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C.Borrowthedictionaryforherself.
5.A.Allofthemlandedsafely.
B.Somewerewounded,buttherewerenodeaths.
C.Somewerekidnapped.
6.A.Hedoesn'
tknowifthereisaphotocopymachinethere.
B.Thewomancanmakecopiesatthepostoffice.
C.Thephotocopymachineisn'
tintheofficeanymore.
7.A.Inviteeveryone.
B.Havetwoparties.
C.Takeafewclasses.
8.A.Threequartersofanhour.
B.Halfanhour.
C.Aquarterofanhour.
9.A.He'
sgotastomachache.
B.He'
sgotaheadache.
C.Heisalcoholic.
10.A.Suspicious.
B.Relaxed.
C.Upset.
SectionB（5marks）
Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions11-15arebasedonthelongconversationyou'
vejustheard.
11.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
A.Alecture.
B.Anexamination.
C.Acourse.
12.Whyisthemanwatchingtelevision?
A.Becausehewantedtotakeabreak.
B.Becausehedidn'
twanttostudy.
C.Becausehehadaheadache.
13.Whyisthemansurprisedthatthewomanwantstostudylinearalgebrawithhim?
A.Becausehedidn'
tdowellonthelasttest.
B.Becauseheisn'
tgoingtotaketheexam.
C.Becausesheisbetterthanhimatthecourse.
14.Whydoesn'
tthemanwanttocallElizabeth?
A.Becausehedoesn'
tknowher.
B.Becausehedoesn'
tlikeher.
C.Becauseitistoolatetocallher.
15.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Brotherandsister.
B.Classmates.
C.Teacherandstudent.
SectionC（5marks）
Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
16.HowmanypeoplewerekilledinthebombattackinLondon?
A.Dozensofpeople.
B.Hundredsofpeople.
C.None.
17.WhatisthetoppriorityofNASA'
smission?
A.Atearinoneofthestation'
ssolarwings.
B.AspacewalkonThursday.
C.Getnewequipment.
18.HowmanybillionairesarethereinChinaaccordingtoForbes?
A.54.
B.66.
C.Morethan100.
19.WhatisoneofthehighlightsformanyvisitorsintheClintonPresidentialLibraryandMuseum?
A.Afull-scalereplicaoftheOvalOffice.
B.Twomillionphotographs.
C.76millionpagesofdocuments.
20.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.TheWorldBank'
sEconomicIndicatorsreportwillbeissued.
B.EconomicgrowthratesinAfrica.
C.ThestagnationanddeclineofAfricaneconomyfrom1975to1995.
SectionD（10marks）
Inthissection,youwillhearamanintroducingthehistoryofOxford.Forquestions21-30,listentowhathesaysandcompletethenotes.Youwillneedtowriteawordorashortphrase.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.
Oxfordbecameatownbefore（21）________.OxfordUniversitybegantoestablishitselfinthemiddleofthe（22）________centuryandby1300therewere1,500students.AtthistimeOxfordwasa（23）________town,butbythemiddleofthe14thcenturyitwaspoorerbecauseof（24）________intradeandtheterribleplague.Relationsbetweenthestudentsandthetownspeoplewerevery（25）________andtherewasoften（26）________inthestreets.On10thFebruary1355,a（27）________began,whichlastedtwodays.Sixty-twostudentswerekilled.OneofthepunishmentswasthattheUniversitywasgiven（28）________ofthetownfornearly600years.
TherearesomespecialOxfordwordsintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Forexample,（29）________and（30）________.
PartIIMultipleChoice（10minutes,15marks）
Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31．Thegovernmentgaveavery________explanationofitsplanforeconomicdevelopment.
A.comprehensive
B.compound
C.considerable
D.complacent
32.Anambulancemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindof________.
A.urgency
B.danger
C.emergency
D.crisis
33.Itisacommonthemeinmanysciencefictionstoriesthattheworldmayonedaybe________byinsects.
A.brokenin
B.runover
C.takenover
D.filledin
34.Inthemeantime,thequestionfacingbusinessiswhethersuchresearchis________thecosts.
A.worth
B.worthof
C.worthy
D.worthwhile
35.________doesheknowthatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim.
A.Few
B.Only
C.Seldom
D.Little
36.Heaskedhissistertolookafterhischildren________hisdeath.
A.intheeventof
B.inviewof
C.onaccountofD.ontheedgeof
37.________aboutthebookkeeper'
shonesty,thecompanyaskedhimtoresign.
A.Therebesomequestions
B.Therearesomequestions
C.Therehavebeensomequestions
D.Therebeingsomequestions
38.Butforhiscourage,thebattle________.
A.waslost
B.willbelost
C.wouldlose
D.wouldhavebeenlost
39.Whentheyoungmanwalkedintotheofficetoseetheheadmaster,hehad________.
A.butterfliesinhisheart
B.butterfliesinhismind
C.butterfliesinhisstomach
D.butterfliesinhisspirit
40.-Couldyoulendmesomemoney,Jack?
-Sorry,Mike.Imyselfcan'
tearnenoughto________.
A.maketheendsmeet
B.makeendsmeet
C.keeptheendsmeet
D.keependsmeet
Thereare5incompletestatementsorquestionsaboutsomeEnglishspeakingcountriesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethemostsuitableanswerfromthegivenchoices.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
41.Britainisa________country.
A.Catholic
B.Christian
C.Orthodox
D.Mormon
42.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof________,whichstillbearsthisnicknametoday.
A.theLabourParty
B.theConservativeParty
C.theLiberalParty
D.theSocialDemocraticParty
43.________isthemostpopularsportinBritaininsummer.
A.Football
B.Tennis
C.Basketball
D.Cricket
44.TheNewDealwasstartedby________.
A.JohnF.Kennedy
B.FranklinRoosevelt
C.GeorgeWashington
D.ThomasJefferson
45.________istheonlybranchthatthatcanmakefederallawsandlevyfederaltaxes.
A.Theexecutive
B.Thelegislative
C.Thejudicial
D.Thepresident
PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）
SectionA（5marks）
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheSupremeCourt'
sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.
Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof“doubleeffect”,acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects-agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen-ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.
Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'
pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho“untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath.”
GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintai
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