test 6

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section One: Conversations

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each

conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. Read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D and decide which is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. A. Go to school. B. Pick up her children and cook. C. Go home. D. Eat at her friend’s home. 2. A. Every day. B. Frequently. C. Occasionally. D. Very rarely. 3. A. In a bank. B. In a taxi. C. In the man’s house. D. In a restaurant.

4. A. She doesn’t like dessert. B. She had dessert a long time ago. C. She isn’t pleased with the service. D. She got the wrong dessert. 5. A. His change. B. Something to read.

C. A different waitress. D. A copy of the order form. 6. A. She’s afraid of going out at night. B. She had to do some baking.

C. She wants to get ready for a plane trip. D. She was moving to a new apartment.

7. A. She doesn’t agree with the man. B. She likes cooking for herself. C. She likes eating in a school canteen. D. She never cooks for herself. 8. A. She is full.

B. She doesn’t want to gain weight.

C. She thinks the dessert will be too expensive for her. D. She is afraid of spilling the dessert on her clothes.

9. A. The man’s friend. B. The man’s secretary. C. The man’s wife. D. The waitress.

10. A. He is not hungry. B. he wants to stay at home for supper. C. He wants to fix supper. D. He wants to go out for supper.

Section Two: Passages

Directions: In this section, you will hear two short passages. At the end of each

passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. The gentleman. B. The lady. C. Both of them. D. None of them.

12. A. Yes, they were exactly the same. B. No, they were completely different. C. They were same on the outside only. D. None of the above.

13. A. The dishes were not too expensive. B. He was generous.

C. he had to pretended to be generous before his lady friend. D. He was rich enough to pay for the bill.

14. A. He ordered foods and wine that seemed to be quite expensive. B. He had never been expected to be so generous.

C. The lady had never had such a generous friend before. D. her friend used to be mean.

15. A. A businessman should learn some psychology.

B. A restaurant owner should use different menus for different customers. C. People like to go to expensive restaurants. D. Men should be generous to women.

Passage 2

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. From a local hospital. B. From his office.

C. From the local police. D. From a small village. 17. A. To a small village. B. To a local hospital. C. To a post office. D. To the police station.

18. A. His car. B. His bike. C. His radio. D. His wallet. 19. A. 12 years ago. B. 7 years ago. C. 20 years ago. D. 40 years ago. 20. A. 50 years old. B. 40 years old. C. 5 years old. D. 15 years old.

Part II Vocabulary & Structure (20 points) Section A

Directions: In this section, there are 15 incomplete sentences, you are required to

complete each one by choosing the most appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

21．Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for her examination.

A. to prepare B. to be prepared C. preparing D. being prepared

22. I cannot give you _________ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.

A. an expense B. a charge C. a purchase D. an order 23. After ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test. A. Being interviewed B. interviewed

C. interviewer D. having interviewed

24. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _______ any further responsibilities. A. take on B. get on C. put up D. look up

25. Having no money but _______ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.

A. not to want anyone B. not wanting anyone C. wanted no one D. to want no one

26. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _______ the guards discovered what had happened.

A. before B. until C. since D. when

27. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ______ the developments and recorded every detail.

A. in B. at C. for D. on

28. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _______ harm them. A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. better than 29. In the course of a day, students do far more than just _______ classes.

A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending 30. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _______ to be a great disappointment.

A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned down 31. Many difficulties have _______ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

A. risen B. arisen C. raised D. rose 32. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _________. A. out of work B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of practice 33. She is _______ a musician than her brother.

A. much of B. much as C. more of D. more as 34. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ______ by the judge. A. service B. sentence C. crime D. crisis

35. The residents, ________ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

A. all their homes B. all whose homes C. all of whose homes D. all of their homes

Section B

Directions: There are 5 incomplete sentences here. You should fill in each blank with

the proper form of the word given in the bracket. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

36. I’m tired of your _______(end) complaining.

37. Smoking is _______(harm) to health, but I don’t understand why there are so many people who smoke.

38. He often comes here, but _______ (strange) enough, I have never met him.

39. I had a long talk with him yesterday, but I am still ______(certain) about his

intention.

40. After he went to college, he learned how to live on his own and became more and more _______(depend).

Part III Reading Comprehension (25points) Section A

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some

questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

The typical conversation between Americans takes a form that can be called repartee. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently，often after only a few sentences have been spoken. “Watching a conversation between two Americans is like watching a table tennis game,” a British observer said. “Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast it almost makes your neck hurt.”

Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns. Such people are said to “talk too much.” Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time，as Nigerians，Arabs，and some others do. Americans admire conciseness，or what they call “getting to the point.”

Americans engage in little ritual interaction. Only a few ritual greetings are

common: “How are you?” “ I’m fine，thank you,” “ Nice to meet you,” and “ Hope to see you again.” These things are said in certain situations Americans learn to recognize，and，like any ritual greetings，are concerned more with form than with substance. That is，the questions are supposed to be asked and the statements are supposed to be made in particular situations，no matter what the people involved are feeling or what they really have in mind. In many Americans’ opinions，people who rely heavily on ritual greetings are “ too shy” or “ too polite,” unwilling to reveal their true natures and ideas.

Americans are generally impatient with long ritual greetings about family members’ health---common among Latin Americans---considering them a waste of time.

41. During a typical conversation between Americans，people try to be________.

A. polite B. interested C. concise D. friendly

42. By comparing a conversation between two Americans to a table tennis game，

the British observer means that________.

A. Americans like to take short turns in a conversation

B. Americans enjoy talking as well as watching a table tennis game C. Americans get excited easily

D. Americans talk with great expression

43. Americans________ when they talk with Arabs. A. may lose their patience

B. have to listen very carefully C. talk too much D. never use English

44. In the United States，ritual greetings____________. A. are very common in people’s conversations B. are suitable in all situations

C. help to lead to a serious conversation D. have little substance

45. According to this passage，Americans have a low opinion of people

who_________. A. do not talk much

B. do not pay attention to the speaker C. like to ask about other people’s health

D. bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation

Passage Two

When I was in 7th grade，I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit

by my side，and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn’t understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me，and then after each paragraph，she summarized what we just read. In class，I tried to hide the fact that I couldn’t read. My teachers gave us the last

ten minutes of class to start our reading homework，and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page，pretending I was reading it --- I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get in trouble for not being able to comprehend. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University? By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own，but I was reading at an incredibly slow rate. In eighth grade，I got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed reading. Then I developed my own system which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day，and as I started to read faster，my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading，and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better.

I found that when you read slowly，word by word，you get lost in the words，

lose the bigger picture，and your comprehension drops. When you read faster，your concentration actually increases and your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words，you see the overall picture.

46. The main difficulty the writer had in reading her 7th grade was that_________.

A. she often forgot her school reading assignments B. she had difficulty reading with comprehension C. she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar D. she always looked elsewhere when asked to read

47. The writer would pretend to be reading in the last ten minutes of class

because________.

A. she was afraid of being found out B. the reading class was terrible

C. she had to do what others were doing D. her mother told her to do

48. The writer’s reading ability improved a great deal mainly because_________. A. she entered Cornell University

B. she took a course on speed reading C. her mother managed to help her out D. she developed her own way of reading

49. From her own experience，the writer found that_____________. A. one’s comprehension drops if one reads too slowly B. in order to understand better，one had to read slowly

C. one tends to neglect the detailed information if one reads fast D. many people read fast in order to save time

50. After reading the passage，we can conclude that the writer wrote the passage in

order to _____________.

A. convince the reader of the importance of higher education B. tell a story in honor of her mother

C. give a detailed description of different reading skills D. illustrate the necessity of fast reading

Section B

Directions: The following is a notice issued in International Study Programs. After

reading the notice, you should give brief answers to the questions 51-55. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

This autumn term, spring term, or academic year program offers advanced students an opportunity to improve their spoken and written Chinese, and to be familiar with a range of people and organizations that are helping to shape China’s relationship with the United States and the world. All students who take intermediate or advanced Chinese language may make a choice to participate in the Professional Development Program that includes guest lectures by Chinese and foreign professionals on areas such as politics, foreign affairs, economics, trade, media, art, and culture. This program is supplemented (补充) by field trips and short journeys in and around Beijing.

Housing and meals: Students live in the foreign student dormitories and take meals in the dormitory dining hall or local restaurants.

Requirements: Two years of college-level Chinese and one Chinese studies course; graduate students accepted.

Program Fee: 1998 Autumn Term: $6,995; 1999 Spring Term: $6,995. Fees include tuition, housing and all meals, cultural activities, local journeys and field trips, insurance, and the International Student Identity Card.

51.What language abilities will be improved if advanced students take part in the program?

_______________________________________________________ Chinese. 52. Who will be guest speakers in the Professional Development Program?

Both ___________________________________________________________. 53. Where will the foreign students stay when they are in China?

In _____________________________________________________________. . Apart from academic activities, what else will the foreign students do in this

program?

They will take __________________________________________ and tour

around Beijing.

55. How many requirements are there for one who wants to be accepted to the

program?

_________________________________________.

Part IV Cloze (10 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are

four choices marked A, B, C, D. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.

A team of American scientists have warned again that there is no safe cigarette. The scientists said that even cigarettes with a low 56 of tar and nicotine are also 57 . And they said that the only sure way to 58 the danger of heart disease and lung cancer is 59 smoking completely. The new report was made by a committee of the national 60 Council. The health 61 of tar and nicotine have 62 well reported, and the reports 63 to have helped change American customs.

Fifteen years ago only 65 two percent of the cigarettes 66 in the U.S. were low 67 tar and nicotine. Today 68 forty percent are low tar and nicotine cigarettes. The new report noted that 69 studies have been made for the years 1955 to 1975. 70 that period of the average 71 of tar and nicotine in a cigarette was reduced 72 about one half. But during the same time lung cancer and other cancers of the respiratory (呼吸的) system 73 by seventy percent. In fact, male smokers 74 thirty-five or older were more 75 to die of lung cancer in 1975 than smokers of the same age twenty years ago.

56 A. account B. amount C. sum D. value 57 A. exhausting 58 A. lighten 59 A. to stop 60 A. Search 61 A. dangers 62 A. already

B. intensive B. decrease B. stop B. Searching B. situations B. had

C. injuring C. deduce C. to yield to C. Research C. elements C. been

D. harmful D. reduce D. to give in D. Hunting D. factors D. being

63 A. emerge A. smoking 65 A. below 66 A. were sold 67 A. on

68 A. rather than 69 A. detailed 70 A. By

71 A. amount 72 A. in

73 A. increased 74 A. aging 75 A. like

B. appear B. smoke B. above B. having sold B. intensive B. ever more B. precise B. During B. number B. by B. raised B. aged B. likely

C. show C. cigarette C. less C. sold C. for

C. more than C. condensed C. From C. standard C. down C. added C. age of C. alike

D. imply D. tobacco D. about D. selling D. by

D. at any rate D. consistent D. For D. level D. to

D. multiplied D. age D. liking

Part V Translation (10 points) Section A

Directions: Match the English items with their Chinese expression. Then put the

corresponding letters in the blanks on the Answer Sheet, numbered 76 through 85.

A. source of news B. press conference C. official announcement D. news summary E. press and photo service F. broadcast relaying G. world news in brief H. talk show I. live broadcast J. stock market report K. news agency L. financial news program

76. ( ) 官方消息 77. ( ) 新闻图片社 78. ( ) 消息来源 79. ( ) 新闻发布会 80. ( ) 世界要闻 81. ( ) 通讯社 82. ( ) 实况转播/ 直播 83. ( ) 访谈节目 84. ( ) 证券行情报告 85. ( ) 新闻简报

Section B

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in

Brackets.

86．Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble __________(找到去历史博

物馆的路).

87. Tough a skilled worker, ___________(他被公司解雇了) last week because of the

economic crisis.

88. The more you explain, _____________(我越糊涂).

. This popular sports car _____________(正在生产出来) at the rate of a thousand

a week.

90. Please be careful when _____________(填写表格时).

Part VI Writing (15 points)

Directions: Write a composition according to the Chinese information given. You

should write about 100 words.

写信给你在另一城市某大学就读的高中同学，告诉他你对自己所在城市及大学的印象，并简要介绍你大学生活的开始。

可以适当增加细节，以使短文连贯、完整。

Test 6 参

Listening

1-5 B C D C A 6-10 C B B D D 11-15 C C A A A 16-20 C D B C D Vocabulary and structure

21. C 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C

36. endless 37. harmful 38. strangely 39. uncertain 40. independent

Reading

41-45 C A A D D 46-50 B A D A D 51. Spoken and written 52. Chinese and foreign professionals 53. the foreign student dormitories . field trips 55. 2 (requirements)

Cloze

56-60 B D D A C 61-65 A C B A D 66-70 C B C A B 71-75 A B A B B

Translation

76. C 77. E 78. A 79. B 80. G 81. K 82. I 83. H 84. J 85. D 86. finding his way to the History Museum. 87. he was fired / laid off by his company 88. the more confused I am / become / get . is now being produced 90. you fill in the forms

Writing (omitted)