上海市静安区2016届高三英语上学期期末教学质量检测试题

静安区2015学年第一学期高三年级教学质量检测

英语试卷

考生注意：

1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1-13页）和第II卷（第13-14页），全卷共14

页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。

第I卷（共103分）

I.Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Teacher. B. Repairman. C. Shop assistant. D. Doctor.

2. A. At home. B. At school. C. In the hospital. D. On the street.

3. A. His new job is too difficult for him.

B. He is used to his new job.

C. He is still trying to get used to his new job.

D. He doesn’t like his new job.

4. A. 15 dollars. B. 14 dollars. C. 10 dollars. D. 12 dollars.

5. A. She is surprised at her mum’s coming back so soon.

B. She thinks that she is too slow.

C. She wants the man to be quick.

D. She will go out herself.

6. A. She used to be in poor health. B. She was popular among boys.

C. She was somewhat overweight.

D. She didn’t do well at high school.

7. A. At the airport. B. In a restaurant.

C. In a booking office.

D. At the hotel reception.

8. A. Teaching her son by herself.

B. Having confidence in her son.

C. Asking the teacher for extra help.

D. Telling her son not to worry.

9. A. Have a short break. B. Take two weeks off.

C. Continue her work outdoors.

D. Go on vacation with the man.

10. A. He is taking care of his twin brother.

B. He has been feeling ill all week.

C. He is worried about Rod.

D. He has been in perfect condition.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Lawyer. B. Computer programmer.

C. Blogger.

D. Firefighter.

12. A. 21% of all the employers. B. 1% of American teenagers.

C. 79% of all the employers.

D. 1% of American adults.

13. A. With many bloggers, America is sure to win her reputation in the world.

B. Washington is the city which has most bloggers in America.

C. There are fewer employees of newspapers than a few years ago.

D. The topics of blogging cover almost every area of people’s daily life.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. In the Town Hall. B. In a community.

C. In somebody’s house.

D. In a stadium.

15. A. The equal job, the equal pay.

B. The best way of cooking and cleaning.

C. The women’s liberation movement.

D. Women’s ability to be good leaders.

16. A. Women’s responsibility of child raising.

B. Women’s ability to do anything important.

C. Not only concrete issues but also attitude and beliefs.

D. How to take jobs and help others.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II.Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

( A )

Exploration of the Poles

The North Pole and South Pole are at the top and bottom of the Earth, (25)_______________you won’t find an actual pole to mark the place. The poles are the northernmost and southernmost points on the planet. The poles are the most unfriendly environments on Earth.

In the early 1900s, explorers competed to become the first (26)_______________ ( reach ) the South Pole. From 1901 to 1904, British naval officer Robert Scott made the first attempt. Scott got (27)_______________ ( far ) south than anyone had been before, but he failed to reach the pole.

In 1909, Ernest Shackleton of Britain led an expedition across Antarctica on sleds pulled by dogs. They were only about 100 miles (about 160 kilometers) from the South Pole (28)_______________ a shortage of food forced them to turn back.

Scott finally reached the South Pole in January 1912. But (29)_______________ ( disappoint ) Scott found that Roald Amundsen had beaten him by one month. Amundsen’s expedition arrived at the pole in December 1911. Amundsen was (30)_______________ experienced Arctic explorer, and he had made careful preparations. Scott and his companions died of injury, cold, and hunger on their return from the pole.

In 1914, Shackleton (31)_______________ ( plan ) another expedition to the South Pole. But his ship was crushed by ice, and he had to cross 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of freezing sea in a tiny boat to survive. Shackleton then returned to save his strandedmen. It was one of the greatest rescue feats in history.

In 1929, Arctic explorer Richard Byrd became the first person who flew over the South Pole. Byrd later pioneered the idea of(32)_______________ ( set )up permanent stations for scientific research in Antarctica. A station called the Amundsen-Scott Base has stood at the South Pole since 1977.

( B )

Teaching in front of a camera

Wageningen University is keen on developing forms of education that reach people all over the world. The basics of the course topics are covered in short films and three-minute to seven-minute presentations (33)_______________ ( use ) techniques such as animationand voiceover

( 画外音 ).

The onli ne Master’s programmes are quite different from the large-scale MOOCs (在线课程 ), explains Busstra. In the Master’s courses, the short “knowledge clips” ( 短片 ) dealing with the essential topics(34)_______________ ( link ) to an assignment directly to help the students actively absorbthe knowledge themselves. Teachers can also use them to test (35)_______________ the material has come across well. Busstra says: “ The teacher has to think up new ways of working---getting students to make a film clip, for instance,(36)_______________ _______________ they present a research setup they have thought up themselves, or to respond to someone else’s idea, or to work on a document in groups.” The students also get the chance to post a question while they are watching an online film---equivalent of putting your hand up during a lecture. Fellow students and teachers can then answer the question online. “ There are a lot of misunderstandings about online education, ” says Busstra, “ one of them being (37)_______________ there is only one way communication. (38)_______________people are gradually gaining confidence in it. It will stay typically Wageningen: small-scale and based on interaction and group work.”

The investment (39)_______________ online learning is paying off in the regular education programme too, according to Busstra. Students in Wageningen can pick up the basics at home through the knowledge clips. During lectures, teachers(40)_______________ then provide more in-depth analysis, talk about their own work and s upervise students more personally. “Increasingly, on-campus and online education will no longer be two separate worlds,” expects Busstra.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only

be used once. Note that

there is one word more than

you need.

We are familiar with pop culture, but what is peep culture? In pop culture, we turn on the TV and watch our favouritecelebrities __41__ us with their performances. In peep culture, we turn on the comput er, we move through people’s lives on reality TV, blogs, Face book and You Tube. Instead of getting our entertainment from scripted performances, we get our entertainment from peeping into other people’s lives. It can be friends and family. But it’s just l ikely to be people we have never met from around the world.

Suddenly, we spend all of our time __42__ other people. And we also invite them to watch us! People __43__ themselves to get attention and to feel like they are part of a community. In peep culture, ordinary people are turned into celebrities.

This has never happened before, turning the spotlight on __44__regular people. There aren’t secrets anymore. The notion of private life has changed.

As society has become __45__ fast-paced, most of us are really unaware of these changes in our lives. We are moving into a time when our __46__ personality is going to be more important than our actual physical __47__. What we have online is going to be more important than what we do offline. We are now socially judged by our virtual profiles.

In the age of “ peep culture, ” a tell-all, show-all, know-all digital phenomenon is __48__ changing notions of privacy, individuality, security, and even humanity. Susan Boyle became a(n) __49__ celebrity because of peep culture. The entire world was staring at her after her __50__

from a resident of a small Scottish town to a global celebrity. We like the story because she’s like a movie,but she’s real.

III.Reading Comprehension

Section A

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

New research offers fresh insight on when to launch a product or service, and shows that being first to market isn’t always a competitive advantage.

In 2004, David Cohen had an idea for a social network for mobile phones that would connect users in the real world. His company, called iContact, launched a beta version ( 测试版 ), and seemed ready to tap the muchpublicized mobile software market. Cohen, then 36, had already founded a successful software company. __51__, after 18 months, he was unable to get phone carriersto distribute his software, and he closed the company.

Bets on mobile applications didn’t begin to __52__ until Apple’s iPhone app storeopened the market in 2008.

Conventional __53__ says being first to market creates a competitive advantage. Reality is more complicated. Market opportunities are __54__ opening and closing, and a hit idea at one point co uld be a failure a year earlier or a yawning “ me too ” business a year later. It’s tough---likely __55__ ---to identify the best moment to enter a market, but common sense dictates new entrepreneurs ( 创业人 ) can improve their odds ( 机会 ) if they __56__ how much they bearto gain or lose by waiting.

New academic research suggests one way entrepreneurs can __57__whether they should enter a market first or wait on the sidelines. The decision depends on how hostile ( 不利的 ) the learning environment is; __58__, how much entrepreneurs can learn by observing other players before they __59__, compared to what they learn from participating after they enter, according to Moren Levesque, an entrepreneurship researcher at the University of Waterloo. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical __60__ to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early. Their research is among the first to explore “ how different learnin g environments may influence the entry behavior of entrepreneurs.”

The key tothe academics’ findings on timing is this: In a hostile learning environment, entrepreneurs gain relatively __61__ benefit by watching others. For example, if the relevant knowle dge is __62__intellectual property, studying the market before entering wouldn’t yield much advantage. In these situations, the trade-off ( 权衡利弊 ) __63__ entering early. But in less hostile learning environments, where entrepreneurs gain valuable information __64__to increase their success just by watching other companies, companies benefit from waiting and learning lessons from earlier player s. IContact’s successors, for example, may have learned from watching the company’s trouble in getting mobile networks to distribute their software, a barrier that was __65__ by the iPhone’s app store.

51. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C.However D. Therefore

52. A. pay in B. pay back C. pay for D. pay off

53. A. custom B. wisdom C. habit D. experience

54. A. completely B. confusingly C. constantly D. increasingly

55. A. impossible B. possible C. potential D. manageable

56. A. imagine B. interpret C. weigh D. measure

57. A. value B. evaluate C. ensure D. convince

58. A. after all B. as a result C.in other words D.in addition

59. A. launch B. campaign C. strike D. function

60. A. version B. pattern C. example D. model

61. A. few B. many C. little D. much

62. A. provided B. protected C. shared D. improved

63. A. favors B. dislikes C. opposes D. concerns

64. A. unlikely B. likely C. unbelievable D. questionable

65. A. lowered B. created C. resolved D. removed

Section B

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

( A )

Some plants get so hungry that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they’re found on e very continent except Antarctica.

You’ve probably seen a Venus’ flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger (触发) hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.

The Venus’ flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous ( 食肉的) Plant Society’s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.

Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb”some form of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants---well, most of the time.

All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen (氮). Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. While almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil,“ meat-eating” plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.

66. According to the passage, carnivorous plants ___________.

A. only grow in wild field

B. are rare to see

C. are as common as flies

D. cannot grow on Antarctica

67. Venus’ flytrap preys on insects by ___________.

A. its numerous long and thin stalks

B. a container where it grows

C. its insect-catching leaves

D. the lining of tiny trigger hairs

68. We can conclude from the third paragraph that ___________.

A. carnivorous plants are dangerous

B. carnivorous plants are fictional

C. carnivorous plants occasionally eat books

D. carnivorous plants are harmless to humans

69. In the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil.

B. Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil.

C. Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects.

D. Carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil

( B )

“ Asia’s Challenge 2020 ” Essay Prize

DESCRIPTION

What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it?

The best answer in 3,000 words or less will win a prize of $2,500. Two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $1,000 each. These three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony. The winning articles will be posted on Time. com.

PURPOSE

The main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asia’s continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The essay will be judged according to creativity, innovation, rigor of research and writing, as well as achievability of idea. It can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia, such as macro-economics, business, international relations, trade and investment, education, healthcare, urban development, science and technology, and energy and the environment. The essay must be written in English. It should not have been previously published in English in a publication with broad international circulation.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

The candidate authoring the essay must be under 32 years of age as of December 31, 2010. The candidate must be an Asian national.

SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTS

The essay should be submitted electronically to prize@ asiabusinesscouncil. Org. by August 31, 2010. Prize winners will be announced in September 2010.

The submission should contain the candidate’s full name, nationality, and month and year of birth. The essay should include a title and word count.

70. What is the main purpose of the essay prize?

A. To select young professionals of both ability and imagination.

B. To predict the prospects of Asia in the next decade.

C. To issue the challenges facing Asia.

D. To inspire brilliant ideas for solving problems in Asia.

71. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The winners of the essay prize can travel to Singapore for free.

B. Articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.

C.Young people from Russia or Australia are excluded from the essay prize.

D. The candidate’s article can deal with several aspects of developments in Asia.

72. The candidate’s article should be sent ___________.

A. by air mail

B. by e-mail

C. by surface mail

D. by express mail

( C )

According to Nielsen, the average number of mobile phone calls we make is dropping every year, after hitting a peak in 2007. And our calls are getting shorter: In 2005 they averaged three minutes in length; now they’re almost half tha t.

We are moving, in other words, toward a fascinating cultural transition: the death of the telephone call. This shift is particularlyplainamong the young. Some college students I know go days without talking into their smartphones at all.

This generatio n doesn’t make phone calls, because everyone is in constant, lightweight contact in so many other ways: texting, chatting, and social-network messaging. And we don’t just have more options than we used to. We have better ones: These new forms of communication have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed. It deserves to die. Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you’re busy, and you have no idea why I’m calling.

