1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first rending, which will be read at normal speed, listen and by 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 rending will be rend at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[解析] Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 0. 334 kin. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke come from the referee’s gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reach you. The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago. The light from some of tonight’s stars may have started on its journey to you before you were born.
1. According to the conversation, what can be inferred about the qualifications to apply for bursaries?
A.The students should live in the town where the university is located.
B.The students should be in a needy situation.
C.The students should be superior in grades.
D.The students should be good at computers.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: Hi, welcome to the Scholarship Department. I am Cathy. Is there anything that I can help you? M: Hi. I want to get some information about financial aid from here, because I'm still not very clear about the policy. W: You mean bursaries, a monetary grant to students in needy M: Yes, right! W: Well, bursaries are usually determined by a committee set up by the donor. M: Is it possible for me to apply for bursaries? W: You certainly can if you show that you are financially in need. Bursaries generally consider finan- cial need to a greater extent than scholarships. Some bursaries are specifically for out-of-town students. Do you live out of town? M: Yes, I do. Can you tell me what other requirements to apply for bursaries are, please? W: Well, you can find detailed information on our website. The first page of our website has a link for bursaries. You can download a form there and apply on-line. You might have to submit other official documents to our department in person. M: Thank you very much, Cathy. W: You are always welcome!
2. What is the student most likely to do after this conversation?
A.He will pick up an application form from the Scholarship and Bursary Department.
B.He will meet someone who is dealing with bursaries.
C.He will check the website of the Scholarship and Bursary Department.
D.He will move out of town.
A B C D
C
3. According to this conversation, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A.Bursaries are usually determined by the Scholarship and Bursary Department.
B.The students who live in the town might not get the bursaries.
C.Bursaries are generally the same as scholarship.
D.The students only need to download a form and apply on-line.
4. Which of the statements about the auto show is INCORRECT?
A.The show will have more stands this year.
B.The show will have more visitors this year.
C.The number of overseas visitors will be the same this year.
D.The number of exhibition days will be the same this year.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: Good afternoon, International Trades Center Exhibition Services. How can I help? M: Oh, hello, I'd like some information about the exhibiting at the International Automobile Show. W: The auto show? So, what would you like to know? M: First, can you give me an idea of how big the fair is? W: Well, 121 companies had stands last year. And that figure should be up to 140 this time. M: Sorry, how many? W: 140. M: What about visitor numbers? W: Over the two days, we had 16,500 visitors. So withmore stands, we'd hope for more people this time. M: And, where did they typically come from? W: About 57% were from overseas, America, and Europe, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. The remained were local people. M: That's interesting. Now, a few practical questions. We're thinking of taking a stand of about 45 square metres. How much will that cost us? W: $400 per square metre. M: Sorry, can you give me the cost again? W: Yes, it's $400. So if you're looking at 45 square metres, it would be... let me see... $18,000. But that's just the cost for a basic stand. M: What does the price include? W: You get a listing in the catalogue in both Chinese and English, some basic furnture, a desk and four chairs, and electricity and lighting. M: So... anything else would be extra, like a poster? W: That's right.
[解析] M: You'll be in Room 207. Here's your key, and I hope you enjoy your stay with us, Ms. Cook. W: Thanks. Oh, by the way, I'd like to get some information from you. You see, the conference I'm attending will be over early Wednesday, and I don't fly out until Thursday. Do you have any recommendations for sightseeing? M: There's a great planetarium at ore" natural history museum. You might enjoy that. W: I don’t know--I don't think I want to do that. The city I come from has a good planetarium. M: There are also some good art galleries downtown. W: I'm more interested in doing something outdoors. M: Oh, well, there's a beautiful waterfall called Crystal Falls not far from here. W: That sounds like something I'd enjoy seeing. How do I get there? M: Do you have a car, or will you be taking a bus? W: I rented a car at the airport. M: Then just take Waterson Street west out of town and go about five miles. You'll see a sign that says Crystal Falls. It' s a short walk from there. W: That sounds great. Thanks!
[试题分析] 注意地点的把握。 [详细解答] 文中虽然听到了“art gallery”;“airport”;“conference”;但针对问题,都没有足够的证据,而选项D有足够的证据,因为对话开头是“You will be in Room 207. Here's your key, and…”,所以D是正确的。
8. What does Ms. Cook imply that her main purpose was in coming to this town?
A.To attend a conference.
B.To see the planetarium.
C.To change planes.
D.To go sightseeing.
A B C D
A
[解析] 注意对文章内容的分析,抓住关键点。 [详细解答] 虽然对话主要谈的是旅游观光的事宜,但这并不是Ms Cook此行的主要目的,因为对话中Ms Cook说“the conference I am attending…”。所以A是正确答案。
9. Why does Ms. Cook not want to go to the planetarium?
A.She has recently gone there.
B.It's not a very good one.
C.There's one in her home town.
D.It will be closed when she's free.
A B C D
C
[解析] 对文章细节的选取。 [详细解答] 细节题。A、B、D都没有足够的证据;C项是正确答案,因为Ms Cook说:“The city I come from has a good planetarium”。
10. How will Ms. Cook probably get to the waterfall?
A.On foot and by boat.
B.By car and on foot.
C.By air and by car.
D.By air and by bus.
A B C D
B
[解析] 从容易混淆的选项中辨认出正确答案。 [详细解答] 几个选项乍一看比较混乱,但从所给材料来看应选B,因为Ms Cook说:“I rented a car at the airport”;当被建议看到瀑布的标记时,可以步行一段路,Ms Cook说:“That sounds great.”
1. In 2009, how many countries were planting genetically engineered crops?
A.96.
B.80.
C.25.
D.7.
A B C D
C
[解析] American farmers first planted genetically engineered crops in nineteen ninety-six. Today eighty percent of the cropland for soybeans, maize and cotton in the United States is transgenic. Genetic engineering adds or changes genes in a plant to produce desired qualities. The United States is one of twenty-five countries where farmers planted genetically engineered crops in two thousand nine18. An agricultural biotechnology group says planting decreased in Europe19. But the amount of cropland planted with the crops rose by an estimated seven percent worldwide. A study examined how genetically engineered crops have affected farming in the United States. It found that many farmers have better harvests, better weed control and fewer losses from insect damage compared to traditional crops. It also found that genetically engineered crops can be better for the environment. For example, crops designed to resist damage by glyphosate need fewer pesticides that are more toxic to the soil. Glyphosate is a chemical used in Round-Up and other weed killing products. But some farmers are using the more toxic herbicides to control weeds. Glyphosate is as important in worldwide food production as penicillin is in medicine for fighting disease. However, there should be better use of glyphosate-resistant crop technology20.
细节题。在2009年已经有25个国家开始种植转基因作物。
2. Which of the following statements about transgenic crops is INCORRECT?
A.The qualities are good.
B.The planting is popular in U. S..
C.The planting is increasing in Europe.
D.The crops are better for the environment.
A B C D
C
细节题。从“An agricultural biotechnology group says planting decreased in Europe.”可知。
A.The importance of function in the design of a building.
B.A number of modem American architects and the important elements in their work.
C.Three main elements that any architect must think when designing a building and a famous architect.
D.The important characteristics of the designs of one specific architect.
A B C D
C
[解析] Good 'afternoon, class. Today, we'll continue our discussion of modern American architects. Now, let's review the three main elements that any architect must consider when designing a building. One of the elements is function. An architect must consider the function of a building, whether the design hinders or enhances the use of the building, whether the design allows for easy heating and cooling, plumbing, and electrical wiring. Appearance, the second element is appearance. Does the building fit in with its surroundings? Is it pleasing to look at or an eyesore? Its appearance is quite an important element. The last one is durability. An architect must consider a building's durability, whether the materials will withstand wear from weather on the outside and from use on the inside. Now we'll move on to discuss the architect. The man in this photograph is Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest figure in modem American architecture because of his influence on function, appearance, and durability. I've placed several books on reserve in the library. Some of the books contain pictures and diagrams of Wright's work, and there's also an in-depth and...um...informative biography of Wright. The reserve material in the library is optional, but yon may want to spend some time with it in order to have the best understanding possible of Frank Lloyd Wright and his work.
5. What was NOT mentioned in the lecture as one of the main elements to be considered by an architect?
A.Function.
B.Appearance.
C.Tradition.
D.Durability.
A B C D
C
6. Which of the following parts is NOT contained in the books in the library that introduce Frank Lloyd Wright?
[解析] W: I am going to replace the tablecloth with the new one. M: Why, what's wrong with it?
[题解] 对话是关于调换桌布的事。应听清内容,然后根据提问判断。那位女士说她要换桌布。
8. What can be concluded about Phil?
A.Swimming is his favorite sport.
B.Sports are an indispensable part of his life.
C.He is always enthusiastic about skiing.
D.Winter is his favorite time for sports.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: In the summer Phil goes swimming or running almost every day, and in the winter he goes skiing whenever he is free. W: I know, he is always very keen on sports.
9. What is the exact number of students at file school?
A.15,840.
B.15,480.
C.15,418.
D.50,480.
A B C D
B
[解析] W: I can hardly believe that school has a student body of more than 15,000. M: To be exact, there are 15,480.
[题解] 对话是关于那个学校全体学生的确切人数。确切的学生总数为15480。
10. What does the woman's response imply?
A.Frank's experiment was difficult at first.
B.Frank didn't succeed in his experiment.
C.Frank has turned his experiment down.
D.Frank had trouble all through the procedures.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: How does Frank come out of the experiment? I heard that he had trouble with the procedure. W: It's true. He did have some difficulties at first, and later his experiment couldn't have turned out better.
[题解] 对话是关于Frank做的实验的进展情况。那位女士说他的实验开头是有困难,后来进展很顺利。
11. Maurice is most probably going
A.to be surprised.
B.to be shocked.
C.to buy some coffee.
D.to see in a store.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: You know, Maurice, coffee is soon going to be in short supply. M: Why don't we have some in store then?
