武汉大学外语学院 黄承英?

Part Ⅰ
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of
each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there 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） She can do the job.?
B) She could call a friend?
C) She's just switched off the light. ?
D) She's already replaced the shelf.?

2. A） They want to go downtown. ?
B) He wants to go to the park, but she doesn't.?
C) He doesn't know where to park the car. ?
D) He wants to find out where the park is.?

3. A）Company and customer. ?
B) Repairman and customer.?
C) Teacher and student's parent.?
D) Wife and husband.?

4. A） She didn't like working in a company. ?
B) She disliked machines.?
C) She was not good at doing business. ?
D) She didn't like accounting.?

5. A） He has some money to buy a new car. ?
B) He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman.?
C) He will spend much money on his house.?
D) He wants to buy a new house and a new car.?

6. A） He had much trouble with his pronunciation.?
B) He began studying English too early.?
C) No one can understand him. ?
D) He knew nothing about English.?

7. A） Frustration. B) Joy.?
C) Excitement. D) Sorrow.?

8. A） He likes to go out of town. ?
B) He can't attend.?
C) He never attends novel reading.?
D) He isn't going out of town next week.?

9. A） He doesn't like that kind of food. ?
B) The woman can do some cooking herself.?
C) He doesn't intend to buy them. ?
D) The woman should stop looking at him.?

10. A） Mrs. Fisher wants to go abroad. ?
B) Mrs. Fisher is in hospital.?
C) Mrs. Fisher has no family. ?
D) There are three people in Mrs. Fisher's family.??


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 with a single line through the center.?

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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11. A） Given by the local government.?
B) Born by a large number of bitches.?
C) Bought from different cities and villages. ?
D) Captured over grassland.?

12. A） 11-week course for control duty. ?
B) 11-week course for patrol duty.?
C) 9-week course for control duty. ?
D) 9-week course for patrol duty.?

13. A） Catching runaway criminals. ?
B) Scratching the hidden bombs.?
C) Patrolling the dangerous town. ?
D) Drug-sniffing and bomb-sniffing.?

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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14. A） Gold was discovered. ?
B) The Transcontinental Railroad was completed.?
C) The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed. ?
D) Telegraph communications were established with the East. ?

15. A） Two million. ?
B) Three million. ?
C) Five million.?
D) Six million.?

16. A） Nineteen million dollars. ?
B) Thirty-two million dollars.?
C) Thirty-seven million dollars.?
D) Forty-two million dollars.?

Passage Three?
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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17. A） Computers have become part of our daily lives. ?
B) Computers have disadvantages as well as disadvantages. ?
C) People have different attitudes to computers.?
D) More and more families will own computers.?

18. A） Computers can bring financial problems. ?
B) Computers can bring unemployment.?
C) Computers can be very useful in families. ?
D) Computerized robots can take over some unpleasant jobs.?

19. A） Computers may change the life they have been accustomed to.?
B) Spending too much time on computers may spoil people's relationship.?
C) Buying computers may cost a lot of money.?
D) Computers may take over from human beings altogether.?

20. A） Affectionate. B) Disapproving. ?
C) Approving. D) Neutral.
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Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 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.
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Passage One
Misjudging someone's use of silence can take place in many contexts and on many
levels. Take pausing for example. One's conversational style may be marked by frequent pausing, thus giving room (or time) for the discourse partner to jump into the conversation by taking his or her next turn. Some speakers, however, may think that the pauses others leave for them are not long enough to claim the floor(发言权) without being rude, while it may be the feeling of the other party that longer pauses would create awkward silences. Such differences in the perception and valuation of pauses may lead to conflict. The person who does not tolerate long pauses may wonder why the other does not want to talk, whereas the person who needs longer pauses to take a turn may think of his or her partner as intolerably talkative.?
21. What is the passage mainly about??
A） Different conversational style. ?
B) Silence. ?
C) Pauses. ?
D) Misjudging someone's use of silence.?

22. "Jump into the conversation" in the fifth line means ____.
?A） participate in the conversation?
B) become involved in the conversation?
C) disturb the conversation?
D) interrupt the speaker by taking one's turn unexpectedly?

23. What can we conclude from the passage??
A） A talkative person may not want the other to stop.?
B) Some speakers may think the pauses others leave for them are too short.?
C) A pause may be interpreted in different ways.?
D) We should tolerate long pauses.?

24. Conflicts may be aroused except____.?
A） when the person needs longer pauses while the other needs short pauses?
B) when the person's conversational style is marked by frequent pausing?
C) when the person thinks pauses are too short while the other thinks they may create awkward silences?
D) when the person wonders why the other stops while the other thinks why his or her partner is so talkative?

25. What is the author's attitude towards pauses in conversations??
A） Aggressive.?
B) Neutral. ?
C) Critical. ?
D) Positive.?

Passage Two
Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.?
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers.
All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to
positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example,
by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of
students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity.
A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.?

26. Normally a student would at least attend ____ classes each week.?
A） 36 B) 12
C) 20 D) 15?

27. According to the first paragraph,an American student is allowed ____.?
A） to live in a different university ?
B) to take a particular course in a different university?
C) to live at home and drive to classes ?
D) to get two degrees from two different universities ?

28. American university students are usually under pressure of work because ____.?A） their academic performance will affect their future careers?
B) they are heavily involved in student affairs?
C) they have to run for positions of authority?
D) they have to attend a lot of classes?

29. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations
probably because ____.?
A） they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study?
B) they will then be able to stay longer in the university?
C) such positions help them get better jobs?
D) such positions are usually well paid?

30. The student organizations seem to be effective in ____.?
A） dealing with the academic affairs of the university?
B) ensuring that the students observe university regulations?
C) evaluating students' performance by bringing them before a court?
D) keeping up the students' enthusiasm for social activities?

Passage Three
The Industrial Revolution in Britain first began in the textile industry. England had been a major producer of wool for centuries. Ever since the enclosures,
wool and then woolen cloth had been the principal exports of England. And cloth
-making, though a domestic industry in the early years, had the characteristic of captalist production which separated the employer from the employee and introduced the division of labour, such as carding, spinning, weaving, fulling and dyeing. With the expansion of market, the demand for cloth also increased. But a spinner with a distaff could only make one thread at a time. The short supply of yarn became the main obstacle to mass production of cloth. The general effort to improve thread-making techniques led to the invention of spinning Jenny in 1764, by the English spinner Hargreaves. The new instrument enabled a singly workman to spin eight or ten threads at once. A year later, Richard Arkwright, a barber, patented a device for drawing out thread by means of rollers. Then in 1779, Samual Crompton drew on these two new devices and invented a new kind of spinning machine known as the mule. It greatly accelerated the speed of production and improved the quality of thread. Then Arkwright established a great factory by applying power-driven mules and became known as Father of Factory System in England.
By the end of the 18th Century, power-driven machines spinning two hundred threads simultaneously had been introduced in production.?

31. What was the most important export of England before the revolution?
? A） Wool cloth. ?
B) Wool and woolen cloth.?
C) Spinning machines.?
D) Power-driven machines.?

32. Capitalist production was characterized by ____.?
A） the separation of the employer from the employee?
B) the division of labour ?
C) both A and B?
D) the expansion of market?

33. Which of the following is NOT TRUE??
A） Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny.?
B) Arkwright patented a device for drawing out thread by means of rollers and thus was called Father of Factory System in England.?
C) Samual Crompton invented the spinning machine mule.?
D) By the end of the 18th century, power-driven spinning machines could produce two hundred threads simultaneously.?

34. "simultaneously" in the last sentence means ____.?
A） at the same time B) together ?
C) at a time D) altogether?
35. This passage can best be titled ____.?
A） Process of the Industrial Revolution?
B) Beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
C) What led to the Industrial Revolution ?
D) Effects of the Industrial Revolution?

