试卷一
Part Ⅰ
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. A
t the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Bo
th the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questi
on there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marke
d A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the correspo
nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office
. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose ［A］ o
n the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］[KG-1*3]— ［B］ ［C］ ［D］
1.A) The woman is seeing a doctor. B) The woman is a close friend o
f the man.
C) The woman is tired of her work.D) The woman has been working too hard.
2.A) His mother can’t make apple pies.B) This pie can’t match his
mother’s.
C) His mother likes the pie very much.D) This apple pie tastes very good.
3.A) Take a walk.B) Listen to the music.
C) Dance to the music.D) Give a performance.
4.A) Read more than one article.B) Choose a better article to read.
C) Present a different theory to the class.D) Read an article on politica
l science.
5. A) The woman isn’t a skillful typist.
B) The woman should work as hard as Mary.
C) The woman should do the typing for Mary.
D) The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job.
6.A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.
B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.
C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.
D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.
7.A) He gets nervous very easily.B) He is an inexperienced speaker
.
C) He is an awful speaker.D) He hasn’t prepared his speech well.
8.A) She didn’t like the books the man bought.
B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.
C) The man bought a lot of books.
D) She wanted to see what the man bought.
9.A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock flight.B) Ask the man to cha
nge the ticket for her.
C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.
10.A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.
C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.
Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the e
nd of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the quest
ions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the be
st answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corres
ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) A car outside the supermarket.B) A car at the bottom of
the hill.
C) Paul’s car.D) The sports car.
12.A) Inside the car.B) At the foot of the hill.
C) In the garage.D) In the supermarket.
13.A) The driver of the sports car.B) The two girls inside the car
.
C) The man standing nearby.D) The salesman from London.
14.A) Nobody.B) The two girls.
C) The bus driver.D) Paul.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn’t know where
the back door was.
C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to pu
t the key in the lock.
16.A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by h
is friend.
C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any t
ime.
17.A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.
B) He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.
C) The torch light made him look very foolish.
D) He realized that he had made a mistake.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B) The exhaustion of energy resources.
C) The destruction of oil wells.
D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.
19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.
B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.
C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.
D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.
20.A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.
B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.
C) To remove the oil left in the desert.
D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is foll
owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four
choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma
rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the
center.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might cras
h into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星) that race across the night
sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are als
o thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a ye
ar for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot
a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the
cost wouldn’t be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How li
kely the event is; and 2) How had the consequences if the event occurs. Experts
think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve
ry 500, 000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end
of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take of us
,” says one scientist “It’s that simple”.
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of n
uclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsd
ay(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a Ne
w York Times article.
21.What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.
D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.
22.What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?
A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.
B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.
C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.
D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.
23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to al
ter the course of asteroids?
A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.
B) It may create more problems than it might solve.
C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very
unlikely.
D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.
24. We can conclude from the passage that____.
A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world
B) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near f
uture
C) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is un
likely to happen in our lifetime
D) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of astero
ids with Earth
25. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passa
ge?
A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉)can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nea
rly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (
人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster th
an they really are, and thus drivers slow down.
Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washing
ton D.C is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundatio
n will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the
country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic
accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foun
dation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the great
est ——curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can ini
tially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns
to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are dri
ving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The
result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic
accidents.
26.The passage mainly discusses____.
A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highways
C) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion〖ZK)
〗
27.On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that____.
A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong
lane
C) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit
28.The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the f
ormer____.
A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in half
C) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive〖ZK)
〗
29.The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plan
s to____.
A) try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B) change the road sings across the country
C) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D) repeat the Japanese road patterns
30.What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted acro
ss roads?
A) They are falling out of use in the United States.
B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C) They are applicable only on broad roads.
D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)was experiencing a downswing in ridership(客运量) alo
ng the lines comprising its rail system. Of major concern to Amtrak and its adve
rtising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance western routes where ridershi
p had been declining significantly.
