大学英语六级模拟试卷73(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级模拟试卷73 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 6. Error Correction 8. Translation

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

1． For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Say No to Pirated Products. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 目前盗版的现象比较严重 2. 造成这种现象的原因及其危害 3. 我们应该怎么做 Useful words and expressions: 盗 版: piracy(n.) 盗版产品: pirated products 知识产权: intellectual property rights 侵犯版权: infringe sb.’s copyright; copyright infringement Say No to Pirated Products

正确答案： Say No to Pirated Products Piracy is a serious problem with which this country is confronted. In many places we see people peddling pirated books or disks. Actually, piracy has become so widespread that it has sev

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, 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.

How Earthquakes Work An earthquake is one of the most terrifying phenomena that nature can dish up. We generally think of the ground we stand on as “rock-solid” and completely stable. But an earthquake can shatter that perception instantly. Up until relatively recently, scientists only had unsubstantiated guesses as to what actually caused earthquakes. Even today there is still a certain amount of mystery surrounding them, but scientists have a much clearer understanding. There has been enormous progress in the past century: Scientists have identified the forces that cause earthquakes, and developed technology that can tell us an earthquake’s magnitude and origin. The next hurdle is to find a way of predicting earthquakes.Shaking Ground An earthquake is a vibration that travels through the earth’s crust. Technically, a large truck that rumbles down the street is causing a mini-earthquake, if you feel your house shaking as it goes by, but we tend to think of earthquakes as events that affect a fairly large area, such as an entire city. All kinds of things can cause earthquakes: -volcanic eruptions -meteor(流星) impacts -underground explosions (an underground nuclear test, for example) -collapsing structures (such as a collapsing mine) But the majority of naturally-occurring

earthquakes are caused by movements of the earth’s plates, as we’ll see in the next section. We only hear about earthquakes in the news every once in a while, but they are actually an everyday occurrence on our planet. According to the United States Geological Survey, more than three million earthquakes occur every year. That’s about 8000 a day, or one every 11 seconds! The vast majority of these 3 million quakes are extremely weak.Sliding Plates The biggest scientific breakthrough in the history of seismology(地震学)—the study of earthquakes came in the middle of the 20th century, with the development of the theory of plate tectonics(板块构造). The basic theory is that the surface layer of the earth—the lithosphere—is comprised of many plates that slide over the lubricating mantle(地幔) layer. At the boundaries between these huge plates of soil and rock, three different things can happen: -Plates can move apart—If two plates are moving apart from each other, hot, molten rock flows up from the layers of mantle below the lithosphere. -Plates can push together—If the two plates are moving toward each other, one plate typically pushes under the other one. At some boundaries where two plates meet, neither plate is in a position to subduct under the other, so they both push against each other to form mountains. -Plates slide against each other—At other boundaries, plates simply slide by each other—they are pushed tightly together. A great deal of tension builds at the boundary. Where these plates meet, you’ll find faults—breaks in the earth’s crust where the blocks of rock on each side are moving in different directions. Earthquakes are much more common along fault lines than they are anywhere else on the planet.Faults Scientists identify four types of faults, characterized by the position of the fault plane, the break in the rock and the movement of the two rock blocks: -In a normal fault (see animation below), the fault plane is nearly vertical. These faults occur where the crust is being pulled apart, due to the pull of a divergent plate boundary. -The fault plane in a reverse fault is also nearly vertical, but the hanging wall pushes up and the footwall pushes down. This sort of fault forms where a plate is being compressed. -A thrust fault moves the same way as a reverse fault, but the fault line is nearly horizontal. This is the sort of fault that occurs in a converging plate boundary. -In a strike-slip fault, the blocks of rock move in opposite horizontal directions. These faults form when the crust pieces are sliding against each other, as in a transform plate boundary. In all of these types of faults, the different blocks of rock push very tightly together, creating a good deal of friction as they move. If this friction level is high enough to keep the blocks from sliding against each other, the forces in the plates will continue to push the rock, increasing the pressure applied at the fault. If the pressure increases to a high enough level, then it will overcome the force of the friction, and the blocks will suddenly snap forward.Making Waves When a sudden break or shift occurs in the earth’s crust, the energy radiates out as seismic waves(地震波),just as the energy from a disturbance in a body of water radiates out in wave form. Body waves move through the inner part of the earth, while surface waves travel over the surface of the earth. Surface waves sometimes called long waves, or simply L waves—are responsible for most of the damage associated with earthquakes, because they cause the most intense vibrations. Surface waves are something like the waves in a body of water—they

move the surface of the earth up and down. This generally causes the worst damage because the wave motion rocks the foundations of manmade structures. L waves are the slowest moving of all waves, so the most intense shaking usually comes at the end of an earthquake.Rating Magnitude and Intensity Whenever a major earthquake is in the news, you’ll probably hear about its Richter Scale rating. You might also hear about its Mercalli Scale rating, though this isn’t discussed as often. These two ratings describe the power of the earthquake from two different perspectives. The Richter Scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake—the amount of energy it released. The Richter Scale is logarithmic, meaning that whole-number jumps indicate a tenfold increase. That is, the wave amplitude(振幅) in a level 6 earthquake is 10 times greater than in a level 5 earthquake, and the amplitude increases 100 times between a level 7 earthquake and a level 9 earthquake. Richter ratings only give you a rough idea of the actual impact of an earthquake. As we’ve seen, an earthquake’s destructive power varies depending on the composition of the ground in an area and the design and placement of manmade structures. The extent of damage is rated on the Mercalli Scale. Richter Scale ratings are determined soon after an earthquake, once scientists can compare the data from different seismograph stations. Mercalli ratings, on the other hand, can’t be determined until investigators have had time to talk to many eyewitnesses to find out what occurred during the earthquake. Once they have a good idea of the range of damage, they use the Mercalli criteria to decide on an appropriate rating.Dealing with Earthquakes So what can we do about earthquakes? The major advances over the past 50 years have been in preparedness—particularly in the field of construction engineering. In 1973, the Uniform Building Code, an international set of standards for building construction, added specifications to fortify buildings against the force of seismic waves. This includes strengthening support material as well as designing buildings so they are flexible enough to absorb vibrations without falling or deteriorating. Another component of preparedness is educating the public. The United States Geological Survey(USGS) and other government agencies have produced several brochures explaining the processes involved in an earthquake and giving instructions on how to prepare your house for a possible earthquake, as well as what to do when a quake hits. In the future, improvements in prediction and preparedness should further minimize the loss of life and property associated with earthquakes. But it will be a long time, if ever, before we’ll be ready for every substantial earthquake that might occur. All we can do is to increase our understanding of the phenomenon and develop better ways to deal with it.

2． Nowadays, scientists still have not made huge progress on the research of earthquake because they have not fully understood what cause earthquakes.

A．Y B．N C．NG

正确答案：B

解析：由题干中的nowadays定位到首段第5句Even today...，再由

made...progress定位到首段倒数第2句， There has been enormous progress in the past century...题干中的have not made huge progress与文中There has been enormous progress语义相反，尽管第5句中 there is still a certain amount of mystery与they have not fully understood属同义转述，但文中该句强调的是科学家已经对地震有了很清楚的了解。注意but转折处易设题。

3． Nuclear power can be utilized as an electrical power, but it may become a source of earthquakes.

A．Y B．N C．NG

正确答案：A

解析：由题干中的a source of earthquakes定位到第一个小标题下首段末句，All kinds of things can cause earthquakes，同时由nuclear power定位到该句列举的an underground nuclear test。题于中的a source of earthquakes与文中things can cause earthquakes属同义转述，由该段末句中列举的导致地震的原因中可以发现underground nuclear test是其中之一，故题干所述是正确的。

4． Thousands of earthquakes take place every day, but most of them are very gentle.

A．Y B．N C．NG

正确答案：A

解析：根据题意和题干中的every day定位到第一个小标题下末段后两句That’s about 8000 a day，or one every 11 seconds! The vast majority of these 3 million quakes are extremely weak．题干中的Thousands of和原文中的8000语义相近；题干中的very gentle和原文中的extremely weak属同义转述，故题干与原文表述一致。

5． Ground sea is formed when two plates are sliding toward each other and are tightly pushing together.

A．Y B．N C．NG

正确答案：C

解析：由题干中的two plates，sliding toward和tightly pushing together定位到第二个小标题下首段第3句At the boundaries between these huge plates...three different things can happen...文中描述了板块移动的三种方式以及所产生的后果，如造山运动，但是并没有提及是产生Ground sea“海啸”的原因，因此应判断本题为NG。

6． Scientists find that on our planet earthquakes are much more frequent where the plates ______.

正确答案：meet

解析：由题干中的much more frequent定位到第二个小标题下末段末句Earthquakes are much more common...；再由where the plates定位到本段首句Where these plates meet...此处需填入动词性成分。题于中的earthquakes are much more frequent与原文中的earthquakes are much more common属同义转述；原文末句指出along fault lines“沿着断层线”是地震的多发区域，而首句指出断层就是 plates meet“板块相遇”的地方，故答案为meet。

7． If the pressure on the fault is higher than the force of friction between different blocks or rock, the blocks of rock will ______.

正确答案：suddenly snap forward

解析：由题干中的force of friction定位到第三个小标题下末段末句If the pressure increases to a high enough level，...the force of the friction，and the blocks will suddenly snap forward．此处需填入谓语。题干问当断层上的压力高于摩擦力时将要发生的情况，题干中pressure...is higher than the force of friction与文中pressure...will overcome the force of friction属同义转述。故可知答案。

8． In earthquake, long wave is the main source of damage because it causes the shake of ______.

正确答案：the foundations of manmade structures

解析：根据long wave定位到第四个小标题下首段末句Surface waves...because they cause the most intense vibrations．此处需填入名词性成分。接下来在第四个小标题下的第2段第2句给出了原因：This generally causes the worst damage...rocks the foundations of manmade structures。题干中的is the main source of damage与原文中的causes the worst damage属同义转述；题于中的shake(名词)“摇动，震动”与原文中的rock(动词)同义。所以rocks的宾语为本题答案。

9． When an earthquake with level 7 in Richter scale rating is reported it means that its amplitude is ______ times stronger than a level 6 earthquake.

正确答案：10 解析：由题干中的amplitude和level定位到第五个小标题下第2段末句That is，the wave amplitude in a level 6 earthquake...a level 9 earthquake．此处需填入数词性成分，基于Richter scale的数字是按10倍增长的，文中所述6级地震波振幅比5级地震增加10倍，同样从7级地震到9级地震其幅度增加100倍，因此很容易得出本题结论。

10． After a thorough investigation of what happens during the earthquake,

scientists use ______ to rate the actual damage.

