2024年6月5日发(作者：礼平心)
Unit 2 Deep Concern
参考答案
Part I Writing (15%)
Students’ Rating of Their Teachers
Nowadays, it is common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers and for
teachers to grade students. In some universities students’ rating has even become the only source
of information on teaching effectiveness.
This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system. They hold
that since students attend the teachers’ classes every day, they should have their opinion about
their teachers’ effectiveness. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They believe that there
is much more to teaching than what is shown on students’ rating forms. Students should not be
expected to judge whether the materials they use are up to date or how well the teacher knows
about the subject. These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the
teachers’ colleagues.
I think students’ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that
can really shed meaningful light on teachers’ performance. In stead of rating the teachers’
knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they have learned in a course,
and to report on such things as a teacher’s ability to communicate with students, his or her
relationship with students, and his or her ability to arouse students’ interest in the subject.
Part II. Listening Comprehension （35%）
Section A: 1~8: BBCAA DDB
Conversation One: 9~11: AAD
Conversation Two: 12~15: BAAB
Section B: Passage One: 16~18: ABC
Passage Two: 19~22: ABDC
Passage Three: 23 ~25: ADC
Section C: 26. folks 27. physical 28. surprisingly 29. show up
30. Tree-felling 31. Unemployment 32. services 33. not only
34. earn ing to
Part III. Reading Comprehension （35%）
Section A: 36~45: KDMJI L BCAF
Section B: 46~55: BCDDE FGFKM
Section C: Passage One: 56~60: ADDCB
Passage Two: 61~65: DAADB
Part IV Translation (15%)
Macao, a shining pearl on the coast of South China, attracts the world’s attention for her charm,
historical sufferings and glory, especially for the unusual date of December 20, 1999.
Ever since the ancient times, Macao has been the territory of China. The Chinese people have
been living and working there for generations. Early in the 1980s, Mr. Deng Xiaoping, one of the
great figures of the century, put forward the bold concept of “One Country, Two Systems”. On
July 1,1997, the People’s Republic of China resumed her sovereignty over Hong Kong. This year,
Macao will completely get rid of the foreign regime and return to her motherland. This is another
great historical event for the Chinese people, which symbolizes another big step for the Chinese
people on their way towards the great goal of the country’s reunification. Macao’s future is sure to
be even brighter.
录音原文
Section A
1.M: Prof. Johnson seems so serious.
W:But his lecture are quite humorous, aren’t they?
Q: What dose the woman think of Prof. Johnson?
2. W: Chuck, why is it that whenever I open my mailbox lately, I pull out letters addressed to you?
M: Because until I find a new apartment, l’m having the post office forward my mail to your
place.
Q: What is happening to Chuck’s letters?
3. M: They said the train won’t arrive until nine.
W: Well, what that boils down to is yet another delay in our schedule.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4. M: If our director was willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe he’ll
give us a few more days.
W: Let’s not push our luck(得寸进尺), ok?
Q: What does the man mean?
5. M: That’s an amazing sculpture, isn’t it?
W: You can say that again.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. M: Want to go for a long walk or a bike ride?
W: You don’t want to study now, do you7
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: I borrowed Peter’s favorite pen; and now I’ve lost it.
M: When he finds out, he will really raise the roof.
Q: How will Peter react when he hears what the woman did?
8. M: Harry seems to be in a bad mood today.
W: He'!! snap out of it when he finishes his biology project this afternoon.
Q: What does the woman imply about Harry?
Conversation One
M: Lisa, what show are you watching?
W:An old Japanese film. I figure if I’m going to spend all next year there, I’d better start
familiarizing myself with the culture.
M: You mean you are accepted into the program?
W: Sure was.
M: That’s wonderful. You must be excited.
W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Kawada. He wrote a letter of
recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book that goes with
them so I can work on my basic conversation skills.
M: How much Japanese can you understand?
W: Not a lot right now. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester.
M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I’d love to study abroad.
W: Then why don't you? The university has lots of overseas programs that don’t require mastery
of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person
who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adapt to a different kind of
life style.
M: I had assumed that all programs require you to know a foreign language. I might check into
this.
W: You won’t regret it.
9. Q:Why is the woman so excited?
10. Q:Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Kawada?
11. Q:What does the woman say about what one needs to have in order to study in a program like
hers?
Conversation Two
M: It’s good to see you back. How was your trip to Arizona? Did you see the Grand Canyon?
W: Yes, it was fantastic. Now I know why it is listed together with the Nile River as one of the
great natural wonders of the world. Here, want to see the pictures I took?
M: Oh, what a view! It is even bigger than I had imagined. I remember reading about the Grand
Canyon and I think it said that it was formed suddenly when the earth’s crust was split open
during an earthquake.
W: Well, not that quickly. Look, here is the picture of the Colorado River. See way down at the
bottom of the canyon, that river and its branches have been wearing the canyon floor away for
ten million years.
M: Then the canyon is the result of soil erosion. I’ll bet geologists have made some interesting
discoveries there.
W: Not only the geologists, archaeologists have found the bones of extinct animals in caves in the
canyon walls. In a cave one hundred and forty feet above the river, they found driftwood that
dates back as far as thirty seven thousand years.
M:That means the river must have been a hundred and forty feet higher up when it carried the drift
wood into the cave.
W: It's very possible, but of course, who knows. The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries.
Wouldn’t you like to go to Arizona some day?
M: You bet I would.
12. Q:Where has the woman been?
13. Q:What type of scientific discoveries does the woman mainly talk about?
14. Q:Where does the woman say the driftwood was found?
15. Q:What would the man like to do some day?
Section B
Passage One
As director of the Alumni Office, let me welcome you to this meeting, and thank you for your
interest in our internship program. While it may seem odd to start planning now in September
your four-week program next January, experience has shown that such advanced planning is
essential. The purpose of the program is to give you undergraduates a chance to investigate career
opportunities through work experience. Such short-term experience will be helpful in finding
permanent employment after graduation. The program basically provides you with a full-time job
without pay or academic credit for the month of January when the college is closed. Opportunities
are available in a wide range of fields including publishing, public administration, health care and
finance. The jobs are sponsored by alumni who are active in these fields. When you take on one of
these jobs, the sponsor will define your tasks and supervise your work. The function of the Alumni
Office is to bring you and the sponsors together. Based on your responses to a questionnaire that
I'll hand out to you in a minute, we will match you with one or more sponsors. Now your most
important responsibility is to write to the sponsors and apply for the internship. The career
advisory service here on campus can help you prepare your letters. This task must be done before
November. You are also responsible for making your own housing arrangements and paying your
living expenses for the time you are involved in the program.
16. Q:Who is the speaker?
17. Q:Whom is the speaker addressing?
18. Q:What's the function of the alumni in the program?
Passage Two
Good evening. Welcome to “Travelogue Night”. Tonight our spotlight is on Santa Catalina
Island, located 26 miles up the southern California coast. For years the island with its tiny resort
town of Avalon, has been a haven for campers, fishers and swimmers. The island was discovered
by a Portuguese explorer in 1542. During its history, Santa Catalina passed through the hands of
many nations. In 1919, after a fire destroyed much of Avalon, chewing-gum magnate William
Wrigley Jr. purchased the island with three million dollars. Wrigley bought the island primarily as
the training camp for his baseball team, the Chicago Cubs. Soon, however, the millionaire became
interested in developing Catalina further as a beautiful peaceful retreat with something for
everyone. During the next ten years, hotels were constructed, the golf course enlarged, and even a
special steamer the Catalina was built to carry 2,000 passengers. In 1928, Mr. Wrigley decided to
build a huge dance hall called the Casino Ball Room. With the ball room dance craze sweeping the
country then the casino became the favorite venue of big name band leaders. The most famous
musicians and singers of the 1930s and 1940s played there for those who enjoyed dancing to their
big band tunes. You can see for yourself what Catalina looks like as we turn down the lights now.
19. Q:What is the main purpose of the talk?
20. Q:Who was William Wrigley Jr.?
21. Q: Initially, what was Wrigley's purpose of buying the island?
22. Q:What kind of music was popular on Santa Catalina Island?
Passage Three
Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to
recall it? When this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something else for a couple of
minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met this
person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall prepares the
mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a dim memory.
Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only
tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful in the examinations. They read over the
questions before trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones of which they are
most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place;
work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered,
answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a
question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
23. Q:What's the passage about?
24. Q:According to the passage, what kind of order do students usually follow when they answer
questions in exams?
25. Q:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
Section C
Careercast. com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012. It’s bad news for the writer
of this story, but much brighter for the (26)folks who program the code that keeps this website
humming.
Using a methodology that looked at (27)_physical demands, work environment, income,
stress and hiring outlook, career website , ranked the top 200 jobs. They also
ranked the jobs with the most stress. Not (28)surprisingly, none of the most stressful jobs
(29)show up on the best jobs list.
At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the woodcutter. (30)Tree-felling.
failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, excluding income.
(31)Unemployment for woodcutters is very high, and the demand for their (32)services
is expected to continue to fall through 2016. And while working outside all day may seem like a
great job perk, being a woodcutter (33)not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the
world's most dangerous.
And, the salary that most dangerous job can expect to (34)earn is a little more than $32,000 a
year. That’s about $56,000 less than the light job of a software engineer, which has the average
salary of $88,000 a year, (35)according to Careercast.
2024年6月5日发(作者：礼平心)
Unit 2 Deep Concern
参考答案
Part I Writing (15%)
Students’ Rating of Their Teachers
Nowadays, it is common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers and for
teachers to grade students. In some universities students’ rating has even become the only source
of information on teaching effectiveness.
This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system. They hold
that since students attend the teachers’ classes every day, they should have their opinion about
their teachers’ effectiveness. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They believe that there
is much more to teaching than what is shown on students’ rating forms. Students should not be
expected to judge whether the materials they use are up to date or how well the teacher knows
about the subject. These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the
teachers’ colleagues.
I think students’ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that
can really shed meaningful light on teachers’ performance. In stead of rating the teachers’
knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they have learned in a course,
and to report on such things as a teacher’s ability to communicate with students, his or her
relationship with students, and his or her ability to arouse students’ interest in the subject.
Part II. Listening Comprehension （35%）
Section A: 1~8: BBCAA DDB
Conversation One: 9~11: AAD
Conversation Two: 12~15: BAAB
Section B: Passage One: 16~18: ABC
Passage Two: 19~22: ABDC
Passage Three: 23 ~25: ADC
Section C: 26. folks 27. physical 28. surprisingly 29. show up
30. Tree-felling 31. Unemployment 32. services 33. not only
34. earn ing to
Part III. Reading Comprehension （35%）
Section A: 36~45: KDMJI L BCAF
Section B: 46~55: BCDDE FGFKM
Section C: Passage One: 56~60: ADDCB
Passage Two: 61~65: DAADB
Part IV Translation (15%)
Macao, a shining pearl on the coast of South China, attracts the world’s attention for her charm,
historical sufferings and glory, especially for the unusual date of December 20, 1999.
Ever since the ancient times, Macao has been the territory of China. The Chinese people have
been living and working there for generations. Early in the 1980s, Mr. Deng Xiaoping, one of the
great figures of the century, put forward the bold concept of “One Country, Two Systems”. On
July 1,1997, the People’s Republic of China resumed her sovereignty over Hong Kong. This year,
Macao will completely get rid of the foreign regime and return to her motherland. This is another
great historical event for the Chinese people, which symbolizes another big step for the Chinese
people on their way towards the great goal of the country’s reunification. Macao’s future is sure to
be even brighter.
录音原文
Section A
1.M: Prof. Johnson seems so serious.
W:But his lecture are quite humorous, aren’t they?
Q: What dose the woman think of Prof. Johnson?
2. W: Chuck, why is it that whenever I open my mailbox lately, I pull out letters addressed to you?
M: Because until I find a new apartment, l’m having the post office forward my mail to your
place.
Q: What is happening to Chuck’s letters?
3. M: They said the train won’t arrive until nine.
W: Well, what that boils down to is yet another delay in our schedule.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4. M: If our director was willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe he’ll
give us a few more days.
W: Let’s not push our luck(得寸进尺), ok?
Q: What does the man mean?
5. M: That’s an amazing sculpture, isn’t it?
W: You can say that again.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. M: Want to go for a long walk or a bike ride?
W: You don’t want to study now, do you7
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: I borrowed Peter’s favorite pen; and now I’ve lost it.
M: When he finds out, he will really raise the roof.
Q: How will Peter react when he hears what the woman did?
8. M: Harry seems to be in a bad mood today.
W: He'!! snap out of it when he finishes his biology project this afternoon.
Q: What does the woman imply about Harry?
Conversation One
M: Lisa, what show are you watching?
W:An old Japanese film. I figure if I’m going to spend all next year there, I’d better start
familiarizing myself with the culture.
M: You mean you are accepted into the program?
W: Sure was.
M: That’s wonderful. You must be excited.
W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Kawada. He wrote a letter of
recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book that goes with
them so I can work on my basic conversation skills.
M: How much Japanese can you understand?
W: Not a lot right now. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester.
M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I’d love to study abroad.
W: Then why don't you? The university has lots of overseas programs that don’t require mastery
of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person
who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adapt to a different kind of
life style.
M: I had assumed that all programs require you to know a foreign language. I might check into
this.
W: You won’t regret it.
9. Q:Why is the woman so excited?
10. Q:Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Kawada?
11. Q:What does the woman say about what one needs to have in order to study in a program like
hers?
Conversation Two
M: It’s good to see you back. How was your trip to Arizona? Did you see the Grand Canyon?
W: Yes, it was fantastic. Now I know why it is listed together with the Nile River as one of the
great natural wonders of the world. Here, want to see the pictures I took?
M: Oh, what a view! It is even bigger than I had imagined. I remember reading about the Grand
Canyon and I think it said that it was formed suddenly when the earth’s crust was split open
during an earthquake.
