2012年6月大学英语四六级作文辅导
来源：文都教育
名师：赵文通
1、 从2011年12月份的试题来看，本次考试的形式可能还会和2011年12月份相同，因为经过多年的英语教学，学生的英语水平有了很大的提高，应当采用英语导语的形式，而不是原来的提纲作文。
2、 即便采用了英语导语，但是写作方法和写作技能是不变的，还要采用我们课堂上讲过的方法和技巧去写。
3、 多浏览一些模拟试题，熟悉英语导语的试题类型和思路的扩展方法。
预测试题一：
some people claim that the disadvantages of the car are more than the advantages,do you agree or disagree?
范文：
With the development of science and technology, the cars have already become the important component in our daily life gradually. Cars make our life convenient and swift. However, too many cars have caused very serious social problems. Some people claim that the disadvantages of car are more than the advantages. I doubt whether the argument can bear much analysis.
Since one century [ago], the auto industry has [been] developed at full speed worldwide, and has brought the enormous progresses to our life. For example, the car is the most convenient tool of transportation. We can [be] on and off duty by car every day, we can go to travel by car on the vacation, we can utilize the cars to deal with some emergency too. The car [is] playing an important role in our daily life. They make our rhythm of life faster and faster, make our business become more and more efficient.
On the other hand, the development of the automobile has brought a lot of infant industry to people, Give people countless employment opportunities too. Such as, manufacturing industry, repairing industry and maintaining industry. We are enjoying the convenience that the cars bring to us; at the same time we can utilize the auto industry to support ourselves.However, we can not ignore that too many cars cause enormous social problems, for example, traffic jam, air pollution, traffic accident, to which we have to find a solution.
In a word, the cars have brought enormous change to our life; the advantages are far more than the disadvantages. We should recognize the merit of the cars, and do our best to solve the problems. If so, our life will be brighter.
预测试题二：
Some information in films, books and on the Internet has bad influence on young people and even on society. Some people think such information should be controlled. Give your opinion on both sides of view use your own experience and examples.
范文:
Nowadays, people can get almost any information from films, books or the internet, but some information can have negative influences on young people and even our society. The following essay discusses whether there should be censorship of information in society or not.
To begin with, some information is harmful for children; therefore we should protect children from some information. By this I mean, children are easily influenced and they cannot distinguish what is right or real and what is wrong or unreal, as they are immature, and hey probably imitate what they have seen. As a consequence, we should protect children from some information such as excessive violence or obscene material, so that they can grow up to be valuable members of society.
Another point to bear in mind is that some information which could be harmful to society should be censored. For example, some material that encourages racism, violence or terrorism threatens social security, and it might lead to some serious social problems, such as crimes. Therefore, the government should ban this kind of information in films, books or on the internet.
However, people do have the right to choose what they what to know, and they should be allowed access to most information. Further more, most adults are good people and will not be influenced in a negative way easily, thus they should have the freedom to decide what they want to know, and the government should not censor all information, as the government is only a group of people after all.
In conclusion, parents should strictly control what their children watch or read, and the government should censor such information in children’s books, films or websites. In addition, the government should ban some information which encourages racism, violence and terrorism, as it is harmful to society. However, on the other hand, since it is people’s right to choose what they want to know, the government should not censor most information.
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Section A
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毫无疑问，地球正变得越来越热。但是，真正的问题是：气候变暖的程度是我们的错，我们愿意通过控制我们对矿石燃料无止境的欲望来减缓地球变暖吗？
全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心；或者太难以确定，我们无法用计算机技术来测定，同样的计算机技术往往难以正确地预报下周的天气情况。在一个阴冷的冬日，你可能会觉得，变暖几度无论如何也不是件糟糕的事情。毫无疑问，气候变化的警告听上去就像一个环保主义者的恐吓策略，迫使我们远离汽车，限制我们的生活方式。
这些也许是安慰的想法。然而，不幸的是，地球给我们带来一些不安的消息。从阿拉斯加到安第斯山的雪峰，全球都在快速升温。上个世纪，全球温度上升了1华氏度，但是有些最冷、最偏远的地方却远不止如此。这些结果非常不妙。冰层正在融化，河流正在干枯，海岸正在受侵蚀，我们的社区正在受到威胁。
很大程度上，这些正在发生的变化处于我们的视野之外。但是，他们不应该被忽视，因为他们预示着地球的其他地方将会发生什么样的情况。【答案解析】
47.【解析】［E］此处应填入E项，be willing to 为固定搭配。
48.【解析】［H］此处应填入一个名词，而appetite通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。
49.【解析】［A］此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心。
50.【解析】［B］此处应填入一个名词，而与computer 搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。
51.【解析】［F］根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意，因此F为正确选项。
52.【解析】［L］该题较为简单，表示“上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏度”，应能迅速找出正确答案。
53.【解析】［I］显然ice 与melt 搭配，因此I为正确选项。
54.【解析】［K］此处应填入一个现在分词，表示“海岸受到侵蚀”，因此应选K项。
55.【解析】［N］该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入N项。
56.【解析】［D］选D项，the rest of 为固定搭配。
Section B
Passage One
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定义成功有许多不同的方法。准确地说，我们每个人都有自己的成功理念。在某种程度上，我们每个人都有责任设定自己的目标，确定我们是否能满意地实现这些目标。在遗传能力以及适合这些遗传能力表达的环境方面，我们每个人都具有独特的差异性，所以毫无疑问地，我们必须从广泛的意义上来界定成功。
对于一些人来说，只要没有太大的苦难，能够活着，就是一种成功。牧羊人虽然贫穷，却心态平静。他在美丽的大自然中牧羊，与家人一起过着俭朴的生活。他之所以受人尊敬，是因为他有一份不错的工作，并为实现自己和社会所期望的目标而努力奋斗。另一方面，尽管有些人拥有大量的物质财富，但其中的许多人看起来很痛苦。他们认为自己没有成功，因为他们没有实现自己的成功目标。并不是所有的事业都能获得成功，所以一个人不应该为了获得成功而设立不切实际的目标；但是，对于一个有自信的人来说，如果设定的成功目标过低，也是一件极其不幸的事情。
一位成功的职业咨询师曾经对一名正在经历挫折的年轻人说过：“即使为了获得成功的旅行，你也没有必要把月球旅行设定为你的旅行目标。有时候，仅仅是在公园里散步，或者乘坐地铁去市区，也可以让一个人获得成功。”他说，“只有你在为自己真正喜欢的东西付出全心的努力后却仍未能获得成功，你才是真的失败了，才是真的失去了成功的机会。”【答案解析】
57.【解析】［C］细节题。文章第一段，作者表明要获得成功，能力和环境是很基本的条件。见文章第一段第三句话，“Because each of us possesses ...genetic ability and favorable environments ...”由于我们每个人的天生能力和后天成长环境的不同……由此可知，C为正确答案。
58.【解析】［C］词汇题。“frugal”这个词的意思是节俭的，朴素的。见第二段第二句，“...the poor shepherd who ...enjoys his frugal life ...”通过下文提到的拥有财富的人的对比，可以推测出该词的意思是节俭朴素的。
59.【解析】［D］细节题。有些富人并不觉得他们成功，因为以他们自己的标准他们还不够富。见文章第二段第三句，“On the other hand ...many of them ...consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success”根据他们自己的目标来判断，他们并不认为自己是成功的，由此可知D为正确答案。
60.【解析】［D］细节题。文章最后一段表明，成功意味着尽自己所能做自己喜欢的事情。见文章最后一句，“You have not really failed ...for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like ...”在你没有尽全力做自己喜欢的事而失败之前，你的失败都不算真正的失败, 由此可推断出作者暗示成功就是尽全力做自己喜欢的事，所以D为正确答案。
61.【解析】［A］主旨题。这篇文章主要谈的是成功的定义。文章第一句话就是全文的主题句，每个人对成功的定义不同。接下来的几段也都是从不同的角度定义成功，所以A为正确答案。
Passage Two
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从一开始就教孩子阅读是小学最重要的任务，但是依靠教育者正确地处理这个任务会犯重大错误。许多学校仍继续使用被证明是无效的教学方法。教授如何开始阅读的“看与说”或者“全词”教学法具有强制力，这也许是有效指导阅读失败的最好例子。
全词阅读方法强调单词的含义超过强调字母的含义，考虑把拼写和读音的关系用于阅读，发展认识熟悉单词的能力超过发展认识不熟悉单词读音的能力。它适合于教室“开放” 的倡导者们所推荐的自我指导的、“学习如何学习”的活动，也符合孩子们必须发展地准备开始阅读的理念。1963年以前的出版物都是教授使用全词阅读方法的。
然而，在1955年，Rudolf Flesch点燃了开始阅读中的“伟大辩论”。在他的畅销书《为什么约翰尼不能阅读》中，Flesch控诉公立学校使用“看与说”的方法对学生进行错误的教育。他说，另外一种建立在语音学基础上的开始阅读的方法要好得多。后来，Jeane Chall 和Rovert Dykstra证明了它是一种更学术性的学习方法。
首先，系统语音教孩子们 把字母和字母组合与读音联系在一起。然后，教他们如何把这些读音组合起来说话。它传授给孩子们一种规则，通过这种规则可以学会英语中绝大多数最常见单词的发音，而不是把记忆中相对有限的单词堆积在一起。语音学并不是贬低思考单词和句子意义的重要性，它只是承认把拼写和读音的关系用于阅读是合乎逻辑的、必要的第一步。【答案解析】
62.【解析】［C］细节题。本题的线索是第一段的第二句话，其中的relying on educators与题干中的counting on educators 是相同的意思。
63.【解析】［A］细节题。作者先在第一段的最后一句说“looksay”或“wholeword”的阅读教学方法是失败的，第二段分析了这种方法失败的原因，是因为它“stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding ...”。
64.【解析】［D］推断题。文章在最后一段谈到了phonics method的特点和好处，本题线索见该段的第二句话“Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned”，可见这种方法能使学习者获得更大的词汇量。
65.【解析】［B］词义题。本题要求利用上下文猜测单词的意思。根据第二段的最后一句，在1963年以前，出版的东西都是教授使用wholeword的方法的，紧接着用了转折词however，说在1955年，Rudolf Flesch “touched off”一场争论，因此此处的touch off必然是“引起”的意思。
66.【解析】［C］推断题。本题要求有较好的综合能力才能做得既快又准。从第二段中综合出wholeword阅读方法的特点：强调单词的意思，没有decoding；由此即可知B、D是错的；在文章的最后一句话，作者指出Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences，所以A也是不对的。
Part ⅤCloze
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学习的方法大不相同，对一些学生有效的方法对其他人不一定起作用。你唯一能做的就是要进行实验，直到找到一个适合自己的学习方法。但是有两件事是肯定的：没有人能替你学习，而且如果你找不到适合自己的学习方法，你就不会通过大学考试。同时，还有一些对每个人都起作用的规则，例如“不要落后”。学习的问题是，一开始的时候是非常难的，而当你尝试在一周内完成三周的事情时则变得几乎不可能。即使是最好的读者也难以完成。如果你没有按时完成必须上交的书面任务，交的太迟，老师大概不会给你打个高分，也许他根本就不接受它。在其他科目上花费太多的时间不是你在某个科目上落后的真正借口。在化学上花费七个小时感到非常有效，却对历史考试毫无帮助。许多大一新生的确陷入了困境，他们以牺牲其他课程为代价而在一门课程上花费了太多的时间，这要么因为他们喜欢一门课程超过其他各门课程，要么因为他们发现这门课程非常难，所以他们认为应该在这门课程上付出自己全部的时间。不管什么原因，对某门课程全力以赴而忽视其余的课程是不正确的。如果你面对这种诱惑，应该从最短、最容易的课程开始入手。完成它们后，再去学习更困难的、费时的课程。【答案解析】
67.【解析】［D］well是副词，good是形容词，所以A不可。此处要与后面的doesn’t work at all形成对比，而B、C没有对比的作用。
68.【解析】［A］此句的意思是你一直进行尝试，直到找到适合自己的学习方法。因而此处的连词要表达“直到”的意思。
69.【解析】［B］线索是空格后的else，两个词连起来表示“(除了你自己)，别的任何人都不能……”。
70.【解析】［D］ work常用于抽象的意义，表示起作用的意思。请参照第一句中的动词。
71.【解析】［A］ get (fall, be) behind等都表示落后的意思，根据上下文，显然是说，我们在学习上不要落后。
72.【解析】［C］此处要求填一个形容词，A可排除。又根据上下文，可以理解出这句话的意思应该是：学习的问题是，一开始的时候是非常难的，而当你想在一周内完成三周的事情时则变得几乎是不可能的。这时谈的是难度的问题，因此选其他的答案是不合适的。如果直接解此题有困难，可以先做后面的题。
73.【解析】［C］根据从句中的意思来判断本题的答案。要在一周内做三周的事，毫无疑问，应当说这是几乎不可能的。
74.【解析】［C］表面考的是所有格的用法，实际上考的是名词的数。三周肯定是复数，week必须是复数形式；work是不可数名词。答案就一目了然了。
75.【解析】［A］本题考查的是篇章词汇。解题也有两种方法。第一种方法从篇章的角度着手，承接上面一段，说的是学习的困难，在这里显然是说“即使”是读得最快的人也有困难，选A顺理成章。第二种方法从句法着手。这是一个简单句，显然不能填连词和介词，C、D明显错误。单就本句来说，选almost也是不能的。
76.【解析】［B］ have trouble后要求接动名词。
77.【解析】［A］ turn in 的意思是“交上去，上交”，其他的选项是：turn up 出现； turn out出来，结果是；give in 让步。
78.【解析】［D］此处表示“过晚”之意，用too。
79.【解析】［C］考查常用句型not ...at all。
80.【解析】［D］这一句及其下一句是说因为你在别的科花的时间太多而在另一科落后，前者不是后者的理由。所以此处要选表示“借口、理由”意思的词，即excuse。
81.【解析】［A］表示笼统的“有用”的动词是help。
82.【解析】［A］ at the expense of的意思是“以……为代价”。
83.【解析】［A］注意后面的介词to，所以这是一个固定搭配。
84.【解析】［B］考查句型“What is the reason that ...”。
85.【解析】［C］前面所说的明显是一种诱惑，所以要选temptation。
86.【解析】［D］前面说的是上某课的事，所以选class。
Part Ⅵ Translation
87.【答案】did he charge me too much / did he overcharge me
88.【答案】mingled with the crowds
89.【答案】providing new growth opportunities for China’s foreign and domestic trade
90.【答案】as fluently as he speaks English
91.【答案】busy preparing for
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Key to Model Test Two
Part I Writing
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本文要求写一篇针对吸烟问题的议论文。要求写出赞同禁止吸烟、反对禁止吸烟以及自己对待这个问题的看法。
【参考范文】
Should Smoking Be Completely Banned?
Some people maintain that smoking should be completely banned. In their opinions, smoking is harmful not only to the smokers but also to the people around. Moreover, smoking is a waste of money. When one smokes a cigarette, he/she is actually burning money.
Other people do not agree. They believe that smoking helps to sharpen one’s mind and prevents one from sleeping. And smoking does not seem to shorten one’s life since many people who smoke live a long life. Also the government gets a lot of money from cigarette taxes.
In my view, everyone has the right to choose his/her own way of life, but one does not have the right to impose his/her way of life on other people. So smoking in public places should be banned but in some areas it can be allowed.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
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我们都是太空游客。但是直到如今，我们仍然离家很近。总有一天，我们会离开我们的“母亲船”——地球——在一些星球上安家落户。
现在，一个直径大约8,000英里的巨大球形“宇宙飞船”正飞驰在太阳系中。其巡航速度简直不可思议，每小时达66,600英里。
它不是《星球大战》中的母亲船这样的庞然大物，而是地球这艘太空船，上面载有40亿人。这艘由水覆盖的太空飞船一直在宇宙中遨游了大约50亿年。然而，就在过去的25年里，有一些乘客摆脱了地球的重力。
今后25年，许多人，包括你，可能会生活在一个距离地球200英里的轨道空间站上。
空间城市
科学家们已经设计出特殊的空间工厂。这些工厂将充分利用无重力(零重力状态)来制造从挽救生命的药物到完美的滚珠轴承的任何东西。其他科学家也设计出拥有农场、学校和人造昼夜的太空居民区。成百上千、甚至成千上万的人将会在这些远离地球的太空居民区生活、工作和玩耍。
当然我们对太空的征服已经开始了。我们已经登上了月球，把机器人宇宙飞船送上了金星和火星，展开了对木星和土星的空间探测。
去年6月，先锋10号机器人飞船飞出了太阳系，苏联和美国的宇航员也居住在了空间站。
毫无疑问，征服太空是人类着手进行的最伟大的历险之一，但它远不止是一个伟大的历险。科学家们认为，征服太空可能是人类生存的需要。
为了获得工业原料，我们对地球造成越来越多的破坏。在生产我们所需或想要的产品时，我们污染了空气和水。几乎所有一切看起来使我们的生活更舒适的东西，从电能到杀虫剂，都部分地消耗或改变了地球的自然环境。
为什么要进入太空?
我们的太阳系资源丰富。月球上储藏着大量的贵重金属，位于火星和木星之间的大多数小行星也如此。这些小行星类似行星，围绕着太阳旋转，体积小、岩石多。如果我们能获得这些金属，可以用它们来制造工厂和空间站。此外，太空中没有能过滤太阳能的空气，可以把丰富的太阳能转变成电能并用于生产，从而创造舒适的生活条件。
远离地球还有其他一些优点。现代工业使用多种金属合金(符合特定目的而比纯金属更好的金属混合物)，但是受地心引力的作用，有些金属合金或者不能在地球上制造，或者价格非常昂贵。例如，某些金属在地球上不能融合。但是，在零重力状态下，熔化的（热的、液态的）金属融合的更均匀，原因是没有使较重金属下沉而较轻金属上浮的重力。
此外，我们可以从太空中俯视地球，研究大气、天气和空气污染带来的影响。
再者，我们未来远离地球的家不存在需要挣脱的强大重力，所以我们去遥远行星的旅游将变得很方便。
虽然进住太空可能会解决一些问题，但是外层空间也可能会是一个危险的地方。例如，在外层空间中，我们必须保护自己免受紫外线和宇宙射线的危险。虽然阳光中的紫外线会使我们遭受严重的日光灼伤，但是地球上的大气却可以遮挡大部分的这种有害辐射。而且，地球还可以保护我们避免遭受大部分来自外层空间的高能微粒这些宇宙射线的伤害。
无拘无束的太空？
如果在太空中没有特殊的保护，我们会暴露在更强的紫外线和宇宙射线的辐射中。同时，在零重力的外层空间，我们的骨头会因为失钙而变得更加脆弱。人们在太空中待的时间越久，这个问题就越严重。医生们正在研究一种方法，以避免我们骨头中的钙在外层空间丢失。在小宇宙飞船中坐一会儿可能“让你抓狂”。在外层空间，即使是短暂的旅行，你也可能感觉不像想象的那样舒服，太空旅行能让你晕船!
然而，这些风险不会阻止人们进入太空。人们最终将会在太空建立起跟地球一样的空间环境，其中居住着许多人，他们有不同的兴趣领域，例如医药、建筑、农业、教学和矿山等等。
未来的百年间将充满历险、令人兴奋的科学发明和危险，人类也将离开地球——可能永远地。
空间的年龄计算
假设一个太空旅行者的速度是每秒186,200英里，那么他每过1小时，就等同于地球上的30小时。如果他以这种方式（及时加速）旅游一年，然后以同样的速度（及时加速）转身返回，他会发现，自己看来好像旅游了两年，但地球上的人声称他已经离开了三十年。
假设这个太空旅行者是在30岁时离开地球的，当时留下了一个年龄30岁的孪生兄弟。当他年满32岁回来的时候，其待在家里的孪生兄弟却60岁了。这就是为什么“时钟佯谬”有时也被称为“孪生佯谬”的原因。
当然，要加速到一定的高速度需要相当长的一段时间，要掉头并再次转回来也需要很长的一段时间，所以情况并不像描述的那么简单。
【答案解析】
1.【解析】［C］属细节推断题。根据题干的意思，本文中提到的巨大的球形宇宙飞船是指什么？根据本文第一个小标题下的第二段首句“A giant, spherical “spaceship”, about 8,000 miles...”和第三段的首句“It’s not a giant, Star Wars mothership. It’s spaceship Earth...”，其中的“it”指代的就是“a giant, spherical ‘spaceship’”，由此可以知道C项是正确答案。其他选项虽然在文中均有提及，但都不是该题的正确答案。
2.【解析】［B］属细节推断题。题干中的past 25 years 是关键词，直接定位到第一个小标题下第三段的最后一句话“Only within the past 25 years, ... its passengers broken free of Earth’s gravity”。通过比较可知，该题干是对原句的改写，答案应该是B，可以直接选择。其他选项原文中都有提及，但是与该题均无关，不是正确答案。
3.【解析】［C］属同义转换题，注意本是一种排除性选择题。分析题干，本题考查人类还没有征服或者探索过的空间；或者，根据题支中的四个备选项，可以将该题的答案定位在小标题“Space Cities”下的第三段的最后一句话，“We have explored part of the Moon, sent robot spaceships onto the surface of Venus and Mars, and aimed space probes past the planets of Jupiter and Saturn”，可知C是正确答案。其他选项文中均有提及，都是人类已经征服或者探索过的空间，不是正确答案。
4.【解析】［B］属同义转换题。根据题干中关键词“more than a great adventure”，可以将答案锁定在文章小标题“Space Cities”下的第五段的最后两句话，“... more than a great adventure... may be a necessity for survival of the human species”。其中，第二句是对第一句的解释，而题支B正是该句的同义互换，所以答案选B项。其他选项在文中均未提及。
5.【解析】［C］属细节推断题。题干中 是“asteroids” 关键词，答案可以锁定在文章小标题“Why Go into Space”之下的第一段的第二、三句话“The moon is chockfull of valuable metals. So are the asteroids...”。其中“so”表示后面与前句话的内容相同。题干对这两句话做了综合，并进行了同义互换，经推断可知C是正确答案。答案A文中没有提及，答案B和D均与题干要求不符。
6.【解析】［A］属同义转换题。根据题干中关键词“ultraviolet light”，答案可以锁定在文章小标题“Why Go into Space”下的最后一段的倒数第三、四句话，“Ultraviolet light from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth. Yet, Earth’s atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation”这与选项A的意思一致，所以答案选A项。选项B本身就是错误的，选项C和D在文中均没有提及。
7.【解析】［C］属同义转换题。题干中的“risks”是关键词，可以将答案定位在“At Home in Space”这一小节下的第二段的前两句话，“Yet, these risks won’t keep people from going into space. Eventually, an Earthlike environment will be built in space”。题干是对这两句话的综合和同义互换，由此可知选项C是正确答案。其他选项原文均未提及。
8.【解析】do not mix well根据Why Go into Space 中的第二段的第三、四句话，可以得到我们所需要的答案。
9.【解析】electricity for manufacturing根据Why Go into Space 的第一段得出该题目答案。
10.【解析】the losing of calcium根据At Home in Space 第一段第四句话找出题目所需要的答案。也可以写为the loss of calcium。
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.W:It’s high time we increased our supplies of football equipment. Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion.
