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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 Why does the woman do yoga?
A. She aims to become more flexible.
B. She does it to relax.
C. She gets exercise and meditates.
D. She tries to get less stressed.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音可知，女士做瑜伽多年，懂得东方哲学。知道在西方瑜伽只是被视作一种锻炼的方式，而实际上它还是冥想的方法。由此可知，女士不仅把瑜伽作为一种运动，还以此来冥想。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
W: I’ve done yoga for ages, but I didn’t know you were interested in Eastern philosophy.
M: Philosophy? No, I just do it because it helps me relax.
W: Right. It’s a shame, really. People in the West just see yoga as a form of exercise, whereas in fact the postures are a preparation for meditation.
M: Well, I’ve just started, and I’m happy to be feeling less stressed and a little more flexible.
2 What did the woman’s landlord do?
A. He kept knocking on the woman’s door.
B. He kicked the woman’s door open.
C. He asked for the rent by threatening letter.
D. He kicked the woman out.
【答案】 B
【解析】 根据录音可知，女士的房东不等女士为他开门就直接把门踹开了。因此选B项。
【录音原文】
W: Did I ever tell you about my landlord?
M: No, what happened?
W: Well, one month I forgot to pay the rent on time. So anyway, I crashed out on the sofa, and suddenly there was this really loud banging on the door. And before I could open it I heard this crash. He’d kicked the door open.
M: You’re joking. So what happened next?
W: He kept asking me where the money was and wouldn’t listen to me.
3 What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn’t want to sleep over.
B. She wants to go to bed early.
C. She doesn’t want to throw things away casually.
D. She wants to be clear in her head the next morning.
【答案】 D
【解析】 根据录音可知，女士早上要打高尔夫球，想要“have my wits about me（保持清醒）”。因此选D项。
【录音原文】
M: Can I get you another drink?
W: No, thanks. I’m OK. I’m playing golf first thing in the morning, so I want to have my wits about me.
M: Kate and I play golf now and again. We should get together for a game sometime.
4 Why doesn’t the woman do a computer course?
A. She doesn’t think it’s necessary.
B. She worries about the tuition.
C. She thinks it’s too difficult for her.
D. She doesn’t like technology.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音中女士回答不上电脑课的原因可知，她觉得自己年纪大了，学不了新的知识。即电脑课对她来说太难了。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
M: Why don’t you do a computer course?
W: I’m getting a bit old to learn new things. I don’t really know anything about computer technology.
M: Come off it. Tons of adults study as adults these years. Everyone in the class will be in the same boat. Go on!
W: Ok, you’ve talked me into it. I’ll enquire about the course this week.
5 What do we know about the man’s travel?
A. He will live without basic comforts.
B. He will travel to places of interest.
C. He will travel to major cities.
D. He will go climbing the whole year.
【答案】 A
【解析】 根据录音中男士的回答“I want to get away from the populated areas and the constantly busy city life”可知，他不会去繁华喧闹的城市；由“I’ll have to rough it”可知，这次旅行他会放弃平常的舒适。他还会去露营。因此选A项。
【录音原文】
W: I hear you’re talking a year off work to travel. Where’re you planning to go?
M: Well, I want to see as much of the world as possible but I want to get away from the populated areas and the constantly busy city life.
W: Well, it sounds like you’ll be busy.
M: I sure will and I’ll have to rough it, but I love camping so I’ll be in my element!
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 Which one is correct about spending?
A. Different from last year, spending in recent days didn’t increase markedly.
B. People hardly shop in stores nowadays.
C. Shopping online became the trend in the last two years.
D. Spending online increased almost 10% compared with the same period in above years.
7 What’s said about the Black Friday Sales?
A. It’s almost the same with sales of other holidays.
B. It should be looked at in isolation.
C. Thursday openings changed its sale pattern.
D. They’re much higher than sales on the other days of the week.
8 What’s the relationship of holiday cluster and sales?
A. It’s a marketing plot to keep people consuming.
B. Holidays have no influence on people’s consumption.
C. Retailers stimulate consumption by TV advertising.
D. Sales on holidays don’t reflect people’s consuming behavior.
9 How will the sale go on probably?
A. It will probably continue to increase especially online.
B. It will probably stay stable before Christmas.
C. It will go down to the bottom after such a golden period.
D. It will be hard to keep on the current level before Christmas.
【答案与解析】
6 C 根据录音中被访者的回答“we’re seeing spending online skyrocket, just up double digits, just the same as last year, really going above years past...”可知，今年的销售额与去年一样，比往年增长两位数，但并未明确是10%，A项和D项错误；在谈论实体店与网店的争论时，由被访者的回答“you’re definitely still seeing people show up and go to the stores”可知，人们还是经常逛实体店，B项错误。因此选C项。
7 C 在回答Thursday openings（星期四开业）对Black Friday（黑色星期五）营销的影响时，被访者说到“I think it just shifts it”可知，星期四的开业改变了黑色星期五的营销方式。因此选C项。
8 A 在回答记者问，节假日的销售群是否只是反应人们的销售行为，还是说是一种营销手段时，被访者回答两者都有。因此节假日促销影响并反映人们的销售行为。因此选A项。
9 D 根据录音最后记者与被访者的对话可知，这五天的促销结束后，会稍有停息，一直到圣诞节来临之前，“it’s going to be a struggle for retailers to keep shoppers coming in（要保持消费者源源不断对零售商们来说非常艰难）”。因此选D项。
【录音原文】
Reporter: Experts expect tomorrow’s so-called Cyber Monday sales to see an uptick over last year, but will it be enough for businesses to consider the extended shopping weekend a success? For some insight, we’re joined now by Shelley Banjo of The Wall Street Journal . And, Shelly, let’s just talk about the numbers. The sheer numbers. What kind of spending went on? And when did it happen, given so many stores opened on Thursday?
Interviewee: Sure. So, we’re seeing spending online skyrocket, just up double digits, just the same as last year, really going above years past in both Thanksgiving and on Friday and throughout the weekend. Different numbers have come out vs. how the brick-and-mortar retailers have fared, but pretty much on par with last year.
Reporter: Let’s talk about that brick-and-mortar vs. online debate. For a while, it seemed that brick-and-mortars were a thing of the past; everyone was shopping online. Is that the case for this year?
Interviewee: I think that online people definitely were shopping more, but people still went out to the store. So, I went out a Wal-Mart on Thursday night at—after Thanksgiving, and the lines were out the door so much that I couldn’t even get in. So, obviously, that’s anecdotal evidence, but you’re definitely still seeing people show up and go to the stores.
Reporter: Did the Thursday openings, did that have an impact on the Black Friday sales and Saturday?
Interviewee: I think it just shifts it. So, I think what is starting to happen is that you can’t really look at just the Black Friday numbers, because when you’re having sales all week, especially on, you know, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, you can’t just look at the Black Friday numbers in isolation.
Reporter: So, this has become more of a marathon, rather than that—that sprint on Friday.
Interviewee: Right. Right.
Reporter: So interesting. I wanted to get you take on the idea of the sort of packaging of this weekend, that you have Black Friday, and then Small Business Saturday, and then today is Good Shopping Sunday, where some stores are offering a percentage to charities. And then tomorrow is Cyber Monday. Is this actually reflecting people’s behaviours and their wants, or is just a marketing ploy to have retailers just continue to have people focused on shopping?
