[C] Few people enjoy
bus trip.
[D] There is no rest
room in the bus.
18. Why couldn’ t
the passenger use the train ticket to pay for
the bus ticket?
[A] The train ticket
costs more than the bus ticket.
[B] The train
station belongs to another company.
[ C] Her uncle and
aunt don ’ t agree with him to do so.
[ D] She doesn’ t
want to pay extra money to the bus station.
You now have 40
seconds to check your answers to questions 15
-18.
Questions 19-22 are
based on the following news report. You now have
20 seconds to read the questions 19 -22.
19. Why did the
students clean the cars?
[ A ] They wanted to
help the cleaner ’ s daughter.
[B] They wanted to
earn some pocket money.
[C] They needed
money for their classmate’ s medical expenses.
[D] They wanted to
help a hospital.
20. What was the
biggest problem the cleaner’ s daughter faced?
[A] She had a
serious heart disease.
[B] She would not
clean the cars herself.
[C] Her father was
ill and she had no family in Hong Kong.
[D] Her school
friends were too poor to help her.
21. Whom did they
also turn to for the funeral expenses?
[A] The girl’s
relatives. [B] The car owners.
[C] Their parents.
[D] Residents of the building.
22. What did the
girl want to do?
[A] To live with her
relatives. [B] To be independent.
[ C] To become a
doctor. [ D] To stay with one of her classmates.
You now have 40
seconds to check your answers to questions 19
-22.
Questions 23 -25 are
based on the following conversation. You now
have 15 seconds to read the questions 23 -25.
23. What does the
man want to do?
[A] Play basketball
with friends from work.
[ B] Try out for the
company basketball team.
[ C ] Get in shape
and compete in a cycling race.
[ D ] Become a star
player.
24. What is the
woman’ s main concern?
[A] She is worried
her husband will spend too much time away from
home.
[ B ] She is afraid
her husband will become a fitness freak.
[ C ] She is
concerned about her husband ’ s health.
[D] She is afraid
her husband will become a laughingstock.
25. What does the
woman advise about the man’s diet?
[A] He should
consume less salt.
[ B] He should eat
less fatty foods.
[ C ] He should add
more protein products to his diet.
[D] He should avoid
eating sweet things.
You now have 30
seconds to check your answers to questions 23
-25.
Now you have 3
minutes to transfer your answers from your test
booklet to the ANSWER SHEET I.
That is the end of
the listening comprehension section.
Section Ⅱ Use of
English (15 minutes)
Directions:
Read the following
text. Choose the best word or phrase for each
numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or Don your
ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text
Geography is the
study of the relationship between people and the
land. Geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast 26
places on the earth. But they also 27 beyond the
individual places and consider the earth as a 28
. The word geography 29 from two Greek words:
ge，the Greek word for "earth" and graphein, 30 .
means "to write". The English word geography
means "to describe the earth". 31 geography
books focus on a small area 32 a town or city.
Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or
an 33 continent. Many geography books deal with
the whole earth. Another 34 to divide the study
of 35 is to distinguish betweenphysical
geography and cultural geography. The former
focuses on the natural world; the 36 starts with
human beings and 37 how human beings and their
environment act 38 each other. But when
geography is considered as a single subject, 39
branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might
be described 40 one who observes, records, and
explains the 41 between places. If all places 42
alike, there would be little need for
geographers.
We know, however, 43
no two places are exactly the same. Geography,
44 , is a
point of view, a
special way of 45 at places.
26. [A] similar [B]
various [C] distant [D] famous
27. [A] pass [B] go
[C] reach [D] set
28. [A] whole [B]
unit [C] part [D] total
29. [A] falls [B]
removes [C] results [D] comes
30. [A] what [B]
that [C] which [D] it
31. [A] Some [B]Many
[C]Most [D]Few
32. [A] outside [B]
except [C]as [D]like
33. [A] extensive
[B] entire [C] overall [D] enormous
34. [A] way [B]
means [C] habit [D] technique
35. [A] world [B]
earth [C] geography [D] globe
36. [A] second [ B]
later [C] next [D] latter
37. [A] learns [ B ]
studies [ C ] realizes [ D ] understands
38. [A] upon [B] for
[C]as [D] to
39. [A] neither [B]
either [C] one [D] each
40. [A] for . [B]to
[C]as [D]by
41. [A] exceptions
[B] sameness [C] differences [D] divisions
42. [A] being [B]
are [C] be [D] were
43. [A] although [B]
whether [C] since [D] that
44. [A] still [B]
then [C] nevertheless [D] moreover
45. [A] working [ B
] looking [ C ] arriving [ D ] getting
Section Ⅲ Reading
Comprehension (40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following
three texts. Answer the questions on each text
by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark four answers on
the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across
the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Text I
No one knows exactly
how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the
world, but estimates suggest the figure is over
450 million. The number of disabled people in
India alone is probably more than double the
total population of Canada.
In the United
Kingdom, about one in ten people have some
disability. Disability is not just something
that happens to other people. As we get older,
many of us will become less mobile ( 可动的) , hard
of hearing or have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take
many forms and occur at any time of life. Some
people are born with disabilities. Many others
become disabled as they get older. There are
many progressive disabling diseases. The longer
time goes on, the worse they become. Some people
are disabled in accidents. Many others may have
a period of disability in the form of a mental
illness. All are affected by people ’ s attitude
towards them.
Disabled people face
many physical barriers. Next time you go
shopping or to work or visit
friends, imagine how
you would manage if you could not get up steps,
or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if
you could not see where you were going or could
not hear the traffic? But there are other
barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break
down and ignorance inevitably represents by far
the greatest barrier of all. It is almost
impossible for the able-bodied to fully
appreciate what the severely disabled go
through, so it is important to draw attention to
these barriers and show that it is the
individual person and their ability, not their
disability, which counts.
46. The first
paragraph points out that _________.
{ A J it is possible
to get an exact figure of the world ’ s disabled
people
[ B ] there are many
disabled people in the world
[ C ] the number of
disabled people in India is the greatest
[ D ] India has not
much more disabled people than Canada
47. The key word in
Paragraph 4 is _________.
[ A ] barriers [ B ]
ignorance
[C] disability [D]
prejudice
48. The last word of
the passage "counts" most probably means
_________.
[A] "is most
important" [B] "is included"
[C] "is considered"
[D] "is numbered"
49. Which of the
following statements is NOT true according to
the passage?
[A] There are about
10 percent disabled persons in the UK.
[ B ] The whole
society should pay due attention to the barriers
faced by the disabled people.
[ C ] Even the
able-bodied may lose some of their body
functions when they get older.
[D] There still
exists prejudice against the disabled which
results mainly from ignorance.
50. It can be
concluded from the passage that _____ __.
[A] we should try
our best to prevent disablement
[ B] we must take a
proper attitude towards the disabled
[C] the able-bodied
people will never fully understand the disabled
[D] both physical
and mental barriers are hard to break down --
