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(A)四川省大学英语三级模拟14

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

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A.20 dollars.
B.15 dollars.
C.24 dollars.
D.21 dollars.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: I want a single room with a bath. How much does it cost?
M: It's 8 dollars a day.
Q: How much does she have to pay if she stays for 3 days?

[解析] 细节推论题。经过简单推论可得知，住三天需要24美元，选C。

A.In the theatre.
B.In the library.
C.In the restaurant.
D.In the railway station.

A B C D

[听力原文]
M: Excuse me, is this seat taken?
W: I don't think so. The man who was sitting there has had his lunch and left a few minutes ago.
Q: Where did this conversation most likely take place?

[解析] 逻辑推理题。由以上信息分析可知，这个对话应当是发生在餐馆，故选C。

A.By taxi.
B.By bus.
C.On foot.
D.By train.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: How do you get to your office every day? Do you walk?
M: No, it's too far to walk. I usually take the bus since the bus stop is just at the corner near my house.
Q: How does he usually get to his office?

[解析] 信息明示题。由此可知，男士通常是坐公交车去办公室，故选B。

A.They are faster.
B.It is the only thing available.
C.Buses are not safe.
D.Buses are too crowded.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: In this city there are many types of transportation available. Which do you use, Fred?
M: The buses are so crowded that I usually take the tram.
Q: Why does Fred prefer to use the tram?

[解析] 信息明示题。由此可知，男士坐有轨电车的原因是公交车太挤，选D。

A.Spelling words.
B.Reading aloud.
C.Consulting a dictionary.
D.Writing Something.

A B C D

[听力原文]
M: Next word: cafeteria.
W: c-a-f-e-t-e-r-i-a.
Q: What is Marry doing?

[解析] 信息明示题。由此可知，女士是在拼写单词，选A。

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A.The light hurts her eyes.
B.He doesn't like to stand so close.
C.She can't hear.
D.She can't see.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: Please turn down the television. I can't understand anything my friend is saying on the phone.
M: Hurry up and finish your call. I don't like sitting so close. The light hurts my eyes.
Q: Why is the woman upset?

[解析] 逻辑分析题。问题是：为什么女士会生气，原因是男士看电视的声音太大，以致她听不见电话里的声音，选C。

A.There was another cat that looks like him.
B.She had mistaken it for his dog.
C.He never let the dog out on his own.
D.The dog liked to walk in the park.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: Is that your dog? He's been digging up my flowers and chasing my cat.
M: It is my dog, but you must be mistaken. We keep him in the house all the time, except when we walk him in the park. There must be another dog that looks like him.
Q: What did the man tell the woman?

[解析] 逻辑分析题。由此得知，男士肯定搞破坏的不是自己的狗，而是女士弄错了，选B。

A.In a hotel.
B.In a coffee shop.
C.In a library.
D.In a laboratory.

A B C D

[听力原文]
M: There's a limit of three books per person.
W: Fine, I'll make sure l return them on time.
Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?

[解析] 信息明示题。由此推测，对话发生的地点应该是在图书馆，选C。

A.Took piano lessons.
B.Didn't like the piano.
C.Bought a piano.
D.Disliked his piano teacher.

A B C D

[听力原文]
W: You play very well. Did you have formal training on the piano?
M: I took lessons as a child but never practised. I taught myself by imitating other pianists.
Q: What did the man do as a child?

[解析] 信息明示题。由此可知，在孩提时代男士曾经上过钢琴课，选A。

10.

A.Secretary-Boss.
B.Client-Lawyer.
C.Patient-Nurse.
D.Student-Teacher.

