六级预测试卷(第二套)试题及答案解析

六级预测试卷（第二套） Part I                                 Writing                             (30 minutes) Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about the importance of having a dream by referring to the saying “If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to realize your dream. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Part II                 Listening Comprehension                 (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) The man doesn’t know any foreign languages. B) The man has to know how to write in a foreign language. C) The woman has some problems with the exam. D) The man has no idea of what the exam-related materials mean. 2. A) Both speakers liked space exploration. B) The woman appreciated the film on TV very much. C) The woman was impressed by the exploration the man made. D) Both speakers went to the cinema to see a film on space exploration. 3. A) He has decided how he’s going to spend the prize money. B) He doesn’t know how much his rent is going to increase. C) He’s planning to enter next year’s essay contest. D) He has already paid his landlord for next year’s rent. 4. A) She is not interested in the topic. B) Her roommate is too little to agree to it. C) She didn’t have enough time for it. D) She doesn’t have enough money to attend it. 5. A) The man should relax for a while. B) The man should see a doctor. C) It shouldn’t take long to write the proposal. D) The man should wrap up his books as quickly as possible. 6. A) It’s too late for the man to find a tutor. B) She hasn’t prepared for the midterm exam either. C) The man shouldn’t hire the same tutor that she had. D) The man should hire a tutor before the midterm exam. 7. A) The test was difficult for him. B) The test lasted only one hour. C) The time is too short for the whole test. D) The man only finished the first page of the test. 8. A) She is not interested in course. B) She doesn’t like the way the professor lectures. C) She’s having a hard time following the professor’s lectures. D) She’s having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) The most effective method of learning the German language. B) The popularity of online shopping using one’s personal computer. C) Questions that one has to answer when going through customs. D) Native customs in Germany when meeting someone for the first time. 10. A) She is a Japanese.                      C) She is an American citizen. B) She comes from Germany.              D) She has British nationality. 11. A) In a music mailing club.                  C) In a discussion group on the Internet. B) In a class of German culture.              D) In a seminar on the German language. 12. A) Take an intensive course in German. B) Give his greetings to Linda’s parents. C) Establish a friendly relationship with Linda. D) Learn how to say “Nice to meet you” in German. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A) To find out what he is interested in. B) To help him choose an out-of-class activity. C) To encourage him to try out for a college newsletter. D) To talk about the articles he wrote in his journalism class. 14. A) He couldn’t write for a newspaper. B) He would fall behind with his studies. C) He wouldn’t find a good dormitory. D) He would lose contact with his old friends. 15. A) He is not sure whether he’ll have time to write for the newsletter. B) He would rather write for a newspaper than the campus newsletter. C) He doubts whether he is able to write for the campus newsletter. D) He is worried about what his journalism professor really thinks. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) Give out brochures.                    C) Write books for children. B) Do something similar.                    D) Retire from being a teacher. 17. A) A well-known surgeon.                  C) A singer born in Tennessee. B) A mother of a four-year-old.              D) A computer programmer. 18. A) To avoid signing up online.    B) To meet Dollywood board members. C) To make sure the books were the newest. D) To see if the books were of good quality. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) It is given at birth only. B) It is given through education only. C) It is given both at birth and through education. D) It is given neither at birth nor through education. 20. A) Become a genius. B) Not reach his intelligence limits in his life. C) Reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings. D) Still become a genius if he should be given special education. 21. A) The part that birth plays. B) The importance of their positions. C) The importance of their intelligence. D) The role of environment on intelligence. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) The teachers did lots of writing on the board. B) The students were professors from a university. C) The teachers were invited to attend several lectures. D) The students were studying science and humanities. 23. A) What to be taught in the humanities class. B) How to teach the students in the science class. C) Whether poetry is difficult for science students. D) Why many humanities students find science hard. 24. A) It’s easy for undergraduate students in science. B) It’s difficult for graduate students in humanities. C) It’s important for graduate students in humanities. D) It’s common for undergraduate students in science. 25. A) They should change the way they teach. B) A poetry class could be more informative. C) Their teaching was an enjoyable experience. D) A poem could be explained in clear definitions. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. The financial crisis that stared in 2007 up to now is a global financial crisis triggered by a liquidity shortfall in the United States banking system. It 26. ________ the collapse of large financial institutions, the “bailout (救市资金)” of banks by national governments and downturns in stock markets around the world. It is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It 27. ________ the failure of key businesses, declines in consumer wealth estimated in the trillions of US dollars, substantial financial commitments 28. ________ by governments, and a significant decline in economic activity. Many causes have been proposed, with varying weight assigned by experts. Both market-based and regulatory solutions have been implemented or are under 29. ________, while significant risks remain for the world economy over the 2010~2011 periods. Although this economic period has been referred to as “the Great Depression,” this same phrase has been used to refer to every recession of the several 30. ________ decades. The collapse of a global housing bubble, which 31. ________ in the US in 2006, damages financial institutions globally. Questions regarding bank solvency (偿付能力), declines in credit availability, and damaged investor confidence 32. ________ global stock markets, where securities suffered large losses during the late 2008 and early 2009. Economies 33. ________ slowed during this period as credit tightened and international trade declined. Critics argued that credit rating agencies and investors failed to 34. ________ price the risk involved with mortgage-related financial products, and that governments did not adjust their regulatory practices to address 21st century financial markets. Governments and central banks responded with 35. ________ monetary policy expansion and institutional bailouts. Part III           Reading Comprehension           (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Although the enjoyment of colour is universal and colour theory has all kinds of names to it, colour remains a very emotional and subjective element. Our awareness of colour is   36  conditioned by our culture, but colour also probably   37  our instincts. Our psyche (心智) reacts in different ways to colours in part through subjective associations and in part through   38  conditioning, and the two are often hard to separate. Black and white, for example,   39  us intuitively (直觉地) of night and day, darkness and light; their link with evil and good is likely the result of culture. There exists a universal   40  to feel that some colours are warm whereas other colours are cool. Colours that are near red on the colour wheel (色轮) are   41  warm colours — which seem more   42  ; and colours near blue are regarded as cool colours, which seem more relaxing. Scientists have demonstrated that exposure to red light increases the heartbeat and that   43  to blue light slows it down. For artists the appointment of warm and cool depends on the   44  relationship between any two colours. A violet might be cooler than an orange, because it has blue in it, and the same violet might be warmer than green, because it has red in it. The warm-cool   45  helps to create exciting colour contrasts because warm colours seem warmer next to cool colours and cool colours seem cooler next to warm colours. A) mostly I) arises B) considered J) stimulating C) distinction K) arouses D) require L) tendency E) exposure M) partially F) cultural N) remind G) regarded O) contrasting H) universal   Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. 9 Things You’re Doing That Could Shorten Your Life [A] Let’s be honest: From the moment we’re born, we’re all dying just as we’re living. But certain mundane (平凡的) things we do every day may actually be helping us get there faster. None of this means we should even try to eliminate these behaviors from our lives entirely, but it’s proof that overdoing anything, even when seemingly innocuous (无害的), can have serious impacts on our health. Below we’ve rounded up 9 everyday things you’re probably doing that could potentially shorten your lifespan: 1. You’re sitting down for more than a few hours every day. [B] Two whole years of your life could be cut just from sitting more than three hours a day. Australian researchers published in the British Medical Journal found that even regular exercise couldn’t deter (阻止) the potential negative effects of sitting