1.严格遵守考场规则，考生得到监考人员指令后方可开始答题。
2.本试题的答案必须填写在规定的答题卡上，仅写在试题册上不给分。
3.听力、英语知识运用、阅读理解A节的答案按要求写或填涂在答题卡1上，阅读理解B节和写作答案写在答题卡2上。
4.听力考试进行时，考生先将答案写或划在试题册上，然后在听力部分结束前专门留出的5分钟内，将试题册上的全部答案整洁地誊写或转涂到答题卡l上。
5.各项填涂部分一律用2B铅笔按照答题卡上的要求填涂。如要改动，必须用橡皮擦干净。
6，听力部分A、B两节必须用蓝(黑)圆珠笔将答案誊写在答题卡1上;阅读理解部分B节和写作部分必须用蓝(黑)圆珠笔在答题卡2上答题。注意字迹清楚。
7.考试结束后，将答题卡1、答题卡2一并装入原试卷袋中，试题交给监考人员。
Listening Comprehension
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your anwers in your test booklet, At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
Directions:
You will hear a conversation in which a woman is asking for tourist information about Sudeley Castle and Snowshill Manor. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information you've heard for questions 1- 5. Some of the information has been given to you in the table.
Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points)
Information about Sudeley Castle
opening hour a.m. 1
closing hour 5p.m.
cost for adults 2
cost for children 3
Information about Snowshill Manor
collection that children like 3
payment for visit 4
close from (month) 5
Part B
Directions:
You will hear a radio weather forecast. For questions 6 - 10, complete the sentences and answer the question while you listen. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the question below. (5 points)
By early morning showers will reach 6
The minimum temperature in the 7
south during the night will be no
lower than
On what day of the week was this 8
weather forecast given?
The speaker feels that the weekend 9
weather in much of France is
It will be cloudy but dry over the 10
weekend across
Part C
Directions:
You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each ofie, you' will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points)
Questions 11- 13 are based on the following talk introducing Emily Dickinson, a "welI-known American poet. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11 - 13.
11. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born?
[A] almost all her life
[B] less than half her life
[C] until 1830
[D] before 1872
12. Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson?
[A] She was not a productive poet.
[B] She saw many of her poems published.
[C] She was not a sociable person.
[D] She communicated only with seven poets.
13. Emily Dickinson was widely recognized after
[A] Henry James referred highly to her.
[B] seven of her poems were published.
[C] her poems became known to others.
[D] she had been dead for many years.
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions
11 - 13.
Questions 14 - 16 are based on the following radio program. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14 - 16.
14. Which of the following may be included in BCD International programs?
[A] interviews with radio producers
[B] a variety of classic pop songs
[C] latest news of the music library
[D] stories about the good old days
15. Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs?
[A] the History of Pop
[B] the Road to Music
[C] Pop Words
[D] about the Big Hits
16. Which word best describes native speakers' understanding of
English pop songs?
[A] effortless
[B] impossible
[C] difficult
[D] unnecessary
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 14- 16.
Questions 17- 2Oare based on a conversation between Dr. Francis and Li Ming about Li Ming's planned visit to Cambridge. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17- 20.
17. What is Dr. Francis?
[A] a teacher of English in Cambridge
[B] a specialist in computer science
[C] a consultant to a Scottish company
[D] a British tourist to China
18. What is the approximate temperature in Cambridge in summer?
[Al 2212
[B] 2312
[C] 2512
[D] 3412
19. Where does Dr. Francis suggest Li Ming should stay in Cambridge?
[A] with an English family
[B] in a flat near the college
[C] with a language teacher
[D] in a student dormitory
20. What is the Point Dr. Francis is making when he mentions Ali?
[A] Certain things cannot be learned from books.
[B] Foreign students had better live on campus.
[C] Choice of where to live varies from person to person.
[D] British families usually welcome foreign students.
