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大学六级模拟41

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked. 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.

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A.A sales clerk.
B.A police officer.
C.A tailor.
D.A nurse.

A B C D

[解析]
W: I ripped my jacket last night. Can you mend it?
M: It looks pretty bad. I don't know if I can do it.
W: Can you at least try, please? I really like this jacket.
Q: Who is the woman talking to?

A.By train.
B.She walks.
C.By car.
D.By bus.

A B C D

[解析]
M: How do you usually get to work?
W: I take the bus Monday through Thursday, but my husband always drives me on Fridays.
Q: How does the woman get to work on Fridays?

A.Fish is the only dish left.
B.Chicken is the only dish left.
C.Vegetarian meals are not offered.
D.There aren't any vegetarian meals left.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Would you prefer chicken or fish?
W: Could I have a vegetarian meal?
M: I'm sorry. We no longer serve special meals on domestic flights.
Q: Why can't the woman have a vegetarian meal?

A.He starts work next weekend.
B.He'll be away.
C.He’ll be in the mountains.
D.He's moving to Florida.

A B C D

[解析]
W: The ski season starts next weekend. Would you like to go to the mountains?
M: Next weekend I'll be at my brother's in Florida. What about the following weekend?
W: That sounds fine. I'll give you a call and arrange things.
Q: Why can't the man go skiing next weekend?

A.In an elevator.
B.At a dress store.
C.On the seventh floor.
D.At a department store.

A B C D

[解析]
W: Excuse me, I'm looking for men's socks. Which floor is that?
M: Take the elevator to the seventh floor. That's men's wear.
W: Thank you very much for your help.
Q: Where are the speakers?

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A.They felt it was disorganized.
B.They were pleased with its Asian content.
C.They felt it lacked Asian content.
D.They felt it ignored recent events.

A B C D

[解析]
W: What did you think of the speech?
M: It was well organized but it had hardly any information about recent events in Asia.
W: I agree. It seems as if Asia was ignored.
Q: How do they feel about the speech?

A.He doesn't have enough time.
B.He doesn't have a watch.
C.The library doesn't have the articles he wants.
D.He can't find the library.

A B C D

[解析]
M: What time does the library close?
W: At ten o'clock. You've got about half an hour.
M: I've got to find two more articles. I don't think I'll be able to finish by ten.
Q: What's the man's problem?

A.He wants the woman to dine out with them.
B.He wants to work tomorrow.
C.He wants the woman to finish dinner first.
D.He wants to pay for the dinner.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Gail and I are going out for dinner after work today. Why don't you join us?
W: I'm not sure if I can. I have so much work to do.
M: Please come. I'll help you finish your work tomorrow.
Q: What does the man want?

A.Twice a day.
B.Twice a week.
C.Once a week.
D.Daily.

A B C D

[解析]
M: I really love this place. They always have great dinner specials.
W: Do you know when they are offered?
M: Every Friday and Saturday from 5 to 9.
Q: How often does the restaurant offer its dinner specials?

10.

A.At two o'clock.
B.At four o'clock.
C.At three thirty.
D.At eight o'clock.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Is it too late to have that 4:00 meeting with Ms. Sawyer?
W: You still have 30 minutes. You can make it if you hurry.
M: Call her and tell her that I may be a few minutes late, please.
Q: When is the meeting?

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Although General Motors and General Electric are large multinational companies with operations around the globe, there are numerous smaller companies that engage in international trade. Because 95 percent of the world's population and two-thirds of its (S1) _________ power are located outside the United States, it is important for American (S2) _________to be present in foreign markets. However, before we explain the different methods by which a company may (S3) __________in inter- national trade, we might first consider some important(S4)_________that U.S. companies often fail to study before they sell products in a foreign country. These factors are (S5)________with differences in language, in values and attitudes, and in political (S6)________.
When (S7)_________Coca-Cola into the Chinese market in 1920, the company used a group of Chinese symbols that, when spoken, sounded like Coca-Cola. However, when read, these symbols meant, "a female horse fattened with wax". Upon reentering the Chinese market in the 1970s, Coca-Cola used a series of Chinese (S8)_____________that translates into "happiness in the mouth". (S9)_______ Culture is the total pattern of human behavior that is practiced by a particular group of people. (S10)__________.

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purchasing

[解析]
Although General Motors and General Electric are large multinational companies with operations around the globe, there are numerous smaller companies that engage in international trade. Because 95 percent of the world's population and two-thirds of its (S1)purchasing power are located outside the United States, it is important for American (S2) firms to be present in foreign markets. However, before we explain the different methods by which a company may (S3) engage in international trade, we might first consider some important (S4) factors that U.S. companies often fail to study before they sell products in a foreign country. These factors are (S5) concerned with differences in language, in values and attitudes, and in political (S6) climate.
When (S7) introducing Coca-Cola into the Chinese market in 1920, the company used a group of Chinese symbols that, when spoken, sounded like Coca-Cola. However, when read, these symbols meant, "a female horse fattened with wax". Upon reentering the Chinese market in the 1970s, Coca-Cola used a series of Chinese (S8) characters that translates into "happiness in the mouth". (S9) This critical problem of proper translation is only one of many cultural differences facing American corporations overseas.
Culture is the total pattern of human behavior that is practiced by a particular group of people. (S10) Because of their cultural heritage, businesspeople in each country conduct their business activities differently.

firms

engage

factors

concerned

climate

introducing

characters

This critical problem of proper translation is only one of many cultural differences facing American corporations overseas.

10.

Because of their cultural heritage, businesspersons in each country conduct their business activities differently.

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are four reading 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 center.

Passage One
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on day-time television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk". The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other people's lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the dp- tx)site direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your workweek, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target audience are middle- class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show's exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.

1. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _____.

A.more family-oriented
B.unusually popular
C.more profound
D.relatively formal

A B C D

[解析] 判断题。通读全文，作者反复强调他们的节目都是“standing out above the rest(第一段第三句)” (出类拔萃的)；他们的节目不仅“ruled the talk show circuit for many years now(第六段第一句)”(多年引领着谈话节目)。而且“Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans(第六段第二句)”(迎合不同的观众，都有许多迷恋者)。这些都说明由Jerry Springer和Oprah Winfrey主持的谈话节目特别有名，所以B项是正确答案。A，C和D选项不是两位主持人的节目内容的共同特点。

2. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _____.

A.remain fascinated by them
B.are ready to face up to them
C.remain indifferent to them
D.are willing to get involved in them

A B C D

[解析] 细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句：．．．yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other people's lives．(但是人们还是对其他人生活中的迷惑不解的难处津津乐道)。所以A项是正确答案。B项说观众“挺身而出要改变这种状况”，文章不是这个意思；C项说观众“对这些内容麻木不仁”；D项说观众“愿意参与进去”；也不是文章的原义。均不是答案。

3. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

A.A new type of robot.
B.Racist hatred.
C.Family budget planning.
D.Street violence.

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。文章第二段讲Jerry Springer的谈话节目内容多是"love，sex，cheating，guilt，hate， conflict and morality to a different level"，第三段说Oprah Winfrey的谈话节目集中在改善社会与个人生活质量方面，如“teaching your children responsibility，managing your work week，getting to know your neighbors"等。由此可推知B及D项是Jerry Springer主持的内容。A项属于科技类节目。只有C“家庭收支安排”符合Oprah Winfrey主持的节目的主旨，可能成为该节目的选题。故C是正确答案。

4. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both _____.

A.ironical
B.sensitive
C.instructive
D.cynical

A B C D

[解析] 主旨题。通读全文，我们可以知道，作者的写作意图是表明：这两套节目内容虽大不相同，但却都有教育意义，只不过一个从正面进行教育，另一个从反面材料进行教育。最后文章总结说“Each one caters to a different audience．．．”，故C项正确；A项“讽刺性的”，B项“敏感的”和D项“愤世嫉俗的”都与原文不符。

5. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _____.

A.have monopolized the talk show circuit
B.exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C.appear at different times of the day
D.are targeted at different audiences

A B C D

[解析] 细节题。文章最后一段总结说这两套节目内容和形式“分别针对不同的观众群(Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans”，所以D是正确答案。文章第一段告诉我们这两套节目“standing out above others"，"ruled the talk show circuit for many years now(第六段第一句)”都说明并未"monopolized the talk show circuit"，故A项不对；B项是两套节目的共同特点；C项文章没有提及。

Passage Two
Scientists recently revealed an instinct in women untouched and unaffected by the age of technology. Glancing through glossy art books Lee Salk noticed that four times out of five Mary is depicted holding the infant Jesus against her left breast. The Madonna sparked off (bring into action) a series of experiments and observations to determine on which side women hold their babies and why.
First he determined that modern mothers still tend to hold their baby on the left. Of 255 right- handed mothers, 83 % held the baby on the left. And out of 32 left-handed women, 78 % held the baby on the left. As a control, women were watched emerging from supermarkets carrying baby-sized packages; the bundles were held with no side preference.
Then, dental patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment. The majority clutched the ball to their left side, even when it interfered with the dentist's activities. This suggested that in times of tress objects are held against the left side.
At that point an apparently contradictory phenomenon was observed. A large number of mothers who brought their premature babies to a follow-up clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side.
So, 115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response. The experimenters presented the baby directly to the midline of the mother’s body, and noted how she held the baby. 53 % placed the baby on the left and 47 % on the right. And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth.
The author suggests that the time immediately after birth is a critical period when the stimulus of holding the baby releases a certain maternal response. That is to say, she senses the baby is better off on her left.
Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heart-beat-a sound associated with the security of the womb. in order to discover whether hearing heart has a beneficial effect on the baby, the sound of a human heart-beat was played to 102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days. A control group of babies was not exposed to heart-beats. The babies in the beat group gained markedly more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group.

1. Looking at art books inspired Lee Salk to investigate _____.

A.how different artists painted Mary and Jesus in different ways
B.the way mothers hold their babies
C.the way people hold objects in times of stress
D.what effect heartbeats have on premature babies

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章第一段第二、三句话，Lee Salk在浏览印有彩色照片的亮页纸艺术画册时注意到，在五分之四的画中，圣母玛丽亚怀抱的耶酥是靠在她的左胸上。圣母怀抱耶酥的画像激发了灵感，就妇女将婴儿抱在哪一侧及其原因进行了的观察和试验。由此可见B是正确答案。

2. The experiment on the dental patients holding a rubber ball was to see _____.

A.if the ball would help them overcome their stress
B.if the ball would interfere with the dentist's activities
C.if the ball would help the dentist's treatment on them
D.on which side they held it.

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。根据文中第三段内容可知，让牙科病人抱着橡皮球的目的是想知道在紧张、疼痛的时候人把物品抱在哪一侧。所以D是正确答案。

3. The "apparently contradictory phenomenon" is that _____.

A.mothers of premature babies took their babies to a follow-up clinic
B.all mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their children differently from other mothers
C.The behaviour of mothers of premature babies rejected Lee Salk's theory
D.mothers of premature babies held their babies 9n the correct side

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。阅读第四段内容可知，绝大多数早产婴儿的母亲将孩子抱在右侧，这与Lee Salk的观察结果相反。所以C是正确答案。

4. The time right after birth is of great importance because it is a period when _____.

A.the baby can hear the mother's heartbeat
B.the baby produces a stimulus which the mother response to
C.the baby is separated from the mother
D.the mother's instinctive tendency to hold the baby on the left is brought out

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。根据文中第六段内容，婴儿刚刚离开母体的那段时间是非常重要的，因为这时对母亲来说，要去抱婴儿的动机产生一种特定的母亲做出的反应，这就是说，她感觉到把婴儿抱在左侧会使她更舒服 (．．．the time immediately after birth is a critical period when the stimulus of holding the baby releases a certain maternal response．That is to say，she senses the baby is better off on her left．)故D是正确答案。

5. Salk's experiments proved that _____.

A.mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth
B.mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left
C.mothers tend to hold their babies on the left at times of stress
D.mothers of premature babies have no instinct to hold their babies on the left

A B C D

[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章的叙述顺序是按Lee Salk所进行的观察、实验的时间顺序，因此文中虽然只出现过一次Lee Salk这个名字(在第一段中)，后文中的“he”，“then”，“at that point”，“the author”等词都显示出他在一步步地进行各种实验活动。目的是为了他看画时获得灵感，母亲把初生儿抱在左侧。所以A是正确答案。

Passage Three
To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on "persuasive salesmanship" to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.
Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on- the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.
This concept does not imply that business is benevolent or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction-the firm and the customer-and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca-Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled!

1. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence, _____.

A.the practice of turning goods into money
B.making goods available for purchase
C.the customer-centred approach
D.a form of persuasive salesmanship

A B C D

[解析] 概括题。本题涉及到文章的主旨内容。题干说“本文讨论的经销观念在本质上是……”。选择项A(“把商品变成货币的行为”；B“提供商品供人购买”；D“一种促销形式”。通读全文可知这些选项并非文章的中心议题。C项所说“以顾客为中心的思路”才是文章的主旨，特别文章最后画龙点睛：King Customer ruled!，故C是正确答案。

2. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?

A.The needs of the market.
B.The efficiency of production.
C.The satisfaction of the user.
D.The preferences of the dealer.

A B C D

[解析] 细节题。根据第一段的内容：Not too many years ago，most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods，．．．possible．．．．then convert them into money．可见在新的营销观念广泛被人接受以前，企业家关心的是“生产效率”。所以B是正确答案。

3. According to the passage, "to move as much of these goods as possible" (Para. 1) means" _____"

A.to sell the largest possible amount of goods
B.to transport goods as efficiently as possible
C.to dispose of these goods in large quantities
D.to redesign these goods for large-scale production

A B C D

[解析] 语义题。解题的关键是理解move在此上下文的意义。根据了上下文，便可知move在此并非“移动；搬迁”或“运输”之意，而是指“销售”，故A为正确答案。

4. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?

A.Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.
B.It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.
C.Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.
D.Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。在第三段，作者引证美国可口可乐公司1985年发生的一件事。他们将新口味的可口可乐与原口味的可口可乐同时出售，结果新产品受到冷落，销售不佳。公司立即停止生产新产品，恢复生产传统口味的老产品。这一事实很好地说明了“产品设计必须适应消费者的需求。”因此，D是正确答案。

5. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on _____.

A.its main characteristic
B.its social impact
C.its possible consequence
D.its theoretical basis

A B C D

[解析] 判断题。根据第二段：新的销售观念从消费者的需求出发，首先分析他们的爱好和需求，然后生产令他们满意的产品。总而言之，着眼于消费者，生产的目的是满足他们的需求。据此不难看出，作者集中讨论的问题是新的销售观念的主要特征，而不是“它的社会影响”，不是“它可能产生的后果”，也不是“它的理论基础”。所以，A是正确答案。

Passage Four
I first became aware of the unemployment problem in 1928. At that time I had just come back from Burma, where unemployment was only a word, and I had gone to Burma when I was still a boy and the post-war boom was not quite over. When I first saw unemployed men at close quarters, the thing that horrified and amazed me was to find that many of them were ashamed of being unemployed. I was very ignorant, but not so ignorant as to imagine that when the loss of foreign markets pushes two million men out of work, those two million are to blame. But at that time nobody cared to admit that unemployment was inevitable, because this meant admitting that it would probably continue. The middle classes were still talking about "lazy idle loafers on the dole" and saying that "these men could all find work if they wanted to," and naturally these opinions affected the working class themselves. I remember the shock of astonishment it gave me, when I first met with tramps and beggars, to find that a fair proportion, per- haps a quarter, of these beings whom I had been taught to regard as cynical parasites, were decent young miners and cotton workers gazing at their destiny with the same sort of dumb amazement as an animal in trap. They simply could not understand what was happening to them. They had been brought up to work, but it seemed as if they were never going to have the chance of working again. In their circumstance it was inevitable, at first, that they should be filled with a feeling of personal degradation. That was the attitude towards unemployment in those days: it was a disaster which happened to you as an individual and for which you were to blame.

1. The author did not learn of the unemployment problem until 1928 because _______.

A.he had spent his childhood in Burma
B.people in Burma hardly talked about unemployment
C.the English economy collapsed after he had gone abroad
D.England had been enjoying economic prosperity while he was in Burma

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章开始作者谈到他从小就去了缅甸，在那儿失业问题并不真正存在。而在他离开英格兰之前，英格兰战后的经济繁荣仍然盛势不减，因此在他1928年回国之前，他并没有真正接触失业问题。选项C“英国经济是在作者离国之后才崩溃的”为正确答案。

2. Many of the unemployed felt ashamed of their condition because _______.

A.they imagined they were to blame for being out of work
B.nobody wanted to admit that unemployment was inevitable
C.they had to admit that unemployment would probably continue
D.they felt the middle classes were right to say they could find work if they wanted to

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。在文中作者论及中产阶级对失业不公正的评价，而劳工阶层自然而然地也受了这种论调的影响，因而对失业产生了不应有的自责和负疚感。据此推断D是正确答案。

3. About a quarter of the tramps and beggars the author met were _______.

A.cynical parasites
B.once quite good at mining and making cotton
C.like animals in trap
D.young workers bewildered by what had happened to them

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章倒数第五句(I remember the shock of astonishment it gave me，when I first met with tramps and beggars，to find that．．．，were decent young miners and cotton workers gazing at their destiny with the same sort of dumb amazement as an animal in a trap．)。作者所遇到的流浪汉和乞丐本是一些体面的矿工和棉纺工人，这些人对自己的处境就像落入陷阱的野兽，也就是处于困惑绝望的境地。所以D是正确答案。

4. The reason why their unemployment so confused the young miners and cotton workers is that _______.

A.they had been brought up on the assumption that they had work to do
B.they had not previously realized how degrading it would feel to be out of work
C.they were definitely not going to be able to work again
D.they did not expect to be the objects of middle-class criticism

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。本题根据文章的倒数第三句(They had been brought up to work，but it seemed as if they were never going to have the chance of working again)。从这句我们很容易知道选项A是正确答案。

5. In the passage as a whole, the author's attitude to unemployment is _______.

A.that it was a disaster for which the individuals were to blame
B.the shock that it should have so degrading an effect on decent people
C.the astonishment that the unemployed cannot understand what had happened to them
D.the amazement that the loss of overseas trade can have such severe effects on the mining and cotton industries

A B C D

[解析] 作者态度题。通读全文我们可以知道，作者真正感到惊骇的是本不该由个人负责的失业问题却被人们盲目地全部归咎于失业的工人本身，而这种不公正的评价又使得失业者本身产生了负疚的耻辱感。以至于产生了"so degrading an effect"，故B是正确答案。通过文章我们还知道，作者并不认为失业问题应由个人承担责任；不能正确理解失业问题的不只是失业者，它是一个普遍的现象，所以作者没有必要为失业者的无知而感到震惊；此外，在文中作者还显示他已认识到海外市场的丧失是失业的真正根源，这已不能给他以"amazement"。故其他选项均不正确。

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 center.

1. They were _______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab.

A.submerged
B.immersed
C.dipped
D.drowned

A B C D

[解析] B．immersed意为“陷入(债务，沉思)，专心于”，常与介词in搭配。其他三个动词的意义是：A. submerge淹没，浸没；C．dip浸，蘸；D．drowned溺水，淹死。根据句意应选B。句意为：他们都埋头于他们的科学实验，不知道实验室外面发生的事情。

2. You should _______ to one or more weekly magazines such as Time, or Newsweek.

A.reclaim
B.order
C.subscribe
D.ascribe

A B C D

[解析] 动词辨析。C．subscribe订阅(报纸等)；其他三个动词的意思是：A reclaim收回；B．order命令，点菜；D．ascribe to归因于，归咎于。根据句意应选C。句意为：你应当订一两份像《时代》或《每周新闻》这样的周刊。

3. The automatic doors in supermarkets _______ the entry and exit of customers with shopping carts.

A.allocate
B.facilitate
C.induce
D.furnish

A B C D

[解析] 动词辨析。B．facilitate使便利，使方便，这个动词不以人为主语。其他三个动词的意思是：A． allocate分配，配置；C．induce说服，劝诱；D．furnish装备，布置。根据句意和动词用法应选B。句意为：超级市场的自动门方便了那些用购物车的顾客的出入。

4. Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely _______ from this routine.

A.disconnected
B.detached
C.distorted
D.deviated

A B C D

[解析] 近义动词辨析。D．deviated意为“离开(常规，惯例等)”，常与介词from搭配。其他三个动词的意思是：A. disconnected断绝(联系)，脱离(关系)；B. detached分开，拆开(与attach相对)；C. distorted歪曲，扭曲。根据题意应选D。句意为：每个工作日，工人们按照同样的规程工作，极少变化。

5. The little girl was _______ by the death of her dog since her affection for pet had been real and deep.

A.grieved
B.sustained
C.oppressed
D.suppressed

A B C D

[解析] 动词辨析。A. grieved(使)悲痛，伤心。其他三个动词(过去分词)的意义分别是：B．sustained支持，扶养；C. oppressed压倒，压抑；D．suppressed镇压。根据句意，A是答案。句意为：小姑娘为她的狗的死感到伤心，因为她对宠物有真实而深刻的感情。

6. If too many of these rare animals are killed, their kind will _______.

A.die away
B.die down
C.die out
D.die from

A B C D

[解析] 近形近义动词短语辨析。A. die away渐渐消失，主要指声音、风渐息，花木渐渐枯萎等；B. die down变弱，平息下来；C．die out灭绝；D．die from因……而死。根据句意应选C。句意为：如果这些珍稀动物被杀得太多了，这一物种就会灭绝。

7. Your child is too young to play football. You had better have him _______ table tennis instead.

A.take for
B.take up
C.take in
D.take over

A B C D

[解析] A. take for误认为是，把……当成；B．take up拿起，开始，从事；C．take in理解，吸收，欺骗；D． take over接任，接管。根据题意应选B。句意为：你的孩子太小，不能踢足球，你最好让他玩乒乓球。

8. Be sure not to _______ his help. Do it all by yourself.

A.account for
B.press for
C.call on
D.reckon on

A B C D

[解析] A. account for说明，解释；B．press for迫切要求，催促；C．call on拜访，号召；D．reckon on依赖，指望。依据句意应选D。句意为：务必不要依靠他的帮助，要自己做。

9. At last they _______ three figures moving in the distance.

A.turned out
B.made out
C.worked out
D.found out

A B C D

[解析] 不同动词与同一介词out构成的短语。A. turned out生产出，出现；B．made out看清楚，认出，通常表示经过困难或努力以后认出来；C．worked out制定，算出；D．found out弄清楚，发现，查出。根据句意应选B。句意为：最后他们终于认出在远处走动的那三个人来。

10. I understand most of this, but there are still one or two points I should like you to _______ for me.

A.clear away
B.clear up
C.clear out
D.clear off

A B C D

[解析] A．clear away清除，移开；B．clear up澄清，解释，解决；C．clear out把……移走，赶出；D．clear off处理，付清。根据句意应选B。句意为：我对它的绝大部分都理解，但仍有一两点想让你为我解释清楚。

11. Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

A.impulse
B.influence
C.obligation
D.sympathy

A B C D

[解析] A. impulse冲动，驱使，推动；B．influence影响；C. obligation义务、责任，常指法律或道义上的义务、责任。D．sympathy同情，同情心。根据句意和逻辑应选C。句意为：父母要承担的法律义务，确保向孩子提供适龄的教育。

12. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the _______ of a brilliant career.

A.threshold
B.edge
C.porch
D.course

A B C D

[解析] 名词的惯用短语。A. threshold开始，开端，门槛，on the threshold of．．．意为“即将……，在就要开始…的时候”；B．edge边缘，on the edge of意为“濒于……，在……边缘”，如：on the edge of bankrupt……(濒于破产)；C．porch阳台，走廊；D．course进程，过程。常与介词in的搭配：in the course of．．．表示“在……过程中，在……期间”。根据题意应选A。句意为：作为大学里最年轻的教授之一，金小姐正处在辉煌事业的开端。

13. There is supposed to be a safety _______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.

A.appliance
B.accessory
C.machine
D.mechanism

A B C D

[解析] 近义名词辨析。A. appliance器具，电器，(独立而能单独使用的)小装置；B．accessory附件，配件，饰品；C．machine机器；D．mechanism(复杂的，作为大机器上一部分的)装置，机械装置。根据题意应选D。句意为：应该有一种安全装置使火车不能相撞。

14. Some fish have a greater _______ for acid water than others.

A.tolerance
B.resistance
C.dependence
D.persistence

A B C D

[解析] A. tolerance容忍，忍耐(力)；B．resistance意为“反抗，抵抗力”，常与介词to搭配；C．dependence信赖，依赖，常与on/upon搭配；D．persistence坚持不懈，持续。根据句意应选A。句意为：某些鱼对酸性水的耐受力比其他鱼强。

15. The government has devoted a larger slice of its national, _______ to agriculture than most other countries.

A.resources
B.potential
C.budget
D.economy

A B C D

[解析] A. resources资源；B．potential潜力；C．budget预算；D．economy经济。根据题意，C为正确答案。句意为：该政府用于农业的国家预算比大多数国家都要多。

16. In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is _______.

A.luxury
B.accommodation
C.entertainment
D.refreshment

A B C D

[解析] A. luxury奢侈，华贵；B．accommodation住处，膳食；C．entertainment娱乐，消遣；D．refreshment(精力的)恢复，(身心的)爽快。根据题意应选A。句意为：在这个贫穷的国家，生存仍然是最重要的，其他都是奢侈。

17. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of _______.

A.persuasion
B.remedy
C.encouragement
D.compromise

A B C D

[解析] A．persuasion劝说，说服；B．remedy治疗，补救；C．encouragement鼓励，激励；D．compromise妥协，折中。根据句意应选C。句意为：人在谈其自身的弱点时，总期望听众说几句鼓励的话。

18. Mary tried _______ to persuade her husband to give up smoking.

A.in line
B.in vain
C.at length
D.without fail

A B C D

[解析] 介词短语辨析。A．in line排成一行，排队；B．in vain徒劳地，无益地；C．at length最后，终于； D．without fail必定，无疑。根据句意应选B。句意为：玛丽虽然极力劝说她的丈夫戒烟，但是徒劳无效。

19. Children are likely to get _______ if no one cares about their upbringing.

A.off hand
B.on hand
C.out of hand
D.in hand

A B C D

[解析] hand为中心词的介词短语辨析。A. off hand无准备地，马上；B．on hand在手头上，现有；C. out of hand难控制，不受约束；D．in hand在进行中，在掌握中。根据句意应选C。句意为：如果不关心孩子的教育，他们很可能变得无法管教。

20. The Washington Monument is a hollow shaft without a break _______ its surface except for the ti- ny entrance.

A.in
B.with
C.from
D.to

A B C D

[解析] 测试介词用法。a break in its surface意为“它表面的开口”。句意为：华盛顿纪念碑是一个空心的立柱，表面除了一个小人口外，没有一处开口。

21. He seems to be _______ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A.radiant
B.conscientious
C.conspicuous
D.energetic

A B C D

[解析] A. radiant发光的，容光焕发的；B．conscientious认真的，小心谨慎的；C．conspicuous明显的，惹人注目的；D．energetic精力充沛的，生气勃勃的。根据句意应选D。句意为：他看上去精力还很充沛，定能在一小时内爬到山顶。

22. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _______ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

A.delicate
B.considerate
C.precise
D.sensitive

A B C D

[解析] 近义形容词辨析。A. delicate精巧的，精致的，纤细的；B．considerate关心别人的，体贴的；C． precise准确的，精确的；D．sensitive敏感的。根据句意应选A。句意为：他的一只眼睛在一次事故中受了伤，但经过一次精湛的手术，他迅速恢复了视力。

23. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _______ and moving targets.

A.standing
B.stationary
C.still
D.stable

A B C D

[解析] 近义形容词辨析。四个形容词或多或少都含有“静止不动”的意义，注意其中细微的差别。A. standing站着的；B．stationary静止的，强调由于固定在原地而不可移动的，正好与moving形成对照；C．still静止的，指物体本身不在运动而保持相对稳定；D．stable稳定的，强调没有变化的。通过以上辨析可知B是正确答案。句意为：作为一名优秀的射手，彼得既练习瞄准静止的目标也练习瞄准移动的目标。

24. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most _______ areas in Japanese life.

A.sophisticated
B.competitive
C.considerate
D.superficial

A B C D

[解析] A．sophisticated老练的，老于世故的；B. competitive竞争的；C．considerate考虑周到的，体贴的；D. superficial表面的，肤浅的。根据题意应选B。句意为：由于一个好大学的学位可以使人找到一份好的工作，所以在日本，教育是最具有竞争性的领域。

25. The directions were so _______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.

A.ingenious
B.ambitious
C.notorious
D.ambiguous

A B C D

[解析] A. ingenious心灵手巧的，奇妙的；B．ambitious野心勃勃；C. notorious臭名昭著的；D．ambiguous不明确的，有歧义的。根据句意应选D。句意为：由于指示不明确，这项任务无法完成。

26. Some people think that a translation, or word-foreword _______ translation, is easier than a free translation.

A.literal
B.literary
C.liberal
D.linear

A B C D

[解析] 形似形容词辨异。A. literal照字面的，文字的；B．literary文学(上)的；C．liberal自由的；D． linear线性的。根据题意应选A。句意为：有些人认为直译或者说逐字翻译要比意译容易些。

27. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an _______ between an eye and a camera.

A.axis
B.image
C.imitation
D.analogy

A B C D

[解析] 名词辨析。D．analogy意为“类比”，其他三个名词的意思是：A. axis轴；B．image形象；C．imitation模仿。句意为：为了帮助学生理解我们如何看东西，教师经常在眼睛和照相机之间进行类比。

28. A 1994 World Bank report concluded that _______ girls in school was probably the single most ef- fective anti- poverty policy in the developing world today.

A.involving
B.enrolling
C.assigning
D.admitting

A B C D

[解析] A．involving涉及，牵扯；B．enrolling登记，注册；C. assigning分配，指派；D．admitting接纳，允许。 D符合题意要求。句意为：1949年的一份世界银行的报告得出结论，招收女孩入学可能是当今发展中国家唯一最有效的摆脱贫困的政策。

29. The author of the report is well _______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.

A.acquainted
B.known
C.informed
D.accustomed

A B C D

[解析] 词的意义和用法。A．acquainted使熟悉，常与介词with搭配。其他三个动词(过去分词)的意思是：B．known知道，了解，不与介词with搭配；C．informed通知，常与介词of搭配；D．accustomed习惯于，常与介词to搭配。故A是正确答案。句意为：报告的作者非常熟悉医院的问题，因为他在那儿工作很多年了。

30. When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were _______ by its complicated traffic system.

A.diverted
B.evoked
C.bewildered
D.undermined

A B C D

[解析] A. diverted使转移注意力；B．evoked唤起，引起；C. bewildered使迷惑，使不知所措；D．under- mined破坏。选项C符合题意。句意为：农民第一次进城时，他们被城市复杂的交通系统搞糊涂了。

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. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
During recent years we have learned much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the 1 phenomenon of race consists of few surface indications.
We judge race usually 2 the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But 3 you were to remove the skin you could not 4 anything about the race to which the individual belonged to. There is 5 in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to 6 a difference.
There are four types of blood. 7 types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the 8 .No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will 9 in size, but this occurs within every race. 10 does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain 11 examined belonged to a person of weak 12 .On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had 13 brains. Mental tests which are reasonably 14 show no differences in intelligence between races.
High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. 15 equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geo- graphical location.
Individuals of every race 16 civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people 17 enable them to behave in a 18 way.
The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new 19 is better and higher than anything 20 the past.

A.complete
B.full
C.total
D.whole

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义线索，空格所在句子表示的意思应该是：“然而，形成种族这一整体现象的表面迹象却极少”。whole意为“整个的”，“全部的”，符合题意。

A.in
B.from
C.at
D.on

A B C D

[解析] 根据词汇线索，动词judge一般要与from或者by搭配，表示“根据……来判断”。

A.since
B.if
C.as
D.while

A B C D

[解析] 根据语法线索，空格所在句应为一虚拟条件句，缺少连词，四选项只有if可以引导条件句。

A.speak
B.talk
C.tell
D.mention

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义线索，空格所在的句子意思应为：“但若把一个人的皮肤去掉，就无法看出此人所属种族的任何迹象了”。选项4个动词中，只有tell含有“看出”，“表示”，“识别”的意义。

A.something
B.everything
C.nothing
D.anything

A B C D

[解析] 根据对语义的理解，这部分应说明：在人体的结构、大脑和内部器官方面也没有什么迹象可以表示种族间的差别。故表示否定意义的代词nothing是答案。

A.display
B.indicate
C.demonstrate
D.appear

A B C D

[解析] 根据词汇知识，4个近义动词分别表示：A. display显示(某种感情)；B．indicate表示(某种迹象)；C．demonstrate表露或显示(某种感情)；D．appear是不及物动词，意为“出现，显出，显得”。根据此句的意义，B是答案。

A.All
B.Most
C.No
D.Some

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义的线索，本题所在句的意思是“所有这些血型存在于每个种族中，没有任何一种血型是某一种族特有的”。所以只能选all。

A.same
B.identical
C.similar
D.alike

A B C D

[解析] 根据词汇线索，4个选项中只有same前可以加定冠词the。

A.remain
B.increase
C.decrease
D.vary

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义线索，本题所在句的意思是：人脑大小不同，但每个种族中都存在这种现象。Vary意为“不同，变化”，符合句意。

10.

A.Only
B.Or
C.Nor
D.So

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义和语法线索，本题所在句应与前面句子呼应，也应是一个表示否定意义的句子，即，人脑的大小和智力也没有任何关系。根据语法要求，此句要用nor，neither在句首构成倒装。故C是正确答案。

11.

A.ever
B.then
C.never
D.once

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义和词汇线索，本句的意思应为：人们曾经研究过的最大大脑是一个弱智者的。4个副词中只有“ever+过去分词”表示“曾……过”的意思。once虽也有曾经的意思，但它指过去的某一时刻，不能用于此句中。

12.

A.health
B.body
C.mind
D.thought

A B C D

[解析] 根据语境，此处作者举例说明大脑与智力无关，“最大大脑是一个弱智者的”。“弱智”为weak mind。

13.

A.big
B.small
C.minor
D.major

A B C D

[解析] 根据词汇线索，on the other hand是表示转折的短语，本句是列举与前面相反的事实：一个很杰出的人物具有很小的大脑。故正确答案是small。Minor表示的是重要性和价值方面“较小”：并不表示体积的小。

14.

A.true
B.exact
C.certain
D.accurate

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义，本句说，相当精确的智力测试表明，种族间不存在智力差别。Accurate意为“准确的，精确的”，符合句意。Exact意为“确切的，精确的”，语气比accurate强，用来说明可度量的事物，不合题意。

15.

A.Provided
B.Concerning
C.Given
D.Following

A B C D

[解析] 根据本句的语义，如果教育状况是相同的，就不会存在因种族或者地理位置所造成的平均水平的差别。根据句子结构，空白处要填人一个表示“假如，如果”意义的介词，只有given符合要求。Provided虽表示“假如，如果”，但它是个连词，后面要接从句。

16.

A.make
B.cause
C.move
D.turn

A B C D

[解析] 根据句子结构判断，空白处填人的动词其后可以接“宾语+带to的不定式(宾补)”，只有cause符合要求。

17.

A.and
B.but
C.though
D.so

A B C D

[解析] 根据语法线索，空白处要填人一个连接两个谓语部分的并列连词，可以排除C. D选项；B. but表示转折意义，不符合句意，故A是正确答案。

18.

A.ordinary
B.peculiar
C.usual
D.common

A B C D

[解析] 因为选项前有冠词a，所以要排除选项A，而选项C与D是同义词，要同时排除。故B是正确答案。

19.

A.that
B.what
C.whichever
D.uhatever

A B C D

[解析] 根据结构和语法线索，空白处要填入引导定语从句的关系词，因为先行词是不定代词something，所以只能选A。

20.

A.for
B.to
C.within
D.in

A B C D

[解析] in the past是个固定词组，意为“在过去”，符合题意。

Part Ⅴ Writing
Direction: The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by man and women of different employment status. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 120 words.

1. Leisure time in a typical week: by sex and employment status, 1998-99
■ males
Hours of leisure time □ females

The chart shows the number of hours of leisure enjoyed by men and women in a typical week in 1998-99, according to gender and employment status.
Among those employed full time, men on average had forty seven hours of leisure, whereas women had approximately thirty seven hours. There were no figures given for male part time workers, but female part timers had thirty nine hours of leisure time, only slightly more than women in full time employment, perhaps reflecting their work in the home.
In the unemployed and retired categories, leisure time showed an increase for both sexes, as might have been expected. Here too, men enjoyed more leisure time--over eighty hours, compared with less than seventy hours for women, perhaps once again reflecting the fact women spend more time working in the home than men.
Lastly, housewives enjoyed approximately fifty four hours of leisure, on average. There were no figures given for house-husbands! Overall, the chart demonstrates that in the categories for which statistics on male leisure time were available, men enjoyed at least ten hours of extra leisure time.