Ⅰ. Listening comprehension

Section A

Directions: In section A, you’ll hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of

each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the

questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read

the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question

you have heard.

1. A. At a gas station B. At a hospital C. At a bank D. At school

2. A. Ken is leaving for Hong Kong.

B. Tina is leaving for Hong Kong.

C. Ken wants to meet Tina on Saturday.

D. Tina wants to meet Ken in Hong Kong tomorrow.

3. A. It’s no longer available. B. It’s still available.

C. It’s only for rent. D. It’s not as good as advertised.

4. A. 9:13 B.8:45 C.9:30 D. 9:15.

5. A. At 10:08 B. At 8:30 C.At 10:38 D. At 8:40

6. A. It’s cold and warm air is needed.

B. It’s cool enough, but an open window could make it too cold.

C. It’s hot outside, so don’t open the window.__Z_X_X_

D. It’s nice and warm in the room.

7. A. When he was 12. B. When he was 20.

C. When he was 25. D. When he was 5.

8. A. It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.

B. It was not as easy as she had thought.

C. It was as difficult as she had expected.

D. It was interesting and easy to follow.

9. A. The man is usually the la st one to hand in his paper.

B. The man has made a mess of his final exam.

C. The man doesn’t have a good study habit.

D. The man is a very diligent student.

10. A. Go on with the game.

B. Draw pictures on the computer.

C. Have a good rest.

D. Review his lesson.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions

on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only

once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which

one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Four hundred. B. Four thousand

C. Three hundred. D. Three thousand.

12. A. It uses less fuel and reduces smoke.

B. It lasts longer and costs less.

C. It burns wood and coal.

D. It causes no air pollution.

13. A. In India. B. In Russia. C. In China. D. In America.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. 75 percent. B. 120 percent C. 80 percent. D.100 percent.

15. A. Higher oil price.

B. Consuming more meat and milk.

C. Planting more wheat and rice.

D. Population growth.]

16. A. There is a flood. B. There is a drought.

C. There is a protest. D. There is a unrest.

Section C

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.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Space Plane

What does this space plane look like?             It looks like a(n)___17_____plane.

How many passengers can this plane carry?        About ____18_____.

Why does the scientist say this space plane is not a space rocket? It can be used for

___19_____times, and the ____20_____can fly it.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Insects

What will the man buy a gift for?                        For ___21______.

What will often happen to the gifts the woman gets? They stay ___22_____or garage before they

____23______.

Why will the man buy a bag as a gift?         His roommate’s bag is almost _____24________.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Ⅱ. Grammar & Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Mother Teresa believed she had been given the special gift to help_____, and through the

solders’ smile she knew she was where she needed to be.

A. another B. the other C. others D. each other

26. If you are in the market for digital camera this holiday season, your chances of finding a

perfect model can never be _____.

A. good B. well C. better D. the best

27. The most common way we have of showing other people _____ are more important is by

making ourselves smaller than they are

A. who B. / C. that D. they

28. Frank’s dream was to have his own shop _____ to produce the workings of his own hands.

A. that B. in which C. by which D. how

29. We are aware that, _____ , the situation will get worse.

A. if not dealing with carefully B. if dealt not carefully with

C. if not carefully dealt with D. if not carefully dealing with

30. —Shall I get you something from the supermarket?

—Oh, let me see, _____ please.

A. food of a week worth B. food of a week’s worth

C. a week worth food D. a week’s worth of food

31. Now that energy prices are rising so rapidly, further prices are much uncertain, and the risk

_____ a new investment depending on them may fail is greater.

A. by which B. of C. that D. in that

32. Until last century _____heard of online education.[Zxx

A. many Americans had never B. had many Americans never

C. many Americans had D. had many Americans

33. I showed him my new dress but I _____ tell him how much it cost.

A. dared not to B. dared not C. dares not D. does not dare

34. Discovery in a South African cave suggests that modern human behavior _____ much earlier

than _____.

A. begin, previously thought B. began, previously thought

C. should begin, previous thinking D. began, previous thinking

35. They _____ suspect that their secret has been disclosed.

A. little B. a little C. too little D. so little

36. _____ think of their plan, no one can deny that they are bold and have much imagination.

A. Whatever we may B. No matter how we may C. Much as we may D. If we may

37. How can a country where teachers devote all their class hours to training students to take

exams_____ to compete in the technology race with other countries?

A. expect B. expecting C. being expected D. be expected

38. All women want to escape from kitchen, _____ the limited place _____ society expects them

to fill.

A. which, that B. /, where C. where, which D. /, /

39. _____ in one leg, George could not have a chance to get a job.

A. He was weak and lame B. Though weak and lame

C. Week and lame D. Weak and lame as he was

40. The old man was sitting in a wheelchair all day because his broken leg suffered after a fall

made _____ difficult.

A. it walk B. to walk C. walking D. it to walk

..Z.X.X.

Section B

Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each wor d can be used

only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. individual    B. financial    C. certain     D. stick    AB. meant

AC. costly   AD. powered    BC. ride     BD. medical CD. emergency

A new transportation device called the Segway was reported to have been in use for quite a

while. Its inventor ca lled it the world’s first self-balancing ___41___ transport vehicle for short

distance travel.

The Segway looks like a large ___42___ with two wheels. The wheels are connected to a

platform. The stick has handles for a person to hold. The person stands on the platform and holds the

handles. The transporter moves forward or backward when the person moves his or her body in that

direction. The driver turns the handles to go left or right.

Computers and ___43___ devices on the Segway make the vehicle move and balance. It is

___44___ by batteries that are recharged with electricity. It can travel at a speed of 19 km an hour.

Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway says it was ___45___ to reduce pollution and solve

other environment problems in cities.

A Segway costs about five thousand dollars. People who have bought Segways say they are

extremely useful though quite ___46___. But they can use the Segways instead of their cars for short

trips, and it is a great way to save money on gasoline. The Segway also makes it convenient for people

who have trouble walking because of ___47___ problems.

Segways are being used in more than twelve American airports. Security officers say they are

able to move quickly on the devices in ___48___ situation.

People on vacation are also learning to use Segways. Segway tours are pop ular in several

American cities including Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D. C. Tour company officials

say it takes from ten to thirty minutes to teach people how to ___49___ a Segway. Then the group

uses them to move around the city.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

One of the primary tasks in taking a company from good to great is to create a culture where

people have a ___50___ opportunity to be heard and, ___51___, for the truth to be heard, too.

Collins writes that, to create a culture of discipline, successful ___52___:

Build a culture around the idea of freedom and responsibility, with a framework.

Fill the company’s culture with self-disciplined people who are willing to go to extreme

___53___ to fulfill their responsibilities.

Do not ___54___ a culture of discipline with a tyrannical (暴政的) discipline.

Collins also found that good-to-great organizations think differently from ___55___

organizations about technology and technological change. They avoid fashions that typically

___56___ from new technology; ___57___, they become pioneers in the application of carefully

selected technologies.

Leaders of good-to-great companies respond with thoughtfulness and creativity, ___58___ by

an urge to turn unrealized potential into results. They act in terms of wh at they want to create, and

how to improve their companies, ___59___ to standards of excellence.

Good-to-great changes often look like ___60___, revolutionary events to those observing

from the outside, but they feel like ___61___ processes to people on the inside. Good-to-great

companies had no ___62___ for their changes; there was no launch event, no advertising slogan.

Each company went through a quiet, purposeful process of figuring out what needed to be done to

create the best future results, then ___63___ took those steps, one by one over time, until it

___64___ breakthrough moments.

50. A. secure B. simple C. tiny D. tremendous

51. A. by contrast B. in the end C. above all D. time and again

52. A. leaders B. suggestions C. guides D. employees

53. A. ways B. efforts C. measures D. lengths

54. A. satisfy B. combine C. confuse D. describe

55. A. advanced B. developing C. strict D. average

56. A. arise B. produce C. follow D. happen

57. A. moreover B. instead C. finally D. otherwise[Zxx

58. A. changed B. stressed C. driven D. followed

59. A. contrary B. relative C. different D. objective

60. A. natural B. normal C. purposeful D. dramatic

61. A. gradual B. impulsive C. creative D. accurate

62. A. prediction B. name C. action D. color

63. A. hardly B. rapidly C. simply D. hopefully

64. A. arrived B. hit C. touched D. experienced

Section B

A

As Christmas approaches, towns and cities around the UK are preparing for a very British

celebration．

The switching on of a town' s Christmas lights has become an increasingly competitive event

over the years, with some councils (会议) spending lots of money to attract A-list famous persons

to do the honors．

The American singer Mariah Carey flew to London in November to switch on the lights at

one of the city's biggest shopping centers, while Jim Carrey lighted Oxford Street and promoted

his new film at the same time．

Traffic in the historic English city of Bath was brought to a halt as thousands of fans crowded

to see the Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage conducted the switching-on ceremony．

Some celebrations do not go according to the plan, as was seen in Birmingham when dozens

of people we re injured as the famous British boy band JLS took the stage．

Not all towns can afford to bring in an internationally-known star, so many switch on

ceremonies are handled by ex-TV talent show competitors．[Zxx

Pantomime (圣诞童话剧) stars are also much in demand at this time of year, as they aim to

promote their Christmas shows．

But if your council hasn't got the budget to bring in a famous face, what are the cheaper

alternatives?

A town in the west of England chose to let the public decide by giving their suggestions

online．The result: a 21-year-old DIY store worker was given the honor．

"I was amazed and delighted to be asked," said Scott Parker, "it's just a special gift and not

something I'd, ever thought about before．"

65．According to the passage, what kind of special celebration can you see at Christmas in UK?

A．People meeting their favorite stars and getting special gifts．

B．Well-known persons invited to make a performance in public．

C．A-list persons lighting Oxford Street and promoting their films．

D．Switching-on ceremonies that are conducted by honored persons．

66．The underlined word "halt" in Paragraph 4 probably means "______"．

A．start B．stop C．ban D．run

67．Which of the followings can be learned from the passage?

A．Mariah Carey is invited to Bath to switch on the lights．

B．Pantomime stars rarely appear at events like this．

C．Not all those who switch on the Christmas lights can make lots of money．

D．Average persons can not get a chance to switch on the Christmas lights．ZXX

68．The following are famous persons EXCEPT _____．

A．Scott Parker B．Mariah Carey

C．Nicolas Cage D．Jim Carrey

B

Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960’s and 70’s, were

primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty

years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead

accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.

A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that air-borne leaded gas emissions

from the United States were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow

in Greenland. The new study is a result of the continued research led by Dr. Charles Boutron, an

expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the National Center for Scientific

Research in France. A study by Dr. Boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in arctic

(北极的) snow were declining.

In his new study, Dr. Boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded

gasoline used in the United States were different from the ratios of European, Asian and Canadian

gasolines and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (区分) the lead sources. The dominant lead

ratio found in Greenland snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.

In a study published in the journal Ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the

Northeastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.

Many scientists had believed that the lead would stay in soil and snow for a longer period.

The authors of the Ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the

same sites of 30 forest floors in New England, New York and Pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990.

The forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than the scientists had

expected.

Scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生态系统)

respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used

as a license to pollute.

69. The study published in the journal Nature indicates that ________.

A. the Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results

B. lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increase

C. lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expected

D. the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow

70. Lead accumulation worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleaded gas in the US

_____ .

A. was discouraged B. was enforced by law

C. was prohibited by law D. was introduced

71. How did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in Greenland?

A. By analyzing the data published in journals like Nature and Ambio.

B. By observing the lead accumulations in different parts of the arctic area..

C. By studying the chemical elements of soil and snow in Northeastern America.

D. By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various

countries.

72. The authors of the Ambio study have found that ________.

A. forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected

B. lead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal with

C. lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the US

D. the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions

C

Welcome to JobServe Aus

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1. Display your grades. Grades are still important to potential employers.

2. Communicate well with others. No matter what career path you choose to follow—from nurse

to computer programmer—you should have solid written and oral communication skills to get

a job.

3. Have enough computer knowledge. It is the information age; you need to be able to show solid

computer knowledge that is related to your field.

4. Put your best resume forward. A resume should be a short and clear, error-free, reader-friendly,

one-page document that can be easily looked through.

5. Research. Take the time to learn about the company you are targeting by visiting its website or

researching the company at the library.

6. Use examples. Using detailed examples from school and internships(实习) to answer questions

about your experiences and to paint a clearer picture of your strengths and skills for the

employer.

7. Smile! It is hard to smile when you are on the hot seat —but a smile during an interview

shows enthusiasm for the position and the company. Potential employers might think of a

non-smiling face as a lack of interest.

8. Show your thanks. A thank-you note following a phone or a face-to-face interview reinforces(增

强) your interest in the position and the company.

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73. You can give the potential employers a good impression if you .

A．write a face-to-face note B．show enthusiasm

C．prepare a long and free resume D．paint your own picture

74．What does the underlined words “you are on the hot seat” probably mean ?

A．The seat is very hot. B．Everybody else is laughing at you.

C．Nobody else is helping you. D．You are in a difficult situation.

75．We can infer from the passage that _____ .

A．It is unnecessary to visit the website of the company you are interested in.

B．You have to be an expert on computer to get a job.

C．It is hard to find a job if you can not write well and communicate well.

D．A resume can be a several-page document if you have a lot to show to the company.

D

In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier

and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in 10 citizens

will go abroad. Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home

expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as

KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict

employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the

American habit of telling departing customers to "Have a nice day" has caught on all over Israel.

"Nobody wakes up in the morning and say, 'Let's be nicer,'" says Itsik Cohen, director of a

consulting firm. "Nothing happens without competition."

Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies(垄断者) that until

recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a

marketing professor, calls "the revengeful(报复的) consumer." When the government opened up

competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share,

even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, "People wanted revenge for all the years of bad

service." The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped

requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half

hour. The graceless EI Al Airlines, which is already at auction(拍卖), has retrained its employees

to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan, "You can

feel the change in the air." For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey

sheets.

76. It may be inferred from the passage that _________ .

A. customer service in Israel is now improving

B. wealthy Israeli customers are hard to please

C. the tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel

D. Israel customers prefer foreign products to domestic ones

77. In the author's view, higher service standards are impossible in Israel ________ .

A. if customer complaints go unnoticed by the management

B. unless foreign companies are introduced in greater numbers

C. if there's no competition among companies

D. without strict routine training of employees

78. If someone in Israel today needs a repairman in case of a power failure, _________ .

A. they can have it fixed in no time

B. it's no longer necessary to make an appointment

C. the appointment takes only half a day to make

D. they only have to wait half an hour at most]

79. The example of El Al Airlines shows that ______________ .

A. revengeful customers are a threat to the monopoly of enterprises

B. an ad campaign is a way out for enterprises in financial difficulty

C. a good slogan has great potential for improving service

D. staff retraining is essential for better service

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable question from A-F for each

answer. There is one extra question which you do not need.##]

80.

A yearly list of the best and worst places to be a mother and child rates the United

States 11th, behind Britain. Scandinavian countries are at the top. Sweden is number

one. Denmark is second. Finland is third. Save the Children, an American-based

humanitarian organization, compared conditions in 110 countries. The report came

out last week.

81.

At the bottom of the list, Mali and Burkina Faso share last place. Just above them

are Ethiopia, Chad, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania.

Gambia and Eritrea are also in the bottom ten, along with two Asian countries: Nepal

and Cambodia. Cambodia is tied with Eritrea in 100th place.

82.

Save the Children based its report on six conditions related to the health and

security of women. These include the risk of early death, and the rate of use of

modern birth-control methods. Another measure was the percentage of births with the

aid of trained medical workers. Still another was the percentage of pregnant women

with a shortage of iron in the blood. The study also examined reading levels among

women and the involvement of women in national government. There are some

conditions related to the education of both women and children.

83.

Save the Children has published a report on the "State of the World's Mothers" for

six years now. This year the group included a progress report on education for girls.

Researchers examined progress made over the past ten years in 71 developing countries.

The report says Bolivia, Kenya, Cameroon and Bangladesh have made the most

progress in girls' education. Listed at the bottom are Rwanda, Iraq, Malawi and Eritrea.

Worldwide, the report says, 58 million girls are out of school.

A. Criteria of the ranking

B. Africa countries ranking low

C. Research on girls’ education in developing countries

D. Northern European countries at the top

AB. High rate of early death of children

AC. Hope and improvement in sight

84.

Charles MacCormack is head of Save the Children. He says many children in the

world are lucky just to survive the first five years of life. But Mr MacCormack calls

the situation far from hopeless. He notes that world leaders have agreed on eight goals

to reduce poverty, save lives and increase security by 2015.

(E)

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions and complete the statements in

the fewest possible words.

“Teach a parrot to say ‘demand and supply’ and you’ll have an economist”. While this is an

obvious exaggeration, it does contain a little of truth. It is the interaction of the economic forces of

supply and demand that determines the price paid for a given product or service. In turn, the price

determines how that product or service will be distributed and used in a free enterprise economy.

Demand is more than just the desire for some product or service. It also involves the ability to

buy. True demand exists when people not only desire goods or services, but also have the buying

power to purchase them and are willing to part with some of that buying in order to purchase them.

Common sense tells us that if the price of a product, such as a sports car, were $5000, more

people would be willing to buy it than if the price were $25000. This is the law of demand: as

price goes up, the quantity demanded goes down. The reverse is also true: if price goes down, the

quantity demanded goes up.

Supply results from the desire and effort of producers to satisfy consumer demands. Just as

consumers’ desires and willingness to spend affect demand, so producers’ and suppliers’

willingness and ability to provide goods and services affect supply. The law of supply says: as

price goes up, the quantity supplied goes up, and as price goes down, the quantity supplied goes

down. Obviously, as the price of a product goes down, producers become less willing to supply

the product and the quantity supplied decreases.

85. ______ is an important factor that determines the distribution and use of a product in a free

enterprise economy.

86. According to the passage, if prices go up, people would ___________ _.

87. What are the two factors that affect supply?

88. What is the author’s implication of the beginning sentence?

第II卷

I. Translation:

1. 谁能保证他会遵守诺言? (guarantee)（3 分）

2. 他不再是他过去的样子了。(the same…as) （3 分）

3. 因为恶劣的天气，飞机晚点一小时到达伦敦。(behind schedule) （4 分）

4. 我没有想到要找一个胜任这工作的人是如此的难。(occur) （4 分）

5. 他所做的一切并非是为了个人好处，而是为了这里居民的利益。(not。。but) （4 分）

II. Writing:

Directions: Write an English composition in 120~150 words, according to the instructions given

below.

目前，家长开车接送孩子上学放学已成为一个普遍现象，人们对此做法褒贬不一。请你

就此现象发表自己的观点，并阐明理由。[Z*xx*

答案：

1-10: B A A C D C A B C D

11-13 B A C 14-16 A C B

17: ordinary 18: 50 19: many 20: pilot

21. his roommate’s birthday 22. in the closet 23. get thrown away 24. worn out

25.C 26.C 27.D 28B 29.C 30.D 31.C 32.A 33.B 34.B 35.A 36.A 37.D 38.D

39.C 40.C

41—49 A,D,C,AD,AB,AC,BD,CD,BC

50—64 DBADC DABCB DABCB

65—68 DBCA 69-72.D B D A 73-75.B D C 76-79.A CDD

80--84 D,B,A,C.AC

85.Price / The price

86. be less / not willing to buy / do not want to purchase (表达出不买或者不想买就好)

87. Producers’ and suppliers’ willingness and ability to provide foods and services

/ the desire and effort of producers to satisfy consumer demands （都是文章原句,表达出

生产商应该满足需求就好）

88. the interaction of demand and supply is a basic and important law in economics.

Striking the balance of demand and supply is of top importance in economics

(表达出供求关系很重要就好)

1. Who can guarantee that he will keep his word?   

2. He is no longer the same person as he used to be.

3.The plane arrived in / reached London an hour behind schedule because of / thanks to / as a

result of the bad weather.

4.It never occurred to me that it was so difficult to find a person (who was ) qualified for this job.

5. What he has done is not for the benefits of himself, but for the good of the residents here.

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