四级考前冲刺试题二

四级考前冲刺试题二

Part I

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Should We Give Gifts to Teachers on Teachers’ Day?. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.

1. 有人赞成在教师节给老师送礼 2. 有人则表示反对 3. 我认为…

Should We Give Gifts to Teachers on Teachers’ Day?

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Writing (30 minutes)

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Taking Care of Parents Also Means Taking Care of Finances

Denise Egebrecht needed a break.

It had been three years since her 86-year-old mother, Eleanor Schwartz, moved in with her and her husband in their home in Johnsburg, Ill. Mrs. Schwartz has Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆症) and has trouble moving around, so Mrs. Egebrecht helps her mother with her shower each day, makes sure she’s fed and takes her on small excursions (远足) to the mall in a portable wheelchair. The routine includes occasionally reminding her mother of what day it is and where she’s living.

Mrs. Egebrecht does all this while also raising her 8-year-old daughter Jaqueline and juggling a full-time job.

“My mom took care of me all of my life,” says Mrs. Egebrecht. “Of course I’m going to take care of her now. She’ll live here as long as she’s able.”

But money was an issue. For a time, Mrs. Egebrecht was out of work, having lost her job last year. Although her husband was still employed, without her salary she found it increasingly difficult to pay $180 a week for the adult day care center Mrs. Schwartz attends regularly.

Then, through the Family Alliance office in her town, Mrs. Egebrecht heard about a $1,000 “respite care (临时看护)” grant sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA).

Intended to give primary caregivers the break they so often need, the grant money must be used to pay for temporary substitute care, said Carol Steinberg, executive vice president of the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Mrs. Egebrecht applied for and received the grant, which meant her mother could continue to go to the adult day care center and Mrs. Egebrecht had time to find another job, which she has.

Mrs. Egebrecht is one of the growing numbers of Americans facing the financial squeeze that can come from caring for elderly parents.

About 30 percent of adult children in the United States contribute financially to their parents’ care,

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according to the Pew Research Center. On average these children pay $2,400 a year on everything from uncovered medical expenses to making sure the refrigerator is stocked each week. The money often goes to parents who diligently saved all their lives, but in the face of longer life spans and chronic illness, the savings just isn’t enough.

With all of the overwhelming emotional and medical aspects of caring for elderly parents, it’s natural to ignore the consequences of spending large amounts of money on them. But so often adult children end up ignoring their own savings and retirement accounts or, worse, go into debt, because they’re taking care of their parents, says Tim Casserly, a lawyer in Albany who specializes in issues of elderly care.

And if you jeopardize (损害) your own finances now, you risk putting your children in the same tough spot down the line.

One way out of this bind? Take full advantage of the hundreds of government and nonprofit programs and services geared to the elderly throughout the country. “There’s lots of help out there, but also lots of reasons why families don’t use it,” said Mr. Casserly.

Some people may think their parents have too much money to qualify even though many of the programs are available to elderly people with incomes of more than $100,000. Or the parents may be too proud to accept help.

What’s more, these services can be difficult and time-consuming to find. And it can be a challenge to deal with the paperwork and red tape, especially when you’re already overwhelmed by the daily demands of taking care of an older parent.

To help make the search for help easier, here is expert advice and several resources that will help you find what you need to take care of your aging parents. THE FIRST STEP

Have the hard talk.

“So often I see clients who are in the middle of this situation but know very little about their parents’ finances,” said Henni Fisher, a Brooklyn clinical social worker who specializes in geriatrics (老人病学). Your parents may be unwilling or unable to give details. Or you may be uncomfortable bringing up the subject.

“It isn’t easy making the transition from the one being cared for to the one giving the care,” said Ms. Fisher.

But you can’t put the conversation off any longer. Reassure your parents that you’re not trying to take control away from them. You’re simply trying to make sure that they have everything they need and that you understand everything they want.

During this conversation, or series of conversations, be sure to ask about one of the largest expenses for older people: assisted living or nursing home facilities. Do your parents have long-term care insurance that

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can help with this exceptionally great expense? If they don’t, should they get it? (For more information, see our previous article “Getting Insurance for One’s Frailest Years.”) THE DOCUMENTS

You’ll also want to make sure your parents have the proper paperwork in place. In an emergency, you’ll need legal authority to act on your parents behalf. Make sure your parents have signed a durable power of attorney authorizing you or some other trustworthy person to take over financial decisions — including signing checks and paying bills — on their behalf.

And keep in mind these other necessary documents: A durable power of attorney for health care (also called a health care proxy) authorizing someone to make medical decisions when your parents cannot; and a living will outlining your parent’s wishes if life support is needed.

These forms may be available at your local senior center. Or, a lawyer who focuses on elderly issues can answer questions and help put this paperwork in place. To find one near you, go to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org). (If you live in New York State you may need a lawyer’s help sorting out a new 12-page complex power of attorney form, advises Mr. Casserly.) HIRING AN OUTSIDER

Many families find relief when they hire a geriatric care manager. These consultants, which can cost anywhere from $50 to $200 an hour, will assess your parents’ situation, offer counseling and help you find the local services you need.

So vital are these new professionals that my colleague Lesley Alderman will be devoting next week’s Patient Money column to tips on finding the right care manager for your parents’ situation.

1. In the recent three years, Denise Egebrecht has been busy . A) looking after her sick baby daughter C) taking care of her sick elderly mother

2. According to Carol Steinberg, executive vice president of AFA, Mrs. Egebrecht can use the grant to . A) have a luxurious holiday C) finance her job-seeking

3. We learn from the Pew Research Center that one third of American adult children . A) have parents with no savings and pensions B) ignore the emotional needs of their parents C) can’t afford the daily and medical expenses D) spend their own money on their parents’ care

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B) helping her husband with the housework D) looking for a better job to support the family

B) get day care for her mother

D) cure her mother’s disease

4. What often happens to adult children taking care of their parents according to Tim Casserly? A) They don’t prepare enough for their own future. B) They attach great importance to their own savings. C) They inevitably ignore their children’s needs. D) They become experts in issues of elderly care.

5. What did Mr. Casserly imply about many American families? A) They have saved enough so as to take care of the elderly.

B) They don’t turn to government and nonprofit programs and services. C) They don’t trust the programs supported by the local government. D) They know nothing about projects and services for the elderly.

6. What problem do many adult children have according to Henni Fisher? A) They are incapable of taking over their parents’ finances. B) They exhaust themselves taking care of their parents. C) They find it hard to persuade their parents to accept help. D) They don’t know how much money their parents have.

7. According to the passage, “Getting Insurance for One’s Frailest Years” contains information on .

A) communication with old parents C) long-term care insurance

8. A parent-signed durable power of attorney grants an adult child power to make _____________________________________ as the parent’s agent. 9. 10.

Consultants

specializing

in

elderly

care

issues

give

many

families

_____________________________________ with their counseling and help. New

York

State’s

adult

children

are

suggested

to

turn

to

_____________________________________ when having difficulty getting the paperwork.

B) expenditure of the elderly D) necessary home facilities

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

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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 centre.

11. A) The man has nothing to do so far.

B) The man is not satisfied with his current job. C) The man wants to spend more energy working. D) The man doesn’t get along well with his girlfriend.

12. A) The man speaks English all the time.

B) The man is trying to improve his spoken English. C) The woman is teaching the man how to write in English. D) The woman will never speak English unless she absolutely has to.

13. A) The bus station. B) The school.

C) The airport.

14. A) Andrew is an undergraduate student.

B) Andrew has worked on a newspaper before. C) Andrew does not want to work on a newspaper. D) Andrew ever worked as a part-time magazine editor.

15. A) Go to a meeting for the handicapped.

C) Do some charity in the meeting.

16. A) She doesn’t really want that much.

B) She thinks the meal is different here. C) She’d like only a cup of milk for breakfast. D) She doesn’t like cooking every morning.

B) Design a uniform for the meeting. D) Look for a job in the meeting. D) The travel agency.

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17. A) The man made a bad suggestion.

B) The woman will take the man’s advice. C) The woman has taught Jim in a pleasant way. D) The man has spoiled the peaceful atmosphere.

18. A) TV is extremely superficial.

B) News reports don’t tell anything. C) News shows are not presenting the news. D) TV is good at presenting the news.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) Harm that is legalized.

