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: Do you have an address where I can write to you? M: No, I'll be off camping in the mountains most of the time. But if you write to me at my uncle' s house, he'll hold my mail until I get there. Q: What will the man probably do?
[解析] W: Jack, I' m having difficulty with all the theoretical stuff we' re getting in our computer course. M: Oh, that part I understand. What I can' t figure out is how to make it work on my program. Q: What is Jack's problem?
[解析] M: What would you do if you heard a strange noise in the middle of the night? W: I'd lie awake a little while, waiting to see if it happened a gain. And if it did, I' d get up. Q: How would you describe the woman?
[解析] M: Did you make a reservation on the 9:00 flight? W: I thought you wanted to take the 8:00 one. It' s too late to change now. Q: What happened to the woman?
B.He hasn' t taken more than one philosophy course.
C.He is a philosophy major.
D.He hasn't taken any philosophy course in that department.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: I' m learning a lot in my philosophy class. Have you ever taken any courses in that department? M: Only the one last year, none since then. Q: What does the man mean?
[试题分析] 听辨事实题。 [详细解答] 女士说自己在哲学课上学到了许多,并问男士是否在该系选听了课程。男士说只是去年选听过一门,从那以后就没再听过。关键是男士的答语None since then.(从那以后再也没听别的),说明答案是B。
[解析] W: The admission price is $ 90 per person. That' s really expensive for just one show. M: You' re right. But if you have a student card, you'll get in for $30. Q: How much will a student have to pay for the show?
[解析] W: Yes, sir. What can I do for you? M: I need a screwdriver, a box of assorted screws, and a small door lock. Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?
[解析] M: I have too many courses this semester. I' m going to have to drop one of them. W: In order to do that, you'll have to go through the proper channels. Q: What advice does the woman give the man?
[试题分析] 听辨事实题。 [详细解答] 男士说自己这学期攻读的课程太多了,需要停读一门,女士建议他要停修课程需要按照正规渠道(go through the proper channels)。答案C(Follow the official procedure,)正合此意。
10.
A.She doubts he makes much money now.
B.She' s surprised that he chose that company.
C.She doesn' t know when her classes started.
D.She wonders why he' s kept his job.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Carl earned a lot of money over the summer vacation as a consultant to that company. W: I don' t doubt it. What surprises me is that he' s still working there now that classes are about to start again. Q: What does the woman say about Carl?
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 to 14 are based on the following passage:
[解析] 11-14 William Shakespeare was christened in the market town of Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, on April 26,1564; traditionally, his actual birthday was three days earlier, on St. George' s day, the same day as his death fifty - two years later. His father, John, was a respected middle - class trader, and his mother, Mary Arden, came from a family of local landowners. It seems probable that young William received a fair education ( for his day ) at the local Grammar School; at the age of eighteen he married a girl eight years older than himself, Anne Hathaway', who gave him a child the following year and twins in 1585. Little else is known of his early life, and so we cannot tell what made him decide to leave Stratford in 1586 for Lon don, where he stayed until 1611. In London he must soon have attracted attention, because by 1592 he was a popular enough writer and actor to be laughed at by an older dramatist as an uneducated Jack of all trades. He is mentioned as being among the principal actors of the city as early as 1598, and in 1599 we find that he is a member of the company running the Globe Theater, with one - tenth interest in the profits - showing a business sense rarely seen in his fellow writers. His popularity is indicated by the fact that not only were his own plays published under his name, which was a rare procedure in his day, but also plays by others are to be found attributed to him, as if to indicate that his name alone would premise a good sale. 11. When did William Shakespeare die?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据第一段的开头几句话William Shakespeare was christened in the market-town of Stratford on Avon,Warwickshire,on April 26 1564;traditionally,his actual birthday was three days earlier,on St. George’s day,the same day as his death fifty-two years later.得知他生于1564年4月23日,52年后即1616年后的同一天去世,所以答案是D。
2.
A.In 1585.
B.In 1584.
C.In 1583.
D.In 1586.
A B C D
C
[解析] When did Shakespeare and his wife have their first child?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据文中的...at the age of eighteen he married a girl eight years older than himself,Anne Hathaway,who gave him a child the following year...得知他们1582年结婚,次年得子,答案应是C。
3.
A.People know almost nothing about Shakespeare's early life.
B.Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London.
C.People know a lot about Shakespeare' s life in Lon don.
D.People know only a little about Shakespeare' s life in London.
A B C D
C
[解析] Which one can we infer from the article?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 本题可用排除法。根据文章的前半部分,得知大家对莎士比亚的早期生活了解一些,排除A。再根据文中的句子如Little else is known of his early life....In London he must soon have attracted attention,because by 1592 he was a popular enough writer and actor...排除B和D,确定答案是C。
4.
A.Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.
B.Shakespeare could get one - tenth of the profits of tile Globe Theater.
C.Shakespeare, like his fellow writers, had no business sense.
D.Shakespeare' s fellow writers shared the same profits as he did.
A B C D
B
[解析] Which of the following is true?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据文中的...in 1599 we find that he is a member of the company running the Globe Theater,with one-tenth interest in the profits—showing a business sense rarely seen in his fellow writers.判断得知答案是B。
Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage:
A.Kings and queens, princes and princesses, and lords and ladies built castles in order to get more land.
B.Around the outside of a castle, a moat was dug, which was often filled with water.
C.A castle was built behind a thick and high stonewall, which was strong enough to stand the possible attack of enemies.
D.If a drawbridge was pulled up, there was no way for people to enter the castle.
A B C D
A
[解析] 15-17 Centuries ago, during the Middle Ages, most of the land in Europe was owned by many different kings and queens, princes and princesses, and lords and ladies. They did not all get along. They were always fighting. They all wanted to get more land. To protect themselves, they started building huge homes out of stone. They called their homes castles. A castle was built behind a strong stonewall. The wall was five or six feet thick and ten to twenty feet high. A deep ditch called a moat was dug around the outside of the wall. It was often filled with water, and the only way anyone could enter the castle was to cross a drawbridge. The drawbridge could be raised or lowered over the moat from inside the castle walls. There was also a tunnel that began in the castle and ended at the moat. This was important in case the castle was captured. It allowed the king and queen to escape. They could swim across the moat and hide in the forest. Living in a castle was not very comfortable. The rooms were cold and damp. Every room could have a fire burning in a great fire place, but until the twelfth century castles did not have chimneys. The smoke from their fireplaces had to go out through open doors and windows. Meals often had ten or twelve courses. The meat might be wild boar or birds that were boiled or roasted over an open fire. All the food was highly seasoned. People even put pepper in their drinks! The people sat at a long table and ate with their fingers and a knife, all picking their food from the same big dish. They had no napkins. Therefore, they often wiped their hands on pieces of bread. When their fingers were clean, they throw the bread to their hunting dogs. 15. Which of the following statements is NOT true about castles?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据第一段最后一句话To protect themselves, they started building huge homes out of stone.They called their homes castles.得知他们建造城堡的原因是为了自我保护,所以答案是A。
2.
A.They lived a luxurious life and their diet was very delicate.
B.They lived a highly civilized court life.
C.They lived a primitive life and their table manner was often rude.
D.They lived a comparatively luxurious but not - so - civilized life.
A B C D
D
[解析] What can be inferred from the people' s eating habit in a castle?
B.Double walls were built in icehouses to keep cool.
C.Blocks of ice were packed with hay in icehouses.
D.Ice was put into icehouses in winter.
