Part Ⅰ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Changes in Average Housing Space in Chaoyang City. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the chart ( with figures of 1985, 1995 and 2005 respectively ) and the outline given (in Chinese ) below.
1. Outline: 1.描述朝阳人均住房面积的变化; 2.分析产生这些变化的原因; 3.谈谈在住房改革中存在的困难或问题。 Changes in Average Housing Space in Chaoyang City
Changes in Average Housing Space in Chaoyang City As the chart indicates, great changes have taken place in housing in Chaoyang City. In 1982, the average housing space per person was 4.5 ,square meters. And this figure rose to 6.0 square meters by 1992. After that, the situation continued to improve and according to the latest investigation carried out in 2002, the average city resident of this city enjoys a living space of 12 square meters, which is nearly three times that of 1982. There are many reasons for the housing changes in Chaoyang City. First, many people get higher wages than before and can afford bigger houses now. Second, the municipal government has made it easier for low-income families to obtain loans from the banks so that those families can afford new and bigger houses. Finally, the central government has made policies to encourage the growth of homing industry. As a result, large numbers of old homes have been replaced by huge blocks of fiats. However, there are still some problems in the housing program. One is that in some big cities, the prices of houses have kept rising and are now so high that many are beyond the reach of the ordinary people. Another problem is the poor quality of some of the newly-built houses. Many complaints have poured to the newspaper editors or radio stations about the inferior qualities of their newly bought houses. All these problems are calling for further solutions by the government.
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 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. China's Growth Poses Opportunity and Risk China welcoming foreign companies and investment When Japan, at the highest point of its economic power, built a huge airport in Osaka in the late 1980s, it caused a seven-year trade battle with the United States over the nearly complete exclusion of non-Japanese companies from the project. China, the rising star of Asia after Japan, is now completing its own immense airport in Guangzhou, the commercial canter of prosperous southeastern China. But the Chinese are going about it differently. U.S. companies designed the terminal, its air-conditioning system and the flight information system. A German company engineered the vaulting roof, a Danish company produced the boarding gates and a Ditch company built the check-in counters. And the modern air traffic control tower was designed by a company from Singapore. The welcome that China is offering to multinational companies and foreign investment has left many Western business executives, so critical of a closed Japan a decade or so ago, enthusiastically embracing China, its cheap work force and its huge markets. China posing an even greater challenge But that same openness--combined with China' s vast population of 1.3 billion and its military force--makes it an even greater long-term economic challenge to the United States than Japan seemed to be in the 1980s, according to a growing number of executives, economists and officials. While the Chinese economy is still about one-third the size of Japan' s, the potential size of its market has made it very hard for companies to say "no" when Beijing officials demand that they build factories in China, reveal the latest technology or adopt Chinese technical standards. Japan has effectively run out of low-wage workers for its industries, and quickly brought much of its economy up to and, in some cases, beyond Western technological standards. China still has vast reserves of cheap labor in inland areas and many backward industries that can grow swiftly as they copy Western and Japanese methods. "China could do what Japan did, as a very fast follower, but China could do it bigger and better and for a longer period of time," said Steven Weber, an Asia scholar at the University of California at Berkeley. "It's not necessarily as vulnerable(脆弱的) as Japan was." But while the danger posed by Japan to other economies over the last decade has been in the form of economic stagnation (停滞) and political weakness, China poses the risk of fast, sharp shocks. Its change from a planned economy to a form of market economy seems to make it especially responsive to economic ups and downs, and Chinese officials have begun worrying that an unsustainable (不可持续的) economic bubble(泡沫) is developing. At the same time, China's one-party system may struggle to adapt to the social tensions brought to the surface by rapid economic development. Enthusiasts see it overcoming the obstacles. "Once China passes the high growth, it will have the bursting of the bubble," said Eisuke Sakakibara, former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs. "But that will happen in 20 years. China is Japan of the 1960s." Growing anxiety among Americans Like the challenge posed by Japan a generation ago, China's strength draws growing attention in American politics. Senator John Edwards has become the main challenger to Senator John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination(提名) by emphasizing job losses to trade, especially trade with China; Kerry says he and Edwards essentially agree on trade questions. The Bush administration over the last year has tried to relieve worries about job losses by talking tough with the Chinese---in particular, demanding that China let the exchange value of its currency float upward to raise the price of its exports. But it has also continued to assert its faith in a policy of free trade. China's strengths are indeed impressive. Its wage advantage is much greater than Japan's was a decade or two ago. China has the diplomatic force not to give in to foreign pressure. And its opening to foreign investment brings China both the latest technology and the overseas corporate connections that help it fight restrictions on its exports. For all these reasons, the Chinese trade surplus (顺差) with the United States has soared, increasing five times in the last decade to $124 billion in 2003. By comparison, Japan' s surplus did not quite increase three times in the decade when its economy aroused the most anxiety among Americans. And in the last decade it has leveled off, at $ 66 billion last year. China's biggest competitive advantage China's biggest competitive advantage -- its immense and low-paid work force -- is in view here in the southeast, at places like the air-conditioned BBK Electronics factory in Dongguan, a two-hour drive from the new Guangzhou airport. Sun and Du are migrants working in BBk Electronic factory in Donguan (广东东莞市). Like most of the workers in the factory, they have taken a 30-hour ride aboard slow trains from their poor village in north-central China. Each earns $ 60 to $ 75 a month, too little by U. S. standards but a lot in rural China, where 200 million people live on less than $1 a day. "There is nothing to do at home," Sun said. "I come here to learn to do more myself." She and Du live in factory dormitories and say they rarely dare to go out. But the women express the same excitement, in almost the same words, about having come even to a smoggy city like Dongguan. "I want to see the outside world," Du said. China has 10 times the population of Japan, with more unemployed adults in rural areas than the entire U.S. work force~ Raising the wages of so many people to the levels found in industrial nations will take a long time. The biggest question facing China The biggest question facing China is how vulnerable (脆弱)it remains to acute setbacks --a banking failure, an inflationary spiral, even a temporary economic depression. Citing overcapacity and excessive investment in some sectors of the economy, the Chinese central bank warned recently that "we really cannot be optimistic about the situation of inflation." A crack in the economy could shake governments across East Asia that have tied their economies to China' s, warns Ajay Kapur, a strategist in Hong Kong with Salomon Smith Barney. A parable For a parable (比喻) about economies that seem as if they could prosper indefinitely, Chinese officials need look no further than to Osaka and its huge airport. The artificial island on which it was built a few years ago is slowly sinking into the Pacific.
1. China's rapid economic growth creates opportunities as well as threats to the US.
Y
全文概括题。根据文章的题目以及全文大意，可以确定本题文答案应为[Y]
2. China's economic growth is post as great and lasting a challenge to the US, Japan and the rest of the western world.
3. The technological standards in many areas of Japan's economy are superior to those in the West.
N
细节题。文中第7段提到"Japan has... quickly brought much of its economy up to and，in some cases，beyond Western technological standards．”可以看出日本只是在某些方面超越了西方的技术水准，因此答案为[N]
4. In the opinion of Eisuke Sakakibara, China's economic bubble will burst in three decades.
5. Both Kerry and Edwards are essentially of the opinion that China is especially responsible for job losses in America.
Y
细节题。文中第13段提到"Senator John Edwards has become the main challenger to Senator John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination (提名) by emphasizing job losses to trade，especially trade with China；Kerry says he and Edwards essentially agree on trade questions．”可以看出Kerry 和 Edwards 在贸易问题上的看法墓本一致，而 Edwards 认为美国与他国的贸易，尤其是与中国的贸易，应为美国的失业问题负责，因此答案为[Y]。
6. The ultimate purpose of Bush government' s urging China to raise currency exchange rate is to create more jobs for the US people.
