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Part Ⅰ Writing

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吸烟的危害
2．戒烟的方法

No Smoking

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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.

The Decision that Led to Civil War

Four years before the Civil War began, the first shots were fired -- not on a battlefield, but in the Supreme Court. This occurred in 1857, when the Court considered a crucial question: should a slave living in a free state be considered free?
The Court's answer to this question was no, and it sent shock waves through every state, slave and free alike. According to the ruling, which became known as the Dred Scott decision, a slave would always be regarded as property, no matter where he or she happened to be.
When the case began, Virginia-born Dred Scott had spent all of his fifty-one years in slavery. He had been owned by a St. Louis family, which had sold him to a local army surgeon. The doctor then took Scott from the slave state of Missouri to the free state of Illinois and later to the free territory of Wisconsin. Scott was then taken back to Missouri by his owner, who died there.
Automatically. the surgeon's widow inherited Scott. But when his former St. Louis owners learned what had happened, they launched a legal battle to have Scott and slaves like him declared free. They argued that he had spent so much time in free territory that he should now be free himself. Scott, who could neither read nor write, had to sign the legal papers with an X.
The case was heard first in 1846 by a state court in Missouri, which granted Scott his freedom. The victory was short-lived, however, as the ruling was soon overturned by a higher court. Not until 1857 was the U.S. Supreme Court ready to rule on his case.
The Chief Justice at the time was Roger Brooke Taney. a Maryland native in his eighties whose parents had owned slaves of their own. A high-ranking public official since the days of Andrew Jackson, Taney had been Chief Justice for more than twenty years. Many critics thought him far too old and backward to continue serving.
Nonetheless, he still had great influence on his fellow justices. When Taney's Court ruled on Dred Scott's case, its judgment was that he remained a slave. Taney went beyond Scott's case to rule that no black descendant of any slave could ever be a U. S. citizen and declared that Congress had no right to pass laws to curtail (截断) the spread of slavery in federal territories.
Public reaction was swift and strong. Southerners expressed delight with the decision, claiming that it affirmed once and for all their right to keep slaves. Northerners expressed outrage, charging that the ruling was unjust and inhumane.
Ironically, Scott was freed later in 1857 when the army surgeon's widow married a congressman who opposed slavery. Scott died sixteen months after the Supreme Court's ruling, a free man.
It might be said that Dred Scott was used by those who opposed slavery to test how far the legal system would go to keep people in bondage (奴役). It is true that Scott probably understood little about the great impact of his case, but thanks in part to his quiet patience, opposition to slavery grew.

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The American Civil War broke out in 1857.

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According to this passage, a slave could be sold or bought in the slave state.

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Dred Scott had been a slave until his death.

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According to the Supreme Court at that time, a slave was his owner's personal property and could not change his status wherever he was all his life.

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Scott's former St. Louis owners argued in court that Scott should still be a slave although his owner died.

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Scott's freedom ruled by a state court in Missouri was supported by a higher court, but overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Scott could do nothing but sign his name on the contract as he was told to.

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Roger Brooke Taney, the Chief Justice for more than twenty years, was thought ______.

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Public reactions to Taney's ruling from both Southerners and Northerners were ______.

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Taney's court ruling on Dred Scott's case was for the benefits of ______.

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 86 to 48 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.

An elderly woman told the police that, as she entered a restroom, she was pushed by a woman (36) her. A few minutes later, as she was about to pay for her (37) , she discovered that her wallet was missing from her (38) . Apparently the woman who had bumped into her had (39) stolen her wallet. This type of theft is (40) pick pocketing.
Perhaps an even more (41) kind of theft is known as housebreaking, or burglary. Burglars get lucky or make their own luck. Sometimes homeowners (42) to lock all their windows or doors. Sometimes burglars will break a window, cut (43) a screen door, or force open a side door.
Thieves have no shame. They will steal from anyone that they think is likely. Of course, (44) . Some thieves are very clever; some are very lucky. It's too bad that all of them (45) .
Imagine that: a world with no theft, a world where you can park your bicycle unlocked, or leave your purse unattended. Is this only a dream? (46) , it can happen.

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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 centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty (47) have jobs.
In (48) , working women have had more education than those who stay at home. Of those who work, thirty-two percent have attended college, (49) with twenty percent of those who do not have (50) .
Among women with jobs, eight (51) of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent took a (52) away from home during the past year. Much of (53) traveling was by air.
These (54) come from a report which was written for advertisers. The report gives advertisers a new (55) of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all American women have traveled by air along with fifty-nine percent of all American men.
The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests in (56) to their homes. They like advertisements which show women in offices, planes, and cars.

A) jobsI) picture
B) figuresJ) their
C) form K) statement
D) percent L) from
E) general M) work
F) out N) vacation
G) addition O) compared
H) people

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Section B
Directions: There are 2 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 Error Correction
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (Λ) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

Even though the majority of Americans would find it hard to imagine
what life could be like without a car, some have begun to realize that the
automobile is a mixed blessing. Traffic accidents are increasing steady, 67. ______
and large cities are troubled by too many automobiles. First of all, 68. ______
perhaps, is the air pollution caused by the internal-combustion (内燃机)
engine. Every car engine burns hundred of gallons of fuel each year and 69. ______
pumps gases into the air. These gases are one origin of the smog that 70. ______
hangs over large cities. Some of these gases are poisonous and danger to 71. ______
health, especially for someone with a weak heart or a respiratory disease
One answer to the problem of air pollution is to build a car that does
not pollute. That's the several major automobile manufacturers are trying 72. ______
to do. But building a clean car is easier saying than done. So far, progress 73. ______
has been slow. Another solution is to eliminate car fumes altogether for 74. ______
getting rid of the internal-combustion engine. Inventors are now working
on turbine-powered cars, as long as on cars powered by steam and 75. ______
electricity. But most of us won't be driving cars run on batteries or
boiling water for a while yet. Many auto makers believe that it will spend 76. ______
years to develop practical models that are powered by electricity or steam.

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

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______ (他过去抽烟很厉害), but now he has given it up.

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He has taught English at a local language school ______ (自从他10年前离开了家).

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Please ______ (务必预习新课) before you come to class next time.

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Either prepare yourself for failure ______ (要么干脆别做).

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______ (一看到) the old friend that she had not seen for years, she burst into tears.