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试卷一
Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversa
tions. 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 centre.
Example:You will hear:
You will read:
A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.
From the conversation, we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o ' clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. T
herefore, D) “ 5 hours ” is the correct answer. You should choose on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer
1. A) Dick ' s trousers don ' t match his jacket.
B) Dick looks funny in that yellow jacket.
C) The color of Dick ' s jacket is too dark.
D) Dick has bad taste in clothes.
2. A) Call the police station. B) Get the wallet for the man.
C) Show the man her family pictures. D) Ask to see the man ' s driver ' s license.
3. A) The temperature is not as high as the man claims.
B) The room will get cool if the man opens the windows.
C) She is following instructions not to use the air-conditioning.
D) She is afraid the new epidemic SARS will soon spread all over town.
4. A) She lost a lot of weight in two years.
B) She stopped exercising two years ago.
C) She had a unique way of staying healthy.
D) She was never persistent in anything she did.
5. A) The man is not suitable for the position.
B) The job has been given to someone else.
C) She had received only one application letter.
D) The application arrived a week earlier than expected.
6. A) He ' s unwilling to fetch the laundry.
B) He has already picked up the laundry.
C) He will go before the laundry is closed.
D) He thinks his mother should get the clothes back.
7. A) At a shopping center. C) At an international trade fair.
B) At an electronics company. D) At a DVD counter in a music store.
8. A) The woman hated the man talking throughout the movie.
B) The woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.
C) The woman prefers light movies before sleep.
D) The woman regrets going to the movie.
9. A) He is the right man to get the job done.
B) He is a man with professional expertise.
C) He is not easy to get along with.
D) He is not likely to get the job.
10. A) It is being forced out of the entertainment industry.
B) It should change its concept of operation.
C) It should revolutionize its technology.
D) It is a very good place to relax.
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 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He set up the first university in America .
B) He was one of the earliest settlers in America.
C) He can best represent the spirit of early America.
D) He was the most distinguished diplomat in American history.
12. A) He provided Washington with a lot of money.
B) He persuaded France to support Washington .
C) He served as a general in Washington ' s army.
D) He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain .
13. A) As one of the greatest American scholars.
B) As one of America ' s most ingenious inventors.
C) As one of the founding fathers of the United States.
D) As one of the most famous activists for human rights.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Because we might be offered a dish of insects.
B) Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served
C) Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.
D) Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.
15. A) From yuppie clubs. C) In the supermarket.
B) In the seafood market. D) On the Internet.
16. A) It ' s easy to prepare. C) It ' s exotic in appearance.
B) It ' s tasty and healthful. D) It ' s safe to eat.
17. A) It will be consumed by more and more young people.
B) It will become the first course at dinner parties.
C) It will have to be changed to suit local tastes.
D) It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most people.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) Their business hours are limited.
B) Their safety measures are inadequate.
C) Their banking procedures are complicated.
D) They don ' t have enough service windows.
19. A) People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.
B) Young people who are fond of modern technology.
C) Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.
D) People who have computers at home.
20. A) To compete for customers.
B) To reduce the size of their staff.
C) To provide services for distant clients.
D) To expand their operations at a lower cost.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fo ur 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 centre.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
It was the worst tragedy in maritime ( 航海的 ) history, six times more deadly than the Titanic.
When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes ( 鱼雷 ) fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War II, more than 10,000 people - mostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany - were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. “ I ' ll never forget the screams, “ says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave - and into seeming nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than half a century.
Now Germany ' s Nobel Prize-winning author Gtinter Grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead, including more than 4,000 children - with his latest novel Crab Walk , published last month. The book, which will be out in English next year, doesn ' t dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later: “ Nobody wanted to hear about it, not here in the West (of Germany ) and not at all in the East. ” The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche : “ Because the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didn ' t have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings. ” The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable - and necessary. By unreservedly owning up to their country ' s monstrous crimes in the Second World War, Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize( 使 … 不得势 ) the neo- Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors. Today ' s unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they ' ve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.
21. Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history?
A) It was attacked by Russian torpedoes.
B) Most of its passengers were frozen to death.
C) Its victims were mostly women and children.
D) It caused the largest number of casualties.
22. Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when .
