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 only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must rend 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.
A.She must learn to understand Michael's humor better.
B.She enjoys Michael's humor a great deal.
C.She doesn't appreciate Michael's humor.
D.She thinks Michael is not funny enough.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Michael is certainly the funniest person in class. He can always make everybody laugh. W: I think you have to get used to his sense of humor. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] M: I was terribly embarrassed when some members of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance. W: Well, some people just can't seem to appreciate live drama. Q: What did the two speakers in the dialog attend?
[试题分析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 男士说有些观众在演出进行到一半叫退出了,他感到很难堪。女士安慰他说:有些观众似乎是无法欣赏live drama。若听清男士用的关键词:audience,got up and left, performance以及女士用的词live drama,不难判断出答案为 C。
3.
A.He thinks he can put off the job.
B.He thinks he can do it successfully.
C.He is not certain if he can accomplish it.
D.He is not sure if he can do it independently.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Are you sure that you can do this job? M: I have all the tools for it, but I'm still not sure if I can pull it off. Q: What does the man say about the job?
[试题分析] 习语搭配题。 [详细解答] 女士问男士有没有把握做这项工作,男士说他有所需要的所有工具,但依然没有把握。此题的难点在后面的习语搭配pull off(成功地完成或做)上。若能听到并准确理解pull off 的含义就可以轻松选对答案C。
4.
A.The islands are very different from the North.
B.The islands are a great distance from the North.
C.The islands are similar to the North.
D.The islands make her cry for the North.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Are you enjoying your stay here on the islands? W: Oh, yes. It's a far cry from the winter in the North. Q: What does the woman mean?
[试题分析] 习语搭配题。 [详细解答] 男士问女士喜欢不喜欢呆在岛上,女士回答说。 far cry…意为very different from(大不相同,相差很大),因此,女士的意思是正确选项A。
5.
A.In a doctor's office.
B.In a professor's office.
C.In a lawyer's office.
D.In a businessman's office.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: Are these treatments really necessary? They don't seem to help very much. M: I'm afraid so, Mrs. Jones. Just be patient and I'm sure you'll see sonic results soon. Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
[试题分析] 地点题。 [详细解答] 由对话中的关键同treatment,help very much可推知:对话双方是医生和病人。因此正确选项为A。
[解析] W: How was the job interview? I think you make a good journalist. I remember you as the best writer of the class. M: Well, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience in the profession. Q: Why didn't the man get the job?
[试题分析] 因果关系题。 [详细解答] 女士问男士面试的情况并说男士是做优秀记者的料(make a good journalist),是班上写得最好的。但男士说自己的申请被拒绝,招聘方要招的是有经验的人员。从男士的回答中很容易得出他为什么没有得到那份工作。因此,正确答案为B。
7.
A.He is a plumber.
B.He is a dentist.
C.He is a gas station attendant.
D.He is an engineer.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Could you fill it up with the unleaded? M: Sure. Do you want me to check under the hood? Q: What kind of work does the man do?
[试题分析] 人物职业身份题。 [详细解答] 由对话中的信息关键词unleaded(无铅汽油),fill it up (加满),hood(汽车盖)可知对话发生在加油站。因此正确答案为C。
8.
A.He thinks that they are of inferior quality.
B.He thinks that they are a bargain.
C.He thinks that they are overpriced.
D.He thinks that they can be purchased at a cheaper price elsewhere.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Look at the low price on these CDs. Don't you think they are a fantastic buy? W: Yes, but quality is more important than price. Let's look elsewhere before making a decision. Q: How does the man feel about the price?
[试题分析] 态度判断题。 [详细解答] 男士说,“Don't you think that they are a fantastic buy?”意味着他认为很便宜。但女士说,“quality is more important than price”意味着她认为虽便宜,但不知质量如何,因此要到别处再看看。所以正确答案为B。
9.
A.There are not enough potatoes for everyone else.
B.The woman has to think about her request.
C.The woman has more potatoes than the man has.
D.The woman should eat more potatoes.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Can you pass me the potato? M: Don't you think you've had enough? Q: What does the man mean?
[试题分析] 隐含与否定题。 [详细解答] 女士请求男士把土豆递给她,男士用隐含否定问句,“Don't you think you've had enough?”暗示女士不该再吃了。因此正确答案为B。
10.
A.He doesn't want to go out at all.
B.He wants to wait a while before going out.
C.It's not time for them to go.
D.He doesn't care to stand and wait.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: It's raining outside! M: Then why don't we stay in for the time being? Q: What does the man mean?
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 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 center.
Passage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage:
[解析] 11-14 To succeed in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities. You need to create a good image in a limited time, usually from 40 to 70 minutes. You must leave a positive impression which the interviewer will remember while he interviews other applicants. You should especially pay attention to some qualities during the interview,First of all, you should take care to appear properly dressed. The right clothes worn at the right time can win the respect of the interviewer and his confidence in your judgment. It may not be true that clothes make the man, but the first and last impression of yours is determined by the clothes you wear. Secondly, you should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard without being aggressive. You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the position you're applying for. Finally, to be really impressive, you must convey a sense of self-confidence and an enthusiasm for work. If you display these characteristics with just a little luck, you'll certainly succeed in a typical personal interview. 11. How long does an interview usually last according to the speaker?
[试题分析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 材料第二句:You need to create a good image in a limited time,usually from 40 to 70 minutes.给出了正确答案B项。
2.
A.He should show respect to the interviewer.
B.He should show confidence in himself.
C.He should be dressed appropriately.
D.He should speak enthusiastically.
A B C D
C
[解析] How can one give an interviewer good first impression?
[试题分析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 从听力材料第二部分第二句:First of all,you should take care to appear properly dressed.The right clothes worn at the right time can….可知本题答案为C项。
3.
A.Speaking politely and emotionally.
B.Talking loudly to give a lasting impression.
C.Talking a lot about the job.
D.Speaking confidently but not aggressively.
A B C D
D
[解析] What should be the best manner when you speak to an interviewer?
[试题分析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 材料第二部分:Secondly,you should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice,loud enough to be heard without being aggressive.由此可知答案为D项。
4.
A.Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in a job interview.
B.Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.
C.Self confidence is most important for a job hunter.
D.A job seeker should create a good image during an interview.
A B C D
D
[解析] What's the main idea of the talk you've just heard?
[解析] 15-17 Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the students. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or on a given examination. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high marks. When research is assigned, the professor expects the student to take the initiative and to complete the assignment with minimal guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find hooks, periodicals, and articles in the library, professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference sources in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students not be overly depend on them. In the United States, professors have other duties besides teaching. Often they are responsible for administrative work within their departments. In addition, they may be obliged to publish articles and books. Therefore, the time a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment. 15. For what purpose does an ideal student learn?
[试题分析] 细节判断题 [详细解答] 根据听力资料:The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning,not the one interested only in getting high marks.可知本题正确答案为C项。
2.
A.To accomplish them mainly through their own efforts.
B.To complete them with the aid of their tutors.
C.To read all the reference books assigned by the professors.
D.To get over all the periodicals, articles and books in the library.
A B C D
A
[解析] What do professors expect students do with their research assignments?
[试题分析] 细节归纳题 [详细解答] 根据听力材料:When research is assigned,the professor expects the student to take the initiative and to complete the assignment with minimal guidance,可知本题正确答案为A项。
3.
A.Consult him outside of class.
B.Look for him in the office.
C.Talk to him during classroom hours.
D.Make an appointment with him.
A B C D
D
[解析] What's the best way for a student to approach a professor about his problems with classroom work?
[试题分析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据听力材料最后一句:If a student has problems with classroom work,the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.可知本题正确答案为D项。
Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based the following passage:
A.To create feelings of happiness for the young by singing.
B.To promote a healthier life style among young people.
C.To close the gap between the older generations and the young.
D.To change the attitude of the young towards work.
A B C D
B
[解析] 18-20 What has happened to the youth of today? People of the older generations ask this question. Yet, for some time now a movement has been developing among our young people. It is called "Straight Edge" and its followers are attempting to overcome the poisons of life. The leader of this movement is Ian Mckays, a former Washington singer. He was the person who set the goal of this movement: no smoking, no drinking, no drugs. Since its birth in 1981, the movement has spread to Europe and is growing worldwide. Lutz Dinslage, 19, has been one of the movement's followers for a year now. "My friends first introduced me to the movement, and I became interested in it. I began to realize that I no longer wanted to create false feelings of happiness by smoking, drinking or taking drags. I did not want to just mess around. For this reason I changed my attitude and my habits and decided to live out the principles of this movement." At present it is still not clear whether Straight Edge will continue to develop into a promising movement of the future. However, one thing is certain: we are dealing with a trend that is proving that a healthier life style among the young people is possible. 18. What is the goal of Straight Edge?
[试题分析] 细节概括题 [详细解答] 根据听力材料:He was the person who set the goal of this movement:no smoking,no drinking,no drugs.以及其它有关信息可知本题正确答案为B项。
2.
A.He used to drink, smoke and take drugs.
B.He belonged to a street gang.
C.He was jobless when he joined the movement.
D.He was a close friend of the movement's leader.
A B C D
A
[解析] What can we infer from the passage about Lutz Dinslage?
[试题分析] 细节推理题 [详细解答] 材料第二部分:Lutz Dinslage 说……I began to realize that I no longer wanted to create false feelings of happiness by smoking,drinking or taking drugs.可推知Lutz Din-slage过去酗酒,吸烟井吸食毒品来制造虚假的幸福感。因此本题正确答案为A项。
3.
A.It is brad for the older generation to understand the young.
B.It is possible for young people to live a healthier life.
C.A life style free from the poisons of life is worth striving for.
D.Young people will live a healthier life if left to make their own choices.
A B C D
B
[解析] What is Straight Edge proving?
[试题分析] 细节判断题 [详细解答] 根据材料最后一句:However,one thing is certain:we are dealing with a trend that is proving that a healthier life style among the young people is possible.可知本题正确答案为B项。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Passage One Professor Kumar Bhatt, founder and head of Warwick Manufacturing Group(WMG), and Rob Meakin, a personnel director at Marconi, have developed a partnership to train engineers and managers to become e-literate. The New Knowledge Partnership will include a team of 40 Marconi managers in what Professor Bhatt calls electronic engineering management or E2. A wide range of engineering and non - engineering companies has expressed interest in these exciting programs. Professor Bhatt believes that e - commerce is changing the business environment to a huge extent. Many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and, in some cases, are actually resisting change. He says that "As long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits, e-business will make possible a second productivity revolution in Britain. This could take the economy close to eliminating the still substantial competitiveness gap with its main rivals. Over the last five years in the US there has been a 30% improvement in manufacturing sector productivity because of information technology. In Britain we can achieve more than that and successful e - business will be worth billions to the UK economy." Already Britain makes more use of computer - aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) and management information technology systems than other European countries, and has a government that actively promotes e - business. But, observes Professor Bhatt, Britain has never used technology as a growth driver. "The thing about electronic engineering management is that you can keep your legacy systems; you just need to link those systems with an information engine. At the touch of a button it will allow project managers to see the status of a project, identify problems precisely and make virtually immediate decisions based on information that will be much more complete than in the past." The E2 program is the result of an alliance by the Warwick Manufacturing Group with America's leading e - commerce study center, Carnegie Mellon. The latter will be responsible for training many of the Marconi managers in America, wher6e the group has half its business. In Britain, Professor Bhatt has linked up with Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Parametric Technology, to set up a multi-million pound E2 design and manufacturing center at the university which will be used for training and research. Professor Bhatt believes that e - commerce is changing business to such an extent that WMG is likely to be renamed Warwick Electronic Manufacturing Group. But, he warns "The move to globalize because of e - commerce is racing ahead. Although the net allows British industry to overtake their European peers, it also offers Asian countries to leapfrog(相互超越) the West. For the first time it is not the privilege of the western world because this technology is universal."
1. Professor Bhatt and Rob Meakin have developed a method to ______.
A.teach electronic engineering management
B.train employees to be acquainted with e - commerce
C.train employees to be engineers and managers
D.teach employees about developing a partnership
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据文章主旨以及第一段第一句后半部分…… have developed a partnership to train engineers and managers to become e-literate.可知本题正确答案为B选项。A,C,D均断章取义,与原文不符。故均为错误答案。
2. How does Professor Bhatt feel about many leaders in companies?
A.They do not understand a possible second productivity revolution in Britain.
B.They are excited about change.
C.They are ready for e - business.
D.They sometimes are against the change resulted from new technologies.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据文章第二段第二句:Many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and,in some cases,are resisting change.可知D选项符合作者对很多公司主管的看法。A选项张冠李戴,B,C选项明显与原文意思相反。故均为错误答案。
3. According to the passage, what do you know about e - business in Britain?
A.E - business has eliminated many competitive rivals.
B.E - business has done many benefits to big companies.
C.Many companies have joined in the E2 business program.
D.E - business has great potential and will make changes in the country.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节归纳题。 [详细解答] 根据文章第二段第三句到段末:He says that “As long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits,ebusiness will make possible a second productivity revolution in Britain....to the UK economy”.可知D选项符合原文,故为正确答案。A,B,C选项信息并没有在原文中出现。故均为错误答案。
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Britain can be competitive to US in the area of information technology.
B.Britain has already taken the advantages of running engineering management.
C.As with many other European countries, Britain has made use of computer - aided systems.
D.E - commerce has offered opportunities to European countries to eliminate the competitiveness gap with all the rivals.
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据文章第二段后两句:Over the last five years in the US there has been a 30% improvement in manufacturing -sector productivity because of information technology.In Britain we can achieve more than that and successful e-business will be worth billions to the UK economy.可知选项A符合短文意思,所以A为正确答案。B选项意思:英国已经利用了电子工程管理,与原文不符。C选项原义第三段第一句话: Already Britain makes more use of computer-aided design and manufacture(CAD/CAM)and management information-technology systems than other European countries,and has a government that actively promotes e-business.不符。D选项与原文最后一段第三句:Although the net allows British industry to overtake their European peers,it also offers Asian countries to leapfrog the West.For the first time it is not the privilege of the western world because this technology is universal.”不符。故 B,C,D均为错误答案。
5. WMG would like to change its name because ______.
A.Britain is going to catch up with all other European countries in the field of electronic engineering management
B.business has been influenced so much by e - commerce
C.the e - commerce has offered Asian countries the chance to overtake Britain and the rest of Europe
D.e - business is very popular and will become universal
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文最后一段第…句话:Professor Bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing business to such an extent that WMG is likely to be renamed Warwick Electronic Manufacturing Group.可知B选项为正确答案。A选项与原文意思不符,C选项与原文意思一致,但不是WMG改名的原因,D选项也不是WMG改名的原因。故A,C,D均为错误答案。
Passage Two Emotional maturity means knowing that another person cannot fill up the hole in your heart. That is your responsibility. You need to love and affirm yourself day - by - day, moment - by - moment. That is the spiritual challenge of your life and everybody's life. Without your love for your-self, nothing works. No amount of love from your partner is enough. The search for love from other people is like the alcoholic's search for happiness in a bottle. The more he drinks, the less satisfied he feels and the more he wants to drink. We are all addicted to falling in love. But after we've "fallen" a few times and broken our emotional bones, we hopefully wise up a bit. We know that the high of falling in love is not going to last. We know that sooner or later we will have to get real with each other. That is the difference between romance and partnership. Romance is an attempt to keep the addiction going. It has a very short half-life. Partnership is the dance of two ordinary people learning to live together day by day. It is a very challenging school that we enroll in. It is sometimes a lot more work than play. And it certainly requires a lot more psychological adjustment than years of therapy! We don't just graduate from this school in a year or two. It takes many years, perhaps even a lifetime, for us to master the curriculum. Your partners are imperfect human beings, just like you. They were not the "wrong" partners any more than you wet. Probably, they reflected your own level of realism and emotional maturity. That's usually the way it works. So don't waste your time thinking you simply made some bad choices. The only bad choice you made was forgetting who has the full time job loving you. I know that you know who this is! We keep remembering that they are not perfect, nor we are. Love is not a game of perfection. It is a game of overwhelming imperfection. The amazing thing is that love survives till of our mistaken attempts to control our partners and our relationships.
1. We can conclude from the passage that ______.
A.we won't forget who has the full time loving us
B.love is addictive
C.love from your partner is not enough
D.love lies in the maturity of emotion which is essential to a partnership or relationship
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.To seek for true love, one must be realistic.
B.As long as we are emotionally mature, we can always enjoy the high of falling in love.
C.Love doesn't die even if we make wrong attempts to control our partners.
D.The more one is loved, the less satisfied he or she feels.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文最后一句话:The amazing thing is that love survives all of our mistaken attempts to control our partners and our relation ships.可知C选项符合原文,因此C选项为正确答案。A选项信息是无中生有,B选项信息明显与原文不符(原文:We know the high of falling in love is not going to last.)。D选项:一个人越被爱,他或她就越不满足。也是原文中所没有的信息。故A,B,D均为错误答案。
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.the more we try to control our partners and relation-ships, the better we can enjoy love
B.the more frequently we fall in love, the more intelligent we'll be
C.the more emotionally mature a couple are, the more harmonious they will live
D.it's unrealistic for you to search for true love from others
A B C D
C
[解析] 推理判断题。 [详细解答] C选项最符合原文中心意思,因此为正确答案。 A选项意思在原文中并没有出现,B选项歪曲了原文第二段第二句:But after we've “fallen” a few times and broken our emotional bones,we hopefully wise up a bit.表达的意思。D选项意思也超出了原文。故A,B,D均为错误答案。
4. By saying "They were not the 'wrong' partners any more than you were." (Para 3 ), the author means ______.
A.you chose the wrong partner just as your partner did
B.your partner was not as good as you were
C.you were good partners to each other
D.neither of you is a good partner
A B C D
C
[解析] 语义理解题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第三段第一句Your partners are imperfect human beings,just like you.和最后一段,可知C选项符合原句意思。A,B,D明显与原文不符,故均为错误答案。
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Some people regret their choices of love partners.
B.In some partnership or relationship, he or she tries to control the other.
C.Through psychological adjustment and therapy, one will feel satisfied with love.
D.Partnership is a school from which it is not easy for us to graduate.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节归纳判断题, [详细解答] C选项曲解了原文第二段:And it certainly requires a lot more psychological adjustment than years of therapy!因此不符合原文,故为本题正确答案。A,B,D选项符合原文意思,故为错误答案。
Passage Three What is terrorism? In a growing number of conflicts around the world, one or both sides attempt to label the other as "terrorist" in an effort to win support for their own causes. Yet as the so - called "terrorists group" often proclaim, a clear distinction between a terrorist action and a non-terrorist military operation is frequently difficult to establish. Most governments argue that terrorism is defined by violent methods to achieve political ends which are undertaken by organizations not recognized by the world community as legitimate representatives of a nation; furthermore, random acts of violence, like attacks on school buses or shopping centers, are labeled as "terrorist". Political organization as the IRA(Irish Republican Army) and the PLO ( Palestine Liberation Organization ) have been dubbed (称为) "terrorists", by the governments of England and Israel because of their tactics and their non - official statuses as representatives of accurately defined nations. In the ease of the PLO, however, its election to power under Yasser Arafat has now confused its former-recognition as terrorist. Even the IRA is earning status as an authentic opposition voice to the continued presence of British troops on Irish soil. All this simply highlights the problems of separating what is a legitimate political organization with "the right" to employ violence to achieve political ends from so-called terrorist groups. Inseparable from this issue is historical precedence(地位先后) and the degree of power and prestige an organization or nation has on the world stage. For example, while most independent observes would agree that the IRA setting off a bomh in a London subway station confirms its notoriety, they would be less certain that Israel's recent bombing of a refugee camp is equally "terrorist", despite the fact that many more innocent people were killed and injured in the latter incident than in the former. This raises the question, though certainly not for the first time, whether legitimate, even democratically elected, governments are also capable of terrorist action, Is there always a clear moral distinction between the behavior of normally respected nations and that of "rogue" (流氓) organizations? What does seem clear from these reflections is not that terrorist actions are in any way justified, but that the use of such labels is sometimes based on a political need rather than on superior moral or ethical grounds.
1. What is the point the article tries to make?
A.Non - official status of a political organization involves terrorist suspicion.
B.Terrorism defies clear - cut distinction.
C.Terrorist element exists in every violent conflict.
D.Government actions are never guilty of terrorism.
A B C D
B
[解析] 中心思想题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第二段第二句:Yet as the so-called“terrorists group” often proclaim,a clear distinction between a terrorist action and a non-terrorist military operation is frequently difficult to establish.以及原文其它信息可综合得知B选项:Terrorism defies clear cut distinction.是本题正确答案。A:一个政治组织的非官方地位涉嫌为恐怖主义组织。C:在每起暴力冲突中部存在恐怖主义因素。D:政府行为从不会犯恐怖主义错误。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
2. Which of the following could be concluded from the article?
A.An indisputable example of a terrorist group is PLO.
B.Actions to achieve political ends cannot avoid using force.
C.An acceptable criterion for terrorism is killing civilians.
D.International prestige is a justification for violence.
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文所给关于IRA和PLO例子可知D选项:International prestige is a justification for violence.是正确答案。A:一个不容置疑的恐怖主义组织例子就是巴解组织。 B:达到政治目的的行动无法避免使用武力。C:人们所接受的定义恐怖组织的一个标准就是屠杀平民。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
3. The classification of PLO is now less clear because ______.
A.it begins to show friendly attitude towards Israel
B.it stands for an independent state in the Middle East
C.it is no longer engaged in random performance of violence
D.it is the elected political representative of the Palestine
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第二段倒数第二句话:In the case of the PLO,however.its election to power under Yasser Arafat has now confused its former recognition as terrorist.可知D为正确答案。A:开始对以色列表现友好态度。B:在中东地区代表了一个独立国家。C:不在牵涉进无节制的暴力行动中。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
4. It could be logically inferred from the article that ______.
A.terrorism is not being defined on ethical criteria
B.defense actions committed on a foreign land is admissible
C.terrorism unavoidably involves immoral policies
D.democratic nations are innocent of terrorism
A B C D
A
[解析] 推理判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文最后一句话:What does seem clear from these reflections is not that terrorist actions are in any way justified,but that the use of such labels is sometimes based on a political need rather than on superior moral or ethical grounds.可知A为正确答案。B:允许在别的国家进行自卫行动。C:恐怖主义不可避免地都要牵涉到不道德的政策。D;民主国家不会犯恐怖主义活动罪。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
5. The author wrote this article to ______.
A.show sympathy to unrecognized national forces
B.condemn political motives in defining terrorism
C.justify the ambiguity in giving terrorism labels
Passage Four It is curious how much one despises and condemns the vices which one does not happen to possess. I am indeed not a severe man, nor would I permit myself to become intolerant of those failings which I share with others. But, having no particular temptation to be untruthful, I find myself believing that when one comes to think of it, truth is the major virtue and lying the most blameworthy of all the vices. I should like, therefore, to get my mind a little clearer on the truth question. I flatter myself, as I have said, that I am a truthful man: a man who, when he tells a lie, is careful not to forget that he has done so, and who takes infinite precautions to prevent his being found out. This, in the end, is the only test by which you can distinguish the liar from the man of truth. The latter which is bothered by untruthfulness, is worried and anxious. The real liar, however, is merely amused: he doesn't mind in the least even if he is subsequently exposed: he regards the truthful man as somewhat of a fool. But this surely is one of the many false statements with which the real liar will try hard to idealize his failing. It may be inevitabe and even just to tell lies, but it cannot seriously be argued that such habits are intelligent. A lie is always an act of mental cowardice, whereas intelligence is brave. And yet there, was Bismanrck, and yet there was Napoleon - surely intelligent man, and surely liars. The problem, therefore, is not so simple ms it seems. It was simple enough, in those old days, to define with approximate accuracy when a given statement ceased to be the truth and became a lie. The essential test was whether the maker of a false statement knew that he was saying something false, and consciously wished his audience to accept, and to remain under, this false impression. Life in civilized communities is a process of adjusting the personal to the social, of conforming the individual impression to the joint impressions of the common people. This process of adjustment leads inevitably and rightly to a certain unconscious deception. Absolute truth, whether unconscious or even conscious, is thus impossible. It is to relative truth only that we can hope to aspire.
1. The author suggests that it is usual that ______.
A.a person shows strong disapproval of the vices an individual doesn't have
B.everyone feels contempt for the vices that most people have
C.most people are unlikely to condemn the vices they possess
D.the vices one doesn't possess are worthy of severe condemnation
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节推理判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第一句;It is curious how much one despises and condemns the vices which one does not happen to possess.可知本题正确答案为C。A,B,D选项意思明显与原文意思不符,故均为错误答案。
2. The author claims that ______.
A.he wouldn't tolerate the vices that people have in common
B.he doesn't feel particular contempt for being untruthful
C.one may be tempted to untruthfulness when one comes to think of it
D.untruthfulness is a serious fault of character which he condemns strongly
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节推理判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第一段最后一句:But,having no particular temptation to be untruthful,I find myself believing that when one comes to think of it,truth is the major virtue and lying the most blameworthy of all the vices.可知本题正确答案为D。 A:他不会容忍人们共有的恶习。B:他并不觉得特别鄙视不诚实。C:人想到说谎时就可能诱使说谎。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
3. The essential distinction between a truthful person and a liar lies in the fact that ______.
A.the former feels uneasy about the untruths he happens to tell
B.the latter takes great care to hinder his untruths from being exposed
C.the former is willing to confess his untruthfulness when he tells a lie
D.the latter is only amazed if his untruths area disclosed
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第二段后两句:The latter with is bothered by untruthfulness,is worried and anxious.The real liar, however, is merely amused: he regards the least even if he is subsequently exposed:he regards the truthful man as some-what of a fool.可知A为正确答案。B:说谎的人很小心防止他的谎言被揭露。C:诚实的人很乐意承认他的假话当他说谎的时候。D:说谎的人只有在他的谎言被揭穿后才感到震惊。都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
4. It is true, according to the text, real liars will ______.
A.try hard to perfect their vices with false statements
B.believe it unavoidable and reasonable for everyone to tell lies
C.argue that their habits of telling lies are intelligent rather than foolish
D.are misunderstood as being either cowardly or brave individuals
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据原文第三段第一句话:But this surely is one of the many false statements with which the real liar will try to idealize his failing.可知A为正确答案。B:他们认为人人都无法避免撒谎,并且撒谎有理。C:他们辩解说他们的撒谎习惯是聪明的而不是愚蠢的。D:他们被误解为要么是胆小鬼要么是勇士。都与原文不符,故均为错误答案。
5. In the author's opinion, ______.
A.bismarck and Napoleon were intelligent men of truth
B.in modern society, nobody can escape the risk of making a false statement, intentionally or unintentionally
C.untruthful man is worried about being found out
D.our civilized life makes conscious lies impossible
A B C D
B
[解析] 观点题。 [详细解答] 根据原文最后一段最后两句:This process of adjustment leads inevitably and rightly to a certain unconscious deception.Absolute truth,whether unconscious or even conscious,is thus impossible.It is to relative truth only that we can hope to aspire.可知B为正确答案。A:俾斯麦和拿破仑都是既聪明又诚实的人。C:不诚实的人怕被发现而担忧。D:文明社会生活使得有意撒谎成为不可能,都与原文信息不符,故均为错误答案。
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A great deal of ______ for our success should go to Michael Lee, head of our team.
4. Somehow she felt that she herself had to some extent been the cause of all the trouble, and suffered ______.
A.accordingly
B.respectively
C.consequently
D.incidentally
A B C D
C
[解析] 副词辨析题。 [详细解答] accordingly:相应地,因此;所以,于是。例如: He was worn out;accordingly,he was sent home.(他累坏了,于是,他被送回家了。)respectively:各自地,个别地,分别地。consequently:因此,所以。例如:He is a smart and diligent student and consequently,does well in school.(他是个聪明又勤奋的学生,所以他学习成绩很好。)incidentally:偶然地;顺便说一下,顺便提一句。
5. The gas company ______ a leak in the main line and evacuated all the tenants of the building.
17. While most scientists agree that the greenhouse effect is coming, there are not enough data yet to say with absolute ______ what its consequences will be.
Part Ⅳ Error Correction Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, pat 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. Since I bought a computer last month, a new world has opened up be- fore me, a world that reaches far beyond my immediate surrounding. 71.______ Every morning, the first thing I do after open my eyes is to access 72.______ the Internet to look at the top new stories of the day. In the evening, I will 73.______ again sit on my computer and roam the world. The Internet brings me 74.______ lively World Cup football games and the terrorist attack on the World Trade 75.______ Center. It also enables me to communicate with my friends viaemail. The other day I got a message from a old classmate whom I hadn't heard 76.______ of for years. She got my email address just by searching the website of my 77.______ university! In addition helping us keep up old ties, it also brings me new 78.______ friends with whom I meet virtually in chat rooms. We exchange views on topics of interest and pour our hearts out to one another like strange friends. 79.______ So, instead of isolating us from one another, the Internet serves to wid- 80.______ en distance, and helps to bring friends closer.
[解析] 反义词误用题。 [详细解答] 陌生朋友间不会:pour our hearts to one another(倾心相诉)。因此,此句话意思有误,不符合常规.故改为 intimate或close或good。
10.
widen 改为 shorten
[解析] 反义词误用题。 [详细解答] 根据原文:So,instead of isolating us from one another,the Internet serves to widen distance,and helps to bring friends closer.可看出这句话逻辑意思有误,互联网不是: widen distance(加大了距离),而是:shorten distance(缩短了距离)。
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Economic Development and Moral Decline. You should write at Feast 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese ) below:
These years, the economy in China is advancing by leaps and bounds. With this swift development, people's life is better off and they get much more money to spend. But it's human nature that they want to get even more. Money worship is sweeping across the whole country. With the popular misconception that money is everything, many immoral social phenomena have emerged. One of them is moral decline. Leaving the theft, robbery aside, corrupt conducts are getting more rampant. For instance, offering and taking bribes is becoming increasingly a social malady in the privileged class. For businessmen, they have a different morality which permits them to willfully produce ineffective or even dangerous products, advertise their products dishonestly. For some richest persons, they get confused about their life. They are occupied with nothing all day long and don't know how to make themselves more satisfied, as a result they take drugs, among many other unlawful practices, to seek fun. They have money, but they have lost their aim in life and can't find happiness. Am I suggesting that we should discard all the money and go back to the "poor days"? No! the wheel of history can't be stopped. But if moral decline is the inevitable product of the economic development, we can certainly lay down some effective laws to stop the degeneration. If so, a bright and healthy future is sure to come and stay with us!