A B C D
C
[解析] 18-20 Years ago before there were refrigerators, an icehouse was a building used for storing ice. The first icehouses were in the cellars of farmhouses. Pieces of ice, mixed with snow and meadow grass, were piled in winter and kept until the following summer. Soon farmers began to build separate houses for storing ice. These icehouses had double walls with bay stuffed between to keep out any heat. Blocks of ice were put inside the icehouse and packed with straw or sawdust. Where did the ice for these icehouses come from.'? Workers took it from a frozen pond or river. They sawed the ice into even blocks. Then they pulled the ice blocks from the water with hooks and carried them to the icehouses on sleds. Special tools helped the workers cut and handle the ice. Ice axes chopped large holes in the ice. Ice saws cut the ice into even blocks. Choppers loosened these blocks from one another. Ice hooks fastened themselves into the large blocks. Then they could be carried over the frozen surface of the pond or river. Tongs were used to pick up the smaller blocks of ice. Ships carried ice 'all over the world. In 1799 the first boatload in the United States was sent from New York City to icehouses in New Orleans, Louisiana. A boatload was sent from Boston, Massachusetts, to the West Indies to help fight yellow fever in 1805. Ice merchants in Boston also shipped tons of ice from ponds and rivers to cities in Europe. 18. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a step for farmers to store ice in icehouses?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据文中的Soon farmers began to build separate houses for storing ice.These icehouses had double walls with bay stuffed between to keep out any heat.Blocks of ice were put in side the icehouse and packed with straw or sawdust.判断答案是 C。
2.
A.The ice was cut and handled with the help of some special tools.
B.The ice was taken from the flowing river with honks and carried by sleds to icehouses.
C.The ice was carried on the frozen surface of the pond or river.
D.The ice was sawed into even blocks by workers.
A B C D
B
[解析] Which of the following statements is NOT true?
[试题分析] 细节考察题。 [详细解答] 根据第二段的Workers took it from a frozen pond or river.They sawed the ice into even blocks.Then they pulled the ice blocks from the water with hooks and carried them to the ice houses on sleds.判断得知答案是B。
3.
A.Saws, choppers, axes, tongs, hooks.
B.Axes, saws, choppers, tongs, hooks.
C.Choppers, axes, saws, hooks, tongs.
D.Axes, saws, choppers, hooks, tongs.
A B C D
D
[解析] Which of the following is the correct order in which workers cut and handle ice?
[试题分析] 综合分析题。 [详细解答] 根据第三段的Ice axes chopped large holes in the ice.Ice saws cut the ice into even blocks,Choppers loosened these blocks from one another,Ice hooks fastened themselves in to the large blocks.Then they could be carried over the frozen surface of the pond or river.Tongs were used to pick up the smaller blocks of ice.判断答案是D。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 reading 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 Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary. Different occupations, however, differ widely in the character of their special vocabularies. In trades and handicrafts, and other vocations, like fanning and fishery, that have occupied great numbers of men from remote times, the technical vocabulary, is very old. It consists largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have worked themselves into the very fiber of our language. Hence, though highly technical in many particulars, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound, and more generally understood, than most other technicalities. The special dialects of law, medicine, divinity, and philosophy have also, in their older strata, become pretty familiar to cultivated persons and have contributed much to the popular vocabulary. Yet every vocation still possesses a large body of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even to educated speech. And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years, particularly in the various departments of natural and political science and in the mechanic arts. Here new terms are coined with the greatest freedom, and abandoned with indifference when they have served their turn. Most of the new coinages are confined to special discussions, and seldom get into general literature or conversation. Yet no profession is nowadays, as all professions once were, a close guild (行会). The lawyer, the physician, the man of science, the divine, associated freely with his fellow - creatures, and does not meet them in a merely professional way, Furthermore, what is called "popular science" makes everybody acquainted with modern views and recent discoveries. Any important experiment, though made in a remote or provincial laboratory, is at once reported in the newspapers, and everybody is soon talking about it as in the case of the Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy. Thus our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace.
1. Special words used in technical discussion ______.
A.never last long
B.should be confined to scientific fields
C.may become part of common speech
D.are considered artificial language speech
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 见文章最后一句话,Thus our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them common place.说明人们在日常谈话中总会使用一些新的专有词汇使之成为日常用语。这一思想与答案C一致。
2. It is true that ______.
A.everyone is interested in scientific findings
B.the average man often uses in his own vocabulary what was once technical language not meant for him
C.an educated person would be expected to know most technical terms
D.various professions and occupations often interchange their dialects and jargons
3. In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of technical terms in the terminology of ______.
A.fishery
B.farming
C.government
D.sports
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 该段文章的段中有一句话:And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years,particularly in the various departments of natural and political science and in the mechanic arts.说明自然科学、政治学及机械学领域的术语增加最快,只有答案c符合这种说法。
4. The writer of the article was, undoubtedly ______.
Passage Two An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil War. Crude oil, or petroleum--a dark, thick ooze(渗出物,分泌物)from the earth--had been known for hundreds of years. But little use had ever been made of it. In the 1850' s Samuel M. Kier, a manufacturer in western Pennsylvania, began collecting the oil from local seepage and refining it into kerosene. Refining, like smelting, is a process of removing impurities from a raw material. Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get. Soon there was a large demand for kerosene. People began to search for new supplies of petroleum. The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake, a retired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it" Drake' s Folly. "But when he had drilled down about 70 feet(21 meters), Drake struck oil. His well began to yield 20 barrels of crude oil a day. News of Drake' s success brought oil prospectors to the scene. By the early 1860' s these wildcatters were drilling for "black gold" all over western Pennsylvania. The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere. And it brought far more wealth to the prospectors than any gold rush. Crude oil could be refined into many products. For some years kerosene continued to be the principal one. It was sold in grocery stores and door - to - door. In the 1880's and 1890' s refiners learned how to make other products such as waxes and lubricating oils. Petroleum was not then used to make gasoline or heating oil.
1. According to the passage, many people initially thought that E. L. Drake had made a mistake by ______.
3. Why does the author mention the California gold rush?
A.To indicate the extent of United States mineral wealth.
B.To argue that gold was more valuable than oil.
C.To describe the mood when oil was first discovered.
D.To explain the need for an increased supply of gold.
A B C D
C
[解析] 综合分析推理题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 文章第4段提到加州淘金热时,原文写道:The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement...意思是说(当时人们投入开采“黑色黄金”的)热潮可以与1848年的加州淘金热相媲美。这显然是为了向读者描述石油被首次发现时带给人们的激动情绪,因此选C。
4. The author mentions all of the following as possible prod nets of crude oil EXCEPT ______.
Passage Three For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, using science for the construction of what we call modern civilization. Every dispensable item of con temporary technology, from canal locks to dial telephones to penicillin, was pieced together from the analysis of data pro vided by one or another series of scientific experiments. Three hundred years seems a long time for testing a new approach to human interliving, long enough to settle back for critical appraisal of the scientific method, maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or not. There is an argument. Voices have been raised in protest since the beginning, rising in pitch and violence in the nineteenth century during the early stages of the industrial revolution, summoning urgent crowds into the streets any day these days on the issue of nuclear energy. Give it back, say some of the voices, it doesn' t really work, we' ve tried it and it doesn' t work, go back three hundred years and start again on something else less chancy for the race of man. The principle discoveries in this century, taking all in all, are the glimpses of the depth of our ignorance about nature. Things that used to seem clear and rational, matters of absolute certainty - Newtonian mechanics, for example- have slipped through our fingers, and we are left with a new set of gigantic puzzles, cosmic uncertainties, ambiguities; some of the laws of physics are amended every few years, some are canceled outright, some undergo revised versions of legislative intent as if they were acts of Congress. Just thirty years ago we call it a biological revolution when the fantastic geometry of the DNA molecule was ex posed to public view and the linear language of genetics was decoded. For a while, things seemed simple and clear, the cell was a neat little machine, a mechanical device ready for taking to pieces and reassembling, like a tiny watch. But just in the last few years it has become almost unbelievably complex, filled with strange parts whose functions are be yond today' s imagining. It is not just that there is more to do, there is every thing to do. What lies ahead, or what can lie ahead if the efforts in basic research are continued, is much more than the conquest of human disease or the improvement of agricultural technology or the cultivation of nutrients in the sea. As we learn more about fundamental processes of living things in general we will learn more about ourselves.
1. What can't be inferred from the 1st paragraph?
A.Scientific experiments in the past three hundred years have produced many valuable items.
B.For three hundred years there have been people holding hostile attitude toward science.
C.Modern civilization depends on science so man supports scientific progress unanimously.
D.Three hundred years is not long enough to settle back critical appraisal of scientific method.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 文章第一段提到:....maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or not.There is an argument,也就是说,对于将科学继续进行下去,人们观点不一。并且下文就不同的观点进行了详细的阐述,因此答案C是正确的。与之相比较,其他三个选项均是错误的。
2. The principle discovery in this century shows ______.
A.man has overthrown Newton' s laws of physics
B.man has solved a new set of gigantic puzzles
C.man has lost many scientific discoveries
D.man has given up some of the once accepted theories
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 见文章第3段,尤其是最后几句话....some of the laws of physics are amended every few years,some are canceled outright,some undergo revised versions of legislative intent as if they were acts of Congress.得知人类对理论所采取的做法是修正,摈弃,甚至采取立法手段等,因此正确答案是D。
3. Now scientists have found in the past few years ______.
A.the exposure of DNA to the public is unnecessary
B.the tiny cell in DNA is a neat little machine
C.man knows nothing about DNA
D.man has much to learn about DNA
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 承接第4段末尾人们对DNA的再认识(But just in the last few years it has become almost unbelievably complex, fired with strange parts whose functions an beyond today’s imagining.),作者在第5段指出了对DNA研究的态度:继续深入地开展下去。由此确定答案为D。
4. The writer' s main purpose in writing the passage is to say that ______.
A.science is just at its beginning
B.science has greatly improved man's life
C.science has made profound progress
D.science has done too little to human beings
A B C D
A
[解析] 总结归纳题,通过理解全文归纳出答案。 [详细解答] 文章的最后一段明确指出,It is not just that there is more to do,there is everything to do.从而清楚地将作者的观点公之于众,那就是说,科学刚刚起步,面前的路还很长很长。因此答案应是A。虽然科学取得了很大进展(C),大大改善了人们的生活(B),但这都不是本文的写作目的。
5. The writer' s attitude towards science is ______.
Passage Four Efforts to educate people about the risks of substance a buse(毒品滥用)seem to deter some people from using dangerous substances, if such efforts are realistic about what is genuinely dangerous and what is not. Observed declines in the use of such drugs as LSD, PCP, and quaaludes since the early 1970s are probably related to increased awareness of the risks of their use, and some of this awareness was the result of warnings about these drugs in" underground "papers read by drug users. Such sources are influential, be cause they do not give a simple "all drugs are terrible for you" message. Drug users know there are big variations in danger among drugs, and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed. This is illustrated by th4 popularity among young marijuana users of Reefer Madness, a widely unrealistic propaganda film against marijuana made in the 1930s. This film made the rounds of college campuses in the 1970s and joined rock music videos on cable television's MTV in the 1980s. Instead of deterring marijuana use, it because a cult(风靡一时的) film among users, man y of whom got high to watch it. Although persuasion can work for some people if it is balanced and reasonable, other people seem immune to the most reasoned educational efforts. Millions have started smoking even though the considerable health risks of smoking have been well known and publicized for years. Moreover, the usefulness of education lies in primary prevention: prevention of abuse among those who presently have no problem. Hence, Bomier' s contention that "if the Pepsi generation can be persuaded to drink pop wine, they can be persuaded not to drink it while driving" is probably not correct, since most drunken driving is done by people who al ready have significant drinking problems, and hence seem not to be dissuaded even by much stronger measures such as loss of a driver's license.
