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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’s said about the project?
A. The engineer in charge has a temporary contract.
B. The time schedule of the project has been set.
C. The man will attend the project meeting.
D. The project meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m.
【答案】 A
【解析】 录音中女士说聘请了一位工程师负责本次项目，与他签了临时合约，并且下午三点会开会商定项目的时间安排表。最后问男士要不要参加下午的会议，男士说他下午2:30有个会，恐怕不能参加。所以B、C、D三项错误，A项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Who’s in charge of the construction project?
W: We’ve taken on a civil engineer on a nine-month temporary contract. He’ll oversee the whole project. In fact we’re having a project meeting at 3 p.m. this afternoon to allocate responsibilities and finalise the time schedule. Why don’t you join us?
M: I can’t I’m afraid. I’ve got another meeting scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
2 What’s the woman’s mother’s attitude toward part-time jobs?
A. Neutral.
B. Positive.
C. Negative.
D. Indifferent.
【答案】 C
【解析】 录音中女士说她的妈妈不允许她做兼职，因为兼职需要花费很多时间和精力，导致她不能专心学习。因此可以看出女士的妈妈对女士做兼职一事持否定态度。C项正确。
【录音原文】
W: The PR Company offers me the job.
M: It’s a great opportunity. You should be happy with the offer.
W: But my mother won’t allow me to accept any part-time job. She says a part-time job is a cursed blessing. It takes so much time and energy that I won’t be able to focus on my study.
3 What does the woman say about electricity safety?
A. Electrical appliances are of poor quality.
B. Power points are overloaded with appliances.
C. People repair electrical appliances by themselves.
D. Mobile phones are used while their batteries are being charged.
【答案】 B
【解析】 录音中女士说到overloading power points with too many appliances...is extremely dangerous，也就是说电源插座上不能插太多电器。B项意思正确。A、C、D三项内容录音未提及。
【录音原文】
M: So presumably there’re some basic guidelines for making the home a safer place for children?
W: Yes, there’re some simple rules which are easy to follow. First of all, electricity can be dangerous if used incorrectly.
M: Please tell us more about that.
W: Well, overloading power points with too many appliances, and not checking the condition of your electrical equipment is extremely dangerous.
4 How does the man feel about trips in the holiday season?
A. It is a waste of time.
B. It is an opportunity to enjoy oneself.
C. It is a chance to meet different people.
D. It is a waste of money.
【答案】 A
【解析】 从男士的话语中可以看出，他不想因为交通拥堵困在去海边的路上，不想在机场排长队，不想去人山人海的海滩。可以推断，男士认为假期去海边玩浪费时间。A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: With the holiday season once again upon us, we finally could take our family trip.
M: By the word “trip”, do you mean sitting in a traffic jam on the way to the coast, queuing up at a packed airport terminal or fighting our way through the crowds to find a free spot on an overcrowded beach?
W: Come on, it may not be the best thing to put you in that relaxed holiday mood, but for millions of us, it’s worth it for those blessed few days where we can get a chance to forget about work and truly get away from it.
5 Which can’t be sent by students themselves to the graduate school?
A. Recommendation letter.
B. TOFEL scores.
C. Application letters.
D. GRE scores.
【答案】 D
【解析】 录音中女士说all graduate students must have GRE or GMAT scores sent to us by the testing center，意思是说必须由测试中心将毕业生的GRE或GMAT成绩寄到研究生院。D项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Well, can you tell me what I need in my application?
W: All the graduate school applicants must have three letters of recommendation. They must have official university transcripts sent directly from their previous school.
M: I can’t send my transcripts myself?
W: No. Your school must send them to us. Also, all graduate students must have GRE or GMAT scores sent to us by the testing center.
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 mark your answers on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Listen to the conversation, and mark each statement as either true （T） or false （F） according to your listening.
6 Companies usually hire people based on their diplomas and GPAs.
7 Pat Hayes is applying for a job at the textile printer Fabric Images.
8 WorkKeys aims to get a better understanding of applicants’ skill levels.
9 WorkKeys helps increase staff stability and cut training costs.
10 WorkKeys has passed the evaluation of independent research.
【答案与解析】
6 T 录音中女士提到Filling 150 positions here the usual way, relying on diplomas and GPAs, left me frustrated，说明雇主一般是根据学历和GPA分数来挑选应聘者。故该判断正确。
7 F 由女士的话I’m founder of a local company, Fabric Images, a textile printer可知，她是Fabric Images这家公司的创始人，而不是应聘者。故该判断错误。
8 T 男士说到So your job-readiness test called WorkKeys aims to get a better read on an applicant’s skill level, 也就是说WorkKeys测试是为了更好地衡量应聘者的能力。故该判断正确。
9 T 根据录音最后一句Though it hasn’t been evaluated by independent research, my company testimonials describe sharp declines in employee turnover and training costs可知，这项测试还并没有经过评估，但是推荐书中提到这项测试大大减少了雇员的流动率，对公司来说减少了对雇员培训的成本。故该判断正确。
10 F 参考上题解析，可知该判断错误。
【录音原文】
M: While most high schools focus on preparing students for college, businesses in one community outside Chicago are rallying around a different approach, preparing students for work. We have Pat Hayes with us tonight to share with us her opinion. Welcome!
W: Thanks. I’m really glad to be here. I’m founder of a local company, Fabric Images, a textile printer. Filling 150 positions here the usual way, relying on diplomas and GPAs, left me frustrated.
M: Why is that?
W: What does an A mean to an employer today? Nothing. Where did you go to school? What level of course? Was it accelerated? Was it a college prep course? I don’t know.
M: So your job-readiness test called WorkKeys aims to get a better read on an applicant’s skill level.
W: That’s right. WorkKeys is an assessment about what you have accomplished in math, in reading and locating for information. Those three characteristics are in about, I don’t know, 98 percent of the jobs at some level.
M: Tell us more, please.
W: More specifically, WorkKeys uses actual workplace scenarios to measure how well individuals can decipher charts, graphs and other visual information, convert ratios, measurements, and make calculations across a variety of situations, and effectively comprehend memos, instructions and other authentic workplace documents.
M: Can every job that you have be profiled based on these core skills?
W: Sure. And for the first time, I saw a commonality of what an individual had and what I needed, and I could start putting the two things together.
M: Then how well does it work?
W: Though it hasn’t been evaluated by independent research, my company testimonials describe sharp declines in employee turnover and training costs.
Conversation Two
Listen to the conversation, and mark each question as A, B, C or D according to your listening.
11 What does the man say will be lost with the disappearance of a language?
A. A communicative tool.
B. A way of thinking.
C. A certain expression.
D. A specific code.
12 Which language below is mentioned as a dominant one?
A. Japanese.
B. French.
C. Mandarin.
D. Russian.
13 Which of the following is said to play a part in the disappearance of languages?
A. International dispute.
B. Urbanization.
C. Technology.
D. Languages’ complexity.
14 How can we keep languages alive according to the man?
A. Record all the languages.
B. Develop both the oral and written forms.
C. Popularize the knowledge of their origins.
D. Live with them as if they were part of us.
15 What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The survival and disappearance of languages.
B. The replacement of old languages by the new ones.
C. Differences among various languages.
D. Regional languages now rarely used.
【答案与解析】
11 B 男士说到if you lose the language, you lose that connection with that place, with that way of thinking, with tens of thousands of years of that language’s lineage. 你的语言一旦消失，你就会失去与使用该语言的地区的联系，失去那里的人的思维方式。B项正确。
12 C 女士问到世界上有哪几种语言是占主导地位的？男士回答有英语、汉语普通话和西班牙语。符合录音内容的只有C项“汉语普通话”。
13 C 根据男士的话One cause of the loss of languages, of course, lives around the globe increasingly interconnected through technology, the economy, and the dominance of a few languages，可知一些语言消失的原因之一是技术进步、经济全球化、少数语言的主导地位将世界紧密地联系在了一起。故C项正确。
14 D 根据男士的话A language survives if you have the choice...your language as part of you，可得出当你学习一种语言，并把它当作生活的一部分时，这种语言才能存留下来。故D项正确。
15 A 录音主要讲的是如今很多语言濒临消失的现状、原因以及如何使这些语言存留下来。故A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Predictions are dire that, by the end of this century, more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages will be gone. With today’s program we’re trying to explore tongues around the globe at risk of being lost forever and what is lost with them.
M: Each of these languages holds a little piece of information or a lot of information. And that’s information that, if you lose the language, you lose that connection with that place, with that way of thinking, with tens of thousands of years of that language’s lineage.
W: So what leads to the loss of some languages?
M: One cause of the loss of languages, of course, lives around the globe increasingly interconnected through technology, the economy, and the dominance of a few languages, including online.
W: Then what are the few dominant languages?
M: Well, it seems English, Mandarin and Spanish are gobbling up languages, as people decide they need to have this in order to assimilate into a culture.
W: What’s the key to a language surviving?
M: A language survives if you have the choice to learn it, if it’s available for you to live your life in some way with your language as part of you. In Wales, you have a choice of whether to go to an English medium school or to a Welsh medium school. And in this way, children can learn in the language that they are speaking at home.
W: But couldn’t you make the argument that it would be better if we all spoke the same language, that we all understood each other?
M: Well, language is the way we think. And it’s the way it’s been handed down through generations. If you begin to think in another language, that’s fine. But if you have to lose the way that your family has been speaking, that’s not so fine. That’s losing who you are. And when we lose who we are, that’s when we become this homogenized consumer of life, rather than a citizen who comes from a place and knows who you are.
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 What is the news item about?
A. A famous rock ‘n’ roll star.
B. The history of rock ‘n’ roll.
C. A well-known record label.
D. The Songwriters Hall of Fame.
【答案】 A
【解析】 新闻讲的是摇滚传奇人物Leon Russell的逝世、他的生平以及他在摇滚音乐上取得的成就。故A正确。
【录音原文】
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Leon Russell has died at the age of 74 in Nashville. In July he had heart bypass surgery and was “recovering from that at the time of his death”. Russell wrote, sang, and produced some of the top records in rock ‘n’ roll history and was well known for his “striking appearance”, with “wispy white hair” that “covered much of his face”. In 2011, Russell was indicted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored him with the Award for Music Excellence. In the early 2000s, he also started his own record label, Leon Russell Records.
17 What may the powerful earthquake cause?
A. Epidemic.
B. Flood.
C. Fires.
D. Tsunami.
【答案】 D
【解析】 新闻首句A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, prompting tsunami warnings for its neighboring island nations表明所罗门群岛发生地震，周边岛国接到海啸预警。故D正确。
【录音原文】
A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, prompting tsunami warnings for its neighboring island nations. But the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center added there was no threat to Hawaii. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake measured at a magnitude of 7.7 with an epicenter 120 miles away from Honiara, the Solomon Island’s capital. The survey added it also measured at a depth of 30 miles below the surface. But that did not stop the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center from alerting Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, New Caledonia, Tuvalu and in Kosrae. Instead, the center added hazardous waves were possible.
18 What do we learn from the news about mumps?
A. Cases for the disease have reached the highest in 20 years.
B. The disease first occurred in the year 1976.
C. Its symptoms usually begin 16-18 days after infection.
D. Over 50% of people infected with mumps have only mild symptoms.
【答案】 C
【解析】 新闻中说到Symptoms for mumps typically begin 16 to 18 days after infection，由此可知C项正确。由新闻首句中hit a 10-year high in the United States可知该病病例数达到十年内最高水平，故A错误。该疾病是从1967年开始发现的，而不是1976，故B错误。超过40%的病例有轻微症状，故D错误。
【录音原文】
According to health officials, cases for the contagious disease mumps have hit a 10-year high in the United States. Officials add that the disease is especially common on college campuses. Before a mumps vaccine became widely available back in 1967, nearly every child in the U.S. would get infected. Since then, cases have declined over 99 percent. Symptoms for mumps typically begin 16 to 18 days after infection. They then last around 7 to 10 days. Up to 40 percent of people with mumps have mild symptoms and may not even realize they are sick. However, they can still spread the disease to others.
19 Why are the companies mentioned against the travel ban?
A. Immigrants make up nearly 38% of their employees.
B. The ban will make it hard for them to hire enough employees.
C. Immigrants are an important source of innovation for them.
D. The ban will prevent them from hiring cheaper labor.
【答案】 C
【解析】 新闻提到The Silicon Valley Leadership Group says immigrants make up about 58% of the area’s engineers and other high-skill employees，硅谷领导集团说硅谷58%的工程师和有才能的职员都是移民。也提到Immigration and innovation go hand in hand，移民与创新是紧密联系的。因此可推断硅谷的企业反对禁令的原因是移民是硅谷创新力的重要来源。故C正确。
【录音原文】
The tech companies of Silicon Valley are standing up against Donald Trump’s travel ban. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group says immigrants make up about 58% of the area’s engineers and other high-skill employees. 97 companies from the area, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Facebook and Twitter, joined in on a court filing against the ban. Carl Guardino, the CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group told the Associated Press, “Immigration and innovation go hand in hand. This cuts so deeply into the bone and marrow of what fuels the innovation economy that very few CEOs feel the luxury of sitting on the sidelines. So people are going to stand up and speak up.” The court filing, which was submitted Sunday, spoke of the entrepreneurial spirit of “people who choose to leave everything that is familiar and journey to an unknown land to make a new life”.
20 Why are anti-anxiety drugs criticized?
A. They are useless to overcome anxiety.
B. They neglect people’s actual anxiety.
C. They only have short-term effect.
D. They have severe side effects.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻最后提到LeDoux also criticized how anti-anxiety...focusing on the actual fear and anxiety a person experiences,由此可知LeDoux反对抗忧虑药物的原因是这些药物只是用于治疗大脑的fear circuit这一部位，而忽略了人们内心真实的恐惧与忧虑。故B正确。
【录音原文】
Joseph LeDoux, a scientist who studies fear and anxiety in humans, recently announced that fear and anxiety do not occur in one area of the brain but many. LeDoux’s new theory is that fear and anxiety are completely separate and happen in different parts of the brain. When someone detects a threat in their environment and gets into defense mode, that’s when fear and anxiety happen simultaneously. LeDoux also criticized how anti-anxiety drugs only focus on the part of the brain called the “fear circuit”, rather than focusing on the actual fear and anxiety a person experiences.
Section D （10 marks）
In this section, you will hear two short passages. The passages will be read only once. After each passage, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, write the answers on the answer sheet.
Dictation
Listen to the passage. For questions 21—25, fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.
Within the national group, our prejudices tend to be very mixed and, because they operate mainly on an unconscious level, not easily recognizable. We can be natives of great cities and still find a town dialect less pleasant than a country one. And yet, hearing （21） _____ and quaintness in a Dorset or Devon twang, we can also despise it, because we associate it with （22） _____ or backwardness. The ugly tones of Manchester or Birmingham will, because of their great civic associations, be at the same time somehow admirable. The whole business of ugliness and beauty works strangely. A BBC announcer says “pay day”; a Cockney says “pie die”. The former is thought to be beautiful, the latter ugly, and yet the announcer can use the Cockney sounds in a statement like “Eat that pie and you will die” without anybody’s face （23） _____. In fact, terms like “ugly” and “beautiful” cannot really apply to languages at all. Poets can make beautiful patterns out of words, but there are no standards we can use to （24） _____ aesthetic judgments on the words themselves. We all have our pet hates and loves among words, but these always have to be referred to associations. We have to watch associations carefully, remembering that language is a public, not a private, medium, and that questions of word-hatred and word-love had best be （25） _____ very coldly and rationally.
【答案】
21 prettiness
22 rural stupidity
23 turning sour
24 formulate
25 tackled
【录音原文】
Within the national group, our prejudices tend to be very mixed and, because they operate mainly on an unconscious level, not easily recognizable. We can be natives of great cities and still find a town dialect less pleasant than a country one. And yet, hearing prettiness and quaintness in a Dorset or Devon twang, we can also despise it, because we associate it with rural stupidity or backwardness. The ugly tones of Manchester or Birmingham will, because of their great civic associations, be at the same time somehow admirable. The whole business of ugliness and beauty works strangely. A BBC announcer says “pay day”; a Cockney says “pie die”. The former is thought to be beautiful, the latter ugly, and yet the announcer can use the Cockney sounds in a statement like “Eat that pie and you will die” without anybody’s face turning sour. In fact, terms like “ugly” and “beautiful” cannot really apply to languages at all. Poets can make beautiful patterns out of words, but there are no standards we can use to formulate aesthetic judgments on the words themselves. We all have our pet hates and loves among words, but these always have to be referred to associations. We have to watch associations carefully, remembering that language is a public, not a private, medium, and that questions of word-hatred and word-love had best be tackled very coldly and rationally.
Summary
Listen to the passage. For questions 26—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank.
A British psychologist verifies that （26） _____ are not born with talents. Excellence comes mainly from （27） _____. Favored by academics all over the world, the theory means a lot to teachers and parents. However, studies indicate that excellent people show few early signs of promise （28） _____ parental encouragement. All of them devoted themselves to serious training. Those exceptionally talented required （29） _____ of instruction and practice. Opponents believe practice and other factors are not enough to explain （30） _____.
【答案与解析】
26 geniuses
（录音中提到英国一位心理学家的研究表明，像莎士比亚这样的天才都是有天赋的，这种说法就如同神话一样是不真实的。所以此处填geniuses。）
27 practice
（录音中提到excellence is determined...—most of all—practice，说明一个人的优秀主要取决于练习。）
28 prior to
（录音中提到However, studies of accomplished artists and mathematicians, top tennis player and swimmers reported few early signs of promise prior to parental encouragement，说明通过对优秀人士的研究，发现他们在受到父母的鼓励之前并没有显露出多少成为优秀人士的潜力。）
29 lengthy periods
（录音中提到Even those who were believed to be exceptionally talented required lengthy periods of instruction and practice，说明极其有天赋的人需要长期的指导与练习。）
30 great creative works
（录音中提到Opponents of this theory said practice and other factors were no doubt important contributors to outstanding performance, but not enough to explain great creative works，也就是说另一方认为练习和其他因素并不足以解释为什么天才能创作出那么优秀的作品。）
【录音原文】
The notion that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Mozart, and Picasso were “gifted” or possessed innate talents is a myth, according to a study by a British psychologist. After examining outstanding performances in the arts and sports, researchers concluded that excellence is determined by opportunities, encouragement, training motivation, self-confidence, and—most of all—practice. The theory has been applauded by academics worldwide. It has significant implications for teachers and parents, not least because children who are not thought to be gifted are being denied the encouragement they need to succeed. However, studies of accomplished artists and mathematicians, top tennis players and swimmers reported few early signs of promise prior to parental encouragement. No case was found of anyone reaching the highest levels of achievement without devoting thousands of hours to serious training. Even those who were believed to be exceptionally talented required lengthy periods of instruction and practice. Opponents of this theory said practice and other factors were no doubt important contributors to outstanding performance, but not enough to explain great creative works. In the words of David Feldman and Tamar Katzir of Tufts University, Massachusetts, “Talent is essential.”
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.
31 In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen _____ the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
A. on
B. in
C. from
D. to
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：在英国，部长由女王任免，首相推荐人选。on one’s recommendation固定短语，表示“在……的推荐下”。
32 My mother always says that _____ upright man should be honest and fair.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：妈妈总说：一个正直的人必须诚实、公正。这里是泛指，用不定冠词。upright以元音开头，所以用an。
33 With the constitutional court unanimously upholding the bill to impeach Park Geun-hye, she became the first South Korean leader to be _____through impeachment.
