
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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. $2. B. $4. C. $6. D. $8.
2. A. She is afraid of losing her job. B. She is busy with her children.
C. She is busy with her new job. D. Her husband won't let her go there.
3. A.The man. B. The woman. C. The doctor. D. The woman's uncle.
4. A.A supermarket. B. A drugstore. C. A department store. D.A car repair shop.
5. A. They should definitely do it. B. They can't find the means to do it.
C. It would be a meaningful act. D. She had meant to do it earlier.
6. A. To the doctor's office. B. To Tom's birthday party.
C. To his home. D. To the class.
7. A. He has been offered a new job. B. He has been asked to have a holiday.
C. He has been fired by the company. D. He has been warned by his boss.
8. A. John will see Joan tomorrow evening.
B. John might be at home late tomorrow evening.
C. John and Joan have decided to go on a holiday.
D. John asked the woman to come the other day.
9. A. She may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.
B. She may rent it out for use as a restaurant.
C. She may pull it down and build a new restaurant.
D. She may change it and use it as a restaurant.
10. A. She was angry. B. She was worried.
C. She was confident. D. She was bored.
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 on 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. It was crowded. B. It was closed.
C. It was almost empty. D. It was heavily fined.
12. A. It does not stop its customers smoking. B. It does not have a non-smoking area.
C. It offers its customers cigarettes. D. It is filled with smoke.
13. A. Only smokers. B. Only non-smokers.
C. All the smokers and non-smokers. D. Many smokers and some non-smokers.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. One million. B. One million and a half.
C. Half a million. D. Two million.
15. A. It was once the nation's capital. B. It was designed by William Penn.
C. It was the place where Britain was defeated.
D. It was the place where the war started.
16. A. Old City. B. Independence National Historical Park.
C. Central Meeting Place. D. Independence Hall.
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. 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.
| The Situation in the Office |
| The problem: It's 17 in the office. The cause: Students 18 coming in to get 19 . The solution: Asking for a kind of 20 room. |
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
| The Suggestions Box |
| The first suggestion: Change 21 to 10:30 The second suggestion: 22 the noise of the printer The third suggestion: About 23 . The attitude of the man: 24 the Managing Director about the third suggestion |
Section A
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passages coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
( A )
People had always thought he was without a flaw. After winning the US junior championship at the age of 8, he achieved worldwide recognition for numerous golf trophies. Tiger Woods became a role model of __25__ a young American could achieve through the application of talent.
Of golf course, Woods seemed to be the perfect family man, with his beautiful wife and two children.
However, it turns out __26__ he, like __27__ else, is, in his own words, “not without faults. I am far short of perfect.”
On November 27 the golfer was involved in an odd early morning car accident near his home, an incident that intensified gossip that there was trouble in the Woods family. The gossip was about an affair with a waitress, which Woods denied.
But last Wednesday, Woods said he was sorry for “transgressions(犯错).” The statement implied his acknowledgement of the truth of the rumors, __28__ stopped short of being a(n) confession to an affair.
“ I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart,” Woods said. “ I will strive to be a better person as the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.”
__29__ Woods was indeed referring to a marital infidelity(不忠), many will be disappointed in their hero. But Rochelle Riley, a columnist with the Detroit Free Press, argues that since Woods is human, not God, people should be forgiving “He is just a guy, one who did a stupid guy thing,” she writes. “Like many men before him __30__were US president and governors, he can do amazing things in his professional life __31__ hiding things in his personal life.”
( B )
On my first day in a college classroom, I felt like a(n) __32__( overgrow ) child returning to civilization after__33__( lose ) in the forest for 30 years. There I sat, old enough to be a father to most of the students in the room, yet insecure enough to be their baby brother.
We __34__( crowd ) elbow, listening to a professor who looked even __35__( young ) than the students. I felt awkward and out of place as the professor carefully explained what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn’t help but __36__( think ) of my own oldest daughter, who was then beginning her freshman year in college, just like me.
I recalled how hard I __37__( try ) to instill self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared child myself?
When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious doubts about my ability to make it through college. Not until late that night did my thinking change. It was a long-distance telephone call from my daughter, my fellow college freshman that did the trick . She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries, and anxieties she __38__( experience ). She was certain that she’d never succeeded at college. How familiar her worries sounded!
In my most self-assured parental voice, I said: “Doing your best is all the world asks.”
The next day in class, those words still echoed in my head. When the professor raised a question for the class, nobody, including me, __39__ answer. When I looked around at the fear and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew exactly whatIhad to do my best. That’s all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called __40___ me. I spoke.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. blank B. continually C. defensive D. definitely E. detect
F. exactly G. flow H. normal I. regular J. strive K.blend
Everyone wants to make a good impression, but for some people, it is almost a way of life. Sometimes, we forget about our individuality and try to __41___ in with our surroundings. We act like chameleons who want to look __42__ the same as their environment. For chameleons, this is a(n) __43__ strategy, is it the same for us?
“Social chameleons” are those people who (in every situation) __44__ to make the best impression they can. They always try to be the right person in the right place at the right time. They __45__ examine their social performance, skillfully adjusting it when they __46__ that they are not having the desired effect.
To some extent, everyone of us is a social chameleon because it takes a lot of effort and courage to maintain our individuality no matter what. We risk being laughed at, we risk losing friends or a job, we risk being misunderstood and feeling like losers.
We always face situation where the easier route seems to be to blend in and to go with the __47__. This is not the easiest route in the long run, though. When we try to be like everybody else, we become empty and __48__. There is nothing that will tell people around us,” WOW, what an interesting person!”
Think of many situations when you were hiding your individuality in order to make people around you like you. Did you feel uncomfortable in these situations? Next time, just be YOU in each of these situations. After all, why do you have to become a social chameleon in order to seem __49__ in somebody else’s eyes? Maintaining and showing your individuality will make you feel comfortable in any situation and it will __50__ improve your self-esteem.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not__51__ from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier via fax. E-commerce follows the same model__52__ in other business transactions; the difference __53__in the details.
To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists of online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, __54__an item, arranges a form of payment, and __55__ an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be __56__ on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent over a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce __57__one to send payment information electronically.
In the decade after 1993, e-commerce grew from an__58__ novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few __59__ had a web page, and __60__a handful allowed one to order products or __61__online. Ten years later, both large and small businesses had web pages, and most __62__ users with the opportunity to place an order. __63__, many banks added online access, and online banking and bill paying became____. More importantly, the value of goods and services __65__ over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.
51. A. distract B. come C. differ D. exist
52. A. appeared B. used C. resorted D. served
53. A. situates B. lies C. roots D. locates
54. A. reflects B. detects C. protects D. selects
55. A. sends in B. puts out C. stands for D. carries away
56. A. visible B. responsible C. feasible D. sensible
57. A. appeals B. admits C. advocates D. allows
58. A. optional B. individual C. occasional D. unimportant
59. A. communities B. compromise C. corporations D. compounds
60. A. largely B. slightly C. closely D. only
61. A. phones B. services C. papers D. novels
62. A. offered B. convinced C. equipped D. provided
63. A. Instead B. Nevertheless C. However D. Besides
. A. different B. flexible C. popular D. productive
65. A. acquired B. adapted C. practiced D. proceeded
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
( A )
The dollar is becoming weaker and weaker. What effects will it have?
Look at the record-high price of oil. Even if the same amount of oil is being pumped out of the ground, since it is traded in dollars and the dollar has weakened, the price of oil has increased to make up for the lost value of the dollar, creating a sort of vicious cycle .
Oil-producing countries don't want to keep all the dollars they are getting for their oil, since it's declining in value, so they exchange their dollars for Euros or other currencies. That pushes more dollars back out into currency markets, which in turn pushes down the dollar's value.
One expert told ABC News that Russia used to have 90 percent of its financial reserves in dollars. It now has 45 percent in dollars, 45 percent in Euros and 10 percent in British pounds.
In the US itself, the news is mixed. It's good, because it makes what we produce here cheaper to sell in foreign markets, and that in turn spurs exports of our products around the world. That translates into more manufacturing and more jobs.
But a weak dollar is bad, because it leads to inflation in this country. Imports from foreign countries will become more expensive, and in particular, oil will be more expensive. That puts pressure on business to increase prices for anything that uses oil or products that come from overseas. One benefit for American shoppers is that China has largely pegged (与...挂钩) its currency to ours, so that keeps the price of Chinese-made goods low and therefore, keeps a check on inflation.
66. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Why is the dollar losing value? B. What caused the weak dollar?
C. What to do with the weak dollar? D. What effects will the weak dollar have?
67. With the dollar losing its value, oil-producing countries will do all of the following EXCEPT ________________.
A. raising the price of oil B. raising their production of oil
C. exchanging their dollars for other currencies D.decreasing their financial reserves in dollars
68. It can be inferred that ________________.
A. the American economy is having a hard time
B. Russia is making the situation worse on purpose
C. American export businesses would like a stronger dollar
D. Chinese-made goods remain as competitive as before in the USA
69. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the weakening dollar?
A.The rise of the price of oil. B.More jobs in the USA.
C.The occurrence of inflation. D.More imports in the USA.
( B )
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years,and it is assumed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in the future. Some of the world's leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves.
London
London's flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding,but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. About 21 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a year and according to Environment Agency predictions, by 2050 the barrier will be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not addressed.
There are 26 underground stations, 400 schools, 16 hospitals,an airport and 80 billion worth of property in London's flood risk area, so large scale flooding would be disastrous.
Paris
Over a sixweek period in July and August 2008,more than 11400—mainly elderly people—died in France from dehydration (脱水) and extremely high body temperature in a deadly heat wave. Heat waves of similar intensity(强度)are expected every seven years by 2050, so what can be done to make sure such a disaster does not happen again?
One solution is to have airconditioners installed in elderly care homes. But this is considered a shortterm solution, as the increase in demand for electricity also increases carbon emissions.
In Paris the local authorities are encouraging architects to design new types of buildings such as the building “Flower Tower”, which uses a covering of bamboo to act as a natural airconditioner.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the fastest growing city on Earth. It has a population of 18 million and is only 4 meters above sea level. Sea levels are predicted to rise by 20 cm within the next century.
An estimated 250,000 people move to Shanghai every year in search of work, placing extra demands on energy consumption. China relies heavily on coalfired power stations, but these emissions increase temperatures and, in turn, warmer seas increase the risk of typhoons.
70. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Big Cities Facing Big Disasters B. Big Disasters in the Future
C. The Increase of Natural Disasters D. Solutions to Natural Disasters
71. Which of the following measures can't solve the heat wave disaster in Paris?
A. Putting up new types of buildings with a covering of bamboo.
B. Having airconditioners installed in elderly care homes.
C. Forbidding the city to build “Flower Tower”.
D. Encouraging architects to design new types of buildings.
72. The purpose of the passage is ________.
A. to tell us how to protect the big cities
B. to give advice on how to defend natural disasters
C. to explain what causes flood and heat waves
D. to warn us of the increasing natural disasters in big cities
( C )
Without regular supplies of some hormones our capacity to behave would be seriously impaired; without others we would soon die. Tiny amounts of some hormones can modify moods and actions, our inclination to eat or drink, our aggressiveness or submissiveness, and our reproductive and parental behavior. And hormones do more than influence adult behavior; early in life they help to determine the development of bodily form and may even determine an individual’s behavioral capacities. Later in life the changing outputs of some endocrine glands(内分泌腺) and the body’s changing sensitivity to some hormones are essential aspects of the phenomena of aging.
Communication within the body and the consequent integration of behavior were considered the exclusive province of the nervous system up to the beginning of the present century. The emergence of endocrinology as a separate discipline can probably be traced to the experiments of Bayliss and Starling on the hormone secretion. This substance is secreted(分泌) from cells in the intestinal walls when food enters the stomach; it travels through the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to liberate pancreatic juice(胰汁), which aids in digestion. By showing that special cells secrete chemical agents that are conveyed by the bloodstream and regulate distant target organs or tissues. Bayliss and Starling demonstrated that chemical integration could occur without participation of the nervous system.
The term “hormone” was first used with reference to secretion. Starling derived the term from the Greek hormone, meaning “to excite or set in motion. The term “endocrine” was introduced shortly thereafter “Endocrine” is used to refer to glands that secrete products into the bloodstream. The term “endocrine” contrasts with “exocrine”, which is applied to glands that secrete their products through ducts (导管)to the site of action. Examples of exocrine glands are the tear glands, the sweat glands, and the pancreas, which secretes pancreatic juice through a duct into the intestine. Exocrine glands (外分泌腺)are also called duct glands, while endocrine glands are called ductless.
73. What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A.To explain the specific functions of various hormones.
B.To provide general information about hormones.
C.To explain how the term “hormone” evolved.
D.To report on experiments in endocrinology.
74. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
A.The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.
B.Synthetic hormones can replace a person’s natural supply of hormones if necessary.
C.The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a person’s age.
D.The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone deficiency early in life.
75. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed that chemical integration occurred only___.
A.during sleep. B.in the endocrine glands.
C.under control of the nervous system. D.during strenuous exercise.
76. The word “liberate” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A.set free B.flow somewhere
C.surrender D.save
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Skyscrapers were invented in the United States. As early as the eighteen eighties, two new technical developments made these taller buildings possible. One development was the mechanical elevator. It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of call buildings. The development of steel building technology also helped make taller buildings possible.
Many experts consider the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois to be the first skyscraper. Built in eighteen eighty-five and later expanded, this tower was about fifty-five meters tall. Today this would not be considered much of a skyscraper. But at the time, this height was striking. The structure was built using a steel frame. This frame was load-bearing, meaning that the steel skeleton would support the building's weight, not its walls. Before this technology, a taller building required creating thicker stone walls to support its weight. Thick walls are extremely heavy, and allow less room for windows and light.
William Jenney was the engineer who helped build the Home Insurance Building. He realized the possibilities that steel frames could offer. Some people consider him the father of the skyscraper. Soon after his building was finished, builders in Chicago and New York City began copying and improving on the idea of building up. Builders in these cities and others would also begin competing for the title of "tallest building".
The Empire State Building in New York City is probably one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world. It held the title of tallest building for over forty years. Later we had quite a lot new titles until a stunning name change of the world's tallest building to Burj Khalifa, announced at the tower's opening, that the skyscraper soars to a record-shocking height of 828 meters, or almost 2717 feet - more than l,000 feet taller than the old record-holder in Taiwan. This high-rise isn't simply meant to break height records. It is supposed to be a national icon, a city-state icon, actually.
( Note : Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS. )
77. The two technical developments in building skyscrapers in the 1880's were __________________________________________________________________________.
78. How was the 55-mete.r-high Home Insurance Building built?
__________________________________________________________________________
79. What was William Jenney's contribution to the building of skyscrapers?
___________________________________________________________________________
80. The builders in cities compete for the title of tallest building because ___________________________________________________________________________
第Ⅱ卷
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
81. 众多的桥梁和隧道使浦东和浦西之间的交通往返变得更方便。( it )
82. 不管预约过与否,病人们都被告知要排队等候。( whether)
83. 他刚出院又染上了其它的病。( Scarcely )
84. 人的一生不可能永远是一帆风顺的, 你应该勇敢地面对一个又一个挑战。(face)
85. 我们听到他获奖的消息但并不感到惊奇,因为他的成功是意料之中的。 (award)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
下图是妈妈批评孩子时的情景,请写一篇作文,内容必须包括:
1. 描述图片
2.联系你生活中的例子简述你对父母批评孩子的看法
模拟试卷1
I. Listening
1-10 BCDBA DCBDC 11-16 CAD BAD
17. noisy 18. constantly 19. help 20. meeting
21. morning tea break 22. A complaint about 23. flexible working hours
24. Agree with
II.Grammar and Vocabulary
( A ) 25. what 26. that 27. everyone/everybody 28. but
29. If 30. who / that 31.while
( B ) 32. overgrown 33. having been lost / being lost 34. were crowded 35. younger 36. think 37. had tried 38.was experiencing 39. dared 40. on
41-50 KFCJB EGAHD
III. Reading
51-65 CBBDA ADDCD BDDCA
66-69 DBDD
70-72 ACD
73-76 BDCB
77. the mechanical elevator and steel building technology
78. It was built( by) using a steel frame.
79. He realized the possibilities that steel frames could offer.
80. they want their buildings to be national icons / city-state icons.
IV. Translation
81..Many bridges and tunnels make it more convenient to travel between Pudong and Puxi.
82. The patients are / were told to wait in line / queue(up)/ line up, whether they have / had made reservations( or not)/ whether they have / had reserved (or not) /have/had made an appointment ( or not )
83. Scarcely had he left the hospital when he was infected with another disease.
84. A person's life / One’s life can't be always successful/ smooth: you should face bravely/face up to one challenge after another.
85. We were not surprised at the news that he had been awarded the prize,
as / since / because his success was what we had expected/ something expected / not something unexpected./ within expectations/ not beyond expectations.
One possible version:
As is shown in the picture, the mother is criticizing her child, while the boy is covering his ears with both hands, not wanting to listen to her. It reminds me of what happened one morning when I was in Grade Two. I found a 50-yuan note lying quietly on the table by chance. It was a large sum of money to an 8-year-old child, which meant I could buy whatever I wanted. So I took it. Later, I was scolded severely and was told never to take others' things without permission. At that time, I was wondering why my mother was so harsh to me? Did she love me? But now I understand her fully. It's hard to imagine how I would be if she hadn't pointed out my error.
When we're being criticized by our parents, please bear in mind that they do so out of love and care. Criticism to us is like medicine to the sick. It is bitter but helpful.
