Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the Jour choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
B.They are too difficult and complex for her to under stand.
C.She feels too tired to read any hooks.
D.They are too heavy for her to carry.
A B C D
A
[解析] W: I don't think I cart handle all of these books for this course. M: I found that you don't have to read them thoroughly. Just skim through and get the major points. Q: What does the woman feel about her books?
[解析] W: Because I wore red, they seemed to think I was one of the models. M: That's right, the designer's dresses were either red or purple. Q: What effect did wearing red produce?
[试题分析] 综合推断题。 [详细解答] 女人说她穿红衣服,别人似乎就视她为模特。男人回应表示赞同。更确定了穿红衣服的效果。此处要理解 they seemed to think和that's right的呼应关系,故选C。
4.
A.12:15.
B.1:10.
C.1:00.
D.12:30.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Don't take too long at the snack bar. It's a quarter after 12. M: It's OK. We have 45 minutes before the plane leaves. Q: What time is their departure scheduled?
[试题分析] 综合计算题。 [详细解答] 在听懂全部对话的基础上,要格外留心其中提及的时间:a quarter after 12和45 minutes,可边听边记,并理解问题中departure的含义是离开,scheduled含义为按汁划,按日程。再一加减,故得c。但前提是听懂对话,否则光记下数字,也不知是该加还是该减。
5.
A.She ordered it through the mail.
B.It was a present from her parents.
C.A male student gave it to her as a birthday present.
D.She got it while visiting her parents.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: It's a beautiful watch. Where did you get it? M: It came in the mail this morning, as a birthday present from my parents. Q: What does the woman say about the watch?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 关键听懂女士的回话:as a birthday present from my parents。此题较易。
[解析] W: How many dozens of eggs do you need today? M: Regularly I took two dozen but now I cut it down to half. Q: How many eggs does the woman need now?
[试题分析] 简单推算题。 [详细解答] 关键听懂女士的话:通常我要两打,但现在我减了一半。因此她现在只需一打了。故选A。此处尤其要明白 cut... down to half的含义为减至一半。
7.
A.At work.
B.At home.
C.In the hospital.
D.At the store.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: How is your mother feeling these days? M: Much better, thanks. She could be coming home in a few days. The operation was a success and the doctors say she'll recover in no time. Q: Where is his mother now?
[试题分析] 推测理解题。 [详细解答] 关键听懂男士的话,他说他母亲过几天就可回家,医生也说手术成功,她母亲会很快恢复。因此很容易推断他母亲现在在医院里。关键词是:coming home in a few days;operation;doctors。故选C。
8.
A.Father and daughter.
B.Husband and wife.
C.Mother and son.
D.Friends.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: You have never told me about that. When were you studying in Paris? W: A long time before you were born. It was before I met your father. I was studying art. Q: What's the probable relationship between the man and woman?
[试题分析] 判断推理题。 [详细解答] 要辨别对话中二人关系,需听懂全部对话,尤为关键的是女士说It was before I met your father.A long time be fore you were born.可见二者最可能是母子关系。故选C。
9.
A.He passed out.
B.He made the wrong selection.
C.He failed to get the job of chairman.
D.He was put in an awkward position.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: Myron sure is in a bad mood today. What's wrong with him? W: He was passed over in the selection process for chairman of the department, He's been hoping for the position for a long time. Q: What happened to Myron?
[试题分析] 课文信息题。 [详细解答] 此处要理解pass sb.over的含义为:不考虑提升某人。如:He was passed over in favor of a younger man.(没考虑提升他而提升了一个小伙子。)全句意思是:在挑选部门主席过程中他被排除在外了,而他对这一职位期待很久了。自然他心情不好了。因此选C(他未能得到主席的职位。)
10.
A.He meant for her just to wait till help came.
B.He meant she could make a phone call if anything went wrong.
C.He promised to help her himself.
D.He was afraid something would go wrong with her car.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Could you tell me what I should de if my car breaks down? M: Well, I'm sure yon won't have any trouble, Mrs Smith, but if something should happen, just call this number. They'll see that you will get help. Q: What do the man really mean?
[试题分析] 综合理解题。 [详细解答] 此题要理解男人答话中前半部分是客套,后半部分才是主要意思。女人问车坏了该怎么办,男人先客套地说女士的车不会坏,然后才说要是坏了,就打这个电话。see that——确保。如See that you're ready on time!(到时候你千万要准备好。)
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 ques tion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the enter.
Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage:
[解析] 11-13 The air hostess was in the small kitchen at the back of the aero plane preparing the trays for lunch when a little old lady came and spoke to her. "Could you please tell me," she asked, "where the ladies lavatory is in this plane?" "Yes, madam," said the air hostess and smiled. "It is right at the other end of the plane-at the front." The little old lady went too far. She walked all the way to the front of the plane, opened the door in front of her, and saw the captain of the aeroplane and the other officers. They were all busy at their work and did net see her. She went out again, shut the door and returned to the air hostess. "Oh, didn't you find it, madam?" the girl asked her. "Yes, I did," said the little old lady. "But there are four men in the ladies lavatory watching television." 11. When did the story most probably take place?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 短文中提到“preparing the trays for lunch”,为午餐准备盘子,据此推断是在中午时分。
2.
A.She meant to ask the crew where the ladies' lavatory was.
B.She wanted to watch TV.
C.She took it for the ladies' lavatory.
D.She wanted to talk to the captain.
A B C D
C
[解析] Why did the old lady open the door of the pilot's cabin?
[解析] 14-16 Modern Chinese use the solar calendar as English people do. But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the chicken, the dog and the pig. This list lasts for twelve years and then starts again. Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon, and the full moon cames on the fifteenth day of the month. The New Year al ways starts between January the twenty-first and February the twentieth. On the last day of the lunar year, there, is a big family dinner. All members of the family (except married daughters) try to be pres ant at this meal, even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year. The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elders. 14. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?
[解析] Assume that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?
[试题分析] 细节推断题。 [详细解答] 此题只要能听懂问题,相信对多数人不难,题目中assume意为假定,设定。另外还须理解big family dinner的含义,根据文中on the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner.可以推知其就是指除夕之夜的团年饭。
3.
A.People celebrate the New Year from January the twenty-first to February the twentieth.
B.People celebrate the New Year for 15 days.
C.People celebrate the New Year from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year.
D.Both B and C.
A B C D
D
[解析] Which of the following statements is true?
[试题分析] 综合推断题。 [详细解答] 根据The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon.我们可知B、C内容都是对的。故选D。
Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage:
A.Treasure hunters don't report their finds to avoid paying taxes on it.
B.Those who find treasure usually keep it to themselves for fear that others might claim it.
C.The police don't bother about keeping a record.
D.Both A and B.
A B C D
D
[解析] 17-20 Buried treasure is scattered over every part of the United States. Why don't people find it? As a matter of fact, a great deal of buried treasure is found much more than we ever hear about, people who find treasure have a habit of keeping it to themselves. Either they are afraid that others might claim it, or they want to avoid paying taxes on it. There are perhaps a dozen unreported treasure finds for each one reported. Florida has probably yielded more buried treasure than any other part of the United States. The Gulf of Mexico used to be infested with pirates attacking Spanish ships. Often they were unable to dispose of their goods immediately. They packed it in large boxes or sacks and buried it in secret hiding places on the shore. Often they drew a map of the area so that they could come back later and know where to dig. 17. Why is it impossible to tell how much buried treasure has been found?
A.Treasure hunters must report their finds to the police.
B.Treasure hunters must have permits.
C.A person who finds treasure must return it to its original owner.
D.Taxes must be paid on treasure finds.
A B C D
D
[解析] What does a law in the United States most probably start?
[试题分析] 细节推理题。 [详细解答] 文中说发现财宝的人之所以不公开的原因之一是what to avoid paying taxes on it.因此可推断在美国人们要为找到的财宝交税。故选D。
3.
A.It is located on the Gulf of Mexico.
B.It has a warm climate.
C.It didn't have any laws daring pirate days.
D.It was under the rule of Spain.
A B C D
A
[解析] Why does Florida have more buried treasure than any other part of the United States?
[试题分析] 综合理解题。 [详细解答] 文中说Gulf of Mexico过去是海盗出没的地区,抢劫西班牙船只。
4.
A.They would have money handy in many different places.
B.They would leave it to later generations.
C.It would be kept safe.
D.They would get rid of it permanently.
A B C D
C
[解析] For what reason did pirates usually bury treasure?
[试题分析] 综合推断题。 [详细解答] 问海盗埋财宝的原因,根据材料可知海盗抢劫得手后unable to dispose of their goods immediately不能迅速安置好赃物。他们先将赃物埋起来,以后再回来找。这样做是为了安全地保住财宝,而不是别的原因。故选C。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Passage One As the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has tile use of the English language. After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English. Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English. English has had a strong association with class and social status. However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation. As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English. Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed. This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circum stances. By the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich. The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of classless Hess. The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times is the American English. Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent. In the 1970s, fashion favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and "in" words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world. What is considered modem and fashionable in Britain-today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.
1. Which one of the following is Net ture?
A.The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.
B.The BBC announcers speak Standard English.
C.English has no association with class and social status now.
D.Young people all speak English in the same way.
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节辨认题。 [详细解答] 根据文章第一句话As the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has the use of the English language,英语在本世纪变化快,其使用亦变化很快。故知A(英语运用变化不大)是错误的,故可选A。选项B可见第二段,是正确的。C见第三段a wnsiderable change, class distinction...have been discarded和第五段,D由第二段和最后一段可知是对的。
2. What does the author imply by saying "there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery"(Para. 3)?
A.People all speak English like BBC announcers.
B.There is a great change of attitude about how English should be spoken.
C.Some people still think their way of speaking is inferior.
D.Most people don't believe their way of speaking is inferior.
Passage Two A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Days after days my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability isn't hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together—honesty, kindness, and so on—accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law—and, ultimately, no society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fortunately there are still communities—smaller towns, usually—where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that proclaim: "In this family certain things are not tolerated—they simply are not done!" Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you enrage him. The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it's the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn't teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn't provide a stable home. I don't believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.
1. What the wise man said suggests that ______.
A.it's unneccesary for good people to do anything in face of evil
B.it's certain that evil will prevail if good men do nothing about it
C.it's only natural for virtue to defeat evil
D.it's desirable for good men to keep away from evil
3. Compared with those in small towns, people in large cit ies have ______.
A.less self-discipline
B.better sense of discipline
C.more mutual respect
D.less effective government
A B C D
A
[解析] 明示信息题。 [详细解答] 倒数第四段中有Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburts, these inter restraints are loosening.而inner restraints根据第五段internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment,可知就是self-discipline,自律之意,故选A。
4. The writer is sorry to have noticed that ______.
A.people in large cities tend to excuse criminals
B.people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards
C.today's society lacks sympathy for people in difficulty
D.people in disadvantaged circumstances are engaged in criminal activities
Passage Three Since World War Ⅱ, there has been a clearly discernible trend, especially among the growing group of college students, toward early marriage. Many youths begin dating in the first stages of adolescence, "go steady" through high school, and marry before their formal education has been completed. In some quarters, there is much shaking of graying locks and clucking of middle-aged tongues over the ways of "wayward youth." However, emotional maturity is no respecter of birthdays, it does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty-five. Some achieve it surprisingly early, while others never do, even in three-score years and ten. Many students are marrying as an escape, not only from an unsatisfying home life, but also from their own personal problems of isolation and loneliness. And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any marriage entered into as an escape cannot prove entirely successful. The sad fact is that marriage seldom solves one's problems; more often, it merely accentuates them. Furhemore, it is doubtful whether the home as an institution is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it; one might say in theological terms that they are forsaking one idol only to worship another. Young people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that "success" is the ultimate good, but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of life's meaning. Their expectaions of marriage are essentially utopian and therefore incapable of fulfillment. They want too much, and tragic disillusionment is often bound to follow. Shall we, then, join the chorus of "Miserere" over early marriages? One cannot generalize: all early marriages are bad while all later ones are good. Satisfactory marriages are determined not by chronology, but by the emotional maturity of the partners. Therefore, each case must be judged on its own merits. If the early marriage is not an escape, if it is entered into with relatively few illusions or false expectations, and if it is economically feasible, why not? Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty, and so can bad ones.
1. According to this article the trend toward early marriages ______.
A.is the result of the Great Depression of the 30's
B.cannot be easily determined
C.is one that can be clearly seen
D.is an outgrowth of the moral looseness brought about by World War Ⅱ
2. The author suggests that many of today's early marriages are a result of ______.
A.escapism
B.theological dictum
C.lack of formal education
D.convenience
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实理解题。 [详细解答] 根据第二段第一句话“Many students are marrying as an escape”和第三段第五句“If the early marriage is not an escape”,我们可知大多数人早婚是为了逃避。故选A。事实上第二段作者还分析这样的逃避式早婚是通常会失败的。
3. The author states that the home as an institution is ______.
A.a false god
B.unworthy of worship
C.probably not capable of being what many young people expect it to be
D.incapable of being the basic unit of society
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 通过第二段中“Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the home as an institufion is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it”(而且,家庭作为一个组织是否能承载年轻人对其所有的希望还是个值得怀疑的问题。)
4. Many young people who marry early believe that ______.
A.their parents have found the true meaning of life
B.they have found the center of life's meaning
C."success" is the ultimate good
D.to succeed is not at all important
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实理解题。 [详细解答] 根据第二段中“but they erronecusly believe that they themselves have found the tree centre of life's meaning.” (但他们错误地认为自己已找到了生命价值的真正核心。)即结婚,故U为正确答案。
5. Which of the following statements would the author not subscribe to?
A.An early marriage should be economically feasible.
B.All early marriages are not bad.
C.Bad marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty.
D.Satisfactory marriage are determined by chronology.
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实判断题。 [详细解答] A(早婚应经济上可行。)根据全文倒数第二句“...if it is economically feasible, why not?”可知这是作者的观点。B(并非所有早婚都不好。)根据第三段“satisfactory marriages are determined not by chronology”可知其说法是正确的。C(16岁到60岁结婚都能造成不良婚姻。)由全文最后一句:美满的婚姻16岁到60岁都能成就,坏婚姻也一样。可知其说法是正确的。D(美满婚姻由年龄决定)根据第三段第三句知其说法不符。故选D。
Passage Four Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he used and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught—to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle—compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is non sense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get in the world? Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it."
1. What the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A.By copying what other people do.
B.By making mistakes and having them corrected.
C.By listening to explanations from skilled people.
D.By asking a great many questions.
A B C D
A
[解析] 综合判断题。 [详细解答] 问题问孩子们学习的最好方法是什么。由第一段作者讲述孩子们学习说话的过程和学习走路、跑步、骑车。我们可知孩子们自我学习就是一个模仿他人的过程。文中“compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.”也应证明这一点,即 copying what other people do.故选A。
2. What do teachers do that the author think they should not do?
A.They give children correct answers.
B.They point out children's mistakes to them.
C.They allow children to mark their own work.
D.They encourage children to copy from one another.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节判断题。 [详细解答] 根据第一段中“in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself... we do it all for him,”可知老师帮孩子们找出他们的错误,后面又有“he be comes dependent on the teacher”。孩子因此而依赖老师,这样老师就未能培养孩子们的学习精神,因而是做了不该做的事。故应选B。
3. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.
A.not really important skills
B.more important than other skills
C.basically different from learning adult skills
D.basically the same as learning other skills
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实辨认题。 [详细解答] 根据第一段中“In the same way... ride a bicycle”可知D为正确答案。
4. Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be estimated by ______.
A.educated persons
B.the children themselves
C.teachers
D.parents
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节推断题。 [详细解答] 据第二段中“let's end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks,”“how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.”考试的目的正是了解学生掌握了多少,哪些地方懂了,哪些地方还不懂。作者认为最了解自己情况的是本人,取消考试是因为考试获取的信息不如个人所知的多。故只有孩子们自己评估自己的进步最可靠。作者的观点显然过寸;偏激了,其实人自身很多时候也要通过考评才了解自己的实际情况。
5. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ______.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. Dogs are often praised for their ______; they almost never abandon their masters.
A.loyalty
B.trust
C.faith
D.truthfulnss
A B C D
A
[解析] A) loyalty“忠诚”,如:can I count on your loyalty? (能让我信得过你对我的忠诚吗?);B) trust“信任”,如:A good marriage is based on trust.(美满婚姻是建立在互相信任基础上的。);C) faish“信任,信仰”。如:put one's faith in God(信仰上帝);D) truthfulness“诚实,确实”
2. "Could you find an answer to the problem in that book?" "I looked at it, but it wasn't really ______".
A.much used
B.able to use
C.of much use
D.of usefulness
A B C D
C
[解析] of much use意思是very useful,再如:of great importance; very important; of no value; valueless。of + n.即为该名词的形容词,of use较useful更正式,书面化一些。
3. In Wales, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ______ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16.
A.obliged
B.compulsory
C.forced
D.compelling
A B C D
B
[解析] compulsory: that must be done, obligatory必须做的,有义务的。如:Is military service compulsory in your country? (你们国家实行义务兵役制吗?)此句中schooling意为 education,故compulsory schooling即义务教育之意。
4. Parents who speak ______ may cause their children to become confused.
A.angrily
B.equivocally
C.aggressively
D.abnormally
A B C D
B
[解析] equivocally;ambiguously摸棱两可地,意义不明地。如:The politician is good at answering the reporters questions equivocally.(这名政客善于模棱两可地回答记者的问题。)A) angrily:生气地C) aggressively:攻击性地,有侵略性地D) abnormally:不正常地,变态地。
5. Rats are ______ to sleep during the day.
A.included
B.intended
C.prone
D.afraid
A B C D
C
[解析] be prone to sth. (to do sth.),liable to sth. or likely to do sth.都可表示很可能做某事,有做某事的倾向。如:I am prone to fall asleep on long car journeys.(我坐长途汽午时容易打盹。)再如:He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.(人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。)induce:劝诱;导致;intend:打算。
6. The fragrant scent of the lilac is said to ______ the beginning of spring.
A.exult
B.pronounce
C.hasten
D.herald
A B C D
D
[解析] herald: announce the approach of...宣布…即将来临,如:The invention heralded the age of the Internet.这项发明宣告了互联网时代的到来。exult:狂喜;pronounce发音,宣称,宣布,常指正式地、郑重地或以官方形式,如:The doctors pronounced him to be no longer in danger.医生宣称他已脱离危险。hasten:匆忙,赶忙。此处herald与pronounce相比更为妥当,故选herald。
7. Tom didn't go to the party last night because he ______ the baby for his sister until 10:50.
A.had to look after
B.should have looked after
C.would have to look after
D.must have looked after
A B C D
A
[解析] 此题考察的是时态的一致性。根据句子前后关系看.既不存在虚拟语气,过去将要发生的条件。也不存在对过去的推测。若此句没有baby一词,则表肯定推测的 must have looked after就是对的了。
8. Distances in space seem ______ great when compared with distances on earth.
9. Man in general does not appreciate what he has ______ he loses it.
A.after
B.until
C.before
D.when
A B C D
B
[解析] not.. until...“直到…才…”,如:I didn't go to bed until my wife came back home.(我直到妻子回了家才睡觉。)其强调形式为It is/was not until... that…如:It was not until I became a soldier that I came to know what to love one's country meant.(直到我当了兵才开始知道什么叫爱国。)
10. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ______.
A.hurry up
B.cut off
C.hurry back
D.cut down
A B C D
B
[解析] cut off常用sb.be cut off意为切断电话线路使某人通话中断。如:we were cut Off in the middle of our conversation.(我们正交谈时,线路被切断了。)cut sb.down:kill sb.如:He was cut down by pnenmouia at an early age.(他年纪轻轻就被肺炎夺去了生命。);hang up (on sb.)挂断电话,常指打电话的一方主动挂断。hang back(from sth.)不情愿做某事,犹豫。
11. For your safety and the safety of others, always ______ the traffic signals.
A.peek
B.heed
C.leak
D.clent
A B C D
B
[解析] peek:偷看;leak:漏;dent:凹进;heed,pay attention to, take notice of注意,留心,如:heed a warning注意一项警告,heed what sb. says留心听某人说。
12. A blinding ______ of lightning flashed across the sky.
A.strip
B.stripe
C.band
D.streak
A B C D
D
[解析] streak,线条,条纹,如:streaks of grey in her hair她头发上夹杂着的缕缕白发;a streak of lightning一道闪电, streaks of at in the meat这块肉中一层层的膘。strip:狭长的一片;stripe:条纹,斑纹;band:带子。
13. Even though he had recently gained twenty pounds, Mike continued to ______ himself by eating five can dy bars every day.
A.diverge
B.endure
C.indulge
D.instruct
A B C D
C
[解析] indulge:放纵自己。如:I'm really going to indulge myself tonight with a bottle of champagne.今天晚上我可真要放纵一下自己,喝他一瓶香槟。endure容忍,忍受;instruct:教授学校课目,传授技巧,指导。diverge:分叉,分歧
14. ______ the Chinese examination I would have gone to the concert last night.
A.But for
B.As for
C.Because of
D.In spite of
A B C D
A
[解析] 此句主句有would have,可见是虚拟语气,从句需用有虚拟含义的介词词组,but for是唯一正确选择,转换成从句相当于If I hadn't had the Chinege examination再如: But for the safety of others he wonldn't have injured himself.要不是为了其他人的安全,他是不会受伤的。
15. The crowd ______ through the gates of the stadium.
A.scattered
B.surged
C.dissolved
D.assembled
A B C D
B
[解析] surge move forward in or like waves在浪涛中或如同波浪般前进。如:The flood surged along the valley.洪水沿着山谷滚滚流动。The students surged into the cinema.学生们涌进电影院。scatter:指人群分散或散开。assemble:人群集合,聚集。dissolve:(固体)溶解;除去,消除。
16. According to Charles Darwin, man is ______ from the apes.
A.revolved
B.descended
C.originated
D.entailed
A B C D
B
[解析] be descended from sb.为某人的后裔,是个习语,如:she claims to be descended from royalty.她声称自己是皇家的后裔,而descend from sb.专指:继承,遗传。如:The title descends to me from my father.这个头衔是由我父亲传给我的,revolve v.旋转,环绕;originate v.源自,源于。如:The style of music originated from south America.这种音乐风格起源于南美。故虽originate的意思上符合句意,但用主动语态,故不符。entail v.牵涉,需要。如:This job entails a lot of hard work.这项工作需要十分努力。
17. The children listened ______ to the words of their father.
[解析] How引导感叹句,如:How beautiful she is! 此处感叹的是主句里的strange,因为原句应是It is strange that the children are so quiet.
19. Small children can not ______ the different between right and wrong.
A.appreciate
B.confess
C.enjoy
D.acknowledge
A B C D
A
[解析] appreciate:理解并欣赏,如:You can't fully appreciate foreign literature in translation.看翻译作品很难欣赏到外国文学的精髓,confess:承认(错误、罪行等),供认,坦白;enjoy:尽情享受,乐在其中;acknowledge:承认(某事物)属实。
20. The government can't do anything about unemployment because it's too ______ with trying to keep prices down.
A.taken over
B.taken after
C.taken in
D.taken up
A B C D
D
[解析] taken up此处实际是短语be taken up with,意为时间和精力多用于…。如:He is very taken up with voluntary work at the moment.他目前大部分时间和精力都用在志愿工作上了。take over控制,受理,接受。take after(在长相或性格方面)像(其母亲或父亲)。take in欺骗、蒙蔽或愚弄某人。
21. The meaning of this poem is very ______; I really don't understand it.
A.shady
B.dim
C.illegible
D.obscure
A B C D
D
[解析] obscure: not easily or clearly seen or underseood; indistinct不易看清的,费解的,不分明的,如:His real notive for the crime remains obscure.他犯罪的真正动机仍不清楚。 shady成荫的,阴暗的;dim光线暗淡的;illegible字迹难辨的。此句若没有the meaning of,则用illegible也是对的。
22. Because of the complexity of the modern machine, most offices require secretaries ______. A. to train specifiedly B. to have specified training C. specified in trainingD. training specified
A B C D
B
[解析] require;depend on... for success常用结构是 re quire sb.to do sth.如:The manuscript requires an expert to understand it.这份手稿只有专家才看的懂。故可先排除C、D,而A) to train specifiedly意思是接受特定的训练,B) to have specified training意为有过,受过特定的训练。故B符合句意,是答案。
23. They are offering a substantial ______ for information leading to the capture of this murderer.
24. We need help with the fourth problem; it ______ us.
A.persists
B.permeates
C.perplexes
D.perturbs
A B C D
C
[解析] perplex:make(sb.)feel puzzled or confused; be wilder使(某人)困惑,糊涂或迷惑。如:We were perplexed by his failure to answer the letter他何以不复信,我们大惑不解。 perturb:使不安,扰乱。persist:坚持不改,持续。permeate:弥漫,透过。
25. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ______ to its burning temperature.
A.will be heated
B.would be heated
C.is heated
D.be heated
A B C D
D
[解析] requirement是要求的意思,它后面的表语从句或同位语从句中的谓动词常用should+动词原形的虚拟语气形式,should常常省略。如:The requirement that you should be 18 at least is necessary for you to join the army.参写的必要条件是至少年满18岁。
26. Scientists cannot ______ the appearance of SARS so far.
A.account on
B.account for
C.account about
D.account with
A B C D
B
[解析] account for, explain the cause of解释…的原因。如:His illness accounts for his absence.他因病缺席。其它A、C、D均不存在的错误用法。
27. Mary failed in obtaining the first place in the class last term as we ______.
28. Work in parapsychology, ______, has attracted a rel atively small number of scientists.
A.is a very controversial field
B.a field very controversial which
C.which a very controversial field is
D.a very controversial field
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据位置,空白处只能填非限定性关系从句或同位语。D) a very controversial field作同位语,正确。若有 which is a very controversial field,即非限定性关系从句的选项,也是对的,但只有D是正确的,故选D。
29. ______ complex organic catalysts originating in living cells.
A.Enzymes are
B.Enzymes while they
C.Enzymes
D.Enzymes which are
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题空处缺主谓结构,只有A符合,另外要弄清 originating in living cells是修饰catalysts的分词定语结构,故此句缺乏主语和谓语。
30. Everyone must have liked the cake because there wasn't even a ______ left.
A.crutch
B.chum
C.chore
D.crumb
A B C D
D
[解析] crutch:拐杖。chum:好友。chore:日常琐事。 crumb:指面包糕饼或饼干的碎屑,如:sweep the crumbs off the table把桌上的食品屑扫掉。
Part Ⅳ 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. If 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. Today we take for granted that the mail will be delivered daily at our 71. ______ door. But many years ago it might have been placed in a tree trunk and 72. ______ underneath a rock. In the early days of the mail no one could be sure about where or when it will arrive. 73. ______ At the southern tip of Africa there was once a post office under a rock. At the old days the route from England to India was around the Cape of 74. ______ Good Hope. The journey was stormy and danger. It took six long months. 75. ______ Sailors often wished to send mail home, but they seldom met ships bound back to England. So at the cape the sailors would go on ashore. They headed 76. ______ for a certain large stone. On the stone scratched the words "Look 77. ______ hereunder for letters." They would leave their letters there, knowing that the next homeward ship would stop and pick it up. 78. ______ There was another post office like this at the southern tip of South America. During the golden rush days, boats sailed around Cape Horn to 79. ______ California. At Cape Horn was a keg(小捅) nailed to a post. Boats coming from the east coast would send some sailors to this post office. They picked up any letters in the keg. At the same time they mailed letters home that boats sail east could pick up. 80. ______
1.
take for granted改为take it for granted.
take it for granted that:想当然认为…,在该结构中,it为形式宾语,that引导的从句才是真正宾语。如:Don't take it for granted that you are bond to win.别想当然地以为你注定会赢。
2.
and改为or,
根据句意知,此处应是选择关系,而非并列关系。
3.
will改为would。
根据句中In the early days和could知此句主句时态为一般过去时,故其宾语从句中的将来时应为过去将来时.用would。
4.
At改为In。
at表时间点,如几时几刻:at five o'clock, at 10 :30表一段时间用in,如:in two years, in a week, in a few days,自然此处the old days前应用in。
根据boats sail east could pick up中could为谓动词,到sail应变为现在分词,作定语,修饰boats。若无字数限制,改成boats which sailed east这样的定语从句也可以。
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a com position on the title Internet according to the following outline given in Chinese. The first sentence of each paragraph has been given to you.
1. 因特网越来越普遍地进入到我们的学习、工作和生活当中 2.因特网的益处 3.因特网的消极方面
Internet
Internet has been playing an increasing role in our daily life. __________. Internet has enabled us to do a lot of things more easily and quickly. __________. However, if not managed properly, Internet can create many problems too. __________. All in all, we cannot live without Internet now. __________.
Internet
Internet has been playing an increasing role in our daily life. It has brought us lots of benefits while making some serious prolems. Internet has enabled us to do many things mare easily and quickly. We can communicate freely by e-mail with people all over the world. It takes only a few seconds to get a message across with the cost substantially lower than that of regular mail. ICQ provides us with countless chances of making friends despite his or her sex, age, country. Also, an enormous amount of information can be accesible through the Internet. A fantastic new world will be open to us just by clicking the mouse. However, if not managed properly, Internet can create many problems too. Sometimes we may spend excessive time sorting out the junk mails jammed in the mail box instead of doing something meaningful. Furthermore, as Internet has become so indispensable for personal contact and public services, that once the routine function of the system is disrupted or infected by virus, valuable information may be reveled or lost to the individuals and social institutions. Therefore, the safety of networks has become a growing public concern. All in all, we cannot live without Internet now. There is no limit to things Internet can do. Nevertheless, we should take notice of the problems resulted from Internet and take effective measures to cope with them. Anyway, Internet is changing the whole world.