A) a strong ice storm tilted the ship
B) the cruise ship sank all of a sudden
C) the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side
D) the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats
23. The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little talked about for more than half a century because Germans .
A) were eager to win international acceptance
B) felt guilty for their crimes in World War II
C) had been pressured to keep silent about it
D) were afraid of offending their neighbors
24. How does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?
A) By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.
B) By describing the ship ' s sinking in great detail.
C) By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.
D) By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.
25. It can be learned from the passage that Germans no longer think that .
A) they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy
B) the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation ' s past misdeeds
C) Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War II
D) it is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countries
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say about their school experience. In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs. Anecdotal ( 名人轶事 ) reports support this. Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow , an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, “ Never was so dull a boy. ” Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated.
Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not scholastic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: “ Because I had found it difficult to attend to anything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to teach. ” As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be strong-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity and stubbornness (and Yeats ' s level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to conflicts with teachers.
When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy ( 神童 ) studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Miraca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades.
26. The main point the author is making about schools is that .
A) they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds
B) they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students
C) they should organize their classes according to the students ' ability
D) they should enroll as many gifted students as possible
27. The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith ' s teachers .
A) to provide support for his argument
B) to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children
C) to explain how dull students can also be successful
D) to show how poor Oliver ' s performance was at school
28. Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who .
A) paid no attention to their teachers in class
B) contradicted their teachers much too often
C) could not cope with their studies at school successfully
D) behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers
29. Many gifted people attributed their success .
A) mainly to parental help and their education at home
B) both to school instruction and to their parents ' coaching
C) more to their parents ' encouragement than to school training
D) less to their systematic education than to their talent
30. The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that .
A) their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble
B) they were seldom praised by their teachers
C) school courses failed to inspire or motivate them
D) teachers were usually far stricter than their parents
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. It ' s Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Maryland ' s laws against secret telephone taping. It ' s our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms.
Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will.
As an example of what ' s going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota . According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called MemberWorks with sensitive customer data such as names,, phone numbers, bank-account and credit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits.
With these customer lists in hand, MemberWorks started dialing for dollars - selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a “ free trial offer ” had, 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues...
Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didn ' t know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no.
The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. The company defies that it did anything wrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admitting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms.
And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-card protection plans.
You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields “ transaction and experience ” information — mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social security numbers are for sale by private firms. They ' ve generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Selfregulation doesn ' t work. A firm might publish a privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it?
Take U.S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that “ all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential ” . Then it sold your data to MemberWorks. The bank even claims that it doesn ' t “ sell ” your data at all. It merely “ shares ” it and reaps a profit. Now you know.
31. Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people ' s privacy .
A) is mainly carried out by means of secret taping
B) has been intensified with the help of the IRS
C) is practiced exclusively by the FBI
D) is more prevalent in business circles
32. We know from the passage that .
A) legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protection
B) most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businesses
C) the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private information
D) lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers ' buying habits
33. When the “ free trial ” deadline is over, you ' ll be charged without notice for a product or service if .
A) you fail to cancel it within the specified period
B) you happen to reveal your credit card number
C) you find the product or service unsatisfactory
D) you fail to apply for extension of the deadline
34. Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because .
A) its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policy
B) it is considered “ transaction and experience ” information unprotected by law
C) it has always been considered an open secret by the general public
D) its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation
35. We can infer from the passage that .
A) banks will have to change their ways of doing business
B) privacy protection laws will soon be enforced
C) consumers ' privacy will continue to be invaded
D) “ free trial ” practice will eventually be banned
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
It ' s hardly news that the immigration system is a mess. Foreign nationals have long been slipping across the border with fake papers, and visitors who arrive in the U.S. legitimately often overstay their legal welcome without being punished. But since Sept. 11, it ' s become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. In addition to their mastery of forging passports, at least three of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers ( 劫机者 ) were here on expired visas. That ' s been a safe bet until now. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) ( 移民归化局 ) lacks the resources, and apparently the inclination to keep track of the estimated 2 million foreigners who have intentionally overstayed their welcome.
