Section I Listening Comprehension
Directions:
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
Directions:
For Questions 1-5, you will hear a talk about the geography of Belgium. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points)
Geography of Belgium
Three main regions coastal plain
central plateau
1
Highest altitude of the coastal plain m 2
Climate near the sea humid
3
Particularly rainy months of the year April
4
Average temperatures in July in low 13oC
Brussels high oC 5
Part B
Directions:
For Questions 6-10, you will hear an interview with Mr. Saffo from the Institute for the Future. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points)
6
What is Saffo according to himself?
The Institute for the Future provides services to
7
Private companies and
8
The Institute believes that to think
systematically about the long-range future is
9
To succeed in anything, one should be flexible,curious and
10
What does Saffo consider to be essential to thework of a team?
Part C
Directions:
You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will“ have time to check your answers.
You will hear each piece once only. (10 points)
Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about naming newborns. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.
11．What do we often do with the things we love?
[A]Ask for their names．
[B]Name babies after them．
[C] Put down their names．
[D]Choose names for them．
12．The unpleasant meaning of an old family name is often overlooked if
[A]the family tree is fairly limited．
[B]the family tie is strong enough．
[C]the name is commonly used．
[D]nobody in the family complains．
13．Several months after a baby’s birth，it’s name will
[A]show the beauty of its own．
[B]develop more associations．
[C]lose the original meaning．
[D]help form the baby’s personality．
Questions 14-16 are based on the biography of Bobby Moore，an English soccer player．You now have l5 seconds to read Questionsl4-16．
14．How many matches did Moore play during his professional career?
[A]90．
[B]108．
[C]180．
[D]668．
15．In l964，Bobby Moore Was made
[A]England’s footballer of the year．
[B] a soccer coach in West Germany．
[C]a medallist for his sportsmanship．
[D]a member of the Order Of the British Empire．
16．After Moore retired from playing，the first thing he did was
[A]editing Sunday sport．
[B]working for Capital Radio．
[C] managing professional soccer teams．
[D] developing a sports marketing company．
Questions 17-20 are based on the following talk on the city of Belfast. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.
17．Belfast has long been famous for its
[A] oil refinery.
[B] linen textiles.
[C] food products.
[D] deepwater port.
18．Which of the following does Belfast chiefly export?
[A] Soap.
[B] Grain.
[C] Steel.
[D] Tobacco.
19．When was Belfast founded?
[A] In 1177.
[B] In 1315.
[C] In the 16th century.
[D] In the 17 th century.
20. What happened in Belfast in the late 18 th century?
[A] French refugees arrived.
[B] The harbor was destroyed.
[C] Shipbuilding began to flourish.
[D] The city was taken by the English.
You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
Section II Vocabulary and Structure. (I0 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each Sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.
21. It is feared that people living near the power station may have been_____ to radiation.
A. displayed B. released C. explored D. exposed
22. Some people are _____ into thinking that they like to store up energy.
A. measured B. coaxed C. deceived D. delivered
23. If you think your child“s request is _____, give him a chance to earn the money to buy the item.
A. worth B. worthwhile C. worthy D. worthless
24. Parental love should include , and so the teenager who is truly loved will receive guidance.
A. discipline B. acceptance C. allowance D. principal
25. As a teacher you have to your methods to suit the needs of slower children.
A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. acquire
26. The public opinion was that the time was not for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.
A. reasonable B. practical C. ready D. ripe
27. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great _____ to educate their children.
A. efforts B. pains C. attempts D. endeavors
28. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to her laughter.
A. hold back B. hold on C. hold out D. hold up
29. How does it that your answers are identical with his?
A. come out B. come off C. come up D. come about
30. There are a few small things that I don“t like about my job, but ______it’s very enjoyable.
A. above all B. as usual C. by and large D. by all means
31. I provided you with the money. Why didn“t you ask me?
A. could have B. had C. must have D. ought to have
32. no doubt that the effectiveness of the drug needs to be tested by many experiments.
A. There being B. It is C. There is D. It being
33. Mary said that she ought not to have made her father angry, ?
A. oughtn“t she B. hadn“t she C. wasn“t she D. didn“t she
34. We often go to the amusement park which is situated in a deserted field.
A. that used to be B. that is used to be C. what used to be D. what is used to be
35. After into the ward, the nurse at the desk asked me several questions.
A. being wheeled B. I was wheeled C. wheeling D. having been wheeled
36. Many a plant best in places where there is a great deal of shade.
A. grows B. grow C. has grown D. have grown
37. The robber was brought to the judge, his hands _______.
A. to be fast tied B. were fast tied C. having been fast tied D. fast tied
38. the diffusion of heat upward to the Earth“s surface, the temperature within the Earth remains constant.
A. That B. Despite C. If D. When
39. are inert outside living cells, but within the appropriate cells they can replicate, causing viral diseases in the host organism.
A. Viruses B. That viruses C. Viruses, which D. Despite viruses
40. Only recently possible to separate the components of flagrant substances and to determine their chemical composition.
A. it becomes B. having become C. has it become D. which becomes
Section III Cloze (5 points)
Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1.
The China boom is by now a well-documented phenomenon. Who hasn“t 41 the Middle Kingdom“s astounding economic growth (8 percent annually), its tremendous consumer market (1.2 billion people), the investment enthusiasm of foreign suitors ($40 billion in foreign direct investment last year 42 )? China is an economic wonder. 43 Nicholas Lardy of the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, “No country 44 its foreign trade as fast as China over the last 20 years. Japan doubled its foreign trade over 45 period; China“s foreign trade was quintupled (使成五倍). They“ve become the pre-eminent producer of labor-intensive manufacturing goods in the world."
But there“s been 46 from the dazzling China growth story---namely, the Chinese multinational. No major Chinese companies have yet established themselves, or their brands, 47 the global stage. But things are now starting to change. 48 100 years of poverty and chaos, of being overshadowed by foreign countries and multinationals, Chinese industrial companies are starting to make a mark on the world.
A new generation of large and credible firms 49 in China in the electronics, appliance and even high-tech sectors. Some have 50 critical mass on the mainland and are now seeking new outlets for their production -- through exports and by building Chinese factories abroad, chiefly in Southeast Asia.
41. A. listened B. listened to C. heard D. heard of
42. A. alone B. aside C. along D. lonely
43. A. As for B. As to C. Judging by D. According to
44. A. has expanded B. did expand C. does expand D. expands
45. A. 20-year B. a 20-year C. 20-years D. a 20 years
46.A. something lost B. lost something C. something missing D. something missed
47. A. at B. in C. over D. on
48. A. Before B. After C. Since D. Behind
49. A. emerge B. have emerged C. has emerged D. is emerged
50. A. reached B. reached over C. reached out D. reached down
Section IV Reading Comprehension (40 points )
Part A
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed 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 blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.
Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage:
Less than 40 years ago in the United States, it was common to change a one-dollar bill for a dollar“s worth of silver. That is because the coins were actually made of silver. But those days are gone. There is no silver in today“s coins. When the price of the precious metal rises above its face value as money, the metal will become more valuable in other uses. Silver coins are no longer in circulation because the silver in coins is worth much more than their face value. A silver firm could find that it is cheaper to obtain silver by melting down coins than by buying it on the commodity markets. Coins today are made of an alloy of cheaper metals.
Gresham“s Law, named after Sir Thomas Gresham, argues that "good money" is driven out of circulation by "bad money". Good money differs from bad money because it has higher commodity value.
Gresham lived in the 16th century in England where it was common for gold and silver coins to be debased. Governments did this by mixing cheaper metals with gold and silver. The governments could thus make a profit in coinage by issuing coins that had less precious metal than the face value indicated. Because different mixings of coins had different amounts of gold and silver, even though they bore the same face value, some coins were worth more than others as commodities. People who dealt with gold and silver could easily see the difference between the "good" and the "bad" money. Gresham observed that coins with a higher content of gold and silver were kept rather than being used in exchange, or were melted down for their precious metal. In the mid-1960s when the U.S. issued new coins to replace silver coins, Gresham“s law went right in action.
51. Why was it possible for Americans to use a one-dollar bill for a dollar“s worth of silver?
A. Because there was a lot of silver in the United States.
B. Because money was the medium of payment.
C. Because coins were made of silver.
D. Because silver was considered worthless.
52. Today“s coins in the United States are made of ______.
A. some precious metals
B. silver and some precious metals
C. various expensive metals
D. some inexpensive metals
53. What is the difference between "good money" and "bad money"?
A. They are circulated in different markets.
B. They are issued in different face values.
C. They are made of different amounts of gold and silver.
D. They have different uses.
54. What was the purpose of the governments issuing new coins by mixing cheaper metals with gold and silver in the 16 th century?
A. They wanted to reserve some gold and silver for themselves.
B. There was neither enough gold nor enough silver.
C. New coins were easier to be made.
D. They could make money.
Questions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:
By the mid-nineteenth century, the term "ice-box" had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States: The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modem refrigerator, had been invented.
Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks.
One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.
55. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The influence of ice on the diet.
B. The transportation of goods to market.
C. The development of refrigeration.
D. Sources of the term "ice-box".
56. According to the passage, when did the word "icebox" become part of the American language?
A. In 1803.
B. Around 1850.
C. During the Civil War.
D. Before 1880.
57. The word "rudimentary" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________
A. basic
B. sufficient
C. necessary
D. undeveloped
58. The sentence "Thomas Moore had been on the right track" (para.3) indicates that__________
A. Moore“s farm was not far away from Washington
B. Moore“s farm was on the right road
C. Moore“s design was completely successful
D. Moore was suitable for the job
