Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read 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.
[解析] W：I will never go with Bill again．He could never remember where he parked his car． M：That certainly sounds like Bill． Q：What do we know about Bill? [解析] 推理判断题。本题的解题关键在于never remember where he parked his car(从来记不住车停在哪里)。男士回答“听起来像比尔的性格”证实了女士的说法。说明他们都认为比尔很“健忘”(forgetful)，故B)项正确。C)项“粗心的”具有很强的干扰性，但“记不住车停在哪里”并不是由于“粗心大意”，而是由于“记性不好”所致，故排除C)。
2.
A.Playing volleyball.
B.Swimming.
C.Skating.
D.Watching TV.
A B C D
A
[解析] W：My only interest is watching TV or going to concerts．What do you do in summer? M：I prefer playing volleyball to going swimming in summer but in winter my favorite sport is skating． Q：What's the man's favorite sport in summer? [解析] 信息明示题。对话中男士提到了playing volleyball(打排球)，going swimming(游泳)和skating (滑冰)。题目问的是“男士夏天喜欢什么运动?”因此可以首先排除Skating，因为这是他冬天喜欢的运动；在提到的夏天的两种运动中，男士说I prefer playing volleyball to going swimming(打排球和游泳相比较，我更喜欢打球排)，故A)项正确。
3.
A.She'd like to head the entertainment committee.
B.She'd like to head the refreshment committee.
C.She'd like to head the music committee.
D.She'd like to head the decoration committee.
A B C D
A
[解析] M：We are going to have several committees．Do you want to head the entertainment，the refreshment，or the decorations committee? W：I'm not very artistic，but I could get some of my friends in the music department to play for dancing． Q：What does the woman mean? [解析] 理解归纳题。本题属于中but题型，对话中提到几个委员会：entertainment(娱乐)、refreshment (快餐)和decorations(装饰)。女士回答：我不是很有艺术感，但是我可以找几个音乐系的朋友为舞蹈伴奏。与音乐有关的一定是entertainment，因此我们可知女士有意作娱乐委员会的领导，故A)项为本题答案。
4.
A.He often cuts classes to play basketball.
B.He has little chance to play basketball.
C.He's looking for somebody to play the game with.
D.He loves playing basketball very much.
A B C D
D
[解析] W：Hi，Tom．Have you been playing much basketball lately? M：I play as often as I can get out of the classroom．And the game is my way to be somebody．It is my life，you know? Q：What does Tom tell the woman? [解析] 推理判断题。女士问男士最近是否经常打篮球，男士回答说只要出教室就打球，篮球能让他出名，是他的生活的全部，D)项“他非常喜欢打篮球”，符合题意。A)项“他常不上课去打篮球”与对话意思不符；B)项“他能打篮球的机会很少”也与对话不符；C)项对话中未提及。
5.
A.It's the only novel on the reading list.
B.The course requires a lot of reading.
C.This novel is longer than the others.
D.She's just read one novel so far.
A B C D
B
[解析] M：That sure is a long novel you're reading for American Literature course． W：It's just one of the novels on our reading list． Q：What does the woman mean? [解析] 理解归纳题。从男士对话中可以知道女士在读一本美国文学课上要求读的长篇小说。女士答语中的just one表达了“要求读的书不止一本”。从全句的意思和语气，可以得出“美国文学课要求读很多书”的结论，故B)项正确。
6.
A.He's surprised she chose that agency.
B.He wonders why she's kept her job.
C.He doesn't know when her classes started.
D.He doubts she makes much money now.
A B C D
B
[解析] W：Judy earned a lot of money over the summer as a consultant for that agency． M：I don't doubt it．What surprises me is that she's still working there now that classes have started again． Q：What does the man say about Judy? [解析] 推理判断题。对话中女士说“整个夏天朱蒂为那家机构作顾问挣了许多钱”。男士回答“对此我毫不怀疑。让我奇怪的是现在又开始上课了，她还在那里工作。”显然，男士无法理解朱蒂现在为什么还在那里工作，故B)项正确。
7.
A.Lack of rest.
B.Look at the screen for too long.
C.Wear a pair of glasses.
D.Long working hours.
A B C D
B
[解析] W：My eyes ache．Maybe I need some rest． M：Actually you need less exposure to the computer screen．It would help if you put on a pair of protection eyeglasses． Q：What does the man think is the cause of the woman's eye trouble? [解析] 理解归纳题。关键在于理解男士对话中的“you need less exposure to the computer screen”，可见女士眼睛疼是因为看电脑的时间太长了。A)项是针对I need some rest而设置的干扰项；C)项是针对 eyeglasses而设置的干扰项；D)项对话中未提及。
8.
A.He should try a better and convenient way,
B.He should give up looking for the book.
C.He should ask the librarian for help.
D.He should try the shelves downstairs.
A B C D
A
[解析] M：I cannot find the reference book the teacher asked us to read． W：Why do you look for it on the shelves? Why don't you use the searching system in the computers downstairs? Q：What does the woman suggest the man do? [解析] 理解归纳题。女士建议说为什么不到楼下计算机搜索系统上查找，即她建议男土换一种更简单快捷的方式查找，故选A)。B)、C)两项在对话中未曾提及；D)项是把downstairs的修饰主体弄反了，应是computers downstairs。
9.
A.Some cough medicine.
B.Take honey and whisky.
C.Take antibiotics.
D.Take over-the-counter remedies.
A B C D
B
[解析] M：I have a terrible cold，and l can't stop coughing．What do you take for a cold，Linda? W：Well，over-the-counter medicines never helps me，and the doctor refuses to prescribe antibiotics，so I usually rely on old home remedies like honey and whisky． Q：What does Linda suggest for a cold? [解析] 信息明示题。对话中该女士告诉男士一般的over-the-counter medicines(药店卖的药)对她没什么作用，她通常采用home remedies(家用疗法)，也就是喝honey and whisky，由此得出B)项为正确答案。A)项是围绕cough medicine而设置的干扰项；C)项是围绕antibiotics而设置的干扰项；D)项是围绕over-the，counter而设置的干扰项。
10.
A.He was interested in the woman's request.
B.He was nervous about lending the woman money.
C.He was offended by the woman's unexpected behavior.
D.He acted as if he didn't know the woman.
A B C D
C
[解析] W：Ron，could I borrow fifty dollars? I'll be happy to pay you back with interest at the end of next week． M：You have a lot of nerve asking me to lend you money after acting as if you didn't even know me at the reception last night． Q：How did the man respond to the woman's request? [解析] 推理判断题。从对话中可知，女士向男士提出借五十美元，承诺下周末连本带利一起还。而男士回答说：你竟然有胆量向我借钱，昨晚在招待会上你好像不认识我似的。因此可知男士觉得受到了伤害，故C)“女士出人意料的行为伤害了他”正确。A)项是针对with interest(利息)设计的干扰项；B)项是针对a lot of nerve(胆敢)设计的干扰项；D)项是针对even know me的干扰项。
Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fiom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 11-13 Joan was a nurse who worked in a children's hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course some had to be left to look after the children. Joan was not one of the lucky ones who were free to go to the dance. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start to work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself. She went to each sick child one after the other and said good-night until she came to one little bey whom she was very fond of. His name was Dick, and he was eleven years old, but he already talked like an adult. Poor Dick had had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew that he would never get better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself. He knew that Joan loved dancing, so now, when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, "I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we're going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you'll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it's quite fresh. And there's also a shilling there, which my mother gave me last week. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added. Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan. 11.Why wasn't Joan able to go to the dance? [解析] 事实细节题。短篇开头第三句：Most of the doctors and nurses would be there，but of course some had to be...(大多数医生和护土会参加舞会，当然有些人得留下照顾孩子们。琼不是那些能够参加舞会的幸运者之一。)由此可知A)项“琼得留下来值班”为本题正确答案。
2.
A.Dick was mentally ill.
B.Dick had a very serious illness, but he would soon get better.
C.Probably Dick wouldn't recover from his illness.
D.Dick and other sick children had a party for Joan.
A B C D
C
[解析] Which of the following is true about Dick? [解析] 短文第二段最后一句：Joan knew that he would never get better...(琼知道迪克不会好起来了)，故C)项“迪克的病可能不会好转”正确。
3.
A.Considerate.
B.Poor.
C.Naughty.
D.Indifferent.
A B C D
A
[解析] What kind of a boy was Dick? [解析] 推理判断题。从第二段最后一句：...but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself．(但他总是很快乐，总是想着他人，而不是想着自己。)以及最后一段：迪克知道琼为了留下来值班，不能参加舞会，因此为她省下一小块蛋糕，省下了晚饭钱让她买饮料喝。由此可以得出迪克是个非常为别人着想的小男孩，故选A)。
Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 14-16 Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word. The best buildings are often so well constructed that they outlast their original use. They then survive not only as beautiful objects, but as documents of the history of cultures. These achievements are never wholly the work of individuals. Architecture is a social art. The renaissance brought about an entirely new age, not only in philosophy and literature but in the visual arts as well. In architecture, the principles and styles of ancient Greece and Rome were brought back to life and reinterpreted. They remain dominant until the 20th century. Many kinds of stone are used as building materials. Stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are not burnable and can be expected to endure. Stone architecture was often blended with stone sculpture. The use of stone has declined, however, because a number of other materials are more adaptable to industrial use. The complexity of modern life calls for a variety of buildings. More people live in mass housing and go to work in large office buildings; they spend their income in large shopping centres, send their children to many different kinds of schools, and when they are sick they go to specialized hospitals and clinics. All these different types of buildings accumulated experiences needed by their designers. By the middle of the 20th century, modern architecture, which was influenced by new technology and mass production, was dealing with increasingly complex social needs. Important characteristics of modern architectural works are expanses of glass and the use of reinforced concrete. Advanced in elevator technology, air conditioning, and electric lighting have all had important effects. 14.According to this passage，what can architecture be regarded as? [解析] 事实细节题。文章第一段最后两句说：These achievements are never wholly the work of individuals． Architecture is a social art．即建筑不是个人的成就，它是—门社会艺术，所以正确答案为C)。
2.
A.Because they are not easily burned and can last longer.
B.Because marble adds artistic value to ancient buildings.
C.Because they are adaptable to industrial use.
D.Because they are cheaper.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why were stone and marble used as building materials in the past? [解析] 推理判断题。文章第三段讲的是建筑材料的变迁，第二句说：Stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are not burnable and can be expected to endure．即大理石和石头被用做建筑材料是因为它们不易燃而且比较耐用，所以正确答案为A)。
3.
A.Architecture as Monuments
B.Development of Architecture
C.Architecture and Literature
D.The Renaissance and Architecture
A B C D
B
[解析] Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage? [解析] 主旨大意题。从文章的内容来看，主要讲述了建筑作为一门社会艺术的发展历程，从文艺复兴时期到二十世纪一直到现代高科技融入建筑，所以最合适的选项应该是B)。
Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
B.There were few places available for private reading.
C.Few people could read for themselves.
D.People relied on reading for entertainment.
A B C D
C
[解析] 17-20 Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nine- teenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be careful, however, in assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others. Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. The 19th century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners decreased, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices. There reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information, and over whether the reading material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues are, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term "reading" implied. 17.Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century? [解析] 事实细节题。第三段第一句：十九世纪，识字的人数逐步稳定地增加，因此读者数量也增加。随着读书人增多，潜在的听众就减少了，因此人们对大声朗读的需求也减少。由此可知十九世纪前大声朗读普遍是因为识字的人少，故C)项“很少有人自己能够看书"正确。
2.
A.It indicated a change in the status of literate people.
B.It indicated a change in the nature of reading.
C.It indicated an increase in the number of books.
D.It indicated an increase in the average age of readers.
A B C D
B
[解析] What did the development of silent reading during the nineteenth century indicate? [解析] 事实细节题。第二段末句说：有关影响默读历史因素的研究表明默读成为大多数读书活动的常用方式主要是因为读书活动本身的特性改变了，故B)项“这表明读书的性质改变”正确。
3.
A.The importance of silent reading.
B.The amount of information yielded by books and newspapers.
C.The effects of reading on health.
D.The value of different types of reading materials.
A B C D
D
[解析] What are educationalists still arguing about? [解析] 事实细节题。本文最后一段前两句：在十九世纪末存在很多争论，有关书是否被用于传递信息，像报纸这样的阅读材料是否会让人们的思考能力下降。而这种争论现在在教育界仍然存在，由此可知 D)项“不同阅读材料的价值”是人们争论的问题之一。
4.
A.Explain how present-day reading habits developed.
B.Change people's attitudes to reading.
C.Show how reading methods have improved.
D.Encourage the growth of reading.
A B C D
A
[解析] What is the writer of this passage attempting to do? [解析] 主旨大意题。十九世纪前，阅读意味着大声朗读。到了十九世纪，默读成为最主要的阅读方式。作者介绍了这种转变的原因——不干扰他人及识字人群增加。最后作者谈到人们关于阅读的争议问题。因此综合来看，本篇文章谈论阅读习惯的形成问题，故A)项为本文的主旨。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One With a literary history that goes back as far as the seventeenth century, Florida has long been a major haunt for writers from all over the United States. Jonathan Dickinson, whose group of Quakers was cast upon the coast near what is now Palm Beach after they were wrecked on route from Jamaica to Pennsylvania, recorded the tragedy in God's Protecting Providence in 1699. Not only was this book one of America's first best-sellers, but it was also the first account of the American Indians of the southeastern coast. Other early writers who followed Dickinson celebrated the rich and various plant and animal life of the region, striking sympathetic chords in the imaginations of Ralph Waldo Emerson and the English poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Florida has been visited by many writers who sometimes were so taken by what they saw that they adopted it as their home, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, spent several winters on an orange farm that she and her husband bought in 1867. The Stowe's original intent in buying a home, which is at Mandarin on the Saint Johns River, was to create a model for the employment of former slaves, The original intent had to give way to other considerations. So many spectators flocked to the farm to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Stowe that a charge of 25 cents per person for admission was established. On his way to report on the Cuban Revolution in 1896, Stephen Crane spent some time in jacksonville. It was there that Crane met his wife, who at that time ran a popular tavern(客) in the town. On his way to Cuba, Crane's boat sank off the coast of Florida, an incident that provided Crane with the material on which his masterpiece The Open Boat is based. James Weldon Johnson, a prominent Black author, was a native of Florida. He was born in Jacksonville in 1871 and was a songwriter, poet, novelist, teacher, and the first Black man to become a lawyer in Florida since the Reconstruction. Johnson also fought successfully to upgrade the quality of education for Black people in Florida.
1. The popular book God's Protecting Providence primarily dealt with ______
4. What can be inferred about the story "The Open Boat"?
A.It is mainly about a shipwreck.
B.It is mainly about Cuba.
C.It takes place in a tavern.
D.Its main character is from Florida.
