Section I Listening
Comprehension,Part AYou will hear a recording of a conversation between
Mary and John about the Hilton Hotel and the Hotel Rossiya. Listen to
it and fill out the table with the information you've heard for
questions 1-5. Some of the information has been completed for you.
Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the
recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.
Information about the Hilton Hotel and the Hotel Rossiya
| The Hilton Hotel | The Hotel Rossiya | |||
| Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 3,200 | ||
| Number of Employees | 2 | 3,000 | ||
| Number of Restaurants | 12 | 3 | ||
| Number of Elevators | 4 | |||
| Country of Location | U.S. | 5 |
Tapescript:
M: Hi, Mary. How's
everything?W: Fine. You know, John, I'm planning to go to Las Vegas for
a holiday and would like to stay in a large hotel. Anything to
recommend?M: Er? the Hilton Hotel there is quite a large one. It has ?
er ? 3,174 bedrooms. It also has 12 restaurants and about 125,000
square feet of convention space. There're a 10-acre recreation deck and
a stage show dining hall. Over 3,600 people now work for it.W: Oh,
great! Is it the largest hotel in the U.S.?M: Yes, it is. But it may
not be the largest in the world. Er ? as far as I know, the Hotel
Rossiya in Moscow is larger than Hilton. It is a 12-story building that
has 3,200 rooms. It can provide accommodation for 6,000 guests. It
takes nearly 8 years and a half to spend one night in each room.
Besides, there's a 21-story "Presidential tower" in the central
courtyard. It has 15 restaurants and 93 elevators. And it employs about
3,000 people. The ballroom is known as the world's largest. Russians
are not allowed to live in that hotel. And foreigners are charged 16
times more than the very low rate charged Russian officials.W: It's
unbelievable ?[fade out]
Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is repeated.)
That is the end of Part A.
Part BYou will hear a
radio weather forecast. Answer questions 6-10 while listening. Use not
more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice.
You now have 40 seconds to read the questions.
When will showers reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales?
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6 |
What will the minimum temperature be in the south during the night?
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7 |
On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given?
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What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the Netherlands?
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What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend?
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Tapescript
W: Hello. It's been
another warm and fine day for most of us. Temperatures in south-east
England reached twenty-six degrees Centigrade by mid-afternoon, and
Brighton had fifteen hours of lovely sunshine. But already the weather
is beginning to change, I'm afraid, and during the night showers will
slowly move in from the Atlantic to reach south-west England and the
southern coast of Wales by early morning.The rest of the country will
have a very mild, dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than
fifteen degrees in the south, a little cooler ? eleven degrees or so ?
in the north. Any remaining showers in northwest Scotland will pass
quickly, to leave a mild, dry night there too.And now, the outlook for
Friday and the weekend. Well, southern Europe will once again get the
best of the weekend weather, and if your holiday starts this weekend,
then southern Spain is the place to go, with temperatures of
thirty-four degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end
of the Med, too, you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures
of up to thirty-two degrees Centigrade in Greece and south-east Italy,
but further north the weather's not so settled. Much of France, Belgium
and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and maximum
temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees ? very disappointing for
this time of the year.Scotland and Northern Ireland will have heavy
rain for much of the weekend and temperatures will drop to a cool
seventeen degrees. Across most of England the weather will be cloudy
but mainly dry with sunny periods. And when the sun does come out
temperatures could rise to a maximum of twenty-three degrees.
Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is repeated.)
That is the end of Part B.
Part CYou will hear
three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will
have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer
each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have
time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.Questions
11-13 are based on the following talk introducing Emily Dickinson, a
well-known American poet. You now have 30 seconds to read questions
11-13.
11. How long did Emily
Dickinson live in the house where she was born?[A] almost all her
life[B] less than half her life[C] until 1830[D] before 1872
12. Which of the
following is true of Emily Dickinson?[A] She was not a productive
poet.[B] She saw many of her poems published.[C] She was not a sociable
person.[D] She had contact only with a few poets.
13. When was Emily
Dickinson widely recognized?[A] after Henry James referred highly to
her[B] after seven of her poems were published[C] after her poems
became known to others[D] after she was dead for many years
Tapescript:
M: Emily Dickinson is
one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New
England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the
second child of the family. She died in the same house fifty-six years
later. During her life time she never left her native land. She left
her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And
after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her
life she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of family and
friends. In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers,
and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates.
The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to "examine" her in
another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as
a "strange" figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886,
she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had
appeared in print.But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure
is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the
essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American
novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus
living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a
daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one
poem a day.She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems
are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as
one of the greatest American poets.
Section II Use of
EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered
blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET
（1）.During the 1980s,
unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90
per cent. Some countries did not 1 enough food; basic needs in housing
and clothing were not
（2） . Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed nations
（3） solutions.
（4） , problems cannot
always be solved by copying the industrialized nations. Industry in the
developed nations is highly automated and very
（5） . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly
（6） workers are needed to
（7）and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained,
（8） many nations do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the
（9） of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to
（10） vocational and professional training.
（11） , just to begin training, the students must
（12） learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and
（13） do not return home.All nations agree that science and technology
（14） be shared. The point is: countries
（15） the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully
（16） the costs, because many of these costs are
（17） . Students from these nations should
（18） the problems of the industrialized countries closely.
（19） care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology,
（20） the benefits.
1. [A]generate [B]raise [C]produce [D]manufacture
2. [A]answered [B]met [C]calculated [D]remembered
3. [A]for [B]without [C]as [D]about
4. [A]Moreover [B]Therefore [C]Anyway [D]However
5. [A]expensive [B]mechanical [C]flourishing [D]complicated
6. [A]gifted [B]skilled [C]trained [D]versatile
7. [A]keep [B]maintain [C]retain [D] protect
8. [A]since [B]so [C]and [D]yet
9. [A]charge [B]price [C]cost [D]value
10. [A]accept [B]gain [C]receive [D]absorb
11. [A]Frequently [B]Incidentally [C]Deliberately [D]Eventually
12. [A]soon [B]quickly [C]immediately [D]first
13. [A]some [B]others [C]several [D]few
14. [A]might [B]should [C]would [D]will
15. [A]adopting [B]conducting [C]receiving [D]adjusting
16. [A]to [B]at [C]on [D]about
17. [A]opaque [B]secret [C]sealed [D]hidden
18. [A]tackle [B]learn [C]study [D]manipulate
19. [A]In [B]Through [C]With [D]Under
20. [A]except [B]nor [C]or [D]but
Section III Reading
ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions
below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER
SHEET 1.
Text 1
It was 3:45 in the
morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing
and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern
Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow
doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die.
The measure was passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost
immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a
world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die
Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on-line service, Death
NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted bulletins all day long, because of course
this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world
history."The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of
the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to
deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed
sighs of relief; others, including churches, right-to-life groups and
the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the
haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In
Australia ? where an aging population, life-extending technology and
changing community attitudes have all played their part ? other states
are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In
the U.S. and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering
strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under
the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death ?
probably by a deadly injection or pill ? to put an end to suffering.
The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a
"cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate
of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd
Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the
NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without
the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his
breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of
view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched
people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their
masks," he says.
1. From the second
paragraph we learn that[A] the objection to euthanasia is diminishing
in some countries.[B] physicians and citizens have the same view on
euthanasia.[C] technological changes are chiefly responsible for the
new law.[D] it takes time to appreciate the significance of laws passed.
2. By saying that
"observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling", the
authormeans that[A] observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude
towards the future of euthanasia.[B] there is a possibility of similar
bills being passed in the U.S. and Canada.[C] observers are waiting to
see the movement end up in failure.[D] the process of the bill taking
effect may finally come to a stop.
3. When Lloyd Nickson is
close to death, he will[A] undergo a cooling off period of seven
days.[B] experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient.[C] have an
intense fear of terrible suffering.[D] face his death with the calm
characteristic of euthanasia.4. What is the author's attitude towards
euthanasia?[A] Hostile.[B] Suspicious.[C] Approving.[D] Indifferent.5.
We can infer from the text that the author believes the success of the
right-to-diemovement is[A] only a matter of time.[B] far from
certain.[C] just an illusion.[D] a shattered hope.
Part BRead the following
text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.
Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do animals have rights? This is how the question is usually put. It sounds like a useful, ground-clearing way to start.
61) Actually, it isn't,
because it assumes that there is an agreed account of human rights,
which is something the world does not have.On one view of rights, to be
sure, it necessarily follows that animals have none.
62) Some philosophers
argue that rights exist only within a social contract, as part of an
exchange of duties and entitlements. Therefore, animals cannot have
rights. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd;
for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have rights.
