Section A In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked and you will have fifteen seconds to read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
[听力原文] M: Helen told me that you had been on a diet. How much weight have you been lost? W: Well, to start with, I weighed 150 pounds. The first two months I took off ten pounds, but then I gained back four over the holidays.
How much does the woman weigh now?
[解析] 女士说：“Well, to start with, I weighed 150 pounds. The first two months I took off ten pounds, but then I gained back four over the holidays”150磅减去10磅，再加上4磅，得144磅。take off减掉。gain back重新获得。
2.
A.Smokers do not care about the raise.
B.Some smokers just stop smoking.
C.Lots of smokers protest against the raise.
D.Some smokers smoke more than before.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] M: Things are changing, however. Smoking rates are dropping all around the world. Just the other day there was a newspaper report that said New Zealand is raising prices on a pack of cigarettes to $15 by the year 2016! W: $15!? Wow! That's really expensive. But is there any proof that high prices are a deterrent? M: There have been quite a few studies that show that every time a country raises cigarette taxes and prices, a certain percentage of smokers quit.
How does the rising of cigarettes prices affect smokers?
[解析] 录音中男士提到“There have been quite a few studies that show that every time a country raises cigarette taxes and prices, a certain percentage of smokers quit”。由此可知，烟草税金和价格的上升，会使一部分吸烟者戒烟。因此B项为正确答案。
3.
A.He watched a new 3D movie with Paula.
B.He experimented with some new technologies.
C.He went mountain biking with some friends.
D.He went shopping and bought a nice sweater.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: Hey, Paula. Did you have a good weekend? W: Yeah ... I checked out that new 3D movie. It's amazing what they can do with technologies these days! How about you, Jerry? M: I went mountain biking with a couple of friends. We worked up a good sweat and had a good time.
How did Jerry spend his weekend?
[解析] 对话中Paula反问Jerry周末过得怎么样时，Jerry回答说“I went mountain biking with a couple of friends”，即他和朋友一起去骑山地车了。因此选C项。
4.
A.He will fly another short journey.
B.The travel agency booked him a coach ticket.
C.A friend will provide him with a lift.
D.The man would like to take a taxi.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] W: This one's a good deal. It costs ￡150 and airfares are included in that price. Once you land, you still need to get the ski slopes. It's a two-hour journey. M: Yes, I know, I have a friend there who's going to meet me and we'll travel together. W: Oh, that's fine, I usually organize a coach ticket for my customers, because a taxi is far too expensive. But a lift from a local is even better.
How will the man go to the ski slopes after his air journey?
[解析] 录音中说“I have a friend there who's going to meet me”可知他的朋友会载他一程。故选C项。
5.
A.At the airport.
B.In an art gallery.
C.In a bookshop.
D.In a restaurant.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] M: What do you think of this one? W: Um...it's OK. To be honest, it's not really my taste. I'm not really into this style of portrait. And it sort of looks like a photo to me. M: Yeah, you have to get up really close to it to see that it's a painting.
Where does this conversation take place probably?
[解析] 对话中男士提到“Yeah, you have to get up really close to it to see that it's a painting. ”话题与“画”有关，可以推测该段对话发生在画廊里，因此答案选B。
Section B In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and mark your answers on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One Listen to the conversation, and mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to what you hear.
1. These people are planning a trip to Cancun for a family vacation.
对 错
B
[听力原文] W: Hey honey, where do you think we should go for our honeymoon? M: I always wanted to go to Mexico. Cancun is supposed to be a great place. W: That sounds pretty good. But how about the Caribbean? M: That doesn't sound too bad either. Do you know how much it would cost for airfare and hotel? W: If we go for 5 nights, then the total for airfare and hotel would be about one thousand seven hundred dollars. How much would it be to go to Cancun? M: I found a deal for only twelve hundred dollars. W: That's a lot cheaper. Let's go to Cancun then. M: Really? That sounds great. I picked up a lot of brochures. Let's take a look at all the things we can do. W: That reminds me. I'd better make sure my passport is not expired. M: You'd better make sure. If it's expired, you have to hurry and renew it. W: We still have a couple of months. No rush. M: What do you want to do in Cancun? W: I want to golf at least one day. And I also want to try surfing. Do they have instructors on the beach? M: Yeah. This brochure shows lesson and equipment rentals and everything. That shouldn't be a problem. I want to try snorkeling. W: Do we need to buy snorkeling gear? M: No. We can just rent it there. W: Sounds like we're going to have fun. M: I know. I can't wait. It's going to be so fun.
[解析] 录音开始说到这对夫妻打算去度蜜月。故该说错误。
2. They decided on Cancun over the Caribbean because Cancun was much cheaper.
对 错
A
[解析] 根据录音“That's a lot cheaper. Let's go to Cancun then”可知，坎昆比加勒比地区便宜很多。故该说法正确。
3. They got information about Cancun from the Internet.
对 错
B
[解析] 根据录音的描述“I picked up a lot of brochures. Let's take a look at all the things we can do”可知，他们从小册子中得到了很多信息，不是从网上获取的。故该说法错误。
4. They plan on going to Cancun in a couple of weeks.
5. They will buy snorkeling gear to try snorkeling.
对 错
B
[解析] 录音中女士问道是否需要买snorkeling gear时，男士回答说“No. We can just rent it there. ”由此可知他们将会租snorkeling gear，而不是购买。故该说法错误。
Conversation Two Listen to the conversation. Then read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer according to what you hear.
1. What is Glaeser's opinion towards cities? ______
A.It is very dirty and no longer good to live in cities.
B.They are too crowded with exploded population.
C.Cities are extraordinary in creating opportunities.
D.We need to save the industry and garments in cities.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Faiza: Big cities are vibrant hubs for culture and industry, or dirty, congested, crime-ridden warrens. As the world population surpasses seven billion, economists, environmentalists and social scientists are rethinking the role of the city in global society. Economist Edward Glaeser believes cities are the best places to live. Glaeser: Cities are so fascinating because they play to mankind's greatest gift, which is our ability to learn from other people. Faiza: Since ancient times, he says, cities have attracted smart people and enabled them to work collaboratively to advance society. But it wasn't always a smooth road. Glaeser: In the 1970s, it looked as if globalization, new technologies and the death of distance were making our older cities obsolete. After all, the garment industry was fleeing New York. It looked like history itself was telling New York City to drop dead. Faiza: Over the past three decades many cities have been revitalized, not just despite globalization and new technologies, but, as Glaeser explains, because of them. Glaeser: What these new forces have done is they've increased the returns to new ideas, to being smart. Because, now if you got a new idea, you can manufacture it on the other side of the planet. You can take advantage of some new market opportunity in India or Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa. These trends have also made cities more important because cities are at their heart today, engines of innovations, forgers of human capital. Faiza: In a new book, "Triumph of the City," Glaeser takes readers on a world tour of urban success stories from Boston and London, to Bangalore and Kinshasa. He explains how cities are places of pleasure and production. Restaurants, supermarkets, theaters and museums create job opportunities and vibrant economies. Glaeser: If you look across the world, the countries where more than half of the people live in urban areas are more than four times richer, on average, than the countries where less than half of the people live in urban areas.
2. What did globalization bring to older cities, such as New York, in 1970s? ______
A.New technologies and prosperity.
B.The rising of garment industry.
C.Reductions in population.
D.A severe depression.
A B C D
D
[解析] 由录音中“It looked like history itself was telling New York City to drop dead”可知，全球化使得像纽约这样的老城面临着衰败。因此选D项。
3. What is the current role of cities in the world? ______
A.Cities are more and more important.
B.They are less important than before.
C.People believe cities are always the heart of manufacturing.
D.There are advantages in cities in market opportunities.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据录音中的描述“These trends have also made cities more important because cities are at their heart today, engines of innovations, forgers of human capital”可知，城市的作用越来越明显，也越来越重要。因此选A项。
4. What is the main focus of Glaeser's book Triumph of the City? ______
A.Techniques of looking for jobs in cities.
B.His legend in travelling around the world.
C.Pleasure and prospects of living in cities.
D.Comparisons between living in cities and countryside.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据录音中Faiza的话可知，“Triumph of the City”向人们介绍了城市是快乐和生产物质的地方。因此选C项。
5. According to Glaeser, what is the advantage of countries with more than half population living in urban areas comparing to those with less than half population living in urban areas? ______
A.Less happier.
B.Much richer.
C.More relaxed.
D.Very depressed.
A B C D
B
[解析] 录音中最后指出，城镇化程度高的国家比城镇化程度低的国家更富裕。因此选B项。
Section C In this section, you will hear five short new items. Each item will be read only once. After each item there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. Which award did the thriller Broadchurch win? ______
A.Channel of the Year.