Passage Four
James Joyce was an Irish novelist who revolutionized the methods of depicting characters and developing a plot in modern fiction. His astonishing way of constructing a novel, his frank portrayal of human nature in his books, and his complete command of English have made him one of the outstanding influences on literature in the 20th Century. Many critics judge that he is second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of the English language. Joyce was deeply influenced by Ireland and wrote all his books about Dublin.?
When he was in Dublin College, he studied languages and spent his spare time
reading books. He refused to take part in the nationalist movement like his fellow students, but he became passionately interested in literature. He wrote outspoken articles of literary criticism that shocked his teachers and even taught himself Norwegian so that he could read Ibsen's works in the original.?
When he graduated in 1902, he knew he would become a writer and an exile, because he felt he could not be one without the other. In order to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully, and as objectively as he knew how, about the people and places he knew best, he had to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life. He went to France, Italy and Switzerland, where he lived in poverty and obscurity for the first 20 years, only returning to Ireland when his mother was dying. Except for a couple of brief trips, he stayed abroad all his life.?

36. James Joyce was first of all a ____.?
A） revolutionary B) critic ?
C) novelist D) exile?

37. James Joyce was famous for many reasons EXCEPT ____.?
A） his way of constructing a novel ?
B) his frank portrayal of human nature ?
C) his complete command of English ?
D) his passion in literature?

38. "He is second only to Shakespeare" is a comment on his ____.?
A） achievement in literature ?
B) achievement in the nationalist movement?
C) achievement in his study of languages ?
D) mastery of the English language?

39. How many examples are used to show his passion in literature??
A） 2. B) 3. ?
C) 1. D) 4.?
40. Why did James Joyce stay abroad almost all his life??
A） Because he wanted to live in poverty and obscurity.?
B) Because he wanted to write the people and places he knew best.?
C) Because he wanted to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life.?
D) Because he wanted to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully and objectively about the people and the places he knew best.

Part Ⅲ
Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.?

41. The only thing ____ really matters to the children is how soon they can return to their aunt and uncle's farm.?
A） that B) what ?
C) which D) this?

42. Although she claims to have left her job voluntarily, she was actually ____ for misconduct.?
A） dispelled B) exiled ?
C) resigned D) dismissed?

43. They remained full of hope and determination ____ their repeated
failures.?
A） instead of B) in search of ?
C) because of D) in spite of ?

44. My next door neighbor saw the ____ break into my house and reported
to the police immediately.?
A） thief B) robber ?
C) burglar D) mugger?

45. Though she is getting on in years, she still has a ____ fear of the
dark.?
A） childlike B) childish ?
C) naive D) juvenile?

46. A flying stone ____ him on the head and knocked him out.?
A） beat B) hit ?
C) strike D) flog?

47. If ____, we'll stay at home. ?
A） it'll rain B) it's to rain ?
C) it rains D) it'll be raining?

48. If he had visited me in Beijing, I ____ him to see the sights.?
A） had taken B) will take ?
C) would take D) would have taken?

49. You'll soon get used to ____ a large breakfast in England.?
A） eat B) it that you eat ?
C) eating D) you eat?

50. You've made a mistake--you've ____ the word.?
A） left out B) left behind?
C) left off D) left for?

51. I need ____ more volunteers to help move the piano.?
A） none B) any ?
C) few D) some?

52. The children are as ____ as larks.?
A） happy B) joyous ?
C) gay D) merry?

53. She thought it was ____ not to know some of the basic facts of her
country.?
A） shameful B) ashamed ?
C) a shame D) ashameful?

54. Ted agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.?
A） call out B) call to ?
C) call off D) call on?

55. I went to my adviser to ask him what courses ____.?
A） should I take?
B) must I take ?
C) to take?
D) I were to take?