Y
概括题。答题依据在文章第14段。文章说"The Bush administration over the last year has tried to relieve worries about job losses by talking tough with the Chinese — in particular，demanding that China let the exchange value of its currency float upward to raise the price of its exports．”(自从去年以来，布什政府一直在与中国人进行强硬的谈判，特别是要求中国允许货币向上浮动，以增加出口商品的价格，从而试图缓解美国国内的失业问题。)从上面这句话中，我们可以看出以下思路：布什政府要求中国货币升值——增加中国产品价格——解决美国失业问题。为此，我们可以确定布什要求中国货币升值的最根本的目的是解决美国的失业的问题。故，该题文是对上面这句话的概括。因此，答案为[Y]。
7. According to the Chinese central bank, people need not worry too much about risk of inflation in China.
N
细节题。文中第23段有"the Chinese central bank warned recently that ‘we really cannot be optimistic about the situation of inflation．”’据此，我们知道，真的不能对通货膨胀的形势表示乐观，也就是说还有通货膨胀的可能性，因此答案为[N]。
8. Most of the workers working in BBK Electronics are____________.
migrants
细节题。文中第18段提到"Like most of the workers in the factory，Sun and Du are migrants"，而根据上句，所谓in the factory 就是 in BBK Electronics，因此得出答案。
9. The number of jobless adults in China rural areas is larger than that of____________.
the entire U.S. work force
同义转述。文中第22段提到"China has...，with more unemployed adults in rural areas than the entire U.S. work force．”(中国人口是日本人口的10倍，中国农村没有于作的人口比美国劳动力总和还要多。)本题文阐述实际上与文章内容是同义转述关系，即：中国农村未就业人口的数量要大于(美国所有劳动力)的数量。因此，应该在本题空内填入the entire U.S. workforce。
10. China is most troubled by the question of____________.
acute setbacks
同义转述。该题文要求填人“中国面临的最大问题是它很容易受到什么影响?”文中第23段第 1句是"The biggest question facing China is how vulnerable it remains to acute setbacks"(中国面临的最大问题是它对突发挫折一直非常脆弱。)经过分析，我们也可以将原文的话理解为：中国最容易受到突发挫折的影响。可以看出，本题文与原文是同义转述的关系。据此，我们可以在空内填入acute setbacks(突发挫折)。
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 center
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
C.She doesn't feel like playing cards this evening.
D.She is in a bad mood.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Won't you join us for a game of cards? W: No, thanks. I'm really not in the mood for cards this evening. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
2.
A.She thinks it is all right for the man to have damaged her plastic flowers.
B.She wants to get rid of these flowers sooner or later.
C.She means to offer a polite reply to the man's apology.
D.She doesn't mind it at all.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: I'm terribly sorry, but I seem to have damaged your plastic flowers. W: That's quite all right. I never did like these plastic flowers anyway. Q: What does the woman mean?
3.
A.They are talking over the meal.
B.The man is English but the woman is not.
C.The man isn't English but the woman is.
D.They are talking about English breakfasts.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Don't you find English people strange? W: Yes, I can' t gm used to the way you don' t talk at breakfast. Q: According to this conversation which of the following statements is true?
4.
A.He asked the professor for some books.
B.Professor Miller offered more help than he had expected.
C.Professor Miller will not discuss the topic with him.
D.He got more books than he had expected.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Did Professor Miller agree to discuss the topic with you again? M: Yes, not only that, he offered to give me some books on the topic. That was more than I could ask for. Q: What does the man mean?
5.
A.He won't be able to finish the work soon.
B.The woman must wait for a long time.
C.He will finish the paper soon.
D.The woman can have a long talk with him
A B C D
A
[解析] W: I see you're working on something right now, Bob. As sore as you finish, I'd like to talk to you for a few minutes. M: Well you can talk to me now. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might have a long wait. I'm working on a paper. Q: What does the man mean?
6.
A.At 9:30.
B.At 10:30.
C.At 10:00,
D.At 11:00.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Could you tell me the starting time for both concerts? M: The first begins at 7:30 and it lasts 2 hours. The second follows half an hour after the first. Q: At approximately what time does the second show start?
7.
A.The woman came late because she had no money for the taxi fee.
B.The woman failed to come on time because of a traffic jam.
C.The woman failed to come on time because she had no money to replace the flat tire.
D.The woman failed to notify the man because she had no change for a telephone call.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: I see. You're late became you had a flat tire. But couldn't you have telephoned? W: I was going to but I didn't have any change for a pay phone. Q: What 'can we learn from the conversation?
