试卷二
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section B Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard; For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a (S1) S1______ of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the
supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be S2______
(S2) and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person
produces less and this means a lower income than could be (S3) with S3______
a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large
population gives more scope for (S4) and the development S4______
of (S5) such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be S5______
built unless there is a big demand to (S6) them. S6______
One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program
lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth (S7) S7______
from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and
availability of food, space and natural resources,
(S8)____________________________________________________whatever the S8______
consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be
more complex.
(S9)_____________________________________________________________ S9______
________.When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline
and the building industry is weakened. (S10)____________________________________ S10______
____________________________, rather than one which is stable or in decline.
Part V Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should College Students Go in for Business? to comment on a news item that some undergraduates at your school are reported in the local newspaper to have started up businesses get prepared for future career.
You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:
Should College Students Go in for Business?
1. 有些师生认为大学生可以经商，理由是……
2. 但更多的人持反对意见……
3. 我的看法
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