Part l Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) The foggy weather has affected Mary’s mood.
B) They are puzzled about Mary’s tow spirits.
C) Mary is dissatisfied with her promotion.
D) Mary cares too much about her looks.
2. A) Go to an art exhibition.
B) Dine out with an old friend.
C) Attend the opening night of a play.
D) See his paintings on display.
3. A) Her mother was quite outstanding in academic work.
B) She was not particularly interested in going to school.
C) Her parents laid great emphasis on academic excellence.
D) She helped upgrade the educational level of immigrants.
4. A) The machines there were ill maintained.
B) Tickets for its members were cheaper.
C) It was filled with people all the time.
D) It had a reputation for good service.
5. A) Both Sarah and Tom have been awarded doctoral degrees.
B) Tom has arranged to meet his bride Sarah in Hawaii.
C) Tom was more excited than Sarah at the wedding.
D) A double blessing has descended upon Tom.
6. A) There were too many questions in the examination.
B) The examination was well beyond the course content.
C) The examination questions were somewhat too difficult.
D) The course prepared him adequately for the examination.
7. A) It’s less time-consuming.
B) His wife is tired of cooking.
C) It’s part of his job.
D) He is sick of home-cooked meals.
8. A) He has just started to teach piano lessons.
B) He seldom takes things seriously.
C) He is very proud of his piano skills.
D) He usually understates his achievements.
9. A) It’s tedious.
B) It’s absurd.
C) It’s justifiable.
D) It’s understandable.
10. A) Arrange accommodation for her.
B) Explain the cause of the cancellation.
C) Compensate her for the inconvenience.
D) Allow her to take another flight that night.
Section B
Passage one
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Producing legendary paintings.
B) Making a fortune from decorative arts.
C) Manufacturing quality furniture.
D) Setting up a special museum.
12. A) To show his fascination with Asian culture.
B) To tell the story of the American Revolution.
C) To promote interest in American decorative arts.
D) To increase the popularity of the Dupont Company.
13. A) By theme or period.
B) By style or design.
C) By manufacturer or origin.
D) By function or purpose.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) People may use two or mare languages.
B) People will choose Chinese rather than English.
C) The percentage of native speakers of English will inerease.
D) The number of people relying on their mother tongue will drop.
15. A) The number of Spanish speakers is far greater than that of Arabic speakers.
B) Arabic spoken in one Arab country may not be understood in another.
C) Arabic spoken in Egypt differs from Arabic spoken in Morocco in origin.
D) The number of Arabic speakers is declining because of the invasion of English.
16. A) It is impossible for Arab countries to standardize their language.
B) Most people in the world will learn to speak Chinese in the future.
C) It is uncertain whether English will world language in the future.
D) Spanish is very likely to become the top language of the world by 2050.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because they believe blind students prefer to mix with students who can see.
B) Because it would cost lots of money to build such special colleges.
C) Because it would constitute discrimination against blind students.
D) Because they think blind people should learn to live among sighted people.
18. A) By encouraging them to be more self-reliant.
B) By showing them proper care and respect.
C) By offering them more financial assistance.
D) By providing them with free medical service.
19. A) Financial aid from the American government.
B) Modern technology.
C) Professional support.
D) Help from the National Federation of the Blind.
20. A) Ask American professors to write recommendations on their behalf.
B) Obtain American citizenship before they reach the age of 30.
C) Turn to special institutions in their own country for assistance.
D) Apply to the National Federation of the Blind for scholarships.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Each summer, no matter how pressing my work schedule, I take off one day exclusively
for my son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement park,
where he discovered that he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller
coasters(过山车) in the world. We blasted through face-stretching turns and loops for
ninety seconds. Then, as we stepped off the ride, he shrugged and, in a distressingly
calm voice, remarked that it was not as exciting as other rides he’d been on. As I
listened, I began to sense something seriously out of balance.
Throughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents seemed hard
pressed to find new thrills for indifferent kids. Surrounded by ever-greater
stimulation, their young faces wore looking disappointed and bored.
Facing their children’s complaints of “nothing to do”. Parents were shelling out
large numbers of dollars for various forms of entertainment. In many cases the money
seemed to do little more than buy transient relief from the terrible moans of their
bored children. This set me pondering the obvious question: “How can it be so hard
for kids to find something to do when there’s never been such a range of stimulating
entertainment available to them?”
Why do children immersed in this much excitement seem starved for more? That was, I
realized, the point. I discovered during my own reckless adolescence that what creates
excitement is not going fast, but going faster. Thrills have less to do with speed
than changes in speed.
I’m concerned about the cumulative effect of years at these levels of feverish
activity. It is no mystery to me why many teenagers appear apathetic (麻木的) and
burned out, with a “been there, done that” air of indifference toward much of life.
As increasing numbers of friends’ children are prescribed medications-stimulants to
deal with inattentiveness at school or anti-depressants to help with the loss of
interest and joy in their lives-l question the role of kids boredom in some of the
diagnoses.
My own work is focused on the chemical imbalances and biological factors related to
behavioral and emotional disorders. These are complex problems. Yet I’ve been
reflecting more and more on how the pace of life and the intensity of stimulation may
be contributing to the rising rates of psychiatric problems among children and
adolescents in our society.
21. The author felt surprised in the amusement park at the face that________.
A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster ride as expected
B) his son blasted through the turns and loops with his face stretched
C) his son appeared distressed but calm while riding the roller coaster
D) his son could keep his balance so well on the fast-moving roller coaster
22. According to the author, children are bored _________.
A) unless their parents can find new thrills for them
B) when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun games
C) when they are left alone at weekends by their working parents
D) even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment
23. From his own experience. the author came to the conclusion that children seem to
expect ________.
A) a much wider variety of sports facilities
B) activities that require sophisticated
C) ever-changing thrilling forms of recreation
D) physical exercises that are more challenging
24. In Para. 6 . the author expresses his doubt about the effectiveness of trying to
change children indifference toward much of life by ________.
A) diverting their interest from electronic visual games
B) prescribing medications for their temporary relief
C) creating more stimulating activities for them
D) spending more money on their entertainment
25. In order to alleviate children’s boredom, the author would probably suggest ____
.
A) adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulation
B) promoting the practice of dad-son days
C) consulting a specialist in child psychology
D) balancing school work with extracurricular activities
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
It used to be that people were proud to work for the same company for the whole of
their working lives. They’d get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and
a dinner featuring speeches by their bosses praising their loyalty/But today’s rich
capitalists have regressed (倒退) to the “survival of the fittest” ideas and their
loyalty extends not to their workers or even to their stockholders but only to
themselves. Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so dollars for forty
or so years of work, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as they
sell for their own profit the company they may have been with for only a few years.
The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country
as a whole has produced. The top l percent of the population now has wealth equal to
the whole bottom 95 percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly
expressed in downsizing and outsourcing (将产品包给外公司做) because these business
maneuvers don’t act to create new jobs as the founders of new industries used to do,
but only to cut out jobs while keeping the money value of what those jobs produced for
themselves.
To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians
from the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving. Washington and the
business of the nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat
cats pay a thousand or so dollars a plate to worm their way into government not
through service but through donations of vast amounts of money. Once on the inside
they have both political parties busily tearing up all the regulations that protect
the rest of us from the greed of the rich.
The middle class used to be loyal to the free enterprise system. In the past, the
people of the middle class mostly thought they’d be rich themselves someday or have a
good shot at becoming rich. But nowadays income is being distributed more and more
unevenly and corporate loyalty is a thing of the past. The middle class may also wake
up to forget its loyalty to the so-called free enterprise system altogether and the
government which governs only the rest of us while letting the corporations do what
they please with our jobs. As things stand. if somebody doesn’t wake up, the middle
class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bottom of society.
26. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that people used to place a high value
on _________ .
A) job security
B) bosses’ praise
C) corporate loyalty
D) retirement benefits
27. The author is strongly critical of today’s rich capitalists for _________.
A) not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workers
B) maximizing their profits at the expense of workers
C) not setting up long-term goals for their companies
D) rewarding only those who are considered the fittest
28. The immediate consequence of the new capitalists’ practice is ________ .
A) loss of corporate reputation
B) lower pay for the employees
C) a higher rate of unemployment
D) a decline in business transactions
29. The rich try to sway the policy of the government by ________ .
A) occupying important positions in both political parties
B) making monetary contributions to decision-makers
C) pleasing the public with generous donations
D) constantly hosting fundraising dinners
30. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A) To call on the middle class to remain loyal to the free enterprise system.
B) To warn the government of the shrinking of the American middle class.
C) To persuade the government to change its current economic policies.
D) To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests.#p#副标题#e#
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage
Intel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordian knot of controversy
surrounding stem cell research by simply writing a check.
The check, which he pledged last week, could be for as much as $5 million, depending
on how many donors make gifts of between $50,000 and $500,000. which he has promised
to match. It will be made out to the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).
Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem
cells the cells earliest stages of development that can form any body part-will
continue in California. With private financial support, the state will be less likely
to lose talented scientists who would be tempted to leave the field or even leave the
field or even leave the country as research dependent on federal money slows to a
glacial (极其缓慢的) pace.
Hindered by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists
are turning to laboratories that can carry out work without using federal money. This
is awkward for universities. Which must spend extra money building separate labs and
keeping rigorous records proving no federal funds were involved. Grove’s donation, a
first step toward a $20 million target at UCSF. Will ease the burden.
The president’s decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell
lines was portrayed as a reasonable compromise between scientists’ needs for cells to
work with, and concerns that this kind of research cold lead to wholesale creation and
destruction of human embryos (胚胎)。 Cloned infants and a general contempt for human
life.
But Bush’s effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly
didn’t provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78 existing sxisting stern
cell lines which Bush said are all that science would ever need, only one is in this
country ( at the University of Wisconsin), and only five are ready for distribution to
researchers. All were grown in conjunction with mouse cells, making future therapeutic
(治疗的) uses unlikely.
The Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the small but vocal group of
Americans who oppose stem cell research under any conditions. Fortunately, Grove and
others are more interested in advancing scientific research that could benefit the
large number of Americans who suffer from Parkinson’s disease, nerve injuries, heart
diseases and many other problems.
31.When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordian knot, he meant to _______.
A) put an end to stem cell research
B) end Intel’s relations with Gordian
C) settle the dispute on stem cell research quickly
D) expel Gordian from stem cell research for good
32. For UCSF to carry on stem cell research, new funds have to come from _______.
A) interested businesses and individuals
B) the United States federal government
C) a foundation set up by the Intel Company
D) executives of leading American companies
33. As a result o the limits Bush placed on stem cell research, American universities
will __________.
A) conduct the research in laboratories overseas
B) abandon the research altogether in the near future
C) have to carry out the research secretly
D) have to raise money to build separate labs
34. We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be
unlikely unless ________.
A) human stem cells are used in the research
B) a lot more private donations can be secured
C) more fcderal money is used for the research
D) talented scientists are involved in the research
35. The reason lying behind President Bush’s placing limits on stem cell research is
that __________.
A) his administration is financially pinched
B) he did not want to offend its opponents
C) it amounts to a contempt for human life
D) it did not promise any therapeutic value
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
This looks like the year that hard-pressed tenants in California will get relief-not
just in the marketplace, where rents have eased, but from the state capital
Sacramento.
Two significant tenant reforms stand a good chance of passage. One bill, which will
give more time to tenants being evicted (逐出)，will soon be heading to the governor’
s desk. The other, protecting security deposits, faces a vote in the Senate on Monday.
For more than a century, landlords in California have been able to force tenants out
with only 30 days’ notice. That will now double under SB 1403, which got through the
Assembly recently The new protection will apply to renters who have been in an
apartment for at least a year.
Even 60 days in a tight housing market won’t be long enough for some families to find
at apartment near where their kids go to school, But it will be an improvement in
cities like San Jose where renters rights groups charge that unscrupulous (不择手段的)
landlords have kicked ou tenants on short notice to put up rents.
The California Landlords Association argued that landlords shouldn’t have to wait 60
days to get rid of problem tenants. But the bill gained support when a Japanese real
estate investor sent ou 30-day eviction notices to 550 families renting homes in
Sacramento and Santa Rosa. The land lords lobby eventually dropped its opposition and
instead its forces against AB 2330, re garding security deposits.
Sponsored by Assemblywoman Carole Migden of San Francisco, the bill would establish;
procedure and a timetable for tenants to get back security deposits.
Some landlords view security deposits as a free month’s rent, theirs for the taking.
In mos cases, though, there are honest disputes over damages-what constitutes ordinary
wear and tear.
AB 2330 would give a tenant the right to request a walk-through with the landlord and
to make the repairs before moving out; reputable landlords already do this. It would
increase the penalty for failing to return a deposit.
The original bill would have required the landlord to pay interest in the deposit. The
landlords lobby protested that it would involve too much paperwork over too little
money-less than $10 a year on a $1,000 deposit, at current rates. On Wednesday, the
sponsor dropped the interest section to increase the chance of passage.
Even in its amended form, AB 2330 is , like SB 1403 , vitally important for tenants
and should be made state law.
36. We learn form the passage that SB1403 will benefit _______.
A) long-term real estate investors
B) short-term tenants in Sacramento
C) landlords in the State of California
D) tenants renting a house over a year
37. A 60-day notice before eviction may not be early enough for renters because
_______.
A) moving house is something difficult to arrange
B) appropriate housing may not be readily available
C) more time is needed for their kids’ school registration
D) the furnishing of the new house often takes a long time
38. Very often landlords don’t return tenants’ deposits on the pretext that _______.
A) their rent has not been paid in time
B) there has been ordinary wear and tear
C) tenants have done damage to the house
D) the 30-day notice for moving out is over
39. Why did the sponsor of the AB 2330 bill finally give in on the interest section?
A) To put an end to a lengthy argument.
B) To urge landlords to lobby for its passage.
C) To cut down the heavy paperwork for its easy passage.
D) To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bill.
40. It can be learned from the passage that ________.
A) both bills are likely to be made state laws
B) neither bill will pass through the Assembly
C) AB 2330 stands a better chance of passage
D) Sacramento and San Jose support SB 1403
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. Grey whales have long been _______ in the north Atlantic and hunting was an
important cause for that.
A) extinct B) extinguished C) detained D) deprived
42. He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to ______
the newly launched satellite.
A) retreat B) retrieve C) embody D) embrace
43. Foreign students are facing unprecedented delays, as visa applications receive
closer _________ than ever.
A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate
44. If you are late for the appointment, you might _______ the interviewer and lose
your chance of being accepted.
A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate
45. Children’s idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal ______ as they have
often seen in Disneyland.
A) cushions B) costumes C)skeletons D) ornaments
46. Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have _____ about
their safety.
A) preserved B) traces C) tracks D) trails
47. This clearly shows that crops and weeds have quite a number of ________ in common.
A) traits B) traces C)tracks D) trails
48. From science to Shakespeare. Excellent television and video programs are available
________to teachers.
A) in stock B) in store C) in operation D) in abundance
49. When the Italian poet Dante was ________ from his home in Florence, he decided to
walk form Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.
A) exerted B) expired C) exiled D) exempted
50. Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk of
________diseases in a person’s later life.
A) consecutive B) chronic C) critical D) cyclical
51. F.W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect a true skyscraper to _______
himself, and in 1929, Al Smith, a former governor of New York, sought to outreach him.
A) portray B) proclaim C) exaggerate D) commemorate
52. To label their produce as organic, farmers have to obtain a certificate showing
that no _______ chemicals have been used to kill pests on the farm for two years.
A) toxic B) tragic C) nominal D) notorious
53. Ancient Greek gymnastics training programs were considered to be an _______ part
of the children’s education.
A) intact B) integral C) inclusive D) infinite
54. Researchers have found that happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s ______ ; the
capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.
A) disposal B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched
55. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be _____
and their perspectives to be broadened.
A) envisaged B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched
56. Online schools, which ________ the needs of different people, have emerged as an
increase-ingly popular education alternative.
A) stir up B) switch on C) cater to D) consent to
57. This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual ______. But that doesn’t
seem to affect its flying.
A) migration B) emigration C) conveyance D) transference
58. The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder the cost of _____
forests.
A) updating B) upgrading C) conserving D) constructing
59. In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee ______ different
areas of the brain in 15volunteers.
A) integrated B) motivated C) illuminated D) activated
60. They are trying to ______ the risk as much as they can by making a more thorough
investigation of the market.
A) minimize B) harmonize C) summarize D) jeopardize
61. The cycles of the sun and moon are simple but ______ forces which have shaped
human lives since the beginning.
A) frantic B) gigantic C) sensational D) maximum
62. An effort was launched recently to create the first computer ______ of the entire
human brain.
A) repetition B) repression C) saturation D) simulation
63. In the face of the disaster, the world has united to aid millions of ______ people
trying to piece their lives back together.
A) fragile B)primitive C) vulnerable D) susceptible
64. AIDS is a global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution, which is not
only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most _______.
A) relevant B) prevalent C) vigorous D) rigorous
65. After the earthquake, a world divided by _______ and religious disputes suddenly
faced its common humanity in this shocking disaster.
A) ethnic B) epidemic C) strategic D) pathetic
66. Psychologists suggest that children who are shy are more _______ to develop
depression and anxiety later in life.
A) eligible B) engaged C) prone D) prospective
67. Initially, the scientists and engineers seemed _______ by the variety of responses
people can make to a poem.
A)reinforced B)embarrassed C) depressed D) bewildered
68. Is it possible to stop drug _______ in the country within a very short time?
A) adoption B) addiction C) contemplation D) compulsion
69. The parents of Lindsay, 13, an _______ tennis player who spends eight hours a day
on the court, admit that a regular school is not an option their daughter.
A) exotic B) equivalent C) elite D) esthetic
70. Our research confirmed the ______ that when children have many different caregiver
important aspects of their development are liable to be overlooked.
A) hypothesis B) hierarchy C) synthesis D) syndrome
The most important starting point for improving the
understanding of science is undoubtedly an adequate
scientific education at school. Public attitudes towards
science owe much the way science is taught in these S1. __________
institutions, Today, school is what most people come into S2. __________
contact with a formal instruction and explanation of science
for the first time. At least in a systematic way, It is at this
Point which the foundations are laid for an interest in science. S3. _________
What is taught (and how) in this first encounter will largely
determinc an individual’s view of the subject in adult life
Understanding the original of the negative attitudes S4._________
towards science may help us to modify them . Most education
system neglect exploration, understanding and reflection, S5. ________
Teachers in schools tend to present science as a collection of
facts, often by more detail than necessary, As a result. S6. _______
children memorize processes such as mathematical formulas
or the periodic table, only to forget it shortly afterwards. The S7. ________
task of learning facts and concepts, one at a time, makes
learning laborious, boring and efficient, Such a purely S8._________
empirical approach, which consists of observation and
description, is also, in a sense, unscientific or incomplete,
There is therefore a need for resources and methods of
teaching that facilitates a deep understanding of science in S9. _____
an enjoyable way, Science should not only be “fun” in the
same way as playing a video game, but “hard fun” a deep
feeling of connection made possibly only by imaginative S10. ______
engagement.
The Celebration of Western Festivals
1、 现在国内有不少人喜欢过西方的某些节日，
2、 谈谈产生者种现象的原因
3、 这种现象可能带来的影响#p#副标题#e#
答案部分
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
1.B) They are puzzled about Mary’s low spirits.
2.A) Go to an art exhibition.
3.C) Her parents laid great emphasis on academic excellence.
4.C) It was filled with people all the time.
5.D) A double blessing has descended upon Tom.
6.B) The examination was well beyond the course content.
7.C) It’s part of his job.
8.D) He usually understates his achievements.
9.B) It’s absurd.
10. A) Arrange accommodation for her.
Section B Short Passages
11. D) Setting up a special museum.
12. C) To promote interest in American decorative arts.
13. A) By theme or period.
14. A) People may use two or more languages.
15. B) Arabic spoken in one Arab country may not be understood in another.
16. C) It’s uncertain whether English will be the world language in the future.
17. D) Because they think blind people should learn to live among sighted people.
18. A) By encouraging them to be more self-reliant.
19. B) Modern technology.
20. D) Apply to the national Federation of the Blind for scholarships.
Part II Reading Comprehension
21. A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster rider as expected
22. D) even if they are exposed to more kinds of entertainment
23. C) ever-changing thrilling forms of recreation
24. B) prescribing medications for their temporary relief.
25. A) adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulation
26. C) corporate loyalty
27. B) maximizing their profits at the expense of workers
28. C) a higher rate of unemployment
29. B) making monetary contributions to decision-makers
30. D) To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interest
31. C) settle the dispute on stem cell research quickly
32. A) interested businesses and individuals
33. D) have to raise money to build separate labs
34. A) human stem cells are used in the research
35. B) he did not want to offend its opponents
36. D) tenants renting a house over a year
37. B) appropriate housing may not be readily available
38. C) tenants have done damage to the house
39. D) To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bill
40. A) both bills are likely to be made state laws
Part III Vocabulary
41.A)extinct
42.B)retrieve
43.D)scrutiny
44.C)irritate
45.B)costumes
46.D)lingered
47.A)traits
48.D)in abundance
49.C)exiled
50.B)chronic
51.D)commemorate
52.A)toxic
53.B)integral
54.C)heritage
55.D)enriched
56.C)cater to
57.A)migration
58.C)conserving
59.D)activated
60.A)minimize
61.B)gigantic
62.D)simulation
63.C)vulnerable
64.B)prevalent
65.A)ethnic
66.C)prone
67.D)bewildered
68.B)addiction
69.C)elite
70.A)hypothesis
Part IV Error Correction
S1.在much和the way间插入to
S2.what > where
S3.which > that
S4.original > origin
S5.system > systems
S6.by > in
S7.it > them
S8.efficient > inefficient
S9.facilitates > facilitate
S10.possibly > possible
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