A B C D

[听力原文]
M: Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
W: Certainly. Read the next chapter in your textbook and come to class prepared to discuss what you've read.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

[解析] 逻辑分析题。由两人的对话可以推测，两人应该是师生关系，故选D。

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

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A.Because Jenny loved their letters.
B.Because Jenny was rich and happy.
C.Because Jenny wanted to get married.
D.Because Jenny was kind and beautiful

A B C D

[听力原文]
Jenny was a very kind and beautiful woman and many men were in love with her and wrote to her to say how much they loved her and wanted to marry her. Jenny kept all these letters and tied them up and put them away in an old box. She never looked at them after she was happily married. Jenny had a daughter Sue. She was six. One day, Jenny had to leave Sue alone for half an hour. "Now, be a good girl, " she said. "Play quietly at home. " When she returned home, she asked Sue, "Have you been a good girl?" "Oh, yes Mummy, " Sue said. "What did you do while I was out?" Jenny asked. "I've played a mailman, " she told her. "How could you play mailman, darling?" Jenny asked her. "You don't have any letters. " "Oh, yes, I did, " Sue said. "I found some in an old box upstairs. Then I put one in each mail box in the street. Wasn't I a good girl?"

[解析] 信息明示题。从第一段的第一句“Jenny was a very kind and beautiful woman and many men were in love with her and wrote her how much they love her and wanted to marry her. ”可直接得出原因，很多人都想娶Jenny的原因是因为她很漂亮而且人很好。故选D。

A.She played with the letters.
B.She found the old letters in the mailbox upstairs.
C.She delivered them to every mailbox in the street.
D.She gave them to the mailman.

A B C D

[解析] 信息分析题。Jenny问她女儿在她出去的这段时间女儿子了什么。女儿说“I found some in an old box upstairs．Then I put one in each mail box in street.”我在楼上的一个旧箱子里找到一些信，然后我就把街上的每个邮箱里都放了一封。由此得出，C为正确答案。

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
How many languages exist in the world today? This is not a very easy question to answer, because it's difficult to distinguish languages from the different 1 of the same language. There are 5,000 to 6,000 languages in the world today. However, 96% of the world's 2 speak only 4% of those languages. Some languages have millions of speakers and Chinese has over a 3 . Other languages, however, have very few speakers. In Alaska there's only one person left who speaks Eyak and she's 83 years old. Many languages that people used to speak around the world have now 4 . Students of classics still learn dead languages such as ancient Greek and Latin, but they don't speak them in their 5 .
Does this mean that languages which don't belong to that 4% are eventually going to 6 ? Probably not. In Hawaii, some people speak the local languages that used to be dead, so, in other words, there's still hope.

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varieties

[听力原文]
How many languages exist in the world today? This is not a very easy question to answer, because it's difficult to distinguish languages from the different varieties of the same language. There are 5,000 to 6,000 languages in the world today. However, 96% of the world's population speak only 4% of those languages. Some languages have millions of speakers and Chinese has over a billion. Other languages, however, have very few speakers. In Alaska there's only one person left who speaks Eyak and she's 83 years old. Many languages that people used to speak around the world have now disappeared. Students of classics still learn dead languages such as ancient Greek and Latin, but they don't speak them in their everyday lives.
Does this mean that languages which don't belong to that 4% are eventually going to die out? Probably not. In Hawaii, some people speak the local languages that used to be dead, so, in other words, there's still hope.

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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There're 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

1. It is obvious that concrete bridges are superior ______ wooden ones.

A.with
B.to
C.against
D.for

A B C D

[考点] 介词辨异。be superior to...优于……，比较级用to而不用than来连接比较对象的此类形容词还有：senior(年长的)，junior(年幼的)，inferior(劣于，低于)，prior(先于)，posterior(晚于)。

2. During the past twenty years, there have been ______ changes in the country.
A. permanent B. powerful C ) imaginary D. dramatic

A B C D

[考点] 形容词辨异。permanent永久的，持久的；。powerful强大的；imaginary想象中的；dramatic戏剧性的，巨大的。

3. The policeman was regarded as a hero ______ he gave his life for his country.

A.according to
B.because of
C.on account of
D.because

A B C D

[考点] 连接词辨异。介词短语一般不接宾语从句，排除A，B，C。

4. Haven't you enough ______ sense to know that it's unwise to go swimming just after a big meal?

A.common
B.general
C.usual
D.normal

A B C D

[考点] 形容词辨异。common普通的，共同的，公有的；common sense常识；general一般的，总体的，综合的；usual平常的，通常的；normal正常的，常规的。据题意选A。

