TEM 8-2011(Time limit: 8:30-11:45 (195 minutes, 6 parts)) Part I Listening Comprehension (35 min) 8:30-9:05
Section A Mini-lecture (once only, 2 min note-checking, 10 min note-filling) Answer Sheet 1 Section B Interview (once only, Ques. 1-5) Answer Sheet 2
Section C News Broadcast (once only, Ques. 6-10) Answer Sheet 2
Part II Reading Comprehension (30 min, 4 passages, Ques. 11-30) 9:05-9:35 Answer Sheet 2 Part III General Knowledge (10min, Ques. 31-40) 9:35-9:45 Answer Sheet 2
Part IV Proofreading and Error Correction (15 min, 10 errors) 9:45-10:00 Answer Sheet 2 Part V Translation (60min) 10:00-11:00 Answer Sheet 3 Part VI Writing (45min) 11:00-11:45 Answer Sheet 4 Part III General Knowledge
31. The northernmost of Great Britain is _____. A. Northern England B. Wales C. England D. Scotland
32. It’s generally agreed that _____ were the first Europeans to reach Australia’s shores. A. the French B. the Dutch C. the British D. the Germans 33. Which country is known as the land Maple leaf? A. Canada B. New Zealand C. Great Britain D. United States
34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Adams C. Thomas Paine D. Benjamin Franklin 35. Virginia Woolf was an important female ____ in the 20th century England. A. novelist B. biographer C. playwright D. poet
36. ____ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’s history. A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy 挽歌 37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century? A. Beyond the Horizon B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Sound and Fury D. The Great Gatsby
38. ____ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind. A. Cognitive linguistics B. Sociolinguistics C. Semantics D. Pragmatics 39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ____. A. presence of obstruction B. absence of obstruction C. manner of articulation D. place of articulation
40. The definition “the act of using, or promoting the use of, several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers” refers to ___. A. pidgin B. Creole C. bilingualism D. multilingualism Part IV Proofreading and Error Correction
From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I
grew I should be a writer. Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-- (1) _up_ four I tried to abandon this idea, but I did so with the conscience that I (2) _~ness_ was outraging my true nature and that soon or later I should have to (3) _~er__ settle down and write books.
I was the child of three, but there was a gap of five years on the either side, (4) ____ and I barely saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I
was somewhat lonely, and I soon developed disagreeing mannerisms which (5)_~able__ made me unpopular throughout my schooldays. I had the lonely child’s habit
of makings up stories and holding conversations with imaginative persons, and (6) _~ry__ I think from the very start my literal ambitions were mixed up with the (7) _~ry__ feelings of being isolated and undervalued. I knew that I had a facility with
words and a power of facing in unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created (8) ____
a sort of private world∧which I could get my own back for my failure in (9) __in__
everyday life. Therefore, the volume of serious—i.e. seriously intended (10) Nevertheless --writing which I produced all through my childhood and boyhood would not amount to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of five, my mother taking it down to dictation. Part V Translation
Section A Translate the underlined part of the passage into English.
现代社会无论价值观的持有还是生活方式的选侧都充满了矛盾。而最让现代人感到尴尬的是，面对重重矛盾，许多
时候你却别无选择。匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式。但是现实生活中，人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭，有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“匆忙着”。譬如说，当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期，却忽然接到老板的电话，告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦----现代便捷先进工具在此刻显示出了它狰狞、阴郁的面容----高的人一下兴趣全无。接着下来的休闲只能徒有其表，因为心里已是火烧火燎了。
网上参：Being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in a rush”.
For example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suddenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work----so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features---and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind. Section B
When flying over Nepal, it’s easy to soar in your imagination and pretend you’re tiny—a butterfly above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circling contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.
Nepal is a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12, 000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high Himalayas 30 miles off the left window.
Out the right window, the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of India beyond.
There were few roads visible below, most transportation in Nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. There is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortunate for me, as I had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. I was on a flight to the local airport.
网上参：飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时。你很容易天马行空起来，假想自己很渺小----像只蝴蝶----在建筑师所使用的某个三维地形图上方漂浮着，在这里，地形图一圈圈的轮廓线变成了环绕高耸的山脊成阶梯状的稻田。
尼泊尔是个小国。我们的飞机在12000英尺的高空向东飞去。从左边的机窗望去，你能清晰地看到30英里开外的高耸的喜马拉雅山的耀眼的白色蜃景。
靠右边的机窗外是三、四条成梯状的高耸山脊，再往远处突然之间成了印度平原。飞机下面看不这几条公路。尼泊尔的交通方式以步行为主，人们沿着连接整个国家的古老小径行走着。尼泊尔也有一个土筑的飞机场网络，这对我来说很幸运，因为我没时间长途跋涉两周半的时间到达我的目的地。我在飞往当地机场的飞机上。
Part VI Writing
According to a recent newspaper report, many famous sites of historical interest in China have begun or are considering charging tourists higher entry fees during peak travel seasons. This has aroused a lot of public attention and also public debate. What is your opinion? Should famous Chinese sites of historical interest charge higher fees during peak travel seasons? Write an essay of about 400 words.
In the first part, please state clearly your main argument.
In the second part, support your argument with appropriate details.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Supply an appropriate title.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.
