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ListeningComprehension(20points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,Danddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Shethinkshistermpaperisdifficulttoread.B.Shethinkshistermpaperhasagoodtitle.C.Shedoesn’tlikehischoiceofthetitle.D.Shedoesn’tthinkheprepareswellenough.2.A.WheretomeetLisa.B.WhyLisawantstomeetthem.C.Thelocationofthecampus.D.Thetimeofthemeeting.3.A.Paulsolditforher.B.Shedidn’twantPaultoborrowit.C.Sarahhasboughtit.D.Paulpurchaseditforher.4.A.Showthemanthewaytothestation.B.Findoutwhenthenextbusleaves.C.Takethemantothestation.D.Waitforthemanatthebusstation.5.A.TheEnglishEveningdoesn’tinteresthim.B.Hemayalreadyhaveplans.C.He’dliketobringaclassmatetotheEnglishEvening.D.He’drathercomeanothertime.6.A.Inadressingshop.B.Inashoestore.C.InagymnasiumD.Ataswimmingpool.7.A.At5:15B.At5:45C.At5:50D.At4:458.A.AdentistandapatientB.AphysicistandapatientC.ApatientandasurgeonD.Apatientandaphysician9.A.Thewomanmadeanothernewshirtfortheman.B.Themanboughtanewbottleofinkfromthewomanyesterday.C.Themanlosthisnewpenheboughtyesterday.D.Theman’sshirtwasstainedbyhisnewpen.10.A.Repairhisair-conditioner.B.Gotosleep.C.Getanewair-conditioner.D.Lookforarepairman.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,Danddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A.Hemadecartoonfilms.B.Underhisleadership,threeworld-famousparkswerebuilt.C.Hewasbornofawealthyfamily.D.Hewasonceanartist.12.A.Advertisements.B.Comedynews.C.MickeyMouse.D.World-famousparks.13.A.InKansasCityB.InDisneylandC.InChicagoD.InLosAngelesPassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A.Heoftendoestheworkhisbossdoesn’tmeanhimtodo.B.Helikesbeingaboss.C.Heisreluctanttodowhathisbosswantshimtodo.D.Heiseagerforabetter-paidjob.15.A.HehiredfourmentopaintthehousewithoutMr.King’spermission.B.Hedidn’tshowrespectforhisboss.C.Hepaidtoolittlemoneyforhiringtheworkers.D.Hedidn’tbrushthehousewillingly.16.A.$30B.$32C.$2D.$8PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A.Sheisveryactive.B.Sheisdark-haired.C.Shelivesabusylife.D.Sheliveswithherdaughter.18.A.Apacemaker.B.HerdaughterC.AdressmakerD.ABattery19.A.Intheskinbeneathherribs.装装订线内不要答题C.InherstomachD.Intheskinbeneathherbreastbones.20.A.Theyhelpsolvetheproblemsoflife.B.Theyarenumerousinnumber.C.Theyareanewtypeofengineer.D.BothAandC.II. ReadingComprehension(30points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inamomentofpersonalcrisis,howmuchhelpcanyouexpectfromaNewYorktaxidriver?Ibeganstudyingthisquestionandfoundtheanswersinteresting.OnemorningIgotintothreedifferenttaxisandannounced,“Well,it’smyfirstdaybackinNewYorkinsevenyears.I’vebeenprison.”Notasingledriverreplied,soItriedagain.“Yeah,IshotamaninReno.”Iexplained,hopingthedriverwouldaskmewhy,butnobodyasked.TheonlyresponsecamefromaGhananiandriver,“Reno?ThatisinNevada?”Taxidriverswereuniformly(一致地)sympatheticwhenIsaidI’djustbeenfired.“ThisisAmerica,”aHaitiandriversaid.“Onedoorisclosed.Anotherisopen.”Hearguedagainstmyplantoburndownmyboss’shouse,“Ifyoudosomethingsillyandtheyputyouaway,youcannotlookforanotherjob.”APakistanidrivereventurneddownachancetoprofitfrommylossofhope:HerefusedtotakemetothemiddleoftheGeorgeOneveryhotweekdayinJuly,whilewearingaredskinmaskandholdingastuffed(塞满的)pillowcasewiththeword“BANK”onit,Itriedhailing(招呼)ataxifivetimesoutsidedifferentbanks.Thedriverpickedmeupeverytime.MyridewithGuyCaaudeThevenain,aHaitiandriver,wastypicalofthesuperb(一流的)assistanceIreceived.“Isanyonefollowingus?”“No,”saidthedriver,lookinginhisrearviewmirrorattrafficandme.“Let’sgoacrossthepark,”Isaid.“Ijustrobbedthebankthere.Igot$25,000.”“$25,000?”heasked.“Yeah,youthinkitwaswrongtotakeit?”“No,man.Iwork8hoursandIearnjust$70.IfIcandothat,Idoittoo.”Asweapproached86,LexingtonStreet,IpointedtotheChemicalBank.“Hey,there’sanotherbank,”Isaid,“CouldyouwaithereaminutewhileIgoinside?”“No,Ican’twait.Paymenow.”Hisreluctancemayhavesomethingtodowithmoney—taxidriversthinktherateforwaitingtimeistoolow,butIthinkhewantedmetolearnthatevenabankrobbercan’texpectunconditionalsupport.21.FromtheGhanaiandriver’sresponse,wecaninferthat________.A.hewasnotcaringaboutthekilling B.hewasfrightenedtohearwhatthewritersaidC.hethoughtthewriterwasacriminal D.hethoughtthewriterwascrazy22.WhydidthePakistanidriverrefusetogivethewriteraride?A.Hedidn’twanttohelpthewritergetoverhiscareercrisis.B.Hewasinahurrytogohomeandrelax.C.Theplacewasfaraway.D.Hethoughtthewriterwasgoingtokillhimself.23.Whatistheauthor’sinterpretationofthedriver’sreluctance“towaitoutsidetheChemicalBank”?A.Thedriverthoughtthattherateforwaitingtimewastoolow.B.Thedriverthoughtitwrongtosupportataxiriderunconditionally.C.Thedriverwasfrightenedandwantedtoleavehimassoonaspossible.D.Thedriverdidnotwanttohelpasuspecttoescapefromabankrobbery.24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutNewYorktaxidrivers?A.Theyarereadytohelpyoudowhateveryouwantto.B.Theyrefusetopickupthosewhowouldkillthemselves.C.Theyaresympatheticwiththosewhoareoutofwork.D.Theyworkonlyformoney.25.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___________________. A.howtopleasetaxiriders B.howtodealwithtaxiriders C.theattitudesoftaxidriverstowardsridersinpersonaltrouble D.theattitudesoftaxidriverstowardsthegovernmentQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth,withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwotothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenue,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhadadocumentedcaseofanoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice,”saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.Notsofast,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimates,theNationalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput—andjust3%ofthenation’s.26. WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption.Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimports.ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.27. WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry________.A. showslittleinterestsintappingoilinANWRB. expectstostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabiaC. tendstoexaggerateAmerica’srelianceonforeignoilD. believesthatdrillingforoilinANWRwillproducehighyields28. ThoseagainstoildrillinginANWRarguethat_______.A. itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregionB. itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblemsC. itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironmentD. itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue29. Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast”(Line1,Para.3)?A. Don’tbetoooptimistic.B. Don’texpectfastreturns.C. Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed.D. Oilexploitationtakesalongtime.30. ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR’sfrozenearth________.A. involvesalotoftechnologicalproblemsB. remainsacontroversialissueC. isexpectedtogetunderwaysoonD. willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependentQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Althoughsuicideratesaroundtheworldareaboutthreetimeshigherformenthanwomen,evidenceismountingthatindevelopingcountriesinAsia,suicideisfarmorecommonamongyoungwomenthanmen.

InastudythisweekinTheLancetmedicaljournal,researchersgivethefirstpictureofsuicideamongyoungpeopleinIndia.InaregionnearVelloreinsouthernIndia,morethantwiceasmanyyoungwomenaged10to19committedsuicideasmeninthesameagegroup.

Thestudyfoundtheaveragesuiciderateforwomeninthatagegroupwas148per100,000,comparedwith58suicidesper100,000men.

Globally,thesuiciderateformenisabout24per100,000,andabout6.8per100,000forwomen.

Expertssaythelateststudywasbasedontoofewsuicidestobecertaintheobservedratesarevalid,butaddedthattheresearchshowssuicideisvastlyunderreportedinthedevelopingworld.

OneofthemajordifferencesbetweensuicideintheWestandindevelopingcountriesisthemethod.ItisknownfromstudiesintheWestthatmorewomenthanmenattemptsuicide,butfewersucceed.

Usually,womeninWesterncountriesattemptsuicidebyslashingtheirwristsorswallowingpills,bothmethodsthataretreatable.InruralIndia,themethodsarehanging,poisoningwithlethalinsecticidesthatarebannedinmanyotherpartsoftheworldandsettingoneselfonfire.Allthreearedifficulttosurvive.

Someofthepesticides,widelykeptinruralhomes,killwithinthreehours.Forwomentryingtokillthemselvesinthecountryside,wherethereisnotransportationandsometimesnoroads,itisoftentoolatebythetimetheyreachahospital.

ThereareafewtheorieswhyyoungAsianwomenarecommittingsuicideatsuchahighrate.

“Itcouldbebecauseoflackofeducation,conflictssurroundingtheissueofarrangedmarriages,lovefailures,dowriesandthingslikethat,”saidDr.LakshmiVijayakumar,whorunstheSnehaSuicidePreventionCenterinChennai,intheMadrasregionofIndia.

OverallinIndia,malesuicidesstarttooutnumberthewomenastheygetolder,saidVijayakumar,whowasnotinvolvedwiththelateststudy.

Oncethewomenhavechildren,theybecomeemotionallyandpsychologicallystrongerandthesuiciderategoesdown,shesaid.31. Accordingtothelatestresearch,theaveragesuicideratearoundtheworldis______thatofthedevelopingcountriesconcerningaboutthegenderfactor.A. similartoB. thesameasC. irrelevanttoD. differentfrom32. Comparativelyspeaking,thesuicideratearoundtheworldformenis______higherthanitforwomen.

A. morethantwiceB. morethanthreetimesC. twiceD. morethanonetime33. Experts’attitudetowardthelateststudyinVelloreinsouthernIndiais_______.A. totallyagreeableB. oppositeC. criticalD. extreme34. InruralIndia,womenoftenattemptsuicidebythefollowingmeansexcept_______.A. poisoningwithpesticidesB. settingoneselfonfireC. swallowingpillsD. hanging35. ThefactorsinfluencingthephenomenonthatyoungAsianwomenarecommittingsuicideatsuchahighrateDONOTinclude________.A. educationB. emotionC. egoismD. marriageissuesQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Likemanyothersmallboys,Iwasfascinatedbycars,notleastbecausemyoldestbrotherwasabitofacarguyandsubscribedtocoolmagazineslikeCarandDriverandMotorTrend.Everysooften,oneofthosemagazineswouldrunanarticleonthe“CaroftheFuture.”Theyfeaturedunconventionalstylingandthingslikesmallnuclearreactorsaspowersources.Yet,frankly,mycardoesn’tdoanythingthatmybrother’sStudebakerdidn’tdo.Itgoes,itstops,itburnsgasoline,itplaysmusic.Istillhavetosteerit,anditstillrunsintothingsifIdon’tsteeritcarefully.Butguesswhat?Allofthesethingsaresubjectedtochangeinthenot-so-distantfuture.Itwillstillgoandstop,butitmaynotburngasoline,Imaynothavetosteerit,anditmaybealotbetteratnotrunningintothings.Airbagsaren’tthebe-allandend-allinsafety.Infact,consideringtherecentnewsaboutpeopleoccasionallybeingkilledbytheirairbagsinlow-speedcollisions(碰撞),theyobviouslystillneedsomedevelopment.Buttheyaren’tgoingaway,andinfact,youcanexpecttoseecarsappearingwithadditional,side-impactairbags,somethingsomeEuropeancarmanufacturersalreadyoffer.Betterthansystemstominimizeinjuryintheeventofanaccident,however,aresystemsthatminimizethelikelihoodofanaccidenthappeninginthefirstplace.Futurecarsmaybeabletoeliminatemanyofthemajorcausesofaccidents,includingdrunk-driving,tailgatingandsleepiness.Carscouldbeequippedwithsensorsthatcandetectalcoholinadriver’ssystemandpreventthecarfrombeingstarted,forexample.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypeoplefollowingthecarinfronttooclosely.Asearlyasnextyear,you’llbeabletobuycarswithradar-equippedcontrolsystems.Iftheradardeterminesyou’reclosingtooquicklywiththecarinfront,itwilleaseuponthethrottle.Forcitystreets,expectotherradardevicesthatwillgiveadvancewarningthatthecarinfrontofyouhasslowedabruptlyandyoushouldsteponthebrakes—orthatmayevenbrakeforyou.装装订线内不要答题Theauthorwasfascinatedbycarsbecause__________.A. othersmallboyslikedtoownacaroftheirown,tooB. hereadexoticthingsaboutcarsinhisbrother’smagazinesC. hisoldestbrotherlovedtotakehimtoplacesinhiscarD. hesubscribedtocoolcarmagazinesBysaying“mycardoesn’tdoanythingthatmybrother’sStudebakerdidn’tdo,”theauthormeansthat________.A. mycarisfarbetterthanmybrother’swasB. mycarisnotasgoodasmybrother’swasC. notmuchhaschangedintheperformanceofcarssofarD. muchimprovementhasbeenmadeinthedesignofcarsrecentlyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofairbags?A. Theyareinneedoffurtherimprovement.B. Theyaregoingtodisappeargradually.C. Theykillpeopleinsteadofprotectingtheminlow-speedcollisions.D. TheyareastandardfeatureofEuropeancars.Whatwillfuturecarsdoifthesensorsdetectalcoholinthedriver’ssystem?A. Theywillgiveawarninginadvance.B. Theywillbrakeautomatically.C. Theywilleaseuponthethrottle.D. Theywillnotstart.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A. Peoplewillgiveupallcontroltotheircars.B. Carswillbeabletodrivethemselves.C. Nocarswilleverbreakdownontheroads.D. Carswillallbeequippedwithfailsafesystems.III. VocabularyandStructure(10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41. Thisdisease________inAfricabuthasnowspreadtomanypartsoftheworld.A. derived B. originated C. sparkled D. dwelled42. Theaircraftbaseisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhicharebuiltto________groundandairattacks.A. launch B. withstand C. contest D. contend43. Muchoftheterritoryisstillunder________.A. elimination B. invasion C. constitution D. occupation44. Thesedevicesmountedinthecarcan_______drivertoanimpendinghazard.A. instruct B. warn C. dictate D. alert45. Windydaysare_______ofMarch.A. character B. characteristic C. feature D. quality46. Themayorpromisedtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcutting_______services.A. appropriate B. essential C. equivalent D.lucrative47. OnceMrs.Kirkpatrick______youinconversation,you’restuckwithherforatleasthalfanhour.A. engages B. occupies C. submerges D. launches48. Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferent_______oftheworld.A. complications B. instincts C. conceptions D.impressions49. Duetohisrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline,Jasonis_______fromthelistforpromotion.A. wrenched B. pried C. retreated D. eliminated50. Someofthetunnelsinthecliffarenatural,somewere_______out.A. decorated B. penetrated C. pried D.carved51. Populationgrowthandpollutionplaceenormous______ontheworld’ssupplyofusablewater.A. stress B. exposure C. endurance D. endeavor52. Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworld_______itsrateofincreasewhichisimportant.A.of B. over C. like D. as53. Tomissoweakthatheshould_______beallowedtogotoworkuntilhehascompletelyrecoveredfromhisillness.A incase B.insomecase C.inanycase D.innocase54. ________quiterecently,mostmothersinBritaindidnottakepaidworkoutsidethehome.A. Before B. Until C. From D. Since55. Theoldcoupledecidedto_______aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreechildrenoftheirown.A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt56. Theshopkeepersarecomplainingthatbusinesshasbeenreducedtoa________ofwhatitwasbeforetheoutbreakofwar.A. fraction B. section C. portion D. trifle57. Theweatherwasn’tfavorableandbothteamshadto________icyrainandastrongwindduringthematch.A. pindown B. contendwithC. getstuckin D. takecontrolof58. Theofferofafreeoverseastour_______himintobuyingthevillaonthehillside.A. discouraged B.committed C.tempted D.tangled59. Thatmorning,onMountA.mysterious B.opaque C.spectacular D.adolescent60. AfterMikeleftforwork,I________thebedsandvacuumedthecarpets.A.patted B.clapped C.stripped D.shavedIV. Cloze(20points)装订线装订线内不要答题AThemere61thatAmericastillattractsmillionsofpeopleisevidencethatitisnot62.Peoplearen’t63aplaceofdecline.Signsofdeclineare64tobefoundinaplaceascomplexasAmerica:debt,crime,thehomeless,drugs,dropouts.Butthemain65ofAmerica,thefirstandmost66impression,isItissohardtothinkofthisnationindecline68youknowthattherearevastregionsoftheplanetwhichareabsolutely69,incapable70anyimprovementatall.61. A.reason B.fact C.phenomenon D.idea62. A.inthedecline B.ondecline C.indecline D.fordecline63. A.attractedby B.attachedto C.attractedto D.associatedwith64. A.sure B.real C.true D.clear65. A.characteristic B.characterization C.appearance D.phenomenon66. A.longing B.lasting C.important D.enduring67. A.dynamic B.dynamics C.dynamist D.dynamism68. A.asif B.thoughC.when D.because69. A.paralyzed B.beingparalyzed C.paralyzing D.tobeparalyzed70. A.for B.of C.to D.withBTheequivalentsofthesedrivermusclefunctionsareelectromechanicaldevices71theautomatedvehicle.Theyreceiveelectroniccommandsfromtheonboardcontrolcomputerandthen72theappropriatesteeringangle,throttleangle,andbrakepressure73smallelectricmotors.Earlyversionsofthesedevicesarealreadybeingintroduced74productionofvehicles,75theyreceivetheircommandsdirectlyfromthedriver’sinputstothesteeringwheelandpedals.Thesedecisionsare76forreasonslargelyunrelated77automation.78theyareassociatedwithreducedenergyconsumption,simplificationofvehicledesign,enhancedeaseofvehicleassembly,improvedabilityto79performancetomatchdriverpreferences,andcostsavings80traditionaldirectmechanicalcontroldevices.71.A.madein B.attachedto C.installedin D.mountedon72.A.apply B.control C.manage D.manipulate73.A.with B.bymeansof C.dueto D.into74.A.of B.with C.into D.by75.A.where B.which C.when D.because76.A.beenmade B.making C.beingmade D.tomake77.A.to B.with C.of D.by78.A.Instead