题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute
1． How to Close the Achievement Gap
正确答案： How to Close the Achievement Gap All over the world, your chances of success in school and life/depend more on your family circumstances/than on any other facto
r. /By age three, kids with professional parents are already a full year ahead of their poorer peers. /By age 10, the gap is three years. /A few school systems seem to have figured out how to erase these gaps. /Finland ensures that every child completes basic education/and meets a rigorous standard. /One Finnish district official, asked about the number of children/who don’t complete school in her city, /replied, “ I can tell you their names if you want. “ /In the United States, charter schools enroll students from the poorest families/and ensure that almost every one of them graduates high school, 80 percent make it to college. /Singapore narrowed its achievement gap among ethnic minorities /from 17 percent to 5 percent over 20 years. 涉及知识点：听力
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：M: Hey, Karen. Looks like you got some sun this weekend.W: Yeah, I guess so.(5)I spent the weekend at the beach.M: Oh, yeah. That’s great! Where did you stay?W: Some friends of my parents live out there, and they invited me there for as long as I want to stay.M: So what are you doing back here already?W:(6)Oh, I have a paper I need to work on. And I just couldn’t do any serious studying at the beach.M: I don’t blame you. So what did you do out there? I mean besides lay out in the sun, obviously.W: I jogged up and down the beach and I played some volleyball.(7)You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand. I couldn’t get through a whole game before I had to sit down. It’s much easier to run on wet sand near the water. M: Not to mention cooler. Did you go swimming? W: I wanted to. But they said the water isn’t warm enough for that until a couple of months from now. So I just waded in up to my knees. M: It all sounds so relaxing. I wish I could get away to the beach like that. W: It looks like you could use it. Don’t tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.
2． How did the woman spend the last weekend?
A．Relaxed at the seashore.
B．Visited her parents.
C．Sailed on a boat.
D．Prepared for a paper.
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查行为。根据句(5)可知，她是在海滩过的周末。因此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
3． Why did the woman come home so soon?
A．She was invited only for the weekend.
B．The weather was too hot.
C．She had an appointment.
D．She had school work to do.
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查原因。根据句(6)可知，她要写论文。D中的schoolwork是原文paper的同义替换。 知识模块：听力
4． Why did the woman have to stop playing the volleyball game?
A．She had to go home.
B．She was too tired to continue.
C．She had to finish her school work.
D．She was thirsty.
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查原因。根据句(7)可知，她认：为在沙子上跑步太困难了，就放弃继续打排球了。因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
听力原文：M: Good morning. Can I help you?W: Yes, I need some information, please. I know it’s rather late for a reservation, but we are three friends, and we’d like to travel to Greece next July. M: Let’ Where would you like to stay?W: Mykonos, the best islands in the Mediterranean. Would that be possible? M: Quite difficult Would you like to stay at a hotel?W: We’d rather make a self-catering arrangement.(8)I guess a small apartment will be cheaper.M:(9 - 1)Provided it’s not during July, u know prices are lower out of season. How long would you like to stay? W: About a fortnight, (10)but it might be difficult to change dates, you know, we are three and have different times available. M: , how many did you say would be in the party? W: There’ll be three of us, all girls, so we need a safe place near the beach. But we cannot spend more than ￡100 a day. M: For that price you won’t have many options, I’m afraid, but let me (9 - 2)If you could arrange to make it in late June. I might Jiave a bedsitter for ￡75. It could accommodate 3 single beds, and it’s 5 minutes’ walk from the main beach in Mykonos. W: I’d love that! What’s the name of the beach, have you got it handy? M: Yes, “Super Paradise”. W: Thank you, you’ve been very kind! Bye! M: You’re welcome.
5． What kind of accommodation does the woman need?
A．A hotel at Mykonos.
B．A small apartment.
C．A self-catering motel.
D．A family holiday inn.
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查细节。由句(8)可知，女士喜欢自助旅游，她认为小公寓房间更好、更便宜些。因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
6． When would the woman and her friends travel cheaper?
A．During July.
B．In the next year.
C．In late June.
D．In a fortnight.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查事物特征。由句(9—1)和句(9—2)可知，在旅游淡季如六月份下旬，价格会低些。因此C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
7． It is difficult for the woman and her friends to change dates because______.
A．it’s rather late to make a reservation and they won’t have many options
B．they need a safe place near the beach
C．they cannot spend more than ￡100 a day
D．they are three and have different times available
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查原因。由句(10)可知，这位女士给自己和朋友共三人预订房间，而且她们的时间很难统一，所以要想更改旅游的日期会很难。因此D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
听力原文：M: Hi, Jessica! Did you get the homework done for Mr. Haddock’s class? I had trouble with the third question. What did you put? W:(2)Hey, can I have a sip of that? I didn’t get much sleep last night, and I haven’t had any caffeine today. M: Sure, be careful. It’s super hot. W: Thanks! I had problems with the homework too! I had to ask my older sister to help me with it.Andrea英语专业四级报名入口’s home from college and was able to explain the solution to me. M: What college is she going to? Isn’t it in California?W: Yes, she is going to the University of Asia Pacific, in Southern California. M: I thought that she wanted to go to Stanford. Didn’t they offer her a scholarship? W: She was accepted at Stanford, but she fell in love with this other school. She was telling me yesterday how cool it was.(3)She loves it and the great weather, of course! M: Maybe I could talk with her while she is home on break. I have been looking at several colleges but just haven’t found the right fit for me yet. I would love to move down to California and see the sun more often. I am tired of the gray skies and the rain in Washington!(4)Oh, by the way, can you spare some time to help me wi
th the homework now? W: Sure.
8． What does the man want to know from Jessica?
A．What Mr. Haddock’s class taught.
B．What Mr. Haddock’s assignment is.
C．What the answer to Mr. Haddock’s homework is.
D．What textbook Mr. Haddock uses in his class.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查行为。根据句(1)可知，男士叫住Jessica，是因为在做Mr．Haddock的作业时，他第三道题不会，想知道女士的答案。因此C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
9． What does Jessica want to do when she says “can I have a sip of that”?
A．She wants to know whether the man slept well last night.
B．She wants to drink some of the man’s coffee.
C．She wants to learn if the man’s schedule is full.
D．She wants to borrow the man’s notes in class.
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查行为。由句(2)可知，女士昨天晚上睡得不好，希望能够喝点男士的咖啡。故B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
10． Why did the woman’s sister choose the University of Asia Pacific?
A．Because of the scholarship.
B．Because of the location.
C．Because of the nice weather.
D．Because of the choices of majors.
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