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第I卷(共105分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.4:15.B.4:50.C.5:40.D.5:05.
2.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary.
C.Atareadingroom.D.Atahotel.
3.A.Studentandschooladministrator.B.Employerandemployee.
C.Jobseekerandinterviewer.D.Salespersonandcustomer.
4.A.Shedoesn’tfeelwell.B.Shedoesn’twantto.
C.Shehasanappointment.D.Shehastowork.
5.A.Selectingcourses.B.Languagestudy.
C.Studyingabroad.D.Literaturebooks.
6.A.Hissister.B.Hismother.
C.Hisbrother.D.Hisfather.
7.A.Easy-going.B.Bad-mannered.
C.Strict.D.Hardworking.
8.A.Decidewhethertheyshouldgotothemovies.
B.Decidewhichfoodtochoose.
C.Gotoamoviealittlelater.
D.Choosearestaurantassoonaspossible.
9.A.Nancyhasakeeneyeforstyle.
B.Nancyregretsbuyingthedress.
C.NancyandMarywentshoppingtogetherinRome.
D.NancyandMaryliketofollowthelatestfashion.
10.A.Thewomandoesn’tdriveveryoften.
B.Thetrafficisalwaysverybad.
C.Takingpublictransportationisbetterthandriving.
D.Thesubwayiscrowded.
SectionB
Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingnews.
11.A.8B.9C.15D.22
12.A.Someofthefirefighterswereseriouslyinjured.
B.Severalfirefighterswerekilledinthefire.
C.Nofirefighterwasinjuredorkilled.
D.Severalfirefighterswereslightlyinjured.
13.A.Misuseofelectronicequipment.B.Dryweather.
C.Overusedbatteries.D.Carelesssmokers.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Collegefacilities.B.Dormitoryassignment.
C.Vacationarrangements.D.Winterbreakactivities.
15.A.Thecollegestore.B.Thecomputercenter.
C.Thegymnasium.D.Thedininghalls.
16.A.Therewillbeonlyonedormitoryopentothestudents.
B.Thedormitorieswillbeopenonareducedschedule.
C.Therewillbenoheatinginthedormitories.
D.Allthedormitorieswillbetemporarilyclosedtothestudents.
SectionC
Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
DialogueInformation
JennyBirthplace:(17)_________
Occupation:asales(18)_________
TomExperiences:livinginCaliforniafor(19)________years;
movinggreatly
Major:(20)_________
Completetheform.WritenomorethanONEWORDforeachanswer.
Blanks21through24arcbasedonthefo
llowingconversation.
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A(21)_________.
Whydoesthemansuggestmodernizingthefactory?To(22)__________.
Whatdoesthemansayabouttheinvestmentsonadvertising?They’llresultin(23)__________.
Whoisresponsiblefordrawingupabudgetfortheinvestments?The(24)__________.
Completetheform.WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Wegreatlyfeelsorry______thosewhodiedorgotinjuredinthedisaster.
A.forB.withC.atD.in
26.-Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?
-______.I’mnotparticularaboutdrinks.
A.BothB.NoneC.EitherD.Neither
27.Asamatteroffact,muchof______wereadontheInterneteverydayisgroundlessornonsense.
A.thoseB.thatC.itD.what
28.Peter______joinusinthepicnic,butitalldependsonhisweekendassignment.
A.mustB.shallC.mayD.will
29.ABritishresearchstudyshowsthat,globally,people’swalkingspeeds______by10percentoverthelastdecade.
A.wereincreasedB.haveincreasedC.increasedD.hadbeenincreased
30.Thenewly-builtrailwaywillgetseveralroundsystemtests______itisopentothepublic.
A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.while
31.Thefallenleavescoveredthestreets,______addedbeautytotheancientsmalltown.
A.thatB.whichC.itD.this
32.Allthevisitorshavetopasssecuritycheckbeforetheyareallowedtoenterthestadium,______?
A.don’ttheyB.haven’ttheyC.aren’ttheyD.arethey
33.______youareawareofthetrickusedinadvertisements,Idon’tthinkyouareeagertobuy.
A.UnlessB.OnceC.WhetherD.Although
34.Thefurtherweenteredthemountain,______webecame.
A.morefrightenedB.themuchfrightened
C.muchmorefrightenedD.themorefrightened
35.Thewaytheguests______inthehotelinfluencedtheirevaluationoftheservice.
A.weretreatedB.treatedC.wouldtreatD.wouldbetreated
36.Everybodytalksaboutthetasteofgreatfood,buthardly______aboutthetongueandthenosethatmakethetastingpossible.
A.anybodytalksB.doesanybodytalk
C.talksanybodyD.nobodytalks
37.Forapromotion,Alexandertriedtogethiswork______inthemedicalcircles.
A.torecognizeB.recognizing
C.recognizeD.recognized
38.Onmywaybacktothehotellastnight,Ilostmywayinthecompletedarknessand,______thingsworse,itbegantopour.
A.makingB.madeC.havingmadeD.tomake
39.Toavoid_______,Johnpreferrednottotellthetruththathebrokethevase.
A.punishingB.topunishC.beingpunishedD.tobepunished
40.Havingsufferedfromheartattackforyears,MichaelJacksondiedonJune25,xxxx,______thefallofthekingofpop.
A.toannounceB.announcedC.announcingD.beingannounced
SectionB
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.likelyB.situationC.negativeD.influenceE.balance
F.evidenceG.constantH.flexibilityI.personalJ.primarily
PaperReview
Title:TheMobilePhone,PerpetualContactandTimePressure
Author:MichaelBittman,JudithE.Brown
TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionreported4.6billionmobileaccountsworldwideattheendofxxxx,about3.3billionmoretha
nfixedlinephones.Asmobilephoneshaveovertakenfixedlinephonesinusage,the41impactofthemobilephoneonwork–lifebalancehasraisedconsiderableconcern.Yettheauthorsofthispaperconcludethatthesefearsareexaggerated.Althoughthepaceofworkandtimepressuresmaybegreatersincethearrivalofthemobilephone,thetechnologyalsoallowsforincreased42andthe“softening”ofschedules,meaningthatplanscanberearrangedtoadjustpeople’spersonalorworklives.
Theauthorsstudiedasampleofnearly2,000workerswhocompletedquestionnairesandkeptdiariestodeterminewhen,howoften,andinwhat43theseworkersusedtheirmobilephones.Theresearchersalsoevaluatedrecordsofphonetrafficandusagereportsfromparticipants’handsets.Thedatarevealedthatratherthanintrudingonleisuretime,thephone’s“always-on”natureallowedemployeestobetter44theirschedulesandavoidwork–lifepressures.Andalthoughconcernsaboutmobilephonesoftenassumethattheytieuppeopletowork,thecallrecordsindicatedthattheyareused45tostayintouchwithfamilyandfriends.46callsaccountedfor61percentofallcalls;only21percentwereworkrelated.
However,thedatadidrevealacorrelationbetweenmobilephonesandworkplacepressure,especiallyamongmalerespondents,whoweremore47toreportthatthemobilephonemadethemfeelshortontime.Theauthorsarguethatworkers’stressisraisedbecausethemobilephonehasenabledmanagementtostayin48contactwiththem.Still,theauthorsdidnotfindoutany49tosuggestthatthemobilephonestretchedtheworktimebeyondemployees’abilitytodealwith.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
TheUSDepartmentofLabourstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkers.Andthisoversupplyis50.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachers,engineers,physicists,aerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yet,collegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyearto51highlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’tthere.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotenterthe52forwhichtheyweretrained,andtheymusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreeandthesetemporaryjobsaremostprobablybecoming53onesintheseverelabormarkets.
54,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:carpenters,electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycanhandle.Asaresult,their55areoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldconceptthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowis56theskilledworkmen.
Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththat57isapassporttoaprosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlife58withacollegedegree.Parentsbeginbrainwashingtheirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationfor59ratherthanforlife.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter:everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo.Underthispressure,thekidshavetogotocollege,but,unfortunately,mostkids60inthestartingline.Inspiteofthis,everyyearcollegeenrollmentsgoupandup,andmoreandmoregraduatesare61forthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.
Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthat
manypeoplegotocollegewheretheydonot62.Halfofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegedonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyearbecauseoftheir63academicperformance.Some64fortwoorthreeyearsandthenjointheotherstudentswhodropout.It’shightimewestoppedtorethinkoureducationsystem.
50.A.decliningB.increasingC.droppingD.decreasing
51.A.turnoutB.takeoverC.layoffD.comeacross
52.A.universitiesB.coursesC.classroomsD.professions
53.A.profitableB.favoriteC.permanentD.excellent
54.A.AllinallB.Forthetimebeing
C.OntheotherhandD.Inthefirstplace
55.A.abilitiesB.expectationsC.ambitionsD.incomes
56.A.infavorofB.usefultoC.superiortoD.responsiblefor
57.A.profession-trainingB.collegedegree
C.workingskillD.socialability
58.A.hardlyB.graduallyC.equallyD.curiously
59.A.laborB.workC.graduationD.college
60.A.failB.remainC.hesitateD.pause
61.A.under-estimatedB.over-educated
C.wrongly-assessedD.properly-trained
62.A.stayB.enrollC.belongD.pay
63.A.admirableB.successfulC.outstandingD.unsatisfactory
64.A.struggleonB.breakdownC.giveupD.calloff
SectionB
Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Thesubjectofthenexttwopassagesisthesame,butthewaytheyarewrittenisdifferent.Readthemcarefullyandanswerthequestions.
65.IfyougotolunchatDilly’sDeli,youcouldexpecttosee________.
A.alonglineofcustomers
B.thefiremarshal
C.therestaurantcriticfromthenewspaper
D.homemadepie
66.BothpassagessuggestthatifyoueatlunchatDilly’sDeli,youshouldexpectto______.
A.sitnexttoatruckdriver
B.placeyourorderwiththewaiterwhocomestoyourtable
C.cleanupthetableafterdinner
D.dresswarmly
67.Whichofthefollowingillustratestherestaurantcritic’sopinionofthefoodatDilly’sDeli?
A.“AtDilly’s,yousitatoneoffourlongtables.”
B.“Atlunchtime,Dilly’sDeliissocrowded,Iwonderedwhenthefiremarshalhadlastvisitedtheestablishment.”
C.“AfterIhadtastedallofthefoodonmyplate,Irosetoleave,whereupononeofthepeopleworkingbehindthecounteryelledatmetocleanupaftermyself.”
D.“ThrowingawaythatplateoffoodwasthemostenjoyablepartofdiningatDilly’s.”
(B)
ThecomposerWolfgangAmadeusMozart’sremarkablemusicaltalentwasapparentevenbeforemostchildrencansingasimplenurseryrhyme.Wolfgang’soldersisterMariaAnna(whothefamilycalledNannerl)waslearningtheclavier,anearlykeyboardinstrument,whenherthree-year-oldbrothertookaninterestinplaying.AsNannerllaterrecalled,Wolfgang“oftenspentmuchtimeattheclavierpickingoutthirds(三度音),whichhewasalwaysstriking,andhispleasureshowedthatitsoundedgood.”TheirfatherLeopold,anassistantconcertmasterattheSalzburgCourt,recognizedhischildren’suniquegiftsandsoondevotedhimselftotheirmusicaleducation.
BorninSalzburg,Austria,onJanuary27,1756,Wolfganghadcomposedhisfirstoriginalworkbyagefive.LeopoldplannedtotakeNannerlandWolfgangontourtoplaybef
oretheEuropeancourts.TheirfirstventurewastonearbyMunichwherethechildrenplayedforMaximillianIIIJoseph,electorofBavaria.LeopoldsoonsethissightsonthecapitaloftheHapsburgEmpire,Vienna.OntheirwaytoVienna,thefamilystoppedinLinz,whereWolfganggavehisfirstpublicconcert.Bythistime,Wolfgangwasnotonlyaskilledharpsichordplayer,buthehadalsomasteredtheviolin.TheaudienceatLinzwasamazedbythesix-year-old,andwordofhisgeniussoontraveledtoVienna.Inamuchattendedconcert,theMozartchildrenappearedattheSchonbrunnPalaceonOctober13,1762.Theycompletelyattractedtheemperorandempress.
Followingthissuccess,Leopoldreceivedalotofinvitationsforthechildrentoplay,forafee.LeopoldseizedtheopportunityandbookedasmanyconcertsaspossibleatcourtsthroughoutEurope.Aconcertcouldlastthreehours,andthechildrenplayedatleasttwoperaday.Today,Leopoldmightbeconsideredtheworstkindofstageparent,butatthetime,itwasnotuncommonforprodigiestomakeextensiveconcerttours.Evenso,itwasanexhaustingscheduleforachildwhowasjustpasttheageofneedinganafternoonnap.
68.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe________.
A.ClassicalMusicintheEighteenthCentury:AnOverview.
B.StageParents:AHistoricalPointofView.
C.Mozart:TheEarlyLifeofaMusicalGenius
D.Mozart:TheShortCareerofaMusicalGenius.
69.WhatwastheconsequenceofWolfgang’sfirstpublicappearance?
A.HeattractedtheemperorandempressofHapsburg.
B.WordofWolfgang’sgeniusspreadtothecapital.
C.LeopoldsethissightsonVienna.
D.Invitationsforthemiraclechildrentoplaypouredin.
70.EachofthefollowingstatementsaboutWolfgangMozartisdirectlysupportedbythepassageexcept________.
A.Mozart’sfathermadefulluseofhischildren’stalent
B.MariaAnnawasalsotalentedinmusic
C.Wolfgang’schildhoodwasdevotedtohismusicalcareer
D.Wolfgangpreferredtheviolintootherinstruments
71.Theword“prodigies”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.unusuallytalentedpeopleB.strictparents
C.greatestcomposersD.generouspeople
(C)
Despitesocialmythstothecontrary,thebestpredictoroffuturewealthisthefamilyintowhichyouareborn.Eachyear,thebusinessmagazineForbespublishesalistofthe“Forbes400”—thefourhundredwealthiestfamiliesandindividualsinthecountry.
OfallthewealthrepresentedontheForbes400list,morethanhalfisinherited.Thoseonthelistwhocouldbecalled“self-made”werenottypicallyofmodestorigins;mostinheritedsignificantassets(资产).Thoseintheupperclasswithnewlyacquiredwealthareknownasthenouveauriche.Althoughtheymayhavevastamountsofmoney,theyareoftennotacceptedinto“oldrich”circles.
Theuppermiddleclassincludesthosewithhighincomesandhighsocialreputation.Theytendtobewell-educatedprofessionalsorbusinessexecutives.Theirearningscanbequitehighindeed—successfulbusinessexecutivescanearnmillionsofdollarsayear.Itisdifficulttoestimateexactlyhowmanypeoplefallintothisgroupbecauseofthedifficultyofdrawinglinesbetweentheupper,uppermiddle,andmiddleclass.Indeed,theuppermiddleclassisoftenthoughtofas“middleclass”becausetheirlifestylesetsthestandardtowhichmanylongfor,butthislifestyleissimplybeyondthemeansofamajorityofpeopleintheUnitedStates.
Themiddleclassishardtodefine;inpart,being“middleclass”ismorethanjusteconomicposition.ByfarthemajorityofAm
ericansidentifythemselvesasmiddleclasseventhoughtheyvarywidelyinlifestyleandinresourcesattheirdisposal.ButtheideathattheUnitedStatesisanopen-classsystemleadsmanytothinkthatthemajorityhaveamiddle-classlifestylebecause,ingeneral,peopletendnottowanttorecognizeclassdistinctionsintheUnitedStates.Thus,themiddleclassbecomesthecommonconcepteventhoughmanywhocallthemselvesmiddleclasshaveaweakholdonthisclassposition.
Thelowerclassiscomposedprimarilyofthedisplacedandpoor.Peopleinthisclasshavelittleformaleducationandareoftenunemployedorworkinginminimum-wagejobs.Fortypercentofthepoorwork;10percentworkyear-roundandfulltime—aproportionthathasgenerallyincreasedovertime.Recently,theconceptoftheunderclasshasbeenaddedtothelowerclass.Theunderclassincludesthosewhohavebeenleftbehindbycontemporaryeconomicdevelopments.Rejectedfromtheeconomicsystem,thoseintheunderclassmaybecomedependentonpublicassistanceorillegalactivities.
72.Whydoestheauthormentionthe“Forbes400”inthepassage?
A.Toexplainthemeaningofthelistingthatappearseveryyear.
B.Tocastdoubtontheclaimthatfamilyincomepredictsindividualwealth.
C.Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulpeoplewhohavemodestfamilyconnections.
D.Tosupportthestatementthatmostwealthypeopleinherittheirmoney.
73.WhydomostpeopleidentifythemselvesasmiddleclassintheUnitedStates?
A.Theyhaveaboutthesamelifestyleaseveryoneelseinthecountry.
B.Theydon’treallyknowhowtodefinetheirstatusbecauseitisunclear.
C.TheyprefernottoadmitthatthereareclassdistinctionsintheUnitedStates.
D.Theyidentifythemselveswiththemajoritywhohavenormallifestyles.
74.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanbeinferredaboutpoorpeopleintheUnitedStates?
A.Theyarenotabletofindentry-leveljobs.
B.Theyworkinjobsthatrequirelittleeducation.
C.Theyareserviceworkersandmanuallaborers.
D.Theydonottrytofindemployment.
75.Accordingtothepassage,whyhastheunderclassemerged?
A.Changesintheeconomyhavecausedanentireclassofpeopletosurvivebywelfareorcrime.
B.Theincreaseincrimehassupportedanewclassofpeoplewholivebyengaginginillegalactivities.
C.Thenewtermwasnecessarybecausethelowerclassenjoyedahigherlifestylethanithadpreviously.
D.Minimum-wagejobsnolongersupportaclassofpeopleatastandardlevelintheeconomicsystem..
SectionC
Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.
A.Usealltheinformationinthebook
B.Getbackgroundinformation
C.Becriticalwhilereading
D.Enjoyandengageyourself
E.Choosetheappropriatereadingtechniques
F.Knowyourreadingpurpose
76.
Agoodreaderfindsjoyinreading.Agoodreaderisahappyreader.Ifyouareagoodreaderyouwillberewardedinknowledgeandanewunderstandingofordifferentperspectiveonlife.Makethebookyourown.“It’sthegoodreaderthatmakesthegoodbook;agoodheadcannotreadmistakenly:ineverybookhefindspassageswhichseemconfidencesorasideshiddenfromallelseandunmistakablymeantforhisear.”-RalphWaldoEmerson
77.
Thewayyoureadabookdependsverymuchonyourreasonsforreadingit.Youshouldreadaquestioninyourmathexamdifferentlyfromanentryinanencyclopediawhichyouarelookingatquicklytofindoutth
edateofanevent.Thekindofreadingyoudoinclassorforyourhomeworkisdifferentfromhowyoureadanovelforpleasureinthesummervacation.
78.
Goodbooksarewell-organized,withtitles,sub-titles,introductions,summariesorconclusions.Manybooksalsohavepictureswithcaptions.Lookatallthesefirstbeforestartingtoread.Anotheraspectofgoodwritingisthateachparagraphhasatopicsentence.Atopicsentenceisasentence,usuallythefirstoneinaparagraphwhichcontainsthemainideaoftheparagraph.Ifyouconcentrateonunderstandingthetopicsentence,thismayhelpyoutounderstandwhatcomesnext.
79.
