Model Test Two

Part I                         Writing                   (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A

Boom in the Number of MA Candidates. You should write at least 120 words including

the information given below:

    近几年研究生招生人数逐年上升，1995年25万，2000年35万，2005年将近50万。试

分析其中的原因并对此略作评论。

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A Boom in the Number of MA Candidates

Part II       Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)   15 minutes)

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.

                   PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHILE TRAVELING' ABROAD

Safety on the Street                 

    Use the same common sense traveling overseas that you Would at home. Be especially cautious in or avoid areas where you are likely to be victimized. These include crowded subways, train stations, elevators, tourist sites, market places, festivals and marginal areas of cities.

    Don't use short cuts, narrow alleys or poorly lit streets. Try not to travel alone at night. Avoid public demonstrations and other civil disturbances. Keep a low profile and avoid loud conversations or arguments. Do not discuss travel plans or other personal matters with strangers.

    Beware of strangers who approach you, offering bargains or to be your guide. Beware of pickpockets. They often have an assistant who will push you around, ask you for directions or the time, point to something spilled on your clothing, or distract you by cre ating a disturbance. A child or even a woman carrying a baby can be a pickpocket. Beware of groups of wandering children who create a distraction while picking your pocket. Wear the shoulder strap of your bag across your chest and walk with the bag away from the roadside to avoid drive-by purse-snatchers.

    Try to seem purposeful when you move about. Even if you are lost, act as if you know where you are going. When possible, ask directions only from individuals in authority. Know how to use a pay telephone and have the proper change or token on hand.

    Learn a few phrases in the local language so you can signal your need for help, the police, or a doctor. Make a note of emergency telephone numbers you may need: police, fire, your hotel, and the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

    If you are confronted, don't fight back. Give up your valuables. Your money and passport can be replaced, but you can’t.

Safety in Your Hotel

    Keep your hotel door locked at all times. Meet visitors in the lobby. Let someone know when you expect to return if you are out late at night. If you are alone, do not get on an elevator if there is a suspicious-looking person inside.

    Do not leave money and other valuables in your hotel room while you are out. Use the hotel safe. Read the fire safety instructions in your hotel room. Know how to report a fire. Be sure you know where the nearest fire exits and alternate exits are located. Count the doors between your room and the nearest exit. This could be a lifesaver if you have to crawl through a smoke-filled corridor.

How to Handle Money Safely

    To avoid carrying large amounts of cash, change your travelers' checks only as you need currency. Sign travelers' checks only in front of the person who will cash them. Do not flash large amounts of money when paying a bill. Make sure your credit card is returned to you after each transaction.

    Deal only with authorized agents when you exchange money, buy airline tickets or purchase souvenirs. Do not change money on the black market.

    If your possessions are lost or stolen, report the loss immediately to the local police. Keep a copy of the police report for insurance claims and as an explanation of your trouble.

    After reporting missing items to the police, report the loss or theft of travelers’ checks to the nearest agent of the issuing company, credit cards to the issuing company, airline tickets to the airline or travel agent, passport to the nearest U. S. embassy or consulate.

How to Avoid Legal Difficulties

    When you are in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws and are under its jurisdiction-not the protection of the U.S. Constitution.

    You can be arrested overseas for actions that may be either legal or considered minor infractions in the United States. Be aware of what is considered criminal in the country you are visiting. Some of the offenses for which U.S. citizens have been arrested abroad are:

Drug Violations

    More than 1/3 of U. S. citizens arrested abroad are held on drug charges. Some countries do not distinguish between possession and trafficking. Many countries have obligatory sentences--even for possession of a small amount of marijuana or cocaine. A number of Americans have been arrested for possessing prescription drugs. Other U. S. citizens have been arrested for purchasing prescription drugs abroad in quantities that local authorities suspected were for commercial use. If in doubt about foreign drug laws, ask local authorities or the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

Possession of Firearms

    The places where U. S. citizens most often come into difficulties for illegal possession of firearms are nearby--Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. Sentences for possession of firearms in Mexico can be up to 30 years. In general, firearms, even those legally registered in the U. S. , cannot be brought into a country unless a permit is obtained in advance and the firearm is registered with foreign authorities on arrival.

Photography

    In many countries you can be detained for photographing such things as police and military installations, government buildings, border areas and transportation facilities. If you are in doubt, ask permission before taking photographs.

Purchasing Antiques

    Americans have been arrested for purchasing souvenirs that were, or looked like, antiques and which local customs authorities believed were national treasures. This is especially true in Turkey, Egypt and Mexico. In countries where antiques are important, document your purchases as reproductions if that is the case, or if they are authentic, secure the necessary export permit.

Terrorism

    Terrorist acts occur unpredictably and at random, making it impossible to protect yourself absolutely. The first and best protection is to avoid travel to unsafe areas where there has been a persistent record of terrorist attacks or kidnapping. The vast majority of foreign states have good records of maintaining public order and protecting residents and visitors within their borders from terrorism.

    Most terrorist attacks are the result of long and careful planning. Just as a car thief will first be attracted to an unlocked car with the key in the ignition, terrorists are looking for defenseless, easily accessible targets who follow predictable patterns. The chances that a tourist, traveling with an unpublished program or itinerary, would be the victim of terrorism are slight. In addition, many terrorist groups, seeking publicity for political causes within their own country or region, may not be looking for American targets. These precautions may provide some degree of protection, and can serve as practical and psychological discouragements to would-be terrorists.

注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. Some thieves may snatch your bag when driving by, so keep away from the side of the road while walking.

2. When you are attacked, give away your valuables such as money and passport.

3. If you are alone in the hotel, do not get on an elevator if there is another person inside.

4. It is advised that your credit card be carried with you all the time wherever you go.

5. If your possessions are lost or stolen, report the loss immediately to the nearest agent of the Card issuing company, the travel agent, or the nearest embassy.

6. When you are in a foreign country, you are still under the protection of the U. S. Constitution.

7. In terms of drugs, some countries do not make a difference between legal possession and illegal buying/selling.

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8. In general, firearms cannot be brought into a country unless a permit is _______________.

9. Americans have been arrested for purchasing souvenirs that local customs authorities believed were _______________________________

10. Many terrorist groups may not be looking for American targets, for the reason that they ___________________.

Part III                  Listening Comprehension             (35 minutes)

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 marked the Corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11.A) That both the man and the woman were in class Friday.

   B) That the man was in class Friday but the woman was not.

   C) That the woman was in class Friday but the man was not.

   D) That neither the man nor the woman was in class Friday.

12.A) George.                           B) George's wife.

   C) George's father.                     D) George's father-in-law.

13.A) Weights and measurements.           B) Political systems.

   C) Employment.                       D) Money.

14.A) She does not agree with the man.

   B) She thinks that it is better to wait.

   C) She thinks that it is better to drive at night.

   D) She does not think that the man made a wise decision.

15.A) Secretary-Boss.                      B) Client-Lawyer.

   C) Student-Teacher.                     D) Patient-Nurse.

16.A) The experiment will take a long time to do.

   B) The students should count their time in the lab.

   C) Dr. Walters teaches biology in the afternoon.

   D) Biology lab is one hour every afternoon.

17.A) They must ask the professor about taking a longer vacation.

   B) They won't be able to get an extension.

   C) There's a question about enlarging the project.

   D) No one knows when the project is due.

18.A) She is majoring in art history.

   B) She likes having a change from math.

   C) She isn't taking the normal history course.

   D) She fell asleep in math class.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.A) Looking around a lighthouse.         B) Rowing a boat.

   C) Cleaning windows.                 D) Visiting a museum.

20.A) By burning a candle.                B) By electricity.

  C) By a kerosene lamp.                D) By burning wood.

21. A) She wrote about lighthouses.         B) She built her own lighthouse.

  C) She was a skillful sea captain.        D) She saved many people.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22.A) San Francisco.                    B) Forest fires.

  C) Redwood trees.                   D) Survival skills

23.A) In Muir Woods.                   B) Near Los Angeles.

   C) In San Francisco,                  D) Along the northern California coast.

24.A) It has no admission fee.             B) It is near San Francisco.

   C) It has a good view of the coast.        D) It can be seen in one hour.

25.A) Absence of natural enemies.          B) Resistant bark and damp climate.

  C) Coastal isolation.                  D) Cool weather and daily fog.

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.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.A) A 100-day-old baby panda.

   B) The US National Zoo.

  C) The US-China relation.

   D) Where the panda got its name.

27.A) A milestone in the baby's life.

   B) Happiness of the panda family.

   C) Care of their American hosts.

   D) The relation between US and China.

28.A) Visiting the place where the baby and its mother live.

   B) Visiting the US National Zoo.

  C) Getting on the Internet to see its photos,

   D) Turning to the zoo officials for help.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.A) Why a fixed timetable is more helpful.

   B) How a schedule can help kids do their homework.

   C) Why homework is more important than other activities.

   D) How to work out different schedules with different children.

30.A) You have other activities at different times.

   B) You have music lessons every weekend.

   C) You have not enough time to finish homework.

   D) You have to study after school every Monday evening.

31.A) Because it is where the child can easily see.

   B) Because it can make the door beautiful.

   C) Because the fridge door is not too tall.

   D) Because the mother can often see it.

32.A) The students may forget to watch television.

   B) The students may have more time playing during the day.

   C) The students may do their work more carefully.

   D) The younger students can spend one hour on homework.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33.A) Glass was once made for decoration.

   B) People used glass to make telescopes.

   C) Glass was first used to make spectacles.

   D) Glass was first used to make bottles.

34.A) The Greeks.                          B) The Romans.

   C) The Egyptians.                        D) Not mentioned.

35.A) Glass-making.                        B) Window-decorating.

   C) Pottery-making.                       D) Painting.

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 blank 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.

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    Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will (36) _______________ say that they go to learn their (37) _____________ language and other languages, arithmetic, (38) _______________ , history, science and all the other subjects. That is quite (39) _____________; but why do they learn these things? And are these things all that they learn at school? No. There is more to (40) ________________ than just learning facts.

   We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be (41) __________ and will have to work for themselves. They learn their mother tongue so that they will be able to (42) ______________ with others clearly what they want and what they know, and (43) _____________ what others tell them. They learn foreign languages in order to be able to benefit from what people in other countries have written and said, and in order to make people from other countries understand what they themselves mean. (44) _________________________________________________. But is that the only reason why they go to school?

    We go to school above all to learn how to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because (45) _____________________________________________________.  The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or does it badly. (46) _________________________________________________________________________________.

Part 1V         Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth )    (25 minutes)

Section A

Direction: 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 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.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

    Kids, and anyone who remembers being a kid, got a chance to see live birds, reptiles and even bats at the Linn Conservancy's Caring for Communities Celebration Day on Sunday. Scores of families came to the Dale-Engle-Walker (DEW) House for the events   47   on the environment. The day was   48   to increasing ecological awareness and connecting families with what's happening in   49   natural spaces.

    The education committee had coordinated a wildlife contest for area elementary schools, in an effort to  50   students and their families in environmental awareness.

    Inside the DEW House, Robyn Graboski offered lectures with live birds and bats. He stressed the importance of keeping pet cats indoors，rather than letting them run free. Domestic and wild cats are    51    for the injury and death of many young birds, sometimes to the point of threatening a particular    52  .

    Films were shown to give visitors    53   into the connection native peoples had with nature and the environment. These films called people’s attention to the respect and bonds Native Americans had for and with the plant and animal life that  54  them.

    Later in the day，A1len Schweinsburg, a Bucknell professor and butterfly enthusiast (爱好者), gave a slide presentation on the six families of butterflies  55  to Pennsylvania.

   Capping the event，Clyde Peeling presented a wide  56  of reptiles at 4 p.m., including several that made their homes in the area.

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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 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

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

    Badyna, nicknamed "Backwards Bud" by fellow runners, holds the Guinness World Record for fastest backward run in a 200-meter race (32.78 seconds), set in 2001. In the early 1990s, he held the record for backward marathon (3 hours, 53 minutes) and 10 K (45 minutes, 37 seconds).

    Those records have since been broken. So the 39-year-old hospital nurse from St. Simon's Island isn't the only one who turns his back on traditional running. About 500 people in the United States--more in Europe--walk or run backward. Experts say it burns a fifth more calories than traditional jogging.

    “Your balance increases. Your hearing increases. Your peripheral vision increases,” said Badyna. “The downside is being blindsided. You don't have any eyes behind you but your senses pick up. As long as you go somewhere safe-- a track, a familiar road, you'll cut down the chances of any unforeseen obstacles coming your way,” he said.

    Backward walking and running dates back to the 1970s, when forward-looking runners practiced it while injured. Doctors later recommended it as part of physical therapy and it's often used by baseball pitchers or track runners in preliminary warm-ups.

    Also called retro-running, it's been popular for years in Europe where races vary from short dashes to the 26.2-mile marathon. It's a reasonable and a good way to incorporate another means of exercise to lessen the stress on any given, part of the body. It also helps people recover from knee-joint surgery and injuries ranging from the ankle to the back.

    And it strengthens the heart, lungs, muscles and joints, said Gary, a physical therapist in Adrian, Mich., who has been recommending backward exercise to his patients for 30 years. “It's good for the hips, good for the legs, good for the trunk,” Gray said. “When you go backwards, your stomach becomes your back and creates a nice reaction for your organs inside. Putting it in reverse for a while is a pretty good deal good.”

    The drawback, of course, is a lack of hindsight. Experts recommend that newcomers to backward walking or running do it gradually on a track to avoid potholes, signs, cars and other hazards.

57. According to the report, Badyna is untraditional in that he _______________.

   A) finished marathon with 3 hours and 53 minutes early in the 1990s

   B) his Guinness World Records have never been broken ever since

   C) is the fastest backward runner in the world

   D) is an amateur runner from a St. Simon's Island hospital

58. It can be inferred from some experts that many people are enthusiastic about backward running because they ______________

   A) want to consume more energy than traditional jogging

   B) like to challenge the traditional way of doing things

   C) look down upon the traditional forward-looking running

   D) have a desire to break the Guinness World Record

59. When it was first introduced, backward running was mainly used as ______________

   A) a popular substitute for jogging

   B) a part of physical treatment for injuries

   C) a kind of warm-up before the game

   D) a running practice for injured athletes

60. It seems that Europeans are particularly keen on backward running, because _____________

   A) various kinds of races have been especially popular for years in Europe

   B) they combine it with some other forms of exercise to relieve body tensions

   C) they use it as a therapy for knee-joint surgery and injuries

   D) it can easily be practiced with other forms of exercise

61. The physical therapist Gary urges his patient to run backward, because he believes that backward running

   A) does good. to both the body and the organs inside

   B) ensures a quick recovery from knee-joint surgery and injuries

   C) improves the runner's senses of hearing and balance

   D) puts the stomach in reverse for a some time

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based onthe following passage.

    What this tells us about the ageing process is very important. As we live our lives, all kinds of things begin to go wrong within the cells of our bodies. We have billions of cells. It takes a long time for the damage to build up to a level where it may harm us. But build up it does--in time we can no longer overlook it. The fibres of protein that make our skin and walls of the blood vessels soft go through changes that lead to loss of that vital flexibility. The DNA strands inside our cells get damaged, too. The cells' energy production systems may ultimately fail.

    One of the unusual things about ageing is that although we know it will catch up with us eventually, we don't know exactly what lies in store. Some of us may keep our mental faculties largely intact until we're over 100. Others will suffer from dementia. Some of us will still be able to get about--others with conditions like arthritis will find it more difficult.

    How ageing will affect us is partly down to luck--where the damage strikes first and hardest. Some of it's down to genes and some of it will be affected by how we choose to live our lives. Researchers are beginning to look at the genetic contribution to ageing, linked with the human genome(基因组) project.

    Long life tends to run in families. Longer lived parents tend, on the average, to have longer-lived children. The risk of age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's, appears also to have a genetic component. Understanding how genes affect ageing will help us to understand how the ageing process unfolds.

    As with all new research that seeks to harness the incredible power of genetics, we mustn't abuse the knowledge that will come. Luckily it appears that the genetics of ageing can tell us only part of what may affect each of us.

62. The best title for this passage might be ________________

   A) Why and How we Age

   B) How Long we can Expect to Live

   C) Genetic Contribution to Ageing

   D) The Family Pattern of Long Life

63. According to the passage, when must we face the damages ageing does to us?

   A) When the damages become so serious that many things go wrong within our cells.

   B) When damages accumulate to a level where many organs in our bodies fail us.

   C) When our skin loses the youthful flexibility and we look no longer young.

   D) When we finally know what unusual things the ageing process is doing to us.

64. According to the 2^nd paragraph, when the author mentions “Others will suffer from dementia”, he means that they will suffer _______________.

   A) some difficulty moving about

  B) a kind of age-related mental disease

   C) some blood-related diseases

   D) some genetic diseases

65. How ageing will affect us is partly dowia to luck, but researchers seem to be more interested in __________.

   A) how our riving habits affect ageing

   B) the risk of age-related diseases

   C) how genes affect ageing

   D) where the damage strikes first and hardest

66. It can be inferred from the conclusion of the passage that _____________

   A) how the ageing process unfolds depends on how old we grow

   B) the genetic study of ageing can tell us only part of the whole story

   C) all new research seeks to bring under control the power of genetics

   D) the new scientific knowledge of genetics is likely to be used for bad purposes

Part V                      Cloze                     (15 minutes)

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 center.

    Last week, the latest study to track global warming revealed that Alaska's snowless season is lengthening. As the world   67  and ice sheets and glaciers begin to melt, most of us worry about how the earth will   68  and what kind of effect climate change will bring about. Will flooding become a   69   feature, or is the land going to become dry? Are. hurricanes and typhoons going to   70  up in places they have never   71   before? Is the rising sea level going to   72   some of the world's most fertile   73   , along with millions of homes?

All of these are reasonable   74   , but now it turns out that the influence of global warming could be worse than we first   75   of Ice sheets are   76   frozen water, but during the freezing   77   they can also trap    78    such as fungi, bacteria and viruses. Some scientists believe that climate change could set free ancient illnesses as ice sheets    79   away and bacteria and viruses defrost. Illnesses we thought we had wiped out, like polio(小儿麻痹症), could  80  , while common viruses like human influenza could have a    81   effect if melting glaciers release a past variety   82   which we have no self-defence. What is  83  , new species  84   to science

may come up. And it is not just   85   who are at risk: animals, plants and marine creatures could also   86   as ancient, micro-organisms come out from ice.

67. A) changes        B) warms       C) revolves        D) spins

68. A) response       B) answer      C) reply           D) react

69. A) frequent       B) general     C) regular         D) normal

70. A) set            B) spring'     C) take            D) arise

71. A) went           B) occurred    C) swept           D) visited

72. A) swallow        B) drain       C) damage          D) affect

73. A) hills          B) houses      C) farmland        D) lakes

74. A)concerns        B) anxieties   C) disappointments D) results

75. A) imagined       B) conceived   C) supposed        D) assumed

76. A) always         B) commonly    C) hardly          D) mostly

77. A) period         B) time        C) process         D) course

78. A) beings         B) animals     C) materials       D) organisms

79. A) freeze         B) float       C) drop            <