Section B (1’×10 = 10’)
Directions: In this section, you are going to hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26 A. Lack of confidence.
B. Lack of intelligence.
C. Carelessness.
D. Absent-mindedness.
27 A. To accompany his children on a train ride.
B. To have a holiday with his children on the beach.
C. To take his children to visit a friend of his in a seaside town.
D. To stay at home and take care of his children.
28 A. He could not find his children at the station.
B. He could not find the piece of paper his wife gave him.
C. He forgot the phone number of his home.
D. The train had already gone.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29 A. She told Peter to buy her an inexpensive gift.
B. She told Peter not to buy her a gift.
C. She told Peter to buy her an expensive gift.
D. She told Peter not to buy any gift but write her a letter.
30 A. The history and grammar of languages.
B. Everyday use of language.
C. Homes, work, coffee shops, elevators, and supermarkets.
D. The relationship between people.
31 A. The differences between the way men and women travel to different places.
B. The differences in the way people treat others’ conversation.
C. The differences between the way men and women communicate.
D. The differences in the way people from different geographic areas behave.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32 A. He listens to music and makes music himself.
B. He listens to music from early in the morning till late at night, at home and at school.
C. He goes to discos, parties and concerts frequently.
D. He listens to music while he is having breakfast and doing homework.
33 A. It makes young people neglect their studies.
B. It causes clashes between parents and their teenage children.
C. It is often too loud.
D. It is often linked to young people taking drugs.
34 A. Steve would take drugs.
B. Steve’s hearing would be damaged someday.
C. Steve would sooner or later get mixed up with some evil guys.
D. Steve would become self-centered.
35 A. Music has become a very important part of life for children and adults.
B. Whether music is good or not to people depends on how it is used.
C. Teenagers nowadays spend less time on their studies than listening to music.
D. Music has more negative effects than positive effects on teenagers.
Section C (10’)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. (请写在答题纸上)
Advertising is a way of bringing (36) to the public for the purpose of selling a product, a service, an idea, or an (37) . The information is transmitted by means of (38) ___________ word or over the air. It may be presented as a simple (39) ____________ of fact, or as more often, it may be offered in colorful or even (40) language. All advertising is intended to stimulate people to do some (41) __________ things, such as buy a product, order a service, join an organization, or (42) ___________ a meeting and so on. Each advertisement is paid for by a person, a group, an organization, or a (43) ___________ enterprise seeking to advance his or her goals.
In a modern society, everyone uses advertising in one way or another. A person may obtain a job by answering a classified ad, or sometimes called a small ad. It is placed in a newspaper by those wishing to sell or buy something, lease or rent something, offer or get employment, etc. (44) _____________________ whose advertisements express ideas that attract him. In choosing food products and other items of daily living, he is usually guided or influenced by advertising. (45) ___________________________.
Advertising has certainly played an important part in making modern goods and services available to the general public, it hastened consumer’s acceptance of such new products as cars, telephones, electric refrigerators, and frozen foods. (46) ___________________________________.
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’×20 = 10’)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
47. Isn’t this straw hat beautiful? My wife ________ it on her business trip to China last year.
A. runs into B. came upon with C. came upon D. comes across
48. The spokesman was merely given a _____ version of the document, so he didn’t know much about the details.
A. condense B. condensed C. condensing D. condensable
49. To be granted a substantial yearly bonus(奖金)is considered ________ to getting a raise in pay.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparably D. comparable
50. The boss ________ him that she had no plan to let him go.
A. insured B. ensured C. assured D. sured
51. Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to________ young athletes if they show great promise.
A. smash B. sponsor C. steer D. spur
52. _________ fired, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.
A. Would you be B. Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be
53. Anyone without patience and _________ is unlikely to make a good researcher.
A. persistence B. consist C. consistence D. persist
54. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.
A. brisk B. precise C. elaborate D. concise
55. He returned to his hometown so that he could ________ his passion for football.
A. indulge B. break C. limit D. obsess
56. From all the indications, it is safe to ________ that the prices of cars will go down by large margins.
A. consume B. assure C. resume D. assume
57. He tried to explain the complicated theory to me, but I got even more _______ by the technical terms in his explanation.
A. encouraged B. confused C. imported D. convinced
58. As the clouds drifted away, an even higher peak became_______ to the climbers.
A. evident B. apparent C. visible D. obvious
59. She wants to drop out of college and become a singer, but her parents _______ very much on her intention.
A. frown B. emphasize C. disapprove D. focus
60. A peculiarly pointed chin is her most memorable facial _______.
A. mark B. feature C. appearance D. trace
61. I have bought so many new books this year that it’s really difficult for me to keep _______ of them.
A. account B. recount C. constant D. count
62. The theories of relativity have made _______ changes in our views of the universe.
A. fundamental B. ambitious C. linguistic D. respective
63. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is _______ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A. excessive B. elaborate C. elegant D. exaggerated
64. The failure of the movie hastened her decision to _______ from the glamorous screen and spend more time with her family.
A. retreat B. resign C. reject D. replace
65. Our _______ talks promise a good future for our cooperation.
A. exterior B. initial C. interior D. invisible
66. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the _______ from fall to winter.
A. transmission B. transformation C. transition D. transfer
