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TEST Par t Listening Comprehension (20 points ) Section A ( 10 points) Directions: I n this section you wi ll hear three p assages. Choose the best answer to the question you have hear d about the three passages. T hen mark the correspon ding letter on the A n- swer Sheet wi th a sin gle line throu gh the center. Passage 1 1. a. People s ideas and reactions to the women s movement. b. Who does the housework in the family? c. Do hus bands help in the house? d. How many husbands do housework in your country? 2. a. Brit ain. b. Italy. c. Denmark. d. None of them. 3. a. Britis h and It alian men are not truthful. Passage 2 b. Danish men are the best husbands in Europe. c. European women are still doing most of the hou sework at home. d. Housework should be shared between men and women. 4. a. It makes a person happier. b. It makes a person sad. c. It makes a person mad. d. It makes a person angry. 5. a. In the evening. b. In the morning. c. During the day. d. A t midnight. 6. a. A special dream character. b. A common dream character. Passage 3 c. An unusual dream character. d. A strange dream character. 7. a. Original paintings. b. Art books. c. Reproductions of famou s paintings.d. H andicrafts. 8. a. A method of making toys. b. A new library sy stem for children. c. A method of selling toys. d. A new library system for adults. 9. a. A toy library. b. An art library. c. A science library. d. A record library. 3
0. a. Books to read. b. Paintings. c. A place to receive education. d. A place to meet and play with other children. Section B ( 10 points) Directions: You wi ll hear a short p assa ge.t he passa ge w ill be read th ree times.listen caref ull y and wri te it down quickl y on the A nswer S heet. Par t Reading Comprehension and T ranslation ( 50 points) Section A ( 40 points) Directions: I n t his section t here are th ree passages and f i ve un derlined items chosen f rom the three p assages.each p assage is f ollowed by a number o f com prehension questions.rea d the p assage and answer the questions. Then ma rk the corres ponding letter on the Answer S heet with a sin gle line th roug h the center an d translate the f ive underlined items into Chinese on the A nswer Sheet. Passage 1 (1 ) The inst ruments of propaganda ar e themselves bu siness corporation s organized and financed for profit, and as such subject to those influences tha t condition and are conditioned by the system of free economic enterprise. Newspapers are free to print all the news that s fit to print ; but they cannot consistently propagate ideas that will alienate the bu siness interests whose paid advertisements enable them to distribute profits to the stockholders. Broadcasting corporations are free from government censor ship, or reasonably free to broadcast what t hey will; bu t in t he last analysis t hey will not broadcast t hat w hich seriously offends t he prevailing cu stoms, or the business enterprises which, in this country at least, sponsor and finance their programs of entert ainment. (2 ) In democratic societies free and impartial discu ssion, from which the truth is supposed t o em erge, is permitted and does occur.but the t hinking of average man is largely shaped by a wealt h of factual informa tion and t he conflicting opinions w hich t he selective proces s of competitive business en terprise presen ts t o h im for conside ration: inform ation, the truth of which he cannot verify; ideas, formulated by persons he does not know, and too overtly inspired by private economic interests that are never avowed. 1. T he passage s hows that the thinking of most people is influenced by. a. the social class to which they belong b. the love they feel for their country c. information presented to them by business enterprises d. religion 2. What, according to the author, det ermines what the corpora tions broadcast? a. Good tasks. b. T heir desire to preserve freedom of speech. c. T he int erests of the people who sponsor their programs. d. The propagation of ideas. 4
. T he author points out that the prevailing cu stoms. a. support free and impartial discussion b. give too much emphasis to money-making c. restrict what can be broadcast d. are being influenced by the instruments of propaganda 4. T he passage states that newspapers and broadcasting corporations. a. are the foundation s of democracy b. entertain rather than inform c. report the news impartially d. are business organizations 5. F rom which is the tr uth s upposed to emerge? a. F rom meticulous study. b. F rom proper research. c. From free and impartial discussion.d. F rom careful reasoning. Passage 2 Ever since it was first realized tha t Earth is ju st another planet moving around the Sun, there have been speculations whether life exists on other planets. T he close-up views of Venus and Mar s, provided by cameras, have demon strated that no higher life forms can exist on these planets. T he extremely high temperatures on Mercury and the extremely low t emperatures on Jupiter and the planets beyond make the likelihood of higher life on these planets remote indeed. But these arguments do not preclude the possibility that some kind of primitive life forms exist elsewhere in the solar system. The expectation, however, is tha t if such life form s exist, they are probably of the microscopic variety. (3 ) Becau se of the favorable temperature conditions, the planet most likely to harbor life is Mars. A series of space missions is planned in which space vehicles will drop in struments to the surface of Mar s.among the experiments to be conducted is a search for Martian life. Soil will be taken from the surface and kept in several chamber s where different types of lifedetecting inst rumen ts will analyze the samples. It is estim ated t hat just one microorganism per gram of soil would be detect able. One of the important experiments to be conducted will be the search for liquid water on the surface of Mars. As far as w e k now, liquid w ater is essen tial for t he development of life above the microscopic level. Perhaps these experiments will finally show some kind of primitive extraterrestrial life form.