1、2. A Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.BJay is surprised to learn of the party for him. C The dean will come to Jays birthday party. D The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.3. A He found his wallet in his briefcase. BHe went to the lost-and-found office. C He left his things w
2、ith his car in the garage. D He told the woman to go and pick up his car.4. A The show he directed turned out to be a success. BHe watches only those comedies by famous directors. C New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s. D TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s.5. A All
3、 vegetables should be cooked fresh. BThe man should try out some new recipes. C Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless. D The man should .stop boiling the vegetables.6. A Sort out their tax returns. BHelp them tidy up the house. C Figure out a way to avoid taxes. D Help them to decode a message.7
4、. A He didnt expect to complete his work so soon. BHe has devoted a whole month to his research. C The woman is still trying to finish her work. D The woman remains a total mystery to him.8. A He would like to major in psychology too. BHe has failed to register for the course. C Developmental psycho
5、logy is newly offered. D There should be more time for registration.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A The brilliant product design. BThe new color combinations. C The unique craftsmanship. D The texture of the fabrics.10. A Unique tourist attractions. BTraditio
6、nal Thai silks. C Local handicrafts. D Fancy products.11. A It will be on the following weekend. BIt will be out into the countryside.C It will last only one day. D It will start tomorrow.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A A good secondary education. BA pleasa
7、nt neighbourhood. C A happy childhood. D A year of practical training.13. A He ought to get good vocational training. BHe should be sent to a private school.C He is academically gifted. D He is good at carpentry.14. A Donwell School. . BEnderby High. C Carlton Abbey D Enderby Comprehensive.15. A Put
8、 Keith in a good boarding school.BTalk with their children about their decision.C Send their children to a better private school.D Find out more about the five schools.Section B In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passag
9、e 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 Ansewer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the pass
10、age yon have just heard.16. A It will be brightly lit. BIt will be well ventilated. C It will have a large space for storage. D It will provide easy access to the disabled.17. A On the first floor. BOn the ground floor. C Opposite to the library.D On the same floor as the labs.18. A To make the buil
11、ding appear traditional. BTo match the style of construction on the site.C To cut the construction cost to the minimum.D To embody the subcommittees design concepts.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A Sell financial software. BTrain clients to use financi
12、al software.C Write financial software. D Conduct research on financial software.20. A Unsuccessful. BTedious. C Rewarding. D Important.21. A He offered online tutorials. BHe held group discussions.C He gave the trainees lecture notes. D He provided individual support.22. A The employees were a bit
13、slow to follow his instruction.BThe trainees problems had to be dealt with one by one.C Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks. D The fault might lie in his style of presenting the information.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A T
14、heir parents tend to overprotect them. BTheir teachers meet them only in class. C They have little close contact with adults. D They rarely read any books about adults.24. A Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law. BWriters and lawyers are brought in to talk to students.C Opportuniti
15、es are created for children to become writers.D More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.25. A Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.BChildren are often the best teachers of other children.C Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation. D Children like to f
16、orm partnerships with each other.Section CDirections. 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 with the exac
17、t words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。 Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fearand 26 about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instead of l
18、earning for learnings sake. But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test 27 what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance 28 that of others. And knowing that youll be tested on 29 material is certainly likely to 30 you to learn the material more thor
19、oughly. However, theres another reason you might dislike tests. You may assume that tests have the power to 31 your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that youvereceived some 32 information about yourself from the professor, information that says youre afailu
20、re in some significant way. This is a dangerous-and wrong-headed-assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesnt mean youre a bad person or stupid. Or that youll never do better again, and that your life is 33 If you dont do well on a test, youre the same person you were before you took the test-no
21、 better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. Thats it. 34 , tests are not a measure of your value as an individual-they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and 35 measures of what we know.Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） In this
22、section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through care fully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corres
23、ponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, US government bonds are a secure investment
24、 because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have 36 such as tax-free interest. Some may even be 37. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questions often 38 first-tim
25、e corporate bond investors. The first is If I purchase acorporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date? The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on 39 securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date,youre not guaranteed to get the face v
26、alue of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have 40 that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a 41 ,i.e., a price less than the bonds face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you maybe able to sell it at a premium, i. e., a p
27、rice above its face value. Bond prices generally 42 inversely （相反地） with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and viceversa （反之亦然）. Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk. The second question is How can I 43 the investment risk of a particular bond issue?Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And 44 , the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the 45 return is hi
