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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 Where did the conversation occur?
A. In a book store.
B. In a pharmacy.
C. In a workshop.
D. In a clothing store.
【答案】 D
【解析】 对话中女士提到有整整两个货架上的商品都在打折促销。男士最后说This sweater is nice，说明对话发生在卖衣服的店里。
【录音原文】
W: Hi! Welcome to Angie’s. Can I help you find something or are you just looking?
M: I’m not sure. Aren’t you having a sale right now?
W: Everything on these two racks over here is on sale.
M: Thanks. This sweater is nice. But it looks a little big. Do you have this in a smaller size?
2 When will the party be held?
A. 8:00 pm on Saturday.
B. 18:00 on Saturday.
C. 8:00 pm on Sunday.
D. 18:00 on Sunday.
【答案】 A
【解析】 对话最后男士说道，We’re having it this Saturday evening at 8:00 at my house。表明派对在周六晚八点举行。
【录音原文】
M: Hey, Lisa, will you be busy this weekend?
W: Hi! What’s up?
M: This weekend I’m having a birthday party for Ted. I’d like you to come.
W: I’d love to. When is it?
M: We’re having it this Saturday evening at 8:00 at my house. We’re going to order a pizza and play some games. Then whoever wants to stay longer can hang out and watch a video.
3 What does the woman plan to do next summer?
A. Travel around in Argentina for a month.
B. Tour around her own country.
C. Study in Argentina’s capital.
D. Spend a month in her country house.
【答案】 A
【解析】 对话中男士问女士今年假期有什么计划，女士回答道，今年还没有，但I’m planning to travel to Argentina for a month next summer。表明她准备明年去阿根廷旅行一个月。
【录音原文】
M: Have you got any holiday plans this year?
W: Not this year, but I’m planning to travel to Argentina for a month next summer.
M: Wow, sounds great! So will you be touring around the country or something？
W: Yeah. I’ll be flying to the capital and then I’ll be travelling around the country by bus.
4 Why is the man going abroad?
A. To learn a foreign language.
B. To do some voluntary work.
C. To found a voluntary organization.
D. To broaden his horizon.
【答案】 B
【解析】 对话中男士提出，I’m going to do some voluntary work。表明他出国几年是为了做志愿者工作。
【录音原文】
M: I’ve decided to go abroad for a few years.
W: Really?
M: Yes, I’m going to do some voluntary work. Teaching English, probably.
W: So where are you going?
M: Ethiopia. I’m going with an organization called Voluntary Service Overseas.
5 What does the woman say about her new job?
A. It starts quite late every day.
B. It is rather tiring and boring.
C. It requires long working hours.
D. It provides a long lunch break.
【答案】 A
【解析】 对话中女士在解释为什么她的工作很棒时提到，it doesn’t start till lunchtime, so I don’t have to get up early。表明这份工作每天开始的时间很晚。
【录音原文】
M: Hi, Zadie! How’s the new job?
W: Well, it’s not bad. I suppose. I mean, the starting time’s great.
M: What do you mean?
W: Well, it doesn’t start till lunchtime, so I don’t have to get up early. You know how I hate getting up early! And now I needn’t set my alarm clock before I go to sleep at night.
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 Timber Creek Lodge is a show of adventure and high stress.
7 Mark Milburn has been a model, actor and TV series maker all his life.
8 The negative comments and bullying on the internet made Mark feel sad and insulted.
9 Mark thinks the show was not as successful as he had anticipated.
10 Mark doesn’t quite like the way the show was edited.
【答案与解析】
6 T 对话中采访者问到观众们应该对Timber Creek Lodge抱有怎样的期待时，Mark回答“It’s a showcase of adventure, high stress and how people work in close proximity of each other”，即这档节目展示了一系列冒险、高压力和人们如何在彼此接近的环境下工作。故该说法正确。
7 F 当采访者问到Mark是怎么决定要主演一档真人秀节目时，Mark回答道他过去的10年都在从事娱乐和模特事业，但他一直都知道自己想尝试探险旅游方面的工作。故他并没有当过电视节目制作人，该说法错误。
8 T 对于一些负面评价及网上攻击，Mark表示“it’s unfortunate that some people feel like they have the voice to insult some of us. ... but there is a sadness that comes with those who feel as if they can bully us.”通过“unfortunate”“sadness”等字眼可知本题说法正确。
9 F 在提到观众的反应时，Mark的总体评价是“To be honest, the response has been great”以及“people love the show”。故该说法错误。
10 F 访谈的最后采访者问到Mark对节目剪辑有没有异议，Mark的回答是“I think the edit is fair”。故该说法错误。
【录音原文】
Interviewer: We got the opportunity to catch up with one star of the show, Mark Milburn, to find out a little bit more about the new series, the reaction he’s had from those watching and more ... What can new viewers expect from Timber Creek Lodge?
Mark Milburn: It’s a showcase of adventure, high stress and how people work in close proximity of each other. We also deal with miscommunication. There’s also a lot of humility and modesty and therefore I think it’s a show that people can connect to on a real personal level. An example of when things don’t work well is early on the show when Jamie, the manager and I butt heads. He has a very different managing style from what I’m used to, as he liked to micro-manage me, so it was a really challenging relationship. We didn’t succeed in our relationship, but in the end the guests had a great time so that’s all that matters.
Interviewer: How did you come about making the decision to star on a reality show?
Mark Milburn: I’ve been in the entertainment and modeling business for 10 years now, and I always knew I wanted to work in adventure tourism. When the opportunity came up to be a mountain host, I didn’t really care if it was for a reality show because the job sounded fun and amazing.
Interviewer: How have you found the response from viewers to date?
Mark Milburn: To be honest, the response has been great. However, something I do want to highlight is some of the negative responses and the enormity of internet bullying that comes with it. We chose to take risks in our lives and play out these characters and relationships for people and it’s unfortunate that some people feel like they have the voice to insult some of us. Don’t get me wrong, people love the show, but there is a sadness that comes with those who feel as if they can bully us.
Interviewer: Are there any moments of the show you look back on and wish you could change?
Mark Milburn: I don’t believe in regrets so I wouldn’t want to change anything. I do, however, have moments in which I wish we had communicated better as a team and delivered differently. The experience taught us so much and we walked away as stronger and better people, which I think is an amazing thing to accomplish.
Interviewer: A lot of people who star on reality TV have a lot to say about the edit they receive—do you think you’ve received a fair edit?
Mark Milburn: I think the edits do test you. A reality show is all about an algorithm and fitting into the algorithm. You’ll never know the full story of what’s been going on. We would be around each other for 20 hours a day and the crew would only see three hours of it. However, if you look at it with a grain of salt, you’ll see we had a great time. I think the edit is fair, but you only see 45 minutes of it. There is so much that people don’t know, and that leads to interpretation on both the show and on us.
Conversation Two
Listen to the conversation, and mark each question as A, B, C or D according to your listening.
11 Why did the man say that people in his picture might be from the 19th century?
A. They wore old-fashioned hats and dresses.
B. They were on a bus of very old design.
C. They held handbags long out of fashion.
D. They had a typical 19th century hair-style.
12 What can be seen in the background of the picture?
A. A tall building.
B. Some trees.
C. Two small cabins.
D. A white carriage.
13 How many people are there in the picture?
A. Five adults, five children and a baby.
B. One adult, a baby and a child.
C. Five children, a baby and an adult.
D. One child, five adults and a baby.
14 What is the man in the picture doing?
A. He is reading a newspaper.
B. He is playing with the child.
C. He is talking to the woman next to him.
D. He is enjoying the scenery outside the bus.
15 What makes the man’s picture strange?
A. There is no driver on the bus.
B. A woman is holding a huge box.
C. There is a ghost-like old woman on its far left.
D. It is quite similar to the picture she has drawn.
【答案与解析】
11 A 对话开头David提到“It’s maybe sometime in the 19th century, because they’re all wearing old -fashioned clothes, you know, hats and big dresses”，说明他是通过画中人物的服饰特点判断出年代的。故选A。
12 B David问到背景中是否出现了建筑，Maria说没有，只有一些树，故B项符合。
13 D Maria问画面中出现了几人，David回答：“Five adults, one child, and a baby”。故D选项正确。
14 A David在描述画面中的人物时提到“There’s just one man, and he’s reading a newspaper”。说明画面中唯一的男人在看报纸，故选A。
15 C 对话中David提到一个奇怪（strange）的点“it’s sort of like an old woman... she looks like a ghost or something”，是画面最左边一个像鬼魂似的老女人，故选C。
【录音原文】
David: OK, so we’ve got to describe our pictures to each other, who starts...
Maria: Go ahead, you start.
David: OK, well, we can see a group of people sitting on a bus. It’s not in the present day. It’s maybe sometime in the 19th century, because they’re all wearing old-fashioned clothes, you know, hats and big dresses...
Maria: And where do you think the place is?
David: It’s probably London—the adverts on the bus are in English, in any case, and it’s in a town. I mean, these look like city people, not country people.
Maria: So can you see any buildings in the background?
David: Well, no, there are trees—I think it’s a park, actually, and there’s a horse which is pulling a smart black carriage, hmm... and I think it’s raining, not sure, but anyway, two of the people who are sitting on the bus are carrying umbrellas.
Maria: So how many people are there?
David: Five adults, one child, and a baby. There’s just one man, and he’s reading a newspaper—he looks like a rich banker or something and he’s wearing a smart suit and a top hat. The woman who’s sitting on the far left is a young mother with the baby in her arms and the child—a little girl—sitting next to her, and they seem to be quite poor, and then the woman who’s sitting next to them, she looks quite rich—the dress she’s wearing looks expensive, and then next to her is the rich banker, and next to him another young woman who’s dressed all in white—perhaps it’s a nurse’s uniform or something, and then finally there’s a young woman who’s getting on the bus and she’s holding a white box—I think it’s a hat box.
Maria: Are any of these people talking to each other?
David: No, no, they’re all just sitting there staring out of the window or reading the paper or whatever. Oh, that’s strange—there’s something right on the far left of the picture and it’s sort of like an old woman who’s sitting next to the young mother, but it’s impossible because that’s where the front wall of the bus is. I don’t know ... she looks like a ghost or something. I didn’t even notice her at first...
Maria: So you think it’s a ghost?
David: I don’t know. Maybe the artist was going to paint a woman then changed his mind.
Maria: Hmm, sounds strange. Right, well, my picture’s similar. It also shows some people on a bus...
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 scientists’ aim of drilling a volcano?
A. To study the structure of the volcano.
B. To explore energy inside the volcano.
C. To find the cause of volcanic eruption.
D. To predict the next volcanic eruption.
【答案】 B
【解析】 该部分提到冰岛的科学家们通过钻探火山研究一个相当有趣的潜在能源，可知B选项正确。
【录音原文】
Scientists in Iceland are looking into a rather intriguing potential energy source by drilling deep into a volcano. They’ve reached nearly five kilometres down and are close to creating the hottest borehole ever drilled. They believe they may be able to harvest energy from it, as our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. In the south of Iceland, geologists are heading into the unknown. Inside a giant rig, a drill has been operating for 24 hours a day since August.
17 What do we learn from the news report?
A. Fifty-five people were arrested in the clashes in West Uganda.
B. An armed group tried to create a separate state in West Uganda.
C. The local tribal king was killed in his hometown of Kasese.
D. Militiamen killed many policemen in the capital of Uganda.
【答案】 B
【解析】 该部分开头提到在乌干达安全部队和新的武装团伙之间的冲突中，有55人丧生，该武装试图在乌干达西部建立一个独立的国家，可知B选项正确。
【录音原文】
Police in Uganda say 55 people have been killed in clashes between the security forces and the new armed group fighting to create a separate state in the west of the country. They’ve arrested a local tribal king. Charles Wesley Mumbere, known as the king of Rwenzururu is accused of inciting violence after militiamen reportedly attacked a police post in his hometown of Kasese.
18 Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
A. Mike Pence will be responsible for the reform of the healthcare system.
B. ObamaCare will be repealed after Mike Pence’s meeting with Republican leaders.
C. There will be an orderly transition to Donald Trump’s new healthcare system.
D. The healthcare reform will be carried out as soon as Donald Trump takes office.
【答案】 C
【解析】 该部分提到彭斯称当选总统正在进行一系列的行政命令，以便有序地向新的医疗保健系统过渡。可知C选项正确。
【录音原文】
The Republican vice president-elect, Mike Pence, has said the process of repealing ObamaCare would begin on Donald Trump’s first day in office. After meeting with Republican congressional leaders, Mr. Pence said the president-elect was working on a series of executive orders to allow for an orderly transition to a new healthcare system. But he gave few details.
19 Where was Carrie Fisher when she had the heart attack?
A. On a plane.
B. At home.
C. In a studio.
D. In her car.
【答案】 A
【解析】 该部分开头提到嘉莉·费雪的心脏病发作时她在一架跨太平洋的航班上（on a transatlantic flight），可知A选项正确。
【录音原文】
The American film star Carrie Fisher who played princess Leia in the Star Wars film has died aged at 60 days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. Fellow passengers on the plane from London to California said she stopped breathing for several minutes and she’d been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since then.
20 Who was shot dead?
A. A policeman.
B. A terrorist suspect.
C. A government official.
D. A journalist.
【答案】 B
【解析】 该部分开头提到欧洲最大的通缉犯、恐怖分子嫌疑人阿尼斯已在意大利被击毙，可知B选项正确。
【录音原文】
Europe’s most wanted terrorist suspect Anis Amri has been shot dead in Italy. The radical Islamist smashed through a Berlin Christmas market in a hijacked lorry on Monday, killing 12 people. His life ended in a shoot-out in a Milan suburb when he was stopped for a routine identity check. Police officers returned fire when he pulled a gun. Chancellor Merkel has asked for a detailed analysis of the case and has promised new security measures.
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.
It was in the 1930s that the motor car industry took off. Until then it was only the rich who could afford to (21) _______ such a superfluous luxury item and to lay out for the uniformed chauffeur to go with it. By 1939, however, it was possible for the less (22) _______ to buy a four-seater saloon for somewhere in the region of £100. This changed the shape of towns, causing suburbs of (23) _______ houses with parking spaces and garages to proliferate. It also meant a significant number of people being run over in motoring accidents as by 1940 there were a million cars on the roads of Britain. Nowadays the (24)________ are half what they were then, with twenty times more cars on the road. The minimum age for drivers, then as now, was 17. Testing began in 1935, the same year as speed limits in built-up areas and pedestrian crossing were introduced. Dipped headlightings were made (25)________ in 1937, and rear-view mirrors, surprisingly late, in 1941. Road deaths continued to soar, however, because of blackout conditions during the Second World War.
【答案与解析】
21 purchase
22 wealthy
23 semi-detached
24 fatalities
25 compulsory
【录音原文】
It was in the 1930s that the motor car industry took off. Until then it was only the rich who could afford to purchase such a superfluous luxury item and to lay out for the uniformed chauffeur to go with it. By 1939,however, it was possible for the less wealthy to buy a four-seater saloon for somewhere in the region of £100. This changed the shape of towns, causing suburbs of semi-detached houses with parking spaces and garages to proliferate. It also meant a significant number of people being run over in motoring accidents, as by 1940 there were a million cars on the roads of Britain. Nowadays the fatalities are half what they were then, with twenty times more cars on the road. The minimum age for drivers, then as now, was 17. Testing began in 1935, the same year as speed limits in built-up areas and pedestrian crossing were introduced. Dipped headlightings were made compulsory in 1937, and rear-view mirrors, surprisingly late, in 1941. Road deaths continued to soar, however, because of blackout conditions during the Second World War.
Summary
Listen to the passage. For questions 26-30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank.
Three main reasons for the unemployment problems in the (26)_______ countries.
◇The rapid increase of population. More people move out of rural areas, which makes the problem more severe in (27)_______.
◇The problem of (28)_______. The manpower plan has not been matched to the(29)________.
◇Governments’ preference for large-scale (30)________ projects.
【答案与解析】
26 developing
（根据录音中的“Why is it so difficult to solve the unemployment problems of the developing world”可知，该段录音的话题是发展中国家失业问题难以解决的原因。因此填developing，表示“发展中的”。）
27 cities
（根据录音中的“This problem is made worse in cities by the drift of people from country areas to escape the poverty of rural life”可知，随着农村人口为了脱离贫困涌入城市，人口增长的压力在城市中更为显著。因此填cities。）
28 bad manpower planning
（根据录音中的“Then there are problems of bad manpower planning”可知，人力规划不合理也是原因之一。因此填bad manpower planning。）
29 production
（根据录音中的“The point here is that the manpower plan has not been matched to the production plan”可知，问题在于人力规划与生产规划的不匹配。因此填production。）
30 capital-intensive
（根据录音中的“However, the major reason for many countries failing to solve the unemployment problem has been their governments’ preference for large-scale capital-intensive projects which use up scare resources and have little impact on unemployment”可知，许多国家未能解决失业问题的主要原因是他们的政府偏爱大规模的资本密集型项目，这些项目耗尽了稀缺的资源，对于解决就业毫无帮助。因此填capital-intensive，表示“资本密集的；投资密集的”。）
【录音原文】
Why is it so difficult to solve the unemployment problems of the developing world? There are three main reasons. Firstly, there is the constant pressure of a rapidly rising population. This problem is made worse in cities by the drift of people from country areas to escape the poverty of rural life. Then there are problems of bad manpower planning. For example, a feature of unemployment in the developing world is the educated unemployed—the lawyers or arts graduates who have been trained at great expense for jobs which do not exist. The point here is that the manpower plan has not been matched to the production plan. However, the major reason for many countries failing to solve the unemployment problem has been their governments’ preference for large-scale capital-intensive projects which use up scare resources and have little impact on unemployment. In fact, by destroying local craft-based industry, such projects may even create further unemployment.
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.
31 I advised that Emily ________ to the hospital at once, but she insisted that she ________quite well then.
A. be sent; was feeling
B. was sent; felt
C. be sent; feel
D. should be sent; should feel
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：我建议Emily马上住院，但她当时却坚持称自己感觉还好。advise后接that从句，通常要用虚拟语气（should＋动词原形），故B项错误。insist后接that从句有两种情况。如果表示“坚持要；一定要”，从句所指的一般是尚未实现的事实，此时谓语通常也用虚拟语气（should+动词原形），而且引导词that 一般不省略（尤其是当已经省略 should时）。而表示“坚称；坚持认为”，从句所指的通常是已经发生的事或已存在的状态，谓语一般用陈述语气，引导词that可省略。结合上下文可知，这里的insist表示Emily坚持认为自己健康状态良好，故A选项正确。
32 ________, the weather turned out to be very hot last weekend.
A. As was reported on TV
B. It was said in the newspaper
C. Which was reported on the radio
D. Just like the weather report
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：就像电视上报道的那样，上个周末天气真的很热。由as引导的方式状语从句，主从句的主语相同或从句的主语是it且谓语中含有be时，常省略从句的主语和be，故A正确。B选项和C选项都缺少连接词，D选项从句缺少谓语动词。
33 Because stereotypes are standardized and _______ ideas of groups, based on some prejudices, they are not derived ________ objective facts, but rather subjective and often unverifiable ideas.
A. explained; in
B. distorted; from
C. specific; in
D. simplified; from
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：由于刻板印象是基于某些偏见的、标准化的和简单化的群体观念，它们并非源于客观事实，而是主观的、通常经不起检验的想法。derive from是固定搭配，表示“源自；由……衍生的”，故排除A和C。distorted扭曲的；畸形的。
34 An international group of sociologists from Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the United States has determined that children in elementary school around the globe are taught _______ the same subjects.
A. essentially
B. hopefully
C. exclusively
D. flexibly
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：来自以色列、日本、韩国和美国的一个国际社会学家小组决定，世界各地的小学都将向儿童教授本质上相同的科目。essentially本质上。hopefully有希望地。exclusively仅仅；排外地。flexibly灵活地。
35 Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way _______ attitudes towards night dreaming have changed.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. what
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：人们对于白日梦的态度正在经历着的改变就像对夜间做梦的态度所经历的改变那样。much in the same way that后跟一个完整句子为方式状语从句的固定搭配。
36 They took ice-axes with them _______ they needed to cut steps in the ice.
A. as long as
B. as though
C. in case
D. in time
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：他们带上了冰斧，以防他们需要在冰面上凿除台阶。in case假使；以防。as long as只要。as though好像；仿佛。in time及时；适时。
37 Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, ________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.
A. but also disliked
B. but also disliking
C. but he also disliked
D. he but also disliking
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：Hank不仅不待见June张着嘴嚼东西的方式，也讨厌看见她把湿毛巾乱扔在浴室地板上。此题考查not only…but also的倒装句型。由despise和dislike两个谓语动词可知not only…but also连接的是两个独立的分句，因此逗号后的句子应该保留主语he，故排除A和B。而两个分句在时态上应该是一致的，由despise前面的助动词形态did可知，dislike应该也用一般过去时，故知C正确。
38 I thought someone was standing ________ me but I didn’t dare to turn ________.
A. across; over
B. along; back
C. beside; up
D. behind; round
【答案】 D
【解析】 句意：我感觉有人站在我身后但我不敢回头看。turn round转身。turn over移交；翻过来，翻身。turn back折回，往回走。turn up出现；发生；调高。
39 Tom: Did you hear the weather forecast for tomorrow?
Patrick: I think it’s going to be clear and sunny.
Tom: That’s great. We can do something outdoors then.
Patrick: _______
Tom: Yeah. I think there’s a live outdoor concert by the river.
Patrick: Oh yeah. I heard about that, too. Let’s go and check it out.
A. It’s where we sometimes hold barbecue parties.
B. Just call Lisa. She’s cooking dinner.
C. Are there any special events going on tomorrow?
D. Can you set your alarm clock for seven tomorrow morning?
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：“太好啦，那我们可以出门活动活动。”“明天有什么特殊活动吗？”“是呀，河边会举行室外现场音乐会。”结合上下文理解，可以通过排除法选C。
40 John: I was trying to get hold of Jim, but his line was always busy...
Sydney: Really? I just spoke to him earlier this evening.
John: Yes. I tried to talk to him just now,________
Sydney: That’s strange. Maybe he was on the Net.
John: That’s probably it! No wonder the line was busy all the time! Maybe he ought to get another line.
Sydney: Or he should get call-waiting.
A. but it was so difficult to get through.
B. but he refused to leave a message.
C. he told me to hold on.
D. he needs to call me back.
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：“我想联系Jim，可他电话一直是忙线。”“真的吗？我今天早上才跟他通过电话。”“对啊，我刚刚给他打电话来着，老打不通。”get through接通电话。结合上下文理解，可以通过排除法选A。
41 Wayne: What are we going to eat for dinner?
Lilia: I’m going to fix some pork chops.
Wayne: I’m afraid the meat is rotten... I forgot to put it in the refrigerator.
Lilia: _______ Now what should we eat?
Wayne: Why don’t we eat out?
Lilia: Again? Weren’t you just complaining that it’s too expensive to eat out?
Wayne: Not when you’re hungry.
A. It is not possible!
B. That’s too bad!
C. No way!
D. Who did that!
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：“恐怕这肉已经变质了……我忘了把它放到冰箱里去。”“糟糕。那现在我们吃什么呢。”That’s too bad那可太糟糕了。It is not possible这不可能。No way不行；不会吧。Who did that谁干的。结合上下文语境可知选B。
42 Members of the House of Representatives must be at least 25, citizens for 7 years, and residents of the state which sends them to Congress. Today, the House ______ 435 members.
A. is composed of
B. is comprised
C. consists in
D. incorporates
【答案】 A
【解析】 句意：众议院的成员必须年满25岁、公民身份7年以上、并且是该国居民才能进入国会。今天，众议院由435名成员组成。is composed of和comprise of都可以表示“由……组成”。consist of组成。incorporate吸收；合并。B、C两项都是错误的用法，而D项不符合句意，故选A。
43 The Faerie Queen is _______ for its vivid style and rich content, in which the author speaks of 12 virtues of the private gentlemen.
A. protruding
B. remarkable
C. exceeding
D. supernatural
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：《仙后》因其风格生动、内容丰富而成为一部佳作，讲述了十二种骑士的美德。remarkable非凡的；值得注意的。protruding突出的；伸出的。exceeding超越的；非常的；过度的。supernatural超自然的；不可思议的。
44 _______ by Britain’s control of the seas, especially by the rising tide of emigration, British colonialists stepped up their expansion to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
A. Embodied
B. Instigated
C. Encouraged
D. Imposed
【答案】 C
【解析】 句意：受到英国海洋霸权的鼓舞，特别是移民潮的影响，英国殖民主义者在18世纪末和19世纪初期加紧向加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰扩张。encourage鼓舞。embody体现。instigate怂恿；煽动。impose强加；征税。
45 _______ tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in England in the late 19th century. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight, one of the 4 tennis “Grand Slam” tournaments.
A. Wherefore
B. Although
C. Because
D. Thereby
【答案】 B
【解析】 句意：尽管人们打网球的历史已经延续了好几个世纪，但是现代的网球运动19世纪末起源于英格兰。wherefore理由；因此。thereby从而，因此。
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.
A hundred years ago, the largest city in the world was London, with a population of 6.5 million. Today, it is (46)______ (dwarf) by Tokyo. With barely a quarter the population of London a century ago, the Tokyo metropolitan area has since mushroomed to 34 million, propelling it to the first place in the global city league table. Tokyo’s (47)______ (phenomenon) growth is largely due to a single factor: migration from the countryside to the city. It is just one of many to have overtaken London, which with a population of 7.5 million today doesn’t even make the top 20.
This rural-to-urban migration can now be seen in scores of cities around the (48) gl______. And it has brought us to a pivotal moment in human history. In 1900, most people lived in the countryside, with a little over 10 percent of the world’s population living in cities. From next year, the UN Population Division (49) pred____ that for the first time in history, more people will live in cities than in the countryside, and the biggest growth will be in “megacities”, with populations over 10 million.
The meteoric growth of megacities—there are now 20 in total—has brought with it huge environmental and social problems. Cities occupy just two percent of the land surface of the Earth but consume three-quarters of the resources. Their (50)inh______ are making ruinous demands on soils and water supplies for food and on forests for timber and paper.
Returning the world’s population to the countryside isn’t an option. Dividing up the planet into plots of land on which we could all survive self-sufficiently would create its own natural disasters, not to mention being highly unlikely to ever happen. If we are to protect what is left of nature, and meet the (51) dem________ to improve the quality of living for the world’s developing nations, a new form of city living is the only option. The size of a city creates economies of scale for things such as energy generation, recycling, and public transport. It should even be possible for cities to (52)_______ (part) feed themselves. Far from being parasites on the world, cities could hold the key to sustainable living for the world’s booming population—if they are built right.
Fortunately, governments, planners, architects, and engineers are beginning to wake up to this idea, and are dreaming up new ways to green the megacities. Their (53) appr_________ rely on two main principles: recycle whatever possible and remove as many cars as possible. So as well as developing energy-efficient buildings, emphasis is being placed on increasing the use of public transport and redesigning how cities are organized to integrate work and living areas into a single neighborhood, rather than separating cities into residential, commercial, and industrial zones.
The big ideas are still being defined, but many cities already have showcase eco—projects. For example, at the new home of Melbourne city council in Australia, hanging gardens and water fountains cool the air, wind turbines and solar cells generate up to 85 percent of the electricity used in the building, and rooftop rainwater collectors (54) sup_______ 70 percent of its water needs. In Berlin, Germany’s new Reichstag parliament building cut its carbon dioxide emission by 9.4 percent by relying on carbon-neutral vegetable oil as its energy source. In San Diego, California, garbage trucks run on methane extracted from the landfills they deliver to. In Austria, 1500 free bicycles have been distributed across Vienna. Reykjavik in Iceland is among the pioneers of hydrogen-powered public transport, and Shanghai is subsidizing the (55) inst_______ of 100,000 rooftop solar panels. The Chinese city is also about to put many of these ideas to the best by creating the first purpose-built eco-city from scratch.
