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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 tire corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1 On which day of the week are they having the conversation?
A. Monday.
B. Tuesday.
C. Wednesday.
D. Thursday.
【答案】 C
【解析】 对话中男士说到“it’s shut all day Tuesday.”理发店周二一整天都关着，因此昨天没有去剪头发，会在明后天去。可以看出今天是周三。故C选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: When are you going to get your hair cut? It’s not long till school starts again. I thought you were going to do it yesterday.
M: Well, I’ll have to go tomorrow or the next day. I couldn’t go yesterday. It was closed.
W: I thought it was always shut on Wednesday afternoons.
M: No, it’s shut all day Tuesday.
2 Why does the man insist on paying by credit card?
A. He knows no identification is needed.
B. He doesn’t carry enough cash with him.
C. He only has bills of 100 euros.
D. He uses credit card only.
【答案】 B
【解析】 对话中男士没有任何身份证明但是坚持用信用卡支付，他说到“I don’t have enough cash.”，可以知道男士没有带足够的现金。因此B选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: I’m sorry but we need some identification if you’d like to pay by credit card.
M: Oh, I don’t think I have any identification with me and I don’t have enough cash. I’m sure I paid by credit card last time I was here.
W: Yes, we do accept credit cards but only if the bill is under 100 euros. I’m afraid it’s a security rule.
3 What is the cause of the train’s delay?
A. It has been snowing heavily for three days.
B. Part of the line is covered with deep water.
C. It is too foggy for the driver to see clearly.
D. A section of the railway has got damaged.
【答案】 B
【解析】 对话中女士说到“Sir, the snow melted earlier today and that part of the line’s a foot under water now.”，可以看出积雪已经融化，有部分路线积水，可能会带来危险。因此B选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
M: Um, excuse me. Did I just hear that the Preston to Lancaster service has been cancelled again?
W: Well, Sir, it won’t be running today.
M: Would that be because of the snow in the Tring Gap? You’ve had three days to get that line clear.
W: Well, actually, Sir, the snow melted earlier today and that part of the line’s a foot under water now. And if we did run any trains along there, we’d be having an accident and I’m sure that you wouldn’t...
4 What will the man probably do?
A. Pay excess baggage fee.
B. Hand-carry his golf clubs.
C. Repack his baggage.
D. Leave something in the airport locker.
【答案】 A
【解析】 男士的行李超重，想把高尔夫球杆改为手提行李，但未得到允许，结尾男士说到“I guess I’ll just have to pay excess baggage then.”，可以得知，男士将为超重的行李付费。故A选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: I’m terribly sorry, Sir. These bags weigh 32 kilograms. That’s more than twice the normal baggage allowance for this flight.
M: But I packed them very carefully. I put all the shampoo and things into smaller bottles, but.., er... maybe it’s the golf clubs.., they weigh quite a bit. Could I possibly take them as hand baggage?
W: I’m sorry, Sir, but I don’t think they’ll fit in the overhead lockers.
M: Well, I guess I’ll just have to pay excess baggage then.
5 Why is the woman complaining to the shop assistant?
A. She was given the wrong item.
B. The item doesn’t function at all.
C. She found the item damaged.
D. The item is cheaper elsewhere.
【答案】 D
【解析】 女士说到“You clearly said that if I found them at a cheaper price in any other shop, you would refund the difference and well”，另外提到女士在其他地方看到了更便宜的商品，因此向售货员表达不满。故D选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: Er, it’s these curling tongs I bought here last Saturday.
M: What’s the problem, Madam? Is the item not functioning?
W: No, it’s your price-beater guarantee. You clearly said that if I found them at a cheaper price in any other shop, you would refund the difference and well, imagine my surprise when I went into Lunthams and saw them there for only trine ninety-nine. I mean... I know they were on special offer but that’s not the point.
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 tire pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is tire best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
6 Why are the teenagers made to listen to orchestras?
A. They don’t know how to appreciate orchestra music.
B. They have disturbed their neighbors with loud rock music.
C. They aren’t skillful in playing love songs.
D. They have spoken ill of classical music.
7 What happened to the landlord?
A. He was ordered to live in the messy building.
B. He was put in prison for cheating.
C. He renovated the building immediately.
D. He was ordered to pay a fine.
8 What do the speakers think of the special punishment?
A. They did not like it at all.
B. They thought it was too lenient.
C. They thought it was a good idea.
D. They took it as a joke.
9 Where did the woman hide during the gym class?
A. In the library.
B. In the classroom.
C. In the toilet.
D. In the locker room.
10 What did the woman think of the gym class after being punished?
A. She thought it was useless.
B. She began to love it.
C. She thought it was fun.
D. She still disliked it.
【答案与解析】
6 B 对话中提到“As a punishment. For playing loud rock music.”，“It was disturbing the neighbors, who called the police. So the judge gave them a choice between paying a fifty-dollar fine or listening to the style of music that they most disliked.”，可以得知这些年轻人玩摇滚打扰了邻居，作为惩罚，法官让这些年轻人选择交50元的罚款还是听一种他们不喜欢的音乐，这些年轻人选择了听不喜欢的音乐。因此B选项为正确答案。
7 A 对话中提到房东的故事，这位房东因为出租的房子没有暖气，没有供水，情况糟糕而被告上了法庭，“So the judge ordered him to live in his own building for a while.”，法官要求这位房东在自己这么糟的房里住上一段时间体验一番。因此A选项为正确答案。
8 C 两位说话者对这种特殊惩罚的态度，文中提到“Wow! Good idea!”，“It seems more logical to make the punishment fit the crime”，可以看出两人认为特殊惩罚是一个好办法。故C选项正确。
9 D 女士在对话中说到“I hated gym class, and I always tried to get out of it.”，她不喜欢上体育课，总是想着逃避，因此“My friend and I used to hide in the locker room during class.”，可以知道女士经常藏在上锁的房间。故D选项正确。
10 D 在对话的最后一句，女士说到“Yes, I learned a lot, but I still hated gym”，可以看出尽管女士从中学习了很多，但仍旧讨厌上体育课。因此D选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: Hey, listen to this. “A judge in Minnesota has sentenced some young people to listen to orchestras playing love songs.”
M: What?
W: As a punishment. For playing loud rock music.
M: Why? How is that a punishment?
W: They were playing some kind of loud music—rock, or rap or something—in their cars. It was disturbing the neighbors, who called the police. So the judge gave them a choice between paying a fifty-dollar fine or listening to the style of music that they most disliked. It says here, “The judge sees her method as an effective way to make the teenagers consider their crime. ‘If they are making people listen to their music, I will make them listen to mine,’ she said.”
M: Hah! I think that’s a good idea.
W: I suppose so. Actually... I don’t know if it would really be effective.
M: Well, it might make them see things from other people’s point of view.
W: Yes. I guess that’s why she did it.
M: It’s like that “landlord story” a few weeks ago.
W: What was that about?
M: Well, this guy was in court because he was renting apartments that were in terrible condition—no heat, no water, or anything. His building was a mess. So the judge ordered him to live in his own building for a while.
W: Wow! Good idea!
M: He said he should experience the same conditions. And also, if he was living in it, it would ensure that the repairs got done.
W: It’s better than going to prison.
M: Yes. Well, he could have gone to prison, otherwise. But this was a more practical solution.
W: Prison wouldn’t have been as effective. At least this way, the repairs probably got done.
M: I agree. It seems more logical to make the punishment fit the crime.
W: I had a teacher once who believed in that idea.
M: Really?
W: When I was in seventh grade, I hated gym class, and I always tried to get out of it. My friend and I used to hide in the locker room during class. Well, eventually we were caught.
M: What happened?
W: We had to go to the library and do a whole project on physical fitness. We had to get statistics. For example, how many people in the population are overweight, why exercise is good for you, things like that. And we had to do it during gym class. Then we had to present it to the class.
M: That’s really good. I bet you learned a lot.
W: Yes, I learned a lot, but I still hated gym?
Conversation Two
11 Who is Angela Baker?
A. An expert of computer games.
B. The author of a controversial book.
C. A professor of youth psychology.
D. A lecturer of computer science.
12 Computer games won’t cause serious harm if played no more than ______ a day according to Angela Baker.
A. 4 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 2 hours
13 What was the result of Emma’s playing computer games excessively?
A. She ran away from home.
B. She dropped out of school.
C. She stole money from her parents.
D. She was rejected by her school.
14 Where did Emma phone Angela from?
A. A police station.
B. A railway station.
C. A local pub.
D. A nearby town.
15 What is the probable relationship between Angela and Emma?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and daughter.
C. Doctor and patient.
D. Employer and employee.
【答案与解析】
11 B 录音开头提到“Angela Baker, writer of the recent controversial book Emma’s all right now.”，可以看出Angela Baker是一位作者，她最近的一本书Emma饱受争议。故B选项正确。
12 C Angela Baker在对话中提到“Most games can generally be played for up to 3 hours each day without causing any serious harm to the user.”，大部分游戏每天玩3个小时不会对用户造成任何严重的伤害。因此C选项为正确答案。
13 D 对话中提到“So here was a normal healthy fifteen-year-old girl with no friend who the school refused to accept.”，可以知道Emma因为玩游戏而变得没有朋友。并且学校拒绝接收她。因此D选项为正确答案。
14 A 文中提到Emma离家出走。这位女士三天没有Emma的音信，后文中提到“Next thing we heard, she was in a police station in Brighton. She telephoned us from there, and said she wanted to come home.”，可以看出Emma从布莱顿的警察局打电话回家。因此A选项为正确答案。
15 B 对话中男士提到“But your book centres around some of the problems your daughter experienced that you claim were the result of playing a game called Bloodbath Ⅱ.”，可以看到Angela的书主要是关于她女儿经历的一些问题，Angela将这些问题归因于她女儿玩一种叫BloodbathⅡ的游戏。故B选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
M: I have with me in the studio today, Angela Baker, founding member of the pressure group arcade and writer of the recent controversial book Emma’s all right now. Angela, your book has been seen as criticizing computer games quite directly. Are these games really as bad as that?
W: I just want to make it clear, first of all, that I don’t see computer games themselves as the enemy that some people do. Most games can generally be played for up to 3 hours each day without causing any serious harm to the user.
M: But your book centres around some of the problems your daughter experienced that you claim were the result of playing a game called Bloodbath Ⅱ.
W: Yes, and our experience agrees with the result of a recent report that playing for more than five hours can often result in the player developing severe emotional problems.
M: Yes, Hoffman and Lake have especially pointed to the increased aggression that can be seen in subjects. But doesn’t your book just say the same things but less scientifically?
W: Well, yes, but our book is a true story of real people’s experiences. Emma did become more aggressive but what is important is that she cut herself off from her friends and teachers by physically attacking them. So here was a normal healthy fifteen-year-old girl with no friend who the school refused to accept.
M: And how did you react at this point?
W: Well, of course I was very worried and I knew I had to do something. And looking back, perhaps I did the wrong thing.
M: That was when you destroyed her home computer.
W: Well, like I say, I was going out of my mind. She would just sit down and play and not speak to me. So, in the end, one day, I picked up the computer and threw it out of the window.
M: And that’s when Emma ran away from home?
W: Yes, she just walked out of the house right afterwards and I didn’t hear from her for three weeks. Next thing we heard, she was in a police station in Brighton. She telephoned us from there, and said she wanted to come home.
M: That must have been quite a difficult moment for you.
W: Well, yes, hut the important thing was that she was willing to talk and start sorting out her problems.
M: And is Emma all right now?
W: She’s a totally new person. She’s made up with her friends and started studying for her A-level again but more importantly she realized that Bloodbath Ⅱ and other such games were responsible for ruining her friendship and her studies.
M: So she doesn’t play any more.
W: Well, naturally all computer games are right out of the question now, hut after a year or so I went out and got her a new computer to help her with her studies and I’m really delighted that now she can make positive use of computers.
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 is the news item mainly about?
A. The crash of an AirAsia plane in Indonesia.
B. The discovery of the flight recorders of the crashed AirAsia plane.
C. The cause of the crash of an AirAsia plane.
D. The finding in the search for the crashed AirAsia plane.
【答案】 D
【解析】 新闻开头提到“it’s found two large objects and an oil slick in the search for the Air Asia plane that crashed into the sea.”，在寻找亚洲航空的一架坠海飞机时发现了两个较大物体和水面浮油，因此该新闻主要讲的是搜救坠毁飞机的发现。故D选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
Indonesia says it’s found two large objects and an oil slick in the search for the Air Asia plane that crashed into the sea. The head of the agency in charge said the objects were found close to each other, 30 metres underwater. Divers now have to battle large waves to retrieve them. Search teams hope the discovery will bring them closer to finding the plane’s flight recorders, which should help in finding out what caused last Sunday’s crash from Surabaya to Singapore. At least 30 bodies have been recovered so far.
17 What did Pickens ask young people to do?
A. To watch for the coming energy crisis.
B. To fight for a national energy plan.
C. To save energy for the future.
D. To work out a new energy policy.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻开头提到“T. Boone Pickens called for the young people in the audience to carry forth the fight for a national energy plan.”，T Boone Pickens呼吁观众里的年轻人继续为民族能源计划奋斗。因此B选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
Speaking in a lecture hall at Rice University, 80-year-old T. Boone Pickens called for the young people in the audience to carry forth the fight for a national energy plan. He said a severe crisis might not cripple the nation during his lifetime, but he said such a crisis could crush the hopes of younger generations unless the government acts now to develop a clear, comprehensive policy.
18 Why was the football match between Serbia and Albania abandoned?
A. Because there was a fight among players.
B. Because a remote-controlled mini helicopter had entered the stadium.
C. Because an unfair judgment by the referees had caused a riot.
D. Because an Albanian flag was thrown into the pitch by the fans.
【答案】 A
【解析】 新闻开头提到“A European Championship football match between Serbia and Albania has been abandoned following a brawl involving players and fans.”，一场涉及了球员、粉丝的争吵过后，欧冠足球赛塞尔维亚和阿尔巴尼亚的比赛被取消。后文中提到一架远程操控的小型直升机将阿尔巴尼亚的国旗在场馆内到处乱扔从而引发了球员之间的争吵。因此A选项为正确答案。
【录音原文】
A European Championship football match between Serbia and Albania has been abandoned following a brawl involving players and fans. The referees stopped the match in the 41st minute after an Albanian flag was thrown around the stadium by a remote-controlled mini helicopter prompting a fight between the players. Riot police moved in for up to a dozen Serbian fans that invaded the pitch.
19 What is the news item reporting?
A. A comet approaching the Earth.
B. A new development in space exploration.
C. A rare occurrence in the solar system.
D. An extraordinary comet disappearing in space.
【答案】 C
【解析】 新闻开头提到“An extraordinary thing happened today in the solar system, uh, a comet that came from the most outer parts of the solar system has recently had an incredibly close pass by the planet Mars.”，太阳系中发生了一件不同寻常的事情，太阳系外围的一颗彗星近距离经过了火星，因此这是太阳系中一种稀有的现象。故C选项正确。
【录音原文】
An extraordinary thing happened today in the solar system, uh, a comet that came from the most outer parts of the solar system has recently had an incredibly close pass by the planet Mars. It actually got so close. It was about a third of the distance from the earth to our moon. And that’s really only about 132,000 kilometers. Now that sounds like a huge distance to our surflings, but this is an incredibly rare event in space. It, （it） probably only happens once in several millions of years.
20 What is the news report about?
A. The impact of smoking on the environment.
B. The banning of smoking in Beijing’s public areas.
C. The importance of prohibiting smoking.
D. The harm done by smoking to health.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻开头提到“Beijing will ban smoking in public areas beginning on July 1st.”，北京将从7月1日起在公共场合禁烟，后文则是禁烟的好处和场所，因此B选项符合题意。
【录音原文】
Beijing will ban smoking in public areas beginning on July 1st. The new law imposes fines on establishments that fail to obey its restrictions. Supporters say the law will better protect its citizens’ lives and improve the environment. Revisions to the law make the ban more specific, and include a list of places affected. Smoking will be prohibited at kindergartens, schools, hospitals, stadiums, public service places, shopping malls, libraries, theatres and museums, among other places.
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.
Wildlife Film Festival
【答案与解析】
21 food
（录音中提到“And he introduces us to his world as he travels around, looking for food to take back to his family.”，它向我们展现它到处游走，寻找食物并带回家的世界。因此该空应填food。）
22 latest digital technology
（录音中提到“My Life as an Ant was made using the latest digital technology”，意为这部电影是由最新的数字技术制作而成。因此该空应填latest digital technology。）
23 Japan
（录音中提到“it comes from Japan”，可以得知这部影片来自日本。因此该空应填Japan。）
24 Ocean Oasis
（录音中提到“This one’s called Ocean Oasis.”，可知这部影片名叫“Ocean Oasis”海洋绿洲。因此该空应填Ocean Oasis。）
25 scientists swimming
（录音中提到“And there’s also some amazing film of scientists swimming side by side with huge sea creatures like giant manta rays and even whales.”，还有一些让人惊异的电影中可以看到科学家和大型海洋动物，比如蝠鲼、鲸鱼等并肩游泳。因此该空应填scientists swimming。）
26 11:00 a.m.
（录音中提到“First at 11:00 in the morning there’s a film from China called The Mystery of Yunnan Sunb-nosed Monkey .”，上午11点有一部名叫《云南金丝猴的神秘》的中国电影。因此该空应填11:00 a.m.。）
27 in depth
（录音中提到“it’s the first real in depth study of these monkeys”，这是第一部真实的、深入研究金丝猴的电影。因此该空应填in depth。）
28 fifteen hundred
（录音中提到“Apparently, there’s under fifteen hundred of them left now”，显然只有不到1500只存活。因此该空应填fifteen hundred。）
29 Animal Behavior
（录音中提到“it won the ‘Animal Behavior’ category of the Panda film awards.”，因此该空应填Animal Behavior。）
30 9734617
（录音中提到“Yes, the number to ring is 973 4617. I’ll repeat that 973 4617.”，因此该空应填9734617.）
【录音原文】
Right, well, we come to the part of the programme where we look at what’s on in our area. And this week we’ve got something really rather special to look forward to. It’s a Festival of Wildlife Films at the Regent Arts Centre. The festival runs for Saturday and Sunday and it’s got something for everyone, whether you’re 8 or 80! I’ve only got time to tell you about a few of the films on offer, but at least it’ll give you a flavour of the programme.
OK. So first off on Saturday morning is a film called My Life as an Ant which starts at 10:30 a.m., have I got that right?... Yes, 10:30. This is definitely one for the children. The leading character is a tiny ant, just one centimeter long. And he introduces us to his world as he travels around, looking for food to take back to his family. My Life as an Ant was made using the latest digital technology, and it comes from Japan. From what I’ve heard, the close-up images of the insect world are pretty amazing.
OK, well, if you’re not into creepy-crawlies, and I know some people aren’t, we can move from one of the smallest creatures to one of the largest, because there’s another great film on Saturday evening. This one’s called Ocean Oasis. It’s an American production and it was filmed in the oceans around the coast of Mexico. It’s a flint that takes you into the fantastic life and colors of the coral reefs. And there’s also some amazing film of scientists swimming side by side with huge sea creatures like giant manta rays and even whales. This is a real adventure for the mind and senses.
Moving on to Sunday, we’ve got two more great offerings. First at 11:00 in the morning there’s a film from China called The Mystery of Yunnan Sunb-nosed Monkey . This is very special. It took ten years to make and it’s the first real in depth study of these monkeys which live deep in the forests of southwest China. Apparently there’s under fifteen hundred of them left now, so they’re obviously in real danger of extinction. Anyway it’s a wonderful film and it won a TVE Award last year. Not sure what that stands for, exactly... Anybody knows? No, no one in the studio knows. 1 expect one of our listeners will have the answer.
The last film I’m going to tell you about is on Sunday afternoon. It’s called Riverhorse and it was made by a team of film-makers from the UK. It’s the story of a family of hippos living by an African river, and the film follows the family over a two-year period. In that time the film-makers managed to get incredibly close to the hippos as well as to crocodiles and other river animals. Riverhorse also won a film award last year—it won the "Animal Behavior" category of the Panda film awards.
