Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure Directions:In this part, there are 15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked with A, B, C and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Well, I would rather your sister ______ tomorrow than today.
A.will come
B.comes
C.came
D.come
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查would rather结构中虚拟语气的用法。 [解析] 通常would rather后的从句都用动词一般过去时表示与现在和将来的虚拟。例如，I would rather you went there now.如果是对过去的虚拟则用过去完成时。本句是对将来和现在的虚拟，因此用过去式came即可，故选项C为正确答案。
2. The doctor will not perform the operation ______ it is absolutely necessary.
A.if
B.unless
C.when
D.as
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查状语从句的从属连词辨析。本题考查状语从句中连接词的选择。 [解析] 选项A和B引导条件状语从句，而选项C和D引导时间状语从句。根据主从句的关系可以判断出该句应该是一个条件状语从句。因此，需要从前两个选项中选择出答案。unless在使用中通常表示if...not的含义。根据题意“医生不会动手术除非绝对必要”，从句中实际需要表达if it is not absolutely necessary的含义。只有unless有“除非……”或“如果……不”的意思，因此选项B为正确答案。
3. Michael doesn't know what to ______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
5. This was the first time ______ I had serious trouble with my boss.
A.since
B.that
C.which
D.when
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查连接词的选择。 [解析] 在It is/will be the first time+分句的固定句型中，连接分句的引导词用that，分句动词通常用完成时。当主句动词为was时，that分句动词通常用过去完成时，间或也可用一般过去时。在上述结构中，主句的主语还可以用this，this evening，yesterday等；这种结构中的first也可用其他序数词，time还可由其他名词替代。所以选项B为正确答案。
6. The students, ______ at the way the questions were put, didn't know the answers to them.
A.surprise
B.surprising
C.having surprised
D.surprised
A B C D
D
[考点] 本题考查非谓语动词中分词的用法。 [解析] 分析句子结构可知，分词词组作后置定语，替代非限制性定语从句who were surprised at...，选项B和C是现在分词形式，与其逻辑主语之间的关系是动作和执行者，常译作“令人……”，具有主动的含义。而过去分词surprised at意思是“对……感到惊讶的”，其逻辑主语是动作的承受者，常译作“感到……”，具有被动、完成的概念。根据全句的意思“学生对问题提出的方式感到吃惊，所以不知道答案”。此处的非谓语结构相当于who were surprised at the way of questions were put，所以选项D的surprised为正确答案。
7. All the students finished the test ______ the given time.
A.at
B.by
C.till
D.within
A B C D
D
[考点] 本题考查介词词义辨析。 [解析] at常表示某一时间点，而the given time为一段时间，表示“在限定时间里，一段时间内”，故不能选A项。by为完成时的指示词，通常与表示时间点的名词搭配，而且与其一起使用的动词需用完成时态，故可排除B项。till后面也需要跟一个表示时间点的名词，其肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性动词，本句中是非延续性动词finish，故可排除本选项。而within表示“在……时间里”，后面常需要有一个表示时间段的名词，因此本题正确答案为D项。
8. Children need many things, but ______ they need love.
11. ______ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.
A.As
B.Which
C.What
D.While
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题考查as引导定语从句的用法。 [解析] as在引导定语从句时，表示“正如……”之意，可以指代先行词也可指代主句的全句，本题就是指代全句的情况。而且，as引导的定语从句的位置较灵活，通常在主句之前，也可以在主句之后，而which引导非限定性定语从句时只能跟在主句之后，本句中的主句为we have worked out the production plan，同时as充当定语从句的主语。因此只有as符合本题要求，故本题正确答案为A。
12. Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk.
A.one
B.that
C.which
D.what
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查代词的用法。 [解析] 选项A的不定代词one只能用于泛指，指代可数名词单数，而本题中需要指代的是clothing这个不可数名词，因此A项不对；选项C的which作关系代词需要引导定语从句；选项D的what引导名词性从句。根据句意“人造纤维制成的布料要比天然纤维如棉花、羊毛和丝制成的布料有优势”，题干中的made of natural fibers like cotton，wool or silk作clothing的后置定语，而不是从句，故C和D选项都不对。选项B的that是指示代词，可以指代上文中提到的不可数名词。这里显然是一个特指的内容，所以此题应用that指代clothing，所以选项B为正确答案。
13. —I have just had my watch repaired. —How much did they ______ you for that?
A.cost
B.charge
C.spend
D.take
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查动词辨析。 [解析] 选项A的cost意思是“花费”，其主语应该是某物，句型为“sth. cost sb.+钱数”即“某物花了某人多少钱”；选项B的charge意思是“收费”；选项C的spend意思是“花费”，其主语是某人；选项D的take有“花费时间”之意，其句型是“It takes sb. some time to do sth.”。根据句意“修表的人收了你多少钱”，选项B为正确答案。
14. Cars play an important role in modem life, but they ______ also cause many problems like air pollution.
15. He got to the station early ______ missing the train.
A.instead of
B.in case of
C.for fear of
D.in addition to
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查介词短语辨析。 [解析] instead of意思是“代替，作为……的替换”；in case of意思是“万一，如果发生”；for fear of意思是“生怕，以免”，后面常跟分词词组；in addition to意思是“除……之外(还有)”。根据句意“他早早到了车站，以免赶不上火车”。所以选项C的for fear of符合题意。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 5 reading passages in this part After reading each passage, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Buses ●Operating Hours: 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight daily. ●Fares: From SGD 0.90 to SGD 1.80 (Exact Fare is required). You can ask the bus driver for the appropriate fare to your destination if you are unsure of how much to pay. MRT ●Operating Hours: 6:00 am to 11:45 pm daily. ●Fares: From SGD 0.90 to SGD 3.00. A stored value card, called the ez-link farecard, can be purchased for SGD 15.00 at most MRT stations. The ez-link farecard is also valid for use on public buses. Taxis ●Operating Hours: 24 hours. ●Fares: The initial flag-down meter fare is SGD 3.20, which covers the first kilometer. The fare then rises at SGD 0.20 for every 500 meters (up to 10 kilometers)and for every 250 meters (after 10 kilometers). SIA Hop-on The SIA Hop-on is a special tourist bus service that offers passengers unlimited air-conditioned rides around the city and to Sentosa Island Resort. The bus runs through the shopping, dining, cultural, and entertainment areas and stops at major shopping malls, hotels and landmarks. It also covers ethnic districts in Chinatown, Little India and Arab Street. Passengers may hop on and off the bus whenever they want. Buses on the city loop operate daily between 9:00 am and 7:30 pm at 30-minute intervals while the Sentosa shuttle runs from various stops in town to Sentosa between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.
2. If you miss the bus on the city loop at 9:00 am, you have to wait ______ minutes before you can catch the next one.
A.30
B.35
C.45
D.60
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干要求算出如果错过了上午9点钟的城市环游巴士，你必须等多久才能乘上下一班巴士。根据最后一段Buses on the city loop operate daily between 9:00 am and 7:30 pm at 30-minute intervals(城市环游巴士运行时间为早上9点到下午7点半，30分钟发一趟车)可以得出结论，选项A为正确答案。其他三个选项都不符合9点加30分钟，即9:30发第二趟车的时间。
3. According to the passage, a total distance of 6 kilometers by taxi will cost you ______.
A.SGD 19.2
B.SGD 20.8
C.SGD 21.2
D.SGD 21.6
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干要求计算出乘坐出租车走6千米的花费。根据题干中by taxi will cost you，可以找到Taxis标题下第二段Fares(费用)，The initial flag-down meter fare is SGD 3.20, which covers the first kilometer. The fare then rises at SGD 0.20 for every 500 meters (up to 10 kilometers)(出租车的起步价为第一千米3.2新加坡元，之后10千米之内，每500米涨0.2新元)可以得知，10千米之内，每千米上涨0.4新元。经过计算3.2+3.6×5=21.2SGD。所以正确答案为C项。其他三个选项都不是正确计算结果。
4. The SIA Hop-on on the city loop operates daily between ______.
A.6:00 am to 11:45 pm
B.6:00 am to 12:00 midnight
C.9:00 am to 7:30 pm
D.10:00 am to 6:00 pm
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。本题询问城市环游巴士每天的运行时间，由题干The SIA Hop-on on the city loop可以找到最后一段第一句The SIA Hop-on is a special tourist bus service和最后一段最后一句Buses on the city loop operate daily between 9:00 am and 7:30 pm at 30-minute intervals(城市环游巴士运行时间为早上9点到下午7:30，30分钟发一趟车)，可知应选择C项。选项A是MRT的运行时间；选项B是Buses的运行时间而选项D则是Sentosa shuttle的运行时间。
When I was in my twenties, I drove for a taxi company in Dayton, Ohio, making a small hourly wage. It was the summer of 1966. One afternoon I was sitting at a downtown taxi stand, hoping to get an airport run. Instead, I got a call from the manager, who told me to go to a newsstand and buy a racing form. Then I was to stop and pick up a six-pack of beer, some goldfish food and a box of cigars. He directed me to deliver the goods to an address in a nearby neighbourhood. I protested, not wanting to lay out money from my own cash supply, because I was afraid I might not be able to collect the money. The manager told me this man was a regular customer. He assured me that there would be no problem with payment, and said I should get moving or bring the car back in. Since he put it that way, I got moving. The building smelled of tobacco smoke. I knocked on the door and could hear something moving across the floor. Finally the door opened, and there was a disabled man sitting on a small wood platform, looking up at me. The man was polite and very grateful for my services. When I set the racing form down on the coffee table, I noticed an open velvet case that looked like a jewelry box. As the man rolled over and reached for some money to pay me, I glanced inside. There was a medal:a Purple Head from World War Ⅱ. Guilt began to creep over me as he paid and gave me a generous tip. The man was a quiet sort of person, obviously not in need of companionship. He had long ago yielded to his condition and to the sacrifice he had made. I made that run many more times in my taxi until I moved on to another job, but I never learned his name and we never became friends despite our regular contact. Unfortunately for me, I would be more than twice the age I was back then before I learned that prejudging people makes you wrong about most things most of the time.
5. What did the author do to make a living? ______
A.Delivering goods.
B.Driving a taxi.
C.Taking people to the airport.
D.Working in a store.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。该题的问题是“作者以何为生?”根据文章第一段I drove for a taxi company in Dayton, Ohio, making a small hourly wage(我为一家出租车公司开车，挣计时工资)可知，选项B为正确答案。选项A的Delivering goods(送货)和选项C的Taking people to the airport(送人去机场)都是其工作的一个部分，不能完整地回答这个问题。选项D的Working in a store(在商店工作)也不符合题意。
6. The author did not want to do what the manager told him to because ______.
A.he was afraid he could not get the money back
B.he didn't want to go to such a neighborhood
C.he didn't know the man he was working for
D.he was waiting for someone from the airport
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。需要确定作者并不想按照经理的吩咐去做的原因。根据文章第二段：经理给他布置的任务是先购物，然后将物品送到顾客家中。文章第三段说出了他不想去的原因：I protested, not wanting to lay out money from my own cash supply, because I was afraid I might not be able to collect the money(我表示反对，不想为此先垫上自己的钱，因为我害怕我可能收不回这些钱)，由此可知A项为正确答案。选项B的he didn't want to go to such a neighborhood(他不想去这样的街区)和选项C的he didn't know the man he was working for(他不认识他为之服务的对象)都不是他不想去的原因；选项D的he was waiting for someone from the airport(他在等候机场来客)则与第二段句首的hoping to get an airport run所表达的意义相反。
7. Finally the author went to the man because ______.
A.the manager would pay him
B.the man was a regular customer
C.the man was a soldier from World War Ⅱ
D.the manager would get his taxi back if he didn't go
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。要明确作者还是去了的原因。根据第四段：The manager told me this man was a regular customer. He assured me that there would be no problem with payment, and said I should get moving or bring the car back in(他向我保证付款没有问题，并且说要么我照他的话去办，要么就还车)得知，选项A中的the manager would pay him(经理会付他钱)并没有提及；选项B的the man was a regular customer(那人是个常客)是一个事实，但是并不是作者最后决定去的原因；选项C的the man was a soldier from World War Ⅱ(那人是“二战”老兵)则是作者到了老人家后，根据所看到的“二战”勋章猜测的，因此也不是他决定去的原因；选项D中的the manager would get his taxi back if he didn't go与原文意思一致，是正确答案。
8. What do we know about the writer after reading this passage? ______
A.He always obeyed his boss.
B.He liked to prejudge other people.
C.He wanted to make friends with the man.
D.He would like to show his respect to heroes.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为主旨题。本题问：“读完这篇文章后，对作者有何了解?”此题的关键是要分清一般细节和对作者情感的表达。选项A的He always obeyed his boss(他总是服从老板)在文章中并没有提到“总是”这个概念；选项B的He liked to prejudge other people(他喜欢对他人抱有成见)似乎在文中开始他不愿意去表现出这一点，但并不符合这个人所作所为的实际；选项C的He wanted to make friends with the man(他想和那人交朋友)，但是文章中提到老人obviously not in need of companionship，因此作者也不可能去和他交朋友。选项D中He would like to show his respect to heroes(他想对英雄表达敬意)可以从倒数第三段首句Guilt began to creep over me as he paid and gave me a generous tip(当他付钱给我时，我感到十分愧疚)这句话中看到，作者的负罪感决定了他对老人的敬意，这也是他以后多次去帮助老人的原因。故选项D为正确答案。
The nation's unemployment rate is soaring, inching closer to 10 percent with each passing month. And that spells trouble for graduating college seniors, about to compete in the toughest job market in decades. Blake Taylor, a senior at Catholic University in Washington D. C., expected to be an accountant when she graduates this May. But then her fortunes changed. She had a job offer that was taken back because the company says it's no longer hiring. "It's hard; it's definitely hard." she said. "When they told me, I definitely felt like I had the air kicked out of me." The jobless rate among college graduates has more than doubled from a year ago to 4.3 percent. Almost 2 million college graduates are unemployed and a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts that companies will hire 22 percent fewer graduating seniors than they did last year. "The previous 5 years was a sellers market for these kids," said Ed Koc of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. "They could pretty much demand what they wanted in terms of a job and what they got from an employer. That's no longer going to be the case." One place recent graduates can look for work is the U. S. government. The government has postings for more than 40,000 open positions right now and expects to increase hiring employees straight from college. College senior Peter Donald expects to find a job in government departments soon. But fellow senior Bill Frame is still looking for work. He spent months trying for a job on Wall Street without success, and has now widened his search to other industries. "This is an every-morning thing for me now. I wake up and check my email and spend 20 minutes checking on the different job sites, then usually another half hour to an hour doing applications." Frame said. "What we say to them is your first job may not be your ideal job and so be more flexible, be more open to taking positions that maybe weren't on your radar screen originally," said Dr. Alan Goodman, a career counselor at Catholic University. That's a message Blake Taylor, at least, has taken to heart. "As doors close, windows open." she said. "If you can't go through the front, go through the back. You'll find a way; you have to find a way."
9. The word "soaring" in Paragraph I most probably means ______.
A.becoming worse
B.rising rapidly
C.remaining unchanged
D.improving fast
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为词义猜测题。根据该段第一句的后面部分inching closer to 10 percent with each passing month. And that spells trouble for graduating college seniors, about to compete in the toughest job market in decades(在过去的每个月里(国家的失业率)正步步逼近10%。这给即将毕业的大学生造成就业困难，成为近几十年来最严峻的就业市场)，可以判断选项A中becoming worse(变得更糟)与该词含义相当，表达了就业市场竞争越来越厉害、失业状况越来越严重的意思，但这并非是单词soaring的意思；而选项B中的rising rapidly(急剧上升)更符合这个词的意义，是对soaring的解释，表达了失业率高速攀升的含义。因此B项是正确答案。选项C的remaining unchanged(保持不变)无法说明the toughest job market in decades；选项D的improving fast(快速好转)更不能说明问题，而与原文意思相反，因此不正确。
10. The unemployment rate among college graduates is nearly ______.
A.4.3%
B.10%
C.22%
D.20%
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。以题干The unemployment rate为关键词可以找到第三段第一句The jobless rate among college graduates has more than doubled from a year ago to 4.3 percent，说明大学毕业生的失业率自去年翻了一番，达到了4.3%，与选项A所提供的数字相当，The jobless rate和The unemployment rate是同义词，故选择A项。B、C、D选项的百分数不符合题意。
11. Compared with other places, one place graduates can look for work is ______.
A.Catholic University
B.National Association
C.the U. S. government
D.Wall Street
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干的问题是“与其他地方相比，毕业生在哪里可以找到工作”根据第五段第一句One place recent graduates can look for work is the U.S. government(最近毕业生可以找到工作的地方是美国政府部门)这句话与选项C中的the U.S. government相符，为正确答案。选项A的“天主教大学”是Blake Taylor毕业的学校；选项B中的National Association(国家的协会)是进行一项调查的机构；选项D的Wall Street(华尔街)是另外一名毕业生Bill Frame寻找工作未果的地方。
12. According to the last paragraph, what attitude does Blake Taylor hold towards job hunting?
A.Reluctant.
B.Indifferent.
C.Curious.
D.Confident.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为推理题。本题问：“Blake Taylor对于找工作的态度是什么?”倒数第一段第一行As door close, windows open(当门关闭的时候，窗子就会打开)，If you can't go through the front, go through the back. You'll find a way; you have to find a way(如果你不能够从前面通过，那么就从后门走。你会找到一条路，而且你必须找到一条路)可知，Blake Taylor很有信心，表明了她对找工作的态度，与选项D的Confident(自信的)意思最为接近。选项A的Reluctant(不情愿)；选项B的Indifferent(漠不关心的)；选项C的Curious(好奇的)意思与本段最后一个句子所要表达的内容不符，故选择D项。
The typical conversation between Americans takes a form that is quick and witty. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently, often after only a few sentences have been spoken. "Watching a conversation between two Americans is like watching a table tennis game." a German observer said. "Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast it almost makes your neck hurt." Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns. Such people are said to "talk too much." Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time, as Nigerians, Arabs, and some others do. Americans value conciseness, or what they call "getting to the point." Americans engage in little ritual interaction (礼节式的互致问候). Only a few ritual greetings are common: "How are you?" "I'm fine, thank you." "Nice to meet you." and "Hope to see you again." These things are said in certain situations and are concerned with form rather than with substance. That is, similar questions are supposed to be asked and statements are supposed to be made in particular situations, no matter what the people involved are feeling or what they really have in mind. To many Americans, people who rely heavily on ritual greetings are "too shy" or "too polite," unwilling to show their true natures and ideas. Americans are generally impatient with long ritual greetings about family members' health—common among Latin Americans—considering them a waste of time.
13. What is the feature of a typical conversation between Americans? ______
A.Concise and direct.
B.Long but polite.
C.Friendly and quick.
D.Slow but witty.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为主旨题。本题问：“典型的美式对话的特点是什么?”文章开始就明确指出典型的美式对话是quick and witty和Speakers take turns frequently；第二段最后一句指出Americans value conciseness, or what they call "getting to the point"(美国人崇尚言简意赅，或者用他们的话说是“直入主题”)；同时文中还简单说明了其他一些国家人们的对话特点。据此分析选项A的Concise and direct(简洁、直截了当)符合美式对话的特点，为正确答案。选项B的Long but polite(冗长但礼貌)的两个特点与美式对话特点均不相符；选项C的Friendly and quick(友好快捷)的后者与文意相符，但前者并没有涉及；选项D的Slow but witty(缓慢但言辞机智)的后者与文意相同，但前者相反，均不符合题意。
14. By comparing a conversation between two Americans to a table tennis game, the German observer means that ______.
A.Americans enjoy talking as well as watching table tennis games
B.Americans like to take short turns in a conversation
C.Americans get excited in a conversation
D.Americans talk with great emotion
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。要说明为什么作者将美国人之间的对话比作乒乓球赛。由题干the German observer作关键词，可以找到第一段中Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast it almost makes your neck hurt的描述与观看乒乓球比赛一样，形容美国人的对话每个回合短而且快。选项A的Americans enjoy talking as well as watching table tennis games(美国人喜欢交谈及观看乒乓球赛)在文章中根本没有提到，而且对话与观看比赛无关；选项B中Americans like to take short turns in a conversation的形容的确与乒乓球比赛的情况相似，因此为正确答案；选项C中Americans get excited in a conversation(美国人交谈时很兴奋)并不是特点，而是情绪；选项D的Americans talk with great emotion(美国人谈话很激动)在文章中也没有涉及，不符合题意。
