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SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Hisfather.
B)Hismother.
C)Hisbrother.
D)Hissister.
2.A)Ajobopportunity.
B)Apositionasgeneralmanager.
C)Abigtravelagency.
D)Aninexperiencedsalesman.
3.A)Havingabreak.
B)Continuingthemeeting.
C)Movingontothenextitem.
D)Waitingalittlelonger.
4.A)Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.
B)Theweatherdoesn’tcountintheirplan.
C)Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.
D)Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.
5.A)Hewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.
B)Hefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.
C)Hewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.
D)Hedoesn’tliketheteacher’saccent.
6.A)Goonwiththegame.
B)Drawpicturesonthecomputer.
C)Reviewhislessons.
D)Haveagoodrest.
7.A)ShedoesnotagreewithJack.
B)Jack’sperformanceisdisappointing.
C)Mostpeoplewillfindbasketballboring.
D)ShesharesJack’sopinion.
8.A)Themanwenttoawrongcheck-incounter.
B)Themanhasjustmissedhisflight.
C)Theplanewillleaveat9:
14.
D)Theplane’sdeparturetimeremainsunknown.
9.A)Atanewsstand.
B)Atacardealer’s.
C)Atapublishinghouse.
D)Atanewspaperoffice.
10.A)Hewantstogetanewposition.
B)Heisaskingthewomanforhelp.
C)Hehasleftthewomanagoodimpression.
D)Heenjoysletterwriting.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyareinterestedinotherkindsofreading.
B)Theyareactiveinvoluntaryservices.
C)Theytendtobelowineducationandinincome.
D)Theyliveinisolatedareas.
12.A)Thereasonswhy–peopledon’treadnewspapersaremorecomplicatedthanassumed.
B)Therearemoreuneducatedpeopleamongthewealthythanoriginallyexpected.
C)Thenumberofnewspaperreadersissteadilyincreasing.
D)Therearemorenonreadersamongyoungpeoplenowadays.
13.A)Loweringthepricesoftheirnewspapers.
B)Shorteningtheirnewsstories.
C)Addingvarietytotheirnewspapercontent.
D)Includingmoreadvertisementsintheirnewspapers.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Abasket.
B)Acup.
C)Aegg.
D)Anoven.
15.A)Toletinthesunshine.
B)Toserveasitsdoor.
C)Tokeepthenestcool.
D)Forthebirdtolayeggs.
16.A)Branches.
B)Grasses.
C)Mud.
D)Straw.
17.A)Somearebuiltunderground.
B)Somecanbeeaten.
C)Mostaresewedwithgrasses.
D)Mostaredriedbythesun.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)ToexaminethechemicalelementsintheIceAge.
B)Tolookintothepatternofsolarwindactivity.
C)Toanalyzethecompositionofdifferenttrees.
D)Tofindouttheoriginofcarbon-14onEarth.
19.A)Thelifecycleoftrees.
B)Thenumberoftrees.
C)Theintensityofsolarburning.
D)Thequalityofair.
20.A)Itaffectsthegrowthoftrees.
B)IthasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.
C)Itisdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.
D)Itfollowsacertaincycle.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositivelife-changingevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.
Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness!
”Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.
Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription(处方)forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.
Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable(脆弱的)andpassiveinthefaceofadversity(逆境).Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?
Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmetalstrain.
21.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus________.
A)thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress
B)whatshouldbedonetoavoidstress
C)whatkindofeventwouldcausestress
D)howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife
22.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto________.
A)widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffects
B)greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause
C)anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnesses
D)popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs
23.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________.
A)howmuchpressureyouareunder
B)howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlife
C)howstressfulamajoreventcanbe
D)howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents
24.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”(Line1,Para.3)impossibletofollow?
A)Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.
B)Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress.
C)Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.
D)Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.
25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome________.
A)nervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties
B)physicallyandmentallystrained
C)morecapableofcopingwithadversity
D)indifferenttowardwhathappenstothem
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,saysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply.”
Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyouwardrobe(衣柜).“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou,”saysSchacter.“Rather,youdidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”
Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness.“Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago,”saysZelinski,“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.
Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness,saysSchacter.“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable,”hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication(药物)withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.
Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:
walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime,”saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,andyou’lllikelyremember.
26.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatencodingproperlyisveryimportant?
A)Ithelpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter.
B)Itenablesustorecallsomethingformourmemory.
C)It