M:I couldn’t agree more.
Q:Which should they increase?
【解析】［C］ 女士说是时候该增加足球设备的供应了，排球和网球都过时了。男士说我再同意不过了。本题关键是听懂It’s high time 和out of fashion这两个固定短语。
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I can’t leave now. I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.
Q:Why can’t John go swimming now?
【解析】［A］ 男士说他三点与他的老师有个会面。I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.从这句可以得出答案。
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W:It used to be even better.
Q:How’s the school?
【解析】［A］ 男士问这座学校真的像人们说的那样好么。女士回答说它过去更好些。因此，即是说这座学校不如过去好了，从这得出对这座学校的评价。
14. W:Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she can’t stand football.
Q:Why didn’t the man watch the game?
【解析】［D］本题关键在于听出玛丽亚受不了足球这句 You know Maria, she can’t stand football.因此，男士虽然本想看球赛的，但是玛丽亚在看五频道的一个电影，他就跟她一起看了那个电影。
15.M:Good morning, I’m Jim Green. My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job.
W:Oh, come in, Jim. I haven’t seen you for ages. I hear you’re at the university now.
Q: What does Jim want?
【解析】［A］ 男士说他父亲叫他来这儿问关于一个假期工作的事。女士说她很久都没见到他了，她听说他现在上大学呢。这个叫吉姆的男士还是学生，他想找个假期的兼职做。因此，他想找的是一份暂时的工作。
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater. The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
【解析】［A］ 男士问能否形容一下抢劫银行的两个人的外貌。女士说那个男的个子高，深色头发，穿一件黑色毛衣，关于那个女的主要就是抢劫时她说的话比较多。The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.从这句中可以得出答案。
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W:Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?
【解析】［D］ 这句关键在于听出nicelooking straw hat一顶非常好看的草帽，可以得出两人讨论的是一顶好看的帽子lovely hat。
18.W:How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:I’ll call you when it’s ready. But it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Q:What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
【解析】［D］ 女士问修好我的手表要多长时间，男士说修好的时候他会打电话给她，但是不会花一个多星期的时间。从这个对话里可以看出说话者之间是顾客和修表人之间的关系。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary. How’re you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Can’t complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies. First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment should have been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M:OK.We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W: We should also consider human resources. I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what’s the picture?
W:We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M:TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M:We’ll have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right.I’ll see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】［D］ 女士问Did you have time to look at my proposal? 你有时间看看我的建议么。听完全文，可见是一个关于新的商业计划的提案，因此正确答案是Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
【解析】［B］ 女士说New equipment should have been installed long ago.即早就该给工厂装新的设备了。所以正确答案为工厂应该引进最新的设备。
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
【解析】［B］女士说We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.女士建议雇用一些工程师帮助实现工厂的现代化。所以正确答案应是 B项：A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
【解析】［C］ 从女士的话it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors 中可看出，仅仅在报纸上做广告是不够的了。
Conversation Two
W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it down to something like...uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios.”
W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want.Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”
M:“Golden Age” is a good idea.Let me type that in ...Hey, look, just 6 books this time.That’s a lot better.
W:Oh...another thing you might consider...have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I’ve only been searching for books.
W:Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there.You might go through their indexes to see if there’s anything you want.
M:Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.
W:If you need any help, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What is the man doing?
【解析】［A］ 男士准备写一篇关于20世纪三、四十年代好莱坞电影的论文，他现在正在检索所需要的参考书，所以答案是“他在搜寻参考材料”。
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
【解析】［A］ 此题关键在于听出女士，即这位图书馆员说：Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it 她认为这位男士的题目太大，因此答案应为It’s too broad to cope with.
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?【解析】［D］ 本题在听力原文中可直接找出答案。女图书馆员说Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.因此男士可以在Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature找到相关的杂志文章。
Section B
Passage One
There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty years.The liberation of women in the early part of the twentieth century and the social and economic effects of World War II had a great impact on traditional family life.Women became essential to industry and the professions.During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation.
More recently, great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine, have had enormous social consequences.Children are better cared for and are far healthier.Infant death rate is low.Above all, parents can now plan the size of their family if they wish through more effective means of birth control.
Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life.But these developments have affected all aspects of society.It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of “the family” as a social unit has survived all these challenges.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.What is this passage mainly about?【解析】［D］ 短文第一句就点出了文章的主旨，There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty years.即主要讲了英国家庭生活变化的诸多原因。
27.Why did British women become indispensable to industry after World War II?【解析】［A］为什么英国妇女二战之后在工业上起着不可或缺的作用？During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation.从这两句话中可得出答案，由于战争中成千上万的男子牺牲了，因此女子必须承担起劳动的重任。
28.What remained unchanged in spite of all the challenges in family life?【解析】［A］虽然文中花了大量篇幅介绍英国人家庭生活变化的种种原因。但本题的答案出现在文章最后一句，即It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of “the family” as a social unit has survived all these challenges.
Passage Two
In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today.Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.So in a few years people won’t worry about running out of gas.
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.F & C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week.At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models.
Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground.Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.
But the sky isn’t the limit.In the future, you’ll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you’ll hear someone say, “The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes.Please check your equipment.And remember, no more than ten ounces of carryon baggage are allowed.”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
【解析】［D］ 以后的数十年汽车用什么作能源，Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.每个人都将用上电力驱动的车，因此将用电作能源。
30.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
【解析】［A］本题也可在听力材料中直接听出答案。In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.未来的新闻报道在谈到交通状况时将主要报道空中的交通状况。
31. What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?
【解析】［B］ 从短文最后的announcement提醒去往月球旅行的乘客：And remember, no more than ten ounces of carryon baggage are allowed，只能带不超过十盎司的随身行李，因此，对于去月球旅行的旅客的特殊要求就是Take little luggage with them.
Passage Three
My parents ran a small restaurant.The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers.My duties increased as I grew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hardworking and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.He said, “OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks.” He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What was the speaker’s job before he was 10 years old?
【解析】［C］男孩的工作就是给顾客擦皮鞋。
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?
【解析】［B］从这一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能迟到。
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?
【解析】A 男孩认为爸爸应该付他工钱I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.
35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?
【解析】［D］ 因为父亲认为 it was his son who should pay him。
Section C
36.【答案】medical
【解析】medical 意为“医学的”。纵观全文可知此处应填medical，美国人对本国所达到的医学成就倍感骄傲。
37. 【答案】prevention
【解析】prevention意为“预防、防止”。医学家已经发现预防和治疗脑灰质炎以及肺结核的方法。
38. 【答案】cancer
【解析】cancer意为“癌症”。他们对癌症和心脏病做了大量研究。
39. 【答案】equipped
【解析】equip意为“装备、配备”。美国的医院是最现代化的，配备有世界上最好的医疗设备。
40. 【答案】national
【解析】national 意为“国家的”。美国有一个全民健康计划。
41. 【答案】available
【解析】available意为“可用到的，可利用的”。为了这个全民健康目的美国有许多项目计划。
42.【答案】sum
【解析】sum 意为“一笔(金额)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一笔款项到这个基金里。
43. 【答案】employee
【解析】employee意为“职员、雇员”。当职员需要就医，他可以从这个基金里拿钱付医疗费用。
44.【答案】They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed
45.【答案】People regularly pay the hospital directly
46. 【答案】The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
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Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 47 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 48 for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too 49 to worry about, or too uncertainsomething projected by the same computer 50 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 51change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 52is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is 53, rivers are running dry, and coasts are 54, threatening communities.
The 55are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 56 of the planet.
［A］remote［B］techniques［C］consisting［D］rest［E］willing
［F］climate［G］skill［H］appetite［I］melting［J］vanishing
［K］eroding［L］temperature［M］curiosity［N］changes［O］skillful
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has selfconfidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement.
A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown,” The counselor added, “You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort.”
57.In the first paragraph, the author implies that are essential in achieving success.
［A］ability and goals ［B］goals and determination
［C］ability and environment ［D］goals and environment
58.The word “frugal”(Line 2, Para. 2) means.
［A］wealthy ［B］wasteful
［C］thrifty ［D］miserable
59.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because.
［A］their life is miserable ［B］they do not live in peace
［C］their goals are too low ［D］they are not rich enough by their own standards
60.The last paragraph implies that.
［A］we should have high goals
［B］success means achieving great goals
［C］success means taking a walk in the park
［D］success means trying one’s best at what one really likes
61.This passage mainly talks about.
［A］the definition of success ［B］how to achieve success
［C］how to set goals ［D］the importance of goals
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “looksay” or “wholeword” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
The wholeword approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the selfdirected, “learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates (倡导者)of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “RunSpotRun” readers.
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his bestseller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted(控诉)the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the looksay method. He said—and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed—that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(语音学), is far superior.
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.
62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is .
［A］only logical and natural［B］the expected position
［C］probably a mistake ［D］merely effective instruction
63.The author indicts the looksay reading approach because .
［A］it overlooks decoding［B］Rudolf Flesch agrees with him
［C］he says it is boring ［D］many schools continue to use this method
64.One major difference between the looksay method of learning reading and the phonics method is .
［A］looksay is simpler［B］phonics takes longer to learn
［C］looksay is easier to teach ［D］phonics gives readers access to far more words
65.The phrase “touch off” (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means .
［A］talk about shortly ［B］start or cause
［C］compare with ［D］oppose
66.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
［A］Phonics approach regards wholeword method as unimportant.
［B］The wholeword approach emphasizes decoding.
［C］In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.
［D］Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.
Part ⅤCloze(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Methods of studying vary; what works 67 for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 68 you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: 69 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won’t get through college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 70for everybody. The hint is “don’t get 71 ”.The problem of studying, 72 enough to start with, becomes almost 73 when you are trying to do three 74 in one weekend. 75 the fastest readers have trouble 76that. And if you are behind in written work that must be 77, the teacher who accepts it 78 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 79. Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 80. Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’t 81one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 82 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 83all their time to it. 84 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 85, begin with the shortest and easiest 86. Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.
67.［A］good［B］easily
［C］sufficiently［D］well
68.［A］until［B］after
［C］while［D］so
69.［A］somebody［B］nobody
［C］everybody［D］anybody
70.［A］follow［B］go
［C］operate［D］work
71.［A］behind［B］after
［C］slow［D］later
72.［A］hardly［B］unpleasant
［C］hard［D］heavy
73.［A］improbable［B］necessary
［C］impossible［D］inevitable
74.［A］week’s work［B］weeks’ works
［C］weeks’ work［D］week’ s works
75.［A］Even［B］Almost
［C］If［D］With
76.［A］to do［B］doing
［C］at doing［D］with doing
77.［A］turned in［B］tuned up
［C］turned out［D］given in
78.［A］very［B］quite
［C］such［D］too
79.［A］anyway［B］either
［C］at all［D］that
80.［A］solution［B］method
［C］answer［D］excuse
81.［A］help［B］encourage
［C］assist［D］improve
82.［A］expense［B］pay
［C］debt［D］charge
83.［A］devote［B］put
［C］spend［D］take
84.［A］Whichever［B］Whatever
［C］However［D］Wherever
85.［A］attraction［B］decision
［C］temptation［D］dilemma
86.［A］arrangements［B］way
［C］assignments［D］class
Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87.Not only (他向我收费太高)，but he didn’t do a good repair job either.
88.The murderer (混在人群当中)with an attempt to shoot at the Prime Minister whenever he seized a chance.
89.The emergence of ecommerce and the fastgrowing Internet economy are (为中国的国内外贸易提供了新的增长机遇).
90.That Canadian speaks Chinese (和他说英语一样流利).
91.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was (忙着准备) her examination.
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Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11.［A］Tennis equipment.
［B］Volleyball equipment.
［C］Football equipment.［D］Basketball equipment.
12.［A］He must meet his teacher.
［B］He must attend a class.
［C］He must go out with his girlfriend.
［D］He must stay at school to finish his homework.
13.［A］It’s not as good as it was.［B］It’s better than it used to be.
［C］It’s better than people say.［D］It’s even worse than people say.
14.［A］Because he doesn’t like football.
［B］Because Maria fell ill.
［C］Because he didn’t have the time.
［D］Because Maria can’t stand football.
15.［A］A temporary job.
［B］A permanent job.
［C］Some money for the vacation.
［D］Some money for the university fees.
16.［A］The woman did most of the talking.
［B］The man did most of the talking.
［C］The woman was wearing a black sweater.
［D］The man and the woman had dark hair.
17.［A］A sunny day. ［B］A raincoat.
［C］An attractive hut. ［D］A lovely hat.
18.［A］Librarian and student. ［B］Operator and caller.
［C］Boss and secretary.［D］Customer and repairman.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.［A］The benefits of strong business competition.
［B］A proposal to lower the cost of production.
［C］Complaints about the expense of modernization.
［D］Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20.［A］It costs much more than its worth.
［B］It should be brought uptodate.
［C］It calls for immediate repairs.
［D］It can still be used for a long time.
21.［A］The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.
［B］A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
［C］The entire staff should be retrained.
［D］Bettereducated employees should be promoted.
22.［A］Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.
［B］TV commercials are less expensive.
［C］Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.
［D］TV commercials attract more investments.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.［A］Searching for reference material.
［B］Watching a film of the 1930s’.
［C］Writing a course book.
［D］Looking for a job in a movie studio.
24.［A］It’s too broad to cope with. ［B］It’s a bit outdated.
［C］It’s controversial.［D］It’s of little practical value.
25.［A］At the end of the online catalogue.
［B］At the Reference Desk.
［C］In the New York Times.
［D］In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.［A］The liberation movement of British women.
［B］Rapid economic development in Britain.
［C］Changing attitudes to family life.
［D］Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.
27.［A］Because millions of men died in the war.
［B］Because women had proved their worth.
［C］Because women were more skillful than men.
［D］Because factories preferred to employ women.
28.［A］The concept of “the family” as a social unit.
［B］The attitudes to birth control.
［C］The attitudes to religion.
［D］The ideas of authority and tradition.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.［A］Synthetic fuel. ［B］Solar energy.
［C］Alcohol.［D］Electricity.
30.［A］Air traffic conditions. ［B］Traffic jams on highways.
［C］Road conditions.［D］New traffic rules.
31.［A］Go through a health check. ［B］Take little luggage with them.
［C］Arrive early for boarding. ［D］Undergo security checks.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.［A］Washing plates. ［B］Clearing tables.
［C］Shining shoes. ［D］Sweeping the floor.
33.［A］He must work six days a week.
［B］He should never be late for work.
［C］He must study hard in his spare time.
［D］He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.
34.［A］To pay him for his work.
［B］To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.
［C］To give his friends free drinks.
［D］To allow him to have more free time.
35.［A］Because the boy was not a fulltime worker.
［B］Because the boy had made some mistakes.
［C］Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.
［D］Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Americans are proud of the (36) achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and (37) for such diseases as polio and tuberculosis. They have learned a great deal about (38) and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals are the most modern and best (39) medical facilities in the world. But this degree of excellence has been expensive.
Medical costs in the United States are very high. There is a (40) health plan for Americans. But there are many programs (41) for this purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed (42) of money regularly into a fund. Then when the (43) needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it.
Other people have health insurance. (44) .In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medical institution. (45) .Then when they need medical treatment, they go to the hospital without paying more money.
(46) . These programs make medical care available to those without their own health insurance.
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Model Test Two
Part I Writing(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should Smoking Be Completely Banned. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 有人赞同完全禁止吸烟，理由是……
2. 有人不赞同完全禁止吸烟，理由是……
3. 我的看法。
Should Smoking Be Completely Banned
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked ［A］,［B］,［C］and ［D］. For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Space Our Future in Space: It Has Already Begun!
We are all space travelers. But we’ve stayed close to home until now. One day, we may leave our “mothership” Earth to make our home among the stars.
A giant, spherical “spaceship”, about 8,000 miles in diameter, is speeding through the solar system right now. It is cruising at an incredible 66,600 miles per hour.
It’s not a giant, Star Wars mothership. It’s spaceship Earth, the home of over four billion people. This watercoated spaceship has been traveling through the universe for about five billion years. Only within the past 25 years, however, have some of its passengers broken free of Earth’s gravity.
But 25 years from now, many people, including you, might live in an orbiting space station 200 miles above the Earth.
Space Cities
Scientists have already designed special space factories. These factories will take advantage of the absence of gravity (zero gravity) to produce everything from life saving drugs to perfect ball bearings.
Other scientists have designed space colonies, complete with farms, schools, and artificial day and night. Hundreds, or even thousands, of people will live, work, play—even go to school, far above the Earth.
Our conquest of space, of course, has already begun. We have explored part of the Moon, sent robot spaceships onto the surface of Venus and Mars, and aimed space probes past the planets of Jupiter and Saturn.
Last June, one robot ship, Pioneer 10, left our solar system forever. And astronauts from both the Soviet Union and the United States have lived in space stations.
The conquest of space, without question, is one of the greatest adventures human beings have ever set out on. But it may be more than a great adventure. Some scientists think the conquest of space may be a necessity for survival of the human species.
We are tearing up more and more of the Earth to get raw materials for industry. And we are polluting the air and water as we manufacture products that we need or want. Almost everything that seems to make our lives more comfortable, and from electricity to pesticides, uses up or alters a piece of our planet’s natural environment.
Why Go into Space?
Yet our solar system is full of resources. The moon is chockfull of valuable metals. So are the asteroids, the small, rocky, planetlike bodies orbiting the sun most of them between Mars and Jupiter. These metals, if we can get them, could be used to build factories and space stations.
Also, in space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into electricity for manufacturing, for creating comfortable living conditions.
Getting away from Earth has other advantages, too. Modern industry uses many kinds of metal alloys (mixtures of metal that are better for certain purposes than pure metals). Yet some metal alloys either can’t be made or are very expensive to make on Earth because of gravity. For instance, certain metals don’t mix well on Earth. But in zero gravity, molten (hot, liquid) metals mix more evenly. This is because there is no gravity to pull the heavier metals down, while the lighter ones float on top.
From space, too, we can look down on the Earth and study the atmosphere, its weather, and the effects of air pollution.
And because there is no strong gravity to break free from, our future homes away from Earth will be convenient starting points for travel to distant planets.
But, while going into space might solve some problems, outer space can also be a dangerous place. For example, in outer space, we have to protect ourselves from the dangers of ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Ultraviolet light from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth. Yet, Earth’s atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation. Cosmic rays are tiny highenergy particles from outer space. Again, the Earth shields us from most of them.
At Home in Space?
But in space, without special protection, we would be exposed to much stronger radiation from ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Also, in the zero gravity of outer space, our bones will lose calcium and become weaker. This will be more of a problem the longer people stay out in space. Doctors are looking for a way to keep our bones from losing calcium in outer space. And a small spaceship just might “drive you batty” after a while. But even on a short trip in outer space, you might not feel as well as you’d like to. Space travel could make you seasick!
Yet, these risks won’t keep people from going into space. Eventually, an Earth like environment will be built in space. And they will be populated by people with many different interests: medicine, construction, farming, teaching, mining, and so on.
The next hundred years will be filled with other worldly adventures, exciting scientific discoveries, and danger, as humans leave Earth—perhaps forever.
Aging in Space
Suppose a space traveler is moving at a velocity of 186,200 miles per second. For every hour that passes for him, 30 hours pass on Earth. If he travels for a year in this fashion (having accelerated instantaneously) and then turns around and comes back at this speed (having turned around instantaneously), he will find that while he has seemed to himself to have traveled two years, the men on Earth would claim he had been absent for 30 years.
Suppose the space traveler had left at the age of 30, leaving behind a twin brother also aged 30. When he returned he would be 32, but his stayathome twin brother would be 60. That is why the “clock paradox”, is sometimes called the “twin paradox”.
Of course it takes quite a long while to accelerate to a high speed, and a long while to make a turn and head back again, so conditions aren’t quite as clearcut as just described.
1.The giant, spherical spaceship mentioned in the passage is.
［A］the outer space［B］a manmade spaceship
［C］the planet Earth［D］the Star Wars mothership
2.Some persons have traveled into outer space after conquering within the past 25 years.
［A］the universe［B］Earth’s gravity
［C］the earth［D］outer space
3.We have explored or sent robot spaceships to the following space except.
［A］the moon［B］Venus［C］Jupiter［D］Mars
4.Why is the conquest of space more than a great adventure?
［A］Because it is full of challenges for human beings.
［B］Because it may be necessary for human beings to survive.
［C］Because it is the greatest adventure in human history.
［D］Because it is more exciting than any other adventures.
5.The moon and the asteroids are alike with respect to their .
［A］size and moving ways［B］comfortable living conditions
［C］rich and valuable metals［D］solar energy
6.Why can’t ultraviolet light scorch our skin on Earth as seriously as it does in space places?
［A］Because the Earth’s atmosphere can make ultraviolet light less harmful.
［B］Because ultraviolet can’t reach the Earth at all.
［C］Because the Earth is far away from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.
［D］Because other space places is near from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.
7.In spite of many risks, scientists will finally build in space suitable for humans to live.
［A］an environment without ultraviolet light
［B］a lot of homes
［C］an Earthlike environment
［D］an environment with atmosphere
8.The reason some metal alloys can’t be made on Earth is that the heavier metals together with the lighter ones.
9.In space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into, for creating comfortable living conditions.
10.According to the author, will be caused to a man in gravityfree space.
Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)
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Section B
Passage One
The diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world. A diamond is a symbol of wealth．
Diamonds were made as a result of great volcanic heat and pressure．A volcano is a mountain with a hole on the top. A volcano can be very dangerous because when it is active it sometimes explodes and causes great damage.
