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 four 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.
[解析] W: Well, the examination is over. now, and we can go to the picnic to have a relax. M: Going to the picnic is too tiring, why not come to my home to have a party? Q: Where will the man offer to go?
[解析] W: This refrigerator is not working properly, I think we should buy a new one, but I don' t see how we can afford it right now. M: If only we hadn' t bought that motorbike Q: Why didn' t they buy another refrigerator?
[解析] M: Could you show me that once more? W: Sure, put the paper into the machine , set your margin, put your fingers on the keys. Now you' re ready. Q: What is the woman doing?
[解析] W: Excuse me, when will the 7:30 bus arrive? M: It has been delayed three hours because a bridge was broken. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[解析] M: Nice working with you. I hope we can do business again. W: Yes, I would like that. Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
[试题分析] 判断推理题。 [详细解答] 男士说:很高兴和你一起工作,希望我们下一次再做生意。女士表示赞同。关键词do business with(和…做生意),由此推断答案为A。
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 one question, 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 center.
Passage One Questions 11 14 are based on the following passage:
[解析] 11-14 About 25 million children in developing countries have no homes. So they live on city streets. Another 75 million children live at home but work on the streets. United Nations Children' s Fund says most of these children do not receive education or health care. The private organization known as "Child Hope U. S. A." is trying to do something to help these children. The group has many goals. Child Hope U. S. A. wants to halt the spread of AIDS and the use of illegal drugs among children. It wants to protect young girls from being mistreated sexually. It wants to teach children how to protect themselves, how to survive conditions on the streets and how to feel good about themselves. Child Hope U. S. A. is trying to establish educational programs for the children. It is working with local groups to get their help in protecting the rights of street children. And, it is trying to make international development groups more informed about street children. Some children begin living on the streets when they are five years old or younger. Four - year - old can be found selling goods on the street comer or begging for food and money. Some of these children have lost their families because of wars or natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods. Some are helping their families earn enough money to survive. Studies show that more than one million children live and work on the streets in the Philippines. Seven million children live on the streets in Brazil. About 250 thousand children live on the streets in Mexico. About ten million Mexican children work on the streets. Child Hope U.S.A. works closely with international children's groups, government agencies and other national and local groups. It has offices in Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines, Britain, Canada and the United States. Child Hope U. S.A. also works to improve child labor laws. In 1992, Pakistan approved new laws to control child labor. The laws make it illegal for companies to lend money to families and let children repay the loan by working in factories. Yet, about eight million children still are working in Pakistan to repay loans. We will take more about the problems of children in developing countries next week. 11. How many children do not receive education or health care ac cording to U. N. Children' s Fund ?
[试题分析] 细节考查题。 [详细解答] 我们可以听到“About 25 million children in developing countries have no homes.So they live on city streets. Another 75 million children live at home but work on the streets. United Nations Children’s Fund says most of these children do not receive education or health care".100 million中的大多数自然是B(75million)。
2.
A.Government funded.
B.Political.
C.Private.
D.None of the above.
A B C D
C
[解析] What organization is Child Hope U. S. A?
[试题分析] 细节考查题。 [详细解答] 由文章中“The private organization known as“Child Hope U.S.A.”is trying to do something to help these children”.得知,答案为C。
3.
A.Wars or natural disasters make them lose their families.
B.They want to help their families earn enough money to survive.
C.They are poor.
D.All the above.
A B C D
D
[解析] Why do the children come to the streets selling goods or begging?
[试题分析] 细节考查题。 [详细解答] 由文章中“Some of these children have lost their families because of wars or natural disasters,such as earthquakes and floods.Some are helping their families earn enough money to survive”.得知,A,B,C三项均包含在其中。所以答案为D。
4.
A.The Philippines.
B.Brazil.
C.Mexico.
D.Guatemala.
A B C D
C
[解析] Which country has the most children who work on the streets ac cording to the news?
[试题分析] 细节考查题。 [详细解答] 由文章中“Studies show that more than one million children live and work on the streets in the Philippines.Seven million children live on the streets in Brazil.About 250 thousand children live on the streets in Mexico. About ten million Mexican children work on the streets”.得知,答案为C。
Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage:
A.Philip has not been to this part of the library before.
B.It was very quiet in the library.
C.Philip fell off the ladder and made a loud noise.
D.The librarian was very kind to readers.
A B C D
C
[解析] 15-17 The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by an occasional cough and now and then by the scarcely audible sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people-in the room, most of them with their heads bent over their books. The assistant librarian who was in charge of the room sat at a desk in one comer. She glanced at Philip as he came in, then went on with her work. Philip has not been to this part of the library before. He walked around the room almost on tiptoe, afraid of disturbing the industrious readers with his heavy shoos. The shelves were filled with thick volumes: dictionaries in many languages, encyclopedias, atlases, biographies and others words of reference. He found nothing that was likely to interest him, until he came to a small shelf out of his reach, so he had to fetch a small ladder in order to get one down. Unfortunately, as he was climbing down the ladder, the hook he had chosen slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked up at him simultaneously, annoyed by his unaccustomed disturbance. Philip felt himself go red as he picked up his book, which did not seem to have been damaged by its fall. He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. "You must be more careful when you are handling these books." she said severely. Satisfied that she had done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden thought struck her. "By the way, how old are you?' she asked Philip. "thirteen." He told her. "You are not allowed in here if you' re under the age of fourteen, you know,' the assistant said. "Didn't you see the notice on the door?" Philip shook his head. He expected the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more kindly tone, she said, "Well, never mind. But make sure that you don' t disturb the other readers again, otherwise I shall have to ask you to leave." 15. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
[解析] 18-20 Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars call be a terrible nuisance--especially when they are insects. In this respect, there is a great difference between human beings and insects. The former make every possible effort to avoid discovery, while the latter quickly draw attention to themselves. We can only sympathize with the unfortunate man who had to stop his car soon after setting out from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the back of the car, he naturally got out to have a look. He examined the wheels carefully but as he found nothing wrung, he continued his way. The noise began al most immediately and now it was louder than ever. Quickly turning his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great black could following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees nearby. On learning this, the man realized that the only way to escape would be to drive away as quickly as possible. After an hour' s hard driving, he arrived in London where he parked his car outside a hotel and went in to have a drink. It was not long before a customer who had seen him arrived and hurried in to inform him that his car was covered with bees. The poor motorist telephoned the police and explained what had happened. The police decided that the best way to deal with the situation would be to call a bee - keeper. In a short time, the bee - keeper arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very grateful to the motorist for his unexpected gift, the keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. Equally grateful, the motorist drove away in peace, at last free from the "black cloud which had hung over his car. 18. What did he hear from the back of the car?
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One Once upon a time, the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around. Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over. Plenty of space for parks and for cities. Plenty of forests to cut and grasslands to plow. But that was once upon a time. The days of unused land are over. Now the land has been spoken for, fenced off, carved up into cities and farms and industrial parks ,put to use. At the same time, the population keeps growing. People need places to work and place to play. So we need more sites for more industries, more beaches for more sunbathers, and more clean rivers for more fishes. And it isn' t just a matter of population growth. Our modern technology has needs that must be met too: We need more coal for energy, and we need more power plants; cars must have highways and parking lots, and jets must have airports. Each of these lands uses swallows up precious space. Highways and expressways alone take some 2,000,000 acres each years. And urban sprawl--the spreading out of cities-- is expected to gobble up vast areas of land by the year 2000. But there is only so much land to go around. How do you decide what to do with a piece of land? It depends upon the land, and it depend upon the needs of the people and their values. It is always hard to decide. Take, for example, a forest. A forest can be a timber supply. It can provide a home for wildlife. It is scenery and a recreation area for man. It is soil and watershed protection. These last two take some explaining. A forest creates its own soil. Leaves and other litter on the forest floor are constantly turned and moved by worms and burrowing animals. Enriched by animal wastes, the litter becomes humus--a rich and spongy mix of organic material. The soil feeds forest plants. The plants in turn protect the soil--roots hold it in place, branches slow rainfall so that it will drop gently to earth. Water slowly trickles through the humus and is purified. Water travels downstream and out to sea. When a forest is cut down, there is nothing left to create or protect the soil. Heavy rains beat and wash away spongy humus. Little soil is left to absorb water. Then rain waters can rush unchecked to the valley below, flooding low - lying areas. If a forest is to supply timber, watershed protection, recreation, and a home for wildlife, it has to be cut carefully. And it must be replanted. In short, land is fragile. Without proper care it can be ruined forever. In the debates about how a particular piece of land is to be used, the priorities often conflict. What should you do, for example, if you find out that under the fertile fields of a farming community there is a thick bed of coal which can be strip - minded? Strip mining rips up topsoil and vegetation. But mining may create jobs, bring money to the town' s businesses. Those who approve of strip mining say that the coal is needed, and they point out that it is quicker and cheaper to get coal from the surface than to go deep into the earth to get it by standard mining techniques. On the other hand, it takes nature 500 years to create an inch of topsoil. As the countryside fills up, people are becoming more aware of the need for open space. Nearly every proposal for a new power plant, highway, or airport draws fierce opposition. Everyone wants the bid, land- eating "uglies' to be in someone else' s backyard. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, for example, having been debating about the site of a future airport for years. Yet if a new airport is needed, it will have to go somewhere. How do we find our way out of the land - use problem? One way might be to reexamine our values, to think in new directions. Does everyone have to have a car- with its need for highways and parking lots? What about developing mass transit systems that use less land? Do suburbs have to sprawl? Can they be designed so they use less space? Do we have to have more energy? If we do, do we really have to strip - mine coal to provide it? However difficult, they may be to arrive at, choices will have to be made if we want to preserve the beauty and usefulness of the land. For there is at least one point on which all of us can agree; the land does have its limits.
1. Once upon a time, the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around, "go around" means ______.
A.to visit around
B.to see the land
C.for sharing with every
D.to have the land around
A B C D
B
[解析] 词义辨析题。 [详细解答] go around可表示“走来走去、疾病传播、结交相处或足够分配”:第一段作者罗列了一些在美国曾经非常丰富的土地资源,但这都成为了过去,就是为了表明土地在过去“足够分配”的含义。
2. Each of these land uses swallows up precious space, "swallows up" means ______.
Passage Two Most of the larger cities in the world have grown without plans and blueprints. London is such a city. Its streets zigzag, snake, and circle. There is no reason or order to its street- numbering system. Indeed, no one but a veteran taxi driver knows the whole of London. And before he gets his cabbie' s license he must first tour the city for months, street by street, then take a comprehensive examination to prove that he can find his way about. New York and Chicago grew in much the same way. They just in spread out, pushed by the demands for residential, business, or industrial space. Like spilled water, they expanded in all directions. Today in New York, even a native -born Manhattanite despairs of finding his way around Brooklyn. There are a few modem cities, however, that were created out of nothing. They were built strictly by the book ac cording to detailed plans that will also control future growth. Two such American cities are Columbia, Maryland, and Reston, Virginia. But the prime example of a city planned and built from scratch in the twentieth century is Brasilia, the new capital of Brazil. Brasilia was the brain child of Brazil' s President Jus celino Kubitschek, who held office from 1955 to 1960. Kubitschek, like other Brazilian leaders, was concerned that most of Brazil' s people were crammed into its seacoast cities. Rio de Janeiro, then the nation' s capital and its second largest city, occupies a breathtakingly beautiful site on the Atlantic coast. San Paulo, Brazil ' s largest city, is very near the coast. Consequently, this meant that riches in timber, minerals, and hydroelectric power sources in the interior of the country were untapped. Recognizing that drastic action was needed to develop the interior, Kubitschek decided to build a brand new capital city in the Brazilian Highlands, 600 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro. He chose a site that was right in the middle of the wilderness, on land that had never even been plowed. Ready for business in 1960, Brasilia was an architect' s delight and a planner' s dream. Its public buildings, monuments, and high - rise apartment complexes were magnificently modem. Access roads fed into its streets with no traffic lights. Every feature seemed logical, reasonable, and right. But for more than a decade, Brasilia seemed all wrong to the people brought there to live and to work in government offices. While it was undeniably a beautiful city, it was not yet a community. For it is people and their history of habitation that turn a city from a collection of streets and buildings into a community. It is people who give a city life and character and personality--and a brand - new, tailor - made Brasilia didn' t have those qualities for a long time. But now, happily, its residents no longer feel they need to rush back to Rio or Sao Paulo at every opportunity. Instead, they visit, picnic, and enjoy one another' s company. Brasilia is beginning to feel like home to them. Other planned cities have faced the same problem of creating a community spirit and identity. Some observers of life in Columbia, Maryland, another planned city, have been concerned with lack of spirit there and have made an interesting comparison between Columbia and Hoboken, New Jersey. Hoboken, an old waterfront town just across the Hudson River from New York City, is an urban planner' s nightmare. It has row upon row of old dingy buildings, and grass and tree are few and far between. Columbia, on the other hand, is an urban planner' s dream. It has charming colonial and modern houses on winding streets. There are lovely lawns and beautiful trees. And there are bicycle paths and hundreds of acres of woods, meadows, and lakes. Yet something is not quite right. Many Hoboken children are almost fiercely loyal to one another and their community. They may not have lawns and lakes, but they find ways to have fun on the pavements and sidewalks. In Columbia, by contrast, many of the young people seem list less. As one teenager from Detroit put it, "In Detroit it seemed like something was always happening. But here'!. And he shrugged his shoulders. What is it about a treeless, grimy, old city like Hoboken that makes people love it so much? What is it about a beautiful new city like Columbia that makes young people shrug with boredom7 These are questions which city planners will have to face up to. For no matter how well it is designed, a city will not ultimately come to life unless it inspires the love and loyalty of the people who live and work in it.
1. In this sentence" Indeed, no one but a veteran taxi driver knows the whole of London. "(Sent 5, Para. 1) , what does the word "veteran" mean?
A.Local.
B.Experienced.
C.New.
D.Warm - hearted.
A B C D
B
[解析] 词义辨析题。 [详细解答] 通过第一段的阅读,我们可以发现伦敦的街道弯弯曲曲、迂回曲折,想要在这样的城市中找路,到底要什么样的司机呢?显然C)新手和D)热心肠都不能真正帮上忙。那么A)当地人怎么样呢?大家在最后一句可以发现,和伦敦一样没有规划的纽约,“even a native-born...despairs of finding his way....”可见当地人找路都是特别困难的。故只有B)选项可选。
2. What can we inferred from Para. 1?
A.London' s planning system is sound.
B.New York and Chicago developed with the help of planning.
C.It' s difficult to be a cabbie in London.
D.Finding their way around Brooklyn delights travelers.
3. Why did Kubitschek decided to build a new capital city?
A.Because he wanted his people to cram into seacoast cities.
B.Because the new capital city was more prosperous.
C.Because it was a large city with large population.
D.Because he thought it necessary to develop inland cities.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 巴西利亚是巴西的新首都,然而为什么要建立这个新首都呢?仔细阅读会发现Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢)濒临大西洋,大量的巴西人cram into把沿海城市塞得满满的,而国家内陆城市的各种资源则untapped(没有被开发利用),Kubitschek总统希望通过建立一座新首都,均衡开发国家的资源,而绝对不是A)项中的那样,希望人们向沿海城市发展。而巴西利亚刚建立时,不是B)或C)项中所讲的繁华城市或大城市,只是一大片荒地罢了。
4. Which of the following statements is true?
A.Columbia frightens urban planners.
B.Although it's very beautiful, Columbia makes young people bored.
C.Columbia is just in an urban planner' s dream.
D.There are rows of grimy buildings and few grass and trees in Columbia.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 通过文章的阅读,我们可以发现哥伦比亚是一座planned city规划过的城市。是使城市规划者非常喜悦的,而不是A)中所陈述的。而哥伦比亚已经建成,也不是 C)中陈述的那样,存在于规划者的梦想。也不会是D)项中所陈述的,一排排的脏房子以及稀少的绿地。而通过最后一段的阅读“...a beautiful new city like Columbia that makes young people shrug with boredom”,可见应选择B)。
5. What is the main idea of this passage?
A.A city must have the spirit to inspire its people, or it will never come to life.
B.A city' s planning is very important, a well- planned city attracts more people.
C.Although planned cities are nice, people like old cities more because life in old cities is colorful.
Passage Three In Japan' s capital city of Tokyo, earthquake danger limits the height of buildings. The city has spread out far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to get from one place to another. The price of land, too, has skyrocketed. All this explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen major shopping centers, and the underground construction has only begun. What are some of the advantages of shopping and eating underground? Clean, filtered air is one of them. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world. Another advantage is that you escape the ever - present threat of traffic accidents on the city' s busy streets. Still another is the convenience of getting around: You' re usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground if you like. The Kyobashi Station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel with a bar, restaurant, and barbershop. All sorts of surprises can be found in the underground world. At the enormous Shinjuku Subway Station you drive down a winding road lined with water fountains to arrive at a scarce item in Tokyo--a parking lot--and you find stores and shops a few steps away. In the second basement of the Toshiba is a "Fisherman' s Wharf" crowded with pleasant little seafood places. A tunnel that connects the Hihiya and Sanshin Buildings has a number of art galleries, as well as medical and dental clinics. In between are little coffee shops where you can relax and get refreshments. Probably the most versatile of the underground wonders, and certainly the most complicated to build, is the Yaesu Subcenter at the heart of the city, where four subway lines link up. Its shopping promenade, which is the size of three football fields, contains 350 stores. In Yaesu you can eat in a different place every day for three months. You can draw money out of a bank and invest it at a stockbroker' s office. There are tailors, watch repairers, furriers, florists, and book sellers. You can meditate in the Plaza of Water while gazing at eight tanks of rare fish. And you can even get arrested by a police officer from the Yaesu subterranean police station! Under all the commercial activity is a parking lot for 520 cars. And under that is a control center where TV monitors watch the devices that watch the air - its temperature, moisture, and purity. There is no alarm for earthquakes, which are common in Tokyo, but the experts feel that there would be fewer problems underground than on the surface in case of tremors. Yaesu also has emergency generators for power and a chemical system for fighting fire. Underground construction can be complex and expensive. At times, the Yaesu crews could work only three hours a day because their activities interfered with the running of the subway. Then there was the problem caused by finding unidentified water and gas pips. Since many of the municipal blueprints of pipe systems were destroyed during World War II, strange pipes kept turning up; and work had to be stopped while they were identified and taken care of by de tour or replacement. There was also some resistance from the people above ground. A good many neighborhood shopkeepers began to picket the project crying, "underground is for moles." They reasoned that they would lose a lot of their business to the underground competition. The Yaesu people countered by offering them a chance to buy stock in the project. There were a lot of takers, and this had the effect of quieting the complainers. The Yaesu builders wanted to go deeper, but after they had spent 31 million dollars, they ran out of money. Still, there seems to be little doubt that there will be further development down under. In a city like Tokyo, almost the only space left is underground.
1. If you want to have your hair cut, you can go to the ______.
A.Hibiya and Sanshin Buildings
B.Kyobashi Station
C.Plaza of Water
D.Second basement of the Toshiba
A B C D
B
[解析] 词义辨析题。 [详细解答] 依据原文“The Kyobashi Station...has a hotel with a bar,restaurant,and barbershop”(Line7,Para2),“barbershop”的意思就是理发店。自然应该选择B。
2. It will take ______ to eat in a different place every day in Yaesu.
A.350 dollars
B.520 cars
C.three months
D.two hours
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 依据原文“In Yaesu you can eat in a different place every day for three months”(Sentence4,Para4)。故选 C。
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.You can buy furs, flowers and books underground.
