Part Ⅰ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How Do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 1. 过去学生是如何度过暑假的 2. 现在许多学生在暑假期间也非常繁忙 3. 我对此现象的看法 How Do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations
[参考范文一] How Do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations In the past, summer vacations meant an escape from the academic life and a restoration to freedom. Most students enjoyed their rights of leisure to the ultimate extent. Slimmer vacations were made up of endless activities such as visiting friends, watching TV, fishing, touring and occasional help of housework chores. However, the trend has changed. Currently, students are fully occupied during summer vacations. Some are busy attending various skill training courses, trying to obtain a driving license, passing language competence tests, or challenging computer qualification tests, while others are busy seeking part-time jobs to experience an adult world. On the whole, they want to be well equipped for the fierce competition in job hunting upon graduation. In my opinion, I think it is necessary for students to accumulate enough skills and experiences for a bright pros pect, but leisure time cannot be ignored, even be omitted. Therefore, we'd better arrange summer vacations in a more flexible way. [参考范文二] How Do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations Students spent much more time on leisure in summer vacations a decade ago. After a busy campus life, they felt they were entitled to enjoy the relaxation. Therefore, they fully indulged in various activities which they had to refrain from during school days. Watching TV was usually the first choice. Everyday they would spend a great amount of time watching soap operas, films and other programs. What's more, in summer vacations, they also visited friends, or went sightseeing. At the end of a summer vacation, they would find themselves not accustomed to the busy campus life. In contrast, students spend much less time on leisure now. In summer vacations, they are busily enrolled in different skills-training courses, from which they expect to accumulate skills as well as experiences for future competition. However, at the end of a summer vacation, they also find themselves too tired to return to a regular academic life. In my opinion, summer vacation is a time for refreshment both of body and of mind. Under such consideration, we'd better make a reasonable arrangement for summer vacations.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO ) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Climate Change Climate change is with us. A decade ago, it was conjecture. Now the future is unfolding before our eyes. Canada's Inuit see it in disappearing Arctic ice and permafrost(永久冻结带). The shanty town dwellers of Latin America and Southern Asia see it in lethal storms and floods. Europeans see it in disappearing glaciers, forest fires and fatal heat waves. Scientists see it in tree rings, ancient coral and bubbles trapped in ice cores. These reveal that the world has not been as warm as it is now for a millennium or more. The three warmest years on re cord have 'all occurred since 1998; 19 of the warmest 20 since 1980. And Earth has probably never warmed as fast as in the past 30 years -- a period when natural influences on global temperatures, such as solar cycles and volcanoes should have cooled us down. Climatologists reporting for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) say we are seeing global warming caused by human activities. The felling down of trees that largely decrease the photosynthesis(光合作用) to absorb CO2 and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that gives out great amount of CO2in the air all result in the increasing of temperatures. Global Greenhouse People arc causing the change by burning nature's vast stores of coal, oil and natural gas. This releases billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, although the changes may actually have started with the dawn of agriculture, say some scientists. The physics of the "greenhouse effect" has been a matter of scientific fact for a century. CO2is a greenhouse gas that traps the Sun's radiation within the troposphere (对流层), the lower atmosphere. It has accumulated along with other man-made greenhouse gases, such as methane (沼气) and chlorofiuorocarbons (CFCs)(碳氟化合物). Some studies suggest that cosmic rays may also be involved in warming. If current trends continue& we will raise atmospheric CO2concentrations to double pre-industrial levels during this century. That will probably be enough to raise global temperatures by around 2°C to 5°C. And the trend is still going on. Some warming is certain, but the degree will be determined by cycles involving melting ice, the oceans, water vapour, clouds and changes to vegetation and plants. Warming is bringing other unpredictable changes. Melting glaciers and precipitation are causing some rivers to overflow, while evaporation is emptying others. Diseases are spreading, especially in tropical areas. Some crops grow faster than before while others see yields slashed greatly by disease and drought. Clashes over dwindling water resources may cause conflicts in many regions. As natural ecosystems -- such as coral reefs -- are disrupted, biodiversity is reduced. Most species cannot migrate fast enough to keep up, though others are already evolving in responses to warming. This has resulted to the extinction (or close extinction) of some species and put a lot of species in danger. In addition, for those who have adapted to the new environment, the amount of the species is increasing in great deal. Thermal expansion of the oceans, combined with melting ice on land, is also raising sea levels. In this century, human activity could trigger an irreversible melting of the Greenland ice sheet. This would condemn the world to a rise in sea level of six metres -- enough to flood land occupied by billions of people. And this is one fear that almost all scientists hold in heart. The global warming would be more pronounced if it were not for sulphur particles and other pollutants that shade us, and because forests and oceans absorb around half of the CO2we produce. But the accumulation rate of atmospheric CO2has doubled since 2001, suggesting that nature's ability to absorb the gas could now be stretched to the limit. Recent research suggests that natural CO2 "sinks", like peat bogs (泥炭沼) and forests, are actually starting to release CO2. Deeper Cuts Greenhouse Effect has already become a global concern that requires all nations to involve in. At the Earth Summit in 1992, the world on the whole agreed to prevent "dangerous" climate change. The first step was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which will now finally come into force during 2005. It will bring modest emission reductions from industrialised countries. But many observers say deeper cuts are needed and developing nations, which have large and growing populations, and increasing greenhouse emissions, will one day have to join in the move. Some, including the US Bush administration, say the scientific uncertainty over the pace of climate change is grounds for delaying action. The US and Australia have reneged on Kyoto. But most scientists believe we are under-estimating the dangers. In any case, according to the IPCC, the world needs to quickly improve the efficiency of its energy usage and develop renewable non-carbon fuels like: wind, solar, tidal, wave and perhaps un clear power. It also means developing new methods of converting this clean energy into motive power, like hydrogen fuel cells for cars. And as a matter of fact, some industrial countries have already star ted to go this way and achieved fairly good results. Other less conventional solutions include ideas to stave off warming by "mega-engineering" the planet with giant mirrors to deflect the Sun's rays, seeding the oceans with iron to generate alga blooms, or burying greenhouse gases below the sea. Whatever the methods we use, the bottom line is that we will need to cut CO2emissions by 70% to 80% simply to stabilise atmospheric CO2concentrations -- and thus temperatures. The quicker we do that, the less unbearably hot our future world will be. And this is the task that has been put be fore human beings.
1. Climate change, once just a guess by people, now has become reality.
Y
查读文章，不难发现在文章的第三句话中写到:Now the future is unfolding before our eyes.，也就是说以前只是猜测而已，而现在未来在我们眼前展现出来，也就是说climate change已经成为了事实。
2. Different areas have experienced different effects of the climate change.
4. The climate changes have started with the dawn of agriculture.
N
通读题干，可以看到题干是关于气候变化的原因。所以可以定位在第一个小标题下。在第一段中有 the changes may actually have started with the dawn of agriculture，say some scientists。也就是说这只是—些科学家的猜测，并未得到证实。题干将猜测当作正确原因是错误的。
5. CO2is the only greenhouse gas that will trap the Sun's radiation within the troposphere.
N
根据题厂中的定位词CO2，扫读文章发现在文章的第—个小标题下的第二段中有这样的话:CO2is a greenhouse gas that traps the Sun's radiation within the troposphere，说明它是一种可以吸收太阳辐射的温室气体，但是它是不是惟一的呢?我们继续读下去就会发现还有其他的气体如methane和CFCs。
6. The sea level is going to rise due to the melting ice on land caused by increasing temperature.
Y
通读题干，可知本题是有关海下面上升的内容。由此查找，在文章的第一个小标题下的第六段中有 Thermal expansion of the oceans, combined with melting ice on land，is also raising sea levels.，也就是说海平面的升高是由于温度升高和陆地上冰块融化造成的。
7. Because people have been paying too much attention to the sulphur particles and other pollutants, they overlooked another problem, global warming.
Y
根据题干中的sulphur particles and other pollutants，定位到第一个小标题下的最后一段中的第一句话 The global warming would be more pronounced if it were not for sulphur particles and other pollutants that shade us...，也就是说因为关注了硫化物和其他污染源，所以人们忽视了温室效应和全球变暖这个问题，认为这个问题并不紧迫。
8. 1997 Kyoto Protocol finally becomes effective in ______.
