PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacampaignspeechinsupportofyourelectiontothepostofchairmanofthestudentunion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.你认为自己具备了什么条件（能力、性格、爱好等）可以胜任学生会主席的工作
2.如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
Landfills
Youhavejustfinishedyourmealatafastfoodrestaurantandyouthrowyouruneatenfood,foodwrappers,drinkcups,utensilsandnapkinsintothetrashcan.Youdon'tthinkaboutthatwasteagain.Ontrashpickupdayinyourneighborhood,youpushyourcanouttothecurb,andworkersdumpthecontentsintoabigtruckandhaulitaway.Youdon'thavetothinkaboutthatwasteagain,either.Butmaybeyouhavewondered,asyouwatchthetrashtruckpullaway,justwherethatgarbageendsup.
AmericansgeneratetrashatanAstonishingrateoffourpoundsperdayperperson;whichtranslatesto600,000tonsperdayor210milliontonsperyear!Thisisalmosttwiceasmuchtrashperpersonasmostothermajorcountries.WhathappenstothistrashSomegetsrecycled(回收利用)orrecoveredandsomeisburned,butthemajorityisburiedinlandfills.
HowMuchTrashIsGenerated
Ofthe210milliontonsoftrash,orsolidwaste,generatedintheUnitedStatesannually,about56milliontons,or27percent,iseitherrecycled(glass,paperproducts,plastic,metals)orcomposted(做成堆肥)(yardwaste).Theremainingtrash,whichismostlyunrecyclable,isdiscarded.
HowIsTrashDisposedof
ThetrashproductionintheUnitedStateshasalmosttripledsince1960.Thistrashishandledinvariousways.About27percentofthetrashisrecycledorcomposted,16percentisburnedand57percentisburiedinlandfills.Theamountoftrashburiedinlandfillshasdoubledsince1960.TheUnitedStatesrankssomewhereinthemiddleofthemajorcountries(UnitedKingdom,Canada,Germany,FranceandJapan)inlandfilldisposal.TheUnitedKingdomrankshighest,buryingabout90percentofitssolidwasteinlandfills.
WhatIsaLandfill
Therearetwowaystoburytrash:
nDump-anopenholeinthegroundwheretrashisburiedandthatisfullofvariousanimals(rats,mice,birds).(Thisismostpeople'sideaofalandfill!)
nLandfill-carefullydesignedstructurebuiltintoorontopofthegroundinwhichtrashisisolatedfromthesurroundingenvironment(groundwater,air,rain).Thisisolationisaccomplishedwithabottomlineranddailycoveringofsoil.
¨Sanitarylandfill-landfillthatusesaclaylinertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironment
¨Municipalsolidwaste(MSW)landfill-landfillthatusesasynthetic(plastic)linertoisolatethetrashfromtheenvironment
Thepurposeofalandfillistoburythetrashinsuchawaythatitwillbeisolatedfromgroundwater,willbekeptdryandwillnotbeincontactwithair.Undertheseconditions,trashwillnotdecompose(腐烂)much.Alandfillisnotlikeacompostpile,wherethepurposeistoburytrashinsuchawaythatitwilldecomposequickly.
ProposingtheLandfill
Foralandfilltobebuilt,theoperatorshavetomakesurethattheyfollowcertainsteps.Inmostpartsoftheworld,thereareregulationsthatgovernwherealandfillcanbeplacedandhowitcanoperate.Thewholeprocessbeginswithsomeoneproposingthelandfill.
IntheUnitedStates,takingcareoftrashandbuildinglandfillsarelocalgovernmentresponsibilities.Beforeacityorotherauthoritycanbuildalandfill,anenvironmentimpact
studymustbedoneontheproposedsitetodetermine:
ntheareaoflandnecessaryforthelandfill
nthecompositionoftheunderlyingsoilandbedrock
ntheflowofsurfacewateroverthesite
ntheimpactoftheproposedlandfillonthelocalenvironmentandwildlife
nthehistoricalvalueoftheproposedsite
BuildingtheLandfill
Oncetheenvironmentalimpactstudyiscomplete,thepermitsaregrantedandthefundshavebeenraised,thenconstructionbegins.First,accessroadstothelandfillsitemustbebuiltiftheydonotalreadyexist.Thereroadswillbeusedbyconstructionequipment,sanitation(环卫)servicesandthegeneralpublic.Afterroadshavebeenbuilt,diggingcanbegin.IntheNorthWakeCountryLandfill,thelandfillbegan10feetbelowtheroadsurface.
