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Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part. 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
One day in 1935 the management of Britian’s Southern Railway (as it was then called) announced its intention to close the branch line from Lynton to Barnstable in North Devon. The proposal was received by the local inhabitants with angry protest. For them, the tall-chimneyed locomotives and the little flower-bordered stations of Devon had become as much of an institution as the village church or tavern. Moreover, the line ran through the heart of a popular tourist district. What would the holidaymaker do without it? Closing down the railway line had been unthinkable, yet now some busybody official in remote London was threatening to destroy it with a stroke of the pen.
Mounting local opposition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple, where the crowed was joined by very vocal protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton.The meeting seemed to be going well for the railway supporters until the chairman p olitely inquired how many people from Lynton had traveled to Barnstaple by train. Out of the embarrassed silence that followed emerged the painful truth that, to a man, those who had come from Lynton to fight for the railway had come by highway. The fate of the Lynton and Barnstaple branch line was sealed.
This sad little story is typical of the attitude of many Englishmen toward their railways. Dissatisfied with the age of sheet metal, plastics, and reinforced concrete in which we find ourselves, we long more and more for the substantial, self-confident, and inspired products of the Victorian era. Of that age, Britain’s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.
21.One of the arguments against closing the railway line was that____.
A) fewer tourists would come into the area
B) people from outlying districts would be unable to attend religious services
C) the economy of the people would suffer greatly
D) it would be difficult to get from Lynton to Barnstaple
22.Who objected to the closing of the railway branch line?
A) Barnstaple people only.
B) Workers of the Southern Railway.
C) People of both Barnstaple and Lynton.
D) The management of the Southern Railway.
23.What is the author’s reaction to the people who called the town meeting?
A) He is amused by their political efforts.
B) He is sympathetic to their cause.
C) He is encouraged by their success.
D) He is critical of their attitudes.
24.The author seems to think that railways are reminders of the____.
A) personal concern and solid beauty of a past age
B) ugliness and oppression that modern society has overcome
C) benefits that the machine age has brought to man
D) growing dislike in England of the Victorian age
25.The passage suggests that the Southern Railway of Britain is now
A) controlled by the local people
B) in financial difficult
C) under a different name
D) financially sound
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Federal Reserve System, central banking system of the United States, popularly called the Fed. A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking community and the government; it also issues the national currency, conducts monetary policy, and plays a major role in supervision and regulation of banks and bank holding companies. In the U.S. these functions are the responsibilities of key officials of the Federal Reserve System: the Board of Governors, located in Washington, D.C., and the top officers of the 12 district Federal Reserve banks, located throughout the nation. The Fed’s actions, described below, generally have a significant effect on the U.S. interest rates and, subsequently, on stock, bond, and other financial markets.
The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Governors, which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and supervision and in most aspects of monetary control. The board enunciates the Fed’s policies on both monetary and banking matters. Because the board is not an operating agency, most of the day-to-day implementation of policies decisions is left to the district Federal Reserve banks, stock in which is owned by the commercial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Ownership in this insance, however, does not imply control; the Board of Governors and the heads of the Reserve banks orient their policies to the public interest rather than to the benefit of the private banking system.
The U.S. banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex; the authority of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example, in mergers or the examination of banks with other federal agencies such as the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation (FDIC). In the critical area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national economic goals, however, the Federal Reserve is independent within the government. In come and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the Board of Governors are not subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is self-financing. Its income($20.2 billion in 1992) comes mainly from Reserve bank holdings of income-earning securities, primarily those of the U.S. government. Outlays ($1.5 billion in 1992) are mostly for operational expenses in providing services to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and monetary policy. In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned $16.8 billion in earnings to the U.S. Treasury.
26.The Fed of the United States____.
A) functions as China Bank
B) is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China
C) is subject to the banking community and government
D) has 13 top officers who can influence the American financial market
27.The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks____.
A) doesn’t mean the latter is in control
B) means the latter is in control
C) means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks
D) means the Reserve banks orient the latter’s policies
28.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The Fed is a very big, complex and significant system which comprises many local banks.
B) All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.
C) Board of Governors is the supreme policy-makers of Federal Reserve System.
D) District Reserve banks rather than Board of Governors perform the daytoday policies.
29.The authority of the Federal Reserve____.
A) has to be shared with other establishmentsis
B) is exclusive at other times
C) isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC
D) is limited by Board of Governors
30.Income of the Board of Governors____.
A) is borrowed from the U.S. Treasury
B) is used by the government to make various policies
C) comes from the U.S. Treasury
D) is not granted by the government
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Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
The year 1400 opened with more peacefulness than usual in England. Only a few months before Richard Ⅱ weak, wicked, and treacherous had been deposed, and Henry IV declared king in his stead. But it was only a seeming peacefulness, lasting for but a little while; for though King Henry proved himself a just and a merciful man,as justice and mercy went with the men of iron of those days——and though he did not care to shed blood needlessly, there were many noble families who had been benefited by King Richard during his reign, and who had lost somewhat of their power and prestige from the coming in of the new king.
Among these were a number of great lords who had been degraded from their formertitles and estates, from which degradation King Richard had lifted them. They planned to fall upon King Henry and his followers and to massacre them during a g reat tournament which was being held at Oxford. And they might have succeeded had not one of their own members betrayed them.
