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Model Test Two Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition with the title of Is the Expansion of Enrollment a Good Thing, giving an introduction of the advantages and disadvantages of colleges' rapid expansion and your own point of view. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 高校扩招是一件好事 2. 高校扩招公带来一些问题 3. 我的观点 Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1--4, 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 5--10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The Science that Imitates Nature's Mechanisms A European industrialist not long ago became very suspicious about American purposes and intentions in certain areas of scientific research. He learned by chance that the United States was signing contracts with scientists in England, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Australia, and other countries, calling for research into such matters as the function of the frog's eye and the learning ability of the octopus. It seemed to the industrialist that such studies could not possibly have any practical value. He seriously believed that the United States was employing the foreign scientists to do meaningless work and occupy their time, while American scientists were busy in the really important areas of science. He was unaware of the fact that the United States was spending much more money at home than abroad for similar studies. Nature does things better than people Actually, the research he questioned involves a field of science so new that most people have never heard of it. Named bionics in 1960, this science is the study of living creatures, a study in search of principle applicable to engineering. Nature has operated a vast laboratory for two billion years, and bionics probes the secrets of the marvelous "special-purpose" mechanisms that have developed. Take the frog's eye for example. A frog eats only live insects, and its eye instantly spots a moving fly within reach of its tongue. You can surround a frog with dead (therefore motionless) flies, and it will never know they are there. If we can completely understand the mechanic of the frog's eye, we can develop a "map reading eye" for missiles and a "pattern--recognition eye" for our basic air defense system called SAGE (semi-automatic ground environment). SAGE is badly overworked. Its international network of radar "EYES" supplies a tremendous mass of unimportant details about meteorites, clouds, flights of ducks, geese, and friendly planes, and it sometimes gets confused. Until we can build a mechanical frog's eye into SAGE, it will remain somewhat inefficient. Military and civilian uses The frog's eye holds promise in civilian life, too. For example, at most major airports the airtraffic problem--with 20 million flights per year to handle--has reached a critical stage. We must develop better devices for monitoring and controlling air traffic. Special-purpose mechanism as exciting as the frog's eye can be found throughout nature. The bat is under study because the bat's sonar is much more efficient than man-made sonar. By bouncing supersonic squeaks off objects around him, the bat flies about with remarkable skills. A bat can fly through a dark room strung with dozens of piano wires and never touch a single wire. The mosquito is under study because we need to solve the problem of Static that lessens the efficiency of our communications systems. A mosquito, simply by vibrating its wings, can set up a hum that will cut through any interfering noise (man or nature can create loud whistles or thunder, for instance) and give a message to another mosquito 150 feet away. Electrical system Theoretically at least we should be able to copy these mechanisms found in nature, for all biological organisms-from mosquito to frog to man--are in part actually electrical systems. The sense organs that "connect" all animals to the outside world are merely transducers--instruments like a microphone, TV camera, or phonograph pickup arm--which convert one form of energy into another. A microphone, for example, converts sound into electrical signals which are carried to a loudspeaker and converted back into sound waves. Similarly, the nerve cells of a man's ear convert a cry for help into electrical pulses which are sped over his nervous system to the brain. The brain receives the signal, and then sends an answering electrical-pulse message to his legs, where it is convened into muscular energy when he starts running toward the cry. We have been slow to profit from this close analogy between a biological organism and an electronic system. It was only in the early 1950's that we consciously began to unite biologists with physicists, chemists, electronic experts, mathematicians, and engineers in a team to solve the mysteries of biological machinery. The first formal bionics meeting--called by the U. S. Ak Force--was held in 1960. A year later there were 20,000 biologists at work in research laboratories in the United States more than double the number employed ten years earlier. Electronic and nonelectronic A bionicist can, of course, copy much in nature without resorting to electronics. For example, an airplane wing that gives unique stability to a small plane was introduced by the Cessna Company in 1960; the wing tips of a seabird served as the model. An artificial gill to extract oxygen from water and throw off carbon dioxide like a fish's gill is being studied by the Navy for use on submarines. For the Navy, too, the U. S. Rubber Company is making tests of a rubber "skin" for boats and submarine hulls, modeled on the elastic skin of a dolphin. But the greatest advances in bionics unquestionably