正确答案：the Mercalli criteria(scale)

解析：根据题意和during the earthquake定位到第五个小标题下第4段后两句...find out what occurred during the earthquake．Once they have a good idea of the range of damage，they use the Mercalli criteria...此处需填入名词性成分。题干中a thorough investigation of what happens during the earthquake与原文中的talk to...during the earthquake属同义转述。故use的宾语就是答案。

11． In order to minimize the damages resulted from earthquakes in the future, further progress should be made in the field of ______.

正确答案：prediction and preparedness

解析：由题干中minimize和in the future定位到全文末段首句In the future，improvements in prediction and preparedness should further minimize...此处需填入名词性成分。题干中progress should be made与原文中的improvements同义；题干中的the damages resulted from earthquakes与原文中的the loss of life and property associated with earthquakes属同义转述。所以应填入prediction and preparedness。

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

12．

A．She’ll get the things the man needs. B．Mary wants to go to the bookstore too.

C．There isn’t enough time to go to the bookstore. D．The student center closes at 4 o’clock.

正确答案：C

解析：M: I think I’ll run down to the bookstore and get a few things.W: But aren’t we going to meet Mary at the student center? She is expecting us at 4, and it’s almost now.Q: What does the woman mean?

13．

A．His flight arrived late.

B．Shirley had a long drive to the airport. C．His flight took three hours.

D．Shirley had trouble finding the airport.

正确答案：A

解析：W: Did Shirley meet you at the airport yesterday?M: Yes. But she surely got tired waiting for my flight to get in. We circled the airport for three hours.Q: What can we conclude from the man’s reply?

14．

A．It lacks the necessary background information.

B．The man should find the proper subject to research firstly. C．It will be finished in a short time.

D．The man doesn’t know how to carry it on.

正确答案：B

解析：W: You need to decide what you are going to do to get your research project done.M: I have got the background information together, now all I need is to find the right subject to observe.Q: How is the man’s research going on?

15．

A．The woman is nervous to go to tomorrow’s trial. B．The man thinks the woman’s presentation very well. C．The woman will have a class speaking tomorrow.

D．The man suggests the woman have a run to relieve of nervousness.

正确答案：C 解析：W: I have got to give up my all presentation in class tomorrow, and I am so nervous.M: Maybe you just need a trial run, why don’t you use me as your audience?Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

16．

A．She is not permitted to live off-campus this year. B．She has been living off-campus for a year. C．She is happy with her living arrangement. D．She is required to move next year.

正确答案：A

解析：W: I don’t know why the university requires freshmen to live in dorms for a whole year!M: Cheer up, you’ll be able to live off-campus next year if you want.Q: What is true about the woman?

17．

A．She has already read the book.

B．She will not lend her book to the man.

C．The man can use her book whenever he likes. D．The man does not need the book.

正确答案：B

解析：M: I don’t want to buy the book Professor White told us to read for the exam. Do you think you could lend me yours?W: Well, I’m not using it right now. But I really need to keep it handy just in case.Q: What does the woman mean?

18．

A．Give the secretary Sally’s new address and phone number. B．Ask Sally a question about her health.

C．Get information about Sally from the secretary. D．Visit Sally at her new school.

正确答案：C

解析：M: I haven’t heard from Sally since she entered medical school. I wonder how she’s doing.W: Well, I get to know she gave our department secretary her new address and phone number. Why don’t you try to get in touch with her?Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

19．

A．She will help the man find the exhibit. B．She has already seen the exhibit. C．She will help the man read the map. D．She knows where to get a map.

正确答案：A

解析：M: Hi, I have a map of the campus, but I still can’t find the building with the new sculpture exhibit. Can you tell me how to get there?W: It looks like an old map, Follow me, I’m just going that way on myself.Q: What does the woman mean?

听力原文：M: Oh, Jane, you’re early! I’m happy you’re here early today because I’d like to discuss your attendance for a moment.W: Oh, Dr. Green, I’m really sorry about missing yesterday.M: Actually, it’s been several days. Counting today, we’ve only had 6 classes, yet you’ve already missed 4. You won’t be able to pass if you’re constantly absent.W: I’m really sorry, but I’ve been extremely busy. I promise to attend the rest of the classes on time.M: Well, I hope you’re ready for today’s exam.W: Today? I thought it was Monday!M: Read the outline, Jane; this is precisely what I’m talking about. You should either make an effort to attend, or you should consider withdrawing while it’s still possible.W: What do you mean?M: Today’s the final day you can withdraw and get a full refund.W: Maybe I really should; what do you suggest?M: I wish you could attend classes regularly; however, if you don’t believe you’re capable of this, then don’t waste your money.W: Thanks, Dr. Green; I really appreciate your advice. If it’s okay, I suppose I’ll go ahead and drop the class.M: It’s entirely up to you, but that might be best if you don’t think things are going to change.

Excuse me, the students are coming, and I’ve got to get ready for class. I wish you the very best of luck, Jane.W: Thank you, Dr. Green. Good bye.

20．

A．She hasn’t been getting adequate grades.

B．She has been overloading herself with homework. C．She hasn’t been attending class on time.

D．She has been coming to school much too early.

正确答案：C

解析：What is the woman’s problem?