WhatHappenstoTrashinaLandfill
Trashputinalandfillwillstaythereforaverylongtime.Insidealandfill,thereislittleoxygenandlittlemoisture.Undertheseconditions,trashdoesnotbreakdownveryrapidly.Infact,whenoldlandfillshavebeenduguporsampled,40-year-oldnewspapershavebeenfoundwitheasilyreadableprint.Landfillsarenotdesignedtobreakdowntrash,merelytoburyit.Whenalandfillcloses,thesite,especiallythegroundwater,mustbemonitoredandmaintainedforupto30years!
HowIsaLandfillOperated
Alandfill,suchastheNorthWakeCountyLandfill,mustbeopenandavailableeveryday.Customersaretypicallymunicipalitiesandconstructioncompanies,althoughresidentsmayalsousethelandfill.
Neartheentranceofthelandfillisarecyclingcenterwhereresidentscandropoffrecyclablematerials(aluminumcans,glassbottles,newspapersandpaperproducts).Thishelpstoreducetheamountofmaterialinthelandfill.Someofthesematerialsarebannedfromlandfillsbylawbecausetheycanberecycled.
Ascustomersenterthesite,theirtrucksareweighedatthescalehouse.Customersarechargedtippingfeesforusingthesite.Thetippingfeesvaryfrom$10to$40perton.Thesefeesareusedtopayforoperationcosts.TheNorthWakeCountyLandfillhasanoperatingbudgetofapproximately$4.5million,andpartofthatcomesfromtippingfees.
Alongthesite,therearedrop-offstationsformaterialsthatarenotwantedorlegallybannedbythelandfill.Amulti-materialdrop-offstationisusedfortires,motoroil,lead-acidbatteries.Someofthesematerialscanberecycled.
Inaddition,thereisahouseholdhazardouswastedrop-offstationforchemicals(paints,pesticides,otherchemicals)thatarebannedfromthelandfill.Thesechemicalsaredisposedofbyprivatecompanies.Somepaintscanberecycledandsomeorganicchemicalscanbeburnedinfurnacesorpowerplants.
Otherstructuresalongsidethelandfillaretheborrowedareathatsuppliesthesoilforthelandfill,therunoffcollectionpondandmethane(甲烷)station.
Landfillsarecomplicatedstructuresthat,whenproperlydesignedandmanaged,serveanimportantpurpose.Inthefuture,newtechnologiescalledbioreactorswillbeusedtospeedthebreakdownoftrashinlandfillsandproducemoremethane.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。
1.Thepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthestructureanduseofalandfill.
2.MostofthetrashthatAmericansgenerateendsupinlandfills.
3.ComparedwithothermajorIndustrializedcountries,Americaburiesamuchhigherpercentageofitssolidwasteinlandfills.
4.Landfillsarelikecompostpilesinthattheyspeedupdecompositionoftheburiedtrash.
5.Inmostcountriestheselectionofalandfillsiteisgovernedbyrulesandregulations.
6.IntheUnitedStatesthebuildingoflandfillsisthejobofbothfederalandlocalgovernments.
7.Hazardouswasteshavetobetreatedbeforebeingdumpedintolandfills.
PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.
B)Themanhasn'tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.
C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.
D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.
12.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.C)BorrowMartha'scomputer.
B)Buyherowncomputer.D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.
13.A)HehasbeentoSeattlemanytimes.
B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences.
C)Heholdsahighpositioninhiscompany.
D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.
14.A)Teacherandstudent.C)Managerandofficeworker.
B)Doctorandpatient.D)Travelagentandcustomer.
15.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.
B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.
C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.
D)She'llfinishherreportthisweekend.
16.A)Anartmuseum.C)Acollegecampus.
B)Abeautifulpark.D)Anarchitecturalexhibition.
17.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.
B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.
C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.
D)Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.
18.A)Talkingaboutsports.C)Readingnewspapers.
B)Writinguplocalnews.D)Puttingupadvertisements.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Thebenefitsofstrongbusinesscompetition.