( 4 ) If so, then one of the most significant biological expe rimen ts of all tim e will become pos sible a compa rison of life as it has developed on two astronomical bodies. T he col d planets cannot be elimina ted as possib le places of life. The experiments are predicated on the ass umption that any Martian life is based on the same general chemistry as terrestrial life carbon, oxygen, and water. But the atmosp heres of Jupiter and Saturn are rich in ammonia and methane. T hese gases could not keep up the type of life we know on the Earth, but it is believed that some form of life could evolve with a biochemistry entirely different from our own. It will be some time, however, before we can explore this exciting possibility. 5
. Which of the following statements is T RUE? a. It is likely that there is higher life on Mercury and Jupiter. b. Because of the temperature conditions, the existence of higher life on Mercury and Jupiter is impossible. c. Despite the extremely high tempera tures on Mercury and extremely low t emperatures on Jupiter, there is some hope for finding higher life on both planets. d. As far as the temperature condition is concerned, J upiter is the planet most likely to harbour life. 7. T he best exp lanation of t he sent ence It is estima ted t hat just one microorganism pe r gram of soil would be detect ableis. a. there is only one microorganism in a gram of soil that could possibly be detected b. there is only one microorganism that is detecting each gram of soil c. one microorganis m does exist in each gram of soil d. the estimation that each gram of soil contains just one microorganism is not con sidered as tr ue 8. It can be inferred that the final purpose of a series of space mission s in which space vehicles will drop instruments to the surface of Mars is to. a. take soil from the surface of Mars b. search for liquid wa ter on the surface of Mar s c. compare Martian life with tha t of the earth d. make an investigation on Martian life 9. According to the passage, the cold planets are considered as. a. places where life can be found b. places where life may possibly be fou nd c. the base for the experiments to search for carbon, oxygen and water d. places where nothing can live 10. T he best title for this passage is. Passage 3 a. A Study of Venus and Mars c. Life in the Solar System b. T he Planets Around the Sun d. Searching for Martian Life An old prover b say s thatmoney is the root of all evil, but it is plainly false to argue that money is always bad. To be honest, w e would all like the good things that money can buy: possessions, leisure and, in general, a high standard of living. All the same, money often is a problem. In fact, there is a strange pattern in human behavior. A t fir st, we set a goal for our selves: for instance, we may want to buy a television, a new car, or a house. When we reach that goal, we are very happy. We enjoy our new possession; it truly does make our lives better. (5 ) But in time the new item becomes a mere necessity and no longer a pleasant luxury ( ), what begin s as something w e want turn s into something we need. 6
When this happen s we are trapped. We still hope for a few new luxuries, since we enjoy the pleasure they bring. But we have to keep paying for the old luxuries, which are now necessities. In this way, our needs keep increasing. We can never stop! No doubt this situation is evil, but is money to blame... or ourselves? 11. T he old proverb about money. a. is basically true b. over simplifies the problem c. is totally wrong d. is true but unimportant 12. Good things bought by money. a. are always luxuries b. are evil c. do not give permanent sa tisfaction d. should be avoided unless they are necessities 13. When lu xuries turn into necessities. a. we have to find new luxuries b. their price decreases c. we do not want them any more d. we are disappointed 14. According to the text, we can never stop. a. paying for necessities b. feeling bad about our lack of satisfaction with everything we buy c. wasting more and more money d. increasing the number of luxuries, and therefore of necessities, tha t we buy 15. T he main idea of the passage is tha t. a. luxuries can only satisfy people with enough money to pay for them b. expensive possessions are evil c. people s hould never buy luxuries d. people easily let their buying habits get out of control Section B ( 10 points) Directions: I n this section there is a reading p assa ge. Rea d the p assage care f ull y and answer the questions brie f l y.then wri te you r answers on the A nswer Sheet. Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art. Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. A t first, t hese ar ticles we re w hit tled with a knife, bu t w hen pioneer cr aftsmen set up t heir primitive s hops most of them were fashioned on a lathe a machine which holds an object and rot ates it while it is being shaped by a tool. H o wever, even af ter Massachuset ts-born Thomas Blanchard designed a lat he w hich could tur n irregular shapes an innova tion that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square woodenware crafts men who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers and chairmakers, while others carved decoys. Still others specialized in crea ting shop signs, s hip figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make 7
busts of prominent citizens 1. Where do you think the passage is likely to come from? 2. Why did the first set tlers use wood as the main material? 3. Before T homas Blanchard s invention, what could not be produced by a lathe? 4. What were the important wood working tools u sed by early American craftsmen? 5. Why w ere crafts men who could u se simple tools s killfully still in demand? Par t Vocabulary and St ructure (15 points ) Section A ( 7.5 points) Directions: Each o f t he blanks in t he f ollow in g sentences is p rovi ded wit h f our choices. Choose the one that best com pletes each sentence.mark the correspon din g letter on the Answer S heet with a sin gle line throu gh the center. 1. T he new education system was introduced on a basis. a. training b. trial c. trying d. try 2. The local gover nment is determined prohibiting the sale and use of the drug. a. as regards b. with regards c. in connection with d. with view to 3. H e was with murder. a. accused b. charged c. sent enced d. proved 4. T he noise to be just the dog scratching at the door. a. turned out b. turned over c. turned in d. turned up 5. I am sorry to send you the p hotos so late.i had the film only last week. a. cleaned b. processed c. washed d. produced 6. T he debate revolved whether the new highway should be built or not. a. on b. upon c. around d. along 7. She always wanted to have a study she could do her work. a. which b. that c. of which d. where 8. H e began to feel as soon as the ship start ed to move. a. sick b. faint c. delicat e d. silly 9. I still felt about the error in the accounts. I ought to have noticed it, and pointed it out. a. criminal b. offended c. charged d. guilty 10. T he decision, the next problem was how to make a good plan. a. having made b. having been made c. having been making d. made 11. T he team really looks good tonight because the coach had them every night this month. a. to practice b. practicing c. practiced d. practice 12. T his soup tomatoes, mea t, and peas. a. composes of b. composes in c. consists in d. con sists of 13. I didn t feel going out for a walk. a. so b. as c. rather d. like 8
4. popu lation, t he U.S. is one of t he most overpopu lated count ries in t he world. a. In terms of b. Without c. On behalf of d. In memory of 15. Are you well acquainted John? a. for b. at c. by d. with Section B ( 7.5 points) Directions: Each o f t he blanks in t he f ollow in g sentences is p rovi ded wit h f our choices. Choose the one that is closest in meanin g to the underlined p art o f the sentence.mark the correspon din g letter on the A nswer S heet with a single line th roug h the center. 1. A s nowstorm is officially pronounced a blizzard when the wind is 35 miles per hour, the temperature is 20or less. a. arbitrary b. formally c. frankly d. inter nally 2. H e looks a nice, reliable man. a. honest b. trustworthy c. generou s d. wise 3. As a rule, parrots form couples and often stay mated for life. a. habit b. nests c. flock s d. pairs 4. Flowers attract in sects with brilliant colors. a. delicate b. sensible c. harmonious d. bright 5. I don t know if the story is true, but I ll try to confirm it. a. conform b. identify c. verify d. fortify 6. We dressed in casual clothes for the outing. a. expensive b. second-hand c. plain d. shabby 7. She tried to seem absolutely unconcerned. a. exhausted b. enthusiastic c. impatient d. indifferent 8. What is your procedure in making such pudding? a. choice b. procession c. problem d. process 9. The referee s decision was arbitrary, since he could not see the action from where he was standing. a. accur ate b. objective c. impersonal d. willful 10. H er old clothes are a witness to her poverty. a. trial of b. standard of c. proof of d. look of 11. T he candidate felt that his academic credentials were s ufficient to win him the job. a. import ant b. educational c. costly d. experience 12. The reference s he made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too obscure for anyone to appreciate. a. delightful b. helpful c. strange d. hidden 13. A child s behavior often changes in the presence of stranger s. a. personality b. conduct c. compr ehension d. abilit y 14. T he teacher dis missed the pupils at ten o clock because of the storm. 9
a sent away b. kept c. gathered together d. lined up 15. T hey award scholars hips to the students with the highest grades. a. grand b. grant c. greet d. grind Par t Cloze (10 points ) Directions: Each blank i n the f ol lowi ng passage is p rovi ded wit h f ou r possible choices. Rea d the w hole passa ge an d choose the best answer f or each blank. T hen mark the correspondin g letter on the Answer S heet with a sing le line throu gh the center. Smoking is considered dangerou s to the health. Our tobacco seller, Mr.Johnson, therefore, always asks his cu stomer s, if t hey a re very young, w hom t he cigar ettes ar e bough t 1. One day, a lit tle girl whom he had never seen before walked 2 into his shop and demanded twenty cigarett es. She had the 3 amount of money in her hand and seemed very 4 of herself. Mr. Johnson w as 5 by her confident manner that he 6 to ask his usual question. 7, he as ked he r w hat kind of ciga rettes she wan ted. T he girl replied 8 and handed h im the money. Wh ile he was giving her t he 9, Mr. John son said laughingly that 10 she was so young s he s hou ld 11 the packet in her pocket in 12 a policeman saw it. 13, the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without 14 smiling s he took the 15 and walked towards the door. Suddenly s he stopped, turned 16 and looked st eadily at Mr. John son. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco seller 17 what she was going to say. 18 at once, in a clear, 19 voice, the girl declared,my dad is a policeman,and with 20 she walked quickly out of the shop. 1. a. with b. to c. for d. by 2. a. nervously b. heavily c. hesitatingly d. boldly 3. a. exact b. some c. large d. enough 4. a. as hamed b. sure c. fond d. glad 5. a. worried b. an noyed c. surprised d. pleased 6. a. forgot b. came c. feared d. remembered 7. a. Therefore b. Instead c. Anyw ay d. Somehow 8. a. readily b. patiently c. softly d. slowly 9. a. change b. warning c. bill d. cigarettes 10. a. as b. while c. for d. though 11. a. cover b. hide c. dip d. take 12. a. time b. case c. fear d. con sequence 13. a. Nevertheless b. Moreover c. T herefore d. Then 14. a. ever b. some c. little d. even 15. a. packet b. advice c. warning d. blame 16. a. away b. round c. over d. aside 17. a. wondered b. considered c. doubted d. expected 10
8. a. And b. So c. But d. All 19. a. weak b. firm c. joking d. h umble 20. a. which b. him c. that d. what Par t Writing ( 15 points) Directions: For th is part, you are allo wed 30 mi nutes to w rite a com position on the top ic CRI ME A SE R IOUS PROB L E M I N SOCI E T Y.You are gi ven the f irst sentence o f each p ara gra p h.your composition should be no less than 100 wor ds.w ri te you r composition on the A nswer S heet. 1. Crime is a great threa t to people. 2. Many people do not understand why some young people commit crimes. 3. Some important steps should be taken to reduce crimes. 11
Answer Sheet Par t Listening Comprehension (20 points ) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d Section B Par t Reading Comprehension and T ranslation ( 50 points) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d (1 ) (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (5 ) Section B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 12
Par t Vocabulary and St ructure (15 points ) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d Section B 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d Par t Cloze (10 points ) 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d 20. a b c d Par t Writing ( 15 points) 13
Key Par t Section A. c 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. d Section B () Par t Section A 1. c 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. b 10. c 11. b 12. c 13. a 14. d 15. d (1 ),, (2 ),, (3 ),, (4 ), ( ) (5 ),,, Section B 1. A longer work about American arts and crafts. 2. Because it was available. 3. Irregular objects. 4. A knife and a chisel. 5. Because they could find ready employment in s hops of cabinetmakers and chairmakers. Par t Section A 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. d 8. a 9. d 10. b 11. d 12. d 13. d 14. a 15. d Section B 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. d 10. c 11. b 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. b Par t 14
. c 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. d 10. a 11. b 12. b 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. a 18. d 19. b 20. c Par t Crime A Serious P roblem in Society Crim e is a great t hr ea t to people because it break s the peace and rest of society and makes people feel insecure even if they have locks. What s more, crime rates are on the rise and most of the criminals are young people. Many people do not understand why some young people commit crimes. There are a la rge number of reasons for c rime-committing. In our coun try, bad companions, divorce of par en ts or pleasure-seeking habits ar e t hree m ain r easons. In weste rn coun tries, one more main reason is that there is too much expos ure to TV programs about crime and violence. T herefore, the fault may lie in society as well as the offender. Some important step s should be taken to reduce crimes. On the one hand, the law should be further reinforced and the whole people should be in structed in legal system. On t he ot he r hand, people should be encouraged and aw arded in t he figh t again st criminals. With all these precautions, I am sure that the rate of crimes will decrease. 15
Tapescript for Listening Comprehension Section A Passage H o w m any m en do hou sework? Recently, a European commission t ried to find ou t people s ideas about and reactions to the women s movement. As part of their survey, they asked many men and women the question,w ho does the housework?the men answered very differently from the women! T he housework t hey asked peop le abou t was: preparing meals, washi ng dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these kinds of housework. 37 % of Danish men helped in the house. 15% of It alian men said they did the housework. But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their hu sbands help in the house. And Italian wives complained that their husbands hardly ever help. T he Italian and British husbands did not t ell the truth! The commission found tha t Danish men were the most truthful husbands : their an swers were the same as their wives. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1. What is the topic of the passage? 2. According to the s urvey, in which country in Europe do more men do housework? 3. What can you infer from the passage? Passage 2 In the past 20 years, scientists have learned a grea t deal about sleep and dreams. They have discovered, for example, t hat sleep and drea ms affect t he way people feel. A good night s sleep, generally, makes a person happier in the morning. Dream s, also, have a strong effect on the moods of people.however, who appears in a dream is more important than what happens. Every person has a special dream character. If this special character appear s in dream s, people are happier after sleeping. If there are many people in one s dreams, this has a good effect. A person will wake up happier. T he moods of people affect their performance th roughout the day. The level of one s mood s rises and falls during the day. The less sleepy people are, the bet ter they perform. And, usually, they are more friendly, more aggressive, and more clear-thinking. 16 Someday scientists hope to be able to control sleep in order to control the way people
feel and perform Questions 4 to 6 are based on the passage you have just heard. 4. What can a good sleep do? 5. When does the level of one s moods rise and fall? 6. What does every person have in his dream? Passage 3 What does the wordlibrarymean to you? Do you think a library is a large, silent room cont aining hundreds of books?it may surprise you to learn that there are other kinds of libraries. Most libraries do lend book s but some also lend art, music, and even toys! In some libr aries, you can borro w an excellen t reproduction of a fa mous pain ti ng for your home for several weeks. T hen, you can return it and bring another one home. T his is also true for records. You may choose your favorite record and t ake it home. T here you may listen to it as often as you like. Lat er you may return it and try something else. Toy-lending is a new idea in libraries. In a toy library children s toys and games are classified by age groups ju st as books us ually ar e. Childr en may play wit h any t hing i n t he libra ry, and instead of de manding silence, toy libraries encour age children to m ake noise! Toy libraries not only provide toys and games for children, but also give them a place to meet and play with other children. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the passage you have ju st heard. 7. What are some of the things that you can borrow from an art library? 8. What is toy-lending? 9. In what kind of library can children make as much noise as they want? 10. Apart from toys and games, what do toy libraries provide for children? Section B P robably every town in the U nited Stat es has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five day s a week and Saturday morning. F rom Monday through F riday they are us ually open from 830 a.m. to 430 p.m. 17
TEST Par t Listening Comprehension (20 points ) Section A ( 10 points) Directions: I n this section you wil l hear three passages.choose the best answer to the question you have hear d. T hen mark the corres ponding letter on the A nswer S heet w ith a sin gle line throu gh the center. Passage 1 1. a. They were relatively independent of other people. b. T hey were very unfriendly people. c. T hey had very little to eat. d. They were too old to take care of themselves. 2. a. In the early 1930 s. b. During his childhood. c. T hree year s ago. d. When he was tw enty-two. 3. a. She had never seen a train. b. She had never been in a log cabin. Passage 2 c. She had never had a friend visit her. d. She had never seen a s heep. 4. a. Polite. b. Bossy. c. Noisy. d. Orderly. 5. a. They like to try foreign foods. b. They like to visit ch urches. c. T hey like to take photographs. d. T hey like to wear s horts. 6. a. Americans don t care much about wha t they eat. Passage 3 b. T he Japanese are very competitive in business. c. American s don t seem to pay due respect to religious places. d. Japanese hus band s dominat ed their wives, but not now. 7. a. It was the only theater outside the theater district. b. It was the fir st theater in America. c. It was the only major theater specifically designed for dance. d. It was the only theater loca ted in New York. 8. a. The demand for dance increased. b. The economy remained u nchanged. 18 c. T he building was destroyed. d. T he demand for dance decreased.
. a. The theater is being rebuilt. b. The thea ter has been closed. c. T he theat er has been torn down. d. T he theater is still operating. 10. a. It will be destroyed. b. It is uncertain. c. It will be sold. d. It will be closed. Section B ( 10 points) Directions: T he f ol lowing p assa ge is p rinted with some wor ds m issing. It wil l be read three ti mes.f irst, l isten care f ull y to get a general idea o f it. Then f ill in the blanks d urin g the second rea din g.you can check w hat you have wri tten w hen the passage is rea d to you the thir d time. Would you like to win exciting prizes 1? Many people would. This is what makes TV quiz shows so popular. 2 fun to produce such a show? Let s take a behind-the-scenes look at wha t goes into 3. First, someone has to come up with 4 convinced that the s how is good, and people 5..Next, the network has to be 6 who does the organizing. H e or she is res ponsible for planning the show. P rizes and 7. Scripts must be typed, props put out on the set and cue cards printed. Wardrobes, special effects and a studio audience must all be assembled. 8 to film the show. Finally, the host smiles into the camera and says hello. As the contestants come out 9, you are watching the res ults of the 10. Par t Reading Comprehension and T ranslation ( 50 points) Section A ( 40 points) Directions: I n t his section t here are th ree passages and f i ve un derlined items chosen f rom the three p assages.each p assage is f ollowed by a number o f com prehension questions.rea d the p assage and answer the questions. Then ma rk the corres ponding letter on the Answer S heet with a sin gle line th roug h the center an d translate the f ive underlined items into Chinese on the A nswer Sheet. Passage 1 T here are thousands of volcanoes all over the world. What makes volcanoes? What happens? T he inside of the earth is very, very hot. Because it is very hot, the rock has melted like ice. It has become liquid, like water. It is always boiling, like w ater in a ket tle. If you have seen a kettle boiling, you know that the steam and boiling water try to get out. The very hot melted rock in side the earth also tries to get out. Usually it cannot becau se the outside of the earth is too thick and strong. But in some places the outside of the earth is thin and w eak. Sometimes a crack ( a small opening) appears. ( 1 ) The hot melted rock, which we calllava, pushes up th rough t he crack and bursts through. Steam and gas shoot up into the air and the hot melted lava pours 19
