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Part I Writing (30 minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive
Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but
no more than 180 words.
1. 目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
2. 出现这一现象的原因
3. 我对这一现象的看法和建议
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the
questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the
four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with
the information given in the passage.
Small Schools Rising
This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are
flourishing.
Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high
schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人)
came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency, a greater choice of courses, and,
of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the
creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构), the difficulty of forging personal connections
between teachers and students. SAT scores began dropping in 1963; today, on average, 30 percent of
students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50 percent in poor urban
neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards embodied in No
Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary (and some middle)
schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend
toward smaller schools. This has been fostered, in part, by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small
schools—most of them with about 400 kids each, with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade.
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About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along
with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and San Diego. The movement includes
independent public charter schools, such as No. 1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers
and 18 graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and
Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet, with 383, which share a
building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer
evening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery,
such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most conspicuous of all, there is the phenomenon of
large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred,
generally housed in the same sprawling grounds that once boasted thousands of students all
marching to the same band.
Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif., is one of those, ranking No. 423—among the top 2
percent in the country—on NEWSWEEK's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The
success of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first NEWSWEEK list
based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had
graduating classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on the full
NEWSWEEK list of the top 5 percent of schools nationally, available on Newsweek.com, had fewer
than 200 graduates in 2007.
Although many of Hillsdale's students came from affluent households, by the late 1990s
average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname "Hillsjail." Jeff
Gilbert, a Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers
watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How
did that student graduate?"
So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically designated Florence,
Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are randomly assigned to one of the
houses, where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to
another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system fosters was reinforced by the institution
of "advisory" classes. Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for
open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bullying and bad Saturday-night
dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are
deeply invested in the students' success. "We're constantly talking about one another's advisees, "
says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in algebra, or see them
sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a
more rigorous academic program; the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95.
"It was rough for some, but by senior year, two thirds have moved up to physics," says Gilbert. "Our
kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care
for them." But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether
smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.
The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was compiled this year, as in years past, according
to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams: Cambridge, International
Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement. We count the total number of these tests taken at a school
by all students each May, and divide by the number of graduating seniors. Any school with a ratio of
1.000 or higher is placed on the NEWSWEEK list. Over the years this system has come in for its
share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand,
and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like.
Ranking schools within the list is always controversial, and this year a group of 38
superintendents from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded from the calculation. "It
is impossible to know which high schools are 'the best' in the nation," their letter read, in part.
"Determining whether different schools do or don't offer a high quality of education requires a look
at many different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments and their
subsequent performance in college, and taking into consideration the unique needs of their
communities."
In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public
information. (A list of all the schools can be found on Newsweek.com, along with a list of elite
schools, whose lack of average students disqualified them from the main list.) There is, in our view,
no real dispute here; we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our
children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of
gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps, a list won't be
necessary.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
1. Fifty years ago, modern, suburban high schools were established in the hope of
A) ensuring no child is left behind
B) increasing economic efficiency
C) improving students’ performance on SAT
D) providing good education for baby boomers
2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?
A) Teachers’workload increased.
B) Students’ performance declined.
C) Administration became centralized.
D) Students focused more on test scores.
3. What is said about the schools founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
A) They are usually magnet schools.
B) They are often located in poor neighborhoods.
C) They are popular with high-achieving students.
D) They are mostly small in size.
4. What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education?
A) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
B) A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.
C) Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.
D) Students have to meet higher academic standards.
5. Newsweek ranked high schools according to_______.
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A) their students’ academic achievement
B) the number of their students admitted to college
C) the size and number of their graduating classes
D) their college-level test participation
6. What can we learn about Hillsdale’s students in the late 1990s?
A) They were made to study hard like prisoners.
B) They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
C) Most of them did not have any sense of discipline.
D) Their schools performance was getting worse.
7. According to Jeff Gilber, the “advisory” classes at Hillsdale were set uo so that students could
________.
A) tell their teachers what they did on weekends
B) experience a great deal of pleasure in learning
C) maintain closer relationships with their teachers
D) tackle the demanding biology and physics courses
8. _______is still considered a strength of Newsweek’s school ranking system in spite of the
criticism it receives.
9. According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary to use _____.
10. To better serve the children and our nation, schools should hire gifted teachers and encourage
students to take _________.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
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 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
11. A) Trying to sketch a map.
B) Painting the dining room.
C) Discussing a house plan.
D) Cleaning the kitchen.
12. A) She is tired of the food in the canteen.
B) She often eats in a French restaurant.
C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC.
D) She is very fussy about what she eats.
13. A) Listening to some loud music.
B) Preparing for an oral examination.
C) Talking loudly on the telephone.
D) Practicing for a speech contest.
14. A) The man has left a good impression on her family.
B) The man can dress casually for the occasion.
C) The man should buy himself a new suit.
D) The man’s jeans and T-shirt are stylish.
15. A) Grey pants made from pure cotton.
B) Fashionable pants in bright colors.
C) 100% cotton pants in dark blue.
D) Something to match her brown pants.
16. A) Its price.
B) Its locations.
C) Its comfort.
D) Its facilities.
17. A) Travel overseas.
B) Look for a new job.
C) Take a photo.
D) Adopt a child.
18. A) It is a routine offer.
B) It is new on the menu.
C) It is quite healthy.
D) It si a good bargain.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Hosting an evening TV program.
B) Having her bicycle repaired.
C) Lecturing on business management.
D) Conducting a market survey.
20. A) He repaired bicycles.
B) He served as a consultant.
C) He worked as a saleman.
D) He coached in a racing club.
21. A) He wanted to be his own boss.
B) He found it more profitable.
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C) He didn’t want to start from scratch.
D) He didn’t want to be in too much debt.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) They work five days a week.
B) They are all the man’s friends.
C) They are paid by the hour.
D) They all enjoy gambling.
23. A) It has gradually given way to service industry.
B) It remains a major part of industrial activity.
C) It has a history as long as paper processing.
D) It accounts for 80 percent of the region’s GDP.
24. A) Transport problems.
B) Shortage of funding.
C) Lack of resources.
D) Poor management.
25. A) Competition from rival companies.
B) Product promotion campaigns.
C) Possible locations for a new factory.
D) Measures to create job opportunities.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
26. A) They shared mutual friends in school.
B) They had known each other since childhood.
C) They shared many extracurricular activities.
D) They had many interests in common.
27. A) At a local club.
B) At Joe’s house.
C) At the sports center.
D) At the boarding school.
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B) One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.
C) It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends.
D) Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Near the entrance of a park.
B) In his building’s parking lot.
C) At a parking meter.
D) At a street corner.
30. A) It had been taken by the police.
B) It had been moved to the next block.
C) It had been stolen by someone.
D) It had been parked at a wrong place.
31. A) At the Greenville center.
B) At a public parking lot.
C) In a neighboring town.
D) In the city garage.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Famous creative individuals.
B) The mysteriousness of creativity.
C) A major scientific discovery.
D) Creativity as shown in arts.
33. A) It is something people all engage in.
B) It helps people acquire knowledge.
C) It starts soon after we are born.
D) It is the source of all artistic work.
34. A) Creative imagination.
B) Logical reasoning.
C) Natural curiosity.
D) Critical thinking.
35. A) It is beyond ordinary people.
B) It is yet to be fully understood.
C) It si part of everyday life.
D) It is a unique human trait.
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Section C
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 from 36 to 43 with the
exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
Student have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones,
bicycles, pocket (36) ______, and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus
police to do the job?
There are 20 officers in the Campus Security Division. Their job is to (37) ______ crime,
accidents, lost and found (38) _____, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time
is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. (39) _____ promptly to accicents and other (40)
_____ is important, but it is their smallest job.
Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very (41) _____ do any violent crimes
actually (42) _____. In the last five years there have been no (43) _____, seven robberies and about
60 other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On ther other hand, (44)
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________, which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The
thefts are not the carefuly planned burglaries( 入室盗窃 ) that you see in movies. (45)
______________________________________________________________.
Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly
making our tuition go up again.(46)_________________________________________________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in
the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
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