1. According to the passage, up to now, antidrug education ______.
A.has made all people see the danger of drugs
B.has succeeded in dissuading people from using drugs
C.has been effective only to a certain degree
D.has proved to be a total failure
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 文章第一段所述,antidrug education既没有完全失败(选项D.a total failure),也不是如选项A,B那样使所有的人都意识到了吸毒的危害,而是Observed declines in the use of such drugs...即在某种程度上了解了其危害,所以只有C是正确的。
2. The film "Reefer Madness" mentioned in the passage ______.
A.effectively deterred marijuana use
B.was rejected by young marijuana users
C.did not picture the danger of marijuana realistically
D.was welcomed by marijuana users because it told them how to get high
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即町推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 见文章第一段最后几行,了解到...Reefer Mad ness,a widely unrealistic propaganda film against marijuana made in the 1930s.也就是说,这部电影是一部相当不真实的反大麻宣传影片,因此正确答案是C。
3. The message "all drugs are terrible for you" is not influential because ______.
A.it ignores the fact that drugs vary greatly ill danger
B.it gives a false account of the risks of drug use
C.some drugs are good for health
D.it does not appear in underground papers
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 见文章第1段中部,Such sources are influential, because they do not give a simple“all drugs are terrible for you” message.Drag users know there are big variations in danger among drugs,and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed.明确得知答案是A。
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Even balanced and reasonable antidrug persuasion is influential only to some people.
B.Most drug users are ignorant of the danger of drugs.
C.Punishments such as loss of a driver's license do not seem to be an effective way to stop drunken driving.
D.Primary prevention is a useful principle to be followed in antidrug education.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节辨析题,通过理解原文即可推理得知答案。 [详细解答] 见文章第1段中部,Such sources are influential, because they do not give a simple "all drugs are terrible for you" message.Drug users know there are big variations in danger among drugs,and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed.得知吸毒者了解毒品在危害性上差异很大,因此答案是B。
5. The best title for the passage would be ______.
A.Are All Drugs Terrible for You.'?
B.Do People Believe What Underground Papers Say?
C.Is There an Increased Awareness of the Risks of Drugs?
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 center.
1. The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ______ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation' s economy.
A.other than
B.rather than
C.more than
D.better than
A B C D
B
[解析] 短语辨析题,要求后面考生能辨析...than的差别,并能正确使用。 [详细解答] other than表示“不同于”,“除了”;more than是“大于”,“多于”,而better than常指“比……更好”,“胜于”;只有rather than指“不是……(而是……)”,符合本题语境。
2. If people are not held responsible for their actions when they arc drunk, then we ______ forgive drunken drivers.
A.may well as
B.had better
C.might as well
D.would rather
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题是考察几个与情态动词相关的习惯用语的使用。 [详细解答] might/may as well是比较常用但许多考生并不明确的习惯表达,表示have no better reason not to...(没理由不……还是……为好);没有may well as这种说法,另外两个短语大多数考生比较熟悉:had better——最好;would rather——宁可……也不,宁愿。
3. He might have been dead ______ the arrival of the doctors.
A.but for
B.except for
C.with
D.on
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题测试重点是虚拟语气的使用。 [详细解答] but for的意思是if not(要是没有,要不是),要求后面跟虚拟语气的谓语。其他三个选项从意思上均说不通。
4. These areas rely on agriculture almost ______ , having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.
7. The boss stressed the criterion that a qualified waiter must do every service ______ the satisfaction of his customers.
A.for
B.by
C.on
D.to
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题考察介词的使用。 [详细解答] do sth.to the satisfaction of sb.的意思是“把某事做得使某人满意”,其他三个选项均不合题意。
8. Only after many years of hard work ______ that money alone does not lead to happiness and success.
A.I did realize
B.had I realized
C.did I realize
D.I had realized
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考察考生对虚拟语气和倒装句的正确使用。 [详细解答] only after表示“在……之后”,要求后面跟虚拟语气,同时,如果把only after置于句首则要求用倒装语序,综合考虑只有C答案正确。
9. When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ______ the assembly line.
A.take the place of
B.replace
C.be attributed to
D.give way to
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题是短语辨析题,主要考察考生对give way to与take the place of等短语/词汇的区别。 [详细解答] give way to(让位于)既包含着take the place of/ replace的意思,又不仅仅是take the place of/replace的意思,它强调了被比较对象的关系,如A gives way to B表示“B取代了A,A因退步/落后等原因让位于B”。所以本题答案是D。
10. The travelers were ready to enjoy the spectacular tidal waves when suddenly a thick fog came up and ______ the whole scene.
