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Paper One

Part Ⅰ Dialogue Communication

Section A Dialogue Completion
1、 A: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at 1 a.m. please?
   B: __________________
   A. Yes, but the kitchen staff will leave at that time.
   B. I'll try, ma'am. But on Wednesday the kitchen staff will leave at midnight.
   C. Not at all. But we only have apples.
   D. Sorry, I can't help you because it's too late.

2、 Woman: Concert or movie, what would you prefer?
   Man: ______. I just want to get out of the house.
   A. That's OK with me    B. That's a good idea
   C. I really don't care    D. There is no problem

3、 Speaker A: I'm afraid I failed the math exam.
Speaker B: ______,it's not really that bad, is it?
    A. Oh, yeah                 B. No wonder
    C. There now                D. No good

4、 Woman: Concert or movie, what would you prefer?
   Man: ______. I just want to get out of the house.
   A. That's OK with me    B. That's a good idea
   C. I really don't care    D. There is no problem

5、 Speaker A: Guess what? Susan published another paper. It's a third in a month.
   Speaker B: ______.
   A. I wish I had her brain.    B. You said it.
   C. How can I guess that?    D. Congratulation.

Section B Dialogue Comprehension
6、 Man: David really has an eye for beauty.
Woman: You can say that again.
Question: What does the woman mean?
    A. David has good eyesight.
    B. She agrees with the man.
    C. The man should praise David more.
    D. The man has said too much about David.

7、 Man: Are you finished with school already?
   Woman: No. I have one more semester, but it would be great to have a job lined up.
   Question: What does the woman mean?
   A. She will line up to apply for a job.
   B. She hopes to get a job offer before graduation.
   C. She has already had a job offer.
   D. She'll look for a job soon after graduation.

8、 Man: Jennifer is really pretty, isn’t she? Her skin looks so baby smooth!
Woman: Well, it’s just that she puts lots of make-up on her face. Actually natural beauty comes from within.
Man: Ah, I can smell jealousy in the air!
Question: What does the man imply?
   A．The woman looks ugly.
   B．The woman had a bitter feeling.
   C．The woman should apologize.
   D．The woman was upset.

9、 Man: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.
   Woman: Oh, yes. It's about sixty miles. But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.
   Qestion: How does the woman feel about driving to work?
   A. She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.
   B. She doesn't mind it as the road conditions are good.
   C. She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day.
   D. She enjoys it because she's good at driving.

10、 Woman: Excuse me; could you bring me a glass of water, please?
   Man: Sorry, but I'm not a waiter.
   Question: What does the man mean?
   A. He wants a glass of water.
   B. He won't do as the woman asks.
   C. He can't wait any longer.
   D. He's looking for the waiter.

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
11、 His failure to pay his debts ____ their opinion that he was not to be trusted.
A．confirmed
   B．checked
   C．convinced
   D．tested

12、The only thing ______ really matters to the parents is how soon their children can return home.
    A. what            B. that            C. which          D. this

13、 We waited for the decision for the whole afternoon, only ______ to return the next day.
   A. to be told    B. were told    C. being told    D. having been told

14、 On the large board in the main hall of the airport, you can easily find the different destinations ____ which airlines can take you.
A．in
B．of
C．to
D．by

15、Only by understanding the Web deeply ______ hope for people to grasp its full potential.
    A. can there be      B. can be there      C. be there can      D. there can be

16、By the time you haste completed the essential training, you ______ exposed to virtually every new feature of the course.
    A. will have been    B. will be           C. would have been D. would be

17、 The customers should ______ their orders by phone or email.
   A. reform            B. confirm              C. affirm                D. inform

18、 I want to use the same dictionary ______ was used yesterday.
   A. which           B. who              C. what              D. as

19、The angry mother didn't know who ______ for the broken glass
    A. will blame        B. to blame         C. to be blamed     D. blames

20、 A new electronic announcement system has been introduced in the taxis to ______ passengers not to forget their luggage.
   A. inform    B. warn    C. alert    D. remind

21、 Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that ____ what I said.
   A．it was something in
   B．there was something as
   C．it was something as
   D．there was something in

22、 As a result of the busy work, he found less time than he ______ for his hobbies.
   A. must have hoped    B. had hoped
   C. should have hoped    D. has hoped

23、 With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier ______ to cities and towns.
   A. access           B. reach              C. approach           D. touch

24、 By the time he arrives in Beijing tomorrow, we ______ here for two days.
   A. have been staying B. have stayed         C. shall stay           D. will have stayed

25、I ______ rather solve the problems in my farm myself than seek the help of other people.
    A. should           B. shall             C. would           D. will

26、 I was annoyed by my friend who came late for our appointment but did not bother to ask how long I
    A. waited                       B.  was waiting
    C. have waited                  D. had been waiting

27、 Many new difficulties ______ when they began to carry out the plan.
   A. arose             B. was arisen            C. was arising           D. is arisen

28、We are sure that ______ to do this face to face, he would find it difficult to express himself without losing his temper.
    A. were he to try                         B. would he try
    C. was he trying                          D. if he tries

29、Far too many owners of electric appliances have a hard time ______ qualified repairmen to fix their machines.
    A. finding          B. to find           C. to finding        D. having found

30、 A new material ____, we have good reason to be optimistic.
   A．developed
   B．being developed
   C．was being developed
   D．was developed

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

Passage One
   Today more and more people go to websites when looking for information. Although most readers go to websites for news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, or in the form of chatting, they also read books on the web. It's called electronic book (e-book).
   Electronic books could revolutionize reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching impacts as well. "The e-book promises to cause a slow tragedy on life as we know it," Jason Ohler, professor of technology assessment, university of Alaska Southeast In Juneau, warned the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md. His assessment weighed the pros and cons (赞成和反对旳理由) of e-book technology's impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc. Before you curl up (蜷曲) with an e-book, consider the disadvantages.
   They increase eyestrain due to poor screen resolution, replace a relatively cheap commodity with a more expensive one, and displace workers in print-book production and traditional publishing. E-books make it easy to share data, thereby threatening copyright agreements and reducing compensation (赔偿) of authors, as well as creating nonbiodegradable (不可生物降解) trash.
   On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees, reduce the burden of the carrying and storing of printed books, promote self-sufficiency in learning, and make reading a collaborative experience online. They also create new jobs for writers and artists and encourage self-publishing. In final analysis, Ohler points out, e-books should gain society's approval if a few conditions are met: make them biodegradable and recyclable, solve the problem of eye fatigue, be sure the "have-nots" get the technology, and support e-book training in schools and business.

