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Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22. 5 marks)

Directions: In this section., you will hear six conversation,s between, two speakers.

For each con,versation , there are several questions and each question is followed by three

choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each

question .

You will hear each con,versation TWICE.

Example :

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.

The answer is B.

Conversation, 1

1. What is beside the computer center?

A. The sports center.

B. The library.

C. The classroom building.

2. Where will the speakers go next?

A. To the sports center.

B. To the library.

C. To the computer center.

Conversation, 2

3. What does the man think of the movie?

A. Amazing. B. Disappointing. C. Moving.

4. What made the woman confused about the movie?

A. The plot.

B. The special effects.

C. The scenery.

Conversation, 3

5. What prevented the woman's car from starting?

A. The faulty engine.

B. The lack of petrol.

C. The dead battery.

6. What will the woman o?

A. Get some petrol.

B. Buy a new car.

C. Return her battery.

Conversation, 4

7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Sending Steven to school.

B. Working on night shift.

C. Looking after Steven.

8. Who should plan Steven's future in the woman's opinion?

A. The father. B. Steven himself. C. The mother.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The couple has much spare time.

B. The couple has to work.

C. The husband will be free in the daytime.

Conversation, 5

10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Customer and waiter.

B. Boss and employee.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

11. Why does the woman want to leave her present company?

A. The company isn't doing well.

B. She hasn't had a promotion.

C. She can't display her abilities there.

12. When can the woman start her new job?

A. At once. B. In about a month. C. In about a week.

Conversation, 6

13. Why has the woman gone to Prague?

A. To go sightseeing.

B. To see a friend.

C. To attend a conference.

14. How long does it take from the hotel to the conference center by bus?

A. 6 minutes. B. 5 minutes. C. 15 minutes.

15. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The subway fare depends on the distance.

B. It is easy to get lost at the subway station.

C. There isn't a subway station near the conference center.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions : In this section , you will hear a short passage . Listen carefully and then

fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard . Fill in each blank with

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices

marked A, B, C an,d D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence .

21. A journal is not necessarily a reliable record of facts, for the writer's impressions

colour the telling of events.

A. shall B. might C. should D. must

22. There are eight tips in Dr. Roger's lecture on sleep, and one of them is:

to bed early unless you think it is necessary.

A. doesn't go B. not to go

C. don't go D. not going

23. -Hi, Lucy! What's the schedule for tomorrow?

-Let me check. You an appointment with Thomas at three o'clock.

A. were having B. have

C. had D. have had

24. It is not your grades but the attitude to your course matters.

A. that B. one C. what D. it

25. As many as 20 dishes are provided in the dining hall today, and you are free to

choose suits you best.

A. whatever B. whenever

C. whichever D. wherever

26. Many of the only children are so accustomed to that they react violently

when they hear something different.

A. having praised B. praised

C. praising D. being praised

27. Tom may win the competition, he is likely to get into the national team.

A. in that case B. in which case

C. in what case D. in whose case

28. Arriving at the party hurriedly, we were disappointed to find that the band

playing.

A. stopped B. will stop

C. had stopped D. has stopped

29. Every morning Jack's wife will stand before the mirror, herself before

leaving home.

A. admired B. being admired

C. to admire D. admiring

30. -Do I have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?

-I think so. We the Botanical Garden then.

A. are visiting B. will be visiting

C. have visited D. visit

31. Tired of her endless complaints, I walked out of the room she could open

her mouth.

A. before B. until C. when D. once

32. The boy, with his school work every day, felt rather tired and

uncomfortable.

A. occupied B. occupying

C. to occupy D. being occupied

33. The captain as well as his team interviewed shortly after they won the

gold medal.

A. are B. was C. is D. were

34. The world today different without the amazing discoveries produced by

great scientists.

A. were B. had been

C. would have been D. would be

35. -Where can we get Mo Yan's new novel?

-I'm sorry, it and will come out next week.

A. has been printed B. will be printed

C. is being printed D. is printed

Section B (18 marks)

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 fits the

context .

I lost my sight when I was four years old when falling off a train to Atlantic City.

But I was 36 . My parents and my teachers saw something in me -a potential to

live, you might call it -which I didn't see, and they encouraged me to _ 37

blindness.

The hardest lesson I had to 38 was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able

to do that, I would have walked with a stick for the rest of my life. When I say belief

in myself I am not 39_ talking about the kind of self-confidence that helps me down

an 40 staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that.

Although imperfect in some aspect, I am a real, positive person. There is a special

place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and 41 this self-confidence. It had to start with

the most basic things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was

making fun of me and I was 42 .

"I can't use this," I responded.

"Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around. "

The words stuck in my head. "Roll it around! " By rolling the ball I could 43

where it went. This gave me an 44 how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible:

playing baseball. At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a new

kind of baseball. We called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried t0 45 them

one by one. I also knew my limitations. It was no good trying something that I knew at

the start was wildly out of reach because that only 46 the bitterness of failure. I

would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made 47 .

36. A. unfortunate B. disappointed C. lucky D. ashamed

37. A. share with B. play with C. toy with D. fight with

38. A. meet B. learn C. avoid D. prepare

39. A. simply B. slightly C. frequently D. directly

40. A. unusual B. unfair C. unfamiliar D. uncomfortable

41. A. lengthen B. strengthen C. deepen D. widen

42. A. hurt B. amused C. greeted D. praised

43. A. find B. see C. smell D. hear

44. A. event B. offer C. idea D. excuse

45. A. receive B. achieve C. classify D. follow

46. A. refused B. removed C. caused D. replaced

47. A. sense B. mistakes C. friends D. progress

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word

that bestfit the context.

Have you ever noticed this phenomenon? Sometimes Chinese English teachers are

puzzled by such questions, "Could you please give me some advice 48 how to

improve my reading comprehension?"

Actually, many of the teachers can't give their students 49 effective way to

deal with reading. Anyway, they often simply say, "Read 50 and practise more,

and you will get more experience in reading comprehension. " Frankly, these teachers'

good suggestions are only helpful to arouse (激起) students' interest in reading 51

not helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension.

Personally, 52 think the skill for reading comprehension should be based on the

knowledge of English writing. 53 the English passages are written under some rules

or principles, the science of reading and understanding ma