1. Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: Every college student would agree that life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. Now, you have been asked by the Students' Union to write a passage entitled THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY COLLEGE LIFE AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFE as part of an introduction programme for new students coming in September. You are to write in three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, state clearly what you think the main difference is between college and middle school life. In the second paragraph, state which life you prefer and why. In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
[写作要点] 1.写三段,字数150字左右。 时间35分钟。 2.第一段:明确表述自己的看法。 第二段:指出自己更喜爱哪一种生活,并说明为什么。 第三段:简要总结前面的讨论,或提出建议。 3.文体为议论文,谈自己的观点。 4.写作者的身份是在校大学生,应校学生会之约写此文章,目的是给9月份入学的新生介绍大学生活与中学生活之差别。 [写作提纲] 第1段:先引出话题(每个大学生都认为中学生活与大学生活不一样),再提出自己的看法(如认为二者的一个主要差别在于学生的独立程度不同)。 第2段:分别讨论中学生活和大学生活在独立性方面的差别,然后指出自己更喜爱大学生活,因为自己更希望独立。 第3段:(用不同的语言表达方式)重申自己的观点,总结上面的讨论,并适当引申(如希望新生入学后能注重培养自己的独立性)。 [习作参考] The Main Difference Between My College Life and My Middle School Life As every college student would agree, life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. In my eyes, the main difference lies in the degree of independence. In college, I enjoy a great degree of independence. I live on my own: wash my own clothes, buy my own food, look after myself. I make my daily decisions of my own will. What is more, I depend heavily on myself in my study. I have plenty of free time outside the class. In order to succeed, I need to gain as much from the teachers' lectures as from my self-study. In the absence of pressure form both the college and the family, I must have a workable plan of my own. In contrast, I lived a dependent life in the middle school. My parents were responsible for my daily life so that I did not have to worry about food, clothing and the like. Nor did I have to plan much for my study. My teachers had almost everything in store for me. What I needed to do was to swallow it in and digest it. The harder I worked under the teachers' instruction, the greater my progress. By comparison, I would say I love the independent life now. After all, I am already an adult. To sum up, I live a quite different life in college from that in my middle school in that I am much more responsible for my own life and study. To those newcomers, I would suggest they break away from their parents' tender care and stand on their own feet.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING
1. Write a note of about 50—60 words based on the following situation: Your friend has just won the first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congratulations. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
[写作要点] 1.写50—60词左右。 时间为10分钟。 2.内容是祝贺你的朋友获得全省英语演讲比赛第一名。整个便条读起来要有头有尾,让读者知道事情的来龙去脉。细节不可弄错。 3.交流双方为朋友关系,语体色彩为非正式,语言表达上要较口语化,并带感情色彩。 4.遵循便条写作的格式要求。 [写作指南] 1.先交待写便条时间; 2.接着写称呼; 3.对对方获得全省英语演讲比赛第一名表示祝贺,同时可以指出对方学习勤奋,获奖当在情理之中; 4.客套话(如希望听到对方更多的好消息); 5.致敬、签名。 [习作参考] Oct. 5 Dear Johnson, This morning, I met Jack on my way to the library. He told me you had won the first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. That's really great news! Congratulations ! No pains, no gains. I know you have been working hard all the time. I dare say your spoken English is perfect. You deserve the prize. One word of note: keep me informed of your good news.
Best of all, ×××
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read 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.
Among the Indians of North America, the medicine man was a very important person. He could cure illnesses and he could speak to the spirits. The spirits were the supernatural forces that controlled the world. The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill. So when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic. He spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help. Many people were cured, because they thought the spirits were helping them, but really these people cured themselves. Sometimes your own mind is the best doctor for you. The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too. They knew about plants that really can cure illnesses. A lot of medicines are made from the plants that were used by medicine men hundreds of years ago.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. Now listen to the statements.
[解析] Joe Clarks, 22 years of age, appeared in court in the New York suburbs yesterday. He was there to face a traffic charge.
2. Where did the speaker think they were supposed to meet?
A.On the platform.
B.On the train.
C.Near the stairs.
D.At the information desk.