A B C D
A
[解析] 推理判断题。文章第二段最后一句说：在他去古巴的路上，他的船离开佛罗里达海岸在其附近沉没，这个事件为他的代表作The Open Boat提供了素材。由此可见，正确答案为A)。从上句可以看出 B)、C)两项都不全面；另外D)项是这篇文章的内容，而不是Crane的小说The Open Boat的主要内容，故排除。
5. According to the passage, James Weldon Johnson was a man with ______
Passage Two You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars(登记员) at most well-Known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "impostors"(冒名顶替者); another refers to them as "special cases." One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people." To avoid outright lies, some job-seekers claim that They "attended" or "were associated with" a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that, s when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony (假冒的) diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the " University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.
1. The main idea of this passage is that ______
A.employers are checking more closely on applicants now
B.lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem
C.college degrees can now be purchased easily
D.employers are no longer interested in college degrees
A B C D
B
[解析] 主旨大意题。文章的第一段就以反问的形式提出：是否对自己的学历吹嘘一番会吸引人?第二段的开头说：越来越多的人借助这种(吹嘘自己学历的)谎言来获得工作或晋升。后面的几段继续论述了这个问题以及人们对这个问题的看法，可见本文的主旨在于揭露目前虚报学历是社会上盛行的一个问 题，即B)。A)项的说法虽然与文章第三段第一句"Personnel officers do checkup up degrees listed on application forms"相符，但并不是全文论述的主题；C)项是在文章最后提及的一种现象，这只是反映“虚报学历”的一个方面，不具有概括性；D)项的说法和文章第二段第一句后半句"for personnel officers，like most Americans， value degrees from famous schools"相矛盾，故排除。
2. According to the passage, "special cases" (Line 3, Para.3) refers to cases where ______
A.students attend a school only part-time
B.students never attended a school they listed on their application
C.students purchase false degrees from commercial films
D.students attended a famous school
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。本题是对引用处提问，special cases出现在文章的第三段第三句：One lvy League school calls them“impostors；another refers to them as“special cases．”(有的学校把这种人称为“骗子”，而有的则称为“特例”。)这里的代词them指代的是上一句提到的applicant，而这种applicant就是虚报自己学历的人，故B)是本题的答案。A)、D)两项文章中未提及；C)项虽然在下面的论述中提及，但不是此处语境中所指的人，故排除。
3. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.performance is a better judge of ability than a college degree
B.experience is the best teacher
C.past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do
D.a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。从文章的第二段第一句“More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers，for personnel officers，like most Americans，value degrees from famous schools．”可以看出，人力资源部的人员和大多数美国人一样看重名校的学历。由此可以推断，名校的学历能使应聘者在工作竞争中占优势，即D)项符合题意。A)、B)两项在文章中没有提及；C)项也不符合文章论述的意图，故排除。
4. This passage implies that ______.
A.buying a false degree is not moral
B.personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools
C.most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school
D.society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications
5. The word "utter" (Line 1, Para. 2) probably means "______"
A.address
B.thorough
C.ultimate
D.decisive
A B C D
A
[解析] 语义理解题。本题主要考查词语在语篇中的具体含义。utter出现的语境是：More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers...这里的like this是指上面第一段提及的“虚报学历”，所以utter在这里应该是“说”的意思，故A)项符合题意。虽然 utter这个词也含有thoroush的意思，但是由于虚报学历的人并不一定是彻底的撒谎，故排除；C)、D)两项不符合逻辑语义。
Passage Three The high-tech revolution has inspired a seemingly endless stream of new and exciting electronic products that we just can't live without. In fact, the dizzying speed of technological innovation can make last year's must have this year's junk. And that's the problem. The average life span of a personal computer has shrunk to around 18 months—and this has nothing to do with worn-out mice or damaged disk drives. Simply put, electronic products can become out of fashion before you've even figured out how they work. So what happens to all those old keyboards, monitors, organizers and CPUs? Most are stored away in the basement or forgotten in a corporate warehouse, taking up valuable space. But many end up in landfills (垃圾掩埋地), and that is where the trouble really begins. Computer monitors can contain up to 3.5kg of lead and can actually be considered hazardous waste once they are no longer in use. Circuit boards in electronic products contain cadmium (镉), chromium (铬)and mercury, all of which are toxic substances that can go into groundwater if left in a landfill. Unfortunately, this disposal problem is not going to disappear anytime soon—in fact, it is growing by the minute. In Japan alone, consumers throw away some 20 million TVs, washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners each year. In Europe, 6 million metric tons of electrical and electronic equipment were generated in 1998 alone, and that volume is expected to increase three to five percent per year—which means by 2010 it could nearly double. What's to be done with all this techno-trash? Electronics manufacturers are working hard to answer this question before it gets answered for them. The European Commission has proposed an instruction that would require all electronics manufacturers to take back and properly dispose of all electronic products, regardless of their age. The details are still being worked out, but some version of the instruction will most probably become law in the next few years. Similar legislation is in the works in the U.S. and has already passed in Japan. As the costs of such programs could quickly become forbidding, companies are searching for new ways of tackling disposal issues before they become a problem, thus eliminating the need for legislative solutions. One way to reduce waste is to avoid throwing thing in the first place. Many companies reuse parts from old products in new models. This is not cheating—it makes both environmental and economic sense.
1. What can we infer from the first sentence of the passage?
A.Electronic products have become indispensable to people.
B.Electronic products have become a nuisance to people.
C.Only part of electronic products can bring benefits to people.
D.Some electronic products do harm to people.
A B C D
A
[解析] 推理判断题。本文第一句：The high-tech revolution has inspired a seemingly endless stream of new and exciting electronic products that we just can't live without．(在高科技革命的激励下，看起来无穷无尽的新的、令人兴奋的电子产品被生产出来，如果没有这些人们就无法生活。)因此可以推断出电子产品已成为人们生活中不可缺少的东西，故A)项正确。
2. According to the passage, the disadvantage of the high-tech revolution is that ______.
A.it brings many new and exiting things which may have a bad effect on society
B.it makes electronic products timeworn quickly and become junk
C.it wastes a lot of natural resources and causes environmental problems
D.it creates many new products which arouse people's desires
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。参照本文第一段最后一句：In fact，the dizzying speed of technological innovation can make last year's must have this year's junk．(事实上，技术更新的速度令人眼花缭乱，去年还是不可或缺的东西，今年已经被人弃之不用。)紧接着第二段第一句：And that's the problem．(那就是问题)，这里的 that指代上句中提到的内容。同时第二段中出现out of fashion词组的句子对该问题又进行了概括总结，指出高科技使电子产品的更新速度加快，造成了大量的电子废弃物，故答案为B)项“高科技使得电子产品更新速度很快，变成垃圾”。
3. Among the ways in dealing with the obsolete computer parts, which one is really troublesome?
A.Being left in the basement.
B.Being neglected in a warehouse.
C.Being abandoned in landfills.
D.Being reused in new products.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。本文第三段最后一句：But many end up in landfills，and that is where the trouble really beging...(但是许多电子产品会被扔到垃圾填埋场，那才是真正的危险所在)，故答案为C)。A)项“被扔在地下室”、B)项“被遗忘在仓库中”在第三段都提到了，但不是最严重的问题。本文最后一段第二句：Many companies reuse parts from old products in new models．(许多公司在新产品中回收使用旧产品中的零件。)故虽然D)项“在新产品中回收利用”在文中提到，但它是解决问题的办法,而不是问题本身。
4. What is the European Commission's proposal to deal with electronic trash?
A.All electronics manufacturers must pay to dispose of electronic trash.
B.All electronics manufacturers must get back and properly dispose of all electronic trash.
C.All electronics manufacturers must get back and properly dispose of electronic products which are more than ten years old.
