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PartIListeningComprehension(30marks,1mark)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthe

questionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthe

pauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C,andD.fanddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.

1.A.Totherestaurant.B.Tothesubwaystation.

C.Tothehotel.D.Totherailwaystation.

2.A.Togetenoughmoneyforthecourse.

B.lbsetasidemoretimeforthecourse.

C.Totakeafull-timecourseincomputing.

D.Toattendapart-timecourseincomputing.

3.A.Becausehe'sverybusyintheoffice.B.Becausehe'sdiningwithaclient.

C.Becausehe'shavingameeting.D.Becausehe'sonabusinesstrip.

4.A.Apoliceofficer.B.Abankclerk.

C.Awaiter.D.Ajournalist.

5.A.Shehadaterribleheadache.

B.Shecouldn'tseethequestionsclearly.

C.Shecouldn'trememberwhatshehadreviewed.

D.Shequittheexaminthemiddleoftheexam.

6.A.Inacoffeebar.B.Inanoffice.

C.Inahealthclub.D.Inahospital.

7.A.ShelosesHerbert'snumber.

B.SheforgottowriteHerbert'snumberonherhandbook.

C.Shedoesn'tknowHerberfsnumberatall.

D.Shecan'trememberHerbert'snumber.

8.A.Toorderthemostexpensivedishforthewoman.

B.Totakethewomantoalessexpensiverestaurant.

C.Tohavedinnerwiththewomaninthenewclub.

D.Tostayathomeforthedinnertosavemoney.

9.A.Hewascaughtinaheavyrain.B.Hedidnotcatchthetrainontime.

C.Helosthismostfavoritecat.D.Heslippedintoariveronhiswayhome.

10.A.He'snotinterestedinthecourses.

B.Hefindsthecoursestoodifficultforhim.

C.Hethinkstherearenotenoughcoursestochoosefrom.

D.Hecan'tdecideonwhichcoursetotake.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreetalks.Thetalkswillbereadtwice.After

eachofthem,youwillhearsomequestions.Thequestionswillhereadonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.f

BrC.,andD..

Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Atthepolicestation.B.Intheparkinglot.

C.Attheshoppingmall.D.Attheconcert.

12.A.Hewasbadlyinneedofmoney.B.Hehadtorushtotheconcert.

C.Hewaslateforthecollegeclass.D.Hehadtotakehiswifetohospital.

13.A.Itwasdamagedbyacar.B.Itwasbrokeninto.

C.Itwascleanedallover.D.Itwasrestored.

Questions14-16arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

14.A.15minutes.B.20minutes.

C.45minutes.D.1hour.

15.A.Touringthecampus.B.Preparingfortheinterview.

C.Takingatest.D.Takingabreak.

16.A.Highschoolstudents.B.Universityfreshmen.

C.Universitygraduates.D.Studentsfromotheruniversities.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.Accentreduction.

B.Accentelimination.

C.Increasingspeakers9comprehensibility.

D.Comparingpronunciationsoflearnersfromdifferentareas.

18.A.Toexchangebetweenlearnersinpronunciationclass.

B.Torecordone'sprogressinthepronunciationstudy.

C.Tocompareandcheckwhichspecificareasoneneedstoworkon.

D.Totestthespeedofone'sspeech.

19.A.Wordandsentencestress.B.Linking.

C.Vowelpronunciation.D.Wordreductions.

20.A.Tochatwithaforeignfriend.

B.Tofindouttheareasthataffecthisunderstanding.

C.Tomakeadescriptionofhisweekend.

D.Topracticeandcorrectpronunciationofeachpartinisolation.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwilllistentoatalk.Thenyouarerequiredtocompletethe

outlineofthetalkgivenbelow.Youwillhearthetalkthreetimes.Nowlistentothetape.

I.Howtheideaoriginated:

Onehundredyearsago,a(21)imaginedacastlebuiltatthetopofa

(22).

Inthelate(23),a(24)imaginedanelevatorthatcould

stretchintospace.

In(25),spaceelevatorsweredebatedataNASAconference.

ILThecomponentsofaspaceelevator:

(26),(27),aspacestationor(28).

III.Advantageofspaceelevatorsoverspacecrafts:

Thecostofatriponthespaceelevator:(29);

ThecostofatripontheShuttle:around(30).