5. Dick picked up the broken cup ______ to put the pieces together.

A.in person
B.in vain
C.in time
D.in order

A B C D

[考点] 介词短语辨异。in person亲自；in vain徒劳，无益；in time及时；in order to为了……，以……为目的。

6. A beautiful ______ of the whole town from the top floor of Great Hotel made a deep impression on me.

A.view
B.vision
C.look
D.appearance

A B C D

[考点] 名词辨异。view看见的东西，风景，景色；vision视力，视觉，眼光，远见；look容貌，脸色，外表；appearance出现，外表。

7. ______ natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.

A.In the form of
B.By means of
C.In terms of
D.On the basis of

A B C D

[考点] 介词短语辨异。in the form of以……的形式；by means of用，依靠；in terms of谈及，就……而言，在……方面；on the basis of以……为基础。

8. The teacher was critical ______ the way we were doing the experiment.

A.with
B.at
C.in
D.of

A B C D

[考点] 介词的辨异。词组be critical of意为：批评……。

9. It was ______ that we went camping in the mountains last week.

A.such nice weather
B.too nice weather
C.so nice weather
D.nice weather so

A B C D

[考点] such与so的区别。so或too与形容词连用后接单数可数名词，如so nice a girl；too heavy a box；so much/little后才接不可数名词，如：so much/little milk，故排除B，C，D。A为正确答案。

10. The ability to use a language can be ______ only by the act of using the language.

A.acquitted
B.acquired
C.inquired
D.required

A B C D

[考点] 形似词辨异。acquit宣告无罪，还清；acquire获得，学得(特别是经过努力获得)；inquire询问；require需要，要求，命令。据文意，选B。

11. For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or a tree ______.

A.on earth
B.at a distance
C.in sight
D.in place

A B C D

[考点] 介词短语辨异。on earth意为究竟，到底；at a distance在远处；in sight看得见，可见；in place在适当的位置，适当。据文意，选C。

12. I could easily have imagined her ______ him as a man of fine quality.

A.thinking
B.regarding
C.taking
D.admitting

A B C D

[考点] 动词辨异。排除A，因为think of sb/sth as表示：认为某人/某事是；take sb as把谁当成什么人(实际不是)，排除C；regard…as…把……当作……。而admit供认，招供，与题意不符。B为正确答案。

13. The number of trucks produced in our factory this year ______ in yours.

A.is more than that
B.are more that those
C.is larger than that
D.are larger than those

A B C D

[考点] 主谓一致。The number作主语时，谓语动词用单数，而that才替代the number，避免重复因此答案选C。

14. All the letters ______, John took them to the post office.

A.had been writing
B.having been written
C.wrote
D.had written

A B C D

[考点] 分词的独立结构。分词的独立结构是逻辑主语(通常是名词或代词)接过去分词或现在分词构成的，通常作状语；当逻辑主语同分词的动作表示被动意义时，用过去分词，强调发生在谓语动词前要用完成时被动式，由此正确答案为B。

15. He couldn't handle such a delicate situation, and ______.

A.no more could I
B.could no more I
C.I could no more
D.could I no more

A B C D

[考点] 倒装结构。no more在这里同neither/nor“也不”，置于句首，用倒装语序。

16. But for your invitation, I ______ to your birthday party.

A.would not have come
B.had come
C.came
D.did come

A B C D

[考点] 虚拟语气。虚拟条件句表示与现在或将来事实相反的假设时，主句谓语动词应该用should/would/might/could+动词原形，所以排除B、C、D。而but for your。invitation表示与过去事实相反的假设，在结构上相当于if it had not been for your invitation，故选A。

