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PartIListening听力（20%）

SectionA(10%)

Inthissection,youwillheartenshortdialoguesandquestions.TherearethreepicturesmarkedA,B,C

fcreachquestion.Choosetheonethatbestanswersthequestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillberead

justonceandyouwillhave15secondsforeachquestion.(在本节中，你将听到10个段对话和相应的问题，

每道题配有A、B、C三幅图片，选出与题目内容相符合的一幅图片。每个对话和题目读一遍，每题有

15秒钟的作答时间。)

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5.Whichistrue?

6.Wherewilltheygo?

8.Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterday?

9.How

doesthegirlusuallygotoschool?

10.WhatdidthegirldolastSaturday?

SectionB(5%)

Inthissection,youwillhearadialogue.Afterthedialogue,fivequestionswillbeasked.Therearcthree

choicesmarkedA,B,Cforeachquestion.Choosetheonethatbestanswersthequestion.Thedialogueand

questionswillbereadjustonceandyouwillhave15secondsforeachquestion.(在本节中，你将听到1段对

话和5个相应的问题，每道题配有A、B、C三个选项，选出与题目内容相符合的一个答案。对话和每个

问题读一遍，每题有15秒钟的作答时间。)

1.Whatis(heconversationmainlyabout?

[A]Memoriesofarecentstonn.

[B]Howstrongwindsdevelopintoahurricane.

[C]WeatherpatternsthatcanaffectFlorida.

12.What'stheweatheroflatesummer?

[A]Latesummerissunnyseason.

[B]Latesummerishurricaneseason.

[C]Latesummerisrainyseason.

13.Howisonetropicalweathersystemdistinguishedfromtheother?

[A]Windspeed.[B]Rainfall.[C]Watertemperature.

14.Howdoweatherforecastersidentifyhurricanes?

[A]Byname.|B]Bynumber.[C]Bylocation.

15.Whichisnotthenamesonthemap?

[A]David[B]Francisco[C]Tina.

SectionC(5%)

Inthissection,youwillhearadialogue.Afterthedialogue,arrangethefollowingactivities.(听对话，按照对话

中的日程安排给以下活动排序。)

a.AbigsignonthefrontdoorsaidOPENb.theladyattheregistertoldhimhello

eJimlookedatthewatchesintheglasscased.Twowomenworkedinside

e.Shesortedthenewdonations

16-20Pleaseselectthecorrectsequence:

)25.____________

Sorry,ICssoldbythebottle.

A..I'dlikeacupofredwine.

B.I'dlikeapieceofcake.

C.Howmuchisthisboule?

)26.Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothezoo?

A.Sorry,Idon'tknow.I'mnewhere.Pleaseaskthatgirl.

B.Sorry,Ican'tgettheticket.

C.Whereisthezoo9

)27.Didyouenjoythemeal?

A.Tdlikeacupofwaler.

B.It'ssucharichdinner.

C.Istherearestaurantnearhere?

)28.Waiter,canyoucomehereforamoment?

A.:Iamsosorrytohearthatsir.

B.Iamnotawaiter,Iamawaitress.

C.Yes,isthcrcsomethingwrong?

)29.Howfarisitfromyourhometoyourschool?

A.Ineedtocheckmyphonebook.

B.Iwillcallthenumberagain.

C.It'saboutfivekilometersfrommyhometoschool.

)30.WhyisTomabsentfromclass?

A.Heisnotquitewell.?

B.Hedoesn'tliketheartclass.

C.Theclassisveryboring.

()31.Whatthedateofreturning?

A.Mar.30th,2013B.Apr.10山,2013C.Oct.4,h,2013

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at.

A.8:30onMonday.B.9:30onMonday.C.14:00onTuesday.

SnoopyWorld

Grown-up:$200

Child:$100

(over10persons—20%off)

Parking:car$50;motorcycle$20

Openinghours:9:00am—6:00pm(closedonTuesday)

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SectionB(10%)

Inthissection,youwillread2dialogues.Foreachblank,choosefromA,B,C,DandEtheexpressionthatbest

completesthedialogue.(在本节中，你将读到2段对话，从A,B,c,D,E五个选项中选出能够补全对话的最恰当

的选项J

Dialogue1

AsavestimeB.aslongasC.accountnumberD.banktransfersE.onlineshopping

Lili：Heyjane!

Jane：Hi,Lili.Goodseeingyouhere.

Lili：Yeah.Whatareyoudoinghe-e?

Jane：Iwanttobuyamobile41storeandthey'llbecheaper.

Lili：Doyouhavealotofyourshoppingonline?

Jane：Justso-so.SometimesIlikehuntingabargainatTaobao.

Lili：Doyouliketoshoponline?

Jane；Yeah.It'sreallyconvenienttoshopfromhome.Italso42.

Lili：Isitreliabletobuythingsonline?

Jane：They'lldeliverthebookstoyourhomeforfreeandifthereisanyproblemyoucanreturnthem.

Lili：Iworryaboutidentitytheftonline.Itiseasyforthievestostealmy43andpasswordonline.

Jane：That'snotaproblem44youuseyourowncomputerandonlyvisitencryptedsites.

Lill：Whataboutcounterfeitgoods?

Jane：Well,someplacessellthem.Soyouhavetobecarefulwhereyoushop.

Lili：I'venevershoppedonlinebefore.Howdoyougoaboutdoingso?

Jane：Youcanchoosewhatyoulikefromthecatalogueandthenorderonline.

Lili：Howdoyoupay?

Jane：Therearedifferentwaystopay:COD,moneyorder,and45.

Lili：Howlongdoesittakefordelivery?

Jane：Itusuallytakes3dayswithinthecity.

Lili：Oh.Thankyou.

Jane：Youarewelcome.

Dialogue2

AspeakingabilityB.participateinC.spokenEnglishD.quiteschizophrenicE.aqualityimprovement

A：Hi,longhaveyoubeendoing?

B：I'mbusypreparingformy46exam.

A：Itmustbetough.

B：Yes,speakingtoohard,mademefeel47.1don'tknowwhydidthis.

A：Ithinkit'sagoodchanceofexercise.WhileincollegeI'mafraidthestandardofspokenEnglishtestsarenot

many.TherehasbeeninsuchaspokenEnglishexam,youneverknowtheirEnglish48,perhaps

youwouldbenervousatthattime,saythatisnotgood,butdoesn'tmatter,themostimportantareyou

prepared,tomeetothersimilaroraltestortheinterview,youhaveaccumulated.

B：Soissaidthat,buttheaccumulatedisveryimportant,andleaningEnglishneedstospendalotoftime.

A：Notpay,howcanwereturn?

B：Isee,sotomyoralEnglishto49,Ihavetopayalot.

A：Yes,anywordoftheexaminationisnotasurrender,westudyEnglishand50therealbusiness

oflanguageiscommunication,employmentandinternationalcooperationtoforceabstractforce.

B：LearnEnglishwellissolarge?

A：Ofcourse,ifyoutothemastertest,usuallywhenthereisanEnglishspeakingtheinterview,therefore,

conclusion,exercisesarealsoabletomeetotherwiththeexamination,severalfriendswhoisgoodpractice

English,canenjoy.

B:Thankyouforyourreminding.

ANothingof.

SectionC(2分/题)

Questions1-5

Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefiveextractsfromabookaboutstaffappraisalsand

feedbackontheoppositepage.

Whichnewitem(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement1-5referto?

Foreachstatement1-5,makeoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

51Genuinefeedbackwouldreleaseresourcestobeusedelsewhere.

52Managersareexpectedtoenabletheirstafftoworkeffectively.

53Expertsareunlikelytofacilitateamovetogenuinefeedback.

54Therearebenefitswhenmethodsofevaluatingperformancehavebeennegotiated.

55Appraisalstendtofocusonthenatureoftheface-to-facerelationshipbetweenemployees

andtheirlinemanagers.

A

Performanceappraisalisontheupandup.Itusedtorepresenttheonetimeofyearwhen

gettingonwiththeworkwasputonholdwhileenormousquantitiesofmanagementhours

werespentintheearnestritualofratingandrankingperformance.Nowthepracticeiseven

morefrequent.Thisofcoursemakesitallthemoreimportanthowappraisalisconducted.

Humanresourcesprofessionalsclaimthatmanagersshouldstriveforobjectivityandthusfor

feedbackratherthanjudgement.Butthesimplefactofthematteristhatthenatureofhierarchy

distortstheconceptoffeedbackbecauseperformancemeasureareconceivedhierarchically.

Unfortunately,alltoomanyworkerssufferfromtheinjusticesthatthisgenerates

B

Thenotionbehindperformanceappraisal-thatworkersshouldbeheldaccountablefortheir

performance-isplausible.Hov/ever,theevidencesuggeststhatthepremiseiswrong.Contraryto

assumptionsappraisalisnotaneffectivemeansofperformanceimprovement-itisjudgement

imposedratherthanfeedback,ajudgementimposedbythehierarchy.Usefulfeedback,onthe

otherhand,wouldbeinformationthattoldboththemanagerandworkerhowwellthework

systemfunctioned,andsuggestedwaystomakeitbetter.

