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SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions:

This.sectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.

Example:

Youwillhear:

W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime?

M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.

Youwillread:

Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?

[A]Abusconductor.

[B]Aclerkattheairport.

[C]Ataxidriver.

[D]Aclerkatthestation.

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow

thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtest

booklet.

SampleAnswer:[A][B][C][D]

Nowlookatquestion1.

1.Whatdothegirlshaveincommon?

[A]BothofthemaregoingtoZimbabwe.

[B]TheyarebothfromAfrica.

[C]Theyareofthesameage.

[D]TheyareinterestedinAfricanart.

2.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Mr.Smithisthenewmanager.[B]Themanagerisaman.

[C]Theformermanagerhasleft.[D]Themanagerisnothere.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

[A]Wheretoboardtheplane.[B]Wheretofindatelephone.

[C]Theflightnumber.[D]Thedeparturetime.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Shedoesn'twanttoaskMr.Jacksonherself.

[B]Shedoesn'twanttoworkforMr.Jackson.

[C]Mr.Jacksonmayhavebrokenthetaperecorder.

[D]Mr.Jacksonmightfixthetaperecorder.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Theydon'thavetogototheconcert.[B]Hisbrothershouldletthemusethecar.

[C]Thesubwayisfinewithher.[D]Acarwouldn'tbeanyfaster.

6.Whyisthemantired?

[A]Hisjobisdifficult.[B]Hisjobisn'tinteresting.

[C]Hedoesn'tknowhowtodohisjob.[D]Hedoesn'tsleepwellatnight.

7.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]ThewomanwillprobablygotoCanadaforhervacation.

[B]ThewomanwillprobablywaituntilsummertogotoMexico.

[C]ThewomanwillprobablynotgotoCanadaforherwintervacation.

[D]Thewomanwillprobablystayhomeduringhervacation.

8.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Themanneedstocontinuewalking.

[B]Themanneedstogostraightbackfortwoblocks.

[C]Hehasalreadypassedthebuilding.

[D]Thebuildingistohisright.

9.WhatwasPeterdoingatthehospital?

[A]Somethingiswrongwithhisbaby.[B]Hiswifejusthadanewbaby.

[C]Hewenttoseeadoctor.[D]Hewasseeinghissister.

10.Whatdoesthemanmean?

[A]Heisnotfreeafterdinner.[B]Hecangototheconcertifhehastime.

[C]Theycannotgotoconcerttogether.[D]Hewillgototheconcert.PartB

Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachpassageorconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions11-14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestionsII-14.

11.Whendidtheconversationtakeplace?

[A]Beforesummervacation.[B]Duringsummervacation.

[C]Aftersummervacation.[D]Inclass.

12.Whoarethetwospeakers?

[A]Brotherandsister.[B]Unemployedyoungmanandwoman.

[C]Collegestudents.[D]Highschoolkids.

13.Whatkindofjobsdoesthemanprefer?

[A]Campjobs.[B]Ajobatahotel.

[C]Ajobintheopenair.[D]Cuttinggrass.

14.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Campjobsareveryattractive.

[B]Customersathotelsusuallygivetipstowaiters.

[C]Highschoolkidsusuallyhelptheirparentscuttinggrass.

[D]Themanwantsajoboutsidebecausemachinesdoallthework.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-14.

Questions15-18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions15-18.

15.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

[A]InDetroit.[B]Attherailroadstation.

[C]Atthebusstation.[D]AtClevelandairport.

16.Whydoesthetravelerwanttotakeabus?

[A]Thebusticketsarecheaperthanthetraintickets.

[B]Thebustripiscomfortablebecauseitisair-conditioned.

[C]Busstopsatseveralcitiesalongtheway.

[D]Thetravelerwantstoexperienceanotherwayoftraveling.

17.Whyarethebusticketsmuchcheaperthanthetraintickets?

[A]Thebustriptakeslongertime.

[B]Thebusstopsatseveralcities.

[C]Fewpeopleenjoybustrip.

[D]Thereisnorestroominthebus.

18.Whycouldn'tthepassengerusethetraintickettopayforthebusticket?

[A]Thetrainticketcostsmorethanthebusticket.

[B]Thetrainstationbelongstoanothercompany.

[C]Heruncleandauntdon'tagreewithhimtodoso.

[D]Shedoesn'twanttopayextramoneytothebusstation.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions15-18.

Questions19-22arebasedonthefollowingnewsreport.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions19-22.

19.Whydidthestudentscleanthecars?

[A]Theywantedtohelpthecleaner'sdaughter.

[B]Theywantedtoearnsomepocketmoney.

[C]Theyneededmoneyfortheirclassmate'smedicalexpenses.

[D]Theywantedtohelpahospital.

20.Whatwasthebiggestproblemthecleaner'sdaughterfaced?

[A]Shehadaseriousheartdisease.

[B]Shewouldnotcleanthecarsherself.

[C]HerfatherwasillandshehadnofamilyinHongKong.

[D]Herschoolfriendsweretoopoortohelpher.

