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After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and (36) and enjoy a peaceful (37) . But that kind of life is not for Ethbell Pepper. “I just wanted to do something different. If you are going to (38) in life, do it. Dont just sit down and look out the window.” She says. At 68, she decided to become one of the
(39) participants in a program at the University of California. The program offers (40) housing and classes to people over (41) . She (42) in a class called Human Relationships and (43) Society. (44) . “But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures I didnt know then.(45) .”
Older adults can add to the educational resources of the university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some long beliefs about aging. Young students may have fears of growing older.(46) . The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.
Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）
Section A
Directions: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 Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we47 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable48 for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too49 to worry about, or too uncertain—something projected by the same computer50 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about51 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news.
From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the52 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is53 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are54 , threatening communities.
The55 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the56 of the planet.
Section B
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite: “You wont catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity(实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a buildings design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit(赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavywalled bank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion(人们的说法) begins.
57. The main idea of this passage is that .
A) money is not as valuable as it was in the past
B) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks
C) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank
D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
58. How do the older generation and the younger one think about money?
A) The former thinks more of money than the latter.
B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.
D) To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter the means of producing more money.
59. The word “tangible” (Line 2, Para. 4 ) refers to something .
A) that is preciousB) that is usable
C) that can be touchedD) that can be reproduced
60. According to this passage, a modern banker should be .
A) ambitious and friendlyB) reliable and powerful
C) sensible and impenetrableD) imaginative and creative
61. It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is .
A) cautiousB) regretfulC) positiveD) hostile
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyles husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good—bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home—the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and selfconfidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. “It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.”
62. When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle .
A) could not forgive him for taking the children
B) had been expecting it to happen for some time
C) could not understand why
D) blamed herself for what had happened
63. Most people who leave their families behind them .
A) do so without warningB) do so because of their debts
C) come back immediatelyD) change their names
64. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse(配偶) because .
A) their spouse would feel no pain during the death
B) their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence
C) a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure
D) their spouse death would make them feel less painful
65. The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually .
A) admits responsibility for the situationB) wishes the person who has left were dead
C) comes back within a yearD) will have no legal marriage life for seven years
66. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as .
A) an act of despair B) an act of selfishness
C) the result of a sudden decisionD) the result of the enormous sense of guilt
Part ⅤError Correction
Direction:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.
We live in a society in there is a lot of talk about 67
science, but I would say that there are not 5 percent of
the people who are equipped with schooling, including
college, to understand scientific reasoning. We are
more ignorant of science as people with comparable 68
educations in Western Europe.
There are a lot of kids who know everything about
computers—how to build them, how to take them apart,
how to write programs for games. So if you ask them 69
to explain about the principles of physics that have gone 70
into creating the computer, you don’t have the faintest idea. 71
The failure to understand science leads to such
things like the neglect of the human creative power. 72
It also takes rise to a blurring(模糊) of the distinction 73
between science and technology. Lots of people don’t
differ between the two. Science is the production 74
of new knowledge that can be applied or not, since 75
technology is the application of knowledge to the
production of some products, machinery or the like.
The two are really very different, and people who have
the faculty for one very seldom have a faculty for the other.
Science in itself is harmless, more or less. But as
soon as it can provide technology, it is not necessarily
harmful.No society has yet learned how to forecast the 76
consequences of new technology, which can be enormous.
Part ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)
Direction:Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
提示:在实考试卷中，该试题在答题卡2上。
77. The beauty of the West Lake in Hangzhou is (我无法用言语来描述).
78. Last week, Tom and his friends celebrated his twentieth birthday, (尽情地唱歌跳舞).
79. Why is she looking at me （像是她认识我似的）? Ive never seen her before in my life.
80. Mr. Johnson made full preparation for the experiment (以便实验能顺利进行).
81. I avoided mentioning the sensitive subject lest (触犯他).
答案与解析
Part ⅠWritingColleges Have Opened Their Doors Wider
Colleges have opened their doors wider in recent years because the student population has increased enormously from 4 million to more than 7 million in less than six years since 1997. Is this a good thing?
Some argue that the enrollment increase will benefit individuals and the society as well. It allows more students to pursue higher educations and state loans enable children from poor families to complete their education at universities and colleges. This may in turn contribute to helping them to eliminate poverty for the society.
Others express concerns over the rapid expansion. They are afraid that some problems may arise from it, for example, the problem of employment. A lot more graduates may have great trouble in finding a job after graduation, which will lead to a social problem.
In my opinion, the former view is more reasonable. Admittedly, a rapid increase of graduates seemingly places a heavy burden on the society. However, on second thoughts, we find that it is due to the rapid expansion that, to a great extent, we can delay the approach of the upcoming employment wave. Moreover, just as property and wealth once were keys to success, education has become the main provider of individual opportunity in our society and an element that most ensures success in life and eliminates poverty. In this sense, I am convinced that the admission expansion is very instrumental.
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y. 该句句意为:根据说明，该系统是用来防止车辆偷盗的。
本题解题依据为文章第一段第一句话，与原文之义相符。
2. Y. 该句句意为:设定该防盗系统时，你应该让所有乘客下车。 本题依据为 SETTING THE SYSTEM 标题下列出的第二点，与原文之义吻合。
3. N. 该句句意为: 当用钥匙打开车后门时，该系统设置将被取消。本题解题依据为CANCELLING THE SYSTEM 下面一段，该段大意为:用钥匙打开前门或滑门该系统将完全取消，显然本题句意与原文所述不符。
4. N. 该句句意为:该系统只有在使用钥匙打开前门、滑门、后门及发动机罩时才会起动。本题解题依据为Activating the system 下面第二句话即:If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is unlocked without using the key(如不用钥匙打开前门、滑门、后门和发动机罩，该系统将发出警报并切断起动机电路)，由此可见,该句意与本题之义相反。
5. N. 该句句意为: 如果终止警报，你得把车的点火钥匙从“ACC”位置拨到“LOCK”位置。本题解题依据为Stopping the alarm 下面第一句话:Turn the ignition key from the “LOCK” to “ACC” position (把点火钥匙从“LOCK”拨到 “ACC”位置)，显然与原文不符。
6. N. 该句句意为: 当指示灯闪烁时，不需要用钥匙打开任何门和发动机罩。本题解题依据为INDICATOR LIGHT 下面的第二句话:You need the key to open the front, sliding and back doors and hood. (你需要钥匙打开前后门、滑门和发动机罩)。显然本题句意与原文所述不符。
7. NG.该句句意为: 本文告诉我们该系统能有效工作以致于从未出现故障。通览全文，本文根本未提及该信息。因而无法得知。
8. 30 seconds 答案依据为本文SETTING THE SYSTEM标题下“…the system will give you a preparation time of 30 seconds before the setting…”。
9. starts flashing 答案依据为SETTING THE SYSTEM标题下，小标题4后面的内容。
10. Toyota dealer 答案依据为文章最后一句话。
Part ⅢListening ComprehensionSection A
11. C12. D13. A14. B15. B 16. C17. D18. D19. D20. C
21. D22. C23. A24. B25. B
Section B
26. B27. D28. B29. B30. A 31. A32. C33. B34. C35. A
Section C
36~46题答案见听力文字稿
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section A
47. E此处应填入E项，be willing to 为固定搭配。
48. H此处应填入一个名词，而appetite通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。
49. A此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心。
50. B此处应填入一个名词，而与computer 搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。
51. F根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意，因此F为正确选项。
52. L该题较为简单，表示“上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏”，应能迅速找出正确答案。
53. I显然ice 与melt 搭配，因此I为正确选项。
54. K此处应填入一个现在分词，表示“海岸受到侵蚀”，因此应选K。
55. N该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入N项。
56. D选D项，the rest of 为固定搭配。
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