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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A.Attheoffice.B.Inthewaitingroom.C.Attheairport.D.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.[1分]

A.Everyday.

B.Everyotherday.

C.Everyweek.

D.Everyotherweek.

2.[1分]

A.Saturdaymorning.

B.Saturdayafternoon.

C.Sundaymorning.

D.Sundayafternoon.

3.[1分]

A.Theunsmilingfaces.

B.Thesun.

C.TheLondoners.

D.Theweather.

4.[1分]

A.Maria’sfriendsdon’tcallherveryoften.

B.Mariadoesn’tliketotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

C.Marialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

D.Mariadoesn’thaveanyfriends.

5.[1分]

A.Thechemistrybook.

B.TheEnglishbook.

C.Themathbook.

D.Thehistorybook.

6.[1分]

A.Holdthephone.

B.Makeanothercall.

C.Paythemanageravisit.

D.AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.

7.[1分]

A.HewillpayavisittoProf.Wang.

B.HewillcongratulateProf.Wang.

C.HeisreadytohelpProf.Wang.

D.HewilltellProf.Wangthegoodnews.

8.[1分]

A.Totakeabus.

B.Tomakeaphonecall.

C.Todoshopping.

D.Togivethemtothewoman.

9.[1分]

A.Listeningtotheradio.

B.Readinganewspaper.

C.Watchingtelevision.

D.Watchingasportsgame.

10.[1分]

A.Hehasn’tseenanymovieforalongtime.

B.Themoviehesawwas“GonewiththeWind”.

C.Itisoneofthebestmovieshehaseverseen.

D.Helikesseeingmoviesverymuch.

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.[1分]

A.Goandvisitfriends.

B.Haveadinnertogetherwithfriends.

C.Goaroundmakingnewfriends.

D.Playjokesonfriends.

12.[1分]

A.Forsevenhundredyears.

B.Forseveraldecades.

C.Forseveralhundredyears.

D.Forseventyyears.

13.[1分]

A.AnewmeansoftransportationfromLondontoAustralia.

B.Anewly-publishednewspaperinLondon.

C.Anon-existentislandinthePacific.

D.AnewkindofItaliannoodle.

PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.[1分]

A.Morethanninemillion.

B.Abouthalfamillion.

C.Morethanfivemillion.

D.Abouttwoandahalfmillion.

15.[1分]

A.Itisforstudentsofthesamecommunityonly.

B.Itonlyoffersatwo-yearbasiccourse.

C.Itonlytrainsstudentstobeofficemanagers.

D.Itonlyacceptsstudentsrejectedbyuniversities.

16.[1分]

A.Onewhoisstayinginthatstateasawriter.

B.Onewhosehomeisinthatstate.

C.Onewhohasbeeninthearmy.

D.Onewhohasbeeninhealthservices.

17.[1分]

A.CommunitycollegesintheU.S.

B.Thenumberofhighschoolgraduates.

C.HighereducationintheU.S.

D.Thedifferencebetweenprivateandstateuniversities.

PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.[1分]

A.Hehadtogetajob.

B.Hewasafraidoffailure.

C.HewantedtojointheArmy.

D.Hewasn’tinterestedinstudying.

19.[1分]

A.Attendingpatients.

B.Repairingmachines.

C.Drivingtaxis.

D.Deliveringletters.

20.[1分]

A.Sheencouragedhim.

B.Shewasdisappointed.

C.Sheexpresseddoubt.

D.Shewasshocked.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?”Whatshouldyoudo?(a)Runaway;(b)Callthepolice;or,(c)Listencloselyforthedevicetosay,inGerman,“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkrautKaufenKann?”Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe(c)becausethepersoninfrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thedeviceissaidtohetheworld’sfirstportabletransistor—ahand-heldmicrocomputerthat—atthesametimeconvertsonespokenlanguageintoanother.Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,anditisthecreationofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroducedintheUnitedStatesinlateApril—atapriceof$1,500—itwillbecapableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish.Theproductcomeswithseparatecartridges(盒式储存器)foreachofthefourlanguages,whichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.TheitemwillbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.Introduction,withcartridgesthatcovertItalian,German,FrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.TheVoiceusesamicrochip(微型集成块)andartificialIntelligencetotranslateLanguages.Itisstartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthroughabuilt-inspeaker.Thentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestion,theVoiceimmediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherLanguage.

21.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe________.[1分]

A.askingforsomeinformation

B.greetingtheGerman

C.amusinghimself

D.practisinghisGerman

22.TheGermansentence“KonnenSieKann?”means________.[1分]

A.“Whydon’tyouaskthepoliceman.”

B.“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?”

C.“Canyousayitagain,please?”

D.“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?”

23.Theword“speaker”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.[1分]

A.thepersonwhospeakstothedevice

B.acomponentpartoftheVoice

C.thepersonwhospeaksGerman

D.thespeechproducedbytheVoice

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?[1分]

A.Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.

B.Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.

C.Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.

D.Thevoiceismainlyamicrocomputer.

25.TheVoicecantranslate________.[1分]

A.fromGermanintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesmentioned

B.fromandintoEnglishbyusingthesamecartridges

C.betweenanytwooftheabove-mentionedlanguages

D.fromEnglishintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesortheotherwayround

PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Computersmayonedayturnnightintoday—withgoodold,naturalsunlight.Colossalcomputer-controlledmirrors,thousandsoffeetacross,mayonedayorbittheearth,reflectingsunlightontoadarkenedUnitedStates.SomeScientistssaythat16ofthesemirrors,eachaboutahalfmileacross,couldaimtheirreflectedlightatoneareaontheearththatwasabout200milesby300miles.Thatmuchlightwouldequalabout56moons.Themirrorswouldbesohighthattheycouldcatchthesun’slightasitwasshiningontheothersideoftheearth.Themirrorscouldorbit—thousandsofmileshigh—atthesamespeedastheearthturnsonitsaxis(轴).Thatway,themirrorswouldalwaysbeoverthesamespot.Thealuminum-coated(涂铝的),plasticmirrorscouldbefoldedupandpackedintoaspaceship,accordingtothescientists.Oncereleasedafewhundredmilesinspace,themirrors,poweredbyasolar-poweredengine,couldmarktherestofthetripintospaceontheirown.Thescientistssaythatthecomputer-controlledmirrorscouldalsobemadetotilt(倾斜)slowly,sothereflectedsunlightwouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearth.Forexample,asnightfell,themirrorscouldbetiltedtolightupBoston.Lateron,asdarknessspreadslowlywestward.Chicago,forexample,thenSanFranciscocouldbelitup.Thereflectedsunlightwouldallowthesecitiestosaveupelectricity.Andinemergencies,suchaspower-failures,themirrorscouldlightuptheaffectedarea.Whatnooneknowsyetiswhateffectthisartificialdaytimewouldhaveonplants,animals,andhumans.Woulditconfusesomeanimalsandharmplantsthatareusedtoregularday-nightcycles?Thescientistsrecommendthatstudiesbedonetofindoutwhathadeffectstheremightbe.

26.Theword“colossal”inLine3mostlikelymeans________.[1分]

A.nuclear-powered

B.orbiting

C.giant

D.spinning

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofthemirrors?[1分]

A.Theywouldbemadeofplasticandcoatedwithaluminum.

B.Theycouldbelauncheddirectlyintospace.

C.Theywouldstayinthesamepositionovertheearth.

D.Theycouldreflectsunlighttoalargeareaontheearth.

28.Thereflectedlightshouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearthbecausethemirrors________.[1分]

A.wouldbeoperatedbysolar-poweredengines

B.wouldorbitthousandsofmileshightocatchthesun’slight

C.couldmovearoundtheearthatthesamespeedastheearthturnsonitsaxis

D.couldbemadetoadjusttheirangles

29.Thepurposeforturningnightintodayisto________.[1分]

A.confuseanimalsandplants

B.lightupmorecities

C.saveenergyanddealwithemergencies

D.enablepeopletoworklongerhours

30.Thewriterofthispassage________.[1分]

A.givesanobjectiveaccountofthemirrors

B.seemstobemuchworriedabouttheeffectofthemirrors

C.isinfavourofthewideuseofthemirrors

D.suggeststhatartificialdaylightisharmfultolivingbeing

PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsformanyindustrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagricultureisevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailableforproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitalincome(人均收入)ofanationisthefractionofitspopulationengagedinfarming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworldmorethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.Thiscomparessharplywithlessthan10percentinWesternEuropeandlessthan4percentintheUnitedStates.Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformanceinturn,dependsonhowagricultureisorganizedandontheeconomicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfunction.InthefollowingpagestheperformanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconversationofitsmarketstructure.

