问答题There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.  [1] The rich keep getting richer. According to the latest Forbes ranking of the world’s richest people, there are now a reco

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There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.  [1] The rich keep getting richer. According to the latest Forbes ranking of the world’s richest people, there are now a record 946 billionaires around the world. They have made their money from everything from telecoms to steel to Chinese food.  [2] For the 13th year in a row, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest person in the world. His personal fortune rose $6bn last year to $56bn (£29bn). His friend, the investment expert Warren Buffett, was the second richest. His fortune increased by $10bn during the year to reach $52bn. Both Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett give a percentage of their fortunes to charity. Third richest is the Mexican telecoms entrepreneur Carlos Slim Helu, who added $19bn to his wealth, and now has $49bn.  [3] The total wealth of all the people on the list grew by 35% during the year to $3.5 trillion as a result of rising property prices, commodities and stock markets. Luisa Kroll, who helped to compile the list at Forbes, said it was ‘an extraordinary year’. On the previous list, there were just 793 billionaires.  [4] The richest Briton on the list is the Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, at number 5.Grosvenor inherited much of his wealth and is one of the UK’s Wealthiest landowners. He is said to be worth $11bn. Sir Philip Green, the retail entrepreneur who controls British Home Stores and Topshop owner Arcadia is the second richest Briton at number 104 on the list. Sir Philip, 55, has $7bn. Next are the property tycoons David and Simon Rueben, who are worth $4.5bn between them and are number 177 on the list.  [5] There are 29 British citizens on the list. Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is number 230 with $3.8bn; David Sainsbury of the grocery family is 432nd with $2.2bn; newspaper owner Viscount Rothermere, Jonathan Harmsworth, is number 618 with $1.6bn and James Dyson also has $1.6bn. Harry Potter author JK Rowling is right at the bottom of the list with a fortune valued at $1bn. There are two others who have made their money from a very different type of publishing; Richard Desmond the former soft porn publisher, who now owns the Daily Express, is 754th on the list with $1.3bn in the bank and Paul Raymond, who owns Escort, Mayfair and Razzle magazines, is also worth $1bn.  [6] The list shows growing wealth in both China and India, the two dynamic economies driving global economic growth. Another 14 people from India joined the list. With a total of 36 billionaires, India has now overtaken Japan, which has 24, as home to the most billionaires in Asia. There are three Indians in the top 20, led by Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian citizen who lives in London and who is number five on the list with $32bn.  [7] There were 13 Chinese newcomers including Li Wei, the founder of Synear Food Holding. Her company is one of China’s largest producers of frozen food and is an official supplier to the Beijing Olympics in 2008.  [8] The US still has 44% of the world billionaires but its share is getting smaller, Russia is also rising fast and has 53 billionaires according to Forbes. The Wal-Mart family dropped from the top 20, after a difficult year for the world’s largest retailer.  [9] The average billionaire is 62 years old and 60% of the people on the list made their money from scratch. Around 100 unmarried men are included among the world’s wealthiest. At the top of the list of bachelors are Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—unmarried at 33 and 34 respectively, they are both worth $16.6bn and are number 26 in the overall list. Other interesting bachelors are Russian metals tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, in 38th place with an estimated fortune of $13.5bn; and divorced James Packer, who has a more modest $5.5bn media fortune.  [10] One of the more interesting rich people on the list is the accordion-playing, fire-breathing founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, at number 664 on the list. The 47-year-old Canadian founded his circus-based, animal-free acrobatic show in 1984 and still keeps 95% of the business. His fortune is estimated at $1.5bn. The richest woman, at number 12, is 84-year-old L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, with a fortune of $20.7bn. Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is believed to be worth $1.5bn.  QUESTIONS 1 - 5:  For answers 1 - 5, mark  Y (for YES)  if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;  N (for NO)  if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;  NG (for NOT GIVEN)  if the information is not given in the passage.  1.Rising property prices were the only reason for the 35% increase in the total wealth of the people on the list.  2.Sir Philip Green lived a hard life when he was young and later became a publisher through his own hard work.  3.The percentage of US billionaires in the list is falling.  4.The founders of Google are married.  5.Guy Laliberte has sold most of his Cirque du Soleil business.

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2.IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneWild and farm birds often get a flu virus. Yet they usually are able to carry the virus without getting sick.In 1997 six people in Hong Kong died of a different kind of bird flu virus. It is called the h-five-n-one virus. The Hong Kong government quickly ordered the killing of all farm birds there. That stopped the spread of h-five-n-one to people in Hong Kong.Yet the virus bad already spread to other parts of Asia. It was found in 16 countries between 2003 and 2006.The h-five-n-one virus first appeared in Africa. This raised many concerns about the spread of the disease. Scientists do not know exactly how bird flu came to Africa. At first, they thought wild birds were to blame. Now, officials with the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization believe the main cause is trade in farm birds.The bird flu virus is found in the waste and liquids of infected birds. The virus spreads when healthy birds or people touch sick birds or nay infected (被感染了的) part of sick birds. Right now, the virus is not spreading among person to person. But the virus could change and start spreading among people. Health officials believe that it is even more possible now that bird flu has spread in Africa, and that is why international organizations are working so hard to stop its spread.The best way to stop the spread of bird flu is to kill all the chickens in an area where bird flu has been discovered. More than 145 000 chickens have been killed in Nigeria since bird fin was first found one year ago.36. The passage focuses on ______.A. wild and farm birdsB. a fin virusC. bird fluD. infected birds

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  • 第1题:

    Section A

    Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

    25. Four Chinese models were ______ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

    A. among

    B. between

    C. along

    D. beside


    正确答案:A

  • 第2题:

    高中英语?阅读
    一、考题回顾



    二、考题解析
    【教案】
    Teaching aims:
    Knowledge aim:
    Students can know the basic meaning of passage and are able to master the different greeting for the strangers.
    Ability aims:
    Students can practice guessing content of next paragraph according to the clues which is given in the passage.
    Emotional aim:
    Students are able to love learning English and like to read different English passage after this lesson.
    Key and difficult point:
    Key Point: guess the content of next paragraph according to the clues and know the “learned” body language, especially different greetings
    Difficult Point: improve students’ reading interest.
    Teaching procedures:
    Step 1: Warming-up
    1. Greetings.
    2. Play a video about Chaplin’s mime and ask students several questions:
    What kind of body language can you see from this video?
    Do you know the meaning of these body language?
    Step 2: Pre-reading
    Present the passage on the screen and read it for all the students. Before reading, ask students one question: What’s the main ideas of these two paragraphs? And guess the main to topic of this lesson?
    Then invite several students to share their ideas.
    Step 3: While-reading
    1.Lead the students to think one question: Is this a whole passage? And ask students to scan the whole passage and give the teacher answer.
    2.Ask students to discuss in group and after 10 minutes to invite several students to share their ideas with all the students.
    3.And different students may be just guess the content of several paragraphs. So give students a chart, ask them to finish discussing in 5 minutes. Then invite two representatives to state the whole passage.



    Step4: Post-reading
    Guessing game: Present another passage on the screen. And give students 10 minutes to read and discuss.Then make a chart and tell your own stories according to chart in your own group .Then invite the representatives to make a report for the whole class.
    Step5: Summary and Homework
    Summary: ask a student to conclude the content of the lesson and summarize with the whole class.
    Homework: Present a passage and ask students to read and write a short passsage,which will be put behind of last paragraph.
    Blackboard design:



    1.Do you have the experience in teaching?
    2. What will you do if you pass this exam?


    答案:
    解析:
    1.
    Yes, I do. I have taught a teenager in high school. She was the junior. I mainly taught her grammar. I found her grammar was not very systematic. So I taught her from the grammar in words to the grammar in sentences in order to make her master the whole grammar, especially those always appeared in her exams. And during the teaching, I find the most important that it is the teacher should have a better understanding of the whole grammar and the high school English course. Besides, the teacher should pay more attention to the patience. It will make students relax when their learning and get along with the students.
    2.
    First, I will find a teaching job to practice my teaching ability. And at the same time to prepare the teachers’ exams for school. When I prepare, I think the most important it’s to know the content of text in high school and do many exercises to practice these knowledge.
    Second, I will visit some good teachers who is teaching the high school and learn some experience and practice my teaching ability.
    Last, I need to reflect myself to improve my knowledge and my teaching procedures.

  • 第3题:

    问答题
    Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  In the United States today, many people want a college education. However, almost half of the people who go to college now do not attend a four-year college. Instead, they go to a community college.  The community college offers a two-year course of study in a wide range of subjects. It prepares some young people to go on to a four-year college. It trains others for jobs in business, government, or industry.  Some people choose a community college because of cost. The tuition for a semester at a community college can be less than half the cost of a semester at a four-year college. Also, since these colleges are located in large communities, their students can save money by living at home.  Community colleges are also useful for people who have jobs and who do not have time for a traditional four-year college. Some of these people take night courses at community colleges. Others complete long-distance courses, in which they stay at home and use video-tapes, audiotapes, and the Internet.  Community colleges also serve high school graduates who only achieved low grades. Many of these students would not be admitted to a four-year college. If they do well, they may go on to a four-year college.  Today, the country’s 1,500 community colleges have more than 10 million students. These colleges are making it possible for more and more people to continue their education.  Questions:  1.What is the passage mainly about?  2.What does theyin paragraph 1 refer to?  3.In which fields does a community college provide job training?  4.Why do people often prefer to go to a community college?  5.What does the word tuitionin paragraph 3 mean?

    正确答案:
    1.(the advantages of)community college 本文主要介绍了与普通高校相比,社区学院的各项优点,如:开设课程广泛、学费低以及适合各类学生进修等。
    2.half of the people who go to college now ”instead”表意思转折,前后共享一个主语。
    3.business, government, or industry 第二段最后一句提到社区学院在商务,政府和工业领域为学生提供职能培训。
    4.low cost 第三段提到许多人出于费用考虑选择社区学院,因为它的学费低于四年制高校的一半,并且因为离家近很多学生可以直接住在家里从而节省住宿费。这是community college区别于其他院校最大的地方。
    5.cost 本段提到许多人出于cost考虑选择社区学院,并且由第二句话可推断tuition与cost是近义词。tuition学费。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    For Question 1, select one answer choice.  The main point of the passage is to ______.
    A

    describe the premise of a science fiction novel

    B

    propose a remedy for traumatic brain injuries

    C

    question certain medical research

    D

    admit to the failings of pharmaceutical innovation

    E

    reject the concept of drug trials


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    文段主要讨论了一种新的药物对于治疗灾后创伤的正面以及负面的影响,通过正反两方面的对比,作者没有得出明确的结论,而是“puts the treatment into question”,因此,选项C最符合题意。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    Select one answer choice.  Based on information from the passage, which of these people would be MOST likely to develop Huntington’s disease?
    A

    Someone who carries the huntingtin gene

    B

    Someone whose parents come from Portugal

    C

    Someone with 25 CAG repetitions in the huntingtin gene

    D

    Someone of Romanian ancestry

    E

    Someone whose grandfather died of Huntington’s disease


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    几个选项相比,E的答案更加符合文意。

  • 第6题:

    问答题
    Task II (20 marks)  Write an essay of no less than 160 words in which you discuss the moral of the following passage and express your personal views on the subject. Now write the letter on the answer sheet.  Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you don’t have courage, you will not have an opportunity to use any of the others.—Samuel Johnson

    正确答案:
    No matter how fast-learning a child is, he can’t walk without the courage to leave his mother’s embrace; no matter how much talent a singer is endowed with, nobody knows until he marches on the stage and opens his mouth; no matter how ambitious a soldier can be, he is never a general if he dares not take up the arms. So courage is the first step to success. As an old Chinese saying goes: It is the first step that costs troublesome, we may conclude what a valuable treasure courage is. Besides giving you a chance to success, when life gets you down and when it seems that your world is at an end, courage is the only thing that you are left with, that can’t be deprived by anyone and that you can take and make the next step. Because this is not a grant from someone else, instead, it stems from deep within the heart and flushes away the paralysis created by fear.
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第7题:

    问答题
    Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.The City of the Future  What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They predict that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.  How can we solve such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because rents are so high. The crime rate isn’t going down. Instead, it is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don’t move at all for several blocks. These urban problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city.  Los Angeles, California, for instance, has no subway system and the buses are slow. Instead, most commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. New York, by contrast, has a mass transit system—buses, commuter trains, and subways. Because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, however, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles.  On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast, and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, for example, anyone can use mass transit to move quickly from one part of the city to another.  The disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city—that is, cities all over the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that provide people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are rebuilding their downtown areas. Urban planners can learn from one another. They can try solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.  Summary:  Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They say that cities will become more and more crowded and many other problems will be caused by this  1 Due to the hard life, people do not want to live in  2 These urban problems such as overcrowding, crime and traffic have been getting worse, so many people  3 for the future of the city. However, these disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city. All the cities all over the world must solve the problems and fortunately, many of them have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. For example,  4 or London has planned communities providing people with apartments, jobs and so on. Besides, many U. S. cities  5 In a word, solutions that have been successful in a place should be adopted and tried in another place.

    正确答案:
    1.overcrowding 文章第一段第五句提到“This overcrowding will cause other problems - more crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now”,题目为原文的被动语态表述,因此答案为overcrowding。
    2.urban areas 文章第一段最后两句提到“Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas”,即,由于生活的艰辛,没有人愿意生活在市内。
    3.see no hope 文章第二段最后一句提到“These urban problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city”,因此答案为see no hope。
    4.Stockholm 文章最后一段第三句提到“Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that provide people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation”,句中Stockholm与London并列,因此答案为Stockholm。
    5.rebuild downtown areas 文章最后一段中作者举例说明很多城市已经找到了解决城市存在的问题的方法,美国城市即所举例子之一。倒数第三句提到:“Many U. S. cities are rebuilding their downtown areas”,同时考虑到答案不能超过三个词,可知答案为rebuild downtown areas。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
    A

    McDonald’s was founded in 1948.

    B

    McDonald’s has opened its restaurants in every city of the world.

    C

    McDonald’s has over 30,000 locations in the world now.

    D

    McDonald’s was very small in scale in the beginning.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    文章首段提到“Since its founding in 1948”,麦当劳成立于1948年,故A项正确;由“McDonald’s has grown from a family burger (汉堡包) stand to a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.”可知,麦当劳起初规模很小,而现在全球3万多个城市都有麦当劳的分店,故C、D两项正确。B项“麦当劳在全世界每个城市都有分店”过于绝对,首段只提到其在118个国家有分店。故本题选B。

  • 第9题:

    问答题
    Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet  Would you like to orbit the Earth inside the International Space Station? Now you can take a space holiday—for a price. This is due to a recent decision by top space officials of the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency.  Last April, American businessman Dennis Tito reportedly paid between twelve-million and twenty-million dollars to spend one week on the International Space Station. NASA had strongly objected to the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the costly research vehicle. After two years of negotiations, space officials have agreed on a process to train private citizens to take trips to the International Space Station.  NASA recently agreed to conditions that will permit Russia to sell trips to the space station. The trips are planned by an American company called Space Adventures Limited of Arlington, Virginia. The company calls itself “the world’s leading space tourism company.” The company has sold a space trip to Mark Shuttleworth, a South African businessman. In April, Mister Shuttleworth will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Yet, the average citizen will not be able to travel into space in the near future. Space Adventures Limited sells a training program for space flight that costs two-hundred-thousand dollars. That price does not include the cost of the trip to the International Space Station. That holiday in space costs twenty-million dollars.  Candidates for adventure space travel trips must be in excellent health and must pass difficult health tests. They must receive a lot of training and all successful candidates who wish to travel to the International Space Station must be able to read and speak English.  Questions:  1.How much did American businessman Dennis Tito pay to spend one week on the International Space Station?  2.Why Mark Shuttleworth, a South African businessman, is mentioned in the passage?  3.What was NASA’s original attitude towards the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the International Space Station?  4.How much should one pay for a trip to the International Space Station?  5.According to the last paragraph, what conditions must a candidate of space travel meet?

    正确答案:
    1.between twelve-million and twenty-million dollars 见文章第二段第一句话。
    2.Because he bought a space trip. 在文章第三段提到了一个”the world’s leading space tourism company”,因为这个公司”has sold a space trip to Mark Shuttleworth”并且他”will be launched into space”,所以在文章中说到Mark Shuttleworth。答案就是因为he bought a space trip。
    3.Strongly objective. 文章题目所问及的是美国政府对太空旅行的态度问题,文章第二段后面两句涉及到这个内容,开始NASA “had strongly objected to the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the costly research vehicle.”,两年之后才同意。因此此处应填Strongly objective。
    4.twenty-million dollars. 题目涉及的是太空旅行的价格,文章第四段指出太空训练需要花费”two-hundred-thousand dollars.”,但是这并不包括太空旅行,太空旅行的价格”twenty-million dollars.”由此可知是twenty-million dollars是正确答案。
    5.excellent health, training, English. 最后一段指出到太空旅行的候选人需要具备”in excellent health and must pass difficult health tests.”,”receive a lot of training”和”be able to read and speak English.”这几个方面。根据题意,进行归纳总结,答案应填excellent health, training, English。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
    A

    Most voters support the government's effort to help young people to work.

    B

    Some people protest against the government's attempt to force young people to work.

    C

    There are more than one million young people who took part in the program.

    D

    There are more than one million young people who are jobless.


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    Select one answer choice.  Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.
    A

    problematic

    B

    inconsequential

    C

    deliberate

    D

    preventable

    E

    understandable


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    作者提到“The dampness implied by the names is simply an illusion; basalt reflects less light than the surrounding rock, making these regions appear dark and deep.”所以可以推测作者认为早期的天文学家犯的错误是可以理解的,故选E项。

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    You are required to write an email of no fewer than 80 words to your manager, according to the following information given in Chinese. You should include all the points listed in the following table. Now write the message on the Answer Sheet.

    正确答案:
    Producing Situations
    Mr. Liu,
    I would like to give you, the production manager, a brief report on producing situations in our production department. Generally, the producing runs well with 500,000 ton as its daily output. And the coal that is desperately needed in producing lines has already been delivered and arrived this morning. What’s more, the HAD company requires to renew the contact for a year in a letter and the renewal has already gone through the formalities and come into effect.
    Best Wishes!
    Yours,
    Li Chengyuan
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    下面是某英语教师在阅读课English Around the World的教学片段.
    T: Now, you will have 5 minutes to read the passage for the first time, and then I want you to tell me the different ideas in each paragraph, and then you need to answer the questions on the black board.
    Why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?
    Do you know the background of Shakespeare?
    Why can Indian people speak fluent English?
    You can read the passage now!
    结合教学实例进行分析:?
    (1)教师的活动设计存在什么问题?该问题可能会导致什么负面结果?(10分)
    (2)针对存在的问题提出相应的改进建议。(10分)
    (3)谈一谈你对阅读课读后环节的理解,以本实例为依据可以设置哪些读后活动?(10分)


    答案:
    解析:
    (1)该教师的授课环节属于读中环节,在本教学片段中.教师在读中环节让学生们第一次阅读课文之后既要回答文章每段的大意还要回答一些细致的问题。没有很好地为学生分清层次。学生在一遍阅读中很可能无法兼顾大意与细节,从而无法获取有效的信息,这不利于培养学生正确的阅读策.也可能会影响学生阅读的积极性.
    (2)一般我们在操作读中环节的时候都会分成两个部分,先是快速阅读(fast reading),给学生们少量的时间,让学生快速读课文之后回答一些较为简单的问题,例如文章的主题是什么,大意是什么.或者简要归纳每段的段落大意等;之后是仔细阅读(careful reading),这个时候再让同学们进行二次阅读,然后回答一些关于文章细节理解的问题。
    (3)读后环节是教师在带领学生分析清楚了文章的大意之后可以针对文章的论点论据组织一些小组讨论或辩论赛,或者是找同学对文章进行简单的复述,在这个环节既可以检查学生对知识的掌握程度也可以锻炼学生的小组合作能力和口语表达能力.

  • 第14题:


    The author mentions bankers and investors in the passage as an example of which of the following?( )

    A.The Democratic Party s main source of support
    B.The people that Democrats claimed were unfairly becoming rich
    C.The people most interested in a return to a simple agrarian republic
    D.One of the groups in favor of Andrew Jackson’s presidency

    答案:B
    解析:

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    According to this passage, in _____ , the world had the largest number of poor people.
    A

    1999

    B

    1980

    C

    1950

    D

    1990


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    For Question 1, select one answer choice.  In the passage, “gold standard” most nearly means ______.
    A

    monetary normalcy

    B

    natural outgrowth

    C

    financial custom

    D

    cultural expectation

    E

    best practice


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    “gold standard”在金融学上,意思是“金本位,金本位制”,这里用的是其比喻意义,指“the best of its kind”。文中的意思是,“作者的意图是决定准确有效理解文章含义的最佳选择”,因此,E项最符合题意。

  • 第17题:

    问答题
    Read the passage carefully to find the answers for Questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1to 5are based on the following passage.  In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, flexible, and do not make mistakes. As one banker said, “Unlike humans, computers never have a bad day.” And they are honest. Many banks advertise that their transactions are “untouched by human hands” and therefore safe from human temptation (诱惑). Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience (良知), and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.  Computer criminals don’t use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witness and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it: it simply does what it is told. The head teller at a New York bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years. No one noticed this theft because he moved the money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the teller claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else’s account. This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records.  Some employees use the computer’s power to get revenge (报复) on their employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days notice. In those thirty days, she erased all the firm’s computerized records.  Most computer criminals have been minor employees. Now police wonder if this is “the tip of the iceberg”. As one official says, “I have the feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing—the ones who know how a computer works.”  Questions:1.What is the passage mainly about?  2.Why did many banks claim the transactions to be safe?  3.How did the bank teller cover up his crime?  4.What must the librarian do thirty days after she received the notice?  5.What is the difference between computer criminals and ordinary criminals?

