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Paper One 试卷一
（90 minutes）
Part I Dialogue Communication （10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each）
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A: Could you get me Extension 6459, please?
B: __________________________
[A] Hello? This is Tom Brown. [B] Sure. Here you are.
[C] Sorry. The line is engaged. [D] John Smith’s office. What can I do for you?
2. A: Reservations. How may I help you?
B: ___________________
[A] Ok, my name is David Johnson. My telephone number is 4210888.
[B] Thank you. Could you put me through to 4210888?
[C] I’m afraid you can’t help me. Thank you any way.
[D] I’d like to confirm a room for next Saturday.
3. A: I heard you’ve had your book published. Congratulations!
B: _________．
[A] Don’t mention it. It’s nothing.
[B] Thank you. I was thinking of giving you a copy.
[C] Thank you for the information.
[D] It’s very kind of you to do so.
4. A: Sorry, I couldn’t come to the party. I was sick that day.
B: ____________________
[A] It’s OK with me. [B] Don’t be sorry, we’ll have another party.
[C] Not at all. [D] I don’t care it.
5. Peter: What’s there to do at night?
Clerk: There are clubs, concerts, players and so on. ________!
[A] You name it. [B] You find it.
[C] You manage it. [D] You make it.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
6. Man: Have you heard it? John has just been promoted again!
Woman: He’s the boss’s blue-eyed boy at the present.
Question：What does the woman mean?
[A] John is the eyesore of his boss now. [B] John is seriously out of favor in his boss’s eye.
[C] John is often condemned by his boss. [D] John is the favored person of his boss now.
7. Man: Not every woman could do the thing like her. She is extraordinary.
Woman: Yeah, she is. But I’ll have my moments.
Question: What does the woman mean?
[A] She thinks she is better than the lady the man is talking about.
[B] She thinks she will be successful someday.
[C] She thinks she is more charming than the lady the man is talking about.
[D] She thinks she has her own specialty.
8. Man: Would you like to go with me to the airport to pick up Frank?
Woman: I’d like to, but I have class till 2:00. And I know Frank’s decided to take the early flight．
Question: What does the woman imply?
[A] She won’t be able to go with the man.
[B] She doesn’t think Frank is arriving until tomorrow morning.
[C] She has to pick up Frank at 2:00.
[D] She doesn’t know when her class will end.
9. Man: Isn’t that a new brand of typewriter you are writing at?
Woman: Oh, Bill. This isn’t the first time you’ve asked me about it.
Question: What does the woman imply?
[A] The typewriter is not new. [B] The man is a forgetful person.
[C] The man can have the typewriter. [D] The man misunderstood her.
10. Woman: Oh, Dick. You’re wearing a black jacket, but yellow trousers. It’s the strangest combination I’ve ever seen.
Man: I know. I’ve get up late and dressed in a hurry. I didn’t realize my mistake until I entered the office.
Question: What did the woman think of the way Dick’s dressed?
[A] The color of Dick’s jacket is too dark. [B] Dick looks funny in that yellow jacket.
[C] Dick’s trousers don’t mach his jacket. [D] Dick has bad taste in clothes.
Part II Vocabulary （10 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each）
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
11. Most lecturers find it expedient to use notes when addressing to the graduate students.
[A] troublesome [B] expensive [C] useful [D] improper
12. Economic development is likely to assume a bigger and more significant role in the world
[A] suppose [B] presume [C] undertake [D] transmit
13. In most high schools, boys and girls attend the same classes, except in health education, where they are segregated
[A] classified [B] gathered [C] decomposed [D] separated
14. Some people prefer to remain anonymous when they call the police to report a crime.
[A] undisturbed [B] unnoticed [C] unrecorded [D] unnamed
15. The young soldiers didn’t feel the least bit frustrated even when they are confronted with formidable difficulties.
[A] open to attack [B] possible to arise
[C] hard to overcome [D] difficult to access
16. Prior to his appointment as foreign minister, Mr. Li was the vice minister of foreign affairs.
[A] After [B] Before [C] During [D] Previous
17. The Roman church was exercising leadership long before anyone appealed to this text.
[A] fascinated [B] attracted [C] printed [D] requested
18. John’s mindless exterior concealed his warm and kindhearted nature.
[A] personality [B] disinterest [C] appearance [D] temper
19. Unless the population growth stabilizes, environmentalists predict a worldwide starvation by the next decade.
[A] famine [B] shortage [C] rebellion [D] infection
20. The government has a policy of fostering the public awareness of the dangers in smoking.
[A] encouraging [B] discovering [C] hindering [D] emphasizing
Section B
Directions: In this section, there are ten incomplete sentences. 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 with a single bar across the square brackets on your ANSWER SHEET.
