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试卷一 Paper One
Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Directions:In this section,you will hear ten 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 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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 【A】on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer ［A］［B］［C］［D］
1.A)He will return the following week.
B)He will be back immediately after the holiday.
C)He will come back for the holiday.
D)He will begin his vacation next week.
2.A)The speakers are bothered by the smoke.
B)The man complains the smoke in the room.
C)The room is very hot.
D)The woman is bothered by the smoke.
3.A)In the living room. B)In the bedroom. C)In the garden. D)In the garage.
4.A) $10.00. B)$6.00. C)$20.00. D)$4.00.
5.A)In a mill. B)In a bank. C)In an airport. D)In a post office.
6.A)He was late.
B)He is hoping for a promotion.
C)He is a new employee.
D)The boss usually leaves messages for him.
7.A)The Best of Jazz. B)Christmas Carols.C)Rock Music Collection. D)Classical Favorites.
8.A)She doesn’t like to go shopping.
B)She went shopping yesterday.
C)She doesn’t live near the shops.
D)She prefers shopping to studying.
9.A)To buy an old car.
B)To buy a new car.
C)To consider carefully before making decision.
D)Not to buy any car.
10.A)At 6:30.B)At 7:00.C)At 7:30.D)At 8:00.
SECTION B
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 S11 to S17 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S18 to S20 you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
To many people, New York is the United States.It’s the (S11)___ and cultural center of the country.A lot of people have seen (S12)___ of its skyscrapers.There are more skyscrapers in New York than anywhere in the United States.
The Empire State Building is well known (S13)___the world.The city’s theater district.Broadway,is very (S14)___ as well .Thousands of people go there to see the (S15)___.There are (S16)___ plays and musicals .One can always find something (S17)___ to see. Every summer high school students all over the United States tour New York. They can (S18)___ to vistt famous sights,such as the United Nations Building, the Statue of Liberty,the Metropolitan Museum of Art,and the Bronx zoo (S19)___. One can go (S20)___.
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 marked A),B),C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
There are people who are especially attracted to the concept of “climbing the ladder” so to increase their status,financial position,and sense of self-worth.In part,as a result of the work ethic (行为的准绳),these people are internally “driven” to work.Frequently,foreign visitors have observed that Americans spend an excessive amount of time working and as a consequence,Americans have little time for leisure or personal relationships.In American English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsively.The word “workaholic”describes an individual who is as devoted to work as an alcoholic is addicted to liquor.
There are conflicting points of view about workaholics.Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally.Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive.The American culture values achievement,efficiency,and production—a workaholic upholds these values.
21.This passage mainly discusses____ .
A)the concept of climbing the ladder
B)the importance of self-improvement
C)the problem of workaholic
D)workaholics and the views on them
22.In the United States,there are some people____ .
A)who want very much to have a self-improvement
B)who are absorbed by climbing the ladder
C)who especially like the idea of climbing a ladder
D)who want to get to the top of the society
23.When a visitor comes to the USA.he may____ .
A)find that Americans have a longer work hour
B)find that Americans have a strange work hour
C)have little leisure time
D)find that Americans work very hard
24.The word “workaholic”refers to a person____ .
A)who especially likes alcohol B)who enjoys working
C)who is forced to work by someone else D)who likes to work and to drink liquor
25.The author’s attitude toward “workaholic”people is ____ .
A)positive B)negative C)indifferentD)critical
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
In 776 BC,the first Olympic games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’chief god,Zeus.The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.Therefore,contests in running,jumping,discus and javelin throwing,boxing,and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities.The participants competed every four years at Mount Olympus.The winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds.Originally,these were held as games of friendship,and any wars in progress were stopped to allow the games to take place.The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called“Olympiads” dating from 776 BC.
26.Which of the following is NOT true?
A)The winners placed olive wreaths on their heads.
B)The games were held in Greece every four years.
C)Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
D)Poems glorified the winners in song.
27.Why were the Olympic Games held?
A)To stop wars.B)To honor Zeus.
C)To crown the best athletes.D)To sing songs about the athletes.
28.Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
A)776 years.B)1,205 years.C)2,277 years.D) 2,767 years.
29.Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned?
A)Discus throwing. B)Boxing.C)Skating.D)Running.
30.What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
A)They like to fight.
B)They were very athletic.
C)They liked a lot of ceremonies.
D)They couldn’t count,so they used“Olympiads”for dates.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 36 are based on the following passage.
Except for the Indians, the earliest backpackers in America were frontiersmen,who roamed the wilderness looking either for necessities such as food and water or for sources of wealth such as fur and gold.For them backpacking was a way of survival or a means of achieving what one day would be called the “American Dream”.Today,however,many people enjoy backpacking as a recreational activity.Shouldering a pack and leaving behind the world of telephone,television and traffic promise an exciting experience.Testing one’s stamina (耐力) and skills are challenging a sense of one’s place in the natural world can be rewarding .Moreover,backpacking is an activity that can last any length for time and can be enjoyed alone or with friends.Then too,a backpacking trip may be organized within a day or two.The backpacker and his friends have only to decide on their destination and then organize the all-important kit,whose contents they must depend on throughout their trip.A map,a compass,a flashlight,along with first equipment,food,and extra clothing can be rounded up without much difficulty.Once the backpackers have left word about where they go in a note on the refrigerator door or in a message on an answering machine,they can look forward to an adventure that will lift the spirit and nourish the soul.Their outing will enable them to return in a short time to the age of technology with the courage and independence of Natty Bumppo,who did indeed belong to the age of the frontier.
31.The passage mainly discusses____ .
A)the early backpackers
B)backpacking as a perfect form of recreation
C)how backpacking started
D)why people of today are interested in backpacking
32.The earliest backpackers were ____.
A)frontiersmenB)IndiansC)fur traders D)gold miners
33.Early backpackers who roamed about in wilderness were interested in finding____ .
A)means to realize the American dream B)recreation in life
C)relief from the stress of everyday life D)daily necessities
34.One of the advantages of backpacking is that ____.
A)it can help people to establish a link with nature
B)it is a group activity and can cure a person’s loneliness
C)it is not so challenging as other activities
D)it does not require people to decide on a destination
35.According to the passage,Natty Bumppo was____.
A)an American national hero B)a character in a Hemingway novel
C)a man of valorD)an lndian warrior
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The manner in which desert locust plagues develop is very complex.The two most important factors in that development are meteorology and the gregariousness of the insect.Since locusts breed most successfully in wet weather,rain in the semiarid regions inhabited by the desert locust provides ideal breeding conditions for a large increase in population.This increase must be repeated several times in neighboring breeding areas before enough locusts crowd together to form a swarm.As the supply of green,palatable food plants decreases to ward the end of the rainy season,the locusts become even more concentrated.They move on to other warm,damp,verdant places where they settle,feed,and reproduce.As this process is repeated a swarm eventually develops.Plagues are unpredictable and irregular because the meteorological patterns favorable to crowding are themselves irregular.
36.The passage deals primarily with desert locust swarms and their____ .
A)plaguesB)reproductionC)formationD)unpredictability
37.According to the author,which of the following is NOT an important factor in the growth of desert locust swarms?
A)An abundant food supply.
B)Large population increases.
C)Rain in the semiarid regions.
D)The gregarious nature of locusts.
38.According to the passage,a decrease in the number of palatable food plants causes ____ .
A)a decrease in the number of locusts
B)death to the local locust population
C)a heavier concentration of locusts
D)increased breeding of locusts
39.It can be inferred from the passage that in periods of little or no rain the locust population becomes____ .
A)smallerB)denserC)more activeD)more unpredictable
40.The next paragraph would most probably deal with ____.
A)the gregarious nature of locusts
B)rain patterns in the desert
C)the type of food plants preferred by locusts
D)the control of locust plagues
Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure (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 that best completes the sentences.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41.The less you rely on painkillers now,the better it will be for your health____ .
A)in the long run B)on second thoughtC)at full speed D)for various reasons
42.Price rises ____ consumer spending.
A)arouse B)avoid C)preserve D)restrain
43.The movie ____ the list of Oscar nominations.
A)wins B)leads C)heads D)beats
44.The next morning I found the shoots____ up straight,not a bit damaged.
A)standing B)having stood C)to stand D)stood
45.He is very____ about his food.
A)especial B)special C)peculiar D)particular
46.The government has decreed that the gasoline tax ____.
A)is to be abolishedB)should abolishC)were abolishedD)be abolished
47.Take an umbrella,____ it rains.
A)whileB)by the momentC)the momentD)in case
48.I don’t doubt ____ he’s a brilliant scientist,but can he teach?
A)whyB)thatC)whetherD)if
49.It was reported that only one passenger was fortunate enough to escape ____ in the plane crash.
A)killingB)being killedC)to be killedD)having killed
50.He was one ____.
A)of the happy child of his class
B)of the happiest child in the class
C)child who was the happiest of all the class
D)of the happiest children in the class
51.They ____the report to the State Council for approval.
A)made B)leave out C)committed D)admitted
52.I ought to have insisted on ____ a thorough rest before you left for New York.
A)you to takeB)your takingC)that you takeD)you taking
53.A table made of steel costs more than ____ made of wood.