for long stretches of time. Another study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine found that sitting for more than 11 hours a day increased the risk of death by 40 percent over the next three years, compared to sitting for under four hours a day. Time to get that stand-up desk. 2. You’re neglecting your friends. [C] People with weak social connections were found to die at much higher rates than their counterparts, according to research by Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which collected data from 148 different studies. The same researchers found that prolonged loneliness could be as bad for your lifespan as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. On top of all this, elderly people with large circles of friends were found to be 22 percent less likely to die over a tested study period, and those social connections generally promote brain health in aging brains. 3. You’re vegging out (犯懒) in front of your TV. [D] Watching just two hours of television a day can lead to an increased risk of premature death, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes (糖尿病), according to Harvard researchers. The negative effects of watching television seem to overlap with the potential negative effects of sitting too much, but watching television seems to make the negative effects of sitting even worse. According to the New York Times, “every single hour of television watched after the age of 25 reduces the viewer’s life expectancy by 21.8 minutes.” 4. You’re eating too much unhealthy food. [E] Perhaps this sounds obvious, but the truth is that so many of us continue to do it. The existence of the “Stroke Belt” — which includes many southeastern states and ranges from parts of Texas to Virginia, overlapping with much of the “Diabetes Belt” — has led to many studies trying to figure out why life expectancy is so low and strokes are so common there. One such study focused on a town in East Texas. The residents of this town died seven years earlier than the healthiest Texans, according to the research done by the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. [F] As the New York Times reported, “The proof of Anderson County’s live-hard, die-young culture is in the bread pudding — and the all-you-can-eat fried catfish, the drive-through tobacco barns and the dozens of doughnut (甜甜圈) shops that dot this East Texas county of about 57,000.” [G] As far as what foods to especially avoid, eating red meat seems to shorten life expectancy by as much as 20 percent when eating extra portions. 5. You’re still looking for a job. [H] Being unemployed can increase a person’s risk of premature death by 63 percent, according to findings by Canadian researchers after analyzing 40 years of data from 20 million people in 15 countries. Other more specific studies on the changing mortality rates (死亡率) of American white women found that “the two factors most strongly associated with higher death rates were smoking and not having a job.” Another found that older people who lost their jobs during the recession could have seen their lifespan decrease by as many as three years. 6. You’re dealing with a long commute. [I] Commutes of about an hour have been found to increase stress and have been linked to the same negative effects as sitting. Long commutes also reduce the likelihood that individuals will consistently participate in health related activities. The greatest lifespan risk is with female commuters, who were found to have significantly shorter lifespans after consistently commuting for 31 miles or more, according to researchers at Sweden’s Ume? University. The cause for the dip in female life expectancies has been the topic of much speculation lately, but while the Swedish research was able to link commuting to obesity, insomnia (失眠) and a higher rate of divorce, it wasn’t able to pinpoint why female mortality rates are higher. 7. You’re putting up with annoying co-workers. [J] Missing out on strong connections with your co-workers can also potentially mean missing out on a longer life. According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, “Peer social support, which could represent how well a participant is socially integrated in his or her employment context, is a potent predictor of the risk of all causes of mortality.” Although having feelings of encouragement coming from bosses and managers didn’t seem to affect the subjects’ lifespans, those who reported feelings of low social support at work were 2.4 times more likely to die over the study period. 