    正确答案:
    1.Computer crimes. / Computer criminals. 本文主要讲述的是借助计算机实施的犯罪行为。
    2.Because they are untouched by human hands / are handled by computers. 由文章第一段可知,人们普遍认为不经人手的操作(或电脑操作)是非常安全的,因为他们觉得这样可排除由于人抵不住诱惑而犯错。
    3.By claiming a computer error. 由第二段中间部分Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the teller claimed a computer error…可知,出纳员用计算机错误来掩饰他的罪行。
    4.Leave her job. / Quit her work. 第三段提到Recently, a large insurance company fired its computer-tape librarian…She was given thirty days notice.。the librarian被公司开除了,也就意味着她要离开她的工作岗位或停止工作。
    5.the computer criminals don’t use guns. 根据文章第二段第一句话可知,计算机犯罪和一般犯罪的区别在于前者不使用枪,即使他们被抓住了也很难找到证人或证据。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第18题:

    问答题
    Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.  Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979-1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?  The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.  Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.  Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP (in constant prices) rich economies now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.5% of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil-importing emerging economies—to which heavy industry has shifted—have become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed.  One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. The economist’s commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%, and in 1979 by almost 30%.  Questions:  1.What is the main reason for the latest rise of oil price?  2.What are the results of the 1970s’ oil shock?  3.It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if ________.  4.According to the passage, reduction in oil consumption is due to ________, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries.  5.According to the passage, compared with those in the 1970s, oil-price shocks are ________ now.

    正确答案:
    1.Reduction in supply. / Supply-cuts 依据文章第一段第二句话:“Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December”,可知答案为Reduction in supply或Supply-cuts。
    2.Double-digit inflation and global economic decline 文章第一段第四句话提到“Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline”,其中both previous shocks指前文提到的1973年和1979到1980年间的oil shock,可知答案为Double-digit inflation and global economic decline。
    3.oil taxes rise 文章第三段第三句话提到“In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past”,意为:在欧洲,汽油的零售价中税占到五分之四,因此税的增加会导致汽油价格(成比例地)猛涨,而原油价格的变化带来的影响不会很大。由此可知如果油税上调,汽油零售价格将急剧上涨。因此答案为oil taxes rise。
    4.energy conservation 文章第四段第二句提到“Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption”,由此可知答案为energy conservation。
    5.less shocking 文章最后一段强调这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的油价上涨不同,它并不是在普遍日用品价格上涨和全球需求过剩的背景下发生的,也就没有70年代那一次那么可怕,因此答案为less shocking。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第19题:

    问答题
    There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.  [1] The rich keep getting richer. According to the latest Forbes ranking of the world’s richest people, there are now a record 946 billionaires around the world. They have made their money from everything from telecoms to steel to Chinese food.  [2] For the 13th year in a row, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest person in the world. His personal fortune rose $6bn last year to $56bn (£29bn). His friend, the investment expert Warren Buffett, was the second richest. His fortune increased by $10bn during the year to reach $52bn. Both Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett give a percentage of their fortunes to charity. Third richest is the Mexican telecoms entrepreneur Carlos Slim Helu, who added $19bn to his wealth, and now has $49bn.  [3] The total wealth of all the people on the list grew by 35% during the year to $3.5 trillion as a result of rising property prices, commodities and stock markets. Luisa Kroll, who helped to compile the list at Forbes, said it was ‘an extraordinary year’. On the previous list, there were just 793 billionaires.  [4] The richest Briton on the list is the Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, at number 5.Grosvenor inherited much of his wealth and is one of the UK’s Wealthiest landowners. He is said to be worth $11bn. Sir Philip Green, the retail entrepreneur who controls British Home Stores and Topshop owner Arcadia is the second richest Briton at number 104 on the list. Sir Philip, 55, has $7bn. Next are the property tycoons David and Simon Rueben, who are worth $4.5bn between them and are number 177 on the list.  [5] There are 29 British citizens on the list. Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is number 230 with $3.8bn; David Sainsbury of the grocery family is 432nd with $2.2bn; newspaper owner Viscount Rothermere, Jonathan Harmsworth, is number 618 with $1.6bn and James Dyson also has $1.6bn. Harry Potter author JK Rowling is right at the bottom of the list with a fortune valued at $1bn. There are two others who have made their money from a very different type of publishing; Richard Desmond the former soft porn publisher, who now owns the Daily Express, is 754th on the list with $1.3bn in the bank and Paul Raymond, who owns Escort, Mayfair and Razzle magazines, is also worth $1bn.  [6] The list shows growing wealth in both China and India, the two dynamic economies driving global economic growth. Another 14 people from India joined the list. With a total of 36 billionaires, India has now overtaken Japan, which has 24, as home to the most billionaires in Asia. There are three Indians in the top 20, led by Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian citizen who lives in London and who is number five on the list with $32bn.  [7] There were 13 Chinese newcomers including Li Wei, the founder of Synear Food Holding. Her company is one of China’s largest producers of frozen food and is an official supplier to the Beijing Olympics in 2008.  [8] The US still has 44% of the world billionaires but its share is getting smaller, Russia is also rising fast and has 53 billionaires according to Forbes. The Wal-Mart family dropped from the top 20, after a difficult year for the world’s largest retailer.  [9] The average billionaire is 62 years old and 60% of the people on the list made their money from scratch. Around 100 unmarried men are included among the world’s wealthiest. At the top of the list of bachelors are Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—unmarried at 33 and 34 respectively, they are both worth $16.6bn and are number 26 in the overall list. Other interesting bachelors are Russian metals tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, in 38th place with an estimated fortune of $13.5bn; and divorced James Packer, who has a more modest $5.5bn media fortune.  [10] One of the more interesting rich people on the list is the accordion-playing, fire-breathing founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, at number 664 on the list. The 47-year-old Canadian founded his circus-based, animal-free acrobatic show in 1984 and still keeps 95% of the business. His fortune is estimated at $1.5bn. The richest woman, at number 12, is 84-year-old L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, with a fortune of $20.7bn. Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is believed to be worth $1.5bn.  QUESTIONS 1 - 5:  For answers 1 - 5, mark  Y (for YES)  if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;  N (for NO)  if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;  NG (for NOT GIVEN)  if the information is not given in the passage.  1.Rising property prices were the only reason for the 35% increase in the total wealth of the people on the list.  2.Sir Philip Green lived a hard life when he was young and later became a publisher through his own hard work.  3.The percentage of US billionaires in the list is falling.  4.The founders of Google are married.  5.Guy Laliberte has sold most of his Cirque du Soleil business.

    正确答案:
    1.N 第三段提到其原因不仅有rising property prices,还有commodities and stock markets。
    2.N 第四段提到Sir Philip Green是retail entrepreneur而不是publisher。
    3.N 第八段提到The US still has 44% of the world billionaires,美国亿万富翁的数量比例没变,仍然是44%。
    4.N 第九段提到Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—unmarried at 33 and 34 respectively,所以本题陈述错误。
    5.N 第十段提到Guy Laliberte still keeps 95% of the business,本题陈述与之不符。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第20题:

    问答题
    Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Answer each of the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.  Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.BOOK REVIEW                                          Mark Wertman’s                                           True Confessions of a Red Mr. Mom  Most Americans agree that the workplace and the home are very different from the way they were thirty years ago. The world of work is no longer a man’s world. Between 1970 and 1995, the percentage of women who worked outside the home went from 50 percent to 76 percent. In the year 2000, of the more than 55 million married couples in the United States, 10.5 million women were making more money than their husbands, and 2 million men were stay-at-home dads.  Author, husband, and father Mark Wertman writes about being a stay-at-home dad in his book True Confessions of a Real Mr. Mom. His story will help other people who are learning how to live with the changing gender roles in our society.  Mark and his wife, Georgine, were a two-income couple, but things changed when their first baby was born. Georgine wanted to continue her work as a lawyer, but someone had to stay at home to take care of the baby. Georgine had the higher paying job, so she became the provider. They had more children. Mark stayed at home to raise the children. In his book he tells many stories about his role in the family.  At first, it was difficult to change roles. The Wertman kids often went to Mark first to talk about their problems. Georgine was jealous of the time the children spent with their father. Mark had some hard times, too. People often asked him, When are you going to get a real job? Even in the 21st century, society respects the role of provider more than the role of child raiser. Mark found out all about this.  Mark and Georgine learned that it is very important to talk about their problems. In the beginning, Mark thought Georgine had the easy job, and Georgine thought that Mark had it easy. Later they talked it over and discovered that both jobs were difficult and rewarding. Georgine and Mark agree that talking things over and making decisions together helps their relationship.  The Wertmans are happy with the results of their decision. Their children are ready for a world where men and women can choose their roles. Wertman’s book is enjoyable and educational, especially for couples who want to switch roles. As Mark Wertman says, We are society. We make the changes one by one. People have to decide on what’s best for them and their families.  Questions:  1.Why is the workplace no longer a man’s world?  2.What is Mark Wertman’s book about?  3.Why is Georgine the provider in the family?  4.How do the Wertmans work out their problems?  5.What does Mark Wertman think about family roles?

    正确答案:
    1.Many more women now work outside the home. 由第一段三四句可得出答案。
    2.His life as a stay-at-home dad. 由第二段第一句可得出答案。
    3.She had the higher paying job. 由第三段第三句话可得出答案。
    4.正确hey talk and make decisions together. 由第五段最后一句可得出答案。
    5.People should make changes based on reality. 由文章最后一句可得出答案。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第21题:

    问答题
    In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. For Answers 1 to 5, please read the passage carefully and complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Answers 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.  Around the world, music therapy is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses. Some of the ways people use music therapy are to reduce pain, such as childbirth or during cancer treatments, or to stimulate brain activity after an injury or memory loss. Music therapy has also been successful in aiding children to overcome disabilities.  Classical music is most typically used for therapies due to its complex sounds and patterns. Although rap or pop might be fun to listen to, it’s unlikely that such styles of music would produce the same kind of therapeutic effect. Playing a musical instrument rather than simply listening to music can also be therapeutic for some people, helping relieve stress and anxiety.  Have scientists been able to prove that music can heal diseases? Music has been shown to reduce pain in cancer patients by increasing the release of endorphins. Endor-plains are the body’s natural painkillers, and when we listen to music, our brains respond by releasing these natural painkillers. It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of new born babies and even babies still in the mother’s womb. Currently, music therapy is used in a variety of settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, day care centers, and schools.Summary:  There appears to be some evidence that music is helpful  1 some medical conditions. Therefore, doctors and patients are turning to music to treat various  2 and disabilities. Doctors believe that music with  3 and patterns is more effective. This kind of music seems to  4 more activity in the brain. Although it may be fun to listen to rap or pop or dance music, doctors prefer to use  5 to treat patients.

    正确答案:
    1.for treating 由第一句“音乐疗法被用来治疗不同的身体异常状况和疾病”可知音乐可以帮助治愈一些身体的异常状况。be helpful for doing sth.对…有益/有帮助。
    2.medical conditions 由第一段第一句“music therapy is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses“可知关键词为medical conditions和illnesses。第二句列举了medical conditions的例子;第三句列举了illnesses的例子,即disabilities。因此答案为medical conditions。
    3.complex sounds 由第二段首句可知古典音乐在音乐疗法中使用最多的原因是其complex sounds and patterns.
    4.stimulate 文中第一段第二句提到音乐可以用来stimulate brain activity。
    5.classical music 由第二段可知古典音乐比说唱乐或流行音乐更适合用来进行治疗。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第22题:

    问答题
    Some people say that computers are making the world lonely and dehumanized. What is your opinion? State your opinion in no less than about 160 words, and write it on the Answer Sheet.

    正确答案:
    Many people hold that computers are making the world lonely and dehumanized. I could hardly agree with them and I believe that the benefits brought by computers outweigh their defects.
    First of all, computers make our lives more convenient than that of before, especially in communication. Chatting on line is much cheaper than talking on telephone and quicker than writing letters.
    What’s more, computers enrich our lives and broaden our horizon greatly. We are able to get access to news and other useful information all over the world even when we stay at home. At the same time, listening to music or watching movies on line is such a pleasure.
    Last but not least, the computer has become an indispensable tool of the modern society. Now we have business on line, bank on line, we even shop on line. With computers, we can handle complicated data, which was considered impossible by human beings in the past.
    In sum, though computers might bring us certain negative effects, they benefit us a lot. Used in an appropriate way, computers could be of great help.
    (Word Count: 182)
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _____
    A

    About 200,000 people in the world have tried bungee jumping.

    B

    In order to keep one safe, a rope is tied to feet of the jumping.

    C

    Diving into the sea from the top of the cliffs is much more dangerous than bungee jumping.

    D

    Many people nowadays feel life dull because they haven’t tried bungee jumping.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    从第二段第三句可推出,为了保证安全,人们的脚上捆着有弹性的绳子。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    INTERVIEW2  In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.   Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.   Now listen to the interview. Which of the following is NOT Vera’s tip for finding a new job?
    A

    Narrow down the scope of search.

    B

    Decide what you value the most.

    C

    Do some soul searching.

    D

    Make your resume distinctive.


    正确答案: A
    解析: 关于找工作的建议,访谈中女士提到,进行核心搜索。接着又提到,按优先次序列出5到10件你认为在工作中最重要的事情。也就是找出你最想要的。另外还谈到,必须使你的简历脱颖而出。故排除B、C、D项。文中并未提及选项A内容,故A项为正确答案。