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Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. M: I stayed up all night studying for the test.
W: Again! How you get by with so little rest is a mystery to me.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: Jim, let’s start making plans for our vacation.
M: But, Mary, I don’t get my vacation until July. There are six months to go.
Q: In which month does this conversation most probably take place?
3. M: Kate, look! The passengers are coming off the plane, and there is Susan.
W: Which one? The tall one in blue skirt or the one in red?
Q: Where does the conversation take place?
4. W: Excuse me. Where can I find the apartment
manager?
M: Sorry, I can’t help you. I’m not familiar with this building.
Q: What does the man mean?
5. M: The lock on my front door is broken.
W: Why don’t you have Mr. Smith fix it? He’s very good.
Q: What does the woman suggest?
6. W: I never pictured you as the outdoor type.
M: When you live in the mountains you learn to adapt.
Q: What is true about the man?
7. M: It’s said that Albert was asked to leave school because of his bad behavior.
W: It’s no surprise. He is dead to all sense of shame.
Q: What does the woman think of Albert?
8. W: Have you planted your vegetable garden yet?
M: I’m waiting for it to stop raining so much.
Q: What is the problem?
9. M: I wonder when Mr. Stevenson will finish grading our final papers.
W: Very soon, I think. He is leaving for
Q: Who is Mr. Stevenson?
10. W: The storm they predicted for last night turned out to be nothing.
M: Yes. You are right.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
To play their music well, jazz musicians don’t really need to know a lot about the rules of music and rhythm. Of course, they might have knowledge of both harmony and rhythm. But that kind of knowledge isn’t what makes them good jazz musicians. What does make them good is having an intuitive feeling for how the music works. For artists in the medium of jazz, the music comes naturally. It flows almost spontaneously through them. Their music performance is not planned in advance. As they play, they don’t monitor themselves in terms of formal serious performance. As a result, jazz is a natural expression of the moods and feelings of the artists, and a moment by moment expression of themselves. Now you’re in for a treat. I brought some recordings of my favorite jazz artists. We’ll spend some time listening to some examples of really good jazz.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is the main purpose of the talk?
12. What does the speaker say about the intuitive characters of jazz musicians?
13. What will the class do next?
Passage Two
We know that we have to pay for what we get. If we buy food, we know there will be a bill to pay. These are private bills. But there are also public bills that must be paid. Public bills are paid by the government. In turn, we get these services through taxes. What would happen if everyone in the city stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop, water might become unclean and impure. The streets might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property. Schools would be closed. People would become sick and diseases might spread. We should not want to live in such a city. We all want pure water and food, clean streets and good schools. We want the police to prevent from crime. The chief duty for every government is to protect persons and property. More than three quarters of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and all the public officials. A large amount of public funds is also spent on roads.
The GREatest part of necessary funds is raised by taxes. A tax is money that we all must pay to support the government. The law orders us to pay taxes. We have no choice in the matter. Almost everyone pays some taxes in one form or another.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. How does the government pay for public bills?
15. According to the speaker, what would happen if nobody in the city paid taxes?
16. Which of the following costs the largest amount of public money according to the speaker?
Passage Three
The craft carrying Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia in northern
It was reported that the astronaut’s condition was good, and he would undergo an immediate exam. The completion of the mission was the crowning achievement of an 11-year, manned space program.
While in orbit Yang spoke to his family, telling them it looked “splendid” in space. He also had a conversation with the country’s defence minister, unfurled the flags of
Yang, an astronaut since 1998, was picked for the flight from three finalists. They had trained for years. His trip came after four test flights, beginning in 1999, of unmanned Shenzhou capsules.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. When did the craft carrying Yang Liwei return safely to the Earth?
