Model Test 23
ModelTest试题解析(6)
试题解析Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1．M ：I 'd like to have a single room with bath today.W ： I 'm sorry, but all the rooms are booked. Q ：What does the woman mean?【解析】B 。
本题为细节推理题。
男士说自己想要个带浴室的单人间，女士说所有房间都已订满。
由此推断目前没有房间可以提供给男士。
2．W ： Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me how I can get to a bank nearby?M ： Go down the street, and turn left at the corner. You can 't miss it. Q ：Where does the conversation most probably take place?【解析】C 。
本题为细节推理题。
女士询问怎么去附近的银行，男士给出了具体的路线。
这样的对话最可能发生在大街上。
3． M ： Susan, we 'll go camping this weekend. Would you like to join us?W ： Oh! Great! I like camping very much. Q ：What will they do at the weekend?【解析】A 。
本题为事实细节题。
男士说周末要去露营，问女士是否愿意去，如能正确理 解女士的话 Great!（ 好的 ），本题就迎刃而解。
4．W ： What are the main products of your company?M ： We are a manufacture of household appliances. Q ：What does the company mainly produce?【解析】D 。
Model test
Simulated Test模拟测试I. Multiple choices (there is only one correct answer among the choices).1. Which of the following payment order of a bill of exchange is acceptable?A. Pay to Bank of China Guangxi Branch or order the sum of five thousand US dollars. Drawn under L/CNo. LC54105018 issued by New York Bank, New York dated on 25th May, 2003.B. Pay to the order of ABC Co. the sum of five thousand US dollars converted into Euro equivalent.C. Pay to ABC Co. the sum of ten thousand US dollars on condition that shipment of goods has been made.D. Pay from our No. 1 account to ABC Co. the sum of one thousand US dollars.2. In which of the following price terms, the seller must pay the costs, freight and the insurance premium?A. FOBB. CIFC. CFRD. FAS3. A ______ is used to provide an assurance of the intention of the party submitting the tender to sign the contract if his tender is accepted.A. repayment guaranteeB. performance guaranteeC. tender guaranteeD. maintenance guarantee4. Strictly speaking, the party that makes a promise to pay is called ______.A. draweeB. acceptorC. drawerD. maker5. The ______ refers to an individual who acquires a negotiable instrument in good faith.A. holder for valueB. acceptorC. holder in due courseD. drawee6. Which of the following is a demonstrative order in a bill of exchange?A. Pay to A Co. onlyB. Pay A Co. or bearerC. Pay A Co. or orderD. Pay bearer7. Under a documentary credit，A DRAFT IS PAYABLE AT 90 DAYS FROM SIGHT. The draft was drawn on 15 March, 2007，the holder presented the draft to the bank for acceptance on 15 April. According to UCP600 and irrespective of holiday, the draft should be paid on______.A. 8月15日B. 7月14日C. 8月14日D. 7月15日8. According to China’s Negotiable Instrument Law, a check must be presented for payment within ______ days after date.A. 10B. 30C. 7 D 29. Under documentary collection, in order to prevent risks, the exporter had better conclude a deal in ______ price terms.A. FOBB. CIFC. CFRD. FAS10. By which of the following L/C, the beneficiary can obtain double assurance of payment?A. Advance Payment CreditB. Irrevocable Confirmed CreditC. Sight Payment CreditD. Irrevocable Transferable Credit11. In UCP600, credit means any arrangement, however named or described, that is irrevocable and thereby constitutes a definite undertaking of the______ to honour a complying presentation.A. advising bankB. negotiating bankC. issuing bankD. applicant12. Documents presented later than ______ calendar days after the date of shipment are acceptable as long as they are presented no later than the expiry date for presentation as stated in the credit.A. 5B. 21C. 20D. 813. If the agent signs the bill of lading on behalf of the carrier, and the carrier has been indicated on the face ofthe B/L, which of the following signature is not correct?A. ABC Co., Ltd.B. ABC Co., Ltd.As agent for As agent forChina Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co.Carrier SignatureSignatureC. ABC Co., Ltd.D. ABC Co., Ltd.As agent for The carrierThe above-named carrier SignatureSignature14. According to UCP600，the issuing bank must deal with the presented documents within______ bankingdays following the day of receiving the documents.A. 6B.5C. 7D. 315. How many banking days in which the issuing bank can deal with the presented documents if calculatedfrom the date on which the documents are received?A. 6B.5C. 7D. 316. The following invoices are acceptable by the banks in credit operations except ______?A. Commercial invoiceB. Final invoiceC. Pro-forma invoiceD. Customs invoice17. Which of the following invoice is not acceptable by the banks in credit operations?A. Commercial invoiceB. Final invoiceC. Provisional invoiceD. Customs invoice18. Unless otherwise stipulated in the credit, the amount of insurance coverage must be at least ______ of the CIF or CIP value of the goods.A. 100%B.105%C. 110%D. 115%19. The first beneficiary of a transferable credit is usually ________.A. a middlemanB. the manufacturerC. original supplier of the goodsD. the applicant20. The UCP600 states that a transferable credit should specifically state it is “______”.A. transmissibleB. fractionableC. divisibleD. transferable21. Usually, a tolerance not to exceed _____ more or ______ less than the quantity of the goods is allowed, provided the credit does not state the quantity in terms of a stipulated number of packing units or individual items and the total amount of the drawings does not exceed the amount of the credit.A. 5%, 10%B. 10%, 10%C. 15%, 10%D. 5%, 5%22. Which of the following documents are not title documents except ______.A. bills of ladingB. Non-Negotiable Sea WaybillC. air transport documentsD. road transport documents23. A credit stipulates that documents shall be presented 10 days after the date of shipment. In a bill of lading under the credit, the issuing date of the B/L is November 2, 2007. There is an on board notation indicated on the face of the B/L, the on board notation was made on November 5, 2007. The latest date for presentation was ______.A. November 12, 2007B. November 11, 2007C. November 14, 2007D. November 15, 200724. The person who requests his bank to remit funds to the payee in a foreign country is called______.A. remitterB. beneficiaryC. remitting bankD. paying bank25. Negotiation under documentary credits means ______ by the nominated bank of drafts and/or documents under a complying presentation.A. purchaseB. salesC. endorsementD. acceptance26. Forfaiting is the purchase of a credit instruments such as drafts, promissory notes on a ______ basis.A. non-recourseB. recourse27. In forfaiting finance, the forfaiter provides ______ without recourse finance to the exporter.A. 50%B. 80%C. 90%D. 100%28. The notice of refusal must be given by the issuing bank not later than the close of the ______ banking day following the day of presentation.A. 5thB. 6thC. 7thD. 10th29. A commercial invoice must appear to have been issued by the ______.A. beneficiaryB. applicantC. issuing bankD. confirming bank30. An air transport document should not be issued “______”or “to order of”a named party.A. to bearerB. to orderII. Multiple choices (there are at least two correct answers).1. Negotiable instruments include _______________.A. bills of exchangeB. promissory notesC. chequesD. stocksE. bonds2. Which of the following negotiable instruments are three-party instruments?A. promissory notesB. certificates of depositC. draftD. checks3. The three basic parties to a negotiable instrument are _______.A. drawerB. draweeC. payeeD. acceptorE. endorser4. Which of the following is not a demonstrative order in a bill of exchange?A. Pay to A Co. onlyB. Pay A Co. or bearerC. Pay A Co. or orderD. Pay bearer5. Under a documentary collection, the most frequently used terms of releasing documents are:A. T/TB. B/LC. D/DD. D/PE. D/A6. Unless otherwise stipulated in the credit, drafts may not be needed in the following credits:A. Acceptance CreditB. Red Clause CreditC. Revolving CreditsD. Sight Payment CreditE. Deferred Payment Credit7. A transferable credit can be transferred exactly on the terms and conditions of the credit except that the following items may be reduced:A. the amount of the creditB. any unit price statedC. the expiry dateD. the period of presentationE. the amount of insurance8. Financing provided by banks to the exporter under a documentary credit includes ______.A. trust receiptB. inward bill purchasingC. credit lineD. negotiationE. packing loan9. Financing provided by banks to the importer under a documentary credit includes ______.A. trust receiptB. inward bill purchasingC. credit lineD. negotiationE. packing loan10. The most commonly seen three types of contract guarantees are ______.A. tender bondsB. performance guaranteesC. repayment guaranteesD. retention money guaranteeE. advance payment guarantee11. The costs of forfaiting finance cover ______.A. commitment feeB. option feeC. discount interestD. days of grace feeE. advice fee12. A credit stipulates that the quantity of goods is 1000MT, unless otherwise stipulated, which of the following invoices presented are acceptable?A.1100MTB.900MTC. 990MTD.1015MTE. 1058MT13. A credit stipulates that the quantity of goods is about 1000MT, which of the following invoices presented are acceptable?A.1102MTB.895MTC. 990MTD.1005MTE. 1110MT14. The basic parties to a bill of lading are ______.A. carrierB. shipperC. consigneeD. notify partyE. acceptor15. Which of the following documents must be signed and dated?A. B/LB. insurance policyC. draftD. invoiceE. packing list16. Which of the following documents need not be signed and dated if there is no such stipulation in the credit?A. B/LB. insurance policyC. draftD. invoiceE. packing list17. The characteristics of a documentary credit are ______.A. The issuing bank undertakes the primary liability to effect paymentB. It is independent of the sales contractC. Banks deal with documents exclusivelyD. Banks deal with both documents and goods18. The control documents of the correspondent banks include ______.A. authorized signaturesB. telegraphic test keysC. Schedule of terms and conditionsD. SWIFT authentic key19. Endorsement of a draft can be classified into ______.A. special endorsementB. blank endorsementC. restrictive endorsementD. conditional endorsement20. Basic parties to international factoring transactions are ______.A. supplierB. importerC. export factorD. import factorE. forfaiterIII. True or false( F ) 1. Simply speaking, forfaiting is a kind of financial service that discounts time bills to exporters with recourse.( T ) 2. The most important distinction between a Standby Credit and a Documentary Credit is that the Standby Credit is intended to cover a “Non-Performance” (default) situation instead of a “Performance” situation under the commercial/documentary credit.( F ) 3. To issue a draft means to draw and sign a draft only.( T ) 4. Briefly, a check is a draft drawn on a bank payable on demand.( F ) 5. Factoring is suitable for the financing of the export of capital goods with credit terms between 90–180 days, while forfaiting is used for the financing of consumer goods exports with credit terms of a few years.( F ) 6. Clean collection means collection of financial documents accompanied by commercial documents. ( F ) 7. The signed documents sent by fax can be deemed as original documents.( F ) 8. When a foreign bank maintains a current account with a domestic bank, this account is considered by the domestic bank as a nostro account.( F ) 9. When a domestic bank maintains a current account with a foreign bank, this account is considered by the domestic bank as a vostro account.( T ) 10. Documentary collection means collection of financial documents accompanied by commercial documents or commercial documents not accompanied by financial documents.( F ) 11. A documentary credit is revocable even if there is no indication to that effect that it is irrevocable. ( F ) 12. Simply speaking, a Documentary Credit is an unconditional bank written undertaking of payment. ( F ) 13. A documentary credit may be issued available by a draft drawn on the applicant.( F ) 14. In documentary operations, banks deal with both documents and goods.( T ) 15. Unless otherwise stipulated in the credit, commercial invoice need not be signed or dated.( F ) 16. According to UCP600, a transferable credit can be transferred more than three times to subsequent beneficiary.( T ) 17. According to UCP600, a transferable credit can be transferred only once.( T ) 18. If a credit does not state who is to issue the certificate of origin, a document issued by any party, including the beneficiary, is acceptable.( F ) 19. In practice, a bill of lading is usually made out to order of the buyer.( F ) 20. In credit operations, it is the applicant who determines to refuse the documents or not.( F ) 21. The date of insurance policy can be dated later than the date of a B/L.( F ) 22. Documentary credits are subject to URC522.( T ) 23. Where the insurance policy is made out to order, the exporter need endorse it before presenting it to the negotiating bank.( T ) 24. Cover note will not be accepted by banks.( F ) 25. Under FOB and CFR, it is the seller that buys the insurance covering the transport of the goods. ( F ) 26. An air waybill is a title document. It can be transferred.( T ) 27. L/C and collection are reverse remittances.( F ) 28. In practice, a bill of lading is usually made out to order of the buyer.( T ) 29. The major function of a negotiable instrument is to serve as a substitute for money.( F ) 30. Where a draft is payable to bearer, it can be negotiated by endorsement and delivery.IV. Give brief answers to the following questions1. What are the main contents of a bill of exchange?2. What are the main characteristics of negotiable instruments?3. What are control documents?4. What are the services provided to the exporter by a factor in international factoring?5. What are the main differences between a factoring and forfaiting?6. What are the major differences between a bill of exchange and a promissory note?7. What are the major differences between a L/C and a standby credit?8. What the basic parties to a B/L?9. What are the characteristics of forfaiting finance?10. Write down the major procedures of documentary credit operations.11. What are the benefits provided to exporters by international factoring?V. Cases (练习为中文，但考试为英文)1. 我A公司向英国B公司出口货物一批，数量1500公吨，每公吨价格为GBP120 CIF LONDON。
Model Test 1(听力任务)
Model Test 1Section ADirection: In this section, you will hear a short conversation 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) It is the fist time they have been on a trip. B) They cannot do what they like before.C) They don't have to care about the time. D) They have to travel by schedules now.12.A) The man just makes a joke. B) The man does not like sunbath.C) The woman is going to learn swimming. D) The woman has no idea how to swim.13.A) The department store. B) The museum. C) The cinema. D) The library.14.A) The woman has to wake the man at 7 o'clock.B) The woman is not willing to wake the man.C) The man has to wake the woman at 7 o'clock.D) The man has to get up at 10 o'clock.15.A) Bus driver and passenger. B) Taxi driver and passenger.C) Teacher and student. D) Fellow students.16.A) It's not as hard as expected. B) It's too tough for some students.C) It's much more difficult than people think.D) It's believed to be the hardest optional course.17.A) 3. B) 4. C) 5 D) 618.A) He played his part quite well. B) He was not dramatic enough.C) He performed better than the secretary. D) He exaggerated his part.Conversation One19.A) Freshman. B) Sophomore. C) Junior. D) Senior.20.A) She wanted Dr. Tyler to sigh on her schedule card.B) She wanted Dr. Tyler to determine the number and variety of the courses she would take.C) She wanted to talk to Dr. Tyler about the modern American novel.D) She wanted to explain why she dropped the chemistry course.21.A) If his seminar on the modern American novel is welcomed.B) If he signs his name, Jenny won't work hard as ever.C) If Jenny can take two seminars in a semester.D) If six courses might be too much for Jenny.22.A) Calculus. B) Modern peotry. C) Chemistry. D) Introductory economics. Conversation Two23.A) He wants to get his money back.B) He wants to exchange the sweater for another one.C) He wants the clerk to help him read Chinese instructions on the sweater.D) He wants to see why the color of the sweater changed.24.A) It is the wrong size. B) The fabric is coming apart.C) It is stained. D) It shrinks a lot.25.A) The customer didn't follow the instructions for using the item.B) The sweater was out of stock.C) The man no longer has the store receipt.D) The man isn't a VIP.Section BDirection: 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 One26.A) High expectations. B) Opposite characters.C) Showing satisfaction. D) Forgiving and communicating.27.A) 80. B) 82. C) 160. D) 164.28.A) People should aim high to ensure they are active in maintaining a happy marriage.B) The couple's relationship skills are important to their marriage.C) People tend to select partners with different characters in marriage.D) Partners who have the same characters will lead to a dull relationship.Passage Two29.A) How to improve your reasoning ability.B) Why classical music is popular with math students.C) The difference between classical music and rock music.D) The effects of music on the results of math tests.30.A) Because it keeps you calm.B) Because it strengthens your memory.C) Because it stimulates your nerve activity.D) Because it improves your problem-solving strategies.31.A) The effects of music do not last long.B) Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.C) Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory.D) The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be.Passage Three32.A) Because there are no signs to direct them.B) Because no tour guides are available.C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.33.A) They set their own exams. B) They select their own students.C) They award their own degrees. D) They organize their own laboratory work.34.A) Most of them have a long history.B) Many of them are specialized libraries.C) They house more books than any other university library.D) They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.35.A) Very few of them are engaged in research. B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C) They have outnumbered male students. D) They were not treated equally until 1881.Section CDirection: 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.Academy Award nominees (被提名的人）who go home (36) ________ may not have a shiny Oscar to show off, but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game of life. According to a study published in British Medical Journal, Oscar-winning screenwriters are more successful, more (37) ________ and more (38) ________ than losing nominees, however, they die sooner by about four years."Because success is usually linked to better (39) ________, this is the first (40) ________ that success is not associated with (41) ________ longevity." Says Donald Redelmeier, lead author of the study. Research tracked down (42) ________ about every person who was ever nominated for an Oscar since the (43) ________ were first handed out 73 years ago.(44)______________________________________________________________________. The first is the "work-to-death hypothesis（假设）". According to Redelmeir, screenwriters are more apt to lead unhealthy lifestyle, (45) _____________________________________________.Screenwriters don't have a boss to report to, which brings into account REdelmeier's second explanation, the "party-hearty hypothesis." "When you become a successful screenwriter, you again status without daily accountability(生计), (46) __________________________________." He says.Model Test 2Section ADirection: In this section, you will hear a short conversation 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) The man should first sign a one-year lease. B) The man can move in a week later.C) The man should paint the whole thing. D) The man cannot take the apartment.12.A) She agrees with the man. B) She doesn't want to go out.C) She would rather go swimming. D) She doesn't think it is a fine day.13.A) Next Sunday night, 7:30 p.m. B) Next Saturday night, 7:00 p.m.C) Next Saturday night, 7:30 p.m. D) Next Sunday night, 7:00 p.m.14.A) He does not want to buy clothes. B) He is not afraid to take a risk.C) His mother does not like receiving clothes. D) His mother likes delicious food very much.15.A) To a lamp store. B) To a hardware store. C) To the electric shop. D) To a bookstore.16.A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait. D) Inquire when the test scores are released.17.A) Their new classmate. B) Their new colleague. C) A reporter. D) Their new teacher.18.A) She read it selectively. B) She went it over chapter by chapter.C) She read it slowly. D) She finished it at a stretch. Conversation One19.A) She is environmentally-concerned. B) She wants to save money.C) Her car is being repaired in the shop. D) She wants to see the man on the bus.20.A) Diana believes the air is not likely to be cleaner.B) Diana thinks the diesel(柴油机) bus is free of pollution now.C) Diana has taken a class on environmental engineering.D) Diana sounds pessimistic about the future of the insulator(绝热器).21.A) It makes the fuel burn more efficiently. B) It helps release more unburned fuel.C) It is easy to install. D) It is very cheap.22.A) Lowering transportation fees. B) The environmental engineering class.C) The man's car in the shop. D) Better environment.Conversation Two23.A) The hotel confused him with another guest.B) Rooms are overbooked for that evening.C) There are no more rooms available for five people.D) All the rooms available are under renovation.24.A) There was a marathon going on. B) Almost all the hotels were being renovated.C) There was a conference going on. D) The hotel was overbooked two months ago.25.A) A honeymoon suite for $250 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style.B) A honeymoon suite for $225 for the night and free breakfast of western style.C) A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style.D) A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of western style.Section BDirection: 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 One26.A) Watching TV can cause physical diseases.B) TV places the viewer in a completely passive position.C) People are too dependent on TV.D) The quality of some TV programs is poor.27.A) Television has more advantages than disadvantages.B) Television has more disadvantages than advantages.C) It is no use watching TV.D) Television in itself is neither good nor bad.28.A) How much a TV set costs. B) The quality of TV programs.C) How people put it to use. D) The number of people watching TV. Passage Two29.A) He wanted to remain popular with the audience.B) He wished to give more performances.C) He didn't trust others.D) He was extremely anxious about its negative effect.30.A) He was refused to give performances in 1804.B) He was not able to compose in 1804.C) He was becoming very difficult to be with in 1804.D) He attempted to kill himself in 1804.31.A) He didn't kill himself because of his friends. B) He remained single all his life.C) He was always not easy to be with. D) He had few friends in his life. Passage Three32.A) About 1920. B) Around 1925. C) Around 1930. D) About 1935.33.A) Over 16 million. B) Over 3.5 million. C) Over 1 million. D) Over 2.5 million.34.A) Corn. B) Soybean. C) Oat. D) Rye.35.A) Corn. B) Soybean. C) Oat. D) Rye.Section CDirection: 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.It's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. It's so vast, so deep, so (36)________. Unfortunately, it's not bottomless. Over-fishing, (37) ________ with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and (38) ________ their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's (39) ________ of living. At least 60 (40) ________ of the world's commercially important fish (41) ________ are already over-fished, or fished to the limit. As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets (42) ________ that everything in their path is pulled out of water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying. That's an (43) ________ of more than 20 million metric tons every year.(44)______________________________________________________________________.In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.True, (45) ____________________________________________________________ before every ocean becomes a dead sea.(46)__________________________________________________________________, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.。
雅思托福基础测试题ModelTest（Basic）
Model Test (Basic)vocabularypart I （20分）1.The government is determined to protect its tobacco ________.A) monopoly B) monotony C) monologue D) monograph2. Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his ________life.A) privacy B) private C) universe D) unify3.He decided to postpone their holiday ______ next year.A) on B) for C) until D) in4. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to _______ with the local police.A) inquire B) consult C) register D) profession5. As he has _______ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.A) torn B) wasted C) exhausted D) consumed6. These teachers try to be objective when they _______ the integrated ability oftheir students.A) justify B) evaluate C) indicate D) reckon7. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and _______, and many girls envy her.A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor8. Tomorrow the mayor is to _____ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.A) coordinate B) cooperate C) accompany D) associate9. Norman Davis will be remembered by many _____ with not only as a greatscholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend.A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection10.Technological ______ has been so rapid over the last few years.A）retrograde B)retrogress C) progress D) project11. Salaries for ______ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary12.He never arrives on time and my ______ is that he feels the meetings are useless.A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference13.It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _______.A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution14.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected15. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline16.There's not much ______ that this war will be oversoon.A) prospect B) process C) foreground D) profess17. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction18.She felt _____ when her closest friend moved away.A)desolate B) solace C) insulate D)repugnant19.You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace20.The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mec hanically.A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) syntheticallyPart II （10分）1.She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringing camera,li ghts, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract image. The word "transform" is closest in meaning to which of following?A) move B) extend C) change D) interpret2.The upper end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles that the animals to capture its food.The word "capture" is closest in meaning to which of following?A) catch B) control C) cover D) clean3.When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its tentacles and shortens its body so thatit resembles a lump on a rock.The word "retracts" is closest in meaning to which of following?A) pulls back B) relaxes C) reproduces D) lifts up4.Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing the character of the area. The word "retain" is closest in meaning to which of following?A) preserve B) possess C) enjoy D) improve5.A rock durable enough to have withstood natural conditions for a very long time in other areas could probably be shattered into small pieces by salt weathering within afew generations. The word "shattered" is closest in meaning to which of following?A) arranged B) dissolved C) broken apart D) gathered togetherGrammar（30分）1.According to the law, _____ have an equal right to an education.A. every of childrenB. every childC. all of childrenD. all children2. The workers in that factory are paid _____.A. by the hourB. by an hourC. by hourD. by hours3. They talked about the problem among _____.A. themB. each otherC. themselvesD. one another4. A good writer is _____ who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way.A. thatB. heC. oneD. this5. Which do you think _____ , wealth or health?A. bestB. betterC. the betterD. the best6.The size of that island is about _____ that of this one.A. three times as much asB. as three times much asC. as three times greater thanD. three times as big as7. That last novel of his is _____ the best he has written.A. by farB. so farC. by thenD. so much8. A good sleep can _____ a tiring day.A. make out forB. make upC. make up forD. make up to9. He hasn’t any mo ney so I _____ him some.A. will be lendingB. am to lendC. would lendD. am going to lend10. He promised to let me have the book as soon as he _____ it.A. had readB. has readC. read D, would have read11. We can go only when the ground _____ .A. is dryingB. will dryC. driedD. has dried12. He went away and he _____ back yet.A. is notB. has not beenC. was notD. will not be13. The world’s supplies of petroleum _____ .A. have been gradually exhaustedB. have gradually exhaustedC. are being gradually exhaustedD. are gradually exhausted14. We _____ your terms carefully but _____ to say that we cannot accept them.A. are studying; regretB. have studied; are regrettingC. have studied; regretD. have been studying; will regret15. With the development of production and science, electronics _____ a wide application ina short time.A. has foundB. findsC. have foundD. found16. The company _____ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.A. has been promisedB. has been promisingC. is promisingD. promised17. The children _____ many times not to go near the stove.A. have toldB. toldC. have been toldD. are told18. The experiment is very expensive. But _____ succeed, we would be able to make production more efficient.A. should weB. were weC. if should weD. if we19. _____ if you had lost your watch?A. Hadn’t you been upsetB. Wouldn’t you be upsetC. Weren’t you upsetD. Wouldn’t you have upset20. I wished it _____ but it did.A. not occurredB. did not occurC. had not occurredD. would not occur21. If I had only read all the books before I _____ the lecture!A. attendedB. would have attendedC. had attendedD. have attended22. The swimmer was very tired but he _____ reach the shore before he collapsed.A. managedB. couldC. was succeeded toD. was able to23. _____ as much as one-fourth of all timber harvested is not used proved to be false.A. The estimate B The estimate that C. They are estimated D. It is estimated that24. The lawyer told his client that _____.A. the case was of a small chance to winB. it was nearly impossible to win him the caseC. they had little chance of winning the caseD. the chance of their winning the case was little25. _____ that men try to do the same things as nature does, and they usually have to do them in a different way.A. The fact is so interestingB. It is an interesting factC. The fact has much interestD. There is a fact so interesting26. We were all overjoyed at the news _____ the experiment turned out a success.A. thatB. whichC. whenD. what27. The man _____ had little information.A. I spoke ofB. of who I spokeC. I spoke of whomD. whom I spoke28. The size of the audience, _____ we had expected, was well over twenty thousand.A. whomB. asC. whichD. that29. The higher income tax is harmful _____ it may discourage people from trying to earn more.A. so thatB. in thatC. unlessD. in case30. Only in the last few years _____ to help the underprivileged in the country.A. something is doneB. is something doneC. has there something been doneD. has anything been doneReading （30分）Interesting Day Courses in your AreaA Photographing WildlifeThis workshop includes an introduction in the classroom, two photography sessions with specially arranged access to the zoo enclosures so that you can take natural-lookingclose-ups of the most exotic species, and the opportunity to review and discuss your images as a group.B Drawing For FunYou will learn some basic techniques using soft pencils and charcoal. These and different types of paper are provided. Just bring yourself and a willingness to ‘have a go’. This is a start-up day so people who have already attended courses should not apply.C Find Your VoiceYou may feel you can’t sing or you may be an established singer who wants to improve or gain confidence. You will be shown how to sing in tune, how to breathe correctly and how to project your voice. You may attend this course more than once and each time have a wonderful experience. Everyone can sing and it’s great fun.D Focus On LandscapesThis course is designed for students who are familiar with painting in watercolors, but are having difficulty with some techniques. We will discuss choice of materials, color mixing and any other areas that may be raised.The day will start with a demonstration, followed by an opportunity to sketch outdoors. After a light lunch cooked in the studio, there will be a further practical session.E Taking Happy PicturesThe main objective is to introduce you to the skills required to take good photographs of people at special events, such as parties or weddings.We will discuss camera settings, dealing with varied light or bad weather, and how to get a good atmosphere. Lunch is provided at a nearby hotel, followed by a practical session inside the studio.F The Music TakeawayGet some friends, family or colleagues together for your own music course in a venue of your choice, which could be your front room, basement or workplace. We send two guitar tutors to lead a one-day session for you in the style of music you prefer, such as rock, country, funk or blues.Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.Participants can decide where the course is held.Different ability levels are welcome.All the necessary materials are supplied.Participants will be able to go where the public are not normally allowed.It is possible to repeat this course.You can select what to study from a range of options.The course will provided advice on how to overcome difficult conditions.THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF ECOSYSTEMSPlant communities assemble themselves flexibly, and their particular structure depends on the specific history of the area. Ecologists use the term “succession ”to refer to the changes that happen in plant communities and ecosystems over time. The first community in a succession is called a pioneer community, while the long-lived community at the end of succession is called a a climax community. Pioneer and successional plant communities are said to change over periods from 1 to 500 years. These changes in plant numbers and the mix of species are cumulative. Climax communities themselves change but over periods of time greater than about 500 years.An ecologist who studies a pond today may well find it relatively unchanged in a year’s time. Individual fish may be replaced, but the number of fish may tend to be the same from one year to the next. We can say that the properties of an ecosystem are more stable than the individual organisms that compose the ecosystem.At one time. Ecologists believed that species diversity made ecosystem stable. They believed that the greater the diversity the more stable the ecosystem. Support for this idea came from observation that long-lasting climax communities usually have more complex food webs and more species diversity than pioneer communities. Ecologist concluded that the apparent stability of climax ecosystems depended on their complexity. To take an extreme example, farmlands dominated by a singe crop are so unstable that one year of bad weather or the invasion of a single pest can destroy their entire crop. In contrast, a complex climax community , such as a temperate forest, will tolerate considerable damage from bad weather or pests.The question of ecosystem stability is complicated, however. The first problem is that ecologist don’t all agree what “stability “ means . Stability can be all defined as simply lack of change. In that case, the climax community would be considered the most stable, since, by definition, it changes the least over time. Alternatively, stability can be defined as the speed with which an ecosystem returns to a particular form following a major disturbance, such as a fire. This kind of stability is also called resilience . In that case, climax community would be the most fragile and the least stable, since they can acquire hundreds of years to return to the complex state.Even the kind of stability defined as simple lack of change is not always associated with maximum diversity. At least in temperate zones, maximum diversity is often found in mid-successional stages, not in the climax community. Once a redwood forest matures, for example, the kinds of species and the number of individuals growing on the forest floor are reduced. In general, diversity, by itself, does not ensure stability. Mathematical models of ecosystems likewise suggest that diversity does not guarantee ecosystem stability- just the opposite, in fact. A more complicated system is , in general, more likely than a simple system to break down. (A fifteen-speed racing bicycle is more likely to break down than a child’s tricycle）Ecologists are especially interested in knowing what factors contribute to the resilience of communities because climax communities all over the world are being severely damaged or destroyed by human activities. The destruction caused by volcanic explosion of Mount. St. Helens, in the northwestern United States, for example , pales in comparison to theconstruction cause by humans. We need to know what aspects of community are most important to the community’s resistance to destruction, as well as its recovery.Many ecologists now think that the relative long-term stability of climax communities comes not from diversity but from the “ patchiness” of the environment. An environment that varies from place to place supports more kinds of organisms than an environment that is uniform. A local population that goes extinct is quickly replaced by immigrants from an adjacent community. Even if the new population is of a different species, it can approximately fill the niche vacated by the extinct population and keep the food web intact.2 According to paragraph 1, which of the following is not true of climax communities?A They occur at the end of a succession.B They last longer than any other type of community.C The numbers of plants in them and the mix of species do not change.D They remain stable for at least 500 years at a time.3 According to paragraph 2, which of the following principles of ecosystems can be learned by studying a pond?A Ecosystem properties change more slowly than individuals in the system.B The stability of an ecosystem tends to change as individuals are replace.C Individual organisms are stable from one year to the next.D A change in the numbers of an organism does not affect tan ecosystem’s properties.4 According to paragraph 3, ecologist once believed that which of the following illustrated the most stable ecosystems?A Pioneer communitiesB Climax communitiesC Single-crop farmlandsD Successional plant communities5 According to paragraph 4, why is the question of ecosystem stability complicated?A The reasons for ecosystem change are not always clear.B Ecologists often confuse the word “stability” with the word “ resilience”.C The exact meaning of the word “ stability” is debated by ecologists.D There are many different answers to the ecological questions.6 According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true about climax community?A They are more resilient than pioneer communities.B They can be considered both the most and the least stable communities.C They are stable because they recover quickly after major disturbances.D They are the most resilient communities because they change the least over time.7 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5 about redwood forest?A They become less stable as they mature.B They support many species when they reach climax.C They are found in temperate zones.D They have reduced diversity during mid-successional stage.9 In paragraph 5, why does the author provide the information that “a A fifteen-speed racing bicycle is more likely to break down than a child’s tricycle”?A To illustrate a general principle about the stability of systems by using an every-day example.B To demonstrate that an understanding of stability in ecosystem can be applied to help understand stability in other situations.C To make a comparison that supports the claim that, in general, stability increases with diversity.D To provide an example that contradicts mathematical models of ecosystems.11 which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.A Ecologists now thinks that the stability of an environment is a result of diversity rather than patchiness.B Patchy environments that vary from place to place do not often have high species diversity.C Uniform environments can’t be climax communities because they do not support as many types of organisms as patchy environments.D A patchy environment is thought to increase stability because it is able to support a wide variety of organisms.Writing （30分）Some people think that strict punishments for driving offences are the key to reducing traffic accidents. Others, however, believe that other measures would be more effective in improving road safety.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.。
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Model Test 1参考答案Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. D2. A3. C4. D5. D6. C7. C8. Richard I, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria9. there are few renowned British composers10. from a weekend to three or four weeksPart Ⅲ Listening Comprehension11.C12. A13.B 14.A15.D16.D17.C 18.B 19. A20. C21. B 22. D23. B24. A25. A26. C27. A28. A 29. B30. B31. C32. D 33. C34. B35. B36. situation37. opinions38. trial 39. methods 40. stages41. recognize42. broken43. define44. he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame45. Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions46. After studying the problem, he should have several suggestions for a possible solutionPart IV Reading Comprehension47. C 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. B 56. D57. A 58. D 59. C 60. B 61. APart V Cloze62. 答案D 解析：上文提及上流社会，分为“上流中的上层，上流中的下层”，接着讲到上流中的上层包括哪些人。
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Model Test 1Section 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。
11 A) Catch a cold.B) Hurry to catch the bus.C) Sit next to the bus stop.D) Fix his torn sleeve.12A) Lily no longer lives in Boston.B) Lily doesn’t know how to economize.C) The woman called Lily in New York.D) The woman didn’t ever meet Lily.13A) Go to London.B) Spend the weekend at home.C) Go to Berlin.D) Visit her cousin.14A) To sell it to others.B) To make others interested in it.C) To throw it away.D) To ask Bill and Betty whether they want to have it.15A) The shopping list.B) Changing the curtains.C) What they need.D) Their economical condition.16A) Big parties are more impersonal than small ones.B) She prefers small parties.C) She likes big parties better.D) The party is too noisy.17A) Ann is serious about Bob.B) Bob is serious about Ann.C) Ann is not serious about Bob.D) Bob is not serious about Sally.18A) $20. B) $15. C) $24. D) $21.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) It’s too noisy.B) It’s not convenient to the university.C) The heating system is defective.D) The owner is unpleasant.20. A) Tell the owner two months in advance that she is moving.B) Alerting the housing authorities to her problem.C) Move to another apartment in the same building.D) Leave the end of the month.21. A) Rent would be very expensive.B) Public transportation wouldn’t be available.C) Apartment complexes in Winsor are old.D) Apartments in Winsor tend to be noisy.22. A) There is nothing special.B) They are new and functional.C) The walls are thin and you can hear everything from the next door.D) It is very noisy around.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) At Beijing City Tour Information Services.B) In Australia.C) At Beijing Hotel.D) In the Forbidden City.24. A) Tiananmen Square and the Palace Museum.B) The Summer Palace and the Yuanmin Garden.C) The Forbidden City and Chang’an Street.D) The Suburbs of Beijing.25. A) He can take No. 101 bus from the hotel.B) He can take a subway train.C) He can take the shuttle bus directly to the Summer Palace.D) All above are correct.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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。
Model Test 答案 (5)
参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension(每题1分)Section A 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5.BSection B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. DSection C11. production 12. The factory 13. ten 14. safety glasses 15. Smoking Part II StructureSection A (每题0.5分)16. A 17. D 18. D 19.A 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. B Section B(每题1分)26. to make 27. putting 28. easier 29. will be discussed30. occasionally 31.advanced 32. correctingplaint 34. interviewed 35. broughtPart III Reading ComprehensionTask 1 (每题2分) 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. ATask 2 (每题2分) 41. C 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. BTask 3(每题1分)46. fastened 47.on the ground 48. during the flight49. video programs 50. Northern ChinaTask 4 (每题1分)51.A. J 52. I, B 53.E, P 54. D, O 55. F, QTask 5(每题1分)56. after-sales manager 57. a lawyer 58. Employment Service Office 59. 1 June,2009 60.automatically withdrawnPart IV Translation --- English into Chinese (20分)65.感谢您，布莱克先生。
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model test 2 答案－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－Model Test 2PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. 参考答案：DTIP：在“It is/was/will be the first time + that分句”结构中，当主句动词为is/will be时，that 分句动词一律用现在完成时，引导词that可以省略。
当主句动词为was时，that分句动词通常用过去完成时。
52. 参考答案：BTIP：fast强调速度快，且保持不变，又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间；hasty指匆忙、急促，涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏；quick强调动作、行为发生得突然且持续时间短；rapid指就整个过程来讲速度快，但并不一定指这一过程的速度始终均匀不变。
原句意为“别匆忙下结论”，故答案选B。
53. 参考答案：BTIP：该题考点为集体名词作主语时的主谓一致，如主语是由“a committee of / a panel of / a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。
计划要做还没有做的事用“to+不定式”的结构。
54. 参考答案：CTIP：used to表示过去习惯动作或状态，这种情况现已不复存在。
其在肯定疑问句中可有两种形式：“Used you to ...?”或者“Did you use to ...?”，故答案选C。
55.参考答案：CTIP：在既指人又指事物的两个或两个以上的先行词后面应用关系代词that，故答案选C。
56. 参考答案：ATIP：由if only 引导的句子习惯上要用虚拟语气——与过去事实相反则谓语动词用had done；与现在事实相反谓语动词用did。
57. 参考答案：BTIP：考查“more ... than ...”表示“不是……而是”、“更像……而不像”、“与其……不如”的用法。
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ModelTestThree答案解析
Model Test Three答案解Susan, what are we going to discuss at the meeting tomorrow afternoon?Part IListening ComprehensionSection A 1． --- Mr. Smith, what do you think of the product? 【解析】A 。
本题考查对特殊疑问句的回答。
此题询问 么样？”，回答应是对产品的看法，选项 A （非常好） 史密斯先生，你觉得这个产品怎 最符合题意，为正确答案。
2． --- Miss Green, would you please write your name here? 【解析】D 。
本题考查对请求的回答。
此题询问“格林小姐，你可以在这里签个字吗？” 选项D 的意思是“好的，可以”表示同意的肯定回答，因此得知 D 为正确答案。
3． --- Hello, may I speak to Helen? 【解析】A 。
本题考查对电话用语的回答。
此题询问“您好，请帮我叫海伦接电话” ，如 果正是本人接电话则回答“ yes, speaking ”，非本人则一般回答“ hold on, please ”，因此得知 A 为正确答案。
4． --- How do you like your new job? 【解析】C 。
本题考查对特殊疑问句的回答。
通常的回答应是对工作的评价（好或者不好）此题询问“你觉得你的新工作怎么样？” ，因此选项 C （还行）为正确答案。
5．--- What ' s wrong with Mike? 【解析】A 。
本题考查对特殊疑问句的回答。
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此题询问“ 某事的情况，Mike 怎么了？”， 句型“ what ' 回答通常用具体描述的语句即可，Section B6． M ： Excuse me ， Mr. Johnson asked me to come and see him this morning ． W ： Oh ， yes ， he is waiting for you in his office ． Q ： Where is Mr. Johnson now? 【解析】 B 。
大学英语六级模拟测试题model-text09(含答案解析)
Model Test FourPart I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a short essay on cohesion.Your essay should include the importance of cohesion and measures to be taken to enhance cohesion.You should write at least150 words but no more than200words.Part II Listening Comprehension(30minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions1to4are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)How to act at a job interview.B)How to run one’s own business.C)How to dress during a job interview.D)How to communicate with your boss.2.A)Whether he should boast about his advantages.B)Whether he should dress formally for the interview.C)Whether he should mention his personal problems.D)Whether he should be honest about his bad habit.3.A)Ask some thought-provoking questions.B)Offer a firm handshake when greeting the interviewer.C)Arrive on time at the interview.D)Dress gorgeous clothes.4.A)Because it is the best way to let the conversation go smoothly.B)Because it is the best way to leave a good first impression.C)Because it can show that you are an intelligent interviewee.D)Because it can show that you are genuinely interested in the position.Questions5to8are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)He prefers voting for a qualified leader.B)He prefers becoming a businessman.C)He prefers joining a non-governmental organization.D)He prefers joining a political party.6.A)From states.B)From their own members.C)From their own businesses.D)From donations.7.A)Those who can offer good concepts.C)Those who deliver enlightening speeches.B)Those who can offer lots of money.D)Those who are good at managing economy.8.A)Intelligent.B)Humorous.C)Confident.D)Brave.Section BDirections：In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions9to11are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)Because it is a tonal language.B)Because its grammar is irregular.C)Because its characters are difficult to remember.D)Because it has many dialects.10.A)To talk to as many Chinese as possible.B)To get a bilingual teacher who can speak Chinese and English.C)To watch as many Chinese movies as possible.D)To listen to as many Chinese recordings as possible.11.A)Find locals to talk to.B)Embrace it and use it everywhere.C)Memorize its characters.D)Read a lot of Chinese books.Questions12to15are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)Because they get more praise from their parents.B)Because they get more mental stimulation from their parents.C)Because they get more emotional support from their parents.D)Because they get more help from their parents with their tasks.13.A)First-born children have better business achievements.B)First-born children have better thinking skills.C)First-born children have better sense of independence.D)First-born children have better logical thinking.14.A)Writing.B)Reciting.C)Matching letters.D)Calculating.15.A)They are a reasonable explanation for the observed birth-order differences.B)They are incomplete in explaining the observed birth-order differences.C)They are doubtful in explaining the observed birth-order differences.D)They are an unconvincing explanation for the observed birth-order differences.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or followed by three or four questions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions16to18are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)Using minivans to collect data.B)Using drones to collect data.C)Releasing a new operating system.D)Releasing a new version of app.17.A)Because it could not navigate.B)Because it offered wrong information.C)Because it always broke down.D)Because its operating system was too complex.18.A)It has simplified its operating system.C)It has improved its appearance.B)It has released a new version.D)It has added more information.Questions20to22are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Useful language knowledge is laid down in the very early months of life.B)Language ability can be retained without further input of the language.C)Language knowledge cannot be retained without further input of the language.D)The process of acquiring language starts when the baby is2years old.20.A)It is abstract in nature.C)It fades with time.B)It relies on experience.D)It can be erased.21.A)When the child is born.C)When the child is6moths old.B)When the child is still in the womb.D)When the child is17months old.22.A)It is a concrete process.C)It is an abstract process.B)It depends on training.D)It depends on fetal education.Questions23to25are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A)Pretending to care the patients may improve your job.B)Professionalism does not necessarily accommodate empathy.C)Whether doctors should empathize with patients.D)What is the best for patients.24.A)It improves the health of patients.C)It facilitates communication.B)It improves the mood of doctors.D)It decreases the medical risk.25.A)Leaning back in the chair when listening.C)Repeating their statements continuously.B)Seeing them eye-to-eye when listening.D)Sitting next to them when listening.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions26to35are based on the following passage.As the recent courgette(密生西葫芦)crisis and shortages of lettuce,eggplants and broccoli(绿花椰菜)have shown,Spain’s fame as the vegetable garden of Europe is well deserved.The country’s huge agricultural sector—courgettes,lettuces,tomatoes and strawberries—__26__a huge demand.There has been a major__27__towards mechanization since the1950s,but just as in the UK,many crops still need to be harvested by hand,and many farmers rely on migrant labour.Even where mechanisation can be used, picking machines tend to be too expensive and__28__for small-scale farmers.The tension between locals and migrant workers,__29__from North and Sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Europe—is not a big problem,as many of the foreign workers have proper__30__and return to the same farms year after year.They’re known and that’s important.Alfrut—a company in the south-western province of Huelva that exports strawberries,raspberries,and other fruits around the EU—shill harvests by hand.“There is a machine that gathers strawberries,but you have to__31__the crop to the machine,”says Agustin Muriel,a technical and quality control expert at Alfrut.“If we were to use machines,we would have to__32__our entire infrastructure and it would require a lot of investment in machinery,which is designed mainly for large areas and really big companies.”He adds that the__33__,manual approach is likely to continue for the__34__future,as fruit prices aren’t high enough to allow farmers to make big__35__in machinery or spend money reconfiguring(重新配置)their operations.A)adapt I)investmentsB)attach J)modifyC)contracts K)predominantlyD)feeds L)preferenceE)foreseeable M)shiftF)heralds N)traditionalG)impractical O)unexpectedlyH)inaccessibleSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.Now We’re Talking:How Voice Technology Is Transforming Computing[A]Like casting a magic spell,it lets people control the world through words alone.Any sufficiently advanced technology,noted Arthur C.Clarke,a British science-fiction writer,is indistinguishable from magic.The fast-emerging technology of voice computing proves his ing it is just like casting a spell:say a few words into the air,and a nearby device can grant your wish.[B]The Amazon Echo,a voice-driven cylindrical(圆柱体的)computer that sits on a table top and answers to the name Alexa,can all up music tracks and radio stations,tell jokes,answer trivia questions and control smart appliances;even before Christmas it was already resident in about4%of American households.V oice assistants are proliferating in smartphones,too:Apple’s Siri handles over2bn commands a week,and20%of Google searches on Android-powered handsets in America are input by voice.Dictating emails and text messages now works reliably enough to be useful.Why type when you can talk?[C]This is a huge shift.Simple though it may seem,voice has the power to transform computing,by providing a natural means of interaction.Windows,icons and menus,and then touchscreens,were welcomed as more intuitive ways to deal with computers than entering complex keyboard commands.But being able to talk to computers abolishes the need for the abstraction of a“user interface”at all.Just as mobile phones were more than existing phones without wires,and cars were more than carriages without horses,so computers without screens and keyboards have the potential to be more useful,powerful and ubiquitous than people can imagine today.[D]Voice will not wholly replace other forms of input and output.Sometimes it will remain more convenient to converse with a machine by typing rather than talking(Amazon is said to be working on an Echo device with a built-in screen).But voice is destined to account for a growing share of people’s interactions with the technology around them,from washing machines that tell you how much of the cycle they have left to virtual assistants in corporate call-centers.However,to reach its full potential,the technology requires further breakthroughs—and a resolution of the tricky questions it raises around the trade-off between convenience and privacy.[E]Alexa,what is deep learning?Computer-dictation systems have been around for years.But they were unreliable and required lengthy training to learn a specific user’s puters’new ability to recognize almost anyone’s speech dependably without training is the latest latest manifestation of the power of“deep learning”,an artificial-intelligence technique in which a software system is trained using millions of examples, usually culled(挑选)from the internet.Thanks to deep learning,machines now nearly equal humans in transcription accuracy,computerized translation systems are improving rapidly and text-to-speech systems are becoming less robotic and more puters are,in short,getting much better at handling natural language in all its forms.[F]Although deep learning means that machines can recognize speech more reliably and talk in a less stilted(不自然的)manner,they still don’t understand the meaning of language.That is the most difficult aspect of the problem and,if voice-driven computing is truly to flourish,one that must be puters must be able to understand context in order to maintain a coherent conversation about something,rather than just responding to simple,one-off voice commands,as they mostly do today(“Hey,Siri,set a timer for ten minutes”).Researchers in universities and at companies large and small are working on this very problem,building “bots”that can hold more elaborate conversations about more complex tasks,from retrieving information to advising on mortgages to making travel arrangements.(Amazon is offering a$1m prize for a bot that can converse “coherently and engagingly”for20minutes.)[G]When spells replace spelling.Consumers and regulators also have a role to play in determining how voice computing develops.Even in its current,relatively primitive form,the technology poses a dilemma:voice-driven systems are most useful when they are personalized,and are granted wide access to sources of data such as calendars,emails and other sensitive information.That raises privacy and security concerns.[H]To further complicate matters,many voice-driven devices are always listening,waiting to be activated. Some people are already concerned about the implications of internet-connected microphones listening in every room and from every smartphone.Not all audio is sent to the cloud—devices wait for a trigger phrase(“Alexa”,“OK,Google”,“Hey,Cortana”,or“Hey,Siri”)before they start relaying the user’s voice to the servers that actually handle the requests—but when it comes to storing audio,it is unclear who keeps what and when.[I]Police investigating a murder in Arkansas,which may have been overheard by an Amazon Echo,have asked the company for access to any audio that might have been captured.Amazon has refused to co-operate, arguing(with the backing of privacy advocates)that the legal status of such requests is unclear.The situation is analogous(相似)to Apple’s refusal in2016to help FBI investigators unlock a terrorist’s iPhone;both cases highlight the need for rules that specify when and what intrusions into personal privacy are justified in the interests of security.[J]Consumers will adopt voice computing even if such issues remain unresolved.In many situations voice is far more convenient and natural than any other means of communication.Uniquely,it can also be used while doing something else(driving,working out or walking down the street).It can extend the power of computing to people unable,for one reason or another,to use screens and keyboards.And it could have a dramatic impact not just on computing,but on the use of language puterized simultaneous translation could render the need to speak a foreign language irrelevant for many people;and in a world where machines can talk,minor languages may be more likely to survive.The arrival of the touchscreen was the last big shift in the way humans interact with computers.The leap to speech matters more.36.Despite the issue of invasion of privacy,voice-computing’s irresistible convenience is already receivingwide adoption.37.Conventional forms of input and output will not be entirely replaced by voice command.38.Deep learning revolutionizes speech technologies,enabling computers to process any natural language.39.Screens and keyboards of computers are not necessarily indispensable because of the invention of voicecomputing.40.Deep learning has real successes,but is not enough to understand the meaning of language.41.The convenience brought by voice computing can come at a risk of privacy or security.ws that apply to privacy and security issues for voice technology are needed in light of the two cases inAmerica.43.Despite its simple appearance,voice is capable of changing computing,by bypassing the physical realm.44.Thanks to voice computing,several devices such as smartphones have already done some tasks by voiceorders.45.To fully explore the potential of voice technology,more things need to be done to tackle the gaps betweenconvenience and privacy.Section CDirections:There are2passages 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 Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.Police officers may hope that their presence in schools will help them build strong relationships with students, improving police-community relations over the long term.But achieving that goal may require rethinking law enforcement’s role in education,a new report suggests.Looking at federal data from the2012-2014school year,researchers at Education Week found that students in schools with at least one school resource officer(STO)were1.5times likely to be arrested than their peers in schools that did not have a police presence.The disparity is particularly stark for black students,possibly because police presence is concentrated in districts with a higher proportion of minority students.Black buys were three times more likely to be arrested at school than white boys,the report found.Rather than building relationships and improving outcomes,students who are arrested or referred to law enforcement can see a drop in school performance and are disproportionately more likely to get involved with the law again as adults,researchers say.Racial bias means that outcomes are particularly poor in communities of color.Spurred by rising fears of violent crime during the1980s and1990s,some schools began turning to police to increase safety on campus.With federal funding,their presence only grew.Following tragedies like the school shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado,an increasing number of parents called for security measures like metal detectors and armed officers.By2013-2014,44,000“school resource officers”worked in schools on a full-or part-time basis.In some cases,hiring these officers has resulted in an impressive drop in incidents.But the national picture is less positive.Particularly in schools with a high proportion of minorities,the SROs are overused,taking on disciplinary functions that classroom teachers have traditionally performed,experts say.Arresting students,rather than having a classroom teacher discipline them,brings financial and emotional costs.An American Civil Liberties Union report found that arrested students were twice as likely to drop out of high school—and for those who appeared in court,that figure doubled.Compounding the problem,the cost of employing school resource officers means many schools with a police presence are less likely to have school counselors who can keep an eye on the psychological and developmental effects of arrests on children,Education Week reported.Detaining students also drains the budget of money that could be used to educate them.So how can police officers help ensure safety without becoming disciplinarians(纪律严明者)who grease the school-to-prison pipeline?Training is key,National Association of School Resource Officers executive director Mo Canady told Education Week.SROs should see themselves not only as members of law enforcement,but also embrace their role as educators on issues like drug prevention and as informal counselors for students,Mr.Canady said.46.The federal data quoted in Paragraph Two indicate that_____.A)schools in minority district are in need of SROsB)police officers tend to arrest minority studentsC)the existence of SROs intensified campus violenceD)the SROs may have failed to function as expected47.What may be the negative effect of deploying SROs?A)It exerted more law enforcement than necessary.B)It disturbed the normal teaching practices.C)It posed risks to students’psychological health.D)It frustrated the enthusiasm of faculty members.48.What does the author think of the measure of employing SRO?A)Its real effect remains to be seen.B)It should be vigorously promoted.C)There’s still room for improvement.D)It causes more harm than good.49.What does“grease the school-to-prison pipeline”(Line2,Para.8)most probably mean?A)To effectively prevent juvenile crime.B)To lead more students to be arrested.C)To help ensure the safety on campus.D)To tighten the school-to-prison link.50.In the last paragraph,the author advises the SROs to______.A)work harder to ensure school safety B)reinforce their roles as disciplinariansC)adjust their function in education D)care more about students’mental healthPassage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.Clear Macro CEO Mike Simcock,who has25years of professional asset management experience,says he started the company to help investment managers that were drowning in a deluge of data.There has been a massive explosion in data sources,many offering the prospect of more timely information and more impactful signals.But the big data revolution is actually compounding a problem that was already there, says Simcock.Advancements in technology are making analytical processes accessible beyond the world of hedge funds（对冲基金）and CTAs(交易顾问)；things like back testing tools and ways of aggregating information and visualizing information in a really efficient way.Clear Macro is building a“Wikipedia of investment strategies”.It applies strategic,tactical and systematic asset allocation strategies,alongside a combination of select data sets providing real time macro insights,from text media and now-casting to cross border central bank liquidity statistics.Simcock suggests a less is more approach to data.“We are not scraping the internet for data.We are doing aggregation in the sense that we are sourcing what we call best quality data sets for the categories of information that we think decision makers care about holistically,as well as tools to back test and gain conviction over what works and what doesn’t.“He said big data sets within the hedge fund space tend to be really focused on tactical, higher frequency,shorter term decision making,such as trying to gain an edge on payrolls or the next move in inflation,or company results.The industry is very quickly going to move much further toward data driven automated research and investible strategies.“Funds or products that are essentially driven more and more by rules,and can be delivered in different ways,whether it’s an ETF structure or simply connecting to interactive brokers.”Suddenly all sorts of owners of data are realizing the power of their data sets.“We are completely unaware of whether we use traditional data or new data.If we can demonstrate it adds some value then that can justify paying for it.”Data does not come cheap:all sorts of entities are offering to sell their data,from anywhere between￡25K and￡250K,and upward.“The value of data is in the eyes of the beholder,”said Simcock.“Typically I think the way that data sales work is that everything is up for negotiation,”he said.“Some of the things we are finding is a lot of the classic data sets are delivering better performance when you build them into strategies.The message I would give to someone asking how should I deal with this landscape—embrace technologies that can make your job easier and take your time.”51.It is indicated in the first two paragraphs that_____.A)Simcock himself is an investment consultantB)Simcock’s company offers timely messageC)it’s hard to make a selection in data explosionD)high-tech provides ne analytic tools for CTAs52.What can we learn about the“Wikipedia of investment strategies”?A)It makes investment suggestions.B)It sorts and analyzes timely data.C)It provides macro data reports.D)It predicts the statistics of banks.53.According to Simcock,the key to an efficient process with the data is_____.A)aggregation B)allocation C)combination D)simplification54.What opinion does Simcock express in the last paragraph?A)The price of data may soar up in the future.B)Any kind of data can be sold out nowadays.C)Classic data can provide better information.D)It’s worth time to get adapted to new tech.55.What can be the best title of this passage?A)How to Avoid Drowning in Data C)How to Apply Investment StrategiesB)How to Respond to Data Explosion D)How to a Systematic Data SetPartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.春联（Spring Festival couplets）是中国独特文化的一部分，有着悠久的历史。
Model test 1-参考答案
Model test 1
得分
评卷人
一、词汇题
1-5 bbbcb
6-10 bcddb
11-15 cdabc
16-20 abcdc
二、判断题
21-25. FFFFF26-30. FFFTT
三、完型填空题
31. I32. O33. J34. C35. L
36. N37. E38. F39. D40. K
四、阅读理解题
46-50.ABDCB51-55.BDDAA56-60.BCBCC61-65.ACBAB
5、阅读评论题
评分标准
分数
标准
18-20分
文章切题,内容充实,有独到之处;行文流畅,语言得体;篇幅适当;结构严谨;句子结构有变化,用词有变化.避免了单调和粗俗;无语法错误.
16-17分
基本切题;语体基本得当;篇幅适当;篇章结构进行了适当的计划或调整;只有少量语法错误;或拼ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ错误,不致阅读困难.
13-15分
基本切题,但内容有待充实;语体不当之处较少;篇幅适当;结构有待改善;常用结构中无语法错误,其他语法和词汇错误不致引起严重的阅读困难.
7-12分
大致切题,但有关内容欠缺或包含无关内容;缺乏语体意识;篇幅不够;篇章结构松散不当;各种语言错误导致严重阅读困难或误解.
0-6分
错误过多,无法阅读.