20. A) Taking drugs.

21. A) It is already so widespread.

B) It is proved to be positively harmful. C) It proved to be more harmful than tobacco.

D) It is not known whether cannabis may be harmful or not.

22. A) Rejecting all values.

C) Disregarding the values of others.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) Men who like donkeys.

C) Men who are humorous.

24. A) They go out to enjoy a jazz concert.

B) The man invites her out to have a dinner. C) They have a good conversation over coffee. D) The man comes to have dinner at her home.

25. A) Dating service agent and customer.

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B) Damage that can be repaired. D) Harm that people cannot prevent. B) Being crushed.

D) Being a problem to the society.

C) Harm that cannot be repaired.

C) Becoming an orange.

B) Being hostile to society.

D) Rejecting the values of their elders.

B) Men who love to laugh loudly. D) Men who feel donkeys are silly.

B) Colleagues working in the same office. C) Interviewer and interviewee in a survey. D) Close friends who talk about almost everything.

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 centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) They lost their home.

27. A) They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

B) They left the family farm to live in an old house. C) They gave away their possessions to their neighbors. D) They had their children during the Great Depression.

28. A) They wanted to save money.

29. A) The community of Alto was poor.

B) The summer camp was attractive to the parents. C) Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.

D) The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A) They might have watched a lot of TV.

B) They must be uninterested in math. C) They may be unable to go to college.

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B) They were in financial difficulty. D) They were employed by a truck company.

C) They worked in a school cafeteria.

B) They decided to open a store.

C) They couldn’t afford expensive things. D) They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

D) They might have had computers in their bedrooms.

31. A) Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

B) Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.

C) TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. D) The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.

32. A) More time should be spent on computers.

B) Children should be forbidden from watching TV. C) TV sets shouldn’t be allowed in children’s bedrooms. D) Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A) Neither has any clear winner.

34. A) They want to give orders to the other.

B) They want to know more than the other. C) They want to gain respect from the other. D) They want to get the other to behave properly.

35. A) Solutions for the parent-teen problems. B) Future of the parent-teen relationship.

C) Causes for the parent-teen conflicts. D) Examples of the parent-teen war.

B) Neither can be put to an end.

C) Both can continue for generations. D) Both are about where to draw the line.

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 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 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.

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The Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, will today guarantee that the personal details contained on the national identity card will not go beyond those currently on (36) ________. He will write the (37) ________ into the legislation which passes through its final stages in the Commons today.

The bill (38) ________ that only name, date and place of birth, gender, address, nationality and immigration status can be recorded on the ID database. The Home Secretary has promised that fresh legislation will have to be (39) ________ if extra personal details such as health records, criminal records or other (40) ________ information were added.

Mr. Clarke will also promise that everyone will be able to (41) ________ their entry on the national ID card database and see which organizations had been (42) ________ their identity. At the same time ministers will table new government amendments to ensure that those who access the national ID cards (43) ________ will not be able to tell who has a criminal record on the police national computer.

(44) ______________________________________________________________. The Home Office has opened talks with departments likely to benefit from the introduction of the scheme to see if they can recoup some of the overall costs. The departments include work and retirement fund, health, transport and local councils.

The

Home

Office

minister,

Andy

Burnham,

said

(45)

______________________________________________________________ to upgrade to the next generation of “biometric” passports. He said other departments which would make savings as a result of

the

introduction

of

ID

cards

would

make

a

contribution.

(46)

______________________________________________________________.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

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When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or so, it is all too easy to imagine it merely as an increase in the number of humans. But as we 47 , so do all the things associated with us, 48 our livestock (家畜). At present, there are about 1.5 billion cattle and domestic buffalo and about 1.7 billion sheep and goats. With pigs and poultry, they form a 49 part of our enormous biological footprint upon this planet.

Just how enormous was not really apparent until the 50 of a new report, called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Consider these numbers. Global livestock grazing (放牧) and feed production use “30 percent of the land surface of the planet.” Livestock — which consume more food than they 51 — also compete directly with humans for water. And the drive to expand grazing land destroys more biologically sensitive terrain, rain forests 52 , than anything else. But what is even more striking, and alarming, is that livestock are 53 for about 18 percent of the global warming effect, more than transportation’s 54 . The culprits (罪魁祸首) are methane — the natural result of bovine digestion — and the nitrogen emitted by manure. Deforestation of grazing land adds to the effect.

There are no easy trade-offs when it comes to global warming — such as cutting back on cattle to make room for cars. The human 55 for meat is certainly not about to end anytime soon. As “Livestock’s Long Shadow” makes clear, our health and the health of the planet depend on pushing livestock production in more 56 directions.

A) publication B) waste C) contribution D) certainly E) yield F) multiply G) critical H) passion I) concerning J) available K) liable L) sustainable M) responsible N) including O) especially

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or

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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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time, a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women’s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession.

Women held 49.83% of the nation’s 132 million jobs in June and they’re gaining the vast majority of jobs in the few sectors of the economy that are growing, according to the most recent numbers available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

That’s a record high for a measure that’s been growing steadily for decades and accelerating during the recession. At the current pace, women will become a majority of workers in October or November.

“It was a long historical slog (沉重缓慢的前进) to get to this point,” says labor economist Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

The change reflects the growing importance of women as wage earners, but it doesn’t show full equality, Hartmann says. On average, women work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make, she says. Men also still dominate higher-paying executive ranks. Women have been a growing share of the once heavily male labor force for nearly a century, recording big bumps during epochal (划时代的) events such as the Depression and World War II. This time, the boost came from a severe recession that has been brutal (无情的) on male-dominated professions such as construction and manufacturing.

The only parts of the economy still growing — health care, education and government — have traditionally hired mostly women. That dominance has increased in part because federal stimulus funding directed money to education, health care and state and local governments.

The gender transformation is especially remarkable in local government’s 14.6 million-person workforce. Cities, schools, water authorities and other local legal power have cut 86,000 men from payrolls during the recession — while adding 167,000 women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“Unemployment among men isn’t going to last forever,” says University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan. “People will move from construction and manufacturing to industries that are

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creating new jobs.” Mulligan expects the portion of jobs held by women to peak slightly above 50% this year, then drop below half when the economy recovers and more men find work.

57. What does the author say about the workforce during this recession? A) Men make up the most profitable sectors. B) Women gain jobs while men lose jobs. C) Women take the most jobs in the economy. D) Women outnumber men in few sectors.

58. According to labor economist Heidi Hartmann, the current workforce change . A) will bring women equal pay as men

B) couldn’t hide sexual inequality that still exists C) reflects women’s struggle to support the family D) results from men’s domination of higher-paying jobs

59. What happened to the women workforce during World War II? A) It decreased suddenly. C) It enjoyed a boost.

60. According to the passage, one aim of the federal stimulus funding is to . A) promote health care and education C) reduce the unemployment rate

61. It is anticipated by economist Casey Mulligan that . A) there will be equality in workforce numbers by the end of this year B) it will be much easier for men to find work compared with women C) the image that the man has to be the breadwinner will soon change D) men will exceed women in the workforce with the economic recovery

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

Nearly half of US employers research the online profiles of job candidates on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, according to a new survey.

Forty-five percent of the employers surveyed for CareerBuilder.com, the largest US online job site, said they use social networking sites to check on job candidates, up from just 22 percent in a survey conducted

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B) It contributed to the high unemployment rate.

D) It took over the male-dominated professions.

B) create new jobs for laid-off men

D) encourage women to work outside the home

last year.

Another 11 percent said they plan to start using social networking sites for screening.

“As social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are utilizing these sites to screen potential employees,” CareerBuilder said in a statement. It said job seekers should “be mindful of the information they post online.”

CareerBuilder said that of those who conduct online searches as background checks on job candidates, 29 percent use Facebook, 26 percent use LinkedIn and 21 percent use MySpace. Eleven percent search blogs while seven percent follow candidates on micro-blogging service Twitter.

Thirty-five percent of those surveyed said they have found content on a social network that caused them not to hire a candidate, CareerBuilder said. Examples included “provocative (挑衅的) or inappropriate photographs or information” or content about drinking or using drugs. Other reasons cited were badmouthing (说坏话) a previous employer, co-workers or clients, poor communication skills, making discriminatory (歧视性的) comments, lying about qualifications or sharing confidential information from a previous employer.

Information found on social networking profiles was not always a negative factor in finding a job. Eighteen percent of employers said they have found content on social networking sites that caused them to hire the candidate, CareerBuilder said.

Some profiles “provided a good feel for the candidate’s personality” or supported their professional qualifications while others demonstrated creativity or solid communication skills.

Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder, recommended that candidates “clean up digital dirt” before beginning a job search by removing photos, content and links which could hurt their chances.

The survey of 2,667 hiring managers and human resource professionals was conducted by Harris Interactive between May 22 and June 10. It has a sampling error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

62. In the passage, “screening” (Line 1, Para. 3) refers to . A) testing employees for illness

63. Social networks websites are used by many employers because the former . A) help reveal what kind of person an job candidate is B) can spread the information of the company in a fast way C) save companies lots of money on communication

B) revealing something that hides D) conducting online researches

C) checking on potential employees

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D) help improve employer-employee relationship

64. According to the survey, the social networking website used most by employers to check job candidates is . A) CareerBuilder

65. CareerBuilder’s vice HR president Rosemary Haefner suggested that job seekers . A) take wild party pictures off their blogs B) never talk ill of their previous bosses

C) avoid logging on social networks in real name D) remove all the personal information online

66. What is the passage mainly about?

A) Social networks have put job seekers at a disadvantage. B) Privacy protection has become more important in job seeking.

C) Different employers have different preferences for social network websites. D) More employers resort to social networks when making hiring decisions.

B) MySpace

C) Facebook

D) LinkedIn

Part V

Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive (认知的) areas such as

attention

and

67. A) referring B) regardless C) concerning D) despite 68. A) unless B) while C) if D) whether 69. A) of B) with C) about D) from 70. A) rather B) better C) other D) greater

memory. This is true 67 of age.

People will be alert and receptive 68 they are faced with information that gets them to think

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about things they are interested in. And someone 69 a history of doing more 70 than less will go into old age more cognitively 71 than someone who has not had an active mind.

Many experts are so 72 of the benefits of challenging the brain 73 they are putting the theory to 74 in their own lives. “The 71. A) ambitious B) reasonable C) perfect D) sound 72. A) persuaded

B) convinced

C) supposed D) counseled 73. A) as B) so C) because

D) that

74. A) work B) job idea is not 75 to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of an institute 76 aging. “Most of us don’t need that kind of skill. Such 77 training is of less interest than being able to 78 mental alertness. ” Fozard and others say they 79 their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.

Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, 80 that people in their old age should

81 in mental and physical activities individually as 82 as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, 83 older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more 84 to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better 85 , “The point is: you need to do 86 ,” Cohen says. “Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.”

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C) truth 75. A) essentially C) necessarily 76. A) at C) in 77. A) excessive C) specific 78. A) maintain C) retain 79. A) regulate C) stimulate 80. A) suggests C) protests 81. A) pursue C) engage 82. A) good

C) soon 83. A) but C) and

84. A) obliged C) likely 85. A) adapted C) prepared 86. A) either C) all D) fact B) completely D) remarkably B) general D) similar B) sustain B) encounter D) challenge B) advises D) supposes B) involve D) devote B) well D) far D) though

B) probable D) partial B) adopted D) adjusted B) neither D) both

B) on D) by D) obtain B) or Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.

87. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful ___________________________ (比单独看时).

88. She has a headache because she ___________________________ (看了太长时间的书).

89. Corn was not known in Europe until Columbus ___________________________ (发现玉米被种植) in Cuba.

90. You shouldn’t have been following him so closely; you ____________________________ (应该保持距离). 91.

While

crossing

the

mountain

area,

all

the

men

carried

guns

lest

they

___________________________ (被野生动物袭击).

参考答案

Part I Writing

【范文】

Should We Give Gifts to Teachers on Teachers’ Day?

Whether we should give gifts to teachers on Teachers’ Day has become a topic of debate in China recently. Some people say we should for two reasons. The first reason is that gifts presented to teachers show our respect and appreciation for teachers’ contribution. Second is that teachers deserve

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the gifts and it has been a tradition for thousands of years.

Some people, on the contrary, say we should ban gifts on Teacher’s Day. The festival, they say, has been materialized as more students’ parents turn to expensive gifts or even cash to offer teachers for some personal interests. It has put much pressure on parents that are not rich. Worse still, it may lead to the corruption of teachers.

In my view, gifts still serve as a good way to express people’s love and respect toward honourable teachers and should not be banned. However, people should give small and meaningful rather than expensive gifts to teachers for the sake of students, parents and teachers. After all, it is not the price of the gift but just the heart you put into it that is meaning and important.

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. C)

2. B) 3. D) 4. A) 5. B) 6. D) 7. C)

8. financial decisions 9. the lawyer 10. relief

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. A) 12. B) 13. C) 14. D) 15. B) 16. D) 17. B) 18. D) 19. C) 20. B) 21. D) 22. D) 23. C) 24. D) 25. A)

Section B

26. B) 27. C) 28. A) 29. D) 30. A) 31. D) 32. C) 33. D) 34. C) 35. A)

Section C

36. passports

37. guarantee

38. specifies

39. introduced

40. background 41. access

42. confirming 43. register

44. The government has said that the cost of a combined 10-year passport will be 93 pounds

45. scanners and readers needed for the national identity card scheme would have to be introduced anyway

46. The use of more secure identity confirmation systems would mean cuts in social security, housing benefits and council tax deception

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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A

47. F) 48. N) 49. G) 50. A) 51. E) 52. O) 53. M) 54. C) 55. H) 56. L)

Section B

57. B) 58. B) 59. C) 60. A) 61. D) 62. C) 63. A) 64. C) 65. A) 66. D)

Part V Cloze

67. B) 68. C) 69. B) 70. A) 71. D) 72. B) 73. D) 74. A) 75. C) 76. B) 77. C) 78. A) 79. D) 80. A) 81. C) 82. B) 83. A) 84. C) 85. D) 86. D)

Part VI Translation

87. than it is when seen alone 88. has been reading too long 89. found it being cultivated 90. should have kept your distance 91. (should) be attacked by wild animals

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Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: It seems something is weighing on your mind these days. What’s the matter?

M: I don’t know... things seem to be worse. Sometimes I feel my girlfriend seems to take me for

granted. If only I had a job or something —— then at least I’d feel I’m really doing something. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

12. W: You never speak English unless you absolutely have to. I’ll help you if you promise to speak

nothing but English all the time.

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M: All right. Maybe I’ll do that. It’s the only way I’ll be able to learn English fast enough, I guess. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

13. M: How long does the journey take if I go by bus?

W: It depends on the traffic. I think the Airport Express is your best bet. Q: Where is the man probably going to?

14. W: Has Andrew ever worked on a newspaper before?

M: No, not exactly, but he used to edit a magazine in his spare time when he was in college. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

15. W: There’ll be a meeting for the handicapped the week after next. They decided that every

participant should wear a uniform.

M: Yeah. I’m the right man up to the designing job. Q: What is the man going to do?

16. M: Do you really want that much? You usually have only a cup of milk for breakfast at home.

W: Well, it’s different. I don’t have to fix breakfast here. When you don’t have to cook, you enjoy

the meal more.

Q: What does the woman mean?

17. M: You can teach Jim a more pleasant way. You’ll spoil his appetite.

W: Maybe you’re right. I shouldn’t have blamed him before I taught him. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

18. W: Well, in my opinion, the news shows are extremely superficial; they don’t tell you anything.

M: Oh, I don’t know about that. I think the news reports are excellent. Presenting the news is what

TV does best.

Q: What does the man mean?

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Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

M: Lesley, again and again these days we hear the words “he’s on drugs” and many people feel that these illegal drugs are harmful and people should be prevented from getting hold of them in any way at all, because of the damage they can do. What do you feel about this?

W: Oh, yes, you… you’ve got to have some sort of control, because it has been proved that these some sort of thing can do irreparable damage, and I know a horrible story about a 6-year-old kid who is in mental hospital now. She went to a party and she took something there and now she’s convinced she’s an orange and she won’t go out of the room for fear somebody’s going to crush her. M: Lesley, how widespread is the use of so-called illegal drugs in England?

