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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversa-tion,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohave

takenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.

Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

Sample

Answer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.

B)Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

C)She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

D)Shecan'tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.A)Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.

B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.

D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.A)Playataperecorder.C)Repaira

typewriter.

B)Takeapicture.D)Startacar.

4.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.

B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman'soffer.

C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D)Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.A)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.

B)Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

C)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.

D)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.A)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

B)Shewilldropoutofschool.

C)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

D)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.

B)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C)HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.

D)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.

B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

C)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.

D)Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

10.A)Inabank.C)Inaclothingstore.

B)Inaschool.D)Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.

B)Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

C)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.

D)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A)Thecruelmaster.C)Thepetbird.

B)Themaninthekitchen.D)Thefourthchicken.

13.A)Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.

B)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

C)Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.

D)Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.

B)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.

D)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutside

prisons.

B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

D)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.

B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

C)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.

D)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.

B)Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

C)BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.

D)Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

18.A)Twotofourmonths.C)Atleasthalfayear.

B)Aboutthreeweeks.D)Twoyearsor

more.

19.A)Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.

B)Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

C)Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.

D)Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.

20.A)Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey'redoing.

B)Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

C)Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.

D)Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofall

intodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautos

willbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,think

theautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleading

meansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30

years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshould

notbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbe

farmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethe

mainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(擁擠).Oneproposedsolution

tothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸縮的)

armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilar

tothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,

thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolof

thevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthen

monitorallofthecar'smove-ments.

Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthis

destinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,

andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthe

highway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂

鳴器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatan

automatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,

comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbya

present-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobably

be.

A)itspowersourceC)itsmonitoring

system

B)itsdrivingsystemD)itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.

B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighway

system?

A)Arail.C)Aretractablearm.

B)Anengine.D)Acomputer

controller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois

A)keepintherightlane

B)waittoarriveathisdestination

C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A)Enthusiastic.C)Optimistic.

B)Pessimistic.D)Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-like

animalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyare

officiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbers

downbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrol

thefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthe

countryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenand

womenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillit

orahuntershootsit.

Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theyweara

specialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodes

ofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,so

mosthuntersarewealthy.

Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfox

hunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeople

opposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal（殘酷的）,has

risensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsome

kindofconfrontation（沖突）betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs（阻攔

者）.Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteurs

interferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailof

thefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.

Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecome

socommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuit

offoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbigger

threattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,Mike

Foster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmake

thehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wild

animalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBri