综合英语一级试卷

扬州大学大学英语一级考试试卷

UCET Band 1A (2007-07-04)

Part I Listening Comprehension (35 %)

Section A: Conversations (15%)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the

end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. A) It was good. B) It was bad. C) It was worth seeing. D) It was too expensive.

2. A) The man and his wife enjoyed their holiday very much. B) The man’s wife was quite disappointed with him. C) The man’s wife didn’t enjoy the holiday. D) The man was quite disappointed with his wife.

3. A) He posted the letter. B) He lost the letter. C) He didn’t know about the letter. D) He forgot to post the letter.

4. A) He has been told to call back. B) He is talking on the phone. C) He is not in at the moment. D) He is going out this afternoon.

5. A) Lock the door carefully. B) Open the door. C) Fix the lock himself. D) Call the repairman.

6. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient. C) Shop assistant and customer. D) Husband and wife.

7. A) 6:00. B) 7:00. C) 6:30. D) 6:15.

8. A) To attend the party. B) To visit his aunt. C) To buy the birthday gift. D) To visit his uncle.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) Most people don’t think it is a serious problem. B) Most of our pollution is caused by things people need. C) The government has not spent enough money to stop it. D) The seriousness of pollution has not been realized by the government.

10. A) It can kill people. B) It can damage one’s mental ability. C) It can make it difficult to breathe. D) It can damage steel and concrete.

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11. A) A crowded city. B) A business airport. C) A steel factory. D) An old car park.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Next Thursday. B) Next Tuesday. C) This weekend. D) Tomorrow night.

13. A) Thursday. B) Friday. C) Saturday. D) Sunday.

14. A) He is going to write a paper. B) He is going to a football game.

C) He is going to sleep all morning. D) He is going downtown with some guys.

15. A) Brother and sister. B) Mother and son. C) Teacher and student. D) Classmates.

Section B: Short Passages (10%)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. After each passage, you will hear

some questions. Both the passages 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) Children and older people. B) Children. C) Old people. D) People who are grown up

17. A) The eighteenth. B) The twenty-first. C) The fourth. D) The hundredth.

18. A) You will have a big birthday party.

B) You will receive many presents, birthday cards and balloons. C) You will receive the Queen’s congratulations.

D) You will plant a hundred candles on the birthday cake.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) They did not like him any more. B) They did not want to take him.

C) The dog did not like to go with them.

D) They were not allowed to take him abroad.

20. A) The Browns. B) The housekeeper. C) The servant. D) The neighbor.

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21. A) They were too tired. B) They could not find the place. C) They had no dog food. D) That place might not be opened at the time.

22. A) The dog was too hungry. B) The dog was so angry.

C) The dog did not recognize Mr. Brown.

D) The dog was complaining about his stay at the place.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A) To learn English. B) To study communication. C) To have a medical meeting. D) To visit Europe.

24. A) Less than 600 million people around the world. B) Nearly 600 million people around the world. C) About 300 million people around the world. D) Nearly 800 million people around the world.

25. A) For meetings with other language students. B) For learning their better grammar. C) For traveling around the world. D) For international communication.

Section C: Compound Dictation (10%)

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 S1) to S8) with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9) to S11) 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. You are required to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Bill Gates is the richest S1) ________ citizen in the world. There is nothing he can’t S2) ________. Every morning, when his alarm S3) ________ goes off, the software tycoon (大亨) is $20 million S4) ________ than when he went to bed. His S5) ________ is based on his company, Microsoft, of which he owns 39% of the S6) ________. He has a personal fortune S7) ________ at ￡18 billion which is more than the annual economic S8) ________ of over a hundred countries.

S9) ___________________ _ _________. He has built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington that he’s packed with high-tech gadgetry and TV monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card encoded with their personal preferences, so that, as they wander from room to room, their favorite pictures will

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appear on the screens, and the music they like will play. The card is programmed S10)______________ _______________________.

This cold-blooded approach to human relationships also seems to be true of his love life. He is married, but he still keeps in touch and dates with his ex-girlfriend, AnnWinblad, who is now a very successful businesswoman, because he and his wife, Melinda, signed an agreement: S11) ________________________________________________ ____________, Ann.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

Section A: Skimming and Scanning (10%)

Directions: In this section, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For

the statements numbered from 26 to35, please choose

A (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; B (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; C (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.

Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Computers Concern You

When Charles Babbage, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, invented the first calculating machine in 1812, he could hardly imagine the situation we find ourselves in today. Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped, or even controlled, by computers, the complicated descendants of his simple machine. Computers are being used more and more extensively in the world today, for the simple reason that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can store huge amounts of information, and they can do calculations in a fraction of the time taken by a human mathematician. No man alive can do 500,000 sums in one second, but an advanced computer can. In fact, computers can do many wages, reserve seats on planes, control machines in factories, work out tomorrow’s weather, and even play chess, write poetry, or compose music. Let’s look now at some of the ways in which computers concern people in their daily lives and work. Computers and Our Cash

Mr. Wood, a bank manager, discusses some of the ways in which computers control our cash. “I think most of our customers realize that in modern banking we make extensive use of computers. They see that the codes on their cheques are printed in a special way so that they can be read by a computer—computers only seem to like rather square figures. And when they call in at the bank to find out the balance of their accounts, the clerk no longer shows them a big book with hand-written entries. Instead, he goes and gets a print-out from the computer which records all the details of cash or cheques paid into or drawn out of customers’ accounts. The day may soon come when we no longer need to carry cash around with us, or even a cheque book. The computer where we work will tell our bank computer how much our salary or wages are--- and the government computer how much tax we should pay! Then when we go shopping we will just show a special card at the check-out point. The code on the card will be fed into the shop computer, which will check with the bank computer that there is enough money in our account to pay for the goods we want, and that the card has not been stolen. If all is well, the codes from the different items will be fed into the computer and the sum owing will be drawn from our account, but only “on computer”. No money will ever change hands. Computerized

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shopping, like computerized banking, will be quick, safe and convenient.” Computers and Our Health

Nurse Penny Atkins works in a large, modern hospital.

“We use computers a lot in medicine nowadays. For instance, at the hospital where I work we make patients’ appointments through a computer, which saves a lot of time. So does keeping patients’ records on a computer. It also saves space because you can get so much more information onto a piece of computer tape than a piece of paper. Another advantage is that anyone who wants information on a patient can get it quickly, or even at the same time as someone else. You just dial the computer. In the past a doctor might take a patient’s records away to his room and keep them for weeks, which could make things difficult for the rest of us! Actually, computers can often do a doctor’s work better than a human being can. Computers don’t suffer from lack of sleep, so they don’t miss important points. And because they never forget anything they’ve ever been told, they’re often better at working out what’s wrong with a patient, or the best treatment to give him. Some people even think we should all have regular computer checks on our health and then we would be able to cure most diseases in the early stages. We’d all spend less time in hospital, so the future would be better for us over-worked nurses!”

Computers Catch Criminals

Chief Inspector Harston talks about ways in which computers can help the police fight crime.

“Members of the public often think of detective work as fast and exciting when most of it is slow and boring. For example, a detective on a stolen car case may have to check through long lists of information, and in the time it takes him to do this, the thief may well escape. With the new National Police Computer we are now able to find out details of car ownership and driving licenses in a fraction of the time it takes by traditional methods. We are also developing systems of storing fingerprint information in computers and even information about people’s appearance. It’s possible to work out codes for visual details and to link a computer with a videotape recorder (VTR). Then, instead of looking through books of photographs we’ll be able to ask the computer to sort out the right ones, and see photographs of suspects flashed across a VTR screen. In police work speed is often essential, so computers are ideal for helping catch criminals. The only problem is that we now have a new kind of criminal—the very clever man who knows how to make huge sums of money by cheating a computer, and he is very difficult indeed to catch.”

Questions 26-35 are based on the passage you have just read.

26. Charles Babbage was the person who invented the first calculating machine. 27. Computers can do 500,000 sums in one minute, faster and better than we can.

28. The day has already come when people needn’t carry bank notes, coins or even a cheque

book any longer because of the use of computers.

29. When you go shopping, you can show the shop assistant the special card and get the goods

you want at once.

30. The more the computer is used at the hospital, the better the doctor’s work can be

efficiently improved.

31. Computers can help doctors perform major operations on patients.

32. If our health is checked by the computer used at the hospital regularly, most diseases can be

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cured in the early stages.

33. The computer is so useful that it may help a detective to catch any criminal.

34. The codes for visual details are so complicated that they cannot be worked out by the

computer.

35. With the help of computers, the police are now able to catch more drunken drivers.

Section B: Reading in Depth (30%)

Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some

questions or unfinished statements. For each of them 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 One

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and 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. It is impossible that he will 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. 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 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 his position in society.

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

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39. 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

40. The author presents the passage in a(n) ______ tone.

A) hostile B) enthusiastic C) instructive

D) critical

Passage Two

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.

In many homes, divorce is caused by the “battle between sexes”. To understand the problem, one must remember that modern American woman is freed. During childhood and youth, the American girl is given freedom and education which is equal to a boy’s. After completing school, she is able to get a job and support herself. She doesn’t have to marry for financial security. She considers herself an independent, self-sufficient person. She wants a husband whom she can respect. She wants a democratic household in which she has a voice in making decisions. When a husband and a wife are able to share decision-making, their marriage is probably closer, stronger, and more satisfying. Otherwise, the couple is likely to wind up in the divorce court.

When a couple gets divorced, the court usually requires the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money. If the couple has children, they usually remain with the mother, and the father is expected to pay for their support.

Although divorce is quite common in the United States, 80 percent of those who get divorced remarry. The remarriages allow thousands of people, especially children, to enjoy family life again, but at the same time many troubles have arisen. A well-known American joke tells of a wife calling to her second husband, “Quick, John! Come here and help me! Your children are beating up our children!”

41. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A) Financial trouble in the family.

B) Different attitudes between husband and wife towards children’s education. C) Women’s liberation movement.

D) Lack of democratic atmosphere in the household often leads to divorce.

42. What do you know of modern American women according to the passage?

A) They are overbearing.

B) They are more independent than ever before. C) They do not have much to say in the household.

D) They respect their husbands, but do not listen to them.

43. What kind of marriage can be successful according to the passage?

A) Both the man and woman are financially secure. B) Husband and wife share housework.

C) Both the man and woman are well-educated.

D) Decisions are made by the man and woman together.

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44. What happens when a couple is divorced according to the passage?

A) The children become homeless.

B) The man is still held responsible for the welfare of his children. C) Life becomes difficult for the woman and her children. D) The man, rather than the woman, remarries soon.

45. What does the well-known joke suggest?

A) Remarriages often end up in failure. B) Children are unhappy in the new family.

C) The mother is not respected by the stepchildren. D) Remarriage causes new troubles in the household.

Passage Three

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Don’t give out personal information such as your name, telephone number and address. Most match-making sites will route correspondence through their internal mailbox so the person will never learn your e-mail address unless you choose to reveal it. You may want to use your first name only or use an online name until you feel safe. One of the big dangers, particularly in the place where people feel at home is that people are too free with information about themselves.

When you feel secure enough to talk on the phone to your online friend, give him or her a work mobile phone or page number rather than your home telephone number, or get theirs. Meet in a public place during the day for initial dates and tell others where you are going or bring along some friends. Be careful about sharing too much too soon.

Get to know someone through his or her words before taking the romance to the street. The beauty of the Internet, experts say, is that it has rekindled (重新点燃) the joy of writing. Explore that way of connecting before you talk on the telephone or meet face-to-face. Let your instinct tell you when you’re ready to meet that person. Some people fear if I don’t meet the person soon, he won’t talk to me any more. But if he won’t wait until you are comfortable, he isn’t worth having anyway.

46. The best title for the passage would be ______. A) Online Friendship B) Online Romance C) Some Rules for Online Dating D) The Process of Online Dating

47. Why is it difficult for your online friends to learn your e-mail address easily?

A) Because you can use an online name. B) Because you feel at home.

C) Because you are too free with your personal information.

D) Because most matching-making sites will route correspondence through their internal

mailbox.

48. Which of the following information CAN’T be revealed to your online friends when you

want to talk to them on the telephone? A) Office phone number. B) Home telephone number.

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49. 50.

C) Page number. D) Mobile phone number.

The author uses “taking the romance to the street” (Line 1, Para.3) to mean ______. A) writing letters B) connecting by e-mails C) talking on the telephone D) meeting face-to-face It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A) You should ensure your safety before you make further contact with people online. B) You should never give out any information about yourself to others online. C) You should choose public places during the day for initial dates.

D) After some e-mails, you should meet the person soon, or he will find another friend.

Part III Cloze (10%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four

choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Let’s talk about advantages and disadvantages of television. In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, __51__ a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family, people don’t have to __52__ expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema or the opera. All they have to __53__ is to push a button or __54__ a knob(旋钮), and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of __55__ kind. Some people, however, think __56__ this is where the danger lies. The television viewers __57__ do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs. __58__ he has a remote control, he makes no choice and exercises in judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him __59__ any effort on his part.

Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current __60__ and the latest development in science __61__ politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs __62__ right into one’s sitting-room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more__63__, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen __64__ has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to __65__ at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often __66__ to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more __67__ to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again. It __68__ one think, doesn’t it?

There are many other arguments for and against __69__. We must realize that television itself is neither good __70__bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society. 51. A) but that 52. A) pay for 53. A) speak 54. A) replace 55. A) every 56. A) whose

B) but for B) pay up B) be B) turn B) a B) those

C) but also C) pay off C) work C) place C) much C) who

D) but yet D) pay back D) do D) return D) little D) that

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57. A) must 58. A) As if 59. A) without 60. A) things 61. A) and 62. A) are bought 63. A) good 64. A) myself 65. A) glancing 66. A) heard 67. A) chance 68. A) makes 69. A) radio

B) should B) If B) with B) stories B) but B) is bought B) bad B) yourself B) glance B) listened B) time B) does B) refrigerator

C) need C) As for C) within C) events C) not C) are brought C) living C) himself C) staring C) thought C) ability C) works C) television

D) may D) For D) withdraw D) experiences D) yet D) is brought D) dead D) itself D) stare D) taught D) opportunity D) means D) recorder

70. A) either B) nor C) or D) neither

Part IV Translation (15%)Directions: In this part there are 3 sections. In each section there are

five sentences. You are required to choose only one of the sections that you have learned and put the sentences into English. Write down your translation on the Answer Sheet. Section 1 (New College English)

T1. 昨天，我正在街上逛街，这时，遇见了一个老朋友。

T2. 没有人能阻止探究求索之士去思索基础科学，无论他们是否会为此得到酬劳。 T3. 当家长为我们付学费时，我们就明白我们应承担起做一名学生的责任。

T4. 每当我读着老朋友们写给我的信时，我的思绪又回到了我们旧时所拥有的好时光。 T5. 这本书的作者想把公众的注意力吸引到环境保护上来。

Section 2 (New Horizon College English)

T1. 既然你计划移居加拿大，那你必须努力适应寒冷的气候。

T2. 与以英语为母语的人交谈是非常有益的体验，从中我们能学到许多东西。 T3. 你要么跟我们出去，要么待在家里，没有折中的办法。 T4. 我喜欢乘公共汽车上班，而不是自己驾车。那天上午也不例外。 T5. 我们珍惜自己行动的自由、劳动的果实和我们的生命。

Section 3 (Experiencing English)

T1. 在学习和工作中我曾经历过巨大的压力，也试着用各种方法调整自己来减轻压力。 T2. 真正的教育，不是往脑子里灌东西，而是发展才能、了解世界的过程。 T3. 我们上学是想了解周围的世界，同时也是拓宽自己的视野。

T4. 语言是文化的载体（medium）。当学习一门外语时，我们所面临的是与自己相当不

同的文化。

T5. 作为获取知识的一个极佳的来源，网络包含了大量的信息，并为我们提供了快速、高

效获取资料的机会。

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大学英语一级考试答题纸（主观题）

UCET Band 1A (2007-07-04)

系科______________ 姓名_____________ 学号

..........................装...............订...............线.........................

Part I Listening Comprehension 得分 __________ Section C (10%) 得分

S 1. S 3. S 5. S 7. S11.

S10.

S 9.

S 2. S 4. S 6. S 8.

阅卷教师 得 分 阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 Part IV Translation (15%) 得分 __________ Section ___ _ __ 得分 T1.

T2.

T3.

T4.

T5.

阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 得分 阅卷教师 主观题总得分 合分人签名 登分、划卡教师签名 扬州大学大学英语一级考试试卷 （UCET Band 1A 2007-07-4）

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Key to UCET Band1A (2007-07-04)

Part I Listening Comprehension Section A 1 B 11 A 2 C 12 B 3 D 13 A 4 C 14 C 5 D 15 D 6 A 7 C 8 D 9 B 10 B Section B 16 A 17 B 18 C 19 D 20 A 21 D 22 C 23 C 24 B 25 D

Section C S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 private afford clock richer wealth shares estimated output

S9 He is not shy about spending it

S10 so that only the most intimate friends can open all the doors.

