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大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷
Model Test Eight
Part IWriting(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Colleges Have Opened Their Doors Wider. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 高校扩招是一件好事。
2. 高校扩招会带来一些问题。
3. 我的观点。
Colleges Have Opened Their Doors Wider
Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Acid rain
Whats the solution?
One of the wildest regions in the U. S., far from civilization, is the Adirondack area of northern New York State. For years this isolated spot has had the reputation of being one of the best fishing spots in the U. S.
As a boy 30 years ago, Bill Marleau first tramped through the Adirondack wilderness near his small cabin on Woods Lake. Thousands of sportsmen have stayed at his fathers lodge nearby.
But now Bills 134 hectares (335 acres) of lakefront land have only scenic value. Gone are those huge trout that used to swim in the turbulent, nutrientrich water a short distance from his doorstep. Gone from the cool summer nights are the sounds of thousands of frogs and toads.
And gone are the birds that once fed on those water creatures.
Occasionally Bill sees a lone fisherman fruitlessly cast his bait into the empty waters of old lake. “I just dont have the heart to tell them,” he said. “This old lakes dead. It was killed years ago by acid rain.” What is acid rain?
Acid rain is a popular term for precipitation in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail that is more acidic than normal. Acid rain is produced when atmospheric moisture combines with pollutants from power plants, factories, and automobiles.
When fossil fuels such as coal and oil are burned, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are produced. These two gases react with the water and oxygen in the atmosphere to form droplets of weak sulfuric and metric acids.
Carried by prevailing winds and weather conditions, clouds containing these droplets travel hundreds, sometimes thousands of kilometers from the source of the pollutants. Recently scientists found that acid rain now affects huge areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Power plants and factories in the heavily industrialized regions of Ohio and Indiana are believed to be the source of the acid rain that killed Woods Lake along with hundreds of others in New York State and eastern Canada. Acid haze over Alaska is believed to come all the way from Japan. And precipitation as acidic as vinegar that falls on Scotland and Scandinavia probably originates in England.
How Acidity Is Measured?
Scientists measure the acidity of rain in pH units. A pH scale from 0 to 14 is used. Depending upon its chemical composition, a solution is either acidic, alkaline (basic), or neutral. Distilled water, which has a pH of 7, is neutral. Substances with pH values less than 7 are acidic, while those with values over 7 are alkaline.
Normal rain water with a pH of 5.6 is slightly acidic. But after reacting with industrial pollutants, particularly sulfur dioxide, the pH of rain quickly drops.
When acid rain falls to Earth, much of it ends up in lakes and ponds. In addition to falling directly into a lake, acid rain runs off land into streams and rivers that eventually flow into lakes and ponds. Once acid rain gets into them, its effects can be deadly.
Studies started in 1975 in the Adirondacks indicate that salamanders and frogs are the first to die when the pH is lowered. Normally the pH of a lake is 8.0: slightly alkaline. When the pH drops to 7, the eggs of salamanders and frogs fail to hatch. At pH 6.6 snails begin to die.
Bacteria that decompose leaf matter die too, and the leaf matter collects on the take bottom. As the acidity continues to drop, all the major food chains in the lake become affected. In time all the fish die.
Eventually primitive, oxygenconsuming plants nearly choke out all other aquatic greenery. Algae and fungal growth that thrive in an acidic environment move in and cover the entire bottom of the now destroyed lake.
Looking like blue vinegar, the lake is now an entirely changed ecosystem. It contains no life except for the fungal and algal growth and a few surfacedwelling water bugs.
Acid rain also affects plants on land.
The effects of acid rain on terrestrial vegetation are not as well documented or as clearly understood as its effects on lakes. Experiments by Ellis B. Cowling of North Carolina State University, however, indicate that acid rain destroys the natural waxy coating on tree leaves and fruits. This destruction makes the plants more susceptible to disease.
Acid Rain Increasing
The acid rain problem seems to be getting worse. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the amount of sulfur dioxide from power plants, autos, and factories is four times greater than it was 25 years ago. And federal airpollution regulations dont seem to be helping as much as had been expected.
One problem is that the Clean Air Act of 1977 established air pollution standards based on measurements made at ground level. Environmentalists claim that this action has encouraged polluters to spread airborne pollutants at higher elevations instead of eliminating them altogether. Tall smokestacks, often more than 100 stories tall, now spread sulfur dioxide close to watercarrying clouds.
Power company officials stress, however, that the tall stacks significantly reduce air pollution in areas near the power plants. And the officials also point to cleanup efforts currently underway in the industry to reduce the amount of pollutants.
