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A.anonymousgroupB.charityorganization
C.gamblers'
clubD.treatmentcenter
4.Attheendofthetalk,thespeaker'
sattitudetowardsthecureofgamblingaddictionis
A.unclearB.uncertainC.optimisticD.pessimistic
5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakerexaminestheissueofgamblingina
way.
A.balancedB.biasedC.detached.D.lengthy
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven13secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.Whatstrikesthewomanmostaboutthemalerobberishis.
A.clothesB.ageC.physiqueD.appearance
7.Themostdetailedinformationaboutthewomanrobberisher.
A.mannersB.talkativenessC.heightD.jewelry
8.Theinterviewisbelievedtobeabank.
A.receptionistB.managerC.customerD.cashier
9.WhichofthefollowingaboutthetworobbersisNOTtrue?
A.Bothwerewearingdarksweaters.B.Neitherwaswearingglasses.
C.Bothwereaboutthesameage.D.Oneofthemwasmarkedbyascar.
10.Aftertheincidenttheintervieweesounded.
A.calmandquietB.nervousandnumb
C.timidandconfusedD.shockedandangry
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.Accordingtothenews,theenormousfoodshortageinIraqhasthemostdamagingeffectonits____.
A.nationaleconomyB.adultpopulation
C.youngchildrenD.nationalcurrency
12.TheWFPisappealingtodonornationsto.
A.doublelastyear'
sfood-aid
B.raise$122millionforIraqipeople
C.provideeachIraqifamilywith$26amonth
D.helpIraq'
s12millionpopulation
Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
13.Assresultoftheagreement,thetwocountries'
arsenalsaretobe____.
A.upgradedinreliabilityandsafety
B.reducedinsizeandnumber
C.dismantledpartlylaterthisyear
D.maintainedintheirpresentconditions
Questions14to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.Wecaninferfromthenewsthatofteenagersundersurveyin1993weredrugusers.
A.28%B.22%C.25%D.21%
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A.Parentsareaskedtojoinintheanti-drugefforts.
B.TheuseofbothcocaineandLSDareontheincrease.
C.Teenagersholdadifferentviewofdrugstoday.
D.Marijuanaisaspowerfulasitusedtobe.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.Fillineachofthegapswithoneword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
TheRiseofRP
Historicalreasons
ReceivedPronunciation(RP)wasoriginallyassociatedwitha
(1)
spokenintheregionbetweencentralEnglandandLondon,includingOxfordandCambridge.
Itssurvivalwasduetoitsusebythe
(2)inthe14thcenturyandby
universitystudentsinthe(3)Ages.
Itsriseinimportanceresultedfromitsapplicationingovernmentandofficialdocuments.
Theprestigeofits(4)patternofpronunciationcameaboutwithits
usein(5)_____schoolsinthe19thcentury.
Asaresult,its(6)isacceptedbytelevisionandtheradio,the
professionsandteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.
ThreecharacteristicsofRP
1)itsspeakersdon'
tregardthemselvesasconnectedwithanygeographicalregion;
2)RPislargelyusedinEngland;
3)RPisa"
class"
accent,associatedwith(7)socialclasses.
Itspresentstatus
DeclineintheprestigeofRPistheresultofa)lossofmonopolyofeducationbytheprivileged;
b)(8)ofhigheducationinthepost-warperiod.
However,itstillretainsitseminenceamongcertainprofessionalpeople.
Thereisariseinthestatusofall(9)accents.
Wearemovingtowardsthe(10)position:
generalacceptanceofallregionalaccentsandabsenceofaclassaccentthattranscendsallregions.
PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(15MIN)
Thefollowingpassagecontains20errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Ifthelineiscorrect,placeaVintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandbangs
(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum(3)∕
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(4)exhibit
YouareexpectedtowriteyourfinalanswerontheAnswerSheet.
Thereareagreatmanypeoplewhohasallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,
1
i.e.healthandsufficientincome,andwho,nevertheless,areprofoundlyunhappy.
2
Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryasto
howtolive.Inonesense,wemaysaythatanytheoryastohowtolivewrong.
3
Weimagineourselvesmoredifferenttotheanimalsthanweare.Animalslive
4
onimpulse,andarehappyaslongasexternalconditionsarefavorable.Ifyou
haveacatitwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmandopportunitiesforan
5
occasionalnightonthetiles.Yourneedsaremorecomplexthanyourcat,
6
buttheystillhavetheirbasisininstinct.Incivilizedsocieties,especiallyin
English-speakingsocieties,thisistooapttobeforgotten.Peopleproposeto
7
someoneparamountobjective,andrestrainallimpulsesthatdoesnotministertoit.
8
Abusinessmanmaybeasanxioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrifices
9
healthandprivateaffections.Whenatlasthebecomerich,nopleasureremains
10
tohimexceptharryotherpeoplebyexhortationstoimitatehisnobleexample.
11
Manyrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemanyspontaneous
12
pleasureinliteratureorart,decidetobethoughtcultured,andspentboringhours
13
learningtherightthingtosayaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittento
givedelightful,nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustysnobbism.
14
Ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,youwill
seethattheyallhavecertainthingsatcommon.Themostimportantofthese
15
thingsisaactivitywhichatmostgraduallybuildsupsomethingthatyouare
16
gladtoseecomingintoexistence.Womenwhotakesaninstinctivepleasurein
17
theirchildrencangetthiskindofsatisfactionoutofbringingupfamily.
18
Artistsandauthorsandmenofsciencegethappinessinthiswayiftheirownwork
seemsgoodtothem.Buttherearemanyhumblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.
Manymenwhospendtheirworkinglifeinthecitydevotedtheirweekendsto
19
voluntaryandunremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,butwhenthespringcomes,
20
theyexperienceallthejoysofhavingcreatedbeauty.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Directions:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]or[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Besuretowritedownyourchoiceinthenumberedspaceontheanswersheet.
Passage1
Procrastinatorsarepeoplewhohaveachronichabitofputtingthingsoff,usuallyuntilthelastminuteandsometimesuntilitistoolatealtogether.Themostcommonreasonthatprocrastinatorsthemselvesgivefortheirhabit,whichtheyareusuallyquitewillingtotalkaboutevenifnotwillingtochange,isthattheyarelazy.Othertypicalexcusesarethattheyareundisciplined,brilliantbutdisorganized,orverypooratorganizingtheirtime.
Someprocrastinators,however,almostagainsttheirverynature,actuallygetasfarastryingtodosomethingabouttheirproblemandseekhelp.Recentresearchwithsuchpeopleseemstosuggestthattheirdifficultiesaremuchmorecomplexthantheprocrastinatorsthemselvesthink.Thegeneralconclusionsarethatsuchpeoplehaveavulnerablesenseofself-worth,arepartic