2005年Part I Listening Section A
1. A. The man got the wrong window. B. The woman's window will not be open until 3:00. C. The man didn't make a reservation. D. There's no postal order at presen.
2. A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. D. On Thursday. 3. A. Manager and staff member. B. Sales Manager and customer. C. Salesman and customer. D. Teacher and student. 4. A. Pleasant. B. Unhappy. C. Indifferent. D. Hesitating.
5. A. It's going to snow. B. It's going to rain. C. It's going to be windy. D. It will be sunny. 6. A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 4:00. D. At 4:30.
7. A. They use up too much energy. B. They are not efficient. C. They are too expensive. D. She doesn't believe what it says on the box.
8. A. She is offended by the front cover. B. The magazine is too expensive. C. Her friend wants to cancel it. D. She has no time to read it.
9. A. Restaurant food. B. Home-cooked food. C. Takeaway food. D. Snack food.
10. A. They will go Dutch. B. The man will pay for the bill. C. The woman will pay for the bill. D. The woman will cook for them.
Section B 11. A. Russia and Germany. B. China and Japan. C. China and Russia.
12. A. Ukraine government. B. Members of Parliament from the opposition. C. President of Ukraine. 13. A. A library. B. A park. C. An underground museum. 14. A. $8 million. B. $18 million. C. $80 million. 15. A. In the USA. B. In Uganda. C. In the Sudan.
16. A. Because some bacteria are drug-resistant. B. Because the infection is untreatable. C. Because some bacteria can be spread by physical contact. 17. A. Washington D.C. B. Baghdad. C. Pennsylvania.
18. A. The Airbus A380 can offer more seats than the Boeing 747.
B. The Airbus has to change the traffic movements a lot to enable more passengers to travel. C. The Airbus company is exercising the most influence in air travel now. 19. A. North Africa. B. South America. C. Hong Kong. 20. A. Oil prices got lower. B. Oil prices got higher.
C. More than 24.5 million barrels will be produced every day. Section C Passage One
21. A. A lot of things remind them of their home country. B. They can have new experiences. C. They will make a lot of friends there. D. They already know a lot about the foreign country.
22. A. It makes people feel uncomfortable. B. It makes people become more open to new experiences. C. They will not visit the country again. D. They will go back to their own countries immediately. 23. A. When they first arrive in a new country. B. When they have been used to a new country. C. After a few weeks or months. D. After a friendly talk with a trained staff of the health center. 24. A. Having more sleep. B. Eating less. C. Trying to put on weight. D. Seeing a doctor. 25. A. They will feel pain all over. B. They may think about killing themselves. C. They will not go to school or work. D. No one can help these people. Passage Two
26. A. People waste a lot of time watching it everyday.
B. It encourages people to possess guns and knives through advertisements. C. It shows violence, which influences younger people especially. D. People will be willing to put up with violence.
27. A. The influence of passive viewing of TV on the development of Children's brain. B. The subject matter it shows to parents.
C. The active way of living it promotes. D. The possible harm TV viewing has on the health of old people. 28. A. By allowing no time for the family to spend together.
B. By preventing children from having contact with their parents.
C. By encouraging children to depend on their parents. D. By taking over an essential part of the parents' work. 29. A. Recognize the educational merits of the medium. B. Ban TV advertising aimed at younger people. C. Prohibit teenagers from watching TV. D. Help older people survive the “television experience”.
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Part II Vocabulary
30. A. It should be done because TV shows too much violence. B. It is neither necessary nor possible.
C. It might not be workable, but we should not overlook the danger of TV. D. It should be done as soon as possible.
31. Everyone knew that _________ the project would be completed and we'd all have to return to our own separate departments. A. primarily B. ultimately D. precisely
32. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but _________ we still had a good time. A. on the contrary B. by the same token C. on top of all that D. for all that 33. It's freezing outside; you'd better _________ black ice when you drive home. A. look down on B. check up on C. watch out for D. keep out
34. At that time no one's even studied the problem, _________ tried to do anything about it. A. not to say B. far more C. in no way D. much less
35. It was odd that you _________ for Margie's address. I just got a letter from her—the first one since her family moved on August 1 1983. A. should have asked B. would have asked C. shall ask D. might ask
36. The women ran down to assist them in bringing up their seals; but no sooner _________ the house than a voice was heard in the passage, and a man entered.
A. after they re-enter B. had they re-entered C. were they to re-enter D. when they had re-entered
37. Several of the administrative participants recognized the support and leadership from their institution's chief executive officers as a serious motivating factor at those moments _________. A. if the problem was challenging B. as the situation became serious
C. when the challenges seemed overwhelming D. which the counterpart grew manipulating
38. Well, really _________ now is start learning what to do with this software and read a lot of tutorials, learn and practice _________ you can. A. what you should do; as much as B. that you need do; whatever C. how you should start; the most D. as should you do; the longest hours
39. _________, and members of the congregation having returned, this church too will start out with _________ effort in the work that lies before them, which will be taken up by the different departments. A. The summer vacation is over; great B. The summer vacation being over; renewed
C. As the summer vacation over; refreshing D. Had the summer vacation been over; sacred
40. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the Redmond company's demise are, _________, premature.
A. saying the most B. to say the most C. to say the least D. to the least degree Pat III Situational
41. Simon: I'm a reporter from the Hendon Standard.______________ Celia: Yes, I was standing at the end of Elm Avenue, by the park. Simon: What happened?
Celia: There was a red van traveling west, and several cars and vans behind it.
A. Were you present when the accident happened? B. Would you tell me what you have seen? C. What a surprise to see you here! D. Did you do anything special just now?
42. Stan: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving my little girl's life. John: ______________
Stan: I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you've done. John: I'm just happy I could help. A. There's nothing to be afraid of. B. This is a wonderful day.
C. Anybody would have done the same. D. I am glad to save her.
43. Harry: I hear you are going to get married soon.
Ron: That's right, next June. June 21st. Can you come to the wedding? Harry: Oh! ______________ That's when we're away on vacation. Ron: Never mind, we'll send you some wedding cake.
A. That's great! B. What a pity！ C. You have my deepest sympathy. D. You certainly can. 44. Mother: You're watching too much TV, Emily. Emily: Oh, come on, Mom.
Mother: ______________ And you're eating too many snacks. Emily: I only had some popcorn and some potato chips.
A. I mean it. B. You're excused. C. Where's your radio? D. I don't want to know it.
45. Karen: I'm not optimistic about finding a job after I finish college. Joseph: Oh? Why not?
Karen: The economy is going downhill-fast.
Joseph: I know. ______________ It's getting to the point where even a degree won't help you anymore. Karen: That's right. And I'll be lucky to even move out of my parents' house. A. My friend could offer me a job. B. I am not sure whether I agree or not. C. How do you feel about the economy? D. What is this world coming to?
46. Ivan: I brought you the new Groove People CD. Dale: What good is a CD if I haven't got a CD player?
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Ivan: I can bring you a CD player.
Dale: What good is a CD player if I don't even have electricity? Ivan: ______________ Dale: What good is calling the Electric Company if I haven't got a house?
A. Why do you have so many questions? B. What are you going to buy tomorrow? C. Why don't you call the Electric Company? D. Where did you buy the new CD?
47. Doreen: We've been waiting for an hour and a half.
Trevor: Say your aunt is very ill. A doctor ought to see her at once. Doreen: There isn't a doctor available. They're all busy.
Trevor: ______________ Doreen: I've asked her over and over again. The more I ask, the longer I wait. A. You're starting to calm down now. B. Ask the receptionist to hurry up. C. There will be a difficult period for your aunt. D. I'm sorry to hear that.
48. Bruce: Good morning. Welcome to Supervacation Travel Agency. Can I help you? Mandy: Yes, I hope so. I'm interested in a short holiday soon. I'd like some information. Bruce: Yes, certainly. ______________ Mandy: Somewhere with some sunshine. Bruce: Here's a Supervacation brochure. It gives information about lots of holidays. Mandy: Thanks for the information. I expect I'll see you soon. A. What about New York? B. Will you be traveling alone?
C. What sort of holiday interests you? D. How are things going with you?
49. Mavis: Did you see how close that finish was? It took my breath away! Roger: Wait, they're announcing the winner now. It's Don Jensen! Mavis: What a surprise! He's never won a major race before. Roger: I'm just astounded to see how much he's improved. Mavis: ______________
Roger: I'm just floored that my best friend won such an important race.
