专业英语四级模拟试卷406(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级模拟试卷406 (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

1． How to Survive an Earthquake

正确答案： How to Survive an Earthquake This booklet is designed to help you and your family plan for and survive a major earthquake. / By taking action to be prepared, / you can lessen the impact of an earthquake on your family. / Set aside some emergency supplies, / and teach your family what to do at home during and after a disaster. / You could be without help for up to 72 hours, so learn to cope for at least that long. / Movement of the ground is seldom the actual cause of death or injury. / Most casualties result from partial building collapse and falling objects. / Many of these conditions are easily preventable. /Because earthquakes occur without warning, / it’s important to take steps now to prepare, / so that you know what you can do and how to respond — constructive, protective action is possible. /Have on hand for any emergency — ideas for home, workplace and car. / Because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake occurs, prepare a disaster supplies. (160 words)

解析：本文讲述了如何为地震做好准备。首先要注意文章中的连读部分，例如“set aside”，“for up to”， “have on hand”，连读部分语速会加快，考生容易漏听单词，所以需要特别注意一下。考生平时练习听力时，也要特别注意连读部分。其次，要注意同音词和近音词，例如“booklet”和“chocolate”，“major”和“measure”，“lessen”和“lesson”，“cause”和“cost”，“partial”和“party”，“falling”和“fallen”。区分同音词和近音词，一方面需要提高听词的敏锐度，另一方面要理解文章的意思。最后要注意文章中容易拼错的词，例如“emergency”，“casualties”，“preventable”。 知识模块：听写

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： (A = Sienna, B = Dr Chandler)A: Excuse me, Dr Chandler, do you have a moment?B: Of course, what can I do for you, Sienna?A: I want to change the topic of my paper. You know I was writing about Apollo 11, but now I want to write about something else. B: I’m surprised. On Monday, you were showing me all the pictures of the moon landing you’d found on the Internet. A: Well, yesterday my friend introduced me to her uncle, who was an astronaut at NASA up until a year ago. I’d like to write about him if that’s okay. B: Yes, that sounds like it’ll be a fascinating paper. Make sure you include some historical facts, though; this gentleman’s job must have been very interesting, but don’t forget the historical context or background. A: I’ve got some books about the American space program.B: That sounds like a good start. You could talk a little about the European and Russian space programs, too. A: I’ 11 do that. I’ll see you next week, Dr. Chandler. Thank you! B: Bye, Sienna. I look forward to reading your paper.

2． Why does the woman want to see the man? A．To type up a biography about her uncle. B．To find an interesting job at NASA.

C．To introduce him to a recently retired astronaut.

D．To write about a man who was in the U. S. space program.

正确答案：D

解析：推理题。在对话的开始学生向老师提出不想写原来的题目了，并且提出了新的主张“yesterday my friend introduced me to her uncle，who was an astronaut at NASA up until a year ago．I’d like to write about him if that’s okay．”可知答案为D。

3． What does the man recommend the woman to do? A．Mention other space programs. B．Incorporate pictures into the paper. C．Keep working on the original subject. D．Search for information on the Internet.

正确答案：A 解析：细节题。老师在听了学生的更换题目的理由后，表示支持，“Make sure you include some historical facts，though；this gentleman’s job must have been very interesting，but don’t forget the historical context or background．”另外又可以根据对话中“You could talk a little about the European and Russian spaceprograms，too．”排除题目中的其他选项从而可知答案为A。

4． Which is NOT mentioned in the conversation? A．The Russian space program. B．The Chinese space program. C．The European space program.

D．The American space program.

正确答案：B 解析：推理题，此题可以用排除法来做，根据“You could talk a little about the European and Russian spaceprograms，too．”可以排除A、C选项，而前面学生提到他的采访对象是NASA的工作人员，NASA就是美国宇航中心，因此论文将主要是讨论美国的宇航项目，因此可以排除选项D，所以答案是B。

听力原文：M: Hi, Jane.W: Hello, Daniel. How are you?M: I’m fine. Where are you headed?W: Oh, I’m on my way home from work.M: I didn’t know you have a job.W: Ya. I work part-time at the supermarket.M: What do you do there?W: I work in the produce section, trimming and wrapping fresh fruit and vegetables. I also stock shelves. Sometimes when it really gets busy, 1 work at the check-out counter. Have you got a job, Daniel?M: Ya, I do yard work for people. You know, cutting grass, raking leaves, falling weeds, things like that.W: I’d like doing that. It must be nice to work outdoors.M: Sometimes it is, except when it rains, snows or gets too hot or too cold.W: I guess every job has its drawbacks. There are times when I get pretty tired of carrying things around at my job. But a job is a job. Got to earn money for school.M: Me too. Tuition sure is high, isn’t it? Well, I’d better get going. I have to plant some trees for my neighbors this afternoon.W: Well, don’t work too hard. Holding down a job, going to class, studying sometimes can become too much for one person. Take it easy.M: You too. It was great seeing you, Jane.

5． The two speakers are mainly talking about ______. A．their purchase in a supermarket B．their part-time jobs C．the yard work

D．drawbacks of having .a part time job

正确答案：B

6． Which of the following does NOT the woman do? A．Trimming fresh fruit.

B．Wrapping fresh vegetables. C．Stocking shelves. D．Weighing products.

正确答案：D

7． What do both of them agree? A．It is always nice to work outdoors.

B．It is easy to make a balance between part-time job and study. C．Holding a part-time job has more merits than drawbacks. D．Holding a part-time job is to pay tuition.

正确答案：D

听力原文：M: In the early 1860’s many more Chinese arrived in California. Was there any improvement for Chinese’s living conditions?F: Oh, no. This time the men were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad. They were sorely needed because the work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As their predecessors, these Chinese were almost all males.M: And I guess they, too, encountered a great deal of prejudice?F: Exactly. The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was completed, and the imported laborers returned to California--thousands of them, all out of work.M: And their days were even harder?F: Yes. Because there were so many more of them this time, these Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group did. They were so very different in every respect.M: I think so. Like their physical appearance, the long pigtail at the back of their otherwise shaved heads; the strange, non- Western clothes, the speech, and their religion.F: What’s more, when times were hard, they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men. Anti-Chinese riots broke out in several cities. Chinese were barred from using the courts and also from becoming American citizens. Finally, in 1882, the Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped the immigration. Many Chinese returned to their homeland, and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of this century.

8． When did many more Chinese arrive in California? A．in the early 1850’s. B．in the late 1850’s C．in the early1860’s. D．in the late 1860’s.

正确答案：C

解析：原文中有“In the early l860’s many more Chinese arrived in California．”一句。

9． Why were these Chinese sorely needed at this time? A．The work was strenuous. B．The work was dangerous.

C．The railroad company couldn’t find other laborers for the job. D．All of the above.

正确答案：D

解析：原文中有”They were sorely needed because the work was so strenuous and dangerous，and it was carried on in such a remote part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job．”一句，

10． What is wrong about the difficulty these Chinese encountered?

A．They were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men.

B．Anti-Chinese riots broke out everywhere. C．Chinese were barred from using the courts.

D．They were barred from becoming American citizens.

正确答案：B

解析：ACD项都是华人在美国遭遇的困境，综合这几项应该选择B。

11． When was the immigration of Chinese laborers stopped? A．1882. B．1883. C．1884. D．1885.

正确答案：A

解析：原文中有“Finally, in 1882，the Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act，which stopped the immigration”一句。

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： There is no place in today’s complex society where man is completely isolated from textile fabrics. They clothe him, protect him, decorate him, and provide him with many hours of enjoyment. Fabrics may cover the furniture and floors in his home; they may curtain his windows. Textiles are found in kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms. (15[C]) Fabrics make public building attractive, sometimes sound-proof and specialized fabrics are used in industry or a variety of purposes. (14[C])Since all of us come into Contact with textiles many times in our everyday lives, each of us can profit from knowledge of textile fibers and their uses. If the prospective consumer knows something about the textile he wishes to purchase and if the merchant and the sale staff know something about the products they are selling, sales involving textile products can become relatively intelligent transactions. Textile fibers have been used for many things, and (16[B]) man is continually finding new applications for these “building blocks”. Fibers are used in the creation of clothing, home furnishings, and household textiles; they are used in the building trades; chosen for insulation on appliances; selected industry for such products as filter cloths, pulley belts, and so forth; found in all forms of transportation; used in nearly every type of activity or situation conceivable, including man’s conquest of space.

12． This passage is most probably intended for ______. A．textile technicians B．common housewives

C．average audience D．space travelers

正确答案：C

解析：推理题。文章中说，掌握一些纺织物及其用途的知识对我们每个人(each of us)都有好处，这就意味着本文是播送个一般听众的，因此选C。另外本文也没有特别指明其听众群，由此也说明这是面对大众的。

13． Why are fabrics good for public buildings? A．They prevent buildings from noise. B．They make buildings strong. C．They make buildings beautiful. D．They make buildings special.

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。文章开始就具体列举了纺织物对人类及其居住、办公环境的好处，其中一句说，纺织物使大楼更加有魅力(make public building attractive)，这与选项C的陈述一致。当然，有时纺织物也能隔音，但这并不能说明A正确，因为该选项太绝对化了。

14． Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the uses of textile fibers? A．In the creation of home furnishings. B．In building blocks. C．In building trades. D．In transportation.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。文中说的是人们还在为这些“积木”寻找新的用途，此处“building blocks”指的是 textile fibers本身，而不是它们的用途，因此本题要选B。

听力原文： The Internet dates back to 1969, when the U.S. Department of Defense decided to build an experimental network to make sure computer-based command in the event of a nuclear attack. As time went by, public and commercial networks in North America and Europe joined the system, and the expanding giant was born. Until ten years ago, the Internet was actually the private fields of scientists and university students. During recent years, curious private citizens and businesses are crowding onto the Internet at a speed that is doubling its size every year. Now, computer networks have spread to form a giant global Web. Some 100 million people from over 140 countries around the world have logged on to the Internet, a system linking tens of thousands of networks filled with information, discussion and entertainment. Millions of Web pages contained in a great number of sites are commonly used to exhibit a mixture of text, graphics, sounds and video clips, as well as links to other Web pages. On a typical day, data, as much as several

million 250-page books, will pour through the Internet. Stored in the system are huge amounts of scholarly and scientific data, government documents and public records, airline timetables, weather reports, the full text of the Bible, and thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. In addition, by creating communities of people sharing common interests, computer networks are making their influence felt in schools, in the business world, in politics and government.

15． Who first created the networks that later developed into the Internet? A．Some scientists and university students. B．Big businesses.

C．The U.S. Department of Defense.

D．The U.S. government together with several European governments.

正确答案：C

解析：本题测试关于“谁”的细节内容的理解。虽然几个选项在文中都有所提及，但从文中第一句就可以听出首创者应为“the U．S．Department of Defence”美国国防部)，因此正确答案为C。

16． If there were 100 million people logging on to the Internet in 1997, how many people logged on the Internet in 1995?

A．10 million. B．25 million. C．50 million. D．75 million.

正确答案：B 解析：本题通过数字计算间接测试对文中细节内容的理解能力。根据文中的直接信息“at a speed that is doubling its size every year”，可知“人数每年增加一倍”。问题中假设 1997年的上网人数为1亿，问1995年为多少。简单计算一下就可得出正确答案为B。

17． Which kind of information is NOT mentioned as might be stored on the Internet?

A．Weather reports. B．Public records. C．Video clips. D．Stock listings.

正确答案：D

解析：本题测试对细节内容的理解能力。除了选项D在文中没有提到，其他几个都提到了，因此可以得出正确答案为D。

听力原文： After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: the damage and death toll could have

been much worse. (7) More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. (8)Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4: 31 am on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highway. In addition, changes made to the construction methods in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news, engineers today are determined to come up with a new design that would offer even greater security to buildings during earthquakes. In the past, people used steel and rubber, materials that bend without breaking, to make buildings resistant to earthquakes. (9) The new design would install computers in the building and the computers would help the building adjust itself during the earthquakes. Such buildings would be called (10) smart buildings and could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.

18． How many people died in the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994?

A．More than 60 people. B．At least 25,000 people C．Almost 60 people.

D．Almost 25 ,000 people.

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：短文

19． Injuries were relatively less in Los Angeles for the following reasons EXCEPT that

A．the quake occurred at 4: 31 am on a holiday. B．traffic was light on the city’s highway.

C．changes in construction method made buildings more resistant to quakes. D．most people were in the open air.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：短文 20． The new design of building would install ______, which is a big progress in quake-proof.

A．rubber B．steel

C．computers D．radio

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：短文

21． Which of the following descriptions is INCORRECT? A．Smart buildings would be very expensive. B．Smart buildings could save lives.

C．Smart buildings would be more resistant to earthquakes. D．Smart building would be useless.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：短文

SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： A truck bomb exploded Thursday at the Karni crossing between Israel and Gaza. Then gunmen killed six Israeli civilians and seriously wounded five others. Three groups took responsibility: Hamas, the A1-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Popular Resistance Committees.

22． How many Israeli civilians were killed and how many seriously wounded? A．6 were killed and 5 others wounded. B．5 were killed and 6 others wounded. C．3 were killed and 6 others wounded. D．6 were killed and 3 others wounded.

正确答案：A

听力原文： Malaysian authorities are discussing possible salvage efforts with Sun Cruisers, the Singapore owner of a large liner, that sunk off Malaysia last week, a news report said yesterday. Sun cruisers had received some advice from Malaysia on the matter. The Business Times newspaper quoted the company’s spokeswoman Judy Shoo Asian. Judy and other Sun Cruiser’s officials could not immediately be reached for further comment as they were away in Indonesia. The Sun Vista went down in international waters. The nearby Malaysia may have the right to order the wreck’s removal, the newspaper said. Salvage experts said the wreck of the Sun Vista, which sank 65 metres of water, poses no threat to ships passing over it. But Malaysia may still want it removed.