So that’s just four of the fabulous films on offer at the festival but there’s plenty more to choose from, as well as competitions and activities for children. For more details, just give the Box Office a ring. The telephone number, if I can find it... Yes, the number to ring is 973 4617. I’ll repeat that 973 4617.
Next to the sporting fixtures for the weekend, and here’s Amy to give us the details...
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 To “tie the knot” is ______ in English which means to “get married.”
A. a dialect
B. an idiom
C. a proverb
D. an epigram
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：“永结同心”是英语中的一个习语，意为：结婚。解析：idiom习语。dialect方言。proverb谚语；格言。epigram警句。tie the knot原意“打结”，引申为“永结同心，结婚”，是常用习语。故选B。
32 We have to acknowledge that, for some people, religious identity is such an important part of their lives that it may ______ everything else.
A. outdo
B. exceed
C. excel
D. transcend
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：我们必须知道，对于某些人来说，宗教认同感在他们的生活中至关重要，以至于超越其他的一切。transcend强调“超越；胜过”。outdo强调“比……更好；优于”。exceed强调“超越……数量或限制”。excel强调“善于；突出”。
33 More and more people are signing up for yoga classes nowadays, ______advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
A. to have taken
B. having taken
C. having been taken
D. taking
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：越来越多的人正报名参加瑜伽课程，利用其对健康和放松的好处。本句时态现在时，强调“越来越多的人正在……”的趋势。故选D。
34 It seems that most of us want more holidays than we actually get, ______ a small number of workaholics who do not take all the days off they are ______ to.
A. apart from; entitled
B. away from; assigned
C. as well as; devoted
D. as long as; authorized
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：似乎我们大多数人想要拥有比实际更多的假期，除了一小部分工作狂在他们有权休息的时候一天也不休息。apart from除……之外。be entitled to有权；有资格做。authorized授权。devote…to把……奉献给。as well as也，和……一样。assign分配，指派。as long as只要；和……一样长。
35 Michael wrote numbers of wonderful tales that ______ a bit like folktales, but they are self-assured, vital, and unforgettable.
A. appeal
B. visualize
C. read
D. listen
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：迈克尔写了许多精彩的故事，它们读起来有点像民间故事，但是真实、生动，令人难忘。read读。appeal呼吁；恳求。visualize显现。listen听；倾听。C项符合句意。
36 The novel Pride and Prejudice is now ______ in a shorter form, with the language ______ to a vocabulary limit of 2,500 words.
A. available; adapted
B. affordable; selected
C. portable; screened
D. renewable; conformed
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：现在可以买到小说《傲慢与偏见》的缩写版，其字数修改至2500字。available可获得的；可购得的。adapt 适应；改编。故选A。
37 Although she didn’t have much food in the fridge, Sally was able to ______ a delicious meal.
A. turn up
B. start up
C. conjure up
D. pluck up
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：虽然冰箱里并没有多少食物，但是莎莉还是能变戏法似的做出一顿美味的晚餐。conjure up用魔法召唤。turn up出现发生。start up开始；发动。pluck up振作；发动。C项符合题意。
38 In the Netherlands, the law allows doctors to help ______ ill patients to die ______ they state repeatedly that this is their wish.
A. terminally; as long as
B. definitely; as if
C. severely; whereas
D. drastically; while
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：在荷兰，法律允许医生帮助重症晚期的病人结束生命，如果病人反复声明结束生命是他们的愿望。terminally处于末期症状上地。severely严重地。as long as如果。whereas然而。A项符合句意。
39 —Look at this! This is a brand new shirt. I sent into the cleaners, and look. It’s torn—right here—and there’s a button missing. It’s ridiculous!
—______
—I can’t believe it! This happens almost every time I take something to the cleaners. It really drives me crazy.
—You should probably go back and complain.
A. Don’t worry about it.
B. That’s pretty bad.
C. It’s hard to tell.
D. Stop making such a complaint.
【答案】 B
【解析】 第一句是针对洗衣店弄坏衣服的抱怨，B项表示说话人同情并附和。第三句抱怨继续，第四句说话人给建议。B项符合情境。
40 —Hey, you look concerned. ______
—The final exam is coming. I haven’t fully prepared yet. —Well, don’t worry too much. You still have three days.
—Yeah, ______
—Well, you still have time to cram things into your brain anyway.
A. What’s up?; three days will be a long time.
B. What’s on your mind?; but three days will fly past in a wink.
C. Try to make yourself happy.; three days will be over.
D. What’s wrong?; three days should be enough.
【答案】 B
【解析】 由第二空前文提到“还有三天”及后文“起码还可以死记硬背临阵磨枪”，推出第二空应该填“三天一眨眼就过去了”。排除AD。第一空，由“看起来忧心忡忡”得出应该询问对方“怎么了”。故选B。
Section B Culture （5 marks）
41 Which university is the oldest in England?
A. University of St Andrews.
B. University of London.
C. University of Oxford.
D. University of Cambridge.
【答案】 C
【解析】 牛津大学的确切创立日期仍不清楚，但其有记录的授课历史可大约追溯到1096年，是英语世界中最古老的大学。圣安德鲁斯大学建立于1410年到1413年，是苏格兰第一所大学。伦敦大学是一所位于英国首都伦敦的公立联邦制大学，在1836年由伦敦大学学院和伦敦国王学院合并而成。剑桥大学始创于1209年，是英语世界里第二古老的大学。
42 The news agency Reuters was founded in ______.
A. London
B. Birmingham
C. Liverpool
D. Manchester.
【答案】 A
【解析】 路透社（Reuters）于1851年成立于英国伦敦。
43 Hester Pryme, Dimmsdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely the names of the characters in ______.
A. The House of the Seven Gables
B. The Scarlet Letter
C. The Portrait of a Lady
D. The Pioneers
【答案】 B
【解析】 题干列举的人物是美国作家纳撒尼尔·霍桑（Nathaniel Hawthorne）1995年的作品《红字》（ The Scarlet Letter ）里的角色。
44 Generally speaking, those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be______.
A. transcendentalists
B. idealists
C. impressionists
D. pessimists
【答案】 D
【解析】 悲观主义以自然的途径看待人类现实。超验主义（transcendentalism）的核心观点是主张人能超越感觉和理性而直接认识真理。理想主义则是乌托邦主义。印象主义强调高度个性化的写作手法。
45 Which of the following is an American newspaper?
A. The Guardian .
B. The Daily Telegraph .
C. Newsweek .
D. The Christian Science Monitor .
【答案】 D
【解析】 The Christian Science Monitor 美国《基督教科学箴言报》。 The Guardian 英国《卫报》。 The Daily Telegraph 英国《每日电讯报》。 Newsweek 美国《新闻周刊》是周刊不是报纸。
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.
