Section A Directions:In this section you will hear a conversation. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation.Listen to the conversation carefully and then answer the questions. At the end of the conversation ,you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now listen to the conversation.
[解析] 注意地点的把握。 [详细解答]文中虽然听到了“art gallery”;“airport”;“conference”;但针对问题,都没有足够的证据,而选项D有足够的证据,因为对话开头是“You will be in Room207.Here is your key,and"--",所以D是正确的。
2. What does Ms. Cook imply that her main purpose was in coming to this town? A: To attend a conference. B. To see the planetarium. C. To change planes. D. To go sightseeing.
A B C D
A
[解析] 注意对文章内容的分析,抓住关键点。 [详细解答]虽然对话主要谈的是旅游观光的事宜,但这并不是Ms Cook此行的主要目的,因为对话中Ms.Cook说“the conference I am attending…”。所以A是正确答案。
3. Why does Ms. Cook not want to go the planetarium?
A.She recently went mere.
B.It's not a very good one.
C.There' s one in her home town.
D.It will be closed when she’s free.
A B C D
C
[解析] 对文章细节的选取。 [详细解答]细节题。A、B、D都没有足够的证据;C项是正确答案,因为Ms.Cook说:“The city I come from has a good planetarium"。
4. How will Ms. Cook probably get to the waterfall?
A.On foot and by boat.
B.By car and on foot.
C.By air and by car.
D.By air and by bus.
A B C D
B
[解析] F1 : You'll be in Room 207. Here's your key, and I hope you enjoy your stay with us, Ms. Cook. F2 : Thanks. Oh, by the way, I'd like to get some information from you. You see, the conference I'm attending will be over early Wednesday, and I don't fly out until Thursday. Do you have any recommendations for sightseeing? F1 : There's a great planetarium at our natural history museum. You might enjoy that. F2: I don't know I don't think I went to do that. The city I come from has a good planetarium. F1 : There are also some good art galleries downtown. F2: I'm more interested in doing something outdoors. F1: Oh, well, there's a beautiful waterfall called Crystal Fails not far from here. F2 : That sounds like something I'd enjoy seeing. How do I get there? F1 : Do you have a car, or will you be taking a bus? F2:1 rented a car at the airport. F1 : Then just take Water son Street west out of town and go "about five miles. You'll see a sign that says Crystal Falls. It's a short walk from there. F2 : That sounds great. Thanks! [解题思路]从容易混淆的选项中辨认出正确答案。 [详细解答]几个选项乍一看比较混乱,但细听后应选B,因为Ms.Cook说:“I rented a car at the airport.”;当被建议看到瀑布的标记时,可以步行一段路,Ms.Cook说:“That’s sounds great.”
Section B 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 only once. 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 center.
[解析] M:I saw Carl Johnson at the hospital today. I wonder if his wife's ill. W: No, she's fine. His daughter just had a baby and he was visiting her. Q: Why was Carl Johnson at the hospital? [试题分析]本题考查考生对原因的推测。 [关键词句]No,his daughter just had a baby and he was visiting her. [详细解答]Carl Johnson去医院不是因为他妻子病了,而是因为他女儿生孩子了,故选D。
2.
A.The radio batteries have been replaced.
B.The radio is somewhere else.
C.They don't really need to hear the radio.
D.They should get a new radio.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: We really need to replace the batteries in that radio. M: Why riot the entire radio? Q: What does the man suggest? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话含义的理解。 [关键词句]Why not the entire radio? [详细解答]女士认为他们应更换收音机的电池了,而男士则认为为什么不买一台新的呢?故选D。
3.
A.Alex doesn't need a scholarship.
B.Alex doesn't have much money.
C.Alex doesn't know how to apply.
D.Alex isn't applying for a scholarship.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Why is Alex applying for financial aid? Doesn't he have a lot of money? M: Not enough I guess. Q: What does the man mean? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话含义的理解。 [关键词句]Not enough [详细解答]男士认为Alex申请经济补助是因为他没有足够的钱,故选B。
4.
A.Repair the other door.
B.Visit some ruins.
C.Have an outdoor party.
D.Catch the Saturday train.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: If it rains on Saturday, the party will be ruined. W: What does it matter? We can always hold it indoors. Q: What are the man and woman hoping to do? [试题分析]本题考查考生对说话人行为的推测。 [关键词句]party,indoors [详细解答]男士担心下雨会影响他们开晚会,女士安慰他说,要是下雨了,就在室内开晚会,故选C。
5.
A.He shouldn't put on his shoes.
B.He should go to a movie.
C.He ought to work on his paper.
D.He shouldn't write about the movie.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: I think I'll go to a movie tonight instead of working on my paper. W:I wouldn't if I were in your shoes. Q: What does the woman suggest? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话含义的理解。 [关键词句]I wouldn’t if I were in your shoes. [详细解答]男士认为他应去看电影而不应留下来做论文,女士则认为如果是她的话,她就不会去看电影。可见她认为男士应留下来做论文,故选C。
6.
A.The woman can read the magazine on the train.
B.The woman left the magazine in the waiting room.
C.There's no time to buy a magazine.
D.They don't have to pay for the magazine.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: I've got time to buy a magazine, haven't I? M: The train is about to leave. Q: What does the man mean? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话含义的理解。 [关键词句]The train is about to leave. [详细解答]女士想去买一份杂志,男士则说火车就要开车了。言外之义是没有时间买杂志了,故选C。
7.
A.Hang on tightly to the telephone.
B.Find out for him self about the library's hours.
C.Wait a while she looks for the book he wants.
D.Wait a while she gets the information he wants.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Hello, can you tell me if the library will be open Saturday evening? W: Hold the line please. I'll find out. Q: What does the woman tell the man to do'? [试题分析]本题考查考生对说话人行为的推测。 [关键词句]Hold the line please.I’ll find out. [详细解答]男士询问周六晚上图书馆是否开放,女士让他不要挂断电话,她需要查询一下,故选D。
8.
A.In a garden.
B.In the woods.
C.At a florist shop.
D.At a post office.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Excuse me. I'd like to send some flowers to my friend. W: Let's see. These fresh carnations are very nice. Q :Where does this conversation most likely take place? [试题分析]本题考查考生对地点的推测。 [关键词句]nowers,carnations。 [详细解答]男士想买一些花送给朋友,女士给他推荐了康乃馨。因此可知这段对话发生在一个花店里,故选C。
9.
A.She's not sure where it has been put.
B.It has been changed recently.
C.She agrees that it should have been published.
D.It can be found in the telephone book.
A B C D
D
[解析] M:I don't know why Professor Cline's phone number isn't listed in the directory. W: But it is. Q: What does the woman say about Professor Cline's number? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话的整体理解。 [关键词句]But it is. [详细解答]男士感到很奇怪,为什么Cline教授的电话未被列入电话簿中。女士回答说Cline教授的电话在电话簿中,应该可以查到。故选D。
10.
A.He isn't sure.
B.He'll go by plane.
C.He'll go by train.
D.He'll go by bus.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Do you plan on flying to the ski resort, Andrew? M :Yes, it costs so lot, but the trains and buses don't run the day I'm going, so I have no choice. Q: How will Andrew get to the ski resort? [试题分析]本题考查考生对对话的整体理解。 [关键词句]hut the trains and buses don’t run the day I’m going. [详细解答]男士解释他为何选择乘飞机去滑雪胜地,因为他去的那天没有火车和汽车,别无选择,只有乘飞机了,故选B。
Scction C 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. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time. you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 15 to 21 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 22 to 24 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 British are the most 1 newspaper readers in the world. There are many morning papers, both national and 2 . The most famous is The Times. 3 to what many foreigners believe, there is not a 4 newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own 5 on politics, but they are not 6 of the political parties, with the 7 of the Communist Morning Star. 8 .Some newspapers, such as The Times, use a few photographs. Some popular newspapers, such as The Daily Mirror, use pictures extensively and also run strip - cartoons and humorous drawings. Some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics. 9 . And nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sport and athletics. 10 .
Besides offering features common t0 newspapers all over the world.Britsh newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman’s page.
The evening newspapers are often bought because the purchaser wants to know the winner of a race.or to get a good tip for race that is still to be run.
[解析] 15-24 The British are the most (15) various newspaper readers in the world. There are many morning papers, both national and (16) provincial. The most famous is The Times.(17) Contrary to what many foreigners believe, there is not a (18)government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own (19) views on politics, but they are not (20) organs of the political parties, with the (21) exception of the Communist Morning Star. (22) Both headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as The Times, use a few photographs. Some popular newspapers, such as The Daily Mirror, use pictures extensively and also run strip - cartoons and humorous drawings. Some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics. (23) Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman’s page. And nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sport and athletics.(24) The evening newspapers are often bought because the purchaser wants to know the winner of a race, or to get a good tip for a race that is still to be run. [试题分析]本题考查考生对长句的理解,组织和听抄能力。 [关键词句]bought,wants to know,get a good tip. [详细解答]人们买晚报是因为他们想知道体育竞赛的胜者或获取有关正在进行的比赛的有用的意见。
Scction D
Directions: In this section ,you will hear 3 short 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage1 Questions 25 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 25-28 It was not until one hundred and fifty years ago that scientists learned about the existence of dinosaurs. Thanks to an English doctor and his wife, the door was opened to this zoological study. Reasoning that these animals' tremendous size must have made them terrible creatures, scientists combined two Greek words, deimos, meaning terrible, and sauros, meaning lizards, to form the word dinosaur. After many years of study, they determined that these beasts roamed the earth for millions of years, and ceased to exist some sixty million years ago. Unbelievable as it may seem, not all dinosaurs were carnivorous, that is, meat eating. Many were herbivorous, or vegetarians. By reassembling the bones found at digging sites, scientists have been able to reconstruct the skeletons and learn great deal about the dinosaur's living conditions. They have learned that dinosaurs inhabited not only the land, but also the water and sky. Questions 25 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 25. By what name did scientists call these creatures? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章信息的理解能力。 [关键词句]scientists combined two Greek words,deimos,meaning terrible,and sauros,meaning lizards,to form the word dinosaur. [详细解答]文章中提到科学家用来自希腊语中的两个词deimos和sauros来组成一个新词来给这种动物命名。故选D。
2.
A.150 years ago.
B.60 million years ago.
C.16 million years ago.
D.150 million years ago.
A B C D
B
[解析] When do scientists believe that the last of the dinosaurs disappeared? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章中数字信息的把握。 [关键词句]and ceased to exist some sixty million years ago. [详细解答]文章中直接提到dinosaur在六千万年前消失。故选B。
3.
A.By digging site.
B.By reconstructing skeletons.
C.By observing them closely.
D.By living with them.
A B C D
B
[解析] How have scientists been able to learn of the living conditions of these animals? [试题分析]本题考查考生对信息的掌握能力。 [关键词句]By reassembling the bones found at digging sites,scientists have been able to reconstruct the skeletons and learn great deal about the dinosaur's living conditions. [详细解答]文章中提到通过重组骨架,科学家能获知恐龙的生活条件。故选B。
4.
A.Scientists have studied them for centuries.
B.They were meat eating as well as plant eating.
C.They wandered the earth for millions of years.
D.They lived on land, in the sea, and in the sky.
A B C D
A
[解析] Which of the following is not true of these animals? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章的综合理解能力。 [关键词句]It was not until one hundred and fifty years ago that scientists learned about the existence 0f dinosaurs. [详细解答]文章开头就提到人类仅仅在一百五十年前才发现恐龙的存在。故选A。
Passage2 Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 29-31 Robert Edwards became blind in an car accident nine years ago. He was also partially deaf because of old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He hid under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up some twenty minutes later, lying face down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were unfeeling and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors confirm the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of injury in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another injury. 29. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章信息的理解。 [关键词句]When he opened his eyes,he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. [详细解答]文章中提到当Edwards睁开眼看到的第一件东西就是房间对面的钟。故选C。
2.
A.Edwards had been blind for nine years.
B.Edwards was unconscious for twenty minutes after the lightning had struck him.
C.Doctors believe that Edwards was never really blind or deaf.
D.Edwards awoke with his face in a puddle of water.
A B C D
C
[解析] Which of the statements is not true? [试题分析]本题考查考生对全篇文章的综合理解。 [关键词句]Doctors confirm the flash of lightning,but they are unable to explain the occurrence. [详细解答]文章中提到医生们无法解释为什么Edwards的眼睛能在受闪电袭击后能复明,但没有对Edwards的瞎眼和聋耳表示怀疑。故选C。
3.
A.He regained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree.
B.He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nine years.
C.The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave feeling in his eyes.
D.Because the blow that blinded him was very severe, it took another very severe blow to restore his sight.
A B C D
D
[解析] What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards could see again? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章信息的运用理解能力。 [关键词句]since Edwards lost his sight as a result of injury in a terrible accident,perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another injury. [详细解答]文章末尾提到医生能解释的唯一原因就是一种伤害可能可以治疗另一种伤害。故选D。
Passage3 Questions 32 to 34 are based on the passage you have just head.
[解析] 32-34 In America, where labor costs are so high, "do it yourself" is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's book with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It allows the reader to become the leading character in the stories with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Henry. He lives in New York, and has a god named Jody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say, "This book is about me." So the company calls itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company". Children like the Me-Books because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more important, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-Books are helping a child to learn how to read. 32. Why do Americans do most things themselves? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章细节信息的理解。 [关键词句]where labor costs are so high. [详细解答]文章中提到美国的劳动力价格很高。故选B。
2.
A.It publishes books only for children.
B.It publishes books about people's pets.
C.It uses computers to make stories.
D.It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories.
A B C D
D
[解析] What distinguishes this company from the others? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章信息的分析理解。 [关键词句]Although other book companies also publish that way.this company is not like the others.It allows the reader to become the leading character in the stories with the help of computers. [详细解答]文章中提到这家书店能让读者成为故事中的主人翁,而别的书店没有这么做。故选D。
3.
A.With the reader himself in the story.
B.Telling stories about the reader himself.
C.Printed with standard things.
D.Published with the help of computer,
A B C D
A
[解析] What are the "Me-Books"? [试题分析]本题考查考生对文章的分析理解能力。 [关键词句]Let us suppose the child is named Henry. He lives in New York.and has a god named Jody.The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. [详细解答]文章中提到电脑将读者自己的名字编到故事中,而不是写关于读者自己的故事。故选A。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading Comprehension Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage1 Lacking a cure for AIDS, society must offer education, not only by public pronouncement butting classrooms. Those with AIDS or those at high risk of AIDS suffer prejudice, they are feared by some people who find living itself unsafe, while others conduct themselves with a "bravado(冒险心)" that could be fatal. AIDS has afflicted a society already short on humanism, open-handedness and optimism. Attempts to strike it out with the offending microbe are not abetted(教唆) by pre-ex- isting social ills. Such concerns impelled me to offer the first university-level undergraduate AIDS course, with its two important aims: To address the fact that AIDS is caused by a virus, not by moral failure or societal collapse. The proper response to AIDS is compassion coupled with an understanding of the disease itself. We wanted to foster(help the growth of) the idea of a humane society. To describe how AIDS tests the institutions upon which our society rests. The economy, the political system, science, the legal Establishment, the media and our moral ethical-philosophical attitudes must respond to the disease. Those responses, whispered, or shrieked, easily accepted or highly controversial, must be put in order if the nation is to manage AIDS. Scholars have suggested that how a society deals with the threat of AIDS describes the extent to which that society has the right to call itself civilized. AIDS, then, is woven into the tapestry (挂毯) of modem society ; In the course of explaining that tapestry, a teacher realizes that AIDS may bring about changes of historic proportions. Democracy obliges its educational system to prepare students to become informed citizens, to join their voices to the public debate inspired by AIDS. Who shall direct just what resources of manpower and money to the problem of AIDS? Even more basic, who shall formulate a national policy on AIDS? The educational challenge, then, is to enlighten(启发) the individual and the societal, or public, responses to AIDS.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A.Why education must be offered about AIDS.
B.How to achieve the aims of AIDS courses.
C.Risks associeted with AIDS.
D.Social responses to AIDS.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本文主要是关于什么的? [试题分析]本题要求掌握文章的大意。 [详细解答]解答此题与确定中心思想的方法基本一致。读完全文以后,再将每小段的首尾句都放在一起看,基本上可确定文章的话题与要旨。 若每段首尾句主干放在一起,我们可以发现文章的要点构成的框架: Society must offer education(第一段首句)…Such concerns impelled me to offer the first university level undergraduate AIDS course.with its two basic aims(第一段尾句):To address the fact that AIDS is caused by a virus,…(第二段首句)。…We wanted to foster the idea of a humane society(第二段尾句)。To describe how AIDS tests the institutions upon which our society rests(第二小段首句)。…The educational challenge,then,is to enlighten the individual and the societal,or public,responses to AIDS. 这样,便很快明白原文主要说明“我”为什么开设AIDS课程,也用来说明第一句society must offer education about AIDS。
2. Why did the author offer the AIDS course?
A.He wanted to teach people about a cure for AIDS.
B.People need to be taught how to avoid those with AIDS.
C.He wanted to teach the students that AIDS resulted from moral failure.
D.People take improper attitudes towards AIDS and those with or at high risk of AIDS.
A B C D
D
[解析] 作者为什么要开设艾滋病课程? [试题分析]本题要求了解作者的态度和意图。 [详细解答]作者在文中第一小段说了他开设AIDS course的原因。此小段最后一句是:Such concerns impelled me to offer the first university-level undergraduate AIDS course.那么such concerns指什么呢?在该句之前有三句,讲了三点,其中第一点就是人们对AIDS病人或有AIDS病的风险的人有偏见,有些人又太随便(with a bravado);这一点导致第二点:AIDS has afflicted a society。第三点是:并非早已存在的社会丑恶现象/病态教唆人们试图用有害的微生物去消灭艾滋病。暗示意思是说:人们这样做是有其深层的思想原因的。基于以上分析,结合文中第二、三小段,可以知道这一题答案是选项D,而不是选项A、B或C。
3. The word "afflict" in the third sentence of the first paragraph most probably means "_______".
5. Which of the following can best explain "AIDS tests the institutions upon which our society rests" according to the passage?
A.AIDS is a sign of moral failure and social collapse.
B.AIDS indicates that our social systems have been very inefficient.
C.The responses of a society to the threat of AIDS determines whether and to what extent the society can be called civilized.
D.The spreading of the fatal disease suggests that the nation' s resources have been wrongly used.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据本文,下面哪一句能够最好地解释"AIDS tests the institutions upon which our society rests"? [试题分析]本题要求理解个别句子的意义,也理解上下文之间的逻辑关系。 [详细解答]题干中引号部分出现在原文第三小段的第一句中。读者得先明白此句的意思:为了描述AIDS如何考验我们的社会赖以存在的基本机构。文中后面的部分则说明这一句。此小段第四句(Scholars have suggested that how a society deals with the threat 0f AIDS describes the extent to which that society has the fight to call it civilized.)意为:学者们提出,一个社会如何应付艾滋病的威胁表明该社会在何种程度上有权称为文明社会。有常识的读者都知道,一个社会如何应付某一问题取决于社会的基本部分或机构如何应付它。因而应将这一句与第三小段第二、三句联系起来。可以看出这些社会机构对AIDS的反应与how a society deals with the threats of AIDS是一回事。 那么,可以说第三小段第四句解释了题干中引号内的内容。 比较A、B、C、D四个选项,可知只有选项C与该句意思相同。C为答案。
Passage2 The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs--or even to run a small electric motor--is almost unbelievable, but several kinds of fish are able to do this. Even more strangely, this curious power has been acquired in different ways by fish belonging to very different families. Perhaps the best known are the electric rays, or torpedoes(电鳐), of which several kinds live in warm seas. They possess on each side of the head, behind the eyes, a large organ consisting of a number of hexagonal shaped cells rather like a honeycomb. The cells are filled with a jelly-like substance, and contain a series of flat electric plates. One side, the negative side, of each plate, is supplied with very fine nerves, connected with a main nerve coming from a special part of the brain. Current passes from the upper, positive side of the organ downwards to the negative, lower side. Generally it is necessary to touch the fish in two places, completing the circuit, in order to receive as hock. The strength of this shock depends on the size of the fish, but newly born ones only about 5centimetres across can be made to light the bulb of a pocket flashlight for a few moments, while a fully grown torpedo gives a shock capable of knocking a man down, and, if suitable wires are connected, will operate a small electric motor for several minutes. Another famous example is the electric eel. This fish gives an even more powerful shock. The system is different from that of the torpedo in that the electric plates run longitudinally (纵向) and are supplied with nerves from the spinal(脊骨) cord. Consequently, the current passes along the fish from head to tail. The electric organs of these fish are really altered muscles and like all muscles are apt (likely) to tire, so they are not able to produce electricity for very long. The power of producing electricity may serve these fish both for defence and attack.
1. It can be seen from the passage that________.
A.the capacity to generate electricity is the distinctive characteristic of the fish
B.the current travels in an upward direction from the positive side to negative side in torpedo' s electric cells
C.some fish can produce enough electricity to drive a number of electric motors
D.the torpedo's electric ceils have a shape with six sides
Passage3 In some urban centers, workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual: They accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington, D. C. , for example, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don't do this because they have to ; they do it because they want to. Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably don' t know how to relax ; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they hate to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause health problems such as heart attacks or stomach ulcers. In addition typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families. They spend little time with their children, and their marriages may end in divorce. Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work well under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life. Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. Why do workaholism enjoy their jobs so much? There are several advantages to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers more than financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction when they’ve produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say, "I made that. " Psychologists claim that work gives people an identity; through participation in work, they get a sense of self – satisfaction and individualism. In addition, most jobs provide people with a socially acceptable way to meet others. Perhaps some people are compulsive about their work, but their addiction seems to be a safe-even an advantageous-one.
1. A workaholic is a person who________.
A.has to work at least 8 to 9 hours a day
B.volunteers to work for long hours
C.is addicted to work
D.has the work with more responsibility than others
Section B Skimming and Scanning Directions: In this section there are four passages with a total of four multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Passage1
1. JOB ADVERTISEMENT Our legal department requires a mature, competent secretary who will report to one senior lawyer and one assistant lawyer. The successful candidate will have a solid background in organizational work, advanced skill in shorthand and data processing, combined with at least two to three years of legal secretarial training. Some experience in real estate could be an asset. Sun Life offers excellent opportunities for personal advancement. Salary will be in accord with qualifications. Beginning at a minimum of $ 2,000 per month. A superior benefit package and an attractive incentive program are included. Begin at once. Interviews will be held Monday through Friday, April 14 -18. Applicants are requested to mail detailed resumes to: Sun Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 650 Windsor, Ontario M60 3S8The advertised position is for a(n)________.
A.office manager
B.legal trainee
C.office assistant
D.legal secretary
A B C D
D
[解析] 参见广告第一句。
Passage2
1. PLANNING A TRIP LOOKING FOR INFORMATION To receive all information on a state or category, circle the state or category number. 101. Arizona 112. Hawaii 102. ARA Lake Powell Resorts 113. Aston Condominium Resorts 103. Lake Havasu VCB 114. Country Walking Holidays Ltd 104. The Lodge at Sedona 115. Village. Properties 105. California 116. Maalaea Bay Rentals 106. Coronado VCB 117. Louisiana 107. Doubletree Hotel/Palm Springs 118. Louisiana Office of Tourism 108. Doubletree Villas/Palm Springs 119. Nevada 109. Granlibakken Resort 120. Luxor Hotel/Casino Las Vegas 110. Green Tree Inn 121. Vacation Station 111. Headlands InnTo obtain some information about the Doubletree Villas, one should circle the number________.