17. They talked in a low voice ______ heard by the man standing against the wall.

A.so as to not be
B.as to be not
C.so not as to be
D.so as not to be

A B C D

[考点] 不定式的否定式。通常在to前加not等否定词，用于不定式的否定形式。

18. Do you know how long Mrs. London has ______?

A.died
B.passed away
C.got dead
D.been dead

A B C D

[考点] 现在完成时。只有状态动词或延续动词可与表示“一段时间”的状语连用。A，B，C为非延续动词，故排除。

19. The building ______ roof we can see is the Western Church.

A.its
B.which
C.whose
D.who's

A B C D

[考点] 定语从句。关系代词whose引导定语从句，并在句中作roof的定语。

20. Was it because there was too much noise there ______ he wanted to move to the suburbs?

A.where
B.then
C.that
D.why

A B C D

[考点] 强调句结构。在强调句“It is/was+被强调部分+that”结构中，无论强调什么，在正式文体中，连接词都用that。

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One
About 150 years ago the children of a poor farmer who lived in South Africa found a pretty pebble (鹅卵石) on the bank of a river. The pebble shone brightly in spots. The children took the pebble home and showed it to their mother. Then they tossed (扔) it aside. The next day a neighbour saw it and offered to buy it. The children and the mother told him that he could have it for nothing. Who ever heard of selling a pebble?
The pebble turned out to be a large diamond. No one had known that there are diamonds in South Africa. Today a large part of all the diamonds in the world come from a region not far from the place where the children found their bright pebble.
Diamonds are crystals of carbon. Carbon is a very common material. Coal, for example, is made up mostly of carbon. But the carbon of coal is not in crystal form. Clear crystals of carbon are very rare.
The word "diamond" comes from a Greek word meaning "the unconquerable". The diamond got its name because of its hardness. No other material is so bard. It is used in tools for cutting and drilling into very hard substances. Some saws, for example, have tiny diamonds set in the teeth.

1. The children and their mother gave the pebble to their neighbour and asked nothing for it because ______.

A.they were good neighbours
B.they didn't need money
C.they thought it silly to sell a pebble
D.they didn't know it was a diamond

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由文中第一段的故事叙述和第二段的第一句可以推断出孩子和他们的母亲并不知道那鹅卵石就是钻石。

2. For a long time, people didn't know that ______.

A.there were diamonds in South Africa
B.a diamond was the hardest of all substances
C."diamond" was originally a Greek word
D.diamonds were crystals of carbon

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由第二段的第二句可以推断出答案。

3. The original meaning of the word "diamond" in Greek suggests ______.

A.Rareness
B.hardness
C.crystal form
D.bright spots

A B C D

[解析] 词义判断题。文章第四段第一句说了“钻石”一词来源于希腊语，它的意思是“不可征服的”，接着后面又提到之所以叫这个名字是因为它的坚硬。

4. Diamonds and coal are similar to each other in ______.

A.physical properties
B.brightness
C.chemical composition
D.appearance

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。从课文第三段我们知道了钻石是一种由碳组成的水晶，煤也是由碳组成的。但煤里的碳不是以水晶的形式存在，所以二者的相似点是组成的化学成分相同。

5. This passage can be best described as ______.

A.persuading
B.informative
C.entertaining
D.expressive

A B C D

[解析] 主旨题。文章从最早发现钻石说起，跟着介绍了钻石的化学构成，然提到了它名称的由来。给读者提供了大量的信息。persuading说服性的；informative信息性的；entertaining娱乐性的；expressive表达的o

Passage Two
It is often difficult for visitors to understand Americans' lack of desire for privacy. They are not a nation of walled gardens and closed gates. Their gardens usually run into one another without any fences; they often visit one another's house without being invited or telephoning first; they leave their office doors open while they work.
Their lack of desire for privacy probably results from their history as a nation. America is a big country. There have never been walled cities in the United States, nor was there the need for Americans to protect themselves from neighbouring states. During the early years, America had so few settlers that neighbours were very important; they were not to be shut out by doors and fences. Neighbors offered protection and helped with the hard work of settling the land. They depended upon each other.
From the nation's early history has come the desire for openness rather than privacy. Visitors will notice this desire in a number of small ways ; there may be rooms in American homes that do not have doors or that have glass walls. If you notice that people forget to close your door when they leave your room, do not think that this is rude, help them to learn that you would like it to be closed, or else become accustomed to new ways. In either case, be patient with the differences.

