the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

the united states is a “telephone land”. almost every one uses the telephone to (s1)

social engagements, visit with friends, conduct business and (s2) all kinds of information. it is the chief method for sending and (s3) information in the united states. some visitors (s4) to use telephone much at first, either because it is (s5) , because they think it is expensive (as it is in many countries), or because they fear they will be (s6) the person they call from more important business. in fact, local telephone calls are only 10 cents at public phones and less expensive still in (s7) homes, (s8) .

within normal hours—after 9:00 a.m. and before 9:00 p.m. — (s9)

. you need never worry about calling a business office for information. (s10) .

if the person you are calling is out of the office, leave a message with his or her secretary.

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the title should olympic athletes get high salaries according to the following outline given in chinese. your composition should have no fewer than 120 words.

outline：1.雅典奥运会后，关于获奖运动员高薪的问题引起了社会的广泛关注。

2.有些人支持这种做法，认为运动员们付出了很多，应赢得回报；有些人则持反对意见。

3.我的观点。

模拟试题2、模拟试题二

模拟试题二

试卷一

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) at the office. b) in the waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. this conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. therefore, a) “at the office” is the best answer. you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]

1. a) no one on the bus was injured.

b) more than one student on the bus was injured.

c) every one on the bus was injured.

d) only one student on the bus was injured.

2. a) he didn’t like any juice.

b) he wanted other kind of juice.

c) he liked banana juice as well as apple juice and orange juice.

d) he liked all sorts of fruit except for apple juice and orange juice.

3. a) he will lend the bike to tom. b) his bike has a flat type too.

c) he can not lend it to the woman. d) tom will lend the bike to the girl.

4. a) taking a walk everyday is not very good. b) she agrees with the man.

c) she disagree with the man. d) she want to take a walk today.

5. a) go to the party. b) work in the restaurant.

c) do her homework. d) study english.

6. a) lily made the trip a lot of fun.

b) lily spoiled the trip.

c) she like lily to go with them.

d) she made a journey to china only with lily.

7. a) sue came to two parties. b) sue missed most of the parties.

c) sue has joint most of the parties. d) sue missed all of their parties.

8. a)he is attending his sick mother at home . b) he is at home on sick leave.

c) he is on a vocation in asia. d) he is in asia to see his mother.

9. a) she can use his car. b) she can get a car somewhere else.

c) she must get her car fixed. d) she can’t borrow his car.

10. a) the man is too tired to go to the movies.

b) the woman does not want to go to the movies.

c) the man wants to go out for dinner.

d) the woman wants to go to the movies.

section b compound dictation

注意：听力理解的b节（section b）为复合式听写（compound dictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

directions: 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.

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