【26】Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth — millions of years ago by a number of great volcanic explosions. 【27】It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found. They are also found among the sand and stones of certain river beds, and in a few places on the floor of the sea. For they were washed down the mountain sides by the rain.
【28】Diamonds are very rare. There are not many diamond pipes or diamondproducing rivers in the world．During the last century adventurers from Europe went to Brazil, because they had heard that there were diamonds in the River Amazon. Many of these early diamond miners died of illness or were lost forever in the great forests. But some returned home rich. They were lucky enough to enjoy their lives.
【28】 The earliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago. The most recent and exciting discoveries have been made in eastern Russia. But most of the worlds diamonds now come from Congo, from Tanzania — which has the largest diamond mine in the world and from South Africa.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.Which of the following is mentioned by the speaker?
C【解析】选项是关于钻石出现的地方。听力篇章一开始，讲到钻石的出现是因为火山爆发的热量和压力，接下来说，火山爆发把钻石推向了地球表面。
27.According to the passage, where did diamonds first come into existence?
A【解析】选项表示地点。听力篇章接下来讲，可以在火山缝隙中发现钻石，也可在河床上发现。由此可以判断A为正确选项。
28.What do you think is the best title for this passage?
A【解析】从选项的拼写方式，可以推断问题可能是文章的题目。听力篇章开篇讲到钻石形成的原因，接着讲到钻石出现的地方，最后提及钻石量最多的地方。所以文章的主旨为钻石的形成和发现。
Passage Two
Recently, a man who was always in good health, spent a week in bed with severe flu. The previous week, he and his wife separated. 【30】It seems his unusual ill health was connected with his bad feeling.
Humans have long been aware that our health is linked with our thought, emotions and relationships. Now science is catching up with our suspicion. A new field of scientific investigation has developed. 【29】Its the study of how our thoughts and feelings work with our immune and nervous systems．
There are already researchers at medical schools who are devoted to the study. They are discovering surprising connections between mind and body. One researcher has been working with breast cancer patients. She has been looking at the mental factors in their illness and treatment. 【31】She has discovered that women who did not like to talk about the emotions created by their illness had more chance of dying in five years after treatment. Of a group of 52 patients, 16 women died. All 16 women had said they usually found it difficult to talk to people about their illness. So, simply speaking, it is bad for your health to keep negative feeling inside you. You need to talk about them to your family and friends.
Other research shows that stress really can make you sick. People who lead stressful lives are more likely to fall ill with colds and flus and other illnesses. But, if you have lots of good quality relationships with family and friends in your life, then you are less likely to fall ill, even though the circumstance of your life might be difficult.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.What is this passage mainly about?
B【解析】选项是关于疾病方面的内容。听力篇章中讲到，人们很早就意识到健康和我们的思想联系紧密。而现在发展了新的学科，研究人类的想法和感觉如何影响免疫和神经系统。
30.Why did the man suffer the worst illness in his life?
B【解析】选项表示原因。听力篇章一开始以一名男士为例，他和妻子分居了，随后一周就感冒了，似乎他的病和自己的糟糕感觉有关系。由此可以判断他得病的原因是他情绪不好。
31.What is the difference between the breast cancer patients according to the passage?
C【解析】选项关于哪一类人活得久一点。听力篇章中间讲到一个实验，其结论是不喜欢和家人讨论病情以及自己感受的人，接受治疗后五年内死的可能性更大，接着列举了一些数字。从中可以判断，喜欢讨论自己病情以及感受的人可以活更长时间。
Passage Three
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for a one year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. 【35】But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. 【32】The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing business.
【35】What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples — people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. 【33】They are saved a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. 【34】But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses?
D【解析】选项表示某种做法。听力篇章第一段提及现在美国越来越流行的业务，那就是租家具。
33.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
C【解析】根据上题，考生可推测此题问题有可能是租家具的原因。听力篇章第二段总结了租家具的原因，可以节省麻烦，还可以省钱。选项B只谈到了其中一个原因。
34.What can you infer from the passage?
B【解析】文章最后一段以一个家庭为例，他们很喜欢租的家具，但是却不愿意告诉别人家具是租来的，因为这种做法比较新，他们不确定邻居会怎么想。从此可以判断，在这对夫妻的家乡，这种观点并不流行。
35.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
B【解析】从选项的拼写方式，考生可推断问题可能是文章的题目。听力篇章一开始，讲到租家具在美国流行开来，第二段谈及流行的原因，最后讲到这种新颖的方式在某些地方并不流行。这三段围绕同一个主线展开，那就是：新颖的获得家具的方式。
Section C
36.【答案】situation
【解析】此空的名词是个常用名词，situation意为“情况，状态”。
37.【答案】opinions
【解析】opinions和ideas是同义词，表示“观点，看法”。考生要注意此空用名词复数。
38.【答案】trial
【解析】此空的名词trial意为“努力，尝试”，考生要注意和try区别。
39.【答案】methods
【解析】此空是个常用名词，method意为“方式，方法”，考生要注意用名词复数形式。
40.【答案】stages
【解析】stage在此处意为“阶段”，前面有数词six来修饰，所以用名词复数形式。
41.【答案】recognize
【解析】此空是个常用动词，recognize意为“意识，认识”。
42.【答案】broken
【解析】此空是动词的过去分词用作形容词，broken在此处意为“不能用，有问题”。
43.【答案】define
【解析】此空的动词比较常用，define原意为“定义”，此空意为“确定”。
44.【答案】he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame
【解析】考生要联系上下文，上文讲必须先确定问题是什么，接着就承上举了这个例子，他必须确定自行车的哪一部分出问题了。此处需要注意的词汇：gears，brakes，frame。
45. 【答案】Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions
【解析】此空要注意后面的句子。后面是个例子，具体说明前面的观点。其例子大意为：Sam或看修理书，或和朋友讨论，或仔细看轮子。所以前面作者的观点是：要找信息，让问题更清楚，找到可能的解决方案。此句需要注意的词汇：clearer，solutions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。
46.【答案】After studying the problem, he should have several suggestions for a possible solution
【解析】考生要联系下文，下文是个具体的例子，大意为Sam解决这个轮子的问题的可能方案。所以前面的观点大概为：研究问题之后，应该对可能的解决方案提出几个建议。此句需要注意的词汇：suggestions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
原文精译
艾迪生·赫德用妻儿的照片作为自己的笔记本桌面。他在弗吉尼亚达顿商学院修工商管理硕士学位，很思念自己的家人。由于离家在校学习，【47】他只能通过电话和数码照片了解儿子一岁的成长过程。他说：“不能每天和他们在一起，这非常艰难。”
这是他家人的选择。妻子伊登是华盛顿地区一家公司的法律顾问，对她而言，辞职、卖掉房子、随丈夫来到夏洛茨维尔，在经济方面没有任何意义。所以赫德自己来到夏洛茨维尔。【48】第一年，两人轮流，每个周末开200英里的车见面。去年五月，孩子出生了，大部分时候艾迪生开车回家看望家人。
艾迪生的情况看似复杂，却并不少见。每年，成百上千对夫妻要考虑，当其中一人去商学院学习时，如何处理家庭后勤工作。有人选择远距离爱情，在周末和休假时见面。有些人只能在假期和节庆日才能看到另一半和孩子。还有一些人带着家人一起上学。
不在一起很辛苦，但艾迪生一家尽力过得舒服。周末两人都在弗吉尼亚时，会一起参加社交活动，妻子感觉自己是其中的一部分。艾迪生也会避开周五的课，和家人待的时间长一些，他说：“我们已形成了惯例，不过我还是希望能在家，这样我们三个人才能真正在一起。”
任何长距离都会给彼此之间的关系带来压力，一些夫妻因此而分手。【49】夫妻一方要忙于自己紧张又严格的学业安排，另一方要忙于工作，压力会加倍，使学生学习时分心。
这些情况下，有些学校给予了大力支持。对远距离夫妻来讲，当他们来访时，校园里会有相关活动，也有网上社区，甚至老乡会。【50】但主要地，商学院让学生带着家人来学习变得更简单。他们帮助家属找房子，进预科学校学习，或在当地找工作。
决定在远方的商学院学习，伴随而来的是经济和后勤问题。学生需要决定家属是留在家乡，还是跟着来上学。不管哪一种方法，学校都尽力去满足。【51】MBA学生科里·赫里西克说：“我们考虑的不仅仅是自我，这是个影响家庭的决定。”
47.【答案】phone calls and digital photos
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第一段。赫德离家在外学习，只能通过电话和数码照片了解孩子的成长过程。
48.【答案】on alternate weekends/every two weeks
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第二段。原文讲两人轮流开车见面，考生可选择原文中的on alternate weekends，或every two weeks，表示“每隔两周”。
49.【答案】feel more stressed in career
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第五段。段中讲，夫妻一方忙于自己紧张又严格的学业安排，另一方忙于工作，压力会加倍。
50.【答案】take their partners along
【解析】根据题干，考生可选定文章的第六段。商学院的主要做法是，帮助那些带着家人上学的学生解决某些问题。
51.【答案】a family plan rather than an individual
【解析】根据题干，考生可选定文章的最后一段。科里·赫里西克认为不能仅仅考虑自己，还要考虑家庭。考生可用rather than这个短语将前后两个成分结合起来。
Section B
Passage One
原文精译
他是美国历史上第一位拥有MBA的总统，他喜欢炫耀自己的商业背景，他的总统竞选大战从各大公司口袋里招募的资金，数目前所未见，首席执行官充斥着他的内阁。乔治·布什认为，执行官违背信誉，滥用权力，这破坏了对美国商业领导人诚实的信心。当今时代，在个人责任感方面，商业社会需要新的道德准则。他将“结束作假账、隐瞒真相、违反法律的时代”。
仅仅几个月前，认为乔治·布什将公开痛斥美国公司老总的想法是很可笑的。作为候选人，他出生在经济繁荣期，当时股市经历了前所未有的长达18年的牛市，他趁机利用了美国公司的成功。现在情况不一样了。股票市场的泡沫破碎了，尽管有经济复苏的迹象，华尔街看起来依然低迷。美国最野心勃勃的公司，如Enron, Xerox， Tyco, Global Crossing，直到最近的World Com，都出现了一系列的丑闻，很大程度上影响了公众情绪。
要求改革的政治压力越来越大，对布什总统的压力也越来越大。【52】这位企业家总统真的准备好与商业较量，严厉推行改革吗？虽然在纽约他紧咬牙关，语气坚决，但很有可能他不会推行改革。布什总统认为，目前的危机来源于首席行政官中为数不多的几个坏家伙，而不是因为整个制度。所以他的重心是加重对腐败企业家的惩罚，呼吁更高的道德标准。总统宣布成立金融犯罪小组SWAT，在司法部根除企业欺诈，【53】如果因经济欺诈而坐牢，将使最长的刑期加倍，从5年增加到10年。但关于体系改革议案，他基本上没有提具体的建议：基本没有提到如何加强股票所有者的权利，更没有涉及参议院提出的要求企业改革的议案。
基本没有迹象表明清理美国企业可以吸引选民。民意调查显示，美国人对他们的商业领导基本没有信心，但政客似乎没有受到影响。【54】布什总统的支持率明显下降，但还有很多人支持他。
【55】因此，总统只需要语言坚决就可以了。仅仅这个举动就能说服一般的美国民众——他们认为总统对这件事很上心。【56】经济回暖，众怒平息，对变革的呼声会渐渐缓和下来。民主攻击将失败，影响深远的改革议案，还没有成为法律就被冲淡了。从政治学上讲，这场赌博有意义。【56】但遗憾的是，对美国的资本主义来讲，这会错失一个绝好的机会。
52.【答案】A
【解析】本题是个细节题。根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第三段。段首讲到：这位企业家总统真的准备好与商业较量，严厉推行改革吗？虽然在纽约他紧咬牙关，语气坚决，但很有可能他不会推行改革。由此可以判断，他无意推行改革。
53.【答案】B
【解析】本题是个细节判断题。选项B出现在文章的第三段。段尾讲，如果因经济欺诈而坐牢，将使最长的刑期加倍，从5年增加到10年。由此可以判断商业欺诈最长的刑期是5年。
54.【答案】C
【解析】本题是个建立在细节上的推理题。选项C出现在文章的第四段。段末讲，Mr. Bush的支持率明显下降，但还有很多人支持他。这说明Mr. Bush的支持率虽有下降，但还是很高。
55.【答案】D
【解析】本题是个推理题。文章的最后一段讲，随着经济回暖，对改革的呼声会越来越弱。但对美国的资本主义来讲，却错失了个好机会。从中可以看出，作者是很希望改革的，他是赞同改革的。
56.【答案】A
【解析】本题是个细节分析题。文章的最后一句话提到“将会错失绝好的机会”，这个机会往回指改革议案。所以A为正确选项。
Passage Two
原文精译
最近几十年，有个现象值得我们关注：所谓的东南亚“四小龙”与西方的“雄狮”抗争，占领了经济版头条。【57】对于亚洲来讲，美国经济霸权神话，体现在山姆大叔（即美国政府）这个专制、家长式的人物形象上，它为东南亚政治领导人提供了有利条件，尤其是马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔。【60】他很想创造“咆哮的老虎”这样一个国际形象，但最近听起来却更像一条在影子里喘息的看家狗。不是要污蔑这些新兴的发展中国家，如马来西亚、泰国、印度尼西亚的显著成就，有时候这些国家是他们自己最坏的对手。【57】马哈蒂尔的例子经常可以说明这一切，只要国际或国内危机给机会，他就会谴责西方的邪恶。
【60】具体来讲，最近菲律宾和泰国货币贬值，对马来西亚货币带来压力，这激发了马哈蒂尔的灵感，让他全面攻击西方，认为西方是问题的根源。他甚至说，美国故意扰乱东南亚经济来报复这些国家，因为这些国家支持马哈蒂尔强硬的军事原则，而美国对此的态度似乎是想调查而非赞许。找个替罪羊，而不承担任何责任，总理可能逐渐削弱这个地区未来的成功，尤其是马来西亚的未来。
进一步质疑时，马哈蒂尔将自己的攻击具体到一个富豪，知名的慈善家乔治·索罗斯先生，马哈蒂尔认为他反对缅甸加入东盟（ASEAN）让人特别生气。【58】隐藏在这些阴谋理论背后的逻辑错误，【62】并不能帮助马来西亚解决经济过热带来的严重问题。专家曾一再提醒这些困难时期可能出现的问题，包括大量赤字、低储蓄、负债率等等。事实上，最近马来西亚股市和货币的急剧贬值，导致马哈蒂尔改变了最初对待危机的方法。【59】甚至他宣布的某些措施，至少暗示他已意识到自己政府的过度支出导致了这场信心危机。【60】结果是，他的这种反应削减了他因开明领导而刚刚赢得的尊重。
57.【答案】B
【解析】本题是个细节推理题。根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第一段。段中讲，美国经济霸权神话，为东南亚政治领导人提供了有利条件。段末以马哈蒂尔为例，只要给机会，他就会谴责西方的邪恶。所以，马哈蒂尔利用谴责西方的行为来获取政治利益。
58.【答案】D
【解析】本题是个建立在细节上的推断题。选项D出现在文章的第三段。马来西亚等亚洲国家的经济难题，如大量赤字、低储蓄、负债率等，都和经济过热有关系。由此可以推断，这些问题，部分是因为经济过热。
59.【答案】B
【解析】本题是个细节推理题。选项B出现在文章的第三段。段尾讲：甚至他宣布的某些措施，至少暗示他已意识到自己政府的过度支出导致了这场信心危机。从中判断这句话实际上削弱了他的可信度，即原文所谓的信心危机。
60.【答案】A
【解析】本题是个建立在细节上的推断题。考生需要考虑整篇文章的基调，文章第一段作者说：他很想创造“咆哮的老虎”这样一个国际形象，但最近听起来却更像一条在影子里喘息的看家狗；第二段中讲，具体来讲，最近菲律宾和泰国货币贬值，对马来西亚货币带来压力，这激发了马哈蒂尔的灵感，让他全面攻击西方，认为西方是问题的根源。其中用到了“激发某人的灵感”表示讽刺；文章最后说，结果是，他的这种反应削减了他因开明领导而刚刚赢得的尊重。从作者的用词可以看出，这篇文章基调讽刺，有偏见。
61.【答案】D
【解析】本题是个细节判断题。考生首先要注意语法搭配，which后面用到动词原形include，所以which所指代的主语应该是个名词复数，承前指代前面的serious issues。
Part ⅤCloze
原文精译
上流社会只占人口的三分之一，却创造了整个国家财富的25%。这个阶层分两部分：上流中的上层，上流中的下层。基本上，上流中的上层，指的是“老富豪” ——都是富裕了好几代的家族 ——出身尊贵，富甲一方。有一些家族家喻户晓，如洛克菲勒家族和范德毕特家族。大部分家族一般民众并不知晓。他们和社会的其他人没什么关系，靠继承的财产的投资而获取收入。相反，上流中的下层是“新富豪”，尽管他们比老富豪富有，但他们和低于这个阶层的其他人一样，对于赚钱贪得无厌。因此，一般来讲，他们的地位要比老富豪低，老富豪认为没有必要努力赚钱，也看不起新富豪。不管他们是如何赚钱的，上流社会很富有。他们有足够的金钱和时间来培养艺术方面的爱好，来收集稀有的书籍和画作。一般来讲，他们住在固定的区域，参加固定的社交俱乐部，互相交流，和门当户对的人结婚，这些都让他们远离人民大众，被称作“贵族阶级”。与其他阶层相比，他们更倾向于成为某一阶级的成员。因为多是政府高官，他们在国内外都有很大权势和影响力，他们的行为影响着成千上万人的生活。
62.【答案】D
【解析】上文提及上流社会，分为“上流中的上层，上流中的下层”，接着讲到上流中的上层包括哪些人。选项D中的basically，意为“基本上，大体上”。
63.【答案】B
【解析】这是个相对固定的搭配，a nobility of birth，意为“出身高贵”。
64.【答案】A
【解析】上文提及很少一部分家族全国闻名，但大部分富豪人们并不知晓。选项B、C、D强调“明显，显而易见”，而visible强调“看得见，能被他人看到”。
65.【答案】D
【解析】选项是对四个名词的考查。选项A中的contact意为“接触”；选项B中的association意为“结合，交往，协会”；选项C中的communication意为“交流，流通”；选项D中的relation意为“关系，联系”。
66.【答案】C
【解析】本题是个动宾搭配。能和后面介词from连用的动词有选项A中的pull和选项C中的draw，pull意为“把……往外拉”，draw原意为“提取”，这里指“取钱，提款”。
67.【答案】B
【解析】这是个固定搭配，by contrast意为“相反”。
68.【答案】A
【解析】考生要确定前后两句话之间的关系，然后选择合适的连词。前一句意为“他们比老富豪还要富有”，后半句意为“他们还在拼命赚钱”，所以两句之间是让步关系“尽管……还”。
69.【答案】A
【解析】此空前面的一句话讲，他们比老富豪还富有，此句讲他们仍然在努力赚钱。从此可以判断他们对金钱的态度是永不嫌多。选项A中greedy意为“贪婪的”。
70.【答案】B
【解析】此句意为“他们和比自己地位低的其他所有人一样，努力赚钱”，所以选择代词everybody。
71.【答案】C
【解析】前一句讲，新富豪与比自己地位低的人一样，拼命赚钱；后面讲老富豪看不起新富豪，逻辑上应该是因果关系，所以选Thus.
72.【答案】D
【解析】根据整句话，尤其通过后面的定语从句，可判断老富豪是看不起新富豪的。尽管新富豪很富有，地位却没有老富豪高。选项B和选项D都表示地位低，但B中的inferior常和介词to连用。
73.【答案】D
【解析】此空是对动词的考查。四个选项都是常用的简单动词，这里表达老富豪的一种倾向，所以选择动词tend。
74.【答案】C
【解析】此空是对动宾搭配的考查。表示“获取财富”，使用动词acquire。
75.【答案】C
【解析】培养某人艺术方面的兴趣，使用动词cultivate。
76.【答案】A
【解析】上流社会的另一大爱好是收集书籍和画作，所以选择动词collect。
77.【答案】A
【解析】考生要根据上文选择此空。上文讲，他们住在特定的区域，参加特定的社交活动，和特定的人交流，和门当户对的人结婚，因而和人民大众的距离比较远。所以选择A中的distant，表示“和某人有距离”。
78.【答案】B
【解析】本题考查固定搭配。be conscious of意为“意识到”。选项A中的doubtful常和about连用，表示“怀疑的，不确定的”；选项C中sensitive常和to连用，意为“都……很敏感”；选项D中sensible常用事情做主语，句子结构为sth. is sensible to sb.，意为“某人觉得某事很合理”。
79.【答案】D
【解析】上流社会的人有很大的权利和影响力，command原意为“命令，指挥”，此处意为“获得”。
80.【答案】C
【解析】此空考查动宾搭配。hold positions表示“担任某些职位”；选项A中seize意为“抓住机会”；选项D中的sustain意为“承受，支持”。
81.【答案】B
【解析】此空联系上文，他们担任政府要职，所以他们的行为影响了其他很多人的生活。选项C中effect作为名词，意为“效果”。
Part Ⅵ Translation
82.【答案】considering that he had studied so little
【解析】此空是对介词“考虑到”的考查。“考虑到”可用considering，given。考生要注意本句话的时态，考试已经结束了，复习是在考试之前的，所以使用过去完成时。
83.【答案】under no circumstances will China use nuclear weapons first
【解析】本题考查倒装。“在任何条件下都不”可翻译为under no circumstances，in no case等，这些带有no的短语放在句首，后面的句子要用倒装，助词will放在主语China的前面。
84.【答案】but they are missing the full significance if they do so
【解析】此句比较简单，两句之间是假设关系，选择连词if；“失去”选择动词miss。
85.【答案】growing at an average of 5.5 percent a year
【解析】此空是对固定短语的考查，“以年均……的速度”常用的短语为at an average of。同时考生要注意，后半句用动词的现在分词作伴随状语。
86.【答案】his face quickly resumed its confident
【解析】本题比较简单，考查了动词的用法。“重新出现，恢复”用动词resume。
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大学英语六级考试全真预测卷（一）
答案与解析
Part ⅠWriting
话题分析
和谐社会是目前中国现代化建设的目标之一，是比较热门的社会话题。报纸、杂志、电视新闻等，经常讨论此话题。考生应多关注社会新闻，为写作收集素材。
范文解析
Nowadays, it seems known to everybody that one of the objectives of Chinas modern construction is to build a harmonious society. All of a sudden, “a harmonious society” has become a frequentlyused phrase in media news, newspaper etc. It is the trend of Chinas development.
But what is a harmonious society? In my mind, there are several aspects included in building a harmonious society. First, a harmonious society has democracy in its politics to ensure the maximum benefits of the people. Second, a harmonious society has equality and justice to protect the rights of every citizen. Third, a harmonious society has good faith and friendly relation between people to create a favorable atmosphere for living and doing business. Forth, a harmonious society has energy to make sure its creativity. Fifth, a harmonious society has stability and order to provide people with a comfortable environment. Sixth, a harmonious society has harmony between humankind and nature for a sustainable development of economy.
To be true, it needs joint efforts of every person in China to realize this great goal. For me, I am a student in college. What I can do is to develop good relations with people around me, help others as much as possible, spread this awareness to as many people as possible, laying a foundation for this tall building.
文章一开始就提到目前中国现代化建设的目标之一，就是构建和谐社会。一时之间，构建和谐社会成为中国发展的趋势。
第二段从六个方面讲述了和谐社会的内涵：1）民主政治，保证人们的最大利益；2）公平正义，保证每个公民的权利；3）诚信友好，为生活和生产提供良好环境；4）充满活力，确保社会的创造力；5）稳定有序，保证生活平稳安定；6）人与自然和谐相处，实现经济可持续性发展。
第三段从自身出发，讨论在构建和谐社会时自己该如何做。作为一名学生，作者认为：和周围人发展友好关系，乐于助人，传播“和谐社会”的意识，为这个宏伟目标奠定基础。
六级作文很贴近国家大事，因为对时事政治的了解是对当代大学生的要求之一。出现一个新的命题，考生应多关注其内涵及相关评论，这样写作过程中才能做到“胸有成竹”，写出来的作文才“言之有物”。
Part ⅡReading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
原文精译
伦敦的娱乐
买书
（1）伦敦人很爱读书。【1】他们平时买很多报纸，杂志，还有书籍，尤其是平装书。在印刷成本日益增高的今天，平装书相对来说比较便宜。他们始终青睐“合宜”的书，如纸张好的硬皮书。
（2）伦敦许多街道的店铺专卖书。【2】最知名的当属伦敦市中心的查令十字街。在这里你可以找到大大小小、各种各样的书店，有最著名的书店，声称是世界上最大的书店，也有狭小脏乱的小书屋，看起来似乎是从狄更斯年代留传下来的。其中很多书店经营二手书，涉及的领域有艺术、国外作品、哲学、政治以及其他五花八门的话题，其中有个书店只卖关于芭蕾的书籍！
（3）查令十字街是伦敦人买书最方便的地方，却不是最便宜的。【3】如果想买真正便宜的二手书，买家需要离开繁忙拥挤的街道，到伦敦东区法林顿街寻宝。这里没有大型的书店，卖书者每天早晨来，把整麻袋书放在推车上，沿贫民区道路排成一线。一直在等他们的买家，有业余的，也有专业的，朝这些卖家奔去。在这些地方，偶尔可以用几便士买一本旧书，而其价值可能是很多英镑。
（4）查令十字街和法林顿街都是买书的知名地点。但全伦敦都有书店，也许地方不太有名，但书同样多种多样，让人激动。这些书店营造出来的共鸣，让最忠诚的买家感觉很舒服。在这些书店，只是浏览书籍的人也会经常得到意想不到的快乐。事实上，人的一生可能都在淘书。享受时间，很多方式并没有搜书这么有乐趣！
去剧院
（5）伦敦剧院到处都有：仅仅西区就超过40家，足以保证至少两到三场演出，可满足不同兴趣的观众，或严肃，或轻松。
（6）【4】有些是专业剧院，如皇家歌剧院,考文特花园，它们主演歌剧和皇家芭蕾，在这里可以听到世界上最伟大的歌剧演员的演出。英国国家歌剧公司入住伦敦大剧场，它鼓励歌剧演员，特别是本土的演员，用英语表演大部分的歌剧，且符合大众的价位。
（7）有些剧院主要上演经典作品和严肃戏剧、轻喜剧、音乐剧。大部分剧院有自己的个性，老剧院如位于海马克特的皇家宫廷剧院（也叫做海依市场），现代剧院如最近刚开的巴比肯。国家剧院在滑铁卢桥旁有三个独立剧院。在新的巴比肯中心，皇家莎士比亚剧团在此落脚，其另一中心在埃汶河畔的斯特拉特福。
（8）伦敦大部分老剧院都集中在一个小区域，在皮卡迪利大街和莱斯特广场地铁之间。【5】晚间表演一般是晚上7:30或8点开始，这个区在7:15到8点之间会有个小小的高峰期。人们从附近的地铁蜂拥而出，人行道很拥挤，出租车、私家车想方设法停到位，把看剧的人送到剧场的入口处。表演结束后也是个小高峰期。伦敦的剧院很流行，想进去看一场成功的表演并不很容易。
（9）二战前，剧院表演开始的要晚一点，去看戏是很正式的一件事。现在，很少有人特意为看戏穿正装（也就是说，穿正式的晚礼服），除非是第一次看或表演非常重要。【6】战争期间，表演时间提前，直到现在也保持原样。目前的演出时间让吃饭成为相当棘手的问题：需要早一点吃晚饭或晚间吃宵夜。剧院附近的饭店提供早一点的晚饭或晚上的夜宵，缓解了这种状况。
（10）【7】电视的普及和演出经费拮据致使很多剧院倒闭。但看起来最糟的情况已经结束，萧条一段时间之后，剧院开始复兴。有些大城镇没有专业剧院，但其他一些城镇如诺丁汉、赫尔、考文垂、纽卡斯尔，有很不错的公司，每一季都有一批演员表演一系列的戏剧。有些城镇如奇切斯特、爱丁堡的剧院，夏季会有演出季。即使在小城镇，过去几年内也已建了一批剧院来满足当地人们的需求。
英国音乐
（11）国王的品味是否反映了臣民的品味，这是值得商榷的。但是，【8】下面这三个国王却和自己的臣民共享音乐。理查德一世 (11571199)被称为“勇士”，他自己谱曲，和乐师布隆德尔一起演唱。据说，他在奥地利坐牢时，布隆德尔唱了一首只有他和国王知道的歌曲，国王在秘密囚禁的城堡中接唱了这首曲子，由此布隆德尔找到了国王。亨利八世 (14911547)，虽因有六个妻子而臭名昭著，却是个优秀的乐师，他的一些曲子至今仍在传唱。维多利亚女王 (18191901)和丈夫阿尔伯特亲王以唱民谣为乐。伟大的作曲家和钢琴师菲利克斯·门德尔松(18091847)是宫廷中的常客，经常在女王和王子唱歌时为他们伴奏。
（12）【9】外国人不很了解英国人对音乐的热爱，可能是因为知名的英国作曲家很少。最有名的是亨利·普赛尔 (16581695)，戏剧《珀赛尔狄多与埃涅阿斯》是个经典。献给普赛尔的进行曲“勒里布里罗”让人振奋，现在BBC把这个音乐用作海外新闻的标志性乐曲，据说唱的是“抛弃三个王国的詹姆斯二世”1688年逃离英国的故事。爱德华·艾尔加爵士 (18571934)因合唱和管弦乐曲目而知名，其中一些作品因著名的小提琴家耶胡迪·梅纽因而更广为人知。本杰明·布里顿 (19131976)作曲非常具有个人特色，因戏剧作品《彼得·格里姆斯》和《比利·巴德》而举世闻名。拉尔夫·沃恩·威廉姆斯 (18721958)深受英国民间音乐的影响，这从他对老歌《绿袖子》的改编便可看出来（很多人都认为这是个民歌）。近几年，民间音乐复兴开来，全英国都有专业的民间音乐表演组织。这个现象根源于塞西尔·夏普 (18591924)的作品，他收集民间音乐和舞蹈。
（13）目前对音乐的关注表现在100所夏季音乐学校的存在，这些学校满足各个级别的音乐者，从初学者到熟练的表演家。【10】这些学校氛围友好，有的课程只有一个周末的课时，也有课程持续三、四周。音乐种类众多，从中世纪音乐、古典音乐到摇滚乐和流行音乐。奥尔德堡、巴斯、切尔腾纳姆等城镇有重要的音乐节，流行音乐节吸引了成千上万人，尤其是年轻人。大城市有世界闻名的乐队，来自世界各国的伟大艺术家来英国表演。很多城镇都有军乐队，乐手一般是矿工、当地的消防队员。在英国音乐不仅仅是高雅的，更重要的，它是民主的。
1. 【答案】D
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第一段。伦敦人买得最多的是报纸、杂志和平装书，有时也会买硬皮书。但相比较而言，硬皮书买的最少。
2. 【答案】A
【解析】根据题干中的Chafing Cross Road，考生可锁定文章的第二段。第二段讲到这条街著名的原因在于，买书的人可以在这里找到各种各样的书店。
3. 【答案】C
【解析】根据题干中的Farringdon Road，考生可锁定文章的第三段。法林顿街是二手书的中心，这里没有书店，只有小推车；这里的书并不是没有价值，偶尔几便士买到的书可能价值几百英镑。所以C为正确答案。选项A是个干扰项，法林顿街在伦敦东区，并不是在伦敦东边。
4. 【答案】D
【解析】根据题干中的some of them are specialist theatres，考生可锁定文章的第六段。作者随后举了例子来说明什么是specialist theatres，这些剧院只上演某一类戏剧。
5. 【答案】D
【解析】根据题干中的Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations，考生可锁定文章中的第八段。晚间表演一般在7:30到8点之间，所以从7:15到8点之间会有个交通小高峰期。
6. 【答案】C
【解析】根据题干中的World War II，考生可锁定文章的第九段。二战给表演带来的影响是，演出时间提前了。
7. 【答案】C
【解析】根据题干中的the decline of theatre business，考生可锁定文章的第十段。段首讲到，电视的普及和演出经费拮据导致剧院生意萧条。
8. 【答案】Richard I, Henry Ⅷ and Queen Victoria
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第十一段。段中提到了三个皇家成员，对音乐非常感兴趣。
9. 【答案】there are few renowned British composers
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第十二段。段首讲到英国音乐不为人知的原因，英国知名的作曲家比较少。
10. 【答案】from a weekend to three or four weeks
【解析】根据题干，考生可锁定文章的最后一段。课程的时间有长有短，有的仅仅只有周末两天，有的却可持续三、四周。
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.M: Hills, are you going to Jacks party tonight? Maybe I can give you a ride.
W: Thanks, Tom. Id like to go for a change, but I have my history exam tomorrow morning.
Q: What will the woman probably do tonight?
C【解析】选项是关于某人的动作行为。男士邀请女士去参加Jack的宴会；女士表示感谢，但用but表达了自己真正要做的事情：明天上午有历史考试。从中可判断女士要复习历史。
12.W: I cant bear the air pollution in this city any more. Its getting worse and worse. The sky looks grey most of the time．
M: You said it! Weve never had so many factories before.
Q: What does the man mean?
