第一节

　　听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where is Tom?

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2．How much has the woman paid for the computer?

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3．When did Louis set the world record?

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4．What will Miss Li do after supper?

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5．How did the lady come?

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　　第二节

　　听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读一遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答6～7题。

6．When will Uncle Tang and Jane come?

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7．Why will Uncle Tang come?

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A．To see his old school friends.

B．To visit the city.

C．On business.

　　听第7段材料，回答8～11题。

8．Where are the two speakers?

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9．What time was it now?

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10．What was wrong with the woman?

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11．What did the man do?

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　　听第8段材料，回答12～13题。

12．How many times has Miss Brown visited China before?

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13．What will the man do?

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A．Travel around the world.

B．See Miss Brown off.

C．Take Miss Brown to go sightseeing.

　　听第9段材料，回答14～16题。

14．When did Steve begin smoking?

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A．At fifteen.

B．At the age of sixteen.

C．When he was seventeen.

15．Who did he follow the example of and learnt to smoke?

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16．Will Steve give up smoking?

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A．No. Because he thinks that keeping smoking seems to be a grown-up.

B．Yes. Because he knows that smoking does harm to him.

C．No. Because he enjoys it.

　　听第10段材料，回答17～20题。

17．Where can crocodile be found?

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18．What's the usage of the crocodile's tail?

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A．Swim.

B．Swim and fight against its enemies.

C．Swing and protect against its enemies.

19．Which part is the crocodile's weak point?

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20．According to the speaker, which may not be the crocodile's food?

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Chinese graduates are questioning the value of continuing their education for a master's degree, a survey has found as the number of students applying for further study declines.

More than half, or 52.9 percent of the survey respondents thought it was not worth their while to spend two years on a master's degree, while the rest still thought positively of master degree studies.

The survey, jointly conducted by the Social Research Center of China Youth Daily and the Media Center of the sina.com.cn, covered 7,730 respondents, including 4,865 who had obtained or were pursuing master's degrees.

The survey showed 35.6 percent of the 4,865 regretted starting their master's studies. Ministry of Education figures show 1.28 million people applied for the national entrance exam for master's studies this year, up only 0.55 percent year-on-year. But the number increased by170,000 on average each year from 2001 to 2006, or a yearly 20-percent increase.

The survey also revealed that 48.7 percent of master's students questioned studied only for a diploma and 45.2 percent for a better job.

However, the competitive edge of a master's degree in finding a job seems to have diminished. "I spent half of my time in college for the entrance exam for a master's degree. When I finally got it from a leading university, finding a job was still a problem," said Zhao Chun.

"People began to question the value of master's degrees, which might not be a bad thing. At least, it shows critical thinking. Many people used to go blindly for master's degrees," one respondent was quoted as saying in the survey report.

The survey quoted reasons respondents had given for postgraduate study, including: "My girlfriend is still studying in college"; "I can't leave the abundant Internet resources and cheap accommodation on campus"; and "I was fooled by my teacher and parents."

The survey also showed that 54.7 percent admitted they had no clear career plans before their master's studies, and 17.9 percent thought their choices were made somewhat blindly.

1. This passage mainly told us         .

      A. Chinese begin to question value of master's degrees

      B. Fewer and fewer students would like to purchase a master's degree

C. It's more difficult for the masters to find a job

D. Most postgraduates chose their future studies blindly

2. According to the Ministry of Education figures,         .

A. the number of students applying for master's studies was less than that of last year

      B. more and more students applied for master's studies

C. the yearly increase rate dropped sharply this year

      D. the yearly increase rate increased a little bit this year

3. What does the underlined sentence "The competitive edge of a master's degree in finding a job  seems to have diminished." mean?

      A. A master's degree seems to be more powerful in finding a job.

B. A master's degree seems to be less powerful in finding a job.

C. A master's degree in finding a job seems less competitive than usual.

      D. A master's degree in finding a job seems more competitive than usual.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      A. Nearly half of the survey respondents thought it worthwhile to gain a master's degree.

B. The survey was made by a newspaper and a web site together.

      C. The survey shows that more people are treating the master's degree critically.

D. Most people had a clear ambition before they started their master's studies.

5. The survey is made believable by          .

      A. telling stories                                B. using figures

      C. making comparison                           D. asking questions