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HehasmadegreatprogressinhisHeisastudentofthemusicHeisnotveryinterestedinEnglishAtInaInaOntheHisinjurykepthimatHedidn'tthinkitHewastooweaktoseetheHefailedtomakeanThemanneedsThemaniscomThemanlikeshisThemanistalkingwithhisWearanewMakeasilkAttendaGoshopA)HeyedhispartquiteHewasnotdramaticHeproformedbetterthantheHeexaggeratedhisSectionBCompound注意:理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在试卷二PartⅡReadingComprehension(35Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingPeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargeho andofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem.theho andseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithas emoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.Angryownershavecalledonthe ernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes. ernmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?TherisingoftheseaTheexperts'lackofThewashing-awayoflimestoneThedisappearanceof s,housesandTheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthof will eaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralhas eathreattothelocalcanbestoppedifpropermeasuresareisquicklychangingthemapofTheexpertsstudyontheproblemoferosionan warnpeoplewhosehomesareinprovideaneffectivewaytoslowithelptoitseventualleadtoitseventualItisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosion houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheitistoocostlyandwillendangerneighboring ernmentittooslowintakingtheywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandAccordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould takethequalityofthehouseintoguardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseexaminethehousecarefullybeforemakingabeawareofthepotentialdangerPassageQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingSportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherte tes,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes(运动员).Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.BurnouthasbeendescribedasdroporquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeTheearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakece.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothersmakefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents'andcoaches'criticismstoheartandfindaflaw(缺陷)inthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnot eworkforchildren.The eofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday'syouthsportsetting.Youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusonthe eandfindfaultwithyoungsters'performances.Positiverein mentshouldbeprovidedregardlessofthe e.Researchindicatesthatpositiverein motivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,Whichcanleadtoburnout.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis toreducetheirmental C)tomakesportslesstoincreasetheirsenseof D)tomakesportsmoreAccordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutitenablesthemtofindflawsinitcanprovidethemwithvaluableitteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforManycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoung believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlywithoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfinordertomakethemrememberlife'ssoastoputmorepressureonAccordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoyhelpchildrentowineverytrainchildrentocopewithenablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofTheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassageis toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidtopersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryabouttostresstheimportanceofpositive menttotodiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithPassageQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingHumanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwide.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughts干旱arecausingfamineanddistressinsomeareas,andindustrialandagriculturalby-productsarepollutings.Sincetheworld'spopulationisexpectedtodoubleinthenext50years,manyexpertsthinkweareontheedgeofawidespreadwatercrisis.Butthatdoesn'thavetobethe e.Watershortagesdonothavetotroubletheworld-ifwestartvaluingwatermorethanwehaveinthepast.Justaswebegantoappreciatepetroleummoreafterthe1970soilcrises,todaywemuststartlookingatwaterfromafresheconomic.Wecannolongeraffordtoconsiderwateravirtuallyresourceofwhichwecanuseasmuchaswelikeinanywaywewant.Instead,forallusesexceptthedomesticdemandofthepoor, shouldpricewatertoreflectitsactualvalue.Thismeanschargingafeeforthewateritselfaswellasforthesupplycosts.ernmentsshouldalsoprotectthisresourcebyprovidingwaterinmoreeconomicallyandenvironmentallysoundways.Forexample,oftenthecheapestwaytoprovideirrigation(灌溉)waterinthedrytropicsisthroughsmall-scaleprojects,suchasgatheringrainfallindepressions(凹地)andpumittonearbycroNomatterwhatstepsernmentstaketoprovidewatermoreefficiently,theymustchangetheirinstitutionalandlegalapproachestowateruse.Ratherthanspreadcontrolamonghundredsoreventhousandsoflocal,regional,andnationalagenciesthatwatchvariousaspectsofwateruse,countriesshouldsetupcentral tocoordinatewater.WhatistherealcauseofthepatentialwaterOnlyharfoftheworld'swartercanbeTheworldpopulationisinereasingfasterandHalfoftheworld'swaterresourceshavebeenseriouslyHumanityhasnotcedofficientvalueonwaterAsindicatedinthepassage,thewaterproblem isalreadyseriousincertainpartsoftheHasbeenexaggeratedbysomeexpertsinthePosesachallengetothetechnologyofbuildingIsunderestimated ernmentorganizationsatdifferentAccordingtotheauthor,thewaterpriceshould bereducedtotheminimumB)stimulatedomesticdemandC)correspondtoitsrealvalueD)akeintoaccounttheoccurrencesofTheauthorsaysthatinsomehotanddryareasitisadvisable buildbiglakestostorewaterB)constructbigpumstationsbuildsmallandcheapirrigationchannelwaterfromnearbyriverstocroInordertoraisetheefficiencyofthewatersupply,measuresshouldbetakento guaranteefullprotectionoftheenvironmentB)centralizethemanagementofwaterresourcesC)increasethesenseofresponsibilityofagenciesatalllevelsD)encouragelocalandregionalofwaterresourcesPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingWecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionofinstantcoffee.Whenitwasintroduced,mostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellas"regular"coffeeandittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptance(introductionstage).Atonepoint,though,Instantcoffeegrewrapidlyinpopularityandmanybrandswereintroduced(stageofrapidgrowth).Afterawhilepeoplebecameattachedtoonebrandandsalesleveledoff(stageofmaturity).Saleswentintoaslightdecline（）whenze-driedcoffeeswereintroduced(stageofdecline).Theimportanceoftheproductlifecycletomarketersisthis:Differentstagesintheproductlifecyclecallfordifferentstrategies.Thegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdonotdecline.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagerslookfornewusersandmarketsections.Didyouknow,forexample,thatthebackpacksthatsomanystudentscarrytodaywereoriginallydesignedforthemilitary?Marketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongcustomersorgoingforadifferentmarket,suchasseniorcitizens.Amarketermayre-positiontheproducttoappealtonewmarketsections.Anotherproductextensionstrategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschangingproductquality,features,orstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.Americanautomanufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytorecaptureworldmarkets.Note,also,howautomanufacturersoncechangedstylesdramaticallyfromyeartoyeartokeepdemandfromfalling.Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplegrowfondofoneparticularbrandofaproduct,itssaleswill decrease C)improvee D)remainatthesameThefirstparagraphlsusthatanewproductis usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferentoftenmoreexpensivethanoldofteninferiortooldonesatnoteasilyacceptedbytheMarketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoas workoutmarketing C)promoteitsincreaseits D)speedupitslifeTheauthormentionstheexampleof"backpacks"(Line4,Para.2)toshowtheimportanceof increasingusageamongstudents C)pleasingtheyoungaswellastheoldexploringnewmarketsections D)servingbothmilitaryandcivilInordertorecovertheirshareoftheworldmarket,U.S.automakers .improvingproductquality C)re-positioningtheirproductinthemarketmodernizingproduct D)increasingproductPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20Directions:Thereare30pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.BythetimehearrivesinBeijing,we herefortwodays.willhavestayed B)shallstay C)havebeenstaying 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intheUnitedStates,St.Louishas etheA)being biggest B)Itwasonce biggestC)Once biggest D) biggestcityitPartⅣCloze(15Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughtheMorethanfortythousandreaderstolduswhattheylookedforinclosefriendships,whattheyexpected61friends,whattheywerewillingtogivein62andhowsatisfiedtheywere63thequalityoftheirfriendships.the64givelittlecomforttosocialcritics.Friendship65tobeauniqueformof66bonding.Unlikemarriageorthetiesthat67parentsandchildrenitisnotdefinedorregulatedby68.Unlikeothersocialrolesthatweareexpectedto69ascitizens,employees,membersofprofessionalsocietiesand70organizations-ithasitsownprinciple,whichistopromote71ofwarmth,trust,love,andaffection72twopeople.ThesurveyonfriendshipappearedintheMarch73ofPsychologyToday.Thefindings74thatissuesoftrustandbetrayal背叛)are75tofriendshipTheyalsosuggestthatourreadersdonot76forfriendsonlyamongthosewhoare77likethem,butfindmany78differinracereligion,andethnic(种族的)background.Arguablythemostimportant79thatemergesfromthedata,80,isnotsomethingthatwefound-butwhatwedidnot.61.A)B)C)D)62.A)B)C)D)63.A)B)C) D)64.A)B)C) D)65.A)B)C) D)66.A)B)C) D)67.A)B)C) D)68.A)B)C) D)69.A)B)C) D)70.A)B)C) D)71.A)B)C) D)72.A)B)C) D)73.A)B)C) D)74.A)B)C) D)75.A)B)C) D)76.A)B)C) D)77.A)B)C) D)SectionBCompoundDicections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfroms1tos7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfroms8tos10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ifyouareayoungcollegestudent,mostofyourconcernsaboutyourhealthandhappinessinlifeareprobably(S1) onthepresent.Basically,youwanttofeelgood now.Youprobablydon'tspendmuchtimeworryingaboutthe future,suchaswhetheryouwilldevelopheartdisease,or ,howyouwilltakecareofyourselfinyour years,orhowlongyouaregoingtolive.Suchthoughtsmayhave yourmindonceinawhilehowever,ifyouareinyourthirties,forties,fifties,orolder,suchhealthrelatedthoughtsarelikelyto importanttoyou thatwillhelpyoufeelbetterphysicallyandmentally.Recentlyresearchershavefoundthat,eveninlateadulthood,exercise,strengthtrainingwithweights,andbetterfoodcanhelpelderlyindividualssignificantlyimprovetheirhealthandaddhappinesstotheirlife.(s9) givingustheopportunitytoavoidsomeofhealthporblemsthathavetroubledthem.(s10) PartVWriting(20Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareZhangYing.WritealettertoXialWang,aschoolmateofyourswhoisgoingtovisityouduringtheweek-longholiday.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowin ALettertoaJuneDearXiao2001年6月大四级考试文字材PartW:Iheardyougotafullmarkinmathsexams.Congratulations!M:Thanks!I'msureyoualsodidagoodjob.Q:What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwoW:Hi,Tony.HowdidyourexperimentgoM:Well,itwasn'taseasyasIhadthought.Ihavetocontinue ngittonight.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?M:IhearyouaremovingintoanewapartmentW:Yes,butitismoreexpensive.MypresentneighbouryspainoallnightQ:WhyisthewomanW:MrJones,yourstudent,Bill,showsgreatenthusiasmformusicM:IonlywishheshowedhalfasmuchforhisEnglishlessons.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutBill?W:Oh,dear!1'mstarving,Ican'twalkanyM:Let'sgototherestaurantacrossthestreetandgetsomethingtoeat.Q:Wherearethetwopeople?W:Whydidn'tyoumakeanappointmenttoseethedoctorlastweekwhenyoufirsttwistyourankle?M:Theinjurydidn'tseemseriousthen.Idecidedtogotoday,becausemyfootstillhurtwhenIputmyweighonit.Q:Whydidn'ttheman.seethedoctorM:IwonderifSuzywillbehereby5W:Herhusbandsaidshelefthomeat4:30.sheshouldbehereat5:15attheQ:whattimedidSuzyleaveW:WhenwillyoubethroughwithyourM:whoknows?MybossusuallyfindssomethingformetodoatthelastQ:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:Idon'tknowwhatI'mgoingtoweartotheparty.Allofmycloth