A.115
B.120
C.107
D.108
A B C D
D
[解析] 采片J寻读法即可找到答案。
Passage3
1. 30 Orchard Road Newtown The Manager, Royal Publishers, P.O. Box 467 Newtown. Dear Sir, I am 19 years old, and I graduated from Newtown High School last October. At high school my main subjects were English, business studies, history, athletics and science. I would be very interested in working as a salesman. I am very interested in books, and I have always been interested in the publishing business. I enjoy meeting and talking to people. I enclose two letters of reference, a photograph, and my school academic record. I would be available for an interview at any time. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Jack EastwoodThis letter is written by a________.
A.high school student
B.prospective salesperson
C.publisher
D.manager
A B C D
B
[解析] 这是一封求职信。写信人是一高中毕业生,写给一家出版社,寻求一份推销员的工作。因此选B。
Passage4
1. In the last year, the state legislature approved the allocation of more than fifty thousand dollars for the improvement of city jails. This decision was ill-timed, ill-conceived, and above all misguided. The men and women inside those jails are criminals, guilty of vicious crimes like robbery, rape and murder.As free individuals, they were a menace to society, and they have been placed in prison in order to be punished. They should not be rewarded with fancy surroundings.The author's tone in the passage is ________.
Directions: This part consists of one passage. In each passage there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change word, add a word or delete(删去) a word. If you change a word, cross it out and write correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank.
Few football grounds boast a more prestigious address than the Bernabeu, lies as it does on the 54.___________ Castellana, the three-lining highway that runs through 55.___________ the heart of Madrid. As Real date back to 1902, when the Sociedad 56.___________ Madrid Football Club was formed, it was not until 1920 when the club was granted permission to use the 57.___________ Real (royal) prefix. Work began on the current stadium in October 1944. The land had been purchased on three million pesetas; construction costs totalled a 58.___________ further 38 million, a staggered sum for the time. The 59.___________ cost of the new stadium led to claims, never proving, 60.___________ that Real had received financial aid from General Franco' s government. Under Bernabeu's patronage, Real Madrid became the greatest club side ever, won 61.___________ the European Champions Cup a record five times in a row between 1956 and 1960, a remarkable feat that is unlikely to be challenged. Madrid lies, quite literally, at the heart of Spain. This is no small coincidence that the capital's 62.___________ leading football club is seen like a symbol of all 63.___________ things Spanish, just as FC Barcelona is a beacon for the independent Catalan spirit.
1.
lies改为lying。
[解析] 没有别的体育场位置能与伯纳贝乌体育场位置相媲美了,它位于卡斯特拉纳,位于穿越马德里市中心这条高速公路的三叉路口。 [试题分析]本题辨析主句与分词状语关系的误用。 [详细解答]lies as it does on the Castellana,虽然主语应该是Bernabeu,但由于前面Few football groundsboast a more prestigious address than the Bemabeu是比较级的句子,而且比较对象很明确:是Few football grounds与the Bernabeu,而lies的误用,导致了句子结构的混乱。鉴于lies as it does…是对the Bernabeu的补充说明,故将lies改为lying,使之与后面的句子变成状语,就解决了问题。
[解析] 尽管皇家马德里队的历史可追溯到1902年索西达德马里足球俱乐部队成立之时,但是直到1920年,俱乐部才被允许在其名字之前冠以“皇家”二字。 [试题分析]本题辨析连接词的误用。 [详细解答]Real date back to 1920与it was not until 1920 that the club was granted permission to use the Re.alprefix之间的逻辑关系应是转折关系,而as的误用I导致了关系的混乱。改为表示转折的Though/Although。
[解析] 新建体育场的巨大耗资引起了许多传言,还说皇家马德里队曾接受过佛朗哥政府的资助,但从未得到证实.. [试题分析]本题辨析做状语时,分词的误用,. [详细解答]never proving是主句The cost 0f the new stadium led to claims的分词状语,proving的逻辑主语是that Real had received financial aid from General Franco’s government,在关系上与proven属被动,因此,proving属误用,改为proven。
[解析] 译文同上句。 [试题分析]本题辨析将介语用作连词的误用。 [详细解答]在作“像……”这一意思时,like虽与as词意看似相似,但用法区别很大。like是介词.连接 名词或代词,as是连词,连结句子,而FG Bgrcelona is a beacon for the independent Catalan spirit是个句子,故like属误用,应改为as。
Section B Short Answer Questions Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). Impressionism is a form of art that began in the 1870's. When you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blend together and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture. Impressionist art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light that was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewers' eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add color in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight. Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet, for example, made a series of paintings of a haystack. Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings are pictures of the haystack, but they do not look the same. Monet made his paintings directly from the changing of nature, especially from different hours of sunlight. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light. Questions:
1. S1. Why are there many dots on an impressionist painting?
In order to blend or mix different color together.
[解析] 在原文中寻找与问句相关的词。一个词愈是反复出现,其意思愈是容易解释。 [详细解答]阅读水平的高低用什么来作为衡量的标准,这个问题始终困扰着考生。不少人都有这样的体会,一篇文章能轻松自如地通读一遍,但在回答问题时却常常不知所措。由此,可以看出两个问题:第一,阅读问题和阅读内容有时并不完全统一。问题常常是内容的扩展和延伸。特别是在判断阅读理解选择题时,在“似是而非”的选择项中寻找目标,就仿佛是走进地雷阵,一不小心就有可能触雷。从这个意义上说,答题正确与否并不能完全反映出考生的阅读理解能力。第二,阅读理解考试要求很高的应试技巧。技巧高的考生读文章或许是似懂非懂,但做出的题却常常是“满堂彩”。简答题虽然避免了选择题的误导,但问句也有不少是原文内容的扩展。考生要立足原意,以原文观点的角度看问题,才能抓住问题的实质。要把阅读内容和问题联系起来,综合分析,我们首先得寻找问句中重复原文的部分,或是单词,或是短语,或是意思。也就是找问句和原句之间的相同点。如在本文第一自然段里就两次出现dots一词---you see little dots of different colored paints和the dots of Colors blend together。如果我们把这两句话串起来,答案就不言而喻:上一句提出现象,下一句解释现象出现的原因。
2. S2. If an impressionist painter draws an apple, what part of the apple will attract the painter' s attention most?
Part Ⅳ Writing Directions:For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Choice of Friends according to the following outline (given in Chinese). Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write your composition on the Composition Sheet clearly and neatly.
写作提示 根据所给的标题和提纲,可以确定作文主题是:选择结交与自身类似还是不同的朋友。写作的重点显然是对比分析结交与自己类似的朋友和结交与自己不同的朋友这两种情况,最终依据自身情况做出自己的选择。文体应为议论文或说明文。 短文第一段可用例证法分析结交与自己类似的朋友的情况,阐述其特征和优点。第二段则可用对比法和例证法分析结交与自己相不同的朋友的情况,阐述其特征和优点。第三段可用列举法和例证法,可先分析出自己所不选择的那种情况的缺点或进一步强调自己选择的那种情况的优点来表达自己的偏好,进而总结全文提出自己的观点。注意在表达转折时,要用一些连词如“nevertheless”或"however"等。 Sample Writing Choice of Friends Different people have different ways of choosing friends.Some people choose friends who arc similar to them. They always share the same hobby, similar point of view and common interests.etc.It makes it easier for them to communicate and achieve mutual understanding.This type of friend is a mirror to oneself that reflects one's own image and thoughts. Others choose friends who are quite different from themselves.They believe such friends will open a new world for them.Different hobbies,topics,interests will certainly broaden one's vision and lead one to different experience.From friends of different types, one may find out his or her own shortcomings and learn from his or her friends. One may have a lot of fun with friends who are.similar to him.Nevertheless,one can enjoy a new life with and learn a lot from a friend who is different.That's why I prefer friends who are different from myself。