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第一部分 Part 1 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) 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. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers 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.
1. A) She's going away for a while. B) She did well on the test. C) She worked hard and earned a lot of money. D) She's didn't have to work hard for the exam. 2. A) Susan is fast worker B) Susan did Jack's homework. C) Susan didn't do the homework on her own. D) Susan has not finished her homework. 3. A) He read the cabinet report. B) He read the newspaper. C) He listened to a radio report. D) He's secretary telephoned him. 4. A) Hurry to the conference. B) Skip the conference. C) Take the subway. D) Take a bus. 5. A) He is confident. B) He is worried. C) He is bored. D) He is angry. 6. A) He used to be a workman himself. B) He likes to do repairs and make things himself. C) He is professional builder. D) He paid workmen to decorate the house. 7. A) The woman doesn't like jam. B) The woman forgot where she had left the jar. C) The man had an accident. D) The man broke the jar. 8. A) Opinions about the book are varied. B) The man thinks the book is excellent. C) You shouldn't believe everything you read. D) The woman wonders which newspaper the man is reading. 9. A) It's quite normal. B) It's too high. C) It's cheap indeed. D) It could be cheaper. 10.A) The admission of a patient. B) Diagnosis of an illness. C) The old man's serious condition. D) Sending for a doctor. Section B Directions: In this section， you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage， you
1 will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D ). The mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one Questions 11 to l4 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11.A) The color of the dog. B) The price of the dog. C) Whether the dog will fit the environment. D) Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house. 12.A) It must be trained so it won't bite. B) It needs more love and care . C) It demands more food and space. D) It must be looked after carefully. 13.A) They are less likely to run away. B) It's easier for their masters to train them. C) They are less likely to be shy with human beings. D) It's easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.
Passage Two Question 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14.A) They often go for walks at a leisurely pace. B) They usually have a specific purpose in mind. C) They like the seaside more than the countryside. D) They seldom plan their leisure activities in advance. 15.A) Their hardworking spirit. B) Their patience in waiting for theatre tickets. C) Their delight in leisure activities. D) Their enthusiasm and for the arts. 16.A) The Polish people can now spend their leisure time in various ways. B) The Polish people are fond of walking leisurely in the countryside. C) The Polish people enjoy picking wild fruit in their leisure time. D) The Polish people like to spend their holidays abroad.
Passage Three Question 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17.A) They will be much bigger. B) They will have more seats. C) They will have three wheels. D) they will need intelligent drivers. 18.A) It doesn't need to be refueled. B) It will use solar energy as fuel. C) It will be driven by electrical power. D) It will be more suitable for long distance travel. 19.A) Passengers in the car may be seated facing on another. B) The front seats will face forward and the back seats backward. C) Special seats will be designed for children. D) More seats will be added.
2 20. A) Choose the right route. B) Refuel the car regularly. C) Start the engine. D) Tell the computer where to go.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes) 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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer She et with a single line through the centre.
21. His career was not noticeably ______by the fact that he had never been to college. A) prevented B) prevented C) hindered D) refrained 22. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be ______in deeper. A) absorbed B) pushed C) heaved D) sucked 23. To ____ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. A) commence B) compromise C) compensate D) compliment 24. All visitors are requested to ______with the regulations. A) comply B) agree C) assist D) consent 25. The captain ______the horizon for approaching ships. A) scanned B) scrutinized C) explored D) swept 26. The vast majority of people in any given culture will _____established standards of that culture. A) confine B) conform C) confront D) confirm 27. Although he was on a diet, the food ______him enormously. A) inspired B) tempted C) overcame D) encouraged 28. His argument does not suggest that mankind can _____ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources. A) resort B) grant C) afford D) entitle 29. If you want this pain killer, you'll have to ask the doctor for a ______. A) receipt B) recipe C) subscription D) prescription 30. Some fish have a greater ______for acid water than others. A) tolerance B) resistance C) dependence D) persistence 31.In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food. A) store B) provision C) reserve D) supply 32.As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all measures ______for our defense. A) had been taken B) would be taken C) be taken D) to be taken 33.A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ______from the sort of candles used only in churches. A) had come B) coming C) come D) that came 34.After the guests left, she spent half an hour ______the sitting room. A) ordering B) arranging C) tidying up D) clearing away 35.I was ______the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived. A) to B) on C) at D) in
3 36.In no country ______Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A) other than B) more than C) better than D) rather than 37. A lorry ______Jane's cat and sped away. A) ran over B) ran into C) ran through D) ran down 38. The project ______by the end of 2003, will expand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users. A) accomplished B) being accomplished C) to be accomplished D) having been accomplished 39.______evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated. A) It being B) It is C) There is D) There being 40.Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______. A) appreciated B) approved C) appealed D) applied
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is following 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre . Passage One Question 41 to 60 are based on the following passage: A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we' re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can' t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers--all these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job. 41. A characteristic of the information age is that ______. A) the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force
4 B) manufacturing industries are steadily increasing C) people find it harder to earn a living by working in factories D) most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry 42. One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ______. A) the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant B) B) people's traditional concepts about work no longer hold true C) most people have to take part-time jobs D) people have to change their jobs from time to time 43. By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ______. A) people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology B) future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes C) the importance of high technology has been overlooked D) computer science will play a leading role in the future information services 44. The future will probably belong to those who ______. A) possess and know how to make use of information B) give full play to their brain potential C) involve themselves in service industries D) cast their minds ahead instead of looking back 45. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A) Computers and the Knowledge Society. B) Service industries in Modern Society. C) Features and Implications of the New Era. D) Rapid Advancement of information Technology Passage Two Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though the rise. of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required. This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and
5 women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduates to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. 46. The word "liability" (Para. 1) most probably means "______". A) misfortune B) instability C) disadvantage D) burden 47. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ______. A) reinforces the feminine qualities required B) makes women look more honest and capable C) is of primary importance to women D) often enables women to succeed quickly 48. Bowman's experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ______. A) turns out to be an obstacle B) affects men and women alike C) has as little effect on men as on women D) is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women 49. It can be inferred from the passage that people' s views on beauty are often ______. A) practical B) prejudiced C) old-fashioned D) radical 50 . The author writes this passage to. A) discuss the negative aspects of being attractive B) give advice to job-seekers who are attractive C) demand equal rights for women D) emphasize the importance of appearance Passage Three Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in several books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to, journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the "how to" aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, its context, and implications. Much of the "how to" material is based on personal experiences and general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed. There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general texts as well as numerous research articles on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, at least in a positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably
6 somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interview. However, very few have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analyses and even study, as this book indicates. 51. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______. A) generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief concern for writers on journalism B) importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviewing C) concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewing D) personal experiences and general impressions should be excluded from journalistic interviews 52. Much research has been done on interviews in general ______. A) so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthened B) though the study of the interviewing techniques hasn't received much attention C) but journalistic interviewing as a specific field has unfortunately been neglected D) and there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing 53 . Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview, ______. A) but most of them wish to stay away from it B) and many of them hope to be interviewed some day C) and many of them would like to acquire a true understanding of it D) but most of them may not have been interviewed in person 54 . Who is the interviewee in a clinical interviews? A) The patient. B) The physician. C) The journalist. D) The psychologist 55 . The passage is most likely a part of ______. A) a news article B) a journalistic interview C) a research report D) a preface Passage Four Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage: The relationship between the home and market economies had gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of transferring some production processes (e.g. cloth- making, sewing and canning foods) from the home to the marketplace. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the processes were laborious and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon the more important second stage was evident --the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e.g. electricity and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the question of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant; if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to be obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking care of these needs in the home such as in nursing the sick, became axially unacceptable (and, in most serious cases, probably less successful). Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse drawn carriage
7 illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the radio from a source of entertainment to a source of background music, so most of the fruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase them in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer goods, but not increased flexibility for the home economy in obtaining these goods and services. Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and services, the family had to enter the marketplace as wage earners and consumers. The neoclassical model that views the family as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be applied to the second (and current) stage. 56. The reason why many production processes were taken over by the marketplace was that ______. A) it was a necessary step in the process of industrialization B) they depended on electricity available only to the market economy C) it was troublesome to produce such goods in the home D) the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes 57. It can be seen from the passage that in the second stage ______. A) some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the home economy B) the market economy provided new goods and services never produced by the home economy C) producing traditional foods at home became socially never produced by the home economy D) whether new goods and services were produced by the home economy became irrelevant 58. During the second stage, if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to enter the marketplace ______. A) as wage earners B) both as manufacturers and consumers C) both as workers and purchasers D) as customers 59. Economic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the new goods and services because ______. A) the family was not efficient in production B) n was illegal for the home economy to produce them C) it could not supply them by itself D) the market for these goods and services was limited 60. The neoclassical model is basically a model of the first stage, because at this stage ______. A) the family could rely either on the home economy or the marketplace for the needed goods and services. B) many production processes were being transferred to the marketplace C) consumers relied more and more on the market economy D) the family could decide how to transfer production processes to the marketplace
Part IV Cloze (10 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Please mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
8 Most people who travel long distances complain of jetlag. Jetlag makes business travelers less productive and more prone 61 making mistakes. It is actually caused by 62 of your “body clock”- a small cluster of brain cells that controls the timing of biological 63 .The body clock is designed for a 64 rhythm of daylight and darkness, so that it is thrown out of balance when it 65 daylight and darkness at the“wrong”times in a new time zone. The 66 of jetlag often persist for days 67 the internal body clock slowly adjusts to the new time zone. Now a new anti - jetlag system is 68 that is based on proven 69 pioneering scientific research. Dr. Martin Moore-Ede has devised a practical strategy to adjust the body clock much sooner to the new time zone 70 controlled exposure to bright light. 61. A) for B)from C)to D) of 62. A) rupture B) corruption C) eruption D) disruption 63. A) actions B) functions C) reflection D) behavior 64. A) regular B) formal C) continual D) circular 65. A) retains B) encounters C) possesses D) experiences 66. A) diseases B) symptoms C) signs D) defects 67. A) while B) whereas C) if D) although 68. A) adaptable B) approachable C) available D) agreeable 69. A) broad B) inclusive C) tentative D) extensive 70. A) at B) through C) in D) as
第二部分 Part V Translation (20 minutes) Section A: Translate the following passage into Chinese Vacationing in China was a new experience. In Beijing in the 1980’s, we feel like birds in a cage. At that time foreigners couldn’t travel at will around the country. My few trips outside Beijing were usually “business only”. Few Chinese cities were open to foreigners, and we needed travel permits everywhere we went. Worst of all, our interactions with Chinese people were extremely limited. For example, two men stood at the door of the hotel where we lived, challenging every Chinese who entered. You could say that our China experience was shallow. We hoped for a deeper kind of experience in 2001. Section B: Translate the following passage into English 中国是一个历史悠久的文明古国, 也是一个充满时代生机的东方大国，拥有许多得天独厚的 旅游资源。自然风光旖旎秀美，历史文化博大精深，56 个民族风情浓郁。目前已被列入世界 文化遗产地和世界自然遗产地达 29 处。古代中国的风采神韵与现代中国的蓬勃英姿交相辉 映，为发展国内外旅游业创造了优越的条件。
Part VI Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic It Pays to Be Honest. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 当前社会上存在许多不诚实现象 2. 诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实 It Pays to Be Honest
9 Test Two 第一部分 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) 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. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. a) Tomorrow. b) Today. c) Next week. d) The day after tomorrow. 2. a) The man was looking for a job. b) The man was interviewed. c) The man knew how to make a good impression. d) The man was hired. 3. a) She likes big parties. b) She thinks parties are silly. c) She prefers small parties. d) She thinks small parties are too impersonal. 4. a) Go out for supper. b) Go to cinema. c) Study after supper. d) Get ready for the school. 5. a) She is pessimistic. b) She is optimistic. c) She is sarcastic. d) It is hard for her to say. 6. a) He knows the route very well. b) He often gets lost. c) He doesn’t know where the hotel is. d) He thinks it’s an expensive hotel. 7. a) At a restaurant. b) At a movie. c) At a friend’s house. d) At a gas station. 8. a) He is going to teach a foreign student. b) He wants to go to golf. c) He teaches foreign students today. d) He is too tired. 9. a) Tom went out before the meeting was over. b) Tom didn’t say anything at the meeting. c) Tom is unable to hear well. d) Tom doesn’t listen to her. 10. a) Ask the Smiths to tell her where they live. b) Have a party for the Smiths.
10 c) Obtain clothing for the Smiths. d) Mail an invitation to the Smiths.
Section B Compound Dictation Directions: In this section you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read the third time, you should check what you have written. Most supermarkets need a very spacious floor area, sometimes at least ten times as big as that of an ordinary shop. There are usually 11 doors, one an 12 , the other an exit. The 13 of the side facing the 14 is largely of plate glass, with 15 or advertising material 16 . The other three walls are normally 17 with colorful baked clay or 18 in light colors, giving an impression of cleanliness and brightness. Most supermarkets are on one floor only, goods being stored in rooms at the back or upstairs. 19
. Broad corridors between the shelf units and a large space between them and the window, and also between them and the far wall allow room for the circulation of many people. Between the shelf and the window in one half of the shop area stand a number of small counters about three feet high and at right –angles to the window. 20 . The cashier finally hands a printed shop recording prices to the customer for him to pay the total.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
21. It was found that the diet of older people is often ______in vitamins. a) short b) inadequate c) deficient d) failing 22. The driver’s attention was ______by a child running across the street. a) destroyed b) distracted c) deserted d) disturbed 23. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______other more well-informed experimenters failed. a) where b) which c) that d) what 24. The drowning child was saved by Dick’s ______action. a) acute b) alert c) profound d) prompt 25. It is hoped that the prisoner will be released through the ______of the president himself. a) convention b) prevention c) intervention d) interference 26. The studios pay very little attention to the low-budget movies that used to be so ______for the
11 studios. a) advantageous b) profitable c) beneficial d) helpful 27. I caught a ______of the car before it disappeared around the bend. a) glance b) glimpse c) peep d) sight 28. His tastes and habits ______with those of his wife. a) combine b) compete c) coincide d) compromise 29. From the available data it may fairly be ______that the writer flourished in the 15th century. a) presupposed b) presumed c) assumed d) supposed 30. “When are you going to mend that broken window?” “Don’t worry, I’ll ______it one of these days.” a) get around to b) get down on c) get over with d) get up to 31. You should have put the milk into the ice-box, I expect it ______undrinkable. a) became b) had become c) has become d) becomes 32. You will be sent to prison, if you ______the law. a) defy b) detect c) deprive d) devise 33. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ______. a) boundaries b) restraints c) confinements d) limitations 34. I ______to one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine. a) prescribe b) subscribe c) describe d) transcribe 35. One must handle those dishes carefully, for they are very ______. a) brittle b) vigorous c) slim d) vulgar 36. These figures are not consistent ______the results obtained in previous experiment. a) to b) with c) for d) in 37. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______a sudden loud noise. a) being there b) there was c) should there be d) there having been 38. The old woman from the country was ______by the noisy crowds and traffic in the big city. a) induced b) ridiculed c) bewildered d) enchanted 39. He once again went through his composition carefully to ______all spelling mistakes from it. a) abandon b) eliminate c) diminish d) withdraw 40. Many university courses are not really ______to the needs of students or their future employers. a) geared b) relative c) associated d) qualified
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. 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 One Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: Now it may not seem very helpful that if we dream we are repeatedly trying to screw a top on to a bottle, the dream is reminding us that in waking life we are trying to “master a physical skill”. But such a dream would be extremely unlikely to have such an obvious meaning. Dreams are
12 devious – they scarcely ever say what they mean in such simple terms. Such a dream would be more likely to mean that we were “bottling something up,” keeping it to ourselves, to prevent the knowledge being spilled. In other words, in such a dream the bottle and its top would perhaps be symbols of some knowledge (we “contain” knowledge as a bottle contains liquid) which we do not want to let out (the bottle-top being a symbol of our attempts to retain it). Our continual attempts to screw the top on the bottle would then represent some difficulty which we were experiencing in doing so – perhaps because we are a natural gossip, or because we feel other people should know what we know. Even such a simple explanation is not obvious until it is pointed out to us, once we have been told or have realized the explanation it seems so obvious that we instantly accept it; and this is one of the few bonuses where dream analysis is concerned – it is often true that once we hit on the meaning of a dream symbol, we realize instinctively that it is the right one. But this is very rarely as easy as in the example we have given. Dreams take their symbolic objects and actions from every area of our lives and experience—perhaps from an incident in our childhood, perhaps from a scene we saw on television half an hour before going to sleep, perhaps from a book or a newspaper report we saw last week. Sometimes the reference is to an incident or fact we have forgotten or not thought about for years—and if so, the difficulty of recapturing it and applying it to our dream is very great indeed. Sometimes our dreams choose a symbol which can have several meanings (in psychiatric language, it is said then to be over-determined), which is another problem. 41. The word “devious” (Line 4, Para. 1) means ______. a) mysterious b) roundabout c) mythical d) rigorous 42. The example given in Para. 1 shows that dreams often ______. a) assume a symbolic nature b) remind us of what we forget in waking life c) helps us to master physical skill d) represent some difficulties we have in life 43. Which of the following is one of the problems in dream analysis? a) symbols in our dream often have several meanings. b) The meanings of the symbols are not obvious at all. c) The connection between dream symbols and past experiences is hard to make. d) People often find it difficult to accept any explanation of their dreams. 44. The word “it” (in line 9, Para. 2) refers to ______. a) a symbolic object or action in dream b) an incident of fact we have forgotten c) a book or a newspaper report we read last week d) a scene we saw on television 45. The passage is mainly about ______. a) the approaches to dream interpretation b) the symbols often used in dreams c) the benefits we can get from dream analysis d) the difficulty in interpreting dreams
Passage Two Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage: The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high
13 school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go. But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out – often encouraged by college administrators. Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves – they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can’t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either. Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn’t make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things – maybe it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异教；邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up. 46. According to the author, ______. a) people used to question the value of college education b) people used to have full confidence in higher education c) all high school graduates went to college d) very few high school graduates chose to go to college 47. In the 2nd paragraph, “those who don’t fit the pattern” refers to ______. a) high school graduates who aren’t suitable for college education b) college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis c) college students who aren’t any better for their higher education d) high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college 48. The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because young people ______. a) are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college b) are required to join the army c) have little motivation in pursuing a higher education d) don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school 49. According to the passage the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that ______. a) society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates
14 b) high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education c) too many students have to earn their own living d) college administrators encourage students to drop out 50. In this passage the author argues that ______. a) more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates b) college education is not enough if one wants to be successful c) college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people d) intelligent people may learn quicker if they don’t go to college
Passage Three Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: “Monday morning feeling” could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break. The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study coordinated by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans revealed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day. The findings could lead to a better understanding of what triggers heart attacks, according to Dr. Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol (胆固醇) but we don’t know what actually triggers heart attacks, so we can’t make specific recommendations about how to prevent them,” he said. Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid transition from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work. “When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal (荷尔蒙的，激素 的) changes in their bodies”, Willich explained. All these things can have an adverse effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot (凝块，血块) in the arteries which will cause a heart attack. “When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity”, said Willich. “We need to know how these events cause changes in the body before we can understand if they cause heart attacks.” But although it is tempting to believe that returning to work increases the risk of a heart attack, both Willich and the Italian researchers admit that it is only a partial answer. Both studies showed that the over-65s are also vulnerable on a Monday morning even though most no longer work. The reason for this is not clear, but the Italian team speculated that social interactions – the thought of facing another week and all its pressures – may play a part. What is clear, however, is that the Monday morning peak seems to be consistent from the northern Germany to southern Italy in spite of the differences in diet and lifestyle. 51. Select the best title for the passage from the choices below. a) Happy and Healthy b) Warning: Mondays are Bad for Your Heart c) The Overweight and Smokers Risk Heart Attacks
15 d) Reduce Your Chance of Having a Heart Attack 52. What is the probable meaning of the word “helping” (Line 1, Para. 4)? a) Aid. b) Prevention. c) Remedy. d) Portion. 53. Which of the following statements is NOT true? a) Cholesterol and smoking are factors that may cause heart attacks. b) It was once believed that there was an equal chance of suffering heart attack on my day of the week. c) German and Italian researchers believe that it is returning to work that increases the risk of hear attack on Monday mornings. d) German and Italian researchers have not found out what makes the over-65s vulnerable on Monday mornings to heart attacks. 54. The over-65s are more likely to suffer hear attack on Monday mornings possibly because _____. a) they are reluctant to face the pressures of another week b) they are afraid of returning to work c) most of them are not in good health d) they are much busier on Mondays than on any other day of the week 55. In his following research, Dr. Willich will probably try to find out ______. a) if smoking and cholesterol will cause heart attack b) if events like higher workload, more stress and so on will cause heart attack c) on which day are people least likely to have a heart attack d) if increase in blood pressure and heart rate and hormonal changes will cause heart attack
Passage Four Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage: Some economists have suggested that the U.S. distribution of income is somehow naturally more unequal than that of other countries. After all, the U.S. is geographically and racially more diverse than Europe. Nevertheless, it is noted that even the highest-income regions of the U.S. have significantly higher rates of poverty than all but the poorest nations of Europe. Romania or Bulgaria might have similar percentages of poverty, but theirs is hardly a standard for the world’s richest nation to aspire to. Even if blacks, the racial group with the highest poverty level, are eliminated from the calculations, the U.S. still has twice the European rate of poverty. And American poor work just as much as the poor of European nations, if not more. More single mothers in the U.S., for example, have jobs than in Great Britain (although fewer than in Sweden, where liberal childcare allowances make it easier to combine family and employment). If the exodus ( 退 出 ) from the bottom of the middle class can be traced to a lack of government support for the working poor, that still leaves departures at the top to be explained. Although income from two careers is pushing an increasing number of households over the threshold to the upper class, higher salaries earned by men account for the bulk of upward mobility. In addition, many are moving up simply because the salary of the top 10 percent of wage earners is now at least 3.8 time that of the bottom 20 percent, as compared with 2.6 only 25 years ago. Will the middle class eventually become a minority in the U.S.? Current numbers suggest
16 there is no danger of that before the turn of the century at least. Nevertheless, the trend seems ominous (不祥的 ). As long as the work force is increasingly segregated into professionalized, high paying jobs and less skilled, low-paying ones, the middle will be threatened. 56. The highest-income regions of the U.S. have higher rates of poverty than ______. a) Romania and Bulgaria b) the poorest nations of Europe c) all European nations d) all except the poorest European nations 57. The U.S. distribution of income is more unequal than that of European countries because ______. a) the U.S. has twice the European rate of poverty b) the U.S. is one of the world’s richest nations c) Europe is geographically and racially less diverse than the U.S. d) there is a lack of government support for the working poor in U.S. 58. By saying “the salary of the top 10 percent of wage earners is now at least 3.8 times that of the bottom 20 percent, as compared with 2.6 only 25 years ago,” the author means ______. a) the gulf between top earners and bottom wage earners has considerably widened in 25 years b) more people are neither rich nor poor now c) the number of the top 10 percent of wage earners has increased d) the salary of the 10 percent of wage earners has increased greatly 59. From the passage, it can be concluded that ______. a) the middle class will eventually become a minority in the U.S. b) most of the middle class people will more into the upper class before the end of this century c) if the gap between the rich and poor further widens, the proportion of the middle class population will decrease d) professionalized, high-paying jobs will comprise the bulk of the work force in the U.S. 60. “Two careers” in Line 3, Para. 3 refers to ______. a) the middle and upper classes b) high-paying and low-paying jobs c) husband’s and wife’s jobs d) the top and the bottom wage earners
Part IV Cloze (10 minute) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Each culture has its own form of acceptable greeting behavior, usually based on the level of formality found within the society. The rules of social distance etiquette (礼节) vary by culture. Africans, for example, are far less 61 in their greetings than Europeans. Expect a 62 physical greeting, an extended handshake or a hand on the shoulder in most African cultures. Also expect to be 63 how your trip was and how your family is doing. The tradition of long greetings stems 64 the time when Africans once walked miles to visit neighboring villages on social calls. The arrival and a gushing (说话滔滔不绝的) greeting was considered the 65 a villager could do for a 66 . Don’t be impatient with such a long drawn-out (冗长乏味的) 67 and don’t hurry things along. Rather, get into the spirit and 68 that the person you came to see is prepared to take the time to sincerely 69 about your welfare. In Argentina, greetings are usually effusive (过分热情的) with
17 plenty of hugging and 70 , not unlike the French faire la bise (kiss on both cheeks). 61. a) structured b) indulged c) involved d) occupied 62. a) freezing b) cool c) cold d) warm 63. a) assured b) believed c) thought d) asked 64. a) by b) from c) with d) to 65. a) least b) most c) best d) worst 66. a) man b) women c) traveler d) speaker 67. a) expedition b) excerpt c) exchange d) excursion 68. a) enjoy b) appreciate c) like d) love 69. a) interrogate b) investigate c) question d) inquire 70. a) touching b) patting c) contacting d) kissing
第二部分 Part V Translation (20 minutes) Section A: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
In the hierarchical companies of the 1960s and 1970s, information moved slowly and channels of communication were limited. Over the past few years, however, large companies have come under ever-increasing pressure to collect, process and distribute information more quickly in order to compete with smaller, more nimble rivals. The key challenge facing any sizeable organization today is how to achieve responsiveness without losing the control inherent in a hierarchical structure.
Section B: Translate the following passage into English.
近年来，许多中国出口厂商受到了亚洲金融危机的冲击。该地区许多国家的经济不景气 引起消费市场萎缩，币值不稳使购买力下降。有的国家政局不定、经济动荡，贸易保护主义 升级，外交摩擦抬头。这些使得对该地区的出口十分困难。我们必须采取有效措施来对付这 种出口低迷的局面。
Part VI Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Laid-off Workers and Re-employment. Your composition should be based on the outline below and should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write clearly.
1．有许多的工人下岗了 2．下岗的原因 3．如何进行再就业
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第一部分 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. a) he thinks that there won’t be enough sets for everybody. b) He thinks that the speaker won’t show up. c) He thinks the seminar won’t be open to the public. d) He thinks that there might not be any more tickets available. 2. a) Their father is unable to keep his promise. b) Their father is going on a vacation without her. c) Their father isn’t telling her the truth. d) Their father doesn’t want to travel abroad. 3. a) John didn’t pass, although he had tried his best. b) John did better than he thought he was able to. c) John got an excellent score, which was unexpected. d) John was disappointed at his math score. 4. a) The roof of the woman’s house needs to be repaired. b) The roof of the man’s house has several bad leaks. c) The woman’s bathroom was badly damaged. d) The man works for a roofing company. 5. a) Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake. b) Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian Department. c) Mr. Smith’s department is more successful than all the others. d) Mr. Smith is seldom in his office. 6. a) She doesn’t have a fax machine. b) She may quit her present job soon. c) She is tired of her present job. d) Her phone number has changed. 7. a) Someone has taken her luggage. b) Her flight is 50 minutes late. c) Her luggage has been delayed. d) She can’t find the man she’s been waiting for. 8. a) To do whatever the committee asks him to. b) To make decisions in agreement with the committee. c) To run the committee his way. d) To make himself the committee chairman. 9. a) The woman found the mail box empty. b) The man is waiting for some important mail. c) The man has just sent out his application. d) The woman will write a postcard to her daughter. 10. a) Read the operation manual. b) Try the buttons one by one. c) Ask the shop assistant for advice.
19 d) Make the machine run slowly.
Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just hear. 11. a) They were drawing pictures. b) They were watching TV. c) They were making a telephone call. d) They were tidying up the drawing room. 12. a) They locked the couple up in the drawing room. b) They seriously injured the owners of the house. c) They smashed the TV set and the telephone. d) They took away sixteen valuable paintings. 13. a) He accused them of the theft. b) He raised the rents. c) He refused to prolong their land lease. d) He forced them to abandon their traditions. 14. a) They wanted to protect the famers’ interests. b) They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds. c) They wanted to steal his valuable paintings. d) They wanted to drive him away from the island.
Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. a) Through food. b) Through air. c) Through insects. d) Through body fluids. 16. a) They ran a high fever. b) They died from excessive bleeding. c) Their nervous system was damaged. d) They suffered from heart-attack. 17. a) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak. b) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease. c) To find out where the virus originates. d) To look for the plants that could cure the disease.
Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. a) To determine whether the Earth’s temperature is going up. b) To study the behavior of some sea animals. c) To measure the depths of the ocean. d) To measure the movement of waves in the ocean. 19. a) They were frightened and distressed.
20 b) They swam away when the speaker was turned on. c) They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off. d) They didn’t seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the speaker. 20. a) To attract more sea animals to the testing site. b) To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site. c) To help trace the sea animals being tested. d) To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. By ______computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. a) coarse b) rude c) crude d) rough 22. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is ______nonsense. a) sheer b) shear c) shield d) sheet 23. I could see that my wife was ______having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not. a) adequate for b) intent on c) short of d) deficient in 24. The ______runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes. a) common b) usual c) average d) general 25. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ______operation, he quickly recovered his sight. a) delicate b) considerate c) precise d) sensitive 26. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both ______targets and moving targets. a) standing b) stationary c) still d) stable 27. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ______and many jobs on campus are reserved for students. a) scales b) patterns c) grades d) ranks 28. The insurance company paid him $10 000 in ______after his accident. a) compensation b) installment c) substitution d) commission 29. The political future of the president is now hanging by a ______. a) thread b) cord c) in its base. d) rope 30. The statue would be perfect but for a few small ______in its base. a) mistakes b) weaknesses c) flaws d) errors 31. Why should anyone want to read ______of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? a) themes b) insights c) digests d) leaflets 32. Parents have a legal ______to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age. a) impulse b) influence c) obligation d) sympathy 33. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ______.
21 a) scarcity b) minority c) minimum d) shortage 34. David likes country life and has decided to ______farming. a) go in for b) go back on c) go through with d) go along with 35. Jack was about to announce our plan but I ______. a) put him through b) turned him out c) gave him up d) cut him short 36. I am sure I can ______him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night. a) speak b) say c) talk d) tell 37. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ______. a) declined b) lessened c) descended d) slipped 38. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ______his national reputation. a) magnify b) strengthen c) enlarge d) enhance 39. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children ______a violent act previously seen on television. a) modifying b) duplicating c) accelerating d) stimulating 40. This kind of material can ______heat and moisture. a) delete b) compel c) constrain d) repel
Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is following 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center .
Passage One Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus (喧嚣) started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated box that pictured, in a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie. The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc. A study of drugstore and supermarket shelves will convince any observer that all possible sizes and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time, and, as the package journals show, week by week, there is never any hesitation in introducing a new size and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation. The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by endless changes of package sizes, materials, shape, art work, and net weights that are used for improving a product’s market position.
22 When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5, from 1 dollar to 1.50 dollars by changing to a fancy jar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect telling the public that packaging can be a very expensive luxury. It evidently does come high, when an average family pays about 200 dollars a year for bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of which can’t be used for anything but stuffing the garbage can. 41. What started the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus? a) Consumers’ complaints about the changes in package size. b) Expensive packaging for poor quality products. c) a senator’s discovery of the tricks in packaging. d) The rise in the unit price for many products. 42. The word “undue” (line 2, Para. 2) means “______”. a) improper b) adequate c) unexpected d) excessive 43. Consumers are concerned about the changes in the package size, mainly because ______. a) they hate to see any changes in things they are familiar with b) the unit price for a product often rises as a result c) they have to pay for the cost of changing package sizes d) this entails an increase in the cost of packaging 44. According to this passage, various types of packaging come into existence to ______. a) meet the needs of consumers b) suit all kinds of products c) enhance the market position of products d) introduce new products 45. The author is critical mainly of ______. a) dishonest packaging b) inferior packaging c) the changes in package size d) exaggerated illustrations on packages
Passage Two Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work-force skills, American firms have a problem. Human-resource management is not traditionally seen as central to the competitive survival of the firm in the United States. Skill acquisition is considered an individual responsibility. Labor is simply another factor of production to be hired – rented at the lowest possible cost –much as one buys raw materials or equipment. The lack of importance attached to human-resource management can be seen in the corporate hierarchy. In an American firm the chief financial officer is almost always second in command. The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job, off the edge of the corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chance to move up to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). By way of contrast, in Japan the head of human-resource management is central – usually the second most important executive, after the CEO, in the firm’s hierarchy. While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces,
23 in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do either Japanese or German firms. The money they do invest is also more highly concentrated on professional and managerial employees. And the limited investments that are made in training workers are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it possible to absorb new technologies. As a result, problems emerge when new breakthrough technologies arrive. If American workers, for example, take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany (as they do), the effective cost of those stations is lower in Germany than it is in the United States. More time is required before equipment is and up running at capacity, and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed with which new equipment can be employed. The result is a slower pace of technological change. And in the end the skills of the bottom half of the population affect the wages of the top half. If the bottom half can’t effectively staff the processes that have to be operated, the management and professional jobs that go with these processes will disappear. 46. Which of the following applies to the management of human resources in American companies? a) They hire people at the lowest cost regardless of their skills. b) They see the gaining of skills as their employees’ own business. c) They attach more importance to workers than to equipment. d) They only hire skilled workers because of keen competition. 47. What is the position of the head of human-resource management in an American firm? a) He is one of the most important executives in the firm. b) His post is likely to disappear when new technologies are introduced. c) He is directly under the chief financial executive. d) He has no say in making important decisions in the firm. 48. The money most American firms put in training mainly goes to ______. a) workers who can operate new equipment b) technological and managerial staff c) workers who lack basic background skills d) top executives 49. According to the passage, the decisive factor in maintaining a firm’s competitive advantage is ______. a) the introduction of new technologies b) the improvement of workers’ basic skills c) the rational composition of professional and managerial employees d) the attachment of importance to the bottom half of the employees 50. What is the main idea of the passage? a) American firms are different from Japanese and German firms in human-resource management. b) Extensive retraining is indispensable to effective human-resource management. c) The head of human-resource management must be in the central position in a firm’s hierarchy. d) The human-resource management strategies of American firms affect their competitive capacity.
24 Passage Three Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. The biographer has to dance between two shaky positions with respect to the subject. Too close a relation, and the writer may lose objectivity. Not close enough, and the writer may lack the sympathy necessary to any effort to portray a mind, a soul – the quality of life. Who should write the biography of a family, for example? Because of their closeness to the subject, family members may have special information, but by the same token, they may not have the distance that would allow them to be fair. Similarly, a king’s servant might not be the best one to write a biography of that king. But a foreigner might not have the knowledge and sympathy necessary to write the king’s biography – not for a readership from within the kingdom, at any rate. There is no ideal position for such a task. The biographer has to work with the position he or she has in the world, adjusting that position as necessary to deal with the subject. Every position has strengths and weaknesses to thrive, a writer must try to become aware of these: evaluate them in terms of the subject and select a position accordingly. When their subjects are heroes or famous figures, biographies often reveal a democratic motive: they attempt to show that their subjects are only human, no better than anyone else. Other biographies are meant to change us, to invite us to become better than we are. The biographies of Jesus found in the Bible are in this class. Biographers may claim that account is the “authentic” one. In advancing this claim, they are helped if the biography is “authorized” by the subject; this presumably allows the biographer special access to private information. “Unauthorized” biographies also have their appeal, however, since they can suggest an independence of mind in the biographer. In book promotions, the “unauthorized” characterization usually suggests the prospect of juicy gossip that the subject had hoped to suppress. A subject might have several biographies, even several “authentic” ones. We sense intuitively that no one is in a position to tell “the” story of a life, perhaps not even the subject, and this has been proved by the history of biography. 51. According to the author, an ideal biographer would be one who ______. a) knows the subject very well and yet maintains a proper distance from him b) is close to the subject and knows the techniques of biography writing c) is independent and treats the subject with fairness and objectivity d) possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject 52. The author cites the biographies of Jesus in the Bible in order to show that ______. a) the best biographies are meant to transform their readers b) biographies are authentic accounts of their subjects’ lives c) the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures d) biographies can serve different purpose 53. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? a) An authentic biography seldom appeals to its readers. b) An authentic biography is one authorized by the subject. c) No one can write a perfect biography. d) Authorized biographies have a wider readership. 54. An unauthorized biography is likely to attract more readers because ______. a) it portrays the subject both faithfully and vividly
