Part 1 writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essaybased on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of theincreasing use of the mobile phone in people’ s life and then explain the consequencesof overusing it. You should write at least IW words but no more than 180 words.
People are crossing the street looking at their cell phones and using walkingsticks in order to see.
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Part 2 Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions ： In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be askedabout what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must readthe four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which the best answer is. Thenmark the corresponding letter o" Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
1. A) Go to a place he has visited. C) Consult a travel agent.
B) Make her own arrangements. D) Join in a package tour.
2. A) They are on a long trip by car. C) They are used to getting up early.
B) They are stuck in a traffic jam. D) They are tired of eating out at night.
3. A) He is a person difficult to deal with. C) He is unwilling to speak inpublic.
B) He dislikes any formal gathering. D) He often keeps a distance from others.
4. A) Work in another department. C) Recruit graduate students.
B) Pursue further education. D) Take an administrative job.
5. A) He would not be available to start the job in time.
B) He is not quite qualified for the art director position.
C) He would like to leave some more time for himself.
D) He will get his application letter ready before May 1.
6. A) Cleaner. B) Mechanic. C) Porter. D) Salesman.
7. A) Request one or two roommates to do the cleaning.
B) Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend.
C) Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time.
D) Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week.
8. A) A problem caused by the construction. C) The building project they areworking on,
B) An accident that occurred on the bridge. D) The public transportationconditions, heard.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just
9. A) To look for a job as a salesperson. C) To place an order for some products.
B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson. D) To complain about a faulty appliance.
10. A) The person in charge is not in the office.
B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment.
C) They failed to reach an agreement on the price.
D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.
11. A) 0743, 12536 extension 15.
B) 0734, 21653 extension 51.
C) 0734, 38750 extension 15.
D) 0743， 62135 extension 51.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Since he found a girlfriend. C) Since he began to exercise regularly.
B) Since he took to heavy smoking. D) Since he started to live on his own.
13. A) He is getting too fat. C) He doesn' t eat vegetables.
B) He smokes too much. D) He doesn’ t look well at all.
14. A) They are overweight for their age. C) They are still in their earlytwenties.
B) They are respectful to their parents. D) They dislike doing physicalexercise.
15. A) To quit smoking. C) To find a girlfriend.
B) To reduce his weight. D) To follow her advice.Section B
Directions ： In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At questions.
Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,
must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Thenmark corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) They have destroyed several small towns.
B) They will soon spread to San Francisco.
C) They have injured many residents.
D) They are burning out of control.
17. A) They have been hospitalized.
B) They have got skin problems.
C) They were choked by the thick smoke.
D) They were poisoned by the burning chemicals.
18. A) It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.
B) It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.
C) It has been canceled due to technical problems,
D) It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.
19. A) They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.
B) They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.
C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.
D) They were arrested for stealing government information.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. A) Peaceful, C) Generous.
B) Considerate. D) Cooperative
21. A) someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.
B) Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.
C) Mindy Lance' s laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.
D) Mindy Lance threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.
22. A) Asking the neighborhood committee for help.
B) Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.
C) Informing the building manager of the matter.
D) Installing a few more washers and dryers.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A) She is both a popular and highly respected author,
B) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
C) She is the most influential author since the 1930， s.
D) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
24. A) The Book Critics Circle Award. C) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
B) The Nobel Prize for literature. D) The National Book Award.
25. A) She is a relative of Morrison' s. C) She is a skilled storyteller.
B) She is a slave from Africa. D) She is a black woman.
Section C
Directions ： In this section' you will hear a passage three times. When thepassage 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 blankswith the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for thethird time, you should check what you have written.
注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
Many college students today own personal computers that cost anywhere from $ 1000 to perhaps $ 5 000 or more. 26, it is not uncommon for them topurchase 27costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago,computers were 28， but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, ifany, 29 purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the "guts"of a computer —its memory 一 has declined to less than a thousandth of the priceper unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason whycomputers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover, 30improvementshave made it possible to 31memory circuitry that is small enough to fit intothe portable personal computers that many of us own and use. 32, as the priceof computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more onpurchasing computers.33 , improved agricultural technology, hybrid (杂交） seeds, 34animalbreeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer canproduce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply relativeto the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have fallen,many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even thoughthe 35of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, totalexpenses on it may decline.
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