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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 12 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: With his mother’s encouragement, Porter refused to give in and proved that he was not stupid and could live independently.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was born paralyzed and he had to take several surgeries during his childhood.
正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was placed in a class for the disabled kids in Lincoln High School.
正确答案： B
4. A) T B) F
Script: It was very hard for Porter to get a job as salesman and he had to work in the section that no salesman wanted.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: Porter valued his appearance and he had his shoes shined every day.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: The woman bought Porter’s laundry soap just out of sympathy.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: On our way home, my father and I talked nothing but the baseball team.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: My father thought an education would somehow rocket me into the upwardly mobile.
正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F
Script: After long-time preparation, my father succeeded in the civil-service bricklayer foreman’s test.
正确答案： B
10. A) T B) F
Script: My father was envious of me because I could do what I like and got paid for it.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The rat race is often thought of as being (11)_________________ with the corporate environment where the company tries to (12)_________________ the most productivity out of its workers.
With a (13)_________________ like that, it is no (14)_________________ that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our (15)_________________ about work and begin seeking better (16)_________________ to escape the rat race. Can one make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become (17)_________________ and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is (18)_________________ , or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to (19)_________________ without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus (20)_________________ . It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
Script: The rat race is often thought of as being associated with the corporate environment where the company tries to squeeze the most productivity out of its workers.
With a definition like that, it is no wonder that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our attitudes about work and begin seeking better alternatives to escape the rat race. Can one make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become self-employed and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is following one’s passion, or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some
end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to make a living without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus those who failed. It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
正确答案： associated
正确答案： squeeze
正确答案： definition
正确答案： wonder
正确答案： attitudes
正确答案： alternatives
正确答案： self-employed
正确答案： following one’s passion
正确答案： make a living
正确答案： those who failed
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On the 7:45 bus that stops across the street, he leaves his briefcase next to the driver and finds a seat in the middle of 21 bored teenagers.
He leans forward, stares toward the driver, sits back, then repeats the process. His 22 makes him laugh uncontrollably. The teenagers stare at him. They don’t realize Porter’s
afraid someone will 23 his briefcase, with the glasses, brochures, order forms and clip-on tie that he needs to 24 .
Porter 25 the stares. He looks at the floor.
His face 26 nothing. In his heart, though, he knows he should have been like these kids, like everyone on this bus. He’s not angry. But he knows. His mother explained how the 27 had been difficult, how the doctor had used an instrument that crushed a section of his brain and caused cerebral palsy, a 28 of the nervous system that affects his speech, hands and walk.
Porter came to Portland when he was 13 after his father, a salesman, was 29 here. He attended a school for the 30 and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids.
But he wasn’t slow.
A) steal B) disorder C) repression D) a pack of E) transferred F) survive G) senses H) nervousness I) scores of J) leave alone K) intimidate L) triumph M) delivery N) reveals O) disabled
21. ______________________
正确答案： D
22. ______________________
正确答案： H
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： F
25. ______________________
正确答案： G
26. ______________________
正确答案： N
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： B
29. ______________________
正确答案： E
30. ______________________
正确答案： O
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
A new era is coming with a fundamental change in the way of work, in our industrialized world. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more and more part-time jobs, and a growing number of people who are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (集成块), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic
changes like the invention of the microchip. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write.
So the whole world will be computerized and some people will adapt, others won’t. But hopefully not all work will be equal. Some people argued, that people no longer should be classified as white or blue collar, manager or laborer, but rather as knowledge and service workers. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. But there will be a future in manufacturing, and the reason for that, is the move away from standardized production and toward more flexible, customized manufacturing. To survive, the workers have to think of new ways to meet the changing demands of customers.
31.
A characteristic of the information age is that ________.
A) the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force B) manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C) people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories D) most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry
正确答案： D 32.
One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________. A) the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant B) people’s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true C) most people have to take part-time jobs
D) people have to change their jobs from time to time
正确答案： B 33.
By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________. A) people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B) future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes C) the importance of high technology has been overlooked
D) computer science will play a leading role in the future information services
正确答案： B 34.
The future will probably belong to those who ________. A) possess and know how to make use of information B) give full play to their brain potential
C) involve themselves in service industries
D) cast their minds ahead instead of looking back
正确答案： A 35.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A) Computers and the Knowledge Society B) Service Industries in Modern Society C) Features and Implications of the New Era
D) Rapid Advancement of Information Technology
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
When global warming finally came, it stuck with a vengeance. In some regions, temperatures rose several degrees in less than a century. Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet, flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland. Deserts spread throughout the world as vegetation shifted drastically in North America, Europe and Asia. After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. The adaptation was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than 10,000 years ago. As environmentalists convene in Rio de Janeiro this week to ponder the global climate of the future, earth scientists are in the midst of a revolution in understanding how climate has changed in the past — and how those changes have transformed human existence. Researchers have begun to piece together an illuminating picture of the powerful geological and astronomical forces that have combined to change the planet’s environment from hot to cold, wet to dry and back again over a time period stretching back hundreds of millions of year.
Most importantly, scientists are beginning to realize that the climatic changes have had a major impact on the evolution of the human species. New research now suggests that climate shifts have played a key role in nearly every significant turning point in human evolution: from the dawn of primates (灵长目动物) some 65 million years ago to human ancestors rising up to walk on two legs, from the huge expansion of the human brain to the rise of agriculture. Indeed, the human history has not been merely touched by global climate change, some scientists argue, it has in some instances been driven by it.
The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Rio. Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. The benign (宜人的) global environment that has existed over the past 10,000 years — during which agriculture, writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared — is a mere bright spot in a much larger pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. In fact, the
pattern or climate change in the past reveals that Earth’s climate will almost certainly go through dramatic changes in the future — even without the influence of human activity.
36.
Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged _______________. A) to give up his former way of life B) to leave the coastal areas
C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation D) to abandon his original settlement
正确答案： A 37.
Earth scientists have come to understand that climate _______________. A) is going through a fundamental change B) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years C) will eventually change from hot to cold D) has gone through periodical changes
正确答案： D 38.
Scientists believe that human evolution _______________. A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes B) has exerted little influence on climatic changes C) has largely been affected by climatic changes D) has had a major impact on climatic changes
正确答案： C 39.
Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that _______________. A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth’s environment B) Earth’s environment will remain mild despite human interference C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future
D) Earth’s climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future
正确答案： C 40.
The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that _______________. A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate
C) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process D) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of nature
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 13 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
Jim took it into his head to give up his good job and __________ for a holiday with a relative.
A) go in B) go along C) go off D) go down
正确答案： C 42.
Sickness had robbed her of her confidence that she could carry the ____________ . A) load B) stretch C) contents D) base
正确答案： A 43.
It’s no good arguing with him since he is ____________ of seeing anyone else's point of view.
A) invaluable B) incapable C) inseparable D) incredible
正确答案： B
44.