W: Well, not that quickly. Look, here is the picture of the Colorado River. See way down at the
bottom of the canyon, that river and its branches have been wearing the canyon floor away for
ten million years.
M: Then the canyon is the result of soil erosion. I’ll bet geologists have made some interesting
discoveries there.
W: Not only the geologists, archaeologists have found the bones of extinct animals in caves in the
canyon walls. In a cave one hundred and forty feet above the river, they found driftwood that
dates back as far as thirty seven thousand years.
M:That means the river must have been a hundred and forty feet higher up when it carried the drift
wood into the cave.
W: It's very possible, but of course, who knows. The Grand Canyon is full of mysteries.
Wouldn’t you like to go to Arizona some day?
M: You bet I would.
12. Q:Where has the woman been?
13. Q:What type of scientific discoveries does the woman mainly talk about?
14. Q:Where does the woman say the driftwood was found?
15. Q:What would the man like to do some day?
Section B
Passage One
As director of the Alumni Office, let me welcome you to this meeting, and thank you for your
interest in our internship program. While it may seem odd to start planning now in September
your four-week program next January, experience has shown that such advanced planning is
essential. The purpose of the program is to give you undergraduates a chance to investigate career
opportunities through work experience. Such short-term experience will be helpful in finding
permanent employment after graduation. The program basically provides you with a full-time job
without pay or academic credit for the month of January when the college is closed. Opportunities
are available in a wide range of fields including publishing, public administration, health care and
finance. The jobs are sponsored by alumni who are active in these fields. When you take on one of
these jobs, the sponsor will define your tasks and supervise your work. The function of the Alumni
Office is to bring you and the sponsors together. Based on your responses to a questionnaire that
I'll hand out to you in a minute, we will match you with one or more sponsors. Now your most
important responsibility is to write to the sponsors and apply for the internship. The career
advisory service here on campus can help you prepare your letters. This task must be done before
November. You are also responsible for making your own housing arrangements and paying your
living expenses for the time you are involved in the program.
16. Q:Who is the speaker?
17. Q:Whom is the speaker addressing?
18. Q:What's the function of the alumni in the program?
Passage Two
Good evening. Welcome to “Travelogue Night”. Tonight our spotlight is on Santa Catalina
Island, located 26 miles up the southern California coast. For years the island with its tiny resort
town of Avalon, has been a haven for campers, fishers and swimmers. The island was discovered
by a Portuguese explorer in 1542. During its history, Santa Catalina passed through the hands of
many nations. In 1919, after a fire destroyed much of Avalon, chewing-gum magnate William
Wrigley Jr. purchased the island with three million dollars. Wrigley bought the island primarily as
the training camp for his baseball team, the Chicago Cubs. Soon, however, the millionaire became
interested in developing Catalina further as a beautiful peaceful retreat with something for
everyone. During the next ten years, hotels were constructed, the golf course enlarged, and even a
special steamer the Catalina was built to carry 2,000 passengers. In 1928, Mr. Wrigley decided to
build a huge dance hall called the Casino Ball Room. With the ball room dance craze sweeping the
country then the casino became the favorite venue of big name band leaders. The most famous
musicians and singers of the 1930s and 1940s played there for those who enjoyed dancing to their
big band tunes. You can see for yourself what Catalina looks like as we turn down the lights now.
19. Q:What is the main purpose of the talk?
20. Q:Who was William Wrigley Jr.?
21. Q: Initially, what was Wrigley's purpose of buying the island?
22. Q:What kind of music was popular on Santa Catalina Island?
Passage Three
Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to
recall it? When this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something else for a couple of
minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met this
person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall prepares the
mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a dim memory.
Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only
tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful in the examinations. They read over the
questions before trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones of which they are
most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place;
work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered,
answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a
question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
23. Q:What's the passage about?
24. Q:According to the passage, what kind of order do students usually follow when they answer
questions in exams?
25. Q:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
Section C
Careercast. com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012. It’s bad news for the writer
of this story, but much brighter for the (26)folks who program the code that keeps this website
humming.
Using a methodology that looked at (27)_physical demands, work environment, income,
stress and hiring outlook, career website , ranked the top 200 jobs. They also
ranked the jobs with the most stress. Not (28)surprisingly, none of the most stressful jobs
(29)show up on the best jobs list.
At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the woodcutter. (30)Tree-felling.
failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, excluding income.
(31)Unemployment for woodcutters is very high, and the demand for their (32)services
is expected to continue to fall through 2016. And while working outside all day may seem like a
great job perk, being a woodcutter (33)not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the
world's most dangerous.
And, the salary that most dangerous job can expect to (34)earn is a little more than $32,000 a
year. That’s about $56,000 less than the light job of a software engineer, which has the average
salary of $88,000 a year, (35)according to Careercast.