Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [ A ], [ B ], [ C ] and [ D ], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] In the laundry. [B] In the tailor’s.
[C] In the department store. [D] At home. 12.
[A] It started to rain when she was at the beach. [B] She’d like the man to go to the beach with her. [C] The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow. [D] She won’t go to the beach tomorrow if it rains. 13.
[A] There will be a short delay. [B] There will be a long delay, [C] The flight has been canceled. [D] The condition is still uncertain. 14.
[A] He usually assigns homework. [B] He didn’t teach class today. [C] He usually talks quietly.
[D] He noticed that the students didn’t do their homework. 15.
[A] Go home to get a book. [B] Return a book to the library.
[C] Ask the librarian for help in finding a book. [D] Take a book from the library for the woman. 16.
[A] Shop for new clothes. [B] Lose some weight. [C] Have his jeans altered.
[D] Wear clothes that fit more tightly. 17.
[A] He has already taken a picture of the flowers. [B] He doesn’t know how to use the camera. [C] He doesn’t think the flowers are beautiful. [D] He does not have any more film left. 18.
[A] Decide which movie to see. [B] Order his food quickly. [C] Go to a later movie.
[D] Go to a different restaurant.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.
[A] A class presentation they’re preparing. [B] A television program the man is watching, [C] Visiting a close friend of theirs. [D] Studying for a test. 20.
[A] He’s taking a break from studying. [B] He has already finished studying.
[C] He was assigned to watch a program by his professor. [D] He’s finding out some information for a friend. 21.
[A] He didn’t know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course. [B] He thought she preferred to study alone.
[C] He thought she had made arrangements to study with. [D] He had told her that he had done poorly on a recent test. 22.
[A] He and Elizabeth quarreled recently.
[B] He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.
[C] He doesn’t want to bother Elizabeth so late at night. [D] He’d rather study in his own dormitory.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have jnst heard. 23.
[A] Name. [B] Address. [C] Receipt.
[D] Phone number. 24.
[A] For customs’ check. [B] For security check,
[C] For convenience’S sake. [D] For the company’s sake. 25.
[A] The time needed for sending the parcel. [C] The parcel’s destination. [B] The flight time to New York. [D] Parcel collection. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. A t the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] To include mass production and the assembly line among Henry Ford’s accomplishments. [B] To report the origin of the minimum wage. [C] To credit Henry Ford with industrial reforms. [D] To defend Henry Ford’s practices. 27.
[A] Three. [B] Eight [C] Ten. [D] Twelve. 28.
[A] The five-dollar-a-day minimum wage. [B] Education and training programs. [C] Labor unions. [D] Sick leaves Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
[A] Much competition has to be faced.
[B] Many employees have no work experience.
[C] The young people only care about how much they can earn. [D] Schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance. 30.
[A]Because they have ruined their talents.
[B] Because they have taken on an unsuitable job. [C] Because they think of nothing but their salary. [D] Because they are not aware of their own potential. 31.
[A] Your job must suit your interest. [B] Your job must set a pattern of life. [C] Your job must offer you a high salary. [D] Your job must not ruin your talents. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32.
[A] It centers on convincing the reader that cheating is immoral. [B] It centers on discussing the reasons the cheating. [C] It centers on describing how students cheat on exam. [D] It centers on discussing how to control cheating.
33.
[A] It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved. [B] There has been a quick increase in cheating. [C] Most cheaters are college students.
[D] Cheaters is regardless of guilt and regret. 34.
[A] Cheating is widespread because the society is too tolerant. [B] Cheatirig is the result of intense pressure.
[C] Cheating is cheating, whether on a test or on any other occasions. [D] Cheating comes together with civilization. 35.
[A] One wants something badly.
[B] One can’t get something in a right way. [C] It is not very likely to be revealed. [D] A series of things has to be dealt with. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated (36) ________________________for a bigger slice of the lucrative and (37) ________________________ market.
Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites( 38 ) ________________________, and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has ( 39 ) ________________________itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States.
Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) ________________________bookings.
That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their(41) ________________________to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Barnhart.
\"It’s a competitive market place in the United states, and it’s going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) ________________________, \" Barnhart said in an interview on Monday.
Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more ( 43 ) ________________________and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings.
(44) ________________________up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright.
(45) ________________________The number of international passengers on U.S. airlines rose 3.8% in the first five months of 2007 from the comparable period a year earlier. Vayama CEO Andre Hesselink said (46)________________________ Section A
11．C信息明示题。男士提到他买的衬衫尺寸不对，要求换一下。由此我们可知对话很可能发生在百货商场。因此正确答案为C。 考点 · 店员与顾客对话的常用词汇有：buy，find，change，choose，color,size,small，large，medium，style，shirt，sweater，jacket，pajamas，jeans，underwear,shorts，slipper,cotton，leather，woolen，brand，counter，supermarket，department store，bargain，on sale等。
12．D综合推断题。女士说本来打算明天去海边的，如果明天还没有放晴，那么就只确忘记这件事了。由此可知，选项D与之相符。 13．A综合推断题。男士问是否发生了突发事件，女士回答没有，只是来了一场暴风雨．所以今天下午的航班将有短期延误，选项A与之相符。
14．A综合推断题。女士说布莱克教授今天很奇怪，男士说布莱克教授今天说话轻声细语，而且根本没有留作业，简直难以置信。由此可知，布莱克教授平时都是要留作业的，所以A正确。
15．D综合推断题。女士让男士别忘了在他回家的路上把那本书从图书馆带回来，男士说：“哦，多谢提醒，我走。”由此可知，男士接下来要做的就是帮女士借书，故选D。 16．B综合推断题。女士说：“如果你少吃点就不用买新的了”，言外之意，男士应该减肥了，选项B与之相符。 17．D信息明示题。由男士所说的tall out off film可知他没有胶卷了，选项D与之相符。 ·考点 ·与run有关的短语还有：run after(追赶)，run away(逃跑)，rail across／into(偶然碰到)，run for(竞选)，run out of sth．(用完某物，耗尽某物)。
18．B综合推断题。女士说再有一个小时电影就开演了，还需要时间到电影院、停车，所以要求男士作决定，言外之意，就是要求男士尽快点餐，选项B与之相符。 Conversation One
19．D主旨题。女士因为第二天的考试来找男士，希望能一起复习，但男士上次的考试成绩不好，最后两人想到找另外一个成绩好的同学帮忙。可见，两人主要谈论关于复习备考的事情，所以D正确。
20．A信息明示题。当女士找到男士的时候发现男士正在看电视，男士说他在休息，因为长时间复习线性代数让他感到头疼，所以A正确。
21．D信息明示题。男士说他不敢相信女士竟然来找他一起学习，并反问女士是否知道他上次考试的成绩。女士回答说知道，但她觉得两个人一起学习总比一个人强。由此可知，男士感到吃惊是因为他已经告诉过女士他上次考得不好，而女士还来找他一起学习，所以D正确。
22．C信息明示题。当女士说要给伊丽莎白打电话时，男士表示现在已经10点半了，他不希望影响伊丽莎白休息，所以c正确。 Conversation Tw0
23．C信息明示题。男士提到，女士投递包裹时应该提供以下信息：发件人地址、收件人地址和联系电话，但是并没有提到需要收据，故选c。
24．B信息明示题。男士提到不要封上包裹，以便检查里面的东西，因为在爆炸事件发生后，航空公司方面要求必须检查包裹。由此可知，出于安全检查的需要，包裹必须要打开，
所以B正确。
25．A信息明示题。女士最后问道，包裹邮寄到纽约需要多长时间，可见，女士最后的问题是关于包裹的邮寄时间的，所以A正确。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章指出，亨利．福特不仅作为规模化生产的先驱为大家所熟知，他对工人生产条件的改进也同样应该受到人们的尊敬。他的改革包括：改善安全措施、日工作时间由10或l2小时变成8小时、病假制度及医疗条件的改善、对工人的培训和受到普遍好评的最低日薪5美元等。
26．C主旨题。文章第一段就指出，福特先生对工人生产条件的改革也应该受到尊敬，然后在第二、三段中提到福特先生采用的病假制度、员工培训制度和最低日薪5美元等。可见，全文都是关于福特先生对工业制度改革的介绍，所以C正确。
27．B信息明示题。文章第一段指出，每天的工作时间由原来的10或l2个小时减少到8小时，所以B正确。
28．C信息明示题。文章第二段提到，福特先生实施了病假制度，并开办了员工培训学校，所以排除B和D；文章第三段提到最低日薪5美元的受到了普遍称赞，这阻止了工会的发展，由此可见，工会不包括在福特先生实施的改革措施中，故选C。 Passage Two 文章精要 文章指出，现在很多年轻人找工作都很随意，不知道升职机会、幸福感和安全感为何物，所以工作很少或几乎不能带给他们满足感。现在毕业生之间的竞争太激烈，以至于他们很少关心做什么，只要有钱赚就可以了。
有些人一个工作能做很长时间，并尽力去喜欢上这份工作，其他人则不停地换工作，来寻找适合自己的职业。
很少有人能在开始找工作的时候就很清楚地意识到自己的能力和自己想要什么。造成这种现象的原因是他们没能在学校获得适当的就业指导。
29．D综合推断题。文章第二段指出，这些困惑背后的原因是，教育机构从来没有为他们提供正确的就业指导，由此可知，选择适合自己的工作的困难主要在于，学校没有为学生提供适当的就业指导，所以D正确。
30．B综合推断题。文章最后一段提到，如果选择了一个你不感兴趣的工作，将会挫伤你对成功的渴望，由此可知，一些人不太可能成功是因为选择了自己不感兴趣的工作，所以B正确。A是选择了自己不感兴趣的工作所造成的后果，C和D是选择了自己不感兴趣的工作的原因，故排除。
31．A信息明示题。 文章最后一段指出，在选择职业时，首先应该考虑的是其是否符合自己的兴趣，首先要考虑的也就是最重要的，所以A正确。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章指出，如果你特别想得到某事物，但是遵守规定又无法得到，那么你就会甘愿冒着被抓到的风险，不顾内心的负罪感和悔恨去作弊。许多专家都认为作弊现象在呈上升趋势，但是年幼学生作弊的情况最少。有学者指出，是社会的态度导致作弊行为越来越多。
32．B 主旨题。文章先指出为什么会作弊，然后指出现在作弊现象增多，并以心理学教授的分析为根据，列举了导致作弊行为的心理原因，指出近年来作弊现象增多的原因在于惩罚力度较轻，可见文章通篇是在分析作弊的原因，所以B正确。
33．D信息明示题。文章第二段第一句指出，如果你非常想得到某事物，以至于可以不顾自己的负罪感和悔恨，那么你就会甘愿冒着被抓到的风险而作弊，所以D“作弊者不顾负罪感和悔恨”是正确的。
34．A综合推断题。文章第四段提到，理查德·迪恩斯比尔教授认为社会对作弊现象的态度是作弊现象增加的主要原因，第五段又说惩罚太轻微也导致了作弊现象的增加，所以A正确。
35．C信息明示题。文章最后一段指出，作弊在利害关系很大而被抓到的可能性又小的情况下最有可能发生，所以C正确。这里的interests指“利益”。 Section C 文章精要
激增的国际旅行使美国网络旅行社的收入增加，并导致各家旅行社之间为谋求更多利润而展开白热化的竞争。有越来越多的人在旅行前通过网络进行预订。许多私有公司已经预见到，未来通过网络预订旅行的市场潜力将是十分巨大的，他们将不断开发预订旅馆、租车等更多的服务项目。 36. competition 37. expanding 38. overseas 39. devoted 40. domestic 41. reservations 42. globally 43. inventory
44. Bookings on European online travel agencies or the European divisions of U.S. agencies are projected to total $62.9 billion in 2007
45. Meanwhile, passenger traffic leaving and returning to the United States on U.S. carriers is on the rise
46. the privately held company sees enough potential in the international air travel market to concentrate on those bookings as well as hotels and car rentalsSection A
11. M: Excuse me! The shirt is not the size I want. I thought it was a 40, but I found it was a 38. Would you please change it for me? W.\" Of course, sir.
Q: Where is this conversation most probably taking place?
12. M: It’s been pouring for three days now. I begin to wonder if it’ll ever stop.
W: And tomorrow is gonna be my day at the beach. But if it doesn’t clear up by then, I’ll just have to forget about that.
Q: What does the woman imply?
13. M: Excuse me, has there been an emergency?
W: Oh, no sir. There has just been a storm so the plane will leave a little later this afternoon. Q: What do we learn about the flight?
14. W: Professor Black was so strange today.
M: I noticed that, too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that?
Q: What can be inferred about Professor Black?
15. W: Hey, don’t forget to bring that book back fi’om the library on your way home. M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. I am on my way. Q: What will the man probably do next?
16. M: I’m having trouble fitting into my jeans. Looks like I’ll have to get some new ones. W: Oh, you wouldn’t do that if you just cut down on what you eat. Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
17. W: What a wonderful view! Could you take a picture of me with the flowers in the background?
M: I am sorry, I just ran out of film. Q: What does the man imply?
18. M: I’m not sure what I’m in a mood for. Pizza or a hamburger? They are both really good here.
W: The movie starts in an hour and we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
W: Hi, Kevin. Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV lounge. What are you doing here?
M: What does it look like I am doing?
W: Well, it looks like you are watching television. But we have a linear algebra mid-term tomorrow, so I thought you’d be studying for it and may be I can study with you.
M: Oh, well, I was just taking a break. This linear algebra stuff gives me a headache if I work on it too long.
W: I know what you mean. I’ve been working on it for three hours through it already. I’m beginning to go cross. I’d been theorizing at the sample problems. I just don’t get some of them. M: But I can’t believe you are coming to me. I mean you do know what I got on the last test, don’t you?
W: Yeah, I know. You told me. l just thought two heads might be better than one.
M: Yeah, that’s a nice idea. But, you know, I wish I knew that person in our class who got a hundred on the last test.
She didn’t miss a Q. Umm, was it Elizabeth?
W: Oh yeah, Elizabeth! She is a friend of mine. She’d be a big help right now. Why don’t I give her a call?
M: What? At this hour? It’s already ten thirty . I don’t wanna impose on her.
W: Yeah, I guess you are right. But you know what, she owes me a big favor. Let’s at least give her a call and see what she says. Maybe going over some of the problems with us would help her review the material. M: It’s worth a try.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the speakers mainly discussing? 20. Why is the man watching television?
21. Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study linear algebra with him?
22. Why doesn’t the man want to call Elizabeth? Conversation Two
M: Parcel Express. Good morning. How can I help you?
W: Good morning. I’m thinking of sending a parcel to New York next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is,please?
M: Certainly. When you ring us we need the following information: the invoice address, that’s probably your address,isn’t it? And then the pick-up address if that’s different. And a contact phone number.
W: Just a moment. I’m taking notes. Phone number, right.
M: Then we need the full name, address and phone number of the person you are sending the parcel to.
W: OK. Anything else?
M: Yes, the weight and dimensions of the parcel, that’s height, width, and length, and the value of the goods and the full description. W: Value description.
M: Yes, but don’t seal the parcel. You need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombing, the airline said that we had to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.
W: Fine. Now last question. How, long will the parcel take to get to New York?
M: One to two working days. There are daily flights at midday. And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15, then your parcel catches that flight, and it’ll arrive in 24 hours. W: Right. Thank you very much. You’ve been very helpful. M: Not at all. Goodbye. W: Goodbye.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Which of the following is NOT needed by Parcel Express? 24. Why must parcels be left open according to the conversation? 25. What’s the woman’s last inquiry mainly concerned with? Section B Passage One
Although Henry Ford’s name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today’s standards.
Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten- or twelve-hour day common at that time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts.
In addition, sick leaves as well as improved medical care for those injured on the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one of the first factories to develop a technical school to train specialized skilled laborers and an English language, school for immigrants. Some efforts were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts.
The most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mechanics and to discourage the growth of labor unions. Ford explained the new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. He also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they
produced--in effect creating a market for the product. In order to qualify for the minimum wage,an employee had to establish a decent home and demonstrate good personal habits, including sobriety, thriftiness,
industriousness, and dependability. Although some criticism was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the personal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to establish themselves in America.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
27. How many hours did Ford’s employees work per shift in his factory?
28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as labor practices instituted by Ford? Passage Two
Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them. The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation.
Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what the salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.
In choosing a career you should first consider the type, of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck and a bitter person,
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Why is it difficult for young people to choose a suitable job? 30. Why are some people unlikely to succeed in life?
31. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage? Passage Three
Cheating: The income tax deadline approaches and some taxpayer’s thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students’ thoughts turn to it.
\"You want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough you’ll do it Regardless of guilt or deep regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught. \" That’s how Ladd Wheeler,
psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating.
Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. \"We’re suffering a moral breakdown. \" Pinkard says. We’re seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether it’s the person’s interest. He does, however, see
less cheating among the youngest students.
Richard Diensbier. psychology professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society’s attitudes account for much of the increase in cheating.
\"Twenty years ago, if a person cheated in college, society said: That is extremely serious, you will be dropped for a term if not kicked out permanently, \" he says. \"Nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the College of Arts and Sciences that if a student cheats on an exam， the student must receive an ’F’ on what he cheated on, That’s nothing. If you’re going to fail, why not cheat?\"
“Cheating is most liely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low.\"
says social psychologist, Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What does the passage mainly talk about?
33. Which of the following is true according to the passage? 34. What can be inferred from the passage? 35. When does cheating tend to occur? Section C
Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated ( 36 ) competition for a bigger slice of the lucrative and ( 37 ) expanding market.
Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites (38 ) overseas, and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has (39) devoted itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States.
Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) domestic bookings. That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their (41) reservations to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Bamhart.
\"It’s a competitive market place in the United States, and it’s going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) globally , \" Bamhart said in an interview on Monday.
Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more (43) inventory and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings.
(44) Bookings on European online travel agencies or the European divisions of U.S. agencies are projected to total $62.9 billion in 2007, up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright.
(45) Meanwhile, passenger traffic leaving and returning to the United States on U.S. carriers is on the rise.The number of international passengers on U.S. airlines rose 3.8% in the first five months of 2007 from the comparable period a year earlier.
Vayama CEO Andre Hesselink said (46) the privately held company sees enough potential in the international air travel market to concentrate on those bookings as well as hotels and ear rentals.
222222222222 Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] He’ll be speaking at the end of the meeting. [B] He was supposed to speak last night instead. [C] He suddenly decided not to speak. [D] He already spoke very briefly tonight. 12.
[A] It’s too high. [B] It’s acceptable. [C] It’s cheap indeed.
[D] The woman should have bargained for it. 13.
[A] At two o’clock. [B] At three o’clock. [C] At four o’clock. [D] At five o’clock. 14.
[A] Shop assistant and customer. [B] Post clerk and customer. [C] Store keeper and customer. [D] Waitress and customer. 15.
[A] His girlfriend complained of his going to the party without her. [B] He was together with his girlfriend yesterday. [C] He has been busy dating his girlfriend these days. [D] He brought his girlfriend to the party. 16.
[A] She regretted having bought the second-hand car. [B] It is unnecessary to rent another house.
[C] They should sell their second-hand car and buy a new one. [D] They can afford a second-hand ear.
17.
[A] She loves the film too.
[B] She doesn’t think much of the film. [C] She asks the man to repeat his words. [D] It’s not as good as she expected. 18.
[A] Go out with his wife. [B] Work for extra hours.
[C] Stay at home with his wife. [D] Go out with his boss
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.
[A] It’s hereditary.
[B] The shampoo he used caused it. [C] He combs his hair too much. [D] He is old enough to lose hair. 20.
[A] Use some special shampoo. [B] Wear a wig.
[C] Don’t try to comb hair over the bald or thin patch. [D] Go to the doctor for advice. 21.
[A] Over the radio. [B] At a doctor’s office. [C] At the man’s house. [D] At a drug store. 22.
[A] It suits him.
[B] It looks ridiculous. [C] It looks old.
[D] It’s getting worse.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.
[A] Once a week.
[B] Three every month. [C] Five every month. [D] Two every month. 24.
[A] When there are more than twelve people. [B] When there are five people. [C] When there are fifteen people.
[D] When there are more than fifteen people. 25.
[A] Call the office.
[B] Sign your name on the notice board in advance. [C] Paythe money.
[D] There is no need to reserve a place. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] Because it isn’t closed.
[B] Because the students have to pass all examinations before entering it. [C] Because there is no examination before they are accepted as students. [D] Because its door is open. 27.
[A] Atthe airport. [B] By plane. [C] Taking the air. [D] On radio and TV. 28.
[A] Four. [B] Eight. [C] Three. [D] Five. 29.
[A] In four or five years. [B] In one year,
[C] In three or four years. [D] In 36 weeks. Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30.
[A] A new way to take notes.
[B] A short name for survey reading method. [C] The five steps in the reading process. [D] Different ways to study for examinations. 31.
[A] That one should think about the ideas while reading the words. [B] That one should always take notes,
[C] That one should read only the title and important words. [D] That one should read sequences of words. 32.
[A] Read. [B] Recite. [C] Review. [D] Reread. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33.
[A] Vacations. [B] Wages.
[C] Overcrowded classrooms. [D] Paid sick leaves. 34.
[A] They want the teachers to resign.
[B] They want the teachers to return to work. [C] They are very sympathetic toward the strike. [D] They are refusing to comment on the situation. 35.
[A] Parent Board. [B] District Court. [C] Teachers’ Union. [D] School Committee. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or Write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
There are 17 kinds of penguins in the world. All of them live in the southern (36) ______. Only a few (37) ______live on the continent of Antarctica at the bottom of the world. The emperor penguins are the largest. They are about 100( 38 ) ______ tall and weigh about 30 kilograms. Their special (39) ______of mating makes them different from all other penguins.
