Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A ], [B ], [C] and [ D ], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
11.
[A] He is thoughtful.
[B] He is humorous.
[C] He is careless.
[D] He is helpful.
12.
[A] There are different kinds of folders.
[B] This decision requires careful thought.
[C] It doesn’t matter which color she chooses.
[D] The color should suggest the content.
13. [A] He went to see the dentist a week ago.
[B] The woman should cancel her appointment with the dentist.
[C] The woman’s toothache will go away by itself.
[D] The woman should have seen the dentist by now.
14. [A] The man should try to be more understanding.
[B] The man’s wife should be more understanding.
[C] The man’s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood.
[D] The pessimism of the man’s wife may be the result of her past experiences.
15. [A] She should be careful about spending her money.
[B] She should not buy the blue dress.
[C] She should buy the blue dress.
[D] She should buy the blue dress next month.
16. [A] He doesn’t like his new eyeglass frames.
[B] He didn’t get a haircut.
[C] He got his eyeglasses a long time ago.
[D] Several people have asked him about his new eyeglass frames.
17. [A] Because the working hours were not suitable.
[B] Because the job was not well paid.
[C] Because he had to do a lot of traveling.
[D] Because the job was quite difficult.
18. [A] To find her way around.
[B] To enjoy herself thoroughly.
[C] To remember her culture.
[D] To see the differences.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] To make preparations for a new publication.
[B] To learn how couples spend their weekends.
[C] To know how housework is shared.
[D] To investigate what people do at the weekend.
20. [A] He goes to exercise classes.
[B] He goes sailing.
[C] He goes to the cinema:
[D] He stays at home.
21. [A] Friday.
[B] Saturday.
[C] Sunday.
[D] Any weekdaf.
22. [A] Surname.
[B] Job title.
[C] Address.
[D] Age.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.
[A] Because she thinks there’s no way anyone else could fit on.
[B] Because she thinks that 20 minutes late for a train is pretty standard.
[C] Because she finds that it’s hard to find the commuting.
[D] Because she was shocked by the complicated schedules.
24. [A] Read a book.
[B] Play Game Boy.
[C] Listen to music.
[D] Chat with others.
25. [A] Because she may lose her belongings.
[B] Because she may miss the stop.
[C] Because it’s harmful to her health.
[D] Because there is no space to turn over.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions: Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [ A ], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] It’s the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment.
[B] It’s the production of new industrial goods.
[C] It’s increased amounts of a natural substance.
[D] It’s our ever-increasing population.
27. [A] Air and water pollution.
[B] Both a litter problem and a waste of resources.
[C] To pay for the service.
[D] To produce the receipt.
28. [A] Cutting out unnecessary buying.
[B] Eating less.
[C] Reducing excess use.
[D] Carefully disposing our daily products.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] It is a method often used by people who cannot speak.
[B] It can tell something that words cannot express.
[C] It can be used to talk with people who cannot hear.
[D] It is less used than words.
30. [A] Less eye contact suggests distance in relation.
[B] The longer one looks at you, the more interest he has in you.
[C] There is more eye contact between people who like each other.
[D] Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about.
31. [A] It is a sign of one’s friendliness.
[B] It is a sign of one’s unfriendliness.
[C] It makes people feel happy.
[D] It makes people feel uncomfortable.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. [A] Universities in the United States
[B] The Academic Year
[C] The Quarter System
[D] The Semester System
33. [A] Four regular terms.
[B] Three regular terms and one summer term.
[C] Two regular terms and two summer terms.
[D] One regular term and three summer terms.
34. [A] September.
[B] Summer semester only.
[C] At the beginning of any quarter.
[D] At the beginning of the academic year.
35. [A] They allow students to graduate early.
[B] They provide more options for admission.
[C] They are long enough to cover the course material.
[D] They last eleven weeks.
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.
注意：此部分試題在答題卡2上；請在答題卡2上作答。
Part III Section C
One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay aging, according to a new study.
The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while (36) healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study.
Serrano said researchers (37) engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging.
"Everyone agrees that the aging is produced by the (38) of faulty cells, " Serrano said. "In other words, p53 delays aging for exactly the same reason that it prevents cancer. "
(39) cancer studies have shown that p53 can actually cause (40) aging symptoms by killing too many cells when it goes into (41) , but Serrano said his research strictly (42)
the gene so that it turned on only when needed.
The gene did their (43) job of producing a protein that kills damaged cancer cells. But the researchers found that mice with an extra copy of the genes (44)"This is the first anti-cancer gene tested for its effect on aging, " Serrano said. "The mice lived 16 percent longer in their average life span. "
The p53 gene, when working properly, (45)
If the gene is mutated or inactivated the control mechanism does not work.
Serrano also said that other research has shown that mice and worms that eat less have slower metabolisms and live longer. But his study offers evidence that (46)
Section A 11．C綜合推斷題。女士說她再也不跟比爾一塊兒走了，因為比爾竟然忘記把車停在哪里了，男士說比爾就是這樣，由此可知，比爾是個比較粗心的人。選項C與之相符。 12．C綜合推斷題。男士說內(nèi)容才是重要的，由此可見，男士認為文件夾的顏色不重要，選項C與之相符。 13．D綜合推斷題。男士說：“我上周就告訴你要預(yù)約?！毖酝庵馐钦f，如果上周預(yù)約了，那么現(xiàn)在就已經(jīng)見到牙醫(yī)了，選項D與之相符。 14．D綜合推斷題。男士不明白自己的妻子為什么總是以消極的態(tài)度看待一切，女士說他應(yīng)該了解一下她的童年。因此，女士的意思是，男士妻子的消極態(tài)度可能與其過去的經(jīng)歷有關(guān)，所以D正確。 *考點 ●put up with意為“容忍，忍受”。與put有關(guān)的短語還有： ①put up[舉起(手)；搭建；張貼；捐贈；提出(建議等)]； ②put up a fight(resistance)[進行戰(zhàn)斗(抵抗)]； ③put sb．up to sth．/doing sth．(慫恿某人做某事)； ④put sb．up(提名某人為候選人)，如：We want to put you up for club treasurer．(我們想請你擔(dān)任俱樂部的財務(wù)員。) 15．A綜合推斷題。男士說如果女士能把她的開支做好，就能買這件衣服了。言外之意是，女士花錢應(yīng)該更謹(jǐn)慎一些，正確答案為A。此題考查的難點是虛擬語氣，談話者往往會使用虛擬語氣來表達自己的態(tài)度和觀點，并且常常采取間接的表達方式，考生要注意理解其弦外之音。 16．B綜合推斷題。男士說他只是給自己的眼鏡換了新的鏡框，由此可見男士并沒有理發(fā)，選項B與之相符。 17．B綜合推斷題。男士說工作的時間比較合適，但是不能滿足收支平衡，由此可以看出，馬克嫌這份工作的薪水太低，所以拒絕了。選項B與之相符。 18．B信息明示題。男士建議女：仁盡可能地觀光游覽，因為那個國家的文化與他們自己的相比有很大不同，選項B與之相符。 Conversation One 19．A綜合推斷題。女士說自己在一家廣告代理公司工作，現(xiàn)在要為一份新雜志對男士這樣的人群進行調(diào)查，由此可知，調(diào)查的目的是為新出版物做準(zhǔn)備．所以A正確。 20．D信息明示題。男士說他妻子周五出去健身，然后看望朋友，而自己則待在家里看電視，故選D。 21．B信息明示題。男士說周六的時候會和妻子一起出去航海，所以B正確。 22．A綜合推斷題。女士問男士姓什么，男士回答Robinson，可知男士提供的個人信息是他的姓氏，故選A。 Conversation Two 23．D綜合推斷題。對話中女士提到，設(shè)計時刻表的人是個天才，令人驚訝的是這么多列車同時到達還能井然有序，由此可知，女士是因為時刻表的復(fù)雜而感到驚訝，所以D正確。 24．C信息明示題。男士提到自己坐火車的時候經(jīng)常聽音樂，防止受到外界的影響；如果累了的話，他也會小睡幾分鐘。讀書是女士喜歡在火車上做的事情，玩Game Boy和聊天對話中都沒有提到，所以C正確。 25．B信息明示題。對話中男士說如果累了，他也會小睡一會，女士說那樣有點冒險，容易睡過站，可見，女士擔(dān)心在火車上睡覺可能會錯過站，所以B正確。 Section B Passage One 文章精要 文章指出，污染一方面是人類把新的人造物質(zhì)排放到環(huán)境中造成的，另一方面是排放大量的天然物質(zhì)造成的。但是，如果政府、公司和個人都努力的話，大部分的污染是可以得到控制的。 26．A信息明示題。文章第一段第二句指出，污染一方面是人類將未用過的、通常是人造的物質(zhì)排放到大自然中造成的，另一方面是不斷地將天然物質(zhì)(比如油輪里的石油)排放到自然環(huán)境中而造成的，所以A正確。 27．B信息明示題。文章第二段第四句說：This not only causes a litter problem，but also is a great waste of resources…(這不僅造成了垃圾的問題，而且也是資源的極大浪費)，this指前面的food packages，bottles and tins for drinks。所以B正確。 28．B信息明示題。文章第二段提到，減少不必要的采購和消耗，認真處理我們的日常用品，都可以減少污染和浪費，但是并沒有提到“少吃”也會減少污染和浪費，所以選B。 Passage Two 文章精要 文章指出，非語言的交流與手勢、動作和說話人之間的距離有很大關(guān)系?？茖W(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些手勢和動作等含有語言無法表達的意思。如：南美洲人說話時喜歡距離近一些，而北美洲人正好相反。眼神的交流也可以表達出熱情、興趣、害羞或信心等情感，但是微笑并不一定表示友好，沒有明顯理由的微笑會讓人感覺很不自在。 29．B信息明示題。文章第一段指出，科學(xué)家認為那些手勢、動作含有語言沒有的意思。所以B正確。其他三項文中都沒有提到。 30．D綜合推斷題。文章第二段后一句指出，與你交談的那個人注視你的時間長短，表示他對你的談話內(nèi)容感興趣的程度，由此可知，如果眼神交流的時間短，那么對談話內(nèi)容感興趣的程度就低，D項內(nèi)容與此相反，所以錯誤，故答案選D。 31．D信息明示題。文章后一段指出，我們并不總認為微笑表示友好，如果有人總是在微笑，并且沒有什么明顯的理由，就會讓人感到很不自在，所以D正確。uncomfortable的意思是“不舒服的”，與uneasy的意思相近。 Passage Three 文章精要 文章指出，盡管大多數(shù)美國大學(xué)都采用學(xué)期制，但是一些學(xué)校開始試行季節(jié)制。該體制包括四個季節(jié)，每學(xué)年從9月開始到次年6月，分成3個11周，分別從9月、1月和3月開始。這樣的好處在于，那些希望快些修完學(xué)分的學(xué)生可以四個季節(jié)的課程全部參加，此外，學(xué)校設(shè)施也可以大限度地為學(xué)生提供服務(wù)；但缺點在于11周的時間太短，不夠完成課程，學(xué)生也覺得在那么短的時間內(nèi)很難完成老師布置的作業(yè)。有些學(xué)校采取了折中的做法，即建立三個學(xué)期的體制。 32．C主旨題。文章第一段引出現(xiàn)在一些大學(xué)的做法，即試行季節(jié)體制，第二段介紹該體制的優(yōu)缺點，第三段義提到一些大學(xué)的折中做法，由此可知，全文都是對季節(jié)體制的介紹，所以C正確。 33．B信息明示題。第一段后一句指出，三個學(xué)期分別在9月、1月和3月開始，暑期則是從6月到8月，由此可見，這種體制一共包括三個常規(guī)學(xué)期和一個暑期，所以B正確。 34．C信息明示題。文章第二段提到，這種體制的另外一個好處就是，盡管大多數(shù)學(xué)生在秋季開學(xué)，但在該體制下，學(xué)生也可以在其他任何學(xué)期開始的時候開始上課學(xué)習(xí)，所以C正確。 35．D信息明示題。文章后一段后一句提到，在這14周里，學(xué)校和學(xué)生都有足夠的時間來學(xué)習(xí)并完成課程安排，所以D項“有11周”是錯誤的，故選D。 Section C 文章精要 本文主要介紹的是一項新的科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)。有一種基因不僅能夠抵抗癌細胞，還能夠延緩衰老?？茖W(xué)家通過小白鼠實驗發(fā)現(xiàn)，這種基因能降低癌癥對它們身體的影響并且延長它們的壽命。雖然實驗已證實吃得少能降低新陳代謝的速率，從而使小白鼠活得更久，然而得益于此種基因，它們能在不挨餓的情況下獲得更長的壽命。 36．extending37．genetically38．a(chǎn)ccumulation39．Previous 40．premature 41．overdrive 42．regulated 43．normal 44．a(chǎn)ctually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer 45．makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause 46．the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A 11. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car. M: That certainly sounds like Bill. Q: What do we know about Bill? 12. W: I don’t know which color folder to use, white or brown? M: What difference does it make? It’s the content that’s important. Q: What does the man mean? 13. W: This toothache is killing me! I was hoping it would just go away but it’s getting worse by the minute. What did you say the name of your dentist was? M: I told you last week to make that appointment. Q: What does the man imply? 14. M: I couldn’t put up with my wife any longer. I don’t know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way. W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean? 15. W: The blue dress in the store window is really nice. But I don’t have enough money so far. M: Yes, if you budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it. Q: How does the man think about the woman? 16. W: You look different today. Did you get a haircut? M:That’s funny. You’re the third person who asked me that. But all I did was getting new frames for my eyeglasses. Q: What does the man imply? 17. W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency? M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet. Q: Why does Mark refuse to take the job? 18. W: I’m going to India next month. Is there any advice you’d like to give me on my first trip? M: Well, see as much as you can because it’s a country with a very different culture from ours. Q: What does the man advise the woman to do? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One W: Excuse me, could I ask you some questions? M: Of course. W: I work for an advertising agency, and I’m doing some research. It’s a new magazine for people like you. M: People like me? What do you mean? W: Well, people between 25 and 35 years old. M: OK. W: Right. Em, what do you do at the weekend? M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then she visits friends. W: Don’t you go out? M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television. W: And on Saturdays? M: On Saturdays, my wife and I always go sailing together. W: Really? M: Em, we love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out. W: Where to? M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends. We sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant. But we always go out on Saturday evenings. W: I see. And now on Sunday, what happens on Sundays? M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk, and I always cook a big Sunday lunch. W: Oh! How often do you do the cooking? M: Em, twice a week, three times a week. W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details: your name, yours job, and so on. What’s your surname? M: Robinson. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main purpose of the research? 20. What does the man do on Fridays? 21. On which day does the couple always go out? 22. Which personal detail does the man give? Conversation Two W: Sorry, I’m late. The train was delayed. I got stuck on the platform for about 20 minutes. M: Yeah, it happens from time to time. How are you finding the commuting anyway? W: Well, it’s a shock to the system to be honest. Last night I was coming home from the office, and I got caught in the mad rash in Shibuya. It was unbelievable, everyone jammed in like sardines. M: Yeah, and then just when you think there’s no way anyone else could fit on, five more people barge through! W: I’ve got a hand it to the train companies though. Whoever devised the schedules is a genius. It’s amazing how different trains arrive at the same time for people to change. M: I know. Back home, 20 minutes late for a train is pretty standard! W: So what do you do to take your mind off things on the train? I tried to read a book, but I couldn’t turn the page-not enough space! M: I usually listen to music, it helps block out everything. But if I’m really tired, I tend to just nod off for a few minutes. W: Isn’t that a bit risky? You don’t wanna miss your stop. M: You watch the businessmen do it. They have it down to an art form. They’ll wake up just before their stop. W: I’m afraid if I close my eyes, I won’t be waking up so quickly! Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Why does the woman think that the person who designed the schedules is a genius? 24. What does the man do on the train? 25. Why dies the woman think it’s risky to sleep on the train? Section B Passage One People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only not to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What’s the main cause of pollution? 27. What can food packages, bottles and tins for drinks cause? 28. Which of the following CANNOT help solving the problem of pollution? Passage Two Nonverbal communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry. For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be "cold" or "distant" because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The "eye contact" provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about. On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Which of the following about nonverbal communication is true? 30. Which of the following is NOT true? 31. How do people think about constant smiling without apparent reason? Passage Three Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters. The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varying length. There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system. On the plus side, students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters. In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any of the other quarters. Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year round, the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students. But there are several disadvantages as well. Many faculties complain that the eleven-week term is simply not long enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time. In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system. In fourteen weeks, faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides more options for admission during the Year and accelerates the degree programs. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? 33. How many terms are there in a quarter system? 34. When may students begin studying in a school that uses a quarter system? 35. Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to trimesters? Section C One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay aging, according to a new study. The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while (36) extending healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study. Serrano said researchers (37)genetically engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging. "Everyone agrees that the aging is produced by the (38) accumulation of faulty cells, " Serrano said. "In other words, p53 delays aging for exactly the same reason that it prevents cancer. " (39) Previous cancer studies have shown that p53 can actually cause (40) pre-mature aging symptoms by killing too many cells when it goes into (41) overdrive, but Serrano said his research strictly (42) regulated the gene so that it turned on only when needed. The gene did their ( 43 ) normal job of producing a protein that kills damaged cancer cells. But the researchers found that mice with an extra copy of the genes (44) actually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer. "This is the first anti-cancer gene tested for its effect on aging,"Serrano said. "The mice lived 16 percent longer in their average life span." The p53 gene, when working properly, (45) makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause tumors. If the gene is mutated or inactivated the control mechanism does not work. Serrano also said that other research has shown that mice and worms that eat less have slower metabolisms and live longer. But his study offers evidence that (46) the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved.
Section A 11．C綜合推斷題。女士說她再也不跟比爾一塊兒走了，因為比爾竟然忘記把車停在哪里了，男士說比爾就是這樣，由此可知，比爾是個比較粗心的人。選項C與之相符。 12．C綜合推斷題。男士說內(nèi)容才是重要的，由此可見，男士認為文件夾的顏色不重要，選項C與之相符。 13．D綜合推斷題。男士說：“我上周就告訴你要預(yù)約?！毖酝庵馐钦f，如果上周預(yù)約了，那么現(xiàn)在就已經(jīng)見到牙醫(yī)了，選項D與之相符。 14．D綜合推斷題。男士不明白自己的妻子為什么總是以消極的態(tài)度看待一切，女士說他應(yīng)該了解一下她的童年。因此，女士的意思是，男士妻子的消極態(tài)度可能與其過去的經(jīng)歷有關(guān)，所以D正確。 *考點 ●put up with意為“容忍，忍受”。與put有關(guān)的短語還有： ①put up[舉起(手)；搭建；張貼；捐贈；提出(建議等)]； ②put up a fight(resistance)[進行戰(zhàn)斗(抵抗)]； ③put sb．up to sth．/doing sth．(慫恿某人做某事)； ④put sb．up(提名某人為候選人)，如：We want to put you up for club treasurer．(我們想請你擔(dān)任俱樂部的財務(wù)員。) 15．A綜合推斷題。男士說如果女士能把她的開支做好，就能買這件衣服了。言外之意是，女士花錢應(yīng)該更謹(jǐn)慎一些，正確答案為A。此題考查的難點是虛擬語氣，談話者往往會使用虛擬語氣來表達自己的態(tài)度和觀點，并且常常采取間接的表達方式，考生要注意理解其弦外之音。 16．B綜合推斷題。男士說他只是給自己的眼鏡換了新的鏡框，由此可見男士并沒有理發(fā)，選項B與之相符。 17．B綜合推斷題。男士說工作的時間比較合適，但是不能滿足收支平衡，由此可以看出，馬克嫌這份工作的薪水太低，所以拒絕了。選項B與之相符。 18．B信息明示題。男士建議女：仁盡可能地觀光游覽，因為那個國家的文化與他們自己的相比有很大不同，選項B與之相符。 Conversation One 19．A綜合推斷題。女士說自己在一家廣告代理公司工作，現(xiàn)在要為一份新雜志對男士這樣的人群進行調(diào)查，由此可知，調(diào)查的目的是為新出版物做準(zhǔn)備．所以A正確。 20．D信息明示題。男士說他妻子周五出去健身，然后看望朋友，而自己則待在家里看電視，故選D。 21．B信息明示題。男士說周六的時候會和妻子一起出去航海，所以B正確。 22．A綜合推斷題。女士問男士姓什么，男士回答Robinson，可知男士提供的個人信息是他的姓氏，故選A。 Conversation Two 23．D綜合推斷題。對話中女士提到，設(shè)計時刻表的人是個天才，令人驚訝的是這么多列車同時到達還能井然有序，由此可知，女士是因為時刻表的復(fù)雜而感到驚訝，所以D正確。 24．C信息明示題。男士提到自己坐火車的時候經(jīng)常聽音樂，防止受到外界的影響；如果累了的話，他也會小睡幾分鐘。讀書是女士喜歡在火車上做的事情，玩Game Boy和聊天對話中都沒有提到，所以C正確。 25．B信息明示題。對話中男士說如果累了，他也會小睡一會，女士說那樣有點冒險，容易睡過站，可見，女士擔(dān)心在火車上睡覺可能會錯過站，所以B正確。 Section B Passage One 文章精要 文章指出，污染一方面是人類把新的人造物質(zhì)排放到環(huán)境中造成的，另一方面是排放大量的天然物質(zhì)造成的。但是，如果政府、公司和個人都努力的話，大部分的污染是可以得到控制的。 26．A信息明示題。文章第一段第二句指出，污染一方面是人類將未用過的、通常是人造的物質(zhì)排放到大自然中造成的，另一方面是不斷地將天然物質(zhì)(比如油輪里的石油)排放到自然環(huán)境中而造成的，所以A正確。 27．B信息明示題。文章第二段第四句說：This not only causes a litter problem，but also is a great waste of resources…(這不僅造成了垃圾的問題，而且也是資源的極大浪費)，this指前面的food packages，bottles and tins for drinks。所以B正確。 28．B信息明示題。文章第二段提到，減少不必要的采購和消耗，認真處理我們的日常用品，都可以減少污染和浪費，但是并沒有提到“少吃”也會減少污染和浪費，所以選B。 Passage Two 文章精要 文章指出，非語言的交流與手勢、動作和說話人之間的距離有很大關(guān)系?？茖W(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些手勢和動作等含有語言無法表達的意思。如：南美洲人說話時喜歡距離近一些，而北美洲人正好相反。眼神的交流也可以表達出熱情、興趣、害羞或信心等情感，但是微笑并不一定表示友好，沒有明顯理由的微笑會讓人感覺很不自在。 29．B信息明示題。文章第一段指出，科學(xué)家認為那些手勢、動作含有語言沒有的意思。所以B正確。其他三項文中都沒有提到。 30．D綜合推斷題。文章第二段后一句指出，與你交談的那個人注視你的時間長短，表示他對你的談話內(nèi)容感興趣的程度，由此可知，如果眼神交流的時間短，那么對談話內(nèi)容感興趣的程度就低，D項內(nèi)容與此相反，所以錯誤，故答案選D。 31．D信息明示題。文章后一段指出，我們并不總認為微笑表示友好，如果有人總是在微笑，并且沒有什么明顯的理由，就會讓人感到很不自在，所以D正確。uncomfortable的意思是“不舒服的”，與uneasy的意思相近。 Passage Three 文章精要 文章指出，盡管大多數(shù)美國大學(xué)都采用學(xué)期制，但是一些學(xué)校開始試行季節(jié)制。該體制包括四個季節(jié)，每學(xué)年從9月開始到次年6月，分成3個11周，分別從9月、1月和3月開始。這樣的好處在于，那些希望快些修完學(xué)分的學(xué)生可以四個季節(jié)的課程全部參加，此外，學(xué)校設(shè)施也可以大限度地為學(xué)生提供服務(wù)；但缺點在于11周的時間太短，不夠完成課程，學(xué)生也覺得在那么短的時間內(nèi)很難完成老師布置的作業(yè)。有些學(xué)校采取了折中的做法，即建立三個學(xué)期的體制。 32．C主旨題。文章第一段引出現(xiàn)在一些大學(xué)的做法，即試行季節(jié)體制，第二段介紹該體制的優(yōu)缺點，第三段義提到一些大學(xué)的折中做法，由此可知，全文都是對季節(jié)體制的介紹，所以C正確。 33．B信息明示題。第一段后一句指出，三個學(xué)期分別在9月、1月和3月開始，暑期則是從6月到8月，由此可見，這種體制一共包括三個常規(guī)學(xué)期和一個暑期，所以B正確。 34．C信息明示題。文章第二段提到，這種體制的另外一個好處就是，盡管大多數(shù)學(xué)生在秋季開學(xué)，但在該體制下，學(xué)生也可以在其他任何學(xué)期開始的時候開始上課學(xué)習(xí)，所以C正確。 35．D信息明示題。文章后一段后一句提到，在這14周里，學(xué)校和學(xué)生都有足夠的時間來學(xué)習(xí)并完成課程安排，所以D項“有11周”是錯誤的，故選D。 Section C 文章精要 本文主要介紹的是一項新的科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)。有一種基因不僅能夠抵抗癌細胞，還能夠延緩衰老?？茖W(xué)家通過小白鼠實驗發(fā)現(xiàn)，這種基因能降低癌癥對它們身體的影響并且延長它們的壽命。雖然實驗已證實吃得少能降低新陳代謝的速率，從而使小白鼠活得更久，然而得益于此種基因，它們能在不挨餓的情況下獲得更長的壽命。 36．extending37．genetically38．a(chǎn)ccumulation39．Previous 40．premature 41．overdrive 42．regulated 43．normal 44．a(chǎn)ctually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer 45．makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause 46．the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A 11. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car. M: That certainly sounds like Bill. Q: What do we know about Bill? 12. W: I don’t know which color folder to use, white or brown? M: What difference does it make? It’s the content that’s important. Q: What does the man mean? 13. W: This toothache is killing me! I was hoping it would just go away but it’s getting worse by the minute. What did you say the name of your dentist was? M: I told you last week to make that appointment. Q: What does the man imply? 14. M: I couldn’t put up with my wife any longer. I don’t know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way. W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean? 15. W: The blue dress in the store window is really nice. But I don’t have enough money so far. M: Yes, if you budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it. Q: How does the man think about the woman? 16. W: You look different today. Did you get a haircut? M:That’s funny. You’re the third person who asked me that. But all I did was getting new frames for my eyeglasses. Q: What does the man imply? 17. W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency? M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet. Q: Why does Mark refuse to take the job? 18. W: I’m going to India next month. Is there any advice you’d like to give me on my first trip? M: Well, see as much as you can because it’s a country with a very different culture from ours. Q: What does the man advise the woman to do? Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One W: Excuse me, could I ask you some questions? M: Of course. W: I work for an advertising agency, and I’m doing some research. It’s a new magazine for people like you. M: People like me? What do you mean? W: Well, people between 25 and 35 years old. M: OK. W: Right. Em, what do you do at the weekend? M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then she visits friends. W: Don’t you go out? M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television. W: And on Saturdays? M: On Saturdays, my wife and I always go sailing together. W: Really? M: Em, we love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out. W: Where to? M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends. We sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant. But we always go out on Saturday evenings. W: I see. And now on Sunday, what happens on Sundays? M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk, and I always cook a big Sunday lunch. W: Oh! How often do you do the cooking? M: Em, twice a week, three times a week. W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details: your name, yours job, and so on. What’s your surname? M: Robinson. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main purpose of the research? 20. What does the man do on Fridays? 21. On which day does the couple always go out? 22. Which personal detail does the man give? Conversation Two W: Sorry, I’m late. The train was delayed. I got stuck on the platform for about 20 minutes. M: Yeah, it happens from time to time. How are you finding the commuting anyway? W: Well, it’s a shock to the system to be honest. Last night I was coming home from the office, and I got caught in the mad rash in Shibuya. It was unbelievable, everyone jammed in like sardines. M: Yeah, and then just when you think there’s no way anyone else could fit on, five more people barge through! W: I’ve got a hand it to the train companies though. Whoever devised the schedules is a genius. It’s amazing how different trains arrive at the same time for people to change. M: I know. Back home, 20 minutes late for a train is pretty standard! W: So what do you do to take your mind off things on the train? I tried to read a book, but I couldn’t turn the page-not enough space! M: I usually listen to music, it helps block out everything. But if I’m really tired, I tend to just nod off for a few minutes. W: Isn’t that a bit risky? You don’t wanna miss your stop. M: You watch the businessmen do it. They have it down to an art form. They’ll wake up just before their stop. W: I’m afraid if I close my eyes, I won’t be waking up so quickly! Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Why does the woman think that the person who designed the schedules is a genius? 24. What does the man do on the train? 25. Why dies the woman think it’s risky to sleep on the train? Section B Passage One People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only not to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What’s the main cause of pollution? 