星火英语Model Test TwoPart I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on college life and the Internet. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.You shouldn’t cut classes. You can’t just follow me on Twitter.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section ADirections: I n this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A) They are safe in daily use. C) No chemicals should be used in daily life.B) They can be put on skins except faces. D) Children should not use them.2. A) To inspect harmfulness of chemical mixtures. C) To produce safe chemicals.B) To prove chemicals are harmless. D) To study chemical compositions.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) They are rare species. C) They pollinate crops and wild plants.B) They protect the environment. D) They protect crops and wild plants.4. A) Chemicals should be used as many as possible.B) Chemicals should be used only if necessary.C) Chemicals should be used as few as possible.D) Chemicals should be used once a month.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A) In Australia and Africa. C) In Australia and America.B) In Austria and Africa. D) In Austria and America.6. A) Better medical equipment. C) Better education.B) More health care. D) More job chances.7. A) It's about 2 500 pounds. C) It’s about 250 pounds.B) It’s about 2 500 dollars.D) It’s about 250 dollars.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) He has got the first place in the test. C) He has been praised by his professor.B) He has got high scores in the test. D) He has passed all of the tests.9. A) A few weeks before the exam. C) A few days before the exam.B) A few months before the exam. D) A few hours before the exam.10. A) Ask his classmates. C) Go online to check them.B) Look up some information. D) Discuss them with his teachers.11. A) Classmates. C) Teacher and student.B) Mother and son. D) Headmaster and student.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard..12. A) He has to meet an important client. C) He has to attend a business discussion.B) He has to attend a meeting. D) He has to sign an important contract.13. A) Help him buy some medicine. C) Send some documents to him.B) Change the time of the meeting. D) Book a 12 o’clock flight.14. A) He has got a fever. C) He is allergic to cats.B) He is allergic to drugs. D) He has got the flu.15. A) Make an appointment with the doctor. C) Find the root cause of the man’s allergy.B) Go to see the doctor directly. D) Go to have a meeting in the man’s company. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Indicate our lifestyles and values. C) Cultivate our values.B) Improve our communicative skills. D) Determine our lifestyles and values.17. A) They cared little about clothing. C) They were very conscious of clothing.B) They had poor taste in clothing. D) They were proud of women’s clothes.18. A) They cared more about clothing than white-collar workers.B) They were manipulated by white-collar workers.C) They scoffed white-collar workers for their clothing.D) They conformed to the accepted pattern of clothing.19. A) Dressing patterns of workers. C) The importance of clothing.B) Man’s attitude towards dress.D) The styles of clothing.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Many workers feel embarrassed when talking about office gossip.B) More than half of the workers are involved in office gossip.C) The percentage of workers involved in office gossip has increased.D) Workers were reluctant to talk about office gossip before.21. A) Office gossip may boost when the company expands.B) Workers dare not to gossip when the company is downsizing.C) Office gossip may relatively drop when the economy turns better.D) In a financial crisis, workers are over pressured to gossip.22. A) It is beneficial to the workers5 productivity.B) It helps to deliver the latest news of the company.C) It is an efficient way to relax people's mind.D) It is a direct way for the boss to know his workers.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) They put them in a well. C) They put them in an evaporative cooler.B) They put them in the ice. D) They put them into boxes.24. A) Place it at the top of the cooler. C) Put its ends in the water.B) Place it at the bottom of the cooler. D) Put it outdoors.25. A) To store them in conditions that are not cold enough.B) To keep them directly into storage containers.C) To put them on the ground after cutting them with knife.D) To prepare them at harvest time when they’re in the field.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Oversleeping on Saturday after a few weeks of too little shut-eye may feel refreshing, but it can give a false sense of security.New research shows 26 sleep loss cannot be cured that easily. Scientists studied the effects of short- and long-term sleep loss respectively and found that people with long-term sleep loss may function normally soon after waking up, but experience steadily slower reaction times as the day 27 on, even if they had tried to catch up the previous night.It is work with important safety 28 in an increasingly busy society, not just for shift-workers but for the 29 one in six Americans who regularly get six hours or less of sleep a night.“We know that staying awake 24 hours in a row impairs one's performance to a level 30 to a blood-alcohol content beyond the legal limit to drive,” said lead researcher Dr. Daniel Cohen of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.The National Institutes of Health says adults need seven hours to nine hours of sleep for good health. Regularly getting too little sleep increases the risk of health problems, including memory impairment and a weakened 31 system. More immediately, too little sleep affects reaction times; sleepiness is to blame for car 32 and other accidents.It is 33 important for anyone who works “crazy hours" and thinks they are performing fine with a few hours of weeknight sleep, said Shelby Freedman Harris, behavioral sleep-medicine director at New York’s Montefiore Medical Center, who was not 34 with the new research. “Don’t think you can just 35 on your sleep on the weekend, because it doesn’t work that way,” Harris warned.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。