2014年大学英语六级考试试题及答案解析(三十八)

大学英语六级考试试题及答案解析(三十八) 一、Writing （本大题1小题．每题106.0分，共106.0分。 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition . You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: ） 第1题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Say No to Drunk Driving. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 众所周知，酒后驾车十分危险 2．但近年来越来越多的人酒后驾车．原因是…… 3．我认为…… Say No to Drunk Driving _____________________ _____________________ 【正确答案】： 答案: Say No to Drunk Driving [ 范文 销售月计划范文二年级看图写话和范文歌颂党的朗诵稿语文万能作文党代会闭幕式讲话 与解析] [1] As is known to all, drunk driving is very dangerous. [2] It puts to risks not only the driver's life but also those of other innocent people. [3] Dangerous as it is, there have been more and more people who drive after drinking in recent years. [4lOne reason for this is that people have been getting wealthier these years. More and more people own cars, and they like to drive to get-togethers and other occasions where they might drink alcohol. [5] Another reason is that many people are overconfident with their driving skills. They believe that they can avoid accidents even if they are drunken. [6] As a result, thousands of people fall victim to drunk driving each year. [7] In my opinion, we should say no to drunk driving immediately. [8] There have already been too many traffic accidents that are related to drunk driving, so strict laws and regulations are called for to ban it in order to create a safer road condition for all citizens. [本题分数]： 106.0 分 【答案解析】 [写作指南] 本文要求对酒醉驾驶的原因进行 分析 定性数据统计分析pdf销售业绩分析模板建筑结构震害分析销售进度分析表京东商城竞争战略分析 ，并提出门己的看法。如果要求分析酒醉驾驶的不良后果，那就容易点，可 outline要求分析酒醉驾驶的原因，许多考生可能绞尽脑汁也不知道该说什么好了。 范文从两个角度分析原因：首先，经济上富裕了，开车的人更多了；其次，司机主观上对自己的驾驶技术太过门信。这两条都很好，与醉驾密切相关，很有说服力。 是否还有别的原因呢?——无酒不成宴的传统习惯勺现代生活不合拍；法律上对醉驾处罚力度不够；酒席上人们的自控能力太差；等等。读者可以自己尽情展开自己的思路，写出好文章来。 最后还要说明“我认为”，当然要与标题Say No的看法—致了。但要注意如何表达。 Analysis [1] 由outline改写而来，得来毫不费功夫。 [2] 是[1]的支持句，put sth to danger/risks是较好的搭配。 [3] 还是描写现象。其中暗含这种现象的存在原因，于是下文就可以就这些原因进行分析。注意这句话与前一段话之间有转折关系，用了让步结构。 [4] [5] one reason is that；another reason is that…，衔接自然。 [6] 注意tall victim to的用法 [7] 是作文标题的再现!主题句。 [8] 怎样say no呢?再提—下具体措施，文章就更加有力度了。也是[7]的支持/扩展句。 二、Cloze（共20小题,共70.0分）There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red? If you do, you must be an optimist, an active person who enjoys life, people and 1.Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you're probably quiet, 2, and you would rather follow than 3You tend to be a 4. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know because they have been 5studying the meaning of color 6as well as the effect that colors have 7human beings. They tell us, 8other facts that we do not 9our favorite color as we grow up since we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or 10as soon as you could see clearly. Colors do 11our mood. There is 12doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings 13and cheer to the saddest winter day. 14, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, 15to be the scene of more suicide than any other bridge in the area 16it was painted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; 17it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more energetic. It is a(n) 18fact that factory, workers work better, harder and have fewer 19when their machines are painted orange 20black or gray. A excitement B stimulation C luxury D pleasure 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 名词辨义题。excitement“刺激，兴奋，激动”；stimulation“激励，刺激”；luxury“奢华”；pleasure“愉快高兴”。根据上文和常识，乐观者是积极的热爱生活的人，这样的人应该非常热爱尝试新鲜事物，这和奢华或愉快无关，故排除C、D。A、B词义相似，但是，前者更加强调人们受到外界情绪影响，而后者更强调外界作用。鉴于本文是讲人的情绪受影响，故A更为合适，为正确答案。 第2题 A smart B kind C plain D shy 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 形容词辨义题。联系上文可知此处描述的人与上文说到的active这类人相反，且此空的形容词应与空前quiet一词意义相近。shy意为“羞怯的，腼腆的”，符合句意，故选D。 第3题 A achieve B pursue C lead D track 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 语义逻辑题。根据空前的would rather follow than可知此空所缺动词应与follow意思相反，四个选项中 lead“领导”最符合文意，故选C。 第4题 A pessimist B initiator C pioneer D follower 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 语义逻辑题。上文提到了optimist，结合此前quiet，shy等细节描述以支持此处的总结可知此空表示的是与 optimist相对的一种人，即pessimist，故选A。由于此空前出现follow一词，follower会造成视觉的干扰，可能会被误选，但是请注意follower表示“追随者，拥护者，信徒”，从意思上可看出与文意不符，故排除。 第5题 A especially B critically C gravely D seriously 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 语义逻辑题。especially“尤其，特别”；critically“伤势严重地；批判地”；gravely“严峻地”；一般指人表露出的严肃；seriously“认真地，真诚地”，可表示做事认真。根据下文中该项研究的具体而又详细的描述可以判断，科学家做了认真的研究，故D最适合文意。 第6题 A preoccupation B preferences C fondness D confidence 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 语义复现题兼名词辨义题。下文提到我们生来就有颜色喜好倾向，其中preference提示此处为该词的词义复现，故preferences“(与其他事物相比较)喜爱，偏爱”符合文意，选B。fondness“喜爱”，有一定的干扰性，但它常用于fondness for sb./sth．结构中，且语义不及B贴切，故排除。 第7题 A to B for C on D in 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 固定搭配题。分析句子可发现此空所缺介词与上文的名词effect有关，在文中表示“对人的影响”，have effect on为固定搭配，意为“对……有影响”，故选C。 第8题 A among B with C in D beyond 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 逻辑关系题。下文that引导出来的内容为其他很多事实中的一个具体描述，由此可推断此处只是说了一种情况，而英语中表示在三者或三者以上的“之间”用among，故选A。 第9题 A desire B prefer C decide D choose 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 辨义题。根据下文由since引出的原因“我们生来就有颜色喜好倾向”可推断此处表示我们并不是随着年龄的增长“选择”自己喜好的颜色，choose符合文意，故选D。desire“渴望，愿望”；prefer“更喜欢”；decide“决定”，把这三项放人原文，均表意不通，故排除。 第10题 A at least B at most C at best D at last 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 介词短语和逻辑关系题。at least“至少”；at most“至多，顶多，不超过”；at best“充其量”；at last“最终……”。此空前的or连接两个as soon as引导的条件状语从句，结合四个选项可推断此处用at least最符合文意，代入原文意为“你一旦睁开眼睛，或至少一旦你看得清楚了……”，表示让步的关系，故选A。 第11题 A suit B modify C alter D influence 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 动词辨义题。下文阐述了颜色对心情的影响，据此可倒推此空应选influence“影响”。suit“适应”，有配合恰当之义；modify“修改”，指对某物做细微的改变，使其更适合或更有效；alter“改变”，一般指大小、形状的改变。 第12题 A no B still C some D but 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 固定搭配题。There is no doubt about it.为常用句型，表示“这一点毋庸置疑”。此处肯定了颜色会影响人的情绪，下文也用具体的例子支持这种说法，故选A。 第13题 A excitement B warmth C closeness D happiness 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 名词辨义题。下文的winter day提示了此空应为warmth“温暖，暖和”。根据常识也可知道红色会给人带来温暖，故选B。 第14题 A On the other hand B Moreover C In that case D Therefore 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 逻辑关系题。该段中，一共讲了两类颜色对人的影响，上文描述了一个方面，此处转而讲另一方面，On the other hand“在另一方面”，用来引出相互矛盾的观点、意见或事实等，符合文意，故选A。 第15题 A was used B was being used C had been used D used 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 固定搭配题。此处表示桥是黑色时，常有人跳桥，used to“过去常常”，表示过去常常或持续的行为，与文意符合，故选D。was used to“被用来做”，为be used to的一般过去时；was being used是be used to的过去进行时；had been used是be used to的过去完成时。这三项均不符文意，可排除。 第16题 A as soon as B until C unless D as long as 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 逻辑关系题。上文提到桥是黑色时常有人跳桥，此空连词引出的内容是“桥被漆成绿色”，表示了时间上的不同，据此可判断此空与上文的used to能构成搭配，表示“在……之前……”。until“直到……为止；在……之前”，符合句意，故选B。 第17题 A perhaps B certainly C doubtlessly D unlikely 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 逻辑关系题。上文提到桥被漆成绿色后，跳桥的人数大幅下降，而此空后的内容是关于桥如果是粉红色或淡蓝色的情况，据此可推断此处讲的是若将桥漆成其他颜色会有的可能性，因此perhaps为正确答案。 第18题 A established B strange C adequate D distinctive 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 固定搭配题。It is an established fact为固定结构，表示“是既成事实”，选A。 第19题 A events B anecdotes C issues D accidents 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 名词辨义题。与上文的factory和workers相关的只有accidents"事故”，故选D。 第20题 A other than B rather than C though D instead 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：3.5分 【答案解析】 逻辑关系题。上文说到工厂的事故会更少，而全文的主题是颜色的影响，结合全文所说的颜色的作用可知空前的橙色相对空后的黑色或灰色来说有助于减少事故，据此可知black or gray属于被否定的颜色，故rather than“而不是……”符合文意，选B。注意区别A，other than指“除了，不同于”，意思不符，故排除。 三、Listening Comprehension（Section A）（共15小题,共105.0分）In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 A The man was the only survivor of an air crash. B People on board were frightened and tried to escape. C The man has always been very lucky in accidents. D A few passengers came back home safe and sound. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: Thank heavens! You're back safe and sound. Everyone was worried on hearing about the air crash. And I had so many sleepless nights! M: Yes, 1 know your feeling, dear! Even I myself don't know how I escaped it. I was the only lucky guy. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 第2题 A In an office. B In a restaurant. C In a department store. D In a factory. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: Well, I just wonder who puts the candies into the boxes? W: It is clone by a machine, which is able to count the candies automatically. Please, this way. I'll show you right away. Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? 第3题 A The woman thinks the maid was beautiful. B The woman thinks the salesman exaggerated his part. C The woman thinks the salesman was realistic. D The woman thinks the salesman was not dramatic enough. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: So, Mary, how did you like the film? W: Well, generally speaking, it was very good. The part of the maid was played beautifully, but I thought the man who played the salesman was too dramatic to be realistic. Q: How does the woman feel about the movie? [B] 第4题 A They are quite different in painting skills. B Neither of them is good at house-painting. C They are equally good at house-painting. D Both of them will paint the house the day after tomorrow. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: I can't make up my mind whether to ask Larry or Bill to paint the house. M: What difference does it make? They're both excellent painters. And I think we just need to check who is available the day after tomorrow. Q: What can be inferred about Larry and Bill? 第5题 A He found it unbelievable. B He was not surprised about it. C He found the truth unacceptable. D He was arrogant about it. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: Congratulations! You're to be appointed as Sales Manager! M: Incredible. It's too good to be true. You must be kidding. I've only been working for two months in this department, and this is totally a huge surprise! Q: How does the man react to the news? 第6题 A Lend Marsha some reference materials. B Ask Marsha where the bookshelf is. C Check through the books on Marsha's shelf. D Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: Do you know anyone who has a spare bookshelf? I just don't know where to put my newly borrowed reference materials. W: Have you checked with Marsha? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 第7题 A Mother and son. B Lawyer and client. C Teacher and student. D Dentist and patient. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: Open wide. Now show me where it hurts. M: Here on the bottom, especially when I bite something cold or hot. I couldn't enjoy ice-cream and hot soup any more. It's a real torture. Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? 第8题 A Professor Smith doesn't hold seminars or discussions in his lectures. B Students sometimes fall asleep in Professor Smith's lectures. C Professor Smith's lectures are always well attended. D The front seats are very hard to get in English lectures. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: Professor Smith certainly has a good reputation in the Department of English. W: A well-deserved one. The same students who fall asleep in discussions and seminars fight for front-row seats in his lectures. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 第9题 A Because he can't find an ideal date. B Because he is too common a person. C Because he has failed to realize his dreams. D Because he is deceived by Mrs. Right. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M: I don't enjoy dating anymore. [19]I can't seem to find anyone I have anything in common with. W: Don't feel discouraged. Be patient. As you are so distinguished, you will definitely find the person who is right for you. M: To tell you the truth, I am tired of being alone. I hope to find my Mrs. Right. What should I do? W: Do you believe in Internet matchmaking service? M: That's really a new walk of life. What is it exactly? W: It helps match up singles the world over, and helps find the man and woman of their dreams. M: Oh, it must be to the taste of a certain group of people. W: The advertisement said Dream Dates has matched up thousands of singles the world over! M: Unbelievable! They must be exaggerating the figure! W: Look at the way they manage their business they collect applicants' photos, and give the applicants questionnaires to fill out as to what type of character they are. M: I don't believe several questions can decide the type of person you're. People's characters are complicated and keep changing all the time. W: Anyway, it seems that things work well this way. The information and specifications will be entered in a large computer database. M: [20] A computer to decide your best date? That's really ridiculous! W: Look, it promises: Dream Dates provides expert dating service and a place for singles to meet. We'll intro duce you to the person uniquely qualified to be your partner. M: Sheer slogans! Not reliable! W: It says you can enroll in a free trial membership! M: I won't do it even they pay me for that! W: Well, [21] we don't have to believe this. Maybe I can tell John, and see whether he'd like to try it. 19. Why is the man so depressed? 第10题 A Entering a large company without application. B Programming human feelings into machines. C Deciding one's best partner through a computer. D Matching up people with questionnaires. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What does the man think ridiculous? 第11题 A It isn't reliable. B It needs checking. C It is definitely trustworthy. D It won't hurt to try. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What's the woman's attitude toward the net matchmaking service? 第12题 A It is closing down some factories in the US. B It no longer offers high-paying jobs. C The number of its employees is doubled after the restructuring. D It is manufacturing as many cars as before. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: With us now, is Malcolm Bricklin, CEO of Visionary Vehicles. M: Hello, everyone. W: We have been hearing a couple of things about this news that [22] Ford Motor Company is slashing up to 30,000 jobs, shutting down 14. plants nationwide. Is it a big deal if we are no longer manufacturing these cars, Malcolm? M: I think it's a huge deal. I mean the companies are massive employers both directly and indirectly. If you look at Ford after their restructuring, they've actually got 87,000 employees which is twice as many as Microsoft have worldwide. Moreover, if you look at those jobs, they are very high-paying jobs. These are people who can afford to buy their own products. W: Er, [23] it seems to indicate a big hit for our economy if these jobs go bye-bye. M: Yeah, it's a really sad day for America. W: But it is not as if cars are stopped being made, right? M: Correct. Still a large number of cars are being made by American manufacturers. More than half of the American cars sold in America are American. [24] So what has happened over time is that as the market share has fallen: foreign car companies Rave come fin taken over plants and set up new plants, and they have taken over that capacity. So, it is not like there are fewer cars being produced in America than there were 30 years ago. W: Let me ask you about the Chinese coming in. What would it mean to American jobs, if and when that happens? M: [25] The Chinese cars we have seen so far aren't that great and they don't have the branding necessary to make a huge impact in the world stage. 22. What do we know about the Ford Motor Company from the conversation? 第13题 A Over 87,000 workers will lose their jobs in auto companies. B Many people will have to say bye-bye to their high salaries. C The employees' laid-off has a great impact on the American business. D America can no longer take a lead in world economy. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Why is it a big deal if the American automakers no longer do the making? 第14题 A They produced more cars than American manufacturers. B They reduced car-production in America. C They gave up more market share to the natives. D They took over plants and manufacturing capacity. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What happened to the foreign automakers in America? 第15题 A It is a serious threat to its competitors. B It is not powerful enough to affect the world market. C The ears' quality is good enough to have their own branding. D None of the Chinese cars meet the standard in the US. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What does the man think of Chinese car manufacturing? 四、Reading Comprehension（共10小题,共90.0分）There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 The poor old consumer! We'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc, from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway bylaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial ration and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast pro grams is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn't forget is the "small ads", which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the "hatch,' match and dispatch" column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or "agony" column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is! We are different from the old consumers in that ______. A we have cheap goods because of heavy advertising B we know to inform is one of the functions of advertising C we have much knowledge about household goods D we believe the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 首段第3句。 [解析] 首段首句首先提出“往日的顾客很可怜”的观点，第2句和第3句解释了作者提出这个观点的原因，选项A的内容与第3句相同，为本题答案。 [点睛] 原文该段落只有前三句与句首句的观点有关，第4句开头的but表明作者转换了话题，选项B、C和D都是转换话题后的内容，与首句的观点无关，因此均不能成为本题答案。 第2题 What does advertising do with the products we already know about? A To introduce their new functions. B To compare them with new products of the same sort. C To tell that they are still available. D To correct any impropriate information about them. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 首段倒数第2句。 [解析] 原文该句中的or remind…表明广告让顾客知道商品仍“存在”，即该商品还有得卖，C为答案。 [点睛] 原文只有首段倒数第2句的后半句与已知商品有关，选项A、B和D均缺乏原文依据。 第3题 The railway bylaws most probably refer to ______. A newspapers published by railway company B lengthy regulations of the railway company C boring advertisements about useless products D cheerful and witty advertisements on the station 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第2段第5句。 [解析] 第2段第5、6句假设的都是没有广告的情况，而railway bylaws与第6句提到的没有广告的报纸是并列的内容，由此可见，bylaws最可能指的是火车站一些没有广告作用的信息，因此选项B为本题答案。 [点睛] 选项A只是利用原文片言只语拼凑在一起，不符题意；选项C和D都与“广告”有关，但从该段第4句至第 6句的内容可知，bylaws一定不是广告，因此这两个选项均不正确。 第4题 By saying that"advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets", the author means that ______. A advertisements are informative B advertisements are entertaining C advertisements save money for consumers D advertisements serve the whole community 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第3段首句。 [解析] 原文该句为该段主题句，根据其他句子的解释可以推断主题句的意思是广告商使我们在购买报纸的时候省了钱，由此可见，选项C为本题答案。 [点睛] 其他选项对于广告的描述在现实中有可能正确，但都与题干中的pockets一词无关，因此都不是正确答案。 第5题 Which of the following statements is true about the "agony" column? A It is classified as a kind of "small ads". B It is included in the "hatch, match and dispatch" column. C It mainly consists of distressful news. D It provides most helpful advertisements for households. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 末段倒数第3句。 [解析] 原文该段首句表明该段的主题是small ads，因此该段提到的“hatch，match and dispatch”column和“agony”column都属弓：small ads，由此可见，选项A为正确的说法。 [点睛] 选项B提到的与“agony”column是并列于small ads的，因此选项B提到的所属关系不成立；选项C中的 distressful在语义上与agony相近，但选项C只是从表面上对agony column的理解，文中并无提及agony column里主要是不幸的消息，因此选项C不正确；原文只说agony column是最fascinating的部分，没有提及它最helpful，因此选项D也不正确。 第6题 It was going to have roughly the effect of a neutron bomb attack on high streets and shop ping malls. The buildings would be left standing but the people would vanish. Such was the superior efficiency of selling things via the Internet that brick-and-mortar stores would be unable to compete on price, choice or even service. Book and music sellers had already been "Amazoned". Soon web-based "category-killers", in everything from toys to pet supplies, would overwhelm their physical-world competitors. Shoppers would never be more than a mouse-click from the best deals. Traditional retailers, terrified of cannibalizing (同类相食) sales and destroying the value of their expensive properties, were already too late to meet the challenge. "In some categories," said Mary Meeker, a seer (预言家) of the Internet at Morgan Stanley, "it's already game over." These are convenient beliefs for anyone justifying some e-commerce share prices, but they are already mostly wrong. The reasons should surprise no one. The Internet is not a dominant technology but rather a network of people. It is a rich and highly flexible means of communicating that is rapidly achieving pervasiveness because more and more people find it easy and convenient to use. But it is those people's preferences that will count; and for most people, shopping is more than just a means to an end. Even if the Internet provided a perfectly efficient way to shop it would not provide a satisfactory alternative to the physical enjoyment of sniffing a ripe melon, say, or trying on a cashmere sweater. Of course, some products, such as music and banking, can be distributed electronically with success and cost saving. But most purchases cannot be reduced to digital code. And distributing physical goods is cumbersome (笨重的) and expensive. Behind even the most exciting user interface there are old-fashioned warehouses and lorries, customers who decline to sit at home waiting for purchases to arrive, and goods that must be re-wrapped and expensively returned. No wonder that the cost of getting goods to customers' homes so often soaks up the notional price advantages of e-commerce. What Internet shoppers have quickly realized is that the web is an addition to, and not a substitute for, their shopping habits. It is wonderful for gathering up-to-date information about products and prices. Cyber Dialogue, a research firm, estimates that in 1998 23m Americans sought information online, but then made their purchases offline, compared with only 17.7m who did the whole thing online. The author compares ______ of the online sale to the effect of neutron bomb attack. A the efficiency B the choice C the price D the service 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 首段首句至第3句。 [解析] 作者在首段开头指出It会造成中子弹一样的冲击，但It指代什么，作者在第3句才说明，通过such联系上下文的功能可以知道，It指的就是网上销售的高效率，由此可见，选项A为本题答案。 [点睛] 其他选项都在首段第3句提到，但作者表明的是传统销售在这三方面都无法与网络销售相比，因此它们与中子弹无关。另外，这三方面是并列的，不可能选一个而不选另两个，这样一次就可以排除三个选项了。 第7题 According to Mary Meeker, ______. A traditional retailers can't compete with online ones on price, choice or service B the battle between traditional retailers and online retailers is over C online retailers have prevailed over traditional ones in the market of certain products D online retailers have destroyed the value of traditional retailers' properties 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 首段末句。 [解析] 结合上文可以知道Mary Meeker所说的the game是指网上零售商和传统零售商的销售竞争，她认为在某些类别(也就是在某些产品的销售方面)胜负已分，即网上零售商占领了市场，传统零售商无力反抗，据此可推断选项C为本题答案。 [点睛] 本题事实上只针对首段末句Mary Meeker所说的话，选项A和D出现在首段，和Mary Meeker所说的话无关，都是作者的看法；选项B过于宽泛，没有紧抓Mary Meeker所说的in some categories。 第8题 According to the passage, shopping for most people ______. A is a flexible means of communicating B is not just a means to gaining an end C does not provide an alternative to physical enjoyment D provides a perfectly easy and efficient way of living 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第2段第5句。 [解析] 第2段第5句中的more than just…表明对于大多人来说，购物不是只为达到某个目的，即选项B。 [点睛] 选项A是第2段第4句中的内容，但该句主语“指的是互联网，与shopping无关；选项C将网上购物的缺点张冠李戴到了shopping身上；选项D比原文多了限定成分of living，且该段末句订条件从句的主语是Internet，而不是shopping。 第9题 The cost of goods delivery brings about the result that ______. A distributing goods becomes troublesome and expensive B the notional price advantages of e-commerce are eliminated C old-fashioned warehouses and lorries have to be still in use D goods must be wrapped again and expensively returned 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第3段末句。 [解析] 本题实际上是考查对第3段末句中的soak up的理解。根据该句开头的no wonder可以推断，本句讲到运送成本对电子商务价格优势将产生负面的影响。而结合上文说到的仓储和运输问题，以及商品要重新包装等问题，可以推断这些问题使电子商务原先应有的价格优势都消失殆尽了，因此，soak up可理解为eliminate，即选项B为本题答案。 [点睛] 选项A是第3段第3句的内容，但这句与题干(即该段末句)并不构成因果关系，甚至可以说，选项A和题干的意思是相同的，说的都是送货上门花费很高；选项C和D是第3段第4句中提到的问题，而这些问题增加了送货上门的成本，可以说，选项C和D是因，题于是果，这与本题询问的结果正好相反。 第10题 According to Cyber Dialogue,______. A online shopping will not replace the traditional shopping habits B customers seek information via the Internet more often than via any other means C Internet users prefer to seek information online without making real purchases D fewer and fewer people purchase what they want via the Internet 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：9.0分 【答案解析】 [定位] 末段末句。 [解析] 末段末句中的Cyber Dialogue所提供的数据是为了说明本段的观点，即本段的第1、2句的观点，即网络购物只是一种补充，不会代替传统的购物方式，因此选项A为本题答案。 [点睛] 本文只对比了网上购物和传统购物两种方式，并不涉及网络和其他媒体的对比，因此选项B没有原文依据；末段末句表明仍有部分消费者在线购物，选项C中的without making real purchases与原文的意思完全相反；原文末句只是将离线购物和在线购物的人数做了对比，但没有研究网络购物的人是否会越来越少，选项D中的 fewer and fewer这个趋势在原文中也缺乏依据。 五、Listening Comprehension（Section B）（共10小题,共70.0分） In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 A To recite a lot of wonderful reading materials. B To combine prefixes, suffixes and roots freely. C To take part in a lot of good talks. D To make as many word lists as possible. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] The average person learns most of the 30,000-40,000 words whose meanings we recognize by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context without conscious effort. [26] The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good conversations. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. Here are some suggestions of how to do it. Read plenty of good books. [27] When you come across a new word or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you can't, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious, write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use the new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days. [28] Listen to good conversations and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you have already known. Then treat them just as you treat the new words you read. Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes, suffixes and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meanings of words. 26. According to the speaker, which is the best way to build your vocabulary? 第2题 A Guess its meaning. B Ask somebody. C Refer to a dictionary. D Add it to your word list. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] When you meet a new word in reading, what are you suggested to do first? 第3题 A Look up the new words in your notebook. B Pay due attention to new words that you come across. C Analyze the basic structure of the new words. D Interrupt the conversation and ask others to explain the new words. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What should you do to new words when you participate in a conversation? 第4题 A It is extremely dangerous to fly in the dark. B Noise regulations restrict the hours of airport operation. C Some of its runways are not in good condition. D Cargo planes produce more disturbing noises at night. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] [31] The economic costs of noise to society are several. [29] Airports are currently operating at less capacity because of noise regulations which restrict their hours of operation. For instance, at Washington's National Airport jet traffic is not allowed from 11 pm to 7 am. Other airports restrict the use of certain runways. One estimate is that noise restrictions reduce possible airport use by 20 percent. The profitable cargo trade is especially affected by night restrictions. In the case of airports, jet engines may be modified to reduce their noise level. One estimate is that $5.7 billion would be required to equip all existing jet engines with noise control devices. However, even taking this step will not reduce noise levels at all points to acceptable values. Some combination of methods is probably necessary. [30]/[31]If all aircraft were made quieter by existing methods, there would be a number of economic benefits. An increase in airport capacity would occur. Property values near airports might rise. Transportation costs to and from airports could be reduced since the airports now could be located closer to population centers. [31] Much research still needs to be done on the economic aspects of noise reduction and noise effects. Al though some of the effects of noise pollution are known, more must be discovered about its effects on health, productivity, property values and the quality of life. Furthermore, the cost of noise pollution to the economy as a whole needs to be investigated. The public must be alerted to the dangers and economic costs of noise pollution so that people may make intelligent choices and exert appropriate pressures. 29. Why is there no jet traffic at Washington's National Airport from 11 pm to 7 am? 第5题 A It might increase airport capacity. B It might lower property values. C It might lead to effective modification of existing jet engines. D It might cause more transportation costs to and from airports. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What result might noise reduction cause according to the speaker? 第6题 A The effects of noise on the quality of life. B The role of air traffic restrictions. C The production of quieter engines. D The economic aspects of noise reduction. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What is the passage mainly about? 第7题 A It is affecting our health seriously. B It hinders our reading and writing. C It is changing our bodies as well as our culture. D It surprises people with unexpected messages. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. [32] Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well. First. let's talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone is, you get whoever answers it. This has several implications. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the "meeting" influence. [33] People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. [33] Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. Texting changes people as well. In their paper "In sights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the "talkers" and the "texters"—those who prefer voice to text message and those who prefer text to voice. [34] They found that the mobile phone's individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the "speakeasy": the head is held high, in a selfconfident way. chatting away 133]And there is the "spacemaker": these people focus on themselves and keep out other people. 32. What does recent research indicate about the mobile phone'? 第8题 A They must arrange the meeting place well in advance. B They can postpone fixing the place till last minute. C They needn't decide when and where to meet. D They still have to work out detailed meeting plans. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What may people do when they plan to meet nowadays'? 第9题 A The texts are the revealing of the texters' characters. B The texts are well written by the texters. C The texts are unacceptable by others except the texter. D The texts are shocking to others and the texter himself. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What do we learn from the passage about the texts sent by texters? 第10题 A Talkers. B The speakeasy. C The spacemaker. D Texters. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile? 六、Translation（本大题5小题．每题7.0分，共35.0分。 Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2. (5 minutes) ） 第1题 His great success______ (与其说在于远气不如说靠努力).   【正确答案】： 答案:lies not so much in luck as in hard work//lies in hard work rather in luck [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] ①考查not so much…as…与rather than的用法，意为“与其说是……倒不如说是……”，可以连接词，短语及句子。②“(问题，事情等)在于”，可译作lie in。 [点睛] 注意not so much…as…结构与more…than…结构相反，否定as之前的部分，肯定as之后的部分。 第2题 Time and opportunity are important, but______ (没有比丧失自信更可怕的事).   【正确答案】： 答案:nothing is more terrible than losing confidence [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] ①“没有比……”可用nothing is more…than…结构，“否定(nothing/nobody)十比较级(more)”：最高级。②“丧失自信”可译作lose confidence。 [点睛] nothing is more…than…结构中，nothing可换用no，nobody，nowhere，little，few，hardly，scarcely等，译作“没有……比……更为”。 第3题 It goes without saying that ______ (需求的增长导致了价格的上涨).   【正确答案】： 答案:the increase in demand results in/causes the rise in prices [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] ①应先根据题意，理清因果关系，“需求的增长”是原因，“价格的上涨”是结果，故选用result in或cause。②翻译时应尽量照顾并行结构的前后一致，如：the increase in demand和the rise in prices。 [点睛] 注意分清result from和result in的区别。result from指be caused by“由……产生”，是指原因；result in指 cause，lead to“导致……”，是指结果。 第4题 ______ (这名运动员被剥夺掉金牌) because he was found to have taken forbidden drugs.   【正确答案】： 答案:The athlete was deprived of his gold medal [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] ①考查被动语态，由题干后半部分可知，译文应用一般过去时的被动语态。②“被剥夺”可译作be deprived of sth．或be stripped of sth。 [点睛] 短语deprived sb.of sth.常用于被动语态。 第5题 We closed all windows lest ______ (外面的噪声音影响儿子学习).   【正确答案】： 答案:the noise outside(should)interfere with our son's study [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] ①考查虚拟语气，连词lest，for fear that，in case引导的从句中谓语动词使用should型虚拟语气，should可省略。②interfere with意为“打扰，妨碍(某事)”。 [点睛] 注意区分interfere with与interfere in，后者意为“干涉，介入，干预”。 none、七（共Listening Comprehension（Section C）小题,11共分）77.0 第1题 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smalle (1)______ faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little (2)______of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while hanks may agree to provide short-term (3)______, they are generally unwilling to provide money' on a (4)______basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in (5)______for a share in future profits. They do this by (6)______stocks and shares in the business through tire Stock Exchange. By doing so, they can put into circulation the savings of (7)______and institution, both at home and overseas. When the saver needs his money hack, he does not have to go to the company with whom he (8)______placed it. Instead, (9)______________________________________________.Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function. (10)______________________________________________, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore (11)______________________________________________ 【正确答案】： 答案:scale [听力原文]36-46 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smalle scale faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while hanks may agree to provide short-term finance , they are generally unwilling to provide money' on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing stocks and shares in the business through tire Stock Exchange. By doing so, they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institution, both at home and overseas. When the saver needs his money hack, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead,he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function.All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange. 第2题 【正确答案】： 答案:prospect 第3题 【正确答案】： 答案:finance 第4题 【正确答案】： 答案:permanent 第5题 【正确答案】： 答案:exchange 第6题 【正确答案】： 答案:issuing 第7题 【正确答案】： 答案:individuals 第8题 【正确答案】： 答案:originally 第9题 【正确答案】： 答案:he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money 第10题 【正确答案】： 答案:All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly 第11题 【正确答案】： 答案:frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange none、八（共Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)小题,5共分）45.0 第1题 Motorways are no doubt the safest roads in the country. Mile for mile, vehicle for vehicle you are much less likely to be killed or seriously injured than on an ordinary, road. On the other hand, motorways have a far better accident record than any other part of our national road system because of the speed and volume of traffic. If you do have a serious accident on a motorway, fatalities are much more likely to occur than in a comparable accident elsewhere on the roads. It is reported that motorway accidents account for some 10% of all injuries out side urban areas. Motorways have no sharp, bends, no roundabouts or traffic lights and thus speeds are much greater than on other roads. Though the 70 m.p.h, limit is still in force, it is often treated with the contempt that most drivers have for the 30 m.p.h, limit applied in built-up areas in Britain. Added to this is the fact that motorway drivers seem to like traveling in convoys with perhaps barely ten meters between each vehicle. The resulting horrific pile-ups involving maybe hundred vehicles when one vehicle stops for some reason—mechanical failure, driver error and so on—have become all too familiar through pictures in newspapers or on television. How many of these drives realize that it takes a car about one hundred meters to brake to a stop from 70 m.p.h.? Drivers also seem to think that motorway driving gives them complete immunity from the caprices (多变)of the weather. However wet the road, whatever the visibility in mist or fog, they plough at ludicrous (滑稽的) speeds oblivious (不以为然的) of police warnings or speed restrictions until their journey comes to a premature conclusion. Perhaps one remedy for this motorway madness would be better driver education. Twenty eight per cent of the motorcyclists polled for National Motorway Month wanted motorists to receive formal training in motorway driving before being allowed down a slip road. At present. learner drivers are barred from motorways and are thus as far as this kind of driving is concerned, thrown in at the deep end. However much more efficient policing is required of, it is the duty of the police not only to enforce the law but also to protect the general public from its own folly. According to the writer, as far as safety is concerned, the two sides of driving on motor ways are that motorways are ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:the safest as well as the most dangerous/the safest roads but with more fatalities in serious accidents [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 首段。 [解析] 根据首段的对比结构on the other hand，可推断出高速公路安全问题有两个方面，首句指出了一个方面，倒数第2句用if引出了另一个方面，结合这两句即可得出本题答案。 第2题 Why are the speeds on motorways greater than those on other roads? 【正确答案】： 答案:Because there are no sharp bends，roundabouts or traffic lights. [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第2段首句。 [解析] 关键词是第2段首句的and thus意思是“所以”，表示结果，因而前半部分表示的是原因，即本题答案所在。 第3题 If one vehicle stops on a motorway, the result is that ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:there will be terrible pile-ups/hundred vehicles will pile up [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第2段第4句。 [解析] 原句中when引导的时间状语从句表达了题干中的if条件状语从句，且题干中的the result也对应原句主语的定语the resulting，故关键要理解pile-ups的含义，pile-up指的是“连环相撞”，即汽车间的相互追尾。题中需要填入的是表语从句，把主语同义改写为句子即为答案。 第4题 In spite of the terrible weather conditions, the motorway drivers still do not care about ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:police warnings or speed restrictions [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 第2段末句。 [解析] 题目中的terrible weather conditions指的就是文中however和whatever引导的并列让步短语，而not care about等同于原文中的oblivious of，故oblivious of后面的police warnings or speed restrictions为答案，指“毫不在意警察的警告和车速限制”。 第5题 According to the last paragraph, what measure should be taken to keep driver's madness in good control ? 【正确答案】： 答案:Better education of drivers. [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 末段首句。 [解析] 在末段首句中，remedy为关键词，指“应对的方法”，由此可得出答案。 none、九（共Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)小题,10共分）70.0 第1题 Balancing College Life and Academics 1. Control Your Schedule; Don't Let Your Schedule Control You Organization and time management skills are two of the most valuable skills you will ever have. One of the first things you should do at the beginning of each semester is organize the dates of all class tests and project deadlines from each syllabus, and all required meetings and events from each organization. All obligations should then be logged into a centralized schedule you keep at all times, such as a daily planner, desk calendar, or even a PDA (personal digital assistant). For the next 4 months, you now know exactly what you must schedule the rest of your life around. Next, it is highly recommended for you to set a schedule for yourself in writing to include all other items you want to create as a routine. Most importantly, this should include times of study, such as every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-6:30. Physically block off these time periods every Tuesday and Thursday for the rest of the semester. Of course, the most important part of creating a schedule is sticking to it! So, be disciplined enough to schedule any other activities that are less important around those that are most important. 2. Ask for Help When You Need It Whether it involves academics or organizational responsibilities, everyone comes to a point where they feel overwhelmed. This is what friends, fellow members, and other university resources are there for. Unfortunately, there are several reasons why people don't seek help when it is available. Some people try to take on too ninth, trying to prove to themselves that "I can do this all on my own". Some may not want to admit to people that they "can't handle everything." Others may feel they must do everything all on their own, because only then will they know it will get done right and on time (an early signal of being a control freak). Academically, seek out help when you don't understand something. There should be plenty of resources available, from writing centers, to computer labs, to graduate assistants, to your professors who offer office hours. There are also other students who may understand that subject better, or who have even taken the course before. Especially in very large classes, some students may be intimidated to ask for help. But, the sole purpose of the institution and all of these resources is to help you learn. So use them. Ask for rope to be thrown down before you drown! 3. Keep a Firm Grasp on Your Priorities Understanding what your PRIORITIES are each and every day is one of the biggest keys to college success. It is also one of the easiest concepts to lose track of. It is a fast-paced world, where it is easy to become sidetracked with social activities, TV shows, video games, etc. Some people carry a card in their wallet, or even a card on their PC, where they list the top 1-5 priorities in their life. Everyone has exactly 24 hours each day. People who achieve more in life simply make better use of their 24 hours each day than everyone else. What you do with each of your 24 hours has as much to do with your success during college as an other factor. There is an old saying that "if it's important enough to you, you make time for it." Be sure that nobody is in charge of your time except for you. It is one of the most valuable assets you have. 4. Don't Wait Until the End of Your College Career to Stop Procrastinating (延迟) Whether it is an event or a semester project that is two months away, ask yourself each day "What can be done now instead of later?" Write clown when you are going to do something, not simply when something is due. Set deadlines for yourself, and put them in writing. Then stick toil. Most people procrastinate because the activity they are supposed to do is not as desirable as what they would rather be doing. However, if you complete tasks early, you can enjoy your leisure time worry-free. This is one of the biggest ways to alleviate stress. If it is the 3rd day of the month, and there is a project due on the 28th of the month, most students hardly have that project on the radar screen vet. Then they see the project creep up on their calendar on the 24th or 25th, and they say "Uh-oh! "Further, they realize there is an event planned on the 26th, and they have to work at their part-time job on the 27th! This lack of planning is what leads to either missed deadlines, or turning a project in on time, but with poor quality. In addition to poor quality, it also led to undue stress for 4 days. One easy way to tackle projects ahead of time is to break the project down into several smaller ones. For example, instead of writing a 10-page paper in one night, write l-page per day for 10 days, or 1-page every other day. This will save time, increase quality, and decrease stress. 