Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. You should
start your essay witha brief descriptionof the picture and then express
your views on the importance of learning basic skills. You should write at
least 120words but no more than 180words. Write your essay on
Answer Sheet 1.
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Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
conversations. At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will
be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions
will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices markedA), B), C) and
D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。
1. A) The man has left a good impression on her family.
B) The man’s jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
C) The man should buy himself a new suit.
D) The man can dress casually for the occasion.
2. A) Its price. C) Its location.
B) Its comfort. D) Its facilities.
3. A) It is a routine offer. C) It is new on the menu.
B) It is quite healthy. D) It is a good bargain.
4. A) Read the notice on the window. C) Go and ask the staff.
B) Board the bus to Cleveland. D) Get a new bus schedule.
5. A) He is ashamed of his present condition.
B) He is careless about his appearance.
C) He changes jobs frequently.
D) He shaves every other day.
6. A) The woman had been fined many times before.
B) The woman knows how to deal with the police.
C) The woman had violated traffic regulations.
D) The woman is good at finding excuses.
7. A) She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
B) She has to go to see a doctor.
C) She is black and blue all over.
D) She stayed away from work for a few days.
8. A) She will ask David to talk less.
B) She will meet the man halfway.
C) She is sorry the man will not come.
D) She has to invite David to the party.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside.
B) A sport he participates in.
C) Dangers of cross-country skiing.
D) Pain and pleasure in sports.
10. A) He can’t find good examples to illustrate his point.
B) He can’t find a peaceful place to do the assignment.
C) He can’t decide whether to include the effort part of skiing.
D) He doesn’t know how to describethe beautiful country scenery.
11. A) New ideas come up as you write.
B) Much time is spent on collecting data.
C) A lot of effort is made in vain.
D) The writer’s point of view often changes.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Having her bicycle repaired. C) Lecturing on business management.
B) Hosting an evening TV program. D) Conducting a market survey.
13. A) He repaired bicycles. C) He worked as a salesman.
B) He coached in a racing club. D) He served as a consultant.
14. A) He wanted to be his own boss.
B) He didn’t want to be in too much debt.
C) He didn’t want to start from scratch.
D) He found it more profitable.
15. A) They are all the man’s friends. C) They are paid by the hour.
B) They work five days a week. D) They all enjoy gambling.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,
you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be
spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best
answer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through
the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) They shared mutual friends in school.
B) They had many interests in common.
C) They shared many extracurricular activities.
D) They had known each other since childhood.
17. A) At a local club. C) At the boarding school.
B) At Joe’s house. D) At the sports center.
18. A) Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain.
B) One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.
C) Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.
D) It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) The art of Japanese brush painting. C) Characteristics of Japanese artists.
B) Some features of Japanese culture.D) The uniqueness of Japanese art.
20. A) To calm themselves down. C) To show their impatience.
B) To enhance concentration. D) To signal lack of interest.
21. A) How speakers can misunderstand the audience.
B) How speakers can win approval from the audience.
C) How listeners in different cultures show respect.
D) How different Western and Eastern art forms are.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) They mistake the firefighters for monsters.
B) They do not realize the danger they are in.
C) They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise.
D) They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke.
23. A) He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community.
B) He often teaches children what to do during a fire.
C) He travels all over America to help put out fires.
D) He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.
24. A) He is very good at public speaking.
B) He rescued a student from a big fire.
C) He gives informative talks to young children.
D) He saved the life of his brother choking on food.
25. A) Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters.
B) Informative speeches can save lives.
C) Carelessness can result in tragedies.
D) Firefighters play an important role in America.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is
read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in
the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the
passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have
written.
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Almost every child, on the first day he setsfoot in a school building, is smarter,
more 26 , less afraid of what he doesn’t know, better at finding and 27 ,
more confident, resourceful(機敏的), persistent and 28 than he will ever be
again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and verylucky, for the rest of his
life. Already, by paying close attention to and 29 the world and people around
him, and without any school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more
difficult, complicated and 30 than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than
any of his teachers has done for years. He has solved the 31 of language. He has
discovered it – babies don’t even know that language exists – and he has found out how
it works and learned to use it 32 . He has done it by exploring, by experimenting,
by developing his own model ofthe grammar of language, by 33 and seeing
whether it works, by gradually changing it and 34 it until it does work. And
while he has been doing this, he has beenlearning other thingsas well, including
many of the “35 ” that the schools think only theycan teach him, and many that
are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to
select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank
following the passage. Read the passagethrough carefully before making
your choices. Each choice in the bankis identified by a letter. Please
mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with
a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the
bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
One in six. Believe it or not, that’s the number of Americans who struggle with
hunger. To make tomorrow a little better,Feeding America, the nation’s largest
36 hunger-relief organization, has chosen September as Hunger Action Month.
As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, it’s asking 37 across the country to
help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide
low-income individuals and families with the fuel they need to 38 .
It’s the kind of work that’s done every day at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in
San Antonio. People who 39 at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of
each month aren’t looking for God – they’re there for something to eat. St. Andrew’s
runs a food pantry(食品室) that 40 the city and several of the 41 towns.
Janet Drane is its manager.
In the wake of the 42 , the number of families inneed of food assistance
began to grow. It is 43 that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will
find their next meal. What’s most surprising is that 36% of them live in 44 where
at least one adult is working. “It used to be that one job was all you needed,” says St.
Andrew’s Drane. “The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and
they’re still right on the edge 45 .”
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A) accumulate I) households
B) circling J) recession
C) communities K) reported
D) competition L) reviewed
E) domestic M) serves
F) financially N) surrounding
G) formally O) survive
H) gather
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements
attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the
paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is
derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph
is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the
corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2.
Universities Branch Out
A) As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of
national competition as well as instruments of peace. They are the place of the
scientific discoveries thatmove economies forward, and the primary means of
educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But at
the same time, the opening of national borders to the flow of goods, services,
information and especially people has made universities a powerful force for
global integration, mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.
B) In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy, universities
have become more self-consciously global: seeking students from around the
world who represent the entire range of cultures and values, sending their own
students abroad to prepare them for global careers, offering courses of study that
address the challenges of aninterconnected world and collaborative(合作的)
research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity.
C) Of the forces shaping higher education noneis more sweeping than the movement
across borders. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home
each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, from
800,000 in 1975 to 2.5 million in 2004. Most travel from one developed nation to
another, but the flow from developing to developed countries is growing rapidly.
The reverse flow, from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too.
Today foreign students earn 30 percent ofthe doctoral degrees awarded in the
United States and 38 percent of those in the United Kingdom. And the number
crossing borders for undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8 percent of the
undergraduates at America’s best institutions and 10 percent of all undergraduates
in the U.K. In the United States, 20 percent of the newly hired professors in
science and engineering are foreign-born, and in China many newly hired faculty
members at the top research universities received their graduate education abroad.
D) Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate
years in another country. In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the
Erasmus program each year, taking courses for credit in one of 2,200 participating
institutions across the continent. And in the United States, institutions are helping
place students in summer internships(實習) abroad to prepare them for global
careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least
one international study or internship opportunity—and providing the financial
resources to make it possible.
E) Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new trend involves
sourcing portions of a research program to another country. Yale professor and
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center
focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in
collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools.The Shanghai center has
95 employees and graduate students working in a 4,300-square-meter laboratory
facility. Yale faculty, postdoctors and graduate students visit regularly and attend
videoconference seminars with scientists from both campuses. The arrangement
benefits both countries; Xu’s Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower
costs of conducting research in China, and Chinese graduate students, postdoctors
and faculty get on-the-job training from a world-class scientist and his U.S. team.
F) As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led the
world in the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe
computer and the integrated circuit of the 1960s to the Internet infrastructure (基
礎設施) and applications software of the 1990s. The link between
university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes
highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University,
and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and
Harvard. Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model,
perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of
other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up shop around the
university.
