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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 marketed A), B),C) and D). Then marked the correspond letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre. 注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Passage one

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) There are mysterious stories behind his works B) There are many misunderstandings about him C) His works have no match worldwide d) His personal history is little known

17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood B) He failed to go beyond grammar school C) He was a member of the town council

D) He once worked in a well-know acting company

18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their works B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire C) His works were adapted beyond recognition D) People of his time had little interest in him

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Passage Two

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard 19. A) It shows you have been ignoring your health B) It can seriously affect your thinking process C) It is an early warning of some illness D) It is a symptom of two much pressure

20. A) Reduce our workload C) Use painkillers for relief B) Control our temper D) Avoid masking symptom

21. A) Lying down and having some sleep C) Going out for a walk B) Rubbing and pressing one’s back D) Listening to light music Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Depending heavily on loans C). Spending beyond one’s means B) Having no budget plans at all D). Leaving no room for large bills 23. A) Many of them can be cut C) Their payment cannot be delayed B) All of them have to be covered D) They eat up most of the family income 24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one C) Make a conversation plan B) Discuss the problem in the family D) Move to a cheaper place 25. A) Financial issues plaguing a family C) Family budget problems and solutions

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B) Difficulty in making both ends meet D) New ways to boost family income Section C

Directions: in this section,you will hear a paasage 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is reaf for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no(26)_____reason. Some go because their parents ecpect it, others because it’s what their friends are doing.Then, there’s the belief that a college degree will(27)____ensure a good job and high pay.

Some students (28)____ through for years ,attending classes, or skipping(逃课) them as the case may be, reading only what can’t be avoided, looking for less(29)_____courses,and never being touched or changed in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no(30)____，yet because of parental or peer pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by(31)____ them.

To put it bluntly(直截了当地)，unless you’re willing to make your college years count, you might be(32)_____ doing something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high school.

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Many college students(33)_____ taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to(34)_____their priorities and goals. If you’re really going to get something out of going to college, you have to make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea why you’re there, what you hope to get out of it, and (35)_____even what you hope to become.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes)

Section A

Direction: 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 follwing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making choices. Each choie in the bank is identificated by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answere Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

It’s our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity,after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting ___36___ can lead to obesity(肥胖症) and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just how___37___being a couch potato can be.

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In an analysis of data from eight large ___38___published studies, a Harvard-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every two hours per day spent channel ___39___,the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 15% over a ___40___, and the odds of dying permaturely___41___ 13% during a seven-year follow-up .All of these___42____are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But compared with other sedentary(久坐的)activities, like knitting ,viewing TV may be especially__43___at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you more likely to ___44___them.

Even so, the authors admit that they didn’t compare different sedentary activities to ___45___whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes,heart disease or clearly death compared with, say, reading. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)climbed I)previously B)conseme J)resume C)decade K)suffered D)determine L)suffering E)effectIve M)term F)harmful N)terminals

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