23． The news item is mainly about______. A．efforts to salvage Sun Vista.

B．negotiation with the ship’s owner.

C．threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships. D．a newspaper’s comment on Sun Vista.

正确答案：A

听力原文： Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has blamed a lapse in security for a deadly explosion detonated by a suicide bomber at a United Nations compound in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. (3) Mr. Malik said the bomber had been dressed as a member of the security forces and was allowed into the World Food

Program compound when he asked to use the toilet. Five WFP employees were killed in the blast and a number of people injured. (4)No group has said it carried out the attack, but Mr. Malik blamed the Taliban. He said the Pakistani people had a message of defiance for them.

24． According to the news item, the bomber was disguised as A．a member of UN officials.

B．a member of the security forces. C．a member of Pakistan officials. D．a civilian.

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：新闻

25． Which of the following was blamed by Mr. Malik? A．The UN. B．The US. C．The Taliban. D．Isreal.

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：新闻

听力原文： Israelis and Palestinians are mourning their dead. Five people were killed and more than 200 wounded during Tuesday’s 53rd anniversary of what Palestinians call the “great catastrophe” -- the creation of Israel and the mass displacement of Palestinians. Violence flared throughout the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli gunfire killed at least four Palestinians as protest marches became clashes with Israeli soldiers near military’ checkpoints and Jewish settlements. A Jewish settler was also killed and her father was wounded as they drove down a road in tile West Bank.

26． ______ people were killed in the Israel and Palestine clashes. A．Four B．One C．Five D．200

正确答案：C

27． Violence flared throughout the West Bank and Gaza on ______. A．Monday B．Friday C．Wednesday D．Tuesday

正确答案：D

听力原文： On the second anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, there has been a big demonstration in Baghdad calling for the withdraw of America troops from Iraq. The rally, which was organized by the Shiite cleric Mu-qtada Al-Sadr, drew tens of thousands of demonstrators to the square, where Saddam Hussein’s statue was toppled two years ago. Protesters also said they wanted the former Iraqi leader to be put on trial. “Our demands are ending the occupation of Iraq immediately and the trial of Saddam Hussein and the release of all the Iraqi prisoners.”

28． The demonstration is to

A．ask for the withdraw of America troops from Iraq B．appeal to kill the former leader C．call for more human rights

D．ask for working conditions improvement

正确答案：A

29． Which one is NOT the protesters’ requirement? A．End of the occupation of Iraq. B．Release of all the Iraqi prisoners. C．The trial of Saddam.

D．New leaders must be elected by themselves.

正确答案：D

听力原文： Former Beatles drummer Ringo Start will celebrate his 61st birthday on July 7th. In 1962, he replaced the Beatles’ original drummer Pete Best. After the group disbanded, Start began recording as a soloist, and it}. 1973, scored two Number One hits, “Photograph” and” You’re Sixteen. “In 1992, he recorded “Time Takes Time, “which marked his first collection of new songs in more than 10 years. In 1998, Mercury Records released his latest studio album,” Vertical Man. “That same year, the label issued a CD containing performances from his appearance on VH1’ s “Storytellers “series. That was followed by his 1999 Christmas collection,,,’ I wanna Be Santa Claus. “Starr will kick off his annual All Start Band tour on July 26th in Ontario. This year’ s lineup features Sheila E., lan Hunter, Howard Jones, Greg Lake, Roger Hodgson and Mark Rivera. To coincide with the outing, Koch Records will release a 3-CD live set, “The Anthology from Far: Ringn Start and his All Start Band.”

30． Who was the Beatles’ original drummer? A．Mercury. B．Ringo Starr. C．Mark Rivera. D．Pete Best.

正确答案：D

解析：由“he replaced the Beatles’ original drummer Pete Bes”，答案是 D．

31． Which is true about “Time Takes Time”? A．It is Ringo Starr’ s first studio album. B．It is Ringo Starr’ s latest studio album.

C．It is Ringo Starr’ s most famous studio album.

D．It marked Ringo Start’ s first collection of new songs in more than 10 years.

正确答案：D

解析：通过“In 1992，he recorded“Time Takes Time, “which marked his frist collection of new songs in more than 10 years．”的交代，选项D正确。

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.

A common assumption about the private sector of education is that it caters only to the elite. 【C1】______ recent research points in the opposite direction. If we want to help some of most 【C2】______ group in society, then encouraging deeper private sector 【C3】______ is likely to be the best way forward. Several developments are 【C4】______ in India, all of which involve the private education sector meeting the 【C5】______ of the poor in distinct ways. 【C6】______ India is not unique in this respect—similar phenomena are happening all over the developing world. As a point of departure, how do government schools serve the poor? Usefully, the government sponsored Public Report on Basic Education in India from 1999 paints a very 【C7】______ picture of the” 【C8】______ “of the government schools for the poor. When researchers 【C9】______ unannounced on their random sample of the schools, only 53% had any “teaching activity” going on. 【C10】______ , the team not- ed that the 【C11】______ of teaching standards has nothing to do 【C12】______ disempowered teachers, but instead could be 【C13】______ “plain negligence”. They noted “several cases of irresponsible teachers 【C14】______ a school closed for months at a time”. But is there any 【C15】______ to these schools? Sorely no one else can do better than government 【C16】______ the resources available? As it happens, the Report pointed to private schools that were serving the poor and 【C17】______ that such problems were not found in these schools. Most parents believed that private schools were successful because they were more accountable: “the teachers are account- able to the manager who can fire them, and, 【C18】______ him or her, to the 【C19】______ who can withdraw their children.” Such accountability was not present in the government schools, and “this contrast is 【C20】______ with crystal clarity by vast majority of parents.”

