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D)Hewantedthewomantohelphim.
7.A)He’sratherhappytohearso.
B)He’sdisappointedtohearso.
C)He’sunhappytohearso.
D)He’ssurprisedtohearso.
8.A)Hethoughtitwasagoodcar.
B)Hethoughtitwastoonoisy.
C)Hethoughttherewaswrongwiththecar.
D)Hedidn’tlikeit.
9.A)Inacar.
B)Inatrain.
C)Inaship.
D)Inaplane.
10.A)She’llgototheconcert.
B)she’llhaveameeting.
C)She’llwatchherneighbor’schildren.
D)She’llvisitherneighbor.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassage.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Sendingthemtotheshopforsomemilk.
B)Tellingthemadoghasdied.
C)Yourshoelaceisundone.
D)Eatingsomethingdeliciousfoodontheable.
12.A)Herfatherlostapen.
B)Herfatherdidn’tknowwherehispennywas.
C)Shetoldthefatherthathelostapenny.
D)Herfatherwantedtobuysomething.
13.A)Shefooledherfather.
B)Shewantedherfathertopickitup.
C)Herfatherwaslookingforthepenny.
D)Alloftheabovewerenottrue.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Itisnotreallyanewone.
B)Itisthenewonebutdoesn’tworkproperly.
C)Itisthenewonebutitisnotnicelooking.
D)Itisthenewonebutmyfrienddoesn’tlikeit.
15.A)Themilkwentsourquickly.
B)Therefrigeratorhadanunusualsmell.
C)Shedoesn’tcheckeverycornerinside.
D)Shewipedtherefrigeratorout.
16.A)Theshoppromisedtochangeanotherone.
B)Theshoppromisedtorepairitifyouchargeit.
C)Theshoppromisedtorepairitforfreeitifitbrokedowninthefirstthreemonths.
D)Theshoppromisedtorepairitforfreeitifitbrokedowninonemonth.
PassageThree
Pleasefillvacanciesaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustheard.
Whata17____________thatyourletterwiththenewspaperclipping“RichesoftheSea”arrivedthesamedaythesciencedepartmentherealectureonoceanography!
Iplanedtogotoamoviethatnight,butafterIhadgotyourletterIdecidedtoattendthelectureinstead,andIwas18_______gladIdid.
Asyouknow,whatIwantedtodoafterIfinishedschoolhasneverbeenverycleartome.DayalwayswantsmetobeateacherbutnowIbelieveIlikedtobean
oceanographer.Untilthelecture,Ialwayshadthoughtoftheoceanasjustavastbodyofwaterwhereoneswam,rodethesurf,ortookashipforsomefar-offplace.DrBrown,the19___________,mademerealizethattheoceanwasagreatnewfrontier,withuntoldpotentialasasourceoffoodandofotherproducts20________tomankind.
Hetalkedaboutthenewdevelopmentstakingplaceinoceanresearchthesedays.Iwilltrytogiveyouabriefsummaryofsomeofthethingshementioned.
PartⅡ
ReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome
questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
If,attheendofaconversationsomebodysaystome,“assoonasIknow,I’llringyouup”,heistalkingtoomuchforgranted.Heisproposingtoattemptthe
impossible.SoIhavetosay,“I’mafraidyoucan’t.Yousee.I’mnotonthetelephone.Ijusthaven’tgotatelephone.”
Whydon’tyouhaveatelephone?
NotbecauseIpretendtobewiseorposeasunusual.Therearetwochiefreasons:
becauseIdon’treallylikethetelephoneIfindIcanstillworkandplay,eat,breatheandsleepwithoutit.Whydon’tIlikethetelephone?
BecauseIthinkitisapestandatime-waster.Itmaycreateunnecessarysuspenseandanxiety,aswhenyouwaitforanexpectedcallthatdoesn’tcome;
orirritatingdelay,aswhenyoukeepringinganumberthatisalways
engaged.Asforspeakinginapublictelephonebox,whichseemstomereallyhorrible.Youwouldnotuseitunlessyouwereinahurry,andbecauseyouareina
hurryyouwillfindotherpeoplewaitingbeforeyou.Whenyoudogetintothebox,youarehalfasphyxiatedbystale,unventilatedair,flavoredwithcheapface
-powderandchain-smoking;
andbythetimeyouhavebegunyourconversationyour
backischilledbythecoldlookofsomebodywhoisfidgetingtotakeyourplace.Ifyouhaveatelephoneinyourownhouse,youwilladmitthatittendstoring
whenyouleastwantittoring;
whenyouareasleep,orinthemiddleofameal
oraconversation,orwhenyouarejustgoingout,orwhenyouareinyourbath.
Areyoustrong-mindedenoughtoignoreit,tosaytoyourself,“Ah,well,itwillallbethesameinahundredyears’time.Youarenot.Youthinktheremaybesomeimportantnewsormessageforyou.Haveyouneverrusheddrippingfromthebath,orchewingfromthetable,ordazedfromthebed,onlytobetoldthatyouareawrongnumber?
Supposeyouignorethetelephonewhenitrings,andsupposethat,foronce,some
bodyhasanimportantmessageforyou.Icanassureyouthatifamessageisreallyimportantitwillreachyousoonerorlater.Thinkoftheproverb:
“illnews
travelsapace.”Imustsaygoodnewsseemstotraveljustasfast.Andthinkof
thesaying:
“thetruthwillout.”Itwill.
21.Thewritedoesnotliketelephoneinapublictelephonebox,because____.
A)unventilatedair
B)itisfarfromhishome
C)itisnotconvenient
D)hemustpayforit
22.Inthethirdparagraph,“itwillallbethesameinahundredyears’
time’means____.
A)thephonehasbeenthesamethingformanyyears
B)everythingwillremainthesamethingwhetherIanswerthephoneornot
C)thephonewillnotbechangedinahundredyears
D)thephonewillnotbechangedformanyyears
23.Whatdoes“thetruthwillout”meaninthelastsentence?
A)Thetruthwillbecomepublicly.
B)Thetruthwillbetruth.
C)Thetruthwilldisappear.
D)Thetruthwillbehidden.
24.Whichofthefollowinginthemainideaofthepassage?
A)Itisnotnecessarytohaveatelephonebecauseillnewstravelsjustasfast
asgoodnews
B)Thewriterstateshisreasonsfornothavingatelephone.
C)Thewriterdoesnotlikethetelephoneatall.
D)Peoplecanliveanormallifewithoutatelephone.
25.Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkthewriteris?
A)Eccentric.B)Modern.
C)Realistic.D)Idealistic.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Spendingtimeinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelygotheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecome
totallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.Yousoonbecomeengrossedinsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealize
youhavespendtoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgotten
appointment-withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.
Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themain
attractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodot
his.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplaces
toyourheart’scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting:
“canIhelpyou,sir?
”Youneedn’tbuyanythingyou
don’twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Ofcourse,youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis,butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldretirediscreetlyandlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookon,say,ancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass-rubbing-somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouuptillthen.Thisvolumeonthesubject,however,happenedtobesowellillustratedand
thepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointeresting,thatyoujusthadtobuyit
.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount
youcanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection.
Book-sellermustbebothlong-sufferingandindulgent.Thereisastorywhichwellillustratesthis.Amedicalstudenthadtoreadatext-bookwhichwasfartoo
expensiveforhimtobuy.Hecouldn’tobtainitfromthelibraryandtheonlycopyhecouldfindwasinhisbookshop.Everyafternoon,therefore,hewouldgoa
longtotheshopandreadalittleofthebookatatime.On