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PartⅠ
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section,
you will hear 10 short conversations.
At the end of each conversation,
a question will be asked about
what war said. Both the conversation
and the question will be spoken
only once: After each question
there will be a pause. During
the pause, you maxi read the four
choices marked A), B), C) and
D), and decide which is, the best
answer. Then mark the corresponding
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 conversation
is most likely to have taken place
at the office. Therefore, A) "At
the office" is the best answer.
You should choose [A] on the Answer
Sheet and mark it with a single
line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]
1. A) They went a long way to
attend the party.
B) They didn't think much of
the food and drinks.
C) They knew none of the other
guests at the party.
D) They enjoyed the party better
than the other guests.
2. A) To the bookstore. C) To
the market.
B) To the dentist's. D) To the
post office.
3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted
for his thoroughness.
B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews
on many occasions.
C) Dr. Andrews used to keep
his patients waiting.
D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews
as much as the new physician.
4. A) Tom is usually talkative.
C) Tom has dozens of things to
attend to.
B) Tom has a very bad temper.
D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.
5. A) To pickup the woman from
the library.
B) To make a copy of the schedule
for his friend.
C) To find out more about the
topic for the seminar.
D) To get the seminar schedule
for the woman.
6. A) The woman has to get the
textbooks in other ways.
B) The woman has sold her used
textbooks to the bookstore.
C) The man is going to buy his
textbooks from a bookstore.
D) The man doesn't want to sell
his textbooks to the woman.
7. A) Attend a conference.
B) Give a speech.
C) Meet his lawyer.
D) Make a business trip.
8 A) Jessie always says what
she thinks.
B) Jessie seems to have a lot
on her mind.
C) Jessie is wrong to find fault
with her boss.
D) Jessie should know the marketing
director better. t
9. A) Heien is talkative.
B) Helen is active.
C) Helen is sociable.
D) Helen is quiet.
10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying
a Frenchwoman.
B) Jimmy is not serious in making
decisions.
C) Jimmy is rich enough to buy
a big house.
D) Jimmy's words are often not
reliable.
Section B
Directions: In this section,
you will hear 3 short passages.
At the end of each passage, you
will hear some questions. Both
the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once. After
you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the
four choices marked A), B), C)
and D). Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based
on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It can be used by farmers
to protect large buildings.
B) It was brought to the northern
USA by Asian farmers.
C) It has done more harm than
good in the southern USA.
D) It was introduced into the
USA to kill harmful weeds.
12. A) People will have to rely
on kudzu for a living.
B) They will soon be overgrown
with kudzu.
C) They will become too hard
to plough.
D) People will find it hard
to protect the soil.
13. A) The farmers there have
brought it under control.
B) The factories there have
found a good use for it.
C) The climate there is unfavorable
to its growth.
D) The soil there is not so
suitable for the plant.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based
on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) A business corporation.
B) The universe as a whole.
C) A society of legal professionals.
D) An association of teachers
and scholars.
15. A) Its largest expansion
took place during that period.
B) Its role in society went
through a dramatic change.
C) Small universities combined
to form bigger ones.
D) Provincial colleges were
taken over by larger universities.
16. A) Private donations.
B) Government funding.
C) Grants from corporations.
D) Fees paid by students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based
on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) He was wounded in the
Spanish civil war.
B) He was interested in the
study of wild animals.
C) He started the organization
Heifer International.
D) He sold his cows to many
countries in the world.
18. A) To help starving families
to become self-supporting.
B) To make plans for the development
of poor communities.
C) To teach people how to use
new skills to raise animals.
D) To distribute food to the
poor around the world.
19. A) They should help other
families the way they have been
helped.
B) They should offer all baby
animals to their poor neighbors.
C) They should submit a report
of their needs and goals.
D) They should provide food
for the local communities.
20. A) It has improved animal
breeding skills all over the world.
B) It has helped relieve hunger
in some developing countries.
C) It has promoted international
exchange of farming technology.
D) It has bridged the gap between
the rich and the poor in America.
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (35
minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages
in this part, Each passage is
followed by some questions at
unfinished statements. For each
of them there are four choices
marked A) , B) , C) and D). You
should decide on the best choice
and mark the corresponding letter
on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
Questions 21 to 25 are based
on the following passage:
Interest in pursuing international
careers has soared in recent years.
enhanced by chronic (长久的 ) personnel
shortages that are causing companies
to search beyond their home borders
for talent.
Professionals seek career experience
outside of their home countries
for a variety of reasons. They
may feel the need to recharge
their batteries with a new challenge.
