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Part I Writing.(30 minutes)

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Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

2、听音频：

根据听到的内容回答2-26题

A.The woman is now working in a kindergarten.

B.The man will soon start a business of his own.

C.The man would like to be a high school teacher.

D.The woman is going to major in child education.

3、

A.The furniture has to be rearranged.

B.The sound equipment has to be set up.

C.The conference room has to be cleaned.

D.The video machine has to be checked.

4、

A.She is exhausted.

B.She is near-sighted.

C.She cannot finish work in time.

D.She cannot go straight home.

5、

A.The woman is too particular about food.

B.He would rather have a meal an hour later.

C.The woman should order her food quickly.

D.He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches.

6、

A.He is not a good mechanic.

B.He doesn't keep his promises.

C.He spends his spare time doing repairs.

D.He is always ready to offer help to others.

7、

A.Sam has a big family to support.

B.Sam is not interested in traveling.

C.The pay offer by the travel agency is too low.

D.The work hours in the travel agency are too long.

8、

A.International trade.

B.Product development.

C.Financial consulting.

D.Domestic retailing.

9、

A.Go on a business trip.

B.Look for a job in Miami.

C.Make a ticket reservation.

D.Take a vacation.

10、听音频，回答下列问题：

A.It is located on Route 18.

B.It has an interesting museum.

C.It is a beautiful little town,

D.It lies seven miles east of Newton.

11、

A.They are in opposite directions.

B.They are fifty-five miles apart.

C.They are quite close to each other.

D.They are a long drive from Norwalk.

12、

A.They are connected by Route 7.

B.They are crowded with tourists.

C.They have lots of old houses.

D.They have many rarr plants.

13、听音频，回答下列问题：

A.Bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan.

B.Inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy.

C.Fetch the documents signed by Mr Gartner,

D.Accompany Mr Gartner to the Linate airport.

14、

A.About 8:30.

B.About 6:30.

C.About 5:30.

D.About 4:15.

15、

A.Mr Gartner from Milan.

B.Gianni Riva at Megastar.

C.The company's sales representative.

D.Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce,

16、

A.Travel agent.

B.Business manager.

C.Secretary.

D.Saleswoman

17、听音频，回答下列问题：

A.She had a desire to help others.

B.She wanted to find out more about it.

C.She needed some overseas experience.

D.She was interested in farming.

18、

A.Carry out a cultural exchange program.

B.Work on an agricultural project.

C.Learn Portuguese.

D.Teach English.

19、

A.She found it difficult to secure a job in her own country.

B.She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps.

C.She was invited to work as an English teacher.

D.She could not get the country out of her mind.

20、

A.By teaching additional English classes.

B.By writing stories for American newspapers.

C.By working part time for the Peace Corps.

D.By doing odd jobs for local institutions.

21、听音频，回答下列问题：

A.Time spent exercising.

B.Time spent working.

C.Time spent on leisure activities.

D.Time spent with friends and family.

22、

A.Reading.

B.Surfing the Web.

C.Eating out.

D.Watching TV.

23、

A.Driving.

B.Gardening.

C.Going to the pub.

D.Visiting friends.

24、听音频，回答下列问题：

A.The car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit.

B.The car driver was partly responsible for the accident,

C.McLaughlin was talking to his manager while driving.

D.McLaughlin's carelessness resulted in the collision.

25、

A.He crashed into a car parked there.

B.He knocked down several mailboxes.

C.He tore down the company's main gate.

D.He did serious damage to a loaded truck.

26、

A.He will lose his job.

B.He will have to pay damages.

C.He will be fined heavily.

D.He will receive retraining.

Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.

27、根据以下内容回答27-36题

What does it take to be a well-trained nurse? The answer used to be two-year associate's or four-year bachelor's degree programs. But as the nursing shortage   36  , a growing number of schools and hospitals are establishing "fast-track programs" that enable college graduates with no nursing  37   to become registered nurses with only a year or so of  38  training.

In 1991, there were only 40 fast-track curricula; now there are more than 200. Typical is Columbia University's Entry to Practice program. Students earn their bachelor of science in nursing in a year. Those who stay on for an  39  two years can earn a master's degree that  40  them as nurse practitioners (执业护士) or clinical nurse specialists.

Many students are recent  41  ; others are career switchers. Rudy Guardron, 32, a 2004 graduate of Columbia's program, was a premedical student in college and then worked for a pharmaceutical (药物的) research company. At Columbia, he was __42__ as a nurs practitioner. "I saw that nurses were in high    43  and it looked like a really good opportunity," he says. "Also, I didn't want to be in school for that long. "

The fast-track trend fills a need, but it's also creating some  44  between newcomers and veterans. "Nurses that are still at the bedside  45  these kids with suspicion," says Linda Pellico, who has taught nursing at Yale University for 18 years. "They wonder, how can they do it quicker?" The answer is they don't.

A)additional

B)applied

C)demand

D)excessive

E)experience

F)expores

G)graduates

H)operations

I)promote

J)qualifies

K)specialized

L)tension

M)trained

N)view

O)worsens

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