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2024年5月15日发(作者：苌思思)

专业英语四级模拟试卷545

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4.

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6.

WRITING

PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage.

Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which

will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second

and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase,

with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and

during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute

1．

正确答案：First Aid First aid is the kind of medical care given to a victim

of an accident/ or sudden injury before trained medial help can arrive./ First aid

treatments are generally easy to carry out./ They can be taught to people of all ages./

Learning them is important./ Knowing how to treat someone in an emergency/ can

mean the difference between life and death./ Each year, thousands of people die

after eating or drinking poisonous substances./ Experts say most accidental poisonings

take place in or near the home./ Most poisonings result from substances commonly

used at home./ They include medicines, insect poisons or cleaning liquids./

Signs of poisoning include a sudden feeling of pain or sickness,/ burns in or near the

mouth,/ or an unusual smell coming from the mouth./ Health experts generally advise

poison victims to drink water or milk./ They say, however, to never give liquids to

someone who is not awake/ or to those having a violent reaction to the poison./

Next, seek help from a medical expert./ Save material expelled from the mouth for

doctors to examine./ Save the container of the suspected poison to answer questions

doctors may have./ The container may also describe the substance that halts the

effects of the poison./ Use this substance without delay./

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In

Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then

answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your

answer sheet.

SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear

several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the

questions that follow.

听力原文：M: Think about it, Mary. Through telecommunication, information

travels almost at the speed of light.W: That is 1,860,000 miles per second, isn’t it?M:

Yeah. Or 300,000 km per second. Of course only light can travel that fast.W: Yeah. I

know, Bob. But it is still incredible When an astronaut lands on the moon within

seconds we on earth can see it happen. The people here in Australia see it at the same

moment they see it in the U.S. It’s wonderful.M: Maybe it’s wonderful. I know very

well it is a fact. All over the planet we can see the same things at the same time

-someone moving on the moon or playing a soccer game or we can even watch the

same war, if we likeW: That’s awful.M: What? Soccer?W: You know very well what I

mean. The war. It’s awful to have a war on television. It’s not right to sit in your house

to watch people kill each other.M: Right or wrong, awful or not, it is a fact. Wars are

on television all the time, and people all over the world watch it. Sometimes they eat

dinner while they watch.W: I don’t believe that.M: The trouble with you is that you

have many opinions about things but you don’t look at facts. You don’t see what you

don’t want to see.

2． What does Mary think is so incredible and wonderful?

A．The speed of light.

B．The speed of telecommunication.

C．Astronauts landing on the moon.

D．The United States.

正确答案：B

3． What does Mary think is awful?

A．Telecommunication.

B．War.

C．Soccer.

D．Watching television.

正确答案：B

4． What does Bob think about Mary?

A．Mary is troubled.

B．Mary bases her opinions on facts.

C．Mary looks at the facts.

D．Mary only sees what she wants to see.

正确答案：D

听力原文：M: Do you like McDonald’ s, Amy?F: Just so - so. Why ask this?M:

Well, do you know that some environment campaigners sued the world’s largest

fast-food chain? They claimed that the food carries health risks and McDonald’s

workers suffer poor pay and conditions. They say that eating the company’s

hamburgers can cause heart disease.F: Hm, I think if one eats enough McDonald’s

food, one’s diet may well become high in fat with the very risk of heart disease, so the

claim is justified. Who are these environmental campaigners?M: They were Helen

Steel, aged 34, and Dave Morris, 44. In 1997. the High Court in London found them

guilty of distributing a pamphlet containing allegations against McDonald’s and their

last food and its preparation.F: What was the result of the trial?M: The trial lasted

three years. Finally the High Court in London awarded McDonald’ s damages of

60,000 pounds against the two penniless campaigners.F: You mean McDonald’ s

hasn’t yet recovered a penny from the campaigners.M: No. they refuse to hand over

any money even after in 1999, three Appeal Court Judges in London decided that the

two would have the damages they have to pay to McDonald’ s reduced to 40.000

pounds.

5． What were the two environment campaigners claims against McDonald’s?

A．The food carries health risks.

B．McDonald’s workers suffer poor pay and conditions.

C．Eating the company’s hamburgers can cause heart disease.

D．All of the above.

正确答案：D

解析：原文中有”They claimed that the food carries health risks and McDonald’s

workers suffer poor pay and conditions. They say that eating the company’s

hamburgers can cause heart disease” 一句。

6． How long did the trial last?

A．Two years.

B．Three years.

C．Four years.

D．Five years.

正确答案：B

解析：原文中有”The trial lasted three years”一句。

7． Which court awarded McDonald’ s damages of 60,000 against the two

campaigners?

A．The High Court in London.

B．The High Court in New York.

C．The Appeal Court in London.

D．The Appeal Court in New York.

正确答案：A

解析：原文中有”Finally the High Court in London awarded McDonald’ s

damages of 60,000 pounds against the two penniless campaigners”一句。

听力原文：W: Could you give me something for the pain? I feel terribly awful.M:

(7)Aspirin is the strongest medication I can give you without a prescription.W: That

isn’t strong enough, (9/10)and I don’t have an appointment with my dentist until next

week. M: Who’s your dentist?W: Dr. Williams.M: Doesn’t he have his office on the

corner?W: Yes, he does.M: Are you a regular patient?W: Yes.M: Oh. Then I can call

him if you like. (8) Dr. Williams will give me a pain prescription over the telephone.

W: I’d appreciate that very much. Do you think that he’ll still be in his office? M:

Sure. It’s only four thirty. He should be there until five. W: Good.M: That’s too bad

you can’t get an appointment sooner. W: (10)I know Dr. Williams is always busy. He

is always booked up though. I was lucky to get in as soon as I did. M: In the

meantime, be careful not to eat or drink anything too hot or too cold. W: (10)I really

don’t feel like eating or drinking anything at all. M: Well, I’ll give Dr. Williams a call

and we’ll see what we can do for you. W: Thank you.

8． Where did this conversation most likely take place?

A．In a dentist’s office.

B．In a drug store.

C．In a hospital.

D．In a doctor’s office.

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：对话

9． Where will the woman get her prescription finally?

A．From her dentist.

B．From the doctor.

C．From the drug store.

D．It’s not mentioned.

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：对话

10． When will the woman meet her dentist?

A．At four thirty.

B．As soon as possible.

C．Next week.

D．Not decided yet.

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：对话

11． Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．The dentist will meet her next week.

B．The woman has a toothache.

C．The woman has good appetite.

D．Dr. Williams is very busy.

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：对话

SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several

passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by

traveling west from Europe. (18[C])In order to find Asia they had to find a way past

South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to

the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August

1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, (19[B])after spending

the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now

called Magellan’s Strait. In November 1520, (19[D])after many months of dangers

from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side

of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia, but they did not

see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at

these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While

they were staying in the Philippines, (19[C])Magellan was killed in battle. The

remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa.

After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years

after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their

achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.

12． The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was ______.

A．to sail round the world

B．to find navigation lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific

C．to make a voyage to Asia

D．to carry men to Philippines

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。文章的一开始就介绍了人们出海的目的，是为了find Asia

而麦哲伦也是其中之一，他找到了从大西洋到太平洋的水路，符合这一事实的选

项是C 。

13． Which is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?

A．Lack of navigation equipment.

B．Severe winter in Patagonia.

C．The death of Magellan.

D．Dangers from rocks and storms.

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。本题的后三个选项在文中都提到了，因此本题只剩下选项A 。

14． The best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Discovery of Magellan’s Strait

B．The discovery of the Philippines

C．The Most Dangerous Expedition in Navigation

D．The First Expedition to Asia

正确答案：D

解析：主旨题。本文介绍的是麦哲伦寻找前去亚洲的通道，虽然很危险，但

是这是首次发现新航道，如果选 D 更具有历史意义。

听力原文： Most of us grow up taking certain things for granted. We tend

to assume that experts and religious leaders tell us “the truth”. We tend to believe that

things advertised on television or in newspapers can’t be bad for us. However,

encouragement of critical thinking in students is one of the goals of most colleges and

universities. Few professors require students to share the professor’s own beliefs. In

general, professors are more concerned that students learn to question and critically

examine the arguments of others, including some of their own beliefs or values. This

does not mean that professors insist that you change your beliefs, either. It does mean,

however, that professors will usually ask you to support the views you express in class

or in your writing. If your premises are shaky, or if your arguments are not logical,

professors personally point out the false reasoning in your arguments. Most professors

want you to learn to recognize the premises of your arguments, to examine whether

you really accept these premises, and to understand whether or not you draw logical

conclusions. Put it this way: Professors don’t tell you what to think; they try to teach

you how to think. On the other hand, if you intend to disagree with your

professors in class, you should be prepared to offer a strong argument in support of

your ideas. Arguing just for the sake of arguing usually does not promote a critical

examination of ideas. Many professors interpret it as rudeness.

15． Nowadays, most colleges and universities encourage students to

A．criticize others.

B．share professors’ beliefs.

C．give their own ideas.

D．change their own beliefs.

正确答案：C

解析：当原文提到encouragement of critical thinking ，可初步确

定答案就在后面，后面有一句students own beliefs or value是进一步解

释critical thinking的，故答案为C 。

16． To help students develop their critical thinking, professors mainly teach

them

A．choice of their premises.

B．the way to think independently.

C．skills of drawing conclusions.

D．different kinds of argument.

正确答案：B

解析：题目涉及到为了帮助学生们发展批判性思维，教授主要教了他们什么。

由原文中提到的Put it this way: how to think可知答案为B 。

17． According to the writer, the right way to argue is to

A．argue mainly for the sake of arguing.

B．prove it with a good conclusion.

C．support your idea with sound reasoning.

D．examine others’ ideas critically.

正确答案：C

解析：题目涉及到根据这位作者，争论的正确方法是什么。由原文中提到的

in suport of your ideas可知答案为C 。

听力原文： Although twins have always been a source of curiosity, they are

not so uncommon statistically, since they occur once in every 86 births. About

one-third of all twins are identical, or single-egg twins. Identical twins have the same

genes and, hence, the same sex, hair, eyes, blood type, and bone and tooth structure.

Some identical twins are mirror images of each other. For example, one may be

left-handed, the other right-handed. As young children, some identical twins may

develop their own private language. Identical twins have an especially keen intuition,

and they often seem to think and dress alike even when away from each other. In fact,

even when they are separated at birth and raised apart, identical twins develop

startling similarities. They may pursue the same careers, have the same interests, or

die within days of each other. In contrast to identical twins, fraternal twins inherit

a separate assortment of genes and are not necessarily of the same sex. In some

families there is a hereditary tendency to produce fraternal twins, but identical twins

occur at random in the population.

18． Another term for identical twins is__________.

A．fraternal twins

B．mirror twins

C．single-egg twins

D．separate-egg twins

正确答案：C

19． We can learn from the passage that the identical twins__________.

A．are all mirror images of each other

B．all have their own private language

C．like to live together

D．have similarities even if raised separately

正确答案：D

20． Which of the following statements is true of fraternal twins?

A．They have the same blood type.

B．They can be of different sexes.

C．They have the same genes.

D．They occur at random in the population.

正确答案：B

21． The passage seems to concentrate on __________.

A．how twins are born

B．how twins grow up

C．characteristics of identical twins

D．ways to distinguish twins

正确答案：C

SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear

several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that

follow.

听力原文： In Bolivia, life is slowly returning to normal after almost a

month of demonstrations. [23]Thousands of mainly indigenous people—from poor

peasant farmers to miners have been demanding nationalization of the country’s gas

industry and calling for constitutional reform. The protesters are angry at what they

see as the exploitation of Bolivia natural resources by foreign companies and

governments. There’s a long history of the country’s rich natural resources being

exploited by foreigners with little financial reward for the population, 60 percent of

whom are of indigenous origin. Many now hope the new president, Eduardo

Rodriguez, may find a solution to the country’s problems.

22． What are the main demands of the demonstrators?

A．Nationalization of the country’s gas industry and new election.

B．Constitutional reform and new election.

C．Constitutional reform and revitalization of the country’s gas industry.

D．Nationalization of the country’s gas industry and constitutional reform.

正确答案：D

解析：新闻提到，以本土人为主的成千上万的人组成的队伍，从穷困的农民

到矿工，都来游行，要求国家的天然气工业国有化(nationalization of the country’s

gas industry)，同时要求进行宪法改革(constitutional reform)。故正确答案为D。

听力原文： A Palestinian attack on Israelis at a border crossing has added to

the pressures Mahmoud Ahbas will face in his new job. The attack came two clays

before the swearing-in ceremony for the next president of the Palestinian Authority.

23． When did the attack take place?

A．Several days before the swearing-in ceremony.

B．Several days after the swearing-in ceremony.

C．Two days before the swearing-in ceremony.

D．Two days after the swearing-in ceremony.

正确答案：C

听力原文： At least 40 people in Bangladesh have been injured in violence

linked to an antigovernment general strike that has paralyzed the country. Schools,

shops and offices across the nation have been closed. Commerce and transport have

been shut down. The strike which continued through Thursday was called by the

opposition to press its demand that the government resign and allow elections under a

neutral interim administration. In Dacca, thousands of opposition activists marched

through the street shouting anti-government slogans.

24． What’s the result of strike?

A．At least 40 people dead.

B．At least 14 people dead.

C．At least 40 people injured.

D．At least 14 people injured.

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。在新闻的最后州议员说明：“... devices to

detect explosives should be installed at every airport in the nation.”由此可以得知州

议员讲述的只是在本国内，而不是世界上的每个机场，因此只有选项A为正确

答案。知识模块：听力

25． Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The strike begins on Tuesday.

B．There might be elections under a neutral interim government.

