Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a start essay entitled Should Euthanasia Be Legalized? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
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.
[解析] W: What do you plan to do on your vacation? M: This year I'm just going to be lazy at home. I'll probably do some gardening, watch TV and work on my stamp collection. Q: Where is the man going to spend his holiday?
2.
A.That Mary is going to Hawaii.
B.That Mary likes to collect postcards.
C.That Mary is going to meet her mother.
D.That Mary is fond of playing cards.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: I guess I'll send Mary a postcard from Hawaii when I go there on my vacation. M: I'm sure that she'd be glad to get one. She has a collection of cards from all over the world. Q: What do we learn about Mary?
3.
A.Sometimes she eats in her friends home.
B.Sometimes she eats at home when she gets ride and leaves the house.
C.Sometimes she eats in a hotel.
D.Sometimes she has her breakfast in the school cafeteria.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Where do you usually have your breakfast? W: In the kitchen. I fix myself some orange juice, an egg, 'a slice of unbuttered toast and some coffee. But once in a while I have breakfast in the school cafeteria. That's why I get a ride and leave the house early. Q：Where does the woman sometimes have breakfast ?
4.
A.On or before November 13.
B.Not before November 13.
C.On or be fore November 30.
D.Not before November 30.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Did you hear what Mr. Green said? It was something about the date when our book-reports would be due. W: He said we could hand them in whenever we had them done, but they must be in by November 13, if not before. Q: When must the book-reports be given to Mr. Green ?
5.
A.He just had his new car come in.
B.The dealer is taking his time getting the car ready.
C.He hasn't got his driver's license.
D.He wants to ride in the car himself.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: I heard your new car came in today. When will you get to drive it? M: Oh, it came in two days ago, but I'm beginning to wonder when I'll get to ride in it myself. The dealer is taking his time getting ready. Q: How does the man seem to feel?
[解析] W: Didn't you go fishing yesterday? I didn't see you bring any fish back. M: We planned to, but George's wife threw fishing tackles away, so played golf instead. Q: What did the men do yesterday?
7.
A.A porter.
B.A policeman.
C.A servant.
D.A service station attendant.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: I thought I wanted you to clean the windshield not the rearview mirror. M: Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am. I'll do it right away. Q: What was the man?
8.
A.To the college on the corner.
B.To the coffee house.
C.To a college poetry class.
D.To the man's house for coffee.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: I'd like to take you to the coffee house on the comer near the college. Students read poetry there. W: Thanks. I'd like to go with you. I've been waiting to there for a long time. Q: Where is it that the woman would like to go?
9.
A.She is welcome to borrow one.
B.Her English teacher needs the dictionary.
C.Buy a French-English dictionary herself.
D.Take the dictionary out of the library.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: My English teacher suggested that I come in and borrow a French-English Dictionary. M: Of course, Miss. You're welcome to use our dictionaries, but they may not be taken out of library. Wouldn't it be better if you had one of your own? Q: What did the man suggest that the girl do?
10.
A.It was pretty good.
B.It was rather dull.
C.It was not well organized.
D.It was attended by many people.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Let's talk about the preparations for the party. M: Right, we really need to plan better this time. Remember what a mess it was at the last party? Q: What do we know about the last party?
Section B Directions:In this section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
A.The World Health Organization says people are starving.
B.There is enough food for everyone.
C.People's eating habits are one of the causes of the world-wide food problem.
D.Scientists are making food from fishmeal.
A B C D
C
[解析] 11-13 Every day at least 10,000 persons in the world die of starvation, according to the World Health Organization. One third to one-half of the earth's population is under nourished even though more than the necessary food for everyone on earth is available. Many nutrition experts say that one of the reasons people starve is that they are willing to eat only the kind of foods 'they are used to. For example, enough rice to feed 1,000 Chinese would be left to spoil among Eskimos, who don't eat rice. A store house full of bacon that would be food in many places around the world would mean nothing to millions of East Indians, who won't eat pork for religious reasons. Another group of East Indians, called Hindus, won't eat beef because their religion forbids it. Instead of being butchered, cows are allowed to roam free in the streets of Indian cities. Thousands of scientists in all parts of the world are working to change soybeans and fish meal into food that people of different nationalities will eat. Both soybeans and fish meal are high in protein and are available in large quantities. These scientists feel that human eating habits are often at the bottom of the worM-wide food problem. 11. What is the main idea of this passage?
