Task 3

　　Directions: After reading the following application letter, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 through 50). You should write your answer briefly ( in no more than 3 words ) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

　　Dear Sir,

　　We enclose the completed application form for an entry visa to enable Mr. Zhang Lin, the Export Manager of this Corporation, to visit Australia.

　　Mr. Zhang will be leaving Beijing on 4th August for a business tour of Australia, subject to the issue of the visa. He proposed to arrive in Sydney on 7th August and to stay for about fourteen days, then he will leave for Shanghai. His address in Sydney will be the Holiday Inn.

　　The purpose of Mr. Zhang’s visit to Australia is to gain information about the latest development in agri-business in order to explore possibilities of increasing trade between our two countries. Whirlpool Company would guarantee Mr. Zhang’s financial security during his stay in Australia and payment of all expense he may incur.

　　Should you require any further information, if you will let me know, I shall be happy to supply it.

　　Applications for Visa

　　Schedule: will arrive in Sydney on 7th August and leave for Shanghai on 46

　　Accommodation: will live in 47 in Sydney

　　Purpose of visit to Australia: to get information about 48 in agri-business, and explore 49

　　of further cooperation

　　Guarantee: 50 Corporation

　　Task 4

　　Directions: the followings are some expressions about computer. After readings it, you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.

　　A --- working storage H --- optical character reading

　　B --- translator I --- optical scanner

　　C --- time sharing J --- processing unit

　　D --- symbolic language K --- punched tape

　　E --- subprogram L --- random access

　　F --- machine language M --- personal computer

　　G --- magnetic storage N --- terminal unit

　　Example : ( M ) 個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī) ( F ) 機(jī)器語言

　　51. ( ) 終端設(shè)備 ( ) 光掃描器

　　52. ( ) 隨機(jī)存取 ( ) 處理部件

　　53. ( ) 磁盤存儲(chǔ) ( ) 符號(hào)語言

　　54. ( ) 工作存儲(chǔ)器 ( ) 穿空紙帶

　　55. ( ) 翻譯器 ( ) 分時(shí)

　　Task 5

　　Directions: there is an important below. After reading it you should give brief answer to the 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) that follow. The answers (in no more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

　　English Journal

　　English Journal was bimonthly audio journal to use interviews, dialogues and discussions by native speakers of English. The content covers a wide range of topics common to English-speaking countries. Over three decades the Journal has become extremely popular with English language learners in Japan and other countries where English is not the mother tongue. In Japan alone the Journal sells 150,000 copies of each issue.

　　Reentry the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press obtained authorization from ALC Publications of Japan to adapt the original edition of English Journal for learners in china. The new version will be distributed as an audio companion to English Language Learning (ELL), the most renowned English language monthly in China. The Chinese edition is adapted by the ELL editorial staff and faculty members from the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University.

　　English Journal is intended for intermediate (中級(jí)的) level learners (equivalent to senior middle school English level) or above. This matches the level of ELL readers. For readers’ convenience, every piece is graded according to vocabulary, structure and talking speed. English Journal enables learners to absorb ideas while developing their listening comprehension of authentic spoken English.

　　56. What is the purpose of writing this passage?

　　To

　　57. How often is English Journal distributed?

　　Every

　　58. In which countries has English Journal become popular for a long time?

　　In Japan and

　　59. By which publication is the Chinese edition of English Journal adapted?

　　By

　　60. Which level of English learners in English Journal suitable for?

　　or above

　　Part IV Translation--- English to Chinese 20% ( 25 minutes )

　　Directions: This part numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. And for the paragragh numbered 65, write your translation in the correponding space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.

　　61. She has bought some cloth; she is going to make herself a dress.

　　A) 她買了一些衣服;她還打算給自己做一件衣服。

　　B) 她買了一些衣服;也打算對(duì)其中一件改一下。

　　C) 她買了一些布;打算自己做衣服。

　　D) 她買了一些布;打算給自己做一件衣服。

　　62. We won’t be able to come to your dinner party on Saturday because that happens to be the day we are expecting guests ourselves.

　　A) 星期六那天我們自己也有請(qǐng)客，因此無法參加你舉行的宴會(huì)。

　　B) 星期六那天我們有客人來，因此無法為你舉行宴會(huì)。

　　C) 星期六那天我們家也要來客人，因此無法參加你午餐后舉行的聚會(huì)。

　　D) 星期六那天我們家也請(qǐng)客人聚會(huì)，因此無法替你舉行的宴會(huì)幫忙。

　　63. Whereas Mr. Brown had been delighted at the news, his wife saw that it might mean trouble.

　　A) 鑒于布朗先生剛剛聽到這個(gè)消息，他的妻子則早以對(duì)它顯得很反感。

　　B) 雖然布朗先生聽到這個(gè)消息很高興，他的妻子卻看出這個(gè)消息可能意味著要出麻煩。

　　C) 盡管布朗先生樂于聽到這個(gè)消息，他的妻子則覺得可能會(huì)帶來麻煩。

　　D) 雖然布朗先生聽到這個(gè)消息并不在乎，他的妻子對(duì)這個(gè)消息則顯得明顯的擔(dān)憂。

　　64. His superior grades at high school enabled him to enrol at the tuition-free College of the City of New York.

　　A) 他的上級(jí)在高中期間學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)與他同級(jí)，所以有資格推薦他免考進(jìn)入了紐約市一所大學(xué)。

　　B) 他的上級(jí)在高中期間學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)很優(yōu)異，擔(dān)保他自由進(jìn)入了紐約市立大學(xué)。

　　C) 由于在高中成績(jī)顯著，他參軍后，免費(fèi)進(jìn)入了紐約市一所大學(xué)。

　　D) 由于在高中成績(jī)優(yōu)異，他進(jìn)入了免費(fèi)的紐約市立大學(xué)。

　　65. “Snow Lotus” Cashmeres (羊絨) Sweaters from Beijing are made from superior Chinese goat cashmere fiber. They are lustrous in color, light, warm and comfortable to wear. Owing to their fine quality, excellent workmanship, novel designs, styles and complete size range, they have gained popularity from consumers abroad.

　　Part V Writing 15% ( 25 minutes )

　　Directions: this part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter to make a reservation.

　　寫信人：辦公室主任趙國(guó)平

　　寫信時(shí)間：2006年7月15日

　　收信單位：倫敦Pelham酒店

　　入住時(shí)間：2006年7月25日至7月30日

　　預(yù)定房間：三間帶浴室的雙人房間，一個(gè)帶浴室的單人房間。將于七月底赴倫敦參加一個(gè)國(guó)際會(huì)議。請(qǐng)盡早回復(fù)，請(qǐng)告知能否提供上述住房，以及房?jī)r(jià)。