21．

A．To withdraw from class. B．To stay in class.

C．To miss just one more class. D．To get another class.

正确答案：A

解析：What does the woman decide at last?

22．

A．Change his class. B．Prepare for class. C．Drop the class. D．Dismiss class.

正确答案：B

解析：What is the man going to do according to the end of the conversation?

听力原文：W: Hello, listeners! Welcome to our program. Our today’s guest is Dr. Howard Miller. Dr. Miller is a professor of Sociology at Washington University and has written numerous articles and books on the issues facing older Americans in our graying society for the past 15 years.M: Thank you for that introduction.W: Well, Dr. Miller, as a matter of fact, there are many issues facing aged people. Can you say something about those?M: Well, first, I want to share a story of my own life. Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately care for them.W: Yeah, that is quite a common and natural problem with aged people.M: My grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, that of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. The prospect of having to sell their home, giving up their independence and moving into a retirement home was an extremely depressing experience for them.W: That’s definitely sure.M: He was quite sad, exclaiming that he felt he wasn’t important anymore.W: Yeah, that’s a quite natural feeling.M: For them and some older

Americans, this period of their lives means the decline of not only one’s health but the loss of identity and serf-worth. In many societies, this serf-identity is closely related with our social status, occupation, material possessions, or independence.W: So is there any way to help the elderly reestablish their serf-identity?M: Well, I think it is important to find some meaningful roles the elderly can and should play in our societies. By doing something for the society, they will feel they are still useful and important.

23．

A．The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future. B．The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly. C．An emotional problem facing the elderly and how to overcome it. D．Helping the elder lead a life in retirement homes.

正确答案：C

解析：What are the two speakers talking about?

24．

A．To highlight the difficulties of finding affordable housing in the future. B．To illustrate a problem with older citizens.

C．To describe the lack of public facilities designed for the elderly. D．To indicate the terrible living conditions of retirement homes.

正确答案：B

解析：What was Dr. Miller’s purpose in sharing the story about his grandfather?

25．

A．They were happy. B．They were calm. C．They were satisfied. D．They were sad.

正确答案：D

解析：How did Dr. Miller’s grandparents feel when they moved into a retirement home?

26．

A．Provide some jobs that the elderly can do.

B．Improve the living conditions of retirement homes. C．Increase retirement pension for the elderly. D．Persuade them to live with their family.

正确答案：A

解析：How can the society help the elderly feel important again according to Dr. Miller?

Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure—those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate pleasure from a dangerous activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. Bungee lumping is considered to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place about 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly under danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in relatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

27．

A．It is more dangerous. B．It is much easier to do.

C．It is hard to find a proper place for it.

D．It takes much shorter time to get pleasure.

正确答案：D

解析：What is special about bungee jumping according to the passage?

28．

A．Because people want to get away from modern life. B．Because people have more free time. C．Because people like adventures.

D．Because people are not quite pleased with modem life.

正确答案：D

解析：Why do people take part in dangerous sports according to the passage?

29．

A．People are becoming crazy.

B．Some kinds of dangerous sports is not popular as before.

C．The reason why people nowadays take part in some dangerous sports. D．Bungee jumping is different from other dangerous sports.

正确答案：C

解析：What is mainly talked about in this passage?

听力原文： People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings always wanted to tell stories in pictures. About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet. The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of them are like modern comic-strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did net try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it. By the year 1000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptians system. Later, the Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.

30．

A．Because they wanted to record the animals they caught. B．Because they wanted to make stories about, animal-hunting. C．Because the painters wanted to show imagination. D．Because the pictures were thought to be helpful.

正确答案：D

解析：Why were pictures of animals painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain?

31．

A．Writing.

B．Religious symbols. C．Entertaining. D．Curse.

正确答案：A

解析：What did people in the Near East used pictures as 5,000 yearn ago?

32．

A．South Africa. B．Egypt. C．Australia. D．The East.

正确答案：B

解析：Where is the home of comic strip?

听力原文： Each day we all make many choices; most of these choices are small—what to wear, what to eat etc. still there are many important choices that we make in life—which university to attend, what to study, whom to marry, etc. Sometimes we may become tired of making choices, but we always know that we will continue to make them as long as we live, because that is better than having them made for us. We may sometimes ask for advice about a choice we must make, but ultimately most of the decisions as to which choices are best will be made by ourselves, both important and unimportant. We also know that we will undoubtedly have to suffer that consequences of making poor choices and that we will often rejoice in the many fortunate choices we make. Many writers have written about choices throughout our lives such as Boris Pasternak etc. One of the most popular and beloved poems in the English language has “choice” as its subject matter. In this poem, “The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost describes walking along a path through the woods and coming to a fork in the path. He must choose which fork to take, that is, which way to go, knowing that he will probably never be able to come back and try the other way. He ends his poem by “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”. This poem is seen as a metaphor for the important choices in life which do, indeed, make “all the difference”. In Frost’s case, the choice is often interpreted as his choice of career, to take the risk of becoming a poet, knowing that thousands of poets never really succeed.

33．

A．Because it is difficult to make choices. B．Because it is necessary for us to live. C．Because others make us to do so.

D．Because making choice is better than having choices made for us.

正确答案：D

解析：Why do we have to make choices as long as we live?

34．

A．We are always interested in making important choices. B．Advice from others ultimately determines our choices.

