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PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

 Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheeoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestansweryoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

                                                     SampleAnswer[A][B][C]ID]

1.A）WaitforBob.   C）GoandpickBobup.

   B）GolookforBob.D）GiveBobaphonecall.

2.A）Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.      C）Sheisworkinginthecity.

   B）Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.D）It'slessexpensivel/ringinthecity.

3.A）Inalibrary.   C）Atapublishinghouse.

   B）Atabookstore.D）Inaprintingshop.

4.A）Theycomedownstairs.       C）Theytrytothinkofasolution.

   B）Thewomanfindasparekey.D）Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.

5.A）Sendingane-mail.      C）Workinginanoffice.

   B）Doingspellingpractice.D）Talkingonthephone.

6.A）Goshoppingwiththeman.C）Goforaridearoundtown.

   C）Haveapicnic.           D）Buysomethingforthepicnic.

7.A）Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.

   B）Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.

   C）Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.

   D）Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.

8.A）ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.

   B）ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime. 

   C）ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.

   D）It'squitecoldinNewYorknow.

9.A）Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.

   B）Anoldladytookthecouple’ssuitcaseforherown.

   C）Thecouple'ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.

   D）Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.

10.A）She'sleavingforHongKongwithBill.

    B）She'sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.

    C）She'sgoingtobuyanairticket.

    D）She'sflyingtoHongKong.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage.youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.

    B）Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.

    C）Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.

    D）Theyhireonlyretiredworkers.

12.A）Book-keeping.           C）Stafftraining.

    B）Cleaningandwashingup.D）Gardeningandflowerarranging.

13.A）Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.

    B）Theyprovidedeliciousfood.

    C）Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.

    D）Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Tocashacheek.C）Togethisprize.

    B）Torobthebank.D）Towithdrawhisdeposit.

15.A）Acarmechanic.    C）Amovieactor.

    B）Aradioannouncer.D）Abankemployee.

16.A）Theycalledthepolice.C）Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.

    B）Theypressedthealarm.D）Theylethimdowhathewantedto.

17.A）Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.

    B）Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.

    C）Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.

    D）Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Aprofessionaldiver.    C）ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.

    B）Atelephoneoperator.    D）AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.

19.A）Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.

    B）Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.

    C）Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.

    D）Someonehasfallenoffthebridge.

20.A）Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.

    B）Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.

    C）Callthemothertocomefightaway.

    D）Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

  AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:

"So,howhaveyoubeen?

"Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replied."Frankly,I'vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.''

  Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”untilwewereinhighschool.

  Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.

  Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,Why?

  Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate（天生的）biologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialrotetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages:

traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.

  Inthelast30years.however,asecret-revelation（揭示）machinehasbeeninstalledin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision,Televisionpassesinformation,andindiscriminately（不加区分地）,toallviewersalike,betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging,morevividmovingpictures.

  Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpractices.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.

21.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis________.

A）somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild

B）amentalscalepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

C）aninevitablehasofchildren'smentaldevelopment

D）asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachild

22.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld________.

A）throughcontactwithsocietyC）throughexposuretosocialinformation

B）graduallyandunderguidanceD）naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

23.Thephenomenonthattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeisattributedbytheauthorto________.

A）theconstantlyrisingstandardofliving

B）thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

C）thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

D）thefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopment

24.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?

A）Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.

B）Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticemore.

C）Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.

D）Itdevelopschildren'sinterestinreadingandwriting.

25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?

A）Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.

B）Heconsidersitapositivedevelopment.

C）Hefeelsamusedbychairprematurebehavior.

D）Hethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnote.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

  "Opinion"isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftaste,belief,andjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn’tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunately,mosttoattachgreatimportancetoit."Ihaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyours,''and''Everyone’sentitledtohisopinion,''arecommonexpression_rs.Infact,anyonewhowouldchallengeanother'sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant.

  Isthatlabelaccurate?

Isitintoleranttochallengeanother'sopinion?

Itdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,youmayaskafriend''WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?

"Andhemayreply,"Inmyopinion,they'reugly."Inthiscase,itwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatement,butfoolish.Forit'sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.Andastheoldsayinggoes,''It'spointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftaste."

  Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm,anewspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversialcase.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotshaletheirpersonalpreferences,theirmerelikesanddislikes,theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,p