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Paper1.ListeningComprehension(30points,1pointeachfor1-12,6pointsfor13,1.5pointseachfor14-21)PartADirections:Inthispartyouwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearaquestionaboutwhatwassaidListencarefullyanddecidewhichofthefourchoicesisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard1.AThemoviewasdisappointing BthemoviewasexpensivetoseeCHewantstoseethemovieagain DHeshouldhaveseenthemovieathome2.A$64B$86C$96D$1403.ATostayathomeBTogotobedimmediatelyCToseeamovieDTogotoaparty4.ATomisunabletohearwellBTomdidn’tsayanythingatthemeetingCTomdoesn’tlistentohimDTomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover5.AShedoesn’tcareforthechildren’sprogramBSheregretsmissingitCShehasseenitbeforeDSheknowsaboutit6.AHistoryBEnglishCArtDFrench7.AShedoesnotthinkitisingoodorderBShedoesnotwanttopromiseanythingCShedoesnotwanttopromiseanythingDSheledittothemanonlytomorrow8.ATheblackoneBTheredoneCTheblueoneDThewhiteone

PartBDirections:InthispartyouwilltearashortdialoguethreetimesWhenitreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistenforthegeneralideaThentrytofillinthefourblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearfromthedialoguewhenitisreadmoreslowly,forthesecondtimeFinally,checkwhatyouwrotedownwhenthedialogueisreadforthethirdtimeW:Goodmorning,Jack.M:Goodmorning,MissEdwards.I’mreallysorryI’mlate.W:9)______________.Issomethingwrong?M:No,notreally.Iwenttoasoccergamelastnightand10)___________________.Iwanttodevelopthemrightaway,so11)____________________.W:Youshouldreallygetmoresleepatnight.M:Iknow.12)_____________________.Uh,wouldyouliketoseeoneofthepictures?It’sagoodone.W:OK.

PartCDirections:InthispartyouwillashortpassagethreetimesWhenitisreadforthefirsttine,youshouldlistenforthegeneralideaThentrytowritethepassagedownwhenitisreadmoreslowly,forthesecondtimeFinally,checkwhatyouwrotedownwhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime.13.____________________________________________________________________________

partDDirections:InthispartyouwillheartwopassagesEachpassagewillbereadtwice.AttheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestionsAfteryouhearaquestion,youshouldeitherdecidewhichofthefourchoicesisthebestanswertothequestionyouheardoranswerthequestioninyourownwordsaccordingtothepassageThequestionsyoushouldanswerarealsoprintedinyoushouldthenonlyafteryouhearthemfromthetape.Passage114.Whatdoesagossipcolumnusuallycarry?AArticlesonnovels.B.Adviceabouthowtosolveproblems.C.Questionandanswers.D.Newsaboutother’sprivatelives.15.WhoisMelanieaccordingtotheconversation?AAteacher.BAstudent.CAsecretary.DAwaitress.16.Betweenwhomdoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?Andwhere?17.WhatdoyouthinkJanetprobablyis?Passage218.WhatdoesthepassageimplyaboutUSwomeninthepast?ATheyworkedtogetherwithmen.BTheystayedathomedoinghousework.CTheywenttoschoolandthenjoinedtheworkforce.DTheyplayedanimportantroleinsociety.19.WhydoworkingAmericanwomenplayanimportantroleinsociety?ABecausetheyoftenworkinschoolsandgovernments.BBecausetheynowworkinallwalksoflife.CBecausetheyareespeciallyinterestedinsociety.DBecausetheyearntheirownmoneyandfeelconfident.20.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?21.Whatdoesroleofwomentodayaffectmostaccordingtothepassage?