B.The air is purified underground.
C.You can eat fresh seafood underground.
D.The Yaesu crew work day after night to finish the project.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节推理题。 [详细解答] 地下的大型购物场所可以大到三个足球场那么大,要买毛皮衣、鲜花和书自然很容易,吃到海鲜也很容易,故A)C)是正确的。地下建筑有什么好处呢?“Clean,filtered air is one of them”可见地下空气是净化过的,故B)也是正确的。只是地下工程很难进行,一是由于受地铁的影响,每天只能进行三个小时,可见D)的陈述是错误的。
4. Why underground pipes are difficult to be identified?
A.Water and gas pipes are not taken care by construction workers.
B.Underground pipe systems were destroyed during World War Ⅱ.
C.Many city planning blueprints can be found nowhere.
B.Underground projects will develop further in the future.
C.Underground projects are constructed for moles.
D.When there is an earthquake, it' s safer to stay on the surface.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节推理题。 [详细解答] A)项最容易被排除,如果东京土地资源丰富的话,那么就不用开发地下资源了。C)项中阐述的。地下工程是专为鼹鼠建造的,这显然不合逻辑,原文中出现的”underground is for moles”,只是为了表明一些反对地下工程人士的偏激观点,不可选。而D)项显然与原文“experts feel that...fewer problems underground than on the surface in case of tremors”冲突。
Passage Four A few years ago, Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their New York City apartment to the suburbs. They had one young son and another child on the way. But after months of looking, they became discourage and decided to buy an old townhouse right in the middle of Brooklyn, which is a part of New York City. To their delight, they discovered that they weren' t the only young couple to have made such a decision. In fact, their entire area in Brooklyn had been settled by young families. And as a result, the neighborhood, which had been declining for years, was now being restored. Brooklyn isn' t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal. So are Philadelphia and St. Louis. And Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its old central area that it now ranks as one of America's most charming cities. The restoration of the old port city of Savannah, Georgia, is also living proof that downtown areas do not need to die. But encouraging as these developments may be, they are among the few bright spots in a mass of difficulties that today' s cities face. Indeed, their woes are so many that it is fair to ask whether or not the inner city the core of most urban areas will manage to survive at all. In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle - class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived. The people left in the cities were often those who were too old or too poor to move. Thus, many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. (In the past sixty years San Francisco is the only city in the United States to have completed a new mass transit system.) Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle - class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed. Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be filled with people working in offices, and at night they would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, "Why bother with going downtown at all? Why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area?" Gradually, some of the larger companies began moving out of the cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to the suburbs is not con fined to the United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs in Stockholm, Sweden, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium, as well. But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps the decision made by the Taylors is a sign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if suburban sprawl may not have been the answer to man's need to create an ideal environment in which to live and work.
1. According to the passage, Ann and Walter Taylor ______.
A.moved from city apartment to the suburb
B.remained in the downtown area
C.moved out of New York
D.bought an old townhouse in the suburb
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节推理题。 [详细解答] 两人原本想从伦敦般到郊区,但“after months of looking,they became discouraged and decided to buy....in the middle of....a part of New York City”,可见并能如愿,并最终还是留在了城中。故选B。
2. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.downtown areas must die in the future
B.suburbs are sure to replace cities
C.the movement to the suburbs begins to decline
D.there are just old and poor people left in the cities
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 依据原文“down town areas do not need to die” (Line5,Para2)可知,A)选项错误。郊区肯定会代替城市吗?显然不可能,毕竟在城市,“the advantages of culture”是郊区无可比拟的。故B)选项错。而现在很多人又开始向城市迁移,不可能只剩下老人和穷人,故D)错。
3. Business have been moving to suburbs because ______.
A.people living in the suburbs are rich
B.many people work in cities and live in suburbs
C.environment is pleasant in the suburbs
D.American businessmen are fond of moving around
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节推理题。 [详细解答] 大量的人居住在郊区,使得商业也向郊区迁移,这样人们便不至于“spending long hours commuting”,这不是由于郊区人有钱,郊区环境好或美国人喜欢搬迁,故排除A) C) D)。
4. Why the cities began to fall into disrepair in the 1940s?
A.Because people could not earn enough money at that time.
B.Because the municipal planning was not sound.
C.Because old and poor people were neglected.
D.Because many people moved out 9f the cities.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] A)选项中的人们没有足够的钱,不符合原文,故排除,B)选项中归咎于市政规划,显然不符合原文,之所以失修,是因为“they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhoods...”可见太多的纳税人离开了城市,使城市没有足够的钱去修护、建设,自然选D)了。
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.American people move a lot in history.
B.Downtown areas are too crowded to live.
C.Moving to suburbs is not the answer to an ideal environment.
D.Cities are likely to be replaced by the suburbs.
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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the letter.
1. I don' t understand why you ______ the same mistakes.
A.keep to make
B.keeping to make
C.keep on make
D.keep on making
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题考查动词词组的用法。Keep to)(遵守、坚持),keep on doing(继续做某事,指保持某种状态)。
2. The Great Wall, its one end ______ to the east of Beijing, lies across North China.
A.extending
B.extended
C.extends
D.is extended
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题考查独立主格结构。Its one end lending...在语法上称为独立主格,也就是不带谓语动词的主语(its one end),其作用是提供附带的信息,变成从句是whose one end extends to the east of Beijing.
3. The Youth Centers set up by the city government have ______ those young people to spend their time wisely.
A.prohibited
B.enabled
C.made
D.had
A B C D
B
[解析] 动词辨析题。使得某人能够做某事:enable sb to do sth,其余几个动同:prohibit后接动名词做宾语,make, have后接不带to的不定式做宾语。
4. One of the boys in the class had a fever and he soon ______ other children.
Part Ⅳ Error Correction Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In the passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to add a word, cross u word, or change a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. 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. Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, what 71. ______ he may do, It is improbable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in turn. In addition, life is always 72. ______ presenting new things to the child--things that have lost their interesting for 73. ______ older people because they are too well - known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has his pains: He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks old people do; he is continually being told not to do 74. ______ things, or being punished for that he has done wrong. His life is therefore 75. ______ not perfectly happy. 76. ______ When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. He can not longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortable 77. ______ . If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will suffer hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he 78. ______ used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, therefore, he 79. ______ works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself making steady progress in his job and of building 80. ______ up for himself his own position in society.
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions: Some people place a high value on loyalty to the employer. To others, it is perfectly acceptable to change jobs every years to build a career. Please indicate which position you agree with and why.
1. Title: Loyalty to the Employer
Loyalty to the employer
Different cultures place varying values on loyalty to the employer. In some countries, most notably in Asia, there is a high degree of loyalty to one company. However, in most European countries and the United States, loyalty to one's employer is not high valued; in stead it is considered more rational and reasonable for an employee to change jobs whenever it is warranted to achieve the optimal overall career. Both of these position have advantages and disadvantages. In cultures that value loyalty to the employer, a kind of family relationship seems to develop between employer and employee. It is a reciprocal arrangement which the employer is concerned with assisting the employee to develop to his full potential and the employee is concerned about optimizing the welfare of the company. The negative aspect to absolute loyalty to one company is that an employee may stay in one job that he has outgrown and may miss out on opportunities to develop in new directions. From the employer' s point of view, the employee may be burdened with employee whose skills no longer match the needs of the company. In culture in which it is quite acceptable to change jobs every few years, employees can blind the career they choose for them selves. They can stay with one company as long as it is mutually beneficial to company and employee. As long as good relationship exists and the employee' s career is advancing at an acceptable pace, the employee can remain with a company. But at any time the employee is free to move to another company, perhaps to achieve a higher position, to move into a new area, or to find a work situation that is more suitable to his personality. They disadvantage of this situation is employees tend to move around a Int. Although both these systems have advantages and disadvantages, it is much better for employees have the opportunity to move from job to job if it is necessary to have a better career.