Part Ⅰ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 1. 在大企业工作的特点 2. 在小企业工作的特点 3. 我的选择 To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond?
To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond? There are distinct differences between being a small fish in a big pond and a big fish in a small pond, so it is with working as a subordinate in a large enterprise and presiding in a small firm. With the former, you can derive a deep sense of satisfaction from being a member of a well-known organization such as General Motors, or the Bell. You have the opportunities of learning from experienced executives and knowing about the standard working process. With the latter, you have greater responsibilities and your decision may bring immediate effect. Normally you are exposed to various experiences and expected to do a great many things without much help or guidance, which will indeed improve your abilities. Personally I prefer to work in a small firm, where I have great prospect of promotion as long as I work hard. And I'm sure I'll become an important figure within my small pond.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have IS minutes to go over the passage quickly' and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. 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.
To Save Trees, Fighting One Alien Insect with Others Rusty Rhea sighs wistfully as he talks about the beauty and peace of standing amid a grove (小树林) of deep green hemlocks in Appalachia, some of them up to 160 feet ( 50 meters ) tall and more than 500 years old. "This is a very special tree," said Rhea, an entomologist for the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program in Asheville, North Carolina. "I was brought up here, and I don't want to see another species go by the wayside." The evergreen trees, a hallmark of southern Appalachia's national parks, are under attack by an invasive insect barely visible to the eye but potent enough to fell the giants of the eastern United States' old-growth forests. Already the tiny bug from Japan, known as the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), has killed upward of 95 percent of the hemlocks in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park. Now they are making their way through the half-million-plus-acre (200,000-plas-hectare) Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. The hemlocks shade streams, keeping water temperatures just right for brook trout(鲑鱼) and other fish. They also house birds such as the black-throated green warbler, solitary vireo, and northern goshawk, all three of which mainly shelter in stands of hemlock trees. Because of the insect's broad impact on the entire ecosystem of southern Appalachia, HWA stands to cause wider damage than the American chestnut blight(枯萎病) of the early 1900s. That fungus from Europe killed off the once dominant chestnut trees from the northeast United States to the southern Appalachian Mountains. In addition, a species related to HWA, the balsam woolly adelgid, has already killed about 90 percent of the mature Fraser fir trees in the Smokies. Acting Quickly HWA arrived in the U.S. Pacific Northwest via nursery plants from Japan in 1924. By 1951 the tiny invader had been found in Virginia. Since then the insect has spread to more than 15 U.S. states. The key to killing the HWA is to catch it early and act quickly. It's already well established in the Great Smoky Mountains, where Rhea and others are trying to stem the spread of the bugs. HWA multiply quickly: All of the insects are females that reproduce asexually (无性地), laying several hundred eggs a year. When they get to the nymph, or crawler, stage, they are dormant from about June until October, after which they emerge and establish themselves on trees. Winds and birds and other animals spread the crawlers through the forest. HWA crawlers feed on the new growth of hemlocks by piercing the twigs that hold the branches, sucking the sap, and injecting toxic saliva. The needles mm from a deep green to a grayish green and eventually die, depriving the tree of nutrition from photosynthesis. An infected tree usually dies within five years of initial attack. Infection is signaled by either a white, cottonlike material that appears along a tree's twigs or by the "baldness" of a tree's upper branches. Plans of Attack In the Pacific Northwest the hemlocks seem to be tolerant of the creatures' feeding, and in the cold northeast, winters seem to keep them at bay. But in the warm southeast, with weather approximating that of the insects' native Asian homes, they thrive. Chemical sprays—such as insecticidal soaps and horticultural oils as well as trunk or soil injections--have