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Part Ⅴ
Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, your are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Zhang Ying, write a letter to Xiao Wang, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write at least 150 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.
1. 表示欢迎
2. 提出对度假安排的建议
3. 提醒应注意的事项。
A Letter to a Schoolmate
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参考答案 详细解答和录音文字材料
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W ： I ' m trying to find out how this dishwasher works, the manual is in French, I can ' t wait for Bill to translate it for me.
M ： Don ' t worry, Mary, I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.
Q ： What does the man mean?
2. M ： The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chances of having a heart attack.
W ： Did he suggest reducing weight, too?
Q ： What does the woman think the man should also do?
3. W ： The people next door are making so much noise, I just can ' t concentrate on.
M ： Why don ' t you stay at the library? It ' s much quiet there.
Q ： What does Tom mean?
4. M ： This is hopeless, these figures still don ' t add up right, let ' s do the calculations over again.
W ： Yes, but why not do them tomorrow? It ' s very late now.
Q ： What does the woman suggest they do?
5. M ： To collect a data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that small city very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long time.
W ： Oh, I wish I could help, but I was only a child then.
Q ： What does the woman imply?
6. M ： Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?
W ： That ' s okay, I can manage. They look big, but aren ' t very heavy actually.
Q ： What does the woman mean?
7. M ： It ' s good you brought the books back.
W ： I thought you might need novels at the weekend. Thanks for letting me use them.
Q ： What do we know about the woman from the conversation?
8. M ： Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window?
W ： I love fresh air if you don ' t mind.
Q ： What can be inferred from the woman ' s answer?
9. W ： Hi, Michael, I can hardly recognize you, why are you dressed up today? Are you going to the theatre?
M ： No, actually, I just had an interview at the photo studio this morning.
Q ： What do we learn about Michael from this conversation?
10. W ： Good morning, what can I do for you?
M ： I ' d like to have my emergency brake fixed. The car rolls when I park it on the hill.
Q ： Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Section B
Passage One
Last August, Susan and 42 other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage from the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a week-long environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river is so polluted that it ' s unsafe for swimming and fishing, still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer on the river clean — up, scene has changed in this river. “ Since we started three years ago, the river is getting a lot cleaner ” ,she says. Environmental scientists praised the teenagers for removing garbage that can harm wild life. Waterbirds, for example, can choke on plastic bottle rings and get cut by scrap metal. Three years ago, when the clean — up started, garbage was everywhere, but this year, the teenagers had to hunt for garbage. They turn the clean — up started, garbage was everywhere, but this year, could find the most garbage and unload their boats fastest. By the end of the six hour shift, they have removed enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. “ Seeing all their garbage in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues, ” Susan says. She hopes that when others read that she and her peers care enough to clean it up, maybe they will think twice before they throw garbage in the river.
11. What does the passage tell us about American rivers?
12. What did the students find when they came to the river this year?
13. What is the expected reaction of the local people to the students ' efforts?
Passage Two
Why do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears? Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also contain a substance that kills certain bacteria so they can ' t infect your eyes. Give up your tears, and you get something physical or chemical in your eyes. Tears are very good at washing this irritating stuff out. Another thing you couldn ' t do without your tears is cry from joy, anger or sadness. Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to emotions, and most people say a good cry makes them feel better. Many scientists, therefore, believe that crying somehow helps us cope with emotional situations. Tear researcher, Winifred, is trying to figure out how it happens. One possibility he says is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. When people talk about crying it out, “ I think that might actually be what they are doing ” , he says. If Fred is right, what do you think will happen to people who restrain their tears? Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach teenage years, and we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies. Could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found another ways to deal with it, or maybe we just feel embarrassed.
