Section B (1’×10 = 10’)
Directions: In this section, you are going to hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A. Their family members. B. Their relatives.
C. Their closest friends. D. Strangers.
27. A. To get advice. B. To subscribe.
C. To place an advertisement. D. To apply for membership.
28. A. They are two well-known writers who give advice.
B. They are two famous doctors.
C. They are two lawyers.
D. They are two professors at the New York State University.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A. Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.
B. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.
C. The United States is a country of immigrants.
D. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.
30. A. They can make friends with people from other countries.
B. They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.
C. They can practise speaking foreign languages there.
D. They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.
31. A. The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.
B. The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.
C. The mother does the cooking while the father and the children wait on the guests.
D. A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A. He went to watch his son play in a hockey game.
B. He watched a hockey game on TV with his son.
C. He and his son had a very good dinner together at an Italian restaurant.
D. He called his wife Dana who was appearing in a play in California.
33. A. His courage in fighting against his paralysis.
B. His love for his 12-year-old son Will.
C. His role as Superman in the movie with the same name.
D. His opening of the first center in the USA devoted to paralyzed people.
34. A. A horse riding accident.
B. A car accident.
C. A deadly infection of an incurable disease.
D. A sudden heart attack.
35. A. Christopher Reeve loved acting more than anything else in the world.
B. Christopher Reeve was as brave as the superman he played in the movie.
C. Christopher Reeve’s great comfort was to die with his son at his side.
D. Christopher Reeve will be remembered as a spokesman for the disabled.
Section C (1’×10 = 10’)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. (答案请写在答题纸上)
Customers differ greatly from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Should you use both hands when you are eating?
The American and the British not only speak the same language but also (36) _____________ a large number of social customs. For instance, in both countries, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most English will open a door for a woman or (37) _____________ their seat to her, and also will most Americans. Promptness is (38) _____________ both in Britain and America. If a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to (39) _____________ the delay.
It is relatively common both in China and in the west to invite friends and acquaintances to dinner. However, the customs (40) _____________ with this are often very different in the two cultures, and so both Westerners and Chinese may easily feel (41) _____________, and misunderstandings may be the result. When Westerners wish to invite people to dinner, it is normal to ask them a week or so in (42) _____________. This is because Westerners often (43) ______________________________________ quite carefully, and like to plan what they are doing. If less notice than this is given, it is implied that the invitation is a (44) ______________________________________, and that it does not matter too much if the people can’t accept. So if the host really wants them to come, it is wise to (45) ______________________________________.
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’×20 = 10’)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
46. There is __________ evidence that stress is partly responsible for his failing health.
A. convinced B. convincing C. condense D. condensed
47. Einstein’s theories of __________ contributed much to the development of science.
A. relativity B. relative C. relatively D. related
48. Scientists will have to __________ new technologies to improve the world’s food and fuel supplies.
A. come up with B. come upon C. come on D. come across
49. The invisible force was evidence to Albert __________ there was more to our world than meets the eye.
A. where B. when C. who D. that
50. He accepted an invitation to join the __________ as a full professor.
A. focus B. fact C. faculty D. face
51. Parents should give sound advice to their children during their __________ from childhood to manhood.
A. transfer B. translate C. transition D. transmit
52. With a __________ of updated information, the website is popular with university students.
A. wealth B. health C. myth D. truth
53. The travel agency __________ in adventure trips, which attract young people eager for challenges.
A. specialize B. specializes C. special D. specific
54. I don’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to __________ good marks in university.
A. manufacture B. sponsor C. attract D. attain
55. The sweaters are made of wool __________ from Australia.
A. importing B. imported C. import D. be imported
56. Being the son of a professor does not qualify him __________ the scholarship consideration.
A. to B. for C. at D. as
57. From all the indications, it is safe to __________ that the prices of cars will go down by large margins.
A. consume B. assure C. resume D. assume
58. He returned to his hometown so that he could __________ his passion for football.
A. indulge B. break C. limit D. obsess
59. They expected a living space with water __________ abundant that it could supply their needs forever.
A. so B. such C. too D. as
60. She failed to call the police to __________ her appointment.
A. greet B. retreat C. puzzle D. cancel
61. He has just heard that he has been __________ by Oxford University.
A. responded B. accepted C. allowed D. adjusted
62.The movie I went to see with Karen last night __________ me of my boyhood in New York City.
A. minded B. recalled C. reminded D. remembered
63. Annual sales of hundreds of products now marked under the Proctor & Gamble umbrella __________ thirty billion dollars.
A. exact B. expect C. exceed D. except
64. The local government’s decision to reduce unemployment benefits enraged the workers who were laid off and they __________ violent protest.
A. resorted B. resorted to C. sorted D. sorted to
65. I had no idea because __________ I thought about idioms __________ sure I was what they were.
A. the longer, the less B. the less, the longer
C. the long, the less D. the longer, the little