32． 【C1】

A．In addition B．On the contrary C．In effect D．In general

正确答案：B 解析：空格前面提到，人们通常认为私立教育部门仅仅是迎合精英人才的需要的；而在空格后面又提到了in the opposite direction，由此可知前后两句之间存在着转折关系，故选 B ，即on the contrary意为“相反地”。

33． 【C2】 A．disadvantaged B．disabled

C．discriminated D．privileged

正确答案：A

解析：以下几段反复提到the poor，由此可知此处所填的单词应与此近义，故答案为 A ，the disadvantaged意为“处于不利地位的，贫穷的”。而其他三个选项均不符合下文的意思，其中B disabled“残疾的”；C discriminated“受到歧视的”D privileged“有的”。

34． 【C3】

A．encouragement B．intercourse C．investment D．involvement

正确答案：D

解析：此句是文章的主题句，表明了作者的观点。前半部分提到了一个普遍接受的观点：人们通常认为私立教育部门仅仅是迎合精英人才的需要的；、随后提到近来的报告否认了这个观点，由此可推测作者的观点应是鼓励私立部门参与对贫困阶层的服务，因此选D involvement“参与，牵涉，卷入”为答案。

35． 【C4】 A．ongoing B．outgoing C．preceding D．underway

正确答案：D 解析：由所填的空后面的定语从句“所有的这些发展项目都以不同的方式涉及到了私立教育部门，设立这些部门的目的就是满足贫困阶层的需要”，由此可知主句的意思应为：印度正在进行几个开发项目，故选D underway“起步的，

进行中的”(通常作表语)为答案。选项 A ongoing为强干扰项，虽然与”underway”意思相近，但它通常作定语。

36． 【C5】 A．difficulties B．objections C．needs D．requests

正确答案：C 解析：meet one’s needs为固定搭配，意为“满足某人的需要”，故答案为C 。

37． 【C6】 A．And

B．Therefore C．But D．Thus

正确答案：C

解析：根据第34题和第35题的题解，再根据破折号后面的句子，其对前一句话做了进一步地解释，即这种现象发生在所有的发展中国家，由此可知空格前后的两句话存在着转折关系，故C But为答案。

38． 【C7】 A．desolate B．bleak C．ingenious D．delicate

正确答案：B

解析：根据第38题的分析，可知研究者们为学校的不良运转描绘了一幅悲凉的、毫无希望的图画，故选B bleak“荒凉的，无望的”为答案。A desolate为强干扰项，虽有“荒凉”之意，但并无“无望的”的含义。

39． 【C8】

A．disorganization B．breakdown C．malfunctioning D．disorder

正确答案：C

解析：根据下文可知，学校在管理运作上存在问题，因此选C malfunctioning“发生故障，运转不正常”，而其他选项都不符合上下文的意思。其中A disorganization意为“组织的破坏，瓦解”；B breakdown意为“崩溃，衰

弱”；D disorder意为“杂乱，混乱”。

40． 【C9】 A．called B．decided C．took D．looked

正确答案：A

解析：选A 。本题所有的选项都可以与后面的on搭配，但其中符合句意的只有A called on，“访问，号召，呼吁”，本句的句意为：研究者随机选定了一些学校做样本而进行了访问。而 B decided on意为“对…作出决定，选定”；C took on意为“承接”；D looked on意为“旁观，认为”。

41． 【C10】 A．Amusingly B．Misleadingly C．Confusingly D．Alarmingly

正确答案：D

解析：根据下文可知，这些研究者对他们发现的结果感到特别担忧，故选D alarmingly“令人担忧地”为答案，而其他三个选项都不符合上下文的意思。

42． 【C11】 A．deprivation B．deformation C．deficiency D．deterioration

正确答案：D 解析：本句的句意应为：研究者注意到教学水准的下降跟没有取得教师资格的教师无关，而是还有其他的原因，故选阳]deterioration“变坏，退化，堕落”为答案。

43． 【C12】 A．without B．about C．for D．with

正确答案：D

解析：have nothing to do with为固定搭配，意为“与…无关”，故选D 为答案。

44． 【C13】 A．attributed to B．resulted from C．followed by D．accounted for

正确答案：A

解析：研究者注意到教学水平的下降与(相关人)的玩忽职守有关，而选项A attributed to“归因于”，B resulted from“由…产生”，D accounted for“是…的原因”都符合句意，不同的是B 和D 应该用主动语态，故答案为A 。

45． 【C14】 A．keep B．keeping C．kept D．to keep

正确答案：B 解析：本句的谓语动词noted是过去时，由此可排除选项A 和D 如果选C ，引号里的句子不符合语法结构，故答案为B 。

46． 【C15】 A．alternative B．option C．substitute D．preference

正确答案：A

解析：本句是过渡句，承接上下两段，在讲到学校的问题后，接着又反问是否还有其他选择，进而过渡到本段，主要说明了私立学校的好处，故选A alternative“可供选择的，两者挑一的”为答案。B option“选择，选择权”为强干扰项，与on搭配，意为“买卖某物的权利”，不符合题意。

47． 【C16】 A．thinking B．supposing C．suppose D．given

正确答案：D

解析：根据空格前后两句话的句意，可知两个句子之间存在着条件关系，故答案为 D 。suppose虽也可表示假设，但是后面通常接句子。

48． 【C17】 A．acquainted B．admitted C．allowed D．permitted

正确答案：B 解析：据空格前的句意“这份报告暗示丁为贫穷阶层服务的私立学校的可能性”，由此可知其后肯定是承认私立学校就不存在上述问题，故选B admitted“承认”为答案。

49． 【C18】 A．to B．by C．with D．through

正确答案：D

解析：由并列词and可知，空格后面的him or her指前面的the manager，由此不难理解本句的句意：教师对管理者负责，通过管理者对家长负责，故答案为D 。

50． 【C19】 A．manager B．students C．parents D．researchers

正确答案：C

解析：可知所指的对象应是父母，故答案为C 。

51． 【C20】 A．conceived B．maintained C．retained D．perceived

正确答案：D

解析：前一句提到，这样的责任感在学校是不存在的，由此不难推测下句的意思为“大多数家长都能清楚地看到学校与私立学校的差别”，故答案为D perceive“察觉，理解”。

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.

52． I will never forget the days ______ we spent together and ______we made friends with some farmers.

A．when; that B．that; when C．when; when D．which; which

正确答案：B

53． I’ll certainly work all next week except when it______. A．will be raining B．would rain C．will rain D．is raining

正确答案：D

54． The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______ very pleasant to sit on in summer.

A．which is B．which it is C．it is

D．where it is

正确答案：A

55． The old man was found______at the back porch of the house. A．to lie dead B．lying dead C．lie dead D．lying die

正确答案：B

56． To her surprise, the company needs much more energy than ______. A．being put into B．have been put into C．has been put into D．to be put into

正确答案：C

解析：状语从句题。本题考查句型more…than，其中than相当于关系代词，

than后面省略的主语跟than前面的主语一致，此处省略的主语是energy，所以选C。

57． America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it______before the West was settled.

A．has B．did C．was D．would

正确答案：B

解析：根据题干中的before the West was settled可知，此空的时态应是过去时，由此排除[A]。再根据语法结构可知，as后接从句肯定有省略成分。应是：as it had the spirit of adventure…，其中had应由与其时态一致的助动词did来代替，故答案为[B]。

58． You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ______ of your spectacles need changing.

A．lenses B．glasses C．sights D．crystals

正确答案：A

解析：名词辨析。lenses意为“镜片”；glasses意为“眼镜”；sights意为“视野；风景”；crystals意为“水晶，晶体”。

59． In addition, there are specialized public schools for the ______, and for those with other special needs, as well as accelerated and enriched courses for gifted students.

