thissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenenglish.youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.therearetwopartsinthissection,partaandpartb.
remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyouranswersheeti.
ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.
nowlookatpartainyourtestbooklet.
parta
youwillhear10shortdialogues.foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.choosethecorrectanswer-a,b,cord,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.
example:
youwillhear:
w:couldyoupleasetellmeifthebeijingflightwillbearrivingontime
m:yes,madam.itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.
youwillread:
whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto
[a]abusconductor.
[b]aclerkattheairport.
[c]ataxidriver.
[d]aclerkatthestation.
fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow
thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[b]andmarkitinyourtest
booklet.
sampleanswer:[a][b][c][d]nowlookatquestion1.
1.whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebook
[a]shethinksit'stoodifficult.
[b]shethinksit'sveryinteresting.
[c]shehasn'tquitedecidedwhatshethinks.
[d]shehasn'tactuallyreadityet.
2.whatdoesthewomanmean
[a]shehastotaledupthefigurescorrectlyalready.
[b]shehopesthemanwilldothecalculationsassoonaspossible.
[c]tomorrowwillbetoolatetosubmitthefigures.
[d]theyshouldfinishthecalculationstomorrow.
3.whatdoesthewomansayabouttom
[a]hegotoffthebusatthewrongstop.[b]hehasagoodreasontobeangry.
[c]heisn'tcarefulwithhisbelongings.[d]hedoesn'thaveanextraumbrella.
4.whatdoestheprofessormean
[a]shehasanothermeetingallday.
[b]shefeelsthegradeisallright.
[c]shethinksitwouldbewrongtochangethegrade.
[d]shecanmeetwiththestudentthatafternoon.
5.whatdoesthewomansuggestthemantodo
[a]finishthefirsthalfoftheprojectrightaway.
[b]makeanefforttoreachacompromise.
[c]havetheteacherreviewtheproject.
[d]meethispartnerinthemiddleofthetown.
6.wherewillthemanprobablygo
[a]toarealestateagency.[b]toacarrentalagency.
[c]toacomputerstore.[d]toavideocassettestore.
7.whatdoesthemanmean
[a]theyalwaysagreedonthesamepoints.
[b]theybotharrivedatthesamemoment.
[c]hemetwithamandafivemoretimes.
[d]hetookamandatobothplays.
8.whatdoesthemanmean
[a]paulwillgooutofhiswaytohelp.
[b]paulpassesbythedrycleaner'sanyway.
[c]paulpicksouttherightclothes.
[d]paulmakeshimselfrightathome.
9.whatdidthemando
[a]ateallthefood.[b]cleanedthekitchen.
[c]fixedtherefrigerator.[d]leftthegroceriesout.
10.whatdoesthewomanimplythatkatherineshouldbedoing
[a]studyingmicrobiologyforayear.[b]teachingbiology.
[c]takinganap.[d]takingadifferentcourse.
partb
youaregoingtohearthreeconversations.beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosinga,b,cord.youwillheareachpassageorconversationonlyonce.
markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.
questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.younowhave15secondstoreadthequestionsii-13.
11.accordingtotheconversation,whatisoneproblemwitharmexercises
[a]theydon'tgetridofflabbyarm.
[b]theycandamagearmmuscles.
[c]theyaren'tacceptabletomostpeople.
[d]theycanraiseone'sbloodpressure.
12.accordingtotheconversation,whataretheexpertsnowrecommending
[a]exercisingtheentirebody.
[b]havingyourbloodpressuretakendaily.
[c]losingweightpriortoexercising.
[d]weighinginbeforeeachexercisesession.
13.whichofthefollowingexercisesissuggested
[a]wearingarmweightswhileyouareswimming.
[b]joggingvigorouslyinoneplaceforalongtime.
[c]usingbicyclesthatrequireyoutousebothyourarmsandlegs.
[d]walkingslowlywhileswingingyourarmsbackandforth.
younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-13.
questions14-19arebasedonthefollowingconversation.younowhave30secondstoreadthequestions14-19.
14.whydoesthewomanwantdavidtosignupforthecourse
[a]heneedstotakeonemorecourseinordertofinishhiscreditrequirements.
[b]heplaysaninstrumentthegroupneeds.
[c]shethinkstakingthecoursewouldimprovehisgradesingeneral.
[d]shethinkshe'sthebestmusicianatthecollege.
15.whyisdavidnotsurethathewantstosignup
[a]hedoesn'thaveaninstrumentofhisown.
