综合英语二级试卷

UCET Band 2A (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.

Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) In a bank. B) In the man’s house. C) In a taxi. D) In a restaurant.

2. A) Get some information. B) Buy a heater. C) Borrow some money. D) Pay the rent.

3. A) $ 100. B) $ 120. C) $ 150. D) $ 160.

4. A) To change her job. B) To become a manager. C) To stay at Jackson’s. D) To become a shop assistant.

5. A) Secretary and boss. B) Client and lawyer. C) Student and teacher. D) Patient and nurse.

6. A) She’s spending time going over her accounts. B) She’s excited about going home. C) She’s been home for only a few days.

D) She’s counting the number of vacation days.

7. A) He will no longer ask for their help. B) He will regret not accepting their help. C) He still needs their help. D) He has to manage without their help.

8. A) He’s surprised she chose that agency. B) He wonders why she’s kept her job.

C) He doesn’t know when her classes started. D) He doubts she makes much money now.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) To discuss his trip to Mexico.

B) To bring him a message from Professor Grant. C) To ask for help with an anthropology assignment.

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D) To see what progress he’s made on his paper.

10. A) He couldn’t sleep last night.

B) He can’t find a quiet place to study.

C) He can’t narrow down his research topic.

D) He can’t find enough information for his research paper.

11. A) It would require a trip to Mexico. B) It’s too broad a topic to research.

C) He doesn’t have relevant resource material. D) He’s not interested in that part of the world.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) They are very modern. B) They are very beautiful. C) They are very relaxing. D) They are very expensive.

13. A) She plays tennis. B) She plays mah-jong. C) She plays golf and table tennis. D) She plays table tennis.

14. A) By email. B) By phone. C) By post. D) By fax.

15. A) She views it as unnecessary. B) She has never thought about it. C) She finds it quite interesting. D) She considers it very important.

Section B Short Passages (10%)

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 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) A school which offers very good academic courses.

B) A summer course to keep the students busy during their vacation. C) A school where students can earn some pocket money.

D) An educational project to help students learn to do practical work.

17. A) People who need job training.

B) High school students before going to college.

C) Middle-aged people who want to take college courses. D) Children who are old enough to go to school.

18. A) one year ago. C) Six years ago.

Passage Two

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B) Five years ago. D) Eighteen years ago.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) It interferes with listening comprehension.

B) It helps the listener to remember what has been said. C) It has no effect whatsoever on listening comprehension. D) It helps the comparatively bright students only.

20. A) 80%. B) 90%. C) 100%. D) Twice as much as those who take notes.

21. A) They should review their notes from time to time. B) They should read their notes every morning. C) They should keep their notes as long as possible.

D) They should check their notes with other students before an examination.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Women are competing against men in all kinds of sports. B) American women have always participated in sports.

C) American women were too fond of doing housework to be interested in sports. D) Women are now active in sports.

23. A) Women are not thought to be unladylike to compete in sports. B) Women are not as active as men in sports.

C) Many women are weak because they don’t participate in sports. D) Many women are not interested in sports because they are too busy.

24. A) Women were weak and delicate.

B) Women enjoyed taking part in sports and games. C) Women had different views on sports. D) Women were interested in sports.

25. A) It has prevented them from participating in sports. B) It is still an image of weakness and delicacy.

C) It has helped promote women’s participation in sports. D) It has resulted from women’s active role in sports.

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 L1 to L8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from L9 to L11 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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Ecology is the (L1) ________ of how living creatures and plants exist together and depend on each other and on the (L2) ________ environment. Where an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of an area is in balance, but if a creature is exterminated or an alien species (L3) ________, then the ecology of the (L4) ________ will be upset. In other words, the balance of nature will be disturbed.

Man is part of the environment and has done more to upset the ecology during his short (L5) ________ on earth than any other living creature. He had poisoned the (L6) ________ and polluted both land and water. He has abused the earth’s natural (L7) ________ with no thought for the future, and has thought out the most devastating ways of killing his (L8) ________ men and every other sort of life at the same time.

