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Section A
1. W: Good afternoon, I’m Rosa your flight stewarM: Well, I’ve got seat A4. I hope it’s by window so that I can see the view.
Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
2. M: What time does the ballet start?
W: At 8:00. We still have 25 minutes to get there.
Q: What time is it now?
3. W: I want to see the movie tonight, but it starts at 7, and I have to work until 6.
M: I have got an idea, I’ll pick you up after work and we’ll eat in the Chinese restaurant.
Q: What do you learn from this conversation?
4. M: Please show me how to plant flowers?
W: It’s my pleasure. You dig a hole, put in the seed, cover it with dirt and then water it.
Q: What’s the second procedure to plant flowers?
5. M: Susan, have you seen Jane this term? Was not she teaching here?
W: No, she’s fired.
Q: Why did not Jane teach here?
Section B
Conversation 1
W: Could I see the Manager, please? I have a complaint.
M: Can I help you, madam?
W: Yes. The toilet doesn’t flush properly; the water doesn’t run away in the shower; and there’s no extra service. What have you to say to that?
M: I’m sorry to hear that. I’ll attend to it right away.
W: That’s no way to run a hotel.
M: No, madam. I do apologize. It’s most unusual. The housekeeper usually checks every room before new guests move in. we’ve been very busy with a large conference.
W: Oh, terrible, anyhow, one doesn’t expect this sort of thing in a well-run hotel.
M: We’re awfully sorry. Is there anything else?
W: I’d like an extra pillow.
Question 6-8 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
6. Who is the man?
7. What’s the woman complaining about?
8. Which of the following is not a problem mentioned by the woman?
Conversation 2
M: Come on, Jane. It’s time to go.
W: Wait a minute. I just have to close up the shop.
M: Ok.
W: Listen, can we give my sister a ride home tonight?
M: Sure. You mean Helen’s coming to the game?
W: Yeah, she wants to take some pictures. She’s really interested in photography.
M: Oh? Does she want to be a photographer?
W: Huh-huh. She’d like to work for a newspaper.
M: That sounds like an interesting job.
W: I think so, too. But a lot of people want to be photographers. There’s so much competition.
M: I know what you mean. There’s a lot of competition in sports, too. I wanted to be a professional soccer player, but now I work in a bank.
W: Well, you’ve got to eat.
Question 9-10 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
9. What do we learn about Helen according to the talk?
10. What does the man do for a living?
Section C
All mammals, except man and the monkey, swim naturally from birth. For man, like the monkey, it is not instinctive to float. Deaths by drowning are common everywhere. In the United States alone, about 7,000 children under four drown each year.
Everything possible is done to prevent such tragedies. One solution’s particularly effective—teaching children to swim while they are still babies. Most large towns in Florida and California already run lessons for babies and infants. The idea has spread to Europe where, in several countries, special courses are now arranged for children from seven to twenty-four months.
The first step is to eliminate the child’s fear of the water. Next, he’s taught to float. Once he can do this naturally and without fear, the child grasps the technique and can push for ward himself through the water.
Questions:
11. What animals swim from birth?
12. How many children under four drawn each year in the United States?
13. What is the effective solution to prevent death from drowning?
14. Where’s the idea spread to?
15. What’s the second step to teach a child to swim?
答案与详解
Part Ⅰ
Section A
1. D 此题为判断题。从原文的一些信息，“flight stewardess”, “welcome aboard”，我们可推断出对话发生在飞机上。
2. B 此题为数字运算题。从Speaker 2的谈话中我们知道芭蕾剧8点钟开幕，距离8点还有25分钟，由此可以推断出现在的时间是7:35。
3. D 此题为逻辑推理题。Speaker 1想去看电影，但不得不工作到6点，Speaker 2建议下班以后去接她，然后一起去中国餐馆吃饭，由此可知接下来他们就可以一起去看电影了。
4. C 根据Speaker 2的谈话内容，首先是dig a hole，然后是put in the seed，再是cover the seed with dirt，最后water it。所以第二个步骤很显然是put in the seed，答案应是C。
5. B 从Speaker 2的信息，我们得知：她被解雇了。所以答案应是B。 Section B
Conversation 1
6. C 从第一句话我们知道Speaker 1想向经理投拆，她很不满意的一些事情，Speaker 2只可能是经理，能替顾客解决一些实际问题，因而不是其他身份。故答案应选C。
7. D Speaker 1的第二句话说到：卫生间的水流不畅，喷水头也无法正常工作。因而四个选项只有D为正确选项。
8. A B、C、D项都是Speaker 1所反映的问题，但A项“她想要一个枕头”不属于问题。
Conversation 2
9. D 从Speaker 2的问话：Can we give my sister a ride home tonight? 以及Speaker 1的回答：Helen’s coming to the game便可推断出她今晚要出去。
10. B 原对话中最后一句Speaker 1的谈话明确交待but now I work in a bank。那么很明显他现在的职业是一个bank clerk ，B为正确答案。
Section C
11. Mammals
12. 7000
13. Teach the babies to swim
14. Europe
15. Float
Part Ⅱ
Section A
16. B。本句的意思是：这是我们听过的最好听的歌之一。此题考查定语从句关系代词的用法，在由形容词的最高级修饰的名词作为先行词时，关系代词应使用that，不能用which。再如：If was the finest industry exhibition that we even saw. 那是我的所见过的最好的一个工业展览会。
17.A。本句的意思是：那两个朋友都喜欢集邮。common adj. 意为“共同的；共通的；联合的；公共的”等意思。如：a common revolution goal共同的革命目标。general adj. 表示“一般的，普通的，综合的，概括的，全面的，大体的”等意思。如：the general opinion一般的舆论，a general offensive 全面进攻，a matter of general interest 普遍感兴趣的事。popular adj. 意为“流行的；通俗的；普及的；受大众欢迎的；受众望的”，如：He is a good politician but he isn’t popular.他是一位好政治家，但不受大众欢迎。usual adj. 意为“平常的；通常的；一向的”，如：my usual desk had been moved from its usual place.我平常用的书桌已从老地方移开了。
18.D。本句的意思是：他们失去了所有寻找生还者的信心。any意为“所有的；全部的”，如：He will need any help he can get.任何能得到的帮助他都需要。all 意为“所有的；全部的；整个的”，如：Don’t eat all that bread!别把那块面包都吃了!many adj. / pron. / n. 意为“许多的”，用来修饰可数名词，如：How many bananas are in the basket?这个篮子里有多少香蕉?a few表示“少许，少数”的意思。
19.B。本句的意思是：威尔逊先生把目光从他的雕刻上移开，狠狠地看着埃德娜。look up from意为“把目光从……移开”。look for意为“寻找；渴望；指望，期待”，如：It’s clear that the result of the experiment was better than we had been looking for.很明显，试验的结果要比我们预料的好。look to v. 意为“照看，注意，指望”，如：We should try to overcome difficulties by our own efforts and not always look to others for help.我们应该靠自己的努力去克服困难，不要老是依赖别人的帮助。look at v. 意为“看，考虑，着眼于”，We should try to look at things from different angles.我们应该尽量从不同角度来观察问题。
20.C。本句的意思是：当我走进屋时，我痛得可能很显眼，因为每一个遇到我的人都关切地问：“你感觉还行吗?”后一个分句表示一种现象，前一个分句则提供一种可能的解释，但前后分句并不能构成必然的因果关系，这是本题很关键的一点。选项C表示一种推测，从而使My pain must have been apparent 构成the first man / met asked sympathetically 的可能的解释。
