大學(xué)生英語競賽歷年試題

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PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)

SectionADialogues(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10short

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation^questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

1.A.Settingthetable.B.Polishingsilverware.

aaaC.Sewingnapkins.aaaD.Stockingapantry.

2.A.Hepublishesbooks,aaaaB.Heisawriter.

aaaC.Hecollectsautomobiles.D.Heworksinindustry.

3.A.Whethersheisingoodhealth.

aaaB.Whethershehascorrespondedwithherrelatives

recently.

aaaC.Whethersheisabouttowritetoherfolks.

aaaD.Whethershestillreceivesalotofletters.

4.A.Don'tsubscribetothejournal.B.Reada

differentjournal.

aaaC.Findabetterengineer.D.Don'tsaveanymoney.

5.A.Itwillprobablyrain,aaaB.Itwillprobablybe

foggy.

aaaC.ltwillprobablynotrain.D.Itwillprobablybe

cold.

6.A.Getdirectionstothebusstation.B.Gettothe

grocerystore.

aaaC.Givethemandirectionstothebusstation.

aaaD.Findoutwherethestoplightis.

7.A.Borrowthetypewriter.B.Visitthewoman.

aaaC.Gohomesoon.D.Readthewoman'spaper.

8.A.Winterishisfavoriteseasonforsports.

B.Sportsarequiteaaaaaimportanttohim.

aaaC.Heshouldbemoreenthusiastic.D.Heplaysbetter

thanheusedto.

9.A.Thesituationlooksbetterthanitis.

aaaB.Thephoneconnectionwasbad.

aaaC.Thetwowomenoughttospeaktoeachotherin

person.

aaaD.It'sbettertobecourageous.

10.A.Arestaurant.aaB.Ahotel.

aaaC.Ahospital.aaaD.Anairport.

SectionBNewsItems(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10pieces

ofshortnews.Attheendofeachnews,aquestionwill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Aftereachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.A.OnDecember31,2001.B.OnJanuary1,2002.

aaaC.OnthedaywhenChinawonthebidtohostthe

2008Olympics.

aaaD.OnthedaywhenChinaenteredtheWTO.

12.A.Foranti-terrorism.B.Forpeacetalk.

aaaC.Forexchangingtheprisonersofwar.

aaaD.Forimprovingthebilateralrelationship.

13.A.ThetalkswasheldbyUSPresidentBushand

UnitedNationsaaaSecretaryGeneralKoffiAnnan.

aaaB.Thereare6millionrefugeesneededhelp.

aaaC.TherefugeesareAfghans.

aaaD.TherefugeesareinAfghanistan,Pakistanand

Iran.

14.A.ChineseandJews.B.JewsandJapanese.

aaaC.IndiansandGermany.D.GermanyandIndians.

15.A.ToimprovetherelationsbetweenIraqandIran.

aaaB.ToimprovetherelationsbetweenIraqandKuwait.

aaaC.ToimprovetherelationsbetweenIranandJordan.

aaaD.ToimprovetherelationsbetweenIranandJordan.

16.A.VitaminC.B.VitaminE.

aaaC.BothVitaminCandVitaminE.D.NeitherVitaminC

norVitaminE.

17.A.TheGroupofEightLeadersMeetingwasheldin

Genoa,Italy.

aaaB.Thepoliceusedteargasagainstthe

demonstratorswhomarchedaaaaapeacefully.

aaaC.Thepoliceusedteargasagainst100,000

demonstrators.

aaaD.TheconflicthappenedthefirstdayoftheGroup

ofEightLeadersaaaaaMeeting.

18.A.Forty.B.Three.C.Fortyfour.D.Four.

19.A.TherefugeeswereforcedtoCanadabyIndonesian

police.

aaaB.TherefugeeswereforcedtoAmericabyAustralian

police.

aaaC.TherefugeeswereforcedtoAustraliaby

Indonesianpolice.

aaaD.TherefugeeswereforcedtoIndonesiaby

Australianpolice.

20.A.24.B.33.C.10.D.14.

SectionCCompoundDictation(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthefirst

time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30

youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.You

caneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard

orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethe

correctanswersontheAnswerSheet.

aaaTheconflictinNorthernIrelandappearstobea

religiouswar,butmanyIrishpeoplewouldarguethatit

isn't.Its(21)areintheEnglishcolonizationof

Ireland.

Inthesixteenthcentury,Englandcolonized

or“planted“mostofIrelandbytakinglandfromthe

nativesandgivingittoBritishpeople,socreatinga

population(22)toEngland.

Ubster,(23)ofthefourIrishprovinces,wasthe

lastparttobeplanted,earlyintheseventeenth

century.Plantationsinotherpartsofthelandhadnot

beenassuccessfulastheEnglishhadhoped.Theylearned

fromtheirmistakesandplantedUbsterinamuchmore

(24)andorganizedway.Therewerealsofarmore

(25)immigrantsfromScotlandtoUbsterthantoother

partsofIreland.

Religionhasbeenanindication,fornearly300

years,ofwhethersomeoneisa(26)ofthecolonizers

orthecolonized.Throughoutthistime,certainsectorsof

each(27)havekeptseparatefromeachother,growing

upwithamixtureofhistoryandemotional(28)which

helpskeephostilityalive.

ActingunderpressurefromtheProtestant

community,whohadformedanarmytodefendtheirrighttoremainpartofGreat

Britain,(29).

UnderthisnewState,Catholicssufferedvarious

formsofdiscrimination,(30).

Thepresenttroublesbeganin1968and1969when

peacefulmarchesforCatholiccivilrightswere

violentlyattacked.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes,30

points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthis

section.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthe

sentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Twentyyearsagoinaninterview,!facedthree

menmyagearmedwithahundredreasonsastowhyI

wasthewomanforthejob.

A.twotimesB.twiceC.olderthanD.asoldas

32.Ihaddonemyresearch.Notonlythat,buthaving

alreadyworkedforthecompany,!naivelybelievedthey

knewmeandIwascapableof.

A.whichB.itC.thatD.what

33.Sotheirfirstquestionflooredme.'Fell

me,Christa,“saidthesmugone,“whatwouldyoudoifone

ofthechildrenfellillandyouathome?^^

A.arehopedB.shouldstayC.wereneededD.bewished

34.1remembersomethingabouthavingahusband

whowasveryflexibleandananny,amotheranda

motherinlawwhocouldstepinatshortnotice-

A.mutteringB.saidC.answerD.haduttered

35.Butfrom,youcouldforgetmycarefully

preparedspeechaboutthefutureofthecompanyandmy

roleinit.

A.thetimeB.thatmomentonC.theinstantD.thatday

36.IfthequestionwereaskedofmetodayI

wouldtheidiotwhoaaskeditbysaying/Tellme,as

aparent,whatwouldyoudoifyourachildwereill?

A.beagainstB.gotoaskC.tumitbackonD.liketo

make

37.You'dexplaintowhatIwouldhopeisacaring

companyandbetoldtoleavetheofficeandfor

yourfamily.^^

A.bethereB.gotoC.arriveD.beavailable

38.ButIwasthatbravenorthatbolshyinthose

days.

A.soB.alsoC.eitherD.neither

39.,1gotthejob-probablybecause,asawoman,I

wascheaper.

A.SurprisinglyB.ObviouslyC.AsaresultD.Therefore

40.Needlesstosay,noneoftheothermalewas

askedthesamequestion.

A.colleguesB.candidatesC.workmatesD.participants

41.ImentionitonlybecauseIamaboutthe

Government'splantobringinnewlawswhichwouldgive

parentstherighttoaskforchildfriendlyworking

hours,notbecauseit'snotrightandproper—

A.worriedB.curiousC.eagerD.uneasy

42.butbecauseitwillgivefirmstheexcuseto

discriminatefromthewordgo.

A.itisseeminglyB.itislikelyC.itseemstomeD.it

likesme

43.,whichwassupposedtoheraldtherightto

flexibleworkingaandchildfriendlyhoursnowalsogives

bossestherighttosaynoiftheybelieveitwill

damagebusiness.

A.Thiswatereddownnewversionofalaw

B.Thisnew,watereddownversionofalaw

C.Thisnewversionwatereddownlaw

D.Thislawofnewversionwatereddown

44.Sowhowillwin,ninetimesoutof10?Thosepaying

thewages,that'swho:they'redoingtherecruiting.Male

andsinglefemalewithchildren一guesswho11get

thejob?

A.andB.orC.butD.nor

45.Itcouldsetbackequalityinthe

workplace,andtherewillbefewwhowillbeina

positiontotaketheircomplainttotribunal.

A.bydecadesB.fortensofyearsC.inacenturyD.for

alongtime

46.LikeparttimepolicewomanMichelleChew,awarded

compensationwhenbossesrefusedtochangeherto

allowthesinglemothertolookafterher

children.Result?

A.normalB.everydayC.routineD.shift

47.Theylostanofficerwithexperience,and

taxpayersinAvonandSomersetfootedthebill.Whatkind

ofbusinesssenseisthat?

A.l3yearsB.13yearsC.13yearsD.l3year

48.Butthisisnotjustamalefemale

issue,althoughthedangeristhat'swhatitwillbecome.

A.versusB.againstC.oppositeD.and

49.istheBritishfirmwhichissaidtobe

refusingtobringhomeanexecutivefromNewYork

A.WhatapityB.HowheartlessC.SoindifferentD.What

ashame

50.who'sworriedabouthissonwakingupscreamingin

thenightafterhewasatschoolneartheWorldTrade

Centerthehijackersstruck?

A.atthetimeB.onthedayC.intheinstantD.bythe

moment

SectionBErrorCorrection(10points)

Directions:Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors.In

eachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshould

proofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectit

inthefollowingway:

PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)

Directions:Completethefollowingdialoguesby

choosingthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

61.Tom:Myteamplayedaseriesofgames.

Mike:_________________________

Tom:Wewonthefirsttwogames,butlostthelast

three.

A.Oh,really?B.Howdidyoudo?

C.Congratulations!D.Youdidagoodjob!

62.Mary:Ifeelreallyhomesick.Iwanttogoback

home.

David:Whenyouaremore

accustomedtoaaaaaabeinghere,youwillfeelhappier.

A.Don'tworry.You'Dbebettertomorrow.

B.You'dbetternot.

C.Youhaven'tadjustedtothisnewplaceyet.

D.OK,youcangonow.

63.Ricard:Doyoubelievethatsmokingcausescancer?

Dillon:Theyshowedpeoplewho

smokegetaaaaaaacancermuchmoreoftenthanpeoplewho

don'tsmoke.

A.Maybeyes.

B.Yes.Doctorshaveprovedit.

C.Totellthetnith,Idon'tbelieveit.

□.Personallyspeaking,!doubtit.

64.Kate:John?sarealbaseballfan!

Tony:Hegoestobaseballgames

alltheaaaaatimeorwatchesthemonTV.

A.Yes,hereallylovesbaseball.

B.However,heisabadplayer.

C.Hemustcoolhimselfdown.

D.Oh,whathedoesisridiculous.

65.Tina:Awomanstolefiftydollarsfromme.Igave

herthemoneyaaaaabecauseshesaiditwouldhelpasick

girlinthehospital.

Eve:It'sworsethanbeing

robbedbyaaaasomeonewithagun!

Tina:Well,it'snotasdangerousasbeingrobbedby

someonewithaaaaaagun.

Eve:_________________________

Tina:That\true.Iguessfraudisjustasbadasother

typesofaaaaacrime.

A.Howhorribleitis!;Idratherberobbedbysomeone

withaaagun.

B.Yduarekindhearted.;Becarefulnexttime.

C.Idon'tthinktheresreallyasickgirlwaitingfor

youraamoney.;!agreewithyou.

D.That'saterriblecrime.;Yes,butinthefutureyou

willbeaalesstrustingthanbefore.

66.Jimmy:Ithinkhoneybeesareveryuseful

insects.Theymakehoneyfforus.

Amy:Theyalsohelptheflowers

growaaaintoafruit.

Jimmy:ButIdon'tliketermites.Ithinkthey're

disgusting.

Amy:Theyreactuallyavery

goodsourceoffood.Peopleinsomecountrieseatthem.

Jimmy:Really?Ididn'tknowthat.

A.Ilovehoneyverymuch.;Metoo.

B.Theyneverdotheleastharmtous.;That'swrong.

C.That'sagoodpoint.；rmnotsureIagreewithyou.

D.Wehavedifferentopinions.;Onthecontrary,theyare

notaadisgusting.

67.Beth:Alwaysbehonestwithyourpatients.That^

whatmyadvisoraaaaatoldmetodo.

Ken:Ialwaystrytotellmy

patientstheaaaatruth.

A.Don'tbelievewhathesaid.B.That'sagoodruleto

liveby.

C.Sayingiseasierthandoing.

D.Yes,ldoliketofollow,althoughsomepatientsdon't

likeit.

68.Sally:Areyougoingtogetanewcar?

Dick:Ifmyoldcarstops

working」'11havetobuyanewone.

A.Itdependsonmyoldca匚B.Ofcourse.Anewcaris

cool!

C.No,IwontD.Tdliketohaveyouropinion.

69.Nora:You?relate.Nowwe'llmissthemovie.

Alex:Jwasstuckintraffic.

A.Whyareyousoimpatient?

B.Oh,youshouldgotothemoviebyyourself.

C.There'snothingserious,!think.

Dimsorry,honey.Iapologize.

70.Jenny:SoJoeJheardyoursisterdecidedtogo

intothearmy.Joe:WellJdon,tknow.Mostofthepeople

inthearmyaremen.Iaaaadon^thinkwomenshouldbein

thearmy.It'sreallyaman'saaaajob.Youhavetobe

strong.

Jenny:Strong,huh._________________________Joe:No,not

likeaman.

Jenny:Oh,Isee.

A.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?;Don'tyouthinkwomen

canbestrong?

B.That'sagoodnews.;Iamstrongenough.

C.Whatareyougoingtodo?;Itdoesn'tmatter.

D.I'msorrytohearthat.;Don'tyouthinkyouare

strong?

PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)

Directions:Thereare2readingpassagesinthis

part.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

HARDDISKDRIVETECHNOLOGY

Afewyearsago,aqueryaboutthehealthofa

person'sharddiskdrivewouldhavebeenmetwitha

blankstare.Nowadays,almosteveryoneisawareofthis

remarkableelectronicstoragemediumthatispartof

everymodemcomputer,eventhoughmostusersremain

ignorantofthecomplexityofharddrivetechnology.

Intheearlydaysofcomputing,aninformationrecordofacomputerJsmemorycontentwas

keptonpunchedcardssimilartothewayinwhichanautomatedpianostoresthekeynote

sequencesonapianoroll.Later,magnetictapewasusedtostoreelectronicsignals,andisstillthe

favouredmeansofeconomicallybackingupthecontentsofharddrives.However,accessing

informationsequentiallystoredontapeisslowsincetheelectronicdatamustbeinputthrougha

fixedheadinsinglepass.

Harddiskdrivessolvethisproblembyincorporatingaspinningplatteronwhichmagnetic

datacanbemadeaccessibleviaamovingheadthatreadsandwritesinformationacrossthewidth

ofthedisk.ltisanalogousto(相似的)thewayinwhichapersoncanchoosetoplayaparticular

trackonaCDplayerbycausingthearmtomovetheheadacrossthedisk.TheCDplayeris,in

fact,necessarilysimilarindesigntoaharddrive,althoughtherearesignificantdifferencesinspeed

ofdataaccess.

Mostmodernharddrivesincorporateseveral

platters（磁盤）tofurtherreducethetimespentseeking

therequiredinformation.Also,somenewerdriveshave

twoheads;onefbrreading,andasecondheadfbrwriting

datatodisk.Thisseparationoftasksenablesmuch

higherdensitiesofmagneticinformationtobewritten

ontheplatter,whichincreasesthecapacityofthehard

drive.

Therearethreeimportantwaysinwhichthecapacityofharddiskshasbeen

increased.First,thedatacodeitselfhasbeentightenedwithexpresscoding

techniques.Second,aspreviouslynoted,thehead

technologyhasbeenimproved;andthird,thedistance

betweentheheadsandtheplattershasbeengreatly

reduced.ltishardtobelieve,buttheheadcanbemade

topassoverthemagnetisedplatteratdistancesoflessthan1microinch（thewidthofatypical

humanhairis5000microinches）.Thisisachievedbymeansofaspecialprotectivecoatingapplied

totheplatter.Eachofthesethreeimprovementsenablesspeedieraccesstothedata.

Harddrivesaremorecommonplacethantaperecordersthesedays,butitmustberemembered

thattheyaremuchmorefragile.Treatedwithrespecttheymaylastanumberofyears,buttheyare

quiteeasilydamaged,oftenwithdisastrousconsequencesfortheuser,whosepreciousdatacan

becomelostforever.Droppingadriveisalmostalwaysfatal,asispassinganincorrectelectrical

currentthroughone（byfaultyconnection）.Dustandevenextremesoftemperaturecancause

failure.Yet,nophysicaldamagecaneverresultfromtheinputofdataviathekeyboardor

mouse.Ofcourse,overtimethemagnetisedcoatingontheplatterswillerode,yetthisisalmost

entirelyindependentoftheamountofuse.

