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试卷一
Part Ⅰ
Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example: You will hear:
You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “ At the office ” is the best answer. You should choose ［ A ］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［ A ］［ B ］ ［ C ］ ［ D ］
1. A) Riding a horse. B) Shooting a movie.
C) Playing a game. D) Taking a photo.
2. A) She ' ll type the letter for the man.
B) She ' ll teach the man to operate the computer.
C) She doesn ' t think his sister is a good typist.
D) She thinks the man should buy a computer.
3. A) John can share the magazine with her.
B) She wants to borrow John ' s card.
C) She ' ll let John use the journal first.
D) John should find another copy for himself.
4. A) She promised to help the man.
B) She came a long way to meet the man.
C) She took the man to where he wanted to go.
D) She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man.
5. A) The train seldom arrives on time.
B) The schedule has been misprinted.
C) The speakers arrived at the station late.
D) The company has trouble printing a schedule.
6. A) To find a better science journal in the library.
B) Not to miss any chance to collect useful information.
C) To buy the latest issue of the magazine.
D) Not to subscribe to the journal.
7. A) She wants to borrow the man ' s student ID card.
B) The tickets are less expensive than she expected.
C) She won ' t be able to get any discount for the ticket.
D) The performance turned out to be disappointing.
8. A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester.
B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead.
C) Drop one course and do it next semester.
D) Take courses with a lighter workload.
9. A) The organization of a conference.
B) The cost of renting a conference room.
C) The decoration of the conference room.
D) The job of cleaning up the dining-room.
10. A) Meet his client. B) Prepare the dinner.
C) Work at his office. D) Fix his car.
Section B
Directions: 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed.
B) The heart of London was flooded.
C) An emergency exercise was conducted.
D) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.
12. A) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.
B) A flood wall was built.
C) An alarm system was set up.
D) Rescue teams were formed.
13. A) Most Londoners were frightened.
B) Most Londoners became rather confused.
C) Most Londoners took Exercise Flood Call calmly.
D) Most Londoners complained about the trouble caused by Exercise Flood Call.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) It limited their supply of food.
B) It made their eggshells too fragile.
C) It destroyed many of their nests.
D) It killed many baby bald eagles.
15. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles.
B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles.
C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles.
D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada.
16. A) Pollution of the environment. B) A new generation of pest killers. C) Over-killing by hunters.D) Destruction of their natural homes.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Whether it can be detected and checked.
B) Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.
C) Whether global warming will speed up in the future.
D) Whether it will affect their own lives.
18. A) Many species have moved further north.
B) Many new species have come into existence.
C) Many species have developed a habit of migration.
D) Many species have become less sensitive to climate.
19. A) Storms and floods. B) Disease and fire.
C) Less space for their growth.D) Rapid increase of the animal population.
20. A) They will gradually die out.
B) They will be able to survive in the preserves.
C) They will have to migrate to find new homes.
D) They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
In the villages of the English countryside there are still people who remember the good old days when no one bothered to lock their doors. There simply wasn ' t any crime to worry about. Amazingly, these happy times appear still to be with us in the world ' s biggest community. A new study by Dan Farmer, a gifted programmer, using an automated investigative program of his own called SATAN, shows that the owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors.
SATAN can try out a variety of well-known hacking ( 黑客的 ) tricks on an Internet site without actually breaking in. Farmer has made the program publicly available, amid much criticism. A person with evil intent could use it to hunt down sites that are easy to burgle ( 闯入……行窃 ).
But Farmer is very concerned about the need to alert the public to poor security and, so far, events have proved him right. SATAN has done more to alert people to the risks than cause new disorder.
So is the Net becoming more secure? Far from it. In the early days, when you visited a Web site your browser simply looked at the content. Now the Web is full of tiny programs that automatically download when you look at a Web page, and run on your own machine. These programs could, if their authors wished, do all kinds of nasty things to your computer.
At the same time, the Net is increasingly populated with spiders, worms, agents and other types of automated beasts designed to penetrate the sites and seek out and classify information. All these make wonderful tools for antisocial people who want to invade weak sites and cause damage.
But let ' s look on the bright side. Given the lack of locks, the Internet is surely the world ' s biggest (almost) crime-free society. Maybe that is because hackers are fundamentally honest. Or that there currently isn ' t much to steal. Or because vandalism ( 恶意破坏 ) isn ' t much fun unless you have a peculiar dislike for someone.
Whatever the reason, let ' s enjoy it while we can. But expect it all to change, and security to become the number one issue, when the most influential inhabitants of the Net are selling services they want to be paid for.
21. By saying “ ... owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors ” (Lines 4-5, Para. 1), the author means that ____.
A) those happy times appear still to be with us
B) there simply wasn ' t any crime to worry about
C) many sites are not well-protected
D) hackers try out tricks on an Internet site without actually breaking in
22. SATAN, a program designed by Dan Farmer, can be used ____.
A) to investigate the security of Internet sites
B) to improve the security of the Internet system
C) to prevent hackers from breaking into websites
D) to download useful programs and information
23. Farmer ' s program has been criticized by the public because ____.
A) it causes damage to Net browsers
B) it can break into Internet sites
C) it can be used to cause disorder on all sites
D) it can be used by people with evil intent
24. The author ' s attitude toward SATAN is ____.
A) enthusiasticB) criticalC) positive D) indifferent
25. The author suggests in the last paragraph that ____.
A) we should make full use of the Internet before security measures are strengthened
B) we should alert the most influential businessmen to the importance of security
C) influential businessmen should give priority to the improvement of Net security
D) net inhabitants should not let security measures affect their joy of surfing the Internet
Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
I came away from my years of teaching on the college and university level with a conviction that enactment ( 扮演角色 ), performance, dramatization are the most successful forms of teaching. Students must be incorporated, made, so far as possible, an integral part of the learning process. The notion that learning should have in it an element of inspired play would seem to the greater part of the academic establishment merely silly, but that is nonetheless the case. Of Ezekiel Cheever, the most famous schoolmaster of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, his onetime student Cotton Mather wrote that he so planned his lessons that his pupils “ came to work as though they came to play, ” and Alfred North Whitehead, almost three hundred years later, noted that a teacher should make his/her students “ glad they were there. ” Since, we are told, 80 to 90 percent of all instruction in the typical university is by the lecture method, we should give close attention to this form of education. There is, I think, much truth in Patricia Nelson Limerick ' s observation that “ lecturing is an unnatural act, an act for which God did not design humans. It is perfectly all right, now and then, for a human to be possessed by the urge to speak, and to speak while others remain silent. But to do this regularly, one hour and 15 minutes at a time ... for one person to drag on while others sit in silence? ... I do not believe that this is what the Creator ... designed humans to do. ”
The strange, almost incomprehensible fact is that many professors, just as they feel obliged to write dully, believe that they should lecture dully. To show enthusiasm is to risk appearing unscientific, unobjective; it is to appeal to the students ' emotions rather than their intellect. Thus the ideal lecture is one filled with facts and read in an unchanged monotone.
The cult ( 推崇 ) of lecturing dully, like the cult of writing dully, goes back, of course, some years. Edward Shils, professor of sociology, recalls the professors he encountered at the University of Pennsylvania in his youth. They seemed “ a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal. Some read from old lecture notes and then haltingly explained the thumb-worn last lines. Others lectured from cards that had served for years, to judge by the worn edges .... The teachers began on time, ended on time, and left the room without saying a word more to their students, very seldom being detained by questioners .... The classes were not large, yet there was no discussion. No questions were raised in class, and there were no office hours. ”
26. The author believes that a successful teacher should be able to ____.
A) make dramatization an important aspect of students ' learning
B) make inspired play an integral part of the learning process
C) improve students ' learning performance
D) make study just as easy as play
27. The majority of university professors prefer the traditional way of lecturing in the belief that ____.
A) it draws the close attention of the students
B) it conforms in a way to the design of the Creator
C) it presents course content in a scientific and objective manner
D) it helps students to comprehend abstract theories more easily
28. What the author recommends in this passage is that ____.
A) college education should be improved through radical measures
B) more freedom of choice should be given to students in their studies
C) traditional college lectures should be replaced by dramatized performances
D) interaction should be encouraged in the process of teaching
29. By saying “ They seemed ‘ a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing ... '” (Lines 2-3, Para. 4), the author means that ____.
A) professors are a group of professionals that differ in their academic ability but behave in the same way
B) professors are like priests wearing the same kind of black gown but having different roles to play
C) there is no fundamental difference between professors and priests though they differ in their merits
D) professors at the University of Pennsylvania used to wear black suits which made them look like priests
30. Whose teaching method is particularly commended by the author?
A) Ezekiel Cheever ' s.
B) Cotton Mather ' s.
C) Alfred North Whitehead ' s.
D) Patricia Nelson Limerick ' s.
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the technological improvements in the last few years, business will require in the future proportionately fewer workers than ever before. The result will be still further raising of the legal age for going into employment, and still further difficulty in finding employment when that age has been attained. If we cannot put our children to work, we must put them in school.
We may also be quite confident that the present trend toward a shorter day and a shorter week will be maintained. We have developed and shall continue to have a new leisure class. Already the public agencies for adult education are swamped by the tide that has swept over them since the depression began. They will be little better off when it is over. Their support must come from the taxpayer.
It is surely too much to hope that these increases in the cost of public education can be borne by the local communities. They cannot care for the present restricted and inadequate system. The local communities have failed in their efforts to cope with unemployment. They cannot expect to cope with public education on the scale on which we must attempt it. The answer to the problem of unemployment has been Federal relief. The answer to the problem of public education may have to be much the same, and properly so. If there is one thing in which the citizens of all parts of the country have an interest, it is in the decent education of the citizens of all parts of the country. Our income tax now goes in part to keep our neighbors alive. It may have to go in part as well to make our neighbors intelligent. We are now attempting to preserve the present generation through Federal relief of the destitute ( 贫民 ). Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A) How to persuade local communities to provide more funds.
B) How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education.
C) How to solve the rising unemployment problem.
D) How to improve the public education system.
32. What is the reason for the increase in the number of students?
A) The requirement of educated workers by business.
B) Raising of the legal age for going to work.
C) The trend toward a shorter workday.
D) People ' s concern for the future of the next generation.
33. The public agencies for adult education will be little better off because ____.
A) the unemployed are too poor to continue their education
B) a new leisure class has developed
C) they are still suffering from the depression
D) an increase in taxes could be a problem
34. According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government ____.
A) should allocate Federal funds for public education
B) should demand that local communities provide support
C) should raise taxes to meet the needs of public education
D) should first of all solve the problem of unemployment
35. Why does the author say “ Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require ” (Lines 8-9, Para. 3)?
A) Because only by appropriating adequate Federal funds for education can the next generation have a bright future.
B) Because citizens of all parts of the country agree that the best way to support education is to use Federal funds.
C) Because people all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the next generation.
D) Because educated people are determined to use part of the Federal funds to help the poor.
Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
A new high-performance contact lens under development at the department for applied physics at the University of Heidelberg will not only correct ordinary vision defects but will enhance normal night vision as much as five times, making people ' s vision sharper than that of cats.
Bille and his team work with an optical instrument called an active mirror — a device used in astronomical telescopes to spot newly emerging stars and far distant galaxies. Connected to a wave-front sensor that tracks and measures the course of a laser beam into the eye and back, the aluminum mirror detects the deficiencies of the cornea, the transparent protective layer covering the lens of the human eye. The highly precise data from the two instruments — which, Bille hopes, will one day be found at the opticians ( 眼镜商 ) all over the world — serve as a basis for the production of completely individualized contact lenses that correct and enhance the wearer ' s vision.
By day, Bille ' s contact lenses will focus rays of light so accurately on the retina ( 视网膜 ) that the image of a small leaf or the outline of a far distant tree will be formed with a sharpness that surpasses that of conventional vision aids by almost half a diopter ( 屈光度 ). At night, the lenses have an even greater potential. “ Because the new lens — in contrast to the already existing ones — also works when it ' s dark and the pupil is wide open, ” says Bille, “ lens wearers will be able to identify a face at a distance of 100 meters ”— 80 meters farther than they would normally be able to see. In his experiments night vision was enhanced by an even greater factor: in semi-darkness, test subjects could see up to 15 times better than without the lenses.
