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Test 1 (CET2)

Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A Short Conversation（10%）

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer.

1. A) Use the woman’s phone. B) Get some change from J ane.

C) Go to look for a pay phone. D) Pay for the phone call.

2. A) It only rained a little bit. B) It’s raining too hard to go out.

C) The rain has just begin. D) It’s not raining as hard now.

3. A) At a chemist’s. B) On the third floor.

C) In a library. D) In a book store.

4. A) Arrange some flowers. B) Talk to a doctor.

C) Send some flowers to someone. D) Deliver a package to the hospital.

5. A) In a classroom. B) At an interview.

C) At a party. D) In a theater.

6. A) In Europe. B) Here.

C) In America. D) In Australia.

7. A) He thinks the lady is able to study.

B) He thinks the lady is unable to study.

C) He dislikes the lady. D) He dislikes studying.

8. A) Water her plants while she is free.

B) Water her plants while she is on holiday.

C) Take care of her house while she is away.

D) Buy her some plants and take care of them.

9. A) They are boring. B) They are rewarding.

C) They are time-consuming. D) They are exciting.

10. A) The boss is too strict. B) The company is poor.

C) He is poorly paid. D) He is sick.

Section B A Short Passage（2%）

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D).

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11 A) It is a strange city. B) It is a magic city.

C) It is a quiet city. D) It is a boring city.

12 A) She is trying to become an actress. B) She is trying to find a person.

C) She is trying to study there. D) She is trying to find a place to live in.

Section C Spot Dictation（3%）

Dictions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

You may have heard that Americans like hot dogs and hamburgers best of all foods. Well, farmers and __13__ of public eating places might happily agree. So might the nation’s Meat Institute and the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. But people whose favorites are pizza and apple pie would give the meat-lovers a spirited argument! __14__ the favorite foods of Americans depends a lot on whom you ask. But one thing is sure. The ancestors(祖先) of most Americans came from other countries. The United States owes many favorite __15__, or the ideas for these foods, to the rest of the world. For example, that traditional American favorite, the hot dog, had its modern beginning in Germany. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council __16__ that Americans eat about seven thousand million of these sausages during a summer. Americans also eat lots of hamburgers. This ground meat comes from beef. It can be __17__ in many ways. Like hot dogs, hamburgers are a favorite __18__ food. Many public eating places in the United States say hamburgers are their most popular foods.

S13)_______ S14)______ S15)______ S16)______ S17)______ S18)______

Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (35%)

Section A (15%)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

19.By the time John gets home, his aunt _____.

A) will have left B) had left C) will leave D) is leaving

20.The reason I plan to go is ______ if I don’t.

A) for which she will be disappointed B) because she will be disappointed

C) that she will be disappointed D) because she will have a

disappointment

21.______ a reply, he decided to write a letter to her again.

A) Not receiving B) Having not received

C) Not having received D) Not received

22._____, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.

A) No matter who are you B) No matter whoever you are

C) Whomever you are D) Whoever you are

23. She is tall ____ her age.

A) in B) of C) at D) for

24.Watson couldn’t come to the party last night. _____ a pity!

A) That B) Which C) What D) It

25.The room is so dirty; it _________ have been cleaned.

A) wouldn’t B) mustn’t C) can’t D) shouldn’t

26.I haven’t read ______ of the last four chapters, so I know little about them.

A) any B) some C) something D) anything

27.If he had followed the doctor’s advice, he ____ quite all r ight now.

A) would be B) would have been C) is D) be

28.The ______ about nuclear energy revolves around the waste problem.

A) public’s chief concern B) chief public concern

C) public chief concern D) chief concern of public’s

29.Cancer is second only ______ heart disease as a cause of death.

A) from B) with C) to D) of

30.My sister has a son and a daughter. So I have ______.

A) two grandchildren B) a boy and a girl

C) a cousin and a niece D) a nephew and a niece

31.The population of many Alaskan cities has _________doubled in the past three

years.

A) as many as B) more than C) as great as D) larger than

32. ______ that the earth was the center of the universe.

A）People were once believed B） It had once believed

C） People were believing D） It was once believed

33.Peter wishes that he _____ law instead of literature when he was in college.

A) would study B) studied C) had studied D) could study Section B (20%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

34. I feel very helpless to see the _______ telephone bill.

A) including B) increasing C) declaring D) decreasing

35. Would you like to _______ in cash or by credit card?

A) cost B) use C) pay D) spend

36. Tom ____he would be looking out for news about me during the week.

A) promised B) processed C) programmed

D) promoted

37. Do you think that stamp-collecting is an educational _____.

A) habit B) hobby C) custom D) like

38. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a _______ of old age.

