Part Ⅰ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to your good friend Wang Xiao to give some advice on her planning after graduation. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 你的朋友王晓正在考虑毕业后是继续深造还是直接找工作； 2．写信表明你的态度并陈述理由。
A Letter to my good friend
Dear Wang Xiao, I am very sorry to hear you are in such a dilemma. As your good friend, I really understand that it will be a very difficult decision for you. Of course, most graduates are eager to set feet on their work-life roads after four years' study in the universities, while there are quite many that prefer choosing further study. In my opinion, the latter is more admirable. Nowadays more and more intensive competition forces you to make better preparation before entering society. Meanwhile acquiring knowledge as much as possible will increase your chances to succeed in the future. On the other hand, the achievement and devotion you can make are no doubt in proportion to your educational background and degrees. If you want to stride to your destinations more smoothly and easily, why not head for the further study without hesitation? After all, it is you who have the final say on the final choice. Whichever you choose, I firmly believe your industry will ensure your success. Best wishes.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1 - 4, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 5 - 10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
The Hydrogen Economy
It seems like every day there is a new announcement in the news about automobiles powered by fuel cells. The promises are great, since fuel cells have the potential to very quickly double the efficiency of cars while significantly reducing air pollution. At the same time, there have been news stories for decades about the problems associated with petroleum. Everything from oil spills to ozone alerts to global warming gets blamed on our dependence on fossil fuels. These two forces are leading the world toward what is broadly known as the hydrogen economy. If the predictions are true, over the next several decades we will all begin to see an amazing shift away from the fossil fuel economy we have today toward a much cleaner hydrogen future. Problems with the fossil fuel economy While fossil fuels have played an important role in getting society to the point it is at today, there are four big problems that fossil fuels create: Air pollution -- When cars burn gasoline, the internal combustion engine also produces: Carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas Nitrogen oxides, the main source of urban smog Unburned hydrocarbons, the main source of urban ozone Environmental pollution -- The process of transporting and storing oil has a big impact on the environment whenever something goes wrong. An oil spill, pipeline explosion or well fire can create a huge mess. Global warming -- The carbon dioxide coming out of every car's tailpipe is a greenhouse gas that is slowly raising the temperature of the planet. The ultimate effects are unknown, but it is a strong possibility that, eventually, there will be dramatic climate changes that affect everyone on the planet. Dependence - The United States, and most other countries, cannot produce enough oil to meet demand, so they import it from oil-rich countries. That creates an economic dependence. When Middle East oil producers decide to raise the price of oil, the rest of the world has little choice but to pay the higher price. Advantages of the hydrogen economy The hydrogen economy promises to eliminate all of the problems that the fossil fuel economy creates. Therefore, the advantages of the hydrogen economy include: The elimination of pollution caused by fossil fuels -- When hydrogen is used in a fuel cell to create power, it is a completely clean technology. The only byproduct is water. There are also no environmental dangers like oil spills to worry about with hydrogen. The elimination of greenhouse gases -- If the hydrogen comes from the electrolysis of water, then hydrogen adds no greenhouse gases to the environment. There is a perfect cycle -- electrolysis produces hydrogen from water, and the hydrogen recombines with oxygen to create water and power in a fuel cell. The elimination of economic dependence — The elimination of oil means no dependence on the Middle East and its oil reserves. Distributed production -- Hydrogen can be produced anywhere that you have electricity and water. People can even produce it in their homes with relatively simple technology. The problems with the fossil fuel economy are so great, and the environmental advantages of the hydrogen economy so significant, that the push toward the hydrogen economy is very strong. Technological Hurdles The big question with the hydrogen economy is, "Where does the hydrogen come from?" After that comes the question of transporting, distributing .and storing hydrogen. Hydrogen tends to be large and tricky in its natural gaseous form. Once both of these questions are answered in an economical way, the hydrogen economy will be in place. Where does the hydrogen come from? There are two possible sources for the hydrogen: Electrolysis of water -- using electricity, it is easy to split water molecules to create pure hydrogen and oxygen. One big advantage of this process is that you can do it anywhere. For example, you could have a box in your garage producing hydrogen from tap water, and you could fuel your car with that hydrogen. Reforming fossil fuels-oil and natural gas contain hydrocarbons -- molecules consisting of hydrogen and carbon. Using a device called a fuel processor or a reformer, you can split the hydrogen off the carbon in a hydrocarbon relatively easily and then use the hydrogen. You discard the leftover carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. The second option is, of course, slightly perverse. You are using fossil fuel as the source of hydrogen for the hydrogen economy. This approach reduces air pollution, but it doesn't solve either the greenhouse gas problem or the dependence problem. However, it may be a good temporary step to take during the transition to the hydrogen economy. The interesting thing about the first option is that it is the core of the real hydrogen economy. To have a pure hydrogen economy, the hydrogen must be derived from renewable sources rather than fossil fuels so that we stop releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Having enough electricity to separate hydrogen from water and generating that electricity without using fossil fuels, will be the biggest change that we see in creating the hydrogen economy. Where will the electricity for the electrolysis of water come from? Currently, about 68 percent of the electricity produced in the United States comes from coal or natural gas. All of that generating capacity will have to be replaced by renewable sources in the hydrogen economy. Right now there are several different ways to create electricity that do not use fossil fuels: Nuclear power Hydroelectric dams Solar cells Wind turbines Geothermal power Wave and tidal power Co-generation How do you store and transport the hydrogen? Hydrogen is a large gas of its kind, and it is not nearly as easy to work with as gasoline. Compressing the gas requires energy, and compressed hydrogen contains far less energy than the same volume of gasoline. However, solutions to the hydrogen storage problem are surfacing. For example, hydrogen can be stored in a solid form in a chemical called sodium borohydride. Once the storage problem is solved and standardized, then a network of hydrogen stations and the transportation infrastructure will have to develop around it. The main barrier to this might be the technological sorting-out process. Stations will not develop quickly until there is a storage technology that clearly dominates the marketplace. For instance, if all hydrogenpowered cars from all manufacturers used sodium borohydride, then a station network could develop quickly; that sort of standardization is unlikely to happen rapidly, if history is any guide. Prospects for the future You will hear more and more about the hydrogen economy in the news in the coming months, because the drumbeat is growing louder. The environmental problems of the fossil fuel economy are combining with breakthroughs in fuel-cell technology, and the pairing will allow us to take the first steps. The most obvious step we will see is the marketing of fuel-cell-powered vehicles. Although they will be powered initially by gasoline and reformers, fuel cells represent two major improvements over the internal combustion engine: They are about twice as efficient. They can significantly reduce air pollution in cities.
1. The passage gives a general description of both the advantages and disadvantages brought by a hydrogen economy.
3. So far, there seems to be no solution in sight as to how the hydrogen can be stored.
N
[解析] 本题涉及how the hydrogen can be stored的问题，将查找内容定位在How do you store and transport the hydrogen?的小标题部分。根据However处的内容可知，solutions已经在surfacing，而不是no solution in sight。
4. In the United States, most of the electricity is generated from coal or natural gas.
Y
[解析] 根据标题Where does the hydrogen come from?下面的内容Where will the electricity for the electrolysis of water come from?可以发现Currently，about 68 percent of the electricity produced in the United States comes from coal or natural gas，而about 68 percent表明大部分电都来源于煤和天然气。
5. We must derive hydrogen from ____________ with a view to a pure hydrogen economy.
renewable sources
[解析] 本题围绕氢的来源，因此锁定查找内容在Where does the hydrogen come from?部分。该部分中提到To have a pure hydrogen economy，the hydrogen must be derived from renewable sources …而 with a view to 与 to have…都表示目的，原句用了被动语态，而题干转换成了主动语态。
6. Concerning the future of the hydrogen economy, the most obvious step we will take is ____________.
the marketing of fuel-cell-powered vehicles
[解析] 根据题干concerning the future of the hydrogen economy可将查找内容定位在prospects for the future处。进一步查找发现The most obvious step we will see is the marketing of fuel-cell-powered vehicles。
7. The development of the hydrogen station network would be greatly affected by the process of ____________ of storage technology.
standardization
[解析] 根据题干中的hydrogen station network可将查找内容定位在How do you store and transport the hydrogen?部分。原文中指出“标准化”对hydrogen station network的发展影响巨大。
8. The hydrogen can be generated from ____________ or produced by reforming fossil fuels.
electrolysis of water
[解析] 本题考查氢的具体生成办法，即 Where does the hydrogen come from?原文中指出 There are two possible sources，即electrolysis of water和reforming fossil fuels．
9. Urban ozone is primarily caused by ____________, which are produced by fossil fuels.
unburned hydrocarbons
[解析] 本题考查fossil fuels带来的问题，具体讲urban ozone的成因。因此定位在Problems with the fossil fuel economy处，再在air pollution下查找相关内容。针对细节题，考生需要找出题干中的关键词，然后通过关键词对原文中的相关内容进行定位，先定位到小标题，然后进一步查找有无答案出处。
10. The key advantages of fuel cells include raising the ____________ and reducing air pollution.
efficiency of can
[解析] 本题考查fuel cells的优点(advantages)，并且reducing air pollution帮助我们更快速地将查找范围定位在第一段的第二句。
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
D.The job is hard work and the pay is not satisfactory.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: I hear you're working as a market surveyor this summer. It's got to be awfully difficult asking the same old questions every day. M: Well, it is challenging work, but I get to meet lots of new people and the pay is decent enough. Q: What does the man think of his new job?
[解析] 观点态度题。根据问题What…the man think of…?可把答案出处锁定在男士所说的话语中。根据challenging work以及the pay is decent enough可知，[B]为答案。由rewarding≈the pay is decent enough，可排除[A]。[C]可能是依据I get to meet lots of new people设计的干扰项，但这并不足以称得上是weakness，故排除；选项[D]与[A]意思相近，因答案唯一可排除。
2.
A.He is not that far away if she wants to visit.
B.He doesn't believe that she will really miss him.
C.He welcomes her phone calls any time.
D.He will telephone her as often as he can.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: So I guess you'll be transferring out on Tuesday. You know I am going to miss all your silly jokes while you're gone. M: Well, you know, if you really do, remember I'm only a phone call away. Q: What does the man mean?
D.The man should wrap up his books as quickly as possible.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: We've been working on this proposal for so long that my eyes are starting to blur. W: Why don't we get out of here? The green meadow around the library is good for your eyes. We can wrap it up later. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] 观点态度题。男士说为这个提案工作这么长时间以致他的眼睛开始模糊起来了。女士建议说应该出去走走，图书馆周围．的草地对他的眼睛会有益处，可以以后再做这个提案。实际上女士是希望男士能放松一下。女士的回答中，“Why don't we get out of here?”是这个对话中的关键点。选项[B]、[C]、[D]的内容原文均未曾涉及。
4.
A.He'll come alone.
B.He'll just bring his wife.
C.He'll not go to the party.
D.He'll just give the ticket to someone else.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Well, we have considered carefully about allowing friends at the party, but we've decided against it since it is paid for by student fees. Sorry about that. M: I guess I can only bring myself. I'll give it a miss. Q: What does the man mean?
[解析] 行为活动题。女士说他们认真考虑过是否允许带朋友参加聚会，但是最后决定不允许这样做，因为聚会的开支是从学生的学费里出的，她对此很抱歉。男士明白了他只能自己去，而那样的话他也不想去了。所题关键是give it a miss (不参加，避开)。[A]和[D]选项都是对短语give it a miss的错误理解。对话中并未涉及男士的妻子，不选[B]。
5.
A.Whether to give Joe her camera.
B.If she could take care of the camera.
C.If it will be good weather for photographing.
D.Whether or not the camera is too large for her.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: I hear Joe offered to lend you his camera for the summer. Isn't that amazing? W: I'm trying to decide whether or not to take advantage of it. The responsibility might be too great for me. Q: What does the woman need to decide?
[解析] 事实状况题。男士听说Joe将他的照相机借给了女士，感到很惊讶，女士回答说她不一定会用照相机，因为责任太大了。题干问的是女士需要决定什么。女士对她是否能看管好照相机不是很确定。答案[B]选项与此相符合。其他选项都对对话中的关键短语whether or not“是否”, take advantage of“利用”，responsibility“责任”理解错误。
6.
A.He thinks the woman is fussy.
B.He didn't realize the problem.
C.The woman should put up with the noise.
D.He thinks it is noisy only sometimes.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Could you have your refrigerator fixed as soon as possible? I really can't concentrate in such a noise. M: Why didn't you just say so? I promise it will be OK tomorrow. Q: What does the man mean?
[解析] 事实状况题。女士对冰箱噪音很介意，但从Why didn't you just say so?可见男士并没有意识到噪音在影响着女士。[C]选项说男士认为女士应该容忍噪音，不正确；男士一直没留意到噪音，而不是有时候认为很吵，[D]选项不选。 [A]属过度猜测。
7.
A.The restaurant is losing money.
B.The restaurant should close down.
C.The restaurant is neither losing money nor gaining.
D.The restaurant is making money despite the fact that it has not many customers.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: The restaurant doesn't seem to get enough customers. I think they should be doing better, since there's no competition along this street. M: I heard they're breaking even. So, for now it's probably worthwhile to keep it running. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
[解析] M: Now suppose I was to stay at home and do all the housework and look after the children while my wife went out to work. What would you think about that? W: If I'm going to be logical, no. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] 19-22 M: Next month you're going to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. When is it? I often get confused about it. W: It is supposed to be the fourth Thursday of November. M: So, let's see ... it will be November 23 this year. What are you going to do that day? W: I will be home with my family, of course. M: To thank God for a good harvest like the earlier settlers did centuries ago? W: Oh, that's history. True, every year we still tell our school kids the story of that famous Pilgrim feast. but for most of us, it's just time for family reunions. M: You usually eat roast turkey and potatoes for dinner. That's what I've read. W: Yes, and a lot of other things. It's always a huge meal. That's the tradition we still keep after so many years. M: Sounds like our Mid-Autumn Festival. In the evening, the whole family gathers together to enjoy the bright moon while eating mooncakes. W: Do you celebrate Christmas in China? M: No, we don't. We have our own Chinese New Year. We call it Spring Festival. How do you celebrate Christmas? W: Besides Christmas dinner, we attend Church service and sing Christmas carols. Children hang their stockings near their beds or in the living room so that Santa Claus can fill them with candy and toys. M: I know you have many other holidays. W: Yes, we have Lincoln's birthday, Valentine's Day, Easter Sunday, April Fool's Day, but let's call it quits for now. The dancing party must have already begun. We have to rush. 19．What often makes the man feel confused?
[解析] 预览所有选项可以推断，对话与感恩节有关。根据[A]、[D]项，问题可能与感恩节的来历有关；根据[B]、[C]项，问题可能与怎样庆祝感恩节有关。由对话中“When is it?”可知，男士对于感恩节的确切日期不是很清楚，所以选[C]。
2.
A.Go to Church and sing carols.
B.Have a huge meal with his friends.
C.Celebrate it with her family.
D.Eat roast turkey and potatoes for dinner with the man.
A B C D
C
[解析] How is the woman going to spend Thanksgiving Day this year?
[解析] 根据选项可以推断，问题可能与某人的行为动作有关。问题问的是感恩节那天女士将如何庆祝，对话中男士问What are you going to do that day?≈How are you going to spend Thanksgiving Day?从女士回答“I will be home with my family”，可知答案为[C]。
3.
A.They still regard it an important traditional festival to thank God for a good harvest.
B.They think it a festival for only school children.
C.They don't think it very important for them.
D.They only think it time for family to gather together ago.
A B C D
D
[解析] What do most of people in the woman's country now think of Thanksgiving Day?
[解析] 根据选项可知，问题与某人的观点态度有关。对话中but for most of us，it's just time for family reunions．=[D]。it代表Thanksgiving Day，对于大多数人来说，感恩节是家人团聚的日子。从女士所说的“that's history”可知，to thank God for a good harvest是人们以前过节的目的，因此排除[A]；[B]在文中没有提到；[C]与原意相矛盾。
4.
A.Because the party for Thanksgiving Day is beginning.
B.Because they have to rush to the dancing party.
C.Because she has talked so much about festivals.
D.Because she will be late for the class.
A B C D
B
[解析] Why does the woman have to stop their talk about festivals?
[解析] 根据选项特点可知，问题问的可能是 they某行为的目的。对话中女士对男士讲“The dancing party must have already begun．We have to rush．”是对前面“but let's call it quits for now．”的解释说明，因此答案为[B]。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] 23-25 M: The summer holiday is coming, but I really don't know what to do. There doesn't seem to be any jobs available. W: Why don't you try house-sitting? Last summer Cindy was a house sitter for the Smiths when they went away on vacation. They hired Cindy to stay in their house because they didn't want it left empty. M: You mean they paid Cindy just to live in their house? W: It wasn't that easy. She had to water the house plants, mow the lawn, and even take care of the pets. M: I guess it is a little like baby-sittingexcept you're taking care of a house instead of children. W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: You have to have an interview with the homeowner and provide three references at least. M: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job. W: Well, the homeowner wants some guarantee that they can trust the house sitter. You know they want to make sure you're not the type who'll hold wild parties in their house, or bring a group of friends in with you. M: I see. House sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren't paid then. W: Usually they're paid anyway just because the home owners don't want to make a fuss. But if the home-owner reports it, the house sitter won't be able to get another job easily. So why don't you apply? M: I think I will. Thank you. 23. What did the Smiths do when they left for summer holiday?
[解析] 根据选项中的rent，hire，houseowner，house-sitter，可以推断本文与雇佣看管的人有关。由选项可知，问题可能与他们的行为动作有关。通过女士的叙述，Smiths“hired Cindy to stay in their house”，因此选[C]。
2.
A.They look at a house sitter's score report.
B.They interview a house sitter's friends.
C.They check a house sitter's references.
D.They attend a house sitter's party.
A B C D
C
[解析] In what way do homeowners determine the reliability of a house sitter?
[解析] 由选项可知，本题问的可能是房主对 house sitter考查的方法。根据女士所说，应聘者需要“provide three references at least”，所以房主应该是对the house sitter的相关证件进行核查，答案为 [C]。
3.
A.The homeowner is afraid of being accused.
B.The house sitter pleads again and again.
C.Most house sitters are very poor.
D.The homeowner doesn't want to bother.
A B C D
D
[解析] Why does the homeowner usually pay even if the house sitter doesn't do their job well?
[解析] 根据选项，本题可能考查的是房主对待house sitter的工作的态度。从对话中“the homeowners don't want to make a fuss”可知，尽管house setter没有做好自己的工作，但为了息事宁人房主还是会给对方付钱，选[D]make a fuss的意思为“大惊小怪，吵吵闹闹”。
Section B 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
B.They will argue in favor of this country and the language.
C.They will know the country and its people better.
D.They will like its inhabitants and their language.
A B C D
C
[解析] 26-28 Every country tends to accept its Own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted one. Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in, or living in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently' turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that' the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all! Differences between peoples do of course exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world would be a dull place indeed ff all the different nationalities behaved exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater case of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves. 26. What will people learn by traveling in a foreign country and learning its language?
[解析] 细节题。题干问通过traveling in a foreign country 和 learning its language，人们会发现什么。回忆听力原文中相关细节：It is only by traveling in，．．．that one can find out what a country and its people are really like。能够全面回答问题的选项是[C]。[A]内容片面；[B]是人们没有去那个国家旅游前的情况；[D]则将原文中的介词like“像”误解为了“喜欢”。
2.
A.It is from second-hand information.
B.It is from the arguments about the country.
C.It is different from what one had before the travel.
D.It is gathered from other sources than from its inhabitants.
A B C D
C
[解析] What does the author think of the knowledge gained by traveling in a foreign country?
[解析] 细节题。题干问本文作者对the knowledge gained by traveling in a foreign country的评价。回忆紧接上题的细节，作者认为，到国外旅行获得的那些知识与通过别的渠道获得的二手信息相比，是很不一样的。正确回答题干问题的选项是[C]。[A]和[D]项内容是作者对没出国旅行前的原有知识的评价，[B]项内容没有依据。
3.
A.Differences between people will gradually disappear.
B.Differences between people will not exist as one hopes.
C.Differences between people will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull place.
D.Differences between people do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alike.
A B C D
A
[解析] What is the result of ease of travel in Europe today?
[解析] 推理题。题干问今天ease of travel in Europe的结果是什么。原文中说“如果各个民族都变得alike了，这个世界会很无趣”，随后说With the…case of travel，至少在欧洲there might seem to be some truth in this。可见句中this指的是前文中的各个民族都变得一样了的那种无趣的状态。正确回答题干的选项是[A]“人们之间的差别会逐渐消失”。
Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 29-31 Telephone books in the United States have white, blue and yellow pages. The white pages list people with phones by the last name. The blue pages contain numbers of city services, government agencies and public schools. Businesses and professional services pre listed in a special section, the yellow pages. To make a long distance call, you need an area code. Each area in the US has an area code. The area covered by One area code may be small or large. For example, New York City has one area code. But so docs tile whole State of Oregon. If you want to know the area code of a place, you can look it up in the area code map which is printed in the front of the white pages. There are a lot of publie telephones in the US. They have their own numbers. If you are making a long distance call on a public telephone and run out of money, give the number on your phone to the person you're talking to. Then hang up the receiver and he can call you back. If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain what happened. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money. 29. Where can you find the telephone number of a city council in a telephone book?
[解析] 推理题。本篇开篇就说到美国的电话簿有二种(白页、蓝页和黄页)，紧接着说到The blue pages contain numbers of city services，government agencies and public schools(蓝页包括市政服务、政府部门和学校)，题目中的city council属于 government agencies的范围，[A]符合题意。
2.
A.Right after the white pages.
B.In the front of the white pages.
C.At the end of the telephone book.
D.On the first page of the telephone book.
A B C D
B
[解析] Where can you find the area code map of the US?
[解析] 细节题。选项[B]符合题意，依据是听力材料中的If you want to know the area code of a place，．．．which is printed in the front of the white pages。这句话的前半部分正是题干，后半部分就是答案。
3.
A.Check your number and call again.
B.Ask the operator to put you through.
C.Ask the operator what has happened.
D.Tell the operator what has happened.
A B C D
D
[解析] What are you advised to do when you get a wrong number in making a long distance call?
[解析] 细节题。选项[D]符合题意，依据是听力材料中的If you make a long distance call and…explain what happened。这句话的前半部分正是题干，后半部分就是答案所在。
Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 32-35 When Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 38-year-old professional musician. "Please don't touch, Midori," her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than 20, 000 dollars. But Midori persisted. She longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package, a tiny violin, about half the normal size. Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practised together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though, she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, She persisted till the problem was overcome. One day, Johnson, an American musician; heard Midori play the violin. He couldn't believe she was just eight years old. "She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States, "the American musician said. A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for full scholarship. In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan. 32. What was Midori's mother?
[解析] 细节题。题干问Midori的妈妈做什么工作。根据…her mother，a 38-year-old professional musician，选[C]。
2.
A.Because the violin was too expensive.
B.Because the violin was too big for her.
C.Because she was too young to play the violin.
D.Because her mother wanted her to play the piano.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why was Midori not allowed to touch her mother's violin when she was only two years old?
[解析] 细节题。题干问为什么Midori两岁时不被允许碰她妈妈的小提琴。回忆原文相关细节；The violin was…worth more than 20，000 dollars。
3.
A.To go to the United States.
B.To apply for a scholarship.
C.To play the piano once again.
D.To have her performance taped.
A B C D
D
[解析] What did Johnson，the American musician，ask Midori to do?
[解析] 细节题。题干问一个名叫Johnson的American musician要求Midori做了一件什么事情。原文中有这样的细节：One day，Johnson，an American musician，heard Midori play the violin．…“She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States”…，可知答案为[D]。
Section 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, When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. We can experience stress any time we feel we don't have 1 . It can come from a feeling that we can't do anything about. Basically, it is the body's way of showing worry or 2 . Stress is not just caused by our mental or 3 condition, 'it is also 4 by how tired we are, whether we have a 5 diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercise, and whether we can 6 . If we feel stressed, there are several things that we can do. First, we need to learn how to relax and breathe slowly and 7 . We can also take some time out of our worried, busy 8 to notice the small things in life. Smell the air, look at the flowers, notice the small designs in the leaves on a tree -- 9 .We need to take care of our bodies. 10 . Finally, we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives. Once we have found it, we need to begin to change that part of our lives. 11 .
these activities can do much to quiet us and to give ourselves a small break in a busy schedule
[解析] these activities can quiet much and to give ourselves a small break in a busy schedule
10.
We need to get enough rest, eat well, and do some regular exercise
[解析] We should get enough rest, eat well, and do some regular exercise
11.
If we believe that we can control stress, we can begin to control our lives
[解析] If we can control stress, we can begin to control our lives
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A Directions: 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. In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, 1 the whole vocabulary. First there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 2 , that is to say, from the mates of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use even if we could not read or write. They 3 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who use the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people at large and are not the 4 share of a limited class. On the other hand, our language consists of a multitude of words which are 5 seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 6 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first 7 with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we attend, or the more 8 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual 9 of every day life. Such words are called "learned", and the distinction between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of 10 process. A. comparatively F. study [K] acquaintance B. content G. cover [L] exclusive C. inclusive [H] formal [M] temporarily D. comprise [I] learn [N] formative E. extent [J] linguistic [O] necessity
1.
D
[解析] 根据主语two great classes of words及空格后的the whole vocabulary可以看出空格处表示的应是构成的意思，因此选择comprise。
2.
I
[解析] 从本句中的even if we could not read or write可以看出这些日常用语能够为绝大多数普通人所掌握，且与受教育程度无关，因此空格处应填learn，表示“学会，获悉”的意思。study意思则是“系统地学习，研究”，因此排除。
3.
G
[解析] 上句中的we become acquainted in daily conversation说明这些常用语源于日常生活当中，因此可知它们应是涵盖了生活中常见的事物，所以选择cover。
4.
L
[解析] they belong to the people at large说明这些常用语能够为绝大多数人所掌握及使用，因此它们并不专属于某一特定的群体，exclusive意思是“唯一的，独占的”，符合此意。inclusive则是“包含的，包括的”，因此排除。
Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Over the past decade, American companies have tried hard to find ways to discourage senior managers from feathering their own nests at the expense of their shareholder. The three most popular reforms have been recruiting more outside directors in order to make boards more independent, linking bosses' pay to various performance measures, and giving bosses share options so that they have the same long-term interests as their shareholders. These reforms have been widely adopted by America's larger companies, and surveys suggest that many more companies are thinking of following their lead. But have they done any good? Three papers presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston this week suggest not. As is usually the case with boardroom tinkering, the consequences have differed from those intended. Start with those independent boards. On the face of it, dismissing the boss's friends from the board and replacing them with outsiders looks a perfect way to make senior managers more accountable. But that is not the conclusion of a study by Professor James Westphal. Instead, he found that bosses with a boardroom full of outsiders spend much of their time building alliances, doing personal favors and generally pleasing the outsiders. All too often, these seductions succeed. Mr. Westphal found that, to a remarkable degree, "independent" boards pursue strategies that arc likely to favor senior managers rather than shareholders. Such companies diversify their business, increase the pay of executives and weaken the link between pay and performances. To assess the impact of performance-related pay, Mr. Westphal asked the bosses of 103 companies with sales of over $1 billion what measurements were used to determine their pay. The measurements varied widely, ranging from sales to earnings per share. But these researchers uncovered a startling finding: executives "attend to measures that affect their own incomes and ignore or play down other factors that determine a company's overall success". In short, bosses are quick to turn every imaginable system of corporate government to their advantage, which is probably why they are the people who are put in charge of things. Here is a paradox for the management theorists: any boss who cannot beat a system designed to keep him under control is probably not worth having.
1. The purpose of the large companies in recruiting outsiders and putting them on the board of directors is to ______.
A.diversify the business of the corporation
B.protect the interests of the shareholders
C.introduce effective reforms in business management
D.enhance the cooperation between the senior managers and the board directors
4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Corporate executives in general are worth the high pay they receive.
B.The income of corporate executives is proportional to the growth of corporate profits.
C.Corporate executives tend to take advantage of their position to enrich themselves.
D.The performance of corporate executives affects their own interests more than those of the shareholders.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。根据最后一段第一句的总结，老板总能够利用公司管理为自己谋利(bosses are quick to turn every imaginable system of corporate government to their advantage)，[C]项与此相符。文中提及公司高层管理者往往采取一些能增加自己薪水的措施而不顾公司的长远利益，可见他们的高薪物不所值，[A]错误。[B]、[D]两项和[C]相比，没有[C]选项全面，其内容只不过是分述了[C]选项的两种表达形式而已。
5. The author's attitude toward the efforts to control senior executives would be ______.
Passage Two Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents. If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? More likely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week of "Boy, I can't wait to get back to work." If you didn't feel such vacation blues, then imagine taking a leave of absence. You could use it to work on a novel, enroll in classes or just sit around watching TV. At the end of three months, in all likelihood, your self-esteem would be at an all-time low. While all work and no play is not good, all play and no work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives. The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once you've been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel you have very little choice about jumping ship if things aren't turning out as you'd planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice. If you find yourself resenting your job because you can't afford to quit, it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule." He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent has such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he's captured and tortured unbearably, he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change. Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might also take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You're not giving up on your current job. Rather, you are providing yourself with an option. If things get unbearable at work, you could jump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work since, in reality, you are there only because you want to be. At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people 'feel controlled by their environment, but they really aren't. They have to learn to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.
1. The first main reason for many people's unhappiness in their jobs rises from their conviction that ______.
A.working is like killing their true talents
B.working at a job is just wasting their time
C.working is not the enjoyment they are after
D.working is the least enjoyable way of spending time
3. With an up-to-date resume ready as an option, you may feel better at your job because ______.
A.you are to do wonders in your work
B.it seems to be the only positive attitude
C.you have made a decision on your own
D.it is up to you to choose between two alternatives
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。问题：准备一份最新的简历作为选择，你可以在工作中感觉更舒服的原因是什么?从第五段我们可推知选择准备一份最新的简历时，you're not giving up on you current job．Rather，you are providing yourself with an option．，而[D]“在两种选择之间由你作主”正是对这两句话的同义转述。[B]说法过于绝对。[A]“你将在工作中制造奇迹”和[C]“你自主作了个决定”均不对。
4. It can be inferred that the author ______.
A.tries to sound persuasive and convincing in his opinions about career blues
B.believes that one cannot change his / her environment
C.can hardly tolerate one's complete enjoyment of life
D.quite agrees with the "up-to-date resume" attitude
A B C D
A
[解析] 推理判断题。问题：可以推断出作者有以下哪种意图?此题可采取排除法。[B]“认为一个人不能改变自己的环境”显然错误，因为文章最后一段指出Most people feel controlled by their environment，but…what they need，可知可以改变自己的环境。[C]错，实际上作者赞同享受生活。[D]过于绝对。
5. What is the author's attitude towards "self-esteem"(Line 5. Para. 2)?
A.Unconcerned.
B.Supportive.
C.Cautious.
D.Negative.
A B C D
B
[解析] 观点态度题。问题：作者对自尊的态度是什么?从题干中的关键词self-esteem可找到相应的段落——第二段。该段指出如果你厌烦工作，可选择度假的方式，但较长时间不工作会让你没有成就感，丧失自我尊重感。所以作者认为all play and no work is disastrous．We need to feel we are accomplishing something．，由此可推测作者的态度是赞成自我尊重，故选[B]“支持”。[A]unconcerned“不关心”、[C]cautious“持谨慎态度”和[D]negative“持否定态度”均不对。
Part Ⅴ Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Enter the information age. Information is the raw material for many of the business activities 1 this new era. just as iron and steel were the basic commodities in the 2 of the industrial age. The world's knowledge is said to be doubling every eight years. This knowledge 3 is stimulating economic progress. The need to collect, analyze and communicate great 4 of information is producing new products and services, creating jobs, and 5 career opportunities. The information age is 6 considered to be a phenomenon of the service sector of the economy, 7 than a product of heavy industry. Certainly, rocketing information technologies are creating new capabilities 8 knowledge-based service spheres. 9 changes just as dramatic are 10 industry, giving people the 11 to do challenging Work in exciting new ways. Manufacturing is full 12 in the information age. From design to production, the manufacturing 13 has long been information-intensive. It always has required exacting communication to describe what goes into products and how to make them. Now, computer technology is giving factory managers new 14 to gather all of this information and use it to control production. Telecommunications are producing errorfree communication between the design office and the factory, computer-aided design is enabling engineers to 15 product performance and manufacturing process on video displays, before resources are committed to build and test prototypes. Techniques like these are bringing 16 new advances in manufacturing productivity. Just as coal fueled the 17 to an industrial society, so microelectronics is powering the 18 of the information age. Microelectronic information-management tools are 19 U.S. industrial capability, which remains 20 to America's economic well-being and national security.
1.
A.seeking
B.stimulating
C.shaping
D.securing
A B C D
C
[解析] 语义衔接题。分析句子可知，这里缺少一个现在分词作定语，与this new era一起修饰限定the business activities，根据句意[C]shaping“形成”能使句意连贯，即“形成于新时代的商业活动”，为正确答案。 [A]seeking“寻找”、[B]stimulating“刺激”和[D]securing“保护”均不符合句意。
2.
A.dawning
B.origin
C.derivation
D.foundation
A B C D
A
[解析] 惯用衔接题。in the dawning of为习惯表达，意为“在…的开端”。[B]origin“起源，由来”与空格前的in不搭配，与空格后的the industrial age也无法构成合理搭配。[C]derivation“来历，出处”和[D] foundation都与上下文语义不符。
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