Bille ' s lenses are expected to reach the market in the year 2000, and one tentative plan is to use the Internet to transmit information on patients ' visual defects from the optician to the manufacturer, Who will then produce and mail the contact lenses within a couple of days. The physicist expects the lenses to cost about a dollar a pair, about the same as conventional one-day disposable lenses.
36. The new contact lens is meant for ____.
A) astronomical observations
B) the night blind
C) those with vision defects
D) optical experiments
37. What do the two instruments mentioned in the second paragraph (Line 3) refer to?
A) The astronomical telescope and the wave-front sensor.
B) The aluminum mirror and the laser beam.
C) The active mirror and the contact lens.
D) The aluminum mirror and the wave-front sensor
38. Individualized contact lenses (Line 5-6, Para. 2) are lenses designed ____.
A) to work like an astronomical telescope
B) to suit the wearer ' s specific needs
C) to process extremely accurate data
D) to test the wearer ' s eyesight
39. According to Bille, with the new lenses the wearer ' s vision ____.
A) will be far better at night than in the daytime
B) may be broadened about 15 times than without them
C) can be better improved in the daytime than at night
D) will be sharper by a much greater degree at night than in the daytime
40. Which of the following is true about Bille ' s lenses?
A) Their production process is complicated.
B) They will be sold at a very low price.
C) They have to be replaced every day.
D) Purchase orders can be made through the Internet.
Part Ⅲ
Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. In November 1987 the government ____ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.
A) initiated B) designated C) induced
D) promoted
42. I found it difficult to ____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.
A) consolidate B) amend
C) reconcile D) intensify
43. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it ____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.
A) compacted B) restricted C) dispersed D) delayed
44. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son ' s career goals and their wishes for him ____.
A) coincide B) comply
C) conform D) collaborate
45. Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is ____ in commercials.
A) permeated B) alleged C) depicted D) drafted
46. Europe ' s earlier industrial growth was ____ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.
A) constrained B) detained
C) remained D) sustained
47. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly ____ itself.
A) convicted B) released C) haunted D) unfolded
48. We ' ve just installed a fan to ____ cooking smells from the kitchen.
A) eject B) exclude
C) expel D) exile
49. Retirement is obviously a very complex ____ period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better.
A) transformation B) transmission
C) transaction D) transition
50. Mutual respect for territorial ____ is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships.
A) unity B) integrity
C) entirety D) reliability
51. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is certainly on the ____ of a brilliant career.
A) porch B) edge
C) course D) threshold
52. We work to make money, but it ' s a ____ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.
A) paradox B) prejudice
C) dilemma D) conflict
53. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of ____. We have never seen such a building before.
A) invention B) illusion
C) originality D) orientation
54. The damage to my car was ____ in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today.
A) insufficient B) ignorant C) ambiguous D) negligible
55. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very ____.
A) obscure B) indefinite
C) dubious D) intriguing
56. Diamonds have little ____ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A) intrinsic B) eternal C) subtle D) inherent
57. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are ____ to heart attack.
A) infectious B) disposed
C) accessible D) prone
58. Many countries have adopted systems of ____ education in order to promote the average level of education.
A) compulsory B) cardinal
C) constrained D) conventional
59. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how ____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.
A) prominent B) fabulous
C) handsome D) gracious
60. They are ____ investors who always make thorough investigations both on local and international markets before making an investment.
A) implicit B) conscious
C) cautious D) indecisive
61. In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the ____ death rate contributed to the population growth.
A) inclining B) increasing
C) declining D) descending
62. Because of the ____ noise of traffic I couldn ' t get to sleep last night. A) prevalent B) perpetual
C) provocative D) progressive
63. Don ' t let such a ____ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.
A) trivial B) slight
C) partial D) minimal
64. If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will ____ find him doing physical exercise there.
A) ordinarily B) invariably
C) logically D) persistently
65. Although she ' s a(n) ____ talented dancer, she still practices several hours every day.
A) traditionally B) additionally C) exceptionally
D) rationally
66. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a ____.
A) defect B) sign
C) wound D) scar
67. The idea is to ____ the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the windshields.
A) assemble B) simulate C) accumulate D) forge
68. Most people in the modern world ____ freedom and independence more than anything else.
A) embody B) cherish C) fascinate D) illuminate
69. I told him that I would ____ him to act for me while I was away from office. A) authorize B) justify C) rationalize D) identify
70. Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but ____ has risen steadily.
A) dissipation B) disposal C) consumption D) expenditure
试卷二
Part Ⅳ
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 you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash in the blank.
Example ： Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods .Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature as a school subject are valid for study of television.
The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that has recognized the need for change and done something about it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the diversity of the communities to which they provide information.
It must reflect that diversity with their news coverage or risk losing their readers ' interest and their advertisers ' support. Operating within Seattle , which has 20 percents racial minorities, the paper has put into place policies and procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse workforce. The underlying reason for the change is that for information to be fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should be reported by the same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, and photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle Times ' content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff about diversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a content audit ( 审查 ) that evaluates the frequency and manner of representation of woman and people of color in photographs. Early audits showed that minorities were pictured far too infrequently and were pictured with a disproportionate number of negative articles. The audit results from improvement in the frequency of majority representation and their portrayal in neutral or positive situations. And, with a result, the Seattle Times has improved as a newspaper. The diversity training and content audits helped the Seattle Times Company to win the Personnel Journal Optimas Award for excellence in managing change.
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Part Ⅴ
Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic [WTHX]Changes in the Ownership of Houses. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below:
1. 根据上图描述该市住房产权的变化
2. 分析产生这些变化的原因
3. 说明这些变化对个人和社会产生的影响
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参考答案 详细解答和录音文字材料
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.W:Raise your head a little bit and hold the saddle.And smile a little.You look wonderful posing like that.Should I press the shutter?
M:Wait a minute.Let me put on a cowboy hat.
Q:What are the speakers doing?
2.M:I ' m still waiting for my sister to come back and type the application letter for me.
W:Why bother her?I ' ll show you how to use the computer.It ' s quite easy.
Q:What does the woman mean?
3.M:Hey-where ' d you find the journal?I need it,too.
W:Right here on the shelf.Don ' t worry,John.I ' ll take it out on my card for both of us.
Q:What does the woman mean?
4.M:Thank you for your helpful assistance.Otherwise,I ' d surely have missed it.The place is so out of the way.
W:It was a pleasure meeting you.Goodbye.
Q:Why does the man thank the woman?
5.W:We ' re informed that the 11:30 train is late again.
M:Why did the railway company even bother to print the schedule?
Q:What do we know from the conversation?
6.M:Maybe I ought to subscribe to the Engineering Quarterly.It contains a lot of useful information.
W:Why not read it in the library and save the money?
Q:What is the woman ' s advice to the man?
7.M:I ' ve been waiting all week for this concert.The performance is said to be ex cellent.And with our student discount,the tickets will be real cheap.
W:Uh-oh.I ' m afraid I left my student I.D. card in the dorm.
Q:What does the woman imply?
8.M:Mister Smith,our history professor,announced that we ' ll be doing two papers and three exams this semester.I wonder how I ' m going to pull through when two ot her courses have similar requirements.
W:Well can ' t you drop one course and pick it up next semester?
Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?
9.W:Renting a conference room at the hotel will cost us too much.We ' re already r unning in the red.
M:How about using our dining room for the meeting?
Q:What ' s worrying the woman?
10.W:Jerry,can you pick me up after work today?I left my car at the garage.
M:I ' m afraid I can ' t.I have scheduled a meeting with a client at dinner time.
Q:What is the man going to do?
Section B
Passage One
A few months ago,millions of people in London heard alarms all over the town.Eme rgency services,the fire department,the police,hospitals and ambulances stood by ,ready to go into action.In railway and underground stations,people read notices and maps which told them where to go and what to do in the emergency.This was “ Exercise Flood Call, ” to prepare people for a flood emergency.London wasn ' t fl ooded,yet.But it is possible that it would be.
In 1236 and in 1663,London was badly flooded.In 1928,people living in Westminste r,the heart of London,drowned in floods.And in 1953,one hundred people living on the eastern edge of the London suburbs were killed again in the floods.At last, Greater London Council took action to prevent this disaster from happening again .Though a flood wall was built in the 1980 ' s,Londoners still must be prepared fo r the possible disaster.If it happens,50 underground stations will be under wate r.Electricity,gas,and phone services will be out of action.Roads will be drowned .It will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between north and south Londo n.Imagine!London will look like the famous Italian city,Venice.
But this “ Exercise Flood Call ” didn ' t cause panic among Londoners.Most people knew it was just a warning.One lady said, “ It ' s a flood warning,isn ' t it?The wat er doesn ' t look high to me! ”
11.What happened in London a few months ago?
12.What measure was taken against floods in London in the 1980 ' s?
13.What can we learn from the lady ' s comment?
Passage Two
America ' s national symbol,the bald eagle,almost went extinct twenty years ago.Bu t it has made a comeback.In fact,the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service is considerin g the possibility of taking it off the endangered species list.Once,more than 50 ,000 pairs of bald eagles nested across the country.But by 1960,that number had fallen below 400.The chief killer was the widely used DDT.Fish soaked up DDT,die d,and were washed up on shores where bald eagles feasted on them.DDT prevented e agle egg shells from thickening.The shells became so thin that they shattered be fore the babies hatched.
Fortunately,in 1972,a law was passed to ban DDT,which saved the bald eagle from total wipeout.And since then,wildlife biologists have re-introduced bald eagles from Canada to America.The result was that last year,U.S. birdwatchers counted 1 1,610 bald eagles in the country.
It if were dropped from the endangered species list,the bald eagle would still b e a threatened species.That means the bird would continue to get the same protec tion:no hunting allowed,and no disturbing of nests.But bald eagles still face to ugh times.The destruction of their natural homes could be the next DDT causing e agle numbers to drop quickly.
14.What was the main harmful effect of the pest killer DDT on bald eagles?
15.What measure did the wildife biologists take to increase the number of bald e agles?
16.According to the speaker,what is the possible danger facing bald eagles?
Passage Three
If the earth gets hotter in the new century,what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for survival?The question offers another way of l ooking at the ' green house effect. ' People have talked about the general proble m of global warming for sometime.But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the coast.Biologists and other scientists turned their attention to plants and other animals at an important meeting that took place l ast October.
They reviewed evidence that plants and animals are sensitive to the climate.Sinc e the Ice Age ended 10,000 years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the nor thern latitudes,many species have migrated north.If the predictions about the gr een house are correct,temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next one hundred years,as they did in the past 10,000.
Will animals and plants be able to adapt that quickly to change in the environme nt?Many won ' t.Certain species will probably become very rare.Experts say plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire.Forests fires may bec ome more common.That,in turn,may harm animals that depend on the trees for food or shelter.Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become usel ess as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes.
“ Change is part of life,but rapid change ” ,says scientist George Woodwall, “ is the enemy of life. ”
17.What is the concern of ordinary people about the “ green house effect ” ?
18.What has happened since the end of the Ice Age?
19.What will be a possible threat to plants in the future?
