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英语试题04

（B卷）

I.ListeningComprehension（40%）

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontotheANSWERSHEET.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOW,asyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

PartA

Youwillheararadioprogram.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrue（T）orFalse（F）.YouwillhearwhathesaysONLYONCE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

PartA

Youwillheararadioprogram.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrue（T）orFalse（F）.YouwillhearwhathesaysONLYONCE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

1.ProfessorErnestWatsonwasdeliveringalectureonthesubjectoflearningaforeignlanguage.

TRUE/FALSE

2.Mr.HumphriesseldomwenttoSpainonholidaytopracticehisSpanish.

TRUE/FALSF

3.Mr.HumphrieshasbeenlearningSpanishforfouryears.

TRIJE/FALSE

4.Mr.HumphrieswantedtoknowhowtoimprovehisspeakingandlisteninginSpanish.

TRUE/FALSE

5.Mr.Humphriesdidn’tbuytheBBCbook,becausehehasalreadygotone.

TRUE/FALSE

6.ProfessorWatsoncomparedlearningalanguagetolearningtodrive.

TRUE/FALSE

7.Mr,Humphriesdoesn’twanttopracticeoralSpanishwithotherstudentsintheclassbecausetheywouldmakethesamemistakesashedoes.

TRUE/FALSE

8.ItseemstoProfessorWatsonthatMr.Humphrieshasgotconfusedbetweenlearningaforeignlanguageandpracticingit.

TRUB/FALSE

9.AccordingtoProfessorWatson,Mr.HumphriescouldimprovehislisteninginSpanishbyspeakingtoSpanishspeakersinLondon.

TRUE/FALSE

10.AccordingtoProfessorWatson,learningtospeakaforeignlanguagemeansbeingabletoputtogethertherightgroupsofwordsandtosaytheminareasonablyaccurateway

TRUE/FALSE

Younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1—10.ThatistheendofPartA.

PartB

Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

Questions11to13arebasedonaconversationbetweenanexecutiveandhissecretary,Brenda.

Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions11to13

11.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodoyesterday?

（A）Toadvertiseajobinnewspapers.（B）TowatchtheeveningnewsonTV.

（C）Toarrangeajobinterview.（D）Tocontactthejuniorsalesmanager

12.Whatkindofpersonisthemanlookingfor?

（A）AyoungmanwithafewAlevels.（B）Acollegegraduateofbusiness.

（C）Ayoungmanwithadegree.（D）AcollegegraduateofEnglish.

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’srequirements?

（A）Ambiguous.（B）Reasonable.

（B）Sensible.（D）Unrealistic.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions11to13.

Questions14to16arebasedonaradioprogramfromBBC.

Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions14to16.

14.Thenewsitemcouldbeentitled.

（A）“Solar-poweredCycleRace”（B）“Solar-poweredCarRace”

（C）“TheWorldChallenge”（D）“FutureoftheMotorCar”

15.whyistheWorldCompetitionheldinAustraliathisyear?

（A）BecauseAustraliaislocatedinthesouthernhemisphere.

（B）BecauseAustraliahastakentheleadofthetechnologyintheworld

（C）BecauseAustraliaisanidealplacewiththelengthacrossitsoutbacksome3,000kilometers.

（D）BecauseAustraliaisblessedwithmuchsunshine.

16.Onaverage,thevehicle’sspeedstoodatkilometersanhourwhentheracefirststarteddecadesago.

（A）67（B）38（C）100（D）200

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions14to16.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithMr.SimonJames,a

banker,abouthisownexperienceofbeingsuccessful.

Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions17to20.

17.WhydidSimongointobanking?

（A）Toshowhisintelligence.（B）Tobedifferentfromhisbrothers.

（C）Tofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.（D）Tofulfillanambition.

18.HowdidSimonsayhebecamesuccessful?

（A）Byworkingwholeheartedlyfortheclients.

（B）Byplacingtrustinhisclients.

（C）Byofferingbankmanagershisgoodideas.

（D）Bylisteningtoadvicefromotherpeople.

19.WhenSimonsuddenlybecamefamous,howdidhefeel?

（A）Tiredwithsomanyradioandtelevisioninterviews.

（B）Threatenedbyreportsfindingoutabouthiswealth.

（C）Worriedthatordinarypeoplewouldenvyhisfortune.

（D）Disturbedbytheconstantattentionfromthepress.

20.WhichpositiveaspectofbeingfamousdoesSimonmention?

（A）Receivingpraisefromotherpeople.

（B）Gainingpublicityforhisbusiness.

（C）Readingnicethingsabouthimselfinthepaper.

（D）Gettingmoreinvitationsfromhisfriends.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions17to20.ThatistheendofPartB.

PartC

Youwillhearaninterview.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21to30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21to30.

21.Howmanyguestsareinvotedintheprogramtonight?

tonight?

22.Accordingtosomepessimisticforecasts,theworldwillrunoutofitsoilin.

23.Thefirsttwoguests,ProfessorMarvinBurnhamandJenniferHughes,mainlydiscusstheprosandconsof

24.Inordertoconservefossilfuels,ProfessorMarvinBurnhamstronglysuggeststhatshouldbethesafestpowertoresortto.

25.AccordingtoProfessorMarvinBurnham,wewillgobacktotheifweturnourbacksonnuclearresearch.

26.It’snuclearaccident,nuclearwasteandthatmakeJenniferHughesconsiderthealternativeenergyunnecessary.

27.DrCatherineWoodstockistheofseveralbooksonalternativetechnology.

28.AccordingtoDrCatherineWoodstock,humanbeingswillnotcontinuelivingontheEarthunlessweconductrelatedresearchandstartworkingonsourcesofenergy.

29.WhichministrydoesCharleyWicks,amemberofParliament,comefrominthecountry?

30.WhatattitudedoesCharlesWicksdeveloptowardsthepessimisticforecastorestimatethattheworldwillrunoutofenergyresources?

Younowhave1minuteand40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions21to30.

ThatistheendofPartC.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWERSHEET.

ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.

II.Vocabulary（10%）

Directions:

Thereare10sentencesinthispart.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

31.Thegovernment’spoliciesinthepastyearshaveshowna（n）inemphasizingthenecessityofimprovingthepeasants’livelihood.

（A）behavior（B）agony（C）coherence（D）exaltation

32.Theneighborsdonotconsiderhimquiteasmosteveningsheawakensthemwithhisdrunkensinging.

（A）respectable（B）respective（C）respected（D）respectful

33.Thestudyshowsthatlayingtoomuchemphasisonexamsislikelytostudents’enthusiasminlearningEnglish.

（A）holdout（B）holdoff（C）holddown（D）holdback

34.Theladywhohasforanightinthedeadofthewinterlaterturnedouttobeadistantrelationofhis.

（A）puthimin（B）puthimout

（C）puthimon（D）puthimup

35.Sinceitislatetochangemymindnow,Iamtocarryingouttheplan.

（A）resolved（B）engaged（C）obliged（D）committed

36.Oneoftheimportantpropertiesofascientifictheoryisitsabilitiestofurtherresearchandfurtherthinkingaboutaparticulartopic.

（A）stimulate（B）renovate（C）invent（D）advocate

37.TheboardofDirectorsdecidedthatmoreyoungmenwhowerequalifiedwouldbe

importantpositions.

（A）insertedinto（B）furnishedwith

（C）installedin（D）attributedto

38.Thegapbetweenthoseatthelowestlevelandthoseatthehighestlevelofincomehadincreased,andiscontinuingtoincrease.

（A）sufficiently（B）substantially（C）succinctly（D）successfully

39.Theleadersofthetwocountriesfeelitdesirabletofundsfromarmamentstohealthandeducation.

（A）divert（B）change（C）convert（D）derive

40.Itisdoubtfulwhetheranyonecanbeatrulyobserverofevents.

（A）genius（B）impassive（C）inadequate（D）impartial

III.ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosing（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Passage1

WhenRobertShiller,aYaleeconomistandbestsellingauthor,toldacrowdoffinanceprofessorsandeconomicsstudentslastspringthatonly10percentofhismoneywasinvestedinstocks,theygasped.

Managersmightsuggestanywherefrom50to90percent.But10percent?

Thiswasheresy.

Howabout0percent?

That’sthesharethatinvestorsshouldplowintodomesticstocks,accordingtoBenInker,directorofassetallocationforGrantham,Mayo,andVanOtterloo&Co.（GMO）,amoney-managementfirmwithsome$85billioninassets.

Welcometoacontrarianviewoftoday’sequitymarkets.Asmallbutvocalbandofhereticsiscallingintoquestionnotonlytheprofitpotentialofstocksbutalsothefoundationforconventionalwisdomaboutinvesting.Evenforthosewhodisagreewiththem,theirargumentsserveasarealitycheckforthema