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2003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents（Preliminary）PartIListeningComprehension（30minutes，30points）SectionADialogues（10points）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10shortdialogues．Attheendofeachdialogue，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．1．A．Asalesclerk．B．Apoliceofficer．C．Atailor．D．Anurse．2．A．Bytrain．B．Shewalks．C．Bycar．D．Bybus．3．A．Fishistheonlydishleft．B．Chickenistheonlydishleft．C．Vegetarianmealsarenotoffered．D．Therearen'tanyvegetarianmealsleft．4．A．Hestartsworknextweekend．B．He'llbeaway．C．He'llbeinthemountains．D．He'smovingtoFlorida．5．A．Inanelevator．B．Atadressstore．C．Ontheseventhfloor．D．Atadepartmentstore．6．A．Theyfeltitwasdisorganized．B．TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent．C．TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent．D．Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents．7．A．Hedoesn'thaveenoughtime．B．Hedoesn'thaveawatch．C．Thelibrarydoesn'thavethearticleshewants．D．Hecan'tfindthelibrary．8．A．Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem．B．Hewantstoworktomorrow．C．Hewantsthewomantofinishdinnerfirst．D．Hewantstopayforthedinner．9．A．Twiceaday．B．Twiceaweek．C．Onceaweek．D．Daily．10．A．Attwoo'clock．B．Atfouro'clock．C．Atthreethirty．D．Ateighto'clock．SectionBNewsItems（10points）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOA．Therewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews．Writedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words．11．_______________________________________12．_______________________________________13．_______________________________________14．_______________________________________

115．_______________________________________16．_______________________________________17．_______________________________________18．_______________________________________19．_______________________________________20．_______________________________________SectionCCompoundDictation（10points）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Thenlistentothepassageagain．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30，youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation．Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet．AlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobe，therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade．Because95percentoftheworld'spopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)_____powerarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates，itisimportantforAmerican(22)_____tobepresentinforeignmarkets．However，beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)_____ininternationaltrade，wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)_____thatU.S．companiesoftenfailtostudybeforetheysellproductsinaforeigncountry．Thesefactorsare(25)_____withdifferencesinlanguage，invaluesandattitudes，andinpolitical(26)_____．When(27)_____Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920，thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat，whenspoken，soundedlikeCoca-Cola．However，whenread，thesesymbolsmeant，“afemalehorsefattenedwithwax”．UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s，Coca-ColausedaseriesofChinese(28)_____thattranslatesinto“happinessinthemouth”．(29)_________________________．Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupofpeople．(30)_________________________．PartIIVocabularyandStructure（15minutes，30points）SectionAMultipleChoice（20points）Directions：Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage．Thereare20blanksinthepassage．ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．31．SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians，bothcoloredandwhite”hell-bentonhooliganism，accordingto_____officialfiles．A．recentrevealedB．newlyreleasedC．previousdisclosingD．earlierexposing32．Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers_____thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”．A．containB．convinceC．consistD．confirm

233．TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots”，asthepresscalledthematthetime，shockedBritaininto_____forthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth．A．realizingB．witnessingC．watchingD．identifying34．Thecarnival，whichwill_____thestreetsofwestLondon_____morethan1.5millionpeoplethisweekend，wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots．A．crowd；ofB．pour；forC．fill；withD．emerge；in35．Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots，theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly_____by300to400strong“KeepBritainWhite”mobs，manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars，butcher'sknivesandweightedleatherbelts，whowent“nigger-hunting”amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDale．A．eruptedB．commencedC．triggeredD．inaugurated36．Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen_____onthepavementsofNotingHill．A．lyingunconsciousB．therediedC．feelfaintD．serioushurt37．Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_____respondedinkindwithcounterattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolor”similarlyarmed．A．columnB．armyC．brigadeD．community38．ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey'sClubonTalbotRoad，NotingHill．He_____apieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg，apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket：“Ihavetoprotectmyself，”hetoldthearrestingofficer．A．foundtohaveB．wasfoundtohaveC．foundhavingD．wasfoundhaving39．The_____files，whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly，showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary，“Rab”Butler，thattherewasnotaracialelementtotherioting．A．forbiddenB．confidentialC．incredibleD．strict40．Inhisofficialreport，DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbances”as“racial”riots：“Whereastherecertainlywassome_____feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea，itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians，bothcoloredandwhite，whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism．”A．illB．sickC．painfulD．hurt41．Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics_____．A．tolddifferentlyB．interpretedinadifferentwayC．existedmanydifferencesD．toldadifferentstory

342．TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat_____the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons，72werewhiteand36were“colored”．A．forB．fromC．ofD．in43．ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday，August20，whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen，_____“Teds”，attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians．A．theyareallB．manyofthemC．somewereD．mostofthembelongto44．Amongthe_____wasMajbrittMorrison，ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican．A．offendersB．riotersC．victimsD．residents45．Shewaspeltedwithstones，glassandwood，and_____inthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethome．A．bruisedB．struckC．pattedD．scratched46．Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs—atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill，_____homesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfind．A．plungingintoB．breakingintoC．seekingforD．searchingfor47．PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad_____：“Wewillkillallblackbastards．Whydon'tyousendthemhome？”A．shoutingB．tocryC．utterD．announced48．PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold：“Mindyourown_____，cops．Keepoutofit．Wewillsettletheseniggersourway．We'llmurderthebastards．”A．mattersB．affairC．thingsD．business49．ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5．AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplary_____offouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting”．A．decisionsB．statementsC．trialsD．sentences50．Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite，thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial_____therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated．A．persistenceB．perseveranceC．insistenceD．instanceSectionBErrorCorrection（10points）Directions：Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors．Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved．YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：EXAMPLEOnenight，quitelate，IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.am

4myhusband．Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying．2.couldGettingup，Iwent∧seeifoursonwasallright．3.toHewassleepingsoundly，breathingdeeplyandgently．4.√TheZipperWhateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipper？In1893theworld'sfirstzipperwasproducedinChicago．Althoughtheinventorclaimedthatitwasareliablefasteningforclothing，thiswasnotthecase．TheChicagozippersprang51．______openwithoutwarning，orjammedshut，anditswiftlylostpopularity．TwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bornengineercalled52．______Sundbacksolvedtheproblem．Heattachedtinycupstothebacksoftheinterlockedteeth，andthismeantthattheteeth53．______couldbeenmeshedmorefirmlyandreliably．Atfirstzippersweremadeofmetal．Theywereheavy，andiftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofree．Thencamenylon54．______zipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse，andhadsmallerteeth．Thefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetterbecausetheydidn’tdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing55．______downlightfabrics．Theywerealsoeasierforthemachiniststofitintothegarment．Meanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceattheendofthetwentycentury:velcro.Velcroisanotherproduct56．______madefromnylon．Nylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirstdevelopedinthe1930s，andbearinganametomindthewearer57．______ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped：NYforNewYorkandLONforLondon．Velcroismadewithverysmallnylonhooksononesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe58．______othersideofthefastening．Itisstronganddurable．Velcroisusedonclothing，luggagesandfootwear．Itisquick59．______andeasytofastenandunfasten，andhastakenalargepartofthezipper'sshareofthemarket．Itisalsousedinwaysazippercannotbeused—forinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningonplastercasts，andtoholdfurnishingfabricsinaposition．60．______PartIIISituationalDialogues（5minutes，10points）Directions：Completethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．61．Rob：HeyJill，you'relookinggreat．Jill：Thanks，Rob．____________Rob：Well，youdidit．How？Jill：Ijogeverymorning，andIgotoaerobicseveryotherday．A．Iboughtthisdressyesterday．Reallysmart．B．Youarelookingfinetoo．C．I'mrecoveringmystrengthaftertheflu．D．MyNewYear'sresolutionwastogetinshape．

562．Bob：HiJane．Howareyou？Jane：____________Ididn'tsleepawinklastnight．Thepeoplenextdoorweremakingalotofnoiseagaintillverylateatnight．A．I'mfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorning．B．Fine，thankyou．Andyou？C．Isleptlikealoganddidn'twanttogetoutofbed．D．Itseemsabitunusual，youknow．63．Ann：Aah！He'sgorgeous！Lookatthosebig，goldenpaws．Whendidyougethim？Roger：Yesterday．____________Ann：Oh，right．Whatkindisshe？Roger：ALabrador．A．Susan'sgotamorebeautifulone．B．What'sup？C．It'sasheactually．D．Isn'titright？64．Tina：Wow，lookatallthethingsonsale．____________Andrew：Yes，look，thisshirtis50％off．Tina：Andlookattheseshoes．Theyare30％offthenormalprice．A．I'dliketobuyaskirt．B．Therearesomerealbargains．C．Arethepricesreasonable？D．Theseshoesarethesameasmine．65．Woman：Haveyoufinishedthepackaging？Man：____________Woman：Good．Becausethetruckwillbecomingsoon，thisisarushjob．A．Don'thurrymorI'llbreaktheglass．B．Almost．Ijusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxes．C．No，Ihaven't．Whydidn'tyouhelpmewithit？D．Yes，Ihave．WhatelsecanIdoforyou？66．CustomsOfficer：________________________Mrs．Johnson：No，nothingatall．CustomsOfficer：Noperfume，alcoholorcigarettes？Mrs．Johnson：Well，Ihave200cigarettes；that'sall．A．Doyouhaveanythinginthebag，ma'am？B．Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare，ma'am？C．Doyouwanttobuysomething，ma'am？D．IsthereanythingIcandoforyou，ma'am？67．Linda：Hello．I'dliketosendthispackage，please．Clerk：____________________________________Linda：Firstclass．Howlongwillthattake？Clerk：Aboutthreedays．A．Howwouldyouliketosendit？B．Whichclassareyouin？C．Wheredoyouwanttosenditto？D．Whichclassisitin？68．Assistant：CanIhelpyou？Colin：Yes，it'saboutthissportsshirt．Iwashedittheotherday．Thecolourrananditshrank．

6Assistant：Ohdear，Isee．________________________Colin：I'mafraidnot．Assistant：I'msorry，butI'mnotallowedtochangeanythingwithoutareceipt．A．Didyoubuyithere？B．Wouldyouwanttochangeit？C．Doyouhavethereceipt？D．Couldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou？69．James：CouldIhavemybill，please？CanIpaybycreditcardoreurocheque？Receptionist：____________James：I'llpaybycreditcard，then．Receptionist：That'sfine．Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere．A．Here'syourbill．B．Sorry，wedon'ttakecreditcard．C．Youcanpaybyeurocheque．D．Yes，wetakeboth．70．Husband：Whenisouranniversary？Wife：________________________Husband：No，it'sjustthatIboughttheseflowersforyouandIwashopingtodaywastheday．A．Hmm．．．Ican'tremembereither．Why？B．Hey，aretheseflowersforme？C．Whocares？Doyouwanttogivemeasurprise？D．Areyoujoking？Haveyoureallyforgottenagain？PartIVReadingComprehension（25minutes，40points）SectionAMultipleChoice（10points）Directions：Thereisonereadingpassageinthispart．Thepassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Takingapeepatwhat'sgoingoninyourheadCARLFiler，18，astarsalesmanataB＆QhardwarestoreintheUK，wascalledupforpromotionwithinoneweekofstartingwork．But，insteadofbeingmadesupervisor，hewassacked—afterhisemployerssawtheresultsofhispsychometrictest．Youmightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthathe“stronglydisagreesheisanover-achieverisaskingfortrouble，butMrFileralreadythoughthehadprovedhimselfmorethancapable．Thisyear，nearlyhalfofUKfirms—46percent—willusepsychometricteststoselecttrainees，comparedwithjust17percentin2000，accordingtoareportforGTI，apublisherofgraduatecareerguides．Thesetests，whichratecandidates’abilityandgaugetheirpersonality，havebeenusedintheUKsincethe1980s．Butassortedstudieshaveshownmostpeople—graduatesinparticular—arewhollycynicalabouttheideaoftheirpersonalitybeing“measured．“Peopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever，saysCliveFletcher，professorofoccupationalpsychologyatUniversityofLondon．“Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsdohavesomevalue．Thefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit，wasdevelopedbytheAmericanarmyin1917tofilterout

7weakrecruits．Butitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularinBritain．Witharisingnumberofgraduatesgoingforadecreasingnumberofjobs，organizationsbegantoseepsychometrictestingasacheap，reliablealternativetotheexpensive，time-consuminginterview．Buttodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedgingtowardsprobingthe“darkside：pathologyandpersonalitydisorders．Increasingly，testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromisingyounggraduateswhomay，laterinlife，flyofftherails（gocrazy）；ortostoppsychopaths（havingmentaldisorder）gettingrecruited．Inthefuture，intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtorevealthegeneticandbiologicalmarkersofpersonality．“Weareheadingfortheeraofgeneticscreening，”warnsCarolynJones，oftheInstituteforEmploymentRights．“Ithinkthesetestsareveryflawed．Andthereareotherproblemswiththetests．Forstarters，itispossibletofakeit—eventhetestproducersagreeonthis．Buttheyhavemadeitashardaspossible．Forexample，lookatwhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingtwostatements：“Newideascomeeasilytomeand“Ifindgeneratingnewconceptsdifficult．Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizetheybothcouldmeanthesamething？Themainargument，however，isthatthetestsareinvalidandcannotquantify（putanumericalvalueon）somethingaschangeableaspersonality．Thegoldenruleisthen，thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedasthesolebasisofselection，butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews．71．Mostpeople'sattitudetowardsthepsychometrictestis______．A．contemptuousB．favorableC．tolerantD．confounded72．Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhypsychometrictestingwinsanadvantageoverinterviews？A．Itdoesn'tcostanymoney．B．Itrequiresnoequipment．C．Itistime-saving．D．Itcanbedonewithinseconds．73．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sidea？A．Psychometrictestsaredefective．B．Psychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruitpromisingyounggraduates．C．Psychometrictestsareinvalidandcannotquantifysomethingchangeableaspersonality．D．Psychometrictestsaregoldenrules．74．Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto______．A．avoidcheatingB．improvegeneticscreeningC．findoutthebestideasD．generatenewconcepts75．Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage？A．TheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpersonalitytesttoscreenoutweakrecruits．B．Inthefuture，interviewerscouldgiveamouthswabtorevealinterviewees’symptoms．C．Therearepossibilitiesforstarterstocheatinthepsychometrictests．D．Interviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatinginterviewees．SectionBShortAnswerQuestions（30points）Directions：Inthispartthereare3passageswith15questionsorincompletestatements．Readthepassagescarefully．Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords（notexceeding10

8words）．RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet．Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage：The8StepsofSocialInvention1．Getreadytoplay．Likeothertypesofcreativity，socialinventivenessflourisheswhenyoubeginthinkingoutsideconventionalboundaries．CharlieGirsch，aSt．Paul，Minnesota-basedcreativityconsultant，suggeststhatyoustartbyplayingwithobviouslyabsurdexplanationsforeverydayevents．“Iftrafficisslow，you'llbetemptedtosay，‘Hmm．Mustbeanaccidentupahead．’Instead，trysaying，‘Mustbeafamilyofturtlescrossingthehighway’or‘Iexpectthere'ssomekindofalienabductiongoingon．’You'llbeamazedhowsoonyouwillbelookingatfamiliarproblemsinnewways．”Girsch'sbook，FanningtheCreativeSpirit（CreativityCentral，1999）hasscoresofotherexercisesforlimberinguptheinventivepartofyourbrain．2．Generateazillionfar-fetchedideas．Concernedaboutthehomelessinyourneighborhood？ImagineaHomelessParliament，aHomelessCircus，homelessfamiliesforminganorchestra，ahomelessmuseum．．．andonandon．Generatelikemadwithnoregardforfeasibilityinorder，associalinventionpioneerNicholasAlberyadvises，to“overcomeeworthy-but-dullideas．”Eventuallythetwoorthreebestideaswillbegintostandout．3．Takeyourwildestideaandbringitdowntoearth．HowaboutthatHomelessCircus？Coulditturnintoaforumforhomelesspeopletodisplaytheircreativetalents？Aperformanceseriesabouthomelessness？Aneighborhoodcarnivalwiththehomelessasguestsofhonor？Yourflakiestideamayhaveagermofbrilliancethatactuallymakesitmoreattractive，andthusmorefeasible（andfundable），thanitsworthy-but-dullcousins．4．Lookforinvenationsthatsolvemorethanoneproblem．TheSlowFoodMovement，borninItaly，boostslocalfarmersandregionalcuisinetraditionsandrestaurateursandthesametimethatit“feeds”ourhungerforauthentictastes，healthyeating，andamoreleisurely，sanerstyleoflife．5．Accentuatethepositive．“AverycommonquestionthatIgetwhenIworkwithpeopleincommunitiesis‘Whydoesn'tanybodycareaboutourproblems？’”notesMchaelPatterson，asocialinventorandactivistinMassachusetts．“Whataworthlessquestion．‘Why’？questionsareforphilosophers．Ask‘How’？and‘What’？questions—theyarealotmorepractical．”Forinstance，Pattersonasks，“Whatwouldyoudoifyouknewyoucouldn'tfail？”6．Giveitarest．Walkawayfromyourfavoriteideaforawhile，forgetaboutit，letitsleep．Withyourconsciousmindoutoftheway，yoursubconsciousgetstofiddlewiththeconceptforawhile，andyoujustmighthaveanunexpectedinsightorbreakthrough．7．Practice“yesand”insteadof“yesbut”．Nomatterhowtemptedyouaretosay“Yes，butthiswillbehardbecause，”or“Yes，butamillionotherpeoplearedoingthis，”shifttheconjunctionto“and”andseewhatsortofpositiverefinementorchangeemerges．“Yes，andwecouldconcentrateonimmigrants．”“Yes，andwecanmakeitopentoallages．”8．Getyourideaintotheworld．Thisisthetoughpart．Youmightseekoutthehelpofactivistswhowilltakeashinetoyour