A. ousted
B. exiled
C. abandoned
D. excluded
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：韩国宪法法院一致赞同弹劾总统朴槿惠的提案，朴槿惠成为了韩国历史上第一位被弹劾下台的总统。oust罢黜；把……撤职。
34 As the show Readers has been well received, _____ more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library, a library equipped with professional recording devices, on March 4, to read aloud their favorite poems, essays and books.
A. a chunk of
B. a deal of
C. a throng of
D. a row of
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：《朗读者》节目大受欢迎，3月4日上海图书馆外，200多人被拍到站成一排大声朗读自己最喜欢的诗歌、散文、书籍。throng指一大群人。a chunk of一大块，如a chunk of meat。a deal of很多，但只能修饰不可数名词，故不能用来修饰people。a roll of一卷，如a roll of film一卷胶卷。故C正确。
35 Anglo-Saxon literature, _____, the Old English literature, is almost exclusively a verse literature in oral form, whose creators for the most part are unknown.
A. that is
B. in the first place
C. to start with
D. most important of all
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：安格鲁撒克逊文学，也就是古英语文学，几乎是唯一的口头诗歌文学，大多数传作者都是未知的。that is也就是。
36 Health experts point out that a budget-crunched public school loses a lot when it _____ PE classes.
A. cuts in
B. cuts into
C. cuts out for
D. cuts back on
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：健康专家说预算不足的公立学校如果减少体育课，会给自身带来很大损失。cut back （on）减少，削减。
37 Some of the words and sounds used by Celts, the natives of Great Britain, were later _____ the English language.
A. accessed to
B. conformed to
C. assimilated into
D. inhaled into
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：大不列颠土生土长的本地人凯尔特人使用的一些文字和声音，后来融入到了英语中。assimilate使……融合，同化。故C项正确。
38 If suitable texts are _____ they may have to be scripted and recorded by the teacher, which _____ the ease of preparation.
A. available; gives rise to
B. available; sets off
C. unavailable; brings out
D. unavailable; detracts from
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：如果没有合适的文本可供利用的话，就需要老师撰稿并记录下来，但这样会增加这次准备的难度。unavailable难以获得，不能利用的。detract from有损，减损。
39 _____, a combination of government regulation, citizen demands, and industry self- regulation will continue to shape what marketers do.
A. For the time
B. The time being
C. For the time being
D. As for the time being
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：暂时，政府管理、民众需求和行业自我约束的结合，将会继续影响生意人的行为。for the time being表示暂时，眼下。
40 So sudden _____ that most residents at the foot of the mountain had no time to escape.
A. the volcanic eruption was
B. was the volcanic eruption
C. the volcanic eruption is
D. is the volcanic eruption
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：火山爆发太突然，山脚大多数居民都没时间逃脱。so…that…句型中，如果so…放在句首，主句需要部分倒装。由had no time可知，本句应用一般过去时，因此用was。
41 A person with high language aptitude can learn more quickly and easily than a person with low language aptitude, _____.
A. all other factors to be equal
B. if all other factors to be equal
C. all other factors being equal
D. if all other factors being equal
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：在其他条件相同的情况下，语言天分高的人比语言天分低的人学得更快、更容易。考查独立主格结构。独立主格结构是带有自己主语的非谓语动词分句和无动词分句。一般来说如果逻辑主语和动词之间是主谓关系，用现在分词。如：Time permitting, we will go out to play.一句中，time 和 permit 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系“时间允许”，因此用现在分词。如果逻辑主语和动词之间是动宾关系，并且有被动的意思，用过去分词。如：“More time given, we should have done it better.”一句中，time和give之间的关系是动宾关系，有被动的意思，意为“如果被给更多时间”，因此用过去分词。本题中all other factors与be equal是主谓关系，因此be用过去分词形式。
42 Our literature teacher Mark is gaining more popularity on the Internet, who is, _____, a walking dictionary.
A. as it to be
B. as it is
C. as it was
D. as it were
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：我们的文学老师在网上越来越红了，可以说，他就是本活字典。as it were可以说；某种程度上。
43 —Hello, this is the admissions office. Can I help you?
—Hi. I’m calling about your continuing education program. I want to become certified in computer programming. _____
—Yes, we offer both night and weekend courses in a number of different subjects.
A. I’d like some information of full-time courses.
B. Do you offer any part-time courses for adult further education?
C. Could you introduce some art courses for starters?
D. How much do you charge for computer courses?
【答案】 B
【解析】 根据回答“针对不同的科目我们都有设置的晚课或周末课程”，可知提问者问的应该是“你们有没有非全日制课程？”
44 —John hasn’t turned up and Stefan is ill. _____
—I’m afraid not. We’re very short-staffed at the moment.
—Can you ask the shift supervisor to ask one of his team to do some overtime? Perhaps Tom can stand in for an hour or two until we find a replacement.
A. What’s wrong with them?
B. Is he coming tomorrow?
C. Do we have anyone on stand-by?
D. Have they passed the exam?
【答案】 C
【解析】 根据另一方回答“恐怕没有（不能、不行……）。现在人手短缺。”以及这方的话“你能拜托负责人给我们安排个人加会儿班吗？”可推断出，问得是“你们有备用职员（可以加班）吗？”
45 —How did the Forbidden City get this name?
—Well, in the feudal society, emperors had supreme power, _____
—You mean the whole palace?
—Yes. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section for the emperor to exercise his power over the nation, and the northern part for his royal family.
A. so his residence was certainly a forbidden palace.
B. thus his palace was definitely a product of wisdom.
C. and that’s why he is called the emperor.
D. and the Forbidden City is the peak of Chinese traditional architecture.
【答案】 A
【解析】 由下一句“你是说整个宫殿吗”可推断上一句说的是关于palace的。故C、D均可排除。B项“宫殿是智慧的结晶”，与该对话内容无关。A项“所以皇帝的住所是被禁止进入的”与前半句“皇帝拥有至高无上的权力”自然承接。
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 London’s most beautiful gardens is being transformed into the ancient Silk Road this winter to celebrate Chinese New Year. The 65-acre 18-century Chiswick House Gardens plays host （46） _____ the second annual Magic Lantern Festival, with over 50 illuminated installations, 1,500 lanterns and 60,000 light bulbs.
Celebrating the Chinese New Year of The Rooster, this year’s （47） the_____ is “Explore The Silk Road”, a route that saw China trading its precious silk and other commodities with a huge transcontinental network during the Han Dynasty. It includes a 15-meter illuminated sculpture of the Houses of Parliament, an （48） _____ （art） replica of the ship that Chinese Admiral Zheng used on his trade explorations and an ambitious, lantern adventure across the Silk Road, through Europe, Asia, Arabia, Egypt, Persia, India and Ancient China.
The 3D lantern experience enjoyed a sold-out run last year with a host of awards and 110,000 visitors. With spring still not quite on the （49） hor_____, this is the perfect way to enjoy winter and get out of the house with the family, says David Lee of Weli Creative, who dreamt up the festival with Ian Xiang.
“Beautiful Chiswick House Gardens is the perfect backdrop for the Lantern Festival”, says David. “It provides a stunning location and canvas for these magnificent, illuminated lantern sculptures, （50） _____ leaves visitors of all ages （51） _____ （delight） and hungry to share pictures with friends.”
In China, artists have been making artworks for more than 2,000 years, with designs becoming bigger and more ambitious with each （52） _____ （pass） celebration. London is no different. This year has even more in store for visitors, including （53） vir_____ reality headsets that allow visitors to imagine they are running with dinosaurs and a synthetic ice rink.
As well as Ancient Egypt’s （54） exo_____ pyramids, sphinx and camels, India, Persia and Ancient Rome will also be up in lights, with a re-imagining of The Colosseum and a giant fire rooster proudly （55） _____ （crow） at the end of winter. As guests enjoy more than 75 minutes on their cultural adventure, they can sample a range of international street food, hot tipples and unique gifts to remember the experience.
【答案与解析】
46 to
（play host to主办……。这里指的是伦敦用Chiswick House Gardens主办第二届年度魔幻元宵节。）
47 theme
（句意：本届魔幻元宵节的____是“探索丝绸之路”。推断此处应填theme，表示主题。）
48 artistic
（本次在这个花园举办的元宵节有中国海上将领郑成功曾乘坐船只的仿制品。replica仿制品。括号中给出art这个词，是用来形容replica这个词的，所以用其形容词形式artistic。）
49 horizon
（on the horizon表示即将发生、到来。此处指趁着春天还未到来，与家人一同出门，享受冬天，享受3D元宵节。）
50 which
（which引导非限定性定语从句，先行词是前面这个句子。）
51 delighted
（visitors感到开心，用delighted，表示“感到开心的”。delightful表示“使人开心的”，逻辑主语一般为物。）
52 passing
（pass时间的消逝、过去。与celebration庆典为主谓关系，所以用现在分词形式。）
53 virtual
（virtual reality虚拟现实。）
54 exotic
（exotic有异国情调的。这里形容的是富有异国情调的埃及金字塔。）
55 crowing
（crow作动词，指（公鸡）鸣叫。此处非谓语动词crow与其逻辑主语rooster（公鸡）为主谓关系，故crow用现在分词形式。）
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）
The mid-and-late 19th century is generally known as the Victorian age, controlled by the rule of Queen Victoria. This is a period of dramatic change that led England to the summit of development as a powerful nation. The rising bourgeoisie were getting political importance as well as wealth. England became the world’s workshop and London the world’s bank. London became the center of Western civilization. Literacy increased as the masses started to be educated and started to think for themselves. This stage has got ready for the coming of the Golden Age of the English novel.
The Early Period of Victorian Age
With the rapid economic development, the early years of the Victorian age was a stage of serious social problem. Social issues especially about industrialization and urbanization were reflected and dealt with mostly in literature.
English critical realism of the 19th century flourished in the forties which described with much vividness and great artistic skill and criticized the capitalist system.
The greatest of the entire Victorian age was Charles Dickens. Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights , which were written by the Bronte Sisters, emerged in 1847 as women novels. Jane Eyre represents women’s fights for their equal rights and independence. Wuthering Heights caught the emotional needs of human beings in a time of rapid industrialization. William Makepeace Thackeray is best known for his Vanity Fair . While Dickens criticized the inhuman social institutions and the corrupted government in a direct way, Thackeray leveled his criticism at the moral standard that made up the money-minded society.
The Mid-Victorian Age
The Mid-Victorian Age was a stage of economic development. The English critical realists not only gave a satirical portrayal of the bourgeoisie and the ruling classes, but also showed sympathy for the common people. There is a great deal of the use of humor and satire in the English realistic novels, which is marked by intensifying pessimism. David Copperfield （1849—1850） is most autobiographical of all Dickens’ works. The Great Expectations of Dickens is the greatest and most sophisticated novel which is written in a semi-autobiographical style about a young man who learns through rise and fall to discard his own snobbishness. Hard Times （1854） has an ironic title, as the main characters are rich factory owners and it is just their workers who have to suffer the “hard times”.
The Late Victorian Age
The Late Victorian Age was not a simple development of mid-Victorian confidence and prosperity. The establishment of the British Empire was claimed when Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1876, but a sharp decline had already come in the beginning from the 1870s.
The last quarter of the 19th century witnessed not only the decline of the British Empire but also the breakdown of Victorian value standards. Thomas Hardy was the main novelist of this period, and his novels show readers the losing struggle of individuals against the obscure power. But the critical realists did not find a way to eradicate social evils and a good solution to the social contradictions.
Questions 56 to 60
Complete the table using no more than three words for each blank.
【答案与解析】
56 the Victorian Age
（整篇文章说的是维多利亚时代各个时期英国小说的发展状况，包括维多利亚时代早期、中期、晚期。）
57 the English novel
（由第一段最后两句London became the center of Western civilization...the Golden of the English novel可知，维多利亚时代是英国小说蓬勃发展的黄金时期。）
58 industrialization and urbanization
（由表格中的The Early Period of Victorian Age定位到第一个小标题下段落，由第一段可知维多利亚时代早期英国文学的主题是社会问题，尤其是工业化与城市化。）
59 Humor and satire
（由表格中的The Mid-Victorian Age定位到第二个小标题下段落，由第三句There is a great deal of the use of the humor and satire in the English realistic novels可知，维多利亚时代中期英国文学多使用幽默与讽刺等手法。）
60 decline
（由表格中的The Late Victorian Age定位到第三个小标题下段落，由第二段首句The last quarter of the 19th century witnessed not only the decline of the British Empire but also the breakdown of Victorian value standards可知，19世纪晚期大英帝国逐渐衰落。）
Section B （10 marks）
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Who has it and who doesn’t? And how do those of us with less of it get more? It is a riddle that has exercised philosophers ever since Aristotle first identified happiness as the end of all human activity. Wealth and health are thought to be a means to it, but the thing itself always seems to be just beyond our grasp.
After a decade of studying happiness or “subjective well-being”, to give it its proper psychological term, Michael Argyle, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, concludes that the best guarantee of long-term happiness is something called “serious leisure”—a hobby or activity that involves your whole being.
（61） ___________ says Argyle. “It’s also a highly social activity, which is a very important component of happiness. The point is it doesn’t really matter what you do as long as you find the activity challenging and absorbing.”
Other experts, like Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago, concur. He has a similar theory called “flow”. This is what a chess player senses at the most intense point in a game. “Flow is a state of loss of self-awareness, brought about by facing challenges with necessary skills.” explains Argyle.
Because most people are by nature lazy and undisciplined, the majority find it easier to achieve flow when they are forced to rise to challenges imposed on them from outside, hence the importance of work as a source of happiness. But work can also be a huge source of stress and there seems to be less time than ever for the simple pleasures of life.
（62） ___________ Flow, he argues, is all very well for the adrenalin-driven commodities traders of this world, but those of us who don’t have a high-powered job in the city may have to look elsewhere for contentment.
（63） ___________ he writes in his latest book, The Social Psychology of Leisure , “Free time has greatly increased but those who have the greatest increase have not been able to convert it into satisfying forms of leisure.”
The best example is TV. Recent studies have shown that Britain is in danger of becoming a nation of couch potatoes and Argyle agrees that because of its essential passivity, TV is one of the activities least likely to produce flow.
（64） ___________
One answer is to ask the subjects to write down what they do at each hour of the day, and how it makes them feel. This technique, known as “pleasant activities therapy”, was invented by Peter Lewinsohn. The data is fed into a computer which comes up with the activities that tend to produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
Professor Argyle’s own study of leisure groups put dancing at the top of the contentment charts, which you may or may not see as a happy coincidence given the professor’s own passion for hopping about in a kilt.
Next is any other activity that involves contact with people—such as volunteer work, or simply sitting around and relaxing with family and friends—followed by reading, making or fixing things and team sports. Cooking, housework and shopping are all ranked above watching TV.
（65） ___________ After all, there are plenty of compulsive-depressive types who work all hours, go skiing every weekend and still end up committing suicide at 35.
“Just as there are happy people, there are unhappy people,” he says, answering one of the questions posed at the outset of this article. The difference is that unhappy people look at themselves when things go wrong, but happy people only look at themselves when things go right. “The Americans call it the Pollyanna effect—always looking on the bright side.”
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. This is where Professor Argyle’s theories come in.
B. “There really is a problem here.”
C. How can we keep optimistic about the state of our life?
D. But isn’t all this ranking of different leisure activities beside the point?
E. “It’s extremely invigorating and a great source of euphoria.”
F. So what sort of “serious leisure” activities should we be considering if we want a slice of Nirvana?
G. “Actually lots of people lose their job aspirations.”
【答案与解析】
61 E 上段段末提到“认真投入的休闲活动”，再结合后文It’s also a highly social activity, which is a very important component of happiness它也是一项社会活动……，推断这段段首很可能要对其进行进一步阐述。所以E“它会使你感到精力充沛和喜悦”正确。
62 A 横线后出现了代称，故该段首句必然提到he指代的人是谁。上段说到“工作也可以是幸福源泉，但工作也会带来很大压力”，而该空后说“他提出’流’这种概念非常适合于这世界上被肾上腺素驱使的商人”，再结合Argyle教授的理论“长期幸福可以由使你全身心投入的活动带来”，可以推测这个理论可以解释前文关于“工作也可以是幸福源泉”的理论。A项“这就是Argyle教授的理论起作用的地方”最符合题意。
63 B 横线后“他在最近的一本书中写道”提示该句应是书中的话，所以一定有双引号。再加上后文讲到人们空余时间更多，但并没有把空余时间用在能使人有满足感的休闲活动上。所以他一定是指出了这样一个问题。
64 F 由下段the answer可知。此处应该是提出了一个问题。且下文讲的是休闲活动的满意度排名。所以可推断出F项“如果我们想要得到快乐，应该考虑哪些休闲活动呢”正确。
65 D 前文讲的是休闲活动的满意度排名，后文提到“毕竟很多人整天都在工作，每周末都去滑冰，可还是在35岁时自杀了。”D项“但是休闲活动的排名难道重要吗？”自然地承接了前后文。
Section C （10 marks）
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
If ideas can symbolize the spirit of an age, then the symbol of the recent applied linguistic age is undoubtedly “language acquisition”. But what does this term mean? What exactly is “language acquisition”? For the moment we may characterize it as the process by which individuals “pick up” a language through exposure to it. There are two immediately obvious sorts of language acquisition. The first is L1 （first language） acquisition, which every normal child manages at an early age. The second is FL （foreign language） acquisition where someone, a child or an adult, picks up a language, for example, while they are living in a target language country.
Chomsky’s ideas stimulated the interest in L1 （and, indirectly, FL） acquisition that there has been over the past few decades. For him, L1 acquisition is a conundrum, even a miracle. The big question is: how is it that the very young child, so poorly developed in many areas, is able to learn the rudiments of their native language so quickly and so successfully? Chomsky’s answer was that the individual has a machine in the head, an LAD （Language Acquisition Device）, that does the job for them.
The words “quickly and successfully” hold the key to one of the main reasons why applied linguists are interested in the acquisition idea. In an important article that appeared in 1968, Newmark and Reibel make the point that L1 acquisition is the quickest and most successful instance of language mastery that we know of. Since this is so, we might do well to study in some detail what is known about the L1 acquisition situation. What does the child do that makes acquisition so quick and successful? How do the adults who talk to the child behave? What assistance do they give to the acquisition process? What are the important aspects of the acquisition environment? Notice that though one of these questions is about the “organism”, the others are about the “environment”. This indicates that we are prepared to consider a role for the latter beyond that suggested by Chomsky.
The applied linguist Stephen Krashen is one of those largely responsible for interest in foreign language acquisition. In fact he argues that there are two quite distinct ways of mastering an FL, and he calls these acquisitions and learning. Acquisition first: he describes this process as a “natural”, subconscious one, where there is no “conscious focusing on linguistic forms”（of the sort that you find in most classrooms）. It is what we have already informally called the process of “picking up” a language, just as you do if you go and live in the target language environment. Indeed Krashen says that the minimal condition for acquisition to occur is “participation in natural communication situations”.
Learning, on the other hand, is a conscious process, and it usually takes place in the language classroom. For Krashen it is particularly marked by two characteristics. Firstly, there is error correction. When learners make mistakes, it is normal for the classroom teacher to draw explicit attention to them, and to correct the errors. The second characteristic is what Krashen calls rule isolation. In the language teaching classroom it is normal for a lesson （or part thereof） to focus on one language point. It may be a grammatical item like a particular tense, or a pronunciation point, or some “rule of use”. The word isolation indicates that in this procedure language points are dealt with one by one.
Questions 66 to 70
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 How do people usually pick up a language?