will be electronic in nature. Already an instrument laboratory has developed an "eye" that can peer through a microscope and distinguish certain kinds of diseased ceils from healthy cells. General Electric Company has an experimental eye, the Visilog, that operates on the principle used by the human eye in judging distance as a solid surface is approached. We humans judge out rate of approach by the changed occurring in the texture of a surface as our eyes get closer and closer to it. This explains why we sometimes fail to see a glass door, but we always stop short of a brick wall. General Electric's eye calculates the rate of approach to any textured surface and contains a device to slow the approach speed. It is being developed, hopefully, to pemit a planned moon-probe rocket to make a soft landing on the moon's surface. A small variety of Visilog may be created for the blind. Ears, nose, and brain The owl's ears are fascinating to many bionicists, for the owl has uncanny directional hearing. He can hear a mouse chewing and fly down on it, even though it is hidden from sight under a pile of leaves. For those engaged in designing sensitive mechanic ears for listening to enemy sonar, owl research may indeed have value. Nor is the nose being ignored. Many male creatures find their way to their mates by following an odor given off by the female. To explore mechanical scent detection, the Armor research Foundation has developed a synthetic nose which can, it is believed, detect scents in vapors at a ratio of one particle to a million. The Foundation thinks that it can be used in early detection of food spoilage, and to warn industrial and military personnel of the presence of poisonous vapors. Finally, the bionicist is extremely interested in the one general mechanism that serves the entire animal kingdom--the brain. The brain makes all animals unimaginably efficient, like small-size computers. "Actually, though," says Dr. Warren S. Moculloch, one of our great computer-scientists, "computers are nothing more than stupid beasts, they haven't the brains of an ant. And they can't do the job that must be done." Hopefully, bionicist is extremely interested in the one general mechanism that mimics the brain. But as long as the tiny brain of a pigeon continuous to baffle science, there seems little likelihood of understanding the secrets of the human brain during this century. Yet, even if the bionicist never attains this goal, he will make many discoveries that once seemed impossible to us. Even in our lifetime he may be able to build machines that will be intelligent enough. 1. The United States was making research on the frog's eye and the learning ability. 2. The United States was employing the foreign scientists to do meaningless work to occupy their time. 3. Bionics is a study in search of principle applicable to engineering by studying of living creatures. 4. Bionics is now developed to a remarkable level. 5. We must develop better devices for monitoring and controlling air traffic because _____ has reached a critical stage. 6. A mosquito can give a message to another mosquito 150 feet away by _____. 7. Animals' sense organs are only _____ which convert energy from one form into another. 8. The U. S. Rubber Company is making tests of modeling the elastic skin of a dolphin for _____. 9. Owl research may have value in designing _____. 10. _____ is a general mechanism that serves the entire animal kingdom. Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must 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. Questions 11to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. 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 man's wife may be the result of her past experiences. 12. A. A snowstorm. B. An earthquake. C. A traffic accident. D. A hurricane. 13. A. The two speakers are classmates. B. The man is majoring in elementary education. C. The woman is majoring in elementary education. D. The two speakers got to know each other in a class. 14. A. She's got a stomachache. B. She feels perfectly fine. C. She's going to get married. D. She's going to have a baby. 15. A. It is the best city he's ever visited. B. It was worse than he had expected. C. It is difficult to get around in the city. D. The hotel service is terrible in the city. 16. A. To encourage them. B. To stop them immediately. C. To give some explanation. D. To leave them alone. 17. A. Unemployment. B. Family breakup. C. Mental problems. D. Drinking. 18. A. The woman is the man's boss. B. The man is the woman's husband. C. The woman is the headmaster of a school. D. The woman wants to know something about a student. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. A businessman in a store. B. A wander in the street. C. Amateur detective. D. A man with plain clothes. 20. A. Fifteen cigarette fighters. B. Fifty cigarette lighters. C. Sixty lipsticks. D. An identity card. 21. A. At last, the man gave a break to the woman. B. The woman was arrested by the man. C. The man gave choices to the woman. D. The man missed the woman. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A. Eggs. B. Diets. C. Protein. D. Exercises. 23. A. One; Two; One B. Two; One; One. C. One; One; Two. D. Two; One; Two. 24. A. Because she believed eggs were not very expensive and also contained a lot of protein. B. Because she thought her heart was strong and eating too much protein could not hurt her heart. C. Because she had been told that eating eggs could help her to have a fine figure. D. Because she liked eggs so much that she could not stand if she didn't cat eggs every day. 25. A. One week. B. One month. C. Two days. D. Three days. 