1、hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man- madebeauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left me because he had to go back towork. He promised to return the nextday. Shortly after my friend
2、 had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something toeat. Because I couldnt speak a word of English, I couldnt tell the waiter what Iwanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didnt understandme. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next tab
3、le waseating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds ofpeople. I did not feel tired, so I continued to walk around thecity. I wanted to see everything on my firstday. I knew it was impossible, but I wanted tot
4、ry. When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I couldnt sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during thenight. I lay awake and thought about NewYork. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noise and busypeople. I also deci
5、ded right then that I had to learn to speakEnglish. 第2题I was greeted by my parents at Kennedy Airport at three oafternoon.2.0分第3题The weather was very cold and it was snowing on the day of my arrival in NewYork.2.0分第4题My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then went back towork.2.0分第5题I got some
6、thing to eat at the hotel restaurant after my friend hadleft.2.0分第6题I couldnt have what I really wanted at the restaurant because he could not make myselfunderstood. 第7题After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to TimesSquare.2.0分第8题Although I felt tired, I continued to walk around
7、 the city, because I wanted to see everything on my firstday.2.0分第9题When I returned to the hotel, I was too excited to go tosleep. I lay awake and thought about New2.0分第10题On my first night in New York, I decided that I had to learn to speak2.0分二、Part （B）（共10小题,共20.0分）Listen to the following short s
8、tatements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement by blackening the correspondingcircle. There are ten questions in this part of the test, one point for eachquestion. You will hear both the statement and the question onlyonce. 第1题What do I expect you to do? a.
9、 Turn off yourmusic.b. Turn off thelight.c. Listen to some softsongs.A 听力原文 This music of yours is not actually bothering mystudying. But Im trying to sleepnow. 第2题Besides the new laws, what else is important to deal with pollution?a. Newregulations.b. Joint efforts of allgovernments.c. Socialconsci
10、ousness.C 听力原文 With the new laws and social awareness, well get pollution undercontrol. 第3题Why does Jamie want to move out of the dormitory?a. Because she likes a quietlife.b. Because she needs a place to herown.c. Because she is not on good terms with herroommates.B 听力原文 Jamie doesnt want to live i
11、n the dormitory nextyear. She needs moreprivacy. 第4题Whats tree about Professor Lawrence?a. She has found a new job at anotheruniversity.b. She has become the head of the graduateschool.c. She will continue to work part-time.听力原文 Professor Lawrence is going to retire, but she is still going to lead a
12、 graduate seminar eachsemester. 第5题Why cant I lend you my bicycle?a. Because someone else was using mybicycle.b. Because my bicycle wasstolen.c. Because I dont want to lend my bicycle toanyone.听力原文 I cant lend you my bicycle, because its already on loan tosomeone. 第6题In what condition will we give u
13、p our plan?a. If we are short offunds.b. If the majority of us dont want to go out on apicnic.c. If the weather is stillbad.听力原文 If the weather doesnt get any better, we may have to scrap our plan for this afternoonspicnic. 第7题Shall I be able to get back to work soon?a.Yes.b.No.c. Notcertain.听力原文 Im
14、 not going to need any surgery afterall. I can start working out againsoon. 第8题How am I going to cope with Jane?a. I will write Jane a note ofapology.b. I will apologize when Jane was lessangry.c. I will let someone else explain toJane. 听力原文 Jane was furious that I lost her notes, but Ill let her co
15、ol off before I talk toher. 第9题What can be inferred aboutDr. Smith?Dr. Smith was verybusy.b. Its hard to get an appointment withDr.Smith.c.Dr. Smith didnt put me on hisschedule.ve spent over an hour waiting forDr. Smith to seeme. Something must have comeup. 第10题What does the speaker suggest doing?a.
16、 Meeting at theconcert.b. Going to the concert on anothernight.c. Asking someone else to go to them not able to pick you up to theconcert. What about just getting together there?三、Part （共15小题,共30.0分）Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by blackening the c
17、orrespondingcircle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questionssatisfactorily. There are three passages in this part, each with fivequestions. And each question carries twopoints. You will hear the passages onlyonce. 第1题What is this talk mainly about?a. Where to find goodre
18、porters.b. How to get newsstories.c. How authorities affect the authenticity of newsreports.d. How to become a good foreigncorrespondent.听力原文21-25 You ask me to explain to you how I find out what is happening?Well, news can be something the authorities want you to know, or something they would rathe
19、r keepsecret. An announcement of a government success, a denial of a failure, or, a secret scandal that nobody really wants you to talkabout. If the authorities want to tell the world some good news, they issue statements, communiques, and call pressconferences. Or, politicians makespeeches. Local n
20、ewspapers, radio and television help to alert foreign correspondents to what is goingon. And by making contacts with local officials, journalists can ask for more information or explanations to help them write theirstories. Unless the correspondent is an eyewitness, its rare to trust any singlesourc
21、e. Officials have a policy to defend, opposition politicians want to attackit. Rumor and gossip can also confuse thesituation. So, you have to check information as much as possible, using common sense and experience as final checks to help establish just whats likely to be the truth, or close toit.
22、第2题The authorities may announce good news in severalways. Which of the following is NOT one of these ways as mentioned in the talk?a. Issuing statements or communiqus.b. Calling pressconferences.c. Making publicspeeches.d. Calling on the people to parade instreets.D 2.0分第3题How do foreign corresponde
23、nts start to get the local news?a. They rely on local massmedia.b. They frequently visit localpeople.c. They contact important figures in theregion.d. They interview localofficials.2.0分第4题What do foreign correspondents do to get more information?a. They discuss with localb. They intervieweyewitnesse
24、s.c. They talk to locald. They read more local newspapers ormagazines.2.0分第5题What does a foreign correspondent do if he is not an eyewitness of what was happening?a. He trusts a single reliablesource.b. He checks information using common sense andexperience.c. He interviews officials and oppositionleaders.d. He makes use of rumor and gossip as clues to thetruth.2.0分第6题This talk is about the American artist AndyWarhol. When was this artist born?a. In
