Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should Smoking Be Completely Banned. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 有人贊同完全禁止吸煙，理由是……
2. 有人不贊同完全禁止吸煙，理由是……
3. 我的看法。
Should Smoking Be Completely Banned
Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Space
Our Future in Space: It Has Already Begun!
We are all space travelers. But we’ve stayed close to home until now. One day, we may leave our “mothership” Earth to make our home among the stars.
A giant, spherical “spaceship,” about 8,000 miles in diameter, is speeding through the solar system right now. It is cruising at an incredible 66,600 miles per hour.
It’s not a giant, Star Wars mothership. It’s spaceship Earth, the home of over four billion people. This watercoated spaceship has been traveling through the universe for about five billion years. Only within the past 25 years, however, have some of its passengers broken free of Earth’s gravity.
But 25 years from now, many people, including you, might live in an orbiting space station 200 miles above the Earth.
Space Cities
Scientists have already designed special space factories. These factories will take advantage of the absence of gravity (zero gravity) to produce everything from lifesaving drugs to perfect ball bearings.
Other scientists have designed space colonies, complete with farms, schools, and artificial day and night. Hundreds, or even thousands, of people will live, work, play—even go to school, far above the Earth.
Our conquest of space, of course, has already begun. We have explored part of the Moon, sent robot spaceships onto the surface of Venus and Mars, and aimed space probes past the planets of Jupiter and Saturn.
Last June, one robot ship, Pioneer 10, left our solar system forever. And astronauts from both the Soviet Union and the United States have lived in space stations.
The conquest of space, without question, is one of the greatest adventures human beings have ever set out on. But it may be more than a great adventure. Some scientists think the conquest of space may be a necessity for survival of the human species.
We are tearing up more and more of the Earth to get raw materials for industry. And we are polluting the air and water as we manufacture products that we need or want. Almost everything that seems to make our lives more comfortable, and from electricity to pesticides, uses up or alters a piece of our planet’s natural environment.
Why Go into Space?
Yet our solar system is full of resources. The moon is chockfull of valuable metals. So are the asteroids, the small, rocky, planetlike bodies orbiting the sun most of them between Mars and Jupiter. These metals, if we can get them, could be used to build factories and space stations.
Also, in space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into electricity for manufacturing, for creating comfortable living conditions.
Getting away from Earth has other advantages, too. Modern industry uses many kinds of metal alloys (mixtures of metal that are better for certain purposes than pure metals). Yet some metal alloys either can’t be made or are very expensive to make on Earth because of gravity. For instance, certain metals don’t mix well on Earth. But in zero gravity, molten (hot, liquid) metals mix more evenly. This is because there is no gravity to pull the heavier metals down, while the lighter ones float on top.
From space, too, we can look down on the Earth and study the atmosphere, its weather, and the effects of air pollution.
And because there is no strong gravity to break free from, our future homes away from Earth will be convenient starting points for travel to distant planets.
But, while going into space might solve some problems, outer space can also be a dangerous place. For example, in outer space, we have to protect ourselves from the dangers of ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Ultraviolet light from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth. Yet, Earth’s atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation. Cosmic rays are tiny highenergy particles from outer space. Again, the Earth shields us from most of them.
At Home in Space?
But in space, without special protection, we would be exposed to much stronger radiation from ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Also, in the zero gravity of outer space, our bones will lose calcium and become weaker. This will be more of a problem the longer people stay out in space. Doctors are looking for a way to keep our bones from losing calcium in outer space. And a small spaceship just might “drive you batty” after a while. But even on a short trip in outer space, you might not feel as well as you’d like to. Space travel could make you seasick!
Yet, these risks won’t keep people from going into space. Eventually, an Earthlike environment will be built in space. And they will be populated by people with many different interests: medicine, construction, farming, teaching, mining, and so on.
The next hundred years will be filled with other worldly adventures, exciting scientific discoveries, and danger, as humans leave Earth—perhaps forever.
Aging in Space
Suppose a space traveler is moving at a velocity of 186,200 miles per second. For every hour that passes for him, 30 hours pass on Earth. If he travels for a year in this fashion (having accelerated instantaneously) and then turns around and comes back at this speed (having turned around instantaneously), he will find that while he has seemed to himself to have traveled two years, the men on Earth would claim he had been absent for 30 years.
Suppose the space traveler had left at the age of 30, leaving behind a twin brother also aged 30. When he returned he would be 32, but his stayathome twin brother would be 60. That is why the “clock paradox”, is sometimes called the “twin paradox”.
Of course it takes quite a long while to accelerate to a high speed, and a long while to make a turn and head back again, so conditions aren’t quite as clearcut as just described.
1.The giant, spherical spaceship mentioned in the passage is virtually the planet Earth.
2.According to the author, some persons have left the Earth and traveled into outer space within the past 25 years.
3.Scientists have already designed special space factories, which manufacture special products and tools for space use, such as medicine and perfect ball bearings.
4.According to the information of the passage, we can infer that if the Earth becomes too crowded or no longer suitable for men to dwell on someday, they’ll have to move into space.
5.The moon and the asteroids are alike with respect to their rich, valuable metals.
6.Ultraviolet light in space places scorches our skin as seriously as it does on Earth.
7.Even a short trip in outer space may do some damage to one’s brain.
1.[Y] [N] [NG]2.[Y] [N] [NG]3.[Y] [N] [NG]4.[Y] [N] [NG]
5.[Y] [N] [NG]6.[Y] [N] [NG]7.[Y] [N] [NG]
8.The reason some metal alloys can’t be made on Earth is that the heavier metals together with the lighter ones.
9.In space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into for creating comfortable living conditions.
10.According to the author, will be caused to a man in gravityfree space.
Part IIIListening Comprehension(35 minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11.[A]Tennis equipment.
[B]Volleyball equipment.
[C]Football equipment.
[D]Basketball equipment.
12.[A]He must meet his teacher.
[B]He must attend a class.
[C]He must go out with his girlfriend.
[D]He must stay at school to finish his homework.
13.[A]It’s not as good as it was.
[B]It’s better than it used to be.
[C]It’s better than people say.
[D]It’s even worse than people say.
14.[A]Because he doesn’t like football.
[B]Because Maria fell ill.
[C]Because he didn’t have the time.
[D]Because Maria can’t stand football.
15.[A]A temporary job.
[B]A permanent job.
[C]Some money for the vacation.
[D]Some money for the university fees.
16.[A]The woman did most of the talking.
[B]The man and the woman robbed the bank.
[C]The woman was wearing a black sweater.
[D]The man and the woman had dark hair.
17.[A] A sunny day.
[B]A raincoat.
[C]An attractive hut.
[D]A lovely hat.
18.[A]Librarian and student.
[B]Operator and caller.
[C]Boss and secretary.
[D]Customer and repairman.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.[A]The benefits of strong business competition.
[B]A proposal to lower the cost of production.
[C]Complaints about the expense of modernization.
[D]Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20.[A]It cost much more than its worth.
[B]It should be brought uptodate.
[C]It calls for immediate repairs.
[D]It can still be used for a long time.
21.[A]The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.
[B]A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
[C]The entire staff should be retrained.
[D]Bettereducated employees should be promoted.
22.[A]Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.
[B]TV commercials are less expensive.
[C]Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.
[D]TV commercials attract more investments.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.[A]Searching for reference material.
[B]Watching a film of the 1930s’.
[C]Writing a course book.
[D]Looking for a job in a movie studio.
24.[A]It’s too broad to cope with.
[B]It’s a bit outdated.
[C]It’s controversial.
[D]It’s of little practical value.
25.[A]At the end of the online catalogue.
[B]At the Reference Desk.
[C]In the New York Times.
[D]In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.[A]The liberation movement of British women.
[B]Rapid economic development in Britain.
[C]Changing attitudes to family life.
[D]Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.
27.[A]Because millions of men died in the war.
[B]Because women had proved their worth.
[C]Because women were more skillful than men.
[D]Because factories preferred to employ women.
28.[A]The concept of “the family” as a social unit.
[B]The attitudes to birth control.
[C]The attitudes to religion.
[D]The ideas of authority and tradition.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.[A]Synthetic fuel.
[B]Solar energy.
[C]Alcohol.
[D]Electricity.
30.[A]Air traffic conditions.
[B]Traffic jams on highways.
[C]Road conditions.
[D]New traffic rules.
31.[A]Go through a health check.
[B]Take little luggage with them.
[C]Arrive early for boarding.
[D]Undergo security checks.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.[A]Washing plates.
[B]Clearing tables.
[C]Shining shoes.
[D]Sweeping the floor.
33.[A]He must work six days a week.
[B]He should never be late for work.
[C]He must study hard in his spare time.
[D]He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.
34.[A]To pay him for his work.
[B]To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.
[C]To give his friends free drinks.
[D]To allow him to have more free time.
35.[A]Because the boy was not a fulltime worker.
[B]Because the boy had made some mistakes.
[C]Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.
[D]Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Americans are proud of the (36) achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and (37) for such diseases as polio and tuberculosis. They have learned a great deal about (38) and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals are the most modern and best (39) medical facilities in the world. But this degree of excellence has been expensive.
Medical costs in the United States are very high. There is a (40) health plan for Americans. But there are many programs (41) for this purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed (42) of money regularly into a fund. Then when the (43) needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it.
Other people have health insurance. (44) .In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medical institution. (45) .Then when they need medical treatment, they go to the hospital without paying more money.
(46) . These programs make medical care available to those without their own health insurance.
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 47 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 48 for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too 49 to worry about, or too uncertainsomething projected by the same computer 50 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 51change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 52is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is 53, rivers are running dry, and coasts are 54, threatening communities.
The 55are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 56 of the planet.
[A]remote[B]techniques[C]consisting[D]rest[E] willing
[F]climate[G]skill[H]appetite[I]melting[J]vanishing
[K]eroding[L]temperature[M]curiosity[N] changes[O]skillful
SectionB
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has selfconfidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement.
A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown,” The counselor added, “You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort.”
57.In the first paragraph, the author implies that is essential in achieving success.
[A]ability and goals
[B]goals and determination
[C]ability and environment
[D]goals and environment
58.The word “frugal”(Line. 2, Para 2.) means.
[A]wealthy
[B]wasteful
[C]thrifty
[D]miserable
59.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because.
[A]their life is miserable
[B]they do not live in peace
[C]their goals are too low
[D]they are not rich enough by their own standards
60.The last paragraph implies that.
[A]we should have high goals
[B]success means achieving great goals
[C]success means taking a walk in the park
[D]success means trying one’s best at what one really likes
61.This passage mainly talks about.
[A]the definition of success
[B]how to achieve success
[C]how to set goals
[D]the importance of goals
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “l(fā)ooksay” or “wholeword” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
The wholeword approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the selfdirected, “l(fā)earning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates (倡導者)of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “RunSpotRun” readers.
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his bestseller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted(控訴)the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the looksay method. He said—and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(語音學), is far superior.
Systematic phonics first teachers children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.
62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is .
[A]only logical and natural
[B]the expected position
[C]probably a mistake
[D]merely effective instruction
63.The author indicts the looksay reading approach because .
[A]it overlooks decoding
[B]Rudolf Flesch agrees with him
[C]he says it is boring
[D]many schools continue to use this method
64.One major difference between the looksay method of learning reading and the phonics method is .
[A]looksay is simpler
[B]Phonics takes longer to learn
[C]looksay is easier to teach
[D]phonics gives readers access to far more words
65.The phrase “touchoff” (Para 3, Line 1) most probably means .
[A]talk about shortly
[B]start or cause
[C]compare with
[D]oppose
66.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
[A]Phonics approach regards wholeword method as unimportant.
[B]The wholeword approach emphasizes decoding.
[C]In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.
[D]Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.
Part ⅤCloze(15 minutes)
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Methods of studying vary; what works 67 for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 68 you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: 69 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won’t although college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 70for everybody. The hint is “don’t get
71 ”.The problem of studying, 72 enough
to start with, becomes almost 73 when you are
trying to do three 74 in one weekend. 75
the fastest readers have trouble 76that. And if
you are behind in written work that must be 77,
the teacher who accepts it 78 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 79. Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 80. Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven
hours you ’spend on chemistry won’t 81one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 82 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 83all their time to it. 84 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest
of them is a mistake, if you face this 85, begin
with the shortest and easiest 86. Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.
67.[A]good[B]easily
[C]sufficiently[D]well
68.[A]until[B]after
[C]while[D]so
69.[A]somebody[B]nobody
[C] everybody[D]anybody
70.[A]follow[B]go
[C]operate[D]work
71.[A]behind[B]after
[C]slow[D]later
72.[A]hardly[B]unpleasant
[C]hard[D]heavy
73.[A]improbable[B]necessary
[C] impossible[D]inevitable
74.[A]week’s work[B]weeks’ works
[C]weeks’ work[D]week’ s works
75.[A]Even[B]Almost
[C] If[D]with
76.[A]to do[B]doing
[C]at doing[D]with doing
77.[A]turned in[B]tuned up
[C]turned out[D]given in
78.[A]very[B]quite
[C]such[D]that
79.[A]anyway[B]either
[C]at all[D]too
80.[A]solution[B]method
[C]answer[D]excuse
81.[A]help[B]encourage
[C]assist[D]improve
82.[A]expense[B]pay
[C] debt[D]charge
83.[A]devote[B]put
[C]spend[D]take
84.[A]Whichever[B]Whatever
[C]However[D]Wherever
85.[A]attraction[B]decision
[C]temptation[D]dilemma
86.[A]arrangements[B]way
[C]assignments[D]class
Part ⅥTranslation(5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87.Not only (他向我收費太高)，but he didn’t do a good repair job either.
88.The murderer (混在人群當中)with an attempt to shoot at the Prime Minister whenever he seized a chance.
89.The emergence of ecommerce and the fastgrowing Internet economy are (為中國的國內(nèi)外貿(mào)易提供了新的增長機遇).
90.That Canadian speaks Chinese (和他說英語一樣流利).
91.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was (忙著準備) her examination.
Key to Model Test Three
Part IWriting
【寫作思路】
本文要求寫一篇針對吸煙問題的議論文。要求寫出贊同禁止吸煙，反對禁止吸煙以及自己對待這個問題的看法。
【參考范文】
Should Smoking Be Completely Banned?
Some people maintain that smoking should be completely banned.In their opinions, smoking is harmful not only to the smokers but also to the people around.Moreover, smoking is a waste of money.When one smokes a cigarette, one is actually burning money.
Other people do not agree.They believe that smoking helps to sharpen one’s mind and prevents one from sleeping.And smoking does not seem to shorten one’s life since many people who smoke live a long life.Also the government gets a lot of money from cigarette taxes.
In my view, everyone has the right to choose his/her own way of life, but one does not have the right to impose his way of life on other people.So smoking in public places should be banned but in some areas it can be allowed.
Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【解析】Y根據(jù)第一部分前兩段很容易判斷出該題目是正確的，根據(jù)基本常識判斷。
2.【解析】Y第一部分第三段后一句話Only within the past 25 years, however, have some of its passengers broken free of Earth’s gravity.
3.【解析】N文章第五段，These factories will take advantage of the absence of gravity to produce everything from lifesaving drugs to perfect ball bearings.題干中“Special products and tools for space use, such as medicine and perfect ball bearings”這是原來就有的advantages, 應該是produce everything。
4.【解析】Y根據(jù)第二部分和第三部分我們可以推斷該題目是正確的，我們的地球已經(jīng)被污染了，能源也會枯竭……
5.【解析】Y根據(jù)why go into space 第一段判斷正確。
6.【解析】N第十六段，F(xiàn)or example, in outer space, we have to protect ourselves from the dangers of ultraviolet light and cosmic rays.Ultraviolet light from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth.Yet, Earth’s atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation.
7.【解析】NG本句意思為即使在外太空的短期旅程也會對人的大腦造成傷害，文中并未提到。
8.【解析】do not mix well根據(jù)why go into space 中的第三段的第三、四句話，可以得到我們所需要的答案。
9.【解析】electricity for manufacturing根據(jù)why go into space 的第二段得出該題目答案。
10.【解析】the losing of calcium根據(jù)at home in space 第一段第四句話找出題目所需要的答案。也可以寫the loss of calcium.
Part IIIListening Comprehension
Section A
11.W:It’s high time we increased our supplies of football equipment.Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion.
M:I couldn’t agree more.
Q:Which should they increase?
【解析】C 女士說是時候該增加足球設備的供應了，排球和網(wǎng)球都過時了。男士說我再同意不過了。本題關鍵是聽懂It’s high time 和out of fashion這兩個固定短語。
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I can’t leave now.I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.
Q:Why can’t John go swimming now?
【解析】A 男士說我三點與我的老師有個會面。I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.從這句可以得出答案。
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W: It used to be even better.
Q: How’s the school?
【解析】A 男士問這座學校真的像人們說的那樣好么。女士回答說它過去更好些。因此，即是說這座學校不如過去好了，從這得出對這座學校的評價。
14. W: Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to do, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she can’t stand football.
Q: Why didn’t the man watch the game?
【解析】D 本題關鍵在于聽出瑪麗亞受不了足球這句 You know Maria, she can’t stand football.因此，男士雖然本想看球賽的，但是瑪麗亞在看五頻道的一個電影，他就跟她一起看了那個電影。
15.M:Good morning, I’m Jim Green.My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job.
W:Oh, come in, Jim.I haven’t seen you for ages.I hear you’re at the university now.
Q: What does Jim want?
【解析】A 男士說我父親叫我來這兒問你關于一個假期工作的事。女士說我很久都沒見到你了，我聽說你現(xiàn)在上大學呢。這個叫吉姆的男士還是學生，他想找個假期的兼職做。因此，他想找的是一份暫時的工作。
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater.The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
【解析】A 男士問你能形容一下?lián)尳巽y行的兩個人的外貌么。女士說那個男的個子高，深色頭發(fā)，穿一件黑色毛衣，我記得的重要的事主要是那個女的在搶劫時說的話。The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.從這句中可以得出答案。
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W: Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?
【解析】D 這句關鍵在于聽出nicelooking straw hat一個非常好看的草帽，可以得出兩人討論的是一個好看的帽子lovely hat。
18.W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:I’ll call you when it’s ready.But it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Q: what is the probable relationship between the speakers?
【解析】D 女士問修好我的手表要多長時間，男士說修好的時候我會打電話給你，但是要花一個多星期的時間。從這個對話里可以看出說話者之間是顧客和修表人之間的關系。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary.How’re you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Can’t complain.Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really.Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies.First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory.New equipment should’ve been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M:OK.We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W:We should also consider human resources.I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what’s the picture?
W:We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M:TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M:We’ll have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right.I’ll see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】D 女士問Did you have time to look at my proposal，你有時間看看我的建議么。聽完全文，可見是一個關于新的商業(yè)計劃的建議，因此正確答案是Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
【解析】B 女士說New equipment should’ve been installed long ago.即早就該給工廠裝新的設備了。所以正確答案為工廠應該引進新的設備。
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
【解析】B女士說We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.女士建議雇用一些工程師幫助實現(xiàn)工廠的現(xiàn)代化。所以正確答案應是 B項：A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
【解析】C 從女士的話it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors 中可看出，僅僅在報紙上做廣告是不夠的了。
Conversation Two
W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it down to something like…uh…the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios.”
