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2014-06-04 
Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Part A1、For Questions1-5,you will hear a radio announ
Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Part A

1、For Questions1-5,you will hear a radio announcement describing tonight’s programs.While you listen,fill out the table with the information you have heard.Some of the information has been given to you in the table.Write only 1 word in each numbered box.You will hear the recording twice.You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.


Radio Program Annoucement

the day for Wisdom People Talking

1

time for My Favorite Discs

2

account by James Farmer of his travels by

3

usual pop music on Radio

4

interviews with live pop stars from 6 to

5


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2、 _________


3、 _________


4、 _________


5、 _________


Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Part B

6、

For Questions 6-10,you will hear a pasgage about toneliness:While you listen,complete the sentences and answer the question.Use not more than 3 words for each answer.You will hear the recording twice.You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.

Many people Can remember feeling very
lonely when we were
The feeling of loneliness is very difficult
In order to survive,we all put on a

6

7
8

It is easy to get the feeling that everyone ex—
cept you is living a full.rich and busy life in

9

You tend to assume that your destination is
less

10

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7、 _________


8、 _________


9、 _________


10、 _________


Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Part C

11、Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about the London Marathon.You now have l5 seconds to read Questions 11-13. How many people applied but didn’t run the race?A.16.000.B.10,000.C.67,000.D.54,000.

12、 Which of the following is NOT true?A.Most competitors did not finish the race within two hours.B.Most competitors were interested in the race.C.Most competitors were trying to run as fast as they could.D.Most competitors wanted to know if they could run 26 miles.

13、 Where did one of the runners fall down?A.50 meters from the end.B.15 meters from the end.C.10 meters from the end.D.5 meters from the end.

14、Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage.You now have l5 seconds to read Questions 14—16. Which of the following is covered in BCD Intemational programs?A.Interviews with radio producers.B.A large variety of pop songs.C.News from the music library.D.Stories about the good old days.

15、 Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs?A.The History of Pop.B.The Road to Music.C.Pop Words.D.About the Big Hits.

16、 For native speakers understanding English pop songs isA.effortless.B.impossible.C.difficult.D.unnecessary.

17、Questions 17-20 are based on the following monologue about yawn.You now have 20 sec-onds to read Ouestions 17—20. What’s the main topic of the monologue?A.Different animals’yawns.B.Human’s yawn.C.Fish’s yawn.D.Social animals’yawns.

18、 What is the speaker’s main point?A.Animals yawn for a number of reasons.B.Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.C.Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.D.Only social animals yawn.

19、 According to the speaker,when are hippos likely to yawn?A.When they are swimming.B.When they are quarreling.C.When they are socializing.D.When they are eating.

20、 What physiological reason for yawning is mentioned?A.To exercise the jaw muscles.B.To eliminate fatigue.C.To get greater strength for attacking.D.To again more oxvffen.Section II Use of English (15 minutes)

21、根据以下资料,回答21-40题: Computers are now being pushed into schools.We know that multimedia will make __ 21__ easy and fun.Children will happily learn from __ 22 __ characters while taught by expealy __23___software.Who needs teachers when you’ve got __24__ education? These expensive toys are diffi-cult to use in the classrooms and __ 25 __ extensive teacher training.Sure.Kids love video games __26__ think of your own experience:Can you__ 27 __even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? I’ll __28 __ you remember the two or three great teachers who made a __ 29__ in your life. Then there’s cyberbusiness.We’re promised __30__ catalog shopping—just point and crick for great deals.We’ll 0rder airline tickets __ 31__ the network,book restaurants and negofiate sales__ 32__ .Stores will become obsolete.So how come my local mall does more __33__ in all after-noon than the entire Internet __34__ in a month?Even if there were a trustworthy way to __35__ money over the Internet,the network is __36__ a most essential ingredient.of trade and commerce: salespeople. What's absent from this electronic wonderland?People contact.Computers and networks __37 __us from one another.A network chat line is a limp __38__ for meeting friends over coffee.No interactive multimedia display comes __ 39__ to the excitement of a __40__ concert.This virtu-al reality where frustration is legion and—in the holy names of Education and Progress-important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.

A.schoolwork B.exercise C.teamwork D.research

22、A.stimulated B.animated C.developed D.interested

23、A.guided B.prepared C.tailored D.sold

24、A.computer-aided B.computer-presented C.computer-designed D.computer-developed

25、A.promise B.introduce C.encourage D.require

26、A.but B.just C.and D.therefore

27、A.appreciate B.recall C.comment D.produce

28、A.recommend B.guess C.bet D.urge

29、A.result B.mark C.impression D.difference

30、A.immediate B.free C.versatile D.instant 31、A.over B.with C.by D.in

32、A.decisions B.agreements C.contracts D.plans

33、A.communicationB.commerce C.business D.program

34、A.reserves B.handles C.subscribes D.transmits

35、A.mail B.deposit C.send D.save

36、A.missing B.disappearing C.expelling D.retaining

37、A.dismantle B.confine C.discriminate D.isolate

38、A.occasion B.substitute C.change D.compromise

39、A.near B.up C.close D.back

40、A.life B.alive C.living D.live Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes)Part A

41、根据以下资料,回答41-60题: A finding in recent years shows that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can.This makes surgery riskier for men.Because they do not breathe as often as women,men also need more oxygen.But men breathe more deeply and this exposes them to another risk.They draw more of the air when it is polluted. Men’s bones are larger than women’s and they are arranged somewhat differently.The femi-nine walk that evokes so many whistles is a matter of bone structure.A man has broader shoulders and a narrower pelvis,which makes him stride out with no waste motion.A woman’s wider pel-vis,designed for childbearin9,forces her to put more movement into each step she takes with the result that she displays a bit of jiggle and sway as she walks. If you think a man is brave because he can climb a ladder to clean out the roof gutters.don’t forget it is easier for him than for a woman.The angle at which a woman’s thigh is joined to her knees makes climbing difficult for her,no matter whether it is a ladder or stairs or a mountain that she is tackling. A man’s skin is thicker than a woman’s and not nearly as soft.This prevents the sun’s radia-tion from getting through,which is why men wrinkle less than women do.Women have a thin lay-er of fat just under the skin and there is a plus to this greater fat reserve.It acts as an invisible fur coat to keep a woman wanner in the winter.Women also stay cooler in summer.Because the fat layer helps insulate them against heat.Men’s fat is distributed differently.And they do not have that layer of it underneath their skin.In fact,they have considerably less than women and more lean mass.41 percent of a man’s body is muscle compared to thirty.five percent for women,which means that men have more mus proportion of muscle to fat makes it easier for men to lose weight.Muscle bums up five more calories a pound than fat does just to maintain itself.So when a man wants to lose weight.the pounds roll off much faster.For all men’s muscularity they do not have the energy re-serves women d0.They have more start—up energy,but the fat tucked away in women’s nooks and crannies provides a rich energy reserve that men lack. Cardiologists at the University of Alabama who tested healthy women on treadmills discovered that over the years the female capacity for exercise far exceeds the male capacity.A woman of six-ty who is in good health can exercise up t0 90 percent of what she could do when she was twenty.A man of sixty has only 60 percent left of his capacity as a twenty—year—old.

That boys suffer more from air pollution can possibly be justified by the fact that______.A.the male have larger bones than the femaleB.women can manufacture blood more efficiently than menC.men usually breathe more deeply than womenD.women breathe as often as men

42、 The different ways men and women move their body indicate that______. A.bone structures in men and women are arranged differentlyB.women’s bones are more ready to movementC.men always move their bodies with waste mouonsD.women are good at climbing upwards

43、 It can be concluded from the passage that______. A.men suffer more from sun’s radiation than women doB.men will be more exhausted than women after a long tnpC.the higher proportion of fat in women’s body makes them easier to lose welghlD.an aged man can still exercise his body as he was young

44、 The best title for the above article is______. A.Why Men Lack Capacity for Exercise over the YearsB.How Men’s Bones Are Arranged Differently from Women’sC.Studies on Differences and Similarities between Men and WomenD.Men and Women:Some Differences

45、 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A.More oxygen needs to be prepared when a man 18 having surgery.B.Man’s courage has nothing to do with male’s body structure.C.A woman usually stays cooler in summer and warmer in winter.D.It is easier for a man to lose his weight.

46、根据以下资料,回答46-65题: More than 30.000 drivers and passengers who sit in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured each year.At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a thlrd-floor building.Wearing a seat belt saves lives:it reduces your chance of death or senous lnjury by more than a half. Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over l4 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not.VOU will be fined up t0£50.It will not be up to the drivers to make sure You wear your belt.But it will be the driver’s responsibility to make sure that children under l4 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind. However,when you,re reversing your Car,you do not have to wear a seat belt;or when You are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle;or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it.Make sure these circumstances apply to You before You decide not to wear your seat belt.Remember that you may be taken to court for not domg so,and you may be fined if you cannot prove that you have been excused from wearmg it.

How many people in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured every year?A.30,000.B.60,000.C.Approximately 30,000.D.Above 30,000.

47、 Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle——. A.reduces road accidents to more than a halfB.saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hourC.reduces the death rate in traffic accidentsD.saves more than 15,000 lives each year

48、 It iS the driver’s responsibility t0——. A.make the front seat passengers wear a seat beltB.make the front seat children under l4 wear a seat beltC.stop children.riding in the front seatD.wear a seat belt each time he drives

49、 According to the text,which of the following people riding in the front does NOT have to wear a seat belt?A.Someone who is backing into a parking space.B.Someone who is picking up the children from the local school.C.Someone who is delivering invitation letters.D.Someone who is under l4.

50、 For some people,it may be better——.A.to wear a seat belt for health reasonsB.]not to wear a seat belt for health reasonsC.to get a valid medical certificate before wearing a seat beltD.to pay a fine rather than wear a seat belt51、根据以下资料,回答51-70题: I remember the way the light touched her hair.She tumed her head,and our eyes met,a mo-mentary awareness in that raucous fifth grade classroom.I felt as though l’d been struck a blow under the heart.Thus began my first love affair. Her name was Rachel,and I mooned my way through the grade and high school,stricken at the mere sight of her,tongue—tied in her presence.Does anyone,anymore,linger in the shadows of evening,drawn by the pale light of a window--her window--like some hapless summer insect? That delirious swooning,asexual but urgent and obsessive,that made me awkward and my voice crack,is like some impossible dream now. I would catch sight of her,walking down an aisle of trees to or from school,and I’d become Daralyzed.She always seemed so poised,so self-possessed. At home,I’d relive each encounter, writhing at the thought of my inadequacies.We eventually got acquainted and socialized as we en-tered our adolescence,she knew I had a case on her,and I sensed her affectionate tolerance for me.“Going steady”implied a maturity we still lacked.Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed an inhibited grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, howev-er fervently desired.I managed to hold her once at a dance—chaperoned,of course.Our embrace made her giggle.a sound SO trusting that I hated myself for what I ’d been thinking.At any rate,my love for Rachel remained unrequited.We graduated from high school,she went on t0 college,and I joined the Army. When World War II engulfed US.I was sent overseas.For a time we corresponded and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years.Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit,which drove me to the wildest of fantasies.I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my next letter.and almost immediately her replies became less frequent,less personal.Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while l was awaiting discharge.She gently explained the im— possibility of a marriage between US.Looking back on it.I must have recovered rather quickly,al—though for the first few months I believed I didn’t want to live.Like Rachel,I found someone else,whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day. According to the passage,how old was the author when his first love affair began? A.Before he entered his teens.B.In his early teens.C.In his middle teens.D.When he was just out of his teens.

52、 How did the author behave as a boy in love?A.His first love motivated him toward hard study.B.His first love evoked sentimental memories.C.He was overpowered by wild excitement and passion·D.He fulfilled his expectations and desires.

53、 According to the passage,what held them back from a loving kiss?A.Her Jewish origin did not allow it.B.His Catholic adherence forbade it.C.They were not sure whether it was proper or ethical to kiss in line with their religious decorum.D.Kissing was found to be inelegant or even distasteful.

54、 According to the passage,what was Rachel’s response to the author ‘s tender affection be—fore the war?A.She recognized and accepted his love affectionately.B.She thwarted his affection by flatly tuming him down.C.She fondly permitted him to adore her without losing her own heart to him.D.She didn t care for him at all and only took delight in playing with his feelings.

55、 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?A.Statement and example.B.Cause and effect.C.Order of importance.D.Linear description.

56、根据以下资料,回答56-75题: In the late years of the nineteenth century.“capital”and“labour”were enlarging and perfec—ting their rival organizations on modem lines.Many an old firm was replaced by a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers.The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders.It was moreover a step away from individual initiative,towards collectivism and munici—pal and state—owned business.The railway companies,though still private business managed for the benefit of shareholders,were very unlike old family   business.Meanwhile the great municipalities went into business to supply lighting,trams and other services to the taxpayers. The growth of the limited liability company and municipal business had important conse—quences.Such large,impersonal manipulation of capital and industry greatly increased the numbers and importance of shareholders as a class,an element in national life representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners;and almost equally detached from the responsible management of business.During the nineteenth century,America,Africa,India, Australia and parts of Europe were being developed by British capital,and British shareholders were thus enriched by the world’s movement towards industrialisation.Towns like Boumemouth and Eastboume sprang up to house large“comfortable”classes who had retired on their incomes,and who had no relation to the rest of the community except that of drawing dividends and occa—sionally attending a shareholders’meeting to dictate their orders to the management.On the other hand“shareholdin9”meant leisure and freedom which was used by many of the later Victorians for the highest purpose of a great civilisation. The“shareholders”as such had no knowledge of the lives,thoughts or needs of employees in the company in which they held shares,and their influence on the relations of capital and labour was not good.The paid manager acting for the company was in more direct relation with the work—ers and their demands,but even he had seldom familiar personal knowledge of the workmen which the employers had often had under the more patriarchal system of the old family business.Indeed the mere size of operations and the number of workmen involved rendered such personal relations impossible.Fortunately,however,the increasing power and organisation of the trade unions,at least in all skilled trades.enabled the workmen to meet on equal terms the managers of the compa—nies who employed them.The cruel discipline of the strike and lockout taught the two parties to re—spect each other’s strength and understand the value of fair negotiation. The author says that old family firms_______.A.were mined by the younger generationsB.failed for lack of individual initiativeC.lacked efficiency compared with modem companiesD.were able to supply adequate services to taxpayers

57、 The growth of limited liability companies resulted in_______. A.the separation of capital from managementB.the ownership of capital by managersC.the emergence of capital and labour as two classesD.the participation of shareholders in land ownership

58、 The text indicates that_______. A.some countries developed quickly because of the emergence of the limited liability companiesB.the tide of industrialisation would widely benefit British shareholders greatlyC.shareholders contributed a lot to the fast growth of the British economyD.the system of shareholding impaired the management of modem companies

59、 We learn from the text that_______. A.shareholders often cast negative influence on the well—being of workersB.owners of traditional finns enjoyed a good relationship with their employeesC.limited liability companies were too large to run smoothlyD.trade unions had a positive role on workers and the management

60、 The author appears to be very critical of_______. A.family finn ownersB.shareholdersC.managersD.landownersSection III Reading Comprehension Part B

61、根据以下资料,回答61-65题: Read the following text carefulfy and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 61)In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent,notions of male superiority are hard to maintain.The paRem of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality,and this in turn leads to further sharin9.62)1n such a home,the growing boy and girl learn to accept that equality more easily than their parents did and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the"battle of the sexes". If the process goes too far and man’s role is not regarded as important as before--and that has happened in some cases——we are as badly off as before.only in reverse. We should reassess the role of the man in the American family.We are getting a little tired of“Momism”.but we don’t want to change it into a “Neo-papism”.What we need is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equality.63)There are signs that psychologists and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have de-cided that women should not receive all the credit, nor all the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman's place is at home.64)We are beginning,however,to study a man's place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it.Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child. 65)The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules,because each family member needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authodtarianism has unhappy consequences,whether it wears skirts or trousers,and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is relevant not only to a healthy democracy,but also to a healthy family.

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62、 _________

63、 _________

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65、 _________Section IV Writing.(35 minutes)

66、The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China,and Chinese have been accustomed to celebrating it at home.But now more and more people choose to travel during this most important festival.Here is a discussion on this topic: (1)Some people think it is more interesting to travel during the Spring Festival. (2)Other people think it is better to stay at home with their families during the Spring Festival. (3)My opinion on this topic. In your essay,you should use the three pieces of information mentioned above. You should write l60—_200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.