C．Choices influenced by others’ advice usually make us suffer a lot. D．It is us who have to make our own decision ultimately.

正确答案：D

解析：Which can we learn from the passage?

35．

A．Robert Ross. B．John Frost. C．Robert Frost. D．Boris Pasternak.

正确答案：C

解析：Who is the author of the poem “The Road Not Taken”?

36．

A．In Frost’s poem the poet describes walking on a meadow. B．In the poem the poet plans to try another after taking one way. C．The choice in the poem means the choice of his career.

D．The risk of being a poem is that writing poems is hard work.

正确答案：C

解析：What can we know about poem from the passage?

Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

37． By the early 1900’s,many people in the United States began to worry about the use of alcohol by citizens. It was possible that the drinking people could become a (36)______ to themselves and the people around them. Alcohol makes their bodies don’t (37)______ as quickly to danger. Long time use of alcohol can cause (38)______ damage to organs in the body such as the liver. In 1905,three states made it illegal to drink or have alcohol within the state. By 1912, nine states made alcohol (39)______. In 1916,twenty-six of the forty-eight states had (40)______ the use of alcohol. In 1919,members of Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, which made it illegal to make, sell, or (41)______ alcohol in the United States. Prohibition (42)______ began on January 16,1920. Often times when a law is passed, it seems to be an (43)______ for some people to try and get around that law. This

happened often during Prohibition. The Volstead Act spelled out (44)____________. Alcohol as a medicine was still al lowed. A doctor could prescribe alcohol to a patient. (45)____________. If you look closely, you will see that the Eighteenth Amendment says you can’t make, sell, or transport alcohol. (46)____________. A guard was at the door to make sure no government agents tried to come into the club.

正确答案：threat

38．

正确答案：react

39．

正确答案：permanent

40．

正确答案：unlawful

41．

正确答案：prohibited

42．

正确答案：transport

43．

正确答案：officially

44．

正确答案：invitation

45．

正确答案：when, where and how much alcohol could be produced and could still be used legally

46．

正确答案：The patient could take his or her prescription to a druggist, and the

druggist had to give the patient the alcohol

47．

正确答案：It said nothing about drinking it, so private drinking clubs were set up all over the country

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT prep courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. We say our motives are selfless and sensible. A degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life. If Aaron and Nicole don’t get in, they’re forever doomed. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. It’s one-upmanship(能超越别人的本事) among parents. We see our kids’ college pedigrees(门第,出身) as trophies attesting to how well—or how poorly—we’ve raised them. But we can’t acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them. It’s true that getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high-school graduates has grown. We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there won’t be enough trophies to go around. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. Underlying the hysteria is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All that’s plausible—and mostly wrong. Selective schools don’t systematically employ better instructional approaches than less-selective schools, according to a study. On two measures—professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams—selective schools do slightly worse. By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates’ lifetime earnings. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke(侥幸的成功). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools. Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it’s nor the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college isn’t life’s only competition. In the next competition—the job market, graduate school—the results may change. So, parents, lighten up. The stakes have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment.

48． Parents tend to regard the diploma from Stanford or Princeton as the______.

正确答案：ticket for life/key to success

解析：由题干中的diploma，Stanford和Princeton定位到文章首段倒数第2句A degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life．此处需要填入名词性成分，与as一起作regard的宾语补足语．其结构为regard sth．as sth．表示“把…看作”。题目中的diploma与文中的degree近义，根据题意应填入ticket for life/key to success。

49． What do the scarce elite degrees mean to parents?

正确答案：They are highly valuable and will bring more success． 解析：由题干中的scarce elite degrees定位到文章第4段第1、2句Underlying the hysteria is the belief that scarce，elite degrees music be highly valuable．Their graduates must enjoy more success…此段首句和第2句都在解释说明家长们抱有的想法，总结起来可概括为“一流大学的学位含金量高，因此就意味着会享有更多的成功”。

50． If measured by professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams, the elite schools parents prefer may______.

正确答案：do slightly worse 解析：由题干中的measured, professors’ feedback和number of essay exams定位到文章第4段末句On two measures professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams selective schools do slightly worse．此处需要填入动词件成分作may的谓语部分。题目中measured与文中的measures对应，the elite schools parents prefer与文中的selective schools对应，因此应填入do slightly worse。

51． Compared with the fame of universities,______ are more important.

正确答案：students/kids

解析：由题干中的universities和more important定位到文章倒数第2段首句Kids count more than their colleges．此处需要填入名词性成分作句子主语。题目中的are more important与文中的count more同义，因此应填入students/kids。

52． What should parents come to realize according to the last paragraph?

正确答案：Too much pushiness can be destructive．

解析：由题干定位到文章末段。通览末段可知，作者在向家长们提醒“物极必反”的道理。此段末句可看作是Too much pushiness can be destructive的解释说明。

Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four

choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

The ethical(伦理的) behavior in industrialized countries has been put under pressure. During the last year in Norway we have seen cases where large food companies pay distributors to keep away competitors and suppliers paying personal benefits to managers of shops to get own products better promoted and positioned in the shops. The areas where the ethics does not manage to set fair limits, the lawmakers get under pressure to give new laws to cope with the unfair behavior. The examples mentioned have been given good coverage in the media. However, another area with quite another dimension is continuously running without large reports in the media. In this area one individual is killed unnecessarily nearly every third day all the year round in Norway. The coverage may be a picture in the local newspaper. Is this due to unethical behavior or may be due to the lack of action by the real responsible body that this killing is going on and on, year after year? Are the killings on our roads just accidents we have to accept due to the drivers own actions? What could be done if the responsible body in reality wanted to improve the safety on Norwegian roads? Maybe the possible actions as follows are helpful. A large-scale professional campaign is needed for traffic safety on the roads. The campaign would have to be performed by highly professional promotive companies through all normal canals as papers, radio, TV, etc. Also, we will establish a campaign person “Rusken”. “Rusken” has all the bad attitudes related to road safety. No one should want to be a “Rusken”. The children or wife/husband in the car should not want to have a “Rusken” driver. The safe smooth driving should be the aim for everybody on the road. An annual competition could be introduced and connected with an “Oscar” prize for the car model having least injured. Parallel to this a negative” Oscar” could be given to the car model having relatively the highest number of injuries during the last year. Clear criteria for best and worst have to be established in advance. The injury statistics related to car models could be made open available on Internet. In addition to car models, the media, the journalist and the promotive agency having given the best attitude towards safe driving during the last year should get their “Oscar” as well. The worst in relation to road safety could get a negative “Oscar”. If a real counterattack on the dangerous attitudes and behavior in the traffic is not done, the main responsibility for this is lying within the Parliament and the Department of Transport. The media may help to put the agenda on the table. The media, however, is partly paid by the advertisements from the car industry. This illustrates the general ethical problem between money and other values in the society.

53． The ethical behavior refers to ______. A．the industrialized countries’ policy B．the law in Norway

C．the fair competition in commerce D．the managers of food factories

正确答案：C

解析：根据题干关键词The ethical behavior定位到文章首段The ethical(伦理

的) behavior in industrialized countries has been put under pressure....推断题。“在工业化国家，合乎伦理的行为已经被置于各种压力之下。去年在挪威，我们已经看到很多这样的例子：食品公司付给代理商钱来阻止竞争者；供货商给商店经理好处，以便他们更好地推销自己的商品，并把它们摆在商店最好的位置。伦理道德管辖不到的领域，立法者就应该出台新法律以处理不公平的行为。”因此可推断此处的伦理行为应该指的是公平的商业竞争，所以答案为C。因为道德、伦理不属于、法律的范畴，因此排除A和B；伦理道德不是指人，而是指人的行为，因此排除D。

54． From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.

A．nearly 120 people die because of the traffic accidents every year in Norway B．traffic problems can be covered by the media such as radio and newspaper now

C．the ethical problems are a result of the incompetent administration of the country

D．Parliament should take all the responsibility for the safety of traffic

正确答案：A

解析：语义题。文章第2段说“在挪威，几乎每隔两天就会有一个人死于交通事故，年年如此。”因此每年差不多应该有120人会死于交通事故，所以答案为A。文章第2段第2句“但是，另外一个领域…在媒体却没有大型报道。在这个领域几乎…”由此可以排除B；因为文中根本没有提及伦理行为的原因是什么，因此排除C；文章末段说“…议会和交通部应该负主要责任。”由此排除D。

55． According to the measures to improve the safety of traffic, we can know ______.

A．competition criteria must be made to match the injury statistics B．person who gets the award of “Oscar” is the model for other drivers C．the campaign must be spread to everyone all over the country

D．one journalist will get the “Oscar” this year if he gives the best opinion

正确答案：C

解析：根据题干关键词safety of traffic定位到文章第4段第1、2句。A large-scale professional campaign is needed for traffic safety on the roads...companies through all normal canals as papers，radio，TV，etc．推断题。“就道路交通安全问题，我们应该举行大型的专业的活动。这个活动必须由高度专业的能够起推进作用的公司通过各种正常的渠道举办，比如利用报纸、广播、电视等等。”由此可以判断如此声势浩大的活动宣传目的就是要全国上下都知道，因此答案为C。文章第5段倒数第2句“如何确定最好的和最差的人，应该提前就给出清晰的标准。”因此排除A；“Oscar”分为正面的和反面的，此处以偏概全，因此排除B；文章第6段“除了车模之外，媒体、记者和组织单位在去年一年内关于安全驾驶给出了最好的意见的也应该获得‘Oscar’。”排除D是因为去年给出最好建议的记者才能获得今年的奖。

56． In Para. four, the word “Rusken” most probably means ______. A．a traffic police who directs the traffic B．a bad example to give a caution

C．one person who breaks the traffic regulations D．the driver loved by the passengers

正确答案：C

解析：根据题干关键词Rusken定位到文章第4段。Also，we will establish a campaign person“Rusken”....推断题。“并且，我们还将树立这场运动的形象代言人Rusken。Rusken具备与道路安全有关的所有的坏习惯。没有人愿意成为一个Rusken。车里的孩子或者妻子/丈夫都不愿用一个像Rusken一样的司机。”由此推测，Rusken应该是个负面形象，再结合选项的意思，就可以得出答案为C。文中没有提及交通，再者，交警也不是负面形象，因此排除A。

57． In this passage the author really concerns ______. A．the ethical behavior we need in the world B．the necessity of ensuring the traffic safety

C．the relation between traffic accidents and ethics D．who should take the responsibility for unsafe