25 b) it contains interesting information about the subject’s private life c) it reveals a lot of accurate details unknown to outsiders d)it usually gives a sympathetic description of the subject’s character 55. In this passage, the author focuses on ______. a) the difficulty of a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his job b) the secret of a biographer to win more readers c) the techniques required of a biographer to write a good biography d) the characteristics of different kinds of biographies
Passage Four Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. Whether the eyes are “the windows of the soul” is debatable; that they are intensely important in interpersonal communication is a fact. During the first two months of a baby’s life, the stimulus that produces a smile is a pair of eyes. The eyes need not be real: a mask with two dots will produce a smile. Significantly, a real human face with eyes covered with not motivate a smile, nor will the sight of only one eye when the face is presented in profile. This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures. In one study, when American four-year-olds were asked to draw people, 75 percent of them drew people with mouths, but 99 percent of them drew people with eyes. In Japan, however, where babies are carried on their mother’s back, infants do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures. As a result, Japanese adults make little use of the face either to encode (把……编码) or decode（理 解 ） meaning. In fact, Argyle reveals that the “proper place to focus one’s gaze during a conversation in Japan is on the neck of one’s conversation partner”. The role of eye contact in a conversational exchange between two Americans is well defined; speakers make contact with the eyes of their listeners for about one second, then glance away as they talk; in a few moments they re-establish eye contact with the listeners or reassure them selves that their audience are still attentive, then shift their gaze away once more. Listeners, meanwhile, keep their eyes on the face of the speaker, allowing themselves to glance away only briefly. It is important that they are looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the speaker reestablishes eye contact: if they are not looking, the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will terminate the conversation. Just how critical this eye maneuvering is to the maintenance of conversational flow becomes evident when two speakers are wearing dark glasses: there may be a sort of traffic jam of words caused by interruption, false starts, and unpredictable pauses. 56. The author is convinced that the eyes are ______. a) of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideas b) something through which one can see a person’s inner world c) of considerable significance in making conversations interesting d) something the value of which is largely a matter of long debate 57. Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person ______. a) whose front view is fully perceived b) whose face is covered with a mask c) whose face is seen from the side d) whose face is free of any covering
26 58. According to the passage, the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversation partner’s neck because ______. a) they don’t like to keep their eyes on the face of the speaker b) they need not communicate through eye contact c) they don’t think it polite to have eye contact d) they didn’t have much opportunity to communicate through eye contact in babyhood 59. According to the passage, a conversation between two Americans may break down due to ______. a) one temporarily glancing away from the other b) eye contact of more than one second c) improperly-timed ceasing of eye contact d) constant adjustment of eye contact 60. To keep a conversation flowing smoothly, it is better for the participants ______. a) not to wear dark spectacles b) not to make any interruptions c) not to glance away from each other d) not to make unpredictable pauses
Part IV Cloze (10 minutes) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Most worthwhile careers require some kinds of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an 61 should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, 62 , most people make several job choices during their working lives, 63 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 64 positions. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should 65 enter into a broad flexible training program that will 66 them for a field of work rather than for a single 67 . Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 68 benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing 69 about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their life-work on a hit-or-miss 70 . Some drift from job to job. Other stick to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted. 61. a) identification b) entertainment c) accommodation d) occupation 62. a) however b) therefore c) though d) thereby 63. a) entirely b) mainly c) partly d) largely 64. a) its b) his c) our d) their 65. a) since b) therefore c) furthermore d) forever 66. a) make b) fit c) take d) leave 67. a) job b) way c) means d) company 68. a) to b) for c) without d) with 69. a) little b) few c) much d) a lot 70. a) chance b) basis c) purpose d) opportunity
27 第二部分 Part V Translation Section A: Translate the following passage into Chinese: Information age organizations can manage the complexity of the large hierarchical structure without losing the speed of the entrepreneurial start-ups. IT plays a critical role. It coordinates complex fast-cycle operating processes and, more importantly, give decision-makers quick access to detailed, real-time information about operations and market performance. Once all this information is flowing, employees can quickly evaluate their decisions and continually refine both strategy and operations. Organizational control then becomes a dynamic, information-enabled learning process rather than a static monitoring system.
Section B: Translate the following passage into English: 我们要大力推进外贸体制改革，走集团化的道路，组建以外贸为龙头的工贸、农贸、技 贸相结合的企业集团，以增强企业的竞争力。老的大中型国有企业必须进行技术改造以增强 活力，对有条件的大中型企业应授予其进出口经营权。工业企业自营出口是我国外贸体制改 革的一个重大步骤。
Part VI Writing (10 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “A Letter of Complaint”. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below. Remember to write clearly.
假如你是张伟，请你就最近参加的一次旅游向旅行社投诉。信的内容应涉及导游服务、 酒店饭菜质量、房间环境等。最后提出赔偿。
A Letter of Complaint
28 Key/参考答案 Test One
Part I Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A 1.M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade. W: Well， I really studied hard for that exam I’ve been preparing for it for more than a month. Now， I can relax for a while. Q: Why is the woman so happy？ 2.M: It’s hard to believe that Susan has already finished her homework. W: Well， she copied Jack's homework and made a few changes. Q: What does the woman say about Susan？ 3.W: Mr. Johnson， have you heard the morning news report? Mill has resigned his post as Prime Minister. M: I didn't turn on the radio this morning， but I did see the headlines. If you remember， he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting. Q: How did Mr. Johnson learn that the Prime Minister has resigned？ 4.M: If you are in hurry, you can take the subway. If you want to go sightseeing， take a bus. W: Actually, I don’t have to be at the conference before noon. Q: What will the woman probably do? 5.W: How did your interview go？ M: I couldn't feel better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers for all them. Q: How does the man feel about the interview？ 6.W:I’m very impressed by all the work you've done on your house， Mr. Miller， How long have you been working on it？ M: I first became interested in doing things myself several years ago. I’ve been doing something on it every now and then for almost a year now. You know，I couldn’t afford to pay workmen to do it. Q:What do we learn about Mr. Miller? 7.W:I just made a jar of jam this morning and now I can’t find it any where.Do you know what happened to it？ M: Did you hear a crash， that was it， I’m just as clumsy as ever. Q: What is the problem？ 8.W: I read in the newspaper that the novel you are reading is excellent. M:I’ve also read some negative reviews. Q: What can be learned from the conversation？ 9.W:John told me he had got a second-hand car， do you know how much he paid for it？ M: Well，he said he paid 800 dollars for it.I think he got a real bargain. Q: What does the man think of the price of the car. 10.M: Hello，this is doctor Marita from the emergency department. I have a 70-year-old patient with a fractured ankle.
29 W: OK, send him toward 3. Q: What are they talking about on the phone？
Section B
Passage One Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog， however， you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialist advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog. But in part ， the decision depends on common sense. Most breeds were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house， for example， you should choose a breed that has the right size and characteristics You must also be ready to devote a good deal of time to train the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs to throughout its life， unless live in the country and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Whereas cats identify with the house and so are content if their place there is secure a dog identifies with its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby-dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its affection from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old ， their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets. 11. What's mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog？ 12. Why does the speaker say a dog is a more demanding pet than a cat？ 13. Why is advised to buy baby dogs under three months old？
Passage Two
People in Poland take their pleasure seriously. They like to have an aim even when spending the time which is entirely their own. During the summer ， people start work very early in the morning so that they can finish early and enjoy a leisurely afternoon. It is difficult to imagine Polish people going aimlessly for a walk in the country ， though they might go to pick wild fruit， to visit a place of historical importance or to walk 20 KM as a training exercise. They are often admired for their immense enjoyment of the arts. All parks are beautifully cared and are for the use and enjoyment of the people， Quite ordinary people will talk with obvious delight about concerts. There is nearly always a crowd at the door of the theatre ， asking for returned tickets. People in Poland now have far more leisure time and more money than ever before. It is therefore possible to spend the weekends in many new ways. Many people now have over 20 days holiday a year. This provides an opportunity for holidays in the country or at the seaside. 14. What is special about the Polish way of spending leisure time？ 15. For what does the author admire the Polish people？ 16. What do we learn from the passage？
Passage Three
30 What kind of car will we be driving by the year 2010？ Rather different from the type we know today. With the next decade bringing greater change than the past 50 years， the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car's development. The vision is that of a machine with 3 wheels instead of 4 ， electrically-powered environmentally clean and able to drive itself along intelligent roads ， equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road， or stored in small quantities for traveling in the city. Instead of today's seating arrangement two in front ， two or three behind， all facing forward， the 2010 car will have an interior with adults and children in a family circle. This view of future car based on a much more sophisticated road system. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer. All the driver will have to do is say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile. 17. What is the designer's vision of the cars of tomorrow？ 18. What else does the passage tell us about the future car？ 19. What is the seating arrangement for future cars？ 20. What is the only thing the driver of the future car has to do？ Part I Listening Comprehension (20%) A 1-5: BCBDA 6-10: BDACC B 11-15: CBDBD 16-20: ACCAD
Part II Vocabulary (20%) 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.B 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.A 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.A
Part III Reading Comprehension (20%) 41. D 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. B 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. D 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. C 60. A
Part IV Cloze (10%) 61.C 62.D 63.B 64.A 65.B 66.D 67.A 68.C 69.D 70. B
Part V Translation (20%) Section A 在中国度假是一种崭新的经历。80 年代在北京，我们觉得自己就像是笼中鸟儿。 那时，外国人不能随意到全国各地旅行。我仅有的几次外埠旅行也都是“只办公事”。 当时 没有几个中国城市对外国人开放，去哪儿都要得到批准。最糟糕的是，我们和中国人的交流 受到严格限制，举个例子，在我们住的宾馆门口就有两个人站岗，凡是要进去的中国人， 他们都要盘问一番。 可以说，我们那时对中国的感受不深。我们希望 2001 年在中国能有比 较深刻的体验。 Section B As a country (A country) with a long history of civilization, China is a vast oriental
31 nation full of modern vitality, unique in the richness and variety of its tourism resources. Besides picturesque natural scenery, lengthy history and complex China embodies the different folk customs of 56 nationalities (ethnic groups). Now, there are 29 places that (Now 29 places of China) have been listed as World Cultural and Natural Heritages sites. The ancient glory of China and its modern boom and radiance (glory) and charm to each other, joining to create ideal conditions for developing domestic and international tourism.
Part VI Writing (10%)
Test Two Part I Listening Comprehension 20% 1. M: Have you hear if Frank is coming back today? W: he was supposed to arrive next week, but he’s coming the day after tomorrow. Q: When will Frank arrive? 2. W: You must have said the right things during your interview. They are very selective about whom they hire. M: I know how to make a good impression. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 3. M: I don’t think having a big party is a mistake. I like big parties. And we should pay back all our friends who invited us to their parties. W: But big parties are so impersonal, I think we should have several small ones instead. Q: How does the woman feel about parties? 4. W: Are you going to study after supper, Tom, or would you like to come to the cinema with us? M: Thanks, but I have an exam tomorrow. Anyway, I’ve seen the movies they’re showing there. Q: What is Tom going to do? 5. M: Just look at the TV programs nowadays. Nothing but robbery, sex and war. Do you still think people in general are good? W: Of course. TV men usually don’t like to deal with stories about peace and generosity. They aren’t sensational. Q: What is the woman’s attitude about TV men? 6. W: I hear you got lost on your way to the meeting at the hotel. M: I don’t know how I did it. I’ve been there a million times. Q: What does the man mean? 7. M: Well, the atmosphere was nice, but the potatoes were cold, the meat was tough, and the service was terrible. W: Yes, and they also overcharged us. Q: Where have they been? 8. W: Tom, would you mind watching the children this afternoon while I go golfing? M: I’M sorry, but I find a foreign student that I’m helping with English this afternoon.
32 Q: Why can’t tom watch the children? 9. M: Didn’t you tell Tom about the meeting? W: Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other. Q: What does the woman mean? 10. W: I want to ask the Smiths to the party. Do you know their address? M: No, but I’d like them to come. I think their friend A1 can give you their address. Q: What is the woman going to do?
Section A 10% 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. D
Section B 10% 11. two 12. entrance 13. rest 14. street 15. goods 16. displayed 17. covered 18. decorated 19. 1) There are long structures with shelves on both sides near the widow. 2) There are other shelves and some containers for frozen food. 20. 1) Cashiers standing beside their machines add up the amount of money a customer has to pay. 2) Other assistants are to recollect and pack the goods for the customers.
Part II Vocabulary 10% 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. A
Part III Reading 20% 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. A 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. C 58. A 59. C 60. C
Part IV Cloze 10% 61. A 62. D 63. D 64. B 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. B 69. D 70. D
Part V Translation 20% Section A 在 60 年代和 70 年代的层级制公司中，信息流通缓慢，沟通渠道十分有限。然而， 近年来，大公司在与日俱增的压力下，为了与反应敏捷的小公司竞争，开始加快信息收集、 处理和传递的速度。如今具有一定规模的企业组织面临的主要挑战是，如何在获得快速反应 能力的同时，继续保持层级制特有的管理能力。
Section B In recent years, many Chinese exporters have seen their efforts increasingly undercut by the impact of the spreading financial crisis in Asia. The lifeless economies of many countries in the region have caused their consumer markets to shrink. Their teetering currency rates have caused their purchasing power to be weakened. In some cases political instability, changing economic circumstances, mounting protectionist barriers or diplomatic rows have made it difficult for us to export to those countries. We must take effective measures to beat the export slump.
Part VI Writing 10%
33 Laid-off Workers and Re-employment An increasing number of workers, both the middle-aged and the young, are laid off their jobs. Some laid-offs thus become poverty-stricken and can hardly support their children to continue their studies. And those employed are also worried a great that someday they may lose their jobs. This phenomenon has caught a great social attention. In order to maintain social stability, many re- employment service centers are being set up to give the laid-offs a helping hand. The increasing number of laid-off workers is caused mainly by the industrial restructuring and economic development across China. In the market economy, the enterprise is responsible for its own activities. In order to improve efficiency, many enterprises have to reduce workforce or the redundant. Another reason is that some enterprises claim bankruptcy owing to their poor management and backward product structure, which made millions of workers jobless. Laborers from countries are also contributing to the increasing numbers of laid-offs. Off-job doesn’t mean no job. There are plenty of opportunities for the laid-off workers to be re-employed. Take Shanghai for example, she is developing into an international economic center, shifting its odd labor intensive industries out of the city and replacing them with new enterprises. But there is a fundamental requirement for the laid-offs if they want to be enrolled in these new posts. They must have certain skills. To many laid-off workers, they have to get job training to make themselves qualified and competitive in the human resources market.