helped to kill some of the HWA infestations. But spraying must be repeated every six months, and injections are expensive and last only two years at most. These methods can't be used conveniently or safely in remote areas or near the streams where hemlocks grow thickly. Long term, the best way to control the pests appears to be releasing other insects that feed exclusively on HWA. Scientists have studied HWA in Japan and China and identified three such species. One of them, the Sasajiscymnus tsugae (St) beetle, was released in areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2002. Studying what controls a species in its native habitat--including climate, predators, and host resistance--provided clues about which insects to use against HWA, said Kristine Johnson. Based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Johnson is a supervisory forester for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "Biological control is the only long-term hope to save the trees in the backcountry(穷乡僻壤)," she said. "We have 800 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) of contiguous wilderness. We value the native forest, and it's entirely worth defending." Risky Business Releasing one species of non-native bug to kill another could be risky business, potentially creating another type of infestation. But scientists first quarantined and studied the HWA-killer insects. They believe the St beetles are the best answer to the HWA problem and that they won't cause side damage. This tiny black female beetle, the size of a poppy seed, is already spreading in the Great Smoky Mountains. But the beetle and other HWA-killer insects are seasonal, so it will take several different ones operating year-round to keep HWA in check, Rhea said. He doesn't believe HWA will be completely eradicated (根除) but Will instead be kept in balance by the predator insects. "We're trying to insert a balance in a system that's out of balance," he said. Each St beetle can lay 200 to 300 eggs, said Ernest Bernard, professor of entomology and plant pathology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Bernard's laboratory is one of several that are breeding the beetles. "Each beetle eats hundreds of baby adelgids a year," he said. And about 120,000 of the beetles have been released in the past couple years in the Smokies, but it is still too early to measure their impact. One good sign, Bernard said, is that some beetle larvae (幼虫) have been found in areas where they were not released, indicating that the HWA killers may be reproducing and spreading.
1. The passage gives a general description of an invasive insect, HWA.
N
结合标题To Save Trees，Fighting One Alien Insect with Others迅速扫读全文可知，文章主要不是描写 HWA这种虫害本身，而是如何防治这种虫害，故题干表述不正确。
2. Hemlock is a hallmark of southern Appalachia's national parks.
Y
根据题干中的信息词hallmark 和 Appalachia's national parks定位原文，第三段明确指出The evergreen trees，a hallmark of southern Appalachia's national parks．．．，可知题干表述正确。
3. The invasive insect, known as the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), is from Japan.
Y
根据题干中的信息词HWA定位原文，第四段有Already the tiny bug from Japan，known as the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)…，可知题干表述正确。
4. The key to killing the HWA is to catch it early and act quickly.
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: How many students passed the College English Test last term? W: Well, let me see. 1016 students took the exam, but half of them failed. Q: How many students did the woman believe had passed the exam?
[解析] W: Is Aunt Mary in? I've got something important to tell her. M: Sorry, mother has gone shopping. She won't be back until lunch time. Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
综合推断题。女士要找玛丽姑姑，男士回答说他妈妈不在，由此推断，两人应该是表亲，所以D正确。
3.
A.She wasn't invited.
C.She altered her decision.
B.She wasn't ready to come.
D.She forgot the invitation.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Susan isn't here yet. Did you forget to invite her? W: She was ready to come, but then changed her mind. Q: Why isn't Susan present?
信息明示题。女士说苏珊原木要来，但又改变主意了，所以C(她改变了决定)正确。 [考点] change one's mind意为“改变决定或意见”，如：Nothing will make me change my mind. 任何事都不能使我改变主意。
4.
A.The door needs repairing.
C.He couldn't open the door.
B.He had lost all his keys.
D.He wanted the woman to help him.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Why are you just standing outside instead of going in? M: I have tried all my keys in the lock, but it won't open. Q: Why didn't the man go in?
信息明示题。女士问男士为什么站在外面不进去，男士回答说他试了所有的钥匙，就是打不开门，由此可知，C正确。本题的关键是弄清让指代的是the door。 [考点] instead of在意为“代替”时与in place of同义；它还可后接动名词表示“而不”，如：Instead of going to the cinema，I'm going to the concert tomorrow,我明天去听音乐会，丽不去看电影。
5.
