Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A Short Conversation(10%)

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 twice. 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.

1. A) 540. B) 1,080.

C) 2,160. D) 270.

2. A) John will be there at 8:30. B) John is usually late.

C) John will not show up. D) John is usually on time.

3. A) He didn’t like the teacher. B) He has met the new teacher.

C) The new teacher is sick. D) He hasn’t met the new teacher.

4. A) To the General Manager’s office. B) To a post office.

C) To a department store. D) To the General Manager’s home.

5. A) A retired worker. B) A manager.

C) A store keeper. D) A dentist.

6. A) She doesn’t remember much about Portland.

B) She’s never been to Portland.

C) She knows someone else who could help him.

D) She’d be happy to talk to the man later.

7. A) After eight. B) At eight.

C) After nine. D) At nine.

8. A) It will take at least two evenings to do the work.

B) Two evenings is enough to do the work.

C) It will take at least than a week to do the work.

D) Dr. Smith is going to check their work in a week’s time.

9. A) Mother and son. B) Teacher and student.

C) Father and daughter. D) Brother and sister.

10. A) Five days. B) Four weeks.

C) A week. D) A few days.

Section B A Short Passage(2%)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D).

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) negative emotions increase with age

B) happiness increases with age

C) sadness increases with age

D) anxiety increases with age

12. A) Being single would affect one’s levels of happiness.

B) People after 50 would feel less stress.

C) As people get older, they become more thankful for what they have.

D) As people get older, they have better control of their emotions

Section C Spot Dictation(3%)

Dictions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The Internet search --13--company called Google has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in several areas, including poverty reduction and --14--business development. The company says the effort is to use the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.

Google.org will invest in ways to help small and --15--size businesses grow. Google.org also will work with local partners to improve public services and reduce poverty. Google.org will also give money to help two --16--change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable energy less costly than coal-based--17--. The other program is examining efforts to speed up common public use of electric cars.

Google.org can give money called grants much like other --18--foundations. It can also invest in ideas and technologies that may or may not be profitable over time. To date, Google.org has spent seventy-five million dollars.

S13)_______ S14)______ S15)______ S16)______ S17)______ S18)______

Part II) Vocabulary and Structure (35%)

Section A (15%)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

19.Fifteen minutes _____ enough for me to go back home from the supermarket.

A) is B) are

C) has D) have

20.The higher you climb, _____.

A) there will be thinner air B) the thinner the air will be

C) the thinner will the air be D) the air will be thinner

21.Before the lady _____ the sofa, she had checked the price in other stores.

A) has ordered B) had ordered

C) ordered D) was ordering

22.My flight _____ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. Will you come to see me off?

A) leaves B) is left

C) will have left D) will be left

23.Mr. Johnson moved to Paris in 2002, and _____ there for ten years.

A) has lived B) had lived

C) lived D) lives

24.His opinion was contrary _____ ours, but he said he would work well with us.

A) to B) with

C) from D) of

25.Recently there has been a shortage _____ water in the northwest of China.

A) with B) of

C) in D)about

26.This plan is currently _____ consideration by the Ministry of Education.

A)under B) in

C) for D) above

27.You _____ have crossed the road when the traffic lights were red.

A) mustn’t B) wouldn’t

C) oughtn’t to D) needn’t

28._____ is known to all, Hemingway is a very great American writer.

A) As B) It

C)What D) That

29.Haerbing is the coldest place ____ I have ever been to.

A) where B)that

C) what D) which

30.The reason _____ I’m calling is to tell you about the job interview next Friday.

A)why B) for

C)as D)because

31.The young man spoke confidently, _____ impressed me most.

A) so that B) which

C) that D) in which

32.We do not necessarily grow wiser _____ we grow older.

A) as B) for

C) since D) until

33.My only request is that this problem _____ as soon as possible.

A) should be settled B) would be settled

C) will settle D)shall settle

Section B (20%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

34.Information that does not make any _____ is hard for us to remember.

A) sense B) mistake

C) trouble D) difference

35.Another piece of _____ in the bedroom was an old-fashioned bed.