31.Thispassageismostprobably________.[1分]

A.anewsitem

B.partofanintroductionofabook

C.partofalecture

D.anadvertisement

32.Whatismostimportanttoagricultureis________.[1分]

A.theamountoffooditproduces

B.thepercapitalincomeoffarmers

C.itsindustrialperformance

D.theproductionofinvestmentgoods

33.Theword“this”inLine4refersto________.[1分]

A.theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterials

B.theproductivityoffarmers

C.theproductionofinvestmentgoods

D.theeconomyasawhole

34.Theperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines________.[1分]

A.thesizeoftheworkingpopulation

B.theorganizationofagriculture

C.themarketstructure

D.thegeneraldevelopmentofeconomy

35.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof________.[1分]

A.thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulation

B.themarketstructureofAmericanagriculture

C.thevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculture

D.theorganizationofAmericanagriculture

PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Before1945,hardlyanyoneoutsideofNewMexicohadeverheardofAlamogordo.In1960itspopulationnumbered21,723.Eversince1898,whenthetownhadbeenbuiltbytheSouthernPacificRailroad,Alamogordohadbeenalonelytown.Thelandarounditwaslargelydesert,andlargelyempty.Becauseitwasisolatedandbecausetheweatherwasalmostalwaysclearandpeaceful,aspotofdesertnearAlamogordowaschosenasthelastsiteforthefirstatomicbombeverexploded.ThesecretnameofthetestwasZeo.AtdawnonJuly16,1945,theatomicbombwassetoff.Observersagreedthattheyhadwitnessedsomethingunlikeanythingeverseenbymenbefore,ahuge,colorfulfireball,morebrilliantthanthesunflashingasitroseformilesintotheair.Neverbeforehadmenreleasedsomuchpoweratonetime,norhadanynationeverpossessedweaponasterribleanddestructiveastheatomicbomb.Forseveralweeks,thetestwaskeptsecret.WhenanatomicbombwasdroppedfromanAmericanplaneonHiroshima,Japan,newspapersandradiostationsalloverAmericatoldofthetestofthebombinNewMexico.Almosteverybodywasamazedtolearnwherethebombhadbeenmadeandtested;thedesertsoftheSouthwesthadhiddenthesecretwell.Whennewsoftheatomicbombanditsdestructivenesswasannounced,peopleallovertheworldwonderedwhatothernewweaponswerebeingpreparedintheNewMexicodesert.Somepeopledoubtedthatthesecretofmakingatomicbombscouldbekeptfromothercountries.Someevendoubtedthewisdomofusingsopowerfulaweapon.Butnoonedoubtedthatanewkindofwar—andanewkindofworld—hadbegunatAlamogordo,onesummermorningin1945.

36.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?[1分]

A.ThesecretofAlamogordo.

B.Anewkindofwar.

C.Thedestructiveforceofthefirstatomicbomb.

D.Theselectionofthetestsiteforthefirstatomicbomb.

37.WhichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforchoosingAlamogordoasthetestsite?[1分]

A.Italwayshadanenjoyableclimate.

B.Itwasconnectedtoothercitiesbyarailway.

C.Itslocationwouldhidethesecretwell.

D.ItwassituatedinsouthwesternNewMexico.

38.WhenwastheatomicbombdroppedonHiroshima?[1分]

A.Assoonasthesecretwasrevealed

B.AtdawnonJuly16,1945

C.Immediatelyafterthetest

D.Severalweeksafterthetest

39.Afterthefirstatomicbombexplosion,everybodyagreedthat________.[1分]

A.itwaswisetochooseAlamogordoasthetestsite

B.manhadenteredtheageofnuclearwarfare

C.itwasnotwisetousesuchapowerfulweapon

D.itwasnotpossibletokeepthetechnologyofmakingatomicbombssecret

40.Thetoneofthispassageisoneof________.[1分]

A.anxiety

B.satisfaction

C.encouragement

D.fear

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourChoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingletimethroughthecentre.

41.Theboy’sfatherboughthimalargetoytrain________.[1分]

A.whichtoplaywith

B.toplaywithit

C.toplaywith

D.atwhichtoplay

42.________youpoorrecordinschool,wethinkyoushouldstudyharder.[1分]

A.Inviewof

B.Inchargeof

C.Inspiteof

D.Incaseof

43.Therearemorethanfiftyproposals________attheconference.[1分]

A.discussed

B.tobediscussed

C.discussing

D.havingbeendiscussed

44.Policehave________tothepublictocomeforwardwithanyinformationwhichmighthelpthemintheirinquiries.[1分]

A.urged

B.claimed

C.appealed

D.called

45.IamsorryI________yourglassesoffthedeskwhenIwaswipingit.[1分]

