Information for the Examinees: This examination consists of THREE sections. They are: 　　　Section I: Listening Test (40 points, 30 minutes) 　　　Section II: Reading Test (40 points, 60 minutes) 　　　Section III: Writing Test (20 points, 30 minutes) The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 2 hours (120 minutes) YOU MUST WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET.

Section I 　 Listening Test 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[40 points]　　　

Part 2. Questions 5-8 are based on this part. (4 points)
You are going to listen to a short conversation between a doctor and a patient. As you listen, complete the notes of the doctor by filling in each blank with one or two words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Part 3. Questions 9-16 are based on this part. (16 points)
You are going to listen to a conversation. As you listen, choose the best answer from A, B, C and D for each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

9. The phone number is ______ .
A. 4788234
B. 5778235
C. 4782234
D. 4782224

10. The caller found the advertisement in a ______ .
A. newspaper
B. house agency
C. local office
D. lawyer's office

11. The 375 pounds covers ______ .
A. rent and gas
B. electricity and gas
C. rent only
D. rent, gas and electricity

12. There is a __________ at the end of the road.
A. supermarket B. restaurant C. post office D. police office

13. The house does NOT have a __________.
A. dining room B. sitting room C. basement D. garage

14. The caller will come to look at the house at __________ .
A. 8 o'clock tonight
B. 9 o'clock tonight
C. 10 o'clock the next morning
D. 11 o'clock the next morning

15. The house is located at No. 9 __________.
A. Brock Street
B. Ullswater Road
C. Moor Lane
D. Wellington Road

16. The landlord's name is __________ , and the caller's name is __________ .
A. Tom Hall; Wellington B. Tom Peter; Wellington
C. Wellington; Tom Peter D. Till Hall; Mike

Part 4. Questions 17- 32 are based on this part. (16 points)
You are going to listen to a monologue about marriage. There are two tasks in this part. The recording will be played twice in total.

Task 1.
Questions 17-26: Listen to the first part of the monologue and then fill in each blank in the passage with one word you hear from the recording. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

More surprising, perhaps, than the present difficulty of the (17) _________of marriage is the fact that marriage itself is (18) _________and active. As research colleagues find, Americans are a marrying people: (19) _________with Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a (20) ________ age. In addition, after a drop in the early (21) _________, the rate of marriage in the United States is now (22) _________. Even the divorce rate needs to be (23) _________in this pro-marriage situation: some 80 percent of (24) __________ people remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far, the (25) __________way of life for the vast majority of people in our (26) ___________.

Task 2.
Questions 27-32: Listen to the second part of the monologue and then complete a summary of this part by filling in each blank with one word. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

The basic family unit has changed more drastically. Twenty-five years ago, there were usually a couple of (27) __________in a family, but now we can easily find childless couples, or families with children from former (28) ___________. These children can stay with one of their parents, or they may be (29) ___________between the two.

Therefore, the American family types vary from having no children to having all kinds of "(30)_____________" or "part-time" children. A child can have step-parents, half-brothers/sisters, and even eight (31)______________! However, despite all these complications, it is still true that most Americans spend (32) ___________of their adult lives married.

This is the end of the Listening Test.

Section II 　Reading Test 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[40 points]　　　　

Part 1. Questions 33-37 are based on this part.
Match the contacts in the right column with the people in the left column according to the information provided in the box. There are more contacts than you need. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

How should they contact the person in charge?

Part 2. Questions 38- 47 are based on the following passage.

Redecoration

Last October, I decided to completely redecorate my old house on Turkey Hill Road in Westport, California. The carpets, the furniture, the curtains, and the arrangement of the rooms were still the same as it had been for 20 years. The kitchen was still the same shade of gray, and the curtains were still the same light green color. The bedrooms were the worst of all. They had been changed, slowly, from comfortable places to sleep into very messy storage rooms. The floors were covered with clothing, extra chairs, toys, and anything else that I couldn't find another place for.

