Key to Test  Three

PartⅠListening Comprehension

Tapescript for Model Test Three
Section A
1. W:There' re some cartoons after the news, and then there's an adventure story.
M:What time does the adventure story start?
Q:What are they talking about?
2. M:The chemistry assignment is difficult. I worked all night and couldn't finish it.
W:You worked all night? It took me only thirty minutes.
Q:Why is the woman surprised?
3. W:I' m really angry at John. He never listens to me.
M:Take it easy, Ellen. Things will work out.
Q:What does the man advise the woman to do?
4. M:I'm really sorry I didn't make it to your dinner party last night, Julie.
W:It's all right to say that now, we wasted half the evening waiting for you to turn up.
Q:How did Julie respond?
5. W:You'd better hurry, Tom. There isn't much time left. The meeting is to begin at 8 o' clock.
M:Don' t worry. We still have half an hour to go anyway.
Q:What time was it when the conversation took place?
6. W:The professor's voice is so soft that I can't hear the end of his sentences.
M:It's because the traffic outside cancels the effect of the microphone.
Q:What seems to be bothering the students?
7. M:What did Mary think of the dance last weekend?
W:She hasn't been around this week.
Q:What does the woman mean?
8. W:I think the hostess really made every effort to see that the guests got the food and drinks they wanted.
M:Yes, but we would have had a better time at the party if we had known some of the other guests.
Q:What can we conclude from the conversation?
9. W:Must I catch a Number 5 bus to get there?
M:No, you needn't. A Number 16 bus will also take you to the hospital.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
10. M: I knew Linda played the piano, but I didn't know she plays the guitar.
W:Neither did I. It seems she just picked it up on her own over this summer.
Q:What does the woman mean?
Section B
Passage One

The United States is a federal union of 50 states. The capital of the national government is in
Washington, D. C. The federal constitution sets up the structures of the national government and lists its
powers and activities. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to make laws which are necessary
for the common defense and the good of the nation. It also gives the federal government the power to deal with national and international problems that involve more than one state. All powers that are not
given to the federal government by the Constitution are the responsibility of the individual states.
The federal government has three branches--the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The legislative branch makes the laws; the executive branch carries out the laws; and the judicial branch interprets the laws. The president heads the executive branch and the Supreme Court heads the judicial branch. The legislative branch includes both Houses of Congress the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution limits the powers of each branch and prevents one branch from gaining too much power. For example. Congress can pass a law and the president may sign it. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court can declare the law unconstitutional and invalidate it.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What does the Constitution set up?
12. What does the executive branch do?
13. Who heads the judicial branch?
PassageTwo
It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain
lives only three to five minutes.
Dr. Robert J. White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should try to make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctors a long time to do something for the brain.
Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs. Then he operated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkey's brains. When the brain temperature was 50 degrees, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations, the monkeys were like they were before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
Questions 14 to 16 are based ~n the passage you have just heard.
14. What is the maximum length the human brain can live without blood?
15 .How does Dr. White think that he can help?
16. When did Dr. White warm the blood?
Passage Three


The horse came before man on earth. Although the earliest remains of primitive horses have been found on the North American continent, many scientists believe this small species traveled over a land mass in the Bering Sea to find the beginnings of the modern horse in Asia. This primitive horse became extinct in America. Other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asia. In any event the animal soon spread into China, Europe, and the Middle East. The first modem horse to be introduced into the American continent came with the early Spanish explorers. Horses were bred into many types. The heavy horses developed in the low countries of Europe and were used for work and by the medieval knights to hold them with their heavy armor. The oldest breed of horses is said to be the Arabian. The only true wild horses left in the 20th century are found in Mongolia. Horses are said to rate in intelligence after the ape, elephant and dog. They have excellent memories and can sometimes find their way home when lost, and sense danger better than their masters. The early civilizations of man that had horses and made use of them developed more rapidly than those which did not.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. What are some of the characteristics of the horse?
18. Where do some people believe the horse originated?
19. What was man's primary use of the horse in ancient times?
20. What can be said about the varieties of horses?

Section A
1. 选C)。总结归纳题:“Some cartoons”,“the news”,“an adventure story”是关键词,只有电视节目才会这么包罗万象,并涉及到开始时间的问题,“what time does the adventure story start”A)和D)只是提到的节目,而advertisement 根本就没提到。
2. 选D)。信息明示题。the woman说的话中“all night”和“only thirty minutes”为关键词,表明她为the man竟花了那么长时间完成作业而惊奇;对话中虽有difficult一词,但是the man说“化学作业太难了”,所以排除A)、B)干扰项,文中未提busy排除C)。
3. 选A)。信息明示题。此对话关键在于听懂take计easy,workout这两个固定短语的意思,take订easy“别紧张,别着急,慢慢来”,A)“平静并耐心”与其意义最接近;workout用作不及物动词表示“朝——定方向发展,有结果”,结合上下文,这里应指“耐心点,一切都会好起来”;B)、C)、D)均为干扰项。
4. 选C)。推理判断题。“wasted”,“half the evening”,“waiting”为关键词,可知Julie对the man未能参加她的晚宴耿耿于怀,觉得浪费了时间,unforgiving“不原谅的,不饶恕的”;kind(和善的),apologetic(抱歉的),well-spoken(善于辞令的)都不能恰当地描述她的态度。
5. 选D)。推理计算题。“meeting begin at 8’clock”,“still have half an hour”为关键词,距离/k,氖半小时应是七点半。
6. 选B)。信息明示题。“the traffic outside cancels the effect of the microphone”为关键语句,表明是外面的车辆声盖住了麦克风的声音。A)、C)为干扰项,D)雷声根本没有提到。
7. 选D)。推理判断题。be around“在附近,来这里”,the woman的回答暗示了她这礼拜也没有见到Mary。因此她不可能知道A)、B)、C)所给出的答案。
8. 选A)。推理判断题。the man用的是虚拟语气,“如果我们认识其他一些客人的话就会玩得更开心了。”可见,他们并没有玩得很尽兴,排除C)、D)。选项B)的原因不对。
9. 选D)。信息明示题。“also”为关键词,既然16路车也可以到医院,那么5路车也是可以到的,故选D)。
10. 选B)。信息明示题。pick up sth.on one’s own“自学(某项技能)”,B)选项意义最为接近。
Section B
Passage One
[内容概要]本文简要介绍了美国宪法及联邦政府的结构。美国宪法规定了联邦政府的组成结构,权力和活动。联邦政府由三部分构成——行政、立法和司法,分别由总统、国会和最高法院代表,三个部分各负其责,互相制约。
11. 选B)。考查细节理解。文中提到“The federal constitution sets up the structures of the national government”,故选B);从“All powers that are not given to the federal government by the Constitution are the responsibility of the individual states”可知宪法不负责规定各个州的责任,排除A);从"the common defense and the good of the nation"是宪法授权国会所制定的法律所应达到的目的,不是宪法本身规定的内容,排除C);the interpretation of laws是司法部门的职责,排除D)。
12. 选C)。考查细节理解。文章对政府的三个部门进行介绍,其中the executive branch carries out the laws;A)和B)分别是立法和司法部门的职责;D)限制法律的权力是宪法赋予三部分互相制约权力的一部分,而不是行政部门的专门职责。
13. 选B)。考查细节理解。文章介绍各部分代表时有“the Supreme Court heads the judicial branch”,故选B)。
Passage Two
[内容概要]本文介绍了怎样在大脑缺血情况下使其存活半小时的方法。罗伯特.J•怀特大夫认为如果将大脑降至一定的温度,就能在缺血状态下存活很长时间,他用13只猴子做了试验,证明在华氏50度下,猴子大脑缺血仍能存活30分钟,恢复供血后大脑机能正常。
14.选A)。考查细节理解。文章讲明缺血状态下,人类大脑只能存活了5分钟,下文虽也提到30分钟,但那是Doctor White的实验所证明的缺血时猴子大脑存活时间,C)和D)分别是A)和B)的音近词干扰项。
15. 选B)。考查细节理解。文中有“doctors should try to make the brain very cold”,与B)同义;A)将血从大脑抽出只是doctor做的实验的一部分;C)给猴子做手术只是一种研究方法;D)延长手术时间显然不是个好办法。
16. 选D)。考查细节理解。文中有“After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on.He warmed the blood again”。
Passage Three
[内容概要]本文介绍了地球上马的起源、演化、现代马的种类、用途,智商及在人类文明发展中的作用。马的起源比人要早,有人认为野马起源于北美,有人认为是在亚洲。现代马被西班牙探险家首次带入北美,马慢慢演化出许多种类,二+世纪现存的真正的野马在蒙古。马有着很高的智商,有时比人类感觉还要灵敏,对人类文明的发展起到了很好的推动作用。
17. 选C)。考查细节听辨。文章快结束时有“They have excellent memories and can sometimes find their way home when lost,and sense danger better than their masters”,故选C)。A)中的superior表示较优秀的、更高级的、暗含着两者之间的比较,文中未提到其他动物,只提到马和人,所以superior intelligence只能理解为比人还高的智商,文章并无此意,只说马在动物中算聪明的;文中没有提到马对人的忠诚问题,故B)也不对;D)与C)相反。
18. 选D)。考查细节听辨。文中有“other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asica”,故选D);紧接下句说"spread into China,Europe and the Middle East.可排除A)、B);文中提到North American,American Continent,但没有具体提到南美,排除C)。
19. 选D)。考查细节听辨。文中只有——处提到人对马的利用,即“the heavy horses...were used for work and……to hold them with their heavy armor.”可见马最初被用来工作,不是为了A)吃食,B)体育比赛或是C)与人为伴。
20. 选C)。考查细节听辨。C)几乎可在文中找到原句;文章未提早期马与现代马之间大小的区别,排除A);文中有“The oldest breed of horses is said to be the Arabian”,“the oldest breed”显然不是modern horse,排除B)。文中提到中世纪的骑士用重型的马驮他们和他们沉重的盔甲,而不需要fast and active horses,排除D)。


PartⅡReading Comprehension
Passage One
[内容概要]本文介绍了社会中的富豪阶层。这个阶层又分旧富和新贵。旧富是延续了几代人的富贵之家,他们深居简出,财富无穷;他们享受祖辈遗产,无需自己动手赚钱,因此有闲暇培养一些高雅的爱好;他们多参与政治,远离普通大众,并看不起新贵。新贵可能比旧富还富有,但他们总是像更低的阶层一样拼命赚钱,因此不如旧富们那样更富有贵族气息。
21.选C)。考查推理判断。the old rich只是远离普通公众,他们彼此之间仍然来往,并担任许多高级政府要职,可见他们并未完全孤立(isolate)自己,过得也不孤独(lonely),故C)不符文意;A)的说法可在首段第三句中找到,“an aristocracy of birth and wealth”;B)也可在第一段最后一句中找到。“Thus their (the new rich) prestige is generally lower than that of the old rich”;D)与文章第一句话同义,“possesses at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth”,其中25percent就是a quarter,the nation就是the country。
22.选C)。考查细节理解。第一段有“drawing their income from the investment of their inherited wealth”,与C)同义;Social Register只是一个上层社会所包含的家族名单,并不会产生直接财富;reputation“名誉”,也不是他们的生财之道;collecting paintings and sculptures是the old rich在不需要努力赚钱的情况下进行的很有贵族气息的休闲活动,也不是他们投资赚钱的方式。
23. 选B)。考查推理判断。第一段最后—句修饰the old rich的两个定语从句,一个说他们根本不用费力去赚钱,另一个说他们往往看不起新贵们,由此可知B)是旧富看不起的原因;同样第一段提到“Although they may be wealthier than some of the old rich”,可见,旧富并不总是比新贵们富有,排除A);文章提到旧富们有闲暇培养自己的艺术修养,这并不意味着新贵们对艺术不感兴趣,排除C);D)是文中第二段第四句的对应句,但这并不是旧富们看不起新贵的原因。
24. 选A)。考查细节理解。第二段破折号后so……that的句型说明了原因和结果,即上文所述种种特点,使得他们(the old rich)离大众如此之远以致于他们被称作看不见的阶层,故选A);文中提到他们在国内外都有广泛影响,并不意味着他们常年旅居海外,排除B);他们只和同阶层的人交流,并非不和任何人来往,排除C);文中没有提到他们总是搬家,排除D)。
25. 选A)。考查推理判断。文中提到上层社会的富人们身居政府要职,且在第二段最后两句提到他们的权力和影响力之大,故选A);文章最后一句“They also command an enormous amount of power and influence...to collect rare books...”可知收集真奇本是因为他们有钱有闲才可以做的,并不是生财之道,排除B);最后一句中“they hold many top government positions”,而不是a11,排除C);第一段曾提到“有的新贵比旧富更有钱”,故排除D)。
Passage Two
[内容概要]文中出现很多专业术语,考生应尽力在语境中理解,而不必要知道它们的汉语翻译。本文主要介绍地球板岩上被称作热点的区域,它们存在于板岩深部的中间,移动缓慢,热点和它们移动留下的火山痕迹是板岩移动的标记。研究热点的意义还在于热点通过不断涌出新的物质会导致大陆断裂从而形成新的大洋。
26. 选B)。考查细节理解。第一段有“most of the hot spots move only slowly,……the movement of the plates past them...”,前文提到hotspots位于地球内部,因此板岩移动经过它们(热点)就是经过地球内部,可见板岩运动与地球内部运动并不同步,排除A);第二段开头"That the plates are moving is now beyond dispute"与B)同义,其中drifting与moving同义,beyond dispute和proved to be true同义,故选B);文章提到两个大陆而不是热点和板岩可能朝相反方向移动,排除C);从热点的运动可看出大陆的运动状态,不一定是大陆互相远离,排除D)。
27. 选A)。考查细节理解。第二段中有“certain geological features that seems to span the ocean?” (跨越大洋的地理特征)其实就是说两大洲虽远隔重洋,但仍有某些相同的地理特征,故选A);B)的说法正确但与题干构不成因果关系;第二段最后提到“通过对热点数量的分析,发现非洲大陆是静止的,近三千万年来没有移动”,排除C);D)的说法正确,但也不能与题干构成因果关系。
28. 选D)。考查推理判断。文章最后提到“hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean.”故选D);文章未提A)非洲大陆的结构和B)死火山的复活;C)大陆的运动早已是共识,并不需要hotspots来解释。
29. 选A)。考查词义猜测。文章最后提到热点中涌出的物质会在大陆上形成拱起,拱起时大陆会有些裂缝,有时大陆会沿着裂缝断开,从而initiate大洋的形成,可见该词意为“使开始,产生”,故选A);排除B)“阻止”,C)“减慢速度”,D)“加快速度”。
30. 选C)。考查总结归纳,本文旨在介绍hotspots及其科学意义,文中曾将hot spots和volcano做对比,但主题并不是volcanos或volcanic activities,排除A)、D);hotspot是大陆漂移学说中一个新的发现,因此B)不如C)归纳得更切题,更具体。
Passage Three
[内容概要]本文表达了作者对科学的认识和对人类研究科学的看法。作者认为真正的科学是无法预测的,往往是超乎人的想象并揭露令人吃惊的真理的。作者认为惟一确定无疑的一条科学真理是人对自然的无知。人类曾对自己充满信心,觉得自己可以了解整个宇宙,控制整个世界,进入20世纪后才慢慢发现我们是多么无知。但即使这样,我们毕竟有了一个开端,我们迟早会解答我们所想到的所有问题的。
31. 选B)。考查细节理解。第一句中便有“if it is really good science it is impossible to predict”.“impossible to predict”意即“can not be foreseen”,故选B);第二段中有句子说“我们的知识真是少的可怜,这话会让18世纪启蒙运动中最聪明的人吃惊不已”,由此可知,作者认为是我们的无知,而不是真正的好科学让人吃惊,排除A);第一段中有“对于really good science,你不可能有所选择”,排除C);第一段中说科学研究中你会遭遇很多“surprising and disturbing pieces of information”,而不是“disturbing results”,排除D)。
32. 选A)。考查推理判断。文中提到我们今天发现的我们的无知会让18世纪最智慧的人大吃一惊,由此可知,十八世纪的科学家曾认为自己懂得很多并能解决大部分问题,故选A);文章未提他们害怕面对现实,排除B);C)与A)意义相反,排除C);文章未对任何时期的科学家做出功过评价,排除D)。
33. 选C)。考查细节理解。A)与第二段第六行的“pretended to understand how things worked”同义;B)与其后的made up stories to fill the gaps同义;D)与同一句中的ignored the problem同义;只有C)“不相信科学观察的结果”没有相应语句,故选C)。
34. 选C)。考查作者态度。文章第二段强调我们的无知,但第三段But开头,话锋突转,最后说"we should be able to work out way through to all our answers".表明作者仍然保持自信与乐观,故选C)。
35. 选A)。考查作者观点推测。最后一段第二句双重否定(我们所能想到的问题没有解答不了的)与A)同义;B)与A)意义相反,故排除B);最后一段另有“there may well be questions we can’t think up,ever...”表明作者承认有些问题是我们想不到的,排除C);同一段中有“including even the matter of consciousness”,可见关于意识的问题也属于科学,排除D)。
Passage Four
[内容概要]本文主要探讨意外事故发生的原因。作者认为事故往往是由当事人自己的疏忽造成的,并非外界因素或少数几个粗心的司机。目前还不清楚什么样的状态会使人们更容易出事。但至少大夫们发现喝酒过多的人在工作时出事故的几率是一般人的三倍。
36. 选C)。考查文体判断。这篇文章语言客观,风格平和,并且讨论的是社会中常见的现象,人们身边的事情,因此更像是杂志里的文章;作为教材的文章往往要求语言更优美,思想更深刻,排除A);科学小说一般要求有人物,有情节,排除B);一个公司的年度报告通常应包括其财务状况、业务发展状况等,排除D)。
37.选D)。考查推理判断。最后一段中有"still,……some fifty thousand men and women are absent from work due to an accident"(仍有5万人因为事故而不能工作),并不能说明所有英国人都经常心不在焉,排除A);最后一句提到有大夫在工厂坐诊,但不意味着作者认为大夫应该在工厂里工作,排除B);第三段中有“the idea...that...is not supported by insurance statistics”,说明事故都因司机引起这样的说法并不能在保险公司的数据中找到根据,排除C)。第三段最后一句提到事故多由于粗心大意造成,与D)中“不遵守规则”同义,故选D)。
38. 选C)。考查细节捕捉。anxiety,tiredness,carelessness文中都提到过,只是散在各段落中,只有bad weather没有提到,另外本文主要讨论意外事故中人的因素,所以坏天气这样的客观因素应该不在讨论范围之内。
39. 选A)。考查词义猜测。文中该词后紧接着就是对它的解释,“总是与人与己过不去而导致事故”,因此该词意为“容易出事故的”所以选A);B)“容易在事故中死亡的”;C)对交通事故负责的;D)可能避免事故的,故排除。
40. 选A)。考查归纳总结。文章第一句点题,“Accidents are caused.”下文都是在探讨意外事故发生的原因,故选A)。


Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure
41. 选B)。考查形义近、形近词辨析。concern“与……有关,涉及到”,enquiries concerning the condition of patients(有关病人状况的询问)符合语法和语义;reveal“泄露(秘密),暴露(被隐瞒的东西)”;affect“影响,对……有作用”,与其修饰的enquiries搭配不当;contain“包含,包括有……”。题意:询问病人的情况可以当面进行或打电话。
42. 选B)。考查定语从句。关系代词whose在从句中作定语;its不能引导从句;which和where都不能在从句中作定语。题意:我们从这儿能看见其屋顶的建筑物是一座宾馆。
43. 选B)。考查形近、义近词辨析。continually“再三地,不断地”。(中间可有停顿,强调反复不断);continuously“连续地,不断地”,(强调中间没有一点停顿);considerably“可观地,非常地,相当地”;endlessly“(多指会议、等候的时间等)冗长地,没完没了地。”题意:那个孩子再三地扰乱课堂。
44. 选D)。考查固定词组辨析。beside the point“离题,不中肯”,相当于irrelevant即not relevant;to the point“中肯,扼要”,相当于relevant;out of place“不该在的地方,凌乱”;in no case“任何情况下都不……”题意:离题就是指与你考虑或讨论的主题不相关。
45. 选A)。近义词辨析。adapt“使适应,使适合”,用于adapt to结构,如"They soon adapted themselves to new manners and customs.他们很快适应了新的风俗习惯。suit“适合”,be suit to(for)“适合于,有资格”;conform“顺从,遵守”;conform to/with“与……一致,相符,遵守”;adopt“收养;采纳”。题意:新教师对学校不同寻常的规定适应很慢。
46. 选C)。考查固定搭配。on the edge of sth.“濒临……的边缘”;bank“河岸;peak"顶峰”;break“休息,间歇”。题意:他根本不知道什么是股市最好的投资方法,这几乎毁了他。
47. 选A)。考查虚拟语气。这道题很具有迷惑性,是个没有if条件句的虚拟语气。前半句用了虚拟语气,后半句却没有像通常那样假设条件,而是用but引出苏姗没去长城的原因,“她上个礼拜特别忙”,应用直陈语气,即一般过去时。C)(过去完成时)多用在转述句中,不合题意。题意:苏姗本来是想去长城的,但上个礼拜她特别忙。
48. 选C)。考查并列原因状语结构。and前是partly十because原因状语从句,那其后也应是同样结构,故选C)。排除A)、D);because后需跟句子,排除B)。题意:他谢绝了邀请一半是因为他忙,另一半因为他没钱。
49. 选C)。考查独立主格结构。逗号前为there be句型简化而来的独立主格结构,be动词的现在分词形式是being,故选C);句子中间是逗号,逗号后是一个完整的句子,可见逗号前不能是句子,排除A);没有there having或there had的结构。题意:没什么好说的了,女孩就保持沉默。
50. 选B)。考查近义词辨析。respectively“分别地”,常与并列的两项搭配使用,如German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome respectively(德语和意大利语将分别在慕尼黑和罗马开设。);separately“分开地,隔离地”;independently“独立自主地,不依赖他人地”;individually“单独地,各自地”。题意:石油销售在当地乡村和城市地区分别比1999年7月上涨了50%和24%。
51. 选B)。考查固定语组辨析。in terms of“就……而言,以……来表示”;as to“至于,关于,就……而言”,常用来引出一个新的话题,而该句只是说从钱这方面说,他很富有,钱并不是一个新的讨论话题;concerning“关于,牵涉到”,强调与……有关联,有关系;in the light of sth.“按照,根据,考虑到”。题意:说起钱,他相当富有,但这并不意味着他就幸福。
52.选A)。考查形近词组辨析。takeover“接管,接收(一商业公司等)”;takeout“拿出,拔掉”;take off“(飞机等)起飞,匆忙或突然离开”; take on“表现,呈现(某种品质、外表),装出……”。题意:新政府接管了一个又一个的外资油田。
53. 选C)。考查固定搭配,take the opportunity to do sth.为固定搭配,“借此机会……”。题意:让我借此机会为您为我们公司所做的一切公开表示致谢。
54. 选C)。考查固定搭配,can not help doing sth.“情不自禁地做某事”。其余选项结构都有错误。题意:简从自行车上摔下时,其他孩子禁不住都笑了。
55. 选B)。上下文语义理解题。evidence“证据”,reference“提到,说到,暗示,参考”;indication“(暗示某事物的)言语,姿势,标记”;confidence“信心,自信”,题干中witness“证人”,应该是给出证据,证明。题意:要想办理护照,你要么得出具法律文件或找一位证人证明你的身份。
56. 选D)。考查形近词辨析。predictable“可预测的,可猜到的”;favorable“赞同的,支持的”;reasonable“有道理的,合理的”;dependable“可靠的,可信赖的(朋友、服务等)”。题意:由于情况不断发生变化,结果往往无法预测。
57. 选D)。考查形近词组辨析。take on可表示“开始雇用(新的员工)”;take up“占据(一定空间或时间)”;take in“收留(……在家住宿,有时收取房租)”;take after后常跟人作宾语,意为“在外貌或性格方面像(父母)”。题意:由于公司业务扩大,他们雇用了越来越多的人。
58. 选B)。考查从句。句意决定需用whether引出从句,表示“是否……”;if虽与whether同义,但不与or not连用; what和that语义语法都不合适。题意:我不在乎我们是否被邀请参加晚宴。
59. 选D)。考查形近词组辨析。stand by字面理解为“站在……身旁”,引申为“支持,鼓励”;stand for“代表,意思是……”;stand up to“经得起(考验),抵抗……”;standout“显而易见,突出,大大好于”,常用作stand out from sb/ sth.的结构。题意:不管发生什么,吉姆都将支持你,因为他是那么爱你。
60. 选C)。考查词义辨析。contribute to sth.“为……做出了贡献,有利于……”;attribute...t。...“将……归功/归咎于……”;attend to“注意,用心,专心”;devote...t。...“贡献……给……,献身于……”,devote后需要有宾语,并常是反身代词。题意:这次广告宣传大大促成了这种新车的成功(销售)。
61. 选B)。考查惯用句子结构。过去进行时+when从句是个较固定的句子结构,表示“正……的时候突然发生了另外一件事”,句子重心在从句上。题意:一个冬天的晚上,乔治正坐在火边,突然他听到有人重重地敲了一下门。
62. 选A)。考查连词意义。逗号前后是转折关系,所以句首需用although,“虽然”,表示让步;since可引出时间状语(从句),意为“自从……”,或引出原因状语从句,意为“由于……”;as虽也可引出让步从句,但多需倒装,即Born as he was in New York;when引出时间状语从句。题意:虽然作者生于纽约市,但他最有名的作品是关于芝加哥的故事。
63. 选D)。考查近义词辨析。demand“要求,(尤指市场中的)需求”;claim“(根据权利)要求,认领、索赔”;application “申请,应用”;request“(婉转的、客气的)请求,要求”。题意:近来对耗油量小的小型汽车需求很大。
64.选D)。考查特殊动词用法。permit为及物动词,后只跟名词或动名词作宾语。题意:学校领导不允许在校园里举行示威。
65. 选D)。考查特定动词用法。proceed为不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语,排除A),proceed with sth.“开始,继续某事”;题干中说休息了一会儿,那么应该是继续刚才的讲座;proceed to sth.“着手,继续进行(新的一项)”,proceed from“由……引起,源于……”。题意:课间休息了一会儿,老师又开始了他的讲座。
66. 选B)。考查特定动词用法。sell作不及物动词时表示“卖得出去,有人买,有销路”,常用well,best这样的副词修饰,用作主动形式,但表示被动含义。题意:据报道这种牌子的汽车卖得很好。
67. 选D)。考查虚拟语气。这是表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。从句要用过去完成时,if it had not been for……,这种情况下可省略正将had提前,形成D)的结构。题意:要是没有你的鼓励,我不可能发明这个机器。
68. 选C)。考查固定结构。find oneself doing sth.“发现自己正在做某事,”此句中herself与look after是被动关系,所以需用look after的现在分词的被动式。题意:小女孩醒来时,发现自己正被一个老妇人照料着。
69. 选A)。考查固定搭配,as far as...is/are concerned,“就……而论”,“就……而言”。题意:就外部特征而言,放射性物质与其他物质并无区别。
70. 选B)。考查虚拟语气。propose后的that从句要用虚拟语气,结构为should+动词原形,should往往可以省略,另外a special committee应是被建立,所以需用被动语态(should) be set up。题意:皮特建议应该建立一个特殊委员会研究这个问题。


Part Ⅳ Short Answer questions
[内容概要]本文通过生动的比喻介绍了两种人。一种人生活在乱糟糟的人群之中,没有主见,缺乏判断力,情绪波动大,易受外界影响,就像群体中毒的牺牲晶,逃避责任,道德沦丧,像动物一样盲目,没有目标;另一种人属于某一特定的群体,他们头脑清醒,道德高尚,判断力敏锐,不受他人左右,他们惯于批判的头脑使他们重理性,讲事实,不会轻易被别人的鼓吹冲昏头脑。
71. groups:moral,intelligent,realistic,reasoning
masses:chaotic,no purpose of its own
考查概括归纳。文章第二句话即在归纳group和mass(crowd)的区别。
72. intoxicant,alcohol,drug.考查词义猜测。
第一段末尾提到人群中的人好像吞了大剂量的intoxicant,他是herdpoisoning的牺牲品,herd-poison像alcohol一样,是一种活性的、强力的drug,可见这三个词都是用来解释herd-poisoning的。
73. Masses of individuals.考查上下文衔接。
上一句只出现了the orator和masses of individuals两个人称,前者是单数,后者是复数,可用they代替。
74. To further illustrate the difference between individuals and crowds考查段落中心思想 该段又是一个比喻,读书的人总是单独读书,所以较能够保持头脑冷静,而听讲往往是一群人一起听。在群体中,人往往互相影响,易冲动,失去判断力。这还是在描述两种人的区别。
75.People in crowds are mindless and lacking in reasoning.考查推理判断。
句中the majority指的是普通大众,即the crowds,既然精英们的批判意识使得他们拒绝宣传工具,而这些宣传工具对普通大众非常起作用,这就暗示着普通大众没有头脑,缺乏理性。


Part V Writing
作文样文:
On Studying Abroad
These years many Chinese students are over-enthusiastic about studying abroad.Some“them began to prepare for GRE,TOFEL and IELTS even at the beginning of their college years.They spend large amount of money and energy,sometimes even at the cost of the study of their own majors in colleges.
One of the reasons may be a different environment,and thus a different and rich experience promised in studying abroad.For students“sciences,better laboratory equipment and access to large amount Of information may be another attraction.It is also likely that some students just follow the crowd or just try to satisfy their curiosity。
I would like to spend a few years studying abroad,but not necessarily immediately after graduation.1 will first devote myself to my present study, possibly work for a few years in China. Then I think I will be more ready to make the most of the experience studying abroad.
参考作文样文:
The Reemployment Rate of a City
It can be discerned that, although there was a minor drop in 1996, the reemployment rate has been on a general increase in the last 10 years. It has gone up from less than 30% in 1992 to almost 90% in 2001. It is a great progress in 10 years.
There are many reasons for keeping the rate rising. One of them is that people's employment view has been changed. In the past, one could stay at his position until retirement age of 5055 no matter he liked it or not. With the changed view, one can change the job now and do what he wants to do. Secondly, the effective solvents of government help people find jobs after they leave their last positions. The employment service centers exert great efforts to assist people to find suitable jobs by recommending them to new positions. Finally, the social economic development also offers more job opportunities so people can have more choices than before.
In my opinion, it is common that people change their jobs. But facing so many opportunities, everyone should always improve his knowledge and skills so as to keep up with the social developments.