Dear Mark, You will never guess what I am going to tell you in this letter.I have received the letter of admission from Harvard University.This means I am going to do my doctor degree program this fall in America.After years of hard work,I nOW have finally realized my dream of being able to work in the most advanced laboratory in the world with the most outstanding top scientists in the field of genetic engineering. I am now very busy preparing for this trip ofutmost importance in my life.I spend most ofmy time improving my oral and aural English.You know I have a good command ofwritten English.In fact,I have written my papers in English, some ofwhich have been published abroad already.But my listening and speaking ability ofEnglish is far behind.I am afraid that this poor command of listening and speaking will hinder the effective communication once I am abroad.Can you just suggest any good way of improving my oral English skills quickly?I am a bit anxious recently. Anyway,I will try my best. Hope to hear from you soon! Yours, Li Ming
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) You hear about the United Nations (UN) constantly in the news, although you might not always realize it. For example: ·"Peacekeeping" operations are sponsored by the United Nations. Currently, the UN has peacekeeping forces in more than a dozen different countries including Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Cyprus and Lebanon. ·There have been UN weapons inspectors in and out of Iraq for a dozen years. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a UN agency that inspects the nuclear programs of nations to ensure that nuclear materials are not being diverted for military use. ·The Security Council is a UN organization that makes some of the most important international decisions on the planet. ·The Earth Summit and the Kyoto Protocol were UN sponsored efforts--the largest international environmental efforts ever. ·The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a UN document ratified by the members of the General Assembly. ·The World Court or International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, acts as the judicial portion of the United Nations and hears cases and international disputes from around the world. · The World Health Organization is a UN program. · UNICEF is a UN program. Originally, UNICEF helped children affected by WWII. · Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the UN, is often in the news. The UN has this remarkable influence because nearly every nation on the planet is a member. In this article, you will learn the basics of the United Nations so you can grasp the scope and reach of its operations. The next time you hear about the UN on the news, you will have a much better understanding of this international organization. What is the UN? The United Nations was born on October 24, 1945, shortly after World War Ⅱ (which officially ended on August 15, 1945 ). Its primary goals focus on world peace and the international desire to prevent another world war. The UN has 191 member nations--nearly every nation on the planet. All of them have signed on to the UN Charter, which was originally written in 1945 by the representatives of 50 different countries. Organization The UN Charter sets up an organization that includes six "organs." Two of these--the General Assembly and the Security Council--are in the news quite a bit. The others are less visible. The General Assembly In the General Assembly, every member nation gets one vote. Any " important question" for the general assembly requires a two-thirds majority for approval. The usual Important questions include: · Recommendations on peace and security · Election of members to organs · Admission, suspension, and expulsion of members · Budgetary matters All other matters are decided with a simple majority. Many of the proceedings of the General Assembly, are embodied in resolutions. The Security Council The goal of the Security Council, according to the UN Charter, is to focus on peace and security: "[UN] Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf... The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter." The Security Council has five permanent members (Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States) and ten members elected by the general assembly that serve two-year terms (currently Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, German, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain and SyriA) . Historically, this organization was developed to encourage all of the allies from WWII to participate in the new United Nations when it was forming. On important matters, it is necessary to get nine members of the Security Council to agree. However: The five permanent members each have veto power, and any one of them can block any resolution of the Security Council. The smaller nations on the Security Council often get into extremely uncomfortable positions that can force them to vote in certain ways. Unlike the General Assembly, the Security Council is able to actively enforce its decisions. It can use economic sanctions or deploy forces as described in the UN Charter. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations. Should the Security Council consider that these measures would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take employ military forces, which are contributed by the member nations and form coalitions that serve the commanders chosen by the Security Council. You can see that, when all members of the Security Council decide that force is needed, the United Nations can bring together an impressive' arsenal to solve international problems. That is what happened in the 1991 Gulf War. Other Organs The Secretariat, headed by the Secretary-General (currently Kofi Annan), is a bureaucracy that keeps the UN running on a day-to-day basis. The Secretary-General has a great deal of power in the UN He can, for example, personally mediate disputes. He can bring matters before the Security Council. He is elected to a five-year term by the General Assembly, but his election can be vetoed by any of the permanent members of the Security Council. The Economic and Social Council has 54 elected members chosen by the General Assembly. It makes recommendations in, as the name indicates, economic and social matters. The International Court of Justice (the World Court) has 15 judges elected by the General Assembly (with Security Council approval). In this court, nations bring cases against other nations. The sixth organ specified by the UN Charter is the Trusteeship Council, but it ceased operations in 1994. Its job was to oversee territories such as those taken from conquered nations in WWII. The last territory either became a nation or merged with a nation in 1994. Funding Funding for the UN comes from the member nations. In the normal operating budget, the US covered 22% of the budget. Other big contributors: Japan (19.6%), Germany (9.8%), France (6.5%), the UK (5.6%), Italy (5.1%), Canada (2.6%) and Spain (2.5%). The General Assembly is in charge of ratifying a budget and deciding how much money each nation will pay into the system. Money gets divided into three areas: · The normal UN operating budget · The peacekeeping budget · Voluntary contributions, mostly for humanitarian efforts
1. UNICEF was founded as a UN program to provide help and assistance to children living in the third world countries.
[解析] M:Sara,I've heard that you want to move into a homestay family.Is that correct? W:Yes,that's fight.I've been staying with my aunt.Now my cousin is arriving from Singapore and my aunt needs the room for him. M:Oh,that’s bad luck.Well,I'll need to get some particulars first.Sara.what’s your full name? W:Sara Lim,and that’s Sarah without the“h”at the end. M:Mmm.How old are you.Sara? w:23,onlyjust.It was my birthday on the 21st ofAugust. M:Happy Birthday for yesterday.How long have you been in Australia? W:A year in Adelaide and six months in Sydney.I prefer Sydney,and I've got more friends here. M:What’s your address at your aunt’s house? W:Flat one,539 Forest Road,Canterbury.And the post code is 2036. M:OK.What are you studying now? W:I was studying General English in Adelaide and now I’m doing Academic English,because! M:That sounds good,but it'll take you a long time.When would you like to move out from your aunt,s? W:My cousin arrives on Friday morning,so I'd better be out on Thursday. M:Is that the seventh of September? W :Yes.that’s right.
Why does the woman want to move into a homestay family?
[解析] M:I don't think it is a good idea to ask them for help.Actually,they’11 never help us. W:But it doesn't hurt to expect the best.Sometimes you get it! Q:What does the woman mean?
[解析] M:There seems to be some sort of shouts and screams up the street in the next block.Do you think we should investigate? W:Well,anyone who goes in a quarrel not his own is like a guy who grabs a passing dog by the ears.You know what I mean? Q:What does the woman imply?
[解析] M:What really happened the other night in your house when you were watching TV? W:It was raining heavily.The children were frightened,and the dog ran and hid under the bed! When we were about to turn off the TV, it began to change channels rapidly-all by itself! Q:What happened the other night that made the woman feel weird?
[考点] 细节题 音频中女士说那天晚上当他们正要关电视的时候,电视就自动地换频道,其中all by itself意思是“自动地”,与选项D中的automatically表达意思相近,所以选D。
7.
A.Less than three hours.
B.More than three hours.
C.Less than four hours.
D.More than four hours.
A B C D
A
[解析] M:Maggie,Nick and I are going shopping.Would you like to join us? W:Well, I'm meeting Steve at the zoo at 10:00.He's asked me to take some photographs for his book.Let's meet for lunch,shall we? I'll see you there at one. Q:How long do you think Maggie's first appointment will last?
[解析] W:My new job keeps me terribly busy.Every day I do lots of typing and filing.I really can't stand it at times. M:Why don't you study for another year? I mean,you can take a course in business studies.Then you can apply for lots of different jobs. Q:What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
9. Why doesn't Ashley give the man a call herself?
A.She is too busy to spare time.
B.She has lost her voice.
C.She doesn't have the man's number.