9ideas．Orbecomeanorganizeryourself．PaulGlove，aNewYorksocialinventor，coun-sels：“Ifyouhaveanideayoubelievein，writeapamphletwithyourphonenumberonitandpostitinLaundromatsandbookstores．Ifthreepeoplecallyou，havelunchwiththemandcallyourselvesanorganization．Iffivepeoplecall，meetwiththemandissueapressrelease．”Presto，you'relaunched．76．Togeneratefar-fetchedideashelpsto______．77．MichaelPattersonwantsustocomeupwith“How”？and“What”？insteadof“Why”？questionsbecauseheconsiderstheyaremorepracticalthan______．78．Thepurposetopractice“yesand”insteadof“yesbut”istomakeyourselfmore______．79．Accordingtothearticle，whenonehasdifficultydevelopinghisfavoriteidea，heshould______．80．Oneshouldnotonlygeneratefar-fetchedideasbutalso______becausethelatterstepisthenearesttoreality．Questions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage：ThinSliceofTVHasBigMarketItistooearlytowriteanobituaryforbulkypicturetubes，whichwillremainthemostaffordableTVsetsforyearstocome．But，analystsandindustryexecutivesinsistthatthinscreensalreadyhavestartedtobecomethedominantformatforTVsetsinthedigitalera．Sharppricecutshavebroughtplasmasetsandotherthin，flattelevisionsoutofhigh-endelectronicboutiquesandintothousandsofmass-marketoutletssuchasCosco，awholesalebuyingclubintheUS，bestknownforofferingmembersbulkitemsandbigdiscounts．TheleastexpensiveplasmasetsstillcostaheftyUS＄3，000ormore，yetsalesaregrowingsorapidlythatmanymanufacturersareracingtoboostproduction．Thatincrease，combinedwithexpandingproductioncapacityandimprovedtechnology，couldpushthepriceofplasmasetsdownbyone-thirdnextyear，accordingtoanalystRichardDohertyofEnvisioneeringGroup，aUSresearchfirm．Butmanufacturersarenotjustcompetingwitheachother；theyarealsotryingtofendoffchallengesfromcompetingthin-screentechnologies，suchasliquidcrystaldisplays（LCD）．ThedemandforthinscreensisfuelledinpartbytheadventofDVDsanddigitalTVbroadcasts，whichoffermoredetailedpicturesandmorelifelikecolorsthanconventionalanalogTVsignals．Toseethedifference，consumersneedasetthatcanpackmoreinformationontothescreenthantheircurrentTVscan．Thissharpnessismostvividonscreensthatare40inchesdiagonalorlarger．Atthatsize，however，traditionaldirectviewandprojectionTVsaresobulkythatmanyconsumershavetroublefindingaplaceforthemathome．Hencetheinterestinthinscreens—modelsslenderandlightenoughtohangonawall．TheglasspanelsattheheartofplasmaandLCDsetscomemainlyfromaboutadozencompanieswithfactoriesinJapan，SouthKoreaand，increasingly，China．About800，000plasmapanelswillbeshippedthisyeararoundtheworld，analystssay．ThatisatinyamountcomparedwiththeoverallmarketforTVs，whichwasabout140millionsetslastyear．But，industryexpertssaid2003wouldbea“breakoutyear”orplasmabecauseshipmentsshoulddouble．Helpingdrivethegrowthareneworexpandedmanufacturingfacilities．Forexample，Japanese

10electronicsgiantNEClastyeardoubledthecapacityofitsJapanesefactory—reaching300，000to400，000plasmapanels．Anditplanstodoubleitagainin2003，officialssaid．Ascompetitionhasheatedupduringthelastfouryears，priceshavefallenmorethan50percent．Accordingto“NPDTecworld”，theaveragepriceofaplasmadisplaysoldintheUSdroppedfromUS＄12，700inJanuary1999toUS＄6，100inOctober2002．ThebestmarketsforplasmascreenshavebeeninAsia，andabouthalfofthesetshavegonetobusinessesinsteadofhomes．LCDTVscarryapremiumprice—theycanbe10timesasexpensiveasacomparabletube-driventelevision—thatknocksthemoutofmostbuyers’budgets．ButLCDpanelsarequicklytakingoverthemarketforcomputermonitors，andthetensofmillionsofpanelsbeingproducedforthatsegmentwillhelppushdownpricesforLCDTVs，analystspredicted．SharpElectronics，forone，isbettingheavilyonLCDs．Itschairman，ToshiakiUrushisako，haspredictedthatSharpwillswitchcompletelyfromconventionaltubesetstoLCDTVsinJapanby2005．Flat-panelreferstowafer-thin（3inchesorless）TVs，whereasflat-screenmayactuallydescribetraditionalcathode-ray-tubesets（CRTs）whoseglassfrontlacksthedistortingcurvethatTVshavehadfor50years．Beawareoftwothings：One，flat-paneltechnologymaynotbehigh-definitionTV；foreventualHDTVreception，someofthesesetswillrequireaseparateHDtuner．Two，someflat-panelTVsarejustthepanelandlackspeakersandsometimesabuilt-intuner．Pricerange：US＄700－2，000LCDvsplasmaIngeneral，LCDtechnologyisusedforsmallerscreensbecauseoftheenormousnumberoftransistorsneededtoturntheglasslikeliquidcrystalsintocolorimages．Thelargerthedisplay，themoretransistors，themorechanceoffailedconnections．AplasmascreenisfoundinTVsetslargerthan20inches．ColoriscomparabletoanLCD's．LCDsdonotdeteriorateovertime，whileaplasmadisplayaverages30，000hours（atraditionalTVscreencangofor20，000），afterwhichitfadesoveraperiodofyears．Earlierproblemswiththequalityofplasma'scontrasthavebeenaddressed，andcurrentscreensarecleanerandbetterdefined．Pricerange：US＄600－2，800HDTVSimplyput，high-definitionTVis10timesassharpastraditionalTV，andthesoundisdigital，likeCDsound，notFM，whichiswhattraditionalTVprovides．HDtechnologyachievesitsvisualclaritywithmoreimmagelinesonthescreen．WhereanalogTVshave480horizontallines，HDTVhas720or1，080lines．Beaware：manyHDTVsetsbeingsoldnowareinfactonlyHDTVmonitors，offeringacrisppicture．Toreceivegenuinehigh-definitiontelevisionsignals，ownersmustbuyaseparateHDTVreceiver．Pricerange：US＄1，000－6，000LOSANGELESTIMES81．Accordingtothearticle，TVsetswith_____willstillbethemostpopularinthecomingyears．82．Thefactorsthatstimulatethethinscreenstobemoreandmorepopularinclude

11_____，_____，and_____．83．TherapidlyexpandingmarketforLCDpanelsandtheirlarge-scaleproductionwillhelplower_____．84．WhenawealthycustomerwantstobuyaverylargeTV，heshouldselect_____and_____accordingtothepassage．85．WecaninferfromthepassagethatamongallkindsofTVsets_____isofthebestquality．Questions86to90arebasedonthefollowingpassage：DellDoesDominationOvertheyearsI'vespentafairamountoftimehangingoutwithMichaelDell，andwhatInoticedduringmylatestvisitwithhiminAustinishowthingshavechanged．Yes，heisstillunflappable．Andyes，hegreetsmeinhisnewglossyofficeswiththesameStamfordWife-likegrinhehasalwayshad．Butheappearsthinnernow，asifhe'slostbabyfat．Whilehe'sstillslow-moving，asifhe'sconservingenergy，henowcutstothequickinconversation．Andwhenhezeroesinonthepointhewantstomake，whenhereiterateswhyDellComputerisinabetterpositionthananyotherPCmakerintheworld，yourealizethatthe36-year-oldhaslostwhatwasonceoneofhisgreatestadvantages：nooneunderestimateateshimanymore．Instead，MichaelDellloomsoverthePClandscapelikeagiant，castingashadowoverallhisunfortunatecompetitors．Thisisaterribletimeinadifficultbusiness．PCsalesweredownforthefirsttimelastyear．Dell'ssaleswillbedown，too，alsoforthefirsttime．Yetevenwiththat，evenwithrecession，evenwiththethreatofaHewlett-Packard／CompaqGoliath，thisistheonlyPCmakeryoucancountontogrowandgrowandgrow．Almostsingle-handedly，Dellisforcingthisindustrytoconsolidate．Couldthismean“gameover”inthePCbiz？“Gameover？”helooksbackatmeincredulously．“Noway．Weonlyhave14％globalmarketshare．”TheDellitesmaynotadmitto“gameover”aspirations，butclearlytheyarethinkingofakindofdominationneverseenbeforeamongPCmakers．“Wethink40％marketshareispossible，”saysDell'sNo．2，KevinRollins．That'saremarkablegoal；what'smoreremarkableisthatitreallyisattainable．Don'tlookforDelltohitthatkindofnumberanytimesoon．Rather，thecompany'sgrowthwillcomefromgrindingoutgainsonseveralexistingfronts，whileshrewdlyexpandingintonewtargetmarkets．Thereasonissimple：there'snobetterwaytomake，sell，anddeliverPCsthanthewayDelldoesit，andnobodyexecutesthatmodelbetterthanDell．BynowmostbusinesspeoplecanrecitethebasictenetsofDell'sdirect-salesmodel．Dellmachinesaremadetoorderanddelivereddirectlytothecustomer．Thereisnomiddleman．Thecustomergetstheexactmachinehewantscheaperthanhecangetitfromthecompetition．Thecompanygetspaidbythecustomerweeksbeforeitpayssuppliers．Givenallthat，thecompanythatfamouslystartedinAustinoutofaUniversityofTexasdormroomnowdominatesthenorthernsideofthiscitythewaygiantsteelworksoncelordedoveroldmilltowns．Dellhassome24facilitiesinandnearAustinandemploysmorethan18，000localworkers．Delldidover＄30billioninsalesin2000，ranking48thontheFORTUNE500，aheadofnameslikeWaltDisney，andDuPont．Michaelistherichestmanunder40intheworld，worth＄16billion．TwofactsshowhowwelltheDellmodelisworking，evenintoughtimes：Dellisontracktoearnover＄1.7billionin2001，takingalmosteverysingledollarofprofitamongmakersofWindows-basedPCs．AndDellisgainingmarketshare．That'snottrueforanyothermajorPCmaker．

12Quitethecontrary．TheothersaregoingsplatforthesamereasonthatDellissucceeding：commoditization．ThedesktopPChasbecomeacommodity．That'sgreatforconsumers，whogetstandardized，easy-to-use，cheapPCs．Commoditizationhasbeengoingonintheindustryforyears．Dell，asmasterofthedirectmodel，spentmostofthe1990soperatingintechno-Nirvana．ThePCmarketwasgrowingby15％-plusperyear．ForitsquarterendedJanuary2000，Delldidarecord＄6．8billioninsales，up31％fromthepreviousyear'squarter．Inasignofthingstocome，salesgrowthslowedlaterin2000．Thenthegrowthdisappearedin2001．Theeconomicslowdownwasbadnewsforeveryone，butMichaelDellandKevinRollins，whoisincreasinglyhisequalpartnerinrunningthisbusiness，madesureitwasterriblenewsforDell'scompetitors．Inlate2000theydecidedtoslashprices．“Itwasadvantageousforus，actually，becauseinperiodsofslowdemandcomponentpricesdrop，and，unlikeourcompetition，wecanpassthosesavingsonimmediatelytocustomers，”explainsRollins，afineviolinistwhogrewupinahard-chargingUtahfamily—hisfatherwasanengineeringprofessoratBrighamYoung—andcametoDellfromtheBainconsultingfirm．Dellcouldmakemoremoneysellingmorecomputersatlowerpricesthanitcouldsellingfewercomputersathigherprices．Thelowpriceswreakedhavoconcompetitors．Compaq，HP，andGatewayalllostmarketshareforthe12monthsthatendedSept．30，2001，whileDell'sshareoftheU．S．marketclimbed31％．86．_____wasonceoneofDell'sgreatestadvantages．87．ThepassageattributesthesuccessofDellto_____．88．WhydidDell'sshareoftheU.S．marketclimb31％in2001whiletheeconomysloweddown？89．Dellhopestoincreaseitsglobalmarketshareby_____accordingtothepassage．90．IfonewantstobuyaDellcomputer，whodoyouthinkheissupposedtopay？PartVWordGuessingandIQTest（5minutes，10points）SectionAWordGuessing（5points）91．Inthewesterncountries，apersonwhoservestheguestsinarestaurantexpectsagratuityinappreciationforgoodservice．A．goodremarkB．letterofthanksC．tipD．promotion92．InGreekmythology，theherousuallyfindshimselfinaterriblepredicamentinwhichhehastofaceafatewhichhasbeenforetoldbytheOracleatDelphi．A．strangephenomenonB．unpleasantsituationC．unusualcircumstanceD．hugemonster93．Afirst-classbusinessestablishmentwillfullyrecompenseitscustomersifthereiseveranydissatisfactionwiththeserviceorproduct．A．compensateB．understandC．informD．award94．Ourfamilywastrulyamatriarchy，becausemygrandmotherhadtoraiseherchildrenandprovideforthemallbyherself；mygrandfatherhaddiedwhenhissonsanddaughterwerequiteyoung．A．familygovernedbywomenB．familywithoutthefatherC．familydependingonthemotherD．familywithmanyyoungchildren95．I'dlovetohelpyoulookforallthosethingsbutI'mabitpushedfortimetoday．Whydon'twesplitupandmeetbackinacoupleofhoursforaquickcuppaandthenIcanhavealookatwhatyou'vebought．A．putitasideB．goseparately

13C．savethetimeD．doitonebyoneSectionBIQTest（5points）96．Whatnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark？A．10B．9C．8D．797．Ifsomeonecouldtakeasheetofpaper0．1mmthick，tearitinhalf，putthepiecesontopofeachother，teartheseinhalf，thenrepeattheprocessuntilthepaperhadbeentorn25times，whatwouldbethefinalheightofthepileofpaper？A．Asthickasabook．B．Astallasaman．C．Ashighasahouse．D．Ashighasamountain．98．IfthepyramidwereflattenedoutwoulditlooklikeA，B，CorD？99．Onlyoneofthesetsofsixletterbelowcanberearrangedintoasix-letterwordintheEnglishlanguage．Canyoufindthatset？A．LORIDMB．ETNMIUC．TUBLIDD．MIRCEL100．Thesearemillenniumcelebrationstakingplacein4differentplaces．Whichoneoccurredfirst？A.PARISB.SYDNEYC.NEWYORKD.GREATWALLOFCHINAPartVITranslation（10minutes，10points）Directions：TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChineseontheAnswerSheet．TASTEAWORLDOFDIFFERENCEWhereveryouareintheworld，itseems，thebillboardsandsupermarketshelvesaresaturatedwiththesamebrandnames．Therearefewplacesleftontheplanetwhereyoucan'tbuyaDietCoke，apacketofKellogg'scornflakes，orOxocubes．Butjusttrytastingthem．（101）Thepackagingandtheproductmaylookidentical，buttheflavourmaybefarfromfamiliar．Eventhemostfamousbrandnamesarespeciallyfor-mulatedtoappealtoindividualnationalpalates．Heinz，forinstance，insiststhatitstomatoketchupis“thesamerecipeworldwide”，butadmitsthat“theremaybeverysubtlevariationsinthespicing”．Eventheultimateglobalbrand，Coca-Cola，acceptsthatnotallitsproductsarewhattheyappeartobe．“WegotogreatlengthstoensurethatCoca-Colaisthesamewhereveryoudrinkit，”saysaspokesman．“ButDietCokemaychangeslightlyfromcountrytocountry，becauseweusedifferentsweetenersindifferentplaces．”Americansprefermanyproducts，particularlychocolate，tobefarmoresugarythanEuropeansdo．（102）TheFrenchperceivestrawberryflavourinadifferentwayfromtheBritish，sotheartificialflavouringinFrancewillnothavea“proper”strawberrytastetoBritons．Preferencesforsaltinessandcolordifferaswell，andmostJapaneseconsumersdislikethetasteofmilk．TheFrenchingeneralpreferstronger，fuller-tastingcoffeethantheBritish．ThereisahighercreamcontentinaMagnuminItalythaninBritain，becausetheItaliansexpectice-creamtohaveamuchrichertaste．TeasoldinEuropetendstobeweakerthanthestrongteapreferredbyBritons．（103）Tastepreferencescanvaryevenwithincountries：atleastonewell-knownsoft

14drinkismadeaccordingtoasweeterrecipeinthesouthernstatesoftheUnitedStatesthanthatonsaleinthenorth．Localwaterandsoilwillaffectthetasteofhome-grownnaturalingredients．Somekeyconstituentsmaynotbeavailable，meaningthatalternativesmustbefound．Sometimes，especiallyindevelopingcountries，premiumgradecomponents，suchashigh-gradeflour，arereplacedwithlower-qualityequivalents．（104）Extremesinclimatewillrequiredifferentadditivesandpreservativestobeused．Chocolatecallsforanalternativerecipeinhotcountriesifitistomaintainitstextureandtaste．Andmultinationalsmustconformtonationallawsandregulationsonadditives，flavorings，colorings，andartificiallow-caloriesweeteners．MarsandSnickersbarstasteslightlydifferentinAustralia，sincelawstherestatethatvegetablefatmustnotbeusedinchocolate．Localreligioussensibilitiesmustalsobeobserved．（105）EvenMcDonald's，whichproclaimsthehomogeneityofitsBigMacs（巨无霸）aroundtheglobe，hastoservelambratherthanbeefburgersinIndia，becausethesacredstatusofcowsmeansthatthemajorityofitsIndiancustomerscan'teatbeef．PartVIIWriting（30minutes，20points）Directions：Thechartbelowshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus．Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheinformationshownbelow．Youshouldwriteatleast150words．Leisuretimeinatypicalweek：bysexandemploymentstatus，1998－992003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛赛卷答案PartIListeningComprehension(30分)SectionADialogues(10分,每题1分)1.C.2.C3.C4.B5.D6.C7.A8.A9.B10.BSectionBNewsItems(10分,每题1分)11.TheUNSecurityCouncil’sresolution.12.$100million.13.Aboutadeadlyshooting.14.14.15.Awaytoreduceearlybirthsamongwomenattheriskofprematuredelivery.16.TheBushadministration.17.Afireinanightclub.18.ToseekUNapprovalforwar.19.Murderandinjury.20.Agunshot.SectionCCompoundDictation(10分，21—28题，每题0.5分；29、30题，每题3分)21.purchasing22.firms23.engage24.factors25.concerned26.climate27.introducing28.characters29.ThiscriticalproblemofpropertranslatingisonlyoneofmanyculturaldifferencesfacingAmericancorporationsoverseas30.Becauseoftheirculturalheritage,businesspersonsineachcountryconducttheiractivities

15differently.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30分)SectionAMultipleChoice(20分,每题1分)31.B32.D33.A34.C35.C36.A37.D38.B39.B40.A41.D42.C43.B44.C45.B46.B47.A48.D49.D50.CSectionBErrorCorrection(10分,每题1分)51.√52.ago→later53.interlocked→interlocking54.free∧→them55.weighing→weigh56.twenty→twentieth57.mind→remind58.caught→catch59.luggages→luggage60.a→删除aPartIIISituationalDialogues(10分,每题1分)61.D62.A63.C64.B65.B66.B67.A68.C69.D70.DPartIVReadingComprehension(40分)SectionAMultipleChoice(10分,每题2分)71.A72.C73.B74.A75.BSectionBShortAnswerQuestions(30分,每题2分)76.increaseyoursocialinventiveness77.theoretical/philosophical78.determined79.giveitarest80.getthemintotheworld/makethemknown81.bulkypicturetubes82.pricecuts,convenience,thedemandsforhighdefinition83.pricesforLCDTVs84.LCD,HDTV85.HDTV86.Thathewasonceunderestimated/Thatsomeoneonceunderestimatedhim87.Thedirectsalesmodel/commoditization88.Theyslashedtheprices./Theyloweredtheprices.89.26%90.TheDellcompany.PartVWordGuessingandIQTest(10分)SectionAWordGuessing(5分，每题1分)91.C92.B93.A94.A95.BSectionBIQTest(5分，每题1分)96.C97.D98.A99.B100.BPartVITranslation(10points)101.包装和产品也许看起来是完全一样的，但是味道也许跟所熟悉的相差甚远。102.法国人对草莓口味的感觉与英国人不同，所以法国产的草莓人工调味剂不合英国人的胃口。103.甚至在一国之内，口味偏好也会有极大差别：至少一种指明软饮料，在美国南部地区是用比在北方销售的饮料甜味更重的配方制成的。104.气候的巨大差别要求使用不同的添加剂和防腐剂。105.即使宣称在全球销售同一种类的巨无霸的麦当劳也不得不在印度提供羊肉汉堡而不是牛肉汉堡，原因是牛的神圣地位意味着大多数印度顾客不能食用牛肉。

16PartVIIWriting(20分)（参考范文）Thechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998-99,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime---overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisure,onaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题2004NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)SectionADialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.InSanFrancisco.B.Atanairport.C.Atatravelagency.D.Inapostoffice.2.A.Thewomanisgoingouttolunch.B.Thewomanwantstoeatsomechocolate.C.Thewomanwillgotoaconveniencestore.D.Thewomanwillbebackin30minutes.3.A.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.D.Byferry.4.A.Shehadlostherjob.B.Shedidn’tknowthemayor.C.Shewasmistaken.D.Themanmisunderstoodher.5.A.Heneedssometomatojuice.B.Hisshirtisstained.C.Heneedshisshirtbytomorrow.D.Hisshirtismissing.6.A.Toameeting.B.Totheoffice.C.Toarestaurant.D.Toabowlingclass.7.A.Givethewomansomemedicine.

17B.Findoutmoreaboutthewoman’sinjury.C.Testthestrengthofthewoman’sshoulder.D.Goskiingwiththewoman.8.A.Excited.B.Thankful.C.Somewhatdisappointed.D.Somewhatbothered.9.A.Whenherfamilycelebrationisover.B.Afterthemangraduatesfromschool.C.Aftertheyhavesomepicturestakentogether.D.Whenshehasboughthercapandgown.10.A.Bycontinuousassessment.B.Bygivingapercent.C.Bygivinggrade.D.Bymeansofexams.SectionBNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.Undertheageoffour.B.Undertheageoffive.C.Undertheageofsix.12.A.Beijing’ssuccessfulbidforthe2008OlympicGames.B.TheOrganizingCommitteeofthe2008OlympicGames.C.ThelargemarketoftheOlymicbrand.13.A.TokeepthecodeforitsWindowsoperatingsystemasecret.B.Todesignsomenewcomputersoftware.C.TopersuademorePCuserstoadopttheWindowsoperatingsystem.14.A.One.B.Ten.C.Thirty.15.A.No.B.Yes.C.Notmentioned.16.A.Morethan500dollars.B.Alittlemorethanthreedollars.C.Lessthanthreedollars.17.A.BecausetheIraqieconomyhasgraduallyrisenafterthewar.B.BecauseIraqipeopletrustthenewdinarmore.C.BothAandB.18.A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.19.A.Lowfruitandvegetableintake.B.Smokingandlittleexercise.C.Unhealthydiet.20.A.Theeurohasriseninvalue.B.TheUSdollarhasriseninvalue.C.Germaneconomyhasslidedintorecession.

18SectionCPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne21.A.Jazz.B.Indian.C.Country.D.Pop.22.A.Theirhairstyles.B.Theirhumor.C.Theirclothing.D.Alloftheabove.23.A.America.B.England.C.Italy.D.Canada.24.A.TheBeatleswereformedinEngland.B.TheBeatleshadasuccessfulmoviecareer.C.TheBeatlesareregardedasoneofthefinestjazzgroups.D.TheBeatlesfirstrecordedmusicin1962.25.A.Seventeen.B.Twenty-eight.C.Twenty-two.D.Twelve.PassageTwo26.A.Becauseheregardedthebearashisfriend.B.Becausethebearwasbeautiful.C.Becauseheconsidereditpoorsportsmanshiptoshootatied-upanimal.D.Becausebearsarenotdangerousanimals.27.A.BecauseTeddyisthenicknameforTheodoreRoosevelt.B.Becauseitwasthentheusualpracticetodoso.C.BecauseitwasthefirsttimetonametoybearsTeddyBears.D.BecausethetoybearwasmadetolookabitlikethePresident.28.A.PeoplecollectTeddyBears.B.TeddyBearscanbefoundinmuseums.C.ThefirstTeddyBearwasmadebyMr.Mitchtom’swife.D.PresidentRooseveltshottheblackbearin1902.29.A.Seven.B.Six.C.Two.D.Five.30.A.HemovedtoFlorida.B.HebecamePresident.C.Hedrewcartoons.D.Hestartedatoycompany.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,20points)SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)Directions:Thereare7incompletesentencesand3incompletedialoguesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentencesanddialogues.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Never________thepowerofyouractions.Withonesmallgestureyoucanchangeaperson’slife.A.underestimateB.overvalue

19C.misuseD.dismiss32.ScientistshavewarnedthatpenguinsintheAntarcticcouldbevery________tochangesinclimateandcouldbethreatenedbyanylong-termtemperatureshifts.A.superstitiousB.acceptableC.suspiciousD.susceptible33.SincesettlinginScotlandI________golfasahobby.A.havetakenupB.tookupC.havetakeninD.tookin34.SheoftenthinksthathersixyearsinItalywerewasted,________she________thattimelearningmoreItalian.A.butthat;mighthavetakenB.forthat;shouldhavefoundC.inthat;couldhavespentD.withthat;wouldhaveused35.Heconstantly________hisproposalthat________ofthebudgetsurplusbeusedtoofferavoluntaryprescriptiondrugbenefittoseniors.A.views;manyB.reiterates;apartC.complains;agreatamountD.thinks;lots36.________Alan’samazement,thepassportofficewasclosedwhenhearrived.A.WithB.ForC.ToD.Of37.Iwasaskedtheotherdaywhetherhighandlowpressuresystemswere________thecentralpressure.A.maintainedtoB.determinedbyC.generatedwithinD.preservedto38.Bob:Whatareyoureading,Frank?Tom:It’sthisweek’sNewScientist,why?Bob:Iwasjustwondering—________,butI’veneveractuallyreaditmyself.Isitaimedatrealscientistsorcanordinarypeoplelikemeunderstandit?A.it’sforanyonereallyB.whereIcanbuyitC.itseemsveryexpensiveD.itlooksinteresting39.Girl:HiPaul—lookingforwardtoyourholiday?Boy:Oh,yeah—it’sgoingtobegreat.ThoughI’mabitworriedthatI’vepackedthewrongclothes.Idon’tthinktheweather’sgoingtobeasgoodasIhoped.Girl:________Boy:That’sright—myfirstflight.A.EverythingwillbeOK,isn’tit?B.You’reflyingonSaturday,aren’tyou?C.It’sfarfromhere,aseverybodyknows.D.That’sagoodidea,anyway.40.John:Whatplasticproductsdoyouhaveinmindthatareeasytorecycle?Tom:Shampoobottles,detergentbottles,medicinebottles,foodcontainers,etc.Theyarealleasilycollectableandreusable.John:________,butactuallyIthinkyouaremissingthepointofrecycling.Itdoesn’tjustmeanusingoldbottlesagainandagainforthesamepurpose.Whatitmeansthesedaysismeltingthe

20plasticsdownandbuildingthemupagainintosomecompletelynewproduct.A.NottoobadB.SomethingiswrongC.You’rerightthereD.It’sanewideaSectionBCloze-Test(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.AskmostpeoplefortheirlistofTopTenfears,andyou’llbesuretofindbeingburgledfairlyhighonthelist.AninformalsurveyIcarriedoutamongfriendsatapartylastweek(41)________thateightofthemhadtheirhomesbrokenintomorethantwice,andtwohadbeenburgledfivetimes.Toputtherecord(42)________,noneofmyfriendsownsvaluablepaintingsorasideboardfulloffamilysilverware.Threeofthemarestudents,infact.Themost(43)________burglary,itseems,involvesthetheftofeasilytransportableitems—thetelevision,thevideo,evenfoodfromthefreezer.Thismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthattheaverageburglaris(44)________his(orher)lateteens,andprobablywouldn’tknowwhattodowithaPicasso,(45)________sellingaWalkmanoravacuumcleanerisamucheasiermatter.Theyareperhapsnotsomuch(46)________criminalsashard-upyoungpeoplewhoneedafewpoundsandsomeexcitement.(47)________thatthismakeshavingyourhouseturnedupsidedownandyourfavouritethingsstolenanyeasiertoaccept.Inmostcases,thepolicehavenoluck(48)________anyofthestolengoods.Unlessthereisany(49)________evidence,theyareprobablyunabletodoanythingatall.Andalarmsorspeciallocksdon’tseemtohelpeither.Theonlyadvicemyfriendscould(50)________upwithwas“Neverliveonthegroundfloor”and“Keeptwoorthreeveryfiercedogs”.41.A.releasedB.revealedC.reclaimedD.redeemed42.A.straightB.clearC.apparentD.correct43.A.typicalB.abnormalC.hazardousD.vicious44.A.nearB.inC.beyondD.outof45.A.whereasB.wheneverC.howeverD.once46.A.seriousB.professionalC.efficientD.perfect47.A.GivenB.EvenC.NotD.Despite48.A.seizingB.withdrawingC.seekingD.recovering49.A.distinguishableB.obscureC.outstandingD.definite50.A.comeB.catchC.keepD.putPartIIIWordGuessingandIQTest(5minutes,10points)SectionAWordGuessing(5points)51.Socialcapitalhasbecomeamantraforpoliticiansandpolicymakers:theyseeitasabulwarkagainstsociety’sillsandameansofmultiplyingtheeffectsoffinancialinvestmentinsocialprojects.A.measurementB.defenseC.treatmentD.complaint52.Herdesireforanonymitysoonbecameapparentwhensherefusedtoanswerquestionsaboutheridentity.A.recognitionB.concealmentC.vanityD.success

2153.“Gentlemen,”repliedCandide,withamostengagingmodesty,“youdomemuchhonor,butuponmywordIhavenomoney.”A.youhelpmealotB.youaregreatC.it’sverygenerousofyoutosaysoD.that’sagreathonorforme54.Whenitcomestolisteningtotheopinionsofmembersofyourschoolcommunity,doyouthinkyouarealready“allears?”A.infullstrengthB.bearingideasinmindC.readytolistenattentivelyD.havingenoughpreparation55.ThatextremelyindolentstudentwillcleanouthisdeskwhenpigsflyorIammuchmistakenastohischaracter.A.soonB.neverC.sometimeD.oftenSectionBIQTest(5points)56.SallyhadathirdagainasmanyasDavid,whohadathirdasmanyagainasFrancis.Altogethertheyhad111.HowmanydidDavidhave?A.27B.32C.36D.4857.Whatlettershouldreplacethequestionmark?A.TB.SC.ID.N58.BONAFIDEistogenuineasDEFACTOisto________.A.togetherB.actualC.reasonD.assumed59.Howmanyrevolutionsmustthelargestcogmakeinordertobringthecogsbacktotheiroriginalpositions?A.56B.48C.36D.1260.Thediagramshowsasmallvillagechurch.Thereisadoorinthewestend,seeninthediagram.Thereisatowerattheeastendofthechurchwithawindowsetinitseastwall.Thiswallishiddeninthediagram.Thereisalsoadoorinthetower.Whichoftheseismostlikelytobetheviewoftheeasternendofthechurch? PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,30points)Directions:Inthispartthereare5passageswith30questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagescarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions61to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Centuriesago,mandiscoveredthatremovingmoisturefromfoodhelpstopreserveit,andthattheeasiestwaytodothisistoexposethefoodtosunandwind.Fruitissun-driedinAsiaMinor,Greece,SpainandotherMediterraneancountries,andalsoinCalifornia,SouthAfricaandAustralia.Themethodsusedvary,butingeneral,thefruitisspread

