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大学六级模拟43

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear to 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.Because he is from Imperial College.
B.Because his answers to the interviewer's questions are the best.
C.Because he has good academic records and ideas of his own.
D.Because he is the best graduate from Imperial College.

A B C D

[解析]
W: Which of the candidates we've interviewed so far do you think is the best?
M: I'd strongly recommend the engineering graduate from Imperial College. His academic qualifications are excdlent and he can think on his feet.
Q: Why does the man prefer the engineering graduate?

A.Do serious work.
B.Avoid working.
C.Avoid meeting Alleyson.
D.Study hard.

A B C D

[解析]
W: Here comes Alleyson and I am all set to do some serious studying!
M: You didn't really want to, did you?
Q: What does the man think the woman wants to do?

A.She was happy to see Dick's parents.
B.She hadn't expected to see Dick's father.
C.Dick's parents always went out together.
D.She didn't like Dick's father.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Did you see Dick's mother today?
W: Actually, I saw his mother and his father.
Q: What does the woman imply?

A.At the beginning of a meeting.
B.At the time when the meeting is going to end up.
C.Immediately after the computer doesn't work.
D.While they are working together.

A B C D

[解析]
M: I have called this meeting to discuss problems related to our work. What do you think we should start with?
W: I think there are several problems which deserve our immediate attention. But perhaps the most important one is the breakdown of our computer.
Q: When does this conversation most probably take place?

A.He hasn't been to his office for several weeks.
B.He thought himself to be ill and stayed at home for a week.
C.He was ill so badly that many friends went to see him.
D.He had a nightmare last night.

A B C D

[解析]
W: How is Don? Have you seen him recently?
M: Yes, I just went to his place. He's been off work for the last week. He fancies himself to he ill, but he looks fine to me.
Q: What can we learn about Don from this conversation?

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A.The man tends to repeat himself a lot.
B.The room was fixed at the man's request.
C.She also finds it easier to work there now.
D.The man talks about working instead of doing it.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Now that they've sound-proofed this room, it's sure a lot easier to work here.
W: You said it.
Q: What does the woman mean ?

A.He likes to be late every day.
B.He does it more often than he'd like.
C.He does it only occasionally.
D.He never volunteers to do it.

A B C D

[解析]
W: Do you have to work over-time on your job?
M: Every so often I do.
Q: What does the man say about working extra hours?

A.He sometimes considers changing majors.
B.Most people frequently change their minds.
C.He rearranged his art work a while ago.
D.Everyone's inside for a short time.

A B C D

[解析]
W: Do you ever think of changing your major to art?
M: Every once in a while.
Q: What does the man mean?

A.He shouldn't have gotten the job.
B.He is the best one to answer the Ad.
C.He made the first Ad on the newspaper.
D.He was the quickest to answer the Ad.

A B C D

[解析]
W: How do you think Bob got the job?
M: Probably because he was the first to respond to the advertisement.
Q: What does the man say about Bob ?

10.

A.The homework was very easy.
B.She's further behind in her work than the man is.
C.The man should sit in the back of the classroom.
D.The man should go to class.

A B C D

[解析]
M: Since I didn't even begin my project, I might not go to class today.
W: Are you kidding? That would only put you further behind.
Q: What’s the woman's opinion?

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.
George was sure that it was going to be a busy day. He was glad that his mother was living with him and Tina, his wife, so that she could take care of (S1)________ new baby. Tina would be busy all day in the (S2)_________. It was a holiday and the first really warm day of spring. Many people would come over from the (S3)__________ to spend the day, and it was necessary to get ready for them.
George called his (S4)__________ of business both a restaurant and a hotel, but actually he had only four rooms to (S5)________ It was (S6)__________ on the rocky shore of an island near the mainland of Greece. It was (S7)________ by pine, lemon, and olive trees. In front of the restaurant was a cement pier where the boats from the mainland landed. (S8)____________________________________________by crossing a long bridge three miles down the shore, but most of them came and went by boat. (S9)____________________________________________________________. The boats were rather small, (S10)______________________________________________

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[解析]
George was sure that it was going to be a busy day. He was glad that his mother was living with him and Tina, his wife, so that she could take care of their new baby. Tina would be busy all day in the kitchen. It was a holiday and the first really warm day of spring. Many people would come over from the mainland to spend the day, and it was necessary to get ready for them.
George called his place of business both a restaurant and a hotel, but actually he had only four rooms to rent. It was located on the rocky shore of an island near the mainland of Greece. It was surrounded by pine, lemon, and olive trees. In front of the restaurant was a cement pier where the boats from the mainland landed. People could walk to the island from the mainland if they wanted to, by crossing a long bridge three miles down the shore, but mast of them came and went by boat. It was faster and more comfortable. The boats were rather small, but each one could carry six or eight people.

kitchen

mainland

place

rent

located

surrounded

people could walk to the island form mainland if they wanted to

It was faster and more comfortable

10.

but each one could carry six or eight people

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
"Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn’t been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted it, one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle box". We rush home or gulp down our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do anything, providing it doesn't interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly silenced. Whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly. Food is left uneaten, homework is undone and Sleep is lost.
The telly is a universal pacifier. It is now standard practice for a mother, to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living room and turning on the set. It doesn't matter that the children will watch rubbish commercials or spectacles of sadism and violence so long as they are quiet. There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Every day, television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of the programs are so bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programs the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in pre-literate communities. We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word. Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with second-hand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working, little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself.

1. According to the passage, the author believes that TV is _________.

A.dangerous
B.entertaining
C.friendly
D.indispensable

A B C D

[解析] 作者态度题。通读全文可知，作者在文中列举了电视的出现给现代社会的人们带来的种种危害。作者对电视的态度是厌恶和责备的。所以A为正确答案。表示褒义的B、C、D三项显然不符合作者的态度，均不是答案。

2. The author calls TV with all of the following names EXCEPT _________.

A.one-eyed monster
B.telly
C.our pal
D.goggle box

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。A、B、D三项名称分别在第一和第二段中出现，而C内容未在原文中出现过，且含有一种亲切、赞许的意味，不符合作者写本文的基调。因此C是正确答案。

3. In the author's opinion, why are most of the program, s so bad?

A.It is impossible to make programs of good quality.
B.Good quality is not what the audience expects.
C.The audience can not tell the good programs from the bad ones.
D.The demand of TV is too great.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章第三段的内容，特别是根据It is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well．(不可能同时既保持高水平又符合人们要求)这一句可以看出，D是正确答案。

4. We can infer from the passage that the author does not regard a world becoming smaller and smaller a(n) _________ idea.

A.wonderful
B.bad
C.original
D.wrong

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。通读全文可知，作者显然把世界变得越来越小，像个乡村，列为电视的危害之一，所以作者是不会认为世界变小是个好主意。做此题时要特别注意题干中的否定语气，因而所选答案应恰好与肯定表述的形容词词义相反。所以A是正确答案。

5. What does the author mean by "passive enjoyment" in the last paragraph?

A.We do nothing at all.
B.We accept whatever the TV tells us as truth.
C.We are content with second-hand experience and do not go into the world itself.
D.We do whatever the stars in TV programs tell us to do.

A B C D

[解析] 语义题。根据该短语所在的上下文来推测其意义。作者在最后一段中说明“passive enjoyment” (消极娱乐)时，只举了在C项中陈述的例子，而未提及其余选项的内容，所以C是正确答案。

Passage Two
Since the first brain scanner was constructed several years ago, computed tomography (X 线断层摄影术)or computed medical imagery, has become fairly widely used. Its rapid acceptance is due to the fact that it has overcome several of the drawbacks of conventional X-ray technology.
To begin with, conventional two-dimensional X-ray pictures cannot show all of the information contained in a three-dimensional object. Things at different depths are superimposed, causing confusion to the viewer. Computed tomography can give three-dimensional information. The computer is able to re- construct pictures of the body's interior by measuring the varying intensities of X-ray beams passing through sections of the body from hundreds of different angles. Such pictures are based on series of thin 'slices'.
In addition, conventional X-rays generally differentiate only between bone and air, as in the chest and lungs. They cannot distinguish .soft tissues or variations in tissues. The liver and pancreas are hot discernible at all, and certain other organs may only be rendered visible through the use of radiopaque (辐射透不过的)dye. Since computed tomography is much more sensitive, the soft tissues of the kidneys or the liver can be seen and clearly differentiated. This technique can also accurately measure different degrees of X-ray absorption, facilitating the study of the nature of tissue.
A third problem with conventional’X-ray methods is their inability to measure quantitatively the separate densities of the individual substances through which the X-ray has passed. Only the mean absorption of all the tissues is recorded. This is not a problem with computed tomography. It can accurately locate a tumor and subsequently monitor the progress of radiation treatment, so that in addition to its diagnostic capabilities, it can play a significant role in therapy.

1. Conventional X-rays mainly show the difference between _________.

A.bone and air
B.liver and pancreas
C.muscle and other body
D.heart and lungs

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。在文章第三段第一句中，对传统X光摄影使用范围的叙述是“只能分辨骨头与空气”(In addition，conventional X-rays generally differentiate only between bone and air，as in the chest and lungs．)故应选A是正确答案。

2. What kind of view is made possible by contiguous cross sections of the body?

A.Two-dimensional.
B.Three-dimensional.
C.Animated.
D.Intensified.

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。根据第二段第三、四两句中对X光层析摄影技术成像过程的叙述，研究对它的特点的描绘，便可推知这些部分的影像应该是三维的。所以B是正确答案。

3. It can be inferred from the passage that, compared to conventional X-ray techniques, computed to- mography is more _________.

