Listening comprehension24%

Section A Short Conversations 10分

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. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.

C. Manager and clerk. D. Waitress and customer.

2. A. Hotel and resident. B. Professor and student.

C. Customer officer and traveler. D. Boss and secretary.

3. A.He is quite easy to recognize. B.He is an outstanding speaker.

C.He looks like a movie star. D.He looks young for his age.

4. A.Urge Jenny to spend more time on study.

B.Help Jenny to prepare for the coming exams.

C.Act towards Jenny in a more sensible way.

D.Send Jenny to a volleyball training center.

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

C. Reserving a table. D. Window shopping.

6. A. Henry doesn’t like the color. B. Someone else painted the house.

C. There was no ladder in the house. D. Henry painted the house himself.

7. A. Clean her house while she is away. B. Buy her some plants and take care of them.

C. Water her plants while she is away. D. Water her plants when he is not at work.

8. A.There are too many courses offered to students.

B. The woman should take fewer courses next term.

C. The man will take four courses next semester.

D. It is wiser to take more than four courses.

9. A. Spending more time on sightseeing. B. Visiting the city with a group.

C. Touring the city on a fine day. D. Taking the man with her on the tour.

10. A. Ask Tom to send an invitation. B. Get the Johnsons’ address.

C. Invite Tom to the party. D. Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.

Section B Passages 6分

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. Courses in British history. B. Language courses.

C. Courses in sports. D. Teacher training courses.

12. A. To attract more students.

B. To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.

C. To let the students have a good rest.

D. To make the summer school more like a holiday.

13. A. Because they all work very hard.

B. Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.

C. Because they learn not only in but also out of class.

D. Because they are all advanced students.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14.A. To show off their wealth. B. To feel good.

C. To regain their memory. D. To be different from others.

15.A. To help solve their psychological problems.

B. To play games with them.

C. To send them to the hospital.

D. To make them aware of its harmfulness.

16.A. They need care and affection.

B. They are fond of the world trips.

C. They are mostly from broken families.

D. They are likely to commit crimes.

Section C Longer Conversations 8分

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Missing Person Report Form

Time last seen

About ___17___o’clock in the afternoon.



Place last seen

At the ___18____section of the store.



Name

____19________.



Appearance

Dark ___20_____hair,thin and small.









Complete the form. Write ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

What is the man’s job?

He works as a ______21______.



Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?

He considers ______22_______.



What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?

It can be _____23_______.



What does he enjoy about the stressful aspects of his job?

He enjoys a ____24______.







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

Grammar and vocabulary (25%)

Section A 16%

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

28. ______ to get a seat for the concert, he didn’t mind standing in a queue all night.

A. Determine B. To be determined

C. Determined D. Being determined

29. The teacher just took down the names of the students _______ during the exam.

A. caught cheating B. caught to cheat

C. catching cheating D. to catch cheating

30. This field of scientific research remains________.

to be untouching B. being touched

C. to be untouched D. untouched

31. ________ one foot before the other, slowly and purposefully, the deer walked up to

_______ I was _______.

A. Put, where, seated B. Putting, the place where, seating

C. Put, the place in which, sitting D. Putting, the place where, sitting

Why the explosion occurred was ____ the laboratory attendant had been careless.

A. for B.because C. since D. that

33. The “magical apple”, which we wish not to be the last one_____ us, has inspired

the imagination and passion of millions of people.

fascinate B. fascinating C. fascinated D. to fascinate

34. Standing on the top of the hill, one would not do anything, but _____ the flowing of

the clouds around me.

enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy

35. Employers often give jobs to _______ they believe has work experience and a strong

sense of duty.

whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom

36. Taobao.com has begun selling tickets online for international flights, ______ to cut

the market share of Ctrip.com and other competitors.

to aim B. having aimed C. aiming D. being aimed

37. _______ in a top-level university abroad is what many students wish for.

Educated B. Being educated C. To educate D. Educating

38. You’ll find the hot issue that Da Vinci Furniture Co.,Ltd sold fraud(假冒的) furniture

_____all over China.

talk about B. to talk about C. talking about D. talked about

39. The teacher got the students ___ all the words they didn’t know.

A. looked up B.looking in C. to look up D. look at

40. He was so foolish _____ his car unlocked.

to leave B. that leave C. as to leave D. for him to leave

Section B 9%

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

personal B. further C. aspects D. tuition AB. degrees

AC. launch AD. simply BC.created BD. traditional CD. revolutionized



Back in the last century self-study used to mean trying to learn from books. Then as technology moved on, electric products ___41__ the way people learn a language. Audio cassettes enabled people to practice listening, video provided a vivid cultural environment of the languages, computers made interactivity possible, and the __42__ of the Windows 95 operating system opened the door to full multimedia programs that could offer more than what the traditional materials could do.

Today technology has moved on ___43__ . The Internet has served as a communication center. The general use of email has __44__new opportunities for teachers to assist learning at a distance, which has an impact on __45__ learning structures. As you can make more and more progress on your own, the role of the teacher is changing. Basic information and drill can be provided by computer; the teacher is then free to concentrate on the more important ___46__: motivation and production of language in speech or writing.

The latest development is a direct email link from self-study CD-ROMs to an online teacher. Now you can get __47__ one-to-one tuition from any multimedia PC with an internet connection.

When you need more help you __48__ email the tutor. The tutor will know which course you are following and your results to date so he is able to provide good, relevant advice. All you do is to buy the CD-ROM at normal price and then get additional __49__ as you feel the need. So the self-study becomes distance learning with all its advantages of flexibility and low cost.

Reading comprehension 35%

Section A 15%

Remains of ancient civilization are places which were designed and built as a lasting tribute(致敬）to some individuals or events. By visiting these ___50___ monuments, you are sure to be amazed by how __51__ the ancient civilization that existed centuries before you was. Some of the facilities which could be dated back hundreds of years ago are still in use today. Besides, you will also __52____ at the mysterious stories behind it. The Great Wall, __53___, is probably the best-known monument of China, which consists of a network of walls and towers through which the attack warnings could be received within minutes. __54___ then had enough time to prepare. Estimates (估算）of the total length of the monument ___55___, depending on which sections are included and how they are measured. One of the __56___ mysteries is that, although some of the wall is __57___ in special radar images taken by satellites, astronauts have confirmed that the existing wall is not several thousand years old, nor is it, as many people had __58___ visible to the human eye form outer space.

Even older than the Great Wall of China is the Great Pyramid(金字塔）of Giza. Over a 20-year period, thousands of workers made the vision become __59__ with numerous blocks, each weighing more than two tons. It’s still a(n) ___60__ to modern people how