专业英语四级模拟试卷83 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITING
PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute
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正确答案： Dining Customs in the USA Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invite friends to their homes / for an evening of food, drink and conversation. / Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the U.S. are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world. / But as most people in the U.S. have no servants, / their dinner parties at home tend to be informal. / Guests may sit down at a table, / or, as many new small homes have no separate dining room or very small dining space, / guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, / holding their plates or trays on their knees. / A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic. / Americans are great picnickers / and almost every family has a picnic basket. / Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside. / Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, / picnic food is usually cold.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：Man: Hew! This rowing is hard work. Let’s have the boat toward the old light house now.Woman: Good idea. We can rest there a while and eat our lunch. Then we can climb to the top platform where the light is before we visit the museum at the base of the light house tower.Man: Whenever I come out here, I think about the family who used to live on the little island and take care of the light every night. What a lonely life that must have been.Woman: Yeah. To help ships find their way along
shoreline at night, they had to constantly make sure that the windows up around the light were clean and free of ice and snow.Man: Dirty soot must have been a problem. Didn’t they bum candles up there?Woman: No they use electricity, I think.Man: I understand the United States Coast Guard takes care of the most modem lighthouses.Woman: Yeah, but the lights are automatic nowadays. The lighthouse is still a friendly sight at night though.Man: Here we are. This lighthouse is the friendliest sight I have seen today. I am exhausted.
2． What are the two speakers doing while having this conversation ? A．They are visiting a lighthouse. B．They are rowing a boat.
C．They are lightening a candle. D．They are having lunch.
正确答案：B
3． Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The Coast Guard takes care of the most modern light houses. B．The lights in the light house are automatic. C．Lighthouse keepers are responsible persons.
D．The lighthouse is no longer a friendly sight for people.
正确答案：D
4． To take care of a light house, one must ______. A．clean the windows around the light B．sweep the ice and snow in the street C．burn the candles D．entertain the visitors
正确答案：A
听力原文：Allen: Excuse me. Could you help me? I’d like to exchange this sweater.Clerk: What is the problem with it?Allen: It was a birthday present, but I don’t really like it. I think I want something plainer.Clerk: I see... Well, Why don’t you look around.Allen: This one looks nice. I want to try it on. I kind of like the black one.Clerk: I think the red one is longer and a little looser so it will be more comfortable.Allen: True, and it feels softer.Clerk: And that color looks better on you. Actually, it is better quality and it is the same price as the sweater you are exchanging.Allen: You have talked me into it! I will take this one instead.Clerk: No problem, I will switch them for you.
5． Where did the customer get the sweater? A．He bought it from a store. B．He got it as a birthday present. C．He knitted it himself.
D．He won it.
正确答案：B
6． What is the problem with the sweater? A．It is too plain. B．It is too long. C．It is red.
D．It isn’t the kind he likes.
正确答案：D
7． What sweater did the customer decide to exchange for in the end? A．A black one. B．A plainer one. C．A cheaper one. D．A red one.
正确答案：D
听力原文：Ken: Hey, John, that new Honda you have got is just beautiful.John: Yeah, it is a nice car, isn’t it? Yours is a lot fancier though. I really like those electric windows.Ken: Yeah, but our cars have something in common. Uh, they’re both blue.John: That is right. But they don’t have much else in common.Ken: How many miles to the gallon do you get?John: Oh, I get about forty in town, a little more on the highway.Ken: Oh, really? I don’t get anywhere near that. I only get about twenty.John: But you got a lot more power-you can really accelerate.Ken: As far as I am concerned, the only reason I have a lot of power in my car is I can haul my trailer.John: Well, of course, you got a lot more room in the trunk than I have, too.Ken: Mm. Yeah, but small cars are cheaper to run in the city.John: That is true. A Honda is a lot better for me because I do a lot of city driving.Ken: And small cars are easier to find parking space for.John: Yeah, but neither one is all that cheap to run when you think about the cost of insurance and maintenanceKen: You know what, John? I think I have an answer.John: What’s that?Ken: Let’s take the bus.
8． John and Ken’s cars don’t have much in common EXCEPT _______. A．They are cheap
B．They have electric windows C．They are blue
D．They can haul trailer
正确答案：C
9． According to Ken, a smaller car has all the following advantages EXCEPT
_______.
A．It is cheaper
B．It needs less power
C．It is easy to find a parking space for a small car D．It has more room
正确答案：D
10． Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．The cost of insurance and maintenance for a car is high. B．People prefer smaller cars. C．All cars can haul trailers.
D．Honda is the speakers’ favorite car.
正确答案：A
11． What did Ken suggest at the end of the conversation? A．Buy a new Honda.
B．Buy insurance for their cars. C．Buy a better car. D．Take a bus.
正确答案：D
SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. Bur there is the danger that grows every year. From the moment the airplane takes off to the moment it lands, every moment is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around the busy airport’ may handle 1,000 planes a day. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster. Recently, such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers and had come from Toronto; the other was carrying 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right to climb, but he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. 15 seconds later, it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
12． What is the growing danger in air travel according to this passage?
A．Crowded air traffic.
B．The large size of airplanes.
C．Mistakes by air traffic controllers. D．Bad weather.
正确答案：C 解析：本题测试对全文的综合理解。这篇文章主要强调了机场调度员工作的重要性，最后一句说“This is an example of the danger that grows every year”，这里的“example”指上面讲到的由于调度员失误而差点酿成惨祸的事件，由此可判断出答案为C。
13． What happened to the two large jets?
A．They bumped into each other over a swimming pool. B．They avoided each other by turning in different direction. C．They narrowly escaped crashing into each other.
D．One plane climbed above the other at the critical moment.
正确答案：C
解析：本题测试对整个故事的综合理解。原文数次提及两机险些相撞，因此正确答案为C。
14． Why were the two large jets specially mentioned? A．To show the key role played by the air traffic controller. B．To show the great responsibility of the pilots. C．To give an example of air disasters.
D．To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car.
正确答案：A
解析：本题测试对全文的综合理解。这一实例是为了证明“Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster”，由此推理出机场调度员工作的重要性，因此答案为A。
听力原文： Nilrikman and other research groups have done some research into the difference between average and good negotiators. They found negotiators with the good trait record and studied them in action. They compared them with another group of average negotiators and found that there was no difference in the time that the two groups spent on planning their strategy. However, there were some significant differences on other points. The average negotiators thought in terms of the present, but the good negotiators took a long-time review. They made lots of suggestions and considered twice the number of the alternatives. The average negotiators set their objectives as single points. “We hope to get two dollars”, for example. The good negotiators set their objective in terms of range, which they might formulate as “We hope to get two dollars, but if we get one dollar and fifty, it, will be all right.” The average negotiators tried to persuade by giving lots of reasons. They
use a lot of different arguments. The good negotiators didn’t give many reasons. They just repeated the same ones. They also did more summarizing and reviewing, checking they were understood correctly.
15． What do good negotiators and average negotiators have in common? A．Experience in negotiating. B．A high level of intelligence.
C．The time they spend on preparation. D．The amount of pay they receive.
正确答案：C
解析：有关细节内容的测试题。从原文中“there was no difference in the time that the two groups spent on planning their strategy”可推测出正确答案为C。
16． According to the passage, what would good negotiators do? A．Study the case carefully beforehand. B．Stick to a set target.
C．Appear friendly to the other party. D．Try to be flexible about their terms.
正确答案：D
解析：有关细节内容的测试题。从原文中“The good negotiators set their objective in terms of range”可推测出正确答案为D。
17． According to the passage, what does the average negotiators usually do? A．Make sure there is no misunderstanding. B．Try to persuade by giving various reasons. C．Repeat the same reasons.
D．Listen carefully and patiently to the other party.
正确答案：B
解析：有关细节内容的测试题。从原文中“The average negotiators tried to persuade by giving lots of reasons．They use a lot of different arguments”可得出正确答案为B。
听力原文： The world’s smartest adolescence in mathematics and science are in Singapore, according to a global survey of educational achievement. In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study, 13-year-olds from Singapore achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science that were administered to 287,896 students in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995. The survey suggests that science and maths education is especially strong in the Far East. While well behind those top scores, students from Australia earned higher marks in maths than their counterparts in England, who in turn did better than American students. The study collected information on the students’ teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring
students had well-educated parents or came from homes containing study-aids such as computers, dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in maths. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea, for example, were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in maths than almost all of other students.
18． Of the four groups of students, who scored the lowest in maths according to the survey?
A．Students from America. B．Students from England. C．Students from Australia. D．Students from Japan.
正确答案：A 解析：有关“谁”的细节测试题。可从文中“students from Australia earned higher marks in maths than their counterparts in England，who in turn did better than American students”直接找到答案A。
19． What kind of students are most likely to become top scorers? A．Those who know how to program computers. B．Those who get special aid from their teachers. C．Those who are very hardworking.
D．Those who have well-educated parents.
正确答案：D
解析：有关“谁”的细节测试题。可从文中“the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents”直接找到答案D。
20． In what way do Columbian students differ from Japanese students? A．Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students. B．Columbian students score higher than Japanese students in maths. C．Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills. D．Japanese students have better conditions for study.
正确答案：C
解析：有关差异的细节测试题。可从文中最后两句话“Students in some countries，such as Columbia and Kuwait，had an overly optimistic view of their skills．Meanwhile， some of the best students from Japan and Korea，for example，were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in
21． In which subject did boys score higher than girls? A．Physics. B．Maths.
C．Environmental science. D．Life science.
正确答案：A
解析：有关细节内容的测试题。可从文中“Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry”直接找到答案A。
听力原文： Palestinian police have arrested six members of the militant Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in connection with a bomb explosion earlier this week at a controversial Jewish housing project, security sources said yesterday. The security sources gave few details on the arrests, saying they started on Tuesday in the villages of Beit Sahour and Taamara near Bethlehem in the southern part of the West Bank. The small bomb exploded on Monday night near the site of the controversial Jewish housing project of Hat Homa in the East Jerusalem district of Jebel Abu Ghneim, but no one was in the area at the time.
22． What caused some Hamas members to be arrested? A．A bomb explosion at a military site.
B．An explosion at a Jewish housing project. C．An attack against Palestinian residents. D．A boarder dispute with Jewish residents.
正确答案：B
解析：本题测试对关于原因的细节内容的理解能力。根据新闻中的首句“in connection with a bomb explosion earlier this week at a controversial Jewish housing project”可得出正确答案为B。
23． When did the explosion take place? A．Tuesday. B．Monday. C．Yesterday. D．Last week.
正确答案：B 解析：本题测试对有关事件发生的时间的细节内容的理解。可从文中直接找到线索“The small bomb exploded on Monday night”，直接得出正确答案为B。
听力原文： Researchers say at least four patients have died after liposuction in New York and one in another U.S. city, raising questions about the safety of the nation’s most popular type of cosmetic surgery. Until now, there have been occasional news stories of patients dying after liposuction, in which unwanted
body fat is vacuumed out. But a report in yesterday’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine is the first detailed account in a medical journal. Doctors reviewing six years of autopsy records in New York City found four patients who had died after liposuction.
24． At least how many people have died after liposuction? A．One. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.
正确答案：C
解析：本题测试对有关人数的细节内容的理解。根据新闻首句“Researchers say at least four patients have died after liposuction in New York and one in another U．S．city”，经过简单计算得出正确答案应为C。
25． What is the news about? A．Safety of cosmetic surgery. B．Cost of cosmetic surgery.
C．Popularity of cosmetic surgery. D．A medical journal.
正确答案：A
解析：本题测试对全文内容的理解和概括能力。在理解全文内容的基础上，可以推测出本条 新闻谈论的是选项A的内容。
听力原文： Finance Ministers from 18 Asian nations are considering proposals to pay for developing roads, airports and water supplies during the next 10 years. The Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Group say they need many thousands of millions of dollars for such development. The organization is holding its yearly meeting through Sunday in Serbul, the Philippines.
26． Large sums of money are needed for the development of all the following EXCEPT ______
A．housing B．airports
C．water supplies D．roads
正确答案：A
解析：本题测试对有关细节内容的理解能力。根据新闻中的首句“proposals to pay for developing roads，airports and water supplies”，可以推断A为正确答案。
27． How often does the APEC hold its meeting? A．Once a month. B．Once a year.
C．Every 10 years. D．Every Sunday.
正确答案：B 解析：本题测试对有关事件发生的频率的细节内容的理解。根据文中的最后一句“The organization is holding its yearly meeting through Sunday in Serbul，the Philippines” 中的关键词”yearly meeting”，可以得知正确答案为B：每年一次。
听力原文： International pressure is growing on Yugoslavia to halt the violence in Kosovo. Diplomats from the international contact group on Yugoslavia have called for a peaceful solution to the crisis. They were speaking after talks in the province with the leader of the Ethnic Albanians. There have also been calls from the United Nations Security Council to discuss the issue. An emergency meeting of the major powers is due to be held in London on Monday.
28． Diplomats from the international contact group are calling for ______ A．solving Kosovo crisis peacefully B．more pressure on Yugoslavia
C．talks with the leader of the Ethnic Albanians D．a meeting with the UN Security Council
正确答案：A
解析：本题测试对细节内容的理解能力。从文中的第二句“have called for a peaceful solution to the crisis’’可推测正确答案为A。
29． The major powers will hold an emergency meeting in ______ A．Kosovo B．Yugoslavia C．London
D．the UN headquarters
正确答案：C 解析：本题测试对关于事件发生的地点的细节内容的理解。根据新闻中的最后一句话“An emergency meeting of the major powers is due to beheld in London on Monday”， 可直接得出正确答案为C。
PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.
In our society, we must communicate with people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to- person【C1】______ by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, we are likely to have conversations【C2】______ we give information or opinions, and sometimes have our views【C3】______ by other members of society. Face-to-face contact is by no means the【C4】______ form of
communication and during the last two hundred years the【C5】______ of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things,【C6】______ others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication 【C7】______ . Firstly, inventiveness has led to【C8】______ in printing, photography and so on. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the【C9】______ and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back【C10】______ to national news. No longer is the possession of information【C11】______ to a privileged minority. Forty years ago people used to【C12】______ to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled to millions of homes. Communication is no longer merely concerned【C13】______ the transmission of information. The modern communications industry influences the way people live in society and【C14】______ their horizons by allowing【C15】______ to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all【C16】______ with informing, educating and entertaining. 【C17】______ a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very【C18】______ to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is 【C19】______ to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning【C20】______ .
30． 【C1】 A．basis B．base
C．foundation D．ground
正确答案：A
解析：on a... basis“在……基础上”；base无此用法。
31． 【C2】 A．whereas B．which C．that D．where
正确答案：D
解析：根据上下文，这里的关系从句的引导词该选where，where在从句中作状语。
32． 【C3】 A．expressed B．challenged C．agreed
D．voiced
正确答案：B
解析：challenge an idea对某一观点提出质疑。
33． 【C4】 A．existing B．sheer C．only D．one
正确答案：C
解析：根据上下文这里应选“惟一的”。
34． 【C5】 A．art B．device C．way D．trick
正确答案：A
解析：art艺术。
35． 【C6】 A．below B．above C．over D．beyond
正确答案：B
解析：above others先于其他。
36． 【C7】 A．ability B．form C．system D．industry
正确答案：D
解析：根据上下文这里是指它作为一门产业的发展。
37． 【C8】 A．advances B．advantages
C．improvements D．forwardness
正确答案：A
解析：根据上下文这里应选“进步”即advances，而improvement作可数名词，表示“改进之处”。
38． 【C9】 A．circulation B．transference C．transmission D．transportation
正确答案：C
解析：transmission播送，播放；transference转移，迁移，调动。
39． 【C10】 A．seat B．place C．post D．position
正确答案：A
解析：take a back seat to sth．让位于某物。
40． 【C11】 A．given B．provided C．allowed D．confined
正确答案：D
解析：be confined to sb．局限于某些人。
41． 【C12】 A．walk B．head C．flock D．rush
正确答案：C
解析：flock to the cinema蜂拥到电影院。
42． 【C13】
A．about B．with C．to D．for
正确答案：B
解析：be concerned with在此意为“关于”；be concerned abut“关心，担心”。
43． 【C14】 A．enlarges B．broadens C．brightens D．heightens
正确答案：B
解析：broaden one’s horizon开阔某人的眼界。
44． 【C15】 A．access B．freedom C．opportunity D．channel
正确答案：A
解析：access to sth．接触……的机会。
45． 【C16】 A．dealt B．related C．involved D．targeted
正确答案：C
解析：be involved with与……有关系，涉及。
46． 【C17】 A．But B．Even if C．If
D．Although
正确答案：D
解析：根据下半句的意思，这里应表示转折。
47． 【C18】 A．valued B．precious C．valuable D．invaluable
正确答案：C
解析：valuable值钱的，有价值的；invaluable价值连城的(一般不可用very来修饰，这个词不能用比较级)；precious宝贵的。
48． 【C19】 A．possible B．likely C．close D．open
正确答案：D
解析：be open to abuse在这里to是个介词，abuse是一个名词。这一词组的意思是“容易被滥用”。
49． 【C20】 A．away B．back C．down D．over
正确答案：B
解析：turn back停止向前，往回走。
PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
50． We should always bear in mind that _________ decisions often result in serious consequences.
A．urgent B．instant C．prompt D．hasty
正确答案：D
解析：选项D“仓促了的”(done in a hurry，especially with bad result)，符合句义，为正确答案。例如：1．He soon regretted his hasty decision．／2．A hasty breakfast。
51． The chairman of the company said that new techniques had _________ improved their production efficiency.
A．violently B．severely C．extremely D．radically
正确答案：D
解析：只有选项D含有“可喜地”的语义，符合句子语境，为正确答案。请参阅英文解释：in a very good and enjoyable way：A radically different method of production．A radically new approach to the problem。
52． The local authorities realized the need to make _________ for elderly people in their housing programmes.
A．preparation B．requirement C．specification D．provision
正确答案：D
解析：选项D“供给，提供所需”(something provided that someone needs now or in the future)符合句义，为正确答案。例如：1．the provision of childcare facilities. /2．provision for people with disabilities．／3．He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will。
53． His heroic public image was seriously _________ by the rumor. A．detracted B．distracted C．retracted D．subtracted
正确答案：A
解析：选项A“降低，贬低”(to make something seem less good)，符合句义，为正确答案。
54． The horse _________ the fence without any difficulty. A．dived B．jumped C．traversed D．cleared
正确答案：D
解析：选项D“越过，飞越”(to go over a fence，wall etc without touching it，
or to go past or through something and no longer be in n)，符合句义，为正确答案。例如：1．The plane barely cleared the fence at the end of the runway．／2．Edwards cleared 18 feet in the pole fault．选项C“穿过”(to move a
55． All the lights in the house are _________ in the draught from the opening window.
A．floating B．fluttering C．wavering D．flickering
正确答案：D
解析：选项B“拍翅，阵翼，颤动着下落，飘落”(if a bird or insect flutters，or if it flutters its wings，it flies by moving its wings lightly up and down)，例如：1．A small bird fluttered past the window．／2．Dead leaves fluttered slowly to the ground。选项D“(灯光)闪烁，(火光)摇曳”(to burn or to shine
56． He is very clever, good at _________ the point of an article. A．gripping B．capturing C．grabbing D．grasping
正确答案：D
解析：四个选项都含有“抓住”的意思。但是，此题句子所需意思为“彻底明白，完全领会…”。选项D符合句义，为正确答案。
57． We are flying at a (an) _________ of 20,000 feet. A．altitude B．aptitude C．latitude D．attitude
正确答案：A
解析：根据句义，选项A“高度”为正确答案。
58． Don’t look down upon the children who are below _________ intelligence. A．medium B．minor C．middle D．average
正确答案：D 解析：选项A“(大小，水平，数量等)中等的”(of middle size，level，or amount)，
例如：What size shirt does he wear-small，medium，or large?当说一个人的技能水平，活动能力不高不低时，不用medium，而用average“平均，一般水平的”。所以，正确答案为D。
59． The world cup football match will be televised _________ to people all over the world this evening.
A．lively B．live C．living D．alive
正确答案：B
解析：正确答案为选项B“现场转播，现场直播”＜adv．＞if something is broadcast live，it is broadcast on television or radio as it is actually happening。
60． He was so _________ on his book that he didn’t find her come in. A．intent B．absorbed C．engrossed D．devoted
正确答案：A
解析：尽管选项A，B，C都有“全神贯注，专心”的意思，但使用上略有区别。请参看英文解释：选项A“专注的，专心的”(Intent＜+on/upon＞：giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else)，例如：his intent gaze／intent upon her work／she didn’t notice the cold。选项B“沉浸于…-的，全神贯注的”(Absorbed＜+in＞：intereste
61． The precise instrument can record the slightest _________ in pressure. A．variety B．variance C．varsity D．variation
正确答案：D
解析：选项A“花样繁多，多样性，变化”(the differences within a group，set of actions etc that make it interesting)；选项B“意见分歧”(＜at＞Variance：difference of opinion)；例如：Tradition and culture are often at variance with the needs of modern living，选项C“学校，高校主队”(the main team that repre
62． The building casts a large _________ on the ground. A．shadow B．shade C．shampoo
D．shawl
正确答案：A
解析：选项A“影子，阴影”(the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light)，例如：1．the long dark shadow of an old oak tree．2．His shadow fell across the room．3．She saw his shadow on the wal选项B“阴凉处”(a cool dark ar
63． After the intense examination, we become quite _________ now. A．lazy B．free C．slack D．sleepy
正确答案：B
解析：正确答案为B。选项C“不活跃的，懈怠的”(not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things correctly，used to show disapproval)，例如：Slack defending by Real Madrid allowed Manchester United to score．
64． The negotiation had reached a (an) _________ , with both sides refusing to compromise.
A．impasse B．deadline C．impact D．implement
正确答案：A 解析：正确答案为选项A“僵局，绝境”(a situation in which it is impossible to continue with a discussion or plan because the people involved cannot agree)，例如：1. The political process is at an impasse．2．Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse．
65． _________ exerted by tornadoes that they have been known to lift railroad locomotives off their tracks.
A．The great force is B．The force is great C．How great the force is D．So great is the force
正确答案：D 解析：“so…that…”引导的程度状语从句。
66． Ice that has floated from the place _________ formed is called drift ice. A．where it was
B．it was where C．where was it D．where was
正确答案：A 解析：“WHERE”引导的关系从句，修饰名词“place”。
67． _________ some mammals came to live in the sea is not known. A．Which B．Since C．Although D．How
正确答案：D 解析：“HOW”引导的名词从句做主语。
68． Ivan _________ hasn’t repaired his bicycle tire. A．yet B．soon C．still D．already
正确答案：C
解析：副词“still”常用来暗示对某件事情比预料的时间持续的长而感到惊讶。例如：1．The tea is still hot．2．You are still here．You should have gone home hours ago．
69． _________ astrology and alchemy may be regarded as fundamental aspects of thought is indica- ted by their apparent universality.
A．Both are B．What both C．Both D．That both
正确答案：D 解析：“THAT”引导的名词从句做主语。
70． _________ rapid spread of railways and the increase in ocean transport, long-distance traveling became more common.
A．The
B．It was the C．With the D．There was a
正确答案：C 解析：“WITH”介词词组做伴随情况状语。例如：With daylight I hurried there to see what had happened．
71． _________ the size or nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit. A．Whatever B．Of
C．Whereas D．Because
正确答案：A 解析：“WHATEVER”用于名词词组前，whatever=regardless of。
72． Croquet is a popular lawn game _________ players hit wooden bails through wire arches called wicket.
A．When B．which C．is when D．in which
正确答案：D
解析：关系代词“WHICH”做介词“in”宾语。in which=where
73． _________ that of iron construction, the technology for constructing building with reinforced concrete developed rather rapidly.
A．Dissimilar B．Different C．Not likely D．Unlike
正确答案：D 解析：“UNLIKE”用作介词，意思是“和…不同”例如：Unlike my sister，I like coffee with milk．
74． _________ , Shirley thought Carol’s husband was ill, but later she realized he wasn’t.
A．First B．At first C．Firstly D．First of all
正确答案：B
解析：介词词组“ATFIRST”做状语，意思是“起初，原先”。
75． Because the Appalachian Mountains were difficult to cross, Kentucky was not settled _________ eastern coastal area was.
A．otherwise B．instead C．until after D．in spite of
正确答案：C 解析：“UNTILL”用在否定句，表示“直到…才”。介词“AFFER”表示位置或时间。例如：Women didn’t gain the vote until after the First World War。
76． _________ common potato scab, most scab diseases are caused by various fungi.
A．The B．Not the C．Except for D．Only the
正确答案：C 解析：“EXCEPTFOR”用于名词词组前，表排除。例如：Except for the weather，we had a very pleas- ant time．
77． _________ the rhinoceros is carefully protected, it will soon go the way of other extinct spe- cies.
A．If
B．Therefore C．As long as D．Unless
正确答案：D 解析：“UNLESS”引导的条件句，意思是“除非”。
78． We can assign the task to _________ is capable and trust worthy. A．whomever B．who C．whom D．whoever
正确答案：A 解析：“whomever”是“whoever”的宾格形式，意思是“无论谁”；“whomever”在本句中做介词“to”的宾语，所以要用宾格。
79． This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _________ in Africa.
A．hunted B．hunting C．that hunted D．are hunted
正确答案：A 解析：“as well as”连接的平行结构：“from being wiped out”和“from being hunted…”，第二个平行结构中的“from being”被省略。
PART V READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)Directions: In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
A new type of organism discovered in an Arctic tunnel came to life in the lab after being frozen for 32,000 years. The deep-freeze bacteria could point to new methods of cryogenics, and they are the sort of biology scientists say might exist on Mars and other planets and moons. “The existence of microorganisms in these harsh environments suggests——but does not promise——that we might one day discover similar life forms in the glaciers or permafrost of Mars or in the ice crust and oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa,” said Richard Hoover, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Other microbes have been discovered in similar frigid environments, sometimes clinging to pockets of liquid water in ice packs. And some
microbes survive in ice as spores, but they need to be cultured to bring them to life. The announcement of the discovery Wednesday comes just a day after a team of European re- searchers said they found blocks of ice just under the surface of Mars near the equator. The Europeans said the ice, between 2 million and 5 million years old, could serve as storehouses for life. The new bacterium thrives under a microscope despite having been thawed from ice dating back some 32,000 years, to the Pleistocene era. Living bacteria are stained green. Hoover said the creatures he has found might be able to survive in their suspended state for millions of years. The discovery opens up a whole new possibility that a future mission to Mars might be able to retrieve any life that’s there. “Ice samples from this [Martian ice] sea could con-rain cryopreserved microorganisms if life ever flourished on the surface of Mars,” Hoover said in a telephone interview. He is particularly excited about the instant revival qualities of the creatures found in Alaska. “You might actually get them growing in pure culture,” he said of the potential Martian cousins. It would be a
“wonderful way of retrieving intact, viable Martian organisms, if they are there.” Water does not guarantee life, but it is a crucial ingredient. Hoover said the Martian ice blocks are so near the surface that they might partly melt in summer, creating underground pools of water that would allow any microorganisms to grow and reproduce. (Life above ground is considered unlikely due to Mars’ dry surface conditions and intense radiation. )
80． What does the discovery of deep-freeze bacteria mean to us, according to the passage?
A．We might one day find form of life on other planets.
B．Scientists from NASA made a great progress in discovering the microorganisms
C．To retrieve any life that has died long ago is impossible. D．Alaska is a place abundant in microorganisms.
正确答案：A 解析：推理题。文章第一段提到“The existence of microorganisms in these harsh environments suggests-but does not promise——that we might one day discover similar life forms in the glaciers or permafrost of Mars or in the ice crust and oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa，”(这些微生物在
81． What did a team of French researchers find under the surface of Mars? A．Cryopreserved organisms B．Water C．Microbes. D．Block of ice.
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。文章第二段提到“…a team of European researchers said they found blocks of ice just under the surface of Mars near the equator．”(一组来自欧洲的研究人员说他们在火星表面靠近赤道的地方发现了冰块。)，所以正确答案是D。
82． In the third paragraph, the word “flourish” in line four probably means _________.
A．to grow and thrive
B．to make showy motions C．to pour out
D．to strike noisily.
正确答案：A
解析：词汇题。文章第三段中“Ice samples from this [Martian ice] sea could contain cryopreserved microorganisms if life ever flourished on the surface of Mars，”这句话中的意思是：如果火星表面的确有生命迹象存在过，那么从火星上的海水中得到的冰标本就有可能存有低温保存的微生物)。flourish的意思是“grow and thrive”(生长、繁荣)，选项B“卖弄的动作”、选项C“倾诉”
83． The best title for the passage might be _________. A．Life Possibility on Mars.
B．Creatures Frozen 320,000 years Still Alive. C．Growth of Microorganisms. D．New Scientific Discovery.
正确答案：B
解析：主旨题。文章主要讨论了在北冰洋地坑中发现的新生物种类竟然在320，000年之后复活这件事情及其引发的科学家和研究人员对别的星球是否有生命存在的种种猜想．选项B相比较而言是最具概括性的，所以是正确答案。
As concern over Alzheimer’s disease grows, more Americans are turning to expensive and potentially unsafe supplements that claim to enhance memory. But prevention of age-related memory loss may be no further away than your refrigerator, and no more expensive than a bag of groceries, experts say. With the aging population of baby boomers in the United States, more research is being done than ever before on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Scientists are developing a better understanding of why memories fade, and along the way they are finding new ways to combat the decline. For one thing, research increasingly suggests that diet may be important in preventing Alzheimer’s. As the brain ages, it loses the ability to protect itself from the barrage of commonplace dangers it faces every day, particularly inflammation and oxidation, a process which allows damaging free radicals to attach themselves to cells. While it’s not entirely clear what causes Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid plaque——a goopy, fibrous substance akin to fur balls in the brain——plays a key role. As the plaque builds up, it causes more oxidation and inflammation, and begins to kill off brain cells. In addition, brain cells often stop communicating with each other as people age, making it harder for the brain to process thoughts, retain short-term memory and create new cells. “Old neurons are like old married couples——they don’t talk to each other very much any- more. They just sit in the room with the remote and stare at the TV,” says Dr. James Joseph, director of the Neuroscience Lab at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. While research in the field of aging and nutrition is still in its infancy, scientists have found that diet may help minimize the brain’s sensitivity to oxidation and inflammation, as well as improve brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other. One of the most intriguing areas of research involves the role of antioxidants, potent chemicals in plants that protect against free radicals, highly active molecules that damage cells. Antioxidants are what give fruits and vegetables their bright colors. Plants produce these chemicals to protect themselves from environmental insults, such as pollution, and when humans eat plants, they also reap the protective benefits.
84． We can infer from the passage that people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will _________.
A．lose their memory when they grow old. B．lose the ability to protect themselves.
C．result in inflammation and oxidation.
D．die a few years after the disease is detected.
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。Alzheimer’s disease的中文是“阿耳茨海默氏症”，又名“早老性痴呆症”，是痴呆病(dementia)的一种，其显著特点是fade of memory(记忆退化)，所以正确答案是A。选项B和D文中没有涉及。文中虽然涉及到了选项C，但是文中的意思是inflammation(发炎)和oxidation(氧化)会影响大脑细胞的正常运转，并没有提到“阿耳茨海默氏症”会导致发炎和氧化。
85． According to the passage, _________ may prevent Alzheimer’s disease. A．physical exercise B．diet
C．operation
D．anti-inflammation medicines
正确答案：B 解析：理题。文章第二段提到“…research increasingly suggests that diet may be important in preventing Alzheimer’s．”(研究不断证明饮食在预防“阿耳茨海默氏症”方面的重要性不能低估)，所以正确答案是B。
86． According to the passage, brain cells _________. A．are highly active.
B．often stop communicating with each other as we. grow old. C．are unable to process thoughts. D．are like old married couples.
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。文章第三段提到：“In addition，brain cells often stop communicating with each other as people age，making it harder for the brain to process thoughts，retain short-term memory and create new cells．” (除此之外，随着年龄的增长，人类脑细胞之间的交流会经常停止，这会使大脑处理思想，保持短期记忆及制造新的脑细胞的能力降低。)，所以
87． According to the passage, humans will benefit from _________ whey they eat them.
A．potent chemicals B．damaged cells C．non-polluted fruits D．antioxidants in plants
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。文章的最后一段讨论了antioxidants在植物中的作用．Antioxidants(抗氧化剂)可以使植物免受污染的侵害(…protect themselves from
environmental insults，such as pollution．)，有效对抗一些破坏细胞生长的高度活跃的分子(…protect against free radicals，highly active molecules that damage cells．)，而人吃了含有抗氧化剂的植物后，也能从中受益(…when
Aleta St. James is the latest celebrity to enter the “Are you ever too old to have a baby?” sweepstakes. St. James is a singer and self-described “healer” with lots of Hollywood clients. She is also the sister of Curtis Sliwa, the New York radio personality who founded the crime-fighting group the Guardian Angels. Tuesday morning, three days shy of her 57th birthday, she gave birth to twins-a boy and a girl-at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. The babies were delivered by Caesarean section. Born three weeks premature, they were taken to the neonatal nursery where both were re- ported to be doing well. St. James is not married. She used an egg made available by a stranger and sperm reportedly donated by a former boyfriend to achieve the pregnancy. In response to media questions about why she had decided to have children at age 57 she responded, “It is never too late. You are never too old. It is just in your mind.” The doctors to whom she paid more than $ 25,000 for the treatments that resulted in her pregnancy apparently did not think she was too old. And her family, as well as a gaggle of reporters, deemed her upbeat answer ( in addition to her healing work, St. James is a motivational speaker) a more-than-sufficient response. Her father, who is well into his ‘80s, said that he now has two big reasons to want to keep on living. It is hard to even raise this question without seeming like a moral busybody. What right does anyone have to challenge the reproductive decisions of another person? But, that line of argument is simply wrong-headed. If decisions as important as when to have children are not open to ethical comment and discussion, then what is worthy of ethical analysis -- decisions about what color to paint the living room? Let’s think for a minute about what it means to have twins at 57. What it means is that when your twins are about to enter’ high school, say at the age of 14, you are 71. Now I know that there are many grandparents who have successfully raised kids when the children’s own parents could not. But it is one thing for two older people to deal with a difficult situation and make the best of it. It is quite different to deliberately create a situation where a single, 71-year-old parent who has been eligible for Medicare for seven years must deal with twins entering both puberty and high school.
88． The fact that St. James gave birth to twins aroused a big controversy because _________.
A．she is a celebrity. B．she is unmarried. C．she is 57 years old. D．she has a famous sister.
正确答案：C
解析：推理题。文章的前四段介绍了St．James的一些基本情况：她的职业，
年龄，婚姻状况，及她生双胞胎的整个过程，从第五段起，就高龄生子，作者展开讨论，表明自己立场。文章的重点就是高龄生子可能导致的问题，社会问题，而非生理问题。所以St．James生子引发争议，最根本的原因是因为她的年龄，而非别的什么原因。所以正确答案是C。
89． According to the passage, to achieve pregnancy, St. James got help from many people EXCEPT _________.
A．a stranger who donated an egg. B．doctors C．her sister
D．a former boyfriend who provided the sperm.
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。文章第三段提到为了帮助St．James实现当妈妈的梦想，许多人提供了帮助，其中包括医生、陌生人，以前的男友，第四段提到了的St. James爸爸对她的精神支持。文章第一段提到了St．James的姐姐，但是没有说明她姐姐在问题上的立场，更没有提到任何有关姐姐是否提供帮助的信息，所以正确答案是C。
90． In the fifth paragraph, by saying” ff decisions as important as when to have children are not open to ethical comment and discussion, then what is worthy of ethical analysis... decisions a- bout what color to paint the living room?”, the author is sug
A．people like to make important decisions.
B．when to have children is not an ethical question. C．when to have children is worthy of ethical analysis.
D．when to have children is more important than what color to paint our living room.
正确答案：C
解析：推理题。文章第五段主要讨论关心高龄生子问题是否是多管闲事，就此，作者明确表明了自己的立场：这个问题值得从伦理道德的角度进行分析，所以正确答案是C。
91． The main idea of the last paragraph is _________. A．to have twins at the age of 57 is a disaster for St. James. B．most high school students have aged parents.
C．it is difficult for old people to look after their grandchildren.
D．to raise a child when one is too old is not as easy as one has imagined.
正确答案：D 解析：主旨题。文章最后一段具体提到了高龄生子可能带来的问题比我们想象的要复杂。所以正确答案是D。
Imagine being laid up in a hospital and, as you’re wheeled down the sterile hallway, along strolls a three-foot-tall horse wearing yellow rubber booties and a backpack full of daisies. No, you’re not having a morphine——induced hallucination, you haven’t died and landed in some kind of surreal Barnum &Bailey heaven. You’ve just met Lucky Boy, one of the thousands of animals making the rounds at hospitals across the United States. Fifteen years ago it used to be unusual to see a dog or cat in a hospital, but now even miniature horses like Lucky Boy are lumbering down the corridors. And as animal-assisted therapy continues to grow in popularity, a range of pets worthy of Noah’s Ark is turning up in medical centers——everything from pot-bellied pigs, pigmy goats and parrots, to pet chickens, giant rats and llamas. The greater presence of animals in health-care settings comes amid increasing evidence that pets are good for us and can play a significant role in patients’ recovery. Sometimes known as “pet therapy,” animal-assisted therapy and activities have become an important tool for doctors and rehabilitation specialists. “Animals motivate people to participate in their therapies, brighten patients’ days, give them a chance to talk about the animals in their lives, and give them the opportunity to forget that they’re in a hospital,” says Dianne Bell, coordinator of the Delta Society Pet Partners program, which helps train and register animals and their owners for volunteer positions in health- care settings. Currently there are more than 8,000 Delta Society Pet Partner teams in the United States and a handful of other countries, says Bell. Each makes an average of three visits per month and is likely to touch the lives of more than 540 people per year. And these figures don’t include the hundreds of other volunteer teams registered through different programs.
92． According to the passage, pets are used in health-care settings mainly because _________.
A．doctors like pets and want to keep them where they work. B．evidence shows that pets help patients recover. C．patients can help train and register these pets. D．some experiments need these pets.
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。文章第三段第一行提到“The greater presence of animals in health-care settings comes amid increasing evidence that pets are good for us and can play a significant role in patients’ recovery．”(医疗场所出现越来越多的动物的身影是因为越来越多的证据表明宠物对人类有好处，而且在帮助病人恢复方面起到很重要的作用)，所以正确答案是B。
93． According to the passage, Lucky Boy is a _________. A．pot-bellied pig B．giant rat C．llama
D．short horse
正确答案：D
解析：推理题。文章第2段提到Lucky Boy是miniature horse(小种马)，所以正确答案是D。
94． According to Dianne Bell, animals can _________. A．participate in the therapies. B．bring good luck to patients.
C．make patients forget that they are in a hospital. D．make marvelous performance for the patients.
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。文章第三段提到动物可以“…motivate people to participate in their therapies，brighten patients’ days，give them a chance to talk about the animals in their lives，and give them the opportunity to forget that they are in a hospital．”(驱使病人积极投入到治疗中，使他们的生活有生气，为他们提供一个机会谈论
95． We can infer from the passage that Delta Society Pet Partners program aims at _________.
A．helping patients at hospitals by providing them with trained animals. B．registering all the pet owners in the U. S. C．selling and buying pets.
D．motivating people to have a more colorful life.
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。文章第三段末尾提到Delta Society Pet Partners program的宗旨是“…helps train and register animals and their owners for volunteer positions in health-care settings．(帮助训练那些可以为医疗场所提供志愿服务的动物和它们的主人，并对他们进行登记。)，所以正确答案是A。
Doctors who led three studies showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise the risk of heart attacks and stroke said Tuesday the whole class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market. One day before a Food and Drug Administration panel begins discussing the future of such drugs, the New England Journal of Medicine published details of three studies stopped early because patients taking the drugs were having more heart attacks, strokes and other adverse events than patients not taking them. “I think we are at risk of losing the class of drugs,” said Dr. Robert Bresalier of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, who was studying one of the drugs, Vioxx, known generically as rofecoxib, in a colon cancer trial. Merck & Co. Inc. withdrew Vioxx in September after learning the results of Bresalier’s trial, which showed Vioxx almost doubled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other major adverse events. Bresalier told reporters his trial also showed Vioxx worked at least as well as aspirin to prevent colon cancer. That data will be published later this year, he said. He and other experts said those
benefits would need to be weighed against the potential risks. “I think the loss of
some of these drugs will create a void,” he told reporters in a telephone briefing. But Dr. Jeffrey Drazen, editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, said that since there were well-established alternatives to those drugs, “it is reasonable to ask whether the use of the drugs can now be justified.” The drugs are sold mainly for long-term pain relief in arthritis and other conditions, In a second report published by the journal, Dr. Scott Solomon and colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found Pfizer Inc. ‘s Celebrex doubled or even tri- pled deaths from heart attack, stroke or heart failure, depending on the dose. Their study involved more than 2,000 patients who were also taking the drug to see if it could prevent colon cancer. In a third report, Dr. Nancy Nussmeier of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston and colleagues detailed their study using a third agent, Pfizer’s Bextra, in heart surgery patients. They found that 7.4 percent of those given the drugs had an adverse event——such as heart attacks, kidney failure, ulcers and complications of wound healing compared with 4 percent of those given placebo alone. The studies are among several others showing the drugs raise heart risks.
96． Which of the following drug is reported to be able to prevent colon cancer? A．COX-2. B．Rofecoxib. C．Celebrex. D．Bextra.
正确答案：B 解析：细节题。文章第四段两次提到Vioxx(又名rofecoxib)，对colon cancer(节肠癌)有预防和治疗作用，所以正确答案是B。
97． Why did Merck & Co. Inc. pulled Vioxx from the market this September. A．Because they learned the results of Dr. Jeffery Draze’s trail. B．Because Vioxx has proved a useless drug in trails.
C．Because trails showed that Vioxx almost doubled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other major adverse events.
D．Because Merck&Co. Inc. could not make any money from the drug.
正确答案：C 解析：细节题。文章第三段第三行提到公司从市场上撤出的原因是因为实验表明服用的病人，其患心脏病、中风以及引发其它负面作用的机率增加两倍。
98． Dr. Scott Solomon and his colleagues found that _________. A．Bextra can be used in heart surgery.
B．4 percent of those given placebo had an adverse event. C．Celebrex worked as well as aspirin to prevent colon cancer.
D．Celebrex doubled or even tripled deaths from heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。文章第五段提到Dr．Scott Solomon和他的同事们通过实验发现Pfizer Inc．制药公司的Celebrex”doubled or even tripled deaths from heart attack，stroke or heart failure，depending on the dose．“(因药量的多少，服用Celebrex的病人，死于心脏病、中风、和心脏衰竭的机率增加两倍甚至三倍。)所以正确答案是D。
99． We can infer from the passage that _________.
A．the company producing these drugs are going to pull from the market all their products.
B．customers don’t know the results of the trail.
C．doctors are strongly against using these drugs on their patients. D．researchers are worried about the adverse events of these drugs.
正确答案：D 解析：推理题。文章提到了一些制药公司打算从市场上撤出他们的被实验证明有负作用的药品，但并不是所有的药品。选项A和C在文章中没有提到。只有选项D可以从文章的字里行间推断出来，所以是正确答案。
Laura Bush has never sought the spotlight. She is dedicated to a handful of causes——literacy, women’s health but for the most part has left the politicking to her husband. But as the second term begins, the First Lady can’t be missed. She’s leveraging her high profile to draw the nation’s attention to an entrenched problem: the plight of at-risk kids especially boys who fall victim to gangs. Next is her recent talk on helping America’s Youth initiative: ... In almost every case girls’ statistics are better than boys’. More women are graduating from college. More women are going to college. About 57 percent of this last year’s graduates were women, and 58 percent of masters’ degrees were women. And, you know, we already know, of course, without knowing the real numbers, that boys are more likely to be involved in gangs, they’re more likely to end up in jail, they’re more likely to commit crimes or to actually have a crime committed against them. And all of those statistics are alarming. I also think that we’ve bought in, in our country, to the stereotype about boys that boys don’t cry and boys should be totally self-reliant, that somehow they don’t need the same nurturing and protection that girls get. And we all know intuitively, that that’s wrong, you know, that all children, boys and girls, need protection and nurturing. I know there is something we can really do about it, and part of it is just paying attention to it, for there to be a national focus on what we can do for boys, getting the word out to parents so that they also don’t just act upon the stereotype that we have of boys. There are a lot of ways we can approach the problem. Obviously school districts can, by using the money that [President Bush] has
proposed in his budget for middle schools and high schools to incorporate reading so that we can bring students’ reading level up. The students who drop out usually axe the ones who can’t read or who are reading so far below their grade level that they are both frustrated and embarrassed to stay in school. So that Works on one part of the problem, the dropout problem. I think that we will have a summit on it probably in the fall.., and all sorts of policy people who are interested in this sort of policy will be invited to-school superintendents from around the country, you know, everyone who has a stake in the success of children in our country, those groups will be invited to it. And I suspect that staff members of congressmen and senators will come and hear about it, and then maybe, you know, we would go on from there.
100． According to the passage, girls _______. A．perform much worse than boys at schools. B．are more academically ambitious than boys. C．get more care from the society. D．are not stereotyped, but boys are.
正确答案：D 解析：推理题。文章中提到了一些数据表明女孩子从学校毕业的比率和获得硕士学位的比率高于男孩子，说明女孩比男孩在学校的表现更好，所以选项A不是正确答案。但是这些并不能说明：girls are more academically ambitious than boys．(女孩子比男孩子在学术上更有雄心。)，所以选项B是不全面的。选项C文中没有提到。文章第二段末尾提到：“in our country，to the stereotype about boys that boys don’t cry and boys sh
101． One of the ways Laura Bush suggested to approach the dropout problem is _______.
A．to teach the boys to be self-reliant.
B．to incorporate reading to level up students’ reading.
C．to invite experts on education and have discussions about the problem. D．to allocate more money to middle schools
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。文章第四段提到为了解决dropout problem(退学问题)，学校应该用政府拨给的资金…to incorporate reading so that we can bring students reading level up．(将阅读加入学校的课程中以提高学生的阅读水平。)，所以正确答案是B。
102． We can infer from the passage that the First Lady _______. A．pays much attention on children’s problem. B．values American boys over girls. C．likes reading books.
D．used to be school teacher.
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。选项B：values American boys over girls(重男轻女)和C：likes reading books(热爱阅读)以及选项D：used to be a school teacher．(过去是学校教师．)，在文中没有涉及，只有选项A文章中有所体现，所以A是正确答案。
PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)
SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)
103． We have been educated to be honest since early childhood. But some people also say that we should not always tell the truth. What do you think? Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: We Should (Not) Always Tell the Truth You are to write in three parts: In the first part, state your point of view clearly. In the second part, support your view with one or two examples. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
正确答案： We Should Not Always Tell the Truth It is most people’s belief that “honesty is the best policy” in most situations. This is because once we become known for telling lies, we will lose the trust of others, and the trust, once lost, is hard to recover. However, I believe that there are situations in which it is better not to tell the truth. Sometimes truth brings unnecessary hurt. For example, if a man breaks up with his girlfriend and she says terrible things about him, telling the man what she says. In this case, the truth is no benefit and will only hurt the man. Similarly, if a plump lady is buying a coat which she obviously likes, and asks for your opinion, there is no need to remind her that she obviously looks no slimmer in it. I do not believe that we have the right to hurt others unnecessarily in the name of truth. To sum up, we should think before you speak, even when it means deciding between the truth and a lie. We should balance the situation, especially when it is a matter of personal opinion. The truth should be told as much as possible, but I lie is just as good when the situation calls for it
解析： 论证型议论文，内容涉及到我们是否应该总是讲实话。本作文从正反两个方面选择其一论证即可，但需要注意，一定要用例证的方法，因为这是作文要求中特别强调的。
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)
104． Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50 -60 words bused on the following situation: You are John or Nancy. You have got two movie tickets for tomorrow. Write a note to your roommate Mark or Mary, asking if he/she would like to go to the movie with you. Marks will be awarded for content, organization,
grammar and appropriateness.
正确答案：Mary, I’ve got two tickets for the movie kongfu. I remember that you’ve once mentioned that you want to see this movie. So shall we go together? It will begin at 6:00 P.M. tomorrow, and please ring and tell me whether you are going
or not. I’ll be in my dorm all the time after 8:00 P.M. Yours, Nancy
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