2005
由题干中的定位词1997 Kyoto Protocol，定位到文章中第二个小标题下的第一段发现which will now finally come into force during 2005，所以答案已经很明显了。
9. The US Bush administration, says the scientific uncertainty over the pace of climate change is causes for ______.
delaying action
由题干中的定位词US Bush administration，快速定位到第二个小标题下的第二段找到，．，the scientific uncertainty over the pace of climate change is grounds for delaying action，就可以找到答案了。
10. No matter what the methods we use, the final result is that we will need to decrease CO2emissions by 70% to 80% simply to stabilize ______.
atmospheric CO2concentrations 由题干中的定位词CO2、70%和80%，可以定位到文章的最后一段the bottom line is that we will need to cut CO2emissions by 70% to 80% simply to stabilise atmospheric CO2concentrations，所以答案是atmospheric CO2 concentrations。
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] M: Do you think Kari took your books? W: Yes，but I think it was a mistake．She'd never take them on purpose，she's just absent-minded． Q: What does the woman think of Kari?
[解析] M: Are you Miss Brown from Australia? W: Yes, mud this is my friend Susan from New Zealand. I'll travel to file United States and Susan will go home by way of the Philippines. Q: Where is Miss Brown from?
C.Bill has enough time to deal with his class work.
D.Bill is a sportsman.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Bill has tried so hard to wm the race since he flint joined the track team, but it's two years later and he still hasn't. W: I know, and it takes so much time from his class work. Maybe he should just forget about sports for now. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
本题中男士说Bill参加田径队两年了也没取得过比赛的胜利，于是女士就说应该让Bill停止体育训练，因为这占用了Bill大量的学习时间，由此可以推断出Bill是一名学生。两年以来Bill从未赢过比赛，排除A)；Bill因为练习体育而takes so much time from his class work(占用了大量的学习时间)，所以C)错误；Bill只是参加厂田径队，他仍然还是一名以学习为主的学生，排除D)。
4.
A.Because he wanted to invite Peter to a concert.
B.Because he thought Peter was not at practice for the concert program.
C.Because he wanted Peter to join the large music group.
D.Because he wanted to see Peter at home.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Peter, your voice teacher called to ask why you were not at practice for your concert program. M: I was there but I was standing with a large group and-tm didn't see me. Q: Why did the teacher call?
本题关键在于but后面的内容，男士说我站在一大堆人里，他没有看见我，B)是对此信息的合理归纳。A)是根据concert设计的干扰项，是对对话的曲解；C)是根据group设计的干扰项，可由女士说的 why you were not at practice(为什么你没有去练习)可知Peter已经参加了该团体；D)是针对对话及问题中的call设计的干扰项，call在这里表示“打电话”，而不是“走访，拜访”。
5.
A.The man wants to buy it.
B.The man doesn't like the brake of the bike.
C.The bike will be a waste of money if he buys it.
D.The man likes tile appearance of the bike.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: This bike doesn't have a brake, and the painting on it came off. It's not worth buying at all. W: That's not a bad-looking bike. I'd like to have it so long as it can run. Q: What does the man say about the bike?
[解析] W: You call John a dreamer. But I think he's got a lot of good ideas. M: Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them. Q: Why does the man think that John is a dreamer?
本题关键在于理解男士的话“Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them．”(只有把好主意付诸于实际行动之后，这些主意才真正有用。)而且男士又称John为梦想家，由此可以推断出 John不能把自己的想法付诸于实际行动。A)是对dreamer的误解，对话中是指John经常有许多好主意，而不是他爱睡觉；男士是在说John不能把自己的想法化为行动，故排除B)和C)。
7.
A.He is surprised.
B.He feels very happy.
C.He is indifferent.
D.He feels very angry.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Billy, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we won't be laid off affter all. M: Oh,somewhat I'm tired of working here anyway. Q: What's the man's reaction to the news?
