2014年大学英语六级考前冲刺试题及答案解析(十一)
大学英语六级考前冲刺试题及答案解析(十一)
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 Traffic Problems of Cities. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.
1(城市交通问题日益严重
2(现有的解决办法(如:使用公共交通工具、减少出行、单双号出行等)
3(我的看法
Traffic Problems of Cities
_________________________________________________________
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【正确答案】:答案:
[范文]
Sample
[1]There is no doubt that traffic problems are a [2]growing worry for urban residents. [3] Traffic jams cannot be more familiar to 9-to-5ers; traffic accidents are [4]far more horrifying in cities than those in other areas; the environmental pollution has never been so serious.
[5]In view of this, the relevant authorities have made some new rules and regulations, such as restricting the passage of private cars, matching their license plates to the date [6]on an odd-or-even system, and encouraging public transportation, etc.
[7]As I see it, the measures taken [8]above are effective. They solve the traffic problems [9] to a certain extent. Besides, some other practices also merit consideration. [10]On the one hand, both [11]long-implemented and newly-made traffic regulations should be strictly implemented. Anyone who breaks the traffic law or rules will be punished or imposed a fine [12]under any circumstances. [10]On the other hand, the road construction should be enhanced, such as widening some existing roads and extending viaducts. Meanwhile, subways, buses and other public transportation
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facilities should be updated, making it more comfortable and convenient
to commute.
[本题分数]: 106.0 分
【答案解析】
[写作指南] 这是一篇分析型作文，先描述城市交通现象，再列举现有措施及其成效，最后提出自己的见解。
根据题目要求，文章的结构如下:
第一段:介绍目前的交通问题，如交通拥堵现象、交通事故的频繁发生、机动车尾气造成的环境污染等。
第二段:现有的解决办法，如限制私家车的出行、实行单双号出行
制度
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、鼓励使用公共交通工具等。
第三段:阐述自己的看法和建议，可以分别从加强交通规则的执行、改进道路建设以及优化公共交通这三个方面来提出建议。
Analysis
[1]There is no doubt that„“毫无疑问”，万能句型。另外，no doubt“无疑，必定，当然”，也是一个常用的副词短语。
[2]growing意为“渐长的，增长的”。
[3] „cannot be(any)more„/do„(any)more意为“再„„不过了，不能再„„”。9-to-5ers是时髦的表达，意为“朝九晚五的上班族”。该句至该段结尾是一个并列排比句。
[4]far more„than“„„远比„„更„„”，是加强比较级的一种用法，还可以说much more„than。
[5] In view of this“鉴于此”，还可以说For that reason，Therefore等。such as引出例子。
[6]on an odd-or-even system意为“基于单双号规则”。
[7]As I see it“依我看，在我看来”，还可以说From my point of view，To my mind/thinking等。
[8]above“以前，以上”，常用来总结上文有关内容，并引出对其的进一步评论。 [9]to a certain extent“在某种程度上”，还可以说to some extent，to a degree等，可放在句首和句尾，也可放在句中作插入语。
[10] On the one hand„On the other hand“一方面„„另一方面„„”，万能句型，用于陈述并列的两条理由。
[11]long-implemented，newly-made为副词+过去分词形式，作合成形容词，修饰名词，可以灵活使用。
[12]under any circumstances“任何情况下”，与此相反的是under no circumstance“任何情况下都不”。
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
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There is a proposal in Washington to set aside $100 million to support single mothers on welfare who want to get married. This novel idea is a (1) that some of our politicians are coming to understand that the state of our national union (2) greatly on the state of our (3) unions--on the
health of the marriage institution in America.
Divorce rates remain very high by (4) standards, and the children of the
first generation of easy divorce are well into their own adults lives. (5) all the statistics and anecdotal accounts of this vast subject, what are the key (6) that are leading to health or sickness for the institution of marriage? Where are we going wrong? And how can we get back on (7) ?
The central question is whether we have allowed a culture to develop that (8) people for the challenges of marriage. Social (9) on selfishness and
(10) of our business self-centeredness, and the achievement-oriented
world, all encourage us to put family in (11) place. Marriage often
represents the (12) from such a world of selfishness to a world of (13) .
Family life is the normal context (14) we can learn that a life filled
with (15) about others instead of ourselves is the sure road (16) the most
preparing young people to fulfilling joys and satisfactions. But (17)
learn this lesson, often we actually seem to be preparing them more for divorce than for marriage. (18) ignorant of the mysteries of giving, too
high expectations of direct personal many people enter marriage (19)
satisfaction, and then find themselves (20) disappointed and tempted to
cut their losses.
A sign
B defect
C signal
D mark
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
近义词辨析题。由前文提到的一项政府提案，及空格后提及的政治家们正逐渐认
识到„„，可知sign“迹象，征兆”符合句意。defect“缺陷，缺点，毛病”;
signal“人人皆知的、有约定俗成意义的符号，信号”;mark“可见的印记，特
别的特征或留下的痕迹”。
第2题
A concentrates
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B depends
C bases
D focuses
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
动词辨义题。美国出台一项提案，这表明政治家们意识到了国家的团结与„„和谐的关系，故B正确，depend on“取决于”。base on“以„„为基础”，虽符合句意，但该短语常用于被动语态中。其他两个选项虽都能与介词on搭配，但不符合句意，concentrate on“全神贯注于”;focus on“集中注意力于”。 第3题
A homeless
B dominant
C family
D domestic
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
形容词辨义题。提案帮助的对象是单身妈妈，且后文提到国家团结取决于健全的婚姻体制，这表明政治家们认识到了国家团结与家庭和谐两者之间的关系，故domestic“家庭的”符合句意，D正确。family union“家庭聚会”;homeless“无家可归的”;dominant“支配的”。
第4题
A historical
B historic
C original
D new
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【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
形容词辨义题。historical“与历史有关的”，historical standard“历史
标准
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”，符合句意。B为干扰项，historic指“具有重大历史意义的”;original“最初的;新颖的”。
第5题
A As to
B Beyond
C Under
D On
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
介词辨义题。根据空格后的句意“„„所有离婚的数据统计和轶闻趣事，什么是最主要的„„”，beyond“除„„之外”符合句意。as to表示“关于”。 第6题
A motives
B forces
C dynamics
D ideas
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
名词辨义题。后文探讨了造成美国婚姻制度完善与缺陷的主要原因，motives“动机”，forces“力量”，dynamics“动力”，ideas“观念”。动机和观念属于意识范畴，多指个人因素，而下文的答案却是文化因素，属社会因素，故不妥当。
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至于力量，多指具体行为，也不符合文化的主旨。只有“动力”的概念，能表示大范围的思维力量。
第7题
A board
B track
C road
D trace
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
固定搭配题。根据句意，get back后接的介词结构状语应该表示回到“正轨”，因此B正确。on board“登机，上船”与主题无关;on road“在路上”;trace“踪迹”，不与介词on搭配，且不符合句意。
第8题
A weakens
B disables
C disobeys
D enforces
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
动词辨义兼逻辑关系题。原句中的that从句修饰的先行词是a culture，句意为“问题的核心在于，我们是否听任某种文化任意发展，使人们„„面对婚姻挑战的能力。”weaken“削弱”，disable“丧失”，disobey“不服”，enforce“强迫”。故选B。
第9题
A criticism
B constraint
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C emphasis
D impact
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
名词辨义兼逻辑关系题。由后半句中的“所有这些都促使我们„„”，可见社会“注重”个人利益，以自我为中心，故C正确。criticism“批评，批判”，constraint，“约束”，impact“影响”，均与文意不符。 第10题
A ethnicity
B scrutiny
C obligation
D ethic
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
名词辨义题。由achievement-oriented“业绩为中心的”和business world“商界”可知ethic“道德
规范
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，行为准则”符合句意。ethnicity“种族划分”，scrutiny“仔细检查”，obligation“义务，职责”，均与句意不符。 第11题
A first
B second
C important
D last
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
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逻辑判断题。上文提及社会强调个人利益、商界以业绩为中心，这必然导致家庭被放在次要的地位，故second“次要的”正确。
第12题
A transfer
B transmission
C transformation
D transition
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
形近词辨义题。从下文from„to„可知，婚姻代表从自私向„„变化。transfer指“转移”，用于表示地理位置上的改变，transmission指“传送”;transformation指“转换”，多指外观或性质上的改变;transition指“转变”，指从一种状态到另一种状态的过渡，故D正确。
第13题
A giving
B taking
C getting
D losing
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
逻辑判断题。与自私相对的是奉献与给予。故不能选taking“索取”，getting“获取”，losing“失去”。应选giving“给予”，A正确。 第14题
A from which
B what
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C by which
D where
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
关系代词题。因context后接一个缺少状语的定语从句，故先排除B。context常与介词in搭配，故排除A、C。正确选项为D，相当于in which。 第15题
A ignoring
B degrading
C thinking
D worrying
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
动词辨义兼逻辑关系题。本句句意为“为别人„„而不是为自己”，think about
意为“考虑”，C符合句意。ignore“忽视”和degrade“贬低”为及物动词，不与about搭配。worry虽能与about搭配，但此处强调的是“为别人着想”，而非“担忧他人”。
第16题
A to
B of
C for
D through
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
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介词搭配题。本句意为“是„„的必由之路”，road后常接介词to，A为正确答案。
第17题
A in spite of
B instead of
C along with
D except for
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
逻辑判断题。该句前半句与后半句形成的是对比关系，instead of“而不是”符合句意，B正确。in spite of“尽管”，along with“连同„„一起”，except for“„„除外”，均与语意不符。
第18题
A Little
B Adequately
C Plentifully
D Largely
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
副词辨义题。Largely“很大程度上”符合句意，D正确。little与文意不符，adequately表示“充分地，足够地”，plentifully“许多地，大量地”，多修饰具体事物。
第19题
A to
B for
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C with
D over
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
介词搭配题。本句意为“有太多的人„„很高的期待步入婚姻”，with“带着”
符合句意。
第20题
A seldom
B barely
C inevitably
D necessarily
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:3.5分
【答案解析】
副词辨义兼逻辑关系题。由disappointed和tempted to cut their losses可
推知inevitably“不可避免地”符合句意。seldom“很少”，barely“几乎不”，
necessarily“必要地”，均与句意不符。
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 She is not good at typing.
B She will definitely not do it.
C She will do it if she has time.
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D She will do it because she is free. 【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力
原文
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]
M: Can you do me a favor and type this out for Andy? I am too slow.
W: Type it out? Fat chance. I guess you figure I have nothing better to
do.
Q: What does the woman imply?
第2题
A They are planning to buy some books. B They are planning to go rock climbing. C They want to go camping on their holiday. D They want to go traveling at the weekend. 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M: We'd be better off booking now than later. Campgrounds aren't exactly
ignored at this time of the year.
W: I know. There's only a week left till the break.
Q: What do we learn about the two speakers? 第3题
A He doesn't want others to take her place. B He wants her support in the next election. C She shouldn't run for the post any more. D He would like to take her place.
【正确答案】:D
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【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W: I'm not running for Student Union Committee Spokesperson this year.
But I'm not sure who I'd like to replace me. M: Look no further. Many people can take your place. Me, for example.
Q: What does the man imply?
第4题
A Sell her bike to the man.
B Let the man use her bike.
C Borrow a bike from the man.
D Stop the man from riding a bike.
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M: I sure wish I could fly to class each morning. I'm always late. What
I should get soon is a bike.
W: Would it make things easier if you borrowed mine? If it would, I hope
you don't mind dragging your feet to stop it.
Q: What will the woman probably do? 第5题
A David needs to balance his time with a social life. B David is falling behind his friends in school. C David is working hard unnecessarily. D David is losing all his friends.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
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[听力原文]
M: David has been extremely busy since he took over as committee chairman.
He practically works from dawn to dusk. W: Yeah, it's crazy, isn't it? He should get some time off to catch up
with friends.
Q: What does the woman imply?
第6题
A Read the references about the test. B Read the reference book on the desk. C Ask the reference desk staff for help. D Go to another library for help right now. 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M: I'm going to have to forget about doing the biological project. There's
just nothing in the library I can use. W: Why don't you get some help from the reference desk? That's what they're there for.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 第7题
A He forgot to tell her.
B He had to go to work.
C He lost some valuable things.
D He didn't want to celebrate it.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
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[听力原文]
W: I didn't know you got a promotion. Why didn't you tell me earlier we
could have celebrated it?
M: I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because
of work.
Q: What does the man mean?
第8题
A No student likes the new location.
B All students like the new location.
C Most students like the new location.
D Only a few students like the new location. 【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W: I like the new location chosen for student pubs this year. How do the
others feel?
M: I do, too. But it looks as though you and I are in the minority .on
this one.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 第9题
A She can't find a new place to live.
B She thinks she will lose her deposit money. C The contract states she must stay at least 6 months. D The landlord wants her to move out after 2 months. 【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
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[听力原文] 19-22
M: Hello.
W: Hello, Frank. This is Susan. I'm sorry to phone you at this hour, but I'm experiencing a sticky issue that I can't think of anyone to get advice beside you.
M: What's up?
W: Well, I moved to my present apartment couple months ago and now I plan to return to my parents' place next month. [19/20]Today, I gave notice to my landlord but he said he's unable to give my deposit back since I have to stay a minimum of six months.
M: [21]Are you giving him a-month-in-advance notice to move?
W: Yes, that's exactly what I did today. In the tenancy agreement that's the timeframe requested to notify the landlord.
M: [21]Yes, that's the usual practice. Well, in the tenancy agreement,
did it state that there's a minimum of six months stay or the deposit would be forfeited?
W: Not that I could remember. Besides, I have never heard of such clause in the contract.
M: Well, perhaps you should pull your contract out and have a word with the landlord.
W: Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking of. But he said he spent time and money on advertisements to get tenant and it wouldn't be fair on him if I just stayed for two months.
M: Well, that's not the point, Susan, the fact is he shouldn't force a tenant to stay. Besides, if the contract does not state the time frame, then he shouldn't impose it on himself.
W: You are right, Frank. You just confirmed my reasoning.
M: Look, Susan, I'll go with you to see the landlord tomorrow and if he still insists on forfeiting your deposit, [22]we'll go to the small claims court to get your money back.
W: Thanks, Frank.
19. Why is Susan worried?
第10题
A Take Susan to court.
B Forfeit Susan's money.
C Give Susan's deposit back.
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D Charge Susan extra money. 【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What does the landlord plan to do?
第11题
A 1 month.
B 2 months.
C 6 months.
D Over 6 months.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
How long should the notice be given to the landlord in regular practice?
第12题
A Lose part of her deposit. B Go to see the landlord. C Move out at once.
D Go to court.
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What are Susan and Frank planning to do as a last resort?
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第13题
A To get some pocket money from her father.
B To persuade him into allowing her more freedom.
C To distract him from asking about her performance at school. D To help her boy friend leave a good impression on her father. 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文] 23-25
W: Dad, can I go to a movie with Sharon?
M: Yeah, sure, but wait. [23]Weren't you supposed to get a report card sometime this past week?
W: Well, oh yeah. Can I call Sharon now?
M: Uh-hum. You didn't answer my question. Did you receive it or not? W: I love you, Dad! [23]You're the best!
M: [23]Don't try. to butter me up. I can guess that your answer means that you didn't do well in some of your classes?
W: Well, my English teacher is so boring, and he blows up every time someone talks.
M: In other words, you're not doing so well?
W: Uh, a C... minus.
M: Oh. Well, how are you doing in your Spanish class? You said you liked that one.
W: Well, I do, but I forgot to turn in a couple of assignments, and I had problems on the last test. All those verbs tripped me up. I got them all mixed up in my head!
M: Okay, and [24]what about algebra?
W: [24]Ah, I'm acing that class. No sweat.
M: Oh!
W: Can I go now?
M: And how are you doing in history?
W: Oh, that's my favorite class. Mr. Jones is always passing out candy if you know the answers to his questions.
M: Great. Now, I have a bright daughter with tooth decay. W: Ah, Dad. Can I go now?
M: You can go if you answer my history question. [25]How old am I?
W: Uh, fifty-five?
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M: Fifty-five! [25]You just failed a math and history test at the same
time!
W: Dad...
M: Well, okay, but you need to come straight home from the movie.
W: Gotta run, Dad.
23. Why does the girl flatter her father by saying "You are the best"?
第14题
A English.
B Algebra.
C History.
D Spanish.
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
Which subject does the girl find the easiest? 第15题
A She didn't tell the right age of him. B She forgot to take both the two exams. C She usually doesn't come back on time. D She didn't remember historical events clearly. 【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What does the father mean by saying the girl failed a math and history
test at the same time?
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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
Rich Americans are willing to take conspicuous consumption to new heights by spending big bucks to fly into space, including paying 100,000 for a 15-minute trip into the heavens, according to a poll released on Monday. Possibly bored by the banal baubles (老套的小玩意) of mundane Mother Earth
or inspired by the dashing derring-do of such pioneers as first American in space Alan Shepard and first millionaire in space Dennis Tito, the poll says 7 percent of rich Americans would pay 20 million for a two-week orbital flight and 19 percent would pay 100,000 for 15-minute sub-orbital flight.
The poll by Zogby International was commissioned by Futron Corp., a Maryland aerospace consulting group which has a 1.8 million contract with NASA to explore the commercial applications of space travel, including what space tourism could look like in the next 20 years.
Zogby International conducted telephone interviews with 450 Americans whose yearly incomes exceed 250,000 or whose net worth exceeds 1 million. The polls, conducted in January but only released Monday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percent.
Futron's NASA project program manager Derek Webber said, "We commissioned this survey in order to get an idea of what rich people think and not the man in the street who loves the idea of going into space but can't afford it."
He added, "we are saying these trips will cost a minimum of 100,000 for a 15-minute trip, which was the amount of time the first American in space, Alan Shepard, had and for that you get to feel space weightlessness and see the world from up there." That trip would take a tourist 50 miles (80 kin) into space.
Webber said a surprising 7 percent of the wealthy polled said they would be willing to take a two-week flight to an orbiting space station, paying the 20 million that the Russians charged the two pioneering space tourists who have already made the trip, South African Mark Shuttleworth and American Dennis Tito.
If the price dropped to $50,000, 16 percent of those surveyed would be interested.
Space tourists would have to meet medical standards and only be able to go to the International Space Station.
'N Sync singer Lance Bass is currently undergoing tests to see if he could
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become the third space tourist. He wants to become the first entertainer
in space.
Which of the following is a motive for the rich people to have space travel?
