SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(30 minutes)
Part A: Spot Dictation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.
When the world's third largest economy is ____(1)____of economic downturn, it has found more problems that demand to be immediately addressed when looking into____(2)____.
Government and business leaders attending the Boao Forum for Asia, a platform for____(3)____, agreed that the crisis will be over, but China can not return to the ____(4)____that depends on the demand in the United States and Europe. Those days are over, and now the country should learn to ____(5)____-- domestic demand and exports.
When ____(6)____started to rise, the government adopted the 4-trillion-yuan ____(7)____at the end of last year. It is true that government-sponsored ____(8)____have created jobs for construction workers, but what will they do when the projects are over?
The stimulus package can not____(9)____ for the country. With 1.3 billion people, China needs____(10)____. Growth creates jobs. Jobs mean stability.
As an emerging economy on the way of____(11)____, the situation is extremely complicated and diversified____(12)____. However, the bottleneck that affects ____(13)____is more or less the same in many areas. To break them will definitely ____(14)____for the economy.
The ____(15)____in the private sector have sparked unprecedented economic boom since China adopted the ____(16)____policy in 1978.
From Huawei to UTStarcom, from Baidu to Alibaba, these players -- not ____(17)____-- are often fighting at the frontier of reform and development. As effective and efficient players in Chinese economy, the SMEs have been ____(18)____for China's ever-growing labor force.
However, when the ____(19)____comes, bank lending often goes more to larger state-owned enterprises instead of the SMEs, and the latter are often____(20)____. This is unfair, and definitely hinders the healthy development of the economy.
Part B: Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken only once. Now listen care fully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
1.
(A) At a public forum
(B) In an auditorium
(C) On TV
(D) In a classroom
2
(A)Exposing oneself to the target culture.
(B) Attending regularly a good language program
(C) Coming up with a study plan
(D)Developing good note-taking skills
3
(A) A realistic goal for learners is to reach a certain level of language proficiency, not native fluency.
(B) Students can achieve native-like pronunciation through focused study.
(C) Learners should interact with native speakers to gain greater fluency.
(D) Teachers need to help students foster a good self-esteem and confidence
4
(A)Listening to information and then discussing it with others.
(B) Reading books and magazines for news
(C) Being involved in group or class projects.
(D)Keeping a journal and exchanging with a friend.
5
(A)Many learners often favor a combination of different learning styles.
(B) Pronunciation practice is key to improve comprehensibility.
(C) Setting reachable goals should be paramount in learning.
(D)Learning is a step-by-step process.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following conversation.
6.
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday
7.
A. the Fishing-Island issue.
B. Asia-Pacific economic issue
C. Asian security issue
D. North Korean Nuclear issue
8.
A. Conflict, drought and food crisis are worsening
B. People are dying of bird-flu.
C. People are at a stage of siege
D. Humanitarian aid has been distributed properly.
9.
A. Because it was held every 10 years.
B. Because it was in memory of war heroes.
C. Because it gathered almost all the Arab heads of state and Israeli PM.
D. Because the last summit was not successful.
10.
A. Iranian nuclear experiments
B. Korean missile tests.
C. Korean nuclear experiments
D. Iranian missile tests
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following conversation.
11
(A)Not assuming that they are being rude or unfriendly if they don’t reach out to you.
(B) Call on them for a favor like if you are on a vacation and you need them to water your plants and pick up your mail.
(C) Going ahead and introducing yourself to them.
(D)Having the same name with them.
12
(A) Getting along with your neighbors really plays a small part in your health well-being and happiness.
(B) Being on a first name basis with your neighbors makes it less easy to prevent problems later on.
(C) Loud music and smell are big problems between neighbors.
(D) Neighbors can be really helpful, and of course they cannot be annoying.
13
(A)He or she might be just really lonely and want a friend
(B) The rule is five, ten minute-visit is not enough.
(C) You have to be best friends with your neighbor
(D)That person is the most annoying one.
14
(A)People have been trying to keep up with the Joneses.
(B) One’s home is one’s sanctuary
(C) People probably aren’t even aware that they are causing problems for their neighbors.
(D)You should call the police when there are problems between neighbors.
15.
(A) She does not think it does help to gather up some troops
(B) She is experienced at dealing with neighbors
(C) She is in favor of calling police once there are problems
(D) She does not consider neighboring relationship as an important one.
Questions 16to 20 are based on the following conversation.
16.
(A) Expenditure on computerizing classrooms had been increasing rapidly.
(B) The debate over computerizing classrooms had been suppressed.
(C) New software had been created to introduce 7-month-old babies to computers.
(D)Computers had been introduced into American schools with little planning.
17
(A) Debating skills.
(B) Classroom teaching methods.
(C) Spirit of independence.
(D)American mistakes.
18.
(A) It is a waste of taxpayers’ money.
(B) It checks children’s mental development.
(C) It is academically not helpful.
(D)It affects many other courses in the school.
19
(A) 10 times.
(B) 20 times.
(C) 25 times.
(D)30 times.
20.
(A) Computer use varies from place to place.
(B) The difference between European and American education is quite small.
(C) Artificial electronic stimulation will not help young kids.
(D)Classroom computer usage promises a rosy future for children.
keys:
1.walking out of the shadow
2. a long-term picture
3. regional cooperation
4. former export-oriented development pattern
5. walk with both legs
6. unemployment rate
7. stimulus package
8. infrastructure projects
9. replace a long-term strategy
10. sustainable economic growth
11. industrialization and urbanization
12. across the nation
13. robust economic growth
14. unleash enormous driving force
15. small and middle-sized enterprises
16. reform and opening-up
17. state-owned industrial giants
18. offering stable jobs
19. financial crisis
20. the first to go bankrupt
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SECTION 2: READING TEST (30 minutes)
Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen inthe corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Questions 1～5
Gail Pasterczyk, the principal of Indian Pines Elementary in Palm Beach County, Fla., has added two or three new teaching positions each of the past three years. She's adding two more teachers next year as well as replacing those she'll lose to maternity leave, transfers, and retirement. She doesn't know where the new teachers will come from, if the new hires will be any good, and where she'll find room for all of them. Indian Pines already has 27 portable classrooms and is waiting to break ground on a two-story, 25-classroom addition. "When you start reducing class size, you've got to find more teachers, and you run out of space," she says. "That's the reality." Her school district, one of the nation's largest, has sent recruiters across the country, and even to Mexico and the Philippines, to fill an expected 1,700 teaching vacancies before the fall. "We are in a race to keep the schools staffed," says Robert Pinkos, a Palm Beach County recruiter who will travel to Baltimore and Madrid next month to troll for teachers.
Two and a half years after Florida voters adopted a constitutional amendment to reduce class sizes, Palm Beach County--and every other school district in the state--are tripping over a major stumbling block: There just aren't enough good teachers to go around. With classes in kindergarten through third grade capped at 18 students, fourth through eighth held at 22, and high school limited to 25, the state will need to hire an estimated 29,604 new teachers by 2009--a prospect that has many people worried. "I have every reason to expect that the quality of teachers will suffer," says John Winn, the state's education commissioner.
Nationwide, 33 states now have laws that restrict class size. And the politically popular educational reform has proved successful in some areas, particularly among the lowest-performing students. In Burke County, N.C., for example, discipline problems are down and test scores are up, even for the most disadvantaged students in the district. "On paper these kids should not be succeeding, but they are," says Susan Wilson, a former teacher and now director of elementary education in the rural county.
But this success comes at a price. It means hiring more teachers, building more classrooms, and retraining teachers to work with smaller groups of students. And it means, critics maintain, that states pit their own districts against one another in the race to hire. "When you mandate class-size reduction statewide, the suburban schools tend to draw the best new teachers, and the more urban schools, which already have trouble attracting teachers, can't attract the best candidates," says Steven Rivkin, an economics professor at Amherst College who has studied the effects of class-size reduction on teacher quality. Any gains from cutting class size could be undermined by hiring lower quality teachers.
Resources. Proponents contend that the reform would be relatively pain-less if existing resources were managed well. "Hiring more teachers is only part of the solution," says Charles Achilles, one of the first researchers to study the effects of reducing class sizes. "The best programs for class-size reduction not only hire more teachers but reassign existing specialty teachers to get them back in the classroom."
Florida policymakers are trying to find their own way out of the class-size quandary. This month, the Legislature is considering a proposal to roll back some of the size limits in exchange for an increase in teacher pay. Gov. Jeb Bush, who opposed the constitutional amendment in 2002, argues that the compromise will attract more top-quality teachers to the state while reining in costs. Voters could see the proposed change on the ballot as early as September. In the meantime, recruiter Pinkos continues his search for new teachers, sometimes working 10-hour days. His pitch? "Palm Beach is very beautiful, but the small classes are one of the most attractive things I can tell them."
1. In describing the results of the new constitutional amendment to reduce class size, the author comments:" Palm Beach County--and every other school district in the state--are tripping over a major stumbling block…" to imply ___.
A. the education authorities will trip to Mexico and the Philippines for new teachers
B. there will be problems of placing redundant teachers
C. quality of teachers will probably go down
D. students are likely get more sophisticated education in smaller class
2. "On paper these kids should not be succeeding, but they are" implies ___.
A. reducing class sizes has more posive effects than negative ones.
B. reducing class sizes does achieve satisfactory effects on disadvantageous students
C. smaller class prevent the children from failing in tests
D. smaller class works best for students with lacklustre performance
3. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Class size reduction increases difficulty to hire teachers in affluent districts.
B. Cutting class sizes is no better than reassigning existing specialty teachers.
C. If urban school cannot hire enough teachers, they can hire specialty teachers.
D. Generally speaking, vicious competing for teachers will counterbalance the positive effects of smaller classes.
4. "Qandary" (para.6) is closest to ___.
A. dilemma
B. polemic
C. enigma
D. hoodwink
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Means to enhance comprehensive education in U.S.