【答案与解析】
46 dwarfed
（根据上下文和括号中的dwarf一词，可知如今论人口规模，伦敦在东京面前可是小巫见大巫。be dwarfed by相形见绌。）
47 phenomenal
（根据上下文和括号中的phenomenon一词可知，东京规模的惊人增长是由于周边乡村人口向城市迁移这一单一原因。因此填phenomenal，表示“现象级的；显著的；非凡的”。）
48 globe
（根据上下文和单词开头提示gl-可知，农村向城市的人口流动在世界许多城市里都十分常见。scores of大量的；几十个。around the globe在全球。）
49 predicts
（根据上下文和单词开头提示pre-可知，联合国人口部门预计，从明年开始，世界上的城市居民人口会首次超过农村居民人口，最大的增长将见于百万级大城市中。）
50 inhabitants
（根据上下文和单词开头提示pre-可知，城市居民产生的食品需要对土地和水资源造成了破坏性，对木材和纸张的需要也造成了森林资源的压力。因此填inhabitants，表示“居民”。）
51 demand
（根据上下文和单词开头提示dem-可知，要在保护现有资源的基础上满足发展中国家提高生活品质的需求，唯一选择就是采用一种新的城市生活方式。因此填demand，表示“需求”。）
52 partly
（根据上下文和括号中的part一词可知，这意味着一些城市至少需要部分地满足自己的粮食需要。）
53 approaches
（根据上文中提到的“new ways to green the megacities”和单词开头提示appr-可知，此处应填ways的同义词approaches。）
54 supply/support
（结合上下文可知，该段主要介绍一些替代性能源和资源供给的方式。因此填supply或support，表示“供给”或“支持”。）
55 installation
（根据上下文和单词开头提示inst-可知，上海政府为用于安装十万户屋顶太阳能玻璃的项目拨款，故填installation，表示“安装；装置”。subsidize资助；补助。）
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.
For most people, keeping fit involves an established exercise routine built around a regular weekly schedule. But what if your job involves large amounts of travel?
Many people come back from trips carrying extra pounds from disruption to regular exercise, as well as an increased tendency to overindulge on business dinners paid for on the company card.
According to the World Health Organization, lack of exercise not only impairs your waistline, but can also reduce energy and concentration levels—the exact qualities that are required when conducting business abroad.
Shani Anderson is a personal trainer and managing director of London-based Anderson Fitness Consultants. The British former Olympian says that with the right foresight, it’s possible to incorporate a healthy regime wherever and however you travel.
1) Don’t treat business travel as a “vacation” from your health regime
There’s a temptation to regard exercise as a means to looking good on vacation, rather than as an ongoing strategy for health and well-being.
“A lot of people diet or work out to go on holiday. And for me that’s a problem, because you have short-term goals,” says Anderson. “You switch off when you reach the goal, and your body goes ‘great, I’m done’—and in two weeks you’re back the way you were before.”
According to Anderson, this exemplifies the most common obstacle to keeping fit while traveling—Attitude. People tend to perceive trips away from home as in some way separate from the rest of their lives and that therefore the same rules no longer apply.
2) Prepare and do research
Before you travel, investigate the best locations for your preferred form of exercise. If you’re into cycling, see if there’s a local bike hire company nearby; if you’re a jogger, plan the most scenic route to get the most of your new environment.
Anderson’s motto is “plan, plan, plan.” She says that a common trap during hectic business trips is failing to schedule and prioritize your adapted exercise regime before you leave.
“It should be exactly the same process as planning a meeting. You put it in your diary. If you had a meeting at work you would have to be there, it’s the same thing,” instructs Anderson. “It’s a mental battle more than anything else.”
3) Bring portable fitness equipment
Sometimes there simply won’t be an opportunity to access a gym. If so, there is an extensive range of portable exercise equipment, from simple skip ropes to more sophisticated gadgets—such as the magnetic tension mini-bike.
For Anderson’s money, the tiny TRX suspension system is hard to beat. “It’s basically using gravity against your ankle, it’s a nice idea. It’s completely portable. You can even put it in your handbag. I use it a lot.”
4) Don’t overindulge in business dinners
There’s no getting away from it—maintaining a healthy diet during a business trip is a challenge. There’s little or no opportunity to prepare your own meals and the most delicious eat-out options will rarely flatter your physique the following day.
This, combined with a generous expenses card, is a recipe for disaster.
Anderson, though, has a few simple tricks:
“Instead of using calories, you look at your plate, and put your fist next to your carbohydrate section and it should be the same size,” she says. “The size and thickness of your palm is the amount of protein you can eat. So it would be the size of a chicken fillet or turkey.”
Additionally, you can prevent yourself gorging out at the end of a long day by making sure you eat small amounts at regular intervals.
“It’s all about not getting hungry. People starve themselves thinking it’s going to help, but it really doesn’t, especially if you’re travelling,” explains Anderson.
5) Take advantage of hotel fitness services
Malcolm Hendry is general manager of London’s prestigious Hotel 41. A few years ago it introduced a “sports buddy” program, whereby staff with particular sporting skills are teamed up with guests keen to keep fit during their stay.
“It came along about seven years ago,” he says. “We had two guests that were very keen sports people. But they were single travelers—and things like playing tennis and squash, you need another person to play with.”
His hotel reflects a growing trend within the hospitality industry to provide high-quality, bespoke fitness options.
Questions 56 to 60
Fill in the blanks below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
【答案与解析】
56 ongoing
（由第一小点后第一段“There’s a temptation to regard exercise as a means to looking good on vacation, rather than as an ongoing strategy for health and well-being”可知，把运动作为假期前瘦身的应急手段而不是为了健康和福祉的一个持续战略，这种想法很具有诱惑力。因此填ongoing，表示“进行中的”。）
57 exercise regime
（由第二小点后的第二段“a common trap during hectic business trips is failing to schedule and prioritize your adapted exercise regime before you leave”可知，在繁忙的商务旅行中，一个常见的陷阱是没有在出发之前安排和优先考虑你已经适应了的锻炼制度。因此填exercise regime，表示“运动管理体制；锻炼方法”。）
58 skip ropes
（由第三小点后第一段“Sometimes there simply won’t be an opportunity to access a gym. If so, there is an extensive range of portable exercise equipment, from simple skip ropes to more sophisticated gadgets—such as the magnetic tension mini-bike”可知，没有机会进入健身房的时候，还有一系列广泛的便携式运动器材，从简单的跳绳到更尖端的小玩意，如磁性张力的迷你自行车。因此填skip ropes，表示“跳绳”。）
59 overindulge
（由第四小点标题“Don’t overindulge in business dinners”可知，不要在商旅晚餐中胡吃海塞。因此填overindulge，表示“过分放任；过分纵情”。）
60 fitness options
（由文章最后一句“His hotel reflects a growing trend within the hospitality industry to provide high-quality, bespoke fitness options”可知，餐饮业越来越趋向于提供高级的、量身定做的健身选择。因此填fitness options。）
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.
Denim’s history suggests that American attitudes to work are more complex than they seem. (61)__________ “They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity,” sighed the owlish Frenchman. “All I hope for in my clothes.” American denim-lovers might add other attributes. As far back as the 1930s, when the popularity of cowboy films helped jeans make the leap from workwear into the wardrobes of Hollywood stars, denim has been understood to stand for something larger about the American spirit: for rugged individualism, informality and a classless respect for hard work.
“Deep down in every American’s breast... is a longing for the frontier,” enthused Vogue magazine in 1935, advising readers on how to dress with true “Western chic” (combine jeans with a Stetson hat and “a great free air of Bravado”, it counselled). Levi Strauss & Co., the San Francisco firm which invented modern blue jeans in 1873, saw sales boom after it crafted posters showing denim-clad cowboys toting saddles and kissing cowgirls.
(62)_________________ They were told that the tough blue cloth began life as “Serge de Nîmes”, in the French town of that name, and was used by Columbus for his ships’ sails, before outfitting the pioneers who tamed the West. In a country so often riven by culture wars, jeans crossed lines of ideology, class, gender and race. Presidents from Jimmy Carter onwards have worn denim when fishing, clearing brush or playing sports to signal their everyman credentials—though Barack Obama has endured mockery for donning capacious jeans that he later conceded were “a little frumpy”.
(63)__________________Emma McClendon, a curator at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, notes in a fine new book, Denim: Fashion’s Frontier , that when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, reporters were surprised to see young East Berliners dressed exactly like their cousins from the West-in stonewashed jeans. Ms McClendon’s book accompanies a small but splendid exhibition on denim at the FIT on Seventh Avenue.
(64)__________________ Ms. McClendon argues, persuasively, that much of what Americans think they know about denim draws on a set of “origin myths”, crafted and disseminated by manufacturers over many years, both individually and in campaigns run by the Denim Council, an industry group of clothing-makers and textile mills that was active from 1955 to 1975.Committees of denim manufacturers and advertising executives set out to combat “anxieties over juvenile delinquency”. Wholesome films about jeans appeared on over 70 television stations, and How It All Began cartoons ran in newspapers, tracing the origins of denim back to medieval Europe. From the late 1950s Levi Strauss & Co. ran advertisements and a letter-writing campaign urging schools to allow students to attend classes in denim. Their pitch combined images of clean-cut, studious children in jeans with such slogans as “Right for School”, explains Tracey Panek, Levi’s company historian.
(65)_______________________ There is no evidence that Columbus crossed oceans under billowing denim sails, while the latest research is that the term “denim” may have been invented in England. Perhaps most strikingly, relatively few cowboys wore blue jeans at the height of the Wild West, Ms McClendon says: canvas and leather trousers were also common. Denim was mostly worn by small farmers, field-hands, labourers and miners-some of the oldest pieces in the archives of Levi Strauss & Co. were found in disused mines in California and Nevada.
Questions 61 to 65
A. Quite a lot of this marketing was hokum, or close to it.
B. Since the Second World War, when GIs and sailors took blue jeans to the Old World and Asia, denim has carried ideas of American liberty around the globe, often leaving governments scrambling to catch up.
C. Jump to the 1950s and 1960s, and American consumers learned the heroic history of denim from nationwide magazine and television advertising campaigns.
D. The popularity of clothing invented to survive hard labour is of topical interest in America, a country gripped by election-year debates about blue-collar, working-class voters, and whether their interests have been ignored by ruling elites.
E. At the same time ranchers in need of extra income touted their properties as “dude ranches” at which affluent tourists could play at cowboys, aping favourite film stars.
F. In an interview near the end of his career the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent confessed to a regret: that he had not invented blue jeans.
G. Denim sales to working-class customers slumped during the Depression.
【答案与解析】
61 F 横线后的内容是一个面孔严肃的法国人对丹宁（牛仔面料）的感慨，通过排除法可以选F。Yves Saint Laurent是当代法国时尚设计师，同名品牌YSL创始人。
62 C 第三段横线后讲述了丹宁从欧陆传入美国、受到多位总统青睐的“历史”，及其在美国社会语境下的文化蕴含，因此C项符合。
63 B 第四段介绍了Emma McClendon关于丹宁时尚的书以及柏林墙倒塌后丹宁在东德的风靡，与B项中二战的时间节点相符合。
64 D 第五段横线后提到丹宁起源的秘密，与D项开头发明丹宁的动机相呼应。
65 A 文章末段给出了许多与传说有出入的证据，说明丹宁的营销中充满了谎言，故选A。hokum胡扯；空话。
Section C (10 marks)
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
Cows will Parade Across Edinburgh, May 15-23.
If you’re reading this in Edinburgh, a word of warning. At some point on Monday morning you might come face to face with a brightly colored fiberglass cow. Then, later in the day, you might see another, and another. Do not be alarmed. You are not losing your mind. You have simply walked into the middle of the largest ongoing public art event in the world.
Since it started in 1998 in Zurich, Cow Parade has appeared in cities across the world, from New York to Tokyo, Prague to Sao Paulo. More than 3000 bovines, designed by artists, celebrities, and community groups, have grazed around the world’s most famous landmarks, before being auctioned to help fund charity groups.
Under cover of darkness on Sunday night, 94 cows will take up their stations at Edinburgh landmarks, as well as some more unmoosual spots. Night Moo on Blair Street will glow in the dark. Cow for the Castle has the city’s famous skyline on her side, while a specially modeled Bravemoo stands on her hind legs and wears an ethnic costume, in the manner of William “Braveheart” Wallace, the Scottish folk hero.
“Never before has Edinburgh seen such a sight,” says gallery director Richard Demarco. “I think it’s great that you don’t have to build a multi-million-pound new gallery to house what is in fact an extremely large-scale city-transforming exhibition. I’m going to enjoy them while they’re here. I recognize a life-enhancing exhibition when I see one.”
Benefits for business and charities
For the idea of the cow as art object, we must thank Zurich window-dresser Waller Knapp, who came up with the concept of a fiberglass herd to boost business in the city. His artist son Pascal was tasked with designing a “unique three-dimensional canvas” for artists, which was, well, cow-shaped. His three cow designs—standing, reclining and grazing—are now mass-produced by a Polish factory to meet Cow Parade demands around the world.
The Zurich cows achieved Knapp’s goal: they brought visitors to the city in droves, and the visitors increased the income of local businesses. The following year, Cows on Parade was unveiled in Chicago, where it was proclaimed the most successful public art exhibition in the history of the city. Now, Cow Parade is a private company that has perfected its idea, limiting itself to several cities a year in order to retain its prestige (this year is the turn of Edinburgh, Lisbon, Paris, Budapest and Boston). Businesses pay up to £5,000 to sponsor a cow, though there is a reduced rate for community groups.
While the show is free, the retail and service sectors benefit enormously from the increased tourism. Then, at the end of the show, instead of puzzling over what to do with hundreds of life-size fiberglass cows, which aren’t a novelty anymore, Cow Parade auctions them for charity. In Edinburgh, 70 percent of proceeds will be divided between the OneCity Trust, which tackles social exclusion, and VetAid, which works to alleviate poverty by sustainable farming in developing countries.
Artists and sponsors
For the artists involved, designing a cow is a process of negotiating guidelines with the sponsors, who generally wants their animal to reflect a topic related to their business. According to the Cow Parade policy, logos and brands are not allowed. Bad puns involving bovine vocabulary, however, are actively encouraged.
Edinburgh artist Clare Waddle has designed An Udder Cowch for the Omni Centre, a careful fusion of her own playfully kitsch artistic ideas and the criteria of the sponsor. The cow, one of very few reclining cows in Edinburgh, reflects the Centre’s desire to promote itself as a “home from home” with a built-in couch and standard lamp. Waddle believes the project has mutual benefit for artists and sponsors.
“When I submitted my designs I was working on an exhibition for the Amber Roome Gallery, and I was interested to see if I could take some of the concepts I’d been working with for the last year into the cow. I presented drawing to the Omni Centre and we came to an agreement. I took their needs into consideration from the start, and they liked what I did.”
Sense of humor brings success
One thing’s for certain, normally straight-laced Edinburgh is in for a shock when the hooves hit the streets. Demarco chuckles, suggesting that the city’s famous conservative, religious forefathers could never have imagined such a thing.
But as well as bringing people and art together, he believes it’s a great antidote to the over-seriousness of some contemporary art. He believes that art needs a sense of humor, and sees the cows’ silliness as the answer to the depressing, self-important modern art that he believes most young artists seem to favor.
