Directions：
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English．You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them．There are TWO parts in this section，Part A and Part B．
Remember，while you are doing the test，you should first put down your answers in your test booklet At the end of the listening comprehension section。you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1．
If you have any questions．you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started．
Now look at Part A in your test booklet．
Part A
You will hear l0 short dialogues．For each dialogue，there is one question and four possible answers．Choose the correct answer—A，B，C or D，and mark it in your test booklet．You will have l5 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE．
Now look at question l．
1．On what day of the week will the magazine arrive?
[A]Monday．
[B]Tuesday．
[C]Wednesday．
[D]Thursda3
2．What is the man going to do after graduation?
[A]He will become a teacher．
[B]He will become a lawyer．
[C]He will try a lot of jobs．
[D]He has not decided yet．
3．What do we learn from this conversation?．
[A]The man thought the essay was easy．
[B]The woman had a hard time writing the essay．
[C]The woman thought the essay was easy．
[D]Neither of them has finished the essay yet．
4．What does the woman mean7
[A]The clerk doesn’t like to be bothered．
[B]The machine was just repaired．
［C]She can teach the man to operate the machine．
[D]The mall shouldn’t make any more copies．
5．What’s the relationship of the two people?
［A]Teacher and student．
[B]Father and son．
［C]Mother and son．
�。跠］Sister and brother．
6．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
[A]Receptionist and customer．
�。跙]Waitress and customer．
[C]Salesperson and customer．
[D]Nurse and patient．
7．What are the mall and woman talking about?
[A]Fashion．
[B]Music．
[C]A film．
[D]A book．
8．What will the man do?
[A]To play basketball．
［B]To go out for a walk．
[C]To go to the library．
[D]To prepare for the presentation．
9．What does the man imply?
[A]He can’t go now．
［B］ He want to call someone．
[C]He can’t wait any longer．
[D]He wants to dink a cup of coffee very much．
10．What’s the woman?
［A］An operator．
[B]A manager．
�。跜]A student．
[D]A secretary．
Part B
You will hear following dialogues or monologues．Before listening to each one，you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it． While listening，answer each question by choosing A，B，C or D．After listening， you will have lo seconds to check your answer to each question．You will；hear each piece ONLY ONCE．
Questions ll—13 are based on the following interview between a reporter and a sportswoman．
11．When did Miss Green become a swimming star?
[A]At the age of l5．
[B]At the age of 20．
[C]At the age of l8．
[D]At the age of l6．
12．How old is Miss Green now?
[A]15．
[B]20．
[C]18．
[D]16．
13．Why is the woman going to give up swimming?
[A]She doesn’t enjoy swimmin9．
[B]She thinks she will never win in an international competition．
[C]She can’t bear the hard training．
[D]She wants to do something other than swimming in her life．
Questions l4～1 7 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about camera．
14．What are the speakers doing as the conversation begins?
[A]Looking at some photographs．
[B]Selling cameras．
[C]Teaching a photography class．
[D]Repairing camera equipment．
15．Why doesn’t the man carry a camera with him?
[A]He has a professional photographer．
[B]He knows nothing about film processing．
［C]He doesn’t have a flash attachment．
[D]He thinks a big camera would bring too much trouble．
16．What is the major advantage of the woman’s camera?
[A]It focuses automatically．
[B]It has a lot of specialized lenses．
[C]It is easy to load．
�。跠]It advances the film automatically．
17．What problem does the man have in taking pictures?
[A]He can’t find good subjects to photograph．
[B]His indoor shots are too dark．
[C]His pictures are often blurry．
[D]His camera is too big for good detail．
Questions 18～21 are based on the following dialogue between a teacher and a student
18．How many courses did the woman take last semester?
�。跘]3．
[B]4．
[C]5．
[D]6．
19．What year is the woman going to be in?
�。跘］The junior year．
[B]The freshman year．
�。跜]The senior year．
[D]The sophomore year．
20．Which subject is taken as a genera background coupe?
[A]English sociology．
[B]Journalism．
［C]Freshman French．
[D]Writing．
21．Who is the man in this conversation?
[A]Dean of Students．
[B]Lecturer in Speech Communication．
�。跜]Professor of Business Administration．
�。跠 l Chairman of the Journalism Department．
Questi0123 22～25 are based on the following monologue on T-shirts．
22．When do people usually wear T－shirts?
[A]When they take part in sports．
[B]When they watch a film．
[C]When they go shoppin9．
[D]When they read a book．
23．Why do people like to wear T-shirts so much today?
[A]T—shirts are suitable for home wear．
�。跙]T—shirts are smart and comfortable．
�。跜]T．shirts go well with trousers．
�。跠]T．shirts feel soft and wash well．
24．what kind of T—shirt is the most popular one?
[A]The silk T—shirt in white color．
[B]The nylon T-shirt worn on the playground．
�。跜]The W001 T—shirt worn for work．
[D]The cotton T—shirt with a slogan or a picture．
25．What is being done to make the T-shirts more attractive?
［A]New technology．
[B]Advertisements．
�。跜]New designs．
[D]More artificial materials．
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers．from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1．
That is the end of the listening comprehension section．
Section II Use of English(15 minutes)
Directions：
Read the following text．Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET1
Text
26．［A]everything [B]everyone [C]everyday [D]everywhere
27．[A]in [B]out of [C]of �。跠］ at
28．[A］People [B] Adults ［C] Housewives ［D］Men
29．[A]familiar [B]popular [C]similar ［D］ regular
30．[A]Otherwise [B]However [C]Moreover [D]As a result
31．[A]control [B]impression [C]influence �。跠]effect
32．[A]to [B]in [C]about [D]into
33 ［A]stimulates [B]blocks [C]closes �。跠]connects
34．[A]crossing [B]passed [C]across �。跠]cross
35．[A]by [B]with [C]after �。跠]before
36．[A]strong [B]hard �。跜］ identical [D]mild
37．［A]many [B]more ［C］ few [D]a few
38．［A]preach [B]forbids [C|spreads [D]starts
39．［A］ in [B]about ［C］ under [D]on
40．［A]immediately [B]differently [C] hardly [D]anxiously
41．［A]crowded [B]satisfied [C］busy [D]confused
42．[A］speaking [B]talking [C］dealing [D]developing
43．［A]as [ B]with [C］in [D]for
44．［A]to [B]in [C for [D]with
45．［A］ gave [B]fixed [C］ speeded [D]build
ection III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)
Part A
Directions：
Read the following three texts．Answer the questions On each text by choosing A，B，C or D．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l．
Text 1
at home. Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United states, they feel as if they've gotten a good education.
The home-schooling trend began in the U. Sin the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today, as the home-schooling trend continues to grow, parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places. But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes. In many studies, students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools. More importantly, these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge. "They are very well prepared for academic challenges," says Patricia Riordan, the dean of admissions at George Mason University.
One such student, Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling. Still, not every student is as successful as Robert.
"For every home-schooling success story, there are an equal number of failures," states Henry Lipscomb, an educational researcher. "There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome. " For example, they have fewer chances to interact with others of their own age. Consequently, they sometimes lack the usual social skills. "No matter what, though," states Lipscomb, "home-schooling is a growing trend. I think we’ll be seeing more and more of this.
46．Compared with other students，the most different thing Rowena and Billy do is that
[A]they study hard
[B]they do extremely well on achievement tests
[C]they never go to school
[D]they feel they have gotten a good education
47．At first in the l980s parents gave home—schooling to children for——．
[A]better education
[B]religious education
[C]safety
[D]all the above
48．According to the article，what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?
[A]Home is a safer place for children．
[B]Students taught at home are more self-directed．
[C]Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge．
[D]Students taught at home can go to good universities．
49．The writer thinks ＿＿
[A]parents can do a better job than schools
[B]home—schooling will be more and more useful
[C] students taught at home make greater achievements
[D]home—schooling is good in some aspects
50．The best title of this text might be——．
[A]Home—schooling：A Growing Trend
[B]Home—schooling：A Better Choice
[C]Home—schooling：A way to Success
[D]Home-schooling：A New Method of Education
Text 2
For most of us, dieting is a frustrating fact of life, with so much conflicting nutritional information about, it can be difficult to tell which weight loss strategies rea3ly work. Let' s start by discounting these confusing myths.
1. All calories are created equal
What you eat, not how much, is the. main factor behind weight gain, according to research .Calories from fat pack on the pounds. The reason: during digestion, the body burns many more calories metabolizing protein and carbohydrates than it does metabolizing fat.
2. Desserts are taboo
Cakes, pies and ice cream can sensibly be worked into a diet, the expert says. Moderation is the key. Cut down on other meals if you'll be eating out at a restaurant know for its rich sweets .or indulge, but lake only a few bites,
3. Fast foods are forbidden
A plain hamburger on a bun is still a healthful choice. so is grilled chicken or a green salad with low-cal dressing. But watch out for French fries, milkshakes and batter-dipped chicken or fish.
4. Fasting is the fastest diet
Some studies suggest that drastically reducing calorie intake switches the body into a "starvation mode", which conserves calories and decreases your metabolic rate. The more frequently you deprive yourself of food, the better your body may get at storing calories. so, in the long run, repeated fasting may actually undermine your weight-loss efforts.
5. To keep weight off, simply watch what you eat
According to the experts exercise combined with dieting ensures weight loss better than dieting alone does. Experts agree t~ sticking with regular, moderate exercise is more important that occasional vigorous workouts are. Obesity-researcher Kelly Brownell encourages patients to make a series of small physical efforts: taking the stairs instead of the elevator and parking the car far from where you are going and walking
Most important , before getting caught up in dietary myths, let good sense shape your eating habits ,You body will thank you for it
51．It cannot be inferred from the first paragraph that ＿＿
[A]the information about dieting is always contradictory
[B]there ale too many weight-loss strategies to choose from
[C]dieting is always troublesome to most people
[D]people should not believe the ideas of dieting
52．One of the elements to gain weight is———
[A]the amount of the food you eat
[B]over sleeping
[C]laziness
[D]the kind of food you eat
53．Which of the following saying is true about dieting?
[A]You can’t eat sweets．
[B]Fast foods ale not good．
[C l You should not neglect any meals．
[D]Fasting is always helpful．
54．The phrase“ starvation mode ”means——．
[A]being very hungry
[B]eating what you like when you ale hungry
[C]weight-loss efforts
[D]being ready to eat
55．The word“ shape” in the last sentence means一—
�。跘]break
[B]form
[C]get rid of
[D]change
Text 3
crease in births or a falling birth rate.
The age distribution of the population has several important influences on the economy, If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to' provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group, If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population ,then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.
56．Labor force is composed of一——
［A］ people who are available to work and earn income
[B] self employed people only
�。跜］ only those who are looking for an employment
[D]only the employees
57．The factor which does NOT influence the size of the workforce is——、
[A]the size of population
[B]age distribution of the population
［C]national economy
[D]natural increase
58．The conclusion which can be drawn the second paragraph is that＿＿
[A]a population growth from natural increase leads to a greater proportion of the work- force
[B]a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of
�。跜]the larger the number of the aged in a population，the higher the proportion of the workforce
�。跠］ if the population has all evenly spreaded age distribution，the workforce will be lower
59．When a population is said to be aging，———
�。跘]more people are retiring than people entering the workforce
[B]the birth rate is growing
［C]there is all oversupply of workforce
[D]young people outnumber old people
60．The population which is top—heavy with older people poses a problem to——
�。跘l the government
[B]the economy
［C］the workforce
[D]all of the above
Part B
Directions：
Read the texts from a book in which five people talked about climate．For questions 61 t0 65，match the name of each person(61 to 65)to one of the statements(A to G)given below．Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1．
Jennifer：
The greenhouse effect might be causing the change，but it’s a cycle that’s been tracked for about a hundred years and in the past 20 years or so it just stopped cycling．And this is only affecting a small part of the world．People talk about greenhouse effect because they want to show how much
Madand:
It' s been so nice. I am of the firm belief that in February we get the day like cool autumn sea-son in November... In February it' s like a warm period that' s been getting stronger and longer every year since my boyhood, and it gets defeated by the final blowing snowstorm of March at least
once, but anyone can survive(生存)those snowstorms, since we all know they' 11 be gone in a few days.
Now match each of the people (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
61. Jennifer �。跘］ Future is bright.
62. Kac �。跙］Man conquers nature.
63. Soscia �。跜] We can see the effect of the pollution on the climate,
64. Harno �。跠] Human beings have to struggle hard against weather.
65. Macland ［E] The call of nature is there.
�。跢] He hates spring.
�。跥] Sometimes we worry too much about nothing.
Section IV Writing(40 minutes)
Directions：
You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section On ANSWER SHEET 2．
Directions：
Part A
66．You spent a weekend with the Franklins．After you came back，you write a letter to Mr Franklin to express your thanks，and telling her about：
1)the happy weekend you spent
2)you" thanks to the Franklins
You should write approximately l00 words．Do not put down your own name at the end of the letter．Use“ Ann River” instead．And you need not write your address．
Part B
67．Below is a cartoon about a couple’s talk over cable theft．Look at the cartoon and write an essay of about l20 words making reference to the following points：
1)describe the story
2)point out why the couple are wrong and what they should do