Oh这样的感叹词对于人的观点态度具有极强的表现力，另外对话中的laid off和tired of working是关键语句，既然男士已经厌倦了在这里工作，那么他对于下岗不下岗的新闻就不那么关心了，故选C)。A)和B)都是针对女士的话所设计的士扰项，都是人们听到此类消息时的常规反应；D)在逻辑上与对话内容不符。
8.
A.The room is too crowded.
B.The room is too small.
C.The room is dirty with step stairs.
D.They .couldn't play ball games.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: This ballroom is so packed that we can't try our steps. M: I think they should control the number of people, don't yon? Q: Why is the woman complaining?
[解析] 19-22 M: Hello. This is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News, and we're down here, uh, at the City Mull, interviewing a young lady on how she celebrates Christmas. And, uh, hi young lady. What is your name? W: Elizabeth Carter. M: And, uh, Elizabeth, uh. How does your family celebrate Christmas? W: We go sledding, and we go over to my grandparents' house and have dinner with them. M: Well, that is great, and what does Christmas mean to you? W: Giving by not expecting to get. M: Giving by not expecting to get. What does that mean? W: Well, one thing that we do is secret giving. M: Secret giving Now how does that work in your family? W: We sneak up to the porch of somebody we want to give to, we put the gift we want to give to them, ring the door bell, and hide. M: Ring the doorbell and hide? Uh, so you're not expecting something; you just want to be generous to someone else. Is that right? W: Yeah. That's correct. M: And is there anything else that Christmas means to you? W: It means getting off from school! M: Getting off from school?! Do you really feel that way? W: Yeah ! ! Because I hate homework. M: Yeah. Well, that all here from the City Mall, Channel 7 reporting. 19. What is the conversation mainly about?
该题是对谈话主题的考查。由This is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News，and we're down here，uh， at the City Mall，interviewing a young lady on how she celebrates Christmas．一句可知，该谈话以节目采访的形式进行，围绕如何庆祝圣诞节展开，其中关键句是how she celebrates Christmas。此外，从下文的 How does your family celebrate Christmas?，...what does Christmas mean to you?和And is there anything else that Christmas means to you?也可推断出，该对话内容与圣诞节的庆祝相关。
2.
A.They cat out at a restaurant.
B.They visit close relatives.
C.They go to see a movie.
D.They hold a dance party.
A B C D
B
[解析] How does the young lady，Elizabeth，celebrate Christmas with her family?
该题是对“年轻女士伊丽莎白如何庆祝圣诞节”这一细节内容的考查，由We go sledding，and we go o ver to my grandparents’house and have dinner with them．一句可知答案是B)，至于选项A)、C)、D)，谈话中没有提到。
3.
A.It's a time when people exchange gifts with friends, family, and teachers.
B.It's a holiday when friends give gifts during an elaborate dinner.
C.It's a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in return.
D.It's a time that you can receive lots of gifts.
A B C D
C
[解析] What sentence best describes the young lady's feelings about Christmas?
该题是对谈话细节内容的考查，由Giving by not expecting to get，secret giving和so you're not expecting something；you just want to be generous to someone else．三句内容可推出，选项中只有C)最符合谈话内容，表示“圣诞节是一个为他人着想而不期待回赠礼物的节日”，其中be generous暗示think of others， secret giving暗示without waiting for a gift in return。选项中A)表示“圣诞节是个与朋友、家人和老师互赠礼物的节日”，B)表示“圣诞节是一个在丰盛的晚宴上朋友赠送礼物的节日”，而D)则表示“圣涎节是个你可以收到很多礼物的节日”。
4.
A.Giving presents from classmates.
B.Having a big dinner with the family.
C.Sleeping late every day.
D.Having a vacation from school.
A B C D
D
[解析] What is the final thing that Christmas means to the young lady?
从It means getting off from school!和Because I hate homework．两句可断定，对于谈话中的年轻女士来说，圣诞节还意味着不用上学和做家庭作业，也就是放假，选项中只有D)最符合题意。干扰性较强的一项是C)即“天天睡懒觉”，放假或许意味着睡懒觉，但谈话内容并没有明确涉及这一项，因此排除C)。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] 23-25 M: Hey Markus. I have a question I'd like to ask you. W: Yes. Go ahead. M: Well, I'm thinking about going to Germany this summer, and I need some advice. You're the best person l know to answer my questions since you're German. W: Thank you. What do you want to know? M: Well, don't laugh, but I met this really nice woman through an online music mailing list, you know, a discussion group on the Internet [laughter]. I need some advice. You see, Claudia,... W: Okay. So it's Claudia, oh? M: Yeah, yeah. See, she invited me to spend two weeks in Germany. And well, I told her I had studied a little bit a bout the country and language, and she's planning on introducing me to her parents. W: Hey. Sounds kind of serious. M: What should you do when you greet someone for the first time in Germany? W: Well, it depends upon your relationship with the person. Now if you're meeting someone formally for the first time, like Claudia's parents, you should make sure you arrive on time. M: Okay. Arrive on time. Uh, what about common greetings? W: Well, Germans often shake hands, and they use the person's family name, unless they're really close friends. M: Okay, what about with Claudia? I'm not sure what I should do in her case. W: Ah. You can call her Claudia and shake hands. M: Well, anything else? W: What about taking her some flowers? M: Sounds good. Thank you ! 23. Where did the 9aah meet Claudia?
这是一个有关寻求和提供建议的谈话，谈话中的男士通过网络认识了一位德国女友，并应邀去德国赴约，赴约前特向谈话中的女士向问建议。该题是对谈话细节内容的考查。答案出现在but I met this really nice woman through an online music mailing list，you know，a discussion group on the Internet一句中，关键词是online和Internet。
2.
A.Be on time.
B.Take a small gift.
C.Smile and be friendly.
D.Take some flowers.
A B C D
A
[解析] What advice does the woman give Pete about meeting Claudia's parents?
该题是对谈话中女士提供的建议这一内容的考查，答案可从Now if you're meeting someone formally for the first time, like Claudia's parents ,you should make sure you arrive on time.及下文的Okay. Arrive on time. 两句中获知，即“确保准时赴约”。
3.
A.Shake her hands.
B.Give her a friendly hug.
C.Take her some flowers.
D.Call her Claudia.
A B C D
C
[解析] What is the woman's final suggestion for the man about meeting Claudia?
由What about taking her some flowers?一句可断定，谈话中女士给予男士的最终建议是送一些花给女友。选项中的A)、D)也是女士向男士提供的建议．但不是最终建议：至于选项B)，谈话中根本没有提到。
Section B Directions: In, this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 26-28 The ground water can be divided into "soft water" and "hard water". Soft water has tew impurities or none at all while hard water contains some more dissolved minerals. In general, hard water is drinkable, but it may have a slight taste because of various minerals. One place where hard water can be found is a ground underlying a base of limestone arid shale. Rainwater dissolves materials as it comes down and this results in water's taste and hardness. We can sometimes find ground water that is almost as soft as rainwater under a bare sandy area. These days hard water from the underground is popular among the citizens of this country. They believe that mineral water is good for health, but some bard water has the dissolved minerals that are harmful to our body. Scientists suggest that all the ground water should be specially treated before it is sold. 26. What is the difference between hard water and soft water?
软水和硬水的主要区别在于Soft water has few impurities．．．while hard water contains some more dissolved minerals.，故B)止确，A)将软水和硬水的水质特点弄混了；文章说到，一般来说，硬水足可以饮用的，所以选项C)不正确；而无论软水还是硬水，都要经过特殊的处珲后才能饮用，因此排除D)。
2.
A.Rainwater dissolves materials as it comes down a base of limestone or shale.
B.People put dissolved materials into the soft water.
C.People treated hard water with special medicine.
D.Rainwater mixed with seawater.
A B C D
A
[解析] What causes the taste of ground water?
从Rainwater dissolves materials as it comes down and this results in water's taste and hardness．可知，雨水下落时溶解矿物质，使地表水有了味道和硬度。
3.
A.We should drink more hard water.
B.We should drink more soft water.
C.Ground water is good for the elderly people.
D.Ground water has to be treated before we drink it.
A B C D
D
[解析] What is the advice from the scientists?
从Scientist suggest that all the ground water should be specially treated before it is sold．可知，科学家建议地袁水必须在经过处理后才能饮用。
Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
C.She felt excited to find he knew everyone there.
D.She felt quite sad that he was a stranger there.
A B C D
D
[解析] 29-31 It was years since 1 had visited my hometown and I was determined to enjoy my stay. I went to see my old friend, Tom Clark who, among other things, was a member of the Lacal Council. At the time Tom was busy making arrangements for a distinguished writer to give a talk on modern literature at the town library. As the subject interested me a great deal, I gladly accepted Tom's invitation to go with him. Tom was going to introduce tile guest speaker and that evening we went to the library to meet him. Since he had ant yet arrived, I left Tom and went into the Reading Room where a large audience had already gathered. I was disappointed to find that I did not know a single person there. Just before the talk was due to begin, I saw Tom waving to me from the doorway. I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried. He explained that he had just received a telephone message from the writer's secretary. Our guest speaker had missed the train and would be unable to come! While we were talking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I would mind acting as speaker. I hardly had time to think about the matter when I found I was being led into the Reading Room to address the waiting audience ! 29．What happened to the speaker when she first went into the Reading Room?
[解析] 32-35 The climate of the west coast is the most moderate in Canada. Summers are cool and fairly dry and winters are mild, cloudy and wet. Even in mid-winter, average temperatures are usually above freezing. The central plain from the Rocky Mountains to Great Lakes is characterized by cold winters, short but hot summers, and light snow and rain. Tile large water-surfaces of Central and Eastern Canada produce considerable modification in the climate. Southern Ontario and Quebec experience cold, damp winters and hot, humid summers. Most of Atlantic Canada has a humid climate owing to its maritime character. Nevertheless, it experiences weather systems arriving from the dry, continental interior as well as from the sea. The combined influence of these systems creates some of the most variable day-to-day weather conditions to be encountered anywhere in Canada. The north-central part of Canada is usually snow-covered for more than half of the year, with a frost-free period of barely two months. Rain is relatively light. Further north, on the islands along the Arctic coast and round Hudson Bay, the land. is always frozen. Average temperatures stay above freezing for only a few weeks of the year. The Arctic Islands and the northern border of the mainland do not have a summer season of the kind known in Southern Canada. 32. According to the passage，in which part of Canada is the climate most changeable?
文章中提到加拿大的中部湖区和东部地区气候变化相当大(Produce considerable modification in the climate)，所以应选C)。A)文中提到北冰洋沿岸最冷(frozen)；B)文章中提到西海岸地区的气候最温和(the most moderate)；D)文中提到中部平原地区的气候特点是冬冷夏热，雨雪较少(cold winters， short but hot summers，and light snow and rain)。这道题问的是哪个地区气候最多变，这三项都答非所问。
2.
A.Ten-month frost.
B.Modification.
C.Humidity.
D.No summer.
A B C D
A
[解析] What characteristic does the north-central part have?
文章中提到中北部地区大半年的时间为冰雪所覆盖，无霜期只有两个月(snow-covered for more than half the year，with a frost-free period of barely two months)，由此判断A)为正确答案。其他三项均不符合这一地区的气候特点。
3.
A.The west coast.
B.The Arctic coast.
C.Southern Ontario.
D.Atlantic Canada.
A B C D
A
[解析] Which part of Canada is the most moderate according to this passage?
文章的第一句话就直接指出：加拿大西海岸的气候最温和(the most moderate)，所以选A)。
4.
A.Cold and dry.
B.Humidity mid heat.
C.Light rain.
D.Variation.
A B C D
D
[解析] Which of the following can summarize the climate of Canada?
Section C 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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. Terrorism has existed in the world for quite a long time. What exactly is terrorism? Well, there are many different 1 out there. However, these definitions have certain things in common. Terrorism 2 extraordinary violence. It is intended to create 3 fear and involves a planned attack for a 4 , often against something or someone. Terrorism is 5 to have an audience. The differences between various 6 attacks involve the people, purpose, and how it is carried out. Terrorism is a technique, it's a 7 activity, and is planned in advance. For example, did you know that the 8 of the U.S. embassy in Kenya in 1998 was planned for 5 years? 9 .The definition of terrorism used by the government of the United States refers to intimidation of the civilians, the influence of government policy by coercion or fear, or trying to change the government by assassination or kidnapping. While terrorism is meant to be an act of violence to bring about change, it is usually not committed by those officially in the government. Usually, terrorist groups have fewer members than you would think. 10 .They hope to gain power and influence because of the act. The terrorists want to create fear so that leadership will be questioned. 11 .The terrorists want this audience to experience far-reaching fear.