At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of th
e west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to other
forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and the aut
omobile became America’s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily es
tablished itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore,
the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of
train travel in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood tha
t trains would be considered for travel in the west.
Two portions of the total market were targeted:l ) anxious fliers—those con
cerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2)travel-lovers—those viewi
ng themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as par
t of their vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel
experiences such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great wes
tern outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed
western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portray
ed western train trips as wonderful adventures.
Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed
along some of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names
of some of these trains (Empire Builder, etc.) These ads were strategically pla
ced among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in
order to mast effectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The E
mpire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in
profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.
31.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A)To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect t
o speed and convenience.
B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenienc
e.
C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.
D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changin
g consumer attitudes.
32.It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership
was due to the fact that____.
A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportation
B) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation
C) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to be
D) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience
33.To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized____.
A) the freedom and convenience provided on trains
B) the practical aspects of train travel
C) the adventurous aspects of train trips
D) the safety and cleanliness of train trips
34.The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving
nature and America because____.
A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiences
B) they could increase the effectiveness of TV programs
C) their profits could be increased by some 15 percent
D) most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audien
ces
35.According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in r
idership and profits because____.
A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertised
B) it provided an exciting travel experience
C) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoors
D) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and Seattle
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have th
e answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical compo
sition——a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preserv
atives.
Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should
sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions——tiny globules(小球
体)of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in w
hat’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, w
ho led the investigation.
In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules o
f a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the
food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means t
hat in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says.
When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments(隔
仓室)buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies can
not spread and rapidly run out of nutrients(养料). They also slowly poison thems
elves with their waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system whi
ch stops the bacteria growing,” says Brocklehurst.
The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their pro
ducts can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food’
s structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions use
d in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do
this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.
36.The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that____.
A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives
B) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter
C) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter
D) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition
37.According to the researchers, cream sours faster than butter because b
acteria____.
A) are more evenly distributed in cream
B) multiply more easily in cream than in butter
C) live on less fat in cream than in butter
D) produce less waste in cream than in butter.
38.According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by____.
A) removing its fatB) killing the bacteria
C) reducing its water contentD) altering its structure.
39. The word “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to____.
A) tiny globulesB) watery regions
C) bacteria communitiesD) little compartments
40.Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if sa
lad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack____.
A) by varying its chemical composition
B) by turning it into a solid lump
C) while keeping its structure unchanged
D) while retaining its liquid form
Part Ⅲ
Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each
sentence there are four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answ
er that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the A
nswer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41.She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she____too l
ong.
A) has been readingB) had read
C) is readingD) read
42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist____, drawing millions of visi
tors every year.
A) attentionB) attractionC) appointmentD) arrangement
43.I don’t mind____the decision as long as it is not too late.
A) you to delay makingB) your delaying making
C) your delaying to makeD) you delay to make
44.The hopes, goals, fears and desires____widely between men and w
omen, between the rich and the poor.
A) alterB) shiftC) transferD) vary
45.Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe unti
l Columbus found it____in Cuba.
A) being cultivatedB) been cultivated
C) having cultivatedD) cultivating
46.The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience____on benches, chairs or boxes.
A) having seatedB) seating
C) seatedD) having been seated
47.This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen____comf
ortably.
A) is wornB) wearsC) wearingD) are worn
48.Some diseases are____by certain water animals.
A) transplantedB) transformedC) transportedD) transmitted
49.Wouldn’t you rather your child____to bed early?
A) goB) wentC) would goD) goes
50.Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders____will hap
pen to her private life.
A) thatB) whatC)itD) this
51.The words of his old teacher left a____impression on his mind.
He is still influenced by them.
A) longB) livelyC) lastingD) liberal
52.Mike’s uncle insists____in this hotel.
A) staying notB) not to stay
C) that he would not stayD) that he not stay
53.We agreed to accept____they thought was the best tourist guide.
A) whateverB) whomeverC) whicheverD) whoever
54.It is our____policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful
means.