8.
A.Both of them like pop music.
C.They like to go to museums very much.
B.They both go to concerts very often.
D.Both of them like classical music.
A B C D
D
[解析] W: Well, I like classical music, and I go to a concert every weekend. What about you? M: Classical music is my favorite. But I used to like pop music very much. Pop music, you see! Q: What do the man and the woman have in common?
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] 19-22 W: Hi, John. Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV lounge. What are you doing here? M: What does it look like I am doing? W: Well, it looks like you are watching television. But we have a math mid-term morrow, so I thought you'd be studying for it and maybe I can study with you. M: Oh, well, I was just taking a break. This math stuff gives me a headache if I work on it too long. W: I know what you mean. I've been working on it for three hours already. I'm beginning to go cross-eyed. I'm having trouble with the sample problems. I just don' t get some of them. M: But I can't believe you are coming to me. I mean, you do know what I got on the last test, don't you? W: Yeah, I know. You told me. I just thought two heads might be better than one. M: Yeah, That's a good idea. but.., you know, I wish r knew that person in our class who got a hundred on the last test. She didn't miss a question. Umm...was it Elizabeth? W: Oh yeah, Elizabeth[ She is a friend of mine. She' d be a big help right now. Why don' t I give her a call? M: What! At this hour? It's already ten thirty. I don't want to impose on her. W: Yeah, I guess you are right. But you know what? She owes me a big favor. Let's at least give her a call and see what she says. Maybe going over some of the problems with us would help her review the material too. M: It's worth a try. 19. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
2.
A.He's taking a break from studying.
B.He has already finished studying,
C.He was assigned to watch a program by his professor.
D.He's finding out some information for a friend.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why is the man watching television?
3.
A.He didn't know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course.
B.He thought she preferred to study alone.
C.He thought she had made arrangements to study with.
D.He had told her that he had done poorly on a recent test.
A B C D
D
[解析] Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study math with him?
4.
A.He and Elizabeth argued recently.
B.He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.
C.He doesn't want to bother Elizabeth so late in the evening.
D.He'd rather study in his own dormitory.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why doesn't the man want to cedi Elizabeth?
Questions 23 to 25 are based eon the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] 23-25 M: Hello, Jane. W: Hi, Peter. How are you? It's been a long time since I' ye seen you. Don't you iive in the dorm anymore? M: No, I moved our at the beginning of last semester. W: Where are you living now'? M: I moved to the Oak Creek apartments. I'm sharing a unit with three other people, one from Brazil, one from Japan, and one from Hong Kong. W: That sounds interesting. How are you getting along with your roommates? M: Everything is working out just fine, at least up to now. They all share the cooking and I do the shopping since I have W: I guess that would work out. You must have all kinds of foods from different countries. M: That's right. I'm really enjoying mealtime! But we've had a few other problems. W: Like what? M: Well, one was that we got confused when the first month's telephone bill came. W: What happened? M: We couldn't remember who had called each number, so we didn't know how much each person owed. After a lot of discussion, we each ended up paying for the calls we were sure of and dividing the rest equally. Now we all jot down the number whenever we make a call, especially the long distance calls, and we have no more telephone problems. W: Hope it stays that way. I'd love to come over and meet your roommates sometime. M: OK. How about coming for dinner? I'll ask them about it and let you know. W: Great. 23. What are the two speakers talking about?
2.
A.In Oak Creek Apartments.
C.In a student dormitory.
B.With his parents.
D.With his girlfriend.
A B C D
C
[解析] Where did the man use to live?
3.
A.They didn't know how much each person owed for telephone calls.
B.They couldn't understand each other since they speak different languages.
C.They had difficulty deciding who should cook.
D.They had different lifestyles.
A B C D
A
[解析] What problem did the roommates have?
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 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A.Children reared under average conditions possess average intelligence.
B.Lack of opportunity prevents the growth of intelligence.
C.An individual's intelligence is determined chiefly by his environment.
D.Changes of environment produce changes in the brain structure.