But Henry did not appear at the lists; whereupon, knowing that he had been lodging at Widnsor with only a few attendants, the conspirators marched there against him. In the meantime, the king had been warned of the plot, so that instead of finding him in the royal castle, they discovered through their scouts that he had hurried to London, and that he was marching against them at the head of a considerable army. So nothing was left but flight. One and another, they were all caught and some killed. Those few who found friends faithful and bold enough to afford them shelter dragged those friends down in their own ruin.
31.What does the author seem to think of King Henry ?
A) He was the best king England had ever had.
B) He was a better ruler than King Richard.
C) He was unfair and cowardly.
D) He was just as evil as King Richard.
32.How did King Henry find out about the plot ?
A) His scouts discovered it.
B) He saw the conspirators coming.
C) One of the conspirators told him.
D) He found a copy of the conspirators’ plan.
33.Why did the nobles wish to kill King Henry?
A) Henry had taken away power given to them by King Richard.
B) Henry was weak, treacherous, and wicked.
C) Henry had needlessly killed members of their families.
D) Henry had killed King Richard.
34.It can be inferred that Richard II’s reign was____.
A) peacefulB) corruptC) democraticD) illegal
35.The main purpose of the passage is to____.
A) prove that Richard II was a bad king
B) explain the customs of fifteenth-century England
C) describe some typical English kings
D)discuss the conspiracy against Henry IV
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
“I have considered the structure of all volant animals, and find the folding continuity of the bat’s wings most easily accommodated to the human form. Upon this model I shall begin my task tomorrow, and in a year expect to tower into the air beyond the malice or pursuit of man. But I will work only on this condition, that the art shall not be divulged, and that you shall not require me to make wings for any but ourselves.”
“Why,” said Rasselas.“should you envy others so great an advantage? All skill ought to be exerted for universal good; every man has owed much to others, and ought to repay the kindness that he has received.” “If men were all virtuous,” returned the artist.“I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But, what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither wall, nor mountains, nor seas, could afford any security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them. Even this valley, the retreat of princes, the abode of happiness, might be violated by the sudden descent of some of the naked nations that swarm on the coast of the southern sea.”
36.The point of view of Rasselas is one that encourages____.
A) helping othersB) military victory
C) intellectual pursuits D) artistic endeavors
37.The person to whom Rasselas is speaking is____.
A)a tailorB)a gamblerC) a batD)an artist
38.The attitude of the person giving his point of view is one of____.
A)optimism B) sprightliness C) distrust D) innocence
39.In this selection, the author is employing the literary device of___.
A) onomatopoeiaB) flashbackC) symbolismD) alliteration
40.Worldwide peace, according to the passage, could come about by____ .
A) arming for defense B) eliminating evil tendencies
C) resorting to strategyD) establishing firm controls
Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.You can’t be____careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.
A) veryB) quite C) too D)so
42.I don’t know if the story is true, but I’ll try to____it.
A) conform B) identify C) fortify D) verify
43. She always____ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother, who loved baking.
A) associatedB) remembered C) exemplified D) attributed
44. We can’t understand Uncle Geodge, for he always____ whatever he says.
A) masters B) mumbles C) molestsD) muzzles
45. John is so ____that nobody else gets a chance to say anything.
A) garrulousB) generousC) gorgeousD) grandiose
46. The officer inspected our passports and travel papers and____us because our vacation certificates were missing.
A) containedB) detainedC) sustainedD) retained
47. Allen placed too much____on sports and not enough on his studies.
A) agitation B) emphasis C) hesitation D) interest
48. He____spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goes to the seaside instead.
A) usuallyB) invariablyC) rarelyD) always
49. Every society has its own peculiar customs and____of acting.
A) ways B) attitude C) behavior D) means
50. When Robert discovered that the company was engaged in dishonest business, he immediately____ all connections with it.
A) offsetB) separatedC) severed D) vanquished
51. He is ordered to____the flag in the morning.
A) riseB) hoist C) exalt D) flow
52. Library patrons can either hunt through the card files or go to the librarian if they have____ related to book listings.
A) reviews B) information C) inquiries D) topics
53. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to____ the consequences.
A) answer for B) run intoC) abide by D) step into
54. My student found the book____it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.
A) enlighteningB) confusing C) distracting D) amusing
55. The Olympic Games was being televised____from Los Angeles.
A) aliveB) live C) lively D) life
56. The pilot must have been completely ____to fly in this weather.
A) clever B) sensuous C) sane D) insane
57. The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is____.
A) clearing away B) clearing C) becoming clearer D) clearing up
58. If she hadn’t____on the last question, her score on the test would have been perfect.
A) slipped up B) slept up C) spilt up D) slipped on
59.It’s possible to____from all the information given to us and to make various decisions.
A) enclose B) generalize C) tackle D) withdraw
60.Mary is by no means learned; nor is she good at any practical trade. The only____ she possesses is her beauty.
A) something valuable B) asset C) something pleasing D) womanly virtue
61.Millions have been made by states, organizations, corporations and individuals____ gambling activities, and new millionaires are constantly created.
A) sponsoring B) charging C) interesting D) founding
62.The climber was____from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends.
A) exhausted B) relieved C) suspended D) isolated
63.Do you have a____of ownership for this car?
A) documentB) labelC) passportD) certificate
64.When the pipe broke, the water____out violently.
A) trickledB) gushedC) stirredD) flitted
65.The____between them has been made.
A) contention B) concord C) conjunction D) commune
66.The police don’t know who____for the accident.
A) blames 〖DW]B) be blamed C) will blame D) to blame
67.She worships the sun and____ she always spends her holidays in Greece.
A) nevertheless B) accordinglyC) yet D) however
68.You must remember not to____from the point when you write an essay.
A) go astray B) wander C) diverge D) go off
69.I am sure her decision will be fair and just, for she has had a reputation for being____.
A) impartial B) imperative C) impervious D) impertinent
70.I know what he is____. Just wait and see if he’ll ask you for a loan.
A) looking up to B) standing up forC) leading up to D) keep up with
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Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or in complete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth. The moon’s pull causes water in the oceans to be a little deeper at a point closest to the moon and also at a point farthest from the moon, on the opposite side of the earth. These two tidal “waves” follow the apparent movement of the moon around the earth and strike nearly every coast line at intervals of about twelve hours and twenty-five minutes. After reaching a high point, the water level goes down gradually for a little more than six hours and then begins to rise toward a new high point. Hence, most coast lines have two tides a day, and the tides occur fifty minutes later each day. Differences in the coast line and in channels in the ocean bottom may change the times that the tidal wave reaches different points along the same coast line. The difference in water level between high and low tide varies from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon because the sun also exerts a pull on the earth, although it is only about half as strong as the pull of the moon. When the sun and the moon are pulling along the same line, the tides rise higher, and when they pull at right angles to one another, the tide is lower. The formation of the coast line and variations in the weather are additional factors which can affect the height of tides. Some sections of the coast are shaped in such a way as to cause much higher tides than are experienced in other areas. A strong wind blowing toward the shore may also cause tides to be higher.
71. The time that high tide occurs at a particular place is affected by all of the position of the moon, channels in the sea bottom variations in the coast line EXCEPT ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
72.What is the accurate statement about the pull of the sun on the earth?______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
73. If one high tide occurs at 1:00 am, the next high tide at the same point will occur at about______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
74. The height of the tide is affected by the position of the sun, the direction of the wind, variations in the coast line EXCEPT______ ______ ____________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
75. If the pull of the sun equaled the pull of the moon tides would ____________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic “Water”. You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.水的重要性。
2.中国的水资源问题。
3.为了生存和发展人们要……。
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答 案
Part Ⅱ
Passage One 短文大意
文章叙述了英国南方铁路公司因宣布关闭从林登到邦斯太博之间的铁路引起了一场抗议风波。从这个悲伤的小故事中可以看出当年英国人对他们铁路的态度。从中现代人也可以得到某些启示：我们不再满足于我们目前所处的时代，而以往的，实实在在的东西却令人难以忘怀。
21. 答 案A。
【参考译文】反对关闭铁路所争论的理由之一是什么?
【试题分析】本题为理解判断题，需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】在短文第一段里有一句话：Moreover, the line ran through the heart of popular tourist district. What would the holiday maker do without it? (这条路线穿过一个著名的旅游中心，没有了它，那些假日的游客怎么办?)从这里不难看出这是反对关闭铁路所持的理由之一，故A为正确答 案。
22. 答 案C。
【参考译文】是谁反对关闭这条铁路支线的?
【试题分析】本题为理解判断题，需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】文章第二段开头说得很清楚：Mounting local oppsition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple, where the crowd was joined by very local protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton. (当地反对的浪潮高如山，于是在Barnstaple召开了大会，铁路另一端的Lynton来的人加入了这个行列。) 这就清楚地说明这条铁路的关闭遭到了来自两个地方人的强烈抗议，即Barnstaple和Lynton的人们，故C为正确答 案。
23. 答 案D。
【参考译文】作者对召开这次大会的人们的态度有何反应?
【试题分析】本题考查对作者意图的理解。
【详细解答】作者对召开这次大会的人们持批评态度。这可以从文章第三段文字中所表达出来的语气中看得出来。当大会主席问到从Lynton来的人有多少是乘火车来的时候，人群中竟鸦雀无声，他们都是由公路乘汽车来的。这段文字的叙述充分表达了作者对这些人所持的批评态度，故D为正确答 案。
24. 答 案A。
【参考译文】作者似乎认为铁路成了什么纪念品了?
