Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)

　　Section A 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 with a single line through the center.

　　1. A) In a flower store. B) At a theatre.

　　C) In a restaurant. D) In a cinema.

　　2. A) Because she has to work.

　　B) Because she has a cold.

　　C) Because she has to study.

　　D) Because the weather is not good.

　　3. A) His wife. B) A travel agent staff.

　　C) A waitress. D) A hotel clerk.

　　4. A) John's standing in line for gold medals.

　　B) John was the best, so he got a gold medal.

　　C) Nobody's better than John at getting gold medals.

　　D) John probably won't win a gold medal.

　　5. A) She doesn't want to help him.

　　B) The man should do the homework himself.

　　C) She has done his homework.

　　D) She will help the man when the program is over.

　　6. A) 6:55. B) 7:00. C) 7:05. D) 7:10.

　　7. A) He went to mountain climbing not long ago.

　　B) He hasn't traveled around the world yet.

　　C) He will go when he has finished doing all his work.

　　D) He definitely does not want to go.

　　8. A) The woman is ill.

　　B) The woman's dog is lost.

　　C) The woman has been bitten by her dog.

　　D) Someone has disappeared.

　　9. A) There is something wrong with Susan's telephone.

　　B) Susan is not very well these days.

　　C) Susan is always using the telephone line.

　　D) The man should try to contact Susan through the Internet.

　　10.A) He enjoys his work very much.

　　B) He hates to work overtime.

　　C) He is bothered by his work.

　　D) He cannot handle too much work.

　　Section B Passages

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. A) He was playing a trick.

　　B) He was playing the violin for fun.

　　C) He was playing the violin to earn money.

　　D) He was stealing a violin with the help of a gun.

　　12. A) In the middle of the pavement.

　　B) Under a bridge near the station.

　　C) On a bridge near the station.

　　D) In front of the station.

　　13. A) He felt depressed.

　　B) He felt ashamed of himself.

　　C) He felt like a circus performer.

　　D) He felt excited.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　14. A) The relation between changes in the season and crime patterns.

　　B) Different kinds of crimes.

　　C) Increasingly high crime rate in the U.S.

　　D) Seasonal changes in the natural environment.

　　15. A) July. B) February. C) August. D) May.

　　16. A) One is most likely to make the best performance on examinations in summer.

　　B) Most people read serious books in summer.

　　C) More people have mental problems in June than in other months.

　　D) Few people get married in June.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　17. A) It is a good change after idling for a long time.

　　B) It is harmful to the body only.

　　C) It is good to personal development.

　　D) It is harmful to the body and mind.

　　18. A) Personal relationships should come after one's job.

　　B) People should care more about their personal relationships and relaxation.

　　C) When a job is very important, relaxation should be forgotten.

　　D) Personal relationships can help people do their jobs well.

　　19. A) He should relax and have a chat with friends while working.

　　B) He should not relax until he finishes his work.

　　C) He should play hard to fully relax himself.

　　D) He should shift some of his work to his colleague.

　　20. A) Work and play are different activities.

　　B) Work and play should be combined together.

　　C) People should play more and work less.

　　D) People should work more and play less.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　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 center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of the year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game.

　　Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.

　　Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.

　　Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, statewide high school matches are held yearly.

　　Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horseracing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do "not assemble" primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

　　21. The passage is mainly about________.

　　A) spectator sports in the USA

　　B) sports in American schools and colleges

　　C) athletic games in different seasons

　　D) baseball and football games in the USA

　　22. Which of the following about baseball is CORRECT?

　　A) Baseball is the most popular sport in autumn.

　　B) Baseball is played in England as well.

　　C) Baseball was originally a college sport.

　　D) Baseball can be played in two seasons.

　　23. Football and basketball are similar in the following ways EXCEPT that ________.

　　A) both sports are popular college sports

　　B) both are played in the same season

　　C) both are popular only within the USA

　　D) both came into being in the USA

　　24. According to the passage, for which of the following spectator sports are state-wide high school matches held?

　　A) Football. B) Baseball.

　　C) Basketball. D) Wrestling.

　　25. Horseracing fans can not be considered sportsmen because________.

　　A) they don't participate in the race

　　B) they don't go to horse races

　　C) they don't receive training

　　D) they don't enjoy the outcome of the race

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　For most of human history, the primary means of communication across long distances was not the computer, telephone or telegraph, but the letter. In the 18th and 19th centuries, although newspapers were common, letters continued to be the primary source of information on politics, social conditions, and even natural disasters. A series of innovations, including the invention of the lead pencil in the 18th century and the steady reduction of postal rates in the 19th century, affected not only the length and content of letters, but the frequency with which they were sent. But few developments changed written communication as much as the introduction of a simple product that created a national fashion at the turn of the 20th century: the postcard.

　　Postcards were first developed in the 1870s as promotional advertisements for hotels, resorts (度假胜地),and other businesses. In 1906, the United States Congress passed legislation allowing messages to be written on one half of the back side of postcards, in effect encouraging people to substitute them for short letters. From that point on, the use of postcards rose steadily, from about 770 million that year to almost 1 billion three years later. Manufacturers sprang up to meet the demand. By 1909, the Illustrated Postcard Company alone was producing three million a day.

　　Postcards were more than a means of communication. Like stamps, they became collector's items to be bought, sold, and traded. Many people used postcards to acknowledge the receipt of letters and to promise a quick response. They also became a means for travelers to update friends and family on how a trip was progressing. But postcards also had an important effect on how people corresponded. The limited space on these cards promoted a brief and direct method of writing.

　　26. The word "innovations" in Sentence 3, Paragraph 1 can be explained as________.

　　A) changes B) revolutionaries

　　C) evolutions D) inventions

　　27. Which of the following did NOT affect the letters?

　　A) The invention of the lead pencil in the 18th century.

　　B) The steady reduction of postal rates in the 19th century.

　　C) The introduction of postcards.

　　D) The collection of stamps.

　　28. When did the postcards come into fashion?

　　A) In the 1870s.

　　B) In 1906.

　　C) In the 19th century.

　　D) At the turn of 20th century.

　　29. Which of the following words can best express the author's attitude towards postcards?

　　A) Arbitrary. B) Critical.

　　C) Pessimistic. D) Complimentary.

　　30. The best title of the passage would be ________.

　　A) The Postcard Fashion

　　B) A Concise History of Postcard

　　C) The Development of Communication

　　D) Do You Like Postcard

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as market system, the administered system and the traditional system.

　　In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.

　　An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue edicts or commands as to how much of each goods and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.

　　In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition: every person's place within the economy system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve.

　　31. What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A) To outline contrasting types of economic systems.

　　B) To explain the science of economics.

　　C) To argue for the superiority of one economic system.

　　D) To compare barter and money-exchange markets.

　　32. In the second paragraph, the word "real" in "real goods" could best be replaced by________.

　　A) high quality B) concrete

　　C) utter D) genuine

　　33. According to the passage, a barter economy can lead to________.

　　A) rapid speed of transactions

　　B) misunderstandings

　　C) difficulties for the traders

　　D) inflation

　　34. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in an administered system?

　　A) Individual households. B) Small businesses.

　　C) Major corporations. D) The government.

　　35. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion (标准) for determining a person's place in a traditional society?

　　A) Family background. B) Age.

　　C) Religious beliefs. D) Custom.

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　Scientists recently revealed an instinct in women intact and unaffected by the age of technology. Glancing through glossy art books Lee Salk (Scientific American, May 1973) noticed that four out of five Mary is depicted (描绘, 描写)holding the infant Jesus against her left breast. The Madonna sparked off a series of experiments and observations to determine on which side women hold their babies and why.

　　First he determined that modern mothers still tend to hold their baby on the left. Of 255 right-handed mothers, 83% held the baby on the left. And out of 32 left-handed women, 78% held the baby on the left. As a control, women were watched emerging from supermarkets carrying baby-sized packages; the bundles were held with no side preference(偏爱).

　　Then, dental patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment. The majority clutched the ball to their left side, even when it interfered with the dentist's activities. This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side.

　　At that point an apparently contradictory phenomenon was observed. A large number of mothers who brought their premature babies to a follow-up clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side.

　　So, 115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response. The experimenters presented the baby directly to the midline of the mother's body, and noted how she held the baby. 53% placed the baby on the left and 47% on the right. And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth.

