[解析] W: Excuse me, Sir. You are not supposed to be here. This area is for airport staff only. M: I'm sorry. I didn't note this sign. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2.
A.Clean her house while she is away.
B.Buy her some plants and take care of them.
C.Water her plants while she is away.
D.Water her plants when he is not at work.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I am away? M: Sure, I will, if you water mine while I'm on vacation. Q: What will the man do for the woman?
3.
A.He will only be available in the afternoon.
B.It's not his office hour.
C.He doesn't have time.
D.He is too tired after class.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few questions? M: Yes, of course. But I'm sorry I have a class at ten. Why don't you call me during my office hours? That is 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday. Q: Why can't Professor Hill answer her questions now?
4.
A.The woman insists on going out.
B.The woman doesn't like watching TV.
C.The man promised her a gift on her birthday.
D.The man is too tired to go out.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay home and watch TV instead? W: Come on! You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5.
A.There are too many courses offered to students.
B.The woman should take fewer courses next term.
C.The man will take four courses next semester.
D.It is wiser to take more than four courses.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: I'm thinking' of taking five courses next semester. M: Wouldn't four be wiser? Q: What does the man mean?
[解析] W: I want to ask the John sons' to come to the party. Do you know their address? M: No. But I'd like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address. Q: What is the woman going to do?
7.
A.Jane is looking for a summer job.
B.Jane is packing for the summer vacation.
C.Jane is on her way home.
D.Jane is eager to go home for the vacation.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Is Jane looking forward to going home for this summer? W: She is counting the days. Q: What does the woman imply?
8.
A.Spending more time on sightseeing.
B.Visiting the city with a group.
C.Touring the city on a fine day.
D.Taking the man with her on the tour.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: I think I will take the half-day tour of the city. M: Why not the whole day? Q: What does the man suggest?
9.
A.The woman is driving too fast.
B.The woman is driving at a slow speed.
C.The woman has broken a traffic rule.
D.The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: This is a one-way street. Didn't you see the sign? W: Sorry. I didn't. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10.
A.She can tell Joan when she sees her at noon.
B.She should tell .loan's brother about the reception.
C.She must call on Joan after the reception.
D.She may see Joan's brother at lunch.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: I ought to call Joan, and tell her about the reception this evening. M: Why bother? You will see her at lunch. Q: What does the man mean?
Section B
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] We use all sorts of services without thinking about how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happen ff everyone in the city stop paying taxes? The water supply would stop, the street might not get cleaned, there would be no police to protect people and property. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest, amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands have now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay the cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable. What is the chief duty of every government?
2.
A.By selling services that make life comfortable.
B.By selling land containing oil.
C.By selling public lands.
D.By selling coal and other natural products.
A B C D
C
[解析] How did the government raise money in the past?
3.
A.Environmental pollution and protection.
B.Taxes and services for the public.
C.Police efforts to protect people.
D.People's attitude toward taxes.
A B C D
B
[解析] What is the passage mainly about?
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the air force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up that idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay on there and do re- search. But my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm. I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn't get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to mc. But on my way to the interview, I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I had always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings. I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am. Why did the man give up studying physics?
2.
A.He was not happy with the new director.
B.He was not qualified to be an engineer.
C.He wanted to travel.
D.He found his job boring.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
3.
A.He wanted to work with his friend.
B.He enjoyed traveling around the world.
C.He wanted to go to Spain.
D.He was rejected by the engineering firm.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
4.
A.He enjoyed teaching English.
B.He wanted to earn more to support his family.
C.The owner of the school promised him a good position.
D.He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.
A B C D
B
[解析] Why did the man start to teach English part-time?
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn to bring back to Spain. Columbus didn't know it, but the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountain sides and in tropical forests. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world. On his second trip, Columbus brought back a bag of chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in central America that they were used as cash for 200 years. Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular food. It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes and chocolate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food. Why is corn feeding millions of people today?
2.
A.Fried potatoes.
B.Tomato juice.
C.Sweet corn.
D.Chocolate beans.
A B C D
D
[解析] What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?
3.
A.They led to the discovery of America.
B.They made native American foods popular.
C.They brought great wealth to Spain.
D.They made native American life styles well-known.
A B C D
B
[解析] What was the result of Columbus' two trips to America?
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, exports are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones. RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights. The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not. The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio systems in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud.
