Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Chinese Workers-Paid Holidays. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:
1. 有人认为“带薪休假”有很多好处……
2. 有人认为“带薪休假”落到实处很难
3. 你的观点及建议
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 questions on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES)if the statement agrees with 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.
Obesity in Children
Obesity in children and adolescents is rising at an alarming rate. Currently over 15% of young people over 6 years old are obese, and obesity is also increasing among children aged 5 and younger.
Children are considered to be overweight if the BMI (Body Mass Index) is over 85% of the weight group in their age and sex categories. If it is 95% and over, they are considered to be obese. Adolescents are generally judged according to adult criteria for obesity, although there are other considerations in this population. Ethnic variations, timing of growth spurts, and higher normal fat levels around puberty can cause disparities in these measurements.
Causes and Risk Factors for Obesity in Children
Lifestyle Factors. Without educational or parental guidance, children are extremely vulnerable to the intense cultural pressures that are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. Neither the media nor the educational system has strong well-financed programs that encourage healthy-alternatives, including exercise and healthy foods. The following are some specific problems created by the culture:
* Excessive television watching plays a critical role in obesity in children. Not only is it a sedentary activity, but television also offers innumerable temptations with its advertisements for fast foods, sugar cereals, and unhealthy snacks. In one study obesity rates were lowest in children who watched television one hour or less a day and highest in those who watched four or more hours.
* Sugar, particularly from soda, other sweetened beverages, and fruit juice, may be major contributors to childhood obesity. One study reported that drinking soda regularly increases a child’s risk for obesity by 60%.
* Less physical exercise and greater sedentary activities play another significant role in obesity in children. A high level of physical, activity—not just using up energy—is important for weight control in young people.
Family History. Parental obesity more than doubles the risk that a young child, whether thin or overweight, will become obese as an adult. In older children and teenagers, obesity in parents starts to count less as a predictor for body weight than their own weight. The risk may be due to environmental or genetic factors, or both.
Ethnic and Socioeconomic Factors. As in adult populations, children from lower socioeconomic groups and minority populations are at higher risk for obesity. For example, among young Mexican Americans and African Americans, there has been an increase in overweight prevalence of about 13% to over 23%.
Factors Surrounding Birth. The following factors surrounding birth are associated with a child’s weight:
* Low birth weight is a risk factor for later obesity and diabetes. One theory is that humans have a “thrifty gene” that produces metabolic changes in infants with low birth weight. Such changes affect insulin and fat accumulation in order to produce a “catch-up” weight in these young children as quickly as possible. This rapid weight gain in infancy increases the gain risk for obesity in children and also in young adulthood.
* In a study of African American children, having an overweight pregnant mother increased the risk for later weight gain, but low birth weight did not.
Although some small studies have reported protection against obesity from breastfeeding, evidence is weak. In a 2003 study, for example, children who were breast fed for three to five months had a lower risk for obesity, but prolonged breastfeeding had no effect. Nevertheless, given the healthful effects of breast feeding and the possibility that it may have even a slight impact on childhood obesity, it is highly recommended.
Health Consequences of Childhood Obesity
Children and adolescents who are obese have poorer health than other children. Studies are reporting unhealthy cholesterol levels and high blood pressure in obese children and adolescents. Of great concern is the dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes in young people, which is most certainly largely due to the increase in obesity. Obesity in children is also linked to asthma, gallbladder problems, sleep apnea, and liver abnormalities. Childhood obesity may be partly responsible for the declining age for onset of puberty in girls, with subsequent risks for breast cancer.
It is not clear yet how many of these childhood problems persist in people who achieve normal weight as adults. Staying overweight into adulthood certainly confers health risks.
Managing Overweight and Obese Children
Childhood obesity is best treated by a non-drug, multidisciplinary approach including diet, behavior modification, and exercise. Some evidence suggests that reducing calories by only 200 to 260 per day would prevent weight gain in most overweight children. Here some tips for children who are overweight:
* Limit or avoid if possible take-out, fast foods, high-sugar snacks, commercial packaged snacks, soda and sugar sweetened beverages (including too much juice).
* Let children snack but make sure the snacks are healthy. Eating small frequent healthy meals (instead of two or three large ones) has been associated with being thinner and having a better cholesterol profile.
* Let children choose their own food portions. One study indicated that children naturally ate 25% less than they chose their own portion size. When they were given larger portions their bite sizes were larger and they ate more.