Paper2:Readingandwriting70pointsInformationforCandidates:Therearethreepartstothereadingtest,eachhavingonereadingpassage.Thereisonewritingtask.YoushouldwriteALLyouranswersontheAnswerSheetasyoudothetasks.1.Reading(40points)Part1.ReadPassage1anddotask1.RavesandDrugs:ANewKindofPartyImaginealargewarehousepackedwithsweatingbodies,jumpingupanddowntoloud,rhythmicmusic.Addsomedrugs,somecolorfulclothing,andplentyofbottledwaterandyouhavewhatiscalledarave.RavesareafairlyrecentphenomenonintheWest.Thefirstraveprobablytookplaceabout10yearsago.However,theirpopularityhasincreaseddramaticallyoverthelastdecade.Today,inalmosteverybigcityandinmanysmallcitiedyoucanfindyoungpeopleheadingoutforanightofraving.Formostyoungpeople,ravesaresimplyawaytogetrideofsomeenergy,tolistentosomegoodmusic,andtomeetsomenewpeople.However,foranincreasingnumberofpeople,raveshavebecomeaneasyplacetofinddrugs,especiallyadrugcalledEcstasy.Today,officialsarebeginningtowonderoftheravesreallyaregoodfun,orwhethertheyare,infact,adangeroustrendamonguncontrollableyoungpeople.ThedrugEcstasywasfirstdevelopedabout50yearsagobychemistslookingforacurefortheheadache.Atthattime,thedrugwasnotusedverywidely.However,itwasnotedthatthedrugcausedanincreaseinheartrateandanincreaseinenergy---asortofeuphoricfeeling.Thedrugwas”rediscovered”bydrugaddictsinthe1980swhowerelookingforalessdangerouswaytogethigh.So,whenravesbeganintheearly1990s,Ecstasywasalreadyquitereadilyavailable.Itwasseenbyraversastheperfectdrug;itgavethemlotsofenergyfortheirall-nightdances,anditdidn’tseemtohaveanyserioussideeffects.However,theperceptionofEcstasyasasafedrughasrecentlybeguntochange.Inthelastyear,about10peoplehavediedinravesfromanEcstasyoverdose.Theincreasingavailabilityofthedrugmeansthatmorepeoplehavebeguntousethedrugmoreoften.Itiscertainthatthedeathtollwillincreaseinthenextfewyears.Officialshavebeguntotakenotice.LawshaverecentlybeenpassedinseverallargeNorthAmericancitieswhichlimitorinsomecasesforbidraves.Inaddition,youngpeoplehavebecomemoreawareofdangersofEcstasyandothersimilardrugs.Hopefully,thesituationwillnotgetworse.Task1Compeletthefollowingstatementsbychoosingthebestanswerfroma,b,andc.Writethelettera,b,orconyouranswersheet.22.Araveismostaccuratelydescribedas_______a.aparty b.aconcert c.ameeting23.Ravesare_____a.anoldWesterncustom b.arecentdevelopment c.akindofmusic24.Ecstasywillprobablymakeyoufeel____a.excited b.tired c.angry25.Thewordeuphoricprobablymeans_____a.happy b.sick c.beautiful26.Thewriterofthearticlebelievesthat_____a.fewpeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthefutureb.thesamenumberofpeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthenextyearc.morepeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthefuture

Task2.Questions26—30DeathGigglesNotmanybooksaboutoldageandthefearofdeathtendtoboostmymood,butGeneCohen’stheCreativeAgehasmesingingintheshowerandchucklingevenatInternetjokes.Beingawhite-headedwrinkly,asAustralianscallusoldfolks,Inowfeelthelaughsbubblingupthewaytheyhaveformostofmy76years.Why?WellCohenbrightenedmylife---byputtingmebackintouchwithmyfearofdeath.Millionsofusareliving30yearslongerthanwedidahundredyearsago,andthedatasuggestthatjustinmylifetimewe’vebeengivena14-yearbonusinproductiveactivity.Ourspeciesisexperimentingwithlifespan.Hereweareplayinginovertime,withmorehealthandenergythananycohortourageeverhad.Butourbodiesweardownandcrampup,aggravatingremindersthatthewhistlewillsoonblowtoendthegame.Wetenseupwithanxietyandnocturnalpanic,wakefromnightmaresat2:29a.m.,rousedbyfear-movedbowels,fallintodepression,loseconcentrationandturnedgyeachtimememoryhidesanameorafactjustwhenwehavetohaveit.Sowehavetoturntombstoneterrorsintocreativeenergy,urgesCohen.Westarttogetliberated,ifever,onlybya”dramatic,thoughoftenoverlooked,changedinthewaywethinkaboutdeath.”Shiftingfromtheabstracttotheconcrete,deathchanges”fromsomethingthathappenstosomethingthatwillhappen.”Onlywhenwelookdeathintheeye---whateverwordsworkforyou---andcometotermswithourmortalitydowediscoveracreativenewfreedom,Cohenreports.AsthefoundingdirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth’sInstituteforAgeing,he’slookedintoenoughcasestodigoutthesubtlestuffburiedunderdeathdenials.That’swhythebookpaysoffsolidlyonthepromiseofitssubtitle:AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLife.Thedatasuggeststhatweeldershaveeasieraccesstoourunconscious,productivedreams,thanmostbusygrown-up.InDenialofDeath,theclassicbyErnstBecker,theauthorarguedthatmostart,andindeedcivilizationitself,comesfromstruggletotranscendourmortallimits.WhatIknowisI’dlostmyoldhumourpartner,death,butwithCohen’shelpwe’rehangingouttogetheragainandweknowthataworkableideaoragoodjokeismoreimportantthanextendedtofu.Questions26—30.Completethefollowingstatementsbychoosingthebestfromtheanswersa,b,c,anddandwritetheletteronouranswersheet.27.Theauthorofthistextdiscusses_________.a)energyb)freedomc)abookd)afilm28.Theauthorofthistextis________.a)ayoungmanb)anoldmanc)anoldwomand)agrown-up29.Thenameoftheauthorofthetextis_______.a)notstatedb)ErnestBeckerc)GeneCohend)DenialofDeath30.ThesubtitleoftheCreativeAgeis________.a)DenialofDeathb)DeathGigglesc)AwakeningHumanPotentialintheSecondHalfofLifed)Fromsomethingthathappenstosomethingthatwillhappen31.ThedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth’sInstituteforAgeis______.a)itsfounderb)theauthoroftheabovetextc)thedirectorofafilmd)thedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealthTask3Questions31—40RomanceofThreeKingdomsTheMingDynastyclassicRomanceoftheThreekingdoms,byLuoGuanzhong,haslongintriguedreaders,bothChineseandforeign,withitsdepictionofpoliticalconspiraciesanditscharacterportraitsofpoliticians,statesmenandmilitarystrategists.Nowamammoth,84-partTVseries,theplayisafaithfuladaptationoftheoriginalnovel,andhasbecomealmostaspopularoverseasasitisathome.ItisapanoramaofaparticularchaoticperiodinChinesehistory,whenimperialrulewasweakandlocalmonarchslongedforpower.Therivalswerefinallyreducedtothreemaincontenders,therulersofthestatesofWei,Shu,andWu,knowninChinesehistoryastheThreeKingdoms.TheyfoughtforoverhalfacenturyuntilChinawasfinallyreunitedundertheJinDynasty.Thestoryoftheplayalsospansabouthalfacentury,startingwithlocalrivalries,movingontotheconfrontationoftheThreeKingdomsandendingwiththefinalunificationofthecountry.TheThreeKingdomsperiodisoneofthemostwrittenandtalked-abouterasinChina’s5,000yearsofhistory.Forsixdecadesbattlesragedbackandforth,diplomacywashonedtoafineart,andpoliticalallianceswereforgedandbrokeninrapidsuccession.Themonarchsofthethreekingdomshavegainedareputationthroughouthistoryforbeingsmartrulers,andeachinturnwasservedbyoutstandingunderlings,bothmilitaryandcivilian.Itwasanerainwhichabattleofwitswasevenmoreimportantthanamilitarybattle,atimewhentalentcollidedwithtalentandmilitarygeniuswithmilitarygenius---inshort,afantasticsourceofliterarycreationforgenerationstocome.Thenovelitselfisanepicwithanenormousnumberofprotagonists.Thecentralcharacter,ifthereisone,isZhugeLiang,militaryadvisertoLiuBei,rulerofthestateShu.Becauseofhistalentsasastatesmanandmilitarystrategist,ZhugelianghascometobeseenbylargergenerationsofChineseasthearchetypeofwisdom.LiuBeiisregardedastherepresentationofConfucianism.BoththenovelandTVplaystresshisbenevolence,leniency,understandingofthepeople,andthefactthatheknewhowtogetthebestoutofeveryone.Anotherleadingcharacter,CaoCao,isafarmorecomplexpersonality.HavingforcedtheyoungemperoroftheHanDynastyintosubserviencethroughhismilitarymight,CaoCaobecomesthepowerbehindthethrone.LikeZhugeLiang,heisanextraordinarypoliticianandmilitarystrategist,butinadditionheisalsoapoetofgreatdepth.Atthesametime,however,heiscunningandbrutal,egoisticalandparanoid---atleastinthenovel.TheTVpresentation,stickingalittleclosertoknownhistoricalfacts,portraysbothhisgoodandbadsides,bringingtothescreenaveryrealandhumancharacter.PerhapsthisiswhyheisthemostpopularwithTVaudiences.Questions31—35.Findthethreemaincharactersofthenovel/playmentionedintheabovetext.Makenotesoneachone.32.Name:_____________Position:MilitaryadvisertotheruleroftheStateofShuWordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:______________________________________________________________________33.Name:LiuBeiPosition:_________________________________Wordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:______________________________________________________________________34.Name:_____________Position:________________________________Wordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:______________________________________________________________________35.WhichofthesethreecharactersislikedmostbyTVaudiences?_______________________________________________________________________36.WhyishelikedmostbyTVaudiences?________________________________________________________________________Questions36—40.Lookattheitalicizedwordsinthetextandfindouttheircorrectmeaningthroughthecontext,thenchoosetheoptionclosestinmeaningfromthelistsbelowbywritinga,b,orc,onyouranswersheet.37.depictiona)deceptionb)despitec)writtendescription38.spana)lastb)crossc)lengthoftime39.eraa)periodofhistoryb)shortperiodoftimec)importantpartoflife40.benevolencea)kindnessb)beautyc)atolerantperson41.mighta)powerb)swordc)amodalverb