For thousands of years the emperor penguins have lived on the (40) ______ continent of Antarctica. These black and white birds live in large groups or colonies. There are about 40______ emperor penguin colonies on Antarctica. In total there are about 400,000 birds.
These birds spend the summer swimming in the ocean in (41 ) ______ of food such as fish and (42) ______. Penguins are not able to fly, but they are (43) ______ swimmers. (44) __________________
But when summer ends, so does this easy time spent by the water. (45) __________________ (46) __________________
They must find an area with some shelter from the freezing winds.
11．C信息明示题。女士认为卡尔今晚要发表讲话，男士说卡尔最后决定不讲了，所以C
正确。对话中的关键短语是back out(停止不干)。 ·考点 ·be supposed to do sth．意为“应该、被期望或被要求做某事”，如：You’re supposed to Pay the bill by Friday．你最晚得在周五结清这笔账。 ·back out意为“中途退出，在完成之前从(某项计划或事业)中退出”，如：You promised to help—you mustn’t back out now．你答应过要帮忙的，你现在不应该食言。
12．c信息明示题。男士所说的you’ve got a bargain是英语中的习惯用法，意为“你买到了便宜货”，所以c正确。 ·考点 ·real bargain意为“合算的交易”，a good bargain与其同义，与其反义的是a bad barain(吃亏的协议或买卖)。 ·有关“交易”的词主要有：discount(打折)，dealer(经销商)，contract(合同，契约)等。 13．D综合推断题。女士说是凌晨两点起的火，男士说消防员用了三个小时将其扑灭，由此可知，火被扑灭的时间是五点，故选D。 ·考点 ·put sth．out除了“熄灭，关掉”的意思外，也可指“生产；发布消息；起航”，还可指“数字计算结果出错”，如：The devaluation of the pound has put our estimates out by several thousands．英镑贬值使我们的估价差了几千英镑。
14．B综合推断题。男士说自己要寄一封挂号信(registration letter)，并询问女士邮资是多少，由此可知，对话双方应分别是邮局职员和顾客，所以B正确。
15．B信息明示题。女士说昨天在萨姆的生日聚会上没见到男士，男士说他得和女友约会。由此可知，男士昨天与其女友在一起，所以B正确。 ·考点 ·expect不仅有“期望，盼望”的意思，还可指“要求某人(某事物)”，尤指有权或有责任地要求，语气较重，如：The sergeant expects obedience from his men冲士要求士兵服从他的命令。另外，expect还有“料想，认为”的意思，如：Will he be late?I expect S0．他会迟到吗?我认为他会。
16．A综合推断题。Ifonly引导的句子常用于表示对现在或过去事实的一种虚拟假设，意为“要是……该多好啊”，由此推断，女士对买了二手车感到后悔，所以A正确。 ·考点 ·if only既可以表示对现在或未来的愿望，如：If only they would tell me what they’ve decided．但愿他们能把决定告诉我。也可以表示与过去事实相反的愿望，如：If only I had gone by taxi．如果我坐出租车去就好了。
17．A信息明示题。女士所说的You can say that again是英语中的习惯表达，意为“我非常同意你的看法”，由此可知，女士也非常喜欢这部电影，故选A。
18．B信息明示题。女士提议周末出游，而男士却说老板要求他周末加班，所以B正确。 ·考点 ·pressin9此处不是动词press“按压”的现在进行时，而是形容词，意为“紧迫的”。 Conversation One
19．A信息明示题。男士一开始就说自己去看了医生，医生说秃顶的原因可能是遗传，而男士也提到自己父亲是秃顶，所以A正确。 20．C信息明示题。女士说并没有什么好的办法可以解决秃顶，但她给了男士两条建议，一是不要梳理已经变秃和头发稀疏的部位，二是不要戴假发，所以C正确。
21．A信息明示题。对话开头女士就说welcome t0“Advice”radio program，由此可知A正确。
22．A信息明示题。女士最后说自己的丈夫就秃顶，但她认为秃顶很适合她丈夫(suits him)，所以A正确。 ·考点 ·to be honest(about it／with you)通常用以强调所言出自真心，如：To be honest，I don’t think we have a chance of winning．说实话，我认为我们没有胜算。同样的说法还有：in all honesty诚实地，实在地说。 Conversation Two
23．c信息明示题。女士明确表明学校每月组织五次旅行，故选C。
24．A信息明示题。女士说如果有超过l2个人的话，他们还会安排特殊的行程，故选A。
25．B信息明示题。男士问该如何预约，女士回答说要在布告牌上签上自己的名字，接着还说要提前三天，故选B。 ·考点 ·signup意为“签约”，与sign相关的短语还有：signfor签收；sign away签字放弃；signin签到；sign out签名登记离开；signup①雇用②签(报)名参加，如：There was an attempt to sign up more men for the police force．but not many signed up．警方本来打算雇用更多的人，但是报名参加的人不多。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章简单介绍了“电视大学”(又名开放大学或函授大学)的招生、学习内容以及学习时间等基本情况。
26．c信息明示题。文章第一段指出入校前他们不需要通过任何考试，所以名为“开放大学”，C正确。
27．D信息明示题。文章第二段指出，0nthe air，in otherwords，on radio and television，由此可知D正确。
28．c信息明示题。文章第二段指出…．must also spend three weeks…由此可知C正确。 29．A信息明示题。文章最后指出一．Will finish their studies in four or five years，由此可知A正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
本文主要讲述了阅读过程中的五个步骤——通读、设问、阅读、复习、叙述。
30．C信息明示题。文章开头指出，The letters stand for five steps in the reading process…由此可知SQ3R代表了阅读过程中的五个步骤，故选c。 31．A信息明示题。文章在讲到阅读这一步骤时提到，Think about what you are reading as a series of ideas，not just a sequence of words曲此可知A正确。
32．B信息明示题。文章在最后提到，The last step is recite.由此可知B正确。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章讲述了RichfieldHeights地区因教师罢课而导致公立中小学停课的事情。引起此次争端的不是工资问题，而是学校委员会在教师合同中取消了教师带薪病假的规定。
33．D信息明示题。文章提到in the dispute…which_eliminates paid sick leave from the
teachers’contract，由此可知，此次争端的主要问题是学校委员会在教师合同中取消了教师带薪病假的规定，所以D正确。
34．B信息明示题。由文章最后提到的The Parent Board…has urged the teachers to retum to work可知，家长委员会先前同情老师的遭遇，但现在希望老师马上回到工作岗位，所以B正确。
35．C综合推断题。文章提到，教师协会的发言人在新闻发布会上声称罢工会一直持续到学校委员会同意开听证会解决此争端为止，由此推断，教师协会最不可能支持回校工作的命令，所以C正确。 Section C 文章精要
企鹅有很多种，其中最大的是帝企鹅。帝企鹅是群居动物，生活在南极洲，夏季在海洋中生活，冬季到内陆进行繁殖。 36. hemisphere 37. species 38. centimeters 39. method 40. freezing 41. search 42. squid 43. excellent
44. They can dive as deep as 460 meters and hold their breath for up to 20 minutes.
45. The penguins jump out of the water and onto the ice. They know it is time to find a mate and reproduce.
46. In order to mate, the penguins must travel many kilometers inland from the ocean. They do this to find a safe area to spend the many months needed to produce and develop an egg. 12． Section A
11. W: Wasn’t Carl supposed to give a speech tonight? M: Yes, but he backed out at the last minute. Q: What do we learn about Carl?
12. W: I spent $50 on this sofa. Do you think it was worth it? M: Well, I think you’ve got a real bargain. Q: What does the man think of the price?
13. W: I heard the fire broke out at two in the morning.
M: That’s right. And it took the firemen three hours to put it out. Q: When was the fire put out?
14. M: Excuse me, I’d like to send a registration letter to Houston, Texas. How much is the postage?
W: Let me check. It’s a dollar and 55 cents.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
15. W: Jack, I expected to see you at Sam’s birthday party yesterday but you were absent. M: I had a date with my girlfriend. I have been terribly busy these days. You know, she is complaining.
Q: What do we know about the man?
16. M: I’m fed up with the noisy environment here. I suppose we should rent a house with
better environment, but I don’t see how we can afford it right now. W: If only we hadn’t bought the second-hand car! Q: What does the woman mean?
17. M: I think this film is really wonderful. Beautiful scene, impressing mustc and touching story. Everything is so great. W: You can say that again.
Q: What does the woman mean?
18. W: Honey, I think we should go out and relax this weekend.
M: Yes, darling. But my boss asked me to work overtime over the weekend. You know, time is really pressing for US.
Q: What will the man do this weekend? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One M: Hello.
W: Hello, welcome to \"Advice\" radio prograrn . What’s your name? M: Jim.
W: What’s your problem?
M: Er...well I’m er...beginning to lose my hair. Er, I went to the doctor, but he just said there was nothing I could do about it. He said it was probably hereditary. My father was bald by the time he was thirty.
W: And how old are you? M: Me? I’m twenty-eight.
W: And are you losing a lot of hair then?
M: Well, it comes out a lot when I comb my hair and you can see a thin part on the top of my head.
W: Does that really worry you, Jim?
M: Well, I don’t like it. It’s old, you know. looks old. I don’t want to look like a middle-aged man at twenty-eight. And I wonder if there is some special shampoo I should use, and if you could tell me one that I should buy, something like that, you know, to stop it getting worse.
W: Well, you know, Jim, to be honest with you there’s not really a lot you can do about it, actually, I’m afraid. I mean, baldness is one of those things that, in my experience, you just have to try to accept. Some men fred it more difficult to accept baldness than others. There is one piece of advice, though, Jim, and that’s don’t try to comb your hair over the bald or thin patch. Whatever you do, don’t comb it over because that usually looks ridiculous. And the other thing that usually looks ridiculous is a man with a wig, that is, the false hairpiece. Don’t let anyone persuade you to buy one of those false hairpiece things, because they usually look much worse than a bald man. 1 actually think bald men can look very attractive. My husband is bald and I think it really suits him. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What’s probably the reason for the man’s baldness? 20. What does the woman suggest to the man?
21. Where do you think this conversation takes place?
22. What does the woman think of her husband’s baldness? Conversation Two M: Good morning.
W: Good morning. How can I help you?
M: I understand that the school organizes...umm, trips to different..
W: Yes, we run five every month: three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips. M: What sort of places?
W: Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping, because our students always ask about that...and then we go for ones where we know there are guided tours, because this gives a good focus for the visit. M: Do you travel far?
W: Well, we’re lucky here, obviously, because we’re able to say that all our visits are less than three hours’ drive.
M: How much do they cost?
W: Again it varies--between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on distance. M: Ah ha...
W: Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you_ know, there_ are more than twelve people.
M: All fight. I’ll keep that in mind. And what are the times normally?
W: We try to keep it pretty fixed so that students get to know the pattern. We leave at eight-thirty a.m. and return at six p.m. We figure it’s best to keep the day fairly short. M: Oh yes. And how do we reserve a place?
W: You sign_your name on the notice board. Do you know where it is? M: Ah ha. I saw it this morning.
W: And we do ask that you sign up three days in advance so we know we’ve got enough people interested to run it, and we can cancel if necessary, with full refund of course. M: That’s fine. Thanks.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. How often does the school organize the trips? 24. When will the school arrange special trips? 25. How to reserve a place for a trip?
33333333333 Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [ A ], [ B ], [ C] and [ D ], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] At the department store. [B] At the office.
[C] In the restaurant. [D] In the drug store. 12.
[A] The man shouldn’t expect her to go along. [B] She doesn’t think she has enough money. [C] She’ll go even though the movie is bad.
[D] The man should count the number of people going. 13.
[A] She wasn’t really studying. [B] She hadn’t finished writing her articles. [C] She had furnished her house. [D] She could write beautifully. 14.
[A] The problem may have been a very complicated one. [B] No one can do it.
[C] The woman thinks that the problem is too easy. [D] The man can solve the problem himself. 15.
[A] The janitor is too busy to do his work. [B] The sanitary conditions of an apartment.
[C] The relationship between the janitor and the two speakers. [D] The architecture of a building. 16.
[A] He can’t tear either piece of cloth. [B] He wants part of each piece of cloth.
[C] The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process. [D] The pieces of cloth seem identical to him. 17.
[A] Tuesday. [B] Wednesday. [C] Thursday. [D] Friday. 18.
[A] A photographer’s camera. [B] A television camera.
[C] A movie camera. [D] The man’s own camera.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Memories of a recent storm. [B] How strong winds develop into a hurricane. [C] Weather patterns that can affect Florida. [D] Planning a summer vacation.
20. [A] Late summer is sunny season. [B] Late summer is hurricane season.
[C] Late summer is rainy season. [D] Late summer is cloudy season.
21. [A] Wind speed.
[B] Rainfall.
[C] Water temperature. [D] Direction of approach.
22. [A] By name. [B] By number.
[C] By location. [D] By month.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] Her professor did not like her story. [B] She had trouble finishing her assignment.
[C] She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. [D] She was taking too many courses.
24. [A] Take some extra time. [B] Do a writing exercise.
[C] Do some work for another course. [D] Write the story ending first,
25. [A] To go shopping. [B] To do research for her story.
[C] To meet with her professor. [D] To take a break from her work. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [ A], [B], [ C] and [ D ]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] Given by the local government. [B] Born by a large number of bitches.
[C] Bought from different cities and villages. [D] Captured over grassland. 27.
[A] 11-week course for control duty. [B] 11-week course for patrol duty.
[C] 9-week course for control duty. [D] 9-week course for patrol duty. 28.
[A] Catching runaway criminals. [B] Scratching the hidden bombs.
[C] Patrolling the dangerous town. [D] Drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
[A] Gold was discovered. [B] The transcontinental railroad was completed. [C] The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
[D] Telegraph communications were established with the East. 30.
[A] About two million. [B] About three million.
[C] About five million. [D] About six million. 31.
[A] 19 million dollars. [B] 32 million dollars.
[C] 37 million dollars. [D] 42 million dollars. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32.
[A] Computers have become part of our daily lives.
[B] Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages. [C] People have different attitudes to computers. [D] More and more families will own computers. 33.
[A] Computers can bring financial problems. [B] Computers can bring unemployment.
[C] Computers can be very useful in families.
[D] Computerized robots can take over some unpleasant jobs. 34.
[A] Computers may change the life they have been accustomed to.
[B] Spending too much time on computers may spoil people’s relationship. [C] Buying computers may cost a lot of money.
[D] Computers may take over human beings altogether. 35.
[A] Affectionate. [B] Disapproving.
[C] Approving. [D] Neutral. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write
down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part IlI Section C
Development banks are international lending groups. They lend money to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social (36) __. They arc not part of the World Bank, the International (37) Fund or the United Nations. The money comes from member countries and borrowing on world markets.
Development banks provide long-term loans at market (38)____. They provide even longer-term loans at below-market interest rates. These banks also provide technical (39) __ and (40) __
There are four main ones. The oldest is the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. It began in 1959. President juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil had (41) __ a bank to aid economic growth in the Americas. The (42) __ of American States agreed. Today the bank is worth over 100,000 million dollars. It holds only 4 percent of that. The other money is (43) __ by its members. (44)__. 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean borrow from the bank.
The African Development Bank has its roots in an agreement signed in Sudan in 1963. It is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
(45)The country, with the most votes in the bank is Nigeria, followed as of July by the United States, Japan and Egypt.
The Asian Development Bank started in 1966. It is based in Manila, in the Philippines. There are 63 members, mostly in Asia. ( 46 )
11．C综合推断题。对话中的Here is the menu．Would you like to order now?是餐厅服务员接待客人的常用语，因此对话应该发生在餐厅里，所以C正确。
12．A信息明示题。男士建议大家一起去城里看电影，女士认为看电影物非所值，让他不要把自己算在内，所以A正确。 *考点
●count有“计算；认为”等含义，相关短语有：count out不把……算入；countin把……算入；counton依靠，依赖，如：You can count on my help．你可以依靠我的帮助。
13．B综合推断题。女士说简已经为她的研究项目写了一些文章，男士说看来她已经写完了。言外之意，男士原以为筒并没写完，所以B正确。 14．A综合推断题。男士不知道琳达能否解决这类问题，女士回答说如果琳达解决不了，就没人能解决了。言
外之意，琳达能力很强，要她才能解决的问题应该比较复杂，只有A最符合题意。 15．B综合推断题。女士准备请门卫打扫大厅，男士说能否让他也清洗一下楼梯，由此可知，他们对大楼的卫生状况不满，即在谈论大楼的卫生状况，故选B。 *考点
●as well相当于too或also(也，又)，一般置于句末，起副词的作用，如：I like classical music and I like pop music as well．我喜欢古典音乐，也喜欢流行音乐。
●as well as意为“既……又……；另外；不仅……而且……；和……一样好”，如：His children as well as his wife were invited to the party．他的孩子们连同他的妻子都被邀请去参加聚会。
16．D信息明示题。女士说两块面料一块是纯羊毛的，另一块是合成纤维的；男士对此表示惊讶，说自己无法区分它们，所以D正确。
*考点
●tell apart意为“分辨，辨认，识别”，如：I can’t tell the twin girls apart．我分不清这两个双胞胎女孩儿。类似的说法还有tell…from…，tell the difference between…and…等。
●形容词词组identical to意为“和……一样”，如：This bag is identical to the one I have lost．这个包和我弄丢的那个一模一样。
17．C信息明示题。男士问最新一期的《上海日报》到了吗，今天都已经星期二了；女士道歉说报纸晚了，估计后天能到，即报纸星期四到，故选C。
18．B综合推断题。男士让女士在摄像机前表现得自然一些，女士说面对上千万观众自己怎么能自然呢，由此推断，B(电视摄像机)正确。 Conversation One
19．C主旨题。由对话中的a hurricane-tracking chart及here on the Florida coast可知，对话是针对可能影响佛罗里达的天气情况展开的，所以C正确。
20．B信息明示题。女士说Late summer is hurricane season，由此可知B正确。
21．A信息明示题。男士问女士几种热带天气现象的区别是什么，女士回答说是wind velocity(风速)，所以A正确。
22．A信息明示题。女士说气象预报员用人名给风暴命名以便于区分，所以A正确。 Conversation Two
23．B综合推断题。女士说还没有完成创意写作课所留的故事写作作业，接着进一步说自己写不下去了，由此推断，女士在写作中遇到了问题，故选B。
24．B信息明示题。女士说，教授建议她写下所想到的所有东西，无论那是否有意义，就像做热身练习一样，故选B。
25．B综合推断题。女士说去珠宝店是为了自己的故事，她所描写的侦探破获了一桩珠宝抢劫案，她要去了解一下与此相关的事物，由此推断，她去珠宝店是为自己的故事做调查，故选B。 *考点
●freeze up意为“冻住”，此处指的是头脑停止转动，与freeze相关的短语还有：freeze one’S blood使充满害怕、恐怖的感觉；freeze sb．out将某人逼走，如：Small shops are being frozen out by the big supermarkets小商店都让大型超市给挤垮了。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章首先指出，狗是人类无私的朋友，它们可以帮助人类进行犯罪调查，接着介绍了能帮助人类搜寻毒品和炸药的警犬的挑选及训练过程。
26．C信息明示题。文章提到This team(air force team)visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs，即他们到全国各大城市买狗，所以C正确。
27．B信息明示题。文章提到狗的第一个训练阶段是an 11-week course for patrol duty，所以B正确。
28．D信息明示题。文章提到，在为期9个星期的课程中，They learn drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing，所以D正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章介绍了旧金山的人口发展情况、名称的改变、通讯及交通发展状况，并说明了旧金山作为美国西部金融中心和交通枢纽的现状，最后还简要介绍了著名的金门大桥。
29．A信息明示题。文章提到1848年发现金矿后旧金山的人口增加到一万，所以A正
确。
30．B信息明示题。文章明确指出Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million，所以B正确。
31．B信息明示题。文章明确指出at a cost of 32 million dollars，所以B正确。 Passage Three 文章精要 好也罢，坏也罢，电脑已成为我们生活的一部分。而不同的人对电脑的态度也有所不同，文章分别阐述了喜爱电脑和讨厌电脑的人对电脑的不同看法。 32．C主旨题。文章主要是围绕computer lovers和computer haters的不同看法而展开的，由此可知，本文主要论述了人们对电脑的不同看法，所以C正确。
33．A信息明示题。文章提到电脑对做生意、教育及家庭都非常有用；还提到电脑化的机器人可以代替人类做一些让人讨厌的工作，同时也可能导致部分人失业；但并未提到电脑可能会带来财政问题，故选A。
34．D信息明示题。文章最后提到their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over human beings
altogether，所以D正确。
35．D综合推断题。文章既提到电脑爱好者的态度，又提到反对电脑的人的态度，用词客观，不带任何个人感情，所以D正确。 Section C 文章精要
发展银行主要为发展中国家的经济和生活发展提供贷款。发展银行目前身价超过1000亿，由47个国家拥有，最大股东是美国。
36．progress37．Monetary38．rates39．assistance
40．advice 41．proposed 42．Organization 43．guaranteed
44．47 countries around the world owns the bank．The United States owns 30 percent as the largest shareholder．
45．There are 24 members in the Americas，Europe and Asia in addition to 53 in Africa． 46．Like all development banks，it is supervised by a Board of Governors． 12．Section A
1 I. W: Good evening, sir. Here is the menu. Would you like to order now? M: Yes, but I’m in a rush. Can I be served out of here in half an hour? Q: Where are the speakers?
12. M: I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that new movie downtown. W: Count me out. I’ve heard it’s not worth the money. Q: What does the woman mean?
13. W: Jane has written some articles for her research project. M: So she has finished them.
Q: What had the man assumed about Jane?
14. M: I wonder if a problem like this can be solved by Linda. W: Well. If she can’t solve it, no one can.
Q: What can be concluded from the conversation? 15. W: I’m going to ask the janitor to clean the lobby. M: Would you ask him to wash the staircase as well? Q: What is being discussed?
16. W：One piece of cloth is pure wool and the other is a synthetic fabric. M: Amazing! I really can’t tell them apart. Q: What does the man mean?
17. M: Has the latest Shanghai Daily arrived yet? Today is already Tuesday. W: Sorry, it’s late. Probably not till the day after tomorrow. Q: On what day of the week will the newspaper arrive? 18. M: Remember to act naturally when you’re on camera. W: How can I be natural in front of 10 million viewers? Q: What kind of camera are they talking about? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
M: Is that a map? Are you going sailing or something?
W: I wish. It’s a hurricane-tracking chart. It’s a map of tropical ocean areas southeast of us. It follows the development of tropical storms, even hurricanes. They develop in the Caribbean and move around the Atlantic and here on the Florida Coast. We got hit a lot by those winds or rain in July or August.
M: Do you think that the tropical storm is on the way?
W: Too early to tell, but we need to be prepared. The radio mentioned possible evacuation routes.
M: Really? It’s that serious’?
W: You’d better believe it. Late summer is hurricane season. The television updates locations and speeds every hour.
M: What did they say is out there now?
W: A couple of tropical depressions, two storms and two hurricanes. M: What’s the difference?
W: Wind velocity. A depression is the least serious actually, and a hurricane is the most serious.
M: How serious are the winds in hurricanes? W: They have sustained winds of 74 mph and up. M: What are the names on the map?
W: David, Arlene, Francisco, and Gina. You know weather forecasters give the hurricanes the names of people to make storms easy to identify, M: I wonder what the status of the storm is now.
W: You can turn on the television; it has the best coverage. There is an update coming up in five minutes.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the conversation mainly about? 20. What’s the weather of late summer?
21. How is one tropical weather system distinguished from the other? 22. How do weather forecasters identify hurricanes? Conversation Two
M: I am so relieved, I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course. W: I haven’t quite finished mine yet. I had trouble getting past the beginning. M: How come?
W: Well. 1 was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I sort of froze up mentally. I just couldn’t write any more.
M: The same thing happened to me. 1 thought it meant I lack imagination.
W: Well, Professor Wilson said it’s pretty common for writers to get stuck like that. M: You went to talk to her about it?
W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the assignment. But instead she gave me some advice about how to keep from getting stalled writing like that. She said that first thing I should do is just write anything that comes into my head even if it doesn’t make any sense, sort of warm up exercise.
M: That is interesting. When 1 got stuck, I shift to something else, you know, do some work for one of my other courses.
W: Well, her methods seem to have worked for me. I’ve written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it in on time. But first I need go to the jewelry store. M: You are going shopping? Can’t you wait until you finish your story?
W: I am going there for my story. My detective solves a jewelry store robbery, so I want to take a look at how the jewelry cases are arranged, where the security cameras are located, that sort of thing.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What was the woman’s problem?
24. What did the professor tell the woman to do? 25. Why is the woman going out? Section B Passage One
The dog has often been an unselfish friend to man. It is always grateful to its master. It helps man in many ways. Certain breeds of dogs are used in criminal investigations. They are trained to sniff out drugs and bombs. They help police to catch criminals.
The dogs that help in criminal investigations are trained at a school called the Military Dog Studies Branch of the U.S. Air Force in Lackland, Texas. The dogs to be trained are selected by an air force team. This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs. They may buy dogs from private citizens for up to $750 each. Some citizens freely give their dogs. The dogs selected must be healthy, brave and aggressive. They must be able to fight back if they are attacked. The dogs chosen are between the ages of one and three. They are given a medical examination when they arrive at the school. Their physical examination includes X-rays and heart tests. The trainee dogs undergo the first stage of training when they arrive in Lackland. This is an 11-week course for patrol duty. After this course, the best dogs are selected to go on another 9-weekcourse. They learn drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing. After this course, the dogs are ready for their jobs in the cities or on air force bases.
The training given to a drug-sniffing dog is different from that given to a bomb-sniffing dog. A drug-sniffing dog is trained to scratch and dig for the drugs when he sniffs them. A bomb-sniffing dog sits down when he finds a bomb. That is the alert for hidden explosives.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. How are the dogs obtained for training?
27. What is the first stage of training for the dogs?
28. What do dogs learn during the 9-week training? Passage Two
From this lookout we enjoy one of the most spectacular views of San Francisco. As you can see, the city rests on a series of hills varying in altitude from sea level to 938 feet. The first permanent settlement was made at this site in 1776. For 13 years the village had fewer than one hundred inhabitants. But in 1848, with the discovery of gold, the population grew to ten thousand. The same year the name was changed from Yerba Buea to San Francisco.
By 1862 telegraph communications linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869 the first transcontinental railroad connected the Pacific coast with the Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million. It is the financial center of the west, and serves as the terminus for trans-Pacific steamship lines and air traffic.
The port of San Francisco, which is almost 18 miles long with 42 piers, handles between five and six million tons of cargo annually.
And now, if you will look to your right, you should just be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge, which is more than one mile long, spans the harbor from San Francisco to Marin County and the Red Wood Highway. It was completed in 1937 at a cost of 32 million dollars and is still one of the largest suspension bridges in the world. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. According to the tour guide, what happened in 1848? 30. What is the population of San Francisco today?
31. How much did it take to complete the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge?
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 accounts 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 classroom with real teachers? But their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over human beings altogether.
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 mentioned about computers? 34. What is the biggest fear of the computer haters? 35. What’s the speaker’s attitude to computers? Section C
Development banks are international lending groups. They lend money to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social (36) progress. They are not part of the World Bank, the International (37) Monetary Fund or the United Nations. The money comes from member countries and borrowing on world markets.
Development banks provide long-term loans at market (38)rates. They provide even longer-term loans at below-market interest rates. These banks also provide technical (39)assistance and (40)advice.
There are four main ones. The oldest is the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. It began in 1959. President Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil had (41) proposed a bank to aid economic growth in the Americas. The (42) Organization of American States agreed. Today the bank is worth over 100,000 million dollars. It holds only 4 percent of that. The other money is (43) guaranteed by its members. (44)47 countries around the world own the bank. The United States owns 30 percent as the largest shareholder. 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean borrow from the bank.
The African Development Bank has its roots in an agreement signed in Sudan in 1963. It is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (45)There are 24 members in the Americas, Europe and Asia in addition to 53 in Africa. The country with the most votes in the bank is Nigeria, followed as of July by the United States, Japan and Egypt.
The Asian Development Bank started in 1966. It is based in Manila, in the Philippines. There are 63 members, mostly in Asia. (46) Like all development banks, it is supervised by a Board of Governors.
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、听力 2、听力答案 3、听力原文 Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one
or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A ], [ B], [C] and [ D ], and
decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. [A] At the dentist’s. [B] At a grocery. [C] At a lawyer’s.
[D] At a psychiatrist’s.
12. [A] Purchase some ingredients. [B] Give the man a recipe.
[C] Write down the directions to the supermarket. [D] Check to see if the stew is ready. 13. [A] She doesn’t like to watch basketball.
[B] She would like the man to accompany her to the game. [C] She doesn’t have a television. [D] She’ll sell the man her ticket.
14. [A] He failed to finish the experiment that day. [B] He hasn’t had time to do the experiment. [C] He did only part of the experiment. [D] The experiment turned out well. 15. [A] The man is a football fan. [B] The man needs the woman’s help. [C] The man didn’t watch TV last night. [D] The man often has power failure at home. 16. [A] An art museum. [B] A beautiful park. [C] A college campus.
[D] An architecture exhibition.
17. [A] Mike should have arrived at 8:00. [B] Mike will arrive at 8:30. [C] Mike is usually punctual. [D] Mike is not very punctual.
18. [A] Airplane. [B] Bus. [C] Subway. [D] Car.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.
[A] Tobacco advertisement. [B] Tobacco companies. [C] Smoking men. [D] Smoking women. 20. [A] 14,000. [B] 15,000. [C] 140,000. [D] 1,400,000. 21.
[A] A light cigarette contains low nicotine.
[B] Smoking a light cigarette is different from smoking a regular one. [C] Women who smoke light cigarettes want to get higher levels of nicotine. [D] Tobacco companies advertise cigarettes as \"light\" to obscure smoking risks. 22.
[A] Macho or cool expression. [B] Social and culture events. [C] Sports and entertainment. [D] Social and political issues.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.
[A] By train and by car. [B] By plane and by coach. [C] By train and by bus. [D] By bus and by plane. 24.
[A] Short hair. [B] Glasses. [C] Moustache. [D] Beard. 25.
[A] In the third room on the right. [B] In the Common Room. [C] In a room at this end. [D] In Room 501. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [ A], [ B ],[C]and [D ]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] We have to use first our eyes, then the brain and finally the muscles. [B] We have to make our eyes, brain and muscles work almost at the same time. [C] We have to use mainly the arms and legs to hit.
[D] We have to use mainly the muscles so that the ball is met and hit back. 27. [A] What he does out of class. [B] What he learns in books. [C] His place in society. [D] His lessons in school. 28. [A] It is its members. [B] It is its team work. [C] It is the football field. [D] It is the climate. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] They live in twenty rainforests.
[B] They live in several hundred different varieties of trees. [C] They live in a forty-degree band of latitude.
[D] They live in areas where the rainforest has been cleared. 30. [A] One acre per minute. [B] One acre per second.
[C] One hundred acres per minute. [D] Two hundred acres per hour. 31.
[A] The land will be eroded by the rains.
[B] Many species of plants and animals that depend on the ra inforest will become
extinct.
[C] The future of the human species may be changed. [D] The rainforest will grow, but at a much slower rate. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32.
[A] To complain about car dealers.
[B] To offer advice to prospective car buyers. [C] To sell new cars.
[D] To explain how to finance a car. 33.
[A] In December. [B] In the fall.
[C] On the first day of the month. [D] At the end of the week.
34. [A] Negotiating a lower price than the one that appears on the sticker. [B] Not telling the dealer that you have a car to trade in. [C] Financing the new car at the dealership.
[D] Buying a car that is on the dealer’s lot instead of ordering one. 35.
[A] Negotiating a price for most purchases is not common in the United States. [B] Car dealers in the United States are not honest. [C] New cars are very expensive in the United States. [D] Most shoppers have a car to trade in. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just. heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read.for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part III Section C
British workers are suffering \"email stress\" because they are swamped with messages and constantly monitoring their inboxes.
Staffers are left tired, (36) __________ and unproductive as they (37) __________to cope with a constant deluge of emails, researchers from Glasgow and Paisley universities in Scotland have found.
More than a third said they thought they checked their inboxes every 15 minutes and percent said they looked more than once an hour.
When researchers (38 ) __________ monitors to their computers, workers were found to be viewing e-mails up to 40 times an hour.
About 33percent said they felt stressed by the (39) __________ \" of e-mails and the need to reply quickly. A further 28 percent said they felt \"driven\" when they checked messages because of the pressure to (40) __________ Just 38 percent of workers were (41) __________enough to wait a day or longer before replying. Researchers found that many workers felt \"(42) __________ \" by e-mails interrupting them as they tried to (43) __________ on their work. (44)
__________Karen Renaud, a computer scientist at Glasgow University, and Judith Ramsay, a psychologist at Paisley University, surveyed almost 200 workers. They concluded, \"Email has become an indispensable tool in business. (45) __________and that many computer users experience stress as a result of email-related pressure. \"
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11．A综合推断题。通过对话中提到的Open your mouth及injection，我们可推知对话的场景应该是在牙医诊所。 *考点
●牙医与病人常用的词汇：toothache，decayed tooth，needle，cavity，appetite，dentist，pain—killer，give an injection等。
12．B综合推断题。女士说所有的配料都能在超市里买到，并索要笔和纸。由此可知，女士打算把配料的名称写出来，选项B中的recipe有“食谱，配方”之意，所以B正确。 13．D综合推断题。女士说她有一张票，但是身体不适不想去，男士可以用她买票的价钱得到这张票，言外之意，女士打算把这张票卖给男士，选项D与之相符。
14．D综合推断题。女士说那个实验应该难不倒男士，男士回答说的确是不难，但没想到做那个实验花了自己那么长的时间，言外之意是实验完成得还可以。选项A和B与之意义相反，选项C并未提及，故选D。 *考点
●expect的常见用法：
①“预料，预计”，如：I expect I will be back on Sunday．(我预计星期日回来。) ②“盼望，期望”，如：I expect to take the linguistics course．(我希望学语言学课程。)③“认为，猜想”，如：I expect it was Tom who has eaten all the cake．(我猜想是汤姆把蛋糕都吃完了。)
15．A综合推断题。女士问男士为什么不高兴，男士说他家昨晚停电了，他错过了大半场足球比赛，由此可知，男士是位足球迷，所以A正确。 *考点
●smart是口语中常用到的一个小词，词性及意思较多，常用作形容词，其常见的用法有：
①“漂亮的，潇洒的”，如：Tina always swears smart clothes．(蒂娜总穿漂亮的衣服。)
②“精明的，聪明的”，如：Tom is a smart businessman．(汤姆是个精明的商人。) 16．C综合推断题。女士一开始就说非常喜欢这个校园，然后说喜欢里面的大树、草坪和老建筑，男士解释说这些建筑是希腊风格的，在18世纪特别流行，由此可知，他们在谈论大学校园，所以C正确。
17．D综合推断题。女士问迈克什么时候到，男士说迈克说自己6点半到，但是如果你了解他，就会知道他至少8点才能到，由此可知，迈克不守时，所以D正确。
18．D信息明示题。由对话中的pick up和if the traffic isn’t too heavy可知，他们应该是开车去纽约，正确答案为D。 *考点
●与“交通工具”相关的词汇：car，bus，train，plane，subway，taxi，coach，bicycle，flight，airway，airport，board，fly，take off, land，park，check in，gate number等。
Conversation One
19．D主旨题。男士先提到每年有大量的女性由于吸烟而死亡，然后又指出女性选择的低焦油含量的烟草和普通烟草一样有害，接下来又提到烟草商为了吸引人们购买而采用的广告策略，由此可知，对话是关于女性吸烟的内容，所以D正确。
20．C信息明示题。男士提到，每年有超过140，000的女性因为吸烟而死亡，所以C正确。
21．D信息明示题。男士指出，那些烟草商宣传的低焦油含量的香烟只是一种广告策略，模糊了吸烟的危害，其实那些香烟的危害和其他普通香烟的危害是一样的，所以D正确。 22．D信息明示题。男士提到，烟草商非常聪明，针对男性的烟草广告强调男人味和劲酷感，而针对女性的烟草广告则侧重社交和政治方面，所以D正确。 Conversation Two
23．C信息明示题。男士说他哥哥把他送到火车站，最后他又乘坐公共汽车，由此可知，男士是乘坐火车和公共汽车到达这里的，所以C正确。
24．B综合推断题。女士说男士和照片上相比变化很大，胡子的样子发生了变化，而且也没有戴眼镜，由此可知，男士过去不戴眼镜，故选B。
25．B信息明示题。对话最后女士提到，5点半在一层走廊另一端的Common Room开会，选项中的Room 501
和the room on the fight都是指男士的宿舍，所以B正确。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章指出，体育运动和比赛能使我们的身体更加强壮，使我们保持健康，不会发胖。但是，体育运动的作用不仅在于此，它还能帮助我们锻炼眼睛、大脑和肌肉的协调性。此外，体育运动还对我们的性格塑造有很大帮助。
26．B信息明示题。文章第一段第三句指出，体育运动是可以使眼睛、大脑和肌肉协调工作的重要练习。第一段倒数第二句指出，所有这些(网球)动作都必须非常迅速地完成，并且只有经过大量训练的人才能够成功地完成这一连串动作，由此可知，在打网球时，眼睛、大脑和肌肉必须同时工作，所以B正确。
27．A综合推断题。文章第二段第二句指出，与从书本上学到的知识相比，亲身体验对孩子性格的影响更大，由此可知，孩子受课外活动的影响更大，所以A正确。
28．B综合推断题。文章最后一句指出，如果他们每个人都能学会在足球场上为自己的
队伍而不是为自己努力，那么以后他就会自然而然地为自己的国家而不是仅仅为了自己的利益而工作，由此可知，这里讲的是团队协作精神，也就是说对于足球队来说最重要的就是团队协作，所以B正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章指出，热带雨林生长在赤道南北纬20度之间，地球上超过一半的物种生活在那里。然而，目前已经有一半的热带雨林遭到了破坏，科学家估计，每年有大约五千万亩热带雨林被破坏，由此造成的恶果就是，雨水不断侵蚀土地。地表土层越来越薄，植物无法生长，地区的生态遭到永久性的破坏。
29．C综合推断题。文章第一段指出，热带雨林生长在赤道南北纬20度之间，是地球上超过一半物种的栖息地。所以C项“地球上超过一半的物种生活在40度的纬度带”是正确的。
30．C信息明示题。文章第二段提到，每60秒就有100亩热带雨林被破坏，所以C正确。 31．D信息明示题。文章第二段提到，持续的降雨会侵蚀土地，所以排除A；第二段还提到，成千上万个物种会灭绝，所以排除B；第二段最后提到，地区的生态会遭到永久性的破坏，可见，作者认为人类的未来也可能会因受到影响而改变，所以排除C；只有D项文章中没有提到，所以选D。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章指出，决定好购买的车型和预算后，要多跑几个商家。在美国，买汽车是可以讲价的。为了节省更多的钱，首先，在谈妥价格之前不要让商家知道你已经有了一辆车并打算折价购物；其次，买商家已有的车，而不要订购；再次，在年底的时候买车，如果不能等到年底，至少也要等到月末；最后，交易结束前不要提是打算现金支付还是银行转账。 32．B主旨题。文章第一段就指出，在美国，买车是可以讲价的，因此要多去几个商家；第二段就怎样省钱给出了几个建议，由此可知，文章主要是为打算买车的人提供一些建议，
所以B正确。
33．A信息明示题。文章第二段指出，买新车最好在年末，在来年新车型上市之前，经销商愿意给新车腾出空间，言外之意，此时比较容易以更低的价格买到车，所以A正确。 34．C信息明示题。文章第二段提到，首先，在谈妥价格之前不要让商家知道你已经有了一辆车并打算折价购物；其次，买商家已有的车，而不要订购；再次，在年底的时候买车，如果不能等到年底，那最好也要等到月末；最后，交易结束前不要提是打算现金支付还是银行转账，但是文中并没有提到为买新车而筹款，故选C。
35．A综合推断题。文章第一段指出，在美国，买汽车是少数几个可以议价的买卖之一，由此可知，在美国买东西讲价是很少见的，所以A正确。其他选项文章中并没有提及。 Section C 文章精要
本文主要讲的是英国职员正饱受“电子邮件之苦”，因为他们经常有大量邮件需要快速回复，他们需要不时地检查邮箱，因而无法专心工作。对于这一现象，计算机科学家表示，电子邮件是种不可思议的工作工具，但现在却给人们的工作带来了巨大问题，它已经无法控制。
36．frustrated37．struggle38．fitted39．volume 40．respond 41．relaxed 42．invaded 43．concentrate
44．They felt pressured to switch applications to see whether the e—mails were urgent
45．However, there is evidence that e-mail can exert a powerful hold over its users
46．E-mail is the thing that now causes US the most problems in our working lives．It’s an amazing tool, but it’s got out of hand Section A
11．W：Come along now．Open your mouth．I can’t give you the injection with your mouth closed, can I?
M：I…I…I don’t want an injection．I hate needles． Q：Where is the conversation most probably taking place?
12．M：This stew is delicious．I’d love to be able to make it myself．
W：Why not? You can get all the ingredients at any supermarket．Here, let me get a pencil and paper．
Q：What will the woman probably do next?
13．M：The basketball team is in the play-offs and I don’t have a ticket．I guess I’ll just watch it on TV．Do you want to come over?
W：Actually I have a ticket．but I’m not feeling welt．You can have it for what it cost me． Q：What does the woman mean?
14．W：Have you finished the assignment given by Professor Smith? I don’t think you have much difficulty doing that experiment?
M：NO．but I didn’t expect it would take me most of the day． Q：What does the man mean?
15．W：You don’t look smart this morning．I can see you’re not happy．Come on．what happened?
M：I had never expected this would have happened to me．We had a power failure at home last night and I missed most of the football match． Q：What can we infer from the conversation?
16．W：Well，I do like this campus，all the big trees，the green lawns，and the old buildings with tall columns．It’s really beautiful．
M：It sure is．The architecture of these buildings is in the Greek style．It was popular in the 18th century here．
Q：What are the speakers talking about? 17．W：When is Mike coming?
M：Well，he said he’d be here at half past six，but if you know him，it will be at least eight O’clock．
Q：What do we know about Mike?
18．M：Can we travel to New York together?
W：Certainly．I’ll pick you up at 2：00 and we should arrive in New York by 5：00 if the traffic isn’t too heavy．
Q：What means of transportation are the man and the woman using? Now you’ll hear two long conversations． Conversation One
M：Yael, what’s that in your hand?
W：Come on, Don. Haven’t you seen a cigarette before? Every day in the United States，about 1,500 girls begin smoking, and I figured, why not do my share?