20.According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.D 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.C
Part II Reading Comprehension
Passage one
【短文大意】丹·法莫通过自己设计的名为沙坦的程序调查发现当前大多数因特网上的网址都基本上未设防。该程序能进行各种常见的黑客操作，所以当丹·法莫将它推广后，引起了广泛的批评，担心有恶意的人会利用它来对别的网页进行破坏。但丹 . 法莫认为沙坦会提醒人们注意自己网址的安全，事实也证明他是对的。但这也并不能说明网络就更安全了，现在网络上到处是各种能自动运行并进行破坏的程序和病毒。之所以现在并未引起极其糟糕的后果，是因为黑客们本质上是诚实的或者说网络上的偷窃并非有利可图。但不管怎样，在我们还能够的时候，得赶紧利用，否则当大的网络商们注意了网络安全并进行收费后，可能就不会这么方便了。
21. C
本题为细节分析题。
问题译文是“通过‘ ... owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors '这句话，作者想表达…”。作者一开头谈的是英国乡村的人们十分怀念当初不用锁门，担心被盗的时光，通过“ Amazingly, these happy times appear still to be with us in the world ' s biggest community ”一句，我们明白，作者实际上是想作一个类比，再结合下文的内容，他实际上最想表达的意思是突出说明现在许多网址的安全并未引起注意，因此 C ）项为正确答案。
22.A
本题为事实判断题。
问题问的是“沙坦程序的用途”，可通过“ A new study by Dan Farmer, a gifted programmer, using an automated investigative program of his own called SATAN, shows that …”和“ SATAN has done more to alert people to the risks than cause new disorder. ”一句来判断。 A ）项“用来调查网址的安全问题”最切题。本题的干扰项是 B ）、 C ）项，但仔细分析就不难发现， B ）项“提高网络系统的安全”其实比文中的“ alert ”一词的意思不同，而 C ）项“防止黑客进入”正好与文中“人们担心有人利用它来进行破坏”的意思相反。所以 A ）为正确答案。
23.D
本题为细节判断题。
题干问的是“法莫设计的程序被公众批评的原因”，首先可排除 A ）项“它对网络浏览器造成破坏”； B ）项“它可以闯入网址”与文中“ SATAN can try out a variety of well-known hacking ( 黑客的 ) tricks on an Internet site without actually breaking in. ”一句矛盾； C ）项“它可以引起所有网址的混乱”，这与第一段最后一句中的“ well over half of all World Wide Web sites ”数据不符；而通过第二段的“ A person with evil intent could use it to hunt down sites that are easy to burgle ”一句，我们可判断， D ）项“它可以被有恶意的人利用”符合题义，应为正确答案。
24.C
本题为作者态度题。
四个选项的意思分别是“热心的、批评的、肯定的、漠不关心的”，根据第三段中的评述，显然作者的态度是“肯定的”，应选 C ）作为正确答案。
25.A
本题为事实推断题。
最后一段的意思是“我们应赶紧充分利用网络，因为一旦安全问题成了头等大事时，大的网络服务商们就要进行有偿服务了”，所以 A ）项的内容应是符合题意的。而干扰项 B ）“我们应提醒有影响的商人安全的重要性”， C ）“有影响的商人应优先提高网络安全性”，及 D ）“网虫们不应该让安全措施影响他们冲浪的兴致”都与段义相去甚远。
Passage Two
【短文大意】本文对课堂教学的方法进行了探讨。作者根据自己在大学多年的教学体验认为让学生在课堂上参与到教学活动中来的方法比一味地填鸭似的教学方法更先进。作者以多位学者自身的体会和论述为自己的观点进行了很好的论证。
26. B
本题为细节推断题。
作者在第一段中指出：我根据自己多年在大学层次的教学经验，深信扮演角色、表演和改编戏剧是最成功的教学方法，学生必须尽可能的参与到教学进程中来。基于这一点，我们可判断 A ）（作者相信成功的老师应能够）“把改编戏剧作为学生学习的一个重要部分”太片面， B ）“把启发性的游戏作为教学过程的一个不可或缺的部分”符合题意（实际上文章第三句给出了原话）。 C ）“提高学生的学习表现”并不能说明问题；而 D ）“把学习变得象游戏一样容易”并非作者要说明的观点。
27.C
细节判断题。
提问的是“大多数大学教授更喜欢传统的讲课的方法是基于什么信念”，我们在第三段中看到这样一句：“ To show enthusiasm is to risk appearing unscientific, unobjective; it is to appeal to the students ' emotions rather than their intellect. ” 意思是“激发热情的方法有不科学，不客观的危险，它只是让学生高兴，而不会学到东西。”反过来推断，显然他们认为传统的方法就是“科学的，客观的”，因此，本题选择 C ）符合题意。
28.D
综合推断题。
题目要求推断“作者在这篇文章中建议了什么”。 A ）项“大学教育需要采用激进措施得以改进”和 B ）项“学生在学习中应有更多的选择” 超出了文章讨论的范畴； C ）项“传统的大学教育方式应被戏剧表演性的教学方法代替”过于片面；只有 D ）项“教学过程中应鼓励交流”很客观的表达了作者的意图。根据文章内容，选项 D ）正确。
29.A
句意推断题。
第四段是作者引用的 Edward Shils 的一段话，来说明宾西法尼亚大学的教授们的授课方法，结合下文的引述，不难判断通过这句话，作者想说明虽然教授们在学术能力方面与牧师们不同，但做事的方式却如出一辙。因此，本题答案应为 A ）。
30.A
事实判断题。
这四个人物在文中都有提及。而作者提到他们的目的不一样，只是提到 Ezekiel Cheever 是为了讲他的教学方法：“ he so planned his lessons that his pupils “ came to work as though they came to play ”。显然作者是很赞赏此方法的，因此，答案应为 A ）。其他几个人作者只是引述他们的讲述或观点来为自己的论点服务，并未讲述他们的教学经历。
Passage Three
【短文大意】随着科技的发展，各个方面需要雇佣的人会越来越少，这就必然导致法定上班年龄的增加和找不到工作的可能性。因此，孩子们上学的时间会越来越长，而工作时间的缩短，成人们也会到学校去继续学习。这些都给公共学校带来了压力，自从经济萧条以来，公共学校就陷入了困境。但由于学校的运作只靠地方税收，即使萧条结束，困境也不会得到改善。要解决这个问题，联邦政府应象解决事业问题一样，投入联邦资金。
31. B
综合判断题。
文章首先分析了公共学校当前面临的问题和产生困境的原因。在第二段阐明了问题为何难以解决的原因是：“ Their support must come from the taxpayer. ”因此，在最后一段作者通过分析得出结论：联邦资金必须投入。综上所述， B ）项“怎样解决公共教育的资金缺乏”应是正确答案。本题的主要干扰项是 D ）“怎样改进公共教育制度”，但显然，它过于笼统，不及 B ）项具体。
32.B
因果分析题。
在第一段中，“ This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. ”一句指出了学生人数的增加有两个原因：法定工作年龄的增加和难以找到工作。对比四个选项，只有 B ）项是其中一个原因，应为正确答案。
33.D
因果推断题。