W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want.Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”
M:“Golden Age” is a good idea.Let me type that in …Hey, look, just 6 books this time.That’s a lot better.
W:Oh…another thing you might consider…h(huán)ave you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I’ve only been searching for books.
W:Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.And we do have the Los Angeles.Times available over there.You might go through their indexes to see if there’s anything you want.
M:Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.
W:If you need any help, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What is the man doing?
【解析】A 男士準備寫一篇關于20世紀三四十年代好萊塢電影的論文，他現(xiàn)在正在檢索所需要的參考書，所以答案是“他在搜尋參考材料”。
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
【解析】A 此題關鍵在于聽出女士，即這位圖書館員說：Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it 她認為這位男士的題目太大，因此答案應為It’s too broad to cope with.
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
【解析】D 本題在聽力原文中可直接找出答案。女圖書館員說Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.因此男士可以在Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature找到相關的雜志文章。
Section B
Passage One
There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty years.The liberation of women in the early part of the twentieth century and the social and economic effects of World War II had a great impact on traditional family life.Women became essential to industry and the professions.During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation.
More recently, great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine, have had enormous social consequences.Children are better cared for and are far healthier.Infant death rate is low.Above all, parents can now plan the size of their family if they wish through more effective means of birth control.
Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life.But these developments have affected all aspects of society.It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of “the family” as a social unit has survived all these challenges.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.What is this passage mainly about?
【解析】D 短文第一句就點出了文章的主旨，There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty years.即是主要講了英國家庭生活變化的諸多原因。
27.Why did British women become indispensable to industry after World War II?
【解析】A 為什么英國婦女在二戰(zhàn)之后在工業(yè)上起著不可或缺的作用?During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation.從這兩句話中可得出答案，由于戰(zhàn)爭中成千上萬的男子失去生命，因此女子必須承擔起勞動的重任。
28.What remained unchanged in spite of all the challenges in family life?
【解析】A 雖然文中花了大量篇幅介紹英國人家庭生活變化的種種原因。但本題的答案出現(xiàn)在文章后一句，即It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of “the family” as a social unit has survived all these challenges.
Passage Two
In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today.Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.So in a few years people won’t worry about running out of gas.
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.F & C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week.At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models.
Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground.Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.
But the sky isn’t the limit.In the future, you’ll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon, Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements; you’ll hear someone say, “The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes.Please check your equipment.And remember, no more than ten ounces of carryon baggage are allowed.”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
【解析】D 以后的數(shù)十年汽車用什么做能源，Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.每個人都將用上電力驅(qū)動的車，因此將用電做能源。
30.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
【解析】A本題也可在聽力材料中直接聽出答案。In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.未來的新聞報道在談到交通狀況時將主要報道空中的交通狀況。
31. What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?
【解析】B 從短文后的announcement提醒去往月球旅行的乘客：And remember, no more than ten ounces of carryon baggage are allowed，只能帶不超過十盎司的隨身行李，因此，對于去月球旅行的旅客的特殊要求就是Take little luggage with them.
Passage Three
My parents ran a small restaurant.The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers.My duties increased as I grew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hardworking and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.He said, “Ok, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks.” He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What was the speaker’s job before he was 10 years old?
【解析】C男孩的工作就是給顧客擦皮鞋。
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?
【解析】B從這一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能遲到。
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?
【解析】A 男孩認為爸爸應該付他工錢I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.
35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?
【解析】D 因為父親認為 it was his son who should pay him。
Section C
36.【答案】medical
【解析】medical 意為“醫(yī)學的”�？v觀全文可知此處應填medical，美國人對本國所達到的醫(yī)學成就倍感驕傲。
37. 【答案】prevention
【解析】prevention意為“預防、防止”。醫(yī)學家已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)預防和治療腦灰質(zhì)炎以及肺結(jié)核的方法。
38. 【答案】cancer
【解析】cancer意為“癌癥”。他們對癌癥和心臟病做了大量研究。
39. 【答案】equipped
【解析】equip意為“裝備、配備”。美國的醫(yī)院是現(xiàn)代化的，配備有世界上好的醫(yī)療設備。
40. 【答案】national
【解析】national 意為“國家的”。美國有一個全民健康計劃。
41. 【答案】available
【解析】available意為“可用到的，可利用的”。為了這個全民健康目的美國有許多項目計劃。
42.【答案】sum
【解析】sum 意為“一筆(金額)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一筆款項到這個基金里。
43. 【答案】employee
【解析】employee意為“職員、雇員”。當職員需要就醫(yī)，他可以從這個基金里拿錢付醫(yī)療費用。
44.【答案】They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed
45.【答案】People regularly pay the hospital directly
46. 【答案】The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【解析】E此處應填入E項，be willing to 為固定搭配。
48.【解析】H此處應填入一個名詞，而appetite通常和介詞for搭配，此處句子的意思為控制我們無止境的欲望。
49.【解析】A此處應填入一個形容詞，根據(jù)上下文意思應選A項，意即:全球氣候變暖似乎離我們太遙遠，以至于我們無需為此擔心。
50.【解析】B此處應填入一個名詞，而與computer 搭配的名詞在選項中根據(jù)上下文意思B為正確選項。
51.【解析】F根據(jù)上下文意思此處應表達氣候變化之意，因此F為正確選項。
52.【解析】L該題較為簡單，表示“上個世紀全球的氣溫上升了1華氏度”，應能迅速找出正確答案。
53.【解析】I顯然ice 與melt 搭配，因此I為正確選項。
54.【解析】K此處應填入一個現(xiàn)在分詞，表示“海岸受到侵蝕”，因此應選K。
55.【解析】N該題較為簡單，應填入一個復數(shù)名詞，所以填入N項。
56.【解析】D選D項，the rest of 為固定搭配。
Section B
Passage One
57.【解析】C細節(jié)題。文章第一段，作者表明要獲得成功能力和環(huán)境是很基本的條件。見文章第一段第三句話，“Because each of us possesses …genetic ability and favorable environments…”由于我們每個人的天生能力和后天成長環(huán)境的不同……由此可知，C)為正確答案。
58.【解析】C詞義猜測題。“frugal”這個詞的意思是節(jié)儉的，樸素的。見第二段第二句，“…the poor shepherd who …enjoys his frugal life …”通過下文提到的擁有財富的人的對比，可以推測出該詞的意思是節(jié)儉樸素的。
59.【解析】D細節(jié)推理題。有些富人并不覺得他們成功，因為以他們自己的標準他們還不夠富。見文章第二段第三句，“On the other hand…many of them …consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success”根據(jù)他們自己的目標來判斷，他們并不認為自己是成功的，由此可知D)為正確答案。
60.【解析】D細節(jié)推理題。文章后一段表明，成功意味著盡自己所能做自己喜歡的事情。見文章后一句，“You have not really failed …for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like…”在你沒有盡全力做自己喜歡的事而失敗之前，你的失敗都不算真正的失敗, 由此可推斷出作者暗示成功就是盡全力做自己喜歡的事，所以D)為正確答案。
61.【解析】A綜合歸納題。這篇文章主要談的是成功的定義。文章第一句話就是全文的主題句，每個人對成功的定義不同。接下來的幾段也都是從不同的角度定義成功，所以A)為正確答案。
Passage Two
