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1、B） 3 hours.C） 4 hours.D） 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D） “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a sing

2、le line through the center.Sample Answer A B C D1. A） The woman never travels by plane. B） Both speakers feel nervous when flying. C） The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe. D） The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.2. A） In an office. B） In a restaurant. C） At a railway statio

3、n. D） At the information desk.3. A） Fix the shelf. B） Paint the shelf. C） Write the letter. D） Look for the pen.4. A） It is run by Mrs. Winters husband. B） It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser. C） It gives a 30% discount to all customers. D） It encourages husbands to shop on their own.5. A） Too tight

4、a hat. B） Lack of sleep. C） Long working hours. D） Long exposure to the sun.6. A） He doesnt like the way Americans speak. B） He speaks English as if he were a native speaker. C） His English is still poor after ten years in America. D） He doesnt mind speaking English with an accent.7. A） An electrici

5、an. B） A carpenter. C） An auto mechanic. D） A telephone repairman.8. A） They both enjoyed watching the game. B） They both felt good about the results of the game. C） People were surprised at their winning the game. D） The man thought the results were beyond their expectations.9. A） Salesman and cust

6、omer. B） Manager and employee. C） Professor and student. D） Guide and tourist.10. A） Tom will keep the surprise party a secret. B） Tom didnt make any promise to Lucy. C） Tom has arranged a surprise party for Lucy. D） Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other.Section B In this section, you will he

7、ar a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered form S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard: For blanks numbered from S8 t

8、o S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Compound Dictation The human body is a remar

9、kable food processor. As an adult, you may consumer （S1） _ a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight. You are （S2） _ harnessing and consuming energy through the intricate （S3） _ of your body in order to remain in energy balance. to （S4） _ a given body weight, your ener

10、gy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the （S5） _ energy balance is upset, and your （S6） _ body weight will either fall or （S7） _. The term body image refers to the mental image we have of our won physical appearance, and （S8） _.Research has revealed that about 40 percent of ad

11、ult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight （S9） _At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first-year students desired to change their body weight. （S10） _Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males

12、 generally desire muscularity. The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance; most want to lose excess body fat while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight.Part II Reading Comprehension （35 minutes）Direction: There a

13、re 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B） C） and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage O

14、neQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: Birds that are literally half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide ran

15、ge of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemispheres eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studi

16、es of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-the-row sleepers, Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds dozing（打盹）at the en

17、d of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in inter

18、nal spots. “We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say. The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatur

19、es scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. Hes seen it in a pair of birds dozing side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other ey

20、e stayed open. Useful as half-sleeping might be, its only been found in birds and such water mammals（哺乳动物）as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sl

21、eep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UGLA says he wonders if birds half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the iceberg（冰山）”. He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.11. A new study on birds sleep has revealed that _. A） birds can control their half-brain sleep c

22、onsciously B） birds seldom sleep with the whole of their brain at rest C） half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds D） half-brain sleep is characterized by slow brain waves12. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because _. A） they have to constantly keep an eye on their compa

23、nions B） the two halves of their brain are differently structured C） they have to watch out for possible attacks D） their brain hemisphere take turns to rest13. The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that _. A） birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of security B） the phe

24、nomenon of birds dozing in pairs is widespread C） a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror D） even an imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to _. A） avoid being swept away by rapid currents

25、 B） emerge from water now and then to breathe C） alert themselves to the approaching enemy D） be sensitive to the ever-changing environment15. By “just the tip of the iceberg” （Line 2, Para.8）, Siegel suggests that _. A） half-brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species B） most b

26、irds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers C） the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved D） half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weatherPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: A nine-year-old schoolgirl single-handedly cooks up a science-fair experiment that ends up debunking（揭穿的真相）a widely practiced medical treatment. Emily Rosas target was a practice known as therapeutic（治疗）touch （TT for short）, whose advocates manipulate patients “en