Oneofthefollowingmethodsimproveyourreadingquality.Skimming--thisisreadingatextquicklytofindoutwhatinformationitcontains.Youshouldskimwhen,forexample,youwanttocheckifatexthastheinformationyouneedtoanswersomequestionsorwriteaproject.Itisoftenenoughtolookatthefirst(andlast)sentencesineachparagraph.Scanning--thisisreadingquicklytofindaspecificpieceofinformation.Youshouldscanwhen,forexample,youarelookingfortheanswertoaquestionwhichyouknowisinthetext.
80.
Findsomethingoutaboutthetopicyouhavetoread.Themorerelevantbackgroundinformationyouhave,theeasieritwillbetounderstandthebook.Youcangetthisrelevantinformationbackgroundinyourownlanguage.Forexample,ifyouarestudyingtheItalianRenaissance,youcouldreadanencyclopediaortextbookinyourownlanguagetofindoutthemostimportantdetailsaboutthishistoricalperiod.
SectionD
Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.
Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Whoispullingyourstring?Forthemajorityofus,it’sotherpeople—society,colleagues,friend,familyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,“Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry(模仿),theirpassionsaquotation.”
Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug—weareaddictedto(沉溺于)itandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(一剂毒品),weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.
Butjustaswithanydrug,thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom—thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.
Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway—makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues—notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers,butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythecha
ngingopinionsandvaluesystemofothers,wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.
(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTWELVEWORDS.)
81.Bysaying“Mostpeopleareotherpeople……”,OscarWildemeansthatmostpeople’sthoughts__________________.
82.Whathappenstopeopleiftheycaretoomuchfortheapprovalofothers?
83.Whyisitunreliableforustolivebytheopinionsofothers?
84.Accordingtotheauthor,wecantakebackcontrolby_______________________.
第II卷(共45分)
I.Translation
Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.
1.祝你面试成功。(Wish…)
2.这首诗太抽象,我不能完全理解。(too…to…)
3.要保持身体健康,我们应该每天抽出一定的时间来锻炼。(health)
4.不亲自参与,你无法知道这种游戏带来的乐趣。(unless)
5.防火意识不容忽视,不然的话会对生命和财产造成不可估量的损失。(neglect)
II.GuidedWriting
Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.
请你根据作为志愿者为他人服务,或接受志愿者服务的经历,简要谈谈志愿者工作给你或他人带来的影响。
你的作文中应包括:
1.简要叙述你或他人的志愿者工作。
2.简要说明志愿者工作给你或他人带来的影响。
(你的作文将从语篇结构、语言运用能力、语法等方面进行评分。)
英语试卷参考答案
第I卷
1.D2.D3.C4.D5.A6.A7.C8.B9.B10.C
11.B12.D13.A14.C15.B16.A
17.Egypt18.manager19.720.chemistry21.project
22.stay(more)competitive23.high(er)profits24.FinanceDepartment
25.A26.C27.D28.C29.B30.A31.B32.A33.B34.D
35.A36.A37.D38.D39.C40.C41.C42.H43.B44.E
45.J46.I47.A48.G49.F50.B51.A52.D53.C54.C
55.D56.A57.B58.C59.D60.A61.B62.C63.D64.A
65.A66.C67.D68.C69.B70.D71.A72.D73.C74.B
75.A76.D77.F78.A79.E80.B
81.arecontrolledbyothers
82.Theyarelikelytoliveunhappyandlimitlives.Theywillliveunhappyandlimitlives.
83.Becausepeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.
84.makingaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringothers’thoughts
caringlessaboutothers’thoughts/payinglittleattentionto…./takinglittlenoticeof…
第II卷
I.Translation
1.Wishyousuccessintheinterview.
2.Thepoemistooabstractformetofully(totally/completely/entirely)understand.
3.Tokeepusingoodhealth,weshouldsetaside(spare)sometimetoexerciseourselves(doexercises)everyday.
4.Youwon’tbeabletoknowthejoythegamebringsaboutunlessyouparticipateinityourself.
5.(Thesenseof)Fireprotectionshouldnotbeneglected(Weshouldnotneglectfireprotection),orgreatdamagemightbecausedtothelivesandproperty.
评分标准:
1.第1题3分,第2—4题,每题4分;第5题5分。
2.在每题中,单词拼写、标点符号、大小写错误累计每两处扣1分。
3.语法错误每处扣1分。每句同类语法错误不重复扣分。
4.译文没有用所给单词,扣1分。
II.GuidedWriting:
评分标准:
1.本题总分为25分,其中内容10分,语言10分,组织结构5分。
2.评分时应注意的主要方面:内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性以及上下文的连贯性。
3.评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定所属档次,然后对照相应的组织结构档次给予加分。其中,内容和语言两部分相加,得15分或以上者,可考虑加4-5分,15分以下者只能考虑加0,1,2,3分。
4.词数少于70,总分最多不超过10分。
档次内容语言组织结构
A9—109—104—5
B7—87—83
C5—65—62
D3—43—41
E0—20—20
各档次给分要求:
内容部分
A.内容充实,主题突出,详略得当。
B.内容较充实,能表达出作文要求。
C.内容基本充实,尚能表达出作文要求。
D.漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容,有些内容与主题无关。
E.明显遗漏主要内容,严重离题。
语言部分
A.具有很好的语言表达能力,语法结构正确或有些小错误,主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词汇所致。
B.具有较强的语言表达能力,语法结构和词汇的应用基本正确,错误主要因为尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致。
C.有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误,但不影响理解。
D.语法结构与词汇错误较多,影响了对内容的理解。
E.语法结构与词汇的错误很多,影响了对内容的理解。
组织结构部分
A.自然地使用了语句间的连接成分,全文流畅结构紧凑
。句子结构多样,词汇丰富。
B.能使用语句间连接成分,全文流畅结构紧凑。句子结构多样,词汇较丰富。
C.能使用简单的语句间连接成分,全文内容连贯。句子结构有一定的变化,词汇使用得当。
D.尚能使用语句间连接成分,语言连贯性较差,句子结构单调,词汇贫乏。
E.缺乏语句间的连接成分,语言不连贯。词不达意。
英语试卷录音文字材料
现在是闵行区xxxx学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试英语听力测试时间。
先试音,请听一段音乐,时间约半分钟。
试音结束,听力测试现在开始。
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.W:MayIhaveaticketforthe4:50trainforMadrid?
M:Sorry,madam...thetrainleft15minutesago.
Q:Whattimeisitnow?
2.W:Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir,I’msorry.
M:ButmysecretarysaidshehadbookedadoubleroombeforeIleft.
Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
3.W:Andnow,Mr.Smith,couldyousayalittlebitaboutthereasonwhyyouwanttogetthisposition?
M:That’seasy.Beingapartofyouisadreamthattakesadeeprootinmyheartforalongtime.Ican’tbelieveIamsoneartomydreamtoday!
Q:What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
4.M:WearehavingapartySaturdaynight.Canyoucome?
W:I’mafraidIcan’t.Ihavetoworkatthehospitalonweekends.
Q:Whycan’tthewomangototheparty?
5.M:HowmanyLiteraturecourseshaveyoutakenattheuniversity?
W:I’vehadonlyonecourseeachinAmericanandBritishLiterature.IwishIhadhadmore,especiallyinotherlanguages.
Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
6.W:Isupposeyou’veboughtsomeNewYeargiftsforyourfamily.
M:Well,I’veboughtashirtformyfatherandtwobooksformysister.ButIhaven’tdecidedwhattobuyformymother,probablysomejewels.
Q:Whodidthemanbuythebooksfor?
7.M:I’malwaysnervouswhenI’maroundtheteacher.
W:Me,too.Ibelievesheistoohardonus.
Q:Whatdothespeakersthinkoftheirteacher?
8.M:It’sveryhardformetodecidewhattoeatnow.Pizzaandhamburgersarebothgoodinthisrestaurant.
W:Ifyoukeepbeingsouncertainlikethis,Iamafraidwecannotmakeittothemovietheater.Somakeadecisionrightnow!
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
9.M:HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinRome?
W:Shesaidshe’dneverbuyanItalianstyledressifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsuchadress.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
10.M:Ineedtobeoutoftown,butthetrafficisveryheavyatthishour.