正确答案：C

解析：推断题。作者开篇提到了商业方面的伦理行为，之后又过渡到了有关道路安全伦理行为上。随后作者提出了自己的建议，即树立正面形象和负面形象。因此在文中作者主要关注的是交通和伦理道德，因此答案为C。作者只是从商业方面的伦理行为引出文章主旨——交通方面的伦理行为，但作者没有提及其他方面我们需要的伦理行为，所以排除A。

On December 21st, just in time for the seasonal festivities, the Bush administration raised the terror alert from “elevated” to “high”. This is the fifth time that the alert has been raised to “code orange”—but it looks as if it could be kept at this level for quite some time. Officials seemed to be more nervous than usual, since unlike previous decisions to raise the threat level, this one was apparently unanimous among officials in the United States Department of Defense. Asked whether the alert was “truly serious”, Donald Rumsfeld, the defense secretary, replied “yes, you bet your life”. The authorities have noticed a marked increase in “chatter”. They have also picked up specific threats— some of them, it seems, to do with hijacking aircraft and crashing them into buildings. The targets reportedly included some big cities, for example, Las Vegas is a particular worry, but more obscure places were also chattered about, including Rappahannock County, or perhaps the town of Tappahannock, both in rural Virginia, and Valdez, in Alaska. The point of any such terrorism would be to make sure that no American anywhere felt safe. A particular focus of concern has been flights from abroad. Air France canceled six flights between Paris and Los Angeles at American government’s request. French authorities questioned and released a dozen or so passengers but several people with tickets, including one who

was reportedly a trained pilot, failed to turn up for the flight. On December 29th some international airlines were ordered to place armed air marshals on flights over the United States. On top of all this, there have also been more familiar signs of security being beefed up at nuclear plants, ports and other possible targets. Surface-to-air missiles have once again been conspicuously deployed in Washington, DC. Inevitably, some people have begun to question whether putting the country on such a high state of readiness is worth it. The process costs about $1 billion a week. Critics worry that people will become unconcerned about repeated security alerts. They also complain about the government sending mixed signals: telling Americans they are in great jeopardy(危险) but also that they should go about their business as normal. However, the critics may be too fussy(挑剔的). It is extremely hard to see what else the government could have done without either ignoring credible threats or creating mass panic. This may be the only way to face the possible threats.

58． Why did officials appear more worried about the terror alert this time? A．Because the raise of terror alert was in the seasonal festivities this time. B．Because it was the fifth time to raise the terror alert to code orange. C．Because terror alert would be kept at this level for a period of time.

D．Because officials in the Department of Defense all agreed on the decision.

正确答案：D

解析：根据题干中的officials appear more worried than usual，可以定位到首段第3句...，this one was apparently unanimous among officials in the United States Department of Defense．细节题。根据本段第3句可知们这次比平常显得更加焦虑和担忧，因为这次美国国防部的们一致同意提升恐怖袭击警报级别到橙色。“恐怖袭击警报级别可能会在这个级别保持一段时间”，不是们比平常显得更加焦虑和担忧的原因，故可排除C。

59． Which of the following is true according to Para. 2?

A．It is said that only big states and cities will be in danger this time. B．Americans have not talked too much about the possible threats. C．It is said that Los Angeles is particularly in danger this time.

D．The aim of terrorism is to make Americans feel unsafe wherever they are.

正确答案：D 解析：语义题。根据本文第2段末句可知恐怖行动的目的可能是让各地的美国人都没有安全感。根据本段第3句可知据说被袭击的目标包括大城市，拉斯维加斯就特别令人担忧，但是比较偏僻的小地方也被谈论，例如阿拉斯加农村地区的两个小镇。也就是说，不仅大城市有被恐怖袭击的危险，小地方也有可能，故可排除A；根据本段首句可知权威部门注意到人们的议论明显上升，也就是说美国人在谈论可能发生的危险，故可排除B；文中未提及洛杉矶这次特别危险，而是说拉斯维加斯特别危险，故可排除C。

60． How did American government deal with possible terror from international flights?

A．The American authorities questioned the suspects among the passengers. B．Some flights were cancelled and some international airlines are placed armed force.

C．Some pilots and passengers were arrested in Paris and Los Angeles. D．All flights from abroad were cancelled on December 29th.

正确答案：B

解析：根据题意和题干中的international flights，可以定位到第3段。细节题。这段讲到美国如何处理来自国外航班的可能的危险。美国要求取消了六次巴黎飞往洛杉矶的航班，并且在12月29日一些飞往美国的国际航班被安排部署了武装的空军，故B正确。根据本段第3句可知法国权力机构审讯并释放了一些乘客，不是美国所做的，故可排除A。

61． What can we infer from Para. 4?

A．Americans were much concerned about and well prepared for the possible threat.

B．Nuclear plants were the most important places that need protection. C．Washington, DC would be perfectly safe under the protection of surface-to-air missiles.

D．These protective methods will make Americans less worried about the possible treat.

正确答案：A 解析：推断题。第4段主要介绍了针对可能发生的恐怖袭击美国所采取的一些安全防卫措施。他们加强了核工厂、港湾和其他可能遭受袭击的目标的安全防卫。在华盛顿地区部署了地对空导弹。根据这些可以推断出美国人对可能发生的恐怖袭击很担忧而且做了充分的准备。

62． What attitude did the author adopt toward what the government did? A．Indifferent. B．Positive. C．Critical. D．Skeptical.

正确答案：B 解析：态度题。本文的末段谈到了批评家们对为可能发生的恐怖袭击所做的一切的一些看法，以及作者所持的态度。批评家们质疑让国家陷入如此警戒状态是否值得，批评家们还担忧“这样反复的警报会使人民不在意这些事情。而本文作者认为批评家们太吹毛求疵了，除了这样没有什么别的可做的，因为处于既不能忽视可能的危险又不能制造恐慌的两难境地。”由此看出，作者不同意批评家们的看法，他对所做的是持肯定的赞同态度。

Part V Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered

line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If y

In Britain, there were a few very rich people who received money fromland or investments, and did not need to work. They used to have largeamounts of servants to look after them. There were also many middle-class S1.______people, who worked as businessmen or as doctors or lawyer. They usuallyS2.______had

several servants to clear their houses and cook their meals. But there S3.______were also many poor people, there was a big gap between the rich and the S4.______poor. The poor had very different lives. Many worked as servants.

Theyused to be paying little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they S5.______lived in a warm house and were well fed. Those who worked in factorieswere often less fortunate. They used to work many hours a day, in dangerousand unhealthy conditions. But, even so, they did not use to earn enoughto

feed his families. They often lived in slums which were built cheaply by S6.______the factory owners. The worst paid people were those who worked onthe

farms. At certain times of the year, they did not use to earn nothing S7.______because there was no work for them to do. Life for the poor was not

alwaysbad. There were kind farmers and factory owners which helped their workers. S8.______And many people were concerned about the poor. One of them wasCharles Dickens, the famous British writer. When he was young, his familywas always short in money. His father was a clerk, who used to spend more S9.______than he earn. When Dickens was eleven, he had to work in a factory. S10.______

63． 【S1】

正确答案：amounts→numbers

解析：用词不当。amounts常用于修饰不可数名词，而这里的servants是可数名词。

． 【S2】

正确答案：lawyer→lawyers

解析：用词不当。名词复数形式表类别，而且与lawyer并列的前两个名词businessmen和doctors都是复数形式。

65． 【S3】

正确答案：clear→clean

解析：用词不当。clear“清除”，意义明显不符，所以应用clean“清洁”。

66． 【S4】

正确答案：people, ∧there→and

解析：缺漏。逗号没有连接句子的功能，所以此处应有一个连词and将两个分句连接起来。

67． 【S5】

正确答案：paying→paid

解析：非谓语动词误用。they指穷人，是报酬的接受者，因此应采用表被动关系的分词形式。

68． 【S6】

正确答案：his→their

解析：一致问题。主语为they，因此对应的物主代词也应该用复数。

69． 【S7】

正确答案：nothing→anything 解析：用词不当。原因状语从句中用的是否定形式，这里也应该是否定形式，而前面已经有一个not，这里再用nothing就是否定之否定，相当于肯定，故改为anything。

70． 【S8】

正确答案：which→who/that

解析：连接词误用。本句的关系代词指人，可用who，也可以用that，但不可用指物的which。

71． 【S9】

正确答案：in→of

解析：搭配错误。short of是固定搭配，意为“短缺”。

72． 【S10】

正确答案：earn→earned

解析：时态错误。与earn并列的谓语动词应该是used，二者由表示比较关系的连词more than连接，故时态上应一致。

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences in the blanks by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

73． When the empire，a former powerful country，fell to pieces，__________(它发现自己面对的是洪水和饥饿).

正确答案：found itself faced with floods and starvation 解析：“find oneself+分词”结构，表示“发现自己…”；若是现在分词，则表示主动，是动作的施动者，若是过去分词，表示被动，是动作的接受者，be faced with sth.，表示“面对某事”，因在“find oneself+分词”的结构中充当find的宾语补足语，故不能有be动词。

74． The intelligence test is an attempt__________(估量任何一个儿童的思维和推理能力)．

正确答案：to assess the ability of any child to think and reason 解析：attempt“尝试，试图”，若是名词，搭配是an attempt to do sth.；若是动词，搭配是attempt to do sth.；做某事的能力，用the ability to do，某人做某事的能力，可以是sb.’s ability to do sth，若表示sb.的部分比较长，可以写成 the ability of sb. to do sth．

75． The inner emptiness in almost all Hollywood pictures__________(被表面的感人现象所弥补)．

正确答案：is compensated for by an outer impressiveness 解析：被动语态：题目中的“被…所”对应着英语中的被动语态；compensate“补偿，赔偿”，其搭配是compensate (sb.) for sth.，此句中被补偿的事物是好莱坞电影的内容空洞，作句子主语。

76． If Aristotle worked in a university today，__________(他就会有很大的机会教授计算机)．

正确答案：he would have a good chance of teaching computer science

解析：虚拟语气：此句考查对现在事实的虚拟语气，应用“If...，would do...”的结构；“有机会做某事”，可以用 have a chance of doing sth．/to do sth．；“大有机会”，可以说have a good chance of doing.../to do...。

77． __________(习惯了与大自然作斗争求生存的人们) were bewildered by politicians，bankers and businessmen．

正确答案：Men accustomed to struggling against/with nature for survival 解析：be accustomed to doing sth+表示“习惯于做某事”，因作men的定语，应把be动词去掉；struggle against/ with sb./sth. for sth.，表示“与…为…斗争，拼搏”。