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2007-1 (1)
2007-6 (9)
2008-1 (17)
2008-6 (24)
2009-6 (32)
2010-6 (43)
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2007-1
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)
Section A (1 point each)
1. A. He fixed the tape recorder.
B. Although old, he is still working.
C. His love for music surprised the two speakers.
D. He picked up the tape recorder from the garbage can.
2. A. He can't imagine what his friends have got for him.
B. He always knows what Mary will say.
C. He is anxious to see Mary's reaction to the gift.
D. He is too busy to wait.
3. A. His car broke down.
B. He is usually late.
C. He never leaves his house before 9:00.
D. He might be late because of the bad traffic.
4. A. No, because the man will have guests.
B. No, because the man has seen the movie.
C. No, because the man will go out.
D. No, because the man wants to see the movie alone.
5. A. She will continue with her diet.
B. She can't afford expensive food.
C. She might die any day.
D. She is overweight.
6. A. He should be thinking about something more important.
B. He has enough money for a car.
C. He spends money like water.
D. He can't afford a car.
7. A. People have different tastes.
B. Each of them owns a restaurant.
C. The woman should tell him her own opinion.
D. Many customers like the restaurant.
8. A. She has already seen it.
B. She enjoys the movie.
C. She regrets missing the movie.
D. She doesn't care for the movie.
9. A. Setting the table.
B. Polishing silver.
C. Sewing napkins.
D. Putting the food away.
Section B ( 1 point each)
Mini-talk One
10. A. A residential college.
B. A family house,
C. A university,
D. An office block.
11. A. It is the same as the old Smith House.
B. It has become smaller.
C. It has become larger.
D. It is the same as it was in the 1840s.
12. A. Wing 2-3rd Floor - Room 4.
B. West - 2nd Floor - Room 34.
C. West Wing 2 - 3rd Floor - Room 4.
D. West Wing - 2nd Floor - Room 34.
Mini-talk Two
13. A. Smoking rooms.
B. A gymnasium.
C. Assembly rooms
D. Dining rooms.
14. A. April 10, 1912.
B. April 11. 1912.
C. April 13, 1912.
D. April 14, 1912.
15. A. There were not enough lifeboats.
B. The water was cold.
C. There was too much panic.
D. People were disorganized.
Section C ( 1 point each)
The Film-making Process: Six steps
16. Step 1: ____________________________
17. Step 2:____________________________
18. Step 3:____________________________
19. Step 4:____________________________
20. Step 5:____________________________
Step 6: Composing the music
PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points)
Section A (0.5 point each)
21. If innovators are not financially rewarded for their innovations, the incentive for path-breaking innovation will eventually dry up.
A. investment
B. resource
C. inspiration
D. stimulus
22. These illegal immigrants have to work long hours a day despite the appalling working conditions.
A. bewildering
B. exasperating
C. dismaying
D. upsetting
23. Many critics agreed that by and large, this movie was a success in terms of acting and photography.
A. all at once
B. by and by
C. to some extent
D. on the whole
24. The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences.
A. optimistic
B. anxious
C. uncertain
D. scared
25. There is the fear that babies might be genetically altered to suit the parents' wishes.
A. enhanced
B. revised
C. alternated
D. modified
26. The American Civil War is believed to have stemmed from differences over slavery.
A. arisen from
B. contributed to
C. patched up
D. participated in
27. Experts said the amount of compensation for sick smokers would be reduced if cooler jurors prevailed.
A. resigned
B. compromised
C. persisted
D. dominated
28. Hamilton hoped for a nation of cities while Jefferson contended that the country should remain chiefly agricultural.
A. inclined
B. struggled
C. argued
D. competed
29. There have been some speculations at times as to who will take over the company.
A. on occasion
B. at present
C. by now
D. for sure
30. TWA was criticized for trying to cover up the truth rather than promptly notifying victims' families.
A. briefly
B. quickly
C. accurately
D. earnestly
Section B (0.5 point each)
31. New York probably has the largest number of different language _________ in the world.
A. neighborhoods
B. communities
C. clusters
D. assemblies
32. Nuclear wastes are considered to _____ a threat to human health and marine life.
A. compose
B. impose
C. expose
D. pose
33. Some states in the US have set _____ standards concerning math and science tests.
A. energetic
B. vigorous
C. rigorous
D. grave
34. This school promised to make classes smaller and offer more individualized ___________.
A. presentation
B. instruction
C. conviction
D. obligation
35. Because of ______ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting along with each other.
A. incomprehensible
B. incomparable
C. inconceivable
D. incompatible
36. As __________ China and other emerging export powers, efforts to strengthen anti-corruption activities are gaining momentum.
A. in the light of
B. in the event of
C. in the case of
D. in the course of
37. According to an Australian research, moderate drinkers ________ better thinkers than heavy drinkers or those who never drink.
A. end up
B. take up
C. put up
D. turn up
38. Strangely enough, an old man ______ me and introduced himself, who turned out to be a friend of my father‘s.
A. stood up to
B. walked up to
C. lived up to
D. added up to
39. Many children often _____ why airplanes can fly like birds while we humans cannot.
A. assume
B. anticipate
C. assure
D. wonder
40. The FDA was created to _______ the safety of products, review applications and grant approvals.
A. manipulate
B. adjust
C. regulate
D. manage
PART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
Tall people earn considerably more money throughout their lives than their shorter co-workers, with each inch adding about US$789 a year in pay, according to a new study. "Height 41 career success," says Timothy Judge, a University of Florida professor of management, who led the study. "These findings are troubling since, with a few 42 , such as professional basketball, no one could argue that height is something essential required for job 43 ," Judge points out.
Judge analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the US and Britain that followed thousands of people from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work and personal lives. "If you take this 44 the course of a 30-year career, we're talking about literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings 45 that a tall person enjoys," Judge said.
Greater height boosted both subjective ratings of work performance--a supervisor's 46 of how effective someone is-- and 47 measures of performance--such as sales volume. Being tall may boost self-confidence, improving performance. Other people may also give higher 48 and greater respect to a tall person, giving them
an edge in negotiating states, he says.
The commanding influence of height may be a remainder of our evolutionary 49 . Maybe from a time when humans lived among animals and size was 50 power and strength used when making "fight or run" decisions.
41. A. makes out B. works in C. takes on D. matters for
42. A. cases B. exceptions C. examples D. problems
43. A. performance B. operation C. condition D. environment
44. A. on B. with C. over D. to
45. A. deficiency B. advantage C. loss D. necessity
46. A. imagination B. decision C. judge D. evaluation
47. A. relative B. absolute C. objective D. initiative
48. A. state B. status C. situation D. statue
49. A. origins B. sources C. courses D. organizations
50. A. a time in B. a hold on C. a work at D. a sign of
PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)
Passage One
At the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a student loaded his class notes into a handheld e-mail device and tried to read them during an exam: a classmate turned him in. At the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) students photographed test questions with their cellphone cameras and transmitted them to classmates. The university put in place a new examination-supervision system. "If they'd spend as much time studying, they'd all be A students," says Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Sciences of UNLV.
With a variety of electronic devices, American students find it easier to cheat. And college officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse. They are trying to fight would-be cheats in the exam season by cutting off Internet access from laptops, demanding the surrender of cellphones before tests or simply requiring that exams be taken with pens and paper.
"It is annoying. My hand-writing is so bad," said Ryan Dapremont, 21 who just finished his third year at Pepperdine University in California. He had to take his exams on paper. Dapremont said technology has made cheating easier, but plagiarism (剽窃) in writing papers was probably the biggest problem. Students can lift other people's writings off the Internet without attributing them.
Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of the mindset, not the tools at hand. "Some people put too much emphasis on where they're going to go in the future, and all they're thinking about is graduate school and the next step," said Lindsay Nicholas, a third-year student at UCLA. She added that pressure to succeed "sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldn't do."
Some professors said they tried to write exams for which it was hard to cheat, posing questions that outside resources would not help answer. Many officials said that they rely on campus honor codes. They said the most important thing was to teach students not to cheat in the first place.
51. One student at UCLA was found cheating ________________.
A. when he was loading his class notes into a handheld e-mail device
B. when he was trying to tell the answers to his classmates
C. after the university put in place a new examination-supervision system
D. after his classmate reported his cheating to the authority
52. According to Ron Yasbin, all the cheating students _____________.
A. should be severely punished for their dishonesty
B. didn't have much time to study before the exam
C. could get the highest grades if they had studied hard enough
D. could be excused because they were not familiar with the new system
53. To win the new game of cat and mouse in examinations, the college officials have to______________.
A. use many high-tech devices
B. cut off Internet access on campus
C. turn to the oral exanimation forms
D. cut off the use of high-tech devices
54. According to Ryan Dapremont, ______________.
A. examinations taken with pens and paper were useless in fighting cheating
B. his examination paper was under-graded because of his bad hand-writing
C. cheating was more serious in writing papers than in examinations
D. it was more difficult for him to lift other people's writings off the Internet
55. Which of the following is probably the most Significant measure to fight cheating?
A. Putting less emphasis on where the students are going to go in the future.
B. Letting students know that honesty is more important.
C. Writing examinations for which it is hard to cheat.
D. Setting up more strict campus honor codes.
56. The best title of the passage might be_____________.
A. Cheating Has Gone High-tech
B. Game of Cat and Mouse
C. A New Examination-supervision System
D. Measures to Fight Against Dishonesty
Passage Two
Top marathon runners tend to be lean and light, star swimmers are long thighs with huge feet and gold medal weightlifters are solid blocks of muscle with short arms and legs. So, does your physical shape--and the way your body works--fit you for a particular sport? Or does your body develop a certain way because of your chosen sport?
"It's about 55:45, genes to the environment," says Mike Rennie, professor of clinical physiology at Britain's University of Nottingham Medical School. Rennie cites the case of identical twins from Germany, one of whom was a long-distance athlete, the other a powerful sportsman, so, "They look quite different, despite being identical twins."
Someone who's 1.5-meters tall has little chance of becoming an elite basketball player. Still, being over two meters tall won't automatically push you to Olympic gold. "Unless you have tactical sense where needed, unless you have access to good equipment, medical care and the psychological conditions, and unless you are able to drive yourself through pain, all the physical strength will be in vain," said Craig Sharp, professor of sports science at Britain's Brunel University.
Jonathan Robinson, an applied sports scientist at the University of Bath's sports development department, in southwest England, points to the importance of technique. "In swimming only 5-10 per cent of the propelling force comes from the legs, so technique is vital."
Having the right physique for the right sport is a good starting point. Seventeen years ago, the Australian Institute of Sport started a national Talent Search Program, which searched schools for 14-16-year-olds with the potential to be elite athletes. One of their first finds was Megan Still, world champion rower. In 1987, Still had never picked up an oar in her life. But she had almost the perfect physique for a rower. After intensive training, she won gold in women's rowing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Other countries have followed the Australian example. Now the explosion of genetic knowledge has meant that there is now a search, not just for appropriate physique but also for "performance genes."
57. It can be concluded from the passage that__________.
A. physical strength is more important for sportspersons' success
B. training conditions are more important for sportspersons' success
C. genes are more important for sportspersons' success
D. psychological conditions are more important for sportspersons' success
58. The case of identical twins from Germany shows that_________.
A. environment can help determine people's body shape
B. genes are the decisive factors for people's body shape
C. identical twins are likely to enjoy different sports
D. identical twins may have different genes for different sports
59. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Craig Sharp as a required quality for a sportsperson to win an Olympic gold medal?
A. The physical strength.
B. The right training conditions.
C. The talent for the sports.
D. The endurance for pains.
60. Seventeen years ago Megan Still was chosen for rowing because____________.
A. she had the talent for rowing
B. her body shape was right for a rower
C. she had the performance genes
D. she was a skillful rower
61. The word "elite" in Paragraph 5 means ________ .
A. the most wealthy
B. the most skilled
C. the most industrious
D. the most intelligent
62. The elite athletes of the future may come from people who naturally possess___________.
A. the best body shapes and an iron purpose
B. the extremes of the right physique and strong wills
C. the right psychological conditions and sports talents
D. the right physique and genes for sports
Passage Three
For years, a network of citizens' groups and scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. But who funded them?
Exxon's involvement is well known. ExxonMobil is the world's most profitable corporation. It makes most of its money from oil, and has more to lose than any other company from efforts to tackle climate change. To safeguard its profits, ExxonMobil needs to sow doubt about whether serious action needs to be taken on climate change. But there are difficulties: it must confront a scientific consensus as strong as that which maintains that smoking causes lung cancer or that HIV causes Aids. So what's its strategy?
The website https://www.doczj.com/doc/5b10186831.html,, using data found in the company's official documents, lists 124 organizations that have taken money from the company or work closely with those that have. These organizations take a consistent line on climate change: that the science is contradictory, the scientists are split, environmentalists are liars or lunatics, and if governments took action to prevent global warming, they would be endangering the global economy for no good reason. The findings these organizations dislike are labeled "junk science". The findings they welcome are labeled "sound science".
This is not to claim that all the science these groups champion is bogus. On the whole, they use selection, not invention. They will find one contradictory study - such as the discovery of tropospheric (对流层的) cooling - and promote it relentlessly. They will continue to do so long after it has been disproved by further work. So, for example, John Christy, the author of the troposphere paper, admitted in August 2005 that his figures were incorrect, yet his initial findings are still being circulated and championed by many of these groups, as a quick internet search will show you.
While they have been most effective in the United States, the impacts of the climate-change deniers sponsored by Exxon have been felt all over the world. By dominating the media debate on climate change during seven or eight critical years in which urgent international talks should have been taking place, by constantly seeding doubt about the science just as it should have been most persuasive, they have justified the money their sponsors have spent on them many times over.
63. Which of the following has NOT been done by the organizations to establish their position on climate change'?
A. Damaging the reputation of environmentalists.
B. Emphasizing the lack of consensus among scientists.
C. Stressing the unnecessary harm to tile global economy.
D. Protecting the scientific discoveries from being misused.
64. Which of the following is closest in meaning to "bogus' (in Paragraph 4)?
A. Reasonable.
B. Fake.
C. Limitless.
D. Inconsistent.
65. John Christy is mentioned to show_______________.
A. how closely these organizations work with scientists
B. how these organizations select scientific findings for their own purpose
C. how important correct data are for scientists to make sound discoveries
D. how one man's mistake may set back the progress of science
66. The organizations sponsored by Exxon ___________.
A. have lived up to their promises
B. have almost caused worldwide chaos
C. have failed to achieve their original goal
D. have misunderstood the request of the sponsor
67. The passage is mainly focused on____________.
A. Exxon's involvement in scientific scandals
B. Exxon's contributions to the issue of climate change
C. Exxon's role in delaying solutions to global warming
D. Exxon's efforts to promote more scientific discoveries
68. What is the author's tone in presenting the passage?
A. Factual.
B. Praiseful.
C. Biased.
D. Encouraging.
Passage Four
Where anyone reaching the age of 60 was considered to be near death's door at the turn of the 20th century, it is barely old enough for retirement at the turn of the 21st century. And scientists are still not holding back. They say that as new anti-ageing treatments become available, our species will get even older. While few would argue that living longer is an attractive idea, the rapid increase in the number of years begs a question: Can our health expectancy be as close as possible to our life expectancy?
Predictions for future health expectancy have changed over the past few decades. In the 1980s, life expectancy was increasing but the best data suggested that for every increased year of life expectancy, a greater fraction was disabled life expectancy. What we would see was a piling up of chronic illness and related disability which medical science couldn't prevent.
But that world view changed suddenly in the early 1990s with the publication of a study by researchers at Duke University, who had been following the health of 20,000 people for almost a decade. They showed that disability among the elderly was not only dropping, but it was doing so at an ever-increasing rate.
Arian Richardson, director of the Barshop Institute for Ageing and Longevity research, predicts that understanding the mechanisms behind calorie restriction and other genetic reasons behind ageing could be used within the next two decades to give people several extra healthy years of life. Restrict how much an animal eats, for example, and it will live longer. In lab experiments, rats on calorie-restricted diets were found to be physiologically younger, got diseases later in life and, at any rate, had less severe cases. "From the models that have been looked at, the increase in lifespan is usually in the range of 15-30% maximum," says Richardson. Cutting calories is thought to trigger a switch in an animal's behaviour from normal to a state of stasis in which growth and ageing are temporarily put on hold. When food becomes available again, the animal's behaviour switches back.
Richardson says that thinking about stopping ageing is a "little bit silly" at the moment but doesn't dismiss it altogether, arguing that none of the illnesses related to ageing should be inevitable. Start with a high-quality body (and that means eating your greens, not smoking and doing lots of exercise in your younger days) and you can keep it going for longer with high quality maintenance. "It'll be like the difference between a Rolls-Royce and
a cheap car."
69. It can be seen from the first paragraph that people have doubts on whether _____________.
A. is possible to live a longer healthy and life
B. humans can live as long as scientists predict
C. living longer is still considered a good idea
D. new anti-ageing treatments are safe for humans
70. In the 1980s, the data on people's health expectancy_______________.
A. gave an optimistic prediction
B. showed an unclear future
C. led to a pessimistic perception
D. turned out to be a mixed blessing
71. In the lab experiment on rats,_____________.
A. food restriction is not the only factor proved to have worked
B. responses to food restriction vary from animal to animal
C. the animals' lifespan increases with the amount of food eaten
D.different amounts of food cause a change in the animals' behavior
72. Richardson believes that_________.
A. it is impossible for humans to stop ageing
B. it is worthless to talk about stopping ageing
C. stopping ageing is a dream that may come true
D. illness is the biggest obstacle to stopping ageing
73. Rolls-Royce is used to convey the idea that_______________.
A. quality life is out of reach for most people
B. quality life can slow down the process of aging
C. how long one can live depends on the genes one carries
D. the more money one invests in health, the healthier one will be.
74. The most suitable title for the passage is ―___________‖.
A. Problems of An Ageing Society
B. Health Care for the Elderly
C. Eating Healthier, Living Longer
D.The Future of Old Age
Passage Five
In dealing with a student who is acting aggressively toward his classmates, you want to send a strong message that aggressive behavior will not be tolerated in your classroom. In addition, you want to help him develop more appropriate ways of settling disputes with his peers.
If two elementary school students are engaged in a fight, use a strong loud voice to stop it. If that doesn't work, you might say something odd ("Look up! The ceiling is falling!") to divert their attention. If they still don't stop and you can't separate them, send a student to the office to get help. If a crowd of children is gathering, insist that they move away or sit down, perhaps clapping your hands to get their attention: After the incident is over, meet with the combatants together so they can give you their versions of what happened and you can help them resolve any lingering problems. Also notify the parents.
Speak in a firm, no-nonsense manner to stop a student's aggressive behavior: use physical restraint as a last resort. When responding to the student, pay attention to your verbal as well as non-verbal language. Even if he is yelling at you, stay calm. Allow him to express what he is upset about without interrupting him and then acknowledge his feelings. Avoid crossing your arms, pointing a finger or making threats: any of those actions could intensify his anger and stiffen his resistance.
You might conclude that a student's aggressive behavior warrants separating him from the rest of the class, either to send him a strong message that what he did merits a serious consequence or to protect the other students. You can do that by giving him a time out in class or by sending him to the office.
Although he might expect you to react punitively, surprise him by reacting supportively. Express your confidence that he can resolve problems without being hurtful to his peers. Tell him that you think he must be upset about something to lose control as he did and you want to understand what might be bothering him. If he does open up to you, listen attentively without interrupting. Speaking m a calm voice, tell him that you understand why he was upset, but stress that he has to find a way to express his anger with words rather than with his hands.
You don't want to force an aggressive student to say he is sorry because that might fuel his anger, however, you do want to strongly encourage him to make amends with the student he hit. If he is willing to do that, it will help soothe hurt feelings and avoid future conflicts.
75. What is the purpose of saying something odd when seeing students in a fight?
A. To please the students.
B. To surprise the students.
C. To get the students' attention.
D. To distract the students' attention.
76. What is to be done about a student's aggressive behavior?
A. Respond calmly but finny.
B. Tell the student's parents immediately.
C. Ask other students for help to stop the action.
D. Have the student go to see the principal.
77. What is NOT encouraged to do toward an aggressive student?
A. Use physical restraint.
B. Give the student a time out.
C. Point at the student or make threats.
D. Talk with the student privately.
78. What does the word "'punitively" (in Paragraph 5) probably mean?
A. Surprisingly.
B. Depressingly.
C. Involving persuasion.
D. Involving punishment.
79. What might be the last step to help all aggressive student?
A. Encourage the student to be nice to the student he hit.
B. Ask the student to promise he'll never do it again.
C. Force the student to apologize for his behavior.
D. Persuade the student to open up to you.
80. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Problems in Classrooms.
B. Dealing with Student Aggression.
C. Aggressive Behavior in Classrooms.
D. Settling a Student Fight.
PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)
Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)
One of the unintended consequences of the flattening world is that it puts different societies and cultures in much greater direct contact with one another. It connects people to people much faster than people and cultures can often prepare themselves. Some cultures thrive on the sudden opportunities for collaboration that this global intimacy makes possible. Others are frustrated, and even humiliated by this close contact, which, among other things, makes it easy for people to see where they stand in the world in relation to everyone else. All of this helps to account for the emergence of one of the most devastating forces today - the suicide bombers and other terrorist organizations which have no regard for human lives and which it is in our best interest to wipe out.
Section B (15 minutes, 10 points)
该法案旨在对美国中小学进行教育改革并使所有儿童有机会得到高质量的教育。最终目标是确保无一人落后。由于此法案的实施，学校有更多的灵活性把资源用于最急需的地方。父母可更多地参与孩子的教育。
PART VI WRITING ( 30 minutes, 10 points )
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Work Experience". Your composition should be based on the following outline:
As the job market becomes more competitive, many employers require work experience. Do you think graduate students should gain work experience before graduation? How can you gain work experience before graduation?
参考答案
Section A
世界变平产生一些意外的后果，其一就是不同的社会和文化可以更多地直接接触。人们之间连接的速度之快使人和社会措手不及。一些文化凭借全球亲密接触突然带来的合作机遇兴旺发达(蓬勃发展)。另一些文化却由于这种亲密接触而感到灰心丧气，甚至感到自尊受到伤害，原因是这种亲密接触的后果之一是使人们轻易地发现彼此在世界中的位置。所有这一切有助于说明为什么现在会出现一种最具有杀伤力的力量——自杀性爆炸者和其他恐怖组织。这些组织不顾人们的死活，消灭它们最符合我们的利益。
Section B
This act is intended (aims) to introduce education reform in America's elementary and secondary schools and give all children the access to high-quality education. The ultimate goal is to ensure that no one is left behind. As a result of the implementation of this act, schools enjoy more flexibility to use resources where they are needed most. Parents can get more involved in the child's education.
2007-6
Part I Listening Comprehension (25minutes, 20points)
Section A (1Point each)
1. A. He doesn't like classic music. B. He feels sorry to decline the offer
C. He is eager to go to the concert.
D. He hasn't got a ticket yet.
2. A. At the garage. B. At the restaurant. C. At the supermarket. D. At the office.
3. A. Tony doesn't always listen. B. Tony has hearing problems.
C. It's unusual that Tony missed the interview
D. Tony often forgets himself.
4. A. The weather is generally cooler and drier. B. The weather is generally warmer and wetter.
C. The weather is moderately hot.
D. The weather is usually changeable.
5. A. A doctor. B. An operator, C. A nurse. D. A dentist.
6. A. $0.35 B. $3.50 C. $3.05 D. $30.5
7. A. He had something wrong with his watch. B. He thought the meeting was for a different day.
C. His oral presentation was not well-prepared.
D. He was not paying attention to the time.
8. A. He didn't attend Professor Smith's class last time.
B. He thinks the class will meet as scheduled.
C. The woman should pose a more serious question.
D. Professor Smith often cancels classes for the long weekend.
9. A. The woman does not drink beer. B. It was not the woman's coat.
C. The woman just had her coat cleaned.
D. The woman is not angry with the man.
Section B ( 1 point each)
10. A. 850,000 children, around two percent, are currently learning at home
B. School system provides teachers for homeschooling.
C. All the states in the U.S. permit homeschooling.
D. Homeschooled children are never expected to go to college.
11. A. Because their children do not like attending schools.
B. Because they love their children too much to send them away from home
C. Because homeschooling provides more time for the family to be together.
D. Because they are able to help their kids to learn more social skills.
12. A. A variety of honeybee. B. A geographic magazine.
C. A National Home School Honor Society
D. A national top competition.
13. A. Importance of biodiversity. B. Protection of wild species.
C. Farm pollution.
D. Agricultural methods.
14. A. Rice, maize, potato and wheat. B. Corn, bean, rice and wheat.
C. Potato, maize, bean and rice.
D. Rice, corn, wheat and sweet potato
15. A. They can harm wetlands, rivers and other environments needed to support life
B. They can destroy crops, native species and property.
C. They spread in areas they are not native to with natural controls.
D. They hardly survive different conditions.
Section C ( 1 point each)
Lecture Topic: Getting a good night‘s sleep
16. There are several ___________ drugs available to help people sleep.
If you don‘t want to use drugs, there are some things you can do on your own to help get a good night‘s sleep:
17. 1)___________________________________________
18. 2)___________________________________________
19. 3)___________________________________________
20. 4)___________________________________________
PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )
Section A (0.5 point each )
21. Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed.
A. compelling
B. rational
C. ridiculous
D. ambiguous
22. The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence.
A. support
B. restrict
C. raise
D. modify
23. Patients are expected to comply with doctors' instructions for quick recovery.
A. improve on
B. abide by
C. draw upon
D. reflect on
24. Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods.
A. abundant
B. controversial
C. conducive
D. convincing
25. Those students who have made adequate preparations for the test will be better off.
A. more wealthy
B. less successful
C. dismissed earlier
D. favorably positioned
26. If you hold on to a winning attitude, you'll make a greater effort and also create positive momentum.
A. influence
B. strength
C. outlook
D. consequence
27. Academic integrity is deemed essential to those devoted to scientific researches.
A. believed
B. discarded
C. advocated
D. confirmed
28. Customers in these markets of antiques are good at slashing prices.
A. assessing
B. cutting
C. elevating
D. altering
29. The public attached great importance to the news that prices of housing would be brought under control.
A. joined
B. ascribed
C. fastened
D. diverted
30. Thousands of people left their rural homes and flocked into the cities to live beside the new factories.
A. dashed
B. filed
C. strolled
D. swarmed
Section B (0.5 point each)
31._________this dull life, the full-time mom decided to find a part-time job.
A. Tied up with
B. Fed up with
C. Wrapped up in
D. Piled up with
32. In the letter, my friend said that he would love to have me as a guest in his _____ home.
A. humble
B. obscure
C. inferior
D. lower
33. Tom is sick of city life, so he buys some land in Alaska, as far from ________ as possible.
A. humidity
B. humanity
C. harmony
D. honesty
34. As an important _______ for our emotions and ideas, music can play a huge role in our life.
A. vessel
B. vest
C. venture
D. vehicle
35. The day is past when the country can afford to give high school diploma to all who ___six years of instruction.
A. set about
B. run for
C. sit through
D. make for
36. The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper
______between the rich and poor.
A. boundary
B. difference
C. wedge
D. variation
37. A farmer must learn the kinds of crops best ____ the soils on his farm.
A. accustomed to
B. committed to
C. applied to
D. suited to
38. The sun is so large that if it were ______, it would hold a million earths.
A. elegant
B. immense
C. hollow
D. clumsy
39. This patient's life could be saved only by a major operation. That would _____ her to a high risk.
A. expose
B. lead
C. contribute
D. send
40. It takes a year for the earth to make each ________, or revolution, around the sun.
A. tour
B. travel
C. visit
D. trip
PART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
Harvard University's under-graduate education is being reformed so that it includes some time spent outside the US and more science courses, the US Cable News Network (CNN) has reported. For the first time in 30 years, Harvard is 41 its under-graduate curriculum. William Kirby, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, said this 42 what many people had said that Harvard's curriculum did not provide enough choice and encourage premature specialization.
"Harvard needs to 43 its education for a world where global connections, cross disciplinary research, and science in general are ever more important," said Kirby.
Particularly 44 is the idea that students need to spend time overseas, either in a traditional study-abroad program or over a summer, perhaps doing an internship or research.
Students can either find the program themselves or 45 some exchange programs offered by the university.
" 46 studying Chinese history without leaving the university, students interested in the subject should be spending a semester at a university in China."
It was also recommended that Harvard 47 its required "core curriculum". The core curriculum was an effort created in 1978 to broaden education by requiring students to choose from a list of courses in several areas of study. Classes often focused on a highly 48 topic and emphasized "ways of knowing".
Under a new plan, the curriculum would be replaced with a set of 49 "Harvard College Courses", emphasizing knowledge over methodology and 50 wider territory. A life sciences course, for example, might combine molecular and evolutionary biology and psychology, rather than focusing on one of those, said Benedict Gross, Harvard College dean.
41. A. inspecting B. reviewing C. searching D. underlying
42. A. in accordance with B. in line with C. in charge of D. in response to
43. A. update B. uphold C. upset D. upward
44. A. trust-worthy B. note-worthy C. praise-worthy D. reward-worthy
45. A. turn out B. turn in C. turn to D. turn over
46. A. In spite of B. As if C. Let alone D. Rather than
47. A. perish B. destroy C. abolish D. denounce
48. A. appropriate B. imaginative C. special D. specific
49. A. optical B. optional C. opposite D. optimistic
50. A. sparing B. spiraling C. spanning D. sparkling
PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)
Passage One
A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The report was published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution.'? Quite a lot, it turns out.
Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution source--exhaust fumes(烟气). Also don't walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.
Sitting on the driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be, less toxic than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails. But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.
When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.
There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.
51. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to fight air pollution in big cities.
B. How to avoid air pollution in big cities.
C. How to breathe fresh air in big cities.
D. How serious air pollution is in big cities.
52. According to the report, air pollution in big cities __________.
A. can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disaster
B. cannot be compared with the disaster in Chernobyl
C. can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disaster
D. can be more serious than we used to think
53. When you walk in a busy street, you should walk on the side ___________.
A. where the wind is coming
B. where the wind is going
C. where the wind is weaker
D. where the wind is stronger
54. If you take a bus in a big city in China, you should sit _________.
A. on the left side in the bus
B. on the right side in the bus
C. in the middle of the bus
D. at the back of the bus
55. It is implied in the passage that ________.
A. people should not take street level transportation
B. tiny iron particles will not cause health problems
C. air pollution on an underground train is less poisonous
D. traveling on an underground train is better than taking the bus
56. While waiting to cross a busy street, you should ___________.
A. wait a few seconds until the fumes reduce
B. stay away from the traffic as far as possible
C. hold your breath until you get to the other side of the street
D. count down for the light to change
Passage Two
Global warming poses a threat to the earth, but humans can probably ease the climate threats brought on by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, global climate specialist Richard Alley told an audience at the University of Vermont. Alley said his research in Greenland suggested that subtle changes in atmospheric patterns leave parts of the globe susceptible to abrupt and dramatic climate shifts that can last decades or centuries.
Almost all scientists agree that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created as humans burn fossil fuel is warming the planet. How to respond to the warming is a matter of intense political, scientific and economic debate worldwide.
Alley said he was upbeat about global warming because enough clever people existed in the world to find other reliable energy sources besides fossil fuels. He said people can get rich finding marketable alternatives to fossil fuel. "Wouldn't it be useful if the United States were to have a piece of the action. Wouldn't it be useful if some bright students from University of Vermont were to have a piece of the action," Alley said.
Alley said that Europe and parts of eastern North America could in a matter of a few years revert to a cold, windy region, like the weather in Siberia. Such shifts have occurred frequently over the millennia, Alley's research shows. A gradual change in atmospheric temperature, such as global warming, could push the climate to a threshold where such a shift suddenly occurs, he said.
Alley told his audience of about 200 people in a University of Vermont lecture hall Wednesday evening that he couldn't predict if, when or where sudden shifts toward cold, heat, drought or water could occur under global warming, but it is something everyone should consider.
"This is not the biggest problem in the world. The biggest problem in the world is getting along with each other. But it's part of that because we're not going to get along with each other if we're not getting along with the planet," Alley said.
57. According to Ally the climate threats to the earth brought by global warming _________.
A. can be eased
B. can be ended
C. will become worse
D. will last for decades
58. Ally's research shows that dramatic climate changes may be caused by ___________.
A. abrupt changes in atmospheric patterns
B. subtle changes in atmospheric patterns
C. humans' burning of fossil fuel
D. increasing levels of carbon dioxide
59. The word "upbeat" (in Paragraph 3) probably means __________.
A. pessimistic
B. optimistic
C. worried
D. insensible
60. What does Ally suggest people do in order to reduce global warming?
A. To find other energy sources besides fossil fuels.
B. To start a political, scientific and economic debate.
C. To take action to burn no fossil fuels.
D. To call on people worldwide to protect our earth.
61. Alley predicts that global warming could turn Europe and parts of eastern North America into ______.
A. a region like Siberia
B. a warmer and warmer place
C. a tropical region
D. a place like North Pole
62. Ally thinks the biggest problem in the world is
A. lack of harmony
B. violence
C. global warming
D. climate shift
Passage Three
We're talking about money here, and the things you buy with it--and about what attitude we should take to spending.
Across most of history and in most cultures, there has been a general agreement that we should work hard, save for the future and spend no more than we can afford. It's nice to have a comfortable life right now, but it is best to think of the future. Yet economists have long known that things don't work out that way. They point to an idea called the "paradox of thrift." Imagine you are the owner of a big business making consumer goods. You want your own staff to work hard and save their money. That way, you don't have to pay them as much. But you want everybody else to spend all the money they can. That way you make bigger profits.
It's a problem on a global scale. Many people in the UK and the United States are worried about levels of personal debt. Yet if people suddenly stopped buying things and started paying back what they owe to credit card companies, all the economies of the Western world would collapse. The banks would be happy, but everybody else would be in trouble.
Traditionally, economists have believed that spending money is about making rational choices. People buy things to make their life better in some way. But in recent years, they have noticed that people often do not actually behave in that way. We all know people who take pleasure in buying useless things. And there are many people around who won't buy things that they need.
In a recent series of experiments, scientists at Stanford University in the US confirmed something that many people have long suspected. People spend money because the act of buying gives them pleasure. And they refuse to spend when it causes them pain. The scientists discovered that different areas of the brain that anticipate pleasure and pain become more active when we are making a decision to buy things. People who spend a lot have their pleasure centers stimulated. People who like to save find buying things painful.
If you think you really want that product because it's beautiful or useful, you are wrong, say the scientists. The desire to buy something is a product of the reaction between chemicals released by different parts of the brain when the eyes see a product.
