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
三.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(詞尾變化的) 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
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
三.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(詞尾變化的) 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