B. Pros and cons of cutting class sizes in U.S.
C. American students could receive better schooling.
D. Variants in rural education
Questions 6～10
It's been about an hour since Bloomberg employees were introduced to Andrew Lack, the former NBC News chief and Bloomberg's newly appointed CEO of multimedia. Lack and Chief Content Officer Norman Pearlstine and Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler are chummy and spirited during an interview at Bloomberg's imposing headquarters. But in keeping with the company's reputation for near-martial discipline, they do not reveal Bloomberg's master plan for expanding its media operations in fulsome detail; much of the plan, Pearlstine says, remains a work in progress. Still, multiple interviews nonetheless provided several crucial clues to what looms at one of the last news organizations with swelling ambition.
You can feel a little like a weatherman in Greenland if you track media today: Both jobs entail watching big icebergs melt, and quickly. Bloomberg stays sturdy because, at heart, it's not really a media business in any familiar sense. It gets the overwhelming majority of its revenues from its Bloomberg terminals, which subscribers now rent for $1,500 a month and up. A quick analysis of internal company data suggests that last year, Bloomberg's media segment accounted for significantly less than 10% of the company's estimated $5.4 billion in overall revenue. (Executives at the privately held company declined to comment on the media unit's revenues and profitability.)
But Bloomberg's media operations employ a lot of bodies, and they're spread far and wide. Bloomberg has 220 staffers in Japan. Its wire services employ 1,500 people worldwide, with an additional 800 working in the TV operations. The default setting for media companies today is "retreat" as revenues fall fast, but that's not Bloomberg's reality. Thus, its executives think big. "We see the potential for significant growth from where we are today—we're talking a several-times increase in revenues over the course of the next four to five years," says Bloomberg President Dan Doctoroff. "We have the pieces...to create something new and different."
Still, Bloomberg's initial moves are likely to shore up what's already in place. Lack was hired in no small part to revamp Bloomberg's TV operation, which, Doctoroff says, has "not been what it should be." Bloomberg's cable channel is sometimes forgotten in the new CNBC/Fox Business Network dichotomy, but it currently reaches about 58 million U.S. homes. Doctoroff says that could swell to 70 million in '09. CNBC, for which I am an on-air contributor, is in more than 90 million U.S. homes. Fox Business Network reaches around 43 million. (CNBC has a much bigger lead over Bloomberg in reaching non-U.S. households.)
Next year also will bring major changes to the exceedingly prosaic Bloomberg.com, to make it more friendly to those who don't spend their days intravenously connected to a Bloomberg terminal. Doctoroff says such changes will be visible in the first half of the year. He also suggests that attenuated staffing at newspapers could mean opportunity, though it's hard for me to imagine Bloomberg churning out stories about local businesses in second-tier U.S. markets.
And, interestingly, "we're looking at potential acquisitions," says Pearlstine. "We're just sort of saying: 'Hey, we're looking for good ideas.' " This is a new notion for Bloomberg, which to date has exclusively generated its own media properties. Doctoroff refused to comment on specific acquisitions, and outside executives familiar with the deal markets find it hard to believe Bloomberg would go into anything big. (Before this rumor gets resurrected again, let's knock it down: Michael Bloomberg has disavowed interest in a bid for The New York Times, which another mayoral campaign would complicate in any event.)
In truth, there's a complex calculus to any possible Bloomberg deals. The company is likely to want any media add-on to feed its massive terminal business as well. No matter what media moves Bloomberg makes in the next few years, that business will remain king. But maybe the changes will make Bloomberg's media operations its jack, if not exactly its queen.
6. What does the author mean by commenting "You can feel a little like a weatherman in Greenland if you track media today"?
A. Bloomberg confronts the difficulty of being forced to slash its operation bodies all over the world.
B. Bloomberg focuses on environmental reporting lately.
C. The whole media industry is in danger of revenue meltdown.
D. Bloomberg is an exception of traditional media and that's why it looks jubilant.
7. "Shore up" (para.4) is most probably mean___
A. Prop up
B. Pent up
C. Pull off
D. Shake up
8. When Bloomberg President Dan Doctoroff says " (it has)… not been what it should be", he means___.
A. he is not flattered by what Bloomberg had earned in cable channel in previous years
B. Bloomberg is breaking the monoply of CNBC/Fox and promises bigger market share.
C. Bloomberg is now working on new plans on TV operation.
D. Bloomberg tries to expand their business to non-U.S. households.
9. Which of the following expression is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bloomberg policy makers displayed quite a few critical details about the company's near future plan.
B. Not everybody gives promise to Bloombergs positive anticipation.
C. Although overall slump looms the media industry, Bloomberg remain confident and aggressive in its policies.
D. Bloomberg is bettering its webiste in order to attract more users.
10. What does the last sentence mean?
A.Bloomberg is most likely to get its business boom in the next years.
B.Bloomberg will possibly suffer a huge loss in its moves.
C.Bloomberg will monopolize the whole industry.
D.No one can be sure where bloomberg is heading.
keys :
1. tough
2. infants
3. 6
4. 3
5. responding
6. 2000
7. R
8. L
9. unnecessary
10. middle
