SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEETI.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartAYouwillhear10shortdialogues.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,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.SampleAnswer:[A][B][C][D]Nowlookatquestion1.1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?[A]Sheinvitesthemantoapotlucknextweekend.[B]Sheasksthemantohelpherwiththegardening.[C]Sheisnotfreetoday.[D]SheagreestomeetthemannextSaturday.2.Whatwillthemando?[A]Joinhisfriends.[B]Playacardgame.[C]Catchupwithothers.[D]Domorestudying.3.Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?[A]Atthebookstore.[B]Atadepartmentstore.[C]Ataclub.[D]Ataschool.4.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortwotickets?[A]$8.[B]$24.[C]$18.[D]$36.5.Whatdotheydecidetodo?[A]Themanwillbringsomefoodbackfordinner.[B]Theywillgototheirfriend'shomeforsupper.[C]Thewomanwillfilltherefrigeratorbeforesupper.[D]Theywilleatoutfordinner.6.Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?[A]Angry.[B]Relieved.[C]Upset.[D]Sarcastic.7.Whatisthemangoingtodothismorning?[A]Paintthebookshelf.[B]Fixthetable.[C]Washthecar.[D]Gotothebeach.8.Howmanystudentswereabsentfromthetest?[A]15.[B]20.[C]25.[D]30.9.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[A]ThemanneedsthreeweekstodosomethingbeforeleavingforEurope.[B]SomethingpreventsthemanfromgoingtoEurope.[C]ThewomanisleavingforEuropeinjustthreeweeks.[D]ThemanisexcitedabouthistriptoEurope.10.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?[A]Themanisgivingaparty.[B]Thewomanisstayingathome.[C]Themanisgoingtolowerthemusicvolume..[D]Thewomanisinvitedtojointheman.PartBYouaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachpassageorconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoreadtheQuestions11-13.11.Whatisanactiveholidayaccordingtotheman?[A]Sittingaround.[B]Withjoysofsocialactivities.[C]Doingnothing.[D]Holidaywithalotofexercise.12.Whichofthefollowingbelongstotheman'spreferences?[A]Waterskiing.[B]Sharkfishing.[C]Rowing.[D]Camping.13.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtothewoman'ssuggestions?[A]Skindiving.[B]Golfing.[G]Rowing.[D]Canoeing.Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-13.Questions14-17arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions14-17.14.Whydoesthewomanwanttogotothemovie?[AjBecausesheistiredofstayingathomeallday.[B]Becausethereisagoodfilmintheneighborhoodtheater.[C]Becausesheenjoysgoingtothemovies.[D]BecausesheistiredofwatchingTV.15.Whatdoes"I'drathernotspendalotofmoney"imply?[A]Shepreferstospendmoneyonsomethingelse.[B]Ticketsindowntowntheatersareveryexpensive.[C]Peoplecannothelpbuyingthingsiftheygodowntown.[D]Itwouldtakealongdrivetogetthere.16.Whydoesthewomansayshedoesn'twanttoseethemovieGonewiththeWind?[A]Becausethemovietheateristoofaraway.[B]Becausethefilmistooold.[C]Becauseshedoesn'twanttoseeitasecondtime.[D]Becauseit'sapopularfilmsotheticketswouldbequiteexpensive.17.Whatmayyouinferfromthedialogue?[A]PeoplearetiredofwatchingTVnowadays.[B]Baseballgamesattractmorepeoplethanfilmsdo.[C]Therearen'tanyfilmsworthseeinginlocaltheaters.[D]Thewomanisratherhardtoplease.Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions14-17.Questions18-21arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions18-21.18.Whichflooristhemostdangerousifacatfallsfromit?[A]The7thfloor.[B]The32ndfloor.[C]The4thfloor.[D]The20thfloor.19.Howmanycatscansurviveafallfromtwoorthreestoreys?[A]100%.[B]50%.[C]90%.[D]10%.20.Whatdocatsprobablydoaftertheyhavereachedtheterminalspeed?[A]Theyfeelextremelyterror-stricken.[B]Theybecomerelievedfromstrain.[C]Theyflylikeflyingsquirrels.[D]Theytrytoholdontosomething.21.Whatmakescatslandontheirfeet?[A]Fearofdeath.[B]Theterminalspeed.[C]Thelightweightofcats.[D]Asenseofbalance.Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions18-21.Questions22-25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions22-25.22.WhatdoestheInternationalCentersendouttostudents?[A]Adiagramoftheirfacilities.[B]Atimetableofevents.[C]Mapsofthecity.[D]Samplesofcoffeefromothercountries.23.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthelocalcustoms?[A]Fearful.[B]Angry.[C]Disinterested.[D]Confused.24.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamily?[A]Theylivefaraway.[B]Theyfrequentlyinvitestudentstotheirhome.[C]Theycomefromanothercountry.[D]Theyvisithereveryweekend.25.WhendoestheInternationalCentercloseonweeknights?[A]11:30.[B]10:30.[C]8:00.[D]8:30.Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions22-25.Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWERSHEET1.Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.TextWhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inone26thereareasmanydifferentkindsofEnglishastherearespeakersofit.27twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame28Wecanalwaysheardifferences29them,andthepronunciationofEnglish30agreatdealindifferentgeographical31.HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa32?Thisisnotaquestionthatcanbe33inthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.34youliveinapartoftheworld35IndiaorWestAfrica,wherethereisalong36ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurposes,youshould37toacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbea38inthesecircumstancestouseasamodelBBCEnglishor39ofthesort.Ontheotherhand,ifyouliveinacountry40thereisnotraditionaluseofEnglish,youmusttake41yourmodelsomeformof42Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot43verymuchwhichformyouchoose.Themost44wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucan45mostoften.26.[A]meaning[B]sense[C]case[D]situation27.[A]Not[B]No[C]None[D]Nor28.[A]type[B]form[C]sort[DJway29.[A}between[B]among[C]of[D]from30.[A]changes[B]varies[C]shifts[D]alters31.[A]areas[B]parts[C]countries[D]spaces32.[A]direction[B]guide[C]symbol[D]model33.[A]given[B]responded[C]satisfied[D]answered34.[A]Because[B]When[C]lf[D]Whether35.[A]as[B]in[C]like[D]near36.[A]custom[B]use[C]tradition[D]habit37.[A]aim[B)propose[C]select[D]tend38.[A]fashion[B]mistake[C]nonsense[D]possibility39.[A]everything[B]nothing[C]anything[D]things40.[A]where[B]that[C]which[D]wherever41.[A]to[B]with[C]on[D]as42.[A]practical[B]domestic[C]native[D]new43.[A]care[B]affect[C]trouble[D]matter44.[A]effective[B]sensitive[C]ordinary[D]careful45.[A]listen[B]hear[C]notice[D]findSection11ReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.TextIIfyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise-andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeter-minethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties(功能).Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and-seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage-usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed."Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,"hesays."Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators."46.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout_________.[A]whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers[B]howtomakepeoplelivelonger[C]thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains[D]whichpeoplearemostintelligent47.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?[A]AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.[B]Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.[C]Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.[D]Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.48.Thedoctor'stestsshowthat_________.[A]ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder[B]thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink[C]sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds[D]somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's49.Theword"subjects"inparagraph5means_________.[A]somethingtobeconsidered[B]branchesofknowledgestudied[C]personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment[D]anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler50.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?[A]Lawyers.[B]Farmers.[C]Clerks.[D]Shopassistants.Text2Televisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworld.IntheUnitedStates,wheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffects,someinterestingobservationshavebeenmade.Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople'slives.Italterspeople'swaysofseeingtheworld;inmanyways,itsupportsaridsustains(維持)modernlife.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerofconversations,themajortransmitterofculture,akeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,itbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer;thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate(提高)peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeasitexists.TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,thecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsnotonlypaidmoneyfortimewithinprograms,butmanyactuallyproducedtheprograms.Thus,inAmericansociety,televisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingandattractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.Advertiserswanttoattractthelargestviewingaudiencepossible.Todosorequiresthattheprogramsbeentertainingratherthaneducational,attractiveratherthanchallenging.TelevisioninAmericatodayremains,toalargeextent,withthesameorganizationandstandardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrueachievementtowardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeintheentiresystem.51.AccordingtotheauthorAmericantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause_________.[A]advertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideas[B]itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment,comparedwiththeradio[C]theprogramshavetobedevelopedintheinterestsofthesponsorsforeconomicreasons[D]itiscontrolledbyradiocompanies52.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout_________.[A]TVasthesustainerofAmericanlife[B]TVasthemajortransmitterofculture[C]theeducationaleffectofTVonsociety[D]thestronginfluenceandthepoorqualityofAmericanTV53.Intheauthor'sviewAmericanTVshould_________.[A]becriticalbutentertaining[B]becreativeandeducational[C]changewiththedevelopmentofsociety[D]attractasmanyviewersaspossible54.TheauthorbelievesthattelevisionintheUnitedStateshasbecomeimportanttomostpeoplebecause_________.[A]itpromotesfamilyunity[B]ithelpsthemdeveloptheirspeakingability[C]itattractstheirlifeinmanyways[D]itchallengessociety55.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis_________.[A]critical[B]praising[C]doubtful[D]sympatheticText3Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleovertheperiodinwhicheachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhenthepupillooksatwordsaphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesoftheseseparateletters.Whenagoodreaderisatwork,hedoesnotlookatletters,norevenatwords,onebyorhoweverquickly;hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsatatime,inasinglemoment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,anditwillbeseenthattheydonottravelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,buttheymovebyjumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.Theeyesaverygoodreadermovequickly,takinglongjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts(停止);theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsadifficulty,heevengoesbackwardstoseeagainwhathasalreadybelookedatonce.Theteacher'9taskisthereforeclear:itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsataglance(one"eyejump")andremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoreadsomethingasecondtime.Thisshowsatoncethatletter-by-letter,orsyllable-by-syllable(音節(jié)),orword-by-wordreading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixingeachoneinturn,iswrong.Itiswrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil'seyedowntoaveryshortjump.Moreover,avery.shortjumptooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense;anditwillbefoundthathavingstruggledwiththreefourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,alltogetherandinonegroup,inordergetthemeaningofthewholephrase.56.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?[A]Pupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingtoconcentrateontheseparatesymbols.[B]Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellasforitsshape.[C]Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.[D]Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.57.Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup_________.[A]severalwords[B]severalphrases[C]severalsentences[D]severallines58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?[A]Theeyesofagoodreadermakeshorthaltsandlongjumps.[B]Theeyesofabadreadertakeinthemeaningofonewordatatime.[C]Theeyesofabadreadertakeonlyshortjumps.[D]Theeyesofagoodreadermovesteadily.59.Onemayhavetoreadsomethingasecondtimeif_________.[A]thereisenoughtime[B]onereadstoofast[C]thepassageisverylong[D]onereadswordbyword60.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat_________.[A]word-by-wordreadingishighlyinefficient[B]thepupil'seyesshouldfocusongroupsofsyllablesinsteadofsinglesyllables[C]pupilshavetomovetheireyesbackandforthwhenreading[D]finger-pointinginreadinghelpsthepupilconcentrateonmeaningPartBDirections:Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofmarriage.Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.LisaSometimesIthinkthatsuccessfulmarriagesareanendangeredsocietalspecies.ItseemsasthougheverytimeIturnaround,anothercoupleIknowisgettingdivorced.It'sashamebecausemarriageisveryimportant.Ibelievethatifpeopleputmoreeffortintomakingtheirmarriageswork,therewouldbefewerdivorces.Marriagetakescertainqualitiestomakeitasuccess,suchasresponsibilityandasenseofhumor.Ifpartnersallunderstandthis,morehappymarriageswillbemaintained.WendyOnethingIthinkthatisimportanttosuccessfulmarriageisthatyoushouldnotalwaysthinkofyourself.MyhusbandandIhavestayedhappilyforabouttenyears.Hemakesmewanttodothingsforhimbecauseofhisgenerousnature.Iknowtherearemanytimeshewouldratherbereading,relaxing,orworkingonthecar,butheonlydoessomethingforhimselfwhenallthehouseholdchoresaredoneandthekidshavebeentakencareof.Inreturn,Ibakehimallhisfavoritehome-madecakesandcookiesandtrytogooutofmywaytodospecialthingsforhim.Ifeelveryfortunatetohavemarriedhim.CatherineMyhusbandismybestfriend,withwhomIsharemostofmythought.Wefinditeasytotalkaboutmostthings,sowedon'thavemanysecretsfromeachother.Whenmymothermakeshimupset,hetellsmeaboutit.Thingslikethatareeasiertodealwithwhenthey'reoutinthe