A.compact
B.rapid
C.economical
D.informative

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。文中分别讨论了断层摄影对传统X光摄影的三点改进：可以三维摄影，使用范围更广，测量内容更多。这三种改进有一个共同点，就是包含了更加丰富的信息。所以选项D“信息量大的，信息充分的”是正确答案。

4. What is the author's attitude toward this new technique?

A.Cautious
B.Tolerant.
C.Enthusiastic
D.Critical

A B C D

[解析] 作者态度题。作者在文中分析了断层摄影对传统透视方法的改进，其间作者始终都是以一种客观、理智的态度来分析问题，作者的态度是“审慎的”。故A是正确答案。

5. According to the passage, computed tomography can be used for all of the following EXCEPT _________.

A.monitoring a patient's disease
B.diagnosing disorders
C.locating tumors
D.reconstructing damaged tissues

A B C D

[解析] 是非判断题。选项A、B、C的内容位于文章最后一句对X光层析摄影技术使用范围的叙述中，但是其中并不包括“重建损坏组织”这一用途。故应选D为正确答案。

Passage Three
Now here is a bright idea: when 12.5 percent of your people are out of work, just have everybody to work a few hours less a week and you will suddenly create more jobs. Sure, people will have less money--but they'll have more time to spend it. Unemployment declines, and economy revives.
If this sounds ridiculous it is the pride and joy of the French Labor Minister: a way to replace the vicious circle of unemployment with the "virtuous circle" of more, better work and increased leisure time.
Women already make up 85 percent of all part time workers. For most, working less is far from a blessing. The majority has it imposed on them. Their position in the workplace is deteriorating. With unemployment on the rise, women are subject to hints from traditionalists who believe that they block higher (male) employment. One important Government adviser says: "There are large numbers of. women at work who are spending a lot of money now on child care, and who we think would be happy to work less." In truth, part-time work hasn't done much to ease the stresses of working women and their families. Because they often work random hours, women who work reduced schedules don't necessarily get time to spend with their children.
By supporting a reduction of the workweek, the government is in part playing with widespread voter anxiety over declining French "family values". And, in part, it is spooning out a little sugar to help the hitter medicine of budgetary severity to go down. It is also simply desperate. "We’ve come up with no other solutions," admits a close adviser to the government.
The adviser certainly meant that there are no politically appealing solutions. If the reduction of the workweek is going to become a reality, somebody is going to have to agree to earn less money. But people with some measure of financial security are unwilling to give it up for those without. Some French la- borers chose to be fired than accept working just a few hours a day, since they can get a big portion of their salaries on France's generous unemployment program.

1. The first sentence of the text "here is a bright idea" tells us that the author is being _________.

A.ironical
B.critical
C.objective
D.emotional

A B C D

[解析] 主旨大意题。从题型看似乎是一个语意题，但要回答这个问题必须先搞清整个文章的中心思想。作者在第一段说“这里有一个解决问题的好办法”，接着提到“你挣钱的时间少了，可花钱的时间多了”，并在第二段第一句中说“如果整个办法听起来令人可笑的话，但它却令法国劳动部长感到骄傲”(If this sounds ridiculous it is the pride and joy of the French Labor Minister)，而且在其他段落里暗示了该办法行不通。所以，纵观全文，作者是在以一种嘲讽的口气在说话，用的是反语。故A是正确答案。

2. What is the most likely interpretation for "virtuous circle" to replace the vicious circle in the second paragraph?

A.It's a play on words--they sound so similar.
B.Women can both work and enjoy family life.
C.Women can work more both at home and outside.
D.Women become more virtuous staying at home.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。从第二段我们可以看出，“virtuous circle” of more，better work and increased leisure time表明了这一解决失业问题的办法给人们带来更多更好的工作，以及越来越多的闲暇。所以，选项C肯定不对，而全文也末含有D项之义，A项则明显不对，因为作者并非是在玩文字游戏，是用两个音形相近但意义截然不同的词形成强烈鲜明的对比。所以B是正确答案。

3. What is the real reason for the French government to reduce the workweek for women?

A.Women are spending much money on baby-sitting.
B.Women are willing to work part-time.
C.There are not enough jobs around.
D.Working less is a blessing for women.

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。根据第三段第五句：．．．who believe that they block high (male) employment(……相信，妇女阻碍了男人的就业)。让妇女缩短周工作时数以创造更多的就业机会才是政府的真正目的，而绝不是为了照顾妇女在孩子入托方面少花钱。而且从第一段我们就知道政府采取此法的目的是要创造更多的就业机会。所以，C为正确答案。

4. The most appropriate interpretation for the first two sentences in the fourth paragraph is that the French government _________.

A.does not take seriously the voters’concern for the declining family values
B.cannot offer any effective medicine to save the declining family values
C.has come to the end of its resources and is therefore desperate
D.pretends to be doing something good to make people accept its tight budget

A B C D

[解析] 语义题。从第一句话我们可以看出政府通过采取措施，应付人们由于家庭支出日减所造成的不安情绪，摆出一副帮助人民解决实际问题的样子。但第二句(…spooning out a little sugar to．．．)却告诉我们政府实际是在想方设法降低预算，只不过想让人们比较愉快地接受它而已，就像在苦药中放糖一样。由此推断D与原文意思相符，是正确答案。

5. Why do the French workers prefer to be out of work rather than working just a few hours a day?

A.Because they are willing to earn less money.
B.Because they have some measure of financial security.
C.Because the unemployment program pays them enough money.
D.Because there is nothing they can do about the situation.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。文章最后一段讲许多法国人宁愿失业，是因为可以从政府慷慨的失业救济金中得到大部分工资。所以C是正确答案。

Passage Four
Researchers generally agree that acid rain arises primarily from the burning of coal and oil. The emissions contain oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, which can be carried hundreds of miles on the prevailing westernly winds. They eventually return to earth as dry gases and particulates and react with ground waters to form nitride or sulfuric acid. They may also be converted to the acids in the atmosphere by chemical processes that are still not fully understood.
However the acids are formed, they have already been charged with a substantial list of damages. Corrosion of metal structures in windward areas of the country has been well-documented, but is a relatively minor entry on the list. Other forms of damage are far more insidious and longer-lasting. There is evidence, for example, that the acids leach heavy metals--aluminum, lead, and mercury-from the soil, which then poison plant roots and deprive them of vital nutrients. In lakes and rivers the acid alters the blood chemistry in fish. The metals, meanwhile, irreversibly damage the gill systems of certain species, such as bass and walleye. As the concentration of poison rises, egg hatching is reduced and the number of deformed embryos increases.
Effects of acid rain are more severe in the eastern part of the country, for two reasons. First, most coal burning occurs in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana, according to Eville Gorham, professor of ecology and botany at the University of Minnesota and a modern pioneer in the study of acid rain. These states pro- duce about a quarter of all U. S. sulfur oxide emissions, he told this year's American Chemical society meeting in Las Vegas, and the airborne particulates tend to wind up in the Northeast.
The second reason is the varying chemical makeup of North American soils. Western soils are relatively rich in neutralizing compounds like magnesium and calcium carbonates, but the coarse, shallow eastern soils have much less of this buffering capacity. Together, these factors explain what Gorham calls a "pool of acid air pollution" over the Northeast that is strongly suspected of having killed or injured aquatic life in more than 200 lakes in New York's Adirondack region.

1. Which of the following is the most primary reason for the formation of acid rain?

A.Chemical processes in the atmosphere.
B.Dry gases and particulates.
C.The burning of coal and oil.
D.The prevailing wind.

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章第一段第一句中对酸雨直接成因的分析(Researchers generally agree that acid rain arises primarily from the burning of coal and oil．)可知：煤炭和石油的燃烧是酸雨的成因。故C是正确答案。

2. The least serious damage caused by acid rain is _________.

A.poisoning of plant roots
B.leaching of heavy metals
C.changing the blood chemistry in
D.corrosion of metal structures

A B C D

[解析] 推断题。文章第二段中对酸雨所造成的一系列危害进行了比较，其中第二句说，对处于迎风地区的金属建筑物的腐蚀早有记载，但与其它危害相比，这还是较轻的(Corrosion of metal structures in windward areas of the country has been well-documented，but is a relatively minor entry on the list．)。故D是正确答案。

3. The damaging effects of acid rain are felt less in the West because _________.

A.Western parts produce much less than a quarter of sulfur oxide emissions
B.Western soils can neutralize the acid
C.Westernly wind spread participants out of the western regions
D.chemical industry is less developed in the western states

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。见文章最后一段第二句中对东、西部地区土壤化学成分区别的叙述中说到：Western soils are relatively rich in neutralizing compounds like magnesium and calcium carbonates，but the coarse，shallow eastern soils have much less of this buffering capacity．由此可知东部的土壤中的化学成分可以中和碳酸镁，碳酸钙等，所以对酸雨的感觉小些。故B是正确答案。

4. The airborne particulates tend to wind up in the Northeast "airborne" here means.

A.produced by air
B.emerged in the air
C.floating
D.polluting

A B C D

[解析] 词汇题。根据该词所在上下文推断词义，该词在第三段的最后一句中，此处“airborne”应为一形容词，修辞后面的“微粒”，后面紧接着解释它们将被吹向东北部。结合第一段中第二句酸雨成因的解释，可以推知此单词应为“漂浮的”。所以C是正确答案。

5. According to the passages acid rain _________.

A.adds minerals to the grain
B.travels with the prevailing westernly wind
C.leads to birth defects in fish
D.and its formation have been fully understood

A B C D

[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段后半部分中酸雨对鱼类造成的危害说明中可知，C是正确答案。

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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. He will surely finish the job on time _________ he's left to do it in his own way.

A.in that
B.so long as
C.in case
D.as far as

A B C D

[解析] 连词辨析。A．in that“因为，在……方面”；B．so long as“只要”；C．in case“万一，假若”；D．as far as“就……(而论)，在……之内”。根据题意应选B。句意为：只要让他以自己的方式去做，他肯定会按时完成工作。

2. If this kind of fish becomes _________, future generations may never taste it at all.

A.minimum
B.short
C.seldom
D.scarce

A B C D

[解析] 4个词似乎都有“小，少”的意思。但词性和用法各不相同。A. minimum n．“最小量”；B．short adj.“不足，缺少”；C．seldom ad．“很少……”；D．scarce adj．“供不应求的，缺少的”。根据题意，D是答案。句意为：如果这种鱼现在就供不应求了，后代人可能就完全品尝不到了。

3. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _________ in broad daylight yesterday.

A.being robbed
B.having been robbed
C.to have been robbed
D.robbed

A B C D

[解析] Something is reported to．．．是一常用句型，意为“据报道，某事(发生)……”。此句型也可转换为：It is reported that something．．．。故只有C符合原题的句型结构。句意为：据当地的报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日之下被抢劫了。

4. Agriculture was a step in human progress _________ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

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

A B C D

[解析] 在“介词+which”引导的定语从句中，介词的选择可以根据从句中的词语搭配来决定。与从句形容词comparable搭配的介词是to。comparable to意为“与……可以比拟的”。故C是正确答案。句意为：农业是人类前进的一步，此后，直到我们的机器时代的进步才可与之相比。

5. The same factors push wages mad prices up together, the one _________ the other.

A.emphasizing
B.reinforcing
C.multiplying
D.increasing

A B C D

[解析] 本题的实质是辨析4个动词的意义。emphasize强调；reinforce增强，强化；multiply“增多，繁殖”；increase增大，增多。根据题意B是答案。句意为：同样的因素推动工资和物价上涨，两者相互强化。

6. No one had told Smith about _________ a lecture the following day.

A.there being
B.there be
C.there would be
D.there was

A B C D

[解析] 在介词之后，动词要用动名词的形式。表示“存在”意义的“有”动词there be，要用there being形式。故A是答案。句意为：没有人告诉史密斯第二天有讲座的事。

7. Operations which left patients _________ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

A.exhausted
B.abandoned
C.injured
D.deserted

A B C D

[解析] A. exhausted 筋疲力尽；B．abandoned被抛弃的；C．injured受伤的；D．deserted荒芜的。根据题意，A是答案。句意为：使病人极端虚弱，需要较长恢复时间的手术，现在让他们感到轻松而舒服了。

8. I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived _________ Susan caught up with me.

A.when
B.while
C.until
D.though

A B C D

[解析] 在表示一个动作紧跟另一动作发生时，可以用when引导表示后一动作的从句。此结构中when的意思是“就在这(那)时……，突然……”(at the/that moment)。故A是答案。句意为：我在回母亲居住的房子的半路上，苏珊赶上了我。

9. _________ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experiment.

A.Since
B.For
C.As
D.With

A B C D

[解析] 原句逗号后面是一个完整的句子，所以逗号前面部分应该是一个短语或独立结构。With可以引导一个独立主格结构作状语，表示原因，这种结构中的with没有词汇意义。其他3个选项都是连词，不能引导独立结构。句意为：因为温度下降得这么快，我们不能继续进行实验了。

10. The bed has been _________ in the family, it was my great-grandmother's originally.

A.handed our
B.handed over
C.handed down
D.handed round

A B C D

[解析] A．handed out分发，分给；B. handed over移交，交出；C．handed down传给(后代)，传下来；D． handed round一个传给另一个。根据题意C是答案。句意为：这张床一直在家中往下传，它原本是我太祖母的。

11. Starting with the _________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.

A.premise
B.pretext
C.foundation
D.presentation

A B C D

[解析] 本题测试名词辨析。A. premise意为“前提”。其他三个选项的意思是：B．pretext借口；C. foundation基础；D．presentation陈述。根据句意应选A。句意为：以火星有生命这一前提开始，那位科学家继续深入进行他的论证。

12. After several nuclear disasters, a _________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

A.quarrel
B.suspicion
C.verdict
D.controversy

A B C D

[解析] 名词辨析。D．controversy意为“争论”，其他三个名词的意思是：A．quarrel争吵，吵架；B．suspicion猜疑，怀疑；C．verdict判决，结论。根据句意应选D。句意为：在几起核灾难之后，关于核能安全的问题引起了激烈的争论。

13. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _________ for world conquest.