However, this is only one account, and by no means an uncontested one.
It denies rights not only to animals but also to some people ? for
instance, to infants, the mentally incapable and future generations. In
addition, it is unclear what force a contract can have for people who
never consented to it: how do you reply to somebody who says "I don't
like this contract"?The point is this: without agreement on the rights
of people, arguing about the rights of animals is fruitless.
63) It leads the
discussion to extremes at the outset: it invites you to think that
animals should be treated either with the consideration humans extend
to other humans, or with no consideration at all. This is a false
choice. Better to start with another, more fundamental, question: is
the way we treat animals a moral issue at all?Many deny it.
64) Arguing from the
view that humans are different from animals in every relevant respect,
extremists of this kind think that animals lie outside the area of
moral choice. Any regard for the suffering of animals is seen as a
mistake ? a sentimental displacement of feeling that should properly be
directed to other humans.This view, which holds that torturing a monkey
is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely "logical". In
fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject it.
The most elementary form of moral reasoning ? the ethical equivalent of
learning to crawl ? is to weigh others' interests against one's own.
This in turn requires sympathy and imagination: without which there is
no capacity for moral thought. To see an animal in pain is enough, for
most, to engage sympathy.
65) When that happens,
it is not a mistake: it is mankind's instinct for moral reasoning in
action, an instinct that should be encouraged rather than laughed at.
Section IV
WritingWidespread tobacco consumption has led to grave consequences,
yet the tobacco companies are still claiming that they make a valuable
contribution to the world economy.Write an essay
1) criticizing their view and
2) justifying your
stand.In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the
pictures printed below.You should write approximately 160 ? 200 words
on ANSWER SHEET 2.
ORAL TESTPart
AInterlocutor:1，Good morning/afternoon. Could I have your mark sheets,
please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor)2，My name
is ...and this is my colleague ... He/she is just going to be listening
to us. So, you are ... and ...? Thank you.3，First of all we'd like to
know something about you, so I'm going to ask some questions about
yourselves.(Select one or more questions from each of the following
categories as appropriate.)
Hometown1，Where are you from?2，How long have you lived there?3，What's it like living there?
Family
· What can you tell me about your family?Work / Study
· Can you tell me something about your work or studies?(To a student)
· What do you specialize in?
· What do you enjoy most about your studies?
· What subject(s) do you like best?
· Have you ever worked during the vacation?
· What kind of job did you do?
· How did you like it?(To an adult who already has a job)
· What job do you do?
· Do you like it? And why?
· What qualifications did you need in order to get your "job"?Leisure
· Do you have any hobbies?
· How did you become interested in (whatever hobby the candidate enjoys)?
· Which do you prefer, watching TV or going to the cinema? What sort ofprogram / film do you like to watch?
· What kinds of sports are you interested in? Why?
· What kinds of music do you enjoy most? Why?
· How do you usually spend your holidays?
· Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit? Why?Future Plans
· What do you hope to do in your professional life in the next few years?
· How important is English for your future plans? And please give reasons tosupport your view.
Part B
Interlocutor:
· Now I'd like you to
talk about something between yourselves but speak so thatwe can hear
you. You should take care to share the opportunity of speaking.(Put the
picture in front of both candidates and give instructions with
reference tothe picture.)
· You have a very close
friend whose birthday is coming. Discuss each of thechoices shown in
the picture and decide which you'd like to choose forcelebrating his
birthday. Give reasons for your decision.
· This picture is for your reference.
· You have three minutes for this.
· Would you like to begin now, please?
Part C
Interlocutor:
· I'm going to give each
of you a picture and I'd like you to first briefly describeand then
give your comment on what you see in the picture.(Put Picture 1 in
front of both candidates)
· Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it.
· Candidate B, listen
carefully while Candidate A is speaking. When he/shehas finished, I'd
like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.
· Candidate A, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate A: (three minutes)
Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question?
(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)
(Take back Picture 1 and put Picture 2 in front of both candidates)
· Ok, Candidate B, here is your picture. You also have three minutes to talk aboutyour picture.
· Candidate A, listen
carefully while Candidate B is speaking. When he/she isfinished, I'd
like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.
· Candidate B, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate B: (Three minutes)Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now,
Candidate A, could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a
minute for asking and answering the question)
· Thank you. That is the end of the test.
