Section I: Listeni
Simulated Test 1
Part I: Listening Comprehension （15%） (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) Listening to the radio. C) Watching TV.
B) Swimming the channel. D) Changing the news program.
2. A) 15 minutes. B) 45 minutes C) 59 minutes. D) 60 minutes.
3. A) At a tea house. C) At a grocery
B) At a kitchen. D) At a restaurant.
4. A) Cloudy. B) Rainy C) Windy D) Sunny.
5. A) A patient B) A dentist C) A barber D) A cook
6. A) Her father didn’t like it, but her mother did.
B) Her mother didn’t like it, but her father did.
C) They both liked it.
D) Neither liked it.
7. A) Visit Fred’s family. C) Go to the movie.
B) Go to Alice’s home. D) Stay in the office.
8. A) $3. B) $5. C) $8. D) $11.
9. A) Write invitations C) Buy a watch.
B) Invite friends to dinner. D) Go out to dinner.
10. A) Because she is at home on a sick leave.
B) Because she is in America to see her mother.
C) Because she is on an American tour with her mother.
D) Because she is attending her sick mother at home.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear a short passage. At the end of each passage, you will hear two questions. Both he passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage
Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It was accurate. C) It was passed by word of mouth.
B) It traveled very quickly D) It was passed by newspapers.
12. A) They help lower the price of the newspaper.
B) They help lower the price of their products.
C) They supply news from all over the world.
D) They tell people about the weather.
Section C Spot Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from (13A to 15B) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Most of us who have ever cleaned a house would be much happier if there were less dust. However, without dust there would be less rainfall and sunsets would be less 13A)_________________.Rain is formed when water molecules in the air collect around particles of dust. When the collected water becomes 13B) __________, the water droplet falls to the earth as rain. Thus water vapor could be much less 14A) ______________ to turn to rain without the dust particles. The water vapor and dust particles also 14B) ___________ to reflect the rays of the sun. At sunrise and sunset, when the sun is below the 15A) _______________, the dust and water vapor molecules reflect the longer, red wavelengths of light so that we can see them for more time than any of the other wavelengths (Starting earlier in the case of sun-rise and 15B) _________ longer in the case of sunset). The more dust particles in the air, the more colorful the sunrise or sunset.
Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You must choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. If the newcomer won’t cooperate on the mountain-climbing, leave him _________.
A) behind B) over C) off D) out
17. It is requested that you ______ a speech at the opening ceremony.
A) have given B) will give C) gave D) give
18. If he had followed the doctor’s advice, he _______ in good health now.
A) would be C) will have been
B) would have been D) will be
19. Though it is not as beautiful as that one in color, this carpet is far ______ to that one in quality.
A) attractive B) expensive C) superior D) inferior
20. Only after hundreds of experiments ______ in solving the problem.
A) had they succeeded C) did they succeed
B) they did succeed D) they had succeeded
21. There ______ nothing to say, the secretary got to her feet and left the room.
A) is B) being C) was D) having
22. We hoped to be able to complete the task at the end of the month, but things did not _______ as we had expected.
A) work over B) work on C) work at D) work out
23. Tom _______ the train, otherwise he would have arrived here by now.
A) must have missed C) might miss
B) should have missed D) had missed
24. They bought their first house last year; previously they _____ to get a loan.
A) were able C) had been able
B) weren’t able D) hadn’t been able
25. They hole different opinions ____________ whether the giant panda belongs to the bear family or not.
A) as to B) as regards C) as far as D) as well as
26. The package containing books and records _______ last week.
A) was delivering C) was delivered
B) were delivering D) were delivered
27. We have to consider ______ the meeting until next week.
A) put off B) to put off C) putting off D) having put off
28. The doctor told Alice that too much ________ to the sun is bad for her skin.
A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion
29. We suggested sleeping in hotels but the children were anxious ______ out.
A) camped B) to camp C) camping D) to camping
30. Some animals can ______ in the desert on very little water.
A) relax B) conquer C) survive D) recover
31. The audience, ________ were students, enjoyed the performance very much.
most of these C) most of those
most of them D) most of whom
32. In this university, the best students are _______ special scholarship every year.
A) impressed B) exerted C) favored D) awarded
33. Television is different from radio in _______ it sends and receives pictures.
A) what B) which C) that D) this
34. The solution to the problems ______ social and political reforms.
A) sticks to B) lies in C) stands for D) goes through
35. Joe wanted to win, and he prayed constantly--- before breakfast, after lunch, and _____.
A) at bedtime B) at dawn C) at noon D) at weekend
Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%) (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
A pension is the money that a worker or his or her family receives after a worker retires, is unable to work or dies. People have pension plans from working in private industry, in the armed forces or in government. People can also establish their own pension plans. Many of those who create their own plans work for themselves or for a company that does not provide a pension plan. Reports say most American workers have some kind of pension plans. Most pensions of people who worked for the government are paid for with money that came jointly from workers and their agencies. Most private pension plans are paid for by the employer.
A federal (联邦的) government program called Social Security provides money to most American workers after they retire. Social Security is the largest retirement program in the United States. Workers pay into the program a percent of what they earn each month. Their employers do the same. Most self-employed people also pay into Social Security. These people then will receive money each month after they retire for as long as they live.
People can also establish individual pension plans through banks or insurance companies. They put in so much money each month, then receive payments after they reach about sixty-five years of age.
36. Which of the following is TRUE about pensions?
A) Pensions can only be received by the retired worker.
B) Pension plans do not involve those who cannot work.
C) People can have pensions only when they work in government.
D) Most American workers receive their pensions after retirement.
37. Most pensions of government officials are generally paid for by ________.
A) the officials themselves C) their employers
B) the officials and their employers D) their agencies
38. Who provide all the money for their own pension plans?
A) Army men. C) Self-employed workers.
B) Police officers. D) Government employers
39. What is TRUE about the Social Security program according to the passage?
A) Both employers and employees pay into the pension program.
B) Workers pay most amount of the money into the program.
C) The local and the federal governments jointly established the program.
D) Self-employed people needn’t pay into the program for themselves.