Model Test 1-答案+原文
Model Test 111. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A36. future 37. trained 38. admire 39. schedule40. considerate 41. waste 42. visible 43. necessarily44. something that is simply there around them, not something they can use45. the fast food industry can be seen as a clear example of American cultural product46. spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and cultureSection A11. M: What was it like working with those young stars?W: It was a great group, I always got mad when people said that we didn’t get along, just because we’re girls, there was never a fight. We had a great time.Q: What does the woman mean?12. M: Are you telling me you don’t have a housekeeper?W: No, we don’t. If you make a mess, you clean up yourself.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?13. M: I hear that the Edwards are thinking of buying another house.W: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have o pay? Anyhow, they are over 70 now, their present house is not too bad.Q: What does the man imply?14. W: You look like you are freezing to death. Why don’t you put this on?M: Thank you, it was so warm at noon, I didn’t expect the weather to change so quickly.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?15. W: I’ll have the steak, French fries, and let’s see, chocolate ice cream for dissert.M: Oh, oh, you know these things will ruin your health, too much fat and sugar, how about ordering some vegetables and fruit instead?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?16. W: What was it like growing up in New York’s Bronx District? Was it safe?M: To me it was, it was all I knew. My mom would send me to the shop and I’d go and buy things when I was about 8 years old.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17. W: Nice weather, isn’t it? Oh, I’ve seen you around the office, but I don’t think we’ve met, Iam Henry Smith, I work in the Market Research Section.M: Nice to meet you, Henry, I am Helen Grant, I am in the Advertising Section on the ninth floor.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?18. M: Ma’am, I hear you have an apartment for rent, can I take a look at it?W: Sure, you’re welcome any time by appointment, but I have to tell you the building is close to a railways. And if you can’t put up with the noise you might as well save the trip.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Conversation 1W: Please have a seat, Mr. Saunders. I received your job resume last week, and it was very impressed.M: Thank you!W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are so interested in working for us?M: Your company has an impressive reputation and I’ve always wanted to work for a smaller company.W: That’s good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?M: I’m currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.W: Why do you think you are the right candidate for this position?M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experiences in the stock market, I deal with the clients on the daily bases, and I enjoy working with people.W: Well, you might just be the person we’ve been looking for. Do you have any questions?M: Aha, if I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?W: you will be working with two other head brokers, in another words, you will be handling about a third of our clients.M: And who would I report to?W: Directly to me.M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year employment, you are also been entitled to medical and dental insurance, but this is something you should discuss with our Personnel Department. Do you have any other questions?M: No not at the moment.W: Well, I have to discuss you application with my colleagues and we’ll get back to you early next week.M: OK, thanks, it’s been nice meeting you!W: Nice meeting you too! And thanks for coming in today.19. What’s the purpose of Mr. Saunders’ visit?20. What is Mr. Saunders’ current job?21. What can we conclude from the conversation?Conversation 2M: Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you?W: Pardon?M: The book! You haven’t turned the page in the last ten minutes.W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven’t. I need to get through it, though, but I keep drifting away.M: So it doesn’t really hold your interest?W: No, not really. I wouldn’t bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar.I’m at a university.M: It’s a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love.W: I should say, I don’t like Dickens at all really, the author, indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less.M: It’s not just the book,, it’s the curse as well?W: Yeah, in a way, although the curse itself isn’t really that bad, a lot of it is pretty good, in fact, and the lecturer is fine, as to me, I suppose, you see, I want to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it.M: So the courses are OK as such, it’s just that had if been left to you, you would choose a different one.W: Oh, they had my best interest and heart of course, my parents, they always do, don’t they?They believe that my job prospect would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy.Plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I’m wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.22. Why can’t Karen concentrate on the book?23. Why is Karen starting to like the course less and less?24. Who thinks Philosophy graduates have limited job opportunities?25. What is Karen thinking of doing?Section BPassage OneIn Greece, only rich people will rest in peace for ever when they die. Most of the population, however, will be undisturbed for only three years, then they will be dug up, washed, compressed into a small tin box, and placed in a bone room. If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed. Buying a piece of land for a grave is the only way to avoid this process. The cost of the grave is so great that most p0eople choose to rent the grave for three years and even after it has been dug up, lasting peace is still not guaranteed. If no one pays for renting space in the bone room, the skeleton is removed and stored in a building in a poor part of the town. Lack of space in Athens is the main reason why the dead are dug up after the three years. The city is so overcrowded that sometimes dead bodies are kept in the hospitals for over a week until a grave is found. Athens’ city council wants to introduce cremation, that is burning dead bodies as a means of dealing with the problems. But the Greek church resists this practice, they believe the only place where people burn is hell, so burning dead bodies is against the Greek concept of life after death. To save space, the church suggested burying the bodies standing up instead of lying down. Some people proposed building multi-storey underground grave yards.26. What must Greeks do to keep the dead resting in ever-lasting peace?27. Why are most dead bodies in Athens dug up after three years?28. What suggestions does the church give about the burying of dead bodies?29. What practice does the Greek church object to?Passage TwoIf you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant would serve the food of your own native country. Most large cities in the United States offer international sample of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other part of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from western Europe, Greece,Latin America, and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to better understand the people and their way of life. One of the most common international restaurants to be found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all of the dishes, and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who worked together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes and cheese, they are very delicious and tasty.30. Why are there so many international restaurants in the United States?31. Why do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the foods there?32. How is a typical Italian family restaurant run in the United States?Passage ThreeOne winter day in 1891, a class at a training school in Massachusetts, U.S.A, went into the gym for their daily exercises. Since the football season had ended, most of the young man felt they were in for a boring time.But their teacher, James Nasmith had other ideas. He had been working for a long time on a new game that would have the excitement of the American football. Nasmith showed the men a basket he had hung at the each end of the gym, and explained that they were going to sue a round European football, at first everybody tried to throw the ball into the basket no matter where he was standing. “Pass! Pass!” Nasmith kept shouting, blowing his whistle to stop the excited players. Slowly, they began to understand what was wanted of them. The problem with the new game, which was soon called “basketball”, was getting the ball out of the basket. They used ordinary food baskets with bottoms and the ball, of course, stayed inside. At first, someone had to climb up every time a basket was scored. It was several years before someone came up with the idea of removing the bottom of the basket and letting the ball fall through. There have been many changes in the rules since then, and basketball has become one of the world’s most popular sports.33. What did Nasmith do to entertain his students one winter day?34. According the speaker, what was the problem with the new game?35. How was the problem with the new game solved?。
Model Test Five
Model Test FiveSection AQuestions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A) Sunspots. B) Navigation systems.C) Communications.D) Electric power stations.2. A) 8 minutes after the storm happens.B) 20 minutes before the storm happens.C) 20 to 30 minutes after the storm happens.D) 13 minutes after the storm happens.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) They make an agreement with the local government.B) They study debt owed by all countries.C) They avoided one financial crisis recently.D) They lend money without enough rules or safeguards.4. A) In many other countries.B) In developing countries.C) In other European countries.D) In 22 countries around the world.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A) It keeps both men and women slim.B) It lowers death risk from several diseases.C) It protects the health of women and children.D) It improves people’s appetite.6. A) As many as possible.B) As few as possible.C) About 10 grams a day.D) About 20 grams a day.7. A) They’re high in fat and calories.B) They don’t taste delicious.C) They make people eat more.D) They contain added oils and sugars.Section BConversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Italy. B) Portugal.C) Costa Rica. D) Spain.9. A) It is hard to find a suitable hotel.B) She has never been abroad.C) She can’t book tickets for her family now.D) She has to take her children with her.10. A) It should be on the beach.B) It should have a swimming pool.C) It should be quiet.D) It should be in the downtown.11. A) Look at the ads about the hotels.B) Find another cheap hotel.C) Stop her vacation plan.D) Go and have a try.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) In the newspaper.B) On the TV.C) From her colleague.D) From the radio.13. A) The fish. B) The water.C) The flour. D) The cheese.14. A) Disgusting. B) Delicious.C) Healthy. D) Bland.15. A) When all materials are prepared.B) When the shop is open for business.C) A couple of years later.D) Several days later.Section CPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Given by the local government.B) Born by a large number of special dogs.C) Bought from different cities and villages.D) Captured over grassland.17. A) Eleven-week course for control duty.B) Eleven-week course for patrol duty.C) Nine-week course for control duty.D) Nine-week course for patrol duty.18. A) To attack the criminals when he finds them.B) To patrol in the cities.C) To sit down when he finds a bomb.D) To scratch and dig for the illegal medicines when he sniffs them. Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) The federal government.B) Individual schools.C) The respective states.D) Local communities.20. A) According to the amount of college expenses they will pay.B) According to their records in high schools.C) According to the requirement of ages in respective states.D) According to the scholarships the students receive.21. A) Get help from the government.B) Get help from their own work.C) Get help from the local community.D) Get help from private foundations.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Not essential.B) Insignificant.C) Very important.D) Not mentioned.23. A) They were common in the United States.B) Only a few people had them.C) People considered them essential.D) They were not very accurate.24. A) They were a sign of wealth.B) It was important to be on time.C) It was fashionable to wear them.D) They were inexpensive.25. A) Watches were of higher quality than ever before.B) More clocks were manufactured than watches.C) The quantity of watches increased.D) Watches became less important because factories had clocks.。
Model Test 试题解析 (10)
试题解析Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W: I hear you’ve got a new job. Do you like it?M: Sure. The salary is good.Q: Why does the man like the new job?【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。
女士问：我听说你找了份新工作，你喜欢这份新工作吗？男士说：当然，薪水很丰厚。
可知选项D为正确答案。
2. M: Mary, can you help me copy some papers?W: Sure, but where is the copy room. I’m new here.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?【答案】A【解析】事实细节题。
男士询问玛丽是否可以帮他复印一些文件。
女士回答当然可以，但是不知道复印室在哪，她是新来的。
可知选项A为正确答案。
3. W: What can I do for you, Sir?M: I’d like to ask about flights to London.Q: What does the man want to know?【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。
女士询问男士需要什么帮助。
男士回答想了解飞往伦敦的航班。
可知选项C为正确答案。
4. W: I want to buy a new car, but I’m not sure what model I need.M: Well, we have a large selection and I can show you around.Q: What will the man do?【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。
女士说她想买辆新车，但是不知道需要购买哪种型号。
男士说他们有很多种选择，可以带她参观一下。
可知选项B为正确答案。
MODEL TEST 2 文本
MODEL TEST 2Section AJob InterviewsA job interview is your chance to show a employer what he or she will get if you are hired. That is why it is essential to be well-prepared for the job interview. Preparing means knowing about the industry, the employer, and yourself, it means paying attention to details like personal appearance, punctuality and manner. I always feel that knowledge is your best weapon. Let’s start by some information about how to prepare for the interview. The first step is to research companies. Before you begin to think about how you will dress for the interview or answer questions. You should do your homework by that; I mean gather as much information about the employer as you can. Not only will you appear informed and intelligent, it will also help you make a decision, if a job offer is eventually made, gathering employer information is not always an easy task, especially if the employer is a small private company. After that you’d better research yourself, try to list some traits about you that they most admire, work related, of course. Meanwhile, try to find some faults as well, you won’t obviously, spontaneously tell a perspective employer about these faults, but you may be asked to. One question that sometimes comes up in an interview is: what is something that has been a problem for you at work. By studying your faults, you will be able to choose one that is somewhat innocuous or could be turned around into a positive. Finally, practice, practice and then practice some more, you want to seem somewhat spontaneous, but you also want to reappear yourself confident, the way to do that is to rehearse it, not exactly what you will say but how you will say it. A great method is to rehearse in front of a video camera. Study your posture, the way you make eye contact and you body language. If you don’t have a video camera, a mirror will do. Have a friend to mock interviews with you. The more you repeat your signora, the more comfortable you will begin to fell with it.In the next section of this lecture, I will talk about succeeding on the interview. What I want to mention first is the dressing or he interview. Appearance is very important, and whether we like it or not, it is the first thing people notice about us.You should match your dress to employees and the workplace in which you are interviewing. Then good grooming is essential, you hair should be neat and stylish, your nail should be well manicured and clean. Men’s nail should be short, women’s nail should be of a reasonable length, and polished in a natural color. Also for a woman, make-up shouldn’t be heavy, perfume or cologne should be avoid, as some people find certain sense of offensive.Besides,body language, they say that body language gives more way about us than speech. Eye contact is very important, but make sure it looks natural. A smiling relaxed face is very inviting, hands rest casually in your lap rather than arms folded across your chest also is more inviting. If you normally move your hands around a lot when you speak, tow it down some, you don’t want to look so stiff, but you don’t want to look like you are abundant of nervous energy. Asking questions i s another point worthy of close attention. Usually towards the end of the interview, the person conducting it will ask you if you have any question, you should have some, you should ask about what typical day would entail, you could also ask what’s special projects you will be working on. As an every other aspect of the job search, you will try to show the employer how you can fill their need by asking about a typical day on the job, or special projects, you are putting yourself in the job, and showing the employer how you will satisfy the employers needs. Don’t ask about salary, benefits or vacations. As those all imply what will you-the employers do foe me.Last but not least, we have to prepare in advance, the money question. Money is a very sensitive topic, as discussed earlier, the candidate shouldn’t bring it up, however, the interviewer may bring it up first, you must prepare for this question before the interview, find out what others in the same position are earning, always give a range not a exact number, this will help keep you from pricing yourself out of a job, you don’t want the employer to think they can’t afford you, but you also don’t want them to think you are a cheap commodity. Finally, there are some things that is too often neglected after the interview. It’s the thank you note or follow-up letter. It is you chance to reedit some thing you mentioned on the interview or bring up something you forgot to mention. It is also a nice gesture and simple matter ofpoliteness. You should try to send a note to each person who took part in your interview. If you don’t remember the name of each person, call the receptionists for some help, keep your note brief make sure it is typed. Someone at a workshop once asked me if the thank you note would make you look like you are kissing up to the employer. I don’t believe so, I do believe it sets you apart from everyone who forgot to or chose not to do this. Good luck in the interview.Section BA: Today I’ll be talking to professor Michael Taylor about Mark Twain. Professor, Mark Twain is still very popular in spite of the fact that he’s dead for more than 100 years, but is there more to Mark Twain than has met the eye.B: Mark Twain is an icon. The trouble with icons is that they can become a little bit rigid. They get associated with a fixed set of ideas and can be difficult to look at them from new perspectives. Many literary critics are taking a new look at Twain to try to see past the icon to a more complicated picture of the man and his work.A: Can you describe Twain a little bit, this icon Twain, the received Twain?B: I think we only think of Mark Twain, we think of him as a westerner, someone from the American west, someone with the humor of American west, someone known for the different voices and dialects that he brought to his characters. Toward the end of his life, he became sage-like. He was bitter and he was somewhat depressed. And combine all these together and you will come up the whole picture of who Twain is.A: Given all the complexities of Twain, what can possibly be missing? Why go look for something new?B: I think there is actually a lot missing. There is huge difference between the public perceptions of Twain and what his life was really like. If you think the time spent every year by biographers, digging deeper and deeper into his personal life, that itself generates a whole range of interesting information and perspectives on him as an individual, particularly his relationship with his family, the domestic issues and his time away from the writing desk.A: Does the way we understand Twain affects the way we read “Huckleberry Finn”? B: I think it does. I also think by and large, if you look at the amount of material Twain wrote in his life, we read very very little of it. My experience with a lot of readers, especially with students, is they know very little of his journalistic writing; they know l ittle of his early writing prior to, say “Tom Sawyer” in 1870s. I do think that focusing simply on those books change the way we think of him as a writer. A: Can you give an example? what picture do we get from those books that might be changed if we read everything?B: Well, focusing on the major novels of that period we categorize them into a kind of children’s literature, yet even “Tom Sawyer”, which is fairly innocent story of summer. There is a good deal below the surface of that story that arouses a deeper sense of what the social setting was in the 19th century--how children interacted with each other and where did they get their values from? Those questions become much more apparent as you look more carefully of the stories.A: So our understanding of Twain really limits our understanding of Twain’s works? B: Yes. Thinking of Twain as a humorist, thinking of him as a writer of children’s books limits our perceptions of the range of the issues that he dealt with. For example, he dealt with child abuse, so there is great deal out there that we need to consider much more carefully. I must also say we tend not to read much of his travel literature, so we get a sense of him as only living in Hannibal and Hartford. We don’t get a sense of his worldliness, his awareness of the world.A: Mark Twain’s humor seems to be an area people have talked quite a bit about. Tell me how one might get something new there?B: When we deal with humor in Twain, we deal with it in bits and small pieces. We don’t look at the p ath of his development in his understanding on how humor operates. For example, if you look at his early journalism from the west, it is very light and it is sparkling with a kind of fun that changed a bit as Twain got older and started to use not just the joke but moved into satire and irony and became nuanced as he began to create these characters. I think, Huck is one of those characters that incredibly nuanced in his approach to the world around him.A: You said earlier that domestic life was an important part of Twain, the man. I wonder if you can talk a little about that? What do you think there is to learn there, gain there?B: I think there’s a lot to explore about his relationships with other family members affected the way he wrote, the kinds of topics he dealt with. One of things is that his having children had a huge impact on the stories he told. If you look at the series of books from “Tom Sawyer” in 1876 to “Huckleberry Finn” in 1885, each of the books focused to some degree, on the life of a k id who didn’t have much of a home life. I think Twain’s actually having children has a lot to do with his interest in how children navigate the world and has something to do with the way he choose to deal with the problems that he saw on the world, a world basically inhospitable to children, I think.A: And that’s a way of reading the novels that maybe hasn’t been fully investigated. B: That’s alright.A: Thanks for your…Section CNews Item 1About 113,000 Internet bars in China attract more than 40 million visitors a day making about 3 billion US dollars a year. Chinese official statistics shows that the country’s internet bars attract more than 40 million visits a day with annual revenue topping 25.68 billion Yuan or about 3 billion US dollars.An official from the Ministry of Cultural Liang Gang told the Beijing News recently that China has registered 113,000 internet bars by April 2005. More than 8million computers have been purchased for Internet bars which employ more than 1 million people in the country. He added that the Internet bars could have contributed more than 128 billion Yuan to related peripheral industries based on the calculating methods set by the National Bureau of Statistics.News Item2American balloonist Steve Fossett is making his way across the South Atlantic Ocean in his attempt to become the first person to fly around the world alone in a balloon.The flight’s mission control team says South America was Mr. Fossett’s last chance to abandon the trip by touching down on solid ground. But with a balloon functioning well and still stocked with plenty of supplies, the team says it will continue the flight.Mr. Fossett will spend the next 2 or 3 days crossing the South Atlantic on a path that will take him toward Cape Town, South Africa. Mr. Fossett says South Atlantic crossing will be an adventure in itself. The balloon’s flight path will take him over the icy waters near the South Sandwich Islands, north of Antarctic. Mission director Joe Ritches doesn’t expect any serious problems, but adds a crash in that part of the world would be especially dangerous.This is the 6th time the 58-year-old a former Chicago stockbroker has tried to fly solo around the world. His farthest flight was in 1998, when he made it 23,000 kilometers from Argentina to Australia before crashing in a thunderstorm. Mission controllers say if there’re no problems with the rest of the flight, Mr. Fossett could land in Australia on July 2nd.News Item 3Last month, scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the earth. Some 30 meters in diameter, the space rock appeared in telescopes almost with no warning. Even so, astronomers soon computed the object’s path and determine that it would miss the earth by just 42,000 kilometers. It was the closest ever-recorded brush with an asteroid. But many scientists believe more objects were routinely passed by undetected.Scientists are trying to find and track the largest asteroids--those one kilometer in diameter and larger --that could destroy all life on our planet in a fiery blast similar to the one that’s thought to have killed off the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago .To date, scientists have found only one killer asteroid that could wipe out civilization, but it won’t happen any time soon. Accordin g to current estimates, asteroid No. 1950 DA has less than 1% chance of hitting the earth 876 years from now.But NASA’s space guard program and similar projects around the world are capable of finding only most of the large near earth objects. It will take new technologies and much more money to find the remaining 10% of the asteroids that could destroy our planet.Then there’re those near earth objects smaller than one kilometer in diameter which except for bright comets, are nearly impossible to track with today’s instruments. An asteroid between 50 and 100 meters across, for example, could obliterate a city, killing millions of people. And astronauts estimate there maybe hundreds of thousands of these medium sized objects lurking in our solar system.。
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Model Test 23
SECTION A
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
1.Where did the woman meet Herbert?
A. At the bookstore.
B. At the man’s place,
C. In a cinema.
2. What do we know about Herbert?
A. He was the man’s physics teacher.
B. He was in Alaska on vacation once.
C. He is doing his own business now.
Conversation 2
3.How many subjects is the woman taking this term?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
4. What does the man think of Professor Atkins?
A. She is humorous.
B. She is very strict with students.
C. She knew little about her subject.
Conversation 3
5. Where is Veronica’s new apartment/
A. On International Avenue.
B. On Lakeshore Road.
C. In an area with few shops.
6. What did Roger say about his search for an apartment?
A. It’s hard to find anything under $1000.
B. All the two-bedrooms are small and expensive.
C. It’s hard to find a place both cheap and safe.
Conversation 4
7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Summer jobs.
B. Winter vacation.
C. Summer camp.
8. Who worked as a waiter last summer?
A. The woman.
B. The man’s friend.
C. The woman’s friend.
9. Where will the man find a job probably?
A. At the boy’s camp.
B. In a road building company.
Conversation 5
10. How did the woman get to school?
A. She ran to school.
B. She took a bus.
C. She took a taxi.
11. Why did the woman think she did not do well in her test?
A. She did not study very much.
B. She did sleepy during the exam.
C. She did not have her calculate.
12. How does the woman feel in the end?
A. Excited.
B. Sad.
C. Nervous. Conversation 6
13. When will the speakers get up tomorrow?
A. At 7:00.
B. At 7:30.
C. At 8:30.
14. What is true about the woman in New Jersey?
A. She only weighed 51 ponds.
B. She was pregnant with tree babies.
C. She recently turned 65.
15. Why did she wait six weeks to have the operation?
A. To save money.
B. To find a good doctor.
C. To wait for her insurance.
SECTION B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each bland with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.。