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大学英语四级模拟试卷994

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3.

Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 5. Cloze 8.

Translation

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

1． For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled

College Students Job Hunting. You should write at least 120 words following the

outline given below：1．近年来出现了大学生就业难的现象2．产生这种现象的

原因3．如何解决这一问题 College Students’ Job Hunting

正确答案： College Students’ Job Hunting Recent years, people

have(1)witnessed a phenomenon that college students find it increasingly difficult to

get jobs after graduation.(2)Merely about a(3)decade ago, university students could

find satisfactory jobs, while today, according to some(4)statistics, nearly 30% of

college students can’t find jobs and have to stay at home after graduation. Several

reasons may(5)account for the employment difficulty of college students. To begin

with, a large number of college graduates are available annually due to

the(6)expansion of enrollment of colleges and universities in the past few years.

What’s more, a worldwide(7)economic crisis is having a negative effect on the

employment market, which means fewer(8)job vacancies. Another reason is that there

is a big gap between the majors some students study in school and the demands of

vacant jobs. In my view, (9)it is high time that we took effective measures to

solve the problem. Firstly, college students should improve ourselves(10)constantly to

keep our(11)competitiveness in society. Then, we should hold proper attitudes

towards jobs and set our job expectations at a suitable level.

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15

minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage

quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark：Y

(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N

(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the

passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.

Textbooks’ Digital Future E-books may be replacing hardbound

versions in college classrooms. Harold Elder is not your typical Apple fan. Yet the

58-year-old University of Alabama economics professor pre-ordered an iPad to make

sure he had one of the first ones. The device is “something that I’ve been waiting for

years, “ he says. And not, to be clear, merely for reasons of gadget(器具)desire. “It

really has the possibility of making the learning experience much richer, “ says Elder,

who is considering testing a new iPad-ready digital textbook in his introductory

microeconomics course in the fall of 2010. “Richer” is certainly the right word to

use. App developers aren’t the only ones who greeted the iPad’s release with gratitude

and optimism. The textbook industry, too, sees it as a way to attract customers away

from the used-book market, boost profits, and help students learn better. It’s a crucial

moment for a segment of the publishing industry that has stubbornly resisted change.

Thanks in large part to the iPad and an expected rush of competitor slates(平板电脑),

that resistance is collapsing. Of course, it won’t happen overnight. Textbooks

today are still bought and sold in much the same way they’ve always beeni as

ink-and-paper objects assigned by professors and purchased by students in campus

bookstores. “It’s a slow-moving pharmaceutical(制药的)market, “ says Matt

CEO of Inkling, a startup working on digital textbooks. “The professor

writes a prescription, and the student goes to fill it.” It may be slow-moving, but it’s

highly profitable. While McGraw-Hill Education’s earnings fell by 14% in 2009

because of the recession, college textbook sales actually increased. But just ask

any journalist or musician! technology has a way of laying siege to comfortable

industries. And the iPad may be the first of many barbarians(野蛮人)at the gate.

Apple sold 3 million of the devices in its first three months, and now competitors,

reportedly including Google, Hewlett-Packard, and Amazon, are preparing rivals.

Educators and students are enthusiastic about them； at least three colleges, including

the Illinois Institute of Technology, will offer free iPads to incoming students. But

what will they put on them besides Bejeweled and Facebook? There are already

digital textbooks available, and their numbers are expected to grow: according to

Simba Information, which provides data and research on the media industry, they

represent less than 2% of textbook sales today, but will reach 10% by 2012. But in

2010 the offerings were pretty scarce. CourseSmart, a San Mateo, Calif., company

collectively owned by five of the biggest textbook publishers, has 6, 000 educational

titles for sale in digital format. But its electronic books are little more than scanned

versions of printed works. A CourseSmart e-book includes some neat functions, like

search capability and digital note-taking, but for the most has few advantages

over a traditional textbook other than weight and price.(CourseSmart books usually

cost less than half the price of a new printed book.) That’s where a company like

Inkling comes in. Inkling, a 20-person San Francisco startup, and its competitors—

including New York City’s ScrollMotion—are working with the textbook publishers

to bring their books onto the iPad, other future devices. The aim, says

Inkling’s to harness all the advantages of a multitouch, Web-enabled

means chemistry students won’t just see an illustration of a

benzene(苯)moleculei they’ll spin and rotate a three-dimensional model of one.

Biology students won’t just read about the cardiovascular system; they’ll see video of

a beating heart, narrated by a world-class heart surgeon. Interactivity, though, is

only part of the story. Bringing texts onto a digital platform provides an opportunity to

make the book as social as the classroom. With Inkling’s technology, for instance, a

student can choose to follow another’s “note stream, “ or view a heat map of the

class’s most-highlighted passages. Professors get real-time information on how much

of the reading assignment the class actually did, or whether a particular review

problem is tripping up large numbers of students. All that comes on top of the cost

savings: even these advanced digital textbooks will cost less than their print

equivalents(with most of them in the $ 99 range)and some will even come “unbundled,

“ allowing students to buy the individual chapters they need most for a small fraction

of the cost of a full textbook. Textbook publishers stand to lose some revenue if

individual chapter purchases catch on, but they hope to more than offset(抵消)the loss

by attracting new customers. Big publishers like McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Cengage

are locked in a longstanding battle against the used-textbook market, which now totals

about $2.2 billion, according to from which they earn no revenue. Online

textbook-rental companies like Chegg. com offer lower prices than the publishers, and

reach a wide customer base. But traditional publishers think technology will be their

salvation. There’s no such thing as a “used” e-book, and digital textbooks are the

center of a whole ecosystem of services—such as homework-management systems

and video-capture technology for recording lectures—that publishers hope will be

profitable. “We’re becoming a software service company instead of a textbook

company, “ says Peter Davis, president of McGraw-Hill Education. But what

about the students? Are manipulable molecules just digital eye candy(华而不实)or

real improvements to the learning process? “Technology is never the silver bullet, but

it can sometimes be the bullet, “ says Diana education researcher and

cofounder of Startl, which invests in innovative education companies. She notes that

different students have different learning styles. Some are just fine reading text, while

others prefer audiovisual aids, and kinesthetic(动觉的)learners need to interact with

something. “In a digital book, I have all of those types available to me, “ she says.

“That is huge. Customization is going to have a great impact on learning.” And if it

means getting an A in organic chemistry, paying $ 500 for an iPad seems like a smart

choice.

2． Why did the economics professor Harold Elder pre-order an iPad?

A．He wanted to explore the possibility of richer learning experience.

B．Harold Elder is a typical Apple fan and always pre-orders things.

C．He pre-ordered it merely for reasons of gadget desire.

D．He intended to use it to make his course interesting.

正确答案：A

解析：根据题干关键词Harold Elder，pre-order定位到第一段。其中第五句

提到“It really has the possibility of making the learning experience much richer，”…

可知Harold Elder教授认为iPad有可能会提供更加丰富的学习体验，这是他预订

iPad的初衷。A)项符合文意。

3． What has played an important role in making the resistance of the publishing

industry collapse?

A．App developers.

B．iPad and other slates.

C．The used-book market.

D．The textbook industry.

正确答案：B

解析：根据题干关键词resistance，collapse定位到第二段末句：Thanks in large

part to the iPad and an expected rush of competitor slates，that resistance is

collapsing．由该句可知，在很大程度上由于iPad及意料之中的互相竞争的平板

电脑的大量出现，出版业的这种抵抗力正在崩溃。B)项符合文意。

4． In what way are textbooks still bought and sold as they’ve always been?

A．Students still mostly purchase ink-and-paper books.

B．Students buy books in a pharmaceutical market.

C．Students now tend to buy digital textbooks.

D．Students only buy used books as professors prescribed.

正确答案：A

解析：根据题干关键词textbooks，they’ve always been定位到第三段第二

句：Textbooks today are still bought and sold in much the same way they’ve always

been; as ink-and-paper objects assigned by professors and purchased by students in

campus bookstores．由该句可知，现如今教材的销售和购买和以往基本相同：大

部分学生仍在校园里的书店里购买纸质图书。A)项符合文意。

5． What do we know about digital textbooks from the fifth paragraph?

A．There are a lot of digital textbooks available right now.

B．The sales of digital textbooks may increase greatly by 2012.

C．Digital textbooks are not expected to grow in variety.

D．There are no digital textbooks available on the market.

正确答案：B

解析：根据题干关键词digital textbooks，the fifth paragraph定位到第五段第

一句：There are already digital textbooks available，and their numbers are expected to

grow：…they represent less than 2％of textbook sales today，but will reach 10％by

2012．可知，到2012年，电子教材的销售会有大幅度的增长。B)项符合文意。

6． Compared with a traditional textbook, a CourseSmart e-book has a huge

advantage in______.

A．its rich content

B．its format

C．weight and price

D．its versions

正确答案：C

解析：根据题干关键词a CourseSmart e-book，a traditional textbook定位到第

五段末句：A CourseSmart．e-book includes some neat functions．like search

capability and digital note-taking，but for the most part, it has few advantages over a

traditional textbook other than weight and price．由该句可知，CourseSmart的一本

电子书有一些很棒的功能，例如搜索功能和数码笔记功能，但是在很大程度上，

和传统书本相比，它的优点除了重量和价格之外别无他物。C)项符合文意。

7． According to Inkling’s Maclnnis.a company like Inkling and its competitors

are working with the textbook publishers in order to______.

A．make use of all the advantages of iPad and other devices

B．gain the maximum profits in the publishing industry

C．encourage students’ interest in learning textbooks

D．boost the technological development of all slates

正确答案：A

解析：根据题干关键词Inkling’s Maclnnis定位到第六段第二、三句；Inkling…

and its competitors…are working with the textbook publishers to bring their books

onto the iPad，iPhone，and other future devices．The aim，says Inkling’s Maclnnis，

is to harness all the advantages of a multitouch，Web-enabled slate．由这两句可知，

Inkling和他的竞争者们正在和教材出版商们合作把教材带到iPad．iPhone及其

他未来的设备上来。Inkling的Maclnnis说其目的就是利用这些多点触控、能上

网的平板电脑的全部优势。A)项符合文意。

8． What will be the benefit of bringing texts onto a digital platform?

A．Professors can interact with students easily.

B．It makes the book as social as the classroom.

C．Students can follow professors’ words easily.

D．It enables students to copy others’ homework.

正确答案：B

解析：根据题干关键词bringing texts onto a digital platform定位到第七段第

二句Bringing texts onto a digital platform provides an opportunity to make the book

as social as the classroom．由该句可知，把教材和数字平台相结合提供了一种把

书本变得和教室一样交往互动的机会。B)项符合文意。

9． If individual chapter purchases catch ont textbook publishers stand to lose

some revenue, but they hope to attract new customers to______.

正确答案：offset the loss

解析：根据题干关键词textbook publishers．lose some revenue定位到第八段

第一句．Textbook publishers stand to lose some revenue if individual chapter

purchases catch on．but they hope to more than offset the loss by attracting new

customers．由该旬可知，如果单独章节的购买继续下去，教材出版商必然损失一

些收入，但是他们希望通过吸引新的客户来抵消损失。应填入offset the loss。

10． Peter Davis, president of McGraw-Hill Education, says that they’re

becoming______.

正确答案：a software company

解析：根据题干关键词Peter Davis，president of McGraw-Hill Education定位

到第八段末句：“We’re becoming a software service company instead of a textbook

company，”says Peter Davis，president of McGraw-Hill Education．由该句可知。

McGraw-Hill教育董事长Peter Davis说, “我们正在成为一家软件服务公司而不

是教材公司。”应填入a software service company。

11． Diana Rhoten says a digital book has all of learning types available and

learning is going to be largely influenced by______.

正确答案：customization

解析：根据题干关键词Diana Rhoten，learning定位到第九段第六、七、八

句：“In a digital book，I have all of those types available to me．”she says．“That is

huge．Customization is going to have a great impact on learning．”由该句可知，Diana

Rhoten说：“在电子书里，这些所有的类型我都能得到。这太棒了。对用户量身

定制对学习将会产生巨大的影响。”应填入customization。influence是原文impact

的同义转述。

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2

long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be

asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken

only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read

the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：M: Excuse me.I had no luck installing the software. W: Did you

follow the instructions closely? You might have pressed a wrong key somewhere or

mistakenly skipped a step or two. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

12．

A．The man has trouble in downloading the software.

B．The woman doubts that the man did not follow the instructions closely.

C．The man is very good at operating computers.

D．The man knows nothing about computers.

正确答案：B

解析：从女士的回答可知男士安装软件不成功可能是因为没有按照说明来操

作(follow the instructions)，故选B)项。

听力原文：W: Don’t you think Professor Blake is wonderful? I could listen to his

lectures all day long. M: That’s interesting. You’re the only one in the class that feels

that way, as far as I know. Q: What does the man mean?

13．

A．Everybody likes to listen to him.

B．Professor Blake isn’t popular among the students.

C．Professor Blake is a wonderful teacher.

D．No one knows Professor Blake.

正确答案：B

解析：女士认为Blake教授很棒，她可以整天听他的讲座。男士说这想法很

有意思，据他所知．女士是班里唯一个这么想的人。由此可以推断，其他学生并

不太喜欢Blake教授的讲座，故选B)项。

听力原文：W: Do you know anything about parking rights on the campus? I’m

wondering whether students are allowed to park their cars on campus or not. M: Yes. I

think it’s possible for postgraduate students but not tor undergraduate students. Q:

What can we learn from the conversation?

14．

A．Students are forbidden to park their cars on campus.

B．Postgraduates can park their cars on campus.

C．Undergraduate students can park their cars on campus.

D．A11 students can park their cars on campus.

正确答案：B

解析：女士询问是否能在校园停车。男士回答可能研究生可以把车停在校园，

而本科生则不可以。故选B)项。

听力原文：M: I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time tending to your garden.

Do you think you might like to join the university gardening club? We meet every

other Tuesday. W: Oh. thanks for the invitation. But this is how I relax. I’d rather not

make it something formal and structured. Q: What does the woman imply?

15．

A．She will probably join the club.

B．She won’t make things too formal.

C．She is not going to join the club.

D．She likes to relax alone.

正确答案：C

解析：男士说女士把花园照料(tend to)得很好，希望她能加入学校的园艺俱

乐部，而女士则表示只想把园艺当做自己的爱好而不是变成某种正式的东西。可

知她并不打算加入俱乐部。故选C)项。

听力原文：W: I thought there was still time for me to apply for student loan. But

someone just told me that the closing date was last Wednesday. M: Are you sure? I

thought we still had another month. Wait. I’ve got a brochure right here. Yeah.

Wednesday was the opening date. Q: What does the man imply?

16．

A．The woman doesn’t need to pay the loan.

B．The woman still has time to apply for the loan.

C．The woman should pay the loan next month.

D．The closing date is next Wednesday.

正确答案：B

解析：女士担心申请贷款的期限已经过了，听说是上周三，而男士查看相关

手册后告知女士上周三是开始口期，他认为还有一个月的时间，可知女士还有时

间申请贷款．故选B)项。

听力原文：W: It sounds like Kare isn’t happy at all with her new roommate. Did

she say why? M: Believe me. I tried to find out. But 1 simply couldn’t pin her down.

Q: What docs the man mean?

17．

A．Kare hates her roommate too much to tell.

B．He still doesn’t know why Kare doesn’t like her roommate.

C．He failed to make Kare talk with her roommate.

D．Kare doesn’t have specific reason for her dislike.

正确答案：B

解析：女士不明白Kare为什么不喜欢她的新室友，而男士说他怎么问Kare

也不说。可知男士也不知道为什么Kare会不喜欢她的室友。pin sb．down意为

“使某人明确表态”。故选B)项。

听力原文：W: I’m thinking of getting a new pantsuit to wear to James’ wedding.

M: I just hope that my old suit still fits. You know how I feel about shopping. Q: What

does the man imply?

18．

A．He is not very fond of shopping.

B．He thinks the woman has too many clothes.

C．He doesn’t think what the woman wears is a big deal.

D．He prefers not to attend the wedding.

正确答案：A

解析：女士在考虑要买新衣服去参加一场婚礼，而男士则希望旧套装还合适，

并表明自己不喜欢购物。故选A)项。

听力原文：W: I hear that your brother is planning to transfer to another

university. M: Not if I can talk him out of it. And believe me, I’m trying. Q: What

does the man imply?

19．

A．He has little confidence in convincing his brother.

B．He doesn’t like his brother’s university.

C．He plans to transfer to a different university himself.

D．He doesn’t think his brother made the right choice.

正确答案：D

解析：女士听说男士的兄弟打算到另一所大学读书，而男士表明自己正在极

力劝阻这件事，可知男士并不赞同他兄弟的选择。故选D)项。

听力原文：W: Have you seen the news about the forest fires in the States? I think

it shows the threat of global warming—which is going to be a big problem. M: There

is also flood damage which is something that we’re seeing now, in different parts of

the world. And the opposite, of course—drought conditions as well. W: Well, that

used to just be in Africa but I think these days we’re more worried about it in Europe

—I mean, (19)do you remember that thing a few years ago when all those people died

in the heatwave? M: Of course. What about air pollution, which is obviously on the

minds of many politicians at the moment, that’s going to affect us perhaps more in the

long term than now. W: Well it already does, doesn’t it? Think about how many more

people there are now with allergies and skin problems. M: Very true—and fossil fuel

consumption. W: Not to mention the price of oil these days. So, which one do you

think is going to be the biggest threat? M: I think it’s going to be drought conditions

in the short term and(20)air pollution perhaps in the longer term. W: You could be

right. Maybe either drought or floods—one of the two related to climate

change.(21)And I think we really do need to find an alternative to oil—that’s going to

be a real problem.19. Q: What happened in Europe a few years ago?20. Q: According

to the man, what will be the biggest threat in the long term?21. Q: What does the

woman think we need to do?

20．

A．Global warming caused the forest fires.

B．The flood damaged different parts of the continent.

C．Many people died in the high temperature.

D．The pollution had a great effect on the politicians.

正确答案：C

解析：女士说，我们以前只是担心非洲会发生这样的情况，但是现在我们更

担心欧洲会面临这样的危险——我的意思是，你还记得几年前多人死于酷暑的事

件么?故选C)项。

21．

A．The fossil fuel consumption.

B．The price of the oil.

C．The drought conditions.

D．The air pollution.

正确答案：D

解析：女士问道，你认为哪一个将成为最大的威胁?男士回答说，我认为短

期内干旱会成为最大的威胁，而长期来看，空气污染也许会成为人类最大的威胁。

故选D)项。

22．

A．To stop climate change.

B．To find energy to replace oil.

C．To find out the real problem.

D．To fight against drought and floods.

正确答案：B

解析：文中最后，女士表示，我认为我们确实需要找到替代石油的能源——

那将是一个真正的难题。故选B)项。

听力原文：W: Public spaces are the places where we interact with other people

in our community: streets, shopping malls, public parks, and so on.(22)Public spaces

have a huge impact on the quality of life of the people who use them, especially in

cities. Today, we’re going to talk about parks. Our guest is Charles Ong from the

Parks Planning Association, and he’s going to tell us what makes a good public park.

Welcome to the program.M: Thank you.W: First of all, is there such a thing as a bad

public park? I mean, aren’t all parks good?M: Well, no. I think if you think about it,

some parks just don’t work for one reason or another.(23)A good public park is above

all, attractive. People want to go there. You want to have it used by different kinds of

people. You want children, and older people, and women—and that, by the way, is

often a good indicator of how successful a city park is.W: What? Women?M: Yeah,

(24)women are generally more aware of their surroundings. They’re much less likely

to sit down or relax in public area if they feel uncomfortable.W: Right. Now that I

think of it, some places don’t even provide places to sit.M: Yeah, seating is a big thing.

A lot of parks don’t have enough seating, or it’s uncomfortable, or the seats are out in

the wind or the sun.W: It seems so obvious.M: You’d think so, wouldn’t you?(25)But

a lot of parks are put in with very little consideration of how to make them work.22. Q:

Why do people attach so much importance to public spaces?23. Q: What’s the most

important standard of a good public park?24. Q: Why are women often considered to

be good indicators of successful parks?25. Q: According to the man, why do some

parks fail to get good comments?

23．

A．It is essential for business interactions.

B．It contributes to the quality of people’s life.

C．People want more high-quality public parks.

D．It is a program of the Park Planning Association.

正确答案：B

解析：女士在对话伊始说道．公共空间对使用它们的人们的生活质量有着巨

大的影响．故选B)项。

24．

A．Attractiveness.

B．Good service.

C．Proper cost.

D．Tidiness.

正确答案：A

解析：对话中男士说，一个好的公共公园首先应具有吸引力，故选A)项。

25．

A．Women think more when making a decision.

B．Women know more about relaxation and play.

C．Women are more aware of the environment.

D．Every woman will say no to uncomfortable seats.

正确答案：C

解析：男士说，通常情况下，女士对周围的环境更加敏感，她们很少在她们

认为不舒适的地方就座或放松，故选C)项。

26．

A．They can not get enough construction fund.

B．They aren’t updated with the changing society.

C．They provide seats only comfortable to women.

D．They fail to think of people’s actual needs.

正确答案：D

解析：男士在对话最后指出．很多公园没有考虑如何发挥其效力。所以没有

得到好评是因为没考虑到人们的实际需求，故选D)项。

Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of

each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will

be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer

from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Now let’s take a look at some ways in which we can increase the

levels of our own emotional intelligence so that employers will be fighting over us!

The first step is to label our own feelings rather than labeling situations or other

people. We should say things like”! feel anRry”instead of “this is a ridiculous

situation”. Secondly, it is very important to know the difference between a

thought and a feeling. In terms of language, we express thoughts by saying “I feel

like” or “I feel as if”, but for feelings, we say “I feel” and then a feeling word, an

adjective—happy, angry, frustrated. Next—and this is a crucial point—(31)we

should take more responsibility for our feelings. Instead of saying “you are making

me jealous”, we ought to say “I feel jealous”. Another important issue here is

respect.(32)We have to respect the feelings of others. We should ask ourselves

questions like “How will this person feel if I do this?”Don’t criticize, advise, control

or lecture others. Just listen with empathy and in a nonjudgmental way. And what

about people who negatively influence you? Easy—avoid them. And when it isn’t

possible to avoid them altogether, try to spend less time with them and don’t let them

get to you. Follow this advice and I am sure that you will soon increase your EQ

level. You will feel happier and more positive and hopefully this will have a positive

influence on those around you.30. Q: What is the first thing to do to improve our

emotional intelligence?31. Q: What is advised to do to take responsibilities for our

feelings?32. Q: What does the speaker suggest when dealing with other people?

27．

A．To identify our own feelings.

B．To figure out what the situation is.

C．To control our feelings.

D．To respect the feelings of others.

正确答案：A

解析：短文第二段开头即说第一步要做的是描述我们的自身感受，而不是描

述环境和他人，故选项A)正确。

28．

A．Speak out how we feel.

B．Start a sentence with an “I”.

C．Find reasons from others.

D．Let other people know our feelings.

正确答案：B

解析：短文第四段指出，我们应当为自己的感受负责，并举例说明对于同一

件事的表述，应当着重于说自己感到怎样而不是别人让自己有什么感受，故选

B)项。

29．

A．Give people proper advice.

B．Show respect to their feelings.

C．Offer suggestions in a non-judgmental way.

D．Avoid them if their feelings annoy you.

正确答案：B

解析：短文第五段中建议应当尊重他人的感受，而不要过多地干涉。故选

B)项。Show respect to是常用搭配，意为“表示尊重”。

听力原文： Millions of dollars are spent every year in fighting tooth decay.

Despite better education and a higher standard of living, the number of people

needing dental treatment increases every year. A British dentist, Mr. R. V. Tait, has

thought about why this is the case, and has made some suggestions about what could

be done to improve the situation. He has pointed out that our 32 teeth evolved in

the past to deal with a much tougher diet than we have now. Our ancestors ate tough

food, and so they needed many teeth.(33)Our teeth, however, do not have to cope with

such a diet, because we eat much softer food. Unless, therefore, we are prepared to cat

the diet of our ancestors, we should get rid of some of our teeth. Instead of 32 teeth, it

would be better if we had a well-spaced set of 20 to 24.(34)This would force the rest

to work harder and make them healthier. Another advantage would be that with

larger space between our teeth, tooth decay could not develop, as it does now.

between teeth that are very close together. Mr. Tait’s theory is original and

convincing. It is a remarkable piece of work.(35)because most dentists believe we

should keep as many of our teeth as possible. It is unlikely, unfortunately, that they

will be persuaded by his idea.33. Q: Why don’t we need so many teeth as our

ancestors?34. Q: What is the advantage of a well-spaced set of 20 to 24 teeth?35.Q:

What do most dentists think of Mr. Tait’s theory?

30．

A．Our ancestors preferred a much tougher diet.

B．Fewer teeth leave larger space.

C．We eat much softer food.

D．Too many teeth cause tooth decay.

正确答案：C

解析：我们现代人不需要我们祖先那么多牙是因为我们现在所吃的食物比以

前软多了，故C)项正确。

31．

A．People wouldn’t need to brush their teeth.

B．Tooth decay would never develop.

C．Most foods can be easily chewed with less teeth.

D．These teeth would work harder and become healthier.

正确答案：D

32．

A．They do not care about it.

B．They are persuaded by his ideas.

C．They don’t agree with him.

D．They believe we should have more teeth.

正确答案：C

听力原文： Everyone enjoys being told they are good at what they do and

most of us want to be rewarded in some way.(26)But few of us get the same publicity

as those working in the film industry, and every actor dreams of being nominated for

an Oscar. The Academy Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood once a year, usually

in March, and is being shown in more and more countries each year. The first

Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 and the first to be televised was in

1953.(27)Since the Academy Awards began they have only been postponed three

times. The ceremony had to be postponed in 1938 because of a flood, in 1968 for

Martin Luther King’s funeral and again in 1981 after the assassination attempt on

President Reagan. Newspapers used to be given the winners’ names in advance of

the ceremony, provided that the names wouldn’t be published until afterwards.

However, in 1939 the Los Angeles Times printed the names before the ceremony so

since then they have been kept secret. A few days before the ceremony in 2000,

55 Oscars mysteriously vanished while they were being driven from Chicago to Los

Angeles. 52 of the Oscars were found in some rubbish by a man called Willie

was invited to the Oscar ceremony as a special guest in recognition of his

honesty. It seems that the true origin of the name”Oscar” has never been

confirmed. However, (29)one story claims that Academy librarian, Margaret Herrick,

said the statue looked like her uncle Oscar and the name stuck.26. Q: What do we

know about people work in the film industry?27. Q: What do we learn about the

Academy Awards?28. Q: What do we learn about the ceremony in 2000?29. Q: How

did the Academy Awards get the name “Oscar”?

33．

A．Most of them can be rewarded in some way.

B．Few of them are likely to be nominated for an Oscar.

C．They can get more popularity than common people.

D．They have chances of attending Oscar ceremonies.

正确答案：C

解析：文中提到我们几乎没人能像电影人那样拥有那么高的知名度，故选

C)项。

34．

A．They have been broadcast on TV since 1929.

B．They have only been put off three times.

C．The winners’ names were always published in advance.

D．A special guest attended the ceremony every year.

正确答案：B

解析：作者指出，从学院奖诞生仅有过三次延期，故选B)项。

35．

A．The Oscars were stolen by Willie Fulgear.

B．lt was held for the memory of Willie Fulgear.

C．Willie Fulgear was invited to the ceremony as a special guest.

D．Willie Fulgear was given an Oscar because of his honesty.

正确答案：C

解析：文中提到，2000年的颁奖典礼前几天，55尊奥斯卡小金人在从芝加

哥运往洛杉矶途中神秘消失，其中的52尊被Willie Fulgear在一处垃圾中发现，

后来他受邀以特殊嘉宾的身份参加了奥斯卡典礼，以此来表彰他的诚实，故选

C)项。

36．

A．The statue resembled a man named Oscar.

B．It was named after a famous film star.

C．It was in memory of an academy librarian.

D．Oscar was the name of the designer.

正确答案：A

解析：文章中说，学院图书管理员Margaret Herrick说雕像跟她的叔叔Oscar

很像，由此得名，故选A)项。

Section CDirections: 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

numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks

numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these

blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

听力原文： Cross Cultural Diversity refers to the various distinctions that

exist between lifestyles, attitudes, habits, traditions, beliefs, customs, languages etc.

among different groups of human beings. Man, by nature, is a social animal. Even

during the(36)primitive times, men used to live in groups, and till today we continue

to live within groups of our own. Since the world is very large, with great

geographical, biological and historical differences between various groups of

(37)humanity, so each group tends to create a (38)distinct culture of its own over the

passage of time. Within the larger culture also various sub-cultures(39)thrive and

flourish. Comparatively speaking, the western countries are more

homogeneous(同种类的)in terms of their cultures. But in the east, the cultural

diversities are(41)tremendous because modern life and(42)advancement has still not

invaded many interior parts of Asia. The cultures; traditions and customs in these

regions have(43)remained preserved and undisturbed by the fast-changing outside

world. In reality, there are great benefits of cross-cultural diversity in our world.

The whole beauty of human civilization lies in its diverse cultures, and the spiritual

and philosophical growth of humanity will be severely stunted in absence of such

diversities.(45)Learnings become restricted if we all have only a single line of thought

and behavior. Since man is a thinking being, so there are bound to be differences in

thought processes of different men across the world.(46)And cultures are ultimately

an end-product of the thought processes of a society.

Cross Cultural Diversity refers to the various distinctions that exist between

lifestyles, attitudes, habits, traditions, beliefs, customs, languages etc. among different

groups of human beings. Man, by nature, is a social animal. Even during the【B1】

______times, men used to live in groups, and till today we continue to live within

groups of our own. Since the world is very large, with great geographical, biological

and historical differences between various groups of【B2】______, so each group tends

to create a【B3】______culture of its own over the passage of time. Within the larger

culture also various sub-cultures【B4】______and flourish. 【B5】______speaking,

the western countries are more homogeneous(同种类的)in terms of their cultures. But

in the east, the cultural diversities are【B6】______ because modern life and【B7】

______ has still not invaded many interior parts of Asia. The cultures, traditions and

customs in these regions have【B8】______preserved and undisturbed by the

fast-changing outside world. 【B9】______.The whole beauty of human

civilization lies in its diverse cultures, and the spiritual and philosophical growth of

humanity will be severely stunted in absence of such diversities.【B10】______.Since

man is a thinking being, so there are bound to be differences in thought processes of

different men across the world.【B11】______.

37．【B1】

正确答案：primitive

解析：空格前为the，空格后为times，可知应填形容词来修饰名词。primitive

意为“原始的，远古的”。the primitive times意为“远古时代”。

38．【B2】

正确答案：humanity

解析：空格前为groups of，可知应填名词。humanity意为“人类”。

39．【B3】

正确答案：distinct

解析：空格后为culture，可知应填形容词来修饰名词。distinct意为“独特

的，有区别的”。

40．【B4】

正确答案：thrive

解析：and连接两个并列成分，且空格后为flourish，可知应填动词原形。thrive

意为“繁荣，兴旺”。

41．【B5】

正确答案：Comparatively

解析：空格之后为speaking，可知是副词+speaking结构。Comparatively意

为“相对地，相比较地”。comparatively speaking意思是“相对而言”，类似的还

有generally／strictly speaking。

42．【B6】

正确答案：tremendous

解析：空格之前为are，且本句主语为名词diversities，可知应填形容词作表

语说明主语特征。tremendous意为”巨大的，极大的”。

43．【B7】

正确答案：advancement

解析：连词and连接两个并列成分，且空格前为modern life，可知应填名词。

advancement意为“进步，前进”。

44．【B8】

正确答案：remained

解析：空格前为助动词have，可知应填动词过去分词。remain意为“保持，

依然”。该词也用作名词，意为“遗迹，剩余物，残骸”。

45．【B9】

正确答案：In reality, there are great benefits of cross-cultural diversity in our

world

解析：in reality意为“事实上，实际上”；benefit意为“益处，好处”。

46．【B10】

正确答案：Learnings become restricted if we all have only a single line of

thought and behavior

解析：restricted意为“受限制的”。其动词为restrict，意为“限制”；behavior

意为“行为，举止”，其动词为behave，意为“表现，(机器等)运转”。

47．【B11】

正确答案：And cultures are ultimately an end-product of the thought processes

of a society

解析：ultimately意为“最后，最终”，其形容词形式为ultimate; end-product

意为“最终产品／产物”；process意为“过程，进程”，该词还常作动词，意为

“处理，加工；列队前进”。

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten 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. Please mark the

corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not

use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Success of a speech is often【S1】_____to the skill of the speaker, with merit

being given to speakers who are confident. articulate(表达能力强的).knowledgeable

and able to deliver a speech with【S2】_____. But often it is not the speakers who

write these moving speeches, it is a speechwriter. Some believe that the best

speechwriters have an【S3】_____talent.a natural creative that

speechwriting is an art form. So what about those of us who do not possess such

genius? Can we still produce successful speeches? In an interview, Dr. Max Atkinson

【S4】_____a number of speechwriting techniques. He also【S5】_____how these

techniques have been used in historic speeches. One such technique is

introducing【S6】_____. This is【S7】_____useful when presenting a positive spin on

a negative issue. One of the most famous examples of this can be seen in a speech

given by former American President John F. Kennedys “Ask not what your country

can do for you but what you can do for your country.” Another technique is the

use of three-part lists. Dr. Atkinson explains that this can be an【S8】_____way of

adding finality or confirming a statement. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

was a fan of this technique. One of his most famous campaign slogans was “education,

ion. “ These techniques can be used like tools—they can be

chosen from a toolbox and【S9】_____when necessary. A few other techniques you

might find in a speechwriter’s toolbox might be the use of imagery, anecdotes(趣闻轶

事)and alliteration So next time you have to prepare a speech or【S10】_____, try

applying one or more of these techniques and see if you have what it takes to be a

winning speechwriter.A)excellent I)illustratedB)contrast J)convictionC)contributed

K)conventionD)detailed L)presentationE)outlined M)extremelyF)attributed

N)merelyG)interesting O)applied H)inherent

48．【S1】

正确答案：F

解析：空前有系动词，空后有介词to，故应填入过去分词。空格所在旬意为

“演讲的成功通常——演讲者的技巧”，根据逻辑衔接，此处应填入attributed，

attribute to意思是“归因于”。

49．【S2】

正确答案：J

解析：空前罗列一系列演讲者应具备的优点，此处应填入表示优点的词。空

格所在句意为“能够带有地发表演讲”，conviction“信念”符合句意。

50．【S3】

正确答案：H

解析：空格所在句意为“一些人认为最好的演讲稿写作者具有——的才华”，

空后提到a natural creative instinct“天生的创作本能”，故填入inherent“与生俱

来的，固有的”，与natural一词相呼应。

51．【S4】

正确答案：E

解析：此处缺少谓语动词。空格所在句意为“阿特金森博士——了一系列的

写作技巧”，下面两个段落讲了两种写作框架，outline“概述”，在此处最为合适。

在访谈节目中，不可能对写作技巧面面俱到，且由下面两段文字可以看出，只是

大体概述了写作技巧，故排除D)detailed“详述”。

52．【S5】

正确答案：I

解析：空格所在句意为“他还——这些技巧是如何使用在有重大意义的演讲

中的”，上面提到了写作技巧，此处应该是说如何使用这些技巧，故illustrated“举

例说明”符合语境。

53．【S6】

正确答案：B

解析：空格所在句意为“这样的一个技巧就是引入——”，由空后的positive

和negative可以看出这种写作手法用于对比积极点与消极点，又由下面的肯尼迪

的例子可知contrast“对比”符合语境。

54．【S7】

正确答案：M

解析：此处应填入副词修饰useful，空格所在句意为“这个技巧在…时——

有用”，extremely“非常地，极度地”，符合句意。

55．【S8】

正确答案：A

解析：此处应填入形容词修饰way，空格所在句意为“阿特金森博士解释说

这是用来进行结尾或强化某观点的一种——方法”， excellent“卓越的，出色的”，

符合句意。

56．【S9】

正确答案：O

解析：此处应填入动词过去分词，与前面的chosen并列。空格所在句意为

“在需要的时候可以——(它们)”，apply“使用”，符合句意。

57．【S10】

正确答案：L

解析：此处应填入名词，与前面的speech构成并列，空格所在句意为“下

一次你要准备演讲稿或——的时候”，故此处应填一个与speech对等的事物，

presentation“报告”符合句意。

Section BDirections: There are 2 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.

A recent study by researchers at the University of Maryland predicted a

person’s score on a personality test to within 10 percentage points by using words

posted on Facebook. Golbeck and her colleagues at the university’s

Human-Computer Interaction Lab surveyed the public profiles of nearly 300

Facebook users this year. They looked at users’ descriptions of their favorite activities,

TV shows, movies, music, books, quotes and membership in political organizations.

They also looked at Facebook’s public “About Me” sections. The 300 participants

then took a standard psychological exam that measures the “big five” personality

traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness(责任心), extroversion(外向性),

agreeableness and neuroticism(神经质). People who tested as extroverts on the

personality test tended to have more Facebook friends, but their networks were more

sparse(稀疏)than those of neurotics, meaning that their friends were less likely to

know one another than were the friends of other Facebook users. People who tested as

neurotic had more “dense” networks of people who know one another and share

similar interests. The researchers also found that people with long last names

tended to be have more neurotic traits, perhaps because “a lifetime of having one’s

long last name misspelled may lead to a person expressing more anxiety and

quickness to anger, “ according to the study. People who tested high on the neurotic

scale also tended to use a lot of anxiety-associated words, such as “worried,

“ “fearful” and “nervous, “ on their Facebook posts. They also use words describing

eatings “pizza, “ “dish”, “eat.” Golbeck says she can’t explain that last correlation.

