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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) She’s often late. B) She’s honest. C) She’s not efficient. D) She’s capable. 2. A) 7:30 B) 8:50 C) 8:15 D) 8:00 3. A) At a zoo. B) In a cafeteria. C) On a college campus. D) At an art museum. 4. A) The woman can see the island. B) It’s too foggy to see the island now. C) It’s clear where the lawn has been raked. D) He would like to see the island. 5. A) Because it’s cheaper. B) Because it’s safer. C) Because it’s faster. D) Because it’s earlier. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorder conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation 1 6. A) At the post office. B) In a shop. C) At the bank. D) In a restaurant. 7. A) Five-dollar bills. B) Fifteen-dollar bills. C) One-dollar bills. D) Ten-dollar bills. Conversation 2 8. A) The woman is willing to do the washing for the man. B) The man wants the woman do the washing for him. C) The woman knows little about the machine. D) The man knows nothing about the machine. 9. A) Put in the money. B) Put in the soap powder. C) Put in the washing. D) Shut the door. 10. A) Shut the door. B) Put in the soap powder. C) Pay money. D) None of above. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer with a word or a short phrase. The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin. 11. What did the grandfather use to have? ______________. 12. Where do they live? They live in ________________. 13. What did the grandfather do in Trafalgar Square? 14. When did they get back home? About ______________. 15. Why did grandfather look upset? Because ______________. Part Ⅱ Structure (15 minutes) Directions:This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Directions:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word on words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 16.Without air, the night time ___ very cold and the days burning hot. A)be B)would be C)is D)will be 17.The city’s underground ___ more people than the buses. A)bringsB)carriesC)sendsD)fethers 18.___ scientist and ___ pianist ___ been invited to the New Year’s Eve reception given by the government. A)The...the...have B)The...×...haveC)The...×...has D)×...the...has A)a fewB)few damageC)a little damageD)little damage 20.A business letter should be written in a formal style ___ in a personal one. A)better thanB)rather thanC)other thanD)less than 21.Water pollution, together with old tins and other forms of garbage, ___ many problems in our large, industrial city today. A)is causing B)have causedC)have been causing D)are caused 22.As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares, and ___. A)so did the airlines B)neither did the airlines 23.When we reached the pier, the fenny had not arrived yet; so we _____. A)needed not to hurry B)needn’t have hurried C)didn’t need to hurry D)had not needed to hurry 24.___ in the earthquake thoroughly, the city has now been rebuilt. A)Destroying B)Having destroyed C)Destroyed D)To be destroyed 25.A couple of minutes earlier, ___ we could hve been able to hear his speech. A)and B)on C)but D)so Section B Directions:There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 26.The bank is reported in the newspaper (rob)___ in broad daylight yesterday. 27.This is the only day that I (enjoy)___ in his life really. 28.The son has almost been driven mad by his parents’ (end)___ complaints. 29.Many companies advertise in the main newspapers, trying (attract)____ young people. 30.They were taught to (large)___ photographs in Mr. Li class. 31.Most people regret for their (lose)___ youth. 32.You can consult the (law)___ when you have some trouble in the divorce. 33.The young boy had no friends there. His (lonely)___ made him unhappy. 34.He heard some children (laugh)___ when he passed the door. 35.It’s I who (be)___ to leave at once. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Somewhere on the South Coast England Dear Mum and Dad, It was a great idea to send me over to Britain to learn English this summer! I’ve met so many students — from Sweden, France and all over the world. And there are lots of students from Germany here too. It’s just like being at home. What a relief to find normal people, even in England, and to speak in a normal language most of the time. Of course, we do have English lessons in the day, and I have to talk to the family I stay with here. Do you know, some of my friends have said they won’t go out with us in the evening any more — they want to speak English and find English friends. I think they’re mad.The family I live with are very nice. But they have some strange habits. They drink tea all day: at breakfast, in the afternoon and at bedtime. And they eat butter with salt in it! If I go out in the evening, I often eat fish and chips. The food is wrapped up in a newspaper; at least reading the paper takes your mind off the fish and chips!Here at the coast, we travel by bus. The buses are always late. I was knocked down by an old lady the other day because I didn’t stand in the queue. English people seem very quiet and reserved, so I was very surprised to see how violent they become about queues. Also, if you ask them directions, they suddenly become very chatty and go on for hours. I’d like to come back here next year to see all my friends again — oh yes, and to learn some more English… Your loving son, Hans. 36.According to the passage, the writer of the letter is from ___. A) England B) France C) Germany D) Sweden 37.“I think they’re mad” (Last sentence in Paragraph 2) probably means that ___. A) they are wildly interested in English B) they are angry with me C) they are becoming wild in England D) they do not like to play outside 38.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) I live with very good people here. B) I live with very strange people here. C) The family I live with like to drink tea. D) The family I live with eat butter with salt in it. 39.“I was knocked down by an old lady the other day” (Paragraph 4) shows that ___. A) British people are not friendly B) the old ladies in Britain are not friendly C) British people are very quiet D) You must line up to take a bus 40.From the passage, we know that ___. A) the writer has many friends in Britain now B) the writer doesn’t like British old ladies C) Britain is a good place to stay in D) British people like their weather Task 2 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle.Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were volunteers and the pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each others company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks whole exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject to pain due to a slight calcium loss. Results of the tests suggest that women will have significant advantages over man in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation better. Men’s advantages in terms of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space. 41.What were those American women tested for during the whole month? A) For the selection of the responsible persons. B) For the condition of different group of the women. C) To see if they were suitable for the space work. D) To see how they would react to conditions like those aboard the space shuttle. 42.From the passage we can learn that ___. A) many women wanted to take part in the tests B) the pay was important for the women C) the women often quarreled with each other so they had to tolerate each other D) they could drink some wine after work 43.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) They had to stand under the pressure three times the force of gravity. B) Ten days later in the test, they had to spend other twenty days in bed. C) During the whole test, they suffered backaches and other discomfort. D) Some of the women suffered great loss of calcium. 44.According to the passage, ___. A) the women stayed together during the whole test B) most of the women taking part in the test are very active. C) before the test, the women enjoyed smoking and drinking. D) all the women taking part in the test traveled to space at last 45.What is the best title for this passage? A) Women’s Power B) An Unforgettable Experience C) Tests Show Women Suited for Space Travel D) Man Should Not Travel to Space Any More Task 3 Directions: The following is a RESUME. After reading it, you are required to fill the blanks below it (No. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Resume Name: ChenYaju Address: 38 Friendship Avenue, Qingshan District, Wuhan 430080 Date of Birth: July 31,1979 Sex: Female Marital status: Single Health: Excellent Education: 1990 — 1996 No.2 Middle School, Qingdao, Shandong Province 1996 — 2000 Beijing Normal University, Beijing Major: English Received B.A in English, July 2000 2000 — 2003 Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province Major: Translation Theory and Teaching Received M.A. in English in May, 2003 Work Experience: 1996 work for two month as translator and interpreter Hier Company, Qingdao 1997 — 1999 Tutor of English Beijing Normal University 2001 — present: Teacher of English Wuhan Foreign Languages Research Institute Awards and Scholarships 1990 — 1996 “Excellent Student”, No. 2 Middle School, Qingdao 1997 — 2000 Recipient of university scholarships, Beijing Normal University Interests: Travel, music Reference: Available upon request Chen Yaju is from Qingdao, (46) . When she studied in the middle school, she was an (47) . She entered the Beijing Normal University in (48) and studied for 4 years there. After graduation, she (49) to further her study of English. Now, she has just received her M.A. in English. She is interested in (50) . Now she is working at Wuhan Foreign Languages Research Institute. Task 4 Directions: The followings are some qualifications or requirements commonly used in recruitment advertisements. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent (与......相同的) to those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55. A─Mature, dynamic and honest. B─Excellent ability of systematical management. C─Ability to work independently, mature and resourceful. D─A person with ability plus flexibility should apply. E─A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable. F─Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force. G─Bright, aggressive applicants. H─Ambitious attitude essential. I─Initiative, independent and good communication skill. J─Willing to work under pressure with leadership quality. 51．（ ）能够独立工作，思想成熟，应变能力强。 52．（ ）须个性稳重，具高度责任感。 53．（ ）能够在不同文化和工作人员的背景下出色的工作。 54．（ ）须积极主动，独立工作能力强，并有良好的交际技能。 55．（ ）须有雄心壮志 Task 5 Direction: The following is a wanted ad. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No. 60) that follow. The answers (in no more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. MACRO ENGINEERING CO. Invites applications from ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND TECHNICIANS We operate a first-class Standards Laboratory that is a calibration(校正) center for precision electrical, electronic, and mechanical measuring instrument maintenance programs.Applicants for Senior positions should hold a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Technologists and Laboratory Technicians should be graduates of a recognized electronics or mechanical technology course who have specialized in precision measurement. All applicants must be able to start work on Oct.1. 2003. Apply in writing to: Mr. F. Stokes Chief Engineer Macro Engineering CO.600 Deepdale Drive Toronto. Ontario 56. What is the name of the company? Its name is _____. 57. The company wants to employ _____ and _____. 58. What is the requirement for Technologist? They have specialized in _____. 59. When must all applicants begin to work? It is_____. 60. Who is Mr. F. Stokes? He is _____ of Macro Engineering CO. Part Ⅳ Translation – English to Chinese (25 minutes) Directions: This part, numbered 61through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet. 61. Disease-carrying insects become important where human being are crowded together. A) 在人们聚集在一起的地方，带病昆虫的问题就变得很严重。 B) 在人们居住的地方，带病昆虫在控制人口过剩问题方面起着重要作用。 C) 在人们密集地区，带病昆虫成为一个严重的问题。 D) 带病昆虫是人们密集地区必不可少的。 62. Seen from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”. A) 如果从太空中看地球的话，地球像一个蓝色的行星，而且地球的表面70%都是水。 B) 地球表面的70%都被水覆盖着，从太空中看地球，它就像一颗蓝色的行星。 C) 从太空上看我们的地球，它的表面的70%都被水覆盖着，看上去像一颗蓝色的行星。 D) 从太空中看到地球的表面的70%都是水，它是一个蓝色的行星。 63. He showed how stubborn he was by doing it in his own way and refusing to listen to advice. A) 他通过自行其事来显示他是多么顽固不化，并且他还拒绝听取别人的忠告。 B) 他拒绝听取别人的劝告，只照自己的方式去做这件事，表现得很顽固。 C) 他拒绝别人的忠告，并以自己的方式行事，以此来显示他的顽固。 D) 他按自己的方式来做这件事，以此来表现自己的顽固和拒听忠告。 64. It is in view of our standing business relationship that we make you such a counter-offer. A) 由于我们双方标准的贸易关系，我方才向你方作出如此报盘。 B) 考虑到我们双方停止不前的商贸关系，我方才向你方给出如此报盘。 C) 正是由于我们双方固定的商贸关系，我方才向你方给出如此还盘。 D) 正是鉴于我们双方长期的贸易关系，我方才向你方作出如此还盘。 65. When you have written a letter, read it through carefully; see that you have put in everything you intended, and have expressed it well; read it again, trying to put yourself in the place of the reader, to find out what impression your letter will make. The aim of the letter is to secure the interest of the reader, and his co-operation. Part Ⅴ Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to fill in the APPLICATION FORM according to the following information in Chinese. You should include all the points listed in the following table. Remember to write the letter on the Translation/Composition Sheet. APPLICATION FORM Family name: _____ First Name: _____ Sex: _____ Date of Birth: ________________ Place of Birth:________________ Marriage: Married Divorced Single Address: ______________ Tel. No. ______________ Education Records: 1. ______ 2. ______ Working Experience: ______ ______ ______ 写作提示： 1．申请人： 王筱华 女 1980年7月16日生于广东省，未婚。 2．1998年毕业于广州市二中，1998年---2001年在武汉汽车职业技术学院读书，获英语三级证书和驾照（A照）。 3．毕业后在武汉江南汽车修理厂工作。现得知贵公司拟招聘汽车装配工，因此想调动工作。 4．家庭住址：武汉市武昌区和平大道135号 5．联系电话：86558898 |
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