15. Americans ______ when they talk with Arabs.
A.pay enough attention
B.may lose their patience
C.speak more than a few sentences
D.will get to the point
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为推理题。要求根据美式对话特点及其他国家人们的对话特点进行比较。根据第二段第一句Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns(在交谈时，长时间聆听他人讲话，美国人很可能会失去耐心)及第三句Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time, as Nigerians, Arabs, and some others do(和那些一说起话来就很长时间的人谈话时，如尼日利亚人、阿拉伯人和其他一些国家的人，美国人很难集中精力听他们讲话)，可以看出美式对话与其他几个国家人们对话之间的区别。选项A中pay enough attention(足够专心)明显与文中信息不一致；选项C中speak more than a few sentences(只说几句)也没有提到美式对话有这个特点；选项D中will get to the point(开门见山)则是美式对话的特点，与这些国家的人对话时肯定不合适；选项B中may lose their patience(失去耐心)则与前文中的have difficulty paying attention to基本一致，因此选项B为正确答案。
16. According to this passage, Americans have a low opinion of people who ______.
A.do not talk as much as possible
B.do not pay attention to the speaker
C.like to ask about other people's health
D.bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为推理题。要根据文章确定美国人对哪种人的评价不高。选项A中的do not talk as much as possible在文中没有提及，而且本文主要涉及谈话回合的长短，而没有涉及谈话内容是否多的问题，因此不能说美国人对这样的人评价不高；选项B中do not pay attention to the speaker在文中没有涉及，因此不能选这个选项；选项C中like to ask about other people's health虽然在文章中提到，但是问候家人健康在美国也是一种礼节，在某些特定场合人们都会这么做，只有那些严重依赖这些礼节性问候语的人才会得到人们比较不好的评价，因此并非正确选项；选项D中bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation与文章最后一段中Americans are generally impatient with long ritual greetings about family members' health...considering them a waste of time(通常，美国人对于过多谈论家人的健康这种礼节式问候会没有耐心……他们认为这样的人在浪费时间)相一致，对过多谈论ritual greetings的人的评价是“过于羞涩，过于礼貌，不愿意展示他们真正的本质和思想”和“认为他们在浪费时间”，说明可以就家人健康进行礼节性问候，但不宜过长。因此选项D为正确答案。
It is common for older people to forget things. Now an American study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults. People younger than thirty usually do not know that they are starting to forget information. But scientists from the University of Michigan say the loss of memory usually has already started. Researchers say people do not observe this slow reduction in mental ability until the loss affects their everyday activities. Denise Park is leading the new study. She directs the Center for Aging and Cognition at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her team has studied more than 350 men and women between the ages of twenty and ninety. The study has identified people in their middle twenties with memory problems. She says young adults do not know that they are forgetting things because their brains have more information than they need. But she says that people in their twenties and thirties are losing memory at the same rate as people in their sixties and seventies. Ms. Park says people between the ages of sixty and seventy may note the decrease in their mental abilities. They begin to observe that they are having more trouble remembering and learning new information. The study has found that older adults are more likely to remember false information as being true. For example, they remember false medical claims as being true. Younger people remember hearing the information, but they are more likely to remember that it is false. Ms. Park is now using modern imaging equipment to study what happens in the brains of people of different ages. She is studying what parts of the brain older adults use for different activities compared to younger adults. Ms.Park says mental performance is a direct result of brain activity and brain structure. She says older people should take part in activities that keep their brain active. She hopes that future studies will identify ways to improve the operation of our aging minds.