[b]hedoesn'tliketoplayinsmallgroups.
[c]hedoesn'tthinkhecanplaywellenough.
[d]heisn'tsurewhetherhehasenoughfreetime.
16.howoftenwillthegroupmeet
[a]onceaweek.[b]twiceaweek.
[c]everyotherday.[d]everyevening.
17.whatinstrumentdoesthedirectorofthegroupplayinthecityoforchestra
[a]cello.[b]viola.
[c]violin.[d]bass.
18.whatisthelevelofthemusicalproficiencyofthemostgroupmembers
[a]beginning.[b]intermediate.
[c]advanced.[d]professional.
19.whatwilldaviddothisevening
[a]trytofindhismusicbooks.
[b]lookforanewinstrument.
[c]starttakinglessonsfromaprofessional.
[d]practicehisinstrument.
younowhave60secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions14-19.
questions20-25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.younowhave30secondstoreadthequestions20-25.
20.towhatstudentbodyofficedoesthemanwanttobeelected
[a]senator.[b]treasurer.
[c]secretary.[d]president.
21.whoisthewoman
[a]acampcounselor.[b]acandidate.
[c]aradioannouncer.[d]acampaignmanager.
22.wherewilltheyputtheposters
[a]inthehallways.[b]intheman'sroom.
[c]inthecafeteria.[d]intheradiostation.
23.whenistheradiobroadcastscheduled
[a]inthemorning.[b]duringlunch.
[c]intheafternoon.[d]duringdinner.
24.whatwillthemandotonight
[a]makeposters.[b]writeaspeech.
[c]answerquestions.[d]studyforchemistry.
25.whatwilltheydoafterchemistryclass
[a]comparetheirlecturenotes.[b]reviewtheman'stalk.
[c]preparequestionstoaskcandidates.[d]voteintheschoolelection.
younowhave60secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions20-25.
nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheanswersheet1.
thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.
sectionⅱuseofenglish
(15minutes)
readthefollowingtext.choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarka,b,c,ordonyouranswersheet1.
text
insomeways,thehumanbodyisbothlikeafurnaceandlikeanengine.itmusthavefueltoproduceheatasafurnace26.itmusthavefueltoproducemotionanddo27asanenginedoes.thenutrients(营养物)which28energybestarecarbohydrates(碳水化合物)andfats.proteincanalsobeusedasfuel.minerals,vitamins,andwater,29extremelyvaluabletothebody,cannotbeusedasfuel.
ifthebodytakesinmorecarbohydrates30areusedforenergy,the31isstored.twostorageplacesaretheliver(肝)andmuscles.thereisa32,however,totheamountofcarbohydratestheycan33.whentheyarefilledandtheyalways34beforyoutofeelyourbest,excesscarbohydratesarechangedtofatand35aroundthebody.
ifthebodydoesnottake36asufficientamountoffood,itwilluseitsstoredfatforenergy.ifyou37atall,thebodywoulduseupallthestoredfatsand38itwoulduseitsownproteininordertokeep39aslongaspossible.therefore,the40amountoffoodyoueatshouldbein41withyourenergyrequirements.itisnotnecessary,42,foryoutogo43countingcalories(卡路里l)andweighingfood.ifapersonisthe44weight,itissafeto45thatheiseatingenough.
26.[a]has[b]needs[c]does[d]is
27.[a]job[b]function[c]behaviour[d]work
28.[a]present[b]offer[c]supply[d]grant
29.[a]as[b]since[c]when[d]while
30.[a]than[b]such[c]which[d]that
31.[a]access[b]excess[c]assess[d]extra
32.[a]restriction[b]barrier[c]limit[d]terminal
33.[a]fill[b]hold[c]involve[d]press
34.[a]might[b]would[c]could[d]should
35.[a]extended[b]distributed[c]separated[d]stretched
36.[a]in[b]up[c]on[d]down
37.[a]won'teat[b]mustn'teat[c]didnoteat[d]havenoteaten
38.[a]when[b]but[c]because[d]then
39.[a]alike[b]alive[c]asleep[d]awake
40.[a]general[b]overall[c]usual[d]total
41.[a]contact[b]accordance[c]contrast[d]line
42.[a]anyhow[b]otherwise[c]moreover[d]however
43.[a]around[b]away[c]after[d]against
44.[a]exact[b]same[c]right[d]accurate
45.[a]imagine[b]remind[c]recommend[d]suppose
sectionⅲreadingcomprehension
(40minutes)
readthefollowingthreetexts.answerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosinga,b,cord.markyouranswersontheanswersheetbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.
