Exchange B) a board of supervisors
C) several producer groups D) a new government
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970’s was the enthusiasm
for refurbishing old buildings,Obviously,this was not an entirely new phenomen
on,What is new is the wholesale interest in reusing the past,in recycling,in
adaptive rehabilitation,A few trial efforts,such as Ghirardelli Square in San
Francisco,proved their financial viability in the 1960’s,but it was in the 19
70’s,with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciat
ion,as well as growing interest in ecology issues,that recycling became a majo
r factor on the urban scene.
One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of
Boston’s eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market,designed in 18
24,This section had fallen on hard times,but beginning with the construction o
f a new city hall immediately adjacent,it has returned to life with the intelli
gent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin T
hompson,He has provided a marvelous setting for dining,shopping,professional
offices,and simply walking.
Butler Square,in Minneapolis,exemplifies major changes in its complex of offic
es,commercial space,and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed
in 1906 as a hardware warehouse,The exciting interior timber structure of the
building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding
large skylights.
San Antonio,Texas,offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating
urban decay,Rather than bringing in the bulldozers,San Antonion’s leaders reha
bilitated existing structures,while simultaneously cl
eaning up the San Antonio River,which meanders through the business district.
36.What is main idea of the passage?
A) During the 1970’s,old building in many cities were recycled for modern use.
B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.
C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight
urban decay.
D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Bosto
n.
37.What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?
A) Boston’s new city hall.B) Sports and recreational facilities.
C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.D) Restaurants,offices,and stores
.
38.According to the passage,Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a pr
oject in____.
A) San Francisco B) BostonC) Minneapolis D) San Antoni
o
39.When was the Butler Square building originally built?
A) In the eighteenth century.B) In the early nineteenth century.
C) In the late nineteenth century.D) In the early twentieth century.
40.What is the author’s opinion of the San Antonio project?
A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.
B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.
C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.
D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on th
e buildings.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sen
tence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Choose the ONE that best c
ompletes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wit
h a single line through the centre.
41.Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee
was____the club’s programme for the coming season.
A) arguing about B) discussing C) quarrelling about D
) disputing about
42.Since it is too late to change my mind now,I am____to carrying o
ut the plan.
A) obliged B) committedC) engaged D) resolve
d
43.Most good writers use every means at their____to make the reader
’s way smooth and easy.
A) disposal B) request C) will D) conveni
ence
44.We did not have time to read the whole novel,so the teacher prepared
a____for us.
A) synopsis B) synthesis C) symposium D
) symmetry
45.She felt very____when her husband forgot her birthday.
A) deceived B) deserted C) desperate D) disappoin
ted
46.He is looking after three orphans____ his own six child
ren,so now he has nine children to provide for.
A) besides B) except C) beside D) instead of
47.He is paving the garden____with flat stones of various shapes.
A) wayB) track C) path D) alley
48.The____of sea water into drinking water is a complicated probl
em.
A) conversion B) conjecture
C) concession D) contraction
49.They wanted to know whether the terms had been____.
A) agreed on B) agreed with
C) agreed to D) agreed about
50.It is well-knoown that the retired workers in our country are____
free medical care.
A)entitled to B)involved in
C)associated with D)assigned to
51.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city be
cause they had more at____.
A)danger B)stake
C)loss D)threat
52.Although we had told them not to keep us waiting,they made no____to speed up deliveries,
A)trial B)attempt C)action D)progress
53.Before you run____other people,it is as wel to consider your ow
n faults.
A) over B) down C) after D) into
54.If you have finished with these tools,I wish you’d____ them____,
A)put…apart B) put…away
C)put…forward D) put…down
55.The Andersons have not____yet and I doubt if they will now.
A) turned up B) turned in
C) turned down D) come in
56.We had to start at exactly the same time,so we had our watches____.
A) transfixed B) stabilized
C) temporized D) synchronized
57.The government____the people to be economical of oil consumption
.
A) call in B) call up
C) call on D) call off
58.Too many hotels have been built and this has____down prices,maki
ng holidays cheaper.
A) forced B) slowedC) cut D) reduced
59.Ronny’s steps____,and there was a moment of absolute silence.
A) died down B) died away
C) died off D) died out
60.It’s hard to ____someone so selfish.
A) feel like B) feel out
C) feel for D) feel towards
61.If you don’t return the article to the shop within a week,you will
____the chance of getting your money back.
A) take B) forfeit
C) stand D) get
62.The mechanic is____employed on repairing cars.
A) excessively B) experimentally
C) exceedingly D) exclusively
63.It is important that people from different cultures come to understan
d each other and develop____trust,Only when people trust each other is coop
eration possible.
A) confidential B) integral
C) mutual D) rational
64.Tom wants to be a lawyer because he feels it is a very____oc
cupation,and he has always wanted to hold a high position in society.
A) homogeneous B) prestigious
C) jealous D) spontaneous
65.The____of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of
the Depression.
A) rise B) collapse
C) rebirth D) debt
66.Prices continued to rise while wages remained low____the Governme
nt became increasingly unpopular.
A) even though B) in order thatC) with the result that
D) because
67.Texas____one twelfth of the continental land mass of the Un
ited States.
A) governs B) demands
C) constitutes D) produces
68.The Indians see little____for success and become frustrated,
because
they usually go to inferior school and often cannot adjust to life in the city.
A) instinct B) proposition
C) priority D) prospect
69.The plane was fatally crippled when the rear cargo door was____i
n flight.
A) jammed B) opened
C) pulled off D) crumpled up
70.After the children’s party she had to spend two hours____the s
itting room.
A) ordering B) arranging
C) tiding up D) clearing away
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
George Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just food for anim
als and humans,Carver’s first step was to analyze plant parts to find out what
they were made of,He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other
substances to create new products,
The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materials from fa
rm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy,Carver was one of th
e first and greatest chemurgists of all time,Today the science of chemurgy is b
etter known as the science of synthetics,Each day people depend on and use synt
hetic materials made from raw materials,All his life Carver battled against the
disposal of waste materials,and warned of the growing need to develop substitu
tes for the natural substances being used up by humans,
Carver never cared about getting credit for the new products he created,He neve
r tried to patent his discoveries or get wealthy from them,He turned down many
offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a rich scientist in private industr
y,Thomas Edison,inventor of the electric light,offered him a laboratory in De
troit to carry out food research,When the United States government made him a c
ollaborator in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agricu
lture,he accepted the position with the understanding that he wouldn’t have to
leave Tuskegee,An authority on plant diseases-especially of the fungus variety-
Carver sent hundreds of specimens to the United States Department of Agriculture
,At the peak of his career,Carver’s fame and influence were known on every con
tinent.
71.What is the main topic of this passage?____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
72.Carver battled all his life against the disposal of waste materials,
and proposed that substitutes be developed to____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
73.According to the passage,chemurgy can be defined as the____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
74.Why does the author mention Thomas Edison’s offer to Carver?____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
75.One of Carver’s main concern is most similar to what of present-day
causes?____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic,Value Time,Value Life”,You should write at least 150 w
ords and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1,生命有限，时间宝贵，珍视时间就是珍视生命。
2,如何珍视时间？如何珍视生命？
3,遗憾的是，有些年轻人把时间和青春花在……
4,我认为，我们应该……
Model Test Five 五
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturda
ys 9:00 to 5:00,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8:00 am,to 9:00 am.
B) 5:00 am,to 9:00 pm.
C) 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturdays it is open fr
om 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm,Therefore C),9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.” is the correct answ
er,You should choose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line thro
ugh the centre.
〖JY〗Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］[KG-1*7]— ［D］
1．A） She thought it was long.B) She liked it very much.
C) She didn’t like it because it was violent,D) She thought it was to
o boring.
2.A) Five and a half years,B) Six years and six month
s.
C) Four and six months,D) Seven and a half years.
3.A) An old gentleman,B) A constable.
C) A policewoman,D) An old gentleman wearing glasses.
4.A) Either is right,B) Neither is good.
C) None is right,D) Both are good.
5.A) By bus,B) By air.
C) By train,D) By car.
6.A) A code number,B) An agent.
C) An airliner,D) A heavy bomber.
7.A) They are talking about summer jobs.
B) They are talking about employment and unemployment.
C) They are talking about school laborers.
D) They are talking about child education.
8.A) They had no time.B) They couldn’t afford it.
C) The old one was still in use.D) They both want to buy another new car.
9.A) Everyday except Thursday,B) Everyday.
C) Monday,Wednesday and Friday,D) Monday,Tuesday and Friday.
10.A) She likes to travel,B) She is fortune’s favorite.
C) She is a good photographer,D) She is a talented writer.
SECTION B
Directions:In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of
each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have heard.
11.A) He thought that the doctor was telling a lie.
B) He thought that he was hopeful.
C) He thought that he was in despair and going to die.
D) He thought deaf meant nothing to him.
12.A) After he had consulted doctors.
B) When he could not hear himself humming a tune.
C) When he heard a humming noise.
D) When the humming noise grew louder.
13.A) Light music,B) Popular music.
C) Folk songs,D) Stormy,exciting music.
14.A) The Story of Beethoven’s Life.B) Beethoven Becomes Deaf.
C) The Music of Beethoven.D) Beethoven’s Courageous Triumph over Tragedy
.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have heard.
15.A) When they suffer from great hunger.B) When they lack food and
do not see any light.
C) When they live in darkness.D) When they loose weight.
16.A) They do not grow old.B) They are afraid of light,
C) They do not eat food at all.D) They die when they become a ball of c
ells.
17.A) Sea worm,B) Anemones.C) Cells,D) Aging,
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have heard.
18.A) In the Atlantic Ocean.B) 145 miles from Hawaii.
C) Six miles from Hawaii.D) On an aircraft carrier.
19.A) For two days,B) For three days.
C) For twelve days,D) For fifteen days.
20.A) In the space module.B) Aboard the helicopter.
C) Aboard the carrier.D) In Houston.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
When we think about the effect of the Copernican view of the world of literature
,we are likely to slip into exaggeration,It is often said that the removal of
the earth from its central place in a comfortably ordered system to the status o
f a minor planet in vaster space was fatal blow to man’s sense of his own digni
ty,This idea is philosophically foolish and historically false,Throughout the
Middle Ages,even though man was considered the special child of God,the earth
was regarded as the poorest part of creation,Copernicus was only looking for a
simpler pattern of the heavens than Ptolemy’s and he found it,Despite the work
of Kepler,Galileo,and the Elizabethan experts,moreover,it took well over a
century for the theory to win full acceptance even among the learned.
As late as 1643,a hundred years after Copernicus’book,a scientist named Brown
e declared movement of the earth impossible,The reasons for delayed victory wer
e natural,Many educated as well as uneducated men resisted contradiction of the
senses and the Bible,or of Aristotle,Ptolemy,and all tradition,Many others
were simply unaware or indifferent,as most of us in the twentieth century felt
no acute concern over Einstein’s discoveries,In either case,few had the mathe
matical knowledge needed for confirmation or even comprehension of the theory; i
ndeed,the knowledge needed to confirm Copernicus was not fully available until
Newton.
21.The Copernican theory gained wide acceptance as a result of the work o
f____.
A) Browne B) Kepler and Galileo
C) Einstein D) Aristotle and Ptolemy
22.The author believes that the effect of the Copernican theory on liter
ature______.
A) has not often been consideredB) resulted from man’s loss of dignity
C) contradicted the sensesD) can easily be overestimated
23.To understand the Copernican theory,one had to ____.
A) understand mathematics B) view the universe as an ordered system
C) have read the BibleD) accept the teaching of tradition
24.The author believes that the slow reception of Copernicus’ theory[CD
#4]. A) was due to BrowneB) was to be expected
C) increased its influenceD) has no historical parallels
25.Which of the following does the author say about,a simpler pattern
of the heavens”?
A) It was the object of Copernicus’ search.
B) It became common to the thinking of the Middle Ages.
C) It is considered to be philosophically foolish.
D) It depended on the idea that man was the special child of God.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Allelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individua
l animals do the same thing,with some degree of mutual simulation and coordinat
ion,It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough devel
oped so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained,It is found primarily
in vertebrate (脊椎动物),in those species that are diurnal,and usually in
those that spend much of their lives in the air,in open water or on open plains
.
In birds,allelomimetic behavior is the rule rather than the exception,though i
t may occasionally be limited to particular seasons of the year as it is in the
redwing blackbird,Its principal function is that of providing safety from preda
tors（掠食者）,partly because the flock can rely on many pairs of eyes to watch
for enemies,and partly because if one bird reacts to danger,the whole flock i
s warned.
Among mammals,allelomimetic behavior is very rare in rodents (啮齿动物),which
almost never move in flocks or herds,Even when they are artificially crowded to
gether,they do not conform in their movements,On the other hand,such behavior
is a major system among large hoofed mammals such as sheep.
In the pack-hunting carnivores（食肉类飞禽）,allelomimetic behavior has another
function that of cooperative hunting for large prey(被捕食者)animals such as mo
ose,Wolves also defend their dens as a group against larger predators,such as
bears.
Finally,allelomimetic behavior is highly developed among most primate groups,w
here it has the principal function of providing warning against predators,thoug
h combined defensive behavior is also seen in troops of baboons (狒狒)。
26.The author implies that allelomimetic behavior occurs most often amon
g animals that____.
A) prey on other animals
B) are less intelligent than their enemies
C) move in groups
D) have one sense organ that dominates perception
27.Which of the following is most clearly an example of allelomimetic?
A) Bears hunting for carnivores.B) Cattle fleeing from a fire.
C) Horses running at a racetrack.D) Dogs working with police officers.
28.According to the passage the primary function of allelomimetic behavi
or in bird is to______.
A) defend nests against predatorsB) look at each other
C) locate preyD) warn against predators
29.According to the passage,what happens to the behavior of rodents whe
n they are artificially crowded together?
A) Their allelomimetic behavior increases.
B) Continuous cooperation between them is maintained.
C) They become aggressive and attack each other.
D) They show little allelomimetic behavior.
30.Which of the following groups of human beings would probably show the
greatest amount of allelomimetic behavior?
A) A group of students taking a test.B) Tennis players competing in a tourn
ament,
C) A patrol of soldiers scouting for the enemy.D) Drivers waiting for a tra
ffic light to change.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action,thoug
h
this fact is often omitted in history books,Even though black men almost had t
o beg to be allowed to serve in the Revolutionary War,they went on to serve wel
l,Two blackmen,Oliver Cromwell and Prince Whipple,were with Washington when h
e crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day,1776,to attack the British at Trenton.
A black man named Estabrook captured the Royal Army’s general Prescott Newport
,and Peter Salem,a black,killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his expecte
d victory at Bunker Hill.
Even though they were forced to serve in separated units,black soldiers disting
uished themselves in combat,This was despite the fact that whites had long beli
eved that blacks could neither command nor use firearms,In 1863,William Carney
of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry received the Congressional Medal of Hono
r for his role in battles with the Plains Indians,Isaiah Dorman,Coster’s blac
k scout,served and died at the Little Big Horn in 1876,Henry Flipper was the f
irst black graduate of West Point in 1877.
In World War Ⅰ,40,000 black American combat soldiers served with the French com
mand,Neither U.S,nor British commanders would use these men,But Henry Johnson
and Needham Roberts,soldiers in the 369th Infantry’s black,Hellfighters” w
ere still the first Americans to win the Croix de Guerre,France’s top military
award.
During World War II over 600,000 black men and women served in the armed forces,
including some 400,000 who served overseas,Dorie Miller,a black mess attenda
nt in navy,was one of our first heroes in this war,At Pearl Harbor during the
Japanese sneak attack,he manned a machine gun and shot down four planes,The bl
ack fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis,Jr,distinguished themselves throughout th
e war,They served most courageously during the Italian campaign,During the war
in Vietnam,mainly because of civil rights pressures in America but also owing
to the fine record of black military units,all American forces were fully integ
rated,Once again blacks played vital roles,And 13.2 percent of all war deaths
were of blacks,even though blacks constitute only 11 percent of all Americans,
Black American soldiers continue to serve their land well.
31.The main idea of this passage is that____.
A) black Americans made contributions in the Revolutionary war
B) black Americans have admirably served their country in at least five wars
C) black Americans suffered a larger portion of war deaths in Vietnam than
did any other minorities
D) black Americans served under the French command in World WarⅠ.
32.Benjamin Davis,Jr,was______.
A) one of black fighter pilots during World War I
B) commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World WarⅡ
C) one of the soldiers who crossed the Delaware with Washington in 1776
D) a scout for Coster and died at the Little Big Horn
33.The passage implies that______.
A) black Americans were forced to fight in World War I
B) black Americans served in the military for a good life
C) Americans have been ignorant of the fact that blacks have played in Ame
rica’s military history
D) black Americans went into war because of their courage
34.The meaning of the word,savoring” is______.
A) demanding B) commanding
C) assuring D) enjoying
35.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Black Americans played an important role in the wars in America.
B) None of the white fight pilots joined World WarⅡ.
C) The portion of deaths of blacks is larger than that of the whites.
D) All the statements are true.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
To Pacific people the coconut palm is the Tree of Life,and life itself often de
pends on its presence,This versatile and ubiquitous tree still keeps to itself
the mystery of its geographical origins,Scientists may have theories,but most
Pacific islanders believe that the coconut palm is of supernatural origin,Stray
palms on uninhabited isles or in remote island valleys may appear wild and negl
ected to stranger,but chances are that some local family is watching and using
them.
On the other hand,the material culture of the islands is based on forest produc
ts in general,not just the coconut,Melanesian craftsmen fashion their goods fr
om bark,fiber,wood,and other plant parts,Stone,shell,and bone are found in
great variety,feathers and shell are seen as ornaments,But it is the plants w
hich form the structural materials or architecture and artifacts,Among Melanesi
a’s varied cultures,that of New Guinea’s Sepik River area is one of the richest
in artifacts,An important source is the annual festival marking the harvest of
the yamcrop,a hill-country staple,Yams of special size and character represen
t spirits of the dead,and the quality of a man’s yam crop is a measure of his p
restige and his virility,A man and his family may not eat their own produce but
must give it to a family of a nonrelated clan,Each phase of the growing cycle
of the yam is marked with ceremonies and festivities culminating in the great ha
rvest festival when the village square is filled with piles of yams,Many of the
finest specimens are adorned with painted masks,feather headdresses,and jewel
ry,Each man or the tribe,similarly adorned,extols the virtues of his yams in
extravagant oratory,climaxing his presentation by pronouncing the name the fami
ly who is to receive his crop.
36.The passage suggests that the coconut palm is thought of by Pacific p
eoples as____.
A) a divine giftB) unique to their part of the world
C) the centre of their harvest festivals D) an essentially decorative tree
37.According to the passage,the coconut palm provides for the islands
____.
A) the exclusive basis of their material culture
B) the important object of religious worship
C) the principal source for craftsmen’s ornaments
D) an important factor in a culture based on forest products
38.The passage indicates that all of the following are used by Melanesia
n craftsmen EXCEPT______.
A) shell B) stone C) bone D) meta
l
39.Within Melanesia,the Speik River area culture is apparently noted fo
r its____.
A) craft objects B) agricultural produce
C) forest products D) gifted orators
40.We learn from the passage that a man from the Sepik River area cultur
e will try to grow superior yams principally in order to____.
A) show that he works harder than othersB) honor the spirits of the dead
C) provide his family with nourishing foodD) demonstrate his own power and
importance
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D) Chose the ONE that best comp
letes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.To prevent flooding in summer the water flowing from the dam is const
antly______by a computer.
A) managedB) gradedC) monitoredD) conducted
42.I cannot understand how you____these depressing surroundings.
A) put up withB) get on withC) get into touch with D) carry
on with
43.The board of the company has decided to____its operation to incl
ude all aspects of the clothing business.
A) enlarge B) expand C) amplify D) exten
d
44.Motorists____of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A) convicted B) arrested C) charged D) jud
ged
45.Dinner will be ready____but we have time for a drink before the
n.
A) currently B) lately
C) suddenly D) presently
46.What is the____of this undertaking?
A) aspect B) purpose C) title D) scope
47.Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous____.
A) views B) scenes C) scenery D) Nature
48.Polar explorers have to be____to endure the climate and other har
dships,A) rough B) tough C) brave D) raw
49.They had____with each other before they made the announcement,
A) confessed B) confinedC) conferred D) confirmed
50.State university is a place suitable for you to____.
A) sit B) enroll C) encounter D) situate
51.When traveling,you are adavised to take travelers’ checks,which pr
ovide a secure____to carrying your money in cash.
A) substitute B) selection
C) preference D) alternative
52.The club members voted to____the ban on smoking.
A) refrain B) inquireC) recess
D) abolish
53.When the tire blew out,the rules Jack had learned in driving classe
s ______him____safe.
A) carried…away B) carried…forwardC) carried…off
D) carried…through
54.Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first,
she____to be a champion.
A) came round B) turned outC) turned up
D) came out
55.The____of new scientific discoveries to industrial production met
hods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A) addition B) associationC) application
D) affection
56.The three climbers can employ a guide to______them on their way up th
e mountain.
A) guide B) conductC) lead D)
bring
57.One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practica
l work had been____with the theoretical aspects of the subject.
A) embraced B) adjustedC) alternated D) integ
rated
58.He was usually very kind so that his sudden______greatly surprised u
s.A) heartiness B) unhappinessC) harshness
D) uprightness
59.We can’t understand Uncle George,for he always ____ whatever he
says.
A) masters B) mumblesC) molests D) muzzles
60.Jim and Mike tried to move the large rock but they could not______it.
A) arouse B) provokeC) budge D) dodge
61.Those who______armed intervention in the internal affairs of ot
her countries are blind to the lessons of history.
A) advocate B) affirmC) avail D) applaud
62.As steel plants have become more______,maintenance and adjustmen
ts of equipment have become a large share of the cost of running the plants.
A) allied B)draftedC) automated D) duplicated
63.The local government is determined______prohibiting the sale
and the use of drugs.
A) as regards B) concerningC) in connection with D)
with a view to
64.With all the alternatives resulting in failure,they had to____t
he original one.
A) turn to B) turn up C) turn out D) turn off
65.The salesman’s____annoyed the old lady,but finally she gave in.
A) endurance B) assistanceC) persistence D) resistance〖
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66.With an eighty-hour week and little change or enjoyment,life must ha
ve been very____for the nineteenth-century worker.
A) weary B) anxiousC) dark D) dreary
67.This jewellery is____; it is made of glass and ordinary metal
s.A) valuable B) invalidC) worthless D)invaluable
68.The weather was____the exceptionally poor harvest.
A) blamed for B) condemned for C) accused of D) critici
zed for
69.A boy standing at the door____leaflets to all those who entered t
he hall.
A) gave away B) gave in C) gave out D) gave up
70.We’ve been friends for years and that’s why I couldn’t understand
his____towards me at the party yesterday evening.
A) friendship B) hospitalityC) hostility
D) anger
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
〖DZ(37，7〗 Every year,many foreign students go to America to study English.
Some of them will
participate in a homestay program and live with an American family.However,othe
rs will take a different decision.They will live with friends from their own cou
ntry.I believe that if a foreign student looks at both possibilities,he will dec
ide to live with an American family.Even though there are one or two drawbacks t
o the homestay way,there are far more benefits.\;
In making his decision about how to live in the United States,the foreign studen
t is smart to consider one or two disadvantages to live with an American family.
First of all,he must realize that he is going to feel homesick at first.Living i
n an American home with people of other language and culture may cause this feel
ing to increase.Also,the American family could become very protective of him.The
y
may ask him where he is going,when he leaves home and when he will return.Despi
te of these two disadvantages,there is a stronger argument in favor of living wi
th Americans.\;
By living in an American home,the student has an opportunity to become familiar
with American customs and culture.For instance.he will learn the importance of f
amily closeness.He can see how the children communicate with their parents and h
ow the parents educate their children.He will not feel like a stranger because
the American family will help him adjusting to a new life.In an American home,he
can learn English fast.Family members can help him with his homeworks.When he s
peaks English,they can point out his errors.In the way,he can learn English natu
rally.\;
Although there are some disadvartage to live with an American family,there are
heavier benefits.If the foreign student at first realizes the value of learning
about a new culture and improving his English at the same time,he will find stud
ying there a very big experience.
71.____72.____73.____74.____75.____76.____77.____78.____79.____80.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic., Rechoice of professions[CD2]A Social Problem,,You sh
ould write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outlin
e(given in Chinese) below:
〖HTSS〗1.下岗人员（laidoff workers）面临一个严肃的问题——再就业。
2.下岗人员要改变就业观念，树立坚强信心，重新就业。
3.人们要关心、帮助下岗人员，克服困难，争取胜利。
Model Test Six 六
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
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SECTION A
Directions::In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question the
re will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:W,I certainly hope the library
ill be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturda
ys 9:00 to 5:00,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8:00 am,to 9:00 am.
B) 5:00 am,to 9:00 pm.
C) 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8:00 am,to 9:00 pm,On Saturdays it is open fr
om 9:00 am,to 5:00 pm,Therefore C),9:00 am,to 5:00 pm.” is the correct answ
er,You should choose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line thro
ugh the centre.
〖JY〗 Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］〖KG-1*2〗
— ［D］
1.A) At school.B) At home.C) In his office,D) On a
farm.
2.A) That Mary is going to Hawaii.B) That Mary likes to collect
postcards.
C) That Mary is going to meet her mother.D) That Mary is fond of playing
cards.
3.A) Sometimes she eats in her friend’s home.
B) Sometimes she eats at home when she gets ride and leaves the house.
C) Sometimes she eats in a hotel.
D) Sometimes she has her breakfast in the school cafeteria.
4.A) On or before November 13.B) Not before November 13.
C) On or before November 30.D) Not before November 30.
5.A) He just had his new car come in.
B) The dealer is taking his time getting the car ready.
C) He hasn’t got his driver’s license.
D) He wants to ride in the car himself.
6.A) They went fishing.B) They played golf.
C) They played bridge.D) They bought new fishing rods.
7.A) A porter,B) A policeman.
C) A servant,D) A service station attendant.
8.A) To the college on the corner,B) To the coffee house.
C) To a college poetry class,D) To the man’s house for coffee.
9.A) She is welcome to borrow one.
B) Her English teacher needs the dictionary.
C) Buy a French-English dictionary for herself.
D) Take the dictionary out of the library.
10.A) It was pretty good.B) It was rather dull.
C) It was not well organized.D) It was attended by many people.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end o
f each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best a
nswer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11-14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Because it moves very quickly.
B) Because it spread through Greek army long ago.
C) Because it spread through the crowded most quickly,
D) Because army moves more often.
12.A) One type,B) Two types.C) Three types,
D) Four types.
13.A) One million,B) Several million.C) Seven million,
D) Fifteen million.
14.A) Before 1936 people didn’t know what caused influenza.
B) A group of American doctors first discovered the types of influenza.
C) All kinds of vaccine cannot prevent every kind of influenza virus.
D) The earliest outbreak of disease mentioned happened in the year 412.
Passage 2
Questions 15-17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A) Because that was where the path went.
B) Because the path was blocked by bushes.
C) Because he wanted to explore it.
D) Because he wanted to avoid climbing.
16.A) A mark on the rock.B) A bird’s nest.
C) Two eggs in the grass.D) Two eggs on the rock.
17.A) Because it had been worn smooth.B) Because there was no gra
ss on it.
C) Because it was wet and slippery.D) Because it was soft and sandy.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) Paris,B) London.C) United States,D) Italy.
19.A) Never,B) Once.C) Three times D) Six times.
20.A) A return match with Lloyd Smith.B) His return to the United
States.
C) A chance to defeat the British champion.D) Future victories in Paris a
nd Copenhagen.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
In one very long sentence,the introduction to the U.N,Charter expresses the id
eals and the common aims of all the peoples whose governments joined together to
form the U.N.
“We the peoples of the U.N,determined to save succeeding generations from the
scourge of war,which twice in our life time has brought untold suffering to man
kind,and to reaffirm faith in fundamental rights,in the dignity and worth of t
he human person,in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and s
mall,and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obliga
tions arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be mentio
ned,and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freed
om,and for these ends,to practise tolerance and live together in peace with on
e another as good neighbors,and to unite our strength to maintain international
peace and security,and to ensure,by the acceptance of principles and the inst
itution of methods,that armed force shall not be used,save in the common inter
est,and to employ international machinery for the promotion of economic and soc
ial advancement of all people,have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplis
h these aims”.
The name,United Nations” is accredited to U.S,President Franklin D,Roosevel
t,and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a decl
aration of common intent on New Year’s Day in 1942,Representatives of five pow
ers worked together to draw up proposals,completed at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944,T
hese proposals,modified after deliberation at the conference of International O
rganization in San Francisco which began in April 1945,were finally agreed on a
nd signed as the U,N,Charter by 50 countries on 26 June 1945,Poland,not repr
esented at the conference,signed the Charter later and was added to the list of
original members,It was not until that autumn,however,after the Charter had
been ratified by China,France,the U,S,S,R.,the U,K,and the U,S,and by
a majority of the other participants that U,N,officially came into existence,
The date was 24 October,now universally celebrated as United Nations’ Day.
The essential functions of the U,N,are to maintain international peace and sec
urity,to develop friendly relations among nations,to cooperate internationally
in solving international economic,social,cultural and human problems,promoti
ng respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a centre for co-o
rdinating the actions of nations in attaining these common ends.
No country takes precedence over another in the U,N.,Each member’s rights and
obligations are the same,All must contribute to peaceful settlement of interna
tional disputes,and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of f
orce against other states,Though the U,N,has no right to intervene in any sta
te’s internal affairs,it tries to ensure that non-member states act according
to its principles of international peace and security,U,N,member must offer v
eery assistance in an approved U,N,action and in no way assist states against
which the U,N,is taking preventive or enforcement action.
21.The first stated aim of the U,N,was ______,
A) to supervise peace and treatiesB) to revise international laws
C) to prevent a third world warD) to assist the,third world” countries
22.Under its charter,the U.N,guarantees ______,
A) never to use armsB) to employ international machines
C) to better standards of lifeD) to promote economic and social advancement
23.The U,N,came into existence fully in ______,
A) 1942 B) 1944C) 1940 D) 1945
24.The essential functions of the U,N,______,
A) are limited to discussions and debates
B) include co-ordinating actions where necessary
C) are only concerned with human rights
D) are economic and culture
25.A country’s domestic policies ______,
A) cannot be forcibly changed by the U,N,
B) are often investigated by the U,N.
C) are often enforced by the U,N.
D) are not allowed to benefit from U,N,advice or assistance
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The traditional American Thanksgiving Day celebration went back to 1621,In that
year a special feast was prepared in Plymouth,Massachusetts,The colonists who
had settled there had left England because they felt denied of religious freedo
m,They came to the new land and faced difficulties in coming across the ocean,
The ship which carried them was called the Mayflower,The North Atlantic was dif
ficult to travel,There were bad storms,They were assisted in learning to live
in the new land by the Indians who inhabited the region,The Puritans,as they w
ere called,had much to be thankful for,Their religious practices were no longe
r a source of criticism by the government,They learned to adjust their farming
habits to the climate and soil,When they selected the fourth Thursday of Novemb
er for their Thanksgiving celebration,they invited their neighbors,the Indians
,to join them in dinner and a prayer of gratitude for the new life,They recall
ed the group of 102 men,women,and children who left England,They remembered t
heir dead who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts,They reflected on
the 65 days’ journey,which tested their strength.
26.The tradition of a day of Thanksgiving is ______.
A)100 years old B)200 years oldC)300 years oldD)400 years
old
27.Why had they left England?
A)Because of religious problems.B)To establish a new religion.
C)To learn farming.D)Because of the Indians.
28.The Mayflower was ______,
A)the city they left fromB)the city they arrived at
C)the ship they travelled in D)the name of Indian chief
29.The Indians had ______.
A)made life difficult for themB)helped them to adjust
C)taken their landD)been too afraid to talk to them
30.The climate and soil in Massachusetts are ______.
A)similar to that of EnglandB)different from that of England
C)similar to that of PlymouthD)different from that of Plymouth
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the s
ame age,for the same age,for these children to develop to their full adult
potential,their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children,we find ourselves descri
bing their environment as well,While the leading actor on the stage captures ou
r attention,we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the sc
enery of the play itself,Both the family and the society in which exceptional c
hildren live are often the key to their growth and development,And it is in the
public schools that we find the full expression of society’s understanding[CD2
]the knowledge,hopes,and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society,In that mirror we can see
the strengths,the weaknesses,the hopes,the prejudices,and the central values
of the culture itself,The great interest in exceptional children shown in pubi
c education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our soci
ety that all citizens,whatever their special conditions,deserve the opportunit
y to fully develop their capabilities.
“All men are created equal.” We’ve heard it many times,but it still has impo
rtant meaning for education in a democratic society,Although the phrase was use
d by this country’s founders to denote equality before the law,it has also bee
n interpreted to mean equality of opportunity,That concept implies educational
opportunity for all children——the right of each child to receive help in learn
i
ng to the limits of his or her capacity,whether that capacity be small or great
,Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children-desabled or no
t -to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the ne
cessary steps to provide that education,In response,schools are modifying thei
r programs,adapting instruction to children who are exceptional,to those who c
annot profit substantially from regular programs.
31.In paragraph 2,the author cites the example of the leading actor on
the stage to show that ______.
A) the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the s
ociety
B) exception children are more influenced by their families than normal children
are
C) exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
D) the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional
children
32.The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in e
ducation is that ______,
A) they are expected to be leaders of the society
B) they might become a burden of the society
C) they should fully develop their potentials
D) disabled children deserve special consideration
33.This passage mainly deals with ______,
A) the differences of children in their learning capabilities
B) the definition of exceptional children in modern society
C) the special educational programs for exceptional children
D) the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children
34.From its passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptiona
l children ______,
A) is now enjoying legal support
B) disagrees with the tradition of the country
C) was clearly stated by the country’s founders
D) will exert great influence over court decisions
35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Exceptional children refer to those with mental or physical problems.
B) The author use,All men are created equal” to counter the school pr
ogram for the exceptional children,
C) Recent court decisions confirm the rights of the exceptional children
to enjoy the equal rights to learn with the normal ones.
D) Regular school programs fail to meet the requirements to develop the
potential of exceptional children,
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Re
ne Coty,Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister,He stressed that wor
kmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production
,It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to
complete with those produced in other countries,The French economy needed a la
rger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade.
French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the i
mmediate needs of the people,let alone long-ranged developments,Essential impo
rts had stretched the national credit to the breaking point,Rents were tightly
controlled,but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely
though the cost of food,Food costs took as much as 80 per cent of workers incom
e,Wages,it is true,had risen and there was full-time and overtime employment.
Taken together these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed the
m no sense of security,In this precarious and discouraging situation,workmen w
ere willing to work overseas for higher wages,
The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country,It was feared thi
s migration of workers would deplete the labor force,The lack of qualified work
ers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced.
Qualified workers produced in foreign countries,Also the quantity of quality g
oods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified l
abor force moved to other countries.
36.According to the passage,which of the following is right?
A) The French workers were better paid than the workers in any other European co
untry.
B) The French workers were able to save more money with the increase in his wage
s.
C) The French workers were anxious to work abroad.
D) The French workers were often unable to find work in France.
37.Which was not true in France?
A) Food cost were low.
B) Wages had increased.
C) The state paid family allowances.
D) There was overtime employment.
38.According to the passage,which of the following is charles Deschanel’
s opinion?
A) He paid more attention to quality than to quantity.
B) The passage doesn’t mention it.
C) His opinion is totally different from others.
D) He was not right.
39.According to the passage,French production ______,
A) was inadequate to meet the needs of the French people
B) was flooding the international market with inferior products
C) emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural production
D) was enough for the local market
40.Which of the following is right?
A) The French government prohibited French to work abroad.
B) The French government reduced taxes to fight inflation.
C) The French government paid family allowances and benefits.
D) The French government prohibited the French worker to join labor unions,
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each sent
ence there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D),Choose the ONE that best
completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi
th a single line through the centre.
41.Wolves were ______ in the nearby forest.
A) roaringB) barkingC) howlingD) growling
42.It was so late that it was ______ to try to catch the train.
A) deficient B) helpless C) tardy D) futile
43.Please come over to my place immediately,I need your help ______.
A) desperateteB) desperately C) in despair D) despairingly〖ZK)
〗
44.If he thinks our class will win the game,it probably does; his [CD#4
] are usually accurate.
A) acclaimsB) mottoes C) hunchesD) suspensions
45.There is pressure on the British Government to ______ the number
of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.
A) confineB) decrease C) restrain D) limit
46.Human behavior is mostly a product of learning,whereas the behavior
of an animal depends mainly on ______,
A) consciousss B) impulseC) instinctD) response
47.He is a ______ man,who cheated me out of a lot of money,
A)confidentB)confidence C)confidentialD)confiding
48.Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is
______ loud continuous noise,
A) subjected to B) filled withC) associated with D) attached
to
49.The ______ fire in the forest was soon put out by the PLA men,
A) roamingB) roaringC) burning D) raging
50.The melting of the snow has caused flooding by ______ rivers.
A)expanded B) overgrownC)increased D) swollen
51.You must have ______ the examination before Friday,so bring your mon
ey to the office as soon as possible.
A) passed B) sat forC) entered for D) taken
52,When I asked her advice,she ______ the matter and then told me not to
go.
A) answered B) explainedC) pondered D) wandered[Z
K)]
53.Several of the off-shore islands are ______ now that we have a motor
-boat,
A) available B) accessibleC) convenient D) achievabl
e.
54.The World Health Organization fights against ______ diseases all ove
r the world.
A) inevitable B) influential C) infectious D) inferior
55.The Indians see little ______ for success and become frustrated,bec
ause they usually go to inferior school and often cannot adjust to life in the c
ity.
A) priority B) instinctC) insurance D) prospect
56.Mother hasn’t ______ you for quite some time,She is beginning to th
ink you must be ill.
A) heard out B) heard ofC) heard about D) heard from
57.After leaving school,Nigel decided to ______ in the army.
A) enroll B) sign C) register D) enlist
58.After practising for several weeks,Peter decided to ______,
A) contrive B) compriseC) confirm D) compete
59.Few people ______ this department store because they don’t sell
good clothings.
A) accused B) recitedC) patronized D) advertised
60.The apple tree ______ the field,dropping its flowers on the g
rass.A) leaned on B) leaned to C) leaned over D) leaned to
wards
61.The ______,while worrying,does not mean a total loss,as the jewe
ls were insured for $30,000.
A) robber B) robberyC) rubbish D) robot
62.The poor old man is so ______ that he can scarcely walk.
A) crude B) benefitC) adeptD) decrepit
63.The lecture ______ from prehistory to modern times and gave the aud
ience much to think about.
A) covered B) includedC) ranged D) dealt
64.The noise of the machinery ______ the words of the factory manager
.A) covered B) suppressed C) drownedD) deadened
65.They had a regard for me from the time of my first ______ in their h
ouse. A) locationB) lodgingC) addressD) residence
66.The minister ______ the latest crime figures as proof of the need f
or more police.
A) cited B) rejectedC) excitedD) criticized
67.A ______ is a block of glass with three or more sides that breaks up
white light into the different colours of the spectrum.
A) prism B) propellerC) probe D) projector
68.For people with hearing difficulties telephones with volume controls
provide the best ______,
A) answer B) responseC) result D) solution
69.After the children put up Christmas decorations,the classroom ______
a holiday appearance.
A) took up B) took onC) took off D) took down
70.A scientific hypothesis can only be ______ by indisputable facts,
i.e.,by evidence derived from actual observation and experiment.
A) claimed B) exposedC) continued D) confirmed
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As early as 1710 the iron industry in English complained of increasing competiti
on from the American colonies,The American iron industry developed rapidly from
that date until,by 1750,numerous furnaces,forges,and mills were operating i
n New England,the middle colonies,and Virginia,When large quantities of pig i
ron from the American colonies first entered England in 1735,the product proved
to be of such excellent quality that English ironmakers became involved in a bi
tter argument over the future of the colonial iron industry,The English iron sm
elters,who changed native English iron ore into pig iron,insisted that America
n pig iron be kept out of England by means of high import taxes and,in fact,th
at the whole colonial iron industry be suppressed,In agreement with the iron sm
elters were owners of English mines and even forests,whose wood was used to fue
l the furnaces which smelted the iron ore,
On the other side of the issue were the English iron manufacturers who desired m
ore cheap pig iron to make into nails,tools,and other iron wares,The iron man
ufacturers therefore encouraged the production of pig iron in the American colon
ies,They wanted it to enter England tax free,but,at the same time,demanded t
hat the colonists be prevented from working their crude iron into finished produ
cts,In addition to the iron manufacturers,English merchant shipowners were in
favor of receiving American pig iron,for they looked forward to transporting th
e crude iron from America to England and the manufactured iron products from Eng
land to the colonies,The English wool industry supported the iron manufacturers
,also,in the belief that the Americans would use the money received for shipme
nts of crude iron to buy cloth made in England,thus discouraging the growth of
wool manufacturing in America.
Questions,(注意：答题要尽量简短，超过10个单词要扣分，每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格)
71,English iron smelters and English iron manufacturers were both opposed
to
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
72,The passage implies that American pig iron was
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
73,The passage suggests that the American wool industry would have develop
ed rapidly if
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
74,What is the main topic of this passage?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
75,It was believed that the colonists would use profits from the sale of t
heir pig iron to
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compos
ition on the topic“How to Stop Corruption in Government Bodies?”,You should w
rite at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (giv
en in Chinese )below:
1.为了杜绝政府机构内部的腐败现象，有人建议高薪养廉。
2.有的人则建议完善监督机制。
3.我建议……
Model Test Seven
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions,In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At th
e
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example,You will hear:W:I certainly hope the library wi
ll be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am,to 9pm,On Saturdays 9 to
5,closed Sunday.
Q,When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am,to 9 am.
B) 5 am,to 9 pm.
C) 9 am,to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours,On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am,to 9 pm,On Saturdays it is open from 9 a
m,to 5 pm,Therefore C),9 am,to 5 pm.” is the correct answerr,You should cho
ose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
〖JY〗 Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］[KG-1*2]—
［D］
1.A) The food there is very good.B) It is closed on Tuesdays.
C) He could not find it.D) It is not as good as the station place.
2.A) Tomorrow.B) Any time but tonight.
C) Never.D) It is not clear when he will want to see more.
3.A) Rest,B) Special treatment.
C) Special medicine,D) Operation.
4.A) He does ot think Pierre is a good artist.B) Pierre is alway
s busy painting.
C) His art has improved.D) He has no talent.
5.A) She knows where it is.B) She wants to go shopping.
C) He should ask where it is.D) He has to look more carefully.
6.A) Yes,after his trip.B) No,he has no money.
C) When he plans for it.D) No,his old one is good.
7.A) He really doesn’t know.
B) He thinks the weather will not make any difference.
C) He thinks they will lose if the weather is bad.
D) He has no opinion on the matter.
8.A) She agrees with him partially.B) She doesn’t agree with him
.
C) She advises him to be more careful.D) She suggests that he be str
ict with his son.
9.A) After Christmas holidays.B) During the Christmas season.
C) During a sale.D) In the spring.
10.A) John should not talk to Bill any more.
B) John should take Bill’s remarks seriously.
C) John should tell Bill not to think negatively.
D) John should pay little attention to what Bill says.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end o
f each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best a
nswer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) That they were unlimited.B) That they should be carefully conserved.
C) That they were declining.D) That they were used up.
12,A) Sea resources decline more rapidly than other resources.
B) Fishing is important to industry.
C) Fish is an important food source.
D) Fish is more threatened than other animals.
13,A) The decline would have no effect.
B) The decline would affect only Europe.
C) The decline would have a global effect.
D) The decline would affect only America.
14,A) Animals about which conservationists are already concerned.
B) Animals that will some day supply food.
C) Animals that depend on fish for their food supply.
D) Animals that have been saved through the efforts of conservationists.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15,A) In the San Francisco area.B) On the island of Nimi.
C) In the Pacific Ocean.D) Along the U,S,coast.
16,A) The earthquake was serious.B) New earthquakes are not expecte
d.
C) An island was destroyed by the earthquake.D) The earthquake was mild.[
ZK)]
17,A) They will be of high intensity.
B) They will occur along the coast.
C) Earthquakes of unknown intensity will occur there.
D) They are predicted 100 miles away.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18,A) The advantages of refrigeration.B) Cooking food in the summer.
C) Food spoilage in the summer.D) Fun in the summer.
19,A) Cookies,B) Chickens.C) Eggs,D) Ice cream.
20,A) Eat it immediately.B) Try a little.C) Throw it away,
D) Cook it thoroughly.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part,Each passage i
s followed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there ar
e four choices marked A),B),C) and D), You should decide on the best choice a
nd mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Television is one of today’s most powerful and widespread means of mass communi
cation,It directly influences our lives on both a short and long-term basis; it
brings worldwide situations into our homes; it affords extensive opportunities
for acquiring higher education ;and it performs these tasks in a convenient yet
effective manner,We are all aware of the popularly accepted applications of tel
evision,particularly those relative to entertainment and news broadcasting,Tel
evision,however,has also been a vital link in unmanned deep space exploration
(such as the Voyager I and Ⅱ missions),in providing visions from hazardous are
a
s (such as proximity to radioactive materials or environments) in underwater res
earch,in viewing storms moving across a metropolitan area (the camera being pla
ced in a weather-protective enclosure near the top of a tower),etc,The earth’
s weather satellites also use television cameras for viewing cloud cover and mov
ements from 20,000 miles in space,Infrared filters are used for night views,an
d several systems include a spinningmirror arrangement to permit wide-area views
from the camera,Realizing the unlimited applications for today’s television,
one may thus logically ponder the true benefits of confining most of our video a
ctivities to the mass-entertainment field.
Conventional television broadcasting within the United States centres around fre
e enterprise and public ownership.This requires funding by commercial sponsors,
and thus funnctions in a revenue-producing business manner,Television in USSR-su
bjected areas,conversely,is a governmemt-owned and maintained arrangement,Whi
le such arrangements eliminate the need for commercial sponsorship,it also has t
he possibility of limiting the type of programs available to viewers(a number of
purely entertainment programs similar to the classic,Bewitched”,however,hav
e been seen on these government-controlled networks,All isn’t as gray and dism
al as the uninformed might unnecessrily visualize).
A highly modified form of television called Slow-Scan TV is presently being used
by many Amateur Radio operators to provide direct visual communications with al
most any area of the world,This unique visual mode recently allowed people on t
he tiny South Pacific country of Pitcairn Island to view,for the first time in
their lives,distant areas and people of the world, The chief radio Amateur and
communications officer of Pitcairn,incidentally,is the legendary Tom Christia
n-great,great grandson of Tom Christian of,Mutiny on the Bounty” fame,Radio
Amateurs in many lands worked together for several months establishing visual c
apabilities for Pitcairners,The results have proven spectacular,yet the visual
capabilities have only been used for health education,or welfare purposes,Com
mercial TV is still unknown to natives of that tiny country.
Numerous other forms of television and visual communication have also been used
on a semi-restricted basis,This indicates the many untapped areas of video and
television which may soon be exploited on a more widespread basis,The old clich
é of a picture being worth a thousand words truly has merit.
21,According to the passage,applications of television are easily accepte
d in ______,
A) metropolitan areaB) deep space exploration
C) programs about entertainment and newsD) remote areas
22,Which of the following statements is true in the eyes of the writer?
A) Applications of television are beneficial to big cities.
B) Applications of television are believed to be good activities.
C) Applications of television are restricted to television systems.
D) Applications of television do benefit to the mass entertainment fiel
d.
23,According to the passage television in USSR ______,
A) is limited to a revenue-producing business manner
B) requires funding by commercial sponsors
C) puts away the need of commercial aid
D) is badly in need of commercial help
24,In the passage,the author tries to tell us purely entertainment progra
ms similar to the classic,Bewitched” ______,
A) are as good as those in the U.S.
B) have been seen on many government-controlled networks
C) are as gray and dismal as the uninformed might unnecessarily visualiz
e
D) are not as gloomy as the uninformed might unnecessarily visulize
25,The author’s attitude toward television programs is ______,
A) positive B) indifferentC) critical D) dangerous
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive pl
ant community on Earth,In terms of Man’s brief life it appears permanent and un
changing,save for the seasonal growth and fall of the leaves,but to forester i
t represents the climax of a long succession of events.
No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time,Plants have minim
um requirements of temperature and moisture and,in ages past,virtually every p
art of Earth’s surface has at some time been either too dry or too cold for plan
ts to survive,However,as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant
life,a fascinating sequence of changes occurs,called a primary succession,
First to colonize the barren land are the lowly lichens,surviving on bare rock.
Slowly,the acids produced by these organisms crack the rock surface,plant deb
ris accumulates,and mosses establish a shallow root-hold,Ferns may follow and,
with short grasses and shrubs,gradually form a covering of plant life,Roots p
robe even deeper into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way t
o the first trees,These grow rapidly,cutting off sunlight from the smaller pla
nts,and soon establish complete domination-closing their ranks and forming a cl
imax community which may endure for thousands of years,
Yet even this community is not everlasting,Fire may destroy it outright and set
tlers may cut it down to gain land for pasture or cultivation,If the land is th
en abandoned,a secondary succession will take over,developing much faster on t
he more hospitable soil,Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders,their se
eds carried by the wind,by birds and lodged in the coats of mammals,
For as long as it stands and thrives,the forest is a vast machine,storing ener
gy and many elements essential for life.
26,What does the forest strike mankind as permanent?
A) The trees are in community.B) The forest is renewed each season.
C) Man 痵 life is short in comparison.D) It is an essential part of our li
ves.
27,What has sometimes caused plants to die out of the past?
A) Interference from foresters.B) Variations in climate.
C) The absence of wooded land.D) The introduction of new type of plants.[
ZK)]
28,In a,primary succession”,what makes it possible for mosses to take
root?A) The type of rock.B) The amount of sunlight.
C) The amount of moisture.D) The effect of lichens.
29,What conditions are needed for shrubs to beome established?
A) Ferns must take root.B) The ground must be covered with grass.
C) More soil must accumulate.D) Smaller plants must die out.
30,Why is a,secondary succession” quicker?
A) The ground is more suitable.B) There is more space for new plants.
B) Birds and animals bring new seeds.D) It is supported by the forest.[ZK
)]
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Feather cloaks are the most spectacular of all objects of native Hawaiian manufa
cture,In the highly stratified society of the islands before their discovery by
Captain James Cook in 1788,the cloaks were never very numerous,but powerful c
hiefs often acquired several through inheritance or as battle prizes.
Although the feathers were gathered by the common people to defray part of their
taxes,and women were permitted to clean and sort them,only men of high rank,su
rrounded by sacred taboos,were allowed to make the cloaks,The manufact
uring process involved tying small bunches of red,yellow,green,or black feath
ers with olona fiber,Large cloaks like the royal robe worn by Kamehameha I,th
e first king of all the islands,required some half-million feathers.
Today these cloaks are ethnological treasures,but to the early ship captain the
y were little more than seemingly plentiful curiosities that the Hawaiians highl
y valued but gave away or traded for such trifles as iron knives,In turn,the E
uropeans traded these curiosities,This practice began with Cook’s officers,wh
o traded the cloak now in Leningrad in exchange for provisions.
In 1825,Lord Byron,commander of the British ship Blonde,predicted that,the
splendid war-cloak” would soon be more easily found in Europe than in Hawaii,B
righam found only five in Hawaii when he made his featherwork survey in 1899,To
day twenty of the fifty known cloaks are still in the British Isles.
31,The early ship captains who visited Hawaii were ______,
A) convinced of the usefulness of the feather cloaks
B) inclined to overestimate the availability of the feather cloaks
C) aware of the historical and cultural significance of the feather cloaks
D) curious about what the natives thought of the feather cloaks
32,The passage suggests that Hawaiian feather cloaks were made only by [CD
#4],A) ordinary citizens B) men of high statusC) battle prisone
rs D) trader
33,Feathers used in making cloaks were gathered mainly by ______,
A) high-ranking womenB) high-ranking menC) people of low rankD
) powerful male chiefs
34,It is clear from the passage that before the arrival of Captain Cook Ha
waiian society was ______,
A) lacking in religious organizationB) peaceful and prosperous
C) rigidly class structuredD) lacking in practical skills
35,Why would the feather cloaks be more easily found in European countries
than in Hawaii?
A) They were brought out by Captain James Cook.
B) They were traded in exchange for supply of food and drinks.
C) They were fewer feather cloaks found in Hawaii.
D) They were brought out by Brigham.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The brain is organized into different regions,each responsible for different
functions,and in humans this organization is very marked,The largest parts of
the brain are the cerebral hemispheres,which occupy most of the interior of the
skull,They are layered structures,the most complex being the outer layer,know
n as the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层),where the nerve cells are extremely densely
packed to allow great interconnectivity,Its function is not fully understood,
but we can get some indication of its purpose from studies of animals that have
had it removed,A dog,for example,can still move in a coordinated manner,will
eat and sleep,and even bark if it is disturbed,However,it also becomes blin
d and loses its sense of smell-more significantly,perhaps,it loses all interes
t in its environment,not responding to people or to its name,nor to other dogs
,even of the opposite sex,It also loses all ability to learn,In effect,it lo
ses the characteristics that we generally refer to as indicating intelligence-aw
areness,interest
and interaction with an environment,and an ability to adapt and learn,Thus th
e cerebral cortex seems to be the seat of the higher order functions of the brai
n,and the core of intelligence.
The cerebral cortex has been the subject of investigation by researchers for man
y years,and is slowly revealing its secrets,It demonstrates a localization of
f
unctions,in that different areas of the cortex fulfill different functions,su
ch
as motion control,hearing,and vision,The visual part of the cortex is especi
ally interesting,In the visual cortex,electrical stimulation of the cells can
produce the sensation of light,and detailed analysis has shown that specific la
yers of neurons are sensitive to particular orientations of input stimuli,so th
at one layer responds maximally to horizontal lines,while another responds to v
ertical ones,Although much of this structure is genetically predetermined,th
e orientation-specific layout of the cells appears to be learnt at an early stag
e,Animals brought up in an environment of purely horizontal lines do not develo
p neuron structures that respond to vertical orientations,showing that these st
ructures are developed due to environmental input and not purely from genetic pr
edetermination,This is called self-organization of the visual cortex since th
ere is no external teacher to guide the development of these structures.
36,The organization of brain is characterized by ____,
A) the interior of the skull
B) different regions responsible for different functions
C) the outer layer-the cerebral cortex
D) the nerve cells densely packed
37,According to the passage,a dog can still move in a coorinated manner,
will eat and sleep,and even bark when ____ is (are) removed.
A) nerve cellsB) the skullC) the hemispheres D) the cerebral cor
tex
38.The word,seat” in line 10 of the first paragraph means ____.
A) a chairB) part of the body
C) place where something is or where something is carried on
D) cortex
39,The visual part of the cortex is especially interesting because____
.
A) specific layers of neurons are sensitive to particular orientations of i
nput stimuli.
B) much of the structure is genetically predetermined
C) horizontal lines are stimulated
D) vertical lines are stimulated
40,Which of the following headings is the best title for this passage?
A) The Cerebral Cortex.B) The specific Layers of Neurons.
C) The Organization of the Brain.D) The Cerebral Hemispheres.
[Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D) Chose the ONE that best comp
letes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.41,He always takes a ____
with him to clean the windscreen of his ca
r.
A) garmentB) clothC) clothingD) stuff
42.If Bob thinks our plan will succeed,it probably will,his ____ar
e usually correct.
A) acclaimsB) hunchesC) mottoesD) suspensions
43,Do very young children really ____ foreign travel?
A) appreciate B) benefit C) delight D) evaluate
44,All the parts of these washing machines are ____,so that it is ver
y convenient to replace them.
A) normalized B) modernizedC) mechanizedD) standardized
45,Jim’s close ____ to his brother made people mistake them for on
e another,
A) accuracy B) membership C) probability D) resemblance
46,His audience did not find these works easy to understand,though toda
y we find them more ____,
A) fantastic B) comprehensibleC) favoured D) notorious
47,He cannot ____ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what
was happening in his own department.
A) insistB) pleadC) refer D) defend
48,The old ____ that took them to the island was not very comfortable
.A) engine B) pier C) oar D) ferry
49,The managing director took the ____ for the accident,although it
was not really his fault.
A) guiltB) blameC) charge D) accusation
50.It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is deni
ed to all but a few.
A) secured B) forbidden C) regulated D) determined
51,Man’s understanding and his mastering of matter and energy ____ hi
s claim to superiority; provide him with the basis for enriching and deepening h
uman experience.
A) designate B) deserveC) justify D) illustrate
52,The story that follows ____ two famous characters of the Rocky Moun
tain gold rush days.
A) concerns B) statesC) proclaims D) relates
53,The club members voted to ____ the ban on smoking.
A) refrain B) recessC) resides D) repeal
54,The police officer issued a ____ for the man’s arrest.
A) legend B) parcel C) receipt D) warrant
55,No matter how angry he was he would never ____ to violence.
A) resolve B) resign C) exert D) resort
56.Too much ____to Xrays can cause skin burns,cancer or other dama
ge to the body,
A) disclosure B) exhibition C) contact D) exposure
57.The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ a
ttitude toward customers.
A) impartial B) mild C) hostile D) opposing
58.When confronted with such questions,my mind goes ____,and I can ha
rdly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim B) blank C) faint D) vain
59.When he had finished playing,the child was made to ____ all the toy
s he had brought out everywhere,
A) put away B) put up C) put out D) put off
60.The survival ____ of the seedlings was so low that the experimenters
almost lost their hope,
A) ratio B) degree
C) duty D) rate
61,His son expected to ____ a business.
A) reside B) constructC) eliminate D) set up
62,Did your parents ____ the work you have done?
A) commend B)commandC) consent D) mumble
63,It was felt that he lacked the ____ to pursue a difficult task to t
he very end.
A) engagement B) persuasionC) commitment [D
W]D) preservation
64,The undersea world is well-known as a source of natural beauty and a____to human fantasy.
A) gleam B) magnitudeC) faction D) stimulus
65,Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ____ of their picnics to
spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A) remains B) remainderC) rest D) remnants
66,It’s possible to become a general by ____ the ranks.
A) moving aboutB) moving ahead C) moving up D) moving out
67,These birds ____ northwards in spring and southwards in fall.
A) immigrate B) migrateC) emigrateD) remove
68,You are not allowed to ____ advertisements on this wall without spe
cial permission.
A) put on B) put up C) put down D) put out
69,Many old houses have been____ in order that new big buildings may be
built.A) levelled B) collapsedC) felled D) demolished
70,Your argument ____ that Britain is still a great power,but this i
s no longer the case.