A B C D
D
[解析] 26-29 There are two factors which determine an individual' s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. Sc, the second factor is what happens to the individual -- the sort of environment in which he is. The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark, on the other hand, was raised in the home of rich parents who had been to collage. He was read to as a child, sent to a good school, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Peter's score was 85,well below the level he might have attained if reared under average conditions. Mark's score was 125, twenty-five points above the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins would have tested at roughly the same level. 26. What does the case history of the twins seem to show?
2.
A.85.
B.100.
C.40.
D.125.
A B C D
B
[解析] What is the average score in the intelligence test?
3.
A.To test the role of environment in the development of intelligence.
B.Because their parents were too poor to support them.
C.Bemuse their parents passed away.
D.To find out how well twins grow in separate homes.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why were the twins sent to be reared in separate homes?
4.
A.Brain structure and opportunity.
C.Brain and intelligence.
B.Birth and education.
D.Birth and environment.
A B C D
D
[解析] What are two factors that determine an individual's intelligence?
Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 30-32 The Robinsons were driving through Port Merlin Road when they heard a loud explosion. At first, they thought it was the noise of a plane. But, before long, they saw smoke rising a few blocks away and a little further on they came upon a crowd in the street and men with armbands directing the traffic. The way ahead was blocked and they were in a one way street, so they tried taking a short cut down a side street and soon found themselves in a bad traffic jam. The car in front of them stopped and couldn't start again. So Mr. Robinson helped the driver to push it out of the way. In the meantime, two fire engines as well as ambulances and police arrived and the ambulance men began looking for victims among the debris. The police put up a barrier with a notice across the street leading to the building, which was badly damaged. They were also trying to stop sightseers from getting near. Two of the ambulance man heard noises while they were searching. It sounded like someone knocking, m they took tm-ns clearing away the bricks to get at the person under the floor beneath them. In the end, they succeeded in rescuing him. Some of those who had narrow escapes were interviewed by press reporters. Apparently the explosion had been mused by a leaking gas pipe and it looked as if the firm which had recently fitted the pipes was responsible for the accident. 30. What did the Robinsons hear when they were driving?
2.
A.To prevent the lookers-on from getting near.
B.To protect the injured men.
C.To let the fire engines and ambulances pass.
D.To cheek the leaking gas pipe.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why did the policemen put up a barrier?
3.
A.Most victims were rescued successfully.
B.Someone in the firm was to blame for the explosion.
C.The firemen were very brave.
D.The press reporter arrived too late to interview anyone.
A B C D
B
[解析] What do we learn from the passage?
Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 33-35 The engine of Margaret's car was not running smoothly. The spark plugs needed cleaning. Margaret could have done the job herself, but garages have special equipment that does such things very thoroughly. Like her father, Margaret did not like being overcharged. She knew that garages do this sometimes. Sometimes they even charge for work they have never done. She told the repairman at the garage not to do any extra work, she wanted the spark plugs cleaned, and nothing more. Then she left, saying she would be back in a little while. When Margaret came back, the repairman handed her a bill for ￡ 10. Margaret knew this was more than it should cost to have the spark plugs cleaned. Then the repairman said he had put new ones in. Margaret decided she was not going to stand for this, and began to get angry. "But the plugs were worn out; what else could I do?" the repairman protested. "How long should these new spark plugs last? More than a few months?" Margaret demanded. "Of come! Much longer than that!" The repairman said with great emphasis. "Well, then, put the old ones back in. I had new spark plugs put in only a few months ago, and 1 had the job done here!" Margaret said. 33. What did Margaret tell the repairman to do?
2.
A.The repairman had finished cleaning the plugs.
B.The repairman had just started working on her car.
C.The repairman had lost the old plug.
D.The repairman had changed the plug.
A B C D
D
[解析] What did Margaret find when she came back?
3.
A.Because she had them put in only a few months ago.
B.Because she wanted to save the new ones for future use.
C.Because she liked worn-out plugs.
D.Because she got them well cleaned.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why did Margaret tell the repairman to put the old plugs back in?
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. Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was 1 ? Have you seen a film in which a train 2 or a ship sank into the ocean? If so, you may have 3 how these things could happen without harming the people in the film. The man who knows the answer is the "special-effect" man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film industry. He may Be 4 to create a flood or to make a battlefield 5 . But he may also be asked to create a special effect which is much less exciting, 6 just as important to the success of the film. In a 7 for one movie there was a big glass 8 filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie wanted the fish 9 . Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. 10 . It was quite a problem. The special-effect man thought about this problem for quite a long time. 11 . First he applied electricity to the fish bowl, causing the fish to be absolutely still. Then he rapidly reduced the amount of electricity, allowing the fish to swim away. Thus he got the humorous effect that the director wanted.
[解析] 36-46 Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was (36) destroyed? Have you seen a film in which a train (37) crashed or a ship sank into the ocean? If so, you may have (38) wondered how these things could happen without harming the people in the film. The man who knows the answer is the "special effect" man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film industry. He may be (39) ordered to create a flood or to make a battlefield (40) explode. But he may also be asked to create a special effect which is much less exciting, (41) though just as important to the success of the film. In a (42) scene for one movie there was a big glass (43) bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie wanted the fish (44) to stop swimming suddenly while they seemed to stare at an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop stating and swim away. (45) But the fish can't he ordered to do anything. It was quite a problem. The special effect man thought about this problem for quite a long time. (46) The result was an idea for controlling the fish with a harmless use of electricity. First he applied electricity to the fish bowl, musing the fish to be absolutely still. Then he rapidly reduced the amount of electricity, allowing the fish to swim away. Thus he got the humorous effect that the director wanted.
2.
crashed
3.
wondered
4.
ordered
5.
explode
6.
though
7.
scene
8.
bowl
9.
to stop swimming suddenly while they seemed to stare at an actor
10.
But the fish can't be ordered to do anything．
11.
The result was an idea for controlling the fish with a harmless use electricity．
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 center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. In 1791 the French nation, in the midst of a revolution, wished to break with the past, especially with those aspects of it which they considered 1 and useless. One of those was the 2 system of weights and measures in use. Not only was the system overtly complicated, but it also varied 3 from place to place. In constructing the new 4 , the French began by setting up a unit of distance equal to one forty millionth part of the earth's circumference (圆周). Unfortunately, later measurements showed that the unit designed was not 5 that fraction, but they continued to use it. (Today the unit is defined simply as the distance between two marks on a platinum-iridium (铂金) bar kept in a suburb of Paris). The unit is the 6 , and the system of measurements based on this unit is the metric system, the system today used by scientists the world over. The metric system is built in units of ten, Greek prefixes showing multiples and Latin prefixes 7 fractions. The Greeks had no 8 for a number larger than ten thousand and the Romans had none for a number larger than one thousand, but the system was extended by 9 less specific words; for instance megameter (one million meters) is 10 from a Greek word that means simply"large". A. showing I) widely B. standard J) system C. word K) using D. derived L) traditional E. type M) meter F. illogical N) explaining G. totally O) exactly H) classic
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 Corporations are starting to reach the conclusion that desk-bound jobs constitute occupational hazards. So they are spending large sums of money on facilities to keep their employees physically and mentally healthy and productive. In ten years' time such programs will be so commonplace that people will not accept a job in companies without one. Informed sources argue that this trend is not just a temporary one, and business health expert James Shepherd, of the Business Health Advisory Commission, emphasizes that "fitness programs are the wave of the future and in ten years there will be very few large companies that won't have become involved." Some major corporations have already set up various fitness operations, costing millions of dollars to build and to keep up, as a means of both recruiting employees and improving their image. However, this drive for business fitness involves much more than mere recruitment. Industry in this country suffers annual losses estimated at $ 25 billion a year as a result of employees' dying before their time, and loses billions more through diminished productivity because of ill health and disability. Indeed, it has been officially estimated that backaches alone cost industry no less than one billion dollars annually in production and the like, and $ 225 million more in employees' compensation(补偿). Such statistics have shaken large corporations into a realization that drastic measures need to be taken to get desk-bound employees out of their seats. Even though there is as yet no hard evidence to show the benefits of in-house fitness programs, corporate physical fitness is becoming something of an industry in its own right~ According to one member of the President' s Council, more than five hundred companies across the country have fitness programs managed by full time directors. Even more noteworthy is the national membership of the American Association of Fitness Directors in Business and Industry. When the organization was formed in 1974, there were twenty-five members. Today their number exceeds 1800.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Putting fitness programs into effect has been a usual practice for American companies.
B.There is no very convincing evidence to relate fitness programs to increased profits.
C.Being fit is now a requirement for one to apply for a job in an American company.
D.The Fitness program is not so costly as one imagines.
A B C D
B
释义题。该题问“以下四个选项哪一个是文章中提到的?”文章第四段开始处提到"Even though there is as yet no hard evidence to show the benefits of in-house fitness programs，corporate physical fitness becoming something of an industry in its own right．”(虽然还没有可信的证据表明室内健身计划的好处，公司健身计划就其自身来说正在成为一门产业。)由此可见，[D]与文章意思相符；故，为该题答案。
2. From Paragraph 3, it may be concluded that some large companies______.
A.will gladly join in the fitness program
B.have realized the need of effective measures
C.have carried research into the causes of profit losses
D.have come to see backaches are the greatest cause for the losses
A B C D
B
判断题。该题问“第三段内容告诉我们什么有关大公司的情况?”文章第三段最后一句提到"Such statistics have shaken large corporations into a realization that drastic measures need to be taken to get desk-bound employees out of their seats．”(上述数字已经使大公司认识到应该采取有效措施来使办公桌前的雇员们加入到健身活动中来。)据此，我们可以确定[B]与文章意思相符。
3. According to statistics, the American industry annually loses______ owing to its employees' backaches.
A.$1,000 million
C.$1,225 million
B.$ 225 million
D.at least $ 25 billion
A B C D
C
计算题。该题问“根据统计数字，美国经济每年因雇员背部疼痛而造成的损失足多少钱?”答题依据在第三段，美国工业每年的损失应包括1 billion 的生产损失和225 million 的补偿损失，两者相加为1.225 billion dollars。故，[C]为该题答案。
4. "Corporate physical fitness is becoming something of an industry in its own right". This implies that______.
A.employees' physical fitness is a factor of production
C.industry develops along with corporate physical fitness programs
D.there is a market need for corporate physical fitness
A B C D
D
隐含题。该题问“‘Corporate physical fitness is becoming something of an industry in its own right．’这句话是什么意思?”这句话的意思为，公司健身计划正在成为名副其实的产业。其隐含意义为：该行业已经有较大的市场需求。故，[D]为该题答案。
5. What is the author's attitude toward the corporate physical fitness program?
Passage Two Successful scientists have often been people with wide interests. Their originality may have derived from their diverse knowledge. Originality often consists in linking up ideas whose connection was not previously suspected. Furthermore, variety stimulates freshness of outlook whereas too constant study of a narrow field predisposes (使先倾向于) to dullness. Therefore reading ought not to be confined to the problem under investigation nor even to one's own field of science, nor, indeed, to science alone. However, outside one's immediate interests, in order to minimize time spent in reading, one can read for the most part superficially, relying on summaries and reviews to keep up with major developments. Unless the research worker cultivates wide interests, his knowledge may get narrower and narrower and restricted to his own specialty. One of the advantages of teaching is that it obliges the scientist to keep informed of developments in a wider field than he otherwise would. It is more important to have a clear understanding of general principles, without, however, thinking of them as fixed laws, than to load the mind with a mass of detailed technical information which can readily be found in reference books or card indexes. For creative thinking, it is more important to see the wood than the trees; the student is in danger of being able to see only the trees. The scientist with a mature mind, who has reflected a good deal on scientific matters, has not only had time to accumulate technical details but has acquired enough perspective to see the wood. Nothing that has been said above ought to be interpreted as depreciating(贬低)the importance of acquiring a thorough grounding in the fundamental sciences. The value to be derived from superficial and "skim" reading over a wide field depends to a large extent on the reader having a background of knowledge which enables him quickly to assess the new work reported and grasp any significant findings. There is much truth in the saying that in science the mind of the adult can build only as high as the foundations constructed in youth will support.