40. The largest retirement program in the united States is run by ________.
A) the insurance companies C) the federal government
B) the state governments D) the private companies
Passage Two
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
What do you do with your empty cans and bottles? There are two choices, throwing them away or recycling. Throwing away a metal beverage (饮料) container wastes as much energy as filling a can with gasoline and pouring half out. Besides wasting energy, throwing away bottles and cans causes pollution, increases the volume of solid wastes, and uses up natural resources. To control these problems, only nine states have adopted bottle laws. The United States government should require every state to have a bottle law or constitute (制定) a national bottle law.
To understand how a bottle law can help, you must know how it works. When consumers buy canned or bottled beverages at the store, they pay deposits. This deposit can range from twenty to fifty cents per bottled beverages at the store, they pay deposits. This deposit can range from twenty to fifty cents per bottle or can. In order to get this deposit back, the bottles and cans must be returned to supermarkets after they are emptied. The supermarkets then return the bottles and cans to their manufacturers for either reuse or recycling.
Bottle laws are currently effective in Oregon, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New York. These laws work largely because the general public supports them. A recent poll (民意测验) of Americans revealed that 73 percent support bottle laws. This support bottle laws. This support undoubtedly results from people’s concern about pollution and our planet’s limited resources.
41. What is the bad thing if one throws away metal cans after drinking?
A) Wasting energy. C) Pouring half of the gasoline out.
B) Going against the national law. D) Causing personal inconvenience.
42. Throwing away metal containers people will affect the environment by ________.
A) preserving natural resources C) using natural resources
B) recycling them D) causing pollution
43. What does the author suggest in order to solve the problems of cans and bottles?
A) Putting the bottle laws into effect.
B) Preventing people from pouring out beverage.
C) Making a national bottle law.
D) Having the manufacturers recycle the containers.
44. Who would pay the deposits for the beverage containers?
A) The supermarket. C) The consumer.
B) The manufacturer. D) The government.
45. According to the author, a bottle law can work if _________.
A) the consumers, supermarkets and manufacturers make joint efforts
B) the manufacturers recycle the empty containers
C) the consumers pay deposits
D) the nine states support it
Passage Three
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
It’s your worst nightmare: you arrive back home after work or a holiday to find that someone else has moved into your flat or house. They play their music loudly on your recorder, sleeping in your bed and make a terrible mess (脏乱). And they refuse to leave. This is what many people understand by the term “squatting”.
Since the 1970s, squatting has become relatively common in Britain. People (most of them young) who can’t afford to rent a place to live occupy a building left empty by a private landlord or the local housing authority. At present, squatting in empty properties is illegal but it’s not crime. Getting a squatter out of a property is a long procedure involving a court action. And while this is happening, the owner is not allowed to force his way into his own property.
Now the Britain government is hoping to introduce a law which would make life more difficult for squatters. The proposed new law would allow courts to order squatters to leave a property within 24 hours. If they didn’t they could be given a six-month prison sentence (and therefore a criminal record) or a fine of up to 5,000 pounds. It would also give police or the representatives of the courts – the bailiffs (法警) – more powers to break into property to force squatters to leave.
46. We can learn from this passage that squatting is ________.
A) sharing a building with the owner
B) making a mess in another person’s building
C) playing music loudly in another person’s house
D) occupying another person’s house without permission
47. The word “nightmare” in this passage (Line 1, Paragraph 1) means ________.
A) “frightening dream C) “very strange experience”
B) “very unpleasant situation” D) “extraordinary event”
48. According to this passage, who will most possibly be a squatter?
A) A run-away prisoner trying to find a place to hide.
B) A person without enough money to pay for housing.
C) A landlord making money with his empty properties.
D) A person involved in a court action.
49. If the proposed law is put into effect, _______.
A) the landlord will have no right to force the squatter to leave
B) a law court can do nothing with the squatter
C) a squatter will probably have a criminal record
D) the landlord can fine the squatter
50. According to the proposed law, a squatter ______.
A) could be in prison for six months
B) could be fined more than 5,000 pounds
C) would be allowed to continue living in a property
D) would be permitted to break into an empty house
Passage Four
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago – so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.
The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.
51. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children _________.
A) sensible and sensitive C) curious and friendly
B) competitive and interested D) happy and co-operative
52. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think _______.
A) children are reluctant to help each other
B) schools lay too much emphasis on co-operation
C) children should grow up with competitive ideas
D) schools give little actual instruction to children
53. The author’s attitude towards American education can be best described as ______.
A) favorable B) negative C) tolerant D) unfriendly
54. The American educational system emphasizes _______.
A) material wealth C) co-operation
B) competition D) personal benefit
55. The word “sociable” (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means ________.
A) fond of talking freely C) concerned about social welfare
B) friendly with other people D) happy at school
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (10%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in the Third Part of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet.
56. These people then will receive money each month after they retire for as long as they live. (Lines 5 – 6, Paragraph 2, Passage 1)
57. Besides wasting energy, throwing away bottles and cans causes pollution, increases the volume of solid wastes, and uses up natural resources. (Lines 3 – 5, Paragraph 1, Passage 2)
58. People who can’t afford to rent a place to live occupy a building left empty by a private landlord…(Lines 1 – 3, Paragraph 2, Passage 3)
59. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. (Lines 2 - 3, Paragraph 2, Passage 4)
Part V: Writing (15%) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Health and Wealth. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.
Health and Wealth
Outline:
1．有些人说健康就是一切，而有些人认为财富重于一切。
2．我的看法。
Words for reference:
mental, physical, value, happiness, basis, keep fit, precious
Simulated Test 2
Part I: Listening Comprehension (l5%) (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A. Next month isn’t a good time for this trip.
B. She doesn’t want to go to Beijing.
C. She suggests taking the trip next month.
D. She’s curious about why he doesn’t want to go.
2. A. To wait a while after finishing the report.
B. To drink coffee before the meeting.
C. To take a coffee break.
D. To have coffee later.
3. A. He suggests going to the seashore.
B. He’s surprised she’s thinking of going away.
C. He wants to go with her.
D. He suggests she stay at home.
4. A. To the railway station.
B To the airport.
C. To her office.
D. To her home.
5. A. She hasn’t got a bike.
B. She’s never heard of the place.
C. She is not familiar with the place.
D. She doesn’t like riding on a bike.
6. A. He failed the exam.
B. He had difficulty doing the experiment.
C. He didn’t know where to find the professor.
D. He couldn’t graduate from the university.
7. A. 9:00 B. 8:00 C. 8:45 D. 9:15
8. A. It’s not possible to pass the class.
B. It’s always possible.
C. She will certainly fail.
D. She couldn’t say anything about the class.
9. A. Student—Teacher C. Customer—Shop assistant B. Patient—Nurse D. Secretary—Boss
10. A. In the library. C. In a apartment.
B. In a campus office. D. In a classroom.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear a short Passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage
Questions 1l to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A. They are more clever than others.
B. They have a good memory.
C. They use some techniques.
D. They spend more time learning.
12. A. They try hard to avoid grammatical mistakes.
B. They are afraid of making mistakes.
C. They depend on their books to correct their mistakes.
D. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Section C Spot Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from 13A) to 15B) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Our summer holidays last three months. During the 13A) week of the holidays, we get ready for school. We buy many things such as new pens and 13B) . On the first day of school, we see all our old 14A) again and we tell each other about our 14B) . After that we go into the classroom. It is so 15A) to keep quiet and pay attention to our teacher. Our teacher always says with a laugh: “You forget more in three months than you 15B)
in a year!”
Part II：Vocabulary and Structure (l5%) (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. The plane is at London at five.
A. ready B. due C. proper D. straight
17. It’s human that parents should be greatly fond of their children.
A. act B. nature C. method D. way
18. He was charged with having the crime.
A. made B. taken C. committed D. had
19. Jane was writing a letter and Pat was watching T.V.
A. while B. meanwhile C. when D. however
20. He has to give up the circumstances.
A. under B. on C. for D. from
21. I was about to leave, the telephone rang.
A. while B. as C. and D. when
22. It was not until she arrived in class realized she had forgotten her book.
A. and she B. when she C. that she D. she
23. good weather, our ship will reach Shanghai Monday evening.
A. If B. If given C. Given D. Being given
24. The young scientists many difficulties during their exploration.
A. counted B. caused C. encountered D. emerged
25. Birthdays are such happy when all your old friends can get together and have a good time.
A. moments B. occasions C. cases D. holidays
26. There is no one here who can the problem.
A. handle B. deal C. treat D. dispose
27. He has no of winning this game.
A. occasion B. chance C. luck D. fate
28. a bad habit is formed, it will not be easy to get rid of it .连词
A. Since B. Because C. While D. Once
29. You must have the recorder by the end of this week.
A. fixed B. to fix C. to be fixed D. being fixed
30. George would never being wrong.
A. count on B. adjust to C. depend on D. admit to
31. They have been my application for a month.
A. responding to B. sitting on C. listening to D. working to
32. preparing for the exam, he spent the whole night watching TV.
A. Instead of B. Because of C. But for D. Except for
33. I don’t enjoy his company, but I can it.
A. make for B. live in C. live with D. live on
34. If you had taken the doctor’s advice a week earlier, you quite all right now.
A. would have been C. have been
B. would be D. should have been
35. The students all the exercises, the teacher went on the text.
A. done/explaining C. had done/to explain
B. doing/explaining D. having done/to explain
Part III：Reading Comprehension (40%) (35 minutes)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Ants are great athletes in proportion to their size. They can lift a weight four hundred times their own weight. Theoretically a five-pound ant could easily lift a ton.
The most skillful farmers in the insect world are the small, heavily armored parasol ants. They work at night and it is nothing for them to strip a large tree at a time, marching off with bits of leaf held over them like parasols.
Surprisingly enough, these ants do not eat the vegetation they got. Rather they use it as raw material for their remarkable underground gardens which they tend themselves. The shreds of the leaves are literally chewed into a rich compost which is used to strengthen the garden where a thread-like fungus is cultivated. This species of fungus is their only source of food.
Included in the extraordinary parasol ant society are tiny garden workers, and slightly bigger workers who dig the interconnecting chambers of the hive. The parasol queen ant, more than one hundred times the size of the garden workers, is waited upon hand and foot by hundreds of her citizens.
36. An ant is very strong in proportion to its weight. Ants can lift a weight .
A.300 times their own weight
B. 600 times their own weight
C. five-pound more than their own weight
D. 400 times their own weight
37. In a short time, they can strip a tree of all its leaves in order to make a .
A. home for the queen ant C. species of fungus
B. compost for their gardens D. kind of food
38. When did the armored parasol ants work?
A. At daytime. C. In the morning.
B. At night. D. At noon.
39. What’s the usage of fungus?
A. To decorate the garden. C. To protect the tree.
B. The only source of the ant’s food. D. The place for them to live in.
40. The armored parasols are regarded as .
A. great athletes C. queen ants
B. skillful farmers D. chamber builders
Passage Two
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Psychology is the study of the mind and mental activities. For example, psychologists are interested in why some things make you sad, but other make you happy. They want to know why some people are shy, but others are quite talkative. They also want to know why people do the things that they do. They test intelligence.
Psychologists deal with the minds and behavior of people. Your mind consists of all your feelings, thoughts, and ideas. It is the results of the part of the brain called the cerebrum. Your behavior is the way you act or conduct yourself. Examples of behavior include shouting, crying, laughing, and sleeping.
Several people have been instrumental in the field of psychology. Wilhelm Wudt set up the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879. Ivan Pavlov, a Russian, is noted for his experiments with dogs in which he studied their relaxes and reactions. Around 1900, Sigmund Freud stated his theory that people try to repress any memories or thoughts that they believed were not good.
Psychologists should not be confused with psychiatrists. Psychiatrists deal only with mental illness. They are medical doctors who treat people.
41. A good title for this selection is : .
A. Studying the Mind
B. Feelings and Behavior of Human Beings
C. Psychology and Psychiatry
D. Famous Psychologists
42. “Some people are shy.” That means .
A. they are modest C. they never say a word
B. they are quiet D. they are ashamed
43. We may conclude that psychologists .
A. study physical diseases as well
B. deal with animals more often than with people
C. are not medical doctors
D. are interested in things that make you sad
44. Pavlov worked with .
A. people C. mental illness
B. dogs D. abnormal behavior
45. The cerebrum controls .
A. the mind C. the whole brain
B. the body D. the field of psychology
Passage Three
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
On a quiet autumn evening in Downey, California, Patty Madison, 17, hurried to meet her boyfriend, Jose. The two had planned to watch a video together. Suddenly, out of the darkness, a boy blocked her path.
“Hi, Patty,” he said casually. “Do you remember me?” She vaguely recognized him--- a troublemaker from her old high school. Before Patty could respond, the boy whipped out a handgun.
“My first wild thought was to protect my boyfriend,” says Patty. Turning her back to the gunman to cover Jose, Patty was shot three times --- in the spine (脊柱), neck, and lungs. “ I went into shock and my bloody body felt like a bowl of jell (果子冻),” she recalls. A fourth bullet penetrated Jose’s cheek and exited through his mouth. The gunman disappeared.
Sadly, Patty and Jose are the lucky ones; they survived their gunshot wounds. Last year, according to the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, more than 5,000 American children and teen-agers did not. The U.S. Justice Department says firearms (枪支) are now the number one cause of death among teenage boys, and the second leading cause of death (after car accidents) among all teens nationwide.
“More kids die from guns each year than from cancer, AIDS, and heart disease combined,” says Dr. Luis Montes, who treated Patty at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey. “ It’s as if the country was experiencing a gun-violence epidemic (流行病)”, he says.
46. The gun man shot Patty and Jose because .
A. he love Patty C. he hated Jose
B. he wanted to practice shooting D. none of the above
47. “ I went into shock” in the third paragraph means .
A. I was shocked
B. I was surprised
C. I was in a state of sudden disturbance of the mental stability
D. I was frightened
48. Last year according to the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, more than 5,000 American teens .
A. died in the gun-violence C. were experiencing an epidemic
B. survived the gun-violence D. were lucky enough not to be shot
49. According to the U.S. Justice Department, it is that is a leading threat to the lives of teenage boys.
A. traffic accidents
B. diseases like cancer, Aids and heart problems
C. violence films
D. firearms
50. The tone of this essay is quite .
A. humorous B. satirical C. serious D. calm
Passage Four
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
It is quite clear that sleeping is necessary to everyone. If we don’t sleep enough, we feel tired. Each night we have two kinds of sleep: active sleep and passive sleep. The passive sleep gives us our bodies the rest that it need, and prepare us for active sleep, in which dreaming appears. In passive sleep, the body is at rest. The heart slows down. We move little. And the brain becomes very inactive. If a person continues to sleep, the brain temperature rises, the amount of blood in the brain increases, the body becomes very, very still, and the brain goes from being inactive to being active And as the brain becomes more active the eyes begin to move rapidly. When the eyes begin to move, this is a sign of another change— the change is that person is dreaming.
Throughout the night a person usually dreams for about one and a half hours. Many people say that they don’t dream or that they rarely dream. Doctors have studied the sleep and have found that everyone dreams—in fact, every person needs to dream in order to keep healthy. It appears that we need passive sleep in order to rest our bodies. We need active sleep in order to rest our brains.
51. Sleep is necessary to us because it is of great importance to
A. our minds B. our health C. the brain D. our bodies
52. When dreaming appears we are in sleep.
A. active C. passive
B. inactive D. neither active nor passive
53. The eyes will not move when a person sleeps unless .
A. he wants to open his eyes C. he is dreaming
B. he is looking at something D. he is about to wake up
54. If a person is in passive sleep .
A. his heart beats slowly but his body moves a lot
B. his body moves a little and his brain becomes active
C. his brain becomes inactive and his heart beats fast
D. his heart beats slowly and his body moves little
55. Scientists have found that .
A. a person needs only one and a half hour’s sleep every day
B. those people who dream a lot in their sleep can never keep healthy
C. we all need to dream if we want to have strong bodies and healthy minds
D. only active sleep is necessary to everyone of us
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (l0%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part III of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper Two.
56. Theoretically a five-pound ant could easily lift a ton.
57. For example, psychologists are interested in why some things make you sad, but other make you happy.
58. The U.S. Justice Department says firearms (枪支) are now the number one cause of death among teenage boys, and the second leading cause of death (after car accidents) among all teens nationwide.
59. The passive sleep gives us our bodies the rest that it need, and prepare us for active sleep, in which dreaming appears.
Part V: Writing (l5%) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on the topic “ Advertisements”. You should base your composition on the outline below.
Advertisements
1. 随着社会的发展，广告越来越多地走进人们的生活。
2. 广告给人们提供了大量的信息。
3. 有时广告也有欺骗性。
Simulated Test 3
Part I: Listening Comprehension (l5%) (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) John has already bought a Ford.
B) John will not have enough money to buy a new car.
C) John has just bought a new car and a house.
D) John doesn’t want to buy a new house but a new car.
2. A) The man felt tired after class.
B) The man didn’t like learning English.
C) The man liked learning English.
D) The man thought English was too difficult to learn.
3. A) In a restaurant. B) In a airport. C) At home. D) In a furniture store.
4. A) The woman cleaned up his room.
B) He was forced to clean up his room.
C) He was forced to go out.
D) He had to clean up his room and go out.
5. A) His mother. B) Mary. C) The man. D) The cleaners.
6. A) He thinks the job is very difficult.
B) The time he starts work is too early.
C) He is not accustomed to working so many hours.
D) The place where he woks is far away.
7. A) The keys may be in his car.
B) His bag may be in his car.
C) He may have dropped his bag in his car.
D) She saw his keys in his car.
8. A) Tom should shut the door.
B) Tom should be quieter.
C) Tom shouldn’t have stayed at the library so long.
D) Tom shouldn’t have returned home.
9. A) They missed the game.
B) They have to borrow another car.
C) The game is not so interesting as they expected.
D) Something went wrong with Tom’s car.
10. A) After ten. B) At eleven o’clock. C) Before ten. D) At eleven thirty.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear a short Passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage
Questions 1l to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) In 1848. B) In 1912. C) In 1920. D) In 1948.
12. A) The changing role of women in the U.S.
B) The women’s liberation movement in the U.S.
C) Women’s careers in the U.S.
D) American women’s attempts to improve their position.
Section C Spot Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from 13A) to 15B) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Mr. Johnson looked at his watch. It was half past seven. He got out of bed quickly. Then he washed and 13A) . He was late as 13B) , so he did not have time for breakfast. He ran all the way to the station and he 14A) there just in time for the train. Mr. Johnson 14B)
eats anything in the morning. He always says to his friends 15A) : “It’s nice to have breakfast in the morning, but it’s nicer to 15B) in bed.
Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. Putting in a new window will ______ changing the structure of the house.
A) include B) comprise C) contain D) involve
17. It is common that sometimes the young cannot ______ with their parents.
A) persuade B) approve C) communicate D) argue
18. After three days of hard work, he ______ some effective measures.
A) keep up with B) come up with C) put up with D) catch up with
19. We have to do many ______ experiments in order to achieve success.
A) worth B) worthy of C) worthwhile D) worth of
20. It was Bob who first ______ that the government should take action against the environmental pollution.
A) proposed B) protected C) provided D) provoked
21. Japan’s imports of consumer ______ jumped 30% last year.
A) produce B) production C) products D) productivity
22. Then, ______ a smile, he said mysteriously, ”I brought you something you need.”
A) breaking in B) breaking into C) breaking out D) breaking up
23. Police must ______ the highest standards if they are to win back public confidence.
A) stick to B) object to C) hold back D) decide on
24. All that money got by deceiving brought ______ sadness and misery and tragedy.
A) everything but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but
25. I can’t accept your advice. ______ thank you for giving it.
A) Otherwise B) Meanwhile C) Therefore D) Nevertheless
26. In certain accidents, ______, it is possible to save life by artificial respiration.
A) stopping breathing C) if breathing stops
B) though breathing stops D) unless breathing stops
27. By this time next year, they ______ for sixty years.
A) will have been married C) will be married
B) will have married D) have been married
28. Don’t tell me you can always escape ______ because you have a very fast sports car!
A) discovering C) to discover
B) being discovered D) to be discovered
29. ______ excited her so much that she cried hot tears.
A) Many a phones have C) Many phones has
B) Many a phone have D) Many a phone has
30. I refused all of the three boys, because I found ______ qualified enough for the position.
A) neither of them C) all of them
B) either of them D) none of them
31. ______ that the earth was flat?
A) Used it to be thought C) Do it used to be thought
B) Does it used to be thought D) Used to it be thought
32. ______ today, he would get there by Thursday.
A) If he leaves C) Was he leaving
B) Were he to leave D) Would he leave
33. She has been absent ______ class for quite a few weeks.
A) for B) with C) from D) of
34. “Do you have any clothes ______ today?” the maid asked.
A) to be washed B) washing C) to wash D) be washed
35. Jimmy is always polite not only to his supervisors and colleagues but to anyone else ______ he thinks deserves of kindly consideration.
A) whose B) whom C) which D) who
Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%) (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A), B), C), and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 36~40 are based on the following passage.
Dear Sir,
After reading some of the letters printed in this newspaper, I’m beginning to believe that the carbon monoxide in this city’s air during the past year has already affected some people’s ability to think straight.
The proposal for limiting the use of cars seems fair and reasonable to me. I can’t feel that it will produce any real suffering on the part of motorists, who sometimes seem to put their right to drive above the public’s right to breathe.
Surely everyone can understand that it would be worse to have to wear gas masks in our city than to ride buses or trains. After all, breathing is necessary, and we might all breathe more easily if we could reduce the amount of pollution in our air.
A citizen.
36. The letters referred to in the first paragraph must have ______.
A) complained that carbon monoxide had affected people’s ability to think
B) explained that carbon monoxide hadn’t affected people’s ability to think
C) opposed the limiting of the use of cars
D) proposed the limiting of the use of cars
37. According to the author, the proposal for limiting the use of cars is ______.
A) unacceptable B) sensible C) unfair D) wrong
38. The author implies that ______.
A) cars don’t pollute the air as some people think
B) carbon monoxide can actually affect people’s ability to think
C) motorists have no right to drive as much as they like
D) mass transportation is less harmful than private cars
39. To cope with pollution the author suggests ______.
A) wearing gas masks
B) limiting the use of buses and trains
C) punishing the motorists
D) limiting the use of cars
40. In writing this letter the author is ______.
A) supporting a proposal
B) disagreeing with a proposal
C) putting forward a proposal
D) criticizing a proposal
Questions 41~45 are based on the following passage.
The most important use of drifting bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mail ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream might explain this difference.
Franklin talked with U.S. captains. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the U.S. sea captains, Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.
41. Drifting bottles are used ______.
A) to know the movement of ships
B) to find ocean currents
C) to learn why British mail ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed
D) to learn the weather may have an influence on ocean currents
42. ______ will be true if the position and direction of currents are known.
A) Ships can use the forward movement of a current
B) Ships can stay away from currents that would carry them off their course
C) It will take U.S. ships less time to cross the Atlantic Ocean
D) All of the above
43. U.S. ships needed less time than British mail ships needed to cross the Atlantic Ocean because ______.
A) U.S. ships were better equipped than British mail ships were
B) captains of British mail ships lacked experiences
C) captains of U.S. ships knew how to make use of the current in every possible way
D) British mail ships hadn’t right maps
44. Benjamin Franklin ______ in order to make an accurate map.
A) checked his map by using sealed bottles
B) talked with U.S. captains
C) learned each turn of the Gulf Stream
D) didn’t know how to do
45. The best title of the passage would be ______.
A) The First Map of the Gulf Stream C) The Gulf Stream
B) The Use of Drifting Bottles D) The Use of Currents
Questions 46~50 are based on the following passage.
We are used to the idea of aging ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones (海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of losing vigor. Some kinds of marine worm can even “grow backwards”. If starved and kept in the dark, they get steadily smaller. They finally end as a ball of cells, looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under favorable conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and “un-growing” indefinitely.
46. In the first sentence “We are used to the idea of aging ourselves.” The word “aging” means ______.
A) becoming big B) growing small C) growing old D) becoming ugly
47. Some sea worms get smaller when they ______.
A) suffer from great hunger C) live in darkness
B) lack food and do not see any light D) lose weight
48. According to the passage, some sea animals ______.
A) do not grow old C) do not eat food at all
B) are afraid of light D) die when they become a ball cells
49. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Animals have to age like human beings.
B) Some marine worms can become eggs when they lack food and do not see any light
C) It seems that sea anemones do not age for nearly one hundred years.
D) The fact there may be some animals that do not age isn’t a surprise to us.
50. The passage is mainly about ______.
A) sea worms B) cells C) anemones D) aging
Questions 51~55 are based on the following passage.
Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behaviour in society, and was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
51. What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college?
A) His family was too poor.
B) A college education was very uncommon in his times.
C) He didn’t like the young Virginian gentlemen who went to college.
D) The author doesn’t give us any reason.
52. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he ______.
A) didn’t like arguing and debating with others
B) felt his education was inadequate
C) lacked enough skills in public speaking
D) felt that the others were being impractical
53. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he ______.
A) didn't really care about going abroad
B) wasn’t familiar with the French leaders
C) could not communicate directly with the French leaders
D) was too busy to visit France
54. We can infer from the article that ______.
A) Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life
B) Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison
C) Washington should have received formal education if he had been interested in the basics of good behaviour in society
D) Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen
55. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education ______.
A) was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time
B) was of great variety, covering many subjects
C) may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time
D) was rather limited for a president
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (20%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item from the reading passages you have just read in the Third Part of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet.
56. (Lines 1~3, Paragraph 2, Passage 1)
I can’t feel that it will produce any real suffering on the part of motorists, who sometimes seem to put their right to drive above the public’s right to breathe.
57. (Lines 1~3, Paragraph 1, Passage 2)
When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course.
58. (Lines 1~2, Paragraph 1, Passage 3)
We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age.
59. (Lines 7~8, Paragraph 2, Passage 4)
He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters.
Part V: Writing (15%) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 80 words on Failure. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.
Failure
Outline:
1. 不同的人对失败的看法不同。
2. 谈谈我的看法。
Words for reference:
escape, defeat, experience, sum up
Simulated Test 4
Part I: Listening Comprehension (l5%) (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A. The car is in poor condition. B. She bought it about five years ago.
C. It is a second hand car. D. She bought it only last year.
2. A. He is out to have lunch. B. He is at home.
C. He is at his office. D. He is at a travel agency.
3. A. 4:30. B. 4:00.
C. 3:30. D. 3:00.
4. A. Friday morning. B. Saturday morning.
C. Friday afternoon. D. Saturday afternoon.
5. A. At a library. B. At an airport.
C. At a bank. D. At a restaurant.
6. A. The woman went to the concert but the man didn’t.
B. The man went to the concert but the woman didn’t.
C. Neither the man nor the woman went to the concert.
D. Both the man and the woman went to the concert lasts night.
7. A. Newspaper. B. A timetable.
C. An advertisement. D. A list of prices.
8. A. Ask Tom about the Greens’ address.
B. Invite Tom to the party.
C. Put off the party.
D. Ask the woman to invite the Greens.
9. A. A car part. B. A ride to work.
C. A factory job. D. A new car.
10. A. Turn on the TV set. B. Stay at home.
C. Hurry to the movie. D. Look for the tickets.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear a short Passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage
Questions 1l to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A. In 1809. B. In 1856. C. In 1861. D. In 1865.
12. A. Ordinary beds were too short for him.
B. It could remind him of the people of his hometown.
C. He could share it with his family.
D. His own bed was too ugly for a president.
Section C Spot Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from 13A) to 15B) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Mrs. Mills often 13A) too much money on clothes. Yesterday she saw a beautiful coat in a shop window. She went in and 13)B it on. It was just the right 14A) , but it was very expensive and it had to be paid 14B) . Mrs. Mills didn’t have enough money with her. So she immediately went home and asked her husband to buy it for her. Mr. Mills 15A) , “ Dear, we have to go to the 15B) first.”
Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C),D). You must choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. The screws are somewhat loose. I’ll have them .
A. tightening B. to tighten C. tightened D. being tighten
17. We were so the TV program that we forgot about the time.
A. catch on B. caught up in C. caught in D. catch up
18. The taxi driver a roadside restaurant to get something to eat.
A. pulled into B. pulled down C. pulled about D. pull at
19. I was told that our examination results would to us by post the nest week.
A. come at B. come into C. come away D. come through
20. The farmer had looked over for his pick, but in vain. It seemed to .
A. be vanished B. have vanished C. vanishing D. had vanished
21. Mrs. Johnson has that she is unable to get a job.
A. such small education B. so little education
C. a such little education D. a so small education
22. The friendly relationship between our two countries can be to the Ming Dynasty.
A. traced down B. traced back C. traced out D. traced off
23. The fire that broke out in the plant during the night was still seen a lot of smoke the next morning.
A. give out B. giving off C. given out D. giving on
24. When gets angry, he is anything, which is a weakness in his character.
A. capable in doing B. capable to do
C. capable of doing D. capable to be done
25. By careful examination, the doctors hope to the source of the infection.
A. track down B. trace back C. take down D. track off
26. The coat fits the boy perfectly now, but he will it in a year’s time.
A. be outgrown B. outgrowing C. outgrow D. outgrown
27. , he did not know what to do.