【试题分析】本题考查对作者意图的理解。
【详细解答】从文章的最后一段，特别是最后一句话，可以判断出作者的意图和想法。Of that age, Britain’s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.(当年，英国的铁路成了最动人心弦、最令人依依不舍、缅怀往事的纪念品了)。故A为正确答 案。
25. 答 案C。
【参考译文】文章说明英国南方铁路现在____。
【试题分析】本题考查对文章细节的理解能力。需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】文章一开头，就明确告诉读者：One day in 1935 the management of Britain’s Southern Railway (as it was called)announced…(1935年的一天，英国南方铁路公司(当时的名称)宣布…)。这里的关键句子是it was called，言外之意是：过去曾经叫南方铁路公司，现在不是这个名字，故C为正确答 案。
Passage Two
短文大意
本文是一篇说明文，对美国的联邦储备银行给予了较为详细的介绍。美联储是庞大的、复杂的和重要的银行系统，有许多地方银行。其权力主要集中在the Governors之手。美联储的权力有时是独享的，有时与其他机构共享。具体运作相当复杂。阅读本文后我们一定能对美联储有较清楚的了解。
26. 答 案B。
【参考译文】美联储____。
【详细解答】美国的联邦储备银行相当于中国人民银行。根据文章开头部分的“A central bank … issues the notional currency, conducts money policy, … (中央银行……发行货币,制订金融政策……)”可知其功能与我国的人民银行相同,故选B。A)作用同中国银行;C)与原文第二句“A central bank serves…”不相符。联邦储备银行的重要官员包括Board of Governors和“12个地方储备银行”，但未说明具体人数。
27. 答 案A。
【参考译文】联邦储备银行中的股票归商业银行所有，____。
【详细解答】选项A中的in control意味“控制于别人”，此处即the latter (商业银行)控制股票。A与文中的Ownership…doesn’t imply control相符，而B则恰好与之相反。表面上看，C(意味着商业银行从属于联邦储备银行)和D(意味着储备银行左右着商业银行的政策)是正确的，而且原文中可找到根据，但C、D与题干毫无逻辑关系。一般说来，物主对属于自己的东西有控制权，而拥有股票的商业银行却不是这样。这是该题的逻辑所在。
28. 答 案C。
【参考译文】根据短文意思，下面哪种说法不对?
【试题分析】此题考查对文章细节的理解。
【详细解答】A)Fed.是一庞大的、复杂的和重要的银行系统，有许多地方银行。文章开头提到了“12 district Federal Reserve banks”,第三段首句提到了它的复杂性。B)不是所有的商业银行都是联邦储备银行的成员。第三段中间的定语从句“that are members of the Federal Reserve System ”说明了还有联邦储备银行之外的商业银行。D)(实施日常政策的是地方储备银行，而不是Board of Governors)与文中的“Because the board is not an operating agency,…left to the district Federal Reserve banks”相符。只有C)Board of Governors(是美国制订政策的最高权力者)与文章第二段首句内容不符，故C为选择答 案。
29. 答 案B。
【参考译文】联邦银行的权威性____。
【详细解答】文章第三段首句：“… is shared in some instances…with other federal agencies… (有时与其联邦机构分享)”说明有时是不与他人分享的;文章第二段首句也说明了某些方面Fed.是最权威的(… paramount)。因此B为正确选项。A)(必须与其机构分享)太绝对;C)(不受货币审计机构和FDIC的限制)与第三段首句内容恰好相反;D)(受到银行总裁们的限制)在文章中找不到根据。
30. 答 案D。
【参考译文】Board of Governors 的收入____。
【详细解答】文章末尾部分的句子“Income…are not subject to the congressional appropriation process (收入 … 不属于国会拨款之列)”表明选项D正确。B)(被政府用于制订各项政策)和C)(来源于美国国库)均与文章最后三个句子内容不相符。
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Passage Three
短文大意
一四零零年前几个月，软弱、邪恶，反复无常的查理二世被罢免了王位，由亨利四世取而代之。查理时代得到恩宠的人在亨利即位后失去了一些权利和地位。失去利益的人阴谋刺杀亨利及其随员。由于亨利王并未如期在竞技场出现和一个背叛者的告密使得这次阴谋未能得逞。另外，由于国王早就接到这项阴谋的警告，所以叛徒们并未在宫中找到国王。反而在接到自己的探子的报告后，说国王早已兼程回到了伦敦，现正率领大军来讨伐他们，所以大伙只得一哄作鸟兽散。他们一个个被抓到，有些被处以死刑。
31. 答 案B。
【参考译文】作者对亨利国王的看法似乎是什么?
【试题分析】此题考查学生对上下文词义的理解能力，需用比较手法进行判断。
【详细解答】此答 案可以从文章的第一段文字中推论出来。…for though king Henry proved himself a just and a merciful man-as justice and mercy went with the men of iron of those days……查理王软弱、邪恶、反复无常，而亨利王恰恰与他相反，而是公正仁慈和坚强，形成了鲜明对照，这就表明作者对二位人物的截然不同的看法。故B为正确答案。
32. 答 案C。
【参考译文】亨利国王是如何发现谋杀阴谋的?
【试题分析】本题考查学生对上下文的理解能力。需要根据关键词语进行判断。
【详细解答】从第二段最后一句话中可以判断答 案所在：And they might have succeeded had not one of their own members betrayed them.(如果不是自己人中有一个出卖了同伴，他们可能早就成功了。)故C为正确答 案。
33. 答 案A。
【参考译文】贵族们为什么要谋害亨利国王?
