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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 the problem with the toaster?
A. It burns the toast.
B. It makes much noise.
C. It takes too long to toast.
D. It doesn’t work at all.
【答案】 A
【解析】 录音中当女士问道烤面包机有什么问题时，男士回答“It’s still burning the toast（它还是会把吐司烤糊）”。由此可知，选项A为正确答案。
【录音原文】
W: May I help you?
M: Yes, I had this toaster fixed here last week, but it still isn’t working right.
W: Oh. What’s the problem with it?
M: It’s still burning the toast. And now, in addition to that, it sparks when I plug it in.
W: I see. How long has it been sparking?
M: Since I had it fixed here last week.
W: I apologize for the inconvenience. We’ll try to fix it again for you.
M: Thank you.
2 Which room did the couple book?
A. A room with a king-size bed.
B. A suite with a king-size bed.
C. A room with an ocean view.
D. A suite with an ocean view.
【答案】 D
【解析】 录音中女士以为这对夫妻预定的是特大号的房间，后来男士解释道：“I specifically requested a suite with an ocean view（我特别预定了一个可以看到海景的套房）”。由此可知，正确答案为D选项。
【录音原文】
W: Good morning, sir.
M: Hi. We have a reservation. The name is Campbell.
W: One moment, please. Mr. Campbell…Yes, here we are Mr. and Mrs. Campbell.
M: That’s right.
W: We have you down for a five-night stay. And your room number is 1208, on the 12th floor, a room with a king-size bed, and a garden view…
M: Wait. That’s not what I reserved actually. I specifically requested a suite with an ocean view. Here’s the copy of your confirmation email…
3 What is said about Tokyo station?
A. It is one of the oldest buildings in Tokyo.
B. It is modeled after Amsterdam central station.
C. It is located near the center of Tokyo.
D. It is used by eight thousand people every day.
【答案】 B
【解析】 录音中给了很多有关东京站的信息，其中有一句是“It’s modeled after the old central station in Amsterdam（它是以阿姆斯特丹老中央车站为仿建模型）”。因此选B项。
【录音原文】
W: So…everyone gather round, please. Okay, now this is Tokyo station. From the outside, it’s pretty impressive, isn’t it?
M: Well, this is Marunouchi entrance, one of the most famous buildings in Tokyo. It’s modeled after the old central station in Amsterdam.
W: That’s right. But I’m sure that Amsterdam station never gets as busy as this.
M: It says here about eight hundred thousand people use this station every day.
4 What contributes to the discount on the price of Tunnel Drillers?
A. Future business transactions.
B. The volume of the sales.
C. A special tax exemption.
D. Reduced transportation fees.
【答案】 A
【解析】 女士能成功说服出口经理以百分之十的折扣达成协议，是因为对方看中了未来的贸易发展（“He made this an exception with an eye to future business.”），因此答案选A项。
【录音原文】
M: Good morning, Alice, any news?
W: Yes, I’ve succeeded in persuading our export manager to agree on a reduction of ten percent. He made this an exception with an eye to future business.
M: Good. We certainly appreciate your making these concessions for us.
W: May I repeat 15 Tunnel Drillers, specifications as shown in the technical data, at 57,000 Swiss Francs each. F.O.B. European Main Ports? Business is closed at this price.
M: Yes, that’s right. Shall we go over the other terms and conditions of the transaction to see if we agree on all the particulars?
5 How much did the man pay for the tax and service?
A. $16.
B. $20.
C. $80.
D. $96.
【答案】 A
【解析】 录音最后说到票价每张20美元，那四张票就是80美元，后面又说到四张票加上税款和服务费一共96美元，由此推出税款和服务费是16美元，选择A项。
【录音原文】
W: Concert Choice, thank you for waiting. May I help you?
M: I’d like tickets for the Jazz in the Park concert in June.
W: How many tickets, sir?
M: I need four.
W: Four for Jazz in the Park. Will there be anything else?
M: Yes, could you tell me where those seats are?
W: Seating’s not reserved, sir. You can sit anywhere. So if you want a good seat, you need arrive early.
M: Okay. Fine. How much are the tickets?
W: $20 each. Plus tax and service for four tickets, that’s $96. How would you like to pay?
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 How many staff members are working at the Rosco International?
A. Forty.
B. Fifty.
C. Sixty.
D. Seventy.
7 Where did Pia hear about Rosco International?
A. From a TV commercial.
B. From a magazine.
C. From her brother.
D. From a friend of hers.
8 How long did Pia go traveling in Europe and South America?
A. Six months.
B. Six weeks.
C. Seven months.
D. Seven weeks.
9 What languages does Pia speak?
A. Italian and French.
B. Italian and Spanish.
C. German and French.
D. French and Spanish.
【答案与解析】
6 B 当Pia谈到公司比自己原本想象中要大时，John便说到现在公司在职员工有50人，故答案选B。
7 C 当Pia被问到从哪里得知Rosco International这个公司时，她回答“My brother worked for you a couple of years ago（我哥哥几年前在你们公司工作过）”。所以答案选C。
8 A 在Pia谈及自己过去在欧洲和南美洲的一次旅行时，John问她旅行了多久，她答道：“It wasn’t too long. Maybe about six months”，所以答案选A。
9 B Pia在欧洲和南美旅行期间基本上交流无障碍，因为她“speak Italian and Spanish quite well”，所以答案选B。
【录音原文】
John: Good morning, Pia Marcotti, isn’t it?
Pia: Yes, good morning.
John: Oh, I’m John Reeves. I manage the sales department here at Rosco International. You can call me John.
Pia: OK, John.
John: Have you already been shown around the company?
Pia: Yes, I got here at 9 a.m. and Suzy gave me a tour of the place.
John: And what did you think?
Pia: It’s a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
John: Yes, a lot of people say that. Now we have fifty people working for us here. Did you bring your CV?
Pia: I sent it by e-mail last week.
John: Oh, yes, of course. I was reading it only yesterday. Now… where is it…ah, here it is, here we are. Pia Marcotti, 26 years old, born in Rome…hmmm…OK, let’s see. Where did you hear about Rosco International?
Pia: My brother worked for you a couple of years ago and has always spoken well of you.
John: Luigi Marcotti, yes, I remember him. How long did he work here?
Pia: I think it was about 10 months. Now he’s living in the UK. He’s been working for a magazine in London for around a year.
John: You’ll say “hi” to him from me, won’t you?
Pia: OK, sure.
John: Now, tell me something about your work experience, Pia.
Pia: Well, I worked in the offices of my mother’s company when I left university.
John: And what sort of company does your mother run？
Pia: It’s a caterers. She does the catering for wedding, graduations, funerals, that kind of thing.
John: And how long did you work there?
Pia: About a year or so. They put me on the phones and I was also responsible for all the advertising and our leaflets, business cards and the website.
John: So you didn’t do any cooking?
Pia: No ...they kept me a long way from the kitchen.
John: So what did you do after that?
Pia: Well, I traveled for a little while, mostly in Europe and a little in South America.
John: How long did you go traveling?
Pia: Oh, it wasn’t too long. Maybe about six months. I had a job that was going to start at the end of the year, so I had about six months free, so I thought “why not?”
John: Did you have any problems with the languages where you went?
Pia: Not really. I speak Italian and Spanish quite well…
John: How long have you been studying those languages?
Pia: Well, my father is Italian, so I am fluent in Italian. I have studied Spanish for about seven years, so I can get by pretty well in that too.
Conversation Two
10 What was Kevin Spacey before he became famous?
A. A theater actor.
B. A stage manager.
C. A fashion model.
D. A news writer.
11 What award did Kevin Spacey win for his performance in American Beauty ?
A. A Best Supporting Actor.
B. A Best Actor Oscar.
C. A Best Screenwriter.
D. A Best Director.
12 What does Kevin Spacey mean by saying “if people are disappointed in a film, actors are just a color in someone else’s painting”?
A. Each actor, if allowed, may direct a movie in a different way.
B. Actors’ popularity contributes much to a movie’s box office.
C. Like a multi-color painting, a movie needs the joint efforts of actors.
D. Actors should not be the only ones responsible for a movie’s poor reception.
13 What will Kevin do if a movie he plays in turns out to be unsatisfying for him?
A. He will ask the director to cut some scenes.
B. He will still do his best to perform.
C. He will refuse to continue the performance.
D. He will look for other film-makers.
14 What does Kevin emphasize when taking on a role?
A. An excellent story.
B. An outstanding director.
C. Actors to work with.
D. Reliable investment.
15 What is a good film according to Kevin?
A. One that is a huge box-office success.
B. One that attracts big investment.
C. One that stands the test of time.
D. One that involves the best actors.
【答案与解析】
10 A 谈及自己的成名史，Kevin Spacey说到自己过去有一段时间在戏剧演艺领域小有名气（I had been working very successfully as a theater actor for a long time and had made a name for myself in New York theater.），所以答案选A。
11 B 主持人说到能拿到最佳男配角奖就已经是很好了，但一想到获得奥斯卡最佳男演员奖就觉得很不可思议，而Kevin Spacey却凭借《美国丽人》里的表演做到了，由此可知，正确答案是B。
12 D 这句话意思是“如果别人不满意这部电影，那么演员就成为了这幅画作上的唯一一种颜色（那么演员就成了唯一被诟病的对象）”，而根据这句话前后语境，可知电影并不是以演员为中心的，电影制作方面的很多事情也不受演员控制，所以如果最后的电影质量差，也就不能全怪演员，所以答案选D。
13 B 当Kevin谈及如果电影最后不是他所期望的那样时，他说他还是要以最好的状态投入到表演中去（but you always go into them with the best attention.），故答案选B。
14 A 当被问及为什么会决定去演某个角色时，Kevin回答大多数情况下，故事情节是关键因素。所以，精彩的故事情节往往更吸引他，故答案选A。
15 C 在最后一句话中，Kevin说到电影好不好，时间会告诉我们，也就是说能经受得住时间考验的才是好电影。故答案选C。
【录音原文】
Anjali Rao: Kevin, welcome to Talk Asia. Great to have you on the show.
Kevin Spacey: Thanks.
Anjali Rao: The world does know your movie roles, and you just sort of burst onto the scene, really, with usual suspects, and you got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for it. Just take me back to that time where you went from a sort of relatively unknown actor to suddenly ridiculously famous.
Kevin Spacey: It was a very gradual transition for me. It may not have felt that way if you were on the outside, but on the inside of it I had been working very successfully as a theater actor for a long time and had made a name for myself in New York theater. Then I started to work in television and began to make a name for myself in television. Now, what I mean is that people started to recognize me. What happened after usual suspects and a number of other films I did, sort of that all came out in a span of about six months, was that I think suddenly people started to connect the dots. Oh, that was that guy from…Oh, he was in that…Oh…And then people start to actually learn your name.
Anjali Rao: But winning a best supporting actor must have been, you know, a great time, but I imagine that winning a Best Actor Oscar would have been amazing. And you did that for American Beauty where you played a depressed suburban dad and husband. Help me revisit that time in your life.
Kevin Spacey: You know, it was a …it’s a remarkable acknowledgement from your peers. I love the industry so much, I have so much respect for so many people that both I’ve had a chance to work with and have yet to have a chance to work with, so that for the members of the Academy to have given me such a recognition was beyond my wildest dreams.
Anjali Rao: Not all of your movies, though, have been so well received. Pay it Forward and Life of David Gale were not, you know, hits at the box office. How do you handle it when a movie that you’ve worked on flops? Does it particularly affect you?
Kevin Spacey: At the end of the day, the only thing that I can really say about movies is that movies aren’t an actor’s medium, and so if people are disappointed in a film, actors are just a color in someone else’s painting. I mean, I can tell you quite honestly, and I think there’s almost any actor who’s been around for a while who could say this with absolute conviction, that sometimes you go and see a movie that you’ve made and you know in your heart you made a better movie than they cut. But you have no authority with which to make that change, no matter how much you might jump up and down and say “You just missed it!” it’s sometimes hard when movies don’t turn out the way you hope, but you always go into them with the best attention.
Anjali Rao: What does a role have to have, theatrical or cinematic, for you to take it on?
Kevin Spacey: Nine times out of ten, I have to really like the story, and I mean the story beyond what the particular part might offer. Sometimes, and this is certainly true. I’ll read a play or a screenplay that will have a fantastic part in a really, really lousy movie. And I think that I want to do movies that are gonna stand the test of time. You can’t always, you know, in the end, choose right, and you can’t always…every movie you do won’t necessarily ignite the public. But I also don’t think that every movie that makes money is necessarily a good film, you know, the barometer of what is good, the barometer of what does last. I think only history can tell us.
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 reported in the news?
A. 7000 Cuban migrants were stranded in some Central American nations.
B. The migrants will be airlifted to Salvador and moved to U.S. by bus.
C. Nicaragua accepted thousands of migrants arriving from Costa Rica.
D. The migrants were at the border in precarious conditions for two months.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻中谈到中美国家对这些滞留在哥斯达黎加的古巴移民的处理办法时，提到这些移民将会“…be airlifted to Salvador and put on buses for the U.S.（被空运到萨尔瓦多，再由巴士送往美国）”，故答案选B。
【录音原文】 Central American nations have reached an agreement to allow about 7000 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica to continue their journey towards the United States. They’ll be airlifted to Salvador and put on buses for the U.S. “The current crisis began in November when Nicaragua, a close ally of Cuba, denied access to thousands of migrants arriving from Costa Rica. They have been stuck at the border in precarious conditions for over a month.”
17 Why have forest fires continued to rage across northern Spain?
A. There has been little rain for months.
B. The wind has been strong all the time.
C. The government did not take quick action.
D. Arsonists have kept starting fires.
【答案】 A
【解析】 新闻开头谈到了西班牙北部火势持续蔓延是因为数月以来天气少雨（…following months of unreasonably low rainfall），所以答案选A。
【录音原文】 Forest fires have continued to rage across northern Spain following months of unreasonably low rainfall. On Monday, more than 80 separate fires were burning in Cantabria region while 30 more were being fanned by strong winds in neighboring Asturias. One regional administrator accused arsonists of starting most of the fires.
18 What can be learned about the famous star?
A. He was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 70.
B. He was a founding member of a heavy metal rock band.
C. He was known for his fast and furious piano playing.
D. He said his incomplete music life was regrettable.
【答案】 B
【解析】 新闻开头便介绍该明星是英国重金属摇滚乐队的创始人（…a founding member and front man of the British heavy metal rock band…），故答案选B。
【录音原文】 Ian Lemmy Kilmistera, a founding member and front man of the British heavy metal rock band Motor Head has died. He was 70. Lemmy was known for his fast and furious base guitar and gravelly voice. The cause of death was reported as being an aggressive form of cancer. Lemmy once spoke of the possible consequences of his hard rock life style saying he had no regrets. “If I have to die and they’re my desperate great decisions. I made them; I’m not interested in that, man. I want to die that I can completely satisfy that I did the best I could. You know what I mean?”
19 What is said about the peace talks to end Yemen’s civil war?
A. They were held in Switzerland and chaired by UN’s special envoy.
B. They have brought about temporary peace in this Arab country.
C. They have broken up and will not resume until mid-January.
D. They have not achieved any progress in the past few months.
【答案】 C
【解析】 新闻开头谈到了结束也门内战的和平谈判破裂，达成的协议要到一月中旬才会重新恢复（…have broken up with agreement only to resume in mid-January）。所以答案选C。
【录音原文】 Peace talks to end Yemen’s civil war have broken up with agreement only to resume in mid-January. The UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told a news conference in Switzerland that progress has been achieved, but he said violations of the cease fire supposed to be in place during the talks had caused suspicion.
20 What did the family of the dead think of the grand jury’s verdict?
A. It was an insult to the dead.
B. It was a challenge to public opinion.
C. It was a violation of human rights.
D. It was an abuse of the legal process.
【答案】 D
【解析】 新闻中最后一句提到死者的家人谴责执法者滥用职权，操纵法律程序。（The boy’s family accused Mr. McGinty of abusing and manipulating the legal process），所以答案选D。
【录音原文】 An American grand jury has decided not to indict two white police officers over the fatal shooting last year of a 12-year-old black boy as he played with a pellet gun. The local prosecutor Timothy McGinty described the shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, as a perfect storm of human error. He said the evidence did not indicate criminal action by the police. The boy’s family accused Mr. McGinty of abusing and manipulating the legal process.
Section D (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear a short passage. For questions 21—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank. The passage will be read only once. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
●The ocean is still salty.
◇Evaporated water leaves (21) _____ behind, which makes the ocean salty.
●How did oceans form?
◇It is said that oceans formed at least (22) _____ ago.
◇Atmosphere and clouds on the Earth are gasses, such as (23) _____ escaping from the planet’s interior.
●Were oceans in the past as salty as they are today?
◇Oceans were not so salty in (24) _____ state.
◇With (25) _____ sweeping over the planet’s (26) _____ and filtering down to the hollows, materials containing ingredients of salt were picked up.
◇Chlorine, came from the (27) _____ and gaseous fallout of land and (28) _____ volcanoes.
◇The oceans’ salt content increases because of the steady flow of (29) _____ and streams and the (30) _____ of volcanoes and undersea vents.
【答案与解析】
21 the salt
(录音一开始就陈述了海水仍然是咸的，水分蒸发后盐分却还留在海里(evaporated water leaves the salt behind)，因此应填the salt。)
22 500 million years
(录音中谈及了一种假想，即海洋形成于5亿年前，所以对应该空应填写500 million years。)
23 water vapor
(录音中探究了海水是如何一开始变咸的，提到了5亿年前，水蒸气和其他气体从地球内部散发出来，便逐渐形成了大气和云层，对应空格得知应填写water vapor。)
24 their infant
(录音中给出信息，海水在初期形成的时候并非像现在这般咸(In their infant state these oceans were not nearly as salty as they are today)，因此应填写their infant。)
25 the initial rains
(根据录音中进一步解释海水变咸的原因，当第一场雨降临地球表面并渗入洼地，雨水冲刷腐蚀的地壳，带走了一些化学物质(As the initial rains swept over the planet’s surface and filtered down to the hollows, the rushing waters picked up chemicals from erosion of the Earth’s crust)。所以此空填写the initial rains。)
26 surface
(参考25题，所以此空填写surface。)
27 solid
(由录音原文“The other main ingredient, chlorine, came from the solid and gaseous fallout of land and ocean floor volcanoes”可知，雨水携带走的一种主要化学成分是氯，它源于陆地和海底火山喷发后的残留的固态和液态物质，所以此空填写solid。)
28 ocean floor
(参考27题，所以此空填写ocean floor。)
29 chemical-rich rivers
(由录音原文“the steady flow of chemical-rich rivers and streams and the eruption of volcanoes and the undersea vents combined to increase the ocean’s salt content”可知，数亿年以来，富含化学物质的河川的稳定流动，以及陆地和海底火山的喷发都促成了海洋盐分的增加。所以此空填写chemical-rich rivers。)
30 eruption
(参考29题，同样可得此空填写eruption。)
【录音原文】
I know why the ocean is still salty: evaporated water leaves the salt behind. But how did it get salty in the first place?
According to one hypothesis, oceans formed at least 500 million year ago when water vapor and other gasses escaped from the Earth’s interior gradually formed the atmosphere and clouds surrounding the planet. As the earth cooled below the boiling point of water, rain began to fall, and kept falling for centuries. Eventually the rainfall filled the Earth’s hollows and formed oceans.
In their infant state these oceans were not nearly as salty as they are today. As the initial rains swept over the planet’s surface and filtered down to the hollows, the rushing waters picked up chemicals from erosion of the Earth’s crust. These chemicals included sodium, which is one of the main ingredients of salt. The other main ingredient, chlorine, came from the solid and gaseous fallout of land and ocean floor volcanoes. Over hundreds of millions of years, the steady flow of chemical-rich rivers and streams and the eruption of volcanoes and the undersea vents combined to increase the ocean’s salt content.
This does not mean, however, that the oceans’ saltiness is constantly increasing. Scientists believe that ocean salinity reached plateau hundreds of millions of years ago, when roughly the same amount of salt fed into the oceans was deposited as sediment on the ocean floor.
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Section A Vocabulary & Grammar (10 marks)
31 I’ve never been there but it is, _____, a lovely place.
A. of no account
B. by all accounts
C. on no account
D. on this account
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：我从没去过那里，但是据大家所说，那是一个不错的地方。by all accounts大家都说，据大家所说。符合句意，因此选B项。of no account无足轻重，不重要。on no account决不。on this account因此。
32 The television networks believe that the period between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. is the _____ television viewing time.
A. prime
B. primitive
C. primary
D. principal
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：国家电视网络认为晚上6点到11点是观看电视的黄金时间。prime主要的；最好的；基本的。prime time为固定搭配，意为“黄金时间”，符合句意，因此选A项。primitive原始的。primary主要的；初级的。principal主要的；校长。
33 You had better _____ me about the reason for your dismissal.
A. level off
B. level at
C. level with
D. level up
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：你最好告诉我你被解雇的真正原因。level with对……说实话；以诚相待。符合句意，因此选C项。level off持平；把……弄平。level at瞄准。level up使……升级；使……整齐。
34 _____ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself _____ at the party.
A. Dressed; noticed
B. Dressing; noticed
C. Dresses; noticing
D. Dressing; noticing
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：女孩穿上她最漂亮的裙子，想要在晚会上引起大家的关注。dress in使……穿着；be dressed in穿着。主句主语为“the girl”，分句省略主语和be动词，所以为dressed。make oneself noticed使某人被关注。此空应该用过去分词表被动，所以为noticed，因此选A项。
35 He has made another wonderful discovery, _____of great importance to science.
A. who I think it
B. which I think it is
C. that I think is
D. which I think is
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：他有了另一项伟大的发现，我认为这对科学有着重大的意义。此从句为非限制性定语从句，修饰主句，所以用关系代词which，排除A、C。其在从句中充当主语，所以it在从句中多余，故答案为D。
36 Only after the anesthetist gave the patient an anesthetic _____.
A. the operation could be conducted
B. could the operation be conducted
C. could be conducted the operation
D. the operation conducted could be
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：只有麻醉师给病人打了麻醉药的情况下，手术才能得以进行。only置于句首时，主句应使用部分倒装，所以此题中将could置于主语之前。答案为B。
37 The _____ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A. implementation
B. demonstration
C. manifestation
D. exposition
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：一种文化现象的表现形式通常是人们在物质生活方式上的逻辑结果。manifestation显示；表现形式。符合句意，因此选C项。implementation实现，执行。demonstration示范；证明。exposition阐述；说明文。
38 _____ the Internet is shortening the distance between people, it may also be breaking homes or will cause other family problems.
A. When
B. While
C. If
D. As
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：尽管网络缩短了人与人之间的距离，但其也在破坏着家庭或者导致其他的家庭问题。由句意可知空格处应填表示让步的连词，while符合题意，答案选择B项。
39 Toby: Hi. Could you give me a hand with this report?
Cecilia: Sure._____
Toby: Thanks. Would you mind taking a look at the layout? Do you think it’s appropriate? I want it to be formal, but not boring to look at.
Cecilia: It looks good to me. I would suggest that you put the client’s logo and our logo on each page.
A. Could you wait for a few minutes?
B. I’d be happy to give you some hints and advice.
C. I shared a plan with some friends last week.
D. I’m having the same problem.
【答案】 B
【解析】 题目中Toby请Cecilia帮忙，在Cecilia回答之后，Toby说了谢谢。由此可推出Cecilia答应了他的要求，根据上下文语境，选择B项。
40 Silvia: I hear you received a prize for your book.
Daniel: Yes, I did. I won a prize for “best local history book” at the annual book award.
Silvia: Congratulations! You must be very proud of your achievement.
Daniel: _____Winning the prize was an added bonus.
Silvia: What was the prize?
Daniel: I won $200 to spend on any books of my choice.
Silvia: That’s a great prize for a person who writes books!
A. That doesn’t sound like a great prize.
B. And it fits me perfectly!
C. I was happy just to get the book published.
D. I was excited that it won the bonus.
【答案】 C
【解析】 对话中Silvia对Daniel说你一定为你现在取得的成就感到骄傲吧，Daniel说到得奖只是额外的收获，由此可知他更看重其他的成就，所以根据对话语境。选择C项。
Section B Cultures (5 marks)
41 What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
A. Symonds Knott.
B. Ben Nevis.
C. Snowdon.
D. Scafell.
【答案】 B
【解析】 本尼维斯山（Ben Nevis）是英国最高峰，在苏格兰西部。海拔1343米，山顶终年积雪。每年吸引大约100000名登山者。斯诺登山（Snowdon）是英国威尔士北部的一座山，是英格兰和威尔斯的最高点。斯科菲峰（Scafell Pike）是英格兰最高峰，位于英国湖区（Lake District）。
42 The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomen at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor _____ modified and improved the design in 1765.
A. Abraham Darby
B. James Watt
C. John Kay
D. Richard Arkwright
【答案】 B
【解析】 世界上第一台蒸汽机于1712年由英国人汤姆斯·纽科门（Thomas Newcomen）发明，后来詹姆斯·瓦特（James Watt）对其进行了改良，使蒸汽机的效率提高到原来纽科门蒸汽机的3倍多。
43 The Declaration of Independence was written by _____.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. James Madison
【答案】 A
【解析】 《独立宣言》是一份于1776年7月4日由托马斯·杰斐逊（Thomas Jefferson）起草，并由其它13个殖民地代表签署的最初声明美国从英国独立的文件。宣言在一定程度上反映了北美殖民地人民争取自由独立的政治愿望。
44 “Poetry is spontaneous” was put forward by _____.
A. Robert Burns
B. William Blake
C. William Wordsworth
D. Charles Lamb
【答案】 C
【解析】 英国桂冠诗人威廉·华兹华斯在其著作《抒情歌集谣》（Lyrical Ballads）的序言中写有一句话：I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected（我曾经说过诗是强烈感情的自然流露：它源于情感，但在平静中回忆）。
45 All of the following are well-known female writers in the 20th century Britain EXCEPT _____.
A. George Eliot
B. Iris Jean Murdoch
C. Doris Lessing
D. Muriel Spark
【答案】 A
【解析】 英国20世纪有名的女性作家有艾丽丝·默多克（Iris Murdoch），多丽丝·莱辛（Doris Lessing），穆丽尔·斯帕克（Muriel Spark）等。乔治·艾略特（George Eliot）是19世纪英国著名女性小说家，也是世界文学史上最伟大的小说家之一。
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.
Some of the most memorable scenes in films have revolved around money. Think of Michael Douglas (46) _____ (declare) “Greed is good” in Wall Street , Leonardo DiCaprio’s share scams in The Wolf of Wall Street and, most memorably, Jimmy Stewart’s (47) des_____ attempts to save his local bank in It’s A Wonderful Life .
That Hollywood’s portrayal of finance tends towards the caricature is hardly surprising; its portrayal of most things tends towards the caricature. A realistic (48) _____ (depict) of a day on a bank -trading desk, or the life of the typical fund manager, would not make for gripping viewing.
A more pertinent criticism is that Hollywood’s approach towards finance, indeed－towards capitalism in general, is almost relentlessly negative. Stewart’s banker may be the hero of It’s a Wonderful Life but his heroism stems from his opposition to the rapacious Mr. Potter . In Trading Places, we applaud (49) _____ Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd make a killing in the orange-juice futures market, but only because the result is the ruin of the villainous Duke Brothers.
Generally, the role of businessmen and financiers in films is as pantomime villains, ruthlessly pursuing profit at the (50) _____ of human life. In The Poseidon Adventure , the actor Fred Sadoff, playing the shipowner’s (51) _____ (represent), forces the captain to proceed at full speed without taking on extra ballast so the ship can meet its deadline; the result is that the ship capsizes when hit by a tidal wave. In Rollerball , the public’s hero-worship of James Caan’s sports star poses a threat to the power of the corporate elite, who scheme to have him (52) _____ (kill). In “ The Constant Gardener ”, an activist played by Rachel Weisz is killed by the pharmaceutical company whose dangerous drug-testing she is trying to expose.
Even where the central character is involved in finance or business, the standard film plot has the protagonist learn that monetary rewards pale when compared with the simple pleasures of life. Richard Gere’s corporate raider is (53) _____ (soft) by Julia Roberts (playing a classic “tart-with-a-heart”) in Pretty Woman , as Citizen Kane Orson Welles dies alone, in a vast stately home full of the trophies of (54) su_____, still pining for the sled that represented the happiness of his childhood. The new film Steve Jobs , about the late head of Apple, depicts the tech guru as an emotionally warped man who (55) _____ far too much time fixated on the wrong things, such as computers, instead of his daughter. Despite his remarkable success and genius for innovation, the man is redeemed only when he finally recognizes that the most important job of all may be to be a dad.
【答案与解析】
46 declaring
(句意： 想想在电影《华尔街》中宣扬“贪婪是好事”的迈克尔·道格拉斯。本句已有一个动词think，所以此处应用declare的现在分词形式，表主动，在句中做宾补，修饰前面的Michael Douglas。因此空格处填declaring。)
47 desperate
(句意： 最令人印象深刻的是吉米·斯图尔特在《生活多美好》中不顾一切地想要挽救当地银行的情节。此处应填入一个形容词修饰attempt，根据词语提示以及语境，可知应该填入desperate，表示“绝望的，不顾一切的”。)
48 depiction
(空格前realistic为形容词，因此空格处应填入名词，根据提示词depict可知，它的名词形式为depiction，表示“描写”，此处填depiction。)
49 when
(句意： 在《颠倒乾坤》这部影片当中，当艾迪·墨菲和丹·阿克罗伊德在橙汁期货市场大赚了一笔的时候，我们拍手称快。通过分析句子结构可知，空格处应填连词连接两个句子，联系句意可知此处填入when，引导时间状语从句。)
50 expense/cost
(句意： 电影中的商人和金融家通常都是以牺牲人类生命为代价来追逐自己的利益。at the expense/cost of为固定搭配，表示“以牺牲……为代价”。所以该空填入expense或cost。)
51 representative
(句意： 在电影《海神号遇险记》中，演员弗雷德·萨多夫饰演的是船东的代表人。空格前为名词所有格，因此空格处应填名词，根据提示词represent以及文中句意可知，所以此处应填representative，意为“代表，典型”。)
52 killed
(横线上文提到企业精英谋划把他杀掉，“him”和“kill”是被动的关系，所以此处填killed，表示“被杀”。)
53 softened
(由此空前面的be动词和后面的by提示可知，此处应填过去分词使被动语态完整，因此填softened。)
54 success
(空格前为介词，所以此空应填写名词。“trophy”和“success”是一组语境一致的词语，意为“彰显成功的战利品”，所以此空填success。)
55 spends
(由who引导的定语从句缺少谓语动词，结合语意可知，spend (time) on sth.为固定词组，表示“花费（时间）做某事”，符合句意，由于从句主语/先行词为单数，所以动词用单数形式，答案为spends。)
There are four passages in this part. 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.
