Section A　

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 conversations and the questions 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. A. $150.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. $4.50.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. $5.00.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. $13.50.

2. A. At 10:00.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At 9:00.　　　　　　　　　 C. At 9:15. 　　　　　　　　　 D. At 10:15.

3. A. At a track meet.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In a school gym.

C. In a sports shop.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a bookstore.

4. A. Stand still.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Get some exercises.

C. Sit down.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Change his residence.

5. A. Learn more about caring for cat.

B. Choose a good name for the kitten.

C. Give the cat away since he can’t keep it.

D. Keep the kitten in his dorm room secretly.

6. A. A bus driver.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. An airline ticket agent.

C. A post office clerk.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A department store salesperson.

7. A. Choose a new dentist.

B. Cure the pain himself.

C.　 Make an appointment with his dentist.

D.　　　 Ask his dentist about the right way to brush.

8. A. They should definitely do it.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. They should find means to do it.

C.　　　 It’s meaningless.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. She meant to do it earlier.

9. A.　　　 He seldom has trouble with translation.

B.　　　 He worked on a simpler passage.

C.　　　 Even he was late for examination.

D.　　　 He was the only person to have a problem.

10. A. It surprised her.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She hasn’t seen it.

C. It has been misplaced.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. She found it believable.

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.

11. A. Chimpanzees can plan future attacks.

B. Chimpanzees can collect stones.

C. Chimpanzees can become angry.

D. Chimpanzees can behave like humans.

12. A. Switzerland. 　　　　　　 B. Lund. 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Sweden. 　　　　　　　　 D. China.

13. A. Because Santino is the first animal to make attacks in the zoo.

B. Because it is difficult for animals to anticipate a future action.

C. Because Santino is quite sure that he will be angry later.

D. Because the mental state of the animal is quite different from others.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. 12,000.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 135,000.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 4,000.　　　　　　　 D. 14.

15. A. To earn tens of millions of dollars.

B. To urge people to go out for shopping.

C. To help travel agencies to plan more routes.

D. To boost consumption during the economic slowdown.

16. A. The troop withdrawal will reduce US combat power in Iraq.

B. Liu Xiang spent three months in the US recovering.

C. There are different opinions about the effect of coupons.

D. The tourism coupons (旅游券)can only be used as spots tickets.

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.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form.　 Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

最近，教育部对“高中是否该取消文理分科”公开向社会征求意见。 为此，某媒体做了一次民意调查，结果如图表所示。

表一　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 表二

注意：

　　 1．根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2．词数：120个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

3．复合型人才　　 multi-skilled people

Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?

The issue of separating science and arts education is getting heated up as debate spreads through the

country, which attracts tens of thousands of votes.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

35. -- Jim’s success lies in his courage,hard work and self-confidence.

　 --Yes,what he said really _____ him.

　 　A.asks for　 　　B.goes for　　 　　C.calls for　 　　　D.heads for