Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

Theonlysoundsarebirdcallsandthesoftnoise________________(当水缓缓推动草时草所发出的)

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1、A.Thereisnopaper.

B.Themancanusetheprinter.

C.Theprinterdoesn'twork.

D.Themanhastopayfirst.

2、A.Hehasgotanewjob.

B.Hehasgotapayrise.

C.Hehasbeenpromoted.

D.Hehasboughtanapartment.

3、A.Sellacar.

B.Rentacar.

C.Repairacar.

D.Buyausedcar.

4、A.Hedoesn'tlikethecolor.

B.Hedoesn'tlikethestyle.

C.Itistoosmall.

D.Itisofpoorquality.

5、A.Thechiefengineer.

B.Thereceptionist.

C.Theofficesecretary.

D.Thesalesmanager.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricityapproximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans.

Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch.

Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus”planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustryinsomecountries.

Sincealuminumissuchaversatile(多用的)metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite(铝土矿),whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth’smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal.

6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocesswiththeaidof.

A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity

7.Aluminumis.

A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms

B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerusty

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.

B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.

C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.

D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.

9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.

A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid

10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum.

C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwotimes.YouarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Ithinkwe'llmbeginnow.FirstI'dliketowelcomeyouallandthankyouforyourcoming,especiallyatsuchshortnotice.Iknowyouareallverybusyandit'sdifficulttotaketimeawayfromyour______formeetings.Asyoucanseeontheagenda,todaywewillfocusontheupcoming______.Firstwe'lldiscussthegroupsthatwillbecominginfromGermany.Afterthat,we'lldiscusstheNorthAmericanTours,______bytheAsiantours.Iftime______,wewillalsodiscusstheAustraliantourswhicharebookedforearlySeptember.Finally,I'mgoingtorequestsomefeedbackfromallofyou______lastyear'stoursandwhereyouthinkwecanimprove.