Ⅰ. Which did you hear? (I point for each correct answer)
Choose from the following groups of words the one you hear. Mark the corresponding letter with a tick (√) in your answersheet. Each of the words will be read twice.
1. A. Mack B. muck C. mock D. Mark
2. A. talk B. took C. toke D. tock
3. A. burn B. born C. bun D. bam
4. A. site B. set C. sit D. seat
5. A. rail B. whale C. veil D. well
6. A. bake B. back C. bike D. beck
7. A. lawn B. loin C. loan D. lone
8. A. cart B. cut C. caught D. cot
9. A. life B. rife C. knife D. wife
10. A. bitter B. better C. butter D. batter
Ⅱ. Listen and respond. (2 points for each correct answer)
Choose the correct answers/responses to the questions you hear. Mark the corresponding letter with a tick (√) in your answersheet. Each of the sentences will be read twice.
1.
A. Yes, I heard it even though it was a light knock.
B. Yes, I saw a big lock on the door.
2.
A. Yes, of course. It looks heavy, but isn"t really.
B. Yes, of course. I can put them in several bags.
3.
A. 8ut they need more practice before they learn the skills.
B. But they seem to prefer the old scales.
4.
A. A cup with a red apple.
B. A cop with a gun.
5.
A. Yes, she failed to get the right one.
B. Yes, she thought it was the long one that you want.
Ⅲ. How do you pronounce the word? (2 points for each correct word)
Listen to the following sentences and write down the phonetic symbols of the underlined words. Each of the sentences will be read twice.
Example, I bought a new raincoat the other day.
/" reinkaut/
1. Keep the notebook please.
2. Do you like the greenhouse that Jack built?
3. I need it a little longer.
4. I phoned her last night.
5. The Pearl River is the third longest river in China.
6. Call the police when you need help.
7. They watched him repairing the radio.
8. It"s our own story exactly.
9. What"s the problem?
1O. They have arranged to meet at the gate.
Ⅳ. Intonation units. (1 point for each sentence)
Listen to the following sentences and mark out the intonation units. Each of the sentences will be read twice.
Example, Those who sold quickly/made a profit.
1. The living room in the house was so damp that thick moss grew all over the walls.
2. He knew without knowing how it had happened that he lay on the floor in a dark room.
3. He wanted to obey the voice which was the only voice that spoke to him.
4. It was at this moment precisely that he found he could not rise.
5. When the old man saw him coming he knew that this was a shark.
6. In order to do this it is necessary that you form the sounds with a certain degree of precision.
7. At this point it is essential that you realize the importance of the meeting.
8. You can use the pause or an absence of sound to help emphasize the important ideas.
9. A random pause on the other hand may detract from the meaning.
1O. In this way interpreters share the "hidden" meanings of a piece of literature.
Ⅴ. Nucleus. (2 points for each sentence)
Listen to the following sentences and mark out the nucleus of each of the intonation units. The dialogues will be read twice.
Example :
- Would you like (↗) tea or (↘) coffee? .
- I"ll have (↘) coffee, (↗) please.
- (↘) Milk and (↗) sugar?
- No (↘) milk. I have it (↘) black, with one (↘) sugar. (↘) Thanks.
A.
- It"s your brother"s birthday this month, isn’t it?
- He"s going to have fun with friends.
- Is it on the twenty-first?
- No. It"s on the thirty-first.
B.
- How long have you been here, Sue?
- For nearly three years. How long have you been here, John?
- I"ve been here for two years. It"s Mark"s fifth year.
- Are you thinking of staying or leaving?
Ⅵ. Dictation (3 points for each correct phrase)
Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words or phrases. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, a short pause will be given after each of the sentences with missing words.
Tourism is one of the great growth industries in the last few decades. There are two main arguments for tourism. (1) , and most obvious one, is the economic benefits which (2) . It is usually people from better-off countries that can afford to travel, and they bring with them much-needed "hard currency". The second argument is that tourism increases "international understanding" and friendship between people of (3) .
But are the effects all good ones? I doubt it. Let us look at the economic argument first. Who are the people who actually benefit from tourism? Not the mass of (4) . I am sure. (5) , tourists means that the price of food becomes too expensive for poorer people.
And (7) . Does tourism really promote "international understanding"? Many tourists cannot even speak the languages (8) they visit. Their wealth (9) the local people more aware of their own poverty.
My conclusion is that tourism is a harmful development and should be (1O) , not encouraged.
答案及评分标准
Ⅰ. Which did you hear? (1O points, 1 point for each correct answer)
Choose from the following groups of words the one you hear. Mark the corresponding letter in your answersheet. Each of the words will be read twice.
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 1O. D
Ⅱ. Listen and respond. (1O points, 2 points for each correct answer)
Choose the correct answers/responses to the questions you hear. Mark the corresponding letter in your answersheet. Each of the sentences will be read twice.
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B
Ⅲ. How do you pronounce the word? (20 points, 2 points for each correct word)
Listen to the following sentences and write down the phonetic symbols of the underlined words. Each of the sentences will be read twice
Ⅳ. Intonation units. (1O points, 1 point for each sentence)
Listen to the following sentences and mark out the intonation units. Each of the sentences will be read twice.
Example, Those who sold quickly/made a profit.
1. The living room in the house was so damp / that thick moss grew all over the walls.
2. He knew / without knowing how it had happened / that he lay on the floor in a dark room.
3. He wanted to obey the voice / which was the only voice that spoke to him.
4. It was at this moment precisely / that he found he could not rise.
5. When the old man saw him coming / he knew that this was a shark.
6. In order to do this / it is necessary that you form the sounds with a certain degree of precision.
7. At this point / it is essential / that you realize The importance of the meeting.
8. You can use the pause or an absence of sound / to help emphasize the important ideas.
9. A random pause on the other hand / may detract from the meaning.
1O. In this way / Interpreters share the "hidden" meanings of a piece of literature.
Ⅴ. Nucleus. (20 points, 2 points for each sentence)
Listen to the following sentences and mark out the nucleus of each of the intonation units. The dialogues will be read twice.
Example :
- Would you like ↗ tea or ↘ coffee?
- I"ll have ↘ coffee, ↘ please.
- ↘ Milk and ↗ sugar?
- No ↘ milk. I have it ↘ black, with one ↘ sugar. ↘ Thanks.
A.
- It"s your brother"s birthday this ↘ month, ↘ isn"t it?
- He"s going to have some fun with ↘ friends.
- Is it on the twenty-↗first?
- No. It"s on the thirty-↘first.
B.
- How long have you ↘ been here, ↗ Sue?
- For nearly three ↘ years. How long have ↘ you been here, ↗ John?
- I"ve been here for ↘ two years. It"s Mark’s ↘ fifth year.
- Are you thinking of ↗ staying or ↘ leaving?
Ⅵ. Dictation (30 points, 3 points for each correct phrase)
Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words or phrases. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, a short pause will be given after each of the sentences with missing mords.
(l) The first
(2) come to the host country
(3) different countries.
(4) of the people
(5) In fact
(e) large numbers of
(7) there is another thing
(8) of the countries
(9) only makes
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