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1、D. were lent on a membership basis 3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free pu blic libraries A. To provide readers with fortable reading rooms. B. To provide adults with opportunities of further education. C. To serve the munitys cultural and recreational needs. D. To

2、supply technical literature on specialized subjects. 4. The major difference between modem private and public libraries lies i n _. A. readership B. content C. service D.function 5. The main purpose of the talk is _. A. to introduce categories of books in US libraries B. to demonstrate the importanc

3、e of US libraries C. to e*plain the roles of different US libraries D. to define the circulation system of US libraries SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now liste

4、n to the interview. 6. Nancy became a ta*i driver because _.A. she owned a car B. she drove well C. she liked drivers uniforms D. it was her childhood dream 7. According to her, what was the most difficult about being a ta*i dr iverA. The right sense of direction. B. The sense of judgment. C. The sk

5、ill of maneuvering.D. The size of vehicles. 8. What does Nancy like best about her jobA. Seeing interesting buildings in the city. B. Being able to enjoy the world of nature. C. Driving in unsettled weather. D. Taking long drives outside the city. 9. It can be inferred from the interview that Nancy

6、in a（n） _ moth er. A. uncaring B. strict C. affectionate D. perm issive 10. The people Nancy meets are A. rather difficult to please B. rude to women drivers C. talkative and generous with tips D. different in personality SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Question 11 is based on the following news. At the en

7、d of the news item, you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 11. The primary purpose of the US anti-smoking legislation is _. A. to tighten control on tobacco advertising B. to impose penalties on tobacco panies C. to start a national anti-smoking campaign D. to

8、ensure the health of American children Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 12. The French Presidents visit to Japan aims atA. making more investments in Japan B. stimulating J

9、apanese businesses in France C. helping boost the Japanese economyD. launching a film festival in Japan 13. This is Jacques Chiracs _ visit to Japan. A. second B. fourteenth C. fortieth D. forty-first Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be give

10、n 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 14. Afghan people are suffering from starvation becauseA. melting snow begins to block the mountain paths B. the Taliban have destroyed e*isting food stocks C. the Taliban are hindering food deliveries D. an emergency air-lift of food was

11、 cancelled 15. people in Afghanistan are facing starvation. A. 160,000 B. 16,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 100 ,000 SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING Fill each of gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. On Public Sp

12、eaking When people are asked to give a speech in public for the first time, they usually feel terrified no matter how well they speak in informal situations. In fact, public speaking is the same as any other form of （1）_ 1._ that people are usually engaged in. Public speaking is a way for a speaker

13、to （2）_ his thoughts with the audience. Moreover, the speaker is free 2._ to decide on the （3）_ of his speech. 3._ Two key points to achieve success in public speaking: （4）_ of the subject matter. 4._ good preparation of the speech. To facilitate their understanding, inform your audience beforehand

14、of the （5）_ of your speech, and end it with a summary. 5._ Other key points to bear in mind: be aware of your audience through eye contact. vary the speed of （6）_ 6._ use the microphone skillfully to （7）_ yourself in speech. 7._ be brief in speech; always try to make your message （8）_ 8._ E*ample: t

15、he best remembered inaugural speeches of the US presidents are the （9）_ ones. 9._ Therefore, brevity is essential to the （10）_ of a speech. 10._ 改错Part Proofreading and Error Correction （15The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a ma*imum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE wo

16、rd is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and wri te the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a sign and write the word you belie

17、ve to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word cross out the unnecessary word with a slash / and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. E*ample Whenart museum wants a new e*hibit, （1） an it never buys things in finished form and hangs （2） n

18、ever them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an e*hibition, it must often build it. （3） e*hibit The grammatical words which play so large a part in English grammar are for the most part sharply and obviously different 1._ from the le*ical words. A rough and ready difference which may s

19、eem the most obvious is that grammatical words have less meaning, but in fact some grammarians have called them 2._ empty words as opposed in the full words of vocabulary. 3._ But this is a rather misled way of e*pressing the distinction. 4._ Although a word like the is not the name of something as

20、man is, it is very far away from being meaningless; there is a sharp 5._ difference in meaning between man is vile and the man is vile, yet the is the single vehicle of this difference in meaning. 6._ Moreover, grammatical words differ considerably among themselves as the amount of meaning they have

21、, even in the 7._ le*ical sense. Another name for the grammatical words has been little words. But size is by no mean a good criterion for 8._ distinguishing the grammatical words of English, when we consider that we have le*ical words as go, man, say, car. Apart 9._ from this, however, there is a g

22、ood deal of truth in what some people say: we certainly do create a great number of obscuritywhen we omit them. This is illustrated not only in the poetry of Robert Browning but in the prose of telegrams and newspaper headlines. 阅读理解 APart Reading prehensionSECTION A READING PREHENSION （30In this se

23、ction there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your Coloured Answer Sheet. TE*T A Despite Denmarks manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they a re to be Danes. This would sound weird in Dani

24、sh. When Danes talk to foreigners about Denmark, they always begin by menting on its tininess, its unimportance , the difficulty of its language, the general small-mindedness and self-indulgen ce of their countrymen and the high ta*es. No Dane would look you in the eye and say, Denmark is a great co

25、untry. Youre supposed to figure this out for yo urself. It is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budg et goes toward smoothing out lifes inequalities, and there is plenty of money f or schools, day care, retraining programmes, job seminars-Danes love seminars: t hree day

26、s at a study centre hearing about waste management is almost as good as a ski trip. It is a culture bombarded by English, in advertising, pop music, the Internet, and despite all the English that Danish absorbsthere is no DanishAcademy to defend against it old dialects persist in Jutland that can ba

27、rel y be understood by Copenhageners. It is the land where, as the saying goes, Fe w have too much and fewer have too little, and a foreigner is struck by the swe e t egalitarianism that prevails, where the lowliest clerk gives you a level gaze, where Sir and Madame have disappeared from mon usage,

28、even Mr. and Mrs. It s a nation of recyclersabout 55 % of Danish garbage gets made into something new and no nuclear power plants. Its a nation of tireless planner. Trains run on time. Things operate well in general. Such a nation of overachievers a brochure from the Ministry of Busines s and Indust

29、ry says, Denmark is one of the worlds cleanest and most organize d countries, with virtually no pollution, crime, or poverty. Denmark is the most c orruption-free society in the Northern Hemisphere. So, of course, ones heart l ifts at any sighting of Danish sleaze: skinhead graffiti on buildings（Foreigne r