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試卷一PaperOne

Part1ListeningComprehension(20minutes)

Directions:lnthissection,youwillheartenshortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthe

pause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

Example:Ybuwillhear:

Vbuwillread:

A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.D)lnarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhad

tofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.

Therefore,A.Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Ybushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswe

rSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

[JY]SampieAnswer[A][KG-1*5]—[B][C][D]

1.A)3hours.B)8hours.C)6hours.D)9hours.

2.A)Listeningtosomelightmusic.

B)7alkingaboutajazzrecord.

C)Planningaconcert.

D)Talkingaboutsomeoftheirfavoritesongs.

3.A)Shethanksthemanforhis。什er.

B)Shethanksthemanandacceptshisoffer.

C)Sheisnotpleasedwiththeman'soffer.

D)Shethanksthemanbutdeclineshisoffer.

4.A)Shedoesn'tthinkpaintingthewallisnecessary.

B)Shewantstheirwallstobepaintedinadarkercolor.

C)Shewantstheirwallstobepaintedinalightercolor.

D)Shedoesn'tlikewhitecolor.

5.A)He'sfine.BJHe'sunhappy.

C)He5sstillsickinbed.D)He'sbetter.

6.A)Jimsurvivedanaccident.

B)Jimwaskilledinanaccident.

C)Jimfelldownfromabike.

D)Jim'sbikewasaccidentallylost.

7.A)She'ssurprisedtomeetAndrew.

B)Shehasn'tseenAndrewrecently.

C)SheandAndrewareclosefriends.

D)Andrewhaschangedalot.

8.A)Stevewasashamedofhimselfbecausehedidn'twinagoldmedal.

B)Stevedidn'twinagoldmedalbecausehedidn'tdohisbest.

C)Stevefailedinthecompetition.

D)Stevedidn*twinagoldmedalattheOlympics.

9.A)Shefoundtheshowfascinating.

B)Sheshowedlittleinterestintheancientcostume.

C)Shefoundtheconstumeondisplayverypretty.D)Shehadspentmanyhoursatthe

show.

10.A)Heseesanicemotorcycle.

B)Motorcycleslooknicerthancars.

C)Motorcyclescanbedangerous.too.

D)Motorcyclesareasfastascars.

SECTIONB

Directions:You'regoingtohearthreeshortpassages.Eachwillbereadonlyonce.Atthe

endofeachpassageyoullhearsomequestions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkyouranswer.

Passage1

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

11.A)Trialproducingsmallercarstoreplacethebiggeronesthatareusedtoday.

B)Massproducingsomekindsofcarsfortomorrow.

C)Tryingtomakesomenewstylevehiclesthatwouldbefasterandsaferthantheones

usedtoday.

D)Designingsomecarsthatwouldhavemanyadvantagesovertheonesusedtoday.

12.A)Theyarepretty,safeandcheap.

B)Theyarecheapanddurable.

C)Theyaresafe,cheapandclean.

D)Theyarepowerful,beautifulandeasytodrive.

13.A)Boththebigandsmallcarshavesomedefects.

B)Thespeakerisfullyoptimisticthatthenewcarswillreplacethecarsinusetoday.

C)Thenumberofcarsinusetodayshouldbereducedbecauseofthepollutionincities.

D)Gasolineisapollutant.sootherkindsoffuelshouldbefoundtoreplaceit.

Passage2

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

14.A)Preparebreakfast.

B)Haveacupofteatorefreshthemselves.

C)Setoutfortheirdailydestination.

D)Lookforasuitableplaceforbreakfast.

15.A)Swimmingandresting.

B)Writingdiaries.

C)Watchingbirds.

D)Catchinginsects.

16.A)Theyencouragedtheteammemberswhentheywereindangeranddifficultiesand

tookcareofthem.

B)Theycookedforthem.

C)Theyexploredtherouteforthem.

D)Theydiscussedfutureplanswiththem.

Passage3

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

17.A)Hewasafraidthathemightbetoofarawayfromtheshore.

B)Hewasafraidofdrowninginthesea.