【试题分析】本题考查学生对上下文的理解能力。需要根据关键词语进行判断。
【详细解答】贵族之所以要谋害国王亨利，主要原因是因为他们的利益受到了损害，权力与威望都遭到了损失。这可在文章的第一段的文字里得到印证。……there were many noble families who had been benefited by king Richard during his reign, and who had lost somewhat of their power and prestige from the coming in of the new King.(……有许多查理王统治下受到恩宠的贵族在新王即位之后失去了一些权力与威望。)由此不难看出正确答 案为A。
34. 答 案B。
【参考译文】可以断定查理二世国王的统治是____。
【试题分析】本题考查学生对全文的综合理解能力。需要抓住关键词语进行判断。
【详细解答】一个国家的统治者腐败与否，主要看其政绩，看其维护的是谁的利益。查理二世所维护的是少数贵族的利益。另外要看他是一位精明强悍的君主还是一个软弱无能之辈。从文章一开头就说明了他是一位weak, wicked, and treacherous(软弱、邪恶、反复无常的)的君主，故B为正确答 案。
35. 答 案D。
【参考译文】这篇文章的主要目的是讲述____。
【试题分析】本题考查学生对全文的综合理解能力。需要抓住关键词语进行判断。
【详细解答】这个答 案需要从全文的主要内容所涉及的事件中找出来。文章的第一段讲述了亨利四世即位的背景。第二、第三段主要讲了他即位后所遭到谋杀的经过及谋害者的阴谋彻底失败。全文叙述了阴谋出台的背景，经过和失败的全过程。由此可见，正确答 案为D。
Passage Four
短文大意
本文作者利用文学上的象征手法，通过一位艺术学家同Rasselas的对话反映了作者的观点：人们不应妒忌别人的长处，要与人为善，帮助别人，因为人们的技能是从相互学习和取长补短中得到的，这样才能有益于社会，有益于他人和自己。同时还告诫世人：要想实现世界和平必须清除那种邪恶的思想倾向。
36. 答 案A。
【参考译文】Rasselas的观点是鼓励____。
【试题分析】本题考查对作者观点的理解。
【详细解答】作者通过Rasselas之口来表述自己的观点。从Rasselas的讲话中可以推断出：他的观点是帮助他人。...every man has owed much to others, and ought to repay the kindness that he has received(每个人都欠别人很多，而且都应对他收到的善待回报之。)这句话实际上告诉人们要帮助他人。故为A正确答 案。
37. 答 案D。
【参考译文】那个和Rasselas讲话的人是位____。
【试题分析】本题考查对全文的综合分析与理解能力。需根据上下文的内容进行推理。
【详细解答】A.a tailor裁缝。和内容不符，因为没有一个句子谈到有关衣服的裁剪问题。B) gambler打赌者。文中也没有涉及任何赌博和赌注的事情。C)一只蝙蝠。Rasselas不可能在和一只蝙蝠对话。D.an artist一位艺术家。从全篇内容来看，两人的对话所涉及的观点都是针对艺术或技术方面的事情，从而证实他是一位艺术家，故D为正确答 案。
38. 答 案C。
【参考译文】表述自己观点人的态度是一种____态度。
【试题分析】本题对作者意图的理解，即通过这位艺术家之口中表明作者的意图和目的。
【详细解答】从这位艺术家所发出的疑问中可以判断他是对自己所持的观点表示怀疑。如“If men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky?(如果人们都是善良的，那么我就非常乐意教他们都飞起来。但是，如果那些坏家伙任意从天上来侵犯好人;好人的安全将会怎样?)这种自问自答的形式，正好表达了他的矛盾心理和对自己观点的怀疑和否定。故C为正确答 案。
39. 答 案C。
【参考译文】在这篇选材中，作者运用的是文学上的____手法。
【试题分析】本题考查对作者写作手法的了解和认识。
【详细解答】A) onomatopoeia 拟声法。这种手法在此文中没有运用，故应排除。B.flashback倒叙法，也应排除;C) symbolism象征手法，作者通过形象的比喻来表述自己的观点，贯穿于全文之中。C) 头韵手法，这是诗歌写作中所使用的手法，不属于这一范围，只有C符合题意。
40. 答 案B。
【参考译文】根据短文意思，全世界的和平只有____才能实现。
【试题分析】本题考查对作者意图的理解和推测。
【详细解答】A.通过武力自卫。如果用这种方法实现世界和平，那只能会使军备竞赛更加激烈，根本不会有和平而言。C.通过实施计谋，这只能使国际间的间谍案频频发生，矛盾与冲突不间断，也不会有和平。D.通过建立强有力的控制，控制越紧，反抗越有力，哪里有控制，哪里就会有反控制，同样不会有和平。因此，要想实现和平。就必须消除那种罪恶企图与想法，彼此和平共处，相善与共处才是上上之策。这些都是作者所要表达的真正意图，故B为正确选择。
Part Ⅲ
41. 答 案C。
【参考译文】由于事关紧要，因此在做出决定时，务必仔细斟酌。
【试题分析】本题考查对程度副词习惯用法的辨析能力。需要根据题意进行辨别。
【详细解答】too和can否定式的否定连用，在句子中构成一种特殊结构，表示“怎样也不过分”，故C项为正确答 案。若quite或very用在此句中，意思就会完全相反，因而是错误用法。如果选用D) so,那么句子的意思就成了：由于事关紧要就不必如此认真了。这在逻辑上就不能成立。
42. 答 案D。
【参考译文】我不知道这个故事是否是真的，但我要去证实一下。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。注意它们之间在用法上的区别。
【详细解答】conform合适，和to连用; identify证实，用来证实身份。 fortify (=strengthen)意思是“加强”; verify证明，鉴定，大多情况下用来判别真假。根据题意，D符合本题要求，为正确答 案。
43. 答 案A。
【参考译文】她总是把新鲜面包的香味和喜欢烤面包的祖母联想在一起。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。注意它们之间在用法上的区别。
【详细解答】 associate…with 把…联想起来; exemplify举例说明，作为…的例子; remember记得，记起; attribute把…归因于，常和to 搭配成attribute … to …。根据题意A为正确答 案。
