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Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 1 When Betty Burwood won the national lottery,she and her husband,Bill,moved into a beautiful big bungalow and she bought herself a very expensive pearl necklace. The following summer,the Burwoods decided to throw a party.Early on the afternoon of the party,Betty took her new silk dress out of the wardrobe and put her expensive pearl necklace on her dressing-table ready to put on in the evening.Then,she went to see how the preparations for the party were going. The catering company had just arrived-a cook,Mrs.Moore,and her two helpers, Nancy and Harriet.They were all in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had brought with them.Soon,the fourth member of the team,Charlie Chivers,arrived on his bicycle. By six o'clock,everything was ready.The garden looked magnificent -with small round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades.The food and drink was all laid out in the kitchen,ready to be brought out when the guests arrived. At ten past six,Betty went to her bedroom to get ready.She showered and put on her best silk dress.It was when she was brushing her hair that she realized that her pearls were not on the dressing-table..“Bill,”she said,“have you moved my pearls?”“No,dear,” answered Bill,"where were they?""I put them on the dressing-table this afternoon and they're not here now.”“Are you sure?”asked Bill..“Maybe you put them down somewhere else,or maybe you've moved them. For a quarter of an hour they searched for the missing pearls,but couldn't find them anywhere.It was then that they decided they must call the police. Soon,Inspector Morgan arrived and started to question all the suspects. Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1.Why could Betty afford an expensive necklace? 2.Why did she take her necklace out early in the day? 3.How many people were there in the catering company? 4.What do you think was in the boxes? 5.Did the Burwoods call the police after they couldn't find the pearls? 506

Part 1 Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 1 When Betty Burwood won the national lottery , she and her husband , Bill , moved into a beautiful big bungalow and she bought herself a very expensive pear1 necklace. The following summer, the Burwoods decided to throw a party. Early on the afternoon of the party , Betty took her new silk dress out of the wardrobe and put her expensive pear! necklace on her dressing-table ready to put on in the evening. Then , she went to see how the preparations for the party were going. The catering company had just arrived - a cook , Mrs. Moore , and two helpers, Nancy and Harriet. They were a11 in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had brought with them. Soon, the fourth member of the team , Charlie Chivers, arrived on his bicycle. By sìx 0' clock , everything was ready. The garden looked magnificent - with smal1 round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades. The food and drink was a11 laid out in the kìtchen , ready to be brought out when the guests arrived. At ten past six , Betty went to her bedroom to get ready. She showered and put on her best silk dress. 1t was when she was brushing her hair that she realìzed that her pearls were not on the dressing-table. "Bill ," sh said "have you moved my pearls?" "No , dear ," answered Bill , "where were they?" "1 put them on the dressing-table this afternoon and they're not here now. " "Are you sure?" asked Bill. "Maybe you put them down somewhere else , or maybe you' ve moved them. " For a quarter of an hour they searched for the missing pearls, but couldn' t find them anywhere. It was then that they decided they must call the police. Soon, Inspector Morgan arrived and started to question a11 the suspects. Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. Why could Betty afford an expensive necklace'? 2. Why did she take her necklace out early in the day? 3. How many people were there in the catering company? 4. What do you think was in the boxes? 5. Did the Burwoods cal1 the police after they couldn't find the pearls? 506

