Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes)
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 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear: You will read:
A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work
they have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore A) “ At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) To visit a friend. B) To study French. C) To hire a teacher. D) To find a job.
2. A) She needs many pencils. B) She should have brought more pencils. C) She can let him use her pencils. D) She can sharpen her own pencils 3. A) Director and actress. B) Passenger and driver. C) Diner and waitress. D) Salesman and customer.
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4. A) He is going back to school. B) He is going to finish his holiday. C) He will take a part-time job. D) He will take his full-time job. 5. A) $ 15. B) $ 20. C) $ 12. D) $ 30.
6. A) Because he didn’t hear the telephone ring. B) Because he was taking a bath. C) Because he wasn’t at home. D) Because he didn’t want to. 7. A) Mr. Black is in a higher position than Mr. Green. B) Mr. Green used to be in charge of the company.
C) Mr. Black used to be in charge of the company. D) Mr. Green is in a higher position than Mr. Black. 8. A) Wood. B) Paper. C) Plastic. D) Metal.
9. A) In twenty minutes. B) In twenty-five minutes. C) In fifteen minutes. D) In five minutes. 10. A) At a piano concert. B) At a shopping center. C) In a museum. D) In a movie theatre. Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear a long conversation. At the end of the
conversation, you will hear two questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 11 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) 9:13 a.m. B) 5:30 p.m. C) 9:30 a.m. D) 3:30 p.m. 12. A) It’s a long-distance flight. B) It’s round trip.
C) There are not many tickets left. D) It’s the holiday season.
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Section C Spot Dictation
注意：听力理解的C节（SectionC）为填充式听写（Spot Dictation），短文及题目（S1~S6）在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二做听写题。
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there
are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
13. He adopted the name after reading the book which _______him greatly. A) inspected B) informed C) indicated D) influenced
14. I read this article again and again, truing hard to understand it but___________. A) in vain B) in detail C) in effect D) in general
15. The little girl is terribly___________, because her parents give her everything she asks for.
A) bothered B) spoiled C) attended D) troubled
16. Frank has to live with his parents if _______he cannot find a job to support himself after graduation.
A) unfortunately B) occasionally C) obviously D) surprisingly
17. Children and family are always popular__________of conversation for some middle-aged women.
A) titles B) thoughts C) ideas D) topics
18. Tom is a _______customer of this restaurant; he almost comes every other day. A) specific B) standard C) regular D) normal
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19. When I was at college, I could not get any ________support from my parents or other people.
A) commercial B) artificial C) financial D) beneficial 20. The major roads have been _____so there are now four lanes instead of two. A) enlarged B) deepened C) extended D) widened
21. We tried very hard to figure out why the new machine was always ______down. A) breaking B) coming C) cutting D) putting
22. We are sure that tickets for the concert are always________, so we needn’t book in advance.
A) portable B) available C) possible D) reliable
23. The rapid development of economy also brings us some environment problems, which should be taken_____________.
A) seriously B) sincerely C) severely D) significantly 24. We will put______ our party until next Thursday so that everyone can take part in it.
A) away B) off C) up D) through 25. How I wish I _______ my cell phone! I only made it worse.
A) have repaired B) had repaired C) hadn’t repaired D) didn’t repair 26. With the development of the Internet, there is no doubt _______ newspapers in many parts of the world are having a hard time.
A) what B) if C) that D) whether 27. ________, we had to stay in the room equipped with air conditioning.
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A) It was a hot day B) Being a hot day C) Which was a hot day D) The day being hot 28. It was reported _______ more than 170 thousand people died in the 2004 disaster. A) when B) which C) that D) where
29. The two elements _______ water is made are the gases oxygen and hydrogen. A) which B) with which C) that D) of which
30. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, ________ to arrive on the evening flight.
A) is B) are going C) are D) will be 31. It was because of the traffic jam ________ he was late for the discussion. A) to cause B) that C) why D) which
32. It rained heavily in southern China this summer, _________ serious floods in several provinces.
A) to cause B) causing C) having caused D) caused
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40%) (35minutes)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 33 to 37 are based on the following passage.
Experiments show that dolphins (海豚) can remember whistles of other dolphins they’d lived with after 20 years of separation. Each dolphin has a unique whistle that
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