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雏燕真题

EnglishTest

December,2015

2.5Hours

150Points

Name:

__________School:

__________

PartΙ:

ListeningTest（30MIN）Section1SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagetwice.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790.In1976Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,

（1）______thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathadoccurredsincethepassageoftheCopyrightActof1909.Forexample,in1909,anyonewhowantedtomakeasinglecopyofa

（2）______workforpersonalusehadtodosobyhand.Theveryprocess（3）______alimitationonthequantityofmaterialscopied.Today,aphotocopiercandotheworkinsecond;thelimitationhasdisappeared.The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionforfilmsandsoundrecordings,nordidit（4）______theneedtoprotectradioandtelevision,Asaresult,

（5）______ofthelawandabusesoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe

（6）______rewardsofauthors,artists,andproducers.The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithasclarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman（7）______forremedy.

Since1976theActhasbeen（8）______toincludecomputersoftwareandguidelineshavebeenadoptedforfairuseoftelevisionbroadcast.Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchoftheconfusionandconflictthatfollowed（9）______the1976legislation.Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpracticeovertime.Asthesedecisionsandagreementsaremade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly.Fornow,weneedto（10）______thelawanditsguidelinesasaaccuratelyaswecanandtoactinafairmanner.

Section2ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichthebestansweris.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceintheANSWERBOOKLET.

11.A）Shehascompletelyrecovered.

B）Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.

C）Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.

D）Sheisgettingmuchbetter.

12.A）Orderingabreakfast.

B）Bookingahotelroom.

C）Buyingatrainticket.

D）Fixingacompartment.

13.A）Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.

B）Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.

C）Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.

D）ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.

14.A）SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.

B）Sheattendedthesupermarket’sgrandopeningceremony.

C）Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingaspace.

D）ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.

15.A）Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.

B）Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.

C）Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.

D）Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.

16.A）Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.

B）Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman’spainting.

C）Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexhibitionlayout.

D）Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.

17.A）Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforhereassistant.

B）Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.

C）Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant,

D）Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople/

18.A）Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.

B）Itdistortedthemayor’sspeech.

C）Itexaggeratedthecity’seconomyproblems.

D）Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversionyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.

B）Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.

C）Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

D）Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.

20.A）Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.

B）Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture..

C）Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

D）Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded.

21.A）Bymakingdowntheunitprice.

B）Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.

C）Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

D）Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.

22.A）Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B）Claimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers.

C）AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D）Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversionyouhavejustheard.

23.A）StockbrokerB）PhysicistC）MathematicianD）Economist.

24.A）Improvecomputerprogramming.

B）Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

C）Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.

D）Promotenationalfinancialhealth.

25.A）Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.

B）Changingattitudestowardnature.

C）Chaostheoryanditsapplications.

D）Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.

PartB:

Conversations

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachpassage,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceintheANSWERBOOKLET.ConversationOne26.A）Theyaremust-haves.B）Theyaremisguided.

C）Theyarenothelpful.D）Theyareinteresting.

27.A）Theyletusknowthebestproduct.B）Theygiveussufficientinformation..

C）Theyfailtoconvincepeople.D）Theygivemisleadinginformation.

28.A）Manufactures.B）Customers.C）Advertisers.D）Allofthem..

29.A）Becausetheyaredesignedtobeevil.B）Becausesomeencouragepeopletodowrongthings.C）Becausepeoplecannotgetridofthem.D）Becausepeopleareaskedtopayforthem.

30.A）ThewomanseemstobenegativeaboutadvertisingB）Themanappearstoknowmoreaboutadvertising..C）Thewomanistobepresentatadebateonadvertising.D）Themanhasalottotalkaboutonadvertising,

ConversationTwo

31.A）Becausetherewasn’tenoughspaceinthecupboard.B）Becausethehospitalwouldprovidehimwitheverything.

C）Becausehewastostaythereforaveryshorttime.D）Becausevisitorscouldbringhimotherthings.

32.A）2:

00pm.B）5:

00pmC）7:

00pm.D）6:

00pm

33.A）Patientshavebreakfastat6.

B）Patientshavelunchat12..

C）Thereisnohighteainafternoon.

D）Patientsshouldgotobedafter6.

34.A）Smokinginthespeciallounges.B）IgnoringtheNoSmokingsign.

C）Drinkingwineinthewards.D）Havinglunchinthewards.

35.A）Heknowslittleabouthospitalrules.B）Hecankeepalcoholintheward,C）Heknowswhentosmoke.,D）Heisusedtohospitallife..

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PartII:

ReadingTest（30MIN）Directions:

Readthepassagesandanswerfollowingquestions.Youget30minutesforthispart.ThereareFOURpassagesand20questions.PleasewriteyouranswersontheANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1-5arebasedonpassage1.

Nothingsucceedsinbusinessbookslikethestudyofsuccess.Thecurrentbusiness-bookboomwaslaunchedin1982byTomPetersandRobertWatermanwithInSearchofExcellence.Thentrendhascontinuedwithasuccessionofexpertsandwould-beexpertswhopromisetodistiltheessenceofexcellenceintothree（orfiveorseven）simplerules.

TheThreeRulesisaself-consciouscontributiontothistypeofwriting;itevenincludesabibliographyof“successstudies”.MessrsRaynorandMumtazAhmedworkforaconsultancy,Deloitte,thatisdeterminedtoturnitselfintomoreofathought-leaderandlessacorporaterepairman.Theyemployallthetricksofthesuccessbooks.Theyinsistthattheirconclusionsare“measurableandactionable”-guidestobehaviorratherthananalysisforitsownsake.Successauthorsusuallyserveupvividstoriesabouthowexceptionalbusinesspeoplestampedtheirpersonalitiesonacompanyorrescueditfromalife-threateningcrisis.MessrsRaynorandAhmedarehappierchewingthenumbers:

theyprovidedetailedappendiceson“calculatingtheelementsofadvantage”and“detailedanalysis”.

Theauthorsspentfiveyearsstudyingthebehaviouroftheir344“exceptionalcompanies”,onlytocomeupatfirstwithnothing.Everyhunchledtoablindalleyandeveryhypothesistoadeadend.Itwasonlywhentheyshiftedtheirattentionfromhowcompaniesbehavetohowtheythinkthattheybegantomakesenseoftheirvoluminousmaterial.

Managementisallaboutmakingdifficulttradeoffsinconditionsthatarealwaysuncertainandoftenfast-changing.Butexceptionalcompaniesapproachthesetradeoffswithtwosimplerulesinmind,sometimesconsciously,sometimesunconsciously.First:

betterbeforecheaper.Companiesaremorelikelytosucceedinthelongruniftheycompeteonqualityorperformancethanonprice.Second:

revenuebeforecost.Companieshavemoretogaininthelongrunfromdrivinguprevenuethanbydrivingdowncosts.

Mostsuccessstudiessufferfromtwofaults.Thereis“thehaloeffect”,wherebygoodperformanceleadscommentatorstoattributeallmannerofvirtuestoanythingandeverythingthecompanydoes.Thesevirtuesthensuddenlybecomeviceswhenthecompanyfails.MessrsRaynorandAhmedworkhardtoavoidthesemistakesbystudyinglargebodiesofdataoverseveraldecades.Butthe