A) outlines B) presupposesC) concernsD) presents
Part ⅣTranslation-Chinese into English (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there are five under
lined sentences which are req
uired to be translated into English,Read them carefully and refer to the passag
e so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71,中国同美国在过去十年内所形成的战略伙伴关系（the strategic part
nership），随着这次舒尔茨（George Shultz）国务卿(Secretary of State) 的北京之行而解体（give away）。人们认识到这两个国家根本就不是天然盟友。
72.两国都把苏联看作对自己的威胁；但由于看法不同，而动机又相差甚远
，所以原打算发展成一种“出于利害关系的联盟”（alliance of interests），也已宣告失败。
73,舒尔茨离开北京之前也表示，他不认为中美关系主要是基于战略的考虑
，尽管从19
72年理查德·尼克松总统打开去中国的通路，直到1979年1月1日吉米·卡特总统同中国建立正式外交关系，美国的动机无可辩驳地就是如此。
74,两国之间原来设想（envisage）的战略合作，特别是鉴于越南人(Viet
namese)人侵柬埔寨（Cambodia）和苏联（（Soviet Union）人侵阿富汗(Afghanistan)，这种设想尤为突出，但却从未实现过。
75,在过去四年里，中国成了美国的主要贸易伙伴之一，华盛顿愿意同北京搞好关系，
但是，既然事实上最好的可能性也不过是一种正常关系而已，美国也就只得听之任之了。
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a com
position on the topic,Health”,You should write at least 150 words and you s
hould base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese ) below:
1.健康的重要性，没健康就没有幸福，没有健康就没有一切，健康是事业成功的基础。
2.如何保持一个健康的体魄。
3.树立健康意识，争取健康、事业双丰收。
Model Test Eight
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) Moving,B) Dull,C) Enjoyable.D) Inspring,
2.A) By phoning a special number.B) By looking at the bulletin boa
rds,
C) By attending social events regularly.D) By reading the campus newspaper.
3.A) In a school.B) At the post office,C) In a courtroom,
D) In a packing plant.
4.A) Operator,B) Instructor.C) Guider.D) Salesgirl.〖ZK)
〗
5.A) Used the man’s book,B) Found the book the man lost,
C) Lost half of her money,D) Bought the wrong book.
6.A) She has never sold this type of men’s wear before,B) She do
es not find selling easy,
C) Jean must sell Mr,Smith a tie,D) Jean can’t sell Mr,Smith a shir
t.
7.A) Yes,because he is a senior student,B) Yes,but he needs th
e approval by his professor,
C) No,it’s open only to teachers and postgraduates,D) Yes,he can study
there if he is writing a research paper.
8.A) The accounts have to be up-to-date before Friday,B) The c
ompany was closed for the last two weeks,
C) The woman will have half of Friday off,D) The woman will miss he
r brother’s wedding.
9.A) They disagree about it,B) Neither likes it,
C) Both like it,D) The woman hasn’t tried it,
10.A) He always got to work late,B) He was frequently sick and
absent from work,
C) He got angry with his boss,D) He prepared a financial re
port incorrectly.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) He lost his way to the bus station,B) He memorized phrasebook
Spanish carefully,
C) Spanish refused to help him,D) He wandered around in the street freely.
12.A) He asked for help in careful Spanish,B) He found the bus stat
ion without any help,
C) He missed the bus station.D) He acted dumbly to ask for help.
13.A) You should know a little language of the country before you go ther
e,
B) It is better to know nothing about the language of the country if you are a f
oreigner.
C) If you are in trouble in foreign country,you’d better to act dumbly,
D) The native people like to help the foreigners who are poor,dumb and helpless
.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) You will strong-minded enough to ignore it.
B) You will answer it after you finish the matter at hand,
C) You will rush to answer it as quickly as possible.
D) You will pay no more attention to the telephone ring.
15,A) Annoyed,B) Pleasant,
C) No feeling.D) Hateful.
16.A) You may not know for ignoring the telephone.
B) You will be called sooner or later,
C) You can call back for getting the message.
D) You will feel worried about it.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17,A) Christ,B) A lady.
C) Our Lady,D) Michaelmas.
18,A) Four days,B) Three days,
C) One day.D) Two days.
19,A) April 6,B) March 25,
C) June 24.D) September 29.
20,A) The mother of Christ.B) Our Lady.
C) Christmas.D) Lady Days.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is follow
ed by some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four c
hoices marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Using a public telephone may well be one of the minor irritations of life,deman
ding patience,determination and a strong possibility of failure,together on oc
casion with considerable unpopularity,
The hopeful caller (shall we call him George?) waits till six o’clock in t
he evening to take advantage of the so-called,cheap rates” for a long-distanc
e call,The telephone box,with two broken panes of glass in the side,stands at
the junction of two main roads with buses,lorries and cars roaring past,It is
pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people,Tim
e passes slowly and seems to come to a standstill while the person immediately b
efore George carries on an endless conversation,pausing only to insert another
coin every minute or so,
Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box,George
enters and picks up one of the directories inside,only to discover that someone
unknown has torn out the very page he needs,Nothing for it but to dial directo
ry Enquiries,wait patiently for a reply down the number given,
At last George can go ahead with his call,Just as he is starting to dial,
however,the door opens and an unpleasant-looking face peers in with the demand
,“Can’t you hurry up?” Ignoring such barbarity,George continues to dial and
his unwanted companion withdraws,At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing
tone,immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money,but he is now so u
pset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box,Ha
ving at last located them,he dials again,the pips are repeated and he hastily
inserts the coins,A cold voice informs him,“Grand Hotel,Chalfont Wells.”,
I’ve an urgent message for a Mr,Smith who is a guest in your hotel,Could you p
ut me through to him? I’m afraid I don’t know his room number.”
The response appears less than enthusiastic and a long long silence follow
s,George inserts more coins,Then the voice informs him,“I’ve been trying to
locate Mr,Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him leave about a minut
e ago.”
Breathing heavily,George replaces the receiver,just as the knocking on t
he door starts again.
21.The main intention of the passage is to provide____.
A) instructions about how to use a public call box
B) advice about how to deal with public telephone problems
C) criticism of the efficiency of telephone system
D) an account of possible annoyances in using a public telephone
22.Which of the following calls are you unlikely to make at the,cheap
rate” referred to?
A) To discuss your account in a bank in Scotland.
B) To have a chat with an elderly relation,
C) To ask about a friend in hospital who has just had an operation.
D) To express Christmas greetings to cousins in Australia.
23.George can at least be thankful that ____.
A) the call box is in a convenient position
B) the telephone itself is working
C) he can use the directory in the box to find the number
D) he is able to give his message to the hotel receptionist
24.Why does George have to dial a second time?
A) He hasn’t remembered to put the money in the box,B) He hasn’t got enou
gh money with him,
C) He has got to find the money to put in the box,D) He can’t find the n
umber he wants in the directory.
25.What are George’s feelings when he completes his call?
A) He has some difficulty in controlling his annoyance.
B) He is very disappointed at missing his friends.
C) He is annoyed with himself for being so stupid.
D) He is depressed at the thought of having to try again to get through.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
What does it feel like to be approaching the wrong end of middle age? For the
moment at least,the differences between the young diplomat of 30 years ago and
the aging writer of today are more psychological than physical,Naturally,I can
hardly ignore the inevitable change in my outward appearance,My hair has gone
—well,silver; the whites of my eyes occasionally look more like yolks; and I’v
e
got heavier round the middle,But all this is merely on the surface inside,I’m
not really conscious of feeling very much older than I did my younger days.
Mentally,however,it’s another story,It is no longer a surprise to come into
a room and to find that I’m the oldest person in it,but notice the fact all th
e same,It’s a long time since I stopped worrying about policemen being younger
than me; when,on the other hand,I find generals,archbishops and High Court ju
dges in the same happy situation,I tend to grow thoughtful …
Now for the compensations,And there are plenty of them,and by no means the l
east is a new found independence,Until now,responsibilities seem to have incre
ased year by year; now,thankfully they begin to diminish,and are replaced by n
ew opportunities.
These are positive compensations; there are also negative ones which can be ap
preciated just as much,Immense pleasure can be got from Putting Things Behind O
ne,My own recent decision—taken with immense relief—has been to give up a
ll efforts to understand modern music,There is more than enough music from the
17th,18th and 19th centuries to keep me happy for the rest of my life,Now,at
last,I can face the fact that I just don’t like 20th century music.
Finally,it’s goodbye to hypochondria,When I was young I constantly worried a
bout my health and imagined I had all sorts of terrible diseases,Now those days
are over,I llove every moment of my life and want it to go on for as long as po
ssible until I become senile or a burden to my family and friends,at which poin
t I would like it to stop at once,I can honestly say that I have had and am sti
ll having a wonderful time.
26.In the passage,what is the writer mainly talking about?
A) We should take an objective attitude towards the problem of getting old.
B) We can have compensations while getting old.
C) Getting old is a terrible thing.
D) We should refuse to acept the fact of getting old.
27.According to the passage,the changes of the writer while getting old
are the following except ____.
A) the hair has become white
B) the whites of the eyes look like yellow
C) the man becomes fat
D) the difference between the young and the aging writer is more in his o
utward appearance than in his inside
28.According to the writer,what is not the advantage of getting old?
A) New opportunities take the place of responsibilities.
B) Immense pleasure can be got from negative compensations.
C) Generals,archbishops and High Court judges are all happy while getting old.
D) Hypochondria will not disturb you any longer.
29.What is the meaning of Putting Things Behind One?
A) To put things that should be done after another one,B) To give up.
C) To do the things as you like,D) To delay the time of finishing the wor
k.
30.What is the writer’s attitude towards the problem of getting old?
A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic.C) Indifferent,D) Tolerant.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Rumor has it that more than 20 books on creationism / evolution are in the publi
sher’s pipelines,A few have already appeared,The goal of all will be to try to
explain to a confused and often unenlightened citizenry that there are not two
equally valid scientific theories for the origin and evolution of universe and l
ife,Cosmology,geology,and biology have provided a consistent,unified,and co
nstantly improving account of what happened.,Scientific” creationism,which i
s being pushed by some for,equal time” in the classrooms whenever the scienti
fic accounts of evolution are given,is based on religion,not science,Virtuall
y all scientists and the majority of non-fundamentalist religious leaders have c
ome to regard,scientific” creationism as bad science and bad religion.
The first four chapters of Kitcher’s book give a very brief introduction to evol
ution,At appropriate places,he introduces the criticisms of the creationists a
nd provides answers,In the last three chapters,he takes off his gloves and giv
es the creationists a good beating,He describes their programs and tactics,and
,for those unfamiliar with the ways of creationists,the extent of their decept
ion and distortion may come as an unpleasant surprise,When their basic motivati
on is religious,one might have expected more Christian behavior.
Kitcher is a philosopher,and this may account,in part,for the clarity and eff
ectiveness of his arguments,The non-specialist will be able to obtain at least
a notion of the sorts of data and argument that support evolutionary theory,The
final chapters on the creationists will be extremely clear to all,On the dust
jacket of this fine book,Stephen Jay Gould says:“This book stands for reason i
tself.” And so it does and all would be well were reason the only judge in the
creationism I evolution debate.
31.More than twenty books ____.
A) are intended to support creationism
B) are intended to attack Kitcher
C) are written in a style of clarity and effectiveness
D) include Kitcher’s hook
32.“Creationism” in the passage refers to ______.
A) evolution in its true sense as to the origin of the universe
B) a notion of the creation of religion
C) the scientific explanation of the earth formation
D) the deceptive theory about the origin of the universe
33.Kitcher’s book is intended to ______.
A) recommend the views of the evolutionistsB) expose the true featu
res of creationists
C) curse bitterly at his opponentsD) launch a surprise attack on cr
eationists
34.From the passage we can infer that ______.
A) reasoning has played a decisive role in the debate
B) creationists do not base their argument on reasoning
C) evolutionary theory is too difficult for non-specialists
D) creationism is supported by scientific findings
35.This passage appears to be a digest of ______.
A) a book review B) a scientific paper
C) a magazine feature D) a newspaper editorial
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken,After six months of
arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates,Australia’s Northern Te
rritory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take t
he lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die,The measure passed by the co
nvincing vote of 15 to 10,Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and w
as picked up,half a world away,by John Hofsess,executive director of the Righ
t to Die Society of Canada,He sent it on via the group’s on-line service,Death
NET,Says Hofsess:,We posted bulletins all day long，because of course this i
sn’t just something that happened in Australia,It’s world history.”
The full import may take a while to sink in,The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill
law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and pr
actical implications,Some have breathed sights of relief,others,including chu
rches,right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association,bitterly att
acked the hill and the haste of its passage,But the tide is unlikely to turn ba
ck,In Australia—where an aging population,life-extending technology and chan
ging community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to
consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia,In the US and Canada,wh
ere the right-to-die movement is gathering strength,observers are waiting for t
he dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law,an adult patient can request death probabl
y by a deadly injection or pill—to put an end to suffering,The patient must
be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors,After a,cooling off” period of
seven days,the patient can sign a certificate of request,After 48 hours the w
ish for death can be met,For Lloyd Nickson,a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffe
ring from lung cancer,the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on w
ith living without the haunting fear of his suffering,a terrifying death from h
is breathing condition.“I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view,
but what I was afraid of was how I’d go,because I’ve watched people die in the
hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.
36.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the sentence,Bu
t the tide is unlikely to turn hack”?
A) US and some other countries are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
B) It is impossible to pass the bill.
C) Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.
D) The fact that the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has been passed
probably can’t be changed.
37.From the second paragraph we learn that ______.
A) the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries
B) physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia
C) changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law
D) it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage
38.When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to
start falling,he means ______.
A) observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia
B) similar bills are likely to be passed in the US,Canada and other countries
C) observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes
D) the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop
39.When Lloyd Nickson dies,he will ______.
A) face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia B) experience t
he suffering of a lung cancer patient
C) have an intense fear of terrible suffering D) undergo a cooling off p
eriod of seven days
40.The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ______
.
A) opposition B) suspicion C) approval D) doubt
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.We were only able to make a ______ estimate of annual cost,
A) coarse B) rough C) crude D) rude
42.It is ______ nonsense that we win the game by chance,
A) sheer B) shield C) shear D) sheet
43.The diet should be perfectly ______ most people,
A) deficient in B) short of C) intent on D) adequate for〖ZK)
〗
44.The ______ student will have a chance to be successful if he has self
-confidence in his mind,
A) common B) usual C) averageD) general
45.Everybody has the general knowledge that the human body is a ______
machine.
A) delicate B) precise C) considerateD) sensitive
46.______ cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
A) Standing B) Stable C) Stationary D) still
47.We are told that over the next few months our work ______ will chang
e,
A) pattern B) scale C) grade D) rank?
48.You can pay for the house in ______ over a specified number of years.
A) compensation B) substitution C) installments D) commis
sion
49.The fragile peace between the two countries was hanging by a ______,
A) thread B) rope C) string D) cord
50.In general,native speaker will make ______ too when they use their n
ative language.
A) errors B) mistakes C) weaknesses D) flaws
51.The organization publishes a regular ______ of world population stat
istis.
A) themes B) leaflets C) digests D) insights
52.The government has an ______ to cut tax if he promised to do so,
A) impulse B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation〖ZK)
〗
53.In this company,most of the employees are women,but in the boards o
f corporations,women are in a ______,
A) minimum B) shortage C) scarcity D) minorit
y
54.I promised you that I’d help you,I’m not going ______ that,
A) in for B) along withC) back on D) through wit
h
55.I was trying to tell him what really happened,but he ______ me
______.
A) gave...up B) cut...short C) turn...out D) put...through〖
ZK)〗
56.What others think I do not know,I can only ______ for myself.
A) speak B) talk C) tell D) say
57.The team has been ______ down the league table and really needs som
e new players.
A) declining B) lessening C) slipping D) descending
58.They ______ the classroom by adding a new building to it in order to
hold more students.
A) enhance B) enlarge C) strengthen D) magni
fy
59.Do you think you could ______ that chocolate cake?
A) duplicate B) stimulate C) accelerate D) modify
60.On the computer keyboard,this is the key for ______.
A) repelling B) constraining C) compelling D) deleting
61.We can ______ the dangers of driving if we obey all the rules of the
road,
A) furnish B) minimize C) prolong
D) rectify
62.While I was on vacation abroad,my mail ______ in the box.
A) accumulate B) assemble C) converge D) crowd
63.Pressing this button,you can ______ the direction of movement of th
e machine.
A) confuseB) perplex C) hamper D) reverse
64.He’s given too much to his career,worked long hours,and ______ hi
s own children.
A) discard B) miss C) neglect D) omit
65.Tom hardly seems middle-aged,______ old.
A) less likely B) let alone C) much worseD) all else
66.The way in which information is transmitted has changed ______.
A) dramatically B) startlingly C) enormouslyD) uniquely
67.These are information that I really need to keep on ______.
A) sequence B) segment C) pile D) file
68.That’s one of the most astonishing economic ______ seen since the S
econd World War.
A) transmissions B) transitions C) transformationsD) transact
ion
69.Relationships in our department provide a ______ of the fact that pe
ople of different nations and cultures can work together peacefully.
A) demonstration B) manifestation C) implementation D) expediti
on
70.The company is trying to increase its ______ of the market.
A) circulation B) reproduction C) manipulation D) penet
ration
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As children,many of us got a great deal of criticism and,as a result,learned
a variety of patterns for coping with it,Marya had apparently received little c
riticism,but,knowing that she was not perfect and deserved what other children
got,developed her own patterns of self-judgment and censure,Being judged,whe
ther we are underestimated or overestimated,usually implies a demand,subtle or
direct,that we change,If others do not demand change,we may feel the need to
demand it of ourselves.
Reactions that are relatively free from attempts to change or discredit us,give
n by someone who cares for us,and with the intention of letting us know what im
pressions we are making may be easier to take,If,however,our usual reaction i
s to defend ourselves,even mild criticism or impressions given gently without d
emands that we change may play havoc with our defensive structure and become dif
ficult to handle.
Questions:(注意,答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)
S1.What is the passage mainly about?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S2,Why is criticism necessary?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S3,People need criticism for ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
S4,People need the real criticism ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____
S5,What does the phrase PLAY HAVOC WITH in the passage mean?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a comp
osition on the topic,Grades and Ability”,You should write at least 150 words
,and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.有些人认为分数体现能力。
2.有些人则认为分数不一定体现能力。
3.我对此问题的看法。
Model Test Nine 九
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the
end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both th
e conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question th
ere will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),
B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1,A) His grades in science courses are very good.
B) He hasn’t taken enough courses in geology.
C) He likes geology enough to continue with it.
D) He doesn’t want to take any more science courses.
2,A) She wasn’t able to finish the dissertation.
B) She’s not sure how to solve the mystery.
C) She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early.
D) How to write the dissertation is a mystery
3,A) Only one person can come.
B) There have been a few responses.
C) They need one more response.
D) Almost everyone can come
4,A) The students in the class did not enjoy the field trip.
B) The transportation for the trip is free.
C) Some people may not go on the trip.
D) All the students in the class have paid the transportation fee.
5,A) Sarah moved to a new address two weeks ago.
B) They should pay Sarah a visit.
C) They should stop visiting Sarah.
D) They should pick up Sarah.
6,A) Look for a big office.
B) Make a bet with others.
C) Rent a house with a bathroom and a kitchen.
D) Move to another house.
7,A) In a bookstore.
B) In the woman’s house.
C) In the library.
D) In the laboratory.
8,A) The apartments are too small for the students to share.
B) Very few students could afford to live there.
C) Most students are easy to reach the apartments.
D) Two bedrooms rents for 1,600 dollars.
9,A) She’s not so enthusiastic about academics.
B) She’s unable to use computers.
C) She wishes she could be a better students.
D) Her capacities of learning computers is better than his.
10,A) Examine the typing mistakes
B) Have someone else type his papers.
C) Ask another person to check his work.
D) He is always looking for his papers.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section you will hear 3 short passages,At the end of ea
ch passage,you will hear some questions and the questions will be spoken only o
nce,After you hear one question,you must choose the best answer from the four
choices market A),B),C) and D),Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answ
er Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard:
11,A) They have the same mechanisms of vocal development.
B) They begin with babbling when learning to produce sound.
C) They both sing perfectly.
D) They need the same time period to finish their vocal development.
12,A) Whether the mechanisms of vocal development are the same in humans and
birds.
B) Whether baby songbirds can respond to social interactions.
C) The role of imitation and social interactions
D) Whether human infants and baby songbirds share the same vocal development pat
h.
13,A) Imitation B) Sensory capacities,C) Maternal behavior,D) Social learning.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard:
14,A) He is capable and likes finishing his works alone..
B) He is the most famous and influential producer in the history of rock music.
C) He is good at cooperate with others.
D) He is more than a producer.
15,A) Because he produced a distinctive,wall of sound”,in which a number of
instruments are blended together.
B) Because he preferred to have the sounds of multiple instruments mixed togethe
r.
C) Because besides being a producer,he did many other things such as operated h
is own record company.
D) Because he worked together with singers,actors and directors,
16,A) Because his works are the combination of all the traditional works.
B) Because his works are produced by several instruments.
C) Because his works have a stereo.
D) Because his works feature all of the current artists.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard:
17,A) 86 percent of US college students say the Net has had a negative impact o
n their college academic experience
B) 28 percent of college students say they use the Internet most often to keep i
n touch with their friends.
C) Nearly 80 percent of college students in the US say they use the Internet to
download music files
D) Many students say the Internet is essential to both their academic and social
lives.
18,A) 80 percent,B) 73 percent.C) 38 percent.D) 28 percent.
19,A) Some US college students use the Internet to express ideas to a professor
.
B) Some US college students use the Internet to improve their relationships with
their classmates and professors.
C) Some US college students use the Internet to call their friends.
D) Some US college students use the Internet to correspond with family.
20,A) The Internet has influenced the US college students’ daily life tremendo
usly,
B) The Internet has had a negative impact on the US college students’ daily lif
e,
C) The US college students are indifferent to the Internet.
D) The US college students are enthusiastic about making friends.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions,There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choice
s marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the co
rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
According to Forrester Research,8.6 million online shoppers access the Internet
via a high-speed connection,compared to 12 million using dial-up,Taken alone,
those findings are hardly groundbreaking,What’s noteworthy is the rest of the
picture that emerges from that study,Those broadband users are younger,richer
,and better informed than their narrowband counterparts,They spend more time a
nd money online and are more likely to buy customized products and services,
So why hasn’t the Internet become the focus for broadband companies seeking to
establish relationships with a demographic that has demonstrated a preference fo
r their product? Simply put,until recently,their attempts fell flat,
Just over a year ago,our agency launched an online performance-based e-marketin
g campaign to promote a broadband service,Despite engaging creative and a compe
lling offer,it met with resounding silence,Six months later,the response was
only marginally better,
So we were only cautiously optimistic two months later when we launched another
campaign for the same advertiser,using the same offer,This time,it was a succ
ess,Response rates tripled and the customer acquisition cost dropped from $300
to under $100,
Clearly,the floodgates have opened and the most sought-after consumers are rush
ing through to broadband,And while the surge in response wasn’t a complete sur
prise given the emphasis placed on marketing broadband services,it was enough t
o make us curious about what other factors were at play,
What we discovered was a scenario where so many people have experienced broadban
d’s superiority at work,school,and even in friends’ homes that they know wha
t they’re missing,
According to U.S,News & World Report,some 20 million households nationwide now
have broadband,with another 100,000 signing up each week,That saturation has
created a market of increasingly discontent dial-up subscribers for broadband co
mpanies to reach,
Imagine the impact when -- as dial-up users impatiently wait for Web pages to lo
ad -- an ad pops up promising lightning-fast access,Their response starts an on
going relationship managed through newsletters and other e-mail communications d
esigned to keep them informed about value-added services,special promotions,et
c,
Not only is it a demographic pre-disposed to online CRM,it is also one that is
far from oversold,In fact,less than one-third of U.S,households will subscrib
e to a broadband service by 2006,And as services designed specifically for broa
dband increase and support for dial-up declines,the 42 percent of Internet user
s who said they didn’t need broadband will become receptive to a well-focused C
RM program,
But it won’t last forever,While the window of opportunity to reach broadband b
uyers online is open,it’s not likely to stay that way,Broadband may be the cu
rrent heir apparent for connectivity,but wireless has given every indication it
will be a sleeper hit,emerging from nowhere to take the top spot.
In short,the time for broadband companies to establish online customer relation
ships is now -- before the window slams shut,
21,What is NOT mentioned as the result of Forrester Research in the first parag
raph?
A) A lot of online shoppers access the Internet by broadband.
B) Broadband users get more information than the dial-up users.
C) It is probable for broadband users to buy the products specially made for the
m.
D) It is the first time for people to find out the number of broadband and narro
wband users.
22,What did the online performance-based e-marketing campaign bring at first?
A) The promotion of a broadband service.
B) Cautious responses.
C) No response at all.
D) Some marginal responses.
23,Why did another campaign become a success later?
A) Because the agency has used a compelling offer.
B) Because people have enjoyed the broadband’s advantages in their daily life.
C) Because the agency has spent a lot of money on the advertisements.
D) Because people become curious about the broadband.
24,It can be inferred from the passage that____,
A) Few is likely to use dial-up in the future.
B) Broadband companies should establish online customer relationships now.
C) About 20 million households nationwide now have broadband.
D) People design more services specially for broadband.
25,What is the main idea of this passage?
A) How Forrester Research got the valuable information.
B) Why people want to use broadband.
C) How broadband services find success in online CRM.
D) Broadband services have great influence on people.
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage,
The following passage is an opening speech by Lord Weidenfeld,founder of the Eu
ropaeum and Chairman,Weidenfeld and Nicolson Publishers
I am very privileged and gratified to talk to you today,I think it is most app
ropriate to have this meeting at the Humboldt University,Berlin,because of the
impulse to the creation to the European network,to the sequence of events,and
that great turning point of history,which is symbolised by the fall of the Ber
lin wall,It was that particular impulse that started an enterprise to bring to
gether teachers and students in,first of all,Western European Universities to
offer resources to those universities which had only recently emerged in other p
arts of Europe,So we started the Europaeum network,Six universities joined us
initially,We then approached the University of Prague to join us for the begin
ning of an enlargement,which would also to include universities previously behi
nd the Iron Curtain,The group that we assembled around the Europaeum logo is b
y no means exclusive and we would very much like to enlarge it,The term ’vari
able geometry’ is very fashionable in international politics,but I think it al
so applies to our intentions,we want it to expand and include other universitie
s either as full members or associates so free standing research institutes,
Thanks to the generosity of our German sponsor DaimlerChrysler,particularly the
Davies Group of the organization,Dr Klaus Mangold and Dr Bensel,we are now en
gaging in a study of the roles of the universities in the future,We have a num
ber of ideas regarding how to set about answering these three major questions,W
hat is the future role of the university? If we have established what it is,ho
w do we equip it to produce the resources and do its job and what role does it p
lay in our society? We hope to have a number of ongoing conferences and exchange
s of views on the subject thanks to the friendly and co-operation of Humboldt Un
iversity,
We are now in a new era since 11 September,I think that one day we will regard
that approximate decade from the fall of the wall in Berlin and the destruction
of the World Trade Centre in New York,Here it is important that we play our r
ole,In what we now see in the plateau of Central Southeast Asia,a holy allian
ce of barbarism,fanaticism and high tech product of the information society,Th
e University,by having as a component an important dosage of humanism,makes al
l the difference between a Robespierre like revolution or a continuation of the
human spirit with the new resources and tools,carefully husbanded,monitored an
d controlled,
Thanks to President of Humboldt University,Professor Michael Kreile,Professor
Pera,Paul Flather and colleagues.
26,What is the attitude of the speaker toward the development of Europaeum?
A) Europaeum is open to almost all universities.
B) Europaeum is exclusive to some enterprises.
C) Europaeum is open only to research institutes.
D) Europaeum is exclusive to any other universities.
27,What can be concluded about the Europaeum logo from the first paragraph?
A) Being no exclusive.
B) Bringing together teachers and students in Western European Universities.
C) Enlarging Europaeum.
D) Having variable geometry.
28,What is the subject of this conference?
A) How to equip a university to produce the resources.
B) How to enlarge a university to some extent.
C) How to cooperate with other universities.
D) A study of the roles of the universities in the future.
29,What kind of organization does the speaker hope to have?
A) An organization in which they play an important role.
B) An organization full of humanism.
C) An organization of revolution.
D) An organization full of information.
30,What is the purpose of the organization?
A) To continue and develop human spirit with new resources and tools,
B) To exchange views with different universities.
C) To unite universities and enterprises.
D) To create the European network to continue humanism.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
When a heart-lung machine was invented that could take over the job of the heart
,put oxygen into the blood and keep the circulation going during surgery,surge
ons could stop the heart while they were cutting and suturing,Recently,in cert
ain cases,some surgeons have begun operating without the pump while the heart c
ontinues to beat.
“The benefits of off-pump surgery are tremendous for patients who meet the crit
eria for this procedure,” says Dr,Jim Zellner with the Alliance of Cardiac,Th
oracic and Vascular Surgeons.,There is less need for blood products,less chan
ce of complications during and after surgery,earlier recovery and earlier retur
n to regular activity.”
Seawood Murray feels he was led by God to find Dr,Zellner and Memorial Hospital
and to have off-pump surgery.
A veteran of the United States Navy as a nuclear weapons security officer and co
mmanding officer of a mine assembly group for more than 31 years,Seawood has ne
ver complained about stress or pain,He saw three tours of duty off the coast of
Vietnam,
However,after suffering from chest pain for almost a year and being misdiagnose
d with chronic heartburn,Seawood knew something was seriously wrong,At the Vet
eran’s hospital in Murfreesboro,he learned he had heart disease and was told t
o come back in six weeks.
“I didn’t want to wait that long and asked for a referral to The Chattanooga H
eart Institute,” Seawood says.,Dr,Noel Hunt found that 40% of my heart was n
ot getting the amount of blood it needed to operate properly.”
Four days later,Seawood was undergoing off-pump triple bypass surgery at Memori
al Hospital under the hand of Dr,Zellner,
“I was sitting up that evening,walking around the second day and feeling good
enough to go home the third day,but I stayed till the fourth morning,” Seawood
says.,Two others who had on-pump bypass surgery the same day I had mine off-p
ump were barely walking when I left.”
31,How do surgeons usually operate on a heart-attacker according to the passage
A) They operate without a pump.
B) They operate with a heart-lung machine.
C) They operate by stopping the heart.
D) They operate with nothing but cutting and suturing.
32,Which of the following statements is NOT the benefit of off-pump surgery?
A) The heart-attack patients will be recovered in one day.
B) 〖JP3〗There are fewer chances for heart-attack patients to suffer from other new di
seases during the course of hear attack.
C) Off-pump surgery needs fewer blood products.
D) The heart-attack patients will be well again earlier.
33,What’s wrong with Seawood Murray?
A) He suffered from chronic heartburn.
B) He suffered from heart attack.
C) He had three tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam.
D) His heart couldn’t get blood it needed to operate.
34,What did Dr,Zellner do for Seawood Murray’s disease?
A) Dr,Zellner gave him a surgery with a hheart-lung machine..
B) Dr,Zellner diagnosed his disease as chronic heartburn.
C) Dr,Zellner gave him an off-pump triple bypass surgery.
D) Dr,Zellner referred him to another hospital.
35,What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A) Seawood Murray could hardly walk four days after the surgery.
B) Seawood Murray got recovered more slowly than other patients.
C) Seawood Murray felt well and went home the third day after the surgery.
D) Seawood Murray went home the fourth day after the sugery.
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The key element to successful interviewing is not your experience,your grades,
what classes you took,your extracurricular activities,or any of the other basi
c necessities,Those skills are what got you the interview,The key element to s
uccessful interviewing can be summed up in one word,attitude,If you want to ri
se above others with better experience,better grades,or better anything,you w
ill need to work on developing a highly positive work attitude,
Your attitude determines whether you will,make the cut” or be discarded,Reme
mber,there are plenty of competitors with the ability to do almost any given jo
b-- especially at the entry level,The way most employers differentiate at the e
ntry level is by candidates’ attitudes toward the job,Your attitude is often w
hat recruiters will remember when the dust has settled after reviewing ten,twen
ty,or even one hundred candidates--the one who was sincerely willing to put for
th his very best effort,If you have the attitude of wanting to do your very bes
t for the company,of being focused on the company’s needs,of putting yourself
forth as the person who will be committed and dedicated to fulfilling their nee
ds,you will likely be the one chosen,
Why is attitude so important? Because most companies already have their full sha
re of multi-talented superstars who care about no one but themselves,Ask any ma
nager who the most valuable member of his team is,and he will point not to the
overrated superstar,but to the person who has the,can do” attitude,the pers
on who can be counted on in any situation,the person who truly strives for exce
llence,Give me a team player who is achieving at 99% and I will take her over a
flashy superstar who is running at 50% efficiency any day of the week,And so w
ill 99% of all hiring managers,
So don’t worry if you are not,superstar” quality,If you can show me,in you
r words and actions,that you are ready to put forth your very best effort towar
d achieving excellence,you will be chosen over the superstar,
You can show your winning attitude in the way you present yourself,Incorporate
the actual words,positive attitude,”,excellence,” and,striving to be my
best” into your interview language,Then show by your stories and examples how
these words positively affect your life,Show me when and where and how you have
put forth extra effort above and beyond the call of duty,Show me how you beat
a deadline,how you excelled in a project,or how you made a difference by going
the extra mile,
If you can show me,by words and examples,your,can do” attitude,it is you I
will hire,while all of the superstars will receive polite rejection letters to
add to their growing collections.
36,What is the key element to successful interviewing according to this passage
A) Courses taken before.
B) A varied experience.
C) A positive work attitude.
D) Interviewees’ capability.
37,Which of the following statement is correct in the author’s opinion?
A) There are inadequate competitors with the ability to do almost any given job— especially at the entry level.
B) Most interviewers generally depend on the candidates’ attitudes toward the j
ob to choose the employees.
C) Most employers tell the difference between candidates by their entry level.
D) Better experience and better grades become the most important elements to be
chosen.
38,Who is the most valuable member of his team to a manager?
A) The multi-talented superstar.
B) The person who tries his best for excellence.
C) The person who counts on himself and does not cooperate with others.
D) The flashy star who makes the company famous.
39,In an interview,what makes you leave a good impression on the interviewer?
A) Your boasting words.
B) The words such as positive attitude,excellence,and striving to be my best.
C) Your own stories.
D) Words and examples to show your positive attitude.
40,What is the best title for this passage?
A) Your Attitude Determines Whether You Will,Make The Cut” or Be Discarded.
B) How to Find a Good Job.
C) The Most Important Aspect of Interviewing.
D) A Successful Interviewing.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41,To check that your mobile phone is ____with the products we sell,click o
n the link below that matches the manufacturer of your mobile phone,
A) confidential B) compatible C) conscientious D) conspicuous
42,26% votes said they had a moment of silence or prayer to ____ the annive
rsary of Sept,11,
A) commemorate B) manipulateC) withhold D) conse
nsus
43,The medical researchers are trying to find out who is ____ to SARS,
A) infectious B) susce
ptibleC) apt D)
prompt
44,He is eager to get the information about when copyrights for computer author
s or in visual arts ____,
A) abolish B) const
rainC) amend D) expir
e
45,For the time being there are more____ to be filled in the companies,but
they are far from enough to meet the demands of so many graduates,
A)vacations B) varietiesC) vacancies D) varia
tions
46,The honest young man ____ the boss that he would try his best for the e
xcellence,
A) ensured B) assuredC) secured D) insured
47,The greenhouse effect was partly____ for the global warming and the temp
erature changes are likely to have great effect on the spread of diseases,
A to blame B) blameC) to be blamed D) blaming
48,____to China Daily is a good choice for an English learner,
A) Prescribing B) Trans
cribingC) Describing D) Subsc
ribing
49,Keeping speaking a strange language to random individuals,he made everybody
____ by his behavior,
A) ridiculed B)
enchantedC) bewildered D)
induced
50,Nobody can exactly ____ the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome t
hough it has spread for a few months,
A) account with B) accou
nt onC) account for D)
account of
51,The jury____ the football star of having committed murder and he was s
entenced to capital punishment,
A) accused B) convi
ctedC) charged D) acqui
tted
52,If your first business goal is to make money,you should set the goal of how
much money you expect to gain and then work____,
A) accordingly B)
thereforeC) nevertheless D)
however
53,____ the cultural revolution,he would have been a VIP in this field,
A) In spite of B)
Or elseC) Because of D)
But for
54,Xiao Wang is eager to go abroad to study architecture,but he hasn’t got a
(n)____ passport,
A) valid B)
efficientC) effective D)
practical
55,The budget cuts will ____ the future of our children,as we will be for
ced to eliminate educational services,
A) jeopardize B)
hazardC) venture D)
risk
56,Failing to____ the Information Revolution,they are unable to meet the
demands of the modern society,
A) come up with B) face
up withC) keep up with D) live
up with
57,They would like to gratefully ____ the contribution of time and effort
by the following companies,
A) admit B)
acknowledgeC) attribute D)
accept
58,Tuition hike will ____ college plans,so it is necessary that the univ
ersity administrators have a plan that will guarantee all of these students have
enough fund for completing their education,
A) prevail B)
forbidC) prohibit D) hinde
r
59,Everybody could see that the young man was ____ going abroad to study,
whether his parents could afford the tuition or not,
A) lack of B)
intent onC) deficient in D)
adequate for
60,Exactly,the reason it’s so cool is that it is ____ to your mind and
eyes that squares A and B are the same color,but they are,
A) intelligible B)
indicativeC) inconceivable D) invar
iable
61,Students have to____ life after graduation,though they are graduating
without a clue about what they want to do with their lives,
A) contend B) conte
mplateC) visualize D)
dwell
62,A local transaction management system is responsible for initiating,monitor
ing,and terminating____ in a computing system,
A) transactions B)
transitionsC) stimulations D)
solutions
63,It is wise to draw a line between past and future,because it is impossible
to calculate all that has been done—it is incommensurable and it is unworthy t
o rummage in yesterday’s dust,____ let us establish a new step,
A) Moreover B) Where
byC) However D) Hence
forth
64,Researchers have identified a number of factors that affect how____ you
are to stress—among them are eating and sleeping habits,caffeine and alcohol
intake,and how we express our emotions,
A) vicious B) vulne
rableC) vulgar D) void
65,Instead,the Indians produced a ____bowing performance in which
their standards fell far below those on these great cricketing occasions,
A) feeble B) formi
dableC) exotic D) exqui
site
66,No company will refuse to ____so mutually beneficial a plan as Jack c
ame up with at the meeting yesterday,
A) put up with B) push
on toC) fall in with D) make
up for
67,As a result,some children may not be ____ to the human suffering create
d by wars,or the sadness and anxiety other children experience as a result,
A) sensitive B) senti
mentalC) sensible D) positive
68,This information will help you ____ with the President’s June 1,1998,
memo on plain language in government writing,
A) adhere B) compl
yC) dwell D) assim
ilate
69,There are many ways to excite,influence,and ____ students and one of t
he best techniques is the use of a discrepant event,
A) merge B) motiv
ateC) mediate D) mobilize
70,Within two hours his complexion ____ colour and his limbs became warm。
A) took on B) took to
C) took up D) took
down
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.\;
Heavy falls of ash and rock fragments occurred over all of the inhabited parts o
f Montserrat,The ashfall deposit was 115 mm in thick at Lime Kiln Bay,The ash
burden71.____
resulted from the collapse of several wooden buildings in72.____
the Salem area.
Vegetation damage was extensively with73.____ downed trees and branches broken from ma
ny others,
Many birds were killed by the ash or trapped live in it.74.____
Ashfall from
this event was reported on the islands of
Nevis,St Kitts,Anguilla,and St Maarten,and resulted in
the close of several airports,At 09:10 on 13 July an75.____
expl
osive eruption occurred,followed 2 hours of very76.____
low seismic activity,The Wash
ington VAAC estimated a cloud height of ~12 km a.s.l,
During a helicopter reconnaissance flight in the morning77.____
of 14 July,a large collapse scar was seen in the lava
dome directed down the Tar River Valley,The Tar River
Valley was extensively modified also eroded with a deep78.____
canyon gouged the
pyroclastic flows,The fan had been79.____
extended eastwards into the sea and northwards along the
coast,The area the north of the Tar River Valley80.____
extending to Killyhawk Ghaut was devastated.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled,〖WTHX〗An Application Letter for Admission to Study Abroad” You must base your
composition on the following outline:
1.Your purpose of writing the letter.