2.
A.Because cows roam the street.
B.Because they are Fast Indians.
C.Because they don't like beef.
D.Because their religion forbids it.
A B C D
D
[解析] Why won't Eastern Indians eat beef according to the passage?
3.
A.They are the main cause of the world-wide food problem.
B.They are the bad quality of the world-wide food problem.
C.They are at the low level of the world-wide food problem.
D.They are the less important factor of the world-wide problem.
A B C D
A
[解析] What do these scientists feel about human eating habits?
[解析] 14-17 Good morning students. I hope you have been able to visit the museum of social history to see the exhibition, presented by the Food Industry, that is currently showing. Today's lecture deals with the history of chocolate. Our knowledge of the origin of chocolate is rather vague but we are aware that the Mayans and Aztecs of South America made a drink from the beans of the cocoa tree and called it chocolate. Then in 1528 this was taken home by the conquering Spanish who named it chocolate. This was the first experience the Europeans had of chocolate but by the late 1600's it had spread to most countries in Europe. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, drinking chocolate became a well-established activity but it wasn't until 1847 that Fry and Sons in England introduced "eating chocolate". This remained much of a novelty until Daniel Peter. The famous Swiss chocolate, This was inspired to try to improve the smoothness and taste of the new confection. Peter's idea was to combine some other ingredient with chocolate to balance its rough flavor. His early experiments with cheese were notoriously unsuccessful and a number of other ill-fated mixtures followed. Finally, in 1874 Peter stumbled on the perfect answer: milk. Nowadays milk chocolate is made of at least ten percent chocolate mass ("raw" chocolate pressed from cocoa nibs) and twelve percent milk solids combined with sugar, cocoa butter (the fat from the nibs) and vanilla. It is also the type of chocolate most often chosen by children because it is less "bitter" than the dark varieties. 14. Where does this lecture take place?
2.
A.Europe.
B.South America.
C.Spain.
D.England.
A B C D
B
[解析] Which part of the world did chocolate originally come from?
3.
A.1528.
B.1847.
C.The late 1600's.
D.The eighteenth century.
A B C D
C
[解析] When was chocolate first known throughout most of Europe?
4.
A.The dark color.
B.The coarse flavor.
C.The smooth taste
D.The rough texture.
A B C D
B
[解析] What did Daniel Peter try to improve in chocolate?
[解析] 18-20 Denim is one of the most popular fabrics on the market today. But denim has not always been so popular. Until quite recently, only cowboys in the Western United Stales wore denim Jeans because the fabric would wear well even after many, many hours on a horse. Unlike other materials, jeans never seem to wear out; they only fade. It's these faded blue-jeans that have become the most popular today. But the fabric is no longer limited, by style or color. Men's suits, women's evening dresses, shoes and handbags are just of a few of the things made of denim. Denim is not limited to the United States either, it has spread world wild and it has become acceptable in all but the most formal social situations. 18. What is the subject of this commentary?
2.
A.Denim is popular in the United States.
B.Denim has been popular in many countries.
C.Denim is popular in Europe.
D.Denim is not popular any more.
A B C D
B
[解析] What is true about Denim now?
3.
A.Only cowboys in the western United States wear denim jean.
B.Only sailors wear Denim.
C.Only cowboys wear Denim.
D.Denim is made in many colors.
A B C D
A
[解析] According to this report, what was tree about the original denim?
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, t3, 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 There are chilling parallels in two catastrophes that threaten the fabric of American life -- AIDS and drugs. AIDS destroys genetic immunity: drug addiction paralyzes the immune system of the body politic, preventing society from responding to evil, by taking political action. The irony of the malign perversities at work is that the war on drugs is ensuring the spread of AIDS. We had better understand the way this is happening and decode which is the lesser of two evils or they will both engulf us. The war on drugs presently takes priority in the public mind. This is, wholly understandable. No city in America, it seems, can afford enough police officers, enough firepower, enough judges and enough jails to stamp out the criminal behavior of thousands who distribute, buy and use cocaine or crack. Drug pushers are as visible as and more frequent than local newsstands. Some police, forces have acknowledged that parts of their cities are no-go areas where the guns and bombs of the drug runners are the law. This is a phenomenon of the black ghetto. Drug use declined among the white middle class and college students but crack at $ 3 and $4 a pop is ravaging the black population. Competing drug groups and teen gangs fight each other to the death, a convenient result one might think but for the reality that the drug war shatters thousands of decent black families and destroys the peace of mind of whole cities. This year's fetus is on Washington D. C., where the murder rate now exceeds that of the West Bank and Gaza. Washington's mayor says: Except for the killings, Washington is a safe city. One knows what he means. Outside the ghettos, Washington is wonderfully attractive in dynamic, but economic vitality does not console middle-class and working-class whites, who rage against the fear that dominates their cities, fear, of drugs sold by blacks: fear of black crime and of black gangs. They blame let. al political leaders and cry. out for action. And here is the rub. Since federal programs, including supply interdiction and Draconian penalties, have had virtually no effect on the epidemic, any escalation seems justified.
