填空题ANSWER PHONE MESSAGE (Questions 5-8) Leaving a Message From: Roger (5) with J.C. Henderson Ltd. To: Mr. Barry Chan Message: I would like to (6) you on the status of the project and believe that it is worth arranging a (7) I will call you back tomorrow as I will be in meetings for the (8) of the day. I will talk to you then. Thanks.

填空题Read the following article and answer questions 9-18 On the next page. Green Steps1 "IF CONGRESS won't act soon to protect future generations, I will," Barack Obama said last month in his state-of-the-union speech. "I will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy." This week Mr. Obama named the officials charged with fulfilling that directive: Gina McCarthy, his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and Ernest Moniz, the prospective new secretary of energy. Their selection suggests that Mr. Obama is indeed serious about tackling climate change, but not doctrinaire in his approach.2 Ms. McCarthy already works at the EPA, where she is in charge of air quality. That has given her a leading role drafting the administration's most ambitious and controversial environmental rules, including limits on emissions of greenhouse gases for new power plants and strict fuel-efficiency requirements for cars. She is the natural candidate to oversee the most obvious and consequential step Mr. Obama could take to stem global warning: a regulation curbing emissions from existing power plants.3 Republicans do not like that idea at all, and have introduced bills in Congress to strip the EPA of its regulatory authority over greenhouse gases. They often accused Lisa Jackson, the agency's previous boss, of disregarding the cumulative impact of its many clean-air rules, and suffocating industry as a result.4 Yet Ms. McCarthy makes an unlikely target. She has worked for Republican governors in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Industry groups mustered kind words about her nomination. As Mr. Obama put it, "She's earned a reputation as a straight-shooter." Mr. Moniz is even less likely to provoke determined opposition in the Senate, which must approve both appointments. He is a physicist, like the current secretary, Steven Chu. He knows the Department of Energy, having served as an undersecretary in the Clinton administration. He shares the president's enthusiasm for renewable power and other nascent green technologies, but he has also spoken in favor of building more nuclear reactors and of natural gas as "a bridge" to a low-carbon future. His nomination has attracted more criticism from environmentalists than from the coal lobby' despite his eagerness to put a price on carbon emissions, an idea it resists furiously.5 The two appointments, says Paul Bledsoe, an energy consultant, suggest that Mr. Obama is looking for more politically adroit ways to promote his energy policies than a straight fight. The president might. For example, announce at the same time the approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension, which would increase imports of a particularly mucky form of oil from Canada, and the adoption of limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants. That would help defuse claims that he is a knee-jerk environmentalist, even as he follows through on his ultimatum to Congress.Questions 9-13(10 marks) For questions 9-13, choose from the list A~G which best summarizes each part of the article. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A~G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. Rejections from environmentalistsB. Two nominators' strengthsC. Implications of the appointmentsD. President's two new nominationsE. Future of renewable powerF. Republicans' oppositionG. Ms. McCarthy's background

填空题Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18 with an expression from the list below. For each sentence(14-18), mark one letter(A~G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. the candidates of this electionB. the wealthyC. the financial deficitD. a system of sustainable securityE. the progressivesF. today's social security systemG. the ups and downs of the market

填空题CONVERSATION1(Questions1-4)JohnandSue:the(1)weddinganniversaryThepresentSuelikes:a(2)ringThepresentSueguessesherhusbandwillgiveher:the(3)earringsThepresentPaulguessesJohnwillgiveSue:amink(4)

填空题Part 4 Questions 26-45 ·Read the following text and decide which answer bestfits each space. ·For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet. How to Tell Which Side You Favor Brain researcher Ned Herrmann tested more than 7,000 people to find out which side of the brain they favored. He found a strong relationship between hemisphere (26) and the way subjects made a (27) : left-brain-oriented subjects were more often lawyers, writers, bookkeepers, doctors, tax experts, etc. —jobs (28) with logical, language-related information. Those who favored the right hemisphere (29) out to be poets, politicians, musicians, architects, entrepreneurs, dancers and (30) —top executives. Herrmann's studies showed that the most successful people in any (31) are those who use both the left and right brains. One test for hemisphere dominance is to (32) how you turn your head and eyes when (33) questions asked by someone in front of you. Research suggests that if you generally turn to the left, you have a right-brain (34) ; if you turn to the right, (35) are you prefer work that (36) use of logic or language. Another test for dominance involves directions for (37) a product. A left-hemisphere- oriented person usually follows instructions in a step-by-step (38) —from written sentence to written sentence. Someone with strong right-side input will probably (39) the written directions and assemble the pieces by (40) the diagram or picture. If you think you're right-brained, (41) this teaser. Read the sentence below carefully and count the number of f's: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS. Did you find all six fs? If not, don't be surprised. Only 15 percent of those who take this test (42) .If you counted less than six—most count three—you probably (43) the f in each "of". Since "of" is pronounced "ov", the verbal left hemisphere took the verbal (44) and overrode the right, "seeing" hemisphere; (45) forcing the wrong conclusion.

填空题1. A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. 2. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. 3. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. 4. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner — amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. 5. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers. Questions 1-5 Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. Impression on Canadians B. Importance of culture implications C. Charitable organizations in America D. Travelers as a welcome source of diversion E. Proper interpretation of the American's hospitality F. Frontiers contributing to the tradition of hospitality G. Hospitality of American to the visitors

填空题Part 3 Questions 19-25 ·Read the following passage and answer questions 19-25. ·For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer from A, B, C and D. ·Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language. Mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Brittany, Ireland, South African, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the varieties of English found in these areas, there are great many regional and social varieties of the language, as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. It is virtually possible to estimate the number of people in the world who acquired adequate work knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for which English is learned and the situation in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to define and still more difficult to assess what constitutes an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of the most important works in science, technology, and other fields are produced and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purpose as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread information over the radio and television networks of many nations for the number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual populations and need a language for internal communication as well as for international communication and for access to the scientific and technological development in the west.

填空题Questions 14-18 ·Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18 with an expression from the list below. ·For each sentence (14-18), mark one letter (A-G) on the Answer Sheet. ·Do not mark any letter twice.A. in emergenciesB. in the face of competitionC. in their own carsD. in different townsE. in the minorityF. in the local communityG. in the majority

填空题Read the following passage and answer questions 9-18.1. Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind football, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering.2. Those who have a passion for climbing high difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineers and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.3. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.4. If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a "team game". We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no "matches" between "team" of climbers, but when climbers on rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.5. The mountain climber knows that he may have fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight to against the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities. A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than young man, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.Questions 9-13 For questions 9-13, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A~G)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. Mountaineering is different from golf and football.B. Mountaineering is treated as a team sport.C. The requirements needed for climbers.D. Many young people enjoy some forms of physical activity.E. A mountain climber's skill is not limited by his age.F. The reason why people enjoy climbing mountains.G. Mountaineering is a sport rather than a game.

填空题That"s ______ what they told her to do. (exact)

填空题Questions 14-18 ·Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18 with a word or phrase from the list below. ·For each sentence (14-18), mark one letter (A-G) on the Answer Sheet. ·Do not mark any letter twice. 14. The early settlers in American ______. 15. The passage suggests that the war between French and Indians lasted ______. 16. The kind of life Indians lead in their reservation is ______. 17. The two measures that Indians had taken to improve their lives are ______. 18. From the passage, we can infer that the author ______.A. sympathizes the American IndiansB. eighteen yearsC. found the Indians very helpfulD. taking a militant stand and appealing to the courtsE. notoriously deprivedF. ask the Indians to leave their landsG. force the Indians to leave

填空题CONVERSATION 2 (Questions 5-8) Monique has been in London for (5) days. Monique is taking the English course to improve her (6) English and to see (7) . Monique is living in a (8) .

填空题There seems to be a ______ between the arrival of the letter and his sudden departure shortly afterwards. (connect)

填空题Ordering Room ServiceRoom No.: 【L5】______What for dinner: two fresh Juices, one orange and one【L6】______, two roast beef sandwiches, one 【L7】______salad Laundry service: someone to pick up some laundry Payment: together with the【L8】______bill Time for dinner: in about 10 minutes

填空题Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a word or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(6-10), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. superficial and artificial B. bears deep cultural implication C. the result of cultural tradition D. most Americans are ready to help E. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors F. Americans want to add some flavor to their own daily life G. culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship

填空题A Thirsty Planet If you live in a city in North America or Europe, you have probably never thought much about water. Whenever you need some, you turn on the tap and there it is. Millions of people in other parts of the world are not so lucky. They have trouble getting enough clean water for their basic needs. This situation may soon become common all around the world, scientists believe. In fact, they say that the tack of clean water may be one of the biggest issues in the twenty-first century. The reasons for this are clear. On the one hand, people are using more water than ever before. Over the last fifty years, the population of the world has more than doubled. So has the demand for water — for home use, for farming and for industry. On the other hand, supplies of clean water are disappearing. Many sources of surface water — such as rivers, lakes and streams — are too polluted and unhealthy for use as drinking water. This has forced more and more people to drill wells so they can get water from underground. There are enormous amounts of water deep underground in lakes called aquifers. Until recently, scientists believed this groundwater was safe from pollution. Then, in 1980s, people in the Untied States began to find chemicals in their well water, and scientists took a closer look at what was happening. Weldon Spring, Missouri, for example, was the site of a bomb factory during World War Ⅱ. The factory was destroyed after the war, but poisonous chemicals remained on the ground. Very slowly, theses chemicals dripped down through the ground and into the aquifer. Once they did, however, the water from that aquifer was no longer drinkable. It probably never will be drinkable again. Groundwater is not renewed regularly by the rain, like lake or river water. Thus, if a harmful chemical gets into an aquifer, it will stay there for a very long time. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to remove all the water in an aquifer and clean out the pollutants. Industrial sites like Weldon Spring are one cause of groundwater pollution. There are thousands of such sites in the Untied States alone, and many others around the world. Groundwater pollution is also caused by modem farming methods, which require the use of large amounts of chemicals in the fields. And finally, yet another important cause of groundwater pollution is waste. That includes solid waste thrown away in dumps and landfills, and also untreated human and animal waste. The situation is indeed very serious. Fortunately, there are many aquifers and they are very large. Only a small number have been seriously damaged so far. But if the world does not want to go thirsty in the near future, further pollution must be prevented. Around the world, governments must make real changes in industry, agriculture and waste disposal.

填空题Happiness Secrets for Tough Times 1. You don't need an expert to tell you that relationships are critical to happiness. Not being the bread-winner anymore or not being able to fulfill your kid's needs can weigh down hard on your family life. But the trick is to stop feeling guilty and focus on nurturing your loved ones. "I was at a psychology conference where an expert was talking about the effects of this economy on families and how parents can't afford to buy their kids luxuries like toys anymore," says Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want. "But what they don't realize is that kids don't care about toys-what they care about is parents being grumpy and taking it out on them." 2. Now more than ever we need each other to survive. Lyubomirsky found that doing good things for friends, family, or strangers can make you happier. Think of practical, everyday gestures that can make someone's life a little bit easier. For example, Lyubomirsky says, "Maybe now many of us can't afford to take a cab to the airport, so offer to give a friend a ride." 3. "You could spend a lot of time ruminating," says Lyubomirsky. "But that just makes you feel even more pessimistic, more out of control, and affects your self esteem. Your relationships will suffer and your job performance will suffer." Get rid of pessimism. One of the most effective ways to cope when things are difficult is to adopt a positive thinking strategy. "What can I learn from this? Times are tough, I've been furloughed at work, but I can spend more time with the kids, adopt a new hobby, or learn a new set of skills." 4. "if you find a happy person you will find a project," says Lyubomirsky. "Happy people all have goals they care about." Commit yourself to a project — whether it is a business you want to start or a dance you want to learn. But it's also important to remember to be flexible in these times. Don't get frustrated if circumstances are stopping you from meeting your goals. Adopt and change! "If your spouse has lost their job you might have to change your goal," says Lyubomirsky. "Or you might have to learn a whole new skill for a new job." 5. When times are tough, it's easy to get skip your regular workouts in favor of moping in front of the TV and eating a bag of chips. Your thinking is "I have more important things to worry about right now than looking good." But carve out a small part of your day to give your body some TLC. It will go a long way in boosting your happiness. "Even if you can't afford to go to the gym," Lyubomirsky says, "take time out to exercise at home or meditate." A. Have a goal and be flexible B. Find a new friend C. Avoid over-thinking D. Do some physical exercise E. Help others F. Focus on your relationships G. Try to fulfill your kid's needs

填空题Questions9-13·Youwillhearonepassageaboutscienceanddailylife.Beforeyoulisten,readthelistofstatements,fiveofwhicharesummariesofhowsciencehaschangedman'slife.Thenlistencarefidlyandmatchthestatements(A-F)inthecorrectorder(9-13).Thereisoneextrastatementthatyoudon'tneedtouse.Youwillhearthepassagetwice.A.Scientificdiscoveriesarecompaniedbytheproblemofairpollution.B.Scientificdiscoverieshavechangedman'smoralatmosphereandcausedethicalissues.C.Scientificdiscoveriesmakepeopleuseavailableresourcesmoreefficiently.D.Medicalimprovementhasmadepeoplehavealongerlifespan.E.Peoplecancommunicatewitheachothermoreeasily.F.Distancebetweentwoplacesisshortedwiththeadvancementoftransportation.

填空题CONVERSATION1(Questions1-4)Aboutthetest:Lasting(1)hours.Timetoknowtheresult:(2)Relationshipofthetwopeople:(3)and(4).

填空题Yesterday"s solutions are not always ______ to today"s situation. (apply)