Model Test Three
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a passage of at least 150 words in the title of New
Year's Resolution. Please follow tile outline given below.
以 " 新年决心书 " 为题写一篇演讲稿，至少应包括以下
两方面的内容 :
1.
总结自己在学习上的不足以及今后的打算。
2.
在全面提高自身素质方面有什么打算。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on
Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-6, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 7-10, complete the sentences with the. information given in the passage.
Crime without Borders
As gangs grow increasingly globalized, organized crime is becoming a problem hindering international economic development. Gang Arrested
The Colombian police arrest 27 suspects who were allegedly involved in printing forged notesin Medellin last April.
In late 2005, Dutch police raided ( 搜捕 ) Hells Angels clubhouses around the country. In a coordinated sweep that followed a yearlong investigation, police carried out predawn searches in six towns and cities in the
Netherlands, arresting 45 members of the motorcycle club, laying scores of charges and seizing an assortment of weapons.
Such large-scale raids were rare in Dutch history, and they showed that even in such a developed country without major social conflicts and with good social order, the influence of criminal organizations and the attempt to demolish them are taken very seriously.
In today's world, the economy is globalized, international communities are coexistent and worldwide interrelations grow ever closer. Meanwhile, gangs in different countries seek more profit and living space. To avoid crackdowns by law enforcement on the home front, some continuously develop their structures and go global. They are stepping out of an individual country, thus becoming cancers that influence international progress and development.
For example, when the Hells Angels club was established in 1948, its members were mainly World War II veterans who failed to get used to a peaceful life and continued to look for adventures. Decades later, this club became an influential and populous organization in North American, Australia and most countries in West Europe.
It was, 'and in many places still is, involved in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorist moves and murders. In Canada, Hells Angels and members of rival motorcycle gangs carried out killings when fighting for drug trafficking businesses, resulting in 160 dead or missing. Due to this, Canadian police dispatched 2,000 police officers and launched raids in Ontario, Quebec and other provinces.
Major Activities
The Israeli police search the site of an explosion launched by underworld( 黑社会 ) gangs in Tel Aviv ( 特拉维
夫 ) on December 11, 2005.
Since the 1980s, drug trafficking ( 不法交易 ) has been the major business of international gangs. At present, the amount of drugs trafficked annually worldwide is valued at more than $ 550 billion, with 85 percent handled

by underworld organizations.
Due to the potential for significant profit, gangs strengthen cooperation and form a global chain of drug plantation, processing, transportation and sales. For example, according to Colombian officials, the biggest drug trafficking organization in the country has a very detailed work division, covering developed overseas drug trafficking network, as well as cocaine planting farms and processing plants. Its strength is centered in the country's capital, Bogota ( 波哥大 ), and spreads to provinces in west Colombia and the North Caribbean coast.
As well, the organization owns secret airbases in the country's north province and tropical bushes in the south.
Traffickers deliver drugs through these bases by small planes to Mexico, Central America and the Florida coast in the United States. After being airdropped at a scheduled spot, the drugs will be transported to other places by mosquito crafts( 快艇 ), which helps drug dealers avoid police supervision.
In this way, about 10 tons of cocaine can be trafficked every month. The Italian Mafia( 黑手党 ) also barefacedly( 公然地 ) transports drugs with boats, and the value of heroin delivered is estimated to reach more than
$ 40 billion every year, or about 10 percent of Italy's entire GDP. Underworld organizations in the United States and Russia have also built bulky drug sales networks.
Another Sweep
Members of a tactical unit of the Honduran police arrest a man in Tegucigalpa in a surprise raid last
November.
Another common activity for these gangs is money laundering( 洗黑钱 ). That refers to the changing of large amounts of capital, procured through illegal channels, into legal money that can be used freely. Traditionally, the
United States, Switzerland and Caribbean island nations are considered money- laundering heavens to the underworld, with about $ 5 trillion changed to clean money there every year.
However, in a U. S. report on drug trafficking and money laundering, Turkey, Greece, Russia and Cyprus are regarded as the four new centers of money laundering. For instance, more than $100 billion is laundered every year in Russia.
Accompanying drug trafficking and money laundering are often kidnappings and killings, used as techniques to blackmail and intimidate. In recent years, many people, including government officials, businesspeople and journalists, have died under the guns of criminal organization members in Russia. New Tendencies
Recently, the development of international gangs has followed certain trends. Internationalization and cooperation are common for gangs in different countries an[1 regions. The Italian Mafia is strengthening its structure overseas and enlarging investment, increasing its influence in Europe, America and some East Asian countries. Big gangs in Japan, such as the Yakuza, are moving into Southeast Asia, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
Foreign gangs enter new territories by forming close ties with local underworld forces. They cross lines of traditional crimes, get a hand in aspects of financing and in entertainment circles, and become corporations with great economic influence. Big underworld organizations have even held international
meetings to mark out individual territory and business area so as to avoid bloody territorial conflicts. Executed
Gang Leader
This California Department of Corrections' handout photo shows death row( 死囚区 ) inmate ( 监狱同室者 )
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a former gang leader.
The second underworld trend is the use of the Internet and advanced intelligent technologies. In Japan, a secret financial system has become fully developed with the help of high technologies. The underworld organizations allocate capital within a short period of time among continents via the Internet, telephone, fax and secret broadcasting stations.
At last, through their violent, criminal activities, gangs muscle their way into the political and economic fields. Some of them can even influence a country's policies to some extent as they attempt to seize the country's economic lifeline. Sometimes people with underworld background donate to political parties, bribe government

officials, or even participate in elections, so as to shield criminal activities. Japan was shocked when media outlets published a picture of Yoshiro Mori, former Japanese Prime Minister, having dinner with chieftains of the
Japanese underworld.
U.S. gangs can collect about $150 billion in illegal income, equaling the country's total revenue from the iron and steel industry and aluminum and copper processing industry. Russian officials once said the underworld has penetrated into major industrial aspects of the country, controlling about 500 major enterprises.
Turkish gangs are involved in more than 100 departments and aspects of the government, and underworld businesses have covered a quarter of the country's total GDP. Gang crimes can be found in almost every city in the country. For example, there ,are 454 gangs in Istanbul. Their routine business is illegally charging parking fees. If refused, they beat up the car owners, or damage their vehicles. They are also involved in selling human organs, and changing the name of owners in registers and receiving transfer checks illegally.
Gang crimes have drawn international attention. Communities around the world are strengthening joint strikes, and designing bilateral and multilateral pacts on controlling, preventing, and punishing gang crimes. The
United Nations passed the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime in November 2000.
Meanwhile, other countries are carrying out intensified cooperation in attacking underworld organizations.
1. With the glohalization of economy, gangs in different countries are stepping out of individual countries and going global.
2. The large-scale raid in 2005 indicates that the social order is a mess in Holland.
3. In Columbia the biggest drug trafficking organization built all their bases in the capital city of the country.
4. Money laundering exists mainly because of the corruption of officials in the government.
5. The underworld tended to use the Internet and advanced intelligent technologies to commit crimes.
6. Gangs force can not penetrate political fields though they attempt to seize the country's economic lifeline.
7. The members of the Hells Angels club were mainly ______ when the organization was established.
8. At present, the value of the drugs trafficked worldwide amounts to ______ every year.
9. Money laundering refers to the changing of large amounts of capital, procured through illegal channels, into______.
10. People With underworld background donate to political parties, bribe government officials, or even participate in elections so as to ______.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard
11. A) He is confident. C) He is bored.
B) He is worried. D) He is angry.
12. A) Compare her own paper with others. C) Have someone else type her paper.
B) Watch out for the usual typing mistakes. D) Ask another person to check her work.
13. A) Jealous. C) Negative.
B) Indignant. D) Proud.
14. A) She doesn't like the way the professor lectures.
B) She's having a hard time following the professor's lectures.
C) She is not interested in course.
D) She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.

15. A) He's going to help the woman bake her cake.
B) He is going to buy some cake.
C) He is going to sweep the study floor.
D) He will get a broom and dust pan to clean up the floor.
16. A) The man can have his camera fixed here.
B) The woman will probably fix the man's camera herself.
C) The man will buy a new camera.
D) The woman suggests that the camera should have been brought in earlier.
17. A) She thinks big parties are too impersonal.
B) She would like to invite friends to a big party.
C) She feels she has to spend a lot of money in holding big parties.
D) She would like to be invited to small parties.
18. A) He thinks that they are of inferior quality.
B) He thinks that they are a bargain.
C) He thinks that they are overpriced.
D) He thinks that they can be purchased at a cheaper price elsewhere.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) They are planning a picnic for the department.
B) They are having a picnic organized by the department.
C) They are discussing how to escape from the sun.
D) They are drinking and talking about the weather.
20. A) Cathy likes having a picnic on a sunny day.
B) Alan is expecting a gentle breeze to cool himself off.
C) They haven't had much sunshine recently.
D) Much' to their surprise, bad weather is setting in.
21. A) He thinks the department has misjudged the weather situation for the day.
B) He dismisses the idea of having an annual picnic as silly.
C) He likes pre-arranged activities and would rather go somewhere on his own.
D) He prefers having a little doze before drinking.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) She will stay home. C) She will invite Abruzzi to a concert.
B) She will go the concert with Abruzzi. D) She has not decided yet.
23. A) She doesn't want to hurt Abruzzi by refusing again.
B) She is afraid that she might lose Abruzzi.
C) She wants to have a change after a busy week.
D) She can't think of a reason not to accept Abruzzi's invitation again.
24. A) She has been studying late into night all week.
B) She has made plans to work late all week.
C) She has not been free to go out with Abruzzi all week.
D) She has been busy tidying up her apartment all week.
25. A) Abruzzi is very patient and determined.
B) Linda's roommate does most of the cleaning in their apartment.
C) Linda doesn't really care for Abruzzi.
D) Linda likes concert better than shows.
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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the. centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) The smell of the food. C) The distance of the food.
B) The quality of the food. D) The amount of the food.
27. A) The direction to fly in. C) The height to fly.
B) The distance to fly. D) The kind of food to find.
28. A) Diligent. C) Creative.
B) Interesting. D) Cooperative.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Because he wanted to steal a violin and take it out with him.
B) Because he was planning to commit a crime.
C) Because he was going to earn money by playing his violin in the street.
D) Because he was going to return home.
30. A) He stood in the middle of the payment. C) He stood on a bridge near the station.
B) He stood under a bridge near the station. D) He stood in front of the station.
31. A) He was full of confidence at his success.
B) He felt like a circus performer.
C) He felt as if he had been performing all his life.
D) He was determined to travel round the world.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) The population of elderly people. C) Violence in crime.
B) Nuclear weapon. D) Living standards.
33. A) Growth of violence on TV. C) Decreasing of moral standards.
B) Destructive threat from nuclear explosives. D) All of the above.
34. A) People are more destructive.
B) People are more selfish.
C) People do what they preach now.
D) People do not have moral principles to follow now.
35. A) Indifferent. C) Worried.
B) Surprised. D) Confident.
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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Drunken driving—sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on (36) are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an (37) 250,000 over the past decade.

A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or (38) three beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American man (39) and judges were tolerant in most courts, but the drunken (40) has recently Caused so many well-publicized (41) , especially involving, young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, (42) a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After
New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed 18-to 20-year-old drivers more than (43) , so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect (44)
(45) . Some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern ( 客栈，酒店 ) in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was "obviously intoxicated
( 喝醉 )' and later drove off the road, killing a nine year-old boy.
As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the "noble experiment". (46) As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 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 passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once.
Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health. People who have close friends naturally enjoy their (47) . of equal importance are the concrete emotional benefits they derive. When something (48) happens to us, sharing the happiness of the occasion with friends intensifies our joy.
Conversely, in times of trouble and tension, when our spirits are (49) , unburdening our worries and fears to compassionate friends alleviates the stress. Moreover, we may even get some practical suggestions for (50) a particular problem.
Adolescence and old age are the two stages in our lives when the need for friendship is crucial In the (51) stage, teens are plagued by uncertainty and mixed feelings. In the latter stage, older people are upset by feelings of uselessness and insignificance. In both instances, friends can make a (52) difference. With close friends in their lives, people develop courage and positive attitudes. Teenagers have the moral support to assert their
(53) ;the elderly approach their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life. These positive outlooks are vital to cope successfully with the crises inherent in these two stages of life.
Throughout life, we rely (54) small groups of people for love, admiration, respect, moral support, and help. Almost everyone has a "network" of friends: co-workers, neighbors, and schoolmates. While both men and women have such friends, evidence is accumulating that indicates men (55) make close friends. Men are sociable and frequently have numerous business acquaintances, golf buddies, and so on. However, friendship does not merely involve a sharing of activities; it is a sharing of self on a very personal level. Customarily, men have shied away from close relationships in which they (56) in others. By bottling up their emotions, men deprive themselves of a healthy outlet for their negative feelings.
A) funny E) solving I) rarely M) touring
B) low F) on J) stricken N) former
C) scream G) dramatic K) sensational O) abstract
D) company H) confide L) individuality
Section B
Directions: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is 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 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire, although no body knows exactly when he acquired the use of the latter.
The origin of language is also obscure. No doubt it began very gradually. Animals have a few cries that serve as signals, but even the highest apes have not been found able to pronounce words, even with the most intensive professional instruction. The superior brain of man is apparently a necessity for the mastering of speech. When man became sufficiently intelligent, we must suppose that he gradually
increased the number of cries for different purposes. It was a great day when he discovered that speech could be used for narrative. There are those who think in this respect picture language preceded oral language. A man could draw a picture on the wall of his cave to show in which direction he had gone, or what prey he hoped to catch.
Probably picture language and oral language developed side by side. I am inclined to think that language has been the most important single factor in the development of man.
Two important stages came not so long before the dawn of written history. The first was the domestication of animals; the second was agriculture. Agriculture was a step in human progress to which subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age. Agriculture made possible an immense increase in the number of the human species in the regions where it could be successfully practiced. These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized the soil after each harvest. Agriculture met with violent resistance [rom the pastoral nomads( 游牧民族 ), but the agricultural way of life prevailed in the end because of the physical comforts it provided.
Another fundamental technical advance was writing, which, like spoken language, developed out of pictures, but as soon as it had reached a certain stage, it was possible to keep records and transmit information to people who were not present when the information was given.
These inventions and discoveries—fire, speech, weapons, domestic animals, agriculture, and writing—made the existence of civilized communities possible. From about 3000 B. C. until the beginning of the Industrial
Revolution less than two hundred years ago there was no technical advance comparable to these. During this long period man had time to become accustomed to his technique and to develop the beliefs and political organizations appropriate to it. There was, of course, an immense extension in the area of civilized life. At first it had been confined to the Nile, the Euphrates( 幼发拉底河 ), the Tigris and the Indus, but at the end of the period in question it covered much the greater part of the inhabitable globe. I do not mean to suggest that there was no technical progress during this long time; there was progress—there were even two inventions of very great importance, namely gunpowder and the mariner's compass but neither of these can be compared in their power to such things as speech and writing and agriculture.
57. Which one of the following was first discovered or invented in human civilization?
A) Agriculture. C) Fire.
B) Language. D) Writing.
58. The author does not state clearly but implies that in the development of man ______.
A) human speech developed along with other human faculties
B) picture language and written language developed side by side
C) oral language preceded the use of fire
D) the ape might be taught to master speech
59. It is the author's view that in human civilization agriculture______.
A) is the most important step man has ever made
B) is only less important than the discovery of fire
C) had long been practiced since 3000 B. C.

D) can be ranked in importance with the invention of machines
60. In the 3rd paragraph, "... in the regions where it could be practiced... ", here, "it" refers to______.
A) increase C) agriculture
B) number D) species
61. Written language in its initial stare was found more advantageous in that ______.
A) it could communicate more accurately than the oral language
B) it had developed from picture language
C) information could be recorded and transmitted
D) it was easier to learn than picture language
Passage Two
Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don't know where they should go next.
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67. 2 percent of students in the
United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts ( 同等身份的人 ) in the 10 other countries surveyed.
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression. "Those things that do not show up in the test scores personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling
Liberal Democratic Party's education committee. "Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild. "Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers.
Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War I had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect for parents".
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. "In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it's never a question of whether you enjoy your job and' your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth has come centralization, fully 76 percent of Japan's 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
62. In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was______.
A) under aimless development C) a rival to the US and Europe
B) a positive example D) developed quickly
63. According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?
A) Coming of age of the post war baby boom.
B) More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.
C) Excessive emphasis his been placed on the basics.
D) The life-style has been influenced by Western values.
64. Which of the following is true according to the author?

A) Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder.
B) Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity.
C) More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity.
D) Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking.
65. The change in Japanese Life-style is revealed in the fact that ______.
A) the young are less tolerant of discomforts
B) the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the Europe
C) the Japanese endure more than ever before
D) the Japanese appreciate their present life
66. What is not included in the list of things which are completely ignored in Japanese education?
A) Creativity. C) Personality.
B) Mechanical learning. D) Courage.
Part V Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (
) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (
) in the blank.
The pub is a central part of English life and culture.
Over three quarters of the adult populations go to pubs, 67.______ and over a third are "regulars", visiting the pub at most 68.______ once a week. For many it is a second home. It also provides the perfect "representative sample" of the English population for any social scientist, if pubs are 69.______ frequented by people of all ages, all social classes, all education-levels and every conceivable occupation.
At the bar counter, normal rules of privacy and reserve are suspending, the English are granted 70.______ temporary "remission'( 免除 ) from their conventional social inhibitions and friendly conversation with strangers is considered entire appropriate and normal behaviour 71.______
Pub conversations do not have to progress in any kind of logical or orderly manner; they need not stick to the point, or must they reach a conclusion. When 72.______
Pubgoers are in free-association mode, which is much of the time, attempts to getting them to focus on a 73.______ particular subject for more than a few minutes are fruitless, and only serve to make one popular. But they 74.______ do not pour their hearts out to each others; they do not 75.______ reveal — besides inadvertently( 偶然地 ) their private 76.______ fears or secret desires.
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
77. At work,____________( 你的衣着必须传递这样的信息 ) that you are competent and reliable.
78. They are afraid that there will be another depression____________( 除非经济状况发生根本性的好转 ) in the next few months.

79.____________( 如果您对他们做的事情表示满意 ) will greatly encourage them.
80. In this season, the forest is____________( 随时都可能发生火灾 ).
81. The new manager is____________( 口才好而且有风度 ).
Key to Model Test Three
Part I Writing
New Year's Resolution
My dear fellow students,
Good evening! The New Year is approaching. I'm so glad to be here to share with you my New Year's resolution.
Above all, I will work harder to improve my study, including English and some major courses. Actually I've been working hard for the CET 6 this time, memorizing vocabularies and finishing large quantities of exercises.
But my knowledge of English is still so limited that I can't find the appropriate words and phrases to express myself when I'm writing and speaking in English. And so I often stammer when I speak English, which make me flush in front of my counter speakers. Hence, I'll practice more, especially my oral English, to make myself ready for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Then if I'm lucky enough to pass the Band 6 test this time, I'll spend more time on my major courses. I like my major very much and I want to further my study as a postgraduate in this field.
Apart from study, I've made up my mind to do some good deeds as a volunteer because helping others can make one happy. Meanwhile I'll try to keep in good terms with my classmates and share with them our tears and joys.
At last, to be frank, this is the first time that I've given a speech to so large an audience. I'm quite nervous.
But let it be a good starting point of my New Year. I also hope that the coming year will be a fruitful year for every one of you.
Thank you!
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. NG 5. Y 6. N
7. World War II veterans
8. more than $ 550 billion
9. legal money that can be used freely
10. shield criminal activities
1 ．本题的内容在文章第一个小标题下的第四段。随着经济全球化，国际社会的联系更加紧密，团伙犯罪
也向国际化发展。选项与文章大意是一致的。
2 ．本题是细节题。从文章的第一个小标题的第三段“ they showed that even in such a developed country without major social conflicts and with good social order ”可以知道，荷兰是一个发达国家，社会秩序良好而且没有
大的社会矛盾。选项的内容与文章的大意不相符。
3 ．细节题。从第二个小标题第四段 "As well ， the organization owns secret airbases in the country’s north province and tropical bushes in the south ．
省份以及南方热带丛林有自己的空中基地。选项也与文章矛盾。
4 ．在 Another Sweep 这一部分，文章叙述了洗黑钱的不法活动，但是文章只是将它作为一种犯罪活动的形
式加以叙述，并没有涉及到黑钱出现的原因。因选项与文章的内容不相关。
5 ．黑社会有利用因特网以及高智能科技犯罪的趋势。这一内容在文章 Executed gang leader 这一部分的
第二段： The second underworld trend is the use of the Internet and advanced intelligent technologies ”

6 ．细节题。见最后一部分： At last ， through their violent ， criminal activities ， gangs muscle their way into the political and economic fields ．”犯罪分子通过暴力犯罪活动进入政治和经济领域。选项的内容与文章的大意
相矛盾。
7 ．见第一个小标题第五段：“ when the Hells Angels club was established in 1948 ， its members were mainly
World War II veterans( 老兵 )who failed to get used to a peaceful life and continued to look for adventures ”
天使俱乐部建立的时候，其主要成员是那些战后不能习惯平静生活，还在继续寻求冒险的二战老兵。
8 ．见第二个小标题第二段：“ At present ， the amount of drugs trafficked annually worldwide is valued at more than $550 billion ” $550 billion 。
9 ． That refers to the changing of large amounts of capital ， procured through illegal channels ， into legal money that can be used freely ．
金钱的一种活动。
10 ．在文章的最后一部分： Sometimes people with underworld background donate to political parties ， bribe government officials ， or even participate in elections ， so as to shield criminal activities ．
人，通过向政党募捐，贿赂政府官员，甚至参与政选来为其犯罪活动作掩护。
Part III Listening Comprehension
11. A 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. D 16.D 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B
31. D 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. C
36. average 37. incredible 38. roughly 39. image 40. slaughter
41. tragedies 42. reversing 43. doubled
44. unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop "responsible attitudes" about drinking and teach them to resist pressure to drink
45. Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities
46. They forget that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
47. D 48. K 49. B 50. E 51. N 52. G 53. L 54. F 55. I 56. H
57 ． C 。根据第一段的 primitive weapons 和 discovery of fire ，第二、三段中的 domestication of animals ， agriculture 和 writing ，我们很容易可以发现正确答案是 C 。
58 ． A 。关于 B 和 C ，文章中没有论述，也没有给我们暗示信息，所以推断不出来。 D 选项在文章第三段
“． ． but even the highest apes have not been found able to pronounce words even with the most intensive professional instruction ． A 是正确答案。
59 ． D 。本题通过仔细阅读第三段关于“农业”这一部分 "Agriculture was a step in human progress to which subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age" 可以发现正确答案是 D 。
60 ． C 。本题见第三段 "Agriculture made possible an immense increase in the number of the human species in the regions where it could be successfully practiced ． it 指代的是 agriculture ，所
以可以知道正确答案是 C 。
61 ． C 。本题通过仔细阅读第四段的相关内容“． ． it was possible to keep records and transmit information to people who were not present when the information was given ． C 为正确答案。
62 ． 。本题的相关内容出现在第一段第一句话 "Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe ．
63 ． D 。通过对最后一段的仔细阅读和全文的通篇理解可以知道全文重点阐述了西方制度、体制对战后日
本的影响。所以正确答案是 D 。
64 ． C 。本题是关于日本教育体制及其特点。通过第三段中“ While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics ， Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self —

expression ． C 。
65 ． A 。本题考察日本人的生活方式方面的变化所产生的影响表明了什么问题，相关内容出现在第四段。
正确答案是 A 。
66 ． B 。本题需要仔细比较第三段中“ Those things that do not show up in the test scores personality ， ability ， courage or humanity are completely ignored ， says Toshiki Kaifu ， chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic
Party's education committee ．”日本教育体制产生了哪些变化。正确答案为 B 。
Part V Error Correction
67 ． populations 改为 population
此处 population 为不可数名词。
68 ． most 改为 least
此处为逻辑错误。
69 ． if 改为 as
此处为因果关系。
70 ． suspending 改为 suspended 。
71 ． entire 改为 entirely
此处为副词修饰后面的形容词。
72 ． or 改为 nor
句为否定意思，并且 nor 引起句子倒装 .
。
73 ． getting 改为 get attempt 后常接动词不定式作定语。
74 ． popular 改为 unpopular 表示否定意思，此处为逻辑错误。
75 ． others 改为 other 。
76 ． besides 改为 except 。
Part VI Translation
77. your clothes must convey the message
78. unless the economy improves radically
79. Your satisfaction with what they've done
80. liable to go up in flames at any moment
81. eloquent and elegant
Model Test Three
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Now, let's begin with the eight short conversations.
11. W: How did your interview go?
M: I couldn't feel better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers for all them.
Q: How does the man feel about the interview?
12. M: Do you always look over your own papers for typing mistakes?
W: I usually have to do it myself, but I'd rather have someone else proofread them.
Q: What would. the woman prefer to do?
13. W: I'd like to ask you, Mr. Robert, how do you feel about woman labor?

M: My answer to that is, let the woman work as much as they want to, just as long as they don't take jobs away from men that need them.
Q: What's the man's attitude towards woman labor?
14. M: How do you like Professor Ben's course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject.
W: He is a really great teacher. But I'm having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can't ever finish it.
Q: What problem does the woman have with the course?
15. W: Oh my goodness! I've spilled flour all over the kitchen floor and my cake isn't ready for the oven yet.
M: I'll get the broom, the dust pan and clean it up for you.
Q: What is the man going to do for the woman while she's getting the cake ready for the oven?
16. M: I have this camera here that I bought about 12 months ago. But it suddenly doesn't work.
W: Let me have a look at your sales slip, I am sorry, sir. Your warranty's expired.
Q: What does the woman mean?
17. W: I don't think having a big party is a mistake. I like big parties. I think we should pay back our friends who have invited us to their parties.
M: But big parties are so impersonal. I think we'd better have a small one.
Q: How does the woman feel about parties?
18. M: Look at the low price on these CDs. Don't you think they are a fantastic buy?
W: Yes, but quality is more important than price. Let's look elsewhere before making a decision.
Q: How does the man feel about the CDs?
Now you'll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: Oh, look at the sky, Cathy! It's starting to get cloudy.
W: I see it. I hope it doesn't rain. I thought it was going to be a fine day today.
M: That's certainly what the department was hoping for when they chose today as the day for the annual picnic.
W: You can't have a picnic without good weather. You need sunshine for all the eating and games and entertainment.
M: Yeah, sunshine—but not too much! Do you remember last year?
W: I sure do. It was so hot all we did was look for shade, look for ways to escape from the sun.
M: And no one wanted to participate in any of the planned activities. All we wanted was cold drinks. And then dozed off.
W: If there had just been the tiniest breeze to cool us off...
M: But there wasn't. Just the burning sun, without a cloud in the sky, and the temperature just seemed to climb higher and higher.
W: Well, we don't have that problem this year, apparently. Alan, did you hear the weather forecast? Is it supposed to rain?
M: I don't know. I didn't catch the weather report. But maybe if it'rains, it will only be a short shower which cools thing off a little. That might not be bad.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are Alan and Cathy doing?
20. What can you infer from their talk?
21. What do you know about Alan?
Conversation Two
W: Hello?
M: Hello, Linda?
W: Hello, Abruzzi.

M: Look, what are you doing on Tuesday night? There is a great show at the Grand Theater.
W: Tuesday night? Oh, sorry, I'm planning to finish my term paper. It has to be in on Wednesday morning.
M: Oh well, never mind. Look, Wednesday, why don't we go out for dinner? Just you and me, very nice and romantic. We could go to that little restaurant you like so much.
W: Sounds like a great idea, but I think I might have to help my roommate clean up the apartment. You see, we are having some people in on Wednesday night, so we want the place; to look really nice.
M: Well, that means you're going to be busy Wednesday night too.
W: I'm afraid so.
M: Well, how about Thursday night? There's going to be a football championship at school. How about we go and root for the Old Blues?
W: Yes, I was planning to see that, but you know what's come up—it's my mama's birthday, so we are taking her out for dinner.
M: Well, I suppose you're busy on Friday night, too. I had planned to invite you to a concert.
W: Well, I was going to stay in, with all these late nights. But since I've been tied up all week, sure, I'd love to go to the concert with you. What time is it?
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What will Linda do Friday night?
23. Why does Linda finally accept Abruzzi's invitation?
24. What dose Linda mean when she says "I've been tied up all week"?
25. What can you infer from the conversation?
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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Bees are very small animals which fly through the air to look for flowers for food. Bees have been studied by
Karl yon Frisch who won a Nobel Prize for his work. He studied bees' activities when they returned to their home called a hive. When a bee found some food, it returned to the hive and danced. The dance was the way the bee communicated to other bees the fact that it had found food.
Bees do two kinds of dances to tell other bees of their discovery of food. First, there is a round dance. In this dance, the bee moves in a circle inside the hive. The round dance is used when food is close by. The food must not be more than ten meters away. If a bee comes back and does round dance, other bees know they must go out and look nearby for food. The bees also smell the bee that has found the food. The smell tells them what kind of flower to look for. After watching the round dance and smelling the bee that has found the food, the other bees can find the food source.
A second kind of dance done by the bees is a tail-wagging dance. In this dance, the bee wiggles the end of its body as it moves in a straight line. The tail-wagging dance is used when the food is far away. The food must be more than ten meters away. The bees know from the speed of the tail-wagging dance just how far away the food source is. The line the bee dances on shows the direction that the bees must fly in to find the food. In the tail-wagging dance, the bees also smell the bee that has found the food. The smell tells them what kind of flower to look for. After watching the tail wagging dance and smelling the bee that has found the food, the other bees know three things. They know how far to fly, what direction to fly in, and what kinds of flowers to look for.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What do the bee's round dance and tail wagging dance indicate?
27. What does the line of the tail-wagging dance tell other bees?

28. How can the bees in the passage be described?
Passage Two
Presently I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck.
It was now or never. I must face it now, or pack up and go back home. I wandered about for an hour looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.
I felt tense and shaky. It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from my coat like a gun. It was here, in
Southampton, with trains rattling overhead that I was about to declare myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood nakedly apart my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my chin.
The first note I played were loud and raw, like a hoarse declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly and to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise, I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice al: all. Then an old man, without stopping, surreptitiously tossed a penny into my hat as though to get rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows that appeared not to see or hear me. It was as though the note of the fiddle touched some subconscious nerve that had to be answered-- like baby's cry. When
I'd finished the first tune there was a shilling in my hat. It seemed too easy, like a confidence trick. But I was elated now. I felt wherever I went from here, this was a trick I could always live by.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why was the woman nervous when he left the house?
30. Where did the woman stand when he played?
31. What did the woman feel when he finished his first tune?
Passage Three
During the past decade, there has been a multifold increase in violent crimes throughout the world. Not only has there been a frightening increase of murders and rapes, but chances of being attacked and robbed have grown so that the elderly avoid leaving heir apartments.
The exact cause of this horrifying development has not been found. Some sociologists feel that the growth of crime on TV is related with the growth of violence on our streets. Others blame the constant threat of complete destruction from nuclear explosives. If the world is going to be blown up, why not enjoy yourself fully!
Regardless of the cause or causes, a fundamental change in attitude among people is easy to see. Years back, the old saying "Practice what you preach" was a prevalent one. People had moral standards that they could follow: people were concerned about their fellow human beings.
Today', people have become "I-centered'. They are more interested in achieving immediate, selfish pleasures.
The best advice they can give in the rare instances when they do is "Do what I say, not what I do". They are saying,
"There are moral principles to follow if you want to, but don't use me as a guide since I no longer follow them."
The major difference that I see in the quotations points out the tragic change in our morality and social ways.
Until people once more learn to replace "I' with "we", we shall continue to move toward destructive self-centeredness.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What has increased greatly in the past decade?
33. What is the cause or causes for this frightening development?
34. What changes have taken place in people's morality?
35. Which of the following is most suitable to describe the author's attitude?
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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Drunken driving—sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on (36) average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an (37) incredible 250,000 over the past decade. A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0. 10 blood alcohol content or (38) roughly three beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours.
Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American man (39) image and judges were tolerant in most courts, but the drunken (40) slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized (41) tragedies, especially involving, young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, (42) reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18.
After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed 18- to 20-year-old drivers more than (43) doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect (44) unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop "responsible attitudes" about drinking and teach them to resist pressure to drink.
(45) Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities. Some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern( 客栈，酒店 ) in
Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was "obviously intoxicated
( 喝醉的 )" and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the "noble experiment". (46) They forget that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.