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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A.2hours.B.3hours.C.4hours.D.5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.[1分]

A.Theyaretwins.

B.Theyareclassmates.

C.Theyarefriends.

D.Theyarecolleagues.

2.[1分]

A.ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.

B.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.

C.Themandoesn’tlikeAustin.

D.ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.

3.[1分]

A.Thesizeoftheroom.

B.Longworkinghours.

C.Thehotweather.

D.Thefanintheroom.

4.[1分]

A.Themanhaschangedhisdestination.

B.Themanisreturninghisticket.

C.ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.

D.Themancan’tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.

5.[1分]

A.Itisdifficulttoidentify.

B.Ithasbeenmisplaced.

C.Itismissing.

D.Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.

6.[1分]

A.Lookingforatimetable.

B.Buyingsomefurniture.

C.Reservingatable.

D.Windowshopping.

7.[1分]

A.Coldandwindy.

B.Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.

C.Itwillgetbetter.

D.Rainyandcold.

8.[1分]

A.Itisnolongeravailable.

B.Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.

C.Thestoredoesn’thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.

D.Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.

9.[1分]

A.Henrydoesn’tlikethecolor.

B.Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.

C.Therewasnoladderinthehouse.

D.Henrypaintedthehousehimself.

10.[1分]

A.Inacottonfield.

B.Atarailwaystation.

C.Onafarm.

D.Onatrain.

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.[1分]

A.Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.

B.Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.

C.Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.

D.Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.

12.[1分]

A.Hewasembarrassed.

B.Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.

C.Hefeltsad.

D.Hewasdeeplytouched.

13.[1分]

A.Sam’swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.

B.Sam’swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.

C.Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.

D.Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.

PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.[1分]

A.Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.

B.Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.

C.Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.

D.Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.

15.[1分]

A.Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.

B.Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.

C.Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.

D.Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.

16.[1分]

A.Thechurches.

B.Theprogramdesigners.

C.Thelocalauthorities.

D.Thestategovernment.

PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.[1分]

A.Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.

B.Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.

C.Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.

D.Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.

18.[1分]

A.Abook.

B.$3,000.

C.Ahandbag.

D.AChristmascard.

19.[1分]

A.Shewasquestionedbythepolice.

B.Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.

C.Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.

D.Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.

20.[1分]

A.Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.

B.Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.

C.Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.

D.Theagreedtopayher$3,000damages.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconcentrate.Spilichputyoungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(被剥夺)ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(试验对象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.“Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex,”sumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermargins”Hepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs-untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.”

21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich’sexperimentsis________.[1分]

A.totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers

B.toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople’smentalcapacity

C.toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople’sregularperformance

D.tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople’sshort-termmemory

22.GeorgeSpilich’sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto________.[1分]

A.compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails

B.putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests

C.checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers

D.registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects

23.Theword“bested”(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans________.[1分]

A.beat

B.envied

C.caughtupwith

D.madethebestof

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?[1分]

A.Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.

B.Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.

C.Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.

D.Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.

25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.[1分]

A.smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots

B.smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness

C.noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights

D.smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycases

PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer’simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepaidandviolin-making.Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase“learningtouseacomputer”mean?Itsoundslike“learningtodriveacar”,thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.Infact,“learningtouseacomputer”ismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame”,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.

26.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould________.[1分]

A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience

B.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo

C.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills

D.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar

27.Inthesecondparagraph“violin-making”ismentionedtoshowthat________.[1分]

A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin

B.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields

C.violin-makingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogramming

D.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon’tnecessarilyhavetoknowcomputerprogramming

28.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause________.[1分]

A.programsarebecominglesscomplicated

B.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers

C.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier

D.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers

29.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase“learningtouseacomputer”(Lines3-4,Para.3)meanslearning________.[1分]

A.asetofrules

B.thefundamentalsofcomputerscience

C.specificprograms

D.generalprinciplesofprogramming

30.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageis________.[1分]

A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety

B.toexplaintheconceptofthecomputerliteracy

C.toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensoftomorrow

D.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjob

PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness,iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment(承担的义务),self-improvement.Askabachelor(单身汉)whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

31.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause________.[1分]

A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

B.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

C.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement

32.Raisingchildren,intheauthor’sopinion,is________.[1分]

A.amoralduty

B.athanklessjob

C.arewardingtask

D.asourceofinevitablepain

33.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom________.[1分]

A.hatred

B.misunderstanding

C.prejudice

D.ignorance

34.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust________.[1分]

A.haveasmuchrunaspossibleduringone’slifetime

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

35.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?[1分]

A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.