A. Why can't he improve quickly? B. What happened to him in the past two years?
C. I'm going to take a break. I'm so tired! D. Let's go down on the track and congratulate him.
50. Careth: Good afternoon. I've just joined the library. How many books can I take out?
Eunice: You can take two books, and keep them for ten days. If you haven't finished, you can renew them. Careth: How do I do that? ______________ Eunice: No, you can telephone. Tell us the titles of the books, and the date they are due for return.
Careth: Splendid. I would be A Tale of Two Cities, or David Copperfield. Eunice: These two books have been lended.
A. Why can't I keep them for a longer time? B. Must I visit the library? C. How much could I be fined? D. Can I lend them to my friends?
Part V Reading Section A Multiple Choice Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. New Findings in Archaeology
●South America and Madagascar were joined 70 million years ago
Picture: Reuters
An old croc: The discovery in Brazil of a nearly complete fossilised skeleton of the prehistoric crocodile Ubera-basuchus terrificus, above, supports theories that South America and Madagascar were joined 70 miion years ago.Picture: Reuters
An old croc: The discovery in Brazil of a nearly complete fossilised skeleton of the prehistoric crocodile
Ubera-basuchus terrificus, above, supports theories that South America and Madagascar were joined 70 million years ago.
●We've all just got 40,000 years older
Two skulls found in Africa have been identified as the oldest human remains known to science. The fossilised bones found in 1967 were originally thought to be 130,000 years old. But a re-dating of rock layers near those which yielded the fossils showed they are actually about 195,000 years old—from the time modern humans emerged. The skulls, known as Omo I and II, push back the known presence of Homo sapiens in Africa by 40,000 years. The previous oldest Homo sapiens skulls, dated to between 154,000 and 160,000 years old, were found near a village called Herto in the afar region of eastern Ethiopia. Omo I and II were unearthed by famous palaeontologist Richard Leakey along the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, near the town of Kibish. Omo I's more modern features led to disagreement among experts over whether they were the same age. The rocks in which they were found show they are, said Australian archaeologist Prof Ian McDougall, who made the discovery. He told scientific journal “Nature”: “Omo I and Omo II are relatively securely dated to 195,000 years old, making them the oldest anatomically modern human fossils yet recovered.”
Questions: 56. By which means could the scientists tell the age of fossils they have found? A. The bones of the fossils. B. The place where they were found.
C. The history of humans. D. Identifying the rock layers of the fossils. 57. How many years older has our species become by the new discovery? A. 130,000. B. 40,000. C. 195,000. D. Between 154,000 and 160,000. 58. Where were the Omo I and II found?
A. Near Herto. B. Along the Omo River. C. Near Kibish. D. In Australia.
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59. What does the word “ homo sapiens” mean in this passage? A. Human being. B. A sample of fossils. C. A river. D. A country.
60. Which of the following statements are NOT true according to the passage?
A. The discovery of an old crocodile skeleton in Brazil makes people believe that South America and Madagascar were joined 70 million years ago.
B. Prof Ian McDougall thought Omo I and II were the oldest human fossils discovered.
C. Prof Ian McDougall discovered that Omo I and II were not the same age. D. Omo I and II were discovered in southern Ethiopia.
Section B Short Answer Questions 61 to 63 are based on the following passage. King James
Before the last shot of Michael Jordan's final game with the Chicago Bulls, he left behind a moment that will hang in the minds of sports fans the way he did in the air. His quick crossover dribble, with the help of a tiny shove, sent Utah Jazz defender Byron Russell to the floor. Wide open, Jordan nailed the game-winning jump shot, and he and the Bulls clinched their sixth—and Jordan's last—NBA title.
At the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore., last Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, 20, became the youngest player to reach one of the toughest performance milestones in basketball, the “triple double” (double digits in points, rebounds and assists in a single game—he did it again three nights later). During one play, his quick crossover dribble, sans shove, sent a Portland defender veering to the sideline. Wide open, James shot a three pointer. Swish. Nothing but Mike.
Ever since Jordan's first retirement a dozen years ago, the NBA has searched from Chi-town to China for a star as dominant and marketable as His Airness.
The race to replace Jordan may end without a winner, but LeBron James, in just his second year out of St.
Vincent—St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, is already far ahead of the pretenders. His game is spectacular. James combines Jordan's ease at filling up the box score (and the stands) with a ruthless instinct to win, a trait that Hill, a gentleman, and Carter, a diffident performer, surely lack. And like Jordan, James knows he can't do it alone. In fact, he is a complete team player who loves to pass the ball and make his teammates better: Iverson and Bryant can't claim much there.
The biggest shock of all: the most hyped teen athlete of this century, who single-handedly put high school
basketball on national television, has actually exceeded the ungodly expectations set before him. “The King James era is here”, says Milwaukee Bucks head coach Terry Porter, who played against Jordan for much of his 17-year pro career. “You could argue that LeBron is kind of carrying the league right now.”
Questions: 61. What does the sentence “Nothing but Mike.” indicate?
62. Hill, a gentleman, and Carter, a diffident performer lack _________, compared with Jordan. 63. Can you guess what Terry Porter was before he was a coach? Questions 64 to 70 are based on the following passage.
Good news: Olympic chiefs visit London. Bad news: they'll be traveling by Tube It's crunch week for London's bid to host the 2012 Games
BY ANDREW JOHNSON and JONATHAN THOMPSON
Senior government ministers and British sporting heroes will be on hand to extol the capital's virtues when the 12-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) team visits this week to assess the London 2012 bid.
Although much of their four-day visit is expected to be spent in the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf grilling bid organisers in question and answer sessions, the evaluation commission will spend one day visiting London's proposed venues—and will take a trip on the Tube. It could prove a costly journey.
London 2012 organisers, who have spent up to ￡20m on the project, have pencilled in trips to the proposed sites, including the planned stadium at Stratford, the Millennium Dome at Greenwich and the ExCel centre in Docklands. However, the commission can insist on being taken anywhere, including the new Wembley stadium, which will host the football, or to the archery venue at Lord's, or even to Wimbledon or Hackney.
Earlier this month, the Madrid bid suffered a setback over lack of accommodations, which was criticised by IOC members. Will transport prove Londons' Achilles' heel? On Friday The Independent on Sunday sent four reporters on various journeys across London to put the transport infrastructure to the test.
Questions: 64. How many people can the London's planned Olympic stadium hold?
65. How many International Olympic Committee(IOC) members will visit London and where are they going to have the question and answer sessions?
66. What does “tube” mean in American English?
67. London 2012 organisers have spent up to ￡20m on the project. The proposed sites include _________ at Stratford, _________ at Greenwich and _________ in Docklands.
68. Why was Madrid criticised by International Olympic Committee members?
69. The Independent on Sunday sent four reporters on four journeys across London. The four journeys are from Canary Wharf to the following destinations: ① , ② , ③ , ④ .
70. What is the problem which the authors worried about London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Gam Part VI Cloze-Test (10 minutes, 10 points)
Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it in Britain, and have been turning to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only p 81 new kinds of crops, but some strange ways of making money, the most u 82 of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me correctly! A farmer in the West of England now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and d 83 the past year over 100,000 people have turned up to w 84 the proceedings. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,”one punter told me, “and I thought I'd have a look. I didn't believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” A 85 to a regular visitor, betting on
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sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horses in advance, and there are clear f 86 . But nobody has heard anything about these sheep! Most people find it d 87 to tell one from another in any case. ”I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite exciting. In a typical race, half a dozen sheep race downhill o 88 a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the track, I ought to add! The sheep run s 89 fast, although presumably they haven't eaten for a while just to give them some m 90 . At any rate, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
Part VII Translation (15 minutes, 20 points) Section A English-Chinese Translation
The symbolic importance of the burger cannot be underestimated. (91) Under its beefburger guise, it was the first of the new range of “convenience” foods which were about to make the world a better place and begin the
liberation of women from the drudgery of home-cooking and housework. The older generation did not approve, which made it all the better. In the Sixties the hamburger was a symbol of the techno age — perfectly circular and streamlined. It was as uniform and relentlessly predictable as only the latest technology could make it.
(92) True, there were those who rebelled against it, but to most the hamburger was a reflection of the national love affair with Americana（美国文化）. It was a phenomenon which was made fresh in Seventies London with the trendy burgers of the Great American Disaster and the Hard Rock Café, and in many other cities round the world. In the Eighties another subtle shift occurred. People became aware that America was no longer another place but a culture which had spread throughout the world. And the hamburger became globalized, too, in the form of
McDonald’s. With its US home market, like the fat in its burgers, heavily saturated, McDonald’s looked abroad. (93) By the end of the Eighties it had grown to such a size that every day 28 million global citizens ate there and the Big Mac became omnipresent.