* Don’t criticize a child for being overweight. It does not help and such attitudes could put children at risk for eating disorders, which are equal or even greater dangers to health.
* Limit television, video games, and computer use to a few hours a week. This can contribute significantly to weight control, regardless of diet and physical activity.
* For young children, try the traffic-light diet. Food is designated with stoplight colors depending on their high caloric content: Green for go (low calories); yellow for “eat with caution” (medium calories); red for “stop” (high calories).
* Try a low-glycemic index diet. This may be as beneficial and possibly more than a standard reduced-fat diet in obese children. Such a diet focuses on carbohydrates, such as dried beans and soy, that raise blood sugar more slowly than others. This diet is sometimes used in diabetes and as a dietary approach in overweight adults.
1. Overweight children are those whose BMI is over 85% of the weight group in their age and sex categories.
2. The educational system is positive in promoting exercise and healthy foods, according to the passage.
3. It is observed that children watching television one hour or less a day tend to be less likely to suffer from obesity.
4. The intake of sugar among children is an important contributor to childhood obesity.
5. In most cases, obese children tend to have parents suffering obesity, as environmental or genetic factors are the major reasons for childhood obesity.
6. Infants with low birth weight may face a risk for obesity as they grow up into childhood and young adulthood.
7. For obese children, achieving a healthy weight becomes more difficult as they get older, as the persistence is biological.
8. Obese children and adolescents have poorer health, as they are reported to have unhealthy .
9. It is suggested that reducing calories would prevent weight gain in most overweight children.
10. The author believes that it does not help to criticize children for being overweight, as this may increase the risk for .
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) In a post office. B) In an apartment.
C) In a department store. D) In a drug store.
12. A) To go to the shops. B) To lend him her umbrella.
C) To say sorry to him. D) To buy a pen for him.
13. A) These watches are made in Switzerland. B) These watches are newly made.
C) Most people can afford these watches. D) No one would like to live here.
14. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new. D) Her office isn’t very far away.
15. A) Shop assistant. B) A telephone operator.
C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
16. A) She doesn’t look as young as she did ten years ago.
B) She has not changed at all.
C) She wears glasses and has short hair.
D) She wears long hair and no longer has glasses.
17. A) At 8∶00. B) At 7∶20. C) At 7∶30. D) At 7∶13.
18. A) Because he would graduate from a school.
B) Because he wanted to enter a university.
C) Because he was sure he would get the highest score.
D) Because he was looking for a job.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Because her parents love her very much.
B) Because her parents never force her to do anything she doesn’t want to do.
C) Because she is allowed to have her career.
D) Because she has too much freedom.
20. A) She didn’t need her parents’ money any more.
B) She begins to get on well with her parents.
C) She always stayed with her parents.
D) She rented a government house and lived alone.
21. A) They allowed him to come to England immediately.
B) They thought he should go abroad as a child.
C) They were reluctant until their son persuaded them.
D) They tried to control his English study.
22. A) The two speakers are from different countries.
B) The man gets along very well with his parents.
C) British parents never interfere with their children.
D) The man doesn’t like his parents at all.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) He failed in a power test yesterday.
B) He never expected himself to be happy.
C) It was because of his father’s foot.
D) He missed about 30 minutes of a program.
24. A) His mother’s use of the washing machine.
B) His father’turning on the microwave oven.
C) His long hours of watching TV.
D) The switch on of two air-conditioners.
25. A) Not use any electric appliances any more.
B) Take part in a basketball final.
C) Ask his neighbor to check the power.
D) Watch a ball game television.
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 the 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) Coins. B) Salt. C) Animals. D) Cows.
27. A) Romans. B) Americans. C) Indians. D) Chinese.
28. A) Today most coins are round.
B) Things highly valued by everybody could serve as money among primitive people.
C) We know very little about money.
D) How coins came into use.Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Milly was probably her secret sweetheart.
B) The farmer was threatening her.
C) She was curious about who Milly was.
D) She was a doctor.
30. A) It was raining. B) It was clear.
C) It was snowing. D) It was cloudy.
31. A) The farmer’s secret sweetheart. B) The farmer’s mother.
C) The farmer’s wife. D) The farmer’s sister.Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Original paintings.
B) Art books.
C) Reproductions of famous paintings.
D) Handicrafts.
33. A) A method of making toys.
B) A new library system for children.
C) A method of selling toys.
D) A new library system for adults.
34. A) A toy library.
B) A science library.
C) An art library.
D) A record library.
35. A) Books to read.
B) Paintings.
C) A place to receive education.
D) A place to meet and play with other children.
Section C
Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46, you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The automobile has many advantages. Above all ,it (36) people freedom to go where they want to go when they want to go there. To most people, cars are also personal (37)
machines that serve as (38) of power, success, speed, excitement, and (39) . In (40) , much of the world’s economy is built on producing vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs of vehicles. Half of the world’s paychecks are (41) .
In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land and wildlife resources. Though we (42) to deny it, (43) in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.
Every year, (44) ,and they injure or permanently disable ten million more.(45) .
Motor vehicles are the largest sources of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world’s cities.(46) .
Part ⅣReading 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.
The comparatively treeless plains of North Africa have suffered a progressive drying up, both 47 and man-made, but the region was 48 so rich in fertile soil that the district we now know as the Libyan Desert was, in the old days, part of the granary (粮仓) of the Roman Empire, and the centre of the Sahara 49 a busy trading population for a long period. That was when there were 50 in plenty and the fields were the traditional “fields of the woods” —clearings in the forest—and therefore always tree 51 .
It is the trees that lift the water and send 52 into the air so that it may fall as dew or rain further on. Trees reduce the speed of the wind, and provide shelter and shade; the roots 53 minerals in the soil and these are carried to the leaves which, when they have fulfilled their function, return to the earth, giving the soil the combination of minerals that plants require.
But through the ages Africa has been 54 . Successive invaders have felled the forest to provide grazing lands for their flocks and herds. With the removal of the essential tree cover, the water 55 was broken, the earth became feverish and sick, and in course of time was unable to support those who had broken the 56 of life by removing the earth’s green mantle—the trees.
A) moisture B) cycle C) water D) rhythm
E) contain F) trap G) once H) surrounded
I) fed J) exploited K) social L) natural
M) forest N) usually O) trees
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
No one knows when the first calendar was developed. But it seems possible that it was based on lunar months. When people started farming, the sages of the tribes became very important, they studied the sky and gathered enough information to be able to predict when the seasons would change, and were able to announce when it was time to plant crops.
The divisions of time we use today were developed in ancient Babylonia 4,000 years ago.Babylonian astronomers believed the sun moved around the Earth every 365 days.They divided the trip into 12 equal parts, each with 30 days. Then they divided each day into 24 equal parts, or hours, and divided each hour into 60 minutes, each minute into 60 seconds.
Humans have used many devices to measure time; the sundial (日晷) was one of the earliest and simplest. However, the sundial worked well only when the weather was fine, so other ways of measuring the passing of time were invented. One device was the hourglass(沙漏). By the eighteenth century, people had developed mechanical clocks and watches. So we have devices to mark the passing of time, but what time is it now? Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time, because time on Earth is set by the sun’s positions in the sky above us. As international communications and travel grew, it became clear that a way to establish a common time for all parts of the world was needed. In 1884, an international conference divided the world into 24 time zones, each zone represents one hour. The astronomical observatory in Greenwich, England, was chosen as the starting point for the time zones. Twelve zones are west of Greenwich. Twelve are east. The time at Greenwich measured by the sun is considered by astronomers to be Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time.
57. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A) The Development of Universal Time.
B) Different Ways to Measure Time.
C) Why We Measure Time the Way We do.
D) How the Calendar Came into being.
58. What does the example of Babylonia astronomers reveal?
A) It reveals Babylonians’wisdom that was absent elsewhere.
B) It reveals the origin of our time measurements.
C) It reveals the limits of some time measurements.
D) It reveals the stability of time measurements.
59. The author mentions all of the following ways to measure time EXCEPT .
A) sundial B) hourglass C) electric clock D) mechanical clock
60. According to the passage, Greenwich Mean Time .
A) provides a common time for all parts of the world
B) is calculated from the sun
C) is the 12th of the 24 time zones
D) was named after an international conference
61. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A) Time measurements have changed in response to need and technological development.
B) In ancient Babylonia, 12 was the basic division of time.
C) The first calendar was developed because the sages of tribes were intelligent.
D) Universal Time is so named because it is applicable throughout the universe.
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
For many years, scientists couldn’t figure out how atoms and molecules on the Earth combined to make living things. Plants, fish, dinosaurs, and people are made of atoms and molecules, but they are put together in a more complicated way than the molecules in the primitive ocean. What’s more, living things have energy and can reproduce, while the chemicals on the Earth 4 billion years ago were lifeless.
After years of study, scientists figured out that living things, including human bodies, are basically made of amino acids and nucleotide bases. These are molecules with millions of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms. How could such complicated molecules have been formed in the primitive soup? Scientists were stumped.
Then, in 1953, two scientists named Harold Urey and Stanley L. Miller did a very simple experiment to find out what had happened on the Primitive Earth. They set up some tubes and bottles in a closed loop, and put in some of the same gases that were present in the atmosphere 4 billion years ago: water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen.
Then they shot an electric spark through the gases to simulate bolts of lightning on the ancient Earth, circulated the gases through some water, sent them back for more sparks, and so on. After seven days, the water that the gases had been bubbling through had turned brown. Some new chemicals were dissolved in it. When Miller and Urey analyzed the liquid, they found that it contained amino acids—the very kind of molecules found in all living things.
62. When did scientists come to realize how the atoms and molecules on the Earth combined to make living thing?
A) 4 billion years ago. B) In 1953.
C) After seven days. D) Many years later.
63. Scientists figured out that human bodies are basically made of .
A) amino acids
B) molecules
C) hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms
D) water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen
64. Harold Urey and Stanley L.Miller did their experiment in order to .
A) find out what had happened on the Earth 4 billion years ago
B) simulate bolts of lightning on the ancient Earth
C) dissolve some new chemicals
D) analyze a liquid
65. At the end of the last paragraph, the word “it” refers to .
A) a closed loop B) an electric spark C) water D) the liquid
66. According to the writer, living things on the Earth include .
A) atoms and molecules B) chemicals
C) plants, fish, dinosaurs and human beings D) the primitive soup
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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Robert Edwards 67 in an unusual accident many years 68 .He was also partially deaf 69 old age.Last week he was walking near his home 70 a thunderstorm 71 .He took shelter 72 a tree and was struck by lightning.He was 73 to the ground and woke up 74 20 minutes later, 75 face down in water below a tree.He went into the house and lay down in bed.A short time later he awoke.His legs couldn’t move 76 he was trembling. 77 ,when he opened his eyes he could see the clock 78 the room in front of him. 79 his wife entered he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors confirmed that he had 80 his sight and hearing apparently 81 the flash of lightning.But they were unable to explain the 82 . One possible explanation 83 by one doctor was that Edwards lost his sight 84 a hard blow in a terrible accident.Perhaps the only way it could 85 was by 86 blow.
67. A) blinded B)was blinded
C)had been blind D)had been blinded
68. A) later B)before C)ago D)early
69. A) because of B)because
C)at D)in
70. A) when B)while C)until D)where
71. A) fell B) blew
C)formed D)approached
72. A) in B)on C)under D)near
73. A) thrown B)knocked C)fallen D)beaten
74. A) just B)some C)for D )within
75. A) to lie B)having lain
C)lay D)lying
76. A) and B) when C) but D) while
77. A) Thus B) Therefore C) But D) Above all
78. A) across B) through C) into D) out of
79. A) While B) When
C)Whenever D)As
80. A) gained B)gotten
C) reminded D)regained
81. A) at B)in C)from D) on
82. A) result B)reason
C)consequence D)content
83. A) offered B)contributed
C)sought D) thought
84. A) because of B)owing to
C)based on D)as a result of
85. A) restore B)be restored
C)have restored D)have been restored
86. A) other B) the other C)another D)one
Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)
Directions:Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors (增加了27%).
88. By the time you get to New York, I (该已经动身往伦敦去了).
89. Sometimes children have trouble (区分事实和想象).
90. The boy spent (同样的时间) watching TV as he did studying.
91. (由于竞争激烈) among the airlines, travel expenses have reduced dramatically.
【答案解析】
Part ⅠWriting
On Chinese Workers’Paid Holidays
In 2007, the Chinese government released a draft that all employees of government organs, civil organizations, enterprises, and public-service institutions are entitled to take paid vacation after serving the same employer for one year. Some have sufficient faith that the paid holidays will improve the current tourism pattern. The new holiday scheme will give people more choices to make their holiday plans and thus it will greatly alleviate the pressure of transportation departments, security bodies, shopping malls,ect. during the current holiday boom.
Other people wonder if the new system will be available. It is likely to be a dream to have a paid holiday. Because the problem is that many people don’t dare to take long vacations. Competition is fierce. Nobody can afford a long holiday and leave the boss with an impression of not working as hard as others.