27. What can food packages, bottles and tins for drinks cause? 28. Which of the following CANNOT help solving the problem of pollution? Passage Two Nonverbal communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry. For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be "cold" or "distant" because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The "eye contact" provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about. On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Which of the following about nonverbal communication is true? 30. Which of the following is NOT true? 31. How do people think about constant smiling without apparent reason? Passage Three Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters. The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varying length. There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system. On the plus side, students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters. In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any of the other quarters. Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year round, the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students. But there are several disadvantages as well. Many faculties complain that the eleven-week term is simply not long enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time. In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system. In fourteen weeks, faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides more options for admission during the Year and accelerates the degree programs. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? 33. How many terms are there in a quarter system? 34. When may students begin studying in a school that uses a quarter system? 35. Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to trimesters? Section C One of the genes that protects us from cancer may also help delay aging, according to a new study. The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while (36) extending healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study. Serrano said researchers (37)genetically engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging. "Everyone agrees that the aging is produced by the (38) accumulation of faulty cells, " Serrano said. "In other words, p53 delays aging for exactly the same reason that it prevents cancer. " (39) Previous cancer studies have shown that p53 can actually cause (40) pre-mature aging symptoms by killing too many cells when it goes into (41) overdrive, but Serrano said his research strictly (42) regulated the gene so that it turned on only when needed. The gene did their ( 43 ) normal job of producing a protein that kills damaged cancer cells. But the researchers found that mice with an extra copy of the genes (44) actually lived longer even when stripping out the impact of having less cancer. "This is the first anti-cancer gene tested for its effect on aging,"Serrano said. "The mice lived 16 percent longer in their average life span." The p53 gene, when working properly, (45) makes sure that damaged cells destroy themselves and do not divide uncontrollably to cause tumors. If the gene is mutated or inactivated the control mechanism does not work. Serrano also said that other research has shown that mice and worms that eat less have slower metabolisms and live longer. But his study offers evidence that (46) the mice can benefit from the extra copy of the genes without having to be starved.