C)Hewasafraidthatthetidemightsuddenlysetin.

D)Hewasafraidthatthetidewouldwethisshoesandtrousers.

18.A)Hewastiredofthesea,havinglivednearitforyears.

B)Hehadhadsometerrifyingexperiencesonthesea.

C)Heknewtheseatoowelltolikeit.

D)Hecouldn,tswimwell.

19.A)Theweatherwasniceandtheseawascalm.

B)Hewantedtohumorhischildren.

C)Hewasinaverygoodmoodthatday.

D)Thebaylookedexceptionallybeautifulthatday.

20.A)Theseacanhardlybetrustedevenonafineday.

B)ltisnotsafeforpeopletogoboatingintheopensea.

C)Peoplewhoknowtheseawelldonotlikeit.

D)MrWilmotwouldnJtwanttogototheseaanymore.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passageinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Vbu

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsand

thatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythatthe

oppositeistrue:thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadto

misunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecent

yearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourage

internationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderof

athletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminor

nationalcontests.

Onecountryreceiveditssecond—placemedalswithvisibleindignationafterthehockey

final.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchas,thelosersobjectingto

thefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeen

disallowedandthattheiropponents1victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhe

said:HThiswasn'thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished."The

presidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionofthe

teamforatleastthreeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplaceto

Russia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbace.Itwas

thoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthat

therewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthe

courttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ltwasthefirsttimetheU.S.A,

hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydebatedthematterforfouranda

halfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvoted

nottoreceivethesilvermedals.

Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfor

theloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindiviuals,orinnon

nationalterms,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympics

thereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.

21.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave___.

A)createdgoodwillbetweenthenations

B)bredonlyfalsenationalpride

C)hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendship

D)ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred

22.WhatdidthemanagermeanbysayingJ…HockeyandtheInternationalHockey

FederationarefinishedM?

A)Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.

B)HockeyandtheFederationare60thruinedbytheunfairdecisions.

C)ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.

D)TheFederationshouldbedissolved.

23.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat___.

A)toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincident

B)theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrong

C)theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecision

D)TheAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals

24.Theauthorgivesthetwoexamplesinparagraph2and3toshow___.

A)howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgames

B)thatspoktsmenhavebeenmoreobedientthantheyusedtobe

C)thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendship

D)thatunfairdecisionsarecommoninOlympicGames

25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A)TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.

B)AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.

C)Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.

D)lnternationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations.

Passage2

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TherearetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday,theConservativePartyandtheLabour

Party,whichhavebeeninpowerbyturnssince1945.Thetwo——partysystemofBritainwas

formedinthecourseofthedevelopmentofthecapitaliststateandthepoliticalparties.ln

ordertostrengthenthestatemachine,theBritishbourgeosiehaveletitcomeintobeingand

existinoneformoranotherformsincethe17thcentury.RS.Tregidgooncesaid:HThemore

partiesthereare,thelesslikelyitisthatanyoneofthemwillbestrongenoughinParliament

tooutvotealltheothers;butwhenthereareonlytwo,oneofthemissuretohaveamajority

ofseats.Thishelpstoensureastrongandstablegovernment.MThismaybethereasonwhy

theBritishhavethetwopartysystem.

ThedivisionintotwopartiesgrewouttheestablishmentofaProtestantChurchofEngland

inthe16thcentury.Becauseofapurelyreligiousdifferenceofopinion,thePuritanswere

separatedfromthebroadbodyoftheAnglicanChurch.ThenonPuritanAnglicanswereon

thesideoftheKingandChurch,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbytheiropponents

**Tories.nThePuritanswereforParliamentandtrade,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbythe

<<_Fbries,,4,Whigsn.TheToriesandtheWhigswereinpowerbyturnsforalongtimedn1833,the

TorypartysplitintotwoanditsnamewaschangedtoConservative.Inthe1860stheWhigs

becameLiberals.Fromthattimeon,theLiberalsandtheConservativeswereinofficebyturns

until1922.Thepoliciestheyputintoeffectweresometimesdifferent,buttheywereboth

controlledbytherich.