“You’d have to get a psychologist on that one, “ she said. “It could be that people that

are neurotic talk more about what they are eating. It could be a deep correlation that

we can’t understand on the surface.” Golbeck says that evaluating a person’s

personality is important to anticipating how well they will get along with others in

school or a job. But some critics say that you can’t really use social media to figure

out human behavior.

58． What do we learn about the recent study from the passage?

A．It aims to improve a person’s personality greatly.

B．It can not evaluate a person’s personality very well.

C．It makes predictions almost as accurate as a personality test.

D．It helps people get a much higher score in a personality test

正确答案：C

解析：根据题干关键词the recent study定位到第一段：A recent study by

researchers at the University of Maryland predicted a person’s score on a personality

test to within 10 percentage points by using words posted on Facebook．马里兰大学

研究者最近的一项研究利用Facebook标签的词来预测一个人在个性测验中的分

数．误差在10％以内。C)项是原文的同义转述，故为答案。

59． What do researchers find about people tested as extroverts?

A．They have more Facebook friends who may not know each other.

B．They are leaders who organize all kinds of activities.

C．They get along much better with their friends.

D．They share more interests with their friends.

正确答案：A

解析：根据题干关键词people tested as extroverts定位到第四段第一句：People

who tested as extroverts on the personality test tended to have more Facebook

friends，but their networks were more sparse than those of neurotics，meaning that

their friends were less likely to know one another than were the friends of other

Facebook users．个性测验中为外向型的人倾向于有更多的Facebook朋友。但是

他们的网络比起那些神经质的人要稀疏一些，这意味着比起其他Facebook使用

者，他们的朋友不太可能彼此认识。A)项是原文的同义转述，故为答案。

60． What does the author say about people with long last names?

A．They are more likely to become anxious.

B．It’s impossible for them to be extroverts.

C．They react more quickly to angry people.

D．They are greatly annoyed by their names.

正确答案：A

解析：根据题干关键词people with long last names定位到第五段第一句：The

researchers also found that people with long last names tended t0 be have more

neurotic traits，perhaps because“a lifetime of having one’s long last name misspelled

may lead to a person expressing more anxiety and quickness to anger，”according to

the study．研究者还发现姓比较长的人倾向于有更多的神经质特点，根据该研究。

这或许因为“自己的长姓被拼错会导致一个人表现出更多的焦虑。更易于生气”。

A)项是原文的同义转述，故为答案。

61． What does Golbeck say about people using words describing eating?

A．Only a psychologist can explain the phenomenon.

B．They are so anxious that they always want to eat.

C．Eating is the interest they share with each other.

D．She is not so certain about the reason for this.

正确答案：D

解析：根据题干关键词Golbeck say about people using words describing eating

定位到第六段．．．．“You’d have to get a psychologist on that one．”she said．“It

could be that people that are neurotic talk more about what they are eating．It could be

a deep correlation that we can’t understand on the surface．”她说：“也有可能神经

质型的人更多地谈论他们吃的东西，这也可能是一种我们从表面上无法理解的深

层关系。”D)项是原文的同义转述，故为答案。

62． What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．People must take a personality test before taking a job.

B．Some people doubt the reliability of Golbeck’s study.

C．Golbeck’s study is a perfect way to test a person’s personality.

D．People know how to get along with others after a personality test.

正确答案：B

解析：根据题干关键词the last paragraph定位到最后一段：But some critics say

that you can’t really use social media to figure out human behavior．但是一些批评

家说不能真的利用社交媒介去理解人类行为。B)项是原文的合理推断，故为答案。

The rightwing commentator’s perspective on poverty is that it’s down to a

failure of will: put your mind to it, harden your resolve and you’ll swiftly improve

your luck. As a typical leftwing liberal. I think this view of poverty is nonsense. But

recent research almost made me spill my breakfast over my sweater: willpower, it

seems, is at the heart of the issue. Regular readers of this column will know the

theory that willpower is an exhaustive resource: resisting temptation exerts a

“psychic(精神)cost”, temporarily reducing your reserves of s

suggest the same goes for any kind of “trade-off(权衡)thinking”, which leads to the

striking hypothesis researchers have been testing: that being poor makes those psychic

costs far more weighty. Poverty, as the analyst Jamie Holmes put it in the New

Republic, means making more trade-offs and resisting more temptations — draining

the very willpower people might have used to lift themselves out of it. Nobody

except the most out-of-touch billionaire needs telling that having less money means

making painful sacrifices. But combining this with the exhaustive willpower theory

suggests a bitter twist: that making those sacrifices makes you less capable of doing

the things. The Princeton economist Dean Spears had his researchers show up in

Indian villages, offering a discount deal on soap, then administering tests of

self-control. For the poorest people, just considering whether to take the soap deal

proved a cognitive(认知的)burden. seems, is indeed bound up with

willpower, and the leftwing temptation to see things only in terms of impersonal

social forces is mistaken. But it’s not that failures of will cause poverty. It’s that

poverty causes failures of will. Anti-poverty initiatives, Holmes argues, should

focus far more on relieving these cognitive a personal level, meanwhile, the

message of exhaustive willpower rings clear: next time you find yourself full of

self-discipline, don’t spend it trying to behave virtuously; spend it, instead, altering

your environment to reduce your future dependence on willpower. Where there’s a

will, there’s a way to stop relying on will.

63． What do we learn about people’s view of poverty?

A．Poverty is the result of bad luck and laziness.

B．Some people think failures of will cause poverty.

C．The recent research supports the author’s view.

D．It is hard to get out of the situation of poverty.

正确答案：B

64． What does the author say about willpower?

A．People need willpower when trying to resist temptation.

B．Willpower is a kind of resource that can not be used up.

C．Resisting temptation improves a person’s willpower.

D．The poorer people have much stronger willpower.

正确答案：A

65． What does Jamie Holmes say about poverty in the New Republic”!

A．There are fewer temptations for poor people.

B．People can get out of poverty by using enough willpower.

C．Being poor makes people’s willpower exhausted gradually.

D．The living cost of the poor is much higher than that of others.

正确答案：C

66． What is the finding of Dean Spears’ study in Indian villages?

A．The poor have better self-control than the rich.

B．Being poor means resisting more temptations.

C．Willpower has nothing to do with poverty.

D．Being poor means making less sacrifice.

正确答案：B

67． What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Environment is the focus in fighting against poverty.

B．Self-discipline is the only way to get out of poverty.

C．Poor people are more dependent on willpower.

D．People should know how to use their willpower.

正确答案：D

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following

passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should

choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

We all make promises in our daily interactions with others. On the【C1】

_____hand, promises such as “I’ll return your book next week” or “I won’t tell

anyone” are not heavily【C2】_____, except maybe in a【C3】_____sense. On the

other hand, some of the promises we make bind us【C4】_____and financially. By

saying “I do”, newly weds promise to love and【C5】_____each other no matter what

happens for the rest of their lives;【C6】_____anybody makes this promise【C7】

_____to break it. But imagine making a promise when in fact, you know you

would【C8】_____from not keeping it. Would you keep it anyway? Could we

somehow tell in【C9】_____whether you’re going to keep it or break it? All these

questions are addressed in an exciting new study【C10】_____in Switzerland and led

by Thomas Baumgartner and Urs Fischbacher.【C11】_____their findings need to be

confirmed by further research, they suggest that it may indeed be possible to【C12】

_____whether a person is【C13】_____to break a promise based on brain activity, well

before the promise is actually broken. The study opens up a【C14】_____of

questions for future research. For example, is dishonesty in economic

decision-making the same as dishonesty【C15】_____other situations, such as social,

romantic or political【C16】_____? And do dishonest people equally dishonest under

different circumstances? So next time you say “I will call you” take a moment

and ask yourself if you really【C17】_____it. You may be surprised to realize that you

already know whether you do ... or do not. This intention, we now know, is【C18】

_____in your brain activity, so if you intend to【C19】_____a promise, you might want

to avoid making it in the first【C20】_____.

68．【C1】

A．other

B．first

C．one

D．right

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查逻辑衔接，涉及固定搭配。on the one hand…on the other hand

是固定用法，意为“一方面…另一方面…”，结合下一段开头处的on the other hand，

可知此处应是填one，故选C)项。

69．【C2】

A．binding

B．banding

C．bending

D．bonding

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查语义衔接。空格处句意为：像是“我下周还你书”或“我不

会告诉任何人”这样的承诺并没有很强的约束力。binding意为“有约束力的”，

常用来形容承诺或规则等。故选A)项。

70．【C3】

A．mortal

B．legal

C．moral

D．narrow

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查形容词辨义，涉及固定用法。in a…sense意为“从…方面，

从…意义上说”。in a moral sense指“从良知上”。此处是说前文提到的承诺对承

诺人而言除了道德上没有什么约束力。

71．【C4】

A．deadly

B．economically

C．physically

D．legally

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查副词辨义，涉及逻辑衔接考查。空格处句意为：另一方面，

我们做的一些承诺则具有——和经济上的约束力。前文举例一些承诺是不具有约

束力的，因此此处需要一个副词表示另一些承诺具有强制性的约束力，故选D)

项legally“法律上地”。

72．【C5】

A．mock

B．defend

C．like

D．cherish

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查动词辨义。空格处句意为：在说“我愿意”的时候，新婚夫

妇承诺——并珍惜对方。cherish意为“珍惜，珍爱”，与空格前的love构成并列，

符合婚礼誓言的含义。故选D)项。

73．【C6】

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．almost

D．never

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查副词辨义。空格处句意为；几乎没有人做出承诺就是为了违

背它。hardly“几乎不”，与anyone，anything等搭配表否定，故选B)项。

74．【C7】

A．looking

B．intending

C．pretending

D．tending

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查动词辨义。本题空格处的意思同上一题。intend“打算，试

图”与句意相符，故选B)项.

75．【C8】

A．benefit

B．suffer

C．learn

D．prevent

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查固定搭配。空格处句意为：如果你可以从违背一项承诺中—

—．你还会坚守承诺吗?benefit from“从…中受益”。故选A)项。

76．【C9】

A．hand

B．vain

C．advance

D．time

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查固定搭配。in advance意为“提前”，此处句意为：我们能否

——知道你会遵守承诺还是会食言?故C)项符合题意。

77．【C10】

A．acted

B．researched

C．performed

D．played

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查动词辨义。perform a study“进行研究”为常用动宾搭配。

故选C)项。

78．【C11】

A．Despite

B．While

C．Since

D．Unless

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查逻辑衔接。空格处句意为：——他们的发现需要进一步研究

确认，他们表示…是可能的。while作连词时意为“虽然”。故选B)项。

79．【C12】

A．detect

B．affect

C．deceive

D．claim .

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查动词辨义。空格处句意为：察觉某人是否会食言是可能的。

detect“察觉，发现”，故选A)项。

80．【C13】

A．interested

B．doubtful

C．trustable

D．about

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查形容词辨义。空格处句意为：某人是否会食言可以通过大脑

活动被察觉。be about to意为“打算要”，故选D)项。

81．【C14】

A．few

B．deal

C．pile

D．number

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查固定搭配。a number of“大量”与可数名词搭配，而空格处

是可数名词复数questions，故选D)项。

82．【C15】

A．upon

B．to

C．in

D．inside

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查介词辨义和固定搭配。in…situation表示“在…情况下”，故

选C)项。此外与situation有关的搭配还有under situation of。

83．【C16】

A．performances

B．interactions

C．movements

D．actions

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查名词辨义。空格处句意为：…例如社会、爱情关系或政治方

面的——。interaction意为“相互作用，相互影响”。故选B)项。

84．【C17】

A．mean

B．speak

C．say

D．understand

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查动词辨义。really mean it是常用搭配，表示“当真。认真表

示某种意思”。故选A)项。

85．【C18】

A．produced

B．evident

C．prominent

D．vague

正确答案：B

解析：本题形容词辨义。空格处句意为：我们现在知道这个打算在你的大脑

活动中其实是十分明显的。evident意为“分明的，明显的”故选B)项。

86．【C19】

A．follow

B．keep

C．break

D．swallow

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查动词辨义。空格处句意为：…因此如果你打算——诺言，那

么你一开始就应当避免做出这项承诺。break a promise意为“违背诺言”，故选

C)项。

87．【C20】

A．place

B．time

C．second

D．way

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查固定搭配。in the first place意为“一开始，起初”，故选A)

项。

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences in the

blanks by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

88． ______(只有在特殊的情况下)freshmen permitted to take make-up test.

正确答案：Only under special circumstances are

89． You will get______(你应得的东西)sooner or later.

正确答案：what you deserve

90． ______(当面临新形势时), he is likely to come up with a proper solution.

正确答案：When confronted with a new situation / Confronted with a new

situation

91． She______(凭借智慧而不是美貌)to get promoted to the present position.

正确答案：relied on her wisdom rather than her beauty

92． It is difficult to get ahead but______(保持领先就更难).

正确答案：more difficult to keep ahead