22outontraysindryingyardsinthehotsun.Inordertopreventdarkening,pears,peachesandapricotsareexposedtothefumesofburningsulphurbeforedrying.Plums,formakingprunes,andcertainvarietiesofgrapesformakingraisinsandcurrants,aredippedinanalkalinesolutioninordertocracktheskinsofthefruitslightlyandremovetheirwaxcoating,soincreasingtherateofdrying.Nowadaysmostfoodsaredriedmechanically.Theconventionalmethodofsuchdehydrationistoputfoodinchambersthroughwhichhotairisblownattemperaturesofabout110℃atentrytoabout43℃atexit.Thisistheusualmethodfordryingsuchthingsasvegetables,mincedmeat,andfish.Liquidssuchasmilk,coffee,tea,soupsandeggsmaybedriedbypouringthemoveraheatedhorizontalsteelcylinderorbysprayingthemintoachamberthroughwhichacurrentofhotairpasses.Inthefirstcase,thedriedmaterialisscrapedofftherollerasathinfilmwhichisthenbrokenupintosmall,thoughstillrelativelycoarseflakes.Inthesecondprocessitfallstothebottomofthechamberasafinepowder.Whererecognizablepiecesofmeatandvegetablesarerequired,asinsoup,theingredientsaredriedseparatelyandthenmixed.Driedfoodstakeuplessroomandweighlessthanthesamefoodpackedincansorfrozen,andtheydonotneedtobestoredinspecialconditions.Forthesereasonstheyareinvaluabletoclimbers,explorersandsoldiersinbattle,whohavelittlestoragespace.Theyarealsopopularwithhousewivesbecauseittakessolittletimetocookthem.Usuallyitisjustacaseofreplacingthedried-outmoisturewithboilingwater.Questions:61.Fruitissun-driedgenerallyon________.62.Whyaresulphurfumesusedbeforedryingsomefruits?63.Wherearevegetablescommonlydriednowadays?64.Ifsouprequiresrecognizablepiecesofmeat,theyare________.65.Driedfoodsareoftenusedby________,________and________.66.Whydohousewiveslikedriedfoods?Questions67to72arebasedonthefollowingpassage:HollywoodwritershonorCoppola,“Splendor”Sunday,February22,2004Posted:9:56AMEST(14:56GMT)LOSANGELES,California(Reuters)—Hollywood’sscreenwritersSaturdaysnubbedthefinalinstallmentofthehighlyacclaimedLordoftheRingstrilogyandinsteadawardedakeyprizetoalow-budgetfilmbasedonacomicbookwriter.AmericanSplendor,whichrevolvesaroundthetravailsofcomicsconnoisseurHarveyPekar,wontheWritersGuildofAmericaAwardforbestadaptedscreenplay,whilewriter/directorSofiaCoppola’sLostinTranslation,aboutapairofmismatchedAmericanslanguishinginTokyo,nabbedthetrophyfororiginalscreenplay.TheAmericanSplendorscreenplaywaswrittenbythefilm’sdirectors,RobertSpringerandShariSpringerBerman,whowerenotpresentattheawards.TheWritersGuildofAmericaAwardswerehandedoutsimultaneouslyinLosAngelesandNewYork.Coppolasaidshewasexcitedtobehonoredbytheunion.“Ifinditdifficulttowrite,soit’sveryencouragingandexcitingtogetanaward,”CoppolatoldReutersaftertheevent.Coppola’scompetitionwasGurinderChadha,PaulMayedaBergesandGuljitBindraforBendIt

23LikeBeckham,StevenKnightforDirtyPrettyThings,IrishdirectorJimSheridanandhisdaughtersNaomiandKirstenforInAmerica,andfirst-timewriter/directorTomMcCarthyforTheStationAgent.TheotheradaptedscreenplaynomineesweredirectorPeterJackson,FranWalshandPhilippaBoyensforTheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKing,AnthonyMinghellaforColdMountain,BrianHelgelandforMysticRiver,andwriter/directorGaryRossforSeabiscuit.Coppola,KnightandtheSheridanswillviefortheAcademyAwardnextweek,alongwiththewritersofTheBarbarianInvasionsandFindingNemo.ApartfromColdMountain,alltheWritersGuildofAmericaadaptedscreenplaycontenderswillcompetefortheOscar,alongwiththeBraziliandramaCityofGod.Inthelast12years,eightoftheWritersGuildofAmericaadaptedscreenplaywinnersandsevenofitsoriginalscreenplaywinnershavegoneontoOscarglory.LostinTranslationhasalreadypickedupthreeGoldenGlobes—anOscarbell-wether—includingbestscreenplay.TheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKing,whichhas11Oscarnominations,hascollectedfourGoldenGlobesandprizesfromHollywood’sproducersanddirectorsguilds.Questions:67.WhatdoesAmericanSplendormainlywriteabout?68.SofiaCoppola’sLostinTranslationwontheWritersGuildofAmericaAwardfor________.69.TheWritersGuildofAmericaAwardswereofferedatthesametimein________and________.70.HowdidCoppolafeelabouthergettingtheaward?71.Listatleast3moviesthatcompetedwithLostinTranslation.72.HowmanyWritersGuildofAmericascreenplaywinnershavegoneontoOscargloryinthelast12years?Questions73to78arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theneedforasurgicaloperation,especiallyanemergencyoperation,almostalwayscomesasasevereshocktothepatientandhisfamily.Despitemodernadvances,mostpeoplestillhaveanirrationalfearofhospitalsandanaesthetics.Intheearlyyearsoflastcenturytherewaslittlespecializationinsurgery.Agoodsurgeonwascapableofperformingalmosteveryoperationthathadbeendeviseduptothattime.Todaythesituationisdifferent.Operationsarenowbeingcarriedoutthatwerenotevendreamedoffiftyyearsago.Theheartcanbesafelyopenedanditsvalvesrepaired.Cloggedbloodvesselscanbecleanedout,andbrokenonesmendedorreplaced.Alung,thewholestomach,orevenpartofthebraincanberemovedandstillpermitthepatienttoliveacomfortableandsatisfactorylife.Thescopeofsurgeryhasincreasedremarkablyin20thcentury.Itssafetyhasincreasedtoo.Deathsfrommostoperationsareabout20%ofwhattheywerein1910andsurgeryhasbeenextendedinmanydirections,forexampletocertaintypesofbirthdefectsinnewbornbabies,and,attheotherendofthescale,tolife-savingoperationsfortheoctogenarian.Thehospitalstayaftersurgeryhasbeenshortenedtoaslittleasaweekformostmajoroperations.Manydevelopmentsinmodernsurgeryarealmostincredible.Theyincludethereplacementofdamagedbloodvesselswithsimulatedonesmadeofplastic;thereplacementofheartvalveswithplasticsubstitutes;thetransplantingoftissuessuchasthelensoftheeye.Oneofthemostrevolutionaryareasofmodernsurgeryisthatoforgantransplants.Untilafewyearsago,noperson,exceptanindenticaltwin,wasabletoacceptintohisbodythetissuesof

24anotherpersonwithoutreactingagainstthemandeventuallycausingdeath.Recently,however,ithasbeendiscoveredthatwiththeuseofx-raysandspecialdrugs,itispossibletografttissuesfromonepersontoanotherwhichwillsurviveforperiodsofayearormore.Kidneyshavebeensuccessfullytransplantedbetweennon-identicaltwins.Heartandlungtransplantshavebeenreasonablysuccessfulinanimals,thoughrejectionproblemsinhumanshaveyettobesolved.“Spareparts”surgery,thesimpleroutinereplacementofallworn-outorgansbynewones,isstilladreamofthedistantfuture.Asyet,surgeryisnotreadyforsuchmiracles.Inthemeantime,youcanbehappyifyourdoctorsaystoyou,“Yes,Ithinkitispossibletooperateonyouforthiscondition.”Questions:73.Mostpeopleareafraidofbeingoperatedoninspiteof________.74.Apatientcanstillliveacomfortableandsatisfactorylifeevenaftertheremovalof________.75.Todaydeathsfrommostoperationsareabout________ofwhattheywerein1910.76.What’sthemaindifficultyinorgantransplanting?77.Is“spareparts”surgerypossiblenow?78.Youcanbehappyifyoursurgeoncanoperatebecauseitmeans________.Questions79to84arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Salesofanti-ageingskintreatmentshavereachedanewhighasBritishwomentrytostayyoungerlonger(writesJoannaBale).Butaccordingtoarecentsurveyofthoseagedbetween35and55therearesignificantregionalvariationsinannualspendonthesecosmetics.Whiletheaveragewomanthinkscostsof￡200ayearacceptable—almosttreblethe￡75ofthreeyearsago—someforkout￡500,accordingtothesurveyofover2,000womennationwidebythebeautycompanyOlay.Browswillwrinkleatthedifferencesinyearlyspendonanti-ageingtreatmentsacrossmajorcities:theladiesofEdinburghspentleast,just￡50ayear,whilethoseinLeedsspendmost,atastaggering￡500.Londonwomenmostcommonlyspend￡200annually,andthoseinManchestergivethemselvesamodestyearlybudgetof￡100.Equallysurprisingaretheresultsamong40-somethings.Singlewomenspendtheleastonindulgingtheirdesireforfacialrejuvenation,withonly25percentforkingoutonskincareproductsortreatments.Thisfigurerisestojustover31percentofmarriedwomenandasimilarfigureforthosewhoareunmarriedwithpartners.Byfarthebiggestspendersarethe50percentofdivorceeswhofeelthepressuretoinvestheavilyintheirfacialfutures.Thesurveyhighlightedtwogroupswhospendsignificantsumsonenhancingtheirappearances—“Sindies”(singleincomenowdivorced),andwomenintheir40swhousetheirlookstogetahead.Thesurveyalsofoundthatalthoughwomenwantedto“de-age”theyhadaholisticviewofbeautyandembracedarealisticandnaturalapproachtolookinggood.Questions:79.Comparedwiththatofthreeyearsago,theaverageBritishwoman’sannualspendoncosmeticshasalmost________.80.Womenin________spendmostoncosmeticsaccordingtothesurvey.81.TheladiesofBirminghamaswellasthosein________spend￡100ayearonantiageing

25treatments.82.________and________spendmoreonindulgingtheirdesireforfacialrejuvenationthansinglewomen.83.Enhancingappearancesplaysanimportantroleinthelifeof________and________.84.Afterreadingthepassage,whatdoyoulearnaboutthesalesofanti-ageingskintreatmentsnowinBritain?Questions85to90arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itishardtogetanyagreementontheprecisemeaningoftheterm“socialclass”.Ineverydaylife,peopletendtohaveadifferentapproachtothosetheyconsiderhigherorlowerthanthemselvesinthesocialscale.Thecriteriaweuseto“place”anewacquaintance,however,areacomplexmixtureoffactors.Dress,wayofspeaking,areaofresidenceinagivencityorprovince,educationandmannersallplayapart.Inancientcivilizations,theSumerian,forexample,socialdifferenceswerebasedonbirth,statusorrank,ratherthanonwealth.Fourmainclasseswererecognized.Theseweretherulers,thepriestlyadministrators,thefreemen(suchascraftsmen,merchantsorfarmers)andtheslaves.InGreece,afterthesixth-centuryB.C.,therewasagrowingconflictbetweenthepeasantsandthelandedaristocrats,andagradualdecreaseinthepowerofthearistocracywhenakindof“middleclass”oftradersandskilledworkersgrewup.ThepopulationofAthens,forexample,wasdividedintothreemainclasseswhichwerepoliticallyandlegallydistinct.Aboutone-thirdofthetotalwereslaves,whodidnotcountpoliticallyatall,afactoftenforgottenbythosewhopraiseAthensasthenurseryofdemocracy.Thenextmaingroupconsistedofresidentforeigners,the“metics”,whowerefreemen,thoughtheytoowereallowednoshareinpoliticallife.Thethirdgroupwasthepowerfulbodyof“citizens”,whowerethemselvesdividedintosubclasses.InancientRome,too,asimilarstrugglebetweentheplebs,orworkingpeople,andthelandedfamilieswasarecurrentfeatureofsociallife.Themedievalfeudalsystem,whichflourishedinEuropefromtheninthtothethirteenthcenturies,gaverisetoacomparativelysimplesystembasedonbirth.Underthekingthereweretwomainclasses—lordsand“vassals”,thelatterwithmanysubdivisions.Thevassalowedthelordfidelity,obedienceandaid,especiallyintheformofmilitaryservice.Thelordinreturnowedhisvassalprotectionandanassuredlivelihood.InthelaterMiddleAges,however,thedevelopmentofamoneyeconomyandthegrowthofcitiesandtradeledtotheriseofanotherclass,the“burghers”orcitymerchantsandmayors.Thesewerethepredecessorsofthemodernmiddleclasses.Graduallyhighofficeandoccupationassumedimportanceindeterminingsocialposition,asitbecamemoreandmorepossibleforapersonborntoonestationinlifetomovetoanother.Thischangeaffectedthetownsmorethanthecountryareas,whereremnantsoffeudalismlastedmuchlonger.Questions:85.Listatleastthreecommoncriteriafortellingaperson’ssocialposition.86.WhatwerethefourmainclassesintheSumeriancivilization?87.SlavesinGreeceinthesixthcenturyB.C.werenot________significant.88.Thestrugglebetweentheplebsandthelandedfamilieswasa________featureofsociallife.89.Themetics,oneofthethreeclassesofGreece,consistedmainlyof________.90.Whatdidthedevelopmentofamoneyeconomyandthegrowthofcitiesandtradeleadto?PartVErrorCorrection(5minutes,10points)

26Directions:Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway:EXAMPLEOnenight,quitelate,IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.ammyhusband.Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying.2.couldGettingup,Iwent∧seeifoursonwasallright.3.toHewassleepingsoundly,breathingdeeplyandgently.4.√IftheairinNewYorkseemsalittlelessgrimythisspring,thankRudolphGiuliani.OnJanuary10th,aftermonthsofburningdebate,thecity’snon-smokemayor91.________signedtheSmoke-FreeAirAct.FromApril10thsmokingwillbestubbedout(碾灭)inrestaurantscateringformorethan35people,amovethatwillhitabouthalfthecity’s11,000eatingplaces.Nicotineaddictswillalsosmokedoutatwork,except92.________inventilatedsmokingroomsorofficesoccupiedbynomorethanthreeconsentingadults.Moreradically,outdoorseatingareaswillalsobecomesmokezones.93.________Comethenewbaseballseason,fansatYankeeStadiumwillbebreakingthelawiftheylightup.NewYorkjoinswellover100Americancities—andfourstates—thathavepassedlawsbannedsmoking94.________inpublicplaces.MorethanathirdofAmericancompaniesnowforbidsmokingintheworkplace,upto95.________amere20%in1986.Andthetobaccoindustry,whichinAmericaalonehasannualsalesofcloseto＄50billion,iswatchingitsprofitsgodowninsmoke.96.________Theindustrymayneverrecover.PollssuggestthatnineoutoftenAmericansareirritatedbycigarettesmoke.Withgoodreason.In1993theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)hasclassified97.________“second-hand”smokeasahealthhazard—onethat,accordingtotheEPA,causes3,000non-smokerstodiefromlungcancereachyear.98.________NewYorkersmustnowwaitandseeifthepro-smokinglobby’salarmingpredictionsofcitywideeconomicalcollapsecometrue.Tobacco99.________companyPhilipMorrismayshowtheway.Lastyearitthreatenedtomoveits2,000head-officeemployeeout100.________ofthecityifthesmokingbanbecamelaw.PartVITranslation(10minutes,20points)SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(10points)Directions:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChineseonthe

27AnswerSheet.Whatisabrandanyway?Abrandisn’tjustalogoonashirtoranice-creamvan.It’smuchmorethanthat.Tobesuccessfulabrandhastohaverationalcharacteristics—(101)ie,ithastobecompetitiveonpriceorqualityorservice,andithastohavea“personality”thatcharmsandseduces.Itisamixofemotionalfactors,suchas“DoIlikeit?”and“Isitme?”andrationalfactorssuchas,“Isitcheaperorbetterorquicker?”(102)Gettingthingsinbalanceistricky,andthat’swhysomanybrandsdon’tsucceed.Justlet’slookatallthewaysbrandscanfail.Brandsarevulnerabletofashion.FizzydrinkssuchasCokeandPepsiarenowbeingattackedbystimulationdrinkssuchasRedBull.Fastfoodbrandsarethreatenedbysaladsandother“lite”foods.McDonald’shasrecentlybeeninrealtrouble.Brandsarealsovulnerablebecausetheygetcocky,arrogantandoutoftouch.Theythinktheyknowbestanddon’tchangewiththemarket—liketheGap,Levi’sandMarks&Spencerbrandswholearnttheirlessonthehardway.(103)Infact,eventhepeoplewhocreatebrandscan’treallycontrolthemorevenpredicthowpeoplewillusethem.Notonesinglemobilephonecompanyanywhereintheworldanticipatedthegrowthoftexting.Thecompaniesinvolvedinthenew3Gphonetechnologyarestillholdingtheirbreathbecausetheydon’tknowwhetheritwilltakeoffornot.Andifitdoestakeoff,theywon’tknowhowandinwhatdirectionuntilthemarkettellsthem.It’sahugegamble.RangeRoverwasthefirstSportUtilityVehicle,butLandRovernevercompletelyunderstoodtheconceptthatithadinspired.RangeRoverhasspentmuchofitslifespantryingtocatchupwiththetrendthatitserendipitouslycreated.(104)Organicfoodsareagreatsuccess,butnotonesinglemajormanufacturerorretaileroriginallypromotedthem.Littlecompaniesstartedthetrendandweconsumersjustdecidedwedidn’twantourfoodmuckedaroundwith.Soatfirstslowly,hesitantlyandponderously,theretailersandthemanufacturersfollowed.Theydidwhatweasked.(105)Inotherwords,brandsarenothinglikeaspowerfulastheylook.Thepeoplewhomanagethemoftengetthingswrong,muckthingsup,lookinthewrongdirectionandgenerallyactjustlikemostorganisationsdirectedbyhumanbeings—messily.Sodespiteallthehuffingandpuffing,therealityisthatbrandsaremoreorlesscompletelyinourpower.Whenwelikethemwebuythem,whenwedon’t,wejustbuysomethingelse.Andwhat’smore,ascustomerswe’reunpredictable.Wecanbeloyalorfickle,extravagantorstingy,seriallyorsimultaneously.SectionBChinese-EnglishTranslation(10points)106.许多遭到洪水侵害的农场主说,他们别无选择只得解雇一些工人。107.有时候对一个人来说需要终生的时间才能懂得活着就是为了奉献。108.在美国,由于道路畅通,开车上下班很方便,现在许多在城市里工作的人,喜欢住在乡下。109.收音机及电视机使得做广告的人有可能用这种方法吸引千百万人的注意。110.纽约劳动力市场近来显现出从二战以来最长时间的低迷中复苏的迹象。PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30points)WritingTaskI(10points)Directions:Yesterdayyoulostyourstudentidentificationcard.Youneedittogetdiscountsonpublictransportandforthecinema,andtousethecollegelibrary.Evenmoreimportantly,youneeditasproofofidentitytowithdrawmoneyfromthebank.WritetotheDirectorofStudentServicesexplainingthesituationandrequestinganewcardassoonaspossible.Youshouldwriteabout120words.YoudoNOTneedtowriteyourownaddress.Writeyour

28letterontheAnswerSheet.Beginyourletterasfollows:Dear________,WritingTaskII(20points)Directions:ThefollowingisanadvertisementforEnglishteachers.Supposeyouareauniversitygraduate,andyourfutureplanistobeanEnglishteacher.Afterreadingthisadvertisement,youdecidetowriteastatementofinteresttoGEOS.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.WriteyourstatementontheAnswerSheet.2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛听力录音原文及参考答案PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)SectionADialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.W:Hi,I’dliketosendthispackagebyexpressmailtoSanFranciscoandIwouldliketobuyasheetofstamps,please.M:Hereareyourstamps,andjustputthepackageonthescale.Q:Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?(D)2.M:I’mgoingouttolunch.DoyouneedanythingwhileI’mout?W:Yes,ifyoupassaconveniencestore,getmesomechocolate—aSnickersbar,please.Q:Whatdoyoulearnfromthisconversation?(B)3.W:Ifwegobycar,howdowecrosstheriver?M:There’saferrythatwilltakeyourcar.There’sevenonefortrains.Q:Howwilltheycrosstheriver?(D)4.W:Iheardthatthemayorisclosingthecheesefactory.M:Yes,butitisonlytemporary.W:Oh,I’msurprised.Ithoughtitwasgoingtoshutdownforgood.Q:Whywasthewomansurprised?(C)5.M:Ispilledtomatojuiceonmynewwhiteshirt.Doyouthinkitwillcomeout?W:That’stoobad.LeaveitthereandI’llseewhatIcando.Q:Whatistheman’sproblem?(B)6.W:I’mgoingtolunchwithmybowlinginstructor.M:Whataboutthecommitteemeeting?W:Don’tworry.I’llbebackattheofficebeforethen.Q:Whereisthewomanprobablygoingnow?(C)7.M:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblemwithyourshoulder?W:Itstartedlastweekaftermyskiingaccident.M:Let’strysometeststodeterminethenatureoftheinjury.Q:Whatisthemangoingtodo?(B)8.W:Areyouhavingagoodtime?M:Sure.Thanksagainforinvitingme.

29W:Noproblem.Ijustwishmorepeoplecouldhavecome.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeel?(C)9.M:Wefinallymadeit,Mary!W:Ican’tbelievegraduationistonight.M:Canyoucometomygraduationparty?W:Sure,afterIfinishthefamilycelebration.M:Iwanttobesurewegetpicturesofustogether.W:Inourcapsandgowns!Q:Whenwillthewomangototheman’sgraduationparty?(A)10.M:Hi,didyoupassyourgeographyexam?W:Yeah,Ididquitewellinfact,Igot76%.M:Oh,welldone!Sotheygaveyouapercent?Ithoughttheygavegrades.W:Yeah,theygaveboth.Minewasan“A”.Sohowaboutyou?M:Well,wedon’thaveexams.Wehavecontinuousassessment,soyoujusthavetodocoursework,andyougetamarkforeachessay.Q:Howdoestheschoolevaluatetheman’sprogressingeography?(A)SectionBNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.Tensofthousandsofhealthworkerswillgohousetohouseoverthenextthreedaysinanefforttoimmunise63millionchildrenundertheageoffiveinsub-SaharanAfrica.Thecampaignisthestartofmonthlynationalimmunisationdaysduringthelowseasonforpolio.It’shopedthatvaccinatingchildrennow—whenthevirusisatitsweakest—willbethebestwayofstoppingtransmission.Question:Howoldarethechildrentobeimmunised?(B)12.Amidpompandceremony,Chinalaunchedthe2008Olympics.TogetherwithaChinesecounterpart,thepresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,JacquesRogge,usedagiantgoldenkeytosymbolicallyopenwhathecalledthemostimportantmarketintheworld.Inhisspeech,heemphasisedthepoweroftheOlympicbrandinChina’semergingmarket.Question:Whatdoesthegiantgoldenkeysymbolize?(C)13.MicrosofttriestokeepthecodeforitsWindowsoperatingsystemacloselyguardedsecret.It’stheequivalentofcomputerDNAandthefirmfearsifitfallsintothewronghandsitcouldbeusedtoinfiltratemillionsofcomputersworldwide.Morethan90percentoftheworld’sPCsrunWindows.Question:WhatactiondoesMicrosoftintendtotake?(A)14.BeforehesetoffinNovember,therewerefearsthatFrancisJoyonwouldbeunabletocontrolhishugeboat,namedIDEC.Withitsthreehullsslicingthroughthewaterandamassiverotatingmastthatreached30metresintothesky,theboatwasbuiltin1986foracrewoften.ItwasfearedthatsuchaboatwouldbetoopowerfulforonemanintheroughseasoftheSouthernOcean.Question:Howmanypeoplecantheboatcarry?(B)15.Overtimescalesofthousandsofyears,theEarthgoesthroughanaturalcycleofwarmerandcolderperiods,drivenbychangesinheatcomingfromtheSun.ProfessorWilliamRuddimanfrom

30theUniversityofVirginiahasnowcalculatedthatiftheEarthhadfolloweditsnaturalcycleoverthelasttenthousandyears,itoughttohavegotsteadilycolder.Ithasn’t,because,hebelieves,humanactivitieshavebeenkeepingthetemperaturesteady.Question:HastheEarthgotsteadilycolderoverthelasttenthousandyears?(A)16.Inequalityofhealthcareisstillparamount,saystheWHO’slatestreport.Industrialisedcountriesaccountforlessthan20percentoftheworld’spopulationbuttake90percentofhealthspending.InJapanmorethan500dollarsisspentondrugsperpersonperyear.ThiscomparestojustthreedollarsinSierraLeone.Onlyslightlymoreisspentinmanysub-Saharancountries.Question:Howmuchdomanysub-Saharancountriesspendondrugsperpersonperyear?(B)17.TheIraqidinarhasrisenathirdorsoinvalueagainstthedollarsincethenewbanknotesbegantocirculate.OnefactorhasbeenthegradualpickupoftheIraqieconomyafterthedevastationofthewar.Therearesimplymoretransactionstakingplace,whichhassupportedthevalueofthecurrency.AnditseemsIraqistrustthenewdinarbanknotesmorethantheydidtheoldones,whichfeaturedpicturesofSaddamHussein.Question:WhydidtheIraqinewdinarriseinvalue?(C)18.Thelistofcountriesknowntohavetherelativelynewanddeadlystrainofbirdfluisrapidlygrowing.ThefocusnowisonIndonesiawheretestswillsoonconfirmwhetherornotthebirdfluwhichkilledseveralmillionchickensthereistheoftenfatalH5N1,alreadyconfirmedin5othercountriesintheregion.ReportsofanoutbreakinLaosarealsobeinginvestigated.Question:Whatisthenumberofcountriesmentionedinthisnewsreport?(C)19.Anunhealthydiettogetherwithlittleexerciseandsmokingarethekeypreventablerisksofnon-communicablediseasesandit’sestimatedthatlowfruitandvegetableintakealonecausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear.Question:Whatcausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear?(A)20.AroundEuropeinterestratesareattheirlowestlevelsinhalfacentury.Butbusinessesarepressingforevencheaperborrowingcostsamidsignsofcontinuedeconomicweakness.AbigdropinGermanmanufacturingannouncedearlierthisweekiscitedasevidencethatEurope’smostimportanteconomymayevenbeslidingintorecession.Andtheriseoftheeurotoafour-yearhighagainstthedollarincurrencydealingisamajorworryformanyEuropeanexporters.Question:WhatisthekeyproblemforEuropeanexporters?(A)SectionCPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneTheworldofmusicwillneverbethesamesincetheformationofabandinLiverpool,Englandin1956.TheBeatleswereformedbyGeorgeHarrison,RingoStarr,PaulMc-Cartney,andJohnLennon.TheirfirsthitsongLoveMeDowasrecordedin1962.TheBeatlesquicklybecametheworld’sbest-knownpopmusicgroupandmanypeopletodaystillregardthemasthefinestbandinthehistoryofpopmusic.LennonandMcCartneyweretheauthorsofmostofthesongsthegrouprecorded.Harrisonalsowrotesongs,oftenusingideasfromIndianmusic.Thedrummerofthegroupwasthefamous

31RingoStarrandheoccasionallysang.ForsixyearstheBeatleshadhitafterhitsong.Twenty-eightoftheirsongswereontheTopTwentyrecordchartsandseventeenofthesesongsreachednumberoneonthecharts.Thegroupalsohadasuccessfulmoviecareer.ThecomediesAHardDay’sNightandYellowSubmarinebecameverysuccessfulmovies.Peopleimitatedtheirlonghairstyles,clothing,andhumor.AlmostalllaterpopbandslearnedfromtheBeatles.Beatlemaniaisthewordusedtodescribehowstrongandloyalthefanswere.Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:21.WhatkindofmusicdidtheBeatlesplay?(D)22.WhatdidmanypeoplecopyfromtheBeatles?(D)23.WherewerethemembersoftheBeatlesgroupfrom?(B)24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?(C)25.HowmanyoftheBeatles’songsreachednumberoneontherecordcharts?(A)PassageTwoHaveyoueverwonderedwherethesecutelittleteddybearscamefrom?TheywerenamedforPresidentTheodoreRooseveltin1902.PresidentRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippiwhenmembersofthehuntingpartycaughtablackbearandtiedhimtoatree.PresidentRooseveltwascalledtotheareatoshootthebear,whichherefusedtodoandsaiditwasunsportsmanlikeandshowedpoormanners.TheWashingtonPostnewspaperranacartoonshowingthePresidentrefusingtoshootthebearandpeoplealloverAmericasawthecartoon.MorrisMichtom,ashopkeeperinBrooklyn,NewYork,placedtwotoybearsinthewindowofhisshop.Mr.MichtomrequestedpermissionfromthePresidenttocallthem“TeddyBears”asTeddyisthenicknameforTheodoreRoosevelt.Thesweetlittlebearswithshinybuttoneyeswereadelightwithchildreneverywhere.TheTeddyBearsweremadebyMr.Michtom’swife.Mr.MichtomformedanewbusinesscalledtheIdealNoveltyandToyCorporation.Today,TeddyBearsaretreasuredtoysofchildrenallovertheworld.Theyarealsocollectedbypeopleandmanyaredisplayedinmuseums.TeddyBearsaresoldbymanycompaniesandyoucanfindtheminalmostanytoystore,dressedincostumesorwitharibbonaroundtheneck.Questions26to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:26.WhydidPresidentRooseveltrefusetoshootthebear?(C)27.WhydidMr.MichtomaskforthePresident’spermissiontocallthetoybears“TeddyBears”?(A)28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?(D)29.HowmanyTeddyBearsweremadebyMrs.Mitchtomandplacedinthewindowoftheirshop?(C)30.WhatdidMr.MitchtomdoafterhesoldtheTeddyBearsin1902?(D)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,20points)SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)31.A32.D33.A34.C35.B36.C37.B38.D39.B40.CSectionBCloze-Test(10points)41.B42.A43.A44.B45.A46.B47.C48.D49.D50.APartIIIWordGuessingandIQTest(5minutes,10points)SectionAWordGuessing(5points)

3251.B52.B53.D54.C55.BSectionBIQTest(5points)56.C57.A58.B59.A60.APartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,30points)61.trays62.Topreservetheircolours.(or:Topreventdarkening.)63.Inhot-airchambers.64.driedseparatelyandthenmixed65.climbers,explorers,soldiers66.Becauseittakessolittletimetocookthem.67.ThetravailsofcomicsconnoisseurHarveyPekar.68.originalscreenplay69.LosAngeles,NewYork70.Encouragedandexcited.71.BendItLikeBeckham,DirtyPrettyThings,InAmerica,TheStationAgent.(Anythreeofthem.)72.15.73.modernadvancesinsurgery74.thestomachoronelung75.20%76.Thebody’stendencytorejectalientissues.77.No,ithasyettobecomeareality.78.yourillnessmaybecurable79.tripled80.Leeds81.Manchester82.Marriedwomen,thoseunmarriedwithpartners83.“Sindies”,womenintheir40s84.Thesaleshavereachedanewhigh,withregionalvariations.85.Dress,wayofspeaking,areaofresidenceeducationandmanners.(Anythreeofthem.)86.Rulers,administrators,freemenandslaves.87.politically88.recurrent89.residentforeigners90.Theriseoftheburghers.PartVErrorCorrection(5minutes,10points)91.non-smoke→non-smoking92.also∧smoked→be93.smoke→smokeless/non-smoking94.banned→banning95.to→from96.down→up97.has→has98.√