　　The author suggests that "the time immediately after birth is a critical period when the stimulus of holding the baby releases a certain maternal response". That is to say, she senses the baby is better off on her left.

　　Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat-a sound associated with the security of the womb (子宫). In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby, the sound of a human heartbeat was played to 102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days. A control group of babies was not exposed to heartbeats. The babies in the beat group gained markedly more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group.

　　36. Looking at art books inspired Lee Salk to investigate ________.

　　A) pictures of Mary and Jesus

　　B) the way mothers hold their babies

　　C) the way people hold objects in times of stress

　　D) the effect of the human heartbeat on premature babies

　　37. He found that________.

　　A) left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right

　　B) only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

　　C) more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left

　　D) women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed

　　38. What was the "apparently contradictory phenomenon" (Line 1, Paragraph 4)?

　　A) Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their children differently from other mothers.

　　B) Mothers of premature babies held their babies on the correct side.

　　C) The behavior of mothers of premature babies supported Lee Salk's theory.

　　D) The behavior of mothers of premature babies disproved Lee Salk's theory.

　　39. The time just after birth is important: this is when ________.

　　A) babies must not be separated from their mothers

　　B) the baby's response to the mother is released

　　C) the mother has an instinctive tendency to hold the baby on the left

　　D) the baby can hear the mother's heartbeat

　　40. Salk's experiments proved that ________.

　　A) mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth

　　B) mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the right immediately after birth

　　C) mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left

　　D) mothers of premature babies find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41. I don't________ any importance to these rumours wherever I live.

　　A) touch B) attach C) pay D) attack

　　42. To avoid an oil shortage more machines must ______ solar energy.

　　A) consume B) spend

　　C) employ D) utilize

　　43. His special training qualified him________ the challenging job.

　　A) to B) for C) in D) on

　　44. We had one or two difficulties along the way that we couldn't have________.

　　A) participated B) projected

　　C) announced D) anticipated

　　45. The lighthouse keeper was entirely aware of the ________impact of the storm upon the lighthouse.

　　A) violent B) vivid C) stormy D) wild

　　46. He entered the United States in 1988 as a ________ resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen.

　　A) permanent B) durable

　　C) lasting D) constant

　　47. In this exercise the word itself is blanked out so you have to guess what it is by looking at the ________.

　　A) contest B) context

　　C) content D) contact

　　48. The young man was confident enough to ________ any difficulties.

　　A) drop off B) cut down

　　C) brush aside D) leave out

　　49. John________yet, otherwise he would have telephoned me.

　　A) mustn't have arrived C) can't have arrived

　　B) shouldn't have arrived D) needn't have arrived

　　50. The management will be glad to mail you its leaflet, which ________ news of upcoming films.

　　A) includes B) concludes

　　C) excludes D) composes

　　51. You are supposed to________in your composition yesterday.

　　A) hand B) be handing

　　C) have handed D) handing

　　52. We feel it is urgent that his deficiency________ as early as possible.

　　A) is corrected B) must be corrected

　　C) will be corrected D) be corrected

　　53. I wish I ________ your opportunities when I was young.

　　A) had B) would have had

　　C) had had D) would have

　　54. Having no money but________ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.

　　A) not to want anyone B) not wanting anyone

　　C) wanted no one D) to want no one

　　55. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time________the guards discovered what had happened.

　　A) before B) until C) since D) when

　　56. In the course of a day students do far more than just ________ classes.

　　A) attend B) to attend

　　C) attended D) attending

　　57. Mr. Johnson preferred________heavier work to do.

　　A) to be given B) giving

　　C) to have given D) having given

　　58. ________is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

　　A) That B) Which C) As D) It

　　59. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ________ your advice.

　　A) follow B) had followed

　　C) would follow D) have followed

　　60. Look! There is a whole crowd of people over there. Go and see what________ and if it is a bargain, buy it.

　　A) is selling B) has been selling

　　C) is being sold D) has been sold

　　61. He has an enormous ________ for classical music and classical literature.

　　A) interest B) appetite

　　C) smell D) power

　　62. You are advised to offer ________ explanations at the session to be held next Friday morning.

　　A) national B) notional

　　C) motional D) rational

　　63. Free movie tickets will be given to________ they think comes first.

　　A) whoever B) whomever

　　C) whichever D) whatever

　　64. To be a college teacher, you have to fulfill certain ________ qualifications.

　　A) practical B) learned

　　C) technical D) academic

　　65. I hadn't got much money on me but I gave them ________ I had.

　　A) what B) which C) that D) all what

　　66. Would you mind repeating it? I didn't quite ______.

　　A) catch at B) catch on

　　C) catch out D) catch

　　67. The breeze________his hair a little as he strolled down the street.

　　A) troubled B) bothered

　　C) distressed D) disturbed

　　68. One of Mary's possessions was a little white lamb. She kept it________ to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.

　　A) having tied B) was tying

　　C) tying D) tied

　　69. The silk products made in Hangzhou, China are of good quality and________soft and smooth.

　　A) feels B) is felt C) feel D) are felt

　　70. He________to admit his involvement in this scheme, but he finally gave in and confessed.

　　A) rejected B) declined

　　C) refused D) denied

　　Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 71 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we

　　72 , that is to say, from the 73 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 74 we should know and use 75 we could not read or write. They 76 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 77 the language. Such words may be called "popular", 78 they belong to the people at large and are not the exclusive 79 of a limited class.

　　On the other hand, our language 80 a multitude of words which are comparatively 81 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 82 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 83 acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's 84 or from the talk of our school-mates, 85 from books that we read, lectures that we 86 , or the more 87 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 88 in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual 89 of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the 90 between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

　　71. A) in B) by C) with D) through

　　72. A) master B) learn C) imitate D) simulate

　　73. A) fellows B) relatives

　　C) members D) persons

　　74. A) which B) what C) that D) those

　　75. A) for B) even C) despite D) even if

　　76. A) concern B) care C) mind D) relate

　　77. A) apply B) use C) adopt D) employ

　　78. A) since B) before C) after D) when

　　79. A) privilege B) possession

　　C) right D) share

　　80. A) composes B) consists

　　C) comprises D) constitutes

　　81. A) much B) frequently

　　C) never D) seldom

　　82. A) reason B) prospect

　　C) necessity D) preface

　　83. A) major B) prior C) first D) principal

　　84. A) tongue B) lips C) mouth D) tips

　　85. A) or B) but C) and D) besides

　　86. A) attend B) hear C) listen D) participate

　　87. A) casual B) sincere C) formative D) formal

　　88. A) idea B) point C) topic D) theme

　　89. A) direction B) border

　　C) obstacle D) extent

　　90. A) distinction B) variety

　　C) diversion D) similarity

　　Part V Writing (35 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in three paragraphs based on the following key words and expressions. The suggested title is Food and Health. Your composition should be no less than 120 words.

　　Key words and expressions: healthy diet, balanced diet, contain, fat, protein, sugar and starch, lack of, disease, vitamins, the link between diet and good health, fruits and vegetables, food supply

　　Food and Health

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　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　Section A 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 with a single line through the center.

　　1. W: The music and the flowers are lovely.

　　M: Yes. I hope that the food is good, too.

　　Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? (C)

　　2. W: Ed's not going to the party because he has to work.

　　M: Robin has to study and Lily has a cold. So they aren't going, either.

　　Q: Why won't Lily go to the party? (B)

　　3. W: Freedom Travel. May I help you?

　　M: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.

　　Q: Who is the man most probably talking to? (B)

　　4. M: John doesn't stand a chance of winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

　　W: True, but he's doing his best.

　　Q: What does the woman think of John? (D)

　　5. M: Remember, you promised to help me with my homework for English class.

　　W: But I want to watch this program first. It is almost over. Wait a moment, OK?

　　Q: What does the woman mean? (D)

　　6. W: Peter, we only have 5 minutes left. You see, the school bus will leave at 7:00 o'clock.

　　M: OK, I'll be right back in no time.

　　Q: What time is it now ? (A)

　　7. W: Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?

　　M: That's the last thing in the world that I want to do!

　　Q: What does the man mean? (D)

　　8. M: You look depressed. What's eating you?

　　W: My dog. He's missing these three weeks.

　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation? (B)

　　9. M: Wow, what's wrong with Susan? Every time I dialed her number it was busy.

　　W: She must have been on Internet all the time.