A)thatB)which C)one D)it is
54.Now we have got so far with the project,we ____ finish it.
A)can as well B)should as wellC)would as wellD)may as well
55.Their plan is not economically____.
A)efficientB)feasibleC)advisableD)urgent
56.Our teacher’s reading is of very wide____ .
A)extentB)range C)limitD)border
57.I ____ some old photos in the attic.
A)came through B)came to C)came roundD)came across
58.I prefer to put the meeting off____ it without adequate preparations.
A)than holdB)rather than holdC)than to holdD)rather than to hold
59.It was not ____ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds.
A)beforeB)at C)afterD)until
60.Most doctors recognize that medicine is ____ it is a science.
A)an art as muchB)much an art as C)as an art as muchD)as much an art as
61.____ your support,we might have succeeded in performing the last.
A)If we haveB)If we would have had C)If we hadD)Had we had
62.Cars moved very slowly in 1920’s,but they____ move more quickly than in 1910.
A)were toB)willC)canD)did
63.A____ from every person,no matter how small,will help the Red Cross reach the goal of $100,000.
A)contractB)contribution C)concentrationD)construction
64.The old gentleman is said ____ a very rich man when he was young.
A)to have beenB)having beenC)to beD)to have being
65.She is ____ moving to the country.
A)thinkingB)expectingC)consideringD)planning
66.The inversion is more typical____ literary style.
A)to B)of C)for D)about
67.After he ____ for half an hour,Professor had a drink of water.
A)lectures B)has lecturedC)had been lecturingD)was lecturing
68.____ children are not admitted to this film.
A)Unattached B)Unattended C)Unrelated D)Unaccompanied
69.If you want____ you have to get the fund somewhere.
A)the job doneB)the job to do C)the job to have doneD)the job that is done
70.I thought that he had done nothing wrong and had a clear____.
A)character B)conscience C)spirit D)honor
Part Ⅳ Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blnaks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the paper.You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
The fact that blind people can “see” things using other parts of their bodies ____71their eyes may help us to understand our feeling about colour. If they can ____72colour differences then perhaps we,too,are affected by colour unconsciously.
Manufacturers have discovered by trial and ____ 73 that sugar ____74 badly in green wrappings,that blue foods,are considered ____ 75 and that cosmetice (化妆品) should never be packaged ____ 76 brown.These discoveries have grown into a whole ____ 77 of colour psychology that now finds application in ____78 from fashion to interior decoration. Some of our ____ 79 are clearly psychological.____ 80 blue is the colour of the night sky and therefore associated ____ 81 passivity and calm,while yellow is a day colour with associations of energy and incentive (刺激). For primitive man,activity during the day meant hunting and attacking,while he soon saw as red,the colour of blood and rage and the heat that came with ____ 82 .And green is associated with passive defence and self-preservation. ____83 have shown that colours,partly because of their physiological associations,also have a direct psychological effect. People ____84 to bright red show____ 85 in heartbeat,and blood pressure;red is exciting.Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect;it is a ____ 86 colour.Because of its exciting connotations(涵义)，red was chosen as the ____ 87 for danger,but closer____ 88 shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm,so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now____ 89 around in bright yellow colours that ____ 90 the traffic dead.
71.A)besides B)apart from C)in turn D)including
72.A)separateB)tasteC)sense D)feel
73.A)mistakeB)wrongC)testD)error
74.A)sold B)is soldC)sells D)sells to be
75.A)displeased B)unpleasant C)unhappy D)joyless
76.A)in B)by C)with D)under
77.A)course B)fiction C)disciplineD)range
78.A)anything B)every thing C)nothing D)everything
79.A)tendencyB)choicesC)favouritesD)preferences
80.A)HeavyB)Black C)Dark D)Deep
81.A)with B)to C)for D)by
82.A)energy B)spirit C)effort D)contributions
83.A)TestsB)ExaminationsC)PracticeD)Experiments
84.A)sacrificedB)revealedC)exposed D)discovered
85.A)a promotion B)an increaseC)a development D)an improvement
86.A)easy B)quietC)dangerousD)calming
87.A)signal B)sign C)symbol D)label
88.A)analyses B)analysisC)analyse D)analytics
89.A)rushing B)pushing C)dashing D)crashing
90.A)cause B)stop C)lead D)make
试卷二 Paper Two
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the information shown in the following table.Write the conclusions you draw from the figures about the various ways in which people spent their holidays in 1990 as compared with 1995.Attempt to explain the reasons for these differences. Remember to write your composition neatly.
Changes in the Ways People Spent Their Holidays
1990 1995
traveling abroad 12% 24%
going to seaside 38% 31%
camping 10% 36%
staying at home40% 9%
total100% 100% | 