A) consistentB) continuousC) considerateD) continual
55.Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded〖CD#3
〗27%.
A) byB) forC) toD) in
56.Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes usefu
l____it forces people to test the relative merits of their attit
udes and behaviors.
A) by whichB) to whichC) in thatD) so that
57.He is____about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olymp
ics next year.
A) optimisticB) optionalC)outstandingD) obvious
58.Sometimes I wish I____in a different time and a different place
.
A) be livingB) were living
C) would liveD) would have lived
59.The director was critical____the way we were doing the work.
A) atB) inC) ofD) with
60.In a sudden____of anger, the man tore up everything within reac
h.
A) attackB) burstC) splitD) blast
61.____she realized it was too late to go home.
A) No sooner it grew dark thanB) Hardly did it grow dark that
C) Scarcely had it grow dark thanD) It was not until dark that
62.In Britain people____four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallowB) disposeC) consumeD) exhaust
63.I’d____his reputation with other farmers and business people in
the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into accountB) account for
C) make up forD) make out
64.It is essential that these application forms____back as early a
s possible.
A) must be sentB) will be sent
C) are sentD) be sent
65.She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it____enough
to eat.
A) mildB) slightC) lightD) tender
66.We take our skin for granted until it is burned____repair.
A)beyondB) forC) withoutD) under
67.The computer revolution may well change society as____as did th
e Industrial Revolution.
A) certainlyB) insignificantlyC) fundamentallyD) comparatively
68.____in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.
A) To look atB) Looking at
C) Looked atD) To be looked at
69.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough____.
A) nuisanceB) troubleC) worryD) anxiety
70.Some woman____a good salary in a job instead of staying home, b
ut they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A) must makeB) should have madeC) would makeD) could have made
Part Ⅳ
Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions:〖WTBX〗 There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank
there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper.
You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corres
ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21%said they believed the sun r
evolved(旋转) around the earth. An____ 71 ____7% did not know which
revolved around____ 72 ____.I have no doubt that____ 73
____all of these people were____ 74 ____in school that the ear
th revolves around the sun;____ 75 ____may even have written it〖
ZZ(Z〗 76 ____a test. But they never____ 77 ____their incorr
ect mental models of planetary(行星的)____ 78 ____because their eve
ryday observations didn’t support____ 79 ____their teachers told th
em: people see the sun “moving”____ 80 ____the sky as morning tur
ns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的)____ 81 ____tha
t is happening.
Students can learn the right answers____ 82 ____heart in class. and
yet never combined them____ 83 ____their working models of the wor
ld. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the____ 84
____personal understanding of the world can____ 85 ____side by
side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the____ 86 ____model
because it has always worker well____ 87 ____that circumstance. Un
less professors address____ 88 ____errors in students ’ personal mo
dels of the world, students are not____ 89 ____to replace them with
the____ 90 ____ one.
71. A) excessiveB) extraC) additionalD) added
72. A) whatB) whichC) thatD) other
73. A) virtuallyB) remarkablyC) ideallyD) preferably
74. A) learnedB) suggestedC) taughtD) advised
75. A) thoseB) theseC) whoD) they
76. A) onB) withC) underD) for
77. A) formedB) alteredC) believedD) thought
78. A) operationB) positionC) motionD) location
79. A) howB) whichC) thatD) what
80. A) aroundB) acrossC) onD) above
81. A) sinceB) soC) whileD) for
82. A) toB) byC) inD) with
83. A) withB) intoC) toD) along
84. A) adult’sB) teacher’sC) scientist’sD) student’s
85. A) existB) occurC) surviveD) maintain
86. A) privateB) individualC) personalD) own
87. A) inB) withC) onD) for
88. A) generalB) naturalC) similarD) specific
89. A) obligedB) likelyC) probableD) partial
90. A) perfectB) betterC) reasonableD) correct
试卷二
Part Ⅴ
Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a c
omposition on the topic How I Finance My College Education? You s
hould write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given
in Chinese ) below:
1．上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决。
2．哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）。
How I Finance My College Education?
