Keys to Model Test Two

Keys to Model Test Two

Part I Writing

A Letter Applying for a Bank Loan

Dear Sir/Madame,

I am a sophomore in Shanghai University, majoring in computer software. In the previous one and a half years I have been a model student and monitor of my class.

However, since I registered here, the expenses have become a burden for my average family. You know, my parents are both laid－off workers, and, to make matters worse, my mother has suddenly fallen ill and is expecting a major operation. It will be beyond their ability to finance me through my remaining education. It is now a must for me to help relieve their financial pressure. So I’m applying to your bank for a loan of 10,000 yuan. If my application is approved, all the money will go to my tuition and fees for the coming academic years.

I’ve made a detailed plan to arrange my school life. A part-time job as a family tutor will not be difficult to find and some work-study programs for students like me are also provided in our

university. From these sources I will be able to earn more than enough to support myself. I guarantee that I will repay the loan within five years, that is, within two years after my graduation. Please have confidence in me: I have a very good credit record.

I would be greatly obliged if my application is granted. Many thanks.

Yours sincerely, Li Ming Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. D) 参见文章第一个小标题下相关内容“The solution is bamboo flooring. Although bamboo is

technically a grass, it grows like a tree — only faster. Since it matures in three years and regenerates itself, bamboo doesn’t contribute to global deforestation.”可知，竹子虽然是草本植物，但是它的质地与树木相似，生长速度却比树木快得多，三年就可成材，然后再生，故用竹子代替硬木材。

2. A) 参见文章第二个小标题下第一句“One drawback to solar-generated electricity is the

unwieldy panels, which look out of place on a traditional home.”可知，笨拙的面板是太阳能发电的一个缺陷，因为它看上去与传统的房屋结构不相称，故选A)。

3. C）参见文章第三个小标题下相关内容“Instead they employ a powerful burner to heat water only when needed. The result is up to 34 percent greater efficiency,”可知，即用即烧热水器不用加热器持续不停地给水加热以保持水温，而是在需要使用的时候使用功能强大的发热器快速将水烧热，效率比其他热水器高34%。根据“On-demand heaters also save space because they are small and wall-mounted.”一句可知，这种新型热水器占空间小，因为本身体积小而且是安装在墙上的。根据“And they cut down on landfill waste, which is where old water tanks end up.”可知，它不产生垃圾，其他热水器则不能做到这一点，因此，可知本题选C)。 4. B）参见文章第四个小标题下相关内容“Besides looking great, they won’t rot, crack or splinter. They resist termites, never need staining, and contain no toxic additives. Composite decking can cost two or three times as much as pressure-treated decking,”可知，很多复合材料装饰产品都有以下特点：美观、耐用、不含有毒添加剂等，故选B)。

5. B) 参见文章第五个小标题下相关内容“But they’ve made great strides in occupancy switches, which sense when no one is in a room and then shut off automatically.”可知，这种新型传感开关能感应到房间是否有人，如果没人，它将自动关闭，故选B)。

6. D）参见文章第六个下标题下第一句“Salvaged wood comes from two places — buildings that are being torn down or, increasingly, underwater.”可知，这些木材的两个来源是：被拆除的旧楼房和水底（以前在水流搬运过程中沉入水底），故选D)。

7. D）参见文章第七个小标题下的相关内容“But in the past few years they’ve gotten better, smaller, and cheaper. How cheap? Try five bucks, with a five-year guarantee. The reason, says

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Wilson, is simple: competition.”可知，节能灯在过去的几年里变得质量更好，体积更小巧，价格更便宜。价格异常便宜的理由是由于市场竞争日益激烈，故选D)。

8. two-thirds。参见文章第一段开头“Over the last 25 years the amount of energy used by the typical refrigerator dropped by two-thirds;”可知，在过去的25年里节能型冰箱节能大约三分之二。

9. the cost of a home。参见文章第二段“Alex Wilson, executive editor of Environmental Building News says,”..., but the average homeowner can use many green strategies — and some actually reduce the cost of a home.可知，根据Alex Wilson的观点：普通人可以采用多种节能环保策略来改善房屋设备，这样可以减少开支。

10. global deforestation。参见文章第一个小标题下有关内容“Since it matures in three years and regenerates itself, bamboo doesn’t contribute to global deforestation.”可知，生长速度比树木快得多，三年就可成材和再生，所以使用竹子可以避免全球森林砍伐。

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A

Section B

26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A

Section C 36. claim 37. produce 38. complaint 39. assuming 40. person 41. acceptable 42. formally 43. question

44. the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific infomp3ation as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements

【Main Points】the consumer will succeed by presenting specific infomp3ation，but not by making general statements

45. the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as fimp3ly as possible 【Main Points】the consumer should do this, stating the complaint politely and fimp3ly

46. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers rights

【Main Points】She or he can threaten to accuse the seller or report the seller to an organization responsible for protecting consumers rights

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A

47. C 48. M 49. A 50. L 51. J 52. E 53. I 54. O 55. N 56. D

Sections B 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 B

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Part V Cloze 67 D 77 C 68 A 78 A 69 C 79 A 70 C 80 C 71 A 81 B 72 D 82 C 73 B 83 A 74 D 84 D 75 B 85 B 76 B 86 D

Part VI Translation

87. Don’t make a fuss about such a small thing because this is the last thing I expected.

88. Rarely could people face up to the defects in their character in such a critical situation.

Therefore, problem arose.

. As the saying goes, “Well begun is half done”. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment.

90. It poses real problems from a self-confidence standpoint for men when they’re without that part of their identity that derives from their careers.

91. Faced with the threat of losing their jobs, these workers yielded to the management’s advice and went back to work.

Listening Script

Section A

11. W: Look at the mess! And the guests will be here soon! M: Take it easy. I’ll make sure the house is spotless. Q: What does the man mean?

【解析】选[A]。男士说他肯定会让屋子干干净净的，也就是他会打扫屋子的，选项[A]符合题意。spotless意为“一尘不染的，干净的”。选项[B]、[C]误解了对话中的take it easy。 12. M: Is the next game going to be held at our stadium or theirs?

W: Do you really think it will make much of a difference with a losing record like ours? Q: What does the woman imply?

【解析】选[C]。女士说对我们这样一直保持失败记录的队伍来说，比赛在什么地方举行有很大不同吗？言下之意是他们的队伍终将失败，也就无所谓在什么地方举行比赛了，故选项[C]符合题意。

13. M: Mum, I got a part-time job at the supermarket. Three hours a day, weekday and all day Saturday.

W: Congratulations！But are you sure you can handle it? What about homework? Q: What’s the woman worried about?

【解析】选[B]。母亲第一次使用疑问语气，反映出她对儿子能否兼顾工作和学习的担心。第二次疑问则突出反映了她对儿子学习的忧虑，故选[B]。

14. W: You see, there are too many people here. Let’s go to some other places.

M: All right. But cold weather in December cannot keep people away from the busy shops. Q: What does the man mean?

【解析】选[B]。女士说这里人太多了，到其他地方去看看吧。男士说，没问题，但是12月的冷天也不能阻挡人们来这些热闹的商店，言下之意是尽管12月的天气很冷，逛商店的人仍然会多，故选项[B]符合题意。

15. W: Your exam is over, isn’t it? Why aren’t you cheerful?

M: Oh, I don’t know. It isn’t that the questions were too hard, but I always feel uneasy when the exam doesn’t seem to have much to do with the book.

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Q: What was the man’s opinion of the exam?

【解析】选[B]。在but后男士提到试卷与书的联系不大时，他就总觉得不安。选项[B] 是对此的同义转述。对话提到...it isn’t that the questions were too hard, 意思是这些问题其实并不难。由此可以排除选项[A]、[D]。[C]项中time(考试时间)在对话中没有提及。 16. W: What do you think of the movie?

M: It was worth neither the time nor the money. Q: What does the man mean? 【解析】选[B]。“neither...nor...”结构是对两个内容的否定，也就是说时间和钱花得都不值，言外之意就是这部电影根本不值得一看。

17. M: Good afternoon. I’m Mr. Jackson. I answered your ad for an experienced advertising executive.

W: Oh, yes, Mr. Jackson. Won’t you have a seat? The manager will see you shortly. Q: What do we learn about Mr. Jackson?

【解析】选[D]。男士来应聘广告上说的有经验的广告主管职位。女士说经理马上就会见他。关键词是experienced(有经验的)、see you(会见)，另外前面的ad指报纸上的招聘广告，后面的advertising executive指的是广告主管职位，选项[D] 符合题意。

18. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?

W: Sure. The next direct flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind transferring at San Francisco you can board now. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

【解析】选[D]。the next flight、direct flight(直达航班)、transferring(转机，换乘)构成了“在机场咨询航班情况”的特定场景。由女士所说的if you do not mind transferring at san Francisco you can board now可知答案为[D]。

Conversation One W: Can I help you?

M: Yes, I’m looking for a book on the presidential election system in the United States.

W: Well, all of our textbooks are arranged by subject and course number in the back of the store. Is this a required text for one of the University’s political science courses?

M: No, it isn’t. I’ve already looked through all the political science books in the back, but the ones I saw only had a few pages, at most, on the topic.

W: How about the paperback section? There may be something there. M: Okay.

W: Or better yet, you should try looking in Books in Print. M: I’ve never heard of that. What is it?

W: It’s an index that lists all of the books currently available from publishers. If you have a specific book in mind, you can look under the author’s last name. M: But I don’t.

W: Then look directly under your subject, presidential elections. M: What happens if I find a book I want?

W: Well, if it’s not in stock, we can order it for you.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the man looking for?

【解析】选[B]。男士说“I’m looking for a book on the presidential election system...”，后来说到“I’ve already looked through all the political science books”，由此可以推断，a book on the presidential election system属于the political science books。因此，他要寻找的是[B] A political

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science book。

20. Where does the woman first direct the man to? 【解析】选[C]。当男士说需要一本关于总统选举的书时，女士以为他说的是textbook，于是马上说“all of our textbooks are ...in the back of the store”。因此，选项[C]符合题干要求。 21. What kinds of books are listed in Books in Print?

【解析】选[C]。女士说“you should try looking in Books in Print”，在男士不知道什么是Books in Print的情况下，女士解释说，Books in Print是“an index that lists all of the books currently available from publishers”，选项[C]符合题干要求。注意，in print是指“(books)currently available from publishers，正在出售的”；out of print是它的反义词组，表示“已售完”，也很常用。

Conversation Two

W: Didn’t you write a paper about Albert Kahn last semester? M: Yes, for my history of architecture class.

W: Oh, I am taking it now and I have to do some research on industrial architecture. I need to read upon Kahn’s factories. So I would like to see what you wrote about them.

M: I don’t think my paper will help; I focus on his classical design like Clements library and office buildings, but you are interested in the modern building he is famous for.

W: Yes, he is best known for his factory, especially the auto plants in Detroit. He made a breakthrough in industrial design. You know before his time, factories were so cramped and inefficient but his factory provide enough light and air and open space. So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant.

M: I remember reading that previously, factories had wooden frames and the heavy machinery made the buildings vibrate and there were fire hazards too. But when Kahn started to design auto plants around the turn of the century, reinforced concrete had just been invented. Talk about the breakthrough, not only were the buildings sturdy and fireproof but they were cheap to put up too! W: You seem to know a lot of about his industrial career.