Thereareseriousquestionsbeingraisedaboutthe

directionofthefutureofelectronicstoragemedia.Someresearchersclaimthatitwouldbewiserto

investmoretimeandmoneyinsettingupsystemsforstreamingdataacrossnetworksof

computersfromcentralisedbanksofinformationstorage.Thiswouldavoidtheneedforeach

personalcomputerusertohavehisorherowncopyofasoftwareprogramresidentonalocalhard

drive.Personaldatafilescouldbekeptatacentralstorageunit,andbesuitablyprotectedfrom

disasterbyafailsafe（具有自動防止故障特性的）backupsystem.

AstheInternetbecomesevermorepervasive（遍布的）,andthespeedofaccesstoother

machinesincreasesacrossourtelephonelines,itmightbepossibletodoawaywithlocalstorage

systemsaltogether.

71.Magneticallycoateddisksareoneofmanytypes

of.

aaaA.sequentialaccessinformationsystems

aaaB.informationstoragesolutions

aaaC.tapestoragesolutions

aaaD.CDplayers

72.Connectingaharddriveincorrectly

usually.

aaaA.resultsinexcesstemperature

aaaB.erodesthemagnetisedmaterialontheplatters

aaaC.damagesthekeyboardormouse

aaaD.destroysthedrive

73.Keyboardormouseusecaneasilycause.

aaaA.incorrectelectricalcurrents

aaaB.themagnetisedcoatingontheplattertowearout

aaaC.physicaldamagetotheharddiskdrive

aaaD.noneoftheabove

74.1nthefuture,acomputerusermightbeableto

accesspersonaldataaaafilesfrom.

aaaA.acentralstorageunit

aaaB.alocalharddrive

aaaC.asoftwareprogram

aaaD.thelocalbank

75.Centralisedbanksofstorageinfonnation

could.

aaaA.offerbetterprotectionofauser'sdatafiles

aaaB.streamdataacrosstelephonelines

aaaC.meantheendoflocalstoragesystems

aaD.alloftheabove

Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

LIVINGEXPENSES—AGUIDEFOROVERSEASSTUDENTS

Attheturnofthecenturyitisestimatedthata

studentlivingalonerequiresonaverageA$12,000(Australiandollars)inlivingexpensesforeach

yearofstudyinAustralia.Ofcourse,thesecosts

increasewithtime.

Uponarrival,studentsshouldhavefundsinexcessoftheaveragetocoverthecostoftext

booksand

establishmentexpensessuchasrentalbondpaymentand

basicfurnitureitems.Theamountspentonfood,

recreation,andentertainmentexpenseswillvary

accordingtorequirements,budget,andlocation.

Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinshared

accommodation,whichmaynotbesuitableforall,might

manageonA$10,000peryear.ltispreferablefor

overseasstudentswhoseEnglishisinneedofpractice

totakeadvantageofliveinsituationswith

nativespeakerswheneverpossible.However,sharingwith

friendswhoareeasytocommunicatewithisprobably

moresensibleatfirst.

Theabovefiguresdonotincludethecostoflarge

non-essentialitemssuchashouseholdequipmentora

car.Owningandmaintainingamotorvehicleisexpensive

inAustralia.Insuranceiscompulsoryandcostly,and

parkingbothonandoffcampuscanbeaproblem

requiringadditionalexpense.ltisnotadvisablefbra

studenttoownacarunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.Areasonablesecondhandcarcancostin

excessofA$4000.

Educationalinstitutionsarealmostalwaysserviced

byreliablepublictransport.Theuniversityandcollege

campuseswithinthemajorcitiesarewellservedby

publicbuses.Inaddition,thelargercitieshave

extensivetrainsystems.Forexample,inSydney,most

collegeanduniversitycampusesareonly10or20

minutesfromarailstation.

Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancial

planning.Expensesforthisperiodmustbecarefully

estimatedandaddedtocostsfbrtheacademicyearin

ordertogivearealistictotalfigurefbrthecalendar

year.Theyarenotincludedintheestimated

A$10,000—A$12,000previouslyquoted.Universityeating

facilities,andsomeuniversityandcollegehousing

facilities,closeduringthistime.Asageneral

rule,internationalstudentsshouldexpecttospendat

leastasmuchonmonthlylivingexpensesduringthe

summerastheydoduringtheacademicyear.

