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Section A （5 marks）
In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1 What can we see on wind farms?
A. Animals grazing around.
B. Windmills for capturing wind energy.
C. Huge fans to produce wind.
D. Devices to bring down temperatures.
【答案】 B
【解析】 根据录音中男士的回答“…these windy places where they put big white windmills that capture the winds energy”可知，在风力发电厂可以看到捕捉风力的风车。因此选B项。
【录音原文】
M: I’ve visited a couple of wind farms, they are an amazing sight.
W: What on earth is a wind farm?
M: You know these windy places where they put big white windmills that capture the wind’s energy. They could be seen quite a lot recently.
W: That’s interesting. I’ve only read a lot about alternative energy sources over the past few weeks.
2 What kind of test did the man take?
A. A math test.
B. A history test.
C. A driving test.
D. A swimming test.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音中的内容，女士询问男士考试是否通过，男士回答未通过，并且已经是第三次了。后面补充说到未通过的原因“Everything was going OK, and then at the end, while I was parking, I bumped into another car”，即在停车时与别的车相撞，由此可知男士是参加驾照考试。因此选C项。
【录音原文】
W: Hi, did you pass your test this time?
M: No, I failed again. I’m afraid. It’s really hard to swallow. This is the third time I’ve failed.
W: Third time? What a pity! I really thought you’d made it this time.
M: So did I. Everything was going OK, and then at the end, while I was parking, I bumped into another car. It had bowled over.
W: That’s too bad.
3 What kind of product does the man want?
A. It has no harmful chemicals.
B. It is worth keeping.
C. It has a natural flavour.
D. It is made from plants.
【答案】 A
【解析】 根据男士的问话“Could you give me any idea on something that is free of artificial preservatives”可知，他想要没有人工添加剂的产品，即没有有害化学物质的产品。因此选A项。
【录音原文】
W: Good morning, how can I help you?
M: I’m looking for a present for my friend. She likes homeopathic products. Could you give me any idea on something that is free of artificial preservatives?
W: Well, there are lots of things I could recommend to you. For example, aloe vera is very popular. There are no E-numbers in this product.
4 How is Jane?
A. She stayed up last night to finish her work.
B. She envied her neighbor’s luxurious lifestyle.
C. She was unhappy about her neighbors’ noisy party last night.
D. She dislikes her neighbors, but she doesn’t want to cause trouble.
【答案】 D
【解析】 根据录音可知，邻居整晚都在吵闹，Jane整晚没睡，她不知该怎么办。当男士问她为何不告诉邻居时，Jane回答“I don’t want to make waves. They are probably wouldn’t take any notice anyway”，即她不想挑起事端，邻居估计也不会在乎。因此选D项。
【录音原文】
M: Hi, Jane. How are you?
W: I didn’t sleep a wink last night. The people next door were making noise all night. And look at their place—it’s such an eyesore. I’m fed up with the situation but don’t know what to do.
M: Why don’t you give them a piece of your mind?
W: I don’t want to make waves. They probably wouldn’t take any notice anyway.
5 Why was John’s business difficult at first?
A. There were lots of local policy restrictions.
B. He didn’t understand the local language at all.
C. He had to start from the very beginning without help.
D. He wasn’t accustomed to living in a foreign country.
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据录音的最后“It was difficult at first because he had to start from scratch”可知，刚开始很困难是因为他必须从零开始。start from scratch为固定搭配，表示“从头开始”，因此选C项。
【录音原文】
M: What’s John doing these days?
W: He’s followed in his father’s footsteps too and works in the family importing business. He’s living overseas at the moment.
M: Oh, really? How does he like it?
W: It was difficult at first because he had to start from scratch. He’s settled in now, though, and he loves it.
Section B （10 marks）
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
6 What is “Target” mentioned in the conversation?
A. A giant retailer.
B. A research department.
C. A bank.
D. A news agency.
7 What happened to Target at Thanksgiving?
A. Its computer system broke down suddenly.
B. Its customers’ encrypted pin numbers were stolen.
C. Someone stole 40 million dollars from it.
D. Burglars took lots of its important documents.
8 Which one below is mentioned as a reason for “Target” not being forthright?
A. It didn’t want to cause an alarm.
B. It wanted to find out the cause first.
C. It wanted to keep its good image.
D. It didn’t think what happened a big deal.
9 What is Jim Finkle’s suggestion to Target customers?
A. Replacing their bank accounts if their money was found missing.
B. Asking Target to repay them in case there was any loss.
C. Reporting their loss to the police as soon as possible.
D. Terminating their business with Target if they suffered any loss.
【答案与解析】
6 A 根据录音第一句中的“The giant retailer Target confirmed today that…”可知，Target是一家大型零售商。因此选A项。
7 B 根据录音第一句中的“hackers stole encrypted pin numbers during a major data breach that began at Thanksgiving”可知，黑客在感恩节攻破了主要的数据库，盗取了加密密码。因此选B项。
8 A 在谈到Target公司不诚实的问题时，被访者说到几点原因，根据他的回答“First of all, it is very difficult to figure out what happened in a breach of this size…they don’t want to alarm customers”可知，发生这样的事情，在还没弄清楚之前，Target不想使顾客惊慌。因此选A项。
9 A 在记者询问Target顾客现在立马要做的事情是什么时，被访者回答“If you’ve gotten notification that your bank account or credit was compromised, I would ask the bank to replace it”，即如果发现自己的账户被盗用，应立刻要求银行替换掉。因此选A项。
【录音原文】
Reporter: The giant retailer Target confirmed today that hackers stole encrypted pin numbers during a major data breach that began at Thanksgiving. Some 40 million accounts are potentially affected. Target said it believes the encryption will keep the personal identification numbers safe. We get more now from Jim Finkle of the Reuters news service in Boston. Jim Finkle, welcome. First of all, what is the risk with the theft of these pin numbers? How is that different from losing other credit information?
Interviewee: You know, Judy, there may actually be no additional risk, because as you mentioned, the numbers are encrypted. The encryption algorithms that they use are so sophisticated that nobody can break them. The issue here, I think, that this highlights is a couple of things. Target originally gave us the impression that pins were not taken, encrypted or not. So that suggests that either they didn’t have a handle as to what happened or they weren’t being completely forthright.
Reporter: And why would that be?
Interviewee: I can think that—well, there’s a couple of reasons. First of all, it is very difficult to figure out what happened in a breach of this size. But in terms of not being forthright, you know, it was the Christmas holiday season. And I think they wanted to keep their—they didn’t want to alarm customers. They worried about the potential litigation. And they were also worried about regulatory and congressional investigations.
Reporter: And there’s still other information, though, that was stolen, in addition to these pin numbers that is out there.
Interviewee: Yes, sure. All of the information on the magnetic stripe on the back of your credit card was stolen. And that can be used to create fake credit cards. Now, it’s possible that, you know, some people’s credit—not credit card—bank accounts have been drained, and we’re still trying to figure out how that happened. It may be that they got the pin numbers another way. You know, with a pin number, you can access somebody’s bank account. So, you know, what I was talking about at the beginning about them not having all the information, about them not being forthright, we still have to find out what’s going on with that.
Reporter: And, just quickly, what should Target customers be doing right now?
Interviewee: If you’ve gotten notification that your bank account or credit card was compromised, I would ask the bank to replace it. Some of them are saying that’s not necessary, but I’ve been told by everybody who is knowledgeable that it’s what you should do.
Reporter: Jim Finkle with Reuters, we thank you.
Interviewee: Thank you.
Conversation Two
10 What mentioned as the surprising fact in the study?
A. Society suffers a great deal as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
B. Working-age adults are greatly impacted by excessive alcohol consumption.
C. Pregnant women have excessive alcohol consumption problems.
D. Many people nowadays start to drink alcohol at a very young age.
11 Who are said to be at a particularly high risk of harms from alcohol consumption?
A. People with chronic diseases.
B. Blue-collar workers.
C. Underage youth.
D. Working women.
12 What does the study estimate is the annual economic cost of excessive alcohol drinking?
A. 34 billion dollars.
B. 64 billion dollars.
C. 20 billion dollars.
D. 224 billion dollars.
13 How do people respond, according to the conversation, when asked about their alcohol consumption?
A. They often under-report it.
B. Many decline to give an answer.
C. They deny they drink at all.
D. Some do admit they are addicted.
14 What may be helpful to reducing excessive alcohol consumption?
A. Raising the price of alcohol and limiting its sale.
B. Educating people on its potential harm.
C. Decreasing the alcoholic content in drinks.
D. Banning alcohol drinking on all social occasions.
15 What does “binge-drinking” in the conversation most probably mean?
A. Free drinking.
B. Expensive drinking.
C. Moderate drinking.
D. Excessive drinking.
【答案与解析】
10 B 根据录音中被访者的回答“What surprised us in this study was the extent to which that public impact was focused on the working age adults”可知，这项研究最令人惊讶的地方在于，过量饮酒对成年劳动力的影响。因此选B项。
11 C 在谈到对过量饮酒中“过量（excessive）”一词的解释时，被访者列举了不同人群的饮酒量，包括高风险人群。由“then any alcohol consumption by groups that we know to be at particular high risk of harms from alcohol consumption, specially underage youth, that is youth under age 21, and pregnant women”可知，不满21岁的未成年人和孕妇为高风险人群。因此选C项。
12 D 根据录音中被访者的话“But it’s also a very expensive drinking at about $224 billion a year”可知，饮酒是个奢侈的行为，每年的成本达到两千两百四十亿美元。因此选D项。
13 A 在回答实际人们的饮酒量是否有可能比数据要高时，被访者答到“we know that people tend to significantly under-report their alcohol consumption”，即他认为是有可能的，因为人们总是会明显少报自己的饮酒量。因此选A项。
14 A 在回答是否有改变人们饮酒行为的政策时，被访者回答“politics that relates to the price and availability of alcohol are among those that we think can be most impactful in reducing excessive alcohol consumption”，即调整酒的价格，限制酒的销售是最有效的方法。因此选A项。
15 D 录音中多次出现“binge-drinking”一词。其中第一次出现是在解释过量饮酒（excessive drinking）时，因此，由“excessive alcohol use is a sort of an umbrella term that we used for various patterns of alcohol consumption…we would include binge-drinking”可知，答案为D项。
【录音原文】
Reporter: First of all, we have known that excessive drinking has different costs on society. It’s often a tragedy for the family or the loved ones of the disease, but what surprised you about these numbers in the study?
Interviewee: Well, Hari, you are right, we have known that excessive alcohol use is a huge public health problem for a long time. What surprised us in this study was the extent to which that public health impact was focused on working-age adults. And as you noted in your opener, we estimate that about one in 10 deaths among working-age adults, ages 20-64 years, are attributable to excessive alcohol use. That’s a huge number and certainly indicates to us that we need to redouble our efforts to prevent it.
Reporter: So this study also said that—other statistic that reached out to me was the fourth leading cause of death attributable to excessive drinking. How do we define excessive?
Interviewee: Well, excessive alcohol use is a sort of an umbrella term that we use for various patterns of alcohol consumption and also for drinking among certain high-risk groups. So under the umbrella, we would include binge-drinking, which is, for a woman, consuming four or more drinks on an occasion that is within a short period of time, for men, five or more drinks within an occasion that is again within a short period of time, basically drinking to the point of acute intoxication. And then any alcohol consumption by groups that we know to be at particularly high risk of harms from alcohol consumption, specifically underage youth, that is youth under age 21, and pregnant women.
Reporter: And what are these factors that influence that? Does it happen more among males, more among young people?
Interviewee：Well, there certainly are some important differences across different population groups. And yes, we know that men tend to binge-drink more than women. The prevalence, as we call it, the proportion of people who report binge-drinking is higher in younger-age groups, 18-24, but also 25-34. But it’s important to recognize that this really is an important public health problem across the lifespan. But it’s also a very expensive problem for all of us. And, as you noted in your opening, we estimate the economic cost of excessive drinking at about $224 billion a year. And a large proportion of that cost, about $2 out of every $5, is paid for by government. So, essentially, all of us are paying the cost of excessive alcohol use.
Reporter: And the results of this survey are self-reported. So is there a possibility that the numbers you’re talking about could even be higher?
Interviewee: Absolutely. The estimates that we reported in our study, which, again, are deaths that are attributable to excessive alcohol use, are calculated in a variety of different ways, but part of that calculation does involve self-reports of alcohol consumption by individuals. And we know that people tend to significantly under-report their alcohol consumption.
Reporter: So what do we know about policies or practices that change consumption behavior? What works?
Interviewee: From a public perspective, policies that relate to the price and availability of alcohol are among those that we think can be most impactful in reducing excessive alcohol consumption.
Section C （5 marks）
In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, 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 How many round-trip high-speed trains between Futian Station and Guangzhou South Station will be available on Jan 10?
A. 12.
B. 23.
C. 42.
D. 50.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻中谈到了从周三到1月9日，福田站和广州站之间每天往返的高铁有11趟，从1月10号开始会增加12趟。所以可以得知，1月10号当天往返于这两站的火车有23趟。因此选择B项。
【录音原文】
The Futian high-speed railway station opened in South China’s Shenzhen city on Wednesday, marking the long-expected launch of Asia’s largest underground railway station. The station is located in downtown Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The commute time between Shenzhen and Guangzhou is now shortened to 42 to 50 minutes. According to the train timetable, there will be 11 round-trip high-speed trains between the Futian Station and Guangzhou Station every day from Wednesday to Jan 9. Another 12 round trips will be added to the schedule every day starting Jan 10.
17 What probably has contributed to the improvement in Beijing’s air quality according to experts?
A. A decline in emissions.
B. Weather patterns.
C. The improved air quality of nearby regions.
D. The decreasing level of wind and humidity.
【答案】 B
【解析】 根据新闻第一句话的总结，与2014年相比，北京去年空气质量的提高更多的是受天气模式的影响。因此选择B项。
【录音原文】
An improvement in Beijing’s air quality last year compared with 2014 may have had more to do with weather patterns than with a decline in emission, environment experts say. The Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said Beijing’s “number of days of most serious PM2.5 pollution is failing each year. Its air quality appeared to improve in the first 10 months of 2015 compared with the same period a year earlier”. The deterioration in air quality in the final two months of the year “was due to wind and humidity”. Beijing’s air quality “is affected more by that of nearby regions than before”.
18 What is in the bunch of documents?
A. Records of winners of world-level tennis matches over the last decade.
B. Reports of various ways that some players try to cheat in world tennis games.
C. Evidence of suspected cases of corruption at the top level of world tennis.
D. Records of how ATP officials were involved in tennis cheating.
【答案】 C
【解析】 新闻中提到：2007年的一系列的调查发现被公布到了网站上，这些秘密文件为人们所怀疑的世界级网球比赛中存在不公平提供了证据。因此选择C项。
【录音原文】
The bunch of documents passed to the BBC and Buzzfeed News include the findings of an investigation set up in 2007 by the ATP. Secret files expose evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis. Over the last decade 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the tennis integrity unit over suspicions they have thrown matches. In a confidential report for the tennis authorities in 2008, the enquiry team said 28 players involved in these games should be investigated. About 10 players were the most common perpetrators that were at the root of the problem.
19 Why is it difficult to find a clear link between pay practices and performance?
A. People don’t respond to financial incentives as readily or enthusiastically as before.
B. Workers do different jobs, and it’s hard to make comparisons among them.
C. Employers don’t want to dampen anybody’s enthusiasm by paying them less.
D. Today’s jobs often involve teamwork and it’s no longer easy to measure individual effort.
【答案】 D
【解析】 根据新闻可知，许多研究都试图找到薪酬措施与绩效之间的明确联系，但多数都以失败告终。原因在于当今的工作大多都涉及团队合作，单纯的衡量个人努力不再是一件容易的事情。因此选择D项。
【录音原文】
Numerous studies have attempted to find a clear link between pay practices and performance, but have largely failed. It’s not that people don’t respond to financial incentives. They clearly do. The problem, however, is that today’s jobs generally involve teamwork. Success is less due to an individual’s effort, and measurement of individual effort becomes more complex, if not impossible. In these situations, pay for performance can often seem unfair and arbitrary, and the result can demotivate, rather than motivate employees. Resentment can fester, and significant time and energy can be wasted.
20 Which stage is the case at?
A. The civil complaint has just been filed.
B. Volkswagen has agreed to make compensations.
C. Actions Volkswagen must take have been specified.
D. A figure has been proposed for the penalty.
【答案】 A
【解析】 新闻中是关于美国司法部起诉德国大众汽车制造商这一案件。新闻最后提到美国的起诉只是对大众汽车采取法律行动的第一步，之后不排除会有刑事指控。由此退出现阶段该案件还只是处在起诉阶段。因此选择A项。
【录音原文】
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department sued the German automaker Volkswagen in federal court Monday, saying that the company installed illegal devices in nearly 600,000 diesel engine systems to impair emission controls. The government is seeking an array of penalties against the company, including fines and further actions to mitigate the emission of harmful pollutants. The complaint does not specify actions the company must take to further reduce emissions, nor does it name a dollar figure for the penalty. The complaint represented the first step in legal action against Volkswagen and did not preclude a criminal charge.
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.
【答案与解析】
21 workforce
（根据录音信息可知，在美国，包括个体经营在内的小企业占据了美国劳动力的58%，为国家创造了40%的国民生产总值。因此该空填workforce，表示“劳动力”。）
22 gross national product
（参考21题，可知该空填gross national product，意为“国民生产总值”。）
23 Understanding
（录音中说到开小公司的风险是很大的。由“Understanding the difficulties is one of the biggest impediments that entrepreneurs face.”可知，理解困难所在是企业家们所面临的最大障碍之一。因此该空填Understanding。）
24 obtain loans
（根据录音，“Another impediments for many people interested in beginning their own business is their ability to obtain loans.”人们在自己的商业起步阶段还会遇到另一个障碍，那就是很多人没有贷款融资的能力。因此该空填obtain loans）
25 assure repayment
（承接第24题，为了保证偿还能力，银行只给那些有钱、有担保和信用记录的人办理贷款。而这个标准让那些没钱的人根本不能实现资金自足，因此开不起自己的小企业。所以该空填assure repayment，意为“保证偿还能力”。）
26 financial self-sufficiency
（参考21题，可得该空填financial self-sufficiency，意为“资金自足”。）
27 tailoring
（录音中说到，在很多银行都不为小企业提供贷款融资的情况下，有一家孟加拉乡村银行却愿意为一些没钱的个体户提供小额贷款，这些个体经营就包括裁剪、食品加工、篮子编织、牲畜饲养等等。所以该空填tailoring，表示“裁剪”。）
28 basket weaving
（参考21题，可得该空填basket weaving，表示“篮子编织”。）
29 Malaysia
（录音中给出信息：通过在孟加拉乡村银行融资的借款人遍及孟加拉国、马来西亚、印度、乌干达、墨西哥、美国等等。所以该空填Malaysia。）
30 bad debt
（根据录音最后一句话“Yunnus states that their experience with bad debt is less than one percent.”可知，孟加拉乡村银行称借款人信用记录良好，坏账的比例只占不到1%。因此该空填bad debt，意为“坏账，收不回来的账”。）
【录音原文】
According to a recent Internal Revenue Service report, there are 18.6 million small businesses in the United States. The US Small Business Administration reports that small businesses including the self-employed account for 58 percent of the US workforce and 40 percent of the gross national product. A National Science Foundation analysis shows that small businesses are a greater source of innovation per research and development dollar than are large businesses.
And yet, starting a small business is very risky, and the change of success is small. According to the US Small Business Administration, the majority of small businesses fail in their first year, and 95 percent fail in the first five years. Underestimating the difficulties is one of the biggest impediments that entrepreneurs face.
Another impediment for many people interested in beginning their own business is their ability to obtain loans. The rationale for banks is to supply money to those who already have money, collateral, and a credit history in order to assure repayment. This rationale, however, keeps those who are poor from creating financial self-sufficiency.
Grameen Bank, created by Muhammad Yunnus of Bangladesh in 1976, has a different rationale. Grameen Bank provides small loans, typically under $100, to poor individuals who are unable to borrow from conventional bank, in order for them to establish “micro businesses.” To date, these include tailoring, food processing, basket weaving, livestock raising, and a number of other small enterprises. Grameen Bank currently boasts nearly two and half million borrowers in Bangladesh, Malaysia, India, Uganda, Mexico, the United States, and other countries. Proving that their policy of trusting their clients’ works, Yunnus states that their experience with bad debt is less than one percent.
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Section A Vocabulary and Grammar （10 marks）
31 High-fat foods, which should be used _____ in our daily life, include oils, margarine, nuts, nut butters, seed butters, avocado and coconut.
