Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and2 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 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
11.
[A] He’ll be speaking at the end of the meeting.
[B] He was supposed to speak last night instead.
[C] He suddenly decided not to speak.
[D] He already spoke very briefly tonight.
12.
[A] It’s too high.
[B] It’s acceptable.
[C] It’s cheap indeed.
[D] The woman should have bargained for it.
13.
[A] At two o’clock.
[B] At three o’clock.
[C] At four o’clock.
[D] At five o’clock.
14.
[A] Shop assistant and customer.
[B] Post clerk and customer.
[C] Store keeper and customer.
[D] Waitress and customer.
15.
[A] His girlfriend complained of his going to the party without her.
[B] He was together with his girlfriend yesterday.
[C] He has been busy dating his girlfriend these days.
[D] He brought his girlfriend to the party.
16.
[A] She regretted having bought the second-hand car.
[B] It is unnecessary to rent another house.
[C] They should sell their second-hand car and buy a new one.
[D] They can afford a second-hand ear.
17.
[A] She loves the film too.
[B] She doesn’t think much of the film.
[C] She asks the man to repeat his words.
[D] It’s not as good as she expected.
18.
[A] Go out with his wife.
[B] Work for extra hours.
[C] Stay at home with his wife.
[D] Go out with his boss
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.
[A] It’s hereditary.
[B] The shampoo he used caused it.
[C] He combs his hair too much.
[D] He is old enough to lose hair.
20.
[A] Use some special shampoo.
[B] Wear a wig.
[C] Don’t try to comb hair over the bald or thin patch.
[D] Go to the doctor for advice.
21.
[A] Over the radio.
[B] At a doctor’s office.
[C] At the man’s house.
[D] At a drug store.
22.
[A] It suits him.
[B] It looks ridiculous.
[C] It looks old.
[D] It’s getting worse.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.
[A] Once a week.
[B] Three every month.
[C] Five every month.
[D] Two every month.
24.
[A] When there are more than twelve people.
[B] When there are five people.
[C] When there are fifteen people.
[D] When there are more than fifteen people.
25.
[A] Call the office.
[B] Sign your name on the notice board in advance.
[C] Paythe money.
[D] There is no need to reserve a place.
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 centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.
[A] Because it isn’t closed.
[B] Because the students have to pass all examinations before entering it.
[C] Because there is no examination before they are accepted as students.
[D] Because its door is open.
27.
[A] Atthe airport.
[B] By plane.
[C] Taking the air.
[D] On radio and TV.
28.
[A] Four.
[B] Eight.
[C] Three.
[D] Five.
29.
[A] In four or five years.
[B] In one year,
[C] In three or four years.
[D] In 36 weeks.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30.
[A] A new way to take notes.
[B] A short name for survey reading method.
[C] The five steps in the reading process.
[D] Different ways to study for examinations.
31.
[A] That one should think about the ideas while reading the words.
[B] That one should always take notes,
[C] That one should read only the title and important words.
[D] That one should read sequences of words.
32.
[A] Read.
[B] Recite.
[C] Review.
[D] Reread.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33.
[A] Vacations.
[B] Wages.
[C] Overcrowded classrooms.
[D] Paid sick leaves.
34.
[A] They want the teachers to resign.
[B] They want the teachers to return to work.
[C] They are very sympathetic toward the strike.
[D] They are refusing to comment on the situation.
35.
[A] Parent Board.
[B] District Court.
[C] Teachers’ Union.
[D] School Committee.
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 from 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分試題在答題卡2上；請在答題卡2上作答。
There are 17 kinds of penguins in the world. All of them live in the southern (36) ______. Only a few (37) ______live on the continent of Antarctica at the bottom of the world. The emperor penguins are the largest. They are about 100( 38 ) ______ tall and weigh about 30 kilograms. Their special (39) ______of mating makes them different from all other penguins.
For thousands of years the emperor penguins have lived on the (40) ______ continent of Antarctica. These black and white birds live in large groups or colonies. There are about 40______ emperor penguin colonies on Antarctica. In total there are about 400,000 birds.
These birds spend the summer swimming in the ocean in (41 ) ______ of food such as fish and (42) ______. Penguins are not able to fly, but they are (43) ______ swimmers. (44) __________________
But when summer ends, so does this easy time spent by the water. (45) __________________
(46) __________________
They must find an area with some shelter from the freezing winds.
Section A
11．C信息明示題。女士認為卡爾今晚要發(fā)表講話，男士說卡爾后決定不講了，所以C正確。對話中的關(guān)鍵短語是back out(停止不干)。
·考點
·be supposed to do sth．意為“應(yīng)該、被期望或被要求做某事”，如：You’re supposed to Pay the bill by Friday．你晚得在周五結(jié)清這筆賬。
·back out意為“中途退出，在完成之前從(某項計劃或事業(yè))中退出”，如：You promised to help—you mustn’t back out now．你答應(yīng)過要幫忙的，你現(xiàn)在不應(yīng)該食言。
12．c信息明示題。男士所說的you’ve got a bargain是英語中的習(xí)慣用法，意為“你買到了便宜貨”，所以c正確。
·考點
·real bargain意為“合算的交易”，a good bargain與其同義，與其反義的是a bad barain(吃虧的協(xié)議或買賣)。
·有關(guān)“交易”的詞主要有：discount(打折)，dealer(經(jīng)銷商)，contract(合同，契約)等。
13．D綜合推斷題。女士說是凌晨兩點起的火，男士說消防員用了三個小時將其撲滅，由此可知，火被撲滅的時間是五點，故選D。
·考點
·put sth．out除了“熄滅，關(guān)掉”的意思外，也可指“生產(chǎn)；發(fā)布消息；起航”，還可指“數(shù)字計算結(jié)果出錯”，如：The devaluation of the pound has put our estimates out by several thousands．英鎊貶值使我們的估價差了幾千英鎊。
14．B綜合推斷題。男士說自己要寄一封掛號信(registration letter)，并詢問女士郵資是多少，由此可知，對話雙方應(yīng)分別是郵局職員和顧客，所以B正確。
15．B信息明示題。女士說昨天在薩姆的生日聚會上沒見到男士，男士說他得和女友約會。由此可知，男士昨天與其女友在一起，所以B正確。
·考點
·expect不僅有“期望，盼望”的意思，還可指“要求某人(某事物)”，尤指有權(quán)或有責(zé)任地要求，語氣較重，如：The sergeant expects obedience from his men沖士要求士兵服從他的命令。另外，expect還有“料想，認為”的意思，如：Will he be late?I expect S0．他會遲到嗎?我認為他會。
16．A綜合推斷題。Ifonly引導(dǎo)的句子常用于表示對現(xiàn)在或過去事實的一種虛擬假設(shè)，意為“要是……該多好啊”，由此推斷，女士對買了二手車感到后悔，所以A正確。
·考點
·if only既可以表示對現(xiàn)在或未來的愿望，如：If only they would tell me what they’ve decided．但愿他們能把決定告訴我。也可以表示與過去事實相反的愿望，如：If only I had gone by taxi．如果我坐出租車去就好了。
17．A信息明示題。女士所說的You can say that again是英語中的習(xí)慣表達，意為“我非常同意你的看法”，由此可知，女士也非常喜歡這部電影，故選A。
18．B信息明示題。女士提議周末出游，而男士卻說老板要求他周末加班，所以B正確。
·考點
·pressin9此處不是動詞press“按壓”的現(xiàn)在進行時，而是形容詞，意為“緊迫的”。
Conversation One
19．A信息明示題。男士一開始就說自己去看了醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生說禿頂?shù)脑蚩赡苁沁z傳，而男士也提到自己父親是禿頂，所以A正確。
20．C信息明示題。女士說并沒有什么好的辦法可以解決禿頂，但她給了男士兩條建議，一是不要梳理已經(jīng)變禿和頭發(fā)稀疏的部位，二是不要戴假發(fā)，所以C正確。
21．A信息明示題。對話開頭女士就說welcome t0“Advice”radio program，由此可知A正確。
22．A信息明示題。女士后說自己的丈夫就禿頂，但她認為禿頂很適合她丈夫(suits him)，所以A正確。
·考點
·to be honest(about it／with you)通常用以強調(diào)所言出自真心，如：To be honest，I don’t think we have a chance of winning．說實話，我認為我們沒有勝算。同樣的說法還有：in all honesty誠實地，實在地說。
Conversation Two
23．c信息明示題。女士明確表明學(xué)校每月組織五次旅行，故選C。
24．A信息明示題。女士說如果有超過l2個人的話，他們還會安排特殊的行程，故選A。
25．B信息明示題。男士問該如何預(yù)約，女士回答說要在布告牌上簽上自己的名字，接著還說要提前三天，故選B。
·考點
·signup意為“簽約”，與sign相關(guān)的短語還有：signfor簽收；sign away簽字放棄；signin簽到；sign out簽名登記離開；signup①雇用②簽(報)名參加，如：There was an attempt to sign up more men for the police force．but not many signed up．警方本來打算雇用更多的人，但是報名參加的人不多。
Section B
Passage One
文章精要
文章簡單介紹了“電視大學(xué)”(又名開放大學(xué)或函授大學(xué))的招生、學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容以及學(xué)習(xí)時間等基本情況。
26．c信息明示題。文章第一段指出入校前他們不需要通過任何考試，所以名為“開放大學(xué)”，C正確。
27．D信息明示題。文章第二段指出，0nthe air，in otherwords，on radio and television，由此可知D正確。
28．c信息明示題。文章第二段指出…．must also spend three weeks…由此可知C正確。
29．A信息明示題。文章后指出一．Will finish their studies in four or five years，由此可知A正確。
Passage Two
文章精要
本文主要講述了閱讀過程中的五個步驟——通讀、設(shè)問、閱讀、復(fù)習(xí)、敘述。
30．C信息明示題。文章開頭指出，The letters stand for five steps in the reading process…由此可知SQ3R代表了閱讀過程中的五個步驟，故選c。
31．A信息明示題。文章在講到閱讀這一步驟時提到，Think about what you are reading as a series of ideas，not just a sequence of words曲此可知A正確。
32．B信息明示題。文章在后提到，The last step is recite.由此可知B正確。
Passage Three
文章精要
文章講述了RichfieldHeights地區(qū)因教師罷課而導(dǎo)致公立中小學(xué)停課的事情。引起此次爭端的不是工資問題，而是學(xué)校委員會在教師合同中取消了教師帶薪病假的規(guī)定。
33．D信息明示題。文章提到in the dispute…which_eliminates paid sick leave from the teachers’contract，由此可知，此次爭端的主要問題是學(xué)校委員會在教師合同中取消了教師帶薪病假的規(guī)定，所以D正確。
34．B信息明示題。由文章后提到的The Parent Board…h(huán)as urged the teachers to retum to work可知，家長委員會先前同情老師的遭遇，但現(xiàn)在希望老師馬上回到工作崗位，所以B正確。
35．C綜合推斷題。文章提到，教師協(xié)會的發(fā)言人在新聞發(fā)布會上聲稱罷工會一直持續(xù)到學(xué)校委員會同意開聽證會解決此爭端為止，由此推斷，教師協(xié)會不可能支持回校工作的命令，所以C正確。
Section C
文章精要
企鵝有很多種，其中大的是帝企鵝。帝企鵝是群居動物，生活在南極洲，夏季在海洋中生活，冬季到內(nèi)陸進行繁殖。
36. hemisphere
37. species
38. centimeters
39. method
40. freezing
41. search
42. squid
43. excellent
44. They can dive as deep as 460 meters and hold their breath for up to 20 minutes.
45. The penguins jump out of the water and onto the ice. They know it is time to find a mate and reproduce.
46. In order to mate, the penguins must travel many kilometers inland from the ocean. They do this to find a safe area to spend the many months needed to produce and develop an egg.