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 centre.
Example: You will hear: W: I certainly hope the library will be open this Saturday.
M: The sign says library hours! Week days 8:00 am. to 9:00 pm. On Saturdays 9:00 to 5:00, closed Sunday.
Q: When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8:00 am. to 9:00 am.
B) 5:00 am. to 9:00 pm.
C) 9:00 am. to 5:00 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours. On week days the library is open from 8:00 am. to 9:00 pm. On Saturdays it is open from 9:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Therefore C) “9:00 am. to 5:00 pm.” is the correct answer. You should choose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］[KG-1*7]— ［D］
1． A） She thought it was long. B) She liked it very much.
C) She didn’t like it because it was violent. D) She thought it was too boring.
2. A) Five and a half years. B) Six years and six months.
C) Four and six months. D) Seven and a half years.
3. A) An old gentleman. B) A constable.
C) A policewoman. D) An old gentleman wearing glasses.
4. A) Either is right. B) Neither is good.
C) None is right. D) Both are good.
5. A) By bus. B) By air.
C) By train. D) By car.
6. A) A code number. B) An agent.
C) An airliner. D) A heavy bomber.
7. A) They are talking about summer jobs.
B) They are talking about employment and unemployment.
C) They are talking about school laborers.
D) They are talking about child education.
8. A) They had no time. B) They couldn’t afford it.
C) The old one was still in use. D) They both want to buy another new car.
9. A) Everyday except Thursday. B) Everyday.
C) Monday, Wednesday and Friday. D) Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
10. A) She likes to travel. B) She is fortune’s favorite.
C) She is a good photographer. D) She is a talented writer.
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 centre.
Passage 1
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have heard.
11. A) He thought that the doctor was telling a lie.
B) He thought that he was hopeful.
C) He thought that he was in despair and going to die.
D) He thought deaf meant nothing to him.
12. A) After he had consulted doctors.
B) When he could not hear himself humming a tune.
C) When he heard a humming noise.
D) When the humming noise grew louder.
13. A) Light music. B) Popular music.
C) Folk songs. D) Stormy, exciting music.
14. A) The Story of Beethoven’s Life.B) Beethoven Becomes Deaf.
C) The Music of Beethoven.D) Beethoven’s Courageous Triumph over Tragedy.
Passage 2
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have heard.
15. A) When they suffer from great hunger.B) When they lack food and do not see any light.
C) When they live in darkness.D) When they loose weight.
16. A) They do not grow old. B) They are afraid of light.
C) They do not eat food at all. D) They die when they become a ball of cells.
17. A) Sea worm. B) Anemones. C) Cells. D) Aging.
Passage 3
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have heard.
18. A) In the Atlantic Ocean. B) 145 miles from Hawaii.
C) Six miles from Hawaii. D) On an aircraft carrier.
19. A) For two days. B) For three days.
C) For twelve days. D) For fifteen days.
20. A) In the space module. B) Aboard the helicopter.
C) Aboard the carrier. D) In Houston.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are four 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 centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
When we think about the effect of the Copernican view of the world of literature, we are likely to slip into exaggeration. It is often said that the removal of the earth from its central place in a comfortably ordered system to the status of a minor planet in vaster space was fatal blow to man’s sense of his own dignity. This idea is philosophically foolish and historically false. Throughout the Middle Ages, even though man was considered the special child of God, the earth was regarded as the poorest part of creation. Copernicus was only looking for a simpler pattern of the heavens than Ptolemy’s and he found it. Despite the work of Kepler, Galileo, and the Elizabethan experts, moreover, it took well over a century for the theory to win full acceptance even among the learned.
As late as 1643, a hundred years after Copernicus’book, a scientist named Browne declared movement of the earth impossible. The reasons for delayed victory were natural. Many educated as well as uneducated men resisted contradiction of the senses and the Bible, or of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and all tradition. Many others were simply unaware or indifferent, as most of us in the twentieth century felt no acute concern over Einstein’s discoveries. In either case, few had the mathematical knowledge needed for confirmation or even comprehension of the theory; indeed, the knowledge needed to confirm Copernicus was not fully available until Newton.
21. The Copernican theory gained wide acceptance as a result of the work of_________________________________.
A) Browne B) Kepler and Galileo
C) Einstein D) Aristotle and Ptolemy
22. The author believes that the effect of the Copernican theory on literature_______________________________.
A) has not often been consideredB) resulted from man’s loss of dignity
C) contradicted the sensesD) can easily be overestimated
23. To understand the Copernican theory, one had to _________________________________.
A) understand mathematics B) view the universe as an ordered system
C) have read the BibleD) accept the teaching of tradition
