PartIListeningComprehension(20points,1pointeach)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear7shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
1.A)Tothebank.B)Toabookstore.C)Toashoestore.D)Tothegrocer’s.
2.A)Nearthetrainstation.B)Inthecountryside.C)Inthecity.D)Neartheworkplace
3.A)thechoiceofcoursesB)adaycourseC)aneveningcourseD)theirwork
4.A)Thepear.B)Theweather.C)Theseafood.D)Thecold.
5.A)George’swife.B)George’sfather.C)George’sbrotherD)George’swife’sfather.
6.A)Sheispleasedtolendhimthecar.B)Sherefusestolendhimthecar.
C)Sheagreestolendhimthecar.D)Sheoffershimthecar.
7.A)Policemananddriver.B)Policemanandthief.
C)Teacherandpupil.D)Directorandactress.
Questions8to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Booksaroom.B)Reservesaroom.
C)Confirmshisreservation.D)Tellsthereceptionisthehasreservedaroom.
9.A)OnTuesday.B)ProbablyonThursday.
C)Threedayslater.D)Probablysevendayslater.
10.A)At7.B)At7:30.C)At8.D)At6:30.
Questions11to13arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Aconductorandaconductress.B)Abusdriverandaconductress.
C)Theorganizeroftheraceandaparticipant.D)Areporterandaconductress.
12.A)Adaybeforetherace.B)Adayaftertherace.
C)Rightaftertherace.D)Afewhoursaftertherace.
13.A)Shewonthefirstprizeinthecyclerace.
B)Sheboughtthebeautifulracingbicyclebycollectingmoney.
C)Shewastaughttocyclewhenshewasfive.
D)Shewasthefirstconductresswhowonacyclerace.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,you’llhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)CoursesinBritishhistory.B)Languagecourses.
C)Coursesinsports.D)Teachertrainingcourses.
15.A)Toattractmorestudents.
B)Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.
C)Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.
D)Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.
16.A)Becausetheyallworkveryhard.
B)BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.
C)Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.
D)Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Hewasnovelist.B)Hewasaplaywright.
C)Hewasapoet.D)Hewasanactor.
18.A)Tovisithisfriends.B)Tovisithisfamily.
C)ToattendtheNewYorkFilmFestival.
D)TohelpwiththeproductionofhisplaybyanAmericanTVcompany
19.A)ItwasaboutanimmigrantfamilyfromPakistantoEngland.
B)ItwasaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenPakistantoEngland.
C)ItwasaboutthestruggleofaPakistaniyouthinEngland.
D)ItwasaboutthemiserablelifeoftheimmigrantsinEngland.
20.A)Hemissedhisplane.B)Thetaxidriveroverslept.
C)Heheardaterribleaccidentreportedovertheradio.
D)Hewouldhavebeendeadifhehadn’toverslept.
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughcenter.
21.Theimprovementsintechnologyhave______thepricesofcomputerconsiderablyinrecentmonths.
A)broughtbackB)broughtdown
C)broughtonD)broughtup
22.Asthemanager’sprivatesecretary,Helenhaseasy______toallhiscorrespondence.
A)accessB)approachC)accentD)response
23.Theeditoraskedhisjournalistsnotto_____anydetailsintheirreportsoftheaccident.
A)leaveforB)leaveonC)leaveoffD)leaveout
24.Thepartyhadtobe______becausethehostwentdownwithabadcaseofflu.
A)calledinB)calledoffC)calledonD)calledup
25.Sincehiswifedied,hehas______himselfintotheresearchwork.
A)devotedB)dedicatedC)thrownD)contributed
26.Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwithmentally______people.
A)disabledB)divergedC)nakedD)abolished
27.Theroadtotheislandonlyappearswhenthetidehas______.
A)sprinkledB)recededC)tiltedD)diminished
28.Environmentalistsaredoingeverythingwithintheirpowerto______theimpactoftheoilspill.
A)rejectB)belittleC)minimizeD)reclaim
29.Iwouldalways______buyingagoodqualitycarratherthanacheapone.
A)appreciateB)approveC)introduceD)recommend
30.Ididn’tknowanythingaboutanyofthebookssomychoicewasquite______.
A)arbitraryB)obviousC)evidentD)fortunate
31.Ifollowedher______butIstillcouldn’tworkouthowtousethesewingmachine.
A)descriptionB)introductionC)instructionsD)comments
32.Employeesare______tojointhecompany’spensionplanafterayear’sservice.
A)compelledB)acquiredC)respondedD)regarded
33.Shesoon______theactorwhohadstarredinthepopularmovieSpeed.
