Exercise for Exercise for PRETCO 6PRETCO 6

Part Ⅰ

Listening Comprehension

Part Ⅴ

Writing

Part Ⅳ

Translation---English into Chinese

Part Ⅱ

Vocabulary & Structure

Part III

Reading comprehension

Part Listening ComprehensionⅠ

（ 15 minutes ）

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section A Section B Section C

Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper.

1. A. That Mary is going to Hawaii.

B. That Mary has travelled all over the world.

C. That Mary likes postcards.

D. That Mary is going on vacation.

W: I guess I’ll send Mary a postcard from Hawaii when I

go there on my vacation.

M: I’m sure that she’d be glad to get one. She has a

collection of cards from all over the world.

Q: What do we learn about Mary?

2. A. On the grass. B. Near the pool

C. At home D. On his bike

3. A. $60 B. $120

C. $100 D. $200

M: Have you seen Wang recently?

W: He must be home by now. I saw him leave on his bike half an hour

ago.

Q: Where did the woman think Wang is?

W: I like these chairs. How much are they?

M: They are sixty dollars each or one hundred dollars for

the pair.

Q: How much does one chair cost?

C. At home

A. $60

4. A. Patient and Doctor

B. Waitress and Customer

C. Wife and Husband

D. Secretary and Boss

W: Would you like to see a menu?

M: No, thank you. I already knew what I want to order.

Q: What is the probable relationship between the

two speakers?

5. A. Bob didn’t visit them.

B. Bob will not visit them because it is not on his way.

C. Bob will visit them even though it is out of his way.

D. Bob doesn’t have good relations with them.

W: I wish that Bob were coming to visit us.

M: He won’t be able to, because it’s out of his way.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are two conversations in it. After each, there are questions. Both the Conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper.

Conversation 1

6. A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

7. A. Grass B. Vegetables C. Roses D. Trees

8. A. In a small yard B. In a big garden

C. On the roof D. In the greenhouse

B. Two

C. Roses

A. In a small yard

Conversation 2

9. A .$70 B. $20 C. $10 D. $17

10. A. He already had a lot of ties

B. He didn’t have enough money

C. He might get some from his children

D. He had to save money for his birthday

D. $17

Conversation 1

M: Where are you living now, Mary?

W: We are living on Main Street.

M: Do you like your new house?

W: Yes, we do. At first, we meant to buy a one-story house.

M: Do you mean you are now living in a two-story house?

W: Yes. And we prefer that way.

M: Do you have a nice yard?

W: Of course. Although it is not very big, we have

enough room for flowers.

M: You enjoy gardening, don’t you?

W: Yes, I do. And my husband does, too. We like

to have roses in the yard.

6. How many stories does Mary’s house have?

7. What kind of plant do Mary and her husband like

to grow?

8. Where do they grow them?

Conversation 2

W: May I help you, Sir?

M: Yes, could you show me shirts? Size 15, please.

W: All right, Sir. How about this one? It’s a new style.

M: Oh, that must be the one I saw advertised in the paper.

W: Yes, that’s right.

M: Would you tell me the price?

W: Ten dollars for one, and seventeen dollars for 2.

M: All right, I’ll take 2.

W: Anything else, Sir?

M: I may need some ties to match the shirts, but my

birthday is next week and I may get some from my

children.

9. How much did the man pay for the shirts he

bought?

10. Why didn’t the man buy any ties?

Section C

Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short

passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear

five questions. Both the passage and questions will be read two

times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer

with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). You should

write your answer to each question correspondingly. Now the

passage will begin.

11. How did the speaker feel when he ran his first mile?

He felt it was the thing he had ever done.

12. How many years has the speaker been running?

.

13. How many miles does the speaker run at a time?

.

14. Why does running seem to be the best form of

exercise for many people?

Because there is no need for .

15. When can we do running ?

We can do it at .

hardest ______

15 years _______

8 (miles) _______

special training ____________

any time _______

My favorite sport is running. But when I ran my first mile, it was the

hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Now I have been running for 15

years. Each time I cover as much as 8 miles, and I have developed a

habit of running everyday. Many people like running. There are several

reasons why running seems to be the best form of exercise for them. For

instance, it is something everybody knows how to do already. So no

special training is needed for it. Secondly, it is something

you can do anywhere. Of course you must have a good

pair of shoes. You can run if you’re leaving the city.

You can run when you travel. Running is also something

you can do at any time, during a lunch hour, or in the

early morning.

Part Vocabulary & Structure Ⅱ

（ 15 minutes ）

Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

Section A Section B

Section ADirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word on words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.

16. Never before so highly successful in his attempts to modify the

weather on a very small scale.

A. man has been B. man is C. has man been D. will be man

17. I you everything’s going to be all right.

A. insure B. assure C. ensure D. sure

18. Although happened in that developed country

sounds like science fiction, it could occur elsewhere

in the world.

A. this B. how C. what D. it

C. has man been

B. assure

C. what

19. People say fish and chips is typical Britain.

A. of B. from C. to D. with

20. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs carefully in her hands.

A. to be held B. held C. were held D. holding

21. The students in the dormitories were forbidden, unless they had

special passes, after 11 p.m.

A. staying out B. from staying out

C. stay out D. to stay out

22. It the village where we spent our holiday last

summer.

A. reminds me of B. remembers me of

C. reminds me to D. remembers me to

A. of

B. held

D. to stay out

A. reminds me of

23. Two beers, please.

A. icy B. freezing C. chilled D. frozen

24. I don’t have any idea what for graduation.

A. does she want B. she want

C. she wants D. is she wanting

25. It’s surprising that this innocent-looking person

should have such a crime.

A. acted B. committed

C. made D. performed

D. frozen

C. she wants

B. committed

Section BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space given in your test paper.

26. Your hesitation means (give up ) the chance.

27. She will come to call on you the moment she (finish)

her work.

28. The little girl gave an (extreme) wonderful

performance last night.

29. She knows even (little) about the Olympic

Games than I do.

30. (Judge) from last year’s experience, the

coach knows he should not expect too much of

his team.

giving up _______

has finished __________

extremely ________

less ___

Judging ______

31. Most students (take) sixty credits by the time they

graduate.

32. It required that every employee (come) in their uniform before

8:00 a.m.

33. Tom told me he (join) the army two years before.

34. You should be aware that this rare plant was on the list of human

(protect).

35. In the middle of the hall there was a Christmas tree

(decorate) with colored lights and glass

balls.

will have taken ____________

protection ________

come ____

had joined ________

decorated ________

Part III Reading comprehension

（ 40 minutes ）

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5

Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.

The White House is the home of the President of the United States a

nd his family. It wasn’t called the White House until Teddy Roosevelt na

med it in 1901.

James Hoban designed the White House in 1792.

He was awarded the job, because he had won a contest

sponsored by the government. His design had been

selected as the best.

President John Adams was the first to live in the White House . Wh

en he and his wife, Abigail, moved in, it was a huge mansion in the middl

e of a swamp. Many of the rooms were unfinished. Abigail used the famo

us East Room as a drying room for laundry. Most rooms were decorated

every year. Rare shrubs and trees were planted on the grounds.

Yet, all this work was for nothing. In the War of 1812,

the British burned the mansion to the ground. The White

House was rebuilt in 1817. The beauty of its decorations

and furnishings has been growing ever since.

36. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. President John Adams and the White House.

B. White House Today

C. A House Full of History

D. White House Before 1812

37. The White House was sponsored by the government. This

means that the government ____ .

A. received the prize B. held the contest

C. invented the design D. was against having a contest

38. James Hoban won the job of building the White House ,

because ____.

A. his plan of the house seemed better than the others’

B. he was the best-known architect of his time.

C. he organized the contest

D. he applied for the job to the government

B. held the contest

39. Which of the following statement is true according to the

passage?

A. The present building of the White House has been standing for

almost two centuries.

B. It was James Hoban who first got the idea of building the White

House.

C. The number of the rooms in the White House has been growing

ever since it was built.

D. The White House got its name at the turn of the

century.

40. When did the White House rebuilt?

A. 1901 B.1792 C.1812 D.1817D.1817

Task 2Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.

No one knows why we sleep, but it’s certain that we need to. People

who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effect after a few

days—they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hour

s. Some may have hallucinations 【幻觉】 .

There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking,

grown-ups sleep about seven and a half hours each

night and probably more than 60 per cent get between

seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight per cent are

quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four per cent or

so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all

right, you’re probably getting enough sleep. The

important thing is not to worry how much other people

get —their needs may be different.

Exercise doesn’t seem to increase the need for sleep, office workers, for

example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.

Children sleep more than grown-ups— perhaps fourteen to eighteen

hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teenage.

Sleep patterns also tend to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less

at night than they did when younger. They find sleep getting more broken,

and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.

41. According to the passage, some people are

unable to think clearly because _____ .

A. they have hallucinations

B. they feel sleepy during the working hours

C. they don’t have enough sleep

D. they are certain to be kept from going to bed

42. Which of the following is true?

A. All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep.

B. Most of grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours.

C. Quite a few people need only five hours or less for them to sleep.

D. No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours.

43. Whether you have got enough sleep is judged by ____ .

A. how many hours you have slept

B. how many hours you need to sleep

C. whether you do exercise and physical work

D. whether you feel fresh and energetic

44. According to the passage, a boy of fourteen years old sleeps

___ .

A. as long hours as a grown-up

B. much longer hours than a grown-up

C. for fourteen hours each night

D. for less than eight hours per night

45. Which of the following is true when the elderly find sleep getting

more broken?

A. They usually sleep during the daytime.

B. They just ignore it.

C. They talk about it to their friends.

D. Thy are always complaining about it.

Task 3Directions: The following is information about the traveling advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 in no more than 3 words.

English for Cambridge Examination

This course prepares non-native speakers for the internationally rec

ognized First Certificate in English.

Syllabus 【课程大纲】 Speaking skills are taught as part of an integrated

approach. Special emphasis is placed on the ability to

communicate successfully at all levels. Listening skills

are also taught as part of an integrated approach.

Extensive use is made of our modern language

laboratory and video self-access center.

Grammar practice is an essential part of the preparation for examina

tion. Students are introduced to word processing on computers.

Integrated into our basic syllabus for speaking, listening and reading

are regular classes on British life and institutions including the legal syste

m, politics and the press. Literary texts form a part of all courses.

Careers and future study

The FCE is an intermediate qualification internationally recognized in

commerce, industry and higher education.

Admission

Application—refer direct to the Language Center,

University Brighton, Falmer, Brighton BN 19PH for details

and application form.

Contact

Course leader: Martin Wilson 211-0934398

Training Course for FCE

Intended for: 46 of English to obtain the

internationally recognized First Certificate in English.

Skills to be trained: speaking, 47 and reading .

Teaching aids available: modern 48 and 49

self-access center.

Contact person: 50 .

non-native speakers

listening

language laboratory

________________

_______

________________ video ____

Martin Wilson ___________

Task 4Directions: The following is a list of terms frequently used in foreign trade. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to 【与……等同】 those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets numbered 51 to 55.A ---Networked computer stations; dial in access B---Campus wide area network C---Computers and a laser printer in each classroom D---Private directories for all students and staffE---Mail for staff and studentsF---Interactive distance learning stationsG---Instructional mediaH---Student stationsI---Resources accessible campus-wide via fiber optic networkJ---On-line research servicesK---Student-run stereo radio stationL---Telephone in every classroomM---Voice mail for all staffN---Electronic Bulletin Board available around the clockO---T-1 Internet Access

Example:

【 D 】 师生员工个人目录 【 L 】 教室配备电话

51. 【 】 校园网络

52. 【 】 教室配备电脑和打印机

53. 【 】 学生立体声广播站

54. 【 】 教工语言信箱

55. 【 】 计算机网站；拨号上网

B

C

K

M

A

Task 5Directions: Read the following information carefully. After reading it, you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions No. 56 to No. 60. You should write your answer in no more than 3 words.

How hard is it to get beautiful hair?

Beautiful hair cannot be taken for granted. Environmental factors, c

hemical treatments and the mechanical damage done by combs, brushes

and below dryers all have a bad effect on the

hair in the long run. The hair parts into thin pieces, loses

its brightness, becomes hard and easily broken and

develops split ends.

Our Heated Scissors 【剪刀】 , a new approach to

pretty hair, is a modern technological device available in

most cities now.

No hairdresser 【理发师】 needs to be told how crucial the quality o

f a pair of scissors is. But all the same, few have imagined a cutting tool a

s sharp as razors 【剃须刀】 . What’s more, the heating element is locate

d in the interior of the edges, with the best possible heat transference to t

he cutting edges. Heated cutting edges with individually adjustable tempe

ratures seal the cuts instantly. The cut end of the hair is closed up smooth

ly and neatly.

Right from the very first cut, the hair takes on a new

look with a brilliant shine.

56. What kind of product is advertised in the passage?

.

57. Where can you buy such a tool?

It is sold in .

58. Where is the heating element fixed in the scissors?

It is fixed in the of the edges.

59. What is the special function of the new device?

It will the cuts instantly.

60. How will the hair look after being cut with the

new device?

It will have a look with .

Heated Scissors _____________

a brilliant shine ____________

most cities _________

interior _____

seal ___

Part Translation---English into ChineseⅣ

（ 25 minutes ）

Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences （ No. 61 to No. 64 ） is followed by four choices of suggested translations marked A, B, C and D. Make the best choice. Write your translation of the paragraph （ No. 65 ） in the corresponding space given.

61. Foreign aid should also be efficiently applied to this end.

A. 国外援助也应该高效地用于这个目的。B. 国外援助也应该高效地申请到这个目标。C. 外国帮助也应该有效地应用到这个结果。D. 外国帮助也应该有力地应用到这个目标。

62. We are students of the1997 enrollment.

A. 我们是 1997 级的学生。B. 我们是 1997 届的学生。C. 我们是 1997 年毕业的学生。D. 我们于 1997 年入学。

63. We believe that it will not be long before our household

electrical appliances products go global.

A. 我们相信我们的家用电器产品进入全球的日子不会太远。B. 我们相信不用太久我们的家用电器就会走遍全球。C. 我们相信用不了多久我们的家用电器产品就会走向全球。D. 我们相信用不了多久我们的家用电器产品就会走向世界。

64. It is impolite not to return telephone calls ---regardless of

whom they are from.

A. 不管谁的电话都不回，这是不礼貌的。B. 不返还电话是不礼貌的，不管是向谁借的。C. 不回电话传呼是不礼貌的，不管是谁呼的。D. 不回电话是不礼貌的，不管电话是谁打的。

65. Helsinki Card 【赫尔辛基卡】 enables the tourist to travel free on the

buses, trains and subways. Holders of the card enjoy a 70% discount on th

e sightseeing tour and special benefits at restaurants, theatres and concert

s, as well as small gifts at department stores. The validity 【有效期】 of H

elsinke Card is 1,2 or 3 days. The card is sold at the Hotel Booking Center,

and travel agencies.

赫尔辛基卡能够让旅游者免费乘坐公共汽车、火车和地铁。持卡人在观光旅游时可享受三折的待遇；在饭店、剧院及音乐会上可得到特别优惠，在百货店里还可得到小礼品。 赫尔辛基卡的有效期为一天、两天或三天。在酒店订票中心和旅行社可以买到该卡。

Part Writing Ⅴ （ 25 minutes ）

Directions: This part is test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to complete an e-mail message for room reservations. Some information and the e-mail form are given to you. Remember to write the message in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet.

写信人： Li Qiang

写信时间： 2009 年 3 月 15 日收信单位： Reservation Office

电子邮件网址： groupsales@aston.com

入住时间： 2009 年 3 月 21 日至 26 日预定房间：一个带浴室的单人房间，三个带浴室的双人房间。 将于 3 月 23 日 下午租用会议室一间，进行业务洽谈。请尽早回复，告之是否有空房、房价及是否需要预付押金等。

To: groupsales@aston.com

Date: March 15th, 2009

Subject: Reserving rooms

Reservation Office,

I would like to reserve a single room with bath and three double roo

ms with bath from March 21th to March 26th. As well, on the afternoon of

March 23rd, I would like to rent a conference room for

business dealing. Please inform us if the rooms are

available. If available, please tell us the detailed price

and whether to pay deposits in advance. Thank you

so much.

I am looking forward to your reply as soon as

possible.

Sincerely yours,

Li Qiang