中國名校英語六級密卷（2）

清華大學外語系 王紅利��

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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 center.
Example:You will hear: ��
M: When shall we start our work, Jane?��
W: Tomorrow at 9 o’clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.��
Q: For how long can they work?��
You will read:
A) 2 hours.
B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours.
D) 5 hours.��
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)“5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose ［D］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］［C］ ［D］��

1. A) The man can have his camera fixed here.��
B) The woman will probably fix the man’s camera herself.��
C) The man will buy a new camera.��
D) The woman suggests that the camera should have been brought in earlier.��

2. A) Jack vacuumed the living room but not the bathroom.��
B) Jack cleaned the bathroom but not the living room.��
C) Jack cleaned neither the living room nor the bathroom because he is exhausted.
D) Jack cleaned both the living room and the bathroom.��

3. A) At the dentist’s.��
B) At a grocery.��
C) At a lawyer’s.��
D) At a psychiatrist’s.��

4. A) One student received a higher grade than he did.��
B) He will have to take a number of exams later.��
C) The test is more difficult than he expected.��
D) Several students in his class have received top grade.��

5. A) He failed to finish the experiment that day.��
B) He hasn’t had time to do the experiment.��
C) He did only part of the experiment. ��
D) The experiment turned out well.��

6. A) He does not know who Alice is.��
B) He has found a job as a messenger.��
C) He does not want to deliver the note.��
D) He does not know who Alice is.��

7. A) Call the TV station.��
B) Look for cats with the man.��
C) Meet the man at the cat exhibit.��
D) Watch the program on TV.��

8. A) Whether the woman needs his help.��
B) Whether the woman has any pets.��
C) Where the woman is going.��
D) Whether the woman can take care of his pet.��

9. A) The man hasn’t caused a problem.��
B) The man should have returned the book earlier.��
C) She will probably won’t do well on the coming Monday’s test.��
D) The man should have been more thoughtful.��

10.A) The man is asking the woman for help.��
B) The man wants to get a new position.��
C) The woman is instructing the man how to write a letter application.��
D) The man has left the woman a good impression.�お�


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 one 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 center.��
Passage One��
11. What is mainly talked about in the passage?��
A) How to distinguish people’s faces.��
B) How to describe people’s personality.��
C) How to distinguish people both inward and outward.��
D) How to differ good persons from bad persons.��

12.Why is the animal “pigeon” mentioned in the passage?��
A) To give an example that both human beings and animals can recognize faces.��
B) To tell how a skilled writer could describe all the features of different people.
C) To indicate how pigeons and people look different.��
D) To show how faces are like fingers.��

13.What does the author of this passage most probably do?��
A) Physician. B) Psychologist.��
C) Fictional writer.D) Historian.��

14.According to the passage, how do people usually classify a person into certain type?��
A) His physical appearance and his action.��
B) His way of speaking and behaving.��
C) His learning and behaviour.��
D) His way of acting and thinking.��

Passage Two��
15. Why are divorces so common at present?��
A) Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.��
B) Because people like watching TV programs.��
C) Because people prefer freedom to self-discipline.��
D) Because our society is permissive towards divorces.��

16.Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?��
A) The freedom to have other sexual relations.��
B) The desire to follow every of one’s impulse.��
C) The will to keep his or her own income.��
D) The wish to be his or her true self.��

17.How to maintain a good marriage?��
A)A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.��
B)A good marriage takes some level of compromise between the husband and the wife.
C)A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul. D)A man and a woman should stop growing or changing. ��

Passage Three��
18.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?��
A) Types of Loneliness. B) Causes of Loneliness.��
C) Solutions to Loneliness.D) Loneliness.��

19. Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?��
A) Severe loneliness.B) Situational loneliness.��
C) Chronic loneliness.D) Temporary loneliness.��

20.Why is a person’s social contacts one important factor in loneliness?��
A) We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.��
B) We need our teachers to guide us.��
C) We need co-workers to help us.��
D) A lonely person’s popularity may be increased with more social contacts.


Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)
Directions:There are 4 reading 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 center. ��

Passage One��
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:��

Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes（龍卷風）– begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighbouring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.��
Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle（微妙的）atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.��
Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or “Nowcasts,” was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists（氣象學者）and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality.��

21.The word “exceeded” in paragraph 1 most probably means ____.��
A) added up to B) were more than ��
C) were about D) were less than ��

22.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived tornado because____.��
A) the computer is not used to forecast specific local events��
B) the computers are not advanced enough to predict it��
C) the weather data people collect are often wrong��
D) weather conditions in some small regions are not available ��

23.According to the passage, the word “Nowcast” (paragraph 3) means ____.��
A) a way of collecting raw weather data ��
B) a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate way��
C) a network to collect instant weather data��
D) a more advanced system of weather observation��

24.According to the passage, ____ is the key factor to making “Nowcasts” a reality.��A) scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellites��
B) computer scientist��
C) meteorologists ��
D) advanced computer programs��

25.According to the author, the passage mainly deals with ____.��
A) a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta��
B) what’s a “Nowcast”��
C) the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecast ��
D) a breakthrough in weather forecast ��

Passage Two��
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:��

Bringing up children is a hard work, and you are often to blame for any bad behavior of your children. If so, Judith Rich Harris has good news for you. Parents, she argues, have no important long-term effects on the development of the personality of their children. Far more important are their playground friends and neighborhood. Ms. Harris takes to hitting the assumption, which has dominated developmental psychology for almost half a century.��
Ms. Harris’s attack on the developmentalists’ “nature” argument looks likely to reinforce doubts that the profession was already having. If parents matter, why is it that two adopted children, reared in the same home, are no more similar in personality than two adopted children reared in separate homes? Or that a pair of identical twins, reared in the same home, are no more alike than a pair of identical twins reared in different homes?��
Difficult as it is to track the precise effects of parental upbringing, it may be harder to measure the exact influence of the peer（同齡人）group in childhood and adolescence. Ms. Harris points to how children from immigrant homes soon learn not to speak at school in the way their parents speak. But acquiring a language is surely a skill, rather than a characteristic of the sort developmental psychologists hunt for. Certainly it is different from growing up tensely or relaxed, or from learning to be honest or hard-working or generous. Easy though it may be to prove that parents have little impact on those qualities, it will be hard to prove that peers have vastly more.��
Moreover, mum and dad surely cannot be ditched completely. Young adults may, as Ms. Harris argues, be keen to appear like their peers. But even in those early years, parents have the power to open doors: they may initially choose the peers with whom their young associate, and pick that influential neighborhood. Moreover, most people suspect that they come to resemble their parents more in middle age, and that people’s child bearing habits may be formed partly by what their parents did. So the balance of influences is probably complicated, as most parents already suspected without being able to demonstrate it scientifically. Even if it turns out that the genes they pass on and the friends their children play with matter as much as affection, discipline and good example, parents are not completely off the hook.��
26. According to Ms. Harris, ____.��
A) parents are to blame for any bad behavior of their children ��
B) parents will affect greatly the children’s life in the long run ��
C) nature rather than nurture has a significant effect on children’s personality development ��
D) children’s personality is shaped by their friends and neighbors��

27.Which of the following views is consistent with what the developmentalists hold?��A) Children are more influenced by their peers than by their parents. ��
B) Twins are quite different if they are reared in two separate families.��
C) Identical twins reared in the same home are different in personality. ��
D) Nurture has a less significant effect on children’s personality development.��
28.According to Para. 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?��
A) It is harder to track the precise effects of parental upbringing than the exact influence of the peer group in children. ��
B) Immigrant children tend to discard the way their parents speak quickly when they go to school. ��
C) It has been proved that peers have more impact on children’s qualities such as to be honest or hard-working or generous. ��
D) It is easier for children to acquire a language at school than at home. ��

29.The word “ditched” ( Line 1,Para. 4) could best be replaced by ____.��
A) proved B) emphasized ��
C) compared D) ignored ��

30. What is the author’s main purpose?��
A) To highly praise Ms. Harris’s work. ��
B) To counter Ms. Harris’s work. ��
C) To objectively report on Ms. Harris’s work. ��
D) To critically comment on Ms. Harris’s work. ��

Passage Three��
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:��

Microsoft is no longer the world’s biggest company by market capitalization. Three other U.S. companies have overtaken the software giant in terms of stock market value. The firm’s value has gone down sharply by 41% so far this year, from nearly $600 billion to $358 billion. Much of the reason for the fall has been the uncertainty prompted by the on-going anti-trust case. It has been overtaken by General Electric, now worth $506 bn, Intel, worth $441 bn and Cisco Systems, $436 bn. ��
Over the past year Microsoft shares have moved downwards from a high of $120 to $68 in early trading on 7 June. Meanwhile rival Cisco has seen its share price rise by $25 to more than $60 as the company has gained its role in providing the hardware for the Internet. And for most of the year it has been competing with computer chip maker Intel for the second place. Intel’s Pentium chips are widely used in personal computers worldwide.��
The company that now holds the title of the world’s biggest company is an industrial giant which makes everything from toasters to jet engines. GE has sales of $110 bn—nearly ten times that of Microsoft and 340,000 employees worldwide. It has seen its profits grow by 15% a year to $11 bn. GE Capital Services, its financial subsidiary, make up nearly half its sales. GE produces power generation systems, locomotive, medical imaging equipment and electrical appliances. It also owns the U.S. television network NBC and its financial news subsidiary, CNBC, and ironically, a joint venture with Microsoft to provide news on the Internet. ��
Microsoft’s shares now face a further period of uncertainty as the company’s legal battle continues. It could also face difficulty in recruiting and retaining employees whose pay has been boosted by their share options. The Seattle based firm is likely to go to an appeals court on any rulings. It could suffer further losses from lawsuits brought by competitors, who would be able to claim triple（三倍）damages for any losses suffered. And with its energy and resources tied up in the lawsuits, the company may find it difficult to continue to innovate in the future, or move so aggressively to buy up competitors.��
31.Microsoft’s shares are devalued drastically owing to ____.��
A) fierce competition from rivals ��
B) its involvement in a lawsuit（訴訟） ��
C) the court rulings ��
D) the decrease in sales volume��

32.Cisco Systems’ share price has risen considerably ____. ��
A) after it has overtaken part of Microsoft’s shares��
B) after it has beaten Intel and risen to the second place ��
C) since it has gained a firm footing in the market��
D) because it is developing jointly with Microsoft��

33.Which is now the second biggest company in the United States?��
A) General Electric. B) Intel.��
C) Cisco Systems.D) GE Capital Services.��

34.Which of the following companies is owned by General Electric and Microsoft together?��
A) GE Capital Services.B) NBC.��
C) CNBC.D) MSNBC.��

35.Why is it difficult for Microsoft to retain employees?��
A)Because it faces an uncertain future. ��
B)Because it will have problem innovating itself. ��
C)Because it will have problem paying them. ��
D)Because it may be bought up by its competitors one day. ��

Passage Four��
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:��

Paradise Lost is Milton’s masterpiece. Its story is taken from the Bible, about “the fall of man”, that is, how Adam and Eve are tempted by Satan to disobey God by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and how they are punished by God and driven out of Paradise. In Milton’s words, the purpose of writing the epic is to “justify the ways of God to men”, but apparently, Milton is uttering his intense hatred of cruelness of the ruler in the poem. By depicting Satan and his followers as well as their fiery utterance and brave actions, Milton is showing a Puritan’s（清教徒的）revolt against the dictator and against the established Catholics and the Anglican Church. ��
In the poem God is no better than a cruel and selfish ruler, seated on a throne with a group of angels about him singing songs to praise him. His long speeches are not pleasing at all. He is cruel and unjust in punishing Satan. His angels are stupid. But Satan is by far the most striking character in the poem, who rises against God and, though defeated, still persists in his fighting.��
Adam and Eve shows Milton’s belief in the power of man. God denies them a chance to pursue for knowledge. It is this longing for knowledge that opens before mankind a wide road to intelligent and active life. It has been noted by many critics that Milton’s revolutionary feelings makes him forget religious doctrines（教條）. The angels who surround the God never think of expressing any opinions of their own, and they never seem to have any opinions of their own. The image of God surrounded by such angels resembles the court of an absolute monarch（君主）. But Satan and his followers, who freely discuss all issues in council, remind us of a Republican Parliament.��
36.This passage is most probably ____.��
A) a review of Milton’s Paradise Lost��
B) an introduction of what Paradise Lost is about ��
C) a depiction of the cruelness of the British ruler ��
D) part of an introduction to English literature��

37.According to the passage, Milton ____.��
A) describes Satan as a Puritan ��
B) doesn’t believe in God ��
C) is satisfied with the British ruler ��
D) calls on people to fight against the dictator��

38.In the poem, Satan is described as ____.��
A) an evil person ��
B) contrary to what is depicted in the Bible��
C) selfish and cruel devil��
D) a stupid ghost ��

39.Which of the following can NOT be inferred from this passage?��
A) If Adam and Eve had not eaten the forbidden fruit, human being would be ignorant until now. ��
B) God acts like a dictator.��
C) Satan and his followers are parliament members in the poem. ��
D) The angels are depicted as stupid in the poem.��

40.According to this passage, Paradise Lost is written for the purpose of ____.��A) praising God for the creation of the world ��
B) criticizing the cruelness of British ruler ��
C) changing people’s unfavourable impression of Satan ��
D) expressing his support for the fight of Satan
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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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.��
41.It is common knowledge that soldiers have to endure the ____ during a war.��
A) relaxation B) reliability��
C) reluctanceD) inconvenience��

42. They ____ those who didn’t conform to their ideas, and made advantage of those who agreed with them.��
A) exploredB) persecuted��
C) extendedD) pinched��

43.In an attempt to duplicate the painting style of the late 1800’s, amateur photographer Julia Margaret Cameron ____ blurred her images to achieve a softer line.��
A) occasionallyB) deliberately��
C) abnormallyD) timidly��

44.To my great surprise, the sweater I bought last week ____ a great deal after it was washed in hot water.��
A) shrankB) decreased��
C) lessenedD) reduced��

45.Among the deaf and dumb ____ may be carried on by means of the finger alphabet.��A) communicationB) calculation��
C) transportationD) vision��

46.The meeting was ____ over by the mayor to discuss the tax raise in the city.��A) presumedB) propelled��
C) presidedD) pricked��

47.____ of accusing his neighbor of dishonesty, the man hoped that he could avoid blame by apologizing.��
A) SureB) Guilty��
C) JustifiedD) Pitiful��

48.The author of the report is well ____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.��
A) informedB) acquainted��
C) enlightenedD) advertised��

49.At post offices one buys stamps, leaves ____ letters, sends parcels or money orders, etc.��
A) registeredB) rejected��
C) regulatedD) reflected��

50.In this workshop they ____ a vehicle in less than half an hour.��
A) ejectB) fabricate��
C) assembleD) resemble��

51.No matter how little money we have, we should get into the habit of ____some in the bank regularly.��
A) layingB) withdrawing��
C) puttingD) depositing��

52.The lovely picture ____ me of my happy childhood.��
A) retainedB) refreshed��
C) recollectedD) reminded��

53.I couldn’t finish my paper because the computer ____.��
A) took downB) broke down��
C) tore downD) fell down��

54.During the next few weeks the scientists will be discussing the problem of how to ____ and control earthquakes.��
A) foretellB) foresee��
C) forecastD) forenotice��

55. You can’t smoke here; it’s ____.��
A) preventedB) ceased��
C) prohibitedD) stopped��

56.It is useless to attempt to ____ from every danger: some risks must be taken.��A) fleeB) hide��
C) hesitateD) run��

57.The newly-formed United States took as its emblem a bald eagle with ____ wings.��A) gracefulB) colorful��
C) grandD) outspread��

58.From the cheers and shouts of ____, I guessed that she was winning the race.��A) stimulusB) heartening��
C) encouragementD) urging��

59.Only guests of the hotel enjoy the ____ of using the private beach.��
A) privilegeB) possibility��
C) favorD) advantage��

60.Mary usually does things with little care, she is ____.��
A) rareB) cautious��
C) recklessD) rapt��

61. Heavy fog made the morning light ____.��
A) brightB) distorted��
C) dimD) filthy��

62.The travel industry plays a major role in the ____ of business, recreation, and family life.��
A) sphereB) scales��
C) surplusD) surveys��

63.He was dismissed for failing to ____ with the school regulations.��
A) accommodateB) comply��
C) competeD) apply��

64.Some science students reach a high ____of English competence in communication.��A) levelB) plane��
C) surfaceD) live��

65.Everyone should be ____ innocent until it is proved that he is guilty.��
A) presumedB) assumed��
C) resumedD) consumed��

66.The sick person has taken a ____ for the better.��
A) coverB) recover��
C) changeD) turn��

67.Unfortunately he couldn’t ____ for the loss.��
A) explainB) call��
C) accountD) take��

68.Most science-fiction writers seek to persuade readers that the world they have created is ____ and is derived from scientific principles.��
A) possibleB) impossible��
C) certainlyD) unlikely��

69.A guided missile consists basically of a warhead attached to a tube like body. A rocket or a jet engine may ____ the missile.��
A) powerB) pull��
C) compelD) expel��

70.In judging his behavior, I hope that he committee will ____ his stage performance into account.��
A) putB) let��
C) takeD) make
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Part Ⅳ
Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).��

The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. Very soon you’ll be able to record your entire life electronically—anything a microphone or a camera can sense you’ll be able to store. In particular, the number of images a person captures in a lifetime is set to rise exponentially. The thousand images a year I take of my children on a digital camera are all precious to me. In a generation’s time, my children’s children will have total image documentation of their entire lives – a visual log of tremendous personal value.�� By then we’ll be wrestling with another question: how we control all the electronic devices connected to the Internet: trillions of PCs, laptops, palm pilots, cell phones and other gadgets. In Cambridge, we’re already working on millimeter-square computing and sensing devices that can be linked to the Internet through the radio network. This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as microscopic communications devices become dirt-cheap and multiple. Just imagine what the paint on the wall could do if it had this sort of communications dust in it: change colour, play music, show movies or even speak to you.��
Falling costs raise other possibilities too. Because launching space vehicles is about to become very much cheaper, the number of satellites is likely to go up exponentially. There’s lots of space up there so we could have millions of them. And if you have millions of low-orbit satellites you can establish a global communications network that completely does away with towers and masts. If the satellites worked on the cellular principle so you got spatial reuse of frequencies, system capacity would be amazing.��
71.How do you characterize the future development of communications? ��
72.What does the word “images” most probably refer to?��
73.What’s the tone of this passage?��
74.What will be the price of communications devices like?��
75.What will happen to the current towers and masts of future global communications network?


Part Ⅴ
Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic:“What Do You Think of Challenge?”.
You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: ��
1.挑戰(zhàn)的意義��
2.如何迎接挑戰(zhàn)��
3.我的看法


答案部分

聽力原文�お�
Section A��
1.M:I have this camera here that I bought about 12 months ago. But it suddenly doesn’t work.��
W:Let me have a look at your sales slip, I am sorry, sir. Your warranty’s expired.
Q:What does the woman mean?��

2.W:Jack,it doesn’t look like you’ve vacuumed the living room or cleaned the bathroom.��M:No,I haven’t.Ugh.I had the worst day.I am so tired.��
Q:What can we learn from the conversation?��

3.W:Come along, now. Open your mouth. I can’t give you the injection with your mouth closed, can I?��
M:I I I don’t want an injection. I hate needles.��
Q:Where is the conversation most probably taking place?��

4.W:I heard you were the only one who has got an A on the physics test?��
M:No. Quite a few of my classmates have. I don’t think the test is difficult.��Q:What does the man imply?��

5.W: Have you finished the assignment given by Professor Smith? I don’t think you have much difficulty doing that experiment?��
M: No, but I didn’t expect it would take me most of the day.��
Q: What does the man mean?��

6.W: Could you give this note to Alice?��
M: Give this to Alice? What do you think I am? A messenger?��
Q: What does the man imply?��

7.M: Hey, there will be a program on Channel 4 at eight you might like. It’s about cat.��
W: I haven’t heard about it. But you are right, I am interested in it.��
Q: What will the woman probably do?��

8.W: So you need someone to watch your dogs while you are away?��
M: Will that be a problem for you?��
Q: What does the man want to know?��

9.M: I am sorry I forgot to return your history book last night.��
W: It doesn’t matter because the test isn’t until the coming Monday.��
Q: What does the woman imply?��

10.M: I spent so much time polishing my letter application.��
W: It’s worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give impression.��
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?��

Section B��
Passage One��

Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.��
We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.��
Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person,” you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm-hearted, and so on.��There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. An American psychologist found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types:people are described with such terms.��
People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains’ or the heroes’ role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.��
11.What is mainly talked about in the passage?��
12.Why is the animal “pigeon” mentioned in the passage?��
13.What does the author of this passage most probably do?��
14.According to the passage, how do people usually classify a person into certain type?��

Passage Two��

A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn’t easy; marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes, the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and threw the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party. ��
Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one’s fantasies, some of one’s legitimate desires, have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. “While all martial partners feel shacked at times, it is they who really choose to make the martial ties into confining chains or supporting bonds,” says Dr. Walter. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional disciple. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow them to stop growing or changing.
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15.Why are divorces so common at present?��
16.Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?��
17.How to maintain a good marriage?��

Passage Three��

Most people feel lonely sometimes. But it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.��
The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation—for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their conditions.��Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, e.g., friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.��
18.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?��
19.Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?��
20.Why is a person’s social contacts one important factor in loneliness?�お�


答案與詳解�お�
Part Ⅰ��
Section A��
1.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】對話中女生說，保修期已過，言外之意，早一點帶來就好了。��
2.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
句中男生說，自己沒能打掃衛(wèi)生是因為自己太累了，與選項C的意義一致。��
3.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
會話中談論的主題是“張嘴……打針”，因而很可能發(fā)生在牙醫(yī)診所。��
4.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
句中的男生說自己不是班上物理考試中唯一得高分的學生，還有其他幾名學生也得了高分。與D的意義一致。��
5.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
對話中男生說沒想到實驗作業(yè)花了自己這么長時間，但總算做完了。因而與D一致。��
6.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
從對話中男人的措詞及語氣：“你以為我是專門送信的嗎”判斷：他不愿意為女生送信。��
7.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
對話中女生說自己對有關貓的電視節(jié)目感興趣，因而她可能今晚觀看這個電視節(jié)目。��
8.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
題中男生問，“照看狗對你來說是問題嗎？”可知男生想知道對方能否幫他這個忙。��
9.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
對話中女方寬慰男生道：現(xiàn)在還書不要緊，因為下周一才考試。言外之意，略遲還書并未造成任何麻煩。��
10.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
題中女生勸慰男生道：潤色申請信是值得的，因為給對方留下一個好印象很重要。從此可知，男生在求職。��
Section B��
11.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
本段文章以介紹人的臉部區(qū)別特征開篇，主體描寫人的品性，因而B為正確答案。��
12.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
文中提及pigeon是用以舉例說明動物與孩子一樣靠臉部特征來識別對方。��
13.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
由于整篇探討的都是人的個性、行為方式等，因而作者很可能是心理學家。��
14.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
文中的最后一句話給出該題的答案人們通過臉部特征和行為方式的不同來區(qū)分不同類型的人。��
15.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
本題的答案在第一段。離婚普遍，是因為人們?nèi)狈ψ月桑╯elf-discipline）與現(xiàn)實感，而傾向于影視劇中的自由與浪漫。��
16.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
前三個選項都是婚姻中應該或可以犧牲掉的東西，而婚姻中唯一不能犧牲掉的就是自己的靈魂(the self-sacrifice of the soul)即真實的自我。��
17.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
文中的第二段的第一句就說維持一樁婚姻，不能犧牲自我但卻需要彼此的妥協(xié)。��
18.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
本文探討的不是“孤獨的某一側(cè)面”，而是有關孤獨的全面問題，因而D是正確答案。��
19.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
文中提及三種“孤獨”，而未涉及severe loneliness，因而A為正確答案。��
20.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
根據(jù)文中最后一段的最后一句話，孤獨的人總感覺自己的社會交往還不夠多，因而擴大社會交往可以提高自己知名度，從而較少有孤獨感。因而社會交往對孤獨的人很重要。��

Part Ⅱ��
Passage One��
21.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】詞匯題。��
【詳細解答】
exceed的意思是“超過”。��
22.【答案】D。��
【試題分析】推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
第二段指出，“傳統(tǒng)的計算機預測天氣模式在預測像龍卷風這樣的短期風暴方面并沒有多大價值。因為可收集到的天氣信息不夠具體，所以計算機還沒來得及研究微妙的天氣變化，這樣的暴風雨就已經(jīng)來臨了。”接著，文章以天氣信息采集現(xiàn)狀為例，指出“多數(shù)國家每隔幾百英里才使用一次氣象氣球，每次間隔12小時。由于采集到的數(shù)據(jù)有限，傳統(tǒng)的天氣預報模式能夠較好地預測大范圍的總體天氣情況而不是具體的局部天氣事件�！彼�以選D。��
23.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
詞匯推測題。��
【詳細解答】
根據(jù)該詞前面的解釋accurate, short-range forecasts可以推斷出Nowcast的意思為“準確，及時的天氣預報”。另外，通過前綴也可推測出來：fore- 表示“提前”，now- 表示“立即”。��
24.【答案】A。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
解決及時預報困難的關鍵因素是高科技的發(fā)展，所以選A。��
25.【答案】D。��
【試題分析】
主題歸納。��
【詳細解答】
文中一開始講述了某次龍卷風造成的損失，指出傳統(tǒng)的計算機天氣預測模式由于沒有詳細的天氣情況數(shù)據(jù)而不能對類似于龍卷風的暴風雨做出及時的預報。直到最近，由于高科技的發(fā)展解決了人們收集天氣數(shù)據(jù)時的種種問題，才使得Nowcast這種準確、及時的天氣預報成為現(xiàn)實。因此，文章主要講述天氣預報方面的一大突破（breakthrough）。��
Passage Two��
26.【答案】D。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
第一段第三、四句表明，父母對孩子個性的長遠發(fā)展所起的作用并不大，對孩子影響最大的是他們的同齡人和鄰居。��
27.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
我們通過對第二段內(nèi)容的理解，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)Ms. Harris 的觀點與developmentalists的觀點截然不同。developmentalists強調(diào)父母對孩子的影響，因而強調(diào)教育（nurture）對孩子的影響更大，所以選項A，D不正確。由于Ms. Harris所舉的雙胞胎例子與developmentalists的觀點相反，那么后者的觀點應當是：雙胞胎在同一個家庭長大則個性相同，在不同的家庭長大個性會有很大的差異。所以選B。��
28.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
可采取逐一排除的辦法。選項A不對，因為第三段第一句話指出后者更難。選項C不對，第三段最后一句說明，盡管要證明父母對孩子的誠實、努力和大度等品質(zhì)沒有多大影響很容易，但是，要證明同齡人對孩子個性的影響更大卻很難。選項D與本文主題關系不大。所以選B。��
29.【答案】D。��
【試題分析】
詞匯推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
第四段主要講，父母親的影響不能完全忽視。例如，孩子在很小的時候家長對他們有指導作用，而且孩子到中年時會更類似于他們的父母。所以選D。��
30.【答案】D。��
【試題分析】作者態(tài)度題。��
【詳細解答】
在文章中，作者基本上同意Ms. Harris的觀點，即家長對孩子的影響并不是人們所認為的那樣舉足輕重，影響孩子成長的還有外界的因素。但作者認為，Ms. Harris在說明問題時所舉的例子不恰當，因為它強調(diào)了技能而不是個性（第三段）；雖然孩子們極力要與他們的同齡人看齊，但家長們對他們的早期影響是不可否認的（第四段）。所以選D。��
Passage Three��
31.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
第一段指出，市值下降的原因是正在進行的反壟斷帶來了不確定性。選項B中的lawsuit指“訴訟案件”，所以選B。��
32.【答案】C。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
第二段中的Meanwhile rival Cisco has seen its share price rise $25 to more than $60 as the company has gained its role in providing the hardware for the Internet這句話說明了Cisco的股價上升是由于它贏得了為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)提供硬件設備的市場地位。所以選項C“在市場上建立堅實的基礎”是正確答案。��
33.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
第一段末尾的It has been overtaken by General Electric, now worth $506 bn, Intel, worth $441 bn and Cisco Systems, $436 bn表明微軟的市值已經(jīng)被市值5060億的通用、4410億的英特爾和4360億的Cisco三家公司超過。排第二位是英特爾，所以選B。��
34.【答案】C。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
第三段明確指出，CNBC是通用與微軟的合資公司，負責提供網(wǎng)上新聞。所以選C。��
35.【答案】A。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
文章最后一段的主題句是“如果公司的法律糾紛持續(xù)不斷，微軟的股票將會面臨更大的不確定性�！保∕icrosoft’s shares now face a further period of uncertainty as the company’s legal battle continues.）由此可見，員工不愿意在微軟工作是因為該公司的前景已經(jīng)不像以前那樣看好了。所以選A。��
Passage Four��
36.【答案】A。��
【試題分析】
推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
考查文章來源。文章對彌爾頓的《失樂園》進行了評析，指出彌爾頓通過描述撒旦的勇敢，上帝和天使的愚蠢，揭示了當時英國統(tǒng)治者的獨斷專行和英國宗教的教條主義，因而是一篇典型的文學評論。文章沒有詳細地解釋詩的內(nèi)容，所以選項B不正確。選項D“英國文學的部分介紹”范圍太大，不具體。��
37.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
文章指出彌爾頓通過描述撒旦和其追隨者的義正辭嚴，表達了一個清教徒對當時獨裁者和英國宗教的不滿。在文中，撒旦并不是一個清教徒，所以A不正確。彌爾頓沒有發(fā)動革命，所以選項D也不正確。但是，我們可以推斷出彌爾頓不信上帝這一選項。��
38.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
詩中撒旦被描述成一個勇敢的斗士，反對上帝，失敗了繼續(xù)戰(zhàn)斗。而上帝被描述成自私的、殘酷的統(tǒng)治者。這與《圣經(jīng)》中的描述相反，所以選B。��
39.【答案】C。��
【試題分析】
細節(jié)題。��
【詳細解答】
文章第三段指出，亞當和夏娃體現(xiàn)了彌爾頓對人類偉大力量的信任。上帝剝奪了人們對知識的渴望（暗指亞當、夏娃渴望擁有智慧，因偷吃禁果而被趕出伊甸園），正是這種渴望才開辟出一條通向智慧和文明生活的道路。由此可以推斷，如果他們沒有這么做的話，如今的人類仍然很愚昧無知，所以選項A表述正確。上帝在詩中被描述成了殘酷的統(tǒng)治者，他的天使們從來不想發(fā)表意見，也從來沒有自己的意見，所以很傻，符合選項B，D的表述。雖然撒旦和他的追隨者們使人們想起了議會成員的形象，但在詩中他們并不真正是議會成員，所以選項C表述不對，是正確答案。��
40.【答案】B。��
【試題分析】
主題推斷題。��
【詳細解答】
考寫作目的。通過前面的解釋，我們可推斷彌爾頓寫《失樂園》目的是借撒旦的反叛形象來批判當時英國統(tǒng)治者的暴行。��
Part Ⅲ��
41.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
relaxation松弛；reliability可靠性；reluctance勉強，不情愿；inconvenience不便，困難。��
42.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】他們迫害與他們觀點不一致的人，需填入persecute 迫害；explore探索，考查；extend延長；pinch擰。��
43.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
occasionally偶爾地；deliberately故意地；abnormally不正常地，變態(tài)地；timidly膽怯地。��
44.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
表示“縮短，縮水”需用shrink；decreased下降；lessened變少；reduced減少。��
45.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
communication此處意為“交流”；calculation計算；transportation運輸；vision視覺。��
46.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
presume推測；propell推動；preside主持；prick刺傷。��
47.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
sure肯定的；guilty有罪的，內(nèi)疚的；justified有理由的；pitiful可憐的。��
48.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
需填入acquaint表示“對……熟悉，了解”；inform通知，告；enlighten啟蒙，啟發(fā)；advertise 登廣告。��
49.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
register掛號；reject拒絕；regulate管理，控制；reflect思考。��
50.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
eject噴射；fabricate制造；assemble裝配；resemble類似。��
51.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
laying放置；withdrawing取出；depositing存放，寄放。��
52.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
remind sb. of sth.，為固定搭配，意為“使……想起”。��
53.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
break down意為“出故障”。��
54.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
forecast預報；foretell預言，預示；foresee預見；forenotice預告。��
55.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
prohibit“表示根據(jù)法律或條規(guī)禁止”。��
56.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
四個選項中只有flee from短語正確，意為“逃離”。hide則意為“隱藏”；hesitate，猶豫；run跑。��
57.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
此處應是“展翅飛翔的鷹”，因此選D。��
58.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
根據(jù)句義，空格所在部分的意思應為“鼓勵的歡呼聲”。��
59.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
privilege特權(quán)；possibility可能性；favor喜愛；advantage優(yōu)勢。A符合句義。��
60.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
此句的意思是“瑪麗經(jīng)常做事不細心”，因此選C。��
61.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
dim不明亮，朦朧的；distorted扭曲的；filthy不潔的、污穢的。��
62.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
sphere范圍、領域；scale規(guī)模；surplus多余的；survey調(diào)查。��
63.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
comply with為固定搭配，意為“遵守”，符合題意。��

64.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
level水平；plane平面；surface表面；line線。��
65.【答案】B。��
【詳細解答】
assume sb. to be“認為……是……”，符合題意。��
66.【答案】D。��
【詳細解答】
take a turn for the better病情有所好轉(zhuǎn)。��
67.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
account for，固定搭配，意為“解釋”。��
68.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
根據(jù)句義，此處需填入的詞應具有肯定意義，因而possible為恰當選項；certainly為副詞，不適用。��
69.【答案】A。��
【詳細解答】
power提供動力；pull拉；compel強迫；expel驅(qū)逐。��
70.【答案】C。��
【詳細解答】
本題考固定搭配，take sth. into account意為“將……考慮在內(nèi)”，因而C為正確答案。��
Part Ⅳ ��
71. Explode dramatically like the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. ��
72. It most probably refers to “Pictures”.��
73. The author is writing in an excited tone.��
74. Communication devices will become dirt-cheap.��
75. They might be replaced by low-orbit satellites.��

Part Ⅴ
寫作指導：��
該作文題型屬典型的根據(jù)提綱寫作的情景作文�？梢圆捎萌�段論式寫法，即短文分為引言、主體正文和結(jié)論三部分。值得注意的是，這種題型中有時給出的每一部分提示未必是每段的主題，考生應根據(jù)作文的標題，靈活應對，重新擬定每段的主題句。注意使用過渡句提高短文的邏輯上的連貫與形式上的銜接。��
參考范文：��
With the fast development of the world, more and more challenge is in store for us. Challenge means not only hardship, but also opportunity. Since we are young people and have bright future before us, we should have the right attitude towards challenge.
By nature, challenge is an inspiration to our creative power and an opportunity to achieve success. The most important thing is to deal with challenge properly.��First, you must be well prepared for challenge at any time, because you can never, in most cases, expect when it comes precisely. Second, when it really comes, you should be courageous enough to take it. No pains, no gains. Only through hard work can you achieve success. Finally, adequate knowledge is called for to meet challenge. Science and technology are developing at a tremendous rate and those who can not follow its pace will be eliminated by the society.��
Living in the modern society today, no one can avoid challenges. We are obliged to prepare ourselves adequately for challenges by accumulating enough knowledge and by building a strong body. Only by means of this can we adapt ourselves to the life style of capital cities.��
　
本套試卷測試語言重點��
10個重點單詞：��
torrential: 奔流的，急流的��
warranty: 保證書(尤指對所售貨物的保證)��
psychiatrist: 精神病醫(yī)生 villain: 壞蛋��
persona: 人物角色immune: 可避免的��
meteorologist: 氣象學家discard: 仍掉��
hatred: 憎恨emblem: 象征，標志