For me, I think it is necessary for, in future, the state to issue a regulation concerning Chinese workers-paid holidays. Stregthen the employers’ sense of the paid holidays. If they did so voluntarily, it will attract and retain employees. With these measures, it is expected that more employees in China are entitled to receive holiday pay for time off.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 细节题根据信号词“BMI, 85%”寻读到第二段第一句。题干说超重的孩子是指那些在他们年龄和性别范畴内BMI超过重量群85%的孩子。题干与原文相符。
2. N 细节题根据信号词 “educational system”寻读到文章第三段，作者指出媒体或教育体系都没有采用强势的项目来鼓励健康的选择，包括锻炼和健康食物。题干说根据这篇文章，教育体系在促进锻炼和健康饮食上是积极的，故题干是错误的。
3. Y 细节题本题的信号词是 “watching television”。题干说据观察孩子每天看电视一小时或更少将更有可能远离肥胖。根据第四段最后一句：在一个研究中发现，每天看一个小时或更少电视的孩子肥胖率最低，但是每天看四个小时或更长时间电视的孩子肥胖率最高。故题干是正确的。
4. Y 细节题题干说糖的摄人是孩童期导致肥胖的重要原因。文中Lifestyle Factors下第二点中作者明确指出糖是导致孩子肥胖的重要原因。
5. Y 细节题本题的信号词是 “environmental, genetic factors”。题干说在多数情况下，肥胖孩子的父母也常常承受肥胖的痛苦，因为环境或基因的因素也是孩童时期肥胖的主要原因。依据Lifestyle Factors下第三点中讲到的父母肥胖对孩子的影响，可知题干与原文相符。
6. Y 细节题本题的信号词是 “Infants, birth weight”。题干说出生分量轻的婴儿当他们成长到孩童或青少年时期也许会面临肥胖的危险。依据文章第二节 (Causes and Risk Factors for Obesity in Children)里Factors Surrounding Birth下第一点：体重轻的婴儿长大以后可能会身体肥胖并患有糖尿病，可知题干与原文相符。
7. NG 综合判断题题干说随着年龄的增长，肥胖的孩子获得一个健康的重量会更难，因为存在生物学的惯性。在整篇文章中，作者没有提及这点。
8. cholesterol levels and high blood pressure 细节题本题的信号词是 “adolescents, unhealthy”。本题问肥胖的孩子和青少年身体更差，据报道，比如他们有哪些疾病。解题依据第二个小标题下第二句：Studies are reporting cholesterol levels and high blood pressure in obese children and adolescents。
9. by only 200 to 260 per day 细节题题干问减少多少卡路里能够阻止大部分超重儿童增重。解题依据第三个小标题下第一段第二句：一些证据建议每天减少200至260的卡路里可以阻止重量获取。
10. eating disorders 细节题作者在文章最后阐述了一些控制肥胖的技巧，其中第四项就是不要批评那些肥胖的孩子，这不但起不了帮助作用并且可能会增加儿童饮食紊乱的几率。由此得出答案：eating disorders。 Part ⅢListening Comprehension
Section A
11.C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. D
11. W: I need a sweater. Do you have any navy blue ones in my size?
M: We don’t have any in navy, but there are some in light blue.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
12. M: Could I borrow your umbrella when I go to the shops?
W: I’m sorry, but I’ll need it myself in a few minutes.
Q: What does the man ask the woman to do?
13. M: These watches aren’t made nowadays, are they?
W: No. If they were, they’d be too expensive for most people.
Q: What can you conclude about the conversation?
14. M: Hi, Susan. I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days.
W: Yes. I have found great pleasure in walking. That’s the type of exercise I enjoy very much.
Q: Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?
15. M: How about the food I ordered? I’ve been waiting for twenty minutes already.
W: Very sorry, sir. I’ll be back with your order in a minute.
Q: What’s the woman’s job?
16. M: Angela, you look even younger than ten years ago. I remember that you used to wear glasses and have short hair.
W: Thank you. That’s nice of you to say. You know, Walter, you haven’t changed at all.
Q: What does Angela look like now?
17. M: What’s the matter?
W: I’ve got a real problem. As a matter of fact, I’ve got several problems. Judy and I are supposed to go to the theatre tonight. The play begins at 8∶00 and I’m supposed to meet Judy at 7∶30. I’m not dressed yet. And it’s already 7∶20.
Q: What time should the woman meet Judy?