It seemed normal when Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son wanted to play chess with his parents. However, it was unusual when he revealed that he already knew how to play—before anyone taught him. Apparently the two-year-old had learned all of the rules by watching his parents. By age 4, he was competing in national tournaments. By age 12, he was Vietnam’s youngest champion.
Another two-year-old child, Jay Greenberg, likewise surprised his parents by drawing pictures of musical instruments that he had never seen. They soon discovered that Jay “heard music in his head.” He began to compose music at age 3. By age 10, he was attending the prestigious Julliard Conservatory in New York, composing full symphonies. Jay was noted not only for the quality of his musical work, but also the speed at which he was able to produce it. That is, while talented professional composers normally write five or six symphonies in a lifetime, Jay wrote five by the age of 12.
Child prodigies such as these are a mystery to experts and non-experts alike. On the one hand, they attract praise and attention from everyone they meet; on the other hand, they attract criticism and they find it difficult to fit in with the rest of the world.
Child prodigies are highly intelligent, but this is not the only factor that sets them apart. They are considered prodigies because of their exceptional ability in one domain, or area. Experts define prodigy as “a young child who displays mastery of field that is usually undertaken by adults.” Child prodigies usually appear in structured areas such as language, math, drawing, chess, and music. They are not as likely to appear in less structured domains such as medicine, law, or creative writing, areas that require experience.
Child prodigies can focus their attention for long periods of time, concentrating on tasks that would bore other children of the same age. Two-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son had the concentration to play chess for hours at a time. The distinction of “prodigy” thus goes beyond mere intelligence. For explanations, experts look in two directions: nature, the child’s unique biology, and nurture, the child’s environment.
When researchers look to nature to explain child prodigies, they study innate or inborn qualities. For example, they look at whether the brain structure of a prodigy is different from that of a child with average intelligence. Technology is a great help on answering this question. For instance, scientists utilize imaging technology to see the amount of activity in different parts of the brain. These brain scans reveal that the frontal lobe of a prodigy’s brain is very active, unlike children with average intelligence doing the same tasks. Their frontal lobes are virtually inactive. Scientists have proven that the frontal lobe of the brain controls many aspects of thought and concentration. This may explain how prodigies can focus on a task, solve complex problems, and learn quickly.
When researchers look to nurture to explain child prodigies, they focus on the child’s environment instead of the child’s biology. The most important factor on the nurture side is the parents. Raising a child prodigy is extremely challenging. It requires considerable patience, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Some parents are delighted by the extraordinary abilities of their children. They make use of all the resources they have or can find to support them. For example, Jay Greenberg’s parents bought their 2-year-old son a cello when he requested it and arranged for music lessons.
Other parents are not so supportive of their child prodigy. On the contrary, some parents even see their offspring’s gifts as a way to draw attention to themselves and their own interests. Boris Sidis, for example, was a well-known scientist with strong opinions about making the most of one’s intelligence and about raising children. When his son Billy was born, Boris saw the child as an opportunity to test his theories.
When people are unusual, they attract attention. In the case of child prodigies, the attention they receive is both positive and negative. It is positive because most people admire intelligence. It is negative because prodigies are very different from other people. They are a challenge for teachers, who expect 7-year-olds to prefer Batman to Beethoven. They are a challenge to parents, who want to help them but often lack the resources or find their needs and desires difficult to understand and meet. They present a challenge to scientists, who want to study them without further isolating them from normal society. And they challenge the world because they reveal the tendency that people have to reject those who are different from the norm.
Questions 56 to 60
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
56 Jay Greenberg wrote symphonies very quickly because he utilized the help of talented professional composers.
57 The factors that seem to be presented in a child prodigy are l) an unusually high intelligence and 2) the ability to master one area, such as music or math.
58 Child prodigies sometimes select areas of interest that they did not learn from their parents or acquire from their environment. This supports the explanation of nurture.
59 All of the parents mentioned in the passage provided their children with both educational and physical resources.
60 According to the passage, people with normal intelligence present fewer challenges to society and are more easily accepted.
【答案与解析】
56 F 原文第二段提到：有才华的专业作曲家一生中一般可以创作5～6首交响曲，而杰伊·格伦伯格在12岁的时候就创作出5首了，并未提及老师的帮助，而题干表述为：杰伊·格伦伯格能在小小年纪有如此成就是得益于老师的帮助，所以本题表述与文意不符，因此错误。
57 T 在第四段开头提到，神童智商很高，但这不是将他们区分开来的唯一一个因素，他们之所以被认为是神童是因为他们在某一个领域的特殊能力。由此可知，定义神童有两个因素，一是高智商，二是在某个领域拥有特殊才能。题干描述与文章意思一致，因此正确。
58 F 倒数第三段中提到，在后天培养方面，父母起着决定性作用。所以父母的选择和兴趣爱好对孩子的后天发展起着重要的作用。这一观点与题干中的观点不符，因此错误。
59 F 文章中提到神童的父母也分为两类人，一类是为孩子的特殊才能感到欣喜并尽可能的给孩子提供帮助，开发其潜能；另一类父母则十分不赞成这种做法，认为孩子这种才能只是一种想吸引别人注意的表现。因此，并非所有的父母都会给孩子提供教育和客观资源，所以本题表述与文意不符，因此错误。
60 T 由最后一段，我们可以得出神童的存在有利有弊。弊端在于他们给老师、家长和研究人员以及世界的主流趋势带来了不同程度的挑战。所以我们可以推断智力一般的孩子就可能会给社会带来少一些的挑战，也更容易被接受。题干描述与文章意思一致，因此正确。
Section B (10 marks)
Read the following passage. 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.
For most of human history, “business” was done one to one—people traded goods and services with each other individually, as families, or as small tribal groups.
(61) _____________________________They were farmers, tailors, laborers, soldiers. They exchanged their goods or services for everything else they needed. Regions started to specialize in a few types of goods and services and commenced regular trading with other regions. Societies created currency, which allowed people to sell their work for money and then use that money to buy the work of others. Urban areas grew and business practices expanded. Eventually, several tradespeople joined together to make one larger business enterprise—a company.
In the mid 16th century, the Muscovy Company had a monopoly on trade routes from England to Russia—the only way to ship things between England and Russia was to pay Muscovy. In 1555, it became the first joint-stock company. A joint-stock company is one in which investors give money to help a company expand operations. They then receive a portion of the profit that the company makes. The investors own stock in the company. Muscovy’s success inspired many imitators. Joint-stock companies soon started to multiply. (62) _____________________________
In the 1670s, the English East India Co. became the first company to offer many different types of products and services, and to have parallel operations in many countries at the same time—the first multinational corporation. It reached the height of its power in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The East India Co. even became a military force. It occupied nations and created its own currency. It monopolized trade between East and West in tea, opium, and gunpowder.
(63) _____________________________It dominated the U.S. oil industry. People said that Standard Oil was a monopoly and that this was wrong. Rockefeller defended his company: “We were all in a sinking ship if competition continued.” For Rockefeller, monopolies were good. Competition prevented companies from growing large enough to provide certain services society needed. Some public utilities (electricity, water, trash removal) still operate as monopolies. This allows local government to control and monitor the quality of these services on behalf of the people using them.
(64) _____________________________In the early part of the 20th century, companies needed to compete with each other to attract customers. This meant that people had more choices about what they bought. Price went down and quality went up. General Motors (GM) executive Alfred Sloan adopted a policy that corresponded to these changes in the marketable and people’s expectations. He declared in 1924 that his company would have “a car for every purse and purpose.” GM would put the customer first, not the company. This “customer-first” principle changed the automotive industry, and made GM one of the most successful businesses in the United States.
(65) _____________________________In the 1970s, trader Michael Milken started working with “junk bonds”. These were high-risk investments that had the potential to increase many times in value. The possibility of high returns in a small investment induced thousands and thousands of people to buy junk bonds. Milken became rich and famous. Soon, however, most of these high risk investments failed. Investors lost millions of dollars. In 1989, Milken went to jail for fraud, for tricking people into buying something that was actually worthless.
Questions 61 to 65
A. Most of them wanted to control trade routes from Europe to the New World.
B. For most business, however, Rockefeller’s ideas about competition proved to be wrong.
C. Business in the new millennium is changing yet again.
D. Finding workers with the right educational background, work experience, and language skills can also be very difficult.
E. As time went on and societies formed, people began to specialize, to devote their time and energy to one type of work.
F. As more and more companies expanded into corporations in the 1950s and 60s, people found new ways to make money from successful, and unsuccessful, businesses.
G. By the 1870s, many corporations had become strong and powerful. John D. Rockefeller, for example, built the Standard Oil Company into a huge, super-efficient corporation.
【答案与解析】
61 E 横线后一句提到：他们是农民、裁缝、工人、军人。这些人从事着不同的职业，专业化分工明显，根据语境可知，“E项随着时间的推移和社会逐渐形成，人们开始将自己的时间和精力投入到一种类型的专门化工作中”是对此段的总结概括，因此选E项。
62 A 第三段讲了俄国一个公司的成功，通过垄断英国至俄国的贸易，从中攫取利润。之后，许多效仿者竞相跟风，联合股份公司成倍出现。能与该语境对应的只有A，所以选A项。
63 G 此段主要以洛克菲勒公司为例谈到了垄断企业。前文并未提到洛克菲勒，所以空格处应该引入洛克菲勒的介绍。而G项将John D. Rockefeller作为一个例子引入，所以符合语境，因此正确答案为G项。
64 B 倒数第二段中主要讲的是20世纪初许多公司面临激烈的竞争，纷纷调整政策以吸引顾客。通用汽车公司坚持“顾客第一”的理念，这与Rockefeller将公司利益放在首位的理念背道而驰。所以B项表述“Rockefeller的竞争理念在许多公司那里都行不通”与本段意思相符。
65 F 最后一段举了1970年代Milken进行高风险债权投资的例子，通过这种途径，他一开始变得有钱了，可是后来却因为诈骗而锒铛入狱。几个选项中能体现出商业不成功方面的只有F项，这句话是对这一段的总结。答案选F。
Section C (10 marks)
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
Every year, new roller coasters are built that are bigger, faster, and wilder than ever. Tower rides are dropping us farther. Flat rides are spinning us with unimaginable new twists. It all seemed like good clean fun until June 2, 2001. A 28-year-old woman was found unconscious after a three-minute ride on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Paramedics rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County coroner attributed her death to a pre-existing condition. The woman had a brain aneurysm that could have broken at any time.
Rather than calm people, the coroner’s ruling created a controversy that may continue for years to come. The death was one of fifteen fatalities or serious brain injuries that had occurred over the prior ten years among otherwise healthy people who had just taken thrill rides.
By the tens of thousands, children and adults line up for thrill rides in amusement parks around the world. These rides are designed to provide the extreme physical sensations you just don’t get walking down the street. To find out whether riders need to be as fit as jet pilots to handle the thrills, popular mechanics asked one of the people best qualified to answer, Captain David L. Steinhister. He is a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. “We fly visiting media representatives, who are everyday people, in our jets and subject them to g-forces in excess of those found on roller coasters. We have not had any instances of brain trauma,” Steinhister said. “As flier, we train to handle and tolerate the heavy g-forces, as high as nine g’s. Our visitors will experience sustained g-forces of more than twice the forces found on a roller coaster with no lasting ill effect.” But Steinhister adds that they always screen these people prior to flights to be sure they’re healthy.
Would Air Force-style preflight medical screening have saved any of those who died soon after coaster rides? That will remain a matter of speculation, but it does raise the question of whether more regulations are needed on thrill rides. The amusement industry doesn’t think so, and the scientific evidence that exists appears to concur.
The latest evidence to support the amusement industry’s position appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma . University of Pennsylvania scientists Dr. Douglas H. Smith and David F. Meaney coauthored the article, “G-force, Roller Coaster and Brain Trauma: On the Wrong Track?” Smith is a brain trauma researcher who studies the effects of automobile crashes. Meaney is a bioengineer who studies brain trauma.
“According to our data,” says Smith, “it’s unlikely that amusement rides cause brain injuries.” The team took g-force data from three high-g-force roller coasters and input the data into a mathematical model for head accelerations. They then compared the results to known thresholds for various types of head injuries. They found that the highest head accelerations from roller coaster rides were far below the minimum thresholds for other types of injuries.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) statistics support Smith and Meaney’s results. While injuries and occasional fatalities do occur, they are primarily a result of a ride malfunction or from rider horseplay.
Statistically, amusement parks are still one of the safest places to have fun. According to the most recent data provided by the CPSC and the National Sporting Goods Association, in the year 2000 there were far fewer emergency room treated injuries per 1000 visits at amusement parks than there were for many other recreational activities. In that year, the CPSC estimates, there were 6,594 emergency room-treated injuries related to amusement park rides. Most of those were minor. In comparison, each year an estimated 20,000 people are treated for injuries sustained at music concerts. And about 200,000 school children visit emergency rooms for injuries sustained on a playground.
The low incidence of injury on rides is credited largely to one organization. Since 1978, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTW) has worked with numerous members of the U.S. amusement industry to draft standards and regulations for rider safety. The manufacturers and the ASTM also obtain and analyze data on g-force. They use this data to revise the design and construction of rides.
One important aspect of their work has to do with the relationship between g-force and the height and speed of the coasters. The surprising fact is that there is no relationship. G-forces are created by how tightly one changes direction while in motion. When a roller coaster train goes faster, it also goes through a larger radius turn in order to maintain the same g-force as a slower train rolling through a tighter curve. And so, even though advances in technology have led to faster and more thrilling rides, g-force levels on roller coasters have not changed much in the past two to three decades. Today’s machines also benefit from the use of computer programs that automatically calculate g-force along every section of the ride.
Questions 66 to 70
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 What caused the death of the woman at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
67 Why are both children and adults willing to take thrill rides in amusement parks around the world?
68 How do Smith and Meaney’s findings support the argument that roller coasters are safe?
69 Why does the CPSC conclude that the amusement park is one of the safest places to have fun statistically?
70 What has ASTM done to lower the incidence of injury on rides?
【答案与解析】
66 A brain aneurysm that could have broken at any time.
(由第一段最后一句话“The woman had a brain aneurysm that could have broken at any time”可知，验尸官将该女士的死因归于已有的疾病，她脑袋里面长了一个随时都有可能破裂的脑动脉瘤。故此句可为答案。)
67 Because they provide the extremely physical sensations people just don’t get walking down the street.
(第三段首句描述了一个现象：成千上万的儿童和成人在世界各地的游乐园排队等候惊险游乐项目。而后一句就解释了这一现象的原因：因为设计这些游乐设施就是让游客不用走在街上却能有刺激的感官享受(These rides are designed to provide the extreme physical sensations you just don’t get walking down the street)。故此句可为答案。)
68 The team took g-force data from three high g-force roller coasters and input the data into a mathematical model for heed accelerations. They then compared the results to known thresholds for various types of head injuries.
(题目问的是Smith和Meaney的试验是如何证明过山车是安全的。关于实验方法，在中间第六段，我们可以从原文中“The team took g-force data from three high-g-force roller coasters and input the data into a mathematical model for head accelerations. They then compared the results to known thresholds for various types of head injuries”得知，他们收集了三座高重力的过山车的重力数据，并将数据输入到一个头部加速度的数学模型当中，然后他们将结果与已知几种头部伤害的临界值数据进行比较。故这两句为答案。)
69 According to the most recent data provided by the CPSC, there are far fewer emergency room treated injuries at the amusement parks than there are for many other recreational activities.
(根据倒数第三段第一句，我们可以得出结论：据统计，游乐场依然是最安全的娱乐场所之一。而后面阐述了这一结论的原因，“According to the most recent data provided by the CPSC and the National Sporting Goods Association, in the year 2000 there were far fewer emergency room treated injuries per 1000 visits at amusement parks than there were for many other recreational activities”，即据统计数据显示，2000年里发生在游乐场的急诊伤病案例要远远少于在其他娱乐场所。因此本句即为答案。)
70 ASTW has worked with numerous members of the U.S. amusement industry to draft standards and regulations for rider safety. They also obtain and analyze data on a g-force to revise the design and construction of rides.
(根据倒数第二段中的“the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTW) has worked with numerous members of the U.S. amusement industry to draft standards and regulations for rider safety. The manufacturers and the ASTM also obtain and analyze data on g-force. They use this data to revise the design and construction of rides”可知，游乐设施的安全系数较高主要是因为美国材料试验学会付出的努力。他们与美国娱乐行业的广大成员一起起草游乐安全的相关标准和法规，他们也和制造商一起采集和分析重力数据，并借此来完善游乐场的设计和建造。因此这几句即为答案。)
Section D (10 marks)
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
Where do tigers live? North-eastern China, the Indian subcontinent, and the Russian Far East are all home to different species of this beautiful big cat, but maybe not for much longer. According to a recent study by leading conservationists, the wild tiger is now closer to extinction than previously realized. In fact, it is thought that there are fewer than 5000 tigers existing in the wild around the world. Illegal hunting is a huge factor. Most countries have laws that prohibit the hunting and trade of these animals, but the temptation for local poachers is great. A poor villager can earn up to 60 times his daily earnings by trapping and killing one tiger. This money may guarantee the survival of his family. The dead tiger is handed over to a middle man, who then often smuggles it abroad. Its fur may end up hanging on a wall and its bones may be used for medicinal purposes.
The other factor affecting the survival of the wild tiger is the reduction of their natural habitat. When man moves into an area that was previously tiger territory, the tiger loses its natural prey since the villagers often hunt such animals for their own food. Then the tiger goes after the villagers’ cows and goats, and so it becomes the hunted. Another problem with reduced habitat is that the tigers will not cross open land, so they cannot get to isolated areas of forest to breed with other tigers.
One country that has taken action over the competition for habitat is Russia. The ancient forests of Southern Siberia are being logged for their increasingly expensive timber. These loggers, along with the poaching of tigers and their prey, have posed a serious threat to the survival of the tiger population. However, since 1992 the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been carrying out The Siberian Tiger Project . By attaching radio collars to the tigers they can trace their movements and gather a wealth of information about their habits. In this way, the Russian government has been provided with invaluable support and advice.
The ‘Tiger Response Team’, a special unit of the Russian government, takes active steps towards resolving the problems between tigers and humans. One aim is to keep tigers away from human settlements. The team uses fireworks or even electrified dead animals to deter the tigers from approaching villages. Sometimes the tigers are captured and simply moved to other areas. If the animal is considered too dangerous, it may be taken to a zoo on the other side of the world. At least in a protected environment like this, scientists are able to study wild tigers in a way that they could not in their natural habitat. Also, captive breeding programmes are a way to increase tiger numbers; they can be used to introduce genetic variability into the wild tiger population.
The WCS also considers the management of the tigers’ prey essential to the programme. This requires the establishment of large areas of habitat for both the tigers and their prey to coexist. This can be achieved through properly managed wildlife tourism. Tourism can generate money and jobs for local people, as well as creating opportunities to conserve suitable land for tigers to live on. It is also an excellent way to educate the locals and tourists in conservation issues.
There is no clear solution to saving the tiger, but there is still great pressure from conservation societies and environmental groups to ensure its survival. We will only be able to do this if we can find a balance between the need of people to earn a living and the need to preserve the tigers’ habitat.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
One of the threats to the survival of the wild tiger is (71) _____, although it is hard to put the blame on the poor who have done this. (72) _____ is another threat to their survival. Tigers are trapped in small areas of forest and there is no longer any (73) _____ for them to hunt. Various solutions have been suggested. Scientists have been studying the tigers’ habits so that they can help solve the problems between people and the tigers. Sometimes tigers are caught and taken to zoos, where they are used in breeding programmes to introduce (74) _____ into the wild tiger population. Wildlife tourism can generate money and jobs for local people and is also useful in helping to (75) _____ and tourists. While there are still a lot of problems between tigers and humans, there are a lot of people who are working hard to save these rare animals.
【答案与解析】
71 illegal hunting
(文章第一段中提到野生虎已经濒临灭绝，世界上仅存的不超过五千只。其中，“Illegal hunting is a huge factor(盗猎就是一个重要的原因)”。所以此处填illegal hunting。)
72 Reduced habitat
(紧接上一个填空，第二段提到了另一个威胁野生虎生存的因素，“The other factor affecting the survival of the wild tiger is the reduction of their natural habitat”，即自然栖息地的减少，所以此空填Reduced habitat。)
73 natural prey
(文中第二段解释了人类侵占了野生虎的自然栖息地，其活动范围的减少也意味着其猎物的减少“When man moves into an area that was previously tiger territory, the tiger loses its natural prey since the villagers often hunt such animals for their own food”，所以此空填natural prey。)
74 genetic variability
(倒数第三段中谈及了一些为保护野生老虎而采取的措施。其中一个办法就是圈养计划，这样能增加老虎的数量，使种群产生遗传变异。所以此空填genetic variability。)
75 educate the locals
（倒数第二段谈到了可以发展野生动物旅游。这样可以增加当地居民收入，创造就业机会，给野虎创造适宜生存的栖息地，最后还能在环保问题上对当地居民和游客起到教育作用。所以此空填educate the locals。）
Section A (5 marks)
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76 What would you do if you had a tricky problem at work? Or if while studying you came across a sentence in your notes you couldn’t quite understand? Or if you are simply lost in a new city? When you are stuck in life, there are many ways to move forward. You could spend time and effort brainstorming to find the answers yourself. You could go to the library to peruse books. Or, you could consult Google or other Web-based resources. But there is one thing many of us avoid—asking for advice. However, recent research has shown fears about appearing incompetent by asking advice are totally misplaced. Far from inconveniencing or annoying the advice-giver, asking for advice may make others think you are smarter.
【参考译文】
工作中遇到了棘手的问题，你会怎么办？学习时遇到笔记中有不懂的句子，你会怎么办？或者只是初来乍到在某个城市里迷了路，你又会怎么办？被生活的难题困住时，有很多方法帮助你继续前行。你可以花点时间和精力动动脑筋，自己找到答案。你可以去图书馆仔细阅读各种书籍来从中找寻解决方法。你也参考谷歌或者其他网络资源。但是，有种方法却被我们很多人忽视—请教他人。然而，最近的研究表明，人们完全没有必要担心请教他人会让自己显得无能。请教他人不仅不会麻烦或烦扰给出建议的人，反而会让别人认为你更加高明。
【解析】
①句式结构
翻译本段时，注意文中排比句式的翻译，译文也应保留排比句式。翻译倒数第二句时，应适当调整语序，将“totally misplaced（完全没有必要）”提前，使得译文连贯流畅。翻译最后一句话时，应注意适当添加关联词使句意更加合乎逻辑。
②重点词汇
be stuck in困住，陷于
brainstorm集思广益，头脑风暴；动脑筋，出主意
misplace放错地方；错误地或愚昧地付出（爱情、情感等）；用词或行事不当
inconvenience给……带来不便，麻烦，打扰；不便（的人或事物）
advice-giver提供建议的人
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 高的职位空缺率可以作为经济健康发展的一种标志，国家发展了，就会提供更多的工作机会。(be a sign of)
【答案】 High vacancy rates can be a sign of healthy economy—as a country grows, it will have more jobs to offer.
【解析】 be a sign of是一种……的标志。vacancy空位，空缺。as引导时间状语从句，表示“随着……”。
78 乐观有助于一个人的成功，缺乏希望和自信将一事无成。(lead to)
【答案】 Optimism leads to one’s success. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
【解析】 lead to导致，引起，通向。nothing can be done一事无成；无能为力。
79 中国取消独生子女政策是为了平衡人口结构和应对老龄化社会的挑战。(one-child policy)
【答案】 The abolition of China’s one-child policy is intended to balance its population make-up and address the challenge of an aging society.
【解析】 one-child policy独生子女政策。abolition取消，废止。be intended to do sth.打算做某事。population make-up人口结构。aging society老龄化社会。
80 有些发明家利用技术帮助人们高效工作或与世界各地的亲朋好友保持联系。(stay connected)
【答案】 Some inventors use technology to help people work more efficiently or to stay connected with friends and family in different parts of the world.
【解析】 stay connected保持联系。friends and family亲朋好友。
81 数字货币与传统纸币相比，流通时成本更低，能够加速经济活动，增加透明度。(facilitate)
【答案】 Digital currency costs less in circulation than traditional paper currency, facilitates trade, and increase transparency.
【解析】 facilitate促进，使……便利。digital currency电子货币。circulation流通，循环。paper currency纸币。transparency透明，透明度。
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 become→becoming
（towards为介词，后应用动名词形式，所以应该把become改为becoming。）
83 but→and
（句意为：猜中这句话出自哪个电视节目得五分，答对具体是谁说了这句话得十分。根据语境，这两句话的关系是并列关系而非转折关系，所以连接词应该用and而不是but。）
84 of→to
（answer to…表示“……(问题)的答案”。因此应将of改为to。）
85 √
86 got→get
（If引导的条件状语从句，如果主句是一般现在时，那么从句也应该是一般现在时，时态要一致，所以将过去时got改成现在时get。）
87 globe→global
（修饰“community”应用形容词，故应将globe改成global。）
88 around∧world→the
（around the world为固定搭配，表示“在全世界”，所以world前需要加the。）
89 had→have
（句意：电视真人秀自1940年代末以来就一直存在。由句意可知，本句时态为现在完成时，表示过去某一时间开始并一直持续到现在并且有可能还会持续的状态。所以应将had改成have。）
90 glamours→glamour
（glamour意为“魅力，吸引力”，为不可数名词，没有复数形式，应将glamours改成glamour。）
91 what→that/which
（此句中主句不缺成分，后面带有一个定语从句，先行词是“the ritual humiliation”，在从句中充当主语，从句意思为：仪式性挖苦是时尚产业背景下真人秀节目中的一部分。所以将what改成关系代词that/which。）
There are five IQ Test questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 What number should replace the question mark?
【答案】 10
【解析】 从1开始顺时针往后隔一个数字逐次在前一个数字的基础上加2，加3，加4，加5，加6，加7。依次可得出问号处应填10。
93 Regroup the eight letters in GIANTWEB to form two words similar in meaning.
【答案】 gnaw, bite
【解析】 重组这八个单词，可得出gnaw和bite，都有“咬”的意思。
94 Change the position of four of the words in the sentence below so that it makes complete sense.
Great is something most of us achieve for in our lives, and many of us will go to long lengths to control it.
【答案】 Control is something most of us long for in our lives, and many of us will go to great lengths to achieve it.
【解析】 原文中的句子结构无错误但是句意不通，按照题目要求调换了control、great、achieve、long这四个单词的位置之后，我们得到这样一个句子：生活中，我们大多数人都想节制自身，许多人在这条路上还有很长一段路要走。句意完整，符合题意。control既可以作名词也可以作动词。
95 Which is the missing box?
【答案】 E
【解析】 观察所缺部分左侧的方框可知，缺少的方框中也应有两条横线。观察所缺部分上面的方框可知，所缺部分没有竖线，故E项正确。
96 Find a five-letter word which when placed on the end of the first word and the start of the second makes two new words or phrases:
MASTER (－－－－－) ROOM
【答案】 CLASS
【解析】 master class大师班，高级讲习班。classroom教室。
The chart below shows the percentage of people with different education background in Science qualification in two countries. Summarize the information and report the main features, and make comparisons where necessary.
Note: Write a report of no less than 100 words on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
The chart shows the percentages of people with different education backgrounds in science qualification in Malaysia and Singapore.
With respect to master’s degree, the percentages in two countries make little difference, both taking up 3%. With regard to bachelor’s degree, Singapore accounts for 20%, which doubles that of Malaysia. Besides, the percentage of people taking part in school leaving exams and people with no science qualification in Malaysia are 35% and 65% respectively, much higher than 30% and 60% of Singapore.
It can be drawn that in both countries, the higher the degree is and the higher the requirements for the degree, the less people there are in the science field. It can also be concluded that more people hold degrees of science qualification in Singapore. Moreover, the majority of the two countries’ population has no qualification in science.
Write about the following topic.
Are security cameras an invasion of privacy? Security cameras are in place to protect both businesses and the general public, but some argue cameras have gone too far and actually invade privacy because people are constantly under surveillance.
Write an article of no less than 160 words to present your argument on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
With the rapid development of science and technology, more and more inventions can easily meet human demands. Security cameras are a good case in point and nowadays they are widely installed in most public places. Some people are complaining that cameras have actually invaded privacy because of constant surveillance. However I strongly hold that they are beneficial to protect public security, which outweighs personal privacy.
Security camera’s importance lies in its deterrent effect and supervisory role. On the one hand, people will try to behave themselves properly and not to transgress into illegal acts under the supervision of cameras. On the other hand, a security camera is an honest “witness”, which usually becomes the key to cracking a criminal case when there is no witness on the spot. However, as for the personal privacy, the supervision department is also liable to protect the videos from getting into the wrong hands.
In brief, public security is of much importance for the overall interest and the benefits of security cameras overweigh the shortcomings.