2.
A) The man is inviting the woman to a movie.
B) The woman is watching TV.
C) The man is probably asking the woman out.
D) The woman is feeling cold.
3.
A) She had the slightest idea of where the post office is.
B) She knew everyone around.
C) She could guess the direction for the man.
D) There was no post office nearby.
4.
A) The woman believes that much more rain is expected.
B) The woman believes that there has been enough rain.
C) The woman believes that there should be much rain next summer.
D) The woman did a lot of laundry in summer.
5.
A) At a telephone box.
B) At an office.
C) At a net bar.
D) At a canteen.
6.
A) It has ruined her plan for washing clothes.
B) She is poor.
C) She doesn’t want the rain to pour on her.
D) She likes sunny more.
7.
A) The man likes to eat bananas.
B) Eating banana is very boring.
C) The man believes banana is a boring topic.
D) According to the woman, the man’s project is not interesting at all.
8.
A) Student and lecturer
B) Father and son
C) Classmates
D) Librarian and student
Now you will hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) 5 times, from Monday to Friday.
B) Two times, on Thursday and Friday.
C) Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.
D) One time, on Friday.
20. A) Because he hadn’t received any notice about that meeting
B) Because he had to attend the group discussion.
C) Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.
D) Because he was not interested at such orientation meeting.
21. A) 80%
B) 90%
C) 100%
D) None of above.
22. A) The man is a grade one student in the university.
B) The man thinks it’s difficult to meet the requirement of attendance.
C) The man has to work after school.
D) The man think the time of the lecture is too early.
Conversation Two
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) Teaching.
B) Banking.
C) English.
D) Media.
24. A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 1990
25. A) The woman’s salary of her new job will be 500 pounds a month.
B) The man thinks the woman’s expected salary is too high.
C) The man thinks the woman’s past working experience is inadequate.
D) The woman doesn’t need to pay any fees for her further education.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage 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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26
A. She received unusual honors since childhood.
B. She experienced a life that gave others hope.
C. She got a sickness that doctors can’t heal.
D. She was very active in helping people who are blind and deaf.
27
A. By touch of fingers and hands.
B. By difficult speaking exercises.
C. By exploring the nature.
D. By helping her to do outdoor activities.
28
A. To make a name for herself.
B. To improve the public image of disabled people.
C. To attract public attention on the difficulties of people with physical problems.
D. To express a belief of courage to gain success for people in difficulties.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31are based on the passage you have just heard.
29
A. It can give students opportunities to know each other.
B. It is required by colleges for all students during campus study.
C. It has rules to decide who can live in suites.
D. It may involve questions on privacy.
30
A. They have to live in different buildings.
B. They got different requirements for bathrooms.
C. They can live on the same floors but not the same room.
D. They can live in the same room if they are married.
31
A. They should make sure their colleges provide special dormitories for foreign students.
B. They should raise their questions of housing before they make a decision.
C. They should share dormitories with other people during vacation times.
D. They should adapt themselves to their college’s privacy policy.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32
A. They dream of joyful occasions.
B. They dream of listening to music.
C. They dream of unpleasant or bad things.
D. They dream of something related to god
33
A. Dreams can help people solve problems or understand worries.
B. Dreams enable researchers to better understand people’s childhood.
C. Dreams may predict a coming death of a dreamer.
D. Dreams are effective in relieving people’s hatred toward others.
34
A. Sleeping pattern.
B. Electrical processing in nerve system.
C. Memories.
D. Brain activity in sleeping.
35
A. Study on dreams is deemed to be less important as it is used to.
B. Scientists have reached an agreement on the reason why people dream.
C. People should develop different ways to further study on dreams.
D. Researchers have different ideas on the cause of dreaming.
Section C
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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
Why do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears? Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also ___36_ __ a substance that kills certain ___37___ so they can’t infect your eyes. Give up your tears and you’ll lose this on-the-spot ___38_ __. Nobody wants to give up the flood of ___39 ___ tears you produce when you get something ___40 __ or chemical in your eyes. Tears are very good at washing this irritating _____41____ out . Another thing you couldn’t do without your tears is cry from joy, anger or ___42__ _. Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to ___43___, and most people say a good cry makes them feel better. ____________________________________________________________44__________________________________________. Tear researcher, Winifred, is trying to figure out how it happens. One possibility he says is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. When people talk about crying it out, “I think that might actually be what they are doing”, he says. ________________________________________45________________________________________ _______ Boys, for example ,cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach teenage years, and we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies .Could it possibly be that we face less stress? __________________________________________46___________________________________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
When you flip through a magazine or watch TV, do you notice anything strange? Take a 47 look at the people on the pages. What do you see? You’ll probably notice that many of them share a lot of the same 48 . They are tall and thin. They have nice skin and beautiful hair. In real life, however, people come in all 49 , sizes, and colors.
Everyone has qualities that make him or her special. You share the physical characteristics of your 50 , and you are a part of your family’s culture. You also have a 51 set of qualities that make you different from everybody else. Each person has talents, gifts, a