2014年英语专业四级考前冲刺试题及答案解析(九)

英语专业四级考前冲刺试及答案解析(九) 一、Writing (composition)（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。Write a composition of about 150-200 words on the following topic:） 第1题 A donation is not a good way to aid the recovery of earthquake-hit regions. Do you agree? Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words: You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your composition. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 【正确答案】： [范文] A Donation Is Not A Good Way to Aid the Recovery of Earthquake-hit Regions I strongly agree that donation is a very good way, or I must say essential, to aid the recovery of the earthquake-hit areas in short term. Nonetheless, I believe that it is not a good way to aid the recovery of those regions in long term. Right in the wake of the earthquakes, millions of people in earthquake-hit regions became homeless and refugee. Majority of people were struggling for survival as they suffered from starvation, thirst and physical injuries. Donations, in terms of food, water, clothing and medicine are absolutely the most direct and important to serve the people with urgent daily necessity need to survive. Doctors, nurses and other volunteers are all crucial to aid victims in short term. Nevertheless, long-term donation is definitely not a wise means to aid earthquake-affected regions since we should aim for seeing sustainable development and recovery of those initiated by themselves. Endless donations would make those regions too dependent on aid that eventually the incentive and ability to rebuild their counties or cities on their own would be lost. Successful recovery should be self-initiated. In fact, there are many ways to aid the recovery in the long run. We can bring various technology and technological knowledge to foster the speed of recovery. Experts can involve in the planning of recovery of those regions and educate people better on enhancing quality of their tourism, which is the main source of income for most people in those affected areas. By those means, long-term sustainable recovery development can be ensured in a self-motivated and initiated way with their earning coming from their own effort. [审题] 对于地震灾区的人们来说，捐助不是帮助他们重建家园的好办法。对此，你是否同意?写篇约200字的文章，并给文章起个合适的标题。 [思路] 第一段：表明观点：对地震灾区短期捐助有必要，但不宜长期捐助；第二段：阐述对地震灾区短期捐助的必要性；第三段：阐述对地震灾区长期捐助的害处；第四段：提出其他长期援助地震灾区的建议。 二、Writing(Note-Writing)（本大题1小题．每题10.0分，共10.0分。Write a note of about 50—60 words based on the following situation:） 第1题 Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50～60 words based on the following situation: You are Jim. You have passed the exam for graduation. Write a note to express your thanks for Brittany's help with your exam. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. 【正确答案】： [范文] 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　June 2, 2008 Dear Brittany, I have passed mi exam. I don't know how to express my gratitude for your encouragement and great help. I'll hold a party in my house at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow to celebrate my graduation. I would be really thankful if you can come. Shall I pick you up at the gate of your apartment at 7:00 p. m. tomorrow? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yours, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Jim [审题] 根据题目要求，10分钟内写出一张50-60字的便条。内容是：你是Jim，通过Brittany的帮助，你通过了毕业考试，写张便条对她表示感谢。注意便条的相关格式。 [思路] 表示感谢的便条常常包括三个部分：第一，对于收信人的帮助表示感谢；第二，解释感谢的原因或对方的帮助给自己带来的好处。 三、Dictation（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.） 第1题 【正确答案】： [听力原文] British women, in common with women in most Western countries, /have been fighting for sexual equality with men for much of the last century. /Their achievements have been considerable. / First and foremost, discrimination against anyone on the grounds of their sex alone is illegal. /For women, this means they are entitled to be given equal respect and status/with men in all areas of life. /Many British women expect to pursue careers/for intellectual, financial and social reasons. /They also expect equal pay with men for the same job. /When they have family responsibilities, /some women, depending on financial and other circumstances, /choose not to work; /others choose to take time off work while their children are young. /In still other families, the father will give up work/while the mother continues to pursue her career. /In all these cases, men and women are generally expected/to share the domestic responsibilities at home with their partners. [听写提示] 本文的一些句子比较长，是由几个单句组成的复合句，时单词数量和标点符号比较复杂。以下句为例：When they have family responsibilities，some women，depending on financial and other circumstances，choose not to work；others choose to take time off work while their children are young．以some和others开头的两个句子之间一般用分号；主语和谓语之间如果有分词短语，分词短语前后都要用逗号。此外，这些标点符号的判断主要靠停顿时间的长短来决定。一般来说，逗号、分号和句号停顿时间的比例约为1/4：1/2：1。 四、Listening Comprehension ( Conversation )（共10小题,共10.0分） In this section, you will hear several short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the conversations 第1题 Which is NOT true of the man? A He is new in the Department. B He gets along with others well. C He is in charge of a project. D He is from Scotland. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: Oh, hello, Lee Dong. Come on in, and how have you been keeping recently? W: Quite all right, thanks, Dr. Francis. How is your project going? M: Very smoothly, I should say. I'm playing a consultancy role, really. I have only been here a month, but I'm already on very good terms with my colleagues in the Department of Computer Science. Well, I'm happy that you could come. Do sit down, please. W: Dr. Francis, do you know I've got a chance to go to Cambridge in August? I wonder if you could tell me something about Britain. M: Certainly. Well, I was actually brought up in Scotland. Erm, in fact, I've never been to Cambridge. But well...yes, I'm sure I can give you some useful tips. Now, what do you want to know, Lee Dong? W: Things like weather. What's the usual temperature there? M: Mmm, the temperature in Scotland is 22, or 23 degrees Centigrade on average, I think. But Cambridge would be warmer, around 25, I would guess, because it's down south. W: Oh, that's nice. Do you know it is 34 here? Last year it reached 39. By the way, where do you think I should stay? M: Oh, that's important. You can, er...I suppose, stay in the college-owned flats, which are often near where you have your classes, and some are even on the campus. That would certainly be convenient. W: Yes, it would. M: But it can also be a disadvantage because you are, in a sense, separate from ordinary society. You are a language teacher, and I think learning from society is a valuable experience. W: Yes, yes, exactly, so what's the alternative? M: Maybe finding an English family. I know of a student Ali from the Middle East. He told me that he had learned a lot by staying with a British family. W: Thank you, I think it's quite a good suggestion. By the way, Dr. Francis, do you think I could...? [解析] 题干中的NOT为定位信息，录音中没提到的或与原文内容相矛盾的为答案。由I'm playing a consultancy role可知[C]不属实，故为答案。 第2题 What is the temperature in Cambridge? A 22. B 23. C 25. D 34. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干问题属于肯定表达，对话中往往以问句形式表现，所以问句后听到的便是答案。由But Cambridge would be warmer，around 25...可知答案为[C]。 第3题 What is the best choice for the woman? A She should live on campus. B She should live with an English family. C She should live in the University Society. D She should live with friends. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]和[C]都说的是居住地点，而[B]和[D]都说的是居住方式，故在听的过程中要特别留意哪方面是有用信息。又因为所有选项前两个单词均是She should，故男士提的建议是听音重点。再由You are a language teacher...is a valuable experience和Maybe finding an English family可知答案为[B]。 第4题 What is the relationship between the two speakers? A They are friends. B They have never met before. C They are lovers. D They are classmates. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文 G: Excuse me. Are you going to buy concert tickets? D: Yes, I am. So are all these people in front of me. G: Have you been here long? D: About 45 minutes. I've moved forward a total of about 3 feet in that time. G: You are kidding. D: Not at all. There was a couple up ahead of me who got so disgusted they finally gave up and left. They said they've been waiting for more than an hour. G: Terrific. Does any one know what's causing the delay? D: If so, no one has let us know. It could be that there aren't enough people selling tickets this afternoon. Or maybe their computer is down. I'm sure the concert hasn't been cancelled. G: I just hope they don't run out of tickets before I get up there. D: That really would be annoying, wouldn't it? G: I guess I should have come before lunch. Or has it been like this all day? D: Apparently it has. In fact, before I came I tried calling to charge my tickets over the phone, just to avoid this long wait. But they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It's cash or nothing, and you have to come in person. G: Well, there are two more hours before the tickets office closes. Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for. So I think I'll just make myself comfortable. [解析] 对话中说话者之间的关系一般可以从他们刚见面的问候语中得知。由Excuse me．Are you going to buy concert tickets?可以推测两个人之前应该是互不相识的，故答案为[B]。 第5题 What is the cause of the long waiting? A The computer of the place goes wrong. B There aren't enough people selling tickets. C The tickets are not many. D They haven't mentioned about it. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干问题属于肯定表达，对话中往往以问句形式表现，所以问句后听到的便是答案。由文中...no one has let us know可知答案为[D]。 第6题 What does George think about the long waiting? A He thinks it terrific. B He thinks the waiting is worthy. C He feels comfortable waiting so long. D He feels disgusted. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据常识，[C]可能不是答案，故将答案锁定在其他三个选项之间。题目问的是乔治怎样看待这长时间的排队买票，由乔治的回答Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for可知答案为[B]。 第7题 What is the disadvantage of an excursion fare? A More expensive than the usual price. B Only one stopover allowed. C Having only one Australian stop. D Many restrictions on it. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] T: Good morning. Can I help you sir? M: Yes, good morning. Er, my name is Adams. I am going to a conference in Sydney in July. T: Yes. How long for? M: I expect to be there for about three weeks. T: I see. Well, there is an excursion fare. M: How much would that be? T: 795 pounds. That allows you one stopover, one stopover outside Australia. M: Only one stopover? T: Yes, that's a restriction on excursion fares, one stopover and not in Australia. M: I see. Well, I suppose it would be nice to have a stopover in the far east somewhere, Hong Kong or Bangkok. Hm. And there's another point. Er, I'm going with two friends and we have got a friend in Perth in Australia. Now we all know him and it would be very nice to visit him on the way back to London after the conference. T: Sorry sir. You've got to remember, no stopover in Australia on the excursion fare. Of course, you could pay the full fare. M: Mm. No, I don't really want that. T: Or, well, there is something else you can do. You could take a single ticket to Sydney, that's 400 pounds, and a ticket from Sydney to Perth, about 150 pounds, and then another single Perth to London, that's about 420. That's much less than the full fare. But remember, no stopovers allowed on single flights, so you wouldn't be able to go to Bangkok or Hong Kong. M: I see. Well, I'd just fly directly back to London. But look, if you don't mind I think I'll tall it over with my friends first and I'll come back in a few days' time. Um, I hope they'll come to Perth with me. I'd really like to see my friends. Anyway, um, I'll see you later. T: That's fine. I'll see you next week perhaps. Goodbye. M: Bye. [解析] 与[A]、[B]、[C]相比，[D]并没有提到旅游票价的具体劣势，故很可能不是答案。此外，本题题目问的是旅游票价的劣势，由that's a restriction on excursion fares，one stopover and not in Australia可知答案为[B]。 第8题 What happens if Adams stops at Perth? A He can't meet his friends. B The flight goes without him. C He has to pay more than 795 pounds. D He can't stop at Hong Kong then. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据对话中提到You've got to remember，no stopover in Australia on the excursion fare...you could pay the full fare，故答案为[C]。 第9题 How much is the fare from Sydney to Perth? A 400 pounds. B 150 pounds. C 420 pounds. D 795 pounds. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题目中的from Sydney to Perth为定位信息，故要注意听与之相关的数字信息。由对话中的a ticket from Sydney to Perth，about 150 pounds可知答案为[B]。 第10题 What has the man decided to do? A To buy a ticket now. B To buy a ticket at Perth. C To go to Perth first. D To talk to his friends. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]和[B]都提到买票的事情，故这两个可能都不是答案，从而将答案锁定在[C]敢[D]之间。再由对话中的I think I'll talk it over with my friends first...可知答案为[D]。 五、Listening Comprehension (News Broadcast)（共10小题,共10.0分）In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 第1题 The casualties for the rival Muslim militias were A three. B twenty. C ninety-four. D ninety-seven. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Tank and rocket fire thundered through Kabul yesterday as rival Muslim militias battled for control. It is reported that Kabul's two main hospitals reported three dead and 94 injured. The war escalated on Tuesday as factions exchanged rocket fire with rivals controlling the southern suburbs. Plumes of dust and smoke rose from strategic mountain tops amid an incessant roar of tank and rocket fire. Most people stayed off the streets. Rocket attacks were reported by local newspapers in many parts of the city. At least 20 rockets landed in the northern, suburb which suffered the worst destruction. [解析] 做数字题时，考生应该对听到的数字信息作简要笔记，并根据题干的要求辨清所听数字或通过简单加减乘除来得出答案。由新闻中提到的...three dead and 94 injured可知答案为[D]。 第2题 ______ reported the rocket attacks. A Two hospitals B Local newspapers C A news agency D Leaders of the main factions 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题目涉及到谁报道了火箭袭击事件，由新闻中提到的Rocket attacks were reported by local newspapers...可知答案为[B]。 第3题 What does The Moment of Isaac Newton refer to in the news? A A discussion about Newton's theory. B A conference held in the honor of Newton. C A display of Newton's works in the library. D An exhibition of documents and other items about Newton. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Here we bring you to The Moment of Isaac Newton. Science and the Making of Modern Culture displays hundreds of documents and other items among the unforgettable marble pillars and arches of the Gottesman exhibition hail, on Fifth Avenue at 42nd St. Some manuscripts, borrowed from the University of Cambridge Library, have never been shown before in the U. S. The exhibition presents not just Newton's writings, but also their context and their consequences, aiming to reveal how this abstract body of knowledge actually transformed our entire culture, says curator Mordechai Feingold, a professor of history at the California Institute of Technology. [解析] 本题属于主旨题，新闻的主旨句一般出现在开头部分。由新闻中的Science and the Making of Modern Culture displays hundreds of documents and other items...exhibition hall可知答案为[D]。 第4题 Who is Mordechai Feingold? A The president of the University of Cambridge. B The chairman of Science and the Making of Modern Culture. C A faithful follower of Newton. D A professor at the California Institute of Technology. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 本题中的Mordechai Feingold为定位信息，故要特别留意听与之相关的信息。由新闻中的Mordechai Feingold，a professor of history at the California Institute of Technology可知答案为[D]。 第5题 Which games will be moved to China by NBA in 2004? A Regular games. B Pre-season games. C Off-season games. D All-star games. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] All star center Yao Ming will play in his hometown when the National Basketball Association announced to stage pre-season games in Beijing and Shanghai in October 2004. This is part of the league's continuing effort to support the development and growth of basketball in China. "We are excited about scheduling our first NBA exhibition games in China," said NBA Commissioner David Stern in a statement on Monday. "China has been our fastest growing global market and with the extraordinary success of Yao Ming, we anticipate the development of more elite players as the 2008 Beijing Olympics approach." Stern said. [解析] [B]和[C]的时间正好相反，故答案很可能是其中之一。pre-season game指季前赛；off-season game指淡季赛。由新闻中的...announced to stage pre-season games in Beijing and Shanghai in October 2004可知答案为[B]。 第6题 What is the purpose of moving NBA games to China? A To boost the popularity of NBA in China. B To support the development and growth of basketball in China. C To earn a considerable sum in the market of China. D To help the Chinese players to improve their level. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]和[C]的内容与NBA的利益相关，而[B]和[D]与中国的利益有关，故在听的过程中要区分哪方面是有用信息。再由新闻中的This is...to support the development and growth of basketball in China可知答案为[B]。 第7题 The reduction of ______ UN peace-keeping troops within 4 months from Rwanda is authorized. A 5,000 B 2,300 C 3,200 D 1,800 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the UN peace-keeping force in Rwanda for another 6 months while reducing its size by more than half. The UN resolution authorizes the reduction of the UN assistance mission in Rwanda from 5,000 troops to 2,300 hoops within three months and to 1,800 troops within four months. The resolution is a compromise between a proposal by UN Secretary General to cut the UN force in half and Rwandans' wish for an even larger reduction.. Rwandan authorities say they have assumed responsibility for national security following last year's Hutu-led genocide, reducing the need for UN peace-keeping. The UN force will also help with the training of the national police force and with the delivery of humanitarian aid. [解析] 做数字题时，考生应该对听到的数字信息作简要的记录，并根据题干的要求辨清所听数字或通过简单加减乘除来得出答案。根据“...5,000 troops...to 1,800 troops within four months”可知答案为[C]。 第8题 It is agreed that the UN force will do the following EXCEPT A making sure of the safe return of Rwandan refugees. B helping with the delivery of humanitarian aid. C reducing its peace-keeping force. D helping with Rwanda's police force training. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干中EXCEPT为定位信息，新闻中没提到的或与新闻内容相矛盾的就是答案。新闻中已提到了[C]“削减维和部队”，[D]“帮助训练国家警力”和[B]“帮助施行人道主义援助”，由此可知[A]为答案。 第9题 The mayor was accused of ______ . A taking bribe B showing contempt of court C playing tricks during a land dispute D taking part in a government-backed plot 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Congress in Mexico has voted to strip the mayor of Mexico City off his immunity from prosecution, a move that could force him out of the election contest. The left-wing mayor Lopez Obrador has been accused by prosecutors of contempt of court during a land dispute. Mr. Lopez Obrador says this is a government-backed plot to stop him winning the presidency next year. His opponents argued that he had shown contempt for the rule of law, and democratic accountability. Earlier, tens of thousands had gathered in Mexico City's main square to support their mayor, the most popular politician in the country. They likened this process to a coup and demanded that all charges be dropped. 第10题 Which one of the following is NOT true according to the news? A The mayor is a left-wing member. B Many people had gathered to support the mayor. C The mayor is the most popular politician in the country. D The act of the congress could not influence the mayor's political career. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 六、Cloze（共20小题,共20.0分）Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two. 第1题 Each day of Earth Week, for example, has been given over to a separate environmental issue. They are, (1) , energy efficiency, re-cycling, water (2) , alternative transportation, pollutant information and outdoor (3) . Each one, as you can see, is wholly concerned with human problems, human systems, human safety and (4) how (American) humans can go on living (5) the same material level over the long haul (6) messing things up for them-selves. (7) on that list is there any consideration of what are thought to be animals (or trees or rivers) rights; nowhere any regard for the ongoing (8) of species caused by humans; nowhere a (9) for the countless other species that are being (10) daily by the destruction and poisoning of habitats; nowhere any thought given to the (11) of the natural systems of the living earth and learning to live in them as the first people did. 12) all, nowhere on the list is there found any consideration of wilderness, of the need for a healthy earth to have places where humans don't (13) , where the full complexity and diversity of life are allowed to (14) unaffectedly. All that the Earth Day people can see is something called "just think of the (15) " of "outdoors", and all they can think of doing there is human "recreation". The reason that is important is that (16) the human understands itself as a species "reapplies for membership in the biosphere", as the eco-historian Thomas Berry has (17) it, "it will never stop treating the earth and its treasures (resources) as the rightful food for its omnivorous maw (杂食性动物的胃), will never stop acting as if it owns the earth and has the right of control (18) its species". This is a matter of passing laws or double-panning windows; this is a deep reordering of values, a new (and very' old) way of understanding the earth and its species as sacred, an ecological (19) that go right to the heart of our lives. Without it no (20) changes will come, or last. A of course B on condition C in practice D with regards 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 此处缺少插入语，选项中只有[A]of course和[C]in practice可以做插入语。[A]of course意为“当然”，表示理所应当；[C]in practice意为“实际上”。此句是对上句中的a separate envkonmental issue进行解释，只有[C]in practice用在此处符合语义，故为答案。 第2题 A management B maintenance C conservation D protection 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] water (32) 属于environmental issue的一类，选项中能被water修饰且一起构成一类环保问题的选项是[C]conservation“(对自然资源的)保护”。 第3题 A event B refreshment C entertainment D recreation 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 选项中能被outdoor修饰的选项是[C]entertainment和[D]recreation。[C]entertainment作为 entertain的派生名词，指的是供消遣的事物、娱乐人的行为或娱乐业。[D]recreation指人们在闲暇时为消遣和娱乐所进行的活动，强调的是活动，与语义相符，故为答案。下文出现的recreation为此空所填词的原词复现，对选择答案起到了很强的提示作用。 第4题 A basically B socially C functionally D largely 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文的意思可知，此处说的是从根本上讲美国人如何在相同的生活水平下长期生活，故答案为[A]basically，意为“基本上，从根本上说”。而其他选项均与语义不符。 第5题 A on B under C with D at 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 空后的level通常与介词at搭配，意为“在…水平上”，故[D]为答案。 第6题 A in B through C by D without 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 上文提到美国人如何在相同的生活水平下继续生活，由此可推知此处说的是为了他们自己没有把事情搞糟，故答案为[D]without。 第7题 A Anywhere B Somewhere C Nowhere D Elsewhere 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 从下文出现的四个nowhere可以判断文章用了排比对称的句式，由此可推测nowhere为此空所填词的原词复现，故[C]为答案。 第8题 A extinction B migration C destruction D extraction 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 与空后的species形成合理搭配的名词为[A]extinction，意为“消失，灭绝”。[B]migration“迁移”、[C]destruction“破环，毁灭”、[D]extraction“抽出，取出”均不能与species形成合理搭配。 第9题 A awareness B concern C attention D intention 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文可知，所填词应和上文出现的regard同义，并且和介词for搭配，故答案为[B]concern。[A]awareness和[D]intention通常和介词of搭配，[C]attention通常和介词to搭配，故排除。 第10题 A intimidated B threatened C bullied D terrorized 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 四个选项均有“威胁”之意，[A]intimidated、[C]bullied和[D]restoration被威胁的对象都是人，而此处提到的被威胁的对象是其他物种(other species)，故答案为[B]threatened。 第11题 A restoration B resumption C repayment D reservation 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文可知，此处说的是地球上自然体系的恢复，故答案为[A]restoration。而其他选项均与语义不符。 第12题 A For B In C Above D Over 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] above all为固定短语，意为“最重要，首先”。 第13题 A interpret B intervene C insulate D interact 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 分析句子结构可知，此处需填一不及物动词，故首先排除[A]和[C]。根据上下文可知，此处说的是人类不进行干涉的地方，故答案为[B]intervene。而[D]interact与语义不符，故排除。 第14题 A boom B swell C deteriorate D flourish 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 分析句子结构可知，complexity and diversity of life为本句的主语，因此此处说的是它们应被允许兴旺发展，故首先排除[B]swell和[C]deteriorate。[A]boom和[D]flourish都有“繁荣，兴旺”之意，boom作此意讲时，通常用于进行时中，其对象一般是生意、贸易或特殊的地区，而此处说的是life，故答案为[D] flourish。 第15题 A details B senses C implications D explanations 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文可知，此处说的是仅仅考虑一下“在户外”的内涵，故答案为[C]implications，其意为“含义，内涵”。[A]details“细节，详情”、[B]senses“感觉；意义”、[D]explanations“解释”均与语义不符，故排除。 第16题 A until B unless C if D though 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文可知，直到人类将自己看成是地球上的一个物种，他们才会停止将地球和地球上的资源看成是他们正当的食物，故[A]until为答案。 第17题 A placed B laid C boasted D put 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 从上下文的引号可以判断所填动词表示“说”的含义，故答案为[D]put“说，表达”。而其他选项均无此意，故排除。 第18题 A upon B over C to D from 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 和consol搭配的介词通常为over，其意为“对…的控制”，故[B]为答案。而其他选项都不与 control搭配，故排除。 第19题 A consciousness B conscience C caution D response 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文可知，深入人心的东西应该是一种生态意识，故答案为[A]consciousness。[B] conscience意为“良心，道德心”；[C]caution意为“小心，警告”；[D]response意为“回应”。 第20题 A intense B passionate C profound D turbulent 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 四个选项中能修饰changes的选项是[C]profound，意为“深刻的，意义深远的”。[A]intense意为“紧张的，强烈的”；[B]passionate意为“热情的，易怒的”；[D]turbulent意为“狂暴的，吵闹的”。 七、Grammar and Vocabulary（本大题30小题．每题1.0分，共30.0分。There are several sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two. ） 第1题 He is not ______ I thought he would be. A more a help than B a help more than C so much of a help as D a help as much as 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] be much of是固定搭配，意为“了不起的，很好的”，故答案为[C]。more...than...是另一固定搭配，意为“与其说是…不如说是…”，前后是并列关系，不符合题意，因此排除[A]。 第2题 The staff, having finished work for the day, ______ going home now. A is B are C was D were 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干主语staff为集体名词，因go home强调个体，各自回家，因而应排除[A]is和[C]was。为与时间状语now保持一致，故选[B]are。 第3题 There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______ . A does there B isn't there C hasn't there D isn't it 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 本题考查反意疑问句的用法。在反意疑问句中，如果陈述部分是there be结构，则反意部分仍然用there be句型，不受句子时态的影响，因而排除[C]。本题的题干为肯定句，反意部分应为否定疑问，故答案为[B]。 第4题 A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ______ much sharing of interests and res-ponsibilities. A take over B result in C hold on D keep to 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [B]result in意为“导致，产生”，符合题意，故为答案。而[A]take over意为“接收，接管”、 [C]hold on“继续，不挂断(电话)”、[D]keep to意为“坚持，保持”都与题意不符，故排除。 第5题 How is it ______ your roommate's request and yours are identical? A if B so C what D that 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 本题考查how is it hat...句型。四个选项中只有that可以与how is it构成固定搭配，意为“为什么…?…是怎么回事?”。此外，本句还考查it和that的用法。该句中it是形式主语，真正的主语是其后that引导的从句your roommate's request and yours are identical。it在此无具体意义，只是帮助把真正的主语移置句子后部，平稳句子。 第6题 You may borrow the book, ______ that you do not lend it to anyone else. A on occasion B on condition C on purpose D only if 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] on condition that为固定搭配，意为“在…条件下，倘若”，故答案为[B]。 第7题 Very few scientists ______ completely new answers to the world's problems. A come up with B come out C come round D come up to 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]come up with意为“想出(计划、答复)，提出”，符合题意，故为答案。而[B]come out意为“出版，结果是”，[C]come round意为“恢复知觉，到来”，[D]come up to意为“及得上，不亚于”都与题意不符，故排除。 第8题 Jones and Edwards are, ______ the producer and director of the movie. A responsibly B respectfully C respectively D respectably 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [C]respectively意为“各自地，各别地”，符合题意，故为答案。而[A]responsibly意为“负责任地”，[B]respectfully意为“恭敬地，有礼貌地”，[D]respectably意为“体面地，相当好地”都与题意不符，故排除。 第9题 Jane has just ______ a letter from a friend of hers in England. A returned B answered C offered D replied 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] answer a letter为固定搭配，意为“回信”，此时，answer不能换成reply，故答案为[B]answered。而其他三项与上下文意思不符，故排除。 第10题 I turned down his invitation to dinner as I didn't want to ______ on him. A invade B disturb C interfere D impose 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [D]impose用作不及物动词时，后常与on搭配，意为“打扰，麻烦”，故为答案。而[A]invade意为“侵犯”，常用作及物动词，不与on搭配；[B]disturb意为“打扰，扰乱”，常用作及物动词；[C]interfere意为“干涉，干预”，为不及物动词，常与with/in搭配。 第11题 These varied racial groups have learned to live together in peace and ______ , setting an example well worth following. A harmony B grace C rhythm D relief 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]harmony意为“和谐，和睦”，in harmony构成介词词组，故为答案。而[B]grace意为“优美，雅致”；[C]rhythm意为“节奏，韵律”；[D]relief意为“减轻，解除”。 第12题 After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S. , he will ______ work on a five-language opera. A confine B indulge C resume D undergo 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [C]resume意为“重新开始，恢复”，符合题意，故为答案。而[A]confine意为“禁闭，限制”； [B]indulge意为“纵容，沉溺于”；[D]undergo意为“经历，遭受，忍受”都与题意不符，故排除。 第13题 Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ______ to the outside world. A having been lost B to be lost C losing D lost 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 本题考查分词作状语。lost是lose的过去分词，可以直接作状语，表示伴随状态，前面无须接 have，故排除[A]。[B]表示将来的状态，与题意不符。lose是及物动词，后接宾语无需加to，故排除[C]。lost与to构成短语be lost to，意为“对…无动于衷”，作状语时，可以省略be，故答案为[D]。 第14题 ______ she wondered if she had made a mistake. A Not until long afterwards that B Not long until afterwards C It was not until long afterwards that D It was long afterwards until 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 本题考查强调句。强调句的固定结构是it is/was+被强调的部分+that从句，其中，it is/was与 that均不能被省略。[A]、[B]、[D]均不符合要求，只有[C]符合要求，故为答案。 