A. sparingly
B. indiscriminately
C. ingeniously
D. massively
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：在日常生活中我们应该有节制地使用高脂肪的食物，包括油类、人造奶油、坚果、果仁奶油、种子黄油、鳄梨、椰子。本题需选择符合题意的副词。sparingly节俭地；少量地；保守地。符合题意，因此选择A项。indiscriminately不加选择地；任意地。ingeniously贤明地；有才能地。massively大量地。
32 In Bangladesh, some 56 percent of the under-fives are _____ because their families don’t have the land, the resources or the money to get them the food they need.
A. ill-treated
B. affluent
C. malnourished
D. sanitary
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：在孟加拉国，有56%的5岁以下的孩子都营养不良，因为他们的家庭没有土地、资源和钱来获取他们需要的食物。本题需要选择符合题意的形容词。malnourished营养不良的。符合题意，答案为C项。ill-treated受虐代的。affluent富裕的；丰富的。sanitary卫生的，清洁的。
33 Frank Sinatra’s turbulent love life, extravagant lifestyle and rumours of links to _____ crime only seemed to enhance his “Bad Boy” image and his appeal to millions of _____ fans.
A. organized; devoting
B. organizing; devoted
C. organizing; devoting
D. organized; devoted
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：法兰克·辛纳屈混乱的爱情生活、奢侈的生活方式以及与犯罪团伙有勾当的绯闻，看起来只会加重他“坏男孩”的形象，吸引数以百万计的忠实粉丝。本题需要选择的是形容词的正确形式。organize与crime有逻辑上的被动关系，意为“有组织的犯罪”，所以应用organized。devoted表示“忠实的”。“devoted fans”意为“忠实的粉丝”所以本题的答案为D项。
34 In addition to helping those currently in prison, researchers at the Innocence Project are studying the causes of unjust _____ to prevent wrongful _____ in the future.
A. surveillance; proclamations
B. imprisonment; convictions
C. reservation; retentions
D. penalty; accusations
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：除了帮助当前在监狱里的人，清白项目的研究人员正在研究不公正监禁的原因，以阻止未来不合法的定罪。由prison，Innocence Project和unjust可以推测此题与法律和犯罪相关。本题需要选择符合题意的名词。imprisonment表示“监禁；关押”，conviction表示“定罪；确信”，符合句意，因此B项为正确答案。penalty罚款；罚金。accusation控告，指控。surveillance监测。proclamation公告；宣布；宣告。reservation预约，预定；保留。retention保留；扣留，滞留。
35 Our law states that all men are equal and endowed with certain _____ rights, among _____ there are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
A. indefinable; which
B. inevitable; what
C. irrespective; what
D. unalienable; which
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：法律规定，所有人都是平等的，赋有不可剥夺的权利，包括生命权、自由权和追求快乐的权力。unalienable不可剥夺的。among which引导非限定性定语从句，what不可引导非限定性定语从句。所以D为正确答案。indefinable难下定义的。inevitable必然的；不可避免的。irrespective无关的；不考虑的。
36 The muscle cells which make up the tissue responsible for strength die off with the passing years but _____ slowly _____ make little difference until the age of 50 or beyond.
A. so; that
B. such; that
C. so; as to
D. such; as to
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：构成负责力量组织的肌肉细胞会随着年龄的增加相继死去，但是这个过程很缓慢，以至于到50岁或50岁之后才会发现不同。本题考查so和such的搭配。so…as to“那么……以至于”，为固定搭配，as to后加动词原形。C项为正确项。so…that“如此……以至于”，that后应为从句。such…as to也表示“那么……以至于”的意思，但是such后应接名词或名词词组。
37 _____ similar devastating predictions, we asked Professor Davis if the planet was really in such trouble, and if these futuristic technological miracle proposals would help.
A. With the help of
B. In the face of
C. On behalf of
D. In light of
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：鉴于相似的毁灭性的预测，我们询问戴维斯教授，我们的星球是否处于这样的问题中，那些未来科技奇迹的提议是否会有帮助。本题选择合适的词组填空。in light of根据，鉴于。D项符合句意。in the face of面对。with the help of在……的帮助之下。on behalf of代表。
38 _____ is the news about accessing information, _____it’s also about inspiration.
A. Not only; but
B. Hardly; but
C. Seldom; and
D. Never; and
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：这则新闻不仅与获取信息有关，它同时也关乎灵感。not only…but also…“不仅……而且……”，为固定搭配。此题的正确选项为A项。同时也因为后半句中有“also”，表示“也”，所以前半句表达的是肯定的意思，所以B、C和D项都不符合题意。
39 —As you know, I often get tricked into buying clothes that are far too expensive; and then more often than not I don’t like them when I try them on again at home.
—That’s because you buy things on impulse. You see something and you buy it ... or you let yourself get talked into it!
—I know. But in future I’m going to mend my ways and shop around like you.
—OK. Well, let’s start at the shoe store. But remember we have to go at two thirty. _____
A. You can just shop around for clothes that cost an arm and a leg.
B. Don’t get carried away with your shopping and lose track of time.
C. You need to find a store which looks a bit pricey.
D. You can start with T-shirts.
【答案】 B
【解析】 本题需要选择符合情景中对话内容的一项。因为前一句的意思是“但是，记得，我们两点半必须要走”，可以推测答案与时间有关，B项的意思是“买东西的时候不要失去理智，要把握好时间”。B选项符合语境，为正确答案。
40 —How did you get into this?
—Well, I sang as a hobby for a long time. Then I got a voice teacher. She suggested that I try out for the opera. So I did. And they wanted me. I never thought I’d do this for a living.
—That’s wonderful. _____
—Yes, I really have. I’ve been incredibly lucky.
A. Do you have time for anything else?
B. You’re much more relaxed on stage.
C. You’ve found your calling.
D. You’ve been a bit broke.
【答案】 C
【解析】 本题需要选择符合情景中对话内容的一项。前面对话讲述了对话者是如何走上音乐道路的，讲述了对话者最开始把音乐当作业余爱好，一次偶然的机会被一位老师看中，走上了音乐之路。最后一句的回答是“是的，我找到了，我真的相当幸运。”C项的意思是“你找到了你内心渴望的工作”，符合语境，所以答案为C选项。
Section B Cultures （5 marks）
41 _____ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
A. Thanksgiving Day
B. Boxing Day
C. Easter
D. Veteran’s Day
【答案】 B
【解析】 节礼日（Boxing Day）为每年的12月26日，也就是圣诞节次日，是在英联邦部分地区庆祝的节日。感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）是每年11月的第四个星期四。复活节（Easter）是在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。退伍军人节（Veteran’s Day）是每年的11月11日。
42 The only black woman writer awarded Nobel Prize of Literature is _____.
A. Alice Walker
B. Toni Morrison
C. Lorraine Hansberry
D. James Baldwin
【答案】 B
【解析】 托妮·莫里森，1993年获诺贝尔文学奖，是唯一一位黑人女性诺贝尔文学奖获得者。
43 The novel from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to _____.
A. The Great Gatsby
B. The Sun Also Rises
C. Moby Dick
D. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
【答案】 D
【解析】 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是马克·吐温的代表作，被海明威称为“美国全部现代文学的起源”。
44 Who was a founding father of the American Republic?
A. Abraham Lincoln.
B. William Penn.
C. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Franklin Roosevelt.