（94） McDonald’s stormed the world, but its successes also drew upon it in the Nineties the criticisms which were levelled at that era. (95) Food experts began to see the world’s changing culinary （烹调的） tastes as a symbol of what is wrong with the new consumerism. “The hamburger is a metaphor for our times — cheap, convenient and an indication that we have given up any real interest in what we eat,” said the leading food writer Frances Bissell,
lamenting the trends of our increasingly obese society towards snacking on the hoof or before the TV instead of eating proper meals.
Then along came “Mad Cow Disease” and even though the average person was told they had more chance of winning the National Lottery than contracting “Mad Person Disease”, with it came the dreadful realization that the cheap, convenient, easy way out might, in the end, turn out to be none of these things. Section B Chinese-English Translation (10 points)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. 96. 文化是一切。文化是我们着装的方式，是我们走路的方式，是我们系领带的方式。
97. 健康专家警告，近年来由于过量饮食而引起的疾病的发生率在不断攀升，特别是在节假日期间，人们往往吃喝很多，却很少锻炼。
98. 时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔，能阔步前进，也能治愈创伤。 99. 如果你有天赋，勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力平平，勤勉会补足缺陷。
100. 电影《音乐之声》上映40年后，新编舞台剧《音乐之声》将首次在奥地利首都上演。 Part VIII Writing (30 minutes, 30 points) Task I (10 points)
Directions: Here is an advertisement about the University of Warwick. Suppose you are going to apply one of the MA programmes. You should write a letter to the secretary to inquire something about the MA programme, tuition fee and accommodation. Your letter should be about 120 words. Now write the letter on the Answer Sheet.
Ta II (20 points) Directions: You should write a composition on the topic Distance Learning Programme—the Best Way? You should write about 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below. Now write the composition on the Answer Sheet
参考答案Part I Listening Section A Dialogues 1.A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B
Section C Passage One 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B Passage Two 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C Part II Vocabulary 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C Part III Situational 41. A 42. C 43. Ｂ 44. A 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. B Part V Reading Section A Multiple Choice 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. C
Section B Short Answ 61. It indicates that fans thought that James almost reached Jordan.
62. a ruthless instinct to win 63. A basketball player. 64. 80,000. 65. 12, Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf. 66. Subway. 67. the planned stadium, the Millennium Dome, the ExCel centre 68. Lack of accommodation. 69. ① Wembley Stadium ② Lord's Cricket Ground ③ Wimbledon ④ Hackney Wick 70. The transport infrastructure. Part VI Cloze-Test 81. planting 82. unusual 83. during 84. watch 85. According 86. favourites 87. difficult 88. over 89. surprisingly 90. motivation Part VII Translation
91．牛肉馅饼便是接着问世的一系列新的“便利”食品的第一个产品。“便利”食品使世界变得更加美好，也使妇女从单调乏味的家庭烹饪和家务事中解放出来。
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92．的确，有些人反对它，可对更多的人来说，汉堡包却是全民族迷恋美国文化的反映。 94. 麦当劳已风靡全球，可到了90年代，它成功的业绩也招致了针对那个时代的种种批评。 95．食品专家开始注意到，世界上正在改变的烹调口味意味着新的消费模式出了什么问题。
93．到80年代末，麦当劳已拥有相当大的规模，每天全球就有2800万人在麦当劳就餐，巨无霸汉堡包变得无处不在。
96．Culture is everything. Culture is the way we dress, the way we walk, the way we tie our ties.
97．Health experts have warned that the incidence of diseases related to eating and drinking too much has risen in recent years, especially during holiday seasons when people tend to eat and drink more but take less exercise. 98．Time is a versatile performer. It flies, marches on, and heals all wounds.
99．If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. 100．The stage production of The Sound of Music is to be performed for the first time in the Austrian capital, 40 years after the film was released.
2008 年perfect select similar confident honest
Interviews are an (71) ______ method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human beings like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (72) ______, as it is commonly practiced, is that the forms filled in by applicants often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best advice when completing your form and still find that you are unsuccessful at the next stage ---the interview. (73) _____, in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an inadequate from may do surprisingly well.
Of course, your form needs to show that you have (74) _____ in your ability to do the job, but don’t try to turn yourself into someone else --- a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and (75) _______ are definitely the best approach. 6
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