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I. Listening 30% Section A
1. A. At home. B. At an airport.
C. On a highway. D. At the bus stop. 2. A. A salesman. B. A policeman C. A waiter. D. A hairdresser. 3. A. Doubtful. B. Satisfied. C. Understanding. D. Appreciative.
4. A. Mike is always punctual. B. Mike will be late for the meeting. C. Mike always breaks his word. D. Mike has lots of gold. 5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache. C. He feels very tired. D. He has a toothache. 6. A. He is lazy. B. He is proud. C. He is careless. D. He is selfish.
7. A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter.
C. Mother and son. D. Customer and saleswoman. 8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher.
C. A lawyer. D. An insurance agent. 9. A. The man is a gardener. B. The man seems pale. C. The man is new to the job. D. The man is very careful. 10. A. He failed an exam. B. He quarreled with his friend. C. He wasn’t elected monitor. D. He got a bad cold. Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. The Seventh Duchess (公爵夫人) wanted to start a custom. B. Wealthy people loved showing off their fine china cups.
C. Wealthy people enjoyed eating something in the late afternoon. D. Duchess Anna liked the company of others in her sitting room.
12. A. Cream tea. B. Full tea. C. Low tea. D. Regular tea.
13. A. The routine of afternoon tea. B. The dress code for afternoon tea.
C. The facilities for afternoon tea.
D. The introduction to afternoon tea.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news. 14. A. To explain how to be a competitive swimmer.
B. To find support from parents for scholarship contributions. C. To enroll swimmers with real enthusiasm for swimming. D. To raise funds for a swimming competition. 15. A. Parents of swimmers. B. Tennis coaches.
C. Candidates for the swim team. D. Competitive runners. 16. A. It is a lifelong sport B. It may influence academic studies..
C. It is less demanding than other sports. D. It does not offer many financial rewards.
Section C (8%)
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation· Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
A Job Interview The reason for applying Education and working experience *The company’s _____17_____and cooperative atmosphere * The high salary * Studied law at Beijing Normal University * Worked for a foreign ___18___ corporation. * Taught Englisn at a private educational ____19____ Become a lawyer in __20_____ years. Expectations
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. How does the man feel after class? He’s tired and both his _____21______hurt much. What does the woman advise th eman to do? Have a good rest, which can make him ___22____again soon. What happened to one of the man’s friends in the He wrote the name of his school in _____23______ important exam? by accident. What does the man think of the Adult College It is much easier than the college entrance exam, Entrance Exam? and there are _____24_________
II. Grammar 16*1
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A
It’s said that today more than $400 billion a year is spent on advertising worldwide. Beyond that the economic impact of advertising touches just about every consumer-product industry, from cars to chocolate. An advertisement reaches its consumers by means of TV and radio broadcasting, newspapers and magazines, direct mail billboards and posters, the Internet, and many other forms. As the case ___25____(stand), it is widely recognized that the global economy is being driven to a great extent by advertisements.
A successful advertisement ____26_____(involve) at least three things. The advertisers will first of all identify the market. That is, they need to work out who will buy the product ___27____ question. Then, ____28____(identify) the market, they will work out the best way to meet the needs of this market. So they will take into account __29___ number of desires or worries the target consumers may have. Do they have the desire to be popular? Are they afraid of falling ill? Lots of questions like these might be raised. Finally, they will design the advertising programme. That is, they will study what words and images their advertisement should contain and what slogans they intend to make use of. Then celebrities are sometimes employed and invited to back up the product. Scientific data are often quoted as a means of adding truthful value to the ___30____(advertise) product.
In everyday life consumers have seen lots of successful examples of advertisements. For example, Kodak, Nike, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s are all very successful in attracting and selling to their customers.
____31___, there are also many examples of advertisements that do not seem to reach the expected goal. One such example was related to McDonald’s first arrival in Brazil. Their advertisements suggested that people eat McDonald’s hot hamburgers “at a picnic at the beach.” By doing this, they failed to cater to the Brazilian customs of consuming cold things, such as beer, soft drinks, ice cream, and sandwiches, at a beach picnic. Brazilians do not consider a hot hamburger proper beach food.
In advertising, ____32_____, the designers have to be highly culture-conscious when planning to carry out an international programme in a foreign country. Study the cultural background of the potential customers, or spoil the advertising programme! B
Things that move obey certain laws. Three important laws of motion were established by Isaac Newton (1642～1727). NEWTON Ⅰ: INERTIA
Newton’s first law of motion seems simple: Objects at rest tend to remain at rest, ___33___ moving ones continue to move at a uniform speed in a straight line---____34____ acted upon by an outside force. This resistance to change is called inertia, and it explains a lot of everyday experiences no matter where you happen to live.
One is that when the car or airplane you’re in begins to move, your body is pushed back___ 35_____ the seat. That is, it tends to remain at rest _36____ _____ _______ the forward-moving force of the vehicle transferred to you through the seat. ____37___ aspect of this law shows that the normal courses for freely moving objects is a straight line. That explains why, when you whirl something around your head---such as a ball on a string---and then let it go, the ball flies straight. It ___38___ keeps circling your head nor does it move off in a sweeping curve.