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SectionIListeningComprehension

（35minutes）

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

PartA

Youwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.

Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.

1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.

TRUE/FALSE

2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

TRUE/FALSE

3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.

TRUE/FALSE

4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.

TRUE/FALSE

5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.

TRUE/FALSE

6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang’spastexperience.

TRUE/FALSE

7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.

TRUE/FALSE

8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.

TRUE/FALSE

9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.

TRUE/FALSE

10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.

TRUE/FALSE

Younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-10.

ThatistheendofPartA

PartB

Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

Questions11–13arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions11–13.

11.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?

[A]Consultwithherfrequently.

[B]Usethecomputerregularly.

[C]Occupythecomputerearly.

[D]Waitforone'sturnpatiently.

12.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

[A]Computerclasses.

[B]Trainingsessions.

[C]Laserprinting.

[D]Packageborrowing.

13.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

[A]Computerlabservices.

[B]Collegelibraryfacilities.

[C]Theuseofmicro-computers.

[D]Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions11–13.

Questions14–16arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions14–16.

14.Whoistheman?

[A]Studentadvisor.

[B]Courseteacher.

[C]Admissionsofficer.

[D]Departmentsecretary.

15.Whichsubjectdoesthestudentsayshewasgoodat?

[A]Computerprogramming.

[B]Artanddesign.

[C]Electronics.

[D]Mathematics.

16.Whatwillshemostlikelydoeventually?

[A]Dobasicelectronics.

[B]TeachEnglishliterature.

[C]Produceeducationalgames.

[D]Writecomputerprograms.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions14–16.

Questions17–20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions17–20.

17.WhatisGeorgeOrwellmainlyknownas?

[A]Aliterarycritic.

[B]Awarcorrespondent.

[C]AvolunteerintheSpanishCivilWar.

[D]Anovelist.

18.WherewasGeorgeOrwellborn?

[A]Spain.

[B]France.

[C]Burma.

[D]India.

19.WhatismostimportantinOrwell'slife?

[A]AlthoughEnglish,hewasactuallynotborninEngland.

[B]HewasastudentofthefamousEnglishpublicschool,Eton.

[C]Hetriedtoenlightenandchangesocietythroughhisworks.

[D]HeworkedasapolicemaninBurmaforfiveyears.

20.Whatarethelistenersgoingtodoafterthepresentation?

[A]Toaskthespeakerquestions.

[B]Todiscuss"ANIMALFARM".

[C]TowriteessaysonOrwell'slife.

[D]Toreadthebook"1984".

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions17–20.

ThatistheendofPartB.

PartC

Youwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.Asyoulisten,youmustanswerQuestions21–30bywritingnomorethanthreewordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions21to30.

What’stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?

Whichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

Wheredothethreelargestgroupsofstudentscomefrom?

What’sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?

Whichisthemostpopularfieldofstudy?

What’sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

Intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

Insummary,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

Younowhave3minutestocheckyouranswerstoQuestions21-30.

ThatistheendofPartC.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.

ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.

SECTIONII:

UseofEnglish

（15minutes）

ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.

WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,（31）__________tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.

Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,agedfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests（32）_______pen-holdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar（33）________attentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.

StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher（34）________findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea（35）________shenoticedthatthosepupilswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling（36）_______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMs.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink（37）________pen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,she（38）________findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite（39）________betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.

Peoplewho（40）__________theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics（41）________inhibitlearning,（42）________aspoorposture,leaningtoo（43）__________tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen（44）________thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb（whichcanobscure（45）________isbeingwritten）.

Ms.Thomasbelievesthatthe（46）________betweenolderandyoungerwritersis（47）________toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow（48）________.Sheattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween（49）________groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties.“The30-year-oldsshowedahugerangeofgrips,（50）________theover40sgroupallhadauniform‘tripod’grip.”

SECTIONIV:

ReadingComprehension

（50minutes）

PartA

ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:

saltisbadforyouregardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard.“Thereisadirectrelationship,”UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,“betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath.”

Frightening,iftrue!

Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar.“Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,”Dr.Dustaninsists.“Formostofusitprobablydoesn’tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat.”Dustan’smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.

“Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,”notesDr.JohnH.Laragh.“Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense.”

Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable“moderation”insaltconsumption.Fortheaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.

Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal“lowsalt”exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat“wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension.”Infact,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:

deficienciesincalcium,potass