21 世纪大学英语基础教程
Part I Listening comprehension (20%)
(20 minutes)
Section A Short Conversation
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. Each conversation and
question will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A), B),C), and D), and decide which one is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
1. A) They are his best friends.
B) He dislikes them.
C) They’re a necessary evil.
D) He prefers large dogs.
2. A) To class.
B) To the movie.
C) To the library.
D) To the doctor’s office.
3. A) To buy a dress.
B) To buy a book.
C) To buy some clothes.
D) To go home and think about it.
4. A) $ 20.
B) $ 15.
C) $ 10. D) $18.
5. A) Close friends.
B) Strangers.
C) Friends who haven’t seen each other for a long while.
D) Father and daughter.
6. A) A college teacher.
B) A student.
C) A historian.
D) A night school teacher.
7. A) 7:55.
B) 7:45.
C) 7:50.
D) 8:00.
8. A) She baked the cake herself.
B) She wants the man to bake the cake.
C) The bakery made the cake for her.
D) The cake requires no baking.
9. A) At lunch.
B) In the afternoon.
C) After dinner.
D) In the early morning.
10. A) A teacher. B) A doctor. C) A patient. D) A scientist.
Section B
Compound Dictation
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. Then listen to the passage
again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are requires to fill in the
blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks
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18 to 20 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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.
Who 11._____ math? We all do! We use it every day. Not only that, but the problem
12._____ we learned during the days of “if one train leaves Springfield at 6:00 pm traveling east at
75mph”, can now help us with a 13.______ of “adult” crisis. Do I have enough gas to get to work
and back without filling the tank? Which bills do I pay and when in order to have enough money
in the bank? How much grass seed do I need to 14.______ that 10’×10’ bare 15._____ in the
front yard?
For those still teaching, it is using these examples, and 16._______ activities for students
that bring the reality o math into their worlds. For parents, the same 17._____ true. When your
child 18.____________________________________________________. Take your child to the
grocery store. Give your child $10. Tell your child to 19._______________________________,
for that $10. 20.______________________________________. It will do your child some good
--- who knows, you might learn something too!
Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)
(25 minutes)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. 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
the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Speech, the act of uttering sounds to convey meaning, is a kind of human action. Like any
other constantly repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once it is learned, it becomes a
generally unconscious and apparently automatic process.
As far as we can determine, human beings do not need to be forced to speak; most babies
seem to possess a sort of instinctive drive to produce speech like noises. How to speak and what to
say are another matter altogether. These actions are learned from the particular society into which
the baby is born; so that, like all conduct that is learned from a society, from the people around us,
speech is a patterned activity.
The meandering babble and chatter of a young child are eventually channeled by imitation
into a few orderly grooves that represent the pattern accepted as meaningful by the people around
him. Similarly, a child’s indiscriminate practice of putting things into his mouth becomes limited
to putting food into his mouth in a certain way.
The sounds that a child can make are more varied and numerous than the sounds that any
particular language utilizes. However, a child born into a society with a pattern of language is
encouraged to make a small selection of sounds and to make these few sounds over and over until
it is natural for him to make these sounds and no others.
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21. What is the subject of the passage?
A) How to make sounds.
B) The origin of language.
C) A child’s learning process of speaking.
D) A baby’s sounds.
22. A child’s chatter becomes speech when it ____.
A) begins to follow meaningful patterns
B) contains enough sounds
C) becomes natural to him
D) begins to be repeated
23. The most important factor in a child’s learning to speak is probably____.
A) instinct
B) selection
C) variety
D) imitation
24. Which of the following is NOT true about children?
A) Most babies have an instinctive drive to make speech like noises.
B) A child can make more numerous sounds than those in any language.
C) The society around a child determines what sounds will be considered meaningful.
D) For a child, the process of speaking usually involves unconscious actions.
25. We may say that a child has learned to speak if he_______.
A) makes varied sounds
B) carefully considers each sounds he makes
C) makes only certain sounds naturally
D) imitates people around him
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since
nearly 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of this huge
amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent---the fresh
water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground and other sources. But unfortunately, some of it
has been polluted and is unfit for drinking.
However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our
need for water is increasing rapidly—almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this
problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. So we all have to learn
how to stop wasting our precious water.
One of the first steps we should take is to develop ways of re-using water. Today in most large
cities water is used only once and then discharged. But it is possible to pipe water that has been
used to a purifying plant, and then it can be used again.
But even if every large city purified and re-used its water, we still would not have enough.
Where could we turn next? Did you hear someone say“to the oceans”? I think that’s a possible
solution. All we’d have to do is to remove the salt. This process is already in use in many parts of
the world.
26. What is the main subject of the passage?
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A) The reason why the world is both hungry and thirsty.
B) How to avoid a severe worldwide water shortage.
C) The first steps we should take.
D) Where to find fresh water.
27. All the fresh water____.
A) is good enough to be used
B) is polluted and can’t be used
C) cannot be used by man, as some of it has been polluted
D) comes from oceans, rivers and lakes
28. Which of the following statements is false?
A) 3 percent of the earth’s surface is fresh water.
B) There is far more sea water than fresh water on the earth.
C) We can get fresh water from underground.
D) 97 percent of the water on the earth’s surface cannot be drunk.
29. Which of the following statements cannot explain why we are not able to use all of the earth’s
water?
A) Only a small percentage of it is fit for drinking.
B) Some of it has been polluted.
C) About 97 percent of it is sea water.
D) There is still enough fresh water for us to use.
30. To avoid worldwide water shortage in the future, the writer suggested in this passage
that______.
A) we invent ways of increasing rainfall
B) we develop ways of reusing water and utilizing sea water
C) we cut off our consumption of water
D) we reduce the number of factories requiring the use of large amount of water
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit.. About forty-three percent of the adult men
and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is
encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit.
Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have
smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven
percent of these women have stopped smoking. The number of .persons who have given up
smoking is increasing.
Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with
the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24 to 44.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit.
City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are
less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the
other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more
packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among
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women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower
educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenager smokers from upper income,
well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. High school students who
are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their
education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their
parents smoke.
31. The best title of the passage should be_______.
A) Smoking Is Harmful
B) Do You Smoke
C) Who Smokes
D) Cigarette Industry
32. According to the passage_______.
A) seventy-five percent of the male population in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly
B) eleven percent of the women who have smoked in the United States have stopped smoking
C) forty-six percent of the female population in the United States have stopped smoking
D) thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States have given up smoking
33. _______is less likely to smoke cigarettes.
A) A well—educated man with a high income
B) A man with fewer years of schooling and a lower income
C) A well educated man living in the city
D) A man living on the farm
34. For women, ______ smoke more cigarettes.
A) lower educational groups
B) lower income groups
C) adult groups
D) higher educational groups
40. For teenagers, the situation is similar to_____.
A) that of the men living in cities
B) that of people living on farms
C) that of the adult men
D) that of the adult women
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
(20 minutes)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
36. She ______ through the old papers to see what can be thrown away.
A. sorted
B. selected
C. chose
D. collected
37. There has been little response ______ our call for help.
A. on
B. to
C. of
D. for
38. I found her secret ______ when I visited her last time.
A. on a chance
B. on the chance
C. by chance
D. by a chance
39. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get ______.
A. puzzled
B. perplex
C. confused D. bewildered
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40. He is very much critical of the government’s _______ policies.
A. economics
B. economy
C. economic
D. economical
41. ________, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A. Although much he likes her
B. Much although he likes her
C. As he likes her much
D. Much as he likes her
42. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ______ over the meeting with great skill.
A. presided B. administered C. mastered D. executed
43. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much noise.
A. resist
B. sustain
C. tolerate
D. undergo
44. There is little chance that mankind would ______ a nuclear war.
A. retain
B. maintain
C. endure
D. survive
45. _______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A. Believe B. To believe
C. Believing D. Believed
46. Children are very curious ______.
A. at heart B. in person C. on purpose
D. by nature
47. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A. ignored B. refused
C. neglected
D. denied
48. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.
A. out of work
B. out of reach
C. out of stock
D. out of practice
49. His shabby house was in a terrible ____ and smelled badly.
A. disorder B. mess
C. neatness
D. mass
50. The newspaper did not mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range
B. level
C. extent
D. quantity
51. When I caught him ____ me, I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another
shop.
A. cheating B. cheat
C. to cheat
D. to be cheating
52. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new
buildings after him.
A. genuine
B. minimum
C. modest
D. generous
53. Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her _____ for a whole week.
A. constrained B. dominated C. restricted D. occupied
54. We got to work and succeeded, after a good deal of _____, in making our butter.
A. trial and error
B. happiness and sadness
C. hardship and enjoyment
D. days and nights
55. Alan told them __________ to Jane.
A. all had been happened
B. all which had happened
C. all that had happened
D. all what had been happened
56. It is difficult to _____ a conversation with all this noise around us.
A. carry on B. account for C. bring up D. get through
57. Don’t ____ this news to the public until we give you the go- ahead.
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58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
A. release
B. relieve
C. relate
D. retain
There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A. artificial
B. unnatural
C. false
D. unreal
Here are some toys. You can _____ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me.
A. single out B. pick out
C. carry out D. work out
When there is a doubt, the chairman’s decision is ______.
A. right
B. definite
C. naturally
D. certainly
To our delight, she quickly adapted herself ____ the new environment.
A. with
B. to
C. of
D. into
You will see this product _____ wherever you go.
A. to be advertised
B. advertised
C. advertise
D. advertising
I didn’t know the word. I had to ______ a dictionary.
A. look out
B. make out
C. refer to
D. go over
You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A. shouldn’t follow
B. couldn’t have been following
C. mustn’t follow
D. shouldn’t have been following
In the _____ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.
A. face
B. event
C. time
D. course
Part IV Cloze (10%)
(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are just four
choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose ONE that best fits into the
passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
Did you ever have someone’s name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to
recall it? 66 this happens again, do not 67
to recall it. Do something 68 for a couple of
minutes, 69 the name may come into your head. The name is there, since you have met 70
person and learned his name. It 71 has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall 72 the mind
for operation, but it is the subconscious 73 that go to dig up a 74 memory. Forcing yourself
to recall 75 never helps because it doesn’t 76 your memory; it only tightens it. Students
find the preparatory method helpful 77 examinations. They read over the questions 78
trying to answer any of them. 79 they answer first the ones 80 which they are most
confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking 81 ; work
is being done on the 82 difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered,
answers 83 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 84 into consciousness. It is 85 a
question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
66. A. As
67. A. try
68. A. simple
69. A. unless
B. When
B. want
B. apart
B. and
C. While
C. hesitate
C. else
C. or
D. Whether
D. wait
D. similar
D. until
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70. A. some
71. A. then
72. A. leads
73. A. deeds
74. A. light
75. A. merely
76. A. loosen
77. A. into
78. A. after
79. A. Thus
80. A. of
81. A. place
82. A. too
83. A. to
84. A. appear
85. A. nearly
B. certain
B. really
B. begins
B. activities
B. fresh
B. almost
B. weaken
B. in
B. besides
B. But
B. with
B. shape
B. less
B. of
B. grow
B. likely
C. a
C. only
C. helps
C. movements
C. dim
C. barely
C. decrease
C. about
C. before
C. therefore
C. for
C. charge
C. not
C. about
C. extend
C. just
D. this
D. indeed
D. prepares
D. procedures
D. dark
D. hardly
D. reduce
D. by
D. against
D. Then
D. in
D. action
D. more
D. for
D. come
D. even
Part V Translation (10%)
(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part there are five sentences that you should translate into English. You are
allowed 15 minutes to do the translation.
86. 他的建议也许并不完美， 但它至少能够解决我们现在面临的问题。
87. 儿子出车祸的消息确实让这对老年夫妇不知所措。
88. 我烦透了他，不是因为他人不好，而是因为他总是那样炫耀他的成绩。
89. 不必说，疾病使他别无选择， 只能控制饮食并放弃许多他很喜欢的食品。
90. 你必须使约翰明白花太多的时间玩电脑游戏对他没有好处。
Part VI
Writing (15%)
(20 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed to write a composition on the topic Good Health. You
should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in
Chinese below:
Outline: 1. 健康的重要性
2. 保持健康的各种方法
3. 你的做法
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Part I Listening comprehension
Section A Short Conversation
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. Each conversation and
question will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A), B),C), and D), and decide which one is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
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1. W: Americans say dogs are man’s best friends.
M: I thought so too until my neighbor’s dog bit my leg!
Q: What does the man probably think of dogs?
2. M: I have to go to class because I have a test, but if I could, I’d go with you to the movie.
W: That’s too bad. I wish that you could come along.
Q: Where is the man going?
3. W: Which dress do you like best, sir? The red one or the yellow one?
M: I don’t know. Buying clothes for a woman is so difficult; I think I’ll just get her a book
instead.
Q: What will the man probably do?
4. W: Do you have change for twenty dollars?
M: Sorry. I only have a ten, a five, and three ones.
Q: How much money does the man have?
5. M: How nice to see you again. What have you been doing these past two years?
W: Has it really been that long? How time flies!
Q: What is their relationship?
6. M: Are you going to school?
W: Yes, I’m studying history. I haven’t classes at night.
Q: What is the woman?
7. W: What time does the ballet start?
M: At 8:30. We have 35 minutes to go there.
Q: What time is it now?
8. M: What a beautiful cake! Did you bake it?
W: No, I had the bakery do it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
9. W: The coffee water is boiling. Should I bring you a cup now?
M: No. I’ll wait and have some with breakfast.
Q: When does this conversation take place?
10. W: You should stay in bed for three days and take this medicine.
M: I hope this medicine makes me feel better.
Q: What job does the woman have?
Section B
Compound Dictation
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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. Then listen to the passage
again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are requires to fill in the
blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks
18 to 20 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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.
Who needs math? We all do! We use it every day. Not only that, but the problem solving we
learned during the days of “if one train leaves Springfield at 6:00 pm traveling east at 75mph”, can
now help us with a myriad of “adult” crisis. Do I have enough gas to get to work and back without
filling the tank? Which bills do I pay and when in order to have enough money in the bank? How
much grass seed do I need to cover that 10’×10’ bare patch in the front yard?
For those still teaching, it is using these examples, and developing activities for students
that bring the reality o math into their worlds. For parents, the same holds true. When your child
complains that he or she “doesn’t get” math, give your child an example. Take your child to the
grocery store. Give your child $10. Tell your child to provide a dinner for the family, complete
with the four basic food groups and dessert, for that $10. Show your child the importance of
thinking mathematically. It will do your child some good --- who knows, you might learn
something too!
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Part I Listening comprehension
Section A
1. B
6. B
2. A
7. A
3. B
8. C
4. D
9. D
5. C
10. B
Section B
11. needs
12. solving
13. myriad
14. cover
15. patch
16. developing 17. holds
18. complains that he or she “doesn’t get” math, give your child an example
19. provide a dinner for the family, complete with the four basic food groups and dessert
20. Show your child the importance of thinking mathematically
Part II Reading Comprehension
21. C
26. B
31. C
22. A
27. C
32. B
23. D
28. A
33. A
24. D
29. D
34. D
25. C
30. B
35. C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure
36. A
41. D
46. D
51. A
56. A
61. B
37. B
42. A
47. D
52. D
57. A
62. C
38. C
43. C
48. B
53. D
58. A
63. C
39. C
44. D
49. B
54. A
59. B
64. D
40. C
45. A
50. C
55. C
60. B
65. B
Part IV Cloze
66. B
71. C
76. A
81. A
67. A
72. D
77. B
82. D
68. C
73. B
78. C
83. A
69. B
74. C
79. D
84. D
70. D
75. B
80. A
85. C
Part V Translation
86. His suggestion is probably not perfect, but at least it can solve the problem we are faced with
now.
87. The news that their son had a car accident genuinely caught the old couple off guard.
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88. I’m sick of him, not because he is not a good man, but because he always brags about his
achievements.
89. Needless to say, because of his new job and stood out as an influential leader.
90. You must drive it home to John that spending too much time playing computer games will do
him no good.
Part VI
Writing (略)
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（B 卷——90 分钟）
Part I Listening comprehension (20%)
(20 minutes)
Section A Short Conversation
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. Each conversation and
question will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A), B),C), and D), and decide which one is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
1. A) 6:20.
B) 6:10.
C) 5:50.
D) 5:45.
2. A) A teacher.
B) A student.
C) A worker.
D) A patient in a hospital.
3. A) That he sees a nice motorcycle.
B) That motorcycles look nicer than cars.
C) That motorcycles can be dangerous.
D)That the woman should be interested in motorcycles.
4. A) Policeman and driver.
B) Policeman and thief.
C) Teacher and pupil.
D) Director and actress.
5. A) To the bank.
B) To a bookstore.
C) To a shoe store.
D) To the grocer’s.
6. A) June 1.
B) June 30.
C) July 1.
D) July 13.
7. A) A teacher.
B) A doctor.
C) A saleswoman.
D) A waitress.
8. A) 2.
B) 5.
C) 7.
D) 9.
9. A) At a library.
B) At the cinema.
C) At school.
D) On a bus.
10. A) His job is difficult.
B) His job isn’t interesting.
C) He doesn’t know how to do his job.
D) He only sleeps for a few hours at night.
Section B
Compound Dictation
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. Then listen to the passage
again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are requires to fill in the
blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks
18 to 20 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the
exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.
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Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have
written.
Good evening. I’m Charles Mckay, and this is the 5 o’clock evening news. The 11.____
story this hour: The town of Delta has been declares a health hazard. The entire town of Delta was
closed down by government 12._________ yesterday, after testing conformed that the town had
been 13._________ by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. 14._________ were first
aroused three weeks ago, when 200 people telephoned the hospital 15.________ of headaches,
stomachaches, faintness, and dizziness. An investigation 16.________ that toxic wastes had
17.______ into the ground and contaminated the water supply. People were being poisoned by
their drinking water and 18._______________________. In fact, any contact they had with soil or
water was dangerous. Government authorities have ordered all residents to leave the area
19.___________________________ the toxic waste can determine whether the town
20._______________________________.
Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)
(25 minutes)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. 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
the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
The joy of living in a neighborhood is having the frequent relationships with the people
around you. With this comes a safe feeling resulting in a more positive attitude towards a new day.
You do not have to be somebody’s friend to be kind to him and act openly friendly. If you present
this character to other people, they will respect your kindness and most likely, will reflect on it.
Acts of kindness do not have to be directly aimed at a certain person or group of people. If
I pick up a piece of trash and throw it into the trashcan, my action may not affect someone I know
but it will help to make the earth a cleaner and safer environment for future generations. When I
send in money to fund raisers at homeless shelters, I realize that it will help the homeless people
get food and other necessities, but I do not know specifically which homeless person or people it
will help. This is my way of helping people without getting unwanted attention, or embarrassing
comments, and without hurting anyone’s pride.
Money does not have to be involved in acts of kindness. If I help someone carry grocery
bags into his house, I am presenting an act of kindness. It is the thought that counts, not the
amount or cost.
Some ways to help make my community a better place cannot be planned; however, if the
opportunity comes along, I will definitely seize it. I know that there are many people out there
who feel that they also would like to live in a better community, but the change will only occur if
everyone participates.
21. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that ________.
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A) living in a community is safer than living alone
B) open kindness can enable us to gain more friends
C) friendship is a major source of joy in life
D) we should be kind and friendly to both friends and strangers
22. It is the author’s belief that ________.
A) His family members take pride in his kindness
B) He has the right to know whom he has helped
C) Homeless people need help the most
D) Sometimes kind acts might hurt other people’s self-respect
23. According to the author, ________.
A) acts of kindness should be carefully planned
B) opportunities for helping others are hard to find
C) some good deeds can’t be arranged in advance
D) unplanned good deeds are more effective than planned ones
24. What’s the role of money in acts of kindness?
A) Money is essential.
B) Money might not be necessary.
C) Money is the least important.
D) Money shouldn’t be involved.
25. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A) one person alone can’t change the community for the better
B) people are always ready to repay kindness
C) some good deeds may not affect anyone
D) community activities have been enjoyed by many people
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.”
These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin,
clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in education which we decided it was all
right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made
it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped
making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the
teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past
15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who
says of her students: “So passive,” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them,
she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re not training
kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never
been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go
look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and
come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more
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than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them no again.
26. Children are becoming more inactive in study because ______.
A) they watch TV too much
B) they have done too much homework
C) they have to fulfill too many duties
D) teachers are too strict with them
27. To such children as described in the passage _______.
A) it is easier to say no than to say yes
B) neither is easy to say yes or to say no
C) it is easier to say yes than to say no
D) neither is difficult to say yes or to say no
28. We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on ________.
A) learning Latin
B) natural development
C) discipline
D) education at school
29. By “permissive period in education” the author means a time _____.
A) when children are allowed to do what they wish to
B) when everything can be taught at school
C) when every child can be educated
D) when children are permitted to receive education
30. The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A) parents should leave their children alone
B) kids should have more activities at school
C) it’s time to be more strict with our kids
D) parents should always set a good example to their kids
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth
century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman’s life spent in caring
for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in
her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five
lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have
been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom,
opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and
have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and
can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at
sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her word is lightened by household appliances and
convenience foods.
This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect
on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity,
and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once
and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after
that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least
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until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-or part-time
work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage: with the husband accepting a
greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing
more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and
interests of each of them.
31. What is the subject of this passage?
A) The marriage of women: past and present.
B) Women and their jobs.
C) The social changes in the lives of women.
D) Women’s role in family life.
32. When she was over fifty, the nineteenth –century mother______.
A) would be healthy enough to take up paid employment
B) was usually expected to die fairly soon
C) would expect to work until she died
D) was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted one
33. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _____.
A) is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves
B) does not like children herself
C) need not worry about food for her children
D) can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty
34. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to______.
A) stay at home after leaving school
B) marry men younger than themselves
C) start working again later in life
D) marry while still at school
35. What can be inferred from the last sentence?
A) The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life.
B) In the past, the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home.
C) The wife does not have her own abilities and interests.
D) Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life.
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
(20 minutes)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
36. Mr. Brown said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.
A. take on
B. put up
C. get on
D. look up
37. He has many _____ that take up his time when he is not working.
A. actions B. deeds
C. activities
D. functions
38. In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed _____ in Chicago and New York.
A. homogeneously
B. simultaneously
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39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
C. spontaneously
D. harmoniously
It is incredible that the complex calculation has been done _____.
A. at hand
B. on hand C. with hand D. by hand.
It’s said that ten boys were ______ in this robbery in public.
A. contained B. comprised C. included D. involved
The older New England villages have changed relatively little ____ a gas station or two in
recent decades.
A. except for B. except C. in addition to D. besides
It took him several months to ____ the wild horse.
A. tend
B. cultivate
C. breed
D. tame
Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _______.
A. hurt
B. damaged
C. spoiled
D. harmed
It is important that enough money _____ to fund the project.
A. be collected
B. must be collected
C. was collected
D. can be collected
Mr. Morgen can be very sad ____, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
This pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned in D. turned down
Five minutes earlier, _____ we would have caught the last train.
A. and
B. or
C. but
D. so
When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it.
A. got off
B. got away
C. got across D. got over
San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _____.
A. is rarely B. rarely is
C. hardly is
D. is scarcely
Not ______, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
A. obviously B. surprisingly C. particularly D. normally
I’ve never been to Beijing, but it’s the place ____.
A. where I’d like to visit
B. I most want to visit
C. in which I’d like to visit
D. that I want to visit it most
Man’s first walk on the moon was a stunning technological ____.
A. success
B. achievement
C. succession
D. accomplishment
The election took place against a _____ of widespread unemployment.
A. ground
B. condition
C. situation
D. background
I’m sure this proposal will ____ the trouble.
A. contribute to solving
B. be contributed to solve
C. contribute to solve
D. be contributed to solving
I think we need to see an investment _____ before we make an expensive mistake.
A. guide
B. entrepreneur C. consultant D. assessor
Her peculiar personality ______ her unfortunate childhood.
A. results from
B. consists in
C. results in
D. consists of
Through the wall he could hear Harries _____ his teeth.
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58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
A. washing
B. cleaning
C. clearing
D. bathing
Sooner or later his dream will ______.
A. come true B. carry true C. ring true D. hold true
“Do you think _____ I should attend the lecture?” she asked me.
A. whether
B. when
C. that
D. if
The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded
B. charged
C. accused
D. punished
John seems a nice person. _____, I don’t trust him.
A. Even though
B. Even so
C. Therefore
D. Though
This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ____ comfortably.
A. is worn
B. wearing
C. wears
D. are worn
The words of his old teacher left a _____ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by
them.
A. long
B. lively
C. lasting
D. liberal
Between 1977 and 2000, the number of overseas visitors expended ____ 27%.
A. by
B. for
C. to
D. in
______ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.
A. To look at
B. Looking at
C. Looked at
D. To be looked at
Part IV Cloze (10%)
(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are just four
choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose ONE that best fits into the
passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths
and weaknesses. Success or 66
in your work would depend, to 67 great extent, 68
your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. 69
the utmost
importance is your attitude. A person 70 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it
or is 71 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success.
On the other hand, a person who is secure
72 his belief that he is probably as capable
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doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt
74 it possesses
a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.
75 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is a strength. Lacking those skills is
obviously a weakness. A book-keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t make a straight line
with a saw 76 hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize
77 the strength and overcome the
78 that you bring to the job of learning. But in order to measure your development, you must
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stock of where you stand now. 80 we get further along in the book, we’ll be
81 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 82
skills.
However,
83 begin with, you should pause 84 examine your present strengths and
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weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your
reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
85 , your
66. A. improvement
B. victory
C. failure
D. achievement
67. A. a
B. the
C. some
D. certain
68. A. in
B. on
C. of
D. to
69. A. Out of
B. Of
C. To
D. Into
70. A. who
B. what
C. that
D. which
71. A. ensure
B. certain
C. sure
D. surely
72. A onto
B. on
C. off
D. in
73. A. to
B. at
C. of
D. for
74. A. near
B. on
C. by
D. at
75. A. Have
B. Had
C. Having
D. Had been
76. A. being
B. been
C. are
D. is
77. A. except
B. but
C. for
D. on
78. A. idea
B. weakness
C. strength
D. advantage
79. A. make
B. take
C. do
D. give
80. A. As
B. Till
C. Over
D. Out
81. A. deal
B. dealt
C. be dealt
D. dealing
82. A. learnt
B. learned
C. learning
D. learn
83. A. around
B. to
C. from
D. beside
84. A. to
B. onto
C. into
D. with
85. A. intelligence
B. work
C. attitude
D. weakness
Part V Translation (10%)
(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part there are five sentences that you should translate into English. You are
allowed 15 minutes to do the translation.
86. 三天过去了，他还呆在他的房间里，既不吃，也不喝。 我真担心他的身体。
87. 越来越多的老师抱怨他们的学生太依赖于计算机，不能用数学的头脑来思考。
88. 他还没有掌握这门艺术的最基本的技巧，更不用说接近国际水平了。
89. 他自己都需要钱，你不能依靠他来帮你还债。
90. 那次失败让她灰心丧气，现在她已经不再渴望参加这一类比赛了。
Part VI
Writing (15%)
(20 minutes)
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Directions: For this part you are allowed to write a composition on the topic How to Spend
Leisure Time. You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on
the outline given in Chinese below:
Outline: 1. Harmful ways of spending leisure time
2. Beneficial ways of spending leisure time
3. My conclusion
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Part I Listening comprehension
Section A Short Conversation
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. Each conversation and
question will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A), B),C), and D), and decide which one is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
1. W: We have to hurry. It’s 5:30 and the film starts in 15 minutes.
M: Relax. It starts in 50 minutes, not 15.