1. In the second paragraph the author uses an analogy (类比) that assumes that general principles are similar to______.
A.the wood
C.the trees
B.technical details
D.fixed laws
A B C D
A
判断题。该题问“在第二段中，作者将 general principles 类比成什么?”该段一开始就说，重要的是了解基本原理，而不是记忆纷杂的细节。第二句接着说，“在创造性思维中，看到森林比看到树木更重要。”由此可见，作者将原理和细节二者的关系比作森林和树木的关系。故，我们可以断定[A]为正确答案。
2. The author maintains that______.
A.superficial reading is valueless
B.a successful scientist usually confines his reading to the problem under investigation
C.a research worker cannot benefit from superficial and "skim" reading over a wide field if he doesn't have a background of knowledge
D.if a research worker has wide interests, he is sure to succeed in his own specialty
A.has wide interests and reads original books or articles
B.is a person with originality, which comes from his diverse knowledge
C.not only reads widely but also cultivates diverse interests
D.benefits more from teaching than from his research
A B C D
B
观点题。该题问“四个选项中哪一个体现了成功的科学家的特点?”该题也可看作一道检查对中心思想理解的题。答题依据在第一段。本文的中心思想为：科学家的创造力源于知识广博。因此，正确答案为[B](A successful scientist) is a person with originality，which comes from his diverse knowledge(成功的科学家是一个富于创造精神的人，这种精神来源于丰富的知识)。其余选项均明显与中心思想不符。
4. In the author's opinion ______,
A.if a person has a background of knowledge, he can read superficially over a wide field
B.an adult can build foundations in science no higher than a young man
C.a thorough grounding in the fundamental sciences is absolutely necessary for a person hoping to derive value from superficial reading over a wide field
D.a mass of detailed technical information is indispensable to creative thinking
A B C D
C
同义转述题。该题问“以下四个选项中哪一个与作者的观点相符?”该题与63题非常相似，差别在于该题侧重讨论基础理论的价值。答题依据在文章第三段。该段主要讨论了基础知识的重要性和与广泛阅读的关系。尤其值得注意的是第二句"The value to be derived from superficial and "skim" reading over a wide field depends to a large extent on the reader having a background of knowledge which enables him quickly to assess the new work reported and grasp any significant findings．”(一个人从多领域、广泛阅读中获得的价值如何从很大程度上取决于他的背景知识，这种知识使他能够迅速地对阅读的新知识进行判断，从中发现任何有价值的东西。)据此，我们可以确定正确答案为[C] a thorough grounding in the fundamental sciences is absolutely necessary for a person hoping to derive value from superficial reading over a wide field(对一个希望从广泛领域阅读中获得价值的人来说，具有扎实的基础学科知识是绝对必要的。)
5. The last sentence of the first paragraph can best be understood as______.
A.most scientists are obliged to teach
B.a scientist may cultivate wide interests if he teaches as well
C.in order to keep up with developments in a wider field, teaching and research are both important
D.if a scientist does not teach, he is less likely to absorb diverse knowledge
Part Ⅴ Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Henry' s job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure 1 they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he 2 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle 3 the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and 4 him take the straw off and 5 it. Then he would examine the straw 6 carefully to see whether he could find anything, and after that he would look in all the man's pockets 7 he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it back on his bicycle and 8 down the hill with it. 9 Henry was always expecting to find gold or jewelry or other 10 things hidden in the straw, he never found 11 , even though he examined, but he was not 12 to imagine what it could be. Then one evening, after he had looked 13 the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets 14 , he 15 to him, "Listen, I know that you 16 things across this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're 17 into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the 18 . Tomorrow I 'm going to retire. I 19 that I shall not tell anyone if you have been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything 20 some time. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quickly, "Bicycles."
1.
A.if
C.whether
B.unless
D.that
A B C D
D
make sure(确保，保证)后是宾语从句，因此应选[D] that。
2.
A.would
C.used to
B.could
D.was used to
A B C D
A
选项[B] could表示允许、请求、结果、可能性或者建议，[D] was used to (doing sth．)习惯于(做)什么，皆不符合句意。[A] 强调反复性、经常性，与every evening except at weekends 是一致的，used to 强调过去经常怎么样，而现在不怎么样。因此选[A]。
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