44. 答 案B。
【参考译文】我听不懂乔治大叔的话，因为他无论说什么总是喃喃自语。
【试题分析】本题为形近词辨析题。需要根据题意选用适当词汇。
【详细解答】master精通，控制; mumble自言自语; molest干扰; muzzle使缄默。根据本句意思，只有B符合本句要求。
45. 答 案A。
【参考译文】约翰是如此地爱饶舌，所以别人就没有什么可说的了。
【试题分析】本题为难词及形近词辨析题。
【详细解答】garrulous (=talkative)爱饶舌，爱讲话;generous 慷慨的;gorgeous 漂亮多姿的;grandiose 华丽宏伟的。
46. 答 案B。
【参考译文】这位官员检查了我们的护照及旅游证件。因为我们的休假证件丢失了，他扣留了我们。
【试题分析】本题是形近词辨析题。
【详细解答】contain 包含，含有;detain 扣留，挽留(某人)，使……耽误;sustain承受，忍受(重量、压力、苦难等);retain 保留……，保持……，维持……。由此可知，本题答 案为B。
47. 答 案B。
【参考译文】爱伦过份强调体育活动，对学习不够重视。
【试题分析】本题为难词辨析题。
【详细解答】agitation煽动;emphasis强调;hesitation 犹豫;interest利息，兴趣; emphasis和on搭配;interest和in搭配。故 B 为正确答 案。
48. 答 案A。
【参考译文】虽然偶尔也到海滨去一下，但是他通常在山里度假。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。
【详细解答】usually 意指“通常，平常”，允许有例外;invariably和always则含有“毫无例外”( without exception)和“一成不变(unchanging) 的意思。故不适合本题。如果选 rarely,说他很少到山里去，那么偶尔到海边去，也就不存在替代活动了，那么instead这个词就没必要在这里使用。因此，只有A适合本题，为正确答 案。
49. 答 案A。
【参考译文】每个社会都有它独特的风俗习惯和行为方式。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。
【详细解答】way意为“方式，方法”，适合本题，为正确选项。attitude意为“态度，看法”，通常指对某一事物所持的态度和看法;behavior意为“行为，举止”，指人的表现是好是坏; means意为“方法，手段”等，着重于具体的“做法，手段”等”
50. 答 案C。
【参考译文】当罗伯特发现该公司做生意有欺骗行为时，马上与其断绝了关系。
【试题分析】本题为难词及近义词辨析题。
【详细解答】sever 意为“切断、分开”，容易和severe(严格的，厉害的)相混淆;server 用在此处符合题意，为正确答 案。offset “补偿”和compensate 及make up 意思相同。separate 意为“分开，分居”与detach意思相同。vanquish意为“打败，克服”和defeat, conquer, subdue, overcome 等意思相同。
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51. 答 案B。
【参考译文】他受命早晨将旗升起来。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。
【详细解答】rise意为“上升”，注意与 raise的区别，后者为举起，升起，为及物动词; exalt adj. 意为“高贵的”，“欢天喜地的”; flow意为“流动，涌出”不能用于此句。hoist相当于lift举起，和 raise意思相同，意为”把…升起来”，故B为正确答 案。
52. 答 案C。
【参考译文】如果图书馆的顾客们要咨询书籍目录，他们要么可查找图书卡，要么去找管理员查询。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题，在语法上无正误关系，在搭配上有较大区别。
【详细解答】review意为“回顾，复习”;information意为“信息，消息，情报”;inquiries意为“询问，打听，质询”，这里和 questions意思相同，故为本题答 案。topic 意为“题目，论题”，不合题意。
53. 答 案A。
【参考译文】他没能履行合同的某些条款,因而现在他得对其后果负责。
【试题分析】本题是短语辨析。
【详细解答】answer for 对…负责;run into 撞上，偶然碰到;abide by 遵守;step into 介入，干预。四个选项的词义差别大，因此，只要识别四个词组，便不难选准答 案。
54. 答 案A。
【参考译文】我的学生认为这本书具有启蒙作用,该书向他们提供了有关这个学科的丰富信息。
【详细解答】enlightening 令人受启蒙教育的;confusing 使人混淆的;distracting使人分心的;amusing使人娱乐的。孤立地看该题空处，A、B、C、D皆可入选，但根据下文“提供丰富信息”，只有选A才符合句子逻辑。
55. 答 案B。
【参考译文】奥林匹克运动会从洛杉矶向各地作实况转播。
【详细解答】live 实况播送的.A)活着的(表语形容词);C)活泼的;D)生活，生命。
56. 答 案D。
【参考译文】在这种天气里飞行，飞行员一定是____。
【试题分析】本题为形近词辨析题。
【详细解答】insane ( = mad , senseless )疯狂的;不理智的。题意：在这种天气里飞行，飞行员一定是发疯了。clever 聪明，明智的;如果飞行员聪明和理智的话就不会在这种恶劣的天气里飞行。sensuous 感官方面的;感觉上的;在意思上有大的区别，更不适用。 sane 指心理健全的，神态清楚的，和 insane 意义相反。
57. 答 案D。
【参考译文】天空亮了起来，我想天要变晴了。
【试题分析】本题为形近词辨析题。
【详细解答】clearing up (天气)放晴。clear away 把…清除掉;(云雾)消散。天气放晴只能用clear up ;B)和C)更不能作为本题答 案。
58. 答 案A。
【参考译文】假如她没把最后一个问题答错的话，这次考试就会得满分。
【试题分析】本题为形近搭配辨析题。A和D为一类;B和C为一类;主要考查英语短语的搭配及习惯用法。
【详细解答】 slip up是固定用法(口语)，意思是犯错误，而其它三个短语都无此意。
59. 答 案B。
【参考译文】从给我们的全部信息中进行归纳并做出各种决定是可能的。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题。需要从上下文中判断它们的用法。
