Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On College Students Using Credit Cards. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:
1. 越来越多的大学生使用信用卡
2. 使用信用卡的优点与弊端
3. 你的观点
On College Student Using Credit Cards
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
7 Things You Can’t Say in Canada
Attacking our sacred cows (things or people that cannot be criticized) may turn you into one looked down upon by all others—but it can also be a lot of fun.
Every culture has its unacknowledged taboos—the things you are forbidden to say or do in polite company, the accepted truths you are not allowed to doubt. You might think that a liberal, open-minded country like Canada would be free of such taboos, but you’d be wrong. In spite of our belief in our own enlightened tolerance, some things are simply not open to debate. If you try, you’re bound to shock the neighbors.
It’s risky to question the wisdom of the tribe. You might get stoned. On the other hand, some people might sneak up to you afterwards and confess that they secretly agree.
So here’s a challenge to a few of our nation’s most widely held beliefs. You say these things in public at your own peril. I will be elaborating on these points over the months to come. Feel free to stone me or secretly agree—or, even better, add to the list. At the very least, they’re sure to start a good dinner-party fight.
Margaret Atwood writes some really awful books.
The queen of Canadian Literature dominates the literary world like a giant. Nobody has won more awards than she has, and nobody is more feared. There is no such thing as a bad review of a Margaret Atwood book in Canada. That’s too bad, because many of her books are tedious and unreadable, full of tortuous plots and unpleasant characters. Why will no one say so? Because we’re grateful that she’s put us on the global map. And because if they do, they’ll never work in this country again.
Recycling is a waste of time and money.
Once upon a time it was easy to put out the trash. Today, the Garbage Gestapo rules our lives. Every household has become a mini version of the village dump, and every one of us has become a garbage picker, carefully separating our organics from our bottles and papers, and worrying about where our dryer lint is supposed to go.
Don’t try to sneak a wine bottle into the wrong bag! The trash police will punish you. The truth about recycling is that it’s a giant waste of dollars and doesn’t help the environment. But don’t tell your kids. They won’t believe you. They’ve been brainwashed.
Only private enterprise can save public health care.
Tommy Douglas, the CBC’s Greatest Canadian, brought us universal health care. But even his plan didn’t originally pay for everybody’s ingrown toenails. His primary goal was to make sure nobody faced financial ruin if they got sick.
Today we have a system where controlling costs is more important than treating patients, and where ideology is crippling us. In some places, including Toronto, people go blind waiting for cataract surgery. The government could restore their sight tomorrow simply by sending them to a private clinic instead of to a hospital. The cost to the government would be exactly the same. But in Canada, private is a dirty word, and so the government would rather you go blind. Poor Tommy would be spinning in his grave.
David Suzuki is bad for the environment.
From global warming to farmed salmon and genetically modified crops, David Suzuki has just one message: The End is near.
He is our homegrown prophet of doom who preaches the essential wickedness of the human race. Like a modern Savonarola, he warns that unless we cast our material possessions into the bonfire, we’re all going to hell.
The trouble with this apocalyptic vision is that people are starting to tune out. And our hugely expensive investment in the unworkable Kyoto treaty, which Mr. Suzuki tells us doesn’t go nearly far enough, will crowd out more practical measures to cut smog and clean up our waste sites.
A national daycare program won’t do a thing to help poor kids.
Cheap national daycare! Who could be against it? It’s supposed to give kids a better start in life, and nobody can object to that. But in Quebec, where the program started, universal daycare has turned out to be nothing more than a giant (and extremely costly) subsidy for relatively well-heeled middle-class parents. Few poor parents use the system.
No doubt convenient daycare is a godsend for many. But so far there is no definitive evidence that kids who go to daycare go on to do better in school or in life. So if we want to invest billions in helping kids, why are we spending it on the kids who need help the least?
Group of Seven artists are overexposed genre(类型) painters.
I like A.Y. Jackson as much as you do. His paintings remind me of when I went to summer camp. I grew up with a reproduction of The West Wind hanging in our living room. (That was by Tom Thomson, who wasn’t really a member of Group of Seven, but never mind.) Group of Seven were the first artists to depict the wild Canadian landscape, and they were bold young rebels in their time.
But that time was 80 years ago. Today their work is the quintessence of bourgeois picture-postcard art—the kind of art it’s safe to take your mother to see. Enough, already. Maybe it’s time we moved on.
The United States is the greatest force for good the world has ever known.
Of all the shocking things you can say around the dinner table, this is the most shocking one. After all, America-bashing is part of our national identity.
At best, we see our neighbor as a well-intentioned but arrogant and blundering bully (欺负弱小者) that throws its weight around too much. At worst, we see our neighbor as one of the most evil nations in the world. And yet, right now, hundreds of millions of people in India and China and other desperately poor parts of the world are being liberated from millennia of suffering and serfdom. Why? Because of the United States, which has spread its idea of economic freedom—and its purchasing power—around the world.
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1.The author describes Canada as a country that _____.
A) is free of taboos B)is thinly populated
C) is highly industrialized D) is liberal and open-minded
2.Who has been regarded as the queen of Canadian Literature?
A) Sharon H. Nelson. B) Cynthia Hood.
C) Margaret Atwood. D) Audrey Thomas.
3.According to the author, Margaret Atwood’s books are____.
A) thrilling B)monotonous
C) encouraging D)simple-minded
4.The author thinks that he becomes a garbage picker because he has to ____.
A)carefully sort out different kinds of garbage
B)help cleaning the community every weekend
C)dispose of any garbage dumped by his kids
D)pick recyclable items from the local landfill
5.Why won’t the government send patients to a private clinic?
A)Private is regarded as a dirty word.
B)The environment there is too dirty.
C)It will cost much more money.
D)The medical level there is too poor.
6.David Suzuki believes that “the end is near”, and he is regarded as__.
A)an environmental spokesman
B)an advocate of genetic engineering
C)a local prophet of doom
D)the most wicked Canadian
7.the Kyoto treaty was aimed at solving _____
A) insurance problems B) educational problems
C) population problems D) pollution problems
8.In Quebec, the national daycare system is seldom used by ______.
9.The first artists to depict the wild Canadian landscape were_______.
10.Desperately poor parts of the world are being liberated form millennia of suffering and serfdom, thanks to _______________.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each questions there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
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11.A) He will change his attitude to her
B) He won’t revenge himself on her
C) He has done her wrong by accident.
D) He hasn’t been hard on the woman.
12. A) It culturally links the United States and China.
B) It’s one of the most translated short novels.
C) It’s a best-selling romance in America.
D) Its author became popular for his language talent.
13. A) The man could tell fake money from the real just by looking at them.
B) The man was overcharging the woman for repairing her machine.
C) The woman made big money so she didn’t care how much the bill was.
D) The woman didn’t realize the money she gave the man was not real.
14. A) In Chicago. B) In Boston
C) In Washington D) In Manchester.
15. A) A guest and a receptionist. B) A passage and an air hostess.
C) A customer and a shop assistant. D) A lodger and a landlady.
16. A) He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble.
B) He doesn’t agree with woman’s remark.
C) He thinks Jenny’s workload too heavy at college.
D) He believes most college students are running wild.
17. A) The actors were enthusiastic. B) The plot was funny enough.
C) It was applaudable. D) It was just terrible.
18. A) He has been back in Canada for weeks.
B) He is studying French in Canada
C) He is having a vacation in Canada.
D) He is planning to return to Canada in a year.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) To return some business books.
B) To apply for a new library card.
C) To check out some books from the library.
D) To find out where the art books are located.
20. A) The woman thinks he has an overdue book.
B) The books he needs have been checked out by someone else.
C) The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs.
D) A library notice was sent to him at his previous address.
21. A) The man has mistakenly received someone’s books.
B) The man changed his major from art to business.
C) The man recently moved off campus.
D) There are two students named Richard Smith.
22. A) See if he is related to any of the students.
B) Apply for a job as a library assistant.
C) Use his middle name.
D) Use a different library.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) Soccer. B) American Football.
C) Rugby. D) Basketball.
24. A) The players use a round ball in the game.
B) The players use an elliptic ball in the game.
C) The players cannot pass the ball with their hands.
D) The players can only pass the ball with their hands.
25. A) Both prefer soccer to American football.
B) Both prefer American football to soccer
C) Belinda prefers soccer to American football.
D) Martin prefers soccer to American football.
Section B
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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
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Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) the city is too crowded B) The city is an attractive place.
C) The streets are too narrow. D) The students there lead a comfortable life.
27. A) Watching traditional plays. B) Visiting the magnificent libraries.
C) Boating on the river. D) Cycling in narrow streets.
28. A) There are many visitors there. B) There are many students there.
C) There are many old streets there. D) There are many bicycles there.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) He is a sportsman. B) He is a photographer.
C) He is an actor. D) He is a publisher.
30. A) He was good at writing about interesting people.
B) It was much easier to write stories about people.
C) He believed that people are always eager to learn about other people.
D) He thought people played an important role in the world events.
31. A) Business people B) Journalists
C) Sport fans D) Celebrities
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) In the first semester. B) In the second semester
C) In the third semester. D) In the fourth semester
33. A) She is ill. B) She is too old.
C) Her husband wants her to. D) Her husband is ill.
34. A) His girlfriend. B) His mother
C) His cousin D) His teacher.
35. A) He has decided to continue his studies. B) He has still to take a part time job.
C) He has decided to give up his job. D) He has still to make a decision.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage 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 numbered form 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own books. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
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Department stores are large retail stores selling many different kinds of merchandise arranged in separate departments. Such stores are found in nearly every important city in the world, and the large department stores often (36) ______ more than 100 separate departments. The two major (37) _______ of merchandise sold in department stores generally are apparel and home (38) ________.
The organization of a modern department store is often (39) ______ because of the large number of goods and services provided. Typically, the operation of a store is conducted through five (40) _____divisions. There is the merchandising division, which is (41)______for the buying and pricing of merchandise; Then there is the sales (42)_____division, which controls advertising, display, public relations, and other related matters. Of course, there is the (43) ______ division, which supervises employment and the training and welfare of employees. Next, (44) ___________________________________________________
Finally, there is the finance and control division, which deals with accounting, customer credit, expense control, and other financial and budgetary matters. Within these five divisions are many subdivisions. (45) ______________________________________________________. Nowadays, another kind of store that provides such service is a mall or plaza. A mall is a group of
stores built as a unit with on-site parking. (46) _________________________________________. Large malls may also contain such places as hotels, restaurants, libraries, banks, post offices, medical clinics, theaters, and parks.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: 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 following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use nay of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Don't let vacations or business travel sideline (使退出) your exercise routine. Physical activity is a great way to __47__stress and adjust to a new time zone when you're traveling. Here's how to get the most out of it:
Find fitness-friendly___48___. Call ahead to make sure your hotel or motel has a good fitness facility — or at least a place where you'll feel safe and __49___ going for a walk.
Take ___50____of the local attractions. Many places offer their own __51___ exercise opportunities — trails through beautiful parks or forests, beach walks, boat rides on the lake, bike rides out of town. Check the travel __52___of your bookstore or look on-line for information before you travel.
Be sure to pack what you'll need. Walking shoes, gym shorts, a T-shirt, resistance bands — make a checklist of all the things you'll need while you're away and make sure to __53___ it all.
Use every opportunity. Too busy to set aside a block of time for ___54___? Look for every opportunity you can to be active. Book a room on the third floor and take the stairs. Walk whenever you can — between meetings, while you're waiting at the airport, on your way from here to there.
Be ___55____. If you're on a hectic business trip, don't add to the stress by trying to do too much. Spending ___56___15 minutes of brisk walking, along with climbing a few flights of stairs instead of taking the elevator, should hold you until you get home again — and back to your regular routine.
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A) pack I) oppose
B) realistic J) sketch
C) advantage K) unique
D) equipment L) potential
E) identically M)section
F) accommodations N) relieve
G) activity O)merely
H) enjoyable |
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
When they advise your kids to "get an education" if you want to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not too much that you prove an embarrassment to your society. Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you are occupationally dead, unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison and you can successfully drop out in grade school.
Get a college degree, if possible. With a B.A., you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master's degree, make sure it is an M. B. A., and only from a first-rate university. Beyond this, the famous law of diminishing returns begins to take effect.
Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more a year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was24, 000, while the full professors managed to average just 23,930.
A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, you are facing a dim future. There are more Ph.D.s unemployed or underemployed in this country than in any other part of the world by far.
If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or - worst of all - in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands.
Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes, driving cabs, waiting on tables and filling out fruitless applications month after month. And then maybe taking a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the janitor earns.
You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
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57. By mentioning Bernard Shaw and Thomas Edison, the author means to support the idea that ______.
A) one’s change to succeed has nothing to do with education
B) many talented people become successful without education
C) few people can be successful without a high school education
D) people as famous as them will succeed without proper education
58. The law of diminishing returns is manifested by the fact that________.
A) the elder generations earn less than their children’s generation
B) ordinary truck drivers have to work harder than full professors
C) a college diploma is more promising than a high school diploma
D) people with a B.A earn more than those with a doctor’s degree
59. It is indicated in the passage that it is most likely for the Ph.D.s in philosophy to be ____
A) of little commercial value
B) not needed by the society
C) difficult to succeed in their profession
D) unable to satisfy the country’s demand
60. Your income can parallel your education only when________.
A) you are not a Ph.D in liberal arts
B) you get no more than college education
C) what you learn is practical but not theoretical
D) what you learn is not beyond the national demands
61. The author suggests that it’s satisfactory enough for one to get _______.
A) a high school diploma B) a college degree
C) a master’s degree D) a doctor’s degree
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Every so often,late at night,David Woodland steals away to the den of his
home in Aberdeen,Washington,so that he can check stock prices on the Internet.
Mr. Woodland,a 78-year-old retired insurance salesman,delights at how with the click of a mouse, he can tap into the facts and fortunes of Wall Street "If I get a bright idea late at night, '' Mr. Woodland said, "I go into the office,fire up the computer and put a buy or sell order in.”
While on-line trading is popularly regarded as the province of any traders in their 20s and 30s,jumping in and out of the market to make quick profits, it is now being invaded by millions of people like Mr. Woodland--seasoned investors who bring much 1arger accounts and more stability to this fast-growing comer of the markets.
The low cost of doing business on-line--now as little as $7 a trade--and the excitement of riding a bull market are the 1ures (诱惑)for many older investors--just as they are for the young.They are dismissing their full-service brokers,who offer research and advice but often charge more than $100 a trade,and instead are picking their own stocks,after downloading companies' annual reports and other research basics.
"These things are incredible tools,now in the hands of an individual investor," said Carol Potts, 56, a retired crafts designer in Santa Barbara,California."There's no reason for me to have financial advisers.I am very analytical,and I 1ike to get involved in research.”
According to a survey this fall of 630 people over 50 by Charles Schwab & Co., many older investors say the Internet has made them more confident about their investments and more willing to trust their own judgment . But such confidence may also cause some to gamble away their retirement nest eggs,financial experts warn."If stocks enter a bear market, it could prove disastrous for retirees,who are so dependent on their savings.”
62.The main idea of the passage is that_________.
A) on-line trading attracts more and more retiree to get involved
B) on-1ine trading is more suitable for the old than for the young now
C) on-1ine trading enables the retirees to get rid of their advisers
D) on-1ine trading offers incredible tools and high profits to investors
63.People generally believe that on-line trading is a practice of_______.
A) senior investors B) people in a specific province
C) relatively young people D )groups made up of 20 or 30 traders
.The elderly investors no longer employed the stock brokers mainly because_.
A) the brokers can’t give the investors advice useful enough
B) the brokers charge too high a fee for their service
C) the brokers are not so analytical as the investor
D) the brokers are not as helpful as the internet
65.The retired crafts designer Carol Potts sounds to be ________.
A) very analytical B) quite shrewd
C) kind of seasoned D)rather confident
66. Compared with other age groups, why should older investors be more prudent about their investment?
A) They often turn a deaf ear to others ' advice.
B) They tend to be more gambling in nature.
C) They are not so quick-witted as the young.
D) They do not have as many sources of income.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
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Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much __67___ part of society. In fact, a 25-city __68___ by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make ___69___ the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children ___70___ in inner cities; this transient(短暂的) and ___71___ frightened student population creates additional ___72__ — both legal and educational — for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.
Estimates of the number of homeless Americans __73___from 350,000 to three million. ____74__, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, ___75___ on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of __76__do not attend school on a regular basis, __77__ the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times __78__many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school ___79____.
One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count __80___ of the “throwaway” youths who have been __81__ out of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children ___82__they do not stay in family shelters and tend to __83__ by themselves on the streets.
Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that ___84____ the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief __85__ all homeless children have the right ___86__a free, appropriate education.
67. A) elder B) senior C) younger D) junior
68. A) survey B) planning C) observation D) view
69. A) out B) up C) of D) from
70. A) collect B) amass C) gather D) accumulate
71. A) rarely B) occasionally C) frequently D) regularly
72. A) disturbances B) incidents C) solutions D) problems
73. A) range B) increase C) rise D) add
74. A) However B) Likewise C) Otherwise D) Moreover
75. A) picked B) carried C) based D) insisted
76. A) what B) that C) which D) whom
77. A) for B) but C) and D) or
78. A) like B) as C) so D) too
79. A) regularly B) consistently C) instantly D) scarcely
80. A) conducts B) constitutes C) consists D) comprises
81. A) deserted B) forced C) abandoned D) cast
82. A) because B) since C) although D) if
83. A) have B) sleep C) live D) feed
84. A) addresses B) satisfies C) meets D) opposes
85. A) when B) which C) what D) that
86. A) on B) to C) of D) in
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2
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87.The next question we have to decide is _______________________(我们何时呈交报告).
88. ______________________________ (新刚刚实施)than the unemployment rate began to drop.
. if I were a teacher, I _________________________(严格要求学生).
90. The size of the newly built square is ______________________(是旧的四倍).
91. I ________________________ (被这些话深深感动)that I kept them in my mind for the rest of my life.