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Test 2Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter of Complaint to the editor of a newspaper. You have bought an English-Chinese Dictionary. You find it in poor quality, but the bookstores service is even worse. You should write at least 120 words and pay attention to the form of the letter. Your letter should include the following contents: 1事情的起因2与书店交涉的过程3呼吁服务行业提高服务质量Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Preparing for Tests Ideally it should be love of/earning, achievement, and self-improvement that prompts all learning. But the average student is probably motivated by a more tangible, immediate, and pressuring reason-the requirement to take and pass tests. Few high school students are not concerned with the aptitude and achievement tests that they must take to get into college. Even students not planning to attend college will take placement, adaptability, and promotion tests if they are to succeed in their field. Promotion in the armed services does not depend on physical prowess (本领) and length of service. It depends, instead, on the ability to study and pass promotional tests.You need to understand the importance of tests, the best methods of preparation, the common sense required for both a physical and mental approach to them, how to read instructions and questions correctly, and how to answer the way the test or teacher expects you to answer. This is one of the most valuable psychological benefits that can come from your education.Attitude Toward Tests Dr. Francis P. Robinson in his book, Effective Study, poses a question: Did you ever thank a teacher for giving a test? At first glance you are not likely to find much in your thinking that would help inspire a yes. The teacher spends a lot of time preparing the test questions. After you have taken the test, the teacher spends many hours carefully evaluating your paper. Mistakes are marked so that when your paper is returned you can go over them and perhaps write in corrections. Then you will pot make the same mistakes again.Test as a Personal Battle Do you, like many of your fellow students, consider the test or examination as a personal battle which the teacher wages in an attempt to defeat you, or do you see it as a contest in which one tries to outwit the other? If this is your attitude towards tests, you probably do one of two things when the teacher returns your paper to you. One, you throw it away without bothering to do more than glance through it to see where points were taken off. Or two, without checking an incomplete answer against the facts as studied, you approach the teacher and demand to know why points were taken off. This is the most negative of approaches. The difference in attitude can he .seen in the difference between two questions: Why did you take off points on this question?” and “What should I have included that I did not?”Fear of Taking Tests Another attitude that you should avoid is that of fear. Fear of taking tests results in tension and disturbed thinking. These, in turn, produce blind spots (not being able to remember answers youre your knew ten minutes before the test) and careless mistakes. This fear also keeps people from venturing into new areas in life. They may visualize the new method, the better tool, or the strong bridge, but they hesitate until someone else realizes their dreams. Fear prevents success on tests and examinations because fear conditions the mind for failure. Students who are afraid start in a state of confusion and disorder. Thus they throw away the advantages they have gotten by preparation. Students who approach tests with fear are almost always characterized by the following: (1) Their grade is considerably lower than their daily recitation grades, sometimes as much as twenty points lower. (2) They complain about the teacher-insufficient explanation, lack of detailed review, etc. (3) They find fault with the test materials-too long, not the type of questions expected and studied for, didnt understand the wording of questions. (4) Their preparation consists of a frantic last-ditch effort. They suffer from loss of sleep almost to the point of total exhaustion, and often loss of important notes or review material just when they are needed most. (5) Fear drives these students to study for the test with another student. Invariably they choose a study companion who has the same attitude of fear. Often the other students knowledge of the subject is only equal to, or perhaps less than, their own. If you recognize two or more of these characteristics as behaviour patterns which you practice at test and examination time, you should change your attitude as quickly as possible. To continue them is to subject yourself to a climate of tension and fear and to condition yourself for defeat. A Positive Approach to Tests A third attitude is wholly positive. It is the attitude of challenge, self-confidence, and content-reliability. Students who accept a test as a challenge to show the teacher the extent of their knowledge of the subject and to improve their grades are stimulated. This stimulation produces the energy needed to think clearly and to act with precision over a longer period of concentration than the daily recitation requires. The attitude of challenge is reflected by enterprising rather than burdensome preparation. Self-confidence develops from this adequate preparation. There is no room for tension and fear. Even a questionable answer is approached by a calculated reliability. The belief is that a worthwhile answer, although perhaps only partially correct, can be worked out. This attitude requires the relationship between student and teacher, and question and answer, always to be one of cooperative production rather than competitive destruction. To adopt an attitude of challenge and self-confidence toward tests and examinations, you must first understand the real purposes of test.Reasons for TestsMotivation From the students point of view, the first reason for tests is motivation. Few of us are self-disciplined and motivated enough to educate ourselves without direction and requirement. Being tested periodically on accumulated knowledge is a strong motivating force.Chance to Show Knowledge A second reason for tests is that they provide students with a chance to show how much they have learned. Daily recitation does not provide such an opportunity. A test gives the students a chance to show their ability to organize and unify large volumes of material. This is not possible in preparing for day-to-day assignments.Prediction of Future Tests A third reason is that students gain insight into what the teacher considers most important. If test questions deal with main topics and essential principles, the student can accurately estimate the nature of future and larger tests.Discovery of Weaknesses and Progress A fourth important reason is that students can discover both their shortcomings and the extent of their progress. They can carefully study their errors and the general areas in which they occur. They can see a pattern to their errors. They can take steps to correct their weaknesses. They can measure their progress in that subject. And most important of all, they can measure whether or not their mental growth is keeping up with the demand of the subject. Now that you understand the reasons for tests and examinations, and how they benefit both student and teacher, you should not groan when a test is announced. Do not approach it as a burdensome chore or with light indifference. Approach it with an honest and determined effort for self-improvement. If you manage this, your grade will manage itself.注意：正式考试时候，此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；810题在答题卡1上。1. The writer introduces three major attitudes towards tests and the reasons to take tests.2. Taking a test as a battle is a positive attitude towards tests that every student should have.3. Fear of tests may even result in good performance in a test.4. To take a test as a challenge or opportunity to show your teacher how well you have learned is a positive attitude towards tests.5. Tests can motivate students to learn.6. Tests may help teachers know how well the students have learned.7. From tests, students can know whether they have made progress or not.8. Through tests students can learn how much _.9. Students will discover their _ in tests.10. When students know about the reasons for tests, they will approach them with _.Part III Listening Comprehension (35minutes)注意：正式考试时候，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。d11. A) The dinner was a disaster, B) The soup was perfect. C) The dinner was a success. D) The soup spoilt the dinner.C12. A) The mans notes are not very good. B) The man doesnt want to tend the woman his notes. C) The woman doesnt have to borrow notes from the man. D) The woman should have come to the lecture earlier. D13. A) In a department store. B) At a book shop. C) At a booking office. D) In a restaurant.C14. A) To go to the bathroom. B) Not to disturb her. C) To answer the door. D) To fix the door bell. C15. A) How the police tried to catch the robbers. B) How the robbers robbed the bank. C) How the robbers escaped.D) How much money had been robbed from the bank.D16. A) She is longing for a holiday. B) She is sick.C) She is daydreaming. D) She is longing for her home.A17. A) The womans boss. B) The womans husband. C) The womans friend. D) The womans father.B18. A) To pass the exam. B) To wish him good luck.C) To cross her fingers. D) To do nothing.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.C19. A) A T-shirt. B) A sweatshirt. C) A sweater. D) A pair of mans pants.B20. A) It is the wrong size. B) It is stained.C) It has loose thread. D) It is too fancy.A21. A) To return his money. B) To exchange the item. C) To give him store credit. D) To compensate him for the item.C22. A) The customer didnt follow the instructions for using the item. B) The item was on clearance.C) The man no longer has the store receipt. D) It is beyond the returning duration.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) 15 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 45 minutes. D) 60 minutes.24. A) There isnt a room available at that time, B) A speaker is coming to address the students. C) Language testing will take longer than expected. D) Lunch will not be ready until much later.25. A) 12:45 p.m. B) 1:30 p.m. C) 2:00 p.m. D) 2:15 p.m.Section B注意：正式考试时候，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) A shirt. B) An alarm clock. C) A woolen blanket. D) A suitcase.27. A) Because he forgot one of his suitcases. B) Because he was suspected of carrying something dangerous. C) Because he wanted to go out to smoke. D) Because he had lost his passport.28. A) They felt surprised. B) They felt funny. C) They felt curious. D) They felt shocked.