63. Across most of history and in most cultures, people are advised to _____________.
A. enjoy their present life as much as possible
B. spend every penny they have earned
C. save every penny for the future
D. save some money for later use
64. According to the context, "paradox" (in Paragraph 2) probably means ―__________‖.
A. contradiction
B. hypothesis
C. declaration
D. assertion
65. It is implied that many people in the UK and the United States
A. have to work hard to make ends meet
B. spend more than they can afford
C. have trouble in paying back their debts
D. don't pay back their debts on time
66. According to the resent studies made by economists, people__________.
A. take pleasure in buying useless things
B. won't buy things that they need.
C. spend their money irrationally
D. make rational choices while spending their money
67. It has been proved by the scientists at Stanford University that some people like to save money because_____.
A. they like keeping their money in the bank
B. they will feel safe if they save enough money for the future
C. they don't want to spend their money on useless things
D. spending money gives them pain
68. The passage mainly tells us_________.
A. how to spend our money
B. it is better to save some money for the future
C. it is the chemicals released from the brain that decide our spending
D. how to form a habit of rational spending
Passage Four
Trees are good. Good enough to hug. Planting trees will make the world cooler than it would otherwise be. This is the subject of a newly published study by Govindasamy Bala, of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California, and his colleagues. Dr Bala has found, rather counter-intuitively, that removing all of the world's trees might actually cool the planet down.
The reason for this is that trees affect the world's temperature by means other than the carbon they take in. For instance forests remain quite a dark shade even after a snowstorm. They are certainly darker than grasslands, and thus they can absorb more of the sun's heat than vegetation which might otherwise cover the same stretch of land. That warms things up.
Dr Bala and his colleagues took such effects into account using a computer model called the Integrated Climate and Carbon Model. Unlike most climate-change models, which calculate how the Earth should absorb and radiate heat in response to a list of greenhouse-gas concentrations, this one has many subsections that represent how the carbon cycle works, and how it influences the climate.
Overall, Dr Bala's model suggests that complete deforestation would cause an additional 1.3?C temperature rise compared with business as usual, because of the higher carbon-dioxide levels that would result. However, the additional reflectivity of the planet would cause 1.6?C of cooling. A treeless world would thus be 0.3?C cooler than otherwise.
No one, of course, would consider chopping down the world's forests to keep the planet cool. But having made their point, Dr Bala and his colleagues then went on to look at forest growth and loss at different latitudes. Planting trees in convenient places such as Europe and North America may actually be counterproductive. In Russia and Canada, cutting trees down led mostly to local cooling. The carbon dioxide this released into the atmosphere, though, warmed the world all over. Around the equator, by contrast, warming acted locally (as well as globally), so a tropical country would experience warming created by cutting down trees.
The results follow increasing criticism from climate scientists of the benefits of forestry schemes to offset carbon emissions. Planting trees to neutralise carbon emissions has become a big business: ￡60m worth of trees have been bought this year, up from ￡20m in 2005. By 2010 the market is expected to reach ￡300m.
69. According to the passage, trees make the world warmer because of their _________.
A. deep color
B. round shape
C. enormous size
D. high reflectivity
70. Dr Bala's Integrated Climate and Carbon Model____________.
A. supports the findings of other climate models
B. is based on the results of other climate models
C. uses a system different from other climate models
D. challenges the basic theory of other climate models
71. Based on Dr Bala's model, a treeless world would__________.
A. cause serious environmental problems
B. prove helpful in fighting global warming
C. make it difficult to deal with climate change
D. raise carbon dioxide levels and global temperature
72. According to Dr Bala, the best places to plant trees would be__________.
A. North America
B. Europe
C. High-latitude countries.
D. tropical countries
73. As is shown in the passage, criticism from other climate scientists__________.
A. should be taken rather seriously
B. is unreasonable and far-fetched
C. involves mostly economic interests
D. is voiced on behalf of the government
74. The best title for the passage is____________.
A. Should Green Trees Be Left Alone?
B. Why Green Trees Might Not Be Green?
C. How to Help Green Trees Survive?
D. How to Go Green with Green Trees?
Passage Five
The patient needed a spinal tap, and a senior attending physician asked a medical resident whether a preparatory blood test had been checked. The medical student was stunned to hear him answer in the affirmative, because she was quite certain it had not been checked.
Well, almost certain.
Doctors in training sometimes confront situations in which they worry that their supervising physicians are making mistakes or bending the truth. Yet even though such acts can jeopardize patients, the inclination and ability of young doctors to speak up is hampered by the hierarchies in teaching hospitals.
On the top were the senior physicians who made rounds on the wards once or twice daily. Next were the overworked residents, who essentially lived in the hospital while training. Last were the medical students who were most assuredly at the bottom of the heap.
The student whose resident seemingly lied to the attending physician about the blood test did not speak up. The resident was a good doctor, she said, and so she had given him the benefit of the doubt. And, she added, both the resident and the attending physician would be grading her.
What should a medical student do in such a situation? One possibility is to take the matter up with a more senior doctor. Or the student might go directly to the patient or family, telling them that the physicians have a genuine disagreement and that they deserve to know about it.
These options seem logical on paper. As the ethicist James Dwyer has written in The Hastings Center Report, "The practice of always keeping quiet is a failure of caring." But in the real world, it may be extremely difficult to go up the chain of command.
Fortunately, medical educators are increasingly recognizing the dilemmas that doctors in training confront when they witness behavior that makes them uncomfortable. Students and residents are now expected to provide routine feedback -- positive and negative -- about their supervising physicians at the close of their rotation.
Of course, physicians and students need to be educated about how to give feedback in professional and nonconfrontational ways. Medical educators are only now beginning to teach this skill. Still, it will be hard to change the unfortunate perception that constructive feedback, even for a patient's benefit, is whistle-blowing.
75. As mentioned in the passage, the hospital hierarchy______________.
A. is useful to the people on the lower layer
B. is built on a performance-reward system
C. is a barrier to the exchange of medical views
D. is an effective way of teaching medical students
76. "the benefit of the doubt" in Paragraph 5 shows that_________________.
A. the student was not quite certain that she was right
B. the resident did not respond to the student's doubt
C. the student was denied the chance to doubt the superior
D. the resident benefited from the student's suggestion
77. James Dwyer's words mean that___________.
A. students should learn to speak both kindly and professionally
B. students should challenge the superior for the benefit of patients
C. students should retain their faith even after facing some difficulties
D. students should be educated on how to care more about the patients
78. What is the attitude of medical educators toward teaching students to give feedback?
A. Confused.
B. Indifferent.
C. Reluctant.
D. Enthusiastic.
79. The author tends to believe that the problem faced by medical students
A. will remain for a long time
B. will disappear in the near future
C. should not be exaggerated
D. cannot be solved successfully
80. The passage focuses on_____________.
A. the development of teaching hospitals' hierarchies
B. the different roles in teaching hospitals' hierarchies
C. the future reforms on teaching hospitals' hierarchies
D. the problems caused by teaching hospitals' hierarchies
PART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)
Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)
In this book, we offer advice that we hope will seem reasonable and worth serious consideration. But as any experienced writer knows, there are occasions when even the best advice may not apply. The demands of writing for different audiences, with different purposes, on different subjects, at different levels of formality are so varied that they cannot begin to be anticipated in a book like this, and we recognize that what is appropriate for one piece of writing may not be appropriate for another. In most cases, you will have to avoid ambiguity at all costs so as not to leave your words open to misinterpretation．
Section B(15 minutes，10 points)
中国可持续发展依赖的有限自然资源正在锐减。一方面是生产规模在不断扩大，消耗更多的能源；另一方面是缺少能高效利用能源的生产设备。这迫使我们思考如何为后人留下足够的环境空间以使他们实现他们的愿望。
PART VI WRITING(30 minutes，10 points)
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of ―Publish or Perish‖ Your composition should be based on the information given below：Many universities require each graduate student to have at least one paper published before getting the master's degree．They say this is a good way to evaluate the graduate students．What do you think about this?
参考答案
Part V Translation
Section A
在本书中，我们提出一些建议，我们希望这些建议看起来合理并值得认真考虑。但有经验的作者都知道，有时最好的建议也可能不适用。写书要针对不同的读者，具有不同的目的，有关不同的题材，语言的正式程度也不同，所有这一切提出种种要求，本书是无法预见到的。我们也意识到对某一作品是合适的内容而对另一作品来说可能不合适。在多数情况下，你只好不惜代价把含义表达清楚(避免含义不清)，目的是防止人们随意曲解你使用的文字。
Section B
The limited natural resources on which China's sustainable development depends are declining sharply, on the one hand, the expanding scale of production leads to (results in) increased consumption of energy / the scale of production keeps expanding, consuming more energy. On the other hand, production facilities (equipment) that can utilize energy efficiently are lacking. That (This) forces us to think about how to leave enough environmental space to future generations (our offspring) so that they can fulfill their aspirations.
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Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A (1 Point each)
1. A. His paper has been published with the help of his adviser.
B. His paper has won an award with the help of his adviser.
C. His paper has been revised by his adviser.
D. His paper has got the approval from his adviser.
2. A. Tom is terribly ill. B. Tom is in low spirits.
C. Tom is bad-tempered.
D. Tom is nervous at the moment
3. A. He saw his boss in person for the first time.
B. He is now complaining in a different way.
C. He has made his boss change his attitude.
D. He has changed his opinion of his boss.
4. A. He was not fond of the concert.
B. He didn't like the tea offered at the concert.
C. He left early to have some tea with somebody else.
D. He doesn't want to tell the woman why he was not there.
5. A. He always looks down upon others.
B. He always lowers the value of others.
C. He always judges people by their appearance
D. He is always reluctant to take newcomers.
6. A. She is always stupid. B. She is always concentrated.
C. She is always careless.
D. She is always absent-minded.
7. A. She wants to leave a way out. B. She doesn't trust her boss.
C. She wants to repay her boss.
D. She wants to stay with her boss as long as possible
8. A. She should let her daughter decide.
B. She should choose what the teacher is interested in.
C. She should make the same choice as the other parents.
D. She should choose what she is interested in.
9. A. She felt very cold because of the weather. B. She was frightened by the scene.
C. She sent the two boys to the hospital.
D. She went to help the injured immediately.
Mini-talk one
10. A. He went mountain climbing. B. He went camping.
C. He went to a party:
D. He went to a concert.
11. A. He was lost in the forest. B. He was caught in a natural disaster.
C. He was woken up in the middle of the night.
D. He burned his dinner.
12. A. Because it was too noisy. B. Because he wanted to join the party.
C. Because he was too tired.
D. Because he turned on some music.
Mini-talk Two
13. A. They may be overweight. B. They may earn less money.
C. The may suffer from serious diseases.
D. They may have lasting damage in their brain.
14. A. Improving children's nutrition in their country.
B. Providing their people with cleaner conditions.
C. Improving health care for their people.
D. Providing their people with better education.
15. A. Preschool period. B. Teenage period.
C. Between birth and 15 years old.
D. Between pregnancy and two years old.
Section C (1 point each)
16. "Facebook" and "MySpace" are some of the most popular blog sites for_______________.
17. Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and ______________.
18. Personal information puts teenagers at risk of being sought out by dangerous people who ______.
19. When teenagers include information on their blogs that can be seen as a threat to others they can ___________________.
20. Parents are advised to read their children's blogs to make sure they are not giving out__________.
PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )
Section A (0.5 point each)
21. The city was virtually paralyzed by the transit strike for better wages.
A. subjectively
B. imaginably
C. positively
D. practically
22. In spite of the taxing business schedule, he managed to take some time off for exercise.
A. imposing
B. demanding
C. compulsory
D. temporary
23. The court held the parents accountable for the minor child's acts of violence.
A. responsible for
B. indifferent to
C. desperate for
D. involved in
24.The visitors were impressed by the facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships.
A. in units of
B. with reference to
C. in aspects of
D. on condition of
25. "There is a weird power in a spoken word," Joseph Conrad once said.
A. mighty
B. prospective
C. odd
D. formidable
26. Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community's health.
A. destruction
B. contribution
C. charge
D. origin
27. This old man had trouble expressing the attachment he felt when arriving at his native town.
A. hospitality
B. affection C: appeal D. frustration
28. If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never get a new start in life.
A. submissive
B. resistant
C. tolerable
D. committed
29. The little girl felt increasingly uneasy while waiting for her mother at the bus-stop.
A. difficult
B. excited
C. relieved
D. restless
30. A high official is likely to win respect and trust if he can stick to his principles.
A. turn to
B. add to
C. keep to
D. lead to
Section B (0.5 point each)
31. To achieve sustainable development, the of resources is assuming new importance.
A. conservation
B. reservation
C. exhaustion
D. devastation
32. The sale of alcoholic beverages is ________ to those above 21 in some regions.
A. confined
B. inhibited
C. obliged
D. restricted
33. The importance of protecting rainforests from human invasion is increasingly realized by developing and developed
countries_______.
A. both
B. either
C. alike
D. apart
34. Before the 1980s, the idea of health insurance was quite _______ to those living in the mainland of China.
A. overseas
B. abroad
C. foreign
D. offshore
35. The government is expected to make new legislations to ______ foreign investment in real estate.
A. manipulate
B. regulate
C. dominate
D. prevail
36. Despite the suspect's ________to be innocent, there is compelling evidence that he was involved.
A. conviction
B. assertion
C. accusation
D. speculation
37. For many countries, being part of a global supply chain is like striking oil -- oil that may never ____.
A. run out
B. work out
C. turn out
D. call out
38. Having been an office secretary for some years, she always _______chores in a responsible way.
A. goes on
B. goes for
C. goes without
D. goes about
39. Without clear guidelines ______, executives of hospitals are sometimes at a loss about what to do.
A. in order
B. in place
C. in need
D. in trouble
40. The age of other trees is variously estimated as ______ from two hundred to eight hundred years.
A. changing
B. differing
C. varying
D. ranging
PART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
Every year, as the price of goods rises, the inflation refuses to (41) even from the high educational institutions.
In the US, according to a 2005 survey by the College Board, (42) at state universities rose by an average of 7.1 percent annually, after a year when inflation grew much less. At private schools it was up 5.9 percent. The survey which (43) more than 3,000 colleges and universities did not provide clear reasons for the continued increases. It did say that the price of goods and services at universities have risen rapidly. Some of the fastest growth has been in employee health (44), and professional salaries.
Living expenses on campus have also (45). At the university of Southern California student dining hall, a buffet meal cost $5.50 in 2004. But now it's $9. The US government often provides (46) assistance to students' lunch in primary and high schools, but these favorable policies usually don't (47) universities.
Some students said the food on campus is sometimes even more expensive than that at restaurants (48) campus.
To compensate the rise in tuition and living expenses, the federal and state governments (49) universities and private sources have provided (50) for students. Of all the full time undergraduates about 62 percent have a grant covering 30-50 percent of their tuition, according to the College Board.
41. A. stay away B. stand out C. step down D. set off
42. A. fares B. payment C. charges D. tuition
43. A. attended B. covered C. included D. composed
44. A. welfares B. advantages C. benefits D. goods
45. A. rolled up B. gone up C. sat up D. taken up
46. A. management B. economic C. policy D. financial
47. A. apply to B. suit for C. adjust to D. gear for
48. A. in B. to C. off D. over
49. A. as well as B. the same as C. as far as D. such as
50. A. grasps B. grains C. grounds D. grants
PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)
Passage One
Did your mum and dad go to university, or did they leave school and go straight to the Job Centre? The educational experience of parents is still important when it comes to how today's students choose an area of study and what to do after graduation, according to The Future-track research in the UK.
The research was done by the Higher Education Careers Service Unit. It plans to follow university applicants for six years from 2006 through their early careers.
The first year's findings come from a study of 130,000 university applicants. They show significant differences in prospective students' approach to higher education, depending on whether their parents got degrees (second-generation applicants) or didn't (first-generation applicants).
First-generation applicants were more likely to say that their career and employment prospects were uppermost in their minds in deciding to go to university. About one-fifth of this group gave "to enable me to get a good job" as their main reason for choosing HE. And 37 percent said that a degree was "part of my career plan".
A young person coming from a non-professional household where finances are stretched may find the idea of learning for its own sake to be a luxury. This explains the explosion in vocational courses.
At Portsmouth University, first-year student Kim Burnett, 19, says that she specifically chose her degree in health research management and psychology to get a secure, well-paid job. Harriet Edge, 20, studying medicine at Manchester University, also wanted job security. Her parents lacked college degrees, though the fact that her uncle is a doctor appears to have influenced her choice.
"Medicine is one of those fields where it's pretty likely you'll get a job at the end. That's a big plus, as the debt levels after five years of study are going to be frightening," she says. Many experts believe that this situation affects those with no family tradition of higher education far more keenly. The fact that 26 percent of respondents said that they needed more advice implies that some students may end up feeling that their higher education investment was not worthwhile.
For those with graduate parents, this lack of guidance may, the researchers suggest, be less of a problem. " But, for those without the advantages, lack of access to career guidance before applying for higher education leaves them
exposed to making poorer choices," the survey concludes.
51. The main idea of the passage is that_________.
A. parents' experiences are more important for their children's education
B. parents' careers are vitally important for their children's degrees
C. students' approach to higher education correlates with their parents' educational experience
D. students' career and employment prospects are decided by their parents
52. "HE" in the 4th paragraph probably refers to __________.
A. health education
B. higher employment
C. Harriet Edge
D. higher education
53. A young person coming from a non-professional household ____________.
A. is less likely to get financial aid to go to university
B. is more likely to choose vocational education
C. may think learning for pleasure is a good idea
D. may choose to study for a professional degree
54. In which of the following aspects do Kim Burnett and Harriet Edge have in common?
A. They both chose their majors because of their family influence.
B. They are both the first-year students in university.
C. Both of their parents lack college degrees.
D. Both of them chose degrees for job security.
55. It is implied that ____________.
A. the cost of a degree in medicine is very high
B. higher education investment in medicine is not worthwhile
C. a student without family medical tradition is less likely to choose medicine
D. medicine is a field where every degree-holder can get a job
56.Those with graduate parents may _________.
