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singlelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
1.A)Arockethasbeensuccessfullylaunched.
B)Therewasarockethittingthemoon.
C)Adeepdarkholeappearedonthemoon’sSouthPole.
D)TherewasanamazingfindingmadebyLRO.
2.A)Someformofwaterexistedonthemoon.
B)Thewateronthemoonwasasmuchasinthedesert.
C)Therewasalotofrocketremainingonthemoonsurface.
D)Alargeareahasbeenaffectedbytherocket.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
3.A)Babies.B)Oldmen.C)Youngmen.D)Doctors.
C)Inwinter.D)Onawindyday.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,
youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly
ConversationOne
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Tomakethemanfeelhappy.
B)Topersuadethemantoshopwithhiskids.
C)ToconvincethemanChristmasisworthspending.
D)Topreventthemanfromspendingtoomuchshopping.
9.A)AtaChristmasparty.B)NotlongbeforeChristmas.
C)AttheNewYear’sEve.
D)OnsomedayofApril.
10.A)Expectation.B)Complaint.
C)Enjoyment.D)Indifference.
11.A)PayingoffChristmasbills.B)Tryingtoearnmoremoney.
C)PreparingforChristmas.D)Limitinghiswife’sexpense.
ConversationTwo
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.
A)Hedoesn’tfeellikedoingit.B)Hethinksitdoesn’tsuithim.
C)Itwilltaketoomuchtime.D)Itisnotfunnyatall.
13.
A)Gohillwalking.B)Goswimming.C)Gocycling.D)Dineout.
14.
A)Ithasexistedforalongtime.
B)Itenjoysverygoodbusiness.
C)TheowneroftherestaurantisanItalian.D)Itislocatedonabusystreet.
15.A)Hecannotgetthemealreadysoearly.
B)Hedidn’twanttogetatablehimself.
C)Hethinksit’stooearlytohavelunch.D)Hehastogoandseearelativebeforethen.
SectionC
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear
somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear
aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.
A)Cheapclothes.B)Expensiveclothes.C)Fashionableclothes.D)Casualclothes.
17.
A)Theyenjoyloudmusic.
B)Theyseldomlosetheirtemper.
C)Theywanttohavechildren.D)Theyenjoymoderndances.
18.A)Thespeakergoestobedverylateandhersistergetsupearly.
B)Thespeaker’stwinsisteroftenbringsfriendshomeandhisannoysher.
C)Thespeakerlikestokeepthingsneatwhilehertwinsisterdoesn’t.
D)Theycan’tagreeonthecoloroftheroomandfurniture.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Thegreatnumberofpeopleengagedincigaretteproducing.
B)Therapiddevelopmentofcigarette-makingmachines.
C)Therapiddevelopmentofcigarette-makingfactories.
D)Theincreasingoutputoftobacco.
20.A)Forty-three.B)Thirty-one.
C)Seventy-five.D)Forty-six.
21.A)Income,yearsofschoolingandjobtype.
B)Familybackgroundandworkenvironment.
C)Educationandmood.
D)Occupationandinfluenceoffamilymembers.
22.A)Citypeoplesmokelessthanpeoplelivingonfarms.
B)Better-educatedmentendtosmokemoreheavilythanothermen.
C)Better-educatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavilythanotherwomen.
D)Awell-paidmanislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Thespeedandjourneyofthefastestrocketsoaringtothesun.
B)Thebrightnessofthesunanditsdistancefromtheearth.
C)Thesizeandheatofthesuncomparedwithotherstars.
D)Thetotalheatandtimeacolumnoficeneedstomelt.
24.A)93milliondegreesCentigrade.B)10,000degreesFahrenheit.
C)10,000degreesCentigrade.D)Over2,000degreeFahrenheit.
25.A)Thesuncastsitslighttomillionsofotherstars.
B)Mostofthesun’sheatandlightarereceivedontheearth.
C)Moreresourcesfromthesunwillmaketheearthevenprosperous.
D)Appropriateamountofheatandlightmakeslifeontheearthpossible.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Pearlsarevaluablewhitegemsfromtheocean.Actuallytheyareproducedbyoysters,smallshellfishlivingonthebottomoftheocean.
Onlysomeoysterswillmakepearls.Oysters26_____pearlsonlywhentheyarehurt,orinjured,bysand.Ifagrainofsandenterstheoyster'
sshell,itbecomes27_____becausetheroughgrainofsandirritatesits28______,softskin.
Theoystertriestoprotectitselfbyproducingawhite29______thatlookslikemilk.Theoystercoversthesandwitha30______fluidwhichprotectsitself.Laterthewhiteliquidbecomeshardandformsashell,orabead,aroundthesand.Atthistimeapearlisbeginningto31_____.
Thewhitepearlgrowsslowlyinsidetheoyster'
sshell.Usually,ittakesaboutsixorsevenyearsfortheoystertoproduceapearl.
Ofcourse,notalloystersproducepearlseventhoughmostoysters32_____takesandintotheirshells.Onlysandwhichtheoystercannotgetridofwill33______it.Inotherwords,ifanoyster"
swallows"
somesand,itwilltryto"
splititout"
.Iftheoystercannotgetridofthesand,thenitwillproducethewhitefluidtoprotectitself.34______,onlyaboutoneinathousandoysterswillproduceapearl;
fewerthan1percent.
35______,somepearlmanufacturershavediscoveredhowtomakeoystersproducepearls.Thesepearlmanufacturers—suchastheMikimotoCompanyinJapan—trytoproducepearlsinsteadoffindingthem.
A)However
B)Therefore
C)produce
D)hurt
E)Actually
F)rough
G)smooth
H)liquid
I)solid
J)milky
K)form
L)irritate
M)occasionally
N)compose
O)harm
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe
paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan
once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Writethecorrespondingletterforeach
statementonAnswerSheet2.
No,Seriously:
NoExcuses
A.Intheearlydaysoftheeducationreformmovement,adecadeorsoago,you'
doftenhearfrom
reformersapowerfulrallyingcry,"
Noexcuses."
Fortoolong,theysaid,povertyhadbeen
usedasanexcusebycomplacent(自满的)educatorsandbureaucratswhorefusedtobelieve
thatpoorstudentscouldachieveathighlevels.Reform-mindedschoolleaderstookthe
oppositeapproach,insistingthatstudentsintheSouthBronxshouldbeheldtothesame
standardsaskidsinScarsdale.Amazinglyenough,thosehighexpectationsoftenpaidoff,
producingtestresultsatsomelow-incomeurbanschoolsthatwouldimpressparentsinany
affluentsuburb,
B.Tenyearslater,youmightthinkthatreformerswouldbefeelingtriumphant.Spurredinpartby
theObamaadministration'
sRacetotheTopinitiative,manystateshavepassedlawsreformers
havelongadvocated:
allowingformorecharterschools,weakeningteachers'
tenure(终生职
位)protections,compensatingteachersinpartbasedontheirstudentsperformance.Butin
fact,themoodinthereformcampseemsincreasinglyanxiousanddefensive.
C.Lastmonth,DianeRavitch,aneducationscholarwhohasemergedasthemostpotentcriticof
thereformmovement,wroteanOpEdforthisnewspaperarguingthatraisinghighpoverty
schoolstoconsistentlyhighlevelsofproficiencyismuchmoredifficultandlesscommonthan
reformersmakeitouttobe.Whenpoliticiansholdupspecificschoolsinlowincome
neighborhoodsassuccessstories,Ravitchwrote,thosesuccessesoftenturnout,oncloser