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Key to Model Test 1 Band Two Part I. Writing
Are Families Demanding Too Much from Their Children?
Most families demand too much from their children. Usually parents will hope their children to become a musician or a scientist or something else. The children are asked to play the piano and do extra homework everyday.
But the parents often ignore the interests of their children, who could not do well because they have to choose what they hate to do. All parents love their children and try to give them their best love. They expect a very successful child. But the problem is, most of the time, their love may be painful for their children.
Each child is born unique. Do not force them. Give them their own sky and space, and children have to be themselves. Every child is different. Every child has his/her own position in the world. It is the parents’ responsibility to give them the best advice.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N 根据文章的小标
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可知文章介绍的是关于保险的一些内容，而政府提供的保险只 是其中的内容之一，并不是文章的主要内容。
2. Y 文章第四段谈到了 the principle of insurance。该句内容与文章内容一致。 3. N 见文章第六段的第一句话。该句内容与文章内容不一致。
4. Y 见文章第八段的第一句话。该句内容与文章内容一致。
5. N 见文章第九段的第一句话。该句内容与文章内容不一致。
6. N 见文章第十二段的第二句话。健康保险保的是由于生病或者事故而导致的损失， 而不是死亡。
7. NG 文章在最后一部分谈到政府提供的犯罪险，但并没有谈到在什么样的社区适用。 8. the person who buys insurance 见文章第八段的第三句话。
9. Flood insurance 见文章第十四段。
10. Social security 见文章最后一段。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BACBABBD 19-22 ACAB 23-25 BAD
26-28 DBA 29-32 CCDC 33-35 AAC
36. shifted 37. expected 38. confusion
39. switch 40. unusual 41. economic
42. exploration 43. development
44. On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars
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45. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space 46. If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. J. 固定短语have trouble in。
48. C. 两个动词之间需要用副词，只有C意思符合。
49. K. and 连接对等结构，此处需要填动词，根据句意应该是阻止事故的发生。 50. A. 形容词new 的后面应该填名词，再结合句意，所以选A。
51. E. keep track of 是个短语。
52. M. 根据上下文信号signals应该搭配传播transmitted。
53. H. 根据句意可知记录司机的脉搏就可测出心跳，因此选H。
54. G. 情态动词后需要动词原形，再根据句意计算机可确定司机是否喝酒，因此选G。 55. N. 在when引出的从句中没有谓语，主语是a problem，此处需选动词的第三人称单数 形式，问题做主语，应该选arises (出现) 作谓语。
56. O. 从语法角度
分析
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，此处所填的词应为动词;再结合语义应选ignores。 Section B
Passage One
本文主要介绍了两种预防近视的方法，一种西式方法和一种中式方法。 57. A. 根据文章第一句话可知，当今学校学生存在的问题是视力问题。 58. D. 第二段谈到Mr. Bates的身份，他是一个演员。
59. B. 从文中可知，他保护视力的方法是用手掌盖住眼睛，转动眼球，注视远方物体， 而不是盯着看，B项符合。
60. C. 根据文章第三段的开头可知，该书评价了Bates所用的方法是很有效的。 61. D. 文章最后建议老师和家长应该鼓励学生在阅读和学习时，经常放松眼部肌肉， 即D项。
Passage Two
本文主要介绍了作者小时候，有一次打电话到信息查询台的经历。
62. C. 从文中可知，只要说Information Please，便可以查询号码和时间，很显然该号码 是一个电话服务台，故选C项。
63. A. 细节题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，小男孩的妈妈外出那天，他独自玩耍时弄 伤了手指，故A项正确。
64. B. 从文中可知，小男拿起听筒打电话向Information Please求助。 65. C. 原句中用now that(既然)引导原因，说明小男孩一拿起电话眼泪就要掉下来的 原因是他现在有个“观众”了，再结合上文中，他开始没哭的原因是那时房间里 没人同情、安慰他，因此可以推断他需要“观众”给予安慰，即C项。
66. A. 根据文义，小男孩虽然不知道Information Please是查询台，但在受伤而家中又无
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Part V. Error Correction
67. travel 改成 travels 68. listen 改成 listening
69. 去掉 the 70. calling 改成 called
71. curiously 改成 curious 72. confronting 改成 confronted
73. usually 改成 usual 74. interesting 改成 interest
75. is 改成 are 76. including 改成 include
Part VI. Translation
77. wherever they go
78. instead of playing games
79. Despite the bad weather
80. haven’t made up my mind
81. can we buy fresh fruit
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Model Test 1 Band Two
Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
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
conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. W: When does the next bus leave for New York?
M: Buses leave for New York every two hours. You just missed the 9:30 bus by ten minutes.
Q: What time is it now?
12. M: Shall we go dancing tonight to relax ourselves? You’ve been writing your term paper all these days.
W: I still have to collect some data, but maybe a break would do me good. Q: What will the woman probably do?
13. M: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.
W: Don’t waste your time and money any more. It’s a very old watch and is quite worn out. Q: What does the man imply?
14. M: Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?
W: I’d like to, but I have an appointment with my friend.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. M: How much are these clothes?
W: They are on sale today, sir. 30 dollars for each jacket and 25 dollars for each T-shirt. Q: How much do one jacket and two T-shirts cost?
16. M: How will you spend your Saturday evening? Shall we go to the movie? W: That’s exactly what I have been thinking about. Do you know what’s on tonight? Q: What does the woman mean?
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M: I couldn’t agree more.
Q: What does the man mean?
18. M: This TV set is not working properly. I suppose we should buy a new one, but I don’t see how can we afford it right now.
W: Why not borrow some money from your friends?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Hello?
W: Hi, it’s me.
M: Oh, hi! How was the job interview?
W: Well, he hired me.
M: You got the job? The management job? Oh, that’s great!
W: No, I didn’t say I got the management job. He hired me for a job in customer service, selling tours to Asia.
M: Just customer service? But what about the management position? You were perfect for that job. You can supervise people. You understand the business. W: I know. I showed him my resume. I told him that I worked in travel management for five years back home, and that I even got a degree in Business Management here in the U.S.
M: Oh, I can’t believe that. You’re perfectly qualified for that management position. W: That’s what I thought. It’s not fair! Why did I bother going to college here?
M: Wait, wait a minute. Did he know that you were applying for the management position?
W: Of course. But he didn’t give me that job.
M: Why?
W: He said that everyone really expects the manager to be someone from the local community. The person they hired is from New York. And she’s a woman, too, so it’s not because I am a woman. So that means the problem is my English. I’m not a native speaker, and I guess that’s what they want for the management job. M: Well, you know, you spend a little time at the customer service job and then you can work your way up to the management position.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the two speakers talking about?
20. What job does the woman get?
21. Why doesn’t the woman get the job she wanted?
22. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? Conversation Two
M: Gee. You’ve hardly got anything on your tray. W: Yeah. I guess I’m just not that hungry.
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W: What’s the matter? Aren’t you feeling well?
M: well, I’ve been really worried. It’s my car. It’s in the shop again.
M: Really? What’s wrong this time?
W: I don’t know exactly. Something’s wrong with the brakes, I think. M: Well, at least that shouldn’t cost you much to fix. Parts are cheaper for all the American cars like yours. Did the mechanic say how much it would cost? W: He said he would call me with an estimate later on today.
M: Watch out he doesn’t try to take advantage of you. W: What do you mean?
M: Well, some car mechanics, if they think that someone doesn’t know much about car, they might try to overcharge that person.
W: Maybe so. But I trust this guy. He was recommended by one of my neighbors. He has done some for me in the past and his price seemed to be reasonable. M: Oh, that’s good to know. Maybe I’ll try using him in the future. By the way, do you
need a ride home after class today?
W: Oh, I’d sure appreciate it. It’s really tough getting around without a car when you
live off campus.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What do we learn from the conversation?
24. What does the woman imply about the mechanic?
25. What will the man probably do after class?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
A university professor recently made several experiments with different animals to find out which was the most intelligent. He found out that monkeys were more intelligent than other animals.
In one experiment the professor put a monkey in a room where there were several small boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food inside of it. The professor wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The professor left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he knelt down and put his eye to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise he found himself looking directly into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was looking at the professor through the keyhole on the other side of the door. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
26. What was the purpose of the professor’s experiments?
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27. What was the result of the professor’s experiments?
28. How did the professor watch the monkey?
Passage Two
There are many different kinds of cars in this world. My cousin thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him. My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesdays, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large and it can go 200 kilometers per hour! My friend, Mike, is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? NO, she has four restaurants and two million
dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and their dog.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. How does the speaker think about his cousin’s opinion about cars? 30. What kind of car does Mrs. Hill have? 31. Why does Mrs. Bates drive a very old car?
32. How many people are there in Joe’s car when Joe drives to the country every
Sunday?
Passage Three
I flew to San Francisco to take care of some business with Mr. Jordan. But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn’t meet with him. I had to call our appointment off. Then when I felt better, I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away. I tried to telephone him during office hours but he was busy. The receptionist said that Mr. Jordan would call me back. But he didn’t. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and effort than I wanted to spend. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jordan and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr. Jordan had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business. I was sorry I had missed seeing him, but I really enjoyed my sightseeing.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. How did the speaker go to San Francisco?
34. Why couldn’t the speaker meet Mr. Jordan when he got to San Francisco? 35. Why did the speaker give up making a new appointment?
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Section C Compound Dictation
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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
When my interest (36) shifted from space to the sea, I never (37) expected it would cause such (38) confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden (39) switch of
interest to the depth of the sea does seem peculiar. To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind
this (40) unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an (41) economic one. Underwater (42) exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and (43) development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million. (44) On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars. My second argument is more philosophical. (45) The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. (46) If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids. The diving suit helped the design of the space suit. The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.
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Keys to Model Test 2 Band Two
Part I. Writing
My View on the Reform of CET-4
As we all know, the reform of CET-4 is being carried out in some areas now. This phenomenon has aroused a heated argument. Different people have different views on “Should CET-4 be reformed?”. Some people think that it is necessary and it can benefit students because they believe it can improve students’ English level, especially in today’s society. While others argue that the reform of CET-4 is not necessary and it can have negative effect on students. They think the reform of CET-4 can bring students more stress.
As far as I am concerned, I’m in favor of the reform of CET-4. For one thing, the new type of CET-4 is more difficult than the previous one, so it can make students learn English harder. For another, it trains students’ comprehensive ability to apply English, especially their hearing ability, which makes them be able to use English easily to carry on the oral communication. Moreover, the reform of CET-4 is not just a reform of examination, but a reform of university English education on the nation-wide scale.
Taking all these factors into consideration, we may safely come to the conclusion that it is wise to reform the CET-4, and it is a good thing. Only if we make our efforts can we succeed in CET-4.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 见文章第一个小标题Wettest中的第三段。
2. Y 见文章第二个小标题Driest中的那段。
3. NG 见文章第三个小标题Shadiest中的第二段。“For a purer brand of shade, visit the land of the Midday Night — the North Pole (北极) — where the sun isn’t
seen for half the year.” 这句话只是说明在北极，人们半年看不到太阳。而至 于南极怎样，文章中没提到。
4. N 见文章第四个小标题Sunniest中那段的第一句话。
5. Y 见文章第五个小标题Hottest中的那段。
6. Y 见文章第六个小标题Coldest中的第二段。
7. N 见文章最后一段的第一句话。
8. 486 见文章第一个小标题Wettest中第三段的最后一行。
9. February, 1967 to March, 1969 见文章第四个小标题Sunniest中的最后一句话。 10. 16 feet 见文章最后一段的第二句话。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BCAAADBA 19-21 ACB 22-25 CABB
26-29 CCDD 30-32 CBC 33-35 ABD
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36. passengers 37. 891 38. ship
39. regarded 40. tragic 41. voyage
42. setting 43. sharply
44. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged 45. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
46. A. 本题考查动词短语define ... as ...。此处的 ... be defined as ... 为动词短语define ... as ... 的被动语态，意为“被定义为..”。
从语法角度分析，此处所填的词应为名词;再结合这句话要表达的意思“..改变 英国人的生活方式”，故只有N符合句意。
47. O. 本题考查viewpoint的惯用搭配“from the viewpoint of ...”, 意为“以..的观点;从 ..的视角”。
48. N. 从语法角度分析，此处所填的词应为副词;再结合这句话要表达的意思 “新的发 明将导致社会..的变化”，故选N。
49. B. 从本句in social and attitudes中的 and 可知，此处所填的词应为与attitudes同 类且意思相近的名词;习惯上我们常说behaviors and attitudes, 意为“举止态度”， 故选B。
50. M. 从本句the of technological development tends to speed up.可知，本句的主 语应为速度/率，故选M。
51. E. 根据本句Thomas Edison moved from theory and experiment to practical . 再结合常识可知，本句想表达的意思为“爱迪生从理论和实验转到实际应用”，故 选E。
52. G. 本题考查同义词或近义词的辨析，invention意为“发明”，discovery意为“发现”。 句中是指“电的发现”，故选项G符合句意。
53. H. 本题考查形容词辨析，specific意为“具体的，明确的”，special意为“特别的，特 殊的”，选项H符合题意。
54. J. 根据句意, 此处需填一动词来表达“减少不平等”之意，故选J。
55. K. 从本句可知，此处所填词应做介词by的宾语，需用动词的ing形式，故选K。 Section B
Passage One
本文主要介绍了贝都因人民的光荣传统 —— 忠诚，即对家族和部落的忠诚。 56. C. 事实细节题。文章第一段最后一句话提到，对贝都因人来说，忠诚就意味着要忠 于家族和部落。四个选项中只有C符合题意，故答案为C。
57. D. 事实细节题。文中第四段提到了贝都因人保护他的家族荣誉的几种方式，A, B, C 三个选项都被提到了，故正确答案为D。
58. D. 事实细节题。从文中第三段第一句话可知，在贝都因人当中，一个人的地位取决 于他的祖先、亲戚和部落同胞，故正确答案为D。
59. C. 推理判断题。文章最后一段提到，贝都因妇女不会给她的家族带来荣誉，但却会 给她的家族带来耻辱，即便她只是看起来好像做错事了，她也可能会被处死，她 164 Model Test 2
家族的荣誉取决于她的美德，由此可推断出C为正确答案。
60. B. 推理判断题。由文中可知，贝都因人对家族和部落极为忠诚，由此可推断出他们 的生命是以家族为中心的，故选B。
Passage Two
本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在美国，一个被逮捕的美国人所拥有的权利。 61. B. 事实细节和数字辨析题。文章第一段第一句就提到每年大约有四百万美国人被指 控犯有各种不同的罪，小到偷窃、违反交通
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，大到谋杀。四个选项中只有B符 合题意，故答案为B。
62. B. 语义理解题。文章第一段第二句提到最高法院已做出决定，任何被指控有罪的人 在法律之下都有某种权利。要正确回答本题，必须理解rule的意思，该词在本句 中意为“做出决定”，相当于decide，故选B。
63. C. 事实细节题。文章第二、三、四、五段分别介绍了在美国一个被逮捕的美国人所 拥有的四种权利:保持沉默的权利;请律师的权利;不必做任何违背自己意愿的 陈述的权利;拒绝因同样的罪行而被审讯两次的权利。四个选项中只有C未被提 到，故答案为C。
64. C. 事实细节题。文章第三段提到，对于犯罪嫌疑人请不起律师的案件，州政府或市 政府将请律师去接受此案件，故选C。
65. D. 事实细节和主旨题。文章最后一段提到，如果一个人被发现是无罪的，他就不能
因同样的罪而再被逮捕，再被带到法庭，再被审讯。A, B和C三个选项都正确，选 项D是关于这篇文章的主旨，由文章第一段最后一句可知本文主要介绍了在美国 一个被逮捕的美国人所拥有的四种权利，而D选项中却说是三种权利，因此D选 项不正确，故选D。
Part V. Cloze
66. C. 固定搭配题。 model与on或upon连用，意为 “以..为榜样;仿效，模仿”，本句 意为“孩子很大程度上是在模仿父母”，只有C项可与model构成固定搭配model oneself on/upon ...，其它三项都不能和model搭配，故选C。
67. B. 固定搭配题。 identify与with 连用，意为“把..和..联系起来”，即孩子总把父 母和自己联系起来，这与第一句 model themselves largely on their parents “模仿父 母”是一致的。其它三项都不能和identify搭配。
68. A. 语篇理解题。前一句The things parents do and say 是 “父母的言行举止”，与第二 个and后的短语构成并列主语，语义上也应该是并列的，并且从下文的behave也 可以看出这里是说 “父母言行举止的方式”，所以应该选way “方式” 。其它三项B. method “方法”，C. expression “表情”和D. gesture“手势”都与上文语义不符。 69. D. 语篇理解题。从下文紧接的parents must consistently behave like ... 可以推断这里 的空格应该是与下面的behave相照应的，故选D. behavior “行为”，即 “父母的言 行举止强烈影响孩子的行为” 。其它三项A. words “言语”，B. mood “情绪，心情” 和C. reactions “反应”都不符合句意。
70. A. 语篇理解题。空格处需一副词，修饰谓语动词behave，本句想要表达 “父母必须始 终如一地表现出想让他们的孩子成为的那种类型的人” 之意，故答案应是A. consistently “始终如一地”，而其它三项B. continually “频繁地，屡次地”，C. continuously “连续不断地”和D. never“从不”都不符合句意。
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71. D. 语篇理解题。前面是说父母的言行会强烈地影响孩子的行为，而本句中，从also 一词可知，前后句间的逻辑关系是递进关系，故可推测这句应该是说 “父母的言 行也影响孩子的自我形象”，选项中只有D. affect“影响”符合句意，其它三项A. change “改变”，B. cause “引起” 和C. weaken“削弱”都不合题意。
72. B. 语篇理解题。从句意来分析 ... identification是a child forms self-image “形成自我 形象” 的途径、手段，因此空格处的介词应和identification形成富有此意的搭 配。只有B. through有“通过”的意思，即“通过鉴别身份”，故答案为B，其它三项 都不合题意。
73. A. 固定搭配题。上一句说 “父母影响孩子形成自我形象”，故能导致 “那些从父母身 上看到优良品质的孩子以积极的方式来看待自己”，“以..方式” 是固定搭配， 应为 “in ... way”，故答案为A。
74. C. 语篇理解题。有上句who see mainly positive qualities ... in a positive way, 及本句后
部分的have difficulty ... positive qualities可看出上下两句是语义相反的对比句，故 可推测出此处要选positive的反义词negative，故答案为C。
75. D. 固定搭配题。由于空格处是一名词短语，故此处需填动词或介词，由已知选项可 知应是动词;而空前又是have difficulty，故很容易想到have difficulty (in) doing sth.这一固定短语，故选D。
76. A. 语篇题。由however可看出这句话的意思是对前面 “子女的自我形象受到父母的 言行影响” 的转折，故空格处应是与 “受影响” 语义相反的词。四个选项中只有A. modify符合题意，其它三项都不合题意。
77. C. 语篇理解题。由题意可知，此空格处需一副词，修饰谓语influenced，由上下文可 推断出，该句想要表达 “越来越多地受同龄人的影响” 之意。四个选项中只有C符 合题意，故选C. increasingly“越来越多地”。
78. C. 语篇题。本题应从下文中的有关内容找isolated events “孤立事件” 和dramatic ones “戏剧性事件” 之间的关系。而C项用来加强语气，意为 “甚至”，说明dramatic events是一个更深程度的事件。
79. D. 固定搭配题。上段 A parent’s actions ... affect the self-image 和本句都是在解释家 长对孩子的影响这一观点，故两者在语义上应是连贯的，本句很明显是考查固定短 语，空上需一介词，该介词可与have effect ... 形成固定词组，故正确答案为D。 80. B. 语篇理解题。根据后一句 ... if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events ... a sign of rejection or punishment 可知，前后两句在意思上是相对立的，既然后句 讲 “觉得自己不被父母所爱的孩子 ...”，那么前一句就应说 “知道自己被父母所爱的孩 子..”，故正确答案为B，其它三项都不合题意。
81. B. 语篇题。Children who know they are loved can accept ... 是对前句 ... according to their established attitudes and previous training 的解释，很显然是举例说明，故选B。 82. A. 语篇题。根据对上下文的理解可知，本句与上句之间应是转折关系，故正确答案 为A.。
83. A. 固定搭配题。此空是考查和interpret搭配的介词，interpret ... as ... 这一固定搭配 意为 “..理解为..”，故选A。
84. C. 语篇题。由第一句可判断此句是和上段内容相连的，即由于孩子固有的性情或早 期的培养经历不同，他们对于同一事件的反应也是不同的。故此处应选C. alike “同样地”。
85. A. 固定搭配题。case常与介词in连用，构成固定短语in the case of ... “在..的情况下”，故 正确答案为A。
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86. much less spoken to him
87. waged a massive ad campaign to promote its air-conditioner sales
88. ups and downs
89. As long as you set a goal for yourself
90. everyone must confine his remarks to the subject
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
Directions: 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 conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause, you must read the four choices with A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. M: Excuse me, please! Where is the post office?
