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c)sheknowssomeoneelsewhocouldhelphim.test20(cet2)parti:listeningcomprehension(15%)sectionashortconversation(10%)directions:inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokentwice.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c),andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.1.a)540.b)1,080.c)2,160.d)270.2.a)johnwillbethereat8:30.b)johnisusuallylate.c)johnwillnotshowup.d)johnisusuallyontime.3.a)hedidn"tliketheteacher.b)hehasmetthenewteacher.c)thenewteacherissick.d)hehasn"tmetthenewteacher.号4.a)tothegeneralmanager"sbfteapostoffice.学c)toadepartmentstore.d)tothegeneralmanagerhomes

5.a)aretiredworker.b)amanager.

c)astorekeeper.d)adentist.

6.a)shedoesn"tremembermuchaboutportland.b)she"sneverbeentoportland.d)she"bdhappytotalktothemanlater.7.a)aftereight.b)ateight.c)afternine.d)atnine.8.a)itwilltakeatleasttwoeveningstodothework.b)twoeveningsisenoughtodothework.c)itwilltakeatleastthanaweektodothework.d)dr.smithisgoingtochecktheirworkinaweek"stime.9.a)motherandson.b)teacherandstudent.c)fatheranddaughter.d)brotherandsister.10.a)fivedays.b)fourweeks.c)aweek.d)afewdays.sectionbashortpassage(2%)directions:inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.attheendofthepassage,youwillheartwoquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokentwice.afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c),andd).questions11to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.a)negativeemotionsincreasewithageb)happinessincreaseswithagec)sadnessincreaseswithaged)anxietyincreaseswithage12.a)beingsinglewouldaffectone"slevelsofhappiness.

b)peopleafter50wouldfeellessstress.c)aspeoplegetolder,theybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhave.d)aspeoplegetolder,theyhavebettercontroloftheiremotionssectioncspotdictation(3%)dictions:inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.thenlistentothepassageagain.whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillinthesixblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhavejustheard.finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.theinternetsearch--13--companycalledgooglehasannounceditwillgivemorethantwenty-fivemilliondollarsinmoneyandinvestmentstohelpthepoor.themoneywillbespentoverthenextfivetotenyearsinseveralareas,includingpovertyreductionand--14--businessdevelopment.thecompanysaystheeffortistousethepowerofinformationandtechnologytohelppeopleimprovetheirlives.gwillinvestinwaystohelpsmalland--15--sizebusinessesgrow.galsowillworkwithlocalpartnerstoimprovepublicservicesandreducepoverty.gwillalsogivemoneytohelptwo--16--changeprogramsannouncedearlierthisyear.oneoftheseprogramsstudieswaystomakerenewableenergylesscostlythancoal-based--17--.theotherprogramisexaminingeffortstospeedupcommonpublicuseofelectriccars.gcangivemoneycalledgrantsmuchlikeother--18--foundations.itcanalsoinvestinideasandtechnologiesthatmayormaynotbeprofitableovertime.todate,ghasspentseventy-fivemilliondollars.s13)______

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partii)vocabularyandstructure(35%)sectiona(15%)directions:thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c),andd).youmustchoosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.19.fifteenminutes____enoughformetogobackhomefromthesupermarket.a)underb)ina)isb)arec)hasd)have2o.thehigheryouclimb,____.a)therewillbethinnerairb)thethinnertheairwillbec)thethinnerwilltheairbed)theairwillbethinner21.beforethelady____thesofa,shehadcheckedthepriceinotherstores.a)hasorderedb)hadorderedc)orderedd)wasordering

22.myflight____at9oclockto"orrowmorning.willyoucometoseemeoff?a)leavesb)isleftc)willhaveleftd)willbeleft23.mr.johnsonmovedtoparisin2021,and____therefortenyears.a)haslivedb)hadlivedc)livedd)lives24.hisopinionwascontrary____ours,buthesaidhewouldworkwellwithus.a)tob)withc)fromd)of25.recentlytherehasbeenashore___waterinthenorthwestofchina.a)withb)ofc)ind)about26._____________________thisplaniscurrentlyconsiderationbytheministryofeducation.

