Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．

W：Can you describe what you do?

M：I wash office building windows．I go high up in the basket to reach the windows．

Q：What is the man's job?

A．A basketball player．

B．A laundry worker．

C．A window washer．

D．A rock climber

2．

M：Should we go out or eat in tonight?

W：I am too tired to do any cooking．

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She is not hungry．

B．She wants to cook．

C．She is not tired．

D．She wants to dine out．

3．

M：Hi, Grace．Tell me something about your hometown．

W：It's so beautiful and peaceful．But it's really far away from everything．

Q：What does the woman think of her hometown?

A．Promising

B．Isolated

C．Crowded

D．Modern

4．

W：My printer is out of paper．I will run and get some．

M：I will go with you．I need some fresh air．

Q：Where will the speakers probably go?

A．To a stationery shop．

B．To a gymnasium．

C．To a paint store．

D．To a news stand．

5．

M：I don't like the prices on the menu．They always seem too high．

W：You will have a different view after eating the delicious food．

Q：What does the woman mean?

A．The man can see a different view．

B．The food is not tasty enough．

C．The man cannot afford the food．

D．The food is worth the price．

6．M：I had a hard time getting through the novel．

W：I know how you feel．Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q：What does the woman imply?

A．She reads different kinds of books．

B．She also finds the book difficult to read．

C．She is impressed by the characters．

D．She knows well how to remember names．

7．W：Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?

M：Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it．

Q：What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man will go to the post office．

B．The post office is closed for the day．

C．The woman is expecting the newspaper．

D．The delivery boy has been dismissed．

8．M：My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight．And we are leaving at7∶40．Do you want to join us?

W：Sure．But my class ends at 7：30．And the professor never finishes on time．

Q：What can we learn about the woman?

A．She is not sure if she can join them．

B．She will skip the class to see the film．

C．She will ask the professor for leave．

D．She does not want to see a film．

9．W：Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?

M：Go to school．I mean it．Find a good school and learn as much as you can．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Fashion designing is a booming business．

B．School learning is a must for fashion designers．

C．He hopes to attend a good fashion school．

D．The woman should become a fashion designer．

10．W：Slow down．You are passing every car on the road．

M：Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them．

Q：What does the man mean?

A．Few people drive within the speed limit．

B．Drivers usually obey traffic rules．

C．The speed limit is really reasonable．

D．The police stop most drivers for speeding

Section B

Directions：In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

I am Lynn．My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively．A year ago, I started an international company．I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia．During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house．Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier．At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher．

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see．Otherwise, I might not be that productive．In addition to my work, I have a family at home．Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently．With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated．

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed．My time has to be carefully planned．I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals．

Questions：

11．What was the speaker's previous job?

12．What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13．What does the passage mainly tell us?

11．A．A book publisher．

B．A company manager．

C．A magazine editor．

D．A school principal．

12．A．Some training experience．

B．A happy family．

C．Russian assistants' help．

D．A good memory．

13．A．Lynn's devotion to the family．

B．Lynn's busy and successful life．

C．Lynn's great performance at work．

D．Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types．

The first is what I would call the traditional interview．This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations．So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job．This is still the model for a lot of interviews today．In my view it's not the best to select staff．

Then there is the case interview．Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem．It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget．What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it．

The third type is known as the behavioral interview．The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past．A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate．

Questions：

14．What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15．What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16．What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14．A．Economic questions．

B．Routine questions．

C．Academic questions．

D．Challenging questions．

15．A．Work experience．

B．Educational qualifications．

C．Problem－solving abilities．

D．lnfomation－gathering abilities．

16．A．Features of different types of interview．

B．Skills in asking interview questions．

C．Changes in three interview models．

D．Suggestions for different job interviews．

Section C

Directions：In section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

1．

W：Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi．

M：Hi, Naomi．

W：I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th．We have to make some changes．

M：OK, go ahead．

W：I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough．We need a center that can seat at least 600．

M：That many? Any suggestions?

W：The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by ＄50．From ＄800 to ＄850．

M：That won't be a problem．Anything else?

W：Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni．But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market．

M：Fine．Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

2．W：David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten．But did your parents support you?

M：Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house．

W：Did they?

M：Yeah, they were pretty cool．

W：How about your school work?

M：That was fine．I was able to get my school work done with good grades．My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class．Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away．

W：That couldn't stop you from staking?

M：No way．The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school．The headmaster there was wonderful．He let us plan our own P．E．classes．So guess what class I created．

W：Skateboarding．

M：You got it．That was my P．E．class．By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions．

W：Is that when your new style became famous?

M：Yeah．Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

People who put a smiley face at the end of a message, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air.
I had some bad news this week. My manager informed me of this news via email. It was like hearing about the death of a loved one via pigeon. Bad news should only ever be delivered face to face or voice to voice.
We seem to celebrate our numerous methods of communication, but really there is no communication at all. I talk to my plants more than I talk to my neighbors, I get text messages that take me three hours to read because they’re written like this: “Hi, I ope you av a gr8 day. Call me La8tr.” I had an email from someone this week that read, “Da ut ov 2day are really annoying me!” Ut? I had to say this 20 times before I understood it. Youth has now become ut. Haven’t we taken enough from them—now we have to take their letters?
I had an email recently from a girl who used to live over the road from me as a child. She wrote, “Hi Shazia, howz u? Im sure u used 2 live across the road from me. We sumtimes played tennis 2 gever at the park and you was in your eliment. I am married now wif 3 daughters.” Then, to my horror, she ended the email with: “Im now teachin in Leeds. Luv Clare.”
Teaching? With English like this. It’s like saying you’re a train driver when you’ve never seen a train. It was like reading modern Morse code.
Getting bad news via email makes it seem so much worse than it actually is. Just a few lines, no emotion, no comfort, not really an explanation. Just a few cold hard words. It’s an excuse. Just write a few words and the problem of delivering it is no longer yours. A close friend recently told me she was very happy to announce she was getting married—and made the announcement by email. I don’t know how she didn’t fall off her chair with excitement while writing it. If you are really happy or really sad to announce something important, wouldn’t you like a human reaction? Some euphoria, elation, tears, a punch in the face?
I receive long text messages every day with information and explanations that I don’t bother reading. They’re boring, and annoy me. In the time it took someone to write me three laborious texts, they could have called, spoken to me, made some tea. People who put a smiley face at the end of a sentence, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air, because that’s the one I’d send back.
The telegram has been responsible for reporting world-shattering events when there were very few other options(选择权). Now we have options, and people opt for the least humane one. My mum, in an attempt to get down with the ut of today, asked me to teach her to text. Now she constantly texts me in block capitals, so it looks as if she is still angry and annoyed with me after all these years.
People don’t even write by hand any more. My doctor prints out prescriptions from his computer; even my mechanic prints out a receipt. I get typed Christmas cards and my friends send me emails. I get very excited when hand-written letters come through my door, only because they rarely do.
When I was at school, the girls used to write letters to each other, even though we sat side by side and spoke to one another all day. I think it was a way of expressing private things we were afraid to say when we were 14 and too shy. We used to write things like, “You are my best friend, can’t wait to sit next to you in math.”
I miss the personal method of communication. Once the pen was mightier than the sword, now it seems the keyboard is mightier than the pen.
【小题1】We can learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 that the writer wants to say ________.

A．the spelling mistakes in the messages make her very annoyed

B．only writing letters will bring friends and neighbors much closer

C．she talks to plants more because no one shares her joys and sorrows

D．gestures and the pen can express a lot more than the cold keyboard

【小题2】According to the writer, which of the following can support her opinion?

A．She has been separated from all his classmates many years.

B．No doctors write prescriptions by hand because of computers.

C．In communication, we should write more letters than send messages.

D．Less shy than school girls, boys rarely write letters to their friends.

【小题3】According to the passage, we can conclude that ________.

A．the writer is a person full of emotions and treasures friendship and affections

B．the writer becomes excited when she gets priceless gifts from other people

C．her classmates would write to each other because they couldn’t send messages

D．people put a smiley face at the end of a message just to show they are happy

【小题4】What message is conveyed in the passage?

A．The writer wastes much time in reading many rubbish text messages every day.

B．Few people can write letters well in modern society owing to texting messages.

C．Now people are too busy to communicate with each other face to face often.

D．The writer prefers personal communication rather than electronic equipment.

【小题5】Why does the writer mention the telegram?

A．Because she thinks the annoyance of reading text messages is originated from it.

B．Because we have more options to keep in touch with each other than ever before.

C．Because advanced technology partly takes the blame for lacking the human touch.

D．Because she thinks humans today become colder with the development of society.

【小题6】Which of the following best describe the tone of this passage?

People who put a smiley face at the end of a message, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air.
I had some bad news this week. My manager informed me of this news via email. It was like hearing about the death of a loved one via pigeon. Bad news should only ever be delivered face to face or voice to voice.
We seem to celebrate our numerous methods of communication, but really there is no communication at all. I talk to my plants more than I talk to my neighbors, I get text messages that take me three hours to read because they’re written like this: “Hi, I ope you av a gr8 day. Call me La8tr.” I had an email from someone this week that read, “Da ut ov 2day are really annoying me!” Ut? I had to say this 20 times before I understood it. Youth has now become ut. Haven’t we taken enough from them—now we have to take their letters?
I had an email recently from a girl who used to live over the road from me as a child. She wrote, “Hi Shazia, howz u? Im sure u used 2 live across the road from me. We sumtimes played tennis 2 gever at the park and you was in your eliment. I am married now wif 3 daughters.” Then, to my horror, she ended the email with: “Im now teachin in Leeds. Luv Clare.”
Teaching? With English like this. It’s like saying you’re a train driver when you’ve never seen a train. It was like reading modern Morse code.
Getting bad news via email makes it seem so much worse than it actually is. Just a few lines, no emotion, no comfort, not really an explanation. Just a few cold hard words. It’s an excuse. Just write a few words and the problem of delivering it is no longer yours. A close friend recently told me she was very happy to announce she was getting married—and made the announcement by email. I don’t know how she didn’t fall off her chair with excitement while writing it. If you are really happy or really sad to announce something important, wouldn’t you like a human reaction? Some euphoria, elation, tears, a punch in the face?
I receive long text messages every day with information and explanations that I don’t bother reading. They’re boring, and annoy me. In the time it took someone to write me three laborious texts, they could have called, spoken to me, made some tea. People who put a smiley face at the end of a sentence, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air, because that’s the one I’d send back.
The telegram has been responsible for reporting world-shattering events when there were very few other options(选择权). Now we have options, and people opt for the least humane one. My mum, in an attempt to get down with the ut of today, asked me to teach her to text. Now she constantly texts me in block capitals, so it looks as if she is still angry and annoyed with me after all these years.
People don’t even write by hand any more. My doctor prints out prescriptions from his computer; even my mechanic prints out a receipt. I get typed Christmas cards and my friends send me emails. I get very excited when hand-written letters come through my door, only because they rarely do.
When I was at school, the girls used to write letters to each other, even though we sat side by side and spoke to one another all day. I think it was a way of expressing private things we were afraid to say when we were 14 and too shy. We used to write things like, “You are my best friend, can’t wait to sit next to you in math.”
I miss the personal method of communication. Once the pen was mightier than the sword, now it seems the keyboard is mightier than the pen.