M: Actually even though I wrote about his other works, I did a lot of background reading. Let me see if I can dig up that paper for you. There were some books of articles included in my bibliography that you might want to look up at the library.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. Why are the students discussing Albert Kahn?

【解析】选[D]。由女士所说的...I have to do some research...I need to read up on kahn’s factories可以推知，女士在研究卡恩的作品，整个对话就此展开 23. In which is Albert Kahn best known for?

【解析】选[B]。听音时注意和Kahn 相关的信息：the modern building he is famous for以及best known for his factory。问题问Kahn因为什么最有名，[B]为该细节的同义转述。 24. To what industry did Albert Kahn make a major contribution?

【解析】选[D]。听音时注意提到的行业。根据especially the auto plants“汽车车间”及So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant。可推出答案为[D]“运输行业”。 25. According to the talk, what was one problem with factories before Kahn’s time? 【解析】选[A]。听音时注意和建筑缺点相关的信息，对话中男士提到there were fire hazards too。问题问卡恩时代之前的汽车工厂存在的问题，[A]为细节再现。

Section B Passage One

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Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families. Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school. And, by the time that the average child finishes high school, he or she will have spent 18,000 hours in front of a television set as opposed to 12,000 hours in a classroom.

Parents are concerned about these figures. They are also concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Even if it is unreal — a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse with a baseball bat — this violence may have a negative effect on the young minds exposed to it. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.

Parents are also concerned about the commercials that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.

Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.

Even though most parents and educators give “Sesame Street” and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television a day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the main idea of the passage?

【解析】选[C]。在听录音之前，预览四个选项可知本文与电视带来的负面影响有关。至于是对哪一方面的负面影响，既要根据主题句区分，还需要根据文章内容进行辨别。 27. According to the passage, what do you think “Sesame Street” is?

【解析】选[B]。预读选项可知此题询问的是电视节目的类型。The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”...为答案的依据，其中的these指的就是educational programs.

28. What will be the consequence if a child forms a habit of watching hours of television every day?

【解析】选[A]。预读选项可知此题询问的是They将会发生什么行为或变成怎样的状态，需要留意对动作和状态的描述。答案依据为：These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it. 选项[A]中bored ≈ 原文中的dull，passive ≈ inactive。

Passage Two

Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns.

The pattern of crime has changed very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, in addition, is more than seasonal; it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. One is most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. Except for one strange statistic, May is the least criminal month of all.

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Apparently our intellectual season cycles are completely different from our criminal patterns. Professor Huntington made a lot of studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, and make the highest scores on examinations. In all examples, he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntington’s studies showed that June is the peak month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospital. June is also a peak month for marriages!

Possibly, high temperature and humidity bring on our strange and surprising summer actions, but police officers are not so sure. “There is, of course, no proof of a relation between humidity and murder”, they say. “Why murder’s high time should come in the summer time we really don’t know”.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What is the passage mainly about?

【解析】选[D]。根据选项的概括性强、信息密集可知，本题考查短文主旨。文章开头的Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns为短文主题句，故[D]为答案。

30. Which is the safest season?

【解析】选[B]。文章明确提到May is the least criminal month of all，表明五月是犯罪率最低的月份，也就是说五月最安全，故选项[B]正确。 31. What did Professor Huntington’s research show?

【解析】选[C]。推断题。文章讲到，Professor Huntington调查人们读严肃小说、出席科技会议和考试得高分的季节，所有数据表明在春季和秋季是高峰，而夏季却是低峰，排除[B]、[D]；另外短文中听到June出现最多的地方提到了两个peak, 他们分别是自杀和医院接收精神病患者数目最高峰以及结婚的高峰，由此可以排除[A]项，得出答案[C]。

Passage Three

Despite the presence of workaholics, there is a growing realization in the United States that too much work demand can be physically and mentally harmful. Many people have been rebelling against the work ethic, saying that no job is so important as to damage personal relationships and rob people of relaxation. There has been a shift in values, with more emphasis being given to personal relationships and relaxation. Leisure time provides opportunities to find personal satisfaction and freedom from the routine of work.