Read Passage 1 again and then fill in the following blanks numbered 6-10 with the information from the passage.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. The couple moved into a big (6) When Betty won the lottery and Betty bought a pearl necklace. The following summer The Burwoods wanted to (7) On the afternoon of the The wife took her new dress out of the wardrobe and put the party necklace on the dressing-table. Everything was prepared.The garden appeared to By6:00 be(8) with small round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades. At6:10 Betty went to the bedroom to get ready.While she (9) Betty realized that the necklace was missing. The couple failed to find out the pearls and then they made At(10) up their minds to call the police. After a while The police arrived and began to inquire all the suspects. Part I Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 This is a short passage about Dave,the Disk Doctor. Call the Disk Doctor! 1 Desperate computer users who 'lose'the data from their disks can get in touch with experts who,for a fee,will recover the lost information.One of these experts is Dave Smith,who,some years ago,set up a company called Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd.Dave and a few of his friends work from home and give all the money they earn to charity.The fees are always the same,no matter how precious the data on the disk is.Some people, however,are so grateful that they send extra money to Dave or to the charities his company supports.One oil company offered him 1,000 for his help and a vet sent him a blank check. 2 It would be hard to put a value on the things rescued by the Disk Doctor.There have been disks containing medical research,television scripts,manuscripts of whole books,a comedian's joke collection,a solicitor's papers for a court case,and even Margaret Thatcher's itinerary for a visit to eastern Europe.For this last case,Dave was asked if he would go in person to Mrs.Thatcher's office 'for security reasons'! 3 Disks are usually sent to the Disk Doctor by post,but sometimes people are in such 507

Read Passage 1 again and then fill in the following blanks numbered 6-10 with the information from the passage. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. When Betty won the 10ttery The coup1e moved into a big (6) and Betty bought a pearl neck1ace. The following summer The Burwoods wanted to (7) On the afternoon of the The wife took her new dress out of the wardrobe and put the party neck1ace on the dressing-tab1e. Everything was prepared. The garden appeared to By 6:00 be(8) with sma11 round tab1es and colorful chairs and sun shades. At 6: 10 went to the bedroom to get ready. While she (9) , Betty realized that the necklace was missing. At (10) The couple failed to find out the pear1s and then they made up their minds to ca11 the police. After a while The po1ice arrived and began to inquire a11 the suspects. 一一 Part 1I Questions 11 20 are based on Passage 2. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 2 This is a short passage about Dave , the Disk Doctor. Call the Disk Doctor! 1 Desperate computer users who ‘ 10se' the data from their disks can get in touch with experts who , for a fee , will recover the 10st information. One of these experts is Dave Smith , who , some years ago , set up a company called Dave' s Disk Doctor Service Ltd. Dave and a few of his friends work from home and give a11 the money they earn to charity. The fees are always the same , no matter how precious the data on the disk is. Some peop1e , however, are so grateful that they send extra money to Dave or to the charities his company supports. One oil company offered him ;f 1 , 000 for his he1p and a vet sent him a blank check. 2 It wou1d be hard to put a va1ue on the things rescued by the Disk Doctor. There have been disks containing medical research , te1evision scripts, manuscripts of who1e books, a comedian' s joke collection , a solicitor' s papers for a court case , and even Margaret Thatcher' s itinerary for a visit to eastern Europe. For this 1ast case , Dave was asked if he wou1d go in person to Mrs. Thatch 's office ‘ for security reasons' ! 3 Disks are usually sent to the Disk Doctor by post , but sometimes peop1e are in such 507

a hurry that they can't wait for the post.Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to Dave's house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day,for example.When the material has been recovered,the disk is returned to the sender with a diagnosis and a prescription for avoiding the problem in future.One grateful client,an author,put a 'thank you'to Dave in the front of his book.'Dave saved me from a cardiac arrest',he wrote. 'But',says Dave,'most people don't take any notice of the doctor's advice!' Read Passage 2 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 11.Computer users can get back their lost data from their disks without any payment in Dave's company. 12.The company named Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd is set up by Dave Smith. 13.Dave and his friends earn a large amount of money,but they spend none. 14.According to the different value of the data on the disk,people need to pay different amount of money for saving them. 15.Most people will take notice of the disk doctor's advice after the disk is repaired. Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase,which is similar in meaning to each of the following.The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16.hopeless (paragraph 1) 17.thankful (paragraph 1) 18.to save (paragraph 2) 19.lawyer (paragraph 2) 20.to keep from happening (paragraph 3) PartⅢTrue or False Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3.(20 points,2 points each) Passage 3 How does TV affect our lives?It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch.Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world;there are high-quality programs that help us understand many fields of study:science,medicine, the arts,and so on.Moreover,TV benefits very old people who can't often leave the house, as well as patients in hospitals.It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice;they can increase their vocabulary and practice listening. 508

a hurry that they can' t wait for the post. Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to Dave' s house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day , for example. When the material has been recovered , the disk is returned to the sender with a diagnosis and a prescription for avoiding the problem in future. One grateful client , an author, put a ‘ thank you' to Dave in the front of his book. ‘ Dave saved me from a cardiac arrest' , he wrote. ‘ But', says Dave ,‘most people don't take any notice of the doctor's advice!' Read Passage 2 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 11. Computer users can get back their lost data from their disks without any payment in Dave' s company. 12. The company named Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd is set up by Dave Smith. 13. Dave and his friends earn a large amount of money , but they spend none. 14. According to the different value of the data on the disk , people need to pay different amount of money for saving them. 15. Most people will take notice of the disk doctor' s advice after the disk is repaired. Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase , which is similar in meaning to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16. hopeless_一一一一一_ (paragraph 1) 17. thankful 一一一一 (paragraph 1) 18. to save 一--一一_ (paragraph 2) 19. lawyer 一一-一一一一 (paragraph 2) 20. to keep from happening 一--一_ (paragraph 3) Part m True or False Questions 21 30 are based on Passage 3. (20 points, 2 points each) Passage 3 How does TV affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high-quality programs that help us understand many fields of study: science , medicine , the arts, and so on. Moreover, TV benefits very old people who can't often leave the house , as well as patients in hospitals. It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice; they can increase their vocabulary and practice listening. 508

On the other hand,there are several serious disadvantages to TV.Of course,it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time,but in some countries, people watch the TV for an average of six hours or more a day.Many children stare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything else,including studying and sleeping. It's clear that the TV has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative.Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV,a person's brain "relaxes"the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep.Another effect of TV on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration.Children who view a lot of TV can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes;they can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials. Another disadvantage is that TV often causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives.Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen.To many people,TV becomes more real than reality,and their own lives seem boring.Also,many people get upset or depressed when they can't solve problems in real life as quickly as TV actors seem to.On the screen,actors solve serious problems in a half-hour program or a thirty-second commercial. Before a child is fourteen years old,he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV.He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights,killings,and other kinds of violence.Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programs.They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show. The most negative effect of the TV might be people's addiction to it.People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV even when they don't enjoy it.Addiction to a TV screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction:people almost never believe they are addicted. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21.TV programs are definitely helpful to anyone. 22.There are positive as well as negative effects of TV on our lives. 23.TV can help improve one's foreign language. 24.Watching a lot of TV won't affect our concentration at all. 25.Some children spend more time watching TV than studying and sleeping. 26.The lives of people in TV shows seem to be very exciting. 27.TV programs can help people solve problems as quickly as the actors. 509

On the other hand , there are several serious disadvantages to TV. Of course , it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time , but in some countries, people watch the TV for an average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything else , including studying and sleeping. It' s clear that the TV has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative. Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV , a person' s brain "relaxes" the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep. Another effect of TV on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration. Children who view a lot of TV can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes; they can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials. Another disadvantage is that TV often causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives. Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen. To many people , TV becomes more real than reality , and their own lives seem boring. Also , many people get upset or depressed when they can't solve problems in reallife as quickly as TV actors seem to. On the screen , actors solve serious problems in a half-hour program or a thirty-second commercial. Before a child is fourteen years old , he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights , killings, and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programs. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show. The most negative effect of the TV might be people' s addiction to it. People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV even when they don' t enjoy it. Addiction to a TV screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction: people almost never believe they are addicted. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the foIlowing statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21. TV programs are definitely helpful to anyone. 22. There are positive as well as negative effects of TV on our lives. 23. TV can help improve one' s foreign language. 24. Watching a lot of TV won't affect our concentration at all . 25. Some children spend more time watching TV than studying and sleeping. 26. The lives of people in TV shows seem to be very exci 509