C

WithintheproductionsystematthecarmanufacturerToyota,thereisnothingthatis

recognizableasperformanceappraisal.Everyoperationinthesystemhasanassociatedmeasure.

Themeasurehasbeenworkedoutbetweentheoperatorsandtheirmanager.Ineverycase,the

measureisrelatedtothepurposeofthework.Thatmeasureisthebasisoffeedbacktothe

managerandworkeralike.Toyota'sbasicideaisexpressedintheaxiom“badnewsfirst”.Both

managersandworkersarepsychologicallysafeintheknowledgethatitisthesystem-notthe

worker-thatistheprimaryinfluenceonperformance.Itismanagement'sresponsibilityto

ensurethattheworkersoperateinasystemthatfacilitatestheirperformance.

D

Inmanycompanies,performanceappraisalspringsfrommisguidedasassumptions.Tojudge

achievement,managersusedateabouteachworker'sactivity,notanevaluationoftheprocess

orsystem'sachievementofpurpose.Theresultisthatperformanceappraisalinvolvesmanagers/

judgementoverrulingtheirstaff's,ignoringthetrueinfluencesonperformance.Thusthe

appraisalexperiencebecomesaquestionofpleasingtheboss,particularlyinmeetings,whichis

psychologicallyunsafeandsociallydriven,determiningwhois"in"andwhois"out".

E

Whenjudgementisreplacedbyfeedbackinthetruesense,organizationswillhavealotmore

timetodevotetotheircustomersandtheirbusiness.Notimewillbewastedinappraisal.This

requiresafundamentalshiftinthewaywethinkabouttheorganizationofperformance

appraisals,whichalmostcertainlywillnotbeforthcomingfromthehumanresourcesprofession.

SectionD（1分/题）

A

PGLkidseverywhere,willtellyouthatwearethebestwhenitcomestothrills,challengesandadventures

-allrolledintoonefantasticholiday!ChildrenleavePGLwithloadsofmorefriendsandinterestsandfeel

moreconfident-they'llbecountingthedaysuntiltheirnextPGLholiday!Forchildcarevoucher（代币券）

information,pleaseclickhere.

ClimbingAdventure

Thisholidaywillteachyouhowtoindependentlyclimb!Attheendoftheweekyou'llgettouseallyour

newskillswhenyouvisitalocalclffforsomeoutdoorcragclimbing.Wemakethebestuseofallouractivities

includingClimbing,Abseiling,Trapeze,ZipWireandJacob'sLaddertoteachyoualltherightropeworkand

climbingskills.ThroughouttheholidayyouwillworktowardstheNationalIndoorClimbingAchievement

SchemeandbytheendoftheholidayyouwillhaveachievedLevel2.

Cook'sAcademy

Ourbrandnewholidayfor2013!Comealongandlearnhowtocookwithatopchef!Whetheryou've

nevercookedbeforeorareabitofapro,thisholidaywillhaveyoucookingavarietyoftastydishesandtreats.

Noexperienceisrequiredasourprofessionalchefwillpassontheirknowledgesoyoucandevelopfromany

levelofexperience.WlialSmore,you'llgelyuurveryownrecipebuukconldinirigeverythingyuu'velearnl

andwillbeabletotakeadishhometoimpressyourfriendsandfanily.

Dance

Thisholidayisanexcellentopportunitytotryloadsofdifferentdancestyles.You/llspendhalfofeachday

learningdifferenttypesofdance,everythingfromsalsatoballroomdancingandstreetdancetojive.

Throughouttheweekyourinstructorswillgiveyoulotsoftipsandadviceaswellashelpingyoupreparea

danceroutinetoimpressyourfriendswhenyouperformattheendoftheweek.

FilmMaking

Youandyourgroupwillbecbletochoosewhattypeoffilmtomake-adventure,fantasy,thrilleror

comedyandthenyoullbecomeafilmcrew,creatingyourownblockbusterreadytoshowtoeveryoneelseat

theendoftheweek.Youwillfindoutwhat'sinvolvedindirectingamovieandhavethechoncctoedityour

filmusingprofessionaleditingsoftware.What'smore,you/llhaveyourfilmonDVDtotakehomewithyou

too!

56.WhichisthenewPGLholidayfor2013?

A.FilmMaking.B.Dance.C.ClimbingAdventure.D.Cook'sAcademy.

57.WhatwillyoudoduringtheClimbingAdventureholiday?

AYouwillgooutdoorswithyourfriendstopracticeclimbing.

B.Youwillvisitmanylocaldangerouscliffs.

C.Youwilllearnclimbingbothindoorandoutdoor.

DYouwillonlylearnclimbingskillsduringtheholiday.

58.Inwhichtwoholidayscanyoutakesomethinghome?

AClimbingAdventureandCook'sAcademy

B.FilmMakingandClimbingAdventure

C.Cook'sAcademyandFilmMaking

DDanceandFilmMaking

59.WhichufIhefollowingistruedccurdingLuIliepdbbdge?

AParentsarelookingforwardtothenextPGLholiday.

B.YouneedexperiencewhentakingCook'sAcademyholiday.

C.Youwillspendeverydaylearningallkindsofdances.

DYoucancreateyourownfilminFilmMakingholiday.

B

Theozonelayer（臭氧层）isathinlayerofgasaroundtheearth.Itformsaspecialz/blanketwaroundtheplanet.

This“blanket“protectstheearthfromdangerousraysproducedbythesun.Withouttheozonelayer;the

earth'sclimatecouldwarmtodangerouslevels.Thisincreaseintemperaturewouldthreatenoursurvival.

ScientistsrecentlyhavediscoveredaholeintheozonelayerabovetheAntarctica.Nowthereisgreatconcern

thatthiswarninghasstarted,endangeringalllifeontheearth.

Whathasdestroyedpartoftheozonelayer?Scientistsdonotknowforsure.Theysuspectthatour

popularspraycans（喷漆罐）haveplayedapartinthedamage.Manyspraycanscontaindangerousgases.

Thesegasesmighthavedestroyedtheozonelayerfifteenmilesabovetheearth'ssurface,Thechemicalsused

inrefrigerators（冰箱）andairconditionersmaycontributetotheproblem,too.

Manyscientistsbelievethatthedestructionoftheozonelayerisaseriousproblemforpeople

everywhere.Globalwarmingcouldchangeweatherpatternsaroundtheworld.Farmersandranchers（牧场主）

couldfinditmoreandmoredifficulttoproduceenoughfoodfortheearth'speople.Ifmoreofthesun's

dangerousraysreachedtheearth,therealsocouldbeanincreaseinskincancers.Someskincancersmight

causepeopletodie.Althoughsomescientistsdonotbelievethereisaseriousdanger,obviouslynoonewants

totakeanychanceonsuchapossibility.

Canscientistsrepairtheholeintheozonelayer?Theyreallycon'tknowtheanswertothatqcestion.Can

peopledoanythingtosavetheozonelayerthattheearthstillhas?Scientistsstresstheneedtolimittheuseof

spraycansandotheritemsthatcontainthedangerousgases.Thiswillnotbeaneasytask.Peoplealloverthe

worldusetheseitems.Solvingtheproblemcertainlywillrequirecommitmentandcooperationfrom

everyone.

6O.Theozonelayerexislslu.

Awarmtheearthtoaproperlevelforlife

B.protecttheearthfromdangeroussunrays

C.makealllifeontheearthinadangeroussituation

Dpreventhumanbeingsfrombeingharmedfromtheearth

Gl.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Scientistsaren'tsurewhathasdestroyedpartoftheozonelayer.

B.ScientistsrecentlyhavediscoveredaholeintheAntarctica.

C.Scientistsprovethatspraycanshavedestroyedpartoftheozonelayer.

D.Globalwarmingdoesn/taffectweatherpatternsaroundtheworld.

62.ThefollowingmaydoharmtotheozonelayerEXCEPT.

A.spraycansB.refrigeratorsC.ranchersD.airconditioners

63.Savingtheozonelayerneedseveryone'seffortbecause.

A.scientistsarebadlyinneedofothers'help

B.itemscontainingdangerousgasesshouldbeforbidden

C.scientistscan'taffordsomuchmoneytotakemeasures

D.peopledllovertheworlduseitemscontainingdangerousgases

c

Thereusedtobeatermthatwasusedtodescribesomeonewhodrovetheirvehiclesdownthehighway

whilestaringatthescenery.Thesedriversjustdroveslowly,takingtheirownsweettime,asiftheyhad

nothingtodoandnoplaceinparticulartogo.Thus,theexpression,“Sundaydriver”,wasborn.Consequently,

aSundaydriverwasn'tnecessarilysomeonewhowasdrivingonaSunday.ApersoncouldbeaSundaydriver

anydayoftheweek.Theexpressionsimplymeantthatthepersonwasanobstacletootherdriverswho

wereinahurry.