17. The passage is meant to ______.
A.introduce effective ways to improve memory
B.emphasize the importance of exercising the brain
C.analyze the difference between different age groups in the loss of memory
D.reveal the decrease in mental ability of the young adults as well as the older adults
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为主旨题。要求确定本文的目的是什么。选项A中introduce effective ways to improve memory虽然在文章中有所提及，但并不是本文的主要目的；选项B中emphasize the importance of exercising the brain(强调锻炼大脑的重要性)，虽然文章中提到对大脑的锻炼，但并没有用较大篇幅强调其重要性；选项C中analyze the difference between different age groups in the loss of memory意为“分析不同年龄组在记忆减退方面的差异”并没有在文中体现，也非此文的目的。文章中主要说明了“年轻人从20多岁开始记忆力就会逐步减退”这一主题。根据文章第一段第一句表明It is common for older people to forget things. Now an American study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults(上年纪的人忘事很常见，但美国人研究发现人年轻时记忆力就开始减退)，因此选项D中的reveal the decrease in mental ability of the young adults as well as the older adult(揭示了青年人和老年人一样心智能力是下降的)才是本文的主题，故选择D项。
18. According to a recent American study, people start losing their mental ability ______.
A.in the early teens
B.in their mid-sixties
C.in their mid-twenties
D.in their early thirties
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。要确定根据美国最新研究，人类在什么时候脑力开始下降的问题。本题从选项看是询问“人开始记忆力减退的年龄”，以年龄数字为关键词找到第三段中最后一句The study has identified people in their middle twenties with memory problems(这项研究表明，人类在其20岁中期的时候记忆力就开始有问题了)，可以得知，选项C为正确答案。其他三个选项中的年龄段均不符合题意。
19. With regard to memory reduction, young adults differ from older adults in that ______.
A.they lose their memory at a slower rate
B.their brains can store much more information
C.they rarely realize they have memory problems
D.they are more likely to remember false information
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。问题是“在记忆力衰退的问题上，年轻人与老年人的主要区别所在。”以题干memory reduction为关键词，并注意两者间的对比，第四段young adults do not know that they are forgetting things(年轻人不知道他们在忘事情)，而第六段people between the ages of sixty and seventy may note the decrease in their mental abilities(老年人60～70岁开始注意到他们记东西有困难)。根据文章第五段But she says that people in their twenties and thirties are losing memory at the same rate as people in their sixties and seventies(但是她说人类记忆力衰退在其20～30岁时和其60～70岁时的速度是一样的)可以排除选项A中的they lose their memory at a slower rate(年轻时记忆力减退的速度缓慢)；根据文章第四段...because their brains have more information than they need。可以看出选项B中的their brains can store much more information是不正确的，因为不仅仅是能够储存得多，而是多到不需要的地步。根据文章倒数第二段The study has found that older adults are more likely to remember false information as being true(研究发现老年人更容易将错误的信息记成是正确的)可以看出，选项D中they are more likely to remember false information是老年人的问题，而不是青年人的问题。文章第一段中People younger than thirty usually do not know that they are starting to forget information(30岁不到的年轻人往往不知道自己的记忆力在减退)的信息与选项C中的they rarely realize they have memory problems(他们很少注意到他们记忆力有问题)一致，说明年轻人意识不到记忆力的减退。
20. It can be inferred from what Denis Park says that ______.
A.mental performance can be improved
B.mental ability is determined entirely by brain structure
C.people of different ages use different parts of the brain for memorizing
D.different parts of the brain are responsible for different mental activities
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为推理题。要求根据Denis Park的论述可以得出什么样的结论。从文中看Denis Park说了很多内容，因此本题需审视四个选项，缩小查找的范围。根据文章最后一段Ms. Park says mental performance is a direct result of brain activity and brain structure. She says older people should take part in activities that keep their brain active.(Park说人的脑力直接受到大脑活动和大脑组织的影响。老年人应该多做运动来使大脑保持活力)得知，选项A中的mental performance can be improved(脑力是可以提高的)为正确答案。而选项B中的mental ability is determined entirely by brain structure(脑力活动完全取决于大脑的结构)和选项C中的people of different ages use different parts of the brain for memorizing(不同年龄的人使用大脑的不同部位记忆)以及选项D的different parts of the brain are responsible for different mental activities(不同的脑部位负责不同的脑力活动)则都是一般性常识知识。本文并没有就这些问题进行说明，因此均不符合题意。
Part Ⅲ Cloze Directions:There is a passage in this part with 10 blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and then choose the most the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to 1 their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be 2 for their own education. Some students do badly in a 3 classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be 4 in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good 5 of open education. For many students it is 6 to have some rules in the classroom. 7 a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that many teachers do not believe in open education. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been 8 . You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but 9 not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are 10 to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
[考点] 本题从语篇层面考查形容词辨析。 [解析] 根据下文中They will not have to worry about grades or rules(他们不必担忧成绩或是规定)，可判断在新型的教学中学生应该更快乐，而不是其他三个选项所要表达的内容。故选B项happier。
5.