1. According to the passage, visitors to America sometimes have trouble understanding ______.

A.Americans' openness
B.Americans' lack of desire for privacy
C.Americans' way of humor
D.Americans' style of life

A B C D

[解析] 细节明示题。从第一段第一句可以看出许多旅游者都很不理解美国人缺乏隐私保护的意识。

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.People walled their yards with fences.
B.The settlers in the early years needed neighbour's help very much.
C.People get used to Americans' openness.
D.It's difficult to follow the American way of life.

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。第二段说明了在早期邻居的相互帮助对美国人的作用很大。

3. During the early years, people were never shut out by doors because ______.

A.they were neighbours
B.they were friends
C.they depended upon each other
D.they got accustomed to that life style

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。原文第二段说明邻居对美国人很重要，他们互相依赖。

4. Visitors will notice Americans' desire for openness in the way ______.

A.they wall their houses with glass
B.they leave their office doors open while working
C.they never have fences
D.all of the above

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。纵观全文可以看出ABC三项都是美国人没有隐私观念的表现。

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A.No Walled Cities.
B.The Early Settlers.
C.Americans' Lack of Desire for Privacy.
D.Be Patient with Differences.

A B C D

[解析] 主旨题。纵观全文，都是围绕美国人缺乏隐私观念这个话题展开的。

Passage There
Summers with father were always enjoyable. Swimming, hiking, boating, fishing—the days were not long enough to contain all of our activities. There never seemed to be enough time to go to church, which disturbed (扰乱，使不安) some friends and relations. Accused (谴责) of neglecting this part of our education, my father instituted (制定，开始) a summer school for my brother and me. However, his summer course included ancient history, which Papa felt our schools neglected, and navigation (航海), in which we first had a formal examination in the dining room, part of which consisted of tying several knots in a given time limit. Then we were each separately sent on what was grandly referred to as a cruise (巡航) in my father's 18-foot knockabout, spending the night on board, and loaded down, according to my father, with enough food for a week. I remember that on my cruise I was required to formally plot our course, using the tide table, even though our goal was an island I could see quite clearly across the water in the distance.

1. What was the original reason for holding the summer school?

A.Friends and relatives thought the children should learn religion.
B.The father wanted the children to learn more about religion.
C.The children got poor grades in their regular school.
D.The regular school teachers neglected the children.

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。从文章中第一段的第三、四句可以知道，孩子们假期的活动太丰富了，以至于去教堂的时间都没有了。这引起了朋友和亲戚的责备，(在国外去教堂是进行宗教教育)，所以父亲准备开办暑期班。

2. The purpose of the cruise mentioned in the passage was to ______.

A.have fun
B.test the author's sailing ability
C.reward the author for completing summer school
D.get to the island

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由文章第一段第六句以后的关于航海课程测试的描述中，我们可以知道父亲想通过巡航来测试孩子的航海能力。

3. Why did the author have to plot the course of his cruise?

A.He had to demonstrate his ability to do so.
B.The coast was dangerous.
C.He was afraid of getting lost.
D.The tides were strong.

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由于这只是一次发生在家里饭厅的模拟测试，现实航海中的危险并不会在这个测试中出现，所以B，C，D选项中的情况并不真实存在。而正因为这是一次测试，父亲测试他们的航海能力，所以作者想证明自己的能力给家人看，故选A。

4. How long did the author's cruise last?

A.All summer.
B.Overnight.
C.A week.
D.one day, morning till night.

A B C D

[解析] 细节明示题。由文中第一段第六句中spending the night on board可知道他过了夜。

5. Apparently a knockabout is ______.

A.an island
B.a boat
C.a cruise
D.a seaman's knot

A B C D

[解析] 词义判断题。文中第六句说作者在他父亲的knockabout上巡航，由常识知道巡航肯定是在船上。

Passage Four
Kindergarten students are typically four or five years of age. In class, they are introduced to the alphabet, numbers, and colours; they study their bodies, their families, and their communities; they listen to stories read aloud; they make art projects; and they learn about holidays, plants, animals, and other topics in science and social studies. Some kindergartens also teach introductory reading and mathematical skills. Kindergartens tend to offer children a foundation for the development of social skills, self-confidence, motivation, and the process of learning.
The first kindergarten was started by German educator Friedrich Froebel in 1837 in Blankenburg, Prussia (now part of German). Froebel chose the German term kindergarten (children's garden) because he intended children in his school to grow as freely as flowers in a garden. Froebel's kindergarten was based on the then idea that children's play was significant. At the time, almost no children under the age of seven attended school, but Froebel designed his kindergarten for children between the ages of three and seven. The kindergarten became widely admired for its revolutionary teaching methods, and Froebel's followers soon established other kindergartens based on his educational philosophy.
Froebel developed his own ideas about education by combining his belief in scientific observation with his belief in the interconnection of all things. In addition, Froebel was concerned that the spread of industrialization would negatively affect the family, but he believed that kindergartens could increase the status of mothers and children. Froebel's ideas became increasingly popular in the 1840s, but because kindergartens were associated with liberalism and free-thinking, they were banned by the Prussian government after the failure of the liberal revolution of 1848.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

A.An introduction to kindergartens.
B.The origins of the kindergarten.
C.The foundation of the kindergarten.
D.The development of the kindergarten.

A B C D

[解析] 主旨题。通读全文，我们知道文章三段分别介绍了幼儿园的教育内容，发展历史以及教育理念，B，C，D三个选项都只是文章涉及的一部分内容，不够完整。

2. According to the first paragraph, the author tells us ______.

A.kindergarten programs emphasize play, social interaction, and natural expression
B.kindergarten teach social skills and provide children with an academic foundation for first grade
C.kindergartens tend to offer children a foundation for the development of social skills, self- confidence, motivation, and the process of learning.
D.kindergartens are the entering-class level of elementary school or the last year of preschool

A B C D

[解析] 细节明示题。第一段最后一句明确提到该信息。

3. According to the author which of the following is TRUE?

A.The first kindergarten was not started by German educator Friedfrieh Froebel in 1837 in Brandenburg, Prussia.
B.Froebel chose the German term kindergarten (children's garden) because he intended children in his school to grow freely in a garden.
C.At the time, almost every child under the age of seven attended school, so Froebel designed his kindergarten for children between three and seven.
D.Froebel's kindergarten was based on the then ideas that children's play was significant and the kindergarten became widely admired for its revolutionary methods.

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由第二段的第三句和第五句可以判断出D正确。

4. " Froebel developed his own ideas about education by combining his belief in scientific observation with his belief in the interconnection of all things. " Here, the word "interconnection" means ______.

A.to combine with one another
B.to communicate with one another
C.to cope with each other
D.to move around each other

A B C D

[解析] 词义判断题。可根据构词法：inter一这个前缀表示“在一起，交互”，connection是connect的名词形式，意思是“连接，关系”。由此推断“interconnection”的意思为“互相连接”。

5. In addition, Froebel was concerned that the spread of industrialization would negatively affect the family, but he believed that ______.

A.kindergartens could increase the social duties of mothers and children
B.kindergartens were associated with liberalism and free-thinking
C.they would not be banned by the Prussian government in the future
D.kindergartens could increase the social position of mothers and children

A B C D

[解析] 细节推断题。由第三段第二句中的but he believed that kindergartens could increase the status of mothers and children可以得到信息。

Part Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: In this part, there are five items, and four of them are taken from the reading passages you have just read. Below each, there are five Chinese sentences translated, which are marked A, B, C, D, and E. Each letter stands for a score varying from 0 to 2． You should decide which is the best translation, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. About 150 years ago the children of a poor farmer who lived in South Africa found a pretty pebble on the bank of a river.

