英语卷2009级
09级《大学英语》分级考试试卷A(普本)
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外国语学院大学外语教学部2009年8月2009级《大学英语》分级考试试卷Part I. Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions:Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each of the questions or incomplete statements following the passage. You must read the four choicesmarked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.(2’×20)Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.It has been a widespread belief that the American family is dying. But a new study reveals that the American family is stronger than ever. This study affords surprising evidence of the persistence of American commitments to family life.The American family is changing, not dying. It is becoming smaller, men and women are becoming more equal, and the divorce rate is higher. But despite the high divorce rate, marriage has never been more popular. The majority of divorced people remarry, but only 2% marry more than twice. Most marriages last a long time, and a large proportion of divorces are from teenage marriages. Depending on the specific situation, there’s often good reason for teenage marriages to break up.There is no evidence that children receive less attention from mothers who work outside the home than from mothers working inside the home. So far the amount of educational or development time hasn’t varied very much, whether or not the mother works outside the home. In fact, working mothers try to make up for it by setting aside time only for their children.The study shows that television is by far the most significant new childcare arrangement of this century. The most important activity for children up to age 14 is watching television.School is the second most time-consuming activity for children. They spend an average of about 19 hours a week in school. A larger proportion of children go to school earlier than ever before, and they stay in school longer. Another big change is that the proportion of very young children in daycare centers (日托站) has almost doubled in recent years. Compared with these two dramatic changes in child activity, the changes caused by mothers working outside the home appear very small.1 The main idea of this article is that _______.A. the American family is dyingB. young people today don’t want to get marriedC. the American family is changing, but it is stronger than everD. education has resulted in dramatic changes in the American family2 Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Marriage is more popular than before.B. Many divorced people remarry.C. The majority of marriages last long.D. Working mothers devote less time to their children.3 The author of this article believes that ________.A. the American family is here to stayB. children should not watch so much televisionC. mothers should not work when their children are smallD. teenage marriages should be encouraged4 What is the most significant new childcare arrangement of this century?A. The daycare center.B. Television.C. The school.D. Development time.5 According to the writer, which two major factors have led to the belief that the Americanfamily is dying?A. The divorce rate is high and working mothers neglect their children.B. The divorce rate is high and children care more about television than anything else.C. Divorces are increasing and many teenage marriages break up.D. Children stay in school longer and mothers have little time to take care of them. Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift-giving (and getting) shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people who buy them. Here is a guide to who gives you wha t --- and why.The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they’re saying, “I agree with you. I like you the way you are.” Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult to your character.Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries toda y－so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you’re lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They are given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative.A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support.People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, this giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.6 The first paragraph is written to tell readers that ________.A. the gifts you give can help you understand yourself betterB. the gifts you receive are helpful for you to know the personality of those who give themC. gifts can show friendship and loveD. there is a certain relationship between the kinds of gifts and the people who give them7 A person who likes the self-image of another person will give the latter ________.A. clothesB. a homemade giftC. a gift that agrees with the personality of the receiverD. a gift that matches the character of the giver8 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. What you wear can tell something about your personality.B. Homemade gifts are not welcomed in some countries.C. People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do.D. Reading books given to you as gifts can be a way of sharing a feeling with the giver.9 If you give a large, heavy book as a gift, it may show that _________.A. you are knowledgeableB. the receiver is interested in readingC. you dislike readingD. you are more interested in the appearance of the book than in its contents10 People who want to show their love towards others often give _______.A. homemade giftsB. delicious foodC. expensive clothesD. interesting booksPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.My love of nature goes right back to my childhood, to the times when I stayed on my grandparent’s farm in Suffolk. I think it was my grandmother who encouraged me more than anyone: she taught me the names of wildflowers and got me interested in looking at the countryside, so it seemed obvious to go on to do zoology at university.I did n’t get my first camera until after I’d graduated, when I was due to go diving in Norway and needed a method of recording the sea creatures I would find there. My father didn’t know anything about photography, but he bought me an Exacta, which was really quite a good camera for the time, and I went off to take my first pictures of sea starfish. I became keen very quickly, and I learnt how to develop and print.I’ve tried from the beginning to produce pictures which are always biologically correct. There ar e people who will alter things deliberately: you don’t pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore and take them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without knowing you’re doing it.There can be a lot of ignorance in people’s behavior towards wild animals and it’s a problem that more and more people are going to wild places: while some animals may get used to cars, they won’t get used to people suddenly rushing up to them. The sheer pressure of people, coupled with the fact that there are increasingly few places where no one else has photographed, means that over the years, life has become much more difficult for the professional wildlife photographers.Nevertheless, wildlife photographers play a very important part in educating people about what is out there and what needs conserving. Although photography can be an enjoyable pastime, as it is to many people, it is also something that plays a very important part in educating young and old alike.11 The author decided to go to university and study zoology because _______________.A. she wanted to improve her life in the countrysideB. she was persuaded to do so by her grandmotherC. she was keen on the natural worldD. she wanted to stop moving around all the time12 How is the author different from some of the other wildlife photographers she meets?A. She tries to make her photographs as attractive as possible.B. She takes photographs which record accurate natural conditions.C. She likes to photograph plants as well as wildlife.D. She knows the best places to find wildlife.13 The author now finds it more difficult to photograph wild animals because ______________.A. there are fewer of themB. they have become more nervous of peopleC. it is harder to find suitable placesD. they have become frightened of cars14 According to the author, wildlife photography is important because it can make people realizethat ___________________.A. photography is an enjoyable hobbyB. we learn little about wildlife at schoolC. it is worthwhile visiting the countrysideD. it is important to look after wild animals15 Which of the following describes the author?A. Proud.B. Sensitive.C. Aggressive.D. Disappointed.Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking”onlin e－many ofthem are talking at the same time.It is fast: trying talking to six people at once. It is convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.And it requires very simple language. There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(= be right back) will do?Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (= pardon me for jumping in).Interested in whom you’re talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.If something makes you laugh, say you’re OTF (= on the floor), or LOL (= laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (= rolling on the floor laughing).And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (= got to go) or TTYL (= talk to you later).People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation is going, too.16 When people are online, they talk by_____.A. using body language.B. drawing some strange picturesC. making phone callsD. making use of an especially short form of English17 Internet makes many people in the world ______.A. talk at the same timeB. discover their friends and relativesC. pick out good things to buyD. find out about some problems in society18 The underlined sentence “There’s neither time nor space for explanation”(L.1, para. 4)means that _____.A. people should use words properlyB. people should know what time it is when they are talkingC. people online have to express themselves in a simple wayD. people should communicate in a funny way19 If you get 19/M/HK as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.A. the person who is talking to you is 19 from Hong Kong and he is highB. you are talking to a boy 19 years old and he lives in Hong KongC. you are talking to 19 boys from Hong Kong at the same timeD. the boy from Hong Kong has been online for 19 minutes20 Which of the following is a way to save online time?A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.B. Many people draw pictures.C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.D. People never use the “shift” key.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)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 linethrough the center. (0.5’×30)21 My sponsor ______ me __________ money when I lost my job.A. worked … out by C. kept… out withB. helped … out with D. carried… out for22 ______ you have finished your work, you may go and have a rest now.A. Now that C. As wellB. In case D. Due to23 He grabbed me ______ and pulled me onto the bus.A. by an arm C. on the armB. by the arm D. with the arm24 Scarcely ___________ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady.A. a day passes C. does a day passB. passes a day D. has a day passed25 Finally, the thief handed everything _______ he had stolen to the police.A. which C. whateverB. what D. that26 The passengers were robbed ________ all their money.A. of C. fromB. off D. away27 You should not _______ the peace of others by speaking so loudly.A. prohibit C. disturbB. collapse D. ban28 He found a number of men already ________.A. worked C. to workB. work D. working29 Where did you _____ the magazine I was reading?A. lay C. remainB. lie D. let30 ________ danger man is often much wiser than usual.A. In a time of C. In the time ofB. In the times of D. In time of31 ______ these books to the library, as they will soon be overdue.A. Bring C. FetchB. Take D. Leave32 What you say is, in a ______, true; but I should express it differently.A. sense C. meaningB. concept D. significance33 The matter _____ you were arguing about last night had been settled.A. when C. thatB. for which D. what34 He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit ______ reach.A. within C. beyondB. off D. inside35 Paul doesn’t have to be made ________. He always works hard.A. study C. studiedB. to study D. studying36 There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know _________.A. where to choose C. to choose whatB. which to choose D. to choose which37 It doesn’t matter if you are born in a duck-yard ____ you come from a swan’s egg.A. as well C. as ifB. although D. since38 The house suddenly collapsed while it _______ down.A. pulled C. was being pulledB. had been pulled D. was pulled39 According to ______ they have told me, they should return in about three weeks.A. that C. whatB. any D. which40 Although the town had been ______ several times, little damage was done.A. attacked C. harmedB. injured D. struck41 When the little boy walked near the edge of the pond, his mother became very ______.A. eager C. anxiousB. keen D. frightening42 He used examples to _______ his argument.A. strengthen C. fixB. increase D. underline43 He ________ the whole list but still did not find his friend’s name.A. went by C. went intoB. went on D. went over44 There is always a _____ between what we say and what we do.A. crack C. gapB. room D. space45 In chemical factories, employees sometimes receive ______ pay for doing dangerouswork.A. add C. expensiveB. extra D. rich46 His parents died when he was young so he was ______ by his aunt.A. bred C. grown upB. fed up D. brought up47 The poor driver was still _____ when we pulled him out from under his car.A. live C. aliveB. lively D. living48 I’ve thrown away my old trousers. I’ll have to buy _______.A. some new pair C. a new pairB. a new one D. some new ones49 You ________ in person – a letter would have been enough.A. needn’t have come C. must not have comeB. shouldn’t have come D. can not have come50 I can’t keep ________ the teacher who speaks so fast.A. up C. withB. up with D. on withPart III. Cloze (10%)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (0.5’×20)Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 51 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect that students to be familiar with 52 in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination.The 53 student is considered to be 54 who is motivated to learn for the sake of 55, not the one only interested in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 56 brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 57 for learning the material assigned.When research is 58, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with 59 guidance. It is the 60 responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 61 a university library works; they expect students, 62 graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference 63 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 64 that their students not be 65 dependent on them.In the United States, professors have many other duties 66 teaching, such as administrative or research work. 67, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 68. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 69 a professor during office hours 70 make an appointment. 51 A. If C. BecauseB. Although D Before52 A. suggestion C. abstractB. context D. information53 A. poor C. averageB. ideal D. disappointed54 A. such C. anyB. one D. some55 A. fun C. learningB. work D. prize56 A. by C. forB. in D with57 A. criticized C. responsibleB. innocent D. dismissed58 A. collected C. assignedB. distributed D. finished59 A. maximum C. possibleB. minimum D. practical60 A. student’s C. assistant’sB. professor’s D. librarian’s61 A. when C. whyB. what D how62 A. particularly C. obviouslyB. essentially D. rarely63 A. selections C. sourcesB. collections D. origins64 A. hate C. likeB. dislike D. prefer65 A. too C. muchB. such D. more66 A. but C. withB. except D besides67 A. However C. FurthermoreB. Therefore D. Nevertheless68 A. plentiful C. irregularB. limited D. flexible69 A. greet C. approachB. annoy D. attach70 A. or C. toB. and D. butPart IV. Word-building (10%)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet 2. (1’×10)71. My aunt almost fainted when she was told that what she bought at a very high price was not the________ drawing, but just a copy of it. (origin)72. The football players were trying to make an ______ on the national coach. (impress)73. Moreover, the threat of social violence increased the _______ of the government’s leaders.(anxious)74. I am ________ grateful to my master for all his help. (sincere)75. A _______ person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. (think)76. This book is quite ______ anything I have ever read before. (like)77. My personal ________ with his family is deep. (involve)78. Speech and writing are man’s most important methods of ______. (communicate)79. I admire her because she is a ___ dancer. (talent)80. The ____ of Christie’s books shows no sign of going away. (popular)Part V. Translation(10%)Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet 2. (2’×5)81. ______________________________(就这个东西本身的质量和价格而言), it is deserving ofour purchase.82. Several cars crashed into each other on the highway________________________ (由于浓雾).83. _________________________(让我吃惊的是), the husband slapped his wife in front of us.84. National Day is _________________________(即将到来), we should tidy our dorm inadvance.85. He came to the meeting _____ （不顾天热）.Part VI Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic: Make Our Cities Greener.You should write at least 120 words following theoutline given bellow. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet 2. (15’)Your composition should be based on the following outlines:1. 我国城市绿化的现状2. 绿化的好处（如：清洁空气，美化城市，改善气候……等等）3. 怎样才能实现绿化第11 页共11 页。
2009年大学英语四级考试真题及答案