W: Well, as regards cannabis... um... I think as yet little is known about it. I think it may be a rash thing to legalize it now when so little is known, but it must be said that no positive harm has been proved.

M: In view of hostility towards the so-called illegal drugs in things like newspapers and television, why do so many young people take drugs?

W: Well, I think there are many reasons. One of the reasons is because of hostility. It’s the job of the younger generation to reject all the values of the older generation, and it’s just as well for human society that this is so, because otherwise we would never change it or make it better. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What does Lesley think drugs can do? 20. What is the 6-year-old kid afraid of? 21. Why would legalizing cannabis be unwise?

22. According to Lesley, what is the job of the younger generation?

Conversation Two

M: Ok, Amy. Before we can find the right man for you, just tell us what kind of person you’d like to date. Don’t be shy.

W: Well, OK. I’ve never done this before. I feel kind of silly, but here goes. I guess I really like men who have a sense of humor. I love to laugh and be happy. That’s the most important thing. But I don’t like men who are really loud, I mean, I like men to laugh, but I don’t want them to sound like donkeys. M: OK, what else?

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W: Oh, I like men who are intelligent and open-minded. Those two things go together, don’t they? Good conversations are important. I love talking about books and movies and politics. I really hate men who think they’re always right, you know, the stubborn ones who won’t listen to new ideas. They always get into bad moods if you don’t agree with them. I don’t like men who are moody. M: Now, Amy, tell me about the perfect Saturday night date.

W: Hmm. Well, he comes over to my place, and we cook dinner together. Then we put on some jazz, sit down to eat and talk about important things. Of course, he offers to help with the dishes. It really bothers me when a man won’t help clean up.

M: Sounds romantic. OK. Last question. Is there anything you really don’t like? W: Well, sure. I really don’t like men, or people, who don’t respect other people. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.What kind of men does Amy like to date?

24. What do you know about the perfect Saturday night date in Amy’s mind? 25. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

Section B

Passage One

A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift —＄7,000, a legacy from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million — they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van

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Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy — a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents — should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.

Neighbors helping neighbors — that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story. Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What do we learn about the Fusses from the passage?

27. What do we learn about the Hatches according to the speaker? 28. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? 29. What can we learn from the passage?

Passage Two

Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

A second study, looking at nearly 1,000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don’t rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters may watch lots of TV.

The study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2.5 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.

In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.

While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms. Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30.What do we learn about the low-scoring group according to the California study? 31. What is the researchers’ understanding of the New Zealand study results? 32. What can we learn from the end of the passage?

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Passage Three

For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely.

In this speech I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is — politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg — the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority — someone who actually knows something — and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. So in the following speech I’ll suggest some ways out of the trap or find a solution for the parent-teen problems.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. Why does the speaker compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? 34. Why do parents and teens want to be right?

35. What will the speaker most probably discuss in the speech that follows?

Section C

The Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, will today guarantee that the personal details contained on the national identity card will not go beyond those currently on passports. He will write the guarantee into the legislation which passes through its final stages in the Commons today.

The bill specifies that only name, date and place of birth, gender, address, nationality and immigration status can be recorded on the ID database. The Home Secretary has promised that fresh legislation will have to be introduced if extra personal details such as health records, criminal records or other background information were added.

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Mr. Clarke will also promise that everyone will be able to access their entry on the national ID card database and see which organizations had been confirming their identity. At the same time ministers will table new government amendments to ensure that those who access the national ID cards register will not be able to tell who has a criminal record on the police national computer.

The government has said that the cost of a combined 10-year passport will be 93 pounds. The Home Office has opened talks with departments likely to benefit from the introduction of the scheme to see if they can recoup some of the overall costs. The departments include work and retirement fund, health, transport and local councils.

The Home Office minister, Andy Burnham, said scanners and readers needed for the national identity card scheme would have to be introduced anyway to upgrade to the next generation of “biometric” passports. He said other departments which would make savings as a result of the introduction of ID cards would make a contribution. The use of more secure identity confirmation systems would mean cuts in social security, housing benefits and council tax deception. 25

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