D.All electronics manufactures must guarantee to get back electronic products.
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。本题定位在文章的倒数第三段：...proposed an instruction that would require all electronics manufacturers to take back and properly dispose of all electronic products，regardless of their age．(指示要回收和正确处理所有的电子产品，不管该产品的使用年限如何。)A)项“所有的电子产品制造商要付费处理电子垃圾”文中没有提到；而B)、C)两项的差别主要是在电子产品的年龄上，文中是不管多少年的电子产品都要求这样处置，因此B)项正确；D)项“所有的电子产品制造商要保证回收电子垃圾”只是建议的一部分，不全面。
5. What does the author imply by saying "This is not cheating" in the last paragraph?
A.Nobody will consider it a cheat to reuse parts from old products in new models.
B.Usually people will feel being cheated when old parts are used in new products they buy.
C.Reusing parts from old products in new models will not be punished because it isn't cheating.
D.Electronics manufacturers should tell customers there are used parts in new products.
A B C D
B
[解析] 推理判断题。本文最后一段第二、三句：Many companies reuse parts from old products in new models．This is not cheating—it makes both environmental and economic sense．(许多公司在新产品中回收使用旧产品中的零件。这不是欺骗，这既有环境意义，也有经济意义。)显然这里作者是指“在新产品中回收使用旧产品中的零件”这件事。但为什么说这不是欺骗呢?由此可以推断出“通常人们会认为在新产品中使用旧的零部件是欺骗”这种观念，所以作者要说明和强调一下这样做的意义何在，故选B)。
Passage Four A mysterious "black cloud" approaches the earth—our planet's weather is severely affected. Throughout the rest of June and July temperatures rose steadily all over the Earth. In the British Isles the temperature climbed through the eighties, into the nineties, and moved towards the hundred mark. People complained, but there was no serious disaster. The death number in the U.S. remained quite small, thanks largely to the air-conditioning units that had been fitted during previous years and months. Temperatures rose to the limit of human endurance throughout the whole country and people were obliged to remain indoors for weeks on end. Occasionally air-conditioning units failed and it was then that fatalities(死亡) occurred. Conditions were utterly desperate throughout the tropics as may be judged from the fact that 7943 species of plants and animals became totally extinct. The survival of man himself was only possible because of the caves and cellars he was able to dig. Nothing could be done to reduce the hot air temperature. More than seven million persons are known to have lost their lives. Eventually the temperature of the surface waters of the sea rose, not so fast as the air temperature it is true, but fast enough to produce a dangerous increase of humidity. It was indeed this increase that produced the disastrous conditions just remarked. Millions of people between the latitudes of Cairo and the Cape of Good Hope were subjected to a choking atmosphere that grew damper and hotter from day to day. All human movement ceased. There was nothing to be done but to lie breathing quickly as a dog does in hot weather. By the fourth week of July conditions in the tropics lay balanced between life and total death. Then quite suddenly rain clouds appeared over the whole globe. The temperature declined a little, due no doubt to the clouds reflecting more of the sun's radiation back into space. But conditions could not be said to have improved. Warm rain fell everywhere, even as far north as Iceland. The insect population increased enormously, since the burning hot atmosphere was as favorable to them as it was unfavorable to many other animals.
1. What can we infer about the British Isles?
A.The temperature there stayed stable.
B.The temperature there declined only a little bit.
C.The temperature there exceeded the hundred mark.
D.The temperature there had been increasing in the two months.
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。文中第二段指出：Throughout the rest of June and July temperatures rose steadily all over the Earth．In the British Isles the temperature climbed through the eighties，into the nineties，and moved towards the hundred mark．(六月和七月全球都在持续升温，而英国的气温上升超过80度、90度、正接近100度。)可见温度一直在上升，故答案为D)项“在两个月内，那儿的气温一直在上升”。
2. Few people in the United States lost their lives because
A.the temperature was still endurable
B.people remained in air-conditioned rooms
C.effective measures had been taken to reduce the hot temperature
D.air-conditioning units sometimes failed to work properly
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。文中第三段指出：The death number in the U．S．remained quite small，thanks largely to the air-conditioning units that had been fitted during previous years and months．(美国死亡人数依然很少，主要归功于原来安装的空调设备。)而且还说people were obliged to remain indoors for weeks on end(人们连续数周呆在室内)，故B)项“人们一直呆在有空调的房间里”是美国很少有人死亡的原因。根据第三段第二句：Temperatures rose to the limit of human endurance...(温度上升到人们的忍耐极限)，可知A)项“温度还可以忍受”是对文章内容的错误表述，更不是美国死亡人数很少的原因；根据第三段末句：Occasionally air-conditioning units failed and it was then that fatalities occurred．(有时，空调系统不运作，就会造成死亡。)可知D)项“空调设备有时不能正常运作”是造成死亡的原因，显然不是死亡人数很少的原因；根据第四段倒数第二句：Nothing could be done to reduce the hot air temperature．(没有办法降低高温。)可知C)项“采取有效的措施来降低高温”是对文章内容的曲解。
3. How did man manage to survive the "black cloud" in the tropics?
A.They hid in caves and cellars.
B.They tried to reduce the temperature.
C.They killed 7943 species of plants and animals.
D.They ate ice so that the body temperature was reduced.
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章第四段第二句：The survival of man himself was only possible because of the caves and cellars he was able to dig，(人类得以生存是因为他们能够挖掘洞穴和地窖。)可知在热带地区，人们能够生存下来是由于A)项“他们躲藏在洞穴和地窖”。根据本段倒数第二句没有办法降低高温，可知B)项“他们试图降温”不正确；本段提到了由于高温，7943种动植物物种灭绝，而不是C)项“他们杀死7943种动植物”；D)项“他们吃冰来降低体温”在文中没有提到。
4. What is implied in the passage?
A.In the tropics while animals and plants died of hot temperature people all survived in their caves and cellars.
B.People living near Cairo were not used to humid temperature and began to have breathing problems.
C.When the temperature of the surface waters of the sea rose, the air became damper.
D.People in some latitudes learnt certain skills from animals to cope with hot weather.
A B C D
C
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第五段开头：Eventually the temperature of the surface waters of the sea rose,...produce a dangerous increase of humidity．(虽然不像空气温度增加的那样快，最终海洋表面水温增高会导致危险的大气湿度增加。)可推出C)项“海洋表面水温增高会让空气更加潮湿”。根据第四段最后：More than seven million persons are known to have lost their lives．(我们知道超过七百万人失去生命。)可排除A)项“在热带地区，动植物死于高温，而所有的人都在洞穴和地窖中生存下来”；根据第五段第三句： Millions of people between the latitudes of Cairo and the Cape of Good Hope were subjected．(在开罗和好望角这一纬度，有上百万人受制于这种一天天变湿、变热的令人窒息的环境。)可排除B)项“在开罗附近住的人不习惯潮湿的环境，开始产生呼吸问题”；据该段最后一句：There was nothing to be done but to lie breathing quickly as a dog does in hot weather．(什么都不能做，在热天中只能躺着像狗一样快速的喘气。)可排除D)项“在某些纬度上居住的人从动物身上学到应对热气候的技能”。
5. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.
A.the insect population increased greatly because most other animals were killed by the hot weather
B.compared with human beings and other species, insects prefer hotter and damper temperature
C.compared with previous weeks, the temperature in the fourth week of July. declined a little.
