Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1、A. Monday. B．Tuesday.
C．Wednesday. D．Thursday.
2、A. She will go to the cinema. B．She has to work.
C．She has to read a report. D．She'd rather stay home.
3、A. The woman has got a wrong number.
B．David Jefferson is not in at the moment.
C．The man no longer works there.
D．Someone else will answer the phone.
4、A. It's next to the post office.
B．It's close to the supermarket.
C．It's to the right of the post office.
D．It's opposite the supermarket.
5、A. He was quite happy. B．He didn't care.
C．He felt upset. D．He seemed pleased.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
6、A. A performance. B．The name of a theater.
C．A pop group. D．The name of a dancer.
7、A. They are not going to see the performance together.
B．The man will see the performance alone.
C．They are going to see the performance together.
D．The woman will see the performance alone.
8、A. Tokyo. B．New York.
C．Beijing. D．Hong Kong.
9、A. He'll pay by credit card. B．He'll pay by check.
C．It'll be collected by himself. D．It'll be delivered to him.
10、A. 5%. B．10%.
C．15%. D．20%.
Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. After the passage, there are five statements. The passage will be spoken three times. You are required to decide whether the sentences are True or False. Mark A (for TRUE. if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; mark B (for FALSE. if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now the passage will begin.
11、Jane has been married yesterday.
12、Jane's wedding dress was designed by a leading fashion shop.
13、Jane's father has tidied the whole garden.
14、The wedding breakfast will be prepared by the Grand Hotel.
15、The cake will be cut into small pieces and sent to everyone present.
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary & Structure
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. There are 20 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16、Shall we ask the team leader ______ our suggestion again?
A．to consider B．considering
C．consider D．considered
17、The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California measures ______ that one.
A．as twice as long B．twice long as
C．as twice long as D．twice as long as
18、It's no good ______. You just have to put up with all these.
A．complained B．to be complaining
C．complaining D．to complain
19、You ______ have seen Jane in her room last Monday. She's been out of city for a week.
A．couldn't B．didn't
C．mustn't D．shouldn't
20、The brochure ______ to give customers the information about our new products.
A．designed B．is designed
C．designs D．has designed
21、You'd better not disturb me, I ______ letters all the morning and have written six so far.
A．write B．was writing
C．have been writing D．am writing
22、The teacher didn't seem to be satisfied with the examination results. ______.
A．So did the students B．So the students did
C．Neither the students did D．Neither did the students
23、The number of members in the club ______ to two hundred.
A．were limited B．was limited
C．limits D．limited
24、______ is important is your attitude and I can say it decides everything.
A．That B．It
C．What D．This
25、Smith is one of the brightest students who ______ from New York University.
A．have graduated B．graduated
C．has graduated D．had graduated
26、It is not desirable that Mark ______ to the job, because he has no relative experience.
A．is assigned B．be assigned
C．will be assigned D．has been assigned
27、______ in the ABC Company for four years, John has become quite experienced in business negotiations.
A．Have worked B．Have been worked
C．Having worked D．Worked
28、______ in the regulation that you should not tell other people the password of your email account.
A．What is required B．It requires
C．What requires D．It is required
29、He is a man of great experience, ______ much can be learned.
A．that B．from whom
C．who D．from which
30、He had all these materials ______ in piles without proper permission.
A．burning B．having burned
C．being burning D．burned
31、I ______ to visit Elizabeth, but Mary came to see me just when I was about to leave.
A．planned B．had planned
C．would plan D．was planning
32、Alice looked calm but ______ she felt extremely nervous.
A．in fact of B．in favor
C．in reality D．in trouble
33、The ability to use a language can be ______ only by the act of using the language.
A．aquitted B．required
C．inquired D．acquired
34、We all know that some things exist ______ we cannot see them with our own eyes.
A．as soon as B．as far as
C．even though D．now that
35、______ her weekly wages, Sally got a lot of tips from her part-time job.
A．In addition to B．Despite
C．In addition D．In spite of
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Linkup, the APP Research and Development Company, has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The company says the effort involves using the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.
James Lee works for Linkup.org—the part of the company that gives money in good causes. He says the company's first project will help identify where infectious diseases are developing. In Southeast Asia and Africa, for example, Linkup.org will work with partners to strengthen early- warning systems and take action against growing health threats.
Linkup.org's second project will invest in ways to help small and medium-sized businesses grow. James Lee says microfinance is generally small, short-term loans that create few jobs. Instead, he says Linkup.org wants to develop ways to bring investors and business owners together to create jobs and improve economic growth.
Linkup.org will also give money to help two climate-change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable (可再生的) energy less costly than coal-based energy. The other is examining the efforts being made to increase the use of electric cars.
The owners of Linkup have promised to give Linkup.org about one percent of company profits and one percent of its total stock value every year. James Lee says this amount may increase in the future.
36、The purpose of the Linkup's investments is to ______.
A．develop new technology B．explore its own business
C．help poor people D．set up new markets
37、According to James Lee, the company's first project is to ______.