18. How many times did
19. While in orbit, Yang finished some actions, which of these is NOT mentioned in the passage?
20. When did
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Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.C) 2.C) 3.A) 4.B) 5.D) 6.C) 7.D) 8.B) 9.A) 10.D)
Section B
11.D) 12.C) 13.D) 14.D) 15.D) 16.B) 17. A) 18. B) 19. D) 20. C)
Part II Reading Comprehension
21. C)。 文章的第一句告诉我们第三世界国家极有可能发生饥荒,也就是C)项的内容。
22. B)。 文章中第三段的最后一句提到对环境带来不利影响的真正罪魁祸首是exploitative techno-logy。
23. C)。 文章的最后一句提到现代科技带来了一些我们先辈做梦也没有想到的问题,如核辐射和臭氧层的变化,因此可以推断出古时候臭氧层没有受到破坏。
24.D)。 从全文来看,这篇文章讲的是科技发展对环境所带来的不利影响。
25.C)。 作者提到了环境危机以及其所带来的坏处,可见对此事的关心。
26.A)。 文章中第二段开始讲到 “The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii’s native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups.”,由此可见, “Hawaii’s native minority”是夏威夷本地的一个少数民族。
27.C)。 本题的相关信息为文章第二段。 “Hawaii’s native minority”的生活比岛上其他种族艰苦;他们占失业、无家者的60%;他们的平均寿命比夏威夷人平均寿命少5年;他们是美国主要种族中唯一一个没有自主权的种族。
28.D)。 本题考查细节,相关信息为文章第三段。与原文比较可知,A),B),C) 三项均符合原意, D)项文中未提及。
29.B)。 本题问哪个团体对主权抱有保守的态度。文中的相关语句为“...the office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)...and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement”。其中“moderate”即“less radical”。
30.B)。 本题询问“native Hawaiians”的各种要求。综合全文可知,有的要求“岛内自治”,有的要求“脱离美国而独立”,还有的要求“拥有领地”。因此,A),C),D)三项均符合原意,只有B)项不是他们的要求。
31.C)。 文章的第一段提到“Top cops are watching more closely.”, 而不是“Top cops are inspected more closely.”,故答案是C)。
32.D)。 本题应在第一段后半部分提到Dallas officer James 的地方寻找答案。
33.A)。 本题的答案在第二段第一句,对警察检查的部分原因在于防止诉讼案的发生。即答案A)所提到的 “out of fear of lawsuits”。
34.C)。 本题是由第三段中Ed Mireles所说的话“What FLASHed through my mind was the legal consequences, the responsibility issue. But that would have ended the whole thing before it got started.”推断出正确答案为C)。
35.A)。 这是在文章的最后两段提到的。因为多数犯罪者没有得到应有的惩罚,而国家也只口头承诺警方的工作会有所回报。
36.C)。 本题的答案在第一段的第三句话“these aphorisms convey the idea that the possession of money means power and influence”。
37.C)。 从该句话的上下文意思来看,金钱不是快乐和健康的源泉,但可以用来弥补一些缺失的东西,所以“bread”指的是“money”。
38.D)。 本题的答案在第二段的第二句:“But here the reference is not... but rather to the health and wealth of the economy as a whole.”
39.B)。 在文章的最后一句提到金钱的增长不是解决经济增长的万能药,否则的话,发展中国家就可以多印些货币来解决它们的贫困问题,故答案为B)。
40.B)。 根据该句话,一个人钱越多感觉越好,但这种提高以国家整体经济为代价,所以也会给别人的福利带来损害。故,“detriment”为“损害”的意思。
Part III Vocabulary
41.C)。unique 唯一的,独一无二的;universal全体的;uniform一样的,相同的;unilateral单方面的
42.B)。credit信用,信誉;credential资格证书;credibility可靠性,可信性;credulity 轻信
43.B)。diverse各种各样的;inverse反转的,反向的;adverse不利的,相反的;reverse颠倒的,反向的
44.A)。glitter闪烁,发光;FLASH闪光,通常快而强烈;flare摇曳的火焰,闪烁;spark火花,火星
45.A)。in proportion to 和……成比例
46.B)。in terms of从……观点、角度看;in line with和……一致,符合;with regard to关于,有关;by means of使用,应用
47.A)。specify指明,详述;identify证明,确认,鉴定;intensify加强,增加;classify把……分类
48.A)。equivalent相等的,表示与某物相等或一样;alike相像的,在句中一般用作表语;likely作形容词时表示可能;uniform相同的,一致的
49.B)。restraint限制的东西;boundary分界线,边界;confinement限制; limitation局限性
50.C)。固定搭配,the ratio of... to... 意为“……和……之比”。
51.B)。excessively过多地,非常地;excellently卓越地,优秀地;extensively大量地,广泛地;exclusively高级地,专用地
52.D)。hasty匆忙的,草率的;urgent紧急的;instant立即的,即刻的;prompt迅速的,准时的
53.A)。subsequently随后地;successively接连地,相继地;predominantly突出地,显著地;preliminarily初步地,预备地
54.C)。国歌是national anthem;motto箴言,座右铭;hymn圣歌,赞美诗
55.C)。flexible有弹性的,柔韧的;lenient宽大的,仁慈的; supple(身体)柔软的,灵活的;gentle温和的,和缓的
56.B)。ulterior隐蔽的,秘而不宣的;ulterior motive 表示别有用心;ultimate最终的;interior 内部的
57.C)。pathetic引起怜悯的,可怜的;patriotic爱国的;periodic周期的,定期的;optimistic乐观的
58.D)。reciprocal相互的,互惠的;practical实际的,实用的;hysterical歇斯底里的; typical典型的
59.B)。simulate模仿,假装;stimulate激励;formulate构想出,制定;speculate思索,猜测
60.B)。tune调子,曲调;note音符;music为不可数名词
61.C)。default违约,拖欠,未履行义务;deduct扣除,减去;deduce推论,推断,演绎; detach 拆卸,使分离
62.A)。aspiration强烈的愿望,抱负;perspiration汗水,出汗;inspiration灵感,鼓舞人心的事;respiration呼吸
63.D)。eradicate根除,消灭;indicate表明;implicate涉及,有牵连;fabricate编造,捏造
64.A)。disperse分散,趋散;impair损伤,削弱;diminish减少,变小;immerse使浸没于
65.B)。perceive觉察,发觉;deceive欺骗;conceive 构想出,设想
66.C)。availability可获得,可得到;vulnerability 敏感,脆弱,易受攻击;sensibility敏感性;versatility多才多艺,多功能
67.D)。discrepancy差异,不符合,不一致;differentiation区分,区别;deviation背离,偏离;defect缺点,过失,瑕疵
68.B)。implication行动、决定等可能产生的结果;obligation义务,责任;justification正当的理由,辩护的理由;qualification资历,资格
69.A)。embrace拥抱,涉及;deem视为,认为;inflict使承受(不快,打击等);rectify改正
70.A)。in response to对……的反应;in favour of赞同,支持;in contrast to对照,对比; in excess of多于,超出
Part IV Error Correction
71. science—the science。应在science 之前加定冠词the。
72. damaged—undamaged。根据本句的内容,damaged 须改为undamaged。
73. by—in。in other words为固定用法。
74. less—more。从全句的内容和结构看,less须改为 more。
75. wasteful—wastefulness。从全句来看,wasteful应改为wastefulness,和ignorance, GREed一致为并列结构。
76. It—He。It应改为He, He指代man。
77. destructible—destructive。此处应用destructive(毁灭性的), 而不是destructible(能被破坏的)。
78. Although—Since/Because/As。从该句的内容来看,此处应为原因状语从句。
79. by—at。by应改为at, 如at a rate of, at a speed of等。
80. hope—no hope。从本句的意思看,须在hope前加no。
Part V Writing
The Impact of the Internet on College Life
College students were perhaps among the first to embrace the Internet. Not long after the rise of the technology, it is already radically changing many aspects of college life.
With its high speed and large volume, the Internet is gradually replacing traditional ways of searching and collecting information. More and more college students are turning to the Internet to find information about nearly any subject they are interested in. The Internet is also changing the way college students communicate with and relate to other people. Without stamps and envelopes, the e-mail allows one to send a letter to his pals on the other side of the earth in seconds. In chat rooms, the ICQ or other instant messaging services enable him to engage in real-time conversations with friends as well as strangers. The Internet also plays a role in the way college students spend their leisure time. Whether in dorms or computer labs, many sit glued to the screen, downloading and reading e-books or playing online games.
“Surfing the Web” has become a cliche on campus. The Internet is certainly claiming much of our time as students. But like it or not, it is here to stay and, with the development of technology, continues to reshape campus life.
