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C)Hewillgowhenhefeelsbetter.

D)Hewon’tgoashehasn’tfinishedhiswork.

4.A)Checkthetimetable.B)Gototherailwaystationearlier.

C)Travelonalatertrain.D)Cancelthetripearlier.

5.A)InNewYork.B)InBoston.

C)InNewport.D)InWashington.

6.A)Aclerkattheairportinformationdesk.

B)Aclerkattherailwaystationinformationdesk.

C)Apoliceman.

D)Ataxi-driver.

7.A)Aguestandareceptionist.

B)Apassengerandanairhostess.

C)Acustomerandashopassistant.

D)Aguestandawaitress.

8.A)He’sbetter.B)He’sfeelingworse.

C)He’ssickinbed.D)Hehasrecovered.

9.A)Themandidn’twantthewomantohaveherhaircut.

B)Thewomanfollowedtheman’sadvice.

C)Thewomaniswearinglonghairnow.

D)Themandidn’tcareifthewomanhadherhaircutornot.

10.A)HewillreturnfromParisintwoweeks.

B)HeisstudyingFrenchinParis.

C)HeishavingavacationinParis.

D)HeisplanningtogobacktoParisinayear.

SectionBPassages

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Washingplates.B)Clearingtables.

C)Shiningshoes.D)Sweepingthefloor.

12.A)Hemustworksixdaysaweek.

B)Heshouldneverbelateforwork.

C)Hemuststudyhardinhissparetime.

D)Heshouldnotbringhisfriendstotherestaurant.

13.A)Topayhimforhiswork.

B)Tolethimhave3mealsadayintherestaurant.

C)Togivehisfriendsfreedrinks.

D)Toallowhimtohavemorefreetime.

14.A)Becausetheboywasnotafull-timeworker.

B)Becausetheboyhadmadesomemistakes.

C)Becausehethoughttheboyhadfailedtomeethisrequirements.

D)Becausehethoughtitwashissonwhoshouldpayhim.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Watchingtraditionalplays.

B)Visitingthemagnificentlibraries.

C)Boatingontheriver.

D)Cyclinginnarrowstreets.

16.A)Therearemanyvisitorsthere.

B)Therearemanystudentsthere.

C)Therearemanyoldstreetsthere.

D)Therearemanybicyclesthere.

17.A)Hethinksthecityistoocrowded.

B)Helikestheplaceverymuch.

C)Hethinksthestreetsaretoonarrow.

D)Headmiresthecomfortablelifeofthestudentsthere.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Hewasgoodatwritingaboutinterestingpeople.

B)Itwasmucheasiertowritestoriesaboutpeople.

C)Hebelievedthatpeoplearealwayseasiertolearnaboutotherpeople.

D)Hethoughtpeopleplayedanimportantroleinworldevents.

19.A)Action.B)WorldNews.C)Enterprise.D)Facesandplaces.

20.A)Heisasportsman.

B)Heisanactor.

C)Heisaphotographer.

D)Heisapublisher.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(共10分，每题0.5分)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

21.A__isathreattosomebigcities.

A)hungerB)starveC)famineD)fame

22.Markoftenattemptstoescape____wheneverhebreakstrafficregulations.

A)havingbeenfinedB)tobefined

C)tohavebeenfinedD)beingfined

23.Iwouldneverhave_____acourtoflawifIhadn’tbeensodesperate.

A)soughtforB)accountedfor

C)turnedupD)resortedto

24.Wemustnottouchthisswitchunderany___.

A)situationB)giantC)circumstancesD)civilization

25.Theyincorporatedhersuggestions____theirplans.

A)toB)intoC)atD)for

26.Theseexcursionswillgiveyouanevendeeper____intoourlanguageandculture.

A)inquiryB)investigationC)inputD)insight

27.Wemustlearntoseethingsintheirright____andavoidmakingmistakes.

A)prospectiveB)prosperityC)perspectiveD)permissive

28.They___thedamwithsandbagswhenthefloodcame.

A)enlargedB)multipliedC)increasedD)reinforced

29.Writingisaslowprocess,requiring______thought,time,andeffort.

A)significantB)considerableC)enormousD)numerous

30.Theoldcoupledecidedto________aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreechildren

oftheirown.

A)adaptB)bringC)receiveD)adopt

31.Itisalittlebitdifficultfortheoldcoupleto_______onsuchasmallpension.

A)takeoffB)getoffC)takebyD)getby

32.Teacherswillnot_______cheatingonexam.

A)literateB)considerateC)decorateD)tolerate

33.Thelittlegirlis_______aprettyyoungwoman.

A)growingoutB)growingintoC)growingupD)growingfrom

34.Slaverywasnotfinally_______intheBritishEmpireuntil1833.

A)advancedB)addictedC)abolishedD)appreciated

35.Myneighborwasarrestedthismorningbecausethepolice_______himofcarrying

outtwobombattacks.

A)doubtedB)suspiciousC)suspectedD)wasdoubt

36.Afterfour_______electiondefeats,theLaborPartyonceagainfacesthepainfultaskofreconstruction.

A)successiveB)successfulC)succeedingD)succeeded

37.Theteachertriesto_______onhisstudentsthenecessityofbeinghonest.

A)expressB)expressionC)impressiveD)impress

38.HisbadEnglishisa_______tohisgettingajob.

A)clubB)pubC)barnD)bar

39.Theseflowerswere_______foryoubutmymotherthoughttheywereforher,

A)intentionalB)intendedC)intentD)intending

40.Doctorsarerequiredtokeeppatients’recordscompletely_______.

A)confidenceB)confidentialC)confidentD)confidently

PartIIIReadingComprehension(共30分，每题2分)

are3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

shoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorresponding

areintheirlate20’s,havebeenmarriedfiveyears,andare

“Whenareyougoingtoheranswerwas,“We’reafamily!”

havechildren.Arecentsurveyshowedthatinthelastfiveyearsthe

liesbehindthisdecisionwhichseemstoflyinthefaceofbiologyandsociety?

mostpubliclyoutspokenchildlesscoupleareEllenPeckandher

-stylechoice,”Ellensays.“Wechosefreedomandspontaneity(自

giveyoureffortsfamilyorinthelargercommunity.Thisgenerationfacesserious

红杉)orlineuptogettheiroxygen

ration(氧气量).Therearemenwhocomplainaboutbeingcaughtinatrafficjamforhoursontheirwayhometotheirfivekidsbutcan’tmaketheassociationbetweenthechildrenandthetrafficjam.Inaworldseriouslythreatenedbytheconsequencesofoverpopulationwe’reconcernedwithmakinglifewithoutchildrenacceptableandrespectable.Toomanychildrenarebornasaresultofculturalpressure.Andtheresultsshowupinthestatisticsondivorceandchild-abuse.”

41.WhatdoesthememberofCathy’sfamilymeanbysaying“Whenareyougoingto

startafamily?”

A)Whenareyougoingtohavechildren?

B)Whenareyougoingtogetmarried?

C)Whenareyougoingtobuyahouse?

D)Whenareyougoingtomovetoanewhouse?

42.Thenumberofchildlessyoungcouples_____.

A)isdecreasingB)isincreasing

C)hasmorethandoubledD)remainsunchanged

43.“Toflyinthefaceof”inthesecondparagraphmeans_____.

A)torunintoB)tocomeacrossC)tofollowD)togoagainst

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthePecks?

A)Theyproposethatyoungcoupleshavenochildren.

B)Theyurgethatfamilyplanningbemadeobligatory.

C)Theythinkthatnopressureshouldbeputonyoungcoupleswhodonotwant

children.

D)Theythinkthattherewouldbenodivorceorchild-abuseifyoungcouplesarenot

pressuredintoparenthood.

45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceofoverpopulationmentionedinthis

passage?

A)Trafficjam.

B)Theusingupofpreciousnaturalresources.

C)Theloweringofthequalityoflife.

