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C) He was pleased D)He was puzzled 9)A)Here B)Europe C)Am erica D)Asia 10)A)Her name sounds familiar. B)Her name sounds strange C)Her name sounds nice D)Her name sounds melodic Section B Compound Dictation(听力B部分为复合听写,答案写在试卷二上) Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered fimm 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered fimm 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written he point I want to make is that the athe ill and they do so through us and the ways in which we conduct our lives. All around us - in this hall. in this 2 in our city -there are people whose way of looking at the world 3 of the way of the Athenians, and there are people whose of the visigoths i do not that our modern-day Athenians roam 4 hrough the streets reciting poetry and philosophy, or that the modern-day Visigoths are killers. I mean that to be an athenian or a visigoth is to your life around a set of values. An Athenian is an idea. And a Visigoth is an idea. Let me tell you briefly what these ideas 6 knowledge in high esteem. To contemplate, to reason, to experiment to question To be an Athenian is to hold knowledge and, especially, the 7 fo these are, to an Athenian, the most exalted activities a person can perform. To a Visigoth 8 or to gain power over other people To be an Athenian is to cherish language 9 In their use of language, Athenians strive for grace, precision, and variety. And they admire those who can achieve such skill. To a visigoth A Visigoth's language aspires to nothing higher than the cliche 2

2 C) He was pleased. D) He was puzzled. 9) A) Here. B) Europe. C) America. D) Asia. 10) A) Her name sounds familiar. B) Her name sounds strange. C) Her name sounds nice. D) Her name sounds melodic. Section B Compound Dictation ( 听力 B 部分为复合听写，答案写在试卷二上) Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Now, the point I want to make is that the Athenians and the Visigoths still 1______, and they do so through us and the ways in which we conduct our lives. All around us – in this hall, in this 2_____, in our city – there are people whose way of looking at the world 3_____ of the way of the Athenians, and there are people whose way is the way of the Visigoths. I do not mean, of course, that our modern-day Athenians roam 4______ through the streets reciting poetry and philosophy, or that the modern-day Visigoths are killers. I mean that to be an Athenian or a Visigoth is to 5_____ your life around a set of values. An Athenian is an idea. And a Visigoth is an idea. Let me tell you briefly what these ideas 6______ of. To be an Athenian is to hold knowledge and, especially, the 7______for knowledge in high esteem. To contemplate, to reason, to experiment, to question – these are, to an Athenian, the most exalted activities a person can perform. To a Visigoth, 8____________________________ or to gain power over other people. To be an Athenian is to cherish language 9______________________________. In their use of language, Athenians strive for grace, precision, and variety. And they admire those who can achieve such skill. To a Visigoth, 10______________________________. A Visigoth’s language aspires to nothing higher than the cliché

Part ll Reading Comprehension 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 though the center Questions 1l to 15 are based on the following passage Most of the languages of Europe and some Middle-Eastern and Ind ian Languages- are related to each other. They belong to a large family which linguists completely different from each other, linguists can show that their grammar and vocabulary are similar in many ways. The Indo-European languages can be divided into eight main groups: Germanic (including English ) Romance(the languages which are passed from Latin, for example Spanish); Celtic(for example Scottish Gaelic); Balto-Slavonic(for example Russian ) Indo-Iranian(for example Hindi, Farsi); Greek, Albanian and Armenian. Not all European languages belong to the Indo-European family. Finnish and Hungarian, for example, are members of a quite different language family, and Basque(spoken in northern Spain and south-western france seems to be completely different from all the other languages in the world 11)What is TRUE according to this passage? A)Most European languages belong to the Indo-European family as well as some Mid dle-Eastern and Ind ian Languages B)All European languages have something to do with some Middle-Eastern and Ind ian languages C)The"Indo-European"family of languages refer to all the Ind ian and European D)The"Indo-European'"'family of languages includes most languages in the world 12)In Line 2, the word"linguists "refers to A)people who can speak different languages B)students who are studying foreign languages C)teachers who give the lectures of Indo-European languages D)experts who study the characteristics of language 13)The writer points out that the Indo-European family of languages A)are completely similar in grammar and vocabulary but slightly different in pronunciation B)are different in written forms and pronunciation but almost the same grammar and vocabulary C) have the same system of written forms but the different system of spoken

3 Part II Reading Comprehension 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 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: Most of the languages of Europe — and some Middle-Eastern and Indian Languages — are related to each other. They belong to a large family which linguists call the “Indo-European” family of languages. Although they may look and sound completely different from each other, linguists can show that their grammar and vocabulary are similar in many ways. The Indo-European languages can be divided into eight main groups: Germanic (including English); Romance(the languages which are passed from Latin, for example Spanish); Celtic(for example Scottish Gaelic); Balto-Slavonic(for example Russian); Indo-Iranian(for example Hindi, Farsi); Greek, Albanian and Armenian. Not all European languages belong to the Indo-European family. Finnish and Hungarian, for example, are members of a quite different language family, and Basque (spoken in northern Spain and south-western France) seems to be completely different from all the other languages in the world. 11) What is TRUE according to this passage? A) Most European languages belong to the Indo-European family as well as some Middle-Eastern and Indian Languages. B) All European languages have something to do with some Middle-Eastern and Indian Languages. C) The “Indo-European” family of languages refer to all the Indian and European languages. D) The “Indo-European” family of languages includes most languages in the world. 12) In Line 2, the word “linguists” refers to ________. A) people who can speak different languages B) students who are studying foreign languages C) teachers who give the lectures of Indo-European languages D) experts who study the characteristics of languages 13) The writer points out that the Indo-European family of languages ________. A) are completely similar in grammar and vocabulary but slightly different in pronunciation B) are different in written forms and pronunciation but almost the same in grammar and vocabulary C) have the same system of written forms but the different system of spoken

forms ))can be distinguished from one another in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation 14)This passage indicates a fact that A)more than one language is spoken by the British people B) German as well as English is the national language in Britain C)the British people speak English, Spanish, German and Scottish Gaelic D)the british people only speak English with each other 15)We can infer from this passage that A)Basque belongs to the Indo-European family of languages B)the language family of Finnish is completely different from that of Hungarian C)Basque seems to differ from all the other languages in the world D) Basque, Finnish and Hungarian belong to the same language family Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage At the Kane County Flea Market(跳蚤市场), one of the largest in the american Midwest, 20,000 to 30,000 people pass through the gates on a warm summer weekend hoping to spot a bargain(便宜货) at one of the1,400stls(摊位) It's clear that the flea market is growing. It is becoming a common activity for a growing section of the population with a decreasing amount of disposable income The term" flea market comes from a French name for a 19 n century market that sold used goods including furniture. With the old furniture often came fleas at no extra charge American flea markets live up to the french trad ition of reselling used good usually minus the fleas- but US markets tend to include more collectable items as well. At Kane County, dealers sell anything from antique(Efta]) wood furniture and old children's toys to local farm produce Flea markets provide work for thousands of lower-income families, accord ing to a professor of economics at a university in Chicago. " The main reason behind the growth is the tendency toward a decrease in the real wage for lower-skilled workers, he said,"People need chances to make add ition to their income Accord ing to the director of an online guide to public markets, Americans are flocking to these markets in search of good deals and a return to an old-fashioned face-to-face type of shopping 16)The flea market" has got its name mainly because A)it once sold furniture with fleas B) it is usually small-sized just like a flea C) the first market selling used goods was given this name D)all the goods sold there have fleas in them

4 forms D) can be distinguished from one another in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation 14) This passage indicates a fact that ______. A) more than one language is spoken by the British people B) German as well as English is the national language in Britain C) the British people speak English, Spanish, German and Scottish Gaelic D) the British people only speak English with each other 15) We can infer from this passage that ______. A) Basque belongs to the Indo-European family of languages B) the language family of Finnish is completely different from that of Hungarian C) Basque seems to differ from all the other languages in the world D) Basque, Finnish and Hungarian belong to the same language family Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: At the Kane County Flea Market (跳蚤市场), one of the largest in the American Midwest, 20,000 to 30,000 people pass through the gates on a warm summer weekend, hoping to spot a bargain (便宜货) at one of the 1,400 stalls（摊位）. It’s clear that the flea market is growing. It is becoming a common activity for a growing section of the population with a decreasing amount of disposable income. The term “flea market” comes from a French name for a 19th century market that sold used goods including furniture. With the old furniture often came fleas at no extra charge. American flea markets live up to the French tradition of reselling used goods — usually minus the fleas — but US markets tend to include more collectable items as well. At Kane County, dealers sell anything from antique (古代的) wood furniture and old children’s toys to local farm produce. Flea markets provide work for thousands of lower-income families, according to a professor of economics at a university in Chicago. “The main reason behind the growth is the tendency toward a decrease in the real wage for lower-skilled workers,” he said, “ People need chances to make addition to their income.” According to the director of an online guide to public markets, Americans are flocking to these markets in search of good deals and a return to an old-fashioned face-to-face type of shopping. 16) The “flea market” has got its name mainly because________. A) it once sold furniture with fleas B) it is usually small-sized just like a flea C) the first market selling used goods was given this name D) all the goods sold there have fleas in them

17) Modern American flea markets A)sell only used goods B)sell both used goods and agricultural produce C)sell both used goods and new inventions D)are in fact among the greatest department stores in the country 18)From the growth of the flea market we can see that A) the purchasing power of the working people in the U.S. is decreasing B) American people pay great attention to saving resources C)the value of furniture grows with its age D)a comprehensive market is more popular than a special one 19)One of the advantages of the flea market is that A)one can buy everything he needs at one place B)one can buy things of the same quality at a lower price C) it allows to increase people's income D)it provides another place for people to go shoppin 20) Most people going to the flea market mean to A)kill their leisure time B)look for collectable items C)enjoy the old-fashioned face-to-face type of shopping D)pick out a bargain there Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage Prior to age 11, children tend to tell their parents what's on their minds -in fact, parents are first on the list, says Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense fo Parents with Teenagers. This completely reverses during the teen years, Riera explains. " They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers or counselors and their parents last Parents who do know what's going on in their children's lives are in the best position to help them. In a three-year study of more than 20,000 adolescents Laurence Steinberg, Professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia and author of you and your adolescent. found that teens who shared details of their daily lives with parents were less likely to have trouble with schoolwork or get involved with drugs or alcohol Yet more and more parents have a tough time connecting with their teenagers Here are seven steps for parents who want to break down the walls of silence Create a"listening climate. " It's not natural for teenagers to want to sit down and talk, says Dr. Candace Erickson, behavioral and developmental pediatrician from New York Citys Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. " You have to make it seem natural for them. The key, she adds, is to create an ongoing"listening climate"in your home. "This way, when teens have something important to discuss, coming to

5 17) Modern American flea markets________. A) sell only used goods B) sell both used goods and agricultural produce C) sell both used goods and new inventions D) are in fact among the greatest department stores in the country 18) From the growth of the flea market we can see that ________. A) the purchasing power of the working people in the U.S. is decreasing B) American people pay great attention to saving resources C) the value of furniture grows with its age D) a comprehensive market is more popular than a special one 19) One of the advantages of the flea market is that________. A) one can buy everything he needs at one place B) one can buy things of the same quality at a lower price C) it allows to increase people’s income D) it provides another place for people to go shopping 20) Most people going to the flea market mean to ________. A) kill their leisure time B) look for collectable items C) enjoy the old-fashioned face-to-face type of shopping D) pick out a bargain there Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Prior to age 11, children tend to tell their parents what’s on their minds ─ in fact, parents are first on the list, says Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely reverses during the teen years,” Riera explains. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers or counselors and their parents last.” Parents who do know what’s going on in their children’s lives are in the best position to help them. In a three-year study of more than 20,000 adolescents, Laurence Steinberg , Professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia and author of You and Your adolescent, found that teens who shared details of their daily lives with parents were less likely to have trouble with schoolwork or get involved with drugs or alcohol. Yet more and more parents have a tough time connecting with their teenagers. Here are seven steps for parents who want to break down the walls of silence: Create a “listening climate.” “It’s not natural for teenagers to want to sit down and talk,” says Dr. Candace Erickson, behavioral and developmental pediatrician from New York City’s Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. “You have to make it seem natural for them.” The key, she adds, is to create an ongoing “listening climate” in your home. “This way, when teens have something important to discuss, coming to