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C)Atanartgallery. D)InadepartmentA)She'sboughtthemanapairofglassesShewillhelpthemantocatchSheisworriedabouttheman'sShehasboughtthemananup|to|dateA)HeisgoingtogiveatalkonHethinksfishingisagoodwaytokillHehasthesamehobbyasSusan'sHeiseagertomeetSusan'sA)HefindsthepresentationhardtoHeconsidersthepresentationveryHethinksProfessorWhitehaschosenaninterestingHespeakshighlyoftheA)Highquality B)C)A D)SomeA)Theygotothe B)TheysetoffC)Theygo D)TheywaitforafineA)HewaslateforschoolonthefirstHehadafunnyHewasthe shemetatHelikedtoshowoffinA)HercarcanstandanyHercarisnotasgoodasHercarismaintainedaswellasHercariskeptingoodA)Sheistoobusytogo. B)Shedoesn'twanttowaitC)She'swillingtogoswimming. D)Sheenjoysthewonderfulweather.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)HewasonceafriendoftheHewasataxHewas ernmentHewasonceaschoolteacherinA)TodeclarenewwaysofcollectingToen inthosewhohadmadegreatcontributionstotheTocollectmoneyfrom sTorewardoutstandingtaxA)TheytriedtocollectmoremoneythantheruleraskedTheyweregivensomesilverandgoldcoinsbytheTheywereexcusedfrom eTheyenjoyedbeinginvitedtodinnerattheruler'spalace.PassageTwoQuestion14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheylikedTheywantedtofindabettercetoliveTheyweredrivenoutoftheirThereasonsareA)TheytrytoputupwithTheyareenviousofTheyareunfriendlytoTheyadmirethemusicaltalentoftheA)SpecialschoolshavebeensetupforPermanenthomeshavebeenbuiltforTheyarenowtaughtintheirownTheyarenowallowedtoattendlocalschools.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Thecausesareobvious. B)ThecausesareveryC)Thecausesarefamiliar. D)ThecausesarenotwellA)Regulardriver B)ImprovedC)Strictertrafficregulations.D)BetterpublicA)Highwaycrime. B)PoortrafficC)Confusingroad D)Drivers'A)designingbetterBuildingmoreIncreasingpeople'sawarenessoftrafficEnhancingdrivers'senseofPart (35SectionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingDogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.ThekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsuslearningtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticOneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrain(驯服)it.Obediencetrainingdoesn'tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingopensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.EffectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittoTrainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof"comehere,sit,"itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthedogpack(群)byusingextrememeasures.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinaterolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell|traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountofdomthananuntrainedanimal.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelievedto A)bejustpartoftheir B)worseninmodernC)occurewhentheygowild D)presentathreattotheTheprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingis teachthedogtoperformclevermakethedogawarefoitsowner'sprovidethedogwithoutletsforitswildenablethedogtoregainitsnormalEffectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowner essentialtosolvingthedog'sbehaviorthefoundationfordogstoperformagoodwaytoteachthedognewanextrememeasureinobedienceWhydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirA)Toavoidbeingpunished. B)Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.C)Towinleadershipofthedogpack.D)ToshowtheirwillingnesstoWhenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,its A)cangivethedogmore B)willenjoyabetterC)cangivethedogmoredom D)willhavemoreconfidenceinPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingEngineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityand,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal|arts(universitythatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.IwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareerIwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionby ctingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineerng"factories"wheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(allinone.NowI'mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberalartscoursesIhavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(协调)engineeringwithliberal|artscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathto ethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon'tmixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapea inverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandintendedtobeacombinationofengineerandwantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesinintendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleAccordingtotheauthor,byin ctingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalengineeringstudentscan balanceengineeringandtheliberalreceiveguidanceintheirenoblebroadentheirIntheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentis tohaveanexcellentacademictobewiseandtobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidetobeatechnicalgeniuswithawideTheauthor'sexperienceshowsthathewas A)creative B)ambitious D)irrationalTheword"they"in"...togethertheythreatentoconfuse."(Line3,Para.5)refersto A)engineeringandtheliberal B)realityandnobleC)flexibilityandavaluesystem D)practicalityandPassageQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingPriscillaOuchida's"energy|efficient"houseturnedouttobeahorribledream.Whensheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,threebedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldouble|paned(双层玻璃的)windowsandseveralotherenergy|savingfeatures.Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla'seyesburned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.Shesufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlysleep.Itwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillness.Theleyelofofformaldehyde()gasinherkitchenwastwicetheumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.Thesourceofthegas?Hernewkitchencabinetsandwall|to|wallcarpeting.TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation'sdrivetosaveenergy.Theproblemitselfisn'tnew."Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong,"saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometinMaryland."Energyconservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases."Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn'tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasrecedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuiltuptodangerouslevels.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas' iswellworththemoneyspentonitsisalmostfaultlessfromthepointofenergyfailedtomeetenergyconservationwasdesignedandconstructedinascientificWhatmadetheOuchidas'newhouseahorribleLackoffreshPoorqualityofbuildigGasleakageintheThenewlypaintedTheword"accentuate"(Line4,Para.3)mostprobablymeans A) B) C) D)WhywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigBecauseindoorcleannesswasnotBecauseenergyusedtobeBecauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventopBecausetheyweretechnicallyThispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled ".A)Energy B)HouseBuildingC)AirPollutionIndoors D)TrapsinBuildingConsructionPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingIn1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear,consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandsticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththestic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunay,thereweretoofewusesforsecond Today,oneoutoffivesticsodabottlesisrecycled(回收利用)intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedsticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyvaluablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife-anduntileconomicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocal ernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste|managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingsofmorethan$100perton.RecyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawWhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeyerageBeveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedsticsodaThrowawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforAfeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforConsumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningThereturnedsticbottlesinNewYorkusedto endupsomewherebeturnedintorawhaveasecond|lifebeseparatedfromotherThekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedsticbeveragecontainers tosellthemataprofitablehowtoturnthemintousefulhowtoreducetheirrecyclingtolowerthepricesforusedRecycling ethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofbecause ernmentsfinditeasytorecyclinghasgreatappealfortherecyclingcauseslittleothermethodsaremoreItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofraw ernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecyclingisto mendedbotheconomicallyandlanfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastePart Vocabulary (20SectionDirections:Thereare30 pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnwerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Itisimportantthatthehoreceptionist thatguestsareA)hasmadesure B)madesure C)mustmake D)makesureIsuggestedheshould himselftohisnewA)adapt B)adopt D)suitI'llneverforget youforthefirstA)tomeet B)meeting C)tohave D)havingtobemeetingCancellationoftheflight manypassengerstospendthenightattheA)resulted B)obliged Thatyoungmanstilldenies thefirebehindtheA)start B)tostart C)having D)tohavestarted inarecentsciencecompetition,thethreestudentswerescholarshipstotalingA)Judgedthe B)JudgingtheC)Tobejudgedthe D)HavingjudgedtheWihtoutproperlessons,youcould alotofbadhabitswhenyingtheA)keepup B)pickup C)draw D)catchupEverythingweeatanddrinkcontainssomesalt;wecanmeetthebody'sneedforitfromnaturalsourceswithoutturning thesaltA)up B)to D)overHealwaysdidwellatschool havingtodopart-timeeverynowandA)inspiteof B)regardlessofC)onaccountof incaseof receivingfinancialsupportfromfamily,communityortheernmentisallowed,itisneverA)As B)Once D)LestAllthe inthearticleareprintedin typesoastoreaders'A)dark B)dense D)boldThebasicfeaturesofthecommunicationprocessareidentifiedinonesays throughwhatchanneltoA)how B)when D)suchIdidn't totakeataxibutIhadtoasIwasA)assume B)suppose D)hopeThehours thechildrenspendintheirone-wayrelationshipwithpeopleundoubtedlyaffecttheirrelationshipswithreal-lifeA)inwhich B)onwhich D)thatI'dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,than roomwithsomeoneA)share B)toshare D)tohavesharedInDisneyland,everyyear,some800,000ntsarerecedbecauseDisneyrefusedto signsaskinghis"guests"nottosteponA)putdown B)putout C)put D)putoff difficultieswemaycomeacross,we'llhelponeanothertoethem.A)Wherever B)Whatever D)WheneverSomanydirectors ,theboardmeetinghadtobeputA)wereabsent B)beenabsent C)hadbeenabsent beingabsentOnNewYear'sEve,NewYorkCityholdsanoutdoor whichattractsacrowdofamillionormoreA)B)event D)affairAmericanfootballandbaseballare ingknowntotheBritishpublicevised fromtheUnitedA)transfer B)deliveries D)transmissionsHewillsurelyfinishthejobontime he'slefttodoitinhisownway.A)inthat B)solongas C)in D)asfarasIfthiskindof es ,futuregenerationsmaytasteitatA) B) D)Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper inbroaddaylightA)being B)beenC)tohavebeen D)Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogress whichsubsequentlytherewasnotanythingcomparableuntilourownmachineA)in B)for D)fromThesamefactorspushwagesandpricesuptogether,theone A)emphasizing B)reinforcing D)increasingNoonehadtoldSmithabout alecturethefollowingA)therebeing B)therebe C)therewould D)therewasOperationswhichleftpatients andinneedoflongperiodsofrecoverytimenowleavethemfeelingrelaxedandA)exhausted B)abandoned D)desertedIwashalfwaybacktothecottagewheremymotherlived caughtupwithA)when B)while D)though thetemperaturefallingsorapidly,wecouldn'tgoonwith A)Since B)For D)WithThebedhasbeen inthefamily.Itwasmygreat- A)handedout B)handedover C)handed D)handedroundPartⅣCloze(15Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughtthecentre.Forthepasttwoyears,Ihavebeenworkingonstudents'evaluationofclassroomteaching.Ihavekeptarecordofinformal 300studentsfromat twenty-onecollegesanduniversities.Thestudentsweregenerally anddirectintheir howcourseworkcouldbebetter .Mostoftheirremarkswerekindly -withtoleranceratherthanbitterness-andfrequentlyweresoftenedbythe thatthestudentswere some,notall, thefollowingsuggestionsandcommentsindicate,studentsfeel80withthings-as-they-areintheclassroom.Professorsshouldbe fromreadinglecturenotes.Itmakes monotonous(单调的)."Iftheyaregoingtoread,whynot outcopiesofthelecture?Thenwe needtogotoclass.Professors repeatinginlecturesmaterialthatisinthetextbook. w