【答案】 C
【解析】 托马斯·杰斐逊（Thomas Jefferson）是美国开国元勋中最具影响力者之一。美利坚合众国第三任总统（1801年—1809年）。同时也是《美国独立宣言》主要撰稿人。
45 The general election in Britain is held every _____ years.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
【答案】 C
【解析】 英国大选（General elections of the United Kingdom）每5年举行一次。
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.
Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature and also a well-known legend and myth throughout East Asia, （46） es_____ in China, and among Chinese throughout the world. The novel has been immensely popular in China for over 400 years due to its fresh and complicated plots, distinctive and life-like characters, profound ideological content, and light-hearted style.
The historical background to the novel is as （47） fol_____: In the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, a Buddhist monk named Xuanzang （602—664） traveled alone through Central Asia to the land of Tianzhu （present-day India） to seek original Buddhist scriptures. The journey covered thousands of miles and took 17 years, and Xuanzang passed through 138 states, writing a brilliant page not only in the history of Buddhist culture but also in the history of Sino-（48）_____ cultural exchange. All kinds of stories about his （49） que_____ for the scriptures soon circulated among the people, and with the passage of （50） _____ and the gradual spread of these stories, they acquired a more and more mythical color.
In this novel a total of 87 chapters are dedicated （51） _____ the story of the Tang priest Xuanzang’s adventure. Although he is helpless when it comes to defending himself, the bodhisattva Guanyin helps by finding him three disciples of superhuman ability, who aid and protect him on his journey. In return, the disciples will receive （52） _____ （enlighten） and forgiveness for their sins once the journey is done. Along the way, they help the local inhabitants by defeating various monsters. The fact that most of the monsters and demons are trying to obtain （53） _____ （immortal） by eating Xuanzang’s flesh, and are even attracted to him as he is depicted as quite （54） han_____, provides much of the plot in the story.
This epic story is a captivating read; Spiritual and religious themes underlie the story. This masterpiece is frequently underestimated as it is actually a （55） _____ （real） portrayal of the political and social situations in the Ming Dynasty.
【答案与解析】
46 especially
（根据横线处所在的句子和上一句可知，《西游记》在东亚是一部很著名的传说和神话小说，尤其在中国。此处应该填写表示递进关系的副词，因此填especially。）
47 follows
（as follows是固定搭配，意为“如下”。所以此处应该填写follows。）
48 Indian
（此处表达的意思是“中国和某个国家的历史文化交流”。由第二段“Xuanzang traveled alone through Central Asia to the land of Tianzhu （present-day India）”可知，此国家为印度，另外此处应填入形容词形式，因此填Indian。）
49 quest
（quest for追求；探索。本句句意为：各种各样关于他寻找经文的故事很快在人们之间流传。根据后面的介词for和单词提示以及句意可知，此处应填quest。）
50 time
（of后面应该填写一个名词作介宾。由空格后“这些故事的逐渐传播”可以推断，故事的流传应该与“时间的流逝”有关，故此题答案为time。）
51 to
（句意：这部小说中，所有的87个章节都致力于讲述唐玄奘的冒险故事。be dedicated to为固定搭配，表示“致力于”，故空格处应填to。）
52 enlightenment
（空格处应填名词，作receive的宾语，enlighten的名词形式为enlightenment，意为“启蒙，启发”。这句话的意思是“弟子们受到点化”。所以此处应该填写enlightenment。）
53 immortality
（此处应该填写名词作obtain的宾语。这句话的意思是“大多数怪物和魔鬼都想通过吃唐僧肉获得长生不老。”immortal的名词形式是immortality，意为“不朽，不灭”。所以此处应填immortality。）
54 handsome
（空格处缺少形容词，修饰he。这句话的意思是“他被描绘的如此英俊，甚至许多妖怪被他的长相所吸引。”根据单词提示这里的形容词应该填写handsome。）
55 realistic
（横线后的单词为portrayal，为名词，所以横线处应填写形容词。real本身虽为形容词，但是表示“真实的，真正的”，不符合句意。本句意思为：这部伟大的作品经常被人低估，但事实上它是一部对唐朝政治和社会情况的现实主义的描述。所以这里的最佳答案为realistic。）
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 to 60 are based on the following passage.
London, England—Virtually every country in Europe is in an immigration mess. Governments are trying to balance the concerns of their citizens, their country’s economic problems, and the humanitarian needs of immigrants. Native-born Europeans are worrying that their cultures and economies are being harmed by immigrants. Meanwhile, the immigrants keep coming. Some come looking for asylum because of racial, religious, or political oppression in their native lands. Others are trying to escape grinding poverty or war at home.
With fifteen million people unemployed in the European Union （EU） alone, outsiders are often resented. Some people fear that asylum seekers are too expensive for the EU’s social welfare systems. Others are worried that economic migrants may take their jobs. Still others worry about the weakening of traditional local cultures in places where there are large numbers of immigrants.
Right-wing parties in Austria, Denmark and Belgium have successfully campaigned against immigration, using fear of the loss of national identity. Meanwhile, criminals are making money on the desperation of would-be immigrants. People-smuggling has become a highly organized and profitable business. Because smugglers care little for the people they are transporting, tragedies sometimes result.
Even if they survive the trip, illegals are often mistreated in sweatshops, where they work for much less than normal wages in terrible conditions. Some of them spend decades paying back the transportation fees. Women and children are sometimes forced into sex slavery and prostitution.
To make matters even more confusing, there is another side to immigration. Many European countries have a shortage of skilled workers in areas like information technology. “We need immigration,” declared German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder recently. Barbara Roche, the UK’s immigration minister, has made it easier for non-British students to stay. “In the past we have thought purely about immigration control,” she said. “Now we need to think about immigration management.”
High-tech workers are not the only ones who are needed. Some countries are short of cheap manual labor, too. In Spain, whose population is decreasing, North Africans work on the farms, while Poles and Romanians do construction work.
Retirement programs need immigrants, too. In most European nations, people are living longer and having fewer children. Governments will not be able to pay retirees without large- scale immigration. Jean-Pierre Chevenement, the former French interior minister, said Europe will need 50 million to 75 million immigrants during the next 50 years. In Italy there were eight workers to every retiree in the 1950s. There are fewer than four today and, without immigration, the figure will drop to 1.5 by 2050. Likewise, Germany will need three million immigrants a year to maintain the current ratio of workers to retirees.
Faced with these facts, it is not surprising that the European Union has said zero-immigration policies are inappropriate. One official states, “Our aim is to open as large a debate as possible on immigration and asylum.”
Questions 56 to 60
Mark each statement as either true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
56 Two reasons for natives against immigration are mentioned in the passage.
57 Many immigrants are concerned about the loss of their national identity.
58 The aging of the population aggravates the need for immigrant workers.
59 EU countries are trying to create a balanced immigration policy.
60 Though bringing great pressure, large-scale immigration in the EU is inevitable in the next few decades.
【答案与解析】
56 F 原文第二段提到了当地人反对移民的原因：第一，欧盟的社会福利系统负荷不了这么多的避难者；第二，移民可能会跟他们抢工作；第三，大量外地移民的迁入可能会冲击当地的传统文化。这里提到了3条原因，而不是2条，因此题干表述错误。
57 F 原文第三段提到“澳大利亚、丹麦和比利时的右翼党派已经成功采取行动反对移民，因为他们害怕失去民族认同感”，由此可以推断，担心失去民族认同感的是澳大利亚、丹麦和比利时的右翼党派，而不是移民。因此题干表述错误。
58 T 倒数第二段第一句和第二句提到“退休计划需要移民。在大多数欧洲国家，人们的寿命更长久，孩子却越来越少。没有大规模的移民，政府将没有能力付钱给退休人员。”从这里可以推测，欧盟国家人口老龄化加重了对移民工人的需求。因此题干表述正确。
59 T 第一段第二句提到“政府试图去平衡公民的担忧”，原文最后一段提到“面对这些事实，欧盟的零移民政策不恰当的说法就不足为奇了。一位官员称：’我们的目标是尽可能开展一场关于移民与庇护的大辩论。’”，可以看出欧洲国家正试图寻找一种相对平衡的移民政策。因此题干表述正确。
60 T 原文第一段中间部分提到“当地人担心移民会损害他们的文化和经济。但同时移民正源源不断地来到欧洲。”，可见尽管移民带来很多压力，未来几十年大规模移民到欧盟国家依旧是不可避免的。因此正确。
Section B （10 marks）
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Boston—Many college students today struggle with cheating. The Internet offers many temptations—there are term papers for sale along with articles and news reports that can be copied for free with the click of a mouse. It is not surprising that cheating is sometimes difficult to resist.
（61） ___________________________Polly Sanders, a student at a small liberal arts college, knows that handing in a paper from the Internet is plagiarism. But what about using a paragraph? She admits that she has often taken a paragraph and changed a few words to make it “her” own work. That’s not plagiarizing, is it? Polly may not know it but, according to her college, it is.
（62） _____________________________This uncertainty is partly due to the fact that standards are changing. A 2001 survey by the Center for Academic Integrity shows cheating is becoming acceptable. The survey found that 41 percent of students believe that plagiarism is common. Perhaps most worrying was the 27 percent who said that falsifying laboratory data happens “often or very often” on campus. It’s hard to believe that all of these young scientists change their ways after graduation.
（63） _____________________________Some administrators use sophisticated computer search engines to find Internet plagiarists. However, many other colleges are using honor codes to combat cheating. An effective honor code clearly describes the boundaries of legitimate and illegitimate work. In addition, it sets the penalties for breaking it. Educators say that the simple act of students signing the honor code makes a difference. “It’s a psychological effect; if people expect you to be honorable, you are more likely to respond with honorable behavior,” says Nannerl O. Keohane, the president of Duke University in North Carolina.
Honor codes are becoming more and more popular across the United States. The University of North Carolina and the University of Maryland give cheaters grades of XF to indicate failure because of cheating. Cornell University rewrote its honor code in 2000 and now requires teaching assistants and freshmen to take courses that teach them what cheating is and how to avoid it.
（64） _____________________________They may offer students more freedom, but, if they do not obey, the punishment is severe. For example, the honor code at Wellesley College in Massachusetts allows students to take exams when and where they want. The students simply inform the teacher when they will be taking the exam. Then they can choose to go wherever they want. The students are trusted, but if they are caught cheating, the punishment can be severe.
（65） _____________________________University officials think that there are different reasons for this phenomenon. “The feeling of being treated as an adult and responding in kind,” Professor McCabe says, “it’s clearly there for many students. They don’t want to violate that trust.”
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. If students are becoming less concerned about the ramifications of cheating, colleges and universities are working harder to catch the cheaters.
B. If she gets caught, she’ll receive a failing grade or maybe be thrown out of school.
C. A culture where people are genuinely offended by cheating have to be built.
D. Polly is not the only student who isn’t sure what’s cheating and what isn’t.
E. Some people say that simply putting in an honor code won’t solve the problem, but several studies since the 1960s have shown that schools without honor codes tend to have about twice as much cheating as those with honor codes in place.
F. Furthermore, students often do not understand exactly what constitutes cheating.
G. Honor codes can be both a carrot and a stick.
【答案与解析】
61 F 第一段提到作弊有的时候很难避免。下文列举了Polly Sanders 的例子，他并不知道自己的行为属于剽窃，然而对于学校来说，这就是剽窃。F项起到了承上启下的作用。承接上文，同时总领本段大意。因此选F选项。
62 D 本空前一段提到Polly不知道自己的行为属于作弊。这段给出了数据“41%的学生都认为剽窃是十分正常的。更令人担心的是27%的学生说他们经常篡改实验数据”。可见不仅仅是Polly不知道什么属于作弊，很多学生都不知道。D选项可以衔接上下文。所以D为正确选项。
63 A 横线后面介绍的是两种高校解决作弊的方法。所以横线处应该与学校努力反对作弊有关。所以A选项正确。
64 G 本段提到“既要给学生们自由，又要对作弊的人严惩”。G选项中“can be both a carrot and a stick”是一种暗喻，指的是用惩罚和奖励两种手段以诱发人们产生所要求的行为。G选项在这里正好符合段意。所以选G选项。
65 E 空格后就某种现象解释了原因，提到信任可以预防作弊，因为“很明显许多学生不想破坏这种信任”，再结合第四段最后一句可知，这种信任是honor code（荣誉准则/诚信）带来的，所以本题选E项。
Section C （10 marks）
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
Natural history fans will probably be familiar with the nine seasons of the Life series made by British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough. Famous for his hushed, yet enthusiastic delivery and his ability to find any sort of plant or animal interesting, he is one of the most enduring presences on UK television. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Attenborough has been a key witness to the development of the wildlife documentary.
When Attenborough’s career began in 1952, people’s attitude towards nature was very different. Everybody thought that animals were to be tracked, captured, tied up and brought back home to be gawped at. As a typical naturalist of the age, Attenborough admits to being no different from the rest. He is known to have done a sequence with an under-sized crocodile, filming it up close so that it appeared to be bigger, and jumping on it to give the false impression of a fight. But Attenborough is by no means proud of his actions.
In addition to this change of attitude towards nature , Attenborough has also seen a leap in the technology used to film wildlife documentaries. He started his career in broadcasting when those people lucky enough to own a television possessed a very basic black and white set. The images were captured with a lightweight, wind-up camera, which was positively primitive compared to the technology used to film his latest series. New cutting-edge 3D technology has been used to capture mesmerizing images. The pictures more than compensate for the difficulty of transporting the equipment—it takes two or three men to carry each 3D camera.
However, improvements in technology have not been the most important development in the last six decades. During this period, a number of scientific revolutions have changed our perspective on the natural world. One of the new concepts is continental drift, an idea which helps explain the variation in the plants and animals on different continents. Another is the discovery of the structure of DNA, which has completely changed the way we see the world. David Attenborough has responded to these new theories by traveling to every conceivable part of the planet to find evidence to support them. He has also interviewed many of the scientists behind them in his documentaries.
Unfortunately, there is also a negative side to the changes that Attenborough has witnessed over the years. Today, wildlife documentaries are more about the importance of conserving nature rather than purely showing the wonders of the living world. This is because these marvels are being destroyed at an alarming rate. In their films, naturalists like Attenborough want to inform people about the state of the world in the hope that a worldwide protest will slowly grow, with younger people wanting something to be done to protect the planet . “The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.”
Questions 66 to 70
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 Why is David Attenborough called one of the most enduring presences on UK television?
67 What new technology has been used in David Attenborough’s latest documentary series?
68 What does the word “them” in the last sentence of Paragraph 4 refer to?
69 What are the naturalists’ expectations for the future?
70 List the changes affecting wildlife documentaries mentioned in the passage.
【答案与解析】
66 His career as a broadcaster spanned more than 60 years and he’s been a key witness to the development of the wildlife documentary.
（文章第一段中间部分“he is one of the most enduring presences on UK television”，紧接着就介绍了他在电视上长盛不衰的原因。所以这句后面部分即为答案。）
67 New-cutting age 3D technology.
（原文第三段倒数第二句直接给出了答案“New cutting-edge 3D technology has been used to capture mesmerizing images”，所以“New-cutting age 3D technology”即为答案。）
68 New theories of continental drift and the discovery of the structure of DNA.
（“Them”代指上文提到的两种我们对自然世界的两种新观点。文中提到“One of the new concepts is continental drift”，“Another is the discovery of the structure of DNA”，所以“them”代指的就是这两种观点。）
69 Worldwide protest against wildlife destruction will slowly grow and younger people can do something to protect the planet.
（最后一段中间部分提到“许多自然学家想要提醒人们现在这个世界的现状，借此希望全球都能联合起来与破坏野生物种的行为作斗争，年轻人能够做一些力所能及的事去保护这个星球”，“in the hope that”与“expectation”语意相同，所以此句即为答案。）
70 The change of attitude towards nature, improvements in technology, scientific revolutions, and more documentaries focusing on the importance of nature conservation rather than purely showing the wonders of the living world.
（第二段讲的是态度的改变。第三段，第四段讲的是科学技术革命。最后一段提到了人们更加关注自然的保护。）
Section D （10 marks）
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
It is obvious that humans are unlike all other animals. It is also obvious that we are a species of big mammal. That contradiction is the most fascinating feature of the human species. It is familiar, but we still have difficulty grasping how it came to be and what it means. On the one hand, between ourselves and all other species lies a seemingly unbridgeable gulf that we acknowledge by defining a category called “animals”. It implies that we consider centipedes, chimpanzees and clams to share decisive features with each other but not with us, and to lack features restricted to us. Among these characteristics unique to us are the abilities to talk, write, and build complex machines.
Thus, for practical and legal purposes, humans are not animals. When Darwin intimated in 1859 that we had evolved from apes, it is no wonder that most people initially regarded his theory as absurd.
On the other hand, we obviously are animals, with the usual animal body parts, molecules and genes. It is even clear what particular type of animal we are. Externally, we are so similar to chimpanzees that eighteen-century anatomists who believed in divine creation could already recognize our affinities.
Molecular genetic studies over the last half-a-dozen years have shown that we continue to share over ninety-eight percent of our genes with the other two chimps. The overall genetic distance between us and chimps is even smaller than the distance between such closely related bird species as red-eyed and white-eyed vireos, or willow warblers and chiffchaffs. So we still carry most of our old biological baggage with us. Since Darwin’s time, fossilized bones of hundreds of creatures variously intermediate between apes and modern humans have been discovered, making it impossible for a reasonable person to deny the overwhelming evidence.
Yet the discoveries of many missing links have only made the problem more fascinating, without fully solving it. The two percent of our genes that differ from those of chimps must have been responsible for all of our seemingly unique properties. We underwent some small changes with big consequences rather quickly and recently in our evolutionary history.
What were those few key ingredients that made us human? Since our unique properties appeared so recently and involved so few changes, those properties or at least their precursors must already be present in animals. What are those animal precursors of art and language, of genocide and drug abuse?
Our unique qualities have been responsible for our present biological success as a species. No other large animal is native to all the continents, or breeds in all habitats from deserts and the Arctic to tropical rainforests. No large wild animal rivals us in numbers. But among our unique qualities are two that now jeopardize our existence: our propensities to kill each other and to destroy our environment. Of course, both propensities occur in other species: lions and many other animals kill their own kind, while elephants and others damage their environment. However, these propensities are much more threatening in us than in other animals because of our technological power and exploding numbers.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using three words or fewer for each blank.
【答案与解析】
71 evolutionary/evolution
文章第一段开始提到人类与其他动物不同。人类是大型哺乳动物的一种。中间又提到“but we still have difficulty grasping how it came to be and what it means.”“how it come to be”意为“我们是怎么来的”，即我们是怎么进化的，也就是进化历史。所以这里填evolutionary/evolution。
72 molecules and genes
第三段第一句提到“On the other hand, we obviously are animals, with the usual animal body parts, molecules and genes.”，所以这里填molecules and genes。
73 big mammal
文章第一段第二句就提到了“It is also obvious that we are a species of big mammal.”，所以这里应该填big mammal。
74 our existence
文章最后一段中间部分提到“But among our unique qualities are two that now jeopardize our existence.”，可见这里应该填our existence。
75 technological power
文章最后一段最后一句明确提到“However, these propensities are much more threatening in us than in other animals because of our technological power and exploding numbers.”所以这里应该填technological power。
Section A （5 marks）
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
76
The Great Gatsby is a portrayal of a fascinating time in US history and the gripping and moving story is told in expressive and intricate detail. The novel has a fast-moving and riveting plot, but what appealed to the readers most was the way that the protagonists’ complex personalities are revealed over the course of the story. Daisy has a touching vulnerability and charm, but is self-centred and shallow. And Gatsby, a fake and a liar, has a moral integrity unmatched by the characters who grew up with money. It’s a must-read.
【译文】
《了不起的盖茨比》描写了美国历史上一段美妙绝伦的时期，其扣人心弦的动人故事在富有表现力和错综复杂的细节中展开。这部小说情节紧凑，引人入胜，但最吸引读者的是主人公多面的性格在情节发展的过程中逐步明晰化的方式。黛西虽然楚楚动人，魅力四射，但她却既自私又肤浅。盖茨比虽然有过虚伪和欺骗，但他正直的秉性却是书中其他富家子弟所远不能及的。因此这是一本必读之作。
【解析】
本段翻译句式比较简单，重点和难点在单词上。翻译的时候应该注意but、and等连接词的翻译，尽量使行文流畅。在许多句子的翻译上，应当基于理解通过意译适当转化成符合中文表达习惯的语句。
【重点词汇】
portrayal 描绘；画像
gripping 扣人心弦的；引人注意的
intricate 复杂的
riveting 吸引人的
protagonist 主角，主演；主要人物
vulnerability 易碎性；脆弱性
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 很多年轻人对社会活动没有任何兴趣，这个事实令人伤感。（whatsoever）
【答案】 It’s a sad fact that many young people have no interest whatsoever in social activities.
