Paper One

Part I Listening comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversation. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1.
A. He's a pharmacist.
B. He's a salesman.
C. He's a librarian
D. He's a doctor.
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2.
A. She got interested in what she was reading.
B. She didn't wake up in time.
C. She went home for lunch.
D. She did her shopping.
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3.
A. She needs a quieter place.
B. She likes to listen to the recorder.
C. The new apartment is cheaper.
D. The present one is too expensive.
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4.
A. In the side street
B. At the crossroads
C. on the main road
D. On the motorway
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5.
A. Windy
B. Fine
C. Rainy
D. Overcast
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6.
A. Tom will surely come to repair the video recorder.
B. Tom is very trust worthy.
C. Tom cannot repair the video recorder.
D. Tom doesn't keep his word.
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7.
A. By car
B. By bus
C. By bike
D. On foot
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8.
A. 2.30 pounds.
B. 2.2 pounds.
C. 5 pounds.
D. 5 pence.
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9.
A. Take a course
B. See the city
C. Go to the park
D. Take a rest
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10.
A. Looking for an apartment.
B. Taking a suburban excursion.
C. Looking for a job.
D. Asking the man for his opinions
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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,and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 11-13 are based on the passage you have just heard:

11.
A. He was short of money and wanted to do something useful.
B. He had taught in a school before.
C. He had received the degree of M.A.
D. HE like schools.
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12.
A. HE was nervous.
B. It was too hot to travel comfortably.
C. It was rather complicated.
D. He hated interviews.
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13.
A. Only art was important.
B. Games were unimportant.
C. It was vital for the headmaster and the writer to play the same game.
D. Games were a vital part of a boy's education.
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Passage Two
Questions 14-15 are based on the passage you have just heard:

14.
A. In 1965
B. Seven years after the marriage began
C. Four years ago
D. Several weeks ago
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15.
A. At first he was very supportive, but now he is very unhappy about her success.
B. At first he was critical, but now he is pound of his wife's success.
C. his attitude has no change.
D. He is different to his wife's job.
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Passage Three
Questions 16-20 are based on the passage you have just heard:

16.
A. Disadvantages of Left-handedness.
B. Advantages of the Left-handers.
C. Left-handed people.
D. Movements Involving the hands.
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17.
A. The right-handed people know how to deal with the left-handed people.
B. Quite a number of players are left-handed.
C. The winners are always the left-handed people.
D. The players are more right-handed than left-handed.
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18.
A. They are a small minority.
B. They are unpleasant.
C. They are clumsy.
D. They are good at sports.
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19.
A. The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed .
B. Many tools and devices are still designed mainly for right-handed people.
C. No one is totally right-sided or left-sided.
D. Shaking hands can also be done with the left-hand.
正确答案是

20.
A. Putting the head on one side.
B. Scratching the back.
C. Threading the needle.
D. Interlocking the fingers.
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Section C (Compound Dictation)

Direction: In this section you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage, you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written.

As my train wasn't due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to 21) . After buying some newspapers to read on the 22) , I made my way to the 23) office to collect the heavy 24) I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. But it didn't seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the 25) of the wallet, and 26) , money, 27) of paper, and photographs fell out of it; but no matter how hard I 28) , the receipt was nowhere to be found.

When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. the man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. 29) .

After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. 30) . Again I took out my wallet; this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-shilling note and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I couldn't help blushing and looked up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before too!


Part II Reading comprehension
Directions: There are 4 reading 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.

Question 31-35 are based on the following passage.

Disagreements among economists are legendary, but not on the issue of free trade. A recent survey of prominent economists-both conservative and liberal-concluded that "an economist who argues for restricting international trade is almost as common today as a physician who favors leeching."

Why the consensus? International free trade, economists agree, makes possible higher standards of living all over the globe.

The case for free trade rests largely on this principle: as long as trade is voluntary, both partners benefit; otherwise they wouldn't trade. The buyer of a shirt, for example, values the shirt more than the money spent, while the seller values the money more. Both are better off because of the sale. Moreover, it doesn't matter whether the shirt salesman is from the United States or Hong Kong or anywhere else).

The vast majority of American manufactures face international competition. This competition forces companies to improve quality and cut costs. By contrast, protectionism encourages monopoly, lower quality and higher prices. Americans pay an enormous price for protectionism -- over '60 billion a year, or ' 1000 for a family of four. Thanks to protectionism, for example, American consumers pay twice the world price for sugar.

Free trade also makes the world economy more efficient, by allowing nations to capitalize on their strengths. The United States has an advantage in food production, for instance, while Saudi Arabia has an advantage in oil. The Saudis could undertake massiveirrigation to become self-sufficient in food, but it is more economicalfor them to sell oil and purchase food from us. Similarly, we could become self-sufficient in petroleum by squeezing more out of oil sale. But it is much less costly to buy some of our oil from Saudi Arabia. Trade between our two countries improves the standard of living in both.

Protectionism is both wasteful and unjust. It taxes most heavily on the people who can least afford it. Thus, tariffs that raise the price of shoes burden the poor more than the rich. Despite the powerful case for free trade, the United States and the rest of the world have always been protectionist to some degree. This is because free trade benefits the general public, while protectionism benefits special-interest groups, which are better organized, better financed and more informed. To make matters worse, much of what we hear on this issue is misinformation spread by the special interests themselves.

31. The economists _______.
A. disagree whether to restrict free trade or not
B. agree on free trade
C. agree on the restriction if internal trade
D. hold different arguments because to their different interests
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32. The two parties in a free trade ________.
A. do not care at all
B. care for different things
C. care for the things being traded
D. care for the same things
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33. What is the author's attitude toward protectionism denoted from the 5th paragraph?
A. Sincere
B. Appreciative
C. Grateful
D. Ironic
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34. Why has protectionism always been exercised if it is wasteful and unjust? Because ________.
A. it helps to establish national industry of one's own
B. it can achieve an independent economy
C. it is favored by general public
D. it benefits some privileged few
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35. According to the free trade principle, the author suggests that ______.
A. U.S. explore its oil shale
B. Saudi Arabia build its own industry
C. Saudi Arabia import food from U.S.
D. U.S. becomes more self-sufficient in food
正确答案是

Question 36-40 are based on the following passage.

Because Ireland is an island geographically near the mainland of the United Kingdom, English rulers have fought since the Middle-English Ages to retain political control over it. Attracted by the lush farmland, English and Scottish landowners settled there, and in time of famine or political unrest, the local workers suffered, while their landlords were cushioned by their wealth. The history of modern Ireland is, in fact, largely a story of antagonism and resentment between the Irish and their English and Scottish rulers.

Since the 1920's, Ireland has been divided into two parts: Northern Ireland (Ulster) and the Republic of Ireland (Eire). The north is still part of the United Kingdom and is predominantly Protestant; the south is an independent republic and is mainly Catholic. The majority in Ulster accept this political compromise, but the active and mainly Catholic minority are fighting for union with the independent republic of Southern Ireland. The IRA, the Irish Republican Army, have mounted bombing campaigns in military and civil targets in Ulster and England. They have sent letter-bombs to public figures, they have slot fellow Irishmen who support the British or belong to opposing, and now equally militant Protestant groups. As a result of this, the British have stationed an army in Belfast, the IRA have been outlawed, and several of them have spent many years in prison or have died in support of their cause. Whether this level of violence and repression is justifiable, and whether the violence that could result from political change would be worthwhile are the controversial issues that divide everybody involved.

36. It suggested that the central problem is relationship between _______.
A. Britain and Ireland
B. Ulster and Eire
C. Catholics and Protestants
D. the Irish Republican Army and Ulster.
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37. This outline suggests that the central problem is ________.
A. many centuries old
B. about three centuries old
C. about 80 years old
D. a few years old
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38. The IRA is ________.
A. part of the Ulster police force
B. part of American army
C. a group of militant priests
D. a terrorist organization
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39. Bomb attacks occur _______.
A. only in England
B. when public figures talk about Ireland
C. only in Northern Ireland
D. in England and Northern Ireland
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40. The writer feels that the controversy is about ________.
A. freedom
B. political change
C. the use of violence
D. injustice
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Question 41-45 are based on the following passage.

By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.

Most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.

All snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can be happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.

The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.

Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no efforts, as there are of serious illness.

41. Adders are most likely to be found _______.
A. in Scotland and nowhere else
B. in wider parts of Britain
C. in shady fields in England
D. on uncultivated land throughout Britain
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42. We are told that British snakes are ______.
A. afraid of human beings
B. poisonous including the adder
c. dangerous except the adder
D. friendly towards human beings
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43. Which of the followings statements is Not true?
A. The adder is the only poisonous snake in Britain.
B. In Scotland there are no other snakes except the adder.
C. Snake bites seem more dangerous than they actually are.
D. People's attempts at emergency treatment are utterly unnecessary.
正确答案是

44. When will the adder not attack you?
A. when you try to catch it
B. when you are some distance away from it.
C. when you happen to step on it.
D. when you try to pick it up.
正确答案是

45. If an adder hears you coming, it will usually _______.
A. attack you immediately
B. disappear very quickly
C. want to frighten you
D. move out of the way
正确答案是

Question 46-50 are based on the following passage.

Culture is the sum total of all the tradition, customs, beliefs, and ways to life of a given group of human being. In this sense, every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us.

To the professional anthropologists, there is no intrinsic superiority of one culture over another, just as to the professional ;linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy among languages.

People once thought of the languages of backward groups as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisted largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact establish by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers the description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the transfer of ideas. They fall behind our western language not in their sound patterns or grammatical structure, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which reflect the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, However, two things are to be noted: 1. All languages seem to possess the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly numerous and complicated. A western language distinguished merely between two degrees of remoteness ("this" and "that"); some languages of the American Indians distinguish between what is close to the speaker, or to the person addressed, or removed from both, or but of sight, or in the past, or in the future.

This study of language, in turn casts a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all cultures are to be viewed independently, and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.

46. The language of uncivilized groups as compared to western language are limited in _______.
A. vocabularies
B. grammatical structures
C. sound patterns
D. both A and B
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47. The statement that "every group has a culture" grows out of the author's ______.
A. definition of culture
B. philosophy
C. feeling about human beings
D. bias in regard to civilized human
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48. According to the author, anthropologists would have all culture viewed _____.
A. comparatively
B. independently
C. intrinsically
D. hierarchically
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49. According to the author, language whether "civilized or not" have ____.
A. the potential for expanding vocabulary
b. the potential for increasing sound patterns
C. the same way to transfer ideas
D. the same grammatical structures
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50. Implied but not stated: ______.
A. the study of language is the same as the study of anthropology
B. the study of language has reinforced anthropologists in their view that there is no hierarchy cultures
C. the study of languages discredited the anthropological studies
D. the study of language casts a new light upon the claims of anthropologists
正确答案是


Part III Vocabulary and structure

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singe line through the center.

51. The wording of the communication suggests that neither side _____ their relationship to deteriorate.
A. want
B. wants
C. wanted
D. would want
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52. Many wounded soldiers died because they had been left _____ for two days.
A. unattended
B. unattending
C. unattend
D. not attend to
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53. A women has to be ____ a man to go half as far
A. twice as good as
B. as twice good as
C. twice good as
D. twice so good as
正确答案是

54. How son will be _______ robots become so intelligent that they will be able to do jobs which at the moment only human beings can do?
A. beforeB. that
C. when
D. since
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55. Hardly a day goes by _____ I write to my family.
A. when
B. since
C. but
D. before
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56. Some of the most, important problems in physics ____ their success to these mathematics systems.
A. oblige
B. devote
C. contribute
D. attribute
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57. In view _____ rising labor cost, many companies have turned to automation.
A. of
B. for
C. to
D. that
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58. I'm sorry I can't go with you, But I wish you _____.
A. a good time.
B. have a good time
C. to have a good time
D. will have a good time
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59. Many a time _____ them not to do so.
A. we have warned
B. do we have warned
C. have we warned
D. warned we have
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60. They are produced _________.