1、Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)Section A ( 1 point each)1. A. The hero was out of his mind.B. The hero was a thing, not a human being.C. The hero overcame many difficulties.D. The hero was really great.2. A. Tom wants to travel by air.B. Tom wants to become a pilot.C. Tom is g
2、reatly interested in power.D. Tom can seize a chance in time.3. A. The government should help those youngsters.B. The government should take the place of those youngsters.C. The government should encourage those youngsters.D. The government should place restrictions on those youngsters.4. A. Because
3、 they had the same interests.B. Because they got along very well.C. Because both of them were sociable.D. Because both of them were humorous.5. A. She likes tiding horses.B. She has been promoted once a year.C. She won the second place in a contest.D. She is very excited.6. A. She doesnt think the m
4、anager is at home.B. She doesnt know the managers home phone number.C. She doesnt think highly of the manager.D. She doesnt know the manager at all.7. A. She is not satisfied with her life.B. She isolates herself from the outside world.C. She can find a peaceful life only in her dreams.D. She cant b
5、e at peace with others.8. A. A boss and an employee.B. A hotel manager and a customer.C. A landlady and a tenant.D. A plumber and an apartment owner.9. A. A conformist.B. A renowned person.C. A fighter.D.A problem person.Section B ( 1 point each)10. A. The materials used for building reservoirs.B. T
6、he causes of water pollution.C. The storage of drinking water.D. The chemicals used to purify water.11. A. Rock and soil.B. Concrete and bricks.C. Pine and redwood trees.D. Stones and steel rods.12. A. People in many parts of the world have to store rainwater for drinking.B. The mixture of rock and
7、soil can be used as the bottom of a water tank.C. Chemicals cannot be used to keep the wooden tanks from being ruined.D. Small water plants may help clean the storage water.13. A. More than 1700.B. More than 1600.C. More than 700.D. More than 660.14. A. When a heat wave lasts for several days.B. Whe
8、n the total amount of heat in a day is very great.C. When the heat wave is strengthened by the sun.D. When the night temperature in a heat wave does not drop much.15. A. Stay at home and avoid going to work.B. Try to eat more vegetables and fruits.C. Wear light-colored and comfortable clothes.D. Use
9、 air conditioners and other cooling devicesSection CDirections: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage you will hear five questions (Questions 16-20). Both the passage and the questions will be read twice and will not be written out for you. There will be a 40-seco
10、nd-pause after each question during which time you are asked to write down your answer on the Answer Sheet using either complete or incomplete sentences.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each )21. The hypothesis that language determines thought, suggested by Sapir and W
11、horf, is well known to linguists.A. synthesis B. conviction C. fallacy D. proposition22. Some comets reappear into sight after an elapse of as long as sixty years.A. disappearance B. interval C. passage D. eclipse23. To stay in shape, many middle-aged women have taken to working out in their spare t
12、ime.A. dieting B. overworking C. exercising D. wandering24. Mandela, former president of South Africa, has distinguished himself by fighting racial segregation.A. separation B. discrimination C. unification D. opposition25. Victims of motion-sickness suffer from a sensation of cold when riding in a
13、fine car.A. sentiment B. feeling C. sensitivity D. emotion26. There are various hierarchies of structures inside a linguistic system. For example, sentences consist of phrases that can be segmented into individual words.A. criteria B. organizations C. levels D. standards27. To maintain social order,
14、 the government has to inflict punishments on law-breakers.A. impose B. compose C. dispose D. expose28. Seeing the darkening sky, she quickened her steps and made for the nearest subway station.A. ran into B. headed for C. searched for D. passed by29. It stands to reason to say that a girl takes aft
15、er her father while a son his mother.A. looks after B. cares for C. learns from D. looks like30. Computers are playing an unprecedented role in the development of modem technology.A. unguided B. unrelieved C. unexampled D. unexpectedSection B (0.5point each)31. Social relations are developed when pe
16、ople _ each other at work or in business.A. fall back on B. count on C. interact with D. cope with32. Construction of tall buildings is forbidden around here to _ further expansion of the airport.A. account for B. fall for C. take for D. allow for33. The ability to see things in _ requires profound
