本文导航第1页Part ⅠListening Comprehension第2页Part ⅡReading Comprehension 第3页Part ⅡReading Comprehension 第4页Part Ⅲ Vocabulary 第5页Part Ⅳ Translation第6页Part Ⅴ Writing 第7页听力原文第8页参考答案第9页参考答案

Part ⅠListening Comprehension

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 was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must 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: ?

M: When shall we start our work, Jane??

W: Tomorrow at 9 o’clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.?

Q: For how long can they work??

You will read:

A) 2 hours.

B) 3 hours.

C) 4 hours.

D) 5 hours.?

From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)"5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

Sample Answer [A] [B][C] [CD2][KG-1*4/5][D]?

1. A) Mary earned the prize.?

B) Mary has granted the prize.?

C) Mary fails in the speech contest.?

D) The man doesn’t think Mary deserves the prize.?

2. A) Driving a car. B) Taking a taxi.?

C) Going by train. D) Taking the subway.?

3. A) Where is the manager now? ?

B) Who will be his new manager??

C) Whether his manager is ill. ?

D) When the manager will go to the headquarters.?

4. A) He dislikes museums and galleries. ?

B) He does not care about the hot weather.?

C) Going to the beach is the best choice. ?

D) He doesn’t want to go to Washington.?

5. A) She wants to live in the suburbs.?

B) She is offended by her naughty children.?

C) She disagrees with father. ?

D) She turns a deaf ear to her husband’ s words.?

6. A) She will choose a new topic to write the essay.?

B) She used to choose the poetry written by Shakespeare as the topic.?

C) She refuses to accept the man’ s advice.?

D) She is on the wrong track.?

7. A) Husband and wife. B) Teacher and student.?

C) Policeman and driver. D) Mother and son.?

8. A) How to buy a good computer. ?

B) How to borrow a computer from the company.?

C) The price of the computer. ?

D) The newly-bought computer.?

9. A) At the library.?

B) At the airport.?

C) At the post office. ?

D) At the teacher’ s office.?

10. A) He is good at drawing pictures. ?

B) He likes paintings very much.?

C) He likes visiting the art museum very much. ?

D) He thinks the art museum is a very quiet place.?

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing words during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written.?

A few years ago it was (11)____to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents (12)____ that children did not show them proper respect and (13)____, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? (14)____, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many (15)____argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.?

One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life-styles. In more (16)____ societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and (17)__ of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their educations, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with (18)____. ?

In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, (19)___.?

Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, (20)____.