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2008年3月真题SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.HowdidtheOlympicGamesstart?InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrong________(1).OriginallytheFestivalwasheldinhonourof.Zeus,thesupremegodinGreekMythology.EventuallytheOlympianathleticfestivalhadlostits________(2)andbecameaninternationalevent.Nooneknowsexactly________(3)theOlympicGamesgo,butsomescholarsrecordeddatefrom776B.C.Accordingtosomescholars,atfirsttheonlyOlympiceventwas________(4),calledastadiumandthatwastheonlyeventuntil724B.C.Afterthat,other________(5)wereaddedandsixteenyearslaterin________(6)thepentathlonwasaddedandwrestlingbecamepartofthegames.Thispentathlonwasafive-eventmatchwhich________(7)running,wrestling,leaping,throwingthediscus,andhurlingthejavelin.Thegameswereheld________(8)andafteranuninterruptedhistoryof1170years,thegames________(9)inA.D.394,theChristianera,becauseoftheirpaganorigin.Itwasover________(10)beforetherewasanothersuchinternationalathleticsgathering.In1896,thefirstofthemodern________(11)openedinAthens,Greece.Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountries________(12).Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilitiessuchasstadiumsand________(13).Manymoresportsarerepresented,includingtheverycelebratedevent:________(14).TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,________(15)onMountOlympusbythesun'srays.Thetorchiscarriedby________(16)tothestadium.TheOlympicflamesymbolizesthe________(17)oftheancientGreekathleticideals,anditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntil________(18).Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,is________(19):thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinents________(20).PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)Dianaisfondofoutdooractivities.(B)Dianaiswell-paidforherhardwork.(C)Dianadislikesherjobbecauseitistough.(D)Dianaconsidersherincometobemediocre.2.(A)I'mnotsureifyouareresponsible.(B)I'mnotcontentwiththeresultofthemeeting.(C)Iknowthedelayisnotyourfault.(D)Ithinktheflameofthatfireistoohigh.3.(A)Therefrigeratorwasrepairedbyanoldman.(B)Therefrigeratorwillbefixedifitisunderwarranty.(C)Mrs.Greenhadherrefrigeratorfixedfornothing.(D)Mrs.Greenwouldhavehadtherefrigeratorrepairedifshehadwarranty.4.(A)Georgealwaystellsthetruth.(B)Georgelivestoofartovisitus.(C)ItiskindofGeorgetoassistmeinthefillingstation.(D)ItisworthwhiletomakefriendswithGeorge.5.(A)Thecompany'sbudgetmustbereducedreasonablynextyear.(B)Thecompany'sproductioncostisexpectedtorisenextyear.(C)Thecompanyhastostabilizeitsproductioncost.(D)Thecompanyislikelytogobankruptbecauseofitslimitedbudget.6.(A)PromptdeliveryofthegoodsbeforeChristmasisthemostimportant.(B)Toppriorityshouldbegiventothecompetitiveandreasonablepriceofthegoods(C)DuringChristmas,therewillbeashoppingcrazeforgoodswithgoodquality.(D)NothingismoreimportantthanthequalityandpriceofthegoodsforChristmas.7.(A)Let'scontinuethetalkoverdinnerat9o'clocktonight.(B)Wehavetoworksomethingoutbefore9o'clocktomorrow.(C)Iproposeabreakuntil9o'clocktomorrowmorning.(D)I'msurewe'llallcalmdownbefore9o'clocktomorrowmorning.8.(A)Ourproductscannotcompeteontheinternationalmarketbecauseoftheirhigherprices.(B)Ourproductsexhibitgreatercompetitivenesseventhoughtheylackadvancedtechnology.(C)Advancedtechnologywillincreaseourexpensetocompeteontheinternationalmarket.(D)Advancedtechnologycontributestotheexcellenceandcompetitivenessofourproducts.9.(A)MrParkinsonnevergivesfreeinvestmentconsultations.(B)Don'tconsultMrParkinsonifyourproblemisaboutfinanceorinvestment(C)TheadviceMrParkinsonoffersisoftenofgreatimportancetoourinvestment.(D)WeshouldnotinvestinthecompanywhereMrParkinsonistheCEO.10.(A)Agingpopulationisexpectedtodoublewithindecades.(B)By2020,45%ofthepeopleinthecountrywillbeoversixty-five.(C)Oldpeopleinthiscountrycanexpecttolivealongerlife.(D)Inlessthan20years,23millionmorepeoplewillhavetoretire.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritealetteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)£400.(B)£450.(C)£500.(D)£600.12.(A)Itisverynearhisworkingplace.(B)Itisarathercrowdedresidentialarea.(C)Itisconvenientfortransportationandshopping.(D)Itistheonlygoodpositionhehasinmind.13.(A)Hehasabigfamily.(B)Hehastoworkathome.(C)Hismother