W: Which one? The Xinyu post office is over there. The Xinhua post office is on the right. The Xinjian post office is straight ahead on the street.
Q: Where is the Xinhua post office?
12. W: I heard the taxi was overturned in a traffic accident.
M: Yes, and what is more, no one in the taxi was not injured.
Q: How many were injured in the accident?
13. W: I haven’t seen Jim and Rose recently.
M: They are pursuing their work, but aren’t as busy as they once were. Q: What do you learn from this conversation?
14. W: Can you help me? I haven’t done this before.
M: It’s easy. All you do is to put the worm on the hook, loosen the line, and cast it. Q: What is the man showing the woman how to do?
15. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled?
W: I’m sorry. Do I have to pay a fine?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman? 16. W: How did you pay the bill?
M: We divided the $20 bill equally among us, each paying a fourth.
Q: What does the man mean?
17. M: Would you like to come along to the movies with us Saturday night? W: It would be fun, but I have to work on my term paper. I need to spend the evening
at the library.
Q: Why didn’t the woman accept the invitation?
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18. W: Did you win the game?
M: If only our team had scored one more point!
Q: What does the man mean?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
W: What are pubs?
M: Pubs in England are friendly and warm places where you can have a drink and usually a simple meal.
W: What kind of drinks do people get?
M: You can get wine in most pubs. Many also serve coffee. You go to the counter to order and pay for your drink.
W: When do people go to the pubs?
M: Pubs are not open all day. They can decide when to open. Most open for 3 or 4
hours at lunchtime and again from about 6:00pm-11:00pm. In busy areas, pubs may stay open from 11:00am-11:00pm. Are there pubs in China?
W: Yes. Most of the goers are young people. They like to stay with their friends after work and have a fun time.
M: It is against the law in England to go into a pub if you are under the age of 14. So, many pubs provide a special room for children.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the man and the woman talking about?
20. For how many hours is a pub usually open?
21. Who is not allowed to go into a pub?
Conversation Two
W: You look a bit tired, Ted.
M: Well, we just moved into a new apartment last weekend, and we’ve been unpacking and cleaning.
W: Oh, that can be tiring.
M: Yes, especially since I work all day and Marie’s in school full time now. W: Doesn’t your wife work at a bank?
M: She did, but she was accepted this fall at Harvard so she’s taking some time off to get a master’s degree.
W: Good for her.
M: By the way, Lan, do you know of anyone who does cabinetwork? We’re looking for someone to build kitchen and bathroom cabinets…someone reasonable.
W: I’ve got a friend who’s a cabinetmaker. He’d be able to do a super job on your apartment.
M: Oh, well, I’d really like to talk to him.
W: I’m not sure if he can do it right away though. I just happened to have lunch with him today, and he told me the fellow he worked with was leaving town. But I’ll
give you his number, and you can give him a call yourself.
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M: Thanks, Lan. It’s certainly worth a try. And if he can’t do it himself, maybe he can put me in touch with someone who can.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. Why was Ted tired?
23. What do you know about Marie?
24. What kind of people is Ted looking for?
25. Why does Ted need to call Lan’s friend?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
Strikes are very common in Britain. They are extremely harmful to its industry. In fact, there are other countries in Western Europe that lose more working days through strikes every year than Britain. The trouble with strikes in Britain is that they occur in essential industries. There are 495 unions in Britain. Some unions are very small. Over 20 have more than 100 000 members. Unions do not exist only to demand higher wages, they also educate their members. They provide benefits for the sick and have
tried to improve working conditions in the last hundred years. It is now against the law for union members to go on strike without the support of their union. This kind of strike is called an unofficial strike and these were common until recently. Employers feel that unofficial strikers are the most harmful because they can not be predicted. However, these still occur from time to time and some unions have also refused to cooperate with the law. As a result, the general picture of the relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. How many unions are there that have less than 100 000 members in Britain? 27. In what way are strikes in Britain different from those in other European countries? 28. What can be inferred about British unions from the passage?
29. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
Passage Two
Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was a man of many contrasts. He was the son of bankrupt parents but become a millionaire, a scientist with a love of literature, an industrialist who managed to remain an idealist. He made a fortune but lived a simple life. A lover of mankind, he never had a wife or family to love him; a patriotic son of his native land, he died alone on foreign soil. He invented a new explosive dynamite to improve the peacetime industries of mining and road building, but 170 Model Test 2
saw it used as a weapon of war to kill and injure his fellow men. During his useful life he often felt he was useless: “Alfred Nobel, ” he once wrote to himself, “ought to have been put to death by a kind doctor as soon as, with a cry, he entered life.” World-famous for his works, he was never personally well known, for throughout his life he avoided publicity. “I do not see,” he once said, “I have deserved any fame and I have no taste for it.” But since his death, his name has brought fame and glory to others.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. Where was Alfred Nobel born?
31. Why was he not well-known in his lifetime?
32. Which of the following is TRUE?
Passage Three
Life on earth depends on the sun. Day after day we see its light and feel its warmth, but we do not often consider its origin. Yet there are many remarkable things about the sun. One is its distance from the earth. That is, about 93 million miles. A journey of this distance, even if it could be made, would take several hundred years even in the fastest rocket.
The sun makes us feel hot, even at a distance of 93 million miles. This is not surprising. The temperature on the sun is about ten thousand degrees Fahrenheit. But we receive only a small part of this heat. The total heat of the sun could melt a column of ice two and a quarter miles thick and 93 million miles high in one second. The brightness of the sun is equally astonishing. As we said earlier, we receive only a very small part of the sun’s heat. We also receive only a very small part of its light. This is sufficient for the growth of trees and plants, and for the existence of living
creatures on earth. Too much heat and light would destroy the balance of life. The heat and light from the sun come in just the right quantities for life on earth.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What is the size of the column of ice that the total heat of the sun could melt
in one second?
34. What is the temperature of the sun?
35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 45 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
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The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April
10th, 1912. She was carrying 1 316 (36) passengers and a crew of (37) 891. Even by modern standards, the 46 000 ton Titanic was a colossal (38) ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was
(39) regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The (40) tragic sinking
of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first (41) voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after (42) setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy
waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned (43) sharply to avoid a
direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense
wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there
was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. (44) The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! (45) The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people
plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1
500 lives were lost.
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Part I. Writing
Computer Games on Campus
Today, college students like playing computer games. Maybe playing computer games can be beneficial to students to some extent. It brings fun and trains one’s reactivity, determination,
and attention.
However, too many college students are absorbed in playing computer games, which brings some negative effects. First, it is very time-consuming to play computer games. The game fans have sacrificed almost all their time thus they have no time to attend class, to take exercises, or even to date. Second, those who play computer games excessively would easily fall victim to various illnesses. For example, game fans always fix their eyes on the screen; therefore they are likely to be near-sighted.
In my opinion, as students we should devote ourselves to our study instead of spending too much time playing computer games, so that we will not regret that they have wasted the precious college time on nothing upon graduation.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N 见第一段第一句话，大部分电影是在纽约或者新泽西拍摄的，只有一些是在芝 加哥、佛罗里达和其它地方拍摄的，该句内容与文章内容不符。
2. Y 见第一段最后一句话，该句内容与文章内容一致。
3. Y 见文章第二段的最后一句话，该句内容与文章内容一致。
4. NG 见文章第三段的最后一句话，芝加哥影剧院的座位每天足够该城市一半的人 看电影，而此句说芝加哥影每天有一半的人看电影，文章中并没有明确说明芝 加哥影每天有多少人看电影。
5. N 见文章第五段的第三句话，该句内容与文章内容不一致。
6. N 见文章第五段的最后一句话，工人阶级的影剧院才是一直不停地放电影。 7. Y 见文章第八段前两句话，该句内容与文章内容一致。
8. the early 1920s 见文章第二段的第一句话。
9. 1926 见文章第七段第三句话。
10. a sharp upsurge 见第八段第一句话。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 CDBABCCD 19-21 ABD 22-25 CAAC 26-28 BBC 29-31 CDA 32-35 BABB 36. industries 37. efforts
38. succeeds 39. economic 40. wealth 41. ancient
42. national 43. remained
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44. the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them
45. the Olympics were ruined, and were ended soon after that
46. Now Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. J. 此处需要动词第三人称单数，与car industry搭配应选J。
48. C. 此处为同级比较，应填入形容词,综合上下文的意思，只有C符合。 49. K. and连接对等结构需要填名词，根据句意应该选K。
50. A. 此处主语为人，所以选A。
51. E. 此处应用形容词修饰problem，根据上文可知，车祸应是令人感到沮丧的事情，故 选E。
52. M. 此处应添动词，接后面的宾语three fovtors. involve意为“包括”，故选M。 53. H. crime意为“犯罪”，名词词性。填在此处，本句可意为“如果所有的司机都能做 到时时刻刻都具有良好的判断力，那车祸就会少很多，这就像是说，如果所有人 都很诚实，那也就没有犯罪了。”故选H。
54. G. human failure此处方译为“人为错误”。
55. N. 此处应用副词修饰动词turn，根据上下文可知，人们对第三个因素的注意力应是 增加了的，故选N。
56. O. assume意为“假定，设想”，本句可译为“这样人们就会想车祸有时在所难免， 那么汽车生产商会怎样更好地制造汽车以保护司机的安全呢”。
Section B
Passage One
本文主要介绍了两种公司增加资金的方法，一种是发行债券，另一种是发行股票。 57. B. 见文章第一段。第一段介绍了本文的主要内容，即公司增加资金的几种方式，故 选B。
58. C. 文章第一段提到A、D两种方法，第二段和第三段主要讲了证券和股票即B项的内 容，只有C没有涉及，所以选C。
59. D. principal 一词含义较多，但在文中放在pay back的后面，应该是指金钱，所以选D。 60. B. 根据题目可定位于第三段，由第五句话可知B项正确。
61. A. 由第二段可知不论公司是否挣钱，都要按时付清购买债券的本金和利息，因此购 买债券的人不必承担公司的损失，所以选A;B项说的是股票持有人的情况，而非 债券持有人;C、D项与原文不符。
Passage Two
本文主要介绍了培养学生创造性思维的七个步骤。
62. D. 本文主要讲的是培养学生创造性思维的七个步骤，故选D。
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养学生的创造性思维，故选A。
64. A. 选项A的内容与第四步骤的内容正好相反，应该是老师向学生提问题来帮助学生 理解要求。
65. C. 见第二段讲的第四个步骤。
66. D. 见文章最后一段第一句话。
Part V. Error Correction
67. a改成the 68. American改成America
69. wave改成waving 70. By ? way ? the
71. is改成are 72. has改成have
73. Independence ? signed ? was 74. rightly改成right
75. 去掉not 76. doing改成done
Part VI. Translation
77. Despite/In spite of some spelling mistakes
78. to distinguish right from wrong
79. As long as you set a goal for yourself
80. compared with mine
81. it was Jerry that had broken the window
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
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
conversations 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. M: This dress costs $25 and the yellow one is $5 more. W: The blue one is twice as much as the yellow one.
Q: How much is the blue one?
12. M: Would you like to go swimming with us this afternoon?
W: That’s the last thing in the world that I would ever do.
Q: What does the woman mean?
13. M: I don’t understand how you get a ticket. You are such a careful driver. W: I usually am, but this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
14. W: The lecture given by Professor Smith was too complicated to understand. M: Well. I think he could have made himself understood better if he hadn’t spoken so fast. Q: What does the man imply?
15. M: Hello. I’d like to speak to Dr. Black.
W: Dr. Black isn’t available now. Could you please leave a message? Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
16. W: Can I help you?
M: I’d like to send this letter to New York by air mail. How much does it cost?
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
17. W: I want to buy Jack a present for his birthday. Could you give me some suggestions? M: Why not buy him a dog?
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
18. W: Bob took me into a trip to Paris last summer.
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M: Oh, you must have enjoyed your trip very much. That’s a romantic city. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
W: I’m thinking about going to Costa Rica.
M: Great. I went to Costa Rica once, but I had a terrible time getting there. W: Oh, yeah? What happened?
M: Well, when I got to the airport, I realized I didn’t have my passport. So I called a friend. He broke into my house, got my passport and brought it to me. But I missed that flight so I had to stay overnight in San Francisco.
W: Oh, that’s too bad.
M: Yeah. So I got the flight the next day. On the way we had engine trouble, so we had to stop in Mexico City. I was stuck there for another 22 hours.
W: Oh, my gosh.
M: And I mean stuck. They wouldn’t even let us out of the airport.
W: You are kidding.
M: I’m telling you. Finally we get to Costa Rica two days late and…
W: And don’t tell me, your luggage isn’t there.
M: You guessed it. I went into the airline office to complain and there was a really wonderful woman working at the counter. She was really nice and helped me out. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the two speakers talking about?
20. What happened to the man when he got to the airport?
21. Why does the man have to stop in Mexico City?
Conversation Two
W: Excuse me, sir, is there a problem?
M: Well, yes, I don’t really understand it. When I put my card in, the machine ate it. W: Ate it? You mean it didn’t give it back?
M: Yes, that’s right. It kept it.
W: Did you press the withdrawal button and the amount you want? M: Yes.
W: How about your secret code? Did you enter your number?
M: Well ... come to think of it, it did ask me three times to enter my code. W: Are you sure you entered your correct number?
M: Hmm, I think so, but maybe I made a mistake.
W: I see. Well, you probably entered the wrong number. When a machine receives a wrong number three times it automatically keeps the card. M: Oh, I didn’t know that. So how do I get another card?
W: That’s no problem ... first you need to fill in a form so we can get you a new one.
W: OK, please fill this in with your account number and today’s date. Then we can issue you a new card. You’ll get it in about a week.
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M: OK, thanks very much, and I’m sorry for the trouble.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What do we learn about the man?
23. How can the man get a new card? 24. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 25. How long will the man get his new card? Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with his life. He didn’ t sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. “Go abroad,” he said. “But I’m not good at foreign language,” said Mr. Smith. “It doesn’ t matter,” said the doctor, “Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. ”
Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. To strengthen his muscles, he had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time, he refreshed and forgot the troublesome problems of his factory. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Who was Mr. Smith?
27. What was wrong with Mr. Smith?
28. How did Mr. Smith solve his problem?
Passage Two
In the United States and in many other countries around the world, there are four main ways for people to be informed about the development in the news: newspapers, magazines, radio and television news broadcasts. A person may use one, or all, of these sources for information. Each source is useful in its own way. Newspapers and magazines can give much information about a particular event. They may provide some history of the event, the reason for it being told, some of its effects, or perhaps give an opinion or point of view on a particular development. Radio and television can help a person to be well-informed about what is happening each day. It is also possible to listen to radio or watch TV and do something else at the same time.
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Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What are the four main ways to get news information?
30. What can newspapers and magazines do?
31. What is true about radio or TV news?
Passage Three
In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Virgle Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn’t find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well-known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn’t try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they called him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said, “Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?”
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. Where was the story told?
33. Why couldn’t Virgle Spears find a job?
34. Why did Virgle Spears rob the local barbershop?
35. What did Mr. Spears do after he robbed the barbershop?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Sport is one of the world’s largest (36) industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their (37) efforts. Because an athlete (38) succeeds by achievement only — not by (39) economic background or family connections — sports can be a fast route to (40) wealth, and many athletes play more for money than for love. This has not always been true. In the (41) ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became (42) national heroes, the games (43) remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, not money. As time passed, however, (44) the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities Band Two 179
began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., (45) the Olympics
were ruined, and were ended soon after that. In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起) with the same goal of pure amateur competition. But later many countries paid their athletes to train year-round. (46) Now Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food. Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but also for money.
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Part I. Writing
Is Frustration a Bad Thing?
Frustration, according to The New Oxford Dictionary of English , means the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something. It seems to prompt a negative effect, so some people may regard it a bad thing. They think that frequent frustration may give rise to serious mental diseases. People who suffer from such mental illness would have a tendency to do some violence or commit crimes. That would be a big threat to people’s life. Hence, they regard frustration a bad thing. But, just like a coin has two sides, others don’t think it is a bad thing. They believe that it is very beneficial to people. It always accompanies success. It can make people have press and motivation to deal with all kinds of difficulties and reach their final success. To some extent, people with this thought even hold the view that there is no success without frustration.
In my opinion, frustration itself can not be regarded as good or bad. What matters a lot is people’s attitude toward it. Undoubtedly, frustration is everywhere in our life. If we are slaves to it, we are easy to be pessimistic about everything and our life would be in a mess. But if we overcome it and take it as our valuable source of life experience, we may finally enjoy the happiness of success.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 从文章的几个小标题可得知本文主要讨论的就是怎样掌握自己的学习。 2. Y 由文章第一段的第一句话可知，该句内容和文章观点是一致的。
3. N 由文章第二段的第六句话可知，该句内容和文章观点是相矛盾的。
4. Y 由文章第四段的第三句话可知，该句内容和文章内容是一致的。
5. N 由文章第五段的倒数第二句话可知，该句内容和文章观点是相矛盾的。 6. N 由文章第八段的第三句话可知，该句内容和文章观点是相矛盾的。
7. Y 由文章第九段的倒数第二句话可知，该句内容和文章观点是一致的。 8. a regular schedule 见文章第五段的第一句话。
9. using the eye 见文章第六段的第二句话。
10. mechanical drills 见文章第八段的第一句话。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BABDBAAB 19-22 BCDA 23-25 DBC
26-28 ADB 29-31DDC 32-35 BABA
36. shocked 37. two 38. stand
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39. assume 40. apart 41. push
42. pets 43. take good care of their pets
44. They do not get special food or special treatment
45. Americans do not understand this attitude toward animals
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
46. N. 本题考查习惯用法。从语法角度分析，此处所填的词应为名词;再从语义角度来 看，in return为习语，意为“作为回报，作为报答”，所以N符合。
47. E. 本题考查名词辨析;再结合语义，其它名词均不符合题意。选项E已在上文中提 及，即他们期望从朋友那儿得到什么，符合上下文题意，故正确。
48. I. 本题考查动词辨析。此处所填的词应为动词，且本句上下文提到了友谊看来是人 类结合关系的一种独一无二的形式，紧接着讲，友谊不像婚姻或父母与孩子们之 间的纽带关系，它不是由法律来界定和调节的，根据上下文照应关系原则，应选 bind，其意为 “捆绑、联结”，符合题意。
49. D. 本题考查搭配关系。play roles(扮演角色)为习惯搭配，故D正确。 50. O. 本题考查动词的词义辨析。promote 意思是“推动，推进”，根据语意只有O符合， 故选O。
51. G. 本题考查名词辨析。of 介词后为一杂志出版物名称，issue 用作名词时有“报刊、 杂志某一期”之义，符合该上下文题意，故G为正确答案。
52. B. 本题考查动词的词义辨析。confirm意思是“证实”，符合题意。
53. F. 本题考查形容词辨析。profitable 意思为“取得利润的”;neutral意思为“中立的”; central意思为“中心的，关键的”。本句句意为:调查研究结果证明信任和背叛对 友谊很关键，显然F符合题意，be central to意为“对..关键”，故选F。
54. J. 本题考查比较级。本句句意为:调查结果也表明，读者不仅在志趣相投的人中找 朋友，也在种族、宗教背景不同的人中找朋友。根据题意，这里应选J。 55. C. 本题考查上下文逻辑关系。根据上下文，此处应为转折关系。只有C符合句意。 Section B
Passage One
本文主要描述了Laura因丈夫吸毒而经常被殴打，最终在一些保护妇女组织的帮助下 离开家而重新生活的故事。
56. A. 此题考查细节定位、推理。根据文章第一段第三句she was afraid to ask her husband to leave, 可推断出A为答案。
57. C. 此题考查上下文逻辑分析。根据第三段推断出答案应为C。 58. A. 此题考查总体分析能力。因为她丈夫经常打她，所以答案应为A。 59. D. 此题考查信息正误判断。从短文最后一段可知，D项为错误的。其它三项与文章 是相符合的。
60. D. 此题考查主题思想判断。综合分析可得出D为答案。
Passage Two
本文是一则新闻，主要描述了一场空难的发生。
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61. D. 此题考查细节定位、词句理解。从文章第一段第一句及最后一句可得D最为接近。 62. C. 此题考查细节定位。由第一段第二句可得出C为答案。
63. D. 此题考查细节定位。由第一段when the engines suddenly cut out and all contact was lost…，其中cut out(终止、停机)与D中的broke down意思相近。 64. C. 此题考查细节定位、推理。A未提到，B，D不是直接原因。 65. A. 此题考查细节定位、推理。从逻辑上可排除B、C、D;文章第三段和第四段均有 相关提示，可确认A 的正确性。
Part V. Error correction
66. old?the ? when 67. nothing 改成 something
68. lived in 改成 lived 69. suffer 改成 suffered
70. acustomed 改成 accustomed 71. too young?understand ? to 72. had been?bombs ? no 73. eat 改成 eaten
74. heard?? of 75. means 改成 meant
Part VI. Translation
76. remains to be seen in a few weeks
77. together with countless roses
78. As long as you never lose heart
79. At best he’s ambitious
80. at the expense of the environment
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
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
conversations 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. M: The 5:35 train is more expensive but faster.
W: To save 5 dollars, I’ll wait 20 minutes for the 5:55.
Q: Why does the woman want to wait for the 5:55 train?
12. W: Is this prescription really workable?
M: I’m afraid so, Miss Jones. You’ll see some results soon.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
13. W: Who is your new secretary, John?
M: Miss Brown. I’m very pleased with the work she’s been doing so far. Q: What do we know about John’s secretary?
14. M: Oh dear, there’s something wrong with our TV set. Shall I ask Tom to take it?
W: Well, I’d suggest you take it over to the repair store to have a check. Q: What does the woman suggest?
15. M: I’m going to fix these parts. But I don’t understand the instructions. They’re in English.
W: Don’t worry. I’ll write them down in Chinese for you.
Q: What does the woman offer to do?
16. W: Do you mind my closing the window?
M: As a matter of fact, I’m feeling a bit hot.
Q: What does the man want the woman to do?
17. M: Mary told me that you didn’t buy that coat. Was it too expensive? W: No, not very expensive. They didn’t have my size.
Q: Why didn’t the woman buy the coat?
18. M: I’m sorry that you didn’t place an order with us. The quality of our products are guaranteed.
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W: Well, I’d like to if you could reduce the price by 5%.
Q: Why doesn’t the woman place an order?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Frankly, Sandra, I’m not very pleased with you. I don’t know — it’s something about the way you approach your work, your attitude to it, that worries me.
W: Oh really? How do you mean?
M: Well, you don’t seem to respond to me very well. In fact I find that you’re not easy to work with. Yes, really Sandra, I find you rather difficult.
W: I’m sorry you think that way.
M: The point is — and I think I should be truthful with you, I can’t honestly recommend somebody for promotion who doesn’t take an active interest in their work. You can see that, can’t you?
W: Er... yes, I can and I’m sorry. I thought I was doing my best. M: Maybe, but you don’t seem to enjoy your work. I mean, are you happy at LTV? Perhaps you need a change. Have you ever thought about working somewhere else? You know, a different sort of job.
W: Well, no. It’s not that. I like it here. I like working for LTV. I think television is exciting. It’s just that my job, what I do, seems so boring, so repetitive. I don’t feel as if I’m getting anywhere.
M: I see. Yes, I think I understand how you feel. I’m glad you told me. But you’ve got to realize, Sandra, that we can’t all do exciting work all the time. W: Yes, I know that.
M: Look, this is what I think we’d better do. Bill Fletcher who deals with audience reaction and research wants someone to help him on door-to-door interviews and so on. We might be able to fit you in somewhere there. What do you think about that? Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What makes the man worry about Sandra’s work?
20. How can you describe the man talking to Sandra?
21. What job does the man recommend Sandra do?
22. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
Conversation Two
W: Why don’t we go abroad for a change? Where I’d like to go is France, Spain, or Italy even.
M: Mm. I’m not all that keen really. I’d rather stay at home. W: Oh, come on, Steve. Think of the sun!
M: Yes, but think of the cost! Going abroad is very expensive.
W: Oh, it isn’t, Steve. Not these days.
M: Of course it is, Juliet. The best thing about having a holiday here in Britain is that it’s cheaper. And another thing, the traveling would be easier. No boats, planes or anything.
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W: Even so, we’ve been to most of the interesting places in Britain already. What’s the point in seeing them again? Anyway, we can travel round Britain whenever we like. There’s no point in wasting our summer holiday here.
M: Mm, I suppose you’re right. Nevertheless, what I can’t stand is all the bother with foreign currency, changing money and all that when we go abroad. I hate all that. And it’s so confusing.
W: Oh, don’t be silly, Steve.
M: And what’s more, I can’t speak any of the languages — you know that. It’s all right for you. You can speak foreign languages.
W: Exactly. You see, what I’d really like to do is practicing my French and Spanish. It would help me a lot at work.
M: Mm, but that’s no use to me.
W: But just think of the new places we’d see, the people we’d meet!
M: But look, if we stayed here, we wouldn’t have to plan very much.
W: I’m sorry, Steve. No. I just don’t fancy another cold English summer.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What are the two speakers planning for?
24. Which of the following is NOT the reason that the man doesn’t want to travel abroad?
25. What language would the woman like to practice?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
Probably every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five days a week and Saturday morning. From Monday to Friday they are usually open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
If you know how much the postage is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure how much postage is needed for your letter, you can ask the clerk. He or she will give you the stamps you need.
At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Where can you find a post office in the United States?
27. When are post offices usually open?
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28. Why do people want to use postcards?
Passage Two
Computers are causing a new revolution on university campuses today. At this moment, students throughout North America are editing term papers on computers. They are calculating statistics. They are writing reports. They are designing new products — all on personal computers.
Today’s computer revolution is a major force on campus. In fact, students who don’t own computers often feel that they are at a disadvantage. In many cases, they have to borrow one or pay for time at a computer center. Personal computers are very common, and throughout North America certain colleges and universities are now requiring students to buy their own.
Some educators don’t like today’s emphasis on computers. They recognize the importance of computer literacy, but they don’t believe in doing everything by computer. Most students prefer the computer, however. As psychology student Kevin McFarley says, “Right now, I’m completing a project for a statistics class. I don’t mind calculating statistics manually. Without the computer, though, this project would take weeks to finish. At this moment, the computer is doing some calculations that would take me two weeks to figure. How can a human being compete with that!”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Which of the following can show us that computers are causing a new revolution on university campus today?
30. What’s the attitude of student Kevin McFarley toward computer calculation? 31. What could the best title for the passage be?
Passage Three
In all economic systems today, most businesses of any size rely on one system of organization: the division of labor. This means that the workers are specialized. Each worker has a particular duty to perform as one part of the whole operation. A good example of the division of labor is an assembly line in an automobile factory. One worker may install a door while another is installing the hood. The others add lights, windshield wipers, and so on. Normally, workers stay in one place, and a convey or belt moves the product to them. If one worker had the responsibility of producing an
entire car, he or she might be able to complete one each. By comparison, factories with assembly lines may produce an average of about 35 cars a year per worker.
The division of labor permits mass production, but it does have some disadvantages. For one thing, few people know or understand all aspects of an operation. In addition, mass production may be more efficient, but many workers complain that they get little job satisfaction from working on one small duty, day after day. To them, there is much more satisfaction in doing a job from start to finish.
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Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. How many cars would one worker produce in a year with assembly lines?
33. What is the disadvantage of the division of labor according to the passage?
34. According to the passage, why many workers complain about the division of labor?
35. What could the best title for the passage be?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 42 with the exact
words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 43 to 45 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Some Americans who travel to foreign countries for the first time are (36) shocked at the differences that they find. Here are (37) two that might surprise them. One difference between the U.S. and the other countries is in how people (38) stand in line. Most Americans don’t think about how they stand in line; they (39) assume that everyone stands in line in the same way. People do not stand in line in the same way, of course. In some countries they stand far (40) apart, in other countries they stand close together. In some countries they stand quietly, in other countries they (41) push and shove.
Another difference might shock Americans who travel. In the United States, many Americans have (42) pets. Americans like animals, especially dogs and cats. They (43) take good care of their pets. They give them special pet food and they make special
beds for them. If the pets get sick, Americans take them to vet(兽医). In many countries, however, animals do not live in people’s houses. (44) They do not get special food or
special treatment. They live in the streets and take care of themselves. If they get sick and hungry, they often die. (45) Americans do not understand this attitude toward animals.
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Part I. Writing
Overseas Study at an Early Age
Nowadays more and more parents are eager to send their children to study abroad before they finish high school by whatever means and at whatever cost. It is quite understandable for parents to send their children to study overseas because they place high expectations on their children. They are encouraged by the success stories of those who have completed their overseas study. With the development of economy, companies and institutions at home are giving more and more emphasis on overseas experiences, too. Consequently, pursuing overseas study became a kind of short cut in gaining a better future. Moreover, there is still one underlying reason for this rush-economic reason. The rapid economic progress in the past few years in China has enabled more and more parents to afford the huge cost for their children’s overseas study.
As for our college students, overseas study is surely a helpful way to get both advanced knowledge and necessary experiences, but overseas study at an early age is neither necessary nor beneficial. The students may be too young to either tend themselves or think for themselves. I do think that overseas study can contribute to one’s self-improvement, but it’s better to be pursued after one has finished his college study at home, when he is more capable of learning and living on his own.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N 见文章第一段第二句话，马拉松比赛吸引了全世界人们的注意力而不是该句表 述的 “全美国”之意。
2. Y 见文章第三段第三句话，该句内容与文章内容相符。
3. NG 见文章第五段最后一句话，阿姆斯特朗赛后承认这场比赛是他经历过的对身
体挑战最大的比赛，但并没有说明他是否觉得这场比赛是最有趣的。
4. Y 见文章第六段第一句话，该句内容与文章内容相符。
5. Y 见文章第八段的第一句话，该句内容与文章内容相符。
6. NG 见文章第十六段，根据Mario Ritter的表述，与上千名选手共同竞技马拉松是 非常难忘的经验，而这是无法预先准备的，文章并没有说明马拉松选手在比赛 前是否进行了充分的准备。
7. N 见文章第十九段，该句内容与文章内容不符。
8. fighting disease or supporting local hospitals and schools
9. healthy enough to try this difficult event
10. The future of marathons
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Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 ABDDCADA 19-21 AAB 22-25 BDBA
26-28 BAD 29-31 BDD 32-35 CADD
36. career 37. key 38. personal
39. seldom 40. separates 41. persistence
42. occasionally 43. defeat
44. learn from defeats, revise their strategy as needed and try again 45. and learn nothing from their experience
46. If you are persistent, you will almost inevitably succeed
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. H. 根据题意，此空所填词应该修饰lively和attractive这两个形容词，所以所填词必 须是一个副词。在所有的选项中，只有pleasantly是副词，意思放在此处也符合 原意。此句意为“老师的性格应该活泼、能吸引人，让人感到愉快”。
48. F. 根据题意，此处所填词要作动词have的宾语，同时被形容词词组great personal 修饰，所以应为一个名词。本句意思是“这并不排除一些身体虚弱，甚至丑陋 的人，因为许多这样的人有伟大的人格..”。选项中符合题意的名词只能是 charm，意思是“有个人魅力”。
49. G. 根据题意，此处所填词要作系动词be的表语，可以是形容词或名词。本句意思是 “一个老师要拥有同情心，这不仅是令人期望的，而且非常重要。这种同情心就 是能够理解学生的能力，能够对学生的错误..的能力”。选项中符合题意的词 只有tolerant，意思是“宽容地对待学生的错误的能力”。
50. A. 根据题意，此处所填词要作系动词be的表语，同时被副词intellectually修饰，应 该填形容词。破折号后面的那句话是对上文的解释说明，意思是“老师应该知道 他们在知识上的长处和不足”。由此可推断选项中符合题意的形容词只有honest， 意思是“老师在知识上应当诚实”。
51. D. 根据题意，此处所填词应为名词，因为它前面有限定词a(n)。根据下文，They should be able to make the lessons vivid with imaginative performances (老师应该 通过富有想象力的表演使课堂变得生动)，只有演员才会表演，所以此处应填actor， 意思是“老师或多或少应该像一个演员，通过富有想象力的表演使课堂变得 生动活泼”。
52. L. 根据原文，所填词所属的
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关于阅读的唯美句子关于古风的唯美句子执行力的经典句子鼓励人努力奋斗的句子用沉默代替一切的句子
是that引导的定语从句，其先行词为lessons，也就 是说“课堂要使学生..”。根据句意，生动活泼的课堂(会激发起学生的兴趣)从
而使学生参与其中，所以此处应填involved，意思是“老师或多或少应该像一个演 员，通过富有想象力的表演使课堂变得生动活泼，从而使学生参与其中”。 53. M. 根据题意，此处所填词要作系动词be的表语，可以是形容词或名词。本句意思是 “老师即便是对某一个问题讲过很多次，或者多次纠正某个错误，也不应该表 现出..”。选项中符合题意的词只有bored，意思是“不应该表现出烦躁情绪”。
54. C. 根据题意，此处所填词要作系动词remain的表语，同时要被副词mentally修饰， 应填一个形容词。根据下文，They must be quick to adapt to any situation(他们 190 Model Test 5
必须迅速适应任何情况)，可以看出“老师应该保持头脑警惕或者说清醒，才能迅 速作出反应”，所以选择形容词alert。
55. O. 根据原文结构，此处所填词在词组be able to后面，所以应该填一个动词构成动词 不定式。本句意思是“老师应该对任何情况作出快速的反应，并马上采取措施”， 所以选动词take。
56. E. 根据题意，所填词要作动词lose的宾语，同时受到物主代词his和her的限定，应 该是一个名词。根据上文，a teacher should always want to go on learning(老师应 当永远渴望继续学习)，就不能失去对知识的渴望，所以选择thirst一词，意思是 “一个老师，如果失去了对知识的渴求，就永远不能激发学生去学习”，表明了老 师对知识的渴望。
Section B
Passage One
本文阐述了异常孩子享受平等教育的问题。作者是从家庭的责任、社会的作用以及法 律的角度肯定了教育对孩子的重要性，所有孩子应享受平等的教育，从而提出学校异常儿 童与普通儿童应采用不同的教学计划，让超常儿童的潜能得以充分发挥。 57. B. 主旨题。本文开头第一段概括了全文的主题思想。下文详细地阐述了家庭和社会 对异常孩子的重要性，教育对所有孩子的重要性，和所有孩子平等地受教育的法 律保证。这些细节都说明B“教育适应异常孩子的必要性”。D项本文未涉及，A、 C虽有涉及，但不是全文的主题思想。
58. B. 细节考察题。在第二段，作者举例说，舞台上的主角吸引了我们的注意力，但我 们没有忽视配角的支持与舞台布景的衬托。下文的exceptional children 与例子中 的leading actor 相对应，family 和society 与例中的supporting players 和 scenery 相对应，从而说明了B项 “异常孩子的成长与家庭和社会有很大关系”;A项异常 孩子比正常孩子受家庭影响更大;C项异常孩子是社会和家庭的主要兴趣;D项 社会的需要比异常孩子的需要更为重要。显然，作者的举例不能说明A、C、D项 的意思。
59. A. 细节考察题。答案A的根据是文章第三段最后一个句子:The great interest in exceptional
children shown in public education over…indicated the strong feeling… all citizen, …deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities. 60. C. 细节考查题。考查考生对全文所有主要事实和细节的理解。C项的根据是第四段 中间的Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children — disabled or not — to an appropriate education. A、B、D项均在文中找不到根据，所以都 不可选。
61. B. 细节考查题。此题问哪个选项符合文章内容。做这类题可以从文中找各选项的依 据来逐项排除。
文章首段第二句中的…to develop their full adult potential 和文章最后一句中的… to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs. 清楚地表明了exceptional children 指智力超常的儿童，因此A项(身体和智力有毛病)不正确。
本文的宗旨是赞同学校对超常儿童与普通儿童采用不同的教学计划;法律确认的 是所有孩子享有适当的教育的权利，这包括超常儿童的潜能得以最大发挥的权 利，因此，C项不对。文章的第四段对All men are created equal在教育中的含义 给予了具体的解释，即“每个孩子具有得到帮助、学到能力极限的权利”，因此， D项(作者用“所有人生来平等”是为了反对学校对超常儿童的教学计划)的说法 Band Two 191
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本文介绍了两个关于饮用适量酒精可以降低心脏病死亡率的研究结果，讲述了具体 的实验过程，实验结果以及专家的分析。
62. C. 主旨题。A项his health范围过大;B项讲述心脏病的发病原因;D项讲述所进行 的医学试验;A、B、D项均不符合文章与题，故选C。
63. B. 细节考察题。关键语句: They questioned almost 2 000 patients at 45 hospitals. All the patients had just suffered heart attacks.”可以看出是调查了许多相关病人，故 选B。
64. D. 细节考察题。关键语句: Doctor Klatsky said both studies strengthen the idea that drinking a small amount of alcohol each day can protect the heart. 可见选项D正 确。
65. D. 细节考察题。关键语句: Alcohol dilutes the blood and prevents clots that block arteries. It also increases the so-called good cholesterol in the blood that helps keep arteries open. 由后面知减少血块以及减轻动脉负担，可见应该是动词，变稀薄的 意思。
66. C. 细节考察题。选项A可见文中 … the light drinkers had a 21 percent lower chance of dying from a heart attack than those who never drank at all. The moderate
drinkers had a 32 percent lower chance of dying than those who never drank. 因此 不正确; 选项B见文章最后一段And Doctor Klatsky said heavy alcohol drinking is a sure way to damage your health. 不正确; 选项C见文中Alcohol dilutes the blood and prevents clots that block arteries. It also increases the so-called good cholesterol in the blood that helps keep arteries open. 有利于血管流通，因此正确，答案选 C。选项D. Both studies found no difference in survival among people who drank beer, wine or liquor. 因此不正确。
Part V. Cloze
67. A. 从前句来看, 此处意为“提供”如此的环境是不容易的。
68. C. excited和upset相对应，都指情绪的较大变化。
69. D. 从下文可以看出这里表示让步关系，因此要用although。 70. A. 冷静需要有 “耐心”。
71. B. 从上下文看应该是 “鼓励”才对。
72. C. lend (sb.) a hand帮(某人)忙。
73. B. 记忆力衰退会使人们思考问题更加 “困难”。
74. D. take sth. for granted是一个固定词组，意为“认为..理所当然”。 75. B. 从上下文来看这里应表示“情况”。
76. A. make sense of意为“理解，明白”，符合此处语境。
77. D. 从前后句的逻辑关系来看,此处需要填连词but。
78. C. 从后一句话的内容来看，老年人作出了 “糊涂的举动”。 79. D. employment意为“职业，工作”。
80. A. 从下文可以看出, 这里是 “纠正”老年人的错误。
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81. B. heavily此处表示“大量地，很多地”。
82. D. organize意为“安排,筹划”，符合此处语境。
83. C. aids意为“帮助”，指上文讲到的内容。
84. A. reminder意为 “提示”，符合此处语境，即帮助老年人“记忆”。 85. B. coming意为 “将要到来的”。
86. D. 从上下文来看，这里要表达的是借助“旧”照片帮助老年人“记忆”。 Part VI. Translation
87. is well acquainted with the problems in the hospital
88. nothing is more attractive to me than music / to me, nothing is more important than music
89. attempts to escape being fined
90. not to mention / let alone going abroad
91. didn’t do anything
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Urderstanding Conversations
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
conversations 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. W: Look at the note left on the table from the landlord.
M: What? We can’t afford another twenty dollars a month.
Q: What will the landlord do?
12. M: Jim got a new job again. This was his fifth job this year. W: It’s difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays.
Q: What does the woman mean?
13. M: That new position requires a letter of reference. I guess the one that my professor wrote for me last year should be fine. Don’t you think?
W: It is a little dated though. You might want to submit a current one. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
14. M: Doctor, this cough medicine doesn’t seem to be helping. Can you give me a different prescription?
W: Let’s give it another day or two to see how you are doing then.
Q: What does the doctor imply?
15. W: I’d like really to go to the concert tonight, but I don’t know if I can spare the time. M: Music always relaxed me. It might be worth it in the long run. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
16. W: Our little brothers are so different, so I was afraid they wouldn’t like each other at first.
M: They really hit it off right away, didn’t they?
Q: What can be inferred about the speaker’s brothers?
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W: Look on top of the refrigerator.
Q: What does the woman imply?
18. W: How long can you keep the video tapes?
M: If they are not returned by the time the media center closes tonight, I’ll have to pay a fine.
Q: What does the man mean?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Hi, Linda, did you watch the soccer match yesterday evening? W: No, I was with some friends at a dinner party. Anything special about it? M: You know, the English Soccer Team came here for a friendly match against South Africa.
W: Oh, I missed it. Was there a large crowd there?
M: Yes, the stadium was heavily packed, and the former President, Nelson Mandela, was also present.
W: You mean the former President also watched it?
M: Yeah, and before the game started, the English soccer team captain, Beckham, presented the old man with an England soccer shirt with the president’s name printed on it.
W: Oh, really? It must have been a very exciting game.
M: It sure was. The visiting team got a goal in the first half but the score was tied near the end of match.
W: It’s a good result for the soccer fans of our country, right?
M: I suppose so.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Where was the match played according to the conversation? 20. Who is Nelson Mandela?
21. When did the host team get its goal? Conversation Two
W: I want to register for this psychology course.
M: I’m sorry registration has closed.
W: Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during the first week of classes.
M: Well, that’s not possible. The computer’s official student count has already been sent to the state. And that’s what our budget is based on. Who told you that anyway?
W: Some woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to
pay a late fee.
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didn’t you register then?
W: She said I couldn’t until I had my birth certificate. Here it is. M: Your birth certificate?
W: Well, I’m a new part-time student. So she asked for identification. I don’t drive so I don’t have a driver’s license.
M: Huh. That’s no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish where you live, a phone bill with your name and address on it would’ve been fine. W: Really? Only proof of my address?
M: Yes. I’m afraid she gave you the wrong information. Still you’ll have to wait and take your psychology class next semester.
W: But that’s not fair.
M: Well, I sympathize with your problem, but frankly, I don’t think there is anything anyone can do for you. You were trapped in the system. If you want to you can talk
to the director. She will help you if she can. W: Great.
M: Don’t get your hopes up.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What problem does the woman have?
23. Why does the woman have to go to the office two times?
24. According to the man, what does the woman need to show evidence of? 25. What does the man imply when he tells the woman “not to get her hopes up”? Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Passage One
Experts say some farming activities are seriously damaging Earth’s environment. Bad farming methods can damage soil, forests and water supplies. They also have caused some plants and animals to disappear.
Two groups now say that bad farming methods are threatening the ability of farmers to produce enough food to feed the world population in the future.
The groups used satellite images, maps and modern equipment to study the effect of agriculture on the environment. The study found that the destruction of soil is widespread. Important organic nutrients are being removed from farmland.
Agriculture uses seventy percent of the freshwater in the world each year. The study found that many farmers are wasting water supplies. In addition, chemicals designed to protect crops may pollute waterways.
The report also says as much as thirty percent of the world’s forests have been cut down so the land could be used for agriculture. This has led to a severe loss of wildlife and their environments.
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Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What are the aspects that farming activities are damaging according to the passage?
27. How can the group carry out their studies?
28. According to this passage, why does wildlife suffer severe loss? Passage Two
If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington, concluded from other men’s work and his own, that different climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities. He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.
Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring a man’s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all of nature.
Fall is the next best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What is the passage mainly about?
30. Why is summer the worst season for thinking according to the passage? 31. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? Passage Three
For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily lives. With the price of a small home computer now being lower, experts predict that before long, all schools and
businesses and most families in the rich parts of the world will own a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings — people either love them or hate them.
The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home — apart from all the games, you can do your accounting on them, use them to control your central heating, and in some places even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring some leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken over by computerized robots.
The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people who spend all their time talking to computers
will forget how to talk to each other. And anyway, they ask, what’s wrong with going shopping and learning languages in the classroom with real teachers? But their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over human beings altogether.
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Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What does this passage mainly talk about?
33. According to the passage, what is not true about computers?
34. What is the biggest worry of the computer haters?
35. What’s the speaker’s attitude to computers?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Lack of persistence is the reason most people fail in attaining their goals. Many organizational analysts and (36) career consultants consider persistence to be the (37) key to success at both the organizational and (38) personal level. Success (39) seldom comes easily on the first try. What (40) separates the successful from the unsuccessful is (41) persistence.
Successful people also fail (42) occasionally but they do not let their failures (43) defeat their spirit. Successful people (44) learn from defeats, revise their strategy as needed and try again. And again. And again until they succeed. Unsuccessful people try
something one or two times and when it fails they give up, usually passing the blame on to someone or something else, (45) and learn nothing from their experience. Successful people expect periodic defeats, learn what went wrong and why, don’t waste time looking for someone to blame, make necessary adjustments, and try again. (46) If you are persistent, you will almost inevitably succeed. If you are not persistent, you will almost certainly fail.
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Part I. Writing
Actions Speak Louder than Words
There is a famous saying, “Actions speak louder than words”, which means you should take actions rather than just talk it to others. If you want to be successful, you should put your belief or theory to practice and prove that it is right and valuable. A case in point is the dream of a child. All people have an ideal since childhood, but many of them never realize it because they never carry it out. On the contrary, those who make repeated efforts to implement it are most likely to turn the childhood dream into reality.
When it comes to education, it is also the case. Only by speaking honestly and behaving appropriately themselves can teachers and parents hope students to regard them as models and learn from them.
From what has been discussed above, we should understand the meaning of “Actions speak louder than words” more clearly. On one hand, you can talk to others about your plans, beliefs and feelings. On the other hand, no plans or beliefs are significant until you put them to practice. The best way is to keep silent and let your actions speak for themselves.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 主旨大意题。通过阅读全文可知，本文主要介绍了洛杉矶一些无家可归的家庭的 情况。
2. Y 见文章第二段的第一句话。
3. Y 见文章第一段。
4. Y 见文章第四段的第一句话和最后一句话。
5. NG 见文章第四段的最后一句话。So these women face a choice: they can buy food,
or they can pay the rent. 这句话只是说上面提到的这些妇女面临着一个选择，而 对于所有的妇女是否都面临这样的选择，文章中作者没提到。
6. N 见文章第五段的第一句话。
7. N 见文章第六段的第一句话。
8. Los Angeles 见文章第四段的第二句话。
9. 48 percent 见文章最后一段的最后一句话。
10. $448 见文章第四段的第三句话。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BBBDCCBC 19-21 ABC 22-25 CABA
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26-29 BCCC 30-32 BAC 33-35 BAB
36. pyramids 37. tombs 38. remember
39. oldest 40. 144 41. solid
42. treasures
43. Robbers went into the pyramids and took away many of these treasures 44. Each pyramid has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top 45. Each stone fits so well and they did not have our modern machines Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
46. H. 本题考查短语It is + 形容词 + to do sth. ，空上需一动词原形，故选H。 47. D. 本题考查连词or的用法，此句中or意思是“否则”，而不是“或者”。 48. J. 本题考查介词短语，women of that age意为“那个时代的妇女”。介词on, to和 under填上去都不合适，故选J。
49. F. 从本句“and English. ”可知，空上需一副词来修饰后面的形容词English， 故选F。
50. A. 根据句意, 空上需一动词，想要表达“仔细检查”之意，故选A。 51. I. 本题考查动词decide的短语decide on…意为 “决定/选定..”，decide to do sth. 意为“决定做某事”，故选I。
52. C. 从本句two dollars or .可知，本句想要表达“两美元或两美元以下”之意， 只有选项C符合句意。
53. G. 本题考查动词smell的短语，smell of sth. 意为“有某种气味”，此句中smelling of sth. 做伴随状语，故选G。
54. K. 根据句意, 空上需一动词，想要表达“我们是多么容易对衣着产生印象”之意， impress意为“给予某人深刻印象”; influence意为“影响”;故选K。 55. N. 从本句可知，此处需一名词，quality意为“质量”，character意为“性格，特 点”，而本句想要表示“熊皮的质量”之意，因此选N。
Section B
Passage One
本文主要介绍了美国的快餐店。
56. C. 事实细节题。文中开头第一句就提到:每个人都知道在美国最受喜爱的食品
是汉堡包，故正确答案为C。
57. D. 事实细节题。文章第二段提到:在快餐店，人们要了快餐后，既可在快餐店 里吃，也可以带出去吃，故正确答案为D。
58. D. 事实细节题。文中第四段第一句说明快餐店受欢迎的原因是其服务快、食物 便宜及所有快餐店里的食物总是一样的，故答案为D。
59. C. 推理判断题。文章第一段最后一句提到:人们一年要消费340亿个汉堡包，将 这些汉堡包排成一排的话，其长度足以能绕地球四圈。由此可推断出选项A正 确;由文章第一段可知选项B也正确;文中第四段提到:在美国所有快餐店里 的食物是一样的，另外在美国，对许多人来说，快捷的服务和低廉的价格比 起食物的质量来是更重要的，但不是对所有人来说都是如此，由此可推断出 选项C不正确;选项D正确;故答案为C。
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60. D. 事实细节题。文章第六段提到:快餐食品除了含有太多的脂肪和盐外，总的 来说，对你是有益的。四个选项中只有D符合题意，故正确答案为D。 Passage Two
本文是一篇议论文，主要阐述了在当今信息时代孩子们应具备的能力和肩负的使 命，并发出呼吁要进行教育改革。
61. A. 事实细节题。从文章第二段的第一句可知，单词it在…and apply it locally and transnationally指代information，故选A。
62. D. 事实细节题。文章第二段的第二句提到:我们的孩子需要体验在合作的、基 于询问的环境中学习，故答案为D。
63. D. 推理判断题。由文中第二段可知，信息时代的学生应该能够做到选项A、B、 C中所提到的内容，同时也提到我们的学生应该能够把数学的和科学的概念运 用到实际生活中以解决可预料的和无法预料的问题，而选项D的内容正与此相 反，故答案为D。
64. D. 事实细节题。由文章第二段第一句可知:今天的孩子们必须准备好丰富的知 识和经验以便能够从传统的和非传统的来源选择、检索和综合信息，并对信 息加以局域地或跨国地运用，故答案为D。
65. C. 主旨大意题。通过阅读全文可知，本文主要阐述了在当今信息时代孩子们应 具备的能力和肩负的使命，同时发出呼吁要进行教育改革，故正确答案为C。 Part V. Error correction
66. am改成was 67. worrying改成worried
68. listened?my改成to 69. temperatures改成temperature
70. complete改成completed 71. 去掉the
72. for?few改成a 73. drinks改成drinking
74. something改成nothing 75. worse改成better
Part VI. Translation
76. I know all along
77. by time
78. much remains to be settled
79. made great contributions to the artistic field
80. as though he knew everything
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversation
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
conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause, you must read the four choices with A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. M: There is a limit of three books per person.
W: Fine. I’ll be certain to return them on time.
Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?
12. M: Please change this note into two 50 dollars and ten 10 dollars bills. W: Sure. Here you are, Sir.
Q: How much money does the man want to change?
13. W: Tony, fruit is really quite expensive these days.
M: You think so? Prices here are low compared with that of most places.
Q: What does the man think about fruit prices?
14. W: My English teacher suggested that I come in and borrow an English-Chinese dictionary.
M: Of course, Miss. You’re welcome to use our dictionaries, but they may not be taken out of this room. Wouldn’t it be better if you had one of your own? Q: What does the man suggest that girl do?
15. M: Well, I haven’t seen you since our graduation. How are things going with you? W: Not bad. I’m my own boss now.
Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?
16. M: We have to hurry if we hope not to miss the beginning of the film. It’s already 7: 35.
W: Well, it takes only 15 minutes to get to the movies and the film doesn’t begin until 7: 55.
Q: What time will the couple get to the movies if they leave immediately? 17. W: I’d like to exchange this dress for one a size larger.
M: Yes, of course. Pick out another one. I’ll put this one back.
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Q: Why did the customer return the dress?
18. W: Dear, we have to drive faster.
M: Look at the police car! I can’t do more than 50!
Q: What does the man imply?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: We were lucky to ride our bikes here instead of driving.
W: It’s a good job we got here early. Look at all those cars there. They’ll never get in. M: You’d better follow me closely. I don’t want to lose you.
W: Don’t worry, I’ll hang on.
M: We go in over there, Gate B. Peter said they’re pretty good tickets. W: Where are they?
M: They’re right behind the goal.
W: Oh, do we have to stand up all the time?
M: That’s right.
W: I hope we can see clearly.
M: That’s why we’ve come early. The earlier you are, the better. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. How did the man and the woman get there?
20. What are they going to watch?
21. Why did the man and the woman arrive early?
Conversation Two
M: Where do you want to go, madam?
W: The San Francisco Hilton, please. Brrr! It’s cold, eh? I’m getting frozen stiff. M: Get in, please. San Francisco is usually cold in winter, you know, especially in November, December and January. It’s often very rainy, which makes the weather colder and it sometimes…
W: Well, it seems to me it has an unhealthy, damp climate here. It gets very hot in
summer, doesn’t it?
M: Not really. It’s not really like the rest of California. It gets warm in July and
August. That’s the best time to visit the city. Uh, oh. Here comes the rain! W: It’s raining hard. By the way, how long does it take to reach the hotel, do you think?
M: About half an hour if there is no traffic jam. Would you like to listen to some light music?
W: That’s lovely. Thank you very much.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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22. What season is it?
23. Whom does the woman speak to?
24. What is the weather like in summer in San Francisco?
25. How long does it take to reach the hotel if there is no traffic jam? Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the the Answer Sheet 2. Passage One
The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.
The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power in the family. Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life.
But wives usually have to “pay” for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents, and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from nuclear families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full-time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do
most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time job, and they don’t have much free time.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What was the main family structure in the past?
27. What disadvantage does the nuclear family offer women?
28. Which of the following is TRUE?
29. What is not provided for married women in nuclear families?
Passage Two
On the fourth Thursday of November, every year, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. The day is a national holiday which is set aside each year as a time to give thanks to God for our blessings.
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east of the United States) started the custom. According to the story, the Pilgrims — as they were called — gave thanks for having survived the terrible winter of 1621 and for having harvested their first summer crop. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a large feast to share in the bounties of the land.
The traditional foods of the big Thanksgiving Day meal include roast turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and Indian bread pudding. Since the day is set aside for giving thanks, it has also become a traditional family day. Large dinners with many relatives are common throughout America on this special day.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. When was the Thanksgiving Day tradition begun?
31. Why did the early Pilgrims want to share their feast with the Indians?
32. All the following are traditional Thanksgiving Day foods except .
Passage Three
Everyone wants the best for a baby. A mother wants her baby to have the best in the way of food, toilet preparations, clothing and equipment. Her value judgments on prices may go crazy when it comes to buying for a baby, particularly the first one. Manufacturers and advertisers recognize this, and exploit it to the full. Far more is spent in buying baby carriages, push-chairs, special milk, and special powders for small babies than is necessary.
The child himself watches television, a particularly strong influence on small children. Observing them as they watch television, and then watching them react to products afterwards, suggests that young children accept the suggestions of television commercials
as well as the guidance offered by children’s programs, and find both equally attractive. The child comes early in life to the feeling widespread in this country that if something is said on television it must be true. For this reason much Christmas present advertising, and advertising for sweets, cereals, food, washing powders, is geared to children because of the effect their persistent persuading can have on their mothers. By exercising choice in this way they become consumers at an early age and the likelihood is that, with current pressures, choosing and buying goods and services will remain an important part of their future lives.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What is the psychology for a mother while she purchases for her baby? 34. What feeling is widespread in this country?
35. Why does TV has a strong influence?
Section C Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the
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ond time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 42 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 43to 45 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Some of the most interesting buildings in the world are the (36) pyramids.
The pyramids stand huge and silent and in modern days people look at them and wonder: Who built them? Why? When? What is inside? How did they do it? Thousands of years ago in Egypt, kings built the pyramids. They used to build them as their (37) tombs. The kings thought the pyramids would help them find life after death. They also wanted the world to (38) remember them as important people. Some pyramids were for queens. But they are less interesting because they are not as big. The (39) oldest pyramid that we know today is the pyramid near Sahara in Egypt. It is about 5 000 years old. There are many pyramids along the Nile River. The largest is the pyramid of Khufu. (It is made of two million
three hundred thousand huge stones, most of them are higher than a person.) It is about (40) 144 meters high. Inside the pyramid are the burial rooms for the king and queen and long passageways to these rooms. The rest of the pyramid is (41) solid stone. Workers usually built the pyramids when they could not work on their
farms. To build the pyramid of Khufu, 100 000 men worked for 20 years. We know there were wonderful (42) treasures in the pyramids. (43) Robbers went into the pyramids and took away many of these treasures. Today some of the treasures are in museums though.
The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build the pyramid and then build a temple on top of it. (44) Each pyramid has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top. There is nothing inside the pyramid, only dirt or more stones.
How did the people of ancient days build the pyramids? How did they carry
and lift the huge stones? (45) Each stone fits so well and they did not have our
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Part I. Writing
Students’ Feeding Pets in Their Dormitories
It’s amazing that many pets are seen in students’ dormitories, especially girl students’ dormitories. Such pets are always cute kitties, lovely puppies and beautiful birds. But there are always exceptions. Sometimes ugly lizards, horrific snakes, even poisonous scorpions can be found as pets in students’ dormitories.
“It’s no good for students feeding pets in their dormitories, no matter whether the pets are cute or dangerous,” some people argue. They even show their worries. They insist that students who have fed pets should waste a lot of time and spend a lot of money on pets. The students would have no enough time on their study. Most of time they don’t have jobs to earn money. In order to feed pets, they have to lie to their parents to get more pin money. Because usually four or six roommates share a dormitory, if there is one roommate feeding pet, other roommates will be unavoidably influenced by the pet. If so, the relationship between the one who feeds pet and others who have to endure the pet will become worse and worse. What’s more, pets may destroy the living environment of the dormitories.
I would agree that students’ feeding pets is not good. Pets are lives too. When students lose the patience and love to their pets, the pets are always abandoned by their hosts. They become vagrant animals. The life facing them becomes grey and cruel. Love pets, and love their lives.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N 见文章第二段第一句话。剑桥的核心价值观之一是强调小班教学 (on small-group teaching)。
2. NG 见文章第二段最后一句话。在文章第二段谈到了剑桥大学的核心价值观，最 后一句表明希望在剑桥的共同经历使校友们感到自己终生都是剑桥大学这一大家 庭的成员，那么第二题每一个从剑桥毕业的人都觉得自己一生都是剑桥的一个成 员这句话很难确定。
3. N 见文章第四段第四句话。然而五十年后故地重游，你会发现剑桥周边目前任凭风 吹、没有树篱的田野上已经立起两座新校园，所以第三题是错的。
4. Y 见文章第十段最后一句话。哈佛的捐赠基金使世界上其他任何大学相形见绌。 5. Y 见第八段第一句话。为了与科技方面的这一自然大发展取得平衡，我们今后十年 重点规划优先考虑的是艺术和人文学科。
6. Y 见第八段最后一句话。为了建英文院的新楼需要展开一项大型集资活动。 7. Y 见文章第十五段第二句话。
8. ensure the competition of Cambridge in the world / ensure Cambridge can compete scientifically at a world level 见第六段最后一句话。
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9. university departments and charitable and commercial research centers 见第五段第 一句。
10. students need advice and high-quality tuition on the spot 见第十四段第三句。 Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BBDCDDBA 19-21 CDA 22-25 BDCC 26-28 CDD 29-31 BDA 32-35 CACD 36. fascinates 37. characteristics
38. personalities 39. encouraged 40. forbidding 41. experience
42. opposed 43. honors
44. what his parents might have expected
45. which I can see must have come from his family
46. but to be gentle in one’s own everyday life
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. J. 退休金提供的是财力上的支持，故选J。
48. O. 一个新企业的起起伏伏是必然的。
49. I. invest有“投资”之意“投资的时间”，与前边“投资的金钱”相对应。 50. N. unforgiving 意为“无情的，不允许犯错的”。
51. D. point to the point of … 意为“到达..的程度”。
52. K. rough Times are rough. 时间紧迫。
53. E. 从上下文得知，自己工作需要很好的自律性，故选E。
54. C. 从下文take risks/ take a risk得知，做生意就是一种冒险。
55. A. 当事情不顺利时，你还需要有动力和毅力，故选 A。
56. G. to overcome the obstacles 意为“克服阻力 ”。
Section B
Passage One
本文主要介绍的是，作者对接受不同的教育程度的看法。
57. D. 见文章第一段第一句话。他们真正的意思是接受恰好足够的教育来为社会提供人力。 58. C. 见文章第二段第二句话。萧伯纳和爱迪生都甚至没有高中文凭，但他们分别成为 了成功的剧作家和发明家。
59. A. 见文章第五、六、七、八段，使用排除法。B不正确;C、D不全面。 60. C. 见文章最后一段第二句话。
61. B. 见文章第六段第一句话。
Passage Two
本文主要介绍的是NASA(美国国家航空航天局)采用声音和听力技术寻找宇宙是否有 生命物质存在。
62. A. 见文章第一段第三句话。
63. B. 见文章第三段前两句话。
64. A. 见文章第三段第三句话。
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65. C. 见文章第四段第四句话。
66. D. 整篇文章都是关于NASA使用声音和听力技术寻找宇宙是否有生命物质存在的。 Part V. Cloze
67. B. 一些人辞职是因为工作对他们来说很乏味，没有意义。bored 和boring 的区别在 于现在分词和过去分词的区别。
68. C. has been pushing为现在完成进行时，表示直到现在一直持续进行的动作。 69. A. 他意识到他可以被任何接受过同样训练的人代替，而此处应用被动语态。change 意为改变。
70. D. in the hope of … 希望..
71. A. a sense of … 意为“..的感觉”;此句意为:这些人辞职是希望得到更多的乐 趣，有一种自我价值感。
72. C. fulfill a dream 实现梦想。
73. D. be interested in …“对..感兴趣”。
74. B. did the same: left the service 此句意为:一位军官在38岁的时候离开部队去盖很 小的住房，另一位对考古感兴趣的军官在45岁时也离开部队去挖掘古印度人的遗 址。
75. A. instead of … 意为“代替..”; 结合上下句理解，可以知道她不是因为管理家
务而高兴。
76. B. 本段叙述的是一些人为了实现以前的梦想而辞去工作，所以应填入dream一词。 77. D. drop out 退出。此句意为:但是大多数从工作领域中退出的人并没有特别的爱 好，没有从事任何特殊职业的愿望。
78. B. 这些辞去工作的人有自由、独立和闲暇时间，根据上下文判断，他们是想享受自 由、独立和闲暇时间，而entertain 意为“招待、款待，使快乐”。
79. C. 此句意为:不用着急去赶早上的火车。 catch up a train 意为“赶火车”。 80. A. according to …“根据..”;此句意为:没有必要按规定做事或按规定穿衣服。 81. D. 填此空需要对下一句话的正确理解。此句意为:漫长的假期并不能够一定使人快 乐，许多把休假当成一种生活方式的人承认:休闲也可以变得令人厌烦。 82. B. a style of life 意为“一种生活方式”。
83. C. 前一句话说他们有时也感到休闲令人厌烦。所以可以判断出此空应填入表示转折 的连词，但是同以前的生活来比，他们还是喜欢休闲。
84. B. with few exceptions 意为“除了少数人外”。此句意为:主要问题在于缺乏经济保 障，因为除了少数个别人外，这些辞工的人并不富有。
85. D. 根据上下文可以判断出:他们是从朋友或家人那里借钱。
86. A. now and then意为“不时地”。
Part VI. Translation
87. he be offended / annoyed
88. beyond our imagination / more than we can imagine
89. could not help laughing
90. it is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago
91. turned a deaf ear to our warning / ignored our warning
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Part III. Listening comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
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
conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause, you must read the four choices with A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. W: Paul is so busy lately, I never have a chance to talk to him anymore. How’s he doing?
M: He had a collection of verse published last, and now he’s trying to get a novel about the automobile industry accepted.
Q: What does Paul do?
12. W: How’s your new job with the book company?
M: It seemed promising at first, but I guess I’m no salesman. And to add fuel to the
fire, the boss and I have our differences.
Q: What do we know about the man’s job?
13. W: I am really shocked. I never thought I’d receive a “C”.
M: If you’d turned in the report a week ago as scheduled, you would have received a grade higher.
Q: What grade would Susan have received if she had submitted her report on time? 14. W: Hi, Bill. Have you been playing much golf lately?
M: Hello, Joan. I play as often as I can get out of the house. And by the way, I have a
new set of clubs. They seem to have helped my game, though they’re much heavier than my old set.
Q: What does Bill tell Joan?
15. W: I spend hours going over the French lessons in the text, but I don’t seem to be able to carry on a decent conversation in French.
M: You should take some private lessons from the new Belgian student. You’d surely make progress then.
Q: What advice does the man give the woman?
16. W: Your yard is always so beautiful. You must have a gardener.
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M: Oh, no. It would cost at least $50 a month to hire someone to do the work. So I do
most of it myself. I enjoy taking care of the flowers, but I have to force myself to do the weeding and cut the grass.
Q: What does the man like to do?
17. M: Did you find what you wanted? You’ve been gone all afternoon. W: I looked all over town, but couldn’t find any bookcases on sale. They’re so expensive. I guess I’ll wait a while longer.
Q: What is obvious from the conversation?
18. W: These hogs look fine! Are you raising them for the market?
M: Not this year. With the cost of feed and the low profit, it doesn’t seem worthwhile. I’ ll just slaughter them for my own consumption.
Q: Where did this conversation probably occur?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Good morning, Dr. Maxwell. I hope I’m not disturbing your work. W: Not at all, Tim. Come right in and have a seat. I’m always in my office before lunch.
M: I wanted to let you know that I have already started my research paper, and if you have a moment, I’d like to discuss my topic with you.
W: Of course. Before they begin their research, I suggest all my students come and discuss their research with me. What would you like to work on? M: I am especially interested in the lecture you gave us, where you discussed the apparent mystery surrounding the extinction of the dinosaurs. I’m not sure how to go about it, but that is the question I’d like to explore.
W: Well, according to the theory that is most widely held by researchers, a sudden cooling of the earth’s temperature caused the dinosaurs to die out. M: Didn’t you mention another theory in your lecture that the mammals gradually may have simply replaced the dinosaurs, and that the dinosaurs may not have died out from a direct response to the colder temperatures?
W: Yes, Jeff Leppard and Howard Jones agreed that theory. And I have put on reserve some of their articles in the library.
M: Jeff Leppard and Howard Jones? I’d better make a note of those names. W: Let me know how your work progresses, Tim.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Who are the people talking in this paragraph?
20. Where are the speakers probably talking?
21. What is the most popular explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs? Conversation Two
W: Have you ever looked really closely at snowflake?
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M: Sure. But they usually melt too fast for me to get a close look. Why do you ask? W: I’m just curious. I was reading an article about the formation of snowflakes and I realized that I had never paid much attention to them before.
M: Well, there’s a big variety, isn’t there?
W: Yeah. But they all have one of three basic forms.
M: I wonder why the forms are different. Maybe because they start to form on dust particles with different shapes.
W: Well. The author of this article did many researches and concluded that the shape of snow is largely controlled by the temperature of the air.
M: Doesn’t the relative humidity have anything to do with the shapes?
W: Apparently not.
M: Hm. Next time it snows, I’ll make a point of taking a closer look.
Question 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What are the people discussing?
23. Why has the woman brought up the subject of snowflakes?
24. How many basic types of snowflakes are there?
25. What determines the shape of snowflakes?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
A lot of people in the United States are coffee drinkers. Over the last few years, a trend has been developing to introduce a kind of specially mixed coffees known as gourmet coffees into the American market.
Boston seems to have been the birthplace of this trend. In fact, major gourmet coffee merchants from other cities like Seattle and San Francisco came to Boston, where today they are engaged in a kind of coffee war with Boston’s merchants. They are all competing for a significant share of the gourmet coffee market. Surprisingly, the competitions among these leading gourmet coffee businesses will not hurt any of them.
Experts predict that the gourmet coffee market in the United States is growing and will continue to grow to the point that gourmet coffee will soon capture half of the market and will increase quickly in the future. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers who convert to gourmet coffee seldom go back to the regular brands found in the supermarkets. As a result, these brands will be the real losers in the gourmet coffee competition. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the main topic of the news story?
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27. What probably leads people to choose gourmet coffees over regular brands? 28. What will probably happen in the future to stores that sell only regular brands of coffee?
Passage Two
Movies have a short history in comparison to other art forms, such as music or
painting. Movies originated only in the late 1800s. By the early 1900s, film-makers had developed specialized techniques and artistic theories. However, movies generated little scholarly attention until the 1960s. Today the motion picture is recognized as a principal art form. There are thousands of books about film, and many universities and colleges offer film degree programs. Many more higher institutions offer individual film courses. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. When did the making of motion pictures begin?
30. Which of the following was not mentioned?
31. Why are film degree programs and film courses offered in many universities and colleges?
Passage Three
Come into the Center for International Students sometime soon. We may be able to assist you in making your stay in a foreign country a pleasant one. We act, without charge, as an information outlet for foreign students looking for volunteer work and opportunities to participate in their communities. More than a quarter of the international students enrolled at this college have found rewarding opportunities in a variety of exciting fields with the help of the center. Volunteering in your community can have rewards that many students may never think of. In addition to making new friends and trying exciting new activities, you can also develop skills that can lead to a career. Although it is a wonderful thing to volunteer to help your community just because you want to help others, being a volunteer can be an excellent way to help yourself too. If you are interested in a career in the medical field, you can choose between a wide variety of different volunteer positions that will give you the hands-on experience that really counts when you enter the fields as a professional. Engineering students will find that there are a number of projects sponsored by the school that are in the need of volunteer help. These projects range from solar power experiments to work with lasers and computers.
First-year students frequently carry too busy a schedule to allow time for volunteer work. However, many second and third year students, and especially senior students, often find they have a little extra time in the week. Our office specializes in helping you find a schedule that allows you to manage both your volunteer work and your class schedule. Please be sure to stop in for a free consultation next time you are on campus. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What does the Center for International Students do?
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33. Which type of student would best be able to utilize the services of this center?
34. What kind of volunteer positions are available?
35. What decision can a volunteer position help a student make?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
It (36) fascinates me to observe the way in which children so often react against their parents’ ideas, while at the same time keeping their parents’ (37) characteristics. That is to say, the children grow up to hold different views from their parents’, yet to have similar (38) personalities. There is a quarrel going on in the toy world at present over whether children should be (39) encouraged to have war toys. I do not believe in encouraging war toys, but I do not see any point in (40) forbidding them when I think of the (41) experience of my friend Harry.
Harry is the son of strict parents who were totally (42) opposed to war. He was never allowed toy soldiers as a boy, never allowed toy guns. Harry grew up and went into the army, becoming a first-class soldier and winning all sorts of military (43) honors in a rather fierce unit. He became the opposite in every way of (44) what his parents might have expected from their son. And yet there is gentleness about Harry which shows a peaceful personality. There is a sympathetic element about the man (45) which I can see must have come from his family. In spite of doing things differently from our parents, a lot of the spirit gets passed on. Parents in all conscience have to teach their children what they believe to be right; but it is not so much your ideas that the children follow as your example. Perhaps the best way to teach one’s child gentleness is not to forbid toy guns, (46) but to be gentle in one’s own everyday life.
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Part I. Writing
Some Suggestions to the President of Our University
Dear Sir:
I’ve been here almost one year. I am very satisfied with my university, but it does
not follow that there is no room for improvement.
First, I believe a better job can be done with respect to the guidance of our study methods. Although university students have the ability to study independently, sometimes when we try to choose good books to read and appropriate topics for our research we still feel at a loss. We need someone to give us some advice. If you could arrange more lectures on “how to learn by yourself” for us, especially for the freshmen, it will do much good to our study.
Second, more activities should be arranged to make our campus life more interesting. I’m sorry to say that at present life on campus is quite boring. Everyday we have classes, read in the library, or stay in the dormitory. Life becomes a routine. We need more meaningful activities organized to cheer us up and make our study more efficient. I hope you can consider my suggestions. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Hong
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 快速阅读时，要注意文章第一段和最后一段。从本文第一段的最后一句话: Today we examine the popularity and problems of telecommuting.可知本文将要讨 论电传通勤的流行和存在的问题。
2. N 文章第二段的最后几句话:Telecommuters do not always work from home. They might go to an office, but still it is away from their main place of employment. 意 思是 “电传通勤者并不总是在家工作..”，显然本论断与上述意思相悖，是错误 的。
3. Y 文章第三段指出:Then came the 1990s, and the rise of the personal computer and the Internet. Today, telecommuting is gaining much wider acceptance. 本论断显然 是对此句的同义表达。
4. Y 文章第七段指出:Mr. Wolf says teleworking can reduce heavy traffic and road damage in the Washington, D.C. area. Telecommuting can also increase the employment of disabled workers. 本论断显然是对此句再现。
5. NG 文章第九段指出: But the idea of telecommuting does not appeal to everyone. 并 没有论述与雇主保持联系重要的问题。
6. N 文章第十一段指出:In some cases, having employees work from home can reduce tensions in the workplace. 而论断中是in any cases，所以本论断是错误的。
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muters did not have to travel to the office.而本论断是一些工会这样认为，所以本 论断是错误的。
8. federal employees 文章第五段第一句话:Government Computer News reported in December on the popularity of teleworking among federal employees. 9. have more control over their hours 文章倒数第二段:The pay is not high, but the
people have more control over their hours.
10. how a lot of people live 文章最后一段:Today, telecommuting is not only changing how Americans work. It is also changing how a lot of people live.
Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 BBABCDBD 19-22 BCDB 23-25 ABA 26-28 BAA 29-32 ABAB 33-35 DBC 36. subject 37. Admissions
38. earned 39. difficulty 40. interests 41. accepted
42. consideration 43. either
44. need to take SAT subject tests in areas like history, science and foreign language 45. It is designed to measure what a student has learned in school
46. Without it, the ACT takes about three hours to complete
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. B. 根据题意，此空所填词应该是现在分词，并与sure构成短语， 在所有的选项中， 只有making放在此处符合原意。
48. O. 根据题意，此处所填词应该与economic一起修饰organizations，并且与其前面的 most形成形容词最高级，所以所填词必须是一个形容词。在所有的选项中，有两 个形容词:strong， powerful，根据句意powerful合适。
49. A. 根据题意，此处所填词应该为介词，与the World Bank and International Monetary Fund构成介词短语，选项中符合题意的词只有alongside，意思是“与世界银 行国际货币基金齐名”。
50. I. 根据题意，此处所填词应该为副词，在所有的选项中有四个 therefore，however， almost and finally， 根据上下文的逻辑关系，只有however放在此处符合原 意。
51. K. 根据题意，此处所填词要作系动词be的表语，可以是形容词或名词，或被动语态。 本句意思是“..可以追溯到半个世纪前的1948年1月1日，那年关贸总协定..”。选 项中符合题意的词只有formed，意思是“..关贸总协定形成..”。
52. H. 根据题意，此处所填词要作动词had的宾语，根据下文，此处应填drawbacks，意 思是“关贸总协定有两个的不足之处”。
53. G. 根据题意，此处所填词要与to构成动词不定式做定语修饰system，而且是及物动 词，根据句意settle合适。
54. L. 根据题意，此处所填词应该为副词，修饰谓语动词gave birth，选项中符合题意的 词只有finally。
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56. D. 根据题意，此处所填词应该为动词，to构成动词不定式，并与with 搭配，选项中 符合题意的词只有deal。
Section B
Passage One
本文主要讨论的是因特网上的欺诈行为。
57. B. 主旨题。从文章第一段的第一句The Internet has led to a huge increase in creditcard fraud. 以及下文可以概括出:本篇主要讨论因特网上的欺诈行为，与B项意思 一致。
58. A. 词义判断题。文章第三段的第一句提到:Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. 最后一句话:there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated. 由此推断出 fraud 表示 cheating，所以A为正确答案。 59. B. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一、二句可知是“网上窃贼窃取了他们信用卡的信 息”，所以B项为正确答案。
60. A. 细节理解题。从文章第三段的最后一句话there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated可知，下文要说如何防止信用卡的信息被盗，第四、 五、六、七段分别提到一种方法，所以A项为正确答案。
61. B. 细节理解题。文章第六段提到如果网站安全a letter will appear in the bottom righthand corner of your screen 或 The website address may also start https: // — the extra “s” stands for secure. 由此推断B项为正确答案。
Passage Two
本文主要讨论的是不同的领导者在不同的社会群体中所充当的角色和发挥的功能。 62. C. 细节理解题。A选项的招募(recruitment)和B选项选举程序(election process) 都在第一段中作为大群体的领导者产生的方式被明确提到;D选项也在第一段中 作为家庭领导者的产生的方式被明确提到;只有C选项没有作为产生领导者的一 种方式在本文中被提及。
63. A. 推论题。A选项意思是:某一特定群体的有效领导者，不一定就可以成为另一群体 的有效领导者。这正好与第二段的意思相吻合，即领导者没有一个固定的特点， 只是符合了一个特定群体需要的人就有可能成为该群体的领导者(It seems… virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group);B选项和C选项的意思与本文无关;D选 项意为:许多人想成为领导者，但却很少能拿出证据来证明他们具有这样的资格， 显然是对文章意思的曲解。
64. B. 细节理解题。第二段中…decades of research have failed to produce consistent
evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”意思是说数十年来的研究并 不能找出可靠证据来证明那些人可以成为“天生领导者”，与B项意思一致。 65. A. 细节理解题。第三、四段主要讲了两种类型的领导者的区别。其中instrumental leader侧重于群体目标的实现，而expressive leader相对于前者并不侧重于群体目 标的实现，而是注重为群体成员提供情感支持，并尽力减少内部纷争。
66. D. 主旨题。本篇主要讨论不同的领导者(如instrumental leaders以及expressive leaders)在不同的社会群体中所充当的角色和发挥的功能。所以D项为正确答 案;A、B、C选项都不能正确概括本文主旨。
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Part V. Error Correction
67. with改成for 68. informations改成information
69. who? ? is 70. writing改成written
71. make改成take 72. particular改成particularly
73. except改成besides 74. But改成So
75. indicates改成indicate 76. which ? /?which ? in
Part VI. Translation
77. It is because she is too inexperienced
78. would not have finished so early
79. may just as well stay at home
80. for fear that he should be recognized
81. being sent abroad to study
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Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
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 conversations 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. W: Can’t you knock on the door before you enter my office next time? M: Sorry. It’s just that I’m in such a hurry.
Q: How did the woman feel when she was speaking to the man?
12. M: I want to buy a new car, but I spent too much on my house last year. W: New cars are expensive. You can’t borrow that much money.
Q: What happens to the man?
13. M: Well, if I had begun studying English earlier, I wouldn’t be having so much trouble with my grammar.
W: Oh, I can understand why you feel that way. Q: What problem does the man have?
14. M: It doesn’t seem that it is going to rain tomorrow. It was supposed to be clear all week.
W: Well, according to the forecast that I heard, you should take your raincoat or umbrella with you.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. M: Prof. Smith has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
16. W: This package was returned to me.
M: That’s because you didn’t put enough postage on it.
Q: What did the man tell the woman about the package?
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17. M: Aren’t we supposed to have a biology test this morning?
W: It’s postponed because the teacher has to attend a conference. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
18. W: Tom, how are you? I heard you were sick.
M: They must have confused me with somebody else, I’ve never felt better. Q: How does Tom feel?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
W: What a nice, quiet place away from all those people. Now tell me what’s bothering you.
M: Great. I need to get this off my chest. I’m having problems living with Mike, my roommate. We seldom talk to each other. And when we do, it’s to fight. W: I knew you two were having problems but I didn’t know that things were so bad. What started it all?
M: Well, it started when we first moved in. I had a lot of things, and Mike wasn’t pleased when he saw that.
W: So where did you find room for all your things?
M: I put them in the cupboard in the living room. This made him really unhappy because he wanted to put his suitcase in there.
W: Was that the only problem?
M: Oh, no. I like a neat, orderly house, but Mike is so careless. His part of the house is always dirty. You know we share living space, such as the kitchen, living room, bath, etc.
W: Have you tried to talk with him about this?
M: I’ve tried, but he then starts shouting at me about how my friends are always coming over when he has a lot of work to do. W: You might talk with him again in a friendly way. Just say that you will not bring your friends over unless you get his permission first. But he will have to promise to keep the house tidy.
M: That just might work. Thanks for the advice.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Where does the conversation probably take place?
20. What can we learn from the conversation about the relationship between the man and Mike?
21. Why does Mike often get angry ?
22. What does the woman suggest the man do?
Conversation Two
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M: Yes, certainly. It is a part-time job. We would need you from ten in the morning until two in the afternoon.
W: But you didn’t make it clear in the newspaper that it is a part-time job.
M: We should have made it clear. But are you still interested?
W: Yes. But it would depend on what the salary is.
M: Well, we are offering about 75 pounds a week. It will be a bit more if you have the
right qualifications and experience. Do you have any experience in cooking? W: Yes, I do. I have been doing work similar to what is being offered by you. M: Well, that sounds all right. Perhaps we can have a talk sometime. W: What time would be suitable for you?
M: Let me have a look at my schedule. Yes, how about next Wednesday at 2:30 in the afternoon?
W: Yes, I think that would be fine.
M: Fine. I’ll see you next Wednesday at 2:30. Bye.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. Where did the woman learn about the job?
24. If the woman gets the job, how long does she have to work?
25. What can we learn from the conversation?
Section B Understandig Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
The first step to stopping drug abuse is to know why people start using drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as different as people are from one to another. But there seems to be one common thread: people seem to take drugs to change the way they feel.
They want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing. Sometimes, they want to forget or to remember. People often feel better when they are under the influence of drugs. But the effects don’t last long. Drugs don’t solve problems. They just postpone them. No matter how far drugs may take you, it’s always a round trip. After a while, people who miss drugs may feel worse about themselves, and then they may use more drugs. If someone you know is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The most important part you can play is to be there. You can let your friends know that you care. You can listen and try to solve the problem behind your friend’s need to use drugs. Two people together can often solve a problem that seems too big for one person alone. Studies of heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted. They didn’t have close friends to talk to. When you or your friends take the time to care for each other, Band Two 221
you’re all helping to stop drug abuse. After all, what is a friend for?
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Why do some people abuse drugs?
27. According to the passage, what is the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?
28. What are the findings of the studies about heavy drug users?
Passage Two
Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people buy as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news traveled from mouth to mouth and sometimes was not true. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events that occurred in faraway countries on the same day they happened. Besides supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are all sorts of advertisements. Large companies pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for advertising space so their products can go into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements make it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
30. How was news sent in the past according to the passage?
31. What do newspapers give us besides important events?
32. What effect do advertisements have on newspapers?
Passage Three
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner (垄断) on the “death” market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes. Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes.
Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The federal government has a graduated (使累进税等) income tax; that is, the percentage of the tax increases as a person’s income increases. With the high cost of taxes, people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are due.
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34. What does the sentence “The federal government has a graduated income tax” mean?
35. Why do Americans feel sad on April 15?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
American colleges and universities consider a number of things about a student who wants to be admitted. Experts on the (36) subject say the most important thing is the student’s high school record. (37) Admissions officers look not only at the grades that the student has (38) earned. They also look at the level of (39) difficulty of the classes. A student’s (40) interests and activities may also play a part in getting (41) accepted. But in most cases another (42) consideration is how well the student did on college entrance exams. There are two of these tests: the SAT and the ACT. Most American schools accept (43) either one. The SAT measures skills in mathematics and language. Students have almost four hours to complete the SAT. The newest part is an essay. Students have twenty-five minutes to write an answer to a question. Students may also (44) need to take SAT subject tests in areas like history, science and foreign language. The ACT is an achievement test. (45) It is designed to measure what a student has learned in school. Students are tested in mathematics, English, reading and science. A writing test is offered but not required. (46) Without it, the ACT takes about three hours to complete. The essay part adds thirty minutes. Band Two 223
Key to Model Test 9 Band Two
Part I. Writing
On Students Cheating in Examinations
Nowadays, cheating in examinations is very common on campus. Even more, advertisements which provide exam answers can be seen on the bullet of some universities, to which some of the college students will turn.
There are a few reasons why the students cheat. Firstly, because of the bachelor’s degree associated with some certain exams, such as CET-4, some of the students who haven’t passed the exams or haven’t studied hard will cheat in examinations. Otherwise, they can’t graduate successfully. Secondly, almost all the universities offer scholarship, for which every student wants to pursue. However, some of them get the scholarship dishonestly by cheating.
In my opinion, cheating in examinations is not a correct option to university students. To be a really upright person of the society, honesty is one of the most important elements. Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning )
1. Y 见文章第一段第一句话。
2. NG 文章第二段只提到阅读要容易得多，并未提到哪个更有帮助。
3. NG 文章第三段的第一句话提到“仅读一本英文书也会使英语提高”，随后列举英 语提高的表现——即应用英语的能力大大提高，未提到阅读理解能力。 4. Y 见文章第五段的最后一句话。
5. N 见How to Read这一部分的第三段最后两句话。
6. Y 见How to Read这一部分的最后一段第一句话。
7. N 见What to Read这一部分第一段。
8. grammar intuition 见文章第五段。
9. famous books written in simple language 见What to Read这一部分第三段第一、第 二句话。
10. read in English as much as possible 见文章最后一句话。
Part III. Listening Comprehension
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26-28 BDA 29-32 BDAB 33-35 CDA
36. reliever 37. relatively 38. suffering
. around 39. wonder 40. side 41
42. available
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45. The best way is to chew the tablets before swallowing them with water, but few people can stand the bitter taste
Part IV. Reading Comprehension ( Reading in Depth)
Section A
46. A. 该空需一形容词，词义与new 呼应并一起修饰situation，在A、F、K、L、M、 N，中只有A符合句意，表达“..遇到许多新的、令人感到迷惑(不知如何)的 情形”。
47. C. 空上需一原形动词，且该动词需与介词to构成搭配，这样从B、C两个选项中选 择，选项C符合句意“学生们如何与老师相处”。
48. I. 此处需一名词作resolve(解决)的宾语，考察E、G、I、J、O五个选项，只有选项I 符合句意“人们如何解决处理冲突”。
49. K. 空上需一形容词，修饰matters(事情)，F、K、L、M、N中, 只有选项K符合句
意“人们如何表述感情和敏感的事情”。
50. J. 空上需一名词，与the roles一起做understand的宾语，关键词In other words(换 句话说)告诉我们该句是对上文内容“你了解人们的行为和思想” 的进一步解释， E、G、J、O中，只有选项J符合句意“你理解不同角色和对应的
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51. B. 空上需一原形动词，且该动词与后面的介词短语to the stress构成搭配，另根据第 一段最后一句可知此处填选项B，表达“你的身心以不同寻常的方式对在新环境中 遇到的压力和迷惑作出反应”。
52. F. 空上需一形容词，词义应与alone相近，F、L、M、N中，只有选项F符合句意“觉 得孤独或寂寞..”。
53. G. 空上需一动词的ing形式，且要与pains构成动宾搭配，故选G。 54. L. 空上需一形容词，根据下文的进一步解释 you are not ill，本句句意为“这些反应是 正常的”，故选L。
55. D. 根据题意，空上可填形容词或动词适当形式，该词需与介词to构成搭配，所以只 有选项D符合句意 “..正在适应新环境中的生活”。
Section B
Passage One
本文是一篇论说文，基于员工工作时间变长的调查并分析了原因。
56. C. 事实细节题。见文中第一段第一句话，故正确答案为C。
57. A. 事实细节题。由文中第一段第三和第四句话可知，答案为A，而干扰项B仅是对其 如何进行观察的进一步说明。
58. B. 推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二、三句话可知。
59. D. 推断题。根据文章第二段各句对各选项进行判断。
60. B. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知。
Passage Two
本文主要阐释了写作在我们学习及生活中的重要性。
61. D. 推理判断题。见文章第一段第一句，“好的作品就像精美的食物一样，我们从吃第 一口开始享受到最后一口并愉快地探讨它。” 本题关键要理解题干中的compared to(被比作)与原句中like的对应关系。
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62. D. 语义推断题。见文章第二段的第一句话。scribe是为了fee而替人进行社交写作， 而不是秘书。
63. B. 细节推断题。见文章第二段的第二句话。
64. C. 细节推断题。见文章第三段倒数第二句话。
65. A. 主旨大意题。通过阅读全文，尤其文章最后一句点题，可知作者想要告诉人们“我 们工作、学习都离不开写作，我们要学习并实践有效的写作技巧”。
Part V. Cloze
66. D. push on (with)是固定搭配，“努力向前”。
67. A. ensure意思是使某行为或某事件的结果得以保证,常用ensure sth./ that 从句..;
assure向..保证，使..放心,常用assure sb.of…/that从句;guarantee是指保证 某产品的质量或保证某项服务或义务的履行。
68. A. achieve 与 end构成动宾搭配，意为“达到这一目标”。 69. C. 句意为“教育和宣传(they)使人们了解了有关计划生育政策和中国的人口形
势”，故选C。
70. A. 句意为“传播科学生育知识”，故A正确。
71. A. related to是固定搭配，意为“与..相关联”，connected，combined，associated 一般与with 搭配。
72. C. 这里表示“国家与人民的利益”，故选interests。 73. B. 句意为“家庭计划生育可能影响社会和经济发展”，故选B。 74. C. 这里表示“家庭计划生育政策是一种意识形态工具”，故选C。 75. A. 动宾搭配表示“转变社会传统”，故选A。
76. D. 从下文看此处用介词thanks to 表原因为好。
77. B. 此处用volunteering构成现在进行时与下文呼应。 78. C. reap the benefit (of)是固定搭配, 意为“得到..的好处”。 79. D. 动宾搭配，表示“面临挑战”，故选D。
80. A. insist on 为固定搭配。
81. C. favor 意为“赞成，支持”，符合句意。
82. D. tend to do 表示经常做某事，意为“总是..”，表示一种倾向。 83. A. 动宾搭配，意为“养家”。
84. A. 这里表示公众，大众，故用common。
85. B. 这里表示“若采取恰当的措施”，故选B。
Part VI. Translation
86. survive the earthquake
87. at intervals of 10 meters
88. charges 120 yuan for a single room with a bath 89. entitles you to a free meal 90. in vain
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Model Test 9 Band Two
Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversation
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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. M: My girlfriend’s birthday is around the corner. And I’m looking for a gift for her. Any
suggestions?
W: Well, first you have to tell me something about your girlfriend. Also, what’s your budget?
Q: What does the woman want the man to do?
12. M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have an apple pie and an ice cream. W: The chocolate cake looks great. But I’m on diet, you go ahead and get yours. Q: What will the woman most probably do?
13. M: Will you go fishing with me in the Fen Park this afternoon?
W: Fen Park? Well, I’m afraid it is too far.
Q: What does the woman imply?
14. M: Is it possible for you to make it to the bar at 10:00 to have a drink with me? W: I’d love to. But Dr. Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So it seems we’ll have to meet an hour later at the library.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. M: What did you think of the film on the Movie Channel last night? It was about the fate of the children in a parent-free family.
W: I wish I’d stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16. W: How many people has the boss chosen for the business trip to France?
M: Well, as far as I know, whether there will be such a trip is yet to be decided.
Q: What does the man mean?
17. M: Hello, this is John Hopkins at the Riverside Health Center. I’d like to speak to Mr. Jones. Band Two 227
W: I’m sorry. Mr. Hopkins. My husband isn’t at home. But I can give you his office phone number. He won’t be back until six o’clock.
