Directions:Supposeyouaregoingtowriteaproposaltoyourschoollibraryforimprovingitsservice.Youaretowriteaboutitscurrentproblemsandpossiblesolutionstotheseproblems.
Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreene^sreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline
throughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Itstudiedtheeffectsofexerciseonsleep.
B)Itsparticipantscamefromvariouswalksoflife.
C)Itsfindingsconfirmedthoseofpreviousstudies.
D)Itranforaslongassomethirtyyears.
2.A)Eatingmorevegetablesinsteadofmeats.
B)Drinkingwaterinsteadofbeverageswithaddedsugar.
C)Consumingmoreenergydrinksandsportsdrinks.
D)Formingthehabitofexercisingregularly.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Heaskedthemabouthislostpaintings.
B)Heknewtheowneroftwomissingpaintings.
C)Helefthispaintingsatahighwayreststop.
D)Hefoundtwo17th-centuryoilpaintings.
4.A)Theyareimitations.
B)Theyareoriginals.
C)TheywerestolenbyanItalianboy.
D)Theycamefromthesameartist.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Lookafterhergrandfather.
B)Leavetheremotecoldregion.
C)Savehersickgrandmother.
D)Fleefromthethreatofbears.
6.A)Shehastofaceacriminalcharge.
B)Shewasfoundlyingmotionlessinthesnow.
C)Shesearchedforherdaughterinfreezingcold.
D)Sheworksinchildcareservices.
7.A)Shewasfoundinaforestafterthreedays.
B)Shelaytotallyunconsciousforthreedays.
C)Shesufferedfromtheeffectsofseverecold.
D)Shewasfinallyrescuedbyherrelatives.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Sheshowsarealpassionfortakingphotos.
B)Shehasjustreturnedfromherhometown.
C)ShecomesfromthecityofCapeTown.
D)Shehasatrulyamazingappearance.
9.A)ItisasfamousasCapeTown.
B)Ithasaflatsurfaceatthetop.
C)Itisgreenandfreefrompollution.
D)ItwasnamedbyEuropeansettlers.
10.A)ShehasBritishancestors.
B)Sheisofmixedblood.
C)ShegrewupinIndia.
D)Shespeaksseverallanguages.
11..A)Itisanextremelyviolentsport.
B)Itisbecominganationalsport.
C)ItisoriginatedinNewZealand.
D)Itismorepopularthanfootball.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Prepareastudyguide.
B)Consulthisadvisors.
C)Gooverhisnotesregularly.
D)Takestress-reliefsessions.
13.A)Hisworksheetsareterriblymessy.
B)Hefindstheworkloadtooheavy.
C)Hisstudyfolderisbadlydisorganized.
D)Hehasdifficultytakingnotesquickly.
14.A)Avisuallearner.
B)Anemotionallearner.
C)Anorganizedlearner.
D)Alogicallearner.
15.A)Arrangethemusingcolorandpictures.
B)Restructuretheminalogicalway.
C)Committhemtomemoryafterclass.
D)Organizethemintoawell-connectedstory.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesAttheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough
thecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
B)Itisinterpreteddifferentlyindifferenttimes.
C)Itisacodeofconductbasedonlawsandethics.
17.A)Itmayleadtomisunderstandingdespitegoodintentions.
B)Itassumesthathumanbeingsareallgood-natured.
C)Itmaysometimesproduceundesirableoutcomes.
D)Itfailstoconsiderthecomplexityofhumanrelationships.
18.A)Thegoldenruleisofteninconflictwithcertainlawsandethicalprinciples.
B)Thegoldenrulemustsometimesgivewaytomoreimportantprinciples.
C)Failuretofollowthegoldenrulemayleadtoviolationoflawsandethics.
D)Observingthegoldenruleisthefirststeptobecomingaresponsiblecitizen.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Manyofthemfinditratherdifficulttomanage.
B)Theyhavenotseenasmuchdiversityasdesired.
C)Manyofthemhaveanincreasinglydiversifiedstaff.
D)Theyhavenotquitegraspedtheconceptofdiversity.
20.A)Initiativestoachievediversityinlargecorporations.
B)Advantagesanddisadvantagesofadiversifiedteam.
D)Innovativeideasandsolutionsresultingfromdiversity.
21.A)Peopleprefertoworkwithteammemberssimilartothemselves.
B)Employersattachgreatimportancetotheircorporations’diversity.
C)Employersdiffer,fromemployeesintheirperspectivesondiversity.
D)Doubtsaboutthepracticabilityofdiversityaregraduallydisappearing.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Choosingthebesttimeforsigningabusinesscontract.
C)Layingequalstressonwrittenandspokencommunication.
D)Usingdifferentformsofcommunicationappropriately.
23.A)Theyareregardedasseriouslybinding.
B)Theyareseldomhonoredbybusinesspartners.
C)Theyaretakenasmemosofunderstanding.
D)Theyaretobeconfirmedinwrittenform.
24.A)Ithasreachedthehighestlevelofevolution.
B)Itplacesahighvalueonwrittencontracts.
C)Itregardswrittencontractsasunalterable.