TheworkingclassbecamemoreandmoreunwillingtofollowtheConservativesandthe

Liberals.Theywantedtohavetheirownparty.SotheLabourpartywasformedbythetrade

unions.After1922theLabourPartygraduallyreplacedtheLiberalPartytobecomeoneofthe

twomajorpartiesinGreatBritain.

26.Whatdoesuitnstandforinthethirdline?

A)Thetwopartysystem.B)Thestatemachine.

C)ThePartiament.D)Thecapitaliststate.

27.WecanlearnfromwhatRSTregidgooncesaidthat__.

A)iftherearepartiesinBritain,noneofthemwillbestrongenoughtohavecontrolinthe

government

B)themorepatientsthereare,themorelikelyitisthattheywillhavethedecisivesayin

thegovernment

C)thetwopartysystemcontributestotheestablishmentofapowerfulandlong

lastinggovernment

D)ifthereareonlytwopartiesinBritain,itwillbeeasyforthegovernmenttocontrolthem

28.WhatcanweinferfromtheformingoftheToryPartyandtheWhigParty?

A)Thesetwopartiesoriginallybelievedindifferentreligions.

B)Thesetwopartieswereestablishedundertheinfluenceofdifferentreligiousbelieves.

HZK)3

C)TheBritishKingandtheParliamentsupporteddifferentreligionsbecausedtheywerefor

thetwopartysystem.

D)TheBritishKingandtheParliamentweresupportedbydifferentpartiesforpolitical

reasons.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whywastheLabourPartyestablishedinBritain?

A)Becausethetradeunionsdidnotdomuchgoodfortheworkingpeople.

B)BecausetheLiberalPartywerenotstrongenoughtodefeattheConservativeParty.

C)BecausetheworkingpeoplewouldnotliketobemembersoutsidetheLiberalParty.

D)Becauseneitherofthetwomajorpartieswasthepartiesfortheworkingpeople.

30.WhichofthefollowingistrueconcerningtheToryPartyortheWhigParty?

A)TheWhigPartynolongerexistsinBritain.

B)TheToryPartyhaskeptitsunityuntilthepresentday.

C)TheWhigPartyhastakentheplaceoftheLiberalParty.

D)TheIbryPartyhastakentheplaceoftheConservativeParty.

KLM2

Passage3

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theimmunesystemisthebody'sdefender.ltidentifies,tracksdown,anddestroys

troublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,for

example,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug,orevenacancercell.

Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies,nutrients.Ifthey

succeed,webecomesickor,sometimes,evendie.lfsthejobofourimmunesystemsto

destroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus.

Sayyoupickedupafluvirus(病毒)lastweek.Perhapsitenteredyourbodythrougha

cut,fromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe.Ofcourse,youdidn*tfeelit,butthevirus

madeitswayintoyourbloodstream.Assoonasitenteredyourbody,itbeganto

reproduce.Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:totakeoveryourcells.Onceinsideyourbody.viruses

trytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.lfleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomany

cellsthatyouwouldweaken,orworse,getaseriousillness.

Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe.Asitreproducesinyour

bloodstream.thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell,thelymphocytes.The

lymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.

Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitin

theperiodattheendofthissentence.Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion-thafs

1,000,000,000,000ofthem,orabout3,000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreading

thissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed.

Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnutsizedorgancalledthe

thymus.Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck.Here,specialhormones(荷爾蒙)turnlymphocytes

intofightingcells,calledTcells.

Tcellshaveoneterrifictalent:Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe;what

shouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn't.Theydonotaffectthebody'shealthycells.Vbt

theyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants,andevenour

owncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asinthecaseofcancer.

31.Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem?

A)Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies*nutrients.

B)7bpreventbacteriaorgermsfromenteringthebody.

C)Tbdestroythetroublemakersinorderthattheymightnothurtthebody.

D)lbfightagainstTcells.

32.Whatdoestheword“l(fā)ymphocytes"mean?

A)Foodsoldiers.B)Fluvirus.

