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Section A (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D , and decide which is the best answer .Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1 When will the woman’s cousin hold his wedding?
A. Next Tuesday.
B. Next Wednesday.
C. Next Thursday.
D. Next Friday.
【答案】 D
【解析】 录音中女士问男士，她下周五能否休假，男士问她是否有要紧事，女士回答说那天是她表哥结婚的日子。因此推断，女士的表哥是在下周五结婚，D为正确选项。
【录音原文】
F: May I have the day off next Friday?
M: Well, we’re very busy then. Is it important?
F: Er, yes, it is, really. It’s my cousin’s wedding.
M: Oh, well! Of course you can.
2 How did James deal with the envelope?
A. He sent it to his brother in Brazil.
B. He gave it to his brother.
C. He threw it away.
D. He put it under the desk.
【答案】 C
【解析】 录音中女士问詹姆斯有没有看见桌上一封来自巴西的信。男士说，他看见了。女士问男士，信封在哪里。男士回答说，“I threw it away（我把它扔掉了）”。因此，詹姆斯把信封扔掉了，C为正确选项。
【录音原文】
F: James, did you see a letter from Brazil on this desk?
M: Yes, it’s here.
F: Oh, good. Where’s the envelope?
M: I threw it away. Why?
F: It had some nice stamps on it. I want to get them for my brother.
3 Where was Mr. Joyce’s car parked?
A. In a parking lot.
B. Near his grandmother’s house.
C. At the police station.
D. On a street.
【答案】 D
【解析】 录音中乔伊斯先生说，“I’d better go and collect my car from the police station. You know I’d only parked on a double yellow line while I was getting her some flowers.（我最好去警察局把我的车取回来。你知道的，当我去给她买花时，我把车停在了双黄线上）”。由此推断，乔伊斯先生把车停在了街上，因此D为正确选项。
【录音原文】
M: Hello, where’s everyone?
F: I’ve got no idea, Mr. Joyce. How was your grandmother?
M: Oh, she was fine. I’d better go and collect my car from the police station. You know, I’d only parked on a double yellow line while I was getting her some flowers.
4 Why has Jacky been to New York?
A. To do market research.
B. To have a weekend trip.
C. To open a computer market.
D. To buy a personal computer.
【答案】 A
【解析】 录音中菲奥娜对杰克说，“你从纽约回来了。”杰克回答说，“I’ve been doing market research there.”由此可知，杰克去纽约是为了做市场调查，因此A为正确选项。
【录音原文】
F: Ah, Jacky! You’re back from New York.
M: Yes, Fiona. I’ve been doing market research there.
F: I know. How did you get on?
M: Well, what I saw in the States astonished me ... really! I think there’ll be a lot of demand for our new personal computers.
5 Why does the woman choose to buy The Guardian ?
A. It carries a word game she likes.
B. Its political views are similar to hers.
C. Its arts section is interesting to read.
D. It has fewer advertisements.
【答案】 A
【解析】 录音中女士说“When I do buy one, it tends to be The Guardian . It’s well-written, and it doesn’t have a predictable political bias. It also has a crossword that is exactly the right level of difficulty for me.（当我买报纸时，只买《卫报》。它写得很好，它没有政治偏见。而且它上面的纵横填字谜的难度正好适合我），因此推断女士选择《卫报》是因为上面有文字游戏，A为正确选项。
【录音原文】
F: I don’t buy newspaper every day. When I do buy one, it tends to be The Guardian. It’s well written, and it doesn’t have a predictable political bias. It also has a crossword that is exactly the right level of difficulty for me. Which newspapers do you read?
M: I get The Independent every day and The Observer on Sundays. They’re the only newspapers I trust.
F: Why do you choose them?
M: They don’t have the obvious political affiliations. They seem relatively impartial. They have interesting sections. And The Independent has good coverage of the arts.
Section B (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
6 What is the relationship probably between the speakers?
A. Professor and student.
B. Manager and secretary.
C. Interviewer and candidate.
D. Doctor and patient.
7 What does Hall International build in developing countries?
A. Schools.
B. Railways.
C. Bridges.
D. Hospitals.
8 Where did the man get the information about Hall International?
A. From a news report.
B. From its website.
C. From a friend.
D. From an advertisement.
9 What did the man major in at collage?
A. Human resource management.
B. Civil engineering.
C. Market management.
D. Mass media.
10 What can we infer from the conversation?
A. The man did very well at collage.
B. Hall International is located in a developing country.
C. If the man is employed, he is likely to work abroad.
D. Imperial College is probably not a very good university.
【答案与解析】
6 C 根据录音中提到的“This is a very nice office”可知，他们是在一个办公室里，再根据后面的“we plan to send the successful candidates to … Let’s have a look at your application form”，可以断定他们是面试官和候选人，因此C为正确选项。
7 D 录音中提到“The organization was set up to build hospitals in the developing world（该机构成立的目的是在发展中国家修建医院）”，因此D为正确选项。
8 B 录音中男士提到“I was reading your website”，可知他是从网站上了解的信息，因此B为正确选项。
9 B 女士在看男士简历时提到“second class degree in Civil Engineering”，由此推断男士的专业是土木工程，B为正确选项。
10 C 录音中女士提到“Good university, but not a very good degree.”，由此可排除A项和D项。录音中提到Hall International是为发展中国家修建医院，并不能看出它在发展中国家，因此B项错误。录音中男士最后说，“I worked extremely hard and I’m very enthusiastic about all aspects of the subject.”，由此推断男士在努力争取被聘用的机会，而很多项目都是在发展中国家，因此如果他被雇佣了，他很可能去国外工作。
【录音原文】
F: Good morning. Take a seat.
M: Thank you. This’s a very nice office. It must be nice working in an office like this.
F: Yes. Now, do you know anything about Hall International?
M: Yes, indeed I do. And I’m very interested in what you do.
F: What do we do?
M: The organization was set up to build hospitals in the developing world. I was reading your website and I found that at the moment, you’re building hospitals in India, Peru and Brazil. Well, I really want to do work like that. Well, is there any travel involved?
F: Yes, there certainly is. We plan to send the successful candidates to places where we have building projects. Now let’s have a look at your application form... second class degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London. Good university, but not a very good degree.
M: Well, it’s a very difficult course. I worked extremely hard and I’m very enthusiastic about all aspects of the subject.
F: OK, I see.
Conversation Two
11 Which part of Africa has been probably most seriously affected by Ebola?
A. West Africa.
B. East Africa.
C. South Africa.
D. North Africa.
12 The virus “Ebola” got its name after________.
A. an Asian doctor
B. a river in Africa
C. an African plant
D. a mental disease
13 What does the Health Minister of Liberia say if the experimental drug doesn’t work on a patient?
A. The patient can sue the hospital and the doctors.
B. Both the government and the doctors are responsible.
C. The patient is not support to sue.
D. The patient has the right to compensation.
14 When was the virus Ebola discovered?
A. In 1966.
B. In 1976.
C. In 1986.
D. In 1996.
15 When Ebola was first discovered, which animal was suspected to carry the virus?
A. Mosquito.
B. Mouse.
C. Monkey.
D. Bat.
【答案与解析】
11 A 录音中提到“with the recent cases of Ebola in West Africa.”，以及“Hundreds of people have been infected in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone”可知，感染埃博拉最严重的地区是西非，因此A为正确选项。
12 B 录音中提到“The virus Ebola got its name after arriver in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.”，刚果在非洲，因此埃博拉病毒是根据非洲的一条河流来命名的，B为正确选项。
13 C 录音中提到，“The Health Minister of Liberia, Walter Gwenigale, has already said that people won’t be allowed to sue if the drug doesn’t work or if it makes them worse.”因此即使药物无效或使患者病情加重，患者也不能上诉。因此，C为正确选项。
14 B 录音中提到“it was discovered in 1976”，因此埃博拉病毒是在1976年被发现的，B为正确选项。
15 D 录音最后提到“although bat have long been suspected”，由此可知，人们怀疑蝙蝠身上携带埃博拉病毒，D为正确选项。
【录音原文】
M: Hello Feifei.
F: Hello Rob.
M: Today we’re talking about quite a controversial subject: the use of experimental drugs to treat disease.
F: And experimental drugs are a very hot topic with the recent cases of Ebola in West Africa.
M: Ebola is caused by a virus for which there is no cure yet, and the mortality rate is high.
F: Hundreds of people have been infected in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and over half have died.
M: So—the World Health Organization decided to allow the use of experimental drugs on people with the virus. The virus Ebola got its name after a river in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. But when was it discovered?
F: Well, I’m not really sure.
M: Well, we’ll have the answer at the end of the programme. The World Health Organization (the WHO)announced they would allow the use of these drugs on humans, but... only under certain conditions.
F: I wonder what would happen if it didn’t work or if the patient had a bad reaction—might they sue the doctor?
M: That’s a very interesting point. The Health Minister of Liberia, Walter Gwenigale, has already said that people won’t be allowed to sue if the drug doesn’t work or if it makes them worse.
F: He’s very direct. Neither the government nor the doctors are liable.
M: And that’s why if you are infected with the virus you have to sign a waiver.
F: A waiver. This is a formal document in which the person says they’ve given up a right or claim—in this case, the right to take others to court.
M: Yes. That’s right.
F: So, people who are infected with Ebola can talk to a doctor, sign this document, this waiver, and get the medicine.
M: Well, not exactly—because not everyone gets it. Now, let’s get back to our quiz. I asked you when the Ebola virus was discovered. It was discovered in 1976. Interestingly we don’t know which animal carries the Ebola virus, although bats have long been suspected and this makes prevention and controlling Ebola quite difficult.
Section C (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear a monologue. The monologue will be read twice. After the monologue, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
16 What does the company CyberEdit aim to do?
A. Provide computer editing services for students.
B. Write essays for students.
C. Edit documents for Wired magazine.
D. Supply funding for businesses.
17 How much did Mark earn in the first year?
A. $400.
B. $4,000.
C. $40,000.
D. $400,000.
18 How much hours did Mark spend editing documents per week?
A. Fourteen hours.
B. Fifteen hours.
C. Thirty hours.
D. Fifty hours.
19 Why do some interested investors invest money in CyberEdit?
A. Because Mark has emailed them for help.
B. Because Wired magazine has called on them to do this.
C. Because Mark has made money and employed some college students.
D. Because Wired magazine and ABC News has given Mark great publicity.
20 When is it the best time for someone to develop a business according to Mark?
A. After they graduate from college.
B. When they are young.
C. When they get enough money.
D. When they have enough real-world experience.
【答案与解析】
16 A 录音中提到Mark在十九岁的时候创建了CyberEdit，接着后面Mark提到“I aimed to provide computer editing services for them.”，由此可知CyberEdit致力于为学生提供电脑编辑服务，因此A为正确选项。
17 C 录音中Mark提到“earning me $40,000 in the first year .”，由此可知，Mark第一年挣了四万美元，C为正确选项。
18 D 录音中Mark提到“I was editing between five and ten documents a night. I spent fifty hours a week doing this.”，由此可知，他每星期花在编辑文档上的时间是50小时，因此D为正确选项。
19 D 文中提到“good publicity helps a new business helps attract investors and customers.（好的宣传能帮助企业吸引投资）”，而 Wired magazine和ABC World News为CyberEdit做了宣传，因此推断D为正确选项。
20 B 录音中Mark提到“Do it now! Don’t delay starting it until you’ve finished school or had some ‘real-world experience’，”由此可知，Mark认为最佳创业时期是年轻的时候，因此B为最佳选项。
【录音原文】
I’m Mark. Most students in America take part-time jobs to help to pay for their studies. I didn’t plan to do this because I don’t enjoy working for other people. I started my own company, CyberEdit, when I was 19. Most students have to write essays, and I aimed to provide computer editing services for them. During one summer vacation, I worked for an Internet company and in the evening, I spent another four hours working on my website. After that summer, my company grew by about 400%, earning me $40,000 in the first year.