18. W: Bob, you got the highest score in the employment test and the bosses like you.
M: I know, Anna,but they don’t have to take the person with the highest test score. I’m not sure I can make it.
Q: Why did the man take the test?
Conversation One
M: Do you think young people are given too much freedom nowadays, and that as a result they’ve lost respect for their parents and their elders generally?
W: I don’t thinks so. My parents never interfered with my plans too much. They advised me but never forced me to do anything I didn’t want to do. I was allowed to take up the career I wanted. I think I respect and love them more for this.
M: Are you quite independent of them now?
W: Yes. As soon as I left school and started my studies as a nurse I became independent financially. I have a government grant. It is enough for my daily life. But I still stay with them a lot, as you know.
M: You seem very close to your parents.
W: I am. Many young people today say they have nothing in common with their parents but I’m rather lucky because I get on very well with mine. What about you?
M: Well, we value family life very much in my country. I’m very fond of my family, but I don’t always get on very well with them. They try to control me too much.
W: But they allow you to come to study in England on your own.
M: Yes, but only after a lot of persuasion! Your parents treat you as an adult; my parents treat me as a child.
W: As I said, I’m lucky. Some English parents are like yours. They interfere too much and they just refuse to understand our generation.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. According to the woman, why does she respect their parents?
20. What happened when the woman began to study nursing?
21. What attitude did the man’s parents have towards his study abroad?
22. Which of the following statements is true according to the conversation?
Conversation Two
W: You don’t look smart this morning. I can see you’re not happy.
M: I had never expected this would have happened to me. We had a power failure at home last night.
W: How come? Did anyone in the family do anything wrong?
M: You’ve guessed it. It was all my father’s fault.
W: What did he do?
M: I was just watching a wonderful football feature program on TV when the lights suddenly went out.
W: Why was that?
M: You see, we’d just had our dinner. My mother was washing my jeans in the washing machine. And the air-conditioners were on in both rooms. I was in my room watching TV.
W: What was your father doing then?
M: He wanted to warm his tea in the microwave oven. He plugged it in and the fuse broke.And everything stopped all of a sudden.
W: Your next-door neighbor is an electrician, isn’t he?
M: Yes. Luckily, he happened to be at home. He came and fixed it up. But it was half an hour later. I had already missed a lot.
W: It was an annoying experience for a sports fan like you. But don’t miss the basketball final this evening. Make sure there is no power failure tonight.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.Why does the man look depressed this morning?
24. What was the immediate cause of the power failure?
25.What will the man probably do tonight?
Section B
26. B 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
Passage One
We know little about how primitive people came to use the money,but we do know some of the articles which have been used as money. During the days of ancient Rome, salt was hard to obtain. Salt for the preparation of food was considered so precious that soldiers were paid with it. This salt money was known as salarium, and from it we get our word salary.
In some regions of Asia, tin was used for money; and the American Indian used a variety of shell beads which he called wampum. In some places special kinds of sea-shells, bird feathers, or nuts were used. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may serve as money.
The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Today most coins are round; but the coins of ancient peoples were of many shapes. Some were round, some were square or rectangular, and others were even egg-shaped or had square holes in their centers.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.What did ancient Rome use as money?
27.Who first used coins as money?
28.What is the main idea of the passage?
Passage Two
I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He seemed quite hysterical and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn’t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had already died.“She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I assumed a terrible tragedy had taken place with the overtones of a possible scandal. I must admit I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn.“I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!”he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret sweetheart of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door and pointed his torch at a motionless shaps on the straw.“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her!”he said, and burst into tears again.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why did the speaker say that she obviously had to go?
30. What was the weather like that day?
31. Who did the speaker think Milly was when she saw the farmer?
Passage Three
What does the word “library”mean to you?Do you think a library is a large, silent room containing hundreds of books? It may surprise you to learn that there are other kinds of libraries. Most libraries do lend books, but some also lend art, music, and even toys!
In some libraries, you can borrow an excellent reproduction of a famous painting for your home for several weeks. Then, you can return it and bring another one home.
This is also true for records. You may choose your favorite record and take it home. There you may listen to it as often as you like. Later you may return it and try something else.
Toy-lending is a new idea in libraries. In a toy library children’s toys and games are classified by age groups just as books usually are. Children may play with anything in the library, and instead of demanding silence, toy libraries encourage children to make noise! Toy libraries not only provide toys and games for children, but also give them a place to come and meet and play with other children.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What are some of the things that you can borrow from an art library?
33. What is toy-lending?
34. In what kind of library can children make as much noise as they want?
35. Apart from toys and games, what else do toy libraries provide for children?
Section C
The automobile has many advantages. Above all, it (36) offers people freedom to go where they want when they want to. To most people, cars are also personal (37) fantasy machines that serve as (38) symbols of power, success, speed, excitement, and (39) adventure. In (40) addition, much of the world’s economy is built on producing vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs of vehicles. Half of the world’s paychecks are (41) auto-related.
In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land and wildlife resources. Though we (42) tend to deny it, (43) riding in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.
Every year, (44) cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250,000 people, and they injure or permanently disable ten million more. (45) Half of the world’s people will be involved in an auto accident at sometime in their lives.
Motor vehicles are the largest sources of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world’s cities. (46)In some countries, they produce at least 50% of the countries-air pollution. Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. L 该空内容要求与后面的man-made对应，并且二者由both…and连接。
48. G 根据语法结构要求，该空要求填入一个副词，根据上下文意思应该选择once。
49. I 该空应填入动词，根据上下文应选择fed，意思为“供养了(一个从事经商的民族)”。
50. O 根据上下文应该选择“trees”。There were trees in plenty.(那儿生长着大量的树木。)
51. H 根据上下文，应该填入surrounded。
52. A “send moisture into the air”意思是“将水分送往空中”。
53. F “…the roots trap minerals”意思是“树根可以留住矿物质”。
54. J exploit在此意思为“开发”。
55. B 选择cycle构成water cycle(水的循环)。
56. D the rhythm of life意思为“生活的节奏”。 Section B
Passage One
57. C 主旨题本文共三段。第一段讲日历起源之因;第二段讲作为现代时间概念的基础，古巴比伦如何划分年月日时分秒;第三段提及先后出现的测量时间的各种工具，并讲述“世界时”如何顺应时代发展而产生。A)，B)和D)项都只概括了本文的部分内容，只有C)项是对全文的总结。
58. B 综合判断题C)项在文章中没有提及,D)项不正确。本文的主题是计时方式的发展，并未强调某个民族智慧过人，A)项也不正确。
59. C 细节题根据题干可定位于第三段前半部分，答案是C。
60. B 细节题解题依据是“The time at Greenwich measured by the sun is…”。不过考生不一定留意了这个后置定语。相反，受“Twelve zones are west of Greenwich. Twelve are east.”的影响，可能会误选C)项。其实，这里是24个时区的“the starting point”,也就是第一个时区。
61. A 综合判断题C)项提到的日历出现就是其中一个例证，第三段还提到sundial, hourglass, mechanical clocks and watches和Greenwich Mean Time的出现，这都是随着人类社会发展的需要出现的。C)项错在将日历出现归因于一小部分人的高智商，真正的原因其实是“When people started farming…”。此外，Universal Time并非全宇宙通用，它只适用于全球24个时区，故D)项也不正确。
Passage Two
62. B 细节题从文中第三段可知：“Then, in 1953, two scientists…did a very simple experiment to find out what had happened on the Primitive Earth.”这说明从1953年起，人类才开始弄明白地球上的生物是怎样由原子和分子结合而产生的。因此B)是正确选项。
63. A 细节题答案从第二段开头可直接找到：“…， scientists figured out that living things, including human bodies, are basically made of amino acids and nucleotide bases.”
64. A 细节题答案第三段中直接给出：“…， Harold. Urey and Stanley L. Miller did a very simple experiment to find out what had happened on the Primitive Earth.” 紧接着作者又指出是在“…4 billion years ago…”。
65. D 语义辨析题见原文最后一句话：“When Miller and Urey analyzed the liquid, they found that it contained…”。“当米勒和尤里对液体进行分析时，他们发现它包含有……”。很明显it指的就是从句里的liquid。
66. C 综合判断题文中第一段第二句话暗示了该题答案：“Plants, fish, dinosaurs, and people are made of atoms and molecules…”。
Part ⅤCloze
67. B 此处需要填一个谓语，从下一句可以看出，本句应该是过去时态，所以B)项正确。
68. C 此处需填一个表示过去的副词，C)ago指从现在算起若干时间以前，和动词一般过去时一同使用。符合原文表达要求，为正确答案。
69. A 耳聋和年老有因果关系。B)because后只能跟从句，做原因状语，不符合原文结构要求。because of后则跟名词或名词性短语，符合结构要求。C)at和D)in均不能和old age连用。
70. A 此处需填一个词引导后面的从句，表示突然出现的情况，四个选项中只有when可以，故选[A]。
71. D A)fell “落下，降落”，指物体从上到下的垂直运动，用于此处，搭配不当。blew “(风)吹、刮”，用于此处，也属搭配不当。C)formed “形成”，指事物经历一个发展过程之后，最终形成，这与原文所表达的意义不相符。故此，approached更合适，所以D)项为正确答案。
72. C 在树下躲雨，故用“under a tree”。
73. B C)fallen “摔倒”，A)thrown “扔”，强调动作施者所做的“扔”的动作。D)beaten “打，敲”，强调“打”的具体动作，一般用于具体意义。B)knocked “敲、击、打”，既可用于具体的，又可用于抽象的“打击，击倒”，用于此处，符合原文表达需要，故B)项为正确答案。
74. B A)just “刚好”，表达过于精确，不符合上下文。C)for后跟一段时间，表达动作的持续过程，如果用于此处，则later不能有，因此也不能用。D)within “在……内”，表达过于精确。B)some “大约”，同about。符合原文表达，因此B)项为正确答案。
75. D 主句的伴随状语，表示一种伴随的动作或状态，一般用分词或分词短语。A)to lie是动词不定式，不能做伴随状语。C)lay是动词lie的一般过去式，不能做伴随状语。B)having lain是现在分词的完成体，不能做伴随状语。D)lying是动词lie的现在分词形式，符合原文要求。故D)项为正确答案。
76. A 此处应为两个并列分句描述两个动作。因此B)when，D)while被排除。两个动作之间并无转折关系，所以C)but也被排除。A)and为正确答案。
77. C 由于他以前双目失明，而现在突见光明，所以此处应填一个转折连词。A)Thus “这样”;B)Therefore “因此”;D)Above all “首先”。均不是转折连词。C)But “但是，然而”，转折连词，为正确答案。
78. A D)out of “在……外部”。钟表不可能挂在屋子外，故首先排除。C)into “到……里”，着重表示动作的方向，用于此处不恰当。B)through “穿过”，着重指物体从某一空间中间穿过。A)across “在对面”。符合原文表达要求，为正确答案。
79. B C)Whenever “无论何时”，用于此处，与原表达意义不符。A)While,B)When,D)As都有“当……的时候”的意思。as着重表示从句动作与主句动作同时发生，持续时间不长。据此分析，as用于此处不当。when可以表示主句动作发生在从句之后，符合原文表达需要。因此B)项为正确答案。
80. D 联系上文，此处应为“恢复，再得到”。A)gained “得到”;B)gotten “获得”。C)reminded “使回忆起……，提醒……”。D)regained “重新得到”，符合句意，为正确答案。
81. C A)at “在(某一时间、地点)”;B)in “在(地点、时间)里面”;D)on “在……上面，在(某一天)”，均无此意。C)from “从……(中得到，获益)”。符合句意。
82. B 这里指的是解释原因，因此只有B)reason “原因”符合句意。A)result “结果”;C)consequence “后果”;D)content “内容”。均无此意。
83. A B)contributed “贡献，捐献”。C)sought(seek的过去式)“寻找”，同look for,强调找的过程，不能表示结果。联系下文用于此处不当。D)thought “思考，想”，用于此处，意思表达欠妥。A)offered “提供，提出”，用于此处意思准确，结构正确，是正确答案。
84. D A)because of “因为、由于”;B)owing to “由于”。强调“原因和结果的关系”，把“猛烈的打击”说成“失明的原因”，似乎过于牵强。C)based on “以……为基础”，与原文表达不符。D)as a result of “由于……的结果”，强调“某事(行动等)引起的结果。
85. B A)restore,C)have restored主动结构，不能用于此处。D)have been restored被动语态完成体表示动作已完成。既已完成，就不存在“可能(perhaps)”，因此D)项用于此处不当。B)be restored被动结构，一般式，符合原表达要求，是正确答案。
86. C D)one “一次”，用于此处意思不当。A)other “别的，其他的”，其后常跟复数形式。用于此处，搭配不正确。B)the other表示二者中的另一个。用于此处，意思表达有误。C)another表示不定数目中的另一个。用于此处，意思准确，为正确答案。
Part ⅥTranslation
87. increased by 27%
88. would have left for London
89. separating the fact from the fiction
90. as much time
91. Owing to fierce competition