C)Whitebloodcells.D)Troublemakers.

33.Thelastsentenceinpara5"sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000of

themhavebeencreatedanddestroyed"impliesthat____.

A)thissentencecontributestotheincreaseofthenumberoflymphocytesinyourbody

B)youwouldnotrealizethatlymphocytesreproducethemselvesrapidlybutforthis

sentence

C)becauseyoureadthissentence^largenumberoflymphocyteshavebeenconsumed

D)thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyisextremelylarge

34.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbedetectedbyTcells?

A)Thymus.B)Transplants.C)Cancercells.D)Healthycells.

35.Whichofthefollowingquestionsbestsummariesthemainideaofthewholepassage?

A)Howdoestheimmunesystemattackthefluvirus?

B)Howdoestheimmunesystemfunctioninourbody?

C)Howdothelymphocytesworkinourbody?

D)Whatisthesocalledimmunesystem?

Passage4

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

41Family11isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbased

onfamilylife,theyarethinkingof“family”initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseof

mother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocial

unit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependent

family——hencethetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthe

woman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstduty

willthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforher

financialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommon

responsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's.northeirbrothers

orsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem-theyaretheirownmasters.

ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformer

timesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswerearrangedbythegirTsparents,thatis,itwasthe

parents*dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter.preferablyarichone.andbyskillful

encouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,the

girlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents,home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingrid

ofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.lt

isverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecome

financiallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherown

husband,andshegetsnodowry.

36.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Familyisofcourseanelasticword"?

A)Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.

B)Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword.

C)Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.

D)Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.

37.ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis__.

A)supportingthefamilywhilethewifeisfinancial

B)defendingthefamilywhilethewifeisrunningthehome

C)financialwhilethewifeisrunningthehome

D)independentwhilethewifeisdependent

38.Everythingisdecidedinafamily__.

A)bythecoupleB)withthehelpoftheirparents

C)bybrothersandsistersD)withthehelpofauntsanduncles

39.WhatistrueconcerningthebookPrideandPrejudice?

A)ltisthebestbookonmarriage.

B)ltisahandbookofmarriage.

C)ltgivesquitesomeideaofEnglishsociallifeinthepast.

D)ltprovidesalotofinformationofformertimewealthyfamilies.

40.WithregardtomarriageinBritain,presentdaygirlsdifferfromformertimegirlsin

A)therightmarryB)moreparentalsupport

C)choosinghusbandsD)socialposition

PartlllVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choices,markedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

41.Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteused__lastforhislecture.

A)tohavestudentsB)forstudents)being

C)forstudentstobeD)tostudents'being

42.Themadmanwasputinthesoftpaddedcelllesthe__himself.

A)injureB)hadinjuredC)injuredD)wouldinjure

43.lttapwaterwereasdangerousassomepeoplethink,__wouldbegettingsick.

A)alotofmoreusB)morealotofus

C)alotofussomeD)alotmoreofus

44.Thecar__halfwayfornoreason.

A)brokeoffB)brokedown

C)brokeupD)brokeout

45.Thenewcomersfounditimpossibleto__themselvestotheclimatesufficientlyto

makepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.

A)suitB)adaptC)regulateD)coordinate

46.Janeneverdreamsof__forhertobesentabroadverysoon.

A)therebeingachanceB)theretobeachance

C)therebeachanceD)beingachance

47.Frequentlysingle-parentchildren__someofthefunctionsthattheabsentadultin

thehousewouldhaveserved.

A)takeoffB)takeafterC)takeinD)takeon

48.I'dratheryou__makeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.

A)don,tB)wouldn,tC)didn,tD)shouldn,t

49.Allthings__,theplannedtripwillhavetobecalledoff.

A)consideredB)beconsideredC)consideringD)havingconsidered

50.Criticismandselfcriticismisnecessary__ithelpsustofindandcorrectour

mistakes.

A)bythatB)atthatC)onthatD)inthat

51.Thepatienfshealthfailedtosuchanextentthathewasputinto__care.

