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学院 专业 级 学号 姓名 英语教师姓名 密封线注意事项1. 请在答题卡上标明A卷2请在试卷二与答题卡上写明英语教师姓名、所在学院、考生姓名、考号。3.考试时间为120分钟，提前30分钟收答题卡。试 卷 一Part I. Listening Comprehension (30%)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear EIGHT short conversations and TWO long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.A. To buy anything unusual for a birthday gift. B. To buy a red scarf. C. To buy anything except a red scarf. D. She did not say clearly what to buy. 2. A. To look at how students deal with used textbooks. B. To look at how students buy used textbooks. C. To buy used textbooks for next term. D. To find what books are sold at half price. 3. A. He is not studying hard nowadays. B. He is studying too hard. C. He has eaten too much. D. He oversleeps every day. 4. A. To go to the Health Clinic to be vaccinated(预防接种). B. To go to a large hospital to be vaccinated. C. To visit Southeast Asia this summer when there will be no bird flu. D. To visit Southeast Asia this summer when there will be no SARS. 5. A. The doctor has stopped seeing new patients B. The doctors office will be closed tomorrowC. The doctors schedule is filled tomorrow D. The doctor can see the woman tomorrow6. A. Secretary B. Reporter C. Teacher D. Shop assistant，7. A. She likes classical musical more than modern musicB. She likes modern music more than classical music C. She likes classical music only. D. She doesnt like modern music8. A. On a bus B. On a plane C. On a train D. In a taxiConversation One9. A. To see some relatives B. To buy some toys C. To sightseeD. To go to the seashore10. A. The Car was not moving fast enough B. Their clothing was warm enoughC. The air outside was also hotD. They were not feeling good11. A. The weather was so hot B. He had done enough study C. He did not want to stay in the library any longer D. He wanted to have fun12. A. Waiting for Sues parents to arrive.B. Waiting for the car to be repaired C. sight-seeing in Chicago.D. Visiting friends in IndianaConversation Two13.A. Harsh and long.B. Gloomy.C. Long but sunny.D. Terrible14A. Six.B. Four C. Five D. Three15A. Spring B. Winter.C. Autumn D. SummerSection BDirections: In this section you will hear THREE passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage One Question 16-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is true of peoples opinions of the relationship between mental energies and seasons? A. They all think mental energies are influenced by seasons. B. They all think mental energies are unlikely to be affected by seasons. C. They have different opinions. D. Their opinions change with the seasons. 17. What have scientists discovered? A. The colder the weather is, the more creative people are. B. Hot weather is favorable for creative thinking. C. Cool weather is favorable for creative thinking. D. Changes in temperature help creative thinking. 18. According to the passage, why are people sharper in spring? A. They have more and better sleep. B. They have more nutritious food. C. Their mental abilities are affected by the fact that summer is not far away. D. Their mental abilities are affected by factors that cause changes in nature. 19. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Autumn is better than winter for creative thinking. B. Winter is better than autumn for creative thinking. C. Summer is too hot for a vacation. D. All people become less intelligent in summer. 20. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Spring is the best season for creative thinking. B. One should make full use of spring to do research. C. All three seasons are good except summer. D. Seasonal changes affect peoples mental abilities. Passage TwoQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard21. Which four countries are mentioned as growing most of the worlds GM crops? A. The United States, Mexico, Canada and China. B. The United States, Argentina, Canada and China. C. The United States, Germany, Canada and China. D. The United States, Argentina, Canada and Japan. 22. What advantages of GM food are mentioned in the passage? A. Improving the quality of the food and the environment. B. Solving the hunger problem and protecting the environment. C. Reducing poverty(贫穷) and promoting health. D. Increasing production and improving health. 23. Which of the following are mentioned in the passage as problems with GM food? A. Environmental safety and consumer choice. B. Labeling and international security. C. Ethics and world peace. D. Food security and cancer growth. 24. What is the speakers attitude towards GM food? A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Most enthusiastic. 25. What is the passage mainly concerned with? A. The advantages of GM food. B. The disadvantages of GM food. C. The great advantages and small problems of GM food. D. The pros and cons（正反两方面）of GM food. Passage ThreeQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard 26. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. People wish for everlasting friendships. B. People expect only short-term friendships, for society is complicated. C. People believe lifelong friendships to be impossible. D. True friends give you whatever they can. 27. What is the first misunderstanding about friendship mentioned in the passage? A. You want your friends to be near at hand. B. You need your independence. C. A friend should never ask to stay overnight at your home. D. A friend can ask for any favor from you. 28. What is the second misunderstanding mentioned in the passage? A. You can ask for help from your friend only under certain circumstances. B. Your friend should not say no to you too often. C. You can always ask for help from your friends. D. You should not ask for too much from your friends. 29. What is the most important factor in friendship according to the speaker? A. Friends should give each other suitable help. B. Friends should give each other as much help as possible. C. Friends should understand each other. D. Friends should keep each other at arms length. 30. What is the main idea of the passage? A. True friendships should last forever. B. Friends often misunderstand each other, and they need to know and respect each other. C. Friends often misunderstand each other, and friendships cannot last long. D. Only by helping each other under all circumstances can friends develop lifelong friendships.Part II. Reading Comprehension (40%)Passage OneStudents graduating from colleges today are not fully prepared to deal with the “real world.” It is my belief that college students need to be taught more skills and information to enable them to meet the challenges that face everyone in daily life. The areas in which students need training are playing the credit game, planning their personal financial strategy, and consumer awareness.Learning how to obtain and use credit is probably the most valuable knowledge a young person can have. Credit is a dangerous tool that can be of tremendous help if it is handled with caution. Having credit can enable people to obtain material necessities before they have the money to purchase them outright (立刻，当场). But unfortunately, many, many young people get carried away with their handy plastic credit cards and awake one day to find they are in serious financial debt（债务）. Learning how to use credit properly can be a very difficult and painful lesson indeed.Of equal importance