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. . . . .Beihang University College English Proficiency Test (BUCEPT)(SAMPLE)Part I Listening Comprehension (40 minutes; 40 points)In this part, there are 4 sections: 2 long conversations in Section A, 2 passages in Section B, 2 lectures in Section C and 2 news items in Section D. The whole listening comprehension part will take about 40 minutes to finish. Now lets begin with Section A.Section ALong Conversations (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. After each conversation, there will be a one-and-a-half-minute 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. Conversation OneCollege MajorsGlossary1) undeclared 未确定的 2) tuition 学费3) sermon 说教 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. Where does the conversation most likely take place?A) In a college dormitory. B) In a university classroom.C) At the schools library. D) In the professors office.2. What year is the woman at college?A) The first year. B) The second year.C) The third year. D) The fourth year.3. How many more credits does the woman need to graduate?A) OneB) NineC) Ten D) Two4. Which of the following statements is true of the womans paying for college?A) She has worked very hard part time. B) She is currently repaying student loans.C) She borrows money from her parents.D) She has received an internship this summer.5. What does the woman say about her future job?A) She will work in her fathers business after she graduates.B) She hopes to find a job related to her major.C) She has landed some job interviews.D) She wants to continue her study in a graduate school.Conversation Two Business CommunicationGlossary1) brochure 小册子2) fax 传真 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.6.Why cant Elaine Strong answer the phone?A) Shes in a meeting. B) Shes out of the office.C) Shes using the restroom. D) Shes talking with another customer.7.What does the caller want the secretary to send?A) Information on after-sales service.B) Description of the newest laptops performance.C) Quotations (报价) of the newest software products.D) Introduction of the computer company.8.How should the callers name be spelled?A) Cordell.B) Cordel.C) Kordel.D) Kordell.9.What is the callers telephone number?A) 560-2188.B) 560-1828.C) 560-1287.D) 560-1278.10.What is the callers fax number?A) 560-288.B) 560-1-88.C) 560-1287.D) 560-1288.Section BShort Passages (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. Each passage will be read only once. After each passage, there will be a one-and-a-half-minute 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. Passage OneFour SeasonsGlossary1) sledding 乘雪橇滑行2) hover 徘徊3) stroll 闲逛Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.Which type of recording was this presentation taken from?A) A TV weather program on seasonal changes.B) An informal discussion between friends.C) An academic speech at school. D) A scientific report on weather. 12. Which of the following statements is true of the winter season?A) The snow averages about 30 inches only in January.B) Winter temperatures hover below freezing for a 3-month period.C) Sledding, skiing and snowshoeing are popular outdoor activities during this season.D) There are snow storms for most of January. 13.Which statement is NOT true about the spring?A) Spring usually begins at the end of March. B) Spring usually begins in early March.C) People can take some outdoors activities. D) Nighttime temperatures drop below 50 degrees.14. What can we learn about the climate of the city?A) It cool and rainy in autumn.B) Its hot and humid in summer.C) Its freezing and dry in winter.D) Its warm and windy in spring.15. What do people there like to do in the fall?A) Go and see the fall colors.B) Clean their houses. C) Have a fall picnic.D) Drive to see leaves falling. Passage TwoNew York TravelGlossary1) itinerary 路线2) lobby 大厅3) musical 歌剧Questions 13 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.When will the plane take off?A) 6:00 AM. B) 7:30 AM. C) 9:00 AM.D) 3:00 PM. 17. How will the group get to the hotel from the airport? A) By taxi. B) By subway.C) By bus.D) By car. 18. About what time does the hotel restaurant open?A) 5:00 AM B) 6:00 AM C) 7:00 AM D) 8:00 AM19. What can the group do at Times Square?A) They have about an hour for lunch.B) They will have time to do some shopping.C) They will have a tour of the area.D) They will visit the Statue of Liberty. 20. What will the group do after dinner?A) They will watch a Broadway musical.B) They will enjoy an exciting movie.C) They will attend a Broadway play.D) They will go to a Broadway concert. Section CLectures (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 lectures. Each lecture will be read only once. After each lecture, there will be a one-and-a-half-minute 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.Lecture OneGlossary1) scout bee 侦查蜂2) hive蜂巢3) forager (bees)搜寻食物的（蜜蜂）4) waggle dance摇尾舞5) oval椭圆形6) vertical垂直线Questions 21 to 25 are based on the lecture you have just heard.21.Which aspect of bee behavior does the professor mainly discuss?A) Reproduction.B) Hibernation.C) Organization.D) Communication.22.According to scientist Von Frisch, what message is NOT conveyed by the scout bees dance?A) The quantity of the food it had found.B) The smell of the food it had found.C) The direction to fly to the food site.D) The distance of the food site from the beehive.23.Why did the British scientists use a new type of radar?A) To explain how bees know which way to fly.B) To prove that Von Frischs theory was correct.C) To illustrate problems with the waggle dance.D) To confirm the accuracy of the round dance.24. According to the professor, what does the waggle dance tell forager bees?A) The distance of the food site from the hive.B) The exact location of the food site.C) How much food they will find at the site.D) The weather conditions at the food site.25. Which way should forager bees fly if a scout bee flies up the side of the beehive in a vertical line?A) Toward the west.B) Toward the south.C) Toward the sun.D) Away from the sun.Lecture TwoGlossary1) reinterpret重新解释2) emergence出现，出来3) premise前提4) concede承认5) highlight强调，突出6) emotionalism感情主义7) dramatize使戏剧化，夸张8) plight困境Questions 26 to 30 are based on the lecture you have just heard.26.What is the main topic of the lecture?A) Women-centered history.B) The contribution approach.C) The victim approach.D) Historical models.27.What does the professor mean by saying “women have been short-changed”?A) Women always fail to get sufficient change when buying things.B) Women roles are often neglected or underestimated.C) There are fewer changes in womens daily life.D) Women often want to have temporary change.28.Why does the professor mention Jane Addams?A) To argue against traditional US historical models.B) To correct a misimpression about the Nobel Peace Prize.C) To illustrate female roles in US history.D) To demonstrate his profound historical knowledge.29.Whats wrong with the “contribution approach”, according to the professor?A) It makes the plight of women seem overly dramatic.B) It ignores the most outstanding women.C) It overemphasizes mens oppression of women.D) It neglects womens social role in family life.30.Which of the following describes the “victim approach” to US history?A) It asks, “What have women done?”B) It asks, “How have men oppressed women?”C) It asks, “How have women helped men?”D) It asks, “What have men done?”Section DNews (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear two news items. Each news item will be read separately for three times. When the news items are read for the first time, you should listen carefully for their general ideas. When they are read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 31 to 36, and from 39 to 44 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 37, 38 and 45 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 news items are read for the third time, you should check what you have written. You should put your answers on Answer Sheet Two.News One This is the VOA Special English Development Report.This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be (31)_ at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also (32)_off to go dark. So is the Empire State Building in New York and buildings in other cities around the world.The lights will stay off for one hour for an event called Earth Hour. The observance is organized by a (33)_ group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the World Wildlife Fund.For the fourth year, people are being (34)_ to turn off their lights for one hour to call attention to the (35)_ of climate change. The group says climate change is one of the greatest (36)_ facing wildlife and nature.(37)_. Organizers said more than two thousand businesses and two million people took part.Since then, Earth Hour has grown into an international event. People in more than four thousand cities in eighty-eight countries took part last year.(38)_. This will be the first Earth Hour for countries including Kuwait, Qatar, Kosovo, Madagascar, Nepal, Cambodia and Panama.News TwoOn April twenty-second, some American children stayed out of school but they were not punished. They were with their parents. As Faith Lapidus tells us, it was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.FAITH LAPIDUS: The Ms. Foundation for Women started the (39)_ seventeen years ago, in nineteen ninety-three. At first it was just called Take Our Daughters to Work.Gloria Steinem and other foundation leaders pointed to studies showing that self-(40)_ suffers as girls become teenagers. They can lose trust in their abilities and (41)_, especially in areas like science, math and technology.So the Ms. Foundation planned a day for parents in New York City to show girls all the possibilities for them in the (42)_ world. But there was so much interest, the organizers decided to make it (43)_.At first, girls mostly followed their mom or dad around at work to learn about their jobs. Later, employers and schools began to offer (44)_ activities.