out Big pieces of rock may be thrown high into the air. After a while the volcano becomes quiet again. T he melted lava becomes hard. Later the same thing happen s again and again. Each time more hot lava pours out on top of the cold lava and then becomes hard. (2 ) In this way a kind of mountain is built up, with a hole down the middle. Perhaps the volcano will then be quiet and no more lava will burst out. Perhaps it will start again hundreds of year s later. Although there are thou sands of volcanoes in the world, most of them are dead. Only about 500 sometimes start to throw out lava again. A famous volcano which is now dead is Mount Fujiyama in Japan. It is covered with s now in the winter. V esuvius is the name of a very famous volcano in Italy. It first came to life many, many years ago. It was quiet for hundreds of years. T hen in the year 79 it suddenly burst. A great cloud of smoke s hot up into the sky with great burning rocks, which fell all around. Hot lava poured down its sides. About 3, 000 people were killed. T his has happened again many times since that year, sometimes no damage was cau sed, or only a little damage. But there was serious damage in the year s 472, 1631, 1794, 1861, 1872 and 1906. You can see that a volcano can stay alive for many year s. In 1906 part of the top of the mountain fell off. There was also serious damage in 1914 but there has not been any since that year. 1. Inside volcanoes there is. a. boiling water b. steam c. melted rock d. melted ice 2. Lava bursts out where there is. a. a crack b. a mountain c. a cut d. steam and gas 3. When lava cools it becomes. a. liquid b. water c. steam d. hard 4. According to the passage, Vesuvius has caused serious damage. a. 6 times b. 7 times c. 8 times d. 9 times 5. T he phrase stay alivein the last paragraph can best be replaced by. Passage 2 a. b ur st out b. remain active c. come to life d. throw out lava (3 ) Normally a student must at tend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he at tends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many A merican u nive rsities the t otal w or k for a degree consists of th irt y-six courses each lasting for one sem ester. A t ypical course con sists of th ree clas ses per week for fift een week s; while at tending a univer sity a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending t wo semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also pos sible for a st udent t o move between one universit y and ano t her during his degr ee course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. 20
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employer s.( 4 ) All this imposes a constan t pres sure and st r ain of work, but in spite of t his some st udents still find time for grea t activity in student affair s. E lections to positions in student organizations arouse much en t husias m. The effective work of m ain taini ng discip line is usually pe rform ed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the sy st em does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career. 6. Normally a student would at least attend classes each week. a. 36 b. 20 c. 12 d. 15 7. According to the fir st paragraph an American student is allowed. a. to live in a different university b. to take a particular course in a different univer sity c. to live at home and drive to classes d. to get two degrees from t wo different universities 8. American univer sity students are u sually under pressure of work becau se. a. their academic performance will affect their future career s b. they are heavily involved in student affairs c. they have to observe university discipline d. they want to run for position s of authority 9. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because. a. they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study b. they will then be able to stay longer in the university c. such positions help them get better job s d. such positions are us ually well paid 10. T he student organizations seem to be effective in. Passage 3 a. dealing with the academic affairs of the univer sity b. en suring that the students observe university regulations c. evaluating students performance by bringing them before a court d. keeping up the studentsenthusias m for social activities As set tler s moved to California in the mid-nineteent h cent ury, t hey becam e concerned about the lack of rapid communication with the east ern United States. Because of the many dangers and hard ships of crossing the West, mail often did not arrive. The most important mail was therefore sent via Panama (), which took a month or more. In 1860 a stage- 21
coach company decided to meet the problem by beginning the Pony E xpress ). T he company hired the bravest riders and bought the fast est horses to be u sed as relay teams between Missouri and Califor nia, and the company promised that mail would be delivered in ten days. ( 5 ) T he company established t wo hundred stations along t he rou te at w hich riders could rest and change horses. In less than t wo year s, however, telegraph lines to San F rancisco w ere completed and the Pony Express was no longer needed. 11. According to the passage, some mail to California was sent by way of Panama in stead of t he overland because delivery was. a. more reliable b. cheaper c. faster d. more frequent 12. How long did it take for a let ter to reach California from Missouri by Pony Express? a. Ten days. b. Two week s. c. One month. d. More than a month. 13. T he Pony Express provided rapid and safe delivery of the mail by. a. hiring set tler s to bring mail with them b. guarding stagecoaches carrying mail c. organizing relay teams to carry mail d. sending most mail through Missouri 14. In approximately what year did the Pony Express cease operation? a. 1850. b. 1860. c. 1861. d. 1900. 15. According to the passage, why was the Pony Express discontinued? a. The ride across the West was too hard and dangerous. b. A telegraph system to California was completed. c. It was very difficult to find brave riders. d. People preferred to send their mail by stagecoach. Section B ( 10 points) Directions: I n this section there is a reading p assa ge. Rea d the p assage care f ull y and answer the questions brie f l y.then wri te you r answers on the A nswer Sheet. In 1789 the U.S. government passed a law which said that the land of the American Indians coul d neve r be taken from t hem wit hou t t heir agreement. One hundred yea rs later, however, the Indians only had a very small part of the land that originally belonged to them. How did this great injustice occur? After 1812 white set tlers began to move west across North America. At first, the settlers and the Indian s lived in peace. However, the number of set tlers increased greatly every year, and slowly the Indians began to see the whit e set tler s as a danger to their survival. To feed themselves, the set tler s killed more and more wild animals. T he Indians, who depended on these animals for food, had to struggle against starvation. The set tler s also brought with them many diseases which were common in white society, but which were new for the Indians. Great numbers of Indians became sick and died. Bet ween 1843 and 1854 the Indian population in one area of the country went down from 100, 000 to 30, 000. 22