But this laxness ( 马虎 ) toward immigration fraud may be about to change. Congress has already taken some modest steps. The U.S.A. Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy, requires the FBI, the Justice Department, the State Department and the INS to share more data, which will make it easier to stop watch-listed terrorists at the border.
But what ' s really needed, critics say, is even tougher laws and more resources aimed at tightening up border security. Reformers are calling for a rollback of rules that hinder law enforcement.They also want the INS to hire hundreds more border patrol agents and investigators to keep illegal immigrants out and to track them down once they ' re here. Reformers also want to see the INS set up a database to monitor whether visa holders actually leave the country when they are required to.
All these proposed changes were part of a new border-security bill that passed the House of Representatives but died in the Senate last week. Before Sept. 11, legislation of this kind had been blocked by two powerful lobbies: universities, which rely on tuition from foreign students who could be kept out by the new law, and business, which relies on foreigners for cheap labor. Since the attacks, they ' ve backed off. The bill would have passed this time but for congressional maneuverings and is expected to be reintroduced and to pass next year.
Also on the agenda for next year: a proposal, backed by some influential lawmakers, to split the INS into two agencies - a good cop that would tend to service functions like processing citizenship papers and a bad cop that would concentrate on border inspections, deportation and other functions. One reason for the division, supporters say, is that the INS has in recent years become too focused on serving tourists and immigrants. After the Sept. 11 tragedy, the INS should pay more attention to serving the millions of ordinary Americans who rely on the nation ' s border security to protect them from terrorist attacks.
36. Terrorists have obviously taken advantage of .
A) the legal privileges granted to foreigners
B) the excessive hospitality of the American people
C) the irresponsibility of the officials at border checkpoints
D) the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
37. We learn from the passage that coordinated efforts will be made by various U.S. government agencies to .
A) refuse the renewing of expired visas
B) ward off terrorist suspects at the border
C) prevent the forgery of immigration papers
D) limit the number of immigrants to the U.S.
38. It can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens with expired visas .
A) might have them extended without trouble
B) would be closely watched by FBI agents
C) might stay on for as long as they wished
D) would live in constant fear of deportation
39. It is believed by many that all these years the INS .
A) has been serving two contradictory functions
B) has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminately
C) has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of the nation ' s security
D) has ignored the pleas of the two powerful lobbies
40. Before Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricter immigration laws because .
A) they might have kept away foreign students and cheap labor
B) it was difficult to coordinate the efforts of the congressmen
C) education and business circles cared little about national security
D) resources were not available for their enforcement
Part Ⅲ
Vocabulary 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 sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for odd bits of information.
A) veterans B) victims C) pedestrians D) eccentrics
42. High grades are supposed to academic ability, but John ' s actual performance did not confirm this.
A) certify C) classify B) clarify D) notify
43. In spite of the , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
A) deviation C) controversy B) distinction D) comparison
44. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek.
A) premium C) repayment B) compensation D) refund
45. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of with the machinery.
A) disturbances C) outputs B) setbacks D) distortions
46. He tried to hide his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.
A) barren C) bald B) bare D) bleak
47. The old couple now still for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.
A) cherish C) immerse B) groan D) mourn
48. Coffee is the of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.
A) majority C) spice B) staple D) elite
49. Before we move, we should some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A) discard C) cancel B) dissipate D) conceal
50. You cannot imagine how I feel with my duties sometimes.
A) overflowed C) overwhelmed B) overthrown D) overturned
51. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be to have withdrawn from the program.
A) contemplated C) acknowledged B) deemed D) anticipated
52. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food him enormously.
A) distracted C) inspired B) stimulated D) tempted
53. The police are trying to what really happened.
A) ascertain C) avert B) assert D) ascribe
54. He said that ending the agreement would the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.
A) venture C) jeopardize B) expose D) legalize
55. As we know, computers are used to store and information efficiently.
A) reclaim C) reassure B) reconcile D) retrieve
56. His illness first itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
A) expressed C) reflected B) manifested D) displayed
57. The they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
A) affection C) sensibility B) adherence D) sensitivity
58. When construction can begin depends on how soon the of the route is completed.
A) conviction C) orientation B) identity D) survey
59. The government a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
A) pronounced C) complied B) imposed D) prescribed
60. Years after the accident he was still by images of death and destruction.
A) twisted C) haunted B) dipped D) submerged
61. The boxer and almost fell when his opponent hit him.
A) staggered C) scattered B) shattered D) stamped
62. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is into ice.
