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(30minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:ForQuestions1-5,youwillhearaweatherforecastforsomemajorcitiesintheworld.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.InternationalWeatherReportCityHighLowWeatherAthens80701Beijing64cloudy2Cairo93733.Istanbul86clear4oNewDelhi80cloudy5PartBDirections:ForQuestions6-10,youwillhearapassageaboutthechangeinAmericanmarriages.Whileyoulisten,completethesentencesandanswerthequestion.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.ThedivorceraleinAmericahasreached6.Inthe21stcentury,mostAmericanswillmarrythreeorfourtimesAlvinTofflerpublishedabooknamed 8.ThepercentageofremarriageamongdivorcedAmericansisOneofthereasonsforthechangeinAmericanmarriagesisPartCDirections:Youwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestiontchoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswer,toeachquestion.Youwillheareachpieceonlyonce.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutEmilyDickinson-awell-knownAmericanpoet.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?AAlmostallherlife.BLessthanhalfherlife.CUntil1830.DBefore1872.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofEmilyDickinson?AShewasnotaproductivepoet.BShesawmanyofherpoemspublished.CShewasnotasociableperson.DShehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?AAfterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher.BAftersevenofherpoemswerepublished.CAfterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers.DAftershehadbeendeadformanyyears.Questions14-16arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemaninterruptsher?ATapingsomemusic. BWatchingafilm.CMakingavideorecording.DWritingaletter.Whyisthewomansoexcited?ASheisgoingtostudyinanothercountry.BShereceivedaletterfromaJapanesefriend.CShejustreturnedfromatriptoJapan.DShegotajobatatravelagency.WhydoesthewomanfeelgratefultoProfesserMercheno?AHehelpedhergetintotheprogram.BHerecordedsometapesespeciallyforher.CHegaveheragoodgradeinherJapaneseclass.DHetoldheraboutaninterestingmovietowatch.Questions17-20arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutthehistoryofnewspapers.Howlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?A700years.BOver2,000years.CAbout1,300years.DAbout380years.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestcirculation?AEnglishlanguagenewspapers.BChineselanguagenewspapers.CJapaneselanguagenewspapers.DGermanlanguagenewspapers.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?ATheearliestprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinEurope.BIttookhundredsofyearsfornewspaperstobedevelopedintotheirpresentform.CBostonistheplacewhereAmericannewspaperswerefirstprinted.DThefirstAmericannewspapercarriednewsfrombothhomeandabroad.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?AChinadevelopedadvancedtechnologyinprintinglongbeforeanyothercountryintheworld.BMorepeoplereadnewspapersinEnglishthaninanyotherlanguages.CJapanisthecountrywherepeoplereadmorenewspapers.DNewspapershavedevelopedquicklyintheU.S.sincethebeginningofthe18thcentury.SectionIIReading(75minutes)PartADirections:ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly20s.Mostyoungmenhad(21)—schoolandwereworkingfull-time,andmostyoungwomenwere(22)—andraisingchildren.Peoplewhogrew(23)—inthiseraofgrowingaffluencewereeconomicallyserf-sufficientandabletotakecareofothersbythetimetheyhadweatheredadolescence.Today,adulthoodnolonger(24)—whenadolescenceends.Socialscientistsarebeginningtorecognizeanewphaseoflife:earlyadulthood.Somefeaturesofthisstageresemblecomingofage(25)—thelate19thandearly20thcenturies,(26)—youthfingeredinastateofsemi-autonomy,waiting(27)—theyweresufficientlywell-offtomarry,havechildrenandestablishanindependent(28)—However,thereareimportantdifferences(29)—howyoungpeopletodaydefineandachieveadulthoodfromthoseofboththerecentandthemoredistantpast.Thisnewstageisnotmerelyanextensionofadolescence,(30)—hasbeenmaintainedinthemassmedia.Youngadultsarephysicallymatureandoften(31)—impressiveintellectual,socialandpsychologicalskills.Norareyoungpeopletodayreluctanttoacceptadultresponsibilities.Instead,theyarebusy(32)—uptheireducationalcredentialsandpracticalskillsinanevermoredemandinglabormarket.Yet,manyhavenotbecomefullyadult,(33)—theyarenotready,orperhapsnotpermitted,todo(34)—.Foragrowingnumber,thiswillnothappenuntiltheirlate20sorevenearly30s.In(35)—,Americansocietywillhavetoreviseupwardthe“normal“ageoffulladulthood,anddevelopwaystoassistyoungpeoplethroughtheever-lengtheningtransition.PartBDirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.Text1Inthelast30years,scienceandtechnologyhavehadatrulydramaticimpactonsports.Therearethreemajorreasonsforthis.First,newartificialmaterialshaveappearedandbeenusedinmanysports-sometimestorevolutionaryeffect.Second,ourdesignexpertisehasimproved,partlythroughthedevelopmentofcomputersandothertechnicaltools.Weknowmoreandcanplanandpredictmoreaccuratelyinmanycriticalareas.Thethirdreasonwhyscienceandtechnologyhavehadanincreasingimpactisthatthereisnowthemoneyandthemotivationforthemtodoso.Inavarietyofways,sporthasbecomeverybigbusiness,andinthematterofwinningorlosing,verylargeamountsofmoneymaybeatstake.Technologyhasinfluencedspecificsportsinmanyways.Whereveracommercialmassmarketisinvolved,technicalchangemaybepromotedlargelyforthesakeofchange,tomakethisseason'sproductseemdifferentfromthatoflastseason.Anexampleofthistrendisintheendlesssearchfortheperfectsportsshoe.Anatomicallyprecisesupportfortheheelandankle,airsacsforextraspringandcomforteachyearbringapparentnewrefinements.Eveninretirement,basketball'sMichaelJordanremainsoneofsport'sbiggestearnersbecauseofthedealhesignedendorsingtheAirJordanshoe;andoneoftherichestsportspeopleofall,thoughhiswinningsthesedaysareminimal,istheveterangolferArnoldPalmer,thankstohisendorsementsofthelatestingolftechnology.Moresignificantstillinmodemsportshavebeenmoregeneraleffectsoftechnologicaladvance.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortimingathletestothousandthsofasecond-andthemeansofreplayinganeventtocheckwhowonortoseeifabreak-ruleoccurred.Ithasputsportontelevision,somillionscanwatchwithoutmovingfromtheirownhomes.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortestingforillegaldrugs.Ithasalso,forbetterorworse,givensportsmenandwomenanewattitudetowardstheirownbodiesencouragedalsobythehighstakes,thesponsorshipandthefeveredmediaattention.Technologyhelpsthemplanthebestdietandexerciseregimes;ithascreatedheartandlungmonitorsthatmeasurestressandoxygenintake;anditallowsathletestokeepaconstantcheckontheirownphysicalproblemsandprogress.Intermsofnutrition(fuel)andtraining(maintenance),themodemsportspersonistreated-andtreatshimselforherself-likeamachine.Accordingtotheauthor,sporthasbecomeverybigbusinessinthesensethatAitneedshigh-techmaterials.Bitrequiresbusinessmanagement.Citinvolvesthewideuseofcomputers.Ditseemsamatterofbigmoney.TheexampleofsportsshoessuggeststhatthetechnologicaladvancesinmodemsportsareAencouragedbycommercialinterests.Bsupportedbyfamoussportspeople.Cattributedtobasketballperformance.Dsubjectedtocomputertechnology.ThetextsuggeststhatsomeoftherichsportsmenAcooperatewithcompaniestodevelophigh-techsportsproducts.Bareinterestedinpromotingthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Careselfishlyearningmoneybypromotingnewsportsproducts.Dplayapositiveroleinpromotinghigh-techsportsproducts.Bysaying“themodernsportspersonis...likeamachine”,theauthoremphasi