21.B。本句的意思是：他没有钱而又不愿让人知道，所以干脆说他不想吃饭就走。逗号之前的并列连接词but连接的是两个并列成分，这两个并列成分的结构通常应当一样。but前面用的是现在分词having，其后也应当用现在分词形式，所以选项B是答案。A项中用的是动词不定式，与前面的having no money 不对称。选项C和D与前面的结构也不对称，故不为答案。
22。 C。本句的意思是：几百年来一直被用来抽水碾谷用的风车现在正被重新设计用来发电。从句子结构看，本句的主语是windmill (风车)，which引导的是非限制性定语从句，用来说明主语，空白处只缺动词。选项A和选项B的结构均为“主语+动词”，可以排除。而选项D不能直接用作主要谓语词，也可以排除，所以选项中，只有C是动词，而且是被动语态，正合题意，强调进行。例：The building now being designed.那座新楼正在设计之中。
23.A。本句的意思是：据说《红楼梦》在过去十年中已经翻译成数十种语言。本题答案考查动词不定式的用法。动词不定式这一动作发生在谓语动作之前，而且该动作的客体是本句的主语，所以应当用完成式的被动语态。又如：This method of printing is known to have been used as far back as Song Dynasty.大家知道，这种印刷术方式远在宋代已经使用了。
24.A。本句的意思是：这种建筑机器十分能干，最终能使建筑工地上所需的劳动力减少大约90%。that后面是表示结果的状语从句，与主句中修饰clever的副词so相呼应。应注意，so放在句首时，有强调状语的作用，主谓应该倒装。例如：So fast does sound travel that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.声音的传播速度快得使我们难以想象。
25.D。本句的意思是：要不是因为洪水，船本来会准时抵达目的地的。本句主谓部分的意思是，“船本来会准时抵达目的地”(实际上没有准时到达)。从上下文的意思来看，应选D。But for(要不是)。由But for引导的虚拟语气相当于were it not for或If it were not for。又如：But for Jack, we should have lost the match.如若没有杰克，这场比赛我们就输了。in spite of“尽管”，这个短语介词引导的短语，不用于虚拟语气。例如：In spite of the traffic jam, we would have arrived in time.尽管交通堵塞，我们仍按时到达。in case“万一”，“以防”。如：They an took umbrellas along in case it rains.他们都了雨伞，以防下雨。
26. extensive 句意：受欢迎的那位歌星到达的消息在报纸上得到广泛报道。名词coverage前需用形容词。
27.had had 句意：他解释说在那么晚的时候，她很难叫到车。explain是用的过去时，而“搭车有困难”发生在“解释”之前，故用过去完成时。
28.be launched 句意：我们的卫星一接到通知就可发射出去。谓语动词用被动语态。
29.specialist 句意：一般的医生查不出她的病因，因此她不得不去看专家医生。不定冠词a后用名词而且用表示人的名词。
30.paying 句意：在各国，试图逃税的人都会被罚款。avoid后的动词需用-ing形式。
31.mostly 句意：我的朋友大多数是老师。mostly表示“大多数”。
32.directly 句意：这是直接从拉丁语引用的一个句子。directly修饰过去分词quoted.
33.laughing 句意：看到他的发型，她忍不住笑了。固定can (could) not help doing sth.意为“禁不住”。
34.had 句意：要是我有更多的钱就好了，我就能买一些新衣服了。这是与现在事实相反的虚拟语气。
35.yourself 句意：除了你自己任何人都会注意到那种变化。反身代词的用法。
Part Ⅲ
Task 1
解题说明
本文是说明文。学习外语很难，不学需要时又不能交流。文章介绍了Keith解决这个问题的方法。他发明了一个像盒式录音机的小玩意，可以用四种语言说出许多短语。喜欢发明创造是Keith的爱好。
答案与详解
36. B) 细节题。第一段开头说学外语看上去似乎是很艰苦的工作。A) 从最后一段可以看出，Keith的发明现在还没有投入生产；C) 文中没有提到；D）应该是人们学习外语原因，而不是放弃学习外语的原因。
37. B） 语义题。第二段后面举的例子说明，Keith发明的这个机器是可以通过“发音”来问问题的。错误选项说明：A）是生产的意思；C）是拿出，去掉的意思；D）是给……以生命，诞生的意思。
38. C) 是非题。要选出错误的答案，文中是说每张存储卡片可以存240个单词，而不是指的机器。A) 可在最后一段找到；B)可在第二段中找到；D) 可以根据第二段和第三段推断出来。
39. C） 推断题。从最后一段可以看出，Keith 希望有电子公司来购买他的发明。错误选项说明：A）和B）他并没有打算亲自把产品投入市场或者自己开家电子公司，而仅仅是打算卖掉他的发明；D）文中没有提到。
40. D） 主旨题。主要内容在短文前已做介绍。错误选项说明：A）把主旨说成没有必要学习外语，显然不合题意；B）Keith 的目的并不在于要给询问处的人惊喜；C）Keith 的机器并不是用来学习的。
语法与结构解释：
1. give up 放弃，停止（做某事）
The doctor told me to give up smoking.
医生要我戒烟。
2. go abroad 去国外，出国
He goes abroad once a year.
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