A.She's rather happy to hear so.
C.She's unhappy to hear so.
B.She's disappointed to hear so.
D.She's surprised to hear so.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: You don't look a day over thirty. W: Really? In fact, I'm thirty-five. Q: How does the woman feel about the man's remark?
C.He thought there was something wrong with the car.
B.He thought it was too noisy.
D.He didn't like it.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: Did your sister like her new car? W: She thought it was too noisy, and something got wrong with the tyros; but my father believed it was quite a good car. Q: What did the woman's father think of .the new car?
[解析] W: Fasten your belts, and we will take off soon. M: But Would you like to tell me how to fasten it? Q: Where did the conversation take place?
综合推断题。女士说：“系好安全带，我们马上就要起飞了。”男士问：“你能告诉我怎么系吗?”由关键词 take off(起飞)可知，对话发生在飞机上，所以D正确。 [考点] fasten作及物动词时意为“系牢，钉牢”，也有“集中”之义，如：She fastened her gaze on the stranger,她把视线集中在陌生人身上。还可指“强加(绰号、罪名等)”，如：fasten the blame on the weather怪罪于天气。
8.
A.She'll go to the concert.
C.She'll watch her neighbor's children.
B.She'll have a meeting.
D.She'll visit her neighbor.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Are you going to the concert tonight? W: No, I promised to baby-sit for my neighbors while they have a meeting. Q: What will the woman do tonight?
[解析] 19-22 W: Excuse me, I've been using this old book for a research project and l notice that a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle. M: Yes. Unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp. W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white. M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually cat's away the paper. W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition. M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins, and no chemicals were added. W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them? M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid. W: That doesn't sound very economical. M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of book's with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection. W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project. M: Good luck and I hope the old book will bold long enough for you to finish it. 19. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
综合推断题。结合听力材料，特别是对话开头提到的old book…a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle可以推断，对话谈论的是书的腐烂问题，所以D正确。
2.
A.They are often handled improperly by readers.
C.The ink used in printing damages the paper.
B.The paper is destroyed by chemicals.
D.The glue used in the binding loses its strength.
A B C D
B
[解析] According to the man, why do modem books decay?
[解析] What does the man say about books published before 1850?
信息明示题。男士说books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s，即19世纪50年代以前的书不是由木浆做成的，所以C正确。
4.
A.Get some books for the man to look at.
C.Continue her research in the library.
B.Ask the man to look over her notes.
D.Find more information on how books are preserved.
A B C D
C
[解析] What will the woman probably do next?
同义替换题。女士最后说的get back to my project与选项中continue her research同义，所以C正确。 [考点] suppose意为“猜想”，尤指建立在不确定或推测性根据上的猜想，如：Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps．科学家们猜想大型恐龙栖居于沼泽地中。还可指“应该，允许”，如：We are not supposed to play football on Sundays．我们不应该在星期日踢足球。 make sense指“有意义，意思清楚，有道理”，如：What you say makes no sense．你的话没有道理。其他与 sense 相关的短语还有：make sense of sth．理解或弄清某事物；see sense明白事理，如：I hope she soon sees sense and stops fighting a battle she cannot win．我希望她能尽快明白过来，不要再打这场赢不了的仗了。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
D.Which anthropology professors the man recommends.
A B C D
B
[解析] 23-25 M: Do you want to go to the cinema with us on Saturday? W: Thanks, but I have to study for my research project. I'm taking that same anthropology course you took with Professor Gray. M: The one on ethnographic interviewing? Oh, good! I'm sure you'll get a lot out of it. W: I have to admit the word "ethnography" scared me a little at first. It seems so technical. But then when she explained that it's what anthropologists do, you know, how they investigate and record aspects of a culture, it didn't seem so intimidating! M: Yeah, it's a part of the field work anthropologists conduct and it's good to start doing that now before you become a graduate student and have to conduct large projects yourself. Who are you going to interview? W: You know the publishing office where I used to work? Vivian. the woman I worked for, has been a manager there for over 30 years and seen a lot of changes in the industry. I thought I'd start out by interviewing her about how the people in the office interact with each other and with outside clients. M: The best part of that course is that it shows you that ethnographic research can also be done on a familiar ground. W: Yeah. I got the idea for my project from reading Robert Marshal's study of office life and I realized I already had some background in that. So far, I'm really enjoying this course. 23. What is the conversation mainly about?
[解析] Who is the first person the woman will interview?
信息明示题。男士问女士要采访准，女士回答说她要先采访自己以前的老板——一位出版社的女主管，故选C。 [考点] start out意为“开始”，该短语还有“起程，动身”的含义，如：We must start out early．我们必须早些动身。与start相关的短语还有：start over重新开始；start(sb．)up(in sth．)(使某人)开始工作等，如：He started his daughter up in the trade．他让女儿从事贸易工作。
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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
D.Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five.
A B C D
C
[解析] 26-28 Penury was what people called a mystery man. We had known him for over seven years, ever since he became a member of our modest club, but be had a way of keeping his private lift to himself in all but the unessential details. We knew his address, though he never invited us to his home, and his age, too, but only unimportant matters of this kind. It seemed that he did not have to work for a living as we did, in our various ways. He had once hinted about an inheritance on which he managed to live comfortably. He was not, however, a man of luxurious habits: he was not especially well dressed and he did not even have a car. At the age of forty-five he was still a bachelor though. Since marriage was not a subject he ever discussed we had no means of finding out whether he regretted not having a wife. Penury disappeared suddenly from our circle and shortly afterwards we came to learn the first really solid facts about our mystery man. From reports that appeared in the newspapers, together with photographs of the man who was without doubt, our Mr. Penury, it was revealed that he was the most accomplished burglar in the London area; and that he had practiced this profession for many years, until he was arrested and sent to prison. 26. Why did the author think Penury was a mystery man?
信息明示题。文章第一段指出，he had a way of keeping his private life to himself in all but the unessential details，由此可知，作者之所以认为Penury是个神秘的人是因为所有人都不了解Penury的私生活，故选C。
2.
A.He did not spend money freely.
C.He had a luxurious car.
B.He was always well-dressed.
D.He worked hard for a living.
A B C D
A
[解析] Which of the following descriptions of Penury is TRUE?
信息明示题。文章第一段指出，he was not especially well dressed and he did not even have a car，排除B、 C，并可以推断出，Penury是一个不随便花钱的人。该段还指出，It seemed that he did not have to work for a living as we did，排除D。
3.
A.A photographer.
C.A reporter.
B.A burglar.
D.A professor.
A B C D
B
[解析] What was Penury's profession?
信息明示题。文章最后指出，he was the most accomplished burglar，由此可知Penury是个夜贼，所以B正确。
Passage Two Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 29-32 Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to the frontier of Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write. When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the subject of slavery. In 1860 Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America, This action brought on the terrible Civil War, which lasted from 186l to 1865. On January I, 1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States. Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Liucoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time. 29. When was Lincoln elected President of the United States?
信息明示题。文章第三段指出，In 1860,Lincoln was elected President of the United States．由此可知D正确。
2.
A.Four years.
C.Three years.
B.Five years.
D.Six years.
A B C D
A
[解析] How many years did the Civil War last?
信息明示题。文章第三段指出，Civil War，which lasted from 1861 to 1865，由此可知美国内战持续了四年，故选A。
3.
A.A soldier.
C.A government officer.
B.A thief.
D.An actor.
A B C D
D
[解析] Who shot Lincoln?
信息明示题。文章第五段指出，Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth．由此可知，林肯是被一名演员刺杀的，所以D正确。
4.
A.Because they didn't like Lincoln being their President.
B.Because they wanted to set up their own government.
C.Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery.
D.Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln's government.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why did some of the Southern states withdraw from the Union?
综合推断题。文章第三段指出，This party opposed the creation of new slave stars．由此可以推断，南部各州之所以要退出联盟是因为林肯所在的共和党反对奴隶制，所以C正确。
Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 33-35 If you've been on campus for very long, I'm certain that you've already heard about this course. You may know that last semester about 50 percent of the students enrolled in my course failed it. Let me explain how this came about before you jump to any conclusions. In the first place, since this is a composition class, I expect my students to follow certain roles of formality. Unfortunately, many students today dislike having to follow rules of any kind, especially those that they may feel to be unnecessary. For example, I ask that each of your papers be typed and centered on the paper correctly. I count off points for various kinds of mistakes. A misspelled word will cost you 5 points. You've lost 25 points if you've misspelled five words. If you write incomplete sentences, you've lost 10 points. If you give me two complete sentences as one without adequate punctuation, you've lost 15 points. I do not accept late papers. You will receive a zero for any theme which you fail to submit on time. I expect you to read each assignment. I will give you a short unannounced quiz from time to time. This class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If you have any questions at any time, you can see me on Tuesdays. My office is on the second floor of this building. Your assignment for Wednesday is to read Hemingway's short story on page 55. Friday will be the last class day of this week, so you can expect to write a short in-class theme for me then. That's all for today, I'll see you on Wednesday. 33. How many points will a student lose if he misspells a word on a composition?
信息明示题。文章指出，A misspelled word will cost you 5 points．由此可知D正确。
2.
A.They will take one of the six major tests.
C.They will be given a pop test.
B.They will have to write a composition.
D.They will be required to read a short story in class.
A B C D
B
[解析] What will the students do in class on Friday?
信息明示题。文章指出，学生在周五expect to write a short in-class theme，故选B。
3.
A.An essay.
C.A poem.
B.A magazine article.
D.A short story.
A B C D
D
[解析] What must the students read for Wednesday?
信息明示题。文章指出，Your assignment for Wednesday is to read Hemingway's short story．由此可知D正确。
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 blank, 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. Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tasted it only on 1 animals. The drug is designed to 2 and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells. First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases 3 to destroy the cancer cells, Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The 4 appeared in Nature 5 . A school news release caned the drug an "anti-cancer smart bomb." Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.LT. Ha says his team had to 6 three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to 7 the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply chemicals to destroy the cancer. So, tile researchers designed a two-part "nanocell". The cell is 8 in nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. 9 The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells also halped, them to avoid natural defenses. 10 That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells. 11
[解析] 36-46 Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it only on (36)laboratory, animals. The drag is designed to (37)invade and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells. First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases(38)poison to destroy the cancer cells. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The (39)results appeared in Nature (40) magazine. A school news release called the drug an "anti-cancer smart bomb." Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.I.T. He says his team had to (41)solve three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to (42)prevent the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply chemicals to destroy the cancer. So, the researchers designed a two-part "nanocell". The cell is (43) measured in nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. (44)The particle used was two hundred nanometers--much, much smaller than a human hair. The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells also helped them to avoid natural defenses. (45)The scientists designed the cell as a balloon inside a balloon. They loaded the outer part with a drug that caused the blood vessels to fall in on themselves. That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells. (46)The team says the treatment shrank the cancer and avoided healthy cells better than other treatments.
2.
invade
3.
poison
4.
results
5.
magazine
6.
solve
7.
prevent
8.
measured
9.
The particle used was two hundred nanometers—much, much smaller than a human hair.
10.
The scientists designed the cell as a balloon inside a balloon. They loaded the outer part with a drug that caused the blood vessels to fall in on themselves.
11.
The team says the treatment shrank the cancer and avoided healthy cells better than other treatments.