Underpresentimmigrationregulations,international

studentsareallowedtoworkupto20hoursduringterm

timeandfulltimeduringvacation.ltisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficientfunds

working

parttimetopayfortuitionfeesandlivingcosts.Whilesomestudentsareabletosupplement

theirfundswithmoneyfromparttimeand/orvacationwork,suchworkisnotalwaysregular

evenwhenavailable,andthiscancontributetoanxietyandstudyproblems.Ingeneral,itis

unrealistictostartacoursewithinsufficientfundsinthehopethat^somethingwillturn

up”.Studentsshouldbeawarethatvacationworkhasbecomemoredifficulttofindoverthelast

fewyears,butthoseinterestedcancontacttheCommonwealthEmploymentServiceorthe

Students,Uniononcampus.

StudentExpensesperAnnuminPercentages

WarmclothesarenecessaryinthesouthernStates

duringwintermonths,asnighttemperaturescandropto

lessthan10degreesCelsius.Studentsshouldbringas

muchclothingfromhomeaspossible,especiallyiffunds

arelimited.Informationonwheretobuyinexpensive

clothescanbeobtainedfromtheInternationalStudent

Centreofmostcollegesanduniversities.

Donotrushintobuyingexpensivetextbooks.ltis

advisabletowaituntilyourfirstlecturesand

tutorials,andthenaskacademicstaffwhicharethe

essentialpurchases.Thereisusuallyasecondhand

bookshoponcampus,andusedtextsarealsoadvertisedonfacultynoticeboards.

TheStudents'Unioncoordinatesanumberofoutletsonthevariousuniversitycampuses

thatprovide

stationeryitemsandotheressentialstudyequipmentat

reasonableprices.Somecoursesrequirespecialised

equipmentwhichcanbequitecostly,anditiswiseto

checkanyadditionalcostsinvolvedwiththecourseof

yourchoice.

Ingeneral,thosepracticallyorientatedcoursestendtoincur(招致)higheradditional

costs.Expensesfor

books,stationery,andequipmentvarygreatly,butyou

shouldallowapproximately$500—$1000ayear.

Mostuniversitycampuseshavebanksand/orcredit

unions.Thebanksissuedrafts,travellerschequesor

foreigncurrencynotes,andaccepttelexorairmail

transactions.Insomecollegesanduniversitiesthe

creditunionistheinstitutionsowncreditunion.In

additiontonormalbankingandfinancialservices(with

notransactioncharges),creditunionsusuallyprovide

specialservicesforinternationalstudents.

Moneymaybedepositedorwithdrawnfrombranchesofthecreditunionsandbanksduring

businesshoursfromMondaytoFriday(butnotonpublicholidays)or24hoursadayfromthe

manyoncampusautomaticteller

machines.Businesshoursforfinancialinstitutions

vary,butcreditunionsareusuallyopenfrom9amto5

pmweekdays,and,generally,banksareopenfrom9.30amto4pm(5pmonFridays).Someservices

areavailableon

Saturdaymorningsinselectedareas.Whilepricesoften

comparefavourablywithpricesoverseas,because

Australiaisalargeandexcitingcountryitisvery

easytooverspend,especial1yifonatightbudget.

76.Sharingaccommodationis.

aaaA.approximately10,000peryearcheaperthan

livingalone

aaaB.moreexpensivethanlivingalone

aaaC.notalwayssuitableforstudents

aaaD.suitableformoststudents

77.Studentsbuyingacarshouldtakethefollowing

costsintoaccountaaa.

aaaA.thepurchasepriceofthecarB.insurancecosts

aaaC.parkingcostsD.alloftheabove

78.Regularparttimeworkis.

aaaA.alwaysavailableB.notalwaysavailable

aaaC.sufficienttopayfbrtuitionfees

aaD.20hoursduringfull-timevacation

79.Coursesthataremorepractical.

aaaA.canrequirespecialisedequipmentB.areusually

cheaper

aaaC.cost$500—$1000ayearD.areusuallymore

difficult

8O.Creditunionsoncampus.

aaaA.areopen24hoursaday

aaaB.providetheusualfinancialservicesofferedby

banks

aaaC.deductfeesfbrnormaltransactions

aaaD.aresometimesopenonpublicholidays

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(20points)

Directions:Inthispartthereare2shortpassages

withfivequestionseach.Readthepassages

carefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewest

possiblewords(notexceeding10words).

Questions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

aaaaEnglishCollegesAustralasia

Search

EduSeekfound56,040Webpagesforyou.

?InstituteofLanguagesUNSW(Sydney,Australia)

InternationalandmigrantstudentscanlearnEnglish

atoneofthelargestuniversitylanguagecentresin

Australia.

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