B.New Programme Award.
C.Industry Standout Talent of the Year.
D.The Most Successful Crime Thriller.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] ITV has been awarded Channel of the Year at this year's Edinburgh television festival. The broadcaster was recognized for the success of crime thriller Broadchurch, which drew a peak audience of 8.9 million viewers. Broadchurch won the New Programme award and its writer Chris Chibnall was named Industry Standout Talent of the Year.
[解析] 录音中听到“Broadchurch won the New Programme award”，由此可知，Broadchurch获得的是New Programme award，故答案为B项。
2. Where is the Consumer Electronics Show held each year? ______
A.New York.
B.Las Vegas.
C.Washington D.C.
D.Around the world.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] The Consumer Electronics Show held each January in Las Vegas is considered to be the most important display of everyday technologies expected to hit the market during the rest of the year. Judging by the sneak preview held recently in New York, consumers in 2016 can expect continued advances toward the "smart everything" world.
3. What is responsible for the death of many people in developing countries? ______
A.The development of resistance to diseases.
B.The difficulty to cure new emerging diseases.
C.The inability of the poor to afford medicine.
D.The useless medicine to cure the diseases.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says many sick people in developing countries die because they cannot afford medicine that can cure them. In some cases, she says, resistance to diseases develops because they fail to be treated promptly and properly. She blames much of this on the inability of the poor to get hold of the medicine and health care they need.
4. What animals have suffered more than others according to the research? ______
A.African elephants and Amur leopard.
B.Around 3,700 different species of birds.
C.Birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.
D.The many different species of African animals.
A B C D
A
[听力原文] Looking at data collected on 3,700 different species of birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, the researchers analysed how population sizes have changed over time. They believe that since 1970, species have declined by an average of 58%. Some have fared very badly, such as African elephants, whose numbers have been cut by a third in the last decade, and the Amur leopard, which is as few as 70 animals left in the world.
5. How much money can each child beggar earn a day for their minders? ______
A.Dozens of dollars.
B.Hundreds of dollars.
C.A dozen or so dollars.
D.A few dollars.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] A BBC investigation has found that many child beggars active on the streets of London come from Romania's Gypsy community and each can earn hundreds of dollars a day for their minders. The Gypsies, also known as Roma, are Europe's largest ethnic minority and the poorest, but the BBC found many who manage the beggars to be owners of large houses and luxury cars.
[解析] 新闻第二句话提到每一个儿童乞丐一天可以乞讨到hundreds of dollars。
Section D In this section, you will hear two short passages. The passages will be read twice. After each passage there will be a thirty-second pause. During the pause, write the answers on the answer sheet.
Dictation Listen to the passage. For questions 21—25, fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic 1 nine years ago. He was also half deaf because of old age. Last week, he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He came under a tree and was struck 2 . He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and 3 in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs couldn't move and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time 4 . Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lighting, but they are unable to explain the reason. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight 5 of a hard blow in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way could be restored was by another blow.
[听力原文] Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident nine years ago. He was also half deaf because of old age. Last week, he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He came under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs couldn't move and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lighting, but they are unable to explain the reason. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of a hard blow in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way could be restored was by another blow.
2.
by lightning
3.
lay down
4.
in nine years
5.
as a result
Summary Listen to the passage. For questions 26—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank. Starbucks began as a small coffee shop in 1 Seattle. A man in New York noticed the small company bought a lot of special 2 to make coffee. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later 3 by Starbucks. This man changed the 4 of the stores and helped make Starbucks a huge company. Today Starbucks has 5 stores all over the world.
[听力原文] The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. Its business did well. Things began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. He went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing. In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the espresso bars there caught his eye. To him it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave him a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle. Schultz created a comfortable and casual atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops. Customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores, and by the year 2000, three new stores opened somewhere around the world every day. Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gains an understanding of customers, which helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations.