8. You’re not sleeping enough (or maybe too much?) [K] Harvard Medical School points out that research has shown that life expectancies significantly decrease in subjects who average less than five or more than nine hours a night. [L] Most of us suffer from too little rather than too much sleep, but research suggests there truly is a sleep “sweet spot”. Chronic lack of sleep is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease, diabetes, some cancers, dementia (痴呆), cognitive and memory problems, weight gain and early death. And some research shows that too much (dramatically, unusually too much) regular sleep could be problematic as well. [M] Research has also shown that we need an average of eight hours to function optimally, but another, somewhat controversial study found that getting more than seven hours of sleep a night has been linked to shortened lifespans. A 12 percent increase in mortality rate was found in people who slept eight hours versus those who hovered closer to seven, in a 2002 study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. However, other studies have found that needing to sleep for too long may be a sign of other physical ailments (疾病), from diabetes to depression. 9. You’re fearing death or that you won’t live for as long as you’d like. [N] This is a painful paradox. A fear of a shortened lifespans, or Thanatophobia (死亡恐怖), can potentially end up causing a shortened lifespan. A 2012 study on cancer patients published in the US National Library of Medicine ended up finding that, “life expectancy was perceived as shortened in patients with death anxiety.” [O] Outside of cancer patients, an intense fear of death can also lead to a three to five times increase in the risk of cardiovascular ailments, according to research on Americans who feared death from another terrorist attack following Sept. 11, 2001. Although a slight fear of death has been shown to have positive benefits, like an increase in exercise and healthy eating, the fear has been shown to significantly affect lifespans, especially in adults nearing the age of being considered elderly. These effects can also be correlated to especially paranoid (有偏执狂的) people having weaker connections with society and increased feelings of alienation (孤立) — the negative effects of which were both discussed above. 46. People who spend two hours or more a day watching TV could have shorter lifespans. 47. Travelling a long distance to get to work could significantly shorten female commuters’ lifespans. 48. People who chronically suffer from sleep loss are at increased risk of illness and premature death. 49. Regular exercise can’t counter the damaging effects of sitting for prolonged periods. 50. Unemployment was strongly linked to shorter lifespans among American white women. 51. People with more than seven hours’ sleep a night have been found to have shorter lifespans. 52. Life expectancies significantly decrease in people who are approaching old age and at the mean time fear death. 53. Having strong social connections is good for elderly people’s brain health. 54. Weak connections with co-workers increase a person’s risk of premature death. 55. Life expectancies decrease by 20 percent in people who eat too much red meat. Section C Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. I know cold. And all you Minnesota people may discount me because I am from Phoenix, but trust me, I know cold. I have climbed the highest peak on each continent (the famed Seven Summits) and have skied to both the North and South Poles ― a feat known as the Adventure Grand Slam. Each mountain and polar expedition was very different ― with the exception of one thing: the cold. Of all the remote places I have been, Antarctica ― land of the frozen tundra ― is perhaps my favorite. It also happens to be the coldest place on earth. The continent is approximately 98 percent ice and 2 percent rock. Temperatures in the winter have reached 128-below. I have been there twice; once to climb the Vinson Massif and once to ski six-hundred miles from the edge of the western Antarctic ice shelf all the way to the South Pole. “Why would you want to suffer like that” is a question I get all the time. And sure, there are times when you are feeling like you want to take a break from the frigid conditions and go inside the lodge and get a cup of hot cocoa… but you can’t. There is no ski lodge in the middle of Antarctica. There’s just you, your 150lb sled which is harnessed to your waist (containing all of your gear and supplies), your teammates (unless you are on a solo trip ― no thanks) and the cold. So you make peace with the sub-zero temperatures, because you’re going to be in them for the better part of two months. So thinking back on my experiences here’s why you should be okay with a couple of days of polar vortex – because 1) you can go inside, and 2) because it makes you smarter ― or at least smarter than the warm weather does. Yep. Good news for those in cities affected by the vortex: cold weather can actually be really good for you. Not just because you burn more fat when it’s cold, but because your brain works better when it’s cold. According to an article by Adrian Ward that appeared in Scientific American, it takes more energy to cool your body when it’s hot than it does to warm it up when you’re cold. The energy comes from glucose… which is also necessary for the brain’s mental processes. So basically, cooling off when it is hot uses more glucose than warming up when it’s cold; thus leaving less available glucose for the brain. Therefore, we can assume that cold weather is better for the brain. Quick ― everyone go take the MENSA test before the temperature warms up again! 56. What do the mountains the author has climbed have in common? A) They are all located in the North Pole. B) They are all located in the South Pole. C) They have the same elevations. D) They are all very frigid. 57. What can we learn about Antarctica? A) There is about 98% water and 2% ice. B) The temperatures there can reach 128 degree centigrade. C) It is the second coldest place on earth. D) There is a mountain called Vinson Massif. 58. What is not available in the middle of Antarctica? A) Ski lodge.            B) Sled.            C) Supplies.            D) Camera. 59. Why is cold weather better for the brain? A) Because you can burn more fat when it is cold. B) Because you can go inside ski lodges and take a break when it is cold. C) Because you can leave more glucose for the brain when it is cold. D) Because the energy you need for the brain comes from ice. 60. We can learn from the test that the MENSA test is a kind of ______. A) psychiatric test        B) intelligence test        C) personality test        D) admission test Passage Two Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. March 17th is St Patrick’s day, a celebration of all things Irish — and of one thing in particular. Around Ireland and all over the world people will celebrate with a pint or two (or three, or four) of Guinness, Ireland’s unofficial national intoxicant（酒类饮料）. Publicans love St Patrick’s day, so much so that it can sometimes feel like less a celebration of Irish culture than a marketing event for Guinness’s owner, Diageo. Now exported to more than 120 countries, the black stuff has become a powerful symbol of Ireland. But how Irish is it really? Arthur Guinness, who founded the brewery in Dublin in 1759, might have been surprised that his drink would one day become such a potent national symbol. He was a committed unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism, who before the Irish Rebellion of 1798 was even accused of spying for the British authorities. His descendants continued passionately to support unionism — one giving the Ulster Volunteer Force ￡10,000 in 1913 (about ￡1m, or $1.7m, in today’s money) to fund a paramilitary campaign to resist Ireland being given legislative independence. The company was alleged to have lent men and equipment to the British army to help crush Irish rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916, afterwards firing members of staff whom it believed to have Irish-nationalist sympathies. The beer the company has become most famous for — porter stout — was based on a London ale, a favourite of the street porters of Covent Garden[（科芬园（伦敦中部一个蔬菜花卉市场） ]and Billingsgate markets. Since 1886 the firm has floated on the London Stock Exchange, and the company moved its headquarters to London in 1932, where it has been based ever since (it merged with Grand Metropolitan and renamed itself Diageo in 1997). Even in terms of branding, the company was considering disassociating itself from its Irish reputation as recently as the 1980s. Worried about the impact on sales of the IRA’s terrorist campaign during the Troubles, Guinness came close in 1982 to re-launching the brand as an English beer brewed in west London. But as Northern Ireland’s situation improved in the 1990s, the company’s marketing strategy changed again towards marketing the beer as Irish, aiming its product at tourists in Ireland and the estimated 70m people of Irish descent living around the world. Now the Guinness Storehouse, part of the original Dublin factory which was reopened as a tourist attraction in 2000, promotes Guinness to tourists as an Irish beer once again. Guinness is not the only company to play up or hide its national origins to try and boost sales. Jacob’s biscuits have been marketed by some shops as being British, in spite of the company’s origins as an Irish company from Waterford. And Lipton now markets its black teas on the strength of the company’s British origins, in over 100 countries — except Britain, where it is not commonly sold. In a world where multinational companies control a large chunk of the global food supply chain, national identity — at least in branding — matters as much as ever. 61. What can we learn about St Patrick’s day? A) It is celebrated in more than 120 countries on March 17. B) It is a celebration of all things Irish, except for Irish culture. C) It is more like a promotional activity for Diageo. D) It is a powerful symbol of Ireland. 62. When Arthur Guinness founded his brewery in 1759, he ______. A) merged Grand Metropolitan and named it Diageo B) did not expect it to be a potent national symbol C) was accused of being a spy of the British authorities D) hired people who have Irish-nationalist sympathies 63. Which of the following is true about porter stout? A) It is a kind of beer produced by Lipton. B) It is a kind of London ale popular in Britain. C) It is a most famous beer of Diageo. D) It got its name in 1997. 64. Why did Guinness come close in 1982? A) Because the situation in Northern Ireland that time was grim. B) Because it is illegal according to the Ireland’s law. C) Because it would be reopened as a tourist attraction before long. D) Because it passionately support the British army during the Easter Rising. 65. What do Guinness and Lipton have in common? A) They both strengthen their British origins to increase sales. B) They both produce and sell beers and teas in over 100 counties. C) They both hide their national origins to develop overseas markets. D) They both take national origins as their marketing strategy. Part IV                  Translation                (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 莫高窟（Mogao Grottoes）位于甘肃省敦煌东南25千米的鸣沙山东麓。莫高窟是中国四大石窟（grotto）之一，也是世界上最大、内容最多的佛教石窟群。莫高窟现已被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产名录。莫高窟始建于366年，南北长1610米。现有洞窟492个，壁画（mural）45000多平方米，彩塑2000多尊。敦煌石窟艺术中数量最大、内容最丰富的部分是壁画。这些壁画具有很高的历史和艺术价值，其中盛唐时期的壁画水平最高。西方学者将敦煌壁画称作是“墙壁上的图书馆”。 六级预测试卷（第二套） 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 解析 Part I                      Writing 【作文审题】这是一篇评论性话题作文。首先，应注意抓住题目中的关键词having a dream和importance，围绕着主题词大致思考相关内容。接着， 分析 定性数据统计分析pdf销售业绩分析模板建筑结构震害分析销售进度分析表京东商城竞争战略分析 谚语（如果你不树立梦想，将成为他人梦想的帮佣），再结合主题词可知，文章主要应突出梦想对人生的指引作用。然后，结合主题词importance思考梦想的多种作用，如激励作用，并思考与论证方面相关的事例、名言等。最后，确定行文思路：引出话题+两个重要作用+名人事例和其它事例论证+提出建议， 总结 初级经济法重点总结下载党员个人总结TXt高中句型全总结.doc高中句型全总结.doc理论力学知识点总结pdf 全文 企业安全文化建设方案企业安全文化建设导则安全文明施工及保证措施创建安全文明校园实施方案创建安全文明工地监理工作情况 。注意：论证梦想作用部分，两个作用应有主有次，所举事例应详略得当。   【写作思路】第一段：引用名言引出话题，指出现状，然后引出主题。 第二段：论证梦想的两个重要作用：指明方向和给人勇气与热情，分别引用名人事例（马丁·路德·金）和日常生活中常见事例（鸟振翅高翔、百川归海、艺术家攀登艺术高峰）来论证。 第三段：总结上文并给出实现梦想的建议：明确梦想，制定 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 ；实现梦想更需勇气、热情及决心。   【精彩范文】 The Importance of Having a Dream [1] Napoleon Hill once said, “Cherish your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” [2] However, in modern society, most people have got lost and have no dreams. [3] Therefore, it is high time that we attached great importance to having a dream and endeavoring to realize it. [4] Having a dream gives people a direction in their life. In his speech “I have a dream”, [5] Martin Luther King, Jr. declared his dream of an equal, liberal and democratic America and devoted all his life to the civil rights movement. [6] It was the great dream that gave him power to face bravely all those dangers and threats and struggle for his black fellows. [4] Also, dreams inspire courage and passion. [7] Birds spread their wings to soar in the sky; streams run days and nights toward arms of the sea; artists practise assiduously to reach the peak of the art. [8] As dreams are so important, actions should be taken to realize them. [9] We should make clear what our dream is and make a clear plan. [9] More importantly, great courage, passion and determination are necessary. [10] By doing so, we’re likely to make our dreams come true! 【名师点评】 [1] 引用名言，引出话题 [2] 转折，指出现状：很多人迷失、没有梦想 [3] 承接上文，摆出主题 [4] 从两方面论述梦想的重要性 [5] 引用名人事例，论证更充分 [6] 强调句型，总结事例，使论证更完整 [7] 排比论证：既有气势，又与上面的详细事例形成对比，使论证层次鲜明 [8] 承上启下，自然过渡 [9] 分层给出建议 [10] 总结全文     Part II                Listening Comprehension Section A ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.【预测】选项中的The man doesn’t know / has no idea of…表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【录音】 W: Do you want me to explain these questions before the exam? M: What’s the point? I don’t understand a single word in it! It seems as if they were written in a foreign language. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 【解析】 D)。男士的话I don’t understand a single word in it（我一个词都不懂）为听音重点，D)中的has no idea of对应don’t understand，the exam-related materials对应it，即女士提到的the exam，故答案为D)。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 2.【预测】选项中的both speakers，film，space exploration，liked和appreciated表明，对话可能考查双方对太空探索电影的看法。 【录音】 M: Do you remember the film on space exploration that was on TV last week? W: Sure, we watched it together. And it was virtually the most impressive one I’ve seen on that topic. I would like to watch it again if I have time. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【解析】 B)。对话中女士提到we watched it together… the most impressive one，B)中的appreciated the film on TV very much与女士说的the most impressive one相对应，故答案为B)。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 3.【预测】选项中的He has decided / doesn’t know…表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【录音】 W: Hey, congratulations on winning the essay contest! That thousand-dollar prize money should really come in handy. M: You bet! I’ve already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord just announced for next year. Q: What does the man mean? 【解析】 A)。A)的内容对应男士所说的I’ve already put it aside，故为答案。put sth aside to do sth指“将某物存起来以备某事之用”；come in handy 意为“派得上用场”；You bet! 用于表示肯定对方的说法。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 4.