A B C D
D
[解析] I'm sorry, I'm late. But I was waiting for you at the information desk upstairs. It's lucky I thought you may be here on the platform.
3. What is being described?
A.Telephone.
B.Telegraph.
C.Microfilm.
D.Microscope.
A B C D
B
[解析] This is a very complex system. It can send messages over long distance by means of electric or radio signals and print them at the other end.
4. How long was the coach delayed?
A.Three hours and forty five minutes.
B.Five and a half hours.
C.Two hours and forty five minutes.
D.Eight hours and fifteen minutes.
A B C D
C
[解析] The elderly woman was planning to take the half-past-five coach. Unfortunately due to poor road conditions, which made safe driving impossible, it departed at a quarter past eight.
5. What does the speaker imply?
A.I want you to have a fully enjoyable holiday.
B.Your plans for the trip interest me a lot.
C.I think you should arrive according to the plan.
D.We are now making plans for your journey.
A B C D
D
[解析] Let me know as soon as you have fixed your travel plan. I'd like to make sure you're properly looked after on the arrival.
6. What does the speaker mean?
A.The shop told me this would happen.
B.I didn't know it would be like this.
C.It became smaller but still fits me.
D.The cardigan is well worth the price.
A B C D
B
[解析] Just look at this cardigan. It has shrunk so much I can't wear it any more.
7. When will the writer's new book be published?
A.In the spring.
B.In the summer.
C.In the autumn.
D.In the winter.
A B C D
C
[解析] That famous writer's new book is coming out in September. However, we probably won't be able to find it in the library until December.
8. What does the speaker mean?
A.Travelling by car is more dangerous than by air.
B.There are 300 air crashes each year in the US.
C.The air crashes each year kill about 50,000 people.
D.Travelling by plane is more dangerous than by car.
A B C D
A
[解析] Statistics show that 300 people are killed in air crashes in the United States every year, but about 50,000 people are killed in car accidents.
SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions. Now listen to the conversations.
[解析] A:I'm going to take down the curtains and put up new ones. B:Why? What's wrong with them?
2. The woman's usual attitude towards films is
A.mixed.
B.fascinated.
C.enthusiastic.
D.disinterested.
A B C D
D
[解析] A:You should go to see the new movie. They want to hold it over for another two weeks. B:Mm, normally I wouldn't, but I should as you recommend it so strongly.
3. According to the conversation, the woman's sister
A.was probably upset.
B.had little education.
C.always writes like that.
D.usually never writes.
A B C D
A
[解析] A: I've got a letter from my sister. It's so badly written that I can hardly make out what's exactly she was trying to say. B:Maybe you should call her up to find out what's troubling her.
4. The man's purpose in visiting was to
A.take a course.
B.see the city.
C.go to the park.
D.take a rest.
A B C D
C
[解析] A. The rain is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted to take you to see the park. But it's too wet for that. And it's obvious that we cannot walk around the sights you suggested, Jack. Too bad! B:Yes, it's a shame.
5. What does the man indicate?
A.Most people like the museum.
B.It is difficult to get up early.
C.There might be varied opinions.
D.It is a problem to get there.
A B C D
C
[解析] A:There's a special discount for the museum on weekends before 10 a.m. We could use the opportunity since there're so many of us. B:Hmm, depending on what most of us want to see.
6. What does the woman mean?
A.She does not really need his help.
B.She has not started thinking about it yet.
C.She is very grateful to the man for his advice.
D.She has already talked with the man.
A B C D
A
[解析] A:Do you know what you want to do when you finish your degree? B:I'll ask you if I need your advice.
7. Which of the following best describes the woman's reaction?
A.Overjoyed.
B.Confused.
C.Surprised.
D.Supportive.
A B C D
B
[解析] A:I'm a free man from today on. Nobody will tell me what I should do or what I shouldn't anymore. B:You don't mean you've quit that well-paid job you've had so long.
8. The woman is going to the supermarket tomorrow because
A.the supermarket is closing down after Christmas.
B.the man is going to help her with shopping.
C.tomorrow is the only day she is free before Christmas.
D.she wants to get enough food for the holiday period.
A B C D
D
[解析] A:I must go to the supermarket tomorrow. It's the last day to open till after the Christmas holidays. B:Sure, we don't want to be out of anything. Want a hand?
9. John is going to France because
A.he'll start a new business in properties.
B.he has been left property there.
C.he's made a fortune with his uncle.
D.his uncle wants his company there.
A B C D
B
[解析] A: Do you know John is going to move to France next month? His wealthy uncle has left all his property there for him to inherit. B:I wish I could come into a fortune like that one day.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 18 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
[解析] A fifteen-year-old schoolboy, Peter Emerson, was recovered at home yesterday after being trapped all night in a cold store at the butcher's shop where he worked after school. The door swung shut as he was putting meat into the store. He realized that he was left all alone after he had shouted and kicked the door and no one answered. He kept warm by jumping and running around for about 10 of the 14 hours.
Questions 19 & 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
D.is not sure that the peace process will succeed.
A B C D
A
2. With whom did Mr Christopher NOT meet?
A.The Syrian President.
B.The PLO leader.
C.The Jordanian President.
D.The Israeli Prime Minister.
A B C D
C
[解析] Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, has wrapped up his latest trip to the Middle East, saying the peace process is progressing. Mr. Christopher says he will leave the region Thursday, assured that the picture is much less gloomy than suggested by recent reports. During the two days of talks, Mr. Christopher met Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin and Foreign Minister of Simon Perez in Israel, and with PLO Chairman Joseph Alfat in the Gasa Strip. He also met with the SyrianPresident, Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus.
Questions 21 & 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 9.0 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
2. Following the prison breakout, the Government is to
A.restructure the prison service.
B.discipline some prison officers.
C.recruit more security staff.
D.look into security conditions.
A B C D
D
[解析] Prison serrice staff, Harren Briton, has been severely criticized in an official report for the escape of 5 Irishprisoners and an armed robber from Whitemore Prison, Kemprishire. Bomb-making equipment was subsequently discovered out the jail. The government has announced a major review of the present security throughout England and Wales. And in- task force will be set up at home office and a detailed list of recommendations is expected to be issued by the end of the year.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.
2. Which group of people is now taking advantage of the agreement?
A.Canadian police.
B.Businessmen.
C.Drug traffickers.
D.Customs officers.
A B C D
C
3. The percentage of cocaine brought through the coast has increased by
A.10%.
B.50%.
C.60%.
D.70%.
A B C D
B
[解析] The Canadian police said the New North American Free Trade Agreement which is to open frontiers across the continent has been exploded by drugs smugglers from South America. The Mafia can now move drugs across the continent with minimum supervision. Police estimated 60 % of the cocaine which came through Canada this year has been brought through the east coast. Last year it was 10 percent. Police said the Mafia are benefiting from the declining fishing industry. There are more boats available to move the drugs.
PART Ⅳ CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Choose the best one for each blank. Since 1895 the National Trust(国家文物信托基金会) has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Today the Trust — (26) is not a government department but a charity depending on the (27) support of the public and its own members — is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain. Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and (28) by the National Trust. Over 350 miles of (29) coastline; 90,000 acres of land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (30) ; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (31) waterways; even seventeen whole villages — all are open to the public at all times subject only (32) the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife. But the Trust's protection (33) further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and (34) two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (35) or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks (36) to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their (37) content of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over (38) , and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (39) of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and (40) and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.
PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are twenty-five 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 correctly completes the sentence.
1. You won't get a loan ________ you can offer some security.
6. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A.hunted
B.hunting
C.that hunted
D.are hunted
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:语法规则。hunted in Africa为过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰other animals. 除用过去分词外,我们还可以用 that are hunted。当然,用 being hunted 似乎比 hunted 更好,因为hunt这一动作仍在进行之中。 [译文]这或许已经使得非洲大象以及其他动物免遭灭绝。
7. The office has to be shut down________funds.
A.being a lack of
B.from lack of
C.to alack of
D.for lack of
A B C D
D
[解析] 考点:短语用法。for lack of 为固定短语,表示“因为缺乏”,一般充当谓语动词的状语,位置较灵活,可置于句首,也可以放在谓语后面。from lack of也是固定短语,表示“……因为缺少”,只不过在使用上要考虑到from与前面词语的搭配问题,如 They suffered from lack of money.此外,如果作后置定语,也常用from lack of,如atrophy from lack of exercise(因缺乏锻炼而引起的萎缩)。除了for与from外,还可以用through,例如:He failed through lack of experience.下句中既可以用for也可以用through:They died for(或through) lack of water. [译文]由于缺乏资金,那家办事处不得已而关闭。
8. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ______.
14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not________to close examination.
A.look up
B.pay up
C.keep up
D.stand up
A B C D
D
[解析] 考点:短语辨析。look up 表示“好转”、“查验”等。pay up表示“全部付清”、“(在勒索或压力下)出钱”。keep up 表示“继续下去”、“坚持”、“不落后”、“熬夜”等。 stand up表示“起立”、“向上升起”、“经得起严密检查(或批评)”等。stand up to表示“经得起”。look up to 表示“尊敬”、“钦佩”。 [译文]尽管那些假钞票蒙骗了许多人,但却经不起仔细查验。
15. He must give us more time,________we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
17. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the________it involves.
A.effort
B.strength
C.attempt
D.force
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:词语辨析。effort表示“力气”、“努力”、“(为某一目的而进行的)全部努力或全部工作”等。attempt 表示“尝试”。我们可以说:You can do it you want to,but in my opinion it's not worth an attempt(不值得一试).换言之,attempt不与后面的动词involve搭配。B与D明显不符。 [译文]如果你想做是可以做的,但依我看,花费力气做它不值得。
18. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ________two lorries.
21. Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to ________ them.
A.get on with
B.get away with
C.get up from
D.get in on
A B C D
B
[解析] 考点:短语辨析。get on with 用于 Get on with you! 时,表示“走开”、“滚开”。 get on with sth.表示“继续干”、“开始做”、“赶快”等。get away with表示“做成 (坏事或错事而未被发觉或处分)”、“偷走”、“吃掉”、“喝掉”。get up from 和 get in on一般不作短语用。 [译文]她给出的理由有一半不是真的,但她却总能不被人发觉。
22. The________ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.
25. Undergraduate students have no ________ to the rare books in the school library.
A.access
B.entrance
C.way
D.path
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:词语辨析。access表示“获得或使用的机会”、“进入或接近的机会或权利”、“入口”、“使用途径”等,后一般与介词 to 搭配。entrance表示可“进入某个地方、建筑等的人口”、“进入许可”、“进入方式”等,后也与 to 搭配。way与 path 都表示“路径”、“途径”。 [译文]本科生不可以使用校图书馆里的珍藏书籍。
PART Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A In this part 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 correct answer.
TEXT A 1 In the past thirty years many social changes have taken place in Britain. The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women. 2 The changes have been significant, but, because tradition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s. 3 At the heart of women's changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly married women. As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size. Women as a result are involved in child-rearing for a much shorter time and related to this, there has been a rapid increase in the number of women with young children who return to work when the children are old enough not to need constant care and attention. 4 Since 1951 the proportion of married women who work has grown from just over a fifth to a half. Compared with their counterparts elsewhere on the Continent, British women comprise a relatively high proportion of the work-force, about two-fifths, but on average they work fewer hours, about 31 a week. There is still a significant difference between women's average earnings and men's, but the equal pay legislation which came into force at the end of 1975 appears to have helped to narrow the gap between women's and men's basic rates. 5 As more and more women joined the work-force in the 1960s and early 1970s there was an increase in the collective incomes of women as a whole and a major change in the economic role of large numbers of housewives. Families have come to rely on married women's earnings as an essential part of their income, rather than as "pocket money". At the same time social roals within the family are more likely to be shared, exchanged or altered.
2. According to the author, an increasing number of married women are able to work because
A.their children no longer require their care.
B.there are more jobs available nowadays.
C.technology has enabled them to find acceptable jobs.
D.they spend far less time on child care than before.
A B C D
D
此题为细节理解题。据第3段第1、2、3句可知。C与A与原文不符。B明显不相关。 [难点解析] ▲ handicap women in their working careers and personal lives:handicap 表示“妨碍”、“使处于不利”,后接介词in。 ▲ At the heart of women's changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work:此句为倒装句。at the heart of 表示“处于核心或中心位置”。 ▲ Compared with their counterparts elsewhere on the Continent:这里,counterparts 指 married women。the Continent 指欧洲大陆。 ▲ rate:此处表示“计时工资”。
TEXT B Nature' s Gigantic Snowplough 1 On January 10, 1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and tumbled down the side of a mountain in Peru. A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4,000 people. 2 This disaster is one of the most devastating examples of a very common event: an avalanche of snow or ice. Because it is extremely cold at very high altitudes, snow rarely melts. It just keeps piling up higher and higher. Glaciers are eventually created when the weight of the snow is so great that the lower layers are pressed into solid ice. But most avalanches occur long before this happens. As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below. 3 Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice. It is estimated that the ice that broke off weighed three million tons. As it crashed down the steep mountainside like a gigantic snowplough, it swept up trees, boulders and tons of topsoil, and completely crushed and destroyed the six villages that lay in its path. 4 At present there is no way to predict or avoid such enormous avalanches, but, luckily, they are very rare. Scientists are constantly studying the smaller, more common avalanches, to try to understand what causes them. In the future, perhaps dangerous masses of snow and ice can be found and removed before they take human lives.
1. The first paragraph catches the reader's attention with a
TEXT C 1 I was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or falltime. A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He considered all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty- seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old. 2 My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Issac and Betsey Bailey, both coloured, and quite dark. My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather. 3 My father was a white man. He was admitted to be such by all I ever heard speak of my parentage. The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant — before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labour. For what this separation is done, I do not know, unless it be to hinder the development of the child's affection towards its mother.
1. The author did not know exactly when he was born because
4. According to the passage, when the author was very young his mother
A.ran away.
B.was light-skinned.
C.had several children.
D.was sent to work elsewhere.
A B C D
D
此题为细节理解题。据第3段第4、5句可确定D,排除A。据第2段第3句可排除B。 C与原文不相关。
5. The author had not spent much time with his
A.mother.
B.master.
C.grandfather.
D.grandmother.
A B C D
A
此题为一般推理题。据第3段后半部分可推知。从文章中找不到相关信息支持B,C和D。
6. The author was most probably raised
A.by his grandparents.
B.by an old woman slave.
C.with his master's support.
D.together with other children.
A B C D
B
此题为一般推理题。据第3段后半部分,在Maryland的某一个地区,有一种常见的风俗,在小孩出世后还不满一周时就将小孩与其母亲分开。小孩的母亲被雇佣到较远的某一个农场,而小孩由一个年纪很大的老妪抚养。这名老妪过于年迈而无力下田劳动。由此可以推知,这个老妪一定也是一个女奴。文中无信息可以支持C和D。A明显不符合。 [难点解析] ▲ By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs:此句的意思是多数奴隶如同马匹一般对自己的年龄一无所知。作者将那些奴隶与马进行比较,也说明了奴隶的命运很悲惨。 ▲ They seldom come nearer to than planting-time,harvesting,springtime,or falltime:他们极少能说出比栽种季节、收获季节、春季或秋季更具体的时间。it 指 birthday。 ▲ impertinent:此处表示“不恰当的”、“荒诞的”。 ▲ complexion:肤色 ▲ of the correctness of this opinion,I know nothing:此句为倒装结构,正常结构应是:I know nothing of the correctness of this opinion. ▲ For what this separation is done, I do not know, unless it be to hinder the development of the child's affection towards its mother:前两个分句实为倒装,正常语序是I do not know for what this separation is done.倒装的目的是为了强调。 unless这里引导一个虚拟语气句。unless 相当于if not。全句的意思是,如果不是为了阻碍孩子发展对母亲的感情,我真不知道还有什么原因要让母亲与孩子分离。
TEXT D Please Recycle That Bobsled Run(大学橇滑道) 1 For the 1992 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps. Environmentalists screamed "Disaster!'. Thus warned, the Norwegians have adopted "green" advice and avoided great blots on the landscape. The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary. Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient. The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the International Olympic Committee has called these the first "Green Games". 2 Lillehammer's opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation. During construction, builders were threatened with $ 7,500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides. Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed, in turn, to pigs. Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests. 3 Environmentalists have declared partial victory, though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes. Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories. Bullets will be plucked from biathlon targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water. And these tricks won't be forgotten. Embarrassed by environmental protests, the I. O. C. claims that green awareness is now entrenched — along with sport and culture — as a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter. 4 Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its endorsement from Greenpeace. Aspiring host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the '88 Games. after that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement?
1. Which of the following countries has not paid enough attention to the "green" issues?
A.Norway.
B.France.
C.America.
D.Australia.
A B C D
B
此题为细节归纳题。据第1段第1、2句可确定B。据第l段第3句可排除A。据第4段可排除C与D。
2. In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer?
此题为细节理解题。据第4段第3句可知Salt Lake City申办2002年冬奥会,故可确定D,据此句后半部分可排除B。据第4段第1句可排除C。文章未提及Oslo,不过据第l段第3句可基本排除Oslo(奥斯陆,挪威的首都)。 [难点解析] ▲ “green”advice:有关环保方面的建议 ▲ blot:污点 ▲ sanctuary:此处表示“禁猎区”、“鸟兽保护区”。 ▲ though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes:scale back表示“降低规模”。 strict ereen tastes 这里指那些极端环保主义者。 ▲ in part on the strensth of its endorsement from Greenpeace:in part 相当于 partly。 on the strength of为固定短语,表示“凭借”、“基于”。endorsement此处表示“支持”、“赞同”。
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then answer the questions.
TEXT E
1. SCHOOLBOY JOHN DOYLE suffered a 25,000-volt electric shock and lived. Last night he sat up in a hospital bed and learned how lucky he was to be alive. John, 11, had gone train-spotting for the first time in his life on a footbridge near his home. He fell off the 20ft-high bridge, landed among power cables and ended up on the rails. He was dragged clear by his friends just before an express train roared past. He has burns to one ankle and will need a skin graft. His mother said the accident has put her son off train-spotting for life.The schoolboy was reported to have had an accident with
A.a train.
B.fire.
C.electricity.
D.traffic.
A B C D
C
此题为快速浏览题。据第1句及新闻报道格局可知。
TEXT F
1. 38 Morgan Road, Harbury, Lincolnshire. The Administrative Officer, Swiss Medico Ltd, PO Box 1263, Zurich, Switzerland. 17 March 199__ Dear Sir, I am writing to respond to your advertisement in the "Daily Globe". I am at present employed as a translator in a medical research organization and also act as interpreter there. I joined this organization two years ago. I am 31 and single. I read French and German at Howland College, Cambridge and stayed here to take my Ph. D in the dialects of North-East France. I should be interested in working for your company for two reasons: firstly, I should like to live abroad and secondly, the work would involve medical/scientific translation which is my particular field. I shall look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Rupert Johnson The main purpose of the letter is to
A.apply for an advertised job.
B.make further inquiries about a job.
C.to apply for a Ph. D programme.
D.get information about medical research.
A B C D
A
此题为快速浏览题。据书信正文第1段及书信写作格局可知。
TEXT G
1. Car thefts account for a quarter of all recorded crime. Together they impose costs on everyone—the cost of the police time taken up in dealing with the offenses, the cost of taking offenders through the criminal justice system, and the cost to motorists of increased insurance premiums. Over 460,000 cars are reported missing in this country each year and many of these are never recovered. Many of those which are found have been damaged by the thieves. A stolen car is also far more likely to be involved in an accident than the same car driven by its owner; car thieves are often young and sometimes drunk. Yet car crime can be cut drastically if motorists follow a few simple rules to keep thieves out of their cars in the first place. Most car thieves are opportunist unskilled petty criminals; many are under 20. So make your own car a less inviting target, to discourage thieves from trying. The main message of the pamphlet is to
A.provide car owners with car theft statistics.
B.give details about costs in crime prevention.
C.portray the profile of certain car thieves.
D.raise car owners' awareness against car theft.