Interviewee: Right. I think it’s probably a little bit of both.
Reporter: Traditionally, there’s a lull after this five-day period. What is the forecast?
Interviewee: I think it’s going to be a struggle for retailers to keep shoppers coming in. They have got three—three or four weeks now until Christmas. And there’s generally a huge kind of run-up in Black Friday weekend and then the Saturday before Christmas. And, in between, that’s when the real fight, I think, is going to be fought.
Conversation Two
10 Why is it said that the economy is healthy with 20 million unemployed?
A. It’s not that big compared with the working population.
B. The quantity of jobs added is bigger than 20 million.
C. The unemployment ratio is quite low compared with that of other countries.
D. It’s the lowest in the past 14 years.
11 Which one below is correct about employment-to-population ratio?
A. It has been 60% for five years.
B. It’s one-seventh of the ratio pre-recession.
C. It has been the lowest in recent 45 years.
D. It’s the same with that of the early 1980s.
12 How is the quality of new jobs?
A. 15% to 25% of adults are working in poverty level jobs.
B. New jobs accelerate the development of the economy greatly.
C. The quality of new jobs shows no improvement in wages.
D. 75% of the new jobs are highly-paid ones.
13 Which one below about health care is correct?
A. Nurses are among the highly-paid in health care.
B. Home health care are the lowest-paid in health care.
C. Baby boom will lead to the growth in better jobs.
D. Jobs in health care are analyzed because they’re the most promising ones.
14 What can be concluded from the wage growth?
A. The economy almost ceases.
B. We need to be prepared for deflation.
C. The economy is in a robust recovery.
D. The economy is in recession.
15 Which one below best summarizes the conversation?
A. Big growth in wage can be expected.
B. The US employment ratio is soaring.
C. Low paying jobs boost US’ employment ratio.
D. 200,000 jobs were added.
【答案与解析】
10 A 根据录音可知，一个月内增加了二十万个工作岗位，但还是有两千万的人没有正式工作。由被访者的话“But think of the population and think of the number of people in the population who are working. That tells you how healthy the economy is”可知，他们看到的是相对比例，整个人口中有正式工作的人数所占比例相对较高，所以他们认为经济发展稳定。因此选A项。
11 C 根据录音中谈到employment-to-population ratio（就业与人口比例）的地方可知，该比例已经连续五年在60%以下，由“down almost one-seventh from the ratio pre-recession, to a low last seen in the Reagan recession of the early 80’s”可知，如此低的比例只在上一次的里根经济衰退时期出现过。由此可知，这是八十年代初期至今最低的比例。因此选C项。
12 C 根据录音中的“...who has researched the quality of the new jobs, says they represent no progress in wages for the economy as a whole”可知，新的工作岗位的薪水并无任何改善。因此答案为C项。
13 A 根据录音中对health care（医疗保健）部分的对话可知，虽然这是个赚钱的行业，但是也有些工作岗位薪水很低。随后被访者对该行业的工作薪酬排序。医生和护士最高，其次是家庭护理，最后是certified nursing assistants（注册护士助理）。因此选A项。
14 D 根据录音最后的“That’s barely ahead, barely ahead of inflation, so people are not going ahead in terms of their earnings in this recovery”可知，经济状况并不被看好。因此选D项。
15 C 根据本篇录音，经济状况发展并不乐观。虽然新增很多就业机会，使得就业人口比例稍微上升，但这些岗位均为低收入的岗位，并不能让整体经济复苏。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
Interviewee: Good news and bad news.
Reporter: You know, it seems like every month, I interview someone like you on the first Friday of the month, and they say, good news, bad news.
Interviewee: That’s right. There’s a reason for that, the good news, 200,000 jobs in a month added. That’s great. The bad news, the level of pain out there has not changed. There’s still about 20 million people who are either unemployed, working part time, but would like full-time jobs, or not in the labor force, but would like to be in the labor force. That number is just stable, and it’s a lot of pain.
Reporter: The unemployment rate stayed constant, but that’s because we added 200,000 jobs, added 200,000 people to the labor force.
Interviewee: That’s right. But think of the population and think of the number of people in the population who are working. That tells you how healthy the economy is, how good the job market is. That number plummeted in the recession, and has barely climbed back up. We’re not at pre-recession on levels.
Reporter: Indeed the so-called employment-to-population ratio has been below 60 percent for five years now, down almost one-seventh from the ratio pre-recession, to a low last seen in the Reagan recession of the early 80’s. Now, the economy is adding jobs. In fact, May marked a milestone. Five years after the end of the great recession, we have finally regained the nearly nine million jobs that were lost. But Osterman, who has researched the quality of the new jobs, says they represent no progress in wages for the economy as a whole.
Interviewee: Twenty to 25 percent of all adults who are working are in poverty level jobs, jobs that if they worked full-time, full year, wouldn’t raise them above 125 percent of the poverty rate for a family of three.
Reporter: In May, for example, some of the biggest job gains were in health care. Seems promising. Yet many of those jobs are low-paying.
Interviewee: Health care is very bifurcated, polarized industry. You have got the doctors and nurses at the top. You have got the home health care aides. You have got CNAs, the certified nursing assistants, at the bottom. These bottom jobs are going to grow immensely because of the retirement of the baby boom, because of the demand for home health care. And so a growth in health services, while expected, doesn’t necessarily lead to better jobs at all.
Reporter: “Consider the entire economy”, say Osterman, “and what the average job has been paying.”
Interviewee: If you look at wage growth in the economy, over the last 12 months, it’s been about 2.1 percent. That’s barely ahead, barely ahead of inflation, so people are not going ahead in terms of their earnings in this recovery.
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 Which one below is said to be even more severe about left-behind children?
A. Threat to children’s safety.
B. Damage to China’s modernization.
C. Damage to children’s psyche.
D. Threat to children’s education.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音中的“the damage...even to the psyche of the children involved could be even more severe”可知，对留守儿童心理造成的伤害会更加严重。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
China has 61 million so-called “left-behind children”. Economists say this is the price of China’s modernization, and it could jeopardise the next generation of Chinese growth. Children educated in poor rural schools, without literate parents to help them, may be unable to fuel the new innovation-led growth that Beijing is aiming for. And the damage to Chinese society, to the family system and even to the psyche of the children involved could be even more severe, according to economists, government researchers and others who have studied the left-behind child phenomenon.
17 Which one of the following is said in the news?
A. Japan will provide all the comfort women in Korea with compensation.
B. The deal hasn’t been finally settled.
C. The issue of wartime comfort women in China is about to be solved soon.
D. Some former comfort women have rejected the deal because they want more money.
【答案】 B
【解析】 根据录音中的“Japan will pay $8.3 million into a fund for surviving victims”可知，日本为在世的慰安妇提供补偿基金，并不是所有慰安妇，因此A项错误；由“had provided an effective diplomatic tool to China”可知，对中国慰安妇的问题并没有解决，只是提供了一个有效的外交方式，因此C项不对；部分韩国慰安妇拒绝日本的补偿是因为“Japan acknowledged no legal liability（日本不承认其法律责任）”。因此选B项。
【录音原文】
Japan and South Korea have agreed to settle the issue of wartime “comfort women” in a landmark deal that could transform ties between the neighbours and reshape the diplomatic map of East Asia under the accord, Japan will pay $8.3 million into a fund for surviving victims. If the deal sticks, it promises the “final and irrevocable” settlement of the issue and had provided an effective diplomatic tool to China. But some former comfort women in South Korea rejected it because Japan acknowledged no legal liability.
