2. A. There are no Christians in the US. B. All Christians go to church regularly. C. The US is not a Christian country. D. Religion in the US is not very official. Questions 3 to 3 are based on the following passage. 3. A. Failing to get the painting job. B. Living with his parents again. C. Starting a new family in the city. D. Moving into the city to find a job. Questions 4 to 4 are based on the following passage. 4. A. Convincing others to join the Army. B. Doing his responsibility. C. Helping others. D. Acting violently. Part 1 Understanding Short Conversations (每小题: 2 分; 满分：8 分) 小题 得分 对错 1. 2. 3. 4. 0 2 2 2 我的答案 C C B D A C B D 客观 Subtotal: 6
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Part 2 Understanding Passages
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Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. 1.
A. Football.
B. Baseball.
C. Basketball.
D. Soccer. 2.
A. In Canada.
B. In Massachusetts.
C. In Europe.
D. In Latin America. 3.
A. Baseball is not very popular in the United States.
B. Southerners like car racing better than other sports.
C. Car racing will become more popular than football.
D. Football is America's most watched sport. 4.
A. Americans don't watch much hockey. B. America enjoys car racing very much. C. America has large immigrant populations. D. Americans don't appreciate soccer much. 5. A. Everyone enjoys watching it, but cannot see it often. B. Children like to play, but adults don't like to watch. C. People generally like it more outside of big cities. D. Only immigrants ever watch it at all. Part 2 Understanding Passages (每小题: 2 分; 满分：10 分) 小题 得分 对错 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 2 2 2 2 我的答案 B A D D B B A D D B 客观 Subtotal: 10
老师评语： Click ONCE on the speaker icon to start listening! 放音结束前请不要离开本页。否则就听不成啦! Part 3 Compound Dictation (每小题： 分) Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage. People aren't completely certain how the character \Sam\The prevailing 1. theoryis that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. Wilson was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on September 13, 1766. His 2. childhoodhome was in Mason, New Hampshire. In walked1789, he and his brother Ebenezer 3. Troy, New York. to During the War of 1812, Wilson was 4. processing and packing meat. He 5. in the businessof providedmeat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials \6. origin. Supposedly, someone who saw the \jokestamp suggested-perhaps as a 7. -that the initials stood for \meat came from \8. led to idea tha. Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in Troy. Uncle Sam's traditional appearance 9. however, 10. beard. Part 3 Compound Dictation (每小题: 2 分; 满分：20 分) 小题 得分 对错 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 2 2 2 2 is an invention. Samuel Wilson, looked very dif. For example, Wilson was clean-shaven, while Uncle Sam is usually pictured with a 我的答案 theory childhood walked in the business provided theory childhood walked in the business provided 客观 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2 2 0 0 0 origin joke the federal government origin joke represented the federal government is an invention of some artists and political cartoonists who came later Uncle Sam in physical appearance Subtotal: 14
led to idea that Uncle Sam represented led to the new idea that Uncle Sam is an invention of some artists and cartoons who came later looked very different from the image of looked very different from the image of Uncle Sam in appearance 老师评语： Part 4 Fill in the Blanks (with the right preposition or adverb) (每小题： 分) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word. 1. The company could go aheadwithout applying for a license but it had to consider the consequences. 2. But, he believes, if you don't throw up a lot of bad ideas you are unlikely to come either. 3. Here is a doll for your daughter to play withupwith some better ones . 4. He crossed the street and walked Central Park. alongsidethe edge of 5. He sent the paintings to the exhibition but none were forsale. against7. Famed artist James Earle Fraser went tradition by using three actual American Indians