21. After long negotiations, the firm to build a double-purpose bridge across the river.
[A] contracted [B]contacted [C] consulted [D] convinced
22. We felt to death because we could make nothing of the lecturer’s speech.
[A] exposed [B] tired [C] exhausted [D] bored
23. It was very difficult to build a power station in the deep valley，but it as we had hoped．
[A] came off [B] went off [C] brought out [D] made out
24. The machines in this workshop are not regulated but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
[A] inevitably [B] individually [C] irrespectively [D] irregularly
25. The local people were joyfully surprised to find the prices of vegetables no longer according to the weather.
[A] evaluated [B] converted [C] fluctuated [D] modified
26. It is wrong for people to think that experts are right when they explain their ideas on some subjects.
[A] steadily [B] constantly [C] persistently [D] continuously
27. During the past years the of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.
[A] degree [B] quantity [C] number [D] amount
28. The brave firemen had fought for days before they managed to the forest fire.
[A] put on [B] put up [C] put off [D] put out
29. He that a combination of recent oil discoveries and the advance of new technology will lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.
[A] compels [B] predicts [C] arranges [D] disputes
30. For these reasons, the newspaper is having problems in the north of the country.
[A] distribution [B] regulation [C] recognition [D] destruction
Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25points, 1 for each)
Directions: There are five 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. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
Passage One
If those “mad moments”—when you can’t remember what your friend has told you or where you left your keys —are becoming more frequent, mental exercises and a healthy brain diet may help.
Just as bodies require more maintenance with the passing years, so do brains, which scientists now know show sighs of aging as early as the 20s and 30s. “Brain aging starts at a very young age, younger than any of us had imagined and these processed continue gradually over the years,” said Dr. Gary Small, the director of the Center on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I’m convinced that it is never too early to get started on a mental or brain-fitness program,” he added.
In his book, The Memory Bible, the 51-year-old neuroscientist (神经学家) lists what he refers to as the 10 suggestions for keeping the brain young. They include training memory, building skills, reducing stress, mental exercises, brain food and a healthy lifestyle.
“Misplacing your keys a couple of times don’t mean you should start labeling your cabinets. Memory loss is not an inevitable consequence of aging .Our brains can fight back,” he said.
Small provides the weapons for a full–scale attack. Simple memory tests give an indication of what you are up against and tools such as “look” and “connect” are designed to make sure that important things such as names and dates are never forgotten. “So if you wanted to learn names and faces, for example, you meet Mrs. Beatty and you notice a distinguishing facial feature, maybe a high eyebrow,” said Small. “You associate the first thing that comes to mind. I think of the actor Warren Beatty, so I create a mental picture of Warren Beatty kissing her brow.”
Small admits it may sound a bit strange but he says it works. “Mental exercises could be anything from doing crossword puzzles and writing with your left hand if you are right handed or learning a langrage. It could be anything that is fun that people enjoy doing,” he added.
31. The “mad moment” in the first paragraph refers to the time when we ________.
[A] don’t listen to our friends [B] have lost our important things
[C] have some mental problems [D] have a bad memory
32. In this passage, the author mainly tells us _________.
[A] everyone has bad memories sometimes no matter how old he is
[B] we can prevent our mind from aging with various methods
[C] brain aging starts at the time when we are in the 20s and 30s
[D] memory lost is not the sign that we are getting old
33. By giving the example “you meet Mrs. Beatty and you notice a distinguishing …eyebrow”, Dr. Small is trying to explain the memory tool of ___________.
[A] look [B] physical exercises [C] connect [D] mental exercises
34. By saying “I think of the actor Warren BEATTY so I create … her brow”’ Dr. Small is trying to explain the memory tool of __________________
[A] remembering facial features [B] reducing stress
[C] connecting related things [D] observing carefully
35. Mental exercises do NOT include _________________
[A] writing with one’s left hand [B] learning a foreign language
[C] doing crossword puzzles [D] taking pictures
Passage 2
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk about. “It’s a school to teach languages to babies and young children with games, songs—some of the classed also have arts and crafts,” said Francois Thibaut, the founder of the Langrage Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual.