Increased leisure time in the United States has not altered the idea that work and play are distinct activities. This distinction is clear-cut; there are “work-hours” and “afterwork-hours”. There is a belief that it is desirable “to work hard and play hard” and undesirable to combine the two. In many offices, stores, and factories socializing among employees is discouraged. An employee under pressure at work often cannot afford to respond to social calls and visits. However, the amount of personal contact on the job depends on the nature of the work. There may be more social interaction between teachers in a school than between scientists doing independent research. Nevertheless, work and play are usually perceived and maintained as separate activities. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is the result of too much work demand?

【解析】选[C]。本文开头就说too much work demand can be physically and mentally hamp3ful(工作量过大在体力上和脑力上都是有害的)，即[C]。

33. In order to rebel against the work ethic, what do many people believe now? 【解析】选[B]。文中claiming(宣称)即表明人们是这样认为(believe)的，no job is so important as to...表明工作并不是最重要的，人们应该多注意与人的交往和放松自己，即[B]。

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34. What do people expect an employee under pressure at work to do?

【解析】选[B]。这个例子出现在to work hard and play hard这个概念被引出之后，文中原话说：处于工作重压下的职员是不能进行社交拜访活动(意即休闲)的，与[B]表达的意思是一样的。

35. What does the speaker imply by saying “the distinction is clear-cut”?

【解析】选[A]。文中clear-cut一词出现前有work and play are distinct (不同的) activities，之后又出现了work-hours and afterwork-hours和 to work hard and play hard等词句，均说明美国人认为工作和休闲是截然分开的。

Section C

36.【解析】claim。从manufacturer’s这个所有结构可知所填词为名词，而且可以和介词for搭配。另外，live up to和所填词构成动宾搭配，live up to意为 “遵守(诺言、原则等)，符合”。句中的or表示：faulty和or后面的部分是选择性并列关系。那么，consumer买的商品可能有瑕疵或者不像manufacturer标榜得那么好。claim作名词时常和for搭配，for后面的it指代的是an item。

37.【解析】produce。空前will限定所填词为一原形动词，并在句中作谓语，和results构成动宾搭配。主语this action是指上句中的present the guarantee at the store of purchase，在很多情况下，这种方式都比较有效。表示“产生好的效果”的搭配有produce / bring about / bear / give / yield (good) results。

38.【解析】complaint。从in general(一般而言)可知，这句话是对上一句的进一步说明，所填词很可能和上一句中的关键词complain有关，而且作空后settled的宾语。Settle暗含“解决(棘手的或令人不愉快的事情)”。complaint是complain的名词形式，take one’s complaint意为“抱怨”，等同于complain。

39.【解析】assuming。空前的句子结构已完整，所以本空应填一“动词+ing”，即现在分词作伴随状语。

40.【解析】person。in person意为“亲自，本人”，为固定短语。空后的转折句but if they cannot get to the place of purchase...to phone or write the complaint in a letter起提示作用。

41.【解析】acceptable。空前的It is及to phone„表明本空中应填一形容词。考生应注意：短文听写中若出现It is/was to do结构时，所填词往往为以able结尾的形容词。 42.【解析】formally。所填词前面的but表示“尽管„还是„”，所填词和 politely应该词性相同，但意义相对。短文听写中的副词往往以-ly结尾。

43.【解析】question。in question为固定搭配，意为“正在谈论的”，修饰the item。在文章语境中，正在谈论的商品也就是顾客向经理抱怨的商品。

44.【答案】the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements

【Main Points】the consumer will succeed by presenting specific infomp3ation，but not by making general statements

45.【答案】the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as formally as possible

【Main Points】the consumer should do this, stating the complaint politely and fimp3ly

46.【答案】She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers rights

【Main Points】She or he can threaten to accuse the seller or report the seller to an organization responsible for protecting consumers rights

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