12017PartIListeningComprehension(15Points)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper:ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Monday.C.Wednesday.2.A.Shewillgotothecinema.C.Shehastoreadareport.3.A.Thewomanhasgotawrongnumber.B.DavidJeffersonisnotinatthemoment.C.Themannolongerworksthere.D.Someoneelsewillanswerthephone.4.A.It’snexttothepostoffice.CIt’stotherightofthepostoffice.5.A.Hewasquitehappy.C.Hefeltupset.SectionBB.Tuesday.D.Thursday.B.Shehadtowork.D.She'dratherstayhome.B.It’sclosetothesupermarket.D.It’soppositetothesupermarket.B.Hedidn’tcare.D.Heseemedpleased.Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper:ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation16.A.Aperformance.B.Thenameoftheater.C.Apopgroup.D.Thenameofadancer.7.A.Theyarenotgoingtoseetheperformancetogether.B.Themanwillseetheperformancealone.C.Theyaregoingtoseetheperformancetogether.D.Thewomanwillseetheperformancealone.Conversation28.A.Tokyo.B.NewYork.C.Beijing.D.HongKong.9.A.He'llpaybycreditcard.B.He’llpaybycheck.C.It'llbecollectedbyhimself.D.It'llbedeliveredtohim.10.A.5%.B.10%.C.15%.D.20%.2SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Afterthepassage,therearefivestatements.Thepassagewillbespokenthreetimes.YouarerequiredtodecidewhetherthesentencesareTrueorFalse.MarkA(orTRUE)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage；B(orFALSE)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheerwithasinglelinethroughthecenterNowthepassagewillbegin.()11.Janehasbeenmarriedyesterday.()12.Jane’sweddingdresswasdesignedbyaleadingfashionshop.()13.Jane’sfatherhastidiedthewholegarden.()14.TheweddingbreakfastwillbepreparedbytheGrandHotel.()15.Thecakewillbecutintosmallpiecesandsenttoeveryonepresent.PartIIVocabulary&Structure(20Points)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Thereare20incompletesentenceshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Shallweasktheteamleader_____oursuggestionagain?A.toconsiderB.consideringC.considerD.considered17.TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco,Californiameasures_____thatone.A.astwiceaslongB.twicelongasC.astwicelongasD.twiceaslongas18.It’snogood_____.Youjusthavetoputupwithallthese.A.complainedB.tobecomplainingC.complainingD.tocomplain19.You_____haveseenJaneinherroomlastMonday.She’sbeenoutofcityforaweek.A.couldn’tB.didn’tC.mustn’tD.shouldn’t20.Thebrochure_____togivecustomerstheinformationaboutournewproducts.A.designedB.isdesignedC.designsD.hasdesigned21.You’dbetternotdisturbme,I_____lettersallthemorningandhavewrittensixsofar.A.writeB.waswritingC.havebeenwritingD.amwriting22.Theteacherdidn’tseemtobesatisfiedwiththeexaminationresults_____.A.SodidthestudentsB.SothestudentsdidC.NeitherthestudentsdidD.Neitherdidthestudents23.Thenumberofmembersintheclub_____totwohundred.A.werelimitedB.waslimitedC.limitsD.limited24._____isimportantisyourattitudeandIcansayitdecideseverything.A.ThatB.ItC.WhatD.This325.Smithisoneofthebrighteststudentswho_____fromNewYorkUniversityA.havegraduatedB.graduatedC.hasgraduatedD.hadgraduated26.ItisnotdesirablethatMark_____tothejob,becausehehasnorelativeexperience.A.isassignedB.beassignedC.willbeassignedD.hasbeenassigned27._____intheABCCompanyforfouryears,Johnhasbecomequiteexperiencedinbusinessnegotiations.A.HaveworkedB.HavebeenworkedC.HavingworkedD.Worked28._____intheregulationthatyoushouldnottellotherpeoplethepasswordofyouremailaccount.A.WhatisrequiredB.ItrequiresC.WhatrequiresD.Itisrequired29.Heisamanofgreatexperience,_____muchcanbelearned.A.thatB.fromwhomC.whoD.fromwhich30.Hehadallthesematerials_____inopenpileswithoutproperpermission.A.burningB.havingburnedC.beingburningD.burned31.I_____tovisitElizabeth,butMarycametoseemejustwhenIwasabouttoleave.A.plannedB.hadplannedC.wouldplanD.wasplanning32.Alicelookedcalmbut_____shefeltextremelynervous.A.infactofB.infavorC.inrealityD.introuble33.Theabilitytousealanguagecanbe______onlybytheactofusingthelanguageA.acquittedB.requiredC.inquiredD.acquired34.Weallknowthatsomethingsexist______wecannotseethemwithourowneyes.A.assoonasB.asfarasC.eventhoughD.nowthat35._____herweeklywages,Sallygotalotoftipsfromherpart-timejob.A.InadditiontoB.DespiteC.InadditionD.InspiteofPartIIIReadingComprehension(40Points)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare4tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthematerialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedsentencesnumbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.4Linkup,theAPPResearchandDevelopmentCompany,hasannounceditwillgivemorethantwenty-fivemilliondollarsinmoneyandinvestmentstohelpthepoor.Thecompanysaystheeffortinvolvesusingthepowerofinformationandtechnologytohelppeopleimprovetheirlives.JamesLeeworksforL——thepartofthecompanythatgivesmoneytogoodcauses.Hesaidthecompany’sfirstprojectwillhelpidentifywhereinfectious(傳染性的)diseasesaredeveloping.InSoutheastAsiaandAfrica,forexample,Gwillworkwithpartnerstostrengthenearly-warningsystemsandtakeactionagainstgrowinghealththreats.L’ssecondprojectwillinvestinwaystohelpsmallandmedium-sizedbusinessesgrow.JamesLeesaysmicrofinance(小額信貸)isgenerallysmall,short-termloansthatcreatefewjobs.Instead,hesaysGwantstodevelopwaystobringinvestorsandbusinessownerstogethertocreatejobsandimproveeconomicgrowth.Lwillalsogivemoneytohelptwoclimate-changeprogramsannouncedearlierthisyear.Oneoftheseprogramsstudieswaystomakerenewable(再生的)energylesscostlythancoal-basedenergy.Theotherisexaminingtheeffortsbeingmadetoincreasetheuseofelectriccars.TheownersofLinkuphavepromisedtogiveLaboutonepercentofcompanyprofitsandonepercentofitstotalstockvalueeveryyear.JamesLeesaysthisamountmayincreaseinthefuture.36.ThepurposeofLinkup’sinvestmentsisto________.A.developnewtechnologyB.exploreitsownbusinessC.helppoorpeopleD.tosetupnewmarkets37.AccordingtoJamesLee,thecompany’sfirstprojectisto________.A.discoverthecausesofinfectiousdiseasesB.establishanewsystemtowarnpeopleofinfectiousdiseasesC.findoutwheretheinfectiousdiseasesdevelopD.curepatientsofinfectiousdiseases38.WhatkindofbusinesseswillbenefitfromL’ssecondproject?_________A.Foreign-fundedcorporations.B.Smallandmedium-sizedbusinesses.C.Largeenterprises.D.State-ownedcompanies.39.Fromthefourthparagraph,welearnthatLinkup’smoneyisalsoinvestedtohelp________.A.startsomeresearchprogramsB.makemoreadvancedelectriccarsC.developrenewableandcoal-basedenergyD.conductstudiesrelatedtoclimatechanges40.FromthelastparagraphwelearnthattheinvestmentsbyLcomefrom________.A.Linkup’sprofitsandstockvalueB.someinternationalITcompaniesC.thecompany’sowninterestsD.localcommercialbankTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to545.Ifyouthink3Dprintingisonlygoodformakingdelicatepaperweights(壓紙器),thenyou’reprettymuchright.However,agroupofDutcharchitectshavealreadybegun3DprintinganentirecanalhouseinAmsterdam.Isthefirst3Dprintedhouseagimmick(喙頭)？Definitely!Isitanexperimentthatpushesthepossibilitiesfor3Dprintingtechnologyandarchitecture?Maybe!3DPrintCanalHouseisthebrainchildofDUSArchitects.“KamerMaker,”Dutchfor“roommaker”,istheirgiantprinterbuiltinsideashippingcontainer.Justafewweeksago,KamerMakerbeganprintingplasticfurnitureandwallsatanemptycanal-sidelotinnorthernAmsterdam.Smallerversionsoftheunusualhoneycombwallshavebeentestedonnormaldesktopprinters,andeveryonejustneededtoscaleitup(按比例放大).Well,ifonlyitwerethateasy.“Theprinterdidnotalwaysmanagetospreadtheplasticevenly(均勻的)，makingsomeoftheribsofthehoneycombstructureoftheblockuneven,”reportedARN(AustralianRadioNetwork)tothesurpriseofnoonewhohasuseda3Dprinter.Butthearchitectsremainoptimistic.Thefirstfewprintedblocksaremeanstobetestpricesastheyimprovetheprocess.Ittakesaboutaweektoprinta3-meterhighblockrightnow.Theproject’sleadershopetoeventuallygetthatdowntotwohoursandfinishthefirstof12roomsinayear,andtheentirehouseinlessthan3years.Finally,3DPrintCanalHouseisanarchitectureresearchproject,onethatisverymuchbeingconductedinthepubliceye.Youcanactuallybuyticketstovisittheconstructionsitefor2.50Euros.Thetopfloorswillbecomemoredecorated,forexample,asnewertechniquesareused.They’llexplorethepossibilitiesof3Dprinting,likehoneycombwallsoranentireroomrecycled,redesigned,andbuiltagain.Nobody’sgoingtomoveinto3Dprintedhousesoon,but,ifanyoneeverdoes,somethingmightbelearnedfromthisexperimentbythecanal.41.Whichwordcanbestreplace"brainchild""inParagraph2?A.inspiration.B.aspiration.C.babychild.D.braincell.42.WheredidKamerMakerbeginprintingplasticfurnitureandwallsseveralweeksago?A.ItwasinsideashippingcontainerinAmsterdam.B.Itwasatanemptycanal-sidelotinnorthernAmsterdam.C.ItwasinacanalhouseinAmsterdam.D.Itwasinaroom.43.Whatistheweaknessofthe3Dprintermentionedinthepassage?A.Itcannotalwaysspreadtheplasticevenly.B.Itneedstobeshortened.C.Itcannotmaketheribsofthehoneycombstructure.D.Itcanprintanythingsmoothly.44.Howlongwillittakeforthe3DprintertomakethecanalhouseinAmsterdam?A.Aweek.B.Twohours.C.Morethan3years.D.Lessthan3years.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Thiscanalhouseisbeingbuiltinthepubliceye.B.Thetopfloorsofthecanalhousewillbemoredecorated.C.Someoneisgoingtomoveintothiscanalhousesoon.D.Onecanvisittheconstructionsitefor2.50Euros.6Let’sLet’slookatasampletimebudgetonWednesday:Directions:Thefollowingisanewspassage.Afterreadingityoushouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50inthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteyouranswersinnomorethan3wordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.TwoPointsaregiventoeachcorrectchoice.Let’ssayyouhaveacertainamountofmoneyyou’vesavedupforholidaygifts.Ifyouwanttogetsomethingforeveryoneonyourlist,youcan’tspendmuchonanysinglepurchase.Buthaveyoueverheardtheexpression"timeismoney"?There'ssometruthtoit!We“spend”timejustlikewe“spend”money,andinbothcases,wehavetospenditwiselyifwewanttogetsomethinggoodinreturn.Justlikeyoumightgetanallowanceof10dollarsaweek.Or38dollarsforatriptothemall,eachdaywearegiven24hoursoftime.Theearliestwaytohelpyougeteverythingdonetobudgetthattime!Thisisallabout:ExaminingyourHave-to’sandWant-to’s,andhowmuchtimethey’lltakeup.Workingoutaplanthatlet’syouspeedtheamountoftimeoneachone.Onceyouhavethisplan,a“timebudget”,you’llbebetterabletocreateaDailyScheduleandWeeklyPlanner.Ofcourse,everydayisn’texactlythesameasthenext,soitmayhelpyoutomakeadifferenttimebudgetfordifferentdays.SleepShower,dressing,readyBreakfastBusforschoolSchoolBushomeSoccerpracticeHouseholdchoresHomeworkDinnerTVtimeReading/personaltimeTotaltimespent8hoursforschool1/2hour1/2hour1/2hour7hours1/2hour2hours1/2hour2hours1/2hour1hour1hour24hoursGreat!Thatday’sbudgetworksout,becauseitalladdsup24hours.Ifthetotalcameouttobemorethanthat,wewouldhavechoosesomethingtocutdownordropfromthatday.Whenyoumakethesetypesofdecision,youchoosepriorities.TimeBudgetTipsSimilaritiesbetweenmoneyandtime:Bothshouldbespent46.__________togetagoodreturn.Easiestwaystobudgettime:1.Decide47.__________andwant-to’s.2.Examinehowmuchtimetheywilltakeup.3.Workout48.__________toallocatethetime.Asampletimebudget:Theday’sbudgetshouldaddupto49.__________hours.Youchoose50.__________todecidewhichactivitytocutdown.Task4Directions:Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement7containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.The5statementsarenumbered51to55.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.[A]Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershasriseninrecentyears,enhancedbychronic(長(zhǎng)久的)personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.[B]Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativity.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.[C]Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:aone--ortwodocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecompanyculture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoincludetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.[D]Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof‘cross—border’jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.[E]Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronological(按時(shí)間順序的)orreverse(相反)-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour“oldest”workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat.[F]IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutifthereceiverusesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearechangesbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesechangesmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.51.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseasseekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment.52.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbesttotakeculturalfactorsintoconsideration.53.Accordingtotheauthor'sadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareofthedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.54.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecausetheyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome.55.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedtoprovideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences.PartIVTranslation(25Points)Directions:Thispart,numbered56to66,istotestyourabilitytotranslateChineseintoEnglishorEnglishintoChinese.Eachoftensentences(No.56to65)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,B,CandD.MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.66)inthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.56.他的話不僅打破了沉默，而且引起了每個(gè)人的興趣。A.Hisremarknotonlybroketheice,butarousedeveryone’sinterest.8B.Hisspeechonlybroketheice,butnotarousedeveryone’sinterest.C.Hisremarkdidn’tbreaktheice,butnotarousedeveryone’sinterest.D.Hisremarknotonlybroketheice,andarousednobody’sinterest.57.國(guó)際貿(mào)易的增加需要具有跨文化交際技能的管理者。A.Theinternationalbusinessincreasedthecross-culturalcommunicationskillsofmanagers.B.Theincreasedinternationalbusinessrequiresmanagersdiscussaboutculture.C.Theinternationalbusinessisdevelopingthecommunicationskillsofmanagers.D.Theincreaseininternationalbusinesshascreatedaneedformanagerswithskillsincross-culturecommunication.58.她在截止日期的前一天才開始寫作文。A.Shebeginstowriteheressayonlyoneday.B.Shestartedtowriteheressayonlyonedaybeforethedeadline.C.Sheisstartingheressaybeforethedeadline.D.Shewritesheressaynotonlyonedaybeforethedeadline.59.這種汽車的暢銷表明精良的設(shè)計(jì)對(duì)于打開銷路的重要性。A.Thecarsuccessfullyprovestheimportanceofdesigntosellproducts.B.Thebest-sellingofthiscarshowstheimportanceofexcellentdesigninhelpingtoselltheproduct.C.Thesuccessofthiscarexpressesavarietyofdesigninhelpingtoselltheproduct.D.Thesuccessofthiscarshowstheimportanceofbetterdesigninsellingtheproduct.60.如今年輕人的購(gòu)買能力一般都比他們的父母強(qiáng)，而且更樂意消費(fèi)。A.Ingeneralspeaking,youngpeoplearemorelikelytobuythingsthantheirparents.B.Nowadaysyoungpeoplegenerallyhavemoremoneytobuythingsthantheirparents.C.Nowadaysyoungpeoplegenerallyhavemorepurchasingpowerthantheirparents,andtheyaremorewillingtoconsume.D.Nowadaysyoungpeoplegenerallyhavelesspowertopurchasethanoldgenerations.61.對(duì)年輕人來說，放學(xué)后打工被視為其人生的重要的經(jīng)歷。A.Ifyoungpeoplecandoapart-timejobafterschoolitisbetterintheirlife.B.Anafter-schooljobisconsideredasabitterexperienceforyoungpeople.C.Foryoungpeoplefull-timejobexperiencemustbetreasured.D.Itisconsideredasanimportantexperienceintheirlifeforyoungpeopletodoafter-schooljobs.62.支付寶致力于為其成員提供“簡(jiǎn)單、安全、快捷”的在線支付方式。A.Alipayisdedicatedtoprovidingitsmemberswitha“simple,secureandspeedy”onlinepaymentsolution.B.Alipayisdedicatedtoprovideitsstaffsalarywitha“simple,secure,speedy”onlinesolution.C.Alipayhasconfirmedtoprovideitsmemberswitha“secureandspeedy”onlinesolution.D.Alipaydecidedtoprovideitsstaffwitha“simple,secureandsp