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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey? W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it’s necessary. Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place? You will read: A) At the office. C) At the airport. B) In the waiting room. D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose answer [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

1. A) At a waiting room. C) At a supermarket. B) At a movie theatre. D) At a restaurant. Excuse me, waitress. The soup is cold, and could you bring some hot soup? 2. A) He was involved in an accident. B) He had some problem with his car. C) He took the wrong way. D) He fell ill on the way. I had a flat tire on the way here. 3. A) The man went to the concert last night. B) The man is going to the concert tonight. C) The man didn’t go to the concert last night. D) The man and the woman went to the concert together. I was going to, but then I decided not to go. 4. A) Spring. C) Autumn. B) Summer. D) Winter. Looks like the spring is coming. It will be several weeks later.

5. A) He’s got a headache. B) He’s late for his appointment. C) He has got to the doctor’s office before 2: 30. D) He’s disappointed with the doctor. I am here ahead of time. 6. A) Staying at home. B) Going dancing. C) Having a party. D) Playing tennis. I had a long week. I prefer to do something quiet instead.

7. A) He cannot breathe well, either. B) The next stop is the last stop. C) The next stop is their stop. D) A lot of people will get off soon. W: The bus is so crowded that I can barely breathe. M: Have patience. The bus empties quite a few at the next stop.

8. A) From the radio. B) From the railway station. C) From the morning newspaper. D) From the TV station. the train crash I didn’t have to. I heard it on the radio this morning.

9. A) She can sing very well. B) She’s good at playing the piano. C) She’s afraid of music. D) She plays the drums well. Well. I did study the piano as a child, but I gave up. I don’t sing either. But I am better at playing the drum. 10. A) He works in a zoo now. B) He likes to make fun of the woman. C) He’s a stranger to the woman. D) He told the man something about his past. Oh, he told me so the other day.

Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear a conversation and a short passage. The conversation and the passage will be read twice. At the end of each, you will hear some questions, which will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 11-15 are based on the following conversation. 11. A) He’s a professor. C) He’s a bank teller. B) He’s a salesman. D) He’s an accountant. W: I’d like to take out 50 dollars from my account. M: You should fill out the withdrawal slip.

12. A) She does not know how to read or write. B) She has forgotten her account number. C) She cannot remember her address. D) It’s the first time she fills out such a slip. I have never done this before. Could you help me?

13. A) 882499716 C) 804299613 B) 802499713 D) 802497716

14. A) $50. C) FIFTY DOLLARS. B) $ FIFTY. D) 50 DOLLARS.

15. A) Print her name. C) Write her name. B) Put the date. D) Fill in her address. Can I print my name? No. You must write. Don’t print.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. 16. A) To the gates of Heaven. C) To the gates of the Underworld. B) Back to life. D) Back to the battlefield.

17. A) Because he didn’t like to stay in Heaven. B) Because he was taken to the wrong place. C) Because he wanted to see his friends. D) Because his friends asked him to go there.

18. A) They looked healthy and happy. B) They were thin and unhappy. C) They were hard to recognize. D) They were content and well fed.

19. A) People in the Underworld used longer chopsticks. B) People in the Underworld were not good at using chopsticks. C) People in Heaven used the long chopsticks to help feed each other. D) People in Heaven fed themselves with better chopsticks.

20. A) Friends cannot always be trusted. B) Food is the most important thing to everyone. C) There’s no difference between Heaven and the Underworld. D) Happiness comes from helping each other. Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. As she is in good form, Anne says she is ______about her chances of winning the gold medal. A) conscious C) confident B) comfortable D) confused be confident about/ of 对充满自信 have confidence in be conscious of: be aware of; realize 意识到 subconsciously unconsciously be confused about: be puzzled/bewildered about 对……感到困惑 confusion 22. He set up a standard of perfection for himself, which seldom permitted him to ______. A) relax C) replace B) release D) reflect relax oneself 放松 relaxation replace A with/by B: 用 B 来代替 A substitute B for A release: set free the newly-released movie reflect: 反映 23. I ______to have come to your house last night but it rained. A) managed C) intended B) failed D) supposed intend/mean/hope to have done: 原打算做某事 had intended/wanted/meant/hoped to do something intention 打算；意图 have no intention of hurting you manage to do/ try to do be supposed to do 应该…… 24. Could I ______you to open that window? I’m afraid I can’t reach it. A) trouble C) confuse B) disturb D) excuse trouble/bother somebody to do something 麻烦某人做某事 look for trouble get into trouble have trouble (in) doing something confuse A with B: 把 A 和 B 搞混淆 disturb: 扰乱 excuse somebody for doing something: forgive somebody for doing something 25. To me there are only two things ______reading in the newspaper — the TV listings and the sports page. A) worth C) worthless B) worthy D) worthwhile be worth doing/ be worth + n. be worthy of + n./ be worthy to do It is worthwhile to do something 26. Several hundred more employees will have to be ______if the company does not get any new orders soon. A) laid out C) laid off B) laid aside D) laid down lay off: 下岗；解聘 laid-off workers 下岗工人 lay out: 布局 It is laid down that … 据规定…… lay down rules and regulations 27. The international situation changes so quickly nowadays that you cannot ______it. A) look forward to C) keep up with B) get rid of D) catch hold of look forward to something/ doing 期待 get rid of 去除 keep up with 跟上 catch hold of 抓住 28. Mrs. Mason simply did not ______of her daughter’s interest. Football, she felt, was for men and boys. A) appreciate C) attract B) assure D) approve approve (of): 认可；赞同 show one’s approval of disapprove (of) appreciate doing attract 吸引 attractive 吸引人的 attraction 吸引人的事物 tourist attraction 旅游胜地 assure somebody of something/ that … 使……相信/确信 assurance 确信 ensure that/ something 确保 reassure 安慰 29. During the election period, a big strike ______at the capital. A) broke in C) broke through B) broke out D) broke up break out: burst out 爆发 break in: cut in; interrupt somebody 插话; 破门而入 break through: 突破 breakthrough: n. break up: 分裂；分开 30. The new plan ______by Mr. Hardy was warmly welcomed. A) put through C) put up B) put forward D) put away put forward: propose 提出 put through to …: 电话连接到…… put up: 支起；挂起 put away: 把……放回原处 Children should put toys away when they don’t play them. put aside: set aside put down 镇压 put off doing 推迟 put out 熄灭 put … across to 把……想法传达给 31. The city residents urged the city to take ______to improve fire-fighting equipment. A) decisions C) sides B) directions D) measures take measures to do: 采取措施做某事 take steps to do make decisions to do 32. Sam couldn’t ______how to print a program until the teacher showed him how. A) figure out C) draw out B) look out D) write out figure out: work out; make out 理解；推断出 draw out one’s potential/ ability look out: watch out 小心 33. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ______as ours. A) weather C) climate B) season D) surrounding climate [C] weather [U]

34. The world is quickly ______oil and once it is gone, there is no more. A) running away with C) running down B) running out of D) running off run away with lots of money run out of: exhaust; use up 用完 35. Sometimes even living in a big city can be very ______. A) single C) sole B) alone D) lonely our sole goal single parents 36. The fact that he annoyed you does not ______your treating him in that way. A) justify C) satisfy B) reward D) deliver justify: 使……变得合理；证明……的合理性 be justified in doing: …是合理的 have every justification in doing just: adj. fair satisfy one’s demand reward somebody with something 37. It is well-known that people ______to music in many ways. A) respond C) remind B) reply D) regret respond to: react to remind somebody of something/ remind somebody to do something regret doing/ regret to do 38. You cannot see through a telescope unless it is ______correctly to your sight. A) adopted C) applied B) adjusted D) admitted be adjusted to/ be adapted to 适应 adopt: 1) 采纳 adopt your idea 2) 领养 adopt a child apply … to … apply to … for … apply to admit doing 39. One of the many ______of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected. A) profits 利润 C) benefits：advantages B) adventures: risk 风险 D) interests 40. All the students in this class passed the English exam with the ______of Li Min. A) example C) addition B) instance D) exception with the exception of: except for instance 例如 for example in addition (to)

Part Ⅲ Structure (10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 41. He claimed that his country was years ______the rest of the world in technological development. A) ahead of C) in front of B) before D) prior to 在……之前 42. The policeman saw some boys playing football in the street and he asked them ______. A) do not play C) not play B) not to play D) to not play persuade somebody not to do something had better not do something 43. He met my mother, from ______he got the news of my marriage. A) who C) which B) whom D) that 44. The food she prepared for the party is not enough, for there are ______more people than she expected. A) much: considerably; far C) too B) many D) so 45. The Browns are going to take a ______vacation to the Golden Beach. A) two-weeks C) two weeks B) two-week D) two week’s an 800-word article an 800 words’ article

46. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ______one this month. A) another 另一，再一 C) the other B) more D) other one more party 47. By the end of this month, we surely ______a satisfactory solution to the problem. A) have found C) will have found B) will be finding D) are finding by/ by the end of + 时间副词 （表示将来的一个时间）， … will have done … by/ by the end of + 时间副词 （表示过去的一个时间）， … had done … 48. The reason for Sam’s success was ______he had been working very hard. A) that C) because B) why D) which 49. He was ______anyone could find. A) as a pleasant old woman as B) as an old pleasant woman as C) as old a pleasant woman as D) as pleasant an old woman as as + adj. + 名词短语 + as: as + adj. + as as happy a boy as 50. Modern technology ______for the world to be closer than ever before. A) has made it possible C) has made that possible B) has made possible D) has made this possible make/ feel/ think/ find, etc. it + of somebody/ for somebody to do something 51. Railroads are ______every day throughout the world. A) built C) being built B) building D) being building 进行时被动语态 be (is, am, are, was, were) + being + done 52. There is evidence ______he has been to the scene of the crime on the night of the murder. A) which C) in which B) for D) that This is the fact that … 53. It was not until Friday ______I received your letter. A) that C) when B) which D) then 54. I had my house ______last week. A) paint and decorate C) painting and decorating B) painted and decorated D) painted and decorating have + O. + do 让某人做某事 have the kid do his homework have + O. + doing 持续 have her boyfriend waiting in the rain for 3 hours have + O. + done 1) 遭遇到 have his arm wounded have his bike stolen 2) 请……做某事 have your house decorated

55. It’s time ______arguing and ______to do something about it. A) for stopping…starting C) to stop…start B) that we stop…start D) that we stop…starting It is (high) time to do 该是……的时候了 It is (high) time that … did something It is high time that we stopped quarrelling.

56. The Browns seem to ______. The lights in their house are out. A) be leaving C) leave B) have left D) have been leaving appear/ seem/ turn out to have done/ be doing 57. It is ______that no one wants to stay at home and sleep. A) such fine weather C) such a fine weather B) so fine weather D) a so fine weather such a(n) + adj. + 可数名词单数 that such adj. + 不可数名词 that such adj. + 可数名词复数 that so +adj. + a(n) + 可数名词单数 that so + many/few +可数名词复数 that （这种情况下，不能用 such） so + much/little + 不可数名词 that （这种情况下，不能用 such）

58. ______yet to be done before the new literature is able to fulfill its tasks. A) Many have C) More has B) Most have D) Much has 59. “What’s wrong with you?” “I’m having trouble ______my right arm.” A) to lift C) lifting B) being lifted D) to be lifting have trouble (in) doing something have difficulty (in) doing something There is much/little/no point (in) doing waste/ spend some time (in) doing something have a good/tough time doing 60. Edward likes classical music and I think that he prefers it ______any other kind. A) with C) to B) over D) against prefer A to B prefer to do rather than do prefer doing A to doing B

Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: There are some steps you can take yourself to avoid catching a cold. Contrary to popular belief, colds are not caused by exposure to severe weather. Colds are caused by viruses hidden in the body, and you’re better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for the bus on a snowy day than you are in a warm room, surrounded by friends, co-workers, or fellow students, who just may be passing the virus around. If you feel a chill when you’re coming down with a cold, you’re already sick. A chill is an early symptom: it’s the cold that caused the chill, not the other way around. While the virus can spread by air when a cold-sufferer coughs or sneezes ( 打 喷 嚏 ), surprisingly, this is not the most common route of transmission. Numerous studies have now shown that most colds are “caught” by hand contact. A cold-sufferer rubs her nose, thereby transferring the virus to her hand. Then a friend comes to visit. “Don’t kiss me,” she warns, so the friend steps back and presses her hand. The friend then wipes her own nose or eye – and several days later caught a cold. Parents pick up their child’s discarded tissues and carefully throw them away, but fail to wash their hands afterward. Cold viruses also can be transferred to objects – telephones, towels, plates – and remain infectious for up to three hours. Frequent hand washing on the part of the cold-sufferer as well as other members of the household – will minimize the spread of viruses in this way. 61. Which of the following will most probably cause you to catch a cold? A) Staying in a warm room with a lot of people. B) Staying outdoors on a cold day. C) Staying on the ski slopes. D) Waiting for the bus on a snowy day. 62. Which of the following is TRUE? A) Colds are caused by exposure to severe weather. B) Viruses can only spread through air. C) Viruses hidden in the body cause colds. D) Most colds can be caught by hand contact. 63. To prevent viruses from spreading, we should ______. A) shake hands with our friends instead of kissing them B) stay at home as much as possible C) often wash our hands D) often clean our noses and eyes 64. The word discarded in Paragraph 2 most probably means ______. A) thrown away B) put away C) cleared away D) given away 65. The best title for this passage might be ______. A) Colds and Viruses B) Ways to Avoid Catching Colds C) The Spread of Cold Viruses D) Symptoms of Colds

Passage 2 Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage: America is a society in which children have watched approximately 18,000 television commercials (广告) by the time they have reached their middle teens. My friend Jolie learned this fact a few weeks ago and decided to do something about it. She thinks that the number of commercials that children see can influence the way they view the world. That is, Jolie believes that children who watch so many advertisements will grow up to believe that the most important thing in life is to buy, buy, buy! This, says Jolie, is wrong. A little child cannot understand advertisements for what they are and so believes totally in what he or she hears. I have been thinking about what Jolie has told me. I suppose that she is right. I know that it is easy to manipulate the minds of children because they don’t see things logically, as adults do. And I am upset myself at how the advertisers can control a child’s outlook on the world. I think I should join Jolie in her efforts to change advertising tactic (策略) when it comes to advertisements for children. I really have a responsibility to make sure that future generations are given every chance to develop their minds without the interference of mass media. Of course, there is another side to the issue. After all, parents ought to take responsibility for what their children watch and how much television they see. I know that many parents just want their children to be quiet, and so they let them watch as much television as they want. But, in the long run, the methods of advertisers have enormous power because we are a society of consumers. I only hope that some day there can be a solution to this problem. Children need our guidance, not the guidance of advertisers. 66. What does “it” in Line 3 refer to? A) The number of commercials children watch. B) The way children view the world. C) The fact that children are exposed to so many TV commercials. D) The negative influence of television programs on children 67. Jolie believes that ______. A) television advertising is only for children B) television advertising has a bad influence on children C) there are enough advertisements on TV D) television advertising should be banned 68. Being exposed to so many commercials children may ______. A) have bought lots of toys B) see things as adults do C) be misled by these advertisements D) learn the methods of advertisers 69. The word “manipulate” in the second paragraph most probably means ______. A) advertise B) purchase C) control D) buy 70. What is the author’s attitude towards the large number of TV commercials that children watch? A) Concerned. C) Positive. B) Hopeful. D) Disappointed.

Passage Three Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage: Vegetarians may be healthier, but meat eaters do more for the environment. A survey of the energy used to produce and distribute various foods shows that such foods as sweets, ice cream, potato chips and white bread are among the most energy-efficient -- and so least polluting -- foods in our diet. Tea, coffee, tomatoes, salad vegetables and white fish, on the other hand, are environmentally unfriendly. David Coley and colleagues of the Center for Energy and the Environment at the University of Exeter have analyzed how much energy from fuel is used in the complete production cycle of food in a typical shopping basket. The analysis includes the manufacture and application of fertilizers and other chemicals, harvesting, processing, packaging, transport and waste disposal. In a study of the diets of more than 2,000 people, they found that it takes around 18,000 megajoules (兆焦耳) of energy each year to get a typical Briton’s food to the table. This is almost six times the energy contained in the food itself. In all, the process consumes almost a tenth of the national energy budget, adding 15 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide. The study will trouble those trying to be both healthy and green. The most energy-consuming item is coffee, which requires 177MJ of energy to produce 1MJ of food intake. But typical salad vegetables require 45 MJ and white fish 36, compared to 8 MJ for beef and burgers, 7 for chicken and 6 for lamb, while fresh fruit consumes between 10 and 22 MJ, crisps, white bread and ice cream are all right at the bottom of the table, consuming less than 1 MJ each. “Meat does well because it is not highly processed, provides a lot of calories and is often grown locally,” says Coley. In a sense, food is a large part of an individual’s impact on the greenhouse effect. Many of us could change our diets to have less impact. 71. The most energy-efficient and least polluting food in our diet is ______. A) meat B) fruit C) white bread D) salad vegetables 72. Dr. Coley’s analysis of energy used in the production cycle of food includes all of the following EXCEPT ______. A) application of chemicals B) the influence of climate C) packaging of food D) waste disposal 73. In a study of the diet of more than 2,000 people, Dr. Coley found that ______. A) the energy contained in the food itself is six times the energy consumed B) energy budget adds 15 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere C) the food a typical Briton consumes each year requires 18,000 MJ to produce D) the energy contained in the food itself is a tenth of the national energy budget 74. Those who try to be both healthy and green are troubled when they know that ______. A) some healthy foods, like tomatoes, are not green B) local meat is better for health than green food C) people’s diets vary greatly D) some healthy foods are environmentally unfriendly 75. The author suggests that ______. A) we change our diets to have less influence on greenhouse effect B) we grow vegetables to reduce the greenhouse effect C) we eat more meat to help the development of modern food industry D) we eat more vegetables in order to become healthier