[题解] 对话是关于咖啡的短缺。Maurice建议去买点咖啡。
12. What are they talking about?
A.A damaged plane.
B.A probable happening.
C.An imagined accident.
D.An aircraft clash.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Can you imagine what would have happened if the pilot had not been able to put the damaged plane down safely? W: Definitely, it would have been a disaster, I'm afraid.
[题解] 对话是由于飞机损坏,要不足飞行员能力强,差点出事故,形成一场灾难。
13. What do you think the man will do?
A.He will be dressed in a suit.
B.He will follow the woman.
C.He will drink the pair's health, too.
D.He will call on Mr. Green, too.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: I'll now call on Mr. Green to drink the health of the happy pair. M: I think I will follow suit.
[题解] 对话是关于那位女士招呼Mr. Green为那对夫妇的健康十杯。男士说他也会祝他们健康。词组follow suit:to do the same as sb. else does跟着做;照着做。
14. What does the man imply?
A.He likes to have visiting speakers.
B.He does not like to have visiting speakers.
C.He does not like the last visiting speaker.
D.He likes to have sense more than visiting speakers.
A B C D
C
[解析] W: What do you think of the last visiting speaker? M: Next time, lease make sure to get someone who can talk sense.
[解析] Australia's Big Dry continues to tighten its grip. Much of the land is dying of thirst and has been reduced to dust. Many areas haven't had decent rainfall in months. The Prime Minister, John Howard, has traveled to one hot and dry corner of New South Wales where 90% of the state is in drought to see the struggles endured by one farming community. Mr. Howard's government has spent more than half a billion dollars on drought relief and expects that figure to rise much further. The cabinet will meet early next week to discuss possible changes and the Prime Minister appears to be sympathetic. Concerns have also been raised about an increase in depression among farming families, not to mention rising debt.
2. What actions have been taken by the government?
A.The government has spent more than half a billion dollars on drought relief.
B.Next week the cabinet would discuss how to fight the drought.
C.The Prime Minister was not satisfied with farmers' complaints.
D.They pay more attention to farmers' depression and rising debt.
[解析] Strike is off,the judge says plans for a walkout by a British Airway's Cabin Crew cannot happen.As we reported yesterday, this strike which would have last through the holidays could have affected a million passengers’holiday travel plans.But the judge has blocked it from happening.Now the airline says it hopes the Cabin Crews Labor Union would take some time to think about its next steps.The union representatives say this dispute is not over and unless the two sides can come to a solution, they could vote to strike again, but after Christmas.
A.Less American people concern about the Academy Awards.
B.All the winners for best acting were from outside the United States.
C.Most winners of the best actors are British.
D.Most winners of best actresses are from France.
A B C D
B
[解析] This year, something happened at the Academy Awards. All the winners for best acting were from outside the United States. Daniel Day — Lewis and Tilda Swinton are British. He won best actor for "There Will Be Blood"; she won best supporting actress for "Michael Clayton". French actress Marion Cotillard won the Oscar for best actress for "La Vie en Rose". And Spain's Javier Bardem won best supporting actor in "No Country for Old Men". Hollywood is increasingly looking outside America's borders for stars and profit. Jonathan Taplin is a professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He says that today, about fifty-four percent of the ticket sales for Hollywood studios now come from outside the United States.
6. According to Jonathan Taplin, what is the main reason for that change?
A.The stars outside the United States are more talented.
B.A large part of Hollywood tickets were bought by the overseas audience.
A.In the hope that the United States will be successful in everything.
B.In the hope that he would mate with Lingling.
C.In the hope that the United States and China will be in a constructive relationship.
D.In the hope that he would mate with the others besides Lingling.
A B C D
B
[解析] Jiajia, the panda, arrived in the United States last week from the London Zoo. He was sent over in the hope that he would mate with Lingling, one of the two giant pandas at the National Zoo in Washington. It was snowing when Jiajia's plane landed in New York City. Observers say this was a good sign for success, because pandas come from a snowy mountain area of China, and zookeepers reportedly say there is a 75 percent chance that Jiajia and Lingling will have a baby.
[解析] 根据原文第二句“…in the hope that he would mate with Lingling…”可知选B。
8. Is there any chance that Jiajia and Lingling will have a baby according to zookeepers?
A.Yes, there is 75 percent chance.
B.Yes, there is 65 percent chance.
C.Yes, there is 55 percent chance.
D.No, there is no chance.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据原文第四句最后“…zookeepers reportedly say there is a 75 percent chance that Jiajia and Lingling will have baby.”可知选A。
B.giving away sensitive information to a drug cartel
C.ruining Mr. Fox's travel plans
D.planning an attack on the president
A B C D
B
[解析] A former aide to the Mexico President Vicente Fox has been released from prison after a judge threw out charges that he had leaked sensitive information to a drug cartel. Nahum Acosta, .who was responsible for organizing Mr. Fox's travel plans, was arrested in February, sparking fears that the cartels could be planning an attack on the President, but the judge has now decided that there is insufficient evidence to support charges that Mr. Acosta bad passed on details about President Fox's itinerary. Drug cartels have been locked in increasingly bitter battle with the Mexican government since President Fox launched a campaign against organized crime.
10. What is the current situation?
A.Drug cartels gave up the attack.
B.No evidence is provided to support the charge.
C.Nahum Acosta is released now.
D.The President canceled the travel plan.
A B C D
C
PART Ⅲ CLOZE
Response Time Is Critical
You, yes you, are responsible for ensuring that you are an interesting, fun person to have 1 , for being a positive player in the game of life. No matter what your level of 2 to use a given language, you'll need to be fast. To be able to respond or begin speaking within the usual conversational pause of about half a second or break of 3 four seconds, you'll need to be able to say something, anything, within those time limits, or you just won't get a 4 . We had an interesting example of this in class which accurately 5 real life "on the street". One student, who'd never left Japan and who spoke English at only sixty to seventy words per minute, could generally begin speaking within a second or so 6 he wanted to. His start was strong, but not always meaningful; "Yes, well, yes. Well what I wanted to say..." 7 student had lived and worked in England, could easily speak at one to two hundred words per minute and preferred to be precise 8 he said, taking two to four seconds to prepare before he spoke. By the end of the class round-table debate, the second student said he was feeling frustrated and 9 that no one would listen to him and had only been heard for a few minutes 10 over the hour long debate. On the other hand, the first, slower talking, student had totaled over twenty minutes of speaking time and been the most lucid (=expressive) 11 in the group of six. The first speaker had a hearing because his 12 and initiation time was very fast, while the 13 failed, no matter how much he wanted to talk, because his response time was too slow, slower than any other student. A secondary factor was that when the second student 14 before speaking his first few words were much quieter than his normal speaking volume. The interactive talking possible in lessons gave the second student chances to reduce his response time so that later in the course he could make himself 15 quickly and loudly enough for people to be interested in hearing what he wanted to say.
1.
A.for
B.around
C.in
D.on
A B C D
B
[解析] 单词around:in some place near;about;in the area;being in existence or activity。这里词组 have (sb. ) around就是成为人见人爱的人。如固定词组have been around:have lots of experience,especially in different places。其他介词都不能用。
2.
A.information
B.gift
C.skill
D.ability
A B C D
D
[解析] 这里指的是语言能力。而且单词ability加动词不定式(to do sth.)作定语。单词 information一般跟介词on或者about。单词gift跟介词for或者of。单词skill跟介词in或者of。
[解析] 根据上下文,这里指的是另外一位学生。按照英语语法,这里可以表达另一位学生的方法有:the other student; another student; other students(如果指的是两个以上的学生)。而词组 some student(s)常和the others或者the other students连用。
Today, the world wide web can be used both to search information and to make it 16 to others. Information 17 on webpages is viewed by 18 of browser. The sources of information linked in this way can be located on any computer 19 is also part of the web. Each information source may be linked to an 20 number of other webpages. Hypertext and hyperlinks allow users 21 as receivers of information to 22 from one source of information to another, deciding for themselves which information they wish to 23 to their browser and which links they want to 24 . The addresses of 25 can be found by using the hundreds of search engines which provide 26 to databases which hold information on them. Once a webpage has been found, hyperlinks may point 27 other places of interest on the web. Addresses of webpages also appear in other more 28 media, such as magazines, newspapers and television programs, and on posters. Webpages, in their 29 , facilitate access to information made available by other 30 of media, for example, collections held in libraries. Most webpages offer interactive opportunities which go 31 merely allowing visitors freedom as to when and how they visit a page. 32 can be kept formal via a questionnaire which can be filled 33 , or informal by providing an address for email or even by installing a digital guest book for comments left for other users to read. 34 . all webpages are protected so that unauthorized visitors cannot make unsolicited changes to them, it is also possible to 35 access to pages on the internet to those holding a password.
3. He was accompanied to the border,______he had to find his own way.
A.thereafter
B.thereof
C.thereby
D.thereabouts
A B C D
A
这道题考查同形副词辨析。thereafter(fml)“此后,其后”;thereof(fml or taw)“由此,它的”;thereby(fml)“借以,从此”;thereabouts(of)“在附近的,大约,左右”。
4. Nobody______ when I complained about the food, so nothing was done about it.
A.turned to me
B.relied on me
C.backed me up
D.held me up
A B C D
A
back up“支持”:rely on“依靠”,如:You may rely on me.你可以信赖我。turn to sb.“求教于”、“求助于”、“向求助:求得安慰”:hold up“拦截”,如:We must hold ourselves in readiness for bad news.我们应该对坏消息有心理准备。
5. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually ______ the Arctic Circle.
7. He was ______ determined than you, but he turned out to be the first to back out.
A.no more
B.not more
C.no less
D.not less
A B C D
C
此题考查比较级的使用。“not more(less)…than”和“no more (less)...than”有不同的含义,前者为一般意义上的比较级,意为“不多(少)于……”,而后者却另有含义:“no more than...”意在言其少,而“no less than...”意在言其多。在搞清楚了这两组比较级的用法后,问题还远没明了,似乎四个选项都有可能。解题关键在于对有转折意义的连接词but的理解,与“他第一个放弃”相对,他应“决心最大”,有此意义的只有C项,因此C项为正确答案。
8. It is due to the invention of the computer that man has been able to work so many wonders in the past few years. A case ______ is the successful launching of space shuttle.
A.in point
B.in question
C.in a way
D.in brief
A B C D
A
[解析] 计算机的发明使人类在过去几年能够创造出许多奇迹,成功地发射宇宙飞船就是一个恰当的例子。 [解析] 考查词组辨析。in point“恰当的,切题的”,a case in point意为“恰当的例子”,故A为正确答案。in question意为“正被谈论的,被考虑的”;in a way意为“从某种意义上来说”;in brief意为“简而言之”。
9. Any problem you can solve with a check is not a problem. It is a(n)______.
A.price
B.expense
C.money
D.annoyance
A B C D
B
本句格言是说:能用支票解决的问题不是问题,而是一种开销。
10. The manager would rather his daughter ______ in the same office.
A.had not worked
B.not to work
C.does not work
D.did not work
A B C D
D
would rather后跟宾语从句,从句中使用过去时或过去完成时分别表示对现在(或一般将来)或一般过去的虚拟,意为“宁愿某人做某事”。例如:I would rather you didn’t do it for the time being. 我宁愿你此刻不做这件事。I would rather you had been present.我宁愿你当时在场。
11. ______ a need to visit or receive advice from the clinic, arrangements should be made through the Personnel Department.
12. ______ leading Canadian feminist and author, Jackson, struggled relentlessly in ______ early twentieth century to win political and legal rights for ______ Canadian women.
13. After having gone ______ far, George did not want to turn back.
A.enough
B.much
C.such
D.that
A B C D
D
[解析] 题型:语法题。that在这里是副词,意思是“如此、那么,达到何等程度”(to such an extent or degree)。比如:Is your problem that complicated? 你的问题那样复杂吗?Don't take what he said that seriously。别那么认真地接受他的话。enough作为副词,位于所修饰形容词和副词之后,比如She sang well enough,but the show was a failure.她演唱得算好的了,但演出却是个失败。much 通常修饰的是形容词和副词的比较级,比如much better。such词性为形容词,不修饰形容词和副词。
14. Because there are fewer short than medium-sized men, a suit made to their measurements is less likely to find a buyer, and is knocked down ______.
17. He advised Jane ______ anyone about the shortages of food.
A.not telling
B.not tell
C.tell not
D.not to tell
A B C D
D
[解析] 考查动词搭配和动词不定式的否定形式。advise sb. to do/not to do sth.表示“建议某人做/不做某事”。D为正确答案。
18. The pain, which was due to the pressure of the cancer on a nerve, was entirely relieved by the shrinking of the growth, to the extent ______ it caused no further suffering.
19. This office building was built ______ around 2002.
A.sometime
B.sometime
C.some times
D.sometimes
A B C D
B
sometime是副词,在此指过去的某个时间。整个句子的意思是:“这座办公楼建于 2002年前后。”sometime不是副词,而是名词性成分,意为“一段(较长的)时间”,如: Mary has been to London for some time。some times也是名词性成分,意为“几次”。 sometimes是副词,意为“有时”。
20. To tell you the truth, I cannot help but ______his courage and wisdom after I heard of his stories.
A.admiring
B.admire
C.to admire
D.admired
A B C D
B
固定搭配题。在cannot help but结构中,but之后需要使用动词原形。表示“不得不,必然”的意思。而 can't help之后则需要使用动词的ing形式,表示“禁不住……”的意思。因此,只有[B]正确。
21. My friend and adviser ________ to lend me his money.
26. Could you lend me the bestseller when you get ______ it?
A.by
B.over
C.through
D.on
A B C D
C
[解析] 题型:词汇题。此题考查与动词get搭配构成短语的介副词。C项get through意为“干完;用完”,符合题意。A项get by意为“(勉强)对付过去;过活”。B项get over意为“克服:从……中恢复过来”,但get sth. over 意为“做完”,一般指结束一件不愉快但必须做的事。D项get on常接介词with,get on with sth. 意为“继续干;开始做”。
27. In the long run, English learning, difficult as it is, is ______ to a learner iii his or her career devel- opment.
A.profitable
B.advantageous
C.prominent
D.rewarding
A B C D
B
形容词辨析题。profitable“有利可图的”,更多的是从商业化的角度来说;prominent“卓越的,显著的,显眼的”,语义上搭配不合适;rewarding“报答的,有益的,值得的”,一般的搭配是doing sth.is rewarding或It is rewarding to do sth.,而不是对以后别的事情有利。而选项[B]advanta geons则是说做某个件事情对以后别的事情有利,在这里是搭配的问题。所以选择[B]。
28. Many discussions are written by professionals who have been trained to put client interests first and whose arguments tend to reflect that ______.
29. In digital electronics, signals are broken down into thousands, maybe millions,______, which are encoded as zeroes and ones. A. of information B. of bits of informationC. of little in formation D. of much in formation
A B C D
B
information 是不可数名词,A错:little information 否定含义,不符合本题句意,C错:选D语义不通。只有B正确。
30. Everything in the universe undergoes ______ development and change.
TEXT A O'Neill was one of the most famous advocates of a way of writing called "naturalism." This involved both a technique and a way of viewing life. Essentially, the literary concept of naturalism grew out of the concept of realism during the nineteenth century. The realist had wanted to "hold up a mirror to life" and render a very accurate picture of life. The naturalist wanted to go a step further and examine life as would a scientist. Thus the technique of the naturalist involves viewing life with scientific objectivity. For the naturalist, man is controlled by basic urges and can do very little to determine his own destiny. Forces of environment and biological instinct combine to control man's life. These basic and elemental urges place man in a position similar to that of animals. But O'Neill also accepted the psychological urges as a part of man's basic driving force. In his plays, O'Neill shows characters being driven by forces which they cannot understand or conquer. A man born in one type of environment is influenced accordingly, to a point where his basic actions in life are governed by these environmental forces. Carried to an extreme, this view leads to determinism, that is, the idea that man can do nothing for himself and is constantly at the mercy of forces outside himself. A typical image used by the naturalist is that of a person being trapped or being in a cage. In his earlier works, O'Neill often used the physical image of the cage (as in The Hairy Ape) to suggest the position of man caught or trapped in an alien and hostile universe.
1. Which one of the following is most suitable for the title of the passage?
A.O'Neill as a famous playwright.
B.Naturalism as a dramatic form.
C.O'Neill as a realist playwright.
D.The tragedy of being a man.
A B C D
B
此题可用排除法,A,C同义,均是文章中为阐述观点的举例,D明显不是文章的中心意思。
2. Which one of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Naturalism came into being before the nineteenth century.
B.Naturalism develops on the basis of realism.
C.According to the naturalists, man can do very little to change his own fate.
D.Psychological urges are a part of man's driving force.
A B C D
A
The word "Canada" means "village, small house or shanty". In 1435, the French explorer Katie arrived in the land and asked the Indian of the name of the place, the cacique said "Canada" indicating the village nearby. Katie misunderstood it as the name of the whole area, so the place was named Canada from that time. Canada covers 9,984,670 sq. kilometers, standing the second place in the world. Canada occupies the north part of the North America (except the Alaska Island and the Greenland Island). It faces the Atlantic in the east, close to the Pacific Ocean in the west, bordering America in the south, with the Arctic Ocean to its north. Up till 2002, Canada has got a population of 31,499,500 people. The earliest inhabitants in Canada were the Indian and the Inuit. From the 17th century, the English and the French colonialists invaded the place and founded the colony. In the "Seven-Year War" between the English and the French which occurred in Canada, the French lost, and therefore ceded the colony to the English. On July 1 of 1867, the English parliament passed the British North America Act, which combined Canada province, New Brunswick and New Sceshir into a commonwealth and granted Canada a self-ruled area. In the March of 1982, the Upper House and The Common House passed the Canada Constitution Bill and the Queen conformed. The bill took effect in April, and Canada got all the power of the legislation. So the Canadian people regard the July 1 of 1867 as the Independence Day, also the National Day. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is called "Jack Frost city". Tile Ottawa River flows from west to east and divides the city into two parts--south and north. Ottawa is the fourth large city in Canada and is the hub of the traffic in water, land and air. Ottawa boasts rich water resources and mainly depends on light industry which includes paper making, lumber machining, foodstuff and mechanism manufacturing. Canada has not an integrated constitution until now; its law consists of mostly the constitution acts which were passed in various periods. Canada carries out the commonwealth parliament system. The national monarch is the English Queen, and the Viceroy charges the administration of the country in her honor. The government follows Cabinet system and carries out institution consisting of the Party that occupies most seats in the House of Representatives; the leader is regarded as the premier who leads the Cabinet.