Children as young as few months are exposed to French and Spanish before many of them can even speak English. Educators use special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. “Children have a unique capacity to learn many languages at the same time,” said Thibaut. “Already at nine months, a child can tell the differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never heard yet.” Thibaut says the best time to expose children to language is from birth to 3 years old. For the last 30 years, the school has been using what it calls the Thibarut Technique, a system that combines language lessons with child’s play.
“I always wanted to learn Spanish, but by the time I got to high school it was too late to pick it up and speak fluently,” said Marc Lazare, who enrolled his son at the school. “I figured at this age, two, it’s a perfect time for him to learn.”
Aside from learning a language, the kids also gain a tremendous sense of confidence. One young student boasted that aside from French, she can speak five languages (though that included “monkey “and “lion”). The school gives children the tools to communicate, and sometimes that gives them an advantage over their parents. “I think they sometimes speak French when they think I won’t understand them,” said parent Foster Gibbons.
Depending on the age group, classes run from 45 minute up to 2 hours. Even when students are not in class, the program is designed to make sure the learning continues at home. Tapes and books are included so kids can practice on their own.
36. The word “bilingual” in the first paragraph probably means ____________.
[A] capable of using two languages [B] both clever and confident
[C] aware of their own limitations and strengths [D] independent of their parents
37. The passage tells us that the best time for a child to learn languages is _____________.
[A] before seven years old [B] from birth to three years old
[C] in his childhood [D] in his teens
38. According to Thibaut, it is possible _______ .
[A] for children to take advantage of their parents by using a foreign language
[B] to expose children to a foreign language after they can speak English
[C] to combine language lessons with sports games
[D] for children to learn several languages at the same time
39. The school teaches language by _______________.
[A] exposing children to the new environment [B] using modern facilities and equipment
[C] combining language lessons with games [D] giving children confidence
40. The best title for this text is ________________.
[A] A Unique Language School for Children
[B] The Foreign Language for Children to Learn
[C] Special Songs and Visual Aids in Learning
[D] The Best Way to Learn a Foreign Language
Passage 3
Next week, as millions of families gather for their Thanksgiving (感恩节) feasts，many other Americans will go without. According to the United States Department of Agriculture，more than 12 million households lack enough food for everyone in their family at some time during the year—including holidays.
Hunger is surprisingly widespread in our country—one of the world’s wealthiest—yet the government estimates that we waste almost 100 billion pounds of food each year, more than one-quarter of our total supply.
Reducing this improper distribution of resources is a goal of America’s Second Harvest, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Last year, it distributed nearly 2 billion pounds of food to more than 23 million people in need.
A great deal of work is involved in distributing tons of food from thousands of donors (捐赠者) to hundreds of small, nonprofit organizations. Until a few years ago, America’s Second Harvest lacked any effective way to manage their inventory. Without accurate and timely information, soup kitchens were sometimes empty while food was left to spoil in loading places.
In 2000, America’s Second Harvest began to use a new inventory and financial-management system—Ceres. It is software designed specifically for hunger-relief operations. It is used by more than 100 America’s Second Harvest organizations to track food from donation to distribution.
Ceres has helped reduce the spoiling of food and improve distribution. An evaluation found that the software streamlined food banks’ operations by 23 percent in the first year alone.
With more accurate and timely reports, Ceres saves time, flees staff members to focus on finding new donors, and promises more efficient use of donations.
Hunger in America remains a troubling social problem. Technology alone cannot solve it. But in the hands of organizations such as America’s Second Harvest, it is a powerful tool that is helping to make a difference—and helping more Americans to join in the feast.
41. According to the passage，the total supply of food in America every year reaches .
[A] 12 million pounds [B] more than 12 million pounds
[C] almost 100 billion pounds [D] about 400 billion pounds
42. By “this improper distribution of resources” in Paragraph 3，the writer means that many Americans lack enough food while .
[A] their country is one of the richest in the world [B] much food is left to spoil
[C] others waste too much food [D] others consume too much food
43. A problem for America’s Second Harvest a few years ago was that ．
[A] it did not get enough food from donors
[B] it did not have a large enough network
[C] it did not have enough soup kitchens
[D] it did not have a good way to manage its food stock
44. Which of the following is NOT the assistance offered by Ceres?
[A] enlarging organization’s network
[B] solving the hunger problem in the country
[C] giving out food more efficiently
[D] preventing food from spoiling
45. The main idea of the passage is that .
[A] technology can help in the fight against hunger
[B] America’s Second Harvest has found more donors
[C] America’s Second Harvest promotes the development of technology
[D] hunger is a problem even in the wealthiest country in the world
Passage 4
The worst thing about television and radio is that they entertain us, saving us the trouble of entertaining ourselves. As a result, singing and music have declined.
Italians used to sing all the time. Now, they only do it in Hollywood movies. Indian movies are mostly a series of songs and dances trapped around silly stories. As a result, they don’t do much singing in Indian villages anymore.
There are two reasons for this sad decline: One, human beings are astonishingly lazy. Put a lift in a building, and people would rather take it than climb even two flights of steps. Similarly, invent a machine that sings, and people would rather let the machine sing than sing themselves. The other reason is that people are easily embarrassed. When there is a famous, talented musician readily available by pushing a button, which amateur violinist or pianist would want to try to entertain family or family or friends by himself?
These earnest reflections came to me recently when two CDs arrived in the mail. They are historic recordings of famous writers reading their own works. It was thrilling to hear the voices from a long past in the late 19th century. But today, reading out loud anything is no longer common. Today, we sing songs to our children until they are about two, we read simple books to them till they are about five, and once they have learnt to read themselves, we become deaf. We’re alive only to the sound of the TV and the stereo.
Professional actors’ performance is extraordinarily revealing. But I still prefer my own reading. Because it’s mine. For the same reason, people find karaoke (卡拉OK) liberating. It is almost he only electronic thing that gives them bake their own voice. Even if their voices are hopelessly out of tune, at least it is meaningful self–entertainment.
46. The main idea of this passage is that .
[A] TV and radio can amuse us with beautiful songs and music
[B] TV and radio prevent us from self–entertainment
[C] people should sing songs and read books aloud themselves
[D] parents should sing songs and read books aloud to their children
47. According to the passage, Italians .
[A] only sing songs in Hollywood [B] are no longer fond of music
[C] only sing and dance in villages [D] don’t sing much nowadays
48. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decline in amateur singing?
[A] It is easier for people to please themselves with songs through TV and radio.
[B] Amateurs feel embarrassed for they cannot sing as well as the professionals.
[C] People don’t want to take the trouble to sing songs themselves.
[D] Famous and talented musicians can easily be met.
49. The word “thrilling” (line 2, paragraph 4) probably means .
[A] exciting [B] frightening [C] spilling [D] upset
50. The author’s attitude toward karaoke is .
[A] negative [B] positive [C] neutral [D] indifferent
Passage 5
By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861~1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and one third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, an earlier form of the modem refrigerator, had been invented.
Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat was undeveloped. The common sense that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting (融化) was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. However, early efforts to save ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors find the ways needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right way. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would refuse to buy the rapidly melting butter of the other farmers to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.
51. This passage is mainly about ______________.
[A] the importance of the icebox in the mid-nineteenth century
[B] the development and improvement of the icebox
[C] how to make an efficient icebox
[D] an important invention of a Maryland farmer
52. In paragraph 1, the word “forward-looking”(line 3) probably means ___________.
[A] greedy [B] generous
[C] longing for greater profit [D] having modem ideas
53. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 ____________.
[A] ice began to be widely used in hospitals and hotels
[B] ice began to affect the diet of common citizens in America
[C] many American families had the icebox
[D] most of the ice sold in America went to families for their own use
54. In the early 19th century, most people believed that ____________.
[A] it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling
[B] the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting
[C] to wrap the ice in blankets would keep the ice from doing its job
[D] they lacked knowledge of the physics of heat
55. Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore’s butter because _______________.
[A] his butter was fresh and hard
[B] his butter was transported to market at night
[C] his butter was rapidly melting
[D] the price of his butter was lower
Part IV Cloze Test (15 minutes 15 points 1 for each)
Directions: In this part, there is a passage with fifteen blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
Robots in factories do many jobs that people consider tiring. Robots never need to rest. People make mistakes when they____56___. Robots never do.