2,Brieef introduction of your academic background
3,Your research plan
Model Test Ten 十
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At the e
nd of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each question ther
e will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B
),C) and D),and decide which is the bestanswer,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) He often cuts classes to play basketball,
B) He has little chance to play basketball,
C) He’s looking for somebody to play the game with,
D) He loves playing basketball very much,
2.A) Go to the lab for a quick look,
B) Go and see if they have dropped anything in the lab,
C) Check on what’s for dinner,
D) Have a run before they eat.
3.A) She was going out,
B) She was checking into a hotel,
C) She was yelling at the man,D) She was doing things.
4.A) It was too terrible for him to sleep,
B) He was not very worried about it,
C) He already lost a lot of sleep over it.
D) He feels uncomfortable.
5.A) In Swiss,B) On a trip.C) In their homeland.D) In the U.
S.
6.A) In a store.B) In a car,C) In the hospital,D) In the cine
ma7.A) She doesn’t like standing so close,
B) She can’t hear clearly,
C) She can’t watch the television clearly,
D) She was hurt by the light.
8.A) Studying.B) Listening to music.
C) Talking on the telephone,D) Watching the television.
9.A) He drove in a straight line,B) He left just in tim
e,
C) He ran into a tree,D) He avoided an accident,
10.A) In the classroom,B) At the date of the library,
C) In the library,D) In the office.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11,A) Twenty-first,B) Eighteen,C) Twenty,D) Seventeen.
12.A) A car,B) The most expensive present,
C) The key to the house,D) A house.
13.A) Happy,B) Relish,C) Unwelcome.D) Mixed feeling.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) March 22,B) April 25.
C) Moveable,D) Less than 48 hours after March 22.
15.A) It is the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ,
B) It is the most unlucky day,
C) It is the most solemn day of the year for Christians,
D) It is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
16.A) One of pagan festivals,B) One of Christian festival,
C) The festival of Eostre,D) The goddess Eostre.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17,A) 1920s.B) 1930s,C) 1940s.D) 1910s.
18.A) She polluted the water,B) She couldn’t make the shirt
collar white,
C) She killed two fishes,D) She had no enough money to buy Formula
soap.
19.A) She learned a new way from Mrs,Murphy,B) She worked hard
er at it,
C) She found Super fortified Formula.D) She used Super fortified Formula
.
20.A) The man who fell into the river was dead,
B) The fishes lived in the river were killed,
C) The shirt washed with lost its original colour,
D) The person who used it was criticised in public.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：
The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of al
l geographical adventures,but created what might be called,the heroic age of
Antarctic exploration”,By their tremendous heroism,men such as Shackleton,Sc
ott,and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows,and yet tha
t heroic age,little more than a century old,is already passing,Modern science
and inventions are revolutionizing the techniques of former explorers,and,alt
hough still calling for courage and feats of endurance,future journeys into the
se icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar t
raction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable.
Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South Ameri
c
a,and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors,The coasts of
this continent remain to be accurately charted,and the mapping of the whole of
the interior presents formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the wor
k,Once their labors are completed,it will be possible to prospect the vast nat
ural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the large’ treasure
hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known,an almost inexhaustible s
ources of copper,coal,uranium,and many other ores will become available to m
an,Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antar
ctic wastes.
The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be
defeated by huge batteries of light,and make possible the establishing of air
fields for the future intercontinental air service by making these areas as li
ght as day,Present flying routes will completely change,for the Antarctic re
fueling bases will make flight from Australia to South America comparatively eas
y over the 5,000 miles journey.
The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem,for the explorer Admi
ral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untraine
d for expeditions into those frozen wastes,Some of his party were men who had n
ever seen snow before,and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the A
ntarctic climate comfortably,so that,provided that the appropriate installatio
ns are made,we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there
safely,Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most health climate in the wo
rld,for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilized this continent,a
nd rendered it absolutely germfree,with the consequences that ordinary and extr
aordinary sicknesses and disease from which man suffers in other zones with diff
erent climates are here utterly unknown,There exist no problems of conservatio
n and preservation of food supplies,for the latter keep indefinitely without an
y signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to reg
ard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are alread
y on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent,and what so
few years ago was regarded as a,dead continent” now promises to be a most ac
tive centre of human life and endeavor.
21.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?
A) About 100 years ago,B) In this century.
C) At the beginning of the 19th century,D) In 1798.
22.What must the explorers be,even though they have modern equipment an
d techniques?
A) Brave and tough,B) Stubborn and arrogant.
C) Well-liked and humorous,D) Stout and smart.
23.What is planned for the continent?
A) Building dams along the coasts,
B) Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.
C) Mapping the coast and the whole territory.
D) Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.
24.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the Antarctic?
A) Magnesite,coal and oil.B) Copper,coal and uranium.
C) Silver,natural gas and uranium.D) Aluminum,copper and natural gas.[Z
K)]
25,The most healthy climate in the world is ______.
A) in South America B) in the Arctic Region
C) in the Antarctic ContinentD) in the Atlantic Ocean
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage,
Andrew Carnegie,American industrialist and philanthropist,made a fortune by ma
nufacturing iron and steel protected by custom tariff,In 1873,on one of his fr
equent trips to England,he met Henry Bessemer and became convinced that the ind
ustrial future lay in steel,He built the J,Edgar Thomson Steel Mills near Pitt
sburgh,and from that moment on,the Carnegie empire was one of constant expansi
on,Later on,the Carnegie Steel Co,became an immense organization,It included
all the processes of steel production from the great furnaces and finishing mil
ls of Pittsburgh to the inroads and lake steamers that move the ores and the fin
ished products.
Like his grandfather,Andrew Carnegie did not abandon the radical idealism of hi
s forebears for the benefit of the working class and the poor people,In spite o
f his espousal of Herbert Spencer’s philosophy and the social Darwinism of the p
eriod Carnegie remained deeply committed to many of the Charitist ideals of his
boyhood.He believed in the social responsibility of the man of wealth to societ
y,He must serve as a steward for the fortune he has earned and use that fortun
e to provide greater opportunity for all and to increase man’s knowledge of hims
elf and of his universe,Furthermore,Carnegie considered that the dispensation
of wealth for the benefit of society must never be in the form of free charity b
ut rather must be as a buttress to the community’s responsibility for its own pe
ople.
When Carnegie died in Lenox,Mass.,on August 11,1919,most of his fortune was a
lready gone,People wonder that if Carnegie had known this when he was alive,he
would have spread most of his wealth to the poor people.
26,Garnegie was able to develop his vast industrial fortunes ______.
A) with the act of five enterprise system
B) through large loans from the American government
C) because the American government had special tariffs to protect the American s
teel and iron industry
D) because he had relatives in the English steel industry
27,Carnegie followed his ancestors’ footsteps ______.
A) by developing a large industrial company
B) in caring for and improving benefits for the worker and the poor
C) by furthering Spencer’s philosophy
D) by being a follower of social Darwinism
28,The industry Carnegie was not concerned with was ______.
A) the manufacturing of steel
B) the transporting of the finished product
C) the movement of raw materials
D) the lumber business
29,Carnegie’s trips to England ______.
A) were purely for pleasure and visiting relatives
B) introduced him to the Charitist ideals which would influence his life
C) helped him gain steel contracts with the British industrialists
D) led him to believe that the industrial future would be with steel
30,Which happened first?
A) The foundation of the Carnegie Steel Co.
B) The introduction of Charitist ideals.
C) The foundation of the J,Edgan Thomson Steel Mills.
D) Andrew Carnegie’s trips to Great Britain.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Monkeys and chimpanzees (黑猩猩)，although they are weaker and less fierce t
han many other animals,possess brains which are 55 far along the evolutionary r
oad as any creature other than man,Birds can perform marvels of aerobatics (特技飞行),they can catch insects on the wing with unparalleled skill,they can na
vigate in a remarkable manner half round the world and back—but they cannot thin
k and reason,In technical terms it can be said that they are lacking in insight
,The abilities which they do possess are built-in instincts derived from their
genetic inheritance,Monkeys,on the other hand,can reason,They can easily rem
ember a lighted door indicating the presence of food,They can remember what kin
d of food they are looking for,A monkey set the problem of reaching a banana,s
ay,hung high up in its cage,can work out a system for getting it even if it in
volves piling up boxes to stand on and then knocking down the banana with a stic
k,A charming story is told about the psychologist Wolfgang Kobler,who had prov
ided various boxes and other apparatuses by which he proposed to test a chimpanz
ee’s ability to think out a method of reaching a fruit hung nine feet in the air
,The animal looked about it and sized up the problem,Then it took Kobler by th
e hand,led him to a position immediately under the banana,jumped up on to his
shoulder and reached it down from there.
But evolution,although it has brought monkeys to a remarkable degree of clevern
ess,has stopped short at a crucial ability,the possession of which places man
at a clearly superior level,Their minds cannot cope with abstract ideas,For ex
ample,an ape can be taught to fill a can with water from a barrel and take the
can of water to put out a fire so that it can reach into a box and get food,But
if the whole set-up is arranged on a raft (木筏) the animal will continue to dr
aw its water only from the barrel,It can not grasp that any water,taken more,
conveniently,say,from the pond on which the raft is floating,will pot out the
fire just as well,The abstract idea that water puts out fire is beyond it.
31,Birds owe their remarkable abilities to ______.
A) inheritance B) insight
C) intelligence D) navigation
32,The superior intelligence of monkeys,compared with other creatures,
apart from man,is demonstrated by ______.
A) the possession of brains
B) the ability to reason and think
C) the memory
D) the ability to cope with abstract ideas
33,Monkeys show their superiority in intelligence over other creatures
apart from man by ______.
A) being less fierce
B) piling op boxes
C) remembering lighted doors
D) developing their own methods for solving problems
34,Monkeys are differentiated from man because they lack our ability to
______.
A) draw water from a pond
B) understand abstract ideas
C) stop short and consider difficult problems
D) use water to put out fires
35,Kobler’s monkey is,charming” because the monkey ______.
A) chose Kobler himself as the quickest route
B) successfully completed the experimen
C) took Kobler by the hand
D) used all the gear provided
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage,
In recent years there has been an increasing number of large oil spills,These s
pills,some of which have occurred directly at the site of extraction and others
during transportation,have had in adverse effect on marine organisms,Because
of the importance of these organisms in the life cycle,research has been carrie
d out in order to identify more accurately the reactions of these organisms to o
il,A recent study has revealed that it is essential to understand that there is
not one but rather,at least four possible ways in which oil can affect an orga
nism.
First,as a result of an organism’s ingestion of oil,direct lethal toxicity (毒性),that is,death by poisoning,can occur,However,in cases where the effect
is less extreme,sub-lethal toxicity occurs,While cellular and physiological pr
ocesses are involved in both cases in the latter,the organism continues to surv
ive,Second,in some cases,oil forms a covering on the organism,This covering,
referred to as coating,can result in smothering,that is,death of the organis
m due to lack of air,In instances where the effects of coating are less severe,
interference with movement and loss of insulated properties of feathers or fur
may occur,The third effect of oil on marine organisms is the tainting or contam
ination of edible organisms,This results from the incorporation of hydrocarbons
(碳化氢) into the organism,thus making it unfit for human consumption,The fin
al effect which this study has revealed is that of habital changes,The alterati
ons in the physical and chemical environment brought about by oil spills result
in a change in the species composition of a region.
The implications of this must recent study are far-reaching,An oil spill in a p
articular region could critically upset the balance of nature,the total effect
only becoming apparent after many years.
36.What is the title of this passage?
A) Marine Organisms;B) Oil Spills.
C) The Effect of Oil on Marine Organisms.D) The Study of Oil Spills.〖ZK)
〗
37.Oil spills have occurred ____,
A) at the site’ of transportationB) during extraction
C) before making use of itD) at the site of extraction
38.Scientists have started to do the research to ____,
A) reveal the reactions of marine organisms to oilB) find out a way
of solving it
C) make a clean of oil spillsD) reveal the life of marine organisms
39.According to the passage,which of the following is true?
A) The organism who ingests lethal toxicity can survive.
B) The oil coat will not interfere in organism’s life.
C) Organisms can fight against the pollution of oil.
D) Oil spills can lead to the change of the environment.
40.The effect of oil spills can be seen ____,
A) immediately
B) after quite a long time
C) few years later
D) after several months
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each senten
ce there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that best com
pletes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41.We regret that it is impossible to meet the revised ____ dates f
or the goods you recently ordered from us,
A) delivery B) carriage C) service D) arrival
42.Good lighting in factories leads to great comfort,higher ____ an
d productivity,fewer mistakes and accidents.
A) profusion B) craft C) efficiency D) proficiency
43.It had been an abominable afternoon,____ at about six o’clock in
her father’s sudden collapse into unconsciousness.
A) culminating B) leading C) arriving D) finalist
44.He is eager to win because his enjoyment of a game lies in the strugg
le to defeat his ____
A) enemies B) opposites C) opponents D) friends
45.It was with great delight that I read in your February ____ the l
etter written by Prof,Johnson.
A) issue B) copy C) printing D) magazine
46.The little boy focused his ____ on the picture book,
A) consideration B) attention C) concentration
D) intention
47.I felt uneasy for a whole day as I was ____ from deep sleep by th
e ringing of the telephone early in the morning,
A) aroused B) raised C) rose D) arose
48.The boy’s performance in school suffered greatly when he became a mem
ber of a (n) ____ gang,
A) unlikely B) inequitable C) disreputable
D) unwieldy
49.She didn’t leave it out of ____ that she offered the old woman he
r seat on the bus,
A) fashion B) obligation C) consideration 〖DW
〗 D) realization
50.The headmaster has ____to improve the lighting in the school corr
idors.
A) accepted B) allowed C) agreed D) affirmed
51.Today,housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instrumentsD) equipment〖
ZK)〗
52.Last week’s meeting was so long that they have promised that this one
will be very ____
A) complete B) briefC) fair D) narrow
53.He has been called upon by the police as he ____ some of the even
ts with which the case was concerned,
A) witted B) witnessed C) provedD) verified
54.People often make mistakes in their ____ as things in many cases
turn out the opposite to their wishes.
A) predictions B) productions C) prepositions D) prescrip
tions
55.It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s
____
A) inheritance B) heritage C) possessions D) legacy
56.I don’t intend to sign my documents without ____ my lawyer.
A) inquiring B) discussing C) advising D) consulting
57.His name was on the ____ of my tongue,but now I can’t remem
ber it,
A) point B) edge C) tip D) top
58.The foreman is amazed to find that the____ of these volunteers fo
r hard work is very great.
A) probability B) capacity C) ability D) c
apability
59.Because of road works,traffic is restricted to one ____ in each
direction.
A) lane B) row C) alley D) path
60.They’ve bought a holiday cottage near the sea,and in ____ course
they plan to move there permanently.
A) due B) coming C) future D) intended
61.Although the pay is not good,people usually find social work ____in other ways.
A) grateful B) payable C) respectful D) rewarding
62.He knows the rule but does not know how to ____ it.
A) control B) direct C) apply D) run
63.In recent years,teachers far outnumber the available teaching positi
ons in many____ in the US.
A) items B) disciplines C) conferences D) projects
64.Jack can never get away with his crime this time as there is ____
evidence against him,
A) provable B) thoughtful C) substantialD) harmfu
l
65.Their teacher of English often tells them how to ____ passages i
n the shortest possible time in an exam,
A) scan B) copy C) glance D) drill
66.Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to ____
A) fade B) dim C) reduce D) faint
67.The young novelist published a book whose success ____ his wild e
xpectation.
A) exceeded B) executed C) extended D) expanded
68.When he was questioned about the missing ring,he firmly ____ tha
t he had ever seen it,
A) stated B) denied C) claimed D) refused
69.The dying man’s speech was so____ that no one was able to interpr
et his last request.
A) indiscreet B) impotent C) incoherent D) nonchalant
70.We received the ____ news today that there would be no raises
this year.
A) uncanny B) incongruous C) disreputable D) disconcer
ting
Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions,In this part there is a short passage with five questions or
incomplete statements,Read the passage carefully,Then answer the questions or
complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
England’s highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a threat,desert
ed and unmanned since it was officially closed in 1970,Dent,situated high in t
he hills of Yorkshire,wakes up on six summer weekends each year,when a special
charter train unloads walkers,sightseers and people who simply want to catch a
train from the station,on to its platform.
But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end,Dent station is s
ituated on the Settle to Carlisle railway line said to be scenic in the country.
But no amount of scenic beauty can line from British Rail’s cash problems,This
year,for the sake of economy,the express trains which used to pass through De
nt station have been put on to another route.
It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line.
Most of its trains disappeared some time ago,Its bridge,built on a grand scal
e a century ago,is falling down,It is not alone,Zen railway routes in the nor
th of England are facing a similar problem,It is a worn out system and an almos
t total lack of repair it,Bridges and tunnels are showing their age,the wooden
for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old.
On major lines between large cities,the problem is not too bad,These lines sti
ll make a
profit and cash can be found to maintain them,But on the country branch line,
the story is different,As track wears out,it is not replaced,Instead speed li
mits are introduced making longer than necessary and discouraging customers.
If a bridge is dangerous,there is often only one thing for British Rail to do,
go out and find money from another source,This is exactly what it did a few mon
ths ago when a bridge at Bridlington station was threatening to fall down,Repai
rs were estimated at $200,000 just for one bridge[CD2]and British Rail was deli
ghted,and rather surprised,when two local councils offered half that amount be
tween them.
Questions, (注意,答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，
标点符号不占格。)
S1.Since 1970 Dent station has been used ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
S2.Of all the railway routes in Britain the one which passes through Dent ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____.
S3.What is the most urgent problem for many country railway lines?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
S4.The people most affected by the difficulties facing British Rail wou
ld appear to be ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____.
S5.In order to improve the financial situation of country railway lines
,what should British Rail do?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions,For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a com
position on the topic,Problems about Reducing Students’ Heavy Burden”,You sh
ould write at least 150 words,and base your composition on the outline (given i
n Chinese) below:
1,目前学生负担过重的现状。
2,导致学生负担过重的原因。
3,减轻学生负担过重的措施。
〖LM〗[HJ]
Model Test Eleven 十一
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,At
the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,Bot
h the conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each questio
n there will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices marked
A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the correspon
ding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1.A) It’s too windy.B) The people there get annoyed easily.
C) The beaches are dirty,D) The air is polluted.
2.A) A secretary.B) An accountant.C) A financial student.D) A
librarian.
3.A) USA,B) Canada,C) France,D) Japan.
4.A) On a train,B) On a jet aircraft,C) At a restaurant,
D) At a grocery.
5.A) The man wants to repair the car,
B) The car is parked round the corner.
C) Only the mechanics of that garage can repair the car.
D) It is convenient to have the car repaired at the garage,
6.A) On his way to work,B) Home in bed,C) Away on vacation,
D) At the office.
7.A) At a concert.B) At a flower shop,C) At a restaurant,D
) At a cinema.
8.A) Jack likes to sleep,
B) The man thinks Jack is nothing but a dreamer.
C) The teacher thinks Jack has got a lot of good ideas.
D) The woman agrees with the teacher about Jack.
9.A) She has passed it already.B) She agrees that it is very dif
ficult.
C) They have all semester to do it,D) There is nothing wrong with it
,
10.A) 11 p.m,B) 6 p.m.C) 10 p.m.D) 7 p.m.
SECTION B
Directions,In this section,you will hear 3 short passages,At the end
of each passage,you will hear some questions,Both the passage and the question
s will be spoken only once,After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Then mark the correspondi
ng letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) He is a teacher,B) He is a scholar,C) He is a doctor,
D) He is a philosophor.
12.A) She can’t speak because of a certain disease.
B) She is terrified by her friend’s request of reading at her wedding,
C) She feels humiliated because she is not invited to her friend’s weddi
ng.
D) She is sorry because she is too busy to attend her good friend’s weddin
g.
13.A) She may talk with her friends only at the wedding.