第二段“ They will be little better off when it is over. Their support must come from the taxpayer. ”指出：学校的运做必须靠税收来维持。但稍加分析，不难推断作者虽然没明说，但实际上暗含“增加税收可能带来问题”，这一点也可通过后文得到印证。显然，可推断 D ）项为正确答案，其它选项都很牵强。
34.A
事实判断题。
根据第三段的“ The answer to the problem of unemployment has been Federal relief. The answer to the problem of public education may have to be much the same, and properly so. ”来判断：失业问题的解决靠政府救济，公共教育困难的解决也需靠政府投入。所以， A ）项应为正确答案。
35.A
因果分析题。
本题分析可参照第 34 题。主要的干扰来自 B ）项，虽然表述合情合理，但由于此内容并不能从文章中得以完全体现，所以不及 A ）切题。
Passage Four
【短文大意】黑德伯格大学的比利和他的同事们正在研制一种高性能的隐形眼镜，这种眼镜不但能为有视力缺陷的人矫正视力，而且还可以大大提高人们在夜间的视力范围。将来眼镜制造商们可以根据人们不同的需求设计个性化的这种眼镜。这种眼镜有望在 2000 年投放市场，人们可以通过网络把自己的视力问题传给制造商，他们会在几天内设计出符合需求的眼镜并邮寄过来。估计价格也和传统的日抛型的隐形眼睛一样。
36. C
事实推断题。
根据第一段提到的这种高性能的隐形眼睛的特点是：不但能为有视力缺陷的人矫正视力，而且还可以大大提高人们在夜间的视力范围。显然，这种隐形眼睛的服务对象最有可能是有视力缺陷的人，因此 C ）为正确答案。本题的主要干扰项是 B ）“夜盲症”，而文中只交代了它能提高人们在夜间的视力范围，而并非克服夜盲症，所以不可选。
37.D
细节判断题。
文章第二段主要讲述这种隐形眼睛的原理。各个选项提到的对象在文中都出现了，对于 astronomical telescope ，文中只是说 active mirror 在 astronomical telescope 上有应用；而 contact lens 还并未问世呢，只是在研发阶段； laser beam 并不是仪器；另外还要注意 aluminum mirror 和 active mirror 实际上是同一种仪器，因此，不难判断正确答案应为 D ）。
38.B
细节判断题。
本题只要弄清 Individualized 的意思，选择答案 B ）“满足佩带者的特定需要”不难判断。
39.D
事实推断题。
本题只要理解了第四段的主要内容，就不难推断了。该段指出：这种眼镜在白天能比传统的视力矫正工具更好的发挥作用，在晚上的潜力更大，它能大大提高视力范围。基于此，显然 A ）“在晚上比在白天能更好的发挥作用”和 C ）“在白天比在夜晚能提高的更多”都不对，而 B ）“可以扩大 15 倍的视力范围”少了一个前提条件： in semi-darkness ，所以不确切。只有 D ）“在晚上能比在白天更能扩大视力范围”符合题意。
40.D
事实判断题。
四个选项的意思分别是：“它们的制作过程很复杂”，“它们的售价将很低”，“它们必须每天更换”，“可以通过因特网订购”。根据文章最后一段的内容，显然， D ）是对的。
Part III Vocabulary
41. A
动词辨析题。
1987 年 11 月，政府发起了关于将来官方体育政策的方向的公开辩论。根据句意，所填词表示“发起…”的意思。 A)initiate vt. 开始 , 发动，发起； B)designate vt. 指明 , 指出 , 任命 , 指派； C)induce vt. 劝诱 , 促使 , 导致 , 引起 , 感应； D)promote vt. 促进 , 发扬 , 提升 , 提拔 , 晋升为。所以填入 initiated 切题，故答案为 A) 。
42.C
动词辨析题。
我发现很难协调我的事业和抚养孩子的关系。 A)consolidate v. 巩固； B)amend v. 修正 , 改进 , 改正； C)reconcile vt. 使和谐 , 使一致 ; 使符合； D)intensify vt. 加强。根据句意，填入 reconcile 切题，故答案为 C) 。
43.B
动词辨析题。
我们都乐意享有选择的自由，在法律和社会道德允许的范围内，不愿这种自由受到限制。 A)compact vt. 压紧，压实； B)restrict vt. 限制 , 约束 , 限定； C)disperse v. ( 使 ) 分散 , ( 使 ) 散开 , 疏散； D)delay v. 耽搁 , 延迟 , 延期 , 迟滞。根据句意，填入 restricted 切题，故答案为 B) 。
44.A
动词近义词辨析题。
这对老夫妇很幸运，他们儿子的事业目标与他们的愿望一致。 A)coincide vi. 一致 , 符合； B)comply vi. 顺从 , 答应 , 遵守； C)conform vi. 一致 , 顺从； D)collaborate vi. 合作 , 通敌。 根据句意，本题主要是辨析 coincide 和 conform ， conform 强调本质或基本特点的一致，有时是由于符合已被确立标准的结果，如： The kinds of books in her library conform to her level of education. 她的藏书种类是和她的教育程度相一致的。而 coincide 强调地点、时间或思想的完全一致。因此，本题填入 coincide 更为切题，故答案为 A) 。
45.B
动词近义词辨析题。
艾伦将很快发现生活远非广告上宣称的那么简单。 A)permeate vt. 弥漫 , 渗透 , 透过 , 充满； B)allege vt. 宣称 , 断言 ; C)depict vt. 描述 , 描写 ; D)draft vt. 起草 , 为 ... 打样 , 设计。根据句意，填入 alleged 切题，故答案为 B) 。
46.D
动词辨析题。
欧洲早期的工业增长靠重要资源，充足廉价的劳动力，煤炭，铁矿等来维持。 A)constrain vt. 强迫 , 抑制 , 拘束； B)detain v. 拘留 , 留住 , 阻止； C)remain vi. 保持 , 逗留 , 剩余 , 残存； D)sustain vt. 支撑 , 撑住 , 维持 , 持续。根据句意，填入 sustained 切题，故答案为 D) 。
47.D
动词近义词辨析题。
随着审判的进行，谋杀案后的故事渐渐被了解。 A)convict vt. 证明……有罪 , 宣告……有罪； B)release vt. 释放 , 解放 , 放弃 , 让与 , 免除 , 发表； C)haunt v. 神鬼出没； D)unfold vt. 渐渐显露逐步被揭示到了解。根据句意，填入 unfolded 切题，故答案为 D) 。
48.C
动词近义词辨析题。
我们安装了风扇把油烟排出厨房。 A)eject vt. 逐出 , 撵出 , 驱逐 , 喷射； B)exclude vt. 拒绝接纳 , 把……排除在外 , 排斥； C)expel v. 驱逐 , 开除 , 排出 , 发射； D)exile vt. 放逐 , 流放 , 使背井离乡。根据句意，填入 expel 切题，故答案为 C) 。
49.D
名词近义词辨析题。
退休显然是一个非常复杂的过渡时期，越早做打算越好。 A)transformation n. 变化 , 转化 , 改适 , 改革 , 转换； B)transmission n. 播送 , 发射 , 传动 , 传送 , 传输 , 转播； C)transaction n. 办理 , 处理 , 会报 , 学报 , 交易 , 事务 , 处理事务； D)transition n. 转变 , 转换 , 跃迁 , 过渡 , 变调。根据句意，填入 transition 切题，故答案为 D) 。
50.B
名词辨析题。
互相尊重领土完整是我们两国发展外交关系的基础。 A)unity n. 团结 , 联合 , 统一 , 一致； B)integrity n. 正直 , 诚实 , 完整 , 完全 , 完整性； C)entirety n. 全部 , 完全； D)reliability n.
可靠性。根据句意，填入 integrity 切题，故答案为 B 。
51.D
本题考查固定搭配的掌握。
作为这个大学最年轻的教授，布朗先生肯定即将拥有辉煌的事业。 A)porch n. 门廊 , 走廊； B)edge n. 刀口 , 利刃 , 锋 , 优势 , 边缘 , 优势 , 尖锐； C)course n. 过程 , 经过 , 进程 , 方针 , 路线 , 跑道 , 课程； D)threshold n. 开始 , 开端 , 极限。 threshold 可构成搭配 on the threshold of 在 ... 的开头 , 在 ... 快要开始的时候 , 在 ... 的前夕。根据句意，填入 threshold 切题，故答案为 D) 。
52.A
名词近义词辨析题。
我们为了钱而工作，但这是个似是而非的论点，因为长时间工作辛苦的人常常不是赚钱最多的人。 A)paradox n. 似是而非的论点 , 自相矛盾的话； B)prejudice n. 偏见 , 成见 , 损害 , 侵害； C)dilemma n. 进退两难的局面 , 困难的选择； D)conflict n. 斗争 , 冲突。根据句意，填入 paradox 切题，故答案为 A) 。
53.C
名词近义词辨析题。
这座礼堂的设计展示了许多创意，我们以前从未见过类似的建筑。 A)invention n. 发明 , 创造； B)illusion n. 幻想； C)originality n. 创意 , 新奇； D)orientation n. 方向 , 方位 , 定位 , 倾向性 , 向东方。根据句意，填入 originality 切题，故答案为 C 。
54.D
形容词近义词辨析题。
在那次事故中，我的车的损坏微不足道，但是我现在仍然心有余悸。 A)insufficient adj. 不足的 , 不够的； B)ignorant adj. 无知的； C)ambiguous adj. 暧昧的 , 不明确的； D)negligible adj. 不重大，不重要而不足以考虑的；微不足道的。根据句意，填入 negligible 切题，故答案为 D) 。
55.A
形容词近义词辨析题。
很少人能理解这个教授的讲座，因为它的主题很难理解。 A)obscure adj. 暗的 , 朦胧的 , 模糊的 , 晦涩的； B)indefinite adj. 模糊的 , 不确定的 , （语）不定的； C)dubious adj. 可疑的 , 不确定的； D)intriguing adj. 迷人的 , 有迷惑力的 , 引起兴趣 ( 或好奇心 ) 的。 obscure 指“某事物的意思含糊不清 , 或因知识缺乏而难解的”，填入后切题，故答案为 A) 。
56.A 形容词辨析题。
钻石本身并无多大价值，它们的昂贵是因为它们的稀有。 A)intrinsic adj. ( 指价值、性质 ) 固有的 , 内在的 , 本质的； B)eternal adj. 永恒的 , 永远的 , 不灭的 , 没完没了的； C)subtle adj. 狡猾的 , 敏感的 , 微妙的 , 精细的 , 稀薄的； D)inherent adj. 固有的 , 内在的 , 与生俱来的。根据句意，填入 intrinsic 切题，故答案为 A) 。
57.B
形容词辨析题。
医生们对于有心脏病危险的病人更倾向于采取激光作为手术工具。 A)infectious adj. 有传染性的 , 易传染的 , 有感染力的； B)disposed adj. 有某种健康状态的 , 有 ... 倾向的； C)accessible adj. 易接近的 , 可到达的 , 易受影响的 , 可理解的； D)prone adj. 倾向于。根据句意，填入 disposed 切题，故答案为 B) 。
58.A
形似词辨析题。
许多国家采取义务教育制度以提高平均受教育水平。 A)compulsory adj. 必需做的 , 必修的 , 被强迫的 , 被强制的 , 义务的； B)cardinal adj. 主要的 , 最重要的； C)constrained adj. 不舒服的 , 被强迫的 , 拘泥的； D)conventional adj. 惯例的 , 常规的 , 习俗的 , 传统的。根据句意，填入 compulsory 切题，故答案为 A) 。
59.B
形容词辨析题。
我经常吃中餐，但我从未想象过一次丰盛的中餐宴会有多么令人难以置信。 A)prominent adj. 卓越的 , 显著的 , 突出的； B)fabulous adj. 寓言中的 , 寓言般的 , 神话般的 , 传统上的 , 惊人的 , 难以置信的； C)handsome adj. 英俊的 , 大方的 , 慷慨的 , 美观的 , 堂皇的； D)gracious adj. 亲切的 , 高尚的。根据句意，填入 fabulous 切题，故答案为 B) 。
60.C
形容词辨析题。
他们是很谨慎的投资者，总是在投资前对当地和国际市场作全面的调查。 A)implicit adj. 暗示的 , 盲从的 , 含蓄的 , 固有的 , 不怀疑的 , 绝对的； B)conscious adj. 有意识的 , 有知觉的 , 故意的 , 羞怯的； C)cautious adj. 谨慎的 , 小心的； D)indecisive adj. 非决定性的。根据句意，填入 conscious 切题，故答案为 C) 。
61.C
动词辨析题。
人口增长的原因除了出生率的上升和外来移民外，还和死亡率的下降有关。 A)inclining n. 倾向 , 爱好； B)increasing adj. 渐增的 , 越来越多的； C)declining adj. 倾斜的 , 衰退中的； D)descending n. 递减。根据句意，填入 declining 切题，故答案为 C) 。
62.B
形似形容词辨析题。
因为不断的交通的嘈杂声，我昨天一夜未睡。 A)prevalent adj. 普遍的 , 流行的； B)perpetual adj. 不断的，一再重复的； C)provocative adj. 煽动的； D)progressive adj. 前进的 , ( 税收 ) 累进的 , 进步的。根据句意，填入 perpetual 切题，故答案为 B) 。
63.A
形容词近义词辨析题。
别让这点小事妨碍我们处理大事。 A)trivial adj. 琐细的 , 价值不高的 , 微不足道的； B)slight adj. 轻微的 , 微小的； C)partial adj. 部分的 , 局部的 , 偏袒的 , 偏爱的 n. ； D)minimal adj. 最小的 , 最小限度的。根据句意，填入 trivial 切题，故答案为 A) 。
64.B
形容词辨义题。
如果你每天都去公园，你肯定能见到他在那儿锻炼。 A)ordinarily adv. 普通 , 平常； B)invariably adv. 不变地 , 总是； C)logically adv. 论理上 , 逻辑上； D)persistently adv. 持久稳固的。根据句意，填入 invariably 切题，故答案为 B) 。
65.C
副词辨析题。
虽然她是一个特别有天赋的舞蹈演员，但她仍然每天练习几个小时。 A)traditionally adv. 传统上 , 传说上； B)additionally adv. 加之 , 又； C)exceptionally adv. 异常优越地； D)rationallly adv. 讲道理地 , 理性地。根据句意，填入 exceptionally 切题，故答案为 C) 。
66.D
名词近义词辨析题。
她手上的伤口已完全愈合了，没留下伤疤。 A)defect n. 过失 , 缺点； B)sign n. 标记 , 符号 , 记号 , 征兆 , 迹象 , 痕迹； C)wound n. 创伤 , 伤口； D)scar n. 伤痕 , 疤痕。根据句意，填入 scar 切题，故答案为 D) 。
67.B
动词词义辨析题。
想法是模拟常发生的碰撞来检验挡风玻璃的强度。 A)assemble vt. 集合 , 聚集 , 装配； B)simulate vt. 模拟 , 模仿 , 假装 , 冒充； C)accumulate v. 积聚 , 堆积； D)forge v. 稳步前进 , 铸造 , 伪造。根据句意，填入 simulate 切题，故答案为 B) 。
68.B
动词近义词辨析题。
许多人珍视自由和独立超过其它任何事。 A)embody vt. 具体表达 , 使具体化 , 包含 , 收录； B)cherish vt. 珍爱 , 怀抱 ( 希望等 ) ； C)fascinate vt. 使着迷 , 使神魂颠倒； D)illuminate vt. 照明 , 照亮 , 阐明 , 说明 , 使灿烂 , 以灯火装饰 ( 街道等 ) 。根据句意，填入 cherish 切题，故答案为 B) 。
69.A
动词词义辨析题。
我授意他当我不在办公室时全权代替我。 A)authorize 根据句意，填入 authorize v. 批准； B)justify v. 证明 ... 是正当的； C)rationalize v. 合理化； D)identify vt. 识别 , 鉴别 , 把 ... 和 ... 看成一样。填入 authorize 切题，故答案为 A) 。
70.C
名词近义词辨析题。
过去十年来，天然气的产量没变，但消费量却持续在增加。 A)dissipation n. 消散 , 分散 , 挥霍 , 浪费 , 消遣 , 放荡 , 狂饮； B)disposal n. 处理 , 处置 , 布置 , 安排 , 配置 , 支配； C)consumption n. 消费 , 消费量； D)expenditure n. 支出 , 花费。根据句意，填入 consumption 切题，故答案为 C) 。
Part IV Error Correction
S1. it they
考查人称的一致。
人称代词要与下一句的“ they ”一致，因为它们指代的都是同一事物。
S2.percents percent
本题考查词汇的用法。
无论表达 1% 还是比 1% 大的百分比， percent 都用单数。
S3.maintain maintaining
本题考查前后用词的对称性。
maintain 此处的词形应与 hiring 一致，用动名词形式。
S4.subjective objective
本题考查上下文的理解。
根据文章内容，此处的词义显然应表示“客观的”，而 subjective 词义恰好与之相悖。
S5.value evaluate
本题考查词义的辨析。
value vt. 估价 , 定价； evaluate vt. 对 ... 作评价。显然此处用 evaluate 合适。本题的干扰来自 meets 到底对不对，其实，只要弄清本句的主语为 A diversity committee ，就知道本句用 meets 也是对的。
S6.an ( 去掉 )
本题考查短语的掌握。
in addition adv. 另外。不能说 in an addition 。
S7.woman women
本题考查固定表达的掌握。
表达妇女这一类人，最好用复数形式。
S8.from in
本题考查动词词组的掌握。
result from 起于 , 由于； result in 导致 , 终于造成……结果。根据句意，此处用 result in 符合句意。
S9.majority minority
本题考查上下文的理解。
结合上下文，此处所指正是上文提到的 minority 。
S10.with as
本题考查固定搭配的掌握。
as a result 因此 ; 结果。此处将 with 改为 as 才正确。
Part V Writing
Changes on State-owned Houses and Private Houses of China
The chart well shows the changes on state-owned houses and private houses of China . In 1990, 75% houses in the country were state-owned, with only a quarter left for individuals. From then on, great changes took place. As shown by the chart, in 1995, the ratio between state-owned houses and private ones was 3:2, that is, the number of private houses has increased much, but still less than state-owned ones. While by the year of 2000, things dramatically changed, with only 20% houses were state-owned, only one quarter of private houses.
These changes are mainly based on two reasons. For one thing, with the pace of reform and opening-up furthering on, the traditional housing system did not accommodate to the new situations. Thus, state government abandoned it. Houses were no longer distributed according to people ' s ages or official status. People were encouraged to buy their own houses. For another, owing to economic take-off of the nation, miraculous growth was accordingly brought about to people ' s income. More and more people do have the capability to buy their own houses. In addition, there is still another factor, the government has taken great effort to build more houses in order to meet the need of individuals.
With the new housing system bringing into effect, the state government were released from the burden of providing housed for the people, so it is enabled to make staggering progress in economy development. On the other hand, as to individuals, everyone can buy and own his private house and thus improve his housing standard. This can definitely stimulate their working enthusiasm. Therefore, a mutually beneficial circulation has been created. | 
