g is still one of the safest ways to travel.
Q:What do we learn from this conversation?
2.W:I have a complaint to make, Sir.I waited 10 minutes at the table before the waiter showed up,and when I finally got served,I found it was not what I ordered.
M:I ' m terribly sorry, Madam.It has been unusually busy tonight.As a compensation,your meal will be free.
Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?
3.M:I can ' t find my pen.I need to write a letter.
W:I will look for it later.Right now,I need your help fixing the shelf before I paint it.
Q:What will they do first?
4.M:Mrs Winter,I need your advice.I want to buy a dress for my wife.Can you tell me where I can get one at a reasonable price?
W:Sure,go to the Richard ' s.It has the latest styles and gives a 30 percent discount to husbands who shop alone.
Q:What do we know about the Richard ' s store?
5.M:My headaches are terrible.Maybe I need more sleep.
W:Actually you need less sun and some aspirins.It would help if you wore a hat.
Q:What does the woman think is the cause of the man ' s headache?
6.M:Did you notice after almost ten years in the United States ,Mr.Lee still speaks English with such a strong accent?
W:Yes,but he is proud of it.He says it is part of his identity.
Q:What does the conversation tell us about Mr.Lee?
7.W:This is Mrs.Stacher.My heater is not getting any power,and the weatherman says the temperature is going to fall below zero tonight.Could you get someone to come over and fix it?
M:This is the busiest time of the year,but I will speak to one of our men about going over sometime today.
Q:Whom did Mrs.Stacher want to come over?
8.M:Though we didn ' t win the game,we were satisfied with our performance.
W:You did a great job.You almost beat the World Champion.It was a real surprise to many people.
Q:What do we learn from this conversation?
9.W:Sorry I didn ' t come yesterday,because I had a temperature.Could you tell me your requirments for my term paper?
M:The theme of your paper can be about business management or touring resources in China ,and the length of your paper should be no less than 15 pages.
Q:What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
10.W:I don ' t think we should have told Tom about the surprised party for Lucy.
M:It is all right.He promised not to tell,and he doesn ' t make promises likely.
Q:What does the man mean?
Section B
The human body is a remarkable food processor.As an adult,you may consume (S1) over a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight.You are (S2) constantly harnessing and consuming energy through the intricate (S3)mechanism of your body in order to remain in energy balance.To (S4)maintain a given body weight,your energy input must balance your energy output.However sometimes the (S5) overall energy balance is upset, and your (S6) normal body weight will either fall or (S7) increase. The term body image refers to the mental image we have of our own physical appearance, and (S8) it can be influenced by a variety of factors, including how much we weigh, or how that weight is distributed.
Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight.(S9) Similar findings have also been reported at the school level, mainly with female students.
At the college level,a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first year students desired to change their body weight.(S10) The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society in general assigns to physical appearance.Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly.Males generally desire mascularity.The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance;most want to lose excess body fat,while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight.
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.B
S1:over S2:constantly S3:mechanism S4:maintain S5:overall S6:normal S7:increase
S8:it can be influenced by a variety of factors, including how much we weigh, or how that weight is distributed.
S9:Similar findings have also been reported at the school level, mainly with female students.
S10:The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society in general assigns to physical appearance.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension Passage one
【短文大意】这是一篇有关科普知识的说明文。一项新的有关鸭子睡眠研究表示鸟类对半睡眠状态能有意识地加以控制。以往的研究已证明在许多鸟类存在“半睡眠”机制，即鸟的大脑半球轮流进入睡眠状态，这一新的研究为鸟类的“半睡眠状态是因为动物为了防范敌人而演变、进化而成的”这一假设提供了有利的依据，并为科学家更深入地研究其它物种提供了有益的参照。
11.C 本题为判断题。文章第一句话说：根据对鸭子的一项新的研究，科学发现处在半睡眠状态的鸟控制着保持清醒的脑半球。由此可知，选项 C) “鸟能够有意识地控制半睡眠状态”是正确答案。 A) “鸟类中普遍存在半睡眠状态”是早期而不是最新的结论； B) “半睡眠状态的特征是脑电波放慢”是说明鸟类处在半睡眠状态下的时候通过脑电波所观察到的特征； D) “鸟类很少整个大脑都在休息”与原文不符，文章第二段最后一句说： Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.
12.A 本题为信息明示题。第六段第一句说： The results provide the best evidence for a longstanding supposition that single hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies.( 这些结论为证实一项长期以来人们的设想——半睡眠状态是生物为了防范敌人演化而成的——提供了有利的证据 ) 。
13.C 细节题，但需综合归纳。第六段后三句是对第一句的具体说明。因此，“ The preference for opening an eye on the lookout ”是为了警惕敌人的攻击；而“ The mirror side eye closed ”的原因则是“ as if the reflection were a companion ”，故 C) 项为正确答案。注意 B) 项虽然也有可能，但是这篇文章说明的是为什么鸟类要保持半睡眠状态，相比较而言， C) 项比 B) 项更扣紧文章主题，因而也更合适。
14.B 推断题。本题涉及对细节的把握与推断，文章第七段最后一句说：“ Perhaps deeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. ”故 B 项为正确答案。此题中 D) 项的干扰性较大，但文中未提到急流，再说被急流卷走也不一定会被淹死。
15.D 推断题。“ just the tip of the iceberg ”是一比喻说法，这个句子是对第一句“ Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep ”的补充与说明，其目的是说这一新研究所具有的重要作用，这一点不难从紧跟其后的句子“ He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species ”看出，故正确答案毫无疑问是 D) 。在这句话中“冰山一角”是比喻说法，故 A) 项不对； B) 和 C) 项皆与原文不符。
Passage Two
【短文大意】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的是一个九岁的小女孩如何独自用一个简单的方法证实广为人们接受的触摸治疗法原本是骗术罢了。许多的触摸治疗师宣称他们能够通过“发功”来平衡患者体内的“场”，从而为患者减轻痛苦，甚至达到治病的作用。但是他们却不能也不愿证明“场”存在，因为事实上，触摸疗法完全是骗人的把戏。由于对小孩子的不设防，这场被他们隐瞒多年的骗术被一个孩子轻易戳穿了。
16.C 信息明示题。短文第二段最后一句“ The claims are taken seriously enough that TT therapists are frequently hired by leading hospitals,at up to $70 an hour, to smooth patients ' energy, sometimes during surgery ” 说明 C) 是正确的。 A) 虽然也是事实，但它并不说明“ TT ”的普及程度； B) 和 D) 与原文意思不符。
17.C 本题为推断题。本题涉及对细节的把与推断，第三段第三句说：“ A skeptic might conclude that TT practitioner are afraid to lay their beliefs on the line ” ( 持怀疑态度的人会认为 TT 治疗师害怕提供证据 ) “ lay...on the line ”的意思是“为……提供证据”，由此可知，不是他们对巨资不动心，而是害怕露馅，故 C) 为正确答案。 A) 文中未提级； B) 也不对，不是“冒险”的问题，他们自己心里非常清楚，这完全是骗术，一旦露馅，则饭碗就给砸了； D) 与原文之意不符，选此题的考生混淆了短语“ lay...on theline ”和“ in line with ”。
18.D 判断题。本题考查考生的综合推理能力，文章第一段说 Emily Rosa 的一次实验是以揭穿骗术而告终的，又告诉我们她做这个实验就是针对广为人们所认同的 TT 治疗法；文中告知没有人能证明 TT 的有效性；文章最后以“ If there was an energy field,they couldn ' t feel it ”结尾，这都说明 D) 是正确答案。 A) 与原文意思相反； B) 文中未提及； C) 也原文之意不符。
19.D 细节题。从短文第三段最后一句“ I think they didn ' t take me very seriously because I ' m a kid ”可知 D) 为正确选项。 A) 是这次实验的结果； B) 文中未提及； C) 倒也是涉及到做实验的事实，但这只是说明其实证明骗术的方法是多么简单，而不是治疗师们愿意做这个实验的原因，他们愿意参与做实验是因为对孩子没有提防，没想到阴沟里边翻了船。
