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Unit3SectionBPassageOneA.Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.A.Hewasembarrassed.Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.Hefeltsad.Hewasdeeplytouched.A.Sam'swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.Sam'swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.PassageTwoA.Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.A.Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.A.Thechurches. B.Theprogramdesigners.C.Thelocalauthorities.D.Thestategovernment.PassageThreeA.Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.A.Abook. B.$3,000.C.Ahandbag. D.AChristmascard.A.Shewasquestionedbythepolice.Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.A.Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.Unit4PassageOneA.Shesatbackandrelaxed.Shedecidedtoretire.Sheentereduniversity.SheworkedoutanewEnglishprogram.A.8years.B.20years.C.16years.D.30years.A.Bringagreatdealofusefulexperiencetotheuniversity.Improvehumanrelationshipsintheuniversity.Bringafearofagingamongyoungstudentsonthecampus.Improvethereputationoftheuniversity.A.SheislearningEnglishandDrama.Sheislearninghowtomakesoundjudgments.Sheislearninghowtoteachminoritystudents.Sheislearningtoperceive,nottojudge.PassageTwoA.Thedifferencebetweenclassicalmusicandrockmusic.Whyclassicalmusicispopularwithmathstudents.Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.Howtoimproveyourreasoningability.A.Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.Becauseitimprovesyourproblemsolvingstrategies.A.Pianomusiccouldinterferewithyourreasoningability.Theeffectsofmusicdonotlastlong.Themoreyoulistentomusic,thehigheryourtestscoreswillbe.Music,whetherclassicalorrock,helpsimproveyourmemory.PassageThreeA.Todrivethecarautomatically.Tomeasurethedriver'spulse.Topreventcaraccidents.Tomonitorthedriver'shealth.A.Itsendsoutsignalsforhelp.Itsoundsanalarmtowarnthedriver.Ittakesoverthedrivingimmediately.Itstopsthecarautomatically.A.Itmonitorsthesignalstransmittedfromthedriver'sbrain.Itcanmeasurethedriver'salcohollevelintheblood.Itcanquickenthedriver'sresponsetoemergencies.Itbasesitsanalysisonthedriver'sheartbeat.Unit5SectionBPassageOneA.Toteachandtraincitizens. B.Tocollecttaxes.Tosavenaturalresourcesforfutureuse.Toprotectpersonsandproperty.A.Bysellingpubliclands.Bysellinglandcontainingoil.Bysellingcoalandothernaturalproducts.Bysellingservicesthatmakelifecomfortable.A.People'sattitudetowardtaxes.Policeeffortstoprotectpeople.Taxesandservicesforthepublic.Environmentalpollutionandprotection.PassageTwoA.Hiseyesightwastoopoor.Hehadtoworktosupporthimself.Physicswastoohardforhim.Hedidn'tlikephysicsanymore.A.Hewantedtotravel.Hefoundhisjobboring.Hewasnotqualifiedtobeanengineer.Hewasnothappywiththenewdirector.A.HewantedtogotoSpain.Hewantedtoworkwithhisfriend.Heenjoyedtravelingaroundtheworld.Hewasrejectedbytheengineeringfirm.A.Theowneroftheschoolpromisedhimagoodposition.Hecouldearnmoreasateacherthanasatravelagent.Hewantedtoearnmoretosupporthisfamily.HeenjoyedteachingEnglish.PassageThreeA.Itgrowseasilyinvariousconditions.Itgiveshigheryieldsthanothergraincrops.Itisdeliciousbutinexpensive.Itcanbecookedinmanyways.A.Tomatojuice. B.Chocolatebeans.C.Sweetcorn. D.Friedpotatoes.A.TheybroughtgreatwealthtoSpain.TheyledtothediscoveryofAmerica.TheymadenativeAmericanlifestyleswellknown.TheymadenativeAmericanfoodspopular.Unit6SectionBPassageOneA.Acaroutsidethesupermarket.Acaratthebottomofthehill.Paul'scar.Thesportscar.A.Insidethecar. B.Atthefootofthehill.C.Inthegarage. D.Inthesupermarket.A.Thedriverofthesportscar.Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.Themanstandingnearby.ThesalesmanfromLondon.A.Nobody. B.Thetwogirls.C.Thebusdriver. D.Paul.PassageTwoA.Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.A.Itwasgettingdark.Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.A.Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.Heknewthepolicemanwouldn'tbelievehim.Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.Herealizedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThreeA.Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.Theexhaustionofenergyresources.Thedestructionofoilwells.Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.A.Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted.A.Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.Unit7SectionBPassageoneA.TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.TheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidjobs.Theywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofEnglish.Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.A.Professionals. B.Collegestudents.C.Beginners. D.Intermediatelearners.A.Coursesfordoctors. B.Coursesforbusinessmen.C.Coursesforreporters.D.Coursesforlawyers.A.Threegroupsoflearners.TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.EnglishforSpecificPurposes.FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpurposes.PassageTwoA.Toshowofftheirwealth.Tofeelgood.Toregaintheirmemory.Tobedifferentfromothers.A.Tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.Toplaygameswiththem.Tosendthemtothehospital.Tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.A.Theyneedcareandaffection.Theyarefondofround-the-worldtrips.Theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.Theyarelikelytocommitcrimes.PassageThreeA.Becauseitwastooheavy.Becauseitdidnotbendeasily.Becauseitdidnotshootfar.Becauseitsstringwasshort.A.Itwentoutofuse300yearsago.Itwasinventedaftertheshortbow.Itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.It'sstillinusetoday.A.Theyareaccurateandeasytopull.Theirshootingrangeis40yards.Theyareusuallyusedindoors.Theytook100yearstodevelop.Unit8SectionBPassageoneA.Hewasonceafriendoftheruler.Hewasataxcollector.Hewasagovernmentofficial.HewasonceaschoolteacherinIndia.A.Todeclarenewwaysofcollectingtax.Toentertainthosewhohadmadegreatcontributionstothegovernment.Tocollectmoneyfromthepersonsinvited.Torewardoutstandingtaxcollectors.A.Theytriedtocollectmoremoneythantheruleraskedfor.Theyweregivensomesliverandgoldcoinsbytheruler.Theywereexcusedfrompayingincometax.Theyenjoyedbeinginvitedtodinnerattheruler'spalace.PassageTwoA.Theylikedtraveling.Theywantedtofindabetterplacetolivein.Theyweredrivenoutoftheirhomes.Thereasonsareunknown.A.TheytrytoputupwithGypsies.TheyareenviousofGypsies.TheyareunfriendlytoGypsies.TheyadmirethemusicaltalentofGypsies.A.Specialschoolshavebeensetupforthem.Permanenthomeshavebeenbuiltforthem.Theyarenowtaughtintheirownlanguage.Theyarenowallowedtoattendlocalschools.PassageThreeA.Thecausesareobvious. B.Thecausesareverycomplicated.C.Thecausesarefamiliar. D.Thecausesarenotwellunderstood.A.Regulardrivertraining.Improvedhighwaydesign.Strictertrafficregulations.Betterpublictransportation.A.Highwaycrime. B.Poortrafficcontrol.C.Confusingroadsigns.D.Drivers5errors.A.Designingbettercars.Buildingmorehighways.Increasingpeople'sawarenessoftrafficproblems.Enhancingdrivers,senseofresponsibility.Unit10SectionBPassageOneA.Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.A.Thecruelmaster. B.Themaninthekitchen.C.Thepetbird. D.Thefourthchicken.A.Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.PassageTwoA.Theyarekeptinopenprisons.Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.A.Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.A.Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.PassagethreeA.Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.A.Twotofourmonths. B.Aboutthreeweeks.C.Atleasthalfayear. D.Twoyearsormore.A.Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.A.Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey5redoing.Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.Unit3SectionBPassageOne【短文大意】本文主要介紹了Sam在退休前接受了公司對(duì)他三十年工作的嘉獎(jiǎng) 塊金表，Sam非常激動(dòng)，回到家里卻招致妻子的不滿。H.【答案與詳解】Co詞義替換題，短文中的wheldadinnerinhishonorw與wgaveaspecialdinnerforhimw同義，意為“設(shè)宴款待他二.【答案與詳解】D。理解w叩t要與后文“Iamatalossforwords.”聯(lián)系。這里的wept不是傷心，而是表達(dá)出他難以言表的激動(dòng)心情。.【答案與詳解】Ao主旨題。文中的關(guān)鍵部分是"Sam'swife…critically;acheapgold-platedwatch",在Sam說自己不再工作時(shí)，其妻說"Neitherisyourwatch.（你的表也不走了。）”。由此推斷Sam的妻子認(rèn)為公司對(duì)為之服務(wù)三十年的Sam不公平。Passagetwo【短文大意】本文主要介紹了美國的私立學(xué)校和教會(huì)學(xué)校與公立學(xué)校相比學(xué)費(fèi)昂貴，但還是有很多家長為孩子選擇了私立學(xué)校，原因各不相同：私立學(xué)校的班型較小；教學(xué)質(zhì)量較高；不同的教學(xué)課程可以滿足某些學(xué)生的需求。14.【答案與詳解】Bo主旨題。短文開頭句"ReligiousandprivateschoolsreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxesintheUnitedStates.（在美國，教會(huì)學(xué)校和私立學(xué)校很少得到或得不到公共稅收的贊助）”說明了教會(huì)學(xué)校和私立學(xué)校收費(fèi)昂貴的原因。.【答案與詳解】Co細(xì)節(jié)題。短文結(jié)束句"Theyofferallkindsofprogramstomeettheneedsofcertainstudents.”（他們提供各種各樣的課程來滿足某些學(xué)生的需要。）成為人們送子女就讀私立學(xué)校的原因之一。.【答案與詳解】Ao細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)"ThereligiousschoolsinAmericaareusuallyrunbychurches.”推測教會(huì)學(xué)校由教會(huì)管理。Passagethree【短文大意】本文主要介紹了一位老婦人向一家商店提出合法索賠。因?yàn)樗龔倪@家商店出來后，被店家的一位經(jīng)理跟蹤至?xí)辏辉跁辏櫿叽拄數(shù)厮巡榱怂陌?，并告訴她有人看見她偷了一張圣誕卡，隨后老婦人被帶回商店監(jiān)管了二十分鐘，直至警察到來并對(duì)她搜身卻一無所獲。.（答案與詳解】D。短文的開頭句已點(diǎn)明主題"AnelderlywomanyesterdaymadealegalclaimagainstadepartmentstorebecauseithadwronglyaccusedherofstealingaChristmascard.（昨天，一位年邁的老婦人向一家商店提出合法索賠，因?yàn)檫@家商店誣告她，偷圣誕卡片。）”。.【答案與詳解】D。出處同17題。.［答案與詳解】B。短文后半部分句子給出了答案："Shewastakenbacktothestoreandshutinasmallroominfullviewofshoppersfor20minutesuntilthepolicearrived.（眾目睽睽之下她被帶回商店并被關(guān)進(jìn)一間小屋達(dá)二十分鐘，直至警察到來。）"..【答案與詳解】C。由短文最后可知"Herlawyersaidthedepartmentstoresentaninsincereapologyandtheyinsistedthatshemayhavebeenstealing.（她的律師說商店并不真誠地道了歉，但仍然堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為老婦人可能偷了東西。）“。SectionBPassageOneSamhadworked30yearsforthesamecompanyandnowhehadtoretire.Asasignof

gratitude,thecompanyheldadinnerinhishonor."Sam”,announcedhisboss,4<itismygreathonortopresentthisgifttoyouonbehalfofthecompany.^^Samwalkeddowntothefrontofthetableandacceptedthegiftwithpride.Itwasagoldwatchandonitwaswritten“TofaithfulSamfor30yearsofservice”.Samwept."Iamatalossforwords."AthomeSam'swifelookedatthegoldwatchcritically."Forthisyouworked30years?Acheapgold-platedwatch?”"It'sthethought,dear."answeredSam."ThemostimportantthingisthatI'mnotworkinganymore.^^Hiswifeheldthegoldwatchtoherearandsaid:"Neitherisyourwatch.^^Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdidthecompanydotohonorSam?HowdidSamfeelwhenhesawwhatwaswrittenonthewatch?Whatcanweinferfromthestory?PassageTwoReligiousandprivateschoolsreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxesintheUnitedStates.Asaresult,theyaremoreexpensivetoattend.ThereligiousschoolsinAmericaareusuallyrunbychurches.Thereforetheytendtobelessexpensivethanprivateschools.WhenthereisfreeeducationavailabletoallchildrenintheUnitedStates,whydopeoplespendmoneyonprivateschools?Americansofferagreatvarietyofreasonsfordoingso.Someparentssendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsbecausetheclassesthereareusuallysmaller.Intheiropinionthepublicschoolsintheirareaarenotofhighenoughqualitytomeettheirneeds.PrivateschoolsintheUnitedStatesrangewidelyinsizeandquality,andtheyofferallkindsofprogramstomeettheneedsofcertainstudents.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whyisitusuallyexpensivetoattendreligiousandprivateschools?Whatisoneofthereasonsforpeopletosendtheirchildrentoprivateschools?WhousuallyrunsreligiousschoolsintheUnitedStates?PassageThreeAnelderlywomanyesterdaymadealegalclaimagainstadepartmentstorebecauseithadwronglyaccusedherofstealingaChristmascard.MissDossWhite,72yearsold,isclaiming$3,000damagesfromthestoreforwrongfularrestandfalseimprisonment.MissWhitevisitedthestorewhiledoingChristmasshopping,butdidnotbuyanything.Shewasfollowedthroughthetownbyastoremanager.Hehadbeentoldthatacustomersawhertakeacardandputitinhershoppingbag.Hestoppedheratabookstoreasshewasreadingabook.MissWhitesaid,'Thisman,atotalstranger,suddenlygraspedmybagandaskedifhecouldlookinit."Shewastakenbacktothestoreandshutinasmallroominfullviewofshoppersfor20minutesuntilthepolicearrived.Atthepolicestationshewasbody-searchedandnothingwasfound.Herlawyersaidthatthedepartmentstoresentaninsincereapologyandtheyinsistedthatshemayhavebeenstealing.Thehearingcontinuestoday.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthestorytellusabouttheoldwoman?Whatwassaidtohavebeenstolen?

WhathappenedtoMissWhiteaftershewastakenbacktothestore?Whatwasnowtheattitudeofthedepartmentstoreinthislegalcase?Unit4PartIListeningComprehensionA.答案與詳解SectionBPassageOne【短文大意】本文主要介紹了Pepper在退休后，不愿悠閑地安度晚年而想從事一些工作。因此她參與了加利福尼亞大學(xué)的一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，在大學(xué)里開設(shè)了針對(duì)六十歲以上老年人的一門課程，她也從中了解到以前不熟悉的文化。這些老年人的參與，扭轉(zhuǎn)了人們對(duì)衰老的固有看法，使得年輕學(xué)生不再害怕衰老。.【答案與詳解】Co短文一開始就說明：她雖已退休，但不愿悠閑地安度晚年。A、B兩項(xiàng)不成立。她參加了一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，而不是研究出一個(gè)新英語項(xiàng)目，正確答案是C項(xiàng)。.【答案與詳解】Bo細(xì)節(jié)題。她教了二十年少數(shù)民族學(xué)生。.【答案與詳解】A。短文中提及成年人可以增加educationalresources,帶來許多有價(jià)值的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，而A項(xiàng)對(duì)后一作用進(jìn)行同義轉(zhuǎn)述。B項(xiàng)只是Ethbell個(gè)人的活動(dòng)，不是全面概括，C項(xiàng)與短文內(nèi)容相反，D項(xiàng)在短文中沒有提及。.【答案與詳解】D。關(guān)鍵詞題型。只要理解lesson（經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)），答案不易選錯(cuò)。Passagetwo【短文大意】本文主要介紹了聽古典鋼琴曲能提高數(shù)學(xué)成績。研究人員做了一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)，他們要求一組大學(xué)生在數(shù)學(xué)考試前聽十八世紀(jì)的鋼琴曲，結(jié)果學(xué)生的分?jǐn)?shù)提高了八、九個(gè)點(diǎn)。音樂似乎能刺激大腦神經(jīng)活動(dòng)，同樣也適用于解數(shù)學(xué)題這樣的大腦活動(dòng)。但是搖滾樂就沒有這一作用。.【答案與詳解】Co主旨題。短文開門見山，提出：考試前聽古典鋼琴曲，你也許會(huì)得較高分?jǐn)?shù)，并佐以例證。.【答案與詳解】Ao因果關(guān)系題。"Themusicseemstoexcitenerveactivitiesinthebrain;similartotheactivitythatoccurswhenapersonisfiguringoutamathproblem.（音樂似乎能刺激大腦神經(jīng)活動(dòng)，同樣也適用于解數(shù)學(xué)題這樣的大腦活動(dòng)）A項(xiàng)與題意相符。.【答案與詳解】Bo由“l(fā)astonly10or15minutes”（僅僅持續(xù)十或十五分鐘）可以推斷出：持續(xù)時(shí)間不長，即與B項(xiàng)相吻合。PassageThree【短文大意】本文主要介紹了日本即將測試一種新型汽車裝置。此裝置由電腦控制，可以通過汽車駕駛員佩戴的腕帶傳送的信號(hào)來判斷駕駛員是否喝醉、是否打瞌睡、是否生病、是否與其他車輛距離過近，并在危險(xiǎn)狀況下向駕駛員發(fā)出警告，警告無效則自動(dòng)停車。.【答案與詳解】C。短文首先演繹了裝置的作用，然后點(diǎn)明該裝置。“…andinthiswaypreventanaccident（這樣會(huì)預(yù)防交通事故的發(fā)生）”，這才是安裝電腦系統(tǒng)的目的。.【答案與詳解】Bo短文結(jié)束句"Thecomputerwillsoundthealarmwhenaproblemarises."（出現(xiàn)問題，電腦會(huì)拉響警報(bào)）是該答案的出處。.【答案與詳解】Do細(xì)節(jié)題。文中講wByanalyzingthepulserate（whichmeasurestheheartbeat）；（通過對(duì)可以測量心率的脈搏率的分析…）”，根據(jù)此句可以推斷答案為D項(xiàng)。Unit4SectionBPassageOneAfterretiringfrom30yearsofteaching,EthbellPeppercouldeasilyhavedecidedtositbackandrelaxandenjoyapeacefulretirement.ButthatkindoflifeisnotforEthbellPepper.justwantedtodosomethingdifferent.Ifyouaregoingtoparticipateinlife,doit.Don?tjustsitdownandlookoutthewindow."Shesays.At68,shedecidedtobecomeoneofthepioneerparticipantsinaprogramattheUniversityofCalifornia.Theprogramofferscampushousingandclassestopeopleoversixty.SheenrolledinaclasscalledHumanRelationshipsandDiverseSociety."ItaughtmyminoritystudentsinmyEnglishandDramaclassesinhighschoolfor20years.Butinthiscourse,IfoundoutalotaboutotherculturesthatIdidn'tknowthen.OneofthemostimportantlessonsthatI'mlearningistoperceive,nottojudge."Olderstudentscanaddtotheeducationalresourcesofuniversitybybringingwiththemalotofvaluableexperience.Theirpresenceoncampushelpsbreaksomelongbeliefsonaging.Youngstudentsmayhavefearsofgrowingolder.Butthatkindoffearcanbereducedastheyseethatolderpeoplecanbeactive,healthy,andcontinuetocontributetosociety.Theyoungerstudentscanbegintoseeagingasanaturalpartofliving.Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdidEthbelldowhenshewas68?HowlongdidEthbellteachminoritystudents?Whatdoelderlypeopledototheuniversity?What'sthemostimportantlessonEthbellislearning?PassageTwoDoyouhaveatoughmathtestcomingup?Thenlistentosomeclassicalpianomusicjustbeforethetest.Youmightendupwithahigherscore.ResearchersatauniversityinCaliforniaconductedanexperiment.Theyaskedagroupofcollegestudentstolistentosomepianomusicbyafamous18thcenturycomposerbeforetakingamathtest.Theyweresurprisedtofindthatthestudents5scoresjumped8to9points.Themusicseemstoexcitenerveactivitiesinthebrain,similartotheactivitythatoccurswhenapersonisfiguringoutamathproblem.However,thescientistswarnbeforeyougettooexcitedaboutapplyingthismethodtoyourmathtest,youshouldrememberthatthebrainexcitingeffectslastonly10or15minutes.Wouldrockmusicworkaswellasthepianomusicdid?No,thescientistssay.Infact,thelesscomplexmusicmighteveninterferewiththebrain'sreasoningability.Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?Whycanclassicalmusicplayapositiveroleinproblemsolving?Whatisoneofthefindingsoftheresearch?PassageThreeWhenasleepydriverhastroublewithkeepinghiseyesontheroadandgetstooclosetoanothercar,analarmsoundwillwarnthedriver.Ifnothingisdone,thecarwillautomaticallycometoastopandinthiswaypreventanaccident.ThisisanewdevicewhichwillsoonbetestedinanexperimentalcarinJapan.Thecomputerwarningsystemkeepstrackofadriver;sconditionbymonitoringhisheartbeatwithsignalstransmittedfromabandroundhiswrist.Thewristbandrecordsthedriver'spulsewhichmeasurestheheartbeat.Eachpulseinthewristsendsasignaltothecomputer.Byanalyzingthepulserate,thecomputercandeterminewhetheradriverisdrunk,sleepingorill.Devicesinotherpartsofthecarcanalsotellthecomputerifthecaristooclosetoanothervehicleorismovingdangerously.Thecomputerwillsoundthealarmwhenaproblemarises,andwillautomaticallystopthecarifthedriverignoresthewarning.Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whyisacomputersysteminstalledinanexperimentalcar?Whatdidthecomputersystemdofirstwhenaproblemarises?Whatisspecialaboutthenewcomputersystem?Unit5PartIListeningComprehensionA.答案與詳解SectionBPassageOne【短文大意】本文主要介紹了稅收和公共服務(wù)的關(guān)系。公共服務(wù)費(fèi)由稅收支付。如果市民不納稅，服務(wù)設(shè)施就會(huì)癱瘓。每個(gè)政府的主要職責(zé)就是保護(hù)市民及其財(cái)產(chǎn)。為了幫助政府支付這筆費(fèi)用，幾年前，政府還要賣地集資。最后，作者發(fā)出號(hào)召：必須人人納稅，支付公共服務(wù)費(fèi)，才能使我們的生活更舒適，從而保護(hù)我們的土地資源。.【答案與詳解】Do信息明示。由aThechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsandproperty.（每個(gè)政府的主要職責(zé)就是夜護(hù)市民及其財(cái)產(chǎn)。）”可知D項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】A。信息明示。由aYearsago,thegovernmentmademoneyfromthesaleofpubliclands.（幾年前，政府通過出售公用土地來集資。）”可知A項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】C。主旨題。通過全文的論述：公共服務(wù)費(fèi)由稅收支付。如果市民不納稅，服務(wù)設(shè)施就會(huì)癱瘓。每個(gè)政府的主要職責(zé)就是保護(hù)市民及其財(cái)產(chǎn)。為了幫助政府支付這筆費(fèi)用，幾年前，政府還要賣地集資。由此可知：稅收和公共服務(wù)的關(guān)系是密不可分的。這就是本文的主旨。所以C項(xiàng)正確。Passagetwo【短文大意】本文主要介紹了作者的工作經(jīng)歷：最初，作者想當(dāng)一名飛行員，由于視力不好而放棄了上大學(xué)，本想從事物理研究，卻由于父親去世再次放棄。為了謀生而找了一份工作，由于與新的經(jīng)理關(guān)系不好而辭職。而后，作者在一家旅游公司工作了兩年，由于結(jié)婚生子，進(jìn)而在一家夜校當(dāng)英語老師。后來，辭去了旅游公司的工作，當(dāng)了一名全職教師。了年后，成為這家夜校的校董。.【答案與詳解】B。信息明示。由“Iwantedtostaythereanddoresearchbutmyfatherdiedaboutthattime.SoIhadbettergetajobandearnmyliving.（我想呆在那里搞研究，但父親去世我只好找份工作謀生）”可知B項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】Do詞義替換題。"Theyappointedanewmanagingdirector,Ididn'tgetonwithhim,soIresigned.（他們?nèi)蚊艘晃恍驴偨?jīng)理，我與他關(guān)系欠佳，所以我辭職了。）”，其中g(shù)eton與D項(xiàng)中的happy（相處得好）表達(dá)相同的意義。所以D項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】Ao信息明示。由"I'vealwayslikedSpain,soItookit."（因?yàn)槲液芟矚g西班牙，所以接受了蘆份工作。）可知A項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】C。信息明示。由"Iwasn'tearningenoughtosupportthefamily,so...（因?yàn)槲覓甑腻X不能維持一家之用，所以才兼職做英語教師。）”可知C項(xiàng)正確。Passagethree【短文大意】本文主要介紹了哥倫布兩次橫渡大西洋。第一次從美洲帶回了玉米，第二次從美洲帶回了巧克力豆。這些新生事物均受到歡迎。哥倫布的兩次航海促進(jìn)了歐洲的農(nóng)業(yè)和飲食業(yè)的發(fā)展。.【答案與詳解】Ao綜合判斷題?！癟heygrewitoncoldmountainsidesandintropicalforests.（人們?cè)诤涞纳狡潞蜔釒址N植玉米。）”說明什么樣的條件，它都能適應(yīng)，即存活。所以，uTodayitfeedsmillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.數(shù)百萬人口以玉米為生。）二所以A項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】Bo信息明示。由"Onhissecondtrip,Columbusbroughtbackafewchocolatebeans.（第二次旅行時(shí)，哥倫布帶回了一些巧克力豆。）”可知B項(xiàng)正確。.【答案與詳解】Do綜合判斷題。第一次旅行，哥倫布帶回了玉米；第二次旅行帶回了巧克力豆，這些新生事物均受到歡迎。"ThankstoAmericancultures,manypeopleareabletoenjoyalotoftastyfood.（多虧了美洲的種植業(yè)，許多人能品嘗到美味可口的食品。）"，所以D項(xiàng)正確。Unit5SectionBPassageOneWeuseallsortsofserviceswithoutthinkingabouthowwegetthem,butsuchservicescostmoney.Wepayforthemthroughtaxes.Whatwouldhappenifeveryoneinthecitystoppedpayingtaxes?Thewatersupplywouldstop;thestreetmightnotgetcleaned;therewouldbenopoliceforcetoprotectpeopleandproperty.Thechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsandproperty.Morethanthreefourthsofthemoneyspentbyourgovernmentisusedforthispurpose.Thenextlargestamountofpublicmoneygoestoteachandtrainourcitizens.Billionsofdollarseachyeararespentonschoolsandlibraries.Publicmoneyisusedtopaytheteachersandotherpublicofficials.Yearsago,thegovernmentmademoneyfromthesaleofpubliclands,butmostofbestpubliclandshasnowbeensold.Themoneyraisedwasusedtohelppaythecostofgovernment.Therearestillsomepubliclandsthatcontainoil,coal,gasandothernaturalproducts.Theycouldbesold,butwewanttosavethemforfutureyears.Soweallmustpayoursharefortheservicesthatmakeourlivescomfortable.