I. 听力 (共一节,满分15分)
第一节 根据录音填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
听以下对话,在横线上补全信息。录音播放两遍。
Charles: You know, the one issue that I feel the strongest about is the environment. Well, maybe it’s a little expensive to change our ways, but we have to try. We need to take care of the world we live in. So I think we can all do small things: like 1 and be careful not to waste water and electricity. You know what they say: We only have one world, so we shouldn’t 2 .
Melissa: For me, freedom of speech is very important. We should always be allowed to say 3 - especially now. You know that people want to censor the Internet. They want to limit what we 4 on our computers. Well, I don’t agree with that at all. Of course, I know, it’s 5 . Where do you draw a line on what should be controlled? What limits should 6 our freedom of speech? I suppose that there have to be some limits set, but I say 7 the better. Maybe the best thing is just to decide everything on a case-by-case basis.
Brian: I guess I’d have to say the issue I think most about is world peace. It’s time we all 8 and work together 9 instead of as separate nations. Now, I’m not saying that it’s easy. Of course, we all come from different cultures and speak different languages. It’s just that we’re so dependent on one another. The world is becoming a smaller place, 10 . We have to learn to get along. I believe in this issue strongly, and I support the United Nations because I think they do good work.
II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a 11 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are popular with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to 12 their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would not be cool.
The 13 kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great 14 skills, not popular with the opposite sex and they are 15 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus (微积分) , they are watching shows like the “X Files”. They are known as the geeks.