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Part ¢ñListening Comprehension £¨20%£©

Section A Short Conversations

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. A. 15 minutes B. 35minutes C. 20 minutes D. 25minutes

2. A. She reads books. C. She works in the garden.

B. She goes to the park. D. She watches TV.

3. A. Stephen C. Stephen¡¯s father.

B. Stephen¡¯s wife. D. Stephen¡¯s father-in-law.

4. A. Rice should be served with the chicken.

B. The dishes here are never salty.

C. Both the chicken dish and the salad taste salty.

D. There really is chicken in the salad.

5. A. She¡¯s putting it in her house. C. Ken is taking it on vacation.

B. It will accompany her. D. It will be staying with Ken.

6. A. Attend the party. C. Listen to the concert.

B. Go to the post office. D. Meet his wife.

7. A. She found it boring. C. She found it informative.

B. She found it interesting. D. She found it too long.

8. A. That they¡¯re not very smart.

B. That they¡¯ll become clever.

C. That they¡¯re clever.

D. That people working in an office needn¡¯t be smart.

9. (A) No one believes she won the first prize.

(B) It isn¡¯t true that she won the first prize.

(C) She is surprised that she got the first prize.

(D) She won the first prize as she expected.

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10. (A) Go to the beach with her friends.

(B) See the headmaster after class.

(C) Listen to a speech with her friends.

(D) Put off her meeting with the headmaster.

Section B

Directions: Listen to the following two passages. Each passage is followed by five questions. After you hear the question, there¡¯ll be a break of 10 seconds. During the break, you¡¯ll read the four choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D), and choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. (A) Tennis.

(B) Golf.

(C) Boxing.

(D) Swimming.

12. (A) There are shouts and cheers during the play.

(B) Winners can get a lot of money.

(C) Players are chosen from those who are best at the sport.

(D) Local TV stations broadcast the games live.

13. (A) They call out the names of players in their cheers.

(B) They jump up and down and shout for their team.

(C) They wear clothes of a bright color.

(D) They come from a special club.

14. (A) By standing up and showing respect to the flag.

(B) By reciting school regulations.

(C) By singing their school song.

(D) By cleaning the American flag in their classrooms.

15. (A) The United States and its history.

(B) The United States and its power.

(C) The United States and its equality.

(D) The United States and its freedoms.

Passage 2

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.(A) Because the bills stick together easily.

(B) Because the design of the bills is similar.

(C) Because the bills are all the same color and size.

(D) Because the figure on the bills is difficult to distinguish.

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17. (A) Silver.

(B) Copper.

(C) Gold.

(D) Iron.

18. (A) One cent or a penny.

(B) A ten cents coin.

(C) Five cents or a nickel.

(D) Twenty cents or a quarter.

19. (A) One cent or a penny.

(B) A ten cents coin.

(C) Five cents or a nickel.

(D) Twenty-five cents or a quarter.

20. (A) Six, $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.

(B) Five, $1, $5, $10, $50 and $100.

(C) Four, $1, $5, $10, and $50.

(D) Three, $5, $10 and $100.

Part ¢ò Reading Comprehension ( 40%)ª¤

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.ª¤

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

ª¤ A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.

If an economist was asked which of the three groups borrow most¡ªpeople with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomes¡ªhe would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947¡ª1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increase may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising ¡­¡­ ´Ë´¦Òþ²Ø£º5343×Ö£¬È«²¿ÎĵµÄÚÈÝÇëÏÂÔغó²é¿´¡£Ï²»¶¾ÍÏÂÔØ°É ¡­¡­