D.She doesn't want to talk to the man.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Physics Department,Doctor Benson speaking. W: Hello,Prof.Benson,this is Natalie Kent calling,I'm living next door to your teaching assistant,Ashley Lake.Ashley asked me to call you because she has lost her voice and can't talk to you herself. M: Lost her voice?Oh,what a shame!Is there anything I can do for her? W: Well,she has a class this morning from 10:00 to 11:00 and she won't be able to teach it,but she doesn't want to cancel it either. M: Want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class? W: No,not exactly.What she wants to do is to get someone just to pass back the mid-term exams.she's already marked them and they are on the desk in her office.The whole thing wouldn't take more than ten minutes. M: Her class from 10:00,eh?Well I think at that time I was going to be on campus anyway;so I could do it for her.what room is her class in? W: Wisdom Building.Room 301.Will you need her office key to get the exams?She's given it to me and I could bring it to you. M: Actually,that won't be necessary.We have a master key in the physics department.So I can get into her office. W: Thank you very much,Prof.Benson.Ashley doesn't have another class to teach until Friday,and hopefully.she will be able to talk by then.She'll call you as soon as she can. M: Thanks for passing a11 the news about Ashley,and please tell her not to worry about anything. [解析] 女士说是受Ashley的委托打电话给男士,因为Ashley嗓子哑了,不能亲自打给男士,故选B。 [点睛] ①各选项均以She开头,在没有提到第三者的情况下,She通常指对话中的女士,此处指的是对话中提到的Ashley。②because连接因果关系,常为出题点。
[解析] W: What a shame about your accident! What a way to end your holiday! M: Yes, it was bad luck. I suppose I should have been more careful. Q: What are they talking about?
信息明示题。女士说是事故导致了男士假期的不愉快,男士回答说自己本该更加小心的,由此可知他们在谈论事故而非假期,所以D正确。 [考点] 感叹词一般置于句首,间或也可穿插于句子中间,常见的感叹词除了what以外,还有how,why,oh,ah, oh dear,my lord,good heavens,gracious me等。如:Why,it's nearly ten o'clock.Let's hurry up. 啊呀,快十点了!我们快点吧! shame除了表示“羞耻,惭愧”之意,还可表示“惋惜的事”,如:What a shame that I couldn't attend your birthday party.我没能参加你的生日聚会,真可惜!
14.
A.She prefers the stadium.
C.The light isn't bright enough.
B.She agrees with the man.
D.The dining hall isn't large enough.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: The light in this dining hall is too bright, don't you think? W: I think it's perfect for a football stadium. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] W: Were you in London two years ago, Mr. Jacobs? M: No, I was in Canada. I'm an Australian, but I went to Canada three years ago. Q: What nationality is Mr. Jacobs?
[解析] M: Excuse me, please! Where's the school? W: Which one? The Infants' School is over there. The Boys' School is on the right. The Girls' School is straight ahead on this street. Q: Where is the Boys' School?
信息明示题。女士说The Boys' School is on the right,由此可知,B正确。本题的关键是分清不同学校所处的不同方位。
18.
A.Crown's.
C.Peter's.
B.Mrs. Peterson's.
D.Mr. Peterson's.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: I much prefer Mrs. Peterson's lessons. I've got pages of notes from her lessons. I've got nothing from Crown. W: Perhaps you don't need to take notes in Crown's lessons. It's easy to remember what he tells you. Q: Whose lessons does the man like more?
信息明示题。男士开始便说I much prefer Mrs.Peterson's lessons,由此可知,他喜欢彼得森女士的课,所以B正确。
19.
A.Dentist and patient.
C.Roommates.
B.Schoolmates.
D.Workmates.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Mrs. Wilkins, I'd like you to meet Denise. She's at school with me. W: Hello, Denise. Pleased to meet you. Q: What's the relationship between Denise and the man?
综合推断题。男士说She (Denise)'s at school with me,at school意为“在学校,在求学”,由此可知,两者是校友,故B正确。
20.
A.Because she was not at home.
C.Because she was washing her hair.
B.Because she didn't hear the telephone ting.
D.Because she didn't want to answer.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Where were you last night? W: I was in all evening: The phone rang while I was washing my hair. I couldn't answer it. I'm sorry. Q: Why didn't the woman answer the telephone?
A.Some jobs are more suitable for men than for women.
B.Women should take care of the practical aspects of childcare.
C.Cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work.
D.There should not be such things as "women's work".
A B C D
D
[解析] It is my firm belief that men and women are equal. I cannot accept that some roles are more suitable for males than for females. As far as I am concerned, men and women are equally capable of learning all skills. In my view, parents should share household tasks and childcare. I think the division of labor should depend on individual circumstances. It seems to me that we can learn most things if we try. It's unwise to suggest that women should take care of most of the practical aspects of childcare because they are more patient, more gentle and more skilled at it. Men can be just as skilled in these areas if they have practice! Of course, I acknowledge that men are often physically stronger than women and are therefore better at doing certain types of physical work. And I don't deny that one individual may be better at cooking, for example, than the other. But I reject the suggestion that cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work. I strongly believe that we should question all types of sexual stereotyping. If you ask me, there's no such thing as "women's work". There's no reason at all why a man shouldn't do the ironing! My husband does all the ironing in our house — and I do all the electrical repairs! Q: What is the major point made by the speaker?
讲话人谈论的是男女平等的问题,而且对此持支持态度,因此答案是D。
2.
A.It depends on individual circumstances.
B.Housework should be done by women.
C.Housework should be done by the one who do not have a job.
D.Housework should be done by other part-time workers.
A B C D
A
[解析] According to the speaker, how should parents share housework?
根据文中“In my view,parents should share household tasks and childcare.I think the division of labor should depend on individual circumstances.”,可知答案是A。
3.
A.To share with others her experience.
B.To show her husband.
C.To prove a previous point.
D.To show her abilities.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why does the speaker mention that her husband does all the ironing in their house?
根据文中“There's no reason at all why a man shouldn't do the ironing!”,可知答案是C。
4.
A.Women are more capable of handling housework.
B.It's tree that men are often physically stronger than women.
C.Women should also try to do electrical repairs.
D.Women should not do housework at all.
A B C D
B
[解析] Which of the following is one of the speaker's points of view?
根据文中“Of course,I acknowledge that men are often physically stronger than women and are therefore better at doing certain types of physical work.”,可知答案是B。
C.People who travel to Britain eat English food in English home.
D.People who travel to Britain don't know much about English food.
A B C D
D
[解析] Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it is sometimes terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food—we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don't generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. You can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of the food, so why should they complain about it?
What can we learn from the passage? [答案详解] 推理判断题【考频:18】本题关键句为“Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English, food.But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it”去英国旅游的游客常抱怨英国饮食,但他们并不了解英国饮食,因为他们很少有机会吃到真正的英国食品。故正确答案为D)。
9.
A.The speaker thinks that we live to eat, but not eat to live.
B.The speaker doesn't think that we should eat when living.
C.The speaker thinks that we eat to live, but not live to eat.
D.The speaker thinks that we eat to live and live to eat.
A B C D
C
[解析] What do we learn from the passage? [答案详解] 语义理解题【考频:1】。本题关键句为“Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food—we eat to live,we do not live to eat.”我们对食物不是很感兴趣——吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭。故正确答案为C)。
10.
A.The criticism of English food by visitors is unfair.
B.It is impossible to find good English food in large towns.
C.As well as food people also travel to Britain for shopping and sightseeing.
D.If people complain about English food, they will get better food.
A B C D
A
[解析] What is the conclusion suggested by the speaker? [答案详解] 综合推断题【考频:3】。本题关键句为“Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good.”那些了解英国饮食的人知道好的英国饮食非常好吃。而且,“most visitors come because they are interested…they complain about it?”大多数游客只对购物和观光感兴趣,不是为了食品而来,由此可知作者认为游客对英国饮食的批评是不公正的。故正确答案为A)。
Section C My favorite T.V. show? "The Twilight Zone." I 1 like the episode called "The Printer's Devil." It's about a newspaper editor who's being 2 out of business by a big newspaper syndicate—you know, a group of papers 3 by the same people. He's about to 4 suicide when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper's 5 , but this Smith character also offers his 6 for free. It turns out that the guy 7 the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with 8 headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! 9 , so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another. 10 .I really like these old episodes of "The Twilight Zone" because the stories are fascinating. 11 .
The editor is frightened by this news,but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper.
[解析] editor, frightened, news, more frightened, idea, losing, newspaper The editor is frightened by the news but is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper. 本句为but连接的并列句,在but后的分句中,包含比较结构is more frightened,两个分句的主语相同,因此写答案时可把第二个分句中的主语he省略掉,将答案简化成but连接两个并列谓语的句子。
10.
Anyway, there is a little more to tell,but I don't want to ruin the story for you.
[解析] there is, a little more, tell, but, don't, want, ruin, story 本句还是but连接的并列句,前一个分句为there be结构,注意比较级more前的a little不要漏写了不定冠词a。
11.
They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they deal with human nature.