B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.

C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.

D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.It’sveryinterestingtonotewherethedebateaboutdiversity(多样化)istakingplace.Itistakingplaceprimarilyinpoliticalcircles.HereattheCollegeFund,wehavealotofcontactwithtopcorporate(公司的)leaders;noneofthemistalkingaboutgettingridofthoseinstrumentsthatproducediversity.Infact,theysaythatiftheircompaniesaretocompeteintheglobalvillageandintheglobalmarketplace,diversityisanimperative.Theyalsosaythattheneedfortalented,skilledAmericansmeanswehavetoexpandthepoolmeanspromotingpoliciesthathelpprovideskillstomoreminorities,morewomenandmoreimmigrants.Corporateleadersknowthatifthatdoesn’toccurinoursociety,theywillnothavetheengineers,thescientist,thelawyers,orthebusinessmanagerstheywillneed.Likewise,Idon’thearpeopleintheacademysaying.“Let’sgobackward.Let’sgobacktothegoodolddays,whenwehadameritocracy(不拘一格选人才)“(whichwasnevertrue-weneverhadameritocracy,althoughwe’vecomeclosetoitinthelast30years).IrecentlyvisitedagreatlittlecollegeinNewYorkwherethecampushaddoubleditsminoritypopulationinthelastsixyears.ItalkedwithanAfricanAmericanwhohasbeenaprofessorthereforalongtime,andsheremembersthatwhenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewerefewerthanahandfulofminoritiesoncampus.Now,allofusfeeltheuniversityisbetterbecauseofthediversity.Sowherewehearthisdebateisprimarilyinpoliticalcirclesandinthemedia-notincorporateboardroomsoroncollegecampuses.

36.Theword“imperative”(Line5,Para.1)mostprobablyreferstosomething________.[1分]

A.superficial

B.remarkable

C.debatable

D.essential

37.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplestilldifferintheirviewsondiversity?[1分]

A.Minorities.

B.Politicians.

C.Professors.

D.Managers.

38.Highcorporateleadersseemtobeinfavorofpromotingdiversitysoasto________.[1分]

A.lowertherateofunemployment

B.winequalpoliticalrightsforminorities

C.becompetitiveintheworldmarket

D.satisfythedemandsofagrowingpopulation

39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.[1分]

A.meritocracycanneverberealizedwithoutdiversity

B.Americanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversity

C.itisunlikelythatdiversitywilloccurintheU.S.media

D.minoritiescanonlyenterthefieldswherenodebateisheardaboutdiversity

40.AccordingtothepassagediversitycanbeachievedinAmericansocietyby________.[1分]

A.expandingthepoolofpotentialemployees

B.promotingpoliciesthatprovideskillstoemployees

C.trainingmoreengineers,scientistslawyersandbusinessmanagers

D.providingeducationforallregardlessofraceorsex

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

41.Thelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury________thesteadyimprovementinthemeansoftravel.[1分]

A.haswitnessed

B.waswitnessed

C.witnessed

D.iswitnessed

42.Theshygirlfelt________anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher’squestions.[1分]

A.amazed

B.awkward

C.curious

D.amused

43.Annneverdreamsof________forhertobesentabroadverysoon.[1分]

A.therebeingachance

B.theretobeachance

C.therebeachance

D.beingachance

44.Itwasverykindofyoutodothewashing-up,butyou________it.[1分]

A.mustn’thavedone

B.wouldn’thavedone

C.mightn’thavedone

D.didn’thavetodo

45.Frequentlysingle-parentchildren________someofthefunctionsthattheabsentadultinthehousewouldhaveserved.[1分]

A.takeoff

B.takeafter

C.takein

D.takeon

46.Hegivespeopletheimpression________allhislifebroad.[1分]

A.ofhavingspent

B.tohavespent

C.ofbeingspent

D.tospend

47.Apeculiarlypointedchinishismostmemorablefacial________.[1分]

