第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much did the foundation actually give to the university?

A. $20000 B. $30000 C. $40000.

2. What is the woman's suggestion to the man?

A. He should ask the instructor about it.

B. He should read the instruction book.

C. He should have the table installed.

3. What does the man really want to do?

A. Edit an advertisement. B. Work as an editor. C. Find a job.

4. Why did Katie look unhappy?

A. Because she just lost her job. B. Because she failed to find a job.

C. Because she was sick and felt terrible.

5. What does the woman imply?

A. She can't help the man carry the computer.

B. She is feeling too dizzy to go downstairs.

C. She thinks the man can carry the computer himself.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第8小题。

6. What's the weather been like recently?

A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.

7. What is the temperature now?

A. 33℃． B．36℃． C．38℃．

8. What is expected this afternoon?

A. Showers. B. Wind. C. Cold air.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11小题。

9. Where does the man learn about the house?

A. From the advertisement. B. From his friend. C. From the owner.

10. What is the price of the house?

A. About 40000 dollars. B. About 150000 dollars. C. About 190000 dollars.

11. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man decides to buy the house.

B. The house is in South Florida Street.

C. The house suits the man's family.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14小题。

12. Why are some experts strongly encouraging arm exercises?

A. Because our arms are often too fat.

B. Because our arms are often too soft.

C. Because arm exercises can build up our health.

13. What will happen to your blood pressure when you do arm exercises? A. Decrease. B. Increase. C. Keep normal.

14. What should be done to match the arm exercises?

A. Leg exercises. B. Cycling. C. Waist exercises.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17小题。

15. When will the man buy the paintings?

A. Tomorrow. B. This weekend. C. Today.

16. What kind of color will the walls probably be?

A. Yellow. B. Brown. C. Black.

17. What do we know about the man?

A. He is decorating his new house. B. He will buy a red sofa.

C. He is a Chinese.

听第10段材料，回答第186至第20小题。

18. What is a terminal degree?

A. A bachelor's degree. B. A technical associate degree.

C. A degree which is designed for transfer.

19. What is the length of credit hours for a B. A. ?

A. 72 semester hours. B. 95 quarter hours. C. 120 semester hour.

20. What can we learn about American degrees?

A. The associate degree takes about 2 years when one is enrolled full time.

B. The master's takes about 2 to 2. 5 years.

C. All associate degrees can be transferred to a bachelor’s.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车). I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home. Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water. After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.21. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because ______. A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney ?B. she was going home for her holidays C. the town was far away from Sydney ?D. she missed the only train back home22. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2? A. He helped the girl find a ride. ?? B. He gave the girl a ride back home. C. He bought sandwiches for the girl. ?D. He watched the girl for three hours.23. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that ______. A. she realized he was Gordon???? ??

B. she had known him for decades C. she was going to the nearby town ??

D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got24. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story? A. Giving sometimes produces nice results. B. Those who give rides will be rapid. C. Good manners bring about happiness. D. People should offer free rides to others.

B

Most of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience.

Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now. During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.

A new study from Switzerland sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age.

It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern areas. This surprised the researchers from the University of Bern.

Scientists have long assumed（认为） that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere(半球) during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land. If surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.

The researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time.

The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact(影响) on ocean currents(洋流) and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too.

The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.

　　It is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.

25. The underlined phrase “sheds light on” (in paragraph 3) can be replaced by_______.

　　A. throws doubts on

　　B. beats down on

　　C. makes it clear

　　D. makes light of

　26. We can infer from the passage ________.

　　 A. the ice can easily just slip into the ocean

　　 B. melting just in the Northern hemisphere would have been impossible

　　 C. volcanoes caused the ice to melt

　　 D. researchers often use the computer models help their research work.

　27. The scientists are not sure ________.

　　 A. what caused the temperature changes

　　 B. where ice sheets melted during the ice age

　　 C. how long the ice age lasted

　　 D. what the earth is made up of

　28. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　 A. A computer model

　　 B. Studies show ice melted equally in the North and the South during the ice age

　　 C. Most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age.

　　 D. A survey result

C

For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.

Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.

People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.

As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building—green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb（吸收）or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.