texti
theautomobilehasmanyadvantages.aboveall,itofferspeoplefreedomtogowhereverandwhenevertheywanttogo.thebasicpurposeofamotorvehicleistogetfrompointatopointbascheaply,quickly,andsafelyaspossible.however,tomostpeople,carsarealsopersonalfantasymachinesthatserveassymbolsofpower,success,speed,excitement,andadventure.
inaddition,muchoftheworld'seconomyisbuiltonproducingmotorvehiclesandsupplyingroads,services,andrepairsforthosevehicles.halfoftheworld'spaychecksareautorelated.intheunitedstates,oneofeverysixdollarsspentandoneofeverysixnon-farmjobsareconnectedtotheautomobileorrelatedindustries,suchasoil,steel,rubber,plastics,automobileservices,andhighwayconstruction.
inspiteoftheiradvantages,motorvehicleshavemanyharmfuleffectsonhumanlivesandonair,water,land,andwildliferesources.theautomobilemaybethemostdestructivemachineeverinvented.thoughwetendtodenyit,ridingincarsisoneofthemostdangerousthingswedoinourdailylives.
since1885,whenkarlbenzbuiltthefirstautomobile,almost18millionpeoplehavebeenkilledbymotorvehicles.everyyear,carsandtrucksworldwidekillanaverageof250,000people－asmanyaswerekilledintheatomicbombattacksonhiroshimaandnagasaki－andinjureorpermanentlydisabletenmillionmore.halfoftheworld'speoplewillbeinvolvedinanautoaccidentatsometimeduringtheirlives.
sincetheautomobilewasintroduced,almostthreemillionamericanshavebeenkilledonthehighways－abouttwicethenumberofamericanskilledonthebattlefieldinallu.s.wars.inadditiontothetragiclossoflife,theseaccidentscostamericansocietyabout$60billionannuallyinlostincomeandininsurance,administrative,andlegalexpenses.
streetsthatusedtobeforpeoplearenowforcars.pedestriansandpeopleridingbicyclesinthestreetsaresubjectedtonoise,pollution,stress,anddanger.
motorvehiclesarethelargestsourceofairpollution,producingahazeofsmogovertheworld'scities.intheunitedstates,theyproduceatleast50%ofthecountry'sairpollution.
46.carsrepresentpeople's_________.
[a]occupation[b]identity
[c]lifestyle[d]fame
47.accordingtothepassage,theaveragenumberofpeoplekilledannuallyintrafficaccidentsaroundtheworldis__________.
[a]18million[b]250,000
[c]halfoftheworld'spopulation[d]60million
48.aseriousenvironmentalproblemresultingfromautomobilesis_________.
[a]tragiclossoflife[b]trafficjams
[c]airpollution[d]mentalstress
49.itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatautomobiles_________.
[a]areanimportantpartoftheworld'seconomy
[b]arebecominglessdangerous
[c]willproducelessairpollutioninthefuture
[d]arekillingmorepeopleinrecentyearsthaninthepast
50.thetitlethatsuitsthepassagebestis_________.
[a]automobileandeconomy
[b]automobileandtheenvironment
[c]theproblemswiththeautomobile
[d]advantagesanddisadvantagesoftheautomobile
text2
idon'tknowhowibecameawriter,butithinkitwasbecauseofacertainforceinmethathadtowriteandthatfinallyburstthroughandfoundachannel.mypeoplewereoftheworkingclassofpeople.myfather,astone-cutter,wasamanwithagreatrespectandvenerationforliterature.hehadatremendousmemory,andhelovedpoetry,andthepoetrythathelovedbestwasnaturallyoftherhetoricalkindthatsuchamanwouldlike.neverthelessitwasgoodpoetry,hamlet'ssoliloquy,macbeth,markantony's"funeraloration",grey's"elegy",andalltherestofit.ihearditallasachild;imemorizedandlearneditall.
hesentmetocollegetothestateuniversity.
thedesiretowrite,whichhadbeenstrongduringallmydaysinhighschool,grewstrongerstill.iwaseditorofthecollegepaper,thecollegemagazine,etc.,andinmylastyearortwoiwasamemberofacourseinplaywritingwhichhadjustbeenestablishedthere.iwroteseverallittleone-actplays,stillthinkingiwouldbecomealawyeroranewspaperman,neverdaringtobelieveicouldseriouslybecomeawriter.theniwenttoharvard,wrotesomemoreplaysthere,becameobsessedwiththeideathatihadtobeaplaywright,leftharvard,hadmyplaysrejected,andfinallyintheautumnof1926,how,why,orinwhatmannerihaveneverexactlybeenabletodetermine.butprobablybecausetheforceinmethathadtowriteatlengthsoughtoutitschannel,ibegantowritemyfirstbookinlondon,iwaslivingallaloneatthattime.ihadtworooms－abedroomandasittingroom－inalittersquareinchelseainwhichallthehouseshadthatfamiliar,smokedbrickandcream-yellow-plasterlook.