A)specifiedB)realizedC)justifiedD)identified
34.Wecollectedhundredsof______insupportofnotallowingcarsintothecitycentre.
A)signaturesB)awarenessC)stationeryD)statements
35.Theyoungmanstruggledto______wherehewasatthetimethemurdertookplace.
A)reflectB)respondC)resolveD)recall
36.Allthewhilehewasterrifiedbythefear______hehadcancerofthestomach.
A)whichB)thatC)whatD)such
37.Peoplefoundtotheirhorrorthattwo-thirdsoftheadultpopulationinthatareahad______AIDS.
A)contactedB)contrastedC)contractedD)compacted
38.Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnot______onlinelearning.
A)giveupB)getthroughC)getbyD)givein
39.AsNationalDayisroundthecorner,Shanghaiis______afestiveatmosphere.
A)lookedonB)involvedinC)bathedinD)surroundedwith
40.Heissokindandeasy-goingthatthekidsgo______himinabigway.
A)forB)toC)withD)off
41.Sheseemedtobeawareofthedelicacyofthesituationandshewastakinggreatcarenottosayanythingto______hercompanion.
A)ignoreB)neglectC)charmD)embarrass
42.Theobviousunfairnessofsuchpovertysidebysidewithconspicuousaffluenceremindedthemoftheir______parentsbackhome.
A)vulnerableB)destructiveC)criticalD)sentimental
43.Writingaletterorreadingabookmayappeartobe______activitiesinwhichindividualsexercisepersonalskills.
A)scarceB)sophisticatedC)solitaryD)sincere
44.Hetookherhandandfeltthescaronherthumb,______ofanaccidentwithakitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage.
A)modeB)premiseC)signatureD)legacy
45.Aseachblackcreature______andflappedawayintothegrayingsky,shewatchedit,tearsinhereyes.
A)flutteredB)featuredC)fussedD)ferried
46.Themomentseemedto______outendlessly,hisgazetravellingacrossherface,herneck,hershoulder,returningtohereyes.
A)stretchB)expandC)skipD)slip
47.Althoughthepoemcontainssuchpessimisticovertonesandpatheticacceptanceoffate,thereishopetobefoundinthelasttwolineswhichseemtobe______fromtherest.
A)takenapartB)setasideC)setapartD)fallenapart
48.Hisaimwasto______prideinbeingblackandtoinspireblackAmericanstocampaignforequalrights.
A)respondB)restoreC)restrainD)retreat
49.Aclassissaidrathervaguelyto______agroupofpersonssharingsimilaroccupationsandincomes,andasaconsequencesimilarlife-stylesandbeliefs.
A)consistofB)contrastwithC)contributeinD)composedof
50.Thecouplehavetriedhardtosavetheirtroubledmarriage______theirchildren.
A)incontrasttoB)ratherthanC)forthesakeofD)regardlessof
PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA
Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispar.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ChoosethecorrectanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
HowmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneedWhathappenswhenhisspacerequirementsarenotadequatelymetSociologistsandpsychologistsareconductingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveadequatelivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwell,andreproducewell.However,iftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatternsandeventheirhealthperceptiblychange.Theycannotsleeporeatwell,andsignsoffearandtensionbecomeobvious.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyrelated.IsthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswellIsadequatespacenotonlydesirable,butalsoessentialforhumansurvival
51.Thispassageismainlyabout______.
A)livingspaceandbehavior
B)populationandlivingconditions
C)interestingexperimentsonrats
D)anaturallawforhumansociety
52.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage
A)Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.
B)Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.
C)Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.
D)Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.
53.Howwouldratsbehavewhentheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded
A)Theyeatalotandbecomefriendlytoothers.
B)Theysleeplittleandactquitepeacefully.
C)Theyeatlittlebutsleepsoundly.
D)Theybecomenervousandtendtobewar-like.
54.Thepassagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions______.
A)aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulation
B)maycauseanincreaseinviolence
C)mayleadtohighbirthrate
D)maybringaboutpollutionproblems
PassageTwo
Manypeoplehopethatthewholeworldwillonedayspeakacommonlanguage.OvertheYears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguageswiththisaim.Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak.Themostfamousone,Esperanto(世界语),wastheideaofLudwigZamenhof,adoctorinWarsaw.Hepublishedabookabouthisnewlanguagein1887.
ToencouragepeopletolearntheLanguage,hemadeitassimpleaspossible.
Esperantohasneverbeenacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage,butithasbeensuggestedasanauxiliarylanguage.By1950ithadbeentaughttooneandahalfmillionspeakers,anditwasspokeninsixhundredschools.TodayEsperantoisspokenbyabouteightmillionpeople,andmorethanonehundrednewspapersandmagazinesinthelanguagearepublishedregularlythroughouttheworld.ThousandsofbookshavebeenwritteninEsperanto,includingthosetranslatedfromotherlanguages.
TodaytheneedforanewauxiliarylanguagelikeEsperantoseemslessobvious.ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.ThefactthatmorearelearningEnglishshowsthattheuseofEnglishisstillgrowingworldwide.Noonewoulddenytheusefulnessofworldlanguage,butnotmanypeoplethinkthatEsperantoislikelytoplaysucharole.
55.Overtheyears,peoplehavemadeupnewlanguagesinthehopethat______.
A)allpeoplewillbeabletospeakacommonlanguage
B)peoplewilllearnaforeignlanguagebetter
C)peoplecanunderstandeachotherbetter
D)peoplewillbeabletospeakseverallanguages
56.Zamenhofmadethelanguageassimpleaspossiblebecause______.
A)hewantedpeopletolearnitquickly
B)hehopedmoreandmorepeoplewouldbewillingtolearnit
C)hewantedeveryonetospeakitwithoutanydifficulty
D)hehopeditwouldbeacceptedasanofficialworldlanguage
57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofEnglish
A)Itiswidelytaughtinschools.
B)Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.
C)ManybookshavebeenwritteninEnglish.
D)ItislesspopularthanEsperanto.
58.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage
A)Thelanguagemadebyoneman.
B)Atalkabouttheworldlanguage.
C)Englishasasecondlanguageforeveryone.
D)Esperanto—abetterlanguagethanEnglish.
assageThree
AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.
Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.
InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.
Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedtotheirdrawingboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.
Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.
Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
59.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelesearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat______.
A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildings
B)itoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighways
C)largenumbersofLosAngelesresidentshadgoneforaholiday
D)improvementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways
60.Thefunctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto______.
A)counterbalanceanearthquake’sactiononthebuilding
B)predictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracy
C)helpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuilding
D)measuretheimpactofanearthquake’svibrations
61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecausedbyearthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon______.
A)theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelincapitalconstruction
B)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterials
C)thereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrations
D)earlyforecastsofearthquakes
62.Themainpurposeofthispassageismostlyto______.
A)comparetheconsequencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheU.S.
B)encouragecivilengineerstomakeextensiveuseofcomputers
C)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterials
D)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuilding
Directions;MatchtheChinesesentencesintheleftcolumnwiththeEnglishintherightcolumn,markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
63.首先，他如此努力工作并非只为了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法激励他们在各方面取得进步。
A)Thedesiretokeeptherespectofagoodnamepropelledmetobecomethefirstinourfamilytogotocollege.
64.要保持好名声多赢得的那份尊重，这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学的人。
B)Shieldingchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedisanythingbutbeneficialtotheirdevelopment.
65.我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。
C)Wemustwakenpeopletotheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Oritwillbetoolate.
66.庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。
D)Tostartwith,itisnotonlymoneythatheworkssohard.Heiscommittedtoeducatingtheyoungandtriestomotivatethemtogetaheadinlife.
67.现在回想起来，他是故意不让我们知道，免得扫了大家的兴。
A)Theonlythingneighborhaveincommontobeginwithisproximity,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.
68.尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有写作天才的人一定能够教书。
B)AsIlookback,it'sclearthathehaddeliberatelykeptallofthathiddenfromustoavoidspoilingourfun.
69.对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。
C)Thoughgratefulforgentleemployment,hedidn’treallyseewhohadagiftforwritingshouldnecessarilybeabletoteach.
70.一开始，邻居们唯一的公共点就是住得近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。
D)Forashyman,hisgregariousgenerosityofspiritwasremarkable.
PartIVTranslationSectionA
Directions:PutthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.Allofthemaretakenfromthepassagesyouhavejustread.
71.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviorofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.
72.Atleastsixhundredlanguageshavebeendevelopedinthesearchforalanguagewhichallhumanbeingswouldbeabletospeak.
73.ThroughoutthiscenturyEnglishhasgrownmoreandmoreimportant.Ithasbecomeasecondlanguageformanymillionsofpeople.
74.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.
75.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.
SectionBDirections:PutthefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
77.理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗
78.小女孩的歌声给老人带来了欢乐，帮住他忍受住种种生活的艰辛。
79.这个倔强的男孩不愿意听从父母的忠告。
80.只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感到心满意足的。
PartVWriting
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicOnlineGames.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.
1.现在有一些大学生沉迷于网络游戏，家长和学校对此甚为担忧;