【解析】 用it 作形式主语，用that引导一个主语从句，真正的主语在that后面。have no interest in在某方面不感兴趣。whatsoever在这里加强语气。
78 对于怎样解决我的问题，她提出了很多建设性意见。（as to）
【答案】 She made many constructive suggestions as to how to solve my problems.
【解析】 constructive suggestion建设性意见。as to“为了”，引导宾语从句。
79 她的演讲非常风趣，听众忍不住不时发出笑声。（cannot help）
【答案】 Her speech was so humorous that the audience couldn’t help laughing from time to time.
【解析】 so…that...如此……以至于……。can’t help doing sth.忍不住做某事
80 我很难想到借口立即拒绝某人的邀请，我往往最终还是会接受。（end up）
【答案】 I find it hard to think of an excuse fast enough to turn down someone’s invitation, and I will often end up accepting it.
【解析】 turn down 拒绝；关小，调低。end up doing 以……而告终。it作形式主语。
81 以前每个月的7号、14号、21号和28号都被认为是不吉利的日子，所有人都要避免某种活动。（refrain from）
【答案】 The 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th of each month were considered unlucky days, and everyone was supposed to refrain from certain activities.
【解析】 restrain from克制；制止；阻止。be supposed to应该。
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 millions→million
（million其前面是基数词时，后面不加s，用法与hundred、thousand、billion相同。表示模糊的数量时，后面加s，如：millions of people。）
83 dead→deadly
（deadly致命的。dead无生命的，死的。这里的意思是“致命的寄生虫”，应该用deadly。）
84 删除it
（known as sleeping sickness修饰的是parasite，是that引导的宾语从句。应删掉多余的it。）
85 of→from
（suffer from“遭受；受……之苦”，固定搭配。）
86 fertile→infertile
（fertile 能生育的。这里的意思应该是“不能生育的”，所以应该改为infertile。）
87 effect→effective
（题目中effect的变形应用来修饰后面的名词solution，所以应该用形容词形式，将effect改成effective。a simple but effective solution意为“简单有效的措施”。）
88 that→which
（此处主句后面接了一个非限制定语从句，指代前面整个句子，所以应该用关系代词which引导而不是that。）
89 √
90 cost→costs
（此句话的主语one tsetse fly是单数形式，根据主谓一致原则，谓语也应该用单数形式。将cost改成costs。）
91 number∧traps→of
（a number of“若干，许多，一些”，为固定搭配。所以要添加of。）
There are five IQ Test questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 Which word in the brackets go equally well with both pairs of words outside the brackets?
【答案】 hit
【解析】 hit作动词时，有“打击，袭击，碰撞”的意思；作名词时，有“成功”的意思。
93 Give the missing pair of letters in the follow sequence.
【答案】 IM
【解析】 按照规律，从组合的首字母E开始往后组合的首字母都是按顺序隔一个字母所得，形成E、G、I、K、M、O的规律；组合里第二个字母是从K开始按字母顺序推出的，形成K、L、M、N、O、P的规律。所以对应起来第三组字母应该是IM。
94 In a pet shop there are 5 hutches in a row. A different rabbit is in each hutch. Work out, from the clues, where each rabbit belongs.
The black rabbit is next to the white rabbit with red eyes.
The floppy eared rabbit is in one of the end hutches.
The fat rabbit is not next to the brown and white rabbit, and it is further to the right than the floppy eared rabbit.
The brown and white rabbit is between the floppy eared rabbit and the white rabbit.
Hutch 2 _____ Hutch 3 _____
【答案】 brown and white; white
【解析】 由已知信息可知，耷拉耳朵的兔子在最旁边的笼子里，所以只可能是1或者5；后面又说到肥兔子比耷拉耳朵的兔子还要靠右，所以可以推出耷拉耳朵的兔子在最左边的1号笼。由棕白色兔子位于耷拉耳朵的兔子和白兔之间，可以推出棕白色兔子在2号笼，白兔在3号笼。通过黑兔子和白兔子是紧挨着的这一信息推出黑兔子在4号笼。所以最后一个剩下的5号笼里是肥兔子，和它不和棕白色兔子挨着，比耷拉耳朵的兔子要靠右这些信息相吻合。
95 Which code matches the shape or pattern given at the end?
A. FJ
B. FG
C. FH
D. EJ
E. DG
【答案】 A
【解析】 通过观察，如图所示，图片中带叉方形的位置对应不同的字母，该字母是组合中的首字母，在最右边居中的带叉方形代表D，位于左下角代表E，位于左上角代表F；图片中的圆形比例分为大中小比例，一种比例对应一个字母，该字母是组合中的第二位字母，小圆代表J，中圆代表G，大圆代表H。所以最后一个图形是左上角带叉方形和小圆的组合，所以用字母组合FJ代表。
96 Find at least two cooking verbs.
【答案】 grill; boil; chop; spread
【解析】 通过观察可以得出这些词grill烤肉。boil煮沸。chop切。spread涂果酱。这些词都和烹饪有关。
The figures and the charts below show teen’s texting habits in the US. 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 figures and the charts show teen’s texting habits in America, including their preference, the contents, frequency of sending pictures and texting location.
71% of American teens prefer texting instead of calling. Over half of them control their daily calling time under 30 minutes, while 45% of teens send at least 30 texts a day. Besides, 54% of teens text just for a chat. As for the frequency of sending pictures, 51% send a few every month and nearly a quarter never do this. What’s more, 28% of teens text at home. Teens sending texts while surfing the internet, riding in a car and sitting in class account for 18%, 17% and 14% respectively.
From above, apparently, American teens prefer texting to calling. They often text to kill time. Also, picture sending is a minority choice. And home is their primary texting location.
Write on the following topic.
A popular TV host has reportedly invested about $740,000 in a project to research, preserve and promote the Human provincial dialect. Chinese TV anchors are required to speak Mandarin as part of their work, but should dialects be allowed on air?
Write an essay of no less than 160 words on the answer sheet to express your personal views on the subject.
【参考范文】
As the contact among different regions becomes increasingly closer, Chins has established the promotion of Mandarin Chinese as a basic national policy. But as time goes by, many dialects are disappearing. Recently, there is a heated debate on whether dialects should be allowed on air to protect it. As for me, I am in favor of this proposal.
Although dialects may become less used by people with the development of society, which is seen as a normal inevitable phenomenon, it is necessary to prevent those wonderful culture heritage from disappearing. The coexistence of a variety of provincial dialects is a manifestation of cultural prosperity and diversity. On my part, programs specially themed by dialects shall be supported, which would not conflict with those TV programs spoken in Mandarin Chinese. It will enable people to become aware of inheriting and preserving traditional culture.
The unique features of a local environment always give special characteristics to its inhabitants. Dialects should not be the disappearing culture. Consequently, promoting the programs in local dialects is a necessity.