2.WritingTest30pointsWritingashortessayontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdiningout.Thereshouldbetwomainparagraphs,onegivingyourideaabouttheadvantagesofdiningoutandoneonwhatyouseeasthedisadvantagesofdiningout.(writeabout150words)

答案Paper1:Listening30pointsPartA1.A2.C3.A4.C5.B6.D7.C8.DPartB9.Youlookalittletired 10.tooksomepictures11.Iwasupuntilmidnight. 12.I’mnotgoingtodothatagain.PartC13.Therearemanythingstoconsiderwhenyouarelookingforahouse,whetheryouintendtobuyoronlyrent.Afterall,itisgoingtobeyourhome,perhapsforquitealongtime,andyouwanttobehappywithit.Youhavetodecideexactlywhatkindofhouseyouwant,howmuchyoucanaffordtopayandsoon.PartDPassage1:14.D15.B16.Betweentowschoolofficialsintheiroffice.17.Sheisprobablythenewspapereditor.Passage2:18.B19.B20.ThechangingroleofwomeninUS.21.Thetraditionalroleofmen.Paper2:Readingandwriting70points1.Reading(40points,2pointsforeachcorrectanswer)Task122.a23.b24.a25.a26.aTask227.c28.d29.a30.c31.aTask332.ZhugeLiang,atalentedstatesman,amilitarystrategist,thearchetypeofwisdom.33.Th