D)Ithasseenadeclineinverbalagreements.
25.A)Itsdetailscannotberenegotiated.
B)Ithastobecarriedouttotheletter.
C)Itstrengthensbusinesspartnerships.
D)Itstermsmaynotbestrictlybinding.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
A)adultI)emotional
B)associatedJ)implies
C)chewK)mammal
D)containsL)replace
E)continueM)swallow
F)defenseN)triggered
G)dentalO)underneath
H)downward
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Howtodetermineifacompanyisagoodfitforyou
A)Onpaper,thejobseemedperfectforme:Thepositionwascompletelyinlinewithmydegree,thedutiesandresponsibilitieswerecompatiblewithmyinterests,andtheofficemaintainedawell-stockedkitchenthatwouldsatisfymyeverysnackdesire.
D)However,figuringoutwhatacompanyislikebeforeyouactuallyworktherecanbeabitofachallenge.Luckily,thereareafewthingsyoucandotodeterminewhetherornotacompanyisagoodfitforyou-beforeyoueversignyournameonthatdottedline.
humorousThiscanbeabigindicatorofwhatsortofatmospherethecompanyistryingtocultivate.
I)AnindustryreviewwebsitelikeGlassdoorisanotherspottocheckinordertofindsomeinsiderinformationaboutwhatyoucanexpectaboutacompany.However,remembertotakethereviewsyoureadwithagrainofsalt-manyofthemarewrittenbyscorned(被鄙视的)employees.
J)Finally,youcanneverfailwithpersonalconnections.SendaquickmessagetoacurrentorpreviouscompanyemployeeonLinkedlnorbyemailandaskiftheywouldbewillingtohaveaquickconversationwithyouabouttheorganizationingeneral.Ifyougetayestoyourrequestforachat,you‘llbearmedwithsomeprettypowerfulandhelpfulinformationheadingintoyourinterview!
36.Cluesaboutthecultureofacompanycanbefoundonitswebsite.
37.Itcanbedifficulttoknowtherealsituationinacompanyuntilyoubecomepartofit.
38.Itisimpossibleforajobapplicanttohaveeveryexpectationmet.
39.Simplybyreadingitsdescription,theauthorfoundthejobofferedideal.
40.Jobapplicantsareadvisedtomakeawrittenlistoftheirlikesanddislikesintheirpreviousemployment.
41.Attheendofaninterview,ajobapplicantshouldseizetheopportunitytogetanswerstotheirurgentquestions.
42.Tobeginwith,jobapplicantsshouldbeclearwhattheyexpectfromtheirfutureemployer.
43.Jobapplicantsshouldreadwithacriticaleyewhatiswrittenaboutacompanyonthewebsite.
44.Jobsatisfactionhasalottodowithcompanyculture.
45.Achatwithaninsiderofacompanycangivejobapplicantsveryusefulinformationwhentheyprepareforaninterview.
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Onlineclassesbegantobepopularizedjustafewdecadesago.Theyareadvertisedasawayforadultstofinishtheireducationandstudentstolearnthematerialattheirownpace——itisfarmorecompatibleforpeoplewithbusyschedules.
Butafterbeingenrolledinanonlinecourselastfallsemester,Icametorealizeonlineclassesweremerelyameanstofulfilcourserequirements.
Firstofall,studentslackthedesiretolearn,andtheysimplycompletetheirassignmentstoreceivecreditforapassinggraderatherthangenuinelyengagewiththecoursematerial.
Asonlinecoursestendtohavemorethan100students,mostoftheassignmentsareshortandsimple.Theyarenotdesignedforstudentstointeractwiththematerialindepthbutdesignedtobegradedeasilytoaccommodatesuchalargenumberofstudents.
Perhapsthebiggestdisadvantageoftakinganonlineclassistheabsenceofface-to-faceinteractionbetweentheteacherandtheirstudents.Livesessionsareinfrequentandareoftenscheduledduringthemiddleofthedaywhenstudentshavetoattendotherclassesorwork.Theofficehoursoftheprofessormayalsobeduringinconvenienttimesformanystudentsaswell.Mostinteractionwiththeprofessorhastobethroughemailwhichisoftenimpersonal.Itisnearlyimpossibleforstudentstobuildarelationshipwiththeirprofessor.
Thereisalsolittleinteractionamongststudents.Itcanbeharderforstudentstocreatestudygroupsandformrelationshipswiththeirpeers.
Onlineclassesalsorequireeitheracomputerorlaptopandareliableinternetconnection.Notallstudentshaveaccesstothesetypesofresources,whetheritisforfinancialorotherreasons,andsomestudentscanbeputatadisadvantage.
Offeringonlineclassescertainlyhelpsstudentswhowouldotherwisenotbeabletoattendclassroomsessions.However,theyfailtoprovideagenuineeducationwithanemphasisonconvenienceratherthancriticalthinking.Weneedrestructuredonlineclassesinwhichstudentscanhavealearningexperiencethatwillactuallyprovidequalityeducation.
46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstudentsenrolledinonlineclasses
A)Theycanaccesscoursematerialseasily.
B)Theyareunmotivatedtolearn.
C)Theycanlearnattheirownpace.
D)Theyrarelyfulfilthecourserequirements.
47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofonlinecourseassignments
A)Theyaremadeconvenienttomark.
B)Theyaremeanttofacilitateinteraction.
C)Theyarebasedoneasilyaccessiblematerial.
D)Theyaregiventoaccommodatestudents’needs.
48.Whatdoestheauthorsayisonedisadvantageofonlineclasses
A)Theyarefrequentlyscheduledatirregulartimes.
B)Theymakeprofessors’officesmuchlessaccessible.
C)Theytendtoincreaseprofessors’burdenofrespondingtostudents’emails.
D)Theyprovidelittlechanceforstudentstobuildrelationshipswitheachother.
49.Whatproblemmayariseifclassesgoonline
A)Morestudentsmayfinditeasytobeabsentfromthem.
B)Teacherswillworryaboutpoorinternetconnections.
C)Somestudentsmayhavedifficultyattendingthem.
D)Schoolswithlimitedresourceswillbeatadisadvantage.
50.Whatdoestheauthorthinkconstitutesakeypartofgenuineeducation
A)Acquisitionofusefulknowledge.
B)Trainingofreal-lifeskillsoncampus.
C)Developmentofstudents’personalities.
D)Cultivationofanalyticalthinkingability.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ArecentdebatepublishedinTheNewYorkTimesdiscussedthequestionofhowquicklymedicineshouldbedevelopedandproduced.Issuessuchassafetyoftheproductandperceptionofthepublicwereexaminedandconsidered.Butsomeexpertsworriedthatsuchpublicspeculationmightleadpeopletobelievethatdisagreementaboutthedetailsmeantalackofadequatescientificconsensusoverthesafetyandefficiencyofmodern-daymedicine.
51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkopendebatecando
A)Helpthepublictobetterunderstandscience.
B)Clearupconfusioninthescientificcommunity.
C)Settledisputesbetweenuniversitiesandgovernmentagencies.
D)Preventinformationfrombeingusedincorrectlybythepublic.
52.WhydidarecentdebatepublishedinTheNewYorkTimesarouseconcernsamongexperts
A)Itmighthindertheprogressinmedicalresearch.
B)Itmightbreedpublicdistrustinmodemmedicine.
C)Itmightaddtothedifficultyofgettingresearchfunds.
D)Itmightpreventmedicalscientistsreachingconsensus.、
53.Whydoestheauthorsaysomeexperts’anxietyseemsmisplaced
A)Debatingscientificissuesataconferenceisnowold-fashioned.
B)Diversetopicscanbedebatedbybothscientistsandthepublic.
C)Debatesaboutscienceareaccessibletothepublicanyway.
D)Scientistscanvoicetheiropinionswhateverwaytheylike.
54.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestscientistsdoaboutpublicdebate
A)Havemorediscussionsaboutit.
B)Embraceitwithopenarms.
C)Formulatenewrulesforit.
D)Restrainittoarationaldegree.
55.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutscienceinthelastparagraph
A)Itistransmittedthroughtextbooks.
B)Itiswhatprovesvalidandtruetolife.
C)Itisadynamicandself-improvingprocess.
D)Itisacollectionoffactsandestablishedrules.
PartIVTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
从前有个农夫嫌他种的禾苗长得慢，就到地里把禾苗一株株地拔高了一点。回家后他对家人说：“今天可真把我累坏了！但我总算让禾苗一下子长高了。“他儿子到地里去一看，禾苗都已死光了。现在有些家长急于让孩子成功，往往步那个农夫的后尘，搞得孩子苦不堪言，却不见孩子学业长进。这样的家长是否该对这个问题有所醒悟，让孩子自然成长呢？。
PartIWriting参考范文
AProposalonImprovingLibraryService
TheschoollibraryisanimportantresourceforuniversitystudyMakingfulluseoftheacademicresourcesinthelibrarycanbenefitcollegestudentsalot.However,itfailstomeetthedemandsofstudentsinseveralaspects.Itishightimetoimprovelibraryservice.
SoIsuggestthatopeninghoursbeextendedfrom6:00amto11:30pmwithhelpofstudentvolunteers.
Withtheabovesuggestionstakenintoconsideration,Ibelieve,students’satisfactionwillclimb,schoollibrarywillembracenewdevelopmentandouruniversitywillhaveabrighterfuture.
PartⅡListeningComprehension
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16.D17.C18.B19.B20.C21.A22.D23.A24.B25.D
PartⅢReadingComprehension
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36.G37.D38.M39.A40.F41.K42.E43.D44.C45.J
46.B47.A48.D49.C50.D51.A52.B53.C54.B55.C
PartIVTranslation
Therewasonceapeasantwhowasunhappyabouttheslowgrowthofhisseedlings.Sohewenttothefieldandpulledupthemabitonebyone.Aftergettingbackhome,hetoldhisfamily,“Iamreallytiredouttoday!ButIfinallymadethoseyoungcropsgrowtallerallatonce.”Onhearingthis,hissonhurriedtothefield,onlytofindthatthecropswerealldead.