(L9) ____________________________________________________________________, and many valuable animals and plants are being killed off. Besides, it is becoming increasingly difficult to grow enough food to preserve much of the earth’s population from starvation.

(L10) ___________________________________________________________________, if it is not already too late. If there is to be any remedy for our ills, that remedy lies in the hands of the young. The sooner they start doing something about it, the better.

Time is running out. (L11) __________________________________________________ _______________________________.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

Section A Skimming and Scanning (10%)

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

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

Attention: mark

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. Passage One

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Recycling

One of the most important changes in how modern societies respond to the problems of waste and its disposal is the development of techniques and processes for recycling materials that have been thrown away. Of course, recycling means that the material was cycled before. What the word really means is that the material has gone from a raw material to a factory or production process to be used by a consumer. Most plastics, for example, begin as crude oil from oil wells. A manufacturing process changes some of the chemicals in oil to plastics. The plastics are made into thousands of products and sent on to consumers who use them. When consumers are finished with their plastic bottles or toys or packages, they throw them away.

Unfortunately, as we often see on automobile bumper stickers, “Throw it away? There is no way.” What that means, of course, is that as we produce more and more waste, safe and easy places to put it are becoming fewer and fewer. Moreover, oil for plastics, trees for paper,

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and coal and oil to make heat for glass and metal production are also becoming harder to find and more expensive. One solution that can help solve problems of both supply and disposal is recycling, or using the same material more than once.

As an idea, recycling has been around for a long time. In fact, we might say that it has always been around, as long as people have used something after it has been used for something else. Using a coconut shell as a container after the coconut has been eaten may have occurred long ago. Glass jars are used to store screws or nails in many homes. Many industries have reused materials. Steel mills have added old steel to their furnaces, and glass companies have done the same with old glass. Paper has also been reused. In recent years, however, recycling is being seen as a more and more important way to reduce waste and the use of raw materials.

Many cities in the United States have begun recycling programs for household waste. Household waste, or the trash and garbage that we throw away from our homes, is made up mostly of paper. Food is the second largest part, and glass and metal are the next largest. Together, paper, glass, and metal make up almost 75 percent of the trash we throw away. If we could recycle much of that, we could greatly reduce the amount of trash we have to find a place for.

Some governments are also requiring more recycling. Japan already recycles about 50 percent of its household trash. The German government now has a very strict law requiring that most plastics and metal be recycled. This law has made a big change in the way automobiles are built and sold. Under the new law, automobile manufacturers must buy a car back when it is no longer useful. The car must then be separated into materials that can be recycled — metals, plastics, glass, and so on. This law has made automobile manufacturers think more carefully about the kinds of materials that go into automobiles and how those materials are used.

Recycling does not always go smoothly. Sometimes industries are not able to use all of the old material that is available. If paper manufacturers cannot use all of the old paper that is available, there will be no one to buy it and it will still have to be thrown away. The same is true for many metals and plastics. In Germany, problems have developed with their new law, because more materials are being recovered than manufacturers of new items can use. The government has to buy these materials, and it is costing a lot of money.

Closely related to the problem of usability is the problem of cost of recovery. There are many types of plastics, and not all of them can be reused or reused together. They have to be separated, cleaned, and sorted. Automobiles are made up of many types of metals and plastics. Separating all of these materials and recovering them for reuse can be expensive. This can make the recovered materials more expensive than new materials.

Recycling is a new way of looking at our use of the earth’s resources. Until now we have thought mostly of making new products with new materials and of throwing away old products when they are no longer useful. In the new way of using resources that is evolving, we will look at products that have been produced as resources for new products. It may not make a big change in how we manufacture cooking utensils, food packaging, or automobiles, but it will be a big change in where the materials for those products come from and where they go.

26. Recycling means using the same material more than once; it is not a completely new idea,

but has become an important way of dealing with waste.

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27. The amount of waste produced in the world has doubled in the past ten years.

28. Two reasons for recycling are lack of places to put waste and shortage of resources.

29. Plastics and food waste account for the largest percentage of the total trash and garbage in

the United States.

30. In Germany, the government has laid down a strict law that more recycled materials

should be used in all manufacturing industries.

31. Recycling goes so smoothly in Japan that most of its household trash, such as paper, glass

and metal can be reused in one way or another.

32. In this article the author believes the recycling has turned out to be the only way of

preventing modern societies from turning into throwaway societies.

33. Basically, there are two problems with regard to recycling: one is usability of recycled

materials; the other is cost of recovery.

34. Recycling is of significance so that it provides us with a new way of looking at our use of

the earth’s limited resources.

35. Recycling will finally lead to a big change in looking at our use of the earth’s limited

resources.

Section B Reading in Depth (30%)

Directions: There are 3 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 Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a few, for example, the average among students is about six per person. In all the cases of friendly relationship, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.

Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common — they often talk about “being on the same wave length”. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.

In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences in background and break down barriers of age, class and race. 36. What are friends according to the author?

A) Friends are those who can get on well with each other.

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B) Friends are those who can understand each other.

C) Friends are closer than those who get on well with each other. D) Friends are those who know how to get on well with each other.

37. Such things as age, race and background are important factors in making friends because

______.

A) in any case of friendly relationship, two people must have similar interests B) the degree of friendship between people can vary greatly C) the reasons for their shared interest can vary greatly

D) it is harder to make friends when two people have a notable difference in age and background

38. In paragraph 2, “being on the same wave length” most probably means ______.

A) keeping friendship all the time

B) having the same age and background

C) sharing similar interests, ideas, attitudes and beliefs D) sharing the same rights between friends

39. Which of the following statements is implied in the passage?

A) Sometimes friends may have different ideas.

B) Close friends must have similar ideas, interests, beliefs and attitudes. C) Friends can break a promise.

D) Friends never argue with each other.

40. To strengthen the association between the two people, ______.

A) friendship ceremonies must be held

B) differences in background have to be eliminated

C) people should make friends only with those who are similar to them in age and background

D) they should support and understand each other in any case

Passage Three

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.

The frightening rise in crimes of violence throughout the country has caused more and more people to arm themselves. They buy guns to protect their homes and to carry with them for personal safety when traveling. Unfortunately, instead of safety, what the new handgun owner too often gets is personal tragedy (悲剧). As I found out in my reading, a handgun does not protect the American home very well. The home handgun is far more likely to kill or injure family members and friends than anyone who breaks in, and is especially harmful to young adults and to children.

Because 90 percent of the break-and-enters take place when no one is at home, the handgun bought for defense is very often stolen. According to some statistics, each year about 100,000 handguns are stolen from ordinary citizens. These handguns then enter the criminal underworld () and are used in more crimes. Thus, the citizens who lost their guns are helping to arm the criminal class.

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As a New York City police officer recently pointed out to a homeowner who asked if he should buy a handgun to protect his home, too often it is the homeowner himself who ends up getting shot and killed, because he most often warns the robber by saying something like “Stop!” or “What do you think you’re doing?” Possibly, the thief turns and fires.

In street crime, the use of a handgun for defense is very risky, with the defender often losing the gun and leaving it used against him. The handgun owner seldom even gets the chance to use his or her gun because the moment of surprise is always with the attacker. In fact, trying to use a handgun to keep someone off makes the risk of death quite a bit higher.

For the ordinary citizen, using a handgun is seldom helpful for defense on the street. And, in the home, the only way to get real defense from a personal handgun would be to have it always at the ready, perhaps in hand loaded and ready to fire every time there is a knock on the door. That is not exactly the American way or my idea of a civilized (文明的) society. 41. Why do people arm themselves according to the passage?

A) To protect their personal goods and safety. B) To kill animals.

C) To reduce the number of crimes of violence. D) To attack others.