17、knowledge and impartial judgment.A. prospect B. perspective C. respect D. suspect34. Successful development of inexpensive drugs for AIDS has much _ for thousands of HIV patients.A. influence B. complication C. specification D. implication35. Senior citizens, especially those above 70, are _ to some
18、 privileges in many countries.A. enforced B. engaged C. entitled D. enabled36. Project Hope has succeeded in preventing school pupils from _ in poverty-stricken areas.A. leaving out B. dropping out C. setting out D. looking out37. Vocabulary treatment in this dictionary is clear and readable, suffic
19、iently detailed and admirably _.A. complicated B. primitive C. promising D. current38. Thanks to statesmen of great _, China is well on her way to becoming a world power.A. vision B. sight C. view D. spectacle39. Good biographies can help _ the barriers of time so that what happened to Abraham Linco
20、ln becomes “now“ as long as you read about him.A. break up B. break out C. break into D. break down40. The importance of _can never be neglected when it comes to fulfilling ones military missions.A. popularity B. peculiarity C. punctuality D. potentialityPart III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1
21、 point each)The song of crickets (蟋蟀) captures the attention of millions of people worldwide. How does this small creature sing and for what purpose?Interestingly, among the approximately 2,400 41 of crickets, only the males sing, or chirp. 42 doing so from their throats, male crickets make music wi
22、th their wings. One expert explains that male crickets chirp by rubbing part of one forewing along 43 about 50 to 250 teeth on the opposite forewing. The frequency of the chirps depends on the number of teeth 44 per second. The vibrations fill the air with the distinctive song of the cricket.But sur
23、ely the male cricket does not sing simply to 45 his human listeners! No, indeed! The intended audience of this musician is a 46 mate. The book Exploring the Secrets of Nature explains: “In his quest for a mate, the male cricket, a skilled 47 , sings three different songs: one to advertise his presen
24、ce, another to court and the other to threaten unwanted competitors.“ Some crickets continue to sing to advertise their presence 48 a female cricket shows interest. Hearing the song through the “ears“ on her forelegs, the female is not 49 to carry on a long-distance courtship. As she approaches the
25、50 of the chirping, the male cricket will begin to sing a continuous trill (颤音), the courtship song. This attracts the female to him, and the two crickets mate.41. A. series B. species C. system D. session42. A. As for B. Due to C. Based on D. Rather than43. A. a group of B. a flock of C. a row of D
26、. a bunch of44. A. struck B. strike C. stroked D. stroke45. A. abuse B. accuse C. annoy D. amuse46. A. special B. potential C. initial D. critical47. A. companion B. communicator C. conductor D. commander48. A. as long as B. because C. until D. in case49. A. content B. controversial C. convenient D.
27、 conscious50. A. presentation B. representation C. resource D. sourcePART IV READLNG COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneAbout four years ago, Kerry, Sturgill found herself at a career crossroads: Should she stay in an industry, populated by extroverts (外向型的人) or jump ship
28、to a more reflective place where introverts like her were in the majority?Career counselors had told her to get out of the highly extroverted public relations fields “so you can be happy and do what you are.“ Among the less fast-paced areas they pointed to: art, scientific research, data analysis.Su
29、ch a move is definitely the right road for many introverts struggling to fit into an extroverted workplace.So, just what is an introvert anyway? Its someone who is energized by thought and reflection, while extroverts are energized by socializing. Introverts naturally need to think before they speak
30、. Extroverts use the speaking process to figure out what it is they want to say.And, needless to say, there are pluses and minuses to both personality types.Still, in the modern world where as many as two-thirds of the population may be extroverted, those who are the opposite can be misunderstood. T
31、hey can be seen as antisocial, secretive, even territorial, because they can sometimes try to protect their “space“ and quiet.Workplaces can actually benefit from having both types, says Deborah Barrett, program director of the Rice University MBA communications program.An introvert herself, she say
32、s she has the best of both worlds-working in an environment of professors, who tend towards introversion, yet getting to teach, which calls on her more “out there“ skills.Heres her advice for those looking to follow the same path:Make good use of e-mail. If you dont get to make a point at a loud mee
33、ting, send a follow-up e-mail sharing your thoughts.If you dont have an office and are easily distracted by ongoing small talk, consider listening to music through headphones. But take care not to make your more sociable neighbors feel rejected.Sure, she says, if she had moved to a less stimulating
34、environment, that might have “short-circuited a lot of my pain, but I also believe it would have short-circuited learning whats made me a much more well-rounded person.“ Her main lesson? “I dont have to be an extrovert. I just have to play at being one for an hour.“51. According to the career counse
35、lors, _.A. introverts should try to avoid working in a highly extroverted environmentB. introverts should try to change themselves to fit into an extroverted working environmentC. extroverts should work in less fast-paced areas such as art and scientific researchD. introverts can be happier if they
36、can find jobs in the field of public relations52. Which of the following statements is true?A. People with introverted personality have some disadvantages in finding jobs.B. People with introverted personality, have some advantages in working with others.C. Both introverted and extroverted people ha
37、ve merits and demerits.D. Most workplaces need more extroverted people than introverted ones.53. According to the author, introverts are sometimes misunderstood because they are _.A. antisocialB. reservedC. aggressiveD. queer54. Deborah Barrett believes that teaching is a practice of _.A. reflection
38、B. introversionC. energizingD. socializing55. By “short-circuited a lot of my pain“(in the last paragraph). Deborah Barrette means _.A. ruined a lot of her happinessB. saved her a lot of troubleC. relieved her of a heavy burdenD. added to her sufferings56. We can learn from Deborah Barretts case tha
39、t introverted people _.A. should not share offices with extroverted onesB. are easily irritated by small talkC. like to communicate with others via e-mailsD. are reluctant to express their ideas in publicPassage TwoLast week 29 earnest American high school students were invited to an evening of rece
40、iving good words, small talk, warm toasts and fancy silverware.“Find out something about the person sitting next to you,“ advised former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. “Eventually, youll discover they always have something interesting to say. And you should always use the proper silverwar
41、e in the proper order.“Albright was the guest of honor at the imitated Official Dinner, which was a lot like a real official dinner in Washington minus the soft money.The evening was sponsored by the St. Albans School of Public Services to introduce its first class to the fine art of social survival
42、.More than 84 guests, including students, teachers, school donors and speakers, gathered to replicate the lifestyle of the rich and political.The idea was to teach the social graces that will help students survive any social situation. Anyway, the whole proper fork thing is overrated. Former White H
43、ouse official C. BoydenGray shared his top tips for surviving dinner parties: “Drink as little as possible until you get to dinner.“Dont be the first person there or the last person to leave.“Try to get more out of your dinner partners than they get out of you.“Every Official Dinner has a greater re
44、ason for being. State dinners, for example, are either an opportunity to reward emerging democracies or strengthen old friendships.The Official Dinner was intended to show the students an elegant evening in Washington -part of the four-week intensive summer program to encourage public service. The s
45、tudents are from 13 states and two foreign countries.The program includes classes on the presidency, the courts, the media and international affairs. The students also debated public policy issues. “Theyre still at it at 10 oclock at night,“ said director Mary Waikart. “Thats good practice for Washi
46、ngton, isnt it?“Since there was no band, Albright offered herself up as the nights entertainer. No singing, but stories about her life in diplomacy. “Being secretary of state is the best job in the world,“ she said. “Better than being president, because you dont have to deal with the elections.“57.
47、Last week a group of high school students were invited to the dinner party _.A. to see the life style of the rich and politicalB. to discuss international and public policy issuesC. to learn to survive in different social situationsD. to learn to become the future leaders of the White House58. According to Madeleine Albright, at an official dinner_.A. we should get more information about the hostB. we should be sociable by talking with othersC. table manners are not as important as conversingD. we should learn to entertain others by telling a story59. The imitated Official Dinner is diff