62.【解析】C本題的線索是第一段的第二句話，其中的relying on educators與題干中的counting on educators 完全是同樣的意思。
63.【解析】A作者先在第一段的后一句說“l(fā)ooksay”或“wholeword”的閱讀教學方法是失敗的，第二段分析了這種方法失敗的原因，是因為它“stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding…”
64.【解析】D文章在后一段談到了phonics method的特點和好處，本題線索見該段的第二句話“Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned”，可見這種方法能使學習者獲得更大的詞匯量。
65.【解析】B本題要求利用上下文猜測單詞的意思。根據(jù)第二段的后一句，在1963年以前，出版的東西都是教授使用wholeword的方法的，緊接著用了轉(zhuǎn)折詞however，說在1955年，Rudolf Flesch “touched off”一場爭論，因此此處的touch off必然是“引起”的意思。
66.【解析】C本題要求有較好的綜合能力才能做得既快又準。從第二段中綜合出wholeword閱讀方法的特點：強調(diào)單詞的意思、沒有decoding;由此即可知B)、D)是錯的;在文章的后一句話，作者指出Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences，所以A)也是不對的。
Part ⅤCloze
67.【解析】D well是副詞，good是形容詞，所以A)不可。與后面相比較的doesn’t work at all相關的是，此處B)、C)形成不了關聯(lián)。
68.【解析】A此句的意思是你一直進行嘗試，直到找到適合自己的學習方法。因而此處的連詞要表達“直到”的意思。
69.【解析】B線索是空格后的else，兩個詞連起來表示“(除了你自己)，別的任何人都不能……”。
70.【解析】D work常用于抽象的意義，表示起作用的意思。請參照第一句中的動詞。
71.【解析】A get (fall, be) behind等都表示落后的意思，根據(jù)上下文，顯然是說，我們在學習上是不要落后。
72.【解析】C此處要求填一個形容詞，A)可排除。又根據(jù)上下文，可以理解出這句話的意思應該是：學習這個困難，一開始的時候是非常難的，而當你想在一周內(nèi)完成三周的事情時則變得幾乎是不可能的。這時談的是難度的問題，因此選其他的答案是不合適的。如果直接解此題有困難，可以先做后面的題。
73.【解析】C根據(jù)從句中的意思來判斷本題的答案。要在一周內(nèi)做三周的事，毫無疑問，應當說這是幾乎不可能的。
74.【解析】C表面考的是所有格的用法，實際上考的是名詞的數(shù)。三周肯定是復數(shù)，week必須是復數(shù)形式;work是不可數(shù)名詞。答案就一目了然了。
75.【解析】A本題考查的是篇章詞匯。解題也有兩種方法。第一種方法從篇章的角度著手，承接上面一段，說的是學習的困難，在這里顯然是說“即使”是讀得快的人也有困難，選A)順理成章。第二種方法從句法著手。這是一個簡單句，顯然不能填連詞和介詞，C)、D)明顯錯誤。單就本句來說，選almost也是不能的。
76.【解析】B have troubling后要求接動名詞。
77.【解析】A turn in 的意思是“交上去，上交”，其他的選項是：turn up 出現(xiàn)， turn out出來;結(jié)果是，given in 讓步。
78.【解析】D此處表示“過晚”之意，用too。
79.【解析】C還記得常說的not …at all 嗎?
80.【解析】D這一句及其下一句是說因為你在別的科花的時間太多而在另一科落后，前者不是后者的理由。所以此處要選表示“借口、理由”意思的詞，即是excuse。
81.【解析】A表示籠統(tǒng)的“有用”的動詞是help。
82.【解析】A at the expense of的意思是“以……為代價”。
83.【解析】A注意后面的介詞to，所以這是一個固定搭配。
84.【解析】B想一想“What is the reason that …”這個句型吧。
85.【解析】C前面所說的明顯是一種誘惑，所以要選temptation。
86.【解析】C前面說的是上某課的事，所以選class。
Part ⅥTranslation
87.【解析】did he charge me too much / did he overcharge me
88.【解析】mingled with the crowds
89.【解析】providing new growth opportunities for China’s foreign and domestic trade
90.【解析】as fluently as he speaks English
91.【解析】busy preparing for