[解析] 根据录音中的“The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington. ”可知第一家星巴克咖啡店于1971在华盛顿西雅图市中心开业。因此填downtown。
2.
coffee makers
[解析] 根据录音中的“He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers，”可知这个人注意到星巴克订购了大量的专用咖啡机。因此填coffee makers。
3.
was hired
[解析] 根据录音中的“In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing. ”可知1982年，原星巴克所有者雇佣了舒尔茨作为公司的营销主管。因此填was hired。
4.
atmosphere
[解析] 根据录音中的“Schultz created a comfortable and casual atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops. ”可知舒尔茨为星巴克咖啡店营造了舒适休闲的氛围。因此填atmosphere。
5.
thousands of
[解析] 根据录音中的“Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores. ”可知如今，星巴克在全球有数千家分店。因此填thousands of。
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary ﹠ Grammar There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line, through the centre.
1. Between 1998 and 2003 intercollegiate athletics ______ by the college.
5. The new chairman urged the members of the committee to set aside their differences ______.
A.and began to work
B.starting to work
C.and be settled for work
D.and settle down to work
E.and started working
A B C D E
D
[解析] 句意：新的主席敦促委员会成员们放下分歧，专注工作。urge sb. to do sth. 意为“敦促某人做某事”，这里set aside和settle down是两个并列的动词词组，故应保持一致时态，可以将A、B、E项排除。settle down to是固定搭配，表示“安定下来专心于；逐渐习惯于”。
6. Small boys are ______ questioners. They ask questions all the time.
10. In this experiment, the students' studies are stopped several times during the listening test and asked to report what they ______ during the pause before answering the questions.
11. Westinghouse is close to completing its transformation into ______ with the sale of its power-generation business to Siemens of company for $1.53 billion.
15. —Hello! The Wiseman Arms Hotel. How can I help you? —Hello! ______ I'd like to book a room for two for the night of 6th October. —I'm sorry, but we're fully booked that night.
A.Can you help me to check in right away?
B.How much should I pay for the bill?
C.I'd like to make a reservation, please.
D.I appreciate what you have done for me.
E.I'd like to ask for the room service.
A B C D E
C
[解析] 由回答者的回答可知，他是在订房间，故C正确。
Part Ⅲ Cloze Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letter(s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. As the supply of genetically modified (GM) food increases, many people are unaware that some food they eat is a product of the GM process. Scientists in a laboratory have art 1 changed food by copying genes from one cell and putting them into another cell in order to achieve some supposedly desirable results.
Nowadays, there are a variety of GM foods 2 (be) produced—such as soybean, nuts and potato. The reason for the 3 (modify) process is to make these foods resistant to insects and viruses so that farmers don't need to use much herbicide. Taking the 4 of tomatoes, which are sensitive to the weather, they can be inserted with genes from a type of fish that lives in very cold seas so as to survive frost. Its sup 5 argue that GM technology is the future of food that has many advantages. They assert that because of GM food's stronger resistance to nature's forces, farmers can produce better harvests. Moreover, it can increase the worldwide supply of food, which can in turn help those areas suffering from food 6 (short). In addition, common foods such as bananas and tomatoes can be injected with vaccines for illnesses such as hepatitis to help prevent the spread of serious diseases. Nev 7 , there has been increased concern about the dangers of GM food. Some people have 8 (usual) reaction to specific proteins called allergens. Nuts and soybeans are two of the major sources of these allergies, and reactions to these foods can be life-threatening. In addition, the ecosystem might be destroyed by the GM process—the practice of feeding animals with GM crops could 9 to health problems related to growth or metabolism. The U. S., Canada, and Argentina, the world's three largest producers of GM foods, have challenged countries that protect against GM products. Meanwhile, the EU has urged for a wise and careful approach to this matter, labeling products con 10 GM elements, and some European companies have stopped using GM ingredients. GM food is a complex issue associated with both benefits and risks. The debate on it will continue until we fully examine the long-term consequences.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Section A
First Impression Tips
★ Dress to Impress We've all heard this old saying, but it does hold a good amount of truth. Although today's business environment is much more casual than it was over 10 years ago. It is still important to dress the part. The key here is to dress modestly and appropriately for the gathering you will be attending. There is no need to wear the latest Brioni suit, but do make sure that your clothing is clean and fits well. The last thing you want is to give off a negative impression before you even open your mouth. If you took sloppy, people will assume that your business is running sloppy way as well. ★ Speak Clearly I can't emphasize this point enough. Be sure to communicate clearly with the people you are meeting. Few things are more annoying than having to listen to someone without understanding what they are saying because they garble their words.