1. The first sentence in the first paragraph means there are ______ between AIDS and drugs.
2. According to the first paragraph, in what sense do AIDS or drugs corrupt American life?
A.They are a mental threat.
B.They lead to addiction.
C.They violate immune system.
D.None of the above.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。文章第一段第二句话可以解释为“艾滋病破坏基因免疫力，麻醉品上瘾危害神经系统的免疫力”(AIDS destroys genetic immunity：drug addiction paralyzes the immune system of the body politic，pre- venting society from responding to evil，by taking political action．)所以可推断，艾滋病或麻醉品都能破坏人体免疫系统。所以C是正确答案。
3. The cause-and-effect relation between AIDS and drugs probably is that _______.
A.AIDS results in drug use
B.drugs helped the spread of AIDS
C.drugs prevented the spread of AIDS
D.drug addiction is the consequence of the spread of AIDS
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。文章第一段最后一句话指出“具有讽刺的是，违禁药品正使得艾滋病蔓延”(The irony of the malign perversities at work is that the war on drugs is ensuring the spread of AIDS．)，所以B是正确答案。
4. "No-go areas" refers to _______.
A.places where law has a say
B.violent places
C.places with no human trace
D.places where law is observed with arms
A B C D
B
[解析] 词汇题。根据该词所在第三段最后一句话的意思：“一些警察承认城市中的某些地方已经成了充斥暴力的区域，在这里贩毒分子的枪、炸弹就是法律”(Some police，forces have acknowledged that parts of their cities are no-go areas where the guns and bombs of the drug runners are the law．)，所以可推断“No-go areas”指“充满暴力的区域”，所以B是正确答案。
5. Crack is most popular among _______.
A.college students
B.black people
C.teenagers
D.white middle class
A B C D
B
[解析] 推断题。根据第四段第二句话：在白人中产阶级和大学生中麻醉品的使用现象已经减少了，但是3，4美元一粒的可卡因药丸正使黑人不断地受到损害(Drug use declined among the white middle class and college students but crack at $ 3 and $ 4 a pop is ravaging the black population．)。所以可推断“crack”主要在黑人中流行，所以应选B。
Passage Two Each for its own reason, the study of residential mobility has been a concern of three disciplines: sociology, economies, and geography. For the economist, residential shifts provide a means for studying the housing and land markets. Geographers study mobility to understand the spatial distributions of population types. For the sociologist, interest in residential mobility has two sources: one stemming from the study of human ecology and the other, from a concern with the peculiar qualities of urban life. Of course, there are clearly overlapping concerns and it is often difficult to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by sole examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility, although it is usually easier to identify a researcher's discipline by noting the methods used and the concepts employed. Urban mobility first appears in the sociological literature as a term expressing rather generalized qualities of urban, as opposed to non-urban life. Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as the considerable sum of myriad and incessant sources of stimulation impinging upon the urban dweller, a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication, indifference, and a lowered level of affect in urban dwellers. There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller's capacity is reduced to react in a "spontaneous" and "natural" way to urban existence. It is mobility in this sense that produces some of the special qualities of urban life, which, on the other hand, appeal to migrants as an escape from the dullness and oppression of rural existence with its lack of change and stimulation, and on the other hand, produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves. Of course, mobility in this larger sense of sensory overload is not a concept which lends itself easily to measurement, especially since it is a macro-system property.
1. Geographers who study mobility are most probably interested in _______.
A.the fact that people of different nationalities or ethnical groups reside in different places
B.why people of one type prefer to isolate themselves from those of another type
C.peculiar characteristics of people from different countries in choosing living places
D.what types of people like to move frequently and why they keep changing their living places
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第一段的第三句：地理学家们研究这种不固定性是为了了解人口种类在地域上的分布(Geographers study mobility to understand the spatial distributions of population types)。所以A是正确答案。
2. According to the passage, examining the kinds of questions research he or she raises about mobility is _______.
A.not an ideal way to identify his or her disciplinary origins
B.easier than noting the methods used and the concepts employed'
C.the only way to discern the disciplines he or she applied
D.too difficult to be used in finding out his or her disciplinary origins
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第一段最后一句：“．．．it is often difficult to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by sole examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility．．．”，可见“考察其研究迁徙提出的问题并不是一个确定她或他学术渊源的理想方法”。所以A是答案。
3. Some sociologists believe that "sensory overload" ( Para. 2) _______.
A.produces the dullness and oppression of rural existence
B.is responsible for some of evil characteristics of urban dwellers
C.is the result of the mobility of the city
D.appeals to non-urban dwellers
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章第二段第二句，“Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as．．．，a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication，indifference，and a lowered level of affect in urban dwellers．”在此句中列举的“sophistication”(世故)．“indifference”(冷漠)。和“lowered level of affect”(情感变得淡薄)都是人类性格上的弱点，而这一切都是由“sensory overload”造成的。据此可见B是正确答案。
4. According to the passage, in a society where there is anomie and alienation people _______.
A.can discern other people's shortcomings but not their owns
B.hold hostile views to others
C.take advantage of others to achieve their own purposes
D.are willing to help each other
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。在文章的倒数第二句中。作者谈到都市生活的特殊性质造成了社会中的道德沦丧和情感疏远，使得人与人之间的交往变成一种实现目的(ends)的手段(means)而非目的本身(．．．and on the oth- er hand，produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves．)。所以C是正确答案。
5. The words "spontaneous" and "natural"( Para. 2) indicate that _______.
A.urban people lack creativity and originality
B.urban people are more clever than rural people
C.urban life is colorful and interesting
D.urban existence is full of change and stimulation
Passage Three In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B. C. The Games took place in August in the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete. The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boys’gymnastics, horse racing, field-events such as discus and javelin throwing, arid the very important foot races. There was also boxing and wrestling and special tests of varied ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling. The evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that tile winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. The public honour also made the strict discipline of the ten-month training period worthwhile. In spite of the lengthy training, however runners were known to drop dead from strain at the winning post. How their results compared with modem standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling. After an uninterrupted history of almost 1200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D. 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan origin: It was over 1500 years before there was another such inter-national athletics gathering. The Greek institution was revived in 1896 London Olympics, success was reestablished and nations sent their best representatives. In times of peace, the Games have taken place ever since at four yearly intervals. In Munich in 1972, competitors from more than 120 countries were watched by huge crowds. Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes’expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathon races, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event. The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony. The well known Olympic flag, however, is a modem conception: the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games.
1. The first Olympic Games took place _______.
A.in the seventh century A, D
B.certainly before 700 B, C
C.over three thousand years ago
D.a thousand years ago
A B C D
B
[解析] 推断题。文章第一段最后一句指出，虽然没有人知道奥运会起源距今的确切年份，但是有些官方记载是从公元前776年开始的(No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go，but some official records date from 776B．C)，据此推断，其必然早于公元前700年。所以B是正确答案。
2. In the final stages of the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be _______.
3. During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full, _______.
A.heroes were sacrificed to Zeus
B.large sums of prize money were distributed to the heroes
C.all the victors were crowned with garlands
D.the heroes were honoured with sacrificial offerings
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句对古代奥运会的比赛日程的叙述：The evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day，and the fourth day，that of the full moon，was set aside as a holy day．(第三天的夜晚要给白天的英雄们献的祭品，第四天是一个月圆日，留做圣日。)，因此可见D为正确答案。
4. Modern athletes’results cannot be compared with those of the ancient runners because _______.
A.details such as times were not recorded in the past
B.they are much better
C.the ancient runners fell down dead
D.the Greeks had no means of telling the time
A B C D
A
[解析] 推断题。第三段最后一句指出，“他们的成绩与现在相比如何，很可惜我们无法知道”(How their results compared with modern standards，we unfortunately have no means of telling．)。据此推断A是正确答案。