M：But Yael, don’t you know that tobacco kills more than 140,000 women each year, and that half of those women are between the ages of thirty-five and sixty-nine?
W：Yeah．but that’s why I smoke a brand with low nicotine and tar content． M：Although tobacco companies advertise some cigarettes as \"light\advertising ploy to obscure the risks associated with smoking-smoking a light cigarette is just as risky as smoking a regular one．In fact，research shows that people who smoke light cigarettes actually smoke differently in order to get higher levels of nicotine． W：I didn’t know that．
M：The one thing you can say about tobacco companies is that they are really savvy about marketin9．While tobacco ads that target men focus on cigarettes as macho or cool，tobacco ads that target women focus on social and political themes important to women． For example，ads
will say that you’ve come a long way，or that you’ve found your voice，or encourage you to just be yourself, as if smoking has anything to do with progress and self-expression．Young women are especially vulnerable to these ads because addiction，disease，and premature death seem so remote to them．And the thing is，people who have smoked as few as one hundred cigarettes report having difficulty quitting．
W：S0．Don．can you pass me that ashtray? M：With pleasure, Yael, as long as you put it out．
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the speakers talking about? 20. How many women die of smoking each year? 21. Which statement is true about a light cigarette?
22. What themes are the most popular among women in tobacco advertisements? Conversation Two M: Hello.
W: Oh, hello. You must be a new student. Did you find it OK?
M: Well, I got a bit lost because I asked a stranger. But I got it eventually. W: Oh. Dear, Have you come far today?
M: Only from Brighton. I was staying with my brother. W: Oh. Good, How did you get here?
M: My brother took me to the railway station. And I got on a bus at this end. W: Aha. Well, you’d better tell me your name so I can find your form. M: It’s Mark Bum.
W: Burn, Bum. Ah, yes. Oh, you’ve changed since this photo. What happened to your beard and moustache? And not wearing glasses, either. M: No, I thought I’d better look smarter.
W: Here is the key to your room. It’s 501. M: Thanks. How do I get there?
W: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it’s the third door on the right. M: Thank you. Oh, here’s a meeting for new students. What time is that?
W: Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor. M: Thanks a lot. Goodbye.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. How did Mark get there?
24. Which of the following does Mark NOT used to wear? 25. Where is the meeting for new students to be held? Section B Passage One
Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But they are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful.
Sports and games are also very useful for character training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one’s country; but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child’s character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary day school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils’ time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the
pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What do we have to do when we play tennis?
27. Which of the following can a child’s character be most deeply influenced by? 28. What is of the greatest importance to a football team? Passage Two
Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Several hundred different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and just one of those trees may be the habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects. More species of amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles live in rainforests than anywhere else on Earth.
Unfortunately, half of the world’s rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2010. Scientists estimate that as many as fifty million acres are destroyed annually. In other words, every sixty seconds one hundred acres of rainforest is being cleared. By the time you finish listening to this passage, two hundred acres will have been destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode the former forest floor, the thin layer of soil no longer supports plant life, and the ecology of the region is altered forever. Thousands of species of plants and animals are condemned to extinction and, since we aren’t able to predict the ramifications of this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don’t know what we may be doing to the future of the human species as well
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Where do more than half of all the species of plants and animals live? 30. What is the current rate of destruction?
31. What will NOT happen if the rainforest continues to be cleared? Passage Three
After you decide what kind of car you want, which options you need, and how much you can afford to spend, you should shop at several dealerships. Buying a car is one of the few purchases that you will make in the United States that allows for negotiation. In the case of cars, new and used, the sticker price posted on the window is not fixed, and the car dealer will expect you to bargain. It has been estimated that fewer than 20 percent of all new car buyers end up paying an amount even close to the list price.
To save the most money, use the following strategies when you negotiate. In the first place, don’t mention that you have a car to trade in until you have agreed on a price for the car you want to buy. If the salespersons know in advance, they may quote you a high price for the trade-in, but the price of the new car may be adjusted to include the added amount. In addition, buy a car that is already on the dealers lot instead of ordering a car. The dealer has to pay insurance and finance charges for every car in the inventory and is usually willing to sell one for less money in order to reduce the overhead expenses. Furthermore, try to buy your new car at the end of the year, just before the next year’s models arrive in the fall. Dealers are usually glad to move these cars off their lots to make room for the new models. If you can’t wait until fall to buy your car, at least wait until the end of the month, when the dealer is trying to reach a set sales quota in order to earn a bonus from the manufacturer. Finally, don’t mention to the car dealer that you intend to pay cash or use a bank for financing until the deal is closed. Some dealers will offer a lower price if they believe that they will have the opportunity to arrange the financing and collect a commission. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?
33. According to the author, when should a buyer purchase a new car?
34. Which of the following is NOT recommended for getting the best price on a new car? 35. What can be inferred from the passage? Section C
British workers are suffering \"email stress\" because they are swamped with messages and constantly monitoring their inboxes.
Staffers are left tired, (36) frustrated and unproductive as they (37) struggle to cope with a constant deluge of emails, researchers from Glasgow and Paisley universities in Scotland have found.
More than a third said they thought they checked their inboxes every 15 minutes and percent said they looked more than once an hour.
When researchers (38) fitted monitors to their computers, workers were found to be viewing emails up to 40 times an hour.
About 33 percent said they felt stressed by the (39) volume of emails and the need to reply quickly. A further 28 percent said they felt \"driven\" when they checked messages because of the pressure to (40) respond.
Just 38 percent of workers were (4l) relaxed enough to wait a day or longer before replying. Researchers found that many workers felt \"(42 ) invaded\" by emails interrupting them as they tried to (43) concentrate on their work. (44) They felt pressured to switch applications to see whether the emails were urgent.
Karen Renaud, a computer scientist at Glasgow University, and Judith Ramsay, a psychologist at Paisley University, surveyed almost 200 workers.
They concluded, \"Email has become an indispensable tool in business. (45) However, there is evidence that email can exert a powerful hold over its users and that many computer users experience stress as a result of email-related pressure.\"
Renaud said, \"(46) Email is the thing that now causes us the most problems in our working lives. It’s an amazing tool, but it’s got out of hand. \" 5555555
1、听力 2、答案 3、听力原文 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 rend the four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. [A] 1016. [B] 1060. [C] 508. [D] 580.
12. [A] Father and daughter. [B] Uncle and niece. [C] Aunt and nephew. [D] Cousins.
13. [A] She wasn’t invited. [B] She wasn’t ready to come. [C] She altered her decision.
[D] She forgot the invitation. 14. [A] The door needs repairing. [B] He had lost all his keys. [C] He couldn’t open the door. [D] He wanted the woman to help him. 15. [A] She’s rather happy to hear so. [B] She’s disappointed to hear so. [C] She’s unhappy to hear so. [D] She’s surprised to hear so. 16. [A] He thought it was a good car. [B] He thought it was too noisy,
[C] He thought there was something wrong with the car. [D] He didn’t like it. 17. [A] In a car. [B] In a train, [C] In a ship. [D] In a plane.
18. [A] She’ll go to the concert. [B] She’ll have a meeting.
[C] She’ll watch her neighbor’s children. [D] She’ll visit her neighbor.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] The early history of bookbinding. [B] How old books become valuable. [C] Economical ways to protect old books.
[D] Why some books decay.
20. [A] They are often handled improperly by readers. [B] The paper is destroyed by chemicals. [C] The ink used in printing damages the paper. [D] The glue used in the binding loses its strength. 21. [A] They are difficult to read. [B] They are slowly falling apart [C] They were not made from wood pulp. [D] They should be stored in a cold place. 22. [A] Get some books for the man to look at. [B] Ask the man to look over her notes. [C] Continue her research in the library.
[D] Find more information on how books are preserved.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] Which major the woman will be choosing. [B] An anthropology course the woman is taking, [C] How to find a job in publishing.
[D] which anthropology professors the man recommends.
24. [A] It is not as difficult as she had thought it wonld be. [B] She would like her professor to explain it more clearly. [C] She took a class on it last semester. [D] Her professor will write a book on it soon. 25. [A] Her professor. [B] A classmate. [C] Her former boss.
[D] A foreign diplomat. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A ], [ B ], [ C ]and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 E作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] Because nobody knew his address. [B] Because nobody knew his age.
[C] Because Penury’s private life was a secret.
[D] Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five. 27.
[A] He did not spend money freely. [B] He was always well-dressed. [C] He had a luxurious ear. [D] He worked hard for a living. 28.
[A] A photographer. [B] A burglar. [C] A reporter. [D] A professor.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
[A] In 1809. [B] In 1863. [C] In 1865. [D] In 1860. 30.
[A] Four years. [B] Five years [C] Three years. [D] Six years. 3l.
[A] A soldier. [B] A thief.
[C] A government officer. [D] An actor. 32.
[A] Because they didn’t like Lincoln being their President. [B] Because they wanted to set up their own government,
[C] Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery. [D] Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln’s government. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33.
[A] 10points. [B] 2 points. [C] 15 points. [D] points. 34.
[A] They will take one of the six major tests, [B] They will have to write a composition. [C] They will be given a pop test.
[D] They will be required to read a short story in class. 35.
[A] An essay.
[B] A magazine article, [C] A poem. [D] A short story. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will heat\" 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.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2 上作答。 Part Ill Section C
Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it only on (36) __ animals. The drug is designed to (37) __ and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells.
First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases (38)__ to destroy the cancer cells.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The (39) __ appeared in Nature ( 40 ) __. A school news release called the drug an \"anti-cancer smart bomb\".
Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.I.T. He says his team had to (41) __ three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to (42) __ the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply chemicals to destroy the cancer.
So, the researchers designed a two-part \"nanocell\". The cell is (43) in nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. (44)
The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells also helped them to avoid natural defenses.(45)
That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells.(46) Section A
11．C综合推断题。女士说有1016名学生参加考试，但一半没有通过，由此推断，通过考试的学生人数是508人，所以C正确。这里要注意辨别数字1016(one thousand sixteen)，而不是1060(one thousand sixty)。
12．D综合推断题。女士要找玛丽姑姑，男士回答说他妈妈不在，由此推断，两人应该是表亲，所以D正确。
13．C信息明示题。女士说苏珊原本要来，但又改变主意了，所以C(她改变了决定)正确。 *考点
●change one’s mind意为“改变决定或意见”，如：Nothing will make me change my mind．任何事都不能使我改变主意。
14．C信息明示题。女士问男士为什么站在外面不进去，男士回答说他试了所有的钥匙，就是打不开门，由此可知，C正确。本题的关键是弄清it指代的是the door。 *考点
●instead of在意为“代替”时与in place of同义；它还可后接动名词表示“而不”，如：Instead of going to the cinema，I’m going to the concert tomorrow．我明天去听音乐会，而不去看电影。 15．A综合推断题。男士说女士看上去不到30岁，女士回答说：“真的吗?事实上我已经35岁了。”由此推断，35岁的女士在听到别人说她看起来不到30时，肯定会很高兴，所以A正确。
16．A信息明示题。本题问的是女士的父亲对新车的态度，而女士前面所说的都是她姐姐(或妹妹)对新车的看法，所以本题的关键是女士的最后一句话：“我父亲认为这是一辆好车。”故选A。
17．D综合推断题。女士说：“系好安全带，我们马上就要起飞了。”男士问：“你能告诉我怎么系吗?”由关键词take off(起飞)可知，对话发生在飞机上，所以D正确。 *考点
●fasten作及物动词时意为“系牢，钉牢”，也有“集中”之义，如：She fastened her gaze on the stranger．她把视线集中在陌生人身上。还可指“强加(绰号、罪名等)”，如：fasten the blame on the weather归咎于天气。
18．C信息明示题。女士说：“邻居今晚要开会，我答应了要帮他们照看孩子。”由此可知，女士今晚要为邻居看孩子，所以C正确。baby-sit意为“担任临时保姆，照顾婴儿”。 Conversation One
19．D综合推断题。结合听力材料，特别是对话开头提到的old book...a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle可以推断，对话谈论的是书的腐烂问题，所以D正确。 20．B综合推断题。女士认为用木材制纸时要往里面加一些化学制品和酸性物质以让纸变白，而男士说最终腐蚀纸张的就是这些酸性物质，由常识可推断出这类酸性物质也应是化学制品，即男士认为书籍的腐烂是由化学制品造成的，故选B。
21．C信息明示题。男士说books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s，即19世纪50年代以前的书不是由木浆做成的，所以C正确。
22．C同义替换题。女士最后说的get back to my project与选项中continue her research同义，所以C正确。 *考点
●suppose意为“猜想”，尤指建立在推测性根据上的不确定的猜想，如：Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps．科学家们猜想大型恐龙栖居于沼泽地中。还可指“应该，允许”，如：We are not supposed to play football on Sundays．我们不应该在星期日踢足球。 ●make sense指“有意义，意思清楚，有道理”，如：What you say makes no sense．你的话没有道理。其他与sense相关的短语还有：make sense of sth．理解或弄清某事物；see sense明白事理，如：I hope she soon sees sense and stops fighting a battle she cannot win．我希望她能尽快明白过来，不要再打这场赢不了的仗了。 Conversation Two
23．B综合推断题。女士说自己正在上男士曾上过的格雷教授的人类学课程，两人接着谈论了各自对该课程的看法，还提到了女士为该课程要采访的对象，由此推断，对话主要是关于女士正在上的一门人类学课程的，故选B。
24．A综合推断题。女士说一开始“人种学”这个词使她感到有些恐惧，因为那似乎非常专业，但当教授解释人类学家都做些什么时，她就不觉得那很吓人了，由此推断，人种学这一学科没有她想像的那么难，故选A。
25．C信息明示题。男士问女士要采访谁，女士回答说她要先采访自己以前的老板——
位出版社的女主管，故选C。 *考点
●start out意为“开始”，该短语还有“起程，动身”的含义，如：Wemust start out early．我们必须早些动身。与start相关的短语还有：start over重新开始；start(sb．)up(in sth．)(使某人)开始工作等，如：He started his daughter up in the trade．他让女儿从事贸易工作。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章主要谈论了一个名叫Penury的夜贼。在作者看来，Penury是个非常神秘的人，人们不了解他，而且他的日常生活也让人觉得奇怪，后来作者才知道，原来Penury是一个夜贼。
26．C信息明示题。文章第一段指出，he had a way of keeping his private life to himself in all but the unessential details，由此可知，作者之所以认为Penury是个神秘的人是因为所有人都不了解Penury的私生活，故选C。
27．A信息明示题。文章第一段指出，he was not especially well dressed and he did not even have a car．排除B、C，并可以推断出，Penury是一个不随便花钱的人。该段还指出，It seemed that he did not have to work for a living as we did，排除D。
28．B信息明示题。文章最后指出，he was the most accomplished burglar，由此可知Penury是个夜贼，所以B正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章简要介绍了亚伯拉罕·林肯的生平事迹，尤其介绍了林肯对废除奴隶制度所做出的努力和贡献。
29．D信息明示题。文章第三段指出，In 1860，Lincoln was elected President of the United Statest. 由此可知D正确。
30．A信息明示题。文章第三段指出，Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865，由此可知美国内战持续了四年，故选A。
31．D信息明示题。文章第五段指出，Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth．由此可知，林肯是被一名演员刺杀的，所以D正确。
32．C综合推断题。文章第三段指出，This party opposed the creation of new slave states．由此可以推断，南部各州之所以要退出联盟是因为林肯所在的共和党反对奴隶制，所以C正确。
Passage Three 文章精要
本文的主要内容是一位大学老师向学生介绍自己的写作课程以及这门课程对学生的要求。
33．D信息明示题。文章指出，A misspelled word will cost you 5 points．由此可知D正确。
34．B信息明示题。文章指出，学生在周五expect to write a short in-class theme，故选B。 35．D信息明示题。文章指出，Your assignment for Wednesday is to read Hemingway’s short story．此可知D正确。 Section C 文章精要
科学家发明了一种治疗癌症的新型药物，这种药物可以进入癌细胞并杀死癌细胞，同时对正常细胞没有损害。
36．1aboratory37．invade38．poison39．results 40．magazine 4 1．solve 42．prevent43．measured
44．The particle used was two hundred nanometers-much，much smaller than a human hair． 45．The scientists designed the cell as a balloon inside a balloon．They loaded the outer part with a drug that caused the
blood vessels to fall in on themselves．
46．The team says the treatment shrank the cancer and avoided healthy cells better than other treatments． Section A
11．M：How many students passed the College English Test last term? W：Well，let me see．1016 students took the exam，but half of them failed． Q：How many students did the woman believe had passed the exam? 12．W：Is Aunt Mary in? I’ve got something important to tell her． M：Sorry，mother has gone shopping．She won’t be back until lunch time． Q：What is the relationship between the two speakers? 13．M：Susan isn’t here yet．Did you forget to invite her? W：She was ready to come．but then changed her mind． Q：Why isn’t Susan present?
14．W：Why are you just standing outside instead of going in? M：I have tried all my keys in the lock，but it won’t open． Q：Why didn’t the man go in?
15．M：You don’t look a day over thirty． W：Really? In fact．I’m thirty-five．
Q：How does the woman feel about the man’s remark? 16．M：Did your sister like her new car?
W：She thought it was too noisy．and something got wrong with the tyres；but my father believed it was quite a good Car．
Q：What did the woman’s father think of the new car? 17．W：Fasten your belts．and we will take off soon． M：But would you like to tell me how to fasten it?
Q：Where did the conversation take place? 18. M: Are you going to the concert tonight?
W: No, I promised to baby-sit for my neighbors while they have a meeting. Q: What will the woman do tonight? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
W: Excuse me, I’ve been using this old book for a research project and I notice that a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.
M: Yes. Unfortunately, that’s a common problem with books made from wood pulp. W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.
M: Exactly, and it’s the acid that eventually eats away the paper.
W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book’s not even 75 years old and I’ve seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they’re in free condition.
M: Well, you see, books have been made from Wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals’ skins, and no chemicals were added.
W: It’s a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them?
M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid. W: That doesn’t sound very economical.
M: No, it isn’t. It’s not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection.
W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I’d better get back to my project. M: Good luck and I hope the old book will hold long enough for you to finish it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the speakers mainly discussing? 20. According to the man, why do modem books decay?
21. What does the man say about books published before 1850? 22. What will the woman probably do next? Conversation Two
M: Do you want to go to the cinema with us on Saturday?
W: Thanks, but I have to study for my research project. I’m taking that same anthropology course you took with Professor Gray.
M: The one on ethnographic interviewing? Oh, good! I’m sure you’ll get a lot out of it.
W: I have to admit the word \"ethnography\" scared me a little at first. It seems so technical. But then when she explained that it’s what anthropologists do, you know, how they investigate and record aspects of a culture, it didn’t seem so intimidating!
M: Yeah, it’s a part of the field work anthropologists conduct and it’s good to start doing that now before you become a graduate student and have to conduct large projects yourself. Who are you going to interview?
W: You know the publishing office where I used to work? Vivian, the woman I worked for, has been a manager there for over 30 years and seen a lot of changes in the industry. I thought I’d start out by interviewing her about how the people in the office interact with each other and with outside clients.
M: The best part of that course is that it shows you that ethnographic research can also be done on a familiar ground.
W: Yeah. I got the idea for my project from reading Robert Marshal’s study of office life and I realized I already had some background in that. So far, I’m really enjoying this course.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What is the conversation mainly about?
24. What does the woman say about the subject of ethnography? 25. Who is the first person the woman will interview? Section B Passage One
Penury was what people called a mystery man. We had known him for over seven years, ever since he became a member of our modest club, but he had a way of keeping his private life to himself in all but the unessential details. We knew his address, though he never invited us to his home, and his age, too, but only unimportant matters of this kind. It seemed that he did not have to work for a living as we did, in our various ways. He had once hinted about an inheritance on which he managed to live comfortably. He was not, however, a man of luxurious habits: he was not especially well dressed and he did not even have a car. At the age of forty-five he was still a bachelor though. Since marriage was not a subject he ever discussed, we had no means of finding out whether he regretted not having a wife.
Penury disappeared suddenly from our circle and shortly afterwards we came to learn the first really solid facts about our mystery man. From reports that appeared in the newspapers, together with photographs of the man who was without doubt, our Mr. Penury, it was revealed that he was the most accomplished burglar in the London
area; and that he had practiced this profession for many years, until he was arrested and sent to prison.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why did the author think Penury was a mystery man? 27. Which of the following descriptions of Penury is TRUE? 28. What was Penury’s profession? Passage Two
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to the frontier of Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write.
When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen on Douglas on the subject of slavery.
In 1860 Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
On January 1, 1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.
Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the
North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. When was Lincoln elected President of the United States? 30. How many years did the Civil War last? 31. Who shot Lincoln?
32. Why did some of the Southern states withdraw from the Union? Passage Three
If you’ve been on campus for very long, I’m certain that you’ve already heard about this course. You may know that last semester about 50 percent of the students enrolled in my course failed it. Let me explain how this came about before you jump to any conclusions. In the first place, since this is a composition class, I expect my students to follow certain roles of formality. Unfortunately, many students today dislike having to follow roles of any kind, especially those that they may feel to be unnecessary. For example, I ask that each of your papers be typed and centered on the paper correctly. I count off points for various kinds of mistakes. A misspelled word will cost you 5 points. You’ve lost 25 points if you’ve misspelled five words. If you write in complete sentences, you’ve lost 10 points. If you give me two complete sentences as one without adequate punctuation, you’ve lost 15 points. I do not accept late papers. You will receive a zero for any theme which you fail to submit on time. I expect you to read each assignment. I will give you a short unannounced quiz from time to time. This class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If you have any questions at any time, you can see me on Tuesdays. My office is on the second floor of this building. Your assignment for Wednesday is to read
Hemingway’s short story on page 55. Friday will be the last class day of this week, so you can expect to write a short in-class theme for me then. That’s all for today, I’ll see you on Wednesday.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. How many points will a student lose if he misspells a word on a composition? 34. What will the students do in class on Friday? 35. What must the students read for Wednesday? Section C
Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it only on (36) laboratory animals. The drag is designed to (37)invade and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells.
First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases (38)poison to destroy the cancer cells.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The (39)results appeared in Nature (40) magazine. A school news release called the drug an \"anti-cancer smart bomb\".
Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.I.T. He says his team had to(41)solve three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to (42)prevent the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply chemicals to destroy the cancer.
So the researchers designed a two-pan \"nanocell\". The cell is (43) measured m nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. (44)The particle used was two hundred nanometers-much, much smaller than a human hair.
The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells
also helped them to avoid natural defenses.
(45)The scientists designed the cell as a balloon inside a balloon. They loaded the outer part with a drug that caused the blood vessels to fall in on themselves. That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells.
(46)The team says the treatment shrank the cancer and avoided healthy cells better than other treatments. YY直播 责编 ： 青枫
66Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A ], [B], [ C ] and [ D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] The class thought the demonstration was too complex. [B] Too many students showed up. [C] The professor didn’t show up. [D] The professor cancelled it. 12.
[A] Because nine is an odd number. [B] Because the elevator got stuck.
[C] Because the elevator is too old.
[D] Because there are too many people in the elevator. 13. [A] The rain has stopped. [B] She wants to soak her clothes. [C] She is looking for her clothes. [D] It’s raining heavily. 14. [A] She goes home for lunch. [B] She spends her time shopping.
[C] She gets interested in what she is reading. [D] She doesn’t wake up in time. 15. [A] To buy some potatoes. [B] To pass him some potatoes. [C] To have some potatoes. [D] To help him cook some potatoes. 16. [A] It involved a few lunches. [B] There wcrc free lunches. [C] There were three lunches. [D] There were more than free lunches. 17. [A] He decided to continue his project. [B] He was unable to get sufficient money. [C] Lack of land prevented his success. [D] He was successful with his project. 18. [A] Painting the room white. [B] Buying white furniture. [C] Waiting the man to decide.
[D] Asking Mr. White for advice.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] In the student recreation center. [B] In the campus dining hall. [C] In the university bookstore. [D] In a classroom. 20. [A] Studying. [B] Preparing snacks. [C] Playing cards.
[D] Learning how to play bridge. 21. [A] Miss her card game. [B] Stay up too late.
[C] Take too heavy a work load next semester. [D] Neglect her studies to play bridge. 22. [A] He already knows how to play. [B] He doesn’t like to play games. [C] He doesn’t have a partner. [D] He doesn’t have enough free time.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall. [B] How conditions on earth support life. [C] How water originated on earth. [D] A new estimate of the age of earth. 24. [A] The surface of the ocean is expanding. [B] Volcanic activity is increasing.
[C] The surface of earth contains tons of cosmic dust. [D] Thousands of comets are colliding with earth’s atmosphere. 25. [A] They are found under the oceans.
[B] They were most active when earth was first formed. [C] Their emissions created earth’s atmosphere. [D] Their fumes are mostly water in the state of a gas. 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 I A 1, E B ~, E C ~ and I D ~. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] He was trained as an electronics engineer. [B] He was trained as a mechanical engineer. [C] He was trained as a communication engineer. [D] He was trained as a nuclear engineer. 27.
[A] Fishing and hunting.
[B] He began to show great interest in natural beauty.
[C] Nuclear science. [D] Amateur radio. 28.
[A] An old friend of his. [B] His elder brother. [C] His younger brother. [D] His younger son. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
[A] The Bachelor’s degree. [B] The Associate degree. [C] The Master’s degree. [D] The Doctor’s degree. 30.
[A] A technical associate degree.
[B] A degree which is designed for transfer. [C] A bachelor’s degree.
[D] The last degree one can ever hope to attain. 31.
[A] 120 quarter hours. [B] 95 quarter hours. [C] 120 credit hours. [D] 72 credit hours. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. [A] In 1848. [B] In 1846. [C] In 1884. [D] In 1849. 33. [A] 8,000 people. [B] 10,000 people. [C] 80,000 people. [D] 100,000 people.
34. [A] From the western United States. [B] From all parts of the country.
[C] From only the east coast of the American Continent. [D] From San Francisco Bay.
35. [A] Because many settlements were abandoned. [B] Because there were many gold-hungry sailors. [C] Because private gold could not be protected by law. [D] Because everybody raced for California. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
Mark Twain, who wrote the story we’re going to read, traveled quite a lot often because circumstamces, usually (36) circumstances, forced him to. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and moved to Hannibal, Missouri with his family when he was about 4 years old. Most people think he was born in Hannibal but that isn’t true. After his father died when he was about 12, Twain worked in Hannibal for a while and then left, so he could (37) __________ more money. He worked for a while as a typesetter on (38) newspapers and then got a job as a river (39) __ on the Mississippi.
Twain loved this job and many of his books show it. The river job didn’t last, however, because of the (40) __________ of the Civil War. Twain, was in the (41) __ Army for just 2 weeks and then he and his whole (42) __________ went west to get away from the war and the army. In Nevada and California Twain (43) __________ for silver and gold without much luck, but did succeed as a writer. (44) __________ (45) __________ (46) __________ Section A
11．D信息明示题。虽然男士的话较长，但关键点在最后，即he decided to cancel the class…由此可知，男士没上地理课的原因是因为教授取消了课程。而男士前面说的很多同学缺席则是教授取消课程的原因，所以D正确。
12．A信息明示题。解答本题的关键是理解even(偶数)和odd(奇数)，只要明白这两个词的含义，本题就可迎刃而解。女士说电梯只在偶数层停，而第九层是奇数层，所以A正确。
13．D综合推断题。男士问女士雨停了没有，女士回答说她的衣服都湿透了，言外之意是雨下得很大，故选D。 *考点
●soak意为“浸泡；湿透”，常见短语有：soak sth．off/out浸泡以除去某物；soak sb．through使某人全身湿透；soak sth．up吸收某物，此时既可指具体吸收某种物质，也可指抽象地吸
收，如：The boy soaks up new knowledge like a sponge．那个男孩像海绵一样吸收新知识。 14．D综合推断题。女士说自己把大部分午饭时间花在图书馆，但那里太安静以至于她睡着了，由此可以推断，女士之所以回来迟了是因为睡过了头，所以D正确。
15．C信息明示题。本题的关键是对manage的理解，它在本段对话中相当于have或eat。男士问女士是否再要些土豆，女士回答说自己吃不下了，故选C。 *考点
●manage此处指的不是“经营，管理”，而是“做成(某事)，应付”的意思，如：Despite his disappointment，he managed a smile．尽管很失望，他还是强颜欢笑。
16．B信息明示题。男士说，I said free lunches…由此可知，B正确。解答本题的关键是听清男士说的这句话，以避免three lunches，many lunches的干扰。
17．B信息明示题。男士说自己听说格林先生陷入财政危机，女士赞成了男士的说法，由此可知，格林先生没有足够的资金继续他的项目，所以B正确。
18．A建议题。男士说不知该把房间漆成什么颜色，女士建议漆成白色，说白色和家具的颜色很相配，故选A。 *考点
●match此处作动词，意为“相配，匹配”；它还可作名词，指“相匹配的人或物，相似或相像的人或物”，如：I’ve found a vase that’s an exact match of the one we already have．我找到一只和我们已有的那只一模一样的花瓶。 Conversation One
19．B综合推断题。女士说This food is terrible．I can’t even finish my dinner．男士说the university could hire a better food service，结合这两句话可以推断，对话发生在食堂，所以B正确。
20．C信息明示题。女士说I’m going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge．接下来男士问You are spending your time on a card game?此可知，女士计划晚上play bridge(打桥牌)，故选C。
21．D信息明示题。男士说You should be caleful not to play so much that you don’t get your studying done．所以D正确。
22．D信息明示题。男士说I have a pretty heavy workload this semester．I have to spend my evenings studying．由此可知，男士这学期的学业很重，他晚上也要学习，故选D。 Conversation Two
23．C综合推断题。男士在对话开始时提到了海水来自彗星这一新理论，接下来的对话主要就是围绕该理论展开的，最后还引出了海水来自火山这一传统理论，由此推断，对话主要与地球上水的来源，特别是海水的来源有关，故选C。
24．D信息明示题。男士说海水来源的新理论是基于最近人造卫星所拍摄的照片的，宇宙人造卫星最近探测到，每天有将近四万颗小彗星与地球外层大气相碰撞，故选D。 25．D信息明示题。女士指出，地质学者认为火山气体大多为蒸汽，故选D。 *考点
●fill sth．up意为“填写，填满，充满”，与fill相关的短语还有：fin sb．’s shoes接替某人的工作、职务等；fill in(for sb．)临时接替某人；fill sth．in除了指“填写，补充，填满”以外，还可指“打发，消磨(时间)”，如：Jack filled in the afternoon watching television．杰克以看电视打发下午的时间。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章简单介绍了一个名叫亨利·文森特的人的生活。由于战争他在16岁的时候就背井离乡与家人失散。在他退休之后却因一个十分偶然的机会最终与自己的兄弟重逢。
26．A信息明示题。文章第一段指出,…．Australia, where he was trained as an electronics engineer．由此可知A正确。
27．D信息明示题。文章第二段指出,…being an amateur radio operator，由此可知D正确。
28．C信息明示题。文章第三段指出，…Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother，Peter由此可知C正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章简要介绍了四种不同的大学学位，即肄业学(associate degree)，学士学位(bachelor’s degree)，硕士学4i(master’s degree)和博学位(doctor’s degree)以及获得这些学位需要花费的大致课时。
29．B信息明示题。文章开头便指出，…four types of college degrees，starting with the associate degree．由此可知B正确。
30．A信息明示题。文章指出，Not all associate degrees ale designed for transfer．Some are technical degrees which are called terminal degrees，which mean they do not count toward a bachelor’s．由此可知A正确。
31．C信息明示题。文章最后指出，The BA(or BS)is 120 credit hours or 185 quarter hours．由此可知C正确。 Passage Three 文章精要
1848年，旧金山附近开始出现“淘金热”，成千上万的人涌入加利福尼亚沿岸开始了他们的淘金生涯，“淘金热”成为美国西部殖民地化的重要组成部分。文章简要叙述了当年这股“淘金热”的盛况。
32．A信息明示题。文章开头就指出，淘金热始于1848年，故选A。
33．D信息明示题。文章提到Within a year，100，000 people…had reached the coast of California，故选D。
34．B综合推断题。文章提到More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent，由此可以推断，来淘金的人来自美国各地，故选B。
35．C信息明示题。文章提到…it was a risky business．Law and order broke down…由此
可知，淘金危险是因为它不受法律和秩序的保护，故选C。 Section C 文章精要
马克·吐温游历过很多地方，有时候他会一边旅游一边工作，而且他的旅行往往会给他带来写作的灵感以及对生活的感悟，文章主要介绍了马克·吐温的游历经历。 36．financial37．earn38．various39．pilot
40．outbreak 41．Confederate 42．company 43．prospected
44．Once that happened Twain traveled around the country giving lectures and earning enough money to go to Europe．
45．Twain didn’t travel much the last l o years of his life and he didn’t publish much either． 46．Like many other popular writers Twain derived much of the materials for his writing from the wealth and diversity of his own personal experiences Section A
11. W: Why didn’t you have your geology class today?
M: Only three out of a class of twenty-five showed up. Since the professor had planned to present a complex demonstration, he decided to cancel the class until everybody could be present. Q: Why didn’t the geology class meet today? 12. M: Does this elevator stop on every floor?
W: No, it stops only on the even ones. If you want an odd one, go to the even one above it and then walk down.
Q: Why won’t the elevator stop on the ninth floor? 13. M: Has the rain stopped?
W: Stopped? Look at my clothes. They are soaked. Q: What does the woman mean?
14. M: You have been getting back from lunch late every day. You do your shopping, don’t
you?
W: No. I spend most of my lunch hour at the library, but it’s so quiet that I fall asleep. Q: Why does the woman come back late from lunch now? 15. M: Would you like some more potatoes? W: I’m sorry I can’t manage more. Thank you. Q: What does the man ask the woman to do?
16. W: I am sorry I am having trouble reading my notes. Did you say three lunches in that first paragraph?
M: No. I said free lunches, the children don’t have to pay for them. And there are many lunches involved, you know, a lot more than three. Q: What did the man say about the lunches?
17. M: How did Mr. Green’s projects turn out? I heard he had trouble with the financing and then he couldn’t get the land he wanted.
W: It’s true! He did have difficulties and it couldn’t have turned out worse. Q: What did you learn about Mr. Green?
18. M: I can’t decide which color to paint my room. W: What about white? It matches the furniture. Q: What does the woman suggest? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
W: This food is terrible. I can’t even finish my dinner.
M: I know. You think with all the money we pay for room and board, the university could hire a better food service Where are you headed next?
W: I’m going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge. M: You are spending your time on a card game?
W: Not just any card game. It’s one of the most strategic there is. M: So I’ve heard. Don’t you play with a partner? W: Yeah. Four people play, two against the other two. M: So you try to play in cooperation with your partner.
W: Actually, the cards of one of the four players are turned face up. That player is called the dummy.
M: I wouldn’t want to be called that. When you are the dummy what do you do while the cards are being played?
W: Anything you want. Sit there and study, shuffle another deck, get snacks for everyone. I like to stand behind my partner and watch.
M: You know. I’ve heard that bridge is habit forming. You should be careful not to play so much that you don’t get your studying done.
W: Don’t worry about me. I only play Thursdays after dinner, and sometimes when they need a fourth player. If you like, I could teach you.
M: Thanks. But I have a pretty heavy workload this semester. I have to spend my evenings studying. I don’t really know how to do it yet.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Where does the conversation take place? 20. How does the woman plan to spend her evening? 21. What does the man warn the woman not to do? 22. Why does the man refuse the woman’s offer? Conversation Two
M: How did you like yesterday’s astronomy class?
W: It was interesting. But the point she was trying to make seemed a little far-fetched. M: Oh, that new theory that ocean water came from comets?
W: Yeah. Do you remember what it was based on?
M: Some recent satellite photos, I think. Apparently, space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earth’s outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day. W: OK, they’re collided with atmosphere. So that’s what created the water?
M: It’s not the collision that created water. Comets contain water. They’re made up mostly of cosmic dust and water. When they collide with the atmosphere, they break up. And the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.
W: Oh well, this morning I asked my geology professor about that. He said that most geologists don’t accept it. M: Why not?
W: Special research indicates that most of the water molecules from the comet would have burned up as they fell through the atmosphere. Enough rain couldn’t have reached the earth to fill up the ocean.
M: Well, did the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from?
W: Yeah, he said the more traditional view is that the ocean water came from volcanoes. M: From volcanoes?
W: Right. They say volcanic fumes are mostly steam. And they claimed that it was the volcanic steam that created the oceans, not rain from comets.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
24. What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate? 25. What aspect of volcanoes does the woman mention? Section B Passage One
At sixteen, Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from one country to another before finally settling down in Australia, where, he was trained as an electronics engineer. He established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the question.
His retirement suddenly made him realize how lonely he was and he decided to take up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, being an amateur radio operator seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a license and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact with other amateur operators all over the world.
Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far off places. One in particular was a man in California with whom he had much in common. One night the man in California happened to mention the village in Europe he had come from.
Suddenly, Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a loss for words but then little by little they filled in the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to be reunited with his brother. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What kind of training did Henry get when he was in Australia? 27. What hobby did Henry take up after his retirement? 28. Who is the person Henry had much in common with? Passage Two
There are four types of college degrees, starting with the associate degree. The associate takes about two years to complete when one is enrolled full time. The bachelor’s degree takes four years when one is enrolled full time with the master’s taking an additional one to two years, and the doctor’s three to four years. The associate degree may be substituted for the first two years of a bachelor’s degree if it is a transfer degree. Not all associate degrees are designed for transfer.
Some are technical degrees which are called terminal degrees, which means they do not count toward a bachelor’s. The bachelor’s is normally required before one can work at the master’s level. Likewise, the master is normally required before one can work at the doctor’s level.
The number of credit hours of university degree programs varies from one school to another. In general, the AA is 60 credit hours or 95 quarter hours. The BA (or BS) is 120 credit hours or 185 quarter hours. The MA is 30 credit hours or 45 quarter hours and the PhD is 60 to 72 credit hours or 95 to 120 quarter hours.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What is the first American college degree? 30. What is the terminal degree?
31. What is the number of credit hours for a BA? Passage Three
In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco, and the first great gold-rush began. When the news spread, farmers, lawyers, sailors, soldiers and school teachers rushed to California by what ever means they could. Within a year, 100,000 people only 8,000 of whom were women had reached the coast of California. More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent. \"Gold fever\" began to spread. Settlements throughout the United States were deserted. Homes, farms and stores were abandoned as everybody raced for California. Many came by sea, and in July 1850 more than 500 ships were anchored in San Francisco Bay, many of which had been deserted by gold- hungry sailors. A few people became very rich, but it was a risky business. Law and order broke down. Even if a miner \"struck it richry to take it away: gamblers, outlaws, and thieves. Gold and silver were discovered in Nevada a few years later, and “gold fever” was an important part of the colonization of the western United States.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. When did the first great gold-rush begin?
33. How many people had reached the coast of California within a year? 34. Where were those gold seekers from? 35. Why was gold-mining a risky business? Section C
Mark Twain, who wrote the story we’re going to read, traveled quite a lot because circumstances, usually (36)financial circumstances, forced him to. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and moved to Hannibal, Missouri with his family when he was about 4 years old. Most people think he was born in Hannibal but that isn’t true. After his father died when he was about 12, Twain worked in Hannibal for a while and then left, so he could (37)earn more money. He worked for a while as a typesetter on (38)various newspapers and then got a job as a river (39)pilot on the Mississippi. Twain loved this job and many of his books show it. The river job didn’t last, however, because of the (40)outbreak of the Civil War. Twain was in
the(41)Confederate Army for just 2 weeks and then he and his whole (42)company went west to get away from the war and the army. In Nevada and California Twain (43)prospected for silver and gold without much luck, but did succeed as a writer. (44)Once that happened Twain traveled around the country giving lectures and earning enough money to go to Europe. (45)Twain didn’t travel much the last 10 years of his life and he didn’t publish much either. (46)Like many other popular writers Twain derived much of the materials for his writing from the wealth and diversity of his own personal experiences.6666666 7777 Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A ], [B ], [C] and [ D ], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] He is thoughtful. [B] He is humorous. [C] He is careless. [D] He is helpful. 12.
[A] There are different kinds of folders. [B] This decision requires careful thought. [C] It doesn’t matter which color she chooses. [D] The color should suggest the content. 13. [A] He went to see the dentist a week ago.
[B] The woman should cancel her appointment with the dentist. [C] The woman’s toothache will go away by itself. [D] The woman should have seen the dentist by now. 14. [A] The man should try to be more understanding. [B] The man’s wife should be more understanding.
[C] The man’s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood.
[D] The pessimism of the man’s wife may be the result of her past experiences.
15. [A] She should be careful about spending her money. [B] She should not buy the blue dress. [C] She should buy the blue dress.
[D] She should buy the blue dress next month. 16. [A] He doesn’t like his new eyeglass frames. [B] He didn’t get a haircut.
[C] He got his eyeglasses a long time ago.
[D] Several people have asked him about his new eyeglass frames. 17. [A] Because the working hours were not suitable. [B] Because the job was not well paid. [C] Because he had to do a lot of traveling. [D] Because the job was quite difficult. 18. [A] To find her way around. [B] To enjoy herself thoroughly. [C] To remember her culture. [D] To see the differences.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] To make preparations for a new publication. [B] To learn how couples spend their weekends. [C] To know how housework is shared.
[D] To investigate what people do at the weekend. 20. [A] He goes to exercise classes. [B] He goes sailing. [C] He goes to the cinema: [D] He stays at home.
21. [A] Friday. [B] Saturday. [C] Sunday. [D] Any weekdaf. 22. [A] Surname. [B] Job title. [C] Address. [D] Age.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.
[A] Because she thinks there’s no way anyone else could fit on. [B] Because she thinks that 20 minutes late for a train is pretty standard. [C] Because she finds that it’s hard to find the commuting. [D] Because she was shocked by the complicated schedules. 24. [A] Read a book. [B] Play Game Boy. [C] Listen to music. [D] Chat with others.
25. [A] Because she may lose her belongings. [B] Because she may miss the stop. [C] Because it’s harmful to her health. [D] Because there is no space to turn over. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions: Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [ A ], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] It’s the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment. [B] It’s the production of new industrial goods. [C] It’s increased amounts of a natural substance. [D] It’s our ever-increasing population. 27. [A] Air and water pollution.
[B] Both a litter problem and a waste of resources. [C] To pay for the service. [D] To produce the receipt.
28. [A] Cutting out unnecessary buying. [B] Eating less. [C] Reducing excess use.
[D] Carefully disposing our daily products. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] It is a method often used by people who cannot speak. [B] It can tell something that words cannot express. [C] It can be used to talk with people who cannot hear. [D] It is less used than words.
30. [A] Less eye contact suggests distance in relation.
[B] The longer one looks at you, the more interest he has in you.
[C] There is more eye contact between people who like each other. [D] Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about. 31. [A] It is a sign of one’s friendliness. [B] It is a sign of one’s unfriendliness. [C] It makes people feel happy. [D] It makes people feel uncomfortable. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. [A] Universities in the United States [B] The Academic Year [C] The Quarter System [D] The Semester System 33. [A] Four regular terms.
[B] Three regular terms and one summer term. [C] Two regular terms and two summer terms. [D] One regular term and three summer terms. 34. [A] September. [B] Summer semester only. [C] At the beginning of any quarter. [D] At the beginning of the academic year. 35. [A] They allow students to graduate early. [B] They provide more options for admission. [C] They are long enough to cover the course material. [D] They last eleven weeks. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part III Section C
One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay aging, according to a new study.
The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while (36) healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study.
Serrano said researchers (37) engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging. \"Everyone agrees that the aging is produced by the (38) of faulty cells, \" Serrano said. \"In other words, p53 delays aging for exactly the same reason that it prevents cancer. \"
(39) cancer studies have shown that p53 can actually cause (40) aging symptoms by killing too many cells when it goes into (41) , but Serrano said his research strictly (42) the gene so that it turned on only when needed.
The gene did their (43) job of producing a protein that kills damaged cancer cells. But the researchers found that mice with an extra copy of the genes (44)\"This is the first anti-cancer gene tested for its effect on aging, \" Serrano said. \"The mice lived 16 percent longer in their average life span. \"
The p53 gene, when working properly, (45)
If the gene is mutated or inactivated the control mechanism does not work.
Serrano also said that other research has shown that mice and worms that eat less have slower metabolisms and live longer. But his study offers evidence that (46) Section A
11．C综合推断题。女士说她再也不跟比尔一块儿走了，因为比尔竟然忘记把车停在哪里了，男士说比尔就是这样，由此可知，比尔是个比较粗心的人。选项C与之相符。 12．C综合推断题。男士说内容才是重要的，由此可见，男士认为文件夹的颜色不重要，选项C与之相符。
13．D综合推断题。男士说：“我上周就告诉你要预约。”言外之意是说，如果上周预约了，那么现在就已经见到牙医了，选项D与之相符。
14．D综合推断题。男士不明白自己的妻子为什么总是以消极的态度看待一切，女士说他应该了解一下她的童年。因此，女士的意思是，男士妻子的消极态度可能与其过去的经历有关，所以D正确。 *考点
●put up with意为“容忍，忍受”。与put有关的短语还有： ①put up[举起(手)；搭建；张贴；捐赠；提出(建议等)]； ②put up a fight(resistance)[进行战斗(抵抗)]； ③put sb．up to sth．/doing sth．(怂恿某人做某事)；
④put sb．up(提名某人为候选人)，如：We want to put you up for club treasurer．(我们想请你担任俱乐部的财务员。)
15．A综合推断题。男士说如果女士能把她的开支做好，就能买这件衣服了。言外之意是，女士花钱应该更谨慎一些，正确答案为A。此题考查的难点是虚拟语气，谈话者往往会使用虚拟语气来表达自己的态度和观点，并且常常采取间接的表达方式，考生要注意理解其弦外之音。
16．B综合推断题。男士说他只是给自己的眼镜换了新的镜框，由此可见男士并没有理发，选项B与之相符。
17．B综合推断题。男士说工作的时间比较合适，但是不能满足收支平衡，由此可以看出，马克嫌这份工作的薪水太低，所以拒绝了。选项B与之相符。
18．B信息明示题。男士建议女：仁尽可能地观光游览，因为那个国家的文化与他们自己的相比有很大不同，选项B与之相符。 Conversation One
19．A综合推断题。女士说自己在一家广告代理公司工作，现在要为一份新杂志对男士这样的人群进行调查，由此可知，调查的目的是为新出版物做准备．所以A正确。 20．D信息明示题。男士说他妻子周五出去健身，然后看望朋友，而自己则待在家里看电视，故选D。
21．B信息明示题。男士说周六的时候会和妻子一起出去航海，所以B正确。 22．A综合推断题。女士问男士姓什么，男士回答Robinson，可知男士提供的个人信息是他的姓氏，故选A。 Conversation Two
23．D综合推断题。对话中女士提到，设计时刻表的人是个天才，令人惊讶的是这么多列车同时到达还能井然有序，由此可知，女士是因为时刻表的复杂而感到惊讶，所以D正确。
24．C信息明示题。男士提到自己坐火车的时候经常听音乐，防止受到外界的影响；如果累了的话，他也会小睡几分钟。读书是女士喜欢在火车上做的事情，玩Game Boy和聊天对话中都没有提到，所以C正确。
25．B信息明示题。对话中男士说如果累了，他也会小睡一会，女士说那样有点冒险，容易睡过站，可见，女士担心在火车上睡觉可能会错过站，所以B正确。 Section B Passage One
文章精要
文章指出，污染一方面是人类把新的人造物质排放到环境中造成的，另一方面是排放大量的天然物质造成的。但是，如果、公司和个人都努力的话，大部分的污染是可以得到控制的。
26．A信息明示题。文章第一段第二句指出，污染一方面是人类将未用过的、通常是人造的物质排放到大自然中造成的，另一方面是不断地将天然物质(比如油轮里的石油)排放到自然环境中而造成的，所以A正确。
27．B信息明示题。文章第二段第四句说：This not only causes a litter problem，but also is a great waste of resources…(这不仅造成了垃圾的问题，而且也是资源的极大浪费)，this指前面的food packages，bottles and tins for drinks。所以B正确。
28．B信息明示题。文章第二段提到，减少不必要的采购和消耗，认真处理我们的日常用品，都可以减少污染和浪费，但是并没有提到“少吃”也会减少污染和浪费，所以选B。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章指出，非语言的交流与手势、动作和说话人之间的距离有很大关系。科学家发现，那些手势和动作等含有语言无法表达的意思。如：南美洲人说话时喜欢距离近一些，而北美洲人正好相反。眼神的交流也可以表达出热情、兴趣、害羞或信心等情感，但是微笑并不一定表示友好，没有明显理由的微笑会让人感觉很不自在。
29．B信息明示题。文章第一段指出，科学家认为那些手势、动作含有语言没有的意思。所以B正确。其他三项文中都没有提到。
30．D综合推断题。文章第二段最后一句指出，与你交谈的那个人注视你的时间长短，表示他对你的谈话内容感兴趣的程度，由此可知，如果眼神交流的时间短，那么对谈话内容感兴趣的程度就低，D项内容与此相反，所以错误，故答案选D。
31．D信息明示题。文章最后一段指出，我们并不总认为微笑表示友好，如果有人总是在微笑，并且没有什么明显的理由，就会让人感到很不自在，所以D正确。uncomfortable
的意思是“不舒服的”，与uneasy的意思相近。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章指出，尽管大多数美国大学都采用学期制，但是一些学校开始试行季节制。该包括四个季节，每学年从9月开始到次年6月，分成3个11周，分别从9月、1月和3月开始。这样的好处在于，那些希望快些修完学分的学生可以四个季节的课程全部参加，此外，学校设施也可以最大限度地为学生提供服务；但缺点在于11周的时间太短，不够完成课程，学生也觉得在那么短的时间内很难完成老师布置的作业。有些学校采取了折中的做法，即建立三个学期的。
32．C主旨题。文章第一段引出现在一些大学的做法，即试行季节，第二段介绍该的优缺点，第三段义提到一些大学的折中做法，由此可知，全文都是对季节的介绍，所以C正确。
33．B信息明示题。第一段最后一句指出，三个学期分别在9月、1月和3月开始，暑期则是从6月到8月，由此可见，这种一共包括三个常规学期和一个暑期，所以B正确。 34．C信息明示题。文章第二段提到，这种的另外一个好处就是，尽管大多数学生在秋季开学，但在该下，学生也可以在其他任何学期开始的时候开始上课学习，所以C正确。
35．D信息明示题。文章最后一段最后一句提到，在这14周里，学校和学生都有足够的时间来学习并完成课程安排，所以D项“有11周”是错误的，故选D。 Section C 文章精要
本文主要介绍的是一项新的科学发现。有一种基因不仅能够抵抗癌细胞，还能够延缓衰老。科学家通过小白鼠实验发现，这种基因能降低癌症对它们身体的影响并且延长它们的寿命。虽然实验已证实吃得少能降低新陈代谢的速率，从而使小白鼠活得更久，然而得益于此种基因，它们能在不挨饿的情况下获得更长的寿命。
36．extending37．genetically38．accumulation39．Previous 40．premature 41．overdrive 42．regulated 43．normal
44．actually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer 45．makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause
46．the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A
11. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car. M: That certainly sounds like Bill. Q: What do we know about Bill?
12. W: I don’t know which color folder to use, white or brown? M: What difference does it make? It’s the content that’s important. Q: What does the man mean?
13. W: This toothache is killing me! I was hoping it would just go away but it’s getting worse by the minute. What did you say the name of your dentist was? M: I told you last week to make that appointment. Q: What does the man imply?
14. M: I couldn’t put up with my wife any longer. I don’t know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way.
W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean?
15. W: The blue dress in the store window is really nice. But I don’t have enough money so far.
M: Yes, if you budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it.
Q: How does the man think about the woman? 16. W: You look different today. Did you get a haircut?
M:That’s funny. You’re the third person who asked me that. But all I did was getting new frames for my eyeglasses. Q: What does the man imply?
17. W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency? M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet. Q: Why does Mark refuse to take the job?
18. W: I’m going to India next month. Is there any advice you’d like to give me on my first trip?
M: Well, see as much as you can because it’s a country with a very different culture from ours.
Q: What does the man advise the woman to do? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
W: Excuse me, could I ask you some questions? M: Of course.
W: I work for an advertising agency, and I’m doing some research. It’s a new magazine for people like you.
M: People like me? What do you mean? W: Well, people between 25 and 35 years old. M: OK.
W: Right. Em, what do you do at the weekend?
M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then she visits friends. W: Don’t you go out?
M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television. W: And on Saturdays?
M: On Saturdays, my wife and I always go sailing together. W: Really?
M: Em, we love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out. W: Where to?
M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends. We sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant. But we always go out on Saturday evenings. W: I see. And now on Sunday, what happens on Sundays?
M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk, and I always cook a big Sunday lunch. W: Oh! How often do you do the cooking? M: Em, twice a week, three times a week.
W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details: your name, yours job, and so on. What’s your surname? M: Robinson.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main purpose of the research? 20. What does the man do on Fridays?
21. On which day does the couple always go out? 22. Which personal detail does the man give? Conversation Two
W: Sorry, I’m late. The train was delayed. I got stuck on the platform for about 20 minutes. M: Yeah, it happens from time to time. How are you finding the commuting anyway? W: Well, it’s a shock to the system to be honest. Last night I was coming home from the office, and I got caught in the mad rash in Shibuya. It was unbelievable, everyone jammed in like
sardines.
M: Yeah, and then just when you think there’s no way anyone else could fit on, five more people barge through!
W: I’ve got a hand it to the train companies though. Whoever devised the schedules is a genius. It’s amazing how different trains arrive at the same time for people to change. M: I know. Back home, 20 minutes late for a train is pretty standard!
W: So what do you do to take your mind off things on the train? I tried to read a book, but I couldn’t turn the page-not enough space!
M: I usually listen to music, it helps block out everything. But if I’m really tired, I tend to just nod off for a few minutes.
W: Isn’t that a bit risky? You don’t wanna miss your stop.
M: You watch the businessmen do it. They have it down to an art form. They’ll wake up just before their stop.
W: I’m afraid if I close my eyes, I won’t be waking up so quickly! Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. Why does the woman think that the person who designed the schedules is a genius? 24. What does the man do on the train?
25. Why dies the woman think it’s risky to sleep on the train? Section B Passage One
People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.
Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be
controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only not to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What’s the main cause of pollution?
27. What can food packages, bottles and tins for drinks cause?
28. Which of the following CANNOT help solving the problem of pollution? Passage Two
Nonverbal communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry.
For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be \"cold\" or \"distant\" because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The \"eye contact\" provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about.
On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Which of the following about nonverbal communication is true? 30. Which of the following is NOT true?
31. How do people think about constant smiling without apparent reason? Passage Three
Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters. The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varying length.
There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system. On the plus side, students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters. In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any of the other quarters. Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year round, the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students. But there are several disadvantages as well. Many faculties complain that the eleven-week term is simply not long enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time.
In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system. In fourteen weeks,
faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides more options for admission during the Year and accelerates the degree programs.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? 33. How many terms are there in a quarter system?
34. When may students begin studying in a school that uses a quarter system? 35. Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to trimesters? Section C
One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay aging, according to a new study.
The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while (36) extending healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study.
Serrano said researchers (37)genetically engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging. \"Everyone agrees that the aging is produced by the (38) accumulation of faulty cells, \" Serrano said. \"In other words, p53 delays aging for exactly the same reason that it prevents cancer. \"
(39) Previous cancer studies have shown that p53 can actually cause (40) pre-mature aging symptoms by killing too many cells when it goes into (41) overdrive, but Serrano said his research strictly (42) regulated the gene so that it turned on only when needed.
The gene did their ( 43 ) normal job of producing a protein that kills damaged cancer cells. But the researchers found that mice with an extra copy of the genes (44) actually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer.
\"This is the first anti-cancer gene tested for its effect on aging,\"Serrano said. \"The mice lived 16 percent longer in their average life span.\"
The p53 gene, when working properly, (45) makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause tumors. If the gene is mutated or inactivated the control mechanism does not work.
Serrano also said that other research has shown that mice and worms that eat less have slower metabolisms and live longer. But his study offers evidence that (46) the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved. 88
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B] [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11.
[A] A holiday. [B] Luck. [C] Work. [D] An accident.
12.
[A] She prefers the stadium. [B] She agrees with the man. [C] The light isn’t bright enough. [D] The dining hall isn’t large enough. 13.
[A] Two hours by train. [B] One hour by train. [C] One hour by bus. [D] One hour by car. 14.
[A] English. [B] Canadian. [C] Australian. [D] Austrian.
15. [A] Straight ahead on the street. [B] On the fight. [C] On the left. [D] Over there. 16. [A] Crown’s. [B] Mrs. Peterson’s. [C] Peter’s. [D] Mr. Peterson’s. 17. [A] Dentist and patient. [B] Schoolmates.
[C] Roommates. [D] Workmates.
18. [A] Because she was not at home.
[B] Because she didn’t hear the telephone ring. [C] Because she was washing her hair. [D] 13ecause she didn’t want to answer.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.
[A] She generally doesn’t allow people to borrow it. [B] She is trying to sell it. [C] She bought it from a friend. [D] It has broken down before. 20.
[A] The woman could probably repay it herself. [B] It’s rather small.
[C] It probably won’t cost a lot to repair. [D] It’s probably difficult to drive. 21.
[A] He only works,on new cars. [B] He has fixed her car before. [C] He is one of her neighbors. [D] He will probably overcharge her. 22.
[A] Take the woman to her home. [B] Test-drive the woman’s car.
[C] Help the woman pay the mechanic’s bill. [D] Help the woman fix her car.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] The possible existence of life on other planets. [B] Methods for building powerful new telescopes. [C] A technical problem that astronomers can’t solve. [D] The discovery of planets orbiting distant stars. 24.
[A] They studied variations in the appearance of the parent stars. [B] They were able to see the planets with a telescope. [C] They compared the parent stars to the Sun. [D] They sent astronauts on a mission into space. 25.
[A] Their surface features. [B] Their chemical composition. [C] Their temperature. [D] Their age. 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], I B ], I C ] and ~ D ]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] She does her shopping. [B] She drinks extra tea. [C] She eats a lot of things. [D] She sleeps a great deal. 27.
[A] Problems with the teachers.
[B] Problems with family members or friends. [C] Problems with class work. [D] Problems with a part-time job. 28.
[A] Talking to someone over the phone. [B] Drinking some diet coke. [C] Playing a video game. [D] Drinking extra tea. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.
[A] They were able to fly it in the air.
[B] They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in the machine. [C] They were able to carry travelers. [D] They were able to fly in around Dayton. 30. [A] Nothing. [B] A lot.
[C] Hardly anything.
[D] A little.
31. [A] The reporters didn’t believe what people told them about the flights. [B] The Government didn’t give the Wrights any money.
[C] The Government thought the Wrights wanted money in order to build an airplane. [D] At the time it seemed no one could understand them. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. [A] The writer enjoys sleeping very much. [B] The writer doesn’t like money at all. [C] Bill Gates does not know how to enjoy himself. [D] Mental well-being is the most important thing. 33. [A] Material life. [B] Sports life. [C] Spiritual life. [D] Working life. 34.
[A] It is very commercial. [B] It is very noisy. [C] It is very insecure. [D] It is very unfriendly. 35.
[A] Importance of A Good Night’s sleep [B] The Best Things Money Cannot Buy [C] Taking Good Care of Oneself [D] How to Enjoy Life Thoroughly
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part III Section C
A new book is sure to be discussed， and (36) , at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37) __ at a university in the United States. Her name for it is \"Any U\". The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not ( 38 ) __ their work or ask for help, She decided to do a (39) __ project. She got the (40) __ of the university ethics (41) __. Such groups consider moral and legal issues in studies. In the spring of 2002, she (42) __ to her own university under the name \"Rebekah Nathan\" and was admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second (43) . She did pretty well, although she got one C, a mark of average. She also played sports. (44)
(45)They are busy with activities and jobs. They try to learn only as much as they have to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to
what is being discussed in class.
(46) .She gives less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more. She offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep. Section A
11．D信息明示题。女士说是事故导致了男士假期的不愉快，男士回答说自己本该更加小心的，由此可知他们在谈论事故而非假期，所以D正确。 *考点
●感叹词一般置于句首，间或也可穿插于句子中间，常见的感叹词除了what以外，还有how，why，oh，ah，oh dear, my lord，good heavens，gracious me等。如：Why，it’s nearly ten o’clock．Let’s hurry up．啊呀，快十点了!我们快点吧!
●shame除了表示“羞耻，惭愧”之意，还可表示“惋惜的事”，如：What a shame that I couldn’t attend your birthday party．我没能参加你的生日聚会，真可惜!
12．B综合推断题。男士说餐厅里的灯太亮了，女士说：“我想它对露天足球场而言是再好不过了。”言外之意，她认为这种亮度不适合餐厅。由此可知，女士同意男士的看法，所以B正确。
13．B信息明示题。预读选项可知，本题的关键是听清楚时间和交通工具的对应。男士说，坐火车一小时，开车要两小时，故选B。 *考点
●有关“交通工具”的词有：bike，bicycle，car, taxi，automobile，bus，subway，underground，train，flight，plane，ship等。
14．C信息明示题。女士问雅各布先生两年前是否在伦敦，男士回答说自己在加拿大，还说他是澳大利亚人，三年前去了加拿大，故选C。本题的关键是听清男士说的是Australian而非Austrian(奥地利人)。
15．B信息明示题。女士说The Boys’ School is on the right，由此可知，B正确。本题的
关键是分清不同学校所处的不同方位。
16．B信息明示题。男士开始便说I much prefer Mrs．Peterson’s lessons，由此可知，他喜欢彼得森女士的课，所以B正确。
17．B综合推断题。男士说She(Denise)’s at school with me，at school意为“在学校，在求学”，由此可知，两者是校友，故B正确。
18．C信息明示题。女士说昨晚电话铃响的时候她在洗头，所以没能接听，故C正确。in在此为副词意为“在家”。 Conversation One
19．D综合推断题。女士说她担心自己的车，因为车又进修理厂了，还说这次应该是刹车出了问题，由again再结合其说话内容可知，车子以前也坏过，故选D。
20．C信息明示题。男士说修理女士的车应该花不了多少钱，像女士这样的美国车，零部件都比较便 宜，故选C。
21．B信息明示题。女士说那名修理工是自己邻居推荐的，他以前也给自己修过车，而且价钱似乎也比较合 理，故选B。
22．A信息明示题。男士问女士今天下课后是否需要搭他的车回家，很明显是在提议送女士回家，故选A。 *考点
●watch out意为“戒备，提防”，与watch相关的短语还有：watch over照看，看守，负责，如：The mother bird is watching over her young．鸟妈妈正照看着自己的孩子。watch for留心找寻，耐心等候，如：You’ll have to watch for the right moment．你得等候适当的时机。 ●take advantage of sb．/sth．此处意为“(为达个人目的而不正当地)利用某人/某事”，该短语还有“充分利用”的含义，如：You should take full advantage of the hotel’s facilities．你应该充分利用旅馆的设备。
Conversation Two
23．D综合推断题。女士一开始就介绍说科学团体首次确定了太阳系以外的行星的存在，虽然人类知道存在着某些遥远的恒星，但却是最近才得知有些恒星有围绕自己运行的行星，接下来的对话也是围绕这些行星展开的，故选D。
24．A综合推断题。女士说天文学家是通过间接方法来发现那些行星的，他们测量出母星发出的光频的细微变化，还观察到母星似乎前后摆动，最终确定这都是由于沿轨道运行的行星的牵引而引起的，由此推断，科学家们是通过研究母星外观的变化来确定行星的存在的，故选A。
25．B信息明示题。女士说科学家们可以利用新的望远镜来分解、分析光线，进而希望了解这些行星的化学成分，故选B。 *考点
●break down此处意为“分解，分为(……项)”，还有以下含义：①停止运转，失效，如：The engine broke down．引擎坏了。②失败，瓦解，如：The peace talks have broken down．和平会谈破裂了。③感情失去控制，如：He broke down and wept when he heard the bad news．他听到坏消息时不禁痛哭起来。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
少女卡罗尔是个胖姑娘，当她看到很多人开始减肥时也想减肥，但却一直抑制不住吃东西的欲望。医生分析了导致她暴饮暴食的原因，并建议她改变这种生活习惯以重新获得健康。 26．C信息明示题。文章提到，卡罗尔在感到不高兴时，会去餐馆、酒吧、超市等地方大吃一顿，所以C正确。
27．B信息明示题。文章提到Her feeling of unhappiness could start from…problems with family members or friends，由此可知B正确。虽然医生也提到卡罗尔的暴饮暴食可能是想忘记作业，但医生明确指出的是家庭作业(homework assignment)而非课堂作业(class work)，排
出C。
28．B信息明示题。文章最后提到，医生建议卡罗尔和他人电话沟通、玩电子游戏或多喝茶，以此来代替暴饮暴食，但并未建议她喝健怡可乐(diet coke)，故选B。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章简单介绍了莱特兄弟发明的飞行器二号、三号的诞生以及当时的美国新闻界和对他们所持的态度。
29．B信息明示题。文章指出，They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine．由此可知，B正确。
30．C信息明示题。文章指出,…they said hardly anything about it at all，所以C正确。 31．B信息明示题。由第一段段末的新闻工作者refuse to believe them可知，A正确；由They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build all airplane可知，C正确；由末句It seemed nobody was interested可推出D正确；而文章并没有提及美国有没有资助莱特兄弟，故选B。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章描述了用钱也买不到的种种幸福——比如拥有良好的睡眠，享受生活中的点点滴滴，以及惬意的自由、友谊等精神上的幸福，并在最后指出，在这个喧嚣的时代，希望年轻一代也能珍惜和体会到这些幸福。
32．D综合推断题。文章主要描述了那些用钱也买不到的幸福——精神幸福，由此可以推断，作者认为精神上的幸福是最重要的，所以D正确。
33．C综合推断题。文章论述的是精神幸福的重要性，由此可以推断，作者非常注重精神生活，所以C正确。
34．B信息明示题。文章最后提到I hope this doesn’t sound too ridiculous in today’s rough，loud world，由此可知，作者认为如今的世界是喧嚣的世界，所以B正确。
35．B主旨题。文章开头就提出Nothing can buy a better night’s sleep，接下来又描述了各种用钱也买不到的幸福，并提到一首歌名“The Best Things in Life Are Free”，由此可知B正确。 Section C 文章精要
为了研究学生，美国一位人类学教授以大一新生身份与学生共同生活、学习了一年时间，由此教授更好地理解了学生并改变了自己的教学方式。 36．debated37．anthropology38．complete39．research 40．approval 41．committee 42．applied 43．semester
44．In My Freshman Year, she does not identify any students by name．but she does discuss what they told her about their lives．
45．Rebekah Nathan writes that students do not have enough time to be interested in their classes．
46．The professor says her year as a student changed the way she teaches． Section A
11. W: What a shame about your accident! What a way to end your holiday! M: Yes, it was bad luck. I suppose I should have been more careful. Q: What are they talking about?
12. M: The light in this dining hall is too bright, don’t you think? W: I think it’s perfect for a football stadium. Q: What does the woman mean?
13. W: How long does it take to get to London? M: It’s an hour by train, and about two hours by car. Q: How many hours does it take to get to London? 14. W: Were you in London two years ago, Mr. Jacobs?
M: No, I was in Canada. I’m an Australian, but I went to Canada three years ago. Q: What nationality is Mr. Jacobs?
15. M: Excuse me, please! Where’s the school?
W: Which one? The Infants’ School is over there. The Boys’ School is on the right. The Girls’ School is straight ahead on this street. Q: Where is the Boys’ School?
16. M: I much prefer Mrs. Peterson’s lessons. I’ve got pages of notes from her lessons. I’ve got nothing from Crown.
W: Perhaps you don’t need to take notes in Crown’s lessons. Ifs easy to remember what he tells you.
Q: Whose lessons does the man like more?
17. M: Mrs. Wilkins, I’d like you to meet Denise. She’s at school with me. W: Hello, Denise. Pleased to meet you.
Q: What’s the relationship between Denise and the man? 18. M: Where were you last night?
W: I was in all evening. The phone rang while I was washing my hair. I couldn’t answer it. I’m sorry.
Q: Why didn’t the woman answer the telephone? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
M: Is this table on the comer OK? W: Sure. We can sit here.
M: Oh, you paused to get anything on your tray. W: Yeah. I guess I’m just not that hungry. M: What’s the matter? Aren’t you feeling well?
W: Well, I’ve been really worried. It’s my car. Ifs 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’d 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 cars, 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 work for me in the past and his prices 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’ll sure appreciate it. It’s really tough getting around without a car when you live off campus.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What does the woman imply about her car? 20. What does the man say about the woman’s car? 21. What does the woman say about the mechanic? 22. What does the man offer to do? Conversation Two
M: Doctor Cole, thank you for agreeing to this interview for the Daily Campus News. Can you tell us about what you and your colleagues discuss at the annual astronomy society meeting last month?
W: Yes. For the first time ever the scientific community has established the existence of planets outside our own solar system. Of course we knew that certain distant stars existed, but only recently did we learn that several of them are orbited by their own planets. M: Why did it take so long to locate these planets?
W: Well, you have to understand that they are a billion times dimmer than their parent stars. It would be like trying to see the light of a candle next to a huge explosion. We don’t currently have a telescope that can be used to see them.
M: But if the astronomers didn’t see the planets through a telescope, how did they find them? W: By a very indirect method. The astronomers measured subtle distortions in the frequency of the light from the parent stars and observed that some of the stars seem to rock back and forth. They determined that this was caused by gravitational pull from orbiting planets.
M: There is a powerful new telescope being built in Arizona. Will that help them see these planets?
W: They should be able to see them at least in the form of small spots of light. And then the scientists will be able to break down and analyze this light. By doing this, they hope to learn about the chemical composition of these planets-oxygen and ozone molecules, for example, would be telltale signs of life on these planets.
M: I’m looking forward to hearing more when the telescope is in operation. And I’m sure our readers would be interested too.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What is the conversation mainly about?
24. How did the scientists establish the existence of the planets?
25. What does the professor say the scientists might learn about the planets by using the new telescope? Section B
Passage One
Carole is a teenage girl. She thinks she is a bit too fat, or rather too strong. But she doesn’t know how she became that way. Nowadays, people become interested in losing weight because being overweight can bring about many diseases. Carole has made up her mind to follow others’ example and plans to lose weight as well. Sometimes she feels so unhappy without knowing why. At these times, she often goes out to restaurants, bars and supermarkets for food. The things she likes to eat include bread, biscuits, and chocolates. Although she feels very full in her stomach, she can’t stop eating because of the enjoyment she gets. She is a little worried about her behavior and thinks that she might have an unknown disease or an unhealthy mind. With these questions, Carole went to see a doctor. The doctor doesn’t think she has a disease, but suggests that she need self-discipline. People often say \"eat less and exercise more,\" but one needs discipline to follow this advice. Since Carole says she enjoys eating although she feels very full, the doctor thinks this might be because Carole wants to forget about finishing work or doing a complicated homework assignment. Her feeling of unhappiness could start from something deeper, such as problems with family members or friends. The doctor says that Carole needs to find something that can bring fun to her life. Perhaps she should give up the habit of eating too much, and do something else instead, such as talking to someone over the phone, playing a video game or drinking extra tea. These methods could help Carole change the habit of eating too much and become healthy again. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What does Carole normally do when she feels unhappy?
27. According to the doctor, which one of the following could be the TRUE reason why Carole eats too much when feeling unhappy?
28. Which of the following suggestions is NOT made by the doctor? Passage Two
Today when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world
learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct. In 1904, the Wrights built a second machine. They called it Flyer No. 2. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly, Unfortunately, there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The reporters went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, Flyer No. 3. They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers, travelers on the roads around Dayton often saw them flying. But when these people told reporters about it, they refused to believe them. The Wrights offered Flyer No. 3 to the United States Government. The Government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build an airplane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden case. It seemed nobody was interested. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What were the Wrights able to do in Flyer No. 3? 30. What did the newspaper say about the first flight in 1903? 31. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? Passage Three
Nothing can buy a better night’s sleep. Although it sounds silly, it was the first thing that crossed my mind when I awoke. I truly appreciated my happy rest. It was like a gig from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates, or any rich men you can mention, really couldn’t have had a more satisfying and grateful night of sleep--the best that money can’t buy.
That started me thinking of other pleasures that cost nothing or very little and that are often
taken for granted, like a drink of cold water on a hot day when you’re really thirsty, or a warm relaxing bath when you’re extremely tired or mentally exhausted.
Remember your first real kiss-can you put a price tag on that? Or the companionship of a faithful and loving pet or the clean, fresh smell of mountain air? There’s an old song, \"The Best Things in Life Are Free.\"
Did you ever eat a meal that not only filled your stomach and satisfied all your tastes, but refreshed your soul? Ever spend a winter’s evening in the company of good friends? What could be better than listening to your favorite music or watching a good movie? Or sharing the beauty of a sunset with a loved one? These are quite delightful and delicate pleasures. I hope this doesn’t sound too ridiculous in today’s rough, loud world. I hope the new generation can appreciate some of these things.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What can be inferred from this speech?
33. Which one of the following categories does the writer attach great importance to? 34. What does the speaker think of today’s world?
35. Which one of the following could be the most appropriate title of this speech? Section C
A new book is sure to be discussed, and (36)debated, at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year.\" What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37)anthropology at a university in the United States. Her name for it is \"Any U\".
The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not(38)complete their work or ask for help. She decided to do a (39)research project. She got the (40)approval of the university ethics (41)committee. Such groups consider moral and legal issues in studies.
In the spring of 2002, she (42)applied to her own university under the name \"Rebekah
Nathan\" and was admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second (43)semester. She did pretty well, although she got one C, a mark of average. She also played sports,
(44)In My Freshman Year, she does not identify any students by name, but she does discuss what they told her about their lives.
(45)Rebekah Nathan writes that students do not have enough time to be interested in their classes. They are busy with activities and jobs. They try to learn only as much as they have to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is being discussed in class. (46)The professor says her year as a student changed the way she teaches. She gives less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more. She offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep.
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 I A 1, ~ B ], ~ C 1 and I D !, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. [A] They have two children already.
[B] Lisa wishes to have children, but her husband doesn’t. [C] They will start a family as soon as they get married. [D] They don’t want children for the time being. 12. [A] Gas station.
[B] Police station.
[C] Lost and Found department. [D] Bar.
13. [A] Because she was sick.
[B] Because probably someone had been hurt. [C] Because her husband was sick.
[D] Because her husband needed an ambulance. 14. [A] In a library. [B] In a hospital. [C] In a court.
[D] In a restaurant kitchen. 15. [A] Sebdng High School. [B] Clark High School.
[C] Melrose Community College. [D] Community College. 16. [A] She’s got heart trouble. [B] She’s got a lung disease. [C] She’s got high blood pressure. [D] She’s got headaches. 17. [A] In a restaurant. [B] In a department store. [C] In a private home. [D] In an art supply shop. 18. [A] 15. [B] 50.
[C] 135. [D] 150.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] They’ve lost their suitcases. [B] They can’t find their dormitory.
[C] Their dorm rooms have been given to other students. [D] They’ve missed the bus to their dormitory. 20. [A] It’s far from the academic buildings. [B] No buses go to it.
[C] There are few first-year studentsliving there. [D] It’s older than the other dormitories. 21. [A] It’s fast.
[B] It runs at inconvenient times. [C] It runs at convenient times. [D] It’s slow.
22. [A] They can get exercise. [B] It’s boring. [C] They can go by bike. [D] It’s interesting.
Questions 23 to 25 axe based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] She preferred homestay families. [B] Her aunt needed the room for her cousin. [C] She didn’t like her cousin. [D] Her aunt didn’t like her. 24. [A] Eighteen months.
[B] Twelve months. [C] Six months. [D] Fifteen months. 25. [A] General English. [B] Academic English. [C] Medicine. [D] Medical English. 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 3, [ B ], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] In the second half of the 19th century. [B] In the 1960s.
[C] In the first half of the 20th century. [D] In the early 1800s. 27. [A] Movies with sound. [B] Nylon. [C] The radio. [D] The computer.
28. [A] Improved living conditions.
[B] New ways to help people get over diseases. [C] Many inventions in industry.
[D] Industrialization in developing countries. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] By taxing public services. [B] By making people pay for private bills. [C] By providing needed services. [D] By collecting taxes.
30. [A] Nobody would take care of the city. [B] There would be no schools.
[C] There would be no protection from crime. [D] People would be very happy. 31. [A] Education. [B] Public security. [C] Administration. [D] Transportation. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. [A] In Washington. [B] In London. [C] In New York. [D] In Yorkshire. 33. [A] Chewing gums. [B] Earphones.
[C] Magazines. [D] Seat belts. 34. [A] Cocktail. [B] Gum. [C] Earphone. [D] Computer. 35. [A] The stewardess. [B] A passenger. [C] My friend. [D] The pilot. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part III Section C
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest (36) __ who ever lived. He thought that people could be free when they wrote music. Before his time, music was composed for a special (37) __. Often it was church music. Or, music was written to (38) __ at parties and concerts. Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770. He was a very musical child. The boy learned to play the (39) __ and piano, but he was not happy at home. His mother died when he was in his
teens. After that, his father was often drunk and (40) __. Beethoven became a (41) __ in a rich family. His student’s mother was very kind to the young teacher.
She helped him meet many famous (42) . One of themwas Mozart. He said, \"That boy will give the world something worth listening to.\"
When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to go deaf. The deafness changed his behaviors. He became (43) __ and moody. (44)________ Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. (45)______ (46)_________ Section A
11．D综合推断题。男士说：“托德暗示，他们会推迟要孩子，等他拿到法律学位后再要。”也就是说，托德和利萨现阶段还不想要孩子，所以D正确。
12．A信息明示题。男士说：“就在这儿停吧，当我加油的时候你(女士)去问路并给我买瓶软饮料。”解答本题的关键是理解男士说的filling the tank(加油)，由此可知，他们在加油站寻求帮助。
13．B综合推断题。女士说发生了事故，自己必须叫救护车，这很可能是因为有人在事故中受伤了，所以B正确。
14．D综合推断题。本题的关键是男士提到的customers和对话中多次出现的plates(盘子)。男士让女士把盘子端给客人，还让她不要多拿，以免摔掉，由此推断，对话应该发生在餐馆厨房里，所以D正确。 *考点
●begin，start和cease后既可跟不定式也可跟动名词，跟不定式多表示情况发生变化，跟动名词则表示有意识地开始或停止，如：Suddenly it started to rain．天突然下起雨来。／The factory has ceased making bicycles．该厂已停止生产自行车。
15．C信息明示题。女士在最后指出，he enrolled in Melrose Community College where he is presently studying，由此可知，所以C正确。解答本题的关键是听清女士说的presently
studyin9。
16．D信息明示题。女士说自己总感到头疼，由此可知，D正确。
17．B综合推断题。男士说自己上周买了毛衣，但发现买错尺寸了，所以想换货。女士说：“如果你有就能换……”，由此可以推断，B正确。
18．C信息明示题。女士说：“我们从原始名单中的150个名字中删去了15个。”由此可以推断，参加聚会的人数可能有135(150减l5)人，所以C正确。解答本题的关键是cross off(除去，取消)以及数字fifteen和one hundred and fifty。 Conversation One
19．C信息明示题。男士见女士提着箱子，便说他俩遇到了同样的问题，女士便问：“你的寝室也分给别人了?”
男士给出了肯定的回答，由此可知，他们俩面临的问题是寝室分给别人了，所以C正确。
20．A综合推断题。女士说Bundy Hall离学校中心很远，很不方便，由此可知A正确。 21．B信息明示题。女士说campus bus…it runs at really inconvenient times，所以B正确。 22．A信息明示题。男士说we will get plenty of exercise，即可以得到大量锻炼，所以A正确。 *考点
●hang out在口语中指“跟某人一起厮混，闲荡”，同义短语有hang around，如：Peter hasto stop hanging around on the street all day and get a real job，彼得不能再成天在街上闲逛了，得找一份正经的工作。
●until=till=up to the time when，其中till比较通俗，until比较郑重，比till语气强。tin所引导的词组或从
句常置于主句之后，until所引导的词组或从句也可用于主句之后，但常置于主句之前，如：Until you told me，I had no idea of it．你告诉我之前，我一直都不知道。 Conversation Two
23．B信息明示题。女士要搬到当地居民家居住，因为女士的表兄(弟)从新加坡回来，女士需要把房间腾出来，故选B。
24．A信息明示题。女士说自己在阿德莱德待了一年，又在悉尼待了六个月，故选A。 25．C信息明示题。女士说自己以前学过综合英语，现在在学习学术英语，因为明年想读医，故选C。 *考点
●get into sth．此处意为“学习某事物”，该短语还有以下含义：穿上(衣服等)；染上(某种习惯)；对某事物产生兴趣；使陷入(某种状态)，如：get into difficulties陷入麻烦。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
文章简要介绍了人类历史上几项重大发明——包括车轮、相机、电灯、无线电等，以及如今人类在医学上
的发明和对太空的探索。
26．D信息明示题。文章第二段指出，…in the early 1800s…People did not have to explore much any more．由此可知，D正确。
27．C信息明示题。文章第三段指出，相机、电灯和无线电是19世纪的伟大发明，故C正确。
28．B信息明示题。文章第四段指出，The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help get over diseases…They made people healthier and let them live longer lives．由此可知，B正确。 Passage Two 文章精要
文章通过阐述人无论想得到什么都得要先有所付出的道理，并从人们日常所需入手，论述了征税的必要性。
29．D综合推断题。文章开始便指出要利用税收来支付公共账单，所以D正确。 30．D信息明示题。文章提到如果没人纳税，城市就会断水，将没有人打扫街道，没有人管理治安，学校也会被关闭，唯独没有提到人们会高兴，所以选D。
31．B信息明示题。文章提到的主要职责是保护人民和财产安全，即维护公共安全，而将超过四分之三的钱都用于该目的，所以B正确。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章讲述了作者去年夏天从伦敦前往纽约第一次搭乘飞机的经历，并对飞机乘务人员无微不至的服务感到非常满意。
32．B综合推断题。文章开始便指出作者是从伦敦出发前往纽约，那么作者登机的Crayon Airfield一定是在伦敦了，所以B正确。
33．C信息明示题。文章指出，A few minutes after take—off, magazines and newspapers were passed out，所以C正确。
34．D信息明示题。文章提到，飞机上提供了gum，earphones，cocktail等，但唯独没有提到电脑，故选D。
35．A信息明示题。文章提到，when I felt airsick the stewardess gave me a paper bag．由此可知，作者晕机的时候空乘给了他一个纸袋，所以A正确。 Section C 文章精要
贝多芬是世界上最伟大的作曲家之一，文章简要介绍了贝多芬的生平事迹。 36．composers37．purpose38．entertain39．violin
40．bad—tempered 4 1．tutor 42．musicians 43．With drawn
44．His friends found him hard to be around，but he kept composing even when he lost all his hearing．
45．He had composed over a hundred pieces．His music spanned two stages of music history．
46．His romantic style changed the way people thought about music．Many later composers gained new ideas from Beethoven’s music． Section A
11. W: Have Todd and Lisa started a family yet? They’ve been married for two years now.
M: Todd indicated to me that they’d postpone having children until he gets his law degree.
Q: How do Todd and Lisa feel about children?
12. W: This doesn’t look at all familiar. We must be lost, we’d better get some directions.
M: Let’s pull in here. While I’m filling the tank, you ask about the directions and get me a soft drink.
Q: Where will the man and the woman go for assistance?
13. W: Excuse me sir, but I have to use your phone. There’s been an accident and I have to call an ambulance.
M: Well, I suppose that’ll be all right. This phone is usually for office use only, but since it’s an emergency. Q: Why did the woman sound urgent?
14. M: Now you can begin taking the plates to the customers. Well, don’t carry too many plates. You may drop them.
W: Oh, I won’t drop them. I’ve never dropped a plate in my life. Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
15. M: I thought that you said that Bob went to Searing High School. W: No, he used to attend Clark High School, but after graduation last year, he enrolled in Melrose Community College where he is presently studying.
Q: Where does Bob go to school now?
16. M: Your blood pressure is quite normal and there was nothing wrong with your heart or lung.
W: But what about these headaches I am always getting? I’m still worrying about them.
Q: What’s wrong with the woman?
17. M: I bought this sweater as a gift last week but have just discovered that it is the wrong size. So I want to return it.
W: If you have your receipt, I can give you credit for the purchase. But I can’t repay you.
Q: Where did the conversation probably take place?
18. M: How many people will be coming to the party on Saturday?
W: We had to cross off fifteen names from our original list of one hundred and fifty.
Q: How many people do they expect to attend the party? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
M: I see you still got all your suitcases with you too. We must have the same problem.
W: Let me guess. Your room’s been given to someone else? M: Yes.
W: I don’t get it! They sent me my room number a long time ago. M: Me too. Well, at least there is room in another dorm, Bundy Hall. W: That’s where they’re putting me too. But you’ll realize that unless you have a car, Bundy is at least 25 minutes’ walk from the center of campus. And don’t
count on taking the campus bus. It runs at really inconvenient times.
M: Great way to start your college career. But, I don’t know, maybe there is a positive side of all this. Since we’ll be so far away from everything, we’ll be forced to use our time wisely.
W: True. I’ve heard lots of first year students get into trouble because they hang out every day in the student center till it closes.
M: Exactly! And not only that, we will get plenty of exercise from all that extra walking.
W: Yeah. And that is not exactly easy walking either. Around here you just need a pair of hiking boots, and to enjoy mountain climbing.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What problems do the students have?
20. What is one disadvantage of living in Bundy Hall? 21. What do they think of the campus bus? 22. What does the man think of the extra walking? Conversation Two
M: Sara, I’ve heard that you want to move into a home stay family. Is that correct? W: Yes, that’s right. I’ve been staying with my aunt. Now my cousin is arriving from Singapore and my aunt needs the room for him.
M: Oh, that’s bad luck. Well, I’ll need to get some particulars first. Sara, what’s your full name?
W: Sara Lim, and that’s Sarah without the \"h\" at the end. M: Mmm. How old are you, Sara?
W: 23, only just. It was my birthday on the 21st of August.
M: Happy Birthday for yesterday. How long have you been in Australia?
W: A year in Adelaide and six months in Sydney. I prefer Sydney, and I’ve got more friends here.
M: What’s your address at your aunt’s house?
W: Flat one, 539 Forest Road, Canterbury. And the post code is 2036. M: OK. What are you studying now?
W: I was studying General English in Adelaide and now I’m doing Academic English, because I’m trying to get into Medicine next year.
M: That sounds good, but it’ll take you a long time. When would you like to move out from your aunt’s?
W: My cousin arrives on Friday morning, so I’d better be out on Thursday. M: Is that the seventh of September? W: Yes, that’s right.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Why does the woman want to move into a home stay family? 24. How long has the woman been in Australia? 25. What does the woman want to study? Section B Passage One
There have been many great inventions, things that change the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today-the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man, but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. When did people stop exploring a lot?
27. Which was an important invention in the 19th century?
28. What made people healthier and let them live longer lives in the middle part of the 20th century? 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 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 number of public funds are 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 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard~ 29. How does the government pay for public bills?
30. According to the speaker, what would NOT happen if nobody in the city paid taxes?
3 I. Which of the following costs the largest amount of public money according to the speaker? Passage Three
Last summer, I took my first flight from London to New York. I boarded the plane at Crayon Airfield and, from that moment on, my life was arranged for me on the trip. First, I was directed to my seat by the stewardess, and then when the plane was ready to take off, the other passengers and I were told to fasten our seat belts. A few minutes after take-off, magazines and newspapers were passed out. Because my ears hurt, I was given some gum to chew. Next, we were given instructions on what to do in case of an emergency. We were given earphones to listen to music and told that a movie would be shown after dinner. Before dinner, we were asked if we wanted a cocktail. Dinner was served on a tray, and it was attractive and delicious. We were
permitted to have a refill on any beverage. After the dinner, we were shown a new Hollywood movie. When I felt cold, I was given a blanket, when I felt airsick the stewardess gave me a paper bag. Everything was done for the comfort of the passengers. When the plane landed, I was almost sorry to get off and have to start doing things for myself again.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Where is Crayon Airfield?
33. What were distributed a few minutes after take-off?. 34. What was not provided on an airplane? 35. Who gave the author a paper bag? Section C
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest (36)composers who ever lived. He thought that people could be free when they wrote music. Before his time, music was composed for a special (37)purpose. Often it was church music. Or, music was written to (38)entertain at parties and concerts.
Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770. He was a very musical child. The boy learned to play the (39)violin and piano, but he was not happy at home. His mother died when he was in his teens. After that, his father was often dnmk and (40)bad-tempered. Beethoven became a (41)tutor in a rich family. His student’s mother was very kind to the young teacher. She helped him meet many famous (42)musicians. One of them was Mozart. He said, \"That boy will give the world something worth listening to.\"
When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to go deaf. The deafness changed his behaviors. He became (43)withdrawn and moody. (44)His friends found him hard to be around, but he kept composing even when he lost all his hearing.
Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. (45)He had composed over a hundred pieces. His music spanned two stages of music history. (46)His romantic style changed the way people thought about music. Many later composers gained new ideas from Beethoven’s music. 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], [BI, [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. [A] Oxford Street. [B] Buckingham Palace. [C] Trafalgar Square. [D] King’s Cross.
12. [A] That she will go away. [B] That she will be sorry. [C] That she will not quit her job. [D] That she will not buy him a present. 13. [A] She doesn’t think the man could finish it. [B] She doesn’t think the man worked hard enough.
[C] She doesn’t think it is the man’s fault. [D] She doesn’t like the idea of going to parties.
14. [A] She’s worried that the man will miss next week’s deadline. [B] She doesn’t know when the deadline for tuition payment is. [C] The man should have paid his tuition a week ago. [D] The man has all week to pay his tuition. 15. [A] She wants to move to the new apartment. [B] She doesn’t want to move to the new apartment. [C] She likes the newly built student dormitory. [D] She likes the idea of moving into the dormitory. 16. [A] He has never been to the laboratory. [B] He wants to stop and ask for directions. [C] The woman won’t be late,
[D] The program in the laboratory, has already begun. 17. [A] He thinks children are normally silly. [B] He thinks we are short of good children’s books. [C] He thinks we need to produce more interesting books. [D] He thinks children have no taste at all.
18. [A] There would be some problems for the man to secure a ticket. [B] There would be no problem for the man to secure a ticket. [C] There might be some extra tickets available for the man. [D] The man should book the ticket even earlier.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Judging people’s behavior. [B] Common causes of anger.
[C] Changing people’s attitudes. [D] The effects of negative behavior.
20. [A] When they’re unable to control the person’s behavior. [B] when the causes of the behavior are obvious. [C] when the consequences of the behavior are unpleasant. [D] When the behavior is expected.
21. [A] Their behavior should be attributed to factors beyond their control. [B] Their behavior should be attributed to internal factors. [C] Their behavior should be attributed to external factors. [D] Their behavior should be attributed to others. 22. [A] We should blame external factors, [B] We should blame internal factors. [C] We should blame others. [D] We needn’t blame ourselves.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] His notes are poor. [B] His vision is getting worse. [C] He has missed a couple of classes. [D] He doesn’t have any money to buy notes. 24. [A] At a library. [B] At a copy shop. [C] At a laboratory. [D] At a coffee shop. 25. [A] That they skip class. [B] That they get some rest.
[C] That they study together. [D] That they go to the cafeteria. 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 I A 1, I B 1, ~ C ~ and [ D 1. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.
[A] Recalling something from one’s memory. [B] Something about preparatory method in exam. [C] Conscience. [D] Man’s mind.
27. [A] From the ones they are familiar with to the difficult ones. [B] From the short ones to the long ones. [C] From the long ones to the short ones.
[D] From the ones they are confident of to the more difficult ones.
28. [A] When you can’t recall something instantly, you should try your best to do it. [B] When you can’t recall something instantly, you’d better have an operation on your mind. [C] The subconscious activities may go to work to dig up a dim memory. [D] Forcing yourself to recall may loosen your memory. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] There were only grandparents and children. [B] There was one father, one mother, and their children. [C] There were many relatives.
[D] There were two or more brothers with their wives.
30. [A] The women have more freedom and can share in decisions. [B] The women do not have to be the heads of the family.
[C] The women’s relatives do not help them with the housework and childcare. [D] The women have all the power of the family.
31. [A] Husbands have to share power with their wives and help them with the housework. [B] Older women do not often have important positions in a large group and often live alone when their husbands die.
[C] Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.
[D] Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare. 32. [A] They want to stay home and do the housework. [B] They don’t have enough money.
[C] They have too much work and not much free time. [D] They have more freedom than in the past. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Equivalent to a hydrogen bomb. [B] Equivalent to tons of TNT.
[C] Equivalent to tons of hydrogen bombs. [D] Equivalent to a ton of TNT. 34. [A] Lightning and thtmder,
[B] Warm air and cold air.
[C] A great deal of water vapor and a rapidly rising air current. [D] A great amount of vapor and electricity. 35. [A] Nearly 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit. [B] Nearly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. [C] Nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. [D] Nearly 150,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you haue 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 hove written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 Part III Section C
A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36)__ investment. The College Board (37) __ that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38)__ percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39)_ rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.
Financial aid often helps. But financial (40) __ tell parents to start college (41) __ plans when their child is still very young.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42) __ what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans
are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43) most programs.
Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44) (45)
Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.(46) This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan. Section A
11．B信息明示题。男士让女士到白金汉宫时提醒自己，由此可知，男士要去白金汉宫，所以B正确。
12．C综合推断题。女士说：“简告诉我她要辞职……”，男士说：“她总这么说。如果我是你，我不会送她离别礼物。”由此推断，男士认为简不会辞职，所以C正确。 13．B综合推断题。男士说自己无法解答这道复杂的数学题，女士则表示如果男士不参加那么多聚会他就能解答了，言外之意即男士学习不够努力，所以B正确。 *考点
●在有些条件句中，主句的谓语和从句的谓语所表示的动作在时间上并不一致，这类条件句称为错综时间条件句，一般用虚拟语气来表示，如：If the weather had been more favorable，the crops would be growing still better．如果前些时候天气好一点，庄稼就会长得更好。
14．C综合推断题。男士说：“请告诉我，我没错过交学费的最后期限。”女士说：“恐怕你晚了一周左右。”言外之意是男士应该在一周之前来交学费，所以C正确。本题的关键是女士所说的I’m afraid(表示遗憾、惋惜)和aweek late。
15．B综合推断题。男士说新建成的学生宿舍更宽敞、更舒适，女士则说它相应地也要贵很多，言外之意是自己不会搬到新建的宿舍去，所以B正确。
16．C综合推断题。女士问：“你确定这是去实验室的路吗?我可不能迟到。”男士说：“别担心，我们马上就到。”言外之意是女士不会迟到，所以C正确。
*考点
●afford意为“买得起，负担得起”，通常与call或could连用，如：You Can’t afford to criticize others when you behave so badly yourself．自身品行不端，哪能批评他人。
17．B综合推断题。女士问男士觉得《哈利·波特》流行的原因是什么，男士回答说是因为现在适合孩子们看的好书不多，言外之意是他认为缺乏好的儿童书，所以B正确。 *考点
●available指“可用的”或“可得到的”，如：Tickets are available at the box office．票房有票出售。还可指“(人)可接见的”或“可取得联系的”，如：The Prime Minister is not available for comment．首相无暇做出评论。
18．B综合推断题。男士要预定10天后的火车票，因为春节快到了。女士让男士不用担心，因为到时候会有加车，言外之意是男士肯定会买到票，所以B正确。 *考点
●happen to，意为“偶然发生”，如：I happened to be out when he called．他来电话时，我恰巧出去了。Happen on(upon)，意为“巧遇，偶然发现”，如：I happened on an old country hotel during the last summer holiday．去年暑假期间我偶然发现了一家古老的乡村旅馆。 Conversation One
19．A综合推断题。对话开头指出we ask about people’s behavior，再结合听力材料可知，对话主要讨论了人的行为背后的原因，即对行为举止的评价，所以A正确。
20．C信息明示题。男士提到…when the behavior could have negative consequences，由此可知，C正确。
21．B综合推断题。男士说you automatically attribute the driver’s behavior to an internal factor，由此可以推断，大多数人会为他人的过失行为寻找内在原因，所以B正确。 22．A综合推断题。男士最后问：“你应该怎样解释自己所犯的错误呢?”女士回答：“我会找客观原因。”由此推断，我们都会为自己的错误找客观原因，所以A正确。 *考点
●say有“例如说，譬如说”的意思，与for example和for instance意思相近，是let us say的简化语。当前面是假设的条件或某种特定的情况需要举例说明时，通常用say，如：If you were to get a large sum of money，say，10，000 dollars，what would you do with it?如果你能得到一大笔钱，比如说，一万美元，你打算用来做什么?
●attribute to意为“将某事归因于……”，如：delays attributed to snow因下雪而耽搁；它还有“被认为是……写的”的意思，如：This tune is usually attributed to Chopin．这首曲子通常被认为是肖邦所作。
●be to blame意为“应受谴责的，是起因或某事的根源”，如：A freak storm was to blame for the power outage．停电的起因是一场特大的暴风雨。 Conversation Two
23．A信息明示题。女士不明白男士为什么要向自己借笔记，男士说自己总是打完工后直接去上课，所以上课时总是打瞌睡，笔记也记得不好，故选A。
24．D信息明示题。男士明确说明了工作日早上自己在一间咖啡店里做收银员，故选D。 25．C信息明示题。女士说自己需要找个人一起学习，而男士需要找个人让他学习时保持清醒，所以建议和男士成为学习上的同伴，共同学习，故选c。 *考点
●nod off为口语表达，意为“睡着”，与nod相关的表达还有：Homer(sometimes)nods．智者千虑，必有一失。have a nodding acquaintance with sb．／sth．与某人有点头之交，对某事物略知一二，如：I have no more
than a nodding acquaintance with the writer’s novels．我对这位作家的小说不甚了解。 Section B Passage One 文章精要
不少人有过这样的经历：当你想叫出某人的名字时却忽然想不起来了。文章以此为引子，介绍了唤醒记忆的方法，并以学生在考试时答题的过程为例具体讲解了该方法。
26．A主旨题。文章主要论述了唤醒记忆的方法，并举例加以说明，故选A。 27．D信息明示题。文章提到…they answer first the ones of which they are most confident，由此可知D正确。
28．C信息明示题。文章提到…do not try to recall it．Do something else for a couple of minutes…由此排除A和B，由文中…it doesn’t loosen your memory；it only tightens it．可排除D，由it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a dim memory可知，C项与之吻合。
Passage Two
文章精要文章对比了过去和现在的家庭模式，特别是分析对比了女性在过去和现在两种家庭模式下的生活状态。
29．C信息明示题。文章开头指出，过去的大家庭里可能包含祖父母、父母、孩子甚至兄弟姊妹，由此可知，在过去的大家庭中，亲戚们都住在一起，故选C。
30．A信息明示题。文章第二段指出，她们拥有更多自己的空间而且她们与男性有着同等的家庭决策权，由此可知，A正确。
31．B信息明示题。文章第四段先指出wives do not often enjoy this benefit，这里的benefit即上文指出的老年女性在家族中占有重要地位，然后指出，由于她们的丈夫大都比她们先去世，older women from these families often have to live alone。由此可知，这些家庭中的老年女性地位不如从前且往往会晚年孤寂，故选B。
32．C信息明示题。文章最后指出，如今的女性虽然能在外工作，也有更多的自由，但她们仍然要做很多家务——相当于两份全职工作，所以她们并没有那么多自由时间，由此可知C正确。 Passage Three 文章精要
文章讨论了暴风雨这一自然现象并简单分析了产生暴风雨的原因。
33．A信息明示题。文章第一段指出，A single thunderstorm call release energy to the
atmosphere equivalent to a hydrogen bomb．由此可知A正确。
34．C信息明示题。文章第二段开头指出，the air must contain a great deal of water vapor…must be a rapidly rising air current(空气中必须包含大量的水气……还要有快速上升的气流)，由此可知c正确。
35．B信息明示题。文章第二段指出，The temperature produced by lightning is nearly 50，000 degrees Fahrenheit．由此可知B正确。本题的关键是要听清fifty-thousand而不是fifteen-thousand。 Section C 文章精要
美国高等教育费用日渐昂贵。各州都有资助，但父母必须从孩子很小时就开始为其大学学费进行储蓄或投资。
36．costly37．estimates38．13|thirteen39．inflation 40．advisers 41．savings 42．offer 43．operate
44．However，the government could start to tax with drawls in 201 1 if Congress does not change the law．
45．5—20-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain．
46．Another kind of5-20—9 plan lets parents begin to pay for their child’s education long before their child starts college． Section A
11. M: Could you remind me when we get to Buckingham Palace, please?
W: Sure, no problem! Now we’re at Oxford Street, and we can get there after 30 minutes. Q: Where is the man heading for?
12. W: Jane told me that she was going to quit her job. I’ll certainly be. sorry to see her go. M: She always says that! I wouldn’t buy her a going-away present if I were you.
Q: What does the man think about Jane?
13 M: I could hardly solve this complicated mathematics problem. W: You could if you had not gone to so many parties! Q: What does the woman mean?
14. M: Please tell me I haven’t missed the deadline for tuition payment. W: I’m afraid you are about a week late. Q: What does the woman mean?
15. M: The newly built student dormitory is much larger and more comfortable. W: But it is much more expensive as well. Q: What does the woman mean?
16. W: Are you sure this is the right way to the laboratory? I can’t afford to be late. M: Don’t worry. We’ll be there in no time. Q: What does the man mean?
17. W: Why do you think Harry Potter is so popular these days? M: Because there are not many good children’s books available. Q: What does the man mean?
18. M: I’m going to book a train ticket 10 days in advance because it happens to be Spring Festival.
W: Don’t worry. There will be extra trains added to the original schedule. Q: What does the woman imply? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One
M: One of the most common questions we ask about people’s behavior is why. Why does she say this? Why does he do that? Sometimes the reason is obvious. For example, someone is driving down the street, the light turns red, and he stops, why?
W: Because he has to, legally I mean.
M: Exactly! In this case the reason is obvious, so we usually don’t question it. But when the reason is not so obvious and especially when the behavior could have negative consequences, we’re more likely to feel a need to explain the causes of the behavior. Social psychologists have a term for this, for the process of explaining the causes of behavior. It’s called causal attribution. And one theory suggests there’s a pattern in the way we go about attributing causes to people’s behavior. According to this theory, there are two categories of reasons: internal factors and external factors. Again, Lisa, say you’re driving down the road and all of a sudden some guy turns into the lane right in front of you, and you have to slam on your brake to avoid an accident. How do you react?
W: I’ll probably get very angry. M: Because...
W: Well, he’s not paying attention; he’s a bad driver.
M: So you automatically attribute the driver’s behavior to an internal factor. He himself is to blame because he is careless.
W: So if I said it was because of heavy traffic or something, I’d be attributing his behavior to an external factor, something beyond his control.
M: Good. Now how will you explain your own negative behavior? W: I should blame external factors. M: That’s right.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main topic of the discussion?
20. According to the professor, when are people likely to try to explain someone else’s behavior?
21. According to the discussion, how do most people explain others’ negative behavior?
22. According to the discussion, what should we do to explain our own negative behavior? Conversation Two
M: Holly, is it possible to borrow your notes? I’ll return them tomorrow.
W: Sorry, but I usually go to the cafeteria and review them. Say, how about copying them over in the library?
M: OK. I think I’ve got enough coins for the machines.
W: No problem. But I don’t understand why you need my notes, Carter; you haven’t missed any classes.
M: Weekday mornings, I’m a cashier at a coffee shop downtown. After work, I come directly to school!
W: Wow, you’re probably exhausted!
M: That’s exactly why I want to borrow your notes. I’ve been nodding off during class, so my notes aren’t very good.
W: Well, here’s Professor Labelle. How are you feeling?
M: I’m usually awake at the beginning. But after thirty minutes into class, I’m having trouble keeping my eyes open.
W: Listen, I need someone to study with, and you need someone to keep you awake; want to be study partners?
M: Yeah, I’d sure appreciate it.
W: OK, let’s start today at the library. We’re going there anyway, and I don’t have to go to the cafeteria.
M: Sounds good. Oh, no, it looks like he’s brought along some more of his slides; elbow me if I start drifting off.
W: I’m afraid I won’t be very helpful. His slides make me sleepy too! Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. Why does the man ask the woman for her notes? 24. Where does the man work?
25. What does the woman propose to the man? Section B Passage One
Did you ever have someone’s name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? When this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something else for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met this person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall prepares the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to Work to dig up a dim memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn’t loosen your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful in examinations. They read over the questions before trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones of which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place; work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What’s the passage about?
27. According to the passage, what kind of order do students usually follow when they answer questions in exams?
28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Passage Two
The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children
were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. Nowadays, many families consist of only one father, one mother, and children. It is becoming the main family structure everywhere.
The new family structure offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in these families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family lives. In the past, wives usually have to pay for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters and grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions. But now, wives do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from these 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 jobs, and they have not much free time. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Who used to live together in an extended family? 30. What advantages do families nowadays offer women? 31. What are the disadvantages of families nowadays for women?
32. Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and families nowadays? Passage Three
Thunderstorms are the least dangerous and least violent of all the storms. Almost everyone has experienced a thunderstorm with its heavy rains, high winds, lightning and accompanying thunder. This type of storm can release a great deal of energy. A single thunderstorm can release
energy to the atmosphere equivalent to a hydrogen bomb. There are some 50,000 thunderstorms that occur on earth daily. This would make the daily energy released into the atmosphere equal to billions of tons of TNT.
Certain conditions must exist for thunderstorms to develop. First, the air must contain a great deal of water vapor. Second, there must be a rapidly rising air current. Thunderstorms may produce lightning and thunder. Lightning is a result of the rapidly rising air. The temperature produced by lightning is nearly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This tremendous amount of heat causes the air to expand suddenly. This causes sound waves to be produced in the air which are heard as a crashing or loud noise called thunder.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. How much energy can be released by a single thunderstorm?
34. What are the two conditions that must exist for thunderstorms to develop? 35. What is the temperature produced by lightning? Section C
A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36)costly investment. The College Board (37)estimates that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38)13 percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39)inflation rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.
Financial aid often helps. But financial (40)advisers tell parents to start college (41)savings plans when their child is still very young.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42)offer what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43)operate most programs.
Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes.
And all are free of federal taxes. (44) However, the government could start to tax withdrawals in 2011 if Congress does not change the law.
(45)5-20-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain. Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.
(46)Another kind of 5-20-9 plan lets parents begin to pay for their child’s education long before their child starts college. This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.
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