Focus on speaking at a moderate pace in a well-modulated voice. Do not be afraid to enunciate properly. Also, using proper grammar when speaking and avoiding slang is expected if you are to make a good first impression. Remember: If people can't comprehend what you are saying, they will disregard you and your organization. Furthermore, be polite and courteous at all times. ★ Be a Good Listener Being a good listener is not as complicated asmost people think it is. When having a discussion with someone, make sure to let him know in a subtle manner that you are paying attention to what is being said. Don't be afraid to nod your head and chime in with the occasional "I see" or "I understand" or any other verbal cue that shows the other person that you are indeed listening attentively. Also, feel free to ask questions if you are unsure of what the other person is trying to communicate. Finally, do not interrupt when someone is speaking. Interrupting someone in mid-sentence is extremely rude and will count as one strike against you in just about any social settings. Proper etiquette is suggested at all times. Complete the following schema with no more than three words for each blank according to the passage.
Tips
Dress to Impress
☆ To dress 1 . ☆ To make sure that your clothing is clean ☆ To express 2 before opening your mouth
Speak Clearly
☆ Speaking at 3 in a well-modulate voice ☆ Using proper grammar
Be a Good Listener
☆ 4 the occasional words and ask questions politely ☆ Interrupting someone is rude and 5 is necessary
1.
modestly and appropriately
[解析] 根据文章第三句以及第四句“It is still important to dress the part. The key here is to dress modestly and appropriately”，可以看出穿着得体在当今社会仍然非常重要，并且其中最重要的一点即为“dress modestly and appropriately”，故答案为modestly and appropriately。
2.
a positive impression
[解析] 由文章第一段倒数第二句“The last thing you want is to give off a negative impression before you even open your mouth. ”可知，穿着得体是为了在正式对话前摆脱消极印象，给人积极的印象。这里原文用了give off negative impression，在问题中需转化为negative的反义词positive。
3.
a moderate pace
[解析] 文章第二段第一句提到“Focus on speaking at a moderate pace in a well-modulated voice. ”，根据空格前后关键词可知，此处空缺词组为a moderate pace。
4.
Chime in with
[解析] 根据文章第五段第一句“...nod your head and chime in with the occasional "I see" or "I understand" or any other verbal cue”可知，我们需要偶尔插几句话来表示倾听，根据空格前后关键词可推断出，此处应该填写Chime in with。注意首字母大写。
5.
proper etiquette
[解析] 根据题干中关键词rude定位到文章最后两句“Proper etiquette is suggested at all times. ”由此可知良好的礼节(proper etiquette)也是成为一个良好倾听者必不可少(necessary)的一方面，故填proper etiquette。
Section B Except perhaps for learning a foreign language and getting your teeth properly sorted out once and for all, there is nothing more rewarding than learning a musical instrument. It provides a sense of accomplishment, a creative outlet and an absorbing pastime to while away the tedious hours between being born and dying. 1 The least you can expect is low back pain and shoulder strain, in some cases there may also be bleeding and unsightly swelling. Various relaxation methods such as meditation can help. The most popular instrument for beginners is the piano though I don't know why this should be so. The piano is expensive, it's fiendishly difficult to play, and it weighs a ton. If you sit at the keyboard in the approved position for more than a few minutes, the pain is such that you are liable to break down. Being difficult to play means that learning the piano could make you vulnerable to a syndrome known as Lipchitz's Dilemma. Lipchitz was an Austrian behavioral psychologist who observed that setting out to acquire a difficult skill leads to one of just two alternative results. Either, because of lack of talent or lack of application, you reach only a low to average level of attainment, which leads to general dissatisfaction and maudlin sessions of wandering aimlessly about the house, gently kicking the furniture and muttering, "I'm hopeless at everything." 2 It leads to general dissatisfaction and maudlin sessions of wandering aimlessly about the house, gently kicking the furniture and muttering, "Up the Villa." 3 The violin is definitely a Lipchitz's Dilemma instrument, but it does have certain advantages over the piano. It is portable and need not be all that expensive to buy. But since it is notoriously difficult to get much of a sound out of any sort of violin, the best advice is to forget the whole idea and take up something easier.
4 This is because they have discovered one of life's most wonderful secrets: you can earn a living making rude noises down a metal pipe. It is a secret that enables them to steer through all life's uncertainties and absurdities with unruffled equanimity. 5 But if you wish to maintain credibility, it's as well to have a good stock of excuses ready for when you're asked to put the thing to your lipes and blow, especially if your best shot is "Oh, The Camptown Ladies Sing This Song, Doo Dah Doo Dab." Otherwise be prepared for maudlin sessions of aimless wandering, gentle furniture kicking, and muttering, "I'm hopeless at everything." Complete the passage with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. A. Having thus established that no good at all can come of any sort of endeavor, Lipchitz himself gave up behavioral psychology and took a job in a Post Office as the person who runs out of things. B. For sheer sex appeal you can't do better than a saxophone. C. Or you reach a very high attainment level but you spend anything up to 18 hours a day reaching and maintaining this level, other aspects of your personality do not develop properly. D. Some people think that the drums are easy to play and assume it must be fun, thrashing about like that. E. Professional brass players always wear an expression of bewildered good cheer. F. Before choosing an instrument to learn you should know that all musical instruments, if played properly, hurt. G. Musical "At Homes" can be a fine way of entertaining friends, especially if you have a bitter grudge against them.
Section C One of the holiday's hottest presents is now considered contraband at many US colleges. At least 20 universities have banned or restricted hoverboards on their campuses in recent weeks, saying the two wheeled, motorized scooters are unsafe. Beyond the risk of falls and collisions, colleges are citing warnings from federal authorities that some of the self-balancing gadgets have caught on fire.
"It's clear that these things are potentially dangerous," said Len Dolan, managing director of fire safety at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. The public school of 14,000 students issued a campus-wide ban effective on Monday, telling students in an email that any hoverboards found on campus would be confiscated. "These things are just catching fire without warning, and we don't want that in any of our dorms," Dolan said. Outright bans also have been issued at schools such as American University and George Washington University, both in Washington, D.C. Other schools said they will forbid the scooters in dorm rooms or campus buildings, a policy adopted at colleges including Louisiana State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Arkansas. After banning hoverboards from dorms in December, officials at the University of Hartford in Connecticut are now considering a full ban because of concerns over how to store them safely, said David Isgu, a school spokesman. Some of the reported fires have occurred while the boards were being charged, authorities say. At Ohio State University and Xavier University in Cincinnati, students were told they can bring ahoverboard only if it came with a seal showing that the board meets certain safety standards. Bryce Colegrove, a sophomore at Shawnee State University in Ohio, got an email from his school on Tuesday telling students to leave their hoverboards at home after the holidays. It was bad timing for Colegrove, who had just received one as a gift from his girlfriend and had even plotted his new routes to class. "Honestly I was really disappointed," said Colegrove, 20. "I don't think it's right to ban them. I mean, it's a college campus; it's not a high school." Others took to social media to voice their frustration, with some saying they planned to bring their scooters to school anyway. Hoverboards, which are made by several brands, already have been banned by the three largest U. S. airlines, citing potential fire danger from the lithium-ion batteries that power them. The devices also are prohibited on New York City streets, and a new law in California requires riders to be at least 16 and wear a helmet in public. Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1. Why do hoverboards turn out to be contraband at American university campuses?
They are unsafe/dangerous.
[解析] 由文章第二段“It's clear that these things are potentially dangerous," said Len Dolan, managing director of fire safety at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. The public school of 14,000 students issued a campus-wide ban effective on Monday, telling students in an email that any hoverboards found on campus would be confiscated”可知，学校上层意识到了悬浮滑板的危险性并发出禁令称任何在校园内发现的悬浮滑板都会被没收。
2. What kind of risks that hoverboards may bring are mentioned in this passage?
They may bring the risk of falls and collisions, and they are easy to catch fire.
[解析] 由文章第一段末尾“Beyond the risk of falls and collisions, colleges are citing warnings from federal authorities that some of the self-balancing gadgets have caught on fire”可知，使用滑板车的潜在风险包括摔倒、碰撞和起火。
3. Under what circumstance that students can bring hoverboards to the Ohio State University?
They can bring a hoverboard only if it came with a seal showing that the board meets certain safety standards.
[解析] 由文章第六段“At Ohio State University and Xavier University in Cincinnati, students were told they can bring a hover-board only if it came with a seal showing that the board meets certain safety standards”可知俄亥俄州立大学和泽雏尔大学的规定是，学生可以使用携带安全标志的滑板车，但前提是滑板上要有一个印章，表明该滑板符合某些安全标准。
4. What are students' opinions towards the restriction of hoverboards?
They are disappointed/frustrated.
[解析] 由文章倒数第五段Colegrove的看法可知，学生们对这样的措施感到失望，因为“it's a college campus; it's not a high school”。
5. Which organisations also restrict hoverboards according to the passage?
Three largest US airlines．
[解析] 由文章倒数第二段开头“Hover-boards, which are made by several brands, already have been banned by the three largest U.S. airlines, citing potential fire danger from the lithium-ion batteries that power them”可知，美国三大航空公司都出于对起火风险的考虑禁止乘客携带或者托运滑板车。
Section D There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. Some proceed very slowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to regress. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it. A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times, and pass more quickly over the remainder. A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever material he reads. Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points.
A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of What he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people since they are accustomed to overlooking such details. In fact, considerable practice is required to practice this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text. Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, with no more than three words for each blank. When reading, people may differ greatly in 1 . Poor readers and good readers read quite differently. The former ones don't know how to change their manner of reading according to types of reading materials and intentions of reading. They tend to keep 2 with all reading materials, and therefore they cannot get 3 from light reading matter and understand difficult ones. On the contrary, good readers read at great speed with the light material, and 4 with difficult ones. Proofreading is a kind of reading that needs 5 and readers have to do considerable practice to achieve efficiency.
1.
speed and efficiency
[解析] 根据第一段第一句“There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. ”可知人们的阅读速度和效率存在很大差异。因此填speed and efficiency。
2.
the same speed
[解析] 根据第二段中间部分“A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever material he reads. ”可知没有效率的读者阅读任何材料时都保持一样的速度。因此填the same speed。
3.
pleasure
[解析] 从第二段倒数第二句“Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. ”可知，保持一致的阅读速度会使得他们不能从轻快的阅读材料里获得快乐。因此填pleasure。
4.
proceed more slowly
[解析] 根据第二段中间部分“In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly,”可知优秀的阅读者在读困难的材料时会放慢速度。因此填proceed more slowly。
5.
careful attention
[解析] 根据最后一段第一句“A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading. ”可知proofreading是一种需要仔细注意细节的阅读类型。因此填careful attention。
Part Ⅴ Translation
Section A Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
1. The large river best known to the ancient Greeks was the Nile of Egypt. They spoke of the river with admiration and called Egypt "the gift of the Nile". The reason for this was, first, that the Nile brought water to a rainless desert and, second, that once a year, the river overflowed its banks, leaving, as the water went back, a new layer of fertile soil. The flood waters carry in them soil (called silt) from the upper parts of the river valley to the lower parts and so to the sea. But as the river meets the sea, the sea acts as a barrier and forces the river to drop the silt it is carrying.
[解析] (1)句式结构：①第一句中“best known to the ancient Greeks”为定语从句，省略了“which is”，修饰river。②第三句较长，主要句子成分在前面。主语为the reason，谓语为was，first和second作插入语插入句中，后接并列的两个由that引导的从句，作主句的宾语。翻译此句时，主要以顺译为主，从句内适当调整语序，使译文符合中文表达习惯。(2)翻译要点：①speak of提起。②overflow泛滥；溢出。③as the water went back退潮。④silt淤泥。⑤act like a barrier形成阻碍、阻力。
Section B Translate the underlined sentences in following paragraph into English. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet. 在美国大学里，一学年常分为两个学期或三个学季。每学期为15周，而每学季为10周。 1 每学期开始前，学生提前几周选课。(prior to)美国大学生上课时间通常从九月份到第二年的五月份。有时在夏季他们也继续在校学习。 2 大学为学生的主修科目和辅修科目开设了许多课程，大学生二者都必须选修。(minor subjects)这些课程包括自然科学、数学、计算机、历史和英语。其他一些课程，如舞蹈、戏剧或体育，仅是为了娱悦。期中和期末一般要举行考试。期末考试尤为重要。 3 有些课程不考试，教授让学生写论文或完成某项任务即可。(instead of)上课一般以讲课形式进行。 4 例如，学生可以一周听教授讲课两次或三次。(lecture)每次讲课可多达几百人。有时他们也上小课，提问题并讨论教授所讲内容。小课由助教来上。理科班学生每周还有一次很长的实验课。美国学生在大学里学些什么呢?美国教育部说，最热门的专业是理科和管理。 5 美国大学生读外语专业的人不多，然而许多大学的学生必须学一门英语以外的语言才能毕业。。(other than)最热门的外语是西班牙语，其次是法语和德语。
1.
Students choose their classes a few weeks prior to the start of each term.
[解析] prior to在……之前。“选课”可直译为“choose classes”。
2.
The university offers a number of courses for students' major and minor subjects, both of which must be elected.
[解析] major subjects主修科目。原文逗号前后两句的主语不一致，可将“大学”作为整个句子的主语，将逗号后的内容转化为修饰“大学生”的定语从句。“主修科目”应译为“major subjects”，“辅修科目”应译为“minor subjects”。
3.
In some classes, the professor asks the students to write a research paper or complete a certain task instead of taking a test.
Foreign languages are not popular as a main area of study among American college students. However, students at many colleges must study a language other than English before they can graduate.
[解析] other than除了；不同于。“一门英语以外的语言”译为“a language other than English”。
Part Ⅵ Error Correction Proofread the passage as required. Each indicates line contains a maximum of one error. Correct the passage in the following ways: for a right line, put the sign "√" in the corresponding blank; for a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank; for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with the sign "∧" and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank; for an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with the sign "\" and put the word with the sign in the blank. Write the answer on the answer sheet. A goal is a target to shoot at. It is a result toward which effort is directed. It is an outcome to be achieved. Usually a goal is a statement of what you 1 want to achieve, but goals can also be unstated and explicit. Goals focus your 2 efforts because there is target to shoot for. They tell you where to shoot and 3 which way to go. Suppose, for example, you want to practice archery but having no target. 4 So you shoot into the air, at nothing in particular. With the target your learning is 5 likely to be slow and your progress poor. Besides of showing you where to shoot, goals provide immediate feedback, 6 which is important learning. Suppose again, while practicing archery you 7 shoot at the target but cannot see where the arrow hits at. Without feedback 8 on your shoot, your learning will probably be slow. Suppose six months after 9 you shoot the arrow, you are telling that it hit the second ring. This delayed 10 feedback will not be of much assistance in helping you improve your shot. Powerful goals give immediate feedback on your shot. The sooner the feedback, the more powerful because it is from information about your miss that you can correct your next shot.
4. In a day at the library, 64 people borrowed books. Twice as many people borrowed a thriller only as borrowed a science fiction only. Three people borrowed a biography only and 11 people borrowed both science fiction and a thriller but not a biography. The same number borrowed a biography and a thriller but no science fiction as borrowed one of each of the three types. Twenty-one people did not borrow a thriller. One more person borrowed a science fiction book and a biography book than borrowed a biography only. How many people borrowed a thriller only?
5. Which picture should replace the question mark?
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据图片提示得出规律：波点三角为顺时针移动，横线三角为逆时针移动，故选A。
Patr Ⅷ Writing
Section A
1. Read the graph below and write an eassay to describe it. Write at least 120 words. Write the report on the answer sheet.
[范文] From the graph we can see that, on the part of participation, some sports are increasing but some are not. The snowboarding occupies the biggest proportion in sports participation. It increases a little bit more than 50 percent. The skateboarding is also popular and the gap between them is small. In addition, there are still a lot of people who love to go surfing or play football. And the participation of surfing increases nearly 25 percent, while that of football increases only about 15 percent. However, the situation is quite different for volleyball and baseball. According to this graph, the participation of these two sports is decreasing because fewer and fewer people prefer to be involved in these sports. Baseball in particular decreases 10 percent.
1. Do people spend too much time learning about foreign cultures? Should they spend more time learning about their own cultures? Write an essay in about 180 words to state your opinion. Write the essay on the answer sheet.
[范文]
People Should Learn More about Own Cultures
In this era of globalization, it is difficult for all cultures to maintain their original independence. So many people have begun to use a lot of time to feel and learn the cultures different from their nation. However, I think people should learn more about their own cultures. First of all, learning own cultures is to understand the nation's history. To understand the history of their own nation, people will know more about their identity, get more sense of belonging, and be more able to have their own characteristics. Learning own cultures can also cultivate the unique temperament and character of the nation, and distinguish them from other nations. Second, learning own cultures can enhance the competitiveness of their national culture. If a country can pay attention to its own traditional culture and export it, it can improve international status and even promote economic development. Only when they have fully understood their culture can they introduce it to the world confidently. To sum up, I think that no matter which country people are from, they should spend more time learning own cultures, for this is the correct attitude towards culture under multicultural circumstances.
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