全国大学生英语竞赛A类（研究生）历年真题及详解（2007～2014）【部分视频讲解】

全国大学生英语竞赛A类考试2007年初赛试题及详解PartⅠ ListeningComprehension(25minutes,30points)SectionA(6points)Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Workinthegarden.B.Gotothebeach.C.WatchTV.【答案】A查看答案【解析】女士说他们本打算去海边，但是Martin身体不大好，所以她会planttherosebushes，而Martin则待在家里看电视。【录音原文】A:Bye,Mark,haveaniceweekend.B:Thanks,sametoyou.Doinganythingexciting?A:No,notreally.Wewerethinkingofgoingtothebeach,butIdon’tthinkMartiniswellenoughtogo.SohewillprobablystayinandwatchTV.AndI’llplanttherosebushesIboughtyesterday.Q:What’sthewomangoingtodothisweekend?2.A.£78.B.£39.C.£36.【答案】A查看答案【解析】录音中提到要买2张票，而每张票39pounds，总共78pounds。【录音原文】A:Goodmorning.Doyouhaveanyticketsleftforthisevening’sperformance?B:Letmejusthavealook.Well,there’reafewseatsleftinthefrontstalls.Howmanyticketsdoyouwant?A:Justtwo.B:Yes,Icangiveyoutwointhethirdrow.Theyare39poundseach.A:39pounds!Isee.Allright,I’lltakethem.B:That’s78poundsaltogether.Youcancometopickthemupby6:30.Q:What’sthetotalcostofthetickets?3.A.Abook.B.Afilm.C.Anexhibition.【答案】B查看答案【解析】对话在讨论一部很著名而又有些暴力的电影（movie）。【录音原文】A:Well,I’mnotsure.Itsoundsasifthemovieisratherviolentforus.B:Yes,butit’sveryfamous.Thedirectorwonsomekindofaward.Petersawitafewmonthsago,andaccordingtohim,someofitwasviolent,butitwasalldoneinavery“matter-of-fact”way.Nothingto...eh...youknow...A:OK,then.Isupposeitwillmakeachangefromcomedies.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?4.A.Theitemismoreexpensivethansheexpected.B.Theitemhasbeenseriouslydamaged.C.Theitemobviouslydoesn’tserveherpurpose.【答案】C查看答案【解析】女士感到沮丧的原因在于提供给她的产品不合她的要求。【录音原文】A:Right,let’shavealook.Oh,no.B:What’sthematter?Faulty?A:No.butit’snouse.B:Why?A:ItoldthemwhatIneededitfor.Andtheysaidthisonewilldo,butitobviouslywon’t.Look!B:Iseewhatyoumean.Q:Whyisthewomandisappointed?5.A.Excited.B.Annoyed.C.Worried.【答案】B查看答案【解析】根据录音中的关键词“always”及“hadenoughof”，可推测出女士对于Tom迟到这件事很生气。【录音原文】A:Look,it’salready8o’clock,andTomsaidhe’dbehereby7.B:Yes,butyouknowwhatthetrafficislikeatthistimeoftheday.A:Hesaidhe’dmakeaspecialeffortnottobelate.Whydoeshealwaysdothis?B:Takeiteasy.There’sprobablyareasonableexplanation.A:Youmeanhe’llgiveusoneofhistypicalexcuses?Well,I’vehadenoughofitalready.Q:HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutTom’sbeinglate?6.A.Itwillbefine.B.Itwillbetoolong.C.Itwillbeboring.【答案】C查看答案【解析】由第一句话可知他并不期待这次的聚会，因为聚会上的人对他们的工作谈论不休，并自以为是，男士在这样的聚会上无话可说，所以他认为这次的聚会将很无聊。【录音原文】A:ImustadmitthatI’mnotreallylookingforwardtoit.B:No?A:Well,I’vebeentotheirpartiesbefore,andIdon’tsupposethisonewillbeanybetter.Allthesamepeoplearegoingonandonabouttheirjobs.B:Aha.A:Theyallthinktheyaresoimportant.Honestly,Ijustcan’tbebotheredwiththem.Ineverknowwhattosay.StillI’vebeeninvited,soIsupposeI’dbettergo.B:Eh.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthepartywillbelike?SectionB(4points)Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourquestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions7—10arebasedonthelongconversationyouhavejustheard.7.Howlongdoesittakethemantogettoworkeverymorning?A.Nearlyanhour.B.Halfanhour.C.Morethananhour.8.Whydoesthemanskipbreakfast?A.He’snothungryinthemornings.B.Hedoesn’thavetimeforit.C.Hethinkswhatnutritionexpertssayisrubbish.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Planhistimebetter.B.Haveasandwichuponarrivalatwork.C.Eatmoreatlunchtime.10.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.Grabsomethingtoeattogether.B.Buyapackofbiscuitsforlunch.C.Treatthemselvestoanicemeal.【答案与解析】7.A 对话开头男士讲到每个早上他都要花近一个小时的时间在上班的路上。8.B 男士提到了自己“neverhavetimeforbreakfast”。9.C 男士讲自己常常不吃早饭，女士劝他午饭时补回来，也就是让他午饭多吃一些。10.C 男士最后提议找个好餐馆请女士吃午饭。【录音原文】A:It’saviciouscircle,really.Ittakesmethebestpartofanhourtogethereinthemorning,soIhonestlyneverhavetimeforbreakfast.B:Butyoushouldalwayshavesomething.Accordingtonutritionexperts,it’sthemostimportantmealoftheday.A:That’saloadofrubbish,ifyouaskme.It’sallverywellforthem.They’veprobablygottimeforit.Ihaven’t.Anyway,whenIgettowork,I’mplungedintotheusualstressfulday,andmyhungerjustsortofevaporates.B:Yes.Ionlylivearoundthecorner,butIoftenskipbreakfastmyself,butIsupposeyoucouldalwaysmakeupforitatthelunchtime.A:Ishould,butmoreoftenthannotIjustgrabacupofcoffeeandafewbiscuits,orasandwich.B:There’snothingwrongwiththat.That’sallIeverhavewhenI’mbusy.A:Fine,butwhathappensasthedaywearsonisthatthelessyoueat,thelessyouwanttoeat.Abstinenceseemstosuppresstheappetite,somehow.B:Well,Isuspectwhatweoughttobedoingisestablishingaregularpatternofeating,insteadofjustgrabbingwhatwecanwhenwecan.A:Em,asensibleconventionaldiet.There’snodoubtthat’sthewaytogo,soshallwenowgoanddosomethingforachange?YounametherestaurantandI’lltreatyoutolunch.B:Thatwillbenice.SectionC(10points)Inthissection,youwillhear10shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.What’sthenationalityofthosewhodiedinawesternOklahomaaccident?A.Canadian.B.American.C.Mexican.【答案】C查看答案【解析】新闻中提到七个墨西哥籍人驾车在结冰的路面上行驶，迎面撞上了一辆大卡车，致使七人全部死亡。【录音原文】AcoldfrontmovingdownfromCanadaandbuttingupagainstmoistureoutoftheGulfofMexicohasproducedfreezingrain,snowandflashfloodsfromKansasdowntoTexasandeastwardintoMissouri.CarsandtrucksgettingonicyroadshavecauseddozensofseriousaccidentsparticularlyinnorthernTexasandacrossOklahoma.7MexicannationalsdiedontheicyroadinWesternOklahomawhenthevantheywereinwashithead-onbyalargetruck.12.HowmanyAngolanfamilieshavebeenevictedinthepastsixyears?A.About10,000families.B.About1,000families.C.About100,000families.【答案】A查看答案【解析】新闻中说到过去的6年中some10,000families被强行驱逐出境。evict驱逐，赶出。【录音原文】AmnestyInternationalissuedareportontheforcedevictionofsome10,000familiesinthepast6yearsinordertomakewayforlarge-scalehousingprojects.Thehumanrightorganization’sresearcherfromAngola,MannokHanmiti,saidtheevictionsareviolationoftheAfricanchartertowhichAngolaisaparty,“Theseforcedevictionsareahumanrightviolationandcarriedoutwithoutpriorconfirmation,withoutnotification,andwithoutanylegalrecourseforthepeoplewhoareforciblyevicted.”13.Whichcountrywasthedestinationofthesmuggleduranium238?A.Iran.B.Tanzania.C.TheDemocraticRepublicofCongo【答案】A查看答案【解析】新闻明确提到TheshipmentwasdestinedforaportinIran。【录音原文】In2005,Tanzaniancustomsofficialsseizedalargeshipmentofsmuggleduranium238whichcanbeusedtomakematerialsusedinnuclearweapons.TheshipmentwasdestinedforaportinIran.AUNinvestigationteamconcludedtheuraniumcamefromLumonbashimineintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo,asourceofhighgradeuraniumthatwasusedtocreatethebombsdroppedbytheUSontheJapanesecitiesofNagasakiandHiroshimaattheendofWorldWarⅡ.14.WhydidtheGuineanyouthsgoondemonstration?A.Tocombatmilitaryintervention.B.Tosupportthestrikingworkers.C.Toprotestagainstthelocalmedia.【答案】B查看答案【解析】新闻开头讲到Guineanyouths游行是为了支持strikingworkers。【录音原文】DozensofpeoplewerearrestedafterGuineanyouthstooktothestreetinsupportofstrikingworkers.Severalotherswerewoundedbyrubberbulletsandteargaswhenthemilitaryintervenetodispersethedemonstration.MecycoConvoy,alocaljournalist,reportedonthescene.“Thereweresomerackthrowsandviolenceandteargas,”hesaid.Itwasreallywhathecalled“ahotday”inthisgeneralunlimitedstrike.15.WherewasHenryTombekassaulted?A.InTamworth.B.InSydney.C.InSudan.【答案】A查看答案【解析】新闻提到HenryTombek说他们在Tamworth受到种族歧视，后来因在Tamworth市中心受到过袭击后就再也不敢去那里了，所以本题答案是选项A。【录音原文】Tamworth,595kmsnorthofSydney,istheheartandsoulofAustraliancountrymusic.ThisdisputeoftherefugeesfromSudanthreatenstoovershadowtheannualfestivalthatstartsherelaterthisweek.Acitycounselorsaysitcan’tcopewithmoreSudanesemigrants.Refugeesalreadyherelike23-year-oldHenryTombeksaythey’vesufferedracialabusinginTamworth.Tombeksaysherarelyventuresintothecitycenterafterhewasassaultedinwhathesayswasunprovokedrace’sdetect.16.HowlongdidtheASEAN’sseparatesummitmeetinglast?A.Oneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.【答案】B查看答案【解析】新闻最后一句话提到东盟heldtheseparatesummitmeetinghereSaturdayandSunday，由此可见答案是选项B。【录音原文】PhilippinePresidentGloriaMacapagalArroyosaystheprogressofpastseveraldaysamongleadersofforeignministersfromSoutheastAsiaanditsAsian-Pacificneighborshavebroughttheregionastepclosertofulleconomicintegration.Mrs.ArroyosaystheAssociationofSoutheastAsiaNations(ASEAN)whichheldtheseparatesummitmeetinghereSaturdayandSundaycanplayakeyroleinreachingthatgoal.17.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutSenatorObama?A.Hewon’ttakepartinthepresidentialelectioncampaign.B.HeistheonlyAfrican-AmericanintheU.S.Senate.C.HeisthemostpopularpoliticianamongAfrican-Americans.【答案】B查看答案【解析】A项的内容与新闻内容相悖；C项内容新闻没有提及；B项是新闻原话。【录音原文】SenatorObamafiledthenecessarypaperscreatingapresidentialexploratorycommitteeasthefirststepmostcandidatestakebeforetheymountacampaignfortheWhiteHouse.TheIllinoisDemocraticwhoistheonlyAfricaAmericanintheSenatemadetheannouncementinarecordedmessagepostedonhiswebsite.18.WhatistheaverageageinSouthAsiansforheartattack?A.58or59.B.45or46.C.53or54.【答案】C查看答案【解析】新闻讲到东南亚心脏病患者的meanage（平均年龄）是53到54岁，其他地区是58到59岁。【录音原文】AnewstudyinthejournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationconfirmedthatpeoplefromIndiaandotherSoutheastAsiancountriesdohaveheartattacksearlier.PhysicianSaliNucerfromMcMasterUniversityinHamiltonHealthSciencesinOntario,Canada,isoneoftheresearchers.“Ageof53or54isthemeanageinSoutheastAsiaforheartattacks.Thatisabout58to59inotherpartsoftheworld.”19.HowdidPresidentThahoMbekireacttothereportsofthesuccessionbattle?A.Bycreatingasceneofunity.B.Byavoidingencounteringthemedia.C.Byrecommendingasuccessorhetrusts.【答案】A查看答案【解析】根据录音原文中的“dancedonstage...intheshowofunity”可知他们是在制造一种团结的假象以回击那些关于争夺总统职位的报道。【录音原文】SouthAfricanPresidentThaboMbekidancedonstagewithseniorleadersoftheAfricanNationalCongressintheshowofunityendedcounteringreportsofintensifyingandsometimesbitterfighttosucceedhim.Mr.Mbekididnotmentionthesuccessionbattlethatisreportedalmostdailyinthenewsmedia.Hesaidonlythetaskaheadistostrengthentheparty’salliancewithTradeUnionsandSouthAfrica’sCommunistPartywhichhasbeenmarkedbymanypublicdisputesinrecentmonths.20.WhatawarddidthefilmBabelget?A.TheGoldenGlobeforbestdirector.B.TheGoldenGlobeforbestdramaticpicture.C.TheGoldenGlobeforbestactor.【答案】B查看答案【解析】新闻开头讲到ArnoldSchwarzenegger宣布Babel获得了金球奖bestdramaticpicture这一奖项。【录音原文】CaliforniagovernorandsuperstarArnoldSchwarzeneggerannouncedtheGoldenGlobeforbestdramaticpicture,“AndtheGoldenGlobegoesto—’Babel’!”AnensemblefilmBabelbeginswithatragicshootingintheMoroccoDesert,andfollowswithintertwiningstoriesofsixfamiliesaroundtheworld.Mexicandirector,producerAlejandroGonzalezInarrituacceptedtheawardforeveryoneinvolvedintheproduction.SectionD(10points)Inthissection,youwillhearonepassageonce.Youarerequiredtomakesomenecessarynoteswhenyoulistentoit.Afteryouhearthepassage,youshouldcompletethesummarybelowusingtheexactwordsyouhearfromtherecording,notexceedingthreewordsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.An(21)_____,givinginformationonmorethanthreequartersoftheactors(22)_____inBritain,isnowavailableonCD-ROM.Sometheatrical(23)_____haveover500actorsontheir(24)_____anditisdifficulttorememberalltheir(25)_____.Thedatabaselistsinformationonover5.500actorsandcanbesearchedfordetailssuchaspast(26)_____theyhaveappearedin,(27)_____theymighthave,andeventhecolouroftheireyes.Thedatabasecanquicklylocatepersonwith(28)_____and,althoughSomeactorsfeelitistooimpersonaltobeofmuchuse,itiscertaintochangethewayactorsarechosenforpartsin(29)_____.Ringthefollowingtelephonenumberforfurtherenquiriesaboutthe(30)_____:0171-379-6000.【答案与解析】21.electronicdatabase(录音第二段提到FredHarney受到儿子的启发将他代理的演员信息存到电子数据库里，最终他的电子数据库囊括了英国四分之三以上的演员的信息。)22.registered(根据录音原文“…threequartersoftheproximately34thousandactorsregistered”可知这里答案应为registered。)23.agencies(根据录音原文第一段“…theusualprocedurewouldbethecontactoftheatricalagency...”及第二段“Withsomeagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers”可知这里应是指戏剧代理机构。)24.books(传统的建立演员档案的方法是通过books，代理商依然采用的是传统方法。)25.details(用books建立起来的档案的缺点在于很难记住每一位演员的详细信息，与录音原文中提到的Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhatorjustwhatanactorcando相对应。)26.TVshows(录音曾提到Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors,TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossess,…。本题的信息词是5.500actors，TVshows是举的一个例子，用来说明前面的Thedatabaselistsdetails。)27.specialskills(theymighthave与原文中的theypossess相对应。)28.particularqualities(录音提到“quicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualities”。)29.theatricalshows(录音提到“theycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.”。)30.product(本题的信息词在电话号码0171-379-6000，文中最后一句说Forproductdetails,ringthisnumber。由此可知答案是product。)【录音原文】WelcometoSoftwareWorld.BringyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject?OrwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK,theusualprocedurewouldbethecontactoftheatricalagencywhowilltrytoselltheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooks.Books?Toooldfashionforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectronicdatabasecalled“theElectronicCurtain”.The“bringingchild”ofcastingagentFredHarneyoftheBetterTalentAgency.Hesayshegottheideaofanactors’directoryfromhissonplayingcomputergames.Notingthatjuniorhadtotypeinthedetailsofcharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventuallyhecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheproximately34thousandactorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsomeagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardtofightthem.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhatorjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors,TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossess,everythingdonetothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingphysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblem,though,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonalandtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustgetthemthatillusivejob.Thedaysofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeoverandallbecauseofoursmallplasticdisc.Forproductdetails,ringthisnumbernow:0171-379-6000,thatnumberagain,0171-379-6000.PartⅡ VocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15points)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Emailnewslettermarketingismorecost-effectivethan_____anyotherformofmarketingthatafirmdoes.A.reallyB.utterlyC.practicallyD.specially【答案】C查看答案【解析】句意：电子邮件时事通讯营销比几乎所有形式的销售都划算。practically几乎，简直，差不多，常用于口语，意同“almost”或是“nearly”。really真地。utterly完全地。specially特别地。只有C选项符合题意。32.Ithinkmyproblemsatwork_____thefactthatIneverreallywantedtogointoaccountancyasacareer.A.bringbackB.stirupC.liebehindD.springfrom【答案】D查看答案【解析】句意：我想我工作中的问题来自于我从来没有真正想过要从事会计这项职业。springfrom来自于，来源于。bringback使恢复，使记起。stirup激起，唤起。liebehind是…的原因（理由）。33.Thebill,whichwasapprovedinitsfirstreading,banstobaccoadvertisinginthemedia,_____sponsorshipofpubliceventsbytobaccoproducers.A.andsodoesB.norwasitsC.aswellasD.andmightaswell【答案】C查看答案【解析】句意：这项法案一提出就获得了通过，它旨在禁止媒体播放香烟广告，也禁止烟草制造商作公共活动的赞助商。aswellas和，也。mightaswell还是……的好，倒不如，不妨。34._____withthetruthinsmallmatterscannotbetrustedwithimportantmatters.A.NomatterwhoiscarelessB.WhoeveriscarelessC.HeiscarelessD.Asiscareless【答案】B查看答案【解析】句意：任何在小事上粗心大意的人都不会被委以重任。谓语cannotbetrustedwith前面缺少主语，Nomatterwho只能引导让步状语从句，Whoever不仅可引导让步状语从句，也可以引导名词性从句，因而B选项正确。35.Thatweek’stalentincludedaspectaculardanceteamfromArgentina,apopularrockgroup,atopvocalistandamagician_____.A.whichmadeeverythinginsightdisappearB.thatwasmakingallatsightdisappearC.whomadeallatsighttodisappearD.whomadeeverythinginsightdisappear【答案】D查看答案【解析】句意：那个星期来参加演出的演员包括著名的阿根廷舞蹈队、流行摇滚乐队、优秀歌手以及可以让人们眼前的一切物体消失的魔术大师。magician魔术师，做先行词引导定语从句，连接词要用who。36.Ispentallthewinterbreakwithmyfriends.Notasingleday_____afewhourstomyself.A.IhadB.didIhaveC.hadID.Iwashaving【答案】B查看答案【解析】notasingleday放在句首时句子要用部分倒装，即把助动词提前，动词had是实意动词have的过去时，其助动词要用did，因此本题答案选择B项。37.I’msorryyou’vedecidednottogowithusontherivertrip,but_____youchangeyourmind,therewillstillbeenoughroomontheboatforyou.A.eventhoughB.neverthelessC.intheeventthatD.providedif【答案】C查看答案【解析】句意：你不参加我们的河上旅行的决定让我感到很遗憾，但是如果你改变了主意，船上依然有足够多的位置。intheeventthat如果，万一，引导条件状语从句。eventhough即使。nevertheless然而。provided和that搭配意为“如果”，但没有providedif的用法。38.WhenIfirstarrivedheretotakeupmynewjob,Istayedinahotel,butIsoonstartedlookingforapermanent_____,aplaceto_____myown.A.residence;callB.accommodation;referC.household;beD.habitation;say【答案】A查看答案【解析】句意：当我刚来这开始我的新工作时，我住在旅馆，但不久后，我就开始在找一个能长久居住并且属于我自己的地方。residence住宅。accommodation在美式英语中用作复数形式，意为“住宿，膳宿”。household一家人，家庭，家族。habitation住所，指长久或固定的住所或居住地，属于正式用语。“aplacecallmyown”的含义是“我自己的地方”。39.So,_____,thereremainsafundamentalquestion:atwhatprecisetimedoeslifebegin?A.everythingbeenconsideredB.allbeingconsideredC.alltobeconsideredD.allthingsconsidered【答案】D查看答案【解析】句意：所有的事情都被考虑到了，但仍然有一个基本的问题（没有考虑到），那就是生命的起源发生在什么时候？本题考察的是过去分词在句中作独立结构的用法。40.Whatislearnedinbookscannothavethesamedeepeffectonachild’scharacter_____islearnedthroughexperience.A.asB.aswhatC.thatD.likewhat【答案】B查看答案【解析】句意：书上所学到的东西对孩子们性格的影响不如从实践中学到的东西对孩子们性格的影响深。not...as表示“不像…一样”，as后面要接what引导的主语从句，与前面what引导的主语从句并列，所以B选项正确。41._____shedislikedtheideaofmarriage,sheknewthatpoliticalreasonsmightmakeitnecessary.A.MuchasB.AsmuchC.MuchthoughD.Thoughmuch【答案】A查看答案【解析】句意：虽然她不想结婚，但她也明白出于政治目的她还是要结婚。muchas为固定搭配，表示“虽然”，因此本题选择A。42.Forsecurityreasons,alwayslog_____whenyouleaveyourcomputerunattendedforanyperiodoftime.A.onB.upC.inD.out【答案】D查看答案【解析】句意：出于安全考虑，当你一段时间不用电脑时，你最好退出系统。logout退出。logon登录。login注册。43.Theteacherwasworriedabouttheplayheryoungclasswasputtingonfortheparentsbut,fortunately,everything_____offwithoutanyproblems.A.passedB.tookC.calledD.walked【答案】A查看答案【解析】句意：老师很担心孩子们为家长的演出，幸运的是表演进行到最后都没有出现任何问题。passoff进行到最后。takeoff起飞。calloff取消。walkoff离开。44.Tom:Hurryup—wehaven’tgotmuchtime—we’regoingtobelate.Jerry:Don’tworry._____.Thetraindoesn’tleaveforfifteenminutes,andthereisn’tmuchtrafficontheroad.Tom:Iknow,butwe’vegottoparkthecarfirstandatthistimeinthemorningthereprobablyisn’tmuchspaceinthecarpark.Jerry:_____I’msurethere’sstillbeafewplacesleft.A.Leaveittome;Don’tbesillyB.Dotrustme;TakeyourtimeC.There’splentyoftime;TakeiteasyD.Letmesee;Don’tberidiculous【答案】C查看答案【解析】根据Jerry的回答“火车15分钟后才会开”可以推知前一句应该是“我们还有很多时间”，针对Tom对没有停车位的担心，Jerry回答应该是“别紧张”，所以C选项正确。45.Receptionist:Hello,Skip’sGym.ThisisKathyspeaking._____?Caller:Hi.I’vejustseenyouradvertinthelocalpaper.CouldIspeaktosomeoneaboutbecomingamember?Receptionist:Certainly_____.Caller:OK.Dainty,LukeDainty.A.Howdoyoudo;yourphonenumber,pleaseB.HowcanIhelp;canIhaveyourname,pleaseC.Anyproblem;what’syourexerciseitemD.AnythingIcandoforyou;Areyoualocalresident【答案】B查看答案【解析】receptionist在接电话时通常会说“您需要什么？”又根据后面Caller回答自己的名字可以推知前面的问题是“可以告诉我你的名字吗？”，因此本题选择B。PartⅢIQTest(5minutes,5points)Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.46.Whichwordcompletesthesentence?Controversyistoquarrelasagreementisto_____.A.joyB.concordC.satisfactionD.agony【答案】B查看答案【解析】矛盾对争吵，那么同意对和睦。所以B选项正确。concord和睦，一致，融洽。47.Findthemissingnumber.A.15B.9.C.27D.29.【答案】C查看答案【解析】第一个图中下角1的得出是1的立方为1，第二个图中下角8的得出是2的立方为8，那么第三个图中3的立方就应该为27，所以C选项正确。48.Differentfoodsaretobefoundonthreeshelvesinafridge.Butteriskeptbelowtheeggswhilecheeseiskeptabovethemilk.Thebutterisalsoabovethemilk,buttheeggsareonthesameshelfastheyoghurt.Theicecreamisabovethecheese.Whatisonthebottomshelf?A.Butter.B.Eggs.C.Cheese.D.Milk.【答案】D查看答案【解析】从题意中可以得知，Butter在eggs下面，即Butter不在最高一层，下面又提到Thebutter在milk上面，而冰箱总共三层，从而可推出milk肯定在最底层。49.Youaregivenaseriesofpictures.Yourtaskistoseetheirrelationshiptoeachother,thenworkoutwhichwillbethenextfigureintheseries.Youhavetochooseonefromthefourpossibleanswersprovided.【答案】A查看答案【解析】从上图可以得知每个三角形及其固定的圆圈都是按顺时针方向依次旋转45°得到的，所以A选项正确。50.Twoaeroplanesareflyingstraighttowardseachother.Oneistravelingat10kilometresperminute,andtheotherat15kilometresperminute.Assumingthattheplanesareexactly1,000kilometresapart,whatdistancewillbebetweenthemoneminutebeforetheycrashintoeachother?A.10kilometers.B.15kilometers.C.25kilometers.D.5kilometers.【答案】C查看答案【解析】两架飞机相向飞行，一架飞行速度每分钟10公里，另一架每分钟15公里，那么如果相撞，相撞前一分钟时两架飞机的距离应该是10＋15＝25公里。选项C正确。PartⅣ ReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)SectionA(7points)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith7questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions51—57arebasedonthefollowingpassage.HarryHoudini,whodiedin1927,wastheentertainmentphenomenonoftheragtimeera.Hecouldescapefromchainsandpadlocks,fromropesandcanvassacks.Theyputhiminastrait-jacketandhunghimupsidedownfromaskyscraperandhesomehowuntiedhimself.TheytiedhimupinalockedpackingcaseandsankhiminLiverpooldocks.Minuteslaterhesurfacedsmiling.Theylockedhiminzinc-linedRussianprisonvanandheemergedleavingthedoorslockedandthelocksundamaged.Theypadlockedhiminamilkchurnfullofwaterandheburstfree.Theyputhiminacoffin,screweddownthelid,andbuffedhimandwell,no,hedidn’tpopuplikeamole,butwhentheydughimupmorethanhalfanhourlater,hewasstillbreathing.Houdiniwouldusuallyallowhisequipmenttobeexaminedbytheaudience.Thechains,locksandpackingeasesallseemedperfectlygenuine,soitwastemptingtoconcludethathepossessedsuperhumanpowers.SirArthurConanDoyle’sSherlockHolmeswastheveryparagonofanalyticalthinkingbutConanDoylebelievedthatHoudiniachievedhistricksthroughspiritualism.Indeed,hewrotetotheescapologistimploringhimtousehispsychicpowersmoreprofitablyforthecommongoodinsteadofjustprostitutinghistalenteverynightattheAlhambra.However,Houdinirepeatedlydenouncedspiritualismanddisclaimedanypsychicelementtohisact.ThealternativeexplanationforhisfeatsofescapismwasthatHoudinicoulddounnaturalthingswithhisbody.Itiswidelyheldthathecoulddislocatehisshoulderstoescapefromstrait-jackets,andthathecouldsomehowcontracthiswristsinordertoescapefromhandcuffs.Hisabilitytospendlongperiodsinconfinedspacesiscitedasevidencethathecouldputhisbodyintosuspendedanimation,asIndianfakirsaresupposedtodo.Thisisallnonsense.Ifyoueverfindyourselfinastrait-jacket,itisdifficulttoimagineanythinglesshelpfulthanadislocatedshoulder.Contractingyourwristsisnotonlyunhelpfulbut,frankly,impossiblebecausethebonesofyourwristareverytightlypackedtogetherandthewholestructureisvirtuallyincompressible.Asforsuspendedanimation,thetrickofsurvivingburialanddrowningreliesonthefactthatyoucanliveforshortperiodsontheairinaconfinedspace.Theairshiftedbyanaveragepersoninadaywouldoccupyacubejusteightfeetsquare.Thebuild-upofcarbonmonoxidetendstopollutethissupply,but,ifyoucanrelax,theairinacoffinshouldkeepyougoingforhalfanhourorso.Inotherwords,therewasnothingphysicallyremarkableaboutHoudiniexceptforhisbravery,dexterityandfitness.Hisnervewassocoolthathecouldremaininacoffinsixfeetundergrounduntiltheycametodighimup.Hisfingersweresostr