A Such travel gives them a chance to show off their wealth. B Such travel is more exciting than any games they ever had. C They want to have a more relaxing holiday by such travel. D They want to prove they are as brave as any other people. 【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第2段。
[解析] 原文该段提到了富人们进行太空旅行的两个原因，B与该段开头提到的
第一个原因内容相同，为本题答案。
[点睛] A在原文并未提及;C中的relaxing holiday没有原文依据;原文该段
只提及他们想像太空先驱那么英勇，因此D中的any other people范围过宽了。
第2题
What does the Futron Corp want to find out by the poll? A Whether space travel will be profitable.
B Whether space travel is technically practicable. C What the public think about space travel.
D What cost people would pay for space travel.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第3段。
[解析] 原文该段中的to explore„表明Futron公司的民意调查的目的，结合
该段末的space tourism可以推断A为本题答案。
[点睛] 原文没有从技术上讨论space travel的可能性，因此B不正确;第5
段表明该民意调查的受试者是有钱人，因此C中的the public范围过宽;虽然
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原文提到了多组数字，但文中并未显示民意调查在这方面作了调查，因此D没有
原文依据。
第3题
Who is most likely to be chosen as the subject of Zogby's survey?
A Those who are conducting prosperous businesses. B Those who are fascinated by thrilling extreme games. C Those who admire the heroic deeds of Alan Shepard. D Those who are healthy enough for space travel. 【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第5段。
[解析] 原文该段中的rich people明确表示A为民意调查的调查对象。
[点睛] B和C虽然都与第2段某些内容相关，但第5段明确表明了调查首要考
虑的条件是“钱”的问题，而非动机问题，因此B和C都不正确;D在原文并未
提及。
第4题
It was expected by Futron Corp that ______. A not all the rich people would be willing to take the survey B many rich people would be interested in space travel C very few rich people would prefer the longer flight D some rich people would suggest a price cut for the flight 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 倒数第4段。
[解析] 原文该段开头的surprising表明Futron公司原先并没有预料有那么多
的受访者愿意选择比较长途的太空旅行，换句话说，Futron公司预料愿意选择
较长途太空旅行的受访者人数应该较少，因此C为本题答案。
[点睛] A和B都缺乏原文依据;原文倒数第3段提到了更低的价格吸引更多的
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受访者，但这个更低的价格并非在调查后才设定的，而应该是调查前就设定好的
调查问题之一，因此D的说法不正确。
第5题
What can we learn about the space tourists from the passage? A The first Russian space tourist had a fifteen-minute flight into space. B The only two millionaire space tourists are both from the United States. C Both the millionaire space tourists visited an orbiting space station. D A singer, but not a millionaire, is going to be the third space tourist.
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 倒数第4段。
[解析] 原文该句的the two pioneering„trip中，the trip指的就是该句开
头提到的a two-week flight to an orbiting space station，因此C为正确
答案。
[点睛] 原文第6段引语中说到美国第一个太空人在太空逗留的时间为15分钟，
因此A中的Russian和tourist与原文不符，A不正确;倒数第4，段末表明其
中一个进行太空旅行的富翁来自南非，因此B不正确;D中的is going to说得
过于确定，末段表明该歌手是否能上太空还是不能确定的事情，因此D也不正确。
第6题
With increasing prosperity, Western European youth is having a fling that is creating distinctive consumer and cultural patterns.
The result has been the increasing emergence in Europe of that phenomenon well known in America as the "youth market." This is a market in which enterprising businesses cater to the demands of teenagers and older youths in all their rock mania and pop-art forms.
In Western Europe, the youth market may appropriately be said to be in its infancy. In some countries such as Britain, West Germany and France, it is more advanced than in others. Some manifestations of the market, chiefly sociological, have been recorded, but it is only just beginning to be the subject of organized consumer research and promotion. Characteristics of evolving European youth market indicate dissimilarities as well as similarities to the American youth market. The similarities:
The market's basis is essentially the same--more spending power and freedom to use it in the hands of teenagers and older youth. Young
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consumers also make up an increasingly high proportion of the population. As in the United States, youthful tastes in Europe extend over a similar range of products--records and record players, transistor radios, leather jackets and "way-out", extravagantly styled clothing, cosmetics and soft drinks. Generally it now is difficult to tell in which direction trans-Atlantic teenage influences are flowing.
Also, a pattern of conformity dominates Europe youth as in this country, though in Britain the object is to wear clothes that "make the wearer stand out," but also make him "in," such as tight trousers and precisely tailored jackets.
Worship and emulation of "idols" in the entertainment field, especially the "pop" singers and other performers is pervasive. There's also the same exuberance and unpredictability in sudden fad switches. In Paris, buyers of stores catering to the youth market carefully watch what dress is being worn by a popular television teenage singer to be ready for a sudden demand for copies. In Stockholm other followers of teenage fads call the youth market "attractive but irrational."
The most obvious differences between the youth market in Europe and that in the United States is in size. In terms of volume and variety sales, the market in Europe is only a shadow of its American counterpart, but it is a growing shadow.
The "youth market" is created so as to cater for ______.
A distinctive young consumers and their culture
B the enterprising businesses in Western Europe
C the increasingly prosperous European economy
D the emergence of an American phenomenon
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第1段和第2段第1句。
[解析] 第2段第1句开头的The result表明首段提到的是原因，第2段第1
句提到的是结果，由此可见，第2段第1句中提到的youth market是为了满足
首段末提到的distinctive consumer and cultural patterns的需要，A为本
题答案。
[点睛] B中的enterprising businesses在第2段第2句有提及，但enterprising
businesses就是构成youth market的成分，不符合本题题意;C和D都利用了
第1段和第2段的某些词语随意拼凑，但是都不符合题意。
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第7题
What does the author think about the youth market in Britain, West Germany
and France?
A It is more developed than that in Western Europe. B It is still in its preliminary stage of development. C More sociological phenomena of the market should be recorded.
D Consumer research and promotion should be based on the market.
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第3段第1句。
[解析] B是对第3段第1句中的in its infancy的同义改写，而题干提到的三
个国家都属于西欧国家，因此第3段第1句的内容也可以适用于这三个国家，由
此可见，B为本题答案。
[点睛] 第3段第2句表明这三个国家的youth market比其他西欧国家先进，而
这三个国家本身也是西欧国家，因此A的比较是不成立的;C中的sociological phenomena在第3段第3句有提及，但作者在该句只是陈述一个事实，而没有就
此发表意见，C中的should表达的意思无法证实;同样道理，D中的should be
based on„所表达的内容也是无从证实的。
第8题
The European youth market and the American one are similar in ______.
A the youth's spending power
B the youth's influences on the market
C the proportion of the youth population
D the kinds of products that interest the youth 【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第7段第1句。
[解析] 原文该段第1句开头的a similar range of products表明欧洲和美国
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的年轻人都喜欢同一类商品，因此D为本题答案。
[点睛] 其他三个选项的内容都有在原文提及，但原文没有就这三方面对比欧洲
和美国的异同，因此这三个选项均不符合题意。
第9题
What do we learn about the youth in Britain? A Their dressing is dominated by a pattern of conformity. B Their clothing is distinct from the other Europe youth's. C Tight trousers and precisely tailored clothes are their favorites.
D They are influenced by the conformity derived from the U. S. A.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 第8段。
[解析] 原文该段开头提到了a pattern of conformity dominates Europe youth，而该段其他句子所举的例子都是围绕穿衣之道的，将两方面结合起来可
以推断A为正确的说法。
[点睛] B中的distinct from与原文中的make„stand out同义，但原文指的
是每个英国年轻人都希望自己与众不同，B的内容与此不同，因此不正确。C中
的Tight trousers and precisely tailored clothes出现在原文中的such as
之后，只是“时髦”衣着的其中两种，C的说法过于绝对;原文中的a pattern of
conformity表明影响英国年轻人的是某个pattern，而非conformity，美国和
英国人都受“一个一致的模式支配”，但是支配他们的具体模式(例如英国人更
喜欢穿紧身裤，而美国1人更喜欢休闲装等)却可以不一样的，所以，D将
conformity代替了a pattern of conformity，偷换了概念，不正确。
第10题
The author mentions the Paris and the Stockholm examples to illustrate
______.
A the prosperity of the youth market
B the craziness of the fashion followers
C the unpredictable change of fashion
D the popularity of the fashion idols
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【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:9.0分
【答案解析】
[定位] 倒数第2段第2句。
[解析] 关于巴黎和斯德哥尔摩的句子出现在倒数第2段末，都是支持该段第2
句观点的例子，C是对第2句后半部分的近义改写，因此是本题答案。
[点睛] A是全文的主题，用在回答本题显得缺乏针对性，不正确;B是对例子个
别现象的概括，不能作为例子支持的观点;D在原文该段第1句有提及，但第2
句开头的also表明话题转换了，后面的第3句和第4句距离第2句较近，因此
它们支持第2句的话题，而与第1句的关系并不紧密，由此可见，D不正确。
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 The senators' duties.
B The senators' wealth.
C The senators' hobbies.
D The senators' function.
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文] 26-29
[28]Senators are people who are elected every 6 years and they represent
a whole state. This means there are fewer senators than Congress Representatives but they do have the power to defeat any bill that has been passed by the Congress. [26]Their function is to provide more
scrutiny over the decisions and actions of the Congress Representatives, and to make sure that bills, passed by the House of Representatives, are not driven by narrow local interests. In England, the British have an appointed House of Lords to provide a "second sober thought" about new laws. [27]In America, senators are thought to do the same thing, but the primary difference is that they are elected and very responsive to public opinion. However, because they do not have to face [28] elections for 6
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years, it was thought that they may be more rational than populists, although in practice the Senate and the Congress are still very much swayed by the views of public opinion or by powerful lobby groups. If the bill is passed in the Senate, then it goes to the President to either sign or reject, ff he signs it, it becomes law, but [29]if he rejects it, that is to say he vetoes the bill, or refuses to sign it, or as they say, "pocket
vetoes it", it will be sent back to the Congress. If the Congress disagrees with the President enough and does not want to change or amend the bill, they can set aside the President's rejection--called setting aside the veto.
26. What aspect of the Senate does the speaker talk about? 第2题
A There are more senators in America.
B The senators in the US are more rational.
C The members in British House of Lords are older.
D The members in British House of Lords are not elected.
【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What is the main difference between the American Senate and British House of Lords?
第3题
A Every 6 years.
B Every 2 years.
C Every 4 years.
D Whenever one dies.
【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
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【答案解析】
[听力原文]
How often are senators elected?
第4题
A A bill in the senate.
B A refusal of the bill.
C An approval of the bill.
D A refusal to read the bill.
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
According to the speaker, what is a veto? 第5题
A The dog's color and size.
B The dog's price and breed.
C Whether the dog will need its companion. D Whether the dog will fit the environment. 【正确答案】:D
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文] 30-32
Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time
in their lives. [30] If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you
should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog
is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialist advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog.
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But in part, the decision depends on common sense. Most breeds were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house, for example, you should choose a breed that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote a good deal of time to train the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the country and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Whereas cats identify with the house and so are content if their place there is secure, [31] a dog identifies with its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby dog is when it's between 6 and 8 weeks old so that [32] it can transfer its affection from its mother to its master. ff baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old, their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets.
30. What is mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog? 第6题
A It needs more secure place.
B It needs more love and care.
C It demands more food and space.
D It must be trained so it won't bite.
【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
In what way is a dog said to be more demanding than a cat? 第7题
A Because it is less likely to run away.
B Because it is less likely to be too shy with other dogs. C Because it's easier for it to form a relationship with its master.
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D Because it's easier for its master to train it to become a good pet. 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
Why is it advised to buy a baby dog under three months old? 第8题
A Because people needn't worry about their personal safety. B Because it is usually a two-week stay in an attractive place. C Because everything is well arranged for you during the tour. D Because people can decide their own expense during the tour. 【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文] 33-35
Package holidays, covering a two-week stay in an attractive location, are increasingly popular, [33]because they offer an inclusive price with few extras. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination. Tours, local entertainment,
swimming, sunbathing, skiing--you name it--it's all laid on for you. There is, in fact, [33]no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves.
You make friends and have a good time, [34]but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling. Of course, there are carefully scheduled stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably be allowed only a brief stay overnight in some famous city, with a polite reminder to [35]be up and breakfasted early in time for the coach next morning. You may visit
the beautiful, the historic, the ancient, but time is always at your elbow. There is always the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, may not like and have no reasonable excuse for getting away from. As against this, it can be argued that for many people, particularly the lonely or elderly,
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the feeling of belonging to a group, though for a short period on holiday, is an added bonus. They can sit safely back in their seats and watch the world go by.
33. Why do package holidays become more and more popular? 第9题
A You can't choose the place you want to visit.
B You hardly have any chance to know the local people. C You have to stay with strangers who you may dislike. D You are always in a hurry to run from one place to the other. 【正确答案】:B
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What is the common disadvantage of both package holidays and coach tours? 第10题
A People get up early in the morning during the tour. B Once in a famous place, people have lots of time to enjoy it. C Coach tours offer very good chances to know about big cities. D Old people shouldn't take a coach tour because of the fast pace. 【正确答案】:A
【本题分数】:7.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
What does the speaker say about a coach tour?
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) )
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第1题 It is proposed that ______ (经理亲自出差).
【正确答案】:
答案:the manager go on business in person
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[解析] ?在含propose的主语从句、宾语从句中，谓语用“(should+)动词原形”形式的虚拟语气。?“亲自做某事”用do sth. in person表达。 第2题 The new appointment of our president ______ (下个学期一开始就将生效).
【正确答案】:
答案:will take effect from the very beginning of next semester [本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[解析] ?“生效”译作take effect。?very修饰名词beginning，起强调作用。?“学期”也可用term表达。
第3题 You should report any incident, ______ (不论多么严重或轻微).
【正确答案】:
答案:however serious or minor it is // no matter how serious or minor it
is
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[解析] however修饰形容词或者副词，可以代替no matter how。 第4题 The old photos ______ (使我想起了我们一起度过的美好时光).
【正确答案】:
答案:reminded/remind me of the happy days we spent together [本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[解析] “使某人想起某事”用remind sb. of sth. 表达。
第5题 ______ (在任何情况下你都不应该背叛) your family and friends.
【正确答案】:
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答案:Under no circumstances should you betray
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[解析] Under no circumstances为否定短语作状语，置于句首时，主谓部分需
倒装。
none、七(共Listening Comprehension(Section C)小题,11共分)77.0
第1题
Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books--especially paperbacks, which are still (1)_________cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the cost of printing. They still buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper and (2)_________between hard covers.
There are many streets in London (3)_________shops which specialize in book-selling. (4) _________the best known of these is Charing Cross Road. Here books of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which (5)_________of being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the (6)_________, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time. Some of these shops (7) _________, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on (8)_________, politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written.
(9)_________________________________________________________________, Chafing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grandiose as bookshops.
(10)_________________________________________________________________on to small barrows which line the gutters. And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, pounce up on the dusty cascade. In places like this
(11)_________________________________________________________________
.
【正确答案】:
答案:comparatively
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
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[听力原文] 36-46
Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books--especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the cost of printing. They still buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.
There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road. Here books of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written.
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Chafing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grandiose as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to small barrows which line the gutters. And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, pounce up on the dusty cascade. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds. 第2题
【正确答案】:
答案:bound
第3题
【正确答案】:
答案:containing
第4题
【正确答案】:
答案:Perhaps
第5题
【正确答案】:
答案:boasts
第6题
【正确答案】:
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答案:tiny
第7题
【正确答案】:
答案:stock
第8题
【正确答案】:
答案:philosophy
第9题
【正确答案】:
答案:Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books
第10题
【正确答案】:
答案:Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books
第11题
【正确答案】:
答案:one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds
none、八(共Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)小题,5共分)90.0
第1题
The world famous Loch Ness monster, known affectionately as "Nessie" by most people and by the scientific believers goes back a long, long way, the first recorded sighting being by no less a person than a holy saint. The saint was St. Columba and the year 565 AD.
When Columba was travelling in the Loch Ness area converting the Picts, his biographer, St. Adamnan, tells the story of the driving away of the monster by the power of prayer. Whilst on the banks of Loch Ness, St. Columba came upon some Picts burying a man who had been ravaged by, according to them, a "monster of the water". St. Columba miraculously restored the man to life by laying his staff across the man's chest. The next time that any reference to the monster surfaced, was in a letter to The Scotsman newspaper in 1933 from a Mr. D. Murray Rose. He tells of a story in an old book that spoke of the slaying of dragons and: "It goes on to say that Fraser killed the last known dragon in Scotland, but no one has yet managed to slay the monster of Loch Ness lately seen."
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It was also in 1933, a time of depression and general misery that Mr. and Mrs. Mackay, owners of the Drumnadrochit hotel were travelling along the new road. According to their account they saw in the centre of the loch "an enormous animal rolling and plunging". Cynics may say that being the owners of the Drumnadrochit hotel, this couple may well have wanted to see a monster but apparently they did not tell this story widely, although they did tell it to a young water bailiff in Fort Augustus who happened to be a correspondent for the Inverness Courier newspaper. Since then to the present day there have been many accounts of sightings. Such "evidence" as film footage of Nessie's humps travelling across the loch and the famous "Surgeon's" photograph taken by R. K. Wilson in 1934 have all since turned out to be fakes.
Sonar surveys of the loch using the latest equipment have failed to find any conclusive evidence of Nessie's existence, but neither have they proved that she doesn't exist. Some accounts may well have been sighted through the bottom of a whisky glass, but there are still a remarkable number of eye witness accounts that ring true.
By calling the Loch Ness Monster "Nessie", people show their ______ for it.
【正确答案】:
答案:affection
[本题分数]: 18.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据Nessie查找到首段首句。
[解析] 原文该句中的known affectionately as "Nessie" by most people表
明人们在称尼斯湖怪兽为“Nessie”时充满着affection，这个称呼是为了显示
人们对尼斯湖怪兽的钟爱，因此affection为本题答案。
第2题
Who recorded the first sighting of the famous Loch Ness Monster? 【正确答案】:
答案:St. Adamnan
[本题分数]: 18.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据Loch Ness查找到第2段首句。
[解析] 第2段首句中的his biographer，St. Adamnan tells„表明关于St.
Columba见到水怪的事情并非由自己
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下来的，而是由St. Adamnan记录下来
的，因此，本题答案应为st. Adamnan。
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第3题
How did Mr. D. Murray Rose get to know about the Loch Ness Monster?
【正确答案】:
答案:In an old book
[本题分数]: 18.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据Mr. D. Murray Rose查找到第3段第2句。
[解析] 原文该段表明Mr. D. Murray Rose并非亲眼见到水怪，而是从一本古书上看到过对水怪的描述，由此可见，本题答案应为In an old book。 第4题
According to the cynics, Mr. and Mrs. Mackay claimed to have seen the
monster in order to ______.
【正确答案】:
答案:publicize their hotel/attract customers to their hotel [本题分数]: 18.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据Mr. And Mrs. Mackay和cynics查找到第4段第3句。 [解析] 从原文该句中的but apparently they did not tell this story widely
可以推断那些愤世嫉俗的人猜Mackay夫妇想将水怪的故事传扬出去(tell„widely)，在经济萧条期间达到为酒店做宣传的目的，以吸引顾客，因此，本题的答案可为publicize their hotel或attract customers to their hotel。 第5题
By saying that "Some accounts may well... glass", the author means that
some stories about the monster are ______. 【正确答案】:
答案:unbelievable/unauthentic/unreal
[本题分数]: 18.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据引号中的句子查找到末段末句。
[解析] 原文最后两段指出至今关于尼斯湖怪兽的说法都不能证实，而末段末句将一些有关尼斯湖怪兽的说法比喻为像透过酒瓶底看到的事物，将该句的比喻与两段的主题结合起来，可推断这个说法是为了表明关于尼斯湖怪兽的说法就像透过酒瓶看到的事物一样不真实、不可信。原文空白处要求填的是形容词，表示“不真实，不可信”的形容词有多个，可以是unbelievable，unauthentic，unreal等。
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none、九(共Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)小题,10共分)
70.0
第1题
Coffee--The Drink of Choice
Did you know coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world? How did coffee get this ranking? What country first figured out that coffee was safe for consumption? When was the first drink of coffee prepared? Where did the first coffee shop come into being? There are many questions about the starting point of drinking coffee. It has been so long ago that no one really knows all the facts. But, one thing is for sure, coffee is the most consumed beverage on the planet.
The Beginning of Coffee
It looks as if the first trace came out of Abyssinia and was also irregularly in the vicinity of the Red Sea around seven hundred AD. Along with these people, other Africans of the same period also have a history of using the coffee' berry pulp for more than one occasion like rituals and even for health.
Coffee began to get more attention when the Arabs began cultivating it in their peninsulas around eleven hundred AD. It is speculated that trade ships brought the coffee their way. The Arabs started making a drink that became quite popular called gahwa--meaning to prevent sleep. Roasting and boiling the bean was how they made this drink. It became so popular among the Arabs that they made it their signature Arabian wine and it was used a lot during rituals.
After the coffee bean was found to be a great wine and a medicine, someone discovered in Arabia that you could also make a different dark, delicious drink out of the beans, this happened somewhere around twelve hundred AD. After that it didn't take long before everyone in Arabia was drinking coffee. Everywhere these people traveled the coffee went with them. It made its way around to India, North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, and was then cultivated to a great extent in Yemen around fourteen hundred AD.
Other countries would have gladly welcomed these beans if only the Arabs had let them.
The Arabs killed the seed-germ making sure no one else could grow the coffee even if it were taken to anywhere else. Heavily guarding their plants, Yemen is where the main source of coffee stayed for several hundred years. Even with their efforts, the beans were eventually smuggled out by pilgrims and travelers.
Coffee Shops Appear
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Around 1475 the first coffee shop opened in Constantinople called Kiv Han two years after coffee was introduced to Turkey, in 1554 two coffee houses opened there. People came pouring in to socialize, listen to music, play games and of course drink coffee. Some often called these places in Turkey the "school of the wise", because you could learn so much by just visiting the coffee house and listening to conversations. In the sixteen hundreds coffee enters Europe through the port of Venice. The Turkish warriors also brought the drink to Balkans, Spain, and North Africa. Not too much later the first coffee house opened in Italy.
There were plenty of people also trying to ban coffee. Such as Khair Beg, a governor of Mecca, who was executed and Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire who successfully closed down many coffee houses in Turkey. Thankfully not everyone thought this way.
Coffee Tips Arrive
In the early sixteen hundreds coffee was presented to the New World by
man named John Smith. Later in that century, the first coffee house a
opened in England. Coffee houses or "penny universities" charged a penny for admission and for a cup of coffee. The word "TIPS" (for service) has its origin from an English coffee house.
Early in the 17th century, Edward Lloyd's coffee house opened in England. The Dutch became the first to commercially transport coffee. The first Parisian cafe opened in 1713 and King Louis X1V was presented with a lovely coffee tree. Sugar was first used as an addition to coffee in his court. The Americas Have Coffee
Coffee plants were introduced into the Americas for development. By close to the end of the seventeen hundreds, 1,920 million plants had been grown on the island.
Evidently the eighteen hundreds were spent trying to find better methods to make coffee.
The Coffee "Brew" in the 20th Century
New methods to help brewing coffee start popping up everywhere. The first commercial espresso machine was developed in Italy. Melitta Bentz made a filter using blotting paper. Dr. Ernest Lily manufactured the first automatic espresso machine. The Nestle Company invented Nescafe instant coffee. Achilles Gaggia perfected the espresso machine. Hills Bros. began packing roasted coffee in vacuum tins eventually ending local roasting shops and coffee mills. A Japanese-American chemist named Satori Kato from Chicago invented the first soluble "instant" coffee.
German coffee importer Ludwig Roselius turned some mined coffee beans over to researchers, who perfected the process of removing caffeine from the beans without destroying the flavor. He sold it under the name Sanka. Sanka is introduced in the United States in 1923.
George Constant Washington, an English chemist living in Guatemala, was
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interested in a powdery condensation forming on the spout of his silver coffee flask. After checking into it, he created the first mass-produced instant coffee with his brand name called Red E Coffee.
Prohibition went into effect in the United States. Coffee sales suddenly increased. Brazil asked Nestle to help find a solution to their coffee surpluses so the Nestle Company came up with freeze-dried coffee. Nestle also made Nescafe and introduced it to Switzerland.
Other Interesting Coffee Tidbits
Today the US-imports 70 percent of the world's coffee crop. During W. W. ?, American soldiers were issued instant Maxwell House coffee in their ration kits.
In Italy, Achilles Gaggia perfected his espresso machine. The name Cappuccino comes from the resemblance of its color to the robes of the monks of the Capuchin order.
One week before Woodstock, the Manson family murdered coffee heiress Abigail Folger as she visited with her friend Sharon Tate in the home of filmmaker Roman Polanski.
The Coffee Trends
For the first time since 1990, the percentage of adults who drink a daily cup of java has topped the percentage of adults who drink soft drinks each day. Soft drink consumption decreased 6 percent, down to 51 percent last year, according to a random telephone survey conducted by the National Coffee Drinking Trends Repor which is sponsored by the National Coffee Association.
"Coffee is experiencing a new Renaissance," said Robert Nelson, president and CEO of the association "Coffee is gaining a higher profile among American consumers as they enjoy an expanding menu of option amid an exploding cafe culture."
Other increases include a continuing upward trend among 18 to 24-year-olds in daily consumption and among those who are ages 40 to 59 or over 60 there was an increase to 61 and 74 percent respectively.
The only age category to dip slightly was those aged 25 to 39 who cut back to 44 percent from 47 percent but this is still a higher rate of consumption over 2002. Overall consumption is the same as last year, 89 percent, a continuing rise over the last three years. Other trends spotted in the report are that weekly consumers are down 1 percent less (67 from 68) than 2006 while daily consumers are up 1 percent (48 over 47) and ground coffee is the preferred source for at-home brewing over instant coffee. Gourmet coffee took a little dip to 14 percent, down from 16 percent in 2006 which some market researchers believe is because "gourmet coffee has become so mainstream it is perceived as 'regular coffee' by the general public.\
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In Africa, coffee was once used for ______.
A rituals
B farming
C beer brewing
D animal breeding
【正确答案】:
A
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的Africa定位到第1个小标题The Beginning of Coffee
下首段末句。
[解析] 原文该句指出非洲人将咖啡用于rituals和health,选项A与前者相同，故为本题答案。
第2题
"Gahwa" is so called because it can ______.
A prevent sleepiness
B accelerate fat burning
C help cure depression
D strengthen blood vessels
【正确答案】:
A
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的专有名词Gahwa定位到第1个小标题The Beginning of
Coffee下第2段第3句。
[解析] 原文该句的破折号明确说明了gahwa可以prevent sleep，A与此意思最为相近，为本题答案。
第3题
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Coffee was spread to the eastern Mediterranean via ______.
A North Africa
B South America
C India
D Arabia
【正确答案】:
D
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的eastern Mediterranean定位到第1个小标题The Beginning of Coffee下第3段最后三句。
[解析] 从原文该段最后三句可以知道咖啡从Arabia传到了India，North Africa和eastern Mediterranean，因此，本题应选D。A和C都是与eastern Mediterranean并列的成分，不符合题意。
第4题
The first coffee shop was opened in ______.
A Italy
B Turkey
C Yemen
D Spain
【正确答案】:
B
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的first coffee shop定位到第2个小标题Coffee Shops Appear下首段首句。
[解析] 从原文该句的内容可以知道Constantinople是Turkey的一个城市，而第一家咖啡店就开在Constantinople，因此，本题应选B。该段末句提到的是在意大利开的第一家咖啡店，而且是到了17世纪才开的，比该段开头提到的在土耳其开的第一家咖啡店在时间上迟了许多，由此可见A并非本题答案。
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第5题
What was Khair Beg's attitude towards coffee?
A Favorable.
B Cautious.
C Negative.
D Neutral.
【正确答案】:
C
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中大写的人名Khair Beg定位到第2个小标题Coffee Shops Appear下第2段开头两句。
[解析] 从原文该段第1句中的ban coffee可见Khair Beg对coffee持反对态度，因此，本题应选C。
第6题
The first coffee house was opened in England in ______.
A the 15th century
B the 16th century
C the 17th century
D the 18th century
【正确答案】:
C
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的England定位到第3个小标题Coffee Tips Arrive下首段开头两句。
[解析] 原文该段开头两句表明第一家英国的咖啡店在sixteen hundreds开业，sixteen hundreds是17世纪，因此本题应选C。本题要注意sixteen hundreds
并非16世纪，不要误选了B。
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第7题
The first automatic espresso coffee machine was produced by ______.
A Melitta Bentz
B The Nestle Company
C Achilles Gaggia
D Ernest Lily
【正确答案】:
D
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的automatic espresso和machine定位到第5个小标题The Coffee "Brew" in the 20th Century下首段。
[解析] 四个选项提到的专有名词在原文该段均有提及，但只有D的Ernest Lily与题于的定位信息相关，故选D。
第8题
The first mass-produced instant coffee was created by an English chemist
in ______.
【正确答案】:
答案:Guatemala
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的mass-produced instant coffee和English chemist定位到第5个小标题The Coffee "Brew" in the 20th Century下第3段。 [解析] 空白处应为名词性成分，表示地点。对照原文与题目可以知道，题目概括了原文该段两句的内容，当时即溶咖啡的发明者正住在Guatemala，可见他的居住地就是即溶咖啡的发明地，因此Guatemala就是答案。
第9题
The color of the robes of the monks of the Capuchin order has something
to do with ______.
【正确答案】:
答案:the naming of Cappuccino/the name of Cappuccino
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
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【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的color，monks和专有名词Capuchin定位到第6个小标题Other Interesting Coffee Tidbits下第2段第2句。
[解析] 空白处应为名词性成分。本题要求查找嘉布遣会修士(Capuchin)的长袍与什么有关，原文该句开头提到的The name Cappuccino comes from表明嘉布遣会修士(Capuchin)的长袍与Cappuccino的“命名”有关，因此，本题答案可为the naming of Cappuccino或the name of Cappuccino。
第10题
Since gourmet coffee has become the mainstream, the public regard it as
______.
【正确答案】:
答案:regular coffee
[本题分数]: 7.0 分
【答案解析】
[定位] 根据题干中的gourmet coffee，mainstream，public等词定位到全文末段。
[解析] 空白处应为名词性成分。原文该段because引出的原因从句与题目since引出的从句相同，因此答案可在原文紧跟because从句后的主句中找到，题目与原文只是语态不同，但对比两个句子，可发现题目缺少的词应为regular coffee。
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