上海市浦东新区2011学年第一学期期末质量抽测 高三英语试题(浦东新区2012届高三英语一模)

浦东新区2011学年第一学期期末质量抽测高三英语试题

（本卷满分150分；完卷时间120分钟）

第I卷（共105分）

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. 16. B. 10. C. 8. D. 8.

2. A. Mother and child. B. Manager and customer.

C. Nurse and child.

D. Boss and clerk.

3. A. Frank. B. Rude. C. Determined. D. Sensitive.

4. A. At 9:40. B. At 10:10. C. At 10:20. D. At 10:50.

5. A. Tom is lazy and doesn’t want to work hard.

B. Tom is so stupid that he can’t study well.

C. Tom should have a more patient teacher.

D. Tom just doesn’t know why he needs to study.

6. A. He thinks the class is not big enough. B. He doesn’t agree with the woman.

C. He thinks that the class is too big.

D. He is going to sign up for another class.

7. A. Bobby would not keep on doing the experiment.

B. Bobby had got the result of the experiment already.

C. Bobby thought the experiment was well done.

D. Bobby had expected the experiment to be easier.

8. A. They will hold a furniture display. B. They are short of chairs for the audience.

C. They will hold a lecture tonight.

D. They haven’t prepared the lecture well.

9. A. She will disappoint everybody with her speech.

B. She will do as good a job as she did last time.

C. She will be successful if she practises more.

D. She has good reason to worry about the speech.

10. A. They shouldn’t change their plan. B. They’d better change their mind.

C. The tennis game won’t last long.

D. The weather forecast is not reliable.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Because no police drove me away. B. Because he liked to dream there.

C. Because he had no money.

D. Because he could see the hotel.

12. A. One Saturday evening. B. One Sunday evening.

C. One Saturday morning.

D. One Sunday morning.

13. A. Because he didn’t like the warm and soft bed.

B. Because he liked to sleep in the park.

C. Because he couldn’t pay for it.

D. Because he wanted to have a good dream.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Lawyer. B. Computer programmer.

C. Blogger (博客).

D. Firefighter.

15. A. 21% of all the employers. B. 1% of American teenagers.

C. 79% of all the employers.

D. 1% of American adults.

16. A. With many bloggers, America is sure to win her reputation in the world.

B. Washington is the city which has most bloggers in America.

C. There are few employees of newspapers than a few years ago.

D. The topics of blogging cover almost every area of people’s daily life.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25.The January Proficiency Oral Test is actually close _____ hand.

A. at

B. in

C. by

D. on

26.To keep slim, Alice will spend half of her holiday practicing Yoga and _____ half learning

dancing.

A. another

B. the other

C. other’s

D. other

27.Life is full of ups and downs, but if you focus on the negative, it _____ affect everything you do.

A. must

B. dare

C. should

D. can

28.David got a higher grade for Mathematics, and he did make _____ mistakes.

A. few

B. fewer

C. less

D. more

29.– Has Tim finished writing his annual budget report?

– I have no idea. He _____ it this morning.

A. did

B. has done

C. was doing

D. had done

30.The construction of the new art museum started two years ago, but it _____ so far due to

various reasons.

A. has not completed

B. has not been completed

C. had not completed

D. had not been completed

31.Studies show that daydreaming contributes significantly to concentration powers and the

ability _____ with others.

A. communicating

B. to be communicated

C. to communicate

D. to communicating

32.While staying home is a tradition at the Spring Festival,_____ a trip with family members

can also be a nice alternative.

A. to take

B. taking

C. took

D. taken

33.Rescuers pulled out the last surviving miner _____ for 40 hours following a rock burst.

A. trapped

B. being trapped

C. were trapped

D. had trapped

34.The General Bureau has put a sever ban on TV series _____ scenes of smoking cigarettes.

A. to show

B. shown

C. showing

D. to be showing

35.Only through lifelong learning _____ in the highly competitive society.

A. you can survive

B. can you survive

C. do you survive

D. are you survived

36.Employers often give jobs to _____ they believe has work experience and a strong sense of duty.

A. whoever

B. whomever

C. who

D. whom

37.Thanksgiving Day takes on an entirely different look in China, _____ malls and e-businesses

are competing in sale promotions as the holiday approaches.

A. where

B. that

C. what

D. which

38.As a saying goes, life is a cafeteria. You can get anything you want _____ you are willing to

pay the price.

A. even if

B. as far as

C. as if

D. as long as

39.The chairman announced the end of the meeting _____ I could get in a word.

A. before

B. when

C. after

D. once

40.If you often feel tired out and can’t focus your attention, that is _____ you have to stop

working and to have a rest.

A. why

B. whether

C. when

D. what

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only

Many trees and shrubs change color in fall. For years, scientists have worked hard to understand the changes that happen to them. They find that three factors 41 fall’s colorful farewell — leaf pigments (色素), length of night, and weather. The timing of the color change is mainly regulated by the increasing length of night.None of the other 42 influences, such as temperature, rainfall, food supply, are as unchanging as the 43 increasing length of night during fall. As days grow shorter, and nights grow longer and cooler, biochemical 44 in leaves begin to paint the landscape with an explosion of colors. And Nature puts on one of its most splendid 45 of beauty.

The timing of the color change 46 by species. Some species in southern forests can become vividly colorful in late summer while all other species are still vigorously green. Oaks put on their colors long after other species have already shed their leaves. These differences in timing among species seem to be genetically 47 , for a particular species, whether on a high mountain or in warmer lowlands, will change color at the same time.

However, some species are evergreens. Pines, for example, are green all the year round because they have toughened up. They have developed over the years a needle-like or scale-like foliage (绿叶植物), which is 48 with a heavy wax coating. And the liquid inside their cells contains cold-resistant elements. So the leaves of evergreens can safely withstand (经受住) all but the most 49 winter conditions, such as those in the Arctic.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Every year the United States exports ―cultural products‖ to the rest of the world while it only imports similar products from other countries equal to about one percent of the amount exported. Movies, for example, are one such 50 . The movie industry in countries like England and Italy is almost completely 51 on American exports. Both countries report that 85% to 95% of all movie tickets sold each year are for movies produced in the United https://www.wendangku.net/doc/304231673.html,lions of people worldwide buy American pop, rap, and rock music. Billions of people drink Coca-Cola and eat McDonald’s hamburgers.American software 52 the computer market.

Can all of the above products be called―cultural‖,however?That depends on how one53 culture. Most people 54 culture into two forms: ―high‖culture and ―low‖culture. High culture is the kind produced by writers arid 55 . It is more concerned with stimulating thought in the people who view or use it and does not 56 care how marketable people find it. Low culture, 57 , is viewed as a product usually for entertainment and is only as good as how well it sells. Because it is 58 by masses of people, this type of culture can also be called ―mass culture‖. The 59 between low and high culture are not very clear.

Pierre Guerlain, a professor of English and American Studies in France, points out that when a cultural product is imported, the product cannot cover the existing culture, thus 60 it. The imported product is changed to adapt to the local context. Anyone who believes that a society which imports American products of mass culture will become a 61 of America is being naive (幼稚的).

American may seem to have the strongest hand in exporting cultural products, but there is a boomerang(相反的) 62 for being more of an exporter than importer. Because Europeans and Japanese import so many cultural products from the United States, they know a lot more about American culture 63 than Americans know about European or Japanese culture. It is a definite advantage for the Europeans and Japanese to be bilingual as well as bicultural. These countries can use their knowledge of American society and 64 to increase their chances of success in the American market.

50. A. aspect B. product C. example D. project

51. A. fixed B. emphasized C. called D. dependent

52. A. dominates B. abandons C. enters D. grasps

53. A. defines B. presents C. absorbs D. creates

54. A. prefer B. divide C. alter D. view

55. A. designers B. technicians C. composers D. artists

56. A. comprehensively B. temporarily C. necessarily D. representatively

57. A. as a result B. as a whole C. on the average D. on the other hand

58. A. consumed B. produced C. invested D. sponsored

59. A. connections B. distinctions C. ranges D. advantages

60. A. overcoming B. accepting C. attracting D. replacing

61. A. source B. supplier C. copy D. target

62. A. effect B. feedback C. disadvantage D. idea

63. A. in particular B. in general C. in contrast D. in the meantime

64. A. values B. economy C. policies D. characteristics

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Until recently, the ―science of the future‖was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.

Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the property of wool to conserve (保存) heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.

Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in ―growing‖ a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin.The next step may well be―biotech hearts and eyes‖which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.

The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop, remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to disastrous levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.

It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other ―science of the future‖ can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.

65.The materials produced with organic chemistry are _____ at present.

A. not as good as natural materials

B. as good as an insect’s body

C. better than natural materials

D. as good as wool

66.According to the passage, it may soon be possible _____.

A. to transplant human organs

B. to make something as good as human skin

C. to produce drugs without side effects

D. to make artificial hearts and eyes

67.In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that _____.

A. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years

B. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future

C. biological power sources would be put into use soon

D. we will never stop using non-renewable power sources

68.What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Biological power will keep all its promises.

B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.

C. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.

D. Biological power may not be as risky as nuclear power.

(B)

We’ve all been there, finishing a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downing cookie after cookie while cramming(死记硬背) for a big test. But when done a lot —especially without realizing it — emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.

Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings. But understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it.

One of the biggest myths (荒诞的说法) about emotional eating is that it’s driven by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast.

Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort or distraction in food.

Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. A kid who is given cookies as a way to stop crying may learn to link cookies with comfort.It’s not easy to―unlearn‖patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.

We’re all emotional eaters to some extent (who hasn’t s uddenly found room for dessert after a filling dinner?). But for some people, emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain.

The trouble with emotional eating (aside from the health issues) is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you did. That’s why it helps to know the differences between physical hunger and emotional hunger.

Next time you reach for a snack, check in and see which type of hunger is driving it.

69.People turn to emotional eating because _____.

A. they are preparing for the test

B. they enjoy the pleasure of eating

C. they want to seek comfort or distraction

D. they feel better after eating

70.By saying ―We’ve all been there‖ (Paragraph 1), the author means _____.

A. finishing a whole bag of chips out of freedom is bad

B. we are all emotional eaters to some extent

C. our health will be affected by emotional eating

D. people eat more without realizing it

71.If you want to break away from the patterns of emotional eating, the first thing you should do

is to _____.

A. reduce stress and anxiety

B. relax and try to lose weight

C. stop seeking comfort from food

D. realize what is happening

(C)

ASK LASKAS

72.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Dopamine is a powerful brain chemical good to our health.

B. Looking for help on line is like getting help from a health professional.

C. Player is a video game addict who smokes and sleeps few hours.

D. Player is advised to stay clear of the screen.

73.According to the Q&A, _____.

A. Host’s colleagues are insensitive

B. The talk-show is to blame

C. Somebody’s business is everybody’s

D. Host’s sister-in-law was on fertility pills

74.What we can infer from the Q&A is _____.

A. The Mom is not to blame because she needs a short run to the store

B. Children need care and attention, though not for all of them

C. Laws, the old lady, wants to report what she sees to the child’s father

D. LASKAS doesn’t seem to approve of Law s’ trying to report what she sees

75.Which Q&A mentioned transport?

A. The first.

B. The second.

C. The third.

D. None.

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

76.

Environmental groups in the United States are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles.They have asked Pope John Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christian religious observance known as Lent. Christians observe Lent in preparation for the holiday of Easter.

77.

Environmental groups say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern California and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years.

78.

The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time each year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter. Many people do not eat meat during this holy time in order to obey the rules of Lent. Because sea turtles swim, many people consider them to be fish. Fish is permitted during Lent.

79.

The Sea Turtle Conservation Network is a union of fishermen, environmental activists and researchers. They sent a letter to Pope John Paul, urging the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if people did not eat them during this religious period. The letter also asked members of the Catholic Church to obey laws banning the capture of turtles in Mexico and the United States.

80.

About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of Baja, California each year. Studies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments of the United States and Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting.

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words.

―Severe fatigue (疲乏), very weak. I could barely walk down the block,‖ says Wendy Moro. Why, she wondered, then, Wendy and her doctor begin to suspect her plate. ―A few times a week I was having fish, whether it was once or four times,‖ says Wendy. ―What kind of fish? Swordfish, tuna and sea bass, the highest mercury-content (汞含量) fish sold in the commercial market,‖ says Dr. Jane Hightower.

Mercury enters the ocean with commercial pollution. It works its way up the food chain, and apparently into to some of the most popular fish on the market. Wendy’s doctor, Dr. Jane Hightower, was so suspicious that she began testing her Bay Area patients. All consumed large amounts of fish, and an overwhelming majority tested high for mercury in their systems.

―I was seeing hair loss, fatigue, muscle ache, headache, feeling just an ill feeling.‖ Hightower said.

The symptoms began to clear up when Hightower cut the amount of fish in their diets. ―It was so obvious, but the problem was still unknown to the public,‖ she said. ―I even wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine.‖ (A tambourine is a small one-sided drum with metal disks around its rim.) Her published findings drew national attention. But despite her study, there is still fierce debate over how much fish is safe to eat, and how much mercury consumers are actually eating. So we decided to do our own test.

According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the safe level of mercury intake for a 120-pound woman like Wendy is a little over 38 micrograms per week. On average, a single serving of tuna purchased here in the Bay Area contained more mercury than the EPA recommends a woman of Wendy’s size eat for an entire week. Sea bass had nearly twice that level, and swordfish nearly six times the EPA’s safe mercury intake for a week, in a single serving.

While there is little scientific data on how the body reacts to high levels of mercury, it has been linked to symptoms ranging from muscle pain to hair loss, birth defects, and muscle fatigue. And, as in our testing, the evidence is mounting that the larger the fish, the more the exposure.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

81.The popular fish on the market obtain mercury through _____ and _____.

82.When Dr. Hightower ―wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine‖, she meant to _____.

83.What did Dr. Hightower do with the information she discovered?

84.What should people do according to the test done by the EPA?

第II卷（共45分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.简单的生活方式有利于环保。(benefit)

2.应该更多地关心父母远在他乡打工的孩子们。(concern)

3.面对困难你越是镇定自若，就越有可能克服它们。(likely)

4.如今有很多蔬菜种植在温室里而不是菜园里，为的是不受风雨和昆虫的侵害。(so that)

5.我和他志同道合，且年龄和家庭背景相似，我想着就是为什么我们成为好朋友的原因。

(which)

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

每个人都有自己的闪光之处。请结合自身成长过程，叙述一件最值得自己骄傲的事，并说说其中的感悟。

浦东新区2011学年第一学期期末质量抽测高三英语试题

参考答案及听力文字

第I卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

1~5 BBADD6~10 CDCBA

Section B

11~13 CCD 14~16 CDA

Section C

17. digital 18. Mark

19. Property 20. 0809 45233

21. the (school) library 22. Chatting with friends

23. mystery and action 24. application interview

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

25~29 ABDBC 30~34 BCBAC35~40 BAADAC

Section B

41~45 HCABD 46~49 FIEG

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

50~54 BDAAB55~59 DCDAB 60~64 DCABA

Section B

65~68 ADCD 69~71 CBD 72~75 DADC

Section C

76~80 CADFE

Section D

81. commercial pollution … food chain

82. draw people’s attention to the danger / warn people of the danger

83. She published the results of her study. / She made it known to the public.

84. People should eat less sea food. / People should cut down on fish in their diets.

第II卷

I. Translation

1. Simple lifestyle benefits environmental protection.

2. More concern should be shown for the children whose parents are away working in other places.

3. The calmer you are when faced with difficulties, the more likely you are to overcome them.

4. Today many vegetables are grown not in gardens but in greenhouses so that they can be

protected from wind, rain or insects.

5. He and I share the same views and are similar in age and family background, which I think is

the reason why we have become good friends.

II. Guided Writing

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Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. M: Could you tell me how many people will be present at the party?

W: Besides you and me, there are eight people invited to the party.

Q: How many people will be at the party?

2. M: Excuse me. I want to complain about the milk. When I opened it at home yesterday, there

was a bad smell.

W: Oh, I’m terribly sorry about that. I’ll take care of it right away.

Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

3. W: What do you think of Mr. Oliver?

M: Well, he always shows what he is thinking and feeling clearly and directly.

Q: What is the man’s opinion of Mr. Oliver?

4. W: What time is it now?

M: It’s twenty past ten.It’s a little bit crowded on the road today, but in another half hour, we’ll definitely arrive there.

Q: When will the speakers get to their destination?

5. W: Tom always comes home with bad grades. Sometimes I just can’t help punishing him for

that.

M: Have patience. He will come to realize the importance of study and begin to work hard.

Q: What does the man mean?

6. W: This class is awfully big, isn’t it?

M: Yeh. I can’t agree with you more. I should have signed up for a different class.

Q: What does the man mean?

7. W: Hi, Bobby. How did your experiment go yesterday?

M: Well, it wasn’t as easy as I had thought. I have to continue doing it tonight.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

8. W: I have no idea how many students will attend tonight’s lecture?

M: Don’t worry. We have enough chairs for all of them.

Q: What can we infer from this conversation?

9. W: I’m worried about the speech I’m going to give tonight.

M: You’ll be fine. Everyone was really impressed with your last one.

Q: What does the man mean?

10. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis in

the afternoon.

M: Oh, I don’t think it’ll last long. The weather forecast says it will cloud-over by mid-afternoon.

Q: What does the man mean?

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages.The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

The lady lived in a first-class hotel that faced the park.Her driver called for her every morning at eleven. As he helped her into the car one Saturday morning, she noticed a man in rags on a bench across the street, looking attentively at the hotel with a dreamy expression on his face. He was there again the next morning — the next. It interested the lady. She told her driver to wait and crossed over to the man on the bench.

―I simply have to know,‖ she said, ―why you keep looking at the hotel that way every morning.‖The man smiled, ―Lady,‖ he said, ―I’m a penniless failure. I sleep on this bench when the police don’t drive me away, and I dream that some day — just once — I’m going to spend a night in that smart hotel across the way.‖

The lady, feeling very pleased with herself, said, ―Tonight your dream is going to be true. I’m going to pay for the best room in the house for you.‖

The following morning the woman told the man to come to her breakfast table and asked, ―How did you sleep?‖ The man proved disappointing.

―Good Heavens, why?‖ she asked. ―Wasn’t the bed soft and warm enough for you?‖

―It wasn’t that,‖ he explained. ―You see, down there I can dream I’m in the hotel. Here the whole night through I kept dreaming I was back on the park bench.‖

(Now listen again, please) Questions:

11. Why did the man sleep on the bench?

12. When did the lady notice the man?

13. Why would the man rather sleep on the bench than in the hotel?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers.Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working on computer programmers or firefighters.

The ranks of bloggers have grown dramatically over the past ten years. Blogging is an important social and cultural movement that people care passionately about, and the number of people doing it for at least some income is approaching 1% of American adults.

What started as a discussion forum for progressive politics and new technologies has now been applied to motherhood, health care, the arts, fashion — and just about every other imaginable area of life.

As bloggers have increased in numbers, the number of journalists has significantly declined. In Washington alone, there are now 79% fewer employees of major newspapers than there were just a few years ago. At the same time, Washington is easily the most blogged — about city in America, if not the world.

And with millions of human hours now going into writing and recording opinion, we have to wonder whether being the blogging capital of the world will help America compete in the global economy.

(Now listen again, please) Questions:

14. What occupation is growing dramatically in America today?

15. How many people in the U.S. are doing blogging as a job to earn money?

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

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?

M: Yes. I think I left my digital camera on the train from London earlier today.

W: Did you, sir? Oh, well, in that case, we’d better fill in a Lost Property Form. Can you tell me your name?

M: Yes, it’s Mark Adams.

W: OK. Your address? You live in Britain or in the States? How long are you staying?

M: Oh, I’ve still got a few months in Britain.

W: OK, then can you give me your address here?

M: Right. It’s 18 Linden Drive, Laten Essex. Do you want the phone number?

W: Yes, I’d better have that, too.

M: OK, 0809 45233.

W: Thanks. And you say it was a digital camera. What make and model?

M: It’s Samsung J302.

W: OK, got that. Now, you say it was the London train. What time did it arrive in Edinburgh? M: At 4:45 this afternoon.

W: Well then, if we find it, sir, shall we phone you or write to you?

M: No, I think I will drop in the day after tomorrow to check out.

W: Right you’re, sir. We’ll do our best.

(Now listen again, please) Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

M: Hi, Catherine. How are you getting along these days?

W: Hi, Clive. I’m very busy and a bit nervous.

M: You have to find a way to relax yourself although your application interview is near at hand. W: Yes, I must. How do you relax yourself in your spare time?

M: Oh, I help in the school library, which I enjoy very much. I find it very interesting.

W: This is really a good chance. I usually spend most of my free time chatting with friends.

M: Most of girls like chatting. I like reading. That’s why I choose to help in the library.

W: I see. How much time do you spend on reading?

M: About two hours every evening. If there were not so much homework, I would read more. W: Really? What sort of book do you like?

M: Well, my favorites are the ones with lots of mystery and action in them.

W: Oh, me too.

M: That’s good. There are some such newly-published books in the library. Shall I borrow some for you next week?

W: Of course. Thank you very much.

(Now listen again, please) Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.