【预测】选项中的She is/didn’t/doesn’t… 表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【录音】 M: Why didn’t you attend the seminar on Time Management? W: Oh, come on, on my schedule? You of all people know how little room I have for such a thing. Q: What reason does the woman give for not attending the seminar? 【解析】 C)。女士的话 Come on, on my schedule?（得了吧，安排到我的日程上？）和how little room I have for such a thing为听音重点。come on后面带有问句，往往表达一种无奈和否定，由此可知，女士根本安排不出时间去参加研讨会，故答案为C)。B)是对女士所说的how little room 的错误理解，故排除。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 5.【预测】选项中重复出现的the man should表明，本题与女士对男士的建议有关。 【录音】 M: We’ve been working on this proposal for so long that my eyes are starting to blur. W: Why don’t we get out of here? The green meadow around the library is good for your eyes. We can wrap it up later. Q: What does the woman mean? 【解析】 A)。女士的话Why don’t we get out（我们为何不出去呢）， your eyes 及 green meadow… good for your eyes 为听音重点，A)是对此的同义转述，故答案为A)。wrap sth up意为“处理最后的细节，收尾”。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 6.【预测】选项中的exam及find/hire a tutor表明，对话与找家教辅导考试有关。由the man shouldn’t/should可知，本题考查女士对男士的建议。 【录音】 M: I’m having a hard time keeping up in my biology class. I’m seriously considering hiring a tutor. W: A word of advice, don’t make a mistake I made last semester and wait until after the midterm exam to do it. Q: What does the woman mean? 【解析】 D)。女士的话don’t… wait until after the midterm exam to do it为听音重点。D)是对女士所说的话的同义转述，故答案为D)。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7.【预测】选项中的test，difficult for him和the man only finished表明，对话与男士的考试有关，男士的话为听音重点。 【录音】 W: What did you think of the mid-exam? M: I had expected it to be easy, but at the end of the first hour, I was still on the first page. I barely had time to get to the last question. Q: What does the man think of the exam? 【解析】 A)。男士的话I had expected it to be easy为听音重点。had expected说明事实与预期相反，男士原以为考试很容易，而事实上考试很难，故答案为A)。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 8.【预测】选项中的she，lectures和interested in表明，本题可能考查女士对课程的看法，女士的话为听音重点。 【录音】 M: How do you like Professor Bachman’s course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject. W: He is a great teacher. But I’m having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can’t ever finish it. Q: What problem does the woman have with the course? 【解析】 D)。女士的话But I’m having a hard time with the reading list（读所列书目有困难）为听音重点。the reading list一般指阅读作业，have a hard time with = have difficulty with，故答案为D)。     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】本组对话四道题选项中的German language，native customs in Germany和German culture表明，对话与德国文化有关。   M: Hey, Sally. I’m thinking about going to Germany this summer, and I need some advice. [10] You’re the best person I know to answer my questions since you’re German. W: What do you want to know? M: Well, [11] I met a really nice woman, Linda, through an online music mailing list, you know, a discussion group on the Internet. I need some advice. You see, she invited me to spend two weeks in Germany. And well, I told her I had studied a little bit about the country and language, and she’s kind of expecting that I know more than I really do. W: Hum, you are really in trouble now! What do you want to know? M: Well, she is planning on introducing me to her parents. W: Hey. Sounds kind of serious. M: It isn’t, at least I think it isn’t. Anyway, what should you do when you greet someone for the first time in Germany? W: Well, it depends upon your relationship with the person. If you’re meeting someone formally for the first time, you should make sure you arrive on time. M: Okay. What about common greetings? W: Germans often shake hands, and use the person’s family name, unless they’re really close friends. M: What about with Linda? I’m not sure what I should do in her case. W: You can call her Linda, shake hands, and why not take her some flowers? M: Oh, how do you say “Nice to meet you” in German anyway? W: [12] Honestly, I think you need to take an intensive course in the German language before you leave. Otherwise, Linda might think you’re speaking Japanese or something! Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? 10. What do you know about the woman? 11. Where did the man meet Linda? 12. What does the woman suggest the man do before he leaves for Germany? 9.【预测】选项均为概括性强的名词表明，本题可能考查对话话题。 【解析】D)。对话中男士在陈述了与琳达之间的约定后，指出他想向女士咨询what should you do when you greet someone for the first time in Germany? 接下来的对话都是围绕德国人初次见面如何问候展开，由此可知，答案为D)。 10.【预测】选项中的She comes from Germany和American citizen表明，本题可能考查女士来自哪个国家。 【解析】B)。由男士提到的You’re the best person... to answer my questions since you’re German可知，女士来自德国，故答案为B)。 【点睛】since表原因，后面的内容为常考点，是听音重点。 11.【预测】四个选项均为“in+地点”表明，本题可能考查某事发生的地点。 【解析】C)。根据男士所说的I met... Linda, through an online music mailing list... a discussion group on the Internet可知，男士是在网上的讨论群里认识琳达的，故答案为C)。 12.【预测】选项均以动词原形开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议。 【解析】A)。对话最后部分中女士提到Honestly, I think you need to take an intensive course in the German language before you leave，由此可知，答案为A)。