New, cleanerburning furnaces have been installed in recently constructed power plants. Scrubbers are also available that can be instead on industrial and power plant smokestacks. The scrubbers can remove up to 85 percent of the sulfur given off from stacks. Meanwhile, experiments continue in the development of cleaner sources of fuel such as lowsulfur, liquid coal.
What can be dome about lakes that are already acidic? Acidity can be reduced by dropping tons of lime (an alkaline substance) into the lake water. However, this solution is very expensive. Less optimistic scientists are trying to breed acidtolerant fish. These, measures, however are far from ideal. The solution to acid rain can only come from cooperation between industry, Government, and scientists.
1.For what reason is the Adirondack area called one of the wildest regions in the U. S.? Because the area has never been exploited for either industrial or cultural purposes.
2.Even though a region is thousands of miles away from the source of the nonpollutants, it can nevertheless be affected by acid rain.
3.The pH value of an acidic solution is above 7.
4.A weak alkaline environment is favorable to salamanders and frogs.
5.According to the passage, the Clean Air Act of 1977 has encouraged polluters to build higher smokestacks.
6.The best solution to acid rain is promoting cooperation between industry, Government and scientists.
7.A region have no industry at all is entirely free from acid rain.
1.[Y][N][NG]2.[Y][N][NG]3.[Y][N][NG]4.[Y][N][NG]
5.[Y][N][NG]6.[Y][N][NG]7.[Y][N][NG]
8.Tiny drops of weak sulfuric and nitric acids are formed when sulfur and nitrogen oxides react with in the atmosphere.
9.Among all the living things in the Adirondacks,are most susceptible to acid rain.
10.Used in the passage, arefers to a furnace in which coal or oil burns thoroughly.
Part IIIListening 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 read the four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11.[A] In the language lab.
[B]At the library.
[C]Beneath a tree.
[D]In a park.
12.[A]3385431.
[B]3487013.
[C]3046138.
[D] 3104871.
13.[A]Shes got heart trouble.
[B]Shes got a lung disease.
[C]Shes got high blood pressure.
[D]Shes got headaches.
14.[A]She doesnt want to ask Mr. Brown herself.
[B]She doesnt want to work for Mr. Jones.
[C]Mr. Brown may have broken the radio.
[D]Mr. Brown might fix the radio.
15.[A]To buy Frank a new car.
[B]To drive Franks car.
[C]To help Frank sell his car.
[D]To help Frank repair his car.
16.[A]The ideas of the paper are not convincing.
[B]Some parts of the paper are not well written.
[C]The handwriting of the paper is not good.
[D]The paper is not complete.
17.[A] She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.
[B]The courses she took were too difficult for her.
[C]She took too many courses during her first term.
[D]She found it difficult to deal with college courses.
18.[A]12 lessons.
[B]3 lessons.
[C]15 lessons.
[D]13 lessons.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.[A]Collecting objects on the beach.
[B]Creating models of different shapes.
[C]Mapping currents in the ocean.
[D]Tracking water pollution.
20.[A]An interesting piece of wood.
[B]An old shoe.
[C] A message inside a bottle.
[D] A pair of sneakers.
21.[A]Wood pieces.
[B]Bottles.
[C]Sporting shoes.
[D]Ship model.
22.[A]A storm can hardly change the direction of an ocean current.
[B]Common items can be works of art.
[C]Not all useful experiments are planned ahead of time.
[D]Computers cannot always predict the effects of pollution.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.[A]They lived in caves.
[B]They traveled in groups.
[C]They had an advanced language.
[D]They could stand severe weather.
24.[A]They lived in wood houses.
[B]They used stone as insulation.
[C]They kept fires burning constantly.
[D]They faced their homes toward the south.
25.[A]Impress her anthropology teacher with her new knowledge.
[B]Lend him her magazine when shes done with it.
[C]Come over to his house after class.
[D]Help him with a paper about the Ice Age.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [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]Watching traditional plays.
[B]Visiting the magnificent libraries.
[C]Boating on the river.
[D]Cycling in narrow streets.
27.[A]There are many visitors there.
[B]There are many students there.
[C]There are many old streets there.
[D]There are many bicycles there.
28.[A]He thinks the city is too crowded.
[B]He likes the place very much.
[C]He thinks the streets are too narrow.
[D]He admires the comfortable life of the students there.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] Its good for training ones character but not good for ones health.
[B] It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens.
[C] It has less effect on a childs character than sports and games.
[D] Its as important as afterclass activities.
30. [A] Because pupils there have to spend most of the time studying.
[B] Because the school authorities insist on traditional ways of teaching.
[C] Because the school authorities have neglected discipline.
[D] Because pupils there are too fond of playing.
31.[A] Practical work.
[B] Collective activities.
[C] Teachers encouragement.
[D] Book knowledge.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. [A] Because there are no signs to direct them.
[B] Because no tour guides are available.
[C] Because all the buildings in the city look alike.
[D] Because the university is everywhere in the city.
33.[A] They set their own exams.
[B] They select their own students.
[C] They award their own degrees.
[D] They organize their own laboratory work.
34. [A] Most of them have a long history.
[B] Many of them are specialized libraries.
[C] They house more books than any other university library.
[D] They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.
35. [A] Very few of them are engaged in research.
[B] They were not awarded degree until 1948.
[C] They have outnumbered male students.
[D] They were not treated equally until 1881.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
A large family may (36)three generations. Its (37)is that people can help each other in time of need. Unable to earn a living themselves, the grandparents in this family can be (38)for by their sons and daughters. The third generation may be (39)for by the grandparents. Thus the second generation can be (40)in work without causing trouble at home. However, many people living together is sure to produce some (41). Everybodys business is nobodys business; in other words, there is almost no (42).
The good and bad sides of a small family are just the (43)of a large family. (44).The people in a small family do not have to do what they do not like under the mask of happiness. (45). Asked whether I like a large family or a small family, I would answer: I like the latter. But I must emphasize one thing: (46).
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
To others and themselves the British have a reputation for being conservative—not in the narrow political sense, but in the sense of adherence to accepted ideas and unwilling to question them. The reputation comes partly from their 47.For 900 years they have suffered 48invasion nor revolution (except in 1649 and 1688) nor disastrous defeat in 49.
Their monarchy (君主政体) survives without serious question. Under its normal 50political arrangements have been so stable that, except for the 51interruptions in the seventeenth century, they have been adopted throughout 52centuries to meet changing needs without violent changes. Britain, in 1978, was 53in managing without a written constitution; some fragmentary definitions of 1688 still 54.There had been bitter quarrels, social and economic as well 55political, but the quarrels had been settled, usually 56compromise. The underlying continuity had not been broken.
[A] war[B] the[C] popular[D] neither[E] by
[F] two[G] as[H] history[I] future[J]people
[K] leadership[L]study[M] survived[N]unique
[O]month
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Resources can be said to be scarce in both an absolute and relative sense: the surface of the Earth is finite, imposing absolute scarcity; but the scarcity that concerns economists is the relative scarcity of resources in different uses. Materials used for one purpose cannot at the same time be used for other purposes; if the quantity of an input is limited, the increased use of it in one manufacturing process must cause it to become less available for other uses.
The cost of a product in terms of money may not measure its true cost to society. The true cost of, say, the construction of a supersonic jet is the value of the schools and refrigerators that will never be built as a result. Every act of production uses up some of societys available resources; it means the foregoing of an opportunity to produce something else. In deciding how to use resources most effectively to satisfy the wants of the community, this opportunity cost must ultimately be taken into account.
In a market economy the price of a good and the quantity supplied depend on the cost of making it, and that cost, ultimately, is the cost of not making other goods. The market mechanism enforces this relationship. The cost of, say, a pair of shoes is the price of the leather, the labor, the fuel, and other elements used up in producing them. But the price of these inputs, in turn, depends on what they can produce elsewhereif the leather can be used to produce handbags that are valued highly by consumers, the prices of leather will be bid up correspondingly.
57.What does this Passage mainly discuss?
[A] The scarcity of manufactured goods.
[B] The value of scarce materials.
[C] The manufacturing of scarce goods.
[D] The cost of producing shoes.
58. According to the passage, what are the opportunity costs of an item?
[A] The amount of time and money spent in producing it.
[B] The opportunities a person has to buy it.
[C] The value of what could have been produced instead.
[D] The value of the resources used in its production.
59. According to the passage, what is the relationship between production and resources?
[A] Available resources stimulate production.
[B] Resources are totally independent of production.
[C] Production increases as resources increase.
[D] Production lessens the amount of available resources.
60. What determines the price of a good in a market economy?
[A] The cost of all elements in production.
[B] The cost of not making other goods.
[C] The efficiency of the manufacturing process.
[D] The quantity of materials supplied.
61. Which of the following examples BEST reflects a cost to society as defined in the passage?
[A] A family buying a dog.
[B] Eating in a restaurant instead of at home.
[C] Using land for a house instead of a park.
[D] Staying at home instead of going to school.
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Dogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They will soil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even bite you. Nearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems is learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal behavior to outlets that are acceptable in the domestic setting.
One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obedience train(驯服) it. Obedience training doesnt solve all behavior problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problem. Training pens up a line of communication between you and your dog. Effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do.