It’s not easy to develop a business. If you hope to be financially independent, you must do something while you are young and you can work long hours. For a long time, I was editing between five and ten documents a night. I spent fifty hours a week doing this. It was hard. Then I hired my first four employees.
The next year, I turned down a summer job at a big New York investment bank and spent the vacation expanding CyberEdit. In December, Wired magazine contacted me and asked me to write an article about my life. After the article appeared in March, interested investors began emailing me. In June, one of the people who had emailed me decided to invest a large sum of money in the company. So... the Wired article brought me over a million dollars in funding!
More than anything else, good publicity helps a new business attract investors and customers. A successful teenage entrepreneur is an interesting story, so getting publicity and funding for the business was easier because of my age. Investors came to me, not because I was making money and employing fifty people from college, but because they read about it in Wired magazine, and saw it on ABC World News Tonight.
My advice to young people who consider starting a company is always the same: Do it now! Don’t delay starting it until you’ve finished school or had some “real-world experience”.
Section D (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
The word or phrase that you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your (21) ______, according to a British psychologist. Helen Petrie, professor of human-computer interaction at City University in London, analyzed the responses of 1,200 Britons who (22) ______ a survey funded by CentralNic, an Internet domain-name company. The results were published on CentralNic’s website.
Petrie (23) ______ three main password “genres”. “Family oriented” respondents numbered nearly half of those surveyed. These people use their own or nickname, the name of a child, or partner, or a birth date as their password. They tend to be (24) ______ computer users and have strong (25) ______. “They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value,” says Petrie. One third of respondents were “fans”, using the names of athletes, singers, movie stars, or sport teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to (26) ______ the lifestyle represented by a celebrity. Two of the most popular names were Madonna and Homer Simpson. The third main group of participants are “cryptics” because they pick (27)______ passwords or a random string of letters, numerals, and symbols. Petrie says cryptics are the most security-conscious group. They tend to make the safest but least interesting choices.
Passwords are revealing for two reasons. First, because they are invented (28) ______. “Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you’re likely to write down something that comes quickly to mind,” says Petrie. “In this sense password (29) ______ things that are just below the surface of consciousness. Also, to remember your password, you pick something that will stick in your mind. You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional (30) ______.”
【答案与解析】
21 correspondence
录音中提到“The word or phrase that you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your correspondence, according to a British psychologist.（一位英国心理学家认为，用来打开你邮箱账户的词或短语是了解你的性格的关键因素）”。
22 participated in
录音中提到“Helen Petrie, professor of human-computer interaction at City University in London, analyzed the responses of 1,200 Britons who participated in a survey… （伦敦城市大学的人机交互的教授海伦·皮特里分析了参与调查的1200名英国人）”。participate in为固定词组，意为“参与”。
23 identifies
录音中提到“Petrie identifies three main password ‘genres’（皮特里鉴定了三种主要的密码类型）”。identify意为“确认；鉴定”。
24 occasional
录音中提到皮特里鉴定的第一种密码类型是“以家庭为重心的”，接着又说这类人“Tend to be occasional computer users（往往只是偶尔用电脑）”。
25 family ties
录音中提到皮特里鉴定的第一种“以家庭为重心的”人“...have strong family ties（拥有稳固的家庭关系）”。
26 ally themselves with
录音中提到“Petrie says fans are young and want to ally themselves with the lifestyle represented by a celebrity（皮特里说，粉丝们都是年轻人，他们希望拥有名人那样的生活方式）”。ally with意为“与……结盟”。
27 unintelligible
录音中提到“The third main group of participants are “cryptic” because they pick unintelligible passwords or a random string of letters, numerals, and symbols（第三类参与者的密码是‘神秘型的’，因为他们所选择的密码都是难以理解的，或者是随意的一组字母、数字和符号）”。unintelligible意为“莫名其妙的，无法理解的”。
28 on the spot
录音中提到密码之所以能够揭示人的性格是因为两个原因，一个原因是“because they are invented on the spot（因为它们需要在现场立刻输入）”。on the spot意为“立刻；当场”。
29 tap into
录音中提到“In this sense passwords tap into things that are just below the surface of consciousness（从这层意义上来说，密码挖掘出了下意识的事物）”。
30 significance
录音中提到“You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional significance（你可以无意识地选择带有特定情感的事物）”。
【录音原文】
The word or phrase that you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your correspondence, according to a British psychologist. Helen Petrie, professor of human-computer interaction at City University in London, analyzed the responses of 1,200 Britons who participated in a survey funded by CentralNic, an Internet domain-name company. The results were published on CentralNic’s website.
Petrie identifies three main password “genres”. “Family oriented” respondents numbered nearly half of those surveyed. These people use their own name or nickname, the name of a child, or partner, or a birth date as their password. They tend to be occasional computer users and have strong family ties. “They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value,” says Petrie. One third of respondents were “fans”, using the names of athletes, singers, movie stars, or sports teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to ally themselves with the lifestyle represented by a celebrity. Two of the most popular names were Madonna and Homer Simpson. The third main group of participants are “cryptics” because they pick unintelligible passwords or a random string of letters, numerals, and symbols. Petrie says cryptics are the most security conscious group. They tend to make the safest but least interesting choices.