C．The government was demanded to step down.

D．The whole country has been unable to operate normally.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查对新闻细节(数字)的捕捉。新闻中最先提到：“At least 40

people in Bangladesh have been injured ”由此可以断定至少有40名人

员受伤，而没有提到有人死亡。选项C为正确答案。知识模块：听力

听力原文： Thousands will gather in the city center just after 5:00 am on

Tuesday, April 18, to remember victims of the Great Earthquake. Organizers say they

will also celebrate the heroism of the survivors. One hundred years ago, the first

tremors struck at 5:12 in the morning, and the region shook violently for one minute.

A center of culture and commerce, San Francisco was then known as the Paris of the

West. Just hours earlier, I-talian tenor Enrico Caruso had appeared in the opera

Carmen at the city’s opera house. The singer later recalled trembling with fear as he

looked out of the window of his room at the Palace Hotel. He saw buildings topple

and masonry fall, and heard the screams of men, women and children. Historian

Eileen Keremitsis is a volunteer guide who recounts the tragic story for visitors. The

quake was massive, at magnitude 7.8 and was centered just off the coast close to the

city. The shaking damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings over a wide area, but

Keremitsis says most of the devastation was caused by fires that burned uncontrolled

for three days.

26． What does the news item mainly report?

A．The Paris of the West.

B．The heroism of the survivors.

C．San Franciscans mark 100th anniversary of quake.

D．The immense devastation.

正确答案：C

解析：主旨大意题。新闻首句提到：4月18日(星期二)，数千人将于早上5

点后聚集在市中心来悼念大地震的遇难者。接着新闻通过不同人的经历回顾了

100年前的旧金山大地震。故选项C正确。知识模块：新闻听力

27． According to Keremitsis, what caused the most of the devastation?

A．The massive shaking magnitude.

B．Fires that burned uncontrolled for three days.

C．The panic of men, women and children.

D．The flood caused by the quake.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。新闻结尾处提到：科里米特西斯说，大多数的毁坏是由失控

了3天的大火导致的。故选项B正确。知识模块：新闻听力

听力原文： United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says stopping

the killing and finding a political solution in the Darfur region of Sudan remain his

highest priorities. After increasing international pressure, the Sudanese government

last month agreed to allow a combined 20,000-strong peacekeeping force, made up of

the U.N. and the African Union, into Darfur. Mr. Ban said that was progress. It is

estimated that some 200,000 people have died in Darfur’s ethnic and political conflict

since 2003. Mr. Blair has been named the representative of the Middle East Quartet,

which is made up of the United States, the European Union, the U.N. and Russia.

28． How many people have been estimated to be dead in the conflict?

A．20,000.

B．200,000.

C．2,000.

D．2,000,000.

正确答案：B

解析：根据文中：It is estimated that some 200，000 people have died in Darfur’s

ethnic and political conflict since2003．直接选出B。

29． Which of the following countries are not included in the Middle East

Quartet?

A．China.

B．Russia.

C．US.

D．EU.

正确答案：A

解析：根据最后which is made up of the United States，the European Union，

the U．N．and Russia，提及了B：Russia，C：US，D：EU，所以也很容易选出

没有被提及的A：China。

听力原文： The French judge investigation the death of Princess Diana has

once again questioned the only person who survived the crash, bodyguard Trevor

Rees-Jones. He arrived at the Pala’s de Justice in Paris about two hours ago and has

already finished answering the judge’s questions. This is the fourth time he has

traveled to Paris to speak with the judge conducting the inquiry. Rees-Jones suffered

serious injuries in the crash last August and only recently began talking about it. He

says he’s having flashbacks. He’ 8 quoted in a London tabloid as saying “Princess

Diana was conscious and talking immediately after the crash in a Paris tunnel. “And

that conflicts with French doctors who have said “She never regained consciousness.”

30． Who was the only person having survived the crash?

A．Tile French judge.

B．The French judge’s bodyguard.

C．Roes-Jones, Princess Dianna’s bodyguard.

D．A French doctor.

正确答案：C

31． Roes-Jones didn’t talk about the crash shortly after the crash because

______.

A．he could only tell the French judge about the crash

B．he was seriously wounded and conldn’t remember what had happened at the

moment

C．he refused to talk about it

D．his doctors didn’t allow him to talk about it then

正确答案：B

PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the

following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the

passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.

Who needs a publisher? Bob Young, CEO of print-on-demand service Lulu,

com, says that the publishing and【C1】______of books online will not be the old book

industry on a new【C2】______It will be a new industry, 【C3】______not on

bestsellers but on niche【C4】______Maybe Grisham isn’t a Lulu customer【C5】

______, but writer John Edgar Wideman is. Wideman’s latest【C6】______of short

stories, Briefs, came out from Lulu this spring. In a traditional paperback publishing

【C7】______, the author keeps a mere 8 to 9 percent of【C8】______. Under most

self-publishing agreements, authors keep 70 to 80 percent of their profits,【C9】

______the remaining cut going to their distributor. “It’s a(n)【C10】______playing

field for the first time.,” says J. A. Konrath, a thriller author who plans to【C11】

______all his future novels as self-published Kindle books. “The【C12】______have

become who they should have been【C13】______: the readers. “ Konrath began

self-publishing e-books in April 2009. He quickly realized that by【C14】______the

middleman, he was making as much money on a single $ 2. 99 e-book【C15】

______he would on a $ 25 hardcover. “I started to be able to pay my【C16】______on

e-book money, then pay my bills on e-book money,” Konrath says. Konrath【C17】

______his strong sales on Amazon to user-generated【C18】______and reviews on

message boards,【C19】______to the low price of his e-books. “Three dollars is a cup

of coffee,” Konrath says. “Wouldn’t you rather have eight hours of【C20】______from

a book?”

32．【C1】

A．distributing

B．contributing

C．allotting

D．marketing

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。distributing指“书籍的发行和销售”，与前文的

publishing(出版)正好呼应。contributing贡献，捐献；allotting分配；marketing营

销。

33．【C2】

A．fashion

B．philosophy

C．platform

D．settlement

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析题。网上售书不会是新平台上的老式出版业。fashion流行；

philosophy哲学，理念；platform平台；settlement定居。

34．【C3】

A．dependent

B．determined

C．depicted

D．deprived

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。“网上售书是新兴产业，不仅需要有最好的销售商，而

且需要非常专业的发行渠道”。depenndenton依赖于；determined有决心的；depict

描写；deprived被剥夺权利的。

35．【C4】

A．circulations

B．issues

C．publications

D．shipments

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析题。circulation流通；issue问题．版本；publication发行；

shipment运输。

36．【C5】

A．now

B．nowadays

C．still

D．yet

正确答案：D

解析：词义辨析题。now现在；nowadays目前，这些天；still还(用于肯定

句)；yet还(用于否定句)。

37．【C6】

A．bestseller

B．collection

C．novel

D．version

正确答案：B

解析：词义辨析题。bestseller畅销书；collection专集；novel小说；version

版本。

38．【C7】

A．bargain

B．deal

C．convention

D．promise

正确答案：B

解析：词义辨析题。“传统的出版协议”。bargain讨价还价；deal协议；

convention大会；promise承诺。

39．【C8】

A．deposits

B．interests

C．royalties

D．taxes

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析题。“作家保留百分之八到百分之九的版税”。deposit预付

金；interest利息；royalties版税；tax税。

40．【C9】

A．and

B．with

C．but

D．among

正确答案：B

解析：语法题。with“the remaining cut going to”表伴随动作。

41．【C10】

A．attractive

B．even

C．promising

D．potential

正确答案：B

解析：词义辨析题。attractive吸引人的；even公平的；promising有前途的；

potential潜在的。对作家来说网上销售首次成了公平的竞技场所。

42．【C11】

A．punish

B．relay

C．release

D．reveal

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析题。punish惩罚；relay传递；release发行，释放，和publish

同义；reveal揭示。

43．【C12】

A．gatekeepers

B．purchasers

C．counterparts

D．landlords

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。gatekeeper守门员；purchaser购物者；counterpart对方；

landlord地主。

44．【C13】

A．in the first place

B．after all

C．eventually

D．all in all

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。“一开始守门员就成了他们本应该的那样；读者”。after

all毕竟；eventually最终；all in all总之。

45．【C14】

A．cutting out

B．disposing of

C．disconnecting

D．eliminating

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。“去掉中间人，利润增加”。cut out排除，等同于

exclude;dispose of处理；disconnect断开；eliminate根除。

46．【C15】

A．and

B．as

C．for

D．than

正确答案：B

解析：语法题。此处为同级比较“as much…as…”。

47．【C16】

A．bills

B．cheque

C．expenses

D．mortgage

正确答案：D

解析：词义辨析题。bill清单，账单(如水、电、气费用等)；cheque支票；

expense开支；mortgage房贷。

48．【C17】

A．attributes

B．contributes

C．distributes

D．stipulates

正确答案：A

解析：固定搭配题。attribute to归因于；contribute to导致；distribute分配；

stipulate陈述。

49．【C18】

A．credits

B．ranks

C．ratings

D．ratios

正确答案：C

解析：词义辨析题。根据上下文可知，销售量取决于读者的打分和评论，以

及较低的价格。credits学分，信誉； ranks等级，排名；ratios比率。

50．【C19】

A．as well as

B．in addition to

C．despite

D．except

正确答案：A

解析：逻辑关系题。C和D的意思不恰当，而B表示递进。

51．【C20】

A．entertainment

B．excitement

C．harvest

D．leisure

正确答案：A

解析：词义辨析题。entertainment娱乐；excitement兴奋；harvest收获；leisure

休闲。

PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are

thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases

marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

52． ______ had she finished the poem ______ the students began to ask her

questions.

A．As soon as, than

B．No sooner, than

C．As soon as, when

D．No sooner, when

正确答案：B

解析：句子结构题。no sooner…than…是固定结构，表示“刚……就……”，

类似结构还有“hardly(scarcely)…when”。知识模块：语法与词汇

53． The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not

been______ filled in.

A．consequently

B．frequently

C．comprehensively

D．properly

正确答案：D

解析：该题是词汇题，考查副词词义辨析。选项A中的consequently意思是

“结果、因此”，如：He was ill for a long time and consequently his absence put him

far behind in his work．他因病缺席了很久，耽误了很多课程。选项B中frequently

表示“常常、频繁地”，如：Tourists frequently go to the district．游客常去那个地

方。选项C中的comprehensively表示”全面的、综合的”，如：They were

comprehensively beaten in the final．他们在决赛中一败涂地。选项D中的properly

表示“适当地、恰当地”，如：You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first．你

先来找我是完全对的。因此，根据题意，选项D为最佳答案。知识模块：语法

与词汇

54． The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone______get out.

A．had to

B．would

C．could

D．was able to

正确答案：D

解析：情态动词。表示过去具体某次经过努力“能够”做成某事只能用was

／were able to而不用could。知识模块：情态动词

55． The proposed restrictions have______a storm of protest.

A．started

B．ignited

C．resulted

D．risen

正确答案：B

解析：动词形异义异辨析。ignite意为“点燃，激起(感情等)”，如：Theoppression

ignited the hatred of the people．压迫激起人民的仇恨。start表示“开始”；result

一般和介词in搭配，意为“导致”；rise一般为不及物动词，表示“起立，升”。

知识模块：语法词汇

56． Some Christians ought to have it banned,______it to be the Devil’s drink.

A．Having believed

B．Believing

C．Believed

D．Being believed

正确答案：B

57． They failed to pass the exam last time; I regretted______.

A．to be not able to help

B．being unable to help

C．being not able to helping

D．not be able to help

正确答案：B

58． I can’t stand the summer’s______heat.

A．intensive

B．heavy

C．intense

D．high

正确答案：C

解析：意近形容词辨析。intense意为“强烈的”，intense heat为固定搭配，

意为“酷热”。intensive意为“集中的，彻底的”；heavy意为“强烈的；猛烈的”，

但不能修饰heat；high意为“(速度，温度，程度等)激烈的”。

59． We are ______ with these experienced technicians.

A．too pleased to work

B．too pleased working

C．only too pleased to work

D．only too pleased working

正确答案：C

解析：题型：词汇题。此题考查习语。only too意为“很，非常：十分”，用

法为only too+形容词或过去分词 +不定式，表示“非常……做某事”。有些同学

看到too就以为是 to... 句型，而不仔细揣摩句意为：哪个见习生不想从师

于有经验的师傅?

60． In spite of the ______ economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen

slightly.

A．gloomy

B．dizzy

C．opaque

D．faint

正确答案：A

解析：考查形容词辨析。本题中的in spite of表明两部分之间为让步关系，

从制造产量“还是略有”同升可以看出经济前景仍然暗淡，gloomy意为“阴郁

的，令人沮丧的”，可以与economic forecast搭配，因此正确。dizzy意为“头晕

目眩的”；opaque意为“不透明的，晦涩的”；faint意为“虚弱的”。

61． Just as a good architect skilled in the handling of his bricks, ______an

excellent artist is adept in the handling of his brush.

A．thus

B．as

C．so

D．like

正确答案：C

解析：状语从句题。Just as…，so…可视为固定结构，意思是“正如……，……

也……”，as引导的是方式状语从句，其前的just可以省略。

62． Some people______garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.

A．erase

B．exterminate

C．exclude

D．extinguish

正确答案：B

解析：动词辨析题。erase意为“除去，擦掉”，指有意识地除去字迹、声音

等；exterminate意为“用故意、有选择性的方式完全毁坏”，如生物；exclude意

为“排斥；排除，不包括在内”；extinguish意为“熄灭，扑灭”，指扑灭诸如火

之类的事物。根据关键词garden insects可知选择B。

63． While being questioned on the court, the man denied______the old lady’s

necklace.

A．having taken

B．taking

C．to have taken

D．to take

正确答案：A

解析：题干中的deny后需接动名词或名词，所以排除[C]和[D]。又由于动

作是发生在谓语动词denied之前，所以应用完成式，故答案为[A]。

64． The sight of the fruit salad made John’s mouth _______.

A．wet

B．ooze

C．water

D．moisten

正确答案：C

解析：只有选项C“馋得人流口水”(If food makes your mouth water，it smells

or looks so good that you want to eat it immediately)符合句义，为正确答案。例如：

The smell of the cooked fish makes her mouth water。

65． The news item about the traffic accident is followed by a detailed report

made _________.

A．on the spot

B．on the location

C．on the ground

D．on the site

正确答案：A

解析：on the spot意为“在场，在现场”，符合本题题意。on the site没有这

一搭配；on the location意为“在拍摄外景”；on the ground意为“在地面上”。因

此A为正确选项。

66． What he said just now had little to do with the question _________

discussion.

A．with

B．under

C．by

D．over

正确答案：B

解析：under discussion是习惯搭配，意为“正在讨论之中的”，其它三个介

词和discussion不是固定搭配。

67． You can borrow my book provided that you ______ it to me tomorrow.

A．return

B．returned

C．will return

D．would rectum

正确答案：A

解析：条件状语从句，从句用一般现在时表示将来时，因此正确答案是A。

68． That’s definitely not what I said. You arc purposely ______ my idea to

prove your point.

A．revising

B．distracting

C．distorting

D．contradicting

正确答案：C

解析：句意：那绝不是我悦的。你故虐歪曲我的观点以证明你的观点。distort

意为“歪曲，曲解”，符合题意。 revise则意为“修订，修正”contradict作“反

驳，抵触”讲distract意为“使……分心，扰乱”。因此C为正确选项。

69． The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which

was ______ from one new moon to the next.

A．assessed

B．measured

C．reckoned

D．judged

正确答案：C

解析：语义连贯题。此题考查动词词义。根据常识，月这一时间单位(the unit

of month)是以月亮的运动来测量的，而这种测量是一种估算，而不会是精确的，

故可排除B messure (一般表示测出具体的数目)。而Aassess“估计，评估”一般

表示对某个人或某种形式的评判或是对价值或成本的估算；D judge“估计；断

定”则常指法官的判决或对正误的判断。只有Creckon“估计，测算”符合题意。

70． My father has promised to put his car entirely at our ______ for the holiday.

A．disposal

B．usage

C．pleasure

D．disposition

正确答案：A

解析：此题考查习语。at one’s disposal意为“供任意使用；可自行支配”。

71． Mr. Johnson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ______ if

approached with enthusiasm.

A．prize

B．reward

C．refund

D．bonus

正确答案：B

解析：名词辨析题。reward意为“报答；报酬”；prize意为“奖金，奖品”；

refund意为“退款”；bonus意为“奖金，红利”。

72． Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s ______to

injustice makes democracy, necessary.

A．tendency

B．trend

C．inclination

D．tenor

正确答案：C

解析：名词辨析题。选项A tendency暗含着以某一特定方式进行的倾向；选

项B trend经常指普遍的或流行的方向，特指在某一特定领域的；选项D tenor

暗示持续的，不变更的路线；选项C inclination通常指个人爱好或喜欢此物甚于

彼物的倾向。

73． Jack is very exhausted, he should stop ______ and go out for a rest.

A．to study

B．studying

C．of studying

D．to have studied

正确答案：B

解析：有些动词或动词短语如：acknowledge，admit，advise，allow，appreciate，

avoid，cannot help， cease，complete，consider，contemplate，delay，deny，dislike，

enjoy，envy，escape，excuse，facilitate，fancy，favor，feel like，finish，forbid，

forgive，give up，imagine，include，keep，keep on，mind，miss，p

74． From here, we can see the bridge ______ construction.

A．below

B．by

C．in

D．under

正确答案：D

解析：under作为介词，可以表示”正在……的过程中”，如：The bill now under

discussion was put forward by Smith．正在讨论中的议案是史密斯提出的。其他三

个介词均没有这个用法。

75． Not all universities in the U. S. offer a full ______ of programs leading

from a BA degree to postgraduate education through the doctorate.

A．variety

B．category

C．load

D．range

正确答案：D

解析：单词range用于词组a range of: a set of (different objects of the same kind)

一整套；一系列。

76． This is an interesting novel ______ the last chapter.

A．care of

B．as for

C．regardless of

D．save for

正确答案：D

解析：save for是复杂介词，意思为“除了”。整个句子的意思是：“除了最

后一章，这是一本有趣的小说。”care of意为“由……转交”；as for意为“至于”；

regardless of意为“不管，不顾”，这三个选项也都是复杂介词，但均与本题的题

意不符。

77． The design of her T-shirt is the one of pink roses ______ a white ground.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．at

正确答案：B

解析：整个句子的意思是：“她的T恤衫的图案是白底上衬着粉红色的玫瑰。”

ground在本题中意为“底子，板面”，其前面出现的介词通常是on。

78． The current general slackness of the market has prevented us from ______

new orders with you.

A．placing.

B．putting

C．arranging

D．providing

正确答案：A

解析：place an order with sb．为固定搭配，意为“向某人订货”，故答案为

A placing。

79． Have you ever been in a situation______you know the other person is right

yet you cannot agree with him?

A．by which

B．that

C．in where

D．where

正确答案：D

解析：关系副词用法题。关系副词有代替“介词+which”的功能，表示场合、

处境。[D]where相当于“in which”，引导一个定语从句修饰situation，因此该项

为正确答案。

80． The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to _________that it was

a car.

A．ensure

B．examine

C．verify

D．testify

正确答案：C

解析：词语辨析。ensure表示“保证”、“担保”、“保护”、“使安全”、“保证

给予”。 examine表示“检查”等。verify 表示“证明”、“证实”、“核实”、“查

清”。testify 表示“作证”、“证明”、“证实”、“表明”等。

81． Many people are __________ to insect bites, and some even have to go to

hospital.

A．insensitive

B．allergic

C．sensible

D．infected

正确答案：B

解析：词语辨析。be allergic to 表示“对……过敏的”。be insensitive to 表

示“对……不敏感的”。另两个选项不与 to 搭配。

PART V READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)Directions: In this

section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each

with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is

the best answer.

The function of the office is to perform administrative work. First, it must

provide necessary communications with customers, banks, government departments,

and other outside organizations. Second, it must service the information requirements

within the company itself. In order to meet these needs efficiently, the office manager

must employ the most appropriate business methods, systems and equipment. In

an efficient administrative structure, clerical operations are organized so that they add

to the profitability of the business. However, in many countries the number of clerical

staff has increased while the total number of workers employed in production has

fallen. In Britain, for example, the total workforce in the years 1919 - 1976 went up

by 24%, while the number of people who were employed in clerical work increased

by 150%. For a country such as Britain, which depends on a manufacturing base, that

can mean inefficiency. To ensure that office services run smoothly, there must be

the means to check, sort, copy and file correspondence and other paperwork. Today

there is a growing range of machines that can be used to do such jobs. The size and

resources of a company will determine how mechanized or computerized its office

systems are. The office must give maximum service at minimum cost. A balance

must be kept between production, marketing, and administration. As a company

develops and grows, the contribution of administration will vary in kind and in value.

The most important objective in modern offices is the processing of data in order to”

provide a means of business control, but in many companies there are weaknesses in

the ability to manage communications efficiently. For example, some data are often

used only by individual managers, and different departments in the same company

may use different data processing systems. In order to contribute to business

efficiency, however, data processing must be a centralized service. The system which

is required is one that looks at the total needs of a business and therefore assists

management in making appropriate decisions quickly.

82． According to the passage, the function of the office manager is to ______

A．provide necessary information for the local authority

B．keep a balance between production, marketing and administration

C．assist management in making appropriate decisions quickly

D．make sure that administrative work is performed efficiently

正确答案：D

解析：本题询问的是办公室经理的作用。由文章第一段可知，办公室的作用

是从事行政管理，而办公室经理为使行政管理及时有效，需采取一系列措施。因

此四个选项相比较，只有D与原文最为贴近。

83． In what way are some companies inefficient in managing communications?

A．They do not make data available to all managers.

B．They use the same data processing system.

C．They check business correspondence.

D．They depend on a manufacturing base.

正确答案：A

解析：本题属于推理理解题。由题干的提示，读者首先可在第五段找到有关

信息。本段举了一个例子，是说公司内各个部门使用不同的数据处理系统。这

个例子说明，缺乏集中统一的数据处理系统使得各部门间不能很好地协作，从而

降低了工作效率。因此，A是一些公司缺乏管理沟通能力的原因。

84． According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The British workforce in the years 1919 - 1976 went up by 42%.

B．The most important objective in modern offices is to file correspondence.

C．The office must give maximum service at minimum cost.

D．The function of the office is to manage communications efficiently.

正确答案：C

解析：本题询问细节。与原文比较可知，A、B、D三项均与文章原意不符。

85． The degree of computerization in a company’s office is limited by______

A．the business methods and systems

B．the correspondence and other paperwork

C．the data and data processing systems

D．the size and resources of the company

正确答案：D

解析：本题询问细节，在文章的第三段可找到直接对应的语句“The size and

resources of a company will determine how mechanized or computerized its office

systems are”。句型A determines B，意思就是B is limited by A。因此，一个公司

的大小和资源决定了办公室电脑化的程度。

Scientists have determined that Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, was

definitely birdbrained, meaning no disrespect. Indeed, they consider the fossil’s brain

size decisive evidence that Archaeopteryx had what it took to fly. The new

research suggests, moreover, mat birds probably started flying millions of years

earlier than scientists previously thought. It is just mat fossils of those first flying

birds—predecessors of Archaeopteryx—have never been found. The researchers,

at the Natural History Museum in London, based their findings on the first X-ray

examination and reconstruction of the braincase and inner ear of a

147-million-year-old Archaeopteryx specimen. They found that in size, shape and

volume, its brain was similar to that of the modern eagle or sparrow.

Measurements of the semicircular canals, the mechanism for balance inside the ear,

showed that Archaeopteryx had the “neurological and structural adaptations necessary

for flight,” the scientists concluded. Their research, involving an X-ray computed

tomography scan, or C.T., of the fossil’s braincase and inner ear, is described today in

the journal Nature. Previous studies of the feathered wing and tail of

Archaeopteryx and its birdlike anatomy, including a pronounced wishbone, supported

the prevailing view of experts that it was capable of some degree of powered flight.

Archaeopteryx is considered a prime transitional species in the evolution of some

reptiles, probably dinosaurs, into today’s birds. But the research team, led by Dr.

Angela Milner, a paleontologist at the British museum, wrote that until their

investigation of Archaeopteryx, “little was understood about the extent to which its

brain and special senses were adapted for flight.” Dr. Milner said the new study

not only established that Archaeopteryx was capable of “controlling the complex

business of flying,” but also showed “how much there is still to discover about when

and how bird flight began.” In a statement issued by the museum, Dr. Milner said,

“If flight was this advanced by the time Archaeopteryx was around, then were birds

actually flying millions of years earlier than we’d previously thought?”

86． What is the original meaning of “birdbrained” and what does it mean here

in the first paragraph?

A．Naive; intelligent.

B．Simple-minded; volant.

C．Narrow-minded; navigational.

D．Stupid; adapted for flight.

正确答案：D

解析：birdbrained原指“愚蠢的”意思，但在本文中却是指具有适应飞行的

能力。第1段最后一句表明始祖鸟拥有使其飞翔的东西，结合第4段“科学家总

结，耳内控制平衡的半规管的测量显示始祖鸟拥有为了飞翔所必需的神经的和结

构的相应改造”，我们可以得知，D为正确答案。知识模块：阅读

87． The reason why there still needs improvement in the past view of

Archaeopteryx is that

A．fossils of those earliest birds haven’t been discovered yet.

B．the wishbone they studied is just so-called wishbone.

C．there was no study of the role of its brain and some faculties in flight.

D．Archaeopteryx is regarded as the earliest known bird.

正确答案：C

解析：根据文章第7段可知过去并没有对始祖鸟的脑及其他一些感觉功能进

行研究，所以，在这些方面还有待进一步的提高。因此，C为正确选项。知识

模块：阅读

88． It can be inferred from the passage that if birds started flying millions of

years earlier than scientists previously thought

A．Archaeopteryx can perform very intricate flying.

B．Archaeopteryx is unlikely to be a prime transitional species between reptiles

and birds.

C．fossils of those first flying birds are bound to be excavated soon.

D．a further investigation should be implemented in Archaeopteryx’s anatomy.

正确答案：B

解析：第6段提到capable of some degree of powered flight，始祖鸟被认为是

“从爬行动物，也许是恐龙，到今天鸟类的演变中重要的过渡物种”。但是，题

干中说如果“birds started flying millions of yearsearlier than scientists previously

thought”，那么飞行能力极强的始祖鸟极可能并不是主要的过渡物种了，故B正

确。知识模块：阅读

89． In the sixth paragraph, here “anatomy” means

A．body.

B．fossil.

C．analysis.

D．skeleton.

正确答案：D

解析：anatomy意思有：“解剖(学)；具体分析；骨骼”等等。根据文章第6

段的第1句“之前关于始祖鸟羽毛翅膀和尾巴以及它类似鸟类骨骼(包括明显的

叉骨)的研究，支持专家们公认的观点，即它能做某种程度的有力的飞行。”我们

可以从该词后面的说明判断此处意思是“骨骼”。所以D为正确答案。知识模

块：阅读

90． The author’s attitude towards the new research is

A．supporting.