A.drew

B.hit

C.struck

D.knocked

46.Whydon’tyouhaveanightout?Itwouldtakeyour________offyourworries.[1分]

A.cares

B.heart

C.head

D.mind

47.Somehardplasticscanbe________metalsinmanufacturingmachineparts.[1分]

A.substitutedfor

B.takentheplaceof

C.replacedin

D.givenwayto

48.Hisunderstandingmadeadeepimpression________theyounggirl.[1分]

A.in

B.on

C.for

D.to

49.Theyhavebeentryingtoarriveatapracticalsolution________theproblem.[1分]

A.in

B.to

C.on

D.with

50.InmanyAmericanfamilies,parentsfeelthatchildrenshouldmakeimportantdecisions________.[1分]

A.tothemselves

B.onthemselves

C.ofthemselves

D.bythemselves

51.Thereishardlyanenvironmentonearth________somespeciesofanimalorotherhasnotadaptedsuccessfully.[1分]

A.towhich

B.wherever

C.sothat

D.asto

52.Somemetalsarebetterconductorsofelectricitythanothers________meansthattheformerhaveatomthatcontainmorefreeelectronthanthelatter.[1分]

A.that

B.this

C.which

D.it

53.Agoodfriendisonewhowill________youwhenyouareintrouble.[1分]

A.standfor

B.standby

C.standupto

D.standupwith

54.Thespeaker________hisnotesbeforethelecture.[1分]

A.randown

B.raninto

C.ranout

D.ranover

55.Ifindthistreatmentvery________tomyhealth.[1分]

A.advisable

B.invaluable

C.beneficial

D.worthy

56.Don’thavehimforafriend.He’s________acriminal.[1分]

A.anythingbut

B.butfor

C.ratherthan

D.nothingbut

57.Mostdoctorsrecognizethatmedicineis________.[1分]

A.anartasmuchitisascience

B.asmuchanartasitisascience

C.asanartasmuchitisscience

D.muchanartasitisascience

58.Asa________president,hisviewsaretreatedwithrespectwhenheisinterviewed.[1分]

A.prior

B.previous

C.late

D.former

59.Itishighlydesirablethatanewpresident________forthiscollege.[1分]

A.appointed

B.beappointed

C.isappointed

D.hasbeenappointed

60.ThesupplyofelectricpowertoMadridandneighboringdistrictshashadtobe________.[1分]

A.weakened

B.omitted

C.restricted

D.lowered

61.Iftheearthsuddenly________spinning,wewouldallflyoffit.[1分]

A.hadstopped

B.stopped

C.hasstopped

D.wouldstop

62.Isitadvisableto________ourbodytothesunlight.[1分]

A.reveal

B.display

C.expose

D.show

63.Hedemandedthatweexplainwhatwashappening,________?[1分]

A.hadn’twe

B.didn’twe

C.hadn’the

D.didn’the

64.Itwasimpossibletoavoid________bythestormyweather.[1分]

A.beingmuchaffected

B.tobemuchaffected

C.havingmuchaffected

D.tohavebeenmuchaffected

65.________inEngland.AnneBradstreetbothadmiredandimitatedseveralEnglishpoets.[1分]

A.Havingbornandeducated

B.Tobebornandeducated

C.Sincebornandeducated

D.Bornandeducated

66.Aftersearchingforhalfanhour,sherealizedthatherglasses________onthetableallthetime.[1分]

A.hadbeenlying

B.hadbeenlain

C.havebeenlying

D.werelain

67.Theyhurriedthereonlytofindthemeetingcancelled.Infact,they________atall.[1分]

A.mightnothavegone

B.mustn’thavegone

C.needn’thavegone

D.wouldn’thavegone

68.Thetimehascome________wecanmakeextensiveuseofnuclearenergy.[1分]

A.when

B.while

C.as

D.since

69.Hardly________thehelicopter________whenthewaitingcrowdrantowardit.[1分]

A.had...,landed

B.has...,landed

C.did...,land

D.was...,landing

70.________thepunishmentwasunjust.Helenaccepteditwithoutcomplaint.[1分]

A.However

B.Solongas

C.Eventhough

D.Since

PartIVClose(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Anelderlywomandiedyesterdayafterbeingknockeddownbyamotorist.Thedriverhad__71__noattempttobrake(刹车).Whenapolicemanaskedhim,amanof__69__,toreadthenumberplateofacarparkedonthe__72__sideoftheroad,themansaidthiswas__73_