B)Aproposaltolowerthecostofproduction.
C)Complaintsabouttheexpenseofmodernization.
D)Suggestionsconcerningnewbusinessstrategies.
20.A)Itcostmuchmorethanitsworth.
B)Itshouldbebroughtup-to-date.
C)Itcallsforimmediaterepairs.
D)Itcanstillbeusedforalongtime.
21.A)Thepersonnelmanagershouldbefiredforinefficiency.
B)Afewengineersshouldbeemployedtomodernizethefactory.
C)Theentirestaffshouldberetrained.
D)Better-educatedemployeesshouldbepromoted.
22.A)TheircompetitorshavelongbeenadvertisingonTV.
B)TVcommercialsarelessexpensive.
C)Advertisinginnewspapersaloneisnotsufficient.
D)TVcommercialsattractmoreinvestments.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Searchingforreferencematerial.
B)Watchingafilmofthe1930s'.
C)Writingacoursebook.
D)Lookingforajobinamoviestudio.
24.A)It'stoobroadtocopewith.C)It'scontroversial.
B)It'sabitoutdated.D)It'soflittlepracticalvalue.
25.A)Attheendoftheonlinecatalogue.
B)AttheReferenceDesk.
C)InTheNewYorkTimes.
D)IntheReader'sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken
onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe
fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron
AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions26to28arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
26.A)Syntheticfuel.C)Alcohol.
B)Solarenergy.D)Electricity.
27.A)Airtrafficconditions.C)Roadconditions.
B)Trafficjamsonhighways.D)Newtrafficrules.
28.A)Gothroughahealthcheck.C)Arriveearlyforboarding.
B)Takelittleluggagewiththem.D)Undergosecuritychecks.
PassageTwo
Questions29to31arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
29.A)Beauty.C)Luck.
B)Loyalty.D)Durability.
30.A)Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.
B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.
C)Itwasthroughthatabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.
D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.
31.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother'slikesanddislikes.
B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch.
C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.
D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.
PassageThree
Questions32to35arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
32.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.
B)Becausenotourguidesareavailable.
C)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.
D)Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.
33.A)Theysettheirownexams.
B)Theyselecttheirownstudents.
C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.
D)Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.
34.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.
B)Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.
C)Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.
D)TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.
35.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.
B)Theywerenotawardeddegreeuntil1948.
C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.
D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44t046youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhovejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofch0icesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafewwordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea47."Icouldn'tunderstandanything,"hesaid.He48fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.
ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhimwhileteachinghimmathandscienceinhis49Spanish."ShehelpedmestaysmartwhileteachingmeEnglish,"hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,he50confidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.
Today,heisa51doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heusesthelanguageandacademicskillshe52throughbilingualeducationtotreathispatients.
Roberto'sstoryisjustoneof53successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingualeducationisthemost54waybothtoteachchildrenEnglishandensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents55outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,implementedbilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestateaverageandcollege56ratesofmorethan90%.InE1Paso,bilingualeducationprogramshavehelpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighestinthenation.
A)wonderI)hid
B)acquiredJ)prominent
C)consistentlyK)decent
D)regainedL)countless
E)nightmareM)recalled
F)nativeN)breakthrough
G)acceptanceO)automatically
H)effective
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
"Tear'emapart!""Killthefool!""Murderthereferee(裁判)!"
Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet'snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm"opponent"asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm"opponent"is"adversary";"enemy""onewhoopposesyourinterests."Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtoeveryactionnomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,"Aretheywetenoughnow"
Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthesuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.DoesthatmakeanysenseItcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.
Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm"opponent"with"associate"couldbeanidealwaytostart.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm"associate"is"colleague";"friend";"companion."Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm"associate"ratherthan"opponent".
57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sview
A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.
B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.
C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.
D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.
58.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.
A)aretooeagertowin
B)treattheirrivalsasenemies
C)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended
D)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions
59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves
A)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.
B)Herefusedtocontinuethegame.
C)Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair.
D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.
60.Accordingtothepassage,playersinagamemay______.
A)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce
B)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotest
C)deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirway
D)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegame
61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationunsportsimprovedby________.
A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
B)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourt
C)raisingthereferee'ssenseofresponsibility
D)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield
Questions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.
IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica'senergyfuturePresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR'soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia'selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry'senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth,withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.
Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwotothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentWouldbeinsignificant."We'veneverhadadocumentedcaseofanoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice,"sayAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.
Notsofast,sayenvironmentalists.StickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimatestheNationalResourcesDefendsCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica'senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermushbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR'simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState'selectricityoutput---andjust3%ofthenation's.
62.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR
A)ItwillincreaseAmerica'senergyconsumption.
B)Itwillexhaustthenation'soilreserves.
C)Itwillhelpreducethenation'soilimports.
D)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.
63.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry_________.
A)showslittleinteresttappingoilinANWR
B)expecttostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia
C)tendtoexaggerateAmerica'srelianceonforeignoil
D)believesthatdrillingforANWRwillproducehighyields
64.ThoseagainstoildrillingANWRarguethat________.
A)itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregion
B)itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblem
C)itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment
D)itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue
65.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying"Notsofast"(Line1,Psra.3)
A)Don'tbetoooptimistic.
B)Don'texpectfastreturns.
C)Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed.
D)Oilexploitationtakesalongtime.
.66.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR'sfrozenearth
________.
A)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems
B)remainsacontroversialissue
C)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoon
D)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependent
PartVCloze(15minutes)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter
Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The67yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually68youmoneyorcanadd69thecost.
Takethe70exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight71thatyouaremakingthe72buyifyouchooseone73lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest74price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit75twiceaslongasamoreexpensive76todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell77yourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.
Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou78whenyougooutshopping
Ifyou79yourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable80inexcellentcondition,you'llbesavingmoneyinthelong81.
Beforeyoubuyanew82,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular83.
Beforeyoubuyanexpensive84,oraservice,docheckthepriceand85isonoffer.Ifpossible,choose86threeitemsorthreeestimates.
67.A)formC)way
B)fashionD)method
68.A)saveC)raise
B)preserveD)retain
69.A)upC)in
B)toD)on
70.A)easyC)simple
B)singleD)similar
71.A)convinceC)examine
B)acceptD)think
72.A)properC)reasonable
B)bestD)most
73.A)itsC)whose
B)whichD)what
74.A)forC)in
B)withD)on
75.A)spendsC)lasts
B)takesD)consumes
76.A)modeC)sample
B)copyD)model
77.A)causeC)leave
B)makeD)bring
78.A)adoptC)stick
B)layD)adapt
79.A)reserveC)store
B)decorateD)keep
80.A)productsC)material
B)possessionD)ownership
81.A)runC)period
B)intervalD)time
82.A)applianceC)utility
B)machineryD)facility
83.A)functionC)target
B)purposeD)task
84.A)componentC)item
B)elementD)particle
85.A)whatC)that
B)whichD)this
86.A)ofC)by
B)inD)from
PartVITranslation(5minutes)
Directions:CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.87.Thesubstancedoesnotdissolveinwater____________________________(不管是否加热).88.Notonly____________________________(他向我收费太高)，buthedidn'tdoagoodrepairjobeither.89.Yourlossesintradethisyeararenothing____________________________(与我的相比).90.Onaverage,itissaid,visitorsspendonly____________________________(一半的钱)inadayinLeedsasinLondon.91.Bycontrast,Americanmothersweremorelikely____________________________(把孩子的成功归因于)naturaltalent.
大学英语四级考试试点考试样卷(听力文字稿)
TapeScriptofListeningComprehension
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.W:Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlentyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth
M:Uh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis...butIcan'tseemtofindthem.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
12.W:I'mgoingtoMartha'shouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete,andIneedtousehercomputer.
M:Whydon'tyoubuyoneyourselfThinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.
Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewoman.do
13.W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.
M:He'scertainlyinapositiontomakethatcomment.He'sbeentheresooften.
Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBob
14.W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit'spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth.
M:Didyoufilloutarequestform
Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers
15.M:DoyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekendIheartheguywho'sgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.
W:Great!I'mdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddtoit.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean
16.W:Wow!Idolikethiscampus:allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildingswithtallcolumns.It'sreallybeautiful.
M:Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Itwaspopularintheeighteenthcenturyhere.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout
17.M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon'tthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.
W:Comeon,David.WhysonegativeWe'rethinkingofbuyingahome,aren'tweJustatriptolookattheplacewon'tcostusmuch.
Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation
18.M:Wouldyoupassmethesportssection,please
W:Sure,ifyougivemetheclassifiedadslocalnewssection.
Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing
Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
W:Hello,Gary.How'reyou
M:Fine!Andyourself
W:Can'tcomplain.Didyouhavetimetolookatmyproposal
M:No,notreally.Canwegooveritnow
W:Sure.I'vebeentryingtocomeupwithsomenewproductionandadvertisingstrategies.Firstofall,ifwewanttostaycompetitive,weneedtomodernizeourfactory.Newequipmentshould'vebeeninstalledlongago.
M:Howmuchwillthatcost
W:Wehaveseveraloptionsrangingfromonehundredthousanddollarsallthewayuptohalfamillion.
M:OK.We'llhavetodiscussthesecostswithfinance.
W:Weshouldalsoconsiderhumanresources.I'vebeentalkingtopersonnelaswellasourstaffatthefactory.
M:Andwhat'sthepicture
W:We'llprobablyhavetohireacoupleofengineerstohelpusmodernizethefactory.
M:Whataboutadvertising
W:Marketinghassomeinterestingideasfortelevisioncommercials.
M:TVIsn'tthatabittooexpensiveforusWhat'swrongwithadvertisinginthepapers,asusual
W:Quitefrankly,it'sjustnotenoughanymore.Weneedtobemoreaggressiveinordertokeepaheadofourcompetitors.
M:Willwebeabletoaffordallthis
W:I'lllookintoit,butIthinkhighercostswillbejustified.Theseinvestmentswillresultinhigherprofitsforourcompany.
M:We'llhavetolookatthefiguresmoreclosely.Havefinancedrawupabudgetfortheseinvestments.
W:Allright.I'llseetoit.
Questions19to20arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout
20.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheequipmentoftheirfactory
21.Whatdoesthewomansuggestabouthumanresources
22.WhydoesthewomansuggestadvertisingonTV
ConversationTwo
W:Sir,you'vebeenusingtheonlinecatalogueforquiteawhile,IsthereanythingIcandotohelpyou
M:Well,I'vegottowriteapaperaboutHollywoodinthe30sand40s,andI'mreallystruggling.Therearehundredsofbooks,andIjustdon'tknowwheretobegin.
W:Yourtopicsoundsprettybig.Whydon'tyounarrowitdowntosomethinglike...uh...thehistoryofthestudiosduringthattime
M:Youknow,Iwasthinkingaboutdoingthat,butmorethat30bookscameupwhenItypedin"moviestudios."
W:Youcouldcutthatdownevenfurtherbylistingthespecificyearsyouwant.Tryadding"1930s"or"1940s"ormaybe"GoldenAge."
M:"GoldenAge"isagoodidea.Letmetypethatin...Hey,look,just6booksthistime.That'salotbetter.
W:Oh...anotherthinyoumightconsider...haveyoutriedlookingforanymagaxineornewspaperarticles
M:No,I'veonlybeensearchingforbooks.
W:Well,youcanlookupmagazinearticlesintheReader'sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.AndwedohavetheLosAngeles.Timesavailableoverthere.Youmightgothroughtheirindexestoseeifthere'sanythingyouwant.
M:Okay,IthinkI'llgetstartedwiththesebooksandthenI'llgooverthemagazines.
W:Ifyouneedanyhelp,I'llbeoverattheReferenceDesk.
M:Great,thanksalot.
23.Whatisthemandoing
24.Whatdoesthelibrarianthinkofthetopicthemanisworkingon
25.Wherecanthemanfindtherelevantmagazinearticles
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.AttheendofEACHPASSAGE,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B*,C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Inthenextfewdecadespeoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectricallypoweredcars.Soinafewyearspeoplewon'tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.
Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Atthepressconferencethecompanywillpresentitsnew,electronicallyoperatedmodels.
Transportationinthefuturewon'tbelimitedtotheground.Manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.
Buttheskyisn'tthelimit.Inthefuture,you'llprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon,Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,you'llhearsomeonesay,"Thespacecrafttothemoonleavesintenminutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremember,nomorethantenouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed."
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades
27.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation
28.WhatisthespecialrequirementforpassengerstravelingtothemoonPassageTwo
Theperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidetospendtheirlivestogether.
ThemanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementringThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveadiamondringtothewomanhewantedtomarry.Thediamondrepresentedbeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatabloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Today,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Yetthetraditioncontinues.
Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyeariftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandparty.Duringthetime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.
Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymenareinvitedtothebachelorparty.
Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshiringonthethirdfingerofhislefthand.
Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepasssothetwopeoplearesuretheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement.Ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman;theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent
30.WhydidtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife
31.Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod
"Whereistheuniversity"isaquestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask,butnoonecouldpointtheminanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsofthirty-oneself-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.
Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudents,whohavetomeettheminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Undergraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircolleges,wheretheyaretaughtinverysmallgroups.Lectures,andlaboratoryandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.
Theuniversityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethansixtyspecialistsubjectlibraries,aswellastheUniversityLibrary,which,asacopyrightlibrary,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.
Examinationsaresetanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsin1881,butitwasnotuntil1948thatthey,wereawardeddegrees.
Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
32.WhyisitdifficultforvisitorstolocateCambridgeUniversity
33.WhatdoesthepassgetellusaboutthecollegesofCambridgeUniversity
34.WhatcanbelearnedfromthepassageaboutthelibrariesinCambridgeUniversity
35.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutwomenstudentsinCambridgeUniversity
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethree.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
RussiaisthelargesteconomicpowerthatisnotamemberoftheWorldTradeOrganization.Butthatmaychange.LastFriday,theEuropeanUnionsaiditwouldsupportRussia's(36)efforttobecomeaW.T.O.member.
RepresentativesoftheEuropeanUnionmetwithRussian(37)officialsinMoscow.Theysignedatradeagreementthattooksixyearsto(38)negotiate.
Russiacalledthetradeagreement(39)balanced.Itagreedtoslowlyincreasefuelpriceswithinthecountry.Italsoagreedtopermit(40)competition.initscommunicationsindustryandtoremovesomebarrierstotrade.
In(41)exchangeforEuropeansupporttojointheW.T.O>,RussianPresidentPutinsaidthatRussiawouldspeedupthe(42)processtoapprovetheKyotoProtocol,aninternational(43)environmentalagreementtoreducetheproductionofharmfulindustrialgases.(44)These"greenhousegases"trapheatintheatmosphereandareblamedforchangingtheworld'sclimate.
RussiahadsignedtheKyotoProtocol,buthasnotyetapprovedit.Theagreementtakeseffectwhenithasbeenapprovedbynationsthatproduceatleast55percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegases.(45)Butcurrently,nationsproducingonly44percenthaveapprovedtheProtocol.Russiaproducesabout17percentoftheworld'sgreen-housegases..TheUnitedStates,theworld'sbiggestproducer,withdrewfromtheKyotoProtocolafterPresidentBushtookofficein2001.So,Russia'sapprovalisrequiredtoputtheKyotoProtocolintoeffect.
(46)TojointheW.T.O.,acountrymustreachtradeagreementswithmajortradingcountriesthatarealsoW.T.O.members.RussiamuststillreachagreementswithChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates.
大学英语四级考试试点考试样卷（标准答案）
Key
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
1.Y2.Y3.N4.N5.Y6.N7.NG
8.municipalitiesandconstructioncompanies
9.$10to$40
10.drop-offstations
PartIIIListeningComprehension
11.D12.B13.A14.C15.B
16.C17.D18.C19.D20.B
21.B22.C23.A24.A25.D
26.D27.A28.B29.A30.C
31.B32.D33.B34.B35.B
36.effort37.officials38.negotiate39.balanced
40.competition41.exchange42.process43.environmental
44.These"greenhousegases"trapheatintheatmosphereandareblamedforchangingtheworld'sclimate.
45.Butcurrently,nationsproducingonly44percenthaveapprovedtheProtocol.Russiaproducesabout17percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegases.
46.TojointheW.T.O.,acountrymustreachtradeagreementswithmajortradingcountriesthatarealsoW.T.O.members.