Questions 66 to 70
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage.
66 What does the public art display in Edinburgh consist of?
67 Who figured out the idea of boosting local business with the concept of a fiberglass herd?
68 What happens to the cows when the exhibition is over?
69 How does Clare Waddle combine her artistic idea with the sponsor’s criteria?
70 What does Demarco think of the Cow Parade?
【答案与解析】
66 Many brightly colored fiberglass cows/Painted statues of cow.
（由文章第二句“At some point on Monday morning you might come face to face with a brightly colored fiberglass cow... then you might see another, and another”可知，这场活动的展品是一些各色的玻璃纤维制作的牛。）
67 Walter Knapp.
（由第五段开头“For the idea of the cow as art object, we must thank Zurich window-dresser Waller Knapp”，可知这一创意来自苏黎世的橱窗陈列师Waller Knapp。）
68 They are sold/auctioned to raise money for charity.
（由倒数第六段第二句“Then, at the end of the show, instead of puzzling over what to do with hundreds of life- size fiberglass cows, which aren’t a novelty anymore, Cow Parade auctions them for charity”，可知展览结束后这些作品会参与慈善拍卖。）
69 She designed a reclining cow to reflect the sponsor’s promotion of “home from home” with a built-in couch and standard lamp.
（由倒数第四段可知，Clare Waddle 在An Udder Cowch中采用的爱丁堡偶尔会见到的那些斜倚着的牛的造型，及其内部沙发椅和落地灯的设计，折射出Omni Centre想要营造的“宾至如归感”的寄托。）
70 He believes it is a great antidote to the over-seriousness of some contemporary art.
（由最后一段开头“he believes it’s a great antidote to the over-seriousness of some contemporary art”，可知Demarco认为该作品中的幽默对于当代艺术中那种过度的严肃感来说是一种解药。）
Section D (10 marks)
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.
In China calligraphy occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional art. It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person’s inner world in an aesthetic sense.
Ancient people paid great attention to calligraphy. It was the essential whereby a candidate could manifest his literary talent in the Imperial Examination, for it gave a first impression to the examiners. Children of high officials had to learn and try to write a good hand; even emperors themselves were good at calligraphy, for example, the versatile Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644—1911) has left us many examples of his handwriting on steles in temples and palaces.
To practice calligraphy requires the basic tools of “four treasures of study” (writing brush, ink stick, paper, and ink slab) as well as much concentration on guiding the soft writing brush charged with fluid ink, and writing on the paper where the ink will diffuse quickly. Once the brush movement hesitates, a black mark is created, so speed, strength and agility are the essence of fine artworks. When writing, many calligraphers will forget all worries and even themselves, combining all thoughts in the beauty of their art. Thus it can be compared with Qigong, which also can mould and improve a person’s temper and promote wellbeing.
Calligraphy, like a mirror, is a silent reflection of the soul. It is believed to have verve, optimism, moderateness, or pessimism. Su Dongpo, one of the four litterateurs in the Song Dynasty (960—1279), composed many bold and unconstrained “ci” (a form of poetry that flourished in the Song Dynasty), also could write handsome characters in good taste.
Today, although various modern ways have been substituted for the original calligraphy, especially that created with a writing brush, people still love the ancient form and practise it untiringly. During the traditional festivals, propitious couplets are always indispensable decorations each written in a beautiful style.
Calligraphy has endured for more than 2,000 years, and evolved into five main ways of writing each with different techniques. Even today, these are still followed and practised often as a hobby.
Just as it is an art practised in western cultures so Chinese writing is a leading component in the four traditional arts, namely, lute-playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. With the unification of the Chinese people by the Qin Dynasty (221 BC—206 BC) the Prime Minister Li Si actively promoted a unified form of writing based on inscriptions on bronze wares of previous states. This was the first example—known as “seal character” (Zhuanshu). Calligraphers of seal character stress a slender font, even speed and strength, and even thick lines and strokes. When seen as a whole, this is quite round and contracted.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty (25—220), people tended to simplify the seal character which had many strokes and created the official script. The new calligraphy appeared to be neater and delicate, turning the round style into a flat one. When beginning to write a horizontal line, one must let the brush go against the direction of point like a silkworm, and concentrate on stretching steadily, then end up with warp like a swallow’s tail. This is one of the characteristics—“silkworm’s head and swallow’s tail”.
Just as the name implies, the regular script features its regularity and varies from the flat font to a square one. In Chinese, it provides a model that can be followed by calligraphy lovers. It has developed since the late Han Dynasty and is today’s most popular and influential writing style. The Sage of Calligraphy, Wang Xizhi led the art of calligraphy to its summit. It is recorded that when a carpenter was asked to engrave the wooden stele where there were characters written by Wang Xizhi, he found the ink had filtered into the wood piece “three fen” deep (3.3cm or 1.3 inch)! This demonstrated the magnitude of his force and people admired him all the more because of it. The period when regular script thrived most was during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan successively established schools of their own styles noted for their strength and mellowness.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.
Calligraphy occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional art. It is a means of communication, and can also reflect a person’s (71)_________. In the ancient times, people attended the Imperial Examination to show their (72)________. Calligraphy was the first impression to the examiners. To practise calligraphy requires the basic tools of “four treasures of study”—writing brush, ink stick, paper, and ink slab. (73)________, strength and agility are the essence of fine artworks. It is also a way to mould and improve a person’s temper and (74)_______. Calligraphy has endured for more than 2,000 years, and evolved into five main ways of writing each with different techniques. In the Qin Dynasty, the Prime Minister Li Si actively promoted a unified form of writing which later developed into “seal character”. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, people simplified the seal character that had many strokes and created the official script, which appeared to be (75)________. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy, led the art of calligraphy to its summit.
【答案与解析】
71 inner world
（由文章第一段末尾“It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person’s inner world in an aesthetic sense”可知，书法不仅是一种交际手段，而且是一种表达个人内心世界的审美手段。故填inner world，表示“内心世界”。）
72 literary talent
（由文章第二段第二句“It was the essential whereby a candidate could manifest his literary talent in the Imperial Examination, for it gave a first impression to the examiners”可知，书法在科举考试中作为一个人文学天赋的体现具有关键作用，因为它给考官留下了第一印象。）
73 Speed
（由文章倒数第三段末尾“Calligraphers of seal character stress a slender font, even speed and strength, and even thick lines and strokes”可知，印章字的书法家强调细长的字体，均匀的速度和力度，相同粗细的线条和笔触。）
74 promote well being
（由第三段末尾“Thus it can be compared with Qigong, which also can mould and improve a person’s temper and promote well being”可知，在培养和提升气质和健康方面，它的作用可以和气功相比。）
75 neater and delicate
（由文章倒数第二段开头“The new calligraphy appeared to be nearer and delicate, turning the round style into a flat one”可知，东汉的新书法显得更为紧凑而精致，风格从圆润转变为平直。）
Section A(5 marks)
Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
76 High school and college students like reading e-books and read l8 e-books on average each year, e-book service provider iReader said in its report on digital reading. Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are the top three cities for people willing to spend time and money on e-books, whose market revenue tops US$1.4 billion annually in China. 68%of digital readers are young people under 25, the report said. However, office workers are the ones more willing to spend time and money on e-books. On average, readers with 10 years of work experience spend 51 minutes a day and l45 yuan a year on e-books, compared to 36 minutes a day and 72 yuan a year of college students, according to the report.
