12.A) He frequently gets things mixed up.

B) He is always finding fault with Marsha.

C) He has been trying hard to cover for Marsha.

D) He often fails to follow through on his projects.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have justheard.

13. A) They are better sheltered from all the outsidetemptations.

B) They are usually more motivated to compete with their peers.

C) They have more opportunities to develop their leadershipskills.

D) They take an active part in more extracurricular activities.

14. A) Its chief positions are held by women.

B)Its teaching staff consists of women only.

C) Its students aim at managerial posts.

D) Its students are role models of women.

15.A)It is under adequate control.

B) It is traditional but colourful.

C) They are more or less isolated from the outside world.

D) They have ample opportunities to meet the opposite sex.

SectionB

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both thepassage 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line throughthe centre.

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PassageOne

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passageyou have just heard

16.A. By invading the personal space of listeners

B.BY making gestures at straiegic points

C.BY speaking in a deep , loud voice

D.BY speaking with the local accent

17. A. To promote sportsmanship amongbusiness owners

B.To encourage people to support local sports groups

C.To raise money for a forthcoming local sports event

D.To show his family’S contribution to the community

18. A . They are known to be the style ofthe sports world

B.They would certainly appeal to his audience

C.They represent the latest fashion in the business circles

D.They are believed to communicate power and influence

19. A. To cover up his own nervousness

B.To create a warm personal atmosphere

C.To enhance the effect of background music

D.To allow the audience to better enjoy his slides

Passage Two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on passage youhave just heard .

20. A . She was the first educated slave ofjohn wheatley’s

B.She was the greatest female poet in colonial Americe

C.She was born about the time df the war of independence

D.She was the first African-American slave to publish a book

21.A . Revise it a number of times

B.Obtain consent from her owner

C.Go through a scholarly examination

D.Turn to the colonial governor for help

22. A. Literary works calling for theabolition of slavery

B.Religious scripts popular among slaves in America

C.A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures

D.Lots of lost works written by African-American women

Passage 3

23. A)it is a trait ofgenerous character

B) it is a reflection of self-esteem

C) it is an indicator of high intelligence

D) it is a sign of happiness and confidence

24 A) it wasself-defeating

B)it was aggressive

C)it was the essence of comedy

D) it was something admirable

25) A)it is a double-edged sword

B) it is a feature of a given culture

C)it is a unique gift of human beings

D)it is a result of both nature and nurture

SectionC

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When thepassage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its generalidea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。It is important that we be mindful of the earth,theplanet out of which we are born and by which we are nourished,guided,healed-theplanet ,however,which we have(26)_____to a considerable degree in these pasttwo centuries of (27)_____exploitation,this exploitation has reachedsuceh(28)_________that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands ofsepecies will be(29)______before the end of the century.

In our times,human shrewdness has mastered thedeep(30)________of the earth at a level far beyond the capatities of earlierpeoples,we can break the mountains apart,we can drain the rivers and flood thevalleys,we can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products,wecan(31)_________the great grass cover of the westem plains andpour(32)______chemicals into the soil until the soil is dead and blowsaway in the wind,We cn pollute the airwhith acids,the river with sewage(污水),the seas with oil.We can inventcomputers(33)______processing ten million calculations per second.And why?Toincrease the volume and thd wasteheap,our managerial skills are measured by the competence(34)____inaccelerating this process.If in these activities the physical features of theplanet are damaged,if the environment is made inhospitable for(35)_______livingspecies,then so be it ,We are ,supposedly,creating a technoligical wondreworld.