　　Q: What does the woman mean? (C)

　　10. W: You seem to have a lot of work at your office.

　　M: That's true, but it's no bother to me. The work is interesting and fun. I don't mind the extra hours at all.

　　Q: How does the man feel about the job? (A)

　　Section B Passages

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Presently I got up dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. It was now or never. I must face it now, or pack up and go back home. I wandered about for an hour looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.

　　I felt very nervous. It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from my coat like a gun. It was here in Southampton that I was about to declare myself. I stood nakedly apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my chin.

　　The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a hoarse declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise, I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man, without stopping, threw a penny into my hat.

　　Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by many people who appeared not to see or hear me. When I'd finished the first tune there was a shilling in my hat; it seemed too easy, like a confidence trick. But I was excited now: I felt wherever I went from here this was a trick I could always live by.

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. What was the man doing?(C)

　　12. Where did the man stand when he played?(B)

　　13. How did the man feel when he finished his first tune? (D)

　　Passage Two

　　Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns.

　　The pattern of crimes has changed very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, in addition, is more than seasonal; it is a weekend crime. It is also a nightmare crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. One is most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. Except for one strange statistic, May is the least criminal month of all.

　　Apparently our intellectual season cycles are completely different from our criminal pattern. Professor Huntington made a lot of studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, and make the highest scores on examinations. In all examples, he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntington's studies showed that June is the peak month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospitals. June is also a peak month for marriages!

　　Possibly, high temperature and humidity bring on our strange and surprising summer actions, but police offices are not sure. "There are, of course, no proof of a relation between humidity and murder," they say. "Why murders' high time should come in the summer time we really don't know."

　　Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　14. What is the passage mainly about?(A)

　　15. According to the speaker, which is the safest month? (D)

　　16. What did professor Huntington's research show?(C)

　　Passage Three

　　Despite the presence of workaholics, there is a growing realization in the United States that too much work demand can be physically and mentally harmful. Many people have been rebelling against the work ethic, saying that no job is so important as to damage personal relationships and rob people of relaxation. There has been a shift in values, with more emphasis being given to personal relationships and relaxation. Leisure time provides opportunities to find personal satisfaction and freedom from the routine of work.

　　Increased leisure time in the United States has not altered the idea that work and play are distinct activities. This distinction is clear-cut; there are "work-hours" and "after-work-hours". There is a belief that it is desirable "to work hard and play hard" and undesirable to combine the two. In many offices, stores, and factories socializing among employees is discouraged. An employee under pressure at work often cannot afford to respond to social calls and visits. However, the amount of personal contact on the job depends on the nature of the work. There may be more social interaction between teachers in a school than between scientists doing independent research. Nevertheless, work and play are usually perceived and maintained as separate activities.

　　Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　17. What is the result of too much work demand?(D)

　　18. In order to rebel against the work ethic, what do many people believe now?(B)

　　19. What do people expect an employee under pressure at work to do?(B)

　　20. What does the author imply by saying "the distinction is clear-cut"?(A)

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　21-25 ADBCA 26-30 DDDDB

　　31-35 ABCDB 36-40 BCDCA

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　41-45 BDBDA 46-50 ABCCA

　　51-55 CDCBA 56-60 AACBC

　　61-65 BDADA 66-70 BDDCC

　　Part IV Cloze

　　71-75 CBCAD 76-80 ABADC

　　81-85 DCCBB 86-90 ADCDA

　　Part V Writing

　　Food and Health

　　Nowadays, with the improvement of the people's living standard in China, more and more people are getting aware of the link between diet and good health. They are trying to have a balanced diet containing protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, which are good for health.

　　In many remote regions, however, people still don't realize the importance of a healthier diet. What they are worrying about is the lack of food supply instead of the right kinds of food required for good health. As a result, diseases related to the improper diet are increasing, such as cancer, heart disease, and so on. While in the relatively more developed regions, these diseases are on the decline.

　　It is time for the government to do something to encourage the eating of the right kind of food. Otherwise, they will suffer more.

　　(文/陈晓童 赵庭弟 王静 季绍斌　英语辅导报大学一年级版03~04学年第44期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)