A．indulged B．handicapped C．kidnapped D．invalid

正确答案：B

解析：形容词辨析。handicapped意为“有生理缺陷的，智力低下的”，the handicapped意为“残疾人”。indulged意为“放任，纵容，娇养”；kidnapped意为“诱拐，绑架”；invalid意为“无效的，作废的”。

60． What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, be ______ better. A．needn’t have done B．must have done C．couldn’t have done

D．couldn’t have done

正确答案：D

解析：考查“情态动词+完成体”的用法。might+have done表示“本可能做却没有”；must+have done只用于肯定句中，表示对过去情况的肯定推测，意为“想必，一定”；needn’t have done一般用于否定句表示“本不必做的事情却做了”；couldn’t have done表示“不可能做了某事”。此句中表示从他的能力和经验考虑，他本可能做得更好，故选D。

61． If you are a member of a club, you must ______ to the rules of that club. A．conform B．appeal C．refer D．access

正确答案：A

解析：动词词义辨析题。conform to“遵守，适应”；appeal to“吸引”；refer to“涉及，提到”；access to“进入，接近”。俱乐部的规则，会员们当然应该“遵守”，故选A。

62． The captain of the plane______the passengers that there was no danger. A．ensued B．ensured C．assured D．insured

正确答案：C

解析：动词辨析题。assure的常用搭配是assure sb．再后接that从句，意为“让某人对某件事情放心”，符合句意，故C为答案；ensure不能使用句巾的结构，其常用的结构为ensure sb．，ensure that从句或ensure sb．sth．；而insure则常用于insure sb．／sth．against sth．结构中，意为“给某人或某物上保险”，不合句意；ensue是不及物动词，意为“接着发生；接踵而来”。

63． I don’t doubt ______ he will come on time. A．whether B．which C．what D．that

正确答案：D

解析：题型：语法题。此题考查动词的用法。在否定句中，doubt常以that引导的从句作其宾语，意为“毫不怀疑”。在陈述句中，当doubt意为“无把握”时，常以whether或if引导的从句作其宾语；当意为“有怀疑不相信”时，常以that引导的从句作其宾语。

． It would be very difficult for a library to be without dictionaries and encyclopedia; such reference books are_____.

A．unavoidable B．inevitable C．indispensable D．fundamental

正确答案：C

解析：词汇题。indispensable表示“必不可少的”，如：Air and water are indispensable to life．空气和水是生命所必需的东西。unavoidable，inevitable意为“不可避免的”，如：Such a difficult operation may not succeed．it’s an inevitable gamble．这样难度很大的手术可能不成功，但这是一次非做不可的冒险。fundamental意为“基本的”。

65． Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that______disease resistance in neighboring plants.

A．contracts B．activates C．maintains D．prescribes

正确答案：B

解析：所填词需与disease resistance“抗病性”搭配，将[A]contract“感染”与[D]prescribe“开处方”先排除：[B]activates“激活、活化”与[C]maintains“保持”，发出的气体只能是“激活”抗病体而不是“保持”，所以答案为[B]。

66． These surveys indicate that many crime go ______ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.

A．unrecorded

B．to be unrecorded C．unrecording

D．to have been unrecorded

正确答案：A

解析：unrecorded 与crimes 是被动关系。该题考查非谓语动词分词做表语的情况；本句中go是系动词，表示“变得、进入某种状态”，其后跟形容词或者分词做表语。

67． If only the committee ______ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

A．approve B．will approve C．can approve

D．would approve

正确答案：D

解析：该题考察的是if only的虚拟语气，应该使用过去时或者是完成时。所以答案只能为

D．

68． Because of the severe international situation, the government has urged people to be _______ with food and water.

A．thrift B．economic C．economical D．economy

正确答案：C

解析：economical意为“节俭的，节约的”；economic意为“经济(上)的”；economy意为“经济”； thrift意为“节俭”，是名词。

69． Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is now at a loss to what to do first.

A．exceedingly B．excessively C．extensively D．exclusively

正确答案：A

解析：exceedingly 非常，极其。

70． There is much more ______ equality between parents and children than in other countries.

A．sociable B．social C．socialist D．socialistic

正确答案：B

解析：近形近义题。本句的关键是区别形近词：social意为“社会的，社会地位的”，在本句中修饰 equality；sociable意为“善于交际的”；socialist意为“社会主义的”；socialistic意为“社会主义的；趋向社会主义的”。本句的意思是：家长和孩子之间在本国有更多的社会平等。

71． When they had finished playing, the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out.

A．put off

B．put out C．put up D．put away

正确答案：D

解析：此题考查短语动。句意：孩子们玩过玩具后，便要他们把拿出来的玩具都收好。put away意为“收藏好”；Put off意为“推迟”；put ont意为“熄灭；put up意为“建造”。

72． His intelligence and experience will enable him to ______the complicated situation.

A．cope with B．settle down C．intervene in D．interfere with

正确答案：A

解析：短语动词辨析题。选项A cope with意为“应付，应对”；选项B settle down意为“定居，平静下来，专心于”；选项C intervene in“介入，干预，调停”；选项D interfere with“乱动；干涉，妨碍”。根据题意可知，选项A 为正确答案。

73． The tycoon is said in the newspaper ______the day before yesterday on his way to the airport.

A．to be. kidnapped B．kidnapped

C．to have been kidnapped D．having been kidnapped

正确答案：C

解析：时态题。动词不定式的完成式作主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在主句谓语动作之前。

74． ______ any film before, his first attempt was a great success. A．Though having never directed B．Despite he had never directed C．As he had never directed

D．In spite of his never having directed

正确答案：D

解析：关联词辨析题。选项D in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后面接名词或名词性短语，引导出状语。选项A 没有主语或逻辑主语；选项C 是原因状语从句；选项B 中despite足介词，不能引导状语从句。

75． I have no doubt ______ he will overcome all his difficulties.

A．whether B．when C．that D．if

正确答案：C

解析：that作从属连词，无实在意义，可用宋引导同位语从句，同时要注意：如果doubt用在否定句中，与其相关的名词性从句要用that而不能用whether或if引导，如：There is no doubt that the whole story was invented．毫无疑问整篇故事全是虚构的。I don’t doubt that John will come on time．约翰会准时来，对这一点我毫不怀疑。如果doubt用在肯定句中，与其相关的名词性从句一般要用whether或if而不能用that引导

76． In a moment the little bird, set free after being encaged for weeks, ______ would rise swiftly.

A．out of view B．out of seeing C．out of hand D．out of sight

正确答案：D

解析：固定搭配题。set free after being encaged for weeks在此句中是分词词组作主语the little bird的定语。out of(one’s)sight为固定搭配，意思是“在看不见的地方”。没有A 项的固定搭配；out of order意思是“次序颠倒，不整齐，状态不好”；out of hand意思是“无法控制，脱手，告终，立即”。

77． Computers can provide information which allows businessmen to______ their list of goods, by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.