B) She may talk with strangers only at the wedding,
C) She may offend her friend by refusing her request.
D) She may do the readings as her friend requires.
Passage 2
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) Optimism can cure any disease,B) Pessimists cannot sell
insurance.
C) The pessimist blames the weather for his failure.D) Pessimism l
eads to hopelessness.
15.A) The Havard graduates chosen for the study are all good students.
B) The study was made 20 years ago.
C) The feeling of happiness caused middle-age diseases among them.
D) Havard graduates suffer middle-age diseases easier than others,〖ZK)
〗
16.A) It tries to teach people how to sell more insurance,
B) It tells people what is optimism,
C) It tries to persuade people to be optimist,
D) It tells people how to find an excuse.
Passage 3
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.A) He could not sleep well,B) He lost his shoes every nigh
t.
C) Thieves slipped into his room and stole his money every night.
D) He quarreled with his servants every night.
18.A) His friends,B) His servants,C) Nobody,D) The shoe
makers.
19.A) They were discovered at the poet’s garden.
B) The poet saw a man take out his shoes at one o’clock in the morning.
C) His friend overslept and forgot to find out the thief of the shoes.
D) His shoes were hidden in grass.
20.A) The poet seldom got along well with others easily,
B) The poet was rather forgetful.
C) The poet had a habit of walking in his sleep,
D) The poet went mad for his missing shoes.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
This little piece of paper,the“Christian Coalition Voter Guide”,touched off
such controversy that it caused court battles with the IRS and the Federal Elect
ion Commission,We won and secured your right to read this advertisement.Amazing
ly,after more than 200 years,the First Amendment right of free speech,which m
illions have fought to defend,is still being argued in the courts.This was not
only a hard-won victory,but also a chilling reminder that the price of our free
dom is eternal vigilance.
Today,more than 70 million Voter Guides are being distributed in every state,
by churches,civic groups and by concerned citizens in neighborhoods across the
country,These voter guides present the candidates’ official positions on 15 key
issues affecting You,Regardless of your politics,the fact that you are readin
g this proves that the 200-year-old First Amendment still serves us well in this
,the greatest nation on earth,God has blessed us beyond measure,and we owe it
to Him to make wise decisions about voting for leaders who will uphold the righ
ts we all cherish.
This election year,over 70 million voter guides are winning a victory for fre
edom of speech.
You are reading this message today because of the generosity of thousands of co
ncerned citizens who believe that an informed electorate is our nation’s greates
t strength,We urge you to pray for America and to vote your conscience on Novem
ber 7 in this most important election in recent history.
2000 Christian Coalition Voter Guide for Presidential Election:
〖BG(!SDFXDF〗〖BHDFG2，K8，K25ZQ，K8F〗George Bush (R)[][JZ]ISSUES[]AL Gore (D)
[BHD]Supports〖〗Emphasizing Free Enterprise Solutions to Social Problems[]Oppose
s
[BH]Opposes[]Control of Public Education by Powerful Unions[]Supports
[BH]Supports[]Educational Choice for Parents(Vonchers)[]Opposes
[BH]Opposes[]Unrestricted Abortion on Demand[]Supports
[BH]Supports[]Increased Taxed on Coal & Oil (BTU Tax)[]Supports
[BH]Support[]Elimination of the Marriage Penalty Tax[]Opposes
[BH]Supports[]Elimination of the Death Tax[]Opposes
[BH]Supports[]Banning Partial Birth Abortion[]Opposes
[BH]Opposes[]Public Financing of Abortion[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Federal Firearms Registration & Licensing of Gun Owners[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Adoption of Children by Homosexuals[]No Response
[BH]Supports[]Prescription Drug Benefits For Medicare Recipiens[]Supports
[BH]Opposes[]Placing US Troops Under UN Control[]No Response
[BH]Support[]Federal Tort Reform & Conservative Judges[]Opposes
[BHDG3]Supports[]Allowing Younger Workers to Invest a Portion of Their Soci
al Security Tax in a Private Account[]Opposes[BG)F]
21.“This advertisement” in line 2 refers to____,
A) this passage
B) the,Christian Coalition Voter Guide”
C) a description about the court battles
D) an explanation about the First Amendment
22.The First Amendment grants people the right to____.
A) read advertisement B) put advertisement in paper
C) vote in the presidental election D) express their opinion freely
23.The word,electorate” in line 12 means____.
A) a person who has the right to vote in an election
B) all citizens who have the right to vote in an election
C) all the people who will vote on November 7
D) a person who will vote on November 7
24.Which of the following is true?
A) The republic candidate George Bush is for a lower tax policy.
B) The two candidates disagree on every issue.
C) The democracy candidate Al Gore supports a greater degree of freedom.
D) Al Gore makes no comments on the issues about homosexuals and abortion.〖ZK)
〗
25.The purpose of the article is to____.
A) urge American citizens to fight for their rights
B) help the citizens to vote for the right candidate
C) show their thanks for the generosity of concerned citizens
D) inform the citizens of their victory of the lawsuit
Passage 2
Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Early retirement will be a thing of the past in the next millennium,new researc
h predicts,In 25 years’ time,people will go oon working until they are 80,rath
er than finishing in their 50s or even their 40s,and the,grey power” consume
r boom fuelled by older folk—which has already made its mark on the economy —
will go on spreading,until a fifth of the nation’s spreading is controlled by t
hem.
The report,produced by a think-tank attached to food and leisure group Sodexho,
paints a rosy picture of the fate of present generations as they advance in yea
rs.
As well as being fit enough to work,they will be able to njoy their leisure a
nd money at later ages than those who are elderly now,More than one in six olde
r people will be classed as,active”,nearly a third more than their current n
umbers among the elderly population.“Active” people are those who are keen t
o get involved in work and hobbies and who take easily to new technology,The pr
oportion of older people who can be classed as,frail”—now nearly two-thir
ds —will fall by five per cent as longer life expectancy,longer working lives
and better medical care take effect.
Life itself will go on at least ten years longer,At present,men can expect t
o live 74 and women 81,In 2025,the report predicts,life will stretch on avera
ge to 85 for men and 93 for women,At present,despite its ageing population,Br
itain is one of the youngest countries in Europe,with fewer than one in six— u
nder ten million—over 65,After a dip in the next few years,numbers will rise
rapidly to around 13 million over 25 years.
The retirement age will be pushed back as more people demand to work longer,the
report forecasts,In 2010,most will work until 70,in 2020 until 75 and in 202
5 until 80,Many will start their own businesses or volunteer for charities.
The longer working lives and growing wealth will mean a continuing expansion of
grey consumer phenomenon,The older people will represent a greater proportion o
f purchasing power,rising from 12 per cent of GDP to 20 per cent.
26.Which of the following statements is true?
A) Older people have a great influence on the economy.
B) 20% of the nations spending is controlled by older people.
C) Older people don’t represent an important proportion of purchasing power at
present.
D) A fifth of the nation ’s positions in the financial world will be taken by o
lder people,
27.“Present generations”refer to____.
A) the present young people B) the present older people
C) people living now D) the retired people
28.According to paragragh 3，____.
A) among the older population,more than a third are classed as,active”
B) in the future,only 5% of older people will be classed as,frail”
C) now more than 2/3 of the older people can be classed as,frail”
D) in the future,more than 1/6 of the older people will still work.
29.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) At present,Britain’s population is about 60 million.
B) Older people take a higher and higher percentage in the population.
C) The persontage of older people will drop a little in the next few yars.
D) There will be roughly 78 million people in Britain in 25 years.
30.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude
towards older people’s life in the future?
A) Optimistic.B) Critical,C) Ironic.D) Humorous.
Passage 3
Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Researchers assert that poor and minority populations are more likely to be expo
sed to environmental hazards and may suffer disproportionately from certain dise
ases as a result,
For example,diseases such as asthma(气喘),which seem to strike minority and i
nner-city populations disproportionately,are at epidemic proportions,The rates
of these diseases are increasing too fast to be simply a result of genetic caus
es alone,Researchers believe that the issue of health disparities(悬殊) is most
ly environment and behavior,Other data show that black babies are at greater ri
sk of birth defects,infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome than whit
e children are and native American children in Oklahoma have high levels of lead
(铅) in their blood.
Not only did these at-risk communities have higher levels of exposure to enviro
nmental stressors,they are also less able to deal with them effectively.,We u
rge policy makers to secure against adverse outcomes for these communities,” a
researcher said,“Communities at risk for environmental exposure must have acce
ss to information so that they will be empowered to do something.”
Research programs are being conducted to investigate environmental causes and po
ssible interventions for health disparities between the poor and wealthy and am
ong ethnic groups,
Bob Lynch,assistant Professor of occupational and environmental health at the
University of Oklahoma Health Science centre,presented data from an interventi
on that helped lower the blood lead levels of a community of native American chi
ldren in Oklahoma who lived near the remnants of lead-laced mines,The,Tribal
Efforts Against Lead” intervention began with convincing people not to let thei
r children play in a pile of toxic waste,Factors associated with elevated blood
lead levels also include household income and cleanliness,in addition to inter
actions with lead-based paint,dust or soil,When the researchers began the stud
y,around 42% of the children in the predominantly native American population ha
d elevated blood lead levels,compared to a national average of around 3%,The r
esearchers documented a drop in the proportion of children with elevated blood l
ead levels from 24% in 1997 to 11% in 2000,Lynch said that what he learned from
the intervention was that minority communities such as the native American popu
lation he worked with often,resent” being studied.“You can lessen that,” he
advised,“by involving the community in the design of the research,giving the
m full knowledge and giving something back to the community.”
31.Poor and minority people are more likely to have certain diseases bec
ause____.
A) they live in poor environments where they have no access to medical institut
ions
B) they live and work in more dangerous surroundings
C) they are more likely to be exposed to epidemic diseases
D) they don’t know that their health is in danger
32.According to the reseachers,the fact that some people have greater d
anger of having certain diseases cannot be fully explained by genetic causes be
cause____.
A) poor and minority people suffer disproportionately from certain diseases
B) there are health disparities between the poor and the wealthy
C) certain diseases among the poor and the minorities spread too quickly
D) poor and minority people are more likely to be exposed to environmental haza
rds
33.The word,intervention” in this passage refers to____.
A) ways to narrow the gap between the wealthy and the poor
B) ways to solve environmental pollution in places where the poor and the minor
ities live
C) ways to protect the poor and the minorities from diseases due to environmen
tal exposure
D) ways to help the poor and the minorities to fight against dangerous enviro
nmental pollution
34.From the last paragraph we know that____.
A) Lynch’s reseach began in 1997
B) Lynch’s work was not very successful as people resented being studied
C) native American children benefit greatly from Lynch’s work
D) the proportion of children with elevated blood levels in native American
population is the same with the national average now
35.We can infer from the passage that____.
A) government have established institutions to protest the poor and the minorit
ies from certain diseases
B) in the United States those who live in the centre of big cities are often p
oor people
C) the poor and minorites people everywhere warmly welcome the research conducte
d on them
D) children of the poor the minority families are likely to have elevated b
lood lead levels
Passage 4
Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Last year’s economy should have won the Oscar for best picture,Growth in gross
d
omestic product was 4.1 percent; profits soared; exports flourished; and inflati
on stayed around 3 percent for the third year,So why did so many Americans give
the picture a lousy B rating? The answer is jobs,The macroeconomic situation w
as good,but the microeconomic numbers were not,Yes,3 million new jobs were th
ere,but not enough of them were permanent,good jobs paying enough to support a
family,Job insecurity was wide-spread.
Yes,unemployment went down,But over 1 million workers were so discouraged the
y left the labor force,More than 6 million who wanted full-time work were only
partially employed; and another large group was either overqualified or sheltere
d behind the euphemism of self-employment,We lost a million good manufacturing
jobs between 1990 and 1995,continuing the trend that has reduced the blue-colla
r work force from about 30 percent in the 1950s to about half of that today,Whi
te-collar workers found out they were no longer immune,For the first time,they
were let go in numbers virtually equal to those for blue-collar workers,Many r
esorted to temporary work—with lower pay,fewer benefits and less status.
The Labor Department recently reported that real wages fell 2.3 percent in the
12-month period ending this March,Since 1973,wages adjusted for inflation have
declined by about a quarter for high school dropouts,by a sixth for high schoo
l graduates and by about 7 percent for those with some college education,Only t
he wages of college graduates are up,by 5 percent,and recently starting salari
es,even for this group,have not kept up with inflation,While the top 5 perce
nt of the population was setting new income records almost every year,poverty r
ates rose from 11 percent to 15 percent,No wonder this is beginning to be calle
d the Silent Depression,
Of all the reasons given for the wage squeeze[CD2]international competition,tec
hnology,deregulation,the decline of unions and defense cuts[CD2]technology is
probably the most critical,It has favored the educated and skilled,
America is simply not growing fast enough to tighten the labor market and push u
p real wages,In the long run it is potentially self-destructive because there w
ill not be enough purchasingpower to grow the economy.
36.last year’s economy should have won the Oscar for best picture,What
does ths sentence mean?
A) Last year’s economy is regarded as an excellent film by the public.
B) Last year’s economy is good enough to win a prize for best picture.?C) Last year’s economy looks wonderful and is in favour of to the public.
D) Last year’s economy can be made into a good film.
37.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Last year,the rate of unemployment in the USA kept rising.
B) White-collar workers used to keep good and high-paying jobs much easier.
C) The development of technology is the only cause of the wage-cutting for all
Americans.
D) Most Americans are completely satisfied with the economic development o l
ast year.
38.How many blue-collar workers are there among the whole work force in
USA?
A) 30%,B) 15%,C) 60%,D) 5%.
39.Who suffer the biggest wage losses among American workers today?
A) High school dropouts,B) High school graduates.
C) College graduates.D) Whitecollar workers.
40.What does the writer imply is the possible solution to the earning sq
ueeze and the scarcity of good and high-paying jobs?
A) To slow down the development of technology,B) To creat manufacturin
g jobs if possible.
C) To curb the inflation.D) To develop economy fast enough.
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Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
[WTHZ]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each
sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that be
st completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee
t with a single line through the centre.
41.Scientists are now on the ______ of better understanding of how the
human brain works.
A) thresholdB) destinationC) contentionD) domain
42.I ______ to hear that you are well again.
A) revive B) refrain C) refute D) rejoice
43.Lack of internationl cooperation ______ investigations about internat
ional crimes.
A) obscures B) hampers C) suffers D) stammers
44.A ______ innocent gift can turn into a colossal blunder and of
fend your foreign host.
A) presently B) obviously C) seemingly D) possi
bly
45.Spending 10,15 or more years in the military and then ______ on
a civilian career can be very rewarding,financially and otherwise,for the well p
repared.
A) embarking B) preceding C) initiating D) intendin
g
46.Kentucky Fried Chicken was forced to close temporarily in Delhi becaus
e of claims that it sold chickens containing banned ____.
A) elements B) components C) ingredients D)
constituents
47.Kids in single-parent homes do worse on a variety of measures of well
-being than kids in ______ families,
A) insane B) originalC) intact
D) petty
48.Despite their enthusiasm for E-mail,many people worry that ______
might be compromised.
A) privacy B) confidence C) safety D) m
orality
49.The president’s enemies are spreading rumours to ______ his au
thority.
A) underestimate B) determine C) undermine
D) discriminate
50.According to the new law laid down in the state of Georgia,able-bod
ied welfare recipients must accept offered jobs to remain ______ for welfa
re,
A) legal B) eligible C) feasible D) availab
le
51.The actress captures nothing of her essence,What’s missing is depth
—the strength we spotted beneath the seeming ______.
A) frailty B) innocence C) toughness D) moral
ity
52According to a senior official there has been no ______ about the me
asures,There is complete consensus among senators.
A) contrary B) contradiction C) controversy D)
controdictory
53.African students have mounted strong protests over the measure,claim
ing that they are being ______ against.
A) displaced B) discriminated C) resented D) dis
turbed
54.In the country armed forces were ______to rescue victims isolated by
floods.
A) mobilized B) motivated C) multiplied D) migrated
55.With unemployment low across the USA,merchants are using creative
______ to attract workers as they gear up for the year’s busiest shopping seaso
n.
A) incentives B) inspirations C) intent D) intuition
56.Every one says that he is a(n) ______ to his profession.
A) exhibit B) ornament C) luxury D) complement
57.He spent his life as an ______ poet and gained fame only after his de
ath.
A) outstanding B) obscene C) obedient D) obscure
58.When being asked whether it was true that he had been arrested for dr
iving under influnce of alcohol,the candidate only said,“The people are wise e
nough to ______ the difference between what’s real and what’s not real.”
A) discern B) concern C) conceive D) dispense
59.Such an explanation seems very ______,though we still need proofs.
A) superior B) original C) oriental
D) plausible
60.Experts claim that children in the womb are most ______ to these chem
icals.
A) susceptible B) suspectable C) sentimental D) sens
ational
61.Early methods of vaccination for small pox ______ the danger of the
vaccinated person dying from the artificially induced disease.
A) retailed B) entailed C) detailed D) prevailed 〖ZK)
〗
62.Soil______ is a problem in many areas of the world.
A) destruction B) corruption C) eruption D) e
rosion
63.India became ______ in 1950.
A) autonomous B) monotonous C) cumulative D) homogenous
64.A person who ______ to stop an argument may find himself in trouble,
A) injects B) intervenes C) intercepts D) rejects
65.He is shy and does not know how to ______ conversations with strang
ers.
A) startle B) initiate C) motivate D) promote
66.Since British settlers first occupied this country,English has been
the ______ language in the United States.
A) practicable B) prevalent C) predominant D) popul
ar
67.The lawyer promised to go to great ______ to defend him.
A) lengths B) measures C) efforts D) endeavor
s
68.Doctors usually try to ______ the gravity of the illness if a patient
is found to have cancer.
A) specialize B) illuminate C) elevate D) minim
ize
69.British scientists find that the nesting habits of 20 species of bird
s ______ with the warming trend of the earth’s atmosphere.
A) conflict B) coincide C) adapt D) approve
70.Her dairy was full of the insignificant,happy daily ______ that had
made up her life.
A) pursuits B) trifles C) trivial D) premise
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions,This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
Five years before,I was driving to work when I hit 71.____
a motorbike full on was entirely my fault—I was
overtaking and I could see the road ahead of me,but I
simply didn’t see the motorbike.My car was a writeoff,
and I wasn’t injured.I spent the week after the accident 72.____
cried and phoning the hospital,until they told me that the 73.____
motorcyclist had a serious knee injury but would eventually
make a full recover,74.____\;
I pleaded guilt to careless driving and had my license 75.____
endorsed.The police said it was the sort of accident
that have happened to anyone,but I was filled with horror 76.____
and selfdisgust that I have caused an accident.\;
Six months later,when I was pregnant,my husband
and I were involving in a pileup on the Alexpress way,77.____
for that we were completely blameless.Once agan,our 78.____
car was damaged.That was when I decided enough
was enough,and I haven’t driven since.\;
Where we live,it’s a real inconvenience to be able 79.____
to drive,and with a small child ad another one on
the way it’s only going to become more of a necessity.
But I’m simply too scared of being involved in other accident,80.____
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compo
sition on the topic,Do Libraries Become Useless at the Age of lmformatio
n?”You should write at least 150 words and base you composition on the ou
tline(given in Chinese) below:
1.有人认为信息时代不再需要传统图书馆了，因为……
2.有人认为信息时代传统图书馆仍然有重要作用，因为……
3.我的看法……
Model Test Twelve 十二
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
SECTION A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations,
At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said,B
oth the conversation and the question will be spoken only once,After each quest
ion there will be a pause,During the pause,you must read the four choices mark
ed A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresp
onding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre,
1,A) Prepare the coming exam carefully,B) Suggest a place to find his b
ook.
C) Try to find the book in his desk,D) Claim that he has lost the boo
k.
2,A) She has already seen the movie,B) The movie is out of date.
C) She has to do her project.D) Her computer is down.
3,A) Environment of the lecture,B) Topic of the lecture.
C) Date of the lecture,D) Listeners’ remarks about the lecture,
4,A) Study marine biologgy,B) Go to the beach.
C) Go to attend the biology class,D) Buy some textbooks.
5,A) She cannot remember the title of the film,
B) She has temporarily forgot
ten the name.
C) This film is very excellent.D) The name is rather difficult to
pronounce.
6,A) Jun 15th,B) Jun 5th.
C) Jun 25th,D) Jun 20th.
7,A) 17 dollars,B) 8.5 dollars.
C) 20 dollars,D) 10 dollars.
8,A) Follow the woman,B) Finish his roject.
C) Help the woman count.D) Help the woman with her project.
9,A) She should not buy that new dress,B) She can buy the dress later.
C) She should be careful about spending money,D) She should buy it right now.
10,A) He is now enjoying the weather,B) He is out for vacation.
C) He is sick,D) He is studying a project about wea
ther.
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SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions,In this section,you will hear a passage three times,When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea,Then listen to the passage again,When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact wo
rds you have just heard,For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to
fill in the missing information,You can either use the exact words you have jus
t heard or write down the main points in your own words,Finally,when the passa
ge is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
The World Trade Organization was established in 1995,It (S1)____ out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT,GATT was created in 1948 a
fter the end of World War Ⅱ,It led to a series of international trade negotia
tions,which (S2)____ a world trading system,The W-T-O supervises and makes
(S3)____ to that system,
The W-T-O organizes trade negotiations and settles trade (S4)____,It s
upervises trade agreements reached by member nations,It also provides developin
g countries with technical assistance and training programs in trade (S5)〖CD#3
〗,And,it cooperates with other international organizations,
The top decision-making group of the W-T-O is the Ministerial Conference,I
t (S6)____ at least once every two years in different cities around the worl
d,W-T-O members reach agreements by debate and (S7)____,W-T-O agreements t
hen go to the governments of each country for approval or rejection,
(S8)____________,GATT was designed to lower import taxes and remove other bar
riers to trade in goods,However,(S9)____________,This industry includes banks,communications companies,hotels and transport businesses,
The W-T-O also supervises an agreement on what is called intellectual property,(S10)____________,
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage is followed b
y some questions or unfinished statements,For each of them there are four choic
es marked A),B),C) and D),You should decide on the best choice and mark the c
orresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Experts are beginning to study ways to secure large buildings,They are reacting
to the attacks that destroyed the World Trade centre buildings in New York Sept
ember eleventh,
The American Institute of Steel Construction (A-I-S-C) has created a working
group of experts to investigate the reasons the buildings fell,The A-I-S-C is
the organization responsible for developing the rules for the design of steel bu
ildings in the United States,Information developed by the working group will he
lp A-I-S-C decide if the design rules should be changed,
The south World Trade centre building fell fifty-six minutes after a passeng
er plane crashed into it,The north building fell about one-hundred minutes afte
r a similar crash,Each building was four-hundred-ten meters tall,Experts say t
he buildings could not survive the extremely hot fires caused by the airplane fu
el,
Engineers think the airplane crashes destroyed part of the structure of the
buildings that kept them standing,The resulting fire weakened the remaining str
ucture,The buildings fell because the weight above the area where the planes hi
t was greater than the remaining structure could hold,
Building experts say it is possible to build a skyscraper that would sur
vive such an attack,But they say the cost would be so huge that no one could pa
y for it,They also say that materials developed since the World Trade centre wa
s built may give people more time to escape such a situation,
The building experts say the most important consideration is to slow the des
truction caused by the fires,The World Trade centre’s support structures were
made of a strong metal,steel,The heat of the fires caused the steel to expand,
weaken,and fail,Today,builders can use concrete that has steel bars inside,
Concrete is a mix of cement,sand and small stones,Experts say it can survive b
etter than steel alone can,
The two tallest buildings in the world are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lamp
ur,Malaysia,Each is four-hundred-fifty-two meters tall,They were built of con
crete and steel,Experts say their structures could provide a better chance of s
urviving than did the World Trade centre buildings,They also say the escape are
as of the Petronas Towers are treated to keep out smoke and fire.
11,According to the passage,what motivate experts to secure large buildings?
A) Constant international terrorist attack.
B) Under the request of AISC.
C) To secure the lives of people who live in it,
D) Imediate reaction to September 11th Tragedy.
12,What is true according to the passage?
A) AISC make a series of study to test the stability of the building.
B) Great efforts have been made by AISC to re-design the large buildings.
C) Increasing terrorist attack stimulates AISC to re-design the structure of the
buildings.
D) New rules might be developed in response to the result of investigation,
13,According to the experts,____.
A) [ZK(#]redesigning the building will be costly and not worthwhile
B) it is not feasible to redesign the building though it is possible
C) how to control terrorist attack would be the most fundamental thing to consider before the idea of redesigning
D) a lot of people are against the re-designing project because it will be very expensive
14,What can we get from the passage?
A) Strong metal and steel would help the buildings survive the fire attack.
B) United fight against terrorism will be fundamental to the security of the bui
ldings.
C) Concrete will help to sustain the attack of fire.
D) No concrete suggestions are suggested by the experts.
15,Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A) Concrete—a Wouldbe Fashionable Material in the Future.
B) United Action against Terrorism.
C) About How to Secure the Buildings.
D) Possible Ways of Redesigning The Struture,
Passage 2
Question 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
Two new studies have added to the evidence that drinking a little alcohol each d
ay is good for the heart,Earlier studies have shown that drinking a moderate am
ount of alcohol reduces the chances of suffering a heart attack or a stroke caus
ed by thickening of the blood,
The new studies were published in the Journal of the American Medical Associatio
n,One group of researchers was from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical centre in Bos
ton,Massachusetts,They questioned almost two- thousand patients at forty-five
hospitals,All the patients had just suffered heart attacks,The researchers
asked them how much alcohol they drank in the year before the heart attack,Tho
se who had fewer than seven alcoholic drinks a week were considered light drinke
rs,Those who had more than seven drinks a week were considered moderate drinke
rs,
The researchers studied the patients’ health for the next four years,At the en
d of that time,the light drinkers had a twenty-one percent lower chance of dyin
g from a heart attack than those who never drank at all,The moderate drinkers h
ad a thirty-two percent lower chance of dying than those who never drank,The d
rinkers survived mostly because they had fewer additional heart attacks,
The other study involved more than two- thousand older men and women,Their ave
rage age was seventy-four,Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta,Georgia
asked them how much alcohol they drank,The researchers studied the health of
these people for up to fourteen years,They found that those who had one or two
drinks each day were twenty to fifty percent less likely to develop heart failu
re than those who did not drink,
Both studies found no difference in survival among people who drank beer,wine o
r liquor,
Arthur Klatsky is a heart doctor at the Kaiser Permanente Medical centre in Oakl
and,California,Doctor Klatsky said both studies strengthen the idea that drink
ing a small amount of alcohol each day can protect the heart,Alcohol thins the
blood and prevents clots that block arteries,It also increases the so-called go
od cholesterol in the blood that helps keep arteries open,
However,other health risks have been linked to moderate drinking,And Doctor Kl
atsky said heavy alcohol drinking is a sure way to damage your health.
16,What is this passage mainly about?
A) Illustrating the link between the amount of alcohol people drinks and his
health.
B) Reporting the recent medical discoveries as for the cause of heart disease
.
C) Some new studies about the relationship between the amount of alcohol people
drinks and his risk of heart disease.
D) Explaining the details of some recent medical tests about heart disease.
17,According to this passage,what did the group of researchers do in their stu
dies?
A) They studied many related papers about heart diseases.
B) They questioned many related persons.
C) They analyzed the process of alcohol absorption in human body.
D) They consulted to many famous specialists in this area.
18,In Klatsky’s opinion,what is the result of those experiments by the resear
ch group?
A) There is a relationship between stroke and heart disease.
B) It shows that the more alcohol people drank,the more beneficial for his h
ealth.
C) Heart attack is a dangerous illness for people’s health.
D) It confirms that drinking a little amount of alcohol is good for people’s
heart.
19,The word,thins”(para.6,line 2) can be replace by____.
A) enlarges,B) broadens,C) thickens,D) dilutes.
20,Which of the following is not true according to this passage?
A) 〖ZK(#〗Patients who drank light drinkers have lower chance of dying from heart at
tack than those moderate drinkers in the study.
B) According to what Arthur Klatsky has said,heavy alcohol drinking can improve
people’s health greatly.
C) Those studies found different results among people who drink differnt bands o
f beers.
D) It is found that alcohol is beneficial for blood flow in arteries.
Passage 3
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Behaviors that we do not understand often become nearly invisible — even when,in
retrospect,we see how truly strange they are.
When I was a psychiatric resident,we had a faculty member who was famous for hi
s messy office,stacks of papers and old journals covered every chair and table
as well as much of the floor,One day,as I walked past the open office door wit
h one of my supervisors,he murmured mildly,“Odd duck.” And that was as far a
s anyone seemed to reflect on this peculiar state of affairs within an instituti
on staffed by psychiatrists,Eventually,the faculty member had to be given anot
her office in which to see patients.
Not surprisingly,the psychiatric diagnostic manual does not list,messy room”
in the index,But it does mention a symptom,inability,to discard worn-out or
worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value.” It comes under th
e diagnosis obsessive-compulsive personality disorder,an obscure cousin of the
more famous obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I was barely aware of the diagnosis,Every era has mental disorders that for cul
tural of scientific reasons become popular,In Freud’s day it was hysteria,Cur
rently,depression has moved to centre stage,But other ailments go relatively i
gnored,and this disorder was one.
It came with a list of additional symptoms that appeared to be peculiar bedfello
w,anxiety about spending money,excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of
leisure activities,rigidity about following rules,perfectionism in doing tasks
-at times to the point of interfering with finishing them.
In moderation,the symptoms seemed to fit right in with our workaholic culture-p
erhaps explaining the low profile of the diagnosis,Relentless work orientation
and perfectionism may even be assets in rule- and detail-oriented professions li
ke accounting or law.
But when the symptoms are too intense or pervasive,they become crippling,Benea
th seemingly adaptive behaviors lies a central disability,People with this diag
nosis have enormous difficulty making decisions,They lack the internal sense of
completion that most of us experience at the end of a choice or a task,even on
e as simple as throwing something out or making a purchase,In obsessive-compuls
ive personality disorder,this feeling occurs only after endless deliberation an
d revision,if at all.
The need to come up with the,correct” answer,the best purchase or the perfec
t proposal leads to excess rumination over each decision,It can even lead to co
mplete paralysis,For such people,rules of all kinds are a godsend - they repre
sent pre-made decisions,Open-ended assignments,like writing papers,are nightm
ares.
For such a patient or for a psychiatrist,understanding a cluster of diagnostic
symptoms can be a revelation,The picture leaps out from the previously disorgan
ized background,But undoubtedly,at times we can become too reductionistic,see
ing patterns where none exist,sometimes a messy room is just a messy room.
21,Which of the following best describes people’s attitude towards the faculty
member?
A) They disliked him,and that’s why he got his separate room to see patients.
B) They thought he is a little strange,but didn’t pay much attention to his be
havior.
C) They were interested in his behavior,as they were all psychiatrists.
D) They thought he had some mental retardness.
22,The popular mental disorder of current time,according to the author,is ____.
A) hysteria B) depression
C) messiness D) obsessive-compulsive disorder
23,The reason why symptoms of the,obsessive-compulsive personality disorder”
go unnoticed is that ____.
A) they are highly thought of in accounting or law
B) Some of the mild symptoms fit in with a workaholic culture
C) they have a low profile
D) they take a long time to become intense or pervasive
24,Rules are godsend to persons with the obsessive-compulsive personality disor
der because ____.
A) they do not involve decision making
B) they are open-ended assignments
C) they lead to complete paralysis
D) they are made by others
25,From the last paragraph we can see that the author’s view is that ____.
A) a messy room is just a messy room
B) A messy room is an indication of the obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
C) psychiatrists should pay attention to a messy room
D) psychiatrists should see patterns of seemingly disorganized behaviors,but shouldn’t be too reductionistic
Passage 4
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
“I’m feeling a bit under weather” is a common complaint in Britain,especiall
y on Monday mornings,and it seems that weather really can be responsible for mo
ods,Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it hard to concentrate,
cloudy skies slow down reflexes,and high humidity with hot,dry winds makes ma
ny people irritable and snappy.
If you live in a place like Britain,where the weather seems to change daily
if not hourly,you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random,In
fact the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe.
In the UK the weather depends on depressions,often called,lows”,and anticy
clones,also known as,highs”,These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean,and
make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east,Highs bring s
unny weather,while lows bring rain and wind.
The human race has always tried to guess the weather,especially in areas of
the world where there are frequent changes,Traditional rhymes point to early at
tempts to identify weather patterns,popular poems include:
Red sky at night,shepherds’ delight; Red sky in the morning,shepherd’s warning
Flies will swarm before a storm.
Rain before 7,clear by 11.
Two other popular traditional ways of forecasting the weather used pine cones an
d seaweed,When the air has a high level of humidity there is a higher chance of
rain,when the humidity is slow,there is more chance of fine weather,Pine con
es and seaweed react to changes in humidity- pines cones open,and seaweed feels
dry when the humidity is low,while high humidity has the opposite effect.
A recent study by an Australian psychologist suggests that certain people may ha
ve a special gift for predicting the weather,However it is possible that these
people would use their talent in another way,since the same group had considera
ble success in forecasting changes in another chaotic system — the stock market.
It appears that a study of weather patterns may also enable scientists to predic
t the outbreak of disease,An Ebola epidemic in Uganda in the year 2000 came aft
er the same rare weather conditions that had been present before an outbreak 6 y
ears earlier,Efforts to limit the spread of airborne diseases such as foot and
mouth,are also strongly dependent on favorable wind conditions.
26,What does, I am feeling a bit under weather” in Para,1 mean?
A) I am feeling a bit depressed.
B) I am feeling a bit uncomfortable,
C) I am feeling a bit stressed,
D) I didn’t like such weather.
27,What is true about British weather?
A) It’s changeable but can be controlled,
B) It’s controlled by depressions from Atlantic Ocean,
C) It’s completely random and unpredictable,
D) It is controlled by the alternation of highs and lows,
28,Which is the following suggests the traditional ways of forecasting the weat
her?
A) Using ships and balloons with monitoring equipment.
B) Open pinecones and observing,
C) Reciting traditional poems about weather.
D) Observing seaweed pinecones and the seaweed,
29,What does,chaotic”(line 4,Para,6) mean?
A) random,
B) disordered,
C) unpredictable,
D) out of order,
30,Which of the following statements is true?
A) People with special gift for predicting weather must be successful in stock m
arket.
B) Modern technology helps people with special gift succeed in stock market.
C) Epidemic in Uganda was caused by rare weather condition.
D) Favorable wind condition helps to control disease.
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
[WTHZ]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part,For each
sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D),Choose the ONE that be
st completes the sentence,Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee
t with a single line through the centre.
31,His remarks ____ that he hasn’t enjoyed his holiday.
A) infer B) comply C) imply D) advice
32,Her ____ at the unexpected death of her only child was so great that she did not have a wink of sleep for a week.
A) worry B) misery C) anguish D) annoyance
33,Quite a number of companies are ____ to get the contract.
A) nervous B) worried C) anxious D) desiring
34,These butterflies ____ the surroundings so well that I can hardly see th
em.
A) fit into B) correspond to C) agree in D) hide from
35,The library ____ its hours to meet the needs of the students during the
final exam periods.
A) arranges B) adapts C) adjusts D) varies
36,He ____ all his belongings into a travel bag and left immediately.
A) collected B) packed C) slipped D) loaded
37,A great concert was held recently ____ the nation’s independence day.
A) with regard toB) as for C) in honor of D) in order to
38,The boy could not ____ the time he spent away from school.
A) account for B) answer for C) charge with D) compensate
39,This marriage is very ____— they have only known each other a few weeks.
A) sudden B) short C) difficult D) abrupt
40,In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ____ dre
ams were likely to be highly respected.
A) interpret B) intervene C) inherit D) impart
41,Now that I have learned what my parents had done for me,I love and respect
them ____.
A) all along B) at all C) any more D) all t
he better
42,They tiptoed upstairs____ waking their parents.
A) as for B) for fear of C) so that D) e
xcept
43,If you don’t ____ thieves,they will continue to have their way.
A) stand up to B) face up C)protest D) condemn
44,The experiment may take a few days to finish,but it’s worth ____ it.
A) carrying out B) sustaining C) devoting D) ke
ep at
45,If you want to get into that tunnel,you first have to ____ away all the
rocks.
A) repel B) haul C) transfer D) disp
ose
46,In this city,traditional barbershops are hard to ____.
A) search B) desire C) come by D) live on
47,The company ____ him with a three-week leave.
A) answered for B) paid C) punished D) rewa
rded
48,I began to ____ and try to find out how such a big business had been put
out of business.
A) explore B) probe C) find D) recov
er
49,There is a ____ increase in the number of students going to college.
A) constant B) steady C) various D) iner
t
50,As one of the youngest Professors in the university,Miss King is certainly
on the ____ of brilliant career.
A) edge B) threshold C) porch D) cours
e
51,So far this is the safest means of ____ nuclear waste.
A) disposing of B) arranging C) acting on D) de
posing
52,A number of multinationals have been ____ China as a possible market for
their products.
A) dealing B) trading with C) sizing upD) re
viewing
53,Before he left the laboratory,the Professor gave his students ____ as t
o the care of the specimens.
A) orders B) instructions C) conquests D) needs
54,At the end of each lecture,Prof,Yang ____ what he has covered in class
.
A)tells B) requires C)warns D) sums up
55,I think we need to see an investment ____ before we make an expensive mi
stake.
A) guide B) consultant C) entrepreneur D) assessor
56,The event exposed his evil intentions ____.
A) at the end B) so long C) to the bitter end D) up
to the hilt
57,In the storm,a branch of the tree by the door ____.
A) broke up B) sank C) broke off D) cracke
d
58,As Prof,Zhang looks much younger than his age,he’s often ____ as a gr
aduate student.
A) put down B) scorned C) vituperated D) disdain
59,Mr,Bloom is not ____ now,but he will be famous someday.
A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent
60,We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at t
he above address.
A) with the exception of B) with reference to
C) with the purpose of D) with a view to
Part ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)
Directions:This part consists of a short passage,In the passage there a
re altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line,You may have to change a w
ord,add a word or delete a word,If you change a word,cross it out and write t
he correct word in the corresponding blank,If you add a word,put an insertion
mark(∧)in th
e right place and write the missing word in the blank,If you delete a word,cro
ss it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.
An international team of scientists is studying the
problem of pollution and dust in Asia,One- hundred- thirty
scientists from twelve countries have gathered in the western
Pacific area to observe thick dust storms,They will observe
the dust storms which they mix with some of the world’s heaviest61.____
pollution.
The thickest dust storms in recent years reported in 62.____
Beijing,China and other Asian cities last spring,The dust
storms come from deserts in China and Mongolia,This year,63.____
similar dust storms have began moving east toward large Asian 64.____
cities and the northwest Pacific Ocean.
The dust storms happen in winter over deserts high below 65.____
sea level,In the spring,the storms move east,over large cities
in China,Japan and Korea,By summer,rainstorms break up the
dust and help increase pollution in the air,66.____
The scientists plan observe the dust storms through the67.____
middle of May,They are using research ships,airplanes,satellites
and instrument on the ground to gather information,68.____
Aerosols are very small particles in the air,The scientists
are studying aerosols that contain sulfate and carbon are 69.____
produced by the burning of soft coal,wood and plants,Barry
Hubert of the University of Hawaii is the lead investigators for 70.____
the study,He says developing nations in Asia use a mixture
of fuels that are not used in other areas.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composi
tion on the topic,Choosing A Job Profitable or a Job I Love?”You
should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the out line (given
in Chinese) below:
1.有人以收入丰厚为择业标准，因为……
2.有人以自己是否喜爱为标准，因为……
3.我的看法。
