| Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. |
| 1. A. He missed it. B. He didn't like it. C. He went there on the way to hospital. D. He bought many things for his aunt who was in hospital. |
| 2. A. Eggs. B. Coffee. C. Bread. D. Fruits. |
| 3. A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus. D. By bicycle. |
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4. A. On Friday. |
| 5. A. A heavier one. B. An expensive one. C. A lighter one. D. A racing one. |
| 6. A. Conductor and passenger. B. Driver and passenger. C. Customer and shop assistant. D. Driver and policeman. |
| 7. A. Two blocks. B. One block. C. Four blocks. D. Three blocks. |
| 8. A. A bus station. B. An airport. C. A railway station. D. A garage. |
| 9. A. She said Peter was a boy of few words. B. She's joking with Peter. C. Peter will get a computer from her. D. She has never said anything. |
| 10. A. The woman is jealous of Billy and she doesn't believe in him. B. Billy is said to get 1,275 dollars next month. C. Billy's pay will gradually be raised. D. Billy works very hard. |
| Questions 1 through 3 are based on the following passage. |
| 1. A. She went out into the fresh air often. B. She took exercise every day. C. She smoked 3 cigarettes a day. D. She went out to do shopping. |
| 2. A. 45. B. 30. C. 40. D. 35. |
| 3. A. The woman took yoga lessons. B. The woman bought a bike and cycle with her husband. C. The woman took some pills to lose weight. D. The woman and her family members didn't eat meat. |
| Questions 1 through 3 are based on the following passage. |
| 1. A. Tokyo Mayor. B. Japanese Prime Minister. C. The general manager of the Digital television company. D. The general manager of the Japanese TV station. |
| 2. A. A digital camera. B. A digital video player. C. A tuner attached to an ordinary one. D. A TV set for conversion. |
| 3. A. Families all over Japan can enjoy the service of digital television broadcasting. B. The analog television broadcasting started in 1953. C. The digital television broadcasting is not very popular in Japan. D. Digital television broadcasting was called the "TV of the 21st Century". |
| Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 1 through 4 are based on the following conversation. | ||||||
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| _____ discoveries of new evidence, the debate over Darwin's theory of evolution still continues. |
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| A. Despite B. Except C. Through D. Besides |
| — How awful it is! Judy has developed a bad cold. — Everybody is likely to have ______ because of the sudden change of the weather. |
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| A. some B. it C. one D. that |
| For talented designers at Google, up with new doodles has become a team effort to make searching on Google more fun and enjoyable. |
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| A. come B. came C. having come D. coming |
| The message you intend to convey through words may be the exact opposite of ______ others actually understand. |
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| A. why B. that C. which D. what |
| Our club is open to adults only. ______ your children have entered without permission. |
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| A. There seems that B. It seems to be C. There seems to be D. It seems that |
| for months to look for a job as a bank clerk, Smith finally took a position at a local advertising agency. |
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| A. To struggle B. Having struggled C. To be struggling D. Struggled |
| "Super Girl" may have gone, but it has left young people with the belief they are confident and persevere with their dreams, they can achieve them. |
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| A. that B. what if C. that if D. which |
| The shopkeeper promised to get all the ordered fridges ______ to the customers within three days. |
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| A. to deliver B. delivering C. delivered D. deliver |
| Please make sure you always put your medicines ______ children can't reach them. |
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| A. when B. where C. unless D. so that |
| As we all know, every store in a chain operates in the same way ______ the others do, so everyone knows what to expect there. |
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| A. how B. which C. as D. in that |
| Having mastered the technology of manned spacecraft, China became the third country in the world ______ manned spaceflight independently. |
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| A. to develop B. developing C. developed D. develop |
| His writing is so confusing that it's difficult to make out it is that he is trying to express. |
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| A. that B. how C. who D. what |
| In the song "Don't Wanna Grow Up", S.H.E expresses young people's ________ fear of the adult world and the desire to stay young forever. |
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| A. ordinary B. usual C. common D. average |
| It is reported that each year Americans ______ the highest percentage of the world's energy. |
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| A. commit B. consume C. convert D. conduct |
| Americans have mixed feelings about the war in Iraq. They think Iraq is the central point in the war against terrorism. This war is essential. ________, they can't see any road leading to an outcome favorable to US interests. |
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| A. Moreover B. On the other hand C. What's more D. Still |
| Just before they began their dinner, Rachel made the introductions and allowed her aunt to ______ the conversation. |
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| A. take over B. hand over C. turn over D. get over |
| Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed. | |
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| VR is an emerging technology that has demonstrated potential as an effective teaching tool. Researchers at the University of Washington have been at the forefront of exploring the 1 of VR to education. In 1995, for example, almost 3,000 students in grades four to twelve 2 VR in the classroom, and another 365 built their own virtual environments (VEs). Make no mistake, virtual reality is on its way into our public schools. The 3 of articles about VR in educational journals is increasing by leaps and bounds. Workshops and symposia on VR at local and national education conferences are becoming commonplace. At the same time, the cost of what were once expensive VR workstations is coming down to the point where schools can begin to 4 them. Virtual Reality allows us to learn through experiencing places we are not able to visit in the real world. It 5 us to move things that are too heavy, too light or too expensive to move in the real world. Virtual Reality also lets us visit places at different time periods that we could not experience in one lifetime. For example, we could build a VE that allows us to visit our earth today and then travel back in time and visit it 100 million years ago. Virtual Reality allows us to experience a body of knowledge interactively. This is a major distinction from other 6 technologies: film, television, and photography. Students learn while they are situated in the context where what they learn is to be applied. They get 7 feedback(反馈) as they explore their understanding of the material. Of course, Virtual Reality is also a place for 8 expression. We can create a world that does not exist. We can build things without consuming natural 9 . We can create art. We can see music. We can express our imagination. We can generate and communicate our ideas visually. |
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| The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world's great writers. Before 1 this question, it will be useful to introduce some 2 concepts. Conflict, 3 as opposition among social units directed against one another, is 4 from competition, which means opposition among social units independently seeking to obtain something which is 5 short supply. Competitors may not know about one another, while those who 6 in a conflict do. Conflict and competition are both classes of opposition. The meaning of opposition has been stated as a process by which social units function in the disservice of one another; opposition is thus contrasted to cooperation, a 7 by which social units function in the service of one another. These 8 are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited 9 , but conflict isn't. Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies. Many authors have 10 their arguments that war cannot be avoided on the idea that in the struggle for existence among groups of animals, only those which are best 11 remain alive. In general, however, this struggle in nature is competition, not conflict. Those who fail in this competition 12 starve to death or are 13 by other types of animals. This struggle for existence is not similar to human war, but is like the competition of 14 for jobs, markets, and materials. The most important quality of this struggle is the 15 for the necessities of life that are not enough to satisfy all. | |||
| ( )1. A. considering ( )2. A. related ( )3. A. specified ( )4. A. variable ( )5. A. on ( )6. A. enter ( )7. A. procession ( )8. A. accounts ( )9. A. resources ( )10. A. concentrated ( )11. A. encouraged ( )12. A. not only ( )13. A. killed ( )14. A. workers ( )15. A. competition |
B. solving B. used B. remarked B. distinguished B. for B. participate B. standard B. definitions B. origins B. fixed B. accepted B. either B. raised B. officials B. devotion |
C. facing C. translated C. defined C. various C. with C. fall C. process C. descriptions C. sources C. centered C. adapted C. neither C. fired C. individuals C. decision |
D. saying D. sacred D. claimed D. isolated D. in D. involve D. measurement D. explanations D. materials D. based D. adopted D. both D. surrounded D. residents D. affection |
| 阅读理解。 |
| I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then. The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism (乐观主义), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times." My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives. From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. |
| 1. How did the author get to know America? |
| A. From her relatives. B. From her mother. C. From books and pictures. D. From radio programs. |
| 2. For the first two years in New York, the author . |
| A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future C. studied in three different schools D. got on well with her stepfather |
| 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? |
| A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews. C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D. Her good command of English helped her family. |
| 4. The author believes that . |
| A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patient C. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying |
| 阅读理解。 |
| We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox,a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest,it's hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. "Most of the infections we think of as human infections started in other animals," says Stephen Morse,director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University. It's not just that we're going to where the animals are; we're also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen's pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. "I don't think it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them," says Isaksen. ''Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing," says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first.But it may develop into something harmful. Monkey-pox doesn't look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person. |
| 1. We learn from Paragraph l that the pet sold at the shop may . |
| A. come from Columbia B. prevent us from being infected C. enjoy being with children D. suffer from monkey-pox |
| 2. Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets? |
| A. They attack human beings. B. We need to study native animals. C. They can't live out of the rain forest. D. We do not know much about them yet. |
| 3. What does the phrase "the wake-up call'' in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? |
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A. a new disease |
| 4. The text suggests that in the future we . |
| A. may have to fight against more new diseases B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs C. should not be allowed to have pets D. should stop buying pets from Africa |
| 阅读理解。 |
| What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes- the list goes on and on. The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill,and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet. EBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is make an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business: the world is your market place. Of course for each item sold eBay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold. |
| 1. We learn from the text that eBay provides people with_______. |
| A. a way of buying and selling goods B. a website for them to upgrade C. a place to exhibit their own photos D. a chance to buy things at low prices |
| 2. Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university? |
| A. For fun. B. To make money. C. For gathering the engineers. D. To fulfill a task of his company. |
| 3. From "he has never looked back "in Paragraph 2, we learn that Peter______. |
| A. did not feel lonely B. was always hopeful C. did not think about the past D. became more and more successful |
| 4. How does eBay make money from its website? |
| A. By bringing CEOs together. B. By charging for each sale. C. By listing items online. D. By making e-photos. |
| Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph of the passage. There is one extra heading. | |
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| 1. Learning how to deal effectively with a superior will benefit both of you. Good listening means hearing not only what the boss says but also what he or she implies. It means being able to summarize and to respond intelligently. Forget any nervousness and concentrate on what your boss is saying. Take notes. Ask a question or two, briefly summarize what has been said. Remember: boss like people who don't have to be told things twice. 2. Nothing eats away at a manager's time - and influence - more than employees who can't solve their own problems. Handling your own difficulties will help you develop the skills and contacts you need to work effectively and will raise your value in your boss's eyes. 3. Hard work shows enthusiasm and inspires others. Put in extra hours at the beginning and not the end of the day. You'll be fresh, not tired. Plus, coming in early says, "I'm eager to get started" while staying late says, "I didn't get things done." 4. Knowing your boss should not reach the point at which you become closely involved with each other's personal lives. You and your boss aren't equals in your organization. Being too close to your boss might cause co - workers distrust you. 5. This is the heart and soul of boss management. Point out his or her strengths to others. Keep him informed. Never offer new information in a meeting where your boss is present. Give him the facts in advance and let him do the talking. |
| Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs . |
| 1. I am afraid the book you are looking for _______ yesterday afternoon. (lend) 2. The basement was used _______ weapons during the wartime. (store) 3. ________ of the development of science, we must look back into history. (speak) 4. The river bank ________ twice since last October. (strengthen) 5. Do you feel like ________ the TV program about spiders? (watch) 6. It ________ not long before he found himself in a trap. (be) 7. She likes to enjoy the light music with all the lights ________ off in the evening. (turn) 8. It is relaxing to sit in the shade on a summer's day _______ with a few close friends. (chat) 9. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ________ so rapidly. (change) 10. Since it looks like rain, you had better, I think, ________ fishing. (not, go) |
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| 1. 你要是方便的话，请对这篇文章做些评论。（convenient） ____________________________________________________________ 2. 他粗鲁的行为使我想起了他所犯下的罪。(remind) ____________________________________________________________ 3. 毫无疑问，他的父母对他的心理健康非常担忧。（concerned） ____________________________________________________________ 4. 最近，他采取了各种各样的措施来促销新产品，因此销售量有可能大增。（likely） ____________________________________________________________ |