1、In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after a mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes t
2、o check your note, and another ten minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that
3、 follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on you colored answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.1. Which of the following is NOT among the cr
4、iteria of the 100 most powerful women in the world?A. the amount of money they controlB. their previous jobsC. their public profileD. their attitude toward the press2. Who is an unpredictable candidate among the women of this year?A. Angela Merkel B. Condoleezza RiceC. Angela Ahrendts D. Rose Marie
5、Bravo3. The Chileans felt _ when they saw Michelle Bachelet on this list.A. angry B. excitedC. indifferent D. surprised4. Which of the following statement is true about Margaret Whitman?A. Shes one of the richest women in the world.B. Shes a founder of eBay.C. She helped build eBay into the second m
6、ost successful companies on the Internet.D. Shes at No. 20 on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.5. Which of the following reasons CANNOT explain why Meredith Vieira was on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world? A. Because shes going to be taking the role of the Toda
7、y Show from Wednesday.B. Because shes accomplished a lot over the course of her many years in this profession.C. Because shes going to be so influential in what she does.D. Because she is an award-winning newswoman, and shes spent nine years on the View.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you wi
8、ll hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to t
9、he news.6. What is the public reaction towards the news that a vaccine against cervical cancer is to be put on the market?A. Surprised. B. Indifferent. C. Suspicious. D. Excited.Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questio
10、n. Now listen to the news.7. The news is mainly about _.A. the history of Germans in the World Cup Football ChampionshipsB. the performance of the teams in the World Cup Football ChampionshipC. the victory of the host nation in the beginningD. the response of the football fansQuestions 8 and 9 are b
11、ased on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.8. The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced its threat to restart attacks on Israel _.A. on newspaper B. on TVC. through Internet D. by radio9. Hama
12、s has threatened to restart attacks on Israel because _?A. it took power in parliamentary elections in JanuaryB. it has felt compelled to react to what it regards as a massacre of innocent Palestinian civiliansC. it has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks in past years.
13、D. it has been under pressure enforced by the international community.Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.10. Which group is NOT mentioned by Annan as one most at risk from AIDS?A. homose
14、xuals B. prostitutesC. drug users D. conservativesPART II READING COMPREHENSION （30 MIN）In this section there are several reading passage followed by a total of twenty multiple-choice questions. Read the passage and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AManners nowadays in metropolitan c
15、ities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her, as he ought to. In fact, it is saddening to note that if a man does offe
16、r his seat to an older woman, it is nearly a Continental man or one from the older generation.This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy and that those who
17、 go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burden
18、ed. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first served,” while a gray-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple stands? Yet this is all too often seen.Conditions in travel ar
19、e really very hard on everyone, we know, but hardship is surely no excuse. Sometimes one wonders what would have been the behavior of these stout young men in a packed refugee train on its way to a prison-camp during the War. Would they have considered it only right and their proper due to keep the
20、best places for themselves then?Older people, tired and irritable from a days work, are not angle, either far from it. Many a brisk argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as the weary queues push and shove each other to get on buses and tubes. One cannot commend this, of course, but one does fe
21、el there is just a little more excuse.If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in, however, it seems imperative, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that peop
22、le are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistant wont bother to assist, taxi-drivers growl at each other as they dash dangerously round corners, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on and so on. It seems to us that
23、 it is up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration.11. From what you have read, would you expect manners to improve among people _?A. who are physically weak or crippledB. who once lived in a prison-camp during the WarC. who live in big modern citiesD. who live only
24、in metropolitan cities12. What is the writers opinion concerning courteous manners towards women?A. Now that women have claimed equality, they no longer need to be treated differently from men.B. It is generally considered old-fashioned for young men to give up their seats to young women .C. “Ladies
25、 first” should be universally practiced.D. Special consideration ought to be shown to them.13. What does the author try to convey by giving the example of stout young men in a packed refugee train during the War?A. Young men do not need to consider their behaviour during War time.B. Young men need t
26、o care more about themselves during War time.C. Conditions in travel are really very hard during War time.D. Young men should not use hardship as an excuse for their bad behaviour.14. According to the author, communication between human beings would be smoother if _.A. people were more considerate t
27、owards each otherB. people were not so tired and irritableC. women were treated with more courtesyD. public transport could be improved15. What is the possible meaning of the word “deterioration” in the last paragraph?A. worsening of general situationB. lowering of moral standardsC. declining of phy
28、sical constitutionD. spreading of evil conductTEXT BIt was eleven oclock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from Kleins hotel. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while h
29、e undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and gossip that he had gathered during the day. From his trousers pockets he took a fistful of crumpled bank notes and a good deal of silver coin, which he piled on the bureau indiscriminately with keys, knife, handkerchief, and whatever else happe
30、ned to be in his pockets, she was overcome with sleep, and answered him with little half utterances.He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him, and valued so little his conversation.Mr. Pontellier
31、had forgotten the bonbons and peanuts for the boys. Notwithstanding he loved them very much, and went into the adjoining room where they were resting comfortably. The result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. He turned and shifted the youngsters about in bed. One of them began to kick and talk about a basket full of crabs.Mr. Pontellier returned to his wife with the information that Raoul had a high fever and needed looking after. Then he lit a cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it. Mrs. Pontellier was quite sure Raoul had no fever. He