【详细解答】enclose意思是“封入”;generalize的意思是“归纳，总结”;tackle意思是“解决”;withdraw的意思是“撤退”。根据上下文选B。
60. 答 案B。
【参考译文】玛丽既无学问又不善于做生意。她唯一的资本是她的美貌。
【试题分析】此题为难词解析题。
【详细解答】A)、C)两个选项在此句中都是不合适的，因为英语没有这个用法。 D)womanly virtue与上下文的意思不合，因为其意思面太窄， B)asset意思是“资质”，正合此意，故选 B。
61. 答 案A。
【参考译文】组织赌博活动的州府、组织、公司及个人已赚了数以百万计的钱，新的百万富翁在不断地出现。
【试题分析】本题既是形近词辨析题又是近义词辨析题，主要考查对它们的固定搭配和习惯用法的理解和运用能力。
【详细解答】根据上下文应选择一个单词，它的意思是“发起”;“组织”，而在四个选项中只有A是此意，在这个地方，n+ v.-ing 作定语，故选A。
62. 答 案C。
【参考译文】攀登者由他的朋友们用一根绳子把他从崖顶悬挂在空中。
【试题分析】本题为难词辩析题。
【详细解答】suspend悬挂，吊。exhausted(=use up completely)用尽，耗尽，用于耗尽力气，耗尽能量等，和悬挂、吊毫无联系，不能用于本题。relieved减轻(负担);解除(痛苦、忧愁等)e.g.relieve of pain止痛;relieve sb. from anxiety消除某人的忧虑;不合本题题意。isolated(使)脱离的。
63. 答 案D。
【参考译文】你有这辆汽车的执照吗?
【试题分析】本题为近义词辩析题
【详细解答】certificate证书，证件、执照。document 文件;文献;e.g There are many documents concerning the King’s signature.(有许多国王签字的文献资料。)注意 document(s)和certificate 的用法区别，虽然两者都具有法律效用，但作证件、证书讲时，只能用certificate;在作有关的资料讲时，只能用document(s)。label标签;指货物的名称、价格，写在纸上、布上或刻在金属或木头上，并说明用途。passport护照;指出国旅行者所持的政府证明文件。
64. 答 案B。
【参考译文】管子破裂后，水猛烈地往外流。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辩析题，又是难词理解题。
【详细解答】gushed溢出。trickled 细细地流;注意:gushed和trickled的区别。管子破裂，水往外流，由于水的压力，不可能是涓涓细流，一定很急，故用gushed比较恰当。stirred搅拌，意思是人为地用器皿去搅动，显然不是本题的答 案。而D项flitted意为迅速飞过，更与题意相去甚远。
65. 答 案B。
【参考译文】他们彼此间达成了一致。
【试题分析】本题为形近词识别题，准确掌握每个词的拼写和含义是解答关键。
【详细解答】concord和谐;一致;协调。contention竞争，斗争，争论。conjunction结合;联合;根据题意，A)和C)都不合适。D)commune公社，和题意相差太远，更不能入选。
66. 答 案D。
【参考译文】警察不知道谁该为这起事故负责。
【试题分析】本题根据句意选择正确的时态和语态。
【详细解答】这里是“疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语;know之后通常不直接跟动词不定式。
67. 答 案B。
【参考译文】她崇拜太阳神，因此她总是到希腊度假。
【试题分析】本题为连词用法辨析题，考查根据句子关系选择正确的连词。
【详细解答】本题选项为四个连词，由于前后句子表示因果关系，所以必须选择表示因果关系的连词。A)、C)和D)均为“然而”之意，表示转折关系，B)意为“因此”，表示因果关系。
68. 答 案C。
【参考译文】记住你写论文时不要离题。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析题，但重点是短语动词与名词的搭配辨析。diverge from与go astray是近义词，但又有区别。
【详细解答】diverge from离题;A)go astray 迷途，走错路;出岔子;B)wander心不在焉，无一定主见;D)go off 爆炸，发射，只有C选项是正确答 案。
69. 答 案A。
【参考译文】我肯定她的决定会很公平，因为她一直以公正而出名。
【试题分析】本题为形近词辨析题，四个词词头都有im-,而且B、C、D都含有imper-，但这四个词又属难词辨析题。
【详细解答】impartial公正的。B)imperative强制的;C)impervious 防渗透的;D) impertinent莽撞的，只有A符合题意。
70. 答 案C。
【参考译文】我知道他要说什么，等着瞧他是否会向你借贷款。
【试题分析】本题为短语辨析题，要注意其区别。
【详细解答】leading up to 使话题渐渐转向，作为…准备或前导。looking up to 尊敬; standing up for支持;keep up with保持联系，由此可见，只有C符合题意。
Part Ⅳ
短文大意
潮汐是由月球对地球的引力而引起的。潮汐随着月球绕地球的运动而产生，而且每隔12小时25分就要冲击海岸线一次。在达到高潮时，水平均线逐渐下降，经过六个多小时时间，又开始掀起另一个高潮。大部分海岸线每天有两次潮水，而且每次潮水到来时要落后50分钟，高潮与低潮水位之差每天随着太阳与月亮相对位置的变化而变化。因为太阳对地球也有拉力，虽然只有月球的一半。当太阳与月亮排在同一条线上起作用时，潮水就比较高。当它们互成直角时，潮水就较低.海岸线的形状和天气的变化也是影响潮水高低的因素。有些海岸的形状特殊，使得潮水高于其它地区所发生的潮水，向岸边吹的强风也可以增高潮水的水位。
71. 【参考答 案】the direction of the wind
【解题技巧】找出答 案，可以用关键词语进行间接推理。
【详细解答】在短文中.可以很清楚地知道发生高潮的时间受月亮的位置、海岸线的变化以及海底海沟等的影响，海岸线的形状和天气变化是影响潮水高低的因素，风力的大小也是影响潮水的因素之一。那么风的方向是否也是影响高潮发生时间的因素呢?这里可采用间接推理法进行判断。既然以上因素(除了方向以外)都是影响潮水发生时间的因素，那么风问就不包括其中，因为风的方向可以影响潮水高低而不对潮水的时间构成影响。
72. 【参考答 案】It is about half the pull of the moon/about half the pull of the moon
【解题技巧】本题考查考生对关键词语的理解能力，需要根据上下文在字行里找答 案。
【详细解答】在短文里可以看到这样的叙述：The difference in water level between high and low tide varies from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon because the sun also exerts a pull on the earth, although it is only about half as strong as the pull of the moon.根据短文回答的要求，答 案不能超过 10个单词，那么可以将所找到的答 案进行精简，成为：It is about half the pull of the moon或 about half the pull of the moon.
73. 【参考答 案】1:25 p.m.the same day
【解题技巧】考查对关键词语的理解能力，可根据关键词进行间接推理，从中找出答 案。
【详细解答】在短文的前部分可以看到这样一句话：These two tidal “waves” follow the apparent movement of the moon around the earth and strike nearly every coast line at intervals of about twelve hours and twentyfive minutes.(这两种潮水明显地随着月球绕地球的转动而产生，而且每隔12小时25分钟就冲击线条海岸线一次。)由文中可以知道，潮水每隔12小时25分来一次。据此推理，早上1点25分钟发生一次，那么另一次潮水的到来就是12个小时又25分钟之后，即同一天的下午1点25分钟左右(1:25 p.m.the same day)。
74. 【参考答 案】channels in the ocean bottom
【解题技巧】本题考查考生的综合分析能力，根据分析.找出答 案。
【详细解答】从文中可以知道潮水的高低主要受制于太阳的位置、风向、海岸线的变化，而潮水发生的时间则受制于月亮的位置，海底峡谷及海岸线的变化。由此可以得出这样一个结沦：潮水的高低除了海底峡谷之外受到太阳的位置、风向(吹向海岸线)和海岸线的变化的影响。
75. 【参考答 案】be lighter than they are now
【解题技巧】本题考查考生对关键词语的理解能力，需根据关键词进行直接推理，找出答 案。
【详细解答】从短文中可知，无论太阳还是月亮对潮水都有拉力，只不过太阳的拉力是月亮拉力的一半。如果两者的拉力相同，那么潮水就会sometimes be higher than they are now.
Part Ⅴ
写作指导
这是一篇议论文。可按“三段式”进行写作。第一段写水的重要性，首先提出自己的论点，根据这一论点，提出水资源所存在的问题，立刻转入第二段写作。第二段写水资源在中国所面临的挑战，问题的产生及其原因。这一段也是作者要议论的重点，起到告戒读者和世人要引以为戒，并设法解决这些问题，提出切实可行的解决问题的办法。文章最后一段是结论部分，是对第一段的进一步说明和强化。第一段中谈水及水资源对人类的重要性，那么就把保护水资源的问题提到了议事日程上来了。在结尾需再次强调这种重要性。这样，首尾呼应，增强了文章的可感染力与说服力。
Sample Writing
Water
No one doubts the importance of water. Human beings live on water, animals live on water, plants live on water and all living things live on water. In short, no water, no life. You can’t imagine what would happen if there were no water in the world!
China is one of the countries in the world who is badly short of water. Its water problem has become more acute in recent years with the increase of water consumption and pollution. In big cities, the water problem has become even worse. As industry has developed, large quantities of water have been or are being consumed or polluted. With the growth of population, more and more water is needed. The most serious problem China is facing is water pollution. It has spread to rivers, lakes, and even the seas or oceans. When dry weather comes, the water problem will go from bad to worse.
In order to survive, man has to be wise enough to treasure water and try to prevent it from being polluted. Man should also know that all resources in the world are limited, including water. Man should reasonably explore water and make good use of it. Otherwise man will be punished by nature. To treasure water is to treasure life. To protect our environment is to protect ourselves.
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