A) dispersed C) compiled
B) embodied D) compacted
63. These continualin temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A) transitions C) exchanges
B) transformations D) fluctuations
64. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers inthe 1960s and 1970s.
A) boost C) production
B) boom D) prosperity
65. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but in the courtyard.
A) resided C) lingered
B) dwelled D) delayed
66. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of any important data.
A) relaying C) deleting
B) overlooking D) revealing
67. The bank is offering a to anyone who can give information about the robbery.
A) reward C) prize
B) bonus D) compliment
68. It is a(n) that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.
A) analogy C) correlation
B) paradox D) illusion
69. For many years the Japanese have the car market.
A) presided C) operated
B) occupied D) dominated
70. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the .
A) agenda C) routine
B) bulletin D) timetable
试卷二
Part Ⅳ
Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correc
tions in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash in the blank.
Example ： Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods .
1. ___Time/times/period___
Many of the arguments used for the study of
2.___/___
literature as a school subject are valid for study of
3.___the___
television.
Culture refers to the social heritage of a people - the learned patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a population or society, include the expression of these patterns in ____S1 material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture ____S2 abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutional arrangements - and material culture - physical object like ____S3 cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflects both the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary ____S4 speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another ____S5 language - the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music, ____S6 literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to be human is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world ____S7 of experience we share with other members of our group.
Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind ____S8 of map for relating to others. Consider how you fred your way about social life. How do you know how to act in a classroom, or a department store, or toward a person who smiles or laugh ____S9 at you? Your culture supplies you by broad, standardized, ____S10 ready-made answers for dealing with each of these situations. Therefore, if we know a person ' s culture, we can understand and even predict a good deal of his behavior.
Part Ⅴ
Writing(30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the poor service of a bookstore. You should write at least 150 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese.
设想你买了一本英文词典，发现有这样那样的质量问题，书店的服务态度又不好，因此给 报社编辑写信。信中必须包括以下内容：
事情的起因
与书店交涉的经过
呼吁服务行业必须提高服务质量
A Letter to the Editor of a Newspaper
参考答案 详细解答和录音文字材料
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.W: Oh, Dick. You ' re wearing a black jacket, but yellow trousers. It ' s the strangest combination I ' ve ever seen.
M: I know. I got up late and dressed in a hurry. I didn ' t realize my mistake until I entered the office.
Q:What does the woman think of the way Dick ' s dressed?
2.
M: Excuse me, but has anyone turned in a brown leather wallet? I ' ve lost my wallet. It contains my driver ' s license, and also some family pictures that are pretty important to me.
W: Yes. We had a wallet brought in this morning. Wait here just a minute, please.
Q:What will the woman probably do?
3.M: Excuse me, madam. Is the air conditioning on? This room is getting as hot as a furnace.
W: Sorry, sir. A new epidemic called SARS is threatening us right now. As a preventative measure, we are told to let in fresh air by opening the windows and not using air conditioners.
Q:What does the woman mean?
4.
M: You look quite different from what you used to.
W: Sure, I started exercising regularly two years ago and went from 253 pounds to a healthy 160 pounds. And that ' s the only thing I did not give up halfway.
Q:What do we know about the woman?
5.
M: I wonder if you find my experience relevant to the job.
W: Yes, certainly. But if only you had sent in your application letter a week earlier.
Q:What does the woman imply?
6.
W: Shouldn ' t someone go pick up the clothes from the laundry? They were ready three hours ago.
M: Don ' t look at me, mom.
Q:What does the boy mean?
7.
M: Uh, hi. Could you tell me where electronic products are displayed? I want to see some TVs, digital video cameras, DVD players, that sort of thing.
W: Well, several countries are displaying electronic products. China ' s selection is very large this year. You might as well go to the east wing first to take a look at the Chinese booth.
Q:Where is the conversation most probably taking place?
8.
M: Well, what did you think of the movie?
W: I don ' t know why I let you talk me into going. I just don ' t like violence. Next time, you ' d better choose a comedy.
