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1、artI Writing (30 minute)注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上。Directions:For this part ,you are allowed 30minute to write a short essay on the topic ofstudentbellow:ecting theirfectures.You should writeeast 120 words following the outline when1.有些大學(xué)允許學(xué)生某些課程的任課教師學(xué)生選擇教師時(shí)所考慮的主要學(xué)生自選任課教師的益處和可能產(chǎn)生On Student范文：ecting LecturersO

2、n Students Choosing LecturersNowadays, some universities give students the right to choose who teaches some of theirclasses. This has led to some debate over whether students should be given this mucher.There are several factorst students consider when choosing a lecturer, including theteaching styl

3、e of the lecturer, the lecturers academic background, erqieand the lecturers repuionamong students. The ideal lecturer isho has aneresting teaching style, a diverse academicbackground, and a good repuion among students.There are bothitive and negative aspects to allowing students to choose their lec

4、turers.Giving students the choice encourages them to take ownership for their classes, and also putsprere on teachers to improve their teaching quality.However, the factorst students consider might not be the onest lead to the highesteresting classes withoutquality of education. Schools might end up

5、 with lecturers who teachmuch content.Part II Reading comprehen(skimming and scanning ) (15 minute)Directions:his part,you will have 15 minute to go over the passage quickly and answerthe questions on Answer sheet1For questions 1-7,markY(for YES) if the sement agrees withthe information givenhe pass

6、age;N(for NO) if sement cradicts the information givenNG(for NOT CIVEN) if the information is not givenhe passage;he passage.for question 8-10 ,complete the sentenced with the information givenHighwayhe passage.Aerment studymended a national highway systerm of33,920,and congresspassed the Federcal-A

7、id Highway Act of 1944,which called for strict,centrakky controlled desertcriterra.Theerse highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of thegreatest public works projects of the century .To bulid its 44,000-web of highways,bridge.andtunnelsdreds of unique engineering desi

8、gns and solutions had to be worked oonsider themany geographic ,features of the country:mountains,steep grades,wetlands,rivers,desorts andplains.Variables included the slope of the land,the ability of the pavement to support theload.Innovative, designs of roadways,tunnels,bridges,ovasses,anderchange

9、st could runthrough or byparban areas soon began to weave their way across the country ,forever alteringthe face of American .Long-span,segmented-concrete,cable-stayed bridgech as Haoggs in Louisiana and theSunshine Skyway in Florida,and remarkable tunnels like Fort Mchenry in Maryland andMr.bakerin

10、 Washington developed under the nations physical challenges,Traffic control systemsand methods of construction developed uder theerse program soon influenced highwayconstruction around the world,ang were invaluable in improving the condition of urban streets andtraffic patterns.Today .theerse system

11、 links every major cityhe U.S,and the U.S with Canada andMexico,Built with safetyind the highways have wide lanes and shoulders,dividing medians,orbarriers,long entry and exit lanes,ourves engineered for safe turns,and limited acs,The deathrate on highways is halft of all other U.S roads (0.86 death

12、s per 100 million passengercompared to 1.99 deaths per 100 million on all other roads)By opening the North American continent,highways have enabled consumer goods andservijobs acto reach people in remote and rural areas of jobs,acs to the growth optionserms ofs to cutural progreams health care ,and

13、other benefits.Above all,theerse systemprovides individuals with what they enerish most:al freedom of mobility.Theof shiperse system has been an essential element of the nations economic growthermsand job creation:moren 75 percent of the nations freight deliveries arrive bytruck.and most productsveh

14、iole.t arrive by rail or air useerses for the last leg of the journey byNot only has the highway system affected the American economy by providing shiproutes,is led to the growth of spin-off industries like serviions ,mos,restaurants,andshopcentres.Is allower the rwlocation of manufacturing plants a

15、nd other industries fromurban areas to rural.By the end of the century there was an immense network of paved roads ,residential streets,expressways,and freeways built to support millions of vehicles,The high way system wasoffilly renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vison and leadership.The year cons

16、truction beganhe said:Together,the united forof our communication and transporion systems are dynamicelementshe very name we bear -United Ses.Without them ,we would be a mere alliance ofmany sepaeate parts.8.The greatest benefit brought about by theerse system was9.Trucks using theerse highways deli

17、ver moren10.The參考參考參考參考erterse systerm was renamed afterEisenhower in recognition：1.Y N NG 2. Y N NG 3.Y NO NG 5. Y N NG 6.Y N NG 7.Y N NG：08.al freedom of mobility：09. 75 percent：10. his viand leadershipPart IV Reading ComprehenSection A(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Directions:word for each blhis

18、section, there isfrom a list of choisage with ten blgiven in a word bs. You are required to select onefollowing the passage. Read thepassage through carefully before making your choi. Each choice in bis identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 wisin

19、gle line throughthe center. You may not use any of the wordshe bmoren once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Perhaps like most Americans you have some extra pounds to 47 . You may even have tried a fad diet or two, but found yourself right back where you started. The key to weigh

20、t loss is regular48 activity. And surprisingly, you donto see long-term, 49 effects.ve to give up eating or make the gym your second homeYou body needs a certain amount of energy to maain basic 50 such as breathing, bloodcirculation and digestion. The energy required to keep yourresting or basal met

21、abolic rate.ans functioning is referred to as theAny time you are active, 51 energy is required. It is obtained from glycogen and fat stored inthe blood, liver, and muscles. The key to losing weight is to draw on the fat rathercarbohydrate reserves.n on theWhich of the two energy souryou use depends

22、 on theensity and 52 of your activity.The higher theensity, the more your body will pull from the stored carbohydrates. The lowertheensity, the more your body will 53 on fat as its fuel.Aerobic exercise is most 54 for weight loss. When you perform aerobic activities you 55 contract large muscle grou

23、ps such as your legs and arms. Walking, running, rollerblading,swimming, dancing, and jumjacks are all forms of aerobic activity.Surprisingly, if your aerobic activity is low to moderayense and of long duration, youwill burn more fatn if you had 56 in a short burst of high-ensity exercise. In short,

24、 a brisk30-minute walk will burn fat while a 100-yard sprwill burn glycogen.Aitiveadditionaldurationeffectiveshedphysicalfoodfunctions I participatedrelycutrepeatedlyuseslittleobvious Section BDirections: There are 2 passageshis section. Each passage is followed by some questionsor unfinished sement

25、. For each of them there are four choimarked A, B, Cand D. Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.There are many ways of defining sucs. It is accura

26、te to sayt each of us has our ownconcept of sucs to the extentt each of us is responsible for setting our own goals anddetermining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of ussesses uniquedifferenin genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities,

27、 it isnesarily truet we must define sucs broadly.For some people, simply being able to live their life wiminimum of misery and sufferingis considered a sucs. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep,enjoys his frugal life with his familyhe beauty of nature, and who is resp

28、ected because he doesa good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by his and his society. On the otherhand, it seemst even though some people appear to be richaterialsess, many ofthem seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsucsful when judged by their ownstandards of sucs. Beca

29、use not all ventures can be sucsful, one should not set unrealisticgoals for achieving sucs, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set onesgoals at too low a level of achievement.A wise counselor onaid to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his ownprofesal sucs: You

30、 do nove to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have sucsraveling. Sometimes one can be very sucsful merely by taking a walkhe park or ridingthe subway downtown, The counselor added, You have not really failed and spoiled yourchanfor sucs until you have been unsucsful at something you really

31、 like, and to whichyou have given you best effort.57.heparagraph, the author impst are essential in achieving sucs.ability and goals C ability and environmentgoals and determination D goals and environment58. The word frugal (Line 2, Para. 2) means .wealthy C thriftywasteful D miserable59. Some rich

32、 people consider themselves unsucsful because .their life is miserable C their goals are too lowthey do not live in peace D they are not rich enough by their own standards.60. The last paragraph impst .A we should have high goals C sucs means taking a walkhe parkB sucs means achieving great goals D

33、sucs means trying ones beswhat onereally likes61. This passage mainly talks about .A the definition of sucs C how to set goalsB how to achieve sucPassage Twos D the importance of goalsQuestions 62 to 66 are basedhe following passage.When Mike Kellyset out to build his own private space-ferry service

34、, he figures hisbread-and-butter business would be lofting saliteo high earth orbit. Now he thinks he mayhave figured wrong. People were always asking me when they could go, says Kelly, who runs Kelly Space Technology, I realized the real market is in space tourism.According to preliminary market su

35、rveys, there are 10,000 would-be space tourists willing tospend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventures in Arlington have taken moren 130 deits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tenively set to occur by 2005. This maysound great, but there are a few hurdles. Putting a simple s

36、aliteo orbitwith no oxygen, lifesupport or return trip nesaryalready costs and astronomical $2,200/kg. Andt doesntinclude the cost of insuring rich andsibly litigious(愛(ài)打官司的)passengers. The entire groupof entrepreneurs trying to corner the spacetourism marketo blow up one rocket.s betn them just enou

37、gh moneyThe U.S. space agency has plenty of money but zerofor the little guys. So the little guys are racing to do what theerestaking space less expensiveernmens failed to do: design aprototype looks like areusable launch systemts inexpensive, safe and reliable. Kelly Spaplanes sprouted rocket engin

38、es. Rotary Rocket in California has a booster with rotors tomake a helicopter-style return to earth. Thepassenger countdowns are still years away, butbureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informallydiscussing flight regulations. After all, you cant be too prepa

39、red for a trip to away.62. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?Take Vacations in Space C Flight Regulations in Space TravelsBuilding Hos in Space D Cost of Space Travelingt galaxy far, far63. The phrase bread-and-butter business (Line 1, Pare.1) most probably means .a business t

40、o sell bread and butter C the business to make a livinga business to produce bread and butter D a traveling agency64. How much is the 2-hour space tour for each Arlington?A $1 million. B $10,000. C $98,000 D $22,000according to Space Adventures in65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the p

41、assage?The biggest hurdle for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting system.The entrepreneurs trying to explore the space-tourism have plenty of money.TheTheernmens littleerestshis project.passenger countdowns are within a few years.66. Whats the authors toneObjective. C Approving.Ir

42、onical. D Enthusiastic. Part IV Reading Comprehen Section Ahe lastence of the passage?(Reading in Depth)47. E 該空需填入動(dòng)詞，結(jié)合原意“和大多數(shù)人一梯狀，你(的體重)可能也有幾磅需要”可知，E(去除)最符合文意。48. F 結(jié)合和下文可知，F(xiàn) 最符合文意。49. A 結(jié)合句意“令人驚奇的是，為了看到長(zhǎng)期效果你不必節(jié)食或常去館”，可知空格處需填一形容詞，初選后留下 A、D。由于下文只是講到運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)幫助減肥，但并未說(shuō)明它的效果明顯，所以此處宜選用意思上更寬泛的itive(正面的，有效的)。5

43、0. H 下文舉例的 breathing, blood circulation and digestion 都是的 functioning 已給出了提示，故 H 最符合文意。的基本功能，且其后B 該空需填入形容詞，結(jié)合和句意“任何時(shí)候只要你活動(dòng)，你都需要 能量”來(lái)看選項(xiàng)，B(額外的)符合文意。C 該句句意為“采用這兩種能量消耗來(lái)源中的哪一種取決于你活動(dòng)的強(qiáng)度和”，結(jié)合下文提到的.low to modera意。yense and of long duration.可知 C 最符合文53. J 結(jié)合句意“(活動(dòng)的)強(qiáng)度越低，身體越于脂肪作為其能和 on 搭配的動(dòng)詞，J 最符合文意?！保摽諔?yīng)填入5

44、4. D 結(jié)合可知，有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)是最有效的減肥方式，選項(xiàng)中 D 最符合文意。55. L 該空需填入副詞，選項(xiàng)中只有 L 和 N 可作副詞，由下文提到的 walking, running,swimming, dancing, and jum等可推知在這些有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)中四肢的活動(dòng)是反復(fù)的，故排除 N。56. I 該空需填入動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞，結(jié)合句意“如果你已經(jīng)高強(qiáng)度、爆發(fā)性的運(yùn)動(dòng)，你會(huì)燃燒Section B Passage One的脂肪”可知 I 最符合文意。57. C 推斷題。由文章第一段最后一句可知，由于每個(gè)人天生的能力和后天成長(zhǎng)的環(huán)境不同，所以對(duì)成功的定義很泛，由此可以推斷，作者認(rèn)為能力和環(huán)境是獲得成

45、功的基本條件，故選 C。58. C 語(yǔ)義題。結(jié)合文章第二段第二句中的 poor shepherd(貧窮的牧羊人)和選項(xiàng)可以推斷，C(節(jié)約的)正確，thrifty 意為“節(jié)儉的，樸素的”;wealthy(富有的)，wasteful(浪費(fèi)的)， miserable(悲慘的)均排除。59. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句，有的人已經(jīng)很富有了卻認(rèn)為自己不成功是因?yàn)樗麄兪歉鶕?jù)自己的目標(biāo)判斷成功與否的，所以 D 正確。60. D 推斷題。文章最后一句，在沒(méi)有盡全力做自己喜歡的事而失敗之前，失敗都不算真正D 正確。，由此推斷，文章最后一段暗示，成功就是盡全力做自己喜歡的事情，所以61. A 主旨題。本文第

