SECTION A COMPOSITION Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion ? Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic
1. Will Phones Kill Letter Writing? You are to write three parts: In the first part, state specifically what your view is. In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons. 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.
[写作要点] 1.全文要求分三个部分,因此,我们可以写三段。 字数150字左右。 时间必须尽量控制在35分钟内。 2.第一段必须具体而明确地陈述自己的观点。第二段:给出一至两个理由来支持本文所采取的观点。第三段:简要总结前面的讨论。 3.文体为议论文,讨论打电话会不会导致人们不再写信。 [写作提纲] 第1段:先引出话题(现在年轻人喜欢彼此打电话进行交流,而不喜欢写信。一些人由此断称将来人们不会再选择写信),再提出自己的观点(认为这一预测是有道理的,本人表示同意)。 第2段:给出主题句(如电话的一个巨大好处在于它能使交际具有即时性),然后具体阐述(如一打即通,不必像传统写信那样等待数日,同时能立即了解到对方的反应并进行沟通)。同时也可以考虑一下对方的反驳。 第3段:(用不同的语言表达方式)总结上面的讨论。 [习作参考] Will Phones Kill Letter Writing? Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other.So,some say that phones will kill letter writing.As a young man myself,I fully endorse this prediction. An overwhelming advantage of phoning over letter writing is its immediacy.If all goes properly,it takes just a second to get connected.The parties at the two ends of the line will then be able to freely exchange whatever information or feeling they like to. They don't have to suffer a delay of several days,as in the case of letter writing,before they get across some ideas. Of course,some may object on the grounds that such immediacy is obtained at the costs of greater expense and lower quality.But,as modern technology matures,the two problems,if at all,will evaporate. Form the argument above,I can conclude that the favored use of phones will eventually eliminate the traditional letter-writing.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING
1. Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50 — 60 words based on the following situation: Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
[写作要点] 1.写50—60词。时间为10分钟。 2.写作内容:你朋友Jane因为期末考试未通过而感到非常难过。为了安慰她,你写此短信以给予鼓励。 3.当提及对方心情不愉快的原因时最好间接、委婉,不必重提对方期末考试不及格。同时,不忘给予必要的鼓励。 4.便条写作有一定内容及格式要求,这是评分要点。 [思路指南] 1.先交待写便条时间; 2.接着写称呼; 3.首先对对方在期末考试中的坏运气表示难过,然后说明学生都有可能遇到这种不如意的情况。劝对方振作精神,不妨和我一起出来放松放松,如逛街。劝对方相信自己,下次一定会取得好成绩的。 4.客套话; 5.致敬、签名 [习作参考] Dear Jane, I'm sorry to 1earn about your poor luck in the final exam.Well,you really don't have to feel too sad about it.You know,this is just the kind of thing that often happens to us students.it doesn't mean we are failures.Trust yourself as I do.I'm sure you will be a big success next time.Cheer up,Jane.Let's do some window shopping tomorrow afternoon,shall we? Look forward to your call
Luck, Yours, XXX
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 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. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Money Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or servicea.People use money to buy food,clothes and hundreds of other things.In the past,many different things were used as money.People on Pacfic islands once exchanged shells for goods.The Chinese used c1oth and knives.In Africa,elephant's tusks or salt were used.Even today some people in Africa are still paid in salt.Coins were first invented by the Chinese.Originally they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center,so the piece of string could keep them together.This made doing business much easier.But people sti11 found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive.To solve this problem,the Chinese again came up with a so1ution.They began to use paper money for coins.Now paper notes are used throughout the world.
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. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question.
[解析] Lily studied drama at a university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher because she likes children.
2. Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 by
A.11 : 00.
B.11: 20.
C.11: 30.
D.11: 50.
A B C D
B
[解析] May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11.30 will be delayed for 20 minutes. Please check in half an hour prior to departure.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A.There is a strike across the country.
B.Many trains have been cancelled.
C.A few trains have been cancelled.
D.There is a strike in the North Region.
A B C D
C
[解析] There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been canceled. However, the strike doesn't seem to be spreading to other regions.
4. The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectively
A.60/9.
B.16/9.
C.9/60.
D.9/16.
A B C D
B
[解析] Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least 16 people lost their lives in Sunday's floods. Another 9 people, mostly children, are reported missing.
5. What is John supposed to do on Sunday?
A.Call the office.
B.Revise his paper.
C.Solve the problem.
D.Hand in the paper.
