历年六级听力真题

2010年12月六级备考之听力强化训练

2006-12

Il.A)Dr.Smith'swaitingroomisn'ttidy.B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.

C)Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.

12.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.

B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.

C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.

D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.

13.A)Packinguptogoabroad.B)BrushinguponherEnglish.

C)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates.

14.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.

15.A)ToinvestigatethecausesofAIDS.B)ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.D)TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDS

inAsia.

16.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.B)Itisaprivateinstitution.

C)ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.D)Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyofnature.

17.A)Theycan'tfitintothemachine.B)Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.

C)Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.D)Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.

18.A)Thefoodservedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.

B)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.

C)Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.

D)Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents5needs.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.B)Hecutsomebranchesofftheapple

tree.

C)Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.D)Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthe

woman'syard.

20.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.B)Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.

C)Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.D)Removethebranchesfromheryard.

21.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.B)Askthemanforcompensation.

C)Havetheman'sappletreecutdown.D)Throwgarbageintotheman'syard.

22.A)Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.B)Hewasnotintimidated.

C)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.D)Hewasabitconcerned.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Badweather.B)Humanerror.

C)Breakdownoftheengines.D)Failureofthecommunicationssystem.

24.A)Twothousandfeet.B)Twelvethousandfeet.

C)Twentythousandfeet.D)Twenty-twothousandfeet.

25.A)Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B)pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C)Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D)Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.B)Hismotherpassedaway.

C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.

27.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.B)Hewasexpelledbytheuniversity.

C)Hecouldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.D)Heenjoyedworkingfora

magazine.

28.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.B)Hisstoriesaremainlysetin

theStateofVirginia.

C)Hisworkisdifficulttoread.D)Hislanguageisnotrefined.

29.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.B)Hecommittedsuicidefor

unknownreasons.

C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Women.B)Prisoners.C)Manualworkers.D)Schoolagechildren.

31.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartothelearners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

32.A)ItCanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.

B)ItwasoriginallydesignedforteachingtheEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.

D)ItiseffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

34.A)It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.B)It'sanimprovedmethodofharvesting

crops.

C)It'sacreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.D)It'safarmingprocesslimitingtheuseof

ploughs.

35.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.B)Inareaswithasevereshortageofwater.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.D)Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

SectionC

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researcherslearnedthat

4-day-olds

couldunderstand(36)____andsubtraction.Now,Britishresearch(37)GrahamSchaferhas

discoveredthatinfants

canlearnwordsforuncommonthingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat9-month-old

infantscouldbetaught,

throughrepeatedshow-and-tell,to(38)thenamesofobjectsthatwereforeigntothem,a

resultthat

(39)insomewaysthereceived(40)that,apartfromlearningto(41)things

commontotheir

dailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecondyear."It'sno

(42)thatchildren

learnwords,butthewordstheytendtoknowarewordslinkedto(43)situationsinthe

home,“explains

Schafer."(44)withanunfamiliarvoicegivinginstructionsinan

unfamiliarsetting.^^

Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildrenlearntoread

andwritelater

thanothers,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfordevelopmentalproblems.

(45).

''Languageisatestcaseforhumancognitivedevelopment,saysSchafer.Butparentseagerto

teachtheirinfants

shouldtakenote:(46).'Thisisnotaboutadvancing

development,hesays."It'sjust

aboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlieragethanwhateducatorshaveoftenthought.^^

2007-6

11.A)SurfingthenetB)Watchingatalkshow.

C)Packingabirthdaygift.D)Shoppingatajewelrystore.

12.A)Heenjoysfindingfaultwithexams.

B)Heissureofhissuccessintheexam.

C)Hedoesn'tknowifhecandowellintheexam.

D)HeusedtogetstraightA'sintheexamshetook.

13.A)Themanisgenerouswithhisgoodcommentsonpeople.

B)Thewomanisunsureiftherewillbepeaceintheworld.

C)Thewomanisdoubtfulaboutnewspaperstories.

D)Themanisquiteoptimisticabouthumannature.

14.A)Studyforsomeprofession.B)Attendamedicalschool.

C)Stayinbusiness.D)Sellhisshop.