A.balance
B.peace
C.turn
D.use
A B C D
D
[考点] 本题从语篇层面考查名词辨析。 [解析] 文章第一段讲了open education的优点，这一段主要论述其存在的问题。从上文中的will not do well和do little in school可以判断有些学生不能make good use of(很好地利用)开放式教育，因此D项use符合题意。该题中选项A意为“平衡”；选项B意为“和平”；选项C意为“轮流”；均不能与make搭配构成“利用”的意思。
[考点] 本题从语篇层面考查副词辨析。 [解析] 根据上文中对学生的约束问题进行了探讨，提到开放式教育没有约束，太过自由导致一些学生不能很好地利用这种新型模式，因此说明教学中的制度很重要，哪怕(即便)是很少的几条制度也能够对这些学生有所帮助。本句中需要对“少数一些制度也能够帮助这种学生”中的“很少一些”进行修饰，only a few意思是“只有少数”，still a few意思是“仍有少数”都与题意不符。选项D的though通常引导状语从句，作副词用时，不能置于句首。因此只有A项even(即便，甚至)符合题意。选项A为正确答案。
[考点] 本题从语篇层面考查在句子中作状语的短语辨析。 [解析] by the way的含义是“顺便说”；in addition的含义是“再者”；of course意为“当然”；once in a while意为“偶尔，有时”。根据上下文来判定本句的语义要求和承接关系，作者想要说明：大部分学生，当然不是全部学生，还是喜欢课堂中具备一些条理性，因此选项C与句子搭配语意顺畅，为正确答案。
Part Ⅳ Word forms Directions:There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. It is ______(legal) for average citizens in China to own a gun.
Part Ⅴ Translation-English into Chinese Directions:This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 5 sentences in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Now you have to come down to earth; it's high time you got to something practical.
你必须现实一些，早该干点实事了。
[解析] 本题中要注意的是have to come down to earth意为“必须现实些”；it's high time为固定句型，意为“是……的时候了”；以及something practical意为“实事”。
2. There is an increasing demand for cars which are more economical on fuel.
现在对节省汽油的汽车需求越来越高了。
[解析] 本题翻译时要注意increasing demand for意为“对……需求持续增长”；注意限定性定语从句译成中文常常要放到所修饰的先行词之前，连词which不翻译。注意含有定语从句修饰的cars which are more economical on fuel(省油汽车)的翻译。
3. It was the dry season and everything was ready to catch fire.
4. We haven't the resources to do the work ourselves, so we'll put it out to contract.
我们没有做这一工程的条件，因此得把它外包出去。
[解析] 本题关键是要译出haven't the resources(没有条件)；to do the work ourselves(自力更生)；短语put it out to contract是常用的商务用语，意思是“外包出去”。
5. There are still some doubts on the part of the employers.
雇主方面仍心存疑虑。
[解析] 本题关键是要理解There are still some doubts(存在疑虑)；on the part of(在某方面)和单词the employers(雇主)。句子翻译成中文时删减了There be结构，翻译成符合汉语表达的主谓结构。
Part Ⅵ Writing Directions:This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 5 sentences in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Directions:This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet. 假设你是李明，在黄海大学学习，你的新西兰笔友Nick将于五月来北京旅游，特来信询问有关旅游景点情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。
旅游资源
许多著名的景点，如长城、故宫、天坛、颐和园；现代化的购物中心；品种繁多的中外美食
相关信息
气候适宜；生活舒适
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Huanghai University Mar. 27,2010
Dear Nick, I'm glad to hear that you're coming to Beijing. Beijing enjoys many world-famous places of interest such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven. Beijing also has many modern shopping centers. You have told me once that you love Beijing Roast Duck. Actually, you will find that food from all around the world is available here. More importantly, May is the best season in Beijing and the life here is comfortable. You will certainly enjoy your stay here. Looking forward to you arrival.
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