is learning how to plan a personal budget. People have to know how to control money; otherwise, it can control them. Students should leave college knowing how to allocate their money for living expenses, insurance, savings, and so forth in order to avoid the “Oh, no! Im flat broke and I dont get paid again for two weeks!” anxiety syndrome (综合症状).Along with learning about credit and personal financial planning, graduating college students should be trained as consumers. The consumer market today is flooded with a variety of products and services of varying quality and prices. A young person entering the “real world” is suddenly faced with difficult decisions about which product to buy or whose services to engage. He is usually unaware of such things as return policies, guarantee（保修），or repair procedures. Information of this sort is vital knowledge to everyday living.For a newly graduated college student, the “real world” can be a scary place to be when he or she is faced with such issues as handling credit, planning a budget, or knowing what to look for when making a purchase and whom to purchase it from. Entering this “real world” could be made less painful if persons were educated in dealing with these areas of daily life. What better place to accomplish this than in college?31 According to the writer, graduating students _.A.will find it hard to get a job with only knowledge gained from collegeB. have insufficient skills and knowledge and do not deserve a college diplomaC. will not be able to earn enough money to support themselvesD. do not have the necessary knowledge and skills to deal with the realities of life32. The writer points out that many young people _.A. fall into debt due to ill-advised use of credit cardsB. have no choice but to depend on credit to purchase some material necessitiesC. do not know the power of creditD. start buying too much on credit before they get a paid job33. Students suffer from an anxiety syndrome because _.A. they do not have their parents financial supportB. they are worried that they dont get paid on timeC. they run out of money and cant cover their living expensesD. they cant afford to buy insurance for themselves34. To “train students as consumers” means to enable them to _.A. handle their credit with cautionB. plan their spending carefully so that they dont go brokeC. make wise purchasing decisions and be informed about consumer servicesD. cope with serious financial problems35. By asking “What better place to accomplish this than in college?” the writer means that _. A. the best place to train students to deal with personal financial issues is in collegeB. students should be trained to enter the real world after they graduate from collegeC. students can best be trained in business and economics in collegeD. students should be taught to cope with the difficult problems they will be facing after graduationPassage TwoWhen I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didnt understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me, and then after each paragraph, she told me the general meaning of what we just read. In class, I tried to hide(藏,隐瞒)the fact that I couldnt read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending（假装） I was reading it. I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get into trouble for not being able to understand. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University? By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at a very slow speed. In eighth grade, I got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed-reading. Then I developed my own way which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better. I found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the general picture. 36. The main difficulty the writer had in reading in her 7th grade was that _.A. she often forgot her school reading assignmentsB. she had difficulty reading with comprehensionC. she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammarD. she always looked elsewhere when asked to read37. The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because _.A. she was afraid of being found outB. the reading class was terribleC. she had to do what others were doingD. her mother told her to do so38. The writers reading ability improved a great deal mainly because _.A. she entered Cornell UniversityB. she took a course on speed readingC. her mother managed to help her outD. she developed her own way of reading39. From her own experience, the writer found that _.A. ones comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyB. in order to understand better, one has to read slowlyC. one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fastD. many people read fast in order to save time 40. After reading this passage, we think that the writer wrote the passage in order to _.A. prove to readers the importance of higher educationB. tell a story in honor of her motherC. give a detailed description of different reading skillsD. prove the importance of fast readingPassage ThreeOnce upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of writing on the beach（海滩）before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasnt dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man paused, looking up and replied, “Throwing starfish (海星) in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I dont throw them in, theyll die.” “But, young man, dont you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You cant possibly make a difference!” The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us have a natural ability to make a difference. If we can become aware of that ability, we will get the power to shape the future through the strength of our images. All of us must find our starfish. If we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be wonderful.41. Before he began writing, the wise man would _.A. take a walk along the shoreB. go swimming in the oceanC. have a walk and pick up starfish on the beachD. look down the beach and enjoy the scene42. One day, the wise man saw the young man _.A. dancing along the beachB. walking along the beachC. picking up starfish for saleD. trying to save as many starfish as possible43. Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to _.A. the ability to make decisionsB. the ability to pick up starfishC. starfish that the young man threw back to the oceanD. our ability to have an effect on the future44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The wise man and the young man shared the same opinion on the subject of starfish.B. The young man disagreed with the wise man on the subject of starfish.C. The wise man thought it impossible to save any of the starfish on the beach.D. The young man was unaware of his ability to make a difference for starfish.45. The writer told this story in order to tell us that _.A. everyone of us is cleverB. all of us can help to shape our futureC. wise men are sometimes stupidD. young people are actually wiser than old peoplePassage FourMy Uncle Theo is a man with real brains. He is a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied for a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates(候选人) who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to go to be interviewed.Camford is a very small town with only one hotel in it. It was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in