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 bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. They may be livid (愤怒) with their leaders, pained by their place in the world and 1 of the future, but at least the French are still happy 2 to hum. An opinion 3 just published found 83% of the adult population sings or hums to itself "often or very often". The poll found women slightly more 4 to hum than men. The parents of young children are the most likely 5 group to make with a melody, while hardly a note will trouble the vocal cords of single Frenchmen over 65. 6 , for some reason, if they are farmers. Where exactly do they warble (以柔和的颤音唱)? 7 their longstanding love affair with the automobile, 19% of the French love to let rip in the ear, and just 13% in the bath. Parisians are more likely to sing sweetly to themselves than 8 types, apartment living encouraging the exercise. Some 74% of the French say music is the art form they could least do without, a long way ahead of 9 , cinema, painting, dance and theatre. Musical taste also depends upon political persuasion. France's conscientious(尽责的) and ever- 10 far left are by some way the most musical: fully 90% say they sing daily. A. social [I] likely B. poll [J] clap C. Given [K] optimistic D. Particularly [L] classic E. literature [M] humorous F. rural [N] objective G. role [O] fearful [H] enough
Parisians与_____types构成对比，关于Parisians下文有进一步说明：apartment living encouraging the exercise即公寓生活使他们更倾向于这种活动(轻哼歌曲)。由此可知aparment living相对的rural living正是_____types的特点，故选F。
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 center.
Passage One What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home'? The answers lie in the way Americans live today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and other convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range. Then, in the 1940s, work in the wartime defense plants took more women out of the home than ever before, setting the pattern of the working wife and mother. Unless family members pitch in with food preparation, women are net fully liberated from that chore. It's easier to pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way home from work or take the family out for pizzas or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a long, hard day. Also nowadays, the rising divorce rate means that there are more single working parents with children to feed. And many young adults and elderly people, as well as unmarried and divorced mature people, live alone rather than as a part of a family unit and don’t want to bother cooking for one. Fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn’t require any dressing up, it offers a “ fun” break in the daily routine, and the outlay of money seems small. It can be eaten in the car—sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out—or on the run. Even if it is brought home to eat, there will never be any dirty dishes to wash because of the handy disposable wrappings. Children, especially, love fast food because it’s finger food, no struggling with knives and forks, no annoying instructions from adults about table manners.
1. Americans enjoy fast food mainly because ________.
A.it can be eaten in the car
C.one only uses his Fingers while eating it
B.it is much more tasty than home-made food
D.it is time-saving and convenient
A B C D
D
细节题。由文章第三段第四句提到的fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn't require any dressing up．．．可知，D 正确。
2. It can be inferred that children ________.
A.want to have freedom at table
C.are not good at using forks and knives while eating
B.wash dishes after each meal
D.take eating time as a fun break
A B C D
C
推断题。文章第三段最后一句提到no struggling with knives and forks，由struggling一词可推断，孩子们不擅长使用刀叉吃饭，所以C正确。
3. Many Americans are eating out and not cooking at home nowadays because ________.
A.they want to make a change after eating the same food for years at home
B.the food made outside home tastes better than food cooked at home
C.many of them live alone or don't like taking trouble to cook
D.American women refuse to cook at home due to women's liberation movement
4. According to the text, a drive-in window is a ________.
A.car window from which you can see the driver
B.window in the restaurant from which you get your meal in the car
C.place where you check the mechanic condition of your car
D.entrance where you return the used plates after eating
A B C D
B
推断题。文章第三段倒数第二句提到sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out，由句中的without even getting out可以推断，drive-in window是免下车窗口，即司机可以不用下车就能拿到食物，所以B正确。
