1、 Well, thats what he said.A. Are you sure? B. Come to think of it. C. Do you think so? D. Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. _ Im glad to hear it.A. Oh, my goodness! B. How was it? C. Oh, there you go again. D. Good for you.3. A: I just cant stan
2、d this class any more! _ Its required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate. A. Well, why not just drop out of it? B. Why, you can say that again!C. Well, you might as well get used to it. D. Why, I couldnt agree more!4. A: I dont know about you, but I thought that film was terrific. _ The
3、 action was great, and so was the music. A. Just the same. B. I was with you there C. More or less D. I sure do.5. A: Can you give me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas. You know what they say, _.A. theres no free lunch. B. dont bite off more than you can chewC. one good turn deserves another
4、D. its who you know that counts Section B Dialogue Comprehension In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by
5、 making the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 6. Woman: Id rather not talk about it. Just dont ask. Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam. Question: What does the man advise the woman to do? A. To talk to him about
6、the problem. B. To keep the secret.C. To reduce the workload D. To have a good rest. 7. Woman: Julies dress looks funny. That style went out last year. Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her. What does the man try to emphasize?A. Julies dress is not outdated. B. Julies dress does not suit her.
7、 C. Julie should follow the fashion. D. Julie looks fine in that dress. 8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer?Woman: Oh, Ive got a sweet tooth, you know. Question: What does the woman probably like?A. Sandwich. B. Hot dogs. C. Ice cream. D. Potato chips. 9. Woman: Im tired of driving all the way
8、 to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves! Well, some car manufactures are working on that. I guess youll soon buy one if you can afford it. What does the man imply?A. The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car. B. Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive. C. He
9、is working with a car producer on intelligent cars. D. Driving to work is really a headache. 10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone? Its simple. I dont mind being married to my career. Whats Annies attitude toward her future?A. She will stay wi
10、th someone unmarried. B. She will live a simple life. C. She will quit her job to get married. D. She will fully focus on her job. Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from th
11、e 4 choices marked A. B. C. and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A. ne
12、glected B. foresaw C. explored D. assessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities. A. reminded B. expected C. compelled D. requested 13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas. A. creativity B
13、. popularity C. feasibility D. flexibility 14. We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission. A. conscious B. desperate C. clumsy D. intentional 15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to h
14、ave been a party to them. A. just B. hardly C. almost D. definitely 16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog. A. constrained B. caught C. concealed D. concentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for
15、 doing hazardous work. A. poisonous B. difficult C. dangerous D. harmful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $ 9 billion. A. precisely B. merely C. substantially D. approximately 19. The tendency of the human body to reje
16、ct foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A. factor B. constituent C. barrier D. break 20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A. count on B. benefit from C. stand for D. stick to Section B I
17、n this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A. B. C. and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. It _ without sayi
18、ng that consumers would be happier if prices were lower. A. takes B. appears C. makes D. goes 22. The world economic recession put an _ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002. A. irregular B. illegal C. abrupt D. absurd 23. Im _ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you
19、 enjoy it. A. mysterious B. furious C. serious D. curious 24. The Labor Partys electoral strategy, based on an _ with other smaller parties, has proved successful. A. acquaintance B. integration C. alliance D. intimacy 25. The new aircraft will be _ to a test of temperatures of 65 and 120. A. suspen
20、ded B. suppressed C. summoned D. subjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful _ to my ordinary income. A. profit B. supplement C. subsidy D. replacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining _ of tooth decay. A. treatment B. inciden
21、ce C. consequence D. misfortune28. Many countries have conservation programs to prevent certain _ of fish from becoming extinct. A. species B. sources C. numbers D. members 29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by _ useful tips from TV cookery programs. A. picking up B. bring
22、ing up C. putting up D. pulling up 30. The president _ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad. A. promoted B. substituted C. authorized D. displacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each) There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 questions or
23、unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Passage1Until last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood comm
24、uted to school on BUS 59. but as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the schools busing company redrew its route map. Eliminating Nias bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”-a grou
25、p of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together. Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costsand finding new ways to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bill
26、s total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesnt affect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget. Many parents are del
27、ighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simp
28、le bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished. Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from
29、routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which arent always the shortest ones. There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, its an environmental winbut if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Repl
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