Part Ⅴ Translation from English into Chinese (15 points) Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76 to 80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese. Remember to write your translation on the Translation Sheet. Asian companies (except those in Japan and South Korea) have long been plagued (使苦恼) by high turnover. 76) Many employees feel that the fastest track to higher salaries and more responsibility is to change jobs as often as possible. 许多员工都认为获得更高薪水和更多责任 的最快途径就是勤换工作。 Nowadays, with the attraction of cash-heavy technology companies, companies are feeling even more pressure to keep valued employees from going. 77) Even companies in Japan and South Korea are having turnover problems as the traditional concept of lifelong employment disappears. 随着终身就业的传统观念的消失，日本和韩国的公司甚至也会有人员调动的问 题。 What’s more, recruitment from U.S. and Western European countries trying to fill their own positions is further draining (使…外流) Asia of its best and brightest. 78) It is estimated that Europe and the United States will need 2 million new information technology workers over the next two years. 据估计，欧洲和美国在今后的两年中将需要两百万 IT 新员工。To help fill these positions, Washington recently announced that, over the next three years, U.S. companies will be allowed to recruit (招聘) 600,000 skilled foreigners to fill some of the positions. Asia’s demand for IT workers is startling. 79) Various sources have calculated that South Korea will need 50,000 new IT workers over the next two years, Malaysia 15,000 by the end of this year, India more than 2 million by 2008 and Singapore some 10,000 more each year.根据各种 来源的估算，韩国在今后的两年中将需要 5 万 IT 新员工，马来西亚到今年年底为止需要一 万五千新员工，到 2008 年为止印度对 IT 人员的需求将超过 200 万，而新加坡每年也需要 大约 1 万 IT 新从业人员。 In Thailand, experts are recommending an easing of visa restrictions to attract IT talent from, for example, Eastern Europe. 80) Malaysia is offering tax waivers ( 免税 ) and other way s to attract Malaysians with IT skills who are working abroad to come home.为了吸引有 IT 技术的在国外 工作的马来西亚人回国就业，马来西亚为此提供了免税服务和其他一些途径。 To help attract the necessary workforce, HSBC offers a comprehensive, seven-year training program for its IT staff, but executives worried about the number of employees who quit once they have completed the program.

Part Ⅵ Translation from Chinese into English (15 points) Directions: In this part there are 5 sentences in Chinese. You are required to translate them into English. Please put your translation on the Translation Sheet. 81．这项研究成果被称作是医学科学上的一个奇迹。 These research findings are regarded/ seen/ considered as a miracle/ wonder in medicine. 82．每次我去看他，他总是在电脑上工作。 Every time I visit him, he is always/ constantly working on his computer. 83．要戒除一个习惯决没有养成这个习惯那么容易。 It is easier to develop this habit than give up/ break it. 84．你的工作经历越多，你得到提升的机会就越大。 The more work experience you have, the more chances you will get to be promoted. 85．我发现我老是很难集中注意力于所做的事情上。 I always find myself unable to concentrate/ focus my attention on what I am doing.

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