PartIIReadingComprehension(30marks,2markseach)

SectionA

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.,C.,andD..Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Philanthropyisawaythatpeopleandorganizationsshowconcernforothersor

worktoimprovetheworld.Approximately72percentofAmericansdonatetocharity

(慈善机构)，and51percentdovolunteerwork.About2millionsnot-for-profit

organizationsandcharitiesintheUnitedStatestodayreceivethishelp.

Therearethreetypesofphilanthropists:individuals,foundations,andprivate

corporations.Individualsgivemoneyorvolunteertheirtimetosupportcausesthatare

importanttothem.Foundationsareorganizationsstartedbyverywealthyindividuals.

Their“business”isnottomakeaprofitbuttogivemoneyawaytonot-fbr-profits.

Privatecorporationsmayalsouseaportionoftheirbusinessprofitstomakedonations,

ortheymaygiveawaytheirproductsorservicesfreeofcharge.However,foundations

andcorporationsareresponsibleforonly20percentofcharitabledonations;80percent

comesfromindividuals.

Whatmakespeopleandinstitutionsgiveawaytheirtimeandmoney?Onereasonis

altruism,theunselfishdesiretohelpotherpeopleandmaketheworldabetterplace.

Otherreasonsinvolvepersonalinterest.UnderUStaxlaw,anindividualorbusinessdoes

nothavetopayincometaxonmoneythatisdonatedtocharity.Forextremelywealthy

individualsandcorporations,thiscanmeanmillionsofdollarstheydonothavetopayin

taxestothegovernment.Inadditiontotaxbenefits,donorsoftenreceivefavorable

publicityformakingdonations,andtheyhaveanopportunitytoinfluencetheworld

aroundthem.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.PhilanthropyhasbecomeanacceptedAmericancustom.

B.PhilanthropyhasmadetheUSagreatinfluenceintheworld.

C.Moreandmoreorganizationsrelyonphilanthropynowadays.

D.ReligionplaysanimportantroleinthephilanthropyintheUS.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofphilanthropists?

A.Todonatemoney.B.lbdovolunteerwork.

C.Topayincometax.D.Toprovidefreeservices.

33.WhatisthemainsourceofdonationsintheUnitedStates?

A.Foundations.B.Individuals.

C.Thegovernment.D.Privatecorporations.

34.Howarefoundationsdifferentfromprivatecorporationsintheaspectof

philanthropy?

A.Theydon'tmakeaprofit.

B.Theyreceivemorepublicity.

C.Theyaresetupbyveryrichindividuals.

D.Theydon'tdonatemoneytoindividuals.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Individualstendtodonatemoneytobecomefamous.

B.Foundationsgainmorepowerbecauseofphilanthropy.

C.Somepeopledonatemoneyfbrpracticalpurposes.

D.TheUStaxlawdiscouragespeoplefromdonatingmoney.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Alotofpeoplethinkthatiftheyputoffthedecisionofwhethertheywanttostayin

orleavetheirrelationships,theproblemstheyarehavingwillmagicallysomehowheal

themselvesordisappear.Theywon't.

Ifyoudon'tinvestsomequalitytimenowintakingatrue,honestandtruthfullook

atthestateofyourrelationship,youcouldstaystuckinthisplaceofindecisionforavery

longtime.Manypeoplewastesomuchprecioustimewhentheycouldbeexperiencing

anincrediblerelationshipfilledwithlove,passionandjoy,eitherintheircuiTent

relationshiporonethatismoreofwhattheywant.Weencourageyoutotakeanhonest

lookatyoursituationandfeelhowmuchpainyou'vebeenfeelingaboutthisrelationship.

Ifhavingagreatrelationshipisimportanttoyou,youneedtodecidethatyou'renot

willingtolivewithoutthelove,passion,intimacy,andtenderness.Youhavetotakethe

firststeptocreatethekindofrelationshipandloveyouwantinyourlife.

We'renotsuggestingthatyoushouldleaveyourcurrentrelationshipormarriage

andheadoutlookingforthenewloveofyourlife.That'syourdecisionandonethat

shouldonlybemadeaftersomecarefulinsightandthinking.Whatwearetellingyouis

thatlifeistooshorttogothroughitwithouthavingtheloveyouwantandthelovethat's

possibleforallofus.Ifyouareinarelationshipthatiscausingyoutowonderwhether

youshouldstayinitorleave——ifsimportantthatyoutakesometimenowtomakeit

clearsothatyou'llbeabletoaskyourselfopenlyandhonestlywhetheryou'llbeableto

healthechallenges.

