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.
When students leave for college at an age 17 or 18./many of them have never been away from home and their family./The transition to greater freedom and responsibility may be difficult for them,/with no one to wake them up for breakfast or do their laundry,/and fewer classes to attend but larger amounts of homework/Some students do not adjust successfully./In the United States,where almost 70% of high school graduates enter college,/only a minority of these actually graduate./College has many social attractions,/some of which can be distractions./Sports,concerts,and parties can be very time-consuming./ The temptation to stay up too late at night is always present,/so self-discipline is an important lesson to learn./In addition,many students have part-time jobs,especially in the US/where most students have cars and are expected to help their parents pay for tuition or college housing./
[听音关键] 这是一篇介绍大学生活的短文,关键词有:college;graduate;transition;adjust;social attractions;selfdiscipline;part-time jobs;tuition;housing。 [听写难点] ①数字,如70%;②难词,如:transition过渡,responsibility责任,laundry洗熨,distraction分心,temptation诱惑,self-discipline自律。 [画龙点睛] 根据常识我们知道,在美国上大学的几率是很高的,由此可断定句子“In the United States,where almost 70% of high school graduates enter college,only a minority of these actually graduate.”中的 数字应为70%,而不可能是17%。
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 best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
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.
B.be interviewed for a job in the woman's company.
C.resign from his position in the woman's company.
D.exchange stock market information with the woman.
A B C D
B
[解析] 1-3 W: Please have a seat,Mr.Saunders.[1] I received your resume last week,and was very impressed. M: Thank you! W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds.[1]May I ask why you are interested in working for us? M: Your company has an impressive reputation and I've always wanted to work for a smaller company. W: That's good to hear.Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job? M: [2]I'm currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide. W: Why do you think you are the right candidate for this position? M: As a head broker.I have a lot of experience in the stock market.I deal with clients on a daily basis, and I enjoy working with people. W: [3]Well,you might just be the person we've been looking for.Do you have any questions? M: Uh-hum.If I were hired.how many accounts would I be handling? W: You will be working with two other head brokers.In other words.you will be handling about a third of our clients. M: And who would I report to? W: Directly to me. M: I see.What kind of benefits package do you offer? W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year employment.You'll also be entitled to medical and dental insurance.but this is something you should discuss with our Personnel Department.Do you have any other questions? M: No.not at the moment. W: Well.I'll have to discuss your application with my colleagues and we'll get back to you early next week. M: OK,thanks,it's been nice meeting you! W: Nice meeting you too! And thanks for coming in today.
Questions 4 to 6 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.
4. The woman seems unconvinced that it will rain today because
A.she can't see any sign of it outside.
B.she doesn't believe the man.
C.she thinks the forecast has not been accurate this week.
D.she doesn't want it to happen.
A B C D
C
[解析] 4-6 M: The weather forecast says it will rain today. W: Yeah,doesn't it always? [4] They've been saying that for a week and I haven't seem much sign of it so far. M: Yeah.but look.This time maybe they're on target.The sky's very dark.I've got a feeling the rain will be heavy. W: If it's raining heavily after class.wait for me and I'll bring you an umbrella. M: That's kind of you to offer.But don't worry.I'll probably just wait it out. W: By the way.what are the chances that you might be able to have a word with Professor Simpson in Criminology class? [5] We still need some resources for our Psychology project and his input might help. M: I could ask him,[5]although I don't know how eager he'd be to give us information about such a topic. W: Oh,come on,he's always so helpful.Why would he even hesitate? M: Well,he has this mindset,[6]which opposes the notion that criminals must necessarily be psychologically abnormal. He feel it's just a stereotype. W: OK.But when it comes to certain crimes like mass murder.there must be a few“marbles loose”. M: You would think so.But it's hard to convince Simpson that anyone's crazy. W: Perhaps he'd make a good reference source in the section where we include counter-arguments to our main thesis. M: Good thinking.Let's give it a shot. W: That's the spirit.
5. Why do the man and woman want to talk to Mr. Simpson? A. He is a psychology professor with much knowledge. B. His views during arguments are very powerful. C. He may be able to add information to a research paper.
Questions 7 to 10 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.
[解析] 7-10 W: [7]This food is terrible! I can't even finish my dinner. M: I know.You think with all the money we paid for room and board, the university could hire a better food service.Where are you headed next? W: [8]I'm going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge. M: You are spending your time on a card game? W: Not just any card game.It's one of the most strategic games. M: So I have heard.Don't you play with a partner? W: Yeah! Four people play.two against the other two. M: So.you try to play in cooperation with your partner? W: Actually.the cards of one of the four plays are turned face up.That player is called the dummy. M: You know,I've heard that bridge is a habit forming.[9]You should be careful not to play so much that you don't get your studying done. W: Don't worry about me.I only play Thursdays after dinner, and sometimes when they need a forth player. If you like,I could teach you. M: [10]Thanks, but I have a pretty heavy workload this semester. I already spend my evenings doing things I don't really know how to do yet.
[解析] 事实细节题。女士向男士介绍了一些桥牌的打法后,男士表示了自己的担忧,说道:“你要当心,不要玩太长时间以至于没完成学业。”因此,正确的答案应该是选项D。D项中的neglect studies是对原文中don't get your studying done的同义替换。而同义替换是出题的手法之一,而且这样的选项只要不违背题意,成为正确选项的可能性是极大的。
10. The man doesn't accept the woman's offer because
SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 11 to 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 was the theme of the conference the speaker was to attend?
A.The role of immigrants in the construction of American society.
B.The importance of offering diverse courses in European history.
C.The need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum.
D.The historic landing of Europeans on the Virginia shore.
A B C D
C
[解析] 11-13 I had flown from San Francisco to Virginia to attend a conference on multiculturalism.Hundreds of educators from across the country were meeting [11]to discuss the need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum.I took a taxi to my hotel.On my way,my driver and I chatted about the weather and the tourists.The driver was a white man in his forties.“How long have you been in this country?”he asked.“All my life!”I replied.“I was born in the United States.”With a strong southern accent,he remarked.“I was wondering because your English is excellent.”Then I explained as I had done many times before,“My grandfather came here from China in the 1880s.My family has been here in America for over a hundred years.”He glanced at me in the mirror. [12]Somehow,I did not look "American"to him.My appearance looked foreign.Questions like the one my taxi driver asked make me feel uncomfortable.But I can understand why he could not see me as an American.He had a narrow but widely-shared sense of the past: a history that has viewed Americans as descendants of Europeans.Race has functioned as something necessary to the construction of American character and quality.In the creation of Our national identity, American has been defined as“white”.[13]But America has been racially diverse since our very beginning on the Virginia shore, where the first group of Englishmen and Africans arrived in the 17th century.And this reality is increasingly becoming visible everywhere.
Questions 14 to 17 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.
4. Greeks must______to keep the dead resting in everlasting peace.
A.rent a grave
B.burn the body
C.bury the dead near a church
D.buy a piece of land for a grave
A B C D
D
[解析] 14-17 [14]In Greece, only rich peolple will rest in peace forever when they die.Most of the population,however,will be undisturbed for only three years.Then they will be dug up,washed,compressed into a small tin box,and placed in a bone room.If the body has only partially decayed,it is reburied in a smaller, cheaper grave.but not for long.The body will be dug up again some time later when it has fitly decayed. [14]Buying a piece of land for a avoid this process:The cost of the grave is so great that most people choose to rent a grave for three years and even after being dug up.lasting peace is still not guaranteed.if no one pays for renting space in the bone room.the skeleton is removed and stored in a building in a poor part of the town.[15] Lack of space in Athens is the main reason why the dead are dug up after three years. The city is so overcrowded that sometimes dead bodies are kept in hospitals for over a week until a grave is found.[17]Athens' city council wants to introduce cremation,that is, burning dead bodies as a means of dealing with the problem.But the Greek church resists this practice.They believe the only place where people burn is hell, so burning dead bodies is against the Greek concept of life after death. [16]To save space the church suggested burying the bodies standing up instead of lying down. Some people proposed building multi-storey underground graveyards.
[解析] 事实细节题。短文开头就提到“只有富人死后可以rest in peace forever”,随后说其他人死后是如何被挖出来挪来挪去的,而buying apiece of land就可以避免此遭遇,故答案为D。A是大多数人的做法,租期为三年,此做法无法保证死者永久的安宁;B是希腊教会反对的做法,并未在希腊实行,故错误;C原文未提及,只是利用原词胡乱拼凑,故也不正确。
5. Most dead bodies in Athens are dug up after three years to
A.solve the problem of lack of land.
B.see whether they have decayed.
C.follow the Greek religious practice.
D.move them to a multi-storey graveyard.
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。文中明确说明此举的原冈是Lack of space,选项A与其同义,故正确。B不是根本目的,C未提及;文章最后说有人提议建造多层墓地,但multi-storey graveyard尚不存在,所以根本不可能move去那里。
6. What suggestions does the church give about the burying of dead bodies?
[解析] 事实细节题。burning dead bodies“火化尸体”在Greek church前后出现了两次,问题中的object to与原文中的动词resist是同义词,所以答案为A。预读时应确定听音重点为希腊教堂反对的做法。
Questions 18 to 20 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.
8. Which of the following is the reason for people's dissatisfaction with traditional banks?
A.Their business hours are limited.
B.Their safety measures are inadequate.
C.Their banking procedures are complicated.
D.They don't have enough service windows.
A B C D
A
[解析] 18-20 Many people dislike walking into the bank,standing in long lines and running out of checks. [18]They are dissatisfied with their bank's limited hours, too.They want to do some banking at night and on weekends.For such people their problems may soon be over.Before long,they may be able to do their banking from the comfort of their own home, any hour of the day,any day of the week.Many banks are preparing online branches or Internet offices.which means that people will be able to take care of much of their banking business through their home computers.This process is called interactive banking.On these online branches,customers will be able to view all their accounts,move money between their accounts,apply for a loan.and get current information on products such as credit cards.Customers will also be able to pay their bills electronically and even email questions to the bank. [20]Banks are creating online services for several reasons.One reason is that banks must compete for customers, who will switch to another bank if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive.[19]The convenience of online banking appeals to the kind of customer banks most want to keep, that is,people who are young, well-educated have good incomes. Banks also want to take advantage of modern technology since they have moved into the 21st century.
[解析] 事实细节题。短文提到,他们对银行营业时间的有限不满意,故选A。
9. What kind of customer does online banking most appeal to?
A.People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.
B.Young people who are fond of modem technology.
C.Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.
D.People who have computers at home.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。根据“网上银行的方便吸引银行最想留住的那类客户,即那些受过良好教育、高收入的年轻人”,故选C。其中的wealthy是对原文have good incomes的同义替换。另外,银行总是喜欢有钱人.不管开展什么业务银行总是要赚钱的,四个选项中只有wealthy能体现这一点。预读时可先看到这一点,听音时再进一步求证。
10. According to the passage, banks create online services to
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
[解析] 21-22 Cell phones have become a central force in the daily life of teens around the world.In addition to calling each other,and sending text messages,they use their cell phones to connect with web sites,play music and games,and take pictures.Now,a U.S.college is holding a competition,giving young people a chance to get really creative with this tiny hand held device.[21]They're being challenged to produce a cell phone film. “It needs to be edited.It needs to have some kind of audio.voice-over or music.and it needs to tell a story.”And said contest organizer Dianne Lynch.It must be shot entirely with cell phones.[22]She says that the best film will not be very different from an award-winning movie in any other format
3. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news. What a radical decision did New Zealand take 20 years ago?
[解析] Many governments in Europe are grappling with the huge task of reforming their economies,which economists say are burdened with high welfare costs.On the other side of the world,[23]in New Zealand,a radical decision was taken 20 years ago to slash those costs by dismantling the country's welfare state which had been in existence for half a century.The New Zealand experience has been seen as a test case by other governments wanting to introduce reform.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
4. The next generation of retirees will be the following EXCEPT
A.the most affluent.
B.the best educated.
C.the most optimistic.
D.the healthiest.
A B C D
C
[解析] 24-25 The number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double between now and 2030.[24]This next generation of retirees will be the healthiest, best educated,and most affluent in American history.But many of them won't have a retirement benefit their parents' generation fought hard to get.It is something known as a defined-benefit plan,or “pension.”Retired workers who have a pension continue to be paid a certain percentage of their highest annual salary--usually anywhere from one to three percent--multiplied by the number of years they worked for the company.Pensions first became popular during World WarⅡ. when a federally-mandated wage-freeze meant unions had to negotiate for retirement benefits,instead of pay increases.[25]Pensions reached the height of their popularity in the late 1970s,when more than 60 percent of Americans had one.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
6. How many athletes took part in the 2006 Winter Olympics?
A.85.
B.1,924.
C.2,500.
D.25,000.
A B C D
C
[解析] 26-28 The 2006 Winter Olympics opened in Turin,Italy on February 10,[26]with some 2,500 athletes representing about 85 countries.The Winter Games are a tradition that dates back to 1924,and[27]author Sue Macy recounts the highlights, low points and changes that have taken place since that time in a new book for young readers. [28]It's called Freeze Frame:A Photographic History of The Winter Olympics.And it was published by the National Geographic Society.The same stately theme music is heard at both the Summer and the Winter Olympics,but the two events differ dramatically in other ways,says Sue Macy,and not just because the Winter Games feature cold weather sports.
8. What's the name of the new book written by Sue Macy?
A.Freeze Game: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics.
B.Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics.
C.Free Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics.
D.Free Game: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics.
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。新闻提到,Sue Macy的新书名为Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of The Winter Olympics,故答案为B。freeze,free和frame,game为两组音近词,听音时应特别加以注意。
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
A.whether the Muslim Brotherhood is committed to democracy is doubted.
B.Brotherhood candidates won't yield direct power in the presidential election.
C.Brotherhood have become the biggest opposition group in parliament.
D.candidates were officially allowed to stand as Brotherhood candidates.
A B C D
D
[解析] 29-30 Whatever。the exact mathematics of Egypt's election results,the fact that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have become the biggest.opposition group in parliament,is seen as a coming-of-age:for Islamic ideals—in the most.influential democracy in the Arab world Although [29]candidates were not officially allowed to stand as Brotherhood candidates, and they won't yield direct power,[30] commentators predict a more religious future. Secular politicians also doubt whether the Muslim Brotherhood is truly committed to democracy.
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. Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 1 to how they can best 2 such changes Growing bodies need movement and 3 , but not just in ways that emphasize competition. 4 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the 5 that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are 6 by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 7 to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, 8 , publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, 9 student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide 10 opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful 11 dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the 12 of some kind of organization with a supportive adult 13 visible in the background. In these activities, it is important to remember that young teens have 14 attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized 15 participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to 16 else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants 17 This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. 18 , they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by 19 for roles that are within their 20 and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.
1.
