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必考Ⅰ部分

Part Ⅰ　Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A  (22.5 marks)

Directions： In this section， you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation， there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A， B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. How long does the man watch TV during the holiday?

A. One hour.　　　　　　　B. Two hours.　　　　　　　C. Three hours.

2. What is the man’s favorite kind of TV program?

A. History.  B. News.  C. Sports.

Conversation 2

3. Why are they decorating the room?

A. For a birthday party.

B. For a Christmas party.

C. For a house-warming party.

4. What will they use for decoration?

A. Ribbons and lights.          B. Balloons and ribbons.       C. Lights and balloons.

Conversation 3

5. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. See a doctor.            B. Take some medicine.           C. Change her lifestyle.

6. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Colleagues.  B. Husband and wife.  C. Doctor and patient.

Conversation 4

7. Which product is the man interested in?

A. Silk blouses.  B. Woolen knitwear.  C. Cotton goods.

8. What does the man think of the exhibits?

A. They are in great demand.

B. They are too brightly colored.

C. They are fine in quality and beautiful in design.

9. What is the relationship between the speakers most probably?

A. Friends.  B. Boss and employee.  C. Business partners.

Conversation 5

10. How long can the man keep the books he borrows?

A. A month.               B. Twenty days.               C. Two months.

11. How does the man know when his books will be due?

A. The woman will inform him.

B. He can check it on the library website.

C. The library will send him a notice letter.

12. What can we learn about the man?

A. He is applying for a library card.

B. He is a freshman.

C. He lost a book he borrowed from the library.

Conversation 6

13. Where does the man come from?

A. San Francisco.            B. Ohio.                 C. Seoul.

14. How long will the woman stay there?

A. For one day.             B. For three days.     C. For two weeks.

15. What is TRUE about the man?

A. Before he leaves， his family will go to Disneyland.

B. This is his first time in America.

C. His children want to go to Houston on Monday.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions： In this section， you’ll hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Introduction Foundation： in 　16

17　 Education：

* Free education for all children

* 　18　access for girls

Culture： World Heritage

Environment：

* A 10-year programme： 　19

Conclusion Building better networks and 　20

Part Ⅱ　Language Knowledge(40 marks)

Section A(10 marks)

Directions： Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. If there 　　　　 be a global nuclear war， life on the earth as we know it 　　　　 end forever.

A . will; will       B. should; would

C. were to; will  D. is to; would

22. It was silly of him to 　　　　 his notes during that important test， and as a result， he got punished.

A. stick to  B. keep to           C. refer to            D. point to

23. — Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

— Oh! I thought they 　　　　 without me.

A. had gone  B. are going  C. have gone  D. went

24. The manager， 　　　　 it clear to us that he didn’t agree with us， left the meeting room.

A. who has made     B. having made      C. made     D. making

25. Thanks to the work of UNICEF. Otherwise many children 　　　　 the chance of living a good life.

A. will not have     B. have not had      C. do not have    D. would not have

26. The breaking of a taboo is usually upsetting or embarrassing for the person 　　　　 and the people around him or her.

A. to concern        B. concerning        C.  concerned       D. concern

27. Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts， the UN helps countries with other problems such as 　　　　 education， starvation， disasters， AIDs and other diseases.

A. lack for  B. lack in            C. lack             D. lack of

28. “You are too selfish. It’s high time you 　　　　 that you are not the most important person in the world.” Peter said to his boss angrily.

A. realized  B. realize  C. will realize  D. have realized

29.—Did you enjoy your tour around Beijing， Mr Singh?

—Yes. But I hate 　　　　 when the tour guide held out his left hand to shake hands with me.

A  one           B. that          C. it              D. this

30. Happiness often comes to those 　　　　 try to help others and do something worthwhile.

A whom           B. who         C. what           D. which

Section B(18 marks)

Directions： For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A， B， C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

20 June 2013

Ankara， Turkey： I come from Moldova and I am now working as a UN Volunteer with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Turkey. I have been living in Turkey for a few years and have had the  　31　  to observe the approach of the Turkish people towards  　32　. In Turkey people help each other with their hearts and from their hearts on a continuous basis.

Young people are the main driving engine behind the ever-growing volunteer force in Turkey. For Turkish  　33　  people it is common to be part of some kind of organization or student club on a volunteer basis， doing various activities such as exchanges， environmental action， charity work and peer education.