[解析] they, not, realistic, but, in a way, because, deal with, human nature in a way they are此处为省略句,省略的是前面提到的形容词realistic。
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A In the past fifty years, American society has changed a great deal. Fifty years ago, most Americans lived in small communities. They 1 moved from one area to another and knew their neighbors at least by 2 if not by close, personal 3 . Life was so personal in those days that people often 4 about it. They said that a person could not even stay home from church on Sunday without the whole town knowing about it. It was difficult to have 5 in a small community like that, but there was usually a sense of security, of belonging, and of community togetherness in such places. Except for church and the local movie theater, there was not much in the way of entertainment. Some people dreamed about moving to the 6 life of the big cities, but most people were happy to live all their lives in the same community. Few people 7 this type of lifelong social interaction or sense of community togetherness now. People often move from neighborhood to neighborhood, city to city, and coast to coast. It is rare to find people who have lived all their lives in one community. Because people move so 8 , they do not have a chance to get to know their neighbors. Perhaps this is also why Americans tend to have a more casual 9 about friendships than people from some other cultures. Americans are 10 to leaving friends and making new friends. A. attitude I) comparatively B. interaction J) correspondence C. frequently K) privacy D. name L) cheated E. joked M) accustomed F. rarely N) isolation G. experience H) exciting
[解析] 空格处需填入动词。空格所在句后面一句为:they said that a person could not even stay home from church on Sunday without the whole town knowing about it.要是谁周日没去教堂,大家就都知道了。该句为人们的玩笑话,在功能上对空格所在句具体说明。选择joke,joke about意为“拿……开玩笑”。joke还可作名词,play a joke on sb,跟某人开玩笑。
[解析] 空格处需填入动词,与social interaction or sense of community togetherness进行搭配。选择experience,意为“体验,经历”。该句意为:现在很少有人还能体验这种归属感和与他人一辈子的交情。
8.
C
[解析] 空格处需填入副词。空格所在句讲美国人搬迁频繁,因此,邻里之间没机会认识、了解。
9.
A
[解析] 空格处需填入名词且能与casual连用。选择attitude,have a casual attitude about sth.意为“对……看的很淡”。
10.
N
[解析] 考查搭配。空格处需填入形容词,与be动词和to连用。选择accustomed构成be accustomed to sth.,意为“习惯某物”。
Section B
Passage One When they advise your kids to "get an education" if you want to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not too much that you prove an embarrassment to your society. Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you are occupationally dead, unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison and you can successfully drop out in grade school. Get a college degree, if possible. With a B. A, , you are on the launching pad (发射台). But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master's degree, make sure it is an M. B. A. , and only from a first-rate university. Beyond this, the famous law of diminishing returns (报酬递减律) begins to take effect. Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more a year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was $24,000, while the full professors managed to average just $ 23,930. A Ph. D. is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, you are facing a dim future. There are more Ph. D. s unemployed or underemployed in this country than in any other part of the world by far. If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or-worst of all-in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands. Thousands of Ph. D. s are selling shoes, driving cabs, waiting on tables and filling out fruitless applications month after month. And then maybe taking a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the janitor (看门人) earns. You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
1. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who______.
A.will not be a shame to the society
B.will become skilled workers
C.can take care of themselves
D.can meet the demands as a source of manpower
A B C D
D
根据文章第二句“What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society,but not too much that you prove an embarrassment to your society”可以看出,社会对于教育的期望在于能够为社会提供人力即可,而人无需太多的教育,过多受教育会对社会产生尴尬的局面。所以可以判断选项D正确。选项B和C都非本文所讨论的方面,而选项A则是理解反了。故选D)。
2. If you are as gifted as Bernard Shaw or Edison,______.
A.you can get a high school diploma without difficulty
B.you will be successful in a grade school
C.you can be professionally successful without a diploma
A.Bernard Shaw didn't finish high school, nor did Edison.
B.There are far more Ph. D. s than the society demands.
C.The higher your education level, the more money you'll earn.
D.If you are too well-educated, you'll make things difficult for the society.
A B C D
C
该题是判断题,但其信息面覆盖全文,根据第二段的末句"Beyond this,the famous law of diminishing returns begins to take effect.”可以判断选项C信息错误,所以是正确答案。其他三个选项都是正确信息,尤其是选项B和D,正是作者所要阐述的,故排除。