1.
We can learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 that the writer wants to say ________.
1. A.
  the spelling mistakes in the messages make her very annoyed
2. B.
  only writing letters will bring friends and neighbors much closer
3. C.
  she talks to plants more because no one shares her joys and sorrows
4. D.
  gestures and the pen can express a lot more than the cold keyboard
2.
According to the writer, which of the following can support her opinion?
1. A.
  She has been separated from all his classmates many years.
2. B.
  No doctors write prescriptions by hand because of computers.
3. C.
  In communication, we should write more letters than send messages.
4. D.
  Less shy than school girls, boys rarely write letters to their friends.
3.
According to the passage, we can conclude that ________.
1. A.
  the writer is a person full of emotions and treasures friendship and affections
2. B.
  the writer becomes excited when she gets priceless gifts from other people
3. C.
  her classmates would write to each other because they couldn’t send messages
4. D.
  people put a smiley face at the end of a message just to show they are happy
4.
What message is conveyed in the passage?
1. A.
  The writer wastes much time in reading many rubbish text messages every day.
2. B.
  Few people can write letters well in modern society owing to texting messages.
3. C.
  Now people are too busy to communicate with each other face to face often.
4. D.
  The writer prefers personal communication rather than electronic equipment.
5.
Why does the writer mention the telegram?
1. A.
  Because she thinks the annoyance of reading text messages is originated from it.
2. B.
  Because we have more options to keep in touch with each other than ever before.
3. C.
  Because advanced technology partly takes the blame for lacking the human touch.
4. D.
  Because she thinks humans today become colder with the development of society.
6.
Which of the following best describe the tone of this passage?
1. A.
  Optimistic.
2. B.
  Critic.
3. C.
  Sympathetic.
4. D.
  Pessimistic.

One night I was sitting in my room half – listening as my 15 year – old brother fought with my 12 year – old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face．

About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hi, Kevin, do you want to talk?”

No response(无应答)．I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”

Again, no response．

So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other．”

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me．One was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me．As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented．Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even notice me．”

Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him．“You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are loved in this family．”

There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn – up paper cup, “Thanks．”

I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it．Since then, I try my best never to half – notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”

60．Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

A．Because he lost in the fight with Tommy． B．Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy．

C．Because he felt no love from the family members．

D．Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs．

61．The underlined word “yucky” (Para．6) most probably means “ ”．

A．unpleasant B．exciting C．doubtful D．frightening

62．What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?

A．Kevin likes fighting with others． B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball．

C．Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others． D．Kevin is not talented as his brother．

63．What did the author learn from the incident?

A．It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home．

B．It’s dangerous to half – notice someone in the family．

C．It’s important for family members to show their love．

D．The best way to communicate with family members is by writing．

One night I was sitting in my room half – listening as my 15 year – old brother fought with my 12 year – old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face．

About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hi, Kevin, do you want to talk?”

No response(无应答)．I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”

Again, no response．

So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other．”

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me．One was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me．As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented．Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even notice me．”

Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him．“You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are loved in this family．”

There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn – up paper cup, “Thanks．”

I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it．Since then, I try my best never to half – notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”

60．Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

A．Because he lost in the fight with Tommy． B．Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy．

C．Because he felt no love from the family members．

D．Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs．

61．The underlined word “yucky” (Para．6) most probably means “ ”．

A．unpleasant B．exciting C．doubtful D．frightening

62．What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?

A．Kevin likes fighting with others． B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball．

C．Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others． D．Kevin is not talented as his brother．

63．What did the author learn from the incident?

A．It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home．

B．It’s dangerous to half – notice someone in the family．

C．It’s important for family members to show their love．

D．The best way to communicate with family members is by writing．

We can learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 that the writer wants to say ________.

According to the writer, which of the following can support her opinion?

According to the passage, we can conclude that ________.

What message is conveyed in the passage?

Why does the writer mention the telegram?

Which of the following best describe the tone of this passage?

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