This trend(倾向) grew  　34　  in the late 1990s， despite the fact that civil society organizations have sometimes been viewed with disbelief by some state authorities.

This has  　35　  in the last decade， and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills， while also showing their civic participation by 　36　  to a cause.

Perhaps this is the reason why the core of the UNV community at UNHCR Turkey is  　37　 young people. Being a UN Volunteer with UNCHR allows us to gain the skills needed to realize our social and human development potential， but also to dedicate our time， energy and ideas to contribute to the  　38　  of UNHCR’s global strategic aims.

Being a UN Volunteer with UNHCR is an opportunity to make other people’s lives better. Working on refugee status determination has been an interesting and  　39　  learning experience. Part of the task involves carrying out extensive research on the situation and the condition of the countries the refugees(难民) come from.

Especially according to recent events in neighboring countries， and given the arrival of refugees and the increased time necessary to process the  　40　  number of applications for shelter， the contribution of UN Volunteers to UNHCR seems necessary and the impact invaluable.

I also believe that I have brought cultural diversity(多元性) to an already diverse 　41　 ， where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to  　42　 refugees and find durable solutions for them.

31. A. ability  B. opportunity  C. description  D. permission

32. A. volunteerism  B. charity  C. poverty  D. colleague

33. A. starving  B. primitive  C. young  D. crowded

34. A. particularly  B. remotely  C. politically  D. mysteriously

35. A. expanded  B. added  C. prohibited  D. changed

36. A. congratulating  B. contributing  C. retelling  D. accustoming

37. A. reminded of  B. thought back to  C. heading for  D. made up of

38. A. permission  B. achievement     C. celebration     D. reception

39. A. worthwhile     B. additional     C. alternative     D. vacant

40. A. falling        B. decreasing     C. heating     D. rising

41. A. tribe        B. office          C. staff      D. government

42. A. protect          B. drive      C. obtain      D. contain

Section C (12 marks)

Directions： Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

My grandfather is a seventy-year-old man， and he has always been happy. Several years ago he came to live with us and 43. now he has got accustomed to the life in the city. 44.他喜欢旅行并且去过中国很多地方。 Last month， he went to Beijing and visited the Forbidden City where the emperors once lived. 45. 他甚至梦想某一天到国外去旅游。 He says it is important to try to understand as much as possible and travel helps you do that. 46. In his youth， however， he never left his home town， let alone travelled to another country 47. 因为他得工作养活家人. He often says he would have travelled a lot if he had been rich. He wanted to study medicine， but he never got into a university. 48. He hopes I can go to a good university and get a good job in the future.

Do you think my grandpa would have been as happy as he is now if he had had more education when he was growing up?

Part Ⅲ　Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A， B， C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

As we all know， the Dragon Boat Festival is our country’s traditional festival， but do you know there is also a Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea， which also falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar(阴历)? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to United Nations Educational， Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO 联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival its own intangible cultural heritage (非物质的文化遗产). If successful， people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation.

As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago， China is not happy with the situation. “It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China，” said Zhou Heping， deputy(副) culture minister. The Chinese Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application(申请) to UNESCO， covering all traditional Chinese festivals， including the Dragon Boat event. It is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan (340-278 BC)， who lived in the State of Chu during the Warring States Period. Qu was known to be a patriot (爱国者) and admired by ordinary people.

He is said to have jumped into Miluo River， because he had lost hope in his country’s future. When people heard about Qu’s death， they sailed up and down the river searching for his body. They also beat the drums to frighten away the fish and threw Zongzi into the water to stop the fish touching Qu. Dragon boat racing is said to come from this search for the poet’s body.

Over the years， the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Vietnam， as well as South Korea， the festival has mixed with and become part of the local culture.

49. The Dragon Boat Festival 　　　　.

A. is also kept by South Korea     B. comes from South Korea

C. was created by South Korea  D. is South Korea’s cultural heritage

50. What is the reaction(反应) of the Chinese Ministry of Culture to South Korea’s planning to make the Dragon Boat Festival its own cultural heritage?

A. Fighting against South Korea.

B. Telling South Korea it’s not right to do so.

C. Considering to do the similar thing.

D. Asking South Korea not to do so.