We have to open Schr?dinger’s box every time, having a conversation to figure out whether it’s OK to have a conversation. Plus, voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it’s so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one. ( We apparently find voicemail even more torturous: Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to. ) The telephone, in other words, doesn’t provide any information about status, so we are constantly interrupting one another. The other tools at our disposal are more polite. Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our annoying them, and texting lets us ping one another but not at the same time. ( Plus, we can spend more time thinking about what we want to say. ) Despite the hue and cry about beco ming an “ always on ” society, we’re actually moving away from the demand that everyone should be available immediately.

We’ll still make fewer phone calls, as most of our former phone time will migrate to other media. But the calls we do make will be longer, reserved for the sort of deep discussion that the medium does best.

As video chatting becomes more common, enabled by the new iPhone and other devices, we might see the growth of persistent telepresence, leaving video-chat open all day so we can speak to a spouse or colleague spontaneously. Or, to put it another way, we’ll call less but talk more.

73. The writer of the text thinks that what is happening with mobile phone calls is ________.

A. an unexpected occurrence

B. a strange but very predictable fact

C. an interesting social phenomenon

D. negative for social interaction

74. In paragraph 3, the writer’s attitude towards phone voice calls is __________.

A. doubtful

B. concerned

C. positive

D. negative

75. The phrase “ hue and cry ” in paragraph 5 means __________.

A. appeal

B. protest

C. claim

D. argument

76. What does the writer think will happen to voice calls in the future?

A. They will only be used in emergencies.

B. They will continue to get more expensive.

C. They will only be used between family members.

D. They will be used mainly for intimate and detailed discussions.

77. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Video Chatting

B. Talking into Smartphones

C. The Death of the Phone Call

D. Mobile Phone calls

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Next week, as millions of families gather for their Thanksgiving feasts, many other Americans will go without. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 12 million households lack enough food for everyone in their family at some time during the year---including holidays.

Hunger is surprisingly widespread in our country---one of the world’s wealthiest---yet the government estimates that we waste almost 100 billion pounds of food each year, more than one-quarter of our total supply.

Reducing this improper distribution of resources is a goal of America’s Second Harvest, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Last year, it distributed nearly 2 billion pounds of food to more than 23 million people in need.

America’s Second Harvest is a network of 214 inter-connected food banks and other organizations that gather food from growers, processors, grocery stores and restaurants. In turn, the network distributes food to some 50,000 soup kitchens,homeless shelters and old people’s centers in every county of every state.

A great deal of work is involved in distributing tons of food from thousands of donors to thousands of small, nonprofit organizations. Until a few years ago, America’s Second Harvest lacked any effective way to manage their inventory ( 存货 ). Without accurate and timely information, soup kitchens were sometimes empty while food was left to spoil in loading places.

In 2000, America’s Second Harvest began to use a new inventory and financial-management system---Ceres. It is software designed specifically for hunger-relief operations. It is used by more than 100 America’s Second Harvest organizations to track food from donation to distribution.

Ceres has helped reduce the spoiling of food and improve distribution. An evaluation found that the software streamlined( 提高效率 ) food banks’ operations by 23 percent in the first year alone.

With more accurate and timely reports, Ceres saves time, frees staff members to focus on finding new donors, and promises more efficient use of donations.

Hunger in America remains a troubling social problem. Technology alone cannot solve it. But in the hands of organizations such as America’s Second Harvest, it is a powerful tool that is helping to make a difference---and helping more Americans to join in the feast.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

78.What is the total supply of food in America every year according to the passage ?

_____________________________________________________________.

79.By “ this improper distribution of resources ” in Paragraph 3, the writer means that many

Americans ____________________________food while others ____________________________ food.

80.What problem was America’s Second Harvest faced with in distributing food before Ceres was

created?

_____________________________________________________________.

81.Thanks to ____________________________________________________ provided by Ceres, more

staff are freed to be committed to finding new donors and America’s Second Harvest is able to give out food more efficiently.

第II卷（共47分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.有可能防止金融危机将来再次发生吗？ ( possible )

2.除非采取紧急措施，否则我们的计划将泡汤。( spoil )

3.整个团队只有互相配合才能按时完成这项任务。( Only )

4.据报道上海迪斯尼乐园的面积将是香港迪斯尼的四倍。( report v. )

5.有所得就有所失，我们要意识到这一点。( while )

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

现在上网阅读的人越来越多，人们可以更快地从网上读到新闻，找到他们所需要的信息或下载文学作品。

1.你认为网络是否能最终代替书刊报纸？

2.举例说明你的理由。

静安区2015学年第一学期高三年级教学质量检测

英语试卷参考答案 2016. 1

第I卷（共103分）

I.Listening Comprehension

Section A

1-10 DCBBA CDBAD

Section B

11-13 CDA 14-16 ACC

Section C

17. Saturday 18. grocery 19. vacation 20. van

21. tough and thick 22. wet and foggy 23. northern 24. Over 2,000 years

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

25. (al) though 26. to reach 27. farther / further 28. when

29. disappointed 30. an 31. planned 32. setting

33. using 34.are linked 35. whether / if 36. in which

37. that 38. But 39. in 40. can

Section B

41-50 CHGKD JFBEI

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

51-65 CDBCA CBCAD CBABD

Section B

66-69 DCDB 70-72 DBB 73-77 BDBDC

Section C

78. About 400 billion pounds.

79. lack enough ; waste too much

80. It lacked an / any efficient way to manage inventory ( food store ) / of managing inventory

( food store ). /

It didn’t have a(n) / any good ( efficient ) way / had no good ( efficient ) way to manage inventory / of managing inventory ( food store )

81. more accurate and timely ( immediate ) reports / information

第II卷（共47分）

I.Translation

1.有可能防止金融危机将来再次发生吗？ ( possible )

Is it possible to stop / keep / prevent a financial crisis from happening / occurring

1 1 1

again in the future ?

1

2.除非采取紧急措施，否则我们的计划将泡汤。( spoil )

Unless we take urgent measures, our plan will be spoiled / spoilt.

2 2

Unless urgent measures are taken, our plan will be spoiled / spoilt.

2 2

If we don’t take urgent measures,…

2

If urgent measures aren’t taken,…

2

3.整个团队只有互相配合才能按时完成这项任务。( Only )

Only by cooperating with each other can the whole team

1 1

finish / accomplish the task on time / schedule / punctually .

1 1

4.据报道上海迪斯尼乐园的面积将是香港迪斯尼的四倍。( report v. )

It is reported that the area of the Disney (theme /amusement ) Park in Shanghai will be

1 1 1

four times as big (large ) as / three times bigger ( larger ) than / four times the size of

1

that in Hong Kong.

1

5.有所得就有所失，我们要意识到这一点。( while )

While we gain something, we will lose something else, and

1.5 1.5 0.5

we should be conscious (aware) of / realize it.

1.5

We should be conscious ( aware ) / realize that we will lose something else

2 1.5

while we gain something.

1.5

While we gain something, we will lose something else, which

1.5 1.5 0.5

we should be conscious (aware) of / realize .

1.5

静安区2015学年第一学期高三年级教学质量检测

听力测试材料

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. W: What’s wrong with me, Mr. James?

M: I can’t say right now. First we will have your blood tested.

Q: What’s probably the man’s occupation?

2. W: Where are you? I am looking everywhere for you.

M: I just came back from the hospital. Now doctors are still operating on Mr. Peterson and I

have to inform his wife about the car accident now.

Q: Where is Mr. Peterson now?

3. W: How is your new job?

M: Perfect. I seem to get used to everything in no time.

Q: What does the man mean?

4. M: Operator, I’d like to make a phone call to Paris. How much will it cost?

W: Well. 10 dollars for the first three minutes and then 2 dollars for each additional minute. Q: How much will a five minute call to Paris cost?

5. M: Come on! Be quick. Mum will come back any minute.

W: So soon?

Q: What does the woman imply?

6. W: I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her from

high school?

M: Yeah, she was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lot of weight?

Q: What does the man remember of Sally?

7. W: We don’t seem to have a reservation for you, sir. I’m sorry.

M: But my secretary said that she had reserved a room for me here. I phoned at the airport this morning just before I got on board the plane.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

8. W: What would you do if you were in my place?

M : If Paul were my son, I’d just not worry. Now that his teacher is giving him extra help and

he is working hard himself. He is sure to do well in the next exam.