Many colonies in Africa became ____________ nations in the 1950s. A) essential B) exceptional C) primitive D) independent
正确答案： D 45.
According to the police, his attackers beat him with a(n) ____________ instrument. A) insane B) unbiased C) blunt
D) prospective
正确答案： C 46.
We must ________ for work at the employment agency first. A) apply B) register C) ask D) inquire
正确答案： B 47.
American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ________ from the United States. A) transfer B) deliveries C) transportation D) transmissions
正确答案： A 48.
His accent at once ________ the fact that he was a foreigner. A) exposed B) pointed at C) revealed to D) betrayed
正确答案： D 49.
The government decided to ________ prices for six months. A) freeze B) freeze out C) freeze over D) frozen
正确答案： A 50.
After a short holiday, he ________ himself once more to his studies. A) conducted B) engaged C) applied D) acquainted
正确答案： C 51.
A train of strikes have ________ some basic industries in that country. A) crippled B) changed C) decreased D) blocked
正确答案： A 52.
As you become older, your ______ get(s) stiffer. A) beard B) liver C) joints D) kidney
正确答案： C 53.
The massed crowds of supporters ______ him a hero's welcome. A) quoted B) condemned C) accorded
D) commented
正确答案： C .
There is culture in general, and then there are the ______ cultures such as Russian, American, British, Hottentot, Inca. A) identical B) ancient C) specific D) persistent
正确答案： C 55.
She works in the ______ department of a big store. A) literature B) stationery C) institution D) transplantation
正确答案： B 56.
Well, he was certainly a good ______ — he nearly talked me into buying that coat! A) veterinarian B) salesman
C) coastguardsman D) loudspeaker
正确答案： B 57.
The car came to a halt ______ to prevent an accident. A) in essence B) in secret C) for once D) in time
正确答案： D 58.
If he were to come tomorrow, I ______ him to help me with my study. A) will ask
B) shall ask C) should ask
D) should have asked
正确答案： C 59.
________ I came tomorrow instead of this afternoon? A) Only if B) If what C) What if D) Which if
正确答案： C 60.
He formed the habit of taking long ______ walks through the street. A) solid B) solitary C) sociable D) solo
正确答案： B
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. ____________________(他们本来打算要买幢房子), but eventually they bought a flat.
正确答案： They started out wanting a house
62. Always young in spirit, ____________________ (那位年长者仿佛觉得自己还完全是个年轻人).
正确答案： the elderly man felt for all the world as if he were still a young man 63. ____________________ (我们原则上同意你的方法), but we reserved our idea.
正确答案： We agreed in principle to your method
. Young people enjoy the program very much ____________________ (因为流行音乐占
了该节目的百分之三十).
正确答案： as pop music takes up thirty percent of it
65. She is the kind of person who will ____________________ (为一件小事就大吵大闹).
正确答案： kick up a fuss about a very trivial matter
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 12 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: With his mother’s encouragement, Porter refused to give in and proved that he was not stupid and could live independently.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was born paralyzed and he had to take several surgeries during his childhood.
正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was placed in a class for the disabled kids in Lincoln High School.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: It was very hard for Porter to get a job as salesman and he had to work in the section that no salesman wanted.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: Porter valued his appearance and he had his shoes shined every day.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: The woman bought Porter’s laundry soap just out of sympathy.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: On our way home, my father and I talked nothing but the baseball team.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: My father thought an education would somehow rocket me into the upwardly mobile.
正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F
Script: After long-time preparation, my father succeeded in the civil-service bricklayer
foreman’s test.
正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F
Script: My father was envious of me because I could do what I like and got paid for it.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the (11)_________________ of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many.
With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, (12)_________________ design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for (13)_________________ at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) (14)_________________ to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts (15)_________________ a problem, a free solution or advice and then (16)_________________ a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate (17)_________________ in your blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will (18)_________________ usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines (19)_________________ and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47 social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and (20)_________________ with your description.
Script: Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the advent of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many. With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, interior design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for free at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) accounts to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts detailing a problem, a free solution or advice and then mention a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate program in your
blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will get a commission usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines love blog posts and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47 social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and arouse their curiosity with your description.
正确答案： advent
正确答案： interior
正确答案： free
正确答案： accounts
正确答案： detailing
正确答案： mention
正确答案： program
正确答案： get a commission
正确答案： love blog posts
正确答案： arouse their curiosity
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The alarm rings. It’s 5:45. He could 21 under the covers, listening to the radio and a weatherman who 22 rain. People would understand. He knows that.
A surgeon’s scar 23 his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so 24 that he can’t tie his shoes. Some days, he feels like 25 . But his dead mother’s challenge echoes in his soul. So, too, do the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living 26 . All his life he’s struggled to prove them wrong. He will not quit. And so Bill Porter rises.
He takes the first 27 steps on a journey to Portland’s streets, the battlefield where he fights alone for his independence and dignity. He’s a door-to-door salesman. Sixty-three years old. And his enemies — a 28 body that betrays him and a changing world that no longer needs him — are gaining on him.
With 29 hands he assembles his weapons: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat and hat. Image, he believes, is everything.
He stops in the entryway, picks up his briefcase and steps outside. A fall wind has 30 . The weatherman was right. He pulls his raincoat tighter.
A) predicts B) victory C) surrendering D) has access to E) twisted F) linger G) independently H) kicked up
I) sharp increase J) crippled K) atmosphere L) cuts across M) unsteady N) trembling O) eloquent
21. ______________________
正确答案： F
22. ______________________
正确答案： A
23. ______________________
正确答案： L
24. ______________________
正确答案： E
25. ______________________
正确答案： C
26. ______________________
正确答案： G
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： J
29. ______________________
正确答案： N
30. ______________________
正确答案： H
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive airplanes. All their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are astronomical.
And why not? Society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. The great days of Hollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation on an unprecedented scale. By today’s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did. The competition for the title “Top of the Pops” is fierce, but the rewards are truly colossal.
It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in industry earn enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their
countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency — often more than large industrial concerns — and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the national treasury. So who would begrudge them their rewards?
People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living. A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the beginning that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top. He knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. But he knows, too, that the rewards for success are very high indeed: they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has certainly earned them. That’s the essence of private enterprise.
31.
The sentence “Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty” means ____________.
A) their life is as luxurious as that of royalty
B) they enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty C) they are rather rich
D) their way of living is the same as that of the royalty
正确答案： B 32.
What is the author’s attitude toward top stars’ high income? A) Approval. B) Disapproval. C) Ironical. D) Critical.
正确答案： A 33.
What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A) There exists fierce competition in climbing to the top. B) People are blind in idolizing stars.
C) Successful pop stars give great entertainment. D) The tax the pop stars have paid is great.
正确答案： A 34.
