抽签问卦指得出这种天气预报就跟从帽子里变戏法似的得...

抽签问卦指得出这种天气预报就跟从帽子里变戏法似的得... Model Test 3 Part I DICTATION Disappearing Forests 1 Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Conversation 1 Questions 1-3 1. Who is Marilen? A. Last year’s tour winner. B. A cyclist being interviewed. C. President of the Bicycle Club. D. A sports reporter for a local news show. 2. Why do cyclists participate in the mountain-lake cycle tour? A. To meet cyclists from other countries. B. To race with professional athletes. C. To exercise and enjoy themselves. D. To compete for a valuable first prize. 3. In what order will the cyclists leave the starting line? A. In any order they wish. B. In groups at timed intervals. C. Bicycle club members first, then others. D. Racers first, then average cyclists. Conversation 2 Questions 4-7 4. On what aspect of weather forecasting does the conversation focus? A. How much it has improved in recent years. B. How reliable long-range forecasts are. C. How long it takes to become a meteorologist. D. How the current forecast will affect the speakers. 5. According to the woman, what do 90-day forecasts predict fairly accurately? A. The amount of cloud covering. B. The wind conditions. C. The amount of snow. D. The temperature. 6. Why is it difficult to predict the weather far in advance for autumn? A. Some forecasting machines do not work well in hot weather. B. The weather patterns are more changeable in the autumn. C. Experts spend less time studying autumn. D. The National Weather Service misplaced its spring and summer data. 7. What is the man’s attitude toward forecasting at the end of the conversation? A. He no longer believes short-range forecasts. B. He is no fascinated that he decides to study meteorology. C. He realizes that there is some value in long-range forecasting. D. He decides to change his forecast. Conversation 3 Questions 8-10 8. What does the man say about the woman’s car? A. The woman could probably repay it herself. B. It’s rather small. C. It probably won’t cost a lot to repair. D. It’s probably difficult to drive. 9. What does the woman say about the mechanic? A. He has fixed her car before. B. He only works on new cars. C. He is one of her neighbors. D. He will probably overcharge her. 10. What does the man offer to do? A. Help the woman fix her car. B. Test-drive the woman’s car. C. Help the woman pay the mechanic’s bill. D. Take the woman to her home. 2 SECTION B PASSAGES Question 11-13 11. The combination of Adidas and Reebok . A. will help the two companies compete with Nike. B. will share a large proportion of US sports wear market. C. will focus on more popular sports clothing. D. will attract the interest of famous people. 12. What is the initial relationship between Adidas and Reebok? A. They are unattached. B. They are alliance. C. They are competitors. D. They are shareholders. 13. In the enlarged company, Adidas will . A. keep a different name and brand from the controlling company. B. be more of a youth and consumer lifestyle brand. C. make less use of big names to advertise its goods. D. continue its emphasis on goods for competitive sports. Question 14-16 14. What communication tools are NOT mentioned in this passage? A. Letters. B. Videophones. C. Emails. D. Mobile phones. 15. Which change in communication is NOT mentioned in this passage? A. People prefer using emails to the Internet. B. It is more convenient for people to communicate. C. Computers will be used everywhere. D. Wireless cables will bring information to rural areas. 16. What is certain in future? A. The Internet will do everything in future. B. We can’t predict what will happen in future. C. We can’t imagine how technology will change in future. D. Technology can make it easier for people to understand each other. Question 17-20 17. Which of the following statements shows Russia’s economy reached a very bad situation in 1998? A. Russia’s economy was shortened. B. Russia’s financial deficit was very serious. C. Russia’s currency was devalued. D. Russia’s revenue decreased. 18. What causes Russia’s economy to grow very rapidly? A. The government’s measures to fix Russia’s economic problem. B. The rise in oil prices since 1998. C. The devaluation of Russia’s currency. D. The competitive business in Russia. 19. Which does NOT show the economists’ view of Russia’s development? A. The government should take actions against oil company. B. Russia should encourage more investment in the country. C. The economic development should not just depend on oil prices. D. Russia should build a stronger relationship with powerful countries. 20. The oil prices are than they were before 1998. A. 44% less B. 44% more. C. 4 times less D. 4 times more 3 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST News Item 1 Questions 21-22 21. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts? A. Poverty elimination. B. Good government. C. Fight against corruption. D. Poor living standard. 22. By canceling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund. A. reject B. restart C. follow D. review News Item 2 Questions 23-24 23. What happened during the accident? A. A train hit another one. B. A train killed 23 people. C. A train went off its tracks. D. A train was trapped inside the station. 24. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers? A. No one was fatally injured. B. There were many heavy casualties. C. No one was hurt during the accident. D. someone was killed during the accident. News Item 3 Questions 25-26 25. The civil servants held a strike to protest . A. spending cuts B. reform measures C. pay cuts D. low pay 26. The civil servants’ strike was staged the general strike. A. a few days after B. a few days before C. a few weeks after D. a few weeks before News Item 4 Questions 27-28 27. Which is the main idea of the news? A. Industrial relations in Germany. B. The German energy industry. C. Coalition in the government. D. Closure of nuclear reactors. 28. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from . A. the Government B. the energy industry C. a party in the coalition D. a declining need for nuclear energy News Item 5 Questions 29-30 29. Which of the following is NOT listed as a terrorist group by the US? A. the pro-Iranian Hezbollah. B. The Palestinian group Hamas. C. The Irish Republican Army. D. The Basque separatist group ETA. 30. The affected groups will be prevented from . A. entering the United States legally B. freezing US financial assets abroad C. receiving support from other countries D. giving weapons to other terrorist groups 4 Disappearing Forests The world’s forests are disappearing. As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago. The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet, as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals. These rain forests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber（木材, 木料）. An increasing amount of forest land has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development such as crop-growing. By the 1990’s less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year. As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction. 1-5 CCBBD 6-10 BCCAD 11-15ACDAA 16-20CCBAD 21-25 DBCAC 26-30 ADCCA Conversation One W: We'd better be looking for sales on down jackets and thermos underwear. It' s going to be really cold this winter. M: Well, you didn' t expect it to be warm, did you? W: Of course not, but I heard the national weather service's prediction for the next 90 days. They said it' s supposed to be much colder weather than usual. M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless. W: Not as useless as you think. M: Oh, come on, when you' re talking about what' s going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a forecast out of our hat. 指得出这种天气预报就跟从帽子里变戏法 5 似的得到,因此太随机太荒唐,表达说话者的怀疑态度W: Well, you are partly right. They aren't very good at the amount of water falling on the earth. But they are much better for temperatures especially for this time of the year. M: Really? So I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow? W: Exactly. M: But what did you say about this time of the year? Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecasts? W. Autumn is the worst; apparently weather patterns change so much then. Just think how variable our weather has been the last three months. M: Come to think of it, that' s true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the summer. You know, you' re beginning to convince me there is more to forecasting than I thought. How come you know so much about it? W: I get my information from an expert--my sister. 6