1、第 1 页 共 10 页ENGLISH TESTOctober 2010PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) In sections A, B and C, you will hear everything ONCE ONLY, listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your Answer Sheet.SECTION A TALKQuestions 1 to 5 refer to
2、 the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk.1. According to the talk, compulsive gambling and alcoholic addiction share similarities because_.A. no actual figure of addicts has been reportedB. n
3、o scientific studies have yielded effective solutionsC. both affect all sectors of societyD. both cause serious mental health problems2. The development of the gambling compulsion can be described as being _.A. gradual B. slow C. periodic D. radical3. G. A. mentioned in the talk is believed to be a(
4、n) _.A. anonymous group B. charity organizationC. gamblers club D. treatment center4. At the end of the talk, the speakers attitude towards the cure of gambling addiction isA. unclear B. uncertain C. optimistic D. pessimistic5. Throughout the talk, the speaker examines the issue of gambling in a _wa
5、y.A. balanced B. biased C. detached . D. lengthySECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview with an architect. At the end of the interview you will be given 13 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.6. What strikes the woman most about
6、the male robber is his _.A. clothes B. age C. physique D. appearance7. The most detailed information about the woman robber is her_.A. manners B. talkativeness C. height D. jewelry8. The interview is believed to be a bank _.第 2 页 共 10 页A. receptionist B. manager C. customer D. cashier9. Which of the
7、 following about the two robbers is NOT true?A. Both were wearing dark sweaters. B. Neither was wearing glasses.C. Both were about the same age. D. One of them was marked by a scar.10. After the incident the interviewee sounded _.A. calm and quiet B. nervous and numbC. timid and confused D. shocked
8、and angrySECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 11 to 12 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.11. According to the news, the enormous food shortage in Iraq has the most damaging effect on its _ .A. n
9、ational economy B. adult populationC. young children D. national currency12. The WFP is appealing to donor nations to _.A. double last years food-aidB. raise $122 million for Iraqi peopleC. provide each Iraqi family with $26 a monthD. help Iraqs 12 million populationQuestion 13 is based on the follo
10、wing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.13. As s result of the agreement, the two countries arsenals are to be _ .A. upgraded in reliability and safetyB. reduced in size and numberC. dismantled partly later this yearD. maint
11、ained in their present conditionsQuestions 14 to 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.14. We can infer from the news that _of teenagers under survey in 1993 were drug users.A. 28% B. 22% C. 2
12、5% D. 21%15. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Parents are asked to join in the anti-drug efforts.B. The use of both cocaine and LSD are on the increase.C. Teenagers hold a different view of drugs today.D. Marijuana is as powerful as it used to be.SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLIN
13、GIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but 第 3 页 共 10 页you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note
14、-taking. Fill in each of the gaps with one word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.The Rise of RPHistorical reasonsReceived Pronunciation (RP) was originally associated with a (1)_spoken in the region between central England
15、 and London, including Oxford and Cambridge.Its survival was due to its use by the (2) _in the 14th century and byuniversity students in the (3) _Ages.Its rise in importance resulted from its application in government and official documents.The prestige of its (4) _pattern of pronunciation came abou
16、t with its use in (5)_ schools in the 19th century.As a result, its ( 6 ) _is accepted by television and the radio, theprofessions and teaching English as a foreign language.Three characteristics of RP1) its speakers dont regard themselves as connected with any geographical region;2) RP is largely u
17、sed in England;3) RP is a “class“ accent, associated with (7) _social classes.Its present statusDecline in the prestige of RP is the result of a) loss of monopoly of education by the privileged; b) (8) _of high education in the post-war period.However, it still retains its eminence among certain pro
18、fessional people.There is a rise in the status of all (9) _accents.We are moving towards the (10) _position: general acceptance of all regional accents and absence of a class accent that transcends all regions.PART II PROOFREADING AND ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)The following passage contains 20 errors
19、. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.For a missing word, mark the p
20、osition of the missing word with a “” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.If the line is correct, place a V
21、 in the blank provided at the end of the line.Example第 4 页 共 10 页When art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) anIt never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) neverthem on the wall. When a natural history museum (3) wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (4) exhibitYou are expected to write y
22、our final answer on the Answer Sheet.There are a great many people who has all the material conditions of happiness, 1 i.e. health and sufficient income, and who, nevertheless, are profoundly unhappy. 2 In such cases it would seem as if the fault must lie with a wrong theory as tohow to live. In one
23、 sense, we may say that any theory as to how to live wrong. 3 We imagine ourselves more different to the animals than we are. Animals live 4 on impulse, and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable. If youhave a cat it will enjoy life if it has food and warm and opportunities for an 5
24、occasional night on the tiles. Your needs are more complex than your cat, 6 but they still have their basis in instinct. In civilized societies, especially inEnglish-speaking societies, this is too apt to be forgotten. People propose to 7 some one paramount objective, and restrain all impulses that