From the passage, we can learn that _________________. A) successful men should get high-income repayment B) pop stars make a great contribution to a country C) pop stars can enjoy the life of royalty
D) successful men represent the tip of the iceberg
正确答案： D 35.
Which paragraph covers the main idea? A) The first. B) The second. C) The third. D) The fourth.
正确答案： D
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Imagine eating everything delicious you want — with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn’t it?
New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra (人造脂肪), say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it’s up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.
Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can’t be digested at all.
Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) \"grab\" molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.
The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.
Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it’s that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being
absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.
Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.
36.
We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________. A) contains plenty of nutrients
B) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitamins C) makes foods easily digestible
D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious
正确答案： D 37.
The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______________. A) commercially useless B) just as anticipated
C) somewhat controversial D) quite unexpected
正确答案： D 38.
Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______________. A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed B) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the body C) it helps reduce the incidence of heart disease D) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins
正确答案： A 39.
What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics? A) It may impair the digestive system. B) It may affect the overall fat intake. C) It may increase the risk of cancer. D) It may spoil the consumers’ appetite.
正确答案： C 40.
Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra? A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.
B) People may be induced to eat more than what is necessary. C) The function of the intestines may be weakened. D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 13 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
His speech was interesting but his ____________ was poor. A) deposit B) delivery C) definition D) diversion
正确答案： B 42.
He died suddenly, leaving his financial affairs in complete ____________. A) disorder B) consumption C) reluctance D) confusion
正确答案： A 43.
You are wanted _______ the phone. A) on B) by
C) through D) down
正确答案： A 44.
The studios pay very little attention to the low-budget movies that used to be so ________ for the studios.
A) advantageous B) profitable C) beneficial D) helpful
正确答案： B 45.
He ________ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched
正确答案： D 46.
He tried very hard to ________ his university in the United States. A) put through B) go through C) put over D) put down
正确答案： A 47.
I couldn’t present myself, but I sent my ________ to the meeting. A) delegate B) specimen C) representative D) representation
正确答案： C 48.
Every member of society has to make a ________ to struggle for the freedom of the country. A) pledge B) resolve
C) guarantee D) warranty
正确答案： A 49.
She lay down to rest her tired and aching ______. A) scars B) geniuses C) limbs D) lambs
正确答案： C 50.
The police arranged to ______ with their informant at a disused warehouse. A) rendezvous B) assembled C) clustered D) register
正确答案： A 51.
Steve prepared his breakfast and then sat down with his wife. She gave him a(n) ______ of the newspaper and they both tried to read for a few moments. A) strap B) section C) instance D) joint
正确答案： B 52.
The women got on the bus, _______. A) with babies in arm B) babies in their arms C) their babies in arm D) baby in arm
正确答案： D 53.
________ I came tomorrow instead of this afternoon?
A) Only if B) If what C) What if D) Which if
正确答案： C .
They took away the knife for fear that the child ______ himself. A) would harm B) should harm C) harms D) harmed
正确答案： B 55.
Take this large box and _______ you can find enough space. A) put it which place B) put it in which C) put it wherever D) put it whereabout
正确答案： C 56.
The radio carries a twelve month's ______. A) protection B) guarantee C) guard D) promise
正确答案： B 57.
He has been ______ for several months with a sprained back. A) laid up B) laid down C) laid in D) laid over
正确答案： A 58.
Several people were ________ to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre. A) crushed B) crashed C) cracked D) shattered
正确答案： A 59.
Many salesmen receive a _______ of 10 per cent on all sales made. A) committee B) commission C) commodity D) commerce
正确答案： B 60.
She wants to have dates, but her mother _______. A) won't let to B) won't let she to C) will not let her D) will not let having
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 球赛后他徘徊不去，希望能见到他最喜欢的球员。
________________________________________
正确答案： He lingered after the match, hoping to meet his favorite football player. 62. 他倾斜着瓶子，把酒倒在我杯子里。
________________________________________
正确答案： He tilted the bottle and poured the wine into my glass. 63. 老板把他调到了另一个部门。
________________________________________
正确答案： His boss transferred him to another department. . 限于篇幅，本文将不涉及这一问题。
________________________________________
正确答案： This paper will not touch on this issue owing to the limitation of space. 65. 大多数厂家提供各种服务，包括免费送货上门。
________________________________________
正确答案： Most companies offer a variety of services including free home delivery.
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: With his mother’s encouragement, Porter refused to give in and proved that he was not stupid and could live independently.
正确答案： A 2.
A) T B) F
Script: Porter was born paralyzed and he had to take several surgeries during his childhood.
正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was placed in a class for the disabled kids in Lincoln High School.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: It was very hard for Porter to get a job as salesman and he had to work in the section that no salesman wanted.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: Porter valued his appearance and he had his shoes shined every day.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: The woman bought Porter’s laundry soap just out of sympathy.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: On our way home, my father and I talked nothing but the baseball team.
正确答案： A 8.
A) T B) F
Script: My father thought an education would somehow rocket me into the upwardly mobile.
正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F
Script: After long-time preparation, my father succeeded in the civil-service bricklayer foreman’s test.
正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F
Script: My father was envious of me because I could do what I like and got paid for it.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the (11)_________________ of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many.
With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, (12)_________________ design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for (13)_________________ at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) (14)_________________ to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts (15)_________________ a problem, a free solution or advice and then (16)_________________ a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate (17)_________________ in your blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will (18)_________________ usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines (19)_________________ and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47
social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and (20)_________________ with your description.
Script: Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the advent of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many. With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, interior design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for free at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) accounts to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts detailing a problem, a free solution or advice and then mention a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate program in your blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will get a commission usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines love blog posts and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47 social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and arouse their curiosity with your description.
正确答案： advent
正确答案： interior
正确答案： free
正确答案： accounts
正确答案： detailing
正确答案： mention
正确答案： program
正确答案： get a commission
正确答案： love blog posts
正确答案： arouse their curiosity
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The alarm rings. It’s 5:45. He could 21 under the covers, listening to the radio and a weatherman who 22 rain. People would understand. He knows that.
A surgeon’s scar 23 his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so 24 that he can’t tie his shoes. Some days, he feels like 25 . But his dead mother’s challenge echoes in his soul. So, too, do the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living 26 . All his life he’s struggled to prove them wrong. He will not quit. And so Bill Porter rises.
He takes the first 27 steps on a journey to Portland’s streets, the battlefield where he fights alone for his independence and dignity. He’s a door-to-door salesman. Sixty-three years old. And his enemies — a 28 body that betrays him and a changing world that no longer needs him — are gaining on him.
With 29 hands he assembles his weapons: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat and hat. Image, he believes, is everything.
He stops in the entryway, picks up his briefcase and steps outside. A fall wind has 30 . The weatherman was right. He pulls his raincoat tighter.
A) predicts B) victory C) surrendering D) has access to E) twisted F) linger G) independently H) kicked up
I) sharp increase J) crippled K) atmosphere L) cuts across M) unsteady N) trembling O) eloquent
21. ______________________
正确答案： F
22. ______________________
正确答案： A
23. ______________________
正确答案： L
24. ______________________
正确答案： E
25. ______________________
正确答案： C
26. ______________________
正确答案： G
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： J
29. ______________________
正确答案： N
30. ______________________
正确答案： H
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
When global warming finally came, it stuck with a vengeance. In some regions, temperatures rose several degrees in less than a century. Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet, flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland. Deserts spread throughout the world as vegetation shifted drastically in North America, Europe and Asia. After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. The adaptation
was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than 10,000 years ago. As environmentalists convene in Rio de Janeiro this week to ponder the global climate of the future, earth scientists are in the midst of a revolution in understanding how climate has changed in the past — and how those changes have transformed human existence. Researchers have begun to piece together an illuminating picture of the powerful geological and astronomical forces that have combined to change the planet’s environment from hot to cold, wet to dry and back again over a time period stretching back hundreds of millions of year.
Most importantly, scientists are beginning to realize that the climatic changes have had a major impact on the evolution of the human species. New research now suggests that climate shifts have played a key role in nearly every significant turning point in human evolution: from the dawn of primates (灵长目动物) some 65 million years ago to human ancestors rising up to walk on two legs, from the huge expansion of the human brain to the rise of agriculture. Indeed, the human history has not been merely touched by global climate change, some scientists argue, it has in some instances been driven by it.
The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Rio. Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. The benign (宜人的) global environment that has existed over the past 10,000 years — during which agriculture, writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared — is a mere bright spot in a much larger pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. In fact, the pattern or climate change in the past reveals that Earth’s climate will almost certainly go through dramatic changes in the future — even without the influence of human activity.
31.
Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged _______________. A) to give up his former way of life B) to leave the coastal areas
C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation D) to abandon his original settlement
正确答案： A 32.
Earth scientists have come to understand that climate _______________. A) is going through a fundamental change B) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years C) will eventually change from hot to cold D) has gone through periodical changes
正确答案： D 33.
Scientists believe that human evolution _______________. A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes
B) has exerted little influence on climatic changes C) has largely been affected by climatic changes D) has had a major impact on climatic changes
正确答案： C 34.
Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that _______________. A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth’s environment B) Earth’s environment will remain mild despite human interference C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future
D) Earth’s climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future
正确答案： C 35.
The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that _______________. A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate C) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process D) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of nature
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive airplanes. All their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are astronomical.
And why not? Society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. The great days of Hollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation on an unprecedented scale. By today’s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did. The competition for the title “Top of the Pops” is fierce, but the rewards are truly colossal.
It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in
industry earn enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency — often more than large industrial concerns — and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the national treasury. So who would begrudge them their rewards?
People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living. A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the beginning that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top. He knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. But he knows, too, that the rewards for success are very high indeed: they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has certainly earned them. That’s the essence of private enterprise.
36.
The sentence “Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty” means ____________.
A) their life is as luxurious as that of royalty
B) they enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty C) they are rather rich
D) their way of living is the same as that of the royalty
正确答案： B 37.
What is the author’s attitude toward top stars’ high income? A) Approval. B) Disapproval. C) Ironical. D) Critical.
正确答案： A 38.
What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A) There exists fierce competition in climbing to the top. B) People are blind in idolizing stars.
C) Successful pop stars give great entertainment. D) The tax the pop stars have paid is great.
正确答案： A 39.
From the passage, we can learn that _________________. A) successful men should get high-income repayment B) pop stars make a great contribution to a country C) pop stars can enjoy the life of royalty
D) successful men represent the tip of the iceberg
正确答案： D 40.
Which paragraph covers the main idea? A) The first. B) The second. C) The third. D) The fourth.
正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
With my working-class background, I ____________ a fish out of water among these high-income people. A) comply with B) refer to C) attach to D) feel like
正确答案： D 42.
Sickness had robbed her of her confidence that she could carry the ____________ . A) load B) stretch C) contents
D) base
正确答案： A 43.
His job was badly paid and he had to __________ some evening work to keep the pot boiling.
A) take after B) take in C) take over D) take on
正确答案： D 44.
According to the police, his attackers beat him with a(n) ____________ instrument. A) insane B) unbiased C) blunt
D) prospective
正确答案： C 45.
American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ________ from the United States. A) transfer B) deliveries C) transportation D) transmissions
正确答案： A 46.
Could you drop me ________ near the post office? A) off B) down C) out D) in
正确答案： A 47.
The gun ________ and the bullet went flying over his head.
A) went on B) went over C) went off D) went for
正确答案： C 48.
The studios pay very little attention to the low-budget movies that used to be so ________ for the studios.
A) advantageous B) profitable C) beneficial D) helpful
正确答案： B 49.
He ________ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched
正确答案： D 50.
According to English legend, Robin Hood and his band of ______ men lived in Sherwood Forest and robbed from the rich to give to the poor. A) agricultural B) merry C) mobile D) primitive
正确答案： B 51.
Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always ______ with a certain amount of fear.
A) lingered B) mingled C) assembled D) swapped
正确答案： B 52.
Don't walk outside in your ______ feet. A) balding B) restless C) bare D) dual
正确答案： C 53.
Steve prepared his breakfast and then sat down with his wife. She gave him a(n) ______ of the newspaper and they both tried to read for a few moments. A) strap B) section C) instance D) joint
正确答案： B .
The women got on the bus, _______. A) with babies in arm B) babies in their arms C) their babies in arm D) baby in arm
正确答案： D 55.
________ I came tomorrow instead of this afternoon? A) Only if B) If what C) What if D) Which if
正确答案： C 56.
They took away the knife for fear that the child ______ himself. A) would harm B) should harm C) harms
D) harmed
正确答案： B 57.
We were lucky, for no sooner _____ home _____ it started to rain. A) had we returned ... than B) we returned ... and
C) after we returned ... than D) and we return ... when
正确答案： A 58.
The radio carries a twelve month's ______. A) protection B) guarantee C) guard D) promise
正确答案： B 59.
He formed the habit of taking long ______ walks through the street. A) solid B) solitary C) sociable D) solo
正确答案： B 60.
She wants to have dates, but her mother _______. A) won't let to B) won't let she to C) will not let her D) will not let having
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. ____________________(他们本来打算要买幢房子), but eventually they bought a flat.
正确答案： They started out wanting a house
62. ____________________ (我正尽力使她在迈克回家前平静下来) lest she say something to him that she will regret.
正确答案： I am trying to cool her down before Mike comes home
63. ____________________ (我们原则上同意你的方法), but we reserved our idea.
正确答案： We agreed in principle to your method
. Young people enjoy the program very much ____________________ (因为流行音乐占了该节目的百分之三十).
正确答案： as pop music takes up thirty percent of it
65. After-sale service includes ____________________ (送货和免费维修) for a certain period of time, and so on.
正确答案： delivery and free maintenance
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 12 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1.
A) T B) F
Script: Before being a salesman, Porter was once a solider who took part in the battlefield in Portland.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: Porter felt quite nervous on the bus because he was afraid someone would steal his briefcase.
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was the only door-to-door salesman left because of his top retail achievement.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: Some people who repeatedly turned him down finally became his loyal customers.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: In his neighborhood, there was no cable service and he had to use a television antenna.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was free of charge for his rent and he could live there until he dies.
正确答案： B 7.
A) T B) F
Script: My father expected me to get a profitable job after years of education.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: It is in the living room that all the family issues are discussed.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: My father strongly opposed my decision to be a journalist because newspaper journalism is not a promising and lucrative field in his eyes.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: My father reads my stories sometimes; usually he likes them.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The rat race is often thought of as being (11)_________________ with the corporate environment where the company tries to (12)_________________ the most productivity out of its workers.
With a (13)_________________ like that, it is no (14)_________________ that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our (15)_________________ about work and begin seeking better (16)_________________ to escape the rat race. Can one
make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become (17)_________________ and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is (18)_________________ , or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to (19)_________________ without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus (20)_________________ . It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
Script: The rat race is often thought of as being associated with the corporate environment where the company tries to squeeze the most productivity out of its workers.
With a definition like that, it is no wonder that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our attitudes about work and begin seeking better alternatives to escape the rat race. Can one make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become self-employed and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is following one’s passion, or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to make a living without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus those who failed. It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
正确答案： associated
正确答案： squeeze
正确答案： definition
正确答案： wonder
正确答案： attitudes
正确答案： alternatives
正确答案： self-employed
正确答案： following one’s passion
正确答案： make a living
正确答案： those who failed
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On the 7:45 bus that stops across the street, he leaves his briefcase next to the driver and finds a seat in the middle of 21 bored teenagers.
He leans forward, stares toward the driver, sits back, then repeats the process. His 22 makes him laugh uncontrollably. The teenagers stare at him. They don’t realize Porter’s afraid someone will 23 his briefcase, with the glasses, brochures, order forms and clip-on tie that he needs to 24 .
Porter 25 the stares. He looks at the floor.
His face 26 nothing. In his heart, though, he knows he should have been like these kids, like everyone on this bus. He’s not angry. But he knows. His mother explained how the 27 had been difficult, how the doctor had used an instrument that crushed a section of his brain and caused cerebral palsy, a 28 of the nervous system that affects his speech, hands and walk.
Porter came to Portland when he was 13 after his father, a salesman, was 29 here. He attended a school for the 30 and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids.
But he wasn’t slow.
A) steal B) disorder C) repression D) a pack of E) transferred F) survive G) senses H) nervousness I) scores of J) leave alone K) intimidate L) triumph M) delivery N) reveals O) disabled
21. ______________________
正确答案： D
22. ______________________
正确答案： H
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： F
25. ______________________
正确答案： G
26. ______________________
正确答案： N
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： B
29. ______________________
正确答案： E
30. ______________________
正确答案： O
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
When global warming finally came, it stuck with a vengeance. In some regions, temperatures rose several degrees in less than a century. Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet, flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland. Deserts spread throughout the world as vegetation shifted drastically in North America, Europe and Asia. After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. The adaptation was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than 10,000 years ago. As environmentalists convene in Rio de Janeiro this week to ponder the global climate of the future, earth scientists are in the midst of a revolution in understanding how climate has changed in the past — and how those changes have transformed human existence. Researchers have begun to piece together an illuminating picture of the powerful geological and astronomical forces that have combined to change the planet’s environment from hot to cold, wet to dry and back again over a time period stretching back hundreds of millions of year.
Most importantly, scientists are beginning to realize that the climatic changes have had a major impact on the evolution of the human species. New research now suggests that climate shifts have played a key role in nearly every significant turning point in human evolution: from the dawn of primates (灵长目动物) some 65 million years ago to human ancestors rising up to walk on two legs, from the huge expansion of the human brain to the rise of agriculture. Indeed, the human history has not been merely touched by global climate change, some scientists argue, it has in some instances been driven by it.
The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Rio. Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. The benign (宜人的) global environment that has existed over the past 10,000 years — during which agriculture, writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared — is a mere bright spot in a much larger pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. In fact, the pattern or climate change in the past reveals that Earth’s climate will almost certainly go through dramatic changes in the future — even without the influence of human activity.
31.
Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged _______________. A) to give up his former way of life B) to leave the coastal areas
C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation D) to abandon his original settlement
正确答案： A 32.
Earth scientists have come to understand that climate _______________.
A) is going through a fundamental change B) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years C) will eventually change from hot to cold D) has gone through periodical changes
正确答案： D 33.
Scientists believe that human evolution _______________. A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes B) has exerted little influence on climatic changes C) has largely been affected by climatic changes D) has had a major impact on climatic changes
正确答案： C 34.
Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that _______________. A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth’s environment B) Earth’s environment will remain mild despite human interference C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future
D) Earth’s climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future
正确答案： C 35.
The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that _______________. A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate C) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process D) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of nature
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Imagine eating everything delicious you want — with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn’t it?
New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra (人造脂肪), say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however,
say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it’s up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.
Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can’t be digested at all.
Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) \"grab\" molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.
The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.
Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it’s that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.
Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.
36.
We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________. A) contains plenty of nutrients
B) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitamins C) makes foods easily digestible
D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious
正确答案： D 37.
The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______________. A) commercially useless B) just as anticipated
C) somewhat controversial D) quite unexpected
正确答案： D 38.
Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______________. A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed B) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the body C) it helps reduce the incidence of heart disease D) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins
正确答案： A 39.
What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics? A) It may impair the digestive system. B) It may affect the overall fat intake. C) It may increase the risk of cancer. D) It may spoil the consumers’ appetite.
正确答案： C 40.
Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra? A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.
B) People may be induced to eat more than what is necessary. C) The function of the intestines may be weakened. D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 13 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
The young man is only a(n) ____________ of his mother’s opinions. A) echo B) diagram C) parallel D) encounter
正确答案： A 42.
The real dignity of a man ____________ what he is, not in what he has. A) lies down B) lies off C) lies in D) lies to
正确答案： C 43.
The conflict continued without a ___________, but the enemy made no further bid for victory.
A) gap B) deadline C) fiction D) pause
正确答案： D 44.
The government has set up a joint ____________ to consider the problem. A) commission B) commerce C) contribution D) commonplace
正确答案： A 45.
Sickness had robbed her of her confidence that she could carry the ____________ . A) load B) stretch C) contents D) base
正确答案： A 46.
My mother was learning that she could ____________ me without crushing me. A) disapprove B) flatter C) assess
D) criticize
正确答案： D 47.
It takes only a minute to ____________ someone and a day to love someone — but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. A) find fault with B) keep track of C) get a crush on D) take delight in
正确答案： C 48.
It is essential that these application forms _____________ back as early as possible. A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent
正确答案： D 49.
According to the police, his attackers beat him with a(n) ____________ instrument. A) insane B) unbiased C) blunt
D) prospective
正确答案： C 50.
His accent at once ________ the fact that he was a foreigner. A) exposed B) pointed at C) revealed to D) betrayed
正确答案： D 51.
The TOEFL is divided into three ________, namely, listening, structure and reading. A) fragments
B) fractions C) sections D) portions
正确答案： C 52.
Sweet-making developed rapidly into an industry during the early 19th century through the discovery of sugar beet juice and the advance of ______ appliances. A) agricultural B) curative C) considerate D) mechanical
正确答案： D 53.
Though heavily sedated, she had a ______ awareness of what was happening. A) dim B) mighty C) normal D) moral
正确答案： A .
I was ______ an emergency meeting this morning. A) referred to B) lent support to C) bound to D) called to
正确答案： D 55.
You have to speed up — they're ______ us. A) resting on B) touching on C) gaining on D) cashing in on
正确答案： C 56.
Hilary was out, so I ______ a note to her and put it under the door. A) impressed B) scrawled C) accorded D) underwent
正确答案： B 57.
It is necessary that the director _______ the facts up before writing the report. A) checks
B) would check C) should check D) has checked
正确答案： C 58.
Take this large box and _______ you can find enough space. A) put it which place B) put it in which C) put it wherever D) put it whereabout
正确答案： C 59.
The radio carries a twelve month's ______. A) protection B) guarantee C) guard D) promise
正确答案： B 60.
There is a vast ______ dealing with the teaching of reading to native speakers of English. A) book B) data C) literature D) article
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 球赛后他徘徊不去，希望能见到他最喜欢的球员。
________________________________________
正确答案： He lingered after the match, hoping to meet his favorite football player. 62. 那个男孩因为发烧卧床休息了5天。
________________________________________
正确答案： That boy was laid up with a fever for five days. 63. 老板把他调到了另一个部门。
________________________________________
正确答案： His boss transferred him to another department. . 他向我保证永远不泄漏那个秘密。
________________________________________
正确答案： He gave me the pledge that he would never reveal the secret. 65. 限于篇幅，本文将不涉及这一问题。
________________________________________
正确答案： This paper will not touch on this issue owing to the limitation of space.
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 12 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: Before being a salesman, Porter was once a solider who took part in the battlefield in Portland.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: Porter felt quite nervous on the bus because he was afraid someone would steal his briefcase.
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was the only door-to-door salesman left because of his top retail achievement.
正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F
Script: Some people who repeatedly turned him down finally became his loyal customers.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: In his neighborhood, there was no cable service and he had to use a television
antenna.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was free of charge for his rent and he could live there until he dies.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: My father expected me to get a profitable job after years of education.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: It is in the living room that all the family issues are discussed.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: My father strongly opposed my decision to be a journalist because newspaper journalism is not a promising and lucrative field in his eyes.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: My father reads my stories sometimes; usually he likes them.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The rat race is often thought of as being (11)_________________ with the corporate environment where the company tries to (12)_________________ the most productivity out of its workers.
With a (13)_________________ like that, it is no (14)_________________ that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our (15)_________________ about work and begin seeking better (16)_________________ to escape the rat race. Can one make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become (17)_________________ and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is (18)_________________ , or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to (19)_________________ without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus (20)_________________ . It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
Script: The rat race is often thought of as being associated with the corporate environment where the company tries to squeeze the most productivity out of its workers.
With a definition like that, it is no wonder that many people in our frenetic (忙乱的) modern life begin to question our attitudes about work and begin seeking better alternatives to escape the rat race. Can one make a living if one is to leave the rat race? How?
One way is to become self-employed and work for oneself — such as a freelance (自由职业的) writer, web designer, consultant, etc. Another is to switch to a less demanding job, to a job where one is following one’s passion, or to a job that requires less hours.
Many tried and left the rat race. Some succeed and make more than before. Some end up making less, but happier. Some failed and have to return back to the rat race. Upon searching through the Internet and books, one will find many who have found ways to make a living without the rat race. However, this does not give an accurate percentage of those who succeeded versus those who failed. It is typically those who made it that are the ones in the news and media.
正确答案： associated
正确答案： squeeze
正确答案： definition
正确答案： wonder
正确答案： attitudes
正确答案： alternatives
正确答案： self-employed
正确答案： following one’s passion
正确答案： make a living
正确答案： those who failed
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The alarm rings. It’s 5:45. He could 21 under the covers, listening to the radio and a weatherman who 22 rain. People would understand. He knows that.
A surgeon’s scar 23 his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so 24 that he can’t tie his shoes. Some days, he feels like 25 . But his dead mother’s challenge echoes in his soul. So, too, do the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living 26 . All his life he’s struggled to prove them wrong. He will not quit. And so Bill Porter rises.
He takes the first 27 steps on a journey to Portland’s streets, the battlefield where he fights alone for his independence and dignity. He’s a door-to-door salesman. Sixty-three years old. And his enemies — a 28 body that betrays him and a changing world that no longer needs him — are gaining on him.
With 29 hands he assembles his weapons: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat and hat. Image, he believes, is everything.
He stops in the entryway, picks up his briefcase and steps outside. A fall wind has 30 . The weatherman was right. He pulls his raincoat tighter.
A) predicts B) victory C) surrendering D) has access to E) twisted F) linger G) independently H) kicked up
I) sharp increase J) crippled K) atmosphere L) cuts across M) unsteady N) trembling O) eloquent
21. ______________________
正确答案： F
22. ______________________
正确答案： A
23. ______________________
正确答案： L
24. ______________________
正确答案： E
25. ______________________
正确答案： C
26. ______________________
正确答案： G
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： J
29. ______________________
正确答案： N
30. ______________________
正确答案： H
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
A new era is coming with a fundamental change in the way of work, in our industrialized world. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more and more part-time jobs, and a growing number of people who are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (集成块), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes like the invention of the microchip. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write.
So the whole world will be computerized and some people will adapt, others won’t. But hopefully not all work will be equal. Some people argued, that people no longer should be classified as white or blue collar, manager or laborer, but rather as knowledge and service workers. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. But there will be a future in manufacturing, and the reason for that, is the move away from standardized production and toward more flexible, customized manufacturing. To survive, the workers have to think of new ways to meet the changing demands of customers.
31.
A characteristic of the information age is that ________.
A) the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force B) manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C) people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories D) most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry
正确答案： D 32.
One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________. A) the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant B) people’s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true C) most people have to take part-time jobs
D) people have to change their jobs from time to time
正确答案： B 33.
