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2003年9月
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 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. Therefore, 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 ［ A ］ ［ B ］ ［ C ］ ［ D ］
1. A) The lecture for next Monday is cancelled.
B) The lecture wasn ' t as successful as expected.
C) The woman doesn ' t want to attend the lecture.
D) The woman may attend next Monday ' s lecture.
2. A) The woman has a very tight budget.
B) He does not think the fur coat is worth buying.
C) He ' s willing to lend the woman money for the fur coat.
D) The woman is not careful enough in planning her spending.
3. A) Clean the kitchen.
B) Ask someone to fix the sink.
C) Find a bigger apartment for the lady.
D) Check the work done by the maintenance man.
4. A) The lens. B) The price.
C) The flash.D) The leather case.
5. A) She needs another haircut soon.
B) She thinks it worthwhile to try Sadermale ' s.
C) She knows a less expensive place for a haircut.
D) She would like to make an appointment for the man.
6. A) The woman doesn ' t want to cook a meal.
B) The woman wants to have a picnic.
C) The woman has a poor memory.
D) The woman likes Mexican food.
7. A) Everyone enjoyed himself at John ' s panics. B) The woman didn ' t enjoy John ' s parties at all.
C) It will be the first time for the man to attend John ' s party.
D) The woman is glad to be invited to John ' s house-warming party.
8. A) She lacks confidence in herself.
B) She is not interested in computer programming.
C) She has never signed up for any competition before.
D) She is sure to win the programming contest.
9. A) The man has an enormous amount of work to do.
B) The man has made plans for his vacation.
C) The man ' ll take work with him on his vacation.
D) Work stacked up during the man ' s last vacation.
10. A) She likes the job of feeding fish.
B) She finds her new job interesting.
C) She feels unfit for her new job.
D) She ' s not in good health.
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 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Rally support for their movement.
B) Liberate women from tedious housework.
C) Claim their rights to equal job opportunities.
D) Express their anger against sex discrimination.
12. A) It will bring a lot of trouble to the local people.
B) It is a popular form of art.
C) It will spoil the natural beauty of their surroundings.
D) It is popular among rock stars.
13. A) To show that mindless graffiti can provoke violence.
B) To show that Londoners have a special liking for graffiti.
C) To show that graffiti, in some cases, can constitute a crime.
D) To show that graffiti can make the environment more colorful.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) The Asian elephant is easier to tame.
B) The Asian elephant ' s skin is more valuable.
C) The Asian elephant is less popular with tourists.
D) The Asian elephant produces ivory of a better quality.
15.A) From the captured or tamed elephants.
B) From the British wildlife protection group.
C) From elephant hunters in Thailand and Burma .
D) From tourists visiting the Thai-Burmese border.
16. A) Their taming for circuses and zoos.
B) The destruction of their natural homes.
C) Man ' s lack of knowledge about their behavior.
D) The greater vulnerability to extinction than other species.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) They had lost their jobs as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
B) They had been suffering from political and religious oppression.
C) They wanted to flee from the widespread famine in Northern Europe.
D) They wanted to make a fortune there by starting their own businesses.
18. A) They might lose control of their members because of the increase in immigration. B) Their members might find it difficult to get along with the newcomers.
C) The working condition of their members might deteriorate.
D) Their members might lose their jobs to the newcomers.
19. A) To impose restrictions on further immigration.
B) To improve the working conditions of immigrants.
C) To set a minimum wage level for new immigrants.
D) To put requirements on languages for newcomers.
20. A) They were looked down upon by European immigrants.
B) They had a hard time seeking equal job opportunities.
C) They worked very hard to earn a decent living.
D) They strongly opposed continued immigration.
参考答案 详细解答和录音文字材料
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: I ' m sorry I wasn ' t able to attend the lecture last Monday. I ' ve heard it was quite a success.
M: Well, you can make it up. Another presentation on the same topic is scheduled for the same time next Monday.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
2. W: I certainly would like to buy the fur coat I saw in the department store, but I don ' t have enough money.
M: Well, if you had budgeted your money better, you would be able to buy it now.
Q: What does the man imply?
3. W: Mr. Dahli, I ' ve just checked my new apartment. The kitchen sink is leaking.
M: Okay Donna. It ' s no big deal. I ' ll have a maintenance man come over and fix it right away.
Q: What will the man do?
4. M: I saw your adertisement in the morning paper concerning the XMO model. The lens seems to be excellent and the flash is not bad, but don ' t you think the price is a little steep?
W: I think it ' s a good buy. The price includes the leather case, you know.
Q: Why did the man dislike about the camera?
5. M: Can you believe I had to pay $ 30 for a haircut at Sadermale.
W: You should try the place where I go. It ' s only 15, but it takes a while to get an appointment.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. W: I am completely exhausted. Why don ' t we dine out tonight? I don ' t remember the last time you took me out to dinner.
M: That ' s not a bad idea. There ' s a new Mexican restaurant around the corner. They say it ' s good.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
7. M: Shall we go to John ' s house-warming party this weekend? Everyone is invited.
W: Well, you know what John ' s parties are like. Do you think I will go again?
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
8. M: The university is going to hold an interesting competition on computer programming. Many of my friends have signed up for it. How about you?
W: Do you think I could ever win anything if I took part in it?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the woman?
9. W: You ' ve been working like a horse. You should take a vacation.
M: Tell that to the stack of papers on my desk.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
10. M: Hi, Mary. I haven ' t seen you in ages. How are you doing with your new job?
W: Not so well. I feel like a fish out of water doing that job.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Section B
Passage One
Graffiti is drawing or writing often found in a wall in public places. These drawings and writings are usually rude, humorous, or political. The words “ Graffiti ” comes from an Italian word meaning address. Graffiti provides a record of the past because people have written on walls for centuries. Cave drawings are the earliest examples we have of the art of graffiti.
Writing on walls is a way to comment on the world we live in. Women ' s liberation groups in Britain, for example, have used graffiti to show their anger at the sex discrimination of many advertisements where women ' s bodies are used to sell goods. Yesterday ' s graffiti can be toay ' s foreign attraction. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989, people found that it was covered with graffiti from all over the world. Graves of famous people, like rock - star Jim Morrison, are covered with written messages from fans.
Graffiti is also a popular art form. Graffiti pictures have gained respect in artistic circles. Today, graffiti is likely to be found hanging inside modern, New York apartments as well as in the downtown streets. In New York , graffiti pictures have been sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Graffiti artists have been paid to use their art to brighten up dull environments.
But graffiti can bring us trouble. Scenes of natural beauty and important landmarks have been spoiled by mindless graffiti. The London underground authority has spent about 2 million pounds a year on removing graffiti for trains and stations. If you are caught doing it, you can be sent to person. In Britain , the maximum sentence for this type of crime is ten years.
Whether you think graffiti is mindless violence against property, or a living art form, its popularity suggests that it is here to stay.
11. What do women ' s liberation groups in Britain do with graffiti?
12. hat do some New Yorkers think of graffiti?
13. Why does the speaker cite the example of graffiti in the London underground?
Passage Two
The Asian elephant is one of the world ' s rarest animal. Unfortunately, its sad condition has not been as well publicized as that of the African elephant. This is because Asian elephant ' s ivory supplies only a small percentage of the world ivory trade. In fact, we know very little about the Asian elephant. They live in the remote forests of southern Asia and it is therefore very difficult to study them. Most knowledge of Asian elephants is from those that have been captured, or tamed. Asian elephants are easier to tame than African elephants. The elephants you see in the circuses and zoos are nearly always Asian.
The major reason for the decline of Asian elephants is the harm to their forests. The huge incrcase in the human population has caused the destruction of the Asian forest for human population. As a result, the Asian elephants are compelled to scatter in different areas. Originally they lived all over the continent, but now there are only small isolated populations letf. These isolated elephant populations are vulnerable to extincition.
While Asian elephants are threatened by illegal capture and detaining, they are also killed for ivory and skin. In July 1990, a British wildlife group uncovered a black market for elephant skin. Elephants are shot in the forest along the border between Thailand and Burma , and their skin was sold to factories in Bangkok . Their skin is made into shoes, belts, suitcases, wallets, etc, to sell to tourists.
14. What ' s the difference between the Asian elephant and the African elephant?
15. Where does most knowledge of Asian elephants come from?
16. What ' s the major cause in the decline of Asian elephants?
Passage Three
After the early period of settlements, the first sharp increase in immigration took place in the 1830 ' s and 1840 ' s. This brought to America flocks of people from northern Europe who lost employment in the Industrial Revolution, and then a great number of Irish people who fled from famine. German political refugees arrived shortly after. Many immigrants from northern and western Europe settled on farms in the Middle-west. The Irish became construction laborers on roads, bridges, and railroads.
In the 1880 ' s, a tremendous flood of immigrants began corming in, this time largely from southern and eastern Europe . To most Americans, these newcomers seemed far more strange than the early settlers. Their languages, customs, and ways of life were very different from those of Americans. The newcomers moved into the poorest neighborhood of the large cities. They tended to stay together and cling to their old wasys. As they were accustomed to poverty, they were willing to work for very low wages. This made other workers, especially those in labor unions, afraid that the immigrants with the lower wage level would take jobs away from them. Indeed, organized labor became one of the key opponents of continued immigration.
This opposition finally lead to the posting of immigration law in the 1920 ' s, which restricted further immigration. In 1965, these unfair laws were replaced by a new immigration act, which granted equal opportunities to foreigners, regardless of their place of origin. Asians, like Koreans and Vietnamese, soon began to arrive. Many of these newcomers have worked very hard to establish themselves in their new land.
17. Why did northern European people come to settle down in the United States ?
18. What did the labor unions worry about?
19. What was the purpose of the immigration law passed in the 1920 ' s?
20. What do we know from the passage about Asian immigrants?
Section A
1 ． D
这是一个推断题。对话中女士遗憾没能出席上周一的演讲，并且还了解到那是一个精彩的演讲。男士就说你可以弥补（ you can make it up ）。而且还补充道“ Another presentation on the same topic is scheduled for the same time next Monday ”。从而可以推断出答案 D 。
2 ． D
这是一个虚拟语气的推理题。女士说她想买她在商店里看见的毛皮大衣，但却没有足够的钱。男士就说要是你过去对钱更好地进行计划的话，现在就肯定可以买得起了；言下之意显然是指该女士以前对花销没进行计划，就是答案 D 。
3 ． B
这也是一个推断题。女士说她新公寓的洗涤槽漏水。男士说那是小事一桩，“ I ' ll have a maintenance man come over and fix it right away ”。显然答案为 B 。
4 ． B