They may want a position with
more responsibility that encourages
creativity and initiative. Or
they may wish to expose their
children to another culture, and
the opportunity to learn a second
language.
When applying for a job, one
usually has to submit a resume
or curriculum vitae (CV). The
two terms generally mean the same
thing: a one- or two-page document
describing one's educational qualifications
and professional experience. However,
guidelines for preparing a r6sum6
are constantly changing. The best
advice is to find out what is
appropriate regarding the corporate
(公司) culture, the country culture,
and the culture of the person
making the hiring decision. The
challenge will be to embrace two
or more cultures in one document.
The following list is a good place
to start.
"Educational requirements
differ from country to country.
In almost every case of 'cross-
border' job hunting, just stating
the title of your degree will
not bean adequate description.
Provide the reader with details
about your studies and any related
experience. " daohangtigong
Pay attention to the resume
format you use-chronological or
reverse-chronological order. Chronological
order means listing your 'oldest'
work experience first. Reverse-chronological
order means listing your current
or most recent experience first.
Most countries have preferences
about which format is most acceptable.
If you find no specific guidelines.
the general preference is for
the reverse-chronological format.
"
If you are submitting your resume
in English, find out if the recipient
（收件人) uses British English or
American English because there
are variations between the two
versions. For example, university
education is often referred to
as 'tertiary education' in the
United Kingdom, but this term
is almost never used in the United
States. A reader who is unfamiliar
with these variations may assume
that your resume contains errors.
21. Companies are hiring more
foreign employees because
A) they find foreign employees
are usually more talented
B) they need original ideas
from employees hired overseas
C) they want to expand their
business beyond home borders
D) they have difficulty finding
qualified personnel at home
22. The author believes that
an individual who applies to work
overseas
A) is usually creative and full
of initiative
B) aims to improve his foreign
language skills
C) is dissatisfied with his
own life at home
D) seeks either his own or his
children's development
23. When it comes to resume
writing, it is best to
A) take cultural factors into
consideration
B) learn about the company's
hiring process
C) follow appropriate guidelines
for job hunting
D) know the employer's personal
likes and dislikes
24. When writing about qualifications,
applicants are advised to
A) stress their academic potential
to impress the decision maker
B) give the title of the university
degree they have earned at home
C) provide a detailed description
of their study and work experiences
D) highlight their keen interest
in pursuing a 'cross-border' career
25. According to the author's
last piece of advice, the applicants
should be aware of
A) the different educational
systems in the US and the UK
B) the differences between the
varieties of English
C) the recipient's preference
with regard to the format
D) the distinctive features
of American and British cultures
Questions 26 to 30 are based
on the following passage:
Educating girls quite possibly
yields a higher rate of return
than any other investment available
in the developing world. Women's
education may be unusual territory
for economists, but enhancing
women's contribution to development
is actually as much an economic
as a social issue. And economics,
with its emphasis on incentives
(激励), provides guideposts that
point to an explanation for why
so many girls are deprived of
an education.
Parents in low-income countries
fail to invest in their daughters
because they do not expect them
to make an economic contribution
to the family: girls grow up only
to marry into somebody else's
family and bear children. Girls
are thus seen as less valuable
than boys and art kept at home
to do housework while their brothers
are sent to school - the prophecy
（预言) becomes self- fulfilling,
trapping women in a vicious circle
(恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other
hand, has greater earning abilities
outside the home and faces an
entirely different set of choices.
She is likely to have fewer but
healthier children and can insist
on the development of all her
children, ensuring that her daughters
are given a fair chance. The education
of her daughters then makes it
much more likely that the next
generation of girls, as well as
of boys, will be educated and
healthy. The vicious circle is
thus transformed into a virtuous
circle.
Few will dispute that educating
women has great social benefits.
But it has enormous economic advantages
as well. Most obviously, there
is the direct effect of education
on the wages of female workers.
Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent
for each additional year of schooling.
Such big returns are impressive
by the standard of other available
investments, but they are just
the beginning. Educating women
also has a significant impact
on health practices, including
family planning.
26. The author argues that educating
girls in developing countries
is
A) troublesome
B) labor-saving
C) rewarding
D) expensive
27. By saying "... the
prophecy becomes self-fulfilling
..." (Lines 45. Para. 2).
the author means that
A) girls will turn out to be
less valuable than boys
B) girls will be capable of
realizing their own dreams
C) girls will eventually find
their goals in life beyond reach
D) girls will be increasingly
discontented with their life at
home
28. The author believes that
a vicious circle can turn into
a virtuous circle when
A) women care more about education
B) girls can gain equal access
to education
C) a family has fewer but healthier
children
D) parents can afford their
daughters' education
29. What does the author say
about women's education?
A) It deserves greater attention
than other social issues.
B) It is now given top priority
in many developing countries.
C) It will yield greater returns
than other known investments.
D) It has aroused the interest
of a growing number of economists.
30. 7be passage mainly discusses
A) unequal treatment of boys
and girls in developing countries
B) the potential earning power
of well-educated women
C) the major contributions of
educated women to society
D) the economic and social benefits
of educating women
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based
on the following passage:
Speeding off in a stolen car,
the thief thinks he has got a
great catch. But he is in for
an unwelcome surprise. The car
is fitted with a remote immobiliser
(锁止器), and a radio signal from
a control centre miles away will
ensure that once the thief switches
the engine off, he will not be
able to start it again.
The idea goes like this. A control
box fitted to the car contains
a mini-cellphone, a micro- processor
and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系统)
satellite positioning receiver.
ff the car is stolen, a coded
cellphone signal will tell the
control centre to block the vehicle's
engine management system and prevent
the engine being restarted. daoahngtigong
In the UK, a set of technical
fixes is already making life harder
for car thieves. 'The pattern
of vehicle crime has changed,'
says Martyn Randall, a security
expert. He says it would only
take him a few minutes to teach
a person how to steal a car, using
a bare minimum of tools. But only
if the car is more than 10 years
old.
Modern cars are far tougher
to steal, as their engine management
computer won't allow them to start
unless they receive a unique ID
code beamed out by the ignition
(点火) key. In the UK, technologies
like this have helped achieve
a 31% drop in vehicle-related
crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are
still managing to find other ways
to steal cars, often by getting
bold of the owner's keys. And
key theft is responsible for 40%
of the thefts of vehicles fitted
with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 metres
without the driver confirming
their ID, the system will send
a signal to an operations centre
that it has been stolen. The hundred
metres minimum avoids false alarms
due to inaccuracies in the GPS
signal.
Staff at the centre will then
contact the owner to confirm that
the car really is missing, and
keep police informed of the vehicle's
movements via the car's GPS unit.
31. What's the function of the
remote immobilizer fitted to a
car?
A) To help the police make a
surprise attack on the car thief.
B) To allow the car to lock
automatically when stolen.
C) To prevent the car thief
from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending
a radio signal to the car owner.
32. By saying 'The pattern of
vehicle crime has changed' (Lines
1-2. Para. 3). Martyn Randall
suggests that
A) it takes a longer time for
the car thief to do the stealing
B) self-prepared tools are no
longer enough for car theft
C) the thief has to make use
of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest
in stealing cars over 10 years
old
33. What is essential in making
a modem car tougher to steal?
A) A coded ignition key. C)
A special cellphone signal.
B) A unique ID card. D) A GPS
satellite positioning receiver.
34. Why does the tracking system
set a 100-metre minimum before
sending an alarm to the operations
centre?
A) To leave time for the operations
centre to give an alarm.
B) To keep police informed of
the car's movements.
C) To give the driver time to
contact the operations centre.
D) To allow for possible errors
in the GPS system.
35. What will the operations
centre do first after receiving
an alarm?
A) Start the tracking system.
B) Contact the car owner.
C) Block the car engine.
D) Locate the missing car.
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based
on the following passage:
Psychiatrists 精神病专家) who work
with older parents say that maturity
can be an asset in child rearing
- older parents are more thoughtful,
use less physical discipline and
spend more time with their children.
But raising kids takes money and
energy. Many older parents find
themselves balancing their limited
financial resources, declining
energy and failing health against
the growing demands of an active
child. Dying and leaving young
children is probably the older
parents' biggest, and often unspoken,
fear. Having late-life children,
says an economics professor. often
means parents, particularly fathers,
"end up retiring much later."
For many, retirement becomes an
unobtainable dream.
Henry Metcalf. a 54-year-old
journalist, knows it takes money
to raise kids. But he's also worried
that his energy will give out
first. Sure, he can still ride
bikes with his athletic fifth
grader, but he's learned that
young at heart doesn't mean young.
Lately he's been taking afternoon
naps (午睡) daohang to keep up his
energy. "My body is aging,"
says Metcalf. "You can't
get away from that."
Often, older parents hear the
ticking of another kind of biological
clock. Therapists who work with
middle-aged and older parents
say fears about aging are nothing
to laugh at. "They worry
they'll be mistaken for grandparents,
or that they'll need help getting
up out of those little chairs
in nursery school," says
Joann Galst, a New York psychologist.
But at the core of those little
fears there is often a much bigger
one: "that they won't be
alive long enough to support and
protect their child," she
says.