B．neutral.

C．negative.

D．critical.

正确答案：B

解析：纵观全文，作者都在客观地陈述事实，没有添加任何个人感情色彩。

所以，正确答案为B“中立的”。知识模块：阅读

My grandmother cut a recipe sometime in the 1940s or 1950s for “Mrs.

Orr’s Chocolate Cake” from the Monitor. When my dad tasted this cake, he was so

enchanted with it that he requested this cake every year, both for Father’s Day and for

his birthday in September. Dad was a creature of habit. He didn’t always greet

new experiments in cooking with glee. When I graduated from college and got my

first apartment, I began to learn to cook, with guidance and suggestions from my mom

and the help of a few good cookbooks. I also began to experiment. Often when I

invited Mom and Dad over for dinner, I tried a new recipe. Dad would look at his

plate suspiciously and ask, “ Am I the ‘ guinea pig’ for this meal ? “ Dad

especially didn’t encourage experimentation where his birthday cake was concerned.

It had to be Mrs. Orr’s cake, made in a metal 9-by-13-inch pan, rather than in layers,

and it had to have white butter cream icing, not the traditional chocolate icing that

many people enjoy on chocolate cake. Once we asked if he would like chocolate icing

for a change. Silly question. So we enjoyed Mrs. Orr’s cake with white icing

twice a year. Nothing fancy, nothing pretentious—just like Dad. No nuts, coconut,

sprinkles, or other decorations. No pretty cake plate or beautiful presentation. Just

plain cake with icing in a plain metal pan. Somehow , it seemed to fit Dad, a plain,

no-nonsense kind of man with Midwestern down-home friendliness. Dad was

very generous in sharing his special cake with family and friends. When my sister and

I were no longer living at home, we’d still get together for Father’s Day and Dad’s

birthday. He always cut generous pieces for us to take home. When a neighbor came

over for morning coffee, Dad always offered him a piece of cake, commenting with

awe that either his wife or daughters had made him this cake, and how much they

must love him for going to “all that work”—a comment not so meaningful as it would

have been if we’d made him a layer cake and decorated it. Of course, we asked

repeatedly if he’d rather have a different cake, maybe decorated. Again, silly question.

For some reason that no one understands, this cake always rises higher in the middle

than a normal cake, sometimes looking rather lopsided. It doesn’t seem to matter

which kind of pan we use, or which type of chocolate. That means the corners and

sides of the cake get more icing than the center. Personally, I always like a corner

piece. So did Dad. Years ago, my cousin told me she makes Mrs. Orr’s cake as a

layer cake and uses chocolate icing. I tried it when I was having company(not Dad),

using raspberry jam between two layers and a chocolate butter cream icing on the top

and sides. The sides looked too messy for company, so I pressed chopped nuts into

them, piped the chocolate icing around the bottom and top, and everyone thought I

bought it at a bakery. It was amazingly rich and wonderful, hence the name I gave it,

Majestic Chocolate Cake. The funny thing, though, is that I missed the white icing!

Dad isn’t with us anymore, but whenever I see this recipe in my file, I’m filled with

sweet memories of the man who loved his special cake, appreciated those who’d

baked it, and shared it so freely.

91． “ the Monitor” in Paragraph 1 is most likely to be a______.

A．cookbook

B．website

C．TV program

D．newspaper

正确答案：D

解析：推理题。首句中cut为“剪切”的意思，但从时间上可以看出当时不

可能有网络，首先排除[B]；电视机上的内容是不能够被剪切的，[C]也不符合题

意；[A]看似正确，但食谱书上的食谱是现成的，不需要剪贴。“Mrs．Orr’s Chocolate

Cake”应该是一个名人做蛋糕的专栏，而报纸除了新闻还有其他栏目，所以奶奶

应该是从报纸上食谱专栏里剪下的烹饪方法，故[D]为最佳选项。知识模块：阅

读

92． What can we infer from the last sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．Dad ate too much food as a pig.

B．Dad praised me for the new recipe.

C．Dad refused the meal prepared according to a new recipe.

D．Dad thought the food was too much for him.

正确答案：C

解析：推理题。从第二段首句可以看出，父亲的习惯常年不变，不喜欢尝试

新食物；而我刚开始学习烹饪，喜欢邀请父母品尝新手艺，所以当父亲看到盘子

中的菜时，怀疑自己是女儿实验用的“小白鼠”，不愿意吃其中的食物，故[C]”

父亲拒绝品尝新手艺”正确。[B]与文意相悖；[A]和[D]在文中未体现。知识模

块：阅读

93． According to the passage, ______may NOT be the character of the author’s

father.

A．demanding

B．practical

C．stubborn

D．liberal

正确答案：A

解析：推理题。第四段作者将父亲与朴实无华的蛋糕相比，说明了父亲的务

实，可排除[B]。在第三、五两段末，均出现了silly question，其点明了保守固执

不愿意改变的性格，排除[C]。第五段开头，generous一词说明父亲的慷慨大方，

所以[D]也不符合题意。而[A]“苛求的”在文中未有体现，故选[A]。知识模块：

阅读

94． What can NOT be inferred from the last but one paragraph?

A．The author forgot to add the white icing.

B．The author was a considerate person.

C．The author missed his father so much.

D．The author might be qualified for a professional cook.

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。本段描述作者尝试制作新蛋糕，并得到了大家的赞赏(蛋糕

就像店里买到的一样)，所以作者的厨艺足以和专业的厨师媲美，排除[D]。而末

句中的though使句意发生了转折——虽然新蛋糕很精美，但是我还是想念原来

的蛋糕。其中missed含义应为“思念，想念”而不应理解为“错过”；white icing

应指代原来父亲爱吃的蛋糕，所以并非指作者忘记了加入白色的蛋糕糖衣，故答

案为[A]，同时排除[C]。本段第三句讲到作者认为蛋糕的边缘过于凌乱不宜招待

客人而进行了进一步加工，体现了作者考虑周到，故也排除[B]。知识模块：阅

读

95． Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Mrs. Orr’s, A Professional Cook

B．A “Stubborn” Cake with Generations

C．My Stubborn Father

D．My Improved Cooking Skill

正确答案：B

解析：主旨题。本文作者讲述了“一块难以改变的蛋糕”维系了奶奶、父亲、

母亲以及作者三代人之间感情的故事，表达了对父亲的怀念，而[B]中的stubborn

一词也暗指父亲性格，所以[B]正确。本文不是讲述一个厨师的生平，排除[A]。

虽然文章中也对父亲的顽固大力着墨，但文章并非为了突出父亲这一性格特点，

本文主要是展示几代人之间因为蛋糕而产生的感情，故[C]不全面、不准确。[D]

“我提升了的厨艺”只是文章描述的一小部分，不能概括全文内容，也排除。知

识模块：阅读

On day one of my self-proclaimed Month of Gratitude, my five-year-old

son woke up “bored” at 5:, I spied a speeding ticket in my wife’s purse, and

our water heater spluttered to its death as I was getting into the shower. Ordinarily, I

would have started complaining and the day would’ve been off to an ugly start. But

this day was different. How cute my child’s dimples (酒窝) are. How fetching my

wife’s taste for adventure. Only 29 days to go. Just a week earlier, as I struggled

with the feeling that I’d been put on this earth to load and unload the dishwasher, I’d

decided it was time to end my reflexive complaining. But it wasn’t simply the little

things that were annoying me. All of a sudden, my friends were dealing with bad

news--cancer diagnoses, divorce, job loss. Shouldn’t I be celebrating my relative good

fortune? I’d heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for

tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive

thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be

thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He

recommended keeping a log of everything I’m grateful for in a given week or month.

I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty

weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly

picked blueberries; the Beatles’ White Album; that I’m not bald. By day three, I

was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I’d

just won an Oscar and hanging Post-it notes to remind myself of the next day’s

thank-you targets: the mailman, my son’s math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach

started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. “K you

overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore,” professor Emmons

told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking

the unsung heroes in your life. Then professor Emmons suggested a “gratitude

visit.” Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom

you’ve never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses

your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face. I

immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the

first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this

day, I am guided by her advice (“Never be boring”). I booked plane tickets to my

hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember,

though unmistakable with her still long, black hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a

slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read.

“I want to thank you in person for the impact you’ve had on my life,” I began.

“Nearly 30 years ago, you introduced my eighth-grade class to the wonders of the

written word. Your passion for stories and characters and your enthusiasm for words

made me realize there was a world out there that made sense to me.” And whether it

was Miss Riggi’s enormous smile when I finished the letter, or the way she held it

close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I returned

home. Since then, I have written several more gratitude letters, and my wife and 1

both summon our “training” when we feel saddled by life. The unpleasant matters are

still there, but appreciation, I’ve learned, has an echo—and it’s loud enough to drown

out the grumbling of one man emptying the dishwasher.

96． The author didn’t start complaining when he met with unpleasant

experiences because

A．he thought the day was different from before.

B．it was one of his self-proclaimed day of Gratitude.

C．his son became more cute and his wife more adventurous.

D．he could manage these little unhappy things in life.

正确答案：B

解析：因果细节题。定位到第1段。根据第1段第2句可知，在以前如果碰

到一些不开心的事情，作者会开始抱怨，但是今天是不同的，因为今天是他自己

规定的感恩月中的一天。他看到的是孩子可爱的酒窝，妻子对冒险活动的独到见

解等等，故选B。A没有说到不同的原因；C只是具体的现象；D也不是原因，

他一直都有能力处理日常生活的不快，但如果不是他的感恩日子，他也许还是会

抱怨，故排除。

97． According to the passage, what did professor Emmons propose to have a

gratitude attitude?

A．Making oneself appear to be grateful.

B．Keeping an elaborate dairy.

C．Thinking positively in a given time.

D．Recording everything appreciated for a certain time.

正确答案：D

解析：细节判断题。定位到第3段，根据第3段最后一句可知，D正确。教

授提到新研究结果表明，就算是假装感恩也能让人觉得开心和满足。但他建议的

是，让作者在给定的一周或一月内把每件值得感激的事情全都记下来，因此不选

A。

98． According to the context, “gratitude visit” in Paragraph Six refers to

A．visit someone with a detailed letter.

B．call on someone with an appreciated letter.

C．see someone you are indebted to.

D．see someone personally.

正确答案：C

解析：短语含义理解题。根据第6段的第2句可知，感恩拜访指的就是对你

的人生有重大影响而你却未曾表达谢意的人登门造访。所以选项C正确。

99． The author’s reunion with his English teacher, Miss Riggi, shows that

A．the author was desperate to see his teacher.

B．his teacher had great impact on him.

C．his teacher still had a deep impression of the author.

D．the author wanted to testify the professor’s proposal.

正确答案：B

解析：细节推断题。从第6段第2句对拜访对象的解释及第7段首句可知他

的英语老师是对他人生影响最深的人，从第9段信件内容也可知道这一点，故选

B。

100． The last paragraph shows that

A．professor Emmons’ suggestions were effective to the author.

B．professor Emmons’ suggestions were unpractical to the author.

C．the author and his wife learn how to show gratitude to others.

D．professor Emmons’ suggestions were considered as unacceptable.

正确答案：A

解析：段落细节题。最后一段讲述感恩月过后作者及其妻子的改变：生活中

不愉快的事情时有发生，但是保持一颗感恩的心将会让你忘掉一切不开心。这表

明Emmons教授的建议是非常奏效的。故选项A符合题意。

101． Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．How to pay a gratitude visit.

B．How to make matters differently.

C．How to be thankful and improve your life.

D．How to become an appreciated man.

正确答案：C

解析：全文主旨题。文章主要描述了作者在感恩月中的体验及感恩月之后的

改变。选项A(怎样进行感恩拜谢)、B(怎样使事情变得有所不同)以及D(怎样成

为一个感恩的人)都不能完全表达这层意思，只有选项C(学会感恩，提升生活品

质)符合题意，故答案是C。

PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)

SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)

102． Nowadays tourism is more and more indispensable to people’s life.

But which way is a better choice; joining package tours or traveling on your own?

Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Which Do

You Prefer; Joining Package Tours or Traveling on Your Own?

正确答案： Which Do You Prefer:Joining Package Tours or Traveling

on Your Own? I went to Hangzhou by joining the package tour at the end of the

vacation last summer. And I feel that it is much more convenient and comfortable than

traveling on my own as I did before. First of all, participating in the package tour,

I don’t have to worry about the arrangement for board and lodging. The travel agency

has settled everything ahead of time. It is great to have a good meal and a sweet sleep

after a whole day’s tour. Secondly, I can know more about the place I visit. The guide

can give me more specific introduction and more vivid description about the history,

scenery, and local customs. What’s more, the guide arranges funny activities and gives

the tourists enough time to do what they like, such as playing games, buying

souvenirs and taking pictures. The guide makes great efforts to let the tourists enjoy

themselves. If tourists are not satisfied with the package tour’s service, as a tourist, he

can complain it and claim his rights. Comparing with traveling on one’s own, though

a little more expensive, joining a package tour provides tourists with safety and

satisfaction. On the whole, I prefer to join a package tour, which is more

convenient, comfortable and enjoyable. 涉及知识点：COMPOSITION

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)

103． Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based

on the following situation: You have organized a and invited several of

your friends to go with you. But now for some reasons you have to postpone the plan.

Write a note to them, explaining the reasons and apologizing for the change. Marks

will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.

正确答案：Dear all, I feel terribly sorry, but I am afraid we have to

postpone the trip which was scheduled this Sunday. My grandmother is ill and I have

to take care of her in hospital until she recovers completely. I feel very bad, but I do

hope you can understand it. Please forgive me and give me a chance to reschedule the

, Lucy