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, and 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: Lately, I've been so forgetful. I can't seem to remember anything! W: Really? Maybe you should walk to school via a different street. That might jumpstart your brain. M: Why is that? W: Well, sometimes doing regular activities in a slightly different way can help to re-activate old memory pathways in our brain, or even build new ones. Question: What does the woman suggest the man do to strengthen his memory? [解析] 题目问女士建议男士做些什么来增强他的记忆力。对话中,男士提到自己最近很健忘,好像什么事都记不住。女士提到“Maybe you should walk to school via a different street”,即走不同的路线到学校,故选B。
2.
A.It's a fitness activity.
B.It's an app for online shopping.
C.It's an online crime.
D.It's a nickname of websurfers.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: Hey, Amy. Have you heard about phishing? W: Of course I have! My dad goes fishing every weekend! We live by a lake. M: No, I mean p-h-i-s-h-i-n-g. It's a kind of cyber-crime. Dishonest people imitate famous websites to steal money from websurfers. Question: What does phishing mean according to the man? [解析] 题目问依男士看来,什么是网络诈骗。对话最后,男士向女士解释道“It's a kind of cyber-crime. Dishonest people imitate famous websites to steal money from websurfers”,即这是一种网络犯罪,骗子伪造知名网站从网民那里骗取财物,所以phishing是一种网络诈骗,故选C。
3.
A.In a restaurant.
B.In his office.
C.On the street.
D.On a plane.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] M: Mum! I can't tell you how glad I am to be home. I had a horrible flight. W: What happened? And why do you have that big stain on your shirt? M: The flight attendant was reaching to serve a drink to the man sitting next to me, and suddenly there's a turbulence and she spilled it all over me. Question: Where did the man get the stain on his shirt? [解析] 题目问男士衬衫上的污渍是从哪里来的。对话的最后,男士告诉自己的妈妈,空姐正伸手给坐在自己旁边的男士提供饮料,突然一股湍流,空姐将饮料洒到了自己身上。由此可见,男士的衬衫是在飞机上弄脏的,故选D。
4.
A.A new job.
B.A compatible roommate.
C.A suitable apartment.
D.A street map.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: Hi Jasmine, it's nice to meet you. I hear that you're looking for an apartment, and I just rented a two-bedroom downtown. I'm looking for a compatible roommate. W: Great, I'm looking for a place right in that area. Your apartment sounds ideal. M: Alright. So tell me, how would you describe yourself? Question: What is the woman looking for? [解析] 题目问女士正在找什么。对话中,男士听说女士正在找公寓,而男士在市区租了一个两室的公寓,正在找室友。女士提到自己刚好也要在市区找公寓,听起来是一个不错的选择,故选C。
5.
A.She won a big prize last year.
B.She set up a college in her hometown.
C.She made donation to several charities.
D.She signed a body donation agreement.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: I really respect the old man for donating all he has to a college in his hometown. W: That reminds me of my grandma. She passed away last year and she donated all her money to several charities. M: Your family might have been disappointed. W: No, quite the contrary. My family is really proud of her. Question: Why is the woman's family proud of her grandma? [解析] 题目问为什么女士的家人为她的奶奶感到骄傲。对话中,女士提到她的奶奶去年去世,向几家慈善机构捐赠了所有的钱,随后女士提到“My family is really proud of her”,即全家人都为此感到骄傲,故选C。
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. Patty has won a scholarship for her tuition and she only has to pay for her living on campus.
对 错
B
[听力原文] M: So Patty, are you planning to live on campus this year, or are you going to go for an apartment? W: Well, housing is included in my scholarship, so I have to live on campus. The food is lousy, but there are other things I like about living on campus. M: What are the good things about living in a college dorm? W: There're lots of advantages to live in the dorms. For example, I like studying and hanging out with my floormates. We all go out to parties together, M: Wow, it sounds like the people in your dorm are pretty close. W: Yeah, we really are. I love the dorm because I can make friends that last all through college. How about you, Eric? Are you living on campus? M: Right now I live in an apartment off campus. I didn't like living on campus because the people in my dorm were always studying, with their doors closed. It wasn't much fun. W: That's too bad. It sounds like the people in your dorm weren't as close as the people in my dorm. M: No, you're right. Living off campus is OK, but I feel like I miss out on all of' the fun stuff that happens on campus. W: Have you ever thought of joining a fraternity? I hear that all the brothers in the fraternity houses are really close. M: Yeah, I've thought about joining one. But the fraternity houses are just so dirty! I'm not sure I could take it. [解析] 题目意为:帕蒂为她的学费赢得了奖学金,她只需支付在住校的费用。对话中,女士提到“housing is included in my scholarship, so I have to live on campus”,由此可知,帕蒂的奖学金包括住宿费,她无须支付住校的费用。因此该说法错误。
2. Patty gets along with her floormates and they go out to parties together.
3. Eric doesn't live on campus because he doesn't like the atmosphere in his previous dorm on campus.
对 错
A
[解析] 题目意为:埃里克不在学校住,因为他不喜欢他以前在学校宿舍里的氛围。对话中,男士提到“I live in an apartment off campus. I didn't like living on campus because the people in my dorm were always studying, with their doors closed. It wasn't much fun”,即男士在校外住,他不喜欢在学校住是因为自己宿舍的人总是关起宿舍门学习,这让他感到无趣。因此该说法正确。
4. Although living off campus, Eric sill misses his floormates on campus.
对 错
B
[解析] 题目意为:尽管埃里克不在学校住,但是他还是很想念学校的室友。对话中,男士提到“Living off campus is OK, but I feel like I miss out on all of the fun stuff that happens on campus”,即男士认为在校园外生活是可以的,但觉得自己错过了校园里发生的所有有趣的事情。因此该说法错误。
5. Eric doesn't want to join a fraternity because he thinks the fraternity houses are very dirty.
对 错
A
[解析] 题目意为:埃里克不想加入兄弟会,因为他认为兄弟会的房子很脏。对话最后,男士提到“I've thought about joining one. But the fraternity houses are just so dirty! I'm not sure I could take it”,即他有想过加入一个兄弟会,但兄弟会的房子很脏,他不确定自己能否接受它。因此该说法正确。
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.
[听力原文] M: Hello and welcome to Language Cafe. My name is Carl! Hey, Jody, I've heard you've been learning Chinese for a while. Can you say something about your learning, like why you learn it and whether you've met any difficulties? W: Actually I start.ed studying Chinese when I arrived in China. I didn't know any Chinese before that time, Carl. I arrived in Shanghai when I was 21 years old, not speaking any Chinese. And I arrived at the train station at 3 o'clock in the morning surrounded by people who didn't speak my language. And I can tell you it was a little frightening. So, I did the only thing I knew...l sang a song, "Rain drops Keep Falling on My Head". And everyone started laughing and it made the situation better. Actually, one of my friends said that he began studying in college while he was in the United States. I did not do that. I got a scholarship to leave the country and go to China and study, and I took advantage of it. I really wanted to go abroad to study and China seemed like the most foreign place on the planet. M: Two of the most challenging things when y-ou study Chinese, in particular, are the tones and the characters. I think that's just extremely difficult. And it was frustrating to be teaching...teaching kindergarten kids and realizing that their reading was much better than mine. W: Oh, definitely. The tones and the characters, yes, they're so difficult. We're just not used to them. We're not used to the strict tonal aspect of Chinese. M: The best thing to do when you're learning Chinese is to be around a lot of four-year-olds. And the reason I say that is because their level of Chinese and yours are at the very beginning quite similar. You can have these great conversations like "I'm hungry!" "I like blue." "I want the ball!" And so, I thought it was great to be able to do that...very simple Chinese expressions with four and five-year-olds. W: Yeah. I didn't teach small children. I taught university students and we mostly used English. But I did have the opportunity to make friends with students in the music department and I learned several Chinese pop songs and I was able to perform with them and sing Chinese songs at concerts. And when you're a foreigner living in China you get asked to do television commercials and acting shows. M: Not only the language, but most importantly, the culture and how people live their lives and make a living and have fun. [解析] 题目问为什么朱迪开始学习汉语。对话中,女士提到自己是到中国之后学习的汉语,随后提到“I got a scholarship to leave the country and go to China and study”,即女士取得奖学金,到中国学习,故选B。
2. What was the first thing Jody did when she arrived in Shanghai? ______
A.She sang an English song to cheer herself up.
B.She bought an umbrella to keep from the rain.
C.She tried to ask the way to her university.
D.She found a place to stay for the night.
A B C D
A
[解析] 题目问当朱迪到达上海后做的第一件事是什么。对话中,女士提到自己在凌晨3点到达上海火车站,做的唯一一件事是唱了一首英文歌“Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”,故选A。
3. What did Carl find most challenging in learning Chinese? ______
A.Pronunciation and word formation.
B.Reading and writing.
C.Tones and characters.
D.Words and phrases.
A B C D
C
[解析] 题目问卡尔认为在学习汉语过程中最具挑战性的事是什么。对话中,男士提到“Two of the most challenging things when you study Chinese, in particular, are the tones and the characters”即学习汉语最具挑战性的两件事是音调和汉字,故选C。
4. Why did Carl feel frustrated when teaching kindergarten kids? ______
A.He didn't know how to deal with the kids.
B.The kids were noisy and made fun of him.
C.He couldn't communicate with the kids.
D.The kids were better than him in reading.
A B C D
D
[解析] 题目问为什么卡尔在教幼儿园的孩子时感到沮丧。对话中,男士提到“it was frustrating to be teaching...teaching kindergarten kids and realizing that their reading was much better than mine”由此可见,男士在教幼儿园的孩子时感到沮丧的原因是自己意识到幼儿园孩子的阅读能力比自己好,故选D。
5. How did Jody improve her Chinese? ______
A.She made friends with her students of music and learned Chinese songs.
B.She taught university students and communicated with them in Chinese.
C.She often visited kindergartens and talked with the small kids there.
D.She joined a number of student clubs to mix with Chinese students.
Section C In this section, you will hear five short news 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 did the scientists find about the blue whale? ______
A.It is now on the verge of extinction.
B.Its heart rate can be measured very accurately.
C.Its heart rate slows down when it is underwater.
D.It is the world's largest living mammal.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] For the first time ever, scientists have recorded the heart rate of the world's largest creature: the blue whale. To get this reading, they attached an electrocardiogram device to the body of a whale. They found that the mammal's heart rate can slow to just two beats a minute as the animal searches for food below the surface of the ocean. The highest heart rate they recorded was 37 beats a minute after the whale returned to the surface for air. [解析] 题目问关于蓝鲸,科学家们发现了什么。新闻开头提到科学家有史以来第一次记录到了世界上最大的生物——蓝鲸的心率。“They found that the mammal's heart rate can slow to just two beats a minute as the animal searches for food below the surface of the ocean”,即科学家发现当蓝鲸在海面以下寻找食物时,它的心率可以减慢到每分钟两次。由此可见,当蓝鲸在水下的时候,它的心率减慢,故选C。
2. What has caused the climate emergency according to the report? ______
A.The extinction of many species.
B.Human activities.
C.The increased number of sunspots.
D.Earth's evolution.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] More than 11,000 scientists are warning that the Earth, in their words, "clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency." The scientists represent several fields of study and come from 150 countries around the world. They approved a report that appeared in the publication Bioscience earlier this month. It warns that the world would face "untold human suffering" if it does not make deep and lasting shifts in human activities that influence climate change. [解析] 题目问根据报道,是什么导致了气候紧急情况。新闻最后提到“It warns that the world would face 'untold human suffering' if it does not make deep and lasting shifts in human activities that influence climate change”,即科学家们发出警告,表示如果不深刻和持久地改变影响气候变化的人类活动,世界将面临“无尽的人类痛苦”。由此可见,人类活动造成了气候紧急情况,故选B。
3. What does the news report about the newly developed batteries? ______
A.They are environmentally friendly.
B.They speed up electronic operations.
C.They can be recharged in a short time.
D.They are light and serve multipurposes.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] Three men who made rechargeable lithium-ion batteries possible have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Sara Snogerup Linse is a member of the Nobel committee for chemistry. She said the three men "developed lightweight batteries...useful in many applications—truly portable electronics: mobilephones, pacemakers, and long-distance electric cars." The invention of the lithium-ion battery has had a deep influence on modern life. It has made listening to music, watching television and communicating on electric devices something that can be done almost anywhere. [解析] 题目问关于新开发的电池,新闻报道了什么。新闻中提到“developed lightweight batteries...useful in many applications—truly portable electronics: mobilephones, pacemakers, and long-distance electric cars. The invention of the lithium-ion battery has had a deep influence on modern life”由此可见,这款新电池质量轻,应用于许多便携的电子产品应用,如手机、心脏起搏器、长途电动汽车,这种锂离子电池对现代生活有很大的影响,故选D。
4. What is the message conveyed in the UN scientific report? ______
A.Climate change is causing worsening global food shortages.
B.Climate change has raised people's environmental awareness.
C.Food safety is causing global concern.
D.Farmland is fast shrinking worldwide.
A B C D
A
[听力原文] A new United Nations scientific report says chat human-caused climate change is greatly reducing land quality worldwide. It also warns that the way humans use land is causing the Earth's atmosphere to warm faster and could harm food production. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest report on Thursday. It examines the relationship between climate change and land use, agriculture and food security. The report. notes that the effects of climate change are already making food more costly and less nutritious and are worsening food shortages. [解析] 题目问联合国科学报告中传达的信息是什么。新闻最后提到“The report notes that the effects of climate change are already making food more costly and less nutritious and are worsening food shortages”,即联合国科学报告指出,气候变化的影响已经使粮食成本更高,营养更差,而且正在加剧粮食短缺,故选A。
5. Why is Baishui Glacier called the Third Pole? ______
A.Its melting speed ranks third in the world.
B.It is located in the world's highest region.
C.It is huge in area and holds the world's third largest collection of ice.
D.Its seasonal glacier melts are able to feed three largest rivers in Asia.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Scientists say it is one of the world's fastest-melting glaciers. The huge body of ice is in the southeastern edge of a Central Asian region called the Third Pole. It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world's third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland. Third Pole glaciers are critical to billions of people from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Seasonal glacier melts feed Asia's 10 largest rivers, including the Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, and Ganges. [解析] 题目问为什么白水冰川被称为第三极。新闻中提到“The huge body of ice is in the southeastern edge of a Central Asian region called the Third Pole. It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world's third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland”,即位于中亚地区的东南边缘的巨大冰体被称为第三极。白水冰川的面积约为450万平方千米,拥有仅次于南极和格陵兰岛的世界第三大冰藏,故选C。
Section D In this section, you will hear two short passages. The passages will be read only once. After each passage, there will be a one-minute 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. Chinese people start their preparations for the Spring Festival more than 20 days ahead. The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year 1 Jan 2. Three major customs on Laba are ancestor worship, eating Laba rice porridge and making Laba garlic.
Ancestor worship: At the end of the year, working people get more free time to 2 the sacrifice to the ancestors. The reason the 12th lunar month is called la yue has a lot to do with the custom of sacrifice. First, the worship of ancestors, called ¨腊" in Chinese, and the sacrifice for the gods, called "蜡", both frequently took place in the 12th month, which 3 the traditional name of the month: la yue. Second, winter is the slack season for farmers so they have time to find things to burn in the sacrifice. Laba rice porridge: There are several legends about the origin of porridge eating on Laba: Some claim it is of Buddhist origin; some say the porridge, made of red beans, can exorcize evil from children. Others say the porridge is 4 a poor couple. The custom of porridge eating has been well known throughout history, from the royal court to common people. The most "authentic" porridge was made in northern China, especially Beiping, today's Beijing. The 5 of the Laba porridge are rice and sticky rice; people also add sugar, red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, longans, hazelnuts, raisins, red beans, peanuts, water caltrops, roseleaf and other various materials to make the porridge special.
[听力原文] Chinese people start their preparations for the Spring Festival more than 20 days ahead. The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Jan 2. Three major customs on Laba are ancestor worship, eating Laba rice porridge and making Laba garlic. Ancestor worship: At the end of the year, working people get more free time to prepare for the sacrifice to the ancestors. The reason the 12th lunar month is called la yue has a lot to do with the custom of sacrifice. First, the worship of ancestors, called ¨腊" in Chinese, and the sacrifice for the gods, called "腊", both frequently took place in the 12th month, which led to the traditional name of the month: la yue. Second, winter is the slack season for farmers so they have time to find things to burn in the sacrifice. Laba rice porridge: There are several legends about the origin of porridge eating on Laba: Some claim it is of Buddhist origin; some say the porridge, made of red beans, can exorcize evil from children. Others say the porridge is in memory of a poor couple. The custom of porridge eating has been well known throughout history, from the royal court to common people. The most "authentic" porridge was made in northern China, especially Beiping, today's Beijing. The main ingredients of the Laba porridge are rice and sticky rice; people also add sugar, red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, longans, hazelnuts, raisins, red beans, peanuts, water caltrops, roseleaf and other various materials to make the porridge special. [解析] 听力材料提到“The Laba this year falls on Jan 2”,即今年的腊八节是1月2日。因此本空填falls on。
2.
prepare for
[解析] 听力材料提到“At the end of the year, working people get more free time to prepare for the sacrifice to the ancestors”,即到年底,劳动者有更多的空闲时间来为祭祀祖先做准备。因此本空填prepare for。
3.
led to
[解析] 听力材料提到“First, the worship of ancestors, called '腊' in Chinese, and the sacrifice for the gods, called '腊', both frequently took place in the 12th month, which led to the traditional name of the month: la yue”,即对祖先的尊崇在中文中被称为“腊”,而对众神的祭祀被称为“腊”,这两者都经常在第12个月发生,因此产生了该月的传统名称:la yue。因此本空填led to。
4.
in memory of
[解析] 听力材料提到“Others say the porridge is in memory of a poor couple”,即还有人说粥是为了纪念一对可怜的夫妻。因此本空填in memory of。
5.
main ingredients
[解析] 听力材料提到“The main ingredients of the Laba porridge are rice and sticky rice”,即腊八粥的主要配料是大米和糯米。因此本空填main ingredients。
Summary Listen to the passage. For questions 26—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank. Rainforests make up about six percent of the Earth's surface and they are very important to us. They provide us with much of the Earth's oxygen and 1 . Also, many of the 2 we use to fight disease are made from rainforest plants. Most of the creatures on the Earth, and foods that we eat, come from rainforests as well. Unfortunately, rainforests are 3 . They are being 4 so that farmers can grow crops or raise cattle. Problems resulting from the destruction of rainforests include more 5 , less oxygen, and fewer species of animals.
[听力原文] A tropical rainforest is a special, dark place completely different from anywhere else. It is a place where the trees grow very tall. Millions of kinds of animals, insects, and plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in the rainforest. It rains a lot in the rainforest, but sometimes you don't know it's raining. The trees grow so closely together that rain doesn't always reach the ground. Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface, about six percent. They are found in tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in South America. Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the "lungs of our planet" because it produces twenty percent of the world's oxygen. One fifth of the world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the world's species of animals, plants, and insects live in the Earth's rainforests. Eighty percent of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. For example, pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all came from rainforests. Twenty-five percent of the drugs we take when we are sick are made from plants that grow only in rainforests. With all the good things we get from rainforests, it's surprising to find that we are destroying them. In fact, 1.5 acres of rainforests disappear every second. The forests are being cut down to make fields for cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with losing countless valuable species, the destruction of rainforests creates many problems worldwide. Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen for the world. [解析] 听力材料提到“the Amazon Rainforest is called the 'lungs of our planet' because it produces twenty percent of the world's oxygen. One fifth of the world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforests”,即亚马逊雨林之所以被称为“地球的肺”,是因为它产生了世界上20%的氧气。亚马逊雨林包含世界上五分之一的淡水。因此本空填fresh water。
2.
drugs
[解析] 听力材料提到“Twenty-five percent of the drugs we take when we are sick are made from plants that grow only in rainforests”,即我们生病时服用的药物中有25%来自仅生长在热带雨林中的植物。因此本空填drugs。
3.
disappearing
[解析] 听力材料提到“With all the good things we get from rainforests, it's surprising to find that we are destroying them. In fact, 1.5 acres of rainforests disappear ever second”,即我们从雨林中获得了所有美好的事物,令人惊讶的发现是我们正在摧毁它们。实际上,每秒有1.5英亩的雨林消失。由此可见,热带雨林正在消失。因此本空填disappearing。
4.
cut down
[解析] 听力材料提到“The forests are being cut down to make fields for cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms”,即为了建立奶牛场,收割植物以及为农场开垦土地,森林正在被砍伐。因此本空填cut down。
5.
pollution
[解析] 听力材料提到“Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen for the world”,即热带雨林的破坏带来的问题有:造成世界上产生更多的污染,更少的雨水和更少的氧气。因此本空填pollution。
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary ﹠ Grammar There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. There was a beautiful Mozart concert on the Internet ______ six o'clock ______ a quarter past eight.
11. I don't think I can afford to buy the latest Playstation. It ______.
A.costs an arm and a leg
B.gets the wrong end of the stick
C.puts my foot in it
D.shows my true colours
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:我想我买不起最新的PS游戏机。这要花一大笔钱。get the wrong end of the stick“错误地理解了某事”,put one's foot in it“(在语言或行为上)使人尴尬;说错话”,show one's true colours“露出真面目”,均不符合题意,故排除。cost an arm and a leg“需要花费很多的钱;价钱非常昂贵”,符合题意,故选A。
12. ______ we might go and ______ we might do, we should bear in mind the people's interests.
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. 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. When children—and older people who should know better—think of pirates, they think of storybook characters. The most fa 1 of these are Long John Silver in Treasure Island and Captain Hook in Peter Pan. These and other pirates sailed the seas in sailing ships and their flag was the "skull and crossbones." They robbed other ships and led exciting and 2 (adventure) lives. They lived more than a hundred years ago and, although they were notorious, they were not completely wicked. This is the 3 (real) idea of pirates. The truth is very different. First, most pirates bore no res 4 to the storybook characters. They didn't just rob other ships—they were murderers of the worst kind who killed for no rea 5 . Second, pirates are not a thing of the past. There are probably as many—if not more-pirates on the seas today as there were in the past. Nowadays, however, they neither travel in sailing ships nor use swords. Modern pirates use fast motorboats and have machine guns and other wea 6 , which they use to kill the sailors and passengers on the ships that they attack. While pirates in history were usually caught and punished, most modern pirates are ne 7 caught because they are fast and there are too many of them.
Modern piracy is so serious that American sailing magazines urge their readers to take guns with them—the bigger, the 8 . They also advise them to have the most modern radios. Because many people have had problems with pirates, they don't talk about the fish that they have caught or the 9 (excite) of sailing anymore. They talk about machine guns and bullets and their escapes from pirate attacks. When we, therefore, think of pirates, we should not have rom 10 ideas. We should remember that they are really some of the most dangerous and wicked men in the history of sea travel.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension There are three passages in this part. 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 Autumn is traditionally a time for fun and festivities in many cultures. In Germany, for almost two centuries the citizens of Bavaria have had Oktoberfest, a festival for eating, drinking, wearing costumes and enjoying the season. The first Oktoberfest began in 1810 when Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Prince organized a five-day festival to commemorate the event. Today the festival lasts almost 18 days and starts in September when the weather is best. It always takes place in Munich, the capital of Bavaria.
Oktoberfest has many festivities, but it is most famous for food. Food is a central part of the celebration. Bavarian food is unique and includes specialties like sausage, hendl (chicken), kasespatzle (cheese noodles), sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) and oxtails. The crowds eat an amazing amount of food during Oktoberfest. Almost 220,000 pairs of sausages, 460,000 chickens and 88 oxen are eaten every year. The breweries also sell 30 percent of their yearly beer production. There is a lot more to do than just eat and drink, however, and people of all ages take part in the festivities. The costume parade is an important part of the celebration. It is led by the Munich child, a child dressed in a long black coat with a pointed hood. This symbol is on the Munich coat of arms. Behind the Munich child, a crowd of about 8,000 people walk, dressed in elaborate costumes. Many of the costumes are traditional Bavarian clothes such as men's Lederhosen and women's Dirndl. But sometimes people wear more unique outfits. Traditional music is played as well as Schlager, German popular music. Exciting music and dancing along with good food and drink have made Oktoberfest one of the most popular celebrations in all of Germany for almost two centuries. The festival is so popular, in fact, that many people who once lived in Bavaria or even just visited want to create Oktoberfest in their community. Today Oktoberfest is celebrated in many cities outside of Munich as well. Most Oktoberfests celebrated in the US, Canada and Brazil were started by German immigrants. However, in Australia, many universities celebrate Oktoberfest so their students can experience the exciting festival every year. Fill in the blanks below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank. Unique Bavarian food: →specialties: 1 , chicken, cheese noodles, fermented cabbage and oxtails Costume parade: →led by 2 dressed in a long black coat with a pointed hood →a crowd of people walk behind, dressed in 3 Music and dancing: →people enjoy traditional music and dancing along with 4 →have made the festival one of the 5
1.
sausage
[解析] 由文章第三段第三句“Bavarian food is unique and includes specialties like sausage, hendl(chicken), kasespatzle (cheese noodles), sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) and oxtails”可知,巴伐利亚的特色菜有香肠、鸡肉、芝士面、酸菜和牛尾等。因此该空应填入 sausage。 在许多传统文化中,秋天都是娱乐和庆祝的季节。在德国,差不多两个世纪以来,巴伐利亚州的市民都过啤酒节,在啤酒节上,人们纵情吃喝,穿着华丽,欣赏秋日美景。 第一届啤酒节始于1810年,当时巴伐利亚王储路德维希迎娶了公主泰蕾兹·萨克森一希尔德伯格豪森为妻。王储组织了一个为期五天的节日来纪念这一事件。如今,这个节日持续将近18天,从天气最好的九月开始。啤酒节一般在巴伐利亚州的首府慕尼黑举行。 啤酒节有许多庆祝活动,但它以美食而享誉天下。食物是庆祝活动的核心部分。巴伐利亚的食物很独特,包括香肠、鸡肉、芝士面、酸菜和牛尾等特色菜。啤酒节期间,人们会吃掉大量的食物。每年差不多要吃掉22万对香肠,46万只鸡和88头牛。啤酒厂卖出的啤酒量也占其年产量的30%。 然而,除了吃喝,还有很多事情要做,不同年龄段的人都参加庆祝活动。盛装游行是庆典的一个重要组成部分。领头的是一个慕尼黑小孩,他穿着黑色长外套,戴着尖头兜帽。这是慕尼黑盾徽上的符号。在这个慕尼黑小孩的身后,有大约8000人穿着精致的服装游行。许多服装都是传统的巴伐利亚服装,如男式皮短裤和女式直筒裙。但有时人们会穿更独特的服装。传统音乐和德国流行音乐施拉格一同被演奏。激动人心的音乐、舞蹈以及美味的食物和饮料使啤酒节成为近两个世纪以来全德国最受欢迎的庆典之一。 事实上,这个节日如此受欢迎,以至于许多曾经在巴伐利亚居住过的人甚至只是去过那里的人都想自己居住的社区举办啤酒节。如今,慕尼黑以外的许多城市也庆祝啤酒节。美国、加拿大和巴西的大多数啤酒节都是由德国移民发起的。然而,在澳大利亚,许多大学庆祝啤酒节,这样他们的学生每年都可以体验这个激动人心的节日。
2.
the Munich child
[解析] 由文章第四段第三句“It is led by the Munich child, a child dressed in a long black coat with a pointed hood”可知,领头的是一个慕尼黑小孩。因此该空应填入the Munich child。
3.
elaborate costumes
[解析] 由文章第四段第五句“Behind the Munich child, a crowd of about 8,000 people walk, dressed in elaborate costumes”可知,在慕尼黑小孩的身后,大约有8000人穿着精致的服装游行。因此该空应填入elaborate costumes。
4.
food and drink
[解析] 由文章第四段最后一句“Exciting music and dancing along with good food and drink have made Oktoberfest one of the most popular celebrations in all of Germany for almost two centuries”可知,激动人心的音乐、舞蹈以及美味的食物和饮料使啤酒节成为近两个世纪以来全德国最受欢迎的庆典之一。因此该空应填入food and drink。
5.
most popular celebrations
[解析] 由文章第四段最后一句“Exciting music and dancing along with good food and drink have made Oktoberfest one of the most popular celebrations in all of Germany for almost two centuries”可知,激动人心的音乐、舞蹈以及美味的食物和饮料使啤酒节成为近两个世纪以来全德国最受欢迎的庆典之一。因此该空应填入most popular celebrations。
Section B Suppose you were travelling to Southeast Asia on a cruise ship. You had saved up your allowance for more than a year for the trip. You were excited and had a fresh determination to see and learn a lot on the trip by yourself. One night on the ship, the deck suddenly became noisy. When you went to the deck, smoke started to come out of the engine room and a fire started spreading. The cruise ship was in serious danger. You hurriedly jumped off the deck and got in a lifeboat. Unfortunately, the lifeboat capsized and you strived not to drown, but eventually lost consciousness. When you slowly came to the next morning, you found yourself on a desert island. Could you survive on the desert island? You felt so thirsty as soon as you woke up. Is it OK to drink sea water? Of course not. There is a difference between the thickness of sea water and that of human blood. Actually sea water is much thicker than human blood. If a man drinks sea water, the body requires even more fresh water than usual to return to its normal state. This is why you grow thirsty when drinking sea water. There is usually water if you dig in a dry ravine (山沟). Sand and gavel are good at holding rainwater, so it is easier to find groundwater than it seems. Also, digging at places where there are random patches of grass also produces water. However, if it is dirty water that cannot be used for drinking, it must be filtered. You may filter the water by using pebbles and sand. Or you can distill fresh water from sea water. After drinking water, you feel that you need a fire. How can you make a fire? A fire is very difficult to make in nature. It takes a lot of practice. You cannot expect to come across a spontaneous fire in nature. You can use either solar energy or friction. You must use a magnifying glass or a convex lens of binoculars to use solar energy. If you don't have either, a plastic bag holding water or a clear glass container filled with water will work. Making a fire by friction in not easy. It takes a lot of patience. To be rescued, you should write "SOS" in big letters with rocks on the beach and also light a fire. There is an international regulation for the rescue fire you light when shipwrecked. If you draw a large triangle on the ground, then light a fire at each point, it becomes the "3 point fire" that the International Civil Aviation Organization has chosen as the emergency rescue signal. During the day it is more effective to use smoke than fire. You can make thick smoke by burning fresh wood or green leaves.
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
1. How did the author prepare for the trip?
He saved up his allowance for more than a year.
[解析] 题目问作者是如何为旅行做准备的。根据题目定位至文章第一段第二句“You had saved up your allowance for more than a year for the trip”,即作者已经为这次旅行存了一年多的零用钱。 假设你要乘游轮去东南亚旅行。为了这次的旅行,你存了一年多的零用钱。你很兴奋,充满决心,要在旅途中看到并学习很多东西。一天晚上,在船上,甲板突然变得嘈杂起来。当你走到甲板上时,引擎舱里开始冒出浓烟,火势开始蔓延。这艘游轮处于严重的危险之中。你赶紧跳下甲板上了救生艇。不幸的是,救生艇倾覆了,你努力避免溺水,但最终失去了知觉。当你第二天早晨慢慢清醒过来时,你发现自己在一个荒岛上。你能在荒岛上生存下来吗? 你一醒来就觉得很渴。喝海水可以吗?当然不行。海水的密度和人体血液的密度是有区别的。其实海水密度远远高于人的血液密度。如果喝海水,人体需要比平时更多的淡水来恢复正常状态。这就是喝海水人会变得更渴的原因。 如果你在干涸的山沟里往下挖,通常会找到水源。沙子和砾石能很好地储存雨水,所以找地下水比看起来容易。此外,在有乱草的地方挖掘也会找到水。但是,如果是不能饮用的脏水,就需要进行过滤。你可以用鹅卵石和沙子来过滤水。你也可以从海水中提取出淡水。 喝完水后,你觉得需要生火。你怎样才能生火?在大自然中生火很困难。这需要大量的练习。你不能指望在自然界遇到野火。你可以利用太阳能,也可以利用摩擦生火。你必须使用放大镜或双筒望远镜中的凸透镜来利用太阳能。如果你两者都没有,装水的塑料袋或装满水的透明玻璃容器也可以派上用场。通过摩擦生火并非易事。这需要很大的耐心。 要想得到救援,你应该用沙滩上的石头写大大的字母“SOS”,还要生一堆火。当你遇到海难时,点燃救援之火有一个国际规则。如果你在地上画一个大的三角形,然后在三角形的每一个角上点燃一把火,就变成了国际民航组织规定的紧急救援信号,即“三堆火”。白天用烟比用火更有效。你可以通过燃烧新鲜的木头或绿叶来制造浓烟。
2. Why does one grow thirsty when drinking sea water?
Because the body requires even more fresh Water than usual to return to its normal state.
[解析] 题目问为什么人喝海水会变得更渴。根据题目定位至文章第二段最后两句“If a man drinks sea water, the body require even more fresh water than usual to return to its normal state. This is why you grow thirsty when drinking sea water”,即如果喝海水,人体需要比平时更多的淡水来恢复正常状态。这就是喝海水人会变得更渴的原因。
3. What may be used to filter dirty water?
Pebbles and sand.
[解析] 题目问可以用什么来过滤水。根据题目定位至文章第三段倒数第三、第二句“However, if it is dirty water that cannot be used for drinking, it must be filtered. You may filter the water by using pebbles and sand”然而,如果是不能饮用的脏水,就需要进行过滤,可以用鹅卵石和沙子来过滤水。
4. How can one make a fire in nature?
By using either solar energy or friction.
[解析] 题目问在大自然中如何生火。根据题目定位至文章第四段第六句“You can use either solar energy or friction”,即可以利用太阳能或摩擦生火。
5. How can one make an emergency rescue signal by fire?
By drawing a large triangle on the ground and lighting a fire at each point.
[解析] 题目问如何用火来发出紧急救援信号。根据题目定位至文章最后一段第三句“If you draw a large triangle on the ground, then light a fire at each point, it becomes the '3 point fire' that the International Civil Aviation Organization has chosen as the emergency rescue signal”,即在地上画一个大的三角形,然后在三角形的每一个顶点处点燃一把火。
Section C Perhaps almost everyone has an experience of having felt better after listening to good music or singing joyfully. This effect of music is being widely acknowledged and a variety of music is being recommended for stabilizing the psychological states of people. Furthermore, there has been research indicating that listening to music is a very effective way of curing many types of illness. Music therapy means not only listening passively to music but also getting actively involved in such activities as singing, playing instruments, or writing songs. Music not only affects the physiological aspects of people such as blood pressure, heartbeat, and brain waves, but also improves the immune system of cancer patients.
Music has been proven to have a very positive effect on emotionally handicapped children. According to a music therapist, a second grader in elementary school started music therapy in 1994. At the time he started, he couldn't manage even very short eye. contact with his mother, much less with his teacher. His restlessness prevented him from settling down in class. He has received music therapy twice a week for three years and as a result, he is settling in well both school and at home. This music therapy has enabled him to pursue new fields of study which he was not able to attempt before. Music therapy contributes significantly to curing those who suffer from mental disorders, as well as treating emotionally handicapped children. It is being conducted in many other areas of life. Examples include rehabilitating the physically disabled, relieving patients of their pain, soothing ordinary people's emotions and stress, and many more. Many have been experiencing such contributions from music therapy. "My six-year-old son used to be very restless. He had trouble settling down in playroom and at kindergarten. His impatience kept him from getting along with other kids. Since he received art therapy, however, there has been a significant improvement in the range of his vocabulary. His constant restlessness has also been reduced a lot. Art therapy has made it possible for him to be patient enough to wait for his turn in everything," said his mother. Art therapy is no more simply passive than music therapy is. Art activities include completely freestyle drawing and creating some works of art using ordinary objects like threads, clay, even tree leaves, and the like. All such art activities contribute to emotional composure, mental development, and the ability to express oneself.
Art therapy is also used to diagnose a child's psychological state from the pictures drawn by the child and the information is consequently used to treat the child. For instance, the Institute of Human Development and Child Education states that when a child acts abnormally, one can analyze the child's psychological state through pictures. Hence, art therapy is used for curing emotional instability, testing personality, diagnosing psychological problems in people of all ages, and so forth. Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank. Music has the power to stabilize the 1 of people. Music therapy is a treatment using music not only 2 but also actively to cure many types of illness. Similarly, art therapy includes various art activities. It can improve one's 3 . The two kinds of therapy have a few things in common. They both help emotionally handicapped children overcome their problems and cure the many patients of their 4 . On the other hand, their uses are somewhat different in that art therapy can be used for testing personality and for 5 .
1.
psychological states
[解析] 根据题目定位至原文第一段第二句“This effect of music is being widely acknowledged and a variety of music is being recommended for stabilizing the psychological states of people”,即人们正在广泛认可音乐的这种效果,各种各样的音乐被推荐用于稳定人们的心理状态。因此本空填psychological states。 也许几乎每个人都有过这种经历,即听了好听的音乐或者欢快地唱歌之后感到更舒服。人们正在广泛认可音乐的这种效果,各种各样的音乐被推荐用于稳定人们的心理状态。此外,有研究表明,听音乐是治疗多种疾病的一种非常有效的方法。 音乐治疗不仅意味着被动地听音乐,而且意味着积极地参与诸如唱歌、演奏乐器或写歌等活动。音乐不仅在生理方面影响人们的血压、心跳、脑电波等,还能改善癌症患者的免疫系统。 音乐已被证明对有情感障碍的儿童产生非常积极的影响。据一位音乐治疗师说,一名小学二年级的学生在1994年开始接受音乐治疗。在他刚开始接受治疗时,他甚至不能和他的母亲进行极短时间的眼神交流,和他的老师眼神交流更少。他的焦躁不安使他难以在课堂上安定下来。三年来,他每周都接受两次音乐治疗,因此,他在学校和家里都适应得很好。这种音乐疗法使他能够追求以前无法尝试的新的研究领域。 音乐疗法对治愈那些患有精神障碍的人以及有情感障碍的儿童有很大的帮助。生活中的其他许多领域正在利用音乐疗法。例如,为身体残疾者做康复治疗,减轻病人的痛苦,安抚普通人的情绪和压力.以及其他更多领域。许多人都体验过音乐疗法的这种贡献。 “我六岁的儿子以前很不安分。他在游戏室和幼儿园很难安静下来。他的不耐烦使他无法与其他孩子融洽相处。然而,自他接受艺术治疗以来,他的词汇量有了显著的提高。他不断地躁动也减轻了很多。艺术疗法使他有可能有足够的耐心在一切事情上等待。”他的母亲说。 艺术疗法并不比音乐疗法更加被动。艺术活动包括完全自由式的绘画和使用普通物体如线、黏土、甚至树叶等创作一些艺术作品。所有这些艺术活动都有助于平静情绪、发展智力并提高表达自己的能力。 艺术疗法也被用于通过儿童的绘画来诊断他的心理状态,并且利用这些信息来治疗儿童。例如,人类发展和儿童教育研究所指出,当儿童行为异常时,人们可以通过图片来分析儿童的心理状态。因此,艺术疗法被用于治疗情绪不稳定,测试人格,诊断各种年龄段人们的心理问题等。
2.
passively
[解析] 根据题目定位至原文第二段第一句“Music therapy means not only listening passively to music but also getting actively involved in such activities as singing, playing instruments, or writing songs”,即音乐治疗不仅意味着被动地听音乐,而且意味着积极地参与诸如唱歌、演奏乐器或写歌等活动。因此本空填passively。
3.
range of vocabulary
[解析] 根据题目定位至原文第五段第四句“Since he received art therapy, however, there has been a significant improvement in the range of his vocabulary”可知,艺术疗法可以提高人的词汇量。因此本空填range of vocabulary。
4.
mental disorders
[解析] 根据题目定位至原文第四段第一句“Music therapy contributes significantly to curing those who suffer from mental disorders, as well as treating emotionally handicapped children”,即音乐疗法对治愈那些患有精神障碍的人以及情感障碍的儿童有很大的帮助。空格前一句提到这两种疗法有一些共同之处,根据原文内容可知,二者的共同之处是治愈病人的精神障碍。因此本空填mental disorders。
5.
diagnosing psychological problems
[解析] 根据题目定位至原文最后一段最后一句“Hence, art therapy is used for curing emotional instability, testing personality, diagnosing psychological problems in people of all ages, and so forth”,即艺术疗法被用于治疗情绪不稳定,测试人格,诊断各种年龄段人们的心理问题等。因此本空填diagnosing psychological problems。
Part Ⅴ Translation
Section A Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
1. For the past one thousand years or so, a beautiful cultural and artistic flower—Chinese New Year picture—has been blooming in the eastern land of the world. It is a great folk art creation of China, with its influence once extended to some East and South Asian countries and, as early as one hundred years ago, cultural scholars from Europe, America and Japan began to show interest in it and approached it as an object of study.
Section B Translate the following sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. 1 人们很容易陷入这样的思维,觉得一旦把东西扔掉,它就消失了。(get stuck in)针对这样的想法,某机构固体废弃物及再循环部门经理表示:“什么都没有消失”。刚刚扔进垃圾桶的塑料瓶也许离开了我们的视线,但并不意味着它们就消失了。我们往往认为:眼不见,心不烦。 2 实际上就在此时此刻,某个地方的某些人正在处理我们的废弃物。(deal with) 要想处理我们的废弃物及控制我们对环境的影响,有一种方法就是不让废弃材料被填埋或焚烧。 3 只要根据某些废弃材料的成分识别它们的效用,就能轻松做到。(identify)我们还可以评估它们能否被循环再利用。然后将它们放进对应的垃圾桶即可。 大功告成!管好垃圾,处置得当,其实很简单。 花点儿时间想想,你在短短一天之内会产生多少垃圾。比如,你从当地咖啡店里买了一杯咖啡和一块糕点。 4 仅从这一次购物,你就有了纸杯、塑料杯盖,还有保鲜糕点用的塑料袋。(purchase)而且别忘了,你可能还会喝不完咖啡,吃不完糕点。 想想你刚才产生的所有废弃物吧——这还只是一顿饭而已。现在你要问了:“我怎么知道该把什么东西放到哪里去呢?” 5 一开始你可能会觉得这有点麻烦,但是一旦熟悉了规则,你会发现垃圾分类做起来—点儿也不难。(troublesome)
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It's very easy for people to get stuck in the mindset that once they throw something away, it's gone.
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In fact perhaps just at this moment, some people somewhere are dealing with our waste.
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We can easily do this by identifying the effects of certain waste materials based on their composition.
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Just from this one purchase, you already have the paper cup, the plastic lid, and the plastic bag used to keep your cake fresh.
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You may think it's a bit troublesome at first, but once you are familiar with the rules, you'll find it's not difficult at all to do garbage-sorting.
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 answers on the answer sheet. When early explorers sailed round the world, they use the stars to show 1 them their position. Now drivers can use satellite navigation systems, 2 satnavs for short, to tell them their route in exact the same way. The 3 only difference is that satnavs use artificial stars-satellites. There are more then 20 satellites in the Global Positioning System 4 (GPS). the GPS satellites are about 20,000 kilometers on the Earth. 5 They have atomic clocks which tell the time to an accurate of one second 6 in 300,000 years. The satnav compares the positions three or four satellites and works 7 out exactly where it is. It does this several times by a second and is usually 8 accurate to 20 meters anywhere in the world. But the satnav user need to 9 give it accurate informations. Drivers sometimes get lost and end up in the 10 wrong street, the wrong town, or even the wrong country.
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use→used
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√
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exact→exactly
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then→than
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on→above
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accurate→accuracy
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positions ∧ three→of
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by
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need→needs
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informations→information
Part Ⅶ IQ Test There are five IQ test questions in this part. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
1. What kind of history do people often say is the history of Canada?
People often say that the history of Canada is the history of immigration.
2. What do we mean by "Mr. Johnson is a real bear."?
约翰逊的脾气确实坏./Mr. Johnson is really a bad-tempered person.
3. On every birthday since I was born, I have had a cake decorated with the appropriate number of candles. I have blown out 210 candles so far. How old am I?
20 years old.
4. In many countries automobile licence plates take the form shown here: one letter, followed by three numbers, followed by three letters. In a country with the following licence plate, how many different licence plates are possible?
26×10×10×10×26×26×26=456,976,000
5. Which pattern on the right belongs in the group on the left?
A. B. C. D. E.
A B C D E
A
Patr Ⅷ Writing
Section A
1. Write a 120-word report on the number and life of elderly people in China. Write it on the answer sheet.
[范文] The above charts provide us an overall picture of the number and life of elder people in China. As we can see from the first chart, the number of people aged 60 0r above is rising steadily every year. In the meantime, its proportion of China's total population also increases in a steady way and reached 17.9%. This shows that China is facing a serious population aging problem. It can be learned from the pie chart that most people care more about their health and safety, with 230/0 money spend on healthcare, 15% on healthcare productions and 12% on insurance. Judging from the charts, we can draw a conclusion that the number of elder people in China is increasing fast, and we should also pay more attention to their health care.
Section B
1. How did you spend your last Spring Festival? Where did you go and what did you do? Did you enjoy it? What sort of holiday activity would you recommend for your friends or classmates and why? Write at least 180 words to answer these questions and give reasons to your answers. Write the essay on, the answer sheet.
[范文] When it comes to the Spring Festival, people often think of spring couplets and firecrackers first. Although we are not allowed to set off firecrackers, there are still many interesting and meaningful activities for us to celebrate the festival. For my family, the most important part of Spring Festival is to get the whole family together. So when the twelfth lunar month came, all my relatives went back home. On the last day before the New Year, my mother and aunts prepared a variety of delicious dishes. All the family members sat in a circle, talking about their changes that year, and the Spring Festival Gala was shown on the TV. On the morning of the festival, I was asked to wear red clothes all over my body. Adults were busy cleaning the houses, and my cousin and I escaped to the cinema to watch the newest movie. Almost every year we are doing the same things, I'm glad to be together with my family but bored with these activities. So sometimes I'm thinking about celebrating the festival in a new way. Then traveling comes into my mind. Maybe this year, I would take my parents to a warm city and enjoy a relaxing Spring Festival.