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第1页共11页ENGLISHTESTJUNE2012150MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourAnswerSheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBank’soperationsrefertA.theexpansionofitsloanprogrammeB.theinclusionofitshardloansC.theinclusionofitssoftloansD.thepreviouslendingpolicies2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllendingstrategy?A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojectsB.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountriesC.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmillsD.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.A.biasedB.unfriendlyC.objectiveD.sensationalSECTIONBCONVERSATIONQuestions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravelB.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealandC.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel第2页共11页D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits___.A.cleannessB.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristicsD.shoppingopportunities8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedtheA.respectivelocationsB.historicinterestsC.ancienttombsD.Jewishdescendants9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?A.Amusement.B.Disbelief.C.Ecstasy.D.Delight10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas___thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.A.theunsettlednessoftravelB.thedifficultiesoftrekkingC.thelonelinessoftravelD.theunfamiliarenvironmentSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecauseheA.violatedthetrafficlawB.illegallyattackedaboxerC.attackedsomebody12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.A.bytheendoftheyearB.inoverayearC.inAugustQuestion13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecauseA.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresidentB.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnionD.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassinationQuestion14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.A.increasedslowlyB.decreased第3页共11页C.stayedsteady15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.MakesurethewordThepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe（1）___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedtosubmittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa(2)___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incaseofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenewstogroupsofreporters.However,fromthepointofviewof(3)___,thepressconferencepossessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits(4)___andnewssource.Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconferenceproceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata(n)(5)___,ascanbeseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.Factorsingettingvaluableinformation--preparation：aneedtokeepup--(6)___ofthenewssource:1)newssource’s(7)___to2)news-gatheringmethods.Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformationprovidedbyanewssource—notknowingtherequiredinformation;—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout(8)___skills;——(9)___ofquestionsaskedWaysofimprovingthequestions:--nowordswithdoublemeanings;--nolongque--specifictime,place,etc.;--(10)—questions;--clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(15MIN)Thefollowingpassagecontains20errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankForamissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwriteForanunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwi