PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

　　Section A

　　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.

　　Example:You will hear:

　　You will read:

　　A)2 hours B)3 hours

　　C)4 hours D)5 hours

　　From the conversation,we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)"5 hours" is the correct answer.You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

　　Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

　　1. A) In a library. B) In an elevator.

　　C) In a hospital. D) At a railway station.

　　2. A) Don't drink beer.

　　B) Don't use ice.

　　C) Drink dark beer.

　　D) Boil the beer.

　　3. A) In fall.

　　B) Shortly after the sales.

　　C) Before the summer sales.

　　D) During the summer sales.

　　4. A) Jessica may miss the sports meeting.

　　B) Jessica may be late for the opening ceremony.

　　C) Jessica may not come by train.

　　D) Jessica may have caught a wrong train.

　　5. A) ＄342 B) ＄171C) ＄190 D) ＄261

　　6. A) The woman doesn't think it was the man's fault.

　　B) The woman thanks the man for his absence.

　　C) The woman blames the traffic jam.

　　D) The woman blames the man for his absence.

　　7. A) Watching a game with her husband.

　　B) Going to a game.

　　C) Her husband's absence.

　　D) Her husband's watching a game.

　　8. A) She often gets lost in Shanghai.

　　B) She wonders how to get to the Shanghai Hotel.

　　C) She knows the route very well.

　　D) She doesn't think she's got a lot from the fair.

　　9. A) He's worried. B) He's angry.

　　C) He's sympathetic. D) He's happy.

　　10. A) Since last year. B) For a few days.

　　C) For a few hours.D) For several weeks.

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　The entertainment profession, or "show business", attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and 11.　　　　. Talent is not

　　enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can 12.　　　　hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this 13.　　　　, too. A performer must change his"act" in order to follow the taste of the mo-ment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers.

　　"Pop" 14.　　　　for "popular", and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of 15.　　　　that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. Then he must work harder than ever to stay 16.　　　　, because there are always younger singers 17.

　　　　to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.

　　The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. 18.　　　.The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. 19　 　　　.They steal handkerchiefs. They tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. 20　　　　. And-most important-he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 4 reading 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.

　　A million years have been added to man's evolutionary history. While anthropologists once estimated the age of Zinjanthropus, the earliest toolmaking creature, as more than 600,000 years, a recent radioactive dating measurement, based on volcanic rock samples from East Africa, where Zinjanthropus was discovered in 1959, now indicated that this primitive man may have roamed the earth 1,750,000 years ago. The new date pushes evidence for the emergence of toolmaking─one of the essential attributes of humanity-back into the Pliocene Age, and it seems to fit more easily into the picture of human evolution than the 600,000 years figure.

　　The Zinjanthropus was capable of walking erect, so that its hands were freed, and it had a brain large enough to enable it to perform such simple tasks as making primitive cutting tolls from quartz rock. The Zinjanthropus was not a man of the modern species, Homo sapiens, but many anthropologists see in the creature a type that could be very close to, if not actually in, the line of human evolution. The Zinjanthropus must be classified as a man, albeit (虽然) of a primitive type, because no animal species other than man both makes and uses tools.

　　Anthropologists consider it probable that the larger brain and higher intelligence of modern man evolved as primitive manlike creatures learned to use tools and to communicate by speech─the other essential of humanity. Such a course of evolution seems more reasonable starting nearly two million years ago than it would at the faster evolutionary pace required if the process started only a half million years ago.

　　21. A million years were added to man's past by the________.

　　A) unearthing of Zinjanthropus

　　B) discovery of some primitive cutting tools

　　C) invention of a radioactive dating process

　　D) dating of rock samples from East Africa

　　22. Anthropologists consider the Zinjanthropus the first________.

　　A) member of Homo sapiens

　　B) manlike creature to possess a brain

　　C) toolmaking creature

　　D) manlike creature

　　23. Because the Zinjanthropus walked erect, it was able to________.

　　A) protect itself from its enemies

　　B) make and use tools

　　C) communicate by speech

　　D) both B) and C)

　　24. The new date fits the human evolutionary pattern more easily than the old because it________.

　　A) allows a more reasonable evolutionary space

　　B) indicates man is younger than was believed

　　C) establishes the existence of man in the Pliocence Age

　　D) indicates that man is nearly two million years old

　　25. An appropriate title for this selection would be________.

　　A) Our Hardiest Ancestor

　　B) Toolmaker of the Pliocene Age

　　C) Anthropological Discoveries in East Africa

　　D) The Attributes of Humanity

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

　　Children suffering from acute starvation hardly ever cry. They really don't seem to care what happens to them. In fact, when you look into their sunken eyes, you may not even get a flicker of interest.

　　Is this behavior simply a reflection of hopelessness? Or does it signify something much more tragic─permanent damage to mental processes and intelligence?

　　Scientists have long recognized the physical effects of starvation in young children: bloated bellies, loss of hair pigment, brittle hair, "water-logged" legs, swollen eyelids, loss of appetite, severe diarrhea, and retardation of growth. But researchers have not been able to pinpoint the impact, if any, of starvation on intelligence. Now, at last, some clues to this riddle of hunger are turning up.

　　Starvation often begins with a deficiency of just one food nutrient─protein. (Major sources of protein are meat, fish, eggs, and milk.) Although other nutrients, such as starches, sugars, and fats, may be available, protein deficiency alone will cause loss of appetite and severe diarrhea. The protein deficient person can barely bring himself to eat anything at all. And whatever he eats is sped through his digestive tract too quickly for his system to absorb any nourishment.

　　Protein deficiency hits children harder than adults. Children stop growing and developing when they are deprived of proteins, the "building blocks" of the body.

　　Feeding protein to such children brings them back to health and they begin to grow again. However, even when a child is getting all the nutrients he requires and has "recovered" from protein deficiency, his growth may never catch up with that of children who were always well-nourished.

　　Now let's examine the evidence linking starvation to mental retardation. Dr. Mavis B. Stoch of the Children's Hospital in Capetown, South Africa, studied a group of 40 children for 12 years.

　　Twenty of the children had been admitted to the hospital during the first two years of their lives. These children were hospitalized for "undernutrition"─starvation.

　　Dr. Stoch chose a second group of 20 children to act as controls. That is, these children were very much like the children who were ill. They were matched with regard to sex, age and economic and social background. Dr. Stoch even matched the parents of the undernourished children. There was no difference in average height, head circumference, or intelligence between the two groups of parents.

　　26. Many starving children could be helped best if they were given________.

　　A) salt tablets

　　B) multivitamin pills

　　C) powdered milk

　　D) fresh bread and water

　　27. Proteins, necessary for proper development, are available in________.

　　A) hard-boiled eggs

　　B) a glass of orange juice

　　C) sugar substitutes

　　D) potatoes and spinach

　　28. Milk, given to a protein-deficient child, will________.

　　A) protect him from night blindness

　　B) reduce his need for vitamins

　　C) be an adequate substitute for a balanced diet

　　D) help restore normal growth and protect him from rickets

　　29. A normal adult stops ingesting protein. Which of the following would be most likely to happen?

　　A) He would not want to eat.

　　B) He would become shorter.

　　C) He would have a craving for meat.

　　D) His intelligence would revert to a 12-year-old level.

　　30. The second group of children mentioned were called controls because______.

　　A) they were undernourished also

　　B) they were much like the first group but they were well-fed

　　C) they were chosen because they were taller than the others

　　D) they controlled the amount of food given to the starving children

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

　　Navigation computers, now sold by most car-makers, cost $2,000 and up. No surprise, then, that they are most often found in luxury cars, like Lexus, BMW and Audi. But it is a developing technology─meaning prices should eventually drop─and the market does seem to be growing.

　　Even at current prices, a navigation computer is impressive. It can guide you from point to point in most major cities with precise turn-by-turn directions─spoken by a clear human-sounding voice, and written on a screen in front of the driver.

　　The computer works with an antenna (天线) that takes signals from no fewer than three of the 24 global positioning system (GPS) satellites. By measuring the time required for a signal to travel between the satellites and the antenna, the car's location can be pinned down within 100 meters.

　　The satellite signals, along with inputs on speed from a wheel-speed sensor and direction from meter, determine the car's position even as it moves. This information is combined with a map database. Streets, landmarks and points of interest are included.

　　Most systems are basically identical. The differences come in hardware─the way the computer accepts the driver's request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions. On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc. But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.

　　BMW's system offers a set of cross hairs (瞄准器) that can be moved across them (you have several choices of map scale) to pick a point you'd like to get to. The Audi's screen can be switched to TV reception.

　　Even the voices that recite the direction can differ, with better systems like BMW's and Lexus's having a wider vocabulary. The instructions are available in French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian, as well as English. The driver can also choose parameters for determining the route: fastest, shortest or no freeways (高速公路), for example.

　　31. We learn from the passage that navigation computers________.

　　A) will greatly promote sales of automobiles

　　B) may help solve potential traffic problems

　　C) are likely to be accepted by more drivers

　　D) will soon be viewed as a symbol of luxury

　　32. With a navigation computer, a driver will easily find the best route to his destination________.

　　A) by inputting the exact address

　　B) by indicating the location of his car

　　C) by checking his computer database

　　D) by giving vocal orders to the computer

　　33. Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars________.

　　A) are more or less the same price

　　B) provide directions in much the same way

　　C) work on more or less the same principles

　　D) receive instructions from the same satellites

　　34.The navigation computer functions________.

　　A) by means of a direction finder and a speed detector

　　B) basically on satellite signals and a map database

　　C) mainly through the reception of turn-by-turn directions

　　D) by using a screen to display satellite signals

　　35. The navigation systems in cars like Lexus, BMW and Audi are mentioned to show________.

　　A) the immaturity of the new technology

　　B) the superiority of the global positioning system

　　C) the cause of price fluctuations in car equipment

　　D) the different ways of providing guidance to the driver

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

　　Cyberspace(网络空间), data superhighways, multi mediator those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives forever. Yet, for all the talk of a forthcoming technological Utopia (乌托邦) little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the "how", the question of "for whom" is put aside once again.

　　Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves(富人,富国) to increase their control on global markets─with destructive impact on the have-nots.

　　For them the result is instability, developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As "futures" (期货) are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.

　　So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves─so-called "development communications" modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries' economies.

　　Communications technology is generally exported from the US, Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit─credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.

　　Furthermore, when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it.

　　36. From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of________.

　　A) the rich countries

　　B) the elite

　　C) scientific development

　　D) the world economy

　　37. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

　　A) international trade should be expanded

　　B) the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration

　　C) the exports of the poor countries should be increased

　　D) communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized

　　38. Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?

　　A) Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.

　　B) Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.

　　C) Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.

　　D) Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.

　　39. The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may________.

　　A) hinder their industrial production

　　B) cause them to lose control of their trade

　　C) force them to reduce their share of exports

　　D) cost them their economic independence

　　40. The author's attitude toward the communication revolution is________.

　　A) positive B) critical

　　C) indifferent D) tolerant

　　Part III Vocabulary (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.It is believed that today's pop music can serve as a creative force________ stimulating the thinking of its listeners.

　　A) byB) with C) atD) on

　　42. The author has a remarkable________into human nature.

　　A) inquiry B) input

　　C) investigation D) insight

　　43. The government will________how to reduce unemployment.

　　A) look over B) look into

　　C) look through D) look after

　　44. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly________if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

　　A) admired B) regarded

　　C) expected D) worshiped

　　45. Many people regarded a television set as an________article of furniture.

　　A) ingenious B) industrial

　　C) indispensable D) industrious

　　46. The novel bought the other day is________.

　　A) illegal B) illiterate

　　C) illegible D) unreadable

　　47. There is not much time left so I'll tell you about it________.

　　A) in all B) in brief

　　C) in short D) in detail

　　48. Mosquitoes are the only means of________of malaria.

　　A) transference B) transformation

　　C) transition D) transmission

　　49. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at________.

　　A) danger B) stake

　　C) loss D) threat

　　50. People who walk on the grass are________to a fine of $5.

　　A) fit B) suitable

　　C) liable D) adaptable

　　51. Alone in the plane, Lindbergh knew it would be fatal to fall asleep. He watched the instrument panel________.

　　A) intensely B) intentionally

　　C) internally D) intently

　　52. The author of the report is well________with the problem in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.

　　A) informed B) acquainted

　　C) enlightened D) advised

　　53. The day before my history exam, I still had not________reading the first book on the list.

　　A) seen about B) caught up with

　　C) got around to D) sat for

　　54. He________himself guilty.

　　A) confessed B) condemned

　　C) admitted to D) professed

　　55. Fruit will be________and dear this season.

　　A) scarce B) lack

　　C) rare D) short

　　56.The sun rose________the horizon.