A) mixture B) manufacture

C) feature D) furniture

36.Miss Cathy will be in _____ of our company when the manager is away next week.

A) charge B) honor

C) place D) spite

37.Some people in Shanghai complain of the rapid _____ of life in this big city.

A) speed B) rate

C) pace D) growth

38.The earthquake has been the worst natural _____ to hit China in recent years.

A) distance B)disaster

C)disease D)discovery

39. Mary, could you _____ my mother while I am away in Shanghai?

A)attend B)handle

C)arrange D)settle

40.You may watch the movie, and I _____ that you’ll be fond of it.

A)guarantee B)reveal

C)prove D)disclose

41.I will not _____ you to watch TV unless you finish your assignment.

A)agree B)let

C)permit D)have

42.You should _____ the police immediately, since there is important evidence.

A)inform B)claim

C)ask D)propose

43.Training is provided, so no _____ experience is needed for the job.

A)various B)previous

C)cautious D)conscious

44.We are very lucky to be _____ after the terrible earthquake.

A)alive B)live

C)alike D)active

45._____ had she received the letter than she started back home.

A)No sooner B)Hardly

C)No more D)Seldom

46. John calculates as quickly as Lucy, but not as _____.

A)normally B)directly

C)clearly D)accurately

47. I’ll _____ remember the day when I entered the college.

A)always B)almost

C)nearly D)really

48.Regardless _____ which method we choose, the result will be the same.

A)for B)on

C)with D)of

49.The two Chinese girls were _____ the 40 students awarded the scholarship of Beijing University.

A)among B)along

C)besides D)between

50.The Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur stand out _____ the clear sky.

A)in B)against

C)on D)above

51.It is believed that the new chairman will be fit _____ the position.

A)for B)to

C)in D)with

52.The reporter sent back bad news that there was still no sign of _______ in the military attack.

A)survivors B)soldiers

C)patients D)prisoners

53. As we all know, the shape of __________ often represents love.

A)diamond B)arrow

C)square D)heart

Part III) Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

To avoid accident and distraction while watching athletes doing their sweaty part in the sports events, we, spectators(观众), should keep in mind some special rules:

*Archery & shooting

1. Sit at the back or on either side of the field. For safety’s sake, do not venture out of there.

2. Above all, keep quiet during the match. Put your cellphone on vibrate(震动) or turn it off.

3. Do not use the flash on your camera, because it can distract the athletes.

4. When the athletes are aiming at the target, keep your voice down.

*Baseball, basketball & football

1. Drinks in glass bottles or cans are not allowed.

2. Don’t bring a whistle. Referees use them and you can confuse the players.

3. Players can be tense when taking a shot. Keep the cheering down at critical moments. Do not use the camera flash.

4. If you easily get nervous, bring some biscuits. Keep your mouth moving to calm you down.

*Cycling & marathon

1. Spectators should keep off the track. Control your pets.

2. Cyclists or runners might look tired, sweaty and thirsty, but, do not hand them a bottle of water, a cool towel or anything else. Any help from spectators can disqualify (取消资格)an athlete.

3. Again, if a cyclist or runner falls, do not rush over to help. The best thing to do is to contact medical personnel.

54.In this article, the author intends to _____ while watching the sports events.

A)tell the spectators when to cheer for the athletes

B)tell the spectators where to find the safe place

C)tell the spectators what to bring along

D)tell the spectators how to behave themselves

55. According to the passage, spectators mustn’t use flash on the camera while watching _____.

A)shooting & ball games

B)cycling & marathon

C)archery & cycling

D)marathon & ballgames

56. What would happen to the runners if the spectators helped them in the sports events?

A)they would be more tired and thirsty.

B)they would be disturbed in their regular pace

C)they would be dismissed from the events

D)they would get nervous and fall.

57. What are the two things NOT allowed to bring along when going to watch the ball games?

A)Cellphone and camera with flash.

B) Drinks in glass bottles and whistles.

C) Biscuits and whistles

D) Drinks and biscuits

58. Cheers are most improper when _________.

A)the athletes are aiming at the target

B)the referees are using their whistles

C)players are tensely engaged in playing

D)the athletes are entering the sports ground

Passage Two

A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated(复杂的) work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply(乘) a thousand times a second, or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits(数位). It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits.

The heart of an electronic computer lies in its transistors. Its electronic circuits(电路) work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions--it must be programmed.

Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes--they can be used to prepare payrolls, guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an important role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.

59.What is the function of a computer according to this passage?

A)To perform work and to store information

B)To do some complicated work faster.

C)To do mathematical calculations

D)To add, subtract, multiply or divide

60.What is a computer’s percentage of error in making calculation?

A)A thousand times as many as human beings’

B)Nine thousand times as many as human beings’

C)About one mistake per two hundred digits.

D)About one mistake in a billion digits

61.The core part of an electronic computer lies in_______.

A)its electronic circuits

B)its transistors

C)its nerve cells

D)the human brain

62. How long does a computer take to do a problem taking two years’ time by a human being ?

A)One minute.

B)Two seconds.

C)One second.

D)Two minutes.

63. What is the relationship between human beings and computers?

A)A computer must be programmed by human beings.

B)Human brains must be programmed by computers.

C)Human beings can do nothing without computers.

D)Computers can do everything for human beings.

Passage Three

Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Union as the forty-ninth state in 1959. (Hawaii was the fiftieth state to join the Union.) Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states in the U.S.

It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson’ s Secretary of State, Seward, bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of $ 7.2 million. The buying of the huge northern land mass seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and it appeared to have no importance in times of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies on the Pacific “ring of fire.” In Alaska, large treeless areas are covered with snow all the year round. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called “Seward’ s Folly” at that time.

However, in 1896 gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into the land quickly. Since then other important natural resources were discovered, including oil. Soon, people changed their thinking about “Seward ‘ s Folly”.

But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that the northern land discloses to them. For instance, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. And in a certain area of Alaska, the sun does not set for 82 days every year.

64. Why was Alaska called Russian America?

A)Because the Russians sold it to the United States

B)Because it joined the U.S. as the forty-ninth state

C)Because it is the largest state in the U.S.

D)Because it is the fiftieth state to join the Union.

65. When did Seward buy Alaska from the Russians?

A)in 1959

B)in 1867

C)in 1896

D)in 1982

66. Why was the buying of Alaska called “Seward’ s Folly”?

A)Because Seward paid $ 7.2 million to buy such a useless huge northern land mass.

B)Because Alaska lies on a treeless areas covered with snow.

C)Because the purchase of Alaska by Seward then seemed as something foolishly done.

D)Because there are volcanoes and “ring of fire” in Alaska.

67. Why did people change their thinking about such a “foolish bargain”?

A)Because gold and natural resources were found in Alaska.

B)Because people poured into Alaska to make fortune.

C)Because President Johnson’ s Secretary of State bought Alaska.

D)Because oil, volcanoes and snow there are found most valuable.

68. Tourists go to Alaska_____.

A)to see those 11,000 islands in Alaska

B)to see the unsetting sun for 82 days

C)to see the snow on the northern land

D)to see the endless beauty of nature

Passage Four

As an overseas student, I have to study very hard every day. I have free time only on weekends, when I can do shopping and wash clothes, and manage to go to a party with friends occasionally.

Once invited to a party, I stayed near the wall and drank beer and tried to talk to the woman

next to me and asked her to dance. She accepted and I got to know her name was Mary. Before I

left the party, I got her phone number.

Three days later, I called her and asked her to go to a play. She sounded delighted, and agreed to go with me. I was very excited about dating with her that weekend. While waiting at her

apartment building, she came down from upstairs. To my great surprise, she asked me if it was OK

if her boy friend came, too. I had to tell her that I had two tickets only.

After the play, we stopped for a cup of coffee and talked about the play. I didn’t understand it

very well, so she explained it to me. She seemed pretty quiet, though, and I realized that she had

been thinking of her boy friend all that time.

After that, I became very careful with my dates with American girls. I have learned that

American dating customs are not necessarily comfortable for Chinese students because they are

different from Chinese customs. However, they are an important part of social life in American universities.

