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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 fifteen-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 What kind of program is Doctor Levy describing?
A. Yoga.
B. Art.
C. Comedy.
D. Drama.
【答案】 C
【解析】 该对话谈论了医院新安排的活动项目，最后医生说“laughter speeds up the healing process”，而可以给大家带来欢笑的活动应该是喜剧，所以选择C项。
【录音原文】
W: Doctor Levy, tell us about some of the more unusual services here at the hospital.
M: Well, We have yoga classes, art and music programs. And starting next month, there’s going to be a comedy night every Friday.
W: Really? Why?
M: Well, there’s been quite a lot of researches to suggest that laughter speeds up the healing process.
2 What is the woman trying to stop the man doing?
A. Smoking in a public area.
B. Taking photographs.
C. Entering the building.
D. Harassing other visitors.
【答案】 B
【解析】 该对话是关于画展里游客的不文明举止。女士阻止男士时提到闪光灯（the flash）带来的困扰，由此推论男士正用照相机照相，因此选择B项。
【录音原文】
W: I’m terribly sorry, sir, but we can’t allow you to do that here.
M: But why ever not? I’ve paid my money. Now just leave me alone.
W: I’m awfully sorry, but we simply can’t allow it. You see, the flash disturbs other visitors and damages the coloring in our priceless antique paintings.
3 Why is the woman going to attend the class?
A. She can’t think of any excuse for being absent.
B. She is not interested in swimming.
C. She wants to keep up with her classmates.
D. She has been absent for two weeks.
【答案】 C
【解析】 对话中女士拒绝男士去游泳的提议而去上课，因为她不想落在其他同学的后面（I want to keep up with the rest of the class），因此选择C项。
【录音原文】
M: Let’s go swimming!
W: I can’t. I have a class at three o’clock, and I can’t get out of it.
M: Can’t you say that you’re sick, or something?
W: I’d never get away with that. Everybody uses that excuse. Anyway, I have a lot of homework to do if I want to keep up with the rest of the class. I still have to make up for the time I was absent last week.
4 What do we learn about the woman?
A. She has never met the man before.
B. She knows the man’s father well.
C. She is a distant relative of the man.
D. She is one of the man’s students.
【答案】 A
【解析】 对话中女士质疑男士怎么知道她和她父亲的关系，证明她是不认识这位男士的，因此选择A项。
【录音原文】
M: That really is the most incredible coincidence. I mean it must have been... oh... fifty years now. Let’s see. Ah yes, it was the winter of 1965. I distinctly remember your good father playing in the school yard.
W: So, how did you know that I was his daughter?
M: It’s the shape of your ears. Your father had them too... very distinctive ears.
5 What does the woman ask her husband to do?
A. Make less noise at night.
B. Fit new windows in the room.
C. Stop bothering the students.
D. Complain to their neighbors.
【答案】 D
【解析】 对话中女士对学生表示非常不满，因为他们制造噪音导致女士无法入眠，那么可推断这些学生住在附近，即为他们的邻居。而丈夫并不从根本解决问题，女士也提出他应该“go straight to the source of the trouble”。由此可知，女士希望丈夫去跟这些邻居理论，所以选择D项。
【录音原文】
M: Morning, dear. Did you sleep well?
W: No, I didn’t, and you know very well why not.
M: Well, there’s nothing more I can do about it. I’ve already fitted new windows in our room.
W: Well, you’ll just have to go straight to the source of the trouble.
M: Look, dear, they’re students. They wouldn’t understand.
W: Well, if you don’t go round there and talk to them, I will. They’re sending me to an early grave. That’s what they’re doing.
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 When was the International Friendship Club established?
A. Five years ago.
B. Three years ago.
C. A month ago.
D. Three weeks ago.
7 What does a club member have to pay for?
A. Watching films.
B. Newsletter subscriptions.
C. Joining the social programme.
D. Special arranged trips.
8 What reward can an active participant get?
A. A special certificate.
B. A free newsletter.
C. A recommendation letter.
D. A golden medal.
9 How much is the membership fee?
A. £4 for a term.
B. £15 for an academic year.
C. £3 for a term.
D. £12 for an academic year.
10 What does one need to provide to become a club member?
A. Name and address.
B. Name and nationality.
C. Name and age.
D. Name and gender.
【答案与解析】
6 B 女士打电话询问有关the International Friendship Club的相关事宜，第一件事即问到其建立时间，对方回答“We set up the club three years ago as a way of promoting international understanding”，由此可知选择B项。
7 D 男士为女士介绍了该社团所举办的相关活动，然后女士询问了费用问题。男士先提及了基本的会员费，但是他说special trips不算在内，由此可知该题选择D项。
8 A 男士在介绍社团活动时，谈到了社团为了鼓励大家参与活动而设立了奖励（we give special certificates as a reward for active participation），由此可知选择A项。
9 D 关于会员费，对话中涉及了两种费用，一个是每学期£5，一个是每学年£12。而男士提到£15是为了鼓励女士直接支付一个学年的费用而做的比较，并没有这一类别。因此选择D项。
10 B 对话最后，女士问加入社团需要什么信息，男士只问了其两个问题，一个是叫什么名字，一个是来自哪里。由此可知该题应选择B项。
【录音原文】
M: 2466. Simon speaking.
W: Hello. Is that the right number for the International Friendship Club?
M: Yes, that’s right. How can I help?
W: I picked up a copy of your newsletter in the Students’ Union, and I was wondering if you could tell me a bit more about the club?
M: Yes, of course. We set up the club three years ago as a way of promoting international understanding. So we’ve been established for a while now. And there’re meetings every Thursday evening, during term time, that is...
W: Thursday, right?
M: Yes, we usually show a film or maybe run a competition of some kind. But mostly it’s an opportunity for people to get together, relax and make friends. And we also produce a regular newsletter—I think you said you’d seen a copy of that...
W: The newsletter? Yes, it looked interesting.
M: So, you know, it got loads of information about what’s on in the area and about living in Britain in general. We also have quite a busy social programme with outings to places of interest like London or Oxford.
W: Sounds great.
M: And one other thing to mention. We like to encourage people to attend regularly and play a real part in the club. So we give special certificates as a reward for active participation. It’s something you can put on your CV, for example.
W: I see. And I meant to ask, does it cost anything to join? Is there a fee?
M: Yes, membership costs £5 for a term but you can save a bit of money if you pay for the whole academic year. Then it’s only £12, instead of £15. That doesn’t include special trips. But they’re subsidized by the university, so they’re not too expensive.
W: Fine. How do I go about joining?
M: OK. So could I have your name, please?
W: Maria Lanzerac.
M: Right. Where are you from, Maria? I should be able to tell from your accent, but...
W: Don’t worry. Most people think I’m from Australia but I’m actually South African.
M: Fantastic. Well, I think that’s all I need for now. You should get the pack in the post tomorrow. Just give me a call if you’ve got any questions.
W: Thanks. Bye.
Conversation Two
11 Who is Jennifer Jenkins?
A. A lecturer of English Literature.
B. A lecturer of English History.
C. A lecturer of International English.
D. A lecturer of Applied Linguistics.
12 What is said to be International English?
A. English spoken by the majority of non-native speakers.
B. English widely used in academic circles.
C. English spoken by both native and non-native speakers.
D. English used in the teaching of the language.
13 Why is the sound [θ] or [ð] missed out in International English?
A. People can communicate without being able to pronounce it.
B. It is too difficult to teach such unique sounds in English.
C. Most non-native speakers aren’t used to pronouncing it.
D. Many non-native speakers don’t try to imitate native speakers.
14 What is the most important factor in International English according to Jennifer Jenkins?
A. Pronunciation.
B. Usage.
C. Grammar.
D. Spelling.
15 Why are more and more people learning International English?
A. It is gaining popularity.
B. It is much easier to learn.
C. It is more helpful in job hunting.
D. Native speakers of English accept it readily.
【答案与解析】
11 D 对话第一句男士就直接指出他来的目的，并且交待出Jennifer Jenkins的身份，即“a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics”，因此选择D项。
12 A 男士向女士提出的第一个问题就是希望她能广泛意义地解释一下International English的含义，女士回答到所谓的International English主要是指non-native speakers用的英语，因此答案选择A项。
13 C 男士询问International English与标准英语的区别，女士提出发音问题，并特别指出[θ]和[ð]的发音。她说到这两个音之所以常常不发，正是因为“most of the non-native speakers don’t pronounce the [θ]”，因此选择C项。
14 A 随后男士又询问了女士关于International English的背后理念问题，女士指出其中最重要的一点就是人们的发音问题，因此选择A项。
15 B 对话最后男士问到International English的优势问题，女士认为其优势主要在于人们只欲实现沟通学习国际英语比学习真正标准的英语要简单得多，因此该题选择B项。
【录音原文】
M: I’ve come to Kings College, London, to talk to Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, who’s a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics. Now Jennifer, you’re quite interested in the teaching and learning of International English. Can you explain in general terms what this is?
W: It’s based on the fact that nowadays the majority of people who speak English around the world are nonnative speakers of English—they’ve learnt it as a second or subsequent language. They use it to speak with each other and therefore, they’re not really learning what’s always been called English as a foreign language—English to speak to native speakers of English. They’re learning it for more international communication, and that has all sorts of implications for the sorts of things that they need to be able to do.
M: So, what would be the main differences between the kind of English that’s widely taught around the world today, and perhaps what you describe as a more international form?
W: Well, there’d be various differences. There’d be differences in what they need to be able to do when they’re pronouncing English.
M: Is there anything that’s widely taught when teaching English that would be missed out in International English?
W: Yes, I think, for example, that... there doesn’t seem to be much point in teaching learners to say the T-H, the [θ] and [ð] sounds, erm, because most of the world’s learners of English, speakers of English who are non-native speakers don’t pronounce the [θ].
M: And, what is the thinking behind the idea of International English?
W: Well, the more different groups of people round the world speak English, the more important it becomes to make sure that they have enough in common so that they can understand each other, that they’re intelligible to each other and here, pronunciation is very important because their pronunciation is the thing that will vary most, among different speakers of English.
M: So, what would you say are the advantages for students and teachers of this form of English?
W: Well, one advantage would be that they actually have rather less to do, rather less to learn because instead of trying to learn the entire way of speaking of a native speaker, which is incredibly complicated and most learners never do achieve this in any case, so they’ve got less to do, but they’re also allowed to keep something of themselves in their English.
M: Well, Dr. Jenkins, thank you for talking to me about that.
Section C （5 marks）
In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a fifteen-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.
16 What caused the boat wreck?
A. The boat leaked during the voyage.
B. There was a big storm in the Mediterranean.
C. People on the boat were frightened by a whale in the sea.
D. People crowded to one side of the boat.
【答案】 D
【解析】 本新闻是关于地中海沉船事件。报道称当时人们试图引起头顶飞机的注意而聚集在船的一边才导致悲剧的发生，因此答案选择D项。
【录音原文】
Just before sunset, way out in the Mediterranean another migrant boat sank. Some reports say the people on board were trying to attract the attention of an aircraft flying overhead. They had crowded to one side of the boat and it capsized. The Italian navy had several vessels in the area. They managed to get their helicopters to the scene quickly as did Maltese forces. They began hauling people out of the water. Many were saved, many were not.
17 What is said about the 7:15 train to London?
A. It has been cancelled.
B. It will leave from a different platform.
C. It has been delayed.
D. It will arrive as scheduled.
【答案】 C
【解析】 该新闻是车站的播报。广播中要求乘坐7:15火车的乘客注意，该车晚点7分钟。因此选择C项。
【录音原文】
Ladies and gentlemen, this is an announcement for all passengers awaiting the arrival of the 7:15 train for London, Victoria. This service is now running about 7 minutes late and will now depart at 7:22 from platform 3 as advertised. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The late departure from Three Bridges Central was due to the cancellation of a connecting service.
18 What is the speaker reporting?
A. A plane crash.
B. An explosion.
C. An earthquake.
D. A car accident.
【答案】 B
【解析】 本新闻主要叙述了伤员的情况以及事故现场的状况。从播报员提供的一些关键词，包括blast（爆炸）、leaking column（泄漏管）等可以推断该事故为explosion（爆炸），因此答案为B项。
【录音原文】
It’s been three hours since the first casualties were brought out and we have been informed that there are many more victims still inside the compound. Looking through the chain-link fence, I can see the head of one body lying on the ground only a hundred yards or so from where I’m standing. Even the glass at my feet was badly scorched by the blast. All the bodies so far have been taken to the nearby town of Svejbo for identification. So far, no effort has been made to cap the leaking column but we have been informed that a team of German scientists are on their way...
19 How many people were killed in the storm?
A. 200.
B. 16.
C. 25.
D. 75.
【答案】 B
【解析】 该新闻介绍了关于湖南因暴风雨的受灾情况，伤亡人数上新闻提到killed 16 people and injured about 200，因此答案选择B项。
【录音原文】
A violent storm with big wind, thunder, and hail hit central China’s Hunan province last Friday evening. It killed 16 people and injured about 200 as buildings collapsed under the force of the storm. The storm lasted for about 25 minutes as the wind speed reached up to 75 kilometers per hour. The streets were filled with broken tree trunks, and electricity, telecommunications and water were cut off.
20 Why does the President Obama call for the use of more body cameras?
A. To prevent further campus violence.
B. To increase the confidence of police officers.
C. To strengthen the police force.
D. To build trust between local residents and the police.
【答案】 D
【解析】 由于发生了未携带武器的黑人青少年杀害事件，Obama总统决定增加可穿戴相机（body camera）的使用。新闻最后记者指出，本次措施目的就是要建立民众和警署之间的信任。因此选择D项。
【录音原文】
President Obama is calling for a big increase in the use of body cameras for police officers in the United States, following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Mr. Obama says he wants 75 million dollars spent on providing tiny lapel cameras for 50,000 more officers to wear when they are on patrol. Our North America correspondent says the aim is to build trust.
Section D （10 marks）
In this section, you will hear a short passage. For questions 21-30, complete the notes using three words or fewer for each blank. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Addicted to the Net?
Symptoms of Internet addiction:
ⅰ. A constant （21） ______ to get online.
ⅱ. Feelings of （22） ______ when not online.
ⅲ. Using the Internet to find satisfaction, to （23） ______, lying to family about the time spent on the Internet.
Net addict: A person shows （24） ______ of these symptoms throughout the year.
Three factors that make the Internet addictive:
（25） ______, control, and excitement.
With access to the Internet, people can go online at any time to （26） ______ in gambling, bidding in auction for （27） ______ and to satisfy whims.
People who have a lot more control over their finances tend to develop an （28） ______ monitoring their investments.
The excitement surrounding compulsive activity often becomes a （29） ______ encouraging future behavior.
In the future, （30） ______ and wireless access may increase addiction rates among Internet users.
【答案与解析】
21 desire
（录音一开始便介绍了网络成瘾的症状，其中有持续的上网欲望、长时间利用网络寻求快感、不在线时的不安以及利用网络逃避现实、与亲友撒谎、正常生活受干扰等。本题是指第一个症状a constant desire to get online，因此填写desire。）
22 restlessness or irritability
（参考21题分析，本题为网络成瘾的第三个症状feelings of restlessness or irritability when not online，因此填写restlessness or irritability。）
23 escape problems
（参考21题分析，本题为网络成瘾的第四个症状using the Internet to escape problems，因此填写escape problems。）
24 three or more
（在列举完各种症状后，录音总结到如果你有3个以上症状的话，那么你就可以认为网络成瘾。因此填写three or more。）
25 Accessibility
（讨论完网络成瘾的症状之后，录音即开始论述导致网络成瘾的原因。主要有三大因素：网络便利、个人掌控以及刺激兴奋。该题正是对三大因素的概括，因此应填写accessibility。）
26 indulge
（在具体讨论造成网络成瘾的第一要素时，录音提到人们可以通过网络进行各种活动，但有些人却沉溺其中寻求即时快感。因此该空填写indulge。）
27 immediate gratification
（参考26题分析，此处意为网络成瘾人欲寻求即时快感。因此填写immediate gratification。）
28 obsession with
（该题是关于第二要素的具体分析。录音中提到正是因为人们对自己的生活可以做到完全掌控，所以才痴迷于监管和调配。填写obsession with。）
29 powerful hook
（最后分析第三要素时，录音提出兴奋的快感鼓励人们未来的行为。填写powerful hook。）
30 virtual reality
（录音最后对未来状况表示担忧，因为虚拟现实和无线通讯会让上网更便捷。因此填写virtual reality。）
【录音原文】
Internet users who spend as much as 30 hours a week or more surfing the Web may endanger personal relationships, jobs, and their finances.
Symptoms of Internet addiction include a constant desire to get online, a need to use the Internet for longer periods of time in order to find satisfaction, and feelings of restlessness or irritability when not online. Other symptoms include using the Internet to escape problems, lying to family or friends about time spent on the Internet, and continuing to use the Internet even after problems develop in relationships, work, or school as a result of such use. A person who suffers three or more of these symptoms over a 12-month period or more would be considered addicted.
The first factor which may contribute to compulsive use of a product is accessibility. Now, those with access to the Internet have immediate, 24-hour access to virtual gaming sites, online trading sites that provide up-to-the-minute stock reports, and online auction houses where they can find any item imaginable. As the problems and limitations of real life are removed, some people begin to indulge more heavily in these activities for immediate gratification and to satisfy whims.
Control is a second factor influencing compulsive behavior. Today, individuals have the ability to take control over their own investing. Such full personal control leads some people to develop an obsession with monitoring and adjusting their investments.
A third important factor is excitement. Excitement represents the emotional “rush” or “high” associated with winning. In gambling, the rush of winning becomes a great reinforcement to continue playing. In auction sites, obtaining an item by beating other bidders seconds before the bid closes can be intoxicating. With any compulsive activity, the excitement surrounding the activity becomes a powerful hook encouraging future behavior.
In the future, some believe things will only get worse as virtual reality and wireless access make the Net more accessible.
This is the end of the listening part. Please transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
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 & Grammar （ 10 marks）
31 In my free time I wear ______ clothes—jeans and a shirt, things like that.
A. random
B. casual
C. convenient
D. unprofessional
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：业余时间，我都穿休闲服装……casual非正式的；偶然的。random任意的；随机的。convenient方便的；适当的。unprofessional非专业化的，外行的。
32 Six out of ten women admit they regularly give ______ to temptation as the main reason for shopping on ______.
A. up; instinct
B. up; consciousness
C. in; impulse
D. in; response
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：十个女人中有六个都承认她们通常冲动购物的主要原因就是经不住诱惑。give in屈服；投降。give up放弃；把……让给。impulse凭冲动行事；突如其来的念头。instinct本能，天性。consciousness意识；观念。response反应；回答。
33 Individuals can and should make their own legal decisions ______ who their employer is.
A. except for
B. by virtue of
C. in the light of
D. regardless of
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：每个人，无论他的老板是谁，都可以也应该拥有其自己的合法意愿。regardless of不管，不顾。except for除……之外；若不是。by virtue of凭借……的力量；由于。in the light of鉴于；按照。
34 We go to Mt. Qomolangma not only with the personal goal of ______ the summit, but we also ______ a purpose higher than to simply stand on top of the world.
A. conquering; strive for
B. ascending; hope for
C. overwhelming; carry out
D. climbing; work out
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：我们攀登珠穆朗玛峰不仅要实现征服高山的个人目标，而且我们还要实现一个比仅仅站在世界之巅更伟大的计划。conquer征服；攻克。ascend继承；占领。overwhelm淹没；压倒。climb攀登，爬。strive for奋斗，争取。hope for希望，希望得到。carry out执行；进行。work out解决；作出。
35 When travelling, you are advised to take your credit card, which provides a secure ______ to carrying your money in cash.
A. selection
B. preference
C. alternative
D. replacement
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：旅游的时候，大家都会建议你带上信用卡，这也是随身携带现金的另一个安全的选择。alternative可供选择的事。selection选择；被选中者。preference偏爱；优先权。replacement代替；归还。A is an alternative to B表示“A是B的另一种选择”，其要与介词to搭配使用。
36 A minority language is often put ______, for it lives in the shadow of a culturally dominant language, for example, Irish in ______ of English.
A. at risk; that
B. at will; case
C. at last; favor
D. at ease; spite
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：少数民族的语言往往是处于危险之中，因为其活在文化主导语言的阴影下，比如说，爱尔兰语对于英语即是如此。at risk有危险。at will任意，随意。at last终于，最终。at ease安逸，自由自在。第二个空为that作代词，代替前面提到的名词，以避免重复。此句代替的是上句的shadow。
37 ______ the geography class, Mandy went to the teacher and asked for the assignment.
A. Having been missed
B. Being missed
C. Having missed
D. Missing
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：错过了地理课，Mandy去找老师要作业。根据主句谓语动词的时态，前面非谓语应用表示过去含义的形式，并且Mandy错过地理课是主动发出的动作，综上所述，应选择C项。
38 If you want a shop to keep something for you until later, you may have to ______.
A. request a discount
B. give a refund
C. open an account
D. pay a deposit
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：如果你想要一个店为你保留一会儿某件商品，你可能需要支付押金。pay a deposit支付押金。request a discount要求打折。give a refund退款。open an account开户。
39 —They are building a new entertainment complex at the end of the road.
—Have you only just heard of it? I’ve known it for ages. In fact, I’m sure I told you about it last week.
—______ But I’ve been forgetting things lately. My memory is failing.
A. It’s only your imagination.
B. You probably did.
C. You can say that again.
D. How annoying!
【答案】 B
【解析】 横线后面用转折的证据说自己最近记忆力较差，证明很有可能对方曾经说过这个消息，因此选择B项。
40 —Could you please write down the prescription for me?
—______
A. No. You need to see a doctor first.
B. Yes. You can buy the medicine from any drugstore.
C. Certainly. I’ll do it for you right away.
D. Well. Prevention is better than cure.
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：——你能给我开张处方吗？——当然。我马上给你开。只凭选项含义比较，A项似乎也合理。但该回答方式不礼貌，即使是拒绝也应该回答I’m sorry。
Section B Culture （5 marks）
41 Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence on ______.
A. Ezra Pound
B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Robert Frost
D. Emily Dickinson
【答案】 A
【解析】 埃兹拉·庞德（Ezra Pound），美国著名诗人，意象派的代表人物。他和艾略特同为后期象征主义诗歌的领军人物。他从中国古典诗歌、日本俳句中生发出“诗歌意象”的理论，为东西方诗歌的互相借鉴做出了卓越贡献。
42 Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?
A. Master’s degree.
B. Doctor’s degree.
C. Bachelor’s degree.
D. Associate’s degree.
【答案】 D
【解析】 associate’s degree副学士，副学士学位。通常是社区学院（community colleges）或两年制专科学校颁发给毕业生的文凭。
43 Which of the following is James Joyce’s work?
A. A Tale of Two Cities.
B. Vanity Fair.
C. Ulysses.
D. Jude the Obscure.
【答案】 C
【解析】 詹姆斯·乔伊斯（James Joyce, 1882—1941），爱尔兰作家、诗人，二十世纪最伟大的作家之一，后现代文学的奠基者之一，其作品及“意识流”思想对世界文坛影响巨大。其代表作长篇小说《尤利西斯》（Ulysses）（1922）表现现代社会中人的孤独与悲观。
44 The most famous Arts Festival is the ______ International Festival of Music and Drama. It takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between August and September.
A. Belfast
B. Edinburgh
C. Liverpool
D. Cardiff
【答案】 B
【解析】 爱丁堡国际音乐戏剧节（Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama），每年8月最后两周和9月第一周举行。
45 The word “holiday” originally meant “holy day”, but now it signifies any day on which we don’t have to work. This is an example of ______.
A. meaning shift
B. widening of meaning
C. narrowing of meaning
D. loss of meaning
【答案】 B
【解析】 该词的含义原指特别的宗教日子，例如主日（星期日，也叫礼拜日）、复活节及圣诞节等，现可以指各种无需工作的日子，所以词意范围扩大，因此选择B项。
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 letter（s） of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
The ancient art of reading someone’s palm has always been （46） a______ the most popular ways of foretelling the future. After all, you don’t have to believe it, and the best thing about it is that it doesn’t require a lot of time or expensive （47） eq______ either. But many are skeptical that palm reading has any scientific basis at all. （48） ______ could be more ridiculous than the idea that our future can be predicted from the random lines and creases on our hands? Cynics claim that palmists use other clues to gain their “amazing” insights. In （49） ______ words, the more experienced and observant the reader is, the better they become at noticing things which help them to “predict” the future. While the more cynical the “victim” is, the （50） ______ likely they are to believe a word of it!
However, scientists at the University of Barcelona have discovered that palmistry may have some basis in scientific truth. （51） ______ （compare） the palms of 140 children, they discovered that the more arches and loops children have on their palms, the more likely they are to be （52） ______ （intellectual） impaired. And the existence of a Simian line—a rare crease across the palm—appears to be one of the most reliable （53） ______ （indicate） of mental deficiency. This may be connected with events between the thirteenth and eighteenth weeks of pregnancy, a crucial time for brain （54） dev______ and the period when fingerprints are formed. So maybe there is some truth in what the palm reader says and there is nothing more guaranteed to cheer you up than the news that you are about to meet a tall dark stranger （55） w______ will change your life for the better.
【答案与解析】
46 among
（该句指“看手相这门古老的艺术是预知未来中最受欢迎的方式之一”，依据首字母a，可知应填介词among。）
47 equipment
（该句指“看手相最大的优点在于：不需要太多时间或昂贵的设备”，or前后内容为并列关系，与“a lot of time”相对应的可能为“工具、设施”等。根据提示字母eq，可知应填equipment。）
48 What
（该句指“还有什么比通过我们手上无规律的线条和纹路来预知未来更荒谬吗？”，前一句提到怀疑“看手相”的科学依据，这里进一步补充“看手相”的荒唐。此处表示疑问，应填疑问词what。）
49 other
（该句指“换句话说，看手相的人经验越丰富，洞察力越强，就越能注意到帮助他们’预知’未来的事物”。in other words为固定词组，表示“换句话说”。）
50 less
（该句意思为“然而，如果’受害者’对看手相这件事越不屑一顾，他们越可能一句都不相信！”此处为the＋比较级，the＋比较级，联系上下文可知，此处应填less。）
51 Having compared
（该句指“通过比较140名孩子的手掌，他们发现孩子手掌上的纹路起伏越大，他们的智力就越低下”，此处是现在分词作状语，compare的动作发生在discover之前，且与逻辑主语they是主动关系，故填Having compared。）
52 intellectually
（该句指“通过比较140名孩子的手掌，他们发现孩子手掌上的纹路起伏越大，他们的智力就越低下”，修饰动词impaired需用副词，故填intellectually。）
53 indicators
（该句意思为“手掌上不常见的纹路最有可能预示着智力缺陷”，通过分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，故填indicators。）
54 development
（该句意思为“……这是大脑发育和手指生长的关键时期”，联系上下文可知，这里在讨论婴儿13个月到18个月的发育情况，根据提示字母dev，可知应填development。）
55 who
（该句意思为“你将遇到一个高个子、身穿黑衣服的陌生人，他将让你的生活变得更好，没有什么比这个消息更能让你振奋了”，通过分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，根据首字母w，可知此处应填关系代词who。）
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 （5 marks）
Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.
Eagles, soaring high, powerful, and fearless, have always made people think of strength, freedom and courage. For this reason, countries, empires, and rulers from ancient Egypt, Persia, and Rome to the modern United States have made eagles their symbol. The bald eagle became the United States’ national bird in 1782 when Congress adopted a design depicting the bird for the Great Seal of the United States.
Most Americans have seen enough pictures and emblems to recognize an eagle. Surprisingly, few know much about the bird. Even ornithologists, people who study birds, do not know a great deal. It is difficult to study the eagle’s habits because it is dangerous and fierce. Also, it nests high up in trees or on mountains and cliff ledges which are difficult to reach.
Eagles are found throughout the world except in Antarctica and a few remote islands. Whereas most birds are vegetarians eating fruit and seeds, eagles are birds of prey—they hunt other birds and animals for their food. They eat reptiles, small mammals, and birds up to the size of small turkeys. In ancient times, in the tribes of northern Russia, golden eagles were used to hunt small deer and antelope. In Scotland, these same golden eagles have been known to carry away lambs from flocks, picking them up with their powerful talons and flying away to a mountain crag with their victims. They kill with their talons and dismember with their hooked bills which are nearly as long as their heads.
It is possible to recognize eagles by their large, broad wingspread, their wide tails that are spread like a fan in flight, their soaring, gliding flight, and the way they are able to hover in the sky when they spot their prey below. Their eyes are very keen and so is their hearing, but they seem to have a poor sense of smell.
The name “eagle” comes from the Roman name for the golden eagle. The golden eagle is dark brown with a golden wash over its head and neck—hence its name. The adult has a brown tail, while the young bird’s tail is white. Unlike other birds and eagles, the golden eagle’s legs are feathered down to the toes. Females grow to about three feet （about one meter） from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. Males are smaller as is usual for most birds of prey. Most golden eagles nest on cliff ledges, but they may also choose high trees. They used to be found throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere, but they are nearly extinct in most of the British Isles and are now rare in the east of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
The bald eagle is one of the sea eagles. Its name is a misnomer because the bird does not lack feathers. The name comes from an old word meaning “marked with white” which is appropriate because the mature bald eagle has a white head and tail. The rest of its body is blackish brown. It is about the same size as the golden eagle. However, the bald eagle has a longer and heavier bill which is bright yellow rather than gray.
The bald eagle inhabits lakes and streams as well as coastal regions. It is found in North America, from Alaska to Florida and south into Mexico. For a time its population was greatly decreased mainly because of pesticide poisoning. By 1970, it was estimated that there were about 1,000 in existence. However, since the D.D.T ban of 1972 and use of repopulation, the number has increased significantly to more than 5,000.
The bald eagle feeds on fish and any trash it can find; however, it is also a robber, either pirating its food from other birds or picking up dead fish on the shore. As a matter of fact, it looks rather like a pirate with its big, hooked beak and intimidating yellow eyes.
There is still a great deal to be learned about these formidable birds. They are frightening, but they are fascinating. They are ruthless but remarkable. They are cruel, but there is nothing more beautiful than seeing an eagle soaring high in the sky.
Questions 56 to 60: Mark each statement as either true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
56 The eagle has become the symbol of courage, liberty and power.
57 Another unusual feature about eagles is that they have excellent sense of smell.
58 Most golden eagles are similar to birds in that their legs are feathered down to the toes.
59 The golden eagle and the bald eagle are about the same length.
60 It is found that the eagles are becoming an endangered species in the Northern Hemisphere.
【答案与解析】
56 T 文章第一段开头便指出，鹰让人们联想到力量、自由和勇气，与题干描述相符。
57 F 根据题干中的关键词smell可定位至文章第四段，最后一句提到“but they seem to have a poor sense of smell”，因此题干描述错误。
58 F 根据题干中的关键词golden eagle可定位至文章第五段，第四句提到“不像其他鸟类和鹰，金鹰腿上的羽毛一直延伸至脚趾”。因此，题干描述错误。
59 T 根据题干中的关键词bald eagle可定位至文章第六段，倒数第二句提到“秃鹰的体形与金鹰差不多”。因此，题干描述正确。
60 F 根据题干中的关键词Northern Hemisphere可定位至文章第五段，倒数最后一句提到“北半球大部分地区曾经有很多秃鹰，但是现在，不列颠群岛大部分地区以及北美的落基山脉地区的秃鹰濒临灭绝”。因此，题干描述错误。
Section B （10 marks）
Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.
You may not know it, but your body is constantly under attack. The enemies are microscopic invaders called “microbes” or “germs”. Microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, are all around you. They live in the air you breathe, on the surface of your skin, and even in the food you eat.
（61） ______ No. Some germs actually aid certain bodily functions—digestion for one. But some germs can make you very sick. When you get an infection or disease, it is usually because harmful germs have invaded your body and multiplied. They attack and damage your cells.
Germs spread fast. A single bacterium can multiply into several thousand in just a few hours. If your body had no way of stopping harmful bacteria and other microbes, they would soon overwhelm you. You could not survive for very long. Luckily, your body has defenses against these invaders. Your skin is your first line of defense.
（62） ______ Skin is made of two main layers. They are the inner layer, called the “dermis”, and the outer layer, called the “epidermis”. The cells at the surface of the epidermis form a tough, waterproof shield which most germs can not penetrate.