A)tenseB)rigidC)intensiveD)tight

52.Thecoursenormallyattracts20studentsperyear,__uptohalfwillbefromoverseas.

A)inwhichB)forwhomC)withwhichD)ofwhom

53.,1YDUareveryselfish.Ifshightimeyou____thatyouarenotthemostimportant

personintheworld."Edwardsaidtohisbossangrily.

A)realizedB)haverealizedC)realizeD)shouldrealize

54.Myfatherseemedtobeinno__tolookatmyschoolreport.

A)moodB)emotionC)attitudeD)feeling

55.Thepriceofthebeer__from50centsto$4perliterduringthesummerseason.

A)alteredB)rangedC)separatedD)differed

56.WilliamPenn,thefounderofPennsylvania,defendedtherightofeverycitizento

freedomofchoiceinreligion.

A)peculiarlyB)indifferentlyC)vigorouslyD)inevitably

57.TveneverbeentoBeijing,butit'stheplace__.

A)wherel,dliketovisitB)inwhichI'dliketovisit

C)lmostwanttovisitD)thatIwanttovisititmost

58.Inprevioustimes,whenfreshmeatwasinshort____,pigeonswerekeptbymany

householdsasasourceoffood.

A)storeB)provisionC)reserveD)supply

59.Thewordsofhisoldteacherlefta__impressiononhismind.Heisstillinfluencedby

them.

A)longB)livelyC)lastingD)liberal

60.Td__hisreputationwithotherfarmersandbusinesspeopleinthecommunity,and

thenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoapprovealoan.

A)takeintoaccountB)accountfor

C)makeupforD)makeout

61.MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthe

powerofthemediumis.

A)grantedB)impliedC)exaggeratedD)remedied

62.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds__hisargumentsinfavorofthe

newtheory.

A)tobebasedonB)tobaseon

C)whichtobaseonD)onwhichtobase

63.Puttinginanewwindowwill__cuttingawaypartoftheroof.

A)includeB)involveC)containD)comprise

64.InDisneyland,everyyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedto

____signsaskinghis"guests'*nottosteponthem.

A)putdownB)putoutC)putupD)putoff

65.AmericanfootballandbaseballarebecomingknowntotheBritishpublicthrough

televised____fromtheUnitedStates.

A)transferB)deliveries

C)transportationD)transmissions

66.Operationswhichleftpatients____andinneedoflongperiodsofrecoverytimenow

leavethemfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.

A)exhaustedB)abandonedC)injuredD)deserted

67.Aseasonticket__theholdertomakeasmanyjourneysashewisheswithinthe

statedperiodoftime.

A)grantsB)promisesC)entitlesD)presents

68.Extensivereportingontelevisionhashelpedtointerestinawidevarietyofsports

andactivities.

A)gatherB)generateC)assembleD)yield

69.Thepresidentpromisedtokeepalltheboardmembers__ofhowthenegotiations

weregoingon.

A)informedB)informC)beinformedD)informing

70.Eatingtoomuchfatcan__heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.

A)contributetoB)attributeto

C)attendtoD)devoteto

試卷二PaperTwo

PartWShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Dowomentalkmorethanmen?Domentalkinthesamewayaswomen?Accordingtothe

latestresearchfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,menandwomentalksuchdifferent

languagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicate.Professor

DeborahTannen,ofGeorgetownUniversity,hasnoticeddifferencesinthestyleofboys*and

girls*conversationsfromanearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls'conversationislessdefinite

thanboys*andexpressesmoredoubts.Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswith

theirlisteners.

Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversationsmentalkmost

andinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequal

amounts—althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,for

women,privatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy(親密).Formen,private

talkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.

leachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen*sandwomen'swaysoftalking

show.Whenamanteachesawoman,saysProfessorTannen,hewantstoshowthathehas

moreknowledge,andhencemorepowerinconversation.Heusedhislanguagetoshow

this.Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharing

approachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.

ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Shesays

womenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers.Althoughtheresearchsuggests

mentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethanwomen,ProfessorTannensayswomenactually

encouragethistohappenbecausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelpto

establisharelationship.Some