Q:What can we infer from the conversation?
9.
W: Who do you think should get the job? How about Mr. Beckett?
M: Mr. Beckett? I ' m not sure. He ' s a nice fellow, of course, and easy to get along with. But I doubt his professional expertise. I want someone who can get the job done.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation about Mr. Beckett?
10.
M: Do you think home video players will replace movie theaters and force them out of the entertainment business?
W: We ' re certainly faced with a grave challenge from the DVD industry. That ' s why I think we have to revolutionize our concept of movie showing. As I see it, the movie theater should not just be a place to watch a film, but a place to meet people.
Q:What does the woman think of the movie theater?
Section B
Passage One
Few people can stand for the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He live through almost the whole of the 18th century. He was born six years after the century began and died 10 years before it ended. During this time, he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the new state. He was deeply interested in science and national history, and his experiments with electricity and lightening lead directly to the invention of the lightening rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow man. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia , including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and a fire-prevention service. He worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain independence from Britain . As ambassador to France , he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war, he attended the American Constitutional Congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.
Questions:
11. What did the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin?
12. How did Franklin help George Washington?
13. According to the passage, what is Franklin still remembered as?
Passage Two
Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in a style that is too expensive for most people. If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don ' t be surprised if you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect eating is becoming highly fashionable. For example, in the media industry, successful executives are often seen eating fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet, and young people are logging on to exotic food Web sites and ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably disgusting to most of us, few people would claim that pigs, chickens, and some kinds of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day, insects could be marketed and sold as a food item in supermarkets. According to their fans, they are not only high in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems that insect eaters will remain a select few.
Questions:
14. Why did the speaker say we might be surprised at a yuppie dinner party?
15. Where can people order the unusual food mentioned by the speaker?
16. Why are some yuppies attracted by the unusual food?
17. What does the speaker say about the future of this type of unusual food?
Passage Three
Many people dislike walking to the bank, standing in long lines, and running out of checks. They are dissatisfied with their bank ' s limited hours, too. They want to do some banking at night and on weekends. For such people, their problems may soon be over. Before long, they may be able to do their banking from the comfort of their own home any hour of the day, any day of the week. Many banks are preparing online branches or Internet offices, which means that people will be able to take care of much of their banking business through their home computers. This process is called interactive banking. At these online branches, customers will be able to view all their accounts, move money between their accounts, apply for a loan, and get current information on products such as credit cards. Customers will also be able to pay their bills electronically and even e-mail questions to the bank. Banks are creating online services for several reasons. One reason is that banks must compete for customers, who will switch to another bank if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive. The convenience of online banking appeals to the kind of customer banks most want to keep. That is, people who are young, well educated, and have good incomes. Banks also want to take advantage of modern technology since they have moved into the 21st century.
Qestions:
18. What is one of the reasons for people ' s dissatisfaction with traditional banks?
19. What kind of customer does online banking most appeal to?
20. Why do banks create online services, according to the passage?
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A
根据 “ You ' re wearing a black jacket, but yellow trousers. It ' s the strangest combination I ' ve ever seen. ” 一句得出答案。
2. B
根据 “ We had a wallet brought in this morning. Wait here just a minute, please. ” 一句得出答案。turn in v.上缴。
3. C
根据 “ As a preventative measure, we are told to let in fresh air by opening the windows and not using air conditioners. ” 一句可推断。因为从说话的语气看，说 “ 她害怕 ” 太牵强，D不正确。
4. A
根据谈话，只能推断，她体重减少较多，此题主要干扰项是C，但exercising显然不是很独特的减肥方法，所以不可选。
5. B
根据 “ But if only you had sent in your application letter a week earlier. ” ，显然，是指该应聘者不是不适合该工作，而是，申请交迟了。
6. A
“ Don ' t look at me, mom. ” 言外之意就是他不愿意去。
7. C
只要听清 “ displayed ” 和 “ booth ” 两个词 ， 答案就不难判断。
8. D
根据问句 “ I don ' t know why I let you talk me into going. ” 可判断 ， 她很后悔 ， talk into v. 说服某人做某事。
9. D
根据 “ But I doubt his professional expertise. I want someone who can get the job done. ” ， 显然 ， 言外之意就是 Mr. Beckett 不够专业 ， 因而不太可能得到那份工作。
10. B
根据 “ That ' s why I think we have to revolutionize our concept of movie showing. ” ， 可推断 B 正确。
Section B
11. C
根据材料第一句 “ Few people can stand for the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. ” 可推断。
12. B
根据 “ he encouraged the French to help George Washington. ” 推断。
13. C
根据最后一句 “ He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States. ” 可推断。
14. A
根据 “ If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don ' t be surprised if you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. ” 判断。
15. D
根据 “ These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet ” 可知道 D 正确。
16. B
可从 “ According to their fans, they are not only high in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. ” 一句知道答案。
17. D
根据最后一句 “ But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems that insect eaters will remain a select few. ” 可推断。
18. B
根据 “ They are dissatisfied with their bank ' s limited hours, too. ” 可推断 B 正确。
19. C
根据 “ That is, people who are young, well educated, and have good incomes. ” 一句 ， 显然 C 正确。
20. A
根据 “ One reason is that banks must compete for customers, who will switch to another bank if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive. ” 判断。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
21. D
根据第一段第一句判断。
22. C
根据第一段第二句判断。本题的干扰来自A选项，但我们知道，ice storm并非船倾斜的原因，只是加剧更多人落水的推动因素，而且，此题问的是时间，而非原因。
23. B
根据第三段第二句判断。unreservedly adv. 无条件的。
24. D
由第二段第二句判断。
25. B
根据文章最后一句推断。
26. B
根据第一段第一句可推断。 Fit 的意思就是 cater for 。
27. A
本体主要考查对上下文连贯的掌握。因为前文的一句是作为论据的 ， 而第六句 “ so did Winston Churchill... ” , 根据 “ so ” 的语义 ， 显然此句也是 support ， 故 A 正确。
28. C
根据第一段中的 “ Anecdotal reports support this. Pablo Picasso,... ” 一句，所举的例子都是来说明文章开头所说的论点的，因此，应选C。
29. A
根据第三段第一句判断。
30. C
根据第二段第二句推断。
31. D
根据第一段第二句推断。
32. D
根据第二段第二句推断。
33. A
根据第三段第三句判断。
34. C
根据第八段第五句判断。
35. C
根据文章最后一句的内容，其言外之意就是这种现象暂时还不可能根除，所以可推断C正确。
36. C
根据第一段第三、四句可推断。
37. B
根据第二段的内容可判断。
38. A
根据第一段第二句推断。
39. C
根据最后一段倒数第二句推断。
40. A
根据第四段第二句推断。
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure
41. D
译文：大家都知道纽约是个人行为古怪的城市，是怪异新闻的中心。
eccentric n.行为古怪的人；victim n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品；veteran n. 老兵, 老手, 富有经验的人, 退伍军人；pedestrian n.步行者
42. A
译文：高分被认为是学术能力的保证，但约翰实际的表现却不能证实这一点。
certify v.证明, 保证；clarify v.澄清, 阐明；classify vt.分类, 分等；notify v.通报
43. B译文：尽管很有名气了，但似乎这些被邀请的客人们仍会露面。
deviation n.背离；distinction n.区别, 差别；controversy n.论争, 辩论, 论战；comparison n. 比较, 对照
44. B
译文：这次空难遇害者的家属们聚集起来索要赔偿。
premium n.额外费用, 奖金, 奖赏, 保险费；compensation n.补偿, 赔偿；repayment n.偿还的款项, 报答, 报复；refund n.归还, 偿还额, 退款
45. A
开始，工程一切进展顺利，但进来机械出了不少故障。
disturbance骚动, 动乱, 打扰, 干扰, 骚乱；setback n.顿挫, 挫折, 退步, 逆流；output n.产量, 输出；distortion n.扭曲, 变形, 曲解, 失真
46. C
他把头发梳向一边，试着遮住秃顶。
barren adj.不生育的, 不孕的, 贫瘠的；bald adj.光秃的；bare adj.赤裸的, 无遮蔽的, 空的；bleak adj.寒冷的, 阴冷的, 荒凉的, 凄凉的
47. D
这对老夫妇30年后仍然为他们死去的爱子哀悼。
cherish vt.珍爱, 怀有(希望等)；groan vi.呻吟, 受折磨；immerse vt.沉浸, 使陷入；mourn v.哀悼, 忧伤, 服丧
48. B
译文：咖啡是这个地区的主要作物，给当地农民带来了巨大收益。
majority n.多数, 大半；staple n.大宗产品, 主要成分；spice n.香料, 调味品, 趣味, 意味, 情趣；elite n.精华, 精锐, 中坚分子
49. A
在搬家前，我们应该丢掉一些旧家具，这样我们的新房子里空间大些。
discard vt.丢弃, 抛弃；dissipate v.驱散, (使)(云、雾、疑虑等)消散, 浪费(金钱或时间)；cancel vt.取消, 删去；conceal vt.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐瞒
50. C
你无法想象有时候我的职责给我的压力有多大。
overflow v. (使)泛滥, (使)溢出, (使)充溢；overthrow vt.打倒, 推翻, 颠覆；overwhelm vt.淹没, 覆没, 受打击, 制服, 压倒；overturn n.倾覆, 破灭, 革命 vt.推翻, 颠倒
51. C
任何人在月底前还没交注册费将被视为退出项目。
contemplate v.凝视, 沉思, 预期, 企图；deem v.认为, 相信；acknowIedged adj.公认的,得到普遍承认的, 被普遍认可的；anticipate vt.预期, 期望
52. D
尽管他在节食，但这道美味还是深深诱惑着他。
distract v.转移；inspire vt.吸(气), 鼓舞, 感动, 激发, 启示, 使生灵感, 产生；stimulate vt.刺激, 激励；tempt vt.诱惑, 引诱, 吸引, 使感兴趣
53. A
警方正努力查找真相。
ascertain vt. 确定 , 探知 ； assert v. 断言 , 声称 ； avert v. 转移 ； ascribe vt. 归因于 , 归咎于
54. C
他说中止这个协议将危及家庭经营的小商店的将来，导致更少的书被出版，除了少量畅销书外，所有的书都将涨价。
venture v.冒险, 冒昧, 斗胆, 胆敢(谦语)；expose vt.使暴露, 受到, 使曝光；jeopardize v.危害；legalize vt.使得到法律认可, 公认, 使合法化
55. D
正如我们了解的，电脑是用来高效率地存储和调取信息的。
reclaim vt.要求归还, 收回, 开垦；reconcile vt.使和解, 使和谐, 使顺从；reassure vt.使...安心, 再保证, 使...恢复信心, 打消...的疑虑；retrieve v. 重新得到
56. B
这种病的最初症状是肚子疼和头疼。
express vt.表达, 表示; manifest vt.表明, 证明；reflect v.反射, 反映, 表现；display vt. 陈列, 展览, 显示
57. A
他们彼此的感情在每个看到他们的人看来都很明显。
affection n.友爱, 爱情, 影响；adherence n.粘着, 忠诚, 坚持；sensibility n.敏感性；sensitivity n. 敏感, 灵敏(度), 灵敏性
58. D
建造什么时候开始取决于勘测什么时候完成。
conviction n. 深信, 确信；identity n.同一性, 身份, 一致, 特性；orientation n.方向, 方位, 定位, 倾向性, 向东方；survey n.测量, 调查, 俯瞰, 概观, 纵览, 视察
59. B
政府对烟草征收重税，这引起了烟草企业的反对。
考查固定搭配：impose常与on, upon连用，表示 “ 课税；加税 ” ，如：New duties were imposed on wines and spirits. 酒类被加征新税。Comply vi.顺从, 答应, 遵守；prescribe v.指示, 规定, 处(方), 开(药)
60. C
多年后，他仍然沉浸在死亡和破坏的阴影中。
twist vt. 绞, 搓, 捻, 使苦恼, 使转动, 编织；dip v.浸, 蘸, 沾；haunt vt. 萦绕心头；submerge v.浸没, 淹没, 掩没