67 According to Chomsky, what enables a very young child to learn the mother tongue quickly and successfully?
68 What do Newmark and Reibel say about L1 acquisition?
69 What is the main distinction between language acquisition and language learning?
70 What are the two characteristics of learning according to Stephen Krashen?
【答案与解析】
66 Through exposure to it.
（根据第一段第四句For the moment we may characterize it as the process by which individuals “pick up” a language through exposure to it.，可知个人学习语言的方式是通过接触语言环境。）
67 The language acquisition device （LAD） in their head.
（根据第二段The big question is...the individual has a machine in the head, an LAD （language Acquisition Device）, that does the job for them.，可知小孩子能快速并成功地学会母语的原因是头脑中有语言习得装置。）
68 It is the quickest and most successful instance of language mastery that we know of.
（根据第三段第二句Newmark and Reibel make the point that L1 acquisition is the quickest and most successful instance of language mastery that we know of.可知，纽马克和瑞贝尔认为第一语言习得是目前所知最快、最成功的语言习得范例。）
69 The process of the former is natural and subconscious while the process of the latter is conscious.
（第四段第三句Acquisition first: he describes this process as a “natural”, subconscious one, where there is no “conscious focusing on linguistic forms”（of the sort that you find in most classrooms）.指出了语言习得的特点。最后一段第一句Learning, on the other hand, is a conscious process, and it usually takes place in the language classroom.指出了语言学习的特点。）
70 Error correction and rule isolation.
（最后一段明确说明了语言学习的两个特点，一是老师在课堂上会纠正学生的语言错误，二是会学习语言使用的规则。）
Section D （10 marks）
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
Most works of art are kept indoors, in a gallery, private home, office building, or museum. One category of artwork, fashioned to be on display outdoors, defies such cloistering. It is known as public art, and it is meant to be viewed easily by any passer-by. By definition, public art shapes the environment of a community. In recent decades, most supporters of public art have advocated a two-way relationship, in which the people of a community should shape public art as well.
North America provides excellent examples of the ways in which ethnicity shapes the impulse to create public art. Multiple and overlapping waves of immigration into the United States and Canada have ensured that any truly local art movement will draw subjects and styles from many traditions. The best of such art expresses what a given ethnic group has experienced in North America, not merely what their ancestors experienced in “the old country”.
California’s Chicanos—descendants of immigrants from Mexico—have led the way in making public art that depicts an ethnic community’s interests. A critical aspect of this was the struggle by a predominantly Chicano labor union, the United Farm Workers （UFW）, for better working conditions in California during the 1960s. To support the UFW’s efforts, highly accomplished Chicano artists in Los Angeles, in Sacramento, and elsewhere, placed posters, murals, and other politically charged works in public spaces. They drew attention as much for their beauty as for their message. After the UFW issue faded, the demand persisted for public art in the styles pioneered during the campaign. The complex murals that adorn sides of buildings throughout central and southern California, featuring elements of indigenous Mexican cultures mixed with scenes and symbols from Mexican-American life, carry the expression forward.
The Mural Arts Program （MAP） in Philadelphia has supported some of the most ambitious community-based public art in North America. In 1984, the MAP was launched as part of a campaign to fight a plague of graffiti in the city. In a novel approach to the problem, young people caught spraying graffiti on structures in Philadelphia were directed to MAP to work under professional muralists and produce murals that beautified neighborhoods rather than graffiti that defaced them. The MAP has since left its graffiti-busting past behind and has become an outlet for community expression.
Public sculptures in many North American cities express traditional and modern aspects of American-Indian life. For example, Marvin Oliver, whose ancestors include members of the Quinault Indian Nation in the Pacific Northwest, has fashioned several large public works. His Eagle Bearing Wealth is an eight-foot tall column of Douglas fir carved and painted to resemble a totem pole traditional among Indians of the Northwest Coast. It stands on the campus of North Seattle Community College in Seattle, Washington.
Countless other ethnic groups have left, and are leaving, their marks on North American public art. The stonemason TorkjelLandsverk erected beautifully textured ornamental walls and monuments in Iowa and Minnesota during the late 19th century and early 20th. While a modern eye might skip over them as just more examples of stodgy, old fixtures expressing little, they are anything but boring. Their rough-hewn character skillfully reflects an aesthetic appreciation for hard-to-tame nature among Norwegian-Americans in the Upper Midwest.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
Different from most works of art, public art is usually on display outdoors. Public art shapes （71） _____ of a community and is also shaped by the people of a community. North America provides excellent examples of public art. The UFW’s efforts in demanding better （72） _____ were expressed in the form of public art like posters, murals, and politically charged works. The MAP in Philadelphia made young people who （73） _____ produce murals that beautified neighborhoods. Traditional and modern American-Indian life is shown in （74） _____, such as Marvin Oliver’s Eagle Bearing Wealth standing on the campus of North Seattle Community College. Different （75） _____ have left and are leaving their works on North American public art like TorkjelLandsverk’s ornamental walls and monuments in Iowa and Minnesota.
【答案与解析】
71 the environment
（由第一段第四句By definition, public art shape the environment of a community.可知，公共艺术塑造着社区环境。）
72 working conditions
（由第三段第二句A critical-aspect of this was the struggle by a predominantly Chicano labor union, the United Farm Workers （UFW）, for better working conditions in California during the 1960s.可知，UFW工会要求有更好的工作环境。）
73 sprayed graffiti
（由第四段第三句young people caught spraying graffiti on structures in Philadelphia were directed to MAP to work under professional muralists and produce murals that beautified neighborhoods rather than graffiti that defaced them.可知，在墙上涂鸦的年轻人被要求在专业壁画家的指导下做壁画。）
74 public sculptures
（由倒数第二段首句Public sculptures in many North American cities express traditional and modern aspects of American-Indian life.可知，北美城市的公共雕塑展现着美印第安人的传统生活与现代生活方式。）
75 ethnic groups
（由最后一段首句Countless other ethnic groups have left, and are leaving, their marks on North American public art.可知，无数民族已经或正要在北美公共艺术上留下了印记。）
Section A （5 marks）
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76
Plenty of drivers complain about rush hour traffic, but some have more to complain about than others. Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world for a second consecutive year, according to a GPS manufacturer. Traffic expert Nick Cohn said that Thailand—and many other big cities at the top of the congestion ranking—have become victims of their own success. Growing economies and surging populations translate into more traffic and commuters. Mexico City, with the second worst evening rush hour traffic, has an extensive subway system but it doesn’t extend out to where all the population growth is happening.
【参考译文】
许多司机都抱怨上下班高峰时的交通拥堵，但是有些地方的司机怨声会更大。一家全球定位系统生产商称，曼谷连续第二年成为全球晚高峰堵车最严重的城市。交通专家尼克·科恩说，泰国和很多其他在拥堵榜上排名靠前的大城市已成为自身成功的受害者。增长的经济和扩张的人口意味着更多的车辆和通勤者。墨西哥城晚高峰拥堵排名第二，虽然它有广泛分布的地铁系统，但是却没有覆盖到所有人口增长的地区。
Section B （10 marks）
Translate the underlined sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
英国的小学教师们正在尝试在课堂上使用随身摄像头，记录表现差的孩子们的行为。77. 英格兰至少有两家学校已经引进了这种设备进行持续录像，这已经得到了当地教育部门的同意 （with the consent of）。《泰晤士报》报道说，这种摄像头装在教师的衣服上，可以一直录像，但只有按下录像按钮时，才会保存下加密影像。78. 老师被建议在课堂上出事时打开摄像头，以处理“不间断的小打小闹” （low—level disruption）， 但在打开摄像头前必须告知大家 （give notice）。警察、停车管理员、一些医务人员、以及护送巡查员已经使用了这种技术。79. 家长也会得到这些影像资料 （footage） ，以便他们能了解孩子们的行为 （share with）。周三发布的一份调查询问了老师们的意见，结果发现，超过三分之一的受访者愿意在课堂中使用随身摄像头，很多老师希望这种技术能帮助纠正孩子们的不良行为。80. 这项泰晤士报发起的调查显示，超过十分之一的受访者认为，随身摄像头 （bodycam） 早晚会在英国学校强制使用 （mandatory）。81. 在表态支持使用的 37.7% 的人中 （in favor）， 约有 31.6% 的人说是出于对师生的安全考虑 。受访者不愿意使用这种技术的原因有，担心个人和孩子的隐私，感到被监视，以及可能被管理者滥用。英国教育部的一位女发言人说，是否试行使用摄像头“要由学校决定”。
【答案与解析】
77 At least two schools in England have introduced the equipment for constant recording with the consent of local education authorities.
（引进introduce。）
78 Teachers are advised to turn on the camera during incidents in the classroom to tackle “constant low-level disruption”, but must give notice before doing so.
（被建议be advised to。处理tackle/deal with/address。）
79 Footage could also be shared with parents so they will know their children’s behavior.
（影像资料footage。）
80 Over one in 10 believe bodycams will be made mandatory sooner or later in UK schools, The Times poll found.
（民意调查poll。早晚sooner or later。）
81 Of the 37.7 percent in favor, some 31.6 percent said they were motivated by teacher and student safety.
（出于对……的考虑considering...。这里参考译文用be motivated by是一种意译，表示“被……激发，驱使”。）
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 big∧fuss→a
（句意：一些科学家发现，现在的家长对孩子的卫生情况太大惊小怪了。make a fuss over/about对……大惊小怪。）
83 younster→youngsters
（youngster为可数名词。此处泛指年轻人，故用复数形式。）
84 删除the
（表示倍数的格式之一：A＋倍数＋as＋形容词或副词的原级＋as＋B，表示“A是B的多少倍”。倍数前面不加任何冠词。故the需删掉。）
85 compare→compared
（本句中的非谓语动词compare的逻辑主语是children who had at least two mild virus infections before their first birthday即一岁生日前有过至少两次细菌感染经历的孩子，与compare是被动关系，表示被与……比较。故用过去分词形式。）
86 √
87 of→for
（reason for表示“……的原因”。）
88 establish→established
（establish为及物动词，it与establish是被动关系，故用过去分词形式。）
89 which→that
（It is possible that...表示有可能……。）
90 correct→correctly
（此处correct修饰动词develop，故应用副词形式。）
91 dirt→dirty
（dirty脏的，与muddy是并列关系。）
There are five IQ test questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 Select two words that are synonyms, plus an antonym of these two synonyms, from the list of words below.
choke, force, thrive, toil, wither, burgeon, strive
【答案】
Synonyms: thrive, burgeon
Antonym: wither
【解析】 thrive、burgeon都表示兴旺发达、蓬勃发展。wither表示枯萎；衰落。
93 Change the position of four words only in the sentence below in order for it to make complete sense.
Soil rises from the material of the maple tree in the form of crude sap, a solution of sap that is absorbed from root.
【答案】 Sap rises from the root of the maple tree in the form of crude sap, a solution of material that is absorbed from soil.
【解析】 枫树汁液以粗汁液的形式从枫树根部生成，是枫树从土壤中吸收出的。
94 Which two numbers should replace the question marks below ?
19, 20, 21, ?, ?, 26, 28, 32, 33, 40
【答案】 22 and 24
【解析】 奇数位置上的数字以19开始，＋2，＋3，＋4，＋5形成一个数列。偶数位置上的数字以20开始，＋2，＋4，＋6，＋8形成另一数列。
95 Answer the question below.
What tree is always very sad?
【答案】 Weeping willow: Weep means cry, so the willow is “sad”.
【解析】 weeping willow是“垂柳”的意思，而weep本意为“流泪、哭泣”。所以垂柳是悲伤的。
96 Which two squares are missing?
【答案】 B
【解析】 每行最后一个图形是前两个图形组合而成的，且第二行的图形与第一行的图形成轴对称。
The charts show the growth of small engine sedans and SUVs in China from 2015 to 2020 as well as Chinese light vehicle engine types in both 2015 and 2020. Summarize the information and report the main features, and make comparisons where necessary.
Source: IHS Automotive
Write at least 100 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
In general, both small engine sedans and SUVs in China increase consecutively from 2015 to 2020. But there are more small engine sedans than SUVs in China. In 2015, Chinese light vehicle engines of higher engine displacement （1.4 litre, 1.5 litre and 1.6 litre） account for more than half of the light vehicle engines in China and those of lower engine displacement make up 10%. In 2020, the percentage of light engines of higher engine displacement decreases to 42% while that of light engines of lower engine displacement rises to 27%. This demonstrates that China is making efforts to reduce the number of light vehicles of higher engine displacement.
Write on the following topic.
It’s while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of great whole of life dawn on you.—P. Brooks
Read the above sentence. How do you understand it? Write an essay of no less than 160 words on the answer sheet to express your personal views.
【参考范文】
“It’s while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of great whole of life dawn on you.” P. Brooks once said. In my view, it means that you will get to know the purpose and meaning of your life in the process of experiencing little things.
My experience of working in a fast food restaurant can be an instance. Once in a summer vacation, I worked in a fast food restaurant for about one month. From then on, I didn’t want to do a part-time job as a waiter anymore. I had to stand for nine or ten hours consecutively for a whole day, serving different customers with different temper. Despite the toil, the salary is low and I had to endure the abuse of rude customers. Jobs that demand low level of education and qualification are always tiring and frustrating. So from then on, I realized the importance of education and good academic ground. I know that I must improve my skills related to my major so that I can find a decent and highly-paid job in the future.