27.you_____havecrossedtheroadwhenthetrafficlightswerered.a)mustn"tb)wouldn"tc)oughtn"ttod)needn"t28.isknowntoall,hemingwayisaverygreatamericanwriter.a)asb)itc)whatd)that29.haerbingisthecoldestplaceihaveeverbeento.a)whereb)thatc)whatd)which30.thereasoni"mcallingistotellyouaboutthejobinterviewnextfridaya)whyb)forc)asd)because31.theyoungmanspokeconfidently,impressedmemost.a)sothatb)whichc)thatd)inwhich32.wedonotnecessarilygrowwiserwegrowolder.a)asb)forc)sineed)until33.myonlyrequestisthatthisproblemassoonaspossible.a)shouldbesettledb)wouldbesettledc)willsettled)shallsettle

sectionb(20%)directions:thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c),andd).youmustchoosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.34.lnformationthatdoesnotmakeany____ishardforustoremember.a)senseb)mistakec)troubled)differenee35._________________anotherpieceofinthebedroomwasanold-fashionedbed.a)mixtureb)manufacturec)featured)furniture36._____________________misscathywillbeinofourcompanywhenthemanagerisawaynextweek.a)chargeb)honorc)placed)spite37.somepeopleinshanghaicomplainoftherapid____oflifeinthisbigcity.a)speedb)ratec)paced)growth38._______________________________________theearthquakehasbeentheworstnatural_________________________________________tohitchinainrecentyears.a)distaneeb)disasterc)diseased)discovery39.mary,couldyou____mymotherwhileiamawayinshanghai?a)attendb)handlec)arranged)settlec)ford)above

40.youmaywatchthemovie,andi_____thatyou"llbefondofit.

a)guaranteeb)revealc)proved)disclose41.1willnot____youtowatchtvuniessyoufinishyourassignment.a)agreeb)letc)permitd)have42.youshould____thepoliceimmediately,sincethereisimportantevidenee.a)informb)claimc)askd)propose43.trainingisprovided,sonoexperieneeisneededforthejoba)variousb)previousc)cautiousd)conscious

44.________________________weareveryluckytobeaftertheterribleearthquake.a)aliveb)livec)aliked)active45.

___hadshereceivedtheletterthanshestartedbackhome.a)nosoonerb)hardlyc)nomored)seldom46.johncalculatesasquicklyaslucy,butnotas____.a)normallyb)directlyc)clearlyd)accurately47.i"ll_____rememberthedaywhenienteredthecollege.c)nearlyd)really48.______________regardlesswhichmethodwechoose,theresultwillbethesame.a)forb)onc)withd)of49.__________________________thetwochinesegirlswerethe40studentsawardedthescholarshipofbeijinguniversity.a)amongb)alongc)besidesd)between50.thetwintowersinkualalumpurstandout____theclearsky.a)inb)againstc)ond)above51.itisbelievedthatthenewchairmanwillbefit_____theposition.a)forb)toc)ind)with52.thereportersentbackbadnewsthattherewasstillnosignof______inthemilitaryattack.

a)survivorsb)soldiersc)patientsd)prisoners53.asweallknow,theshapeofoftenrepresentslovea)diamondb)arrowc)squared)heart

a)alwaysb)almost

partiii)readingcomprehension(40%)

60.whatisacomputersperceneoferrorinmakingcalculation?

directions:therearefourpassagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshouldchoosethebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.56.whatwouldhappentotherunnersifthespectatorshelpedtheminthesportsevents?a)theywouldbemoretiredandthirsty.b)theywouldbedisturbedintheirregularpacec)theywouldbedismissedfromtheeventsd)theywouldgetnervousandfall.

