大學(xué)英語專業(yè)八級模擬試卷

大學(xué)英語專業(yè)八級模擬試卷

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCE

ONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskon

ANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Make

surewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayuse

theblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youw川begivenTHREE

minutestocheckyourwork.

TeachingMethodsforEffectiveCommunication

I.Introduction:someteachingapproacheshelpfultoclassroom

communication

一well-organizedideasanda(n)1

一writingontheboardtechnicaltermsor2

一writingdownwordsaboutwhichtheteacherisunsure

II.3ofcommunication

A.Correctingmany4

B.Findingoutwheretheproblemslie:5orlanguageproblems

III.Adviceforteachers

A.Properteaching6:

一statethepoint->makethepointfsummarizethepoint—notifystudents

before7

B.Waystoguaranteestudents'comprehension

一encouragingstudentsto8

一asking9ofstudents

一expressingoneideain10

C.11betweenstudentsandteachers

—promptingstudentstohelpwithclassroomcommunication

e.g.anIranianteachermakinghisstudentsateaseintheclassby12and

encouragingtheirquestions

D.13ofprovidingcomfortableatmosphere

—studentspayinglessattentiontotheteacher's14

一studentsbeingmorevoluntaryto15theteacher

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearTWOinterviews.Attheendofeachinterview,five

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeinterviewsandthequestions

willbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.

Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthe

bestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

16>A.BecauseitisahouseholdnameinHongKong.

B.Becausesomebignamesareincludedinitslistofartists.

C.Becauseithas800,000artistmembersworldwide.

D.Becauseitcoversmanyartforms.

17>A.Awebsite.B.Ateamofvolunteers.

C.Aband.D.Aneighborhood.

18>A.Artistspublicizetheirphotoalbums.

B.Artistscommunicatewithotherartists.

C.Fansfindoutwheretheartistsare.

D.Fanshelpincreasethepopularityofcertainartists.

19>A.TheywereinspiredbythemovieTheHeavenlyKings.

B.TheyweretouchedbytheexperienceofaboybandinHongKong.

C.TheyrealizedthecommonstraitsformostartistsinHongKong.

D.Theydecidedtoaddresstheissuesfacingartistseverywhere.

20、A.InJanuary2006.B.InJanuary2007.C.InApril2006.D.InApril2007.

21、A.Threemonths.

B.Almostayear.

C.Haifayear.

D.Threeyears.

22>A.I'mhappy.

B.Ifeltsadanddepressed.

C.Ienjoyedmylife.

D.Onlyyesorno.

23、A.54seconds.

B.45seconds.

C.40.5seconds.

D.14.5seconds.

24>A.Itisanarchitecturalphrase.

B.Itisanancientphrase.

C.Itisanaccidentalphrase.

D.Itisanarchaicphrase.

25>A.Almostnoneofthesepeoplearedirectlyaffectedbythehurricane.

B.It'ssurprisingthatpeoplewouldreactstronglytoKatrina.

C.Theirhappinessdippeddownforamonthortwo.

D.Theirhappinessdidn'tcomebacktonormal.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiple

choicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggested

answersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerand

markyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

In2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefreneticcrowdsanddotheir

holidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgained

bymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturning

thosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisis

makingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Ordopeopleshopmore

impulsively一andthereforemakebaddecisions一whenonline?Bothargumentsare

plausible.However;thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelook

but,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeof

thefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithan

objectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwitha

localbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonline

andofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybook

intwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Whenevera

customerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertothe

shelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththe

purchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,

removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbefore

placingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13

endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.

Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinour

hand.That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersand

friendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholding

itmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseeven

more.

ArecentstudyconductedbyBangorUniversitytogetherwiththeUnited

Kingdom'sRoyalMailservicealsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenit

cametosnailmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformed

whendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.FMRIs

（功能性磁共振成像）showedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcentreof

thebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthat

oncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.

Inotherwords,wesimplyfeelmorecommittedtopossessandthusbuyanitem

whenwe'vefirsttouchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartofthe

equationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowe

givelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourown

digitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,is

thatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingreal

satisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.

PASSAGETWO

MyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheart,about

whetherheovervaluesIQwhileIleanmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebate

aboutpeople—canyoubefriendswithareallysmartjerk（'怪物）？——butthere's

corollarytoanimalsaswell.I'dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperand

thenreadittomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyaland

innocentheart.There'salreadyenoughthinkinggoingoninourhouse,andwe

probablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads.Whereweneedsomerolemodelingis

ininstinct,andthat'swhereadogisarovingrevelation.

Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter'srespectful

butunyieldingdeterminationtogetonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.I

oftenfeltshewastrainingme:fromagesof6to9,shegentlyschooledmeinvarious

breedsandtheirpersonalities,whisperedtothedogsweencounteredsotheywould

charmandpersuademe,demonstratedbyherself-disciplinethatshewasreadyfor

theresponsibility.AndthuscameourdogTwist,whomIsometimesmistakefora

thirddaughter.

AtfirstIthoughtthechallengewouldbetotrainhertosit,toheel,towalk

calmlybesideusandnotgowildlychasingtheneighbourhoodrabbits.ButIsoon

discoveredhowmuchmorewehadtolearnfromherthanshefromus.

Ifitistrue,forexample,thatthesecrettoachild'ssuccessislessraregenius

thanrawpersistence,Twist'sabilitytostayontaskisamodelforusall,especiallyif

thetaskistryingtocapturethesunbeamthatflicksaroundthelivingroomasthe

windblowsthroughthebranchesoutside.Sheneversucceeds,andshenevergives

up.Thisincludeswhensherunssquareintowalls.

Thenthereisherunfailingpatience,whichbreaksdownonlywhenshe

sensesthatdinnertimewas15minutesagoandwehavesomehowfailedtonotice.

Eventhensheismoreeagerthanindignant,andherrefusaltowhineshowsa

restraintofwhichI'mnotalwayscapablewhenhungry.

ButthelessonIvaluemostistheoneinforgiveness,andTwistfirstoffered

thiswhenshewasstillveryyoung.Whenshewasabout7monthsold,wetookher

tothevettobespayed（切除卵巢）.Weturnedherovertoastranger,who

proceededtoperformaprocedurethatwasprobablynotpleasant.Butwhenthevet

returnedhertous,limpandtender,therewasnorecrimination（反責(zé)），noHow

couldyoudothattome?Itwasasthoughshealreadyknewthatwewouldnot

intentionallycauseherpain,andwhileshedidnotunderstand,sheforgaveand

curledupwithherheadonmydaughter'slap.

Isupposewecouldhaveconcludedthatshewasjustblindlyloyalanddocile.

Buteventuallyweknewbetter.Sheisentirelycapableofdisobedience,asshehas

provedmanytimes.Shewillignoreuswhentherearemoreinterestingthingstolook

at,rebukeuswhenwearecareless,barkintothetwilightwhenshehasurgent

messagestosend.Butherpatiencewithourfailingsandficklenessandher

willingnesstogiveusasecondchanceareadailylessoningratitude.

Myfriendswhogrewupwithdogstellmehowwhentheywereteenagers

andtrustednooneintheworld,theycouldtelltheirdogalltheirsecrets.Itwasthe

onefriendwhowouldnotgossiporbetray,couldprovideinthemiddleofthenight

thesoft,unbegrudgingcomfortandpeacethatadolescenceconspirestodisrupt.An

agethatisallaboutgrowthandriskneedssomeanchorsandweights,amodelof

steadfastnesswhenallelseisinflux.SometimesIthinkTwist'sdevotionkeepsmy

girlsonabenevolentleash,onethathangsquietlyattheirsideastheytrotalongbut

occasionallyyanksthembacktosafetyandsolidground.

We'veweighedsomanydