Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D.
Most of them lost their patience ______ the meeting was long and boring.
A. even though
B. so that
C. in that
D. because of
Task 1
Directions: 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. You should make the correct choice.
The decline in the auto motive industry began with the oil crisis of 1973—1994, when gasoline prices rose over 300 percent. Almost immediately, consumers began switching to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, which were the strengths of the major auto importers. This shift in demand from large to smaller cars did not reverse itself later in the 1970s, and the foreign importers continued to gain market share. Detroit's efforts to produce competitive small cars were limited by its continuing expectation that large-car demand would soon resume. So only slowly did the domestic industry put its resources into small-car production, resulting in inadequate supply as well as inadequate concern for quality and performance. During this period, consumers discovered that similarly priced imports generally offered better performance and fewer problems than US-produced cars.
According to a recently-made study named Some Estimates for Major Automotive Producers, even GM, the most cost-efficient US producer averages close to $900 more per car than the least cost-efficient Japanese producer, Toyota.
Notice the single most important factor in Japanese competitiveness is not government subsidies(津贴) or a policy of "dumping" cars in the US market. Rather, it is labor cost. This difference of almost $2,000 per car favors the Japanese producers so strongly that all other comparisons virtually can be ignored.
When did customers begin to prefer smaller cars?
A. In the early 1970s.
B. In the late 1970s.
C. From1973 to 1994.
D. In 1994.
A.The ideas of the paper are not convincing.B.Some parts of the paper are not well writ
A. The ideas of the paper are not convincing.
B. Some parts of the paper are not well written.
C. The handwriting of the paper is not good.
D. The paper is not complete.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.
听力原文:P: Hello, Jim. Where are you going?
J: Hello, Peter. I am going to the cinema. What about coming with me?
P: No, thanks. I'm going home. My wife's expecting me.
J: What a pity.
P: Do you go to the cinema a lot?
J: Once a week. Most nights I sit at home watch TV.
P: Oh, I see. By the way, where are you going for your holiday this year?
J: I don't know yet. My wife's going to her mother's for a couple of weeks. She lives by the sea, you know.
P: Oh, does she? That's convenient.
J: Yes, but I want to go to the country.
P: Don't you like the sea?
J: Yes, very much. But I need peace and quiet when I'm on holiday. What are you going to do?
P: Stay at home.
J: A pity!
(6)
A. His mother-in-law's.
B. A place by the sea.
Country.
D. Noisy places.