61. A
对手击中他后，这个拳击手蹒跚了几步差点摔倒，
stagger v.摇晃, 蹒跚, 交错, 摇摇摆摆；shatter vt.打碎, 使散开, 粉碎, 破坏；scatter v.分散, 散开, 撒开, 驱散；stamp v. 跺(脚), 顿(足), 压印
62. D
在山区，下的雪都凝结成了冰。
disperse v.(使)分散, (使)散开, 疏散；embody vt.具体表达, 使具体化, 包含, 收录；compile vt.编译, 编辑, 汇编；compact vt.压紧，压实
63. D
持续的温度变化让人难以决定穿什么。
transition n.转变, 转换, 跃迁, 过渡, 变调；transformation n.变化, 转化, 改适, 改革, 转换；exchange vt.交换, 调换, 兑换, 交流, 交易；fluctuation n.波动, 起伏
64. B
二战后的婴儿潮使1960到1970年间的十几岁的小孩增加了43％。
boost v.推进；boom n.繁荣；production n.生产, 产品, 作品；prosperity n.繁荣
65. C
伊莉莎白没有立刻进去博物馆，而是在院子里闲逛了一会儿。
reside vi.居住；dwell vi.居住, 踌躇；linger v.逗留, 闲荡, 拖延, 游移；delay v.耽搁, 延迟, 延期
66. B
亨利再次浏览了一遍文件，生怕忽略了重要信息。
relay vt.(消息, 货物等)分程传递, 使接替, 转播；overlook vt.没注意到；delete vt.删除；reveal vt.展现, 显示, 揭示, 暴露
67. A
银行将对提供那次抢劫案信息的人给予奖励。
reward n.报酬, 奖金；bonus n.奖金, 红利；prize n.奖赏, 奖金, 奖品；compliment n.称赞, 恭维, 致意, 问候, 道贺
68. B
法国人吃那么多高脂肪的食物心脏病发病率却相对较低真让人奇怪。
analogy n.类似, 类推；paradox n.似非而是的论点, 自相矛盾的话；correlation n.相互关系, 相关(性)；illusion n.幻想
69. D
许多年来，日本一直在汽车市场处于控制地位。
preside v.主持；occupy vt.占, 占用, 占领, 占据；operate v.操作, 运转, 开动, 起作用；dominate v.支配, 占优势
70. A
安全必须放在首要位置。
agenda n.议程；bulletin n.公告, 报告；routine n.例行公事, 常规, 日常事务, 程序；timetable n.时间表
Test Paper Two
Part IV Error Correction
1. include → including
这里用现在分词形式构成现在分词短语做状语。
2. compose → composed
be composed of 由 … 组成。应用过去分词。
3. object → objects
根据后面的列举 ， 显然 object 不只一个 ， 应用复数。
4. or → and
both 和 and 搭配 ， 表示 “ 两者都 ” 。
5. individual can individual who / that can
加上定语从句的连接词。
6. unfamiliar → familiar
根据句意 ， 这里用 unfamiliar 导致句意相反。
7. because of → becausebecause of 后只能接名词或名词短语 ， 接句子要用 because 。
8. essentially→essential
be动词后应为表语，所以这里应是形容词，而不是副词。
9. laugh→laughs
第三人称单数要加-s。
10. by → with
“ 提供 ... ” 要用 supply with ， 不是 by 。
Part V Writing
A Letter to the Editor of a Newspaper
Dear Editor,
I am a student of xxx College , here I write to you to tell you an unpleasant experience in the xxxx Bookstore.
On June 10, I bought a newly edited Chinese-English Dictionary published by XXX press. During my first time using it one day later, I found that there were quite a lot of printing mistakes in it, and what ' s more, several pages had already been broken. So I went back to the bookstore to have it changed. To my surprise, their service manager refused to change it for me, reasoning that it was impossible to have mistakes in it, because it were edited by some famous professors. When I mentioned the broken pages, he insisted that I myself had deliberately torn them, they were not accountable for it. They had no patience to hear my explanation and asked me to go out; some of the staff even poured rude words on me.
Of course, I had to come back with the fraud dictionary. Therefore I write to you hoping that you can help me to advice those staffs of service trades to improve their service quality. Only this, can they live up to the government ' s advocacy of “ Serve the People ” .
Thank you for your concerns.
Yours,
XXX | 
