Part Ⅰ
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A（略）
Section B
Compound Dictation
Directions: 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 heard.
Television now plays such an important part in so many people’s lives that it
Is ___11___ for us to try to decide whether a ___12___ or a curse is. Obviously television has both ___13___ and disadvantages. But do the former ___14___ the latter?
In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a ___15___ cheap one. They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy ___16___series of programmes rather than to go out in search of ___17___ elsewhere. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. ____________18___________________________ Secondly, television keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us._______________19_______________________________________.
There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its programmes is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? ___________20_____________________________.
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.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Teachers always plan down to the minute what their students will be doing. This is good for kids, because it teaches them to stay on task and follow a schedule. But most homes aren’t run this way. If parents do plan their children’s live minute by minute, what happens when that child grows up and goes to college?
At some point, kids need to learn to manage their own time. This can be one of the valuable skills you help your kids develop outside of school. But it generally won’t happen all by itself, because there’s a big transition that happens when kids leave the structured school environment and come home.
If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult who can be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isn’t available, an expert named Martin recommends you find an after-school program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork. If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because it’s hard to stop and do something like homework. “If that little bit of downtime is television, good luck ... getting them to do their homework.” says a professor of child development at
“TV is addictive.” A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack. “Wait until dinner, make a plate full of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner you’re preparing a little early for the kids,” she says.
While you’re sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get to do during their study breaks. The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, getting a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks they’d like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to be honest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.
21. The main purpose of this passage is ____.
A) to provide some advice for the parents about children’s education
B) to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your children
C) to explain why the parents spoil their children
D) to describe children’s lives after school
22. The words “this way” in the sentence “But most homes aren’t run this way” in the first paragraph most possibly means ____.
A) to stay on the task
B) to arrange everything in details
C) to give some lessons to children
D) to behave in the structured school
23. According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph, most probably takes up the following jobs EXCEPT ____.
A) a specialist in children education
B) a professional consultant in a after-school program
C) the leader of a research group about sports, such as basketball
D) mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph) does
24. According to the last two paragraphs, the appropriate snacks that the parents provide will ____.
A) upset the children’s momentum
B) exhaust them by lots of dirty dishes
C) make the children get addicted to TV
D) bring more energy to children
25. Which of the following is NOT recommended for the break during the children’s study after class?
A) Shoot baskets.
B) Play some games with parents.
C) Go out to drink some beverage in a bar for a long time.
D) Relax a bit by using the bathroom.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Doors and windows can’t keep them out; airport immigration officers can’t stop them and the Internet is an absolute reproduction soil. They seem harmless in small doses, but large imports threaten
It is made worse for
Then they became the more ear-pleasing digi kamey. But kamey is also the Japanese word for turtle. “It’s very frustrating not knowing what young people are talking about,” says humorously Minoru Shiratori, a 53-year-old bus driver. “Sometimes I can’t tell if they’re discussing cameras or turtles.”
In a bid to stop the flood of katakana, the government has formed a Foreign Words Committee to find suitable Japanese replacements. The committee is slightly different from French-style language police, which try to support a law that forbids advertising in English. Rather, committee members and traditionalists hope a sustained campaign of persuasion, gentle criticism and leadership by example canturn the tide.
26. According to the author, the reason why the Japanese is infected greatly by English is ____.A) that nothing can prevent it from entering into Japan
B) that English is the most recognized language in the world
C) that the government has not set up a special administration department to control this trend before it becomes popular in Japan
D) not clearly mentioned in this passage
27. By saying “countries around the globe are wet through their hands over the rapid spread of American English,” the author implies that ____.
A) even a restaurant worker in
B) the flood of katakana has covered most of countries in the world
C) Coca-Cola is the most popular brand of beverage on the earth and this product occupy all the global market
D) many other countries are influenced greatly by American English
28. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT ____.
A) now there are two language systems, Kanji and katakana in Japan
B) the word “digital camera” appears very different in Japanese
C) people are always confused by the young Japanese pronunciation of “turtle” and “camera” D) Foreign Words Committee is engaged in finding suitable Japanese replacements for the foreign words.
29. According to the author, the last paragraph mainly deals with ____.
A) how French-style language police has prevented the influence of English
B) how Japanese Foreign Words Committee prevents the infection of foreign words
C) the suitable Japanese replacements
D) why committee members and traditionalists launch a war against the infection of foreign words30. Which conclusion can be drawn based on the opinions from the Japanese people
(in paragraph 2 and 4 of this passage)?
A) The elders are more strongly in favor of replacing the foreign words than young people.B) All the people dislike speaking the foreign words, such as “digi kamey”.
C) They are so old that it is necessary to give some language assistance by a specialist.D) People’s work determines the language they speak.
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. Its decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes（召集）any time there is a threat to peace. A representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a moment’s notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member - often a nation with a grievance about another nation’s actions. The Security Council has 15 members; five of which hold permanent seats. The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five permanent members - the
Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus（一致同意）. The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries. Usually the Council’s first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action.
31. Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage?
A) The Security Council convenes annually.
B) All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Council.
C) Although one member seriously complains about another member’s action, the Security Council will not convene at its request.
D) The five permanent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world.
32. The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus because ____.
A) every permanent member has the veto right of great powers
B) all the permanent members won in the World War II
C) the other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent members
D) of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage
33. One motion（提议）is adopted by the Security Council only if ____.
A) 14 of 15 members accept this motion
B) all the members have no objection to the motion
C) 9 members agree on it and all the permanent members approve of it
D) all the permanent members pass it
34. The passage introduces all things about the Security Council EXCEPT____.
A) mission B) membership
C) rights D) history
35. The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that ____.
A) UN gives priority to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countries
B) the peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts between countries
C) economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in war
D) joint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflicts between among countries
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner. The chief technology officer of E-mail management company MessageLabs, Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5 million letters each day. Servers operated and maintained by MessageLabs manage mail delivery and routing for a number of companies, including Bank of England and Condé Nast Publications.
In fact, all of MessageLabs’ customers are corporations whose daily E-mail output and inflow has soared with the growth of the Web. “E-mail usage has increasedmassively in the last couple of years,” he says. Indeed, MessageLabs estimates that it has gone from 10 a day per employee as recently as two years ago to more like 20 or 30 now.
The implications for Corporate America are equally huge. According to E-mail researcher and consultant David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail coursing through their servers to grow 60% to 80% in 2002. And as individual messages grow in size - they’re now more likely to contain memory - companies couldend up paying 100% to 150% more just this year on systems to store and manage those messages. That’s why tech consultancy Radicati Group expects demand for software that manages E-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, to grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4.4 billion by 2005. Too much of this money will be spent in controlling pure junk. About 20% of the E-mail MessageLabs manages is unwanted, according to Sunner - who adds that about 1.25% of all the E-mail his company moves contains useless attachments.
Already, the cost of handling spam（垃圾邮件）is estimated at $8.6 billion worldwide, according to a 2001 European Union study. And the barrage of pornographic spam has made some companies worried that employees might sue on grounds of disturbance arising from exposure to unwanted unpleasantness.
36. The first sentence of this passage “Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called E-mail than Mark Sunner” most probably means ____.
A) Mark Sunner clearly know the E-mail is wasting resources
B) no one knows the fact that E-mail is gossip exchanging way but Mark Sunner
C) Mark Sunner does not know anything about the E-mail
D) the Mark Sunner always concentrated on the ocean of the junk E-mail
37. Which of the following is NOT true about MessageLabs?
A) It is an E-mail management company.
B) All of MessageLabs’ customers are corporations.
C) Mark Sunner is the chief technology officer of MessageLabs.
D) The company puts the great emphasis on dealing with the junk E-mail.
38. The word “that” in the last sentence of the third paragraph most possibly means ____.
A) it is expected that Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes grow from $2.6 billion in sales today to $4.4 billion by 2005
B) the junk E-mail has been overloaded in the Internet
C) the increase of individual messages needs more staff
D) the company has paid 100% to 150% for individual message storage
39. The following statements about the E-mail have been mentioned EXCEPT ____.
A) Sunner oversees a network that processes 4.5 million letters each day
B) according to David Ferris, companies can expect the volume of E-mail passing through their servers to grow not more than 50% in 2002
C) too much money has been spent in controlling the junk E-mail
D) some employees might take legal action in accordance with annoyance arising from exposure to some unpleasant resources
40. What is the best title for the passage?
A) The E-mail Monster.
B) MessageLabs Business Introduction.
C) To Avoid E-mail Surge.
D) E-mail Destroys Everything.
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 centre.
41. A new product should be judged not by the promises made in commercials and advertisements, but by the results ____.
A) demonstrated B) suggested
C) appeared D) contained
42. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A) ignored B) neglected
C) refused D) denied
43. Both sides in the conflict agreed to ____.
A) converse to problems B) exchange their topics
C) discuss their issues D) talk their points
44. When snow ____ on top of a building during the winter, the weightsometimes weakens the construction, and occasionally causes the roof to collapse.
A) falls B) accumulates
C) gleans D) assembles
45. The brave man was greatly honoured when the organizer announced, “You____ a medal!”
A) earn B) expect
C) deserve D) reserve
46. All imported wine were made to pay heavy ____.
A) fees B) duties
C) prices D) money
47. We had to start at exactly the same time, so we had our watches ____.
A) checked B) tested
C) stabilized D) corrected
48. You think you are clever, ____, I assure you that you are very foolish.
A) on the contrary B) on the other side
C) in other words D) on the whole
49. My fingernails are so ____ that they break off before they get long enough to polish.A) elastic B) strong
C) fragile D) steady
50. I never thought he would let us down like that; I always ____ him.
A) encountered B) counted on
C) accounted for D) discounted
51. The terrible noise is ____ me mad.
A) turning B) driving
C) setting D) putting
52. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ____ it.
A) got off B) got across
C) got away D) got over
53. It is desirable that the course in general science ____ taken before the chemistry course.A) be B) is
C) was D) will be
54. Some areas, ____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) with regard to
C) but for D) in spite of
55. They’ve done ____ with compulsory Latin for university entrance at our university.
A) up B) away
C) over D) down
56. An efficient engine is____ of fuel.
A) economic B) economize
C) economical D) economy
57. Cars moved very slowly in the 1930s, but they ____ move more quickly than in the 1920s.A) were to B) did
C) will D) can
58. I hope my boss will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my performance at work.A) regard B) counting
C) account D) observation
59. Tom doesn’t want to take part in any school activities, ____.
A) and David doesn’t too B) and David doesn’t either
C) and so doesn’t David D) and either does David
60. Many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.
A) rate B) speed
C) pace D) growth
61. Will all those ____ the proposal raise their hands?
A) in relation to B) in contrast to
C) in excess of D) in favor of
62. The train arrived twenty minutes late, but we were not told what caused the ____.
A) delay B) late
C) slow D) behind time
63. Who allowed you ____ my car?
A) driving B) to drive
C) riding D) to ride
64. I don’t doubt ____ the plan will be well-conceived.
A) that B) whether
C) why D) when
65. No one ____ that to his face.
A) dares say B) dares saying
C) dare say D) dare to say
66. The flight was supposed to take off at nine o’clock but ____ we had to wait until ten.A) in effect B) for result
C) for an end D) on purpose
67．Never before ____ such a smoke in the room.
A) have I read B) did I read
C) do I read D) am I reading
68. I take it for granted that he must be sentenced____.
A) to die B) death
C) to death C) dead
69. Bring the umbrella on the picnic even though you don’t anticipate ____ it.
A) using B) use
C) to use D) to be using
70. The tutor asked his students to leave a wide ____ when typing their essays.
A) border B) column
C) surrounding D) margin
Part Ⅳ
Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to add a word, cross out a word, or change a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you add a word, put a “∧”mark in the correct place. If you cross out a word, put a slash “/”in the blank.
The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation,
almost always comes as a severe shock for the patient and his family. 71.____
Despite of modern advances, most people still have an irrational 72.____
fear of hospitals and anesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery-cutting into a part of the body as opposed with treatment 73.____
with drugs. In the early years of this century there was much 74.____
specialization. A good surgeon was able of performing almost every 75.____
operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation
isn’t different. Operations are now being carried out that were not 76.____