G) For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the
research-university model. Most politicians recognize the link between
investment in science and national economic strength, but support for research
funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health
doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflation since
then. Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with
inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome,
but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science
funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation
plus 3 percent per year.
H) American politicians have great difficulty recognizing that admitting more foreign
students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international
understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges
and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In the wake
of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the
number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a
corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K.
Objections from American university and business leaders led to improvements in
the process and a reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by
many as unwelcoming to international students.
I) Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being
through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten
American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They
fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States has two
important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in the States and—like
immigrants throughout history—strengthen the nation; and second, foreign
students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most
cherished(珍視) values when they return home. Or at least they understand them
better. In America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective
in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students.
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46. American universities prepare their undergraduates for global careers by giving
them chances for international study or internship.
47. Since the mid-1970s, the enrollment of overseas students has increased at an
annual rate of 3.9 percent.
48. The enrollment of international students will have a positive impact on America
rather than threaten its competitiveness.
49. The way research is carried out in universities has changed as a result of
globalization.
50. Of the newly hired professors in science and engineering in the United States,
twenty percent come from foreign countries.
51. The number of foreign students applying toU.S. universities decreased sharply
after September 11 due to changes in the visa process.
52. The U.S. federal funding for research has been unsteady for years.
53. Around the world, governments encourage the model of linking university-based
science and industrial application.
54. Present-day universities have become a powerful force for global integration.
55. When foreign students leave America, theywill bring American values back to
their home countries.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passageis followed by some
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four
choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice
and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single
line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in
economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum,
an organization led by Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health,
disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate
change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition(營養(yǎng)
不良) and heat-related health problems.
But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on
climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.
Along with the deaths, the report saidthat the lives of 325 million people,
primarily in poor countries,were being seriously affected by climate change. It
projected that the number would double by 2030.
Roger Pielke Jr., a politicalscientist at the Universityof Colorado, Boulder, who
studies disaster trends, said the Forum’s report was “a methodological
embarrassment” because there was no way todistinguish deathsor economic losses
related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from
the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable(易受傷害的)
regions. Dr. Pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our
utmost attention.” But the report, he said, “will harm the cause for action on both
climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed(有瑕疵的).”
However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development
Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear
that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders,
who will meet in Copenhagen in December tonegotiate a new international climate
treaty.
In a press release describing the report,Mr. Annan stressed the need for the
negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money fromrich to poor regions to
help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of
the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from
climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.
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56. What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum?
A) Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming.
B) Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development.
C) Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries.
D) Economic trends have to do withpopulation and natural disasters.
57. What do we learn about the Forum’s report from the passage?
A) It caused a big stir in developing countries.
B) It was warmly received by environmentalists.
C) It aroused a lot of interest in the scientific circles.
D) It was challenged by someclimate and risk experts.
58. What does Dr. Pielke say about the Forum’s report?
A) Its statistics look embarrassing.
B) It deserves our closest attention.
C) It is invalid in terms of methodology.
D) Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated.
59. What is Soren Andreasen’s view of the report?
A) Its conclusions are based on carefully collected data.
B) It is vulnerable to criticism if the statistics are closely examined.
C) It will give rise to heated discussions at the Copenhagen conference.
D) Its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders.
60. What does Kofi Annan say should be the focus of the Copenhagen conference?
A) How human and economic losses fromclimate change can be reduced.
B) How rich countries can better helppoor regions reduce climate hazards.
C) How emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale.
D) How rich and poor regionscan share responsibility in curbing global warming.
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no
because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us. I
say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on
holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument next year – we just won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship
to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than
not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2,000 people found 22% said they were
arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money.What’s less clear
is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession – financial pressures mean
couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows
arguments about money were especiallydamaging to couples. Disputes were
characterised by intense verbal(言語上的) aggression, tended to be repeated and not
resolved, and made men, more than women, extremely angry.
Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal
because of what it symbolises, which may be different things to men and women.
“People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s
for,” he explains. “They’ll say it’s to save, tospend, for security, for freedom, to show
someone you love them.” He says men are more likely to see money as a way of
buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.
“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other knows what’s going on
with their finances, but they don’t.There seems to be more of a taboo(禁忌) about
talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing,
who’s paying what into the joint accountand how much you keep separately. In a
healthy relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about
it.”
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61. What does the author say about vacationing?
A) People enjoy it all the more during a recession.
B) Few people can afford it without working hard.
C) It is the chief cause of family disputes.
D) It makes all the hard work worthwhile.
62. What does the author mean by saying “money is known ... to bring a relationship
to its knees” (Lines 1-2, Para. 2)?
A) Money is considered to be the root of all evils.
B) Disputes over money may ruin a relationship.
C) Few people can resist the temptation of money.
D) Some people sacrifice their dignity for money.
63. The YouGov poll of 2,000 people indicates that in a recession ________.
A) couples show more concern for each other
B) it is more expensive for couples to split up
C) conflicts between couples tend to rise
D) divorce and separation rates increase
64. What does Kim Stephenson believe?
A) Men and women view money in different ways.
B) Money is often a symbol of a person’s status.
C) Men and women spend money on different things.
D) Money means a great deal to both men and women.
65. The author suggests at the end of the passage that couples should ________.
A) put their money together instead of keeping it separately
B) discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship
C) make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets
D) avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from
Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer
Sheet 2.
剪紙（paper cutting）是中國最為流行的傳統(tǒng)民間藝術形式之一。中國剪紙
有一千五百多年的歷史，在明朝和清朝時期（the Ming and Qing Dynasties）特別
流行。人們常用剪紙美化居家環(huán)境。特別是在春節(jié)和婚慶期間，剪紙被用來裝飾
門窗和房間，以增加喜慶的氣氛。剪紙最常用的顏色是紅色，象征健康和興旺。
中國剪紙在世界各地很受歡迎，經常被用作饋贈外國友人的禮物。
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
conversations. At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will
be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions
will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices markedA), B), C) and
D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.
1. M: Finally I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a
good impression on your family.
W: Come on, it’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: From here, the mountains look as ifyou could just reach out and touch them.
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.
Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?
3. M: Miss, can I interest you in the pork special we’re serving tonight? It’s only
$7.99, half the usual price, and it’s very tasty.
W: Oh, really? I’ll try it.
Q: What does the man say about the dish?
4. W: This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused. I can’t figure out
when my bus to Cleveland leaves.
M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
5. M: Shawn’s been trying for months to find a job. But I wonder how he could get a
job when he looks like that.
W: Oh, that poor guy! He really should shave himself every other day at least and put
on something clean.
Q: What do we learn about Shawn?
6. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?
W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
7. W: My hand still hurts from the fall onthe ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke
something.
M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blueor anything. Maybe you just need to rest
it for a few days.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
8. M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he’s
going to be at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.
W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.
Q: What does the woman imply?
Conversation One
M: Hello, Professor Johnson.
W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn’t coming out right. What I
thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me—one I
participate in.
W: What sport did you choose?
M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
W: What are you going to say about skiing?
M: That’s the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in
the country.
W: So why is that a problem?
M: As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods, I keep mentioning how
much effort it takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people
think. It takes a lot of energy. But that’s not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave
it out. But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without
explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It’s not like just
sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That’s different.
W: Then you’ll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country
skiing is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of your point you knew
beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right?
M: Yeah, I guess so …
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?
10. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
11. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
Conversation Two
W: Good evening, and welcome to this week’s “Business World,” the program for and
about businesspeople. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kane who has just taken over an
established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kane, what madeyou want to run your own
store?
M: Well, I’ve always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working
full-time as a salesman for a big company,I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I
knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’d do
it. I had my heart set on it, and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went
down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now
my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.
W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?
M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are 10:00 to 6:00, but if business is
slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.
W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?