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.What'sthechiefdutyofeverygovernment?Howdidthegovernmentraisemoneyinthepast?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?PassageTwoWhenIwasatschool,myambitionwastobeapilotintheAirForce.Butmyeyesightwasn'tgoodenough,soIhadtogiveupthatidea.Iwenttouniversityandstudiedphysics.Iwantedtostayonthereanddoresearch,butmyfatherdiedaboutthattime,soIthoughtIhadbettergetajobandearnmyliving.Istartedworkinginanengineeringfirm,Iexpectedtostayinthatjobforalongtime,butthentheyappointedanewmanagingdirector.Ididn'tgetonwithhim,soIresignedandappliedforajobwithanotherengineeringcompany.Iwouldcertainlyhaveacceptedthejobiftheyhadofferedittome.Butonmywaytotheinterview,Imetafriendwhowasworkingforatravelagency.HeofferedmeajobinSpainandI'dalwayslikedSpain,soItookit.IworkedinthetravelagencyfortwoyearsandthentheywantedtosendmetoSouthAmerica,butIhadjustgotmarried,soIdecidedtostayhere.ThenwehadababyandIwasn'tearningenoughtosupportthefamily.SoIstartedgivingEnglishlessonsataschoolintheevenings.IlikedEnglishteachingmorethanworkingforthetravelagency.Andthentheowneroftheschoolofferedmeafull-timejobasateacher,soIresignedfromtheagency.Twoyearslater,theowneroftheschoolwantedtoretire,soheaskedmetotakeoverasthedirectorandhereIam.Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whydidthemangiveupstudyingphysics?Whydidthemanresignfromtheengineeringfirm?Whydidthemantakethejobatthetravelagency?WhydidthemanstarttoteachEnglishparttime?PassageThreeColumbussailedfromSpaininSeptember1492,lookingforgold.NativeAmericansgreetedhim,offeringgiftsofcorn.Columbusfoundlittlegoldonthattrip,buthecollectedmanyplantsincludingcorntobringbacktoSpain.Columbusdidn'tknowit,butthecornwasmuchmorevaluablethangold.FarmersfromEuropetoAsiaaccepteditimmediately.Theygrewitoncoldmountainsidesandintropicalforests.Todayitfeedsmillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.Onhissecondtrip,Columbusbroughtbackabagofchocolatebeanstomakechocolate.EuropeansandAsianslovedthisnewdrink,andsoontheywerepayingagreatdealofmoneyforthebeans.ChocolatebeansbecamesovaluableinCentralAmericathattheywereusedascashfortwohundredyears.Tomatoesandpotatoestooksometimetobecomepopular.Eventually,however,theybecamethebasisofalotofpopularfoods.It'shardtoimaginelifewithoutfriedpotatoesandchocolate.ThankstonativeAmericancultures,manypeopleareabletoenjoylotsoftastyfood.Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whyiscomfeedingmillionsofpeopletoday?WhatdidColumbusbringbackonhissecondtrip?WhatwastheresultofColumbus'stwotripstoAmerica?Unit6PartIListeningComprehensionA.答案與詳解SectionBPassageOne【短文大意】本文主要介紹了銷售員Paul為了避免超市外的一輛跑車滾下山坡而傷害車內(nèi)的兩個(gè)女孩，做好事去阻止跑車下滑。而在另一名男子踩住剎車，成功阻止跑車下滑后，Paul卻意外發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的車正慢慢地滑下山坡，由于速度太快他沒法阻止。Paul的車與山下的一輛公汽相撞，受到嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞而不得不送進(jìn)修車場。更為糟糕的是Paul根本不知道跑車主人的名字，跑車主人根本不知道發(fā)生什么事情，開車揚(yáng)長而去。.【答案與詳解】Co詞義推斷題。根據(jù)"ItwasatthispointthatPaulnot