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1、考试须知考试须知1、本次考试试卷有试题册（试卷一）和答题纸（Answer Sheet)两种，答题时间为 120 分钟。2、请考生用钢笔在 Answer Sheet 上写上姓名、学号、专业班级。3、请考生在 Answer Sheet 上答题，写在试题册上的答案一律作废。4、选择题每题只能选一个答案，多选作废。选定答案后，在 Answer Sheet 中找到相应题号，将答案对应字母（对应字母（ABCD）填写在题号后的括号里。注意保持字迹清晰工整，容易识别。由于字迹潦草、答案模棱两可甚至无法识别者，一律判为 0 分，责任由考生本人负责。5、简答题、翻译和作文等主观题部分的答题请考生用钢笔书写在 An
2、swer Sheet 指定位置上。6、考试结束，考生不得将试题册和答题纸带出考场。请把试题册和答题纸分别上交监考老师。Test 18Part I Situational Conversations (10%) Directions: In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conve
3、rsational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center of the corresponding letter1. Sabina: _ Jessica: Really? Well, personally, I think he wears the wrong colors. Actually light colors dont really suit him. A. Ryans new coat lo
4、oks very expensive B. How funny Ryan looks in the jacket! C. I love the way Ryan dresses. He always looks so smart. D. I dont think Ryan has chosen the right suit. 2. Frank: Mommy, when will we have dinner? Im starving. Mother: _. We have to wait for daddy. A. All right, honey B. OK, honey C. Quickl
5、y, honey D. Soon, honey3. Henry: Id like a haircut, please. Barber: Would you care for a shave and a shampoo as well? Henry: _. A haircut will be just fine. A. No, thanks B. Its very kink of you C. Im glad you can think of it D. Yes, please 4. Paul: Will you please pass me the saltshaker, Ben? Ben:
6、Sure. _. Paul: Thank you. A. Hold it B. Here you are C. Take it D. Give it to you 5. Robert: Sorry, Prof. Edmond. My alarm clock didnt ring. Professor: _. A. Never mind. You dont have to be so polite B. Thank you. Youre welcome C. Excuse me, sir. I never accept any apologies at all D. It doesnt matt
7、er. These things happen 6. Speaker A: May I see your drivers license, please? Speaker B: Sorry. I didnt see that sign. _ A. All right. I havent done anything wrong. B. Here you are. C. No. But I was driving at 65 miles per hour. D. Well. Whats the matter? 7. Nick: Dont you think the concert is terri
8、fic? Linda: _ A. I want to hear other opinions. B. No, everything went on perfectly.C. It certainly is. And I really like the band. D. Yes, the concert is terrible. 8. Harry: We came so close, really. We almost won that game! Robin: _ Harry: But I do think that we could have done better. Robin: Come
9、 on, Youve done your best.A. There, there. B. You guys were superb. C. I couldnt care less. D. Theres no use crying over spilt milk. 9. Charles: Goodman, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we wont be laid off after all. Goodman: _ A. Oh, somehow Im tired of working here anyway. B. Great
10、. We are going to have a new job. C. Congratulations. We are going to get promoted.D. Really. We are not going to resign from our post. 10. Jackson: After the terrible downpour last night, its lovely today, isnt it? Michelle: _ AYes, isnt it? BYes, it isCThats not too bad DIts hard to say.Part II Re
11、ading Comprehension (40%) Section A Directions: There are 3 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 write the corresponding letter on the Ans
12、wer Sheet.(30%)Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: With the possibility that the United States may be withdrawing from the confines of the Kyoto Protocol by the end of this year, it attracts responsible citizens of the world to examine the past and present implications
13、 of the international treaty. The 1992 Kyoto Protocol, signed by 174 of the worlds nations, ambitiously sought to reduce worldwide emission levels by the year 2000, aiming to restore them to 1990 levels so as to slow global warming and begin the slow process of eradicating pollution. It has thus far
14、 not been entirely successfully, with its noble goals overly vague, resulting in international willingness to comply with its provisions, but lacking a structured method by which to achieve them.Harsh criticism of the Kyoto Protocol often involves the relatively short-term nature of the project. By
15、trying to achieve such spectacular environmental goals in such a short span of time, it has been argued that an impossibly difficult challenge has been undertaken. Finding the task impossible, the nations of the world may soon discard the wider goal of reducing pollution along with the protocol itself. Further, the commitments made by