More land was needed for the increasing n umber of white set tlers In Washington, the old respect for the rights of the Indians disappeared. The old promises to the Indians were broken; t he federal government began to move groups of Indians from their original homeland s to other poorer parts of the country. Some Indians reacted angrily and violently to this treatment. T hey began to at tack white set tlers, and the Indian war s began. For thirty years, until the late 1880 s, different groups of Indians fought against the inju stices of the white man. T hey had a few famous successes, but the res ult of the struggle was never in doubt. T here were too many white soldiers, and they were too powerful. Many Indians were killed; the survivors were moved from their homelands to different areas of the country. It was a terrible chapter in the history of a country that promised freedom and equality to everyone. 1. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned? 2. Why did the Indians begin to regard the white set tlers as a th reat to their survival? 3. What is the old promisementioned in Paragraph 3? 4. What was the Indian s reaction to the government s action to move them off their original land? 5. Wha t is the writ er s opinion about the treatment that the Indians received from the U.S. government? Par t Vocabulary and St ructure (15 points ) Section A ( 10 points) Directions: Each o f t he blanks in t he f ollow in g sentences is p rovi ded wit h f our choices. Choose the one that best com pletes each sentence.mark the correspon din g letter on the Answer S heet with a sin gle line throu gh the center. 1. H e didn t want to ris k wet as he had only one s uit. a. get b. to get c. got d. get ting 2.W hat s made R uth so upset? three tickets to the folk mu sic concert. a. Lost b. Losing c. Because of losing d. Since she lost 3. Our president requests your at the celebration party. a. ab sence b. presentation c. forma tion d. presence 4. Will you everything is arranged for the next meeting of the committee? a. see it b. see to that c. see to it that d. see it that 5. Artificial diamonds are made in laboratories just real diamonds are formed in nature. a. like b. same c. for d. as 6. T he advertisement will the attention of readers everywhere. a. captor b. arrest c. get d. at tach 7. I have writ ten about the changes in the social system to promote happiness. a. to require b. requiring c. to required d. required 8. bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hardness in a kiln. 23
a Being made b. The making of c. To make d. Made 9. H e preferred to continue his work rest on his achievements. a. rather than b. other than c. better than d. more than 10. She ran the of losing her life in saving the drowning child. a. harm b. h urt c. risk d. danger 11. T hey wrote the agreement aft er its term s had been agreed upon by both parties. a. up b. to c. off d. out 12. H e bru shed all our objections. a. up b. off c. down d. aside 13. Cool heads will bring us this crisis. a. through b. over c. out d. off 14. T he doctor wrote two prescriptions. a. in b. out c. up d. down 15. T he top of the hill is, but the trees grow part way up its slope. a. empty b. vacant c. bare d. blank 16. Our modern civilization must not be thought of as in a short period of time. a. being created c. having been crea ted b. to have been created d. to be created 17. the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday. a. In spite of b. But for c. Because of d. As for 18. T here is not much time left ; so I ll t ell you about it. a. in detail b. in brief c. in short d. in all 19. T his watch is to all the other watches on the market. a. superior b. advan tageous c. super d. beneficial 20. It is bet ter to die on one s feet than. a. living on one s knees c. on one s knees Section B ( 5 points) b. live on one s k nees d. to live on one s knees Directions: Each o f t he blanks in t he f ollow in g sentences is p rovi ded wit h f our choices. Choose the one that is closest in meanin g to the underlined p art o f the sentence.mark the correspon din g letter on the A nswer S heet with a single line th roug h the center. 1. The young performers captured and held the audience s attention from the moment the curtain went up. a. caught b. ga thered c. took d. trapped 2. Before I noticed a small difference, I had thought the machines were exactly the same. a. equivalent b. identical c. artificial d. occasional 3. T he nur se bandaged up the boy s broken leg. 24 a. cleaned b. straightened c. cured d. tied up
. All the item s that were found were sent to the War Museum. a. rifles b. weapons c. ships d. things 5. So far we don t have any effective dr ug s to cure cancer. a. methods b. operations c. medicines d. trea tment 6. T he United Sta tes has instituted a set of auto emission standards to reduce pollution. a. suggested b. establis hed c. pu blished d. accepted 7. After a quick flare of temper the child calmed down. a. outcome b. outbur st c. outlet d. outset 8. She wants to hitch her trailer to your car. a. wreck b. handle c. con nect d. transfer 9. Several members of the royal family have been held prisoner in the Tower of London. a. refugee b. enemy c. captive d. captain 10. T he law authorizes policemen to carry revolver s. a. forbids b. encourages c. permits d. stops Par t Cloze (10 points ) Directions: Each blank i n the f ol lowi ng passage is p rovi ded wit h f ou r possible choices. Rea d the w hole passa ge an d choose the best answer f or each blank. T hen mark the correspondin g letter on the Answer S heet with a sing le line throu gh the center. What is the substance of discovery? Can we obtain the experiences of 1 who discover and m ake t heir work generally 2 or must each generation of scien tists and inven t ors 3 agai n? Why do some scien tists burn out 4 young w hile ot he rs re main c reative 5 old age? Why ar e so many discoveries and inven tion s 6 by t hose w ho work in poor ly-funded institu tion s? 7 scien tists have no idea how t hey do science 8 historians have no idea how scientists do science, then who does? T he strange thing is that we 9 as if discovery were the inevitable by-product 10 well-organized research programmes and as if the 11 management tech niques appropriate to 12 bridges, motorways and power sta tions were 13 to the generation of new ideas. We 14 of cost-effective science and of 15 resources in to cen ters of excellence. By 16 such ideas to their conclusion, however, we 17 reduce the gene( ) bank of cultural diversity to such a( n ) 18 tha t we would produce only scientific clones (, ) specialist technicians at 19 whose imagina tive powers never awaked. 20, planned research is essen tial, and sca rce resour ces need saving but, since science is essentially a journey into the unknown, there must be a place for occasional detours ( ) to examine the unexpected. 1. a. them b. which c. those d. people 2. a. available b. free c. open d. convenient 3. a. ab sorb b. learn c. practise d. understand 4. a. at b. by c. from d. when 5. a. into b. as c. even if d. though 25
. a. collected b. made c. cau sed d. produced 7. a. When b. Since c. If d. As 8. a. yet b. but c. also d. and 9. a. act b. function c. appear d. perform 10. a. in b. by c. of d. for 11. a. aim b. project c. assignment d. activity 12. a. b uild b. building c. building of d. the building 13. a. applicable b. right c. accurate d. ju st 14. a. con sider b. argue c. talk d. examine 15. a. fast ening b. making c. fixing d. concentrating 16. a. observing b. chasing c. following d. obeying 17. a. might b. must c. s hould d. can 18. a. range b. spread c. stretch d. ext ent 19. a. last b. large c. best d. length 20. a. However b. Of course c. In addition d. Besides Par t Writing ( 15 points ) Directions: For th is part, you are allo wed 30 mi nutes to w rite a com position on the top ic W H Y S H OU LD W E L E A R N E NGL I S H.You are given the f irst sentence o f each pa ragr ap h.your com position should be no less than 100 w or ds. W rite your composition on the A nswer Sheet. 1. English language has now become an international language because it is spoken in most countries in the world. 2. A s we know, most of the valuable book s, newspapers and magazines are printed in English. 3. Chinese people come into contact with more and more foreign countries. 26
Answer Sheet Par t Listening Comprehension (20 points ) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d Section B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Par t Reading Comprehension and T ranslation ( 50 points) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d (1 ) (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (5 ) Section B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 27
Par t Vocabulary and St ructure (15 points ) Section A 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d 20. a b c d Section B 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d Par t Cloze (10 points ) 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d 20. a b c d Par t Writing ( 15 points) 28
Key Par t Section A. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. b Section B 1. for being quick and clever 2. Do you think it would be 3. put ting one together 4. the idea for the game 5. have to be hired to run it 6. The producer is the per son 7. contestants must be chosen 8. A camera crew must be hired 9. and the game begin s 10. hard work of many people Par t Section A 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. b 11. a 12. a 13. c 14. c 15. b (1 ),, (2 ),,,, (3 ),,,, (4 ),,, (5 ), Section B 1. American Indians. 2. Because the white set tlers killed more animals and brought diseases. 3. T he land of the American Indians could never be taken from them without their agreement. 4. T hey began to fight the white set tlers. 5. It s the writ er s opinion that the government treated the Indians unju stly. Par t Section A 29
. d 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. c 11. d 12. d 13. a 14. b 15. c 16. c 17. b 18. b 19. a 20. d Section B 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. c 10. c Par t 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. a 10. c 11. b 12. b 13. a 14. c 15. d 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. c 20. b Par t Why Should We Learn English English has now become an int ernational language because it is spoken in a lot of countries in the world. It is the mother tongue for people in Brit ain, the United States of America, Canada, Australica and New Zealand. It is the official language of India, South Africa and Singapore. It is also the international communicative language in trade, science and technology. As we know, most of the valuable book s, newspapers and magazines are printed in English. If we want to read them to enrich our knowledge, we must learn English. If we want to do business with foreign countries, we should also learn English. China comes into contact with more and more foreign countries. English is considered as the most important and indispensable tool for communication. T his is the reason why there are so many people in our country learning English. T hey k now that learning English helps make life more convenient and promising. 30