Q: Where does Mrs. Jones think her husband is now?
18. W: If I were you, I would have accepted the job.
M: I turned down the offer because it would involve frequent business trips away from my family.
Q: Why didn’t the man accept the job?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
W: Excuse me. Is this the check-in desk for Flight 830 to Los Angeles?
M: I hope so. That’s where I’m going. I’m going to study at a high school there. W: Me, too. I feel pretty nervous. I’ve never been away from home for more than a
couple of weeks before. Have you arranged somewhere to stay? M: Yeah. I was lucky. I was able to find a host family through some friends of my neighbors. How about you?
W: I’ve only got somewhere temporarily for the first few days. It’s one more thing to worry about along with studying, eating different food and speaking English all the time.
M: But that’s why we’re going, isn’t it? To improve our English and experience a different culture.
W: You’re right. And the certificate we get will help us to apply for jobs or universities back at home.
M: I’ve already decided to be a conductor. I hope to attend a top American music school next year. What are your plans?
W: I think I’ll see what this year is like before I make a decision. I think I’ll miss rice and beans too much. I can’t eat at McDonalds every day.
M: I’m sure there’s other food in the U.S. Look, the line’s moving. Shall we get seats together on the plane?
W: Great. You can help me keep my mind off feeling homesick.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
20. What is the man’s plan after he arrives in the United States?
21. What is the woman’s plan in the United States?
Conversation Two
M: Did you see that program about the environment last night? It was so interesting! W: Yeah, I know. The amazing Amazon! I never knew it was the biggest jungle in Brazil. M: Yeah, but I was very shocked to learn from the program that the Eastern European countries are so polluted.
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M: They said that the rivers and plants and forests are so polluted that they are all dead.
W: Yeah, biologically dead.
M: I found the section on Ghana and Indonesia the most informative and amazing. W: Oh, I must have missed that part because I was having dinner.
M: It was quite alarming in some parts. They were talking about how the explosive population growth of Ghana has caused removal of the forests.
W: How are they going to regenerate the land?
M: The government has sponsored the growing of crops, to increase money and encourage tree planting.
W: What about Indonesia? Don’t they have a population problem too? M: Yes. In fact, a very bad one. They said it was because Islam frowns on birth control and most Indonesians are Muslims.
W: What is the government doing to convert their thinking?
M: They have massive advertisements everywhere offering free trips to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam.
W: Free holidays! I’m sure it’ll reach its targets soon with that initiative. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What did the woman think about the program on the environment? 23. Which of the following areas is the most polluted?
24. How is Ghana going to regenerate land?
25. What did the woman think about the Indonesian government’s effort to convert the thinking of its citizens?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Passage One
Good evening. Tonight’s broadcast brings together music from different corners of the world. The records we have chosen for you are from classical Western music, Indian music, pop and a Negro spiritual. In this broadcast we shall study the language of music. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. You will hear a Beethoven piano piece, a composition for the sitar, and songs sung by a pop group and some black Americans. It will be natural if you like one more than the others. I will try to explain why they are all good music.
The feeling in each of these four musical compositions is sadness. You can find
sadness in words, in paintings, and in music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The muses were goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is
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you will hear voices. The words are part of the musical composition. In the other pieces you will hear only the piano or the sitar. I will be saying a few words after each record. Music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.
Question 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What will the announcer try to explain?
27. Who will say a few words after each record?
28. When can we tell why one piece of music is better than another?
Passage Two
The first newspapers were hand-written sheets which were posted in public places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700’s, the
world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and distributed among the citizens. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (current), which didn’t appear until March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. The paper was called Publick (public) Occurrences, both Forreign (foreign) and Domestick (domestic). The local government, however, didn’t approve of the paper and stopped its publication after the first issue. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper to be published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than 30 daily newspapers. There are now about 1 800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. The largest circulation for an individual newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells more than 11 million copies every day. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What does the speaker talk about?
30. Where was the earliest printed newspaper developed?
31. How long has it been since the first newspaper was printed?
32. Which kind of newspapers does the speaker say has more readers?
Passage Three
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certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations — the things they bring up
before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. Why did men invent certain sounds to express thoughts and actions?
34. Where does the real power of words exist?
35. What are great writers able to do in expressing their thoughts?
Section C Compound Dictation
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 42 with the exact
words you have just heard. For blank numbered from 43 to 45 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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Aspirin is one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. As the most
popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain (36) reliever. Its bad effects are (37) relatively mild, and it is cheap.
For millions of people (38) suffering from arthritis(关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th century (39) wonder drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has (40) side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.
Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been (41) around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known as certain salicylates (水杨酸 盐), the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By
1915, aspirin tablets were (42) available in the U.S.
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A small quantity of aspirin relieves pain and inflammation. (43) It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions that cause fever.
(44) Many aspirin takers complain that aspirin upsets their stomach. In fact, there is a right way and a wrong way to take it. (45) The best way is to chew the tablets before swallowing them with water, but few people can stand the bitter taste. Some people suggest crushing the tablets in milk or orange juice and drinking that.
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Part I. Writing
The Career I’d Like to Pursue
Perhaps it is too early for me to speak of what I want to be in the future. However, teaching has always been a tempting job for me.
I want to be a teacher because teaching is a sacred profession. Teachers are engineers of human soul. Giving his love to his students, a teacher not only imparts them knowledge but also trains their moral character. Teachers make it possible for the spiritual wealth to be handed down from generation to generation.
Secondly, I cherish the glorious title of “people’s teacher”. A teacher has a sense of pride as he is esteemed and his knowledge is valued in society.
Last but not the least, a teacher shoulders an important duty. As educators, teachers play an essential role in the training of millions of able and talented persons.
I hope I can become a successful teacher after graduation and make attempts to be a helpful friend of each student.
Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning )
1. NG 在文章第一段中提到的greens的表现中并未提到。
2. N 见文章第一段的第五句话。
3. Y 见文章第二段第一句话。
4. Y 见文章第三段第二和第三句话。
5. N 见文章第六段的第二句话。
6. NG 文章第七段只提到顾客会影响政府的决策，并未提到影响政府官员的选举。 7. Y 根据文章第七段推理可知。
8. whole new types of technology 见文章第八段的第一句话。
9. bio-engineering of sewage works and garbage dumps 见文章第八段的第四句话。 10. protecting the environment 根据文章最后一句话及全文内容概括。 Part III. Listening Comprehension
11-18 CADCABCC 19-21 ABB 22-25 ACBC
26-28 ACC 29-32 CADC 33-35 DBD
36. compared 37. tested 38. Curiosity
39. directions 40. potential 41. imaginative
42. approaching 43. situations
44. Being creative doesn’t necessarily mean being a genius
45. looking at situations in a new way or putting something together in a new form that
makes sense
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46. The ability to experience our environment in new ways opens our perspective and allows us to make all kinds of discoveries
Part IV. Reading Comprehension ( Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. No, because he/she has never thought about it. 根据第一段。
48. help international visitors understand Americans 根据第二段最后一句话。 49. rooted in the minds
50. they evaluate the American from the perspective of their own society and values 根据第 三段最后一句话。
51. By seeing it as an expression of the American values. 根据文章最后一段。 Section B
Passage One
这是一篇说明文，阐释人对团体的依附性。
52. D. 推断题。根据第一段第二句:他这么说是在承认我们人类是社会性的动物，行为 和性格的形成受所属团体的影响，故D正确。
53. C. 语篇理解题。全文主旨就是关于人的社会性。
54. B. 语义理解题。根据上下文的理解，可看出与人隔离导致的后果是“精神崩溃”，故
选B。
55. C. 判断题。根据第三段第一句话可判断C不是团体的特征。 56. A. 主旨题。
Passage Two
本文主要阐释了health一词在不同的时期所具有的不同函义范围。
57. D. 根据文章第一段第三、四句话可知。
58. C. 判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句话可知，“生活在1900年，死于肺炎的危险性是
死于癌症的危险性的三倍，”故C项正确。 59. D. 推断题。根据文章最后一段推断可知。 60. C. 根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知。
61. A. 推断题。
Part V. Cloze
62. B. 语义搭配，且与下文66题后的business前后呼应。 63. C. source 意为 “来源”，符合句意。
64. A. even 表示加强语气，意为“连 .. (都)”。
65. C. faced with 意为 “面对”，固定搭配。
66. D. look down on 意为 “轻视”，固定短语。
67. B. 语义搭配。
68. A. regard ... as 意为 “把.. 认为..”，符合句意。 69. C. 根据上下文可知。
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71. D. 语义搭配。
72. C. 与first 呼应表示顺序。
73. D. tourism为不可数名词。
74. A. 从上下文可知旅游业是全国规划的一个重要组成部分。 75. B. 现在进行时。
76. A. 语义搭配。
77. B. civilization意为 “文明”;culture意为 “文化”。 78. A. over 表示时间，意为“在..期间”。
79. D. 根据下文可知“政府从中受益”，故用D。 80. D. 语义搭配。
81. C. 语义搭配。
Part VI. Translation
82. meet domestic employment needs
83. To a large degree
84. hard to adapt to the new school
85. As I mentioned above
86. in turn
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Model Test 10 Band Two
Listening Materials
Part III. Listening Comprehension
Section A Understanding Conversations
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long sentences. At the end of
each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2. Short Conversations
11. W: I’m really angry at Tom. He never listens to me.
M: Take it easy, Linda. Things will work out.
Q: What does the man advise Linda to do?
12. W: I hope you will spend Christmas with us. We’ll have a big party on Christmas Eve. M: I’d love to, but Jane and I are going to Australia. We’ll send you postcards from there. Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
13. W: John’s been dismissed for stealing.
M: There must be some mistakes.
Q: What can be concluded from the conversation?
14. M: I don’t remember the room being this small. I had the impression it was a lot bigger. W: So did I. But it’ll be OK once we get the furniture in.
Q: How does the woman feel about the room?
15. W: Did you watch the game yesterday?
M: I wanted to, but Maria was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her. You know Maria, she can’t stand football.
Q: Why didn’t the man watch the game?
16. W: Did you go to the football match last Saturday?
M: Oh yes. It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was delayed 15 minutes.
Q: When did the football match start?
17. M: Please buy two packs of cigarettes for me while you are at the store.
W: I’m not going to any store. I’m going to see Aunt Mary. But I will get them for you
at the gas station.
Q: Where will the woman stop on her way?
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18. M: I wish I could see George here.
W: He was planning to come, but a moment ago, his wife called to say that he had to take his father to the hospital.
Q: Who was ill?
Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Good morning, could you give me some information about flights for Beijing? W: Yes, there are three flights for Beijing every day.
M: Are they all direct flights?
W: We have two direct flights. One is in the morning and the other is in the afternoon. M: Would you tell me the departure and arrival time?
W: Certainly. The morning flight leaves at six fifty and arrives in Beijing at ten ten. The afternoon flight leaves at one forty p.m. and arrives in Beijing at five ten p.m. M: When does the other flight depart?
W: That’s not a direct flight. You need to stop in Changsha, from eleven fifteen to twelve fifteen. The departure time is 8:55 a.m. and the arrival time is 2:10 p.m. M: Thank you very much.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What does the man want to do?
20. How many direct flights for Beijing are there?
21. When does the direct morning flight arrive in Beijing?
Conversation Two
W: Good evening. Which Evening Class would you like to enroll for?
M: I’ve been thinking of taking the course on Modern Music. Are there any vacancies? W: Well, let me see ... We’ve got four places left.
M: Will it be starting next week?
W: We hope so. It will begin on Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Shall I put you down? We’ll have stopped taking any more names by the end of this evening, so if you ... M: Can you tell me where this course is held?
W: Oh, it’s in the main block building, second floor, room 219.
M: How much is this all going to cost?
W: Er ... the course fee is $26.5 a term. That’s 12 weeks.
M: It sounds nice. All right, count me in.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What is the man wanting to do?
23. When will the course start?
24. When is the deadline for enrollment?
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25. How long will a term for the course last?
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
some questions. Both the passages 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2.
Passage One
The word Halloween is short for “All Hallows Evening”, “hallow” means “holy.” The evening gets its name because the next day, November 1, is a religious festival day called All Saints’ Day.
The things we do to celebrate Halloween today have little to do with religion. All of our Halloween customs have come down to us from the early British, who celebrated the New Year in that season. At that time October 31 was the last day of the year there. It was a time for fun much like the fun we now have on New Year’s Eve. On the night of October 31 all the ghostlike people of the night were supposed to be about. The black cat, being the traditional companion of witches, is always present on Halloween. The pumpkin is simply a symbol of the harvest. Stealing gates, garbage cans and chairs — a popular Halloween trick — was a relic of the time when gates and gateposts disappeared and were said to have been stolen by evil spirits. According to tradition, everything connected with the festival has a suggestion of the supernatural. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. When is Halloween?
27. Which statement is TRUE according to the speaker?
28. Which thing will probably disappear on Halloween?
Passage Two
The Library of Congress, the largest library in the United States, contains about eighteen million books. Harvard University has the largest academic library with more than nine million volumes. The largest public library is the Chicago Public Library with nearly six million volumes, followed by the New York Public Library with 5.5 million. Consequently, finding a book in one of these libraries can be like finding a needle in a
haystack!
Librarians use a special system to make the job of finding books easier. To keep the books in order, librarians give a number to every book in the library, and books are arranged on the shelves according to these numbers. In order to find the number of a book, you must look in the card catalog. The card catalog is a special file of cards with information about the books in the library. Each book has three cards in the card catalog: a title card, an author card, and a subject card. These cards are arranged in the card catalog in alphabetical order. If you know the title of the book you are looking for, look for the title card. If you only know the author, look for the author card. If you are 238 Model Test 10
looking for a book about a particular subject, look for the subject card. When you find the card of the book you want, copy the number of the book. Then you can find the
book easily.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What is the topic of this passage?
30. Which library is the largest one in the United States?
31. Which library is the largest academic library in the U.S.? 32. How do librarians keep library books in order?
Passage Three
What are plastics? Plastics are materials that can be shaped or molded. They are made from many common items, such as coal, oil, wood fiber, cotton, and other material coming from plants. From these raw materials, a number of different substances are formed. They can be softened by heat and given the desired shapes in molds.
Plastics are being used to build not only parts of radio and TV sets but parts
of machines and automobiles. Now even some of the newest planes are made in part of plastics.
One of the most important forms of plastics is now being made from either
coal or petroleum. Some people call it synthetic rubber. It is, however, as good as rubber for some purposes and better than rubber for others. For example, it makes a better lining than the rubber in the fuel tanks of planes because it is far less likely to crack.
It is no longer necessary to get bristles from pigs to make brushes. They can be made from plastics. So can cards. The cards made from plastics are much more durable than those made of paper. Even more important than these things are the glasslike plastics. Such plastics do not break and are therefore much safer to use
than glass. With the development of science and technology plastics will find wider application in industry as well as in people’s everyday life.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What was not mentioned by the speaker as a thing that is built with plastics? 34. Why are glasslike plastics better than common glass?
35. What can be inferred from the passage?
Section C Compound Dictation
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
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heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Psychologists have found that only about two percent of adults use their creativity (36) compared with ten percent of seven-year-old children. When five-year-olds were (37) tested, the results rose to 90 percent. (38) Curiosity and originality
are daily happening for the small child, but somehow most of us lose the freedom and flexibility of children as we grow older. The need to “follow (39) directions” and “do-it-right” prevents us from using our creative (40) potential. It is never too late to make use of our creative potential. Some of us, however,
find it difficult to think in (41) imaginative and flexible ways because of our set pattern of (42) approaching problems. When we are inflexible in our approach to (43) situations, we close our minds to creative possibilities.
(44) Being creative doesn’t necessarily mean being a genius. It means
(45) looking at situations in a new way or putting something together in a new form that makes sense. If you were to ask someone, “What’s half of eight?” and
received the answer, “Zero,” you might laugh and say, “That’s wrong.” But the figure 8 can be cut into two zeros, one on top of the other; it can also be seen as two 3s standing face to face.
(46) The ability to experience our environment in new ways opens our perspective and allows us to make all kinds of discoveries. If each of us asked the question,
“Why?” more often and investigated “other” choices to problem solving, our lives would be more interesting and exciting.
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