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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全ShoppingShoppingSection Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two pa

2、rts in this section, Part A and Part B . Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1. If you ha

3、ve any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A.,B. ,C. or D.

4、, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at question 1. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What does the man mean?A.Hell ask Steven when he talks to him.B.He wants to make sure the weather is clear.C.He isnt sure how

5、 many people will go.D.He doesnt know if there is single room.答案:D解析W: Steven asked if he could get a ride with you to the beach.M: Well, Ill see to it. Whether or not well have room is still not clear.2. What did the man advise the woman to do?A.Not to worry about her umbrella.B.Clean up her room.C

6、.Get her umbrella back before noon.D.Not to wait for him after lunch time.答案:D解析W: I left my umbrella in my room. Could you wait while I go back to get it?M: Dont bother. The weather report said it will clear up by noon.3. What are these people complaining about?A.The noise in the room.B.The heat in

7、side.C.The long working hours.D.The crowded room.答案:B解析W: It is so hot today. I cant work. I wish there were a fan here.M: So do I. Ill fall asleep if we dont get out of this stuffy room soon.4. What does the woman suggest?A.Exercising just after getting up.B.Eating something good for breakfast.C.Bu

8、ying the next larger size.D.Not exercising so many times a day.答案:A解析M: I want to exercise but never seem to find the time.W: Why not do it first thing in the morning?5. What does the woman mean?A.She wants to study again tomorrow.B.She is unhappy to work so long.C.She considers half a days work is

9、a days work.D.She is willing to stop working.答案:D解析M: Weve studied long enough for a Saturday afternoon.W: Okay. Lets call it a day. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 6. What does the man say about the seminar?A.It will end at 3:30.B.It will end before 3:30.C.It will last longer than scheduled.D.It will last thr

10、ee hours.答案:C解析W: When is your seminar over?M: Its supposed to end at 3:30, but he never lets us out on time.7. What did the man ask the woman to do?A.Wait a minute for the Mayor.B.Give note to the Mayor.C.Write a note to the Mayor.D.Write a notice for the Mayor.答案:B解析W: The Mayor will be back in ju

11、st a minute. You may wait for him if you want to.M: No thanks. Ill just leave a note for him.8. Why hasnt Sam changed his apartment yet?A.Hes spent all his money.B.After all he prefers his old one.C.He hasnt, found one large enough.D.He hasnt found a suitable one.答案:D解析W: Sam, arent you moving to a

12、smaller apartment?M: Someday, yes. Ive already spent months searching for a good one.9. What did the man tell the woman to do?A.Bring some food to the table.B.Help herself to some food.C.Go ahead and use the phone.D.Bring the phone over to the table.答案:C解析W: Excuse me, would you mind if I use your p

13、hone?M: Help yourself. Its on the table over there.10. What can be concluded about the woman?A.She has no desire to teach.B.She will graduate after the man does.C.She likes all her teachers equally.D.She has no idea where graduation will be held.答案:A解析M: Are you going to teach after you graduate?W:

14、Where did you get on idea like that?Part B You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing A ,B. ,C. or D. . You will hea

15、r each conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark you answers in your test booklet. Questions 11-15 are based on the talk youve just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Where do you think this dialogue takes place?A.At the station.B.At the coach station.C.At the travel agency.D.At a library答案:C解析 11-15Customer: Hello.

16、Travel agent: Be with you in just a moment, Madam. Yes, now may I help you?Customer: Yes, erm. Id like to book a holiday somewhere in Britain.Travel agent: Yes, of course. Were you thinking of any special place in particular?Customer: Well, I dont know really. Can you recommend anywhere?Travel agent

17、: Well, theres London, of course.Customer: Well, no, no. Ive been to London already. I think Im looking for theatres and, erm, some of your pubs.Travel agent: Let me think now. Theres Salisbury, there s Chichester. Chichesters got a very famous theatre. And of course York, very famous for its York M

18、inster, the Cathedral, yeh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh in Scotland.Customer: Oh; Ive not been to Scotland before so, I mean, what have you got for Edinburgh?Travel agent: Well, what sort of length of trip have you got in mind?Customer: Well, I think Id like to stay., gosh.just a few days. I think Id like.

19、, say a hotel, the board, the fare, sort of all inclusive to the trip .Travel agent: Fine, fine. Well, let me look that up. here we are. Exeter, Edinburgh. Now then, now weve got a three-day inclusive trip erm., thats by coach and that would cost you 92.50 about 150. What you had in mind? Alternativ

20、ely, now just a moment, theres another three-day trip going by train, thats a tiny bit more expensive., also what we call inclusive.Customer: Yeh. erh, how much is that one?Travel agent: Thats 100,about 160.Customer: Ah ha. I think Id prefer to go by train.Travel agent: Right, now, erm .Customer: Wh

21、at about the accommodation that goes with that trip?Travel agent: Well, that is inclusive. It means. its a three-star hotel, which is pretty good quality, right in the centre of town. Weve had a lot of customers whove stayed there and they have been perfectly happy. Er, it is what we call bed and br

22、eakfast though. Would that be all right?Customer: Oh, that would suit me fine because Id like to try some of that Scottish food, that haggis, whatever it is. so. so. what.Travel agent: Of Course, so when would you like to go because this trip, the train, three days, its midweek only. That would be T

23、uesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Would that suit you?Customer: WonderfulTravel agent: All right.2. What does the woman want to see?A.Theatres in London.B.Theatres and pubs in Britain.C.Theatres and cathedrals in Britain.D.Cathedrals and pubs in London.答案:B3. What is true of the prices of the trip?A.Trip

24、 by coach is as expensive as that by train.B.Trip by coach is cheaper than that by train.C.Trip by coach is more expensive than that by train.D.Trip by coach is as cheap as that by train.答案:B4. Where will the woman go for her holiday?A.England.B.Wales.C.Scotland.D.Either A or B答案:C5. What kind of tr

25、ip do you think will the woman choose?A.Trip by coach.B.Trip by train.C.Neither A nor BD.Either A or B答案:B Questions 16-20 are based on the talk youve just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 6. Why did the woman talk to the professor?A.She wants him to recommend books.B.She wants to apply to graduate schoo

26、ls.C.She wants to take an advanced course.D.She wants him to give her a good grade.答案:C解析 16-20M: Come in! Come in! What can I do for you?W: Prof. Donner, are you giving your advanced geology course again next semester?M: Yes, I m planning on it.W: I wonder if I could enroll in it. I know its a grad

27、uate course and Im only a junior, but.M: Arent you a bit young? Ive allowed qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.W: I know, but the geology of the American West is my favourite interest and Ive done a lot of reading in the field. Last semester I took Prof

28、. Burmans course and I didnt find it nearly challenging enough.M: I see. You certainly arent one of those students who are out for easy grades.W: I should say not. I really want to learn something.M: Well, Ill speak to Prof. Burman. If he thinks youre ready, Ill let you enroll.W. Oh, thanks, Profess

29、or Donner, thats really very nice of you.7. Which academic .year is the woman in?A.She is a junior.B.She is a senior.C.She is a graduate student.D.She is a teaching assistant.答案:A8. What is the professors first reply to the womans request?A.He doesnt intend to offer the course.B.He doesnt think the

30、course will interest her.C.He never accepts undergraduates in his course.D.He thinks the course will be too difficult for her.答案:D9. What does/he woman say to persuade the professor to help her?A.She is unusually well prepared.B.She wants to take an easy course.C.She needs additional credits in the

31、subject.D.She wants to read a book in this field.答案:A10. What does the woman say about the geology course she had already taken?A.She had a hard time keeping up.B.She found it much too easy.C.She didnt think she was qualified.D.She wasnt satisfied with her grade.答案:B Questions 21-23 are based on the

32、 talk youve just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 11. Who are talking in this dialogue?A.A student and a professor.B.A physicist and a biologist.C.Two students.D.Two professors.答案:C解析 21-23W: Oh, Im glad to see you, Harry. You took Introduction to Science last year, didnt you?M: I sure did.W: Well, Im th

33、inking about taking it next year.M: Dont do it.W: Why not? Is the professor awful?M: The professor is nice enough, but the course is nothing but physics and chemistry with lots of equations. You cant just mix the right chemicals and watch what happens. As you go along you have to keep careful notes

34、and turn it all into a bunch of numbers and formulas after an experiment is over. It was the worst course Ive ever taken.W: I like numbers and formulas.M: Well, youll love these, but all I was interested in was biology, and we didnt get to that till the last three weeks of class. What a year!12. Wha

35、t is the name of the course the man and woman are discussing?A.Physical chemistry.B.Life experience.C.Introduction to Science.D.Biology.答案:B13. What is the man interested in?A.Physics.B.Mathematics.C.Chemistry.D.Biology.答案:C Questions 24-25 are based on the talk youve just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名

36、) 14. When would this talk most likely be given?A.During registration.B.On the first day of class.C.At mid-semester.D.During the final week.答案:B解析 24-25 If there are no more questions about the textbooks or syllabus, Id like to briefly explain the grading procedure Ill be using in this course. 50% o