18 Which one is correct about the news?
A. The disaster is partly due to the rare weather phenomenon.
B. Sailing on the disaster area of Yangtze River is banned.
C. The captain abandoned the ship.
D. The ship was actually slowing down when the incident occurred.
【答案】 A
【解析】 根据录音中的“the incident was...caused by strong winds and heavy rains that resulted from...a very rare weather phenomenon”可知，此次事故的部分原因是罕见的天气。因此选A项。
【录音原文】
A six-month investigation into a cruise trip. The Eastern Star, found that heavy storms and management errors were the main causes of the tragedy. A State Council investigation team concluded that the incident was “an extraordinarily serious disaster” caused by strong winds and heavy rains that resulted from a squall line accompanied by a downburst, a very rare weather phenomenon. The investigation team has urged government departments and enterprises to improve preventative measures, including a sailing ban on the Yangtze River during extreme weather, a mechanism to issue storm alerts.
19 What’s said about Sarinah shopping mall?
A. The first bombing was inside of it.
B. It’s far from the French embassy.
C. Gunfire occurred before the bombing.
D. It’s still unsafe when the news was released.
【答案】 D
【解析】 从新闻的最后，一位发言人告知记者的话可知，新闻发布时，警察仍在对建筑物进行彻底搜查，保护现场。因此选D项。
【录音原文】
Jakarta was rocked by a series of explosions and gunfire on Thursday. The first bombing was reported outside the popular Sarinah shopping mail in central Jakarta, the capital’s main artery lined with the offices of multinational businesses and top-end hotels, a stone’s throw from the French embassy. The Istana Negara presidential palace is about 2kms away. Eyewitness said the explosion was followed by gunfire outside a Starbucks coffee shop near the shopping centre. “The police are still trying to secure the area—the police bomb squad are sweeping the building.” Anton Charliyan, national spokesperson told Metro TV.
20 What’s the main aim of Francois Hollande’s declaration?
A. To fight against extremist attacks.
B. To stimulate the economy by lengthening working time.
C. To boost economic growth and revive employment.
D. To change the social model by calling off measures beneficial for workers.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音内容可知，法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德宣布重新定义法国的经济和社会模式，计划投入二十亿欧元复苏就业市场。但他“would not put into question the 35-hour workweek（不会考虑一周35小时的工作时间）”。遭极端主义分子袭击之后，他实施了一系列经济措施帮助恢复经济，减少失业。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
French President Francois Hollande has declared what he called “a state of economic emergency” and says it’s time to redefine France’s economic and social model, unveiling a 2-billion-euro plan to revive hiring. The measures he proposed, however, are relatively modest, and he said they would not “put into question” the 35-hour workweek. With his country under a state of emergency, since extremist attacks in November, Hollande laid out a series of proposed economic measures on Monday to business leaders to boost long-stagnant French growth and reduce chronic unemployment. The measures included a waiving of some worker-friendly measures to encourage companies to hire.
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.
The rise and fall of vacations
The rise
Top vacation time: August
Paid vacation is a （21）_____.
The appearance of the word “vacation”: the middle of the nineteenth century.
●About vacation
It is a reflection of what is happening in society in terms of work and （22）_____.
People did not have vacation until （23）_____ of the twentieth century.
●Prerequisites
The （24）_____ of work and the （25）_____.
Industrial revolution transformed North America from an agricultural society into an （26）_____ one. Work was separated from life.
A （27）_____ appeared, who had money, free time, and a （28）_____.
The fall
●Causes
Work and life are mixed again because of （29） _____.
People keep working while on vacation to get more money and enhance themselves.
●Results
More paid leave is offered while shorter but （30）_____ ones are taken.
【答案与解析】
21 fairly recent phenomenon
（根据录音开头中的“their paid vacation is a fairly recent phenomenon”可知，带薪休假是近年来出现的现象。因此填fairly recent phenomenon。）
22 resources available
（根据录音中的“vacation is a reflection of what is happening in society in terms of work and resources available”可知，假期是对社会工作和可获取资源的一种反映。因此填resources available。）
23 the first half
（根据录音中的“That did not really happen until the first half of the twentieth century”可知，假期的流行是从二十世纪上半叶开始的。因此填the first half。）
24 changing nature
（由题干可知，填入的内容是假期的前提条件（prerequisites）。根据录音中的“The popular vacation owes its birth to such factors as the changing nature of work and the rise of railroad”可知，假期得以出现要归功于多变的工作性质和铁路的产生。因此填changing nature。）
25 rise of railroad
（根据上一题的判断，此处需填入假期出现的另一个先决条件。因此填rise of railroad。）
26 urban-industrial
（根据录音中的“as the industrial revolution took place, North America was transformed from an agricultural into an urban-industrial society”可知，工业革命将北美从一个农业社会转变为城市工业社会。因此填urban-industrial。）
27 new middle class
（社会类型的转变，使得人们能将工作与生活分离，因此，“there developed a new middle class that had money in its pockets, some free time, and a taste for amusement（出现了一个新的中产阶级，他们有钱在手，有时间支配，还会喜欢娱乐）”。所以此处填new middle class。）
28 taste for amusement
（根据上一题的录音内容，新一代中产阶级有钱，有时间，喜欢娱乐。因此填taste for amusement。）
29 the technological revolution
（根据录音中的“The technological revolution that we are living in at present has brought with it cell telephones, e-mail, and the Internet”可知，科技革命给我们带来了网络等技术，让我们在假期也能工作，使得工作与生活的界限模糊化。因此填the technological revolution。）
30 more frequent
（根据录音中的“although North Americans are getting more paid leave..., they are taking shorter but more frequent vacations”可知，带薪假越来越多，但时间越来越短，次数越来越多。因此填more frequent。）
【录音原文】
August is now established as top vacation time, but few people realize that their paid vacation is a fairly recent phenomenon. The word “vacation” was not even in the dictionary until the middle of the nineteenth century. According to historians, vacation is a reflection of what is happening in society in terms of work and resources available. That did not really happen until the first half of the twentieth century.
The popular vacation owes its birth to such factors as the changing nature of work and the rise of railroad. In the nineteenth century, most people in North America were farmers, artisans, or self-employed in some way. Wealthy people went off to play while others went away primarily for their health. But as the industrial revolution took place, North America was transformed from an agricultural into an urban-industrial society. People started separating work from life. Vacation places started to take shape, therefore, as there developed a new middle class that had money in its pockets, some free time, and a taste for amusement.
Interestingly enough, however, this division between work and life is now becoming blurred again. The technological revolution that we are living in at present has brought with it cell telephones, e-mail, and the Internet. Combine this with the America anxiety to work harder in order to do more, and be better, and what happens very often is that people continue to work while on vacation. Indeed, the trend now seems to be that, although North Americans are getting more and more paid leave than they did ten years ago, they are taking shorter but more frequent vacations. And sure enough the computer and the cell go along too.