Passwords are revealing for two reasons. First, because they are invented on the spot. “Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you’re likely to write down something that comes quickly to mind,” says Petrie. “In this sense passwords tap into things that are just below the surface of consciousness. Also, to remember your password, you pick something that will stick in your mind. You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional significance.”
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Section A Vocabulary and Grammar (10 marks)
31 When ______ economy gets stronger, more people improve their looks as ______ way to show off their money.
A. /; a
B. an; the
C. the; a
D. the; /
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：经济实力变得更强，更多的人会通过改善外表来炫耀他们的金钱。定冠词the表特指，不定冠词a和an表泛指，用于可数名词前。经济是特定的事物且不可数，用定冠词the。改善外表是炫耀金钱的一种方式，因此第二个空填不定冠词a。
32 Even though John has been told about the ______ he was still ______ it.
A. secret; taken to
B. dilemma; taken by
C. idea; taking in
D. hoax; taken in by
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：即使约翰已经被告知了这个骗局，但他还是被骗了。dilemma意为“困境；进退两难的局面”。hoax 意为“骗局；恶作剧”。be taken in意为“受骗，上当”。
33 While some people are content ______ a cup of coffee and toast, others remain faithful ______ the eighteenth- century breakfast.
A. with; to
B. for; to
C. for; with
D. with; for
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：一些人满足于咖啡和吐司面包，但其他人还是忠于十八世纪的早餐。be content with意为“满足于”。be faithful to意为“忠实于，忠诚于”。
34 The traditional and slow pace of life of Ireland makes it ______ popular with holidaymakers of all ages.
A. that most
B. quite more
C. much more
D. far most
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：爱尔兰传统缓慢的生活节奏使它更受不同年龄层次度假者的青睐。比较级more前面可用much和far来修饰，但far不能修饰most。
35 Research shows that hidden cameras, ______ highly visible ones, may be the best way to slow down traffic.
A. for the sake of
B. rather than
C. in spite of
D. regardless of
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：研究表明暗藏的摄像头，而不是高度可见的摄像头，是减缓交通的最好方式。rather than意为“而不是”；for the sake of意为“为了”；in spite of“虽然；不管”；regardless of意为“不顾，不管”。
36 By the end of this year, 30,000 students______ degrees by the Open University, to enable them______ a university degree at home.
A. will get; award
B. have got; to award
C. will have been awarded; to get
D. will be awarded; get
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：到今年年末，30000名学生将被英国开放大学授予学位，这样他们就能在国内获得大学学位了。根据语意，3000名学生被授予学位是今年年末之前已经完成的动作，因此用将来完成时，即will＋have＋过去分词。enable sb. to do sth.意为“让某人能够做某事”。
37 There are various ways ______ people who suffer from insomnia can improve their sleep patterns.
A. in that
B. in which
C. on which
D. by what
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：受失眠之苦的人有很多种方式改变他们的睡眠模式。在定语从句中，当先行词是way的时候，后面的引导词可以用that和in which，或者省略都不用。
38 If the manager ______ the files more carefully, he would have known that we ______ an enormous effort to complete the project.
A. checked; have made
B. had checked; have made
C. has checked; made
D. had been checked; are making
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：如果经理能更仔细地检查文件，他就会知道我们为完成这个项目付出了巨大的努力。此句是if引导的虚拟条件句，若主句是过去将来完成时，从句则用过去完成时。
39 —How do you find your visit to the exhibition, Jack?
—______.
—Really, so I would like to go there too.
A. Oh, so wonderful
B. By taking a No.18 bus
C. No, it is so beautiful
D. Yes, it is
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：——杰克，参观展览感觉怎么样？——噢，感觉太棒了。——真的，那么我也想去看看了。通过句意可知，此处应该是肯定回答，但D项是对一般疑问句的回答。
40 —Excuse me, Mrs. Bell, do you have a minute?
—Of course, John. How can I help you?
—Well, my English vocabulary is so limited.______
—Well, all learners are different and learn in different ways. What do you like doing?
—-I like writing.
—-So I think it’s easier to learn words if you write them down.
A. How can you improve your oral English?
B. I don’t like reading.
C. You can help me if you like.
D. What’s the best way to memorize English words?
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：—贝尔太太，打扰一下，你有时间吗？—当然有，约翰。有什么能帮你的吗？—嗯，我的英语词汇十分有限，记忆单词最好的方法是什么？根据上下文可知，约翰应该是问一些与记忆单词有关的问题，将D项代入对话，符合句意。
Section B Culture (5 marks)
41 — The society is so complicated. You should learn to separate the sheep from the goats.
— Thanks for your kindness.
What does separate the sheep from the goats mean?
A. be different from others
B. distinguish good from evil
C. come to the point
D. engage in social activities
【答案】 B
【解析】 distinguish good from evil 意为“辨别善恶，区分好坏”，与separate the sheep from the goats同义。由于《圣经》的影响，sheep和goat在英语中的形象截然不同，前者比喻好人，后者比喻坏人。英语中有关goat的成语，大多贬义，如：play the goat=play the fool（瞎胡闹）；get sb.’s goat（触动肝火）等。
42 The Welsh national symbol is the leek or the daffodil, and the symbol for Scotland is ______.
【答案】 A
【解析】 威尔士国家的象征是水仙花，苏格兰的国花是蓟花。shamrock意为“三叶草”；lily意为“百合花”。
43 On December 10th, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted ______. In part, it was in response to the atrocities of World War Ⅱ.
A. the Communist Manifesto
B. the Act of Union
C. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D. Declaration of Independence
【答案】 C
【解析】 1948年12月10日，联合国大会通过了《世界人权宣言》。在某种程度上，这是为了应对二战时期的暴行。
44 The essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was______.
A. geographical exploration
B. religious reformation
C. harmony
D. humanism
【答案】 D
【解析】 人文主义是文艺复兴时期的核心思想。
45 ______ is a private Ivy League research university, which is considered as the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
A. Stanford University
B. Harvard University
C. Yale University
D. Princeton University
【答案】 B
【解析】 哈佛大学是私立研究型大学，是私立的常春藤盟校。哈佛大学同时也是美国本土历史最悠久的高等学府。
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
We always think “it will never happen to me” but disasters can strike any time anywhere. How would you cope if the (46) ______ (thinkable) happened?