Theexpressionprobablycameaboutbecausetherewasatimewhenpeoplewouldoftendecidetogofor

arelaxingdriveonSundayafternoons.ASundaydrivewasacommonoccurrenceyearsagoandespeciallyon

anicewarmsunnydayTherewerenostoresopenonSundaybecauseofthe“bluelaws”,soyouneededtob!?

sureandfillupIliegd、lankand“lakeanyulherneededpurchdse、beforeSundayarrived.

SomeofthestateshadstrictbluelawsthatevenprohibitedsomeactivitiesonSunday.However,thereis

stillalottobesaidfortheslow,gentlelifethatonceexisted.Itwasatimewhenveryfewpeopleworkedon

Sundayexceptforthoseprofessionsvitaltoourwell-beingsuchasthoseinthemedicalprofession.Itwasa

day"setapart“thatwasusedtorest,visitwithneighborsandfrends,ormaybegotograndma'shousefor

supper.TodaytherearemanywhoreturntoworkandchildrenwhogobacktoschooloverlytiredonMonday

duetoalackofrest.PerhapstherewouldbelessstressrelatedillnessesifwereallykeptSundayasadayof

rest.

64.Accordingtothepassage,Z/Sundaydriverwreferstothepersonwho.

A.driveshisvehicleonSundaysB.drivesforfunendrelaxation

C.enjoysaweekendbreakD.makesaSundaypurchase

65.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphImean?

A.SundaydriversaffectedtrafficflowB.Sundaydriversdrovetooslowly

C.SundaydriversincreasedtrafficspeedD.Sundaydriversfelthatredforotherdrivers

66.WhatkindofactivitywasstrictlyprohibitedonSundaybythelaws?

A.Visitingwithneighborsandfriends.B.Goingtothehospitaltoseeadoctor.

C.Havingafamilyget-together.D.Sellinggoodsorservices.

67.Accordingtotheauthor,Sunda/restwouldhelppeople.

A.earnalotmoremoneyB.experiencelesspressure

C.keeppacewithsocietyD.improveacademicperformance

D

NobodyBenefits

NEWYORK—Americahasbeenexperiencingthelongesteconomicincreaseinitshistory.Incomeshave

risen,unemploymenthasfallen,andcitiessuchasNewYorkareburstingwithnewofficebuildings.

ButjustashortwalkfromManhattan'sskyscrapers,GeorgeBrownsitsontheside-walk,cookingalunch

ofriceandbitsoffishoveracanofcookingfuel.

Brownishunieless-oneofLhe2.3rnilliunpeopleintheUSwlioenduponthestreet.

Duringtheday,Browncollectsaluminiumcansandsellsthemforfivecentsapiece.Atnight,besleepson

thestreet.

"Ihavebeenonthestreetabouteightornineyears,somethinglikethat,"saidthe62-year-oldformer

constructionworker.

Brownadmitshe'shadproblemswithalcoholandhassmokedcocaine.Buthesaidhestillwantsamore

stablehousingarrangement.Hecouldafforditjustwiththemoneyheearnsbycollectingcansandsmall

piecesofmetal,ifonlytrulylow-ircomehousingwereavailable.

However,heseesnohopeoffindingaffordablehousinginNewYork.

Withthestrongeconomyandunemploymentdown,beautifulhousingisbeingbuilttomeetdemand.

AUSreportshowsrentsinNewYorkcityrosemorethan27percentbetween1984and1999,fromUS

$549toUS$700amonth.

Oneofthesideeffectsofthestrongeconomyisthatrentshavebeengoingup.

Themajorityofpeoplewhoexperiencehomelessnessreallyjustneedsomeaffordablehousinghelp.

Butfewhousingcompanieshavebeenbuiltforthepoor.Manysmallapartmentsinthecityrowrentfor

US$1,500amonthormore.

Brown,thehomelessNewYorker,saidhehasadaughterwholivesinthecitybutherarelyseesher.She

isangryabouthisdrinkingandwon'tallowitinherhouse.

Smiling,hesaidhealsohassevengrandchildrenwhomhe'dliketoseemoreoften.

"AllI'vegottodoiscleanupmyact,"hesaid.

68.What