第15题 Of all the soldiers they had the ______ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest. A recognition B reservation C recreation D reputation 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据题干可判断，填空处应与being the fiercest，the most patriotic，the toughest“最有战斗力，最爱国的，最强悍的”形成语义场共现。[D]reputation“名声，名望”概括了这些意思，故为答案。[A]recognition“认识，承认”、[B]reservation“保留，预定(房间、机票等)”、[C]recreation“消遣，娱乐”均与句意不符。 第16题 The manager made a farseeing decision ______ what she had said. A in the course of B in the light of C in favor of D in the face of 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [B]in the light of意为“根据”，符合题意，故为答案。而[A]in the course of意为“在…期间，在…过程中”；[C]in favor of意为“赞同，支持”；[D]in the face of意为“在…面前，面对…”都与题意不符，故排除。 第17题 A(n) ______ job is one that is long and boring. A dull B tedious C tiresome D monotonous 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 四个选项都有“单调的，令人厌倦的”之意；其中[B]tedious侧重因又长又慢又罗嗦而令人生厌，照应题干后面的long and boring，故为答案。而[A]dull强调缺乏使人感到有趣的特点；[C]tiresome侧重对人或事物强烈的厌烦，暗示劳累之意；[D]monotonous侧重由于缺乏变化，总是保持一个样子而令人厌倦，都与题意不符，故排除。 第18题 The bus that ______ outside the inn would soon take the visitors downtown. A held back B pulled up C got down D set forth 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据题干可判断，填空处应与the bus形成语义场共现。[B]pulled up指(车等)停在某处，符合题意，故为答案。[A]held back“阻止”、[C]got down“下来”、[D]set forth“(人)动身出发”均不符合题意。 第19题 We advised them to take a rest, but they ______ on finishing the work. A suggested B continued C insisted D persisted 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] insisted on是固定短语，意为“坚持，坚决认为”，后接名词或动名词，故[C]为答案。而[A] suggested意为“建议”，后面不可接on；[B]continued意为“继续，持续”，后接名词或不定式；[D]persisted“坚持，持续”，后接介词in。 第20题 ______ I'd like to, I can't come. A In spite of B Though much C Much as D As much 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由题干中的I'd like to和I can't come可知前后分句存在着转折关系，而在正式文体中，as和 though可以用于不以其为首的让步状语从句中，但必须以形容词、名词或动词开头，可见[B]和[D]应排除。[A]It spite of意为“尽管”，后面需要接名词或动名词短语。而[C]Much as意为“即使”，符合题意，故为答案。 第21题 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ______ obtaining water is not the least. A for which B to which C of which D in which 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据题意，所填词应是引导非限制性定语从句的带有介词的关系代词，由句中least作代词暗示对介词of的选择，故答案为[C]。 第22题 His illness made him ______ of concentration. A incompetent B unable C incapable D powerless 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [C]incapable意为“无能力的，不能上任的”，后接of，故为答案。而[A]incompetent意为“不称职的，无能力的”，[B]unable意为“无法的，不能的”；后接动词不定式，[D]powerless意为“无能的，无力量的，无权力的”，都与题意不符，故排除。 第23题 We should always keep in mind that ______ decisions often lead to bitter regrets. A hasty B instant C prompt D rapid 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]hasty意为“仓促的，轻率的”，与后面的bitter regrets构成因果关系，故为答案。而[B] instant意为“紧急的，迫切的，立刻的”；[C]prompt意为“立刻行动的，果断的，及时的”；[D]rapid意为“快的，迅速的”都与题意不符，故排除。 第24题 Classification is a useful ______ to the organization of knowledge in any field. A means B approach C mode D manner 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [B]approach作“方式，方法；态度”讲时，后接介词to，而其他几个选项都没有这种用法，故 [B]为答案。 第25题 It is no good ______ him. He is always indifferent towards other's matters. A to turn to B turning to C turn to D turned to 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] It is no good doing sth．是常见句型，意为“做…没用”，no good后应接动名词形式，故答案为[B]。 第26题 Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ______ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time. A are to challenge B may be challenged C have been challenged D are challenging 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据句意，所填空应使用被动语态，因此首先排除[A]和[D]。[B]may be challenged和后半句中的are being modified相矛盾，故答案为[C]。 第27题 There is ______ district in the world. A no such a B not such C not such a D no such 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 因such是个指示代词，no such之后不可用不定冠词a，故答案为[D]。 第28题 You spent more money than ______ intended to be spent. A were B is C was D are 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干中的than引导定语从句，在从句中充当主语，其先行词为money，由此排除[A]和[D]。又因为主句的时态是一般过去时，从句中也应保持一致，故答案为[C]。 第29题 "You are very selfish. It's time you ______ that you are not the most important person in the world," Edgar said to his boss angrily. A realize B have realized C realized D would realize 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] It is time(that)...为固定结构，意为“该是…时候了”，that引导的定语从句中的动词应用过去式，故答案为[C]。 第30题 I'm ashamed ______ such a thing. A that you would have done B that you should have done C of what you are doing D to what you were doing 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] I'm ashamed(glad，sorry)等结构后的that从句中要用should+动词原形或should+have+过去分词，其中should一般不可省，意为“竟然，居然”，表示说话人的羞愧、高兴、抱歉等情感，故答案为[B]。 八、Reading Comprehension (Comprehension)（共20小题,共20.0分）In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two. 第1题 In Mexico, President Vicente Fox is making an effort to calm protests in the farming sector through a dialogue with the government. But, the talk, so far, is mostly one-sided. The dialogue between Fox government officials and farm group leaders held on Tuesday here in Mexico city included two cabinet officials and a number of governors and legislators, but very few campesinos, as the farmers are called in Spanish. The leaders of the nation's largest campesino organizations, the Congreso Agrario Permanente, or Permanent Agrarian Congress, and the Confederation National Campesino, or National Farmers Confederation, boycotted the session. They complained that the government's decision to change the venue, from the National Archives building to a sports complex, violated an agreement to consult with them on such arrangements. President Fox is calling on all such groups to attend another meeting later this week so that they can contribute to the effort to improve the lot of Mexico's farmers. He says he wants to move forward quickly to develop a national accord for the agricultural sector by March 15. He says this accord should include details about how to provide more financing and credit to farmers as well as how to help farmers commercialize their products. President Fox is encouraging poor farmers to develop more skills in both production and in marketing. He says that some farm operations in Mexico are prospering under the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA. Mr. Fox notes that the Mexican farm sector produces 157 products for sale in the United States and that Mexico leads the world in production of several types of products, including watermelons, tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. Mexican tomato producers are among the most enthusiastic supporters of the trade agreement. In the past ten years, Mexico has nearly doubled its tomato exports and today, one out of every three tomatoes sold in the United States comes from Mexico. But campesino leaders say NAFTA has favored such large-scale operations and left behind the millions of poor, small-scale farmers who cannot compete with the United States and Canada. Two weeks ago, some 20,000 campesinos marched in Mexico City demanding that the government renegotiate NAFTA, something President Fox has said he would not favor. Under the terms of the treaty, tariffs on several commodities were reduced to zero on January 1. By 2008, tariffs are set to fall on a number of other products including corn, sugar and beans. The United States has remained out of the fray over NAFTA here in Mexico other than issuing statements highlighting the benefits of the agreement. However, Canada's ambassador to Mexico, Keith Christie, in an interview published in the Reforma newspaper Tuesday, said his country is against any change in the treaty. He said NAFTA is a complete package and it is not possible to change one part without reopening the entire agreement. That, he said, would not be good for any of the countries involved and he noted that both Canada and Mexico have gained more than the United States in terms of increased exports as a result of NAFTA. What fact indicated that the talk was mostly one-sided? A There were very few farmers present in the dialogue. B The President manipulated the government. C The cabinet officials and governors and legislators were on the farmer's side. D The campesino leaders supported the President. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 事实处设题 [解析] 定位于第二段“福克斯政府官员和农业组的领导之间的对话在墨西哥城展开，参加这次谈话的有两名内阁官员、数名州长和立法委员，几乎没有农民”，由此可见，几乎没有农民参加这次关于农业的对话，应该说是单边的，故答案为[A]。 第2题 Why did the farm leaders protest against the session? A Because they did not like the session to be held in the National Archives building. B Because they did not think sports had anything to do with the talk. C Because they thought the decision of changing venue was against the previous agreement. D Because they thought the talk was unfair to poor farmers. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 因果处设题 [解析] 定位于第三段第二句“他们抱怨政府决定把会议地点由国家大厦改在一个综合体育场，违背了他们就会议安排达成的协议”，故答案为[C]。 第3题 What is implied about the Mexican agricultural products? A The Mexican agricultural products have been highly commercialized. B Some agricultural products are imported from the US. C The Mexican agricultural products are in the leading place in the world. D Some Mexican agricultural product has got a majority of America market share. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 推断处设题 [解析] 根据第七段的最后一句：在美国出售的每三个番茄中就有一个产自墨西哥。这与[D]某种农产品在美国市场上占很大份额是一致的，故[D]为答案。[A]和[B]文中并未提到，而[C]不正确，因为并不是所有的墨西哥农产品都占世界主导地位，而只是其中一些农产品。 第4题 What do campesino leaders think is the disadvantage of NAFTA? A They think it unfair to Mexican farmers. B They think it hinders the development of Mexican agriculture. C They think it affects the benefits of the campesino organizations. D They think it hurts the interests of poor Mexican farmers. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 文中倒数第三段第一句明确提到：农民组织领导说北美自由贸易协议支持了大规模经营，而丢下了数百万贫穷的小规模经营的农民，他们是没有能力与美国和加拿大竞争的。这说明北美自由贸易协议伤害到了贫困农民的利益，故答案为[D]。 第5题 What does Keith Christie think of the treaty? A He is against any change of it. B He thinks it no good for any countries concerned. C He thinks Mexico will get more benefits from it than Canada will. D He is in favor of reopening the entire agreement. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 最后一段第二、三句提到Keith Christie的想法：他的国家反对对这一条约做任何改动。并且他还说，北美自由贸易协议是一套完整协议，不可能在没有重新进行讨论全部协议的情况下改变其中任何一部分，故答案为[A]。而最后一段最后一句提到：修改这一条约不会对任何成员国有利，Keith Christie还提醒说，从增加出口方面讲，北美自由贸易协议的结果是加拿大和墨西哥两国都比美国获益多，由此排除 [B]和[C]。 第6题 Marianne Hardwick was timid and unadventurous, her vitality consumed by physical activity and longing, here intelligence by indecisiveness, but this had less to do with the innate characteristics of her weaker sex (as her father, Creighton Montgomery, called it) than with the enfeebling circumstances of here upbringing. Creighion Montgomery had enough money to mould his daughters according to his misconceptions: girls were not meant to fend for themselves so he protected them from life. Which is to say that Marianne Montgomery grew up without making any vital choices for herself. Prevented from acquiring the habits of freedom and strength of character which grow from decision-making, very rich girls, whose parents have the means to protect them in such a crippling fashion, are the last representatives of Victorian womanhood. Though they may have the boldest manners and most up-to-date ideas, they share their great-grandmothers' humble dependence. Most parents these days have to rely on their force of personality and whatever love and respect they can inspire to exert any influence over their children at all, but there is still an awful lot of parental authority that big money can buy. Multimillionaires have more of everything than ordinary mortals, including more parent power, and their sons and daughters have about as much opportunity to develop according to their own inclinations as they would have had in the age of absolute monarchy. The rich still have families. The great divide between the generations, which is so much taken for granted that no one remarks on it any longer, is the plight of the lower and middle classes, whose children begin to drift away as soon as they are old enough to go to school. The parents cannot control the school, and have even less say as to what company and ideas the child will be exposed to; nor can they isolate him from the public mood, the spirit of the age. It is an often-heard complaint of the middle-class mother, for instance, that she must let her children watch television for hours on end every day if she is to steal any time for herself. The rich have ho such problems; they can keep their offspring busy from morning to night without being near them for a minute more than they choose to be, and can exercise almost total control over their environment. As for schooling, they can hand-pick tutors with sound views to come to the children, who may never leave the grounds their parents own, in town, in the country, by the sea, unless for an exceptionally secure boarding school or a well-chaperoned trip abroad. It would have been easier for little Marianne Montgomery to go to Cairo than to the nearest newsstand. What is the main idea of the selection? A The rich control their children's lives without being near them. B The generation gap only occurs in the lower and middle classes. C Rich parents have more authority over their children than poor parents. D Very rich girls are rather dependent as a result of being overprotected by their parents. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 主旨处设题 [解析] 全篇主要写富有家庭的家长对孩子们，尤其是女儿们有更多的管制，他们比穷人家的父母更多地给自己的孩子提供保护，因此，特别富有家庭的女儿往往依赖性强，故[D]为答案。[A]只是作者在证明富人对孩子们的绝对控制时所举的一个例子，并不是文章的主旨；[B]和[C]在文中并没有体现。 第7题 The author implies that Marianne Hardwick's timidity and unadventurousness were closely associated with the A innate characteristics of the weaker sex. B way she was brought up. C consumption of her vitality. D her physical activity and longing. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 细节处设题 [解析] 文章第一段第一句中提到了作者的观点：造成这种现象的原因更多地是与她成长的环境有关，而不是与她女孩子天生柔弱的个性有关。所以，[B]“和她被抚养的方式有关”表述正确，故为答案，从而也排除了[A]。[C]和[D]都只是她胆怯和缺少冒险精神的表现形式，而不是原因。 第8题 The phrase "to fend for themselves" (Line 5) most probably means A to present themselves. B to isolate themselves. C to be proud of themselves. D to look after themselves. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 语义处设题 [解析] 文章第一段第二句的主要意思是Creighion Montgomery按照他自己的错误观念来塑造他的女儿。即女孩们不能照顾自己，所以他从女儿们出生起就为她们提供保护，因此应选[D]。[A]“表现自己”、 [B]“孤立自己”、[C]“为自己感到骄傲”都不符合题意。 第9题 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that multimillionaires' children have A little opportunity to develop according to their own inclinations. B more opportunity to develop according to their own inclinations than ordinary children. C as much opportunity to develop according to their own inclinations as ordinary children. D absolute opportunity to develop according to their own inclinations. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 推理处设题 [解析] 从第二段最后一句可知，富裕家庭为孩子提供了太多的保护和限制，这些家庭的父母比起一般的家庭的父母更能按照自己的意愿给孩子人生道路，因此不难推测答案为[A]。其他三项表达意思与文中意思相反。 