5. Go to Class That's right. Skipping class is one of the most dangerous, yet tempting habits on college campuses today. Sure, you might be able to miss a class here and there—perhaps even miss a lot of classes—and still pass if you cram hard enough. However, don't make things hard on your self, make things easy. The more you attend class, the less you have to study, and the more time you have for the everything else you want or need to do. Professors also have a way of telling you what will be on the test, and explaining the answers in class—but you are only privy to that if you are actually in class. Try to get in the habit of forcing yourself to sit in the FRONT of the class, especially in large classes. Studies show that students retain more information, and pay more attention, even if they don't realize it. It also helps keep you awake. That usually allows you to take better notes, as well. 6. Find a Mentor or Example of a Great Student Lifer in Your Organization Almost every organization has one or more students who are shining examples of the balance between extra-curricular activities and academics. They make the Dean's List every semester, hold an important office in the organization, work part-time, and even have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Everyone seems to ask "How do they do it?" So, are they smarter than you? In most cases, ABSOLUTELY NOT! There have been literally millions of college students that were "smart enough" to graduate, but who failed in the areas of time management, priorities, and responsibilities. So, understand the habits of those who are successful at balancing college life and academics. Ask them what their secrets are, and they will surely be willing to help. 7. Have Fun! Ok, so most college students don't need help with this tip, right? However, enjoy it while you can—you are only in college once! Many Americans recall their college days as tile best time of their life. Believe it or not, professors, administrators, and us college speakers want you to en enjoy every minute of it! Making efficient use of your time and controlling your schedule are important ingredients in being able to enjoy yourself. They allow you to alleviate stress and succeed both inside and outside the classroom, so you can have a BLAST during your college career. Good luck! The author thinks a daily planner, desk calendar, or a PDA can serve as a ______. A project deadline B learning obligation C teaching syllabus D centralized schedule 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的大写字母PDA定位到第1个小标题Control Your Schedule；Don't let Your Schedule Control You部分的卣—段第3句。 [解析] 原文该句中的such as表明题目所列举的都属于该句前一分句提到的centralized schedule，可见本题应选D。 第2题 Once the times of study are set, it is most important to ______. A set a longer term plan B carry them out flexibly C stick to them constantly D evaluate them regularly 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的times of study和most important定位到第1个小标题Contro1 Your Schedule；Don't Let Your Schedule Control You部分的第2段倒数第2句。 [解析] 原文该句表明制定时间表后最重要的是坚持不懈(sticking to it)，times of study是时间表的一部分，最重要的当然也是坚持不懈了，因此本题应选C。 第3题 A control freak is a person who ______. A always feels overwhelmed B wants to do everything on his own C is able to handle everything D sets a plan for everything he does 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的control freak定位到第2个小标题Ask for help when you Need It部分的首段末句。 [解析] 原文该句括号中的内容表明a control freak的特点在括号前提及，选项B正是该句开头提到的内容，为本题答案。其他选项使用了该段其他句子的某些词句，但都与a control freak无关。 第4题 In the last-paced world, TV shows and video games may distract us from our ______. A priorities in life B study at college C social activities D stress and weariness 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的TV shows和video games定位到第3个小标题Keep a Firm Grasp on Your Priorities部分的首段开头二句。 [解析] 题干中的TV shows and video games出现在该段第3句，但该句没有提及这些东西分散了我们对什么的注意力，结合第前两句所提到的清楚自己每天的priorities的重要性，可知本题应选A。 第5题 Which of the following is mentioned by the author as one of our most valuable assets? A Perseverance. B Our potential. C 24 hours each day. D Our attitude to life. 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的most valuable assets定位到第3个小标题Keep a Firm Grasp on Your Priorities部分的第2段最后两句。 [解析] 题目中的valuable assets在原文该段末句提及，该句中的It就是这些“最有价值的财产”之一，结合上一句可推断It指的是“时间”。而该段从一开始就提到24 hours，可见本题应选C。 第6题 One of the best ways to alleviate stress is to ______. A set deadlines for yourself B complete tasks early C do what we desire to do D put our schedule in writing 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的alleviate stress定位到第4个小标题Don't Walt Until，the End of Your College Career to Stop Procrastinating部分的首段最后两句。 [解析] 原文该段末句表明这就是减轻压力最好的方法之一，This指上一句提到的内容，即complete tasks early，因此本题应选B. 第7题 Breaking down a project into smaller pails will result in ______. A incoherence of the project B early settlement of the project C enduring stress and hard work D cooperation and teamwork 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的Breaking down a project定位到第4个小标题Don't Wait Until the End of Your College Career to Stop Procrastinating部分的第2段倒数第3句。 [解析] 选项B是对原文该句提到的to tackle projects ahead of time的近义改写，该选项与题目构成的因果关系与原文表达的逻辑关系相同，因此本题应选B。 第8题 Students retain more information and pay more attention if they ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:sit in the front of the class   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的retain moll information和pay moil attention定位到第5个小标题Go to Class部分的第 2段。 [解析] 空白处前的if they表明此处应填入谓语部分。原文该段主要讲述坐前排(sit in the front)听课的好处(retain more information，pay more attention等)，因此首句的中心内容sit in the front of the class为答案。 第9题 Among the college students "smart enough" to graduate, only few could succeed in ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:the areas of time management,priorities,and responsibilities   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中引号中的“smart enough”和graduate定位到第6个小标题Find a Mentor or Example of a Great Student Lifer in Your Organization部分的第2段第3句。 [解析] 空白处应为名词性成分，作介词in的宾语。原文该句中的millions of college students…failed与题目中only few could succeed内容相近，因此原文中in后的内容即为本题答案。 第10题   The college life is regarded by many Americans as ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:the best time of their life   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [定位] 根据题干中的大写名词Americans和college life定位到最后一个小标题Have Fun!部分的第3句。 [解析] 空白处应为名词性成分，作as的宾语。原文该句中的recall…as…和题目中的is regarded…as…包含相同的含义，因此原文as后的名词词组出the best time of their life为本题答案。 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com