Many late-life parents, though,
say their children came at just
the right time. After marrying
late and undergoing years of fertilily
(受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen
and her husband. Randy, had twins.
"We both wanted children,"
says Marilyn, who was 55 when
she gave birth. The twins have
given the couple what they desired
for years, "a sense of family."
Kids of older dads are often smarter,
happier and more sociable because
their fathers are more involved
in their lives. 'The dads are
older, more mature," says
Dr. Silber, "and more ready
to focus on parenting."
36. Why do psychiatrists regard
maturity as an asset in child
rearing?
A) Older parents are often better
prepared financially.
B) Older parents can take better
care of their children.
C) Older parents are usually
more experienced in bringing up
their children.
D) Older parents can better
balance their resources against
children's demands.
37. What does the author mean
by saying "For many, retirement
becomes an unobtainable dream"
(Lines 7-8, Para. 1)?
A) They are reluctant to retire
when they reach their retirement
age.
B) They can't obtain the retirement
benefits they have dreamed of.
C) They can't get full pension
unless they work some extra years.
D) They have to go on working
beyond their retirement age.
38. The author gives the example
of Henry Metcalf to show that
A) older parents should exercise
more to keep up with their athletic
children
B) many people are young in
spirit despite their advanced
age
C) older parents tend to be
concerned about their aging bodies
D) taking afternoon naps is
a good way to maintain energy
39. What's the biggest fear
of older parents according to
New York psychologist Joan Galst?
A) Approaching of death. C)
Being laughed at by other people.
B) Slowing down of their pace
of life. D) Being mistaken for
grandparents.
40. What do we learn about Marilyn
and Randy Nolen?
A) They thought they were an
example of successful fertility
treatment.
B) Not until they reached middle
age did they think of having children.
C) Not until they had the twins
did they feel they had formed
a family.
D) They believed that children
born of older parents would be
smarter.
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete
sentences it: this part. For each
sentence there are four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). Choose
cite ONE answer that best completes
the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the center.
4l. People's expectations about
the future may have more influence
on their sense of well-being than
their state does.
A) current
B) initial
C) modern
D) primitive
42. After working all day, he
was so tired that he was in no
to go to the party with us.
A) taste
B) mood
C) sense
D) emotion
43. There is already clear to
show that plants and animals are
being affected by climate change.
A) witness
B) certification
C) identity
D) evidence
44. Many women still feel that
they are being by a male culture,
particularly in the professional
services sector.
A) held back
B) held forth
C) held on
D) held out
45. The findings paint a unique
picture of the shopping habits
of customers, plus their motivation
and
A) privileges
B) possibilities
C) possessions
D) preferences
46. It's good to know that quite
a few popular English expressions
actually from the Bible.
A) acquire
B) obtain
C) derive
D) result
47. Tom, did it ever to you
that you would be punished for
cheating on exams?
A) happen
B) occur
C) reflect
D) strike
48. In the US, 88 percent of
smokers had started before they
were 18, despite the fact that
it is to sell
cigarettes to anyone under that
age.
A) liable
B) liberal
C) irrational
D) illegal
49. According to the key witnesses,
a peculiarly big nose is the criminal's
most memorable facial
A) feature
B) hint
C) spot
D) signature
50. Brarll's constitution the
military use of nuclear energy.
A) withdraws
B) forbids
C) interrupts
D) objects
51. Some people argue that the
death does not necessarily reduce
the number of murders.
A) plot
B) practice
C) penalty
D) pattern
52. Many personnel managers
say it is getting harder and harder
to honest applicants from the
growing number of dishonest ones.
A) distinguish
B) disguise
C) dissolve
D) discount
53. A study shows that students
living in non-smoking dorms are
less likely to the habit of smoking.
A) make up
B) turn up
C) draw up
D) pickup
54. Almost all job applicants
are determined to leave a good
on a potential employer.
A) illusion
B) reputation
C) impression
D) reflection
55. A special feature of education
at MIT is the opportunity for
students and faculty to together
in research activities.
A) specialize
B) participate
C) consist
D) involve
56. Although they lost their
jobs, savings and unemployment
benefits allow the couple to
their comfortable home.
A) come in for
B) catch up with
C) look forward to
D) hold on to
57. Although many experts agree
that more children are overweight,
there is debate over the best
ways to
the problem.
A) relate
B) tackle
C) file
D) attach
58. An important factor in determining
how well you perform in an examination
is the of your mind.
A) state
B) case
C) situation
D) circumstance
59. Research shows that there
is no relationship between how
much a person earns and whether
he feels good about life.
A) successive
B) subsequent
C)significant
D) sincere
60. Sadly, as spending on private
gardens has , spending on public
parks has generally declined.
A) heightened
B) lifted
C) flown
D) soared
61. Lung cancer, like some other
cancers, often doesn't produce
until it is too late and has spread
beyond the chest to the brain,
liver or bones.
A) trails
B) therapies
C) symptoms
D) symbols
62. With the increasing unemployment
rate, workers who are 50 to 60
years old are usually the first
to be
A) laid off
B) laid aside
C) laid out
D) laid up
63. The physical differences
between men and women can be directly
to our basic n as hunters and
child-bearers.
A) pursued
B) traced
C) switched
D) followed
64. It is clear that the dog
has a much greater of its brain
devoted to smell than is the case
with humans.
A) composition
B) compound
C) percent
D) proportion
65. American college students
are increasingly with credit card
debt and the consequences can
be rather serious.
A) boosted
B) burdened
C) discharged
D) dominated
66. Numerous studies already
link the first meal of the day
to better classroom
A) performance
B) function
C) behavior
D) display
67. The most successful post-career
athletes are those who can take
the identity and fife skills the
learned in sports and them to
another area of life.
A) utilize
B) employ
C) apply
D) exert
68. The technological advances
made it possible for the middle
classes to enjoy what had once
been only to the very rich.
A) manageable
B) measurable
C) acceptable
D) affordable
69. Being out of work, lane
can no longer friends to dinners
and movies as she used to.
A) urge
B) treat
C) appeal
D) compel
70. by the superstars on television,
the young athletes trained hard
and played intensely.
A) Imitated
B) Imposed
C) Insured
D) Inspired
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks
in the following passage. For
each blank there are jour 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
corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through
the centre.
The part of the environmental
movement that draws my firm's
attention is the design of cities.
buildings and products. When we
designed America's first so-called
"green" office building
in New York two decades 7L_, we
felt very alone. But today, thousands
of people come to green building
conferences, and the 72 that buildings
can be good for people and the
environment will be increasingly
influential in years to 73 .
Back in 1984 we discovered that
most manufactured products for
decoration weren't designed for
74 use. The "energy-efficient"
sealed commercial buildings constructed
after the 1970s energy crisis
75 indoor air quality problems
caused by materials such as paint,
wall covering and carpet. So far
20 years. we've been focusing
on these materials 76 to the molecules,
looking for ways to make them
77 for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such
as paints that release significantly
_78_ amounts of organic compounds
-that don't 79 the quality of
the air, water, or soil. Ultimately.
80_, our basic design strategy
is focused not simply on being
"less bad" but on creating
81 healthful materials that can
be either safely returned to the
soil _82_ reused by industry again
and again. As a matter of _83,
the world's largest carpet manufacturer
has already _ 84_"_ a carpet
that is fully and safely recyclable
(可循环用的).
Look at it this way: No one
__85 out to create a building
that destroys the planet. But
our current industrial systems
are } 86 causing these conditions,
whether we like it or not. So
87_ of simply trying to reduce
the damage, we are _88_ a positive
approach. We're giving people
high-quality, healthful products
and an opportunity to make choices
that have a 89 effect on the world.
It's not just the building industry,
either. 90_ cities are taking
these environmentally positive
approaches to design, planning
and building. Portland, Seattle
and Boston have said they want
to be green cities. Chicago wants
to be the greenest city in the
world.
71. A) ago B) off C) before
D) away
72. A) practice B) outlook C)
idea D) scheme
73. A) go B) come C) arrive
D) continue
74. A) indoor B) inward C) relevant
D) flexible
75. A) displayed B) discovered
C) exhibited D) revealed
76. A) back B) down C) next
D) near
77. A) comfortable B) cautious
C) safe D) stable
78. A) reduced B) revised C)
descended D) delayed
79. A) deny B) depress C) dissolve
D) destroy
80. A) besides B) however C)
anyhow D) anyway
81. A)partially B) exactly C)
completely D) superficially
82.A)or B)and C) but D) nor
83. A) interest B) fact C) principle
D) course
84. A) sketched B) constructed
C) researched D) developed
85. A) starts B) pulls C) looks
D) makes
86. A) basically B) originally
C) traditionally D) inevitably
87. A) because B) out C) instead
D) regardless
88. A) adjusting B) admitting
C) adopting D) adapting
89. A) functional B) beneficial
C) precious D) sensible
90. A) Entire B) Total C) Full
D) Complete
Part V. Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you
are allowed 30 minutes to write
a poster recruiting volunteers.
You should write at Least 120
words following the outline given
below:
1．校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者
2．本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等
3．报名条件及联系方式
Volunteers Needed
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