21.Whomdidtheyalsoturntoforthefuneralexpenses?

[A]Thegirl'srelatives.[B]Thecarowners.

[C]Theirparents.[D]Residentsofthebuilding.

22.Whatdidthegirlwanttodo?

[A]Tolivewithherrelatives.[B]Tobeindependent.

[C]Tobecomeadoctor.[D]Tostaywithoneofherclassmates.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions19-22.

Questions23-25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoreadthequestions23-25.

23.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

[A]Playbasketballwithfriendsfromwork.

[B]Tryoutforthecompanybasketballteam.

[C]Getinshapeandcompeteinacyclingrace.

[D]Becomeastarplayer.

24.Whatisthewoman'smainconcern?

[A]Sheisworriedherhusbandwillspendtoomuchtimeawayfromhome.

[B]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomeafitnessfreak.

[C]Sheisconcernedaboutherhusband'shealth.

[D]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomealaughingstock.

25.Whatdoesthewomanadviseabouttheman'sdiet?

[A]Heshouldconsumelesssalt.

[B]Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.

[C]Heshouldaddmoreproteinproductstohisdiet.

[D]Heshouldavoideatingsweetthings.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions23-25.

Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWERSHEETI.

Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

Text

Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers(地理學家)compareandcontrast26placesontheearth.Buttheyalso27beyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa28.Thewordgeography29fromtwoGreekwords:ge，theGreekwordfor"earth"andgraphein,30.means"towrite".TheEnglishwordgeographymeans"todescribetheearth".31geographybooksfocusonasmallarea32atownorcity.Othersdealwithastate,aregion,anation,oran33continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.Another34todividethestudyof35istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandculturalgeography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the36startswithhumanbeingsand37howhumanbeingsandtheirenvironmentact38eachother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasasinglesubject,39branchcanneglecttheother.

Ageographermightbedescribed40onewhoobserves,records,andexplainsthe41betweenplaces.Ifallplaces42alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.

Weknow,however,43notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,44,isa

pointofview,aspecialwayof45atplaces.

26.[A]similar[B]various[C]distant[D]famous

27.[A]pass[B]go[C]reach[D]set

28.[A]whole[B]unit[C]part[D]total

29.[A]falls[B]removes[C]results[D]comes

30.[A]what[B]that[C]which[D]it

31.[A]Some[B]Many[C]Most[D]Few

32.[A]outside[B]except[C]as[D]like

33.[A]extensive[B]entire[C]overall[D]enormous

34.[A]way[B]means[C]habit[D]technique

35.[A]world[B]earth[C]geography[D]globe

36.[A]second[B]later[C]next[D]latter

37.[A]learns[B]studies[C]realizes[D]understands

38.[A]upon[B]for[C]as[D]to

39.[A]neither[B]either[C]one[D]each

40.[A]for.[B]to[C]as[D]by

41.[A]exceptions[B]sameness[C]differences[D]divisions

42.[A]being[B]are[C]be[D]were

43.[A]although[B]whether[C]since[D]that

44.[A]still[B]then[C]nevertheless[D]moreover

45.[A]working[B]looking[C]arriving[D]getting

SectionⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkfouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

TextI

Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled(殘廢的)peoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.

IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople.Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile(可動的),hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.

Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.

Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisit

friends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.

46.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat_________.

{AJitispossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeople

[B]therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld

[C]thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest

[D]IndiahasnotmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada

47.ThekeywordinParagraph4is_________.

[A]barriers[B]ignorance

[C]disability[D]prejudice

48.Thelastwordofthepassage"counts"mostprobablymeans_________.

[A]"ismostimportant"[B]"isincluded"

[C]"isconsidered"[D]"isnumbered"

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]Thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.

[B]Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople.

[C]Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.

[D]Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance.

50.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______.

[A]weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement

[B]wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled

[C]theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled

[D]bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdownText2

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That'sthefindingofanextensivestudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhoneveratefish.

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificbackingtothelongheldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenuinber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deathsoc-curringfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearcherspreviouslyhavenoticedthattheincidence(發(fā)生率)ofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumptionaveragesmorethan3ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomatenofish.

Atthestartofthestudy,theaveragefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatinglean(瘦的)fishthanfattyfish.

Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,orbloodcholesterol(膽固醇)levels.

51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdisease.

[B]Heartdoctorswon'tcallyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.

[C]AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmerica.

[D]ThereisalowincidenceofheartdiseaseinsuchcountriesasJapanandGreenland.

52.Thephrase"thisrelationship"(inLine3,Para.5)referstotheconnectionbetween

_________andtheincidenceofheartdisease.

[A]theamountoffisheaten[B]regularfish-eating

[C]thekindoffisheaten[D]peopleofdifferentregions

53.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.

[A]thehighincidenceofheartdiseaseinsomecountries

[B]theeffectoffisheatingonpeople'shealth

[C]thechangesinpeople'sdiet

[D]thedailyfishconsumptionofpeopleindifferentcultures

54.WhyisheartdiseasethemostdangerouskillerintheUnitedStates?