46、一句是全文的句，即每個(gè)人對(duì)成功的定義都不同，在接下來(lái)的幾段中作者從不同角度定義了成功，所以 A 正確。Passage Two62. A 主旨題。通讀全文可知，文章的是太空旅游業(yè)的可行性，所以 A 正確。其他三項(xiàng)均沒(méi)有全面概括文章大意。63. C 語(yǔ)義題。文章第一段首句，“麥克開(kāi)始倒立自己的太空旅行社時(shí)，他構(gòu)想他的將能把人造送上地球軌道”。A(賣(mài)面包和黃油的生意)，B(生產(chǎn)面包和黃油的生意)，C(謀生生意)，D(旅游中介)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，C 最符合題意。bread-and-butter 意為“實(shí)用的，生計(jì)的”。64. C 細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第二段第二句000，所以 C 正確。，公司收取了 130 多份定金

47、，費(fèi)用是兩小時(shí) 98，65. C 推斷題。文章第三段提到，太空旅行最大的是問(wèn)題，對(duì)此沒(méi)什么，所以 C 正確;A(計(jì)劃的最大是生命維持系統(tǒng)問(wèn)題)，B(開(kāi)發(fā)此市場(chǎng)的企業(yè)家們有足夠的)，D(首次航行在幾年內(nèi)就可實(shí)現(xiàn))，均與原文不符，故排除。66. B 觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者認(rèn)為實(shí)現(xiàn)太空旅行還很遙遠(yuǎn)，而有人卻已經(jīng)開(kāi)始制定規(guī)劃了，作者的話(huà)語(yǔ)中(t galaxy far, far away)含有諷刺意味，所以 B 正確;A(客觀的)，C(贊同的)、D(熱衷的)均不正確。Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 bls in the fol

48、lowing passage. For each blthere are fourchoibest fitsmarked A,B,Cand D on the right side of the pr. You should choose the ONEto the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 wisingle linethrough the center.Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the

49、sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed 67 over the centuries. During the 1950sespelly, increased attention has been devoted to 68 and describing the reading pros. 69spelists agreet reading 70 a complexanization of higher mental 71 , they disagree 72 theexact nature of the

50、pros. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbolsto represent sounds, 73 reading as simply the decoding of symbols to the sounds they stand 74 .These authorities 75t meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taughtindependently of the decoding pros. Others maahat readin

51、g is 76 related to thinking, andt a child who pronounsounds without 77 their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, 78to some, is not justrson witheoretical ability to read butho 79 reads.Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its 80 . By some experts they

52、would not be 81 as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods andmaterials of reading will depend on the definition one uses. By the most 82 and satisfactorydefinition, reading is the ability to 83 the soundsymbols code of the language, toretmeaning for various 84 , at various rates, and

53、at various levels of difficulty, and to do 85 widelyand enthusiastically. 86 short, reading is therepresenting sounds and ideas.reion of ideas through the use of symbolsA substantively B substantially C substitutively D subjectivelyA distributing B promoting C defining D reporting0A Although B If C

54、Unless D UntilA involves B takes C reveals D invitesA opinions B effects C manners D functionsA of B about C for DA view B look C reaA by B to C off D forore D agreeA content B contend C contempt D contactA inexplicably B inexpressibly C inextricably D inexpediently77. Areting Bling C explaining D r

55、eadingA like B for C according D asA totally B usually C mainly D actuallyA part B entirety C chapter D sectionA claimed B said C classified D gradedA inclusive B inclinable C conclusive D complicatedA break B elaborate C define D unlock84. A pures B degrees C stages D stepsA such B so as C so D suc

56、h asA By B In C On D To【參考】67. B 詞義辨析題。subjectively 意為“實(shí)質(zhì)地”，substantially 意為“充分地，很多地”，substitutively 意為“可替代地”，subjectively 意為“地”。本句的意思是“經(jīng)過(guò)幾個(gè)世紀(jì)，閱讀的概念已經(jīng)改變了?！边x項(xiàng) B 與句意最符。68. C 介詞用法題。本句中的 to 是介詞，應(yīng)該接名詞或動(dòng)名詞。結(jié)合其后 and describingthe reading pros 可知，應(yīng)選 C。A 詞義辨析題。兩個(gè)分句的謂語(yǔ)分別是 agree 和disagree，由此可知，這兩個(gè)分句應(yīng)為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選 A。A 詞義辨析題。involve 意為“卷入，包括”，take 意為“拿走，獲得”，reveal 意為“顯示，”，invite 意為“邀請(qǐng)”，結(jié)合句意“的智力活動(dòng)”，A 最符合。們認(rèn)為閱讀更高的、更復(fù)雜71. D 詞義辨析題。mental function 意為“智力活動(dòng)”，故選 D。opinion 意為“意見(jiàn)”，manner 意為“行為”，effect 意為“影響”，這三項(xiàng)與 mental 搭配均不符合句意，故排除。B 慣用搭配題。disagree about/on 意為“對(duì)有不同意見(jiàn)”，故選 B。A 慣用搭配題。vie