3399.economical→economic100.employee→employeesPartVITranslation(10minutes,20points)SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(10points)101.即它必须在价格或质量或服务方面具有竞争力,并且还应具有能够吸引人们购买的“个性特点”。102.保持诸方面因素的平衡是很需要技巧的,这也正是如此多的品牌不成功的原因所在。103.事实上,即使是设计品牌的人也无法左右品牌,他们甚至预测不出人们将如何利用它们。104.有机食品是很成功的,但在最初却没有一个较大规模的生产商或零售商(愿意)推销它们。105.换句话说,品牌本身远没有他们看起来那样有影响力。SectionBChinese-EnglishTranslation(10points)106.Manyflood-ravagedfarmerssaytheywillhavenochoicebuttolayoffsomeemployees.107.Sometimesittakesalifetimeforonetorealizethattoliveistogive.108.ManypeopleinAmericawhoworkinthecitiesnowenjoylivinginthecountrybecauseofgoodroadsandtheeaseofcommutingbyautomobile.109.Radioandtelevisionhavemadeitpossibleforadvertiserstocapturetheattentionofmillionsofpeopleinthisway.110.ThelabormarketofNewYorkhasrecentlyshownsignsofemergingfromitslongestslumpsinceWorldWarII.PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30points)WritingTaskI(10points)Onepossibleversion:DearDirector,Ihavetoreportthelossofmystudentidentificationcardyesterday,Tuesday,September3rd.IamastudentinBusinessStudies.IbelieveIlostmycardattheswimmingpoolwhenIdroppedmybackpackandmanyitemsfelltotheground.Ineedmycardtogetmoneyfromthebank.ThebankwillonlyacceptmystudentcardasID.Iaskedthebankiftheywouldacceptmypassport,buttheysaidthatmystudentIDcardwasusedtoopentheaccount,andthatIshouldbringitwithmewhenIwanttowithdrawmoney.Ialsowanttogotothecinema,butIwillnotgetaconcessionwithoutmystudentcard.Couldyoupleaseissuemeanewcardassoonaspossible?IwillcometoyourofficethisafternoontoseeifIcangetoneimmediately.Thankyouverymuch.Yourssincerely,###WritingTaskII(20points)Onepossibleversion:DearSirorMadam:Iamcurrentlyastudentat##University.Afterreadingyourmessagein##newspaper,IamveryinterestedtoapplyforateachingpositionwithGEOS.Englishhasbecomeaworldlanguage,spokenandunderstoodeverywhereintheworld.Therefore,tobeanEnglishteacherinforeigncountriesistoexperiencedifferentcultures.Someofmyfriends,whoarefromtheUKandareteachingEnglishhere,regardteachingEnglishnotonlyasacareerbutalsoachancetolearnaboutpeopleandculture.Theysetgoodexamplesforme,and

34theyhaveencouragedmetoapplyforachancetojoinyou.Englishisoneofmyfavoritesubjects.TobeanEnglishteacheralwayshasbeenmydream.Afterfouryearsofstudyinthisuniversity,IhavepassedtheCollegeEnglishTestBand6.MostofthecoursesIhavetakenarespeciallyfocusedonteachingmethodsandskilltraining.Ifyouarelookingforanenergetic,outgoingandmotivateduniversitygraduate,Iamsureyouhavefoundone.Sincerelyyours,###2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题(C级)　PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　1.A.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.　　B.Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.　　C.Shehadn'treceivedtheman'sapplication.　　2.A.Heisgoingtoseehissectionchief.　　B.Heisgoingtohaveajobinterview.　　C.Heisgoingtoseehisgirlfriend.　　3.A.Asktoseetheman'sIDcard.　　B.Getthebriefcasefortheman.　　C.Showthemanherdocuments.　　4.A.Thedormroomistoocrowded.　　B.Thereisnokitcheninthebuilding.　　C.Noonelooksafterthedormbuilding.　　5.A.Shewasalwaysingoodshape.　　B.Shestoppedexercisingoneyearago.　　C.Shelostalotofweightinoneyear.　　SectionB(10marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　ConversationOne　　6.WhatissoontoopeninChina?　　A.TheFrenchMovieFestival.　　B.TheFrenchCulturalYear.　　C.TheFrenchFoodFestival.　　7.Howmanyexhibitionswillbeheldforthisactivity?　　A.200.B.20.C.100.

35　　8.WhatwillbeheldatthefootoftheGreatWall?　　A.TheCityConcert.　　B.TheOpeningCeremony.　　C.TheGreatLunch.　　9.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnotincludedinthisactivity?　　A.Chongqing.　　B.Wuhan.　　C.Shenzhen.　　10.Whatwillcertainlymakegreatcontributionstothisactivity?　　A.Internet.　　B.TVshows.　　C.Newspapers.　　ConversationTwo　　11.Whatsoundmorelikeanativespeakerinacasualconversation?　　A.Examples.　　B.Verbs.　　C.Idioms.　　12.Whichofthefollowingsoundsmoreinformalandmorenatural?　　A.Gettogether.　　B.Meet.　　C.See.　　13.Whichofthefollowingmeansthatyoucannotinterruptme?　　A.I'mtiedup.　　B.Ihavealotonmyplate.　　C.I'mbusy.　　14.InAmericanculture,whatisconsideredimportantinaconversation?　　A.Usingproperlanguage　　B.Makingeyecontact.　　C.Lookingatyourownfeet.　　15.Inbusiness,howmightAmericansfeelaboutyouifyouarelookingaway?　　A.You'refeelingashamed.　　B.You'retellingthetruth.　　C.You'retellingalie.　　SectionC(5marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　16.Howlongwillittakefornewforeststogrowback?　　A.65years.　　B.20years.　　C.40years.　　17.WhatdidJimmyCarterplantofocushiseffortsonafterleavingtheWhiteHousein1981?　　A.Apresidentiallibrary.　　B.CampDavid.　　C.Winningasecondterm.　　18.WhatwasregardedasthelifebloodofthecountryoftheMaldives?　　A.Oil.　　B.Agriculture.　　C.Tourism.　　19.Whatisresponsibleforthedeathofmanypeopleindevelopingcountries?

36　　A.Thedevelopmentofresistancetodiseases.　　B.Thedifficultytocurenewemergingdiseases.　　C.Theinabilityofthepoortoaffordmedicine.　　20.Whatreleasedanestimated8.7milliontonsoftheglobalwarminggas?　　A.Cars.　　B.Wildfires.　C.Wars.　　SectionD(10marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.　　Aresearchersaysleadintheenvironmentcouldbeamajorcauseofviolencebyyoungpeople.DoctorHerbertNeedlemanisa(21)________attheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineinPennsylvaniaandhe(22)________hisfindingsattheyearlymeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DoctorNeedlemansaysthepresenceofleadinthe(23)________changestheneuronsthatcontrolactionsandthatcancauseapersontoactinantisocialand(24)________ways.　　Inthe1970s,DoctorNeedlemanfoundlowerscoreson(25)________eveninchildrenwhodidnothavesuchsignsofleadpoisoning.Afterthat,leadwas(26)________gasolineandpaintintheUnitedStates.Yetmanyhomesstillhaveoldleadpaint.Leadwasalsousedinolder(27)________.Infact,officialsjustannouncedstrongertestingandreportingrequirementsasfromnextyearforleadinAmericandrinkingwater.　　Thenewestresearchshowsthatevenverysmallamountsofleadinbonescanaffectbraindevelopment.Asimple(28)________canmeasureleadexceptthatanX-rayprocessisneededtomeasurelevelsinbone.In2004,suchtestsweredoneon190youngpeoplewhowere(29)________andthefindingsshowedthattheiraveragelevelswerehigherthannormal.And,in1998,threehundredchildrenwerestudiedandthetestscoresshowedhigherlevelsof(30)________problemsinthosewithincreasedlevelsoflead.Yettheselevelswerestillconsideredsafebythegovernment.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　31.Sonervous________thatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.　　A.sinceshebecame　　B.wouldshebecome　　C.thatshebecame　　D.didshebecome　　32.He________anothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudyabroad.　　A.mighthavechosen　　B.mightchoose　　C.hadtochoose　　D.musthavechosen　　33.Thesecondreportwas________byAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstillnowhereinsight.　　A.submitted　　B.tohavesubmitted　　C.tosubmit　　D.tohavebeensubmitted

37　　34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthelisteningtestandaskedtoreportwhatthey________duringthepausebeforeansweringthequestions.　　A.hadjustbeenthinkingabout　　B.havejustbeenthinkingabout　　C.arejustthinkingabout　　D.hadjustthoughtabout　　35.Iwasalwaystaughtthatitwas________tointerrupt.　　A.rude　　B.coarse　　C.rough　　D.crude　　36.Smallboysare________questioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.　　A.original　　B.peculiar　　C.imaginative　　D.persistent　　37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare________.　　A.outofwork　　B.outofreach　　C.outofstock　　D.outofpractice　　38.Thebombwill________themomentitistouched.　　A.goon　　B.gooff　　C.goout　　D.goover　　39.Thecarwon't________;I'vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon'twork.　　A.begin　　B.launch　　C.start　　D.drive　　40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdaily________upset.　　A.habit　　B.routine　　C.practice　　D.custom　　41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelptheteachersto________youtoaclassatyourlevel.　　A.locate　　B.assign　　C.deliver　　D.place　　42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshould________notimeincatchingup.　　A.lose　B.delay　C.spare　D.relieve　　43.—Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.　　—________　　—Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopracticeEnglish.　　—Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.　　A.Didyoureally?　　　B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.　　　C.Really?Whataboutyours?　　　D.Notatall.Mypleasure.　　44.—Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?　　—Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.　　—________　　—Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.　　A.Ibegyourpardon?　B.Areyouserious?　　C.Anyinparticular?　D.Whydoyouthinkso?　　45.—Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?　　—________　　—Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome.　　—Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?　　A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen'ssenseofstyleandwealth.　　B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.　　C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.　　D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit'sstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.

38PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)　　Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsayunique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtimethinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.　　NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatit'spreciselybecausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.“Ourfindingsprovideconvincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelpexplainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,”saysdoctoralcandidateKarlSzpunar.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearchshowingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletoseethemselvesinthefuture.　　Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowerecuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipatethesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthdayorgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachinamagneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecificthoughtprocesses.　　ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.　　Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap”amongregionsofthebrainusedforrememberingthestudent'spastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregioninvolvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.　　Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“litup”whenthestudentsthoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhentheythoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivitywassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”　　ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthemknewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowed“significantlyless”correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintonintheWhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.　　Sothis“timemachine,”astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttoseeourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.　　46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability________.　　A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefutureC.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthepresent　　47.Thefindingssupportthat________.　　A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance　　B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledge　　C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepast　　D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture

39　　48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat________.　　A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting　　B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting　　C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuturesetting　　D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBillClinton　　49.This“timemachine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.　　A.clockB.brainscanningC.magneticresonanceimagingD.memory　　SectionB(14marks)　　Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.　　VisitingtheWhiteHouse　　WhiteHouseToursPublictoursoftheWhiteHouseareavailableforgroupsof10ormorepeople.Requestsmustbesubmittedthroughone'sMemberofCongressandareaccepteduptosixmonthsinadvance.Theseself-guidedtoursareavailablefrom7:30a.m.to12:30p.m.TuesdaythroughSaturday,andarescheduledonafirstcome,firstservedbasisapproximatelyonemonthinadvanceoftherequesteddate.Weencourageyoutosubmityourrequestasearlyaspossiblesincealimitednumberoftoursareavailable.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofcharge.Forthemostcurrenttourinformation,pleasecallthe24-hourlineat202-456-7041.PleasenotethatWhiteHousetoursmaybesubjecttolastminutecancellation.　　WhiteHouseVisitorCenter　　AlltoursaresignificantlyenhancedifvisitorsstopbytheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterlocatedatthesoutheastcornerof15thandEStreets,beforeoraftertheirtour.TheCenterisopensevendaysaweekfrom7:30a.m.until4:00p.m.andfeaturesmanyaspectsoftheWhiteHouse,includingitsarchitecture,furnishings,firstfamilies,socialevents,andrelationswiththepressandworldleaders,aswellasathirty-minutevideo.Allowbetween20minutestoonehourtoexploretheexhibits.TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociationalsosponsorsasalesarea.Pleasenotethatrestroomsareavailable,butfoodserviceisnot.　　Mobility-Impaired/UsingaWheelchair　　GuestsrequiringtheloanofawheelchairshouldnotifytheofficerattheVisitorsEntranceBuildinguponarrival.　　Wheelchairsloansareofferedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Reservationsarenotpossible.　　Visitorsinwheelchairs,orwithothermobilitydisabilities,ontheCongressionalguidedorself-guidedtours,between8:00a.m.and12noon,usethesameVisitorentranceand,withuptofourmembersoftheirparty,areadmittedwithoutwaitinginlineandwithouttickets.　　Visitorsinwheelchairsareescortedbyrampfromtheentranceleveltothegroundfloor,andbyelevatorfromthegroundtothestatefloor.Guestsgenerallywaitinlinewiththeirfamilyor

40group.　　Hearing-Impaired　　Toursforhearing-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywritingtotheVisitorsOffice,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Toursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,betweentheCongressionalandpublictourtimes.ParticipantsenterattheEastAppointmentgate.AU.S.SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerconductsthetourinsignlanguage.Signedtoursareavailabletogroupsof8to20.Groupsarealsoencouragedtobringtheirowninterpreters.　　Signinginterpretationisalsoavailableforindividualvisitorswithadvancenotice.ACongressionalofficefirstissuesguidedtourticketstoaguestwhoishearing-impairedandthencontactstheVisitorsOfficeatleast2weeksinadvancetorequestinterpreterservice.　　TheVisitorsOfficeTDD(telephonedeviceforthedeaf)is202-456-2121.Messagesmaybeleftoutsidenormalbusinesshours.　　Visually-Impaired　　Toursforvisually-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywritingtotheVisitorsOffice,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Thetoursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,betweentheCongressionalandpublictourtimes.ParticipantsenterattheEastAppointmentgate.AU.S.SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerpermitsvisitorstotouchspecificobjectsintheHouse.Touchtoursarecurrentlyavailableonlytogroupsof8to20,nottoindividualvisitors.GuideanimalsarepermittedintheWhiteHouse.　　GeneralTourInformation　　AllWhiteHousetoursarefree.Changesintourschedulesareoccasionallymadebecauseofofficialevents.Noticemaynotbegivenuntilthatmorning.TheVisitorsOffice24-hourInformationLinerecordingat202-456-7041providesthemostup-to-dateinformation.TheTDDis202-456-2121.Visitorsshouldconfirmtourschedulesbycallingtheinformationlinethenightbeforeandthemorningthattheyplantovisit.Itisoccasionallynecessarytocloseindividualroomsonthetour;however,noticeaboutclosedroomsisnotpossible.　ProhibitedItems　　Prohibiteditemsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:handbags,bookbags,backpacks,purses,foodandbeveragesofanykind,strollers,cameras,videorecordersoranytypeofrecordingdevice,tobaccoproducts,personalgroomingitems(make-up,hairbrushorcomb,liporhandlotions,etc.),anypointedobjects(pens,knittingneedles,etc.),aerosolcontainers,guns,ammunition,fireworks,electricstunguns,mace,martialartsweapons/devices,orknivesofanysize.TheU.S.SecretServicereservestherighttoprohibitanyotherpersonalitems.Umbrellas,wallets,cellphonesandcarkeysarepermitted.Pleasenotethatnostoragefacilitiesareavailableonoraroundthecomplex.IndividualswhoarrivewithprohibiteditemswillnotbepermittedtoentertheWhiteHouse.　　Parking　　TheclosestMetrorailstationstotheWhiteHouseareFederalTriangle(blueandorangelines),MetroCenter(blue,orange,andredlines)andMcPhersonSquare(blueandorangelines).On-streetparkingisnotavailableneartheWhiteHouse,anduseofpublictransportationisstronglyencouraged.　　Restrooms/PublicTelephones　　ThenearestrestroomsandpublictelephonestotheWhiteHouseareintheEllipseVisitorPavilion(theparkareasouthoftheWhiteHouse)andintheWhiteHouseVisitorCenter.