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. Probing into the privacy of famous people. B. Short articles about less important events. C. Colorful pictures and smaller size. D. All above. 27. A. The Daily Star. B. The Times. C. The Daily Telegraph. D. The Daily Minor. 28. A. The Independent. B. The Financial Times. C. The Daily Mirror. D. The Daily Telegraph. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A. Life was easy and food was easy to find. B. People care more about how to survive. C. The people took care of each other out of love. D. There are many developed individual monetary systems. 30. A. This need to use the services of people who were not physically near. B. This need to have a common set of values. C. The fear of things that were more different than what people were used to. D. This need to store wealth. 31. A. How the survival skills of the early people influenced their diets. B. This need to learn how to save money; C. The increasingly complex relationship between values and the use of money. D. The difficulty of trading larger and larger amounts of good. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A. Neither of the two types of rockets is very economical. B. The liquid-fuel rocket is best. C. Each type of rocket has certain advantages. D. The solid-fuel rocket is best. 35. A. The rocket should be inexpensive to construct. B. The rocket is capable of lifting heavy spacecraft into orbit. C. The rocket should be easily controlled. D. The rocket should be inexpensive to operate. 34. A. Because of its size. B. Because of its fuel. C. Because of its complicated engine. D. Because of its burning time. 35. A. The fuel is cheap. B. They can be stopped and reignite. C. They are cheap to build. D. They must be used soon after fueling. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear ct 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 ham 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. Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and (36) ; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. (37) thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of (38) am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing (39) clothes ? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people (40) , A person's self-concept is (41) in the way he or she behaves, and the way u person behaves affects other people's (42) . In general, the way people think about themselves has a (43) effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their inferiority. (44) A shy person may respond to a compliment with a statement like this One: "You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not tree. " (45) Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? (46) People's expectations of themselves must be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy. Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on Answer Sheet 1. Oh July 4, 1776, a secret meeting of insurgent colonists in America passed the Declaration of Independence. War against the British had already been going on for over a year, so the declaration came as the climax of years of stormy events in America. The impetus for the American Revolution was the Treaty of Pads in 1763, which ended the straggle between the British and French for control over North America. Since the colonists no longer were frightened by the French, they ceased to rely upon the British for protection and were not as submissive as they were formerly. On the other hand, the British regarded the colonies as a source of revenue and began to impose unfair taxes up on them. The Sugar Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765 were so eagerly opposed by discontented colonists that rioting broke out, The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 as a result of the riots. The British continued their policy of taxation without collaboration with the once obedient subjects. The Townshend Acts (a series of taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea) created such disgust that the citizens of Boston attacked British soldiers who fired upon them. That was the Boston Massacre of 1770. After the repeal of the Townshend Act, a new tea tax in 1773 again consolidated Boston residents' disagreement. About fifty men disguised as Indians boarded British ships and got rid of their cargo of tea in protest against the tea tax. That was the famous Boston Tea Party. In reprisal, the British abolished the Bostonians' right to self-role, and by passing what were referred to as Intolerable Acts in Boston, they infuriated all of the colonies and caused them to unite in protest. Representatives from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 to plan a stratagem to avoid British interference in trade and to protest the infamy of taxation without representation. The British responded that the colonies were in rebellion, and, since nothing would soothe either side, both sides prepared for war. 47. According to the passage, in which year was the first violent protest against the British made? 48. We are told that the colonists did not need the British after the Treaty of Pads, because the former ______. 49. The British imposed strong taxes on Americans because ______. 50. The Boston Tea Party was a result of Boston residents' disagreement on ______. 51. The British response to the meeting in Philadelphia was to ______. Section B Directions: There are two 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 The struggle for food has long been a drama for millions of impoverished (穷困的) Brazilians. But these days the nation is transfixed by another sort of starvation: anorexia (厌食) among the successful and well off (富裕的，处境好的). The deaths of four young women in recent weeks from anorexia, a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, an aversion (厌恶) to food and severe weight loss have been splashed across the front pages of newspapers nationwide. The subject has become a morbid (病态的，恐怖的) fascination for Brazilians, and is even the theme of a popular TV soap opera. It has also touched off a debate within Brazil's fashion industry that has long presented the rail-thin model as the paragon (模范) of female beauty. The most recent victim was Beatriz Cristina Ferraz Lopes Bastos, a 23-year-old teacher whose death Sunday at a hospital in Jau, 200 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, was reported by national television news programs. Local media reports said she was 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighed just 77 pounds. "Another victim of anorexia," the newspaper Globo said on its website Tuesday, alongside a glamorous photo of the blonde Bastos, who was also a skilled pianist, amateur historian and author of a literature column for a hometown Web site. The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported she described herself as "thin" on an Internet discussion group and friends said they had to "fight with her to eat." A former boyfriend, Leandro Murgo, told reporters Bastos was a chubby (丰满的，圆胖的) teenager and became fixated on losing weight. Anorexia became big news in Brazil last month with the death of 21-year-old Ana Carolina Reston, a successful model who died of generalized infection caused by anorexia nervosa. She reportedly carried just 88 pounds on her 5-foot-8 frame. "Take care for your children because their loss is irreparable (不能挽回的)," Reston's mother, Miriam, told Globo after her death. "Nothing can make the pain go away. No money in the world is worth the life of your child." Two days later, on Nov. 16, college student Carla Sobrado Casalle, 21, died in the southeastern city of Araraquara (阿勒山[土耳其东部]), also with symptoms linked to anorexia. She was just under 5-foot-9 and weighed 99 pounds. A third anorexia victim died later in the month. 52. Among the successful and well off, ______ amazed the nation recent days. A) anorexia B) terror C) sporting D) hard work 53. The death of four young women arose from aversion to food because they ______. A) disliked the food they ate B) feared of food poisoning C) feared of becoming obese D) wanted to eat more 54. We learned from the third paragraph that Brazilians ______. A) all disagree that rail-thin model is the paragon of female beauty B) believe that rail-thin shape is the paragon of female beauty C) believe that anorexia is a good way to lose weight for being beauty D) dispute that rail-thin shape is the paragon of female beauty especially through aversion to food 55. Beatriz Cristina Ferraz Lopes Bastos, a 23-year-old teacher, died of ______ on Sunday at a hospital in Jan. A) starvation B) anorexia C) tiresome D) infection 56. Which word best describes the author's attitude toward anorexia? A) Criticism. B) Approval. C) Agreement. D) Tolerance. Passage Two Nuclear power's danger to health, safety, and even to life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation. Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses. It cannot be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it is all around us. There are other things like that. Radio waves are all around us but we cannot detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cannot sense radioactivity without a radio detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other things. At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outfight by killing masses of cells in vital organs. But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hurt anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few are hit, and if they are killed outright, your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in a deformed way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years. This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be radiated and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten or twenty years later as a result. Radiation can hurt us. We must know the troth. 57. The second paragraph tells us that ______. A) nuclear radiation is invisible but harmful B) nuclear radiation is detected only by a receiver C) radio waves are harmless D) radio waves are mysterious 58. What can we infer from the third paragraph? A) Radiation can kill an animal immediately. B) Radiation at any level is not harmless. C) The deformed cells can reproduce themselves. D) Protection from radiation is always necessary. 59. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ______. A) a person can receive radiation without knowing it B) a radiated mother may give birth to a weak baby C) radiation received by a grandparent can affect a grandson D) some illnesses are caused by unobserved radiation 60. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) People hurt when hit by nuclear radiation. B) People might be hurt by nuclear radiation unawares. C) Nuclear radiation can cause cancer even if the patient has never been radiated. D) Some people don't quite understand radiation. 