答案:Part I: Dialogue Communication
Section A
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
Section B
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. A
这套试题总的来说,难度属于中等偏下。(有些考友是不是很受打击?)
PartⅠ
Section A
这部分考察的是基本的社交英语,贴近生活,使用频率较多,也较实用。但其中涉及的会话场景过于简单,大多是关于日常生活,没有涉及到难度适中的正式交际场合或是职场英语。
Section B
这部分是情景会话,重点考察的是学生对上下文的理解及判断能力,话题又涉及生活又涉及职场,比较丰富。
如果得分不高,说明你的英语极待加强。(下附前30道原题)
Part I: Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Direction: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A: Do you mind if I sit down here?
B: _______________.
A. Not at all. There is plenty of room.
B. Of course. Do sit down, please.
C. Never mind. I’d like to have some companion.
D. Sure. I’d like to have somebody to talk to.
2. A: Would you do me a favor?
B: _______________.
A. I would. B. With pleasure.
C. I don’t know if I can. D. What is the favor?
3. A: It’s a beautiful day today! How about a little trip out into the country?
B: _______________.
A. That sounds great. What should I do for the preparation?
B. I don’ t know. I really haven’t thought about what we’d do.
C. Well, would you like me to pack picnic or to buy something?
D. It’s all right. That sounds like a good idea.
4. A: How do you do? I’m very pleased to meet you.
B: _______________.
A. How do you do? Have a good day. B. I’m fine. It’s nice to meet you.
C. How do you do? The pleasure is mine. D. I’m fine. I’m delighted to know you.
5. A: The experiment has been completed, hasn’t it?
B: _______________.
A. Yes. We need another week to complete it. B. Yes. It has been completed beautifully.
C. No. It was completed last week. D. No. I have no idea about it.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
6. Man: Mark takes advantage of every opportunity to get close to the CEO.
Woman: Everyone knows he wants to fly high.
Question: What does the woman imply?
A. Mark wants to travel by air. B. Mark likes the CEO very much.
C. Mark is greatly interested in power. D. Mark can seize opportunities in time.
7. Man: More and more youngsters are interested in the cause of public good.
Woman: I think the government should keep the pot boiling.
Question: According to the woman, what should the government do?
A. The government should help those youngsters.
B. The government should take the place of those youngsters.
C. The government should encourage those youngsters.
D. The government should place restrictions on those youngsters.
8. Man: Lucy seems to be on her high horse these days. Do you know why?
Woman: She got promoted, and this is the second time this year.
Question: What do we learn about Lucy?
A. She likes riding horses. B. She has been promoted once a year.
C. She won the second place in a contest. D. She is very excited.
9. Woman: You’ve got a new camera. It looks good and must be very expensive.
Man: It is good. But I got it for next to nothing.
Question: What does the man mean about his camera?
A. He got the camera at a very low price. B. The camera is very expensive.
C. The camera is worth nothing. D. He does not like the camera.
10. Woman: Professor Smith seems to be very proud because all the members in the group pull their weight.
Man: It’s not easy to do so.
Question: What do we learn from this dialogue?
A. Professor Smith is very stern with his employees.
B. Professor Smith works very hard himself.
C. Everyone in the group works very hard.
D. Everyone in the group likes Professor Smith.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. The pollution caused by that chemical factory is so serious that the apple tress in my grandfather’s orchard do not ______ fruit any more.
A. supply B. create C. yield D. generate
12. We all hoped to argue him out of signing that contract, but to no ______.
A. sense B. point C. purpose D. use
13. If he drinks any more beer, I don’t think he’ll be ______ to play this afternoon.
A. capable B. fit C. suitable D. skillful
14. Some people experience shyness as a barrier to communication, but this can be ______ gradually.
A. broken in B. broken off C. broken out D. broken down
15. Figures ______ in 1996 showed that crimes in New York and other big cities had decreased in previous two years.
A. released B. published C. relieved D. delivered
16. That couple has endured so many emotional and financial ______. It is amazing that their marriage has lasted.
A. issues B. crises C. subjects D. questions
17. Robert seldom has the opportunity to date with her. Because her family ______ her to stay out after darkness.
A. stop B. hinder C. prohibit D. forbid
18. Immediate solution should be ______ to save the people from the flood that has swept southern China this summer.
A. called at B. called for C. called on D. called in
19. The twin sisters are so much alike that nobody could tell the difference ______ them.
A. among B. within C. between D. from
20. She refused to tell us the ______ of the news although we insisted that she should.
A. source B. beginning C. birth D. origin
21. I don’t know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned ______ in hospital last year.
A. to have been B. to be C. having been D. being
22. Scientists say it may be five or ten years ______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A. since B. before C. after D. when
23. She didn’t tell anybody where she would go lest her husband ______ her.
A. find B. finds C. had found D. would find
24. You ______such a long essay. Mr. smith only asked for 300 words and you have written 1000.
A. needn’t write B. didn’t need write C. needn’t have written D. didn’t need writing
25. It is the uses to which television is put ______determine its value to society.
A. which B. those C. that D. who
26. The pilot felt something ______ with the engine just before the plane took off.
A. to go wrong B. go wrong C. to have gone wrong D. to be going wrong
27. With the introduction of the electronic computer, there is no complicated problem ______ can be solved in a few hours.
A. that B. but C. which D. what
28. How close parents are to their children ______a strong influence on the character of the children.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
29. Staying in a hotel costs ______renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice more than B. as much as twice as C. twice as much as D. as much as twice
30. The aim of the special work group is ______ meaning and enjoyment in work.
A. to find B. finding C. find D. to be found