41RestroomsorpublictelephonesarenotavailableattheWhiteHouse.　　50.BothCongressionalguidedandself-guidedtoursneedtobescheduledinadvance.　　51.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofchargeexceptonfederalholidays.　　52.TheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterprovidesfreedrinksbutnotfoodservice.　　53.WheelchairreservationserviceisprovidedbytheofficerattheVisitorsEntranceBuilding.　　54.Hearing-impairedvisitorscanrequestsigninginterpretationservicefromtheVisitorsOffice.　　55.Touchtoursarecurrentlyonlyofferedtovisually-impairedgroupsof8to20.　　56.Sometimesofficialeventsmakeitnecessarytoclose________________withoutnotice.　　57.ThepersonalitemspermittedtobecarriedintotheWhiteHouseare________________.　　58.Thetransportationvisitorsareencouragedtouseis________________.　　59.InsidetheWhiteHouse,visitorscannotfindoruserestroomsor________________.　　SectionC(10marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.　　Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Ifyouwereonadistantplanet,andifyouhadinstrumentsthatcouldtellyouthecompositionofEarth'satmosphere,howwouldyouknowtherewaslifeonthisplanet?　　Waterintheatmospherewouldsuggesttherecouldbewateronthesurface,andasweallknowwaterisconsideredcrucialtolife.Butwaterwouldonlysuggestthatlifeispossible.Itwouldn'tproveit'sthere.　　Carbon?Thatbasiccomponentof“lifeasweknowit?”Notnecessarily.Adiamondispurecarbon,anditmaybepretty,butitisn'talive.　　WhatreallysetsEarthapartisnitrogen,whichmakesup80percentoftheplanet'satmosphere.Andit'sthereonlybecausethereisabundantlifeonEarth,sayscientistsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.　　ThereportgrewoutofaclassdiscussiontwoyearsagoinacoursetaughtbyCaponeandKennethNealson,professorofearthsciences.Studentswereaskedtocomeupwithdifferentideasaboutsearchingforlifeonotherplanets.Whatisadistinct“signature,”asCaponeputsit,thatwouldshowthereislifeonanotherplanet?　　That'saquestionthathasbeenkickedaroundinmanyquartersinrecentdecades,especiallysincealleffortstofindsomeformoflife,nomatterwhetheronMarsorinthedistantreachesofspace,havefailed.Atleastsofar.　　ThecurrentefforttosearchforsomeevidenceoflifeonMarsfocusesprimarilyonthesearchforwater,becauseithaslongbeenbelievedthatwater,oratleastsomefluid,isnecessaryforthechemicalprocessesthatleadlifetotakeplace.Butthat'sprobablythewrongapproach,theUSCgroupargues.　　“It'shardtoimaginelifewithoutwater,butit'seasytoimaginewaterwithoutlife,”saysNealson,whowasontheMarsteambeforemovingtoUSC.　　Butnitrogenwouldbeamuchclearersignatureoflife.Onlyabout2percentto3percentoftheMartianatmosphereisnitrogen.That'sjustatrace,anditprobablymeansthereisnolifeonMarstoday,andiftherewasinthepast,itprobablyendedmany,manyyearsago.

42　　But,theUSCteamaddsquickly,thatdoesn'tmeanthere'snolifeanywhereelseintheuniverse.Theydon'tknowwhere,ofcourse,buttheymayhavefoundawaytonarrowdownthesearch.Lookfirstfornitrogen,thenlookforbiologicalactivitythatshouldbethere.　　Soiflifeexistselsewhere,andissimilartolifeasweknowit,thereshouldbenitrogen,andthat'swhatweshouldbelookingforfirst,theresearcherssay.　　Iftheydon'tfindnitrogenonMars,Caponesays,“thatwillprobablybringustotheconclusionthattherelikelyneverwaslifeonMars.”　　Buthowaboutelsewhere?Couldthistechniquebeusedtosearchforlifeinothersolarsystems?　　Maybe.Itmightbepossibletodetectanitrogen-richatmospherearoundaplanetorbitinganotherstar,butnotyet.Currentinstrumentsaren'tthatsensitive.　　Iftheyeverare,thesearchforlifemightbenarroweddowntothemostpromisingprospects,chieflybecauseofthepresenceofnitrogen.Andwon'tthatbefun!　　Questions:　　60.Whatcansuggestlifeispossiblebutcannotbeprovedaccordingtotheauthor?　　61.Whatisaclear“signature”oflifeonanotherplanetaccordingtoCapone?　　62.WhatisconsideredasawrongwaytosearchforevidenceoflifeonMars?　　63.WhatcanprobablyprovethereisnolifeonMarstodaybasedonthenewtheory?　　64.Whyisitimpossibletousethenewtechniquetosearchforlifeinothersolarsystemsnow?　　SectionD(12marks)　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillinthespaces65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.　　Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　InAugust2008,athletesfromtheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldwillcompeteintheBeijingOlympics.ButdidyouknowthatinSeptemberofnextyear,disabledathleteswillcompeteintheParalympicGamesinBeijing?　　TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsareseparatemovements.Buttheyhavealwaysbeenheldinthesameyear,andsince1988,theyhavealsobeenheldinthesamecity.TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeandtheInternationalParalympicCommitteesignedanagreementin2001tosecurethisconnection.ThenextwintergameswilltakeplaceinVancouver,Canada,in2010.　　TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionheldin1948inEnglandandadoctornamedLudwigGuttmannorganizeditformenwhosufferedspinalcordinjuriesinWorldWarII.Fouryearslater,itbecameaninternationaleventascompetitorsfromtheNetherlandstookpart.Then,in1960,thefirstParalympicswereheldinRome.400athletesfrom23countriescompeted.By2004,theParalympicGamesinAthenshadalmost4000athletesfrom136countries,whomayhavephysicalormentallimitationsandmaybeblindorinwheelchairs.Yetsometimestheyperformbetterthanathleteswithoutdisabilities.　　In1968,EuniceKennedyShriver,thesisterofformerPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,startedtheSpecialOlympics,whicharejustforchildrenandadultswithmentallimitationsandwhoseprogramscurrentlyservemorethantwomillionpeoplein160countries.InNovember2006,inMumbai,India,teamscompetedintheFirstSpecialOlympicsInternationalCricketCup.InadditiontoIndia,thereweremen'steamsfromAfghanistan,Australia,Bangladesh,Nepal,

43Pakistan,SriLankaandtheWestIndies.Therewerealsowomen'scricketteamsfromIndiaandPakistan.　　TherearemanyorganizationsintheUnitedStatesthathelppeoplewithdisabilitiesplaysports.Wheelchairtennisisapopularsport.Soisbasketball.Infact,therearemorethanonehundredprofessionalteamsplayingwheelchairbasketballthankstothespecialwheelchairsforathletesthatarelightweightanddesignedforquickmoves.Forpeoplewhowanttogoreallyfastintheirchairs,thereisaPowerWheelchairRacingAssociation.　　InthestateofUtahthereisaplacecalledtheNationalAbilityCenter,whichteachesallkindsofsportstopeoplewithallkindsofphysicalandmentaldisabilitiesandevengivesfriendsandfamilymembersachancetotryasportasiftheyweredisabled.　　AreporterfromtheWashingtonPostwantedtoknowwhatitwouldbelikeforablindpersontouseaclimbingwall.So,protectedbyasafetyline,thenewspaperreporterclosedhiseyesandstartedtofeelforplacestoputhishandsandfeet.Trainersonthegroundurgedhimon:“Takeyourtime.Youcandoit.”Finallyhereachedthetop.　　AttheNationalAbilityCenterpeoplecanlearntoridehorsesandmountainbikes.Theycantrywintermountainsports,andlearnscubadivingandotherwateractivities.ThecenteralsopreparesathletesfortheParalympics.　　Thesedays,thefirstplacemanypeoplegowhentheywanttotravelistheInternet,wheretheycangetinformationabouthotels,transportationandservicesliketourcompanies.TheInternetcanalsohelptravelersfindspecialservicesforthedisabled.Forexample,therearegroupsthathelpyoungpeoplewithdisabilitiestraveltodifferentcountries.　　SusanSygall,whousesawheelchairherself,leadsanorganizationcalledMobilityInternationalUSA,andhastraveledtomorethantwenty-fivecountriestotalkabouttherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities.Shesayspeoplewithdisabilitiesareallmembersofaglobalfamilyandworkingtogetheracrossbordersisthemostpowerfulwayofmakingchanges.Summary:TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsare(65)________buttheyhavealwaysbeenheldinthesameyearandalsointhesamecitysince1988whentheInternationalOlympicCommitteeandtheInternationalParalympicCommitteesignedanagreementin2001to(66)________.TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionorganizedbyadoctornamed(67)________in1948inEnglandformeninjuredinWorldWarII.In1952,itbecamean(68)________andin1960,thefirstParalympicswereheldinRomeforpeoplewhomayhavephysicalormentallimitationsormaybeblindorinwheelchairs.The(69)________wasstartedin1968intheUnitedStatesbyEuniceKennedyShriverjustforchildrenandadultswithmentallimitationsandtohelppeoplewithdisabilitiesplaysportsandenjoyotheractivities,many(70)________arefounded,suchasthePowerWheelchairRacingAssociation,theNationalAbilityCenterandMobilityInternationalUSA.　　PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)　　SectionA:Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenontherightsidetoformawordthatfitsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.MariaCallaswasoneofthebest-knownoperasingersintheworld,whobecamefamousinternationallyforherbeautifulvoiceandintense(71)________duringthe1950s,andtherecordingsofhersingingthewell-knownoperasremainverypopulartoday.MariaCallaswasborninNewYorkCityin1923andherrealnamewasMariaKalogeropoulous.

44HerparentswereGreekandwhenshewasfourteen,sheandhermotherreturnedtoGreece,whereMariastudiedsingingatthenationalconservatoryinAthensandthewell-knownopera(72)________ElviradeHidalgochoseMariaasherstudent.In1941,whenshewas17,MariaCallaswaspaidtosinginamajoroperaforthefirsttime.Shesangthe(73)________roleinseveraloperasinAthensduringthenextthreeyears.In1943,CallaswasinvitedtoperforminItaly,whichwastherealbeginningofherprofessionasanoperasinger.Sheperformedmajorpartsinseveralofthemost(74)________operas.In1949,shemarriedanItalian(75)________,GiovanniBattistaMeneghini,whowastwentyyearsolderandbecameheradviserandmanager.person singleadfameindustry　　SectionB:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,somelettersofthewordhasbeengiven(notexceeding3letters).Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Autismisageneral(76)________foragroupofbraindisordersthatlimitthedevelopmentofsocialandcommunicationskills,tmwhich(77)________professionalscallautismspectrumdisorders.melExpertssayautismispermanentandcannotbecured.Buttherearewaystotreatitthattheysaycan(78)________thereeseverity,andtheacademysaystheearliertreatmentbegins,the(79)________theresults.brThemedicalgroupreleasedtworeportsMondaywithdetailedinformationtohelpdoctors(80)________autism.ChrisJohnsonidyattheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenterinSanAntoniowasoneoftheauthors,whosaysdoctorsshouldlookforsignsofautismwhenthey(81)________babiesateighteenmonthsandexetwenty-fourmonths.Doctorstraditionally(82)________thepossibilityofcorautismonlyifachildshowsdelayed(83)________orunusuallysphrepetitivebehaviors.Thesemaybeclearsignsofit,buttheyusuallydonotappearuntilachildistwoorthreeyearsold.Parentscouldansweralistofwrittenquestionsabouttheirbaby,andthenthedoctorcould(84)________testsaspemsimpleasobservingthebaby'sabilitytofollowamovingobjectwithitseyes.Expertssayfailingtowatchamovingobjectmaybeasignofautism.Doctorsandparentscanalsolookforbehaviorsthatarenormalinbabiesunderoneyearofage.Forexample,doesthebabyappearto(85)________toaparent'svoice?Doesthebabyredmakeeyecontact?Doesthebabywaveorpointatthings?

45　　PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)　　SectionA(8marks)　　Directions:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.　　WhenyoutalkaboutChinaandIndia'sseeminglyunstoppablegrowth,nobody'ssurprised.Afterall,theincreasingeconomicstrengthofthetwocountrieshasdominatedthenewsforthepastfewyears.ButbothChinaandIndiafacesomesubstantialdemographichurdlestocontinuedexpansion.Despitethebillion-pluscitizensofeachcountry,bothmaysimplylacksufficientqualifiedworkers.　　(86)Chinaisarapidlyagingsocietywhosecurrentchallengesofunemploymentandoverpopulationwill,withinadecade,shifttodifferentproblems:laborshortagesandanelderlypopulationwithtoofewchildren.Infact,Chinamaybethefirstcountrytogograybeforeitreachesdevelopedstatus.TheWorldBankestimatesthatby2020themainlandwillfacealackofevenunskilledlaborduetoaging.　　Chinaisalreadyfacingashortageofskilledlabor.Constructionsiteslackwelders,skilledmachineoperators,andplumbers.Andarecentreportsaidthecountryisshortsome750,000managers.Despitea95%literacyrateamongallbuttheoldestcitizens,therearenotenoughwell-educatedChinese.(87)Thisisinpartduetoalackofschoolsthatcombinebasictheorywithpracticalskillsandafocusonpassingtheeliteuniversityexams.Sodespiterisingsalaries,manyofthoseenteringChina'sworkforcecannotlearntheskillstheyneed.　　Indiaseemstohaveanageadvantage,withhalfitspopulationunder25.Inthelongrun,thisgivesthemtheupperhand.Butatpresent,IndiasharesChina'sproblemofaninsufficientlyeducatedworkforce.CitigroupreportsthatIndia'stalentpoolisn'tdeepenoughtomeetdemandinindustriesincludingtextiles,aviation,telecom,retail,andengineering.　　Bysomeothermeasures,bothcountrieslookprettygood.Chinagraduatesabout1.7millionstudentsfrom1,500collegesanduniversitiesannually,ofwhom350,000areengineers.Indiaproducesabout3millioncollegeanduniversitygraduates,including440,000engineers.Thosenumbers,though,don'ttellthewholestory.(88)Only10%to25%ofthesegraduatesareemployablebymultinationals,andthisisonlypartiallybecauseoflanguagechallenges,whicheveryhumanresourcesexecutiveI'vemetwhoworksinChinaorIndiaagreeswith.　　Thesourceoftheproblemiscultural.Youngpeopleinthesecountriesarehighlymotivatedtostudyandlearn,butonlyintheory.Thereisnotraditionofpracticalapplication.Soengineersdon'tgointooperations,factories,ormines,anddon'treallyknowthemachinesandconditionsforwhichtheyaredesigningprocesses.(89)ChineseandIndianstudentswhohavejustearnedBAswanttopursueMBAsrightaway,andneithertheynortheirparentsunderstandthevalueofpracticalexperience.Thedegreeisseenasatrophy,atraditionaltickettohigherstatus.　　SectionB(7marks)　　Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.RemembertowriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.　　90.如果你告诉他们真相，你就可以获得这次机会而不被他们误解。(without)　　91.不管多难，我也要及时完成文献翻译。(nomatter)　　92.中国在提高农村居民生活水平方面已经取得了很大成绩，这一事实谁也无法否认。(deny)

46　　PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)　　Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.　　93.LiveistoEviljustas5423isto________.　　94.Onehalfofonequarterofonetenthof800is________.　　95.Thenumberthatshouldcomenextintheseries64,16,4,1,1/4is________.　　96.AnnistallerthanJill,andKellyistallerthanAnn.ThenwecandrawtheconclusionthatJillisdefinitely________Kelly.　　97.Oneboyandagirlcaught40frogs.JackcaughtfourtimesasmanyasJendid.ThenumberoffrogscaughtbyJenwas________.　　PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)　　TaskI(10marks)　　Directions:YouarerequiredtowriteaNoticeinabout100wordstoinformthestudentsandEnglishteachersofalectureonAmericanLiberalEducationbyProf.GilbertintheEnglishDepartmentHall.PleasewriteitontheAnswerSheet.　　TaskII(20marks)　　Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononTheAnti-AddictionSystem.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandpleasewriteitontheAnswerSheet.NowinChinatheanti-addictionsystemanda“realnamechecking”systemhavebeenadoptedinCybercafestopreventplayersunder18frombecomingaddictedtoonlinegames.Whatdostudentsthinkaboutthissystem?Whatisyouropinionaboutthis?参考答案PartIListeningComprehensionSectionA　　　1.B　2.A　3.B　4.A　5.C　　SectionB　　6.B　7.A　8.C　9.A　10.B　11.C　12.A　13.A　14.B1　5.C　　SectionC　　16.B　17.A　18.C　19.C　20.B　　SectionD　　21.professor　22.presented　23.brain　24.criminal　25.intelligencetests　　26.removedfrom　27.waterpipes28.bloodtest29.injail　30.aggressionandlearning　　PartIIVocabularyandStructure　　31.D　32.A　33.D　34.B　35.A　　　36.D　37.C　38.B　39.C　40.B　　　41.B　42.A4　3.A　44.C　45.D　　PartIIIReadingComprehension　　SectionA　　46.B47.C48.A49.D　　SectionB　　50.Y　51.N　52.NG　53.N　54.Y5　5.Y　　56.individualroomsonthetour　　57.umbrellas,wallets,cellphonesandcarkeys　　58.publictransportation/subway

47　　59.publictelephones　　SectionC　　60.Water.　　61.Nitrogen./Thepresenceofnitrogen.　　62.Thesearchforwater.　　63.Thesmallamount(2%to3%)ofnitrogenintheMartianatmosphere.　　64.Becausecurrentinstrumentsaren'tverysensitive.　　SectionD　　65.separatemovements　　66.securethisconnection　　67.LudwigGuttmann　　68.internationalevent　　69.SpecialOlympics　　70.organizations　　PartIVClozeSectionA　　71.personality　72.singer　73.leading　74.famous　75.industrialist　　SectionB　　76.term　77.medical　78.reduce　79.better　80.identify　　81.examine　82.consider　83.speech　84.perform　85.respond　　PartVTranslation　　SectionA　　86.中国正迅速进入老龄化社会，目前存在的失业和人口过剩问题在十年之内将转变成新的问，即劳动力短缺和孩子少老年人多的问题。　　87.其部分原因是缺少将基础理论和实践技能相结合的学校和过分关注通过高考精英选拔考试。　　88.只有10%—25%的毕业生有资格被跨国企业雇用，其部分原因就是语言问题；这一点被我所见过的每位在中国或印度工作的人力资源经理都认同。　　89.中国和印度刚刚取得学士学位的学生就想马上读硕士，而且他们自己以及他们的父母都不理解实践经验的价值。SectionB　　90.Ifyoutellthemthetruth,youwillbeabletoobtainthisopportunitywithoutbeingmisunderstoodbythem.　　91.Iwilltrytoaccomplishthetranslationoftheliteratureintimenomatterhowharditis!.92.NobodycandenythefactthatChinahasmadegreatachievementsinraisinglivingstandardsofruralresidents.PartVIIQTest　　93.3245　　94.10　　95.1/16　　96.shorterthan　　97.8　　PartVIIWriting　　TaskI　　NOTICE

48　　WeareveryhonoredtohaveProf.RichardGilbertfromHarvardUniversitytogiveusalectureonAmericanLiberalEducation.Prof.Gilbert,whograduatedfromStandfordin1979andreceivedhisPh.D.inEducationfromHarvardin1984,hasbeenconductingresearchandteachinginternationalstudentsinHarvardformorethan20years.Hehasbecomealeadingexpertinthisfieldandhaspublishedseveralbooksandnumerouspapersonliberaleducationandeducationpolicy.Hishumorousandthoughtprovokingspeechwillsurelybenefitalltheaudience.　　ThelecturewillbegivenintheEnglishDepartmentConferenceHallfrom2:30to4:30.p.m.,Fridayafternoon,November16,2007.Alltheteachersandstudentsarewelcome.　　EnglishDepartment　　TaskII　　TheAnti-AddictionSystem　　NowinChina,theadoptionoftheanti-addictionsystemanda“realnamechecking”systeminnetbarshasledtoaheateddebateamongstudents.　　Somesaythatstudents'self-disciplineisverylimitedandnowatleast14percentoftheurbanteenageplayersareaddictedtotheInternetandsomechildrenevenrepeatedlydisappearfromhometospendtheirnightsatlocalInternetcafes,andplaytruantfromschoolalso.Therefore,theyhavefailedquiteafewschoolexams.Inthissense,thenewpolicycanpreventminorsdevelopingonlineaddiction.　　Othersclaimthattheanti-addictionsystemisonlyameanstoanendandcannotremovetherootoftheonlineaddictioncompletelyandtheybelievethekeyistoguidetheminorstoimprovetheirself-controlandbalancetheirworkandplay.　　Inmyopinion,thelatterpointhitshomeformebecauseitcutstothechase.However,educationisalongprocessandtakestime,whichmeansbeforeeducationproduceseffectsonchildren,somesupplementarymeasuresshouldalsobetakentospeeduptheprocessandtheanti-addictionsystemisoneofthem.2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.C.Topostaletter.2.A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.B.Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.C.He’sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.3.A.She’sbeenonvacation.B.She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.C.She’sbeenonabusinesstrip.4.A.Togotothemarket.B.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.SectionB(10marks)

49Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?A.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-66877.WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?A.Tania.B.Karl.C.Karl’smother.8.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bytube.9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?A.B.C.10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?A.RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti.ConversationTwo11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.C.12.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.13.What’sthepurposeoftheV-clip?A.Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.B.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.C.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.14.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?A.￡4.B.￡5.C.$4.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?A.It’soutofdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.18.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?A.Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.B.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.

50C.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23)______.Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)______whoarecontenttoseemass(25)_______turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)_____gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodon’ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)______whositinsideandmoan(28)______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)_______thatitisthecentralhopeof(30)________actionagainstcrime.PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;the32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose.A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______.A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas.A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking39.WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______.A.saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilled

51C.sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.as41.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.A.whenchoosingB.whenyouwillchooseC.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______.A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroduceditC.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit43.________really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.A.OnsecondthoughtsB.IcouldgoeitherwayC.IwillneverlearntodriveD.Butthenagain44._____I’mgettingmarried!A.Canyoukeepasecret?B.WellInever!C.Manyhappyreturns.D.Congratulations!45.---So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?---Actually,I’veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime.A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood.C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels?D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.TREATMENTAspirin:Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.CHILDRENYoungchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.

52Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.WHENTOSEETHEDOCTORIfthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.A.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctorB.respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibioticC.rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillnessD.resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould________.A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuchB.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseverydayC.advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquidsD.makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids48.Youshouldcallthedoctorinif_________.A.swellingoccursintheregionoftheearsB.thepatient’sconditionworsensafter2daysC.thepatient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweekD.thediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily49.Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?A.Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.B.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.C.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.D.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.SectionB(14marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations(oftencalledtheUN).WorldWarIIhadjustended.Millionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:1.Toworktogetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;3.Toworktogetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes;4.Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassignedan

53agreementthatsays:1.Allmembersareequal.2.Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.3.Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.4.AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.5.TheUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.Obviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletelysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“family”ofotherrelatedorganizationsallovertheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.AnotherexampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.TherearethousandsofUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalservices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.Oneconferencewasabouttheusesandownershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuadenationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.SectionC(10marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.Otherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.Alllanguageshaverulesforformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.Inwrittenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombiningthosecharacters.Inspokenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofsoundsandrulesforcombiningthosesounds.Manydeafpeopleusesignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdotheworkofthesoundsystemofspokenlanguages.WordorderismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussian.ThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineseandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfrica.Languagesarealwayschanging,buttheychangeveryslowly.Peopleinventnewwordsfor

54theirlanguage,borrowwordsfromotherlanguages,andchangethemeaningsofwordsasneeded.Forexample,theEnglishwordbytewasinventedbycomputerspecialistsin1959.theEnglishwordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,andAmericanIndianlanguagespokeninMexico.TheEnglishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneral.Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Thelanguagesineachfamilyarerelated,andscientiststhinktheycamefromthesameparentfamily.Languagefamiliescomeindifferentsizes.TheAustronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,andMaori.TheBasquelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includingEnglish,German,Spanish,Russian,andHindi.AnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChinese,Burmese,andTibetan.TheAfro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,andAmharic.Thereareabout150AmericanIndianlanguagesspokentoday.Theselanguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomorethan50languagefamilies.Peoplelearnlanguagesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,andusingthelanguage.Mostchildrenlearntheirfirstlanguageseasily,andsometimesotherlanguagesaswell.Adultsoftenmustworkharderatlearningasecondlanguage.Questions:SectionD(12marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachofthespaces,65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Welcometo“SoftwareWorld”---bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK.Theusualprocedurewouldbetocontactatheatricalagency,whowouldtryandsellyoutheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooks.Books?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectronicdatabasecalled“TheElectronicCurtain”.ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegottheideaofanactor’sdirectoryfromhissonplayingcomputergames.Notingthatjuniorhadtotypeinthedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventually,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheapproximately34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsometheatricalagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardtofathom.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossess---everythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingphysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustget

55themthatelusivejob.Thedaysofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeover.Andallbecauseofasmallplasticdisk.Forproductdetailsringthisnumbernow:0171-379-60000.Summary:PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenontheright-handsidetoformawordthatfitsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.SectionB(10marks)Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,oneormorelettersofthewordhavebeengiven(notexceeding3letters).Readthepassagebelowanddecidewhichwordbestfitseachblank,usingonlyonewordineachwordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Truerelaxationismostcertainlynotamatteroffloppingdowninfrontofthetelevisionwithawelcomedrink.Norisitaboutdriftingintoanexhaustedsleep.Usefulthoughtheseresponsestotensionandover-tiredness(76)mi_______be,weshoulddistinguishbetweenthemandconsciousrelaxationin(77)te_____ofqualityandeffect.Regardlessoftheleveloftiredness,realrelaxationisastateofalertness,yet,atthesame(78)t______,passiveawareness,inwhichourbodiesare(79)a________restwhileourmindsareawake.Moreover,itisasnaturalforahealthypersontoberelaxedwhenmovingasresting.(80)Be_____relaxedinactionmeanswebringtheappropriateenergytoeverythingwedo,(81)W______needstoberediscoveredisconsciousrelaxation.Withthisin(85)m______wemustapplyourselvestounderstandingstressandthenatureofitscauses,howeverdeep-seated.PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Aftermymotherpassedaway,mydadtriedevenhardertostayhealthyandactive.Everymorning,untiltheweatherturnedtoocold,heswamintheturquoisepoolinthecomplexwherehelived.(86)Eachday,nomatterhowhefelt,heswamonemorelapthanthepreviousday,justtoprovetherewasalwaysroomforimprovement.Everyfewdayshereportedthenewnumberoflapstome,prideedginghisvoice.Byhislateseventies,inspiteofswimmingandworkingsixdaysaweek,mydadhadnoticeablydwindledinstrengthandenergy.Byageeighty-onehewasinpoorhealthandhadtoretire.(87)Hepretendedhedidn’tneedtoleanheavilyonmeforsupportaswewalkedslowly,andIpretendednottonotice.Hismindwasclear,butcongestiveheartproblemsanddisablingarthritishadwornhimdown.Onedayhesaid,“Incaseofanemergency,Idonotwishtobekeptalivebyanyextraordinarymeans.I’vesignedanofficialpapertothiseffect.”Hesmiledhiswonderful,broadgrinandsaid,“I’vebeenblessedtohavehadyourmotherasmywifeandyouasmyonlychild,andI’mreadytogo.”Lessthanamonthlaterhehadaheartattack.Intheemergencyroom,heagainremindedhisdoctorandmeofhiswishes,butIcouldn’timagine,inspiteofthislatestcrisis,thathewouldn’t

56alwaysbesaying,“HaveItoldyouyettodaythatIadoreyou?”(88)Hewasmiserableinintensivecare;tubesseemedtocomefromeveryopening.Butmydadstillhadhissenseofhumor,askingme,“Doesthismeanwecan’tkeepourlunchdatetomorrow?”Hisvoicefaltered.“I’llbeheretopickyouupandwe’llgosomeplacespecial,”Ianswered,alumpinmythroat.(89)Dadrefusedtolookatmeforthefirsttimeinhislifeandturnedtowardtheblankgreenwallnexttohishospitalbed.Therewasapainfulsilencebetweenus.Hesaid,“Idon’twantyoutoremembermelikethis.Promisemeyouwon’t,darling!Andpleasegonow---I’msomiserable.SectionB(7marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.90.她在阳光下只晒了一会儿，脸就开始变红了。(exposure)91.我情愿你没有对任何人提及此事。(wouldrather)92.采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。(suggestion,同位语从句)PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)Thereare5IQquestionsinthispart.WritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.93.Findthemissingnumber.798109?94.Findanine-letterwordbymovingfromlettertoletterinanydirection.Eachlettermustonlybeusedonce.ANIDKBRUOCLDZMTEClue:OKtodrink.95.Completethesequence.ACAEAGAKAMA?96.HowmaydifferentarrangementscanyoumakeofallthesevenlettersinthewordCOMBINE?97.Changejustoneletterineachwordtofindafamiliarphrase.MALEFOODPartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)TaskI(10marks)Youareplanningtotakeacomputercoursewithafriendwhohassentyoualetterwithaschooladvertisement.Readtheletterandtheadvertisement,togetherwiththenotes.Thenwritetotheschool,askingfortheinformationwhichyourfriendsuggestsandaddinganyrelevantquestionsofyourown.Writealetterofbetween80and100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheAnswerSheet.Donotwriteanyaddress.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:Doyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writebetween100and120wordsontheAnswerSheet.

57参考答案PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)　　1.B2.B3.A4.C5.C　　SectionB(10marks)　　6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.C13.A14.B15.A　　SectionC(5marks)　　16.C17.C18.B19.B20.B　　SectionD(10marks)　　21.sentences22.preventative23.direction24.governments25.unemployment　　26.insteadof27.householders28.ratherthan29.evidence30.effective　　PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)　　31.C32.C33.D34.C35.B36.C37.C38.B39.B40.A　　41.A42.B43.B44.A45.D　　PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)　　SectionA(4marks)　　46.C47.C48.B49.D　　SectionB(14marks)　　(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)　　50.Y51.Y52.NG53.N54.NG55.N　　56.willuseforce57.completelysuccessful58.largeinternationalconferences　　59.attemptingtopersuade　　SectionC(10marks)　　60.About4,000.61.Forformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.　　62.Bygestures.63.Wordorder.64.TheBasquelanguage.　　SectionD(12marks)　　65.threequartersof66.theatricalagencies67.TVshows68.particularqualities　　69.tooimpersonal70.productdetailsPartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)　　71.imperfect72.selection73.Similarly74.confidence75.honesty　　SectionB(10marks)　　76.might77.terms78.time79.at80.Being81.so82.rather83.consequence　　84.What85.mind　　PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)　　SectionA(8marks)　　86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。　　87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。　　88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。　　89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。　　SectionB(7marks)　　(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)　　90.Afteronlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.　　91.Iwouldratheryoudidn'tmentionthismattertoanyoneelse.

58　　92.Thesuggestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.　　PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)　　93.1194.DRINKABLE95.Q96.504097.MAKEGOOD　　PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)　　TaskI(10marks)　　参考范文略　　TaskII(20marks)　　参考范文略2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)1.B2.B3.C4.A5.CSectionB(10marks)6.A7.B8.C9.C10.B11.A12.C13.B14.A15.CSectionC(5marks)16.C17.B18.C19.B20.CSectionD(10marks)21.losing22.minimise23.expenditures24.vocational25.available26.previously27.complex28.insurance29.securityandfreedom30.heavilyinvolvedPartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)31.A32.D33.B34.C35.D36.C37.B38.C39.D40.C41.C42.B43.D44.B45.BPartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)SectionA(5marks)46.B47.A48.A49.D50.DSectionB(10marks)51.thefamilyname52.surprising53.economicreasons54.dowries55.individualsSectionC(10marks)56.2009.57.It’saprofessionalbodyrepresentingmanagersandpersonnelstaff.58.Survival.59.Findnewwaystomotivatetheiremployeestoperform.60.Tohelppreservestaffloyaltyandengagement.SectionD(10marks)61.average62.hasbeenconnected/isconnected63.skin64.nutrients65.crucialPartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)66.speaking67.encouraged68.cheapest69.composer70.between71.especially72.like/including73.hundreds74.when75.and76.belief77.exploration78.developing/designing79.program(me)80.overPartVTranslation(15minutes,20marks)SectionA(10marks)81.从皇帝身上华丽的龙袍到当今的时装，刺绣给我们的文化和生活增添了许多乐趣。82.直到后来，随着国家经济的发展，刺绣才进入平常百姓的生活。

5983.马王堆汉墓出土的文物是这个时期刺绣空前发展的最好见证。84.汉语“刺绣”一词中的“绣”，意思是由五种颜色组成的图画或刺绣，它暗示着美丽壮观的事物。85.倾注了智慧和热情，刺绣确实是大家闺秀用来打发时间的一种很好的消遣。SectionB(10marks)86.Shewasdisabledfrombirth,butneverdidshegiveintoanydifficulty.87.Wheneveryousayanything,youmustatleastmakeyourselfunderstood.88.Itisimportantforabusinesstokeeppacewithchangesinthemarket.89.Ifyoubookyourtripthroughatravelagency,you’relikelytogetabigdiscount.90.Hadweinvestedinthetelecommunicationsindustry,wewouldbequiterichbynow.PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)91.G.92.Fourspades.93.QZQDS.94.Eresort.95.ZN.PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)参考范文略。TaskI应用文评分标准一、评分原则：1.本题满分为10分。2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次，最后给分。3.词数少于80的，从总分中减去2分。4.如书写较差，以致影响阅卷，将分数降低一个档次。二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第四档：8—10分完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。第三档：6—7分基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。第二档：3—5分未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。第一档：1—2分未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。0分白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。TaskII议论文评分标准一、评分原则：1.本题满分为20分。2.

60评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次，最后给分。3.词数少于120的，从总分中减去2分。4.如书写较差，以致影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第四档：16—20分完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。第三档：11—15分基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。第二档：6—10分未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。第一档：1—5分未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。0分白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。