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CollegeEnglishTest(BandII)SecondSemester(2003-2004)PartIListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.A.Inthecloset.B.Shesaidshelostit.C.Onthedesk.D.Shecouldn’trememberexactly.2.A.20minutes.B.30minutes.C.15minutes.D.10minutes.3.A.Jimiswithhisgirlnow.B.Jimisatameetingnow.C.Jim’sroommateisout.D.Jimhasmovedtoanotherroom.4.A.In1980.B.In1982.C.In1981.D.In1983.5.A.Thesecretaryisveryefficient.B.Thesecretaryisaman.C.Thesecretaryismarried.D.Thesecretaryhasbeenworkingthereverylong.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.6.A.Peoplewhocan’tstopquickly.B.Youngboysandgirls.B.Mothersandtheirchildren.C.Oldpeopleandchildren.7.A.Becausetheyliketolookrightorleft.B.Becausetheywalktooslowly.C.Becausetheyareusuallycareless.D.Becausetheycan’tseeorhearclearly.8.A.Becauseitmovesmanymetersasecond.B.Becausepeopledon’tunderstandhowacartravel.C.Becausesomedriversaretoocareless.D.Becauseitcan’tstopveryquickly.9.A.Tolookbothwayswhilecrossingtheroad.B.Towalkslowlywhilecrossingtheroad.C.Towaituntilallthecarshavestopped.D.Toknowhowfastacarcanrun.10.A.Becausecarstravelfasterthantheydo.B.Becausedriverscan’tjudgehowfasttheyrun.C.Becausetheycan’tstopbeforeacarhitsthem.D.Becausetheyarelikelytofalltotheground.SectionCDirections:Thereisapassagewithtenblanksinthissection.You’llhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.Manyyearsagomovieswere(11)______.AmanWaltDisneymadeacartoonMousethatcouldtalkinhismovies.He(12)_____thismouseMickeyMouse.Peoplewerevery(13)_____atthetalkingmouse.Soon,Mickeybecameagreat(14)_____withbothyoungandoldpeople.Childrenlovedtoseetheirlovelyfriend,becausehebroughtjoyand(15)_____tothem.Mickeywasacleanmouserightfromthe(16)_____.Perhapsthisisonereasonwhypeoplehatereal(17)_____butloveMickeyMouse.InhisearlylifeMickeymadesome(18)_____.Peoplewereveryangry.TheywrotetoDisneyandsaidtheydidnotwantMickeytodo(19)_____things.NowourMickeyMouseisnotonlyclean,buthealsoappearsasastarofbeautyand(20)_____.Hehashisfriendsinalmosteverycountry.PartIIReadingcomprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Newspapers,alongwithreportingthenews,instruct,entertain,andgiveopinion.Animportantwayforreadingalarge,big-citynewspaperisknowinghowtotakeitapart.Canyoufindtheseseparatesections:worldnews,nationalandlocalnews,sports,business,entertainment,opinions,classifiedads?Doesyourpaperhaveothersections?Newstoriesgivefacts,nottheauthor’sopinions.Editorialsdotheopposite:youcanexpectandeditorialtotakesides.Somenewspapereditorialshaveaby-linewiththeauthor’sname,butmanynewspapershaveunsignededitorials.Thesereflecttheopinionsofthepublisheroreditor.Youcanbeabetterreaderifyouknowwhattoexpectinanewspaper.Forexample,youcanexpectheadlinestoomitunnecessarywords.Youcanexpecttofindthemostimportantfactsintheleadparagraph(thefirstparagraph)ofanewsstory.YOUcanexpectimportantnewsitemstobeonthefrontpage.Yuexpectlessimportantitemstbeontheinsidepages.Mostofall,themoreyouknowaboutthecurrents,themoreyouwillunderstandwhatisinthenewspaper:importantstoriesaregenerallypresentedonedayandfolloweduponfollowingdays.So,animportantwayforreadingnewspapersisreadingonefrequently.1.Toreadalargenewspaper,agoodwayis_______________.A.toreaditfromcovertocoverB.todosomepaper-cuttingC.tofindseparatesectionsD.topredictwhatisinsidethenewspaper2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewstoriesistrue?A.Newstoriestellthefactswithoutcomment.B.NewsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinionsC.Newstoriesreflecttheopinionsoftheeditor.D.Newstoriesexpressthewriter’spointofview.3.Ifyouwanttoknowlessimportantnewswithoutanydetail,youcanread________________.A.theleadparagraphsofthenewsonthefrontpagesB.theheadlinesontheinsidepagesC.newstoriesonthefrontpageD.newitemsontheinsidepagesonly4.Tofollowthecurrentnews,thebestwayisto.A.readextensivelyandthoroughlyB.readvariousnewspapersskillfullyC.readonenewspaperfrequentlyD.readalargebig-citynewspapercarefully5.Themainideaofthispassageis______________.A.howtoreadstoriesandeditorialsB.howtofindimportantnewsstoriesC.howtotellapartdifferentnewsectionsD.howtoreadnewspaperseffectivelyQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemintheformofunfavorabletradebalancewithothernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry’simportsexceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$25billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetstillonly$10billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficit(贸易逆差)is$15billionManyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylack