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: I would really like to see Professor Robinson as soon as possible. W: Pm sorry Professor Robinson became ill on Monday. He'll probably be back on Friday, but I suggest you call on Wednesday or Thursday to be sure...
When can the man expect to see Professor Robinson?
[解析] 录音中女士说“He'll probably be back on Friday, but I suggest you call on Wednesday or Thursday to be sure. ”即男士有望在周五见到Professor Robinson。
2.
A.She would visit her friends Jack and Mary.
B.She was going to pick her tickets for a show.
C.She would watch a comedy show with the man.
D.She had to prepare for her performance in a show.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: I have two tickets for the comedy show Love Love Love on Friday. Would you like to go with me? W: That sounds interesting, but I don't like comedy shows much. M: But Jack and Mary told me it's full of fun. Why don't you give a try? W: All right.
[听力原文] M: It leaves in five minutes and we can't get all the way back to the check-in—sure you put it inside your passport, like you usually do. W: And that's right where I always keep it, in the side of my handbag, but the boarding pass isn't there. I didn't give it to you on hold, did I? M: Not this time. I've been holding the newspapers all the way!
Where does the conversation probably take place?
[解析] 女士提到“but the boarding pass isn't there”，可知，说话人是在机场。
4.
A.It is a newly invented word with obscure meaning.
B.It is a private text message information code.
C.It is an expression used in text messages only.
D.It is an acronym to express people's happy mood.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] M: Look at the text message. Do you see that she has written the letters LOL at the end? W: Yeah, exactly. What does it mean? Is it an English word? M: It's a good example of English "text speak", that is, language people use when texting, writing emails or talking over the internet. LOL stands for "laughing out loud".
What does LOL mean according to the conversation?
[解析] 对话中男士向对方问到LOL是什么意思时，女士指出这是text speak的典型代表，即人们在发短信、写邮件和在网上聊天时会用到的语言，并解释说“LOL stands for 'laughing out loud' ”，即代表开怀大笑。因此选D。
5.
A.She is not quite confident about it.
B.She has got better qualifications.
C.She might be lucky to succeed.
D.She is better than other applicants.
A B C D
A
[听力原文] M: Listen, you've been saying for ages that you wanted to change your job. This one's perfect. W: I know, but I'm sure there'll be hundreds of applicants, especially with a salary like that. And I'm sure they'll be better qualified than me. I don't want to waste my time. M: Look, you might as well apply for it. What have you got to lose? And you might be lucky. Come on, go for it.
What does the woman think about the job application?
[解析] 男士鼓励女士去应聘，但是女士觉得自己能力不够，说明女士不够自信，因此选A项。
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. The two speakers are talking about preparing for a trip.
对 错
A
[听力原文] M: Mm..., where do you recommend I stay? What's the Holiday Inn like? W: It's nice there. It's in the city centre and has all the usual business facilities. The service is the first class. M: Oh, good. So I'll get a room there. Now, what's the best way to get to the hotel from the airport? Should I take a taxi? W: Well, you can, but you don't have to. The subway system is very good. M: Mm..., can you tell me something about business hours there? I mean, what time are the banks open? W: The banks? They open at half past eight and close at four thirty. M: I see. And are they open on Saturdays, too? W: I'm afraid not, and the shops close early on Saturdays, too. During the week they're open until half past six, but on Saturdays they close at four. M: At four! Right. Now, what's the weather like at this time of year? W: Well, it's usually warm, but sometimes it turns cold and wet. So don't forget to take some warm clothes and a raincoat. When are you going on this trip? M: Oh, not until the middle of the month. The fifteenth, I think. Do you have any other advice for me? W: No, nothing I can think of at the moment. It's a nice country, peaceful and calm, and people are friendly. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay there.
[解析] 对话开始提到了inn，subway，banks等服务设施，尤其是女士倒数第二次回答男士问题时提到“When are you going on this trip?”由此可知对话是有关旅行。故该说法正确。
2. The man will probably take a taxi to go to the hotel.
对 错
B
[解析] 当男士询问是否需要从机场乘出租车到酒店时，女士明确表示“The subway system is very good”，由此可知女士建议他乘地铁，没有必要乘坐出租车。故该说法错误。
3. The banks open at half past nine during the week.
对 错
B
[解析] 女士明确提到“The banks? They open at half past eight and close at four thirty. ”，由此可知银行是八点半开门，而不是九点半。故该说法错误。
4. The weather there is usually warm but sometimes cold and wet in this season.
对 错
A
[解析] 女士在介绍天气时提到“Well, it's usually warm, but sometimes it turns cold and wet”。故该说法正确。
5. The man will leave for the trip at the end of the week.
对 错
B
[解析] 当女士询问男士何时出发时，男士回答“...the middle of the month. The fifteenth”，即本月15号，并没有提到本周末。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 will the Captain ask Maria to do before she meets the children? ______
A.To change her dress.
B.To have breakfast.
C.To buy some material for making dress.
D.To make a new hat.
A B C D
A
[听力原文] Captain: In the future, you're kind of to remember that certain rooms in this house which are not to be disturbed. Maria: Yes, Captain, sir. Captain: Why do you stare at me that way? Maria: Well, you don't look at all like a sea Captain, sir. Captain: I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess. Turn around, please. Maria: What? Captain: Turn. Hat off. It's the dress. You have to put on another one before you meet the children. Maria: But I don't have another one. When we enter the abbey, our worldly clothes are given to the poor. Captain: What about this one? Maria: The poor didn't want this one. Captain: Hmm. Maria: I would have made myself a new dress but there wasn't time, I can make my own clothes. Captain: Well, I'll see you get some material. Today, if possible. Now, Fraulein... er... Maria: Maria. Captain: Fraulein Maria, I don't know how much the Mother has told you. Maria: Not much. Captain: You're the twelfth in a long line of governesses, who have come to look after my children since their mother died. I trust that you will be an improvement on the last one. She stayed only two hours. Maria: What's wrong with the children, sir? Captain: There was nothing wrong with the children, only the governesses. They were completely unable to maintain discipline. Without it, the house cannot be properly run. Please remember that, Fraulein. Maria: Yes, sir. Captain: Every morning you will drill the children in their studies, I will not permit them to dream away their summer holidays. Each afternoon they will march about the ground, breathing deeply. Bed-time is to be strictly observed. No exceptions.
[解析] 根据录音中Captain的话可知，Maria在见孩子之前需要换一身衣服。因此选A项。
2. How many governesses had the Captain hired before Maria came? ______
A.Ten.
B.Eleven.
C.Twelve.
D.Thirteen.
A B C D
B
[解析] 由录音中的“You're the twelfth in a long line of governesses, who have come to look after nay children since their mother died”可知，Maria是被请来的第十二位家庭教师。因此选B项。
3. What happened to the children's mother? ______
A.She left home.
B.The Captain divorced with her.
C.She died.
D.She was ill.
A B C D
C
[解析] 由上题可知，这些孩子的母亲已经去世了。因此选C项。
4. Why did the previous governesses leave? ______
A.The salary was too low.
B.The children didn't like them.
C.There was too much work for them to do.
D.They couldn't obey rules the Captain made.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据录音中的叙述“There was nothing wrong with the children, only the governesses. They were completely unable to maintain discipline”可知，之前的家庭教师都未能遵守规则。因此选D项。
5. Which of the following is TRUE? ______
A.Maria left her clothes in the abbey.
B.The Captain hopes that Maria can do better than the last governess.
C.The Captain looked after the children himself.
D.The children need not study in their summer holidays.
A B C D
B
[解析] 录音中提到，上尉希望Maria比上一个家庭教师做得好。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. What are scientists going to do with the tiny clumps of organic matter drifting in the ocean? ______
A.To do the research on food chain in the ocean.
B.To collect samples of new species in the ocean.
C.To predict future changes in our climate.
D.To calculate certain sensitive instruments.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Scientists trying to predict future changes in our climate are using every possible source of data to make their calculations. Lately, they have learned that one of the most sensitive instruments could be floating right in front of them—tiny clumps of organic matter that drift in the ocean.
[解析] 根据录音“Scientists trying to predict future changes in our climate are using every possible source of data to make their calculations”可知，利用海洋中漂浮的团状有机物是为了预测未来气候的变化。因此选C项。
2. How long did the first Thanksgiving Day last? ______
A.Three weeks.
B.Two weeks.
C.Three days.
D.Two days.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle. Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War.
[解析] 清教徒们历时三天的一个宴会被视为第一个感恩节，故选C项。
3. What caused the boat wreck? ______
A.The boat leaked during the voyage.
B.There was a big storm in the Mediterranean.
C.People on the boat were frightened by a whale in the sea.
D.People crowded to one side of the boat.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] Just before sunset, way out in the Mediterranean another migrant boat sank. Some reports say the people on board were trying to attract the attention of an aircraft flying overhead. They had crowded to one side of the boat and it capsized. The Italian navy had several vessels in the area. They managed to get their helicopters to the scene quickly as did Maltese forces. They began hauling people out of the water. Many were saved, many were not.
4. What is said about the 7:15 train to London? ______
A.It has been cancelled.
B.It will leave from a different platform.
C.It has been delayed.
D.It will arrive as scheduled.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Ladies and gentlemen, this is an announcement for all passengers awaiting the arrival of the 7:15 train for London, Victoria. This service is now running about 7 minutes late and will now depart at 7:22 from platform 3 as advertised. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The late departure from Three Bridges Central was due to the cancellation of a connecting service.
[解析] 该新闻是车站的播报。广播中要求乘坐7:15火车的乘客注意，该车晚点7分钟。因此选择C项。
5. Why does the global fund stop supporting any new programmes? ______
A.Because the number of AIDS infectors increases sharply.
B.Because there is a shortfall from donor nations.
C.Because the existing programmes waste a lot of money.
D.Because there are too many new programmes.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] The global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria has decided not to fund any new programmes as a result of cuts in its resources from donor nations. The fund says it will continue to support only essential services m existing programmes after a shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. A spokesman for the fund told the BBC the cuts put the progress in combating disease at risk and threatened the lives of people in the developing world.
[解析] 停止支持新项目的原因是捐赠国家减少了捐助。
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. Exocoetidae is a family of 1 fish. Fish of this family are known as flying fish. There are about sixty-four species grouped in seven to nine genera. Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural 2 to evade predators. The oldest known fossil of a flying or gliding fish dates back to the Middle Triassic, 235 to 242 million years ago. However, this fossil is not related to modern flying fish, which 3 independently about 65 million years ago. Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to 4 from predators by leaping out of the water and flying through air a few feet above the water's surface. Their flights are typically around 50 meters. In recent times, flying fish have also been gaining in popularity in other islands, fueling several maritime disputes. In 2006, the council of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea fixed the maritime boundaries between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago over the flying fish dispute, which gradually 5 between the neighbours. The ruling stated both countries must preserve stocks for the future. Barbadian fishers still follow the flying fish southward. Flying fish remain an important part of Barbados' main national dish.
[听力原文] Exocoetidae is a family of marine fish. Fish of this family are known as flying fish. There are about sixty-four species grouped in seven to nine genera. Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators. The oldest known fossil of a flying or gliding fish dates back to the Middle Triassic, 235 to 242 million years ago. However, this fossil is not related to modern flying fish, which evolved independently about 65 million years ago. Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to hide and escape from predators by leaping out of the water and flying through air a few feet above the water's surface. Their flights are typically around 50 meters. In recent times, flying fish have also been gaining in popularity in other islands, fueling several maritime disputes. In 2006, the council of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea fixed the maritime boundaries between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago over the flying fish dispute, which gradually raised tensions between the neighbours. The ruling stated both countries must preserve stocks for the future. Barbadian fishers still follow the flying fish southward. Flying fish remain an important part of Barbados' main national dish.
2.
defense mechanism
3.
evolved
4.
hide and escape
5.
raised tensions
Summary Listen to the passage. For questions 26—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank. Undergraduates in the UK have poor levels of 1 and numeracy. This is in accordance with the result of the survey conducted by the Nuffield Review. It shows that a small minority of secondary school students need additional help with 2 when they go to university. Some universities even offer courses 3 from remedial maths to essay writing to help students. As for the reasons for the decline in spelling and writing standards, some people say that computers and the Internet are to 4 . Other experts say that low reading levels are related to an 5 in time spent on TV.
[听力原文] Some universities in the UK are disappointed by the poor levels of literacy and numeracy among undergraduates. Most of the lecturers at top British universities say that the majority of school-leavers have got a "fear of numbers" and poor grammar. These concerns are supported by the results of a survey conducted by the Nuffield Review. The survey approached over half of the universities in the UK, and interviewed around 250 lecturers and admissions tutors. The results of the survey are worrying. Although the vast majority of students pass their secondary school exams, a small minority still require additional help with English and maths at university.A few universities offer courses ranging from remedial maths to essay writing because of the problem. No one from the universities surveyed believed that the English and maths standards of undergraduates are acceptable. The people surveyed gave different theories for the decline in spelling and writing standards. Some lecturers at universities blame computers and the Internet. Computers have spellcheckers, calculators and spreadsheets, so students don't have to check their work for themselves. One tutor added, "Students copy essays from the Internet. Reading books is a lost skill". Also, some experts suggest a link between low reading levels and an increase in time spent watching TV. They argue that people have got little time for anything else because they're watching so much TV.
[解析] 录音中提到“Some universities in the UK are disappointed by the poor levels of literacy and numeracy among undergraduates”，由此可知学生们的读写和计算都有问题。因此该空填literacy。
2.
English and math(s)
[解析] 录音中提到“a small minority still require additional help with English and maths at university. ”由此可知一小部分学生在英语和数学方面还需额外帮助。因此该空填English and math(s)。
3.
ranging
[解析] 录音中提到“A few universities offer courses ranging from remedial maths to essay writing because of the problem. ”因此该空填ranging。
4.
blame
[解析] 录音中提到“Some lecturers at universities blame computers and the Internet. ”由此可知有些讲师认为这是电脑和互联网导致的问题。根据该空前的to可推断该空填blame。
5.
increase
[解析] 录音中提到“Also, some expels suggest a link between low reading levels and an increase in time spent watching TV. ”因此该空填increase。
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. I want to put some money into my bank account, so I'm going to ______ bank this afternoon. It's in ______ Midland Street.
A.a; the
B.the; the
C.a; a
D.the; /
E./; the
A B C D E
D
[解析] 此处bank特指有my bank account的银行，前加定冠词。街道名称前不用冠词。
2. In his ______ to further his knowledge of the universe man has now begun to explore space.
7. The dinosaurs probably became extinct after a giant asteroid hit the Earth about 65 million years ago. But what ______ if this asteroid ______?
A.would have happened; had missed
B.would happen; missed
C.happened; would miss
D.was happening; missed
E.will happen; missed
A B C D E
A
[解析] 句意：恐龙大概在6500万年前因为一个巨大的小行星撞击地球而灭绝了，但是如果那个小行星错过了撞击，地球会是什么样的呢?本题考查虚拟语气。从句是对过去事实“a giant asteroid hit the Earth(小行星撞击地球)”的虚拟，应该用过去完成时，那么主句应该用would+have+done的结构，故答案为A项。
8. It is ______ day that travel advisories have been issued for most of the major highways.
15. —Hi, Mark. Look like you've got some sun. —I guess so. I spent the weekend on the beach. —Really? That sounds exciting. ______. —At my friend's house. He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted.
A.What a pity!
B.It must be cool.
C.Where did you stay?
D.How did you get there?
E.When did you come back?
A B C D E
C
[解析] Where did you stay?你住在哪里?What a pity!真遗憾；多么可惜!It must be cool. 肯定很爽。How did you get there?你是怎么到那里去的?When did you come back?你什么时候回来的?由下文的回答“在我朋友的家里”可知，此处询问度假地点，因此答案选C。
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. Birds live almost everywhere on our planet, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. In total there are around 10,000 different sp 1 , from the bee hummingbird, which measures only five centimeters, to the 2.7 metre ostrich. There are, of course, some characteristics that all birds have, such as feathers, beaks (with no teeth) and w 2 . The reason why almost all birds are able to fly is that their skeletons are very light and the muscles that control their wings are very strong. Another characteristic is the 3 (lay) of eggs, usually in a nest. Most birds are diurnal, which means they are active during the daytime and rest at night. Nocturnal birds, such as the o 4 , do the opposite. The tropical parts of the world have the greatest 5 (vary) of birds and also most of the very brightly colored ones, such as parrots, hummingbirds and flamingos. A surprising fact is that Britain also now has a growing pop 6 of wild parrots. No one is sure how they first arrived (some people think a few parrots escaped from a farm set near London in the 1950s, and began to br 7 ) but there are now thousands of these bright green, noisy birds, many of them living in parks in the south and west of London.
A person who studies birds is called an ornithologist. As well as the small number of professional ornithologists there are many people who study birds as a hobby and who like to go bird-wat 8 , which usually involves going to the countryside to look at wild birds, and in particular to try to see rare species. In Britain there is an organization called the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) that tries to protect wild birds and their natural habitat. It has more than one million members (out of a total population of 60 million), which shows the high level of interest in birds in Britain. Unfortunately, it seems organizations like the RSPB have a lot of work to do, as at least a thousand species of birds are in danger of becoming 9 . In almost every ease the reason is that the birds are losing their habitat usually due to the growth of agriculture, roads and cities, or to cli 10 change. (2009 National English Contest.)
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 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (often shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is generally thought of as one of the greatest books for children in the history of English literature, and has also been enjoyed by many older readers. It was written by the English writer Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym: his real name was Charles Dodgson) in 1865, hut still seems original today and was recently made into a successful film by the American director Tim Burton.
The story of Alice in Wonderland takes place in a strange fantasy world that is sometimes amusing and sometimes a bit frightening. It contains all sorts of strange characters, including many talking animals. Few events seem to follow any logic, many characters talk in an odd way or ask questions that are impossible to answer, and nothing appears real. The main character is Alice, a seven-year-old girl. One summer day she is sitting by a river with her sister when she sees something very strange: a white rabbit wearing a coat and a watch. Curious, she runs after the rabbit and arrives at a large rabbit hole in the ground, which she decides to enter. She starts falling down the hole, and when she gets to the bottom she finds herself in a different world. Among the many bizarre things Alice finds in this different world are a liquid that makes her very small when she drinks it; a talking caterpillar sitting on a mushroom; a smiling cat that disappears but leaves its smile behind; a tea party that never ends; a game of croquet where the mallets are flamingoes and the balls are hedgehogs; and a playing card, the Queen of Hearts, that has come to life and has a very bad temper. At the end of the story Alice is suddenly back by the river again, with her sister telling her she has been asleep. We then understand that her strange journey was a dream. One big difference between the book and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is that in the film Alice is nineteen, not seven. The film also has some characters and events that are not from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland but instead from the sequel that Lewis Carroll wrote in 1871: Through the Looking-Glass. Complete the following schema with no more than three words for each blank according to the passage.
Alice in Wonderland
Original Book
Author: Charles Dodgson (using the 1 of Lewis Carroll)
Year of publication: 1865.
Plot: Alice is sitting by a fiver with her sister on a summer day. She sees a strange white rabbit running by who wears a coat and a watch. She follows it to a 2 by which she enters a bizarre world with all sorts of 3 happenings and talking animals. When her adventure ends she wakes up to find out that it was just a 4 .
Movie Edition
Tim Burton changed the age of protagonist from 7 to 19.
It adapted characters and events from the 1871 5 book Through the Looking-Glass.
[解析] 由第三段第三句“Curious, she runs after the rabbit and arrives at a large rabbit hole in the ground, which she decides to enter”可知，爱丽丝追着白兔跑进了一个地下的兔子洞。因此填rabbit hole，表示“兔子洞”。
3.
illogical
[解析] 由第二段末尾“Few events seem to follow any logic, many characters talk in an odd way or ask questions that are impossible to answer, and nothing appears real”可知，故事设定中事件常常是没有逻辑的，任务角色要么是说话的方式奇怪要么是提出的问题无法解答，似乎一切都不是真的。因此填illogical，表示“无逻辑的”。
4.
dream
[解析] 由倒数第二段末尾处“We then understand that her strange journey was a dream”可知，这一切原来都是爱丽丝做的一个梦。
5.
sequel
[解析] 由文章最后一句“The film also has some characters and events that are not from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland but instead from the sequel that Lewis Carroll wrote in 1871: Through the Looking-Glass”可知，电影引入了一些路易斯·卡罗尔在1871年写的续集《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》里的人物和事件。因此填sequel，表示“续集；后果”。
Section B 1 People who insist on pigeonholing him as a purveyor of bland family entertainment haven't bothered to watch his movies closely, especially his work in the 1940s. Fantasia alone should silence nay-sayers who only see Disney as a commercial populist; 75 years after its debut on 13 November 1940, it remains one of the most astonishing films ever to come from Hollywood. 2 Young viewers who discovered it in that theatrical release insisted that the men who made it must have been stoned. Animator Art Babbitt, who brought the dancing mushrooms to life in the Nutcracker Suite segment, remarked, "I myself was addicted to Ex-Lax and Feena-mint"—an over-the-counter constipation relief and a brand of chewing gum. Hard work, not hallucinogens, produced this mind-bending film. For the opening sequence, which visualised the sounds of the orchestra in abstract form, Disney hired one of the greatest graphic artists of his time, Oskar Fischinger, who had been labelled 'degenerate' by the Nazis and had made a series of wildly experimental animated shorts. 3 But many of his ideas were used in the Toccata and Fugue sequence, which paired completely abstract visuals with Bach's music. Mainstream American audiences had never seen anything like it before.
4 But the sheer burst of imagination and remarkable execution that can be seen in sequences like those set to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, which shows the beginning of life on Earth and culminates with an astounding depiction of dinosaurs, and Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, in which hippos, alligators and ostriches perform a ballet, is staggering. 5 As it happened, his Fantasound audio system was only installed in a handful of cinemas, but it was yet another case of Disney being in the vanguard of cinematic technology. Fantasia wasn't Walt Disney's first foray into the realm of the avant-garde. When he enjoyed his first great success in the 1930s, he was cheered by everyone from Sergei Eisenstein—who considered Disney a close personal friend and said, "The epos of Chaplin is the Paradise Lost of cinema; the epos of Disney is the Paradise Regained"—to Salvador Dalí. Critics sang his praises and audiences responded in kind. Mickey Mouse became an international icon, and merchandise featuring the happy-go-lucky character flooded the marketplace. Complete the passage with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. A. When it was reissued in 1969, with a psychedelic poster, Fantasia was embraced as a 'head movie' by the counter-culture. B. Ultimately, Fischinger was too much of an individualist to fit into the Disney environment. C. Futurist, surrealist, abstract artist: those are not customary descriptions of Walt Disney, yet they all fit. D. What's more, Walt and his artists understood that making literal use of colour wasn't the point: they were making cartoons, not reproducing live action. E. Success never changed Walt's outlook; he strove to make each new cartoon better than the one that preceded it. F. Not content just to gamble that middlebrow audiences would come to see a movie filled with highbrow music, Walt insisted that Fantasia be presented in stereophonic sound-another first. G. Classical music purists weren't happy with some of Disney's ideas in 1940, upset that great compositions like Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountainwere given narrative illustrations.
Section C For many students, learning how to learn is the iceberg. Fortunately, it can be chipped away at, or even melted. Professionals begin by getting students to acknowledge that being an undergraduate is a full-time job, requiring 35 or 40 hours every week including attendance in class and course-related work. When they hitthe books, students should also consider where, how long, and with whom they will study. A Cornell student, Paul Kangas, discovered that trying to study "while lying in bed was a good antidote for insomnia but not the best way to memorize a list of German words". But no matter how conducive to studying their accommodations may be, few undergraduates work more effectively at night than during the day. And even fewer can concentrate for more than ninety minutes without a break. This is why, as Michael Chen, an instructor in the center for Learning and Teaching at Cornell, puts it, "Time between classes is prime time, not face time. In the book, How To Study in College, the author advises undergraduates to carry pocket work so that they can read an article or memorize vocabulary for Spanish class while waiting at the doctor's office or the airport. Even if this approach seems a bit compulsive, a specific goal works only if it lasts no longer than half an hour. Although students often spend their study time alone, studying in groups can be extremely helpful. Group sessions work best if each student has already reviewed all the material required. It is also useful to divide up the work and ask each person to learn a part and to pretend they are tutors. Often students discover that the best way to master material is to be forced to explain it to someone else. Effective note-taking is essential. Try to recognize the" architecture" of a lecture—the introduction and summary, inflection, emphasis and pauses, the use of "therefore", the digression—and to figure out what is worth taking down. Successful students read over their notes rightly, identifying the theme and two or three crucial points. Learning how to take notes is not easy. It requires will and discipline, what the nineteenth-century English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley called "the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not". Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1. What factors should students take into consideration when they study?
The place, time and companion.
[解析] 根据文章第二段第一句“When they hit the books, students should also consider where, how long, and with whom they will study”在学习时，学生们应该考虑在哪学，学多久，和谁一起学。因此学生应该考虑的因素有地点、时间和同伴。
2. When do most students study most effectively?
During the day.
[解析] 根据第二段最后一句“few under-graduates work more effectively at night than during the day. ”可知很少有学生晚上工作比白天工作更有效率。由此可知他们在白天工作或学习效率最高。
3. How many minutes can most student concentrate for without a break?
Ninety/90 minutes.
[解析] 本题询问大多数学生在不休息的情况下能保持多长时间的专注。根据文章第三段第一句“And even fewer can concentrate for more than ninety minutes without a break. ”在不休息的情况下，很少有学生可以集中注意力超过九十分钟。
4. How to make group sessions work best?
Each student reviews all the required material beforehand.
[解析] 由group sessions可定位至第四段最后一句“Group sessions work best if each student has already reviewed all the material required. ”如果每个同学都已经回顾了所要求的材料，小组会议才能发挥最好。由此可知每个同学都需要事先回顾所要求的材料。
5. What are the two parts of effective note-taking?
To recognize the architecture of a lecture and to figure out what is worth taking down.
Section D You may have thought that the car you drove was statement enough but have you ever asked yourself what the color of your car may say about your true personality? YELLOW Still children atheart these are people who are always planning to take their vehicle somewhere really exciting, and can usually be heard talking about the next car they are intending to get rather than the one they actually have. Easy to get money out of, they think they have an eye for a bargain but as the state of their wheels will confirm, this is unlikely to be true. RED They think they are the king of the road and woe betide anyone that even thinks about overtaking them. Usually the majority of people with red cars can never get their vehicles to go quite as fast as they would like. And they always have one fault with their car that they choose to ignore but have been meaning to get fixed for weeks or even months! SILVER Move over Tom Cruise, it really is mission impossible to get past this person. They not only own the road; they know everything there is to know about it. Don't believe too much of what they say though, it would probably prove impossible to have done all they claim, but definitely one of the more entertaining cars to hop into for a ride. BLUE Check out the person in the blue car and you will notice that they are not really on this planet but in another world planning their future and what they are going to do next. These people are never happy with what they have got and expect everyone else to do things for them. Erratic drivers whose mood swings can be told from the way they are steering! GREEN Rather selfish drivers who always run out of petrol at silly tinier, so make sure you take a can with you if you are grabbing a lift or you may have a long way left to talk. Taking public transport is definitely more reliable. They believe that one day they will win the Lottery, but 1 don't think they would buy a different color car even if they did. GREY Old before their time, they think they know all the rules of driving but are actually too thoughtful for their own good. You will usually see a litter of kids and sweet wrappers on the back seat, but don't stare, after the week they are likely to have had they may just hit you. Smile through and you never know where it may lead. Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, with no more than three words for each blank. It says that a person's 1 can be reflected by the color of his car. Yellow car owners are still children 2 , and they tend to dream about the future and are not shrewd as they think. Red car owners are competitive and tend to 3 faults. Silver car owners may exaggerate their knowledge about the road. People with 4 usually plan their future and are never satisfied with the reality. Those with green cars are selfish and 5 . And people with grey cars are thoughtful.
1.
true personality
[解析] 第一段中“but have you ever asked yourself what the color of your car may say about your true personality?”你曾想过汽车的颜色能够说明你真实的性格吗?通过反问疑问句来表明作者的态度，即汽车颜色能够反映其主人的真实性格。因此填true personality。
2.
at heart
[解析] 根据YELLOW部分的介绍“Still children at heart these are people”可知拥有黄色汽车的人其实内心还是孩子。因此填at heart。
3.
ignore
[解析] 从RED部分的最后一句“And they always have one fault with their car that they choose to ignore but have been meaning to get fixed for weeks or even months!”可知，拥有红色汽车的人总是忽略车的问题。因此填ignore。
4.
blue cars
[解析] 划线部分说该类车的主人总是在计划未来，对现实并不满意。根据BLUE部分的描述“planning their future and what they are going to do next. ”和“These people are never happy with what they have got”可知，拥有蓝色汽车的人具有以上的性格特征。因此填blue cars。
5.
unreliable
[解析] 根据GREEN部分的倒数第二句“Taking public transport is definitely more reliable. ”可知，乘坐公共交通更加可靠。这里作者将搭乘拥有绿色汽车的人的车和乘公交作对比，反映出拥有绿色汽车的人的一个特点是不可靠。因此填unreliable。
Part Ⅴ Translation
Section A Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
1. Compulsory education in Britain continues until a child is sixteen. All students have to stay in full or part-time education until then, but this will probably soon increase to eighteen. Some school-leavers continue to work in jobs that they were doing part-time while they were at school. Young workers may start a part-time job at the age of thirteen in Britain and the most common jobs are babysitting and doing paper rounds. Young people mustn't work for more than two hours on a school day or a Sunday and they can't work for more than twelve hours during a school week.
Section B Translate the underlined sentences in following paragraph into English. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. 1 在美国，雇员培训市场总值大约1.09亿美元。(be worth)不过一旦要过紧日子，企业家们头一批要削减的成本中就包括培训，这种做法太糟糕了。 “ 2 很多时候小公司意识不到培训的必要性。(宾语从句)但是对任何公司而言，培训都是重要的一部分，”长期从事雇员培训的戴尔·卡内基公司总经理彼得．汉达尔说，“ 3 如果培训真的毫无效益，我们公司也不会在这一行业一直干了94年。(real benefit)”汉达尔还补充说：他们公司甚至向其客户许诺4比1的投资回报率，这就意味着在培训上每投入1,000美元，就能因增加生产率及降低员工离职率而节省4,000美元。 4 培训不仅包括教人如何编写漂亮软件乃至如何遵守公司政策。(obey)培训同时也注重一些软技能，如团队建设、领导力以及沟通能力。 企业家应该持之以恒地把培训作为一个有计划的项目进行投资，而不仅仅只在动荡或危机时刻才开展培训。这听上去或许有些老套，但是小公司如果致力于营造咨询师所称的“学习文化”的话，就会从其培训投资中获益良多。 5 因为当他们重新启动项目时，无需再做重复工作。(状语从句)
1.
The employee-training market may be worth some $109 million in the U. S.
[解析] “be worth sth. ”意为“值得……”。“一亿”为“100 million”。
2.
Many times, smaller companies don't realize that they need the training.
[解析] “that”引导宾语从句，为“realize”的宾语。
3.
We wouldn't be in business for 94 years if there weren't a real benefit.
Because they don't have to repeat the work when restarting the program.
[解析] 此句将“当他们……时”翻译为when引导的时间状语从句。restart重新启动。
Part Ⅵ Error Correction Proofread the passage as required. Each indicated 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. There are a great many reasons for studying what philosophers have said in the past. One is that we cannot separate the history of philosophy from which of science. 1 Philosophy is largely discussion about matter on which few people are quite 2 certain, and those few hold opposite opinions. As knowledge increases, philosophy buds off the sciences. For an example, in the ancient world and the Middle Ages 3 philosophers discussed motion. Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas taught that a moving body would slow down until a force was constantly applied to it. They 4 were wrong. It goes on moving unless something slows it down. But they had 5 good arguments on their side, and if we study these, and the experiments which proved them wrong will help us to distinguish truth from false in the 6 scientific controversies of today. We also see how different philosopher 7 reflects the social life of his day. Plato and Aristotle, in the slave-owning society of ancient Greece, thought man's highest state was contemplation rather than activity. In the Middle Ages St. Thomas believed a regular feudal 8 system of nine ranks of angels. Spencer, in the time of free competition between capitalists, found the key for progress as the survival of the fittest. 9 Thus Marxism is seen to fit into its place as the philosophy for the workers, 10 the only class with a future.
1. The chart below shows the average hours worked per day by married men and women in paid employment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 120 words. Write the report on the answer sheet.
[范文] This chart provides a brief summary of the average working hours including paid work and unpaid work at home of married men and women at different ages. We can learn that the total number of hours worked by married women is far more than that of married men. Husbands aged 24 to 44 spend only a small amount of unpaid work hour at home than those aged 45 to 64, but wives aged 24 to 44 and aged 45 to 64 are featured by significantly longer unpaid working hours at home than husbands. Married women aged 24 to 44 work almost as many hours inside home as outside. While, as to wives aged between 45 and 64, their paid employment and unpaid one bears a little difference. However, men work longer hours outside than at home regardless of age.
1. Nowadays, more and more parents support their children to study abroad before they graduate from high-school. Give your opinions on this topic and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write an essay in about 180 words to state your opinion. Write the essay on the answer sheet.
[范文]
Study abroad
Nowadays, more and more parents are eager to send their children to study abroad before they finish high school. It is quite understandable because parents placed high expectations on their children. With the development of society, companies and institutions at home are giving more emphases on overseas experiences. Consequently, studying abroad has become a kind of short-cut in gaining a better future. Moreover, the rapid economic progress in the past few years in China has enabled parents to afford the huge cost for their children's overseas study. As for me, overseas study is surely a helpful way to get both advanced knowledge and necessary experiences, but studying abroad at an early age is neither necessary nor beneficial. The students may be too young to either tend or think for themselves. Besides, students are not supposed to further their study overseas at an old age when learning competence has lowered. To sum up, it is necessary that one choose to study abroad at the right time. Specifically, it's better to be pursued after one has finished his college study at home when he is more capable of learning and living on his own.
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