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Part I Listening Comprehension （20 minutes）Section ADirections:Inthis section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the endofeach conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause. During the pause，youmust read the four suggested answers marked A），B），C）and D）anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the correspondingletteron the Answer Sheet wi th a single line through thecentre.Example:You with near:You will read: A）2 hours. B）3hours.C）4 hours. D）5hours.From the conversation we know that thetwo are talking aboutsome work they will start at 9 oclock in themorning and have tofinish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D）“5hours” is the correctanswer. You should choose ［D］ on the AnswerSheet and mark it witha single line through t he centre.SampleAnswer ［A］［B］［C］［D］1. A)Shes going away for a while.B) She didwell on the test.C) Sheworked hard and earned a lot of money.D)Shes didnt have to workhard for the exam.2. A) Susan is fastworker B) Susan did Jackshomework.C) Susan didnt do the homeworkon her own. D) Susan hasnot finished her homework.3. A) He read thecabinet report. B) Heread the newspaper.C) He listened to a radioreport. D) Hessecretary telephoned him.4. A) Hurry to theconference. B) Skip theconference.C) Take the subway. D) Take abus.5. A) He is confident.B) He is worried.C) He is bored. D) He isangry.6. A) He used to bea workman himself.B) He likes to dorepairs and make thingshimself.C) He is professional builder.D) Hepaid workmen todecorate the house.7. A) The woman doesnt likejam.B) The womanforgot where she had center the jar.C) The man hadan accident.D) Theman broke the jar.8. A) Opinions about the bookare varied.B) Theman thinks the book is excellent.C) You shouldntbelieveeverything you read.D) The woman wonders which newspaper theman isreading.9. A) Its quite normal. B) Its too high.C) Itscheapindeed. D) It could be cheaper.10.A) The admission of apatient. B)Diagnosis of an illness.C) The old mans seriouscondition. D)Sending for a doctor.Section BDirections: In thissection， you willhear 3 short passages. At the end of ea chpassage， you will hearsome questions. Both the passage an d thequestions will be spokenonly once. After you hear a question, youmust choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C),and D ). The markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single linethrough the center.Passage oneQuestions 11 to l4 arebased on thepassage you have just heard.11.A) The color of thedog.B) The priceof the dog.C) Whether the dog will fit theenvironment.D) Whetherthe dog will get along with the other pets inthe house.12.A) Itmust be trained so it wont bite. B) It needsmore love and care.C) It demands more food and space. D) It must belooked aftercarefully.13.A) They are less likely to run away.B)Its easier fortheir masters to train them.C) They are less likelyto be shy withhuman beings.D) Its easier for them to form arelationship withtheir masters.Passage TwoQuestion 14 to 16 arebased on the passageyou have just heard.14.A) They often go forwalks at a leisurelypace.B) They usually have a specific purpose inmind.C) They likethe seaside more than the countryside.D) Theyseldom plan theirleisure activities in advance.15.A) Theirhardworking spirit.B)Their patience in waiting for theatretickets.C) Their delight inleisure activities.D) Their enthusiasmand for the arts.16.A) ThePolish people can now spend their leisuretime in various ways.B)The Polish people are fond of walkingleisurely in thecountryside.C) The Polish people enjoy picking wildfruit in theirleisure time.D) The Polish people like to spend theirholidaysabroad.Passage ThereQuestion 17 to 20 are based on thepassage youhave just heard.17.A) They will be much bigger. B) Theywill havemore seats.C) They will have three wheels. D) they willneedintelligent drivers.18.A) It doesnt need to be refueled.B) Itwilluse solar energy as fuel.C) It will be driven byelectricalpower.D) It will be more suitable for long distancetravel.19.A)Passengers in the car may be seated facing onanother.B) The frontseats will face forward and the back seatsbackward.C) Specialseats will be designed for children.D) Moreseats will beadded.20.A) Choose the center route. B) Refuel the carregularly.C)Start the engine. D) Tell the computer where to go.PartⅡReadingComprehension (35 minutes）Directions: There are 4 readingpassagesin this part. Each passage is followed by some questionsorunfinished statements. For each of them the re are fourchoicesmarked A），B) ，C) and D）. You should dicide on the bestchoice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingleline through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based onthefollowing passage:Many Americans harbour a grossly distortedandexaggerated view of most of the risks surrounding food.FergusClydesdale, head of the department of food science andnutrition atthe University of Massachusetts-Amherst, says bluntlythat if thedangers from bacterially contaminated chicken were asgreat as somepeople believe. “the streets would be littered withpeople lyinghere and there. ”Though the public increasingly demandsno-riskfood, there is no such thing. Bruce Ames, chairman ofthebiochemistry department at the University of California ,Berkeley,points out that up to 10% of a plants weight is made upof naturalpesticides (杀虫剂). Says he :“Since plants do not have jawsor teethto protect themselves, they employ chemical warfare. ” Andmanynaturally produced chemicals, though occurring in tinyamounts,prove in laboratory tests to be strong carcinogens-asubstancewhich can cause cancer. Mushrooms (磨菇) might be banned ifthey werejudged by the same standards that apply to foodadditives(添加剂).Declares Christina Stark, a nutritionist at CornellUniversity:“Weve got fat worse natural chemicals in the foodsupply thananything man-made. ”Yet the issues are not that simple.WhileAmericans have no reason to be terrified to sit down at thedinnertable, they have every reason to demand significantimprovements infood and water safety. They unconsciously andunwillingly take intoo much of too many dangerous chemicals. Iffood already containsnatural carcinogens, it does not make muchsense to add dozens ofnew man-made ones. Though most people willwithstand the smallamounts of contaminants generally found in foodand water, at leasta few individuals will probably get cancer oneday be cause of whatthey eat and drink.To make good food and watersupplies evenbetter, the Government needs to tighten its regulatorystandards,stiffen its inspection program and strengthen itsenforcementpolicies. The food industry should modify somelong-acceptedpractices or turn to less hazardous alternatives.Perhaps mostimportant, consumers will have to do a better job oflearning howto handle and cook food properly. The problems thatneed to betackled exist all along the food-supply chain, from fields toprocessing plants to kitchens.21.What does the author think oftheAmericans view of their food?A) They overstate thegovernmentsinterference with the food industry.B) They areoveroptimisticabout the safety of their food.C) They overestimatethe hazards oftheir food.D) They overlook the risks of the foodthey eat.22.Theauthor considers it impossible to obtain no-riskfood because .A)no food is free from pollution in theenvironment.B) pesticides arewidely used in agriculture.C) manyvegetables contain dangerousnatural chemicals.D) almost all foodshave additives.23.Bysaying“they employ chemical warfare”(Line 4, .2), Bruce Ames means“_______”.A) plants produce certain chemicalsto combat pests anddiseases.B) plants absorb useful chemicals topromote theirgrowth.C) farmers use man-made chemicals to dissolvethe naturalchemicals in plants.D) farmers use chemicals to protectplantsagainst pests and diseases.24.The reduction of the possiblehazardsin food ultimately depends on .A) the government. B)theconsumer.C) the processor. D) the grower.25.What is the messagetheauthor wants to convey in the passage?A) Eating and drinkinghavebecome more hazardous than before.B) Immediate measures mustbetaken to improve food production and processing.C) Health foodisnot a dream in modern society.D) There is reason for caution butnocause for alarm with regard to food consumption.Questions 26 to30are based on the following passage:There are some eachphenomenayou can count on, but the magnetic field, someday is notof them.It fluctuates in strength, drifts from its axis, and everyfew100,000 years undergo, dramatic polarity reversal-a periodwhennorth pole becomes south pole and south pole becomes northpole.But how is the field generated, and why is itsounstable?Groundbreaking research by two Frenchgeophysicistspromises to shed some light on the mystery. Using 80metres of deepsea sediment(沉淀物)core, they have obtained measurmentslots ofmagnetic-field intensity that span 11 polarity reversals andfourmillion years. The analysis reveals that intensity appearstofluctuate with a clear, well-defined rhythm. Although thestrengthof the magnetic field varies irregularly during the shortterm,there seems to be an inevitable longterm decline precedingeachpolarity reversal. When the poles flip-a process that takesseveralhundred thousand years-the magnetic field rapidly regainsitsstrength and the cycle is repeated.The results have caused astiramong geophysicists. The magnetic field is thought tooriginatefrom molten (熔化的) iron in the outer core, 3,000 kilometersbeneaththe earths surface. By studying mineral grains found inmaterialranging from rocks to clay articles, previous researchershavealready been able to identify reversals dating back 170millionyears, including the most recent switch 730, 000 years ago.How andwhy they occur, however, has been widely debated. Severaltheorieslink polarity flips to external disasters suchasmeteor(陨星)impacts. But Peter Olson, a geophysicist at theJohnsHopkins University in Baltimore, says this is unlikely iftheFrench researchers are center. In fact, Olson says intensitythatpredictably declines from one reversal to the next contradicts90percent of the models currently under study. If the resultsproveto be valid geophysicists will have a new theory to guide themintheir quest to understand the earths inner physics. Itcertainlypoints the direction for future research.26.Which of thefollowingtitles is most appropriate to the passage?A) PolarityReversal: AFantastic Phenomenon of Nature.B) Measurement of theEarthsMagnetic-Field Intensity.C) Formation of the Two Poles oftheEarth.D) A New Approach to the Study orGeophysics.27.Theword“flip”(Line 6, . 2)most probablymeans“______”.A) decline B)intensify C) fluctuate D) reverse28.Whathave the two Frenchgeophysicists discovered in their research?A)Some regularity inthe changes of the earths magnetic field.B) Somecauses of thefluctuation of the earths magnetic field.C) Theorigin of theearths magnetic field.D) The frequency ofpolarityreversals.29.The French geophysicists study is differentfromcurrently prevailing theories in ______ .A) its identificationofthe origin of the earths magnetic field.B) the way theearthsmagnetic intensity is measured.C) its explanation of theshift inthe earths polarity.D) the way the earths fluctuationrhythm isdefined.30.In Peter Oslos opinion the French experiment______ .A)is likely to direct further research in the inner physicsof theearth.B) has successfully solved the mystery ofpolarityreversals.C) is certain to help predict externaldisasters.D) hascaused great confusion among the worldsgeophysicists.
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