第10题 Which of the following is true about Creighton Montgomery's daughters? A They did not have up-to-date ideas. B They were unintelligent. C They did not have much freedom. D They had no physical activity. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 事实处设题 [解析] 第一段在描述这个富裕家庭的女儿成长时，说她们的懦弱和依赖性强是因为从小受到了太多的保护和限制，从小被剥夺了自由的习惯和性格的力量，所以[C]为答案。[A]错误在于，第一段中的Though they may have the boldest manners...表明她们实际是可以有新潮的观念的，只是缺少实施的勇气；[B]和[D]也均与原文意思不符，原文说的是她们的精力为体力活动和渴望所消耗，智力为犹豫不决而浪费。 第11题 Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? A Angry and indignant. B Factual and informative. C Humorously critical. D Cautiously optimistic. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 根据以上题的题解不难看出作者的语气是带有幽默性的批评的，因此答案为[C]。 第12题 If your child only picks at his food, he can be trained to be a good eater. That will happen only when you've changed some of your own habits. Your child only accidentally discovered that being a bad eater meant getting lots of rewards from you. But you, as a parent, can easily undo your child's bad eating habits. I recall the case of little Sally Sanders, aged three-and-a-half, who was angrily described by her mother as being, "the worst eater I've ever seen in my life! I can't get her to eat anything. I'm afraid she's going to grow up sick and weak, that's how little she eats." "What do you do when she won't eat her food?" I asked. Her voice showing a very high state of pique, Mrs. Sanders continued resentfully, "Every time we have a meal, I wind up having a big fight with Sally. I scream and shout a lot at her. She makes me so mad when she won't eat her food. I warn her she needs a good, well-balanced meal to grow up healthy. She's just a stubborn child who won't eat her food. I'm afraid she'll get a bad vitamin deficiency for not eating all the good food I cook for her." I took a thorough case history. I went into much detail about the family's habits, their routines, their way of getting on together. Sally, I was told, had always been a bad eater. Mother and father agreed that Sally became worse in her eating habits soon after Elizabeth, her nine-month-old baby sister, was born. "It only makes Sally very angry when I tell her what a wonderful little eater Elizabeth is. Elizabeth is such a wonderful eater I never have any problems with her. Why can't Sally be like Elizabeth?" "Instead of making mealtime an occasion for pleasure, you've made it into a battle of wills, a struggle for power between you and little Sally", I explained. Meals should be a sort of treat, not a nutritional treatment for your child. For Now, stop being an amateur nutritionist. Give her the sort of food she really enjoys. And give her only very small portions. Don't scold if she doesn't eat everything on her plate. If she's eaten everything and wants more, give her only tiny additional portions. Never insist that she eat everything on her plate. Remain, to the best of your ability calm, unconcerned and indifferent to her habit of slowly picking away at her food. Instead, enjoy your own food, and pay no attention to Sally. Then, after about, say, 30 minutes, very calmly pick up all the plates and other crockery from the table. Mealtime is over. Maybe your child will complain that she hasn't finished yet. Pay her no heed. But do say, for example, "That's the way it's got to be. We can't stay at the table too long eating. Sorry, if you're still hungry, you'll just have to wait until lunch time, (or whatever the next meal is)." A bad eater in the article refers to who A has no taste for food. B eats bad food. C pay no attention to nutrition of food at all. D picks at the food and eats very little. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 状语从句处设题 [解析] 文章第一段提到了pick at his food，第三段提到了I can't get her to eat anything...that's how little she eats，由此可见饮食习惯坏的孩子是指喜欢挑三捡四，吃得很少的孩子，故答案为[D]。[C]中的关键词 nutrition与最后一段的nutritional对应，但与bad eater无关。 第13题 The author is probably A a skillful nurse. B a nutritionist. C a physician. D a psychologist. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 推理判断处设题 [解析] 根据最后一段作者给这位母亲的建议可以看出，他非常了解孩子的心理，可能是位心理学家，又因为其他三个选项文中并未提到，故答案为[D]。 第14题 Which of the following is true according to the article? A Sally's mother contributes much to Sally's bad eating habits. B Sally's mother praises her baby sister to make her angry. C Sally's mother cannot cook nutritional food. D Sally's mother intends to make mealtime a struggle for power. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 事实处设题 [解析] 文章第七段提到，这位孩子的母亲没有将吃饭时间当成一种快乐，相反，却把它变成了一场和萨莉之间意志力的斗争，由此可见，这位母亲要对萨莉坏习惯的养成负很大的责任，故答案为[A]。 第15题 The author advises Mrs. Sanders A to give her child nutritious food only. B to force her child to eat everything. C not to become an amateur nutritionist. D to stop starving her child to change her bad eating habits. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 文章最后一段第二句提到“从现在开始，停止做一个业余的营养师”，由此可知答案为[C]。而[A]、[B]和[D]都过于绝对且文中也并未提到这样的建议。 第16题 In the phrase "a very high state of pique" (Line 1, Para. 5), the word "pique" can be replaced by the word A "anger". B "resentment". C "excitement". D "pleasure". 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 词义处设题 [解析] 根据第三段第一句...who was angrily described by...?以及第五段第一句...Mrs. Sanders continued resentfully可以排除[C]和[D]。[B]和后一句中的副词resentfully词义重复，故排除，故答案为[A]。pique意为“恼怒，生气”。 第17题 There are few stranger alliances in America's culture wars than the one between nativists and multiculturalists on the subject of assimilating immigrants. Nativists argue that the great American assimilation machine is broken beyond repair. Immigrants arrived in such quantities in the 1980's and 1990's that they can seclude themselves in ethnic enclaves rather than merging into the mainstream. And the growing ease of communications means that they have no need to loosen their ties with their original countries. The Italians who passed through Ellis Island at the turn of the century had little hope of seeing their motherland again. The multiculturalists agree with the nativists' premises but go on to draw radically different conclusions. "Mainstream America" was never anything more than a codeword for racial oppression, they argue. The arrival of millions of unassimilated immigrants is requiring America to abandon the old notion of a melting pot and turn itself instead into a "gorgeous mosaic" in which distinctive ethnic groups still manage to make a whole. Gregory Rodriguez, a fellow at the New America Foundation, says it is wrong to measure assimilation against impossible standards. Immigrants have always taken time to move into the mainstream, both geographically and culturally. And assimilation has always been a two-way process, with each new wave of immigrants contributing something to what it means to be American, from Jewish humor to German beer. The proper measure of assimilation is not whether ethnic groups have cut their ties to their homeland completely, but whether they have put down roots in the United States. Mr. Rodriguez argues that if you lo0k at the four most important measures of "roots"--citizenship, home ownership, language acquisition and intermarriage--then assimilation is going on much as it always has. Much of what Mr. Rodriguez has to say is common sense. The United States is the most culturally powerful nation in the world, striking terror into chauvinists from Paris to Tehran; it is hardly surprising that it should be able to absorb people within its own borders, particularly since most people come to the United States with the express purpose of getting ahead. It is perhaps not surprising either that nativists should ignore common sense; at bottom, much of their objection to immigration is based on race. But why multiculturalists should seek to deny the obvious is a subject worthy of study in itself. The nativists think that A immigrants can no longer be brought into mainstream America. B mainstream America refuses to assimilate immigrants any more. C immigrants will eventually be assimilated into mainstream America. D assimilation ironically strengthens cultural identities of immigrants. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 根据第一段第二、三句可知，本土主义者的观点是，美国已经不能再同化其他种族了，并且移民大批地到来，形成了自己的民族聚居区，而不是想融入到美国的主流社会中，故答案为[A]。 第18题 The multiculturalists' views on assimilation are A there has been no such thing as mainstream America. B mainstream America has been instrumental in combating racial oppression. C different ethnic groups will in time be brought into mainstream America. D immigrants should retain their ethnic identities. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 根据第一段最后两句可知，多元文化主义者的观点是，他们认为“主流美国”不过是种族压迫的代名词而已。”“民族大熔炉”这样的过时概念应该放弃，取而代之的是各个民族保持自身鲜明的特色，故答案为[D]“移民们应该保持他们的民族特性”。 第19题 According to Gregory Rodriguez, which of the following statements is true? A Mainstream America discriminates against immigrants of certain ethnicities. B America's assimilating machine is still working. C Immigrants find it difficult to abandon their cultural identities. D Immigrants should abandon their own cultures. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 定位于第二段第二句“从地理和文化方面讲，移民要融入主流社会一直是需要时间的”和本段最后一句“…这种同化作用一直存在，而且确实是在进行的”可知[B]“美国这台同化机器仍然在运转”为答案。而其他三个选项文中并未提到。 第20题 The author seems to be in favor of A the nativists. B the multiculturalists. C Gregory Rodriguez. D mainstream America Part Ⅵ WRITING 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [设题处] 观点处设题 [解析] 根据最后一段首句“罗德里格兹先生所说的主要部分其实就是常理”，这表明对罗德里格兹先生论点的肯定，故答案为[C]。同时作者在本段结尾部分否定了本土主义者和多元文化主义者的论点，由此可排除其他三个选项。 九、Listening Comprehension （Passages）（共10小题,共10.0分）In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 第1题 John Williams' house is made of A wood. B bricks. C animal skin. D old stones. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] More than 40 years ago, John Williams gave away all of his belongings and went off to the mountains to live the way people lived 100 years ago. For food he traps wild animals, fishes in the rivers, and plants whatever he can. John lives in a cabin he made by hand, out of trees he chopped down with an ax. Though he has no relatives that he knows of, he does have a deer he raised from a fawn. The deer lives in the house in the winter and goes with John when he goes into the forest mountains and John has not been out of the mountains during the entire forty years. One day last year I hiked in to see how John lives. It was like going back in time. There were no roads, no stores, no noise, no pollution, not even a post office. Most notable of all, there were no people and that's just the way John Williams wants to keep his part of the world without people. But there is a paradox in his story. John is an educated man. He has books and nobody knows how he got them. Mostly he reads about his world, the forest, the animals, the plants, and the mountains. He has seen airplanes flying overhead but does not want to know about them. For him, electricity's lightning. John Williams is 85 years old and has not had a sick day in his life. He attributes his long life to the fact that he has nothing to do with people and in order that he might enjoy many more years of health, happiness, and solitude. I will not tell you where his kingdom lies. There is no room there for you or me. [解析] 根据常识，动物的皮毛一般不用来盖房子，故[C]很可能不是答案。第13题问题中的 cabin意为“简陋的小屋(通常为木制的)”，由此可推测John William的房子是由木头建成的，故[A]很有可能是答案。这可由原文中的John lives in a cabin...out of trees he chopped down with an ax得到验证。 第2题 John Williams has lived in his present location A since he was born. B since he graduated from college. C since his wife died. D almost half his life. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第11题到第14题题目的主语都是John Williams，由此可推测本文主要是有关他一个人的故事，并没有提到其他人，故[C]很可能不是答案。再由原文中的John has not been out of the mountains during the entire forty years和John Williams is 85 years old可知答案为[D]。 第3题 According to the speaker, which of the following could John Williams not use in his cabin? A An ax. B Clothing. C Knives. D Electricity. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]、[B]、[C]都是实物，而[D]却与之不同，电是看不见摸不着的，故[D]很有可能是答案。结合原文中的electricity's lightning可知答案为[D]。 第4题 John Williams likes to A live away from human society. B find a peaceful place to read books. C make things by himself. D have a chat with his friends in his cabin. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据第12题对短文主旨的分析可知，[D]很可能不是答案。再由原文中的Most notable of all，there were no people...wants to keep his part of the world with out people可知答案为[A]。 第5题 In 1847 most countries of the world were A not yet using postage stamps. B collecting valuable stamps. C buying stamps from Mauritius. D printing their own stamps. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one cheap postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer--Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He wrote by chance the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only 26 of these wrongly printed stamps left I fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue's rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16,800 for it. [解析] 题目涉及到在1847年世界上大部分国家处于一种什么状态，由In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer...可知答案为[A]。 第6题 The mistake on the locally-printed postage stamps was in the A spelling of postage. B use of words. C price. D color. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由原文中提到的...the words“Post Office”instead of“Post Paid”...可知这是用词错误，故答案为[B]。 第7题 It can be inferred that A all correctly printed stamps are worthless. B Mauritius needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball. C the printer was punished for his mistake. D collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] [A]、[C]、[D]均与邮票印刷的正确与否有关，而[B]却与此没有多大联系，故可首先排除。再由原文开头提到的Any mistake...raises its value to stamp collectors可知答案为[D]。 第8题 The purpose of Magellan's expedition was A to sail round the world. B to find navigation lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific. C to make a voyage to Asia. D to carry men to Philippines. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan's Strait. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia, but they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world. [解析] 根据第20题的题干和选项可知，本题只有一个选项提到探险的目的是环游世界，故[A]很可能不是答案。由原文中的In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America可知答案为[C]。 第9题 Which is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition? A Lack of navigation equipment. B Severe winter in Patagonia. C The death of Magellan. D Dangers from rocks and storms. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 题干中的NOT为定位信息，录音中没提到的或与原文内容相矛盾的为答案。由after spending the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia，after many months of dangers from rocks and stomas和Magellan was killed in baffle.，可知没有提到[A]，故为答案。 第10题 The best title for this passage is A The Discovery of Magellan's Strait B The Discovery of the Philippines C The Most Dangerous Expedition in Navigation D The First Expedition to Asia 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第18、19题的题干中两次出现expedition，由此可推测本题答案是[C]和[D]其中之一。再根据本文主要介绍的是麦哲伦前去寻找到亚洲的航道，虽然很危险，但这是首次发现新航道，故答案为[D]。 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com