A.一百五十年前，南非孩子在一条河边的银行找到一块美丽的鹅卵石。
B.一百五十年前，一个贫穷农夫的孩子们发现一块漂亮的鹅卵石在河岸上。
C.大约一百五十年前，南非一个贫穷农夫的孩子们在河岸边发现了一块美丽的鹅卵石。
D.大约在一百五十年前，南非有一个贫穷的农夫，他家的孩子在河岸边拾到一块漂亮的鹅卵石。
E.大约在一百五十年前，贫穷农夫的孩子们在南非在河岸上找到了一块美丽的鹅卵石。

2. During the early years, America had so few settlers that neighbors were very important; they were not to be shut out by doors and fences.

A.在早些年间，美国人有很多邻居非常重要，他们就不用关门和栅栏。
B.在早些年间，美国定居者很少，以至于邻居就显得非常重要；不能用门和栅栏将他们隔在外面。
C.在早些年间，美国定居者很少，以至于邻居就显得非常重要，他们不用把门和栅栏关上。
D.在早些年间，美国人有很多邻居非常重要，他们不会被门和栅栏关在外面。
E.在早些年间，美国有很多定居者，邻居不太重要，他们不把门和栅栏关上。

3. Accused of neglecting this part of our education, my father instituted a summer school for my brother and me.

A.因为人们指责父亲不重视我们这方面的教育，所以他为我和兄弟们开办了暑期班。
B.因为被谴责忽略我们的教育，父亲为我和兄弟们报了暑期培训学校。
C.指控不重视我们的教育，父亲为我和兄弟们报了暑期培训学校。
D.谴责我们受到的教育，父亲给我们兄弟进行了暑期培训。
E.父亲谴责我们的教育，于是给我们报了夏天的学校。

4. Kindergartens tend to offer children a foundation for the development of social skills, self- confidence, motivation, and the process of learning.

A.幼儿园可以为孩子们发展自身社会技能、提升自信心、激发积极性以及加快认知过程打下基础。
B.幼儿园想为孩子们提供一个能让他们发展自身社会才干、加强自尊心、激发积极性以及加快认知过程的基本条件。
C.幼儿园倾向于给予孩子们一个增加自身社会才干、提升自信心、激发积极性以及加快认知过程的基础。
D.幼儿园想提供给孩子们一个社会技能发展、自信心被提升、积极性被激发以及加快认知过程的平台。
E.幼儿园倾向于为孩子们提供一个自身社会技能发展、自信心被提升、积极性被激发以及加快认知过程的基本条件。

5. Only when we give full play to man's initiative can we make full use of machines to transform nature.

A.只有扮演好自己角色的时候，我们才能改良机器，征服大自然。
B.只有充分发挥人的主观能动性，才能充分利用机器改造大自然。
C.只有充分发挥人的积极性的时候才能充分利用机器去征服自然。
D.只有充分重视人才，我们才能最大限度地利用机器改变大自然。
E.只有竭尽全力，我们才能真正做到物尽其用，彻底征服大自然。

Part Ⅴ Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage under the title Lost and Found．You should write at least 130 words in three paragraphs and base your writing on the outline below in Chinese.

1. Topic: Lost and Found
Outline: 你丢失了一个相机。请写一个寻物启事，包括以下信息：
1．遗失的时间和地点。
2．照相机的特征。
3．你的联系方式。

Lost and Found

On the evening of July 9th, 2009, I lost a Sumsung digital camera in the English reading-room on the 4th floor of the new library in the West District of our university.
The digital camera can be generally described as follows. It is brand-new and silver gray in color with a black leather pack. What's more, the camera is of the similar size as a piece of cake and the similar weight as a regular mobile phone.
This camera is a birthday present from my best friend, so its being lost upset me a lot. The one who found it please contact me at 783 -214 -21 from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. and he or she is sure to be given a gift in return.
Thank you very much!

Yours sincerely,
Wang Yue