A. Be so excited B. As he excited
C. He was so excited D. Being so excited
28. If you to me, you be in such trouble now.
A. had listened ...would not B. listened ...won’t
C. will listen ...won't D. have been listening ...cannot
29. Scientists will have to effective methods of increasing the world's food supply.
A. come out B. come up with C. come up D. come with
30. Louise Brown , in England ,is the world's first test tube baby.
A. who bears B. was born C. born D. bearing
31. The young offender was released in _______ of his good behavior.
A. case B. way C. view D. event
32. You look so pale. What’s the _______ with you?
A. problem B. question C. issue D. matter
33. Professor Smith entered the room with some flowers _________.
A. in his hand B. were in his hand
C. be in his hand D. havening been in his hand
34. Not until _______ lost your health __________ its value.
A. you have… you know B. have you… do you know
C. you have… do you know D have you … you know
35. Experts believe the large number of cancer cases in the area is ______ the nuclear power station.
A. dependent on B. related to C. concerned about D. resulted from
Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%) (35minutes)
Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A),B),C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with the single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Just 30 years ago some 700 million people lived in cities. Today the number stands at 1,800 million, and by the end of the century it will to 3,000 million—more than half the world's estimated population. By the year 2000 an estimated 650 million people will crowd into 60 cities of five million or more—three quarters of them in the developing world. Only a single First World city—metropolitan (大都市)Tokyo, which will have 24 million people—is expected to be among the global top five; London, ranked second in 1950 with ten million people, will not even make 2000's top 25.In places where rates of natural population increase exceed three per cent annually—meaning much of the Third World—that alone is enough to double a city's population within 20 years. But equally powerful are the streams of hopeful migrants from the countryside.
What faces and confuses urban planners is the huge scale of these trends. There have never been cities of 30 million people, let alone ones dependent on roads, sewer（下水道） and water supplies barely adequate for urban areas a tenth that size. And the flood of new arrivals in swelling Third World cities far overtakes the supply of jobs—particularly as modern industries put a premium (奖金) on technology rather than manpower. So it will be virtually impossible to find permanent employment for 30 to 40 per cent of the 1,000 million new city inhabitants expected by the year 2000.
Despite the terrible conditions that the city newcomers face, their numbers are growing at rates as much as twice that of the cities themselves—and every step taken to improve their living conditions in the slums only attracts more migrants.
36. Which of the following is the main topic of this passage?
A. The increase of world population.
B. The improvement of urban living conditions.
C. The migrants from the countryside and their unemployment.
D. The expansion of cities and its consequences.
37. The author uses Tokyo as an example mainly to show that .
A. the biggest cities will still be in First World countries
B. it’s development speed will be greater than that of London
C. most of the biggest cities will be in the Third World countries
D. Japanese will keep control of the growth of big cities such as Tokyo
38. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Over half of the world's population will move to cities by 2000.
B. The order of the world's biggest cities will be changed fundamentally by the year 2000.
C. The world population will reach about 6,000 million by 2000.
D. The poor countries will suffer more from the expansion of cities by 2000.
39. According to the last paragraph, all of the following are true EXCEPT that .
A. development of modern technology will reduce the use of manpower
B. urban planers will have no past experiences to borrow
C. the growth of urban population is faster than that of cities
D. the improvement of urban living conditions is to attract more migrants from the countryside
40. The expression“put a premium on" in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by .
A. are in need of B. devote much attention to
C. have no lack of D. think little of
Passage Two
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers' life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, the variety is not an important factor.
Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery that must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it. Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is the degree of workers' contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.
To what extent more money led to greater productivity（生产力）? The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.
41. Which of these possible factors leading to greater productivity is not true?
A. To make jobs more varied.
B. To give the worker freedom to do his job in his own way.
C. Degree of work contribution.
D. Demands for longer working hours.
42. Why workers want more money?
A. Because their jobs are too boring.
B. In order to enjoy more spare time.
C. To make their jobs more interesting.
D. To demand shorter working hours.
43. The last sentence in this passage means that if we succeed in making workers' jobs more interesting, .
A. they will want more money
B. they will demand shorter working hours
C. more money and shorter working hours are important factors
D. more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them
44. In this passage, the author tells us .
A. how to make the workers more productive
B. possible factors leading to greater efficiency
C. to what extent more money lead to greater productivity
D. how to make workers' jobs more interesting
45. The author of this passage is probably a .
A. teacher B. worker C. manager D. physicist
Passage Three
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things. The pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves, disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck.. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and on one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them successful. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, on one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconducts. These should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
46. People who are unhappy .
A. always consider things differently from others
B. usually are influenced by the results of certain things
C. can discover the unpleasant part of certain things
D. usually have a fault finding habit.
47. The phrase "sour the pleasures of society" (Sentence 4, Para. 2) most nearly means .
A. "have a good taste to the pleasures of society"
B. "aren't content with the pleasures of society"
C. "feel happy with the pleasures of society"
D. "enjoy the pleasures of society"
48. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. We should pity all such unhappy people.
B. Such unhappy people are critical about everything.
C. If such unhappy people recognize the bad effects of the habit on themselves they may get rid of it.
D. Such unhappy people are also not content with themselves.
49. "scarcely that" (Sentence 2, Para. 3) means .
A. "just like that " B. "almost not like that"
C. "more than that " D. "not at all like that"
50. If such unhappy persons don't change their bad behavior, the author's solution to the problem is that people should .
A. avoid contact with them
B. criticize their misconduct
C. help them recognize the bad effects of the habit
D. show no respect and politeness to them
Passage Four
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
It is a curious fact that as we leave the most impoverished peoples of the world, where the human being with his too few calories of energy scratches out for himself a bare subsistence, we find the economic insecurity of the individual many times multiplied. The solitary Eskimo, Bushman, Indonesian, Nigerian, left to his own devices, will survive a considerable time. Living close to the soil or to their animal prey, the peoples with the lowest standard of living in the world can sustain their own lives, at least for a while, almost single-handed. With a community numbering only a few hundred, they can live indefinitely. Indeed, a very large percentage of the human race today lives in precisely such fashion - in small, virtually self-contained peasant communities which provide for their own survival with a minimum of contact with the outside world. This large majority of mankind suffers great poverty, but it also knows a certain economic independence.
When we turn to the New Yorker or the Chicagoan, on the other hand, we are struck by exactly the opposite condition, by a prevailing ease of material life, coupled at the same time by an extreme dependence of the individual in his search for the means of existence. In the great metropolitan areas where most Americans live, we can no longer imagine the solitary individual or the small community surviving, short of robbing for food and necessities. The majority of Americans have never grown food, caught game, raised meat, ground grain into flour. Faced with the challenge of clothing themselves or building their own homes, they would be hopelessly untrained and unprepared. Even to make minor repairs in the machines which surround them, they must call on other members of the community whose business it is to fix cars, or to repair plumbing, or whatever. Perhaps, the richer the nation, the more apparent is this inability of its average inhabitant to survive unaided and alone.
51. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Poor and the Rich.
B. The Individual and the Society.
C. The Division of Labor.
D. The Making of a Society.
52. “Left to his own devices" in Line 4, Para. 1 most probably means .
A. to be left alone
B. to be left to make plans
C. to be left to invent new devices
D. to be left to devil
53. It is most likely to find people like Robinson Crusoe .
A. in great metropolitan area
B. in a large community
C. in modern America
D. near the North Pole
54. Which of the following is indicated in the passage?
A. Modern American society is a self-contained society.
B. Division of labor improves efficiency.
C. The survival ability of a man is decided by the degree of his dependence on others.
D. A man living alone will survive longer than a man living in a small community.
55. One can NOT make a living in modern America by .
A. buying things one need from stores
B. hiring the services of others
C. robbing others of food and necessities
D. learning to do things all by oneself
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (10%) (15 minutes)
Direction: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all taken from the reading passage you have just read in Part III of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passage so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper Two.
56. (Lines 1 – 3, Paragraph 3, Passage 1)
Despite the terrible conditions that the city newcomers face, their numbers are growing at rates as much as twice that of the cities themselves—and every step taken to improve their living conditions in the slums only attracts more migrants.
57. (Lines 3 – 5, Paragraph 1, Passage 2)
There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers' life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder.
58. (Lines 1 – 2, Paragraph 1, Passage 3)
Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable.
59. (Lines 10 – 11, Paragraph 2, Passage 4)
Perhaps, the richer the nation, the more apparent is this inability of its average inhabitant to survive unaided and alone.
Part V: Writing (15%) (30 minutes)
Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on My Ideal Job. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet in Test Paper Two.
My Ideal Job
Outline:
1. 你理想的工作是什么。
2. 现阶段你打算如何为你的理想工作作准备。
Words for reference:
competition, positive, society, search for, diligence, goal, effort, overcome
Key:
Simulated Test 1
Part I
1-5 CBDAA 6-10 BCDDB 11-12 CA
Dictation
13A.beautiful 13B. heavy enough 14A. likely
14B. serve 15A. horizon 15B. lasting
Part Ⅱ
16-20 DDACC 21-25 BDADA
26-30 BCABC 31-35 DDCBA
Part Ⅲ
36-40 DBCAC 41-45 ADBCA
46-50 DBBCA 51-55 DDACB
Part Ⅳ
56. 这些人每月都会收到钱直至他们去世。
57. 丢弃瓶罐不仅浪费能源, 还会扩大污染, 耗尽自然资源。
58. 没钱付租金租房的人就占用那些地主们留下的空房子。
59. 因此在该过程中, 更多的是强调协作而非竞争。
Simulated Test 2
Part I
1-5 CDABC 6-10 ADBAB 11-12 DC
13A) last 13B) notebooks 14A) friends
14B) holidays 15A) hard 15B) learn
Part II
16-20 BBCBA 21-25 DCCCB
26-30 ABDAD 31-35 BACBD
Part III
36-40 DBBBB 41-45 ABCBA
46-50 DCADC 51-55 BACDC
Part IV
56. 从理论上讲，一个五磅重的蚂蚁能够轻易举起一吨重的物体来。
57. 比如，心理学家感兴趣的是为什么有些事情会使人悲伤，而另一些事情却使人快乐。
58. 美国司法部说枪支是目前男性青少年死亡的头号原因，也是全美所有青少年死亡的第二个主要原因（仅次于车祸）。
59. 消极睡眠可以使我们的身体得到必要的休息，而且也为我们进入梦乡的积极睡眠作好了
Simulated Test 3
Part I
1-5 BCABD 6-10 CADDC 11-12 CA
13A) dressed 13B) usual 14A) arrived
14B) never 15A) at the office 15B) lie
Part II
16-20 DCBCA 21-25 CBABD
26-30 CABDD 31-35 ABCAD
Part III
36-40 CBDDA 41-45 BDCAB
46-50 CBACD 51-55 DBCAD
Part IV
56. 我认为这项建议不会给驾车的人带来真正的烦恼。他们有时候好像把自己驾车的权利置于公民呼吸的权利之上。
57. 当人们了解了洋流的位置和方向后，船只就能利用洋流的向前的运动而远离会使它们偏离航线的洋流。
58. 我们早已习惯了这种观念，以致于对一些动物不会变老感到惊讶。
59. 在国会的辩论中，或谈及与日常的、实际的事情不相关的主题时，他从未感到过舒适。
Simulated Test 4
Part I
1-5 BACDD 6-10 CBABC 11-12 BA
13A) spends 13B) tried 14A) size
14B) in cash 15A) sighed 15B) bank
Part II
16-20 CBADB 21-25 BBBCA
26-30 CDABC 31-35 CDADB
Part III
36-40 DCADB 41-45 DADBC
46-50 DBABA 51-55 BADDD
Part IV
56. 尽管城市的新移民面临着恶劣条件，但他们的数量却两倍于城市增长速度增长着—而且每一次贫民窟生活条件的改善都只会吸引更多移居者。
57. 有证据表明尽管多样性肯定能使工人的生活更愉快，但实际上却没有使他工作更努力。
58. 尽管他们身体同样健康，拥有的财富也相当，其它的生活舒适程度也相同，但还是一个人幸福，而另一个人痛苦。
59. 也许一个国家越富有，其普通居民的孤立无援以及生存能力的无能表现就越明显。
