Part IListening Comprehension ( 共30分 )
Section A（每題1分，共10分）
Directions: In this part, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it is necessary.
Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
You will read:
A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose the letter A)on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center
1. A) At 9:40.B) At 10:40.
C) At 9:10.D) At 10:10.
2. A) Her husband presented it to her as a gift.
B) She paid $40 for the coat.
C) She bought the coat on her fortieth birthday.
D) Her friend sent it to her as a birthday gift.
3. A) In a department store.B) In a fashion show.
C) At an office.D) On the fifth floor.
4. A) At a department store.B) At a grocery shop.
C) At a barber's shop.D) At a hat store.
5. A) In the hall.B) At an exhibition.
C) In the kitchen.D) In the living room.
6. A) His money was stolen.B) He lost his passport.
C) His passport is in the car.D) Somebody stole his passport.
7. A) 30 minutes.B) 20 minutes.
C) 15 minutes.D) 10 minutes.
8. A) His room is quite small.
B) His room is quite large.
C) It is his turn to clean the dormitory room.
D) It's hard to find a room in the dormitory.
9. A) Watching television. B) Going to the movie.
C) Nothing right now.D) Studying.
10. A) He wrote it last semester.
B) He'll finish it in a few minutes.
C) He never does his assignment early.
D) He isn't going to write it.
Section B（每題1分，共10分）
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) From three to five months.B) Three months.
C) Five months.D) Four months.
12. A) Watch traffic.B) Obey commands.
C) Cross streets safely.D) Guard the door.
13. A) Three weeks.B) Two weeks.
C) Four weeks.D) Five weeks.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Chemicals.B) Vapor.
C) Water.D) Gas.
15. A) By passing steam over dry ice.
B) By turning ordinary ice into steam.
C) By heating dry ice.
D) By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice.
16. A) It takes a longer time to melt.
B) It is lighter to carry.
C) It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice.
D) It is not so cold as ordinary ice.
17. A) In the 1920's.B) In the 1930's.
C) In the 1940's.D) In the 1950's.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) Teachers.B) Scientists.
C) Explorers.D) Doctors.
19. A) Heavy, green dust which will change salt water to high grade petroleum.
B) Heavy, green water which will change salt dust to high grade petroleum.
C) Light, grey dust which will change salt water to high grade petroleum.
D) Light, grey dust which will change salt dust to high grade petroleum.
20. A) Earth is desperately short of fuel in 2501.
B) Civilization on earth will fail.
C) Scientists have been sent to search alternative forms of energy.
D) The secret found on Jupiter is the solution to the fuel lacking problem on the earth.
Section C（21—27每題0.5分，28—29每題2分，30題2.5分, 共10分）
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 from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The computer is widely used in all (21) of society. Today the computer is used in the home, small offices, large (22), and universities, and for manufacturing (23) everything a person may think of. It brings about great (24) and high (25), thus (26) a vast number of man-hours to be used in other efforts.
During the past five (27) the computer has been rapidly advanced. (28). Personal computers are very common today in high schools, business and even in some Chinese families. (29)
The computer must be instructed and programmed by people. (30)
. If incorrect instructions are given, then incorrect reports or documents will be received from it. When manufacturing an engine part by computers, for example, the instructions must be exact, because once improperly tooled, the part may not be useful.
Part IIReading Comprehension (共25分)
Section A（每題0.5分，共5分）
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 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. Mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The future population will be older than today, and this in turn will change the (31) of social demands. However, Mexico will still be far from the “aging societies” that will most likely prevail in the industrialized countries. In less than 25 years, the country will have to add almost as much infrastructure as it has already built up to now, simply to maintain services and production at the current levels. This will be a (32) challenge, although a similar one was faced successfully in the recent past, when available infrastructure was doubled in two decades or so. It is no (33) that much has been said about the need to reduce or preferably halt Mexico's population control which is taken for granted as both good and necessary. It has also gained supporters in the (34) world, and Mexico is no exception. But the arguments about population are complicated, as the following discussion (35).
Even if Mexico's population reaches 125 million by the year 2010, its population (36) is still smaller than the 1985 population density of some 50 countries. By international standards Mexico will still not be overpopulated by the year 2010. If wealth is (37) by people, the more individuals there are, the greater the wealth that (38) could be generated. Why should Mexico control its population at density levels below those of the richer countries if more population represents the possibility of generating more wealth?