A.admiration
B.ambition
C.Administration
D.orientation

A B C D

[解析] 形近名词辨析。都含有后缀-tion。B. ambition野心。其他三个名词的意思是：A. admiration赞美；C．administration行政，管理；D．orientation方向，方位。根据句意B为正确答案。句意为：他们的外交原则彻底将他们要征服世界的野心暴露无遗。

14. Tine director gave me his _________ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.

A.warrant
B.obligation
C.assurance
D.certainty

A B C D

[解析] C．assurance意为“保证，担保”，其他三个名词的意思是：A. warrant作名词意为“证明，凭证”，作动词有“保证，担保”的意思。此处应为名词，意思不适合本句。B．obligation义务；D．certainty肯定。均不符合题意。句意为：主任向我保证，如果我把工作做好，他会给我双倍的工资。

15. For many patients, institutional care is the most _________ beneficial form of care.

A.pertinent
B.appropriate
C.acute
D.persistent

A B C D

[解析] 近形似形容词辨析，其中A和D是形似形容词。A. pertinent相关的(=relevant)；B．appropriate合适的，恰当的；C．acute尖锐的、敏锐的；D．persistent坚持不懈的，作用持久的。根据题意应选B。句意为：对许多病人来说，医院的正规护理是一种最合适、最有益的护理方式。

16. Among all the changes resulting from the _________ entry of women into the work force, the trans- formation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.

A.massive
B.quantitative
C.surplus
D.formidable

A B C D

[解析] 形容词与名词搭配。A. massive大规模的，大量的，可与名词entry构成搭配；B. quantitative在量方面的(与qualitative相对)；C．surplus过剩的；D．formidable可怕的，令人生畏的。根据题意应选A。句意为：在妇女大规模进入劳动大军所引起的变化中，发生在妇女本身的变化绝不是不重要的。

17. Mr. Smith became very _________ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake.

A.ingenious
B.empirical
C.objective
D.indignant

A B C D

[解析] 形容词辨析。A. ingenious机灵的；B．empirical经验主义的，凭经验办事的；C．objective客观的 (与subject相对)；D．indignant生气的，愤怒的。根据题意应选D。句意为：史密斯先生在有人暗示他犯了错误时非常生气。

18. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ones.

A.turbulent
B.tragic
C.vulnerable
D.suspicious

A B C D

[解析] 形容词辨析。所选形容词应与句中calm相对应。A. turbulent动荡的，混乱的；B．tragic悲剧的，悲惨的；C．vulnerable脆弱的，易受影响的；D．suspicious怀疑的，疑神疑鬼的。其中只有A. turbulent可以与 calm相对应，也符合句意。句意为：谣言无处不在，它散布恐怖情绪，损害声誉，把稳定的局面搅得混乱不堪。

19. The _________ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike.

A.incompatible
B.exceeding
C.instantaneous
D.eternal

A B C D

[解析] 形容词辨析。A．incompatible矛盾的，不调和的；B．exceeding非常的，过度的；C．instantaneous瞬间的，即刻的；D．eternal永恒的，不灭的。根据句意应选D。句意为：生与死这一永恒的循环，是科学家和哲学都感兴趣的课题。

20. She remains confident and _________ untroubled by our present problems.

A.indefinitely
B.infinitely
C.optimistically
D.seemingly

A B C D

[解析] 副词辨析。注意选项D．seemingly意为“表面上，看来”，也可与untroubled搭配，但不是答案。决定本题答案的是句中“remains confident”。其他三个形容词的意义是：A．indefinitely不确定的，不明确的，无定期地；B．infinitely无限地，无穷地；C．optimistically乐观地，抱乐观态度地。根据句意和逻辑应选C。句意为：她仍然充满信心、保持乐观，而不为目前的困难所烦恼。

21. The doctors don't _________ that he will live much longer.

A.articulate
B.anticipate
C.manifest
D.monitor

A B C D

[解析] 动词的意义和用法。四个动词中能接that从句作宾语的只有B．anticipate预期，期望。A. articulate清楚地发音，清楚明白地说；C. manifest表明，显示，虽意义符合题意，但它后接名词作宾语，而不使用宾语从句；D．monitor监测，监视。根据句意和结构，B是答案。句意为：医生预计他不会活很长时间。

22. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite _________.

A.eligible
B.sustainable
C.probable
D.feasible

A B C D

[解析] 形容词词义辩解。A. eligible有资格的，合格的；B．sustainable支撑得住的；能维持的；C. probable可能的，主要用以表示事件、结果等是否有可能发生或出现。D．feasible切实可行的。根据句意应选D。句意为：我建议我们执行这一计划，因为它完全切实可行。

23. The old gentleman was a very _________ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.

A.respectful
B.respected
C.respective
D.respectable

A B C D

[解析] 近形近义形容词辨析。都含有同一词干respect。A. respectful恭敬的，有礼的，尊重别人的，表示对别人有礼貌，尊敬别人；B．respected“被尊敬的”是动词respect的过去分词；C．respective各自的；分别的；D． respectable可敬的，令人尊敬的。根据以上辨析可见，D符合题意。句意为：这位老绅士有着令人尊敬的外表：一头银发、戴着一副金丝眼镜。

24. This book is expected to _________ the best-seller lists.

A.promote
B.prevail
C.dominate
D.exemplify

A B C D

[解析] 动词辩析。A. promote提高，提拔；B．prevail盛行、流行，在语义上容易与书的“畅销”联系起来，但该词主要指“时尚、疾病”等的流行，且该词只作不及物动词。C. dominate支配，占优势；D．exemplify例示，举例说明，是……的例证。根据题意，应选C。句意为：该书有望在畅销书排行榜上出现。

25. That part of the city has long been _________ for its street violence.

A.notorious
B.responsible
C.historical
D.illegal

A B C D

[解析] 形容词辨析及与介词的搭配。A. notorious臭名昭著的；B．responsible对……应负责的，有责任的。两者均可与介词for搭配。C．historical历史上的；D．illegal非法的，两者既不能与for搭配，也不能修饰地区。根据题意应选A。句意为：城市的这个地区一直因街头暴力臭名昭著。

26. The Space Age _________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the So- viet Union.

A.initiated
B.originated
C.embarked
D.commenced

A B C D

[解析] 动词辨异。initiate是及物动词，意为“开始，发起，创始，倡议”；originate作不及物动词时，意为“发源，来自，产生”；embark意为“上(飞机、汽车等)，发动，着手”；commence是不及物动词，意为“开始，使开始，着手”。根据句子结构和句意应选D。句意为：太空时代始于1957年10月，那时候第一颗人造卫星由苏联发射升空。

27. John said that he didn't quite _________ and asked me to repeat what I had said.

A.snatch up
B.summon up
C.catch on
D.watch out

A B C D

[解析] 动词短语辨析。A. snatch up 抓住某物；B．summon up鼓起(勇气等)；C．catch on理解，了解，明白；D．watch out当心，监视，注意。根据句意应选C。句意为：约翰说他不太明白，要我再说一遍。

28. When he tried to make a _________ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

A.complaint
B.claim
C.Reservation
D.decision

A B C D

[解析] 名词辨析。A. complaint诉苦，抱怨；B．claim要求，声称；C．reservation(房间，票等)预订，预约；D．decision决定。根据句意应选C。句意为：当他试图预订房间时，他发现那家旅馆因一个会议而客满了。

29. A budget of five dollars a day is totally _________ for a trip round Europe.

A.inadequate
B.incapable
C.incompatible
D.invalid

A B C D

[解析] 形容词辨析。A. inadequate不够的，不充分的；B. incapable没有可能的；C. incompatible不和谐的，不相容的；D．invalid无效的。根据题意应选A。句意为：到欧洲旅行，5美元一天的预算是不够的。

30. In our highly technological ,society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is

A.shrinking
B.obscuring
C.altering
D.constraining

A B C D

[解析] 动词辨析。shrink减少，缩减；obscure掩蔽，使阴暗；alter改变，更改；constrain限制，约束。根据句意和逻辑应选A。句意为：在我们这个高科技的社会，无技术的工人的工作岗位正在减少。

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.
Perhaps, every county suffered from inflation once or more times. Inflation is an economic condition in 1 prices for consumer goods 2 , and the 3 of money or purchasing power decreases. There are three causes of inflation. The first and most important cause may be excessive government spending. For example, in order to 4 a war or carry 5 social programs, the government may spend more money than it has received through taxes and other revenues, thus creating a deficit. In order to 6 this deficit, the Treasury Department can simply 7 the money supply by issuing more paper money to 8 the debts of government. This increase in the money supply will cause the value of the dollar to 9 decrease. The second cause of inflation occurs when the money supply increases faster than the supply of goods. 10 people have more money, they will run out to buy popular goods 11 televisions and computers, for example, and a shortage will result. Industry will then produce more, at higher prices, to 12 demand. 13 , if people think that the prices of popular goods are going up, they will buy and even borrow money at high 14 rates to pay for them. Finally, if labor unions demand that workers’wages 15 or 16 the high cost of living, industry will meet this demand and add other costs of production on the 17 . 18 summary, all of these causes can 19 inflationary problems that can affect the welfare of a nation. However, of these three causes, 20 government spending may be the most important.