(45)_. So in two thousand three the day was renamed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work.Part Reading Comprehension （50 minutes; 45 points）Section 1: True/False/Not Given and Multiple Choice Questions (30 points)Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage has ten questions or unfinished statements. The first five statements in each passage are True/False/Not given statements. You should mark “A)”, for True, “B)”, for False and “C)” for Not Given; the next five questions or unfinished statements are multiple choices. You should decide the correct answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 55 are based on the following passage.Free and Easy? One Mans Experiment in Living without Money1 For most of us it seems that money makes the world go round. 2 But not for Mark Boyle, who has turned his life into a radical experiment and pledged（发誓）to live without cash, credit cards, loans or any other form of finance. 3 The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhis call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of an organic food company in Bristol, UK, he decided to strike out in a bold new direction. 4 I was sitting around with a friend one night in 2007 discussing the worlds problems, and we were trying to work out which one to dedicate our lives to helping solve, he told CNN. 5 Then it hit me, at the root of it all was money, which creates a kind of disconnection between us and our actions, whether thats through sweatshops, industrial agriculture, or war, and so I decided to see if it was possible to do without. 6 Mark sold his houseboat and set about preparing himself for his new life. He posted an advert on Freecycle asking for a tent, a yurt (圆顶帐篷）, a caravan （可供居住的拖车） or any other type of shelter and was immediately rewarded by his first taste of human kindness. 7 Then a friend made him a cheap wood-burning stove from an old gas can to heat the caravan, and with a few other budget purchases, including solar panels (太阳能电池板) and a trailer (拖车) for his bike, he was ready to go. 8 His food would be cooked on a rocket stove made from two old catering tins (餐盒), and he would wash in a solar shower, essentially a black plastic bag suspended from a tree, and warmed by the sun. 9 His lavatory would be a hole in the ground screened by a wooden modesty structure to protect the sensibilities of any walkers using a nearby footpath. 10 Then, with his pockets empty - he didnt even carry keys as he decided not to lock his caravan and start trusting the world a bit more - Mark was ready to go. 11 Everything was about to change. 12 Even breakfast on the first day would be different, with morning coffee no longer an option, and the ingredients for his breakfast beverage now gathered in the hedges (篱笆) around his caravan. 13 I drink nettle and cleaver tea (荨麻与猪殃殃泡成的茶) , sometimes with some fresh lemon verbena (防臭木) when I find it, he says. 14 Although it hasnt always been easy, and there have been many challenges and sacrifices, 18 months later, Mark is still living this way. He told CNN he has really loved it and never been happier or fitter. 15 Marks remarkable journey is relayed in his new book, The Moneyless Man, which along with detailing the practical challenges on the rocky road towards his new world, also explains the philosophy that drives him that human society is fairer, happier and more secure when relationships are not mediated (以为媒介) by money. 16 Any profits from the book will be invested in buying land to create a Freeconomy community, where people can experiment living together without money. 17Public interest in his project has been divided. While a huge number of people are very supportive, there has been harsh criticism of him, particularly on Internet forums.18 People tend to be either very positive about what Im doing or very negative; I think its about 70 percent/30 percent. But I try not to get too worked up about it; its early days and we live in a very money orientated world. 19 Of course not everyone can, or is ready to, live like Mark - a point he is happy to concede. But he does believe people can live more like him, and be happier as a result. 20 Theres no one solution for everyone, and everyone has different needs, says Mark. 21 Its about reducing your consumption however that is appropriate for you, and there are lots of small ways people can do that which will benefit themselves and the environment, like car sharing. 22 With this in mind, he put the money from the sale of his houseboat towards setting up , a social networking Web site that aims to help reconnect people in their local communities through the simple act of sharing. 23 So far Marks adventure without money has taught him a lot, and he has inspired many others along the way, but he remains philosophical about his success. 24 I just get up each morning and try and say if it happens, it happens, he says. 25 Im just trying to take life as it comes and enjoy it along the way. (803 words)For questions 46-50, choose A) (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;B) (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;C) (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.46. Economics graduate Mark Boyle has lived for over 3 years without money.47. To encourage others to shun (避开，躲避) money bounds, Mark has set up a freeconomy community. 48. Mark says he feels freer, fitter and happier than ever before. 49. Mark has more critics than supporters of his project. 50. Mark believes everyone can live like himself- live without money. For questions 51-55, c