问答题Directions:There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 1-5, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (
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Directions:There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. Highways Early in the 20th century, most of the streets and roads in the U.S. were made of dirt, bricks, and cedar wood blocks. Built for horse, carriage, and foot traffic, they were usually poorly cared for and too narrow to accommodate (容纳) automobiles. With the increase in auto production, private turnpike (收费公路) companies under local authorities began to spring up, and by 1921 there were 387,000 miles of paved roads. Many were built using specifications of 19th century Scottish engineers Thomas Telford and John MacAdam (for whom the macadam surface is named), whose specifications stressed the importance of adequate drainage. Beyond that, there were no national standards for size, weight restrictions, or commercial signs. During World War I, roads throughout the country were nearly destroyed by the weight of trucks. When General Eisenhower returned from Germany in 1919, after serving in the U.S. Army’s first transcontinental motor convoy (车队), he noted,“The old convoy had started me thinking about good, two-lane highways, but Germany’s Autobahn or motorway had made me see the wisdom of broader ribbons across the land.” It would take another war before the federal government would act on a national highway system. During World War II, a tremendous increase in trucks and new roads were required. The war demonstrated how critical highways were to the defense effort. Thirteen percent of defense plants received all their supplies by truck, and almost all other plants shipped more than half of their products by vehicle. The war also revealed that local control of highways had led to a confusing variety of design standards. Even federal and state highways did not follow basic standards. Some states allowed trucks up to 36,000 pounds, while others restricted anything over 7,000 pounds. A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles, and Congress soon passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, which called for strict, centrally controlled design criteria. The interstate highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of the greatest public works projects of the century. To build its 44,000-mile web of highways, bridges and tunnels, hundreds of unique engineering designs and solutions had to be worked out. Consider the many geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetlands, rivers, deserts, and plains. Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of road use, and the nature of the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, tunnels, bridges, overpasses, and interchanges that could run through or bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of America. Long-span, segmented-concrete, cable-stayed bridges such as Hale Boggs in Louisiana and the Sunshine Skyway in Florida, and remarkable tunnels like Fort McHenry in Maryland and Mt. Baker in Washington, met many of the nation’s physical challenges. Traffic control systems and methods of construction developed under the interstate program soon influenced highway construction around the world, and were invaluable in improving the condition of urban streets and traffic patterns. Today, the interstate system links every major city in the U.S., and the U.S. with Canada and Mexico. Built with safety in mind, the highways have wide lanes and shoulders, dividing medians or barriers, long entry and exit lanes, curves engineered for safe turns, and limited access. The death rate on highways is half that of all other U.S. roads (0.86 deaths per 100 million passenger miles compared to 1.99 deaths per 100 million on all other roads). By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in terms of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits. Above all, the interstate system provides individuals with what they cherish most: personal freedom of mobility. The interstate system has been an essential element of the nation’s economic growth in terms of shipping and job creation: more than 75 percent of the nation’s freight deliveries arrive by truck; and most products that arrive by rail or air use interstates for the last leg of the journey by vehicle. Not only has the highway system affected the American economy by providing shipping routes, it has led to the growth of spin-off industries like service stations, motels, restaurants, and shopping centers. It has allowed the relocation of manufacturing plants and other industries from urban areas to rural. By the end of the century there was an immense network of paved roads, residential streets, expressways, and freeways built to support millions of vehicles. The highway system was officially renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vision and leadership. The year construction began he said, “Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear-United States. Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts.” Statements: 1．National standards for paved roads were in place by 1921. 2．General Eisenhower felt that the broad German motorways made more sense than the two-lane highways of America. 3．It was in the 1950s that the American government finally took action to build a national highway system. 4．Many of the problems presented by the country’s geographical features found solutions in innovative engineering projects. 5．In spite of safety considerations, the death rate on interstate highways is still higher than that of other American roads.
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第1题：
The passage offers information to answer which of the following questions？( )A.What is a theme concerning art that appears in the final book of Remembrance of Things Past？
B.Precisely when in 1909 did Proust decide to connect the beginning and the end of Remembrance of Things Past？
C.What was the subject of the novel that Proust attempted in 1908？
D.What specific criticisms of Saint-Beuve appear，in fictional form，in Remembrance of Things Past？答案：A解析：
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第2题：
单选题For Question 1, select one answer choice. The main point of the passage is to ______.Adescribe the premise of a science fiction novel
Bpropose a remedy for traumatic brain injuries
Cquestion certain medical research
Dadmit to the failings of pharmaceutical innovation
Ereject 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3题：
问答题Directions:There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. You hear the same complaint all the time as people get older: “My memory is terrible.” Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with age to justify such grumbling (抱怨)? The depressing answer is that the brain’s cells, the neurons, die and decline in efficiency with age. Professor Arthur Shimamura, of the University of California at Berkeley, says there are three main ways in which mental function changes. The first is mental speed, for example how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road. Drivers in their late teens react quickly but tend to drive too fast, while the over sixties are more cautious but react more slowly. The near-inevitable slowing with age also partly explains why soccer players are seen as old in their thirties, while golf professionals are still in their prime at that age. This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain’s neurons work. The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instruments than children points to a second type of mental loss with age—a reduction in learning capacity. The parts of the brain known as the temporal lobes control new learning, and are particularly vulnerable to the effects of aging. This means that, as we get older, we take longer to learn a new language, and slower to master new routines and technologies at work, and we have to rely more on diaries and other mental aids. “Working memory” is the third brain system which is vulnerable to the effects of aging. Working memory is the brain’s “blackboard”, where we juggle from moment to moment the things we have to keep in mind when solving problems, planning tasks and generally organizing our day-to-day life. Absent-mindedness occurs at all ages because of imperfections in the working memory system—so, for instance, you may continually lose your glasses, or find yourself walking into a room of your house only to find that you cannot remember what you came for. Such absent-mindedness tends to creep up on us as we age and occurs because our plans and intentions, which are chalked up on the mental blackboard, are easily wiped out by stray thoughts and other distractions. Stress and preoccupation can also cause such absent-mindedness, in addition to age-related changes in the brain. The frontal lobes of the brain—located behind the forehead and above the eyes—are where the working memory system is located. Like the temporal lobes, which handle new learning, the frontal lobes are more vulnerable to the aging process than other parts of the brain. The news, however, is not all bleak. Although neurons reduce in number with age, the remaining neurons send out new and longer connection fibers (dendrites) to maintain connections and allow us to function reasonably well with only relatively small drops in ability. This and other evidence suggests that the principle “use it or lost it” might apply to the aging brain. Professor Shimamura studied a group of university professors who were still intellectually active, and compared their performance on neuropsychological tests with that of others of their age group, as well as with younger people. He found that on several tests of memory, the mentally active professors in their sixties and early seventies were superior to their contemporaries, and as good as the younger people. Research on animals provide even stronger evidence of the effects of stimulation on the brain structure. Professor Bryan Kolb, of the University of Lethbridge in Canada, has shown that animals kept in stimulating environments show sprouting (生长) and lengthening of the connecting nerve fibers in comparison with animals kept in unstimulating environments. The beneficial effects of continued mental activity are shown by the fact that older contestants in quiz shows are just as fast and accurate in responding to general knowledge questions as younger competitors, suggesting that at least part of their intellectual apparatus is spared the effects of aging because of practice and skill. Such findings lead to the intriguing possibility of “mental fitness training” to accompany jogging and workouts for the health conscious. Research in Stockholm by Professor Lars Backman and his colleague has shown that older people can be trained to use their memory better, with the effects of this training lasting several years. Just as people go bald or grey at different rates, so the same is true for their mental faculties. Why this should be the case for memory and other mental functions is not yet clear. If Professor Shimamura is right, then the degree to which people use and stretch their mental faculties may also have a role to play. Statements: 1．The passage gives a description of several methods of testing mental ability. 2．Professor Shimamura identified a number of areas in which mental function may change. 3．As the temporal lobes of the brain are affected by aging, it becomes harder to pick up new skills. 4．Research indicates that physical training can help to improve memory. 5．Taking part in quizzes is the best way to stimulate the brain.正确答案：
1.N 根据第二段可知文章是关于大脑功能变化的三种方式,并没有描述测试心智的种种方法。
2.Y 第二段第一句指出Shimamura教授says there are three main ways in which mental fucntion changes,下文提到了三个领域mental speed,learning capaciy以及working memory。
3.Y 第三段提到temporal lobes…are particularly vulnerable to the effects of aging,并且意味着as we get older, we take longer to learn a new language…。
4.N 第十段提到mental fitness training可以让人们use their memory better,不是physical training。
5.NG 此内容在文中没有提及。解析： 暂无解析 -
第4题：
问答题Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet. For questions 1-6, mark T (for True) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; F (for False) if the statement contradicts with information given in the passage; NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage. During World War II at the height of the blitz on East London, a boy of 12 was found wandering the rubble streets near Tower Bridge. His dirty face and torn clothing suggested that something awful had happened. It was 7 a.m., and dawn was breaking into a sky of crimson red lit up by the many fires that burned across the City, London’s docks were ablaze as far as the eye could see, and the river had become a wall of crackling flame with dark plumes of smoke rising into the air as beleaguered firemen fought to put out fires with their spent hoses. Wherever he looked, the boy could see the flames, the buildings all around him were on fire, and his nostrils were filled with the smell charcoal and smoke, he could hear the sparks crackle as the flames licked at the burning beams of wood. It is a vision that the boy, now a man, remembers, as though it were yesterday, for that boy was me and this is my true stow: That morning my father had sent me out after the “all clear” had sounded, to get fresh milk at the local dairy, I had been scampering up the road when an unexploded bomb went off in a house nearby covering me in rubble. Somehow, dazed and bewildered, I had managed to brush myself down and run on, but I was badly cut by flying glass, and in no state to continue my journey. It was then that an Air-raid Precautions Warden appeared, his dog had found me with tail wagging, “Come along son” he said “you need a bandage on that wound”, he looked me over apprehensively, “Come up the road to our first-aid unit and we’ll patch you up.” By nine o’clock I was covered with sticky plasters and bandages, and looked like a wounded war veteran, “I’ve got to get the milk at Evans now” I said. The Warden looked at me sadly, “I’m afraid there’ll be no milk supplied today; the dairy was blitzed last night.” I wondered what my father would say, me coming home in such a state and without milk too.I hobbled back towards home through the back streets covered in rubble and bomb damage, but as I neared I had to rub my eyes, where my home had stood was a large smoldering crater. Everything and everyone had gone, blown away by a bomb. I remember searching with others for many hours, calling for my father and mother, I found his pocket watch and chain in the rubble just as another air-raid started and we had to rush once more for shelter, I opened up the watch when I felt safe, inside an inscription read “Happy Birthday, Dad”, and I cried. I can’t ever forget what the war did to me and my family, as a London cockney I have taught my children about their past so that they can guard against the future, this is one family that knows the anguish and loss that war brings, my children have never known their grandparents, but they do know right from wrong, for those who perish in war are often the innocent and we must remember that for all time. Statements: 1．The author’s father asked him to buy some milk after the air-raid alarm was lifted. 2．he author could not get any milk because the dairy was closed for the day. 3．After the author had his wound bandaged, he walked home in high spirits. 4．The author was sure that his father would scold him for returning home without the milk. 5．When the boy reached home, he found that his home had been destroyed by a bomb. 6．The author found the birthday present his father was going to give him and ran to an air-raid shelter to get a closer look at it.正确答案：
1.T 文中提到my father had sent me out after the “all clear” had sounded, to get fresh milk,说明作者的父亲是在空袭警报解除后让作者出去的。
2.F 作者没有买到奶并不是因为商店关门,而是因为商店被袭击了the dairy was blitzed last night。
3.F 作者回家时不可能心情好,因为他没有买到奶,而且自己还受了伤。
4.F 文中提到I wondered what my father would say,说明作者并不清楚父亲会说什么,并不是觉得一定会挨骂。
5.T 当作者回家时看到where my home had stood was a large smoldering crater. Everything and everyone had gone, blown away by a bomb,一切都被炸弹炸没了。
6.F 作者跑进air-raid shelter的目的并不是要仔细看看这个怀表,而是当时又出现空袭,为了躲避空袭大家才躲了起来。解析： 暂无解析 -
第5题：
问答题There is one passage in this section with 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming environmental disaster for us all? This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter of a century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland: home not only to frogs but to all manner of wildlife. Yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere which are barely touched by human hands. The mystery is unsettling to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe. An example of a bizarre occurrence regarding a species of frog dates from the summer of 1995, when “an explosion” of multi-coloured frogs of the species Rana klepton esculenta occurred in the Netherlands. Normally these frogs are brown and greenish-brown, but some unknown contributory factor is turning these frogs yellow and / or orange. Nonetheless, so far, the unusual bi- and even tri-coloured frogs are functioning similarly to their normal-skinned contemporaries. It is thought that frogs with lighter coloured skins might be more likely to survive in an increasingly warm climate due to global warming. One theory put forward to explain extinct amphibian species that seems to fit the facts concerns the depletion of the ozone layer, a well-documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in ultraviolet radiation levels. The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Another theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs. Statements: 1．Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying out. 2．Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland. 3．Frogs are important in the ecosystem because they control pests. 4．It is not known why Dutch frogs are changing colour. 5．It is a fact that frogs’ breeding cycle has been upset by worldwide increases in temperature.正确答案：
1.Y 第一段提到的“biologists are at a loss to explain their demise”与本题陈述相符。at a loss是“困惑,无计可施”的意思,与“unable”同义。demise是“死亡”的意思,与“die out”同义。
2.NG
3.Y 第二段提到frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable levels,译为:蛙类将某些有害昆虫的数量控制在可以管理的水平上。蛙类在食物链中的这种作用对生态系统很重要。
4.Y 倒数第二段中提到荷兰的青蛙变色这种现象时用的是bizarre occurrence“奇异的事件”,unknown contributory factor“不明因素”等词,表明人们对青蛙变色的原因不详。
5.N 文章最后一句指明worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs是一个theory,而不是fact。解析： 暂无解析 -
第6题：
单选题Which of the following has the least effect on the effectiveness of questions in classes?Astudents' language proficiency
Bthe number of students
Cwait-time allowed after a question
Dfeedback given to students after they answer the questions
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第7题：
单选题Which of the following has the least effect on the effectiveness of questions in classes?AStudents' language proficiency.
BThe number of students.
CWait-time allowed after a question.
DFeedback given to students after they answer the questions.
正确答案： A解析： -
第8题：
问答题Practice 1Directions: In this part of the test, you will answer three questions based on the information provided. You will have 30 seconds to read the information before the questions begin. For each question, begin responding immediately after you hear a beep. No additional preparation time is provided. You will have 15 seconds to respond to Questions 1 and 2 and 30 seconds to respond to Question 3.Practice 1 Question 1: How much are tickets? Question 2: I heard Time Against Time was coming out. Is it playing there yet? Question 3: I might not be able to go to the theater until 7:30. Which movies are playing at around that time?正确答案： 1: It’s eight dollars and ninety-five cents for adult tickets. And for kids, it’s five dollars and ninety-five cents.
或:An adult ticket is eight ninety-five and a ticket for a child is five ninety-five.
解 析:解答本类题型最重要的是从屏幕显示的文件或日程表中快速找到问题对应的部分从而作答。本题问How much…询问的是价格,所以在日程表下面找到票价作答。记住dollar和cent后面要加复数-s,dollar和cent之间要用and连接。
2:Yes, it is playing in the theater, and it plays at several different times.
或:Yes, it is being shown at the theater at present.
解 析:本部分的问题通过录音形式播放,不会显示在屏幕上,所以更要集中注意力听好。这道题用不含疑问词的疑问句提问,所以首先要回答Yes或No,再做进一步必要的说明。虽然可以直接使用提问中的is playing表示“上映”,但此处使用is being shown更体现多样的表达能力。
3:Well, you have many choices. At seven forty, Geneva is playing and five minutes later, Whispers in the Silence is playing. And a little bit later, at ten to eight, Rabbit Stew is going to start.
或:At seven forty we’re showing Geneva, and Whispers in the Silence will start five minutes later. You could also see Rabbit Stew at seven fifty.
解 析:本题要求考生综合所给的事件或信息进行说明。以上问题询问某个特定时间段有些什么电影,所以要恰当使用时间状语从句回答。说时间时,除了答案中所用的方法外,还可使用以下这种方法。7:40 twenty to eight;7:45 quarter to eight;7:50 ten to eight。解析： 暂无解析 -
第9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10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 ______.Aproblematic
Binconsequential
Cdeliberate
Dpreventable
Eunderstandable
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11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?ANarrow down the scope of search.
BDecide what you value the most.
CDo some soul searching.
DMake 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。 -
第12题：
单选题The passage provides an answer to which of the following questions?AWhat is the explanation for the phenomenon of bioluminescence in marine life?
BDoes the phenomenon of plankton bioluminescence have any practical applications?
CWhy do only certain specimens of marine life exhibit the phenomenon of bioluminescence?
DHow does underwater bioluminescence differ from atmospheric bioluminescence?
EWhat are the steps that take place as an individual microorganism becomes bioluminescent?
正确答案： B解析：
根据上一题的答案可知，“the phenomenon of plankton bioluminescence”能够运用到实际，即可以帮助“fisheries to increase their catch of fish that prey on plankton”， 因此B项符合题目要求。文中没有给出海洋微生物体发光的确切原因，A项不正确；B项与文中信息不符，并非只有“certain specimens of marine life”存在发光现象；C、E均在文中没有涉及。 -
第13题：
单选题Which of the following questions is answered according to the information given in the passage?AWhat is the toxin used by the fish killer?
BWho first discovered the organism?
CHow does the fish killer paralyze fish?
DHow many fishes can the organism kill each day?
正确答案： C解析：
是非题。选项C为答案第三段第二至四句描述了the fish killer如何杀死鱼类的过程。首先向水中、空气中sends neurotoxins（释放神经毒素）来麻痹鱼类的神经系统，从而使得鱼类游到水面来呼吸。最终当鱼类窒息而死时，然后它就attaches itself to the fish and begins sucking away at its flesh（附着在鱼身上并吸食其肉）。因此选C。 -
第14题：
单选题For Question 1, select one answer choice. In the passage, “gold standard” most nearly means ______.Amonetary normalcy
Bnatural outgrowth
Cfinancial custom
Dcultural expectation
Ebest 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15题：
问答题Directions:In this section, there is a passage followed by 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. Questions 56- 60 are based on the following passage. After I left Debrecen I walked for days and put up my tent at night. An old couple driving a horse and cart stopped and spoke to me. I tried out my broken Hungarian and they laughed. But it was obvious they were offering me a lift, so I got up on the cart, with my backpack and tent. They offered me some fiery apricot liqueur, home-made by the look of it. We drank it from the bottle. The land was flat. You could see forever. You could see as far as the future. At first we could still see the Hortobagy River, brown in the weak sunshine, and carpets of sunflowers. But then, as we jolted along a track in the cart, there was just the puszta—the dry Great Plain of Hungary. It’s where the Hungarians grow their wheat and catch their wild horses. A Hungarian poet once said that the earth and the sky are one in the puszta. I understand what he means. As far as you can see in every direction, the sky comes down and touches the land. This dry yellow land is not beautiful in the usual sense, but being in it, being part of it, I felt a great sense of peace. I have always hated mountains and skyscrapers because they are bigger than I am. But this ... When I lay down and watched the puszta from the back of the cart, it was like being in a great safe flat bed that had no sides but just went on forever. It was then, at that moment, that I felt I could do anything in the world that I wanted. I was eighteen years old. Then, in the distance, we saw the horses. At first there was just a cloud of dust. Then, suddenly, about ten small, wiry, brown Hungarian wild horses charged across the Great Plain. They got near enough for me to see them tossing their heads. Two csikos, Hungarian cowboys, were chasing them. The cowboys saw the cart and shouted something. The old man shouted something back and he and the old woman laughed. They said something to me in Hungarian, probably trying to explain what the cowboys had said. I fell asleep. When I woke up, the horses and the two csikos had gone but nothing about the scenery had changed. We were still moving forward but it was as if we had stopped. I didn’t want us ever to arrive anywhere. I wanted to stay on that cart in the Great Plain forever. But at the same time I knew that when the journey was over, everything was going to be just fine. And it was. Statements: 1．Debrecen is a town in Hungary. 2．The writer felt a sense of horror because nothing in the scenery was bigger than her. 3．The writer liked flat scenery better than mountains. 4．The grass on the Great Plain didn’t change very much. 5．The writer described a moment when she knew that everything in her life would be bad.正确答案：
1.Y 第一段前几句话提到,当一对老夫妇和Debrecen说话时,他“tried out broken Hungarian”,由此可以看出Debrecen是来自Hungary(匈牙利)。
2.N 文章第三段中间说到“I have always hated mountains and skyscrapers because they are bigger than I am. But this ...”作者强调一直讨厌大山高楼那些远大于他自身的东西。但是后问用了“But”一词代表转折,下文还说了他觉得匈牙利平原“safe”,可见不应该是讨厌恐惧一类词。
3.Y 文章第三段说到“I have always hated mountains and skyscrapers because they are bigger than I am.”,下文说匈牙利平原“it was like being in a great safe flat”,由此可见这句话是对的。
4.NG 文章提到了大平原是“dry yellow land”,只能说明当时应该是秋天,草都变成了黄色,但是并没有提到草的变化情况情况。
5.N 文章虽然讲述的是作者心中的低潮,但是文中表现出作者的感受并不是郁郁寡欢,而是积极向上,乐观的态度。文中出现的“a great sense of peace”,“safe”,“fine”等词均有所体现。解析： 暂无解析 -
第16题：
单选题Which of the following questions is answered according to the passage?AWhat advantages does EMS have over the private couriers?