Throwing caution to the wind, I began on the endeavour. First, I chose a new colour scheme for the entire house. This was the best part of my project, because colour is what gives any house a basis for decoration. The colours that I chose were much different from the old greens and blues that I used to have in the house. The new colours were mostly brown, gold, and gray. I had to paint the whole interior of the house, so I decided to hire some professional painters from Bright and Beautiful Painting Company. When the painters saw how big my house was, they told me that the job would probably take at least a month! It did take them a month, but the house certainly was beautiful when they finished.

Of course, redecorating doesn't include only painting. I went to look for curtains that would be different, bold, sturdy, and beautiful. I also had to find some carpenters to build more shelving. The carpenters changed a small hall behind the kitchen into a small library for some of the books that I couldn't keep in my other library.

As each room was painted, everything in the very crowded room had to be moved to another overcrowded room. So much time was spent, but it was worth it. While I was moving things, I discovered many old items that I had lost or forgotten about. For example, I found old clothes, old books, and even some things from my wedding!

The last thing I did was to remove all the old carpet from the floor to reveal a beautiful old pine floor.

I'm still waiting for some of the old furniture to be refurbished, the fabric for the dining-room chairs, a new sofa for the living room, a new desk for my office, and a new chair for my bedroom.

A few last details still have to be decided: Where do I put the television in my bedroom? Do I add heat to the master bedroom or keep it as it has been for twenty-five years, unheated? And I look forward to friendly lunches in the front porch, and suppers in front of the fire-place.

Questions 38-47: Decide whether the following statements are true, false, or not mentioned. Write T for "true", F or "false" and NM for "not mentioned" on your Answer Sheet.

____38. The writer bought the house twenty years ago.
____39. The writer thought the painting was the first and best step of the redecoration.
____40. It took the writer a month to paint the whole interior of the house by himself.
____41. After the redecoration, the writer had two libraries at home.
____42. The space for books increased after the redecoration.
____43. The writer threw away the old carpet.
____44. The television will be placed in the bedroom.
____45. The master room used to be unheated.
____46. The last thing of the redecoration was to remove all the newly discovered old items.
____47. The whole redecoration was completed last October.

Part 3. Questions 48-52 are based on the following passage.

The Pain in Wearing High Heels

1 They are wearing high heels this year.

2 Are you?

3 Since I was a little girl, I have been trying to figure out exactly who "they" are and why the rest of us are supposed to dress just like them. The heavier I was, the more I would make fun of my sister and mother for their imitating: "Don't you have any taste of your own?"

4 But even I was interested in what shoes they were wearing. Everyone likes shoe-shopping. Your size is not your fault. There is nothing you can do about it. And at least in theory, anyone can wear any shoe: That is why they come in so many sizes.
5 As foot specialists will tell you, shoes can be dangerous to your feet. The thinner and higher the heel, the greater the risk of foot and back problems. Standing in high heels inevitably hurts after an hour on foot. This results in aches and pains.

6 It gets worse. The popularity of tennis shoes has led women's feet literally to get bigger - especially wider - but the sizing of shoes has not changed. Most women wear shoes that fit poorly, usually ones that are too small, which adds pain to high-heel hell.

7 So why do we do it? The traditional criticism is that women are slaves to male ideas. Fashion culture controlled by models leads us to offer your toes and our check books to satisfy some men's idea of sexy shoes. Much of the advertising of this year's return to heels as high as 6 inches focuses on the shoes and the sort skirts that go with them as a statement by women of their sexiness and female charm. Apparently, wearing high heels pushes your breasts out by changing your center of gravity. In Florence and Milan, men were reportedly salivating.

8 In Bloomingdale's shoe department, all the salivating was done by women, myself included. Strictly as research, of course, I tried on shoes and observed other women doing the same. Almost everyone is trying on the new higher heels. We stride around. We throw our heads a little, and laugh.

9 Feet look smaller in high heels. Most women in America have big feet. Believe it or not, 91/2 is the most popular size. It is not just you. And it is not just feet. High heels make a woman's leg look longer, and everyone looks better with longer legs. There is a story that holds that high heels were first brought to America by a famous New Orleans madam who discovered that she could charge twice as much when a woman wore high heels.

10 In fact, none of the women I talked to were buying shoes to please the men in their lives. "My husband won't even notice the shoes," a woman told me. More than one said husbands or boyfriends would not like her because they would make her too tall. Most men seem to prefer keeping the height advantage to heels, pushed-out breasts notwithstanding. The higher the heels get, the more men who face the tradeoff.

11 No one pretends high heels are as comfortable as flats. It is what they do to your head, not your feet. That is what makes women walk differently and look differently in high heels.

12 I almost succumbed, but they are too costly, and how often can I wear them? Not sensible. Not practical. Definitely not right for work and kids.

13 But the next day in Leohmann's, on sale yet, I find a pair that is just as good. Now I just have to get invited somewhere in my high heels.

Questions 48-52: Give brief answers to the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

48. Who are "they" in the third paragraph?
49. What are the harms that high heels can do to people?
50. Name at least two reasons why women wear high heels.
51. Does the writer feel buying high heels sensible? Which paragraph makes you think so?
52. Will the writer buy any high heels in future? Which paragraph makes you think so?


Section III 　Writing Test 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[20 points]　　　　

You have a pen friend named James Smith in the UK. He is very interested in relationships within traditional Chinese families. Now write a letter to him, introducing the common structure of a typical Chinese family and the relationships between the family members. You can talk about the roles of different family members, division of housework, their daily routines or big family occasions.

You should use at least 8 of the following 10 expressions in your writing. Appropriate form and tense of the words should be used.

father (or aunt, son-in-law, etc.)
close (or distant, etc.)
lenient (strict, easy-going, etc.)
sociable (or anti-social, etc.)
relaxing (or tense, etc.)
domesticated (or undomesticated)
used to …
be responsible for …
do the washing (or shopping, ironing, etc.)
be (become) involved in …

高级英语文学文化模块
“高级日常英语”课程终结考试
答题卷（样题）

Part 1. (10 points)

Part 2. (10 points)

高级英语文学文化模块
“高级日常英语”课程终结考试
参考答案与评分标准（样题）
课程编号：ENBACE1002

Section I 　Listening Test　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[40 points]　　　

Part 1. (4 points, 1 point each)

Part 2. (4 points, 1 point each. Spelling not important.)
5. Thomson
6. Nothing serious/(basically) very fit.
7. tense
8. smoking

Part 3. (16 points, 2 points each)
9. A 　　10. A 　　11. C 　　12. C
13. D 　　14. D 　　15. B 　　16. C

Part 4. (16 points, 1 point each)
Task 1. (10 points)
17. customs 　　　18. alive
19. compared 　　 20. younger
21. 1970's 　　　　22. increasing
23. considered 　　 24. divorced
25. preferred 　　 26. society

Task 2. (6 points)
27. children 　　　　28. marriages
29. shared 　　　　30. full-time
31. randparents 　　32. most

Section II 　Reading Test 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[20 points]　　　　　　

Part 1. (10 points, 2 points each)
33. F 　34. E 　35. A 　36. G 　37. B

Part 2. (10 points, 1 point each)
38. NM 　39. T 　40. F 　41. T　42. T
43. NM 　44. T 　45. T 　46. F 　47. F

Part 3. (20 points, 2 points each. Exact words not required but meaning must be the same. Deduct 0.5 point for each misspelling.)

48. The (fashion) models or the fashion leaders.
49. Foot and back problems / foot aches and pains.
50. Any two of the following:
　a. influence of male ideas; intention to please men;
　b. social trend/fashion;
　c. looking better - smaller feet, longer legs;
d. make women walk differently and look differently.
51. No. Paragraph 12.
52. Yes. Paragraph 13.

Section III 　Writing Test 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[20 points]　　　　　

注：
（1） 以上为标准分值描述，教师可根据学生的作文水平给出标准分值中间的分数。如"内容"可以打7分，5分等。
（2） 规定使用的词汇少于8个每个扣0.5分；词汇错误每个扣0.5分。

（试听部分）
北京外国语大学网络教育学院课程终结考试听力部分测试。
试听结束，听力测试正式开始。

高级通用英语模块
“高级日常英语”课程终结考试
听力材料（样题）
课程编号：ENBACE1002
English in Daily Life, The Listening Test

You are going to listen to a conversation. As you listen, decide whether statements 1-4 are true or false. Write T for “true” and F for “false” on the Answer Sheet. The conversation will be played twice. You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions you need to work on for this part.

[Pause 30 seconds]

Now listen carefully.

[Mrs. Blair=Female, Sharon=Female]

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
Now you will hear the conversation again.
[Play text again]
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
This is the end of Part 1. Now go on to Part 2.

Part 2. Questions 5-8 are based on this part.

You are going to listen to a short conversation between a doctor and a patient. As you listen, complete the notes of the doctor by filling in each blank with one or two words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. The conversation will be played twice. You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions you need to work on for this part.

[Pause 30 seconds]

Now listen carefully.

[Doctor=Female, Mr. Thomson=Male]

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
Now you will hear the conversation again.
[Play text again]
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
This is the end of Part 2. Now go on to Part 3.

Part 3. Questions 9-16 are based on this part.

You are going to listen to a conversation. As you listen, choose the best answer from A, B, C and D for each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. The conversation will be played twice. You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions you need to work on for this part.

[Pause 30 seconds]

Now listen carefully.
[Tom=Male, Wellington=Female]

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
Now you will hear the conversation again.
[Play text again]
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]

This is the end of Part 3. Now go on to Part 4.

Part 4. Questions 17-32 are based on this part.

You are going to listen to a monologue about marriage. There are two tasks in this part. The recording will be played twice. Now listen to the whole monologue for the first time to catch the main idea. As you listen, you can look at the questions you need to work on in both tasks.

Now listen carefully.

More surprising, perhaps, than the present difficulty of the customs of marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and active. As research colleagues find, Americans are a marrying people: compared with Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. In addition, after a drop in the early 1970’s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be considered in this pro-marriage situation: some 80 percent of divorced people remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far, the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

What has changed more than marriage is the basic family unit. Twenty-five years ago, the usual American family was made up of a husband, a wife and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s former marriage, or the husband’s, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses.

Therefore, one can find every type of family unit. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriage; marriages with “full-time” children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with “full-time” children from the present marriage and “part-time” children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers and half-sisters. It is not all that different for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are huge changes from the usual basic family. But even so, even in the middle of all this, there remains one truth: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

Now you are going to do Task 1.

Task 1.

Question 17-26: Listen to the first part of the monologue and then fill in each blank in the passage with one word you hear from the recording. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions you need to work on for this part.

[Pause 30 seconds]
Now listen carefully.

More surprising, perhaps, than the present difficulty of the customs of marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and active. As research colleagues find, Americans are a marrying people: compared with Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. In addition, after a drop in the early 1970’s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be considered in this pro-marriage situation: some 80 percent of divorced people remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far, the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.
[Pause 30 seconds]
Now go on to Task 2.

Task 2.

Questions 27-32: Listen to the second part of the monologue and then complete a summary of this part by filling in each blank with one word. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions you need to work on for this part.

[Pause 30 seconds]
Now listen carefully.

What has changed more than marriage is the basic family unit. Twenty-five years ago, the usual American family was made up of a husband, a wife and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s former marriage, or the husband’s, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses.

Therefore, one can find every type of family unit. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriage; marriages with “full-time” children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with “full-time” children from the present marriage and “part-time” children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers and half-sisters. It is not all that different for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are huge changes from the usual basic family. But even so, even in the middle of all this, there remains one truth: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers.

[Pause 30 seconds]

This is the end of Part 4.
This is the end of the Listening Test.
Now it is time for you to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.