A B C D
D
此题为快速浏览题。据最后1段(结论段)可推知。
TEXT H
1. As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If you've lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed. At first there may be good feelings too — a new and better job is just around the corner— it's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely. Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business. What is the writer's main message in the passage?
A.Unemployment brings downward changes in people's lives.
B.One should try to make the best of unemployment.
C.Unemployment results in negative psychological effects.
D.Many people have no problems with unemployment.
A B C D
B
此题为快速浏览题。据最后1段以及despite的使用(提示作者行文中的转折),我们可确定B。
TEXT I SAVER The Saver return is our most flexible leisure ticket. It can be used on all trains on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. On Mondays and Fridays it can be used on most trains except some peak trains. CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL — You must book your ticket at least seven full days before you start your journey. — You must return within thirty-one days. — Break of journey is not allowed. — There are no reductions on Saver return tickets for children under the age of sixteen. — Saver return tickets are only available for journeys over fifty miles.
1. The Saver return ticket is NOT valid for
A.Saturdays.
B.Sundays.
C.any public holidays.
D.certain peak trains.
A B C D
D
此题为眺读题。据第1段第2句可知。
2. You must book your Saver return ticket __________ days in advance.
A.8
B.7
C.31
D.50
A B C D
B
此题为跳读题。在CONDITIONS OF TRAVEI。的第1条款中可找到相关信息。
TEXT J LEIGHTON SCHOOL SCHOOL RULES EVERY PUPIL IN THE SCHOOL IS OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY. WE DEPEND ON YOUR GOOD MANNERS, COMMON SENSE AND CO-OPERATION. 1. Pupils must bring the correct books and writing materials to each lesson. 2. Other items, for example, P.E. Kit, must be brought to practical lessons. 3. Eating and drinking in classrooms is forbidden. Chewing gum must not be brought to school. 4. Pupils must not bring valuables to schools, e.g. radios, tape recorders or jewellery. Money should be kept in purse belts and large sums must be handed to the Office. 5. The correct school uniform must be worn. Outdoor coats are not to be worn in school. 6. Pupils must keep to the right in the corridors and on the stairs; they must move quietly around the school at all times. 7. Pupils are not permitted to go to the Staffroom during the lunch break. There is always a member of staff on duty. 8. Pupils having lunch in school are not allowed to leave the school premises without a printed permission slip. J. Watkins Principal
1. Pupils can bring to school
A.chewing gum.
B.jewellery.
C.purse belts.
D.radios.
A B C D
C
此题为跳读题。据第4条款可知。据第3条可排除A。据第4条可排除B和D。
2. Pupils in the school can
A.walk on the right inside the school building.
B.wear outdoor clothing inside the school.
C.go to the Staffroom at lunchbreak.
D.watch videos during the lunchbreak.
A B C D
A
此题为跳读题。据第6条可确定。据第5条可排除B。据第7条可排除C。D与此规定无关。
Margaret Mee. English Explorer and Painter of Amazon Flora * * Born in Chesham, England, in May 1909. * * Studied at St Martins School of Art and later at the Camberwell School of Art. * * Went to Brazil with her husband Greville, a commercial artist, in 1952. * * Made her first expedition to the Amazon in 1956 at the age of 47. * * Made 15 further expeditions to the Amazon. The last expedition took place in May 1988. * * She never painted or drew from photographs. She painted what she saw. * * She published two books of her paintings in 1968 and 1980. * * She achieved an ambition of 36 years to paint the night-flowing Amazon Moonflower only in 1988. * * Her diaries, In Search of the Flowers of the Amazon Forest, were published in 1988. * * A botanist who knew her well described her as follows. "Many people have travelled Amazonian waters, many people have painted Amazonian plants, but Margaret Mee outranks those other travellers and artists simply because she, with her watercolours, went, saw and conquered the region. She has been able to fill her subjects with the reality of their environment."
1. Margaret Mee went on her first expedition to the Amazon in
A.1952.
B.1968.
C.1947.
D.1956.
A B C D
D
此题为跳读题。可以Amazon为关键词查寻。
2. The night-flowing Amazon Moonflower was painted at the age of