[A]BecauseAmericanpeopledrinktoomuchspirits.

[B]Becausethereareagreatnumberoffatpeoplethere.

[C]Theauthordoesn'tgiveadefiniteanswer.

[D]BecauseAmericanpeopleeattoomuchfattyfish.

55.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfifthaccordingtotheDutchstudy?

[A]550,000.[B]275,000.

LC]110,000.[D]852.Text3

Beingassertive(過度自信)isbeingabletocommunicatewithotherpeopleclearly.Ifyoufeltthatyouhadexpressedwhatwasimportanttoyouandallowedtheoilierpersontorespondintheirownwaythen,regardlessofthefinaloutcome,youbehavedassertively.Itisimportanttorememberthatbeingassertivereferstoawayofcopingwithconfrontations(對抗)。Itdoesnotmeangettingyourownwayeverytimeorwinningsomebattleofwitsagainstanotherperson.Inpracticeassertivebehaviourisusuallymostlikelytoproducearesultwhichisgenerallyacceptabletoallconcerned,withoutanyonefeelingthattheyhavebeenunfairlytreated.

Assertivenessisoftenwronglyconfusedwithaggression(侵犯行為).Anaggressiveconfrontationiswhenoneorbothpartiesattempttoputforwardtheirfeelingsandbeliefsattheexpenseofothers.Inanassertiveconfrontation,however,eachpartystandsupfortheirpersonalrights,buteachshowsrespectandunderstandingfortheother'sviewpoint.

Thereasonwhyassertivenessmaynotcomenaturallyisthatweoftentendtobelievethatwemusttalkaroundasubjectratherthanbedirect,orthatwemustofferexcusesorjustificationsforouractions.

Infactweallhavearighttouseassertivebehaviourinavarietyofsituations.Weareoftenschooledearlyinlifetobelievethatsometimesourownneedto,expressourselvesmusttakesecondaryplace.Forexample,indealingwiththoseinprivilegedpositionssuchasspecialists,weoftenfeelthatspeakingassertivelyis,insomeway,"breakingtherules".Everybodyhascertainbasichumanrights,butoftenwefeelguiltyaboutexercisingthem.

56.Accordingtothepassage,anassertiveperson________.

[A]makesotherpeoplefeelunfairlytreated

[B]putsforwardhisideasattheexpenseofothers

[C]doesnotshowrespecttootherpeople

[D]speaksoutwhathewantstosayforcefully

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatmanypeopleprefernottobeassertive?

[A]Theywouldratherbeaggressivethanbeassertive.

[B]It'softenbettertogivepeoplehintsthantobestraightforward.

[C]Theirneedstoexpressthemselvestakesecondaryplacebeforeimportantpersons.

[D]Theytendtogiveexcusesandjustificationsfortheiractions.

58.Thelastwordofthepassage"them"refersto_________.

[A]rules[B]actions

[c]personalrights[D]privilegedpositions

59.Accordingtothepassage,oneshouldnotonlyexpresshimselfclearlyanddirectly,butalso

[A]makeotherpeopleaccepthisideas

[B]becarefulwithhismanner

[C]allowotherstospeakintheirownway

[D]watchotherpeople'sresponse

60.Inthispassage,theauthorintendstoencouragepeopleto_____.

[A]fightfortheirpersonalrights

[B]beaggressivewhentheytalktoothers

[CJassertthemselvesregardlessofwhetherotherssufferornot

[D]beassertiveatanytime

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutthewayAmericanconsumersborrow.

Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoC)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

MarkLillaYoungconsumersoftenhavenotestablishedtheircreditratings.Manydonothavesteadyin-comes.Theymighthavedifficultyborrowingmoneyfromanagencyinbusinesstomakeloans.Parentsorrelativesareusuallytheirbestsourceofloans.Ofcourse,theparentsorrelativeswouldhavetohavemoneyavailableandbewillingtolendit.Youmightevengetaninterest-freeloan.However,aparentorrelativewholendsshouldreceiveinterestthesameasanyotherlender.

ChrisRoddy

Formostconsumersthecheapestplacetoborrowisatacommercialbank.Banksareagood

sourceofinstallmentloanswhichmayrunfor12monthsorupto36.Mostbanksalsomakesinglepaymentloanstoconsumersforshortperiods@30,60,or90days.Atypicalinterestrateis3centsper$100perday.Supposethatyouused$100ofyourcreditandrepaiditin30days.Thecostwouldbe90cents.

KarenBarber

Anotherpossiblesourceofloansisalifeinsurancepolicy.Anyonewhoownsthistypeofinsurancemayborrowuptotheamountofitscashvalue.Theamounttheinsurancecompanywillpayincaseofdeathisreducedbytheamountoftheloan.Forexample,supposethatsomeonewith$10,000ofinsuranceborrows$2,000anddiesleavingtheloanunpaid.Theinsurancecompanywouldpayonly$8,000tothepersonentitledtoreceivethemoney.

LouiseRichard

Borrowingfrompawnbrokersisbothe