ch 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 the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

passage one

11. a) he was born on may 6, 1953. b) he was born on may 7 ,1963.

c) he was born on may 7 ,1943. d) he was born on may 6 ,1963.

12. a) at tsinghua university b) at oxford university

c) at cambridge university d) at new york university

13. a) in 1980. b) in 1985. c) in 1965. d) in 1975.

passage two

14. a) about 25,000 kilometers b) about 2,500 kilometers

c) about 35,000 kilometers d) about 3,500 kilometers

15. a) visit museums in the big city.

b) go to theater in the town.

c) cheap day excursion trains.

d) see the beautiful scenery in the countryside.

16. a) building carriages b) guiding the tourist

c) repairing the tracks d) running the railways

passage three

17. a) 1940 b) 1941 c) 1959 d) 1971

18. a) to make body strong b) it is his interest

c) fight at school d) defend himself

19. a) studied at the university of washington

b) get married

c) development of his own martial arts style

d) he took part in three movies

20. a) producer b) actor c) driver d) broker

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 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. the simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. there are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. in addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. all these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.

in a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. and although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.

within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements. furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. for example, it comes readily on human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies（分歧）. this is one reason why change has not come more quickly to black americans as compared to other american minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

21. according to the passage, one of the factors that tend to promote social change is .

a) mutual interest b) different points of view

c) more worldly people d) advanced technology

22. social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because .

a) people there are always satisfied with their living conditions

b) people there have identical needs that can be met without much disputes

c) people there have got accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change

d) people there are less emotional and easy to please

23. according to the passage, which of the following is not true?

a) social values play an important role in social change.

b) social change is more likely to occur in the material aspects of society.

c) social change is more likely to occur if it comes gradually.

d) social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.

24. the expression “greater tolerance” in paragraph