5. The modern Olympics compared with the ancient ones are _______.
A.inspired by the same ideals
B.completely different in every respect
C.more restricted in the variety of events
D.too much concerned with international rivalry
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。文章最后一段第三句，“火炬传递象征着对古希腊奥林匹克运动会比赛宗旨的继续”(The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals，)所以A是正确答案。
Passage Four Less than a year ago, a new generation of diet pills seemed to offer the long-sought answer to our chronic weight problems. Hundreds of thousands of pound-conscious Americans had discovered that a drug combination known as "fen-phen" could shut off voracious appetites like magic, and the FDA had just approved a new drug, Redux, that did the same with fewer side effects. Redux would attract hundreds of thousands of new pill poppers within a few months. But now the diet-drug revolution is facing a backlash. Some of the nation's largest HMOs, including Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Prudential Healthcare, have begun cutting back or eliminating reimbursement for both pills. Diet chains like Jenny Craig and Nutri-System are backing away from them too. Several states, meanwhile, have restricted the use of fen-phen, last week the Florida legislature banned new prescriptions entirely and called on doctors to wean current patients from the drug within 30 days; it also put a 90-day limit on Redux prescriptions. Even New Jersey doctor Sheldon Levine, who touted Redux last year on TV and in his book The Redux Revolution, has stopped giving it to all but his most obese patients. The reason for all the retrenchment: potentially lethal side effects. Over the summer, the FDA revealed that 82 patients had developed detects in their heart valves while on fen-phen, and that seven patients had come down with the same condition on Redux. As if that weren’t bad enough, physicians reported that a woman who had been taking fen-phen for less than a month died of primary pulmonary hypertension, a fatal lung condition already associated with Redux. And an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association last month confirmed earlier reports that both fen-phen and Redux can cause brain damage in lab animals. These findings led the New England Journal to publish an editorial admonishing doctors to prescribe the drugs only for patients with severe obesity. Meanwhile, FDA asked drug makers to put more explicit warnings on fen-phen and Redux labels. Since mid-July, prescriptions for fen-phen have dropped 56%, and those for Redux 36%, according to IMS America, a pharmaceutical-market research firm. All that really does, however, is to bring the numbers down to where they should have been all along. Manufacturers said from the start that their pills offered a short-term therapy for the obese, not for people looking to fit into a smaller bathing suit. FDA approved Redux with just such a caveat, and when limited to these patients, the drugs may still make sense-despite the risks-because morbid obesity carries its own dangers, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Too often, however, Redux and fen-phen were peddled' to all comers, almost like candy. The current backlash, says Levine, is a "roller coaster that never should have happened."
1. The new pills seemed to be a solution to _______.
A.the problem of obesity that has obsessed the Americans for a long time
B.the problem that is of great weight and significance
C.the vital problem caused by the pills
D.the threatening situation we are facing in the long run
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。从第一段可知：人们一直在寻求解决超重问题的答案，而新一代的减肥药似乎提供了这一答案(Less than a year ago，a new generation of diet pills seemed to offer the long-sought answer to our chronic weight problems．)。因此，选项A是正确答案。
2. The statement "diet-drug revolution is facing a backlash" (Para. 2) is supported by the following facts except _______.
A.diet chains and some of the HMOs have removed their support for the pills
B.some states have limited or forbidden the prescriptions of the diet pin
C.in Florida, patients are told to turn away from the use of fen-phen within a month
D.Sheldon Levine, a New Jersey doctor, touted one of the pills on TV and in his book
3. The worst case that revealed the fatal dark side of the diet pills is _______.
A.82 patients on fen-phen and seven on Redux had developed heart defects
B.a woman patient on fen-phen had died of abnormally high blood pressure
C.a woman patient on fen-phen had died of a lung disease
D.both diet pills cause brain damage
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。第三段提到减肥药已导致诸多服用者患心脏疾病，第四段说“可好像还不够糟糕似的，据医生们报道，一位服用fen-phen不足一个月的妇女因患肺压高病而死去(As if that weren't had enough， physicians reported that a woman who had been taking fen-phen for less than a month died of primary pulmonary hyper- tension)”。可见，这起妇女死亡的病历是文本提到的减肥药之致命副作用的惟一事例。所以选项C是正确答案。
4. New England Journal admonished doctors to _______.
A.give the pills only to the severely overweight persons
B.take the Obese patients off the drugs completely
C.drop the prescriptions for the pills drastically
D.put clearer warnings on the drug labels
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第五段第一句：These findings led the New England Journal to publish an editorial admonishing doctors to prescribe the drugs only for patients with severe obesity．(这些发现使得《新英格兰杂志》发表了一篇社论，告诫医生们只为严重肥胖者开这些减肥药方)。因此，选项A是正确答案。
5. According to the drug manufacturers, the pills _______.
A.only offer temporary treatment for the morbid obesity
B.are meant for all the people who yearn for slimness
C.are too risky to be used
D.are the most important weight-loss discoveries
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第六段第二句：：“减肥药的制造者们说，从一开始，该药就只是为肥胖症患者提供短期的治疗，而并不适用于那些盼望能穿进更加瘦小的泳装的人(Manufacturers said from the start that their pills offered a short-term therapy for the obese，not for people looking to fit into a smaller bathing suit．)”。故选项A是答案。
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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. 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
C
[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，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。
9. There is an incorrect assumption among scientists and medical people that everyone agrees on what a benefit to an individual.
A.constitutes
B.manifests
C.confers
D.constructs
A B C D
A
[解析] A. constitutes构成，组成；B．manifests表明，证明，显示；C．confers商议，授予；D．constructs建造，构造，创建。因为句意是“构成个人利益的东西……”，故A是正确答案。句意为：在科学家和医务工作者中有一个不正确的假设，认为大家对什么是构成个人利益的看法是一致的。
10. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the result would _______ her long effort.
17. I've looked everywhere for a leather jacket I liked, and now, _______, I have found one.
A.at long last
B.on time
C.for a while
D.sooner or later
A B C D
A
[解析] 短语辨析。A．at long last于最后；B. on time准时，正点；C. for a while在一段时间里，一会儿； D．sooner or late迟早，总有一天。根据句意和逻辑，应选A。句意为：我到处找我喜欢的皮茄克，终于找到了。
18. Advertisements may arouse a strong wish for something; how the need is filled will probably be the individual.
A.on to
B.up to
C.as to
D.down to
A B C D
B
[解析] 短语意义辨析。A. on to 与……联络；B．up to应由……(做，完成)；C．as to至于；D．down to从上到下。根据句意和逻辑应选B。句意为：广告可以激起人们对某种商品的需求欲望，而如何满足其需求就是个人的事了。
19. All matter is made up of atoms; _______, it is made up of nuclei with electrons whirling around them.
A.that is
B.on the contrary
C.in short
D.on the other hand
A B C D
A
[解析] 短语意义辨析。A. that is也就是说，即；B．on the contrary相反地；C. in short简而言之；D．on the other hand另一方面，常与on one hand连用。根据题意和逻辑应选A。句意为：所有的物质都是由原子构成的，也就是说，它是由原子核和围绕着原子核旋转的电子构成的。
20. Malnutrition may well be _______his ill health.
A.the reason of
B.due to
C.the cause of
D.owing to
A B C D
C
[解析] 近义的短语辨析。四个短语总的说来都可以表示“原因”，但其内涵不同。A．the reason of表示的是行为或结论，是通过逻辑推理与判断得出的“理由，原因”，B. due to和D．owing to是说明结果的“原因”。 C．the cause of常指自然的起因或缘由。根据句意应选巳句意为：营养不良很可能是他健康不佳的原因。
21. _______ money, she is quite rich. However this does not mean that she is happy.
A.Concerning
B.In terms of
C.As to
D.In the light of
A B C D
B
[解析] 介词及介词短语辨析。A. Concerning关于；B．In terms of就……而论，以……观点；C．As to至于；D． In the light of根据，按照。根据题意应选B。句意为：就金钱而言，她是富有的。然而这并不意味着她幸福。
22. The specimens to be analyzed were taken _______.
23. Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular _______ for 30 million participants of all ages.
A.fantasy
B.pastime
C.symposium
D.penalty
A B C D
B
[解析] A. fantasy幻想，白日梦；B．pastime消遣，娱乐；C．symposium专题讨论会，研讨会；D．penalty处罚。根据题意B是正确答案。句意为：在过去的15年中，跑步成了一种很普通的消遣方式，有3，000万不同年纪的人参加。
24. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.
A.scarcity
B.minority
C.minimum
D.shortage
A B C D
B
[解析] 近义名词辨析。A. scarcity和D．shortage是同义词，意为“缺乏，不足”，如：a scarcity of teachers (师资缺乏)，a shortage of rain(雨水不足)。B．minority意为“少数，少数派”，C. minimum意为“最低限度，最少量”，如：The prices have already been cut to the minimum．(价格被削减到最低限度)根据句意和逻辑应选B。句意为：大多数护士是女性，但在高层次的医务界，妇女只是少数。
25. If you want this pain killer, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a _______.
A.receipt
B.recipe
C.subscription
D.prescription
A B C D
D
[解析] A. receipt收条，收据；B．recipe食谱，秘诀；C．subscription订阅，捐助，签署；D．prescription处方。根据句意应选D。句意为：如果你想要镇痛片，得请医生开处方。
26. When he tried to make a _______, he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention.
A.reservation
B.claim
C.mess
D.revision
A B C D
A
[解析] A. reservation预订，保留；B．claim索赔，(提出对某物的)权利；C. mess一团糟，混乱；D．revision复查，修正。根据句意应选A。句意为：当他试图预订房间时，他发现那家饭店因一个会议而客满了。
27. Research has produced many new _______ that will be used in the manufacture of a variety of goods.
30. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly _______ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people.
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Quextions Directions:In this part, there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Over the years I've spent a fair amount of time hanging out with Michael Dell, and what I noticed during my latest visit with him in Austin is how things have changed. Yes, he is still unflappable. And yes, he greets me in his new glossy offices with the same Stepford Wife-like grin he has always had. But he appears thinner now, as if he's lost baby fat. While he's still slow moving, as if he's conserving energy, he now cuts to the quick in conversation. And when he zeroes in on the point he wants to make, when he reiterates why Dell Computer is in a better position than any other PC maker in the world, you realize that the 36-year-old has lost what was once one of his greatest advantages: no one underestimates him anymore. Instead, Michael Dell looms over the PC landscape like a giant, casting a shadow over all his unfortunate competitors. This is a terrible time in a difficult business. PC sales were down for the first time last year. Dell's sales will be down, too, also for the first time. Yet even with that, even with recession, even with the threat of a Hewlett-Packard/Compaq Goliath, this is the only PC maker you can count on to grow and grow and grow. Almost single-handedly, Dell is forcing this industry to consolidate. Could this mean "game over" in the PC biz? "Game over? "he looks back at me incredulously. "No way. We only have 14% global market share." The Dellites may not admit to "game over" aspirations, but clearly they are thinking of a kind of domination never seen before among PC makers. "We think 40% market share is possible, "says Dell's No. 2, Kevin Rollins. That's a remarkable goal; what's more remarkable is that it really is attainable. Don't look for Dell to hit that kind of number anytime soon. Rather, the company's growth will come from grinding out gains on several existing fronts, while shrewdly expanding into new target markets. The reason is simple: there's no better way to make, sell, and deliver PCs than the way Dell does it, and nobody executes that model better than Dell. By now most business people can recite the basic tenets of Dell’s direct-sales model. Dell machines are made to order and delivered directly to the customer. There is no middleman. The customer gets the exact machine he wants cheaper than he can get it from the competition. The company gets paid by the customer weeks before it pays suppliers. Given all that, the company that famously started in Austin out of a University of Texas dorm room now dominates the northern side of this city the way giant steelworks once lorded over old mill towns. Dell has some 24 facilities in and near Austin and employs more than 18,000 local workers. Dell did over $ 30 billion in 'sales in 2000, ranking 48th on the FORTUNE 500, ahead of names like Walt Disney, and Du Pont. Michael is the richest man under 40 in the world, worth $16 billion. Two facts show how well the Dell model is working, even in tough times: Dell is on track to earn over $1.7 billion in 2001, taking almost every single dollar of profit among makers of Windows-based PCs. And Dell is gaining market share. That's not true for any other major PC maker. Quite the contrary. The others are going splat for the same reason that Dell is succeeding: commoditization. The desktop PC has become a commodity. That’s great for consumers, who get standardized, easy-to-use, cheap PCs. Commoditization has been going on in the industry for years. Dell, as master of the direct model, spent most of the 1990s operating in techno-Nirvana. The PC market was growing by 15% plus per year. For its quarter ended January 2000,Dell did a record $ 6.8 billion in sales, up 31% from the previous year's quarter. In a sign of things to come, sales growth slowed later in 2000. Then the growth disappeared in 2001. The economic slowdown was bad news for everyone, but Michael Dell and Kevin Rollins, who is increasingly his equal partner in running this business, made sure it was terrible news for Dell’s competitors. In late 2000 they decided to slash prices. "It was advantageous for us, actually, because in periods of slow demand component prices drop, and, unlike our competition, we can pass those savings on immediately to customers, "explains Rollins, a fine violinist who grew up in a hard charging Utah family -- his father was an engineering professor at Brigham Young-and came to Dell from the Bain consulting firm. Dell could make more money selling more computers at lower prices than it could selling fewer computers at higher prices. The low prices wreaked havoc on competitors. Compaq, HP, and Gateway all lost market share for the 12 months that ended Sept. 30,2001 ,while Dell's share of the U. S. market climbed 31%.
1. _________ was once one of Dell's greatest advantages.
That he was once underestimated/That someone once underestimated him．
[解析] 本题的答案在第1段的最后部分：．．．you realize that the 36-year-old has lost what was once one of his greatest advantages：no one underestimates him anymore．(你意识到这位36岁的年轻人已经失去了他曾经拥有的一项最大的优势：没有人再低估他了。)所以被人低估是戴尔过去的优势之一。
2. The passage attributes the success of Dell to _______.
the direct sales model／commoditization．
[解析] 通读全文可知，戴尔公司不断的发展壮大，市场份额不断扩大，是由于他改变了传统的销售方式，采取按定单生产，产品直接送到用户的方法。根据文章第4段可以概括出答案。尤其By now most business people can recite the basic tenets of Dell's direct-sales model．Dell machines are made to order and delivered directly to the customer．这个句子，以及第6段的第1句：Quite the contrary．The others are going splat for the same reason that Dell is succeeding：commoditization．都为答题提供了线索。
3. Why did Dell's share of the U.S. market climb 31% in 2001 while the economy slowed down?
They slashed the prices．/They lowered the prices．
[解析] 根据文章最后一段，在经济减速的时候，Michael Dell and Kevin Rollins决定大幅度降价，他们的理念是：通过低价销售更多的产品，比高价销售少量产品赚钱要多。本段中In late 2000 they decided to slash prices．就是问题的答案。
4. Dell hopes to increase its global market share by _______ according to the passage.
[解析] 从文章第3，4两段获取答案线索。在第3段中最后部分，戴尔对作者说：“We only have 14% global market share．”(我们只有全球14%市场份额。)第4段戴尔公司2号人物Kevin Rollins 说“We think 40% market share is possible，”(我们认为占40%的市场份额是可能实现的。)所以戴尔希望提高26%的全球市场份额。
5. If one wants to buy a Dell computer, who do you think he is supposed to pay?
The Dell company．
[解析] 根据文章第4段，特别是第3-6句讲了戴尔公司生产，销售以及付款的情况：Dell machines are made to order and delivered directly to the customer．There is no middleman． ．．．The company gets paid by the customer weeks before it pays suppliers．(戴尔产品按定单生产，直接交付顾客，没有中间商。……顾客向公司付款，几周后公司再向供货商付款。)所以买戴尔计算机的人要把钱付个戴尔公司。
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Li Ming, write Professor Wang, your former teacher, ask him to write you a letter of recommendation. You should write at least 120 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.
1. 告诉他你是谁。 2.你请求他做什么以及原因。 3.表示感谢。
A Letter to Professor Wang
May 5th, 2004
Dear Professor Wang,
Li Ming
A Letter to Professor Wang
May 5th, 2004
Dear Professor Wang, I suppose you can still remember me. I am Li Ming, one of your students. I am writing to ask for your kind help. I wish to enroll in the Language and Culture course at Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, for which I need a letter of recommendation. Since you are my most respected college teacher, a famous scholar in the field of Language and Culture, you are my most suitable referee. As you know, I am very interested in language and culture, where I have laid a solid foundation and written several theses after nearly four years of study. I would be grateful if, in the letter, you would confirm that I have adequate qualifications to follow the course. Would you be so kind as to give a brief introduction to my academic performance during my undergraduate studies? Besides, your personal opinion about me will also carry special weight. I have to submit the letter next week. Thank you very much for your help in this matter.
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