A B C D
B
[解析] John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and hand it in its final form on Monday. If you have any problem, call the office directly.
6. What do we know about Mary Jackson?
A.She is the speaker's friend.
B.She likes stories.
C.She is an author.
D.She gave a gift.
A B C D
C
[解析] My discovery of Mary Jackson was, as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I was given a copy of Tell Me a Riddle and I like the stories.
7. What do we know about the speaker?
A.The speaker can get good tips.
B.The speaker pays for the meals.
C.The speaker can get good wages.
D.The speaker lives comfortably.
A B C D
A
[解析] Oh, talking about the money it is terrible when you think of how tiring the work is. It is only with tips and free meals that I manage to get by.
8. What will the speaker probably do next?
A.To buy some medicine.
B.To buy a new cupboard.
C.To ignore the matter.
D.To investigate the matter.
A B C D
D
[解析] A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room. So I think we will have to look into the matter immediately.
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 questions.
[解析] M: Would you mind if we discuss tomorrow's agenda before dinner this evening? F: Not at all. I certainly don't want to talk about it during our meal.
2. What can be inferred about the woman?
A.She'll be travelling during the vacation.
B.She'll be working during the vacation.
C.She's looking forward to going home.
D.She will offer her help to Jane.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Are you going home for the summer vacation? F: Well, Jane and I have decided to stay on here as research assistants.
3. What is the cause of their complaint?
A.The place.
B.The heat.
C.The workload.
D.The facilities.
A B C D
B
[解析] F: It's so hot today I can't work. I wish the air-conditioning were on in this library. M: So do I. I will fall asleep if I don't get out of this stuffy room soon.
4. What can be concluded about Janet?
A.She has come to the party.
B.She is hosting the party.
C.She hasn't turned up.
D.She is planning a party.
A B C D
C
[解析] F: I can't imagine what happened to Janet. M: Neither can I. But I'm sure she planned to come to the party.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a hotel.
B.At a bus station.
C.In a restaurant.
D.At an airport.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Check in here? F: Yes. Can I see your flight ticket, please? M: Here it is. I'm going to Lanzhou.
6. What does the woman intend to do?
A.Get a job on campus.
B.Get her resume ready.
C.Visit the company.
D.Apply for a job with PICC.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: I heard that the PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week. F: Yeah, what day? I'd like to talk to them and drop my resume.
7. What are the man and woman doing?
A.Listening to the radio.
B.Looking at the photos.
C.Watching television.
D.Reading a newspaper.
A B C D
C
[解析] F: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn't very sharp and the sound isn't clear. M: I think you're right. They said on the radio last night that a storm is coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain.
8. What does the man mean?
A.He hopes the party will be successful.
B.He will see the woman around five.
C.He is eager to help the woman.
D.He is unenthusiastic about the party.
A B C D
D
[解析] F: The party will start at 6:30, but there are a lot of preparations to make. And I need your help. Can I expect you at 5? M: I'll be there on 5:30, all being well, that is.
9. What is NOT a change to the literature class?
A.Class location.
B.Class times.
C.Class length.
D.Class size.
A B C D
D
[解析] M: Excuse me, I'm enrolled to take Professor Li's literature course 102. But I hear some changes have been made. F: Yes, the classroom has been moved to the north building. Also it is now on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p. m., instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. M: What changes! Professor Li will still be teaching the class, right?
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
[解析] A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works for the British newspaper The Guardian. The trial is seen as a test case for the country's strict media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an American, who has been living in Zimbabwe for over twenty years, is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offences relating to the new laws. In court Meldrum's defendant argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe's laws.
Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news
[解析] Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian Games. Mongolia's withdrawal has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation(AFC) announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in an under-23 tournament of the Games in Pusan. Afghanistan's first match will be against Iran on Sept. 28. The group's other teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s, before entering into long periods of war and factional fighting. The country's chaos was largely ended after US-led forces overthrow the Taliban Regime last year in response to last September's terrorist attack in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup in June, the president of Afghan Football Association (AFA), Abduel Alim Kohestani, said he hoped his county would be able to take part in the Asian Games.
Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
1. The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by _______ compared with that a decade earlier.
A.1.5 years
B.1.4 years
C.1.2 years
D.1.1 years
A B C D
D
2. The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.
A.infant
B.maternal
C.male
D.middle-aged
A B C D
D
[解析] The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier, while the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically according to a recent official report. The report made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said that the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main cause of death, covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality rate is higher than that of the females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of urban ones.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news
1. According to Pakistan's President, the chances of the two countries going to war were
A.great.
B.small.
C.growing.
D.greater than before.
A B C D
B
2. Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of
A.their border conflicts.
B.their military build-up.
C.killings in the two countries.
D.their mutual distrust.
A B C D
C
[解析] Islamabad-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring country, India, but Pakistan forces would be ready to repel any aggression. "There is no danger of war," Musharraf told the reporters in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. "We should have confidence in ourselves. We're not sitting idle. We've prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding." Tensions were raised because the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people in an Indian temple on Tuesday had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre, and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejected the charges yesterday.
PART Ⅳ 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.
The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7—8 hours' sleep alternation with some 16—17 hours' wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides 1 the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this 2 can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a 3 of growing importance in industry where automation (29) round-the-clock working of machines. It normally 4 from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a 5 routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. 6 , it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine 7 he has to change to another, (34) much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very 8 . One answer would seem to be 9 periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. 10 , recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their 11 habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any 12 to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose 13 may persist through all week-ends and holidays.
1.
A.in
B.with
C.of
D.over
A B C D
A
考点:词汇搭配知识。A coincide with B表示“A与B同时发生”、“相符”、“相一致”等。
There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each item there are four words or phrases marked A ,B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
1. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness_______by his lack of talent.
A.so much as
B.rather than
C.as
D.than
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:语法结构。not…so much as…引导一个否定性比较结构,这里比较的是程度。 [译文]那个喇叭吹手确实吹得很响。但是,让我感到厌烦的倒不是因为他吹得轰天响,而是他缺乏才华。
2. ________, I'll marry him all the same.
A.Was he rich or poor
B.Whether rich or poor
C.Were he rich or poor
D.Be he rich or poor
A B C D
D
[解析] 考点:语法结构。这里,be用于虚拟语气句,引导一个(选择性)让步状语从句,相当于whether he be rich or poor。由于whether省略,这时be需要提前。B其实也讲得通,只是意思上不同,前者表示:不管我是富还是穷,我都要嫁给他。又如:Whether rich or poor,old or young,all have to die.(《新时代英汉大典》) [译文]不管他是富还是穷,我都要嫁给他。
3. The government has promised to do ________ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.
A.however
B.whichever
C.whatever
D.wherever
A B C D
C
[解析] 考点:语法结构。Whatever lies in its power这里充当do的宾语从句,whatever在从句中做主语。whichever这里不妥,是因为没有上文提供选择范围。 [译文]政府许诺将竭其所能缓解洪涝灾区人民遭受的困难。
4. _________ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
5. If not ________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
A.being treated
B.treated
C.be treated
D.having been treated
A B C D
D
[解析] 考点:语法结构。由于Jack为treat的逻辑宾语,Jack是主句的主语,所以if not treated就相当于if he is not treated(he is可以省略)。if 后可以接动词过去分 词形式,前提是句子主句为该动词的逻辑宾语。不用if时,则可以用分词结构(not being treated),表示原因。使用D的情况是:后面主句为表示与过去事实相反情况的虚拟主句,这时它就相当于if he had not been treated…。 [译文]如果别人对他未表达应有的尊敬,杰克就会非常生气,并且唠叨不停。
6. It is imperative that students _______their term papers on time.
A.hand in
B.would hand in
C.have to hand in
D.handed in
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:语法规则。It is imperative/necessary/essential/vital,etc.that…结构中的从句里用should+动词原形,should可以省略。
7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck,to the truck.
A.the greater stress is
B.greater is the stress
C.the stress is greater
D.the greater the stress
A B C D
D
[解析] 考点:语法结构。“The+比较级,the+比较级”结构表示“越……,越……”。一般说来,前后两部分为完整的从句,如:The more l practice,the better l play.有时,第二部分可以使用省略形式。D的完整形式是:the greater the stress it(=the surface of the ground) yields to the truck is. [译文]地面在满载货物的卡车重压下塌陷越少,它给卡车的应力就越大。
8. The Minister of Finance is believed ________ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.
A.that he is thinking
B.to be thinking
C.that he is to think
D.to think
A B C D
B
[解析] 考点:词汇用法。be believed to be/do/be doing分别表示“被认为是/做/正在做”。从句意来看,应用be believed to be doing结构。当然,我们还可以使用 It is believed that结构。 [译文]据说财政部长正在考虑增纳新税来增加额外收入。
9. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ________ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.
10. ________ both sides accept the agreement _________ a lasting peace be established in this region.
A.Only if, will
B.If only, would
C.Should, will
D.Unless, would
A B C D
A
[解析] 考点:连词短语辨析。only if表示“只有当”,所引导的从句位于句首时后面的主句要采取部分倒装的形式。If only表示“但愿”,如:If only it weren't so hot now! 它也可表示“只要,要是”,如:If only it stops raining,we can go for a picnic.should可以位于从句前,引导一个条件从句,但所假设的事情一般不会发生,而且后面的主句不用倒装,如:Should you ever need anything,please contact me.D从意思上讲不符合,若一定要用unless,应为:Unless both sides accept the agreement,a lasting peace will not be established in this region. [译文]只有双方都同意这一协议,这一地区才有可能建立起持久的和平。
11. Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, _________ for Europe this afternoon.
A.are to leave
B.are leaving
C.is leaving
D.leave
A B C D
C
[解析] 考点:词汇用法。在英语中,诸如leave,go,come,depart,arrive等动词如果是指计划中即将发生的事情,常用进行体表示。此外,句中together with all the members of his family从结构上属于插入成分,句子真正的主语只是 Mr.Wells,故谓语动词用单数。 [译文]威尔斯先生,连同他全家成员,今天下午将动身去欧洲。
12. It was suggested that all government ministers should ________ information on their financial interests.
14. I'm surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It's not like either of them to bear a
A.disgust
B.curse
C.grudge
D.hatred
A B C D
C
[解析] 考点:词汇辨析。disgust表示“厌恶”、“憎恶”。curse表示“诅咒”、“咒骂”。grudge表示“怨恨”、“恶意”、“积怨”。bear a grudge against sb.表示“对某人怀恨在心”。hatred表示“憎恨”。 [译文]对于他们彼此不再说话我感到很意外。他们俩一个都不是那种记恨的人。
15. Mary hopes to be________ from hospital next week.
SECTION A 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 the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A 1 It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview. 2 There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate's likely performance. 3 The main argument in favour of the interview—and it is, perhaps, a good argument is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality. 4 It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs ,there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees. 5 Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.
1. We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's occasional mistakes, if the latter is
A.direct.
B.cheerful.
C.shy.
D.capable.
A B C D
B
此题为一般推理题。据第3段最后1句可确定。D与此句中的inefficiencies矛盾。
2. What is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?
A.Unclear.
B.Negative.
C.Objective.
D.Indifferent.
A B C D
C
此题为一般推理题。作者在第2、3、4段中从正反两方面阐述了面试的利弊,但未表明自己的偏好。
3. According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have
4. The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate
A.a link between success in interview and personality.
B.connections between work abilities and personality.
C.differences in interview experience.
D.differences in personal behaviour.
A B C D
A
此题为一般推理题。根据最后1段与上一段在内容上的联系可以确定。 [难点解析] ▲ there is little,if anything,to choose between half a dozen candidates:if anything这里为插入语,用来对little进行说明,可译为“如果有的话”。 ▲ as often as not:往往,多半 ▲ provided she has a pleasant personality:这是一个由连词provided(假使,倘若)引导的条件句。 ▲ intangible:不可触摸的 ▲ at either end of the spectrum of human behavior:spectrum表示“光谱”,这里用作比喻。
TEXT B 1 Every year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting.In Britain alone, about HK $ 3,000,000's worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK $150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops' total stock. As a result of this "shrinkage" as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices. 2 Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateurs, and the people who just can't help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two way mirrors and various other technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting. 3 The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts. 4 The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager. 5 In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in shop-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years' time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!
1. Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?
5. The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that
A."the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores."
B.some people "simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops".
C."the honest public has to pay higher prices."
D.the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous people.
A B C D
C
此题为细节理解题。据最后1段最后1句可知,由于男女技能方面的差异涉及智能活动区域,人们应进一步寻找或研究男女智能处理方面的差别。故B。 [难点解析] ▲ This amounts to something like HK $150 million a year:amount to表示“合计”、“,总计”、“实际上是”、“等于”等。something like此处相当于about。 ▲ shrinkage:收缩,缩率 ▲ so to speak:(用作插入语)可以说,容许我打个比喻,恕我直言。 ▲ It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form:这是另一种情形的截机事件。这里,作者将shop—lifting比作hijacking,是因为二者会带来类似的结果,即一人犯事,多人受苦。
TEXT C 1 My bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them. 2 Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the stairs, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat. the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I've fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon? 3 Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room—some other woman, the unseen, valid owner—and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I've had it before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions—peeling a banana, brushing my teeth—I am trespassing. 4 At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar's eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things—the silver teapot that was my grandmother's, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.
1. The author could not fall asleep because
A.it was too damp in the bedroom.
B.she had run out of sleeping pills.
C.she was in very poor health.
D.she felt very hungry.
A B C D
C
此题为细节理解题。据第1段第1、3句可以确定。A不是直接原因。B与第1段最后1句不符。
2. The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT
A.fresh.
B.sufficient.
C.nutritious.
D.delicious.
A B C D
A
此题为细节理解题。从作者对celery,bread和lemon的描述可知。
3. By "At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's" ( Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that
A.the house was too dark at night.
B.there were unfamiliar rooms in the house.
C.she felt much more lonely at night.
D.the furniture there didn't belong to her.
A B C D
C
此题为一般推理题。结合第2段中I've fallen into the habits of the solitary可确定。据最后1段第2、3句可排除B和D。A与最后1段内容不符。 [难点解析] ▲ things long done with:do with这里表示“忍受”、“与...相处”。 ▲ after what seemed hours of damp turmoil:这里what引导的从句充当介词after的宾语从句。 ▲ furtive:偷来的 ▲ I've had it before,the sense that...:这里,it指上文中的feeling,而the sense that...为其同位语,用来补充说明。 ▲ more than ever like a stranger's:相当于more like a stranger's than ever。 ▲ hand on the wall for balance:这是一个独立主格结构,可以扩展为with my hand on the wall for balance。
TEXT D 1 The chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble. 2 One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian. 3 Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration. 4 The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it—even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles. 5 To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front, which can make it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the States in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city. 6 However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations--the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted. 7 The Swiss take their rules Of the road so seriously that a driver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas,but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.
1. The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that
2. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between
A.the Atlantic Ocean and other oceans.
B.English drivers and American drivers.
C.European drivers and American drivers.
D.European drivers and South American drivers.
A B C D
D
此题为细节归纳题。在这两段中作者介绍了英国人与巴西人在面对交通信号的不同态度和做法。
3. The phrase "anticipate the green light"(Line 1, Para. 3)is closest in meaning to
A.wait for the green light to be on.
B.forbid others to move before the green light.
C.move off before the green light is on.
D.follow others when the green light is on.
A B C D
C
此题为细节理解题。anticipate表示“先于”、“抢先于”。 [难点解析] ▲ The chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself,but that they are enormously variable:这里,not so much...but that...构成比较结构,表示“与……相比,……更……”,but后若手补上 remembering就更容易看清楚了。更为常用的比较结构是:not so much…as…。 ▲ sharpie:(美俚)机灵鬼 ▲ amber:这里指(指挥交通的)黄灯。 ▲ scrupulously:严谨地,一丝不苟地 ▲ on hearsay:凭道听途说,凭传闻
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 mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT E
1. Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China's economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called "Special Economic Zones" (SEZ's) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and characteristics of the SEZ's. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ's in the development of the wider Chinese economy.This paper will mainly discuss
A.China's economic policies in general.
B.China's special economic zones.
C.Significance of investment in China.
D.China's recent development.
A B C D
B
此题为快速浏览题。据本文后几句可确定。
TEXT F
1. June 15,200_ Dear Sir, Your shipment of twelve thousand "Smart" watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to this order. Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers. The second complaint concerns the mismatch in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered. As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory. We look forward to your prompt reply. Yours sincerely, Mark Swift Managing Director, Johnson & Sons Ltd.This is a letter of
A.introduction.
B.apology.
C.complaint.
D.recommendation.
A B C D
C
此题为快速浏览题。据第l段第2句及下面两段内容可确定。
TEXT G
1. NEW DESIGN, MORE BENEFITS Here is your new Cashpoint Card. You can use it in exactly the same way as your present card, and the Plus sign means you can take money from your account at even more cash machines. At any of the 2,400 Lloyds Bank Cashpoint machines in the UK you can take out up to£200 a day so long as there is enough money in your account and check how much money is in your account, and order a new statement. You can also use the cash machines of the Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. When you are abroad, you can take out up to £200 a day in local currency from most machines with a VISA or Plus sign—so long as there is enough money in your account.The purpose of the pamphlet is to show
A.how much money the card holder can take at a cash machine.
B.how many more benefits the card holder can now enjoy.
C.how card holders can use cash machines of other banks.
D.how travelers can use cash machines when abroad.
A B C D
B
此题为快速浏览题。据文章标题提示即可基本确定。
TEXT H
1. Contents Chapter One Basic elements: Principles and general framework of German development policy 1 Domestic conditions and development: 6 Basic criteria for German development policy Chapter Two Priority concerns of German development policy: Poverty, education, environmental protection9 Poverty 11 Strategies for reducing poverty 13 Education 18 Environmental protection and resource conservation 33 Chapter Three Implementation of German development policy. Organization, instruments and procedures50 Bilateral German development assistance 58 Financial cooperation 63 Technical cooperation 68 Manpower cooperation 71 Development assistance at EU level 76 Multilateral development assistance 81From its contents' page, we know that the book mainly discusses
A.German development policy.
B.German rural development.
C.German development assistance.
D.German development agencies.
A B C D
A
此题为快速浏览题。据章节标题中反复出现的关键词German development Policy可确定。
TEXT I The Museum of Natural History is one of the most interesting museums at the University of Kansas. The museum opened in 1903, and its first exhibit was L. L. Dyche's collection of stuffed animals. Today, the museum has over 130 exhibits on four floors. The first thing visitors see from the museum's main entrance on the fourth floor is a very large display called a panorama. This exhibit of North American plants and animals was L. L. Dyche's collection. Down one floor is a large collection of fossils found in the Kansas area. On the fifth floor, visitors can learn about North American Indians. Going up one more floor, visitors can see a working beehive, live snakes, stuffed fish and birds, and many other displays of Kansas plants and animals.
1. Where is the museum's main entrance?
A.On the third floor.
B.On the fourth floor.
C.On the fifth floor.
D.On the sixth floor.
A B C D
B
此题为跳读题。以main entrance为关键词查寻。
2. If you want to see stuffed fish and birds, which floor should you go to?
A.The third floor.
B.The fourth floor.
C.The fifth floor.
D.The sixth floor.
A B C D
D
此题为跳读题。以stuffed fish and birds为关键词查寻。
TEXT J Boston is a beautiful big city with historical landmarks, museums and cultural sites. There are a number of fine arts venues and more than 50 colleges and universities in the area, including Harvard in Cambridge, one of the bigger Boston suburbs. To see 372-year-old Boston, put on your tennis shoes and tour the streets on foot. Most of the city's sights can be seen within a five-square-mile area in the North End, the historic center of the city. Most people use the city's subway to get around. From Faneuil Hall to Beacon Hill to Harvard, Paul Revere's house or the site of the Boston Massacre, visitors can find a huge chunk of the nation's heritage in one afternoon.
1. Where is Cambridge?
A.In the North End in Boston.
B.In the suburbs of Boston.
C.Near Beacon Hill in Boston.
D.Near Faneuil Hall in Boston.
A B C D
B
此题为跳读题。以Cambridge为关键词查寻。
2. How do most people get around in Boston?
A.By the subway.
B.By car.
C.By bus.
D.On foot.
A B C D
A
此题为跳读题。可直接查找相关内容。
TEXT K CITY TOURS Old Shoes Museum Bai Lu Tang, the only comprehensive museum of old shoes in China, is the best place to appreciate the history of Chinese footwear and its place in national culture. Among more than 1,000 pieces, the most representative are the three-inch embroidered shoes, accessories and old photos. These rare treasures are very artistic and enjoyable. Yang Shaorong, the curator, has exhibited his collection in countries like Canada and Singapore. Place: Room 501, No 8, Lane 780, Hongzhou Lu Tel: 64460977,64450432 Time: 9: 30 am-5: 30 pm Ocean Aquarium The Ocean Aquarium, located near the Oriental TV Tower, is one of the largest in Asia, and features the longest underwater viewing tunnel at 155 metres. The aquarium is divided into eight zones with 28 large themed exhibition areas, displaying more than 300 species and a total of more than 10,000 precious fish around the world. Place: 158 Yincheng Beilu, Pudong Tel: 58779988 Time: 9 : 00 am-9: 00 pm
1. How many exhibits does Old Shoes Museum have?
A.About 780.
B.About 501.
C.About 1000.
D.About 930.
A B C D
C
此题为跳读题。在Old Shoes Museum一栏里查找相关数字。
2. Which of the following can NOT be seen inside the aquarium?