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PartISectionAListeningComprehension(20minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconvers-ation,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.Thisconversationismost

likelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthe

bestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkit

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

l.A)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

B)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

C)Themanusedtoownacar.

D)Themanisgoodatdriving.

2.A)Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

B)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

C)SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

D)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.

B)She'seagertowatchthenewplay.

C)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

B)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

C)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

D)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

5.A)Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

B)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

C)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

D)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

6.A)Finishhisassignment.

B)Repairthewashingmachine.

C)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

D)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

7.A)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

B)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

D)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

8.A)Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B)She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

C)She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

D)She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

9.A)Readingnewspapers.

B)Talkingaboutsports.

C)Writinguplocalnews.

D)Puttingupadvertisements

10.A)They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

B)Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.

C)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

D)Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexact

wordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally;whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould

checkwhatyouhavewritten.

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment-mostof

thesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood

(SI)modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave

(S2)rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest

(S3)money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsand

interviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)assessed,our

researchers(S5)withthedifferentcameras

beingtheOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableat

themoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospend

more-(S6)muchasanother$200-onbuying

(S7)lensesandotherequipment.Itisagood

Japanesecamera,easytouse.

S8)_________________________________________________________

whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymore

expensiveTheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquitea

bitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheother

modelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.

(S9)________________________________________________________

_.ALLthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfaction

withit

(SIO)_______________________________________________________

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnited

States,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademic

achievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,the

answersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericans

expectedtofind.In'mostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittle

emphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300

Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopment

specialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearly

childhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答問

卷者）listed"togivechildrenagoodstart'academically"asoneoftheir

topthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalf

theAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.

Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,

Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathemetics,but

ratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilityto

functionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanese

childrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschool

education,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildren

withagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietyto

havepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（強

調(diào)個性發(fā)展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtop

threechoices.Anemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseenin

Japaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschool

education.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhood

education.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchas

earlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,some

kindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryand

secondaryschools.

SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattenda

university-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren'schancesof

eventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.Several

moreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfor

theheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

11.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve

A)Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

B)Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D)Japaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthan

Americanparents

12.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalso

attachimportanceto

A)parentalguidance

B)problemsolving

C)groupexperience

D)individually-orienteddevelopment

13.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison

A)tappingchildren'spotential

B)shapingchildren'scharacter

C)preparingchildrenacademically

D)developingchildren'sartisticinterests

14.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartens

inorderto

A)enrichchildren'sknowledge

B)cultivatechildren'screativity

C)broadenchildren'shorizon

D)lightenchildren'sstudyload

15.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrento

university:basedkindergartens?

A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

C)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

D)Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

Passagetwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswithapositiveroleinlong-term

maintenanceofbodyweight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnotgotten

throughtotheaverageAmerican,whowouldrathertryswitchingto

"light"beerandlow-caloriebreadthanincreasephysicalexertion.The

CentersforDiseaseControl,forexample,foundthatfewerthan

one-fourthofoverweightadultswhoweretryingtoshedpoundssaid

theywerecombiningexercisewiththeirdiet.

Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybediscouragedtoomuchby

caloric-expenditurecharts;forexample,onewouldhavetobrisklywalk

threemilesjusttoworkoffthe275caloriesinonedeliciousDanish

pastry（＜1、甜餅）.Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere.

"Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytoloseweight,"saysYorkOnnen,

programdirectorofthePresident'sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessand

Sports.

Still,exercise'ssupportingroleinweightreductionisvital.Astudy

attheBostonUniversityMedicalCenterofoverweightpoliceofficersand

otherpublicemployeesconfirmedthatthosewhodietedwithout

exerciseregainedalmostalltheiroldweight,whilethosewhoworked

exerciseintotheirdailyroutinemaintainedtheirnewweight.

Ifyouhavebeensedentary（極少活動的）anddecidetostart

walkingonemileaday,theaddedexercisecouldburnanextra100

caloriesdaily.Inayear'stime,assumingnoincreaseinfoodintake,you

couldlosetenpounds.Byincreasingthedistanceofyourwalksgradually

andmakingotherdietaryadjustments,youmayloseevenmore

weight.

16.WhatissaidabouttheaverageAmericaninthepassage?

A)Theyusuallyignoretheeffectofexerciseonlosingweight.

B)Theyprefer"light"beerandlow-caloriebreadtootherdrinksand

food.

C)Theyknowthefactorsthatplayapositiveroleinkeepingdown

bodyweight.

D)Theytendtoexaggeratethehealthfuleffectof"light"beer.

17.Somepeopledislikeexercisebecause

A)theyfindithardtoexercisewhileonadiet

B)theydon'tthinkitpossibletowalk3mileseveryday

C)theythinkitisphysicallyexhausting

D)theyfindconsultingcaloric-expenditurechartstroublesome

18."Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere"(Line3,

Para.2)means"They

A)arenotfullyconvincedthatdietingcanhelpmaintainone'snew

weight

B)agreethatthecaloriesinasmallpieceofpastrycanbedifficult

toworkoffbyexercise

C)arenotsufficientlyinformedofthepositiveroleofexercisein

losingweight

D)partiallybelievedietplaysasupportingroleinweightreduction

19.WhatwasconfirmedbytheBostonUniversityMedicalCenter's

study?

A)Weightreductionisimpossiblewithoutexercise.

B)Evenoccasionalexercisecanhelpreduceweight.

C)Controllingone'scalorieintakeismoreimportantthandoing

exercise.

D)Onecouldlosetenpoundsinayear'stimeifthere'snoincrease

infoodintake.

20.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A)Tostresstheimportanceofmaintainingproperweight.

B)TosupportthestatementmadebyYorkOnnen.

D)Toshowthemosteffectivewaytoloseweight.

D)TojustifythestudyoftheBostonUniversityMedicalCenter.

Passagethree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,but

beingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu()maymakeadifference

inhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelineson

combatingcoldsandtheflu(流感)，andoneofthekeysisbeingableto

quicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailable

forthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,the

soonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerrelief

willcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan

200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythree

viruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucan

bepreventedbythefluvaccine(),whichis,formostpeople,the

bestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluand

commoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignsto

lookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroat

typicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.

Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesoftheflu

forallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sore

throatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancold

symptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwhen

infantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocall

thedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-counter

medicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflu

shouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReye

syndrome(綜合癥)，ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentral

nervoussyst