5. The expression "pitch in with" (Line 2, Para. 2 ) probably means ________.
A.complain
C.help
B.enjoy
D.deny
A B C D
C
语义题。文章第二段第二句意为“只要家庭成员不________准备食物，妇女们就无法完全从家务杂事中解放出来。”由此推断，pitch in with应意为“帮助”，故选C。
Passage Two InfraGard is a grass-roots effort to respond to the need for cooperation and collaboration in countering the threat of cyber crime and terrorism to private businesses and the government. By the end of September, there will be InfraGard chapters in all 50 states, Calloway said. With advice from the FBI, each local chapter will be run by a board of directors that includes members of private industry, the academic community and public agencies. Banks, utilities, and other businesses and government agencies will use a secure Web site to share information about attempts to hack into their computer networks. Members can join the system free. A key feature of the system is a two-pronged method of reporting attacks. A "sanitized" description of a hacking attempt or other incident--one that doesn't reveal the name or information about the victim--can be shared with the other members to spot trends. then a more detailed description also can be sent to the FBI's computer crimes unit to interfere if there are grounds for an investigation. Cyber crime has jumped in recent years across the nation, particularly in hotbeds of financial commerce and technology like Charlotte. "Ten years ago, all you needed to protect yourself was a safe, a fence and security officen5," said Chris Swecker, who is in charge of the FBI's Charlotte office. "Now any business with a modem is subject to attack." FBI agents investigate computer hacking that disrupted popular Web sites including Amazon. com, CNN and Yahoo! Several North Carolina victims have been identified this year. The investigation has also identified computer systems in North Carolina used by hackers to commit such attacks. Prosecutions of hackers have been hampered by the reluctance of companies to report security intrusions for fear of bad publicity and lost business. Meanwhile, too many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility. Jack Wiles, who Will lead the local InfraGard chapter's board, said a recent report estimated 97 percent of all cyber crime goes undetected. Wiles, a computer security expert, bas a firewall on his personal computer to prevent hackers from getting into his files. "I get at least one report a day that somebody was trying to get into my computer," he said, "the Net is a wonderful place, but it's also a dangerous one."
1. From the first paragraph, we know ________.
A.InfraGard is a protective measure against cyber crime
B.InfraGard is a measure of cooperation and collaboration
C.there will be 50 InfraGard chapters in all states
D.private business and the government are now committing cyber crime
A B C D
A
细节题。由文章第一段首句可知，InfraGard是一个反网络犯罪的系统，所以A正确。
2. Each local chapter of InfraGard will be run by the following EXCEPT ________.
A.academic communities
C.FBI
B.public agencies
D.private industry
A B C D
C
细节题。由文章第一段第三句With advice from the FBI可知，FBI只是充当顾问，并无经营权，故选C。
3. By saying "too many corporations...speed and accessibility" (Lines 3-4, Para. 3 ), the author means ________.
A.too many corporations take no notice of the security problem of computers
B.criminals are sacrificing security for speed and accessibility
C.it's very easy to sacrifice security for speed and accessibility
D.many companies suffer from computer hacking because they .value speed and accessibility more than security
Part Ⅴ Error Correction Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided, lf you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank, If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank, If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank. Weak eyesight is a term that is generally used to refer to near-sighted eyes. People who are near-sighted can see good at 67.__________. a short range, but nothing very far away is likely to be a dull 68.__________. blur. The term weak eyesight is misled, for in near-sighted eyes 69.__________. the lenses of the eyes are actually too strong The near-sighted lens are so powerful that it focuses the light coming into the eye too 70.__________. quick. The image is formed in front of the retina, which contains 71.__________. the optical nerves, Near-sightedness is common, but its growth may 72.__________. be gradual. Often the blurring of distant objects is so slight at first that a person may recognize the condition. Near-sightedness is 73.__________. frequently discovered first at school. It is here that a student first realizes, the difficulty of see work on the blackboard, whereas 74.__________. another in the class have no trouble reading the board at all. 75.__________. After discovery, near-sightedness can easily be corrected. A concave lens called a "minus" lens because it increases the power of the 76.__________. lens of the eye itself is the prescription.
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