D)War.

PassageTwo

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PsychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonPeople'sattitudesandbehavior.Experimentshaveprovedthatinnoisysituations(eventemporaryones),peoplemayactmoreirritablyandlesscooperatively;inmorepermanentnoisysituations,manypeoplecannotworkhard,andtheysufferfromsevereanxietyaswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.However,psychologistsdistinguishbetween"sound"and"noise"."Sound"ismeasuredphysicallyindecibels."Noise"cannotbemeasuredinthe

samewaybecauseitreferstothepsychologicaleffectofsoundanditslevelof"intensity"dependsonthesituation.Thus,forpassengersatanairportwhoexpecttohearairplanestakingoffandlanding,theremaybealotofsound,butnotmuchnoise(thatis,theyarenotbotheredbythenoise).Bycontrast,ifyouareataconcertandtwopeoplebehindyouarewhispering,youfeeltheyaretalkingnoisilyevenifthereisnotmuchsound.Younoticethenoisebecauseitaffectsyoupsychologically.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.Peoplewalkingdownthestreetwithearphones,listeningtomusicthattheyenjoy,arereceivingalotofdecibelsofsound,buttheyareprobablyhappyhearingsoundswhichtheycontrol.Ontheotherhand,peopleinthestreetwithoutearphonesmusttoleratealotofnoisewhichtheyhavenocontrolover.Itisnoisepollutionthatweneedtocontrolinordertohelppeoplelivemorehappily.

46.Accordingtothepassage,people_____.

A)cannotworkbetterinanoisysituation

B)willsufferfromcompletedeafnessbecauseofnoisepollution

C)canbepsychologicallyaffectedbyworkinginverynoisefactories

D)maycooperatewellinanoisysurrounding

47."Sound”,asdefinedbythepsychologist,_____.

A)canbemeasuredinthesamewaythat"noise"ismeasured

B)maybeextremelyharmfultohealth

C)isnotatalldifferentfrom"noise"

D)canbemeasuredbymachines

48.Peoplewaitingatanairport_____.

A)enjoyhearingairplanestakingoffandlanding

B)areusuallynottroubledbythenoise

C)caneasilytellsoundfromnoise

D)areoftenphysicallyaffectedbythenoise

49.Peopleenjoylisteningtomusic,_____.

A)thoughtheyarereceivingalotofdecibelsofsoundinfact

B)becauseitdoesnothaveanynegativeeffect

C)becausetheydonothavetotoleratethenoisearoundthem

D)eventhoughitissometimesunpleasanthearingstrangesounds

50.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatweneedtocontrolnoisepollutionif_____.

A)wewanttostaybothpsychologicallyandphysicallyhealthy

B)wedon'twanttobephysicallydent

C)wewanttocooperatewell

D)wedon'twanttobeanxious

PassageThree

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

RepresentativesofCallahanMediaAssociates(CMA)announcedtodaythatthenewsagencywouldattempttobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystem(NBS),thesecondlargesttelevisionandradionetworkintheUnitedStates.RonaldCallahan,sonofJessicaCallahan,whostartedCMA,toldreportersthatheexpectshiscompany'sofferingpricetobehighenoughtowinoutoverotheroffers.HeindicatedthatNBSexecutiveshadalreadydiscussedreorganizationplansthatmightresultfromaCMAtakeover.

AnativeoftheUnitedKingdom,JessicaCallahanbegantobuynewspapers,magazines,andradiostationsintheUnitedStateseightyearsago,andCMAnowownsorcontrolsmorethanfifteennewsorganizationshere.Beforeshebecamealeaderinmediainthiscountry,shehadestablishedherfamily-ownedcompanyasoneofthemostimportantforcesinBritishTVandnewspapers.Callahanstartedhernewscareermorethantwenty-fiveyearsago,andshehadworkedasareporteronthreedifferentpaperswhenshetookthejobofeditorofEngland'sBirminghamHerald(伯明汉先驱报),anewspaperthathadbeenexperiencingfinancialdifficultiesforseveralyears.HersuccessinraisingthenewsreportingstandardsaswellasmakingtheHeraldintoaprofitablebusinessgainedCallahantheattentionandrespectoftheBritishnewsestablishment.By

thetimeshewas35,shehadbecomeapublisherandstartedCMA,whichisnowoneofthelargestmediaorganizationsintheworld.