31、 In what sense do e-books exert a negative impact on the environment?
   A. They are unable to be broken down into harmless products.
   B. They consume a lot of natural resources.
   C. They produce harmful gases.
   D. They are capable of being reused.

32、 What is e-books' negative impact on social relationships?
   A. They create new jobs only for writers.
   B. Fewer and fewer people have access to new technology.
   C. They may threaten some traditional trades.
   D. They isolate people from one another.

33、 What does Ohler suggest regarding the use of e-books?
   A. The society should ensure the poor have access to the technology.
   B. The society should ban the use of e-books if they cannot reduce eye fatigue.
   C. The society should approve of the use of e-books if they are made recyclable.
   D. The schools should solve the present problems of e-books.

34、 what is Jason Ohler's attitude towards e-books?
   A. Positive.        B. Indifferent.         C. Cautious.           D. Suspicious.

35、 The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ______.
   A. call on people to reject e-books
   B. draw people's attention to the disadvantages of e-books
   C. criticize schools and business that don't provide e-books
   D. encourage people to use e-books

Passage Two
   Chicago Public Schools are going to great lengths to hire teachers—now the school district recruits teachers from other countries to help solve a shortage of teachers. It all started in 1999, when Youses Hannon, a math and physics teacher from Palestine (巴勒斯坦), visited Chicago. He read about the teacher shortage at Chicago Public Schools and asked the school board if they'd hire him. The board was interested and decided to create a special program for foreign-born teachers like Harmon, and he was the first teacher hired.
   The program is called the Global Educator Outreach or GEO, and it's a partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the U.S. Government. Because the teacher shortage in Chicago is so extreme, the Government allows the school district to temporarily hire foreign teaching candidates using H1-B visas. The Government grants these visas only to skilled foreign-born citizens so they can work in highly specialized jobs that can't be filled with available U,S, workforce.
   Through the GEO, the school district has hired dozens of teachers from 22 different countries. Applicants must pass an English language test and specialize in math, science, world language or bilingual (双语旳) education. Hannon and the first GEO teachers started in the classroom at the beginning of the - school year.
   What do the GEO teachers think of the American classroom? Harmon, who was hired to teach math at Gage Park High School, says classrooms in Chicago are very different from those in Palestine. For one thing, he says, the fixed schedule that forces students to attend the same classes at the same time each day becomes too dull. In Palestine, the class schedule changes each week. He says in Palestine, the culture forces students to work hard because if they don't they'll be kicked out and put in vocational schools, which limits their career options. There is not nearly as much pressure for American students to do well He says he has to do double the amount of work just to get his students interested.

36、Chicago Public Schools began to employ foreign teachers because ______.
    A. there were not enough American teachers
    B. a program for foreign teachers was started.
    C. the school board was interested in foreign teachers
    D. foreign teachers taught better than American teachers

37、The American Government is involved in the program because ______.
    A. the schools are public schools
    B. the Government is to finance the program
    C. the Government grants visas to the foreign teachers
    D. the program involves bilingual education

38、It seems that the Global Educator Outreach will ______.
    A. be difficult to continue
    B. last a limited period of time
    C. pose a threat to U.S. workforce
    D. be extended to other cities

39、Chicago Public Schools do not seem to, lack teachers of ______.
    A. English          B. math            C. science          D. world language

40、Hannon, as a GEO teacher, has found that ______.
     A. class schedules in America and Palestine are very much the same
     B. fixed class schedules make it easy for teachers to prepare lessons
     C. vocational schools offer a good career option for American students
     D. American students do not work as hard as Palestinian students

Passage Three
   When foreigners are sometimes asked what seems most strange about American society, somewhere on the top of the list will be the fact that the average citizen is allowed to possess guns.
   Although it is true that many people carry guns legally in the United States, it is also known that many who possess guns carry them illegally. Others, who don't have guns, feel that guns can be acquired quite easily. A recent survey indicated that many high school students, especially in the inner cities, can acquire a gun with little difficulty.
   Although most people would never want to own a gun, others have taken up hunting as a sport and enjoy hunting wild game in season.  Hunting for deer and duck in fall and winter is very much a part of the American culture.
   Also, some farmers in rural areas who raise cattle and sheep feel they need to protect their animals against wolves that attack their herds and flocks at night. To defend and support their rights to possess firearms the National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in 1871. The main importance of this organization has been its efforts to prevent strict gun control legislation. The NRA has great political support in small towns and rural areas, especially in the West and the South, where hunting is especially popular. Those who favor the right to possess guns insist that the Constitution provides the right of people "to keep and bear arms." They believe that gun con- trol laws will not solve the problem of crime and violence in America.
   Recent events in America, however, have shown that the question of gun possession is now out of control and strong voices have called for immediate action to be taken.  In seemingly peaceful schools students have gone into classrooms and opened fire upon their classmates.  America has been shocked by such incidents which seem to occur with greater frequency. Th