S11 He is allowed to go on an annual holiday with his ex-lover S9得分关键词: not shy spending

得分段: He is not shy (1’) about spending it (1’) S10得分关键词: most intimate friends open doors

得分段: so that only the most intimate friends (1’) can open all the doors (1’) S11得分关键词: allowed annual holiday ex-lover

得分段: He is allowed (0.5’) to go on an annual holiday (1’), with his ex-lover (0.5’)

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%.) Section A 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 A B B B A C A B B C Section B 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 B B D D C D B D B D 46 47 48 49 50 C D B D A

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Part IV Cloze (10%) 51 C 61 A

Part IV Translation (15%)

Section 1 (New College English)

52 A 62 C 53 D 63 C 54 B 64 D 55 A 65 C 56 D 66 A 57 C 67 B 58 B 68 A 59 A 69 C 60 C 70 B T1. Yesterday, I was window-shopping on the street when I came across an old friend of mine. T2. No one can stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science, whether or not they are

paid for it.

T3. When parents pay the college tuition, we know we should face up to the responsibilities of

being a student.

T4. When I was reading the letters from my old friends my mind flashed back to the good days

we have had.

T5. The author of the book was intended to draw the public attention to environmental

protection.

Section 2 (New Horizon College English)

T1. Now that you are planning to move to Canada, you must try to adapt to a cold weather. T2. We can reap a lot from the rewarding experience of communicating with native speakers of

English.

T3. You have to either go out with us or stay at home. There is no middle point.

T4. When I go to work, I prefer taking a bus rather than driving and that morning was no

exception.

T5. We hold dear/value our freedom to move about, the fruits of labor and our own lives.

Section 3 (Experiencing English)

T1. I have experienced great stress in my study and work. And I’ve tried every means to adjust myself and relieve my stress.

T2. True education is not about cramming material into your brain; instead, true education is a process of expanding your capabilities, of bringing yourself into the world.

T3. We go to school because we want to know more about the world around us and at the same time extend our horizons of things.

T4. Language is the medium of culture, and when we learn a foreign language, we are exposed

to a culture quite different from ours.

T5. As an excellent resource to gain knowledge, the Web contains a huge amount of information

and provides us the opportunity to obtain data quickly and efficiently.

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Script for Listening comprehension:

Part I Listening Comprehension (35 %) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 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 center.

1. W: Do you like the movie?

M: It wasn’t worth the money.

Q: How does the man feel about the movie? 2. W: How did you enjoy your holiday?

M: I had a wonderful time but my wife was disappointed with it. Q: What do you learn from this conversation? 3. W: Did you remember to post the letter for me?

M: The letter? Oh, I’m sorry. Q: Why did the man apologize? 4. M: May I speak to Mr. White?

W: Sorry, he is out. Can you call back this afternoon? Q: What does the woman say about Mr. White? 5. M: The lock on my front door is broken.

W: Why don’t you have Mr. Smith fix it? He’s very good. Q: What does the woman suggest to the man? 6. W: Any questions?

M: Excuse me, Professor Smith. Could you explain Question 5 again? Q: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? 7. M: Are you ready? It’s 6:15.

W: No, and I’m afraid you’ll have to wait another 15 minutes. Q: When will they leave?

8. W: Are you going to Julia’s birthday party tonight?

M: I’d like to, but I promise to see my uncle. Q: What’s the man going to do?

Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One:

W: Air pollution is one of the most serious problems in the world. Polluted air can make us sick or even kill us. Why isn’t more done to stop it?

M: Everyone wants to stop it, but it is a difficult problem to solve. Most pollution is caused by things people need.

W: What do you mean?

M: Well, automobiles and airplanes cause pollution but they also provide transportation. W: Right. And factories cause air pollution but they provide people with jobs and products.

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M: Cities are the worst offenders. In crowded cities, factories and cars can add tons of pollution to the air every day.

W: Yes. When I drove to town yesterday, the clear air changed. It seemed like a dark cloud hung over the city.

M: Nobody like air pollution. It smells bad; it makes it difficult to breathe.

W: True, it even damages the plants that provide us with food. No wonder we get sick. It’s dangerous to everyone’s health.

M: I think everyone knows it is a serious problem. Air pollution can even damage strong materials like steel and concrete. Think what it does to poor humans.

W: It’s terrible, and yet we do need some things that cause it. We’ll have to try to figure out a solution.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why is air pollution a difficult problem to solve?

10. Which of the following bad effects of pollution is not mentioned by the two speakers? 11. According to the speakers, which place is most affected by pollution?

Conversation Two:

M: Susan, do you know when Professor Jones’ Biology Final is? W: Next Tuesday.