这是一个细节理解题。男士谈到 XMO 这款相机镜头好、闪光灯也不错，但“ don ' t you think the price is a little steep ？”。下文也提到“ The price includes the leather case, you know ”，可得出答案 B 。
5 ． C
这是一个理解题。男士对女士说你相信在 Sadermale 这个地方一次剪发要花 30 美元吗。女士就建议他试试她常去的地方，只要 15 美元，不过要预约罢了。显然 C 是正确答案。
6 ． A
这是一个语意推理题。女士说自己太累了，建议出去吃，还说好久没在外面就餐了。男士赞同。根据女士的话可以推断出她不想做饭。
7 ． B
这也是一个语意推理题。男士问周末是否去参加约翰的家庭联谊会。女士对男士说你知道约翰家的聚会什么样子吗，你以为我会再去吗，言下之意显然是不想再去了。
8 ． A
这也是一个语意推理题。男士说大学里要举行一个有趣的计算机编程比赛，他的好多朋友都报了名，并问女士是否参加。女士说自己参加又能赢得什么好处呢。显然是对自己缺乏信心。故答案为 A 。不过 B 也有一定迷惑性。
9 ． A
这还是一个语意推理题。女士对男士说你工作太辛苦了，应该休息休息。男士幽默地说你把这话对我桌子上那对文件说吧，言下之意就是工作太多，身不由己。故答案 A 。
10 ． C
这是一个语意理解题。“ a fish out of water ”意为“英雄无用武之地”。文中男士问女士工作得怎样，女士用这一短语回答，就是答案 C 所表达的意思。
Section B
Passage One
【短文大意】本文主要介绍粗糙雕刻或墙上乱画（ Graffiti ）这样一种艺术形式以及不同时期不同地方不同的人们和它的联系、对它的看法以及它带来的危害等。
11 ． D
这是一个细节理解题。文中提到“ Writing on walls is a way to comment on the world we live in ”，并举例说明（ Women ' s liberation groups in Britain, for example, have used graffiti to show their anger at the sex discrimination of many advertisements where women ' s bodies are used to sell goods ），就是答案 D 的意思。
12 ． B
这也是一个细节理解题。文中提到“ Graffiti is also a popular art form ”，也举例说明（ In New York, graffiti pictures have been sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars ），所以 B 是正确答案。
13 ． C
这还是一个细节理解题。文章提到“ But graffiti can bring us trouble ”，同样举例说明（ The London underground authority has spent about 2 million pounds a year on removing graffiti for trains and stations ），就是 C 表达的内容。
Passage Two
【短文大意】本文讲述的是有关亚洲象的情况。亚洲象和非洲象一样，同属世界珍稀动物，但是它悲惨的生存环境不如非洲象那样被引起重视。接着还谈到了两种象的差异、我们了解亚洲象的渠道以及亚洲象减少的原因等。
14 ． A
这是一个细节题。文中虽然谈到人们对他们生存环境了解的差异，但涉及到两种象之间的差异，作者还是说到了“ Asian elephants are easier to tame than African elephants ”这样一个细节。所以答案为 A 。
15 ． A
这也是一个细节题。文中谈到我们对亚洲象了解的渠道时说“ In fact, we know very little about the Asian elephant. They live in the remote forests of southern Asia and it is therefore very difficult to study them ”。但是接着谈到“ Most knowledge of Asian elephants is from those that have been captured, or tamed ”。这就是 A 表达的内容。
16 ． B
这还是一个细节理解题。谈到亚洲象减少的主要原因，作者说“ The major reason for the decline of Asian elephants is the harm to their forests ”，而“ forests ”是他们自然生存的家。所以 B 是正确答案。
Passage Three
【短文大意】本文介绍的是有关美国移民增长的原因及移民增长带来的问题、对移民增长问题的对策以及亚裔移民主要状况等。
17 ． A
这是一个细节题。在描述美国早期移民情况时，作者谈到“ This brought to America flocks of people from northern Europe who lost employment in the Industrial Revolution ”，这就是早期北欧人移民美国定居的原因。即答案 A 所描述的内容。
18 ． D
这也是一个细节题。随着大量移民的涌入，而且他们一向趋于贫困，所以“ they were willing to work for very low wages ”。因此“ This made other workers, especially those in labor unions, afraid that the immigrants with the lower wage level would take jobs away from them ”。故答案 D 正确。
19 ． A
这还是一个细节题。上文提到大量移民的涌入，引起国内一些人（比如工会）的担忧甚至反对，接下来只要听出这个句子“ This opposition finally led to the posting of immigration law in the 1920 ' s, which restricted further immigration ”，就可以得出答案 A 。
20 ． C
这同样是一个细节题。只要听出文章最后两句话“ Asians, like Koreans and Vietnamese, soon began to arrive. Many of these newcomers have worked very hard to establish themselves in their new land ”，就可以得出答案 C 了。 | 