2009年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a shortessay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should writeat least 120 words following the outline given bellow:1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？2. 也会带来一些问题3. 你的看法？Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go overthe passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. Forquestions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the informationgiven in the passage.How Do You See Diversity?As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for someof the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed thatthe candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhatdisappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but thefact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so shedecided to offer the job to her second choice.“It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized theperson we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. Whatshe hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s“different”behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-Americanraised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown byaverting(避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it wascultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss thatopportunity again.”Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive asdifferent. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse,it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and toreexamine some of our false assumptions .Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming moredifficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from theprocess have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helpsorganizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estaterecruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference suchtraining can make .“During my Mindsets coaching session ,I was taught how to rec ruit a diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets .The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company .When the real estate market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to stay in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce . “Through one of the sessions ,I discovered my personal bias ,” he recalls . “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person , and being open to differences .” In his case , the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management position open in my department ;and the two finalists were a man and a woman . Had I not attended this workshop , I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel . My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position , I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel .”Dale’s assumpti ons are another example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organization’s ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation , I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision .” Dale credits the workshop , “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness .”Year of the Know-It-AllDoug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops .He recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee.“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year . In my ignorance , I assumed he had his dates wrong , as the first of January had just passed . When I advised him of this , I gave him a long talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates .“He patiently waited , then when I was done , he said he would like Chinese New Year did not begin January first , and that Chinese New Year ,which is tied to the lunar cycle ,is one of the most celebrated holidays on theChinese calendar . Needless to say , I felt very embarrassed in assuminghe had his dates mixed up . But I learned a great deal about assumptions ,and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture toculture .“Attending the diversity workshop helped me realize how much I c ouldlearn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with my employees ,rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all ,” Dougadmits . “The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learninghow to be more ‘inclusive’ to diffe rences.A better Bottom LineAn open mind about diversity not only improves organizationsinternally , it is profitable as well . These comments from a customerservice representative show how an inclusive attitude can improvesales .”Most of my customers speak English as a second language . Oneof the best things my company has done is to contract with a languageservice that offers translations over the phone . It wasn’t until my bossreceived Mindsets’ training t hat she was able to understand how importantinclusiveness was to customer service . As result , our customer base hasincreased .”Once we start to see people as individuals . and discard thestereotypes , we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone .Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differencesand similarities . It is about building better communities andorganizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our sharedhumanity .When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think wehave learned from our past , from the media, peers , family , friends ,etc , we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values . We need to train our-selvesto think differently , shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opensdoors for all of us ,creating opportunities in organizations andcommunities that benefit everyone.1. What bothered Tiffany during an interview with her candidate?A) He just wouldn’t look her in the eye.B) He was slow in answering her questions.C) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.2. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _____.A) Racial stereotypes. C) Racial stereotypes.B) Invalid personal bias . D) Emphasis on physical appearance 3. Whatis becoming essential in the course of economic globalization accordingto the author? A)Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.D) Expanding domestic and international markets.4. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?A) A real estate agency. C) A cultural exchange organization.B) A personnel training company. D) A hi-tech company5. After one of the workshops ,account executive Dale realized that _____.A) He had hired the wrong person.B) He could have done more for his company.C) He had not managed his workforce well.D) He must get rid of his gender bias.6. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC’s workshop?A) It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.B) It tapped into the executives’ full potential.C) It helped him make fair decisions.D) It met participa nts’ diverse needs.7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employee’srequest for leave?A) He told him to get the dates right. C)He flatly turned it downB) He demanded an explanation. D)He readily approved it.8. Doug felt _____ when he realized that his assumption was wrong.9. After attending Mindsets’ workshops, the participants came to knowthe importance of _____ to their business.10. When we view people as individuals and get rid of stereotypes , wecan achieve diversity and benefit from the _____ between us.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 Minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questionswill be asked about what was said .Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once .After each question there will be a pause .During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) She expected more people at her party.B) She enjoys entertaining small children .C) She threw a surprise party for her friendD) She has always enjoyed great popularity.12. A) They are not used to living in a cold place.B) They feel lucky to live in Florida.C) They are going to have a holiday.D) They have not booked their air tickets yet.13. A) He was pleased to get the medal. C) He used to be a firefighter.(B) He was very courageous. D) He was accused of causing a fire.14。
2009英语专四真题及答案(K12教育文档)
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四级全真试题2009TIME LIMIT： 135 MINPART I DICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times。
During the first reading， which will be done 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 done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work。
You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more。
2009年英语专业四级真题试卷及其参考答案
SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. Mark is unhappy because ofA. his Chemistry homework.B. a girl in his class.C. Linda's words.D. Friday night's party.2. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Linda is Jane's friend.B. Mark is Jane's boyfriend.C. John is Jane's boyfriend.D. Mark and John are good friends.3. Did Mark eventually take Linda's advice?A. No.B. Partly.C. Completely.D. Not mentioned.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. About the scratch on the product, the shop assistant thinks thatA. the customer made it himself.B. there was definitely not one then.C. the customer should have checked.D. the customer was making trouble.5. The customer was ______ when told he might not have worn the headphones properly.A. annoyedB. surprisedC. indifferentD. worried6. How many complaints did the customer make about the product altogether?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. Two.7. The shop could exchange the product if the customerA. makes no more complaints.B. can produce the receipt.C. is still unhappy with it.D. brings it back within a week.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.8. Joe Smith telephoned Victoria forA. the menu.B. the place.C. the reception.D. the campaign.9. When will the lunch be held?A. Friday next week.B. Thursday next week.C. April 30th.D. This week.10. All the following information is new to Victoria EXCEPTA. how many people to attend it.B. why to hold it.C. where to hold it.D. what to cook.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and thenanswer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. ,4t the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.11. People choose London for post-Christmas shopping becauseA. shops open early in the morning.B. shops stay open for longer hours.C. they can buy really cheap things.D. they can shop with their friends.12. We learn from the passage thatA. people are very keen on sales.B. post-Christmas sales start at 3:30am.C. post-Christmas sales last for a day.D. sales include only a few items.13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Some people buy Christmas presents in the sales.B. Some people shop online during the sales.C. Some people buy presents for next Christmas.D. Online retailers offer better post-Christmas sales.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.14. Ballroom dancing used to be associated withA. TV shows.B. old people.C. celebrities.D. professional dancers.15. According to the passage, recent popularity of ballroom dancing is the result ofA. the participation of celebrities.B. the designing of colourful costumes.C. the benefits it brings.D. a TV programme.16. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the TV show?A. Performers have to be formally dressed on the show.B. Each professional dancer dances with a celebrity.C. People on the show perform a different dance every week.D. The show runs for about four months.17. According to the passage, the TV show has the greatest impact onA. old people.B. middle-aged people.C. kids and young people.D. all of the above.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.18. According to New Zealand's rules about naming children, which of the following names is NOT acceptable?A. Spiderman.B. Gandalf.C. 2win.D. Arsenal.19. According to the passage, unusual names come fromA. popular culture.B. parents' invention.C. sports.D. all of the above.20. All of the following countries have strict rules about naming children EXCEPTA. Algeria.B. Germany.C. Japan.D. Argentina.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.21. Why were the fishing crew stranded on Oct. 10th?A. They went to a remote area.B. Their fishing boats collided.C. They tried to repair their boats.D. They decided to stay in the boats.22. How did they survive during those three months?A. On supplies they brought with them.B. On supplies sent to them by rescue teams.C. On supplies left at the military base.D. Not mentioned in the passage.23. How were the crew rescued eventually?A. By helicopter.B. By boat.C. By radio contact.D. By a search team.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.24. Juan Carlos has been King of SpainA. since 1981.B. for 32 years.C. for 70 years.D. for 17 years.25. What is the news item mainly about?A. The King's birthday.B. The stability of the monarchy.C. Criticism from both the left and the right.D. The King's public defence of his reign.Questions 26 and27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.26. The three suicide bombings occurred inA. November and December.B. October and November.C. November.D. December.27. Did people die in the bombings?A. No one died in the bombings.B. Yes. In one of the bombings.C. Yes. In two of the bombings.D. Yes. In all the bombings.Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.28. What is the purpose of the national survey?A. To collect data on sources of pollution.B. To identify pollution in rivers and lakes.C. To help control environmental pollution.D. To help control industrial wastes.29. According to the news item, efforts of environmental protection are especially affected byA. lack of technology.B. rapid economic growth.C. unknown pollution sources.D. shortage of manpower.30. Which of the following details is CORRECT according to the news item?A. Census offices are set up by government departments.B. A main centre receives reports from provinces.C. A database is set up for each province.D. Data will be reviewed and analyzed in mid-2009.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.Scientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread of a new, deadly disease. SARS -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome --- was (31) ____ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi, (32) _____ since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this (33) _____, there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease.Symptoms start (34) _____ a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body (35)____. Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might (36) _____ to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require (37)_____ ventilation to breathe. About 3.5% die from the disease. Symptoms (38)____ begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it (39) ____ take as long as 10 days. Scientists are close to (40) ____ a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence (41)____ antibiotics or anti-viral medicines help, (42) _____ doctors can offer only supportive care. Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of(43) ____ Scientists aren't sure yet, but some researchers think it's a (44) ____ discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds.Most cases appear to have been passed (45) ____ droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who care (46) ____ them have been most likely to (47) ____ the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the (48) ____ might spread through air, or that the virus might (49) ____ for two to three hours on doorknobs or other (50)____. Health experts say it is unlikely, though, that sharing an elevator briefly with an infected person would be enough to pass the virus.(31) A. detected B. caught C. disclosed D. revealed(32) A. but B. and C. or D. yet(33) A. time B. point C. aspect D. instance(34) A. from B. over C. upon D. with(35) A. hurt B. sore C. aches D. feelings(36) A. process B. advance C. progress D. convert(37) A. automatic B. artificial C. mechanical D. controlled(38) A. regularly B. ordinarily C. traditionally D. generally(39) A. will B. might C. should D. must(40) A. cultivating B. fostering C. developing D. designing(41) A. which B. that C. whether D. what(42) A. so B. but C. still D. yet(43) A. communication B. transportation C. transformation D. transmission(44) A. lately B. newborn C. newly D. renewed(45) A. under B. through C. beneath D. from(46) A. for B. over C. after D. about(47) A. acquire B. receive C. obtain D. contract(48) A. ailment B. ill-health C. disease D. infection(49) A. continue B. linger C. delay D. persist(50) A. exteriors B. outside C. surfaces D. coveringsPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]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. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.51. What a nice day! How about the three of us _____ a walk in the park nearby?A. to takeB. takeC. takingD. to be taking52. If there were no subjunctive mood, English _____ much easier to learn.A. could have beenB. would'beC. will beD. would have been53. She _____ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference.A. had beenB. must beC. has beenD. must have been54. _____ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.A. WhateverB. WheneverC. WhicheverD. However55. A new laptop costs about _____ of a second-hand one.A. the price of three timesB. three times the priceC. as much as the three times priceD. three times more than the price56. I was very interested in _____ she told me.A. all thatB. all whichC. all whatD. that57. We consider ______ he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.A. strange whyB. it strange whatC. it strange thatD. that strange58. It is going to be fine tomorrow. _______.A. So is it.B. So it is.C. So it does.D. So does it.59. Little _____ about her own safety, though she herself was in great danger.A. she caredB. she may careC. may she careD. did she care60. The couple had no sooner got to the station _____ the coach left.A. whenB. asC. untilD. than61. Aren't you tired? I ____ you had done enough for today.A. should have thoughtB. must have thoughtC. might have thoughtD. could have thought62. "It seems that she was there at the conference." The sentence means thatA. she seems to be there at the conference.B. she seemed to be there at the conference.C. she seems to have been there at the conference.D. she seemed to being there at the conference.63. Which of the following adverbs can NOT be used to complete " _____ everybody came"?A. NearlyB. QuiteC. PracticallyD. Almost64. In "How much do you think he earns?" how much is ______ of the sentence.A. the subjectB. the adverbialC. the objectD. the complement65. "The man preparing the documents is the firm's lawyer" has all the following possible meanings EXCEPTA. the man who has prepared the documents...B. the man who has been preparing the documents...C. the man who is preparing the documents...D. the man who will prepare the documents...66. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to _____ his new album soon.A. releaseB. renewC. relieveD. rehearse67. After working for the firm for ten years, he finally _____ the rank of deputy director.A. achievedB. approachedC. attainedD. acquired68. Winter is the _____ season at most hotels in this seaside town, because very few tourists come to stay.A. slowB. slackC. lowD. quiet69. Come on, Jack, tell me the story. Don't keep me in ______.A. suspenseB. suspendingC. suspensionD. suspender70. The football match was _____ because of the heavy rain.A. called overB. called upC. called outD. called off71. We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and _____.A. conduciveB. wholesomeC. helpfulD. appreciative72. It was strange that she would _____ such an absurd idea.A. allowB. stickC. takeD. entertain73. The scientists have made an _____ study of the viruses that cause the disease.A. exhaustedB. exhaustingC. exhaustiveD. exhaustion74. Do you own your apartment or are you a ______ ?A. tenantB. customerC. clientD. proprietor75. Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in _____.A. unityB. entityC. partnersD. partnership76. We all know that Mary has had a strict _____.A. growthB. upbringingC. developmentD. cultivation77. The drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being _____ as the real stuff.A. passed outB. passed byC. passed overD. passed off78. Last Sunday she came to visit us out of the blue. The italicized phrase meansA. unexpectedly .B. unhappilyC. untidilyD. unofficially79. The person he interviewed was _____ his former schoolmate.A. no other thanB. no more thanC. none other thanD. none the less80. The young employee has a(n)______ quality - he is totally honest.A. respectableB. admirableC. decentD. approachablePART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]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. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.TEXT ADo you realize that every time you take a step, the bones in your hip are subjected to forces between four and five times your body weight? When you are running, this force is increased further still. What happens if through disease a hip-joint ceases to be able to resist such forces? For many years hip-joints and other body joints have been replaceable either partially or completely. It is after all a simple ball and socket joint; it has certain loads imposed on it; it needs reliability over a defined life; it must contain materials suitable for the working environment. Any engineer will recognize these as characteristic of a typical engineering problem, which doctors and engineers have worked together to solve, in order to bring a fresh lease of life to people who would otherwise be disabled.This typifies the way in which engineers work to help people and create a better quality of life. The fact that this country has the most efficient agricultural industry in the world is another good example. Mechanical engineers have worked with farmers and biologists to produce fertilizers, machinery and harvesting systems. This team effort has now produced crops uniformly waist high or less so that they are better suited to mechanical harvesting. Similar advances with other crops have released people from hard and boring jobs for more creative work, whilst machines harvest crops more efficiently with less waste. Providing more food for the rapidly increasing population is yet another role for the mechanical engineer.81. According to the passage, when would most weight be imposed on hip-joints?A. When one is walking.B. When one is running.C. When one is standing.D. When one is lying down.82. Engineers regard the replacement of hip-joints as a(n) ____ Problem.A. mechanicalB. medicalC. healthD. agricultural83. According to the passage, how do engineers contribute to increasing efficiency of the agricultural industry?A. By working with farmers.B. By working in teams.C. By growing crops of the same height.D. By making agricultural machinery.84. According to the context, "This team effort'" in Paragraph Two refers toA. mechanical engineers.B. doctors and engineers.C. biologists, doctors and farmers.D. farmers, biologists and engineers.TEXT BNowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I'm going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any public space.Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can't walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don't dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:"Yes, I'm glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What's that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."Be animated. Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you'd be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. "So I don't need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. "What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear."Hello? Are you still there?"Oops.85. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Cellphone service is popular among people.B. Cellphone has much use in office.C. Fake foning is a new cellphone service.D. Fake foning is a new discovery.86. What is fake foning?A. A strategy to avoid people.B. A device newly produced.C. A service provided everywhere.D. A skill of communication.87. In the author's opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has toA. talk about interesting matters.B. behave politely to people passing by.C. hold the phone while walking.D. appear absorbed in conversation.88. What does the last example show?A. One effective way is to fake fone one's doctor.B. One has to be careful while fake foning.C. Fake foning may not deceive people.D. Fake foning is always quite successful.89. After his phone suddenly began ringing, the authorA. immediately started talking to the caller.B. immediately started talking to his colleague.C. put the phone away and stopped talking.D. continued with his fake conversation.90. What is the tone of the passage?A. Critical.B. Humorous.C. Serious.D. Unclear.TEXT CIt was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen.I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs. But no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company's Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don't know what continent they're standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we've been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point."My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don't have the Windows Setup CD.""So you're having a problem with your Windows Setup CD." She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows' creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don't know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn't have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician."You don't have the Windows Setup CD, ma'am, because you don't need it," he explained cheerfully."Windows came preinstalled on your computer!""But I do need it.""Yes, but you don't have it." We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. "Of course, you'd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos." It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. "You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive." He sounded delighted. "And it's not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!" The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I'd heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn't be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.91. Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly?A. She had saved what she had written.B. She couldn't move the cursor.C. The computer refused to work.D. The computer offered to repair itself.92. Which of the following is the author's opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?A. She sounded helpful and knowledgeable.B. She was there to make callers frustrated.C. She was able to solve her computer problem.D. She was quick to pass her along to a technician.93. According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician wasA. effective.B. economical.C. unpractical.D. unacceptable.94. "It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache" in the last but one paragraph means thatA. the technician's proposal would make things even worse.B. the technician's proposal could eventually solve the problem.C. files stored on her computer were like a safe.D. erasing the entire system was like curing a headache.95. It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the following EXCEPTA. efficiency.B. location.C. setup CDs.D. attitude.TEXT DNot long ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mail slot. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasn't sealed, so I opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are rendered at 4 a.m., you can't simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated black market fireworks.With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past. I honestly hadn't realized I was supposed to. This was the first time he'd used the card tactic. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收取保护费的黑社会组织).Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back from the curb when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul,。
2009年6月英语六级真题及答案
2009年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On the Importance of a Name. you should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 有人说名字或名称很重要2. 也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要3. 我认为On the Importance of a NamePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A．, B．, C．and D．. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range KidsWould you let your fourth-grader ride public transportation without an adult? Probably not. Still, when Lenore Skenazy, a columnist for the New York Sun, wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to "Long story short :my son got home from a department store on the Upper East Side, s he didn’t expect to get hit with a wave of criticism from readers.“Long story short: My son got home, overjoyed with independence,” Skenazy wrote on April 4 in the New York Sun. “Long story longer: Half the people I’ve told this episode to now want to turn on in for child abuse. As if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kids. It’s not. It’s debilitating (使虚弱)—for us and for them.”Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy’s decision to let her son go it alone. She wound up defending herself on CNN (accompanied by her son) and on popular blogs like the buffing ton post, where her follow-up piece was ironically headlined “More From America’s Worst Mom.”The episode has ignited another one of those debates that divides parents into vocal opposing camps. Are Modern parents needlessly overprotective, or is the world a more complicated and dangerous place than it was when previous generations were allowed to wander about unsupervised?From the “she’s an irresponsible mother” camp came: “Shame on you for being so careless about his safety,” in Comments on the buffing ton post. And there was this from a mother of four: “How would you have felt if he didn’t come home?” But Skenazy got a lot of support, too, with women and men writing in with stories about how they were allowed to take trips all by them selves at seven or eight. She also got heaps of praise for bucking the “helicopter parent” trend: “Good for this Mom,” one commenter wrote on the buffing ton post. “This is a much-needed reality check.”Last week, encouraged by all the attention, Skenazy started her own blog—Free Range, kids—promoting the idea that modern children need some of the sameindependence that her generation had. In the good old days nine-year-old baby boomers rode their bikes to school, walked to the store, took buses—and even subways—all by themselves. Her blog, she says, is dedicated to sensible parenting. “At Free Range Kids, we believe in safe kids. We believe in car seats and safety belts. We do NOT believe that every time school-age children go outside, they need a security guard.”So why are some parents so nervous about letting their children out of their sight? Are cities and towns less safe and kids more vulnerable to crimes like child kidnap and sexual abuse than they were in previous generations?Not exactly. New York City, for instance, is safer than it’s ever been; it’s ranked 36th in crime among all American cities. Nationwide, stringer kidnaps are extremely rare; there’s a one-in-a-million chance a child will be taken by a stranger, according to the Justice Department. And 90 percent of sexual abuse cases are committed by someone the child knows. Mortality rates from all causes, including disease and accidents, for American children are lower now than they were 25 years’ ago. According to Child Trends, a nonprofit research group, between 1980 and 2003 death rates dropped by 44 percent for children aged 5 to 14 and 32 percent for teens aged 15 to 19.Then there’s the whole question of whether modern parents are more watchful and nervous about safety than previous generations. Yes, some are. Part of the problem is that with wall to wall Internet and cable news, every missing child case gets so much airtime that it’s not surprising even normal parental anxiety can be amplified. And many middle-class parents have gotten used to managing their children’s time and shuttling them to various enriching activities, so the idea of letting them out on their own can seem like a risk. Back in 1972, when many of today’s parents were kids, 87 percent of children who lived within a mile of school walked or biked every day. But today, the Centers for Disease Control report that only 13 percent of children bike, walk or otherwise t themselves to school.The extra supervision is both a city and a suburb phenomenon. Parents are worried about crime, and they are worried about kids getting caught in traffic in a city that’s not used to pedestria ns. On the other hand, there are still plenty of kids whose parents give them a lot of independence, by choice or by necessity. The After School Alliance finds that more than 14 million kids aged 5 to 17 are responsible for taking care of themselves after school. Only 6.5 million kids participate in organized programs. “Many children who have working parents have to take the subway or bus to get to school. Many do this by themselves because they have no other way to get to the schools,” says Dr. Richard Gal lagher, director of the Parenting Institute at the New York University Child Study Center.For those parents who wonder how and when they should start allowing their kids more freedom, there’s no clear-cut answer. Child experts discourage a one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. What’s right for Skenazy’s nine-year-old could be inappropriate for another one. It all depends on developmental issue, maturity, and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child. Several factors must be taken into accou nt, says Gallagher. “The ability to follow parent guidelines,the child’s level of comfort in handling such situations, and a child’s general judgment should be weighed.”Gallagher agrees with Skenazy that many nine-year-olds are ready for independence l ike taking public transportation alone. “At certain times of the day, on certain routes, the subways are generally safe for these children, especially if they have grown up in the city and have been taught how to be safe, how to obtain help if they are concerned for their safety, and how to avoid unsafe situations by being watchful and on their toes.”But even with more traffic and fewer sidewalks, modern parents do have one advantage their parents didn’t: the cell phone. Being able to check in with a chi ld anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little sooner. Skenazy got a lot of criticism because she didn’t give her kid her cell phone because she thought he’d lose it and wanted him to learn to go it alone without depending on mom—a major principle of free-range parenting. But most parents are more than happy to use cell phones to keep track of their kids.And for those who like the idea of free-range kids but still struggle with their inner helicopter parent, there may be a middle way. A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a child’s every movement via the Internet—without seeming to interfere or hover. Of course, when they go to college, they might start objecting to being monitored as they’re on parole (假释).注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案-10页排版好
2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成3. 我认为……Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes?Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Bosses Say “Yes” to Home WorkRising costs of office space, time lost to stressful commuting, and a slow recognition that workers have lives beyond the office—all are strong arguments for letting staff work from home.For the small business, there are additional benefits too—staff are more productive, and happier, enabling firms to keep their headcounts (员工数) and their recruitment costs to a minimum. It can also provide competitive advantage, especially when small businesses want to attract new staff but don’t have the budget to offer huge salaries.While company managers have known about the benefits for a long time, many have done little about it, sceptical of whether they could trust their employees to work to full capacity without supervision, or concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start charging their home phone bills to the business.Yet this is now changing. When communications provider Inter-Tel researched the use of remote working solutions among small-and-medium-sized UK businesses in April this year, it found that 28% more companies claimed to have introduced flexible working practices than a year ago.The UK network of Business Links confirms that it too has seen a growing interest in remote working solutions from small businesses seeking its advice, and claims that as many as 60-70% of the businesses that come through its doors now offer some form of remote working support to their workforces.Technology advances, including the widespread availability of broadband, are making the introduction of remote working a piece of cake.“If systems are set up properly, staff can have access to all the resources they have in the office wherever they have an internet connection,”says Andy Poulton, e-business advisor at Business Link for Berkshire and Wiltshire. “There are some very exciting developments which have enabled this.”One is the availability of broadband everywhere, which now covers almost all of the country (BT claims that, by July, 99.8% of its exchanges will be broadband enabled, with alternative plans in place for even the most remote exchanges). “This is the enabler,” Poulton says.Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business market warn against consumer services masquerading (伪装) as business-friendly broadband.“Broadband is available for as little as ￡15 a month, but many businesses fail to appreciate the hidden costs of such a service,” says Neil Stephenson, sales and marketing director at Onyx Internet, an internet service provider based in the north-east of England. “Providers offering broadband for rock-bottom prices are notorious for poor service, with regular breakdowns and heavily congested (拥堵的) networks. It is always advisable for businesses to look beyond the price tag and look for a business-only provider that can offer more reliability, with good support.”Such services don’t cost too much—quality services can be found for upwards of ￡30 a month.The benefits of broadband to the occasional home worker are that they can access email in real time, and take full advantage of services such as internet-based backup or even internet-based phone services.Internet-based telecoms, or V oIP (V oice over IP) to give it its technical title, is an interesting tool to any business supporting remote working. Not necessarily because of the promise of free or reduced price phone calls (which experts point out is misleading for the average business), but because of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker—facilities such as voicemail and call forwarding, which provide a continuity of the company image for customers and business partners.By law, companies must “consider seriously” requests to work flexibly made by a parent with a child under the age of six, or a disabled child under 18. It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. The company, which needed to upgrade its IT infrastructure (基础设施) to provide connectivity with a new, second office, decided to introduce support for remote working at the same time.Marketing director Jack O’Hern explains that the company has a relatively young workforce, many of whom are parents: “One of the triggers was when one of our tax managers returned from maternity leave. She was intending to work part time, but could only manage one day a week in the office due to childcare. By offering her the ability to work from home, we have doubled her capacity—now she works a day a week from home, and a day in the office. This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified.”For Wright Vigar, which has now equipped all of its fee-earners to be able to work at maximum productivity when away from the offices (whether that’s from home, or while on the road), this strategy is not just about saving on commute time or cutting them loose from the office, but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life.O’Hern says: “Although most of our work is client-based and must fit around this, we can’t see any reason why a parent can’t be on hand to deal with something important at home, if they have the ability to complete a project later in the day.”Supporting this new way of working came with a price, though. Although the firm was updating its systems anyway, the company spent 10-15% more per user to equip them with a laptop rather than a PC, and about the same to upgrade to a server that would enable remote staff to connect to the company networks and access all their usual resources.Although Wright Vigar hasn’t yet quantified the business benefits, it claims that, in addition to being able to retain key staff with young families, it is able to save fee-earners a substantial amount of “dead” time in their working days.That staff can do this without needing a fixed telephone line provides even more efficiency savings. “With Wi-Fi (fast, wireless internet connections) popping up all over the place, even on trains, our fee-earners can be productive as they travel, and between meetings, instead of having to kill time at the shops,” he adds.The company will also be able to avoid the expense of having to relocate staff to temporary offices for several weeks when it begins disruptive office renovations soon.Financial recruitment specialist Lynne Hargreaves knows exactly how much her firm has saved by adopting a teleworking strategy, which has involved handing her company’s data management over to a remote hosting company, Datanet, so it can be accessible by all the company’s consultants over broadband internet connections.It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether, following the realisation that it just didn’t need them any more. “The main motivation behind adopting home working was to increase my own productivity, as a single mum to an 11-year-old,”says Hargreaves. “But I soon realised that, as most of our business is done on the phone, email and at off-site meetings, we didn’t need our offices at all. We’re now saving ￡16,000 a year on rent, plus the cost of utilities, not to mention what would have been spent on commuting.”1. What is the main topic of this passage?A) How business managers view hi-tech.B) Relations between employers and employees.C) How to cut down the costs of small businesses.D) Benefits of the practice of teleworking.2. From the research conducted by the communications provider Inter-Tel, we learn that .A) more employees work to full capacity at homeB) employees show a growing interest in small businessesC) more businesses have adopted remote working solutionsD) attitudes toward IT technology have changed3. What development has made flexible working practices possible according to Andy Poulton?A) Reduced cost of telecommunications.B) Improved reliability of internet service.C) Availability of the V oIP service.D) Access to broadband everywhere.4. What is Neil Stephenson’s advice to firms contracting internet services?A) They look for reliable business-only providers.B) They contact providers located nearest to them.C) They carefully examine the contract.D) They contract the cheapest provider.5. Internet-based telecoms facilitates remote working by __________.A) offering sophisticated voice servicesB) giving access to emailing in real timeC) helping clients discuss business at homeD) providing calls completely free of charge6. The accountancy firm Wright Vigar promoted teleworking initially in order to __________.A) present a positive image to prospective customersB) support its employees with children to take care ofC) attract young people with IT expertise to work for itD) reduce operational expenses of a second office7. According to marketing director Jack O’Hern, teleworking enabled the company to__________.A) enhance its market imageB) reduce recruitment costsC) keep highly qualified staffD) minimise its office space8. Wright Vigar’s practice of allowing for more flexible working hours not only benefits thecompany but helps improve employees’ .9. With fast, wireless internet connections, employees can still be __________ while traveling.10. Single mother Lynne Hargreaves decided to work at home mainly to __________.Part ⅢListening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.C) They usually carry many things around with them.D) They don’t like to spend much money on traveling.12. A) The selection process was a little unfair.B) He had long dreamed of the dean’s position.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.13. A) Applause encourages the singer.B) She regrets paying for the concert.C) Almost everyone loves pop music.D) The concert is very impressive.14. A) They have known each other since their schooldays.B) They were both chairpersons of the Students’ Union.C) They have been in close touch by email.D) They are going to hold a reunion party.15. A) Cook their dinner.B) Rest for a while.C) Get their car fixed.D) Stop for the night.16. A) Newly-launched products.B) Consumer preferences.C) Survey results.D) Survey methods.17. A) He would rather the woman didn’t buy the blouse.B) The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.C) The information in the catalog is not always reliable.D) He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.18. A) The course is open to all next semester.B) The notice may not be reliable.C) The woman has not told the truth.D) He will drop his course in marketing.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) A director of a sales department.B) A manager at a computer store.C) A sales clerk at a shopping center.D) An accountant of a computer firm.20. A) Handling customer complaints.B) Recruiting and training new staff.C) Dispatching ordered goods on time.D) Developing computer programs.21. A) She likes something more challenging.B) She likes to be nearer to her parents.C) She wants to have a better-paid job.D) She wants to be with her husband.22. A) Right away.B) In two months.C) Early next month.D) In a couple of days.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) It will face challenges unprecedented in its history.B) It is a resolute advocate of the anti-global movement.C) It is bound to regain its full glory of a hundred years ago.D) It will be a major economic power by the mid-21st century.24. A) The lack of overall urban planning.B) The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.C) The inadequate supply of water and electricity.D) The shortage of hi-tech personnel.25. A) They attach great importance to education.B) They are able to grasp growth opportunities.C) They are good at learning from other nations.D) They have made use of advanced technologies.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) She taught chemistry and microbiology courses in a college.B) She gave lectures on how to become a public speaker.C) She helped families move away from industrial polluters.D) She engaged in field research on environmental pollution.27. A) The job restricted her from revealing her findings.B) The job posed a potential threat to her health.C) She found the working conditions frustrating.D) She was offered a better job in a minority community.28. A) Some giant industrial polluters have gone out of business.B) More environmental organizations have appeared.C) Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up.D) More branches of her company have been set up.29. A) Her widespread influence among members of Congress.B) Her ability to communicate through public speaking.C) Her rigorous training in delivering eloquent speeches.D) Her lifelong commitment to domestic and global issues.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) The fierce competition in the market.B) The growing necessity of staff training.C) The accelerated pace of globalisation.D) The urgent need of a diverse workforce.31. A) Gain a deep understanding of their own culture.B) Take courses of foreign languages and cultures.C) Share the experiences of people from other cultures.D) Participate in international exchange programmes.32. A) Reflective thinking is becoming critical.B) Labor market is getting globalised.C) Knowing a foreign language is essential.D) Globalisation will eliminate many jobs.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Red-haired women were regarded as more reliable.B) Brown-haired women were rated as more capable.C) Golden-haired women were considered attractive.D) Black-haired women were judged to be intelligent.34. A) They are smart and eloquent.B) They are ambitious and arrogant.C) They are shrewd and dishonest.D) They are wealthy and industrious.35. A) They force people to follow the cultural mainstream.B) They exaggerate the roles of certain groups of people.C) They emphasize diversity at the expense of uniformity.D) They hinder our perception of individual differences.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is 36from their Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”. In the ancient world, a trained memory was an 37asset, particularly in public life. There were no 38devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators(演说家) delivered long speeches with great 39because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems.The Greeks discovered that human memory is 40an associative process—that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The 41your brain registers the word “apple”, it 42the shape, color, taste, smell and 43of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word “apple”.44. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you’re talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory.45. An example given on a website I was looking at follows: Do you remember theshape of Austria, Canada, Belgium, or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy, though? 46. You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot, and Italy’s shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association.PartⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Many countries have made it illegal to chat into a hand-held mobile phone while driving. But the latest research further confirms that the danger lies less in what a motorist’s hands do when he takes a call than in what the conversation does to his brain. Even using a “hands-free” device can divert a driver’s attention to an alarming extent.Melina Kunar of the University of Warwick, and Todd Horowitz of the Harvard Medical School ran a series of experiments in which two groups of volunteers had to pay attention and respond to a series of moving tasks on a computer screen that were reckoned equivalent in difficulty to driving. One group was left undistracted while the other had to engage in a conversation using a speakerphone. As Kunar and Horowitz report, those who were making the equivalent of a hands-free call had an average reaction time 212 milliseconds slower than those who were not. That, they calculate, would add 5.7 metres to the braking distance of a car travellingat 100kph. They also found that the group using the hands-free kit made 83% more errors in their tasks than those who were not talking.To try to understand more about why this was, they tried two further tests. In one, members ofa group were asked simply to repeat words spoken by the caller. In the other, they had to think of a word that began with the last letter of the word they had just heard. Those only repeating words performed the same as those with no distraction, but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times—an average of 480 milliseconds extra delay. This shows that when people have to consider the information they hear carefully, it can impair their driving ability significantly.Punishing people for using hand-held gadgets while driving is difficult enough, even though they can be seen from outside the car. Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind the wheel might be the only answer. Who knows, they might even come to enjoy not having to take calls.47. Carrying on a mobile phone conversation while one is driving is considered dangerousbecause it seriously distracts .48. In the experiments, the two groups of volunteers were asked to handle a series of movingtasks which were considered .49. Results of the experiments show that those who were making the equivalent of a hands-freecall took to react than those who were not.50. Further experiments reveal that participants tend to respond with extra delay if they arerequired to do .51. The author believes persuasion, rather than , might be the only way to stop people from usingmobile phones while driving.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the over-educated, eco-conscious type. So you can imagine the reaction when a recent USA Today investigation of air quality around the nation’s schools singled out those in the smugly（自鸣得意的）green village of Berkeley, Calif., as being among the worst in the country. The city’s public high school, as well as a number of daycare centers, preschools, elementary and middle schools, fell in the lowest 10%. Industrial pollution in our town had supposedly turned students into living science experiments breathing in a laboratory’s worth of heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day. This in a city that requires school cafeterias to serve organic meals. Great, I thought, organic lunch, toxic campus.Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists（活跃分子）and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus children’s health and over what, if anything, ought to be done. With all sides presenting their own experts armed with conflicting scientific studies, whom should parents believe? Is there truly a threat here, we asked one another as we dropped off our kids, and if so, how great is it? And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health scares we confront, like panic over lead in synthetic athletic fields? Rather than just another weird episode in the town that brought you protesting environmentalists, this latest drama is a trial for how today’s parents perceive risk, how we try to keep our kids safe—whether it’s possible to keep them safe—in what feels like an increasingly threatening world. It raises the question of what, in our time, “safe” could even mean.“There’s no way around the uncertainty,” says Kimberly Thompson, president of Kid Risk, a nonprofit group that studies children’s health. “That means your choices can matter, but it also means you aren’t going to know if they do.” A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure. To which I say: Well, obviously. But such concrete hazards are beside the point. It’s the dangers parents can’t—and may never—quantify that occur all of sudden. That’s why I’ve rid my cupboard of microwave food packed in bags coated with a potential cancer-causing substance, but although I’ve lived blocks from a major fault line(地质断层) for more than 12 years, I still haven’t bolted our bookcases to the living room wall.52. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal?A) Heavy metals in lab tests threaten children’s health in Berkeley.B) Berkeley residents are quite contented with their surroundings.C) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.D) Parents in Berkeley are over-sensitive to cancer risks their kids face.53. What response did USA Today’s report draw?A) A heated debate.B) Popular support.C) Widespread panic.D) Strong criticism.54. How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies?A) They felt very much relieved.B) They were frightened by the evidence.C) They didn’t know who to believe.D) They weren’t convinced of the results.55. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics?A) It is important to quantify various concrete hazards.B) Daily accidents pose a more serious threat to children.C) Parents should be aware of children’s health hazards.D) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.56. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from__________.A) the uncertainB) the quantifiableC) an earthquakeD) unhealthy foodPassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.Primary care should be the backbone of any health care system. Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost. The U.S. takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician.A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）. The startling finding was that the average Medicare patient saw a total of seven doctors—two primary care physicians and five specialists—in a given year. Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you don’t guarantee better care. Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.How did we let primary care slip so far? The key is how doctors are paid. Most physicians are paid whenever they perform a medical service. The more a physician does, regardless of quality or outcome, the better he’s reimbursed (返还费用). Moreover, the amount a physician receives leans heavily toward medical or surgical procedures. A specialist who performs a procedure in a 30-minute visit can be paid three times more than a primary care physician using that same 30 minutes to discuss a patient’s disease. Combine this fact with annual government threats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements, physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost income.Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices, further contributing to the decline of primary care.Medical students are not blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care. The recent numbers show that since 1997, newly graduated U.S. medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%. This trend results in emergency rooms being overwhelmed with patients without regular doctors.How do we fix this problem?It starts with reforming the physician reimbursement system. Remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and reward them for optimally (最佳地) managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. Make primary care more attractive to medical students by forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries.We’re at a point where primary care is needed more than ever. Within a few years, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare. Patients older than 85, who need chronic care most, will rise by 50% this decade.Who will be there to treat them?57. The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is __________.A) the inadequate training of physiciansB) the declining number of doctorsC) the shrinking primary care resourcesD) the ever-rising health care costs58. We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that __________.A) the more costly the medicine, the more effective the cureB) seeing more doctors may result in more diagnostic errorsC) visiting doctors on a regular basis ensures good healthD) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary carephysicians have to __________ .A) increase their income by working overtimeB) improve their expertise and service。
09级《大学英语》分级考试试卷A(普本)
09级《大学英语》分级考试试卷A(普本)命题人：大学外语教学部复核人：命题部门：外国语学院试卷序号： A 考试形式：闭卷学分：考生校区：浦口考生班级：考生学号：考生姓名：考试班级：09级普本(英语专业除外)南京审计学院2009级《大学英语》分级考试注意事项1．本次考试答题纸分两部分：答题卡（供阅卷机使用）和答题纸。
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外国语学院大学外语教学部2009年8月2009级《大学英语》分级考试试卷Part I. Reading Comprehension (40%)irections: Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each of the questions or incomplete statements following the passage. You must read thefour choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.(2’×20)Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.It has been a widespread belief that the American family is dying. But a new study reveals that the American family is stronger than ever. This study affords surprising evidence of the persistence of American commitments to family life.The American family is changing, not dying. It is becoming smaller, men and women are becoming more equal, and the divorce rate is higher. But despite the high divorce rate, marriage has never been more popular. The majority of divorced people remarry, but only 2% marry more than twice. Most marriages last a long time, and a large proportion of divorces are from teenage marriages. Depending on the specific situation, there’s often good reason for teenage marriages to break up.There is no evidence that children receive less attention from mothers who work outside the home than from mothers working inside the home. So far the amount of educational or development time hasn’t varied very much, whether or not the mother works outside the home. In fact, working mothers try to make up for it by setting aside time only for their children.The study shows that television is by far the most significant new childcare arrangement of this century. The most important activity for children up to age 14 is watching television.School is the second most time-consuming activity for children. They spend an average of about 19 hours a week in school. A larger proportion of children go to school earlier than ever before, and they stay in school longer. Another big change is that the proportion of very young children in daycare centers (日托站) has almost doubled in recent years. Compared with these two dramatic changes in child activity, the changes caused by mothers working outside the home appear very small.1 The main idea of this article is that _______.A. the American family is dyingB. young people today don’t want to get marriedC. the American family is changing, but it is stronger than everD. education has resulted in dramatic changes in the American family2 Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Marriage is more popular than before.B. Many divorced people remarry.C. The majority of marriages last long.D. Working mothers devote less time to their children.3 The author of this article believes that ________.A. the American family is here to stayB. children should not watch so much televisionC. mothers should not work when their children are smallD. teenage marriages should be encouraged4 What is the most significant new childcare arrangement of this century?A. The daycare center.B. Television.C. The school.D. Development time.5 According to the writer, which two major factors have led to the belief that the Americanfamily is dying?A. The divorce rate is high and working mothers neglect their children.B. The divorce rate is high and children care more about television than anything else.C. Divorces are increasing and many teenage marriages break up.D. Children stay in school longer and mothers have little time to take care of them. Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift-giving (and getting) shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people who buy them. Here is a guide to who gives you wha t --- and why.The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they’re saying, “I agree with you. I like you the way you are.” Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult to your character.Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries toda y－so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you’re lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They are given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative.A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support.People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, this giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharinga feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.6 The first paragraph is written to tell readers that ________.A. the gifts you give can help you understand yourself betterB. the gifts you receive are helpful for you to know the personality of those who givethemC. gifts can show friendship and loveD. there is a certain relationship between the kinds of gifts and the people who givethem7 A person who likes the self-image of another person will give the latter ________.A. clothesB. a homemade giftC. a gift that agrees with the personality of the receiverD. a gift that matches the character of the giver8 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. What you wear can tell something about your personality.B. Homemade gifts are not welcomed in some countries.C. People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to thinkthey do.D. Reading books given to you as gifts can be a way of sharing a feeling with the giver.9 If you give a large, heavy book as a gift, it may show that _________.A. you are knowledgeableB. the receiver is interested in readingC. you dislike readingD. you are more interested in the appearance of the book than in its contents10 People who want to show their love towards others often give _______.A. homemade giftsB. delicious foodC. expensive clothesD. interesting booksPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.My love of nature goes right back to my childhood, to the times when I stayed on my grandparent’s farm in Suffolk. I think it was my grandmother who encouraged me more thananyone: she taught me the names of wildflowers and got me interested in looking at the countryside, so it seemed obvious to go on to do zoology at university.I didn’t get my first camera until after I’d graduated, when I was due to go diving in Norway and needed a method of recording the sea creatures I would find there. My father didn’t know anything about photography, but he bought me an Exac ta, which was really quite a good camera for the time, and I went off to take my first pictures of sea starfish. I became keen very quickly, and I learnt how to develop and print.I’ve tried from the beginning to produce pictures which are always biologic ally correct. There are people who will alter things deliberately: you don’t pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore and take them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without knowing you’re doing it.There can be a lot of ignora nce in people’s behavior towards wild animals and it’s a problem that more and more people are going to wild places: while some animals may get used to cars, they won’t get used to people suddenly rushing up to them. The sheer pressure of people, coupled with the fact that there are increasingly few places where no one else has photographed, means that over the years, life has become much more difficult for the professional wildlife photographers.Nevertheless, wildlife photographers play a very important part in educating people about what is out there and what needs conserving. Although photography can be an enjoyable pastime, as it is to many people, it is also something that plays a very important part in educating young and old alike.11 The author decided to go to university and study zoology because _______________.A. she wanted to improve her life in the countrysideB. she was persuaded to do so by her grandmotherC. she was keen on the natural worldD. she wanted to stop moving around all the time12 How is the author different from some of the other wildlife photographers she meets?A. She tries to make her photographs as attractive as possible.B. She takes photographs which record accurate natural conditions.C. She likes to photograph plants as well as wildlife.D. She knows the best places to find wildlife.13 The author now finds it more difficult to photograph wild animals because______________.A. there are fewer of themB. they have become more nervous of peopleC. it is harder to find suitable placesD. they have become frightened of cars14 According to the author, wildlife photography is important because it can make peoplerealize that ___________________.A. photography is an enjoyable hobbyB. we learn little about wildlife at schoolC. it is worthwhile visiting the countrysideD. it is important to look after wild animals15 Which of the following describes the author?A. Proud.B. Sensitive.C. Aggressive.D. Disappointed.Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking” onlin e－many of them are talking at the same time.It is fast: trying talking to six people at once. It is convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.And it requires very simple language. There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(= be right back) will do?Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (= pardon me for jumping in).Interested in whom you’re talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.If something makes you laugh, say you’re OTF (= on the floor), or LOL (= laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (= rolling on the floor laughing).And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (= got to go) or TTYL (= talk to you later).People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation is going, too.16 When people are online, they talk by_____.A. using body language.B. drawing some strange picturesC. making phone callsD. making use of an especially short form of English17 Internet makes many people in the world ______.A. talk at the same timeB. discover their friends and relativesC. pick out good things to buyD. find out about some problems in society18 The underlined sentence “There’s neither time nor space for explanation”(L.1, para. 4)means that _____.A. people should use words properlyB. people should know what time it is when they are talkingC. people online have to express themselves in a simple wayD. people should communicate in a funny way19 If you get 19/M/HK as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.A. the person who is talking to you is 19 from Hong Kong and he is highB. you are talking to a boy 19 years old and he lives in Hong KongC. you are talking to 19 boys from Hong Kong at the same timeD. the boy from Hong Kong has been online for 19 minutes20 Which of the following is a way to save online time?A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.B. Many people draw pictures.C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.D. People never use the “shift” key.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)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 thesentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center. (0.5’×30)21 My sponsor ______ me __________ money when I lost my job.A. worked … out by C. kept… out withB. helped … out with D. carried… out for22 ______ you have finished your work, you may go and have a rest now.A. Now that C. As wellB. In case D. Due to23 He grabbed me ______ and pulled me onto the bus.A. by an arm C. on the armB. by the arm D. with the arm24 Scarcely ___________ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady.A. a day passes C. does a day passB. passes a day D. has a day passed25 Finally, the thief handed everything _______ he had stolen to the police.A. which C. whateverB. what D. that26 The passengers were robbed ________ all their money.A. of C. fromB. off D. away27 You should not _______ the peace of others by speaking so loudly.A. prohibit C. disturbB. collapse D. ban28 He found a number of men already ________.A. worked C. to workB. work D. working29 Where did you _____ the magazine I was reading?A. lay C. remainB. lie D. let30 ________ danger man is often much wiser than usual.A. In a time of C. In the time ofB. In the times of D. In time of31 ______ these books to the library, as they will soon be overdue.A. Bring C. FetchB. Take D. Leave32 What you say is, in a ______, true; but I should express it differently.A. sense C. meaningB. concept D. significance33 The matter _____ you were arguing about last night had been settled.A. when C. thatB. for which D. what34 He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit ______ reach.A. within C. beyondB. off D. inside35 Paul doesn’t have to be made ________. He always works hard.A. study C. studiedB. to study D. studying36 There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know _________.A. where to choose C. to choose whatB. which to choose D. to choose which37 It doesn’t matter if you are born in a duck-yard ____ you come from a swan’s egg.A. as well C. as ifB. although D. since38 The house suddenly collapsed while it _______ down.A. pulled C. was being pulledB. had been pulled D. was pulled39 According to ______ they have told me, they should return in about three weeks.A. that C. whatB. any D. which40 Although the town had been ______ several times, little damage was done.A. attacked C. harmedB. injured D. struck41 When the little boy walked near the edge of the pond, his mother became very______.A. eager C. anxiousB. keen D. frightening42 He used examples to _______ his argument.A. strengthen C. fixB. increase D. underline43 He ________ the whole list but still did not find his friend’s name.A. went by C. went intoB. went on D. went over44 There is always a _____ between what we say and what we do.A. crack C. gapB. room D. space45 In chemical factories, employees sometimes receive ______ pay for doing dangerouswork.A. add C. expensiveB. extra D. rich46 His parents died when he was young so he was ______ by his aunt.A. bred C. grown upB. fed up D. brought up47 The poor driver was still _____ when we pulled him out from under his car.A. live C. aliveB. lively D. living48 I’ve thrown away my old trousers. I’ll have to buy _______.A. some new pair C. a new pairB. a new one D. some new ones49 You ________ in person – a letter would have been enough.A. needn’t have come C. must not have comeB. shouldn’t have come D. can not have come50 I can’t keep ________ the teacher who speaks so fast.A. up C. withB. up with D. on withPart III. Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into thepassage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center. (0.5’×20)Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 51 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect that students to be familiar with 52 in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination.The 53 student is considered to be 54 who is motivated to learn for the sake of 55, not the one only interested in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 56 brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 57 for learning the material assigned.When research is 58, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with 59 guidance. It is the 60 responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 61 a university library works; they expect students, 62 51 A. If C. BecauseB. Although D Before52 A. suggestion C. abstractB. context D. information53 A. poor C. averageB. ideal D. disappointed54 A. such C. anyB. one D. some55 A. fun C. learningB. work D. prize56 A. by C. forB. in D with57 A. criticized C. responsibleB. innocent D. dismissed58 A. collected C. assignedB. distributed D. finished59 A. maximum C. possibleB. minimum D. practical60 A. student’s C. assistant’sB. professor’s D. librarian’s61 A. when C. whyB. what D how62 A. particularlyC. obviouslyB. essentially D. rarelygraduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference 63 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 64 that their students not be 65 dependent on them.In the United States, professors have many other duties 66 teaching, such as administrative or research work. 67, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 68. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 69 a professor during office hours 70 make an appointment. 63 A. selections C. sourcesB. collections D. origins64 A. hate C. likeB. dislike D. prefer65 A. too C. muchB. such D. more66 A. but C. withB. except D besides67 A. However C. FurthermoreB. Therefore D. Nevertheless68 A. plentiful C. irregularB. limited D. flexible69 A. greet C. approachB. annoy D. attach70 A. or C. toB. and D. butPart IV. Word-building (10%)Directions : Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet 2. (1’×10)71. My aunt almost fainted when she was told that what she bought at a very high price wasnot the ________ drawing, but just a copy of it. (origin)72. The football players were trying to make an ______ on the national coach. (impress)73. Moreover, the threat of social violence increased the _______ of the government’s leaders.(anxious)74. I am ________ grateful to my master for all his help. (sincere)75. A _______ person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. (think)76. This book is quite ______ anything I have ever read before. (like)77. My personal ________ with his family is deep. (involve)78. Speech and writing are man’s most important methods of ______. (communicate)79. I admire her because she is a ___ dancer. (talent)80. The ____ of Christie’s books shows no sign of going away. (popular)Part V. Translation (10%)Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet 2. (2’×5)81. ______________________________(就这个东西本身的质量和价格而言), it is deserving ofour purchase.82. Several cars crashed into each other on the highway________________________ (由于浓雾).83. _________________________(让我吃惊的是), the husband slapped his wife in front of us.84. National Day is _________________________(即将到来), we should tidy our dorm inadvance.85. He came to the meeting _____ （不顾天热）.Part VI Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic: Make Our Cities Greener. You should write at least 120 words following theoutline given bellow. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet 2. (15’)Your composition should be based on the following outlines:1. 我国城市绿化的现状2. 绿化的好处（如：清洁空气，美化城市，改善气候……等等）3. 怎样才能实现绿化。
2009年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案
2009年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案On the Importance of a Name有人认为名字（名称）不重要；有人认为非常重要；你认为呢？On the Importance of a NameA name is the representation of a person or an entity. It plays an important role in social recognition, just as the old saying goes: a thing is the entity of a name. However, people have diverse opinions on the importance of a name. Some people say that name is important, while the others maintain the other way round. But I think name is of great importance because it is the symbol that distinguishes one thing or person from the others.We cannot deny the importance of a name, be it for a person or a thing. In the world today, no one can live without identification because they must get social recognition, and name is the symbol of the identification. Once a person or a thing gets social recognition, people will remember their names, and they will get further improvement. Besides, a good name will bring people some nice association. A person with a special name may be easily accepted by a group or a community because of the deep impression the name leaves.As for companies or products, a name is also vitally important. Years ago, a computer company spent millions of dollars for the name “Acer”. Since then, the company caught the attention of potential customers and became one of giants in the field. However, another company was facing bankruptcy, for the name of its product implies unfavorable meaning thus cannot be sold out. Can we say that name is not important?A name may affect the whole life of a person, and a name may also influence the future of a company and its products. Therefore, we must treat names carefully.快速阅读：1. B) enjoyed having the independence2. A) hinders their healthy growth3. D) somewhat mixed responses4. A) promote sensible promoting5. B) is much safer than before6. C) their fear is amplified by media exposure of crime7. D) their maturity and personal qualities8. unsafe situation9. anxiety10. every moment听力：Section A 短对话11. D) Fred may have borrowed a sleeping bag from someone else.12. B) It will cool down over the weekend.13. C) Hosting a TV program.14. D) The plants should be put in a shady spot.15. C) Go to bed early.16. B) She has learned to appreciate modern sculptures.17. A)They seem satisfied with what they have done18. A)The man shouldn’t hesitate to take the course.长对话19 B）Domestic issues of general social concern.20 D）Based on public expectation and …21 D) Professional qualification22 A）Their average life span was less than 5023 C）learn to use now technology.24 D)When all people become wealthier25 C）Contol environment短文听力26. B)27 Ａ)t28. C)29 B)30B）31A）32Ｃ）33D)34 A)35D）36. tongue 37. official 38. administration 39 commerce40 spread 41 disadvantaged 42 confidence 43 investigate44. come to understand how it is used as a symbol of both individual identity and social connection45. infants born into English-speaking communities acquire their language before they learn to use folks and knives46. You are encourage to develop your own individual responses to various practical and theoretical issues47．From TV and fashion magazines.48. eating disorders49. impossibly proportioned50. three years51. make money仔细阅读52 B) efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out.53 D) The turtle’s population has decreased in spite of human protection54 B) Unregulated commercial fishing55 A) It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.56 C) call for effectiv e measures to ensure sea turtle’s survival.57 C) College education is rewarding in spite of the starting costs.58 D) The gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed59 A）save more on tuition.60 D）consider college education a consumer product61 B）A satisfying experience with their budgets完型填空62．C63. B64. D65. A66. D67. B68. C69. A70. C71. B72. A73. D74. C75. B76. A77. D78. D79. C80. B81. A翻译82. him out of buying a car83. Keeping a sense of humor helps84. he had no choice but to confess the crime he had committed85. there must be someone who is speaking ill of them86. it hard to resist the temptation of ice cream。
2009-2010学年度上学期09级11月月考 英语 试卷
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. ---Do you know Anna ’s telephone number?.--- ________. As a matter of fact, I don ’t know any Ann, either. A. I think so B. I’m afraid not C. I hope so D. I’d rather not 2. Who would you rather ________ there with you?A. have to goB. have goC. have goneD. had gone3. Some scientists believe that some day the sea will be used ________ electric power. A. to make B. to making C. to be made D. being made4. That man kept quiet about the accident ________ lose his job.A. so not as toB. so as not toC. so as to notD. not so as to 5. We _______ him $20000 for the house, but he refused.A. providedB. suppliedC. showedD. offered6. The man at last _______ and handed over all the money he had stolen.A. gave upB. gave awayC. gave putD. gave in7. We don’t allow _____ in the office. But you are allowed ______ in the rest room.A. smoking; smokingB. to smoke; to smokeC. smoking; to smokeD. smoke; smoking8. It was ______ that we went camping on the mountain.A. such nice weatherB. so nice a weatherC. such a nice weatherD. too nice weather 9. His father advised that he _______ the car.A. soldB. sellC. had soldD. would sell 10. They are not playing baseball today _____ the rain.A. sinceB. as a resultC. because ofD. as11. Two days ago, I hit a dog when ___my car for pleasure.A. droveB. drivenC. to driveD. driving 12. I’m ___of the class team at school and I’m also ___of the Senior High team.A. captain, memberB. captain, a memberC. the captain, memberD. a captain, member 13. What surprised me was ___what he said ___the way he said it.A. not, butB. just, butC. not, andD. just, and 14.－Alice , why didn’t you come yesterday? －I_____, but I had an unexpected visitor.A. hadB. wouldC. was going toD. did12.It’s impolite for one to talk_____.A. with his mouth fullB. without his mouth fullC. with his full mouthD. when his mouth full 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 、D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2009年英语专业四级考试真题
