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Part Ⅰ Writing

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简单描绘他/她的体貌特征
2．初次见面他/她给你留下的第一印象

My New Classmate

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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes" to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1 -- 7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the
passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the
passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8 -- 10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Bill Gates in His Boyhood

As a child -- and as an adult as well -- Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract (消除，抵消) this, Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him. On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays in brown, and so on. Weekend meal schedules might also be planned in detail.
Dinner table discussions in the Gates' family home were always lively and educational. "It was a rich environment in which to learn," Bill remembered. Bill's contemporaries, even at the age, recognized that he was exceptional. Every year, he and his friends would go to summer camp. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, "He was never a nerd (乏味的人) or the kind of kid you didn't want for your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old. he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood."
Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him, so his parents decided to send him to Lakeside an all-boys' school for exceptional students. It was Seattle's most exclusive school and was noted for its rigorous academic demands, a place where "even the dumb kids were smart."
Lakeside allowed students to pursue their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.
In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates' life -- and that of many of others, too.
Funds were raised, mainly by parents, that enabled the school to gain access to a computer. Bill Gates was immediately hooked -- so was his best friend at the time, Kent Evans, and another student, Paul Allen, who was two years older than Bill.
Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when they didn't, they would dash over to the computer room to use the machine. The students became so single-minded that they soon overtook their teachers in knowledge about computing and got into a lot of trouble because of their obsession. They were neglecting their other studies -- every piece of work was handed in late. Classes were cut. Computer time was also proving to be very expensive. Within months, the whole budget that had been set aside for the year had been used up.
At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform. Early games programs such as Tic-Tac-Toe and Lunar Landing were written in what was to become Bill's second language, BASIC.
If Bill Gates was going to be good at something, it was essential to be the best.
Bill's and Paul's fascination with computers and the business world meant that they read a great deal. Paul enjoyed magazines like Popular Electronics, while Bill browsed through financial magazines. Computer time was expensive and, because both boys were desperate to get more time and because Bill already had an insight into what they could achieve financially, the two of them decided to set themselves up as a company. The Lakeside Programmers Group. "Let's call the real world and try to sell something to it!" Bill announced.

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Bill's parents had much influence on him in his early life.

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Bill was a bit of a bookworm who enjoyed nothing else except reading and studying in his childhood.

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Bill was looked down upon by his schoolmates due to his strange appearance and behavior.

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Lakeside was a famous school in Seattle for especially talented boys.

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Bill was never satisfied with Lakeside since he could not develop his talents to the full in the school.

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Bill, along with his two schoolmates, was fascinated by computer soon after their school offered them the opportunity to use it.

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Bill got so little pocket money from his parents that he could not have enough computer time.

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Since the boys devoted too much time to the computer, their other studies ______.

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If Bill was determined to do something, he had the ambition to ______.

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With their great interest in computers and the business world, Bill Gates and Paul Allen decided to ______.

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the' main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

It is difficult to give a description of American laws concerning alcohol because they (36) from state to state and city to city. The following, though, may be (37) .
Some towns state that no alcohol is sold at all (38) that they allow the sale of very (39) (3.2 percent alcohol) beer, known as "three-two" beer. Some places do not allow the (40) of alcohol on Sundays, even in shops - you may find a bar (41) over the alcohol shelves. You can see it but not buy it! Other places (42) alcohol to be sold on Sunday afternoons and evenings, but not on Sunday mornings. In many parts of America, you arc not allowed to drink alcohol in a (43) place. That is, you may not sit in a park or walk along a street drinking beer. (44) . And in many states you are not allowed to drink alcohol while driving, or even have an opened alcohol container in the car. (45) . Others are also allowed to sell spirits and thus, as Americans say. "mixed drinks".
Many bars have a period known as "happy hour", often longer than an hour, when they sell drinks at lower-than-usual prices. (46) .

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Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

An old couple walked slowly into McDonald's one cold winter evening. The little old man walked (47) up to the cash register, placed his (48) with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. After sitting at a table near the back wall, the little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half. He (49) one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully (50) out the French fries, divided them in two piles and placed one pile in front of his wife.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger, one young man came over to the old couple's table and (51) offered to buy another meal for them. The old man replied that they were used to sharing everything.
Then the young man noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a (52) . She just sat there watching her husband eat and sometimes taking (53) drinking a little.
Again the young man came over and (54) them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the old lady explained that they were (55) to sharing everything. "But, ma'am, why aren't you eating? You said you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?"
"The teeth. I can't eat (56) the false teeth that my husband is using," the lady answered.

A) countedI) used
B) throughJ) order
C) earned K) without
D) placed L) politely
E) steps M) reached
F) bite N) turns
G) begged O) right
H) continually

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Section B
Directions: There are 2 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Passage Two

Part Ⅴ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Part Ⅵ Translation
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

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I remember the whole thing ______ (就仿佛是昨天发生的一样).

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The more scientists find out about the brain, ______ (他们无法回答的问题就越多).

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It was John ______ (最终想出了解决这个问题的办法).

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Going to evening school after work ______ (占去了她大部分的闲暇时间).

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The doctor phoned me that because of some emergency he ______ (不得不取消我们的预约).