By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________. A) people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B) future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes C) the importance of high technology has been overlooked
D) computer science will play a leading role in the future information services
正确答案： B 34.
The future will probably belong to those who ________. A) possess and know how to make use of information B) give full play to their brain potential C) involve themselves in service industries
D) cast their minds ahead instead of looking back
正确答案： A 35.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A) Computers and the Knowledge Society B) Service Industries in Modern Society C) Features and Implications of the New Era
D) Rapid Advancement of Information Technology
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Imagine eating everything delicious you want — with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn’t it?
New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra (人造脂肪), say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it’s up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.
Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can’t be digested at all.
Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) \"grab\" molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.
The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.
Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it’s that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.
Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.
36.
We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________. A) contains plenty of nutrients
B) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitamins C) makes foods easily digestible
D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious
正确答案： D
37.
The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______________. A) commercially useless B) just as anticipated
C) somewhat controversial D) quite unexpected
正确答案： D 38.
Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______________. A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed B) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the body C) it helps reduce the incidence of heart disease D) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins
正确答案： A 39.
What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics? A) It may impair the digestive system. B) It may affect the overall fat intake. C) It may increase the risk of cancer. D) It may spoil the consumers’ appetite.
正确答案： C 40.
Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra? A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.
B) People may be induced to eat more than what is necessary. C) The function of the intestines may be weakened. D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 13 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there
are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
Some women ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A) must make
B) should have made C) would make D) could have made
正确答案： D 42.
Today, Microsoft’s server software division is a comfortably ____________ business, with $16 billion a year in revenue. A) profitable B) prudent C) privileged D) triumphant
正确答案： A 43.
The government has set up a joint ____________ to consider the problem. A) commission B) commerce C) contribution D) commonplace
正确答案： A 44.
Sickness had robbed her of her confidence that she could carry the ____________ . A) load B) stretch C) contents D) base
正确答案： A 45.
It takes only a minute to ____________ someone and a day to love someone — but it takes a
lifetime to forget someone. A) find fault with B) keep track of C) get a crush on D) take delight in
正确答案： C 46.
A bad attack of flu can _______ you ________ longer than you think. A) lay; down B) lay; up C) lie; down D) lie; up
正确答案： B 47.
The TOEFL is divided into three ________, namely, listening, structure and reading. A) fragments B) fractions C) sections D) portions
正确答案： C 48.
You are wanted _______ the phone. A) on B) by
C) through D) down
正确答案： A 49.
The gun ________ and the bullet went flying over his head. A) went on B) went over C) went off D) went for
正确答案： C 50.
A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ________ the guards discovered what had happened. A) since B) when C) until D) before
正确答案： D 51.
He ________ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched
正确答案： D 52.
She ________ the popularity of camping and sold many tents. A) cashed out B) cashed over C) cashed in on D) cashed on in
正确答案： C 53.
There is no treatment so far for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which has symptoms similar to ______. A) pneumonia B) rendezvous C) palsy
D) pregnancy
正确答案： A .
Eleven Afghan civilians were killed when an American warplane pursuing enemy attackers mistakenly ______ a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan. A) bombed B) barked C) condemned
D) compressed
正确答案： A 55.
When a king was approaching, all rose in respect. Diogenes did not rise, he merely ______ and said nothing. A) took up B) sat up C) pull up D) laid up
正确答案： B 56.
We have to put the meeting off _____ the chairman comes back tonight. A) since B) while C) as though D) unless
正确答案： D 57.
Jerry asked Mrs. White to _______ him ______ at the library on her way downtown. A) drop ... by B) drop ... in C) drop ... off D) drop ... out
正确答案： C 58.
Maria's weak ankle was a ______ on her walks. A) limitation B) limit
C) shortcoming D) demerit
正确答案： A 59.
Several people were ________ to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre. A) crushed
B) crashed C) cracked D) shattered
正确答案： A 60.
I ______ abuse my own students. A) have and will never B) have never and will
C) have never and shall never
D) have never abused and will never
正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. ____________________(他们本来打算要买幢房子), but eventually they bought a flat.
正确答案： They started out wanting a house
62. ____________________ (我正尽力使她在迈克回家前平静下来) lest she say something to him that she will regret.
正确答案： I am trying to cool her down before Mike comes home
63. ____________________ (他似乎要斥责她了), but he controlled himself.
正确答案： It seemed that he was going to lash out at her
. She is the kind of person who will ____________________ (为一件小事就大吵大闹).
正确答案： kick up a fuss about a very trivial matter
65. After-sale service includes ____________________ (送货和免费维修) for a certain period of time, and so on.
正确答案： delivery and free maintenance
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 12 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: Before being a salesman, Porter was once a solider who took part in the battlefield in Portland.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: Porter felt quite nervous on the bus because he was afraid someone would steal his briefcase.
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was the only door-to-door salesman left because of his top retail achievement.
正确答案： B 4. A) T
B) F
Script: Some people who repeatedly turned him down finally became his loyal customers.
正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F
Script: In his neighborhood, there was no cable service and he had to use a television antenna.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: Porter was free of charge for his rent and he could live there until he dies.
正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F
Script: My father expected me to get a profitable job after years of education.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: It is in the living room that all the family issues are discussed.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: My father strongly opposed my decision to be a journalist because newspaper journalism is not a promising and lucrative field in his eyes.
正确答案： A 10. A) T
B) F
Script: My father reads my stories sometimes; usually he likes them.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the (11)_________________ of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many.
With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, (12)_________________ design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for (13)_________________ at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) (14)_________________ to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts (15)_________________ a problem, a free solution or advice and then (16)_________________ a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate (17)_________________ in your blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will (18)_________________ usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines (19)_________________ and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47 social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and (20)_________________ with your description.
Script: Do you have a hobby or pastime that you would love to do as your job or business? Well now with the advent of blogging and Web 2.0 that dream has come true for many. With blogging you can write about the things you know and are good at, like auto repair, knitting, interior design, cooking and thousands of other topics. You can set up a blog for free at wordpress.org and then sign up for affiliate (附属) accounts to sell related products on your blog. You then write posts detailing a problem, a free solution or advice and then mention a paid solution that is either faster or better in some way and put the link to the affiliate program in your blog post. People will click on it and if they purchase the product you will get a commission usually from 30% to 100% of the purchase price. The next step is to get people to see your post. Use a free service that notifies the search engines that you have a new post. The search engines love blog posts and will come to your blog within a couple of hours to index it. After pinging, you need to place links to your post on over 47 social bookmarking sites where people go to find info on a variety of subjects. The key is to write interesting posts, catchy titles and arouse their
curiosity with your description.
正确答案： advent
正确答案： interior
正确答案： free
正确答案： accounts
正确答案： detailing
正确答案： mention
正确答案： program
正确答案： get a commission
正确答案： love blog posts
正确答案： arouse their curiosity
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On the 7:45 bus that stops across the street, he leaves his briefcase next to the driver and finds a seat in the middle of 21 bored teenagers.
He leans forward, stares toward the driver, sits back, then repeats the process. His 22 makes him laugh uncontrollably. The teenagers stare at him. They don’t realize Porter’s afraid someone will 23 his briefcase, with the glasses, brochures, order forms and clip-on tie that he needs to 24 .
Porter 25 the stares. He looks at the floor.
His face 26 nothing. In his heart, though, he knows he should have been
like these kids, like everyone on this bus. He’s not angry. But he knows. His mother explained how the 27 had been difficult, how the doctor had used an instrument that crushed a section of his brain and caused cerebral palsy, a 28 of the nervous system that affects his speech, hands and walk.
Porter came to Portland when he was 13 after his father, a salesman, was 29 here. He attended a school for the 30 and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids.
But he wasn’t slow.
A) steal B) disorder C) repression D) a pack of E) transferred F) survive G) senses H) nervousness I) scores of J) leave alone K) intimidate L) triumph M) delivery N) reveals O) disabled
21. ______________________
正确答案： D
22. ______________________
正确答案： H
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： F
25. ______________________
正确答案： G
26. ______________________
正确答案： N
27. ______________________
正确答案： M
28. ______________________
正确答案： B
29. ______________________
正确答案： E
30. ______________________
正确答案： O
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
A new era is coming with a fundamental change in the way of work, in our industrialized world. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more and more part-time jobs, and a growing number of people who are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (集成块), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes like the invention of the microchip. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write.
So the whole world will be computerized and some people will adapt, others won’t. But hopefully not all work will be equal. Some people argued, that people no longer should be classified as white or blue collar, manager or laborer, but rather as knowledge and service workers. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. But there will be a future in manufacturing, and the reason for that, is the move away from standardized production and toward more flexible, customized manufacturing. To survive, the workers have to think of new ways to meet the changing demands of customers.
31.
A characteristic of the information age is that ________.
A) the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force B) manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C) people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories D) most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry
正确答案： D 32.
One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________. A) the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant B) people’s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true C) most people have to take part-time jobs
D) people have to change their jobs from time to time
正确答案： B 33.
By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________. A) people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B) future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes C) the importance of high technology has been overlooked
D) computer science will play a leading role in the future information services
正确答案： B 34.
The future will probably belong to those who ________. A) possess and know how to make use of information B) give full play to their brain potential C) involve themselves in service industries
D) cast their minds ahead instead of looking back
正确答案： A
35.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A) Computers and the Knowledge Society B) Service Industries in Modern Society C) Features and Implications of the New Era
D) Rapid Advancement of Information Technology
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Imagine eating everything delicious you want — with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn’t it?
New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra (人造脂肪), say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it’s up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.
Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can’t be digested at all.
Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) \"grab\" molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.
The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.
Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it’s that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.
Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.
36.
We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________. A) contains plenty of nutrients
B) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitamins C) makes foods easily digestible
D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious
正确答案： D 37.
The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______________. A) commercially useless B) just as anticipated
C) somewhat controversial D) quite unexpected
正确答案： D 38.
Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______________. A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed B) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the body C) it helps reduce the incidence of heart disease D) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins
正确答案： A 39.
What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics? A) It may impair the digestive system. B) It may affect the overall fat intake. C) It may increase the risk of cancer. D) It may spoil the consumers’ appetite.
正确答案： C 40.
Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra? A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.
B) People may be induced to eat more than what is necessary. C) The function of the intestines may be weakened. D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 13 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
It seems to me that he’s not qualified enough to ____________ that position. A) compensate for B) preside over C) apply to D) apply for
正确答案： D 42.
Today, Microsoft’s server software division is a comfortably ____________ business, with $16 billion a year in revenue. A) profitable B) prudent C) privileged D) triumphant
正确答案： A 43.
My mother was learning that she could ____________ me without crushing me. A) disapprove B) flatter C) assess D) criticize
正确答案： D 44.
The general strike of the railway workers ____________ the country’s economy. A) nourished
B) crippled C) cultivated D) purified
正确答案： B 45.
It is essential that these application forms _____________ back as early as possible. A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent
正确答案： D 46.
They keep a ____________ of all those who have contributed to the fund. A) remedy B) margin C) register D) heredity
正确答案： C 47.
You have to handle him diplomatically or else he’ll ____________ a lot of trouble. A) kick up B) kick around C) kick against D) kick in
正确答案： A 48.
His accent at once ________ the fact that he was a foreigner. A) exposed B) pointed at C) revealed to D) betrayed
正确答案： D 49.
________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it
was created. A) Ranks
B) The ranking C) To be ranked D) For being ranked
正确答案： C 50.
He was speeding along on his motorbike when an unexpected hole in the road caught him ________ and he fell over. A) off guard B) off hand C) off balance D) off the point
正确答案： C 51.
She mixes her colours on the canvas rather than on the ______. A) pad
B) spectrum C) palette D) rack
正确答案： C 52.
Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always ______ with a certain amount of fear.
A) lingered B) mingled C) assembled D) swapped
正确答案： B 53.
She lay down to rest her tired and aching ______. A) scars B) geniuses C) limbs D) lambs
正确答案： C .
Well, he was certainly a good ______ — he nearly talked me into buying that coat! A) veterinarian B) salesman
C) coastguardsman D) loudspeaker
正确答案： B 55.
The women got on the bus, _______. A) with babies in arm B) babies in their arms C) their babies in arm D) baby in arm
正确答案： D 56.
Jerry asked Mrs. White to _______ him ______ at the library on her way downtown. A) drop ... by B) drop ... in C) drop ... off D) drop ... out
正确答案： C 57.
Maria's weak ankle was a ______ on her walks. A) limitation B) limit
C) shortcoming D) demerit
正确答案： A 58.
Many salesmen receive a _______ of 10 per cent on all sales made. A) committee B) commission C) commodity D) commerce
正确答案： B 59.
\"Can lions kill with their tails?\" \"No, but ______ with their paws.\" A) they can B) they so do C) so they did D) they did so
正确答案： A 60.
I ______ abuse my own students. A) have and will never B) have never and will
C) have never and shall never
D) have never abused and will never
正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 球赛后他徘徊不去，希望能见到他最喜欢的球员。
________________________________________
正确答案： He lingered after the match, hoping to meet his favorite football player. 62. 老板把他调到了另一个部门。
________________________________________
正确答案： His boss transferred him to another department. 63. 大多数厂家提供各种服务，包括免费送货上门。
________________________________________
正确答案： Most companies offer a variety of services including free home delivery. . 不要辜负父母对你的期望。
________________________________________
正确答案： Don't betray your parents' expectations of you. 65. 伤痕累累的手和她漂亮的脸真不相配。
________________________________________
正确答案： The scarred hands didn't match her beautiful face.
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