【参考译文】
电子书服务提供商掌阅在其发布的数字阅读报告中指出，中学生和大学生喜欢阅读电子书，平均每年读18本电子书。北京、上海和深圳是人们愿意把时间和金钱花在电子书上的前三名的城市，其每年的市场收入突破了14亿美元大关。报告称，68%的数字阅读用户为25岁以下的年轻人。不过，职场人士更愿意为电子书花费时间和金钱。报告显示，工作10年的读者平均每天阅读电子书51分钟，年消费金额145元。相比之下，大学生平均每天阅读电子书36分钟，年消费金额为72元。
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) 一年前，世界各国政府为今后 15 年商定了一项雄心勃勃的可持续发展议程。 (agree on)他们认识到，人民的需求不太复杂，但的确需要改变我们经济和社会的运作方式。(78) 人们希望得到食物和住所、教育和医疗保健以及更多的工作机会。 (health care)他们希望在没有恐惧的情况下生活。他们希望能够相信自己的政府以及全球、国家和地方的机构。他们希望其人权得到充分尊重，并正当地要求在影响自己生活的决策中有更大的发言权。每一项可持续发展目标都体现了世界各国人民的根本愿望。17项目标共同反映了人们在日常生活中所遇到的各种错综复杂的挑战、选择和机会。(79) 要实现更美好的明天，就必须全面应对各种相互关联的挑战。 (interconnected challenges)民主原则就像一条金线贯穿整个议程，从普遍获得公共产品、医疗保健和教育到安全的生活场所以及为所有人提供体面工作的机会。(80) 而第十六个目标直接涉及民主，呼吁建立包容性社会和接受问责的机构。 (inclusive，accountable)这些目标显示出一种重要的联动关系——有效的民主治理将能提高全民的生活质量。(81) 如果人们在关乎自身的治理中有真正的发言权，并有机会分享进步的成果，人类发展就更有可能得到巩固。 (governance)
【答案与解析】
77 A year ago, the world’s governments agreed on an ambitious sustainable development agenda for the next 15 years.
(agree on通常表示“（两人以上）就……取得一致意见”，其主语大都为复数形式，宾语也只能是“事项”名词。)
78 People want food and shelter; education and health care and more job opportunities.
(题中“住所”可结合语境意译为shelter“避难所、收容所”更为合适。)
79 Realizing a better tomorrow will require integrated responses to interconnected challenges.
(本句“全面应对”翻译时使用了词性转换，把动词翻译为名词integrated responses。)
80 Goal 16 addresses democracy directly: it calls for inclusive societies and accountable institutions.
(题中“第十六个目标”可翻译为Goal 16；括号中提示的inclusive和accountable分别对应“包容性的”和“接受问责的”。)
81 Human development is more likely to take hold if people are given a real say in their own governance, and a chance to share in the fruits of progress.
(governance意为“管理；统治；支配”，因此可以把“关乎自身的治理”意译为one’s own governance。take hold指(制度、想法等)固定，落实，还可以后面接of意为“把握住……”。)
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 created→creates
（结合原文时态，这里应该用一般现在时。）
83 display→displaying
（display与footage是主谓关系，应用现在分词做后置定语修饰footage。）
84 a→an
（athletic为元音音标开头的单词，前面的不定代词用an。）
85 basing→based
（be based on是固定搭配，表示“基于；建立在……的基础上”。）
86 series∧static→of
（a series of是固定搭配，表示“一系列的”。）
87 applying→applied
（apply与technique是动宾关系用过去分词做后置定语。）
88 incline→inclination
（and并列的两个成分应该是相同词性，根据上下文可知应把incline改成名词形式。）
89 like→as或删除such
（such as和单独的like都可以表示“例如”。）
90 √
91 第二个for→to
（with access to是固定搭配，表示“有……的使用权限”。）
There are five IQ Test questions in this part. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
92 Which of the following diagrams is the odd one out?
【答案】 D
【解析】 D中的图形是唯一一个图案交叉部分与原图案形状不同的。
93 If you rearrange the letters “BARBIT”, you would have the name of a (n):
A. OCEAN
B. COUNTRY
C. REGION
D. ANIMAL
【答案】 D
【解析】 BARBIT这几个字母可以重新排列组合为RABBIT（兔子）。
94 When red is X, green is Y. When green is not Y, blue is Z. But blue is never Z as long as red is X. Therefore which one of these statements is correct?
(a) While blue is Z, green is Y.
(b) While red is not X, blue is not Z.
(c) While green is not Y, red is not X.
【答案】 (c)
【解析】 (a)说法与题目中“When green is not Y, blue is Z”不相符。根据题目条件，如果“red is not X”，则“green is not Y”，则“blue is Z”，故(b)说法错误。排除法选(c)。
95 Which number should replace the question mark?
【答案】 －6
【解析】 观察可知，8－5＝2＋1，35－32＝1＋2，32－28＝3＋1。即每行第一列的数字减去第二列的数字所得的结果等于第三列的个位和十位数字之和。？＝4－（2＋8）＝－6
96 An intrepid Eskimo leaves his igloo and travels 12 kilometers north, 12 kilometers east and 12 kilometers north again to reach the North Pole.
How many kilometers does he have to travel to return to his igloo in a straight line?
【答案】 24
【解析】 对于站在北极点的爱斯基摩人来说，任何一个方向都是南边。如果要沿直线返回他的冰屋（igloo）的话，他在来时往北走了多远，他就需要往南走多远。
The table below shows different aspects of airports in London.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a report of no less than 100 words describing the information shown above on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
The table introduces the five airports in London from four aspects: distance from downtown, passenger flow, history and runways.
Heathrow and Gatwick, obviously, are the major two among them, not only the oldest (88 and 84 years) but also with 2 runways and can accommodate the most passengers. However, the distance from downtown to Heathrow is less than half of that to Gatwick, while the passenger of Heathrow doubles.
Luton is the farthest from downtown (56 km) whereas the City Airport is the nearest and has the smallest amount of passengers. Stanstead Airport, at last, seems mediocre in every aspect.
Write about the following topic.
School bullying refers to all types of bullying done on school property, whether it is peer-to-peer bullying, bullying of younger children by older children, or bullying in which a teacher is either a victim or a culprit. There are many cases of school bullying nowadays. What do you think of this phenomenon?
Write an article of no less than 160 words to express your argument on the answer sheet.
【参考范文】
School bullying is a universal phenomenon, in the forms of physical, verbal, emotional and cyber bullying. The behavioral violence is observable but the potential traumas are hard to identify and cure. The experience can have a long-term impact on people involved, whether you are the bullying, the bullied or one of the on-lookers. The idea that school bullying can lead to depression and suicide can be supported by a sea of heart-breaking cases.
School kids, especially, are at a formative stage, immature, impressionable and much more vulnerable. That is why people make a big deal out of school bullying—to protect our children from further social disorder and criminal activity. But it is never easy to eliminate school bullying. Sometimes it happens off campus and out of school hours. Nowadays internet provides space for cyber bullying, where the offender feels free from real-life morality.
But that doesn’t mean we should yield to such crime. Instead, we should start to fight the demons in our heart. We should never be the abuser in any sense, nor silent audience. Teach our children to pluck up courage by showing instead of telling.