A) issue B) request C) matter D) question

39. The second thing we noticed was that the park looked a lot _____ beautiful than

we thought.

A) least B) less C) many D) much

40. We’re _______ cash at the moment. So we aren’t going anywhere this week.

A) few B) lack of C) short of D) sort

41. The children felt happy to ______ the museum.

A) get B) come C) visit D) look

42. Tom realized that he _____ the wrong bus.

A) held B) got C) took D) had

43. Between them serious disagreements immediately _____.

A) raised B) rose C) argued D) arose

44. He has had experience in electronics and other _____ fields.

A) concerned B) absolute C) combined

D) relative

45. The captain is going to_______ his ship through the narrow passage tomorrow.

A) sail B) seal C) salt D) sell

46. A red pencil-mark on the fifth page caught his _____.

A) look B) eye C) watch D) ears

47. He is very rich, for his father passed on the family’s _____ to him.

A) worth B) wealth C) poverty D) prospect

48. Their idea was to get us to _____ the sports meet because of the rain.

A) call back B) call at C) call off D) call up

49. It is not very _____ to swim or dive in winter.

A) pleased B) glad C) pleasant D) happy

50. The president of the host nation usually _______ the opening ceremony of the

Olympic Games.

A) persuades B) permits C) performs

D) perfects

51. The _____ of oil in the place made their family rich.

A) discovery B) recovery C) reply D) display

52. Mike is always losing something. He is a ______ boy.

A) hopeless B) careful C) hopeful D) careless

53. The manager _____ the business very successfully.

A) connects B) conducts C) contacts D) contests Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks throughout the world today. Coffee contains a kind of drug called caffeine (咖啡因). Caffeine can stimulate (刺激) the nerves of the body. Drinking coffee tends to make people a little bit more awake. One story of the discovery of the coffee plant in East Africa records this effect of caffeine. The story says that coffee was first found by a goat farmer named Kaldi about the year 850.

Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and the goats were stopping repeatedly to eat the plants near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way.

Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting this way because of the plants they were eating. Kaldi himself tried eating some of the green beans that the goats had been eating. He, too, felt the same effect of the beans.

Kaldi wanted to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them back to his home village. The green bean got the name“Kaffa”and later“coffee” because the beans were discovered in a place called Kaffa in Africa.

Then for years, people used to eat a few of the green Kaffa beans when they were in the mountains and needed extra energy. It was later found that the coffee beans could be picked and then dried until they turned brown, and then they could be stored. Then they could be used at any time.

54.What is caffeine?

A) A kind of bean. B) A kind of plant. C) A kind of coffee. D) A kind of drug.

55.What is the purpose of drinking coffee?

A) To become stranger. B) To become cleverer.

C) To become more healthy. D) To become more awake.

56.Coffee was first found by a _______.

A) goat B) chemist C) doctor D) farmer

57.How did the goats react after eating the plants?

A) They became awake. B) They wanted to eat more.

C) They started jumping up and d own. D) They could not find their way home.

58.Why did the green bean get the name“Kaffa”?

A) Because Kaldi loved his home village very much.

B) Because the beans could be picked and dried.

C) Because the beans were discovered in a place so named.

D) Because Kaldi’s goats loved the green bean very much.

Passage Two

Have you ever looked at the sky at night? If so, then you have seen those beautiful bright points that light up the sky. Many, many stars can be seen at night. Long ago, people wondered about the stars. They watched them closely each night. After a long time they began to see that the points made pictures. One of these looked like a bear. Some looked like other animals. Still others looked like people. After seeing these pictures over and over again, people gave them names. One picture that was named long ago is called the Big Dipper. It is made up of seven stars. These stars make a picture of a cup on a long stick, or handle. This cup and handle is called a dipper. A dipper is used to hold water. People can drink right from it. Or they can put the water into a glass first. It is hard to see the Big Dipper in the winter when it is low in the sky. Then tall buildings or big hills can get in the way. They can hide it. But it can be seen better in summer. Face north and look high in the sky. There it is! Look to the right of the Big Dipper. You will see a special star. This is the North Star. It always shows where north is. So people long ago used it to find their places. You too can use it to find where you want to go.

59.Why did people long ago call the seven stars the Big Dipper?

A) Because people in the past gave all stars names.

B) Because these stars form a picture of a cup with a handle.

C) Because the Big Dipper is a good name.