A. make poorer choices when choosing their majors
B. make better choices when applying for higher education
C. not need career guidance before graduation
D. have no problems in applying for a college
Passage Two
Last month, the public address system at Earl's Court subway station in London was ordered to get the noise down. Passengers, it seems, had had enough of being told the blindingly obvious: "Stand back or the train will run you over." "Don't lean on the doors." "Stand back from the opening doors." "Do this." "Don't do that."
Bossiness is not just aural. It is also written. As a commuter, I'm continually bombarded by notices on car walls. "Please take your feet off the seat." "Please turn down your personal stereo." And when I drive past the local primary, a sign flashes: "School. Slow down!"
The presumption behind these signs is that Britons must have everything spelled out because we are tow, uncivilized people who were raised by wolves.
Britain didn't use to be so bossy. When I was a boy, for instance, the local cinema put a warning on screen before we settled down to watch. "Don't," it said, "make noises." In those days, long before mobile phones, it was the only bossiness we saw in the cinema. Since then, bossiness has become more commonplace. Television, that strongest guide to public morals and lifestyles in this country, is alive with dominant people. On screen, we see health experts holding some poor woman's breasts and demanding that she get in shape. Cooking programs tell us not to think of leaving toast crumbs on the kitchen table.
There is no point in blaming TV for this new bossiness. We want to be bossed. We have behaved badly and now we yearn to feel the whip to correct us. On July 1, smoking will be banned in public places in England. My local government told churches in the area last week that no-smoking posters must be prominently displayed by church entrances.
I love this: the governments are bossing people to make them more bossy. They are insisting that priests tell their congregations (教区的教民) what to do.
My local government isn't the only source of bossiness. I find it everywhere. But the rise in bossiness does not seem to have been accompanied by a rise in socially well-adjusted behavior. In fact, the opposite. Perhaps this is because, if you feel as though you are treated with contempt, you will respond with the same.
57. The case at Earl's Court subway station shows that _________.
A. it is very noisy in public places
B. it is necessary to warn the passengers of their safety
C. people have realized the importance of public order
D. people have been tired of being bossed
考试须知 1、本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（Answer Sheet)两种，答题时间 为120分钟。 2、请考生用钢笔在Answer Sheet上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。 3、请考生在Answer Sheet上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在Answer Sheet中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（A\B\C\D）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为0分，责任由考生本人负责。 5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在Answer Sheet 指定位置上。 6、考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别 上交监考老师。 Test 29 Part I Situational Conversations (10%) Directions:In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue．Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center of the corresponding letter． 1. Robert: How annoying. I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me? Anderson: __________. A. How stupid you are. The problem is too easy to disturb me. B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment. C. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all,it’s your own problem. D. OK. Though it’s beyond me, let me try. 2. Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office? Speaker B: ________ A. OK. I’d like to go with you. B. Of course. Go down this street and turn le ft. C. Sorry. I’m busy now. Go away. D . No problem. It’s my pleasure to direct you. 3. Customer: I need some aspirin, please, and I'd also like to get this prescription filled．
2017 年4 月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位 外国语水平考试广东) A 英语试卷一 Part I Dialogue completion (15 points) Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Part IV Cloze (10 points) 考生须知 1.本试卷分试卷一和试卷二两部分，试卷一满分85分，试卷二满分15分，考试时间共 120分钟。 2. 本试卷一为A型试卷，请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型试卷一答题卡上，答在试卷或其他类型答题卡上的无效。答题前请核对试卷一答题卡是否为A型卡，若不是，请要求监考人员予以更换。 3. 答题卡上正确的填涂方法为：在代表答案的字母上划线，如[A] [B] [C] [D] Part I Dialogue Completion (l5 points) Directions: There are I5 short in complete dialogues in this part, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER Sheet. 1.Speaker A: ______ I guess I’m addicted to the Internet. Speaker B: So you’d better quit surfing the Net deep into the night. A.I knew it. B. Why, it’s a pity! C. I can't help it. D. What seems to be the problem? 2. Speaker A: Don't be sad, I'm sure things will change for the better soon. Speaker B: ______. A. That sounds awful. B. Yes you're probably right. C. I hope not! D. You are welcome! 3. Speaker A: Can I get some information about the training program here? Speaker B: _______ A. Yes, you do B. Go ahead C. You certainly can D. That's fun 4. Speaker A: Tom, would you like to go to a party this Saturday? SpeakerB:______ What kind of party? Speaker A: It's a birthday party. A. Sounds good B. Looks nice C. Seems all right D. Feels OK 5. Waiter: ______? Customer: Yes, I'll have a steak, medium rare, with French fries. A. What do you want to eat B. Have you decided what to do yet C. Excuse me, are you ready to order now D. Sorry, but who'd like to order
2017年研究生英语学位课统考真题 Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5 point each) 16. Terrorist activities, in whatever forms, are to be denounced by peace-loving people worldwide. A announced B forgiven C condemned D despised 17. Problems with respiration are often associated with smoking and air pollution as has been proved. A aspiration B inspiration C creativity D breathing 18. The military operations commenced yesterday were targeted at the Taliban’s military installations. A set about B set out C set apart D set aside 19. No merchandise is currently in short supply thanks to the market economy. A businessman B commodity C substance D talent. 20. It is becoming increasingly difficult for an only child to live up to the expectations of their parents. A encourage B survive C arouse D fulfill 21. This summit talk is thought to be instrumental in bringing about peace in this region. A helpful B useless C harmless D inappropriate 22. Faced with this grim situation, top executives of this company are trying to find quick solutions. A unexpected B undesirable C comforting D grave 23. The bill was passed unanimously as a result of the intensive lobbying of some senators. A without any objections B in the end C in the dark D against heavy odds. 24. Nobel Prize winners have been mostly scientists of international renown in some field. A institutions B standard C prestige D application. 25. These natural resources will be depleted sooner or later if the present rate of exploitation continues. A exhausted B evaluated C deployed D popularized. Section B (0.5 point, each) 26. Harry Potter was originally _____for children or teenagers, yet many adults have come to be crazy about the book. A extended B intended C inclined D directed 27. This experienced author was able to ____the lifetime’s work of Jefferson into one volume. A suppress B compress C express D depress 28. A Frenchman who has an unusually sensitive nose can ____ hundreds of different smells. A nominate B dominate C eliminate D discriminate 29. The Chinese share the ____that their life will become better and the country more prosperous. A conviction B speculation C elaboration D perspiration 30. After weeks of _____, the owners and the union leaders have finally agreed on the question of sick benefits. A administration B arbitration C authorization D alternation 31. It took this disabled boy a long time to ___ the fact that he was not qualified for admission to college. A come up with B come down with C come up to D come to terms with 32. The authorities claim that the rate of crime is declining, but statistics show ____. A clockwise B otherwise C elsewhere D likewise 33. Air attacks in Afghanistan are focused on airports and training camps to avoid civilian ____ A involvement B rebellion C casualties D anguish 34. After all, people across the Taiwan Straits are of the same race, so this island and the mainland are _______
广东省学位英语历年真题及答案 - 百度文库 百度文库 搜索文档或关键词 普通分享 > 广东省学位英语历年真题及答案 VIP专享文档 2020-05-09 66页 用App免费查看 I. 会话技能15道15分15分钟 II. 阅读理解20道40分40分钟 III. 词汇和语法40道20分25分钟 IV. 完形填空10道10分10分钟 V . 短文写作100～120个词15分30分钟 考试总时间：120分钟 2011年广东学位英语考试试题及答案 PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca Cola. A) for B) with C) to D) in 2. When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the ____ from the shop. A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale 3. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your ____ in college. A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement 4. Professor Smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help. A) detective B) president C) manager D) director 5. We do not have a ____ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .
2016年6月研究生英语学位课统考真题 PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A ( 1 point each) Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet. 1. A. Beauty has advantages and disadvantages. B. Beauty has different meanings to different people. C. Beauty brings attention and opportunities. D. Beauty comes from action and good qualities. 2. A. She is using the book now. B. She may give him a hand. C. She cannot lend him the book. D. She will keep the book for him. 3. A. Rachel lives fairly close to her. B. Rachel visits her quite often. C. Rachel comes here once a month. D. Rachel rarely gets to see her. 4. A. She forgot about the time change. B. She didn’t receive the text message. C. Her roommate forgot to give her the message. D. Her roommate was too nervous to tell her. 5. A. He should have got better grades. B. The test was based on lecture material. C. She misplaced her textbook. D. Small luck plays a big role. 6. A. On the 16th of June. B. On the 18th of June. C. On the 9th of June. D. On the 8th of June. 7. A. Go to sleep. B. Watch the movie later.
成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2007.11.17 (A 卷) 一阅读理解 Passage 1 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and w omen. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the joble ss are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows that whenever t he unemployment. Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (79)Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they ar e working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and war mth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill. Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Word makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his s tudents grow, they are happy beyond words. (80)From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study and live a happy and healthy life. 1.The underlined word “average ” in Paragraph I means __ . C A.healthy B. lazy C. ordinary D. poor 2.The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that ___ ___. C A.housewives are poorer than career women B.housewives have more children than career women C.housewives have less chance to communicate with others D.housewives eat less food than career women 3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2? D A.Busy people have nothing to do at home. B.High achievers don ' t care about their families. C.There is no friendship and warmth at home. D. A satisfying job helps to keep one healthy. 4.We can infer from the passage that those who do not work . A A.are likely to live a shorter life B.will lose everything at home C.can live as long as those who work D.have more time to make new friends
2015年11月1日学位英语考试真题答案（完整版）Part ⅠDialogue completion (10 points) Dialogue one Tom: Do you go to college? Mike: Yes. __1__ Tom: What college do you go to? Mike: I go to Pasadena City College. Tom: Do you like it? Mike: Oh, yes. __2__ Tom: why do you like it? Mike: Because it has great teachers. Tom: __3__ Mike: I like all my classmates, too. Tom: Anything else? Mike: Yes. __4__ A. It’s not expensive! B. You bet.
C. I think I do. D. what else? Dialogue Two Speaker A: I just recently moved into the neighborhood. Speaker B: __5__ How recently? Speaker A: Just last week. Speaker B: What kinds of things have you been doing out there? Speaker A: __6__ Speaker B: why not? Speaker A: I don't know what to do. Speaker B: There're all sort of things to do. Speaker A: __7__ Speaker B: Shopping, or seeing a movie, or even going to the beach. Speaker A: That sounds great. A. I haven't been doing much. B. Really? C. How are you doing? D. Like what? Dialogue Three
学位英语考试真题答案 完整版全国卷 Document number【SA80SAB-SAA9SYT-SAATC-SA6UT-SA18】
Part ⅠDialogue completion (10 points) Dialogue one Tom: Do you go to college Mike: Yes. __1__ Tom: What college do you go to Mike: I go to Pasadena City College. Tom: Do you like it Mike: Oh, yes. __2__ Tom: why do you like it Mike: Because it has great teachers. Tom: __3__ Mike: I like all my classmates, too. Tom: Anything else Mike: Yes. __4__ A. It’s not expensive! B. You bet.
C. I think I do. D. what else Dialogue Two Speaker A: I just recently moved into the neighborhood. Speaker B: __5__ How recently Speaker A: Just last week. Speaker B: What kinds of things have you been doing out there Speaker A: __6__ Speaker B: why not Speaker A: I don't know what to do. Speaker B: There're all sort of things to do. Speaker A: __7__ Speaker B: Shopping, or seeing a movie, or even going to the beach. Speaker A: That sounds great. A. I haven't been doing much. B. Really C. How are you doing D. Like what Dialogue Three
2009年1月研究生英语学位课程考试真题及答案B卷 Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes,20 points) . Section A (1 point each) 1. A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes. D. 25 minutes. 2. A. $200. B. $400. C. $300. D. $500. 3. A. Because he has been hiding lately. B. Because he has been busy preparing his trip, C. Because he has been back home. D. Because he has to work hard for traveling expense. 4. A. On a three-week trip. B. To their neighbors C. On the way back home. D. To work. 5. A. She gladly accepted it. B. She declined it politely. C. She firmly turned it down. D. She didn't know what to do. 6. A. The girl's father had an accident yesterday. B. The girl's father was still in serious condition. C. The girl's father has been told about his daughter's real condition. D. The girl's father doesn't know anything about his daughter's real condition 7. A. 144 pounds. B. 164 pounds. C. 140 pounds. D. 154 pounds. 8. A. A new flat. B. A trip to the island. C. A disease. D. A recent fire. 9. A. Because of the bad weather, B. Because the food has spoiled. C. Because some people are sick. D. Because they had to prepare for an exam. Section B (1 point each) Mini-talk One 10. A. Science and Technology B. Arts and Social Sciences C. Architecture D. Humanities 11. A. Psychology, sociology, history, and economics B. Psychology, sociology, history and linguistics C. Biology, sociology, history and linguistics
近年汉译英试题 2004年1月 考研的人在英语上花的时间远远多于其它学科，希望英语分数越高越好。许多人坚信成功地秘诀是参加短训班和多背范文，结果却发现此招不灵。他们为提高英语水平做出的努力很难得到回报。 参考译文： Those who take the entrance examination for graduate schools spend much (/far) more time on English than on other subjects, hoping for the highest possible scores of English. Many people are convinced that the secret to success is to attend training courses (/classes) and learn many sample writings by heart, only to find that doesn’t work. Their efforts to improving their English can’t pay off easily. 2004年6月 计算机被认为是有史以来对人类生活影响最大的发明。它的神奇之处在于其运算速度和准确性优于人类。计算机能在几秒钟内完成几十年前可能需要数天才能完成的事。这是人类第一次感到自己作为最高级物种的地位受到了挑战。 参考译文： The computer is believed (/regarded /considered) to be the invention that has exerted the greatest influence on human lives in history. What is remarkable about it is that it can calculate with better speed and accuracy than man. The computer can finish in seconds what might have taken days decades ago. This is the first time that man has felt that his position (/status) as the highest species has been challenged. 2005年1月 人们越来越意识到开发环保型产品的重要性。为实现长期可持续发展，发达国家不惜代价减少温室气体的排放。如果目前全球变暖的速度保持不变，东京和伦敦等大城市从地球上消失的可能性将是20前的10倍。 参考译文：
学位英语考试练习题（四） Part I Reading Comprehension A teddy bear is delivered to No. 10 Downing Street after the birth of Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie’s fourth child. Britain’s baby alert is over-Cherie Blair gave birth to a boy. Mrs. Blair, 45, wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, had the baby this morning. The baby will be named Leo after the prime minister’s father, his office announced, the baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mother, father and the baby boy returned to 10 Downing Street-the prime minister’s official residence-after the birth, a spokesman said. The baby is the couples’ fourth child. “Cherie and the baby are absolutely fine,” Blair said today outside his Downing Street residence. “He is a gorgeous little boy. They are resting right now.” Blair, dressed casually in an open shirt, appeared emotional about the birth, the first of his four children whose birth he has been at from beginning to end. “this is the first time I’ve seen the whole thing though,” he said. “it was quite a struggl e, really, for Cherie.” The switchboard was reportedly lit up with calls from world leaders wishing them well, including a call from Hillary Colliery Clinton. Former prime minister John Major was the first public figure to get through on the phone at 7 a.m. on Saturday. The baby came after a 12-year gap from the Blairs other three children-Euan, 16, Nicky, 14, and Kathryn. He is the first to be born to a serving Buitish prime minister in over 150 years. News of the pregnancy took Cherie and the rest of the nation by surprise when it was announced last year. After decades of much older occupants at No.10 Downing Street, the Blairs’ arrival at the prime minister’s residence with their children and assorted toys in tow was hailed as a breath of fresh air.
Every year Writing TOPIC: Changing the Wasteful Habits Outline: 1. Name at least three wasteful habits around you with examples; 2. Describe the one you think is the most harmful and explain why you think so; 3. Analyze how the wasteful habit is acquired and give suggestions as to how it can be most effectively changed Part VI Writing ( 30 minutes, 10 points) Topic Many teachers and students agree that learning English in a Chinese secondary school or university is seldom very stimulating. Anyone who pokes his head inside a classroom here is all too likely to observe a talking, talking, talking teacher---- talking in Chinese as often as in English---- and students scribbling silently, wondering which of this week’s half-understood grammar points or new( and quickly forgotten) words will turn up on the next multiple-choice exam. Now give your own comments on it and suggestions to tackle the problem. Part VI Writing ( 30 minutes, 10 points0 Topic: Read the following story and make your comment on the fisherman’s attitude towards life. One fine morning, a tourist saw a fisherman sitting on the beach and asked him curiously, “Why are you not at the sea catching fish like all the other fishermen?” The fisherman replied, “I’ve already been to the sea and sold the fish.” “But it is still early,” said the tourist, “you could go out to the sea again and catch more fish.” “Why should I want to catch more fish?” the fisherman asked mildly. “Why, so you could get money,” the tourist replied. “I have enough to eat, and I am not cold. Why should I want more money ?” “So you could buy a bigger boat, and catch more fish.” “So what?” “So you can hire some help and catch even more fish.” “So what?” “When you have enough money you can live a better life. You don’t even have to go to the sea again. You will be able to enjoy the sunshine on the beach, like a tourist.” “I am already doing it,” smiled the fisherman. Part VI. Writing (30 minutes, 10 points ) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “Short Message Service: A Blessing or a Curse?” Your compositio n should be based on the following outline: 1. As a modern mode of communication, short messages service on mobile-phones has brought us some benefits. 2. But it has created some problems