2. What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?
A.They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
B.They may have taken place during take-off and landing.
C.They were proved to have been caused by the passengers' portable computers.
D.They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.
A B C D
D
辨认事实题。本题询问有关过去15年内超过100宗飞行事故中，有什么说法。[A]意为“它们有可能是由于无线电设施被损害而造成的”“[B]“它们有可能在起飞和降落过程中发生”；[C]它们被证明是由于乘客的手提电脑而造成的”；[D]它们被怀疑是因电磁干扰而引起的”。由第1段第2句“…100 incidents...could have been caused by electromagnetic interference可能因电磁干扰而引起”，我们可以得知[D]为正确答案。
3. Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because ______.
A.they don't believe there is such a danger as radio interference
B.the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved
C.most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players
D.they have other effective safety measures to fail back on
4. Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane's computers?
A.Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.
B.Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.
C.Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs.
D.Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research.
A B C D
C
辨认事实题。本题询问为什么很难预测电磁场对飞机的电脑可能产生的影响。[A]意为“因为在飞机上进行研究非常危险”；[B]因为哪一种波长易于被干扰还是一个谜”；[C]因为作研究的科学家还不能在实验室里制造出同样的影响”；[D]因为科学家缺乏正确的设备来作这样的研究”。由第3段最后一句“But，because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory”，我们可以得知[C]为正确答案。
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author______.
A.is in favor of prohibiting passengers' use of electronic devices completely
B.has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference
C.hasn't formed his own opinion on this problem
D.regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight
The rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR. Surprisingly, since modem PR was largely an American invention, the U. S. leadership in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the world's top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate (公司的) planning activities, compared to about one-third of U. S. companies. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR. Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts (相对应的人)in knowing a second language. Loss than 5 percent of Bursun-Marshail's U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country. Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN ( Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the word "foreign" would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.
1. According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened because of _____.
A.an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies
B.shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies
C.the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U. S.
D.increased efforts of other countries in public relations
A B C D
D
辨认事实题。本题询问根据文章内容，美国在公共关系中的领导地位受到了威胁是因为____。[A]意为“公关公司数目的前所未有的增长”；[B]文化差异的缩小和新的交流技术”；[C]“美国跨国公司数目的减少”；[D]“其他国家在公共关系方面不断的努力”。由第2段第1句“…the U．S．leadership in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries”，我们可以得知[D]为正确答案。
2. London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because ______.
A.British companies are more ambitious than U.S. companies
B.British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies
C.British companies are heavily involved in planning activities
D.four of the world's top public relations agencies are British-owned
Brazil has become one of the developing world's great successes at reducing population growth --but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard. Brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99 % a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93 % a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries. Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and installment (分期付款)plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world's biggest producers of soap operas. Globe, Brazil's most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities. "Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values -- not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working," says Martine. "They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package." Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. "This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction," says Martine.
1. According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth______.
A.by educating its citizens
B.by careful family planning
C.by developing TV programmes
D.by chance
A B C D
D
辨认事实题。本题询问根据文章内容，巴西已经____降低了其人口增长速度。[A]意为“通过教育其公民”； [B]通过仔细的计划生育”；[C]通过开发电视节目”；[D]“偶然地”。文章的第1句就提到，巴西降低人口增长的成功“more by accident than design更多是偶然地而不是设计好的”，因此[D]为正确答案。
2. According to the passage, many Third World countries ______.
A.haven't attached much importance to birth control
B.would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate
C.haven't yet found an effective measure to control their population
D.neglected the role of TV plays in family planning
3. The phrase "puts it down to" (Line l, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to "______".
A.attributes it to
B.finds it a reason for
C.sums it up as
D.compares it to
A B C D
A
词义理解题。本题询问第3段第1行中的"puts it down to"与_____意思最接近。[A]意为“把它归功于”；[B]“发现它是……的理由”；[C]“总结成”；[D]“把它比作”。做本题时，要了解it指代的是什么。我们知道，it是指巴西人口增长率的下降，它与后面的“电视连续剧与分期付款”之间应当是结果和原因的关系，也就是说电视连续剧和分期付款导致了巴西人口增长率的下降，因此[A]为正确答案。
4. Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil's birth rate because ______.
A.they keep people sitting long hours watching TV
B.they have gradually changed people's way of life
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown.They probably came about just to give children something to do. In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world. What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic (北极的) peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles. Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of ascent (进步). The progress from a rattle (拔浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.
1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ______.
A.their social roles are rigidly determined
B.most boys would like to follow their fathers' professions
C.boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers
2. One aspect of "the universality of toys" lies in the fact that ______.
A.technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys
B.the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities
C.the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys
D.the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over
A B C D
D
归纳推理题。本题询问“玩具的普遍性”的一个方面基于_____的事实。[A]意为“科技的进步极大地改进了玩具的耐用性”；[B]“制作玩具的工艺的改进依靠大学的努力”；[C]“对宇宙的探索导致了新玩具品种的创造”；[D]“全世界玩具的基本特征是一样的”。第3段提到，“关于玩具的历史最惊人的不是在过去的岁月里怎样改变，而是它们怎样维持不变”，“在埃及、美国、中国等国家，通常出现了相同种类的玩具”，这些都说明“universality of toys”强调的是玩具基本特征的相似，因此[D]为正确答案。
3. Which of the following is the author's view on the historical development of toys?
A.The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.
B.Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.
C.The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.
D.Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child's character.
A B C D
B
归纳推理题。本题询问下面哪一项是作者有关玩具发展的历史的观点。[A]意为“玩具制作的工艺基本上没有改变”；[B]“经过许多个世纪，玩具基本上维持不变”；[C]“玩具工业见证了近年来工艺的大飞跃”；[D]“玩具在塑造孩子的性格特征方面起着越来越重要的作用”。通过阅读文章，我们发现[C]、[D]两项在文中根本没有提到。而在谈到玩具制作的工艺时，文章提到"the changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship．．．”，可见 [A]也是错误的。只有[B]为正确答案。
5. His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose.
A.wondered
B.wonder
C.to wonder
D.wondering
A B C D
D
[解析] 他的话使我开始怀疑他的真实意图。 [题解]宾语补足语的用法：动词leave在这里意为“使……处于(某种状态)”，它后可以跟分词作宾补，如：He left his homework undone．(此时，homework与do之间是被动的关系)；He left me standing there，not knowing what to do．(此时，me与stand之间为主动关系，用的是-ing分词。)
6. I have heard both teachers and students ______ well of him.
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: they must work to survive. Others face a hard decision. Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, "Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance (奢侈) we couldn't afford." With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters (临时照看小孩的人), transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less. Economic factors are usually the first to be considered, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the emotional needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and conflicting feelings. There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel imprisoned (被囚)if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction. From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more. I wasn't mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on with my career. I wish I had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little girl's eyes. Questions: (注意:答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词标点符号不占格。)
1. S1. Which word in the first two paragraphs best explains why many women have to work?
Survive
[解析] 题目询问：前两段中哪个词最能解释为什么许多妇女要工作?依据第1段第1句：They must work to survive．即可得出答案。
2. S2. Why did Marge and her husband think it an extravagance for Marge to go back to work?
Because they might actually end up with less money．
[解析] 题目询问：为什么玛格和她的丈夫认为玛格回去工作是一种奢侈?依据第2段最后一句可得出答案。
3. S3. What are the two major considerations in deciding whether women should go out to work?
5. S5. If given a second chance, the writer would probably choose to __________.
stay at home
[解析] 题目询问：如果有另一次机会，作者很可能选择______。依据文章最后一段可得出答案。
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Reading Selectively Or Extensively? You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有人认为读书要有选择 2. 有人认为应当博览群书 3. 我的看法 Reading Selectively or Extensively?
参考范文 Reading Selectively or Extensively? What is your reading habit? Do you often read selectively or extensively? Every one of you may have your own opinion. Some people think that we should read selectively. Why? Because we have so many books to read. There are thousands of new books being published every day. How can we have the time and energy to read them through? And many books are not worth reading at all. Reading them is just a waste of time. So we should read selectively. Some people, on the contrary, hold that we should read extensively. They have their reasons too. We are living in a knowledge-exploding era. If we cannot gather as much information as possible through reading, we will never keep pace with the development of society. Those books you read selectively may turn out to be full of knowledge that was totally out of date. Only through reading extensively can we adapt to the fast developing society. In my opinion, we should first read extensively and then read selectively. By reading extensively, we can acquire knowledge in many different aspects. By reading selectively, we can firmly master the useful knowledge we need.
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