BWhen was EMS set up?
CHow many countries have started EMS?
DWhat items are not allowed in EMS?
正确答案： C解析：
是非题。选项A的内容在第三段首句指出“EMS has some advantages over the private couriers.”，接下来该段对这些advantages进行了一一介绍，因此选A。 -
第17题：
单选题The author’s primary intention in this passage appears to be which of the following?ATo shed light on the underappreciated work of the Hellenistic poet Posidippus
BTo compare the relative merits of papyrus and wood-pulp paper as media for recording information
CTo discuss the ways in which papyrus fragments help scholars learn about Hellenistic Egypt
DTo answer the questions regarding the burning of the library of Alexandria, one of the great mysteries of the ancient world
ETo suggest possibly fruitful paths for future archeological research into Hellenistic Egypt
正确答案： C解析：
主旨题。根据文章首句“one of the best sources modern scholars have for learning about Hellenistic Egypt is the large supply of papyrus fragments that have turned up in the Egyptian desert over the last century.” 可知本题应选C项。 -
第18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?ASomeone who carries the huntingtin gene
BSomeone whose parents come from Portugal
CSomeone with 25 CAG repetitions in the huntingtin gene
DSomeone of Romanian ancestry
ESomeone 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19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20题：
问答题Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 statements. Go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. Questions 1-50 are based on the following passage. Which Airport? The choice of where to fly from has never been greater, particularly for those flying on a package holiday. For each port, we looked at the facilities (e. g. restaurants, waiting areas, etc.) offered before going through passport control (land-side) and after going through passport control (air-side). Heathrow 4 The cheek-in hall is spacious and modern. There are few land-side shops but the essentials are available. A café with pine seating and a medium range of hot dishes and salads is situated upstairs. There are more facilities air-side. The shops are clustered into the central part of the 500-metre long hall, and expensive ranges are well represented. There’s plenty of natural light from the windows that overlook the runway and lots of seating away from the shopping area. Manchester 2 The check-in hall has a high glass roof which lets in natural light. The café is at one end and slightly separated from the rest of the facilities, which makes it much more pleasant. There’s also an up-market coffee shop. Hundreds of seats—little used when we visited despite the passengers crowded below—are available upstairs. The departure lounge is bright and has plenty of space, and the cafeteria is pleasant. Stansted Passengers can walk in a straight line form the entrance, through the check-in to the monorail that takes them to their plane. Land-side, there’s cluster of fast food outlets that sell baked potatoes, American burgers and filled rolls. All seating is in the same area away from the check-in and shops. There’re a surprisingly small number of shops considering Stansted’s claims to be a major London Airport, although basic stores like a chemist and bookshop are here. The large departure lounge has blue seats and grey carpet. There’s a large tax-free and luxury goods shopping area and a café. Heathrow 2 Avoid traveling from here if you can. The check-in area is unpleasant with a claustrophobic low roof and scores of pillars. The upstairs cafe is noisy because it is next to the music shop. The departure lounge is also too small with illuminated advertisements hanging from its low ceiling. Manchester 1 The large, low check-in range from a coffee shop to a self-service restaurant and a reasonable variety of shops are scattered around the land-side area rather than being collected in one area. The air-side food arrangements are mainly limited to rolls and buns. Edinburgh The eating options range from a coffee shop to a self-service restaurant and a reasonable variety of shops are scattered around the land-side area rather than being collected in one area. The air-side food arrangements are mainly limited to rolls and buns. East Midlands The check-in area is in a long, low building where the roof is supported by a forest of pillars which interrupt the line of vision. There is a cafe and bar upstairs along with a pizza restaurant during the summer. The main eating area is downstairs and mainly serves sandwiches and cakes along with a hot dish of the day. The departure lounge is pleasant with natural light and plenty of dark blue seats. The Sherwood Lounge has easy chairs and sofas and is aimed at commercial travelers. Cardiff The facilities are simple and the decoration is showing its age. Shopping is extremely limited with only bare essentials available. There are no books or magazines for sale. The restaurant is unappealing. The tiny departure lounge is dark and uninviting. Statements: 1．Both Heathrow 4 and Stansted airports have shops which sell highly-priced goods. 2．Both Heathrow 2 and Cardiff airports have a departure lounge which is very impressive. 3．Heathrow 4 airport is the largest airport in the UK. 4．East Midlands airport changes its range of food according to the season. 5．Cardiff airport does not sell anything to read and needs modernizing.正确答案：
1.Y Heathrow 4 这一段提到expensive ranges are well represented,“(商店里)出售的是昂贵的商品”,Stansted这一段提到a large tax-free and luxury goods shopping area,“有一家大型的奢侈品免税商店”,因此本陈述是正确的。
2.N Heathrow 2 这一段提到The departure lounge is also too small with illuminated advertisements hanging from its low ceiling.“候机厅小而且广告照明灯挂在低矮的天花板上”;Cardiff这一段提到The tiny departure lounge is dark and uninviting.“候机厅又小又黑让人不愿意进。”这与本题陈述正好相反。
3.NG 这八个机场中哪一个是英国最大的机场是文章没有提到的。
4.Y East Midlands 这一段提到There is a cafe and bar upstairs along with a pizza restaurant during the summer,“楼上有一家咖啡厅和酒吧,还有一个夏季开放的比萨饼店”,言外之意就是食物随季节变化。
5.Y Cardiff 这一段提到There are no books or magazines for sale. The restaurant is unappealing. The tiny departure lounge is dark and uninviting.“(该机场)不卖书和杂志。餐厅不吸引人。候机厅又小又黑让人不愿意进。”言外之意是该机场需要装修,使之更加现代化。因此本题说法正确。解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
问答题Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary 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.Developing Environmental Management Strategies Strong and sustainable economic activity depends on healthy environmental management. It is being increasingly recognized by the public, government and industry that there is no need to shift smoothly from a “react and cure” approach to an “anticipate and prevent” approach. The mechanism governing this change started to appear three to four years ago and the momentum for change has been gathering steadily ever since. Whilst the need to embrace these changes is almost universally accepted, the mechanisms for change and the priorities for action have been far from clear. The public and the media point to anecdotal evidence of lack of progress, or setbacks, over a bewildering range of topics. These incidents are catalogued by local and national pressure groups to enhance their own campaigns for change. The Government, under pressure from the European Community, has introduced legislation which, although progressive, often appears to industry to be fragmented and difficult to digest. There is, therefore, a clear and often expressed need on the part of British and European management for techniques to identify and prioritize the key environmental issues for allocation of resources and action. The technique emerging as the most effective is a strategy which involves the formulation of a policy statement setting out the organization’s philosophy on the environment and the aims to be achieved. A detailed assessment of the environmental status and performance of the operation is then undertaken, key issues identified and targets set. The performance of the operation or unit is regularly audited to measure progress towards the targets set. This environmental strategy is often called an Environmental Management System or simply referred to as an Environmental Audit. Summary: There has been a steady movement towards more efficient, proactive environmental management. Whilst the 1 s generally accepted, the means have yet to be agreed upon. Attempts at introducing 2 have, so far, been unsatisfactory. Techniques are currently being defined for allocating 3 or action on key environmental issues. The most useful approach is to draw up a 4 which clarifies the environmental attitudes and aims of the organization. Performance and progress towards these targets can then be measured. A detailed evaluation or 5 s regularly carried out.正确答案：
1.need (for changes) 从第二段第一句“Whilst the need to embrace these changes is almost universally accepted”可知此处应填need。
2.legislation 由第二段中“The Government, under pressure from the European Community, has introduced legislation...”可知此处应填legislation。
3.resources 由第三段第一句话…to identify and prioritize the key environmental issues for allocation of resources and action.可知此处应填resources。
4.policy statement 摘要中的useful approach与文中的the most effective意思相同,因而可知该处应该填policy statement。
5.environmental audit 文章最后一段提到A detailed assessment被实施,并且实施的过程被定期审计,这种环境策略常被称为Environmental Audit,因此答案是environmental Audit。解析： 暂无解析 -
第22题：
单选题The author most likely begins and concludes the passage with questions for what reason?ATo suggest possible areas for current and future research
BTo pose a question that is answered in the body of the passage, and then to formulate a question that arises naturally out of the discussion
CTo gain the readers’ attention and encourage their agreement with the arguments in the passage
DTo suggest through rhetorical questions that the problems described in the passage do not actually have answers
ETo test the readers’ knowledge of the material discussed in the passage
正确答案： E解析：
推断题。文章叙述了企业对于《清洁空气法案》的不遵守问题，由此希望引起社会的注意，故本题应选C项。 -
第23题：
问答题Section B Yes / No / Not given(5 points) Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 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. Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.The Outdoor Centre Opening times Water sports: 10 am - 6 pm Play Park: 10 am - 5.30 pm Entrance / Car park fees Low season: Weekdays ￡2.00 per car Weekends ￡3.00 per car High season: 23 July - 11 September Weekdays and weekends ￡3.00 per car Fees are for cars with four people. Each extra person is 50p. Fees to be paid at the main office. The center is not a private club; it is an organization whose aim is to provide outdoor sports and recreation facilities for the public. Group visitors are requested to inform the center in advance of their intended visit. Windsurfing—One-day course Beginner windsurfing course is offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough. Learning to windsurf is a lot of fun. The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten. Boards with small sails are available for beginners. Course fee: ￡32.50 (this includes all equipment) One-day adventure course This is an opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing, surfing and archery. This course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun, leisurely manner. You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.Course fee: ￡22.50 Play Park The Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water play, slides, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more. Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship. Summer adventure holidays (for 14 - 18 years of age) Sailing Climbing Windsurfing Fun Games Statement: Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center. All staff members are fully trained in First Aid, and qualified to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health. Statements: 1．In August, four people visiting the centre together by car have to pay more than two people. 2．The centre has special equipment for people who learn to sail. 3．The adventure course is suitable for beginners. 4．The centre is planning to add extra facilities to the Play Park. 5．Summer adventure holidays are open to any child between eight and fourteen years who can swim.正确答案：
1.N 文中说Fees are for cars with four people,即费用只包括四人,如果四人以上要另付费用。所以该说法不正确。
2.NG 文中只提及了windsurfing“帆板运动”中心配有特殊的用具,sail航行,本文并未提及有何特殊用具。
3.Y 文中提到You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.只要有兴趣的人都可以,并不需要先前的经验,所以对于初级者来说也是适合的。所以此说法正确。
4.Y 文中提到play park时说Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship,所以此说法正确。
5.N 参加Summer adventure holidays对年龄的要求是for 14-18 years of age,但也并不是所有的在这个年龄段的孩子都可以参加的,最后一句话提到For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health,要身体健康,并能游泳至少25米远。所以该说法错误。解析： 暂无解析 -
第24题：
单选题For questions 2 through 4, select one answer choice each. It can be inferred from the passage that in the Philippines around the year 1890, ______.ALa Solidaridad became the most important local newspaper
BFilipino exiles returned to their impoverished nation
CJose Rizal produced experiments showing Filipino superiority
DSpanish-born residents had more rights than the natives had
Ea revolution broke out with the goal of separation from Spain
正确答案： D解析：
La Solidaridad是在西班牙出版的，不是菲律宾，故A错误；Rizal在欧洲工作，不是在菲律宾，故C错误；B项在文中没有涉及；革命来临的时间比1890年晚，故D项是正确的。