A．keep track of B．keep pace with C．keep in touch with D．keep company with

正确答案：A

解析：keep track of，“记录”、“掌握……的线索”：keep pace with，“跟.. 齐步前进”；keep in touch with，“与．．保持联系”；keep company with，“与……结伴”，“陪伴”。这句话的意思为：“计算机通过展示哪些商品在出售、出售的快慢，来向经商者提供信息，使他们掌握商品的进出情况(货单上的商品哪些卖不动，哪些还需要再进货)。”

78． She was sure that her Dad would hardly tolerate her bad behavior, ______ ? A．would he B．was she

C．wasn’t she D．wouldn’t he

正确答案：C 解析：带有表语从句或宾语从句的反意疑问句，其疑问部分应该针对主句而不是从句的内容提出，所以四个选项中只有C是正确的。

79． ______ the examinations are over, we can all relax. A．While

B．Even though C．For

D．Now that

正确答案：D

解析：now that引导原因状语从句，表示“既然”。

80． For the success of the project, the company should________the most of the opportunities at hand.

A．obtain B．grasp C．catch D．make

正确答案：D

解析：词语辨析。make the most of表示“充分利用”。

81． “You______borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend.

A．could B．should C．must D．can

正确答案：A 解析：这里是provided引导的条件状语从句，表示一种假设条件，相当于if。根据情况可使用虚拟语气或是陈述语气，这里表示真实的条件句，因此正确选项应该为A。

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 cute little female about six inches high, with wings and a pretty dress is the usual description people give if you ask them what a fairy looks like. This image of the fairy as a tiny, lovable, angel-like creature dressed in white, goes back to about the seventeenth century. But before that time, fairies were very different. They were cruel and dangerous creatures which lived in the remote hills and forests of Britain. Farmers and hunters considered them to be as real and dangerous as the wolves and bears that lived in the wilder parts of the countryside. They were feared so much that people rarely spoke out loud of “fairies”, preferring to use more respectful names such as “the little people” or “the hidden people”. There were many different names for the hidden people: fairies, elves, pixies, leprechauns, brownies, and goblins, to name but a few. There were also a number of explanations of their origin. Some said they were spirits of wood and water. In Cornwall they were thought to be the restless ghosts of unbaptised babies. Still others believed them to be a separate creation, as real as humans and animals. They had the appearance of dark-skinned and dark-haired humans, although of course they were much smaller than ordinary people. Most accounts describe them as being the size of children, about four feet or so. Their clothing seems almost always to have been green or brown, although they occasionally went naked. Many early stories indicate that they were nocturnal. They had their homes in lonely and out of the way places. Generally the fairies hated humans and could be very cruel to them. A good example of this cruelty is the legend of the “changeling”. The fairies would steal human babies, especially those with fair

hair and blue eyes, and replace them with one of their own or just a piece of wood. Babies were not the only thing that the fairies would steal. Tools, plates, saucepans, practically anything small that they could easily carry. Food was also taken, as well as clothing. Fruit trees were raided in the night and cows milked dry. The first thing we notice about these people is that their needs were not at all supernatural. They wanted food and were ready to steal in order to get it. Surely these were not ghosts or natural spirits. One explanation is that stories of fairies are folk memories of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Britain. Folk memories are oral traditions handed down over the years by word of mouth, These traditions can be very ancient. The invasion of the Celts was an awful event for this island. It would not be surprising if some form of memory of such an important event should survive to this day. These legends survive most strongly in the Celtic parts of the British Isles: Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Cornwall. But could stories based on these events really be handed down by word of mouth over 2,000 years? We will never know the truth about the fairies. However, this theory does seem more probably than most.

82． A fairy before the 17th century had all of the following features EXCEPT that ______.

A．it was about four feet high B．it had wings

C．it was dark-skinned

D．it was dressed in green or brown

正确答案：B

解析：根据文章第一、四段可知此题选B。

83． Before the 17th century, “the little people” or “the hidden people” were ______.

A．highly respected

B．called universally as fairies C．believed to be active at night

D．said to move about naked all the time

正确答案：C

解析：根据第二、三、四段可知此题应选C，nocturnal的意思是“夜间活动的”。

84． According to the passage, “the little people” would do all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．steal human babies B．steal fruit

C．kill farm animals D．milk cows

正确答案：C

解析：根据第五、六段可知此题应选C。

85． We can infer from the passage that the writer shares the belief about fairies that ______.

A．they were spirits of wood and water B．they were ghosts of unbaptised babies C．they were a separate creation

D．they had something to do with the invasion of the Celts

正确答案：D

解析：根据第三段和最后五段特别是最后一句话可以判断此题应选D。

A massive earthquake struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. The quake was the worst in the region in more than 200 years. Apreliminary assessment from Haiti’s government put the body count at 150,000 on Jan. 23. “I don’t think we will ever know what the death toll is from this earthquake,” said Edmond Mulet, the newly appointed head of United Nations operations in Haiti. “People are burying bodies by themselves, many have been thrown into dumps outside the city and an untold number still lie under the rubble.” The day after the quake, Haiti’s president, Rene Preval, called

the destruction “unimaginable.” The quake left the country in shambles, without electricity or phone service. Haiti’s shaky infrastructure before the quake meant aid efforts faced steep obstacles. With little food and water to be had, thousands of residents of the capital, Port-au-Prince, where the destruction was centered, fled the city to seek refuge with relatives in the countryside. Despite scattered looting, the city remained relatively calm, but there was little evidence that the central government was able to function. Ban Ki-Moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, on Jan. 18 requested that another 3,500 peacekeepers be sent to Haiti to assist in delivering aid and prevent violence. The United States ordered the deployment of 5,000 troops to assist in the relief effort. The earthquake could be felt across the border in the Dominican Republic, on the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola. High-rise buildings in the capital, Santo Domingo, shook and sent people streaming down stairways into the streets, fearing that the tremor could intensify. Huge swaths of the capital, Port-au-Prince, lay in ruins, and thousands of people were feared dead in the rubble of government buildings, foreign aid offices and shantytowns. Schools, hospitals and a prison collapsed. Sixteen United Nations peac-ekeepers were killed and at least 140 United Nations workers were missing, including the chief of its mission, Hedi Annabi. The city’s archbishop, Msgr. Joseph Serge Miot, was found dead in the rubble of the Port-au-Prince cathedral. Survivors squatted in the streets, some hurt and bloody, many more without food and water, close to piles of covered corpses and rubble. Limbs protruded from disi- ntegrated concrete, muffled cries emanated from deep inside the wrecks of buildings — many of them poorly constructed in the first place. Ten days after the quake, the number of survivors pulled from the rubble stood at 121 as hopes of finding more dwindled. A large aftershock on the morning of Jan. 20, which had a magnitude of 6.1, was centered on Gressier, a village west of Port-au-Prince. As the most powerful tremor to hit Haiti since the initial earthquake on Jan. 12, it caused some additional damage to the ravaged capital and surrounding areas.

86． According to the passage, the death toll of this Haiti earthquake is______. A．unknown B．3,500 C．5000 D．150000

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。需要在文中找到每一个数字及其对应的意义，再进行选择。3,500是再次派往海地的维和人员数；5,000是美国派来的数量；150,000是海地最初公布的遇难者人数，这是最具迷惑性的选项，但是“preliminary”作为修饰语已经显示出这并非最终的准确数目。

87． What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．It describes in details those who have been sent in helping troops.

B．It estimates Haiti’s loss caused by the earthquake. C．It explains why the earthquake is so devastating.

D．It gives an objective account of Haiti after the earthquake.

正确答案：D

解析：主旨题。选项A、B、C中所提到的内容，如派出救援的国家，海地在此次地震中遭受的损失，以及为何损失如此严重的问题在文中都有所阐述，但是题干问的是主要内容，所以这三项都存在以偏概全的问题，不是最佳选项，只有D包含了所有内容。

88． According to Paragraph 3, why do aid efforts face steep obstacles? A．Because few people survived the earthquake. B．Because the destruction is huge.

C．Because the buildings are of poor quality. D．Both B & C

正确答案：C 解析：细节题。题干已经指出信息出自第三段，根据“The day after the quake，Haiti’s president，Ren6 Pr6val，called the destruction“unimaginable．”The quake left the country in shambles，without electricity or phone service．Haiti’s shaky infrastructure before the quake meant aid efforts faced steep obstacles．”可以看出，灾难本身的巨大毁灭性、断水断电以及海地原建筑物质量不合格等原因使援救工作面临很大困难。

． Where could you most likely find this article? A．In a pamphlet. B．In newspapers. C．In a novel. D．In a diary.

正确答案：B

解析：态度题。这是一道隐性的态度题，答题者必须从作者的口吻和态度出发来判断这篇文章的体裁。文章对不少问题都进行了详细的描述，不像是小册子，同时其实事求是的口吻和客观的描述可以看出本文更可能出自一篇新闻报道，而非个人的日记或是非纪实的小说，所以选B。

90． According to the last paragraph, is there a chance to find more survivors from the rubble?

A．Absolutely yes. B．Not much.

C．No chance at all. D．Not mentioned.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。此题其实是考查对文中“as hopes of finding more dwindled”一句的理解，dwindle一词已经表明希望不大。选项A和C都过于绝对，不是最佳选项。

The Scholastic Aptitude Test is under intense scrutiny today, partly because of threats to affirmative action, changes in admission procedures, and a growing preoccupation with test scores from elementary school through high school. People wonder what SAT scores mean, how they affect admission decisions, how well they predict college grades, why there are racial and gender differences in scores, if expensive coaching raises scores, and whether the test supports an unfair academic

elite. We hope the following information will shed some light on these issues. We believe diversity can enrich the intellectual and social experiences of students, encourage their personal growth, prepare them to become good citizens in a pluralistic society, and contribute to the nation’s economic health. These benefits are essential for a nation that is undergoing massive demographic change. In keeping with this belief, we support the commitment of colleges and universities to racially and ethnically diverse student populations, and hope they will be given the flexibility they need to meet this goal. After admission officials have identified applicants who can succeed at their institutions, they must be able to consider relevant factors that support diversity. However, they should meet their goal without instituting quotas or lowering academic standards to admit unqualified students. Colleges and universities determine how best to use test scores and other information to meet their goals. Our guidelines on test score use recommend that they consider all relevant factors in the admission process. Colleges use the scores to predict freshman performance in college. The SAT is a three-hour test that measures two skills related to freshman performance in college—verbal and mathematical reasoning. It does not pretend to measure all factors related to freshman success, but its scores have a statistically significant relationship to that success. SAT scores are also better than the high school record in predicting college grades in science and other math-based courses. Colleges use the scores to make part of their admission decisions, counsel students about courses and majors, place students in appropriate courses, and identify applicants to recruit. Students use SAT scores to select colleges at which they have a reasonable chance for success. The scores also add an element of fairness to the admission process because applicants’ classroom grades and courses vary from student to student, teacher to teacher, and school to school. Colleges use SAT scores to predict first-year—not four-year grades because freshmen tend to take similar introductory courses. Grades in the later years of college are more likely to reflect different grading patterns, courses and rigor across majors. At four- year colleges, final grade averages resemble first-year averages, however, becaus most dropouts do not leave for academic reasons.

91． The Scholastic Aptitude Test is under intense scrutiny today, NOT because of______.

A．different attitudes to admission decisions

B．a growing influence of the SAT scores C．a growing preoccupation with test scores D．scores raised through expensive coaching

正确答案：A

解析：问题是关于SAT争论的原因。文章的第一段里唯一没有专门提到或者讨论的是对招生决策的不同态度。其实，也不是本文要讨论的问题。

92． Which of the following is considered to be most important, according to the second and third paragraphs?

A．Diversity. B．Flexibility.

C．Encouragement. D．Benefits.

正确答案：A

解析：本题是细节题。文章的第二段开头就说明了diversity的重要性。第三段里有继续阐明这一个观点：we support the commitment of colleges and universities to racially and ethnically diverse student populations。

93． When it comes to SAT scores, we should encourage colleges and universities______.

A．to rely on the scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test B．to admit qualified students only to met their goals C．to make the best use of test scores without quotas D．to consider relevant factors that support diversity

正确答案：D

解析：问题是各大专院校在录取学生时除了考虑SAT分数以外还应注意和考虑其他相关的事项。Our guidelines on test score use recommend that they consider all relevant factors in the admission process．

94． In the last paragraph, the author seems to______. A．think SAT scores creditable in every aspect B．assert the authenticity of SAT scores

C．show us the reasons why colleges use the SAT D．advocate the reliability of SAT scores

正确答案：C 解析：本题是关于最后一段阐述要点的判断推理题。说明各个大专院校考虑SAT分数的原因，或者说明SAT分数的具体用途。选项A不符合文章的本义，因为SAT分数不可能在各个方面都是可信的。选项B和D错了。原因是，如果强调SAT分数的权威性或者可靠性，就不用建议大专院校考虑其他因素了。

95． Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage? A．The SAT provides the students with a measure to take a chance of success. B．The scores of the SAT are used to predict freshman performance in college. C．SAT scores are used to add an element of fairness to the admission process. D．The SAT provides all factors that affect the prediction of the freshman success.