61. What is the purpose of this passage? A) Make clear the aftermath of nuclear radiation. B) Explain why radiation has some mystery. C) Compare the nuclear radiation and the radio waves. D) Warn the readers against the nuclear radiation. Part Ⅴ Error Correction (15 minutes) Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank. Living is risky. Crossing the road, driving a car, flying, swallowing an aspirin tablet or eating a chicken sandwich--they can all be fatal. Clearly some risks worth taking, especially when the rewards are 62. _____ high: a man surrounded by flames and smoke generally considers that jumping out of a second floor window is an acceptable risk to save its life. But in medicine a few 63. _____ procedures, drugs, operations or tests are really a matter 64. _____ of life and death.. There may be sound medical reasons for not 'accepting electrical shock treatment, 65. _____ but such reasons are totally dependent in the balance of 66. _____ risks and benefits for the patients. Surgery for cancer may cure or prolong a life, but the removal of tonsils (扁桃体) cannot save anything a sore throat. Blood pressure drags 67. _____ definitely help some people live after a heart attack, but these same drags may be both harmful and necessary 68. _____ for those with only mild blood pressure problems. Deciding how much discomfort and risk we are preparing to put up 69. _____ with in the name of better health is a high personal matter, 70. _____ not a decision we should remain to doctors alone. 71. _____ Part Ⅵ Translation (s minutes) Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. 72. He was dismissed from the volleyball team in view of ________________ (没有遵守俱乐部的规章). 73. It was essential that ________________ (采取有效措施以缓解贫困). 74. During this relatively short period of time, ________________ (人们生活条件的变化比过去数千年发生的变化都要大). 75. Every man in this country ________________ (无论他是什么肤色，都有权居住在他想居住的地方). 76. Researches have shown that ________________ (当商业萧条的时候，通常失业人数就会明显上升). 答案 Model Test Two Part Ⅰ Writing Is the Expansion of Enrollment a Good Thing? Many colleges and universities have expanded their enrollment since 1998. The reasons for the expansion are as follows. Firstly, they want to keep up with the need of the job market to produce more qualified people to take up the jobs. Secondly, the expansion has entitled many high school graduates to the right of receiving higher education. Last but not least, it can raise the intellectual standards of our nation. However, studies show that the trend to expand has brought about many problems. For instance, the teaching facilities and accommodation capacities of many colleges and universities are limited and are unable to meet the demand of an ever-increasing number of the newly enrolled students. On the other hand, the average quality of the freshmen is declining. In the long run, hunting for a job will be a tough thing for the graduates and that will inevitably exert much pressure on the prospects of employment. In spite of all this, I am still confident that the expansion of enrollment is of great benefit to our society and is a good thing. With the development of our national economy, the problem as mentioned above will be solved if proper measures are taken. Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 1．[答案]N [解析] 文章第一段最后提到其他国家做的研究是关于青蛙的眼睛和章鱼的学习能力，不是青蛙的学习能力。 2．[答案]N [解析] 文章第二段中提到美国本身也在做这样的研究，所以这并不是用来消耗对方时间的没有用的研究。 3．[答案]Y [解析] 文第三段钟提到仿生学是通过对生物的研究来研究工程方面的应用原理。 4．[答案]NG [解析] 文章没有提到相关内容。 5．[答案]the traffic problem [解析] 文章第六段钟提到在很多主要机场，空中交通问题已经到了一个严峻的程度。 6．[答案]vibrating its wings [解析] 文章第八段钟提到，蚊子可以通过振动翅膀，发出嗡嗡声，排除外界的干扰，将信息传给150英尺以外的另一只蚊子。 7．[答案]transducers [解析] 文章第九段钟提到所有动物用来联系外界的感觉器官，实际上只是象麦克风一样的传感器。 8．[答案]boats and submarine hulls [解析] 文章第十一段中提到美国橡胶公司通过模拟海豚的弹性皮肤来尝试为船只和潜水艇做橡皮船体。 9．[答案]sensitive mechanic ears(for listening to enemy sonar) [解析] 文章第十四段中提到猫头鹰不可思议的听觉能力对研究用来监听敌人声纳的敏感机械耳朵具有非常高的价值。 10．[答案]The brain [解析] 文章第十六段中提到大脑是作用于所有动物的总体结构。 Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension Section A 11. 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 lei to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean? 12. M: Lucy, could you describe what you were doing at the moment ? W: Well I was still sleeping at 6o'clock. Then there was this horrible sound ad the floor was just bouncing and rolling like waves, all at the same time. Q: What are the speakers talking about? 13. W: Hi, Peter, I was surprised to see you in tile class in children's literature yesterday. Are you also majoring in elementary education? M: No, I'm not. But as a psychology major I can use this to fulfill the requirement in developmental psychology. Q: What do you learn from the conversation? 14. W: Dr. Cassidy, I'm actually fine. It's just that I've been a little tired the last few days, and my stomach is kind of upset. M: Well, that doesn't surprise me. I have some news that you might find exciting. You're pregnant. Q: What do you know about the woman? 15. W: Mike, how did you enjoy your trip? What did you think of les Angeles? M: it was all right. I liked it better than I thought I would. The problem is transportation. The bus service is terrible, and they don't have a subway. Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles? 16. W: Dr. Weinstein, should paints let their children watch television or read about the war? M: If parents are going to let their kids mad or watch television coverage of the war, it's important for them to read along and help their kids interpret what they're reading or seeing. Q: What should parents do if their children watch television or read about the war? 17. W: Tony, who are the street people? How did they get to be living in the street? M: Well, some of them lost their jobs, some of them have mental problem, and some of them drink. Q: Which of the following factors is not mentioned as a cause of becoming street people? 18. M: Miss Hanson, thank you for sending me this note. I'm sorry to hear Mario is being a problem. W: I'm not sure what's happening to Mario. He's usually an excellent student. He completes all his work and he's quiet in class. Then, last month, he just changed. Q: What can you infer from the conversation? Now you'll hear two long conversations. Conversation One M: Excuse me madam. Would you mind letting me take a look in your bag? W: I beg your pardon? M: I'd like to look into your bag, if you don't mind. W: Who are you to insist? I advise you to take off, before I call a policeman. M: I am a policeman, madam. Here's my identity card. W: What? Oh... well... and just what right does that give you to go around looking into people's bugs? M: None whatsoever, unless I have reason to believe that there's something in the bags belonging to someone else. W: What do you mean belonging to someone else? M: Well, perhaps, things that haven't been paid for? W: Are you talking about stolen goods? M: Exactly, but if the citizens are honest they wouldn't mind, would they? W: Stopping people in the street and demanding to see what in their bags! M: I'm sorry. I'm trying to do my job as politely as possible. However, I must insist on Being what you have in you bag. W: And what, precisely, do you expect to find in there? M: Thank you madam. W: Net at all. M: Mm. Sixteen lipsticks? W: Yes, nothing unusual in that I like to change the eater with my mood. M: I see you smoke a lot. Fifteen cigarette lighters! W: Yes, I an rather a heavy smoker. M: Now are you going to come along quietly or am I going to have to call for help? W: But this is unfair! Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What does the man do actually? 20. What did he precisely find in the woman's bag? 21. Which is true from this conversation? Conversation Two M: Many people seem to be on a diet. Have you noticed that, Anna? W: Yeah, I heard a lot of girls talking about diets. M: A friend of mine, Linda, was once on an egg diet. She ate an egg for breakfast, an egg for lunch, and two eggs for dinner. She thought eggs were cheap, and eating eggs could make her slim. W: Oh, my God! That would be bad for her health. Had she lost any weight? M: Yeah, a little bit. But the problem is that she felt very sick. Then after one week, she had to give up. She said two days after eating eggs for three meals, she felt very dizzy. But she didn't want to stop because she promised to herself that she would keep on doing that for one month. Her ideal weight is 45 kilos. W: It is wise for her not to do that any more. It is tree that eggs have a lot of protein; however, eating too many eggs is had for the heart. M: Yeah it is true. I agree with you. On Wednesday, I went to pee her. She looked very pale. She has in bed for three days. W: I am sorry to hear that Tell her not to do that any more. Actually, the best way to lose weight is to eat less and excise more. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What are the man and woman talking about? 23. How many eggs did Linda eat for breakfast, lunch, and the supper respectively? 24. Why did Linda choose eggs to lose weight? 25. How long had Linda been on a diet? Section B Passage One In Britain there are 11 national daily newspapers mid most people mad one of them every day. There are two kinds of newspaper. One is large in size and has many detailed articles about national and international events. These newspapers are called the serious papers or the quality papers. The other kind, called the tabloids, ace smaller in size, have mom pictures, often in color, and short articles, of ten about less important events or about the private hoes of well known people. Although me people disapprove of tabloids, more people buy them than buy the serious newspapers. The Sun, for example, which is a tabloid, is the biggest-selling newspaper in Britain. The tabloids are sometimes called the gutter press. And in 1997, some photograph reporters of the tabloids were said to be involved in the tragic death of Princess Diana in France and they were criticized as Paparazzi by the public. Most national newspapers in Britain express a political opinion mid people choose the newspaper that they read according to their own political beliefs. Most of the newspapers are right-wing which means they support the Conservative Party. These am the Daily Tale graph, which is the serious newspaper, the Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Star, the Sun and Today, which are all tabloids. Of the other serious newspapers The Times, the oldest newspaper in Britain, did not formerly have one strong political view but it is now more right-wing. The Independent does not support my political party, and neither does the Financial Times, which concentrates on business and financial news. The Daily Mirror is the voice of the Labor Party. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What are the features of the tabloids? 27. Which newspaper is not serious newspaper? 28. Which newspaper is right-wing? Passage Two Back in those primitive times it was unnecessary to have a special form of exchange value for everything, like a price. In thee times the only things that were really valuable were the skills to sat vive. But as society became more complex, people depend more on others who were living far away; then it became important for people to develop some method for exchanging value without having to ex change the actual goods. This need to develop a method for exchanging value was what led to the use of money. Money was a means of exchanging value without having to actually exchange the specific things you wanted. Before the use of money, people had to trade things with each other, and it was usually very difficult to decide what everything was worth in relation to each other. If you had three animals skins and your friend had two pots of dried betas, how did you know how many skins were equivalent to a pet of beans if they didn't have a price? With the introduction of money, all things could begin to hate a common value that everybody could know about. This led to a standardized set of values among people. As the power of money increased, values that were different from the majority were no longer recognized. The value of something in terms of money became the ultimate value. In order for money to function, the whole society has to agree on the same values. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Why was a formal monetary system not necessary for a long time? 30. What change in society first made it important to use money? 31. What topic will the speaker most likely discuss next? Passage Three The great advance in rocket theory 40 years ago showed that liquid-fuel rackets were far superior in every respect to the skyrocket with its weak solid fuel, the only kind of rocket then known. However, during the last decade, large, solid-fuel rockets with solid fuels a bout as powerful as powerful fuels have made their appearance, and it is a favorite layman's question to inquire which one is "better". The question is meaningless; one might as well as ask whether a gasoline or a diesel engine is "hatter". it all depends on the purpose. A liquid-fuel rocket is complicated, but has the advantage that it can be controlled beautifully. The bunting of the rocket engine can be stopped completely; it can be reignited when desired. A solid-fuel rocket, tin the other hand, is rather simple in construction, though hard to build when a really large size is desired. But once you have a solid-fuel rocket, it is ready for action at a very short notice. A liquid fuel rocket has to be fueled flint and Carl not be held in readiness in very long slier it has been fueled. However, once a solid-fuel rocket has been ignited, it will keep burning. It can't be stopped and reignited whenever desired. Because a solid fuel rocket can be kept ready for a long time, most missiles employ solid fuels, but manned space flight needs the line adjustments that can only be pro vided by liquid-fuel rocket. It may be added that a liquid-fuel rocket is an expensive device; a large solid-fund rocket is, by comparison cheap. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What conclusion can we draw from be passage? 33. What's the most important consideration for rammed space flight? 34. Why are the solid-fuel rockets expensive to operate? 35. Which of the following statements is NOT the characteristic of liquid fuel rockets? Section C Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and (36) self-consciousthat is, they excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. (37) Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of (38) impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing (39) unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people (40) adversely A person's self-concept is (41) reflectedin the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's (42) reactions In general, the way people think about themselves has a (43) profound effect on an areas of their lives. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their inferiority. (44) They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy per son may respond to a compliment with a statement like this one: "You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true." (45) It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality; over doing it is harmful Can shyness ha completely eliminated, or at least reduced? (46) Since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-esteem important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths People's expectations of themselves must be realistic. Living on the impassible leads to a sense of inadequacy. Section A 11.[答案] D [详细解答] 男士不明白其妻子为什么总是以否定的态度看待一切，女士说他应该了解一下其妻子孩童时代的事情。从这位女士的话中可以推断出，其妻子的悲观态度可能是自小形成的，即D。 12.[答案]B [详细解答] 男士让女士描述一下当时的情形，女士说当时她正在睡觉，突然听到一阵可怕的声音，地板掀了起来，并像波浪一样摇晃，而这一切都是同时发生的。这显然不会是发生了暴风雪(snowstorm)和交通事故(traffic accident)，飓风 (hurricane)也不会掀起室内地板。所以四个选项中，地震 (earthquake)是最符合这一情形的。 13.[答案] C [详细解答] 女士昨天在儿童文学班碰到彼德，感到很诧异，于是问彼德是不是也主修基础教育(这句话表明她自己主修基础教育，即C项)。彼德说不是(可以排除B项)，他主修心理学，因为学习发展心理学的需要而前来听课。再比较四个选项，他们显然不是同学(可以排除A)，因为女士碰到男士时感到吃惊；他们也不是在班上认识的(可以排除D)，因为他们并不在同一个班。 14.［答察］　D [详细解答] 女士说自己最近几天感觉累，并且反胃；医生说，她怀孕了，所以她将生小孩。关键词是pregnant(怀孕的)。 15.[答案] C [详细解答] 女士问迈克洛杉矶之行的感受，迈克说还不错.问题是交通，洛杉矶的公汽服务太糟糕了，并且还没有地铁。这些归纳起来，刘以说明在洛杉矶市内通行不便，即C. 16.[答案] C [详细解答] 女士问父母应不应该让孩子观看战争题材的电视或书籍，医生说如果让他们看的话，父母应该陪在旁边，并帮助他们理解所看或所读内容。关键词是along(而不是a lone)和help sb. interpret(帮助某人理解，即“解释”)。 17.[答案] B [详细解答] 女士问男士。在街上流浪的是哪些人，男士说，有失业的，有精神病患者，还有一些酒鬼。这些信息中没有“家庭破裂者”(选项B)。 18.[答案] D [详细解答] 女士送给男士一张便条，说玛里奥成了“问题”学生。男士对此感到难过。女士说她不能确定玛里奥到底出了什么事，他一直是个优秀的学生，能够完成所有作业，在课堂上很安静；但自上个月以来，他变了。这位女士将此事告之男士，说她不明白玛里奥变化的原因，说明她想了解这位学生的情况，即D。 Conversation One 19.[答案] D [详细解答] 显然这个男人是一个便衣警察。因为他拿出证件表明身份，所以不是侦探，更不是商人和闲逛者，很容易就应选择D。 20，[答案] A [详细解答] 六级听力一定要注意数字的辨别，否则极易发生错误。这一题应选A不要跟D混淆。 21.[答案] C [详细解答] give one a break是宽恕某人的意思，A不选：在对话结束时，这个妇女还没有被逮捕，D也不选。在文章里，便衣问妇女是乖乖跟他走还是叫别的警察一起来，是给了妇女选择的，因此C是正确答案。 Conversation Two 22.[答案] B [详细解答] 本题是主旨大意题。对话以Linda节食减肥为话题，讨论了一味的节食对身体带来的危害，对话中虽然出现了egg，protein，exercise这三个词，但不是贯穿整个对话的主题，只有diet可以概括整个对活，所以选D。 23.[答案] C [详细解答] 此题容易混淆数字，在听的时候要注意按照早餐、午餐、晚餐的顺序来记。原文是"She ate an egg for break fast，an egg for lunch, and two eggs for dinner."所以选C。 24.[答案]A [详细解答] 对话原文中有一句话是"She thought eggs were cheap，and eating eggs could make her slim,"在She thought之后就是她选择的原因，所以在听的时候要特别注意。根据这句话即可确定选A. 25.[答案] A [详细解答] 此题也是考查对数字的理解。对话中出现了one week, one month, two days，three meals，但有一句话非常关键“Then after one week, she had to give up"可知她节食了一周。一般在听到数字的时候要特别敏感.开沽数字后面所表示的含义。 Section B Passage One 26.[答案] D [试题分析] 本题考查考生对信息的综合理解能力。 [详细解答] 根据"The other kind, called the tabloids, are smaller in size, have more pictures, often in eater, and short articles, often about less important events or about the private lives of well known people"可出答案。 27.[答案] A [试题分析] 本题考查考生对细节的理解能力。 [详细解答] 根据文中"the Daily Star... which are tabloids"可找到答案。 28.[答案] D [试题分析] 本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。 [详细解答] The Daily Telegraph是在文中提到大部分报纸支持保守党，为右翼报纸后给出的例子中的一个。故选D。 Passage Two 29.[答案] B [试题分析] 本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。 [详细解答] 根据“In those times the only things that were really valuable were the skills to survive"可得出答案为B。 30[答案] A [试题分析] 本题考查考生对细节的理解能力。 [详细解答] 当社会越来越复杂，people depend more on others who are living far away.所以他们需要一种新的方法来交换，而且这种方法必须避免用实物交换，自然"money"产生了。故选A。 31.[答案] C [试题分析] 本题考查考生对信息的综合理解能力。 [详细解答] 文中最后一句谈到"money"与"value"的关系，显然下文还有可能继续谈论这方面的问题。故选C。 Passage Three 32.[答案] C [试题分析] 本题考查考生对信息的综合理解能力。 [详细解答] 文中提到两种火箭的优劣时说"The question is meaningless. It all depends on the purpose"显然两种火箭都有其长处。故选C。 33.[答案] C [试题分析] 本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。 [详细解答] 文中提到"manned space flight needs the fins adjustments that can only be provided by liquid-fuel rocket."故选C。 34.[答案] D [试题分析] 本题考查考生对细节的理解能力。 [详细解答] 文中提到"once a solid-fuel rocket has been ignited, it will keep burning."故选 D。 35.[答案] C [试题分析] 本题考查考生对文章信息的筛选整理能力。 [详细解答] 文中最后一句话“a liquid-fuel rocket is an expensive device."故选C。 Section C 36.self-conscious 37.Worrisome 38.imperssion 39.unattractive 40.adversely 41.reflected 42.reactions 43.profound 44.They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe the are unworthy of praise 45.It is clear that，while，self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. 46.Since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-esteem. it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A 47．[答案]1765 [解析] 文章第二段中提到1764年的Sugar Act和1765年的Stamp Act遭到殖民地人民的强烈反对，之后骚乱爆发了。因此第一次反抗运动是发生在1765年。 48．[答案]were no longer frightened by the French [解析] 文章第二段中提到1763年的巴黎条约之后，由于殖民地人民不再惧怕法国人，所以他们也不再需要依赖英国人的保护了。 49．[答案]they regarded America as a source of revenue [解析] 文章第二段中提到由于英国人将殖民地视为他们财政收入的一个来源，因此对他们施加了不公平的重税。 50．[答案]a new tea tax [解析] 文章第三段中提到1773年的一项新的茶叶税收再次引起了人们的强烈不满，由此而引发了之后的波士顿倾茶运动。 51．[答案]prepare for war [解析] 文章最后一段中提到费城会议之后，英国人得知殖民地将要造反，于是双方各自备战。 Section B 52．[答案]A [解析] 这是一片关于厌食症及其后果的文章。文章一开始据交代了：富裕地区的饥饿其实指的就是厌食症。 53．[答案]C [解析] 文中第二段有明确交代：四个女孩的死亡源于厌食，因为她们担心肥胖。 54．[答案]D [解析] 第三段告诉我们：巴西人已经十分关注厌食减肥，他们对于电视剧中出现的这一主题是有争议的，他们认为过瘦已经不是女性美的标准了。因此，只有D项符合原文意思。 55．[答案]B [解析] 文中victim一词已经告诉我们答案了。第四段说她5.2英尺的身高，体重却只有 77磅，以及第五段的开始说到“Another victim of anorexia...”，证明本题选B。 56．[答案]A [解析] 推断题。本文章虽未直接表述作者观点，但作品从头至尾都谈及anorexia的严重后果，甚至引发了死亡，对读者起到警示作用。由此可见，A项正确。 57．[答案]A [解析] 这是一篇关于核辐射特点及其危害的文章。通过阅读第二段，我们不难看出，该段通过比较核辐射和普通的电波，说明核辐射具有看不见但对人体有害的特点。据此，我们可以判断得知A项正确。 58．[答案]D [解析] 这是一个推断题。根据第三段，我们可以知道：无论核辐射的高与低，只要是核辐射，都会对人体造成伤害，损害人体细胞，使其发生癌变，甚至常年潜藏于人体而不被发现。因此，读者不难判断出，对核辐射的防护是必要的。因此，选D项。 59．[答案]D [解析] 依据第四段，我们可以知道：有时人们还没有察觉到，就已经受到了辐射。他们虽然受到了辐射，但感觉良好。然而5年，10年甚至20年后辐射所产生的危害才会发生。由此可见，这里D项正确。 60．[答案]A [解析] 这是一个是非判断题。根据文章我们可以知道：核辐射和无线电波一样，都不能被人们察觉到，然而不同的是，核辐射对人体是有害的。核辐射对人体的危害在于，损害人体细胞，却不被人们察觉到。因此，这里选项A认为：受到核辐射的人们会感到刺痛。这与原文意思相悖。所以，本题选择A项。 61．[答案]D [解析] 这是一个语篇理解题。通过阅读文章我们已经知道，本文向读者介绍了核辐射的特点及其危害。因此，我们不难判断出作者意在警告提防核辐射。所以，本题选择D项。 Part Ⅴ Error Correction 62．[答案]risks∧worth→are [解析] 固定搭配错误。本句为主从复合句，主句Clearly some risks worth taking缺少谓语动词。worth是形容词，一般用于短语be worth doing，意思是“值得做某事”。原句中错把worth当成动词，漏掉了一个系动词are。 63．[答案]its→his [解析] 代词与先行词一致性方面的错误。本句比较长，首先分析句子结构：a man是主语；surrounded by flames and smoke是分词后置定语；considers是主要谓语动词； that引导宾语从句；从句中jumping...window是动名词做主语；is是系动词；an acceptable risk是表语；to save its life是risk的定语。此句意为：“一个被火焰和浓烟包围的人一般认为跳出二楼窗户是救他的命的一个可以承受的冒险办法。”因而这里life指的是这个人的life，代词its用错了，要改为his。 64．[答案]are∧really→not [解析] 篇章理解错误。从句首的“But”转折连词判断，上文提到跳窗户救命是关系生死的大事，但是在医学上，一些实验、程序等等却不是关系生死的事情；a matter of life and death是“涉及生死的事情”。因此从上下文的理解来看，本句应是否定含义而非肯定含义，所以应在are与really之间加上not。 65．[答案]not [解析] 篇章理解错误。本句的意思应是“接受电击治疗在医学上是有合理依据的，但是这样的依据完全取决于病人要冒多大的风险以及能得到多大好处。”根据上下文，本句中的not属于多出来的词，应删去。 66．[答案]in→on/upon [解析] 此处是固定搭配错误。Depend on/upon：“依靠”。dependent是depend的形容词形式，和动词一样应与介词on或upon搭配使用，be dependent on意思是“依靠……的”。因此，此处应把in改为on或upon。 67．[答案]anything∧a→but [解析] 本句属于固定搭配错误。cannot save anything a sore throat句意不通顺，anything和a sore throat“喉咙痛”是两个名词短语，不能叠用，中间根据句意应加上一个 but。全句译为：切除扁桃体只能治喉咙痛。 68．[答案]necessary→unnecessary [解析] 本句属于篇章理解错误。necessary and harmful产生矛盾，因而要把表示正面含义的necessary变成表示负面含义的unnecessary。 69．[答案]preparing→prepared [解析] 固定搭配错误。be prepared to do是固定短语，意思是“准备做某事”，相当于be ready to do，这里prepared是过去分词作形容词用。be preparing只能解释为进行时态，很显然这里不应该用进行时态，因此应把preparing改为prepared。 70．[答案]high→highly [解析] 词性错误。high是形容词，后面personal也是形容词，形容词不能用来修饰另一个形容词，副词可以修饰形容词。因此把high改成highly。 71．[答案]remain→leave [解析] 易混词错误。Remain意为“保持，仍然”，是一个表示状态的动词，其用法和系动词be相似，后面所接成分一般是名词或形容词，作表语。例如：He remains silent all through the night．“他一整夜都默不作声。”leave是及物动词，意思是“留下，留给”。leaves sth．to sb．意为“把某物留给某人”。例如：Please leave the reference book to me．(请将参考书留给我。)本句很明显是leave...to...的句型，leave的宾语为a decision。所以此处应把remain改成leave。 Part Ⅵ Translation 72. [答案] failure to follow/comply with the club roles. [解析] 由于汉英两种语言结构上有很多相异之处，汉语的复合句在译为英语时，除译成相应的英语复合句外，还需根据英语语境作转换。译句将汉语的原因状语从句转换成英语的介宾结构，以符合译句语言表达习惯。 73. [答案] effective measures (should) be taken to alleviate poverty, [解析] 译句使用了虚拟语气。虚拟语气用在important，necessary，imperative，natural， urgent，appropriate，desirable，insistent，vital，advisable，preferable，incredible等之后的从句中，为(should)be型。 74. [答案] greater changes in people's living conditions have occurred than in the thousands of years which preceded. [解析] 由于英汉不同的语言使用习惯，译句在翻译形容词比较级时，没有机械地照字面直译，而是灵活地转换汉英句子结构，根据英文句法需要，采取减译法，从而确切地表达原句的内容，使之符合译句语言的表达习惯。 75. [答案] has the right to live where he wants to, regardless of the color of his skin. [解析] 英汉两种语言在句子结构上存在较大差异，根据英语表达习惯，译句将汉语复合句结构转换成英语简单句结构，英语介词短语的使用使得译句简洁紧凑。 76. [答案] when business is depressed, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment. [解析] 英汉两种语言在句法现象上有句子结构、句序等的各自特点。译句将汉语的主谓结构转换成英语的存在句。这种译法，既忠实于原句，又使译句语言通顺流畅，符合英文表达习惯。