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真题完整版

2012年10月真题

SECTION1

Time-25minutes

Prompt1

　　Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

　　Theideaofcaringaboutonlythepeopleofone'sowncountryseemsoutdated.Somepeoplestilldefendthisattitude,claimingthatifwearegoingtoexpendresourcestohelppeople,weshouldhelpthoseofourowncountryfirst.Butnationalboundariesaremeaninglesslinesthatshiftovertime.Thereisnoreasonwhyacitizenofonecountryshouldnotfeeljustasresponsibleforthewell-beingofpeopleinothercountriesasforthewell-beingofthoseinhisorherowncountry.

　　Assignment:

Shouldwecarejustasmuchaboutpeopleinothercountriesaswedoaboutpeopleinourowncountry?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Somesaythathighachievers—peoplewhoreachtheirambitiousgoalsbecauseoftheirdeterminationandskills—alwaysgetaheadattheexpenseofothers.Whenonepoliticalcandidateiselected,othersaredefeated;whensomeonewinsinanykindofcompetitiveevent,otherslose.Butthisviewofachieversistoonegative.Byimprovingtheworldaroundthemandprovidinganexampleforalltofollow,achieversbenefitothersaswellasthemselves.

Assignment:

Dotheactionsofhighachieversbenefitallpeople?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Peopletendtoconsiderthepastunimportant.Afterall,whywastetimedwellingonwhathasalreadyhappened?

Thereisnowaytogobackandchangeeventsortheiroutcomes.Butthiswayofthinkingiswrong.Peoplearetoofocusedonthepresent;theyshouldpaymoreandcloserattentiontopastevents.Thelessonslearnedfromexaminingthepastaremuchmorevaluablethananylessonsthatpeoplecanlearnfromthepresent.

Assignment:

Dopeoplelearnmorefromexaminingeventsinthepastthanfromfocusingonlyonthepresent?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Studiesofcreativityoftenfocusprimarilyonwriters,artists,composers,andscientists.Politicalleadersarenotusuallyconsideredtobeverycreative.Indeed,itissometimessaidthatitisagoodthingthatleadersingeneralarenotverycreative,sinceanexcessofcreativity,especiallyinleaderswhohavetoenforcerules,wouldonlyleadtotrouble.Yetsurelysomedegreeofcreativityisdesirableinallwalksoflife.

AdaptedfromThomasG.West,IntheMind'sEye

Assignment:

Doallpeopleneedtobecreative?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

SECTION4

Time-25minutes

35Questions

1.WilliamDalrymple'sbookisnotonlyagrippingtaleofpoliticsandpowerandalsoevidenceofthecomplexityofcross-culturalrelationships.

（A）andalso

（B）butalso

（C）aswellas

（D）inaddition

（E）and

2.Walkingoutofthetheater,itwasagreedbymysisterandmethatthemoviewasvastlyoverrated

（A）itwasagreedbymysisterandme

（B）itwasagreedbymysisterandI

（C）mysisterandme,weagreed

（D）mysisterandmeagreed

（E）mysisterandIagreed

3.Whenpackingforatripyoushouldfollowtheadviceofferedinmanymagazinearticles:

choosewrinklefreeclothinginblackandinneutralcolors.

（A）youshouldfollowtheadviceofferedinmanymagazinearticles

（B）youwouldfollowtheadviceofferedfrommanymagazinearticle

（C）followtheadvicewithmanymagazinearticles

（D）theadviceinmanymagazinearticlesisofferedandoneshouldfollowit

（E）manymagazinearticleswouldofferadvicetobefollowed

4.Homefuelcells,alreadyavailableinJapan,whichisacompact,pollution-freedevicethatproduceelectricityatafractionoftheregularcost.

（A）whichisacompact,pollution-freedevice

（B）acompact,pollution-freedevice

（C）thesedevicesarecompact,pollution-free.

（D）isacompact,pollution-freedevice

（E）arecompact,pollution-freedevices

5.BecausewritersincolonialAmericahadtopaytheirownprintingcosts,authorshipwaslargelyaprofessionwiththosewhowererelativelywealthy.

（A）authorshipwaslargelyaprofessionwiththosewhowere

（B）authorshipwaslargelyaprofessionofthe

（C）authorship,largelyaprofessionofthe

（D）authorshiphavinglargelybeenaprofessionforthosewhowere

（E）thereforeauthorshipwaslargelyaprofessionforthe

6.TheprogramisoneofmanyprojectsincludedintheambitiousCopenhagenClimatePlan,itaimstomaketheDanishcapitalcarbonneutralby2025.

（A）itaims

（B）itsaimis

（C）wheretheyaim

（D）whichaims

（E）whichisaimed

7.InaZenrockgarden,stonesarepositionedtorepresentislands,andthesoundinggravelisrakedtoformpatternsthatsuggestsoceanwaves.

（A）patternsthatsuggests

（B）patterssuggesting

（C）patterns,theysuggest

（D）patters;whichsuggest

（E）patterns;thissuggesting

8.Untilrelativelyrecentlyhumanswerethoughttobeuniquelyself-aware,scientistsnowknowthatmostchimpanzeesandorangutanscanrecognizetheirownreflections.

（A）scientistsnowknow

（B）butscientistsnowknow

（C）butscientistswhonowknow

（D）however,scientistsnowknow

（E）butwithscientistsnowknowing

9.Evidenceoftheprehistorichunter-gathererswhoonceoccupiedtheGrandCanyonincludesanimalfigurinesmadeoutofsplitandwoventwigsaswellasrock-artpanelsandstonetools.

（A）whoonceoccupiedtheGrandCanyonincludes

（B）thatonceoccupiedtheGrandCanyoninclude

（C）whentheyoccupiedtheGrandCanyoninclude

（D）onceoccupyingtheGrandCanyonincluding

（E）whoatonetimeoccupiedtheGrandCanyonincluding

10.Afterschedulingitfordemolition,thehundred-yearoldbuildingwasinsteadmovedtoanewlocation.

（A）Afterschedulingitfordemolition,thehundredyear-oldbuildingwasinsteadmoved

（B）Afterschedulingthehundred-year-oldbuildingfordemolition,itwasinsteadmoved

（C）Afterbeingscheduledfordemolition,theyinsteadmovedthehundred-year-oldbuilding

（D）Havingbeenscheduledfordemolition,theyinsteadmovedthehundred-year-oldbuilding

（E）Havingbeenscheduledfordemolition,thehundred-year-old-buildingwasinsteadmoved

11.BecauseEarth'sgravityisgreaterthantheMoon's,theenergyexpendedintravelingfromEarthtotheMoonisgreaterthantheoppositedirection.

（A）theopposite

B）travelingintheopposite

（C）ifonetravelsintheopposite

（D）thatoftravelingintheopposite

（E）thatexpendedintravelingintheopposite

12.Apassionfruit,whichis（A）aboutthesize（B）ofanegg,has（C）abrittleoutershellthatbecame（D）slightlywrinkledwhenthefruitisripe.Noerror（E）

13.Acrossthestreet（A）fromthenewbookstoreandcoffeeshopwere（B）anold,dilapidatedplaygroundwhose（C）brokenequipmentandovergrownweedsattestedtolongneglect（D）.Noerror（E）

14.Becauseperspirationdoesnot（A）evaporateefficient（B）athighhumidity,humidairoftenfeelswarmer（C）tous（D）thanwoulddryairatthesametemperature.Noerror（E）

15.HullHousewasfoundedby（A）JaneAddamsasacommunityprojectinwhich（B）peopleoftheneighborhoodjoinedtrainedsocialworkerstoprovide（C）daycare,schooling,mealsandtheyoffermany（D）otherservices.Noerror（E）

16.AlthoughDanielGabrielFahrenheitwasfarfrombeing（A）theonly（B）eighteenth-centuryscientisttopropose（C）atemperaturescale,buthis（D）wasoneofthefewthatwerewidelyused.Noerror（E）

17.Oftenusedinterchangeable（A）inrecipes,thenectarineandthepeachshare（B）manycharacteristics,buttheskinofanectarineissmoother（C）thanthatofapeach（D）.Noerror（E）

18.Speed-readingwasoncepromotedmainly（A）topeoplewhowereeager（B）tocatchuponrecreationalreading,butnowthemethodappealsto（C）busyexecutivescopingabout（D）informationoverload.Noerror（E）

19.LikeformerBritishprimeministerMargaretThatcher,who（A）studiedchemistryincollege.GermanchancellorAngelaMerkelwasinitially（B）drawnto（C）thesciences,earning（D）adoctorateinphysicsbeforeenteringpolitics.Noerror（E）

20.Whenthefirstdepartmentstoresopenedinthelatenineteenthcentury,they（A）werecavernous,no-frillsstoreroomsthatstock（B）ahodgepodgeofitemspreviouslyavailable（C）onlyfrom（D）specialtymerchants.Noerror（E）

21.Althoughtheauthorhaspresented（A）herbooktohepublisherasa（B）fact-basedmemoir,shelaterconfessedthatithadbeenentirely（C）fabricated（D）.Noerror（E）

22.Becauseoysterseatbyfiltering（A）nutrientsthroughtheirgills,theirhealthisaffectedby（B）thequalityofthewaterpassing（C）throughit（D）.Noerror（E）

23.Allmorninglong（A）myfriendand1waitedpatiently（B）inthecourtroomtohear（C）whetherwewouldbeselectedasajuror（D）intheupcomingtrial.Noerror（E）

24.Researchersrecognizethat（A）thecuttlefishhasanextraordinaryability（B）tocamouflageitself,butthey（C）haveonlyaroughunderstandingofhow（D）itdoesso.Noerror（E）

25.Theplungingcostofgenome-sequencingtechnologiesare（A）expectedtogive