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Part ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］
SECTION A COMPOSITION
Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balanced diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy?
Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:
THE BEST WAY TO STAY HEALTHY
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state what you think is the best way.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］
Write a note of about 50 - 60 words based on the following situation:
You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
听力
Part ⅡDICTATION ［15 MIN.］
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Part Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements .At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
1. The speaker is most probably a(n) ___.
A. architect B. construction worker C. tourist guide D. housing agent
2. What does the statement mean?
A. Travel is much faster and convenient now than before.
B. People are now travelling much more than in old days.
C. Traveling to far-away places has become very common.
D. It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now
3. The speaker feels sorry because___.
A. he can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
B. his wife can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
C. the couple can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
D. the couple would be unable to cook the dinner.
4. Where is the speaker?
A. In the zoo. B. In the classroom.
C. In the library. D. At a meeting.
5. What does the statement mean?
A. One’s success is largely dependent on intelligence.
B. Low motivation may lead to poor performance.
C. Motivated people are more likely to succeed.
D. Both motivation and intelligence are important.
6. What does the speaker suggest?
A. We should read word by word to get his meaning.
B. We should read line by line to get his meaning.
C. We should try to find the hidden meaning.
D. We should try to find the lines and read them aloud.
7. How much does the overcoat cost at the regular price?
A. 120. B.15. C.60. D.45.
8. What does the speaker mean?
A. The sports meet has been cancelled.
B. The sports meet has been held despite the rain.
C. The time has been set for the sports meet.
D. When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
9． What are the speakers probably going to do?
A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessons
B. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.
C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.
D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam
10. What can we learn about the man?
A. He firmly believes in UFOs.
B. He is doubtful about UFOs.
C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.
D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.
11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?
A. Electronic music. B. Civil engineering.
C. Electronics. D. Electronic engineering.
12. What does the man mean?
A. The milk is safe to drink.
B. The milk is not safe to drink.
C. She shouldn’t have bought the milk.
D. He wouldn’t have milk for breakfast.
13. How many people were caught in the fire?
A.6. B.5. C.4. D.7.
14. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.
B. The woman will be late for the blood test.
C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.
D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.
15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesman and customer.
B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.
C. Estate agent and client.
D. Husband and wife.
16. How does the man probably feel?
A. Nervous. B. Uninterested. C. Confident.
D. Upset.
17. What do we know about Bill?
A. He is thoughtful. B. He is forgetful.
C. He is careless. D. He is helpful.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
9． What are the speakers probably going to do?
A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessons
B. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.
C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.
D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam
10. What can we learn about the man?
A. He firmly believes in UFOs.
B. He is doubtful about UFOs.
C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.
D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.
11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?
A. Electronic music. B. Civil engineering.
C. Electronics. D. Electronic engineering.
12. What does the man mean?
A. The milk is safe to drink.
B. The milk is not safe to drink.
C. She shouldn’t have bought the milk.
D. He wouldn’t have milk for breakfast.
13. How many people were caught in the fire?
A.6. B.5. C.4. D.7.
14. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.
B. The woman will be late for the blood test.
C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.
D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.
15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesman and customer.
B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.
C. Estate agent and client.
D. Husband and wife.
16. How does the man probably feel?
A. Nervous. B. Uninterested.
C. Confident .D. Upset.
17. What do we know about Bill?
A. He is thoughtful. B. He is forgetful.
C. He is careless. D. He is helpful.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news .At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
18. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts?
A. Poverty elimination. B. Good government.
C. Fight against corruption. D. Poor living standard.
19. By cancelling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to ___a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.
A. reject B. restart C. follow D. review
Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
20. What happened during the accident?
A. A train hit another train. B. A train killed 23 people.
C. A train went off its tracks. D. A train was trapped inside the station.
21. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers?
A. No one was fatally injured.
B. There were many heavy casualties.
C. No one was hurt during the accident.
D. Someone was killed during the accident
Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
22. The civil servants held a strike to protest___.
A. spending cuts. B. reform measures
C. pay cuts. D. low pay.
23. The civil servants’ strike was staged___the general strike.
A. a few days after B. a few days before
C. a few weeks after D. a few weeks before
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
24. Which is the main idea of the news?
A. Industrial relations in Germany.
B. The German energy industry.
C. Coalition in the government.
D. Closure of nuclear reactors.
25. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from___.
A. the Government
B. the energy industry
C. a party in the coalition
D. a declining need for nuclear energy
完型填空
Part Ⅳ CLOZE ［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and
( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning.( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 ) we regard as primitive cultures,we find it ( 29 ) complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.( 31 ), these Eskimo words are far more highly infleeted(词尾变化的) than ( 32 ) of any of the well -known European languages,for a ( 33 ) noun can be spoken or written in ( 34 ) hundred different forms, each ( 35 ) a precise meaning different from that of any other.
The forms of the verbs are even more ( 36 ). The Eskimo language is, therefore,one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 ) the result that almost no traders or explorers have ( 38 )tried to learn it. Consequently , there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 ) to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish,Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually ( 40 ) by travellers as “the Eskimo language”.
26. A. must be B. must have been
C. ought to be D. should be
27. A. However B. Therefore
C. Probably D. Undoubtedly
28. A. whose B. that
C.which D.what
29. A. conspicuously B. usually
C. surprisingly D. sufficiently
30. A.so as B.so that
C. as such D. as well as
31. A. However B. Moreover
C. Though D. Therefore
32. A. the others B. all others
C. these D. those
33. A. single B. singular
C. plural D. compound
34. A. some B. several
C. various D. varied
35. A. getting B. causing
C. having D. owning
36. A. endless B. multiple
C. uncountable D. numerous
37. A. with B.for
C. owing to D.as
38. A. still B. indeed
C. just D. even
39. A. alike B. similar
C. related D. relevant
40. A. referred to B. talked about
C. spoken D. told
选择
Part Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41. She did her work___her manager had instructed.
A. as B. until C. when D. though
42. ___of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party la
st night.
A. None B. Both C. Neither D. All
43. For some time now, world leaders___ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
A. had been pointing B. have been pointing
C. were pointing D. pointed
44. Have you ever been in a situation ___ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
A. by which B. that C. in where D. where
45. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment,___should make great differences in our life next summer.
A. which B. what C. that D. they
46. AIDS is said ___ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.
A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been
47. She managed to save___she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money B. so little money
C. such little money D. what little money
48. Fool ___Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
A. who B. as C. that D.like
49. The experiment requires more money than___.
A. have been put in B. being put in
C. has been put in D. to be put in
50. ___for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.
A. Had it not been B. Hadn’t it been
C. Was it not D. Were it not
51. “What courses are you going to do next semester?”
“I don’t know. But it’s about time ___on something.”
A. I’ d decide B. I decided C. I decide D. I’ m deciding
52. The police have offered a large___ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward
53. I arrived at the airport so late that I ___missed the plane.
A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom
54. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely___.
A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted
55. The head of the Museum was___and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging
56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over ___for a property company.
A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion
57. The party’ s reduced vote was ___ of lack of support for its policies.
A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident
58. There has been a___ lack of communication between the union and the management.
A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted
59. The teacher ___expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.
A. confidentially B. proudly C. assuredly D. confidently
60. The___family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal B. average C usual D. general
61. The new colleague___to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
A. confesses B. declares C claims D. confirms
62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few___ from the novel.
A. pieces B. essays C fragments D. extracts
63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) ___ room in the hotels here.
A. empty B. vacant C.free D. deserted
64. The old couple will never ___the loss of their son.
A. get over B. get away C get off D. get across
65. Scientific research results can now be quickly___ to factory production.
A. used B. applied C tried D. practiced
阅读理解 A
Part Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
TEXT A
Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simple change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. Ifone compares the image of the woman in the women’s magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image can be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labour-saving device, follow it up with a complicated’ recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce “that lovely homo-baked flavour the family love”, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.
66. According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate woman___.
A. remove unpleasant aspects of housework
B. save the housewife very little time
C. save the housewife’s time but not her money
D. have absolutely no value for the housewife
67. According to the context, “capital investment” refers to money___.
A. spent on a washing machine
B. borrowed from the bank
C. saved in the bank
D. lent to other people
68. The goods advertised in women’s magazines are really meant to ___.
A. free housewives from housework
B. encourage housewives to go out to work
C. make housewives into excellent cooks
D. give them a false sense of fulfillment
TEXT B
The “standard of living” of any country means the average person’s share ofthe goods and services which the country produces. A country’ s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment.
A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most ofwhich have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom fromforeign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerousskilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.
A country’s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain’s wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
69. The standard of living in a country is determined by ___.
A. its goods and services
B. the type of wealth produced
C. how well it can create wealth
D. what an ordinary person can share
70. A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends on all the factors EXCEPT ___.
A. people’s share of its goods B. political and social stabilityC. qualities of its workers D. use of natural resources
71. According to the passage, ___ play an equally important rule indetermining a country’s standard of living.
A. farm products B. industrial .goodsC. foodstuffs D. export and import
TEXT C
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell ns,we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandm others did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats,for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and A merica, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
72. The author thinks that people are ___.
A. satisfied with their appearance
B. concerned about appearance in old age
C. far from neglecting what is in fashion
D. reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
73. Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to___.
A. confidence in life B. personal dress
C. individual hair style D. personal future
74. Causes of fashions are ___.
A. uniform B. varied C. unknown D. inexplicable.
75. Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes___.
A. uniformity B. formality C. informality D. individuality
76. Which is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Care about appearance in formal situations.
B. Fashion in formal and informal situations.
C. Ignoring appearance in informal situations.
D. Ignoring appearance in all situations.
TEXT D
Massive changes in all of the world’ s deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it’s one of London’s parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition. We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture.
That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irishriders.
The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization. Peugeot, Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.
This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here,one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Cola or Budweiser as well The skilful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US $125, gate receipts alone were a staggering $ 10,000,000. The most important statistic of the day, however, was the $ 100,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching.
So it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture more advertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of asport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action.
Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows, so we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a “World Tide” fight,and this means that the title fights have to be held in different countries around the world!
77. Globalization of sporting culture means that ___.
A. more people are taking up sports.
B. traditional sports are getting popular.
C. many local sports are becoming international
D. foreigners are more interested in local sports
78. Which of the following is NOT related to the massive changes?
A. Good economic returns. B. Revival of sports
C. Communications technology. D. Marketing strategies.
79. What is the author’s attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer into one of four 25-minute quarters?
A. Favourable. B. Unclear. C. Reserved. D. Critical.
80. People want to see higher-level sports competitions mainly because___.
A. they become more professional than ever.
B. they regard sports as consumer goods.
C. there exist few world-class championships
D. sports events are exciting and stimulating
阅读理解 B
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］
In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers.
TEXT E
First read the following question.
81. The main purpose of the passage is to___.
A. warn people of pickpockets. B. tell people what to wear.C. describe how to catch thieves. D. explain how to contact the police.
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.
Pickpockets operate in crowded places in the hope of getting easy pickings. Don’t make it easy for them. Keep wallets, purses and other valuables out of sight. If wearing a jacket, an inside pocket is the best place to use. If not, your possessions are safest in a pocket with a button-down flap.
Please co-operate with the police by reporting any crime or suspicious activity immediately, either by dialling 110 or calling at your nearest police station.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. The main topic of the passage is ___.
A. agricultural products B. irrigation methodsC. natural resources D. water shortages
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.
It is widely accepted that China is a country faced with severe water shortages. Insufficient water resources have slowed agricultural development. And to
make matters worse, some of the traditional Chinese irrigation methods have wasted an astonishing amount of water.
In China today, the utilization efficiency of farming water is about 30-40 per cent. This figure stands in sharp contrast to developed countries’ utilization average of 70-80 per cent. The low utilization efficiency has resulted from the adoption of some traditional Chinese irrigation methods.
Only by using modern irrigation methods can we reduce water shortage in agriculture.
One of the advantages of modern irrigation methods is that they alone can save 20-30 per cent of the present volume of wasted irrigation water.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
83. The letter is about___.
A. cities in South-east Asia B. holiday greetingsC. sightseeing D. travel plans
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.
May 5th 2002
Dear Mark,
Hello again! Here are my holiday plans. I’ll leave on a tour of South-east Asia in August and will arrive in Singapore in September. Hope we’ll be able to
meet there. These are my travel plans:
August 28th London-Tokyo
September 1st Tokyo-Bangkok
September 4th Bangkok-Singapore
September 7th Singapore-Manila
September 9th Manila-London
Looking forward to seeing you again.
Best wishes
Christopher
TEXT H
First read the following question.
84. Who will read the following excerpt from a pamphlet?
A. Travellers. B. Baby-sitters.C. Insurance agents. D. Trattic police.
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.
DAY TRIPS
Even if you are only going on a day trip to another country , accidents can happen. So please make sure you have adequate travel insurance.
TAKE CARE IN WATER
Bathing will cool you but remember that fatal accidents can happen very easily and in the most unexpected conditions. Adults should watch each other for signs of trouble when in water. Children should always be supervised by an adult who can swim well. Young children should never be left unattended near a stretch of water.
TAKE CARE ON THE ROADS
Traffic accidents are the major cause of death among travellers. Whetherdriver or pedestrian, always check on local traffic regulations.
TEXT I
First read the following questions.
85. How many performances will the Irish dancing troupe give between June 23 and 25?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
86. Whose works will NOT be played at the concert?
A. Chopin. B. Schumann. C. Beethoven. D. Liszt.
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.
Irish dance: The Irish International Dance Company, one of the most dynamic dance troupes in the world, will tour China with its classic production“ Spirit of t
he Dance—the New Millennium.”
The dancers include such famous names as Patricia Murray, one of the Irish dancing champions, and first rate ballerina Claire Holding.
Sponsored by China National Culture and Art Company Ltd., the dancing troupe will give three performances at the Century Theatre.
Time:7:30 pm, June 23-25
Place: Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiaolu, Chaoyang District
Telephone: 6551 - 8888
Piano solos: twenty Chinese and foreign piano music works will be playedby three young, promising pianists from the China Central Conservatory of Music.
Programmes include: “Consolation No 3 in D-flat major” by Liszt,“ For Elise” by Beethoven, “Turkish March” by Mozart, “Waltz in C-sharp minor” and “A Minute Waltz” by Chopin, and “Hungarian Dance” by Brahms.
Time:7:30 pm, June 16
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Telephone: 6605- 5812
TEXT J
First read the following questions.
87. When is the deadline for the competition?
A. May 7. B. May 5. C. June 18. D. June 15.
88. The six lucky winners will ___.
A. visit Guiyang City. B. contact the Press Office C. go to China Daily. D. take an overseas trip.
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.
Guiyang Customs and Scenery Competition
Notice
Fifteen questions for the Guigyang Customs and Scenery Competition were published in China Daily on May 5 and 7, and on China Daily’ s web edition on May 7. Participants, please answer the questions and mail the answer card to:Press Office, Guiyang Municipal People’s Government46 Zhongshan Xilu, Guiyang 550003, Guizhou, China or find the competitionon www. chinadaily, com. cn. Then answer the questions, fill in all information needed and click the button below to send it back.The deadline for the competition is June 15(subject to postmark).
The prize-drawing Ceremony will be held on June 18 in Guiyang City ,and six luck winners(three living in China,three from abroad)will be drawn from those who give correct answers to all questions. Their names will be published in China Daily and its web edition on June 19.
The six lucky winners will be invited to visit Guiyang from August 8 to 18.
TEXT K
First read the following questions.
89. If you want to travel to Shanghai on Air France on a Saturday, which flight would you take?
A. AF129. B. AF128. C. AF111. D. AF112.
90. Does Lufthansa operate a flight between Beijing and Frankfurt everyday?
A. No. B. Yes. C. Yes, except on Saturdays. D. No, only three days a week.
Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.
Flight Schedule
Air France ..................................................................
... Tel: (010)6588 1388
(020)6360 6688
Day From To Flight Departure Arrival
1 - 7 Beijing Paris AFl29 09: 40 14:15
1 - 7 Paris Beijing AFl28 15:55 07:40
2,4,7 Shanghai Paris AFlll 10:55 17:05
1,3,6 Paris Shanghai AFl12 15:55 09:05
Lufthansa ..................................................................... Tel: (010)6465 4488
Tel: (010)6465 4488
(021)6248 1100
Day From To Flight Departure Arrival
1 - 7 Beijing Frankfurt LH721 10:30 14:25
1 - 7 Frankfurt Beijing LH720 17:25 08:30
1,2,3,4,5,7 Shanghai Frankfurt LH729 11:15 16:30
听力原文
PART II DICTATION
Disappearing Forests
The world’s forests are disappearing. As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago. The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet, as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals. These rain forests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber. An increasing amount of forest land has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development such as crop-growing. By the 1990’ s less than half of the earth’ s original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year. As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A STATEMENT
1. Next I’d like to show you a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor which is a newlybuilt one we have for rent.
2. It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.
3. Jack, thank you for inviting us to dinner in your house tomorrow. But I’m extremely sorry that my wife and I won’t be able to make it.
4. Last time we discussed some patterns of animal behavior and in today’s lecture you’ll concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.
5. In my opinion motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a person can go in his career.
6. In order to understand this writer thoroughly, you have to read between the lines.
7. Last week at the sale Jane bought herself an overcoat for 30 pounds which was one quarter of the regular price.
8. Due to the continual rain the school sports meet has been postponed again till further notice from the principal’s office.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
9. M: I’m really getting worried about Mary. She was sitting in for the exam in two weeks’ time. But all she is talking about now is nothing but an upcoming concert.
W: She may fail along that line. Let’s try to talk some sense into her.
10. W: Tony, do you have a belief in UFOs?
M: Me? Well, I have never seen. But there are a lot of people who have, or they think they have, seen.
11. M: You know, I started out in civil engineering, then I switched to electronic engineering. But what really interests me is electronic music.
W: Well, that’s a long way away from civil engineering.
12. W: How about a pound of milk for our breakfast? But it doesn’t seem to look fresh now. Do you think it is still all right to drink?
M: Let me smell it. Well, it has gone off. If I were you, I wouldn’t even think of it.
13. M: Is it true that all of them survived the fire last night?
W: Yes, a miracle, isn’t it? There was a couple on the second floor and two women and three kids on the ground floor. But no one was badly hurt.
14. M: I’m going to take a blood test at 7:45 tomorrow morning.
W: In that case, you won’t miss any courses tomorrow morning then.
15. M: I’m not really an expert on precious stones, but these are superb. Don’t you like them?
W: Have you looked at the price tag? It costs almost twice as much as a house where we are living in.
16. W: You seem to be restless the whole day today. What’s up?
M: Later in the afternoon’ they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa.
17. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car.
M: That certainly sounds like Bill.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item One (18-19)
Britain has announced that it has decided to cancel about 200 million pounds’ worth of the debts owed to it by poorer Commonwealth countries. The international development secretary says the relief is being offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty and pursuing good government. This would include taking action against corruption. At the same time Common Market finance ministers are meeting in Muricius. Britain is expected to put forward a fresh initiative on redressing debts of the poorest countries. The chancellor of Czech has indicated the plan to revise the scheme put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund which has not yet provided any relief.
News Item Two (20-21)
An underground train derailed at the station in central Paris yesterday, injuring people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French emergency services say the trains were traveling at 35 kilometres per hour when it derailed at the entrance of the station. No one was killed and no one was trapped in the train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station and a nearby cafe. Some people have broken limbs and others have suffered bruising. None was in a critical condition. As yet it was not known why the train came off the tracks.
News Item Three (22-23)
In Argentina,civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of 12-15% for anyone earning more than 1,000 US dollars a month. Public service unions and local teamsters plan to hold the protest rally in front of the government house. The work stoppage comes at the last Friday’s general strike when many of Argentina’s 12 million workers stayed home after the nation’s powerful General Worker Confederation, the nation’s largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.
News Item Four (24-25)
Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. Talks between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s government and chiefs of German energy industry were to begin at 8:30 p.m.. Closure of German 19 reactors, which provided around a third of the country’s electricity needs, was a key pledge of the Greens, the junior partner in Schroder’s coalition government.
答案与详解
写作
PART Ⅰ WRITING
SECTION A
［参考范文］
The Best Way to Stay Healthy
Nowadays，the desire for good health is universal. Wherever you are and whatever you do, staying healthy is always important. With the improvement of our living standards, people are attaching more and more importance to their health. However, which do you think is the best way to keep healthy?
Different people come up with different views: eating green food, doing outdoor exercises or going to hospital for medical treatment frequently. As far as I am concerned, the best way to keep healthy is to develop a good quality of psychology. According to some surveys, nowadays, most patients are not physically sick but mentally ill. The burden on their shoulders is much heavier than others, so they can’ t step out of the shadow of depression and sadness. They need to release their spirit to the nature.
Besides, if you have developed a good quality of psychology, you’ll become more sociable and thus more willing to play your part in the society. Enrolling for some keep-fit clubs or joining some travel agency, which by themselves are various versions of physical exercise, will benefit you a lot.
As a poem says, youth is not a period of time; it’s a state of mind. Everybody wants to keep young at heart because youth is a symbol for endless energy and passion for living.
Keep a good quality of mind, or keep a sense of humour, to be precise, even if you are 80, and you’ll never be old.
SECTION B
［参考范文］
Dear Jack,
Hearing that you wish to sell your walkman, I’m so glad to know it because my walkman has been lost several days ago, and I need it to help study English now.
Could you give me a description of your walkman? The price I can offer is no more than 100 yuan. Hope the deal can be done between us.
Yours,
听力
PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A STATEMENT
1．答案：D
【问句译文】讲话者很可能是干什么的？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】只要听懂了关键词“a threebedroom apartment”和“a newly-built one we have for rent”，就可以判断讲话者是房屋经纪人，他正在向客人介绍其新建成的用于租赁的公寓。故选项D为正确答案。
2．答案：A
【问句译文】这句话是什么意思？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】这句话是“It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.”used to do表示“过去经常做某事”；“过去从伦敦乘车到爱丁堡要两个星期，
但现在两星期内就可以环游世界好多次。”这与选项A的意思一致。