57.whatarethetwothingsnotallowedtobringalongwhengoingtowatchtheballgames?

toavoidaccidentanddistractionwhilewatchingathletesdoingtheirsweatypartinthesportsevents,we,spectators(观众),shouldkeepinmindsomespecialrules:*archeryshooting1.sitatthebackoroneithersideofthefield.forsafety2.aboveall,keepquietduringthematch.putyourcellphoneonvibrate(震惊)orturnitoff.3.donotusetheflashonyourcamera,becauseitcandistracttheathletes.4.whentheathletesareaimingatthetarget,keepyourvoicedown.*baseball,basketballfootball1.drinksinglassbottlesorcansarenotallowed.2.don"tbringawhistle.refereesusethemandyoucanconfusetheplayers.3.playerscanbetensewhentakingashot.keepthecheeringdownatcriticalmoments.donotusethecameraflash.4.ifyoueasilygetnervous,bringsomebiscuits.keepyourmouthmovingtocalmyoudown.*cyclingmarathon1.spectatorsshouldkeepoffthetrack.controlyourpets.2.cyclistsorrunnersmightlooktired,sweatyandthirsty,but,donothandthemabottleofwater,acooltoweloranythingelse.anyhelpfromspectatorscandisqualify(取消资格)anathlete.3.again,ifacyclistorrunnerfalls,donotrushovertohelp.thebestthingtodoistocontactmedicalpersonnel.54.lnthisarticle,theauthorintendsto____whilewatchingthesportsevents.a)tellthespectatorswhentocheerfortheathletesb)tellthespectatorswheretofindthesafeplacec)tellthespectatorswhattobringalongd)tellthespectatorshowtobehavethemselvescellphoneandcamerawithflash.drinksinglassbottlesandwhistles.biscuitsandwhistlesdrinksandbiscuits58.cheersaremostimproperwhen_______.a)theathletesareaimingatthetargetb)therefereesareusingtheirwhistlesc)playersaretenselyengagedinplayingd)theathletesareenteringthesportsgroundpassagetwoacomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.itisrunbyeithermechanicalorelectronicmeans.thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicated(简单的)workinaveryshorttime.alargecomputer,forexample,canaddorsubtractninethousandtimesasecond,multiply(乘)athousandtimesasecond,ordividefivehundredtimesasecond.itsperceneoferrorisaboutoneinabilliondigits(数位).ithasbeenestimatedthathumanbeingsmakingcalculationsaverageaboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitstransistors.itselectroniccircuits(电路)workathousandtimesfasterthanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute,butinordertoworkproperly,acomputermustbegiveninstructions--itmustbeprogrammed.computerscanbedesignedformanyspecializedpurposes--theycanbeusedtopreparepayrolls,guideairplaneflights,directtraffic,eventoplaychess.computersplayanimportantroleinmodernautomationinmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.passageonessake,donotventureoutofthere.a)b)c)d)55.accordingtothepassage,spectatorsmustntuseflashonthecamerawhilewatchinga)shootingballgamesb)cyclingmarathonc)archerycyclingd)marathonballgames59.whatisthefunctionofacomputeraccordingtothispassage?a)toperformworkandtostoreinformationb)todosomecomplicatedworkfaster.c)todomathematicalcalculationsd)toadd,subtract,multiplyordivide

a)athousandtimesasmanyashumanbeings"b)ninethousandtimesasmanyashumanbeings"c)aboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.d)aboutonemistakeinabilliondigits61.___________________________________________thecorepartofanelectroniccomputerliesin_________________________________________________.a)itselectroniccircuitsb)itstransistorsc)itsnervecellsd)thehumanbrain62.howlongdoesacomputertaketodoaproblemtakingtwoyearstimebyahumanbeing?a)oneminute.b)twoseconds.c)onesecond.d)twominutes.63.whatistherelationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandcomputers?a)acomputermustbeprogrammedbyhumanbeings.b)humanbrainsmustbeprogrammedbycomputers.c)humanbeingscandonothingwithoutcomputers.d)computerscandoeverythingforhumanbeings.passagethreealaska,whichwascalledrussianamericabeforeitwassoldtotheunitedstates,joinedtheunionastheforty-ninthstatein1959.(hawaiiwasthefiftiethstatetojointheunion.)alaskaisnowthelargestofallthe50statesintheu.s.itwasin1867thatpresidenta.johnsontherussiansatacostof$7.2million.thebuyingofthehugenorthernlandmassseemedatfirstsomethingfoolishlydone.notonlywasalaskadifficulttoreach,butitwasalsohardtolivein,anditappearedtohavenoimportaneeintimesofwar.besides,therearevolcanoesthereasalaskaliesonthepacific"ringoffire.'inalaska,largetreelessareasarecoveredwithsnowalltheyearrourthesereasonsthebuyingofalaskawascalled"seward"sfolly'atthattime.however,in1896goldwasfoundinalaska,andpeoplepouredintothelandquickly.sincethenotherimportantnaturalresourceswerediscovered,includingoil.soon,peoplechangedtheirthinkingabout"sewardsfolly'.butmostpeoplevisitalaskainordertoseetheendlessbeautyofnaturethatthenorthernlanddisclosestothem.forinstanee,thereareabout11,000islandsinalaska.andinacertainareaofalaska,thesundoesnotsetfor82dayseveryyear.64.whywasalaskacalledrussianamerica?a)becausetherussianssoldittotheunitedstatesb)becauseitjoinedtheu.s.astheforty-ninthstatec)becauseitisthelargeststateintheu.s.d)becauseitisthefiftiethstatetojointheunion.65.whendidsewardbuyalaskafromtherussians?a)in1959b)in1867c)in1896d)in198266.whywasthebuyingofalaskacalled"seward"sfolly'?a)becausesewardpaid$7.2milliontobuysuchauselesshugenortherinlandmass.b)becausealaskaliesonatreelessareascoveredwithsnow.c)becausethepurchaseofalaskabysewardthenseemedassomethingfoolishlydone.d)becausetherearevolcanoesand"ringoffire'inalaska.67.whydidpeoplechangetheirthinkingaboutsucha"foolishbargain'a)becausegoldandnaturalresourceswerefoundinalaska.b)becausepeoplepouredintoalaskatomakefortune.c)

becausepresidentjohnson"ssecretaryofstateboughtalaska.d)becauseoil,volcanoesandsnowtherearefoundmostvaluable.68.touristsgotoalaska___.a)toseethose11,000islandsinalaskab)toseetheunsettingsunfor82daysc)toseethesnowonthenorthernlandd)toseetheendlessbeautyofnaturepassagefourd.forasanoverseasstudent,ihavetostudyveryhardeveryday.ihavefreetimeonlyonweekends,whenicandoshoppingandwashclothes,andmanagetogotoapartywithfriendsoccasionally.onceinvitedtoaparty,istayednearthewallanddrankbeerandtriedtotalktothewomannexttomeandaskedhertodance.sheacceptedandigottoknowhernamewasmary.beforeilefttheparty,igotherphonenumber.threedayslater,icalledherandaskedhertogotoaplay.shesoundeddelighted,andagreedtogowithme.iwasveryexcitedaboutdatingwithherthatweekend.whilewaitingather"ssecretaryofsoughtsewskd,from

apartmentbuilding,shecamedownfromupstairs.tomygreatsurprise,sheaskedmeifitwasokifherboyfriendcame,too.ihadtotellherthatihadtwoticketsonly.aftertheplay,westoppedforacupofcoffeeandtalkedabouttheplay.ididn"tunderstanditverywell,sosheexplainedittome.sheseemedprettyquiet,though,andirealizedthatshehadbeenthinkingofherboyfriendallthattime.afterthat,ibecameverycarefulwithmydateswithamericangirls.ihavelearnedthatamericandatingcustomsarenotnecessarilycomfortableforchinesestudentsbecausetheyaredifferentfromchinesecustoms.however,theyareanimportantpartofsociallifeinamericanuniversities.69.onweekends,abusyoverseasstudentusually__________.a)goestoapartywithfriendsb)studiesveryhardc)enjoyshimselfd)doesshoppingandwashing70.thewritergottoknowmary_____?a)whiledancingataweekendpartyb)whiledrinkingbeerinabar.c)bychattingonthephone.d)byaskinghernameandaddress.71.oneweekendwasexcitingforthewriterbecausehewasgoingto________.a)apartywithsomefriendsb)haveadatewithmaryc)amoviewithmaryd)havehisfirstdateinlife72.thewriterwassurprisedbecause___________.a)marycamedownfromherroomwithherboyfriendb)marywantedtobringherboyalongwiththemc)marywantedherboyfriendtogototheplaywiththemd)maryaskedforonemoreticket.73.americandatingcustoms___________.a)aredifferentfromchinesecustomsb)arecomfortableforchinesestudentsc)arenotcomfortableforforeignstudentsd)aresimilartochinesecustoms

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