According to experts, people (47) ______ (catch) up in disasters tend to fall into three categories. About 10% to 15% remain calm and act quickly and efficiently. Another 15% completely panic, crying and screaming. But the vast (48) maj______ of people do very little. They are stunned and confused.
Why is this? Research suggests that (49) ______ great stress our minds take much longer to process information. So, in a crisis many people “freeze”. It also seems that a person’s personality is not a good guide to how they might react. Most people go their entire lives (50) ______ (with) a disaster. So when something bad happens they are so shocked that they just think, “This can’t possibly be happening to me,” instead of taking action.
On March 27th, 1977, a Pan Am 747, (51) ______ was waiting to take off from Tenerife airport, collided with a Dutch KLM 747 that was taking off in the fog. Everyone on the KLM plane was killed but 62 passengers on the Plan Am plane survived. Many more would survive if they had got off the plane (52) imm______.
One of the (53) ______ (survive) was 65-year-old Paul Heck. He led his wife towards the exits and they got out just before the plane caught fire. Why Paul and not others? While he was waiting for the plane to take off, he studied the plane’s safety diagram. He looked for the (54) ______ (near) exit and pointed it to his wife. When the plane collided, Heck’s brain had the date it needed. So next time you fly or stay in a hotel or find yourself in any new environment, take a few seconds to find out where the (55) eme______ exit is. It may just save your life.
【答案与解析】
46 unthinkable
（前一句提到，我们总是认为灾难不会发生在我们身上，但灾难可以发生在任何时候任何地点。下一句应该是问当没有想到的事情发生时，应该如何面对？the＋adj.表示一类人或整体。the unthinkable指不可想象的事情。）
47 caught
（此句中的主谓宾齐全，那么people后面的成分应该是people的修饰语，be caught up in指的是“被卷入，牵涉”。此句句意是，据专家介绍，卷入灾难的人往往分为三类。）
48 majority
（vast majority of指的是“绝大多数的”。此句句意是绝大多数人做的却非常有限。）
49 under
（分析句子结构可知，that引导的从句后面主谓宾齐全，因而推测所填内容在句中是作状语，应填入一个介词。under great stress意为“在强大的精神压力下”。本句句意是，研究显示，在强大的精神压力下，我们的大脑需要更长的时间来处理信息。）
50 without
（结合上下文可知，此句意在表达大部分人的整个生命历程都没有遭遇灾难，因此填without。）
51 which
（通过分析句子成分可知，此处应该填入一个关系代词引导后面的定语从句，先行词是a Pan Am 747，且关系代词在句中作主语，因此填which。）
52 immediately
（此句意在表达，如果大多数人能够立即从飞机上下来，他们也能从此次事故中幸存下来，所以填副词immediately。）
53 survivors
（根据语意可知，此处应该填入一个指人的名词，survivor意为“幸存者”，根据前面的one of可知，此处填复数形式，因此填survivors。）
54 nearest
（根据语意逻辑可知，此句意在表达“他找到了最近的出口，并把它指给了他的妻子”，因此此处填nearest。）
55 emergency
（根据语意逻辑可知，此处意在表达“花几分钟找一下紧急出口”，因此填emergency。）
Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Section A (10marks)
Questions 56—60 are based on the following passage.
Did Climber Have to Cut Off Arm to Save Life?
On Sunday the 27th April 2003, 27-year-old Aron Ralston, an experienced mountaineer, set off on a 13-mile hike through the Bluejohn Canyon in Utah. He expected the hike would take him about 12 hours. On his way, while climbing through a narrow section of the canyon, a 360-kg boulder （岩石） fell and trapped his arm. He was unable to move.
Ralston lay trapped in the canyon for five days. His water ran out after four days. A search party that went looking for him found no sign of him. On Thursday, he use a pocket knife to amputate （截肢） his arm below the elbow. He then walked out of the canyon and was taken to hospital.
Search and rescue veteran Rex Tanner was asked what Ralston did right and wrong.
How do you think Ralston managed to survive?
Rex: I think the most important thing is that he kept his head. In a dangerous situation, you need a stable frame of mind.
What could Ralston have done to avoid the situation?
Rex: Ralston had broken the most important rule of climbing. He had not told anyone where he was going. There are a lot of things he should have done that he didn’t do. For example, he could have asked someone to do the hike with him. He could have taken a cell phone with him. He shouldn’t have set out without doing at least one of these things. It’s really not that difficult to do, and it doesn’t take away from the wilderness experience.
What basic tips would you suggest to help people survive in the wild?
Rex: Having enough water is number one. Being able to start a fire is number two. The proper clothing is important. Also, you have to realize when things are getting difficult. Before you climb down into a canyon, it’s important that you figure out how you’re going to get out.
Questions 56—60
Decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
56 As an experienced mountaineer, Ralston went on hiking through the Bluejohn Canyon in Utah by himself.
57 Before Ralston was found by the search party he had been trapped in the canyon for four days.
58 If Ralston had told someone where he was going, he would not have been trapped so long.
59 What made Ralston survive was his keeping calm.
60 Rex indicates that for people who do the hike in the wild, taking proper clothing is the most important.
【答案与解析】
56 T 文中Rex Tanner回答第二个问题时提到“He had not told anyone where he was going（他没有告诉任何人他去哪儿）”，由此可知Ralston是独自进入峡谷的。
57 F 文中第二段提到“Ralston lay trapped in the canyon for five days”，由此可知在搜索队伍找到他的时候，他已经被困五天了，而不是四天。
58 T 文中第二段提到“A search party that went looking for him found no sign of him.”，由此可知搜索队伍找不到他的任何痕迹，而且后文提到他没有告诉任何人他去了哪里，也没有带电话，所以推测如果他告诉别人他在哪里，他就不会被困那么久。
59 T 文中Rex提到“I think the most important thing is that he kept his head. In a dangerous situation, you need a stable frame of mind.”，也就是说在危险的困境中要保持清晰的头脑。Ralston之所以能够幸存下来是因为他保持冷静。
60 F 文中Rex提到穿合适的衣服很重要，但是“Having enough water is number one.”，因此带足够多的水是最重要的。
Section B (10marks)
Questions 61—65 are based on the following passage.
One Small Word, One Big Difference in Meaning
As Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon, a global audience of 500 million people were watching and listening. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” they heard him say as he dropped from the ladder of his spacecraft to make the first human footprint on the lunar surface. It was the perfect quote for such a momentous occasion. But from the moment he said it, people have argued about whether the NASA astronaut got his lines wrong.
(61)______ In the tense six hours and forty minutes between landing on the Moon and stepping out of the capsule, Armstrong wrote what he knew would become some of the most memorable words in history.
(62)______It would have been a more meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. Without the missing “a”, the intended meaning of the sentence is lost. In effect, the line means, “That’s one small step for mankind (or humanity), one giant leap for mankind.”
(63)______Until his death Armstrong himself had never been sure if he actually said what he wrote. In his biography First Man he told the author James Hansen, “I must admit that it doesn’t sound like the word “a” is there. On the other hand, certainly the “a” was intended, because that’s the only way it makes sense.”
(64)______Using hi-tech sound analysis techniques, Peter Shann Ford, an Australian computer expert has discovered that the “a” was spoken by Armstrong, but he said it so quickly that it was inaudible on the recording which was broadcast to the world.
(65)______James Hansen said, “Neil is a modest guy, but I think it means a lot to him to know that he didn’t make a mistake.”
Questions 61—65
Complete the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.
A. But now, after almost five decades, the spaceman has been vindicated.
B. What was the life like on the Moon?
C. Armstrong has always insisted that he wrote “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
D. Mr. Ford could not do anything about it.
E. Mr. Ford’s findings have been presented to relieve Mr. Armstrong.
F. Did Armstrong really say the sentence incorrectly?
G. Armstrong landed the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the Moon on 20th July 1969.
【答案与解析】
61 G 后文描述的是阿姆斯特丹登月及写下几个字，因此此处所填内容应与阿姆斯特丹登月有关，将G项内容代入，符合语境，因此G为正确选项。
62 C 后面一句说，那是一个意义深远且没有语法错误的句子，可以推测此处内容应该与阿姆斯特丹写下的句子有关。该段最后一句提到“In effect, the line means, ‘That’s one small step for mankind (or humanity), one giant leap for mankind.’（事实上，那些话意味着‘人类的一小步，人类的一大步’），C项语意与此类似，将其代入，符合语境，因此C为正确选项。
63 F 此段内容都是围绕阿姆斯特丹写下的话是否正确这一问题展开的，因此应该与阿姆斯特丹的话有关，将F项代入符合语境，因此F为正确选项。
64 A 此段论述的是Peter Shann Ford证实了阿姆斯特丹的话中有“a”这个单词，因此宇航员的话被证实了，A项符合此意，故A为正确答案。
65 E James Hansen说，尼尔是个谦虚的人，如果他知道他没有说错，那将对他意义重大。由此可知，Mr. Ford的研究能使阿姆斯特丹放心，所以E为正确选项。
Section C (10 marks)
Questions 66—70 are based on the following passage.
Silly Question, Brilliant Answers
Several years ago, Masaru Ibuka, the chairman of Sony, was at a company planning meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphone with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at refining it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.
Good ideas often start with a really silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles （华夫饼干） for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron. Later, he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was literally laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman persevered and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.
Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration. When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Fred was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while wondering why. Why couldn’t there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Fred did that and turned his design into a class project. His business professor gave him only a “C” for his efforts. However, Fred was not through. He refined the ideas in that class project and eventually turned them into one of the first and most successful overnight mail services in the world—FedEx.
We know today, of course, that each of these ideas led to an incredibly successful product or service that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly. Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “silly” questions!
Question 66—70
Answer the following questions according to the passage.
66 What was Ibuka doing when he thought of the brilliant idea?
67 How did Sony Walkman come into being?
68 How many examples are used to explain the theme of the passage? What are they?
69 Why did Fred think of designing overnight delivery?
70 What is the main idea of the passage?
【答案与解析】
66 He was having a company planning meeting.
（文章第一段开头提到“Masaru Ibuka, the chairman of Sony, was at a company planning meeting”，由此可知他想到不错的点子的时候，他正在参加公司组织的聚会。）
67 The company’s chairman Ibuka suggested removing the recording function and speaker and sold headphone with a tape player.
（文中第一段提到Ibuka在公司的聚会上提出了丢弃录音功能，创造带有磁带的耳机的想法。正是因为这一想法才有了索尼随身听。）
68 Three. They are Sony Walkman, NIKE athletic shoes and FedEx overnight delivery.
（文章的前三段共讲述了三个好点子铸造成功的故事，因此文章一共讲述了三个故事，分别是索尼的随身听，耐克的运动鞋和联邦快递的隔夜交货。）
69 Because he wanted some paperwork to be delivered across the country the next day.
（文中第三段提到“When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day.”，由此可知Fred之所以有创设隔夜快递的想法是因为他希望第二天能将他的文书邮寄到目的地。）
70 Silly questions often lead to great inventions.
（整篇文章谈论的都是很傻的问题最终导致了伟大发明的产生，因此文章的主题是Silly questions often lead to great inventions。）
Section D (10 marks)
Questions 71—75 are based on the following passage.
Get Stressed, Stay Young
For decades doctors have warned us about the dangers of stress and have given us advice about how to cut down our stress levels. Everyone agrees that long-term stress, for example, having to look after someone who has a chronic illness, or stressful situations where there is nothing we can do, or being stuck in a traffic jam, is bad for our health and should be avoided whenever possible. However, some medical experts now believe that certain kinds of stress may actually be good for us.
Dr. Marios Kyriazis, an anti-aging expert, claims that what he calls “good stress” is beneficial to our health and may, in fact, help us stay young and attractive and even live longer. Dr Kyriazis says that “good stress” can strengthen our natural defenses which protect us from illnesses common among older people, such as Alzheimer’s, arthritis（关节炎）, and heart problems. He believes that “good stress” can increase the production of the proteins that help to repair the body’s cells, including brain cells.
According to Dr. Kyriazis, running for a bus and having to work to a deadline are examples of “good stress”, which are situations with short-term, low or moderate stress. The stress usually makes us react quickly and efficiently, and gives us a sense of achievement—we did it! However, in both these situations, the stress damages the cells in our body or brain and they start to break down. But then the cells’ own repair mechanism “switches on” and it produces proteins which repair the damaged cells and remove harmful chemicals that can gradually cause disease. In fact, the body’s response is greater than is needed to repair the damage, so it actually makes the cells stronger than they were before.
“As the body gets older, this self-repair mechanism of the cells starts to slow down,” says Dr. Kyriazis. “The best way to keep the process working efficiently is to ‘exercise’ it, in the same way you would exercise your muscles to keep them strong. This means having a certain amount of stress in our lives.”
Other stressful activities that Dr. Kyriazis recommends as being good stress include redecorating a room in your house over a weekend, packing your suitcase in a hurry to reach the airport on time, shopping for a dinner party during your lunch break or programming your DVD player by following the instruction manual.
Question 71—75
Complete the summary with a maximum of three words from the passage
In the past, stress was considered to be harmful to our health. Therefore, we always (71) _______ the stress levels when possible. But recently medical experts claim that some “good stress” can be beneficial to our health and help us stay young and attractive. That is because the self-repair mechanism of this kind of stress can (72) _______, and produce proteins that repair the damaged cells and remove (73) ________. To prevent the cells from (74) _______, we must have some stress in our daily life. Such stress can (75) _______ our self-repair mechanism.
【答案与解析】
71 cut down
（文中第一段提到“For decades doctors have warned us about the dangers of stress and have given us advice about how to cut down our stress levels”，由此可知，过去人们认为压力是有害的，所以要尽量减压。cut down意为“削减，减少”。）
72 switch on
（文中第三段提到“But then the cells’ own repair mechanism ‘switches on’ and it produces proteins which repair the damaged cells and remove harmful chemicals that can gradually cause disease”，由此可知，这种压力的自我修复机制能够开启并产生蛋白质，因此填switch on。）
73 harmful chemicals
（文中第三段提到“it produces proteins which repair the damaged cells and remove harmful chemicals that can gradually cause disease”，因此此处填harmful chemicals。）
74 slowing down
（文中第四段Kyriazis提到，当身体趋于衰老，细胞的自我修复机制开始下降，让机制有效运作的方式就是“锻炼”它。由此可知，我们的日常生活需要压力是为了防止细胞自我修复机制老化。prevent from doing sth.要用动词的ing形式，因此此处填slowing down。）
75 exercise
（文中第四段Kyriazis提到“The best way to keep the process working efficiently is to ‘exercise’ it, in the same way you would exercise your muscles to keep them strong. This means having a certain amount of stress in our lives”，而且文中要表达的意思也是压力能够锻炼我们的自我修复机制，因此此处填exercise。）
Section A (5 marks)
Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76
Chinese characters play a key role in passing on Chinese language and culture. You may not have any special feeling just by looking at them. But by writing you get closer to them and sense their cultural meanings. It is an unavoidable fact that writing ability has declined recently with the advent of keyboard and voice recognition. There are fewer opportunities for handwriting as it is more convenient and faster to type on keyboards. Overreliance on electronic input methods is eroding people’s memory for characters.
【参考译文】
在传递中国语言文化上，汉字起着关键性作用。只是看着它们，你可能并不会有什么特别的感觉。但是在书写时，你会感觉更靠近它们，从而感受到它们的文化内涵。随着键盘和语音识别的出现，人们的书写能力近来有所下降，这是一个不可避免的事实。因为在键盘上打字更方便快捷，所以现在用手写字的机会更少了。对电子输入的过度依赖正在侵蚀人们对汉字的记忆。
【解析】
①句式结构
本篇翻译中的难点主要是对两个英语长句的翻译。第一个英语长句是“It is an unavoidable fact that writing ability has declined recently with the advent of keyboard and voice recognition.”这一句包含两层语意：一是随着键盘和语音识别的出现，人们的书写能力近来有所下降；二是对这一现象的评价，即这是不可避免的事实。在翻译时，打乱了原文的结构，将其拆分成三个小部分，将评论性语言置后。第二个英语长句是“There are fewer opportunities for handwriting as it is more convenient and faster to type on keyboards。”这一长句由一个主句和一个as引导的原因状语从句组成，在翻译时顺从汉语先因后果的特点，将原因状语从句置前。
②重点词汇
play a key role in起关键作用
cultural meaning文化内涵
with the advent of 随着……的到来
erode vt. 侵蚀、腐蚀
Section B (10 marks)
Translate the following sentences into English, using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
77 这是一本自助手册，用来帮助人们保持健康，无需经常看医生。（without）
【答案】 This is a self-help manual, which can help people stay healthy without the need to see doctors often.