Training is also an easy way to establish the social rank order. When your dog obeys a simple request of “come here, sit,” it is showing obedience and respect for you. It is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the pack(群)by using extreme measure. You can teach your dog its subordinate(从属的)role by teaching it to show submission to you. Most dogs love performing tricks for you to pleasantly accept that you are in charge.
Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyable. A welltrained dog is more confident and can more safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.
62.Behavior problems of dogs are believe to.
[A] be just part of their nature
[B] worsen in modern society
[C] occur when they go wild
[D] present a threat to the community
63. The primary purpose of obedience training is to.
[A] teach the dog to perform clever tricks
[B] make the dog aware of its owners authority
[C] provide the dog with outlets for its wild behavior
[D] enable the dog to regain its normal behavior
64.Effective communication between a dog and its owner is.
[A] essential to solving the dogs behavior problems
[B] the foundation for dogs to perform tasks
[C] a good way to teach the dog new tricks
[D] an extreme measure in obedience training
65. Why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?
[A] To avoid being punished.
[B] To show their affection for their masters.
[C] To win leadership of the dog pack.
[D] To show their willingness to obey.
66. When a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner.
[A] can give the dog more rewards
[B] will enjoy a better family life
[C] can give the dog more freedom
[D] will have more confidence in himself
Part ⅤCloze(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 67 how difficult it is to
write a 68 childrens book. Either the author
has aimed too 69, so that the children cant follow
what is in his(or more often, her)story, 70 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best childrens books are 71 very difficult
nor very simple, and satisfy both the 72 who
hears the story and the adult who 73 it. Unfortu
nately,
there are in fact 74 books like this,
75 the problem of finding the right bedtime story
is not 76 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as 77 of childrens literature were in fact written
for 78. “Alices Adventure in Wonderland” is
perhaps the most 79 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 80 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 81 and he will 82 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most childrens comics, full of the
stories and jokes which are the 83 of teachers and rightthinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children accepting our taste in literature. 84 all
children and adults are so 85 that we parents
should not expect that they will enjoy the 86 books. So I suppose well just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
67. [A] hoped [B] realized
[C] told[D] said
68. [A] short [B] long
[C] bad[D] good
69. [A] easy[B] short
[C] high[D] difficult
70. [A] and[B] but
[C] or[D] so
71. [A] both[B] neither
[C] either[D] very
72. [A] child [B] father
[C] mother[D] teacher
73. [A] hears [B] buys
[C] understands [D] reads
74. [A] few [B] many
[C] a great deal of[D] lots of
75. [A] but[B] however
[C] so[D] because
76. [A] hard[B] easy
[C] enough[D] fast
77. [A] articles [B] work
[C] arts [D] works
78. [A] grown ups[B] girls
[C] boys[D] children
79. [A] difficult [B] hidden
[C] obvious[D] easy
80. [A] are [B] show
[C] find[D] add
81. [A] school [B] home
[C] office[D] library
82. [A] more [B] less
[C] able[D] be
83. [A] lovingness [B] interests
[C] objections [D] readings
84. [A] After [B] Before
[C] So[D] Then
85. [A] same[B] friendly
[C] different[D] common
86. [A] common [B] average
[C] different[D] same
Part ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. The beauty of the West Lake in Hangzhou is(我无法用言语来描述).
88. I have had great deal of trouble(跟得上班上的其他同学).
89. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not(与外界失去联系).
90. (我们没有人料到主席会出现) at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
91. Scientists will have to(提出增加世界粮食供应量的新方法).
Key to Model Test Eight
Part I Writing
【写作思路】
本文要求写关于高校扩招的议论文,阐述出高校扩招的好处以及带来的问题,以及你对高校扩招这件事的看法。
【参考范文】
Colleges Have Opened Their Doors Wider
Colleges have opened their doors wider in recent years because the student population has increased enormously from 4 million to more than 7 million in less than six years since 1997. Is this a good thing?
Some argue that the enrollment increase will benefit individuals and the society as well. It allows more students to pursue higher educations and state loans enable children from poor families to complete their education at universities and colleges. This may in turn contribute to helping them to eliminate poverty for the society.
Others express concerns over the rapid expansion. They are afraid that some problems may arise from it, for example, the problem of employment. A lot more graduates may have great trouble in finding a job after graduation, which will lead to a social problem.
In my opinion, the former view is more reasonable. Admittedly, a rapid increase of graduates seemingly places a heavy burden on the society. However, on second thoughts, we find that it is due to the rapid expansion that, to a great extent, we can delay the approach of the upcoming employment wave. Moreover, just as property and wealth once were keys to success, education has become the main provider of individual opportunity in our society and an element that most ensures success in life and eliminates poverty. In this sense, I am convinced that the admission expansion is very instrumental.
Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. 【解析】Y 文章的第一段第二句话For years this isolated spot has had the reputation of being one of the best fishing spots in the U. S. 既然是最好的钓鱼场所,就自然没有工业的污染。
2. 【解析】Y根据文章第八段Carried by prevailing winds and weather conditions, clouds containing these droplets travel hundreds, sometimes thousands of kilometers from the source of the pollutants. Recently scientists found that acid rain now affects huge areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
3. 【解析】N 在How Acidity Is Measured 中的第一段,Substances with pH values less than 7 are acidic, while those with values over 7 are alkaline. 所以应该是below 7。
4. 【解析】Y 根据how acidity is measured 第四段得出该题目答案。
5. 【解析】Y 根据acid rain increasing 第二段判断题目是正确的。
6. 【解析】Y 与文章最后一句相符合。
7. 【解析】NG 这句话说得太绝对了,而且作者并没有在文章中这样说。
8. 【解析】the water and oxygen第一部分的第七段中第二句话
9. 【解析】salamanders and frogs第二部分第三段中的第一句话
10. 【解析】cleanerburning furnace第二部分第四段中倒数第二句话。
Part IIIListening Comprehension
11.W:Where did you say you found this school bag?
M:It was lying under a tree between the language lab and the library building.
Q:Where did the man find the school bag?
【解析】C女士问:你在哪儿找到这个书包的?男士说:在实验室和图书馆之间的一棵树下。本题中language lab和library building都是干扰项,关键在于听出under a tree.
12.W:Could you please leave your telephone number with me?
M:Yes. Its 3487013 for my office, and 3046138 for my home.
Q:Which is the telephone number of the mans office?
【解析】B本题目的在于训练数字的听力,题中有两串数字,其中家庭电话是干扰项。
13.M: Your blood pressure is quite normal and there was nothing wrong with your heart and lungs.
W:But what about these headaches I am always getting? Im still worried about them.
Q: Whats wrong with the woman?
【解析】D男士说:你的血压很正常,心脏和肺也没有问题。女士说:那我的头痛是怎么回事?我对此很担心。所以,女士的问题就是头痛。
14.M:My radio doesnt work. What do you think I should do?
W: Why not call Mr. Brown?
Q:What does the woman mean?
【解析】D男士说:我的收音机坏了。你觉得我该怎么办?女士说:为什么不给布朗先生打电话?因此,女士的意思是说布朗先生可以修好它。
15. W:What are you going to do this afternoon?
M:I told Frank Id help him work on his car.
Q:What did the man plan to do?
【解析】D女士问:你今天下午要干什么?男士回答说:我告诉弗兰克要帮他修车。
16. M: What do you think of my paper?
W: The ideas are good. If I were you though, Id rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better.
Q:Whats the womans comment on the mans paper?
【解析】B男士问:你认为我的论文怎么样?女士说:想法很好。但如果我是你的话,我会重新写一下最后两段让论文更完美。因此,女士对男士论文的评价就是论文有的部分写得不太好。
17. W:I had to deal with so many courses last term that I really had a hard time.
M: I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.
Q:What do we learn about the woman?
【解析】C女士说:上学期的日子真艰难,我要学太多的课程了。男士说:我告诉过你第一学期的时候最好少选一些课。由此可见,女士第一学期选了太多的课。
18. W:Professor Clark said that the midterm exam would cover the first 15 lessons?
M: Really? I thought it only included the first 12 lessons. Then I must spend the weekend to go over the rest of the lessons.
Q:How many lessons must the man review over the weekend?
【解析】B女士说:克拉克教授说期中考试考前15课的内容。男士说:真的么?我以为只考前12课呢。那我得用周末的时间来复习剩余的课程。那么,由此可见,男士还需复习3课。
Now youll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
M:Hi, Michael, look what just found. Right here in the sand.
W: A piece of wood? Oh, driftwood, interesting shape. Almost like some sort of modern sculpture.
M: Yeah, and feel how smooth it is.
W: Mm…, Must have been in the water along time. It could have been drifting in the ocean currents for months, or even years.
M:In the currents. Doesnt the wind just blow things around out there?
W: Well, sure. But the currents were always moving, too, almost like rivers, but underwater rivers, flowing through the ocean.
M: So how have they found out where these currents go? Stick a message in a bottle and throw it in the water?
W: Dont laugh. In fact, I was reading in a science magazine that oceanographers have released a huge number of bottles into the ocean over the years. They wanted to map out where the currents would carry them.
M: Say, I bet after they have found out where all those bottles ended up, they can enter all that data into a computer and make a pretty detailed model to show where the currents go.
W: In fact, they did. And they also found the neat way to test that model. There was a freighter carrying sneakers from a factory in Asia. It was caught in a big storm and thousands of pairs of sneakers got dumped into the Pacific Ocean.
M: Really? What a waste!
W: Yeah. Turns out, though, that hundreds of these shoes started washing up on beaches somewhere near Seattle, just about where the computer models had predicted the currents would carry them.
M: Gee, you mean all that stuff I found on the beaches might be part of some big scientific experiment? I thought it was all just trash.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
【解析】C两个说话者由最初发现一个漂流木开始讨论,讨论洋流的流向以及海洋学家们是如何绘制洋流流向图的。因此,本题正确答案应为:Mapping currents in the ocean.
20.What did the man find on the beach?
【解析】A男士在海滩上发现了什么,本题在对话开始处就给出了明确答案。他发现了一个很有趣的漂流木。因此,正确答案应为:an interesting piece of wood。
21. According to the magazine article, what did scientists put into the ocean?
【解析】B从对话的这一段I was reading in a science magazine that oceanographers have released a huge number of bottles into the ocean over the years.可知科学家将许多瓶子放入海洋里。
22.What can be inferred from the story about the sneakers?
【解析】C从运动鞋的故事里可以得出怎样的结论。运动鞋沉入海里,顺着洋流漂到了西雅图的海滩,正好证实了电脑模型预测洋流会将它们带到的位置。但这个实验并非事先就计划好的,因此四个选项中只有C项符合题意Not all useful experiments are planned ahead of time.
Conversation Two
M:Hey, Jenny, whats so interesting?
W: What? Oh, hi, Tom. I am reading this fascinating article on the society of the ice age during the Pleistocene period.
M: The ice age? There werent any societies then, just a bunch of cave people.
W: Thats what people used to think. But the new exhibit of the American Museum of Natural History shows that the ice age people were surprisingly advanced.
M: Oh, really? In what ways?
W: Well, ice age people were the inventors of language, art and music as we know it, and they didnt live in caves. They built their own shelters.
M: What did they use to build them? The cold weather would have killed off most of the trees, so they couldnt have used wood.
W: In some of the warmer climate, they did build houses with wood. In other places, they used animal bones and skins or lived in natural stone shelters.
M: How did they stay warm? Animal skin walls dont sound very sturdy.
W: Well, it says here, that, in the early ice age, they often faced their homes toward the south to take the advantage of the sun, a primitive sort of solar heating.
M: Hey,thats pretty smart!
W: Then people in the late ice age, even insulated their homes by putting heated cobble stones on the floor.
M: I guess I spoke too soon. Can I read that magazine article after you are done? I think I am going to try to impress my anthropology teacher with my amazing knowledge of ice age civilization.
W: What a showoff!
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have heard.
23.What did the man think about people of the ice age?
【解析】A男士是怎样认为冰河时代的人类的,从他的这句话中我们可看出答案:There werent any societies then, just a bunch of cave people. 他认为冰河时代没有社会可言,只不过是一群穴居人类而已。因此,正确答案为:They lived in caves.
24.How did people in the early ice age keep warm?
【解析】D冰河时代的人们是采用将屋子建的面朝南的方式取暖的:in the early ice age, they often faced their homes toward the south to take the advantage of the sun, a primitive sort of solar heating. 由此可见,正确答案为:They faced their homes toward the south.
25.What does the man want the woman to do?
【解析】B男士想要女士在看完杂志之后,将杂志借他看看。从他的话中我们可以看出答案:Can I read that magazine article after you are done? 因此,正确答案为:Lend him her magazine when shes done with it.
Section B
Passage One
Cambridge is about 90 kilometers northeast of London. It is one of most beautiful places in Britain. Everything about the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: student on bicycles, an atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of the Cam River a gentle river that flows through the heart of the city. Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves. If the water traffic reminds the visitor of Venice, the road traffic is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam. The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds and hundreds of them. They provide a cheap form of transport for the students and very conveniently of getting around the Cambridges nearer streets.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the Passage you have just heard.
26.What do tourists enjoy doing in Cambridge for relaxation?
【解析】CTourists and students like boating in a kind of flat bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves.放松享受即是在河上泛舟。
27.Why does the road traffic in Cambridge remind one of Beijing?
【解析】D因为和北京一样街上有很多自行车。正确答案即是:There are many bicycles there.
28.What is the speakers impression of Cambridge?
【解析】B本题考查作者态度,作者对剑桥的印象相当美好,因此,可看出他非常喜欢这个地方。
Passage Two
Sports and games are very useful for character training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of ones country. But what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a childs character as what is learned by experience. As most of the pupils time is spent in classes studying lessons, the ordinary day school cant give much practical training for their lives in the future. So it is what the pupils do is the spare time that really prepares them to take their places in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team, and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the Passage you have just heard.
29.What is the speakers opinion about learning from books?
【解析】C作者认为从书本里学的知识对于塑造孩子的人格的作用不及体育运动和做游戏。
30. Why isnt ordinary day school unable to give pupils much training for their future lives?
【解析】A平常的学校生活让学生花大部分时间在学习上了。
31.What can help to develop a childs love of his country according to the speaker?
【解析】B作者认为学会在团队里协作可以帮助培养孩子的爱国情绪。因此,选项B Collective activities集体活动为正确答案。
Passage Three
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of thirtyone selfgoverning colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.
Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.
The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain. Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the Passage you have just heard.
32. Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?
【解析】D因为整个城市都是大学。因此,正确答案为:Because the university is everywhere in the city.
33. What does the Passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?
【解析】BIndividual colleges choose their own students剑桥大学的每个学院独立选择自己的学生。
34. What can be learned from the Passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?
【解析】BIt has more than sixty specialist subject libraries即是说剑桥大学的许多图书馆都有自己的特色主题。Many of them are specialized libraries.
35.What does the Passage say about women students in Cambridge University?
【解析】B在剑桥1881年女学生被允许参加考试,但直到1948年女学生才被授予学位。因此正确答案为:They were not awarded degree until 1948.
Section C
36.【答案】include
【解析】include意思为“包括,包含”。一个大家庭有三代人。
37. 【答案】benefit
【解析】benefit意思为“益处,好处”。大家庭的好处就是成员间可在需要帮助的时候相互帮助。
38. 【答案】provided
【解析】provide意思为“供应,供给”。祖父母不能再挣钱养活自己,只能靠他们的儿女来供养。
39.【答案】cared
【解析】care意思为“照料,照顾”。第三代的孩子们可能由祖父母来照顾。
40.【答案】absorbed
【解析】absorb意思为“吸收”。此处be absorbed in为固定词组,意思是“全神贯注于,专心于”。这样第二代的人可以专心地工作,不被家庭琐事所扰。
41.【答案】conflict
【解析】conflict意思为“冲突,矛盾”。但是,这么多人住在一起肯定会产生一些矛盾。
42.【答案】privacy
【解析】privacy意思为“隐私”。换句话说,就是大家庭里几乎没有隐私。
43.【答案】opposite
【解析】opposite意思为“相对的,相反的”。小家庭的优势和劣势正好于大家庭相反。
44.【答案】A member of a small family can freely express his or her feeling to his wife or her husband and his children
45.【答案】Of course, the young couple is busier taking care of children than those in a large family
46.【答案】It is important to keep in frequent touch with your relatives if you live in a small family, and especially to support your parents when they are too old to care of children
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【解析】H选history。由于下文紧接着叙述到过去900年的有关情况。故应选history,才能与下文衔接。
48. 【解析】D选neither。应选neither才能与其后出现的nor构成并列连词neither...nor...。
49.【解析】A选war。需选一个名词与前面的介词in构成介词短语,且这个短语在语意上要与前面的disastrous defeat相吻合。故选war可以满足这个条件。
50. 【解析】K选leadership。“在……领导下”的表达方式是under the...leadership.
51.【解析】F选two。上面提到1649和1688两次革命,所以two为正确答案。
52.【解析】B选the。the centuries特指那些稳定的世纪。
53.【解析】N选unique。根据上下文意思,应选unique“独一无二的;唯一的”。
54.【解析】M选survived。应选survived才与上下文时态一致。
55.【解析】G选as。as well as为一并列连词。
56.【解析】E选by。by compromise意为“通过折中、妥协的办法”。如:We should settle our differences by compromise.我们应采取折中的办法来解决我们之间的分歧。
Section B
Passage One
57. 【解析】B主旨题。本文三段内容均围绕短缺原料的价值进行说明。文章第一段说明了什么叫原料相对短缺,第二段说明了什么叫机会成本,第三段说明了原料的价格是由什么决定的。
58. 【解析】C细节归纳题。第二段中“Every act of production uses up some of societys available resources; it means the foregoing of an opportunity to produce something else.n说明机会成本是用可生产的其他商品来衡量的,选项C正好符合该意思。
59. 【解析】D细节归纳题。第一段“Materials used for one purpose cannot at the same time be used for other purposes; if the quantity of an input is limited, the increased use of it in one manufacturing process must cause it to become less available for other uses.”说明社会总资源是有限的,用掉其中一些就会使总量减少并限制其他商品的生产。
60. 【解析】A细节归纳题。文章第三段“In a market economy the price of a good and the quantity supplied depends on the cost of making it”(市场经济条件下,商品的价格和产量取决于其成本),然后又说 “The cost of, say, a pair of shoes is the price of the leather, the labor, the fuel, and other elements used up in producing them.”以鞋子为例说明商品价格是由生产要求决定的。
61. 【解析】C推断题。文主要阐述了经济学里面的一个重要概念——“机会成本”,是讲商品生产和社会资源之间的关系。A、B、D均未涉及到生产领域,只有C符合本文的主旨。
Passage Two
62.【解析】A定位在第一段;几乎所有的行为问题都是狗的正常活动,只不过是搞错了时间、地点或对象。A:狗天性的一部分。就是对这句话的同义转述;B:将会恶化。文章没有提及;C:当狗变的野蛮的时候发生。行为问题是狗的正常活动,应该一直都有的;D:显示对社区的威胁。文章也没有提及。所以答案是A。
63. 【解析】C定位在第二段,但是驯服的目的在第一段最后一句:The key...is learning to...表目的:将其正常的行为改成在家庭环境下可以接受的发泄。A:教狗表演机灵的花样。这是后面提及的细节。B:让狗意识到主人的权威。也是后面提及的内容,不是目的。C:给狗发泄它的野蛮行为。就是驯服的目的吧。D:使狗恢复正常行为。这本来就是狗的正常行为呀。所以答案是C。
64.【解析】B定位在第二段最后一句:有效的沟通是命令狗做事所必需的。A:解决狗行为问题所必须的。文章没有说“必需”这个意思。B:让狗完成任务的基础。任务就是你让狗做的事,和定位的句子是一个意思,只是换了一个说法。C:教狗新花样的方法。文章没有说到。D:是驯服的极端措施。交流不是极端措施,而且极端措施也是出现在后面的内容,还是not necessary 。所以答案四B。
65. 【解析】D定位在第三段最后一句:愉快地承认你是管事人(负责人),to表原因。A:避免受罚。文章没有提到。B:显示对主人的感情。文章也没有提到,文章只说服从简单要求显示对主人的服从和尊重,而不是表演花样。C:赢得狗群的领导地位。文章说主人不必要做狗的领导。D:显示愿意服从。和定位的句子是一个意思。所以答案是D。
66. 【解析】C 定位在第四段最后一句:一只训练有素的狗更自信,给它更多的自由时间会比未经训练的狗更安全。A:主人能给狗更多奖赏。B:主人能享受更好的家庭生活。C:主人能给狗更多自由。D:主人更有自信。只有C是定位句子的同义转述,所以答案是C。
Part ⅤCloze
67. 【解析】B按意义选词,句意为家长们应该知道写出一本好的儿童读物是多么困难。
68.【解析】D按意义选词,写出一本好的儿童读物是多么的难,应选good。
69.【解析】C目标定的太高,应选high。
70.【解析】C根据前面的either推断,应选or。
71.【解析】B依据后文nor应选neither,搭配一致。
72.【解析】A后文who hears the story这一定语暗示应选child。
73.【解析】D按意义选词,读书的成年人,应选reads。
74.【解析】A根据unfortunately和in fact应选few。
75.【解析】C得出结论,所以找一本合适的bedtime story这个难题不易解决,应选so。
76.【解析】B根据75,应选easy。
77.【解析】D应和句子前面many对应起来,选works,同时应和下文的“childrens literature”一致。
78.【解析】A根据下文“许多孩子不愿看这一类的儿童文学作品”,所以,这些作品实际上是给成年人看的,因此,选grown ups。
79.【解析】C“Alices Adventure in Wonderland”这一点最为明显,应选obvious。
80.【解析】B依据后文interest应选show。
81.【解析】Dhome和office显然不行,school不够具体,太笼统,应选library。
82.【解析】A根据词和文章的意义选择,更愿意选择用想象力的方法写成的书。
83.【解析】C这些书是为老师和思想正统的父母所反对的,应选objections。
84.【解析】Aafter all 是毕竟之意,为固定短语,其他选项均不和题意。
85.【解析】C毕竟孩子与成人有区别或不同,应选different。
86.【解析】D既然孩子与成人有区别或不同,家长不应该期盼家长与孩子欣赏同样的(same)书。
Part Ⅵ Translation
87.【解析】more than I can describe in words/beyond words
88.【解析】keeping up with the rest of the class
89.【解析】lose contact with the outside world
90.【解析】none of us expected the chairman to turn up
91.【解析】come up with new methods of increasing the worlds food