34 Test Three Part I Listening Comprehension 20% Section A 1. W: Friday’s speaker is supposed to be wonderful. Are you going to attend the seminar on that day? M: Yes. But I haven’t been able to get the ticket yet. Since the lecture is open to the public, I imagine that the tickets may have already been sold out. Q: Why is the man afraid he won’t be able to attend to seminar? 2. M: I wonder what makes mother so upset these days. W: Father is canceling his vacation trip. He promised to take her abroad last years. But the company is asking father to postpone his vacation. Q: Why is their mother unhappy? 3. W: How did you do on the maths exam, John? M: I barely made it. It was just a passing score but better than I had expected. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 4. W: During the last thunderstorm I noticed several leaks in my bedroom ceiling and they really caused a mess. M: Maybe you have some broken tiles. I have the phone number of a good roofing company that could do a good repair job for you at a reasonable price. Q: What can we conclude from this conversation? 5. W: Then report says all the departments are making a profit except the Asian department. M: Well, Mr. Smith seems to be the wrong person to head that department. One more wrong step and he would be removed from the department. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 6. M: Could you give me your office phone number or fax number so that we can contact each other more often? W: But I’ve been trying to find a new job in another company. You see, I’ve worked here for 3 years without a raise. That’s unfair to me. Q: What does the woman mean? 7. W: Could you help me, Sir? My flight got in 15 minutes ago. Everyone else has picked up the luggage but mine hasn’t come through. M: I’m sorry, Madam, but I’ll go and find out if there is any more to come. Q: What’s the woman’s problem? 8. W: Was Robert elected to the committee? M: Yes. In fact he was made chairman. But he only agreed to take the job if they let him have the final say. Q: What does Robert intend to do? 9. M: Has today’s mail arrived? I’m anxious to know about the result of my application. W: I’ll check the mail box. There is nothing in it but a post-card from our daughter. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 10. M: This machine has so many buttons. I can’t figure out which one makes it run. W: You’d better read the instructions first. Pressing the buttons randomly may cause the machine to break down. Q: According to the woman, what shall the man do first?
35 Section B Passage One It’s 8 o’clock on Tuesday, May lst. Here is the news: Between the hours of7:00 and 8:00 P.M. last night, five thieves broke into the country house of lord and lady Chest-field on an island. They entered by a window at the rear of the house and surprised the owners who were watching television in the drawing room. After disconnecting the telephone and tying up lord and lady chest-field, the thieves escaped with 16 precious paintings. The market value of such art work has been estimated at somewhere around 4million pounds. Lord and Lady Chest-field were not seriously harmed but have been treated for shock in the hospital. Early this morning a woman with a Scottish accent telephoned the Thames in London to say that the Chest-field Organization for Freedom claims the responsibility for the theft. This is the third time this year that this organization has claimed the responsibility for an act of this kind. The organization defends all the farmers on the island. The farmers were forced to leave their lands when Lord Chest-field, their landlord, refused to renew their traditional lease last year in order to extend the reservation area for birds. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. What were Lord and Lady Chest-field doing when the thieves broke into their house? 12. What did the five thieves do? 13. What did Lord Chest-field do to the farmers? 14. What’s the organization’s purpose in breaking into Lord Chest-field house?
Passage Two A deadly infectious outbreak swept through a small city in Zaire, Africa last spring, killing more than one hundred people. The killer was a rare virus that caused most victims to bleed to death. As scientists rushed to control the outbreak, people in the U.S. wondered “Could it attack here?” “We are foolish if we think it couldn’t come to our country.” Say doctors. The virus can be highly infectious. If you come in contact with a victim’s blood or other body fluids, you can get sick, too. Or it takes one infected person to start such a disease. That’s what scientists believe happened in Zaire. The healthcare workers who treated the first victims there soon fell ill too. The problem was they had no protective equipment to prevent themselves from being infected. International rescue workers brought equipment to Zaire soon after the outbreak occurred. Now the disease appears to be under control. One big mystery is that no one knows where the virus comes from or where it will strike next. Some scientists say that the virus lies inactive in the cells of some kind of plant, insect or other animals. Then it somehow finds a way to infect humans. Scientists are now heading into the jungles of Africa to find out where the virus lives. Once they find the virus, they also hope to find ways to combat it. Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. How does the disease mentioned in the passage spread? 16. What happened to most of the victims struck with this disease? 17. Why are the scientists going to the African jungles?
Passage Three A team of scientists recently began a project to measure the effects of loud noises on sea
36 animals. If the sounds don’t harm the animals, then the researchers can go ahead with a plan to transmit sound waves through the Pacific Ocean to take the earth’s temperature. Sound travels faster through warm water than cold water. By analyzing the speed of sound through the ocean over time, the scientists will be able to determine if our planet is warming up. The experiment was nearly cancelled more than a year ago because environmental groups fear that the sound will confuse or harm the sea-animals. So, scientists are conducting tests on the animals first. The researchers lowered a loud speaker that emits low frequency sound about 1000 meters beneath the ocean. Scientists at the site transmit sound waves into the ocean. Radio transmitters attached to some of the sea-animals help the researchers keep track of the animals’ movements. If sea-animals are distressed by the sounds, they would swim away from the speakers. So far, there aren’t any signs that the animals are being harmed. Researchers at the site noticed that large numbers of sea- animals swim near the speaker whether it was turned on or off, but it is still to soon to know for sure, the scientists admit. The test will continue through September. “If all goes well,” they say, “we can begin measuring temperature changes on our planet.”
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. What is the purpose of analyzing the speed of sound through the Pacific Ocean? 19. What was the reaction of the sea-animals to the sound tests? 20. For what purpose were radio transmitters (are) used?
Part I Listening Comprehension 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C
Part II Vocabulary 10% 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. D
Part III Reading 20% 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. B 49. B 50. D 51. A 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. A
Part IV Cloze 10% 61. D 62.A 63. C 64. D 65. B 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. A 70. B
Part V Translation 20% Section A 信息化时代的组织结构既能有效管理庞大复杂的层级制组织结构，又可以保持企 业家式新兴公司的快速反应能力。在此，信息技术发挥着至关重要的作作。它不仅可以协调 错综复杂、快速循环的经营环节，更重要的是，信息技术使决策者能够快速获得第一时间的 详细信息，及时了解经营活动和市场动作动态。一旦所有这些信息畅通无阻，员工们便可以 对决策正确与否迅速做出判断，并不断调整修正策略和经营手段。这样一来，公司管理就成 为以信息为手段的动态学习过程，而不是静止不变的监控系统。
Section B We must press forward with the reform in the foreign trade regime. Conglomeration –
37 forming allies with farming, locomotive / flagship – points the way ahead to strengthened competitiveness. Outmoded state-owned enterprises, large or medium-sized, should be revamped to become more viable. Those enterprises better positioned should be granted the license/right to move into exporting. The orientation of industry towards the export market is a major step in the reform of China’s foreign trade management structure.
Part VI Writing 10% A Letter of Complaint Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about my recent holiday trip in Guilin which was organized by your company. My friend and I selected the one-week tour starting on 26 July. Your agency promised that we would be picked up at the airport, that the hotel was three-star quality and that the all- inclusive price we paid included breakfast and dinner. On arrival at the airport, however, there was no one to meet us. We waited for forty minutes and then had no choice but to take a taxi, which cost us RMB50. The hotel was not what I would consider three-star: the room was dirty; there was no bathroom and the hotel refused to provide us with dinner. We had to spend s further RMB500 on extra meals. I find it dishonest and unacceptable that your company sold us a tour, which in no way resembled your description, and therefore we expect to be compensated for all the extra expenses. The receipts which are enclosed total RMB500 and in addition, we claim a refund of RMB500 because the room was not up to the promised standard. We expect to receive your cheque for RMB1050 very soon. Yours sincerely Zhang Wei
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