A.mark

B.feature

C.trace

D.appearance

48.I’dratheryou________makeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.[1分]

A.don’t

B.wouldn’t

C.didn’t

D.shouldn’t

49.Allthings________,theplannedtripwillhavetobecalledoff.[1分]

A.considered

B.beconsidered

C.considering

D.havingconsidered

50.JohnDeweybelievedthateducationshouldbeapreparationforlife,thatapersonlearnsbydoing,andthatteachingmust________thecuriosityandcreativityofchildren.[1分]

A.seek

B.stimulate

C.shape

D.secure

51.Criticismandself-criticismisnecessary________ithelpsustofindandcorrectourmistakes.[1分]

A.bythat

B.atthat

C.onthat

D.inthat

52.However,attimesthisbalanceinnatureis________,resultinginanumberofpossiblyunforeseeneffects.[1分]

A.troubled

B.disturbed

C.confused

D.puzzled

53.Ifshedoesn’ttellhimthetruthnow,he’llsimplykeeponaskingheruntilshe________.[1分]

A.does

B.hasdone

C.willdo

D.woulddo

54.Thepatient’shealthfailedtosuchanextentthathewasputinto________care.[1分]

A.tense

B.rigid

C.intensive

D.tight

55.Doeseveryoneonearthhaveanequalright________anequalshareofitsresources?[1分]

A.by

B.at

C.to

D.over

56.Americanseat________astheyactuallyneedeveryday.[1分]

A.twiceasmuchprotein

B.twiceproteinasmuchtwice

C.twiceproteinasmuch

D.proteinastwicemuch

57.In1914,anapparentlyinsignificanteventinaremotepartofEasternEurope________Europeintoagreatwar.[1分]

A.inserted

B.imposed

C.pitched

D.plunged

58.TheBritisharenotsofamiliarwithdifferentculturesandotherwaysofdoingthings,________isoftenthecaseinothercountries.[1分]

A.as

B.what

C.so

D.that

59.Therearefewelectronicapplications________toraisefearsregardingfutureemploymentopportunitiesthanrobots.[1分]

A.likely

B.morelikely

C.mostlikely

D.muchlikely

60.Wehadto________alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.[1分]

A.goinfor

B.holdonto

C.putupwith

D.keeppacewith

61.Whathesaidjustnowhadlittletodowiththequestion________discussion.[1分]

A.on

B.in

C.under

D.at

62.Weneedachairman________.[1分]

A.forwhomeveryonehasconfidence

B.inwhomeveryonehasconfidence

C.whoeveryonehasconfidenceof

D.whomeveryonehasconfidenceon

63.Overathirdofthepopulationwasestimatedtohaveno________tothehealthservice.[1分]

A.assessment

B.assignment

C.exception

D.access

64.Excuseme.Ifyourcall’snottoourgent,doyoumind________minefirst?[1分]

A.Imake

B.ifImake

C.metomake

D.thatImake

65.ProfessorTaylor’stalkhasindicatedthatsciencehasaverystrong________ontheeverydaylifeofnon-scientistsaswellasscientists.[1分]

A.motivation

B.perspective

C.impression

D.impact

66.Afterafewroundsoftalks,bothsidesregardedtheterritorydispute________.[1分]

A.beingsettled

B.tobesettled

C.hadsettled

D.assettled

67.Floodscausebillionsofdollarsworthofpropertydamage________.[1分]

A.relatively

B.actually

C.annually

D.comparatively

68.Weareallforyourproposalthatthediscussion________.[1分]

A.beputoff

B.wasputoff

C.shouldputoff

D.istoputoff

69.Thesegoodsare________forexport,thoughafewofthemmaybesoldonthehomemarket.[1分]

A.essentially

B.completely

C.necessarily

D.remarkably

70.Thecoursenormallyattracts20studentsperyear,________uptohalfwillbefromoverseas.[1分]

A.inwhich

B.forwhom

C.withwhich

D.ofwhom

PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thetaskofbeingacceptedandenrolled(招收)inauniversitybeginsearlyforsomestudents.Long__71__theygraduatefromhighschool.TheseStudentstakespecial__72__toprepareforadvancedstudy.Theymayalsotakeoneofmoreexaminationsthattesthow__73__prepared