CallahanhadnevervisitedtheUnitedStatesbeforeshecametoMiamiandbecamethepublisheroftheMiamiJournalalmosteightyearsago,butshehadbeenreadingthenewspaperforseveralyears,andshesaidthatshelikedthepaper'sstyle.AftershehadownedtheJournalforjustoverayear,sheboughtasmallradiostationinGeorgia,andinthenextfiveyearsshewentontoacquirenewsorganizationsinseveraldifferentpartsofthecountry.

IfCMAbecomestheownerofNBS,forthefirsttimeitwillhavecontroloveranationwideTVnetwork.Inaninterviewlastweek,PhilipRosen,thepresidentofNBS,saidthathewasnotveryhappyaboutthepurchase.HeagreedthatCallahanandCMAhaddonealottohelpAmericannewspapersbecomemorefinanciallysecure,butheexpressedfearsthatthenewmanagementwasgoingtomakenewscoverageonNBSirresponsible.HestatedthathehopedhecouldremainwithNBSbutsaidthatthismightnotbepossible.

51.ThewriterthinksthatCMA'soffertobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystemis

probably_____.

A)TheonlyoneB)agoodone

C)unacceptablylowD)ofgreatcompetition

52.JessicaCallahancapturedtheconfidenceofthepressaftershebecametheeditorof

BirminghamHeraldbecause_____.

A)shewasexperienced

B)shehadstrongfinancialbackground

C)sincethenitstartedtomakemoney

D)sheenjoyedgoodpopularity

53.JessicaCallahanhasnever_____.

A)visitedtheUnitedStates

B)ownedanationalTVnetwork

C)workedasaneditor

D)readtheMiamiJournal

54.TheattitudeofNBStopexecutivetotheCMAtakeoverwasthat_____.

A)hewasopposedtothepurchase

B)hehopedthetakeoverwouldnotaffectthesystem'sfame

C)hewasafraidNBSwouldsufferseriousfinancialloss

D)hecouldnotleavehispresentposition

55.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A)JessicaCallahanaSuccessfulWoman

B)CMAfromBritishtoUSA

C)CMABuyingNBS?

D)CMA'sAttractiveOffertoNBS

PartIVCloze(共10分，每题0.5分)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintopassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain—nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompletelynewoneswerefounded,andtenothernewoneswerecreated56convertingoldcollegesoftechnologyintouniversities.Inthesameperiodthe57ofstudentsmorethandoubled,from70000to58than200,000.By1973about10%ofmenagedfromeighteen59twenty-onewereinuniversitiesandabout5%ofwomen.

Alltheuniversitiesareprivateinstitutions.Eachhasits60governingcouncils,61somelocalbusinessmenandlocalpoliticiansas62afewacademics.Thestatebegantogivegrantstothemfiftyyears63,andby1970eachuniversityderivednearlyallits64fromstategrants.Studentshaveto65feesandlivingcosts,buteverystudentmayreceivefromthelocalauthorityoftheplace66helivesapersonalgrantwhichisenoughtopayhisfullcosts,includinglodgingand67unlesshisparentsare68.

Most69takejobsinthesummer70aboutsixweeks,buttheydonotnormallydooutside71duringtheacademicyear.TheDepartmentof

Educationtakes72forthepaymentwhichcoverthewholeexpenditureofthe73,butitdoesnotexercisedirectcontrol.Itcanhaveanimportantinfluence74newdevelopmentsthroughitspowertodistributefunds,butittakestheadviceoftheUniversityGrantsCommittee,abodywhichismainly75ofacademics.

56.A)withB)byC)atD)into

57.A)amountB)quantityC)lotD)