【解析】 在对此句进行翻译时，可运用定语从句丰富句子的结构。“自助手册”译为“self-help manual”。“看医生”译为“see doctors”或“see a doctor”。
78 道路上安装了越来越多的测速摄像头，以减少严重事故的数量。（install）
【答案】 In order to reduce the number of traffic accidents, more and more speed cameras have been installed on roads.
【解析】 “以……”表目的，可用“为了……”来表达，即“in order to…”。
79 电子产品的出现，特别是电视和电脑，对孩子们产生了巨大的影响。（have an impact on）
【答案】 The emergence of electronic products, especially TV and computers, has had a great impact on children.
【解析】 “……的出现”可以用“the emergence/appearance of”来表达；“特别是”可以用“especially/particularly”来表达。
80 电视的背景噪音使那个孩子不能集中精力做作业。（concentrate）
【答案】 The background noise from the television kept the child from concentrating on his homework.
【解析】 concentrate on意为“集中精力做某事”；“使……不能做……”可译为“prevent/keep sb. from doing sth.”或“make sb. impossible to do sth.”。
81 学生们不仅努力学习，还积极参加各种社会活动。（倒装结构）
【答案】 Not only do the students study hard, they also take an active part in various social activities.
【解析】 “不仅……而且……”可用“not only…but also…”来表达。
Proofread the passage as required. Each indicated line contains a maximum of one error. Correct the passage in the following way: for a right line, put the sign “√” in the corresponding blank; for a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank; for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with the sign “∧” and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank; for an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with the sign “|” and put the word with the sign in the blank. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
【答案与解析】
82 greater→great
（此句句意是电子邮件给语言带来了很大威胁。文中并没有提到别的事物给语言带来了威胁，因此没有可对比的对象，不能用比较级，应该改为形容词great。）
83 signifying→signify
（be used to意为“被用来干什么”，to后面用动词原形，因此将signifying改为signify。）
84 up→down
（此句句意是，此类符号已经演化为降低手机成本，提高反应速度。keep up意为“保持；继续；不落后”，keep down意为“控制；缩减”，因此将up改为down。）
85 associating→associated
（此句句意是，电子邮件带来的新的速记风格使提高他们的读写能力变得更难。“associating with e-mails”是作“shorthand style”的后置定语，“be associated with”意为“和……联系在一起；与……有关”。因此将associating改为associated。）
86 hard→harder
（此处意欲表达“使提高读写能力变得更难”，因此要用hard的比较级harder。）
87 which前加to
（此句句意是，我们正经历一场通信革命，孩子们能很快适应这场革命。“适应……”用“adapt to”来表达。因此which前面要加to。）
88 去掉the
（“in front of ”是指在一个物体外面的前面，“in the front of”是指在一个物体内部的前面。）
89 sentence→sentences
（此处表达的是复数的概念。grammar是不可数名词，sentence是可数名词，因此应将sentence改为sentences。）
90 what→which/that
（分析句子结构可知，some coded language of their own后面是一个对其起修饰作用的定语从句，且some coded language of their own是先行词，关系代词在句中做主语，what不能作关系代词，因此要将其改为which或that。）
91 √
There are five IQ Test questions in this part. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
92 Which code matches the shape or pattern?
A. ZW
B. YW
C. XV
D. ZV
E. XW
【答案】 D
【解析】 通过观察图形可知，YV和XV的图形颜色相同，形状不同，从而得出V代表黑色，Y代表图形“╈”，X代表图形“┍”，同理可知，Z代表图形“┩”，U代表颜色浅色，W代表颜色白色。因此D为正确选项。
93 I meant to tell her that she was fun, not fat; it was just a slip of the tongue ! What’s the Chinese meaning of “a slip of the tongue” in the sentence above?
【答案】 口误
【解析】 此句句意是，我本来是想告诉她，她很有趣，而不是胖，那只是个口误！“a slip of the tongue”意为“口误，失言”。
94 Which word does not logically belong to the list below?
glance, anchor, charge, casino, arcade
【答案】 casino
【解析】 观察前三个单词可知后一单词的前两个字母是前面单词的中间两个字母，因此从逻辑上来说，casino 这个单词是不对的。
95 Replace the “dots” with a word to make five new words.
【答案】 out/OUT
【解析】 outdoor意为“户外的，露天的”；outdistance意为“超越，大大超过；把……抛在后面”；outflow意为“流出”；“outfox”意为“以计取胜；以机智胜过”。
96 What letter should replace the question mark?
【答案】 P
【解析】 字母D前面有3个字母，后面有22个字母，字母M前面有12个字母，后面有13个字母。因此空格处填的字母前面有15个字母，空格后有10个字母，即字母P。
Now read this advertisement and write a letter of 80-100 words on the answer sheet to the employment agency giving them details of your qualifications and asking for further information about these things:
●type of jobs in New York?
●accommodation?
●cost of flight included?
●work permit?
【参考范文】
People say that the teenage years are the happiest time of a person’s life; others think that being a teenager means endless stress and problems.
What are your views of this joys and pains of growing up? Please write an essay of at least 120 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
Teenage years are the happiest time of life
As to the question which period is the happiest on the life journey, different people have different opinions. Some may hold that they feel happiest when they are teenagers. However, others prefer the life after they have grown up. In my opinion, teenage years are the happiest time of life.
For one thing, the teenage years are vibrant and alive with hope and possibility. During this time, with lofty aspirations in your young heart, you must have designed many great blueprints for your bright future. It’s time for you to realize that there are some things in life worthwhile to fight for such as dream or love.
For another thing, teenage years won’t be influenced by a lot of boring things concerning money, house, car, children and some other things. Under the protection of school and parents, most teenagers don’t need to experience the ups and downs of life.
All in all, the teenage years are the happiest time in life and we should enjoy it.