Look at the ten statements for this part. You will hear a brief introduction to Charlton Heston, a famous American actor. Decide whether you think each statement about Charlton Heston is right(R), wrong(W)or not mentioned(NM). Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet. Look at the ten statements for this part. You will hear a brief introduction to Charlton Heston, a famous American actor. Decide whether you think each statement about Charlton Heston is right(R), wrong(W)or not mentioned(NM). Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.

Listen to the following description of five people and decide what kind of person each is. For questions 9~13, choose the words of the personality traits from the list A-F. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A. stubbornB. creativeC. loyalD. honestE. patientF. energetic Listen to the following description of five people and decide what kind of person each is. For questions 9~13, choose the words of the personality traits from the list A-F. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A. stubbornB. creativeC. loyalD. honestE. patientF. energetic

You will hear a passage about "Surviving Cultural Shock ". For questions 9-13, choose from the list A-F the five stages of cultural shock. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter, which you do not need to use.A. The Re-entryB. The RejectionC. The AcceptanceD. The HoneymoonE. The RegressionF. The Non-Party You will hear a passage about "Surviving Cultural Shock ". For questions 9-13, choose from the list A-F the five stages of cultural shock. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter, which you do not need to use.A. The Re-entryB. The RejectionC. The AcceptanceD. The HoneymoonE. The RegressionF. The Non-Party

You will hear five people giving their opinions on spanking children. For questions 9 -13, choose from the list A-F what each speaker's opinion is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A Spanking makes children feel ashamed.B Spanking is the best way to stop children from doing wrong.C Parents should not spank but talk to their children when they do something wrong.D There are many other punishments more effective than spanking.E Spanking makes children fear and hate their parents. F Spanking has different effects on different children. You will hear five people giving their opinions on spanking children. For questions 9 -13, choose from the list A-F what each speaker's opinion is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A Spanking makes children feel ashamed.B Spanking is the best way to stop children from doing wrong.C Parents should not spank but talk to their children when they do something wrong.D There are many other punishments more effective than spanking.E Spanking makes children fear and hate their parents. F Spanking has different effects on different children.

Look at the following advertisement. China Daily We would like to hear your opinions about the influence of inflation on our daily life. The selected ones will be published in our newspaper and the writers fairly paid. Please clarify your viewpoints and specify the reasons. Write an essay in 100-120 words in an appropriate style.

CONVERSATION 2(Questions 5-8) Discounts for Gym Courses We have discounts for【L5】 1students. For those who have a long-term exercise plan, they are【L6】 2to apply for our VIP【L7】 3. For VIPs, the discount for yoga courses is doubled, while the discount for dancing courses is【L8】 4.CONVERSATION 2(Questions 5-8) Discounts for Gym Courses We have discounts for【L5】 5students. For those who have a long-term exercise plan, they are【L6】 6to apply for our VIP【L7】 7. For VIPs, the discount for yoga courses is doubled, while the discount for dancing courses is【L8】 8. 【L5】

Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26~45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet Nuclear Age The Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey opened when the Beatles were still together, and since 1969 its single 645MW boiling-water reactor has provided enough energy to power 600,000 homes annually. But the oldest nuclear plant in the U.S. will be retired a little【C1】______Last year its owner, Exelon. announced that it would【C2】______Oyster Creek in 2019, 10 years ahead of schedule. The reason: the【C3】______plant costs too much to keep running【C4】______. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has focused new attention on the【C5】______future of the American atomic sector. But the U.S. nuclear industry was already facing a very【C6】______problem: its aging fleet of reactors. Nuclear plants were built with 40-year licenses that can theoretically be【C7】______to 60 or even 80 years. Half the country's 104 reactors are more than 30 years old and【C8】______middle age. So far, 62 plants have been【C9】______20-year extensions, and 20 more have applications pending【C10】______like the one in Fukushima, the oldest plants in the U.S. 【C11】______to have fewer safety measures. If regulators crack down, operators could【C12】______-as Exelon did with Oyster Creek — that upgrading is not worth the【C13】______and shut down the plants If no new nuclear plants are built to【C14】______them, nuclear could fade into obsolescence. Ironically, that could have【C15】______environmental effects. A report by the Breakthrough Institute, an energy think tank, found that replacing all U.S. nuclear【C16】______a mix of coal and gas would raise carbon【C17】______9% by 2030. "We need to understand that there would be【C18】______to pulling back on nuclear," says Michael Levi, a senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations.【C19】______a great athlete, nuclear power may be【C20】______after it retires.

- The interlocutor gives you and your partner a list of topics. Both of you need to choose one to discuss together. The interlocutor may join in the conversation and ask you questions, but you and your partner are expected to develop the conversation.Topic 1: Death PenaltyTopic 2: People Who Have Money Should Help Those Who Don't Have MoneyTopic 3: Playing a Game Is Only Fun When You Win Topic 4: The Most Effective Way to Discourage Bad BehaviourTopic 5: Why Is Text Messaging Becoming So Popular in China?

Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a woman talking about respect. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a woman talking about respect. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response.

Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26~45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet.The "standard of living" of any country means the【C1】______person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore depends【C2】______and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this【C3】______is not money, for we do not live on money【C4】______on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as【C5】______and "entertainment". A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect【C6】______one another. Wealth depends【C7】______a great extent upon a country's natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a【C8】______soil and a favorable climate; other regions【C9】______none of them. Next to natural resources【C10】______the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well off as the USA in natural resources, but suffered for many years from【C11】______and external wars, and for this and other reasons was incapable【C12】______her resources. Sound and【C13】______political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country【C14】______well served by nature but less well ordered. A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and【C15】______within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much【C16】______if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would【C17】______be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much【C18】______by its manufacturing capacity,【C19】______that other countries can be found ready to【C20】______its manufactures.

Read the following article from a newspaper and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Corzine's Downfall The collapse this week of the broker-dealer MF Global and the due punishment of its chief executive Jon Corzine, who resigned Friday, have been and will be put to many political and rhetorical purposes. MF Global's bankruptcy has been called, possibly, the first domino in a potential collapse of the European banking system; in this rendering, it's a rough analog to the failure, in the spring of 2008, of Bear Srearns, which warned the chaos of autumn. It might well be cast as a stimulus for more government regulation, or smarter regulation; to some, it might even be a case study in overregulation. Every rationale for regulation seems to contain, as yang to its yin, an argument that regulation is actually to blame. Corzine's downfall is an update on Icarus, all illustration of arrogance. It reminds us that leverage kills, that it is dangerous to pick up nickels in front of a steamroller, that risk is risky, that pigs get fat while hogs get slaughtered. It complicates the Democrats' hopes of controlling anti-Wall Street fervor in the Presidential election, because Corzine has been one of Barack Obama's most generous supporters-a possible future Treasury Secretary. The Republicans will not soon let this one go. It certainly further stains the reputation of Goldman Sachs. Corzine, a former C.E.O. of Goldman, took over a company partially owned by the firm of another ex-Goldmanite, Christopher Flowers, and managed, in a year and a half, to destroy it, in part while resisting oversight from a government regulator. That regulator comes from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, whose chairman, Gary Gensle, is also a Goldman alumnus. It further damages the perception, or myth, that a becoming-a-partner at Goldman Sachs indicates brilliance, or insures success or a lifetime inclusion in the vampire-squid-piracy, although you can find whisperings of a conspiracy theory that Goldman planted Corzine at MF Global in order to destroy it — a notion that is almost as deceiving as it is ridiculous. Corzane's collapse is also an occasion for taking-pleasure-in-others'-suffering. It is an occasion for those among Occupy Wall Street's 99 per cent, who'd be ready to pitchfork him to pieces. It is also an occasion for the tiny cowering minority, who may resent Goldman for its perceived arrogance or cunning, or who may question the conceited folly and civic harm of Corzine's spending over a hundred million of his own money to get elected to public office. The sentiment, among his peers, was that Corzine wasn't so great a trader to begin with. And the sentiment was also that in the years since he had left Goldman, his skills, such as they were, had got rusty or outdated. It is ironic that Corzine blundered by, and is being criticized for, among other things, betting too unbalancedly on Europe. That is, MF Global was banking on the hope that Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Greece(whose bonds are collectively known as PUGS)would not default on their debts by the end of the year. It might have turned out to be a good bet, were it not for the fact that it was made sneakily with money that was borrowed and perhaps even effectively stolen-or for the fact that he basically bet the firm, and the farm. Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, has been criticized, since the housing meltdown of 2008, for having profited from bets against the housing market — for shorting crappy derivatives based on mortgages. That was a good bet, except that Goldman made it while dumping those crappy derivatives on its unwitting clients.

Read the following article and answer questions 9-18 on the next page. Addiction1 The word "addiction" is often used loosely or ironically in informal conversation. People will refer to themselves as "mystery book addicts", "fashion addicts" or "cookie addicts". Yet nobody really believes that reading mysteries, being crazy about fashion or eating cookie is serious enough to be compared with addiction to heroin, drug or alcohol. The word "addiction" is here used jokingly to denote a tendency to thoroughly or over indulge in some pleasurable activities.2 Some people often refer to being "hooked on TV". Does this, too, fall into the lighthearted category of cookie eating and other pleasures that people pursue with unusual intensity, or is there a kind of television viewing that falls into the more serious category of destructive addiction, like of drug or alcohol? The answer is obvious.3 When we think about addiction to drugs or alcohol, we frequently focus on negative aspects, ignoring the pleasures that accompany drinking or drug-taking. And yet the essence of any serious addiction is a pursuit of pleasure, a search for a "high" substance that is dismaying, the dependence of the organism upon a certain experience and an increasing inability to function normally without it. Thus a person will take two or three drinks at the end of the day not merely for the pleasure drinking provides, but also because he "doesn't feel normal" without them.4 An addict does not merely pursue a pleasurable experience and need to experience it in order to function normally. He needs to repeat it again and again. Certain thing about that particular experience makes his life without it less than complete. Other potentially pleasurable experiences are no longer possible for him, for under the magic spell of the addictive experience, his life is peculiarly distorted, and he is deprived of other possible pleasures. The addict intensely desires an experience and yet he is never really or fully satisfied. The organism may be temporarily sated or satisfied, but soon it begins to desire severely again.5 Finally a serious addiction is distinguished from a harmless pursuit of pleasure by its distinctly destructive elements and consequences. A heroin addict, for instance, leads a damaged life: his increasing need for heroin in increasing doses prevents him from rational thinking, from capable working, from maintaining relationships normally, from developing in human ways. Similarly an alcoholic's life is ruined too—it is narrowed down, cut short and dehumanized by his incurable dependence on alcohol.Questions 9-13(10 marks) For questions 9~13, choose the best title for each paragraph from the box below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A~G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. Classification of TV addiction questionB. Functions of the harmless pursuit of pleasureC. Essence of serious addictionsD. Development of the addict's organismE. Destructive features of serious addictionsF. Importance of addictive experiences for addictsG. Informal usage of the word "addiction"

Read the following article and answer questions 9 -18 on the next page. Apples: The Live Longer Fruit0. Apples have been a product of healthy eating for many years, and the often-repeated line of an apple a day keeping the doctor away is far from a myth. Apples really do have a wonderful variety of nutritional benefits, and are a tasty addition to any diet of good health and longevity. Below is a list of the top five benefits of making apples a standard part of your daily diet.1. Pectin(果胶)is a source of dietary fiber and a very handy nutrient to have in one's diet. While it is also found in oranges, plums, and other fruits, apples have the highest concentration of them all. Pectin works to increase the stool's volume and resistance of fluids and is therefore helpful in treating constipation, diarrhea, and generally improving the health of the bowels(肠).2. A study on nutrition and heart disease found that eating three apples a day for three months can help you to drop your cholesterol by at least 20 points. How does this happen? Apple pectin, that miraculous source of dietary fiber, helps to draw bad LDL cholesterol out of the system. Not only that, but the antioxidant quercetin(栎皮酮)that is found in apples inhibits the LDL cholesterol from even accumulating in the body's bloodstream.3. The high amounts of quercetin, other flavonoids(类黄酮), and phytochemicals(植物化学因子)found in this fruit deliver potent antioxidant activity to all who eat an apple, and with that inhibit the actions of free radicals. In addition, the phytochemicals may act against cancer-causing substances, which will likewise help to prevent cancer. This means that apple eating prevents cancer of the prostate(前列腺)and lung, as well as other parts of the body.4. There may have been many generations of explorers that sought the fountain of youth, but all they had to do was fight the daily stresses of life with a tasty apple! The phytochemicals that come from the bright colors you find in the skins of your favorite apple variety, along with aiding the apple's ability to lower cholesterol and fight cancer, also inhibits the onset of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and other conditions that lead to potentially weakening situations in old age.5. If keeping a full head of hair will help you to age more gracefully, then chow down on some apples. Chinese medicine considers hair loss to be a sign of a reduced kidney essence, and apples are on the list of fruits and vegetables that will help you to restore this essence and nourish the blood that flows to your hair follicles(毛囊).Questions 9-13(10 marks) For questions 9-13, choose the best title for each paragraph from the box below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A~G)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. Apples lower cholesterol.B. Apples benefit young and old.C. Apples slow the aging process.D. Apples reduce the risk of cancer.E. Apples help to prevent hair loss.F. Apples enrich people's diet.G. Apples improve the bowels.

Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a passage about "Job ". You will listen to it twice. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B, or C on the Answer Sheet. Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a passage about "Job ". You will listen to it twice. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B, or C on the Answer Sheet.

Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman leaving a message for a colleague about his slides for a presentation. Christine's comments on slidesRemove the【C5】 1.and put in some words.The【C6】 2of the slides needs to be improved.The【C7】 3on slide 3 doesn't make sense.There's a【C8】 4on slide 6. Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman leaving a message for a colleague about his slides for a presentation. Christine's comments on slidesRemove the【C5】 5.and put in some words.The【C6】 6of the slides needs to be improved.The【C7】 7on slide 3 doesn't make sense.There's a【C8】 8on slide 6. 【C5】

You will hear five people giving their opinions on spanking children. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A -F what each speaker's opinion Is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A Being honest protects your relationships from hurt. B In relationships, forgiveness is for ourselves.C The relationships grow stronger with frequent attention. D A good relationship helps heal each other's wounds. E To trust others helps you determine your relationships. F The first step to have healthy relationships is to love yourself. You will hear five people giving their opinions on spanking children. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A -F what each speaker's opinion Is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A Being honest protects your relationships from hurt. B In relationships, forgiveness is for ourselves.C The relationships grow stronger with frequent attention. D A good relationship helps heal each other's wounds. E To trust others helps you determine your relationships. F The first step to have healthy relationships is to love yourself.

You will hear five people giving their opinions on changing in life. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A~F what each speaker's opinion is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A No change, no future.B To change means to struggle continuously.C If we ask our kids to change, we should first think about if we need to change ourselves.D Changing is the key to success.E Changing is accompanied by discomfort but is worthy of efforts.F Every average person needs to change. You will hear five people giving their opinions on changing in life. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A~F what each speaker's opinion is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A No change, no future.B To change means to struggle continuously.C If we ask our kids to change, we should first think about if we need to change ourselves.D Changing is the key to success.E Changing is accompanied by discomfort but is worthy of efforts.F Every average person needs to change.

Look at the questions for this part. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate. Mark one letter A, B or C on the Answer Sheet. Look at the questions for this part. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate. Mark one letter A, B or C on the Answer Sheet.

Look at the form below. You will hear a woman phoning an architect to discuss a problem with a building project. Look at the form below. You will hear a woman phoning an architect to discuss a problem with a building project.

You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what each speaker is trying to do. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recordings.A nominate a supplierB present sales figuresC support a proposalD refuse an incrementE agree to expenditureF claim damagesG negotiate a contractH request a postponement You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what each speaker is trying to do. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recordings.A nominate a supplierB present sales figuresC support a proposalD refuse an incrementE agree to expenditureF claim damagesG negotiate a contractH request a postponement