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Section A Vocabulary and Grammar （10 marks）
31 Because the government knows that many Mexicans will _____ the dangerous journey no matter what it mandates, the guide also explains how to make the trip more safely.
A. evade
B. flee
C. escape
D. risk
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：因为政府知道无论怎样规定，许多墨西哥人还是会冒险进行这次危险的旅行，导游也讲解如何让旅行更安全。risk冒……的危险。符合句意，因此选D项。evade逃避。flee逃走。escape逃脱。
32 After her death, Audrey Hepburn was _____ internationally as one of the favourite film actresses of all time, an icon to style, elegance, dignity and charity.
A. mourned
B. buried
C. grieved
D. saddened
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：在奥黛丽·赫本死后，她被追悼为国际上最受喜爱的电影演员之一，一个集风格、优雅、尊贵和慈善于一身的形象。mourn哀悼。符合句意，因此选A项。bury埋葬。grieve使悲伤。sadden使悲伤。
33 Having been overseas for over a decade, Harriet was _____ by a feeling of homesickness.
A. overwhelmed
B. defeated
C. tamed
D. surrounded
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：在海外十多年了，Harriet陷入思乡之情中。overwhelm战胜；压倒。be overwhelmed by被席卷；陷入……中。符合句意，因此选A项。defeat使失败。tame使顺从。surround包围。
34 Here lions, wolves, and other wild animals roamed, but _____ what you would expect, they were as _____ as pet cats or dogs.
A. similar to; obedient
B. contrary to; docile
C. in accordance with; stubborn
D. in contrast to; obstinate
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：在这里，四处都是狮子、狼群以及其他野生动物，但与你可想象的正好相反，他们都和宠物猫宠物狗一样温顺。contrary to与……相反；docile温顺的。符合句意，因此选B项。similar to类似于；obedient顺从的。in accordance with与……一致；stubborn顽固的。in contrast to对比；obstinate顽固的。
35 In 1993, the charity Motivation was asked to _____ the desperate need for wheelchair in Cambodia, _____ thousands are disabled by landmines every year.
A. assist; while
B. settle; when
C. address; where
D. dispose; that
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：1993年，Motivation慈善机构被要求解决柬埔寨轮椅急缺的问题，每年那里都有上千人因地雷而致残。address解决；where强调地点。符合句意，因此选C项。assist帮助；while当……的时候。settle解决；when强调时间。dispose处理；that不能引导非限定性从句。
36 The region was extremely beautiful. _____ Gerard could not imagine spending the rest of his life there.
A. Nonetheless
B. Though
C. Whereas
D. However
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：这片地区真是极美的。虽然如此，Gerard仍难以想象自己要在这里度过余生。这四个词均有表示转折的意思。whereas和though引导从句，本句为独立的句子，因此排除。however与nonetheless在某些情况下可以互换，但是however语气过重，nonetheless强调之前的事实不会产生实质性影响，另含“惊讶”意味，符合句意，因此选A项。
37 It’s this negative news _____ is one of the causes of stress, _____ can lead to serious illness.
A. which; what
B. that; which
C. which; that
D. that; what
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：负面消息就是导致压力的原因之一，也会导致严重的疾病。前面横线处所在部分是一个强调句，句型为it is/was...that/who...，因此此处填that；后面横线处所在部分是一个非限定性定语从句，应用which引导。因此选B项。
38 _____ have we finished reading one depressing story, _____ another appears that we can’t do anything about.
A. Only then; but
B. No sooner; and
C. Hardly; when
D. Nowhere; while
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：我们刚读完一个令人沮丧的故事，另一个故事就出现了，我们却不能做任何事。hardly...when一……就。符合句意，因此选C项。only then只有那时。no sooner与than搭配，表示“一……就”，故B项错误。
39 —Do the two brothers keep in touch? I remember they used to be very close.
—Yes, they do—but not as much as before they were married. Their wives don’t get along, so it’s a bit of a difficult situation, you know.
—That’s not good! _____
—Yes, they can sometimes. This problem is that they’re from different cultural backgrounds.
A. Women are always jealous of others.
B. They should tell their wives to be quiet.
C. In-laws can be a problem sometimes.
D. Family relationships are delicate.
【答案】 C
【解析】 横线的后文是“Yes, they can sometimes（是的，他们有时候是这样。）”，由此可知，横线处的观点应该是双方都认同的观点，且谓语动词与“can”能够上下对应。因此选C项。
40 —Good afternoon, Davison’s Plumbing. Can I help you?
—I like a plumber to take a look at my toilet, please. It seems to be blocked.
—Certainly. _____ Wait a moment ... Well, you’re in luck. His last appointment was called off, so he can fit you in at about 5 o’clock.
—Great! Thanks very much for your help.
A. And the plumber will sort out the cause of the problem.
B. But the plumber is completely tied up with appointments all day.
C. And the plumber will go ahead with the work.
D. But the plumber may not be able to make it there until this noon.
【答案】 B
【解析】 由对话可知，此人是要找修理工修马桶。从横线后一句接待人的话中可知，此人很幸运，修理工刚好有个预约被取消了，可以在下午五点的时候修理。因此横线处应该是说修理工有可能没空。D项中“中午之前没空”不符合题意。因此选B项。
Section B Cultures （5 marks）
41 As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two novels by _____.
A. D. H. Lawrence
B. John Galsworthy
C. George Eliot
D. James Joyce
【答案】 D
【解析】 爱尔兰小说家兼诗人詹姆斯·乔伊斯（James Joyce）的半自传体（semi-autobiographical）作品为《青年艺术家的画像》（ A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ）与他的代表作《尤利西斯》（Ulysses）一样，主角都叫Stephen Dedalus（斯蒂芬·迪达勒斯），可视为作者的化身。劳伦斯（D. H. Lawrence）的代表作为《儿子与情人》《恋爱中的女人》等；约翰·高尔斯华绥（John Galsworthy）的代表作包括《有产业的人》《骑虎》《出租》等；乔治·劳伦斯的代表作为《亚当·比德》《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》。
42 The novel _____ told a story of a Nazi war criminal. In this novel Martin Amis set the narrative clock in reverse.
A. Money, A Suicide Note
B. Time’s Arrow
C. London Fields
D. Dead Bodies
【答案】 B
【解析】 在《时间之箭》（ Time’s Arrow ）中，马丁·艾米斯（Martin Amis）试图利用倒错的时间，分裂的主体等后现代小说的叙事手法来逆向书写一个纳粹分子的一生和发生在二十一世纪上半叶一个种族灭绝的故事。
43 The Chartist Movement took its name from _____.
A. The Agreement of the People
B. The Bill of Rights
C. The People’s Charter
D. The Great Charter
【答案】 C
【解析】 1836—1848年在英国发生的争取实现人民权利的工人运动，是世界三大工人运动之一。这次运动名称来自《人民宪章》（ The People’s Charter ）。
44 Oxford is on _____.
A. the Thames River
B. the Clyde River
C. the Severn River
D. the Great Lakes
【答案】 A
【解析】 牛津市从公元7世纪已有人在那里居住，到公元912年，它已成为英格兰的一个要地。“津”意为渡口，泰晤士河和柴威尔河在此会合，当时河水不深，用牛拉车即可涉水而过，牛津由此得名。
45 American president has the following power except _____.
A. appointing government officials
B. commanding the armed forces
C. making foreign policies
D. interpreting the Constitution
【答案】 D
【解析】 美国总统有权选任所有行政部、院、署、局等机关首长，以及其它数百名联邦政府高级官员。可召集各州的国民警卫队为联邦服务。在外交事务方面，总统有权与外国缔结条约。
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.
One of the most prevalent characteristics of nature is that it is so versatile. This can be seen in the many different forms of stone.
Stone can be smooth, round and cool. It can be sharp, jagged, and （46） w_____. It can be tiny particles that are swept dancing into the air by a soft （47） br_____, or a solid wall that withstands the force of a tornado. It can be dark and somber or as colorful as a rainbow. It can even flash with streaks of （48） _____ （glitter） gold and silver. It can keep forever the secrets of the past, making them objects of beauty （49） _____ the form of fossils.
Human beings, versatile themselves, have observed the different ways nature affects stone. They appreciate stone for its beauty in its natural （50） sta_____. At the same time, they have developed （51） _____ （art） uses for stone, including sculpture, architecture, pottery, and sand painting.
The Greeks and Romans were particularly （52） fo_____ of sculpture. Using stone, and especially marble, they chiseled scenes to commemorate battles, honor great leaders, and glorify the human form.
Every generation has used stone to create beautiful buildings, often cathedrals, temples, and churches, and each used it in a different way to show the styles and techniques of the times. For example, the cathedrals built in the late Middle Ages were of the “Gothic” style, （53） _____ means they had pointed arches, tall slender pillars, and delicate stone tracery.
Pottery is one of the earliest forms of art. It is also one of the most flexible because, （54） _____ （like） stonemasons who are restricted by the size and shape of the stone with which they are working, potters can mold their clay into any form they desire. The usual products, however, are bowls and rounded shapes which are particularly easy to make from clay.
Sand painting is usually （55） asso_____ with Native American people. They created designs by allowing dyed sand to sift through their fingers as they moved their arms.
【答案与解析】
46 warm
（根据上文中的“Stone can be smooth, round and cool（石头可以是光滑的、圆的、冰凉的）”，也可以是尖锐的、不规则的和温润的。因此可推测此处填warm。）
47 breeze
（根据原句意思及单词提示可知，石头也可能是被微风吹到空中飞舞的小颗粒。soft breeze轻风。因此填breeze。）
48 glittering
（glitter闪烁。根据原句意思，石头可以闪烁着金银色光线。此处应填入形容词，glittering闪闪发光的。因此填glittering。）
49 in
（根据原句的意思，石头可以永远保守历史的秘密，让美的事物以化石的形式存在。in the form of以……形式。因此此处填介词in。）
50 state
（根据原句意思，人类欣赏自然状态下的石头美。结合单词提示，此处填state。）
51 artistic
（根据原句意思，他们还开发了石头的艺术价值，将石头打造成雕塑、建筑、陶瓷等。结合提示词art，此处填入形容词artistic，表示“艺术的”。）
52 fond
（根据原句意思，希腊人和罗马人尤其喜爱雕塑。be fond of喜欢。因此填fond。）
53 which
（根据上下文。此句是定语从句，横线处是引导词，且充当主语。因此填which。）
54 unlike
（根据上文意思，陶器是最柔软的石头艺术之一。下文说，石匠受限于自己手中石头的大小和形状。显然两者情况不一样。因此填unlike。）
55 associated
（根据原句的意思，沙画通常会联系到本土的美国人民。结合提示词，此处填associated。）
Read the following passage. 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 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Friday 11 March 2011 started like any other day on Twitter. A celebrity story was trending that morning, along with business news about Google, when suddenly, at 12:46 a.m., thousands of tweets started coming out of Tokyo. Something big had happened in the area, and Twitter was first to report it: a massive earthquake had hit Japan, followed by a huge tsunami. Eyewitness testimonies from cities rocked by the quake flooded the web, and then as the tsunami swept the coastline, people scrambled up bridges and buildings and posted footage on YouTube and Facebook. The camera work was shaky, but the content was compelling—their world was falling apart, yet they continued to film.
Over the last few years, big news stories, such as the Japanese earthquake in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 have been reported mainly by ordinary individuals. It was citizen journalists armed with smartphones who brought these stories to the world. Mobile technology has enabled people at the scene of the event to post videos, photos and commentaries more quickly than paid journalists. The landscape of reporting and of deciding what is newsworthy has changed: news organizations and their reporters no longer set the agenda.
The content of the news has changed too, as stories told by citizen journalists are often more personal and have more emotional appeal. Unlike investigative journalism, these blog posts and tweets seldom include background information or give a broad overview. People haven’t got time to collect and scrutinize facts or explore the bigger picture.
But in other ways, citizen journalism supports investigative journalism. It is now easier for ordinary people to expose corruption and cover-ups in government and private companies. In Africa, a virtual noticeboard called Mimiboard helps people to report rigged elections and human rights abuses. These noticeboards create pressure for change and reform, and sometimes they work—corrupt government officials have changed their working conditions. But because of the risks involved, Mimiboard relies on anonymous posts, and anonymous publishing comes with its own set of challenges: it makes it very difficult to verify information.
The freedom to publish whatever we want is exciting and empowering, but there are serious ethical implications. Unlike traditional journalism, citizen journalism is largely unregulated, with little or no accountability—there is no one to check the facts or trace sources. People can spread rumours or anonymously post a defamatory article and get away with it. Because posts are rarely checked and verified, citizen journalism is more vulnerable to scams and can help to spread false information.
Citizen journalism is still finding its way. Yet, despite the challenges, this new way of reporting news has had a largely positive and democratizing effect. Armed with our smartphones, we are now telling our own stories, controlling our own destinies and creating impact and change around the world. “The choice we face,” says Clay Shirky, professor in new media at New York University, “isn’t whether or not this is the media environment we want to operate in. This is the environment we’ve got. The question we all face now is ‘How can we make the best use of this media?’”
Questions 56 to 60
Mark each statement as either true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
56 People first learned about the 2011 Japanese earthquake from clear, stable pictures and videos posted on the Internet the moment it happened.
57 Smartphones play an important role in accelerating the spreading of news and changing the content of news.
58 People in Africa can get access to Mimiboard by computer to fight against environment pollution and government corruption.
59 The author believes that the positive side of citizen journalism outweighs the negative.
60 The biggest problem of citizen journalism is the lack of credibility and false information may go unchecked.
【答案与解析】
56 F 根据原文第一段，人们在灾难发生的第一瞬间就将状态通过YouTube和Facebook向所有人报道。由“The camera work was shaky, but the content was compelling”可知，拍摄的画面并不清晰。本题表述与文章意思不符，因此错误。
57 T 原文第二段讲到智能手机在日本地震中起到的作用。根据该段中的“It was citizen journalists armed with smartphones who brought these stories to the world”可知，手持智能电话的市民将消息带到世界，而不是真正的记者们。第三段表明，新闻的内容也变了，人们没有时间去搜集新闻的事实，往往使得公开的信息“seldom include background information or give a broad overview（很少包含了背景信息或者给予总述）”。题干描述与文章意思一致，因此正确。
58 F 原文谈到Mimiboard的地方在倒数第三段，根据此段第三句中的“Mimiboard helps people to report rigged elections and human rights abuses”可知，Mimiboard是一个可以让人匿名举报操控选举和侵犯人权的平台，并不包括环境污染。本题表述与文章意思不符，因此错误。
59 T 原文倒数第二段中指出了公民新闻（Citizen journalism）的弊端，但是最后一段中作者指出“despite the challenges, this new way of reporting news has had a largely positive and democratizing effect”，由此可知，作者对全民新闻持积极态度。题干描述与文章意思一致，因此正确。
60 T 原文倒数第二段指出公民新闻的弊端，根据其中的“citizen journalism is largely unregulated, with little or no accountability—there is no one to check the facts or trace sources”可知，作者认为的最大弊端就是缺乏可信度，虚假信息无人管。题干描述与文章意思一致，因此正确。
Section B （10 marks）
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
I was in a student coffee bar during my first week at university when a lad from Oldham, of conspicuously cool and languid manner, announced calmly that he intended to get a first in classics.
（61）______________________When I came to look back I realized he had studied more than anyone else I knew. Through sticking assiduously to a modest but well-defined, realistic plan, he had achieved a great deal.
He had enjoyed work much more, too. He argued that it was not possible to work productively at intensive intellectual tasks for more than a few hours at a time. I aimed to do much more. But I was easily distracted. By the time it was apparent that stretches of a day had slipped away, I felt so guilty that I blotted studies out of my mind, comforting myself with the thought of all the days which lay ahead.
（62） ______________________I thought that success in studying was to do with how brilliantly clever and original you were; I had yet to discover that one of the central challenges of adult life is time management.
（63） ______________________ At university I was at sea. Time came in great undifferentiated swathes. However, the sketchiest of weekly timetables, setting aside 40 hours to cover all study, is an invaluable aid in defining time. Then you can divide it into segments and use it strategically, rather than let it dribble away.
Dividing big jobs into smaller sub-tasks helps to bring work under control, allows you to set targets and check your progress. There is so much pressure to be ambitious—to go for the long dissertation, to read the huge tomes. Yet achievement arises out of quite modest activities undertaken on a small scale. The trouble with the big tasks is that you keep putting them off. Their scope and shape is unclear and we all flee from uncertainty. The more you can define your work as small, discrete, concrete tasks, the more control you have over it.
（64） ______________________It is useful to think of yourself as “investing” time. Some tasks require intense concentration and need to be done at a prime time of day, when you are at your best and have time to spare. Others can be fitted in when you are tired, or as “warm-up” activities at the start of a session. Some, such as essay writing, may best be spread over several days. Some need to be done straight away.
There are few reliable guidelines. Essentially you have to keep circling round a self-monitoring loop: plan an approach to a task, try it out, reflect afterwards on your success in achieving what you intended and then revise your strategy.
（65） ______________________
Questions 61 to 65
Choose from the sentences A-G the one which best fits each gap of 61-65. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
A. Once you start to think strategically, you begin to take control of your studies rather than letting them swamp you.
B. Three years later he sailed to his first whilst other friends struggled to very modest achievements.
C. I was too inexperienced at looking after my own affairs to realise I was already failing one of the major tests of studenthood, the organization of time.
D. With a target you can plan your studies, not just stumble ahead in hope.
E. Organising tasks into the time available can itself be divided into strategy and application.
F. The trick is to take control; to decide what to find out something specific—and then work at it until you have taken in enough to think about for the time being.
G. At school the work timetable was defined for us and teachers made sure we fitted all that was required into the school year.
【答案与解析】
61 B 横线上文是说作者遇到一位小伙子，声称自己要拿第一。横线下文说，作者回想到，这个小伙子似乎比其他人都用功，才收获颇多。因此横线处应该是小伙子获得的成绩。所以选B项。
62 C 横线上文作者说自己总是不能集中注意力，一天的时间就会浪费。横线下文指出自己慢慢发现时间管理的重要性。横线处应该也是作者发现时间重要的一个过程，即根据自身问题发现规划时间的重要性。因此选C项。
63 G 横线后文讲的是，自己在读大学时，时间是一大块的，没有区分的。横线处可填入大学时期的时间安排。因此选G项。
64 E 横线前文指出可将时间碎片化，将任务细化，能够让自己更好地控制，然后再来有效使用，各个击破。横线后文说合理利用不同的时间段，做不同的任务效果更好。即横线处是过渡句，将已细化的任务安排到合适的碎片时间内去完成。因此选E项。
65 A 横线上文提出一些有效地指导方法，要有战略地进行，还要随时调整战略。因此横线处是对战略性学习的总结。因此选A项。
Section C （10 marks）
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
Confucius is China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist and the founder of Confucianism, whose ideas have influenced the civilization of East Asia and even of the whole world.
Confucius was born in the 22nd year of the reign of Duke Hsiang of Lu （551 B.C.）. September 28 is widely observed in East Asia as Confucius’ birthday. It is an official holiday, Teachers’ Day, in Taiwan, China.
Confucius’ father died when Confucius was only three years old. Instructed first by his mother, Confucius later distinguished himself as a tireless learner in his teens. A historical account notes that, even though he was already known as an informed younger scholar, he felt it appropriate to inquire about everything.
Confucius served in minor government posts managing stables and keeping books for granaries before he was 19. He made a particular effort to find the right masters to teach him. Confucius’ mastery of the six arts—ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and arithmetic——and his familiarity with the classical traditions, notably poetry and history, enabled him to start a brilliant teaching career in his 30s.
Confucius is known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education available to all men and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation, indeed as a way of life. Before Confucius, aristocratic families had hired tutors to educate their sons in specific arts, and government officials had instructed their subordinates in the necessary techniques, but Confucius was the first person to devote his whole life to learning and teaching for the purpose of transforming and improving society. He believed that all human beings could benefit from self-cultivation. He defined learning not merely as the acquisition of knowledge but also as character building.
For Confucius the primary function of education was to provide the proper way to train noblemen. Although he emphatically noted that learning was “for the sake of the self”, he found public service a natural consequence of true education. Confucius chose to try to transform the world from within. For decades he was actively involved in politics, wishing to put his humanist ideas into practice through governmental channels.
In his late 40s and early 50s, Confucius served first as a magistrate, then as an Assistant Minister of Public Works, and eventually as Minister of Justice in the state of Lu. Confucius’ political career was, however, short-lived. His loyalty to the Duke alienated him from the power holders of the time, the large Chi families, and his moral rectitude did not sit well with the Duke’s inner circle. At 56, when he realized that his superiors were uninterested in his policies, Confucius left the country in an attempt to find another feudal state to which he could render his service. Despite his political frustration he was accompanied by an expanding circle of students during this self-imposed exile of almost 14 years. His reputation as a man of vision and mission spread. Confucius died in 479 B.C., at the age of 73. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, 72 of his students mastered the “six arts”, and those who claimed to be his followers numbered 3000. He has been respected as the “Role Model for Teachers through the Ages”.
Questions 66 to 70
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 What government posts did Confucius serve in when he was young?
67 Why is Confucius regarded as the first teacher in China?
68 Why was Confucius actively engaged in politics?
69 Why did Confucius leave his own state and travel around other states?
70 What are Confucius’ major ideas about education? Please list at least three of them.
【答案与解析】
66 He served in minor government posts managing stables and keeping books for granaries.
（根据文章中间第四段第一句话中的“Confucius served in minor government posts managing stables and keeping books for granaries before he was 19”可知，孔子早前曾在小政府管理马厩，为谷仓上账。因此答案为He served in minor government posts managing stables and keeping books for granaries。）
67 Because he wanted to make education available to all men and was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation.
（根据文章倒数第三段第一句中的“Confucius is known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education available to all men and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation, indeed as a way of life”可知，孔子之所以被誉为中的第一位老师，是因为他让全民都有机会接受教育，并为教育成为职业带来帮助。因此本句即为答案。）
68 Because he wished to put his humanist ideas into practice through governmental channels.
（根据文章倒数第二段中的“For decades he was actively involved in politics, wishing to put his humanist ideas into practice through governmental channels”可知，孔子积极参政，是希望通过政府渠道将自己的人文主义思想付诸实践。因此答案为：Because he wished to put his humanist ideas into practice through governmental channels。）
69 Because he left the country in an attempt to find another feudal state to which he could render his service.
（根据文章最后一段中的“Confucius left the country in an attempt to find another feudal state to which he could render his service”可知，孔子离开本国去寻找另外的封建国家，以为其效劳。因此本句即为答案。）
70 He believed that all human beings could benefit from self-cultivation. He defined learning not merely as the acquisition of knowledge but also as character building. He emphatically noted that learning was “for the sake of the self”.
（根据题意，文章中出现类似“he defined”“he believed”等的字眼，都是孔子对于教育的看法与观点。因此可从以下中列出三种：“he felt it appropriate to inquire about everything”，“He believed that all human beings could benefit from self-cultivation”，“He defined learning not merely as the acquisition of knowledge but also as character building”，“Although he emphatically noted that learning was “for the sake of the self”, he found public service a natural consequence of true education”等。）
Section D （10 marks）
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
Tyler Jamieson is the CEO of a huge corporation and works in a pressured and stressful environment. But despite this—and the fact that he is nearly 100 years old—he has no serious health problems. In fact, Tyler expects to live for many centuries more. His original body “died” several years ago, but his brain lives on in an avatar robot.
This may sound like an idea from a science fiction film script, but it actually comes from a serious business proposal. In 2013, a media entrepreneur called Dmitry Itskov sent a letter to billionaires offering them a new lease of life. Itskov had thirty scientists working on an immortality project whose aim was to transplant a human mind into a robot body by 2023. “Our research has the potential to free you from disease, old age and even death,” claimed Itskov in his letter. “People don’t want to die.”
Fundamentally, he’s right. It’s hardly surprising that we want to put off the inevitable. But what would be the consequences of immortality?
From a pure practical point of view, immortality poses quite a few problems. The most obvious is the increase in overpopulation, putting more pressure on our planet’s already strained resources. Other problems would stem from the effects on society. Crime rates would rise because a few years in prison would no longer deter criminals and how could the state afford “life sentences”? Another big change would be in the length of our working life. People could spend thousands of years in the same job, resulting in severe depression. There would be fewer career opportunities for younger, less experienced generations, too.
Immortality would also influence how society develops and progresses. As demographics changed and the population grew older, there would be more resistance to progress. Older generations need to die in order to let the younger breathe life into new concepts; in a brave new “immortal” world, older people could continue to fend off innovation in favour of the status quo.
Itskov claims that people from every walk of life will benefit from immortality, but it could lead to a new world order with billionaire immortals running the world in much the same way as the gods ruled the ancient world in Greek mythology. The divide between the rich and the poor could widen to the extent that they may even become two different species.
Yet those in favour of immortality projects argue that it’s unethical to condemn everyone to death when the possibility of indefinite life exists. Modern medicine cures diseases and keeps people in the prime of life for as long as possible; surely, they argue, immortality is the next logical step. Supporters don’t believe that the novelty of life might one day wear off. They don’t consider that once we have passed all the milestones in life and crossed everything off our bucket lists, we could be condemned to an eternity of boredom.
Today, it is not only Dmitry Itskov who is promising the gift of immortality; scientific research is also uncovering nature’s secrets of longevity. Living forever really is a matter of life and death and the problems it creates cannot be easily shrugged off.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using three words or fewer for each blank.
A new lease of life is offered to billionaires by Tyler Jamieson with an immortality project. However, eternity results in several problems, such as the （71） ______, which brings a great challenge for the earth’s limited resources. And the increase of （72） _____ and the length of working time are also among the obvious consequences. Besides, immortality would also influence how society （73） _____, due to old generations’（74） _____. Last but not least, the divide between the rich and the poor could widen. But supporters of immortality believe it’s unethical to prevent people from living eternally. The author argues that immortality kills the （75） _____. Trying to control our own destiny is where the meaning of life lies.
【答案与解析】
71 increase in overpopulation
（文章第四段指出，永生会带来不少问题，其中“The most obvious is the increase in overpopulation （最明显的就是人口过剩的增加）”。因此填increase in overpopulation。）
72 crime rates
（文章第四段中又提到，永生会造成对社会的影响。比如说“Crime rates would rise because a few years in prison would no longer deter criminals（犯罪率上升，因为蹲几年牢不再对罪犯有威慑力。）”。因此填crime rates。）
73 develops and progresses
（文章中间倒数第四段中指出，永生也会影响社会的发展和进步（how society develops and progresses），因为老一代人不愿意退休，年轻人的新思维得不到开发。因此填develops and progresses。）
74 resistance to progress/fend off innovation
（参考上一个填空，因为老一代人会拒绝进步（be more resistance to progress），还会继续抵制创新（fend off innovation），社会得不到发展。因此填resistance to progress或者fend off innovation。）
75 novelty of life
（文章倒数第二段指出，赞成永生计划的人认为剥夺人类想要永生的权利是不道德的，而作者认为他们都不相信永生会将生活的新奇消耗殆尽（the novelty of life might one day wear off），因此填novelty of life。）
Section A （5 marks）
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76
Many writers before Shakespeare could write comedies, tragedies, or histories, but Shakespeare could tell stories in all these genres and more: from quirky fairy tales （e.g. A Mid-summer Night’s Dream ） to political thrillers （e.g. Richard Ⅲ ）. He rarely came up with original plots for his plays—in fact, he usually took them from traditional stories, history or other writers. In his hands, however, they became powerful tales that transcend time and culture. His plays are translated into at least eighty languages and performed all over the globe.
【译文】
在莎士比亚之前有许多作家会编写喜剧、悲剧或者历史剧，但只有莎士比亚会运用所有这些体裁甚至更多体裁来讲述故事：从离奇的神话故事（如《仲夏夜之梦》）到政治恐怖故事（如《查理三世》）。他的剧作中很少出现原创情节，实际上，他经常借用传统小说、历史或其他作家作品中的情节。然而，这些情节经他妙手都变成了穿越时间和文化的巨作。莎士比亚剧作被翻译为八十多种语言，并在全球范围内上演。
【解析】
①句式结构
本段翻译注意个别词汇的理解，如take…from，这里表示“借用别人的故事情节”。还应注意语序的调整。
②重点词汇
genre 类型，流派
quirky 古怪的，离奇的
thriller 恐怖故事
come up with 提出，想出
transcend 超越
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 美国最近一项研究显示，每天看两个小时电视的幼儿比不看的智力发育更快。（reveal）
【答案】 A recent study from America reveals that young children watching TV for two hours every day develop faster in intelligence than those not.