M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me
out a few days a week. It’s great because … we play cards or justsit around and talk
when there’re no customers.
W: Thank you, Mr. Kane. We wishyou success in your new business.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What is the woman doing?
13. What did Mr. Kane do before he took over the bicycle shop?
14. Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?
15. What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,
you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be
spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best
answer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through
the centre.
Passage One
I first met Joe Gans when we were both nine years old, which is probably the
only reason he’s one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high
school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day
student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in the same classes, sports, or
extracurricular activities.
Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house and we talk on the phone
every night. This is not to say that we would not have beencompatible if we had first
met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough
time getting to know each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual
interests. In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in
common. But maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much.
When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known
whom I never disliked, but simply didn’t takethe time to get to know. Thanks to Joe,
I have realized how little basis there is for the social divisions that exist in every
community. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined
effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. Why does the speaker say Joe Gans became one of his best friends?
17. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
18. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
Passage Two
While Gail Opp-Kemp, an American artist, was giving a speech on the art of
Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was
confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners had their eyes closed. Were they
turned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art
form? Were they deliberately trying to signal their rejection of her?
Opp-Kemp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful.
Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes to enhance concentration. Her listeners
were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words.
Someday you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people
from other countries or members of a minority group in North America. Learning
how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. Here are
some examples:
In the deaf culture of North America,many listeners show applause not by
clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.
In some cultures, both overseas and insome minority groups in North America,
listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is
shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.
In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval, while in other
countries, it is a form of insult.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What did Opp-Kemp’s speech focus on?
20. Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech?
21. What does the speaker try to explain?
Passage Three
One of the greatest heartbreaks for firefighters occurs when they fail to rescue a
child from a burning building because the child—frightened by smoke and
noise—hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked firefighter but hide
because they think they have seen a monster.
To prevent such tragedies, firefighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his
community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays
firefighters’ equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners
to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide. We are not
monsters. We have come to rescue you.”
Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San
Francisco, he learned Spanish from his immigrant parents.
Velez—and other firefighters throughout North America who give similar
presentations—will never know how many lives they save through their talks, but it’s
a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after
listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother,
who was choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker Julie Parris.
In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills,
solve problems, and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they
live.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked firefighters?
23. What does the passage tell us about firefighter Eric Velez?
24. What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
25. What message is the speaker trying to convey?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is
read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in
the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the
passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have
written.
Almost every child, on the first day he setsfoot in a school building, is smarter,
more (26) curious, less afraid of what he doesn’t know, better at finding and
(27) figuring things out, more confident, resourceful(機敏的), persistent and
(28) independentthan he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very
unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to
and (29) interacting withthe world and people around him, and without any
school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and
(30) abstractthan anything he will be asked todo in school, or than any of his
teachers has done for years. He has solved the(31) mysteryof language. He has
discovered it – babies don’t even know that language exists – and he has found out
how it works and learned to use it (32) appropriately. He has done it by exploring, by
experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by
(33) trying it outand seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and
(34) refiningit until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been
learning other things as well, including many of the (35) “concepts” that the schools
think only they can teach him, and many thatare more complicated than the ones they
do try to teach him.
參考答案
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A
Section B
16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B
Section C
26. curious 27. figuring things out
28. independent 29. interacting with
30. abstract 31. mystery
32. appropriately 33. trying it out
34. refining 35. concepts
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
36. E 37. C 38. O 39. H 40. M
41. N 42. J 43. K 44. I 45. F
Section B
46. D 47. C 48. I 49. E 50. C
51. H 52. G 53. F 54. A 55. I
Section C
56. A 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. B
61. D 62. B 63. C 64. A 65. B
Part IV Translation
Paper cutting is one of China’s most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper
cutting has a history of more than 1,500 years. It was widespread particularly during
the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings.
During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cuttings are
used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous
atmosphere. The color most frequently used in paper cutting is red, which symbolizes
health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the world and it is
often given as a present to foreign friends.