A.that
B.which
C.this
D.what

A B C D

[解析] 此处是一个定语从句，关系词前有介词in, 所以应选关系代词which。

A.raise
B.lower
C.increase
D.decrease

A B C D

[解析] 通货膨胀时物价上涨，故应选动词increase。虽然raise也有“增长”的含义，但它是及物动词，此处没有宾语。

A.value
B.price
C.cost
D.spending

A B C D

[解析] or后的purchasing power(购买力)是对前面词语的进一步说明，故应选value(价值)。

A.finance
B.offer
C.pay
D.fight

A B C D

[解析] 4个动词的意思分别是：A. finance为……募集资金；B．offer主动提供；C. pay支付；D．fight打仗。根据句意“为战争募集资金”应选A。

A.off
B.out
C.on
D.away

A B C D

[解析] 选项中4个介词与动词carry构成的短语的意义分别是：carry out实施；carry off拿走；carry on继续；carry away使着迷。根据此处语义“实施社会(发展)计划”，应选B．out。

A.compensate
B.accomplish
C.exchange
D.offset

A B C D

[解析] 4个动词的意义分别是：A. compensate补偿，后常跟介词for；B．accomplish实现；C．exchange交换，常跟介词with；D. offset弥补，抵消。根据句意“弥补财政赤字”应选D。

A.spend
B.extend
C.expand
D.explore

A B C D

[解析] 4个动词的意义分别是：A．spend花费，常与介词on连用；B．extend延伸，常与介词to搭配。 C．expand 扩大，扩张；D．explore探索。根据句意“通过发行更多的纸币扩大货币的供应量”，应选C。

A.mend
B.meet
C.respond
D.return

A B C D

[解析] 本题要求选一动词与debts搭配，表示“偿还债务”。meet the debts即表达此意。故选B。

A.automatically
B.timely
C.exceedingly
D.excessively

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义，货币供应的增加会引起美元价值自动降低。故A符合要求。

10.

A.If
B.Whether
C.Though
D.For fear that

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义，此处需一个引导条件状语从句的连词，故应选A。

11.

A.as
B.of
C.like
D.except

A B C D

[解析] 根据上下文，此处要选一个列举事物的介词，like作介词，表示“像……”，可以用于列举事物。虽然as有“像……一样”，但它表示身份，不能用于列举事物。

12.

A.satisfy
B.supply
C.plenty
D.comply

A B C D

[解析] 本题需选一动词与名词demand搭配。A．satisfy合乎要求。Satisfy demand意为“满足需求”。

13.

A.However
B.Otherwise
C.Nevertheless
D.Furthermore

A B C D

[解析] 根据上下文判断此处需要一个表示递进关系的副词，D．Furthermore(此外，而且)表示递进关系。其他3个副词表示转折关系。

14.

A.interests
B.interesting
C.Interested
D.interest

A B C D

[解析] interest rate(利率)是一固定搭配。

15.

A.should increase
B.be increased
C.increase
D.increased

A B C D

[解析] 动词demand后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气，又因为wage与increase之间是被动关系，故应选B。

16.

A.protest
B.impose
C.cover
D.restrict

A B C D

[解析] 根据语义应选D．restrict。句意为：“如果工会要求增加工作或限制生活的高费用……”。

17.

A.consumer
B.controller
C.manager
D.employer

A B C D

[解析] 根据上下文，工业是把生产的其他成本加在消费者身上。故A. consumer是正确答案。

18.

A.On
B.At
C.In
D.By

A B C D

[解析] in summary(总之)，用于总结前文，是一固定搭配。

19.

A.result
B.invent
C.discover
D.create

A B C D

[解析] 根据上下文，动词create(造成，引起)。Create inflationary problem(引起通货膨胀问题)；选项 A．result有“导致”的含义，但它是不及物动词，后要接to。其他两个动词不合句意。D是正确答案。

20.

A.percussive
B.excessive
C.productive
D.recessive

A B C D

[解析] 4个形容词的意义分别是：A．percussive敲击的；B．excessive过分的，过多的；C．productive多产的；D. recessive逆行的。根据句意“政府开支过多”，应选B。

Part Ⅴ Writing
Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Job Problems for College Graduates. Your composition should be based on the given outline and should be no less than 120 words.

1. 1．现在越来越多的大学毕业生发现找一个满意的工作相当困难。
2．造成这种困难的原因。
3. 你认为如何解决这种困难。

Job Problems for College Graduates
Nowadays, college graduates find it more and more difficult to get a rewarding job, and worse of all, many of them can’t find jobs in their specialties. But why does that take place? The possible reasons are as follows.
Firstly, what the students have learned in colleges or universities can’t meet the demand of the development of industries. For another, the courses offered by colleges are so outdated that it's hard for those graduates to translate their book knowledge into real job skills. For another, the students haven’t been taught how to combine the theory with practice. Secondly, it's hard to make a choice between a well-paid job and a favorite one. Some graduates may give up their majors or pursuit only to seek more money, but this will certainly prevent them form putting their ability into full play. So eventually they will be tired of the job. Thirdly, there's an oversupply of graduates in certain fields and this supply is still increasing now mast students tend to choose such majors as English, accounting, computer, etc, which they think society needs most and will offer them better job prospects. The trend is so strong that too many students flood the popular fields. As a result, many of them fail to enter the profession for which they are trained.
To solve the problems, we should get the students out of ivory tower to gear their courses to the needs of industries and business, and help students seek a way of living a more significant life.