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the （46） of______ residences of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag （47） f______ whenever Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State （48） ce______ and official entertaining and are open to the public as much as these commitments allow. They are furnished （49） ______ fine pictures and works of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms in these residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are （50） dis______ in the rooms for which they were originally intended.
The residences are in regular use and the style and manner in （51） ______ they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal （52） app______ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice （53） ______ （depend） on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her （54） suc______ and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly （55） ______ by fire in November 1992.
【答案与解析】
46 official
（该句指“……宫殿是最高统治者官方居所”，依据给出字母，可知该空应填入official。）
47 flies
（该句指“女王在宫殿里时，她的私人旗帜会飘扬在宫殿上”，故填flies。）
48 ceremonies
（该句指“这些宫殿普遍用于国家庆典和公务接待”，由该空后的official entertaining可推出，宫殿的用途是国家级别的一些活动，由给出字母，得出该空应填入ceremonies。）
49 with
（该句意思“宫殿装饰着精美的图画和皇家收藏的艺术品”。furnished配备家具的，配备了……的，furnished with sth.配有……的，装饰着……的。）
50 displayed
（该句意思“许多艺术品就是为了展示在这里而存在的”。display展示；陈列。宫殿里的一些艺术品是特地为装饰宫殿而制作的，由给出字母得出，此处应填入displayed。）
51 which
（该句指“这些居所规律地被使用，它们展示给游客的风格和方式是它们的现状”。which引导的从句，指代前文中的style and manner。in which style and manner以怎样的风格和方式。）
52 appearance
（该句意思“房间被尽可能地保持平常的状态”。前文提到宫殿展示的就是平时使用的状态，因而房间如何被使用就如何展示。appearance外观；外表。）
53 depending
（该句意思“取决于具体情况的通知，宫殿开放时间随时发生变化”。该空要引导从句补充主句，用depend的动名词depending来引导，意思是“由……而定；取决于”。）
54 successors
（该句指“皇家收藏品由作为君主的女王代表其继任者和国家所拥有”。successors继任者，继任者可有多名，此处应用复数形式。）
55 damaged
（该句意思“修缮1992年被大火严重毁坏的温莎古堡的大部分资金来源于剩余的收入”。由该空后的by fire得知温莎堡被烧，由该空前的badly得知温莎堡损毁严重。）
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.
How Do You Know When Someone Is Lying?
How the ancient Chinese did it
The Chinese used rice. An examination for truthfulness might go something like this: “Is your name Chiang?”（They knew the guy’s name was, in fact, Chiang.）
“Yes.”
The interrogators handed Mr. Chiang some rice. They had already counted the number of rice grains.
“OK. Put this handful of rice in your mouth. Hold it for three seconds. Spit it out.”
Then they counted how many rice grains came out.
“Did you steal the chicken?”
“No.”
“OK. Put this handful of rice in your mouth again. Hold it for three seconds. Spit it out.”
Again, they knew how many grains went in, and they counted how many came out. If more grains came out after the question about the stolen chicken than those that came out after the “easy” question, where the suspect truthfully gave his name, they knew he was lying. How? The stress of being caught lying made the suspect’s mouth drier. Fewer grains stuck, more came out. Mr. Chiang stole the chicken.
Modern lie detectors
Modern lie detectors—also known as “polygraphs”—rely on the same basic principle—that lying causes bodily changes, which can be detected and measured. Having agreed to do the test （if the test is done under duress, the extra stress caused makes the test unreliable）, the suspect is connected to three devices measuring blood pressure, breathing rate and electrodermal response （the increased amount of electricity which flows to the skin when we sweat）. Increased activity in these areas suggests increased stress ... which means the subject might be lying.
Lie detectors have been widely used in the US since the 1950s but they remain controversial and their results are not always accepted by courts.
The results of a test taken by the British nanny Louise Woodward to support her plea of not guilty of killing a child in her care were not admitted as evidence at her trial in Massachusetts. Nowadays, polygraphs are used by the US police, the CIA and the FBI to screen job applicants, but private employers are not allowed to subject job candidates to polygraph examinations, except in a few high-security industries like pharmaceuticals and money manufacturing.
Your voice
Cheaper and faster than a polygraph, the voice stress analyzer, or VSA is based on the premise that our voice changes when we are under stress—when we’re lying for example. The VSA detects the changes, and will work on a telephone, tape recording or from the next room via a wireless mic or bug. The analyzer monitors the subject’s voice patterns and inflections, and electronically evaluates their relative stress patterns to determine if they are lying or not. Now you can even buy a “Truth Phone”, so when your other half rings to say they’re working late at the office, you can immediately know if it’s true or not! Research indicates this technology is not very precise at picking up deceitfulness.
Hesitation
The period of time between the last word of an investigator’s question and the first word of the subject’s response is known as “Response latency”. Research tells us that the average response latency for subjects who are telling the truth is 0.5 seconds whereas the average latency for liars is 1.5 seconds. This is because the subject is mentally considering whether to tell the truth, part of the truth, or a complete lie. Latencies of two or three seconds should be regarded as highly suspicious. In other words, he who hesitates is probably lying!
Blushing
According to researchers in the USA, when someone lies they get an instantaneous warming around the eyes... commonly known as “blushing”. Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, speculates that people who lie are afraid of getting caught. “That fear triggers a primitive response to run away. Blood goes to the eyes so that the liar can more efficiently map out an escape route,” he says. A high-definition, heat-sensing camera can detect such blushes; the new technology has proved more reliable than conventional lie detectors and could offer a new tool for mass security screening at places like airports, office buildings and high-profile events.
Questions 56-60:Mark each statement as either true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
56 Lying made it easier to spit out the grains of rice.
57 Modern lie detectors are reliable in the vast majority of cases.
58 The main advantages of the VSA are its cheapness and reliability.
59 The less hesitation someone shows, the less likely it is they are lying.
60 High-definition, heat-sensing cameras are more widely used nowadays.
【答案与解析】
56 T 文章第一部分便指出，撒谎使人变得口干，从而更容易把嘴里的米粒吐出来，故题干描述正确。
57 F 由题干modern lie定位至文章第二部分，第二部分第二段指出“but they remain controversial and their results are not always accepted by courts”，由此可知，现代测谎仪仍有争议，其结果并不是都被接受。题干描述与内容不符。
58 F 由题干VSA定位至第三部分第一段，该段开头提到“cheaper and faster than a polygraph”，指出“比测谎仪便宜并且快速”，题干所描述的“reliability”与原文内容不符。
59 T 文章第四部分指出，反应潜伏期时间，说真话平均反应时间0.5秒，而谎话平均反应时间1.5秒；第四部分句末指出“迟疑的人很可能就是在撒谎”。题干描述正确。
60 T 由题干定位至第五部分第五句，文中“A high-definition, heat-sensing camera…offer a new tool for mass security screening…”指出“高清晰热敏相机……为大规模的安全检查提供新工具”。题干描述正确。
Section B （10 marks）
Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.
Why No One Walks?
I’ll tell you this, but you have to promise that it will get no further. Not long after we moved here we had the people next door round for dinner and—I swear this is true—they drove.
（61） ______ Nobody walks anywhere in America nowadays.
A researcher at the University of California at Berkeley recently made a study of the nation’s walking habits and concluded that 85 percent of people in the United States are “essentially” sedentary and 35 percent are “totally” sedentary. The average American walks less than 75 miles a year—about 1.4 miles a week, barely 350 yards a day. I’m no stranger to sloth myself, but that’s appallingly little. I rack up more mileage than that just looking for the channel changer.
One of the things we wanted when we moved to America was to live in a town within walking distance of shops. Hanover, where we settled, is a small, typical New England college town, pleasant, sedate and compact. It has a broad green, an old-fashioned Main Street, nice college buildings with big lawns, and leafy residential streets. It is, in short, an agreeable, easy place to stroll. （62）______
I walk to town nearly every day when I am at home. I go to the post office or library or the local bookshop, and sometimes, if I am feeling particularly debonair, I stop at Rosey Jekes Café for a cappuccino. Every few weeks or so I call in at the barbershop and let one of the guys there do something rash and lively with my hair. All this is a big part of my life and I wouldn’t dream of doing it other than on foot. People have got used to this curious and eccentric behaviour now, but several times in the early days passing neighbours would slow by the kerb and ask if I wanted a lift.
（63）______
“Honestly, I enjoy walking.”
（64） ______
People have become so habituated to using the car for everything that it would never occur to them to unfurl their legs and see what they can do. Sometimes it’s almost ludicrous. The other day I was in a little nearby town called Etna waiting to bring home one of my children from a piano lesson when a car stopped outside the local post office and a man about my age popped out and dashed inside （and left the motto running）. He was inside for about three to four minutes, then came out, got in the car and drove exactly 16 feet （I had nothing better to do so I paced it off） to the general store next door, and popped in again, engine still running.
And the thing is this man looked really fit. I am sure he jogs extravagant distances and plays squash and does all kinds of exuberantly healthful things, but I am just as sure that he drives to each of these undertakings. It’s crazy. An acquaintance of ours was complaining the other day about the difficulty of finding a place to park outside the local gymnasium. She goes there several times a week to walk on a treadmill. The gymnasium is, at most, a six-minute walk from her front door. I asked her why she didn’t walk to the gym and do six minutes less on the treadmill.
She looked at me as if I were tragically simple-minded and said, “But I have a programme for the treadmill. It records my distance and speed, and I can adjust it for degree of difficulty.”（65）______.
Questions 61-65: Complete the article with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need.
A. “But I’m going your way,” they would insist when I politely declined. “Really, it’s no bother.”
B. I was astounded, but I have since come to realize that there was nothing especially odd in their driving less than a couple of hundred feet to visit us.
C. But they always looked so upset when I said this, that I gave in and accepted the lift. I didn’t have the heart to make them feel they were leaving me to my fate.
D. Nearly everyone in town is within a level five-minute walk of the shops, and yet as far as I can tell virtually no one does.
E. It had not occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard.
F. The fact is, Americans not only don’t walk anywhere, they won’t walk anywhere, and woe to anyone who tries to make them walk.
G. “Well, if you’re absolutely sure,” they would say and depart reluctantly, even guiltily, as if they felt they were leaving the scene of an accident.
【答案与解析】
61 B 本文主要围绕为什么没有人步行展开话题，该空之前讲述隔壁的人开车去吃饭，B项内容是对此情境的感触，并引出该空之后的“现在美国没有人步行去其他地方”，衔接过渡自然。
62 D 该空前提到“live in a town within walking distance of shops”，该镇上的商店可以走路过去，该空前一句再一次提到，“该居住地是散步的好地方”。D项内容是该镇实际上并没有人走着去，前后联系紧密。
63 A 该空前提到路上开车的人看到作者在走路便停车表示可以载一程，该空后作者明确表示“喜欢步行”，由此得知该空内容是婉拒他人载一程的提议。A项内容符合。
64 G 由对话内容得知，该空应该填入作者再次婉拒后的情形。G项内容是开车的路人半信半疑地离开，前后内容联系紧密。
65 E 该空是最后一段最后一句，该段描述作者的熟人相信按跑步机指定的计划来锻炼，而不能理解步行是更自然的方式。E项内容概括作者对美国人不走路现状的不可理解。前后呼应。
Section C （10 marks）
Questions 66-70 are based on the following passage.
Fast
BAA’s Heathrow Express is the revolutionary non-stop train service that speeds between Heathrow Airport and Paddington Station in the heart of London. Travelling at 100 miles an hour, it takes 15 minutes to and from Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and less than eight minutes more to Terminal 4.
Frequent
Convenient and reliable, Heathrow Express operates seven days a week, 365 days a year. Trains depart every 15 minutes, leaving Paddington Station between 5:10 and 23:40.
Comfortable
Relaxing and spacious, with friendly staff on hand, Heathrow Express is the stress-free way to start or finish your journey. Carriages are air-conditioned and clean, with easy access for wheelchairs and pushchairs. You can even use your mobile phone in the tunnels en route. If you need a hand with your bags on arrival at Heathrow you can book a Skycaps porter to meet you by calling 020 8745 6011 （£7 per trolley）. Monday to Friday, we operate a taxi-sharing scheme at Paddington for passengers heading in the same direction to help speed your journey further. And when you return to the airport on Heathrow Express, you’re delivered right to the heart of Heathrow Airport.
Check in at Paddington
You’ll save time and trouble by checking in your luggage at Paddington Station. On the day you fly, you can check in at any time up to two hours before your flight departs （one hour before if you’re only carrying hand luggage）. 27 desks serve 19 major airlines so once you’ve got your boarding card you can relax on the train, and then go straight to your departure lounge at the airport.
The Heathrow Express check-in is located in a striking glass-fronted atrium called The Lawn on the station concourse. Look for the blue airline check-in signs.
Fares if you buy before you board Heathrow Express trains:
Express Class: single £12 return £22
First Class: single £20 return £40
From 26th June 2014, there will be a £2 premium if you buy on board Heathrow Express.
Save £1 when you book by phone on +44 （0） 845 60015 15 or through www.heathrowexpress.co.uk . Offer applies to Express Class, First Class and Frequent Flyer Fare tickets.
Plus you can choose from a range of special discount packages—only available at Heathrow Express ticket offices:
Children Travel FREE—up to 4 children, 0 to 15 years old, can travel free when accompanied by an adult with a ticket purchased before boarding the train.
Frequent Flyer Fare—12 journeys for the price of £10, now together in one card.
Group Weekender—4 or more adults save 50% all day Saturday and Sunday.
Meeter Greeter return £13—from Paddington only, now available both morning （return before 15:00） and afternoon （buy after 12:00, return by 23:53）
Disabled Rail Card Holders—save 34% on Express Class tickets only.
Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 How long will the train journey take from Terminals 2 to Paddington Station?
67 What help can passengers with a lot of luggage get at Heathrow?
68 Where in Paddington Station can passengers check in their luggage?
69 What is the cheapest way to buy the Heathrow Express tickets?
70 What reduction can passengers get if they travel at the weekend?
【答案与解析】
66 It takes 15 minutes.
（第一段提到希斯罗机场特快从机场到帕丁顿站有4个站口，从站口1、2、3出发要15分钟。）
67 They can book a Skycaps porter.
（在文章第三段提到“If you need a hand with your bags on arrival at Heathrow you can book a Skycaps porter to meet you”，可得知可以购买机场搬运服务。）
68 In a striking glass-fronted atrium called The Lawn on the station concourse.
（定位至第四部分，文中原文“The Heathrow Express check-in is located in a striking glass-fronted atrium called The Lawn”。）
69 The cheapest way to buy them is by phone or on line.
（定位至第四部分，文中提到在机场买票会有2英镑的额外费用，用电话或网络订票可以节省1英镑。）
70 4 or more adults can save 50% of the ticket fare all day.
（在文中Group Weekender部分，原文中提到“4 or more adults save 50% all day Saturday and Sunday.”）
Section D （10 marks）
Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage.
The English language, like all languages, has evolved over time. Old English （OE）, developed from the Germanic branch of Indo- European languages and was characterized by limited vocabulary with word endings that identified the gender, number and case of words. Middle English （ME） was distinguished by a large influx of French words into the language, and the shift to more simplified word forms. Modern English featured a move toward standardization of the language by formalizing both usage and spelling.
Some 17th and 18th century writers held a rather low opinion of English. They felt that because French and Latin followed specific patterns and rules, these languages were more prestigious than English. Such writers as Jonathan Swift and John Dryden concluded that the corruption they saw in their native tongue could be improved by standardization of the language. A number of these writers advanced the idea of a language academy, modeled after the Italian and French academies, as a move toward standardization. The Italian and French academies had both set about creating dictionaries of their respective languages, so it was proposed that the English academy should create a standardized grammar and dictionary for the English language. An English academy was never actually established, but various writers did succeed in establishing a process of standardization by the end of the1700s.
The first writer to publish a book of grammar rules for “proper” use of English was William Loughton, in 1734. This was followed by Joseph Priestley’s attempt at establishing grammar rules in his Rudiments of English Grammar. Priestly’s grammar was not nearly as famous as his later scientific work and his discovery of oxygen. Other grammar texts followed later. All of these works based grammar rules on the writers’ opinions of correct usage of the language rather than on an analysis of how people really used the language.
The move toward regulation proposed by Dryden and others was to prescribe correct usage of the English language. A few of the rules proposed in the prescriptive grammar texts of Dryden’s time were changes in the use of double negatives, contractions, and spellings. Such rules are known today as prescriptive grammar. Later, another way of looking at the roles of English grammar developed. Writers of this second kind of grammar texts objectively described the rules native speakers seemed to follow. This kind of grammar was later referred to as descriptive.
The debate between the prescriptivists and the descriptivists has continued until the present day. For example, according to prescriptive grammar rules set up by Dryden and his colleagues, English sentences should never end with a preposition. In common usage, however, prepositions show up quite regularly at the end of sentences. Prescriptivists also view the usage of “ain’t” as a contraction of “am not” as inelegant and wrong, whereas many dictionaries list “ain’t”, indicating the word is used by speakers of English.
The prescriptivists also disallow regional usage that does not follow the standard rules of English. Such regional variations in American English include the use of “y’all” by speakers in the South to mean “you all”. Contraction of the same words can be heard as “youse” in the Northeast, especially used by working-class speakers of English.
What then is right and wrong in language, and who decides? It can be argued that the final decision about correct or incorrect language rests with those who hold power in society. Language as cultural capital can be used to allow access to institutions or classes in society while excluding those who do not use the accepted form of the language. Most linguists would argue that the language of educated middle-class speakers is not better （or worse） than the language of other social groups. They would, however, acknowledge that some standardization of form is useful.
Is corruption of the English language a problem, then, as some prescriptivists claim? The descriptivists’ answer is that English is changing, as all languages must, but that such change is not a corruption of the language. Living language must change, adapt, and grow. Whether change is good or bad is not the question, descriptivists say, because change is inevitable. The only languages no longer in flux are those no longer in use.
Questions 71-75:
Complete the summary below with information front the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
The English language first developed from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. One of the major changes in the language from Old English to Middle English was the （71） ______ of French words into the language. During the shift from Middle to Modern English, （72） ______ were introduced for standardization. Writers who supported this （73） ______ of the language held the opinion that, compared to Latin and French, English was inelegant due to its lack of rules. These writers set down （74） ______ of grammar and spelling for others to follow. However, some modern linguists argue that grammars should describe the （75） ______ of the language rather than force rules upon native speakers of the language. The debate between prescriptive and descriptive grammar continues today.
【答案与解析】
71 influx
（文章第一段第三句指出“Middle English （ME） was distinguished by a large influx of French words into the language”，中古英语的特色是涌入了大量法语词汇。influx涌入。）
72 usage and spelling
（文章第一段末提到“Modern English featured a move toward standardization of the language by formalizing both usage and spelling.”，现代英语通过规范用法和拼写来达到标准化。）
73 prescriptive grammar
（文中第二段提到，一些17、18世纪的作家认为，法语和拉丁语因为有明确的用法规则所以比英语更有名望。结合第三段中“Such rules are known today as prescriptive grammar.”，得出此处应填内容是prescriptive grammar。prescriptive grammar规范语法。）
74 standardization rules
（文章第三段指出“All of these works based grammar rules on the writers’ opinions of correct usage of the language rather than on an analysis of how people really used the language”，可知这些编纂者依据所认为的正确用法制订使用规则，这些被制订的使用规范则成为标准规则。）
75 actual usage
（文章第四段中指出“Writers of this second kind of grammar texts objectively described the rules native speakers seemed to follow.”，结合上下文，可知这些编纂者客观的描述母语使用者在实际运用中遵循的规律。这一类编纂者不是制订规则而是描述如何使用。）
Section A （5 marks）
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76
Each year, on Mother Earth Day, we reflect on our relationship with the planet that supports us. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that grows our food are part of a delicate global ecosystem that is increasingly under pressure from human activities. From tropical deforestation to depleted ocean fisheries, from growing freshwater shortages to the rapid decline of biodiversity and increasingly polluted skies and seas in many parts of the world, we see the heavy hand of humankind.
【译文】
在一年一度的地球母亲日，我们对与支持我们生存的星球的关系进行反省。我们呼吸的空气，饮用的水，生长食物的土壤，是全球脆弱生态系统的一部分，这一系统所承受的人类活动的压力日益加大。从热带雨林砍伐到海洋渔业枯竭，从淡水日益紧缺到生物多样性迅速退化，再到世界许多地区空气和海洋污染日趋严重，我们可以看到人类双手的巨大影响。
【解析】
①句式结构
本段只有三个句子，翻译的难点是第二句及第三句中的并列结构及长难句的翻译。第二句中三个并列结构“The air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that grows our food”构成句子主语，that后引导的定语从句修饰先行词global ecosystem。第三句句式可简化为from…from…and…, we see…。句式可以译为“从……，从……，再到……，我们可以看到……”。
②重点词汇
delicate adj. 微妙的；精美的；易碎的
tropical adj. 热带的；热情的；酷热的
deforestation n. 采伐森林；森林开伐
deplete v. 使减少；弄空；耗尽……的资源
biodiversity n. 生物多样性
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 饥饿和贫困依然是一种“无声的危机”，仿佛是深深困扰全人类的“阿喀琉斯之踵”。（Achilles heel）
【答案】 Hunger and poverty have remained a “silent crisis”. They are like the “Achilles heel”, deeply troubling all human beings.
【解析】 原句意思由两个句子分开翻译。have remained现在完成时对应文中“依然是”。“深深困扰”译为状语从句形式补充修饰Achilles heel。）
78 我在花园里种满了玫瑰，开花的时候，看上去像一片红色的海洋。（look like）
【答案】 I’ve planted roses all over my garden. When in bloom, they look like a sea of red.
【解析】 原句中“种满了”对应现在完成时。短语look like意为“看起来像”。短语in bloom意为“开着花，盛开”。短语a sea of意为“茫茫一片”。
79 校舍安全工程，将使学校成为最安全的地方，从而使家长放心。（at ease）
【答案】 The project of school building safety will make the school a safe place for children, thus setting parents’ minds at ease.
【解析】 school building意为“校舍；教学楼”。固定搭配set sb.’s mind at ease意为“让……放松；让……放心”。thus引导并列分句。）
80 幸福并非一种奢侈品，而是人类大家庭每个成员都应享有的东西。（enjoy）
【答案】 Happiness is not a luxury, but something all members of the human family should enjoy.
【解析】 采用句式A is not B, but C，“不是……而是……”。luxury意为“奢侈品”。短语members of意为“……的成员”。
81 到2030年，60岁以上的人口数将有史以来第一次超过儿童人数。（surpass）
【答案】 By 2030, the number of people over the age of 60 will have surpassed that of children for the first time in history.
【解析】 the number of意为“……的数量”。over the age of“超过……岁”。that是关系代词，指代前面所提到的the number。the first time意为“第一次”。）
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 去掉a
（accommodation作可数名词时，意思为“带来便利的设备”，如office accommodations办公用具。作不可数名词时，意思为“膳宿供应，居住舱室”。文中应为找住宿的地方，此时accommodation为不可数。）
83 choose→chose
（choose时态错误。had a sense of adventure为过去时，应用choose的过去时形式。）
84 familiarity→the familiarity
（the familiarity表示特指，指作者的家的熟悉感。）
85 afford→affordable
（afford动词，意为“给予，提供；买得起”。原句的意思是“大学里的住宿更实惠”，此处应该用形容词，afford的形容词形式是affordable。）
86 message→messages
（a considerable number of意为“相当多的；大量的”，而message是可数名词，此处应该使用message的复数形式。）
87 share→shared
（of后应该使用名词性成分，share为动词。shared的意思是“共享的”，shared accommodation意为“分享的住宿信息”。）
88 on→in
（on强调在……之上，in强调在…里。文中的意思是“在大学城里的住宿”，应该用in。）
89 and→but
（整个句子的意思是“在大学城里的住宿肯定不便宜，如果你感兴趣的话这里有很多机构可以咨询。”前后意思不是并列关系，而是对比关系形成对照。应该用表示转折的but来连接。）
90 √
91 which→where
（此句中的先行词是lodgings，where引导定语从句时，在从句中作地点状语，where=介词+which。）
There are five IQ questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 Underline one word in the brackets which will go equally well with both the pairs of words outside the brackets.
【答案】 charge
【解析】 给出的例子中plant可以作名词，意思是“植物”，与给出的tree和bush同一类；plant也可以用作动词，意思是“种植”，与给出的dig和sow同一类。问题项给出的词中charge，可作动词，意思是“控告；起诉”；也可作名词，意思是“要价；收费”。）
93 Which cube cannot be made from the given net?
【答案】 c
【解析】 原图形是由正方体展开，注意必然对立的面，和必然相邻的面，排除法排除错误选项。
94 If you rearrange the letters NLIRBE, you would have the name of a ______.
A. river
B. city
C. country
D. plant
【答案】 B
【解析】 （重组字母可以得到新单词Berlin，德国地名，柏林。）
95 Add the missing vowels to complete the following ways to express doubt.
Th__r__’s n__t m__ch ch__nc__ __ f...
__’d b__ s__rpr__s__d __f...
【答案】
There’s not much chance of...
I’d be surprised if...
【解析】 一般情况下，一个英语单词至少有一个元音字母。以此划分题干中的单词。
96 Write the adjectives or verbs in the crossword.
Across
1 severe or extreme
2 a forest with trees that are close together
3 it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action.
Down
4 a range of mountains that is large and impressive
5 an area that is in its natural state
6 a cliff with a perpendicular slope
【答案】
【解析】 横向1已给出，突破口在有共同字母的纵向4和5。纵向5，由提示“自然状态下的地区”结合第二个字母i，得出wild。由横向2首字母d，结合给出提示树木紧密生长在一起，得出dense。依次推出单词6、3、4。
A recent survey discovered the reasons why school leavers were still unemployed six months after leaving full-time education.
Write a letter to your local newspaper commenting on the information and suggesting ways in which some of these problems could be overcome.
Write at least 100 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
Write on the following topic.
Mark Twain once said, “When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded by how much he had learned in the last seven years.”
What do the lines tell you about Mark Twain’s feelings toward his father? Do you have a similar or different experience? Write an essay of no less than 160 words to express your views on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
When we were young and ignorant, we were always swelled with inherent pride. We labeled those we cannot understand as unintelligent, be them people or things. As time goes on, however, we are suddenly enlightened and astonished by the awareness that it is we ourselves who are truly unintelligent.
The knowledge that we obtain can be analogous to a circle. Inside the circle is what we know and what we name knowledge; outside the circle is what we don’t know and needs to explore. As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it. So the more we know, the more we feel that we don’t know. We become humble and modesty.
In the last seven years, Mark Twain’s father may not bear such amazing changes. What changes is the circle of Mark Twain himself. The fourteen-year old Mark Twain only possessed a small circle of knowledge. At the year of twenty-one, he himself felt shaded by the darkness surrounding his growing circle. This enlightenment means the maturity of mentality.