D) Because these seven stars form a cup.

60.Which of the following is NOT true about the North Star?

A) The Big Dipper is to the left of the North Star.

B) The North Star is one star of the Big Dipper.

C) The North Star always shows where north is.

D) The North Star helps people to find their places.

61.Which of the following is NOT true about the descriptions of the pictures made by the stars in the sky?

A) Some pictures look like plants. B) All pictures look like people.

C) All pictures look like instruments. D) Some pictures look like animals.

62.When can the Big Dipper be seen better?

A) In winter. B) In autumn. C) In summer. D) In spring.

63.Where is the Big Dipper in the sky?

A) In the north. B) In the south. C) In the west. D) In the east.

Passage Three

When Beethoven(贝多芬) was 28, he began to notice a strange noise in his ears. As it grew worse, he went to see doctors, and was told that he was going deaf. This was too much for any composer(作曲家) to bear. Beethoven became hopeless; he was sure that he was going to die. He went to the countryside where he wrote a long good-bye letter

to his brothers, describing how sad and lonely his deafness made him. He longed to die, and said to death, “Come when you will; I shall meet you bravely.”

In fact, Beethoven did something braver than dying. He gathered his courage and went on writing music, He wrote the music for which we remember him best after he became deaf. This music was very different from any that had been composed before. Instead of the past artistic music for the rich listeners, Beethoven wrote stormy, exciting music which reminds us of his troubled and courageous life. In time he went completely deaf, but he wrote more creatively than ever, for he could “hear” his music in his mind. .His Heroic Symphony(交响乐) and Fifth Symphony both show his courage in struggling with his fate.

In time he went completely deaf, but he wrote more creatively than ever, for he could “hear” his music in his mind. He was lonely and often unhappy but in spite of this, he often wrote joyful music, such as his last symphony, the Ninth. Because of his courage and strong will to success, his music has given joy and encouragement to millions of people.

64.How did Beethoven’s deafness affect him?

A) It helped him create good music. B) It drove him mad.

C) It killed him. D) It stopped his writing music.

65.Which of the following best shows Beethoven’s courage in struggling with his fate?

A) Fifth Symphony only. B) Ninth Symphony.

C) Heroic Symphony and Fifth Symphony. D) Fifth Symphony and Ninth Symphony.

66.Beethoven longed to die because ________.

A) he wouldn’t be able to support his family

B) he felt his deafness was too much for him to bear as a composer

C) he wouldn’t be able to write music for rich listeners after becoming deaf

D) he had told death he would meet it bravely

67.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A) Deafness and Music B) Deafness and Composer

C) Beethoven and His Music D) Music and Musicians

68.According to the passage, which of the following is true about Beethoven?

A)When he was partly deaf, Beethoven’s music became more and more gentle.

B)He wrote less and less music after he went deaf.

C)He wrote encouraging music creatively in spite of his deafness.

D) His music became more and more artistic when he was deaf.

Passage Four

You remember things every day, but how do you do it? You find a telephone number in the phone book, dial it and then forget it. This is your short-term memory. It lasts less than 30 seconds. However you don’t look in the phone book for your best friend’s number. You know it. This is a long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything you remember. Why do you forget something? What is the reason? You did not learn it in the beginning. This is the major reason for forgetting. But you can remember better. Here are some ideas. 1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. Practice the information. Spend time on it. 2. Be sure that you understand the information. 3. Do only one thing at a time. Study in a quiet place. You can’t listen to music and memorize at the same time. 4. Try to connect the new information with something you already know. 5. Divide the information into parts. Do not have more than seven parts. Learn one part and stop for a few minutes. Don’t try to learn all parts at the same time. 6. Make a picture in your mind. For example, when you learn the word SOFA, make a picture in your mind of this furniture. Remember what it looks like. 7. Try to relax when you study. Enjoy it.

69.This passage mainly tells us how to ______.

A) remember things better B) practice information

C) remember telephone numbers D) keep short-term memory

70.Forgetting easily happens because of ______.

A) spending much time on learning

B) dividing the information into parts

C) failing to practice the information in the beginning

D) failing to understand the information in the beginning

71.To make sure that your long-term memory keeps what you remember, you need _____.

A) to learn all parts at one time B) not forget listening to music

C) to practice and understand it D) not look in the phone book

72.You often forget a telephone number quickly because it is only kept in ______.

A) your fresh memory B) your short-term memory

C) your mid-term memory D) your long-term memory

73.If you want to enjoy memorizing English words, you’ll first have to ______.

A) rest B) keep busy C) relax D) draw a picture

Part IV: Translate from English to Chinese (10%)

Directions: There are five sentences in this part. For each sentence, five suggested Chinese translations are given. There are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. You are expected to make the best choice.

74. I have known several friends who got married without even telling their parents or other family members.

A) 我知道几个朋友, 他们结婚时连父母和其他家人都没告诉。

B) 我有几个认识的朋友，他们结婚时连父母和其他家人都没告诉。

C) 我有几个认识的朋友，他们和谁结婚都没告诉父母和其他家人。

D) 我知道一些朋友已告知父母和其他家人他们不会和谁结婚。

E) 我有几个朋友，他们已告诉父母和家人他们不会和谁结婚。

75. Last night, in a radio address, the president urged us to support the military action.

A) 昨晚，总统极力劝说我们通过广播支持这次军事行动。

B) 昨晚，总统在电台公布了他的住址并表示支持我们这次行动。

C) 昨晚总统发表广播讲话，极力要求我们支持这次军事行动。

D) 昨晚，总统在电台鼓励我们支持这次行动。

E) 昨晚在广播里，总统极力要求我们支持这次军事行动。

76. The importance of soil-keeping can never be over stressed for scientists observe that it takes nature 500 years to create an inch of topsoil.

A) 土壤保持非常重要，因为科学家指出自然形成一英寸厚的表层土壤要花500年时

间。

B) 土壤保持的重要性怎么强调也不过分，因为科学家指出形成一英寸厚的表层土壤要花500年的自然时间。

C) 土壤保持的重要性从来也没过多强调，只因为科学家说了自然界要花500年才产生一英寸表层土壤。

D) 科学家对土壤保持的重要性讨论还没结束，说要保护自然500年才能得到一英寸表层土壤。

E) 科学家对土壤保持的重要性讨论永远不会结束，并说500年后表层土壤将不到一英

寸。

77. As he had a liking for the spot, he seldom let a week pass without paying it a visit.

A) 由于他很喜欢那个地方，他很少会隔周才去那里一次。

B) 尽管他喜欢那项运动，可一周过去了，他也没去参加。

C) 尽管他很像运动员，可一周过去了，也没见他花钱去过运动场。

D) 当他喜欢那个地方时，他会隔周去一次那里。

E) 由于他很喜欢那个地方，他每周总是要去一次。

78. Standing up to the great pressure from the family, my mother insisted on working as teacher in the remote area.

A) 母亲顶住来自家庭的巨大压力，坚持在偏远地区当教师。

B) 母亲不顾全家人的大力反对，始终站在讲台上从事教学工作。

C) 作为一名教师，母亲忍受家庭的巨大压力，坚持在偏远地区。

D) 母亲面对家庭的巨大压力还坚持工作，到偏远地区当了教师。

E) 母亲不顾全家人的大力反对，离开家，在偏远地区当教师。

Test 1

Keys

1-5 ADDCB 6-10 CAABC

11-12 BD

13:owners

14:Naming

15:dishes

16:estimates

17:cooked

18:picnic

19-23 ACCDD 24-28 CCABA 29-33 CDBDC

34-38 BCABC 39-43 BCCCD 44-48 DABBC 49-53 CCADB 54-58 DDDCC 59-63 BBDCA 64-68 ACBCC 69-73 ADCBC

74 2-1.5-1-0.5-0 75 1-0-2-0.5-1.5 76 2-1.5-1-0.5-0

77 1.5-0.5-0-1-2 78 2-0-1.5-1-0.5

Test 2 (CET2)

Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A Short Conversation（10%）

1. A) It’s i mpossible for her to do so.

B) People have to work hard to succeed.

C) Life is always painful.

D) People are too busy to enjoy life.

2. A) She thinks IQ is more important.

B) She thinks EQ is more important.

C) She thinks it hard for her to tell.

D) She thinks they are both important.

3. A) We shouldn’t judge people only by their appearances.

B) We shouldn’t judage a teacher by a book.

C) We shouldn’t judage a book by the teacher.

D) We shouldn’t judage a teacher by Helen’s mother.

4. A) He works in an office. B) He is a bus driver.

C) He sells cars. D) He is a taxi driver.

5. A) He means he enjoys working.

B) He means he always works hard.

C) He means he stays up late.

D) He means he can make good use of time.

6. A) It’s necessary. B) It’s quick.

C) It’s cheap. D) It’s widespread.

7. A) Mr. Johnson’s secretary. B) Mr. Johnson.

C) Mr. Anderson’s secretary. D) Mr. Anderson.

8. A) She has never thought about what the man said.

B) She can’t agree with him more.

C) She considers what the man said to be wrong.

D) She very much agrees with the man.

9. A) The man was mistaken. B) Another person heard about it, too.

C) He might have some hearing problems. D) It’s only a joke.

10. A) He should think more about it. B) The subject might not be suitable.

C) He should get started right away. D) She’ll write about the same topic.

Section B A Short Passage（2%）

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11 A) About 500. B) About 50，000.

C) About 5，000. D) About 15，000.

12 A) In order to develop a system of language.

B) In order to communicate about more things.

C) In order to form words. D) In order to sing songs.

Section C Spot Dictation（3%）

The traditional American school year begins in late __13__ or early September. It ends in May or June, followed by summer vacation. Why such a long break? Because long ago, young people had to help their families __14__ the summer crops. At least this is what people today may think. The reason has more to it. In the early days of the United States, children were not __15__ by law to attend school. School calendars __16__ on local needs. Students in rural areas went to school for no more than six months of the year -- half in the summer, half in the winter. They worked on family farms during the other months. City schools were often open much longer, some for eleven months of the year. National leaders took a __17__ look at schools after the Civil War, in the 1860s. They saw a free public education as a way to help support a strong democracy (民主)and prepare workers for new industries. Some __18__ think the traditional school calendar needs to change because the needs of the nation have changed. This thinking has led some schools to keep students in class longer.

S13)_______ S14)______ S15)______ S16)______ S17)______ S18)______

Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (35%)

Section A (15%)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

19.“What do you think of this school?” ”It is very good ____.”

A) school to study B) school to study in

C) studying school D) school for children to study

20.There _________ a knife and fork on the table.

A) are B) is seeming to be C) seems to be D) seem to be

21. You won’t succeed _________ harder.

A) if you won’t work B) unless you don’t work

C) unless you work D) if you will work

22. Stop explaining it! In no circumstances ______ a lie.

A) you shouldn’t tell B) you should tell

C) should you tell D) shouldn’t you tell

23. It was purely ______ chance that the mistake was discovered.

A) from B) in C) for D) by

24. Eggs, though cheap and tasty, have ______ of fat content.

A) the high amount B) large number C) a high amount D) a

large number

25. The manager accused one of the hotel servants ______ stealing the money.

A) about B) with C) of D) for

26. I completely forgot ______ the front door last night and feel fortunate that

nothing is stolen.

A) to have locked B) locking C) to lock D) being locked

27. “Would you mind opening the window?” “______.”

A) No, of course not B) No, you can’t open now

C) Yes, you may open D) Yes, please

28. Mrs. Smith warned her daughter ___ after drinking.

A) never drive B) never driving

C) never to drive D) to never driver

29. Never before __ engaged in producing goods just for the comfort of man.

A) had so many people been B) so many people have been

C) have so many people been D) so many people had been

30. I don’t think you’ve heard of him before, _____?

A) have you B) haven’t you C) do I D) don’t I

31. The reason why so many people sit before the television tonight is that there

will be a ______ show.

A) lived B) live C) alive D) living

32. Since he spent his childhood in France, Jack is able to converse in French ______.

A) rather good B) quite better C) quite good D) rather well

33.It was not ________ she took off her dark glasses ________ I realized she was

a famous film star.

A) until…that B) when…then C) when…that D) until…when

Section B (20%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

34. The sports meet was _____ because of the heavy rain.

A) called for B) called up C) called on D) called off

35. They made their ___ toward the center of the town.

A) direction B) road C) way D) path

36. The funny stories makes them ______ from the beginning to the end.

A) weep B) laugh C) cry D) smile

37. He ______ to get angry when other colleagues disagree with him.

A) mends B) attends C) tends D) bends

38. Then they call back again to ________ the arrival of the E-mail.

A) make sure of B) make clear of C) are clear of D) are sure of

39. I was ______ a corn field when suddenly a very strong wind started blowing.

A) getting B) walking C) approaching D) going

40. Harry and Susan met at the restaurant and they liked each other _______.

A) within sight B) in sight C) at first sight D) out of sight

41. The mountain is ______ 6.3 kilometers high, but it is not the highest one.

A) neatly B) near C) neat D) nearly

42. I send you my best wishes on the happy _____.

A) minute B) time C) period D) occasion

43. You have to _____ your trip to New York as you are ill.

A) check B) charge C) cancel D) catch

44. A famous fountain _______ in the middle of the square.

A) stuffs B) steps C) stands D) stays

45. Now they can go shopping together and talk with each other face ______.

A) by face B) to face C) and face D) with face

46. 95 percent of our customers agree that our clothes ______ them very well.

A) feel B) find C) fit D) fix

47. The girl was _____ for cleaning the room thoroughly.

A) practiced B) prayed C) praised D) pleased

48. He was offered $20,000 for the picture of his but he _____ it _____.

A) turned…down B) turned…out C) turned…up

D) turned…off

49. This morning someone _____ from downtown and asked to see me at two o’clock.

A) called for B) called on C) called off D) called up

50. Helicopters ____ and land straight up and down.

A) take over B) take down C) take off D) take up

51. The two families _____ up through the marriage of a daughter and son.

A) linked B) separated C) attached D) closed

52. Are the walls_______ proof? Will the neighbours be disturbed?

A) echo B) voice C) sound D) noise

53. She could ______ heavy logs and do things that other kids couldn’t .

A) line B) list C) link D) lift

Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%)

Passage One

Who says people need land to grow vegetables? All you need is a roof that is strong enough, and flat enough, to support a garden. Here is one way to build a rooftop garden without soil. Four things are needed to follow this design: a roof, grass cuttings, a sheet of plastic and a box about 8 cm deep and made out of four pieces of wood. Once you are sure the roof is good, cut and collect some grass. Place the box on the top of the sheet of plastic. Then fill it with the cut grass. Next, add water and walk on the cuttings to press them down. After about three weeks, the rooftop garden is ready for growing beans, peas, tomatoes, etc. Put the seeds directly into the wet grass cuttings. Water every day to keep the grass wet until the plants begin to grow and keep growing. The plants will also need some liquid fertilizer which you can make yourself: collect chicken waste in a cloth bag and put the bag in a container of water. After about one week, the water becomes a good liquid fertilizer. Rooftop gardens are increasingly popular, and not just to grow vegetables. They keep buildings cooler in the sun, so they save energy. They also reduce the runoff of storm water and help clean the air. Plus they add nice places for birds and insects in the city.

54. Why are rooftop gardens increasingly popular?

A) They can stop hunger. B) They can help clean the air.

C) They can discourage birds. D) They can create nets.

55. What makes a good fertilizer?

A) Aged soil. B) Grass clippings. C) Chicken waste. D) Wood pieces.

56. What do rooftop gardens need a lot of ?

A) Time. B) Money. C) Seeds. D) Water.

57. How long it will take to get ready for planting your garden?

A) Three days. B) Three weeks. C) Three hours. D) One month. 58. Which of the four supplies is needed to follow the design of a rooftop garden?

A) Plastic. B) Vegetable. C) Water. D) Dirt.

Passage Two

The number of people in Yanhai City who prefer traveling abroad has grown in the past 10 years. In 1996 it was only 10,000 or so and in 2001 it grew to about 40,000. But it rose sharply to almost 130,000 in 2006. I think one of the reasons for the increase is the rapidly developing economy. Since people make more money now, they can afford such a luxury, and want to relax and live a better life. And with the opening up of China, they are becoming more eager to learn about the outside world. Traveling abroad gives them a chance to see the world and thus broaden their horizons. They treasure （珍视） most about travel for it allows them to see novel things and to look with new eyes on familiar things. They usually return changed, different, but wiser. What effects can this bring about? People learn a lot from traveling abroad and when they come back they can give suggestions for their city’s construction and on how to make it more beautiful. People going abroad can also tell foreigners more about their own city and help attract foreign investment. However, everything has two sides-- if more people travel abroad, it will also harm the local travel industry. For the increasing numbers of people going abroad will lead to a relatively smaller number of people traveling at home. To deal with this, the government should make an effort to develop domestic （国内的） tourism and attract people at home and abroad. So, we should definitely make the best of traveling abroad while trying to minimize the bad effects.

59.The number of people traveling abroad in 2006 is ______ that of 1996 .

A) 40 times B) 4 times C) 3 times D) 13 times

60. Which of the following is not the reason for more and more people traveling abroad?

A) They have benefited from the rapidly developing economy.

B) The opening up policy allows them to see the outside world.

C) They want to return home totally changed.

D) They want to enjoy a more relaxed life after hard work.

61.In the phrase “trying to minimize the bad effects”, “minimize” most probably means _______.

A) to reduce to the reasonable amount B) to produce certain amount

C) to produce small amount D) to reduce to the smallest possible

amount

62.In what way, will more people traveling abroad do harm to our local economy?

A) More people spend more money abroad while less at home.

B) No people will make contribution to the local tourism.

C) No people will make contribution to the outside world.

D) More people spend more time abroad while less at work.

63.According to the author, when people travel abroad, they usually _______.

A) fail to see familiar things in different countries.

B) bring along a novel to read during the journey

C) see new things and extend their vision

D) learn to speak some foreign languages

Passage Three

THIRTY-five years ago, it was an honor for an 18-year-old to go to Harvard University. But one young man soon found that his heart wasn’t in studying law. He would spe nd many nights in front of the school’s computer and the next day sleep in class. Two years later, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. He went on to start the Microsoft company with a childhood friend Paul Allen. Now Microsoft is the world’s biggest softwar e company. About 90 percent of computers run on Microsoft Windows. Gates topped the list of the richest men on the planet for 13 years until 2007. But last week the billionaire made the decision to give all his money to charity(慈善事业), instead of to his children. All of his $58 billion fortune will go to The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates and his wife set up the foundation to help with health and education projects around the world. After stepping down from Microsoft in July, Gates will devote himself to running the charity programs. “I’ve been given the gift of great wealth. But I believe with great wealth comes great responsibility--the responsibility to give back to society,” said Gates. The Gates couple’s foundation is the world’s biggest charit y foundation. Their spending on fighting AIDS in Africa is more than most developed countries have spent.

64.Bill Gates later dropped out of Harvard and went on to_____.

A) get an honor as a young Harvard man

B) spend nights with the campus computer

C) start the Microsoft company

D) concentrate on his law study

65.In his retirement from his Microsoft Company, Bill Gates will devote himself mainly to_______.

A) his childhood friend B) charity programs

C) his children D) fighting AIDS 66.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was set up to_____.

A) rebuild the world’s biggest software company

B) give all their money to charity programs

C) help with health and education projects around the world

D) set an example for people like you and me

67.When Bill was eighteen years old, he went to Harvard University to study ______.

A) public relationship B) computer science C) software

D) law

68.Gates topped the list of the richest men on the planet_______.

A) in 2008 B) for thirteen years C) in 2007D) for thirty-five

years

Passage Four

Every one is provided by nature with a set of finger-prints entirely different from those of everybody else. It is now accepted as a scientific fact that no two people have the same finger-prints. The ten finger-prints of one person always differ from the complete set of another. But that is not all. The print of each separate finger of a person differs from his prints of all other fingers and from the prints of other fingers in the world. Someone has calculated the chance that a print made by one person will be the same as a print made by another and the calculation shows that the chance is so small that for all practical purposes, it doesn’t exist. The police, therefore, always record finger-prints, if possible; they are an unfailing clue to identity when once they have been obtained. Finger-print identification as it is known and practiced today is of comparatively （相当地） recent origin. It first came to the notice of modern police forces in India. Finger-prints were found so valuable there that they were later adopted by the police of other countries. They accepted as legal evidence in a court of law; if a man’s prints are found on the scene of the crime, it is taken for gr anted that he was there, though when and why he was there are other question.

69.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A) Finger-prints mean all in a court of law.

B) People differ in finger-prints and in appearance.

C) Man’s different finger-prints are reliable guide to identity.

D) Two persons are rarely, if ever, alike.

70.The print of each separate finger _________.

A) is always similar to others

B) sometimes differs from the print of any other finger in the world

C) is probably entirely the same as the prints of other fingers

D) is different from the print of any other finger in the world

71.Finger-prints were first noticed by ___________.

A) Indian police forces B) Indian medial fields

C) Indian government D) Indian lawyers

72.The police record finger-prints___________.

A) whenever granted B) as a way to study mankind

C) as an international law D) whenever possible

73.This present-day method of identifying people was developed___________.

A) in ancient time B) quite recently

C) by mistake D) by chance

Part IV: Translate from English to Chinese (10%)

74. It isn’t defeat that makes you fail; it is your own refusal to see in defeat the guide to success.

A) 使你失败的并不是挫折，而是你自己全然不见挫折对成功的指导意义。

B)使你失败的并不是挫折，而是你自己拒绝看到挫折对成功的指导意义。

C) 挫折并不会使你失败，你自己在挫折中拒绝去看成功指南才会使你失败。

D) 打败仗不会阻碍你成功，你自己拒绝承认打了败仗才妨碍你通向成功。

E) 打败仗不会阻碍你成功，只要你自己在打败仗的过程中仍然看成功。

75. As a result of the spoon- fed teaching methods, these students lack the ability to solve or even to recognize any problems in their studies.

A) 由于填鸭式的教学方法，这些学生缺乏解决问题，甚至是识别学习中所存在问题的能力。

B) 由于填鸭式的教学方法，这些学生缺乏解决问题的能力，甚至不能识别学习中所存在的问题。

C) 填鸭式教学方法的结果之一是这些学生缺乏解决问题的能力或意识不到学习中的问题。

D) 填鸭式教学方法的结果之一是这些学生缺乏解决问题的能力，还不承认这是学习中的问题。

E) 填鸭式教学方法的结果之一是使这些学生不会解题，还从不承认这是他们的学习问题。

76. I was really upset by this kind of treatment we received there and I’ll never set foot in that place again.

A) 在那个地方接受的这种治疗，真的使我痛苦，也许我再也站不起来了。

B) 我在那儿受到这种待遇，真的很失望，我再也不会去那个地方了。

C) 我在那儿受到这种待遇，心里真难过，我再也不会去那个地方了。

D) 我在那儿受到这种待遇，真的很失望，我再也不会在那个地方呆了。

E) 在那个地方接受的这种治疗，真的使我痛苦，我再也不想会去了。

77. A truly effective variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects are available.

A) 有一种真正有效的化学方法可以控制昆虫，你也可以选择其他方法。

B) 对化学方法的使用要加以控制，不然真的会影响到昆虫，甚至使其变异。

C) 除了使用化学方法控制昆虫外，还有其它各种很有效的方法可供使用。

D) 除了使用化学方法控制昆虫外，还有一种真正有效的方法可供使用。

E) 有一种有效的方法可以控制昆虫，这种方法给化学带来了真正的变化。

78. Human resources management should be taught as a required subject in this school，along with science courses.

A) 这所学校开设了人力资源管理课，并且将它和理科课程同等对待。

B) 除了理科课程之外，这所学校还应将人力资源管理作为必修课开设。

C) 这所学校把人力资源管理这门课程和理科课程一起当作必修课来教。

D) 这所学校的人才必须要由学校统一管理，并且要科学地加以管理。

E) 作为这所学校的一门必修课，人力资源管理应该和其他理科课程一起开设。

Test 2

Keys

1-5 BDACD 6-10 ABCAB

11-12 CB

13:August

14:harvest

15:required

16:depended

17:fresh

18:experts

19-23 BCCCD 24-28 CCCAC 29-33 CABDA

34-38 DCBCA 39-43 CCDDC 44-48 CBCDA 49-53 DCACD

54-58 DCDBA 59-63 DCDAC 64-68 CBCDB 69-73 CDADB

74 2-1.5-1-0.5-0 75 2-1.5-1-0.5-0 76 0-1.5-2-1-0.5

77 1-0-2-0.5-1.5 78 0.5-2-1.5-0-1

Test 3 (CET2)

Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A Short Conversation（10%）

1. A) He has got a bike. B) He has been poor in maths.

C) He has been good at maths. D) He goes to school by bike.

2. A) A cake and a cup of milk. B) A cake and a cup of coffee.

C) A sandwich and a cup of coffee. D) A sandwich and a cup of milk.

3. A) Paul was one of the quick swimmers.

B) Paul was one of the slow swimmers.

C) Paul fell in the swimming pool.

D) Paul fell behind at first.

4. A) Bob’s. B) Tom’s. C) The man’s. D) The woman’s

5. A) Making a call from the bus station.

B) Waiting for the woman.

C) Waiting for a call.

D) Making a call from his home.

6. A) Literature B) Sports. C) Hobbies. D) Music.

7. A) They want to find a shelter. B) They want to drink something.

C) They can have a rest. D) They are thirsty and tired.

8. A) At the restaurant. B) At the park.

C) At the office. D) At their home.

9. A) The woman has lost Susan’s phone number.

B) The man hasn’t got Susan’s phone number.

C) The man needs to have a phone.

D) Susan needs a phone number.

10. A) A part-time job. B) An advertisement.

C) Working hours. D) A phone number.

Section B A Short Passage（2%）

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) Because she was ill. 2) Because needed a diet book.

C) Because she lost weight every month.

D) Because she was getting heavier every month.

12. A) Because she didn’t know a better way to lose weight.

B) Because she didn’t follow the doctor’s suggestion.

C) Because she ate a lot of potatoes all day long.

D) Because she didn’t want to lose weight.

Section C Spot Dictation（3%）