69. On weekends, a busy overseas student usually ____________.

A)goes to a party with friends

B)studies very hard

C)enjoys himself

D)does shopping and washing

70. The writer got to know Mary_______?

A)while dancing at a weekend party

B)while drinking beer in a bar.

C)by chatting on the phone.

D)by asking her name and address.

71. One weekend was exciting for the writer because he was going to __________.

A)a party with some friends

B)have a date with Mary

C)a movie with Mary

D)have his first date in life

72. The writer was surprised because ____________.

A)Mary came down from her room with her boy friend

B)Mary wanted to bring her boy along with them

C)Mary wanted her boy friend to go to the play with them

D)Mary asked for one more ticket.

73. American dating customs ______________.

A)are different from Chinese customs

B)are comfortable for Chinese students

C)are not comfortable for foreign students

D)are similar to Chinese customs

Part IV: Translate from English to Chinese (10%)

Directions: There are five sentences in this part. For each sentence, five suggested Chinese translations are given. There are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. You are expected to make the best choice.

74. A truly effective variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects are available.

A)有一种真正有效的化学方法可以控制昆虫，你也可以选择其他方法。

B)对化学方法的使用要加以控制，不然真的会影响到昆虫，甚至使其变异。

C)除了使用化学方法控制昆虫外，还有其它各种很有效的方法可供使用。

D)除了使用化学方法控制昆虫外，还有一种真正有效的方法可供使用。

E)有一种有效的方法可以控制昆虫，这种方法给化学带来了真正的变化。

75. It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character.

A)人们普遍认为，读一年级的孩子们大都会经历性格方面的改变。

B)人们大多数承认，孩子们读一年级时的体验大致能确定他们的性格。

C)人们通常获得的经验是孩子们读一年级时就大致表现出他们的特点。

D)人们普遍认为，孩子们的早年经历在很大程度上决定了他们的性格。

E)人们大多数承认，孩子们的早年经历大部分都能决定他们的性格。

76. One’s attitude towards study is always cultivated in the early childhood and often has a lifelong effect.

A)一个人的态度应该是, 活到老，学到老。

B)一个人童年学习态度好, 定会终身出成果。

C)童年时就养成的学习态度往往使人终身受益。

D)幼年时就养成的学习态度常常会影响人的一生。

E)童年时就养成的学习态度总是会影响人的一生。

77. From my business partner’s reaction I could tell that the Dutch find that very rude.

A)在商务交往中，我发现了荷兰人的活动规律。

B)我告诉荷兰人, 我的生意伙伴的行为是很规矩的。

C)生意伙伴的的活动告诉我，荷兰人发现那是很不礼貌的。

D)从生意伙伴的行为中我发现荷兰人认为那是很不礼貌的。

E)我从生意伙伴的反应中发现荷兰人认为那是很不礼貌的。

78. In Arab countries, it’s not a good idea to admire something too much; the owner will probably give it to you as a present. 修改

A)在阿拉伯国家不要过分恭维主人，因为他很可能会给你送礼。

B)在阿拉伯国家过度赞扬某物不是好事，因为由于你在场物主就会把它送给你。

C)在阿拉伯国家过度赞扬某物不是好事，因为物主会把它作为礼物送给你。

D)在阿拉伯国家不要当面恭维主人，因为他很可能会理解为你要他们送礼物给你。

E)在阿拉伯国家不要当面恭维主人，因为他很可能会认为你不怀好意。

答案：

1-5 ABDAC 6-10 ABCAD

11-12 BA

13 engine

14 private

15 medium

16 climate

17 fuels

18 corporate

19-23 ABCAA 24-28 ABACA 29-33 BABAA

34-38 ADACB 39-43 AACAB 44-48 AADAD

49-53 ABAAD

54-58 DACBA 59-63 ADBAA 64-68 ABCAD

69-73 DABCA

74 1-0-2-1.5-0.5 75 0.5-1-0-2-1.5 76 0-0.5-1-2-1.5

77 0-0.5-1-1.5-2 78 1-1.5-2-0.5-0