Part III Listening Comprehension (35mins)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The questions and the questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

　　11. A Go to the football match with the woman.

　　B Ask the woman to help him write the term paper on history.

　　C Finish the last tow chapters of history assignment.

　　D Take part in the football match.

　　12. A she wants to borrow the man's student card

　　B the tickets are less expensive than she expected

　　C she won't be able to get any discount for the ticket

　　D the performance turns out to be disappointing

　　13. A it's far from being ready B it contains some valuable ideas

　　C she needs another week to get it ready D it has nothing to do with the internet

　　14. A He is suffering from the difference of time zones.

　　B He has been studying hard at night.

　　C He finds biology difficult fo learn.

　　D He has not adjusted to a new culture.

　　15. A A lesson requires student's active involvement

　　B students usually take an active part in a lecture

　　C more knowledge is covered in a lecture

　　D there is a larger group of people interested in lesson

　　16.A The pictures of night view are really better than he expected

　　B He didn't know how he finished his role in the play

　　C The film hasn't been processed yet

　　D He didn't have enough film

　　17. A He often complains. B he is a short person.

　　C He is worried about something. D He is a happy sort of person.

　　18. A He can't miss the bank. B She forgot to tell him one thing.

　　C It's no use going there. D The bank is close to the corner.

　　Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

　　19. A A vacation trip to Yellowstone Park

　　B A lecture by a visiting professor

　　C Her biology thesis

　　D A research project on Yellowstone Park

　　20. A More buffalo are surviving the winter

　　B Fewer buffalo are dying of disease

　　C More buffalo are being born

　　D Fewer buffalo are being killed by hunters

　　21. A She is from Wyoming and eager to visit Yellowstone Park

　　B She needs the money to continue her studying

　　C She has been studying animal diseases

　　D Her thesis adviser is heading the project

　　Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22.A) She knew about it by reading a booklet.

　　B) She knew about it by reading a student union introduction.

　　C) She knew about it by reading a newspaper.

　　D) She knew about it by reading a magazine.

　　23.A) Because they want to preserve the natural beauty of the campus.

　　B) Because they want to protect the students' right for living space.

　　C) Because they want to conserve the place for future use.

　　D) Because they want to sell the place for a better price.

　　24. A) They will organize a meeting to discuss a proposal.

　　B) They will organize a protest to express their opposition.

　　C) They will organize an appeal-letter signing activity.

　　D) They will organize a march around the campus.

　　25. A) She will participate in the protest.

　　B) She will sign the appeal letter.

　　C) She will take part in a meeting of the Student Action Union.

　　D) She will attend her class as usual.

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 How much exercise they get every day?

　　B What they are most worried about?

　　C How long their parents accompany them daily?

　　D What entertainment they are interested in?

　　27. A get enough entertainment

　　B have more activities

　　C receive early education

　　D have regular checkups

　　28. A be no place for play

　　B be near a common area

　　C have no TV sets

　　D have a computer for study

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29-32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) To look for two of her close friends.

　　B) To stay at home and study.

　　C) To share an apartment with friends.

　　D) To move out and live alone.

　　30. A) She couldn't find a good place to stay.

　　B) Her friend and she couldn't afford the rent.

　　C) A friend left her for work's sake.

　　D) She quarreled with her friends.

　　31. A) Because her home was far way form school.

　　B) Because her parents asked her to do so.

　　C) Because she was bored living outside.

　　D) Because the place where she lived caught fire.

　　32. A) Because she was disappointed in the college.

　　B) Because she kept moving all the time and couldn't concentrate on studying.

　　C) Because her home was too far away from school and it was inconvenient.

　　D) Because she was not interested in study at all

Passage Three

　　Questions 33-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. A) Italian people.

　　B) German people.

　　C) British people.

　　D) French people.

　　34. A) Wash the dishes.

　　B) Have her own meal.

　　C) Make plans for other activities.

　　D) Serve some wine.

　　35. A) Odd

　　B) Crazy

　　C) Regular

　　D) Romantic

　　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.

　　The Romans built great "aqueducts" to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing today. The Roman (36) _____even set up a (37)___ health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people.

　　When the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these (38) _____ methods of treatment (39) _____ from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old ways. They lived in dirty conditions, which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the (40) _____. They shut up (41) _____ sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have (42) _____ powers. But the work of the Greek and Roman doctors was not lost.

　　Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean countries. They took big parts of the old (43)_____ lands. (44) ______________________________ Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries.

　　(45)___________________________________________ Slowly, European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known so long ago. (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.

　　The song "Happy birthday to you" is sung all over the world just before the birthday boy or girl blows out the candles on the cake.

　　It is so simple that children as young as three can sing it without ___47___. The song, with its ___48___ title "Good Morning to You", was written in 1893 by the two sisters, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. They were the daughters of a ___49___ Kentucky couple, who believed in female education at a time---the mid-nineteenth century--- when it was still a ___50___ idea and who trained their two daughters to be schoolteachers. They were long involved in elementary education.

　　A birthday cake with ___51___ candles is also indispensable at one's birthday party. It may derive, ___52___, from the ancient Greek practice of offering to Artemis, goddess of the moon, a round honey cake into which a candle was stuck. After German bakers ___53___ the modern birthday cake in the Middle Ages, a similar ___54___ was adopted for happiness at birthdays.

　　The candle-blowing-out custom may be associated with double meaning at birthdays. Some people believe that each birthday is another step toward the end, and what we ___55___ at birthday gatherings is not only our growth, but our transience. Thus, candles at birthdays are ___56___ of life and death, hopes and fears, increase and loss, and so on.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　A) invented I) original

　　B) accelerate J) novel

　　C) old K) apparently

　　D) symbols L) burning

　　E) hesitation M) prevented

　　F) progressive N) custom

　　G) celebrate O) substitute

　　H) distantly

　　Section B

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
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