　　A) above B) over

　　C) below D) under

　　57. The long drought caused a(n) ________shortage of water.

　　A) urgent B) acute

　　C) discrete D) reciprocal

　　58. His________to drugs caused his family grief.

　　A) liking B) addiction

　　C) devotion D) habit

　　59. Dick was the only one who knew how to cook because he had________in the kitchen when he was a boy.

　　A) helped about B) helped up

　　C) helped with D) helped out

　　60. Home is home, ever so homely.

　　A) it is B) it were

　　C) be it D) it be

　　61. We shall probably never be able to________the exact nature of these subatomic particles.

　　A) ascribe B) ascertain

　　C) assert D) assess

　　62. Mobility is one of the characteristics often________executives, and they must accustom themselves to moving quite regularly.

　　A) demanded of B) asked of

　　C) expected from D) called for

　　63. During the famine of 1943, millions of Chinese peasants________to the cities because they could not survive in the rural areas.

　　A) migrated B) mobilized

　　C) navigated D) transferred

　　64. Years of practice had made Steve________in playing the flute.

　　A) proficient B) efficient

　　C) profitable D) sufficient

　　65. The correct name for a shooting star is a________ .

　　A) galaxy B) meteor

　　C) planet D) satellite

　　66. Jones and Edwards are the producer and director of the famous movie.

　　A) alternatively B) respectively

　　C) respectfully D) respectably

　　67. The magician picked several persons________from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

　　A) by accident B) at random

　　C) on occasionD) on average

　　68. Knowledge, experience and pleasure can be________from good reading.

　　A) deprived B) ensured

　　C) derived D) guaranteed

　　69. The statue would be perfect but for a few small________in its base.

　　A) mistakes B) flaws

　　C) errors D) weakness

　　70. It was because the ten major building projects were designed, built and fully completed________ten months that it was considered to be a miracle.

　　A) in a matter of B) ahead of time

　　C) at mostD) in advance

　　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.

　　Some personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one's intelligence. But people fail to realize the importance of cultivating these factors in young people.

　　The so-called 'non-intelligence factors' include 71 feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits. After a 30-year follow-up study of 800 males, American 72 found out that the main cause of disparities(差别) in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors 73 the desire to learn, will-power and self-confidence. Though people all know that one should have 74 objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don't pay much attention to 75 these factors.

　　Some parents are greatly worried 76 their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take 77 consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don't inquire into these, as reasons 78 students do poorly. They simply give them more course and exercises, or even 'rebuke or ridicule' them. 79 , these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and 80 themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray because they are sick of learning. 81 investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were 82 of learning, because of examinations, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.

　　It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main 83 to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and 84 development among a few students.

　　If we don't start now to 85 the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also 86 the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward 87 about how to cultivate students' non-intelligence factors. First, parents and teachers should fully understand teenager psychology. On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objective of learning, 88 their interests and toughening their willpower. The cultivation of non-intelligence factors should also be part of primary education for small children. Parents should attend to these qualities from the 89 beginning. Primary and middle schools can open psychology 90 to help students overcome the psychological obstacles to their learning, daily lives and recreation.

　　71. A) one's B) their

　　C) his D) human

　　72. A) biologists B) psychologists

　　C) researchers D) physicians

　　73. A) including B) revealing

　　C) ignoring D) emphasizing

　　74. A) partial B) independent

　　C) peculiar D) definite

　　75. A) believing in B) profiting

　　C) cultivating D) resorting

　　76. A) about B) when

　　C) because D) whether

　　77. A) for B) inC) intoD) over

　　78. A) whyB) thatC) when D) how

　　79. A) After all B) Gradually

　　C) Apparently D) However

　　80. A) putB) getC) handleD) give

　　81. A) TheB) AnC) OneD) And

　　82. A) afraidB) aheadC) outD) strain

　　83. A) storage B) tendency

　　C) threat D) obstacle

　　84. A) technological B) characteristic

　　C) psychological D) intelligent

　　85. A) chase B) thrust

　　C) strengthen D) urge

　　86. A) uphold B) freeze

　　C) affect D) perfect

　　87. A) projects B) warnings

　　C) decisions D) proposals

　　88. A) insuring B) going through

　　C) exceeding D) stimulating

　　89. A) veryB) exactC) earlyD) next

　　90. A) lecture B) courses

　　C) class D) workshop

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Should Firecrackers Be Banned? ". You should write at least 120 words and your composition should include the following points (given in Chinese).

　　1. 有些人认为放鞭炮是好事,为什么?

　　2. 有些人认为放鞭炮是坏事,为什么?

　　3. 我的看法。

　　听力录音原文及参考答案

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　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　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. M:Excuse me, I'm looking for the operating theatre. I thought that it was on the first floor.

　　W:This is the basement. Take the elevator one flight up and turn left.

　　Q:Where did the conversation most probably take place?

　　2. M:Please get me a draught beer, a cold one. You know, I never drink beer without ice.

　　W:But it is winter now. Don't you think that's bad for your stomach?

　　Q:What does the woman suggest that the man do ?

　　3. M:If you had waited until the summer sales, you could have bought the skirt for much less.

　　W:I know that, but I needed it immediately. I had an important party to attend.

　　Q:When had the woman bought the skirt?

　　4. M:Where's Jessica? She said she would be here at 12 and now it's 13:15. She must have missed the train.

　　W:I think so, but I hope she won't miss the next one, otherwise she'll be late for the opening ceremony of the sports meeting.

　　Q:What's the woman worried about?

　　5. M:These watches for lovers look so beautiful that I'd like to buy a pair of them for myself and another for my parents. Would you give me a 10% discount off the price?

　　W:OK. You know the price is ＄100 for a man's watch, and ＄90 for a woman's watch.

　　Q:How much does the man have to pay?

　　6. M:I'm sorry I wasn't present on time for the match,but you know, it wasn't really my fault.The bus was late because of the traffic jam.

　　W:It's all very well saying it wasn't your fault. But thanks to you, we lost, ten to zero.

　　Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

　　7. M:I hope you don't mind, but I really want to watch the game this coming Sunday.

　　W:What else can I say? I've been one of the world's football widows since the game season started.

　　Q: What was the woman objecting to?

　　8. M:I hear you got lost on your way to the Spring Export Commodities Fair in the Shanghai Hotel.

　　W:I don't know how I did it. I've been there many times.

　　Q:What does the woman mean?

　　9. W:I forgot all about the milk. It is spilling over.

　　M:Oh, my God. It isn't the first it has happened. It is really upsetting that something important always slips your mind.

　　Q:What's the man's attitude toward the woman's forgetfulness?

　　10. W:Now, then, Mr. Steven. How long has this tooth troubled you?

　　M:Well, I had some slight trouble last year and was all right until last Saturday. Then it started hurting again.

　　Q:How long did the man have the toothache?

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　The entertainment profession, or "show business", attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and 11. prosperous. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can 12. never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this 13. business, too. A performer must change his"act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers.

　　"Pop" 14. stands for "popular", and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of 15. singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. Then he must work harder than ever to stay 16. popular, because there are always younger singers 17. trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.

　　The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. 18. He can only relax when he is alone,because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans" . The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. 19. Sometimes their enthusiasm gets so hysterical that they doanything to get a "souvenir".They steal handkerchiefs. They tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. 20. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes,because he must always look smart,or,at any rate,different.He must always have a luxurious car. And-most important - he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

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　　Part I　　　Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　1-5 C)B)C)B)A) 6-10 D)C)C)B)B)

　　Section B Compound Dictation

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　　Part II　　　Reading Comprehension

　　21. D) 22. C) 23. B) 24. A) 25. B) 26. C) 27. A)28. C) 29.A) 30. A) 31. B) 32. A) 33. B) 34. B) 35. B) 36. A) 37. B) 38. D) 39. D) 40. B)

　　Part III　　　Vocabulary

　　41. A)。by表达"通过某种方式"之意。B)with一般指"所借助的工具";C)at和D)on与题意相差甚远,应首先排除。

　　42. D)。insight"洞察,见识",与介词into连用。A)inquiry意为"询问,调查",常与about连用;B)input意为"输入(动力),投入的资金/物资";C)investigation意为"对……进行调查",常与into连用。

　　43. B)。look into"调查,观察"。A)look over意为"察看,把……看一遍/过目";C)look through意为"透过……去看;(从头至尾)浏览,详尽核查";D)look after意为"照顾,关心"。

　　44. B)。(be)regarded"被注意,被尊重",常用于否定句或疑问句中。A)admired和D)worshiped与题意相差甚远,应首先排除;C)expected前常用greatly,或后面用very much之类的词。

　　45. C)。indispensable"不可缺少的"。A)ingenious意为"足智多谋的,制作精巧的";B)industrial意为"工业的";D)industrious意为"刻苦的,勤恳的"。

　　46. D)。unreadable"不易读,不值得读;读来不轻松"。A)illegal意为"非法的";B)illiterate意为"文盲的,未受教育的";C)illegible意为"(字迹)不易看清的"。

　　47. B)。in brief "概要地(叙述)"。A)in all意为"合计";C)in short意为"总而言之";D)in detail意为"详细地(叙述)"。

　　48. D)。transmission"传播,发射"。A)transference意为"转移,换车";B)transformation意为"变化,改革";C)transition意为"过渡"。

　　49. B)。stake常与at搭配,at stake"处于风险或危急之中"。A)danger不能与at搭配使用,它常与in搭配,意为"面临危险";C)loss虽可同at搭配使用,但其前应有不定冠词a,at a loss"低价,亏本(出售),茫然无策";D)threat不能与at搭配,它常与under搭配,意为"面临危险"。

　　50. C)。be liable to"应受(处罚等),应服从,易遭"。A)fit指"适合于某种目的情况";B)suitable指"符合场合、环境或条件的需要";D)adaptable意为"能适应的"。

　　51. D)。intently"急切地,专心/专注地"。A)intensely意为"激烈地,热心地";B)intentionally意为"故意地,有意地";C)internally意为"内部地"。

　　52. B)。be acquainted with"明白……,熟悉……,知道……"。A)inform意为 "通告,报告",通常与介词of连用;C)enlighten意为"启发,开导";D)advise意为"劝告,建议"。

　　53. C)。get around to"找到时间做某事,来得及做某事"。A)see about意为"处理,留意,查询";B)catch up with意为"赶上";D)sit for意为"参加(考试)"。

　　54. A)。confess"承认,认罪"。B)condemn意为"判刑,宣告有罪",所以主语不应是个人,而应是法院等机构;C)admit to 后常接sth.,不直接跟代词,意为"承认某事";D)profess后常接动词不定式或that从句,意为"自称,公开表明"。

　　55. A)。scarce"稀少",句中dear意为"昂贵的",scarce and dear是并列的意思。B)lack"缺少",不可作形容词;C)rare意为"珍贵";D)short意为"匮乏"。

　　56. A)。above,从句中的动词rise得出太阳是"升起"。很显然,C)和D)均不符合句意;B)over也有"在……之上"的意思,但往往含有"凌驾于,横跨"的意思。

　　57. B)。acute"严重的"。A)urgent意为"紧迫的";C)discrete意为"分离的";D)reciprocal意为"相互的"。

　　58. B)。addiction(to)"沉溺(于……),醉心(于……)"。A)liking意为"喜欢";C)devotion(to)意为"为……献身";D)habit意为"习惯"。

　　59. D)。help out in the kitchen"在厨房帮忙"。A)help about后与地点名词相连;B)help (sb.) up意为"帮助(某人)站起来";C)help with与具体的事情相连。

　　60. C)。be it ever so homely意为"尽管家很简朴",是be ever so homely as it may的省略。

　　61. B)。ascertain"确切知道"。A)ascribe意为"归因于……";C)assert意为"维护,声明";D)assess意为"估计,估定"。

　　62. A)。demand of"向……要求",demand sth. of sb./from sb."要求某人做某事"。B)ask for意为"向……要……";C)expect 不与from搭配,而与of 搭配,意为"指望,期望";D)call for意为"要求,需要",后接某事。

　　63. A)。migrate"移居,迁移"。B)mobilize意为"动员,鼓动";C)navigate意为"航海,航行";D)transfer意为"转变,转换"。

　　64. A)。proficient"精通"。B)efficient意为"有效率的";C)profitable意为"盈利的";D)sufficient意为"充足的"。

　　65. B)。meteor"流星"。A)galaxy意为"星系,星群";C)planet意为"行星";D)satellite意为"卫星"。

　　66. B)。respectively"分别地"。A)alternatively意为"二中择一地";C)respectfully意为"尊敬地,谦恭地";D)respectably意为"体面地"。

　　67. B)。at random"随机地"。A)by accident意为"意外地,偶然地";C)on occasion意为"有时";D)on average意为"按平均计算"。

　　68. C)。derive (from)"来自,源自"。A)deprive(of)"剥夺";B)ensure"确保";D)guarantee"担保"。

　　69. B)。flaw"瑕疵"。由句中but for可推断,此题为转折参照题,与perfect statue相对应的是B),而不是A)mistake"错误",C)error"错误"或D)weakness"弱点"。

　　70. A)。in a matter of "大约"。B)ahead of time意为"提前",但是 "提前10个月"应是"ten months ahead of time";C)at most意为"至多";D)in advance意为"提前"。

　　Part III　　　Cloze

　　71. A)。形容词性物主代词one's泛指。

　　72. B)。文章中多次提到psychological(心理的)方面的影响,即非智力因素,因而该结果是由心理学家发现的。

　　73. A)。根据上下文,学习的愿望、意志力和自信

　　都属于非智力因素。

　　74. D)。definite"明确的",根据上下文,一个人应该具有明确的目标、坚强的意志和好的学习习惯,这些都是有益的非智力因素。

　　75. C)。cultivate"培养",根据题意,对于有益的非智力因素应进行培养。

　　76. B)。when引导时间状语从句。

　　77. C)。固定搭配take sth. into consideration"把某事考虑进去"。

　　78. A)。why引导定语从句修饰先行词reasons。

　　79. B)。根据上下文,老师训斥成绩差的学生的结果是使学生逐渐失去自信。

　　80. D)。固定搭配give up"放弃"。

　　81. B)。不定冠词an修饰名词,句中并非强调数量,故不用one。

　　82. A)。固定搭配be afraid of "担心,害怕"。

　　83. D)。obstacle"阻碍,干扰",根据上下文,缺乏非智力因素会阻碍孩子的智力发展。

　　84. C)。本文主要讲述智力因素(intelligence)和非智力因素(non-intelligence)对孩子智力发展的影响,即生理因素(physiological factors)和心理因素(psychological factors)。

　　85. C)。strengthen"加强",根据上下文,对于非智力因素我们要加强培养。

　　86. C)。affect"影响",根据上下文,如果不加强对非智力因素的培养,不仅会阻碍青少年智力的发展,还会影响整个一代人。

　　87. D)。put forward the proposals"提出建议"。

　　88. D)。stimulate one's interest"激发某人的兴趣"。

　　89. A)。from the very beginning"从一开始"。

　　90. B)。open courses"开设课程"。

　　Part V　　　Writing

　　Should Firecrackers Be Banned?

　　Letting off firecrackers has long been a custom for the Chinese on their happy occasions. However, these years, people in China have different opinions about the custom.

　　Some people think that setting off firecrackers is a good thing. In their eyes, it reflects the heritage of Chinese culture. Also, it adds much to the warm festive atmosphere of the most important Chinese holiday─the Spring Festival. They can't imagine what the holidays would be like without such a custom.

　　Others, on the other hand, contend that letting off firecrackers should be banned. The main reasons, to their minds, are that letting off firecrackers not only brings great economic loss to the country, but also may cause trouble to society. For example, during the holidays, some buildings were burnt to ashes due to the firecrackers, and not a few individuals were injured by the firecrackers and sent to hospital.

　　In my opinion, letting off firecrackers should be banned. We must try our best to find new, beneficial ways to take the place of the old customs. Only in this way can we spend our holiday peacefully as well as joyfully.

　　(文/王佳艺 王超英；英语通大学英语六级考试版 03～04学年第5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。)