15.A)Moremoney.B)Fairtreatment.

C)Acollegeeducation.D)Shorterworkhours.

16.A)Shewasexhaustedfromhertrip.B)Shemissedthecomfortsofhome.

C)ShewasimpressedbyMexicanfood.D)ShewillnotgotoMexicoagain.

17.A)Cheerherselfupabit.B)Findamoresuitablejob.

C)Seekprofessionaladvice.D)Takeapsychologycourse.

18.A)Hedressesmoreformallynow.B)Whathewearsdoesnotmatchhisposition.

C)Hehasignoredhisfriendssincegraduation.D)Hefailedtodowellatcollege.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Togosightseeing.B)Tohavemeetings.

C)Topromoteanewchampagne.D)Tojoininatrainingprogram.

20.A)Itcanreducethenumberofpassengercomplaints.

B)Itcanmakeairtravelmoreentertaining.

C)Itcancutdowntheexpensesforairtravel.

D)Itcanlessenthediscomfortcausedbyairtravel.

21.A)Tookbalancedmealswithchampagne.B)Atevegetablesandfruitonly.

C)Refrainedfromfishormeat.D)Avoidedeatingrichfood.

22.A)Manyofthemfounditdifficulttoexerciseonaplane.

B)Manyofthemwereconcernedwiththeirwell-being.

C)Notmanyofthemchosetodowhatshedid.

D)Notmanyofthemunderstoodtheprogram.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Atafair.B)Atacafeteria.C)Inacomputerlab.D)Inashoppingmall.

24.A)Thelatestcomputertechnology.B)Theorganizingofanexhibition.

C)Thepurchasingofsomeequipment.D)Thedramaticchangesinthejobmarket.

25.A)Datacollection.B)Trainingconsultancy.

C)Corporatemanagement.D)Informationprocessing.

SectionB

passageOne

26.A)Improvethemselves.B)Getridofemptydreams.

C)Followtheculturaltradition.D)Attemptsomethingimpossible.

27.A)Byfindingsufficientsupportforimplementation.

B)Bytakingintoaccounttheirownabilitytochange.

C)Byconstantlykeepinginmindtheirultimategoals.

D)Bymakingdetailedplansandcarryingthemout.

28.A)Toshowpeoplehowtogettheirlivesbacktonormal.

B)Toshowhowdifficultitisforpeopletoloseweight.

C)Toremindpeopletocheckthecaloriesonfoodbags.

D)Toillustratehoweasilypeopleabandontheirgoals.

PassageTwo

29.A)Michael'sparentsgotdivorced.B)KarenwasadoptedbyRayAnderson.

C)Karen'smotherdiedinacaraccident.D)Atruckdriverlosthislifeinacollision.

30.A)Heranaredlightandcollidedwithatruck.

B)Hesacrificedhislifetosaveababygirl.

C)Hewaskilledinstantlyinaburningcar.

D)HegotmarriedtoKaren'smother.

31.A)Thereportedheroturnedouttobehisfather.

B)Hedidnotunderstandhisfathertilltoolate.

C)Suchmisfortuneshouldhavefallenonhim.

D)Itremindedhimofhismiserablechildhood.

PassageThree

32.A)Germany.B)J叩an.C)TheU.S.D)TheU.K.

33.A)Bydoingoddjobsatweekends.B)Byworkinglonghourseveryday.

C)Byputtinginmorehourseachweek.D)Bytakingshortervacationseachyear.

34.A)Tocombatcompetitionandraiseproductivity.

B)Toprovidethemwithmorejobopportunities.

C)Tohelpthemmaintaintheirlivingstandard.

D)Topreventthemfromholdingasecondjob.

35.A)Changetheirjobs.B)Earnmoremoney.

C)Reducetheirworkinghours.D)Strengthenthegovernment'srole.

SectionC

Nursing,asatypicallyfemaleprofession,mustdealconstantlywiththefalseimpressionthat

nursesaretheretowaitonthephysician.Asnurses,weare(36)toprovidenursingcare

only.Wedonothaveanylegalormoral(37)toanyphysician.Weprovidehealth

teaching,(38)physicalaswellasemotionalproblems,(39)patient-related

services,andmakeallofournursingdecisionsbaseduponwhatisbestorsuitableforthepatient.

If,inany(40),wefeelthataphysician'sorderis(41)orunsafe,wehavea

legal(42)toquestionthatorderorrefusetocarryitout.

Nursingisnotanine-to-fivejobwitheveryweekendoff.Allnursesareawareofthatbeforethey

entertheprofession.Theemotionalandphysicalstress.However,thatoccursduetooddworking

hoursisa(43)reasonforalotofthecareerdissatisfaction.(44)

.Thatdisturbsourpersonallives,disruptsoursleeping

andeatinghabits,andisolatesusfromeverythingexceptjob-relatedfriendsandactivities.

Thequalityofnursingcareisbeingaffecteddramaticallybythesesituations.(45)

.Consumersofmedicallyrelatedserviceshaveevidently

notbeenaffectedenoughyettodemandchangesinourmedicalsystem.Butiftrendscontinueas

predicted,(46).

2007-12

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

11.A)Proceedinhisownway.B)Sticktotheoriginalplan.

C)Compromisewithhiscolleague.D)Trytochangehiscolleague'smind.

12.A)Maryhasakeeneyeforstyle.B)Nancyregretsbuyingthedress.

C)NancyandMarywentshoppingtogetherinRome.D)NancyandMaryliketofollowthe

latestfashion.

13.A)Washthedishes.B)Gotothetheatre.

C)PickupGeorgeandMartha.D)Takeherdaughtertohospital.

14.A)Sheenjoysmakingupstoriesaboutotherpeople.B)Shecanneverkeepanythingto

herselfforlong.

C)Sheiseagertosharenewswiththewoman.D)Sheisthebestinformedwomanintown.

15.A)Acardealer.B)AmechanicC)Adrivingexaminer.D)Atechnical

consultant.

16.A)Theshoppingmallhasbeendesertedrecently.B)Shopperscanonlyfindgoodstoresin

themall.

C)Lotsofpeoplemovedoutofthedowntownarea.D)Thereisn'tmuchbusinessdowntown

nowadays.

17.A)Hewillhelpthewomanwithherreading.B)Theloungeisnotaplaceforhimto

studyin.

C)Hefeelssleepywheneverhetriestostudy.D)Acozyplaceisratherhardtofindon

campus.

18.A)Toprotectherfromgettingscratches.B)Tohelprelieveherofthepain.

C)Topreventmosquitobites.D)Toavoidgettingsunburnt.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Inastudio.B)Inaclothingstore.C)AtabeachresortD)Atafashionshow

20.A)Tolivetherepermanently.B)Tostaythereforhalfayear.

C)Tofindabetterjobtosupportherself.D)TosellleathergoodsforaBritish

company.

21.A)Designingfashionitemsforseveralcompanies.B)Modelingforaworld-famousItalian

company.

C)WorkingasanemployeeforFerragamo.D)ServingasasalesagentforBurberrys.

22.A)Ithasseenasteadydeclineinitsprofits.B)Ithasbecomemuchmorecompetitive.

C)Ithaslostmanycustomerstoforeigncompanies.D)Ithasattractedlotmoredesigners

fromabroad.

23.A)Ithelpshertoattractmorepublicattention.B)Itimprovesherchanceofgetting

promoted.

C)Itstrengthensherrelationshipwithstudents.D)Itenableshertounderstandpeople

better.

24.A)Passively.B)Positively.C)Skeptically.D)Sensitively.

25.A)Itkeepshauntingherdayandnight.B)Herteachingwassomewhataffectedby

it.

C)Itvanishesthemomentshestepsintoherrole.D)Hermindgoesblankonceshegetson

thestage.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Towinoverthemajorityofpassengersfromairlinesintwentyyears.

B)ToreformrailroadmanagementinwesternEuropeancountries.

C)ToelectrifytherailwaylinesbetweenmajorEuropeancities.

D)TosetupanexpresstrainnetworkthroughoutEurope.

27.A)MajorEuropeanairlinerwillgobankrupt.

B)Europeanswillpaymuchlessfortraveling.

C)TravelingtimebytrainbetweenmajorEuropeancitieswillbecutbyhalf.

D)TrainswillbecomethesafestandmostefficientmeansoftravelinEurope.

28.A)Traintravelwillprovemuchmorecomfortablethanairtravel.

B)Passengerswillfeelmuchsaferonboardatrainthanonaplane.

C)Railtransportwillbeenvironmentallyfriendlierthanairtransport.

D)Travelingbytrainmaybeasquickas,orevenquickerthan,byair.

29.A)In1981.B)In1989.C)In1990.D)In2000.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Therecanbenospeedyrecoveryformentalpatients.

B)Approachestohealingpatientsareessentiallythesame.

C)Themindandbodyshouldbetakenasanintegralwhole.

D)Thereisnocleardivisionoflaborinthemedicalprofession.

31.A)Adoctor'sfamestrengthensthepatients,faithinthem.

B)Abuseofmedicinesiswidespreadinmanyurbanhospitals.

C)Onethirdofthepatientsdependonharmlesssubstancesforcure.

D)Apatient'sexpectationsofadrughaveaneffectontheirrecovery.

32.A)Expensivedrugsmaynotprovethemosteffective.

B)Theworkingsofthemindmayhelppatientsrecover.

C)Doctorsoftenexaggeratetheeffectoftheirremedies.

D)Mostillnessescanbecuredwithoutmedication.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Enjoyingstrongfeelingsandemotions.B)Defyingalldangerswhentheyhaveto.

C)Beingfondofmakingsensationalnews.D)Dreamingofbecomingfamousoneday.

34.A)Workinginanemergencyroom.B)Watchinghorrormovies.

C)Listeningtorockmusic.D)Doingdailyroutines.

35.A)Arockclimber.B)Apsychologist.C)Aresidentdoctor.D)Acareer

consultant.

SectionC

Ifyou'relikemostpeople,you'veindulgedinfakelisteningmanytimes.Yougotohistory

class,sitinthethirdrow,andlook(36)attheinstructorasshespeaks.Butyourmindis

faraway,(37)inthecloudsofpleasantdaydreams.(38)youcomebackto

earth:theinstructorwritesanimportanttermonthechalkboard,andyou(39)copyitin

yournotebook.Everyonceinawhiletheinstructormakesa(40)remark,causing

othersintheclasstolaugh.Yousmilepolitely,pretendingthatyou'veheardtheremarkandfound

itmildly(41).Youhaveavaguesenseof(42)thatyouaren'tpaying

closeattention,butyoutellyourselfthatany(43)youmisscanbepickedupfroma

friend'snotes.Besides,(44).Sobackyougointoyourprivatelittle

world.Onlylaterdoyourealizeyou'vemissedimportantinformationforatest.

Fakelisteningmaybeeasilyexposed,sincemanyspeakersaresensitivetofacialcuesandcantell

ifyou'remerelypretendingtolisten.(45).

Evenifyou'renotexposed,there'sanotherreasontoavoidfakery;it'seasyforthisbehaviorto

becomeahabit.Forsomepeople,thehabitissodeeplyrootedthat(46).As

aresult,theymisslotsofvaluableinformation.

2008-6

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

11.A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.

B)Theman'sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.

C)Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.

D)Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.

12.A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget

B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.

C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.

D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.

13.A)Afinancialburden.C)Arealnuisance.

B)AgoodcompanionD)Awell-trainedpet.

14.A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.C)Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.

B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself.D)Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.

15.A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.C)Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.

B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-weekconference.

16.A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.

B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.

C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.

D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.

17.A)Theyhavewaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.

B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.

C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.

D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.

18.A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.

B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.

C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.

D)It'Htakeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Enormoussizeofitsstores.C)Itsappealingsurroundings.

B)Numerousvarietiesoffood.D)Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.

20.A)Anancientbuilding.C)AnEgyptianmuseum.

B)Aworldofantiques.D)AnEgyptianMemorial.