M: Next Tuesday! That’s less than a week away, and I have got things planned for this weekend. W: Haven’t you been studying along?

M: I have kept up with my lecture notes, but I haven’t reviewed at all.

W: Then it’s your own fault. The date of the final is clearly marked on the course outline. M: I suppose you are right, but doesn’t it seem awfully early for a final?

W: A little, but it should actually help us out. After we have finished with it, we can concentrate on other finals.

M: Are you ready for it?

W: I think I am. I’m going to review some more , of course. M: Do you think we could study together sometimes this week? W: I don’t see why not. Are you doing anything tomorrow night?

M: I can’t tomorrow. I am going out with some guys to that new nightspot downtown. W: Well, how about the following night?

M: No, I can’t Saturday either. My sister and her husband are coming to town and I want to show them around. W: Sunday, then?

M: Well, I’ll probably sleep all morning and in the afternoon I want to go to the football game. Also that night I have to write and type up a paper for another class. W: Michael, that leaves Monday, the night before the test.

M: Actually, I’ve got plans for Monday night, too. How about early Tuesday morning? W: Michael, the test is on Tuesday morning.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. When is Professor Jones’ Biology Final? 13. What day is today?

14. What is the man planning to do on Sunday morning

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15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

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 center. Passage One

In the west, birthdays are very special days, especially for children. Often, children have birthday parties. They invite their friends, who bring presents to the party. There are games, and prizes, and a birthday tea with sandwiches, biscuits, ice cream and a birthday cake. If the child is four years old, he has four candles, and so on. When the little guests leave, they each get a small present and a balloon.

Birthdays are special days for older people, too. Family members and friends give presents, and send birthday cards. When people meet someone on their birthday, they say “Happy birthday!” or “Many happy returns of the day!”

The most important birthday is the eighteenth. When you are eighteen, you are grown up. You can vote, you can get married, and you can even go to prison! People often have a big party on their eighteenth birthday. But until a few years ago, the most important birthday was the twenty-first. In Britain, if you live to be a hundred, the Queen sends you her congratulations. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. For whom are birthdays special days?

17. Which birthday was the most important one in the past? 18. What will happen if you live to be a hundred in Britain?

Passage Two

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not take him abroad with them. So they tried to look for a good place to leave him in, and at last found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left.

At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at the hour, they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him back.

When they brought the dog back home, Mr. Brown said to his wife. “Do you know, dear, I don’t think Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked all the way home as if he wanted to tell me something.”

Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn’t trying to tell you that he hadn’t enjoyed his stay at the place. He was only complaining that you were bringing the wrong dog home.” Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. Why did they have to leave the dog somewhere before they went abroad for holiday? 20. Who took the dog to the place where dogs could be well looked after ? 21. Why didn’t they immediately get the dog back when they got back home? 22. Why did the dog bark all the way home?

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Passage Three

Imagine you are a doctor of medicine from Japan. You are at an international meeting in Europe. You want to communicate with a doctor from Africa. What language do you speak with him? The answer is probably English.

Today, nearly 600 million people around the world use the English language. Only half of them speak English as their first language.

Why is English useful for international communication? For one thing, many books and papers in special fields are in English. As a result, people with great knowledge in these special fields often learn English. Such people from different countries can use their English for international communication. English is really a world language. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard 23. What is the purpose of the international meeting mentioned in the talk? 24. How many people use the English language today according to the speaker?

25. Why do people from different countries use the English language?

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 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 35 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you hove 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.

Bill Gates is the richest S1) private citizen in the world. There is nothing he can’t S2) afford . Every morning, when his alarm S3) clock goes off, the software tycoon (大亨) is $20 million S4) richer than when he went to bed. His S5) wealth is based on his company, Microsoft, of which he owns 39% of the S6) shares. He has a personal fortune S7) estimated at ￡18 billion which is more than the annual economic S8) output of over a hundred countries. S9) He is not shy about spending it. He has built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington that he’s packed with high-tech gadgetry and TV monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card encoded with their personal preferences, so that, as they wander from room to room, their favorite pictures will appear on the screens, and the music they like will play. The card is programmed S10) so that only the most intimate friends can open all the doors. This cold-blooded approach to human relationships also seems to be true of his love life. He is married, but he still keeps in touch and dates with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, who is now a very successful businesswoman, because he and his wife, Melinda, signed an agreement: S11) He is allowed to go on an annual holiday with his ex-lover, Ann.

This is the end of Listening Comprehension.

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