正确答案：D

解析：根据短文的内容，只有最后一项选择是不对的：[SAT]does not pretend to measure all factors related to freshman success。

After three hundred years of union, Scots are to be given the chance to vote for independence. The offer of a legally-binding referendum, probably in 2014, comes from David Cameron, who is not just prime minister of the United Kingdom but also leader of an organization formally known as the Conservative and Unionist Party. It is more than a remarkable concession. Since the Scots may indeed plump for independence, it is also quite a risk. Mr. Cameron’s move has not, however, been met with overwhelming gratitude in Scotland. Widely described as a “ Westminster Eton toff” north of the border, he is suspected of setting a trap by trying to bounce Scotland into a vote on terms that would tip the balance in the union’s favor. Mr. Cameron wants a straight in-or-out question. Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which dominates the legislature in Edinburgh, is not so sure. He has said he favors a simple question. But he also points out there is a powerful view in Scotland that the country ought to be given more powers, taking it just to the brink of independence—”devolution max” , as it is known. Perhaps the referendum should reflect this view by offering three choices. Or perhaps two questions should be asked at the same time; whether Scotland should become independent, and whether it should acquire more powers. It is easy to see why the nationalists are keen to muddy the clear Scottish waters. Polls suggest that Scots are keener on more power than on outright independence. Give them three options, and the unionist vote could split, possibly producing a plurality for independence. Whatever the result of the vote, Scotland would surely end up with more powers. The SNP would have delivered something to its nationalist supporters. But anything other than a straight in-or-out question may result in a damaging quarrel. What if, in a three-part question, independence wins—but with only 35% of the vote? What if 51% of Scots vote for independence, but, in a second question, 80% vote for more powers? Nationalists would interpret that as consent for independence. But Westminster could fairly argue that Scots apparently prefer further devolution to outright independence. A simple question also makes for straightforward campaigning. The Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties would have to explain why union is good for Scotland—something they have so far done poorly, which is one reason they are in headlong retreat north of the border. The SNP, for its part, would have to explain the problem to which independence is the solution—which they haven’t done either. And

if the Scots turn down independence, they can later be asked if they want more devolution. Mr. Cameron’s question, then, is the right one. And he should have a say on the referendum’s terms. Divorces affect both partners. Scottish independence would have mighty consequences for Britain, raising questions from how to settle the two nations’ fiscal accounts to where the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines should be parked, if not in Scotland’s deep lochs.

96． It can be inferred from the passage that the Scots A．have been observing Mr. Cameron’s movements. B．form an unfavorable impression of Mr. Cameron. C．expect Mr. Cameron to uphold justice. D．doubt about Mr. Cameron’s ability.

正确答案：B

解析：推断题。由题干中的the Scots及选项中的Mr．Cameron定位至首段末及第二段，在指出苏格兰将举行全民公投确定是否之后，第二段第一句谈及苏格兰人的反应，第二句解释了原因：英格兰边疆以北的人们普遍称卡梅伦为“威斯敏斯特宫的伊顿纨绔”，他们怀疑他企图设下圈套，促使苏格兰匆忙地进行一次投票，但其条件会使天平倾向于对统一有利的方向。可见，苏格兰人对卡梅伦印象不好，故B为答案。

97． “Mr. Cameron wants a straight in-or-out question”(Paragraph Three) means Mr. Cameron

A．hopes to know the Scots’ choice directly. B．expects the Scots to make a sensible choice. C．wishes to make a list of questions to ask. D．asks others’ opinion of the coming vote.

正确答案：A

解析：语义题。直接定位至第三段首句。第三段第二句指出Alex Salmond的质疑，之后解释了原因，通过最后两句“Perhaps the referendum…more powers．”可以看出，第三段首句是指在公民投票中就一个问题，即直截了当地问：走或留，故A为答案。

98． The author’s attitude towards the nationalists is A．skeptical. B．supportive. C．disapproving. D．indifferent.

正确答案：C

解析：态度题。由the nationalists定位至第四段首句，句中muddy意为“搅浑”，接着作者分析民族主义者搅浑水的原因，之后从第五段首句可见作者认为

第三段提及的卡梅伦的想法正确，而民族主义者的代表Alex Salmond的观点有问题，故C为答案。

99． According to the passage, the three-question vote may A．result in a mess of Scottish politics. B．be strongly opposed by Westminster. C．be taken advantage of by nationalists. D．lead to the disruption of the union.

正确答案：C

解析：推断题。按照试题顺序及three—question定位至第五段，其中第二句提到了three-partquestion。此处，作者继续驳斥Alex Salmond提出的公投中三个问题的建议，最后两句指出问题所在，由民族主义者和英国可能对投票结果的不同看法可以判断作者认为Alex Salmond的建议让民族主义者有机可乘，可以对投票结果进行有利于自己的解释，故C为答案。

100． Which of the following statements is TRUE of the independence of Scotland?

A．The Scots will refuse to vote for it. B．The SNP will account for its necessity.

C．The Liberal Democrat party is in favor of it. D．An alliance has been made against the SNP.

正确答案：D

解析：推断题。由题干中的independence定位至倒数第二段。由该段第二句和第三句，显然前三个政党是不支持苏格兰的，而SNP则支持其，故D符合文意。

101． The author implies that Scottish independence would A．have negative impact on Britain. B．cause divorces of political parties. C．provoke lots of heated discussion.

D．intensify the contradiction of both partners.

正确答案：A

解析：推断题。由Scottish independence定位至末段，第四句可以看出作者认为苏格兰会引发重大的后果，造成问题，故A符合文意。

PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)

SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)

102． Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The First Day of My University Life 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： The First Day of My University Life My university life began in September 2003. Two years have passed since then but I can still remember some of the things on the first day of my university life. At 8 o’clock in the morning, I came to the campus together with my parents. To our surprise, we found the campus was already full of people. All seemed very happy. Father first noticed the flag of my department -- English School. We went up there, and with the help of the teachers, we quickly completed all the necessary formalities. Then we came to my dormitory. Mother was busy with my luggage, getting everything to their proper place, which allowed me the chance to chat with my roommates. Soon we became good friends. After lunch, we had a walk around the campus. It was very beautiful! My parents were greatly delighted and exhorted me again and again to work hard and make great achievement. Finally it was time for them to leave. Suddenly I felt extremely lonely and could not help sobbing. But I knew I had to adapt myself to the new condition, and the sooner, the better. So I turned to my new roommates who were as sorry as me. We talked until very late, and fell asleep with a lot of hopes for tomorrow. That was my first day of my university life. It seemed that nothing significant had happened. But in my memory, it would occupy a special place forever.

解析：这是一篇关于大学生涯第一天的记叙文。这一天的事情似乎很多，但想起来又不一定很重要，所以要写好文章，最好夹叙夹议，或一边叙事一边抒情。另外，大家最熟练的叙述方式无疑是按照时间顺序，也可以尝试使用倒叙和插叙。比如，可以先叙述这一天终于结束，然后再回头追忆发生的事情，这就是倒叙。还可以在叙事过程中，如办完手续到了宿舍后，可以插叙一段自己从前对宿舍的想象，与眼前的情景进行对比。这两种方法都会给人留下深刻的印象。

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)

103． Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Your friend Joe has just won first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congratulations. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.

正确答案： April 29th, 2011Dear Joe, I heard with delight that you took first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. I would like to extend my sincere congratulation to you. I believe this is certainly due to your dedication to speech training skills. It is a reward you richly deserve for your devotion. Again,

please accept my warm congratulations and best wishes. Sincerely yours, xxx 涉及知识点：NOTE-WRITING