A.thought
B.idea
C.opinion
D.advice
A B C D
A
[解析] 原文的意思为“教师要清楚青少年在情感、智力和生理方面所经历的变化。他们还要认真地思考如何最好地适应这些变化”。四个选项中只有A项thought符合题意.give thought to意为“思考”。 [点睛] 词义辨析题,兼考查固定搭配。在判断中注意主从句主语都是they(教师),这样可以直接从意思上排除C项opinion和D项advice,因为自己不会给自己提观点或建议。
[解析] 答题关键是对as well as的理解,“不仅......而且”这说明空格里要填的词与leadership(领导力,也是一种在刚队中才能得以实现的能力)是一种对应关系,group dynamics“群体动力学”,研究群体行为,此处可译为“团队活动”。 [点睛] 语义逻辑题。B项表示“个人的”,与前文提到的club含义矛盾。C项若作定语,表示“人事部门”,此处也不符合上下文语义。D项corporation一般表示“企业”,与本句的主语club不相符,故排除。
12.
A.consent
B.insurance
C.admission
D.security
A B C D
D
[解析] 原文的意思是“而许多害羞的学生需要某个组织所赋予的(安全感),而且需要有一个成年人藏在幕后给予支持”,与原文中shy students(害羞的学生)相对应的只有D项security。 [点睛] 语义逻辑题。本题也存在一个意思上的对应关系。即the______of organization与the support of adult对应,可以判断D项正确。注意C项admission 如果说是加入或进入某一机构,后面应该用介词to/into而不是of.此外上下文语义也不相符。
13.
A.particularly
B.barely
C.definitely
D.rarely
A B C D
B
[解析] 首先通过“二分法”可以将选项分为表肯定含义(A、C项)和表否定含义(B、D项)两类。从空格后的visible in the background判断,此处应用表否定含义的词,因为in the background(在 幕后)和visible(看得见)是对立的。然后,看看B项和D项的差异:barely意为just,almost not,表程度,而rarely意为seldom,表频率.由此来看本题应选B项barely。 [点睛] 词义辨析题,兼考查语义逻辑。注意副词的属性,例如这里的rarely只能修饰动词或具有动作性质的形容词,如present,angry,late等,但不能修饰表示纯状态的形容词,如以-ble为后缀的派生词。
14.
A.similar
B.long
C.different
D.short
A B C D
D
[解析] attention span是一个心理学术语,指的是注意力集中的时问长度。short attention span 意为“不能长久地集中注意力”。 [点睛] 语义逻辑题。本题选项有两个对称关系,即A与C项(表异同),B项与D项(表时间长短),从下一句remain active as long as中的long来看,应为后者;然后从两个情态动词should和can可以发现下文存在一个因果关系(应该做……以求能够……),说明long应该是“果”,即“目标”,而现状是short:attention span。
[解析] 此处空格需要填入一个表示肯定意义的词,故在选项A和D之间选择,something else意为“其他事情”,故选D项。 [点睛] 语义逻辑题。本题的逻辑判断点在空格前的go on to(继续),由此我们知道后面接的词应表肯定含义。everything无法与else搭配,可直接排除。
17.
A.off
B.down
C.out
D.alone
A B C D
B
[解析] let sb.off意为“解雇”,let,sb.down意为“让某人失望”,let sb.out意为“让(允许)出去”,let sb.alone意为“不打扰.让他一个人待着”.只有B项合题意。 [点睛] 词义辨析题,兼考查固定搭配。
18.
A.On the contrary
B.On the average
C.On the whole
D.On the other hand
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题前面的句子是个否定句,因此后面是对上句的转折,A项On the contrary意为“相反”,符合题意。 [点睛] 关联词题。注意D项On the other hand表示比较(used when comparing different or opposite facts or ideas),用来表示“前面虽是事实,然而后面也是事实”,故不合题意。
19.
A.making
B.standing
C.planning
D.taking
A B C D
C
[解析] make for意为“走向”,stand for意为“代表,象征”,plan for意为“计划,安排”,take for意为“认为”,只有C项符合题意。 [点睛] 词义辨析题,兼考查固定搭配。注意本题也可从本段第2句找到线索,即a variety of activities should be organized.此处选择plan是前句中organize的复现和引申。
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. She was full of pity______the little boy with no one to love and care for him.
A.with
B.in
C.for
D.on
A B C D
C
[解析] 她对那个没人怜爱的小男孩充满了同情。 [解析] 考查动词搭配。pity在表示“对某人的同情”时要接介词for,例如:He agreed out of pity for her children. (他出于对她孩子的同情而同意了。)
2. The reason______his going to France was______he got a new job there.
[解析] 在他6岁时父母都去世了。 [解析] 考查状语成分。介词短语和现在分词作状语时,其逻辑主语应为句子的主语,否则该介词或分词结构就成为悬垂结构。选项D是when引导的时间状语从句,符合题意,为正确答案。而选项A、B中,介词短语at the age of six和分词短语being six years old都与句子主语both his father and mother不一致,所以错误。选 项C中缺少连词引导从句,所以也不对。
4. They wanted to eat out but could find______cheap enough.
11. My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate______from you sometime.
A.to have heard
B.to hear
C.having heard
D.hearing
A B C D
D
[解析] 我妻子在信中说,她如能哪天收到你的来信将不胜感激。 [解析] 考查appreciate的用法。appreciate意为“感激;欣赏”,后接名词或动名词短语作宾语,例如:People appreciate working with him because he has a good sense of humor.(人们喜欢和他一起工作,因为他富 有幽默感。)由于本题用的是过去将来时,所以不用动名词的完成时态,因此选项D为正确答案。
12. First designated in 1970, Earth Day has become an annual international event______concerns about environmental issues such as pollution.
A.dedicated to raising
B.dedicated raising
C.dedicates to raise
D.that dedicates to raising
A B C D
A
[解析] 1970年设立的地球日已经成为一项年度国际大事,致力于提升公众对环境事业比如污染问题的关注。 [解析] 考查dedicate的用法。dedicate是及物动词,其固定搭配为dedicate oneself/one's life to sth.意为 “献身于,致力于……”。选项A用过去分词形式dedicated作后置定语,修饰event,可还原成定语从句为: which is dedicated to raising,因此为正确答案。由此也知选项D中dedicates不能为主动态。
13. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true______it comes to classroom tests.
A.when
B.since
C.before
D.after
A B C D
A
[解析] 做好家庭作业是提高考试成绩的切实有效的方法,在课堂测验时尤为如此。 [解析] 考查习惯用语。when it comes to是习惯用语,意为“涉及,谈到”,例如:When it comes to World Table Tennis Championships,no other team is match for Chinese Team.(谈到世界乒乓球锦标赛,没有 哪支队伍可以与中国队抗衡。)
14. It was not until midnight______the snowcapped peak.
15. ______can help but admit that drastic changes have taken place in China since the economic reform 20 years ago.
A.Everybody
B.Someone
C.Anybody
D.Nobody
A B C D
D
[解析] 每个人都不能不承认经济改革20年来中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。 [解析] 考查cannot,help but的用法。cannot,help but+动同原型,表示“不能不”。本题句中用的是can,所以需将cannot的否定移到主语.因此选择nobody。Nobody can help but...=Anybody cannot help but...
16. The British constitution is______a large extent a product of the historical events described above. [A] at IS] within [C] by [D] to
A B C D
D
[解析] 英国宪法在很大程度上是以上所描述的历史事件的产物。 [解析] 考查固定搭配。to a large extent为固定搭配,意为“在很大程度上”。
17. She feels it a disgrace to speak to those socially______
18. As the mountains were covered with a______of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.
A.coating
B.film
C.veil
D.shade
A B C D
C
[解析] 由于群山被云层笼罩,我们看不到山顶。 [解析] 考查词组辨析。a veil of意为“一层”,如:A veil of fog covered the valley.(一层雾笼罩了山谷。)a coating of意为“一层”,但指的是“(覆盖在表面的)外层,漆的涂层”,如:The walk was covered with a thin coating of snow.(走道上覆盖着薄薄的一层雪。)a film of意为“薄薄的一层”,如:There was a film of dust on the desk.(桌上积了薄薄的一层灰尘。)a shade of意为“一点,少许”,如:There is a shade of difference in meaning between the two form of the word.(这个词的两种形式在词义上有着细微的差别。)选项C是 正确答案。
19. ______we have not made any arrangement for our picnic.
A.So far
B.Up to now
C.Thus far
D.As yet
A B C D
D
[解析] 到目前为止,我们还没有时野炊作布置。 [解析] 考查词组辨析。as yet,so.far,thus far,up to now都表示“到日前为止”,但在否定句和疑问句中常用 as yet。
20. We expect Mr. White will______Class One when Ms Jenny retires.
25. Tom went through the documents again carefully for fear of______any important data.
A.relaying
B.overlooking
C.deleting
D.revealing
A B C D
B
[解析] 汤姆又仔细检查了一遍文件,以免遗漏了重要的数据。 [解析] 考查动词辨析。overlook意为“忽略,遗漏”,与题目中的carefully相对,为正确答案,又如:The secretary is careful and never overlooks any little points.(秘书是个细心人,从不遗漏任何细节。)relay意为“转 播”;delete意为“删除,消去”;reveal意为“显示,显现”。
26. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son's career goals and their wishes for him______
28. I'm______to think that they are opposed to the proposal.
A.leaned
B.included
C.inclined
D.declined
A B C D
C
[解析] 我倾向于认为他们反对这个提议。 [解析] 考查动词辨析。incline常用于被动语态,与不定式连用,意为“倾向于,赞同”,因此选项C正确。lean表示“倾向于”时,要与towards搭配,且为主动,如:My wife is voting Democrat but I'm leaning towards the Republicans.(我妻子准备投民主党的票,但是我倾向于支持共和党。)include意为“包括”,decline意为“拒绝”, 都不合题意。
29. Some people like to own an expensive car as a symbol of______
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A World War Ⅱ initiated the concept of "total war"--war that involved all, civilians and military alike, in the war effort. This was not really new. Lazare Carnot had anticipated it during the French Revolution with his call for "a nation in arms". But never before World War II had nation been required to draw so heavily upon the total human resources available to them. In each country, there was a propaganda effort to portray every person in the state as personally involves in the struggle being waged. In the United States, "Rosie the Riveter" was as much a part of the picture as "G. I. Joe". The German "Rosies" were not as likely as their American counterparts to be working as riveters, but from 1942 on, they and their children were to face terrors of war as severe as those experienced by their front-line soldiers. Shivering from fear of being buried alive in the cellars that served as air-raid shelters, they had to emerge from those areas of modest security to extinguish the fire bombs that sizzled in the attics above before entire houses were incinerated. Each explosive bomb that fell could mean life or death for each person who heard it coming, depending on where it fell and how big it was. There is no rational way of rendering judgment on the moral aspects of the Allied bombing. It did, of course, kill Nazis and anti-Nazis alike; women and children as well as men; prisoners of war and foreign workers as well as Germans; professors, artists, musicians, and farmers, as well as workers in munitions factories. And the mode of death, as will be seen, was often shocking and gruesome. But it is faulty to assume that without the bombing all those who perished would have survived and would have met death more peacefully. Land invasion would have meant the ravaging of cities by heavy artillery, tanks, and flame throwers, the desperate flight of thousands of civilians (which indeed occurred on Germany's eastern front), and the ultimate collapse of all forces of order, with internecine fighting,, famine, and disease as likely accompaniments. Neither can one assume that more churches, famous monuments, paintings, library books, and so forth would have survived. That those who stopped the bombs had pangs of guilt in respect to the suffering they caused and the cultural wealth they destroyed is a credit to their humanitarian sensitivities. But sentiments of revulsion are more appropriately directed at war itself, which inevitably brutalizes those involved, destroys normal sensitivities, and opens the way to rape, pillage, and want of destruction. A "clean", "humane" war is an impossibility.
1. World War II is particular in that it
A.anticipated the arrival of new age in war-waging.
B.victimized the ordinary people and soldiers alike on unprecedented scales.
C.made the aggressors suffer more than the aggressed.
D.used the propaganda to get the civilians into it without hesitation.
A B C D
B
[解析] 首段首句和第3句。 [解析] 细节题。首段首句中的initiated一词表明二战的独特之处就在于“全面战争”的概念是从那时开始的,结合该段第3句可知选项B符合题意。 [点睛] 首段第2句表明选项A当中的the arrival of new age in war-waging不对,因此选项A不正确;选项C只是对文中有关德国在二战中的遭遇而作的不客观的论断,文中只提到德国(aggressors之一),而没提到被侵略国(the aggressed),所以不能得出选项C的结论,因此不对;选项D中的without hesitation文中未体现,故不对。
2. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that "Rosie the Riveter" was
A.a picture used in the war propaganda.
B.the name of an American hero during the war.
C.a representative of women who were dragged into the war.
D.a German-born worker who escaped to America during the war.
A B C D
C
[解析] 首段倒数第3、4句。 [解析] 词义题。从首段倒数第3句可以知道倒数 第4句中提到的“Rosie the Riveter”和German“Rosies”是相同的人,而从倒数第3句中的转折分句可以知道German“Rosies”应该是指德国后方的妇女,由此可见,“Rosie the Riveter”应指美国后方的妇女,代指所有被无故卷入战争的平民,因此本题应选C。 [点睛] 选项A最具干扰性,原文倒数第4句中的picture并不是指一幅具体的画,而是指整场战争的画面,而“Rosie the Riveter”应该是指生活在战争背景下的平民,由此可以否定选项A。
3. In the second paragraph, the author seems to consider the Allied bombing on Germany
A.imprudent.
B.immoral.
C.justified.
D.reckless.
A B C D
C
[解析] 第2段第3句和第4句。 [解析] 观点题。第2段第3句和第4句是作者对盟军轰炸德国的看法.其中第4句开头的but it is faulty...表明作者认为盟军的轰炸不应该受到片面的指责,由此可判断选项C为本题答案。 [点睛] 选项A表示“轻率的,鲁莽的”;选项B表示“不道德的,邪恶的”;选项D表示“不计后果的”;均不能恰当描述作者的态度。
4. According to the author, without the Allied bombing,
A.more lives might have been saved.
B.people would have died of other disasters.
C.the Allied landing would have been out of the question.
TEXT B Pageants (露天演出) are usually conceived on a fairly large scale, often under the auspices of some local or civic authority or at any rate in connection with local groups of some ldnd. This sometimes means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose of mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found to be on the meagre side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed. Most pageants have a historical flavor as they usually come about through the celebration of the anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of some local worthy. Research among archives and books in the public library will probably prove very useful and produce some workable ideas which will give the production an especially local flavor. From the first economy will have to be practised because there are usually a great number of people to dress. Leading characters can be considered individually in the same way as when designing for a play; but the main body of the performers will need to be planned in groups and the massed effect must be always borne in mind. Many pageants take place in daylight in the open air. This is an entirely different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out by the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience or behind the performers. Very theatrically conceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight setting of trees, verdant lawns and old ivy-covered walls; the same goes for costumes being worn in front of the mellow colors of stately homes. The location needs to be studied and then a decision can be made as to what kinds of colors and textures will harmonize best with the surroundings and conditions and then to carry this out as far as possible on the funds available. If money is available to dress the performers without recourse to their own help in the provision of items, it is best to arrange for all the cutting and pinning together of the costumes to be done by one or two experienced people than to be given out to the groups and individuals for completion. When there is little or no money at all, the garments need to be reduced to the basic necessities. Cloaks and shawls become invaluable, sheets and large bath towels and bath sheets are admirable for draping. Unwanted curtains and bedspreads can be cut to make tunics, robes and skirts. These are particularly valuable if they are of heavy fabrics, such as velvet or chenille. Colors should be massed together so that there are contrasting groups of dark and light, this will be found to help the visual result substantially. Crowds of people gathered together in a jumble of colors will be found to look quite purposeless and will lack dramatic impact.
1. Which of the following is true about pageants?
A.Pageants seldom take place in the afternoon or evening.
B.Pageants are often supported by local or civic authorities.
C.Many pageants get abundantly funded by local companies.
D.Most pageants are based on events of historical importance.
A B C D
B
[解析] 首段首句。 [解析] 细节题。首段首句中的under the auspices of与选项B中的support具有相近的意 思,因此选项B为本题答案。 [点睛] 第3段首句表明很多庆典在白天举行,这就可能包括在上午或下午举行,因此选项A不正确;首段第2句表明庆典获得的资金很少。选项C与此相反,因此不正确:选项D只概括了第2段首句的第一种可能,而没有顾及该句中0r引出的另一种可能,因此也不正确。
2. The word "it" in Line 5, Para. 1 refers to
A.the scale of the pageants in the open air.
B.the production of costumes for all the performers.
C.the limited allocation of funds for the performance.
TEXT C Virtually everything astronomers known about objects outside the solar system is based on the detection of photons-quanta of electromagnetic radiation. Yet there is another form of radiation that permeates the universe: neutrinos (中微子). With (as its name implies) no electric charge, and negligible mass, the neutrino interacts with other particles so rarely that a neutrino can cross the entire universe, even traversing substantial aggregations of matter, without being absorbed or even deflected. Neutrinos can thus escape from regions of space where light and other kinds of electromagnetic radiation are blocked by matter. Furthermore, neutrinos carry with them information about the site and circumstances of their production: therefore, the detection of cosmic neutrinos could provide new information about a wide variety of cosmic phenomena and about the history of the universe. But how can scientists detect a particle that interacts so infrequently with other matter? Twenty-five years passed between Pauli's hypothesis that the neutrino existed and its actual detection: since then virtually all research with neutrinos has been with neutrinos created artificially in large particle accelerators and studied under neutrino microscopes. But a neutrino telescope, capable of detecting cosmic neutrinos, is difficult to construct. No apparatus can detect neutrinos unless it is extremely massive, because great mass is synonymous with huge numbers of nucleons (neutrons and protons), and the more massive the detector, the greater the probability of one of its nucleon's reacting with a neutrino. In addition, the apparatus must be sufficiently shielded from the interfering effects of other particles. Fortunately, a group of astrophysicists has proposed a means of detecting cosmic neutrinos by harnessing the mass of the ocean. Named DUMAND, for Deep Underwater Muon and Neutrino Detector, the project calls for placing an array of fight sensors at a depth of five kilometers under the ocean surface. The detecting medium is the seawater itself: when a neutrino interacts with a particle in an atom of seawater, the result is a cascade of electrically charged particles and a flash of light that can be detected by the sensors. The five kilometers of seawater above the sensors will shield them from the interfering effects of other high-energy particles raining down through the atmosphere. The strongest motivation for the DUMAND project is that it will exploit an important source of information about the universe. The extension of astronomy from visible fight to radio waves to x-rays and gamma rays never failed to lead to the discovery of unusual objects such as radio galaxies, quasars (类星 体), and pulsars (脉冲星). Each of these discoveries came as a surprise. Neutrino astronomy will doubtless bring its own share of surprises.
1. Which might be the most appropriate title of the passage?
5. In the last paragraph, the author describes the development of astronomy in order to
A.suggest the potential discovery of celestial bodies by means of neutrino astronomy.
B.illustrate the importance of surprises in malting astronomic discoveries.
C.demonstrate the effectiveness of the DUMAND apparatus in detecting neutrinos.
D.name some cosmic phenomena that neutrino astronomy will illuminate.
A B C D
A
[解析] 末段末句。 [解析] 推断题。末段末句中的its own share of surprises及该句时态表明中微子天文学也将像该段第2句提到的天文学发展那样为天体的发现做出贡献,因此本题答案应为选项A。 [点睛] 原文末段最后两句都提到了surprise一词,但没有讨论surprise对天文学的重要性是什么,因此选项B不正确,末段的重点并不是讨论DUMAND提到DUMAND的首句只是过渡句,从上段关于DUMAND过渡到该段关于中微子天文学的内容,因此选项C不正确;该段并没有列举中微子天文学能帮助发现的天文现象,因此选项D也不正确。
TEXT D Suppose you are driving on a highway with three lanes going in your direction and you come upon a toll plaza with six toll booths. Three toll booths are straight ahead in the three lanes of traffic, and the three other booths are off to the right. Which lane should you choose? There are usually enough people searching for the shortest line so as to make all the lines about the stone length. The term profit in economics has a very precise meaning. Economists, however, often loosely refer to "good deals" or profitable ventures with no risk as profit opportunities. Using the term loosely, a profit opportunity exists at the toll booths if one line is shorter than the others. The general view of economics is that profit opportunities are rare. At any one time there are many people searching for such opportunities, and as a consequence few exist. At major banks in big cities, you can buy foreign currencies. The prices of these currencies are determined in world money markets. With dollars we can buy marks; with these marks we can buy francs; and with these francs we can buy back dollars. Can we make money on this transaction? If this is possible, we say that there are profit opportunities in the market. There are in fact almost never any profit opportunities of this kind in foreign currency markets. There are always individuals looking for such opportunities, and if any opportunity does arise it is quickly eliminated. If, for example, the mark-franc price is too low with respect to the other prices, there is an immediate rush to buy marks and sell francs, not by ordinary citizens at bank windows, but by a few large currency traders in Tokyo, London, or Zurich who watch prices every minute. Such a rush drives up the mark-franc price to the no-profit-opportunity point. Markets like this, where any profit opportunities are eliminated almost instantaneously are said to be efficient markets. The common language way of expressing the efficient markets hypothesis is "there's no such thing as a free lunch". How should one react when a stock broker calls up with a hot tip on the stock market? With skepticism. There are thousands of individuals each day looking for hot tips in the market, and if a particular tip about a stock is valid there will be an immediate rush to buy the stock, which will quickly drive its price up. By the time the tip gets to your broker and then to you, the profit opporttmity that arose from the tip (assuming that there was one) is likely to have been eliminated. Similar arguments can be made for bond markets and commodity markets. They are many "expert" in these markets, who take quick advantage of any news that affects prices. This economist's view that there are very limited profit opportunities around can, of course, be carried too far. There are clearly times when profit opportunities exist. Someone has to be first to get the news, and some people have quicker insights than others. Nevertheless, news does get disseminated quickly, and there are thousands of people with quick insights. The general view that profit opportunities are rare is close to the mark.
4. What is the author's attitude towards the idea that "profit opportunities are rare"?
A.Doubtful.
B.Cautious.
C.Consenting.
D.Ironic.
A B C D
C
[解析] 末段末句。 [解析] 观点题。本文首先在第2段倒数第2句提出经济学的观点“获利机会是少有的”,接着作者举了多个例子说明这一点,并在文末表明自己对此的看法,末段末句中的close to the mark表明作者认同经济学的观点,因此本题答案为选项C。 [点睛] 选项A与第5段第3句的skepticism意思相同,但原文表明作者对有利可图的机会抱着半信半疑的态度,该处的skepticism与本题作者的观点无关;其他两个选项没有原文依据。
1. We are now living in a society of severe competition. Students need to compete for better school; companies compete for better products and more customers. Many people neglect the role of cooperation. What do you think of the relationship between competition and cooperation? Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
COMPETITION AND COOPERATION
You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your idea is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea OR describe your idea. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
范文与解析
Sample
[1] It is often believed that competition and cooperation are in opposition to each other.[2]We are now living in a society of severe competition.Students need to compete for better schools;companies have to compete for better products and more customers.[3] And there is constant competition for jobs,fame,wealth and so on.Cooperation is often neglected by many people.[4]Here I would like to say that both competition both cooperation play an important role in social progress. [5] Competition is the impetus of the constant development of the human society.The pressure of competition can force people to try their best and give people a sense of the pursuit of excellence.Without competition people would be satisfied with their present condition and society would not advance. [6] A strong desire to succeed and do better than others inspires us to work harder.[7]However, we also need to know the importance of cooperating with others.It's unimaginable for an individual to live without society.In many cases,people need to cooperate with each other to overcome difficulties.Mere competition may lead to failure. [8]To succeed in life,we must learn that both competition and cooperation are indispensable.[9] Competition will make US always be active to create while cooperation gives US the possibility of working together to overcome obstacles
Analysis
[1]用It is often believed that引出话题。 [2]severe competition意为“激烈的竞争”。competition前可以用不同的词修饰,见下面句型变换。 [4]用both...and...指出强涮竞争与合作都很重要。 [5]impetus意为“动力”,是亮点词汇。 [6]a strong desire to(do)和inspire sb.to do sth.是语言亮点。 [7] 用However笔锋一转,引出合作的重要 性。 [9]while引导比较状语从句。结论:竞争和合作在迈向成功的路上同样重要。 写作指南 要求考生针对竞争和合作的相互关系进行议论。 根据题目要求,文章结构如下: 第一部分,竞争与合作似乎是互相对立的,其实不然。当今社会虽然处处存在竞争,但是合作也同等重要。 第二部分,论述竞争与合作的作用和相互关系。注意要把二者放在同等重要的地位。 第三部分,要想获得成功,竞争与合作缺一不可。
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING
1. Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Because of your carelessness you lost your school bag in the library. Write a "LOST" note for it. You are supposed to be Wang Hai. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
范文
A School Bag Lost
In the third-floor reading room,library,Saturday,June 14,a school bag,blue in color and with two books named Wuthering Heights and Catch-22,one library card,and one black folding umbrella in it,finder please return it to the owner,Wang Hai.Room 208,Dormitory 3.Cell phone number:13622088802.