Q: When does the film start?
2. M: Last month Rachel got an A, two B’s and three C’s.
W: Perhaps she’ll do better this period. I know she’s been working hard.
Q: What is Rachel?
3. W: Be careful. That car is coming very fast.
M: You have to keep an eye out for motorcycles, too.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled?
W: I’m sorry. Would I have to pay a fine?
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
5. M: What do you want me to get? I’m leaving now.
W: Pick up a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread please.
Q: Where is the man probably going?
6. W: When is the engineer exam?
M: In exactly two weeks, on July 15.
Q: What is today’s date?
7. W: Are you being served, Sir? What can I do for you?
M: No, I’m trying to find a navy blue raincoat, size 42.
Q: whom is the man talking to?
8. W: Every time I see you, Bob, you are wearing a different tie.
M: That’s because I have one for every day of the week.
Q: How many ties does the man have?
9. M: Miss, will we soon arrive at the city library?
W: Yes, get off at the next stop and you’ll find it across the street.
Q: Where is this conversation taking place?
10. W: You seem very tired lately.
M: It’s my new job. It’s hard work, and the hours are long.
Q: Why is the man tired?
Section B
Compound Dictation
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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. Then listen to the passage again. When
the passage is read for the second time, you are requires to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to
17 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks 18 to 20 you are required to fill in the
missing information. 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.
Good evening. I’m Charles Mckay, and this is the 5 o’clock evening news. The top story this
hour: The town of Delta has been declares a health hazard. The entire town of Delta was closed
down by government authorities yesterday, after testing conformed that the town had been
poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. Suspicions were first aroused three
weeks ago, when 200 people telephoned the hospital complaining of headaches, stomachaches,
faintness, and dizziness. An investigation revealed that toxic wastes had leaked into the ground
and contaminated the water supply. People were being poisoned by their drinking water and by the
fruits and vegetables they were eating from their gardens. In fact, any contact they had with soil or
water was dangerous. Government authorities have ordered all residents to leave the area until the
chemical company responsible for the toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned
up and made safe again.
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Part I Listening comprehension
Section A
1. A
6. C
2. B
7. C
3. C
8. C
4. A
9. D
5. D
10. A
Section B
11. top
12. authorities
13. poisoned
14. Suspicions
15. complaining
16. revealed
17. leaked
18. by the fruits and vegetables they were eating from their gardens
19. until the chemical company responsible for
20. can be cleaned up and made safe again
Part II Reading Comprehension
21. D
26. A
31. C
22. D
27. C
32. D
23. C
28. C
33. A
24. B
29. A
34. C
25. A
30. B
35. B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure
36. A
41. A
46. B
51. B
56. A
61. B
37. C
42. D
47. B
52. B
57. B
62. C
38. C
43. C
48. D
53. D
58. A
63. C
39. D
44. A
49. B
54. A
59. C
64. A
40. D
45. C
50. B
55. C
60. C
65. C
68. B
73. C
78. B
83. B
69. B
74. D
79. B
84. A
70. A
75. C
80. A
85. C
Part IV Cloze
66. C
71. C
76. D
81. D
67. A
72. D
77. D
82. C
Part V Translation
86. Three days have gone by, but he is still in his room. He neither eats, nor drinks. I’m really
worried about his health.
87．More and more teachers are complaining that their students are dependent so much on
computers that they can’t think mathematically.
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88. He hasn’t mastered the basic skills of the art, let alone approached the international standard.
89. He is in need of money himself and you couldn’t rely on him to pay off your debt.
90. She was so frustrated by the failure that she was no longer eager to take part in this type of
race.
Part VI
Writing (略)
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