25、does not minister to it. 8 A businessman may be as anxious to grow rich that to this end he sacrifices 9 health and private affections. When at last he become rich, no pleasure remains 10 to him except harry other people by exhortations to imitate his noble example. 11 Many rich ladies, although nat
26、ure has not endowed them any spontaneous 12 pleasure in literature or art, decide to be thought cultured, and spent boring hours 13 learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written togive delightful, not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism. 14 If you look around at
27、 the men and women whom you can call happy, you willsee that they all have certain things at common. The most important of these 15 things is a activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are 16 glad to see coming into existence. Women who takes an instinctive pleasure in 17 their
28、children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up family. 18 Artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own workseems good to them. But there are many humbler forms of the same kind of pleasure.Many men who spend their working life in the city devoted their
29、 weekends to 19 voluntary and unremunerated toil in their gardens, but when the spring comes, 20 they experience all the joys of having created beauty.PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answer
30、s marked A , B , C or D . Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Be sure to write down your choice in the numbered space on the answer sheet.Passage 1Procrastinators are people who have a chronic habit of putting things off, usually until the last minute and
31、 sometimes until it is too late altogether. The most common reason that procrastinators themselves give for their habit, which they are usually quite willing to talk about even if not willing to change, is that they are lazy. Other typical excuses are that they are undisciplined, brilliant but disor
32、ganized, or very poor at organizing their time.Some procrastinators, however, almost against their very nature, actually get as far as trying to do something about their problem and seek help. Recent research with such people seems to suggest that their difficulties are much more complex than the pr
33、ocrastinators themselves think. The general conclusions are that such people have a vulnerable sense of self-worth, are particularly fearful of failure, and deliberately put things off precisely so that they never leave themselves time to produce their best work. The reason for their delaying tactic
34、s is that, since they do everything at the last 第 5 页 共 10 页moment and under pressure, the procrastinators can retain their illusion of brilliance without ever having to put it to the test. 1. The main idea of first paragraph is _.A. the nature of procrastinationB. the undisciplined character of pro
35、crastinatorsC. that disorganization is the procrastinators main problemD. the reasons procrastinators give for their behavior2. Which of the following best summarizes the second paragraph? A. How procrastinators have an illusion of brillianceB. How procrastinators seek helpC. Research findings regar
36、ding procrastinatorsD. The reasons for the procrastinators delay in doing their work3. A suitable title for this passage might be _.A. The Chronic Habit of ProcrastinationB. Procrastination: Excuses and RealityC. Disorganization: the True Cause of ProcrastinationD. Procrastination: Never Do Today Wh
37、at You Can Put off until Tomorrow4. With which of the following would the author be most likely to agree?A. Procrastinators are usually unaware of the true causes of their procrastination.B. Laziness, lack of discipline, and poor organization of time are the major causes of procrastination.C. One th
38、ing most procrastinators do is seek help for their problem.D. A procrastinator would automatically fail any real test of his brilliance. 5. All of the following ideas appear in the passage. Which do you think the author attributes most importance to?A. Some procrastinators seek help for their proble
39、m.B. Procrastinators, in general, put off things deliberately so as to avoid a real test.C. Procrastinators usually think that they are very bad at organizing their time.D. Procrastinators sometimes put off things until it is too late.Passage 2Today, there are many avenues open to those who wish to
40、continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in ones career in order to attend school full time.Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of
41、many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on ones career and family time.Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an edu
42、cational method which allows the student the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are so necessary in todays world. The time required to study may be set aside at the students convenience with due regard to all lifes other requirements. Additionally, the st
43、udent may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are cha
44、racterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. This precludes the requirement for a student to travel away from home to take a test. Another characteristic of a good distance learning program is the equivalence of the distance learning course with the same subject mater
45、ials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance learning program. In the
46、 final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for 第 6 页 共 10 页the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Sp
47、onsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.6. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part-time educationA. It requires some break in
48、 ones career. B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program. C. It affects ones career. D. It gives the student less time to share with the family. 7. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning? A. The student may choose his or her own pace.B. The student may study at any time to his or her convenience. C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying. D. Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc. 8. What benefit will distance learning program bring to a busi
