单项选择题
1、 听录音,回答题

A． He finds it rather stressful． 
B． He is thinking of quitting it．
C． He can handle it quite well．
D． He has to work extra hours．


2、根据材料，回答问题。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A．American Indians and com.
B．The planting techniques of corn.
C．The joy of harvest.
D．Various ways to prepare corn.


3、根据材料，回答问题。
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Language is, and should be, a living thing, constantly enriched with new words and forms of expression. But there is a vital distinction between good developments, which add to the language, enabling us to say things we could not say before, and bad developments, which subtract from the language by rendering it less precise. A vivacious, colorful use of words is not to be confused with mere slovenliness. The kind of slovenliness in which some professionals deliberately indulge is perhaps akin to the cult (迷信) of the unfinished work, which has eroded most of the arts in our time. And the true answer to it is the same that art is enhanced, not hindered, by discipline. You cannot carve satisfactorily in butter.
The corruption of written English has been accompanied by an even sharper decline in the standard of spoken English. We speak very much less well than was common among educated Englishmen a generation or two ago.
The modem theatre has played a baneful (有害的) part in dimming our appreciation of language. Instead of the immensely articulate dialogue of, for example, Shaw (who was also very insistent on good pronunciation),audiences are now subjected to streams of barely literate trivia, often designed, only too well, to exhibit 'lack of communication', and larded (夹杂) with the obscenities (下流的话) and grammatical errors of the intellectually impoverished. Emily Post once advised her readers: "The theatre is the best possible place to hear correctly-enunciated speech. " Alas, no more. One young actress was recently reported to be taking lessons in how to speak badly, so that she should fit in better.
But the BBC is the worst traitor. After years of very successfully helping to raise the general standard of spoken English, it suddenly went into reverse. As the head of the Pronunciation Unit coyly (含蓄地) put it, "In the 1960s the BBC opened the field to a much wider range of speakers." To hear a BBC disc jockey talking to the latest ape-like pop idol is a truly shocking experience of verbal squalor. And the prospect seems to be of even worse to come. School teachers are actively encouraged to ignore little Johnny's incoherent grammar, atrocious spelling and haphazard punctuation, because worrying about such things might inhibit his creative genius.
The writer relates linguistic slovenliness to tendencies in the arts today in that they both __________.
A．occasionally aim at a certain fluidity
B．appear to shun perfection
C．from time to time show regard for the finishing touch
D．make use of economical short cuts


简答题
4、
"Dear Andy  How are you? Your mother and I are fine. We both miss you andhope you are doing well. We look forward to seeing you again the next time yourcomputer crashes and you come downstairs for something to eat. Love, Morn andDad "


5、听录音，回答题
We're now witnessing the emergence of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge．Physical labor, raw materials, and capital are no longer the key (26．__________in the creation of wealth．Now, the (27．__________raw material in our economy is knowledge．Tomorrow's   wealth   depends   on   the   development   and   exchange   of   knowledge．  And (28．__________entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles．Knowledge workers  get  paid  for  their  education  and  their  ability  to learn．  Knowledge  workers(29．__________ mind work．They deal with symbols: words, figures, and data．
What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to  be(30．__________ , processing, as well as exchanging information．(31．__________three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the  future．Management  and  employees  alike  will  be  malting  decisions  in  such  areas  as (32．__________ development, quality control, and customer satisfaction．
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you (33．__________ improved technologies and procedures．You can also expect to be taking greater control Of your career．Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the (34．__________ workplace, as you are familiar with．Don'texpect the companies will (35．__________ a clearly-defined career path．And don't wait for,someone to "empower" you．You have to empower yourseff．
第(26)题__________


6、 中国教育工作者早就认识到读书对于国家的重要意义。有些教育工作者2003年就建议设立全民读书日。他们强调，人们应当读好书，尤其是经典著作。通过阅读，人们能更好地学
会感恩、有责任心和与人合作，而教育的目的正是要培养这些基本素质。-阅读对于中小学生尤为重要，假如他们没有在这个关键时期培养阅读的兴趣，以后要养成阅读的习惯就很难了。


7、西安碑林博物馆创建于1087年，是一座艺术宝库(treasury of art)，其中收藏有早的古代石碑。从数量上，这座博物馆也是居我国同类博物馆之，保存有从汉代到清代地各代石碑共3000多块。这里碑石如林，所以叫碑林。这里的石碑记录了我国文化发展的部分文化成就，反映了中外文化交流的历史，因而驰名中外。来西安旅游，如不参观碑林，将会遗憾终生。


8、麻将是中国人主要的休闲娱乐之一。它起源于中国，其历史可追溯到三四千年以前。麻将原是皇家和王公贵族们的游戏，在长期的历史演变过程中，逐步从宫廷流传到民间，到清朝中期基本定型。麻将自1920年传入美国后。受欢迎的程度并不比在中国逊色。在南加州就常常举办麻将比赛。有人说，麻将之所以在国外那么受欢迎，正是源于外国人对中国古老文化的认知和认同(recogn i t i on and acceptance)。


9、中国是世界上发现与使用蚕丝早的国家，人们在四五千年前就已经开始养蚕了。随着蚕丝的使用，刺绣工艺也逐渐兴起。宋代时期，崇尚刺绣服装的风气已逐渐在民间广泛流行，这也促使了中国刺绣工艺(Chi nese Embroj dery)的发展。刺绣的用途广泛，包括生活和艺术装饰等。刺绣作为中国的民族传统工艺，在国外也享有很高的声誉，是中国文化艺术的杰出代表之一。


10、You should write an essay entitled The Value of Modesty by the commenting on the remark “Modesty is not an ornament,but also a guard to virtue.”You can give examples to illustrate your point. 写作导航 1、通过格言来诠释谦虚的价值和意义； 2、解释为什么谦虚能够带来成功，并以富兰克林为例证； 3、得出结论，建议大家脑际谦虚，保持虚怀若谷的心态。