【解析】 reveal显示；露出。用动词现在分词形式做定语修饰young children。develop faster in intelligence在智力方面发展更快。“than those not”即为“than those not watching TV for two hours every day”。
78 很多伦敦人因为文化的多样性更加开放和心胸宽广。（on account of）
【答案】 Many London people become more open and broad-minded on account of cultural diversity.
【解析】 on account of因为。broad-minded心胸宽广。diversity多样性。
79 科学技术的进步使人类活到超过100岁的可能性越来越大。（increasingly）
【答案】 The improvement of science and technology makes it increasingly possible for human beings to live over 100 years.
【解析】 increasingly逐渐地。it做形式宾语，指代后面的“to live over 100 years”。
80 回到旧金山四个星期了，但我仍然抵触被约会塞满的生活方式。（resistant to）
【答案】 I have been back in San Francisco for four weeks, but I’m still resistant to the lifestyle filled with appointments.
【解析】 resistant to抵抗。be filled with充满。
81 研究表明，与传统现念相反，熬夜工作的人可能智商更高。（contrary to）
【答案】 Study shows that, contrary to traditional views, people who stay up late to work may be more intelligent.
【解析】 contrary to与……相反。stay up late熬夜。contrary to traditional views作为插入语。
Proofread the passage as required. Each indicated line contains a maximum of one error. Correct the passage in the following ways: for a right line, put the sign “√” in the corresponding blank; for a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank; for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with the sign “∧” and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank; for an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with the sign “\” and put the word with the sign in the blank. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
【答案与解析】
82 me∧a→on
（句意： 如果你能借我八美元，我就能坐车去我父母那儿了。get on a bus坐上车。因此加上介词on。）
83 pleads→pleaded/pled
（从整篇文章可以看出，此文是以一般过去时来叙述的。因此将pleads改为pleaded/pled。）
84 neat→neatly
（句意： 他是一个穿着整洁，二十几岁的年轻白人男子。neat为形容词，dressed为动词，应用副词修饰。因此将neat改为neatly。）
85 distressing→distressed
（distressing形容物体“令人感到沮丧的”，distressed形容人“沮丧的”。因此将distressing改为distressed。）
86 rob→robbery
（句意： 他已经去找过警察，通报了自己被抢。这里的“抢劫”应该为名词。因此将rob改为robbery。）
87 been→being
（语法不正确，这里是伴随状语，表示他现在很不开心，主句是“he wanted only to be with his parents”，因此将been改为being。）
88 Lately→Later
（lately表示“近来，不久前”。later表示“稍后，随后”。根据句意，应将lately改为later。）
89 删除in
（句意： 如果你的本能告诉你不能相信这个人，那么我知道你做对了。trust sb.表示“相信某人”，一般意义的相信。trust in sb.表示“信赖某人”。对待陌生人一般只是相信的程度，还没有到信赖。因此将in删掉。）
90 √
91 at→in
（someone in need需要帮助的人。因此将at改为in。）
There are five IQ Test 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】 STAIN
【解析】 spot变污，玷污。soil弄污，变脏。stain玷污，变脏。
93 Which one letter can be added to the front of all of these words to make new words?
【答案】 y
【解析】 your你的。youth青春。young年轻的。yell呼喊。
94 Janet’s bookshelves are divided into 6 areas. She keeps different items in each section. From the information below, work out what goes into each section.
The novels are directly above the reference books.
The novels are directly to the right of the CDs.
The photographs are directly to the left of the DVDs.
The DVDs are above the novels.
The CDs are higher than the school books but lower than the photos.
school books _____ DVDs _____
【答案】 E; B
【解析】 由“小说在参考书上面”可知，小说不可能在最底层；由“小说在CD右边”可知，小说放在B或D；由“DVD在小说上面”可知，小说不可能在最顶层，因此小说在D位置，则DVD在B位置，CD在C位置；由“CD放的位置比学校课本高”可知，学校课本在E位置。
95 Which code matches the shape or pattern given at the end of each line?
A. LC
B. LA
C. MC
D. KL
E. KB
【答案】 E
【解析】 根据前面的五个图形可知，KA和KC图形一样，大小不一样，且KA比KC大；MA和MB图形一样，大小不一样，且MA比MB大。因此第一个字母表示图形，第二个字母表示大小。第六个图形与KA和KC一样，因此第一个字母是K，大小与LB和MB一样，因此第二个字母是B，即KB，选E项。
96 Complete the puzzle with words related to the media.
2＝_____
3＝_____
【答案】 REPORTER; EDITORIAL/reporter; editorial
【解析】 根据第二个词的首字母提示以及其他字母提示，很容易得出reporter（记者），然后由edit可以派生出editorial（社论，评论；编辑的）。
The figures and the charts below show the percentage and number of gamers playing worldwide. Summarize the information and report the main features, and make comparisons where necessary.
Write at least 100 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
The picture on the left shows the gaming situation worldwide with numbers. We can see that about 1.2 billion people across the world play games, 700 million of whom play online games. Every week gamers spend an average of 22 hours on games in the USA and it was reported in 2013 that the money people spent on games was 70 billion dollars. 18% of American gamers are under 18 and 42%are females. Even 45% of parents play games with their children every week. These data all indicate that a great number of people are involved in on-line games.
The chart on the right illustrates the ratio of active gamers to total population in different parts of the world. Obviously, China with such a large population of 1.3 billion has less than 200 million active gamers. Whereas, Western Europe and North America have nearly the same amount of active gamers of about 200 millions, which accounts for about half of the total population. Thus, online games are more popular in these areas.
Write on the following topic.
It is traditional in China for senior members of a family to be cared for by younger members. But it is now a brutal fact that many couples have no time to look after their elderly parents as both the husband and wife are working. The shortage of public facilities and staff make it necessary to explore a new model of care service provision for the country’s growing elderly population.
Write an essay of no less than 160 words on the answer sheet to express your personal views on the issue.
【参考范文】
It is a typical phenomenon in China that elder members live with their offsprings in order to be taken care of. It is also a virtue passed on and on in China to be filial to one’s own parents. However, due to the severe aging situation of China’s population and the busy working pattern, people have less time to care for their own parents who are, then, sometimes left uncared and alone.
Actually, one way to relieve the status quo, I think, is to advocate the lifestyle adopted by Western seniors. They seldom live with their children, nearly every one of them still gets a pay through easy work to support himself or herself. With various hobbies and interests, they always have a wonderful later life. Although Chinese old people could accept this kind of life and they may love it with respect to some perspectives, it cannot be realized since realities cannot catch up with the ideal. Some of them cannot adapt themselves to the new lifestyle; there are not enough and suitable jobs for them in society; the pension still cannot reach to every senior citizen.
In a word, it needs the joint efforts of Chinese government and every member of a family to create a better life for the elders.