SECTION 3: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. http://tr.hjenglish.com/

     A commonplace criticism of American culture is its excessive preoccupation with material goods and corresponding neglect of the human spirit. Americans, it is alleged, worship only "the almighty dollar." We scramble to "keep up with the Joneses." The love affair between Americans and their automobiles has been a continuing subject of derisive commentary by both foreign and domestic critics. Americans are said to live by a quantitative ethic. Bigger is better, whether in bombs or sedans. The classical virtues of grace, harmony, and economy of both means and ends are lost on most Americans. As a result, we are said to be swallowing up the world's supply of natural resources, which are irreplaceable. Americans constitute 6 percent of the world's population but consume over a third of the world's energy. These are now familiar complaints. Indeed, in some respects Americans may believe the "pursuit of happiness" to mean the pursuit of material things.

SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)

Part A: Note-taking and Gap-filling http://tr.hjenglish.com/
Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk only once. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You are required to write ONE word or  figure only in each blank. You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk.

     I want to discuss problems of ___________(1) and three possible policies which could stop ________(2) urbanization in developing countries.

     Certain urban problems are ____________(3) to both developed and developing countries, for example, poor housing,  __________(4), traffic congestion and pollution. But there are problems which are __________(5) to developing countries and this is due to the need of these countries to provide a basic infrastructure necessary for ____________(6). The provision of this infrastructure is the urbanization process itself. http://tr.hjenglish.com/

     There  are  five  main _____________(7) of this uncontrolled urbanization: Firstly, people __________(8) from the country to the city because they see the city as a more __________(9) place to live. Secondly, rural areas thus become less ______________(10) and this causes a decrease in the production of  food. Thirdly, There is a high urban population growth rate. Fourthly, There is a dramatic __________(11) on the supply of social services, especially those services related to education and ___________(12), and finally uncontrolled urbanization leads to an ___________(13) of labour supply in the cities.

      There are three policies which could __________(14) this kind of uncontrolled urbanization in ____________(15) countries. Firstly, to promote a more equal _________(16) distribution. In this way farmers would be more __________(17) to stay on the land. Secondly, to improve the supply of social services in the __________(18) areas, particularly in the field of health and education. And thirdly, to give _________(19) assistance to agriculture, especially to the small _________(20).

Part B: Listening and Translation
 Ⅰ. Sentence Translation
Directions:  In this part of the test, your will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences only once. After you have heard each sentence, translate is into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. http://tr.hjenglish.com/

(1)___________________________________________________________________________

(2)___________________________________________________________________________
 
(3)___________________________________________________________________________
 
(4)___________________________________________________________________________

(5)___________________________________________________________________________

 Ⅱ. Passage Translation http://tr.hjenglish.com/
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages only once. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.

(1)___________________________________________________________________________

(2)___________________________________________________________________________