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Model Test N i n e
Part I
Writing
(30minutes)
Directions:
For this part,
you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay.
Suppose you have two ways to learn about
other countries: one is to travel
abroad and the other to obtain the information
online. You are to make a choice.
Write
an essay to explain the reasons for your choice.
You should write at least120 words but no more
than 180
words.
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25
minutes)
Section
A
Questions 1 and 2 are
based on the news report you have just
heard.
1.
A) Because the storm had cut power to
them.
B)
Because the roads to them had been
flooded.
C)
Because there might be mud
slides.
D)
Because there might be
tsunami.
2.
A) It is expected to last until
Saturday afternoon.
B)
It has caused
over 300 traffic deaths.
C)
It is the
strongest one in years.
D)
It will be at
its strongest on Saturday afternoon.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
3.
A) A
car crash.
B) A bushfire.
C) A burglary.
D) A
terrorist attack.
4.
A) More than
15 homes had moved our.
B)
More than 50
homes had joined the fight.
C)
They had not
had the fire under control yet.
D)
They had found
a way to put out the fire.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
5.
A) They are
useful in terms of security but have
rusted.
B)
They are useful in terms of security
but not beautiful.
C)
They are no
longer strong enough to protect the
tower.
D)
They are no longer needed as a photo
spot.
6.
A) It is the most visited monument in
the world.
B)
It is totally free of charge for
visiting.
C)
The entry to the forecourt of the tower
is free.
D)
The entry to the forecourt of the tower
will be charged.
7.
A) Less
visitor entrances.
C) Ornamental
lights.
B)
More security guards.
D)
Better elevators.
Section
B
Questions 8 to 11 are
based on the conversation you have just
heard.
8.
A) He played tennis for his high school
team.
B)
He played football for his high school
team.
C)
He played tennis starting from his
junior year.
D)
He played tennis starting from his
senior year.
9.
A) Tennis.
B) Basketball.
C) Golf.
D)
Volleyball.
10.
A) Because he
has a lot in common with the woman.
B)
Because he
thinks the woman is a good player.
C)
Because his
team lacks girl players.
D)
Because his
team can learn a lot from the woman.
11.
A) Join the
man to watch a match.
B) Visit a new
stadium with the man.
C)
Watch the man play in a match.
D) Join
the man to play in a match.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the
conversation you have just
heard.
12.
A) An
interview between a customer and a shopping
a
ssistant.
B)
An interview
between an airport staff and a
passenger.
C)
A conversation between two working
staff about the airport’s future
improvement.
D)
A conversation between an air-hostess
and a passenger about the inflight meal
service.
13.
A) Because many people want to stay in
shape.
B)
Because he wants to take every chance
to improve his health.
C)
Because many
people are tired after long flights.
D)
Because
massaging will be a good way to kill
time.
14.
A) Seasonal ones.
B) Fresh
ones.
C) Local ones.
D)
Juicy ones.
15.
A) Disappointing.
B)
Satisfying.
C) Outdated.
D)
Lovely.
Section C
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
16.
A) Because
the planets are the same size as Earth.
B)
Because the
planets are similar in many aspects to
Earth.
C)
Because the planets are capable of
supporting life.
D)
Because the
planets have water on their surface.
17.
A) They are
rocky planets .
B) They are gaseous
like Jupiter.
C) They are
covered by water.
D) They are covered
by sea ice.
18.
A) Because it has the right temperature
and enough greenhouse
gases.
B)
Because it has
the right amount of water and enough greenhouse
gases.
C)
Because it has the right atmosphere and
enough greenhouse gases.
D)
Because it has
the right gravity and enough greenhouse
gases.
Questions 19 to 21
are based on the passage you have just
heard.
19.
A) They should be widely used in the
field of social
services.
B)
They should be
blamed for the increasing unemployment.
C)
They should be
taxed the same amount as the people they
replace.
D)
They should be taxed more than the
ordinary people.
20.
A) They will
surely face massive unemployment.
B)
They will need
less income tax to spend.
C)
They will have
less income tax to spend.
D)
They will have
no need to cope with the changes.
21.
A)
Psychologists.
C) Room
cleaners.
B) Police
officers.
D) Doctors.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
22.
A) People who
sleep late are smarter and more
creative.
B)
People who sleep late are always late
for their jobs.
C)
People who
sleep late are easily irritated.
D)
People who
sleep hate are slow and ineffective in their
jobs.
23.
A) You will feel exhausted all day
long.
B) You
can’t justify
your
lateness.
C)
You will be late for your work.
D) You
can’t find persuasive
excuses.
24.
A) Because
they can fully enjoy themselves late at
night.
B)
Because they can fully concentrate
their attention late at night.
C)
Because they
can read the most fascinating book late at
night.
D)
Because they can make rapid progress in
mentality late at night.
25.
A) Group
intelligence tests.
C) Deductive
reasoning tests.
B)
Emotional intelligence tests.
D)
Inductive reasoning tests.
Part
Ⅲ
Reading Comprehension
( 40
minutes )
Section
A
Questions 26 to 35 are
based on the following passage.
Ask a left-wing Briton what they
believe about the safety of nuclear power, and you
can guess their answer.
Ask a right-
wing American about the risks posed by climate
change, and you can also make a 26 guess
than
if you didn’t know their
politic
al affiliation. Issues like
these feel like they should be 27 by
science, not
our political tribes, but
sadly, that’s not what
happens.
Psychology
has
long
shown
that
education
and
intelligence
won’t
stop
your
politics
from
28
your
broader worldview, even if those
beliefs do not match the hard evidence. Instead
,your ability to weigh up the facts
may
depend on a less well-recognised trait- 29
.
There
is
now
a
mountain
of
30
to
show
that
politics
doesn’t
just
help
predict
people’s
views
on
some
scientific issues; it also affects how
they interpret new information. This is why it is
a 31 to think that you
can
somehow “ correct” people’s views on an issue by
giving th
em more facts, since study
after study has shown
that people have
a tendency to 32
reject facts that
don’t fit with their existing
views.
But smarter people
shouldn’t be susceptible to prejudice swaying
their opinions, right? Wrong. Other research
shows
that
people
with
the
most
education,
highest
mathematical
abilities,
and
the
strongest
tendencies
to
be
reflective
about
their
beliefs
are
the
most
33
to
resist
information
which
should
contradict
their
prejudices . This
undermines the simplistic assumption that
prejudices are the result of too much gut instinct
and
not
enough
deep
thought.
Rather,
people
who
have
the
34
for
deeper
thought
about
an
issue
can
use
those
cognitive powers to
justify what they already believe and find reasons
to dismiss apparently_ 35 evidence.
A)
better
B)
competitively
C)
contrary
D)
curiosity
E)
evidence
F)
explained
G)
facility
H)
fact
I)
flexibility
J)
identical
K)
informed
L)
likely
M)
mistake
N)
selectively
O)
shaping
Section
B
How to Fix the
Internet
[A]
We
have
to
fix
the
internet.
After
40
years,
it
has
begun
to
corrode,
both
itself
and
us .
It
is
still
a
marvelous and miraculous
invention, but now there are bugs in the
foundation, bats in the belfry, and trolls in the
basement.
[B]
I do not mean
this to be one of those technophobic rants
insulting the interne for rewiring our brains to
give us the nervous attention span of
Donald Trump on Twitter or pontificating about how
we have to log off and
smell
the
flowers.
Those
worries
about
new
technologies
have
existed
ever
since
Plato
was
concerned
that
the
technology of writing
would threaten memorization and oratory
(
演讲术
) .I love the interne
and all of its digital
offshoots. What
I feel sad for is its decline.