ffiflj� TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2009)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART I DICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading,. which will be done at 11JJrmal 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 done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK[20 MIN]In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to complete your work. SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview · the questions.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION ONE1.A. Because he was in a big hurry.C.Because the box was tightly sealed.2.A. The customer made it himself.C.The customer should have checked.3.A. Annoyed B.Surprised4.A. Five. B.Four.5.A. The customer makes no more complaints.C.The customer is still unhappy with it.B.Because he didn't check the product.D.Because the scratch was invisible.B.There was definitely not one then.D.The customer was making trouble.C.IndifferentD.WorriedC.Three.D.Two.B.The customer can show her the receipt.D.The customer brings it back within a week 1f ll9 2009 -1ICONVERSATION TWO6.A. The menu.7.A. Friday next week B.The place. C.The reception.B.Thursday next week.C. April 30th.D.The campaign.D.This week8.A. It is held annually.C.30 people w讥attep.d it.B.It is held at headquarters.D.It w诅offer a new menu.9.A. He wants people to communicate while eating. B. He wants to create an intense atmosphere.C.He is lack of funds for the campaign.D.There is no extra time for an abundant lunch.10.A. The number of participants hasn't been confirmed.B.The man is the woman's old customer.C.The man knows the woman very well.D.The woman will send the man confirmation early this weekPART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN] There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.11.What a nice day! How about the three of us a walk in the park nearby?A.to takeB.takeC.takingD.to be taking12.If there were no subjunctive mood, English much easier to learn.A.could have beenB.would beC.w讥be13.She fifty or so when I frrst met her at a conference.A.had beenB.must beC.has beenD.would have been D.must have been14.the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.A.WhateverB.WheneverC.Whichever15.A new laptop costs about of a second-hand one.A.the price of three timesB.three times the priceD.HoweverC.as much as the three times priceD.three times more than the price16.We consider he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.A strange why· B. it strange what C.it strange that D.that strange17.It is going to be fme tomorrow..A So is it B. So it is C.So it does18.Little about her own safety, though she herself was in great danger.A.she caredB.she may careC.may she care19.The couple had no sooner got to the station the coach left.A when B. as C.until20.Aren't you tired? I·you had done enough for today.A should have thought B.must have thoughtC. might have thoughtD.could have thought D.So does it D.did she care D.than21.Dming the TV interview, the singer annollllced that he was going to his new album soon.A.releaseB.renewC.relieveD.rehearse22.After w�rking for the·firm for ten years, he fmally the rank of deputy director.A.achievedB.approachedC.attainedD.acquired专四2009-2e on, Jack, tell me the story. Don't keep me in __ .A.suspenseB.suspendingC.suspension24.The football match was __ because of the heavy rain.A.called overB.called upC.called out25.We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and __ .D.suspender D.called offA.conduciveB.wholesomeC.helpfulD.appreciative26.It was strange that she would __such an absurd idea.A.allowB.stickC.takeD.entertain27.The scientists have made an ___study of the viruses that cause the disease.A.exhaustedB.exhaustingC.exhaustiveD.exhaustion28.Do you own your apartment or are you a ___ ?A.tenantB.customerC.clientD.proprietor29.Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in ___ .A.unityB.entityC.partnersD.partnership30.The young employee has a(n) __ quality-he is totally honest.·A. respectable B.admirable C.decent D; approachable PART IV CLOZE [10 MIN] Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A.coverings F.artificial K.instanceB.pointG.transmissionL.contractC.closeH.automaticM.detectedD.obtainI.generallyN.caughtE.surfacesJ.so0.progressScientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread of a new, deadly disease. SARS-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-was (31) ___ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi, and since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this (32) ___,there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease.Symptoms start with a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body aches. Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might (33) ___ to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require (34) ___ ventilation to breathe. About 3.5% die from the disease. Symptoms (35) ___ begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it might take as long as 10 days. Scientists are (36)___to developing a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence that antibiotics, or anti-viral medicines help, (37) ___ doctors can offer only supportive care. Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of (38) ___ .Scientists aren't sure yet, but some researchers think it's a newly discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds.Most cases appear to have been passed through droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who care for them have been most likely to (39) ___ the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the disease might spread through air, or that the virus might linger for two to three hours on doorknobs or other ( 40) __ _�Im 2009 -3。
2009年高考全国I卷英语试题及参考答案
第I卷(105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.l. A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week.D. Next month.2. A. She doesn't play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.D. She is a professional athlete.3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil marketC. At a science museum.D. At a gallery.4.A.Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.C. Go to the bookstore.D. Take a walk.5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger.C. A car cleaner.D. A mechanic.6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuckC. Turn to her colleague for help.D. Restart the machine7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.D. All classes begin at 10:00.8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She'll present her work to the man.C. She'd like to invite the man for lunch.D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules.C. The door number of the dormitory.D. The time to open the dormitory.10. A. The chairs didn't need to be painted. B. He doesn't like the color of the chairs.C. The park could have avoided the problem.D. The woman should have been more careful.Keys: CCDAA BBDACSection BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied.D. Uninterested.12. A. It spoiled Juana's reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.C. It bought Juana's dishwashers.D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana's waterless laundry.C. A case against a global company.D. The worldwide dishwasher market.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.14. A. footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects.D. Orange seeds.15. A. Don't touch animals under any circumstances.B. Don't take away any natural objects from the park.C. Don't leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.D. Don't transport animals from one island to another.16. A. To protect the guide's interest. B. To improve the unique environment.C. To ensure a trouble-free visit.D. To get rid of illegal behaviours.Keys: DBAABSection CDirections: In Section C, you will bear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 arc based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Keys:17. India 18. Sweater 19.50 20. Ordinary 21. outstanding22. leave their countries 23. 17 million 24. career and familyII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The two sportsmen congratulated eachother______winning the match by shaking hands.A. withB. onC. inD. to【解析】此题考查短语congratulate sb. on/ upon sth./ doing sth.意思是“为某事向某人祝贺”，所以，选择介词on。
2009年6月英语六级真题及答案解析
2009年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On the Importance of a Name. you should write at least 150 words following the outline givenbelow.1. 有人说名字或名称很重要2. 也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要3. 我认为...On the Importance of a NamePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range KidsWould you let your fourth-grader ride public transportation without an adult? Probably not. Still, when Lenore Skenazy, a columnist for the New York Sun, wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to "Long story short :my son got home from a department store on the Upper East Side, she didn’t expect to get hit with a wave of criticism from readers.“Long story short: My son got home, overjoyed with independence,” Skenazy wrote on April 4 in the New York Sun. “Long story longer: Half the people I’ve told this episode to now want to turn on in for child abuse. As if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kids. It’s not. It’s debilitating (使虚弱)—for us and for them.”Online message board s were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy’s decision to let her son go it alone. She wound up defending herself on CNN (accompanied by her son) and on popular blogs like the buffing ton post, where her follow-up piece was ironically headlined “More From America’s Worst Mom.”The episode has ignited another one of those debates that divides parents into vocal opposing camps. Are Modern parents needlessly overprotective, or is the world a more complicated and dangerous place than it was when previous generations were allowed to wander about unsupervised?From the “she’s an irresponsible mother” camp came: “Shame on you for being so careless about his safety,” in Comments on the buffing ton post. And there was this from a mother of four: “How would you have felt if he didn’t come home?” But Skenazy got a lot of support, too, with women and men writing in with stories about how they were allowed to take trips all by them selves at seven or eight. She also got heaps of praise for bucking the “helicopter parent” trend: “Good for this Mom,” one commenter wrote on the buffing ton post. “This is a much-needed reality check.”Last week, encouraged by all the attention, Skenazy started her own blog—Free Range, kids—promoting the idea that modern children need some of the same independence that her generation had. In the good old days nine-year-old baby boomers rode their bikes to school, walked to the store, took buses—and even subways—all by themselves. Her blog, she says, is dedicated to sensible parenting. “At Free Range Kids, we believe in safe kids. We believe in car seats and safety belts. We do NOT believe that every time school-age children go outside, they need a security guard.”So why are some parents so nervous about letting their children out of their sight? Are cities and towns less safe and kids more vulnerable to crimes like child kidnap and sexual abuse than they were in previous generations?Not exactly. New York City, for instance, is safer than it’s ever been; it’s ranked 36th in crime among all American cities. Nationwide, stringer kidnaps are extremely rare; there’s a one-in-a-million chance a child will be taken by a stranger, according to the Justice Department. And 90 percent of sexual abuse cases are committed by someone the child knows. Mortality rates from all causes, including disease and accidents, for American children are lower now than they were 25 years’ ago. According to Child Trends, a nonprofit researc h group, between 1980 and 2003 death rates dropped by 44 percent for children aged 5 to 14 and 32 percent for teens aged 15 to 19.Then there’s the whole question of whether modern parents are more watchful and nervous about safety than previous generations. Yes, some are. Part of the problem is that with wall to wall Internet and cable news, every missing child case gets so much airtime that it’s not surprising even normal parental anxiety can be amplified. And many middle-class parents have gotten used to managing their children’s time and shuttling them to various enriching activities, so the idea of letting them out on their own can seem like a risk. Back in 1972, when many of today’s parents were kids, 87 percent of children who lived within a mile of school walked or biked every day. But today, the Centers for Disease Control report that only 13 percent of children bike, walk or otherwise t themselves to school.The extra supervision is both a city and a suburb phenomenon. Parents are worried about crime, and they are worried about kids getting caught in traffic in a city that’s not used to pedestrians. On the other hand, there are still plenty of kids whose parents give them a lot of independence, by choice or by necessity. The After School Alliance finds that more than 14 million kids aged 5 to 17 are responsible for taking care of themselves after school. Only 6.5 million kids participate in organized programs. “Many children who have working parents have to take the subway or bus to get to school. Many do this by themselves because they have no other way to get to the schools,”says Dr. Richard Gallagher, director of the Parenting Institute at the New York University Child Study Center.For those parents who wonder how and when they should start allowing their kids more freedom, there’s no clear-cut answer. Child experts discourage a one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. What’s right for Skenazy’s nine-year-old could be inappropriate for another one. It all depends on developmental issue, maturity, and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child. Several factors must be taken into account, says Gallagher. “The ability to follow parent guidelines, the child’s level of comfort in handling such situations, and a child’s general judgment sh ould be weighed.”Gallagher agrees with Skenazy that many nine-year-olds are ready for independence like taking public transportation alone. “At certain times of the day, on certain routes, the subways are generally safe for these children, especially if they have grown up in the city and have been taught how to be safe, how to obtain help if they are concerned for their safety, and how to avoid unsafe situations by being watchful and on their toes.”But even with more traffic and fewer sidewalks, modern parents do have one advantage their parents didn’t: the cell phone. Being able to check in with a child anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little sooner. Skenazy got a lot of criticism be cause she didn’t give her kid her cell phone because she thought he’d lose it and wanted him to learn to go it alone without depending on mom—a major principle of free-range parenting. But most parents are more than happy to use cell phones to keep track of their kids.And for those who like the idea of free-range kids but still struggle with their inner helicopter parent, there may be a middle way. A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a child’s eve ry movement via the Internet—without seeming to interfere or hover. Of course, when they go to college, they might start objecting to being monitored as they’re on parole (假释).注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2009英语三级参考试卷及答案 仅供藏考
选择题：1. We must find a way to cut prices _______ reducing our profits too much.A. Without B with C. despite D. for2. ______ some students are able to find employment after graduation, others will have to returnto school and earn an advanced degree.A. SinceB. BecauseC. WhileD. If3. ______ the weather improves, we will suffer a huge loss in the tourist industry.A.AsB. WhileC. SinceD. Unless4. Enclosed you ________ an application form that you are asked to fill out.A. A. will findB. findC. foundD. are finding5.Would you pass me the book_______ cover is black?A.WhichB. thatC. whoseD. its6. John had never been abroad before,_______ he found the business trip very exciting.A.BecauseB. soC. thoughD. while7. I t is important that we ______ the task ahead of time.A.will finishB. finishC.finishedD. shall finish8. ________ by the failure of the project,the manager could hardly say a word.A. To be shockedB. ShockedC. Be shockedD. Shocking9. When I first arrived in Japan, I was surprised ______ the way people greeted each other.A ofB toC withD at10. We are happy at the good news _______ Mr.Black has been awarded the Best Manager.A.ThatB. whatC. whichD. whether填空题：1. If your neighbors are too noise, then you have a good reason to make your (complain) complaint.2. Measures should be taken to avoid the negative effect (bring) brought aboutby unfair competition.3. Having been badly damaged by the earthquake, the city has to be (rebuild) rebuilt .4. I shall appreciate your effort in (correct) correcting this error in my bank account as soon as possible.5. The local economy depends (heavy) heavily on the exports of manufactured goods.6. Some domestic manufactures are busy increasing production, losing the chance to develop more (advance) advanced technology.7. Since we work in different sections of the company, we see each other only(occasional) occasionally.11. 30 percent of the students who (interview) were interviewed yesterday believe they should continue with their education until they have a university degree.12. Finally the woman found her (lose) ____lost______ child with the help of the police.13. The proposal about the annual sales (discuss) will be discussed at the next board meeting.阅读理解：Task 1Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands. Some bosses are hard to get along with. Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people. Of course, not all bosses are like that.The relationship you have with your boss can be a majior factor in determining your rise up the career ladder. Your boss is ot only your leade, he is also the person best equipped to help you do the job you are paid to do. He can infom you of company diection that may affect your professional development.Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives. He needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful working relationship with your boss?The key is communication. Learn and understand his goals and prorities.Observe and understand your boss’s work style. If he has not been clear with his expectations, ask! Likewise, ask for feedbackl and accept critiscism gracefully. And if he understands that you do not view your job as just something to fill the hours between 9 and 5, he may be more likely to help you.In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and learning to work with his personality and management style.1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ___________.A.bosses are hard to deal withB.bosses have good characterC.bosses determine your career futureD.bosses must have similar personality2.In the second paragrahp, “ rise up the career ladder” ( Line 2) means___________.A.going to work abroadB.changing jobs frequentlyC.being promoted in positionD.pursuing an advanced degree3.In order to achieve his objectives, your boss expects that you will ________.A.do your best in your workB.show your management skillsC.get along with your colleaguesD.write reports to upper management4.The most important factor for establishing a good working relationship with the boss is__________.A.high expectationsB.quick feedbackC.frequent criticismD.effective communication5.The best title for the passage might be ______________.A.How to take cake of your bossB.How to get along with your bossC.How to accept your boss’s criticismD.How to accomplish your boss’s objectiveTask 2Google, the Internet search-engine company, has announced it will give more thantwenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The company says the effort involves using the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.Aleem Walji works for —the part of the company that gives money to good causes.He said the company’s first project will help identify where infectious(传染性的) diseases are developing. In Southeast Asia and Africa, for example , wil work with partners to strengthen early-warning systems and take action against growing health threats.’s second project will invest in ways to help small and medium-sized businesses grow. Walji says microfinance(小额信贷) is generally small, short-term loans that create few jobs. Instead, he says wants to develop ways to bring investors and business owners together to create jobs and improve economic growth. will also give money to help two climate-change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable(再生的) energy less costly than coal-based energy. The other is examining the efforts being made to increase the use of electric cars.The creators of Google have promised to give about one percent of company profits and one percent of its total stock value every year. Aleem Walji says this amount may increase in the future.1. The purpose of Google’s investments is to .A. help poor peopleB. develop new technologyC. expand its own businessD. increase the power of information2. According to Aleem Walji, the company’s first project is to .A. set up a new system to warn people of infectious diseasesB. find out where infectious diseases developC. identify the causes of infectious diseasesD. cure patients of infectious diseases3. What kind of businesses will benefit from ’s second project?A. large enterprisesB. cross-national companiesC. foreign-funded corporationsD. small and medium-sized businesses4. From the fourth paragraph, we learn that Google’s money is also invested tohelp .A. start more research programsB. make more advanced electric carsC. develop renewable and coal-based energyD. conduct studies related to climate changes5、From the last paragraph we learn that the investments by come from ________.A) Google’s profits and stock valueB) some international IT companiesC) the company’s own interestsD) local commercial banksTask 3We welcome you aboard the Easter Flight and will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable.For your safety and convenienceTo begin the trip, we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details. These are also exolained on the instruction card I the seat pocket in front of you. Seat belts must remain fastened while the “ fasten seatbelts” sign is on. It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated. All flights are non-smoking. The use of mobile telephone is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground. During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is not allowed.For your entertainmentTo help you enjoy your trip, we provide a range of newspapers. On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft, we provide muise and video programes. On Airbus A 321/ 320/319, short vidoes are shown.Meals and drinksDuring most flights we serve you a tasty meals and drinks. Beer, wine and other drinks are served free of charge. Coffee, tea and juice are served free of charge on all domstic flights. On domestic flight leaving before nine and on all flights to Northern China, a snack is served.Eastern Flight ServiceSafety and concenience1.seat belts: remain _fastened_______ while the “fasten seatbelts sign is on2.smokin: not allowed on board3.mobile phones: used only when the airplan is __on the ground________4.CD and DVD: not allowed to play ___during the flight_______Entertainment provided1.newspapers2.music and __video programs_______o n MD-11 and Boeing aircraftMeals and drinks on board1.meals served on most flights2.coffee, tea and juice served free of charge3. a snack served on all flights to __Northern China_______task 4Dear Mr .mith,I am pleased to offer you the position of the after-sales manager at our company starting on 16 June,2009. I propose that the term of employment will be those in the attached draft individual employment arrangement.Please note that you are entitled to discuss this offer and to seek advice on the attached proposed agreement with your family, a union, a lawyer or someone else you trust. If you want something on your employment rights, you can also contact the Employment Service Office or visit out website.Also, if you disagree with, or do not understand or wish to clarify anything in this offer, please ting me to discuss any issue you wish to raise.If you are happy with the proposed terms and wish to accept this offer of employment, please sign the duplicate copy of this letter and return it to me by 1 June, 2009. In the event I have not heard from you by that date, this offer will be automatically withdrawn on that date.I look forward to working with you.Your sincerely,John Brown1.What job position is offered to Mr. Smith in the letter?The after-sales manager.2.From whom may Mr. Smith seek advice about the proposed agreement?His family, a union, _a lawyer____, or someone else he trusts.3.How can Mr. Smith get information about employment rights?By contacting the _____Employment Service Office__________ or visiting its website.4.When should Mr. Smith return the signed duplicate copy of this letter?By ________1 June 2009___________________________.5.What will happen if the duplicate copy of the letter is not returned by the deadline?This offer will be _____automatically withdraw_________on that date.Task 5A------ air traffic control system B------ armed policeC------ crime prevention D------ entry requirementE------international criminal police organization F------ level of securityG------ picket line H------police stationI------ patrolling vehicle J------ safety precaution measureK------ safety control device L------safety command centerM------security service N ------ security control centerO------ security personnel P------ valid documentsQ------ security monitoring and control( A )空中交通管制系统（J ）安全预防措施（I）巡逻车（B）武装警察（E）国际刑警组织（P）有效证件（D）入境要求（O ）安保人员（ F ）安全保障级别（Q ）安全监控翻译：1.If either party wants to renew the contract, it should submit a written notice to theother party three months prior to the expiration of the contract.A）如果任何一方希望撤销合约，必须将撤销的理由在三个月内通知对方。
2009年天津市高考英语试卷解析版
2009年天津市高考英语试卷解析版参考答案与试题解析第I卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：Stand over there ______ you’ll be able to see it better. A. or B. and C. but D. while答案是B。
1．（1分）I'm trying to break the _______ of getting up too late．（）A．tradition B．convenienceC．habit D．leisure【考点】35：名词的词义辨析．【分析】我正在努力改掉晚起的习惯．【解答】答案：C解析：A：传统；B：便利；C：习惯；D：娱乐．根据句意"我正在努力改掉晚起的习惯"及所给选项分析可知本题答案为C选项，其余选项均不符合题意．【点评】本题考查名词的辨析，做此类题目时一定要清楚各个选项的含义再结合句意选出最佳答案．2．（1分）My parents_________ in Hong Kong．They were born there and have lived nowhere else．（）A．live B．livedC．were living D．had lived【考点】E1：一般现在时．【分析】我的父母住在香港．他们在那里出生而且从未在别的地方生活过．【解答】答案A．根据句子提示"They were born there and have lived nowhere else"，我父母亲从来没有再别的地方生活过．因此他们现在仍然住在香港，表示现在的状态，应该用一般现在时，其它答案都是过去的时态，不符合题意，故选A．．【点评】本题考查时态辨析．解答此类题目首先要读懂句意，捕捉信息，理解情境，综合运用，灵活答题，结合具体的语境，选出正确的时态．在平时学习的过程中，对每一种时态的用法要掌握到位．3．（1分）﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣We're organizing a party next Saturday，and I'd like you to come．﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣_______!I have another one that day．Thank you just the same．（）A．Good luck B．What a pityC．Never do it again D．Well done【考点】JI：语言交际．【分析】﹣﹣我们在组织下星期六的派对，我想你来．﹣﹣真可惜，我那天也有另一个派对，但是还是谢谢你．【解答】答案：B考查交际语言的使用，Good luck"祝你好运"，What a pity"真可惜"，Never do it again"不要再这么做了"，Well done"干得好"，根据语境是表示可惜，故答案为B．【点评】考查交际语言的使用，应联系前后句子的语境，对答案进行确定．4．（1分）______ the project in time，the staff were working at weekends．（）A．Competing B．Having completedC．To have completed D．To complete【考点】BA：不定式．【分析】为了及时完成这项目，工作人员将在周末工作【解答】答案：D．此处用不定式短语做目的状语．又结合句意得知complete the project 这个动作还没发生，故答案应选D．【点评】本题考查不定式的用法，属于语法知识，这就要求学生平时注意掌握积累语言基础知识．5．（1分）A person ______ e﹣mail account is full won't be able to send or receive any e﹣mails．（）A．who B．whom C．whose D．whoever【考点】H1：限制性定语从句．【分析】一个电子邮件帐户满了的人不能收发电子邮件．【解答】答案为C．本题考查定语从句中关系词的选择．题干中空格后面是修饰和限制名词a person的定语从句，把先行词a person带入到定语从句，完整的定语从句是"the person's e﹣mail account is full"；可见person在从句中充当定语．在定语从句中，whose 在从句中往往做定语，表示"…的"；故选C．【点评】选择定语从句中的关系词，首先要理解各关系词的用法；然后找准先行词，将先行词带入到定语从句；最后根据先行词在定语从句中的作用判断关系词．6．（1分）﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣Sorry，I have to ______ now．It's time for class．﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣OK，I'll call back later．（）A．hang up B．break up C．give up D．hold up【考点】A9：动词短语．【分析】﹣对不起，我现在必须挂电话了．上课时间到了．﹣好的．我回头再打给你．【解答】答案是A．考查词组的辨析．A 挂断电话；B 分手，解散；C 放弃；D 举起，阻挡．句意是：﹣对不起，我现在必须挂电话了．上课时间到了．﹣好的．我回头再打给你．根据文中的call back later可知用hang up 表示"挂断电话"．故选：A．【点评】解答此类问题首先需要理解每个词组的含义，然后结合语境选择正确答案．7．（1分）It is obvious to the students ______ they should get well prepared for their future．（）A．as B．which C．whether D．that【考点】H4：that引导的主语从句．【分析】很明显，对于学生来说他们应该为自己的未来做好充分的准备．【解答】答案：D．考查名词性从句中的主语从句用法．此处要分析句子结构，看出it为形式主语，代替they should get well prepared for their future，并且本句意思完整，不缺成分，所以用that来引导；故选：D．【点评】本题考查名词性从句，要会分析句子的成分，并且掌握that的用法．8．（1分）Don't worry if you don't understand everything，the teacher will ______ the main points at the end．（）A．recover B．review C．require D．remember【考点】AE：动词的辨析．【分析】如果你什么也不理解，别担心．老师会在一节课结束的时候回顾重点．【解答】答案：B．考查动词词义辨析．分析各选项：A．Recover恢复；B．review回顾，总结；C．require需要，要求；D．remember记住；B符合句意，故选B．【点评】题考查词意辨析，只要明确各个选项的意思和用法，结合句意很容易得出答案．9．（1分）______ by the advances in technology，many farmers have set up wind farms on theirland．（）A．Being encouraged B．EncouragingC．Encouraged D．Having encouraged【考点】BB：过去分词．【分析】受到技术方面的鼓舞，很多农民在他们的土地上建立了风能农场．【解答】答案D 本题主要考查过去分词作状语．farmers 与encourage 之间为被动关系，用被动语态．B项现在分词表主动，C项完成时态在此表主动完成，故排除B、C项；A项强调"正在被…"，而语境为"已经被…"，排除A项；encouraged 过去分词，在此作原因状语，表被动和完成，故正确答案为D．【点评】本题属于非谓语动词的考查，应该学会先判断语态，根据非谓语动词与逻辑主语间的主被动关系可以排除部分干扰项；再根据时态排除部分干扰项，从而可以得出正确选项．10．（1分）The art show was _______ being a failure；it was a great success．（）A．far from B．along withC．next to D．regardless of【考点】8B：介词短语．【分析】艺术展决不是一个失败，而是一个巨大的成功．【解答】答案A．考查介词短语用法．along with同…一道；next to 在…近旁；在隔壁；次于；regardless of 忽视，不理睬；far from表示距离的远离；远远不，完全不，决不，后跟名词，动名词或形容词．此处句意为：艺术展决不是一个失败，而是一个巨大的成功，可知选A符合句意．【点评】考查介词短语的题，熟记短语的意思，将选项分别代入题干进行确定．11．（1分）﹣Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better．﹣_______．（）A．I'd love to B．I'm with you on thatC．It's up to you D．It's my pleasure【考点】JI：语言交际．【分析】﹣﹣带着一副快乐的面孔不仅可以帮我们交到朋友，还可以会使我们心情舒畅﹣﹣我同意你的看法【解答】答案：B．分析各选项A是回答别人邀请时表示自己愿意，B我同意你的看法，C的意思是随便你，不符合．D用来回答别人的感谢，意思是我非常乐意；所以结合上下文可知选B．【点评】做此类题型首先要理解各个选项中句子的含义，然后结合具体语境选择正确答案．学生平时应注意积累各种习惯用语，了解英美文化的差异．12．（1分）It was a nice house，but _______ too small for a family of live．（）A．rarely B．fairly C．rather D．pretty【考点】7B：副词辨析．【分析】这是一个很好的房子，但对一个五口之家来讲是太小了．【解答】答案C．rarely意为"罕见，稀少"；pretty和fairly用法相近，一般用来表示褒义；rather表示贬义，能和比较级或too连用．根据句意"五口之家住太小了"可以判断答案应该为C．【点评】本题考查副词的用法，只要正确辨析各选项的意义和用法便可找出正确答案．13．（1分）I'm not surprised that he became a writer．Even as a child，he had a imagination．（）A．clear B．cautious C．funny D．vivid【考点】64：形容词词意辨析．【分析】他成了一名作家我并不感到惊讶，甚至他还是孩子的时候，他就有着丰富的想象力．【解答】答案：DA．clear 清晰的，明确的；B．cautious 小心的，谨慎的；C．funny 有趣的，滑稽的；D．vivid 生动的，（人的想像）丰富的；根据句意可知，此处表达的应是我不惊讶的原因：他小时候就有着丰富的想象力；故选D【点评】做词义辨析题时，应根据句子间的句意关系或逻辑关系进行推理；然后结合各选项中单词的意义及用法，选出正确的答案．14．（1分）I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day，_____ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin．（）A．as B．which C．when D．though【考点】H2：非限制性定语从句．【分析】我每天坐轻轨去滨海新区，像许多住在天津市区的商人一样．【解答】答案：A．从语境看，这里用as引导非限制性定语从句，表示"正如，就像"，从句的主语较长，为了保持句子结构的平衡而使用了倒装语序，正确的语序是：as many businessmen…do．故选A．which引导非限制性定语从句时表示"这，这一点"；when引导非限制性定语从句时在句中作时间状语，而though用作连词，不能引导定语从句，只能引导让步状语从句．【点评】本句考查的是关系代词在非限定性的定语从句中的用法．做该题时，需要熟练掌握关系代词在非限定性的定语从句中的具体用法，还需要分析先行词在句中是表示人还是表示物，并且要弄清它在从句中所作的成分（主语或宾语），最后选择与之相对应的关系代词．15．（1分）This ipod is of good quality．If it ____ break down within the first year，we would repair it at our expense．（）A．would B．should C．could D．might【考点】A6：情态动词．【分析】这种ipod质量很好．如果一年内坏了，我们免费维修．【解答】答案：B题干中we would repair it at our expense表示对将来的一种虚拟；对将来的虚拟，条件句中要用一般过去时态或should加动词原形，意思是如果没有意外，是不会坏的；其它选项没有这个用法．故选：B．【点评】情态动词的用法是英语中常考的语言点．通常考查的方式有虚拟和推测，本题考查的是情态动词的虚拟用法．学习时要注意积累．第二部分：完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．16．（30分）The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school．He（16）C me with a puzzle﹣﹣﹣﹣all because he waved to me like someone does（17）A seeing a close friend．A big，（18）D smile accompanied his wave．For the next few days I tried to（19）B his face to see if I knew him．I didn't．Perhaps he had （20）C me for someone else．By the time I contented myself with the （21）A that he and I were strangers，we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends．Then one day the（22）C was solved．As I（23）B the school he was standing in themiddle of the road（24）D his stop sign．I was in live behind four cars．（25）A the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk，he lowered his sign and let the cars （26）B．To the first he waved and（27）C in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days．The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply．The second car got the same（28）D from the crossing guard，and the driver，a stiff﹣looking（表情刻板的）businessman，gave a brief，almost（29）A wave back．Each following car of kids on their way to school（30）B more heartily．Every morning I continued to watch the man with （31）C．So far I haven't seen anyone （32）A to wave back．I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n）（33）D to so many people's lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly．His （34）B armed the start of my day．With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the（35）D of the whole neighbourhood．16．A．hit B．disappointed C．presented D．bored 17．A．on B．from C．during D．about 18．A．false B．shy C．apologetic D．bright 19．A．research B．study C．recognize D．explore 20．A．praised B．blamed C．mistaken D．respected 21．A．conclusion B．description C．evaluation D．introduction 22．A．argument B．disagreement C．mystery D．task 23．A．visited B．approached C．passed D．left 24．A．drawing back B．putting on C．handing in D．holding out 25．A．Once B．Before C．Unless D．While 26．A．in B．through C．out D．down 27．A．cried B．cheered C．smiled D．gestured 28．A．idea B．reply C．notice D．greeting 29．A．awkward B．angry C．elegant D．patient30．A．came B．responded C．hurried D．appeared 31．A．surprise B．frustration C．interest D．doubt 32．A．fail B．try C．wish D．bother 33．A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference 34．A．effectiveness B．cheerfulness C．carefulness D．seriousness 35．A．trends B．observations C．regulations D．feelings【考点】M1：人物故事．【分析】本文通过讲解一名交警对路过的行人像亲密朋友一样挥手问候，让作者备受温暖，感到一个温暖的笑脸和问候就可以给别人带来美好的心情，改善人际关系．【解答】16．C 17．A 18．D 19．B 20．C21．A 22．C 23．B 24．D 25．A26．B 27．C 28．D 29．A 30．B31．C 32．A 33．D 34．B 35．D16．C 考查动词．根据下文，"he and I were strangers"，但是"he waved to me like someone does on seeing a close friend，"所以这不合常理，"present（呈现，呈送）me with a puzzle"．17．A 考查介词．根据常识，人们一见到亲密朋友就会挥手问候，on doing sth．"一…就"，故选"on"．18．D 考查形容词．和上文a close friend 相照应，人们见到朋友会呈现"灿烂的"笑容，故选bright"欢快的，兴高采烈的，灿烂的"．19．B 考查动词．因为作者不认识他，所以作者想努力观察他的脸以确定是否认识他．study"仔细端详，仔细察看，研究"．20．C 考查动词短语．the crossing guard的热情与陌生人的身份不符，所以作者认为他是误把自己当成了别人．21．A 考查名词．作者虽然不理解，但还是高兴地接受了这一"结果"conclusion"结论，结果"，description"描述"，evaluation"评估，评价"，introduction"介绍，引言"．22．C 考查名词．作者之前只能猜想，认为是神秘的事．本题可用排除法，文中不存在argument（争论、辩论），也没有意见上的分歧（disagreement），也不是任务（task）．23．B 考查动词．根据下文Each following car of kids on their way to school 30，可知是作者送儿子前往学校的路上．approach"靠近，接近"．24．D 考查动词短语．根据常识，交警指挥交通会举出他的标志牌．draw back"撤退，撤回"，put on"穿上"，hand in"上交"，hold out"伸出，拿出，举出"．25．A 考查连词．他放下标志牌的前提是孩子们到达马路的安全区域，所以选once 引导条件状语从句．26．B 考查介词．车辆是从马路中间穿过，只有through 有此意．27．C 考查动词．和上文A big，18 smile accompanied his wave 相照应．28．D 考查名词．向别人微笑和挥手都是一种问候．29．A 考查形容词．根据上文对businessman 的描述stiff﹣looking（表情刻板的），所以他的挥手是awkward"笨拙的，不灵活的"，elegant"优雅的"，patient"耐心的"．30．B 考查动词．后面的车辆对交警的"反应"更加开心快乐．本题heartily 是副词，故排除A、D，再根据题意排除C．31．C 考查名词．作者对其产生了好感，故会以感兴趣的眼光来观察他．32．A 考查动词．此句是双重否定，作者没见到任何不向这个交警回以挥手的人．前已有否定词，只有A选项表否定，fail to do sth．"未能做某事"．33．D 考查名词在固定短语中的意思辨析．"make a difference"means"to have an important effect on a thing or a situation"（有影响，使不同）．sacrifice（牺牲）不合题意．34．B 考查名词．effectiveness"有效性"，cheerfulness"快乐，开朗，欣然热情"，carefulness"细心"，seriousness"严肃"．句意为：他的快乐的招手开始了我的一天．由前面可知她每天早晨送孩子上学，遇见他．35．D 考查名词和动词搭配．他改变了邻里之间的"感情"，本题考查动宾搭配，其他三项都不能做"改变"的宾语．【点评】完型填空，解题时要抓住文章的脉络，一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系．答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系．对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来．答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯．第三部分：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题10分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．17．（10分）Societies all over the world name places in similar ways．Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people．Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name．Frequently it happens thata place has two names：One is named by the people and the other by the government．As inmany areas，old habits died hard，and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost．Many roads and places in Singapore（新加坡）are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations．Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place．This is in keeping with traditions in many countries﹣﹣﹣﹣in both the West and the East．Another way of naming places is naming them after other places．Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after．The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases．If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus﹣﹣﹣﹣obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel．Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places．Bras Basah Road is an interesting example，"Base Basah"means"wet rice"in Malay（马来语）．Now why would anyone want to name a road"Wet Rice Road"？The reason is simple．During the pioneering days，wet rice was laid out to dry along this road．A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes．There is"Circular Road"forone．Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes，like"Paya Lebar Crescent"．This road is called a crescent（月牙）because it begins on the main road，makesa crescent and comes back to join the main road again．36．We learn from Paragraph 1that B．A．the government is usually the first to name a placeB．many places tend to have more than one nameC．a ceremony will be held when a place is namedD．people prefer the place names given by the government37．What does the underlined phrase"die hard"in Paragraph 1probably mean？D A．Change suddenly．B．Change significantly．C．Disappear mysteriously．D．Disappear very slowly．38．Which of the following places is named after a person？AA．Raffles Place．B．Selector Airbase．C．Piccadilly Circus．D．Paya Lebar Crescent．39．Bras Basah Road is named C．A．after a personB．after a placeC．after an activityD．by its shape40．What can be inferred from the passage？AA．Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain．B．Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes．C．The way Singaporeans name their places is unique．D．Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers．【考点】O4：新闻报道类阅读．【分析】本文主要讲述了一些地方有至少二个名称，有的是人们的习惯叫法有的是政府命名，而另外还有一些是根据先辈或者事件而命名．【解答】36：B细节题．由第一段第四句"Frequently it happens that a place has two names：One is named by the people and the other by the government可知，通常一个地方有二个名字，一个是人们的习惯叫法另一个是政府命名，故正确答案为B．37：D 推断题．由该单词下文"…the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost．"可知该句讲的是一些城市的老称呼很难被改变，它只能慢慢的消失，故正确答案为D．38：A 细节题．由第二段第一二句"Many roads and places in Singapore（新加坡）are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations．Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place．"可知，新加坡的很多道路和地方都是以先驱者的名字命名的，情况相同的还有Stamford Road and Raffles Place．，故正确答案为A．39：C 细节题．由第四段开头"Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places．Bras Basah Road is an interesting example…"由此可知正确答案为C．40：A 推断题．由文章第一句"Societies all over the world name places in similar ways．"可知社会对城市的命名方式都是相似的，由此推知A项正确．其他三项均与文章不符，故正确答案为A．【点评】本文是新闻报道类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据18．（10分）I am a writer．I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language ﹣the way it can evoke（唤起）an emotion，a visual image，a complex idea，or a simple truth．Language is the tool of my trade．And I use them all﹣all the Englishes I grew up with．Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California，I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks．Like others，I have described it to people as"broken"English．But feel embarrassed to say that．It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than"broken"，as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed，as if it lacked a certain wholeness．I've heard other terms used，"limited English，"for example．But they seem just as bad，as if everything is limited，including people's perceptions （认识）of the limited English speaker．I know this for a fact，because when I was growing up，my mother's"limited"Englishlimited my perception of her．I was ashamed of her English．I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say．That is，because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect．And I had plenty of evidence to support me：the fact that people in department stores，at banks，and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her．I started writing fiction in 1985．And for reasons I won't get into today，I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with：the English she used with me，which for lack of a better term might be described as"broken"，and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese，her internal（内在的）language，and for that I sought to preserve the essence，but neither an English nor a Chinese structure：I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show；her intention，her feelings，the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts．41．By saying"Language is the tool of my trade"，the author means that D．A．she uses English in foreign tradeB．she is fascinated by languagesC．she works as a translatorD．she is a writer by profession42．The author used to think of her mother's English as C．A．impoliteB．amusingC．imperfectD．practical43．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3？BA．Americans do not understand broken English．B．The author's mother was not respected sometimes．C．The author'mother had positive influence on her．D．Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts．44．The author gradually realizes her mother's English is D．A．well structuredB．in the old styleC．easy to translateD．rich in meaning45．What is the passage mainly about？AA．The changes of the author's attitude to her mother's English．B．The limitation of the author's perception of her mother．C．The author's misunderstanding of"limited"English．D．The author's experiences of using broken English．【考点】O1：人物故事类．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在不同时期对母亲所使用的语言的不同看法；尽管因为她的英语使母亲有时候不受人尊重，然而却为我的写作提供了莫大的帮助．【解答】41．D 42．C 43．B 44．D 45．A41．D．推理判断题．此句中the tool of my trade中的trade指的是职业．根据文章第一段"I am a writer"可知"我"是一名作家；此句又说语言是"我"的职业工具，故此句指的自然是"我"的职业为作家；故选D．42．C．推理判断题．由文中倒数第二段中"…because she expressed them imperfectly，her thoughts were imperfect"一句可知作者一度以为自己妈妈所说的英语是不完美的；故选C．43．B．细节理解题．由文章倒数第二段"the fact that people in department stores，at banks，and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her"可知作者的母亲有时不受别人尊重；故选B．44．D．推理判断题．由最后一段"I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show：her intention，her feelings，the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts"可知，我写小说时开始运用她与我说话时所用的英语．我尽力地保留她语言的精髓，但未运用她所使用的英语或汉语的结构．我想领悟语言能力测试中所不能反映但我妈妈语言中所包含的意思．故选D．45．A．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知本文以时间为线索，讲述了作者对妈妈所使用的语言的不同态度，故选A．【点评】阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．19．（10分）Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year aspart of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre．The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18to 26﹣funded with£2.5million of taxpayers'money﹣was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham，the Culture Secretary．It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world，who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged．The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences，thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows．Attendances reached.13.6million in 2007，up 10percent on 2006，itself a record year．Total sales were up 18percent on 2006to almost£470million．One theatre source criticized the Government's priorities（优先考虑的事）in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel，saying："I don't know why the Government's wasting money on this．The Yong Vic，as The Times reported today，offers excellent performances at cheap prices．"There was praise for the Government's plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre，who said："I support any move to get young people into theatre，and especially one that aims to do it all over England，not just in London．"Ninety﹣five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two﹣year plan．In return，they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18to 26﹣year﹣olds，first﹣come，first﹣served．It is likely to be on Mondays，traditionally a quiet night for the theatre．Mr．Burnham said："A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience，and be inspired to explore a new world．But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it's‘not for them'．It's time to change this perception．"Jeremy Hunt，the Shadow Culture Secretary，said："The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place．For too many children theatres are a no﹣go area．"46．Critics of the plan argued that B．A．the theatres would be overcrowdedB．it would be a waste of moneyC．pensioners wouldn't get free ticketsD．the government wouldn't be able to afford it47．According to the supporters，the plan should D．A．benefit the television industryB．focus on producing better playsC．help increase the sales of ticketsD．involve all the young people in England48．Which of the following is TRUE about the plan？CA．Ninety﹣five theatres have received funding．B．Everyone will get at least one free ticket．C．It may not benefit all the young people．D．Free tickets are offered once every day．49．We can infer from the passage that in England B．A．many plays are not for young peopleB．many young people don't like theatreC．people know little about the planD．children used to receive good arts education50．According to the passage，the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems A．A．controversialB．inspiringC．excitingD．unreasonable．【考点】O4：新闻报道类阅读．【分析】本文主要讲述了英国政府出台政策鼓励人们多去接触喜剧，这一决议受到某些民众的支持也有反对的．【解答】46：B 细节题．由第四段第一句"I don't know why the Government's wasting money on this．"可知他们不明白为什么政府要浪费那么多钱在那个项目上面，故正确答案为B．47：D 细节题．由第五段"I support any move to get young people into theatre，and especially one that aims to do it all over England，not just in London．"可知，支持者们觉得应该让全英国所以的年轻人参与其中去，不应该仅限于伦敦，故正确答案为D．48：C 细节题．由第五段"I support any move to get young people into theatre，and especially one that aims to do it all over England，not just in London．"可知C项正确．由第六段第一句"Ninety﹣five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two﹣year plan．"可知A项错误．由第二段第一句"The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26…"可知B项错误．由第六段第二句"In return，they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26﹣year﹣olds，first﹣come，first﹣served．"可知D项错误．故正确答案为C．49：B 推断题．由文章第一段最后一句"to inspire a lifelong love for theatre"及最后一段第一句"The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre…"可知该计划的目的是提高儿童对戏剧的兴趣，由此推知现在年轻人是不喜欢戏剧的，故正确答案为B．50：A 推断题．文章第四段主要讲述了反对者的观点，第五段主要讲述了支持者的观点，可知该计划是备受争议的（controversial），故正确答案为A．【点评】本文是新闻报道类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据20．（10分）Next time a customer comes to your office，offer him a cup of coffee．And when you're doing your holiday shopping online，make sure you're holding a large glass of iced tea．The physical sensation（感觉）of warmth encourages emotional warmth，while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions﹣those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A．Bargh．Psychologists have known that one person's perception（感知）of another's"warmth"isa powerful determiner in social relationships．Judging someone to be either"warm"or"cold"is aprimary consideration，even trumping evidence that a"cold"person may be more capable．Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences，Bargh argues，when babies'conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations，particularly warmth and coldness．Classic studies by Harry Harlow，published in 1958，showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth"mother"rather than one made of wire，even when the wire"mother"carrieda food bottle．Harlow's work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need forwarm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with。
重庆八中高2009级高三(上)第三次月考英语试题
重庆八中高2009级高三（上）第三次月考英语试题第一部分选择题(共115分)第一部分：听力（满分30）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How can the woman get in touch with Peter and his wife?A. She can call them.B. She can call on them.C. Both A and B.2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The man is good at playing badminton.B. The man can play better than she does.C. The man can beat all the others.3. Why could the man get a full mark on the test?A. Because the test isn’t difficult.B. Because the man has done some questions of the test before.C. Because the man got a good preparation.4. What does the man mean?A. He will go swimming.B. He will not go swimming.C. He will wait and see.5. Where are the two speakers now?A. In a shop.B. In the Lost & Found.C. Neither A nor B.第二节(共12小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分18分)听下面5段对话或独白。
2009年12月英语六级真题参考答案
[A/B卷答案只是选项不一样，内容是一样的，大家对应一下]1. B (benefits …)2. C (more businesses)3. B (improved …)4. B (they look for)5. A (offering …)6. D (support …)7. B (keep …)8. home life9. productive10. improve productivitySection A11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time.Q: What does the man mean?13.M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it.Q: What does the woman mean?14.W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?15.M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow.Q: What will the speakers probably do?16.W: Let’s look at the surv ey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures?M: They have a 5% margin of errorQ: What are the speakers talking about?17.W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.M: Err, I thin k you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow?Q: What does the man mean?18.W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation OneM: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called “Computer Country”. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store, and I kept track of the inventory.M: What was the most difficult part of your job?W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right.M: That’s how we feel here too. How long did you work there?W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month.M: And why did you leave?W: My husb and has been transferred to Boston. And I understand your company has an opening there too.M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?W: No, not at all. My husb and’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks. So we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents.M: That sounds nice. So tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?W: I know that your company has a great reputation, and a wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity.M: Well I’m glad you did.19. What was the woman’s previous job?20. What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job?21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston?22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?Conversation TwoW: Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez, the well-known Brazilian advocate of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one ot the word’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report?M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen.W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now.M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment.W: Such as…?M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slam areas without proper water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives.W: What needs to be done?M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries.W: So you are hopeful for the future.M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren’t wasted, as they were in the past.23. What does the recent report say about Brazil?24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?11. B They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.12. C Rod was eliminated in the selection process.13. D The concert is very impressive.14. A They have known each other since their schooldays.15. D Stop for the night.16. C Survey results.17. A He would rather the woman didn't buy the blouse.18. B The notice may not be reliable.19. B A manager at a computer store.20. A handling customer complaints.21. D She wants to be with her husband.22. C Early next month.23. D It will be a major economic power by the mid-21st century.24. B The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.25. A They attach great importance to education.Section BPassage OneWilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. As part of her job, sheconducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, but she was not allowed to make her information public.Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.”How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.”If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute?27. What did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the part two decades?29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success?Passage 2One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global ready when they graduate.Gl obal workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global ready when they graduate. It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep underst anding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. Inmulti-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, andintellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates.Questions 30-32Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today?Q31: What should students do first before they can really underst and other cultures?Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker?Passage 3To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair with less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carrying in their minds about groups of people. For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics.Questions 33-35Q33: What did researchers at California State University find?Q34: What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?Q35: Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes?26. A She engaged in field research on environmental pollution.27. A The job restricted her from revealing her findings.28. B Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up.29. D Her ability to communicate through public speaking.31.B32.C33.B34.A35.CSection CThe ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is derived from their Goddess of memory "Mnemosyne". In the ancient world, a trained memory was an immense asset, particularly in public life. There were no convenient devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators delivered long speeches with great accuracy because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems.The Greeks discovered that human memory is largely an associative process that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The instant your brain registers the word "apple", it recalls the shape, color, taste, smell and texture of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word "apple". This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you're talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link. An example given on a website I was looking at follows, "Do you remember the shape of Austria? Canada? Belgium? Or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy though? If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at some time that Italy is shaped like a boot. You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot. And Italy shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association."36. derived37. immense38. convenient39. accuracy40. largely41. instant42. recalls43. texture44. This means that any thought about a certain subject will bring up some memory that is related to it45. Associations do not have to be logical they just have to make a link46. If you remember the shape of Italy it is because you have been told sometime that Italy isshaped like a boot47. a driver’s attention48. equivalent in difficulty to driving49. more time50. more complicated task51. punishment52. D) the shrinking primary care resources53. C) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better54. A) see more patients at the expense of quality55. B) The current system works against primary care.56. D) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.57. B) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.58. B) Widespread panic59. A) They didn’t know who to believe.60. B) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure61. A) the uncertain62 B) launching63 D) brands64 B) condemn65 A) in66 C) industry67 B) exclude68 D) including69 C) unnecessary70 C) to71 B) incentives72 C) strategic73 A) spokesman74 D) underway75 B) responsibility76 B) on77 C) minimize78 C) so79 C) individual80 A) despite81 D) tackle82. It depends on how often you wear it83. a challenge to many traditional concepts84. could have attended the meeting in person (by himself)85. a balance diet is essential to health86. regretted as I felt。
大学英语三级(A)真题2009年06月
大学英语三级(A)真题2009年06月一、Listening Comprehensionm（Section A ）（共5小题,共5.0分）Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.第1题A In a restaurant．B In a hospital．C At a post office．D At a railway station．【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[听力原文]M: I need three stamps and an envelope，please.W: Sorry, sir. You're at the wrong window. Go to window 7, please. Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?[详解] 由对话中的关键词“stamp”和“envelope”可知，该对话发生的地点应该是在邮局。
2009年12月山东省英语三级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2009年12月山东省英语三级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Start a discussion, bringing up new ideas and topics, and making suggestions. 2. Asking people for opinions, information, and explanations.3. Repeating ideas and explanations for those who can’t understand you.4. Encouraging people to speak by accepting different points of view. If an employee appears to be passive at a meeting, Americans may feel that the person is not contributing to the meeting. “Brainstorming” is a common practice at American meetings. The purpose of brainstorming is to express as many ideas as possible on a given question or problem. This technique is used to collect all the ideas of the group, without stopping to discuss the value of each suggestion. First people brainstorm freely; then they narrow down and get rid of ideas or suggestions that are not workable. Brainstorming is a creative process that demands full verbal participation. This method of creating, exploring, and solving problems is foreign to many people who are not culturally comfortable with “blurting out” (不加考虑的说出) ideas.21．If you are attending business meeting in America, you’d better ______ .A．speak out your own ideas activelyB．keep silent and listen to the others carefullyC．appear uninterested in the meetingsD．wait for your turn to speak正确答案：A解析：推论题。
2009年全国统一高考英语试卷(全国卷1)
2009 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
第一卷 1 至 14 页。
第二卷15 至 16 页。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并贴好条形码。
请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。
2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选图其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt?A. ￡ 19.15B. ￡9.15C. ￡ 9.18答案是 B。
1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. A fridgeB. A dinner tableC. A few chairs2. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotelC. In a school.3. What does the woman mean?A. Cathy will be at the party.B. Cathy is too busy to come.C. Cathy is going to be invited4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?A. To pay her bills in the bank.B. To buy books in a bookstore.C. To get some money from the bank5. What is the woman trying to do?A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.C. Find a newspaper.第二节（共15 小题，每小题1． 5 分，满分22． 5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。