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Talking. B) Communication and memory. C) Singing. D) Finding the way.30. A) Arrange objects according to the colour. B) Tell one object from another. C) Collect and store thousands of seeds in autumn, and find them later in winter. D) Combine words in the right order.31. A) To have more knowledge about nature. B) To put forward an explanation for birds abilities. C) To better understand how a human brain processes information. D) To better understand birds.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) He didnt like physics any more. B) His eyesight was too poor. C) He had to work to support himself. D) Physics was too hard for him.33. A) He found his job boring. B) He was not qualified to be an engineer. C) He wanted to travel. D) He was not happy with the new director.34. A) He wanted to work with his friend. B) He wanted to go to Spain. C) He was rejected by the engineering firm he had applied to. D) He enjoyed traveling around the world.35. A) He enjoyed teaching English. B) The owner of the school promised him a good position. C) He wanted to earn more money to support his family. D) He could earn more money as a teacher than as a travel agent.Section C注意：正式考试时候，此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。Increasing numbers of farmers are growing genetically engineered crops. A new report also says that the total land area where such crops are grown is increasing. Genetic engineering is the technology of changing the genes of living things. Genes are parts of (36) that control (37) and development. A changed gene directs a plant or other (38 to do things it normally does not do. For example, a plant may be genetically engineered to (39) sects. There is plenty of (40) information about genetically engineered crops. Critics of genetic engineering say the technology is a threat to human health and the environment. The new report (41) that farmers grew genetically engineered crops on more than 52 million hectares of farmland last year. That (42) an increase in land area of 19 percent (43) to the year before. (44) _. Four countries grew 99 percent of all genetically engineered crops last year. The United States grew 68 percent of the world total. Argentina grew 22 percent. Canada was next with 6 percent. The report says soybeans were the most common genetically engineered crop. They were grown on 33 million hectares of farmland. Other common genetically engineered crops were corn and cotton. (45) _. The scientists say the genes were found in wild corn growing in the mountains of southern Mexico.(46) _. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AQuestions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee and it took several years to gain general _ 47 (introduction stage). At one point, though, 48 coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became 49 to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a 50 decline when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline). The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to .51 product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that 52 managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, e.g. that the backpacks that so many students carry today were _ 53 designed for the military? Market modification also means searching for 54 usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to 55 to new market sections. Another product 56 strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users.注意：正式考试时候，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) attached I executive B) marketing J ) extensionC) production K) slight D) acceptance L) tremendous E) originally M) finance F) capability N) appeal G) instant O) extend H) increased Section BPassage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. It is called softwood used to build houses, but these days it is producing nothing but hard feelings. In the United States, about 30% of such softwood comes from Canada. But on March 22nd, the Department of Commerce announced that it would impose a tariff (关税) of around 29% on Canadian softwood. The Americans contend that Canada is subsidizing (给予补助金) its timber industry, and dumping wood on to its neighbour for sale at prices that do not cover its production cost. Canadians hotly deny this, and the two sides are hiring experts to fire each other. In Canada the provincial governments own forests, and have considerable freedom in pricing their “stumpage”, as standing trees are oddly called. American critics say the Canadians give away those uncut trees and estimate that Canadian logging companies pay as much as 60% less for standing trees than they would if the market set the price. However, the Canadian experts concerned argue that stumpage fees cover only a small portion of what it costs a Canadian company to send lumber (木材) across the border and these companies have to build their own roads, reforest logged lands, and pay the cost of planning their sal