TEXT B For centuries in Spain and Latin America, beading home for lunch and a snooze with the family was something like a national right, but with global capitalism standardizing work hours, this idyllic habit is fast becoming an endangered pleasure. Ironically, all this is happening just as researchers are beginning to note the health benefits of the afternoon nap. According to a nationwide survey, less than 25 percent of Spaniards still enjoy siestas. And like Spain, much of Latin America has adopted Americanized work schedules, too, with shortened lunch breaks to one hour and requiring its employees to work their eight-hour shift between 7 a.m. Before the mandate, workers would break up the shift—going home midday for a long break with the family and returning to work until about 9 or 10 p.m. The idea of siesta is changing in Greece, Italy and Portugal, too, as they rush to join their more "industrious'' counterparts in the global market. Most Americans I know covet sleep, but the idea of taking a nap mid-afternoon equates with laziness, unemployment and general sneakiness. Yet according to a National Sleep Survey poll, 65 percent of adults do not get enough sleep. Numerous scientific studies document the benefits of nap taking, including one 1997 study on the deleterious effects of sleep deprivation in the journal Internal Medicine. The researchers found that fatigue harms not only marital and social relations hut worker productivity. According to Mark Rosekind, a former NASA scientist and founder of Solutions in Cupertino, Calif. , which educates businesses about the advantages of sanctioning naps, we're biologically programmed to get sleepy between 3 and 5 p.m. and 3 and 5 a.m. Our internal timekeeper—called the circadian clock—operates on a 24-hour rotation and every 12 hours there's a dip. In accordance with these natural sleep rhythms. Rosekind recommends that naps be either for 40 minutes or for two hours. Latin American countries, asserts Rosekind, have had it right all along. They've been in sync with their clocks; we haven't. Since most of the world is sleep-deprived, getting well under the recommended eight hours a night (adults get an average of 6.5 hours nightly), we usually operate on a kind of idle midday. Naps are even more useful now that most of us forfeit sleep because of insane work schedules, longer commute times and stress. In a study published last April, Brazilian medical researchers noted that blood pressure and arterial blood pressure dropped during a siesta.
1. In the second sentence of Para. 1. the underlined words "all this" refers to ______.
TEXT C The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguishing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occupational. They were, however, hardly surnames, Heritable names gradually became general in the three centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066. It was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that surnames became fixed, although for many years after that, the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country. British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupational, descriptive and local. A few names, it is true, will remain puzzling: foreign names, perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviated; or artificial names. In fact, over fifty percent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories. Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first, had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwise, Simpson means "the son of Simon", as might be expected. Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognizable after a little thought: Arther, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Taylor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings and testify to the amazing specialization in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are "Day", (Old English for breadmaker) and "Walker" (a fuller whose job was to clean and thicken newly made cloth). All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity, which descriptive names often lack. Some, it is true, like "Long", "Short" or "Little", are simple. They may be taken quite literally. Others require more thinking: their meanings are slightly different from the modem ones. "Black" and "White" implied dark and fair respectively. "Sharp" meant genuinely discerning, alert, acute rather than quick-witted or clever. Place-names have a lasting interest since there is hardly a town or village in all England that has not at some time given its name to a family. They may be picturesque, even poetical; or they may be pedestrian, even trivial. Among the commoner names which survive with relatively little change from old-English times are "Milton" (middle enclosure) and "Hilton" (enclosure on a hill).
1. Surnames are said to be ______ in Anglo Saxon England.
A.common
B.vocational
C.unusual
D.descriptive
A B C D
C
细节定位题。文章第一段第一和第二句告诉我们:“The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only.Distinguishing epithets were rarely added”,在这里distinguishing epithets指的就是surname,所以C为正确答案。
2. We learn from the first paragraph that ______ for many years after the 13th and 14th centuries.
A.family names became descriptive and occupational
B.people in some areas still had no surnames
C.some people kept changing their surnames
D.all family names fixed in England
A B C D
C
段落主题推断题。根据第一段最后一句“for many years after that (the l3th and l4th centuries),the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country”,我们可以断定尽管13和14世纪以后姓氏就固定下来了,但有些仍在不断地改变其姓氏,所以C是正确的。
3. The underlined word "patronymic" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to "formed from ______.
A.the name of one's father
B.the family occupation
C.one's family home
D.one's family history
A B C D
A
语义推断题。作者在第二段中指出姓氏可分为四类:patronymic,occupational,descriptive and local。在接下来的四个段落中,作者分别对这四类姓氏做了分析。根据第三段的介绍,我们可以肯定A为正确答案。
4. Which of the following sentences is an opinion rather than a fact?
A.Hundreds of occupational names are at once familiar to us.
B."Black" and "White" implied "dark" and "fair" respectively.
C.Vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity.
D.Every place in England has given its name to a family.
TEXT D All the recent news on AIDS is bad. The death of Rock Rudson last year raised public concern about the epidemic almost to the point of panic. But that reaction subsided for a time as people were reassured about the reliability of new tests for donated blood and the improbability of contracting the disease casually. Now, general concern is focused not so much on personal risk — most cases continue to occur in the high-risk groups of male homosexuals and drug addicts — but on the growing realization that this disease is having a deep impact on our society in a number of ways. It is absorbing financial and other resources. AIDS patients require long-term care in hospitals and out-patient facilities, and the health care systems in such cities as New York and San Francisco are not prepared to handle the demand. Bellevue, a large and respected municipal hospital in New York, devotes one out of every four beds in its department of medicine to AIDS patients. Most are hospitalized for months, and few have any private insurance. The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta estimates that hospital expenditures for the first 10; 000 AIDS patients (there are now more than 16,000) were about $1.4 billion. The total economic cost to the nation of this group of cases is estimated to come to $ 6 billion in health care, disability, and lost productivity. Private insurers were unprepared for the crisis since the invariably fatal disease hits primarily young people. Ninety percent of the victims are between 20 and 49 years old. it is becoming increasingly difficult for those in high-risk groups to get health and life assurance, and in the absence of private coverage, public funds must be used. In addition, many' of the victims are, for all practical purposes, homeless, rejected by disapproving or frightened friends and family, without employment, and in need of emotional and psychological support. It must be given. More important, there is bad news on the medical front. In spite of a stepped-up research program there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough to a cure. More than 8,000 American victims have already died; no one has recoveied. The public has also learned that earlier assurances that only 5 to 10 percent of those who have been exposed to the virus will contract the disease were far too optimistic. Researchers have now raised that figure to at least a third. Estimates of expected future cases have, accordingly, been adjusted upward. A Bellevue doctor reflected the despair of those who deal with AIDS patients every day: "The cost is staggering, the grief is overwhelming, and there is no end insight." Yet these physicians and others continue to work and to hope. Others not directly involved can help by giving support to public funding for research, hospital and hospice care, and support services. A public resolve to provide care now and an eventual cure for those who suffer is the best response.
