Part I. Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A Directions: You're going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what you've heard. Listen once and choose the right answer to the question you hear. 1) 　 　 (A) Travel on his own. 　 　 (B) Travel with his friends. 　 　 (C) Work full time at a restaurant. 　 　 (D) Do a part-time job at a restaurant. 2) 　 　 (A) 90 cents. 　 　 (B) 1.50 dollars. 　 　 (C) 50 cents. 　 　 (D) 1.15 dollars. 3) 　　 (A) He isn't interested in visiting museums. 　　 (B) He doesn't have time to visit art museums often. 　　 (C) He isn't keen on art at all. 　　 (D) He isn't such an art lover as he says he is. 4) 　　 (A) He was too busy to call the woman. 　　 (B) He called the woman but she was out. 　　 (C) He tried calling the woman but was not successful. 　　 (D) He didn't know that he should have called the woman last night. 5) 　　 (A) After his class is over. 　　 (B) After 3 o'clock. 　　 (C) After class tomorrow. 　　 (D) Sometime tomorrow afternoon. 6) 　　 (A) Only the manager can handle new accounts. 　　 (B) The manager is away from the bank. 　　 (C) The woman can't open new accounts now. 　　 (D) The woman is too busy to open an account for the man. 7) 　　 (A) Buy a new suit at Sears'. 　　 (B) Go to Sears' with the woman. 　　 (C) Watch the ad on TV. . 　　 (D) Wait until the sale is over. 8) 　　 (A) They don't really need to buy any groceries. 　　 (B) They have no time to go shopping at the supermarket. 　　 (C) They should wait for a better deal. 　　 (D) They buy some groceries at the supermarket. 9) 　　 (A) 10:00 　　 (B) 9:15 　　 (C) 8:45 　　 (D) 9:50 10) 　　 (A) If something seems far better than can be expected, it is probably no good. 　　 (B) If something seems far better than can be expected, grab it while you can. 　　 (C) If something seems far better than can be expected, it must be no good. 　　 (D) If something seems far better than can be expected, it must be very good. Section B Direction: In this section you will hear a conversation. The conversation will be spoken twice. There are five questions about the conversation. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best answer and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center 11) 　 (A) To ask your teacher. 　 (B) To think hard. 　 (C) To give up. 　 (D) To look it up in a dictionary. 12) 　 (A) Its pronunciation. 　 (B) Its part of speech. 　 (C) The use of it. 　 (D) Its pronunciation, the part of speech and the use of it. 13) 　 (A) The words beginning with the letter A. 　 (B) The words beginning with the letter E. 　 (C) The simple words. 　 (D) The very short words. 14) 　 (A) Blind, boyfriend, murder, movement. 　 (B) Blind, boyfriend, movement, murder. 　 (C) Boyfriend, blind, movement, murder. 　 (D) Movement, murder, blind, boyfriend. . 15) 　 (A) It is useful in learning Chinese.  　 (B) It is our good friend in learning Chinese. 　 (C) It is our good friend in learning English. 　 (D) It is not useful in learning English. Section C Direction: In this section you will hear a passage . The passage will be read twice. There are five questions about the passage . For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best answer and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 16) 　　 (A) The bill was not clear enough. 　　 (B) The bill was sent to a wrong address. 　　 (C) Incorrect bills were sent to her now and then. 　　 (D) the clerks were rather rude to her. 17) 　　 (A) The manager was careless. 　　 (B) The computer was too old to be used. 　　 (C) The new computer was not working properly. 　　 (D) The clerks did not know how to use the new computer. 18) 　　 (A) To fire the rude clerks. 　　 (B) To give back the money to the woman. 　　 (C) To get a better computer. 　　 (D) To get the computer working correctly. 19) 　　 (A) The customer asked the manager to punish the rude clerks. 　　 (B) The computer was a new one. 　　 (C) A customer came to complain about incorrect bills. 　　 (D) The sales manager was sorry for the incorrect bills sent to the customer. 20) 　　 (A) Incorrect bills should not be sent to customers. 　　 (B) Some customers complain too much. 　　 (C) Computers are less efficient than men. 　　 (D) Computers are not always reliable. Part II. Use of English (10 points) 　　 Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21) --- Shall we go and play volleyball? --- ____________________. 　 (A) It's very kind of you 　 (B) Are you all right? 　 (C)That's a good idea 　 (D)Thank you very much 22) --- Oh, it's you, Tom, let me help you with the bag. --- No, Bill, I can manage. ________________. 　 (A) Thank you all 　 (B) Thank you 　 (C) Thank you all the same 　 (D) Thank you the same 23) --- May I have a word with you? --- ____________________. 　 (A) Sorry, you mustn't 　 (B) No, I don't know you 　 (C) What's that 　 (D) Sorry, I'm too busy now 24) --- You cooked us a wonderful meal, Mr. Smith. --- ___________________. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 　 (A) No, just so-so 　 (B) Not at all 　 (C)I don't think so 　 (D) Thank you 25) --- What do you think of my new radio? --- ___________________. 　 (A) It's too small 　 (B) Very much 　 (C) Great 　 (D) It's expensive 26)--- Would you please go out for a walk with us? --- ________________. But I'm very busy now. 　 (A) Of course not 　 (B) I'd like to 　 (C) That's all right 　 (D) That's right 27) --- I'm sorry I forgot to call you. --- ___________________. We can meet after class and have a talk. 　 (A) All right 　 (B) I'm sorry too 　 (C) That's OK 　 (D)Not at all 28) --- Have you been to the new museum? --- _____________________. 　 (A) Not yet 　 (B) Not already 　 (C) A month ago 　 (D) Not still 29)--- How about going for a drive? --- _______________________. 　 (A) It's OK. 　 (B) Yes, please. 　 (C) Yes, we shall. 　 (D) Good idea. 30) --- Doctor, I have a headache. --- _____________________. 　 (A) Never mind 　 (B) Keep away from me 　 (C) Nothing serious 　 (D) Take it easy Part III. Reading Comprehension (30 points)   　　Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question 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 with a single line through the center. Passage 1 　　The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. 　　Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. 　　He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. 　　Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine. 31) The selection says that Watt made the first_____________. 　 (A) engine 　 (B) steam engine 　 (C) widely used steam engine 　 (D) useful engine 　 32)Watt wanted to find a way to ________________. 　 (A) measure the work his engine could do. 　 (B) tell people how powerful his engine was. 　 (C) lift a 3300-pound weight. 　 (D) Both A and B 　 33) He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of ______________. 　 (A) a man 　 (B) ten horses 　 (C) his engine 　 (D) a horse 　 34) One horsepower would equal the _________________. 　 (A) work a horse could do in a minute. 　 (B) weight a horse could lift. 　 (C) work a horse could do in ten minutes. 　 (D) weight of one horse. 35) The best title for this selection is ____________________. 　 (A) Watt's Engine. 　 (B) The Origin of the Term Horsepower. 　 (C) Units of Measurement. 　 (D) It Happened 200 Years Ago. Passage 2 　　We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantage s in streaming ( 把 … 能力分班 ) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at bottom of the top grade! 　　Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning. 　　In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher. 　　Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal. 36) In the passage the author's attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________ 　 (A) critical 　 (B) questioning 　 (C) approving 　 (D) objective 　 37) By “held back (Line 1) the author means “_______________”. 　 (A) made to remain in the same classes 　 (B) force to study in the lower classes 　 (C) drawn to their studies 　 (D) prevented from advancing 　 38) The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the student's ________________. 　 (A)personal qualities and social skills 　 (B) total personality 　 (C) learning ability and communicative skills 　 (D)intellectual ability 　 39)Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph? 　 (A) Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others. 　 (B) Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities. 　 (C) Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers. 　 (D) Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities. 40) The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ____________. 　 (A) argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class 　 (B) recommend pair work and group work for classroom activities 　 (C) offer advice on the proper use of the library 　 (D) emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching Passage 3 　　How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. 　　Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child--- things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong. 　　When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. 41) People can experience happiness if they __________________. 　 (A) always think of the past and regret it 　 (B) value the present 　 (C) are no longer young 　 (D) become old and have much experience 　 42) When people were young, they used to ____________________. 　 (A) be in charge of many businesses 　 (B) have few things to think about and take on 　 (C)look after their younger sisters and brothers 　 (D)face a lot of difficulties 　 43)The pains of children lie in the fact that ____________________. 　 (A) No one helps them make right decisions 　 (B) They are often beaten by their parents 　 (C) They can not be accepted and praised by others 　 (D) They are not allowed to do what they like to do 　 44) Children are usually happy because __________________________. 　 (A) Old people lose interest in them 　 (B) They are free to do wrong 　 (C) They are familiar with everything going on around them 　 (D) Things are new to them 45) Which of the following is NOT needed for a young man to be happy? 　 (A) Hard work. 　 (B) Being free from troubles 　 (C) Wealth. 　 (D) Health Part IV. Vocabulary and Structure (25points)  Section A 　　Directions: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 46) It was not a serious accident; the car needs only some __________ repairs. 　 (A) minor 　 (B) secondary 　 (C) major 　 (D) primary 47) We insisted that he __________ chairman of the student union. 　 (A) was 　 (B) had been 　 (C) be 　 (D) is 48) I like Keats very much. His poetry is __________ my taste. 　 (A) for 　 (B) to 　 (C) in 　 (D) with 49)I never expected you to ___________ at the meeting. I thought you had gone to New York . 　 (A) turn down 　 (B) turn in 　 (C) turn over 　 (D) turn up 50) I haven't been able to ____________him, though I've tried phoning him and going to his office. 　 (A) contact 　 (B) communicate 　 (C) contain 　 (D) construct 51) The house rent is expensive. I've got about half the space I had at home and I'm paying ______________ here. 　 (A) as three times much 　 (B) as much three times 　 (C) much as three times 　 (D) three times as much 52) Broadly speaking, I would agree with Henry, though not ______________. 　 (A) widely 　 (B) thoroughly 　 (C) entirely 　 (D) extensively 53) He has no ______________ of staying here for another two days. 　 (A) desire 　 (B) hope 　 (C) intention 　 (D) idea 54)The government has promised to do ______________ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the laid-off ( 下岗的 ). 　 (A) what 　 (B) all 　 (C) that 　 (D) which 55) New problems are likely to _________________ when the economy develops rapidly. 　 (A) rise 　 (B) arise 　 (C) raise 　 (D) occur 56) The side of this tape is finished. Shall we continue to listen to the ______________ side? 　 (A) opposite 　 (B) contrary 　 (C). reverse 　 (D)backward 57) At no time _____________ happier than now. 　 (A) we had 　 (B) we were 　 (C) have we been 　 (D) were we 58) It pained me to admit that I was ____________ fool __________ repeat the mistake. 　 (A) so… so 　 (B) such… to 　 (C) so a … as to 　 (D) such a … as to 59)You have to _______________ the fact that you are no longer as active as you were. 　 (A)live with 　 (B) make with　 　 (C)live on 　 (D)stick to 60) Bees become completely dependent on flowers for food. The flowers, ________________ benefit from the bees. 　 (A) at most 　 (B) by chance 　 (C) addition 　 (D)in turn Section B 　　　 　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 　　Are your table manners much better when you are eating at a friend's home or in a restaurant than they are at your own home? Probably so, ___61_____ you are aware that people judge you by your table manners. You take special pains when you are eating ___ 62 ____. Have you ever stopped to realize how much less self-conscious you would be on such occasions if ____ 63 ___ table manners had become a habit for you? You can make them a habit by __ 64 ___ good table manners at home. 　　 Good manners at mealtimes help you and those around you to feel __ 65 ___. This is true at home as much as it is true in someone else's home or in a restaurant. Good __ 66___ make meals more enjoyable for everyone at the table. 　　 By this time you probably know quite well what good table manners are. You __ 67 ___ that keeping your arms on the table, talking with your__ 68 ___ full, and wolfing down your food are not considered good manners. You know also that if you are mannerly, you say “Please” and “Thank you” and ask for things to be passed to you. 　　 Have you ever thought of a pleasant attitude as being__ 69 ___ to good table manners? Not only are pleasant mealtimes enjoyable, but they aid digestion. The dinner table is a __ 70_ __ for enjoyable conversation. It should never become a battleground. You are definitely growing in social maturity ( 成熟 ) when you try to be an agreeable table companion.   61) 　 (A)because　 (B) but 　 (C) unless　 (D) though 62) 　 (A) in public　 (B) at home　 (C) at ease　 (D) in a hurry 63) 　 (A) such　 (B) no 　 (C)some　 (D)good 64)　 (A) acting 　 (B) enjoying 　 (C) practising　 (D)watching 65) 　 (A) (B)stressed 　 (C) depressed 　 (D) outstanding 66) 　 (A) dishes　 (B) . manners 　 (C)atmospheres 　 (D) friends 67) 　 (A)mention　 (B) prefer　 (C) doubt (D) realize 68) 　 (A) stomach 　 (B) hands 　 (C)mouth 　 (D) bowl 69)　 (A)essential 　 (B) considerate (C)obvious 　 (D) unusual 70) 　 (A) time　 (B) place (C) chance 　 (D) way   Part V. Writing (15 points) 　　Directions : For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an English composition in over 80 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese. 　　 人们对于学生上网持不同意见 . 1) 有人赞同认为上网可以增广见识 , 结交朋友 , 利用网络学习英语等 ; 2) 有人反对 , 认为上网浪费时间 , 容易接触不良事物 , 影响学习 . 3) 我的看法