You can see，terrorism is an act meant to produce fear without caring about human life．
[解析] It is clear that terrorism is an activity which aims at causing fear and takes no care of human life．
10.
They are eager to be dramatic and attract attention by carrying out a bloody act.
[解析] They have a strong desire for being extremely noticeable and they conduct a brutal activity in order to draw others’attention．
11.
The terrorists want an audience such as a rival ethnic group，a religious group，or an entire country．
[解析] The terrorists want some people involved in terrorist attacks，such as a rival ethnic group，a religious group，or an entire country．
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer ,Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words' in the bank more than once. What does a young child's ability not to eat a marshmallow have to do with success in life? Quite a lot, as it turns out. The 4-year-old child who is able to hold out in order to receive a second treat is 1 more self-control that will serve him or her well as an adult. This ability to control one's 2 is just one part of what is called Emotional intelligence. The children who 3 it will grow up to be better 4 and more successful. Those kids who don't have it are less likely to succeed when it comes to meeting 5 and dealing with life frustrations. In the past, our concept of intelligence was mainly limited to the kinds of skills that enable one to do well in school. But Emotional Intelligence 6 what it means to be smart by focusing on how the mind 7 feelings rather than ideas. There are many ways in which an understanding of Emotional Intelligence can be very handy. It can help parents 8 their children, help solve many social problems and help corporations 9 employees. These ideas are not very controversial, but some other processes of Emotional Intelligence. For example, some scholars are offended at the idea that such a 10 and abstract idea would be reduced to a simple numerical measure in the form of an "EQ". A. impulses I) redefines B. popularizing J) complex C. demonstrating K) manage D. display L) raise E. rectifies M) aspects F. adjusted N) processes G. challenges O) complaint H) proceeds
Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behaviour agree that there is virtually an epidemic of sleepiness in the nation. "I can't think of a single study that hasn't found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to," says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest. The beginning of our sleep-deficit crises can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night. "The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark." By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. "People cheat in their sleep, and they don't even realize they're doing it," says Dr. David. "They think they're okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to feel ideally vigorous." Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say, is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. "In our society, you're considered dynamic if you say you only need 5. 5 hours' sleep. If you've got to get 8. 5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition." To determine the consequences of sleep-deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or re call a passage read to them only minutes earlier. "We've found that if you're in sleep deficit, performance suffers," says Dr. David. "Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate."
4. The major cause of sleep-deficit of modem people is ______.
A.the endless TV programme in the evenings
B.heavy work load of the day
C.sufficient energy modem people usually have
D.loud noises in the modem cities
A B C D
B
文章第三段明确指出：研究人员认为，也许最残忍的睡眠剥夺者就是白天的繁杂琐事(complexity of the day)，包括来自工作、家庭、朋友以及社区的压力等，所以B)为正确答案。文章虽然提到电的发明使得人们的睡眠日益减少；但并没有指出这是主要原因，而且文中也没有提到电视节目，所以排除 A)；根据文章第二和第三段可知，每个人所需要的睡眠时间事实上是相当的，有的人自吹睡五、六个小时即可，为的是让别人以为自己非常有活力和动力，但实际是自欺欺人，所以排除C)；选项D)文章没有提及。
5. What does the word "subjects" (Line 1, Para. 4) mean?
A.Person or thing that is being discussed or described.
B.Branch of knowledge studied in a school.
C.Person or thing being treated in a certain way or being experimented on.
D.Any member of a State apart from the supreme ruler.