28.TV violence makes some people,especially children,take violence in real life for granted. 29.One of the symptoms of addiction to television is a strong desire to watch it even if the program is not interesting. 30.The passage mainly discusses the advantages of TV. Part I Short Answers Questions 31-35 are based on Passage 4.(20 points,4 points each) Passage 4 A Dangerous Place Paula had always wanted to go to New York and now she had the chance at last.She was a journalist,and her newspaper was sending her there to do a series of articles on the city.But before she left her home in London,several friends warned her to be careful and not to go out alone at night in New York."It's a dangerous place.People get robbed or even killed in broad daylight！”they told her.. But once she got there,she was only afraid of exhaustion.It was so stimulating and exciting a city that she never got any sleep.It took her two weeks to do the articles and she had to interview a lot of people,but she enjoyed every minute.She completely forgot all her friends'warnings until the day before she went back to London.It all began in a bar. She was having lunch there when she suddenly felt someone was watching her.She looked up and noticed a man sitting at a table opposite her.He was staring at her,but looked away.She noticed that he had a scar on his cheek.He was about 30,and had short, curly hair. Paula was not worried at all then.She had to go to an airline office to book her flight home.She wanted an afternoon flight instead of a morning one.On her way there,she stopped to look at something in a shop window.To her surprise,she saw the man following her;she could see his reflection in the glass.He had stopped just behind her.Suddenly she felt afraid.She walked on.Then she stopped and looked behind her again.But this time she could not see him. Just then she noticed she had come to the airline office.She went in.After she had finished her business,she decided to phone a friend from a telephone booth there.She was carrying a small,portable but very expensive tape recorder.It was in a black case.She kept her money and passport in the case as well.But the booth was so cramped that she had to 510

28. TV vio1ence makes some peop1e , especia11y chi1dren , take vio1ence in rea1 1ife for granted. 29. One of the symptoms of addiction to television is a strong desire to watch it even if the program is not interesting. 30. The passage main1y discusses the advantages of TV. Part N Short Answers Questions 31-35 are based on Passage 4. (20 points, 4 points each) Passage 4 A Dangerous Place Pau1a had a1ways wanted to go to New York and now she had the chance at 1ast. She was a journa1ist , and her newspaper was sending her there to do a series of articles on the city. But before she 1eft her home in London , severa1 friends warned her to be carefu1 and not to go out a10ne at night in New York. "It' s a dangerous p1ace. Peop1e get robbed or even ki11ed in broad day1ight!" they to1d her. But once she got there , she was on1y afraid of exhaustion. It was so stimu1ating and exciting a city that she never got any sleep. It took her two weeks to do the articles and she had to interview a 10t of peop1e , but she enjoyed every minute. She comp1ete1y forgot a11 her friends' warnings unti1 the day before she went back to London. It a11 began in a bar. She was having 1unch there when she sudden1y felt someone was watching her. She 100ked up and noticed a man sitting at a tab1e opposite her. He was staring at her , but 100ked away. She noticed that he had a scar on his cheek. He was about 30 , and had short , curly hair. Pau1a was not worried at a11 then. She had to go to an airline office to book her flight home. She wanted an afternoon flight instead of a morning one. On her way there , she stopped to 100k at something in a shop window. To her surprise , she saw the man fo11owing her; she cou1d see his reflection in the glass. He had stopped just behind her. Sudden1y she fe1t afraid. She wa1ked on. Then she stopped and 100ked behind her again. But this time she cou1d not see him. J ust then she noticed she had come to the airline office. She went in. After she had finished her business , she decided to phone a friend from a telephone booth there. She was carrying a sma11 , portab1e but very expensive tape recorder. It was in a b1ack case. She kept her money and passport in the case as we11. But the booth was so cramped that she had to 510