D.the insect population increased greatly because there should be a balance between life and death in the tropics
A B C D
B
[解析] 推理判断题。最后一段最后两句：Warm rain fell everywhere，even as far north as lceland．The insect population increased enormously...unfavorable to many other animals．(到处都在下温热的雨，甚至连最北的冰岛也是。昆虫数量剧增，因为虽然灼热的天气对其他动物相当不利，对它们却是非常有利。)因此推出B)项“与人类和其他物种相比，昆虫喜欢更热，更潮湿的环境”正确。从最后一段无法得出A)项“昆虫数量大量增加是由于大多数其他物种因高温而死亡”；C)项“与前几周相比，七月的第四周温度降低了点”在文中有明确的表述，无需推断；D)项“昆虫数量大量增加是因为在热带地区，出生和死亡要保持平衡”是针对最后一段第一句“...lay balanced between life and total death．”设计的干扰项，是对文章内容的曲解。
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an ________ of the cost of repairing the roof.
A.assessment
B.estimate
C.announcement
D.evaluation
A B C D
B
[解析] 在开工之前，我要建筑商估计一下修缮屋顶的费用。 [辨析] 近义词辨析。estimate意为“估计，对…进行评价、评估及估计所得出的结果”，修理房子所需费用在修理之前要对其进行评估，所以B)项正确。assessment意为“估价，评价”，在汉语字面上看和estimate的汉语字面有些相同，但assessment通常是指动作的概念，如：fault assessment(故障评定)；announcement意为“宣布，宣告”，和make搭配：make an announcement(宣布)；evaluation意为“估价，评价”，但它有肯定和正确的语义，含有“重要性”和“重要价值”的意思，如：accomplishment evaluation(学业成绩评定)。
2. After practicing for several weeks, Peter decided to______
A.contrive
B.comprise
C.confirm
D.compete
A B C D
D
[解析] 经过几个星期的训练，彼得决定参加比赛。 [辨析] 形近易混词辨析。compete意为“竞争；比赛”，如：Five children competed in the race．(五个孩子参加赛跑。)contrive意为“计划；发明”，如：Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?(你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗?)comprise意为“包括；包含”，如：The committee comprises men of widely different views．(委员会中包括存在广泛不同意见的成员。)comprise和include意思相近。confirm意为“(权利、意见、感情等)更坚固；证实”，在表达某种意见或说法是否准确、真实时，可用confirm，如：Please confirm your telephone message by writing to me．(请给我来封信，好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。)根据题意，应选D)。
3. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to ______
A.retire
B.recede
C.recline
D.retreat
A B C D
B
[解析] 尽管大雨已经停了，但是洪水至少在一小时后才开始退却。 [辨析] 近义词辨析。从题意结合常识可以推知，所选单词应该是洪水“退去”的意思。符合题意和搭配的是选项B)。recede意为“(洪水)退下”，如：The tide was receding．(潮水在退。)retire意为“退休”，如： He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad．(他现在正在退出政治生活，并已出国。)recline意为“向后靠，斜倚”，如：The tired girl reclined on the couch．(这个疲倦的女孩斜躺在长沙发上。)retreat意为“撤退”，如：The British forces had to retreat quickly．(英军不得不立即撤退。)
4. It was felt that he lacked the ______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A.engagement
B.persuasion
C.commitment
D.preservation
A B C D
C
[解析] 人们觉得他缺乏那种将困难任务进行到底的精神。 [辨析] 名词辨义。engagement意为“约束；保证；约会；约定”，指事先约定做某事，或有约在先，如：He has a speaking engagement for next week．(有人约他下星期去做报告。)commitment意为“承担的责任和义务；承诺”；persuasion意为“说服；说服的话；主张；见解”，如：the method of persuasion and education(说服教育的方法)；preservation意为“保存；保管”，用于对某些物品的储藏或保管，如：The old building is in good preservation．(这栋旧建筑保存得很好。)根据句意，只有C)项符合。
5. There is pressure on the British Government to ______ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.
A.confine
B.decrease
C.restrain
D.limit
A B C D
D
[解析] 英国政府所感到的压力是要对来英国定居的移民人数进行限制。 [辨析] 近义词辨析。这四个选项中，能与动词不定式搭配的词只有limit。其他三个词的习惯搭配分别是：confine...to+名词，如：The wild animals are confined in small cages in the zoo．(野生动物关在动物园的小笼子里。)decrease...to+名词，如：The number of children in the school has decreased to 2000 this year。 (今年在校儿童的人数减少到了2000名。)restrain...from...“阻止…做…”，如：restrained them from going (阻止他们去)。
6. I could see from his work that he had made a ______ study of his subject. Otherwise, he couldn't have made such a rapid progress.
A.stable
B.delicate
C.profound
D.arbitrary
A B C D
C
[解析] 从他的工作，我能看出在他的学科领域，他已有了很深的造诣。否则，他不会取得这样迅速的进步。 [辨析] 形容词辨义。stable意为“平稳的，稳固的”，如：Is that ladder stable?(那架梯子平稳吗?) delicate意为“脆弱的，易损坏的”，如：Delicate plants must be protected from cold wind and frost．(娇弱的植物必须妥为保护，以避免风霜侵袭。)profound意为“深远的，深入的”，如：He is a profound thinker．(他是一个知识渊博的思想家。)arbitrary意为“任意的，随心所欲的”，如：My choice was quite arbitrary．(我的选择相当随意。)首先要肯定的是这里的形容词为褒义词，用来说明他深厚的造诣，故选C)。
7. We rented the old house on the ______ that the landlord would paint it, but we were disappointed later.
A.reassurance
B.assurance
C.assumption
D.acknowledgement
A B C D
C
[解析] 我们以为房主会粉刷那栋老房子，所以租了它，但结果却令我们失望。 [辨析] 名词辨义。从后文可以看出，我们很失望，原因是本以为房东能粉刷一下，但结果还是没有。 reassurance意为“放心”；assurance意为“确信，自信”，如：Their team had the assurance to claim that they would beat all their opponents．(他们队竟然狂妄地宣称他们将打败所有对手。)assumption意为“假定，假设”，如： Their assumption that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue．(他们以为他们正在进行的课题是崭新的，事实证明不是那样。)acknowledgement意为“承认，确认”。根据题意，应选C)。
8. As steel plants have become more ______, maintenance and adjustments of equipment have become a large share of the cost of running the plants.
A.allied
B.drafted
C.automated
D.duplicated
A B C D
C
[解析] 由于钢铁企业自动化程度更高了，仪器的维修和调整占用了企业运行所需的绝大部分开销。 [辨析] 形容词辨义。allied意为“联合的，同盟的”，如：the Allied invasion of southern Italy(盟军对意大利南部的入侵)；draft是动词，意为“起草”，如：draft a speech(拟一份演讲稿)，其过去分词不作形容词用； automated意为“自动化的”，如：automated teaching(自动化教学)；duplicated意为“复写出的”，不用于比较级结构。由后半部分可推知，之所以仪器维修和调整占用了企业运行所需的大部分开销，就是因为这种自动化程度更高了，所以应选C)。
9. Although Asian countries are generally more ______ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.
A.conservative
B.confidential
C.complicated
D.contended
A B C D
A
[解析] 尽管亚洲国家与西方国家相比，在社会习俗方面来说更为传统守旧，但是在中国和印度还是出现过几位杰出的女领袖。 [辨析] 容词辨义。conservative意为“保旧的，守旧的”，如：The researchers made a conservative guess at the population of Tokyo．(研究人员对东京的人口做了一项保守估计。)confidential意为“秘密的，机密的”，如：a confidential secretary(机要秘书)；complicated意为“复杂的，难解的”，如：a complicated piece of machinery (一件复杂的机械)；contended意为“引起斗争的，争议的”，如：The man contended that it was not his fault． (那人争辩说这不是他的过错。)从题意可知在中国和印度这些亚洲国家里女领导很少，也就是暗示保守的社会里女性较少抛头露面，由此推断出亚洲国家比较守旧，故选A)。