In addition, organs in the skin help control the number of germs at the surface. The dermis contains thousands of oil glands. The fluid they produce reaches the surface of the skin through pores. Chemicals in the oil help keep germs from multiplying.
（63） ______ Germs can invade through a cut in the skin or through any natural opening of the body. When germs invade, white blood cells arrive to attack them. Two kinds of white blood cells work together to combat disease-causing germs.
One kind of white blood cell is called the “chemical-warfare” branch of your body’s defenses. These cells produce antibodies chemicals that help combat germs. Antibodies travel through your bloodstream to search out invading germs. They lock onto the germs, giving them a chemical coating that identifies them as harmful.
（64） ______ The antibodies give you “immunity”—the ability to resist infection and disease. Once you have had certain illnesses, such as chicken pox and measles, you probably will never have them again. This is because the white cells will “remember” them and quickly produce antibodies.
（65） ______ A vaccine is a preparation of dead or weakened germs. It does not give you the disease, but it triggers the production of antibodies as if you were actually ill. Vaccines can save your life by helping your body to protect you.
The other kind of germ-fighting white blood cells are the “foot soldiers” of the body’s defense system. They surround germs and digest them with powerful enzymes. They are able to recognize harmful germs because of the chemical coating the antibodies have given them. The white cells are bigger than most germs. One of them can destroy large numbers of the invaders.
Some of these white cells die when defending the body. The dead cells, along with body fluids, damaged tissue, and dead germs, form pus. When you see pus around a wound, you know that your white cells have been fighting and dying to protect you.
Questions 61-65: Complete the article with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need.
A. How does your skin protect you against germs?
B. Vaccines are dangerous because they give us the diseases.
C. Are all germs harmful?
D. How many different kinds of these cells that fight germs are there?
E. Vaccines can give you immunity against some disease such as smallpox and polio.
F. How do germs get into your body, and what happens when they do?
G. These white cells manufacture a different antibody for each kind of germ.
【答案与解析】
61 C 本文主要围绕“细菌与人体”这一主题展开。第二段首先给出一个否定回答，然后点明细菌对人体的好处。由此可知，空格处应该是询问“是不是所有细菌都对人体有害？”。因此，本题正确答案为C项。
62 A 本段主要讲述“皮肤如何抵御细菌侵袭”，A项表示“你的皮肤如何保护你不受细菌的侵害？”，两者内容相符。因此，本题正确答案为A项。
63 F 本段主要讲述细菌的入侵方式和人体的抵御方法，正是对F项两个问题的回答。因此，本题正确答案为F项。
64 G 本段主要讲述免疫力是通过白细胞来实现的，G项表示“这些白细胞为每种细菌都产生抗体”，两者意思相符。因此，本题正确答案为G项。
65 E 本段主要讲述疫苗的作用原理，E项表示“疫苗可以给你带来免疫力，抵抗天花和小儿麻痹症等疾病”，两者意思相符。因此，本题正确答案为E项。
Section C （10 marks）
Questions 66-70 are based on the following passage.
How did modern Western men come to wear trousers and women skirts? As the history of dress evolved, two basic types of clothing developed. In warm countries, where weaving was invented more than 10,000 years ago, a draped or wrapped-and-tied style predominated like the Roman toga. In cold countries, by contrast, nomadic people favored clothing made of animal skins cut and sewn together to follow the lines of the body. An intermediate type of clothing was the binary style, made of pieces of fabric sewn together and loosely following the lines of the body. Binary clothes and wrapped garments could be folded flat, unlike the tailored clothes of the north, which fitted together with darts and were three-dimensional. All three types entered the European tradition as a result of cultural contact, population movement and invasion. The same thing happened in China.
But whereas in Europe, over the centuries, flowing robes became associated with femininity and tailored trousers with masculinity, this was not the case in China, where robes and trousers indicated not different gender, but different social status.
Trousers seem to have been invented in Persia in the later prehistoric period. They were then adopted by many northern European and central Asian “barbarians”, such as the Saxons. In many cases, barbarian women also wore trousers, especially when horseback riding was part of the nomadic way of life. In the cities of the two empires, however, both men and women of the elite wore long flowing robes. Even after the Roman Empire collapsed into a fragmented feudal Europe, noble men and women continued to wear long, quasi-Roman robes. Peasants wore short robes, and occasionally male peasants wore loose “barbarian” trousers.
Thus, the indigenous trousers tradition essentially died out in Europe—except in the clothing of soldiers. An aristocrat might wear a long robe at court, but he wore hose-like trousers on the field of battle, often under his armor. European men did not admire trousers, per se, but they did admire soldiers. Women in Europe did not wear trousers because the garment had acquired such strong masculine connotations: what could be more masculine than a soldier?
In China, soldiers also wore trousers, but Chinese soldiers had no such exalted status, since the Chinese masculine ideal was the scholar-bureaucrat, who wore a robe. In China, peasants of both sexes wore trousers, so there was a basic division between rulers in robes: on the one hand, and peasants and soldiers in trousers on the other. Women could and did wear trousers. Even upper-class Chinese ladies wore trousers for horseback riding or on less formal occasions.
Back in the medieval Europe, aristocratic men gradually developed a new, high-fashion type of trousers. First, however, they shortened their robes. Not that they adopted the coarse short robes of peasants; rather they developed elaborate and very short robes worn over tight stockings. Eventually, this new robe turned into a doublet, and the top of the stockings into short, puffy bloomers which turned into knee breeches. At the end of the eighteenth century, knee breeches merged with plebian long trousers to become modern men’s pants. Women continued to wear long skirts—very long skirts for high-born women and their middle-class followers, and shorter skirts for peasants and working-class women.
The Victorians opposed female trousers and short skirts, not so much because they were prudish about female legs, but because they vehemently rejected clothing with mixed gender and class messages. Women could wear bifurcated garments only under special conditions: at fancy dress parties, sometimes for hunting, as part of the bathing dress, and eventually as underpants. A few peasant and pioneer women wore trousers, as did some women who worked in mines.
Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 Which factors have influenced the evolution of clothing styles?
67 What used to be the different association of robes and trousers between Europe and China?
68 What does the word elite in paragraph 3 mean?
69 What did European peasants and working-class women wear at the end of the 18th century?
70 Why did the Victorians object to females wearing either trousers or short skirts?
【答案与解析】
66 Climate and geography
（第一段三、四两句介绍了气候温和的国家和气候寒冷的国家产生了两种不同的服装，与“气候”和“地理位置”密切相关。因此，影响穿衣风格的因素为气候和地理。）
67 In Europe, robes were associated with femininity and trousers with masculinity, while in China, they indicated different social status.
（文章第二段提到欧洲的长袍与“女性气质”有关，而在中国，它象征着社会地位。）
68 It means upper class.
（文章第三段最后一句提到“noble men and women continued to wear long, quasi-Roman robes. Peasants wore short robes…”，由此可知，elite的意思应与noble相近，表示“贵族”或“上层社会”。）
69 They wore shorter skirts.
（倒数第二段最后一句提到“Women continued to wear long skirts…and shorter skirts for peasants and working-class women”，由此可知，农民和工人阶级女人穿“短裙”。）
70 Because they vehemently rejected clothing with mixed gender and class messages.
（文章最后一段第一句提到“The Victorians opposed female trousers…because they vehemently rejected clothing with mixed gender and class messages”，由此可知，维多利亚时代的人们反对女裤和短裙是因为他们强烈反对带有混乱性别和阶级信息的服装。）
Section D （10 marks）
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
At the age of 35, Nathan, a would-be professor in New York State, should already have a permanent position at a university and perhaps be publishing his second or third book. Instead, he’s working on a paper in sociology that he’d planned to complete a decade ago. He’s blown two “drop-dead” deadlines and is worried about missing a third. His girlfriend is losing patience. No one can understand why a guy they consider brilliant doesn’t “just do it”. Nor, for that matter, can Nathan. “If I could change it, believe me, I would,” he swears.
Nathan is among the one in five people who chronically procrastinate, endangering careers and throwing away peace of mind, all the while repeating, “I should be doing something else right now.”
Procrastination is not just an issue of time management or laziness. It’s about feeling paralyzed and guilty as you channel surf, knowing you should be studying or rethinking your investment strategy. Why the gap between incentive and action? Psychologists now believe it is a combination of several factors, some of which are anxiety and false beliefs about productivity.
Tim Pychyl, Ph. D., associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, tracked students with procrastination problems in the final week before a project was due. Students first reported anxiety and guilt because they had not started their projects. “They were telling themselves, ‘I work better under pressure’ or ‘This isn’t important’,” says Pychyl. But as soon as they began to work, they reported more positive emotions: They no longer lamented wasted time, nor claimed that pressure helped. Psychologists have focused on procrastination among students because the problem is rampant in academic settings: some seventy percent of college students report problems with overdue papers and delayed studying, according to Joseph Ferrari, associate professor of psychology at Chicago’s DePaul University.
Pychyl also found that procrastination is detrimental to physical health. College students who procrastinate have higher levels of drinking, smoking, insomnia, stomach problems, colds and flu.
So why can’t people just buckle down and get the job done?
False Beliefs Many procrastinators are convinced that they work better under pressure, or they’ll feel better about tackling the work later. But tomorrow never comes and last-minute work is often low quality. In spite of what they may believe, “Procrastinators generally don’t do well under pressure,” says Ferrari. The idea that time pressure improves performance is perhaps the most common myth among procrastinators.
Fear of Failure “The main reason people procrastinate is fear,” says Nell Fiore, Ph.D., author of The Now Habit . Procrastinators fear they’ll fall short because they don’t have the requisite talent or skills. “They get overwhelmed and they’re afraid they’ll look stupid.” According to Ferrari, “Procrastinators would rather be seen as lacking in effort than lacking in ability.” If you flunk a calculus exam, better to loudly blame it on the half-hour study blitz than admit to yourself that you could have used a tutor the entire semester.
Perfectionism Procrastinators tend to be perfectionists—and they are in overdrive because they are insecure. People who do their best because they want to win don’t procrastinate; but those who feel they must be perfect to please others often put things off. These people fret that, “No one will love me if everything I do isn’t utter genius.” Such perfectionism is at the heart of many an unfinished novel.
Thrill-seeking Some procrastinators enjoy the adrenaline “rush”. These people find perverse satisfaction when they finish their taxes minutes before midnight on April 15 and dash to the post office just before it closes.
Unclear Expectations Ambiguous directions and vague priorities increase procrastination. The boss who asserts that everything is high priority and due yesterday is more likely to be kept waiting. Supervisors who insist on “prioritizing the Jones project and using the Smith plan as a model” see greater productivity.
Depression The blues can lead to or exacerbate procrastination—and vice versa. Several symptoms of depression feed procrastination. Decision-making is another problem. Because depressed people can’t feel much pleasure, all options seem equally bleak, which makes getting started difficult and pointless.
It might be comforting for procrastinators to realize that there is a reason for why they procrastinate. But for the situation to change, they have to do something about it. And for a procrastinator, that is not so easy to do.
Questions 71-75: Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
Researchers find that the problem of procrastination is rampant among students. Most often they procrastinate when there is a gap between （71） ______. Psychologists also argue that procrastination is （72） ______ physical health. Most procrastinators hold the false faith that time pressure improves performance. （73） ______ are more likely to procrastinate because they are insecure. Some procrastinators achieve （74） ______ when they finish their chore at the last minute. Sometimes, a lack of （75） ______ leads to procrastination when the boss stresses that everything is high priority.
【答案与解析】
71 incentive and action
（根据空格前的“procrastination”和“gap”可定位至文章第三段。第三段主要讲述拖延症产生的原因，根据文意可知：在动力和行动不相协调时，就会出现“拖延症”。）
72 detrimental to
（文章第五段第一句提到“Pychyl发现拖延症对身体健康有害”。因此，空格处应填detrimental to。）
73 Perfectionists
（文章倒数第五段第一句提到“拖延症患者通常是完美主义者，他们动力过多，因为他们缺乏安全感”。由此可知，完美主义者“拖延”的可能性更大。因此，空格处应填Perfectionists，表示“完美主义者”。）
74 perverse satisfaction
（文章倒数第四段提到，拖延症患者从最后一秒完成任务中获得“反常的满足”。因此，空格处应填perverse satisfaction。）
75 clear expectations
（文章倒数第三段第一句提到“指示不明确以及优先事务上的模糊不清会增加拖延症”，因为人们没有明确的期待，因此，缺乏“明确的期待”会导致拖延症。所以，此处应填clear expectation。）
Section A （5 marks）
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76
Mother languages, along with linguistic diversity, matter for the identity of individuals. As sources of creativity and vehicles for cultural expression, they are also important for the health of societies. Not least, languages are factors for development and growth. We know how important education in the mother language is for learning outcomes. Mother language instruction is a powerful way to fight discrimination and reach out to marginalized populations. As wellsprings of knowledge, languages are also starting points for greater sustainability in development, for managing more harmoniously our relationship with the environment and change.
【译文】
母语以及语言多样性与个人的身份认同息息相关。作为创造性的源泉和文化表达的载体，它们对于社会的健康也至关重要。不仅如此，语言还是促进发展和增长的要素。我们深知母语教育对学习成效的重要性。母语教学是消除歧视的有效方法，并能帮助边缘化群体。作为知识的源泉，语言既是提高发展的可持续性的出发点，又是更和谐地调整我们与环境和变革之间关系的出发点。
【解析】
①句式结构
本段文字共有五句话，难点在于最后一句的并列结构。最后一句中有两个for引导的介词短语，可用“既是……又是……”这种结构来表示。
②重点词汇
vehicle n. 载体；汽车
outcome n. 结果，成果
discrimination n. 歧视
reach out 提供援助，帮助
wellspring n. 源泉，水源
starting point 出发点
sustainability n. 持续性
Section B （10 marks）
Translate the following sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
77 一个人的品行，不取决于这个人如何享受胜利，而在于这个人如何忍受失败。（but rather）
【答案】 A person’s character doesn’t depend on how he or she enjoys victory, but rather he or she endures defeat.
【解析】 原句中的“不取决于……而取决于……”可用句型“not…but rather”。“品行”可译为“character”，忍受可译为“endure”。）
78 2015年那所著名的英国大学将举行750周年校庆。（witness）
【答案】 The year 2015 will witness the 750th anniversary of that prestigious British university.
【解析】 witness表示“见证，目睹”，可用时间作主语，描述事件的发生。
79 因长期与父母分离，这些留守儿童经常缺少应有的关爱。（owning to）
【答案】 Owing to their long-term separation from their parents, these children often lack the care and affection they need.
【解析】 owing to表示“由于，因为”，后加名词或名词词组。“缺少应有的关爱”中的“应有的”可用定语从句来表达。
80 生态保护对人类的福祉和未来至关重要，也孕育着世界发展的历史性机遇。（bring about）
【答案】 Ecological conservation is vital for the well-being and future of mankind, and it brings about historical opportunities for the development of the world.
【解析】 “福祉”可译为“well-being”。bring about表示“带来，产生”，可用来表示“孕育”。“历史性机遇”可用“historical opportunities”来表示。
81 为确保子孙后代能欣赏到人类共同的文化遗产，我们必须现在就行动起来。（ensure）
【答案】 We must act now to ensure that future generations can enjoy humanity’s common cultural heritage.
【解析】 “为……”表示目的，可用动词不定式作目的状语来表示。“确保”后的内容可用that从句来引导，“欣赏……”指的是“享有”，可译为enjoy。
Proofread the passage as required. Each indicated line contains a maximum of one error. Correct the passage in the following ways: for a correct 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. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
【答案与解析】
82 sleep→asleep
（fall asleep为固定搭配，表示“入睡，睡着”。因此，sleep应改为asleep。）
83 Face→Faced
（faced with为固定搭配，表示“面对，面临”。因此，face应改为faced。）
84 √
85 Japan→Japanese
（Japan表示国家，此处修饰名词ones应用形容词Japanese，表示“日本的”。）
86 it→itself
（这里强调闹钟能够实现“自我”调节，使其与司机的驾驶方式相协调，应用反身代词itself。）
87 loosen→loosens
（主语driver为单数，谓语动词应用第三人称单数loosens。）
88 and→or
（and表示两者都发生，由前文可知，这里强调：两种情况中的任何一种发生，闹钟都会发生警报。因此，and应改为or。）
89 unexpensive→inexpensive
（“便宜的，不贵的”的正确表述为：inexpensive，unexpensive为错误表达。）
90 soon后加be
（be available to表示“可利用的，可获得的”，通过分析句子结构可知，soon后缺少be动词。）
91 moreover→however
（前文讲述这种闹钟的优点，最后一句提到“可能会给人虚假的安全感”这个缺点，与前文构成转折关系。因此，moreover应改为however。）
There are five IQ questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 Rearrange the letters in capitals to make another word. The new word has something to do with the first two words.
【答案】 LEAP
【解析】 jump，hop，leap均有“跳跃”的意思。
93 Fill in the crosswords so that all the given words are included. You have been given one letter as a clue in the crossword.
【答案】
【解析】 根据已给字母可判断，该行应填tardy或taint，而A前面的字母T又必须是左纵列的尾字母，则可以得出，下横行应填tardy，左纵列应填taint，再根据剩余单词的首尾字母即可填完表格。
94 Rearrange the following letters to make a single word which is the name of a city and then choose the state it belongs to.
EIODRTT
A. Washington
B. Michigan
C. Florida
D. Pennsylvania
【答案】 B
【解析】 字母可组成单词Detroit, 底特律属于美国的密歇根州。
95 Which code matches the shape given at the end of the line?
【答案】 c
【解析】 根据前面的图形及密码可判断出每个字母分别代表的含义。L长方形。F三层。K三角形。G两层。J正方形。H四层。最后一个图形是四层的三角形，因此密码为c KH。）
96 A B C D E F G H
What letter is immediately to the left of the letter which is two to the left of the letter that comes midway between two to the right of the letter F and the letter two to the left of the letter D?
【答案】 B
【解析】 解题突破点，逆向思维，将题干分解并逆向判断。由the letter two to the left of the letter D开始分析。D左边第二个字母是B。F右边第二个字母是H。B和H正中间的字母是E。E左边第二个是C。最后一步，C左边的字母是B。）
Look at the statistics. They show the comparison between UK education and US education. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where necessary.
Write at least 100 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
In British education, 93% pupils prefer state schools than private ones. In US education the number is 85%. 74% of British pupils leave school at 16, and 17% at 17 or 18. Another 9% go for full-time higher education. In US, things are a little different. Only 6% leave at 16. More than half of them go for higher education. 75% pupils obtain High School Diploma in US. While in Britain, only 40% pass GCSE, and another 25% pass it at the A level. The striking difference between Britain education and US education appears at full-time higher education.
Write on the following topic.
Read the poem, what does it say about how time can appear to go quickly or slowly? Write an essay of no less than 160 words in which you discuss the moral of the poem and express your personal views on the subject. Write the essay on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
For people bearing specific sentiment in different situations and under different circumstances, the sense of time passing is quite different. If someone is in triumphant mood or immersed in joy, he would like the joy to persist for even longer. To them, time is fleeting. While for those immersed in grief or deep sorrow, each passing second is like a blade, scratching their skin. They can’t wait to end the torture.
However, the feeling of love is unique. Love is a double sword which brings us not only ecstasy but also sadness and sorrow. For those who love, they taste each joy and fall. Love is bitter-sweet. Only the couple, who feels strong affection to each other, will hope the time’s blade scratching their skin persisting for even longer. Only love can conquer the borders of time, transforming every second into eternity.