21.A)Itspowerbillreaches$9millionayear.B)Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.

C)Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.D)Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.

22.A)11,500B)30,000C)250,000D)300,000

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Transferringtoanotherdepartment.C)Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.

B)StudyingaccountingatauniversityD)Makingpreparationforherwedding.

24.A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.

B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.

C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.

D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.

25.A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.

B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.

C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.

D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.

SectionB

PassageOne

26.A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.

B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.

C)Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.

D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwaterrecreation.

27.A)Waterscooteroperators?lackofexperience.

B)Vacationers'disregardofwatersafetyrules.

C)Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.

D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.

28.A)Theyscarewhalestodeath.C)Theydischargetoxicemissions.

B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise.D)Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.

29.A)Expandoperatingareas.C)Limittheuseofwaterscooters.

B)Restrictoperatinghours.D)Enforcenecessaryregulations.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Theyarestable.C)Theyarestrained.

C)Theyareclose.D)Theyarechanging.

3LA)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.

B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.

C)Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.

D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.

32.A)Countoneachotherforhelp.C)Keepafriendlydistance.

B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.D)Buildafencebetweenthem.

PassageThree

33.A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.

B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.

C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.

D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.

34.A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.

B)Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.

C)Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.

D)ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.

35.A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.

B)Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.

C)Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.

D)Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.

SectionC

I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghasto

bedoneifweareto(36)asacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoour

problemsare.Thingscertainlyget(37)inahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonder

ifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.

OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting(38)injailwhohaven'tharmed

anyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystem(39)theycanpaybackthedebtstheyowe

societyinsteadof(40)anotherdebtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,comingunderthe

(41)ofhardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeople

are(42)forseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisisto(43)capital

punishment,butEmnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforeye.

(44).Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabout

theinsanityplea,Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane;

however,(45).Itfssad,ofcourse,thataperson

mayhavetospendtherestofhislife,or(46).

2008-12

Partill

SectionA

11.A)HeisquiteeasytorecognizeB)heisanoutstandingspeaker

C)helookslikeamoviestarD)helooksyoungforhisage

12.A)consultherdancingteacherB)takeamoreinterestingclass

C)continueherdancingclassD)improveherdancingskills

13.A)themandidnotbelievewhatthewomansaid

B)themanaccompaniedthewomantothehospital

C)thewomanmaybesufferingfromrepetitivestraininjury

D)thewomanmaynotfollowedthedoctor'sinstructions

14.A)theyarenotinstyleanymoreB)theyhavecosthimfartoomuch

C)theynolongersuithiseyesightD)theyshouldbecleanedregularly

15.A)hespilledhisdrinkontothefloor

B)hehasjustfinishedwipingthefloor

C)hewascaughtinashoweronhiswayhome

D)herushedoutofthebathtoanswerthephone

16.A)fixingsomefurnitureB)repairingthetoytrain

C)readingtheinstructionsD)assemblingthebookcase

17.A)urgeJennytospendmoretimeonstudy

B)helpJennytoprepareforthecomingexams

C)acttowardsJennyinamoresensibleway、

D)sendJennytoavolleyballtrainingcenter

18.A)Thebuildingofthedamneedsalargebudget

B)theproposedsiteisneartheresidentialarea

C)thelocalpeoplefelinsecureaboutthedam

D)thedamposesathreattothelocalenvironment

Question19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

19A.Itsawtheendofitsboomingyearsworldwide

B.Itsproductionandsalesreachedrecordlevels.

C.Itbecamepopularinsomeforeigncountries

D.Itsdomesticmarketstartedtoshrinkrapidly.

20.A.Theycostless.B.Theytastedbetter.

C.Theywereinfashion.D.Theywerewidelyadvertised.

21.A.Itissuretofluctuate.B.Itisboundtorevive.

C.Itwillremainbasicallystable.D.Itwillseenomoremonopoly

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A.OrganisingprotestsB.Recruitingmembers

C.Actingasitsspokesman.D.Savingendangeredanimals.

23.A.Anti-animal-abusedemonstrationsB.Anti-nuclearcampaigns

C.SurveyingtheAtlanticOcea