51.wemayconclude,inregardtotheauthor'sdevelopmentasawriter,thathisfather_________.
[a]madeanimportantcontribution
[b]insistedthathechoosewritingasacareer
[c]opposedhisbecomingawriter
[d]insistedthathereadhamletinordertolearnhowtobeawriter
52.theauthorbelievesthathebecameawritermostlybecauseof_________.
[a]hisspecialtalent[b]hisfather'steachingandencouragement
[c]hisstudyatharvard[d]ahiddenurgewithinhim
53.theauthor_________,
[a]begantothinkofbecomingawriteratharvard
[b]hadalwaysbeensuccessfulinhiswritingcareer
[c]wenttoharvardtolearntowriteplays
[d]workedasanewspapermanbeforebecomingawriter
54.theauthorreallystartedonhiswaytobecomeawriter_________.
[a]whenhewasinhighschool[b]whenhewasstudyingatharvard
[c]whenhelivedinlondon[d]afterheenteredcollege
55.aconclusionwecannotsafelydraw(baseduponthispassage)abouttheauthor'slifein
1926isthat_________.
[a]hewasunmarried
[b]hewasmiserableabouthavinghisplaysrejected
[c]helivedinahouselikealltheotherhousesaroundhim
[d]hestartedhisfirstnovel
text3
greekmythologyislargelymadeupofstoriesaboutgodsandgoddesses,butitmustnotbereadasakindofgreekbible,anaccountofthegreekreligion.
accordingtothemostmodernidea,arealmythhasnothingtodowithreligion.itisanexplanationofsomethinginnature;how,forinstance,anyandeverythingintheuniversecameintoexistence:men,animals,thisorthattreeorflower,thesun,themoon,thestars,storms,eruptions,earthquakes,allthatisandallthathappens.thunderandlightningarecausedwhenzeushurlshisthunderbolt.avolcanoeruptsbecauseaterriblecreatureisimprisonedinthemountainandeverynowandthenstrugglestogetfree.thedipper(大熊星座),theconstellation(星座)calledalsothegreatbear,doesnotsetbelowthehorizonbecauseagoddessoncewasangryatitanddecreed(命令)thatitshouldneversinkintothesea.mythsareearlyscience,theresultofmen'sfirsttryingtoexplainwhattheysawaroundthem.
buttherearemanyso-calledmythswhichexplainnothingatall.thesetalesarepureentertainment,thesortofthingpeoplewouldtelleachotheronalongwinter'sevening.thestoryofpygmalion(皮格马利翁)andgalateaisanexample;ithasnoconceivableconnectionwithanyeventinnature.neitherhasthequestofthegoldenfleece(寻找金羊毛),nororpheus(奥菲士，竖琴圣手)andeurydice,normanyanother.thisfactisnowgenerallyaccepted;andwedonothavetotrytofindineverymythologicalheroinethemoonorthedawnandineveryhero'slifeasunmyth.thestoriesareearlyliteratureaswellasearlyscience.butreligionisthere,too.inthebackground,tobesure,butneverthelessplaintosee.fromhomerthroughthetragediansandevenlater,thereisadeepeningrealizationofwhathumanbeingsneedandwhattheymusthaveintheirgods.
56.theauthorbelievesthatmyths__________.
[a]havenothingtodowithreligion
[b]containverymodernideas
[c]arepureentertainmentwithnoreligiouscontent
[d]havetodowithscience,religionandentertainment
57.ineverymyth,_________.
[a]thereisaconnectionwithsomenaturalevent
[b]thereisnotnecessarilyanattempttoexplainaneventinnature
[c]thereareangrygodsandgoddesses
[d]thereexistssomereligiousteaching
58.accordingtothepassage,thestoryofpygmalionandgalatea_________.
[a]hassomethingtodowiththeexplanationofnature
[b]ispureentertainment
[c]hassomethingtodowithscience
[d]iscloselyrelatedtoreligion
59.mythsareearlysciencebecausethey__________.