A【解析】选项是关于空气污染的问题。女士说：我再也忍受不了这个城市的空气污染了，越来越严重，天空大部分时间都是灰色的。而男士附和女士的看法，并说以前没有多少工厂，暗示工厂导致了空气污染加重。
13.W: Lots of people enjoy dancing in the ball. Why not go dancing with me? I think its the most interesting thing in the world.
M： Believe it or not, that is the last thing Id ever want to do.
Q： What does the man mean?
B【解析】选项是关于跳舞的看法。女士说：这么多人都在跳舞，为什么不和我一起跳呢？我认为这是世界上最有意思的事。男士回答说：不管你信不信，这是我最不愿意做的。考生要注意固定搭配“that is the last thing”后面加一个句子，指的是“最不想干的事情”，所以B为正确答案。
14.W: Jean really lost her temper in Dr. Browns class this morning. We were all shocked by her aggressiveness.
M: Oh. did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated.
Q: What does the man mean?
A【解析】选项是男士对Jean的看法。女士说：Jean在Dr. Brown课堂上发火了；男士用but表达了自己的看法：我倒觉得她的直率让人佩服。由此可以看出男士对Jean是钦佩的。
15.M: I thought you were going to call me last night about the plans for the conference on language teaching.
W: Sorry, I should have, but Tom and Jane stopped by and stayed until midnight.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
D【解析】根据选项，考生要特别注意女士的行为。男士说：我以为昨晚你会给我打电话，通知教学会议的计划呢；女士使用了虚拟语气：我本应该打电话的，但Tom和Jane顺便拜访我，他们一直待到午夜。从中考生可推断女士没有打电话的原因是一晚上都有客人。
16.M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court. He talked like a professional.
W: I only wish hed show as much for his studies.
Q: What does the woman imply about her son?
D【解析】选项是对某位男士的看法。男士说：你儿子在球场真有激情，像个专业人士；女士使用了虚拟语气：我希望他在学习上同样有激情。虚拟语气告诉考生，他在学习上并没有太用功。
17.W: How come Jim lost his job?
M: I didnt say he had lost it. All I said was if he didnt get out and started selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might not find himself looking for a new job.
Q: What does the man say about Jim?
C【解析】选项是关于某位男士的工作。女士问：Jim为什么丢了工作呢？男士强调Jim现在并没有失业，他说，如果Jim现在不开始卖车，他可能要开始找新工作了，暗示Jim可能被解雇。选项D是个干扰项，目前Jim并没有失业。
18.W: Jerry, last night we held a discussion in that small room numbered 405 on the third floor and you were so conspicuous by your absence.
M: Well, I made a mistake about the room number and stayed in room 415 for an hour waiting.
Q: What can we learn about Jerry?
B【解析】考生要特别注意Jerry做了什么事。女士说：昨晚在405讨论时，大家都注意到你缺席了；男士说：我把房间号弄错了，在415等了一个小时。从中可以判断开会时Jerry并不在场。
Conversation One
W: This is English Language Centre. How can I help you?
M: Yes. Im calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of course do you offer?
W: Well, first of all, 【19】the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this areas community, whether a students goal is to master basic functional language skills, lets say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university.
M: Okay. Im calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university. My friend is considering about further education.
W: And thats the kind of, uh, 【20】instruction that we provide, from basic communication course to contentbased classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.
M: That sounds great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?
W: 【21】Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins.
M: Alright. What is the tuition for a fulltime student?
W: Let me see. Its two thousand thirty dollars for a full time student.
M: And how does one apply? Is it complicated?
W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application thats on our Website.
M: Great. Thank you for help. I appreciate that.
W: You are welcome. You can call at any time if you have any other questions. Goodbye.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.Which is the purpose of the English Language Centre?
A【解析】选项用动词不定式表示目的。听力对话一开始，女士就介绍了这个课程的目的，旨在给大家提供学习语言的机会。
20.Which course is taught at the English Language Centre?
C【解析】选项是某一门课程，考生要注意语言学习中心提供的课程有哪里。听力对话接下来女士介绍课程，basic communication course，contentbased classes，如 computer literacy, intercultural communication, business English，因而判断C为正确答案。
21.If a semester begins on August 29th, by what date should one apply for it?
B【解析】选项是关于时间。听力对话接下来问报名时间，女士回答说，截止到课程开始前两个月。如果课程8月29号开始，那报名时间截止到6月29号。
Conversation Two
W: 【22】Were talking this hour about how and why people might become addicted to the Internet. Dr. James at Maryland University has put together a support group for students who find themselves addicted to the Internet. He joins me now from his office in College Park.
M: Thank you very much for inviting me.
W: Is Internet addiction a relatively new thing?
M: Well, some may have been addicted for a while.
W: How does it present itself?
M: Well, some of them have issues like relationship problems, or 【23】problems maintaining their grades because they are spending so much time on the Net.
W: But I think the computer is a very positive thing. How do I know when my impulse to go online will turn me into an Internet addict?
M: Uh...Im not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, 【24】but I think if it begins to affect other areas of your life, such as your work or school performance. One of the problems with the Internet, is that people start losing some of the skills that make relationships successful. If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressed or empty or lonely and you know you really look forward to those times when you can be online to be connected with other people in that way, then, a serious issue is starting to happen.
W: What if you start giving up other things, like going out for a walk...is that a symptom?
M: 【25】Well, I think its helpful to have some sort of balance in your life. If you can, spend some time on the Internet and then go out and take a walk.
W: So thats how we can avoid Internet addiction. Thank you very much, Dr.James.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.What is the interview mainly about?
D【解析】选项用四个名词表示话题。听力对话一开始，女士就讲到了今天的话题，讨论了网瘾的问题。所以选项D为正确答案。
23.Why do Internet addicts have difficulty maintaining their grades?
B【解析】选项表示原因。听力对话随后讲到，有网瘾的学生学习成绩不好，原因在于他们花了太多时间在网络上。
24.Which of the following is a symptom of Internet addiction?
A【解析】选项讨论了几种征兆。听力对话中，女士问如何知道有网瘾了呢？男士回答说：上网多长时间算网瘾，这很难说，但如果开始影响生活的其他方面，这就表明有网瘾了。由此可以肯定A为正确答案。
25.According to Dr. James, how can we avoid Internet addiction?
A【解析】选项提供了一些解决问题的方法。听力对话最后，男士提供了避免网瘾的办法：在生活中找到平衡。
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Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
In recent decades, there is a phenomenon which makes us give some attention; the socalled Southeast Asian “tigers” have rivaled the western “lions” for stock cliches that make economic headlines. The myth of American economic hegemony(霸权) over Asia in the imposing and patriarchal figure of Uncle Sam has provided frequent political grist (有利) for Southeast Asian political leaders, particularly Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir. He has attempted to forge an international reputation as a snarling tiger, but lately sounds more like a barnyard dog groaning at shadows. Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements of the newly developing economies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, these nations at times appear to be their own worst enemies. This is often exemplified by Dr. Mahathir, who rails at Western evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides an opportunity.
To be more specific, the recent devaluation of the Philippine and Thai currencies, and the subsequent pressure on the Malaysian currency has inspired Dr. Mahathir to launch an allout attack on the West as the source of the problem. He even alleges that the United States has deliberately destabilized Southeast Asian economies in revenge for these nations, supporting the brutal military rule in Mahathir, an action which the United States seems to want inspected rather than rewarded. But by resorting to such scapegoat (替罪羊), instead of accepting even a bit responsibility, the Prime Minister may undermine the future success of the region and Malaysia in particular.
Upon further questioning, Dr. Mahathir narrowed his attack to one wealthy individual, the well-known philanthropist (慈善家), Mr. George Soros, whose opposition to Myanmar’s admission to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Mahathir found particularity, irritating. The logical mistakes that underlie such conspiracy theories do not help Malaysia address the serious issues of economic overheating that experts have been warning about for all these difficult periods, which include large deficits and low savings to debt ratios. In fact, the recent dramatic drop in Malaysia’s stock market and currency has led Dr. Mahathir to reverse his initial approach to the crisis. He even announces measures that at least imply he is quite aware of excesses in his own administrations spending policies that have contributed to this crisis of confidence. In the end, this kind of reaction undermines the esteem that Dr. Mahathirs enlightened leadership has justly earned.
57. It is implied in the first paragraph that Dr. Mahathir.
A) has correctly identified the financial problem in Asia
B) tries to manipulate antiWestern actions for political gains
C) detests the USA’s controlling over the regional economies
D) believes in the effect of the ghostly influence from the west
58. The author of this essay seems to suggest that.
A) the devaluation of Malaysias currency is due to the American plot
B) the Asian Crisis is the result of ASEAN pandering to terrorist governments
C) there is not a serious economic problems in Southeast Asia at all
D) the economic problems in some Asian countries is partly the result of their overheating economy
59. The author suggests the Dr. Mahathirs comments on the currency problems.
A) prove that he has been a poor leader in general
B) are poor because they weaken his own credibility
C) are sharp in identifying the cause of the problem
D) reveal his keen insight into the complex issue
60. Which of the following is the tone of this essay?
A) Sarcastic and prejudice.
B) Objective and detached.
C) Piercing and indifferent.
D) Impassive and hostile.
61. The relative pronoun “which” in the last paragraph (Line 5) refers to.
A) theories
B) experts
C) periods
D) issues
Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Though it is a mere one third of the population, the upper class makes up at least 25 percent of the nations wealth. This class has two parts: upperupper and lowerupper. 62, the upperupper class is the “old rich” — families that have been wealthy for several generations — a nobility of 63 and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not 64 to the general public. They have no 65 to the rest of the community, 66 their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By 67, the lowerupper class is the “new rich”. 68 they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have been 69 to make their money like 70 else beneath their class. 71 their status is generally 72 than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who 73 to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is 74, the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to 75 an interest in the arts and to 76 rare books and paintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so 77 from the masses that they have been called the outof sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be 78 of being members of a class. They also 79 an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they 80 many top government positions. Their actions 81 the lives of millions.
62. A) Consequently B) Accordingly C) Regularly D) Basically
63. A) beginning B) birth C) infancy D) foundation
64. A) visible B) noticeable C) obvious D) apparent
65. A) contact B) association C) communication D) relation
66. A) pulling B) abstracting C) drawing D) making
67. A) comparison B) contrast C) contrary D) difference
68. A) Although B) Because C) Therefore D) However
69. A) greedy B) indifferent C) sympathetic D) depressed
70. A) nobody B) everybody C) somebody D) anybody
71. A) Then B) But C) Thus D) Whereas
72. A) superior B) inferior C) higher D) lower
73. A) want B) select C) hate D) tend
74. A) retained B) benefited C) acquired D) rewarded
75. A) reproduce B) yield C) cultivate D) rear
76. A) collect B) gather C) assemble D) accumulate
77. A) distant B) far C) separate D) remote
78. A) doubtful B) conscious C) sensitive D) sensible
79. A) demand B) control C) direct D) command
80. A) seize B) abuse C) hold D) sustain
81. A) attract B) affect C) effect D) incline
Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
82.He did very well in his exams,(考虑到他学的很少).
83. Beijing has announced that(在任何情况下，中国将不首先使用核武器).
84. A few people seek refuge from reading,(但如果这样做，就失去了读书的全部意义).
85. The global economy boomed in the 1960s,(以年均5.5%的速度增长).
86. After his long talk with his father,(他的脸上很快就又露出自信的神情).
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