10. The ______ of seawater into drinking water is a complicated problem.
A.conversion
B.conjecture
C.concession
D.contraction
A B C D
A
[解析] 如何把海水转换成饮用水是个复杂的问题。 [辨析] 词辨义。conversion意为“转变”，如：address conversion(地址转换)；conjecture意为“猜测”，如：The rumor raised much conjecture．(谣言引起很多猜测。)concession意为“让步”，如：The boss's promise to increase the workers' pay was a concession to union demands．(老板答应提高工人们的工资是对工会提出的要求所做的让步。)contraction意为“缩短”，如：economic contraction(经济萎缩)。根据题意，应选A)。
11. All day we could hear the bees ______ around the roses in our garden.
A.buzzing
B.bellowing
C.hissing
D.humming
A B C D
A
[解析] 我们整天都可以听到蜜蜂在花园里围着玫瑰花嗡嗡地叫。 [辨析] 近义词辨析。buzz意为“(蜜蜂，蚊虫)发出的嗡嗡叫声”，如：The crowd buzzed with excitement． (群众很兴奋，嘁嘁喳喳交头接耳。)bellow意为“(公牛，雄象)吼叫”，如：“Co away!”he bellowed angrily． (“滚开!”他气愤地大声吼道。)hiss意为“(蛇，鹅，潜水等)发出嘶嘶声”，如：The crowd hissed at the speaker when he said taxes should be increased．(当演讲者谈到应该加税的时候，人群对他发出了嘘声。)hum意为“(马达，蜜蜂)发出低的嗡嗡声”，如：She was humming to herself．(她独自哼着歌。)根据题意，A)为正确答案。
12. The ______ of energy and money on the launching of the rocket is surprising.
A.exhaustion
B.expenditure
C.allowance
D.ownership
A B C D
B
[解析] 在研究发射火箭方面所消耗掉的能量和钱是惊人的。 [辨析] 名词辨义。由题干结合选项可知这里是指能量和金钱的花费，expenditure意为“花费”，符合题意。exhaustion意为“用光，用尽，疲惫”，如：exhaustsb．'s patience(使某人忍无可忍)；allowance意为“津贴，补贴”，如：an allowance of ＄10，000 a year(每年补助1万美元)；ownership意为“所有，所有人”，如：farm ownership(田地所有权)。
13. He is a ______ man, who cheated me out of a lot of money.
A.confident
B.confidence
C.confidential
D.confiding
A B C D
B
[解析] 他是个骗子，骗走了我很多钱。 [辨析] 形近易混词辨析。从后面的从句中可以得知他骗了我很多钱，所以前面就是填一个含有欺骗意思的形容词。confidence意为“欺诈的”，符合题意，如：a confidence scheme(欺诈的阴谋)。confident意为“有信心的”；confidential意为“秘密的”，如：confidential information(秘密情报)；confiding意为“(易于)信任别人的”，如：The girl is of a confiding nature．(这女孩容易轻信别人。)
14. The officer inspected our passports and travel papers and ______ us because our vacation certificates were missing.
A.contained
B.detained
C.sustained
D.retained
A B C D
B
[解析] 这位官员检查了我们的护照及旅游证件，并且由于我们丢失了休假证件而扣留了我们。 [辨析] 动词辨义。contain意为“包含，含有”，如：The speech contained some interesting ideas．(这个讲演有一些有趣的思想。)detain意为“扣留，挽留(某人)，使…耽误”，如：detain sb．as a suspect(把某人当做嫌疑犯而加以拘留)；sustain意为“承受，忍受(重量、压力、苦难等)”，如：sustain losses(蒙受损失)；retain意为“保留…，保持…，维持…”，如：retain one's presence of mind(镇定自若)。根据题意，应选B)。
15. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work had been ______ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.
A.embraced
B.adjusted
C.alternated
D.integrated
A B C D
D
[解析] 这门课程一个吸引人的地方就是将实际工作和学科理论的诸多方面结合起来了。 [辨析] 动词辨义。embrace意为“拥抱”，如：Kate and Lena embraced and kissed each other when they met again after ten years．(凯特和李娜十年后重逢时相互拥抱亲吻。)adjust意为“调整”，如：He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country．(他很快适应了这个国家炎热的气候。)alternate意为“轮流，依次”，如： His life seems very dull and alternates between work and sleep.(他的生活似乎很枯燥，就是工作完了睡觉，睡完觉又工作。)integrate意为“合二为一”，如：The teachers are trying to integrate all the children into society． (教师们正设法使所有的孩子都与社会融为一体。)根据题意可知，所选词应该是表达the practical work 和the theoretical aspects of the subject之间的关系，只有D)项适合。
16. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______, and still others are supported by religious organizations.
A.ensured
B.attributed
C.authorized
D.endowed
A B C D
D
[解析] 一些美国学院是州里给予支持，另一些为私人捐助，还有一些是宗教组织给予支持。 [辨析] 动词辨义。要选出正确答案，请注意题干中的并列成分：state-supported和supported by religious organizations，由此可知所选之项也是支持的一种方式，故endow(捐赠，资助)为正确答案。ensure意为“保证，确保”，如：I fitted a new lock to ensure that the bicycle would not be stolen．(我装了一把新锁以保证自行车不致失窃。)attribute意为“把…归因于”，如：David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work．(大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。)authorize意为“授权，委托”，如：the city agency that authorizes construction projects(批准工程建设项目的城市机构)。
17. One third of the Chinese in the U.S. live in California, ______ in San Francisco.
A.dominantly
B.perpetually
C.predominantly
D.practically
A B C D
C
[解析] 在美国，三分之一的中国人居住在加利福尼亚，其中绝大多数在旧金山。 [辨析] 副词辨义。dominantly意为“有统治权地，占优势地”；perpetually意为“永久地”；predominantly意为“主要地，占多数地”，符合题意；practically意为“实际地，几乎”，如：She's practically always late for work．(她几乎每天上班都迟到。)
18. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ones.
A.tragic
B.turbulent
C.vulnerable
D.suspicious
A B C D
B
[解析] 谣言无处不在，传播恐惧，损坏名声，并且把平静的形势搞得混乱。 [辨析] 容词辨义。tragic意为“悲惨的，悲剧的”，如：a tragic death(悲惨的死)，文中并没有表达这一含义，；turbulent意为“混乱的，不宁的”，如：a turbulent period in history(历史上的动荡时期)，文中提到 the calm situation，与平静相对的就是混乱的，所以此项符合题意，；vulnerable意为“易受伤害的”，如： avulnerable point(易受攻击之点，弱点)；suspicious意为“可疑的，怀疑的”，如：a suspicious noise(可疑的声音)。
19. We should hand down a cultural ______ to our offspring.
A.morality
B.heritage
C.liability
D.mortgage
A B C D
B
[解析] 我们应该将文化遗产传给我们的后代。 [辨析] 词辨义。此题也可看为固定搭配题，这里指的是人类的文化遗产，据此可知选B)。heritage意为“遗产”，如：a heritage of affluence and social position(与生俱来的富有和社会地位。)morality意为“道德”，如：One sometimes wonders if there's any morality in political affairs．(有时人们怀疑，政治事务中是否有道德可言。)liability意为“责任，(法律上的)义务”，如：liability to pay taxes(纳税的义务)；mortgage意为“抵押，抵押品”，如：You must pay off the mortgage this year．(你今年必须归还抵押借款。)
20. It was in 1930s that scientists first ______ the idea of the atom bomb.
A.imagined
B.contemplated
C.reckoned
D.conceived
A B C D
D
[解析] 在20世纪30年代，科学家首次有了关于制造原子弹的设想。 [辨析] 词辨义。imagine意为“想象”，如：Imagine you've been shipwrecked．(想象你遭遇到船舶失事。)contemplate意为“盘算，思考”，如：The young surgeon contemplated the difficult operation of kidney transplant．(年轻的外科医生为肾移植这一棘手的手术苦思冥想。)reckon意为“认为，测算”，如：She reckoned the money we owed her．(她算出我们欠她的钱。)conceive意为“构想出，设想”，如：Half a century ago it's difficult to conceive of travelling to the moon．(在半个世纪前去月球旅行是难以想象的事。)本题的时间是20世纪30年代，所以在当时这只能是一个假想，故选D)。
21. The purpose of the parties to the joint venture is in ______ with the wish of enhancing the economic cooperation and technical exchanges.
A.conformity
B.confession
C.confirmation
D.confinement
A B C D
A
[解析] 各方合作的目的与他们共同提高经济协作和技术交流的愿望是一致的。 [辨析] 近词辨析。conformity意为“一致，符合”，如：in conformity with/to(和…相一致)；confession意为“供认，承认，招供”，如：He made a confession．(他招供了。)confirmation意为“证实，确认，批准”，如： We are waiting for the confirmation of the news．(我们正在等待那个消息的证实。)confinement意为“(被)限制，(被)禁闭，产期，分娩”，如：solitary confinement(单独监禁)。根据题意和搭配，应选A)。
22. Many apartments have doors with a security window so that one may ________ outside and observe visitors without being seen.
A.peer
B.peek
C.peel
D.pile
A B C D
B
[解析] 很多房间的门上都有一个安全窗，从而可以不被看见就能够窥视外面的来访者。 [辨析] 形近易混词辨析。peer意为“凝视，注视”，是不及物动词，如：The new postman peered through the mist，trying to find the right house．(新来的邮递员在雾中仔细张望，设法找到他要找的那一家。)peek意为“偷看，窥视”，是不及物动词，如：He just had time to peek into the room before the door closed．(他刚向房间里望了一眼，门便关上了。)peel意为“削皮”，是及物动词，如：These potatoes don't peel easily．(这些土豆的皮很难削。)pile意为“堆积”，是及物动词，如：She piled the books on the table．(她把书堆在桌子上。)结合整句话的意思和结构，可知本题的正确答案为B)。
23. She always ________ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother, who loved baking.
A.associated
B.remembered
C.exemplified
D.attributed
A B C D
A
[解析] 她闻到新鲜面包的香味时总是会联想到喜欢烘烤面包的祖母。 [辨析] 固定搭配。associate...with意为“把…联想起来”，如：What do you associate with such a heavy snow?(这样一场大雪你有什么联想?)remember意为“记得，记起”，如：Grandfather remembered me in his will．(祖父留下遗嘱，把一部分财产给我。)exemplified意为“举例说明，作为…的例子”，如：The recent oil price rises exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry was facing．(最近的石油涨价是汽车工业正面临困难的一个例子。)attribute意为“把…归因于”，常和to搭配，如：He attributed his success to hard work．(他把成功归因于努力工作。)
24. International ______ will be reduced when this agreement is signed.
A.trend
B.twist
C.trail
D.tension
A B C D
D
[解析] 协议的签署将会缓解国际间的紧张形势。 [辨析] 名词辨义。tension意为“拉紧；压力”，如：We feel some tension before we take an exam．(考试之前，我们觉得有点紧张。)trend意为“趋势，倾向”，如：The hills have a western trend．(这些山向西延伸。)twist意为“扭转，扭弯”，如：The path twisted and turned through the forest．(小路弯弯曲曲穿过树林。)trail意为“踪迹，痕迹”，如：The militiaman was on the trail of the secret agent．(民兵在追踪特务。)此题中tension是指“紧张局势”，故选D)。
25. Groups of police were ______ all along the street where the Queen was to pass.
A.dispersed
B.dispatched
C.dismissed
D.diffused
A B C D
A
[解析] 一队队的警察分布在女王将要途经的道路上。 [辨析] 动词辨析。disperse意为“分散，解散”，如：The police dispersed the crowd．(警察驱散群众。) dispatch意为“派遣，处死”，如：dispatch a criminal(处决罪犯)；dismiss意为“打发走，解散，开除”，如：The children were dismissed earlier than usual．(孩子们被提前解散了。)diffuse意为“使(热或气体等)散开；使扩散”，如：to diffuse learning(传播学问)。根据题意，应选A)。
26. Going round to the bank was part of the ______ of his work.
A.revenue
B.remedy
C.routine
D.relief
A B C D
C
[解析] 围着银行绕行是他例行工作的一部分。 [辨析] 名词辨义。routine意为“例行公事，常规”，如：a routine inspection(定期检查)；revenue意为“财政收入，税收”，如：defraud the revenue(逃税)；remedy意为“药品；治疗措施”，如：Warmth is the best remedy for colds．(热疗是治感冒的最好方法。)relief意为“减轻，解除”，如：I felt great relief when I heard I had passed the examination．(听说自己已经通过了考试，我感到轻松多了。)根据题意，应选C)。
27. The reason why he ______ facts throw light on the mystery of the accident.
A.distorts
B.retorts
C.extorts
D.deforms
A B C D
A
[解析] 他歪曲事实的原因说明了事故另有隐情。 [辨析] 动词辨义。由题意可知他在故意隐瞒事实真相，由此可推知选项A)正确。retort意为“反驳”，如："It's no business of yours，”he retorted．(他反驳说：“你管不着。”)extort意为“(以暴力、威胁)获得”；deform意为“破坏…的外形或外表”，如：a body that had been deformed by disease(因疾病而导致畸形的身体)。
28. The young director is constantly ______ by ambition, dreaming of becoming CEO of his company one day,
A.compelled
B.expelled
C.propelled
D.repelled
A B C D
C
[解析] 这位年轻的主管一直受着野心的驱策，梦想有一天能成为公司的首席执政官。 [辨析] 形近易混词辨析。compel意为“强迫，迫使”，如：The rain compelled us to stay indoors．(雨迫使我们呆在家里。)expel意为“驱逐，开除”，如；The pupil was expelled for stealing．(那学生因偷窃被开除。) propel意为“推进，鼓励，驱策”，如：a person propelled by ambition(受野心驱策的人)；repel意为“使厌恶，抵制”，如：His accent repels me．(他说话的腔调使我厌烦。)根据题意，应选C)。
29. Psychologists have found that ______ disciplinary measures do not always make a child better behave.
A.stiff
B.rough
C.stern
D.stout
A B C D
C
[解析] 心理学家已经发现严厉的纪律措施并不总会使一个孩子有更好的表现。 [辨析] 近义词辨析。本题主要是确定用什么形容词来修饰disciplinary measures，很明显A)、B)、D)项均不能作严厉的纪律的修饰语，所以应选C)。stern意为“严格的，冷峻的”，如：a stern teacher(严格的老师)。其他几个选项分别表示stiff意为“不易弯曲的，不易折叠的”，如：The cards were made of stiff paper． (卡片是用硬纸板做的。)ronsh意为“粗糙的，不光滑的”，如：The monkey's skin has a rough feel．(猴子的皮肤有一种粗糙感。)stout意为“强壮的，肥胖的”，如：a stout，middle-aged gentleman(一位肥胖的中年绅士)。
30. Jack London was a (n) ______ man who wrote many books, but not all of them are good.
A.anxious
B.critical
C.considerate
D.ambitious
A B C D
D
[解析] 杰克·伦敦是一个著书多本志向远大的人，但并非他所有的书都好。 [辨析] 形容词辨义。anxious意为“焦急的，焦虑的”，如：John is very anxious about his exams．(约翰非常担心他的考试。)critical意为“批评的，评论的”，如：a man with a critical eye(具有批判眼光的人)；considerate意为“体贴的”，如：It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep．(在我睡觉时你不弹钢琴，真是考虑周到。)ambitious意为“野心勃勃的，志向远大的”，如：He is ambitious to get the position. (他很希望能得到这个位子。)题中提到杰克·伦敦写了很多书，可见他是一个有雄心、有抱负的人，故选D)。
Part Ⅳ Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the tight side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Students tend to agree that to read poets such as Shakespeare, Keats and Robert Frost is probably good for the spirits. Most of them even take 1 in the experience. But many, if they aren't planning to teach English and are 2 to begin some other career, often wonder 3 the study of poetry, however enjoyable, is not a waste 4 time or, at least, an annoying obstacle. This objection may seem 5 , but it rests on a shaky assumption. It can be 6 that, on the contrary, success in a career is not mostly a matter of learning certain information and skills that belong 7 to a certain profession. In most careers, people often 8 not because they don't understand their 9 , but because they don't understand the people they work with, or their clients or customers; and so they can't 10 other people's point of view. To leap outside the walls of yourself, to see 11 another person's eyes—this is an experience that literature 12 offers. A highly trained and highly paid tool maker 13 in an evening literature course said, "I just decided there has to be more 14 life than work, a few beers; and the bowling alley." No one can promise, of course, that your study of literature will 15 in cash profit; but at least the kind of 16 that literature provides is immune 17 fluctuations of Dow Jones average. 18 , should you discover in yourself a fondness for great reading, then it is 19 that in no season of your life will you become incurably 20 or feel totally alone--even when there is nothing on television.
1.
A.pains
B.pleasure
C.trouble
D.hints
A B C D
B
[解析] 名词辨析题。本题四个选项都可以和take组成动宾词组。take pains意为“费尽心机，不辞辛苦”；take trouble意为“费力，不辞辛苦”；hint前要加冠词，take a/the hint意为“接受暗示，心领神会”。本题必须从上下文考虑。上文说阅读像Shakespeare、Keats、Frost等诗人的作品对精神有益，多数学生同意这种说法。本句even提示本句应对上句意思表示递进，所以选pleasure。“to take pleasure in the experience”意思是“在(读诗)这个体验中得到乐趣”，符合上下文。
[解析] 结构衔接题。本题测试连接词的用法，wonder后面的宾语从句一般需要连词whether引导，本句主要结构是but many...often wonder whether the study of poetry...is not a waste...,意思是“但许多人想知道学习诗词是否是一种浪费”。that不能引导wonder的宾语从句；若选although引导状语从句，则wonder无宾语；若选when，则不符合原文意思。
4.
A.in
B.for
C.of
D.with
A B C D
C
[解析] 固定搭配题。本题测试介词of的用法。a waste of time是固定用法。of前后是动宾关系。其余介词都不适用。
5.
A.ridiculous
B.absurd
C.irrelevant
D.reasonable
A B C D
D
[解析] 形容词辨析。本句seems和转折连词but提示本题答案应与“基于不牢靠的假设(rests on a shaky assumption)”意思相反，故选reasonable(有道理的，合理的)。其余选项均不符合文意：ridiculous意为“可笑的，荒谬的”；absurd意为“荒唐的”；irrelevant意为“无关的，不切题的”。
6.
A.argued
B.refuted
C.challenged
D.rejected
A B C D
A
[解析] 固定搭配题。本题测试动词的结构，It can be argued that．．．是常用句型，意为“可以说…”，在此符合文意。本句it是形式主语，其逻辑主语是that引导的从句。refuted意为“反对，驳斥”；challenged意为“挑战”；rejected意为“拒绝，反对”。
7.
A.excessively
B.exceedingly
C.extraordinarily
D.exclusively
A B C D
D
[解析] 副词辨析题。excessively意为“过分地，过度地”；excessively由意为“非常，极端地”； extraordinarily意为“非常，不同寻常的”；exclusively意为“排他的，独占的，专有的”。belong exclusively to a certain profession指“某职业所特有的”，符合题意。
[解析] 动词辨析题。本题测试动宾搭配，enroll意为“使登记，注册”，to enroll in a course为习惯搭配，意思是“注册上课”。attend a course也表示“上课”，但attend不能与介词in连用；enlist意为“从军，入伍”，可以与介词in连用，如：to enlist in the army(参军)，但不能与course搭配；draft意为“草拟；征召”，是及物动词，在此不适用。
14.
A.about
B.with
C.to
D.during
A B C D
C
[解析] 结构衔接题。本句来自常用句型"there is something to．．．”，这里to表示“对于”。句中there is more to life than work指“生活的意义不仅是工作”。
15.
A.guarantee
B.lead
C.result
D.assure
A B C D
C
[解析] 固定搭配题。本题的关键是空格后的介词in，四个选项中只有result能与in搭配，意思是“导致，带来”，result in cash profit指“带来经济利益”。guarantee意为“保证，担保”，是及物动词；lead作不及物动词时与介词to搭配，意为“导致，引起”；assure意为“使确信，保证”，是及物动词。
16.
A.richness
B.variety
C.treasury
D.wealth
A B C D
D
[解析] 名词辨析题。句中的but at least提示，本题答案应该与上文cash profit照应，所以只有wealth (财富)符合。richness意为“富有，丰富”；variety意为“多样性”；treasury意为“国库”。
17.
A.to
B.with
C.for
D.on
A B C D
A
[解析] 固定搭配题。本题测试形容词与介词的搭配，be immune to是固定搭配，意为“免疫的，不受影响的，豁免的”。此处immune to fluctuations of Dow Jones average意思是“不受道琼斯指数的影响”。
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Moral Cultivation in Higher Education. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 加强高等教育中德育的重要性 2. 如何才能提高大学生的德育品质
Moral Cultivation in Higher Education
[参考范文一]
Moral Cultivation in Higher Education
Today, it is a major concern as to how to improve the students' qualities in the course of their higher education. China, like many other countries in the world, adapts written or oral examination as the only way to measure a student's schoolwork. However, focusing too much on high marks, college students bred in such an atmosphere may turn out to be graduates with flaws in character. No matter how well they do in their schoolwork, some of them are fascinated only with their own interests and work every way to climb to power, usually ending up corrupt officials or even criminals. Therefore, some standards should be drawn up to judge a student's moral performance, to which more, or at least equal significance must be attached in evaluating his or her growth. With education on all sides being enforced, our young college students will grow up to be qualified not only in their fields, more importantly, in moral cultivation. [参考范文二]
Moral Cultivation in Higher Education
Can a college student with perfect academic records be a qualified candidate for the current society? The answer to the question has changed from yes to no. The practice of measuring a student' s schoolwork by his or her academic performance has worked well in the se- lection of talents and helped a lot in the promotion of China' s science and economy. However, some problems have arisen along with it. Some students who concentrate excessively on high marks neglect their character cultivation. Consequently, their academic performance and moral performance are severely off balance. Although they are excellent in schoolwork, they are too self-centered, which will develop into selfishness and indifference towards the whole society. So it is plain that some moral standards should be set to judge a student' s performance and moral cultivation should be laid sufficient stress on college students.
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