42. More often than not, what the handgun brings its owner is ______.

A) entertainment B) tragedy C) fortune D) safety

43. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A) self-defense is of no use

B) home handguns do more harm than good to ordinary people C) stolen handguns are usually thrown away D) handguns are no longer needed

44. If a citizen uses a handgun to protect himself in street crime, he will probably ______.

A) be safe and sound B) kill the attacker C) risk his life D) hurt other people instead

45. The passage is mainly about ______.

A) how criminals get guns from ordinary citizens B) why the handgun is not essential for home defense C) when street crime is most likely to happen D) how handguns protect people’s lives

Passage Four

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Emotional intelligence skills are synergistic (起协同作用的) with cognitive ones: top performers have both. The more complex the job, the more important emotional intelligence.

Take, for example, an executive who had just been brought in to run a $ 65 million, family owned business, the first president from outside the family. A researcher, using an interview method to assess the executive’s ability to handle cognitive complexity, determined his capacity was the very highest — a “level six,” someone smart enough, theoretically, to be

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CEO of a global firm or head of a country. But during that interview the conversation turned to why he had to leave his previous job: He had been fired because he had failed to confront subordinates and hold them responsible for their poor performance.

“It was still an emotional trigger for him,” the researcher told me. “His face got red and flushed, he started waving his hands — he was clearly agitated. It turned out that his new boss — the owner of the company — had criticized him that very morning for the same thing, and he went on and on about how hard it was for him to confront low-performing employees, especially when they had been with the company for a long time.” And, the researcher noted, “While he was so upset his ability to handle cognitive complexity — to reason — plummeted (骤降).”

In short, out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid. The aptitudes you need to succeed start with intellectual horsepower — but people need emotional competence, too, to get the full potential of their talents. The reason we don’t get people’s full potential is emotional incompetence.

46. This passage mainly discusses ______.

A) the relationship between emotional intelligence and cognitive competence B) the differences between emotional competence and cognitive capacity

C) the importance of emotional intelligence skills in the making of an executive D) the assessment of executive’s ability to handle cognitive complexity

47. According to the author, technical expertise obviously belongs to ______.

A) emotional intelligence skills B) academic performance C) cognitive skills

D) common sense plus practical intelligence

48. From the context we may figure out that the expression “a level six” refers to ______.

A) a person who studies in grade six

B) a person with highest possible cognitive intelligence C) a person with highest emotional intelligence D) a person who is smart enough to head a country

49. What do you know about the executive mentioned in the passage?

A) He has low cognitive competence and low emotional intelligence. B) He has high cognitive competence and high emotional intelligence. C) He has low cognitive competence but high emotional intelligence. D) He has high cognitive competence but low emotional intelligence.

50. In the last paragraph, the author suggests that emotional intelligence skills are indispensable ______.

A) for the attainment of one’s potentials

B) for a smart display of one’s executive competence

C) for an effective exercise of one’s influence as an executive D) for the accumulation of one’s aptitudes

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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.

Everyone wants to be healthy and happy. 51 , illness or accidents may occur without any 52 . Frequently the person who is 53 can be cared for at home if there is someone 54 of looking after him under the doctor’s 55 . Sometimes arrangements can be 56 for a visiting nurse to give the necessary 57 once a day, or often, if necessary. The responsible one in the home 58 on with the rest of the care during the 59 between the nurses visits. The rapid diagnosis and immediate treatment 60 the spot of an accident or 61 illness, while awaiting the arrival of doctors, is called the first aid and quite 62 from the home nursing.

When illness does come, the whole family is 63 . Many adjustments have to be made the family routine needn’t be 65 completely. Often it can be rearranged with home duties simplified to save time and energy, thus reducing 66 on the family. The 67 responsibility for giving nursing care is usually 68 by one person, frequently the mother. 69 , in order that she may have some much needed rest, or in 70 she herself is ill, other members of the family should learn how to help when sickness occurs. 51. A) Occasionally B) Unfortunately C) Miserably D) Naturally 52. A) reason B) notice C) warning D) signal 53. A) weak B) patient C) ill D) guilty 54. A) suitable B) appropriate C) capable D) indispensable 55. A) introduction B) control C) decision D) direction 56. A) done B) made C) placed D) performed 57. A) entertainment B) cure C) care D) training 58. A) works B) carries C) looks D) depends 59. A) break B) gap C) interval D) course 60. A) on B) in C) at D) from 61. A) immediate B) sudden C) instant D) gradual 62. A) similar B) distinct C) urgent D) separate 63. A) inclined B) related C) affected D) effected . A) and B) but C) or D) thus 65. A) puzzled B) confused C) troubled D) disturbed 66. A) strain B) worry C) pain D) trouble 67. A) joint B) overall C) intensive D) extensive 68. A) confirmed B) ensured C) assumed D) concerned 69. A) Therefore B) Moreover C) Furthermore D) However 70. A) fact B) case C) result D) contrast

Part IV Translation (15%)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English and write your answers on the

Answer Sheet.

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Section A (New Horizon College English)

T1. 外国人对美国的第一印象很可能就是：每个人都显得很匆忙——常处于压力之下。 T2. 杰克开始工作才三个月，经验尚不足，所以让他完成这项任务是有困难的。 T3. 这些电影把像我父亲那样的人完全争取了过去，使他们无可救药地抽烟上了瘾。 T4. 这位画家引用一位著名艺术评论家的话，为自己的绘画才能增加一点信心。

T5. 大多数人希望缩短工作时间，因为他们意识到除了工作，生活中还有许多别的东西。

Section B (Experiencing English)

T1. 在牛津大学，学生选听什么课程是根据自己的兴趣和导师的建议而定的。 T2. 最幸福的人并不是那些拥有最好东西的人，而是那些能够物尽其用的人。 T3. 他凭自己的努力证明，尽管无法控制自己的身体，但他仍然拥有勇气，精神和内在力量。 T4. 既然我已经知道下定决心就能达到目的，我的梦想已不再遥不可及。

T5. 我们学校大多数的教室都有多媒体设备，这样我们学习起来更快捷和舒适。

Section C (New College English)

T1. 中国非常重视孩子早期能力的培养。因此，中国人往往手把手地教他们的孩子。 T2. 我深深地吸了一口气，控制自己的情绪，然后踏上草坪准备最后一跳。

T3. 刚开始看似奢侈的生活，如今却成为一种对生活的逃避，一种缺乏自律的表现。 T4. 然而，实际情况是，我生性就根本做不到事事有条不紊。

T5. 沃尔顿肯定是我曾为之工作过的最好的雇主之一, 因为他从不盛气凌人。

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大学英语二级考试答题纸（主观题）

UCET Band 2A (2007-07-04)

系科______________ 姓名_____________ 学号

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

Part I Listening Comprehension Section C (10%) 得分 __________ L1. ____________________________ L2. ____________________________ 得 分 阅卷教师

L3. ____________________________ L5. ____________________________ L7. ____________________________ L11. L10. L9.

L4. ____________________________ L6. ____________________________ L8. ____________________________

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.

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Key to UCET2A 2007-07-04

Part I Listening Comprehension (35%)

Section A 1 2 3 4 5 D A C A C 11 12 13 14 15 B C A A D

Section B 16 17 18 19 20 D B C B A

Section C L1. science L2. local L5. span L6. atmosphere

6 B 7 D 8 B 9 D 10 C 21 A 22 D 23 A 24 A 25 C L3. introduced L7. resources L4. district L8. fellow

L9. Even at this moment many of the earth’s natural treasures are being destroyed L10. Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to try to put matters right

L11. But with your help, we may be able to reverse the trends which threaten our very existence

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 A C A B C B C A B A 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 C D C A D A B B C B 46 47 48 49 50 C C B D A

Part IV Cloze (10%)

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 B C C C D B C B C A 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 B B C B D A B C D B

Part V Translation (15%)

Section A (New Horizon College English)

T1. A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush – often

under pressure.

T2. Jack has only been working for three months, for lack of experience, he will have

difficulty finishing the task alone.

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T3. These movies completely won over people like my father, who were hopelessly hooked by

cigarettes.

T4. By quoting from a well-known art critic, the painter tried to add a bit of self-confidence to

his talents.

T5. Most people hope the working hours will be reduced, because they’ve realized that there is

a lot more to life than a job.

Section B (Experiencing English)

T1. In Oxford University, students choose which lectures to attend on the basis of their own

special interests and on the advice of their tutors.

T2. The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best things; they just make the most of

everything that comes along their way.

T3. With his effort, he proved that although he had lost control of his body, he still had his

courage, his spirit and his inner strength.

T4. Now that I know I can achieve my goal when I set my mind to it, my dreams are no longer

out of reach.

T5. Most classrooms in our university have multi-media facilities, enabling us to learn more

quickly and comfortably.

Section C (New College English)

T1. In China, greater priority is given to developing skills at an early age. Therefore, Chinese

people often teach their children by holding their hands.

T2. I breathed deeply and brought myself under control, and then I stepped onto the soft lawn

for the final jump.

T3. What first seemed like a luxury has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline.

T4. The truth of the matter is, however, that I am by nature completely unable to get my act

together.

T5. Walton must have been one of the best employers I ever worked, because he never threw

his weight around.

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Scripts

Part I Listening Comprehension 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. W: May I see the menu, please? I’ve been waiting for an hour already.

M: Here you are, sir. I’ll be back for your order in just a minute. Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?

2. W: Could you tell me something about the apartment you’re renting?

M: Well, it’s two hundred eighty-five dollars a month including heat. Q: What does the woman want to do?

3. M: Do you rent rooms by the week? You see, I’m not sure whether I’ll stay for a whole

month.

W: Yes. The rates are higher though. It’s $50 a week, but only $160 a month. Q: How much will the man pay if he rents the room for three weeks?

4. M: So you’ve found a job? What do you do?

W: I’m an assistant manager at Jackson’s. I don’t think I’ll stay very long. Q: What does the woman plan to do in the future?

5. W: Could you please explain the assignment for tomorrow, Mr. Brown?

M: Certainly. Read the next chapter in your textbook and come to class prepared to discuss what you’ve read.

Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

6. M: Is your roommate looking forward to going home for the summer?

W: She is counting the days.

Q: What can be inferred about the woman’s roommate?

7. W: Though we cared for Mike for a while, now he must care for himself.

M: Yes, he can live on his own now. Q: What does the woman think of Mike?

8. M: Judy earned a lot of money over the summer as a consultant for that agency.

W: I don’t doubt it. What surprised me is that she is still working there, now that classes have started again.

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Q: What does the man say about Judy?

Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One

W: Wake up, Eric! Time to rise and shine.

M: Ha, oh! Jean, I must have fallen asleep while I was reading.

W: You and every one else. This looks more like a camp-ground than a library. M: The dorm’s too noisy to study in, and I guess this place is too quiet. W: Have you any luck finding a topic for your paper?

M: No. Professor Grant told us to write about anything in cultural anthropology. For once I wish he hadn’t given us so much of choice.

W: Well, why not write about the ancient civilization of Mexico? You seem to be interested in that part of the world.

M: I am. But there is too much material to cover. I’d be writing forever. And Grant only wants five to seven pages.

W: Then you may limit it to one region of Mexico, say, the Yubitan.

M: That’s not a bad idea. I brought plenty of books and things back with me last summer that would be great resource material. Now if I can only remember where I put them.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why has the woman come to talk to the man? 10. What seems to be the man’s problem?

11. Why doesn’t the man want to write about the ancient civilizations of Mexico?

Conversation Two

W: How does time affect you?

M: I actually spend time deciding how I will conduct my day. W: That sounds like a good way to budget some leisure time for you. M: Yes, I like the relaxed feeling of the surroundings at the golf course. W: Do you take your cell phone with you?

M: No, I like to avoid such devices when I am at the golf course because if the phone rings, I will want to answer it. W: I spend my leisure time playing tennis.

M: That’s the superb way to stay in shape and also have a good time.

W: I’m not a very good player; I just want to play for a brief time and make friends by playing tennis. M: I have met some interesting people at the golf course, too. And I can contact them by email when I don’t have leisure time. W: I always like to meet people face-to-face because I am able to explore my questions more thoroughly than I can by email or electronic communication. M: Yes, I think face-to-face interaction is very important and should be used when possible.