14. What ' s the topic discussed in this passage?
15. What is Winifred trying to find out?
16. What does the passage say about teenage boys and girls?
17. What ' s the difference between human beings and other animals when shedding tears?
Passage Three
Imaging this: you wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside you, to get dressed and tie your shoes, you use one hand and she uses another. You do everything out together, too, even sitting on the same chair at lunch and riding on the same bicycle. That ' s what life is like for six-year-old Betty and Abby. Like most twins, the two girls look very much alike, but unlike most twins, Betty and Abby share parts of the same body. Twins like Betty and Abby are rare. Only about 40 sets are born in the United States each year. Few survive as long as Betty and Abby. That ' s because twins often share vital organs, like a heart or brain. The shared organs are often badly shaped and may not be strong enough to support both twins. But Betty and Abby each has her own head, heart and stomach which function normally. Because she has three or four lungs which provide plenty of oxygen for both twins. Most of their completely shared organs lie below the waist. Betty And Abby live relatively normal lives. They attend a regular school, and each does her own school work. They prefer to do some projects together, though, for example, to cut out paper dolls, one twin holds the paper, while the other uses the scissors. But sometimes, the girls don ' t want to do the same thing, for example, sometimes they want to play with different toys. What do they do then? “ We toss a coin ” , says Abby.
18. In what aspect, do Betty and Abby differ from most twins?
19. What does the passage tell us about twins who share parts of the same body?
20. What does the passage say about the education of the twin girls?
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.B
12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.A
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Passage One
【短文大意】这是一篇有关美国人以自我文化为中心在国内外一些作为的批评文章。在国际上因对别国文化风情缺乏应有的了解，美国人正在失去朋友、别人的尊重和商业往来。在国内，因同样原因忽视国外来访者的需求，没有提供相应的应有的服务。因此美国在世界上影响在减弱。但美国人民还是希望在二十一世纪在国际事务中扮演一定的角色。
21. D
根据第二段第二、三两句回答问题、美国人与人相聚时喜欢双方保持至少 3 英尺 左右的距离，而拉丁民族和中东地区的人都喜欢站着更近一点，相互有接触，这些会使美国人感到不快。言外之意，在这种情况下，他们会不由自主地后退。
22. A
文中举了一些例子批评了美国人言行上的盲点和漫不经心的思想行为。这些都反映出美国人有对外国人冷漠，外国文化轻视，举止散漫等问题，但其根本原因还是“自我文化中心论”在作祟。
23. B
从第五段中我们可看到，美国人和外界商业文化外交活动因语言障碍都得通过翻译来进行，美国人到国外，喜欢聚集在运用英语语言的旅馆和饭店。这些都使得他们在对外交流获取信息方面大打折扣。
24. C
细读文章我们知道 A) 、 B) 、 D) 所提三点在文中都涉及到，选其中任何一项都将是片面， C) 倒是道出了这三点影响的结果，因此应选 C) 。
25. D
本文是围绕批评美国人自我文化为中心思想写的，因忽视、缺乏对他国文化的了解，美国面临着其在国际事务中地位受到影响的问题，所以应是“ time to get acquainted with other cultures ”。
Passage Two
【短文大意】这是一篇议论高跟鞋对女性身体有所影响的文章。女性喜欢追逐潮流，被时髦牵着鼻子走。为了使自己显得漂亮，有成熟的魅力，热衷于穿高跟鞋，不惜忍受其对自身健康的影响及失足摔伤的危险。
26. D
从文中第一段，我们可读到： fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels ..., 因妇女是这样看待高跟鞋的作用，他们当然希望以此来为其外表增色。其余选项皆与文章内容不符。
27. B
文中第二段似乎是在谈论高跟鞋的优点，而且是打着为了公平起见的幌子。什么样的优点呢？一是高跟鞋踩在草坪上有助于草坪通气，二是有助于保护尖利的，致人死地的一些时髦小玩意儿。显然是在嘲弄妇女对高跟鞋的喜爱之情。这番议论不是以反语讽刺的口吻道来，所以 A) 不对， C) 和 D) 不是作者真正的意图。
28. D
高跟鞋鞋跟落地留下的孔可使草坪通气，又没有废土堆放在孔周围。这样的跟不小巧吗？所以 D) 为正确答案，和妇女喜欢高跟鞋的感情无关，也没有描写高跟鞋具有女性纤细之特点，更没有隐射高跟鞋脆弱易断之意。
29. B
文中第一段最后一句及第三段都谈到高跟鞋对妇女健康的影响，所以 B) 正确。其余各选项都有些歪曲文章某些内容之嫌。
30. D
作者通篇讲述妇女穿高跟鞋是为了追求时髦，追求美丽，这些是以牺牲身体健康为代价的，故 D) 是作者写这篇文章的真实意图。
Passage Three
【短文大意】这是一篇有关美国人读书方面问题的文章。作者
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