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FinalExaminationPaper（PaperA）

PartI.Listening（20）

Directions:

Listentothefollowing20shortconversations.EachconversationisfollowedbyONEquestion.Afteryouhearthequestion,there’llbeabreakof15seconds.Duringthebreak,you’llreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

1．A.Hisfatherhasstoppedtosmokes.

B.Hisfatherhasanexpressivetongue.

C.Heistoadvisehisfathertostopsmoking.

D.Hisfatherhasquitsmoking.

2.A.Stoppingsmokingmeanshealth,wealth,andpeaceinfamily.

B.Hehasdecidedtotaketheadviceintheresearchpaper.

C.Itisverydifficultforhimtogiveupsmoking.

D.Itisverydifficultforhimtounderstandtheresearchpaper.

3.A.Hisfatherhasbeenputinhospitalbutnotforlungcancer.

B.Heisgoingtohelphisfathertoquitsmoking.

C.It'salreadytoolateforhisfathertogiveupsmoking.

D.Hisfatherrefusedtoquitsmoking.

4.A.Billisill.

B.Billhastotakesomemedicine.

C.Billistootiredtosleep.

D.Billisaheavysmoker.

5.A.Smokingmighthaveledtohisillness.

B.Hedrinkslotsofcoffee.

C.Hemighthavegivenupsmoking.

D.Drinkingcoffeemighthaveledtohiscough.

6.A.Inahospital.B.Inahighschool.

C.Inagroceryshop.D.Inacoffeeshop.

7.A.Aboutanimals.B.Aboutdrinkinghabits.

C.Aboutdifferenthobbies.D.Aboutcigarettebrands.

8.A.Themanhasmadeuphismindtoquitsmoking.

B.Themanislookingforsomecigarettes.

C.Themanhasforgottenwheretheashtrayswere.

D.Themanfindstheroomwastoodark.

9.A.Billhasboughtsomefoodforhisfamily.

B.Billhasmoneyforfood.

C.Billspenthismoneyoncigarettes.

D.Billspenthismoneyonanimals.

10.A.Johndidlikethechimneyinhisoffice.

B.Johnwasalwayslazy.

C.Johnsetafiretohisofficeoutofcarelessness.

D.Johnsmokedalotinhisoffice.

11.A.Heagreeswiththewoman.

B.Smokingcankillaperson.

C.Smokingismorethanself-poisoning.

D.Cigaretteshavepoisonouselements.

12.A.Georgewasfeelingsad.

B.Georgeismakinganexcuseforhissmoking.

C.Georgeistakinghismother'sfeelingseriously.

D.Georgepromisestogiveupsmoking.

13.A.Thetrainissaferthantheplane.

B.Thetrainismorecomfortablethantheplane.

C.Hewastoonervoustotakeaplane.

D.Thereisasmokingareainthetrain.

14.A.Screvaneisinterestedinthedangerofsecondhandsmoke.

B.Screvaneismuchmoreconcernedabouthowtobuildnonsmokingsections.

C.Screvaneisagainsttheideaofrestrainingsmokeinpublicplaces.

D.Screvaneisfortheideaofrestrainingsmokeinpublicplaces.

15.A.Notsmokinghasimprovedhishealthgreatly.

B.Itisbetterforhimtogiveupsmoking.

C.Heisthinkingofgivingupsmoking.

D.Heisunhappyabouthislife.

16.A.Davidisunderthestressofsupportingalargefamily.

B.Davidsupportsalargefamily.

C.Davidishookedonsmoking.

D.Davidisdoingpoorlyathisjob.

17.A.Thechildrenofsmokerswillbecomesmokerswhengrownup.

B.Thechildrenofsmokersaremorelikelytodeveloplungcancerwhengrownup.

C.Thechildrenofsmokerswouldnotautomaticallybecomesmokerswhengrownup.

D.Thechildrenofsmokerswillturnouttobeveryweakinhealth.

18.A.Peoplehavetakenuphealthadvice.

B.Peoplehavealreadysetupsmokingareas.

C.Peoplehavewontheargumentagainstsmoking.

D.Peoplehaverealizedthedangerofsecondhandsmoke.

19.A.Tomhasn'tcutdownonhissmoking.

B.Tomhasprobablyquitsmoking.

C.Tomhaslostweightsinceheleftthehospital.

D.Tomhasbeenexcusedfromthehospital.

20.A.Heisnervousaboutgivinglectures.

B.Helecturestoagroupofhumorouspeople.

C.Hegivesamusinglectures.

D.Heisnetseriouswithhislectures.

PartII.ReadingComprehension（40）

Directions:

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

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenwhoarebornwithaworldofwealthattheirtinyfeet.Butexpertsonpsychologicalresearchnowbelievethatsilverspoonscanleaveabittertaste.Ifsuicidestatisticsareasignofhappiness,thentherichareamiserablelot.Figuresshowthatitistherichwhomostoftendoawaywiththemselves.

Dr.RobertColes,aninternationallyfamousdoctor,istheworld'stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.Hehaswrittenawell-receivedbookonthesubject,ThePrivileged（享有特权的）Ones,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle."Obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,"saysthe53-year-olddoctor,“suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkexpectation.Butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.Moneycan'tbuylove."

Itcanbuyalotofotherthings,though,andthat'swherethetroublestarts.Richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbecomeconfused.Theirparents'overfavoringcanmakethemspoiled.Theytendtotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichoftenmakesthemfeelrestless.

"Butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,"addsMr.Coles,"andtheyaremoreself-assured."

Today'srichparentsperhapshaverealizedthattheirrichescanbemoreofaburden（负担）thanafavortotheirchildren.Sotheirpriority（优先考虑的事）istoensurethattheirfamiliesareasrichinloveastheyareinmoney.

21.Accordingtothepassage,childrenofrichfamilies_____.

A.enjoytraveling

B.canbuylove

C.usuallycommitsuicide

D.arenotalwayshappy

22.Dr,RobertColesbelievesthat____.

A.beingrichhasasmanyadvantagesasbeingpoor

B.richchildrenoftengettoolittleentertainment

C.richchildrensometimescan'tenjoythethingtheyaremostinneedof

D.richchildrenaren'tgivenenoughthings

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itislovethatisalwayslackinginrichandpoorfamiliesalike.

B.Silverspoonscansometimesleaveabittertaste.

C.Moneycan'tbuyeverything.

D.Richchildrenareoftenconfusedbecausetheyhavesomuchtochoosefrom.

24.Theexpression"silverspoons"inParagraph1means_____.

A.veryexpensivespoonsB.richpeople

C.wealthD.spoonsmadeofsilver

25.Thisarticleiswrittenmainlytotellreadersthat_____.

A.thericharemorelikelytodoawaywiththemselves

B.moneycanbringalotofthings,includinglove

C.lifeisalwayshappyforchildrenofrichparents

D.richparentsshouldrealizewhatisimportantinthefamilyisloveratherthanmoney

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthethirdspringofthenewmillennium（千年）,ChinawasstruckbythesuddenoutbreakofSARS.Ithadbeenwreakinghavoc（造成大破坏）inGuangdong,BeijingandHongKongbeforemanygottoknowwhatSARSwas.WorldwideSARSinfected（感染）8,000peopleofwhom800died.

Chinawasthehardesthitarea.TheoutbreakofthediseaseputtheGovernmentandtheChinesepeopletothetoughesttesteverposedbyanepidemic（传染病）sincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicin1949.

Whenitacted,theChineseGovernment'sresponsewasswiftandunswerving（坚定）.Todate,medicalexpertsaroundtheworldhavenotyetreachedaconsensus（一致意见）onthesourceoftheSARSvirus.Butnomatterwhereitoriginated（起源）,itisanaturaldisaster,justlikemanyotherepidemicsthathaveoccurredthroughouthistory.

Inthemidstofthehealthscare,economicinstitutionschurnedout（做出）predictionsthattheeconomyofChina,eventhatofEastAsia,wouldbeseverelyaffectedbytheSARSepidemic,assertingthatEastAsiawouldbedraggedintoanothereconomiccrisis,possiblyworsethanthatof1997,andthattheSARSepidemicwouldseriouslyinfluenceChina'sinvestmentenvironment.

TimelyactionbytheChineseGovernmentandtheprovenpositiveoutcomehavewonbroadacclaim（称赞）frommanyquarters,includingsomeareasoftheworld'smediainitsfighttoreducetheconsequences（后果）ofSARS.

Today,peoplearebackoutsidedoingtheirexercisesinstreets,wearingconfidentsmiles.

SARSpreventionmeasuresenlargedthedistancebetweenpeople,butshortenedthatbetweentheirhearts.

26.Accordingtothearticle,SARS_____.

A.wentunnoticedinChinaforalongtime

B.severelyaffectedsomeareas

C.killed800peopleinChina

D.occurredineverypartoftheworld

27.Thephrase"todate"inPara.3probablymeans“_____”.

A.foralongtimeinthepast

B.forashortperiodoftime

C.fromthenon

D.uptonow

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.MedicalexpertsaroundtheworldblamedChinaforcausingthedisease.

B.Medicalexpertsaroundtheworldcouldnotagreeastothecauseofthedisease.

C.Medicalexpertsaroundtheworldadvisedthegovernmenttotakemoreaction.

D.Medicalexpertsaroundtheworldtoldpeopletotakeprecautionsagainstthedisease.

29.AccordingtoPara.4,whatdoyouthinkoccurredin1997inEastAsia?

A.SARSepidemic.B.Investmentenvironment.

C.Economiccrisis.D.Healthscare.

30.Theworld'smediainsomeareas_____.

A.haveshowedweaknessinsomeareasofoursystems

B.haveenlargedthedistancebetweenpeople

C.havepraisedtimelyactionbytheChineseGovernment

D.haveproventhepositiveoutcome

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