Paper One 試卷一

　　Part ⅠDialogue communication (10minutes, 10points)

　　Section A Dialogue completion

　　Directions: in this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. Speaker A: Your sister seems to be a bit under the weather.

　　Speaker B: _____________.

　　A. She has a slight fever.

　　B. Yes, it’s bad weather today.

　　C. No, she has a headache.

　　D. Thank you. She doesn’t like the weather.

　　2. Speaker A: _____________.

　　Speaker B: You’d better look before you leap.

　　A. I plan to quit the job and go abroad.

　　B. I’m crazy about basketball.

　　C. I looked for it everywhere but didn’t find it.

　　D. I love sports.

　　3. Speaker A: Where shall we meet?

　Speaker B: ______________.

　　A. Will you pick me up at my place?

　　B. Just a moment, please.

　　C. It doesn’t matter.

　　D. Well, you are here.

　　4. Speaker A: Would you like to order now?

　　Speaker B: _______________.

　　A. Yes. I’ll have the shrimp cocktail to start.

　　B. Good. I’d like to ask you to send this letter to Prof. Owen.

　　C. Well. I have no instruction at present.

　　D. Ok. Here you are.

　　5. Speaker A: _______________.

　　Speaker B: I’d like to get this film developed.

　　A. What can I do for you?

　　B. What are you doing?

　　C. This film is wonderful.

　　D. Are you still working on the movie?

　　Section B Dialogue Comprehension

　　Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　6. Man: Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.

　　Woman: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.

　　Question: What will the man most probably do?

　　A. Get some change form Jane.

　　B. Use the woman’s phone.

　　C. Go look for a pay phone.

　　D. Pay for the phone call.

　　7. Man: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?

　　Woman: Sorry, I don’t know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.

　　Question: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

　　A. At a bookstore.

　　B. In a workshop.

　　C. At an art gallery.

　　D. In a department store.

　　8. Man: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.

　　Woman: I will try to bring you up today on what we’ve done.

　　Question: What does the woman mean?

　　A. She’s bought the man a pair of glasses today.

　　B. She will help the man to catch up.

　　C. She is worried about the man’s health.

　　D. She has bought the man an up-to-date map.

　　9. Woman: Hey Dan. I hear you’re meeting Susan’s parents for the first time.

　　Man: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have so many things to talk about.

　　Question: What can be inferred about Dan?

　　A. He is going to give a talk on fishing.

　　B. He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.

　　C. He has the same hobby as Susan’s father.

　　D. He is eager to meet Susan’s parents.

　　10. Woman: Professor White’s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.

　　Man: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.

　　Question: What does the man think of Professor White’s presentation?

　　A. He finds the presentation hard to follow.

　　B. He considers the presentation very dull.

　　C. He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic.

　　D. He speaks highly of the presentation.

　　Part II Vocabulary (10minutes, 10 points)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　11. We felt very nice in the lobby, the more so since it was chilly out of doors that day.

　　A. cold B. mild C. moderate D. hot

　　12. Some measured all actions by the unalterable rule of night, and the eternal fitness of things.

　　A. external B. permanent C. intermittent D. simultaneous

　　13. The Taoist believes that the senses are doors through which the freed soul rushes to mingle with the colors and tones of the universe.

　　A. collide B. interact C. assimilate D. blend

　　14. The insults from the reporters ignited her anger to the point where he became speechless.

　　A. quenched B. swallowed C. excited D. disturbed

　　15. Failure to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards.

　　A. enhance B. reinforce C. restrain D. stabilize

　　16. Applicants for this company have to be informed of the demands peculiar to the job.

　　A. specific B. queer C. special D. universal

　　17. Unable to break down the opposition, the president had to resign to bring order to the country.

　　A. overcome B. digest C. undermine D. dominate

　　18. These students’ determination to face up to difficulties plays a crucial role in their success.

　　A. live up to B. stand up to C. go up to D. add up to

　　19. The police are good persons to turn to in case of trouble, especially in big cities.

　　A. in the event of B. in the case of C. in the course of D. in the way of

　　20. The debate as to which is the best way to lose weight has never come to an end.

　　A. considering B. including C. relating D. concerning

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　21. Learners of a foreign language are advised to try to the meaning of a new word from the context.

　　A. carry out B. fill out C. figure out D. put out

　　22. Yao Ming is the best known basketball player in China, who is now playing for the Rockets.

　　A. so far B. by far C. far from D. far away

　　23. These glass wares are too to survive long transportation by land.

　　A. faint B. feeble C. fragile D. fierce

　　24. Moving parts of machines and motor vehicles have to be regularly to reduce the friction.

　　A. lubricated B. fabricated C. embedded D. dictated

　　25. The of the space shuttle that had exploded in the air were scattered over a large area.

　　A. segments B. fragments C. elements D. ornaments

　　26. I can’t your idea for the simple reason that I have no prejudice against the handicapped.

　　A. go into B. go over C. go through D. go for

　　27. Studies have proved that it is not wise to try to lose weight by breakfast.

　　A. skimming B. skipping C. scrubbing D. slapping

　　28. Some surveys have suggested that the belief that the more money we have, the happier we are is a .

　　A. myth B. religion C. statement D. fable

　　29. High schools teachers used to judge students academic performance alone.

　　A. in favor of B. in charge of C. in face of D. in terms of

　　30. It is that effective measures be taken to curb the rise of food prices.

　　A. imposing B. imperative C. industrious D. incidental

　　Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (45minutes, 30points)

　　Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　Passage one

　　Now York’s WCBS puts it in a way that just can’t be better expressed: “It was an accident waiting to happen”.

　　15-year-old Alexa Longueira was wandering along the street in Staten Island, obliviously tapping text message into her phone as she walked. Distracted by her phone, she failed to notice the open manhole (下水道窨井) in her path, and plunged into it, taking an unprepared bath of raw sewage along with receiving moderate injuries. Longueira called the dive “really gross, shocking and scary.”

　　It’s not all Longueira’s fault. The manhole shouldn’t have been left uncovered and unattended, and no warning signs or hazard cones had been set Protection (DEP), who was preparing to flush the sewage, helped her out, and the department later issued a formal apology for the incident.

　　Nonetheless, observers are harshly divided over who is to blame here. The DEP is certainly at fault for failing t secure the manhole, but to what extent should the girl be held accountable for failure to be aware of her surroundings? If she had stepped into traffic and been hit by a car, would her reaction (that is: anger and a potential lawsuit) be any different?

　　Detachment from one’s environment due to electronic gadgets is a growing problem-and a hazardous one. The government is even trying to get involved, with multiple laws on the books across the country outlawing cell phone use and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle in the wake of serious accidents involving distracted drivers. New York Senator Kruger even tried to criminalize the use of handheld devices (including phones, music players, and game players) by pedestrians while they are crossing streets in major New York cities, due to concerns over the number of auto vs. pedestrian accidents.

　　Following a substantial outcry, that legislation appears never to have been formally introduced. But did Kruger have a point?

　　What interested me, at least, is the end of the story above that Longueira lost a shoe in the sewage. But since other things are not reported as lost, I’m guessing she appears to have managed to keep her grip on her phone during the accident.

　　31. By “It was an accident waiting to happen”, New York’s WCBS meant that .

　　A. the accident should have been avoidable

　　B. this kind of accidents happen frequently

　　C. somebody was glad to see what would happen

　　D. an open manhole is sure a trap for careless pedestrians

　　32. When the girl fell into the open manhole, she .

　　A. was seriously hurt B. was frightened

　　C. took a bath in the raw sewage D. cried help to the DEP worker

　　33. According to the author, who was to blame for the accident?

　　A. The girl herself B. The DEP worker

　　C. Both of them D. Nobody

　　34. According to the passage, which of the following is illegal in the U.S.?

　　A. Talking on a cell phone while driving

　　B. Text messaging while walking across a street

　　C. Operating music players while driving

　　D. Operating game players while walking across a street

　　35. The phrase “in the wake of” (Para.5) is closest in meaning to “ ”

　　A. in view of B. on condition of

　　C. as far as D. with regard to

　　36. The author found it funny that the girl had .

　　A. lost a shoe in the sewage in the accident

　　B. reported nothing lost after the accident

　　C. got a firm hold of her phone during the accident

　　D. managed to keep herself upright in the manhole