5. The writer is critical of______.
A.the educational system
B.the Ph. D. s
C.the society
D.the employers
A B C D
C
该题是推理判断题,要求推断作者对什么或什么人持批评态度。从全文尤其是第五段“Not for our needs,mind you,but for our demands”和最后一段“make you useful to the gross national product”可以看出,社会不是不需要,而是不要求“过度教育,高学历”,只关注GNP,这里隐含了作者对社会短视的批评态度,所以选项C正确。
Passage Two Florence Stephen is 77 and lives in Deganwy, North Wales. She is reading for arts degree. "I'm more of a creature to polish my mind than polish my furniture. The house takes second place while I put the studying first". "I was very happy at school and had wonderful teaching. I passed the university entrance examination and was ready to go to university but with WWI I went into banking. I was paid 1 pound a week. Manchester University kept my place open for three years but I was enjoying the money and freedom. So I turned it down." Mrs. Stephen is now in the second year of her Open University course and is finding it hard work. She underestimates her ability. "I'm feeling tired more frequently..I can't do more than an hour' s work at a time. The memory' s shocking. I' m supposed to be revising and I look up notes ! did earlier this year and think, ' Have you mad this before?' so I' m doing it very slowly—one credit a year, so it' 11 take six years." "At the moment the greatest reward is simply the increase in knowledge'--and the discipline. I had an essay failed this week. The professor said I hadn't answered the question. I've been thinking about all week. I know I haven' t got the facility for essay construction. I just let myself to get excited. I feel more emotionally than I do mentally. I'm very ordinary really." While claiming to be ordinary and lazy, Mrs. Stephen is still working hard daily at her assignments. Mrs. Stephen sees her studies as keeping her fit and independent. "Because of my life I' ve been self-sufficient. It' s not a very nice characteristic. It means I don' t care enough about people. I cannot say I find comfort in what I'm learning, so I'U be interested to see if there's a life ahead."
1. When Florence said "I' m more of a creature to polish my mind than polish my furniture", she meant that______.
A.she was tired of learning
B.she was thirsty for knowledge
C.she was more suitable for doing housework
D.she did not have enough time to keep the house clean
A B C D
B
本句出现在文章第一段。注意对more...than...(比……更……)句型的理解。polish one's mind就是to be thirsty for knowledge。这里表达她把学习放在第一位,把做家务放在第二位。
2. Florence never took up her place at Manchester University because ______.
4. Florence says she isn't a good essay-writer because______.
A.the essay topics axe difficult for her
B.she likes only a few of the topics
C.she' s not young enough
D.she finds it difficult to organize ideas properly
A B C D
D
第四段中“I know I haven't got the facility for essay construction.”我知道我设有掌握论文写作的技巧。所以写的文章不及格。我只是让自己兴奋起来。我感到自己更感情用事而不是很理智,我真的很平庸。
5. Florence thinks that______.
A.she's hard-working
B.she has a strong character
C.she's rather lazy
D.she depends on other people
A B C D
B
阅读最后一段。她虽声称自己懒惰,但每天都是努力完成作业。她认为学习能使她健康和自立。她不依靠别人,在不断追求新的生活。她说“Because of my life I've been self-sufficient.It's not a very nice characteristic.It means I don't care enough about people.”这都说明她性格极其坚强。
Part Ⅴ Cloze During recent years, we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the complete phenomenon of race 1 a few surface indications. We judge race usually 2 the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But 3 you were to remove the skin, you could not tell anything about the race 4 which the individual belonged. There is 5 in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to 6 a difference. There are four types of blood. 7 types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the 8 . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will 9 in size, but this occurs within every race. 10 does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain 11 examined belonged to a person of weak 12 . On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had 13 brains. Mental tests which are reasonably 14 show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race, 15 equal educational experience, there will be no difference in average intelligence, either on account of race or geographical location. Individuals of every race 16 civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people, 17 enable them to behave in a 18 way. The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new 19 is better and higher than anything 20 the past.
1. All flights ______ (因暴风雪而取消), we decided to take the train.
having been canceled because of the snowstorm。
[解析] 本题考查对独立主格结构的掌握。前后分句主语不同且没有连接词,所以考虑用独立主格作状语表示原因。独立结构的构成方式为:名词/代词(与句子的主语不同),分词/形容词/副词/不定式/介词(短语)。flights与cancel之间是被动关系,且cancel这一动作发生在主句谓语decided的动作之前,所以谓语部分应用分词的完成被动式(having been canceled)。
2. Not only ______(他看过这部影片),but he met and talked with the director as well.
did he see the film
此题主要考查not only置于句首时采用倒装语序。
3. Few young people know ______(二十世纪三十年代的北京是什么样子).
what Beijing looked like in the 1930s.
此题主要考查what引导宾语从句。
4. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so ______ (让我们再举行一次吧) this month.
let's have another one
本题考查表示“另几个”时,固定的表达为“another+基数词”,或者“基数词+more”。
5. ______(必须指出)China is a developing country and will always take sides with the Third World.