Passage Two One of the most interesting paradoxes(矛盾) in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up. Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is asking -- still in private rather than in public -- whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admissions, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of the 1990's. Should Harvard -- or any other university -- be an intellectual sanctuary(圣所), apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution7 This is what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard(隔板) houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard. The issue was defined by Walter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, several years ago. "If the universities are to do their work," he said, "they must be independent and they must be disinterested... They are places to which men can turn for judgments which are unbiased by partisanship and special interest. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and rite leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment is impaired..." This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the argument of the militant and even many moderate students; that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be "disinterested" but activist in bringing the nation's ideals and actions together. Harvard's men of today' seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and academic purpose than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they should debate raid re solve their problems, but they are straggling with them privately, and how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 1990's.
1. The issues in the debate on Harvard's goals are whether the universities should remain independent of our society and its problems, and whether they should ______.
4. In regard to their goals and purposes in life, the author believes that Harvard men are becoming ______.
A.more sure about them
B.less sure about them
C.more hopeful of reaching a satisfactory answer
D.completely disillusioned about ever reaching a satisfactory answer
A B C D
B
作者在文中最后清晰地给出了哈佛人对所争论的问题的态度，即more troubled and less sure。选项D)给出了一个绝对化的答案，为错误选项。
5. In the author's judgment, the argument going on at Harvard ______.
A.is a sad symbol of our general bewilderment
B.will soon be over, because times are bound to change
C.is of interest mostly to Harvard men and their friends
D.will influence future life in America
A B C D
D
文中最后一段中的最后一句话提供了该题线索，尤其是but后的信息：... but they are struggling with them privately，and how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 1990's．即最终的讨论结果必定会影响20世纪90年代美国的大学办学和美国的政治，故选D)。
Part Ⅴ Short Answer Questions Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the page. Hard work has been an important part of the American belief from the nation's beginning. The American idea that hard work was to be esteemed distinguished us from Europeans who admired their gentlemen of leisure. For us, hard work rather than idleness was the way to distinction. Now, however, like many other traditional values, hard work is coming under attack. In academic journals, conferences and classrooms, the idea of hard work is considered to he another of those notions that the dominant forces in our society (i. e. white males) impose on the rest of us. It merely advances white-male interests -- as any woman or minority foolish enough to buy into the dominant value system will find out. In the recent, survey, high-school students in the United States and Japan were asked to rank factors that contributed to success in the classroom. Of the Japanese, 72 percent listed hard work first while only 27 percent of the American agreed. Many factors contribute to the devaluating of hard work. Thinking that self-esteem is crucial, many parents and teachers hesitate to point out a student's failing, even laziness. To make matters worse, Americans place an unusually high value on the idea of innate(先天的) ability. And aptitude inevitably de-emphasizes the role that hard work plays in success. But if our students fail to see that hard work matters, it is because we are telling them, time and again, that it doesn't, If we want young people to esteem hard work, it is up to us to show them its worth, its strength, and its significance in everyday life. Questions:
1. Americans believe that it is ______ but not ______ leads to distinction.
hard work\doing nothing
第一段最后一句hard work rather than idleness was the way to distinction为本题答案。成功是通过努力工作 (hard work)，而不是无所事事(idleness，doing nothing)而获得的。
2. According to the survey, ______ are likely to work harder.
Japanese high school students
第三段谈到这次调查的结果：Of the Japanese，72 percent listed hard work first while only 27 percent of the American agreed．(72%的日本学生认为努力工作是首要因素，而只有27%的美国学生表示赞同。)从中可以看出，两者相比，肯定是Japanese high school students更可能努力工作。
3. What are the factors that cause young Americans devaluate hard work? ______.
Americans emphasize too much on self-esteem and innate ability．
4. Why do our students think hard work less important? ______.
Because we tell them so．
原因可以从最后一段找到：…it is because we are telling them，time and again，that it doesn't...，即“是我们告诉他们的”。
5. It is our responsibility to ______.
educate our youth the importance of hard work
我们的责任是什么?本题答案可在最后一句话找到，it is up to us．．．即是题干的同义转述，所以我们的责任是…to show them its worth，its strength，and its significance in everyday life.，简言之，就是认识到努力工作的重要性。
Part Ⅵ Translation Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
1. Only by shouting at the top of his voice ________________________ (才能让人听见).
深色：已答题 浅色：未答题