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W: Well, I couldn’t agree with you more. Also, playing tennis allows me to get away from my work environment. M: Yes, I also enjoy getting away.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What does the man think about the surroundings at the golf course? 13. What does the woman do in her leisure time?

14. How does the man contact his golf friends when he has no leisure time? 15. What does the woman think about face-to-face communication?

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 with a single line through the center.

Passage One

In New York, there is now a school with no daily lessons, no class teachers…not even a school building! The “school” is a new project. It is called “City-as-School” and the name means just that: the city itself is the place where 350 students, between the ages of 15 and 18, learn their lessons.

Students choose areas of work which interest them and then they help to do that work. For instance, one girl spends her week in the office of a Congresswoman helping the public with problems. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends one day a week taking first-year courses at college.

City-as-School is six years old. The education system in New York accepts it now, as an alternative to final years at school. Students have to pass maths and science exams before entering the “school” and their progress is monitored by their teachers.

When the students leave “City-as-School”, they don’t have a normal academic education; but they do know a lot about different kinds of work in the City!

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What kind of school is it in the talk you have just heard? 17. Who is City-as-School intended for? 18. When was City-as-School set up?

Passage Two

There are three important findings from studies concerned with note-taking. First, note-taking does not interfere with listening and comprehension; in fact, it helps you listen. Second, students who study their lecture notes remember one and a half times more after six weeks than students who do not review. Third, students who take no notes, or do not study their notes, forget approximately 80% of the lecture by the end of two weeks. From these findings we can conclude that students who take enough notes and then study them, both

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directly after the lecture and several additional times before an examination, stand a good chance of remembering between 90 and 100% of the material! In other words, if you don’t take notes, then you put yourself at a disadvantage.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. According to the speaker, what effect does note-taking have on listening comprehension? 20. How much does one forget in two weeks’ time after the lecture if he does not take any notes?

21. What is the speaker’s advice to those who take notes?

Passage Three

Women in the United States and in many other countries participate in a growing number of sports and games. This has not always been the case, however. In fact, women have not been as active in sports as men. Only in recent years have women begun to catch up with men in this area. Until the twentieth century, women did not often participate in sports.

Part of the explanation for this is that women simply did not have time. Many women cooked, and took care of children. They were so busy that they did not have time for sports. A second reason, especially in the late nineteenth century, is that a woman’s image at that time was one of frailty, illness, and delicacy. In the Victorian era, people thought that it was unladylike for a woman to be involved in any sports activity.

Today women are no longer considered delicate. People do not think it is unladylike for a woman to compete in sports. Women who win in sports activities are highly regarded. Many women now take part in sports and games of many different kinds, and enjoy doing so. This development is partly the result of a change in the modern world.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. Which of the following statements is true? 23. What do people think of women now?

24. What did people in the Victorian age think of women?

25. Which of the following is true about the image of women today?

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 L1 to L8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from L9 to L11 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.

Ecology is the science of how living creatures and plants exist together and depend on each other and on the local environment. Where an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of an area is in balance, but if a creature is exterminated or an alien species introduced, then the ecology of the district will be upset. In other words, the balance of nature will be disturbed.

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Man is part of the environment and has done more to upset the ecology during his short span on earth than any other living creature. He had poisoned the atmosphere and polluted both land and water. He has abused the earth’s natural resources with no thought for the future, and has thought out the most devastating ways of killing his (L8) fellow men and every other sort of life at the same time.

(L9) Even at this moment many of the earth’s natural treasures are being destroyed, and many valuable animals and plants are being killed off. Besides, it is becoming increasingly difficult to grow enough food to preserve much of the earth’s population from starvation.

(L10) Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to try to put matters right, if it is not already too late. If there is to be any remedy for our ills, that remedy lies in the hands of the young. The sooner they start doing something about it, the better.

Time is running out. (L11) But with your help, we may be able to reverse the trends which threaten our very existence.

This is the end of Listening Comprehension.

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