What kinds of jobs are robots doing? They are welding, a method of joining two parts of something by using high heat. They are ____57____ hot metals and plastics in machines that press the materials into shapes. They are spray painting.
Robots are not harmed by heat, noise or ____58_____ that would be dangerous to humans. And they are controlled from a distance. So they can do dangerous jobs. Robots ___59____ unexploded bombs. They work underwater repairing pipes at the bottom of the sea. And they work with materials that ___60___ radiation. Robots are very valuable in space exploration. In 1976, the American Viking spacecraft landed __61___ Mars. Its robot arm gathered Martian soil. The robot arm on America’s space shuttle has been used to capture satellites for repair __62___ in orbit.
Robots do make mistakes sometimes. But they are not responsible for the mistakes. In one automobile factory, ___63___, the doors on more than 1,000 cars were welded shut. A human had given the robot’s computer brain the ___ 64___ instructions. When robots get the correct instructions, their work is ___65___good and fast. A company in Florida, for example, uses robots ___66___ small communicating devices. The robots put about 130 tiny electronic pieces into each device. The factory can produce a device just two hours ____67___ it receives a request for one. The company says it would ___68___ almost one month to produce a device in a normal factory with human workers.
___67___ is the future of robots? The goal of scientists is to create a true ___70___ robot. Humans have the ability to see, hear, speak and solve problems. Engineers have built robots that have one or two of these abilities.
56. A. get tiring B. get tired C. make tired D. feel tiring
57. A. mounting B. charging C. carrying D. loading
58. A. chemicals B. chemical C. chemistry D. alchemy
59. A. investigate B. change C. calculate D. reckon
60. A. give away B. give off C. give up D. give in
61. A. on B. at C. around D. in
62. A. since B. while C. during D. whereas
63. A. that is to say B. for example C. you know D. it is reported that
64. A. wrong B. right C. in-time D. similar
65. A. clear and clear B. proper and purposeful C. good and fast D. actual and realistic
66. A. build B. building C. built D. to build
67. A. after B. before C. as long as D. so long as
68. A. cost B. take C. make D. use
69. A. Which B. Why C. How D. What
70. A. human-like B. human-made C. man-made D. man-like
Part V Error Detection （10 minutes. 5 points 0.5 for each）
Directions: In this part, there are ten sentences. Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
71. Peter, together with his wife and two sons, are to arrive on the evening flight.
A B C D
72. The United States Department of Labor enforces laws that promote the welfare of wage earners,
A B
improving occupational conditions and advance employment opportunities.
C D
73. We wish that you didn’t have such a lot of work, otherwise you would have enjoyed the
A B C D
dinner.
74. If one reads a great many articles in English, you will become familiar with the reading
A B C D
course.
75. We draw some excerpts from “Speaking Smart” to give you some advice about how to control a
A B C
presentation while the audience is speaking.
D
76. These are the questions you might have asked yourself before start a career, or even now when you
A B C
do have a career.
D
77. When the aging father of a rich, thriving farm family in Iowa decide to retire, he offers his hand to
A B C D
his three daughters.
78. In other words, the new tenant would pay substantially higher rent than the previous tenant does.
A B C D
79. Writing in a clear and terse style, the book describes the author’s childhood experiences in a small
A B C
town just before the outbreak of the Civil War.
D
80. The law he is referring to requires that everyone who takes a plane buys an insurance policy.
A B C D
Paper Two 试卷二
（60 minutes）
Part I Translation (30 minutes, 20 points, 10 for each section)
Section A
Directions: Translate the underlined sentences from the following passage from English into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
If women are exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. Only a women is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe （衣柜） packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
Section B
Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
许多年轻人再也不习惯一下班就回家。他们常与朋友相约去体操房或健身俱乐部锻炼健身。工作日的晚上从6点到9点，还有周末全天，体操房总是爆满，尽管会员费已经上调。由于体育场馆少，通常人们得提前两到三天去预定。
Part II Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
Directions: In this part, you are allowed 25-30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words on How Should We Travel. Study the following outline carefully and write your composition on the Composition Sheet. .
Title: How Should we Travel
Outline:
1. 有人认为人们上下班或出门时应更多利用公共交通工具。
2. 有人认为自己开车更方便。
3. 我的看法。
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