20.A 主旨题。本题考查考生在读完这篇文章之后，是否能够理解作者写这篇文章的意图，即这则故事说明了什么——一些广为大众所认同的观点往往是错的。 B) 文章没有论及； C) 不对，因为，这则故事中的小孩之所以能成功是因为利用了大人对孩子的不设防心理，尽管这表明这个女孩很聪明，但作者在本文里想要阐述的是人们盲目相信别人，而不是小孩与成人的聪明问题； D) 与文章不符。
Passage Three
【短文大意】是这一篇科普说明文。文章详细介绍了未来汽车自动车道。在设想的蓝图中，设想中的自动车道可分为两种：专门的自动汽车车道和混和型的自动汽车车道。前者是专门供给全自动交通车辆使用，在后一种体系中，全自动、半自动和人工驾驶的车辆可同时进行。两种不同的车道使得交通车辆进入自动行驶状态的方式也有所不同，但不管通过哪种方式进入自动驾驶状态，都对先前已进入自动驾驶的车辆无任何干扰。
21.A 判断题。本题测试考生的综合理解力，特别是对第一段第三句话的推断。关键词“ drawing board ”原意为“制图板”，这说明该自动车道体系尚在设计阶段，因此，“ drawing board ”可引申为“蓝图”。此外，文章一开始就问：在自动车道上驾驶会是什么样子，文章的时态也多处选用“ would ”，由引可见， A) 为正确答案。
22.B 信息明示题。短文第一段最后一句：“ A special purpose lane system world require more extensive physical modifications to existing highways, but it promises the greatest gain in freeway capacity ” ( 专门的自动车道体系对现有的高速公路有更高的修缮与改进要求，但它可以最大限度地发挥高速公路的能力 ) 直接提供了答案。 A) 与原文意思相反； C) 和 D) 文章中均没有提及。
23.B 细节题。根据第二段第一句：“ Under either scheme, the driver would specify the desired destination, furnishing this information to a computer in the car at the beginning of the trip or perhaps just before reaching the automated highway ” ( 不管使用哪种车道，司机必须在驾车出发时或在驶入自动车道前把要去的目的地输进车上的计算机系统 ) ，可知 B) 正确。 A) 短文中没有提到； C) 与原文第二段之意不符； D) 是行驶在混合式的车道时的情形。
24.B 细节题。第二段第四句说：“ As the driver approached the point of entry for the highway, devices installed on the roadside would electronically check the vehicle to determine its destination and to ascertain that it had the proper automation equipment in good working order. ”在这个句子中， ascertain 的意思是“探知”，整句话的意思是：司机到达自动高速公路入口时，安装在路边的电子仪器会检查车辆以确定其目的地以及其自动设备是否完好。故 B 项为正确选项。 A) 与原文不符； C) 的内容文中确实提到过，但它是在车辆通过检测之后，也就是说，如果检测不过关，就没有这一步了； D ）项文中没有提及。
25.D 信息明示题。根据最后一段最后一句：“ And once a vehicle had settled into automated travel,the driver would be free to release the wheel,open the morning paper or just relax ” 可知 D ）项为正确答案。
Passage Four
【短文大意】这是一篇论说文。该论文从一个全新的角度探讨了怎样才是“聪明人”。传统的观念认为一个人聪明与否在于他能否解决复杂的问题，具备一定的读写和计算能力，或是否能解很抽象的方程式。可残酷的现实是在精神病院里，传统意义上的聪明人却成了常客。因此，在作者看来，一个人的聪明与否应该看他能否有效地、愉快地度过每一天、每一分和每一秒，在艰难而坎坷的生活中最大限度地感知快乐。
26.A 细节辨析题。文中第一段第二句和第三句告诉我们“聪明”的传统定义，接着告诉我们这一定义所带来的不好的后果，传统定义所认为的“聪明人”很多过着很不快乐的生活，据此推断选项 A) 为正确答案。选项 B) 与原文意思相反； C) 与原文意思不符，原文中认为“解决问题的能力有助于人们感到快乐”，但它还不够，还有很多的因素使人快乐，而在作者看来，聪明因素不在于传统意义上的读，写，计算等能力，但读写能力并不一定就是带来精神沮丧的根源，故 C) 不对；选项 D) 与文意不符。
27.D 推断题。本题问的是“怎样才是聪明人”，从文章第一段第五和第六句：“ We have come to believe that someone who has m
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