Part 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. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A
11. A) The young man had some unusual problems. B) The problem was common for young men. C) It's not common for young men to leave home. D) It was a problem for John when he left home. 12. A) Customer and store owner. B) Mechanic and customer. C) Manager and secretary. D) Car dealer and customer. 13. A) Spreading wildfire. B) Spreading influenza. C) Some important event. D) Endangered wild life. 14. A) It's easy.
B) It is unreasonable because there are too many multiple choices. C) The woman didn't like it.
D) It was too difficult to comprehend. 15. A) They weren't washed yet.
B) They weren't picked up by their owner. C) They were not sent to the laundry. D) They were dirty.
16. A) She'd like to attend the show with the man.
B) She is angry because the man will not take her along. C) She wants to see the man's sister. D) She won't work tomorrow.
17. A) The record player is still useful.
B) The man should have thrown it away. C) Then man should abandon his bad habit. D) She is going to use the record player. 18. A) The 6:28 bus. B) The 6:18 bus. C) The 6:38 bus. D) The 6:48 bus.
19. A) To organize activities for children. B) To sell local farm products. C) To bring tourists to the town. D) To collect money.
20. A) In tents.
B) In university buildings. C) In a hospital. D) In an auditorium.
21. A) Play the piano in a local band.
B) Work at the auction on Saturday afternoon. C) Serve refreshments in the food tent. D) Collect tickets for the fair.
22. A) He thinks it's mainly for children. B) He feels it would be worthwhile. C) He thinks it is too complicated.
D) He thinks it may not be very profitable. 23. A) 200 and 400 million years ago. B) 300 and 500 million years ago. C) 200 and 500 million years ago. D) 300 and 400 million years ago. 24. A) Because they have huge shells. B) Because they lost their shells.
C) Because they could live for very long time. D) Because they shells evolved too. 25. A) The squids are monsters.
B) People are less intelligent than them. C) They can easily get away from human. D) Human could not swim fast enough. Section B Passage 1
26. A) It helps them understand how the business world works. B) It helps them understand how to get along better with adults. C) It helps them understand how to manage money. D) It helps them understand how to get and keep a job. 27. A) Working students in general suffer a drop in grades.
B) Working students are better able to cope with difficulties in life. C) Working students in general have their grades improved.
D) Working students have a better chance of finding a job after graduation. 28. A) She thinks it is a great idea.
B) She thinks it is no good for students' study.
C) She thinks it has its positive side as well as its negative side. D) She thinks it can help students to independent. Passage 2
29. A) Because their bodies get accustomed to the nicotine. B) Because they have nothing to do in their spare time.
C) Because they want to do something different form others. D) None of the above. 30. A) Nicotine.
B) Tar.
C) Nitrosamine.
D) Carbon monoxide.
31. A) To have cigarettes with less tar. B) To smoke after dinner. C) To smoke less.
D) To give up smoking entirely.
32. A) Because low-tar cigarettes are cheaper.
B) Because low-tar cigarettes reduce the risk to their health.
C) Because cigarette manufacturers have produced a lot of low-tar cigarettes. D) Because the government advised people to buy low-tar cigarettes Passage 3
33. A) Refined food. B) Processed food. C) Natural food. D) Organic food. 34. A) The ultimate content remains the same. B) The vitamin content is reduces. C) The food becomes poisonous. D) Vitamin is added to the food. 35. A) Natural food. B) Organic food. C) Health food.
D) The processing of food. Section C
Almost 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since a (36) _______ on commercial whaling was introduced in 1986 and the death (37) ________ is rising each year. Norway and Japan killed over 1,000 whales in 1999 and they plan to kill even more. As the (38) _______ concerns increase, whaling is no longer the issue as it was or (39) _______ to be. With little public awareness of the increasing whale slaughter, there has been no pressure to stop it. (40) _______, the political will confront the whalers and (41) _______ the whaling ban has (42) _______ away. Commercial whaling has (43) _______ whale population worldwide, (44) _______________________________. There is still great scientific uncertainty about the size and status of remaining whale populations. (45) __________________________________________. They need to be protected, not hunted. (46) ___________________________________________. 答案: 11. B 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.B 16.A 17.C 18.C 19.D 20.A 21. C 22.B 23.C 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.A 30. B 31. D 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.C 36. ban 37. toll
38. environmental 39. deserves
40. Consequently 41. enforce 42. slipped
43. devastated
44. pushing the entire species to the brink of extinction
45. Whales are facing increasing threats to their survival including increasing pollution, massive over-fishing, boat collisions and climate change
46. Commercial whaling is cruel and unnecessary. It is morally indefensible
Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)
Direction: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Get Prepared for a Job? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 求职之前必须准备充分;
2. 你建议在校期间应作什么准备. How to Get Prepared for a Job
As the population is booming, the competition in the matket of human resources is getting more intense. In order to gain an upper hand, you must prepare yourself when you are still on campus. There are several measures college students can take to sharpen their edges. First, it is the early bird that catches the worm. It is too late to consider your future career upon graduation. Second, do not pay much attention to your appearance, although it is advantageous to have a neat look. You should attach greater importance to fundamental ability such as honesty, cooperation, and perseverance. Third, you should know what your strong points and weak points. Last, take some preliminary training for the job you'd like to take. For example, if you are an English major and you want you to work as a certificated public accountant, you'd better acquaint yourself with some financial knowledge while on campus.
In a word, opportunity will only favor those with a ready mind. Just figure out what you'd like to do in the future.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Using the Mind to Fight Disease
Psychology has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals and research centers, modern methods of therapy seem to focus on the physical disease without considering the patient's mental state. Patients may feel that they are being treated impersonally, like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy with patients to use their own minds to fight their diseases. Because the patient is working with the medicine and the doctors against the disease, his or her attitude changes . The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight. Mental therapy
The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient (in this case, a man) changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but as the physician knows, he also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M.D., have shown that a typical cancer patient (in this case, a woman) has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her self-image is poor and she feels
self-pity. As a result, her behavior changes . Because of her constant depression, she acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent the patient from getting well. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change her attitudes. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the whole patient by treating both the body and the mind.
The attitude of a cancer patient who is receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor (肿瘤) in the body. In the mental picture, the patient \"sees\" a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton might make another suggestion. This patient, with a different kind of cancer, needs to take capsules and pills several times a day. The doctor asks the patient to imagines that the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying. His or her blood carries away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.
Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease. Suggestion therapy
Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. Before making the suggestion, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient (in this case, a man) thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he seems to be asleep. He is said to be in a trance(昏睡). Then the physician makes \"a suggestion\" to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.
Suggestion therapy helpful for both adults and children
Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient (in this case, a woman) worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic disease. Asthma(哮喘) is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptom of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.
Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. David R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion change habits like nail-biting,
thumb-sucking and sleep-related problems. Response from the medical world
Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology because they recognize its value. Nobody knows how suggestion works; however, doctors have learned that psychology has important applications in medicine.
(Y)In this article, the author chiefly deals with two ways of using psychology against disease, namely, the mental therapy and the suggestion therapy .
(Y)In the so-called psychology therapy, the doctors, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease .
(N)According to the article, doctors have observed that a typical patient feels depressed, impatient and angry.
(NG)The doctor suggests that only in race cases can medicine alone cure a disease.
(N)In preparation for Simonton's psychological treatment, patients are helped to concentrate deeply, think only about one thing, unaware of other things around him.
(N)From the second paragraph, we can safely conclude that Simonton's method places greater emphasis on treating the mind than treating the body.
(Y)In suggestion therapy, the patient uses his mind to help his body to respond to treatment.
From the last part of the passage, we can see both adults and children can benefit from ____________________. (suggestion therapy)
Physicians have found that children make a quick response to suggestion therapy because ____________________. (they are fascinated by it)
Many professional medical doctors have recognized the value of psychological treatment and therefore they willingly ___________________________. (accept it/accept the method)
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A
What is most remarkable about the building of the Swiss Re Tower is not its name of its shape, however, but its energy-efficiency. Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a comparable 1(M) office building.
Most people are not used to thinking of large buildings as vast, energy-guzzling machines. But that is what they are. In America, buildings 2(K) for 65% of electricity consumption, 36% of total energy use and 30% of greenhouse gas 3(C) . So making buildings more energy-efficient could have a significant 4(J) on energy policy, notes Rebecca Flora of the Green Building Alliance, a group that promotes sustainable architecture. That is a key goal of the \"green architecture\" movement, which is changing the way buildings are 5(N) , built and run.
Proponents of green architecture 6(H) that the approach has many benefits . In the case of a large office, for example, the combination of green design techniques and clever technology can not only reduce energy consumption and environmental impact, but also reduce running 7(F) , create a more pleasant working environment, improve employees' health and 8(G) , reduce legal liability, and boost property values and rental returns.
The term \"green architecture\" only came into use in the 1990s, but the movement's roots can be 9(A) back a long way. Crystal palace in London and Milan's Galleria Vittorio EmamieleⅡ, for
example, built in 1851 and 1877 respectively, used roof ventilators and underground air-cooling chambers to regulate the indoor temperature. Today's enthusiasm for green architecture has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s, when architects began to question the 10(D) of building enclosed glass-and-steel boxes that required massive heating and cooling systems. A) traced B) intelligence C) emissions D) wisdom E) proficiency F) costs
G) productivity H) argue I) consult J) impact K) account L) amount
M) conventional N) designed O) tests Section B Passage One
A soccer referee suspended for scoring a goal while taking charge of a game has resigned after being found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by the Essex County Football Association. The Essex County Football Association said that they were disappointed by the decision of Savill, who hit the headlines last year when his sympathy for a team getting beaten 18-1 went too far. \"It is a pretty unique case and hopefully it won't happen again,\" said Essex County FA chief executive Phil Sammons.
Brian savill was taking charge of a Great Bromley Cup game in the south of England between Earls Colne Reserves and Wimpole 2000. With 10 minutes remaining and Wimpole getting beaten 18-1, Savill found the ball at his feet in front of the Earls Colne goal and immediately banged it into the net, before signaling a goal.
The laws of the game state that the referee is part of the playing area and that the game continues if the ball strikes him. There is no item in the laws to differentiate between an accidental or deliberate touch of the ball. Savill's bizarre goal made little difference to the outcome as Earls Colne went on to win 20-2, but the officials were impressed. The Essex County Football Association finally found 47-year-old Savill guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and suspended him for seven weeks. Savill, a referee with 18 years' experience, resigned after finding out about the decision. \"They haven't got a sense of humor,\" he told The Times newspaper. \"It brought enjoyment to everyone's lives. It shows refereeing can be enjoyable and that we are not Hielers running blowing whistles all the time.\" However, he advised other referees against following his example.
(A) According to the passage, Savill hit the heaslines because _______. A) what he had done was against the law B) he took charge of a famous Cup game C) he had 18 years' experience as a referee
D) the officials were much impressed by him
(C) What is the meaning of the word \"disrepute\" in Line 2 Paragraph 1? A) Disagreement. B) Disrespect. C) Bad fame. D) Great enjoyment.
(C) What does the first \"it\" in Line 7 of Paragraph 3 refer to? A) A sense of humor. B) The football game. C) His goal in the game. D) The score of the game. (D) It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A) other referees were shoeing great interest in following Savill's example B) the audiences were greatly impressed by Savill's sympathy in the game
C) a game will be stopped if the ball strikes the referee any time during the game D) it was Savill's \"sense of humor\" that made him suspended by the association (B) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A) Savill's goal was of little help to the team of the Wimpole. B) The game was interrupted because of Savill's bizrre goal. C) What Savill had done was quite rare among referees. D) Savill didn't want to be an example for other referees. Passage Two
To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries centered primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on \"persuasive salesmanship\" to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focus on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then change them into money .
Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first try to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.
This concept does not imply that business is benevolent (慈善的) or that consumer satisfaction is given priority in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction-the firm and the customer-and each must be satisfied before trade occur. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit through understanding and meeting the needs of the consumers. A striking example of the importance of meeting the consumers' needs happened in mid-1985, when Coca-Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the pubs brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled! (C) To put in a simpler way, the marketing concept is _______. A) a kind of persuasive salesmanship B) an effort to turn goods into money C) a customer-centered approach D) a surest way to greater profit
(B) According to the passage, most industries in the near past focused on _______. A) the demands of the market
B) the efficiency of production C) the preferences of consumers D) the satisfaction of consumers
(D) The author used the example of Coca-Cola to show _______.
A) both the firm and the customers must be satisfied before trade occurs B) a new product is hard to be accepted by the majority of the consumers C) Classic Coke is much better than the new flavor produced by Coca-Cola D) a product must be designed to satisfy the demands of most consumers (C) Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) A business produces goods only because they want to satisfy the needs of the public. B) Consumer satisfaction is always the most important factor for producers to consider.
C) Both consumer satisfaction and persuasive salesmanship serve producers' pursuit of profit. D) Producers and merchants are very benevolent in that they focus on consumer's satisfaction. (A) The phrase \"to move as much of these goods as possible\" in Paragraph 1 means _______ . A) to sell the largest possible amount of goods B) to make the goods as attractive as possible C) to produce the goods as efficiently as possible D) to focus greatly on the needs of the consumers
Part Ⅴ Cloze (15 minutes)
Today, most countries in the world have canals. Many countries have built canals near the coast, and parallel 1 the coast. Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other 2 of transport. These waterways make it 3 for boats to travel 4 ports along the coast without being 5 to the dangers of the open. Some canals, such as the Suez and the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their 6 a thousand miles shorter . Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not 7 on the coast, still other canals 8 lands where there is too much water, help to 9 fields where there is not enough water, and 10 water power for factories and mills. The size of a canal 11 on the kind of boats going through it . The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boats using it to 12 each other easily. It must be deep enough to leave about two feet water 13 the keel of the largest boat using the canal.
When the planet Mars was first 14 through a telescope, people saw that the round disk of the planet was crisscrossed by a 15 of strange blue-green lines. These were called \"canals\" 16 they looked the same as canals on earth 17 are viewed from an airplane. However, scientists are now 18 that the Martian phenomena are really not canals. The photographs 19 from space-ships have helped us to 20 the truth about the Martian \"canals\". C 1. A) off B) with C) to D) by
B 2. A) way B) means C) method D) approach
A 3. A) possible B) difficult C) likely D) improbable B 4. A) among B) between C) in D) to B 5. A) revealed B) exposed C) opened D) shown C 6. A) trip B) journey C) voyage D) route D 7. A) lain B) stationed C) set D) located B 8. A) escape B) drain C) dry D) leak D 9. A) water B) wet C) soak D) irrigate
A 10. A) furnish B) afford C) offer D) give
C 11. A) focuses B) bases C) depends D) takes B 12. A) cross B) pass C) move D) advance C 13. A) down B) below C) beneath D) off
D 14. A) studied B) researched C) surveyed D) observed B 15. A) few B) number C) deal D) supply B 16. A) although B) because C) so D) if A 17. A) that B) where C) when D) as C 18. A) exact B) definite C) certain D) decisive B 19. A) held B) taken C) got D) developed D 20. A) find B) expose C) uncover D) discover
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
_____________________(房子建在小山顶上), it commands a magnificent view of the valley. (Built on the top of the hill/As it is built on the top of the hill)
The government decided to raise the gas prices, ________________________ (让人民感到非常愤怒). (much to the anger of the people)
___________________________ (考虑到所有的情况以后), the company canceled the plan to move its headquarters to Shanghai. (All things considered)
Economic development should not achieved _____________________ (以牺牲环境为代价). ( at the expense of environment/at the expense of our environment/at the cost of environment)
The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds to _____________________ (赞同新理论). (to support the new theory)
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