1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[解析] Aircraft Carriers are a powerful and extremely flexible part of a nation's defense./A carrier is flexible in a way that armies and air forces are not because it can influence events merely by being seen./The power of an aircraft carrier can act as a visible deterrent to enemy aggression./A carrier is also flexible because it operates on the ocean./Unlike a land air base, no other country has to be consulted about where a carrier can go and what it can be used for/because most of the ocean is considered international water and not part of any one country./This freedom allows carriers to move from one trouble spot to another quite easily./Carriers operate with a number of support and supply ships;/this group of ships is referred to as a carrier battle group./While carriers are important, they are also quite expensive,/so there are only a few patrolling the world's oceans today./Approximately 40 carriers of all types are currently in use or being built./
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. What is not true about the patient mentioned in the beginning?
A.He came in for a routine physical checkup.
B.He is going on vacation with his family.
C.He feels in perfect health.
D.He is only 36 years old.
A B C D
D
[解析] 1-3 F: Doctor Smith, today I'd like to ask you about the fact of lying of doctors. M: It's actually quite common in this field. F: Can you give me an example? M: Well, one of the patients, he came in for a routine physical checkup just before going on vacation with his family, Though he feels in perfect health, we've found that be has a form of cancer that will cause him m die within six months. He is only 46 years old! F: Poor thing. Does he know it? M: No. And that's worrying me. I mean it's best to let him know. But there is also the need to conceal this brutal news, or at least we should conceal the truth until after the family vacation. F: What do you usually do under such circumstances? M: We often see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake; in our eyes, such lies differ from self-serving ones. We doctors sincerely believe that the seriously iii people do not want to know the truth about their condition, and informing them risks destroying their hope, so that they recover more slowly, or deteriorate faster, perhaps even commit suicide. F: But isn't this sometimes dangerous? I mean dying patients especially can't make decisions about the end of life: about whether or not they should enter a hospital, or have surgery; about where and with whom they should spend their remaining time; about how they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave. M: What you've said, I admit, is also reasonable. But not only in medicine, but in other professions like law, government, or the social sciences as well, people may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences seem avoidable only through deception.
[点拨] 根据录音"He is only 46 years old!" 一句,可判断D项错误。
2. What is not mentioned when the doctor is describing what would happen if the patient were told about the truth of his conditions?
A.They recover more slowly.
B.They deteriorate faster.
C.Perhaps they even commit suicide.
D.They will hardly recover.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据录音"they recover more slowly, or deteriorate faster, perhaps even commit suicide" 一句,不含D项。
3. What does the woman mean when she talks about decisions about the end of life?
A.Whether or not they should enter a hospital or have surgery.
B.Where and with whom they should spend their remaining time.
C.How they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave.
D.All of the above.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据录音"about whether or not they should enter a hospital, or have surgery; about where and with whom they should spend their remaining time; about how they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave"句。
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
4. How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
A.Two provinces and ten territories.
B.Six territories and six provinces.
C.Ten provinces and two territories.
D.Eight provinces and two territories.
A B C D
C
[解析] 4-7 M: Linda, you are from Canada. Can you tell us something about your country? F: My pleasure. First of all, I'd like to ask you a question: how much do you know about Canada? M: I know it's the largest country in the Western Hemisphere and the second-largest country in the world. F: Do you know how many provinces are there in Canada? M: I've no idea. F: Then do remember, Canada is a self-governing confederation composed of 10 provinces and two territories. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Ottawa, Ontario, is the capital city and the seat of the federal government. Do you know where do the majority of Canadians come from? M: Perhaps Britain and France? I know you have two official languages. All government and legal business is conducted in both languages. F: That's right. But the English-speaking population is larger than the French and is distributed throughout all Canada. In 1969 the Official Languages Act was passed, making French and English the official languages of Canada. M: What about the schools in Canada? I know more and more Chinese people choose Canada to further their study after university. F: Canada has more than 350 colleges and universities. Some 600,000 students are enrolled in them. The largest university in all Canada is the University of Toronto, which has several affiliated colleges and is noted for its medical school.
[点拨] 根据录音"Canada is a self-governing confederation composed of 10 provinces and two territories"一句。
5. What organization does Canada belong to?
A.The Commonwealth of Nations.
B.The Common Health Nations.
C.The Commonhealth of Nations.
D.Common Wealth Nations.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据录音"It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations"一句。
6. When was the Official Languages Act passed?
A.1949.
B.1959.
C.1969.
D.1979.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据录音"In 1960 the Official Languages Act was passed"一句。
7. How many colleges and students are there in Canada?
A.350; 600,000.
B.360; 6,000,000.
C.370; 600,000.
D.380; 6,000,000.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据录音"Canada has more than 350 colleges and universities. Some 600,000 students are enrolled in them"。
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
8. How many Chinese Americans are there in the U.S. today?
A.Less than 500,000.
B.More than 500,000.
C.Less than 5,000,000.
D.More than 5,000,000.
A B C D
A
[解析] 8-10 M: Professor, how's Chinese Americans' situation today? F: There are fewer than half a million, only a small fraction of the U.S. population, living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. But they are generally admired for their many remarkable characteristics, and are often held up as an example worth following. M: When, then, did things begin to change? F: It was during World War II, when China was an ally of the United States. The Exclusion laws were ended; in 1965, in a general revision of the immigration laws, many more Chinese were permitted to settle here, as discrimination against immigration was abolished. M: But it seemed that the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods, which came to be known as" China- towns", F: Right. And in each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes. To this day, certain China-towns, especially those of Francisco and New York, are busy, thriving communities, M: Professor, there are two facts about the Chinese Americans; one is that there is so little juvenile delinquency among them; the other is that there are so many outstanding scholars, scientists, and artists out of their uneducated laborers ancestors. How can we explain these? F: Well, we may owe little juvenile delinquency to their retaining many aspects of ancient culture. For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong. Even young children cherish the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family. Secondly, the high regard for education which is deeply imbedded in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. This explains why so many descendants of laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, or other professionals.
[点拨] 根据录音"There are fewer than half a million"一句。
9. Where is not the gathering place of Chinese Americans mentioned in the conversation?
A.California.
B.Washington.
C.New York.
D.Hawaii.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据录音"..living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii"一句。
10. Which Chinatown might be the busiest and the most thriving one according to the conversation?
A.San Francisco.
B.Washington.
C.Los Angles.
D.Boston.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据录音"To this day, certain Chinatowns, especially..., are busy, thriving communities"一句。
SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 11o 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
1. What is the author's main purpose in the passage?
A.To prove that football is the world's most important sport.
B.To show that Argentina is better than others.
C.To compare Scotland with Argentina.
D.To explain the role of sport.
A B C D
D
[解析] 11-13 Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport-- the pursuit of personal excellence Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about himself, he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nation's hopes, dreams and reputation. A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world's most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention" Argentina" to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup can "put Argentina on the map". Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played. So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Does the Argentina really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it's nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.
2. Why is Argentina world-famous according to the passage?
A.Because of its large number of sports fans and supporters.
B.Because of its successes in the football World Cup.
C.Because of its obvious position on the map.
D.Because of its excellence at most important sports.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据录音"..winning the World Cup" put Argentina on the map"一句。
3. If a sportsman only thinks about winning, what will he be?
A.He will fail to succeed.
B.He will be successful.
C.He will lose enjoyment.
D.He will be irrational.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据录音"The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself"一句。
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
4. Car account for ______ the greenhouse gases in the US.
A.50%
B.40%
C.25%
D.14%
A B C D
C
[解析] 14-16 Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They use the same oil as other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries will have to deal with these issues or else face unacceptable economic, health-related and political costs. It is unlikely that oil prices will remain at their current low level or that other nations will accept a large and growing U.S. contribution to global climatic change. Policymakers and industry have four options: reduce vehicle use, increase the efficiency and reduce the emissions of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, switch to less harmful fuels, or find less polluting driving systems. The last of these -- in particular the introduction of vehicles powered by electricity is ultimately the 0nly sustainable option. The other alternatives are attractive in theory but in practice are either impractical or offer only marginal improvements. For example, reduced vehicle use could solve traffic problems and a host of social and environmental problems, but evidence from around the world suggests that it is very difficult to make people give up their cars to any significant extent.
[点拨] "Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about..."一句。
5. Policymakers and industry have four options, not including ______.
A.reducing the emissions of vehicles
B.reducing, the use of vehicles
C.improving the price of the oil
D.finding less polluting driving systems
A B C D
C
[解析] 原文提到了这四种选择,但C不包括。
6. According to the speaker, the only applicable and practical method is ______.
A.reducing the emissions of vehicles
B.reducing the use of vehicles
C.using electricity-powered vehicles
D.limiting the production of vehicles
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据录音"The last of these —in particular...is ultimately the only sustainable option."一句。
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
[解析] 17-20 Millions of people are enrolled in evening adult education programs across America. Community colleges have become popular and their enrollments have increased rapidly. Large universities are offering more courses in the evenings for adult students. In this way, the demand for more education is being met. One reason for this is that many older people are changing their professions. They are looking for different careers. Another reason is that repair costs have increased. This way they hope that the high costs for repairs can be avoided. Advanced technology is the most important reason for the rise in adult education. Engineers, teachers and businessmen are taking adult education classes. They have found that more education is needed to do their jobs well. Various courses are offered. Computers and business courses are taken by many adult students. Foreign languages, accounting and communication courses are also popular. Some students attend classes to earn degrees. Others take courses for the knowledge and skills that they can receive. The lives of many people have been enriched because of adult education.
[点拨] 根据录音"Community colleges have become popular and their enrollments have increased rapidly. Large universities are offering more courses in the evenings for adult students."一句。
8. Why has adult education become popular?
A.Because many old people are changing their professions.
B.Because some people are looking for better jobs.
C.Because they have high costs for repairs and advanced technology.
D.All of the above.
A B C D
D
[解析] 通过原文"One reason for this is that many older people are changing their professions. They are looking for different careers. Another reason is that repair costs have increased. ...This way they hope that the high costs for repairs can be avoided. Advanced technology is ...in adult education", 可以归纳出A, B, C在项。
9. Which of the following courses is not offered in evening adult education programs?
A.Plumbing and electrical repair.
B.Engineering.
C.Foreign languages.
D.Accounting and communication.
A B C D
B
[解析] 文章中提到了修理、外语、会计、交际等课程,工程却没有提到。
10. Which of the following statements is not true according to the selection?
A.People go to attend the evening adult classes for more money.
B.They go there for they want to enrich their lives.
C.They have to study more because of the advanced technology.
D.They do so for the reason that they want to do jobs better.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 21~22 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given I0 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
[解析] 21-22 For the first time in 6 years, the United Nations will end a year with a surplus in his regular budget Correspondent Breck Ardery reports from the United Nations. UN official Joseph Connor told reporters the year will end with a surplus in the United Nations regular budget of about i00 million dollars. Mr. Connor said the surplus was made possible by a larger than expected arrears payment from the United States. "They had to pay 350 million dollars of that by the end of December. They came in with 452 million dollars." The US Congress recently approved almost 1 billion dollars to pay US arrears to the United Nations. But payment of some of the money is contingent on further reforms in the world organization. Mr. Connor, the Deputy Secretary-General for Management, says next year's regular UN budget will be 2.5 billion dollars, virtually unchanged from 1999. He said continuing reductions in administrative expenses made the no-growth budget possible. Breck Ardery VOA's News, at the United Nations.
[点拨] 原文中有"Mr. Connor, the Deputy Secretary-General for Management, ..?一句。
2. The 452 million dollars was the total amount of money that ______.
A.the US owed to the UN
B.the US was required to pay by December
C.the US Congress approved for arrears payment
D.the US paid to the UN as part of the arrears payment
A B C D
D
[解析] 分析句子"The US Congress recently...organization."得出。
Questions 23~25 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.
[解析] 23-25 The Indian government says the men who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane to Afghanistan are demanding a huge ransom to set free the 160 people on hoard. The Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said the hijackers wanted 2 million dollars as well as the release of 35 Muslim militants imprisoned in India. He said the hijackers had refused to allow children and their mothers on the plane to leave. The terms were spelled out to Indian negotiators at Kandahar Airport where the airliner has been standing for 4 days. From Kandahar Kate Clarke reports. "Indian diplomats here are saying very little. They don't want to comment on reports from Delhi that the hijackers are demanding ransoms of millions of dollars and the release of dozens of Kashnmiri militants held in Indian jails. On the Talihan side, Foreign Minister has said they don't want to put the hijackers on trial. 'They are not part of Afghanistan', he says, 'We don' t want to touch them.'"
[点拨] 从报道的整体内容得出。
4. The hijacked plane Was scheduled to fly from ______ to ______.
A.India; Afghanistan
B.Afghanistan; India
C.India; Pakistan
D.Pakistan; India
A B C D
A
[解析] 通过报道的内容可判断飞机的目的是阿富汗,起飞地是印度。
5. According to Mr. Singh, the hijackers wanted ______ as well as the release of______ Muslim militants.
A.1 million dollars, 35
B.2 million dollars, 35
C.2 million dollar, 25
D.1 million dollars, 25
A B C D
B
[解析] 抓住句子"The Indian Foreign Minister...imprisoned in India."
Questions 26 ~ 28 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.
6. According to the news, the two Libyans are ______.
A.proved guilty of exploding a airplane
B.brought to trial
C.held in a prison in Scotland
D.charged with conspiracy
A B C D
D
[解析] 26-28 Two Libyans charged with blowing up a US airliner over the Scottish town of Lockbie have made their first public court appearance. At Tuesday's pre-trial hearing lawyers for the men argued that the charge of conspiracy should be thrown out because the conspiring was not committed in Scotland. The lawyers also asked that the start of the trial be delayed. The hearing was held at a Dutch military base that is now legally a Scottish prison guarded by armed Scottish police. The trial is set to begin there in February.
[点拨] 抓住句子“At Tuesday's pre-trial...committed in Scotland.”。
7. The lawyers argued that ______.
A.the two men are not guilty of conspiracy
B.the trial should be postponed
C.the plane did not explode in Scotland
D.the trial should not be held in Holland
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据句子“The lawyers also asked that the start of the trial be delayed.”推出答案。
8. The trial is set to begin in ______.
A.January
B.February
C.March
D.April
A B C D
B
[解析] 原文中有“The trial is set to begin there in February.”一句。
Questions 29 ~ 30 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
A.Asian regions have been attacked by the disease.
B.European birds are infected by virus.
C.Only a few people have been infected by the disease.
D.All the victims appear to get the disease from contact with birds.
A B C D
D
[解析] 29-30 Top public health experts are sounding a warning about the possibility of a bird flu pandemic. The dangerous avian flu virus has infected birds from East Asia to Europe. Human infections have been relatively rare so far --117 cases, according to the World Health Organization, all of whom appear to have gotten the disease from direct contact with birds. Dr. Greg Poland of the Mayo Clinic says two of the three conditions are in place for a global flu epidemic, or pandemic. We already have a new virus for which we don't have immunity ... and the virus can sicken humans." The remaining condition is for this virus to develop the ability to be easily transmitted from one human to another to another. When this happens, time will be described for those left living as 'before' and 'after' the pandemic."
[点拨] 原文中有这么一句话“all of whom appear to have gotten the disease from direct contact with birds.”
10. This virus can not
A.sicken humans
B.infected birds
C.develop into a global epidemic
D.transmit easily from one human to another
A B C D
D
[解析] 原文中有“When this happens,”,使用的是第三人称单数表示将来时,说明尚未发生。
PART Ⅲ CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first 1 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 2 tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future 3 and cultural growth in- creased. Many linguists believe that evolution is 4 for our ability to produce and use language. They 5 that our highly evolved brain provides us 6 an innate language ability not found in lower 7 . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 8 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 9 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. There- fore there are critical 10 times for language development. Current 11 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 12 . more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 13 grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 15 of their first language have become firmly fixed. 16 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been 17 from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that 18 with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 19 than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 20 , children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
[解析] 此句意为与人隔绝的儿童不能掌握好一门语言。isolated孤立的,与人隔绝的;distinguished区别的,杰出的,如:The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage。中华民族以勤劳勇敢著称。different不同的;protected受到保护的。
[解析] 根据分析,本句中的“this”,和“even more basic”分别指代上句的“interaction with other human beings”和“necessary”,此处所填词对应上文中的language development。也就是说,language acquisition语言习得。 appreciation欣赏,感激;requirement要求;alternative转移,转变,转换。
20.
A.As a result
B.After all
C.In other words
D.Above all
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句功能是以另一种方式解释前文中的“imitative,learned behavior(模仿性的后天行为)”。in other words换言之,换句话说;as a result结果是;after all毕竟;above all首先。
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
1. ______, I must do another experiment.
A.Be it ever so late
B.It is ever so late
C.It be ever so late
D.So late it be ever
A B C D
A
[解析] 题型:语法题。Be it ever so late是表示让步意义的虚拟倒装句,它是由Though it (may)be ever so late这一句省略though再将be移至主语it之前而来.Though...be...即使……,(其实……未必……); Though...is...意为“虽然……”。
2. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ______ before the West was settled.
3. I ______ this book in a secondhand bookstore on Nanjing Road.
A.came into
B.came about
C.came round
D.came across
A B C D
D
[解析] 题型:词汇题。come into进入……状态,衍生用法还有come into being,如:In that year,the company came into being。come about发生,产生。come round顺便来访。而come across碰到,找到,尤指意外地或偶然地碰到,如:came across my old college roommate in town today今天在镇上遇到我大学的老同学,故符合题意。
4. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ______
7. We must ______ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.
A.secure
B.ensure
C.assure
D.issue
A B C D
B
[解析] 题型:词汇题。此题考查动词词义。ensure确保,如:ensure success保证成功;还可以ensure sb. against (from)danger保护某人免受危险,issue为无关干扰词,意思是“发行;分配”;secure表示“保护,确保安全”,如: secure one's life;assure意思是“保证,担保”。
9. This is an ideal site for a university ______ it is far from the downtown area.
A.provided that
B.now that
C.so that
D.in that
A B C D
D
[解析] 题型:语法题。此题考查连词的用法。provided that假使,主句常用将来时态,与题干时态不符,应排除。 now that可用来引导原因状语从句,主要用来说明一种新情况,意思是“既然、由于”。so that引导结果状语从句,把题干的因果颠倒了,也应排除。in that是书面语,意思是“因为”。
10. Although Asian countries are generally more ______ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.
[解析] 题型:词汇题。句子意思是“我的图书证下礼拜的今天就到期了”。exist表示“存在”;expire表示“期满、终止、届满”,如:My passport expires in a month。我的护照再过一个月就到期了。expose表示“使暴露,曝光”,如:expose students to good art and music使学生接触美好的艺术和音乐:explore表示“探险、探究”,如:explore the Antarctic regions南极地区考查。
12. On turning the corner, we saw the road ______ steeply.
18. The habit of economy one of the greatest differences between the savage and civilized men.
A.contains
B.Contributes
C.constitutes
D.continues
A B C D
C
[解析] 题型:词汇题。contain意思是“包含、包括”;contribute表示“捐助、贡献”,如:contribute to the Red Cross向红十字会捐献:constitute表示“指定(法律)、任命、组成”,如;constitute a direct threat to sb.对某人构成直接威胁.句子的意思是“经济习惯构成了野人和文明人之间的最大区别”.
19. Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that ______ what I said.
A.it was something in
B.there was something in
C.it was something as for
D.there was something upon
A B C D
B
[解析] B.题型:语法题.句型“There is something in...” 意思是“……有一定道理”。
20. The pressure ______ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.
A.to compete
B.competing
C.to be competed
D.having competed
A B C D
A
[解析] 儿题型:词汇题.英语中有很多名词可以接不定式作定语,pressure就是其中之一,常用的还有ambition, campaign, chance, courage, decision, determination, drive, effort, intention, need, opportunity, reason, right, struggle, tendency, time, way, wish等。
21. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed ______ us an answer.
A.giving
B.have given
C.to give
D.to have given
A B C D
A
[解析] 题型:词汇题。postpone延缓,耽搁,后接动名词作宾语,比如:postpone sending an answer暂缓答复。
22. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ______ in the public mind today.
A.exists
B.exist
C.exiting
D.to exist
A B C D
A
[解析] 题型:语法题。表示比较的than在这里是一个关系代词,在从句中作主语.
23. As a ______ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A.flexible
B.versatile
C.sophisticated
D.productive
A B C D
B
[解析] 题型:词汇题。versatile多才多艺的。flexible意为“灵活的,可变通的”,例如:My holiday plans are very flexible.我的假期计划很灵活。sophisticated意为“复杂的,尖端的”。productive意为“富饶的,多产的”。
24. He was ______ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A.dragged
B.tempted
C.elicited
D.attracted
A B C D
B
[解析] 题型:词汇题。tempt意为“引诱,诱惑”,也可以表示意图,如;I am tempted to question this。我很想问问这件事.attract意为“吸引”,如:He was attracted by her beauty.他被她的美貌所吸引。drag意为“拖,拉”, drag sb. to do表示勉强某人做什么,比如:He was dragged to the cinema.他被硬拽到电影院去。elicit意为“引出,推导出”,如;elicit the truth from a witness使证人讲出真情。
25. The new teacher was very nervous ______ she was well prepared.
28. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am ______ to carrying out the plan.
A.Obliged
B.committed
C.engaged
D.resolved
A B C D
B
[解析] 题型:词汇题.be committed to doing sth.致力于做某事。oblige表示“迫使”,如:Circumstances oblige me to do that.情况使我不得不那样做。engage表示“使忙碌、从事于”,比如:He is engaged just now.他现在正有事。 resolve表示“决心、决定要”,如:The circumstances resolved him to go.情况使他决定去。
29. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ______ as well as we had hoped.
30. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ______ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A
High-speed Internet provider At Home Corp. is buying Excite Inc., one of the leading destinations on the World Wide Web, for about $ 6.7 billion in stock in one of the largest Internet company deals. The deal announced today would surpass America Online Inc.' s $ 4.2 billion acquisition of Netscape Communications Corp. last year. Based on closing stock prices Friday, Excite is worth about $ 3. 4 billion, which would mean that At Home would be paying a huge premium. The deal could eventually give telecommunications giant AT&T Corp. control of one of the highly sought-after portals that serve as entry points onto the Internet. At Home is owned by Tele-Communications Inc., Cox Communications and several other investors. TCI is in the process of merging with AT&T Corp. in a $ 39 billion deal that is expected to be completed by spring. AT&T Corp. chief executive Michael Armstrong has stated he wants to use At Home as a conduit for delivering a wide range of communications services, including electronic commerce. Control over Excite, which has a search engine and links to several online shopping sites, would certainly enhance that goal. Excite, which has lagged behind other Web-site companies, such as Yahoo!, has been looking for a larger partner in the rapidly consolidating Internet portal market, especially in wake of the AOL-Netscape deal. Several other companies had been rumored to be interested in Excite, including Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Negotiations between Yahoo! and Excite broke off this weekend, according to published reports. Excite, eager to extend its reach and market power, was attracted by an alliance with AT&T and TCI. Excite's shareholders are expected to own about 30 percent of the combined company, which would be known as At Home Networks. Excite chief executive George Bell would take a position on the new company's executire board, reporting to At Home chief executive Tom Jermoluk. At Home, which delivers high-speed Internet service over cable TV lines, has more than 330 000 customers. The deal would give it access to Excite's more than 20 million registered users and to the company's content-development. capabilities. Both companies are located in Redwood City, Calif. At Home, whose stock has risen nearly 300 percent over the past year, has the money to make a deal, Michael Harris, president of Kinetic Strategies Inc. told MSNBC." With At Home's existing stock valuation (of about $11.7 billion), it's been surprising they haven't done more deals. They've certainly got a huge war chest built up." Neither company has yet made a profit. In the three months ended Sep. 30, Excite lost $6.8 million on revenue of $44 million, including acquisition and amortization expenses. In the same period, At Home lost $ 9.7 million.
1. Why does At Home want to buy Excite?
A.Because Tom Jermoluk wants to control his strongest competitor.
B.Because it Wants to expand its business through Excite's present resources.
C.Because both companies are based in Redwood city, California.
D.Because it has lost $9.7 million in the last three months.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句,At Home现有33万用户,与Excite的这场交易可以使他获得(give it access to)Excite公司2000多万网上用户,以及该公司的目录开发能力。另一方面,Excite认识到自己已落后于像Yahoo!这样的公司,想寻找强大的伙伴,在网址管理公司目前的兼并潮中站稳脚跟。
2. Before the At Home-Excite deal, Excite had attempted a deal with ______.
A.TCI
B.AT&T
C.AOL
D.Yahoo!
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段第六、七句传闻有几家公司对Excite感兴趣,包括Yahoo!和Microsoft公司,但根据报道,本周末Yahoo!和Excite的谈判最终以失败告终。TCI是Tele-communications Inc.的缩写。AT&T是American Telephone and Telegraph Co.(美国电话电报公司)的缩写。AOL是America Online Inc.的缩写。
3. How does AT&T fit into the picture of the At Home-Excite deal?
A.Excite has been dealing with AT&T for some time.
B.AT&T and At Home has been running At Home Networks jointly.
C.AT&T is about to ally with TCI, the owner of At Home.
D.AT&T runs Internet, of which Excite is an important user.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句,At Home是TCU、Cox Communications和其他几家投资者组建的公司。第二句又提到,TCI正在准备与AT&T合并,买卖达390亿美元,预期今春完成联手。所以,第一段最后一句、第二段第三句都提到了AT&T对这场交易的反应。根据第三段第二句,At Home Networks是购买Excite后打算组建的新公司的名称。
4. Excite is eager to join such powerful companies as AT&T and TCI because ______.
A.it is at a competitive disadvantage in the Internet market
B.it expects to expand its shareholding over AT&T and TCI
C.it wishes to expand its coverage of online shopping sites
D.it is about to go bankrupt and has to sell itself
Migration is usually defined as "permanent of sempermanent change of residence". This broad definition, of course, would include a move across the street or across a city. Our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal migration within nations, although such movements often exceed international movements in volume. Today, the motives of people who move short distances are very similar to those of international migrants. Students of human migration speak of "push" and "pull" factors, which influence an individual's decision to move from one place to another. Push factors are associated with the place of origin. A push factor can be as simple and mild a matter as difficulty in finding a suitable job, or as traumatic as war, or severe famine. Obviously, refugees who leave their homes with guns pointed at their heads are motivated almost entirely by push factors (although pull factors do influence their choice of destination). Pull factors are those associated with the place of destination. Most of these are economic, such as better job opportunities or the availability of good land to farm. The latter was an important factor in attracting settlers to the United States during the 19th century. In general, pull factors add up to an apparently better chance between several attractive potential destinations, the deciding factor might be a non-economic consideration such as the presence of relative, friends, or at least fellow countrymen already established in the new place who are Willing to help the newcomers settle in. Considerations of this sort lead to the development of migration flow. Besides push and pull factors, there are what the sociologists call" intervening obstacles". Even if push and/or pull factors are very strong they still may be outweighed by intervening obstacles, such as the distance of the move, the trouble and cost of moving, the difficulty of entering the new country, and the problems likely to be encountered on arrival. The decision to move is also influenced by" personal factors" of the potential migrant. The same push- pull factors and obstacles operate differently on different people, sometimes because they are at different stages of their lives, or just because of their varying abilities and personalities. The prospect of packing up everything and moving to a new and perhaps very strange environment may appear interesting and challenging to an unmarried young man and appallingly difficult to a slightly older man with a wife and small kids. Similarly, the need to learn a new language and customs may excite one person and frighten another. Regardless of why people move, migration of large numbers of people causes conflict. The United States and other western countries have experienced adjustment problems with each new wave of immigrants. The newest arrivals are usually given the lowest-paid jobs and are resented by native people who may have to compete with them for those jobs. It has usually taken several decades for each group to be accepted into the mainstream of society in the host country.
1. According to the passage, pushing factors include the following EXCEPT ______.
A.unemployment
B.famine
C.weather
D.war
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。从“A push factor can be as simple and mild a matter as difficulty in finding a suitable job, or as traumatic as war, or severe famine.”一句可以看出,推动因素主要有:工作难找、战争、饥荒,并没提到气候。
3. People's decisions to migrate might be influenced by all the following EXCEPT______.
A.personalities
B.education
C.marital status
D.abilities
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。线索词为“decision to migrate”,应以此为线索,在文章中快速找寻相应段落。第五段的第一句中含有decision to move,此句为本段落的主题句。在以下的扩展句中,可依次找到“abilities”、“personalities”和“unmarried young man/older man with a wife”。只有B项未提及.因此B项为正确答案。
4. Which of the following is not true?
A.Migration of large numbers of people may cause conflict.
B.The newest arrivals can hardly get good jobs.
C.Native people often resent newest arrivals because they cannot communicate easily with the latter.
D.Usually it has taken several decades for each group of newest arrivals to be accepted into the main-stream of society in the host country.
Every year television stations receive hundreds of complaints about, the loudness of advertisements. However, federal rules forbid the practice of making ads louder than the programming. In addition, television stations always operate at the highest sound level allowed for reasons of efficiency. According to one NBC executive, no difference exists in the peak sound level of ads and programming. Given this information, why do commercials sound so loud? The sensation of sound involves a variety of factors in addition to its peak level. Advertisers are skilful at creating the impression of loudness through their expert use of such factors. One major contributor to the perceived loudness of commercials is that much less variation in sound level occurs during a commercial. In regular programming the intensity of sound varies over a large range. However, sound levels in commercials tend to stay at or near peak levels. Other "tricks of the trade" are also used. Because low-frequency sounds can mask higher frequency sounds, advertisers filter out any noises that may drown out the primary message. In addition, the human voice has more auditory(听觉的) impact in the middle frequency ranges. Advertisers electronically vary voice sounds so that they stay within such a frequency band. Another approach is to write the script so that lots of consonants(辅音) are used, because people are more aware of consonants than vowel(元音) sounds. Finally, advertisers try to begin commercials with sounds that are highly different from those of the programming within which the commercial is buried. Because people become adapted to the type of sounds coming from programming, a dramatic change in sound quality draws viewer attention. For example, notice how many commercials begin with a cheerful song of some type. The attention-getting property of commercials can be seen by observing one-to-two-year-old children who happen to be playing around a television set. They may totally ignore the programming. However, when a commercial comes on, their attention is immediately drawn to it because of its dramatic sound quality.
1. According to the passage, the maximum intensity of sound coming from commercials ______.
A.does not exceed that of programs
B.is greater than that of programs
C.varies over a large range than that of programs
D.is less than that of programs
A B C D
A
[解析] 推断题。根据文章第二段最后一句和第一段第二句可知A为正确答案。
2. Many commercials begin with a cheerful song of some kind because ______.
A.pop songs attract viewer attention
B.it can increase their loudness
C.advertisers want to make them sound different from regular programs
D.advertisers want to merge music with commercials
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第三句可知C为正确答案。
3. One of the reasons why commercials are able to attract viewer attention is that ______.
A.the human voices in commercials have more auditory impact
B.people like cheerful songs that change dramatically in sound quality
C.high-frequency sounds are used to mask sounds that drown out the primary message
D.they possess sound qualities that make the viewer feel that something unusual is happening
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句可知D为正确答案。
4. In the passage, the author is trying to tell us ______.
A.how TV ads vary vocal sounds to attract attention
B.how the loudness of TV ads is overcome
C.how advertisers control the sound properties of TV ads
D.how the attention-getting properties of sounds are made use of in TV ads
It is because of his plays that Shakespeare is now considered the greatest English writer in history. The era in which he lived, Elizabethan England, was a time in which broad interests and creativity could flourish. Elizabeth, the queen, was beloved by her subjects and proved to be a powerful and able ruler. Under the reign of Elizabeth, England changed from an island kingdom to an expanding empire. England grew rich through trade. Sixteenth-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa. Music, dance, poetry, painting, and architecture flourished; but the art form in which Elizabethan England distingusihed the rest of Europe was the theater. The theater, which had practically disappeared from Europe was, at this time, received as a part of the church service. Later, no longer as a part of the service, the" mystery plays" responded to popular taste by adding more and more comic elements. In England, they were sponsored by various trade guilds and presented on stage wagons that went from place to place. When the mystery plays began to lose their appeal, they were replaced by "morality" plays which always taught a moral. In Renaissance England, writers were particularly interested in classical texts such as Latin and Greek plays. Schools and universities began to produce comedies and tragedies by Platus, Terence, and Seneca. Shakespeare was well acquainted with classical humanities and classical tragedies and comedies often served as models in his own drama. A Renaissance man, Shakespeare's interest went beyond book learning to practical knowledge of military strategy, seafaring, business affairs, and the new geographical discoveries, all evident in his plays. Companies of "strolling plays" which had specialized in morality plays responded to the change by stag-ing new plays. Professional actors, who had been viewed by English society as little better than vagrants or criminals, gradually came under the protection of the nobility. Licensed theater companies were formed; Shakespeare belonged to one of those, where in addition to his writing, he acquired a wide experience in acting and theater management. The theater grew in popularity and public theaters were built, not inside the city limits but just outside, along with other places of entertainment. Theaters in Elizabethan England were patronized by all social classes. The Globe Theater, built in 1599, where many of Shakespeare' s plays were performed, had a platform stage jutting out into a central courtyard. The audience stay around three sides of this platform-- the lower-class who each paid a penny in the pit and the wealthier spectators in the galleries above. The orchestra was on stage, as music was usually a significant part of the production. Indeed, the costumes, scenery, singing, playing, and dancing, as well as acting was essential to the total show. There was no lighting, however, plays were performed in the afternoon. Shakespeare knew his audience: his theater is addressed not just to the educated but to all classes of society.
1. Which of the following is not true about the Elizabethan England?
A.Broad interests and creativity flourished.
B.English people began to travel to the Continent.
C.The theater was the most prominent art form.
D.England was no longer an island kingdom.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。文中原句是“Sixteenth-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa.”所以B项符合题意。
2. According to the passage, the theater ______.
A.first appeared in England
B.had various types
C.was only sponsored by the nobility
D.follows two classical rules
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。二、三、四段分别提到“plays for the church service”,“mystery plays”,“morality plays”和“strolling plays”等,所以戏剧有多种多样.
3. Which of the following statements may not be the reason for Shakespeare's success?
A.He lived in the Elizabethan Age.
B.He was quite wealthy.
C.He had broad interest.
D.He was experienced in acting and theater management.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。第四段提到Shakespeare本身是个演员,并不十分富有。
4. "Theaters in Elizabethan England were patronized by all social classes." "patronized" means ______.
A.enjoyed
B.sponsored
C.encouraged
D.promoted
A B C D
B
[解析] 词汇题。patronize意思是“资助”。
TEXT E
Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age. People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind. Many expert are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives." The idea is no necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information," says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. "Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness." Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work. Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted." The point is, you need to do both," Cohen says, "Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size."
1. People who are cognitively healthy are those ______.
D.Why people should receive special mental training as they age.
A B C D
B
[解析] 大意判断题,综合前面的分析,文章一直在强调身体健康和头脑健康两个方面,故选B。
PART Ⅵ WRITING
SECTION A COMPOSITION Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
1. Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer? In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
参考范文 I Prefer Studying With Others Everyone has his own studying habits—be it in a group or by oneself. In my case, I prefer studying with others due to the benefits of group work. First of all, studying with others is a good way to share information and broaden our vision. If we work a group of classmates on an assignment, it, is almost for sure that we can come up with the most comprehensive idea for the simple fact that everyone's contribution can make up for the aspects that might have been missed if we work alone. Second, one tends to behave himself in front of others and he is more likely to concentrate. Last but not least important, studying wth others can prepare us for future job and coorperation with others. We need to cultivate our team-work spirit at school. To work out an assignment or project, every team member has to make his own contribution and efforts should also be made to coordinate and negotiate among team members in order to reach an agreement, that's exactly what the future job would require us to do. For the above reasons, I prefer working with others and develop team-work spirit.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING Write in your ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words to a friend of yours based on the following given situation:
1. You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
参考范文 Dear Jack, I heard that you wished to sell your walkman, so I'm very interested in it. Can you tell me how it looks like? Maybe its condition still good for work? I also want to know how much about it? I can give whatever you want. I am waiting for your reply. Yours. Mary