1. The word "subside" in Para. 1 probably means" ______".
4. By saying "The cost is staggering, the grief is overwhelming, and there is no end in sight" (Para. 5), the Bellevue doctor suggests that ______.
A.people in the country should donate more money to treat the AIDS patients
B.those who deal with AIDS patients every day have lost all hope
C.doctors and others have lost their hope in treating the AIDS patients
D.AIDS patients should not give up hope although the disease is hard to cure
A B C D
D
[解析] 最后一段第一句的前半部分提到“A Bellevue doctor reflected the despair of those who deal with AIDS patients every day”’,这句话中“despair”与[B]中"lost all hope"同义,由此可知答案为[B]。
5. According to the passage, most AIDS patients have to depend on ______. to pay their hospital expenditure.
A.their health assurance
B.their life assurance
C.their private coverage
D.public fund
A B C D
D
[解析] 由第二段第四句“Most are hospitalized for months...private insurance”可排除[C]又根据第三段第三句“It is becoming increasingly difficult for those in high-risk groups to...public funds must be used"可知答案为[D]。
6. According to the passage, the following facts arc true EXCEPT______.
A.that the American public are now mainly concerned with their own risk
B.that Americans realize that AIDS has a powerful impact on their society
C.that homosexuals run a higher risk of Catching AIDS
D.that drug addicts are more likely to contract AIDS
TEXT E Nearly two thousand years have passed since a census decreed by Caesar Augustus become part of the greatest story ever told. Many things have changed in the intervening years. The hotel industry worries more about overbuilding than overcrowding, and if they had to meet an unexpected influx, few inns would have a manager to accommodate the weary guests. Now it is the census taker that does the traveling in the fond hope that a highly mobile population will stay long enough to get a good sampling. Methods of gathering, recording, and evaluating information have presumably been improved a great deal. And where then it was the modest purpose of Rome to obtain a simple head count as an adequate basis for levying taxes, now batteries of complicated statistical series furnished by governmental agencies and private organizations are eagerly scanned and interpreted by sages and seers to get a clue to future events. The Bible does not tell us how the Roman census takers made out, and as regards our more immediate concern, the reliability of present day economic forecasting, there are considerable differences of opinion. They were aired at the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the American Statistical Association. There was the thought that business forecasting might Well be on its way from an art to a science, and some speakers talked about newfangled computers and high-falutin mathematical system in terms of excitement and endearment which we, at least in our younger years when these things mattered, would have associated more readily with the description of a fair maiden. But others pointed to the deplorable record of highly esteemed forecasts and forecasters with a batting average below that of the Mets, and the President-elect of the Association cautioned that "high powered statistical methods are usually in order where the facts are crude and inadequate, the exact contrary of what crude and inadequate statisticians assume." We left his birthday party somewhere between hope and despair and with the conviction, not really newly acquired, that proper statistical methods applied to ascertainable facts have their merits in economic forecasting as long as neither forecaster nor public is deluded into mistaking the delineation of probabilities and trends for a prediction of certainties of mathematical exactitude.
1. Taxation in Roman days apparently was based on ______.
A.wealth
B.mobility
C.population
D.census takers
A B C D
C
细节理解题。答案在第六句,“那时罗马计算人头作为征税的标准,目的很简单。”
2. The American Statistical Association ______.
A.is converting statistical study from an art to a science
4. The "greatest story ever told" referred to in the passage is the story of ______.
A.Christmas
B.The Mets
C.Moses
D.Roman Census Takers
A B C D
A
推理题。圣经中的最伟大的一个故事即圣诞节,指基督的诞生。
PART Ⅵ WRITING
SECTION A COMPOSITION
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: Alice is your close friend and her house was ruined by an earthquake. She is very depressed now. Write a note to console her. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
范文 April 25th Dear Alice, I'm sorry to learn that your house was destroyed by the earthquake.You must be feeling depressed. Please look on the bright side,and there is always hope.And don't be too worried about the life in the future,for both your friends including me and the local government will help you. Yours Faithfully, Lili