36.Tomakeadecisionaboutwhethertheywanttostayinorleavetheirrelationships

quicker,peopleshould.

A.leavetheproblemsuntiltheyhealthemselvesordisappear

B.headoutlookingforthenewloveofhis/herlife

C.seekexpert'sadviceandnotmakeaquickdecision

D.haveaclearunderstandingofthestateoftheirrelationships

37.Whatdoestheword“incredible”(Para.2)probablymeaninthepassage?

A.Marvelous.B.Impossible.

C.Unusual.D.Unnecessary.

38.Accordingtothepassage,ifonepersonisnotwillingtolivewithoutlove,passion,

tendernessandsoon,hemust.

A.leavethecurrentrelationship

B.takeanhonestlookathissituation

C.spendtimeexperiencinganincrediblerelationship

D.takethefirststeptocreatethatkindofrelationship

39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifonestartstowonderaboutthecurrentrelationship,itistimetoendit.

B.Makingthedecisionaboutone'srelationshipneedscarefulinsight.

C.Arelationshipthatbringsyoupainisnotnecessarilyabadone.

D.Lifeistooshortfbrpeopletofindtruelove.

40.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.persuadepeopletofindabetterrelationship

B.askpeopletoinvestqualitytimeintheirrelationships

C.givepeoplesomeadviceonhowtostayinorleavetheirrelationships

D.advisepeoplehowtohavearelationshipwithlove,passionandsoon

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementswithnomorethan10words.BesuretowriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet

(2).

Germancareersorjobsfallintoseveralcategories.First,therearepositionsthat

requirestrongabilityinGermanwithacompanyinGermany,AustriaorSwitzerland.

ThiscategorymayalsoincludeajobrequiringgoodGermanand/orbilingual(双语的)

skillswithinacompanydoingbusinessintheUS,Canada,Mexicoorelsewhere.

Secondly,therearejobsthatcanbedoneinEnglishinGermanEurope.Thenthereare

Germancompaniesabroad.

MostminorandmanymajorpositionsarefilledbyrecruitingGerman,Austrianor

Swissnationals.IfyouarealreadyinGermanEurope,youmayhaveabetterchanceof

findingajob.Inanycase,itisbestifyourcompanycanhandlealltheformalities

involvedwhenaforeignnationaltakesajobinGermany.Therearealsorelocation

servicesthatcanhelpwiththisifyoudon'thaveanyideasyourself.

TheGermanunemploymentratehasremainedatafairlyhighleveloverthelast

decade.Itisalmostimpossibleforanon-GermantogetajobinGermanyunlessshe/he

canprovethatitcan'tbedonebyaGermannational.Incertainfields,suchascomputer

scienceorinformationsystems,"greencard“foreignworkershavebeenimported,but

thispracticeisstilluncommon.Therealityofsearchingforandfindingasuitable

positioninGermanEuropeorwithaGermanfirmmeanstwomainthings:knowledge

andplanning.Toomanytimes,jobseekershaveunrealisticexpectations.Oftenthey

overestimatetheirlanguageskillsandunderestimatethelevelofcompetition.Another

dangerisignoringcultureshock.That'swhywealsoofferlinkstoculture-relatedsites.

ForgettingmostGermanjobs,itisyourabilityinafield-computers,teaching,

advertising,etc.一ratherthanyourGermanskillsthatwillbethebiggestfactorina

successfulsearch.Butallotherthingsbeingequalbetweenyouandanothercandidate,it

isthepersonwiththebestlanguageskillswhousuallygetsthejob.

41.WhatistherequirementofthejobwithinacompanydoingbusinessintheUS,

Canada,Mexicoorelsewhereincludedinthefirstcategory?

42.Whatmightthecompanydoforthebenefitofaforeignemployee?

43.Whatseemstobe"hot"fieldsifyouaretofindajobinGerman?

44.Whatisthereasonfortheauthortoofferlinkstoculture-relatedsites?

45.WhatismoreimportanttogetmostGermanjobsaccordingtothepassage?

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(25marks)

SectionA(15marks,0.5markeach)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.

46.Incopyingthispaper,becarefulnottoleaveanywords.

A.outB.aloneC.offD.behind

47.Thepriceofgoldroseagain,partlynewsaboutwar.

A.resultinB.gowithC.becauseD.dueto

48.Shewouldn'teventakeadrink,stayfordinner.

A.muchmoreB.muchfewC.muchlesserD.muchless

49.Itwassuchawonderfuldaythattheydecidedtotakeadaytothemountain.

A.awayB.voyageC.boattripD.excursion

50.Withtheincreasingofenvironmentalawareness,manygreenbeltsallover

thecountry.

A.springoffB.springupC.springinD.springout

51.Nooneimaginedthattheapparentlybusinessmanwasreallyacriminal.

A.respectiveB.respectfulC.respectableD.reverent

52."Doyouthinkthatthelaborbillwillbepassed?'*nOh,yes.It*sthatitwill."

A.almostsurelyB.verylikelyC.nearpositiveD.quitecertainly

53.Thestarter（赛跑发令员）gavethefortheracetobegin.

A.adviceB.signalC.glowD.attention

54.Pipesmadeofthisplasticarenowwidelyusedinbuildingastheyarelightanddo

notbecomeinwater.

A.ripeB.instantC.rottenD.mature

55.Thelocalgovernmenttrieditsbesttoensureeachofitscitizensasupply

offoodatregularintervals（时间间隔）.

A.consistentB.continualC.continuousD.numerous

56.1ranAlice,whowasonherwaytoseehowIwasgettingalong.

A.upB.outofC.overD.into

57.Hiscompanypromisedtopayforhishealthinadditiontootherbenefits.

A.examinationB.certificateC.checkD.insurance

58.Sheisverynice,butbecauseshehasaway,sheisslowinmaking

friends.

A.forbidB.forbiddingC.forbadeD.forbidden

59.1willrepairthisnewTVsetwithoutchargingbecauseitisunder.

A.initialB.trialC.warrantyD.maximum

60.Thisticketyoutoafreemealinournewrestaurant.

A.givesB.grantsC.entitlesD.credits

61.Weforgaveherbadtemperbecauseweknewthatherfather'sillnesshadputher

undergreat.

A.tensionB.crisisC.stressD.nervousness

62.Shehadclearlynoofdoinganywork,althoughshewasverywellpaid.

A.tendencyB.ambitionC.intentionD.willingness

63.Itispolitelyrequestedbythehotelmanagementthatradiosafter11

o'clockatnight.

A.werenotplayedB.notbeplayedC.nottoplayD.didn'tplay

64.Thelittlemanwasonemeterfiftyhigh.

A.almostmorethanB.nearlymorethan

C.hardlymorethanD.asmuchas

65.Someofyoursuggestionshavebeenadoptedbutothershavebeenasthey

arenotworkable.

A.turnedawayB.turneddownC.turnedbackD.turnedout

66.Theobserver'sstatementabouttheaccidentwasvery;weknowalmostevery

thingaboutitnow.

A.specificB.especialC.exceptionalD.special

67.thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountoflaborneededon

constructionsitesby90percent.

A.SocleveraretheconstructionrobotsB.Suchconstructionrobotsareclever

C.SoclevertheconstructionrobotsD.Suchcleverconstructionrobotsare

68.Ingeneral,matterswhichlieentirelywithinthestateboundariesarethe

concernofthestategovernment.

A.excessiveB.externalC.excludingD.exclusive

69.Hewasamucholdertennisplayerbuthehadthegreatofexperience.

A.valueB.handC.priorityD.advantage

70.Changingfromsolidtoliquid,watertakesinheatfromallsubstancesnearit,andthis

producesartificialcoldsurroundingit.

A.consumptionB.transitionC.absorptionD.interaction

71.NewYorksecondintheproductionofapples,producing850,000,000

poundsthisyear.

A.rankedB.occupiedC.arrangedD.classified

72.Whenhetriedtomakea,hefoundthatthehotelhewantedwas

completelyfilledbecauseofaconvention.

A.complaintB.claimC.reservationD.decision

73.Anofterritoryhadalwaysbeenawishoftherulerofthatcountry.

A.extensiveB.expansionC.intentionD.expectation

74.Themiddle-agedwomanworriedaboutherfuturewithnomoneyandno

family.

A.gloomyB.brightC.splendidD.fearful

75.Aofrobbersbrokeintothebankandtookawayallthemoney.

A.bunchB.schoolC.rankD.gang

SectionB（10marks,2markseach）

Directions:CompletethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateEnglishwordsaccording

totheChineseexpressionsinbrackets.

76.InspiteoftheadvantagethatheisgoodatEnglish,he,（适应一

种新文化仍有困难）

77.Thegreatmajorityofnationsconcernthemselveswitheconomicdevelopment,