W:Isuggestthatyoutakethesubwayinstead.Thenyoudon’thavetocopewiththeterribletraffic.Youknowwhat?Idon’tfeellikedrivinganymore.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?
SectionB
Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingnews.
EightchildrenandoneadultdiedinafirethatbrokeoutinasmallapartmentbuildinginNewYorkCity’sBronxborough.15peoplewereinjuredinthefirethatstartedlateonWednesday.
22peoplelivedinthefour-storybrickb
uilding,whichwassplitintotwoapartments.ThetwofamilieswerefromWestAfrica.
Thefirestartedonthegroundfloorshortlybeforemidnightandburneduptothenextfloorthroughthewoodenstairs.
Anadultandeightchildren,frominfantstoa10-year-old,werekilled.Someoftheinjuredwereincriticalcondition,whileseveralfirefightersandrescuershadsmallinjuries.Witnessessaidonewomanthrewherchildrenoutofabrokenwindowtosavethem.Twochildrenwerecaughtbypeopledownstairs.
Thefiremayhavebeenstartedbyaheateroranoverloadedpowerstrip.Thesmokedetectorsdidnotworkastheylackedbatteries.
(Listenagain,please)
Questions:
11.Howmanypeoplewerekilledinthefire?
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirefighters?
13.Whatmighthavecausedthefire?
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thankyouforcomingtothismeetingforstudentswhowillberemainingoncampusduringthe10—daywinterbreak.Asthedeanofstudents,itismyresponsibilitytoexplainthevacationarrangementsandtohaveyoufilloutformsgivingthedatesyouwillbeoncampus.Toreduceheatingcost,ButlerHallwillbetheonlydormitoryopen;alltheotherdormswillcloseat5p.m.onFriday,Feb.7th,andwillnotreopenuntil6p.m.onFeb.16th.Oncewehaveyourcompletedforms,wewillassignyouaroominButlerHall.
Pleasemoveallthebelongingsyouwillneedtoyourtemporaryaccommodationbythe7th,asitwillnotbepossibletoreopentheotherdormsduringthese10days,oncetheyhavebeenclosed.Mostcollegefacilitieswillbeclosedduringthevacation.Thesefacilitiesincludethegymnasium,thecollegestoreandthedininghalls.Thelibraryandcomputercenterwillbeopen,thoughonareducedschedule.Onlythepostofficeandthecollegeadministrationofficeswillmaintaintheirregularhours.SinceIimaginemostofyouarestayingheretofinishupacademicprojectsofonesortoranother,letmewishyouluckwithyourwork.Ifyouhaveanyspecialproblems,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeatthedean’soffice.
(Listenagain,please)
Questions:
14.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?
15.Whatwillbeopenduringthewinterbreak?
16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthedormitory?
SectionC
Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
M:Hi.Idon’tthinkwe’vemet.Myname’sTom.
W:Hi.Tom.Nicetomeetyou.MynameisJuanita,buteverybodycallsmeJenny.
M:Nicetomeetyou,Jenny,whereareyoufrom?
W:Well,originallyIwasborninEgypt,butwemovedtotheUnitedStateswhenIwasaboutfiveyearsold.MyparentsnowliveinChile.That’swheretheyfirstmet.Howaboutyou,Tom?
M:IwasborninCalifornia,andwelivedthereuntilIwasseven.Then,sincemyfatherworkedforthemilitary,we’vemovedallovertheplaces.
W:Ohyeah?Wherearesomeoftheplacesyou’velived?
M:Mostly,wewereoverseas.WespentatotaloftenyearsinKorea,Germany,andOkinawa,Japan.WeweretransferredbacktotheStatesthreeyearsago,butIthinkmyparentswouldhavelikedtoliveoverseasforatleast20years.
W:Wow.Itsoundslikeyou’vehadaninterestinglife.So,whatdoyoudonow?
M:I’mastudentatPurdueUniversity.
W:Ohreally?Whatareyoustudying?
M:I’mmajoringinChemistry.Howa