13. Since you don' t feel ______ to cook dinner tonight, what about dining out?
A.inclined
B.pleased
C.obliged
D.apt
A B C D
A
[解析] 考察考生对inclined,pleased,obliged,apt等词语的习惯用语的实际应用能力。 [详细解答] feel inclined to do sth.相当于have a wish to do sth.,表示“想做某事”;be pleased with sb./sth.表示“对……人/事感到满意”;be obliged to sb.表示“感谢(某人)”, be obliged to do sth.则表示“不得不/必须(做某事)”;apt的常用词语包括:be apt at(善于,巧于),be apt for(适合),be apt to/to do sth.(易于动辄,往往有可能)。
14. The people in that remote area still live on ______ means because the economy there is underdeveloped.
28. We are writing to the director ______ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.
A.with the exception of
B.with reference to
C.with the purpose of
D.with a view to
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题主要测试考生对习惯表达的理解和应用能力。 [详细解答] with the exception of意为“将……除外”;with reference to表示“有关,关于”;而with the purpose of是指“为了”;with a view to则是“打算要,有意要”。因此根据句意选择答案B。
29. I wonder why you are still ______ with hatred for her. The incident is already ten years away.
30. The changes in the treatment of has characters is a significant ______ to Shakespeare' s growth as a dramatist.
A.image
B.label
C.signal
D.index
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题是词语辨析题,主要考察考生是否对index的用法有全面了解。 [详细解答] index(to)表示“标志,表征”,如Manner of walking gives an index to one’s character(行路的姿态是人的性格的表征)。其他三个选项(image—图象,映像;label—标签,商标;signal—信号)均不适合本句句意。
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 work, add a work or delete a work. 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. For centuries the gypsies have lived as a unfettered people who traveled 71. ______ through half the countries of the world, abiding to their own laws. Scorning 72. ______ discomfort, enduring persecution, accumulating only meager possession, 73. ______ they sacrificed all for their freedom. To be settled people they seemed both fascinating or fearful, 74. ______ while to the gypsies the settling people were equally fearful. 75. ______ Gypsies acquired in ancient times their traditional occupations like 76. ______ smiths and horse traders. They plied their crafts from village to village, presenting entertainments to attract townsmen. So they became musicians, magicians, animal trainers, and acrobats. A folk saying held that when a gypsy woman predicted misfortune it always came fact because she stole something from the victim. The gypsies 77. ______ were known 'also for the big trick which they deceived the credulous. A 78. ______ typical trick was to convince a peasant to bury his money, promising that it 79. ______ would be multiplied by magic powers; when the peasant returned to dig them up, the money and the gypsies were both gone. The term "gypsy" 80. ______ soon became synonymous with all the robbers and brigands who infested ( 骚扰) the countryside.
Part Ⅴ Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition based on the following news extracted from newspaper, commenting on what had happened and giving your own understanding of it. You should write at least 150 words and give your own writing an appropriate title.
1. “香港著名影、视、歌三栖明星张国荣四月一日从香港某高层楼给身跳下,自杀身亡……”
——《新民晚报》
Is It a Perfect Ending?
Some people hear their inner voice of pursuing perfection, in eluding a perfect ending. Such people become triumphant, but they choose to suicide. Mr. Zhang Guorong is among them. Ending never stops fascinating human beings. Ending is the most important part of a story, a period of history, a pursuit, and finally a life. Naturally we have certain kind of curiosity toward the end of our life, but death seems to be out of our reach. Suicide then becomes the fastest and the most convenient way to see the ending, especially for a perfectionist. To some degree, suicide is also a change for the better, at the cost of life. However, suicide doesn' t only cause death. It hurts the feelings of other people still alive. In other words, many broken hearts may become the victims of a released heart. In this sense, suicide is an action without responsibility. One may have his fight to die, but he doesn' t have rights to hurt those who love him. Anyway, death is the last and worst solution to any problems, let alone a pursuit for perfection and a temptation to see the ending.