I. Listening Comprehension（24%）

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Relatives. B. Roommates. C. Colleagues. D. Neighbors.

2. A. 7:00 B. 7:30 C. 9:00 D. 9:30

3. A. On the 6th of June B. On the 8th of June

C. On the 9th of June D. On the 19th of June.

4. A. On Thursday night. B. On Monday night.

C. On Friday morning. D. On Thursday morning.

5. A. Three B. One C. Four D. Two

6. A. Looking for a timetable. B. Buying some furniture.

C. Reserving a table. D. Window shopping.

7. A. Cold and windy. B. Snow will be replaced by strong winds.

C. It will get better. D. Rainy and cold.

8. A. She has to study for the exam. B. She is particularly interested in plays.

C. She’s eager to watch the new play. D. She can lend her notes to the man.

9. A. Give the ring to a policeman.

B. Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room.

C. Hand in the ring to the security office.

D. Take the ring to the administration building.

10. A. She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.

B. The courses she took were too difficult for her.

C. She took too many courses during her first term.

D. She found it difficult dealing with college courses.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They didn’t care. B. They hated it.

C. They loved it. D. They had mixed feelings.

12. A. There was not enough maintenance.

B. People didn’t care whatever mess it might be.

C. Because there were no effective regulations over visitors.

D. Because it was constructed badly.

13. A. It was more respected.

B. More people used it.

C. It was damaged by tourists again.

D. It quickly got worse after Lincoln’s death.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Making a Phone Call



From:

Paul Smiley



To:

MIC House Agency



Caller’s address:

 17 2, 16 Rose Lane, Newton



The problem with the washing machine:

It’s been 18 a little.



Request:

It needs to be repaired 19 away.



The problem with the windows:

There are no 20 on them.



Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

How come the man can’t sleep?

He is very much worried about the 21 next month.



Why does the man call the woman?

To ask for suggestions for 22 .



What course did the university offer at this time last year?

A 23 course.



What does the woman advise the man to do tomorrow?

To call the 24 .





II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A （16%）

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, (25) ________ huge rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew immediately I wanted to climb it. That (26) ________ (be) my life’s passion ever since — climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my home.

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of waste, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s (27) ________ me why visitors started respecting the place (28) ________ (little) and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried picking up trash myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only (29) ________ (find) the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so tired of it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew (30) ________ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a cleanup. On that day, more than 300 people showed up. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to accomplish. I (31) ________ not believe the difference we made — the park looked clean!

I often hear people complain about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by doing rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. You can’t blame others (32) ________ you start with yourself.

(B)

For those who are tired doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app (application).

Strange (33) ________ it may seem — “my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it (34) ________ (introduce) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install a large number of internet (35) ________ (connect) features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”.

This year, it’s Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges (36) ________ can tell you when your groceries are going bad.

The washers and dryers, available (37) ________ (start) in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application.

Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has some practical uses.

“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time (38) ________ you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.

Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do — enable laziness. Rather than (39) ________ (get) up to check on (40) ________ the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A （15%）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fit the context.

The Internet affords anonymity (namelessness) to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has 41 across the Web.

Can privacy be preserved while bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly 42 ?

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation’s cyber-czar, offered the federal government a 43 to make the Web a safer place --- a “voluntary trusted identity” system that would be the high-tech 44 of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled into one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital certificate linked to a specific computer and would authenticate users at a range of online services.

The idea is to 45 a federation of private online identity systems. User could select which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver’s license 46 by the government.

Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these “single sign-on” systems that make it possible for users to 47 just once but use many different services.

48 , the approach would create a “walled garden” cyberspace, with safe “neighborhoods” and bright “streetlights” to establish a sense of a 49 community.

Mr. Schmidt described it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which “individuals and organizations can complete online dealings with 50 , trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the base on which the deal runs”.

51 , the administration’s plan has 52 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would 53 be a compulsory Internet “drive’s license” mentality.

　　The plan has also been greeted with 54 by some computer security experts, who worry that the “voluntary ecosystem” envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet 55 . They argue that all Internet users should be forced to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.

41. A. skipped B. swept C. walked D. ridden

42. A. careless B. pointless C. lawless D. helpless

43. A. reason B. proposal C. contract D. reminder

44. A. information B. interference C. entertainment D. equivalent

45. A. dismiss B. discover C. create D. improve

46. A. released B. sponsored C. issued D. delivered

47. A. carry on B. linger on C. set in D. log in

48. A. In vain B. In fact C. In return D. In contrast

49. A. trusted B. modernized C. thriving D. competing

50. A. caution B. delight C. confidence D. patience

51. A. Moreover B. Still C. Therefore D. Instead

52. A. protected B. divided C. disappointed D. united

53. A. frequently B. incidentally C. occasionally D. eventually

54. A. suspicion B. reliance C. indifference D. enthusiasm

55. A. attackable B. manageable C. defendable D. invisible

Section B （15%）

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished stat