1、(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each) Section A Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation
2、 to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A: Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a friend coming to see me. B: Id like to, but _ Ask Peter, hes not so occupied at this moment. Ahow ca
3、n I do it? Bthats alright. CI have my hands full. Dthats impossible. 2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, if you want. No, thanks a lot. _ AJust put me through. BIll try it myself. CId rather not. DIll appreciate your help. 3. A: Now, its ju
4、st work, work, work. 1 work hard all day, every day. Oh, come on. _ Youre making a good salary now. ADont complain. BSorry to hear about it. CAnything I can do for you? DWhats your plan?4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday? _Let me check my schedule. When are you having it? ANo big deal
5、. BIm not sure. CCan I? DSure thing!5. A: Im really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling. _ AI hope its nothing serious. BThey are so stupid! CSo am I. Its so annoying. DYou are right. Forget it.Section B In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there ar
6、e 4 choices marked A, B, C and DChoose 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.6. Man: Ive figured it all out. It looks like it ll take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicag
7、o. Woman: Itd be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply? AShe likes to drive when she travels. BShe doesnt want to go to Chicago. CShe doesnt know the cost of the train trip. DIts cheaper to go to Chicago by car. 7. Man: How abo
8、ut the examination last week? If Id got more time, I could have made it. AShe was asked to take another examination. BShe failed the examination last week. CShe did quite well in the examination. DShe didnt take the examination last week. 8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet
9、? Well, Id rather be a big fish in a small pond Which university is the woman likely to choose? AThe State University. BHarvard CNeither. DShe hasnt decided yet. 9. Man: Ive just found a great location to open a new shop. But you havent researched the market. Dont you think this is putting the cart
10、before the horse? What does the woman mean? AThe mail shouldnt make the decision so quickly. BIts too risky to choose such a location. CThe man is doing things in the wrong order. DIts possible for him to make a better choice. 10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because Ive had quite a lot of
11、 luck. Man: Nonsense, youre head and shoulders above the others in your group. What does the man think is the reason for the womans success? AShes really lucky. BShes far better than the others. CShes got the others support. DShes been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for e
12、ach)Section A In this section, there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlinedChoose the one from the 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 AN
13、SWER SHEET. 11. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party. Adesperately Bdefinitely Cdeliberately Ddecisively12. There has been enough playing around, so lets get down to business. Amake a deal Bbegin on work Creach an agreement Dchange our plan13
14、. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterdays lunch into todays muscle? Aalter Bdevelop Cmodify Dturn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older. Anotice Bwatch Cfollow Dcelebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you h
15、ave ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merely your brains interpretation of incoming stimuli. Aexplanation Bevaluation Crecognition Dinterruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stresses that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments. Aappointments Barrangements Cobligat
16、ions Ddevotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, your future will be at stake. Ain danger Bwithout question Con guard Dat large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending. Ain contrast to Bin regar
17、d to Cin terms of Din light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom. Aimproves Bprecedes Cimposes Dexceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and ca
18、reers on the basis of earning potential. Aoffensive Bdepressive Ctroublesome Dtiresome21. My oldest son had just finished an _ holiday stay prior to moving to a new state, a new job, and the next chapter in his life. Aenlarged Bexpanded Cextended Dincreased22. Blacks and American Indians _ less than
19、 10of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28of the U. S. population. Amake up Btake up Creach out Dturn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _ economies such as China and India, energy traders believe that oil futures are a good bet. Aemploying Bemerging Cembracing Demi
20、tting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made _ the constitution of the country. Ain honor of Bin memory of Cin return of Din line with25. The jurys _ was that the accused was guilty. Averdict Bsentence Ctrial Ddebate26. In English learning, a _ cycle occurs when a student makes more
21、 errors after being scolded. Avertical Bvicious Cvivid Dvigorous27. Isnt it _ when you learn something youve never known before? Acool Bcrazy Ccold Dcute28. There are several factors _ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets. Aresorting to Bappealing to Capplying to Dco
22、ntributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed _ peoples expectations in the past two decades. Aover Bof Cunder Dbeyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs;they have become professionally _. Alaid off Blaid out Cput off Dput outPart III Reading Comprehe
23、nsion (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each) There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or 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 brac
24、kets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Passage One Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52 more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25more likely to do the s
25、ame. Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also grow like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disea
26、se. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression. The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pat
27、tern that spread as people reported fewer close friends. For example, loneliness Can affect relationships between nextdoor neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men
28、. Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study. The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. The study found that having a lonely friend Can add about 17 days. But every additional friend Can decrease loneliness by a
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