Q: What’s the man’s suggestion to the woman?

9. M: You’ve had your hands full and have been overworking during the last two weeks. I think you really need to go out and get some fresh air and sunshine.

W: You are right. That’s just what I’m thinking about.

Q: What’s the woman most probably going to do?

10.W: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? I hear you’ve been ill.

M: They must have confused me with my twin brother Rod. He’s been sick all week. I’ve

never felt better in my life.

Q: What do we learn about the man?

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working on computer programmers or firefighters.

The ranks of bloggers have grown dramatically over the past ten years. Blogging is an impor- tant social and cultural movement that people care passionately about, and the number of people doing it for at least some income is approaching 1% of American adults.

What started as a discussion forum for progressive politics and new technologies has now been applied to motherhood, health care, the arts, fashion --- and just about every other imaginable

area of life.

As bloggers have increased in numbers, the number of journalists has significantly declined. In Washington alone, there are now 79% fewer employees of major newspapers than there were just a few years ago. At the same time, Washington is easily the most blogged-about city in America, if not the world.

And with millions of human-hours now going into writing and recording opinions, we have to wonder whether being the blogging capital of the world will help America compete in the global economy .

Now listen again.

Questions :

11. What occupation is growing dramatically in America today?

12. How many people in the U. S. are doing blogging as a job to earn money?

13. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

A woman assembly was held in the Town Hall yesterday---Rebecca McLean reported.

There are many aspects of the women’s liberation movement . Some women want full equality with men in every aspect of life. In marriage, they want husbands and wives to share all the work and responsibilities of a family. In work , they want women and men to have the same jobs and the same chances to succeed. They want women to be paid just as much as men are for the same work . Other women think they want the same pay if they hold the same jobs as men. At home, however, they do not expect their husbands to share in the cleaning, cooking and other housework.

It is important to remember that the women’s liberation movement is not concerned only with concrete issues. The movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs. One example of this concern is the issue of a woman’s identity. A woman’s identity is what she thinks of herself as a person, and what she thinks she can do. Some women do not think they are capable of doing anything important. The w omen’s liberation movement has helped these improve their view of themselves. Many women have taken jobs, have helped others, have raised healthy children, and have done many other things to their community. They have shown that they are capable of being good leaders and of doing many important things.

Now listen again.

Questions :

14. Where did the woman assembly take place?

15. What did the woman assembly mainly discuss?

16. What was the women’s liberation movement concerned with?

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be

read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks

with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: Hi, sir. I loved your concert last night! How are you?

M: I’m a little bit tired. How did you like the show?

W: Terrific! I loved it. Your singing was great. When are you playing next?

M: We have our next show here in New York at the Roxy Theatre this Saturday.

W: I would love to go, but I have to stay and work here at the grocery.

M: Well maybe you can see us next week when we play in Washington.

W: Yeah, maybe. I’m planning to g o to San Francisco on vacation in April, so I may not be able

to travel to Washington.

M: Really! We were invited to San Francisco in April. It’s a long way from New York.

W: A friend and I are driving across the country in a big van. Would you like to go with us?

M: That would be great!

Now listen again.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

M: Have you ever visited a redwood forest? I recently had a chance to go to Muri Woods National Monument, north of San Francisco.

W: I have never seen a red wood tree. I can hardly imagine how big they are.

M: The coastal redwoods are the tallest living things. Some are more than 350 feet high. But

none

of the trees in Muri Woods are that tall. You have to go further north in California to see

the tallest trees.

W: You said the Muri Woods is near San Francisco? I guess it must be quite a tourist attraction.

M: Yes, it’s less than an hour’s drive away, so it’s easy to get there.

W: I have heard that many redwoods are thousands of years old. Are the ones in Muri Woods that old?

M: The oldest documented age for a coastal redwood is more than 2,000 years. The trees in Muri Woods are 400-800 years old.

W: Why have they survived so long?

M: They have remarkable resistance to forest fires. Their tough and thick bark protects trees during a fire. The coastal redwoods also like a wet and foggy climate.

W: Then, since Muri Woods is near foggy San Francisco, it must be ideal fo r the trees’ survival.

I can’t wait to go there and see them.

Now listen again.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.