37、f your grade will be based on the mid-term examination and the final exam. Both of these exams will be given during class time and each will be 2 hours long. In a lecture class of this size, it is impractical and almost impossible to give make-up exams, so plan on being healthy and in class on those

38、 days; otherwise, your final grade average may suffer. The semester is 16 weeks long and quizzes will be given every 2 weeks to make sure youre keeping up with whats going on in class. Quizzes will count as 15% of your grade and daily homework will count another 15 %. Homework will be collected and

39、graded by the teaching assistants in your laboratory sessions. So, 50% for exams, 15% for quizzes, and 15% for homework. The remaining 20% of your grade will be based on class participation. Im obviously not in a position to judge this, but I will ask your teaching assistants to evaluate how activel

40、y you participate in their classes. Remember, the purpose of the laboratory sessions is to give you a chance to ask questions about the lecture and to discuss difficult points. 15. What relationship does the speaker probably have with the students in the class?A.He leads their small group discussion

41、s.B.He advises them individually.C.He teaches them laboratory classes.D.He meets with them for large group lectures.答案:DSection Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on your ANSWER SHEET 1. Shopping habits in t

42、he United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 1 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 2 on both sides with many 3 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sort

43、s of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 4 , some shops offered 5 . These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops, 6 in the 1950s, a change began to 7 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8 too few parking places

44、were 9 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 11 the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 12 as a co

45、llection of small new stores 13 crowded city centers. 14 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 15 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16 of shopping centers led 17 to the building of bigger and better-stocked stores. 18 the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost

46、developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 19 of one-stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 benches, fountains, and out door entertainment. 1.A.As early asB.EarlyC.Early asD.Earlier答案:B2.A.builtB.designedC.intendedD.lined答案:D3.A.variedB.variousC.sor

47、tedD.mixed-up答案:B4.A.Apart fromB.HoweverC.In additionD.As well答案:C5.A.medical careB.foodC.cosmeticsD.services答案:D6.A.SuddenlyB.AbruptlyC.ContrarilyD.But答案:D7.A.be taking placeB.take placeC.be taken placeD.have taken place答案:B8.A.whileB.yetC.thoughD.and then答案:A9.A.available forB.available toC.used b

48、yD.ready for答案:B10.A.overB.fromC.out ofD.outside答案:D11.A.whenB.whileC.sinceD.then答案:A12.A.startedB.foundedC.set upD.organized答案:A13.A.out ofB.away fromC.next toD.near答案:B14.A.AttractedB.SurprisedC.DelightedD.Enjoyed答案:A15.A.innerB.centralC.shoppingD.downtown答案:D16.A.distinctionB.fameC.popularityD.li

49、king答案:C17.A.onB.in turnC.by turnsD.further答案:B18.A.ByB.DuringC.InD.Towards答案:A19.A.cheapnessB.readinessC.convenienceD.handiness答案:C20.A.because ofB.andC.withD.provided答案:CSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A,

50、B, C or D. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text 1 The free enterprise has produced a technology capable of providing the American consumer with the largest and most varied marketplace in the world. Technological advances, h

51、owever, have come hand-in-hand with impersonal mass marketing of goods and services. Along with progress, too, have come some instances of manipulative advertising practices and a great increase in products whose reliability, safety and quality are difficult to evaluate. Todays consumers buy, enjoy,

52、 use and discard more types of goods than could possibly have been imagined even a few years ago. Yet too often consumers have no idea of the materials that have gone into the manufacturers finished product or their own motivation in selecting one product over another. Easy credit and forceful techn

53、iques of modern marketing persuade many consumers to buy what they cannot afford. The consequent overburdening of family budgets is a problem for consumers at all economic levels. It is not unusual for families to allocate 20 percent or more of their income to debt repayments without understanding t

54、he effect this allocation has upon other choices. Some families have such tight budgets that an illness, a period of unemployment, or some other crisis finds them without adequate reserves. In addition to the growing complexity of the market, consumers arc sometimes faced with unfair and deceptive p

55、ractices. Although there are laws designed to protect the consumers, there is not a sufficient number a law enforcers to cover all the abuses of the marketplace. An adult in todays society should be knowledgeable in the use of credit. He should understand what is involved in purchasing a house, and the many pitfalls to be avoided when entering into financial agreements. He should know enough about advertising and selling techniques to enable him to discern the honest from the deceptive. He should be knowledgeable about consumer protection laws so that he can demand his rights. Wh