[a]explainthenaturalevents
[b]teachaboutthehistory
[c]havenothingtodowithreligion
[d]reflectpeople'sexpectations
60.theauthor,inregardtomodernideasonmyth_________.
[a]isimpressedandagreeswiththem
[b]refusestoacceptanyofthem
[c]addstothemnewpointsofview
[d]noneoftheabove
readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofeducation.forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(atog)givenbelow.markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
alien
ithinkit'sagreatshamepeopledon'tlearnanythingtoday.imean,goodheavens,whenyouthinkofallthemillionsofpoundsthegovernmenthavespentoneducation－newschools,moreteachers,newequipment.andyetstillyoufindpeoplewhocan'treadproperly,can'tevenwritetheirnamesanddon'tknowwhattwoandtwoiswithoutacalculator.ithinkit'sdownrightdisgraceful.irememberwheniwasyoungyouwenttoschooltolearn.youdidasyouweretoldandrespectedyourteachers.nowadaysyougetlong-hairedkidswhoaren'tinterestedinanything.nowondertheydon'tlearnanything.
martha
well,therearealotofdifferentviewsonthis,butithinkitisprobablywrongtoimaginethattherewassomegoldenageinthepastwheneverythingwasperfect.italldepends,ofcourse,onwhatyoumeasureandhowyoumeasureit.itmaysurprisesomepeoplethattherehasnotbeenanobviousanddramaticincreaseinthestandardofeducation,giventhevastamountsofmoneyspentinthisareabysuccessivegovernmentsinrecentyears.butunfortunately,mostimprovementsineducationareintangible.
pritt
well,ifyouaskedme,it'sallthesemodernmethodsthatistheproblem.intheolddaysyousatinrowsatdesksandyoudidasyouweretold.youknewthatyouhadtodoandyoudidit－andyoukeptquiet.nowadays,mygod,thenoiseinmostschoolsisdeafeningespeciallyprimaryschools.thechildrenwanderaround－domoreorlesswhattheywanttoasfarasicansee.theteacherjustsitsthereorwandersaroundwiththem,talkingtothem.informalteachingtheycallit.discoverymethods.soundsmorelikearecipefordiscoveringdisastertome.
symons
manypeopletalkabouthowtoimproveeducationandalotsuggestraisingthesalariesofteachersandprofessors.ofcourse,thisisveryimportanttoeducation.however,increasingthesalaryofteachersisjustonewaytoimproveeducation.itwillnotworkwithoutthecooperationoftheotherdeterminants,suchasstudent'sloveofknowledgeandreading.eveniftheteachersaredevoted,itwillmakenosenseifthestudentsarenotwillingtolearn.
wilbert
thecriticismthatwhatstudentslearntodayisnotadaptedtopresent-daysocietyisutterlywrongbecauseeducationcanneverbeseenonlyintermsofhowusefulthesubjectsarewhenstudentsleaveschool.weoughttoevaluateeducationintermsofhowmuchthestudentsenjoythosesubjectsandhowmuchtheymeantothosestudents.insteadofbeingtrainedtobeutilitarian,studentsshouldbeencouragedtodothingsfortheirownsake,andstudywhattheyareinterestedin.
nowmatcheachofthepersonstotheappropriatestatement.
note:therearetwoextrastatements.
statements
61.alien[a]educationisagradualextensionofoneself.
[b]studentsshouldgetsatisfactionoutofeducation.
62.martha[c]educationstandardsarehigherthaninthepast.
[d]educationinvolveslearningaswellasteaching.
63.pritt[e]manystudentsarespoiltbyourpresent-dayeducationalsystem.
64.symons[f]schoolsshouldemphasizepracticalskills.
65.wilbert[g]educationalstandardsaredeclining.
sectionivwriting
youshouldwriteyourresponsestobothpartsonanswersheet2.
66.writeanotetoexplainwhyyouwereabsentfromthenightclass.
67.forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingtableofthebrainandthecomputer.yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.
thebrainandthecomputer
braincomputersizeonetenthofacubicfoothundredsofcubicfeetofspaceelectricalenergyused25wattsofelectricalpower100,000wattsofelectricalpowerstructureofcellsdirectlyconnectedtomanyothercellsunconnectedcellslikeacellofpigeonholes(鸽巢分类架)capacitybetween10billionand100billionitemsofinformationafewbillionitemsofimmediatelyaccessibleinformation,nothinkingcapacity