Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
   Section A
   Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
   Example: You will hear:
    You will read:
   A) 2 hours.
   B) 3 hours.
   C) 4 hours.
   D) 5 hours.
   From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
   Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
   1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe.
    B) The woman never travels by plane.
    C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying.
    D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.
   2. A) At the information desk.
    B) In an office.
    C) In a restaurant.
    D) At a railway station.
   3. A) Write the letter.
    B) Paint the shelf.
    C) Fix the shelf.
    D) Look for the pen.
   4. A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers.
    B) It is run by Mrs. Winter's husband.
    C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser.
    D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own.
   5. A) Long exposure to the sun.
    B) Lack of sleep.
    C) Too tight a hat.
    D) Long working hours.
   6. A) His English is still poor after ten years in America.
    B) He doesn't mind speaking English with an accent.
    C) He doesn't like the way Americans speak.
    D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.
   7. A) An auto mechanic.
    B) An electrician.
    C) A carpenter.
    D) A telephone repairman.
   8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game.
    B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations.
    C) They both felt good about the results of the game.
    D) People were surprised at their winning the game.
   9. A) Manager and employee.
    B) Salesman and customer.
    C) Guide and tourist.
    D) Professor and student.
   10. A) Tom has arranged a surprise party for Lucy.
    B) Tom will keep the surprise party a secret.
    C) Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other.
    D) Tom didn't make any promise to Lucy.
   Section B
   Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered form S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard: For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
   Compound Dictation
    The human body is a remarkable food processor. As an adult, you may consumer (S1) ___________ a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight. You are (S2) ______________ harnessing and consuming energy through the intricate (S3) ______________ of your body in order to remain in energy balance. to (S4) ________________ a given body weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the (S5) _____________ energy balance is upset, and your (S6) _____________-______ body weight will either fall or (S7) ______________.
    The term body image refers to the mental image we have of our won physical appearance, and (S8) _________________________________________________________
   women are dissatisfied with their current body weight (S9) ____________________________________
   year students desired to change their body weight. (S10) ________________________________________
   Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males generally desire muscularity. The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance; most want to lose excess body fat while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight.
   Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
   Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
   Passage One
   Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
    Birds that are literally half-asleep-with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping-control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.
    Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere's eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.
    Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere's eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.
    Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-the-row sleepers, Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.
    Also, birds dozing（打盹）at the end of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotaing 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots.
    "We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain," the researchers say.
    The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. He's seen it in a pair of birds dozing side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.
    Useful as half-sleeping might be, it's only been found in birds and such water mammals（哺乳动物）as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning.
    Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UGLA says he wonders if birds' half-brain sleep "is just the tip of the iceberg（冰山）". He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.
   11. A new study on birds' sleep has revealed that ____________.
    A) half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds
    B) half-brain sleep is characterized by slow brain waves
    C) birds can control their half-brain sleep consciously
    D) birds seldom sleep with the whole of their brain at rest
   12. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because ______________.
    A) they have to watch out for possible attacks
    B) their brain hemisphere take turns to rest
    C) the two halves of their brain are differently structured
    D) they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions
   13. The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that _____________.
    A) the phenomenon of birds dozing in pairs is widespread
    B) birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of security
    C) even an imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security
    D) a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror
   14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to __________.
    A) alert themse

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