A．discover where infectious diseases develop
B．establish a new system to warn people of infectious diseases
C．find out the causes of infectious diseases
D．cure patients of infectious diseases
38、What kind of businesses will benefit from Linkup.org's second project? ______
A．Foreign-funded corporations.
B．Small and medium-sized businesses.
C．Large enterprises.
D．State-owned companies.
39、From the fourth paragraph, we learn that Linkup.org's money is also invested to help ______.
A．start more research programs
B．make more advanced electric cars
C．develop renewable and coal-based energy
D．conduct studies related to climate changes
40、From the last paragraph we learn that the investments by Linkup.org come from ______.
A．Linkup's profits and stock value
B．some international IT companies
C．the company's own interests
D．local commercial bank
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
If you think 3D printing is only good for making delicate paperweights (压纸器), then you're pretty much right. However, a group of Dutch architects have already begun 3D printing an entire canal house in Amsterdam. Is the first 3D-printed house a gimmick (噱头)? Definitely! Is it an experiment that pushes the possibilities for 3D printing technology and architecture? Maybe!
3D Print Canal House is the brainchild of DUS Architects. "KamerMaker," Dutch for "room maker", is their giant printer built inside a shipping container. Just a few weeks ago, KamerMaker began printing plastic furniture and walls at an empty canal-side lot in northern Amsterdam. Smaller versions of the unusual honeycomb (蜂巢) walls have been tested on normal desktop printers, and every one just needed to be scaled up (按比例放大). Well, if only it were that easy.
"The printer did not always manage to spread the plastic evenly (均匀地) , making some of the ribs of the honeycomb structure of the block uneven," reported ARN (Australian Radio Network) to the surprise of no one who has used a 3D printer. But the architects remain optimistic. The first few printed blocks are meant to be test prices as they improve the process.
It takes about a week to print a 3-meter high block right now. The project's leaders hope to eventually get that down to two hours and finish the first of 12 rooms in a year, and the entire house in less than 3 years.
Finally, 3D Print Canal House is an architectural research project, one that is very much being conducted in the public eye. You can actually buy tickets to visit the construction site for 2.5 euros.
The top floors will become more decorated, for example, as newer techniques are incorporated. They'll explore the possibilities of 3D printing, like honeycomb walls or an entire room recycled, redesigned, and built anew. Nobody's going to move into 3D-printed house soon, but, if anyone ever does, something might be learned from this experiment by the canal.
41、Which word can best replace "brainchild" in Paragraph 2? ______
A．Inspiration. B．Aspiration.
C．Baby child. D．Brain cell.
42、Where did KamerMaker begin printing plastic furniture and walls several weeks ago? ______
A．It was inside a shipping container in Amsterdam.
B．It was at an empty canal-side lot in northern Amsterdam.
C．It was in a canal house in Amsterdam.
D．It was in a room.
43、What is the weakness of the 3D printer mentioned in the passage? ______
A．It cannot always spread the plastic evenly.
B．It needs to be shortened.
C．It cannot make the ribs of the honeycomb structure.
D．It can print anything smoothly.
44、How long will it probably take for the 3D printer to make the canal house in Amsterdam? ______
A．A week. B．Two hours.
C．More than 3 years. D．Less than 3 years.
45、Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage? ______
A．This canal house is being built in the public eye.
B．The top floors of the canal house will be more decorated.
C．Someone is going to move into this canal house soon.
D．One can visit the construction site for 2.5 euros.
Task 3
Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in the table below. You should write your answer in no more than 3 words on the corresponding Answer Sheet.
Let's say you have a certain amount of money you've saved up for holiday gifts. If you want to get something for everyone on your list, you can't spend much on any single purchase.
But have you ever heard the expression "time is money" ? There's some truth to it! We "spend" time just like we "spend" money, and in both cases, we have to spend it wisely if we want to get something good in return. Just like you might get an allowance of 10 dollars a week, or 30 dollars for a trip to the mall, each day we are given 24 hours of time.
The easiest way to help you get everything done is to budget that time! This is all about:
—Examining your Have-to's and Want-to's and how much time they'll take up.
—Working out a plan that lets you spend the right amount of minutes or hours on each one.
Once you have this plan, a "time budget", you'll be better able to create a Daily Schedule and Weekly Planner. Of course, every day isn't exactly the same as the next, so it may help you to make a different time budget for different days.
Let's look at a sample time budget on Wednesday.
Sleep 8 hours
Shower, dressing, ready for school 1/2 hour
Breakfast 1/2 hour
Bus to school 1/2 hour
School 7 hours
Bus home 1/2 hour
Soccer practice 2 hours
Household chores 1/2 hour
Homework 2 hours
Dinner 1/2 hour
TV time 1 hour
Reading/Personal time 1 hour
Total time spent: 24 hours
Great! That day's budget works out, because it all adds up to 24 hours. If the total came out to be more than that, we would have to choose something to cut back on or drop from that day. When you make these types of decisions, you choose priorities.
Time Budget Tips
Similarities between money and time: both should be spent 46 to get a good return.
The easiest ways to budget time: 1. Decide 47 and Want-to's.
2. Examine how much time they will take up.
3. Work out 48 to allocate the time.
A sample time budget: the day's budget should add up to 49 hours.
You choose 50 to decide which activity to cut down.
Task 4
Directions: In this part, you are going to read a passage with 5 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the one from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph no more than once. The 5 statements ate numbered 51 to 55. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by chronic (长期的) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.
B. Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.
C. When applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or CV. The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one page or two pages of document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the corporate (公司的) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.
D. Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of "cross-border" job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience.
E. Pay attention to the resume format you use—chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your "oldest" work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format.
F. If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as "tertiary education" in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains errors.
51、The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas seeks either his own or his children's development.
52、When it comes to resume writing, it is best to take cultural factors into consideration.
53、According to the author's advice, the applicants should be aware of the differences between the varieties of British English and American English.
54、Companies are hiring more foreign employees because they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home.
55、When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to provide a detailed description of their studies and work experience.
Part Ⅳ Translation
Directions: This part, numbered 56 to 66, is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English or English into Chinese. Each of ten sentences (No.56 to No.65) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A, B, C and D. Make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.66) in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
56、他的话不仅打破了沉默，而且引起了每个人的兴趣。
A．His remark not only broke the ice, but aroused everyone's interest.
B．His speech only broke the ice, but not aroused everyone's interest.
C．His remark didn't break the ice, but aroused everyone's interest.
D．His remark not only broke the ice, and aroused nobody's interest.
57、国际贸易的增长需要具有跨文化交际技能的管理者。
A．The international business increased the cross-cultural communication skills of managers.
B．The increased international business requires managers discuss about culture.
C．The international business is developing the communication skills of managers.
D．The increase in international business has created a need for managers with skills in cross-cultural communication.
58、她在截止日期的前一天才开始写文章。
A．She begins to write her essay only one day.
B．She started to write her essay only one day before the deadline.
C．She is starting her essay before the deadline.
D．She writes her essay not only one day before the deadline.
59、这种汽车的畅销表明精良的设计对于打开销路的重要性。
A．The car successfully proves the importance of design to sell products.
B．The best-selling of this car shows the importance of excellent design in helping to sell the product.
C．The success of this car expresses a variety of design in helping to sell the product.
D．The success of this car shows the importance of better design in selling the product.
60、如今年轻人的购买力一般都比他们的父母强，而且更乐意消费。
A．In general speaking, young people are more likely to buy things than their parents.
B．Nowadays young people generally have more money to buy things than their parents.
C．Nowadays young people generally have more purchasing power than their parents, and they are more willing to consume.
D．Nowadays young people generally have less power to purchase than old generations.
61、对年轻人来说，放学后打工被视为其人生的重要经历。
A．If young people can do a part-time job after school it is better in their life.
B．An after-school job is considered as a bitter experience for young people.
C．For young people full-time job experience must be treasured.
D．It is considered as an important experience in their life for young people to do after-school jobs.
62、支付宝致力于为其成员提供“简单、安全、快捷”的在线支付方式。
A．Alipay is dedicated to providing its members with a "simple, secure and speedy" online payment solution.
B．Alipay is dedicated to provide its staff salary with a "simple, secure, and speedy" online payment.
C．Alipay has confirmed to provide its members with a "secure and speedy" online solution.
D．Alipay decided to provide its staff with a "simple, secure and speedy" payment solution.
63、为了残疾人的利益，他们刊登了一系列公益广告。
A．They published the advertising for the sake of the whole society.
B．They put up different service advertising for the sake of the all communities.
C．They've put up a series of public service advertising for the sake of the disabled.
D．They recommended a series of public service advertising for the sake of the disabled.
64、微信已逐渐成为人们最喜欢的交流方式 。
A．WeChat is emerging the form of communication skill among the people.
B．WeChat is changing the form of communication among the people.
C．WeChat is a less popular way of communication between people.
D．WeChat has become the favorite form of human communication.
65、我们可以向你保证，本公司的产品质量远超国际标准。
A．We could guarantee you that the quantity of our products is far more than the international standard.
B．We can guarantee you that the quality of our products is up to the international standard.
C．We can guarantee you that the quality of our products is far beyond the international standard.
D．We guarantee that the quality of our products meets the international standard.
66、E-commerce has brought us a lot of convenience. For example, it enables us to book a flight ticket to London at home. Paying bills, shopping, selling can be done online. With online payment you do not need to stand in a long queue as payment is made with just the click of a mouse. Then, you can list the websites used in a number of e-commerce websites that index business. Access to news, real-time stock data, the latest fashion, etc. is available to anyone with an Internet connection. Never before has a person had so many options at such a speed.
Part Ⅴ Applied Writing
67、Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a Certificate of Employment according to the information given in Chinese below. You should write your certificate (no less than 100 words) on the Answer Sheet.
请你根据下列信息写一份赵阳老师的在职证明，用于办理旅游签证。
申请人姓名：赵阳
出生日期：1980年9月23日
护照号：E02110336
工作单位：重庆大学电子工程学院
工作年限：2010年9月至今
月收入：6000元
单位联系方式：023-66897352
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