Unit One Fighting with the Forces of NatureWord格式.docx

Unit One Fighting with the Forces of NatureWord格式.docx

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C.Thewoman’sbabyistheyoungest.D.Theman’ssister’sbabyistheyoungest.

4.A.Shereceivespressureformcollegelife.

B.Herclassmatesareveryintelligentstudents.

C.Shefeelspressurefromherclassmatesaswellherown.

D.Shegivesherselfmorepressurethanshecanendure.

5.A.Theymadesomethingatschool.B.Theygaveamusicalperformance.

C.Theyplayedgamesatthepark.D.Theycompetedinasportsevent.

6.A.Hethinksit’stooheavyaload.

B.Hehatesworkingovertime.

C.Hemindsalltheovertime.

D.Hedoesn’tcareaboutworkingovertime.

7.A.Shewillgothroughthephysicstestwiththeman.

B.Shewillhelpthemantodosomephysicalexercises.

C.Shewillhelpthemantosolvethesephysicsproblems.

D.Shewillgooverthephysicsproblemswiththeman.

8.A.Inanoffice.B.Inarestaurant.

C.Atarailwaystation.D.Attheinformationdesk.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Recordcompaniesshouldpayattentionnottooffendpeople.

B.RecordcompaniesshouldbeverycarefulwiththeirCDs.

C.PeopleshouldbeverycarefulwiththeirnewCDs.

D.ParentsshouldforbidchildrentobuynewCDs.

10.A.Putawarninglabelonalbums.B.Notdescribeviolence.

C.Neverusestronglanguage.D.BeencouragedtoputviolenceintoCDs.

11.A.Hethinksitagoodideatopreventchildrenfromviolence.

B.HethinksthechildrenhavetherighttobuyanyCD.

C.Hethinksthemusiciansshouldusethestronglanguage.

D.Hedoesn’tthinktheviolenceandthestronglanguageshouldbeforbidden.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Howtoincreaseone’sspeedinabicyclerace.

B.MajorCanadianbicycleraces.

C.Thecontributionsofcyclingtohealth.

D.Anannualcyclingevent.

13.A.Thelengthofthecourse.B.Theroutethecycliststake.

C.Thenumberoftheparticipants.D.Themonthinwhichthetourisheld.

14.A.Theyarenotcompetingwitheachother.B.Theyhavetopayahighfee.

C.Theytendtobebeginningcyclists.D.Mostofthemfailtofinishtheroute.

15.A.45,000B.Morethan45,000.C.Lessthan45,000.D.Notmentioned.

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassagesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Asailor.B.Acaptain.C.Anenterpriser.D.Atrader.

17.A.InAsia.B.InIndia.C.InAmerica.D.InLisbon.

18.A.Tomakecharts.B.Tomakelongvoyages.

C.Toreach“TheIndian”bysailingwest.D.Todiscoveracontinent.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Onlyonethousandyears.B.Onlyafewthousandyears.

C.Morethanthreehundredyears.D.Morethantenthousandyears.

20.A.Oralspeech.B.Drawing.C.Hardlabor.D.Storytelling.

21.A.InAsia.B.InEurope.C.Allovertheworld.D.InSouthAmerica.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.It’sawaytomeasurechangesofnumbers.B.It’sawaytomeasurechangesoftime.

C.It’sawaytomeasurechangesofweather.D.It’sawaytomeasurechangesofeconomics.

23.A.Twenty-one.B.Twenty-seven.C.Seventy-one.D.Seventy-nine.

24.A.One.B.Four.C.Six.D.Ten.

25.A.Itprovidesinformationaboutcurrentconditions.

B.Ithelpsconfirmeconomicchangesthatappeartobetakingplace.

C.Itprovidesinformationaboutinterestrates.

D.Ithelpsconfirmemploymentrates.

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom34to36,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

CompoundDictation

Asweknow,oneofthemost（26）__________postwarinventionsofthetechnologicalrevolutionistheelectroniccomputer.Inthelate1940’s,thefirstmoderncomputersweredeveloped,andbythe1960’stherewereabout5,000computersinuseintheUnitedStates.Nevertheless,whatwastobecomea（27）_________societywasstillinitsinfancy.（28）_________,thousandsofcomputerswouldbeinstalledinschools,banks,businessoffices,governmentagencies,laboratories,andincreasinglyin（29）_________homes.

Computerscancarryoutcalculationina（30）_________ofasecondthateventhemostefficientpersoncouldnotcompleteinalifetime.Computersavailablebythe1960’scouldcarryoutinonesecond357,000（31）_________orsubtractions,or178,000multiplications,or102,000divisions.Theywerebeingusedbygovernmentstocheckincometaxreturnsandtorecorddataonbirths,marriages,publichealth,car（32）_________andcriminalrecords.Theywerebeingusedbyindustriesto（33）_________economictrendsandcontrolassemblylinesinautomatedfactories.（34）______________________________________________________________.Theywerebeingusedinbusinessandbanksforaccounting,bookkeepingandbilling.

（35）_____________________________________________________________.Infact,anyinformationthatcanbemeasuredorcountedcanbemanagedmoreefficientlybycomputersthanbyhumanbeings.So（36）___________________________________________________.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Shesavedhimfromdrowning,butonly_____herownlife.

A.atthecostofB.onaccountofC.asaresultofD.forthesakeof

2.People_____thatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.

A.convincedB.anticipatedC.resolvedD.assured

3.Inmeetingsshealwaystakesthe_____beforeshecanbecriticized.

A.defensiveB.plungeC.offensiveD.lead

4.Soundisthe_____materialofmusic.

A.crudeB.rawC.originalD.fresh

5.Theythreatenedtocancelthewholeprojectata_____.

A.strokeB.stretchC.strikeD.halt

6.They_____themoneytosendhimtoschool.

A.lackedinB.lackedofC.lackedD.lackedon

7.Thesorority_____ananti-smokingcampaigninthewakeofthefirethatburnttheoldestbuildingoncampus.

A.suspendedB.launchedC.concludedD.presented

8.Thefutureofthisfirmwillbevery_____indeediftheycan’tdevisenewmodelsofproducts.

A.bleakB.chillyC.bitterD.prosperous

9.Theprofessorgaveusanassignmentwhich_____onimpossible.

A.borderedB.caughtC.dawnedD.elaborated

10.Don’texposetheproducttothesun.Youshouldfollowthe_____inthemanual.

A.constructionsB.IndicationsC.InstructionsD.obstructions

11.Ikeptmyword,butyouraction_____ourcontractinvalid.

A.regardedB.relatedC.revisedD.rendered

12.AstheSpringFestivaldrewnear,almosteveryhousewife_____herselfinpreparingthetraditionalfood.

A.participatedB.engagedC.undertookD.ventured

13.Chineseherbalmedicinecanbe_____withwesternmedicinetoplayamoreimportantroleinmedicalscience.

A.equaledB.paralleledC.integratedD.reckoned

14.Improvedconsumerconfidenceis_____toaneconomicrecovery.

A.subordinateB.compellingC.superficialD.crucial

15.Theyfounditimpossibletoinitiatea（n）_____againststrictcensorshipinthiscountry.

A.interferenceB.campaignC.liberationD.conflict

16.Theopeningspeechsoundedmorelikea（n）_____ofwarthanofferingofpeace.

A.demonstrationB.claimC.provocationD.declaration

17.Afive-day_____ofthechurchcutofftherebels’foodsupplyandforcedthemtoopentalkswiththegovernment.

A.siegeB.battleC.occupationD.offence

18.Weshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutof_____.

A.retreatB.rejectionC.recessionD.restriction

19.ItisinChina’sbestintereststoforgea（n）_____withneighboringcountriestomaintainpeaceacrosstheborder.

A.allianceB.associationC.organizationD.cooperation

20.Wemustpressahead_____theprojectwithoutwastingtime.

A.onB.withC.toD.about

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcare