Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A
1.
    A) She doesn’t like the collar.
    B) She doesn’t like silk.
    C) She doesn’t like white dresses.
    D) She doesn’t think it’s her size.
2.
    A) The scene of the old man’s death shocked her.
    B) The scene of the old man’s death frightened her.
    C) The scene of the old man’s death moved her.
    D) The scene of the old man’s death upset her.
3.
    A) She didn’t get what she wanted.
    B) She was given a vegetable salad.
    C) She found the fruit not fresh enough.
    D) She had been overcharged.
4.
    A) Jim must have copied from John.
    B) He doesn’t seen to like the two compositions.
    C) John must have copied from Jim.
    D) One must have copied from the other.
5.
    A) They want to wear special clothes.
    B) They want other people to watch them dance.
    C) They want to celebrate their festivals.
    D) They want to enjoy themselves.
6.
    A) $40.
    B) $30.
    C) $25.
    D) $14.
7.
    A) An experienced nurse.
    B) A shop assistant.
    C) The man’s old friend.
    D) Secretary of a company.
8.
    A) Jane is sick.
    B) Jane is with her sister.
    C) Jane won’t come.
    D) Jane will call back this evening.
9.
    A) She has to take the final exams.
    B) She has to get her paper done.
    C) She’ll celebrate her 25th birthday.
    D) She will practise typing.
10.
    A) Taking a rest.
    B) Paying a visit.
    C) Making a purchase.
    D) Making an appointment.
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Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
    A) To settle down in the U.S.
    B) To get his doctor’s degree.
    C) To become a professor.
    D) To finish high school.
12.
    A) In the Ministry of Education.
    B) In the Ministry of Agriculture.
    C) At a university.
    D) At a hospital.
13.
    A) Because they think that’s where they belong.
    B) Because Africa is developing rapidly.
    C) Because they are drawn by high salaries.
    D) Because they are drawn by good opportunities.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
    A) He offered them to those in need.
    B) He kept them for his own use.
    C) He sold them to bike shops.
    D) He gave them to his relatives as Christmas gifts.
15.
    A) He wanted to get the man’s old bike.
    B) He wanted to know the price of the new bike.
    C) He wanted to know what was new of the man’s bike.
    D) He wanted to repair the old bike for the man.
16.
    A) His interest in doing the job.
    B) His wish to help others.
    C) His intention to learn a trade.
    D) His ambition to become known and popular.
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Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.
    A) The designer of the White House.
    B) The first resident of the White House.
    C) One of the U.S. presidents.
    D) A specialist of American history.
18.
    A) To add to the beauty of the building.
    B) To follow the original design.
    C) To wipe out the stains left behind by the War.
    D) To make the building look more comfortable.
19.
    A) Right after it was rebuilt.
    B) During the administration of John Adams.
    C) When Theodore Roosevelt was president.
    D) After many other names had been given to it.
20.
    A) It has been changed several times.
    B) It has never been changed.
    C) It was changed after the War of 1812.
    D) It was changed during Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
    What do Charles Darwin, Nicholas Copernicus and Frank J. Sulloway have in common?
    The first two, of course, were revolutionary scientific thinkers: Copernicus established that the Earth revolves around the sun; Darwin discovered natural selection. And Sulloway? He’s a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has discovered something else these two men-and, indeed, most of the major pioneers in science over the last 400 years-have in common: they were, like Sulloway himself, preceded in birth by at least one other brother or sister. Birth order, he found, is the most reliable indicator of whether a scientist will embrace or attack radical new ideas.
    The third of four children, Sulloway has spent 20 years searching out the birth order of 2,784 scientists who were on one side or the other of 28 scientific revolutions since the 16th century. He discovered that 23 of the 28 revolutions were led by later-borns.
    Sulloway focused on the male-dominated world of science and the sole issue he measured was willingness to challenge established opinions. Those least likely to accept new theories were firstborns with younger brothers or sisters. The most radical were younger sons with at least one older brother.
    According to Sulloway’s theory, firstborn children identify more readily with parental authority because, among other things, they are often put in charge of younger brothers or sisters.
    Through this identification, firstborns absorb the norms (规范,准则) and values of society in ways that subsequent children do not. The older child gets responsibility. They younger one tests the limits, tries to see what he can get away with.
21.What is the main idea of the passage?
    A) Later-borns are more intelligent than firstborns.
    B) Revolutionary thinkers tend to recognize the influence of birth order.
    C) Major scientists always have something in common in their way of thinking.
    D) One’s behaviour is often determined by birth order.
22.The historian of science mentioned in the passage is of the family.
    A) the youngest child
    B) neither the eldest nor the youngest child
    C) the only child
    D) the eldest child
23.The 2,784 scientists Sulloway studied ________.
    A) had led 23 of the 28 scientific revolutions
    B) were preceded in birth by at least one brother or sister
    C) had either supported or opposed revolutionary ideas
    D) had dominated the world of science for 400 years
24.According to Sulloway’s theory, who is most likely to challenge established ideas of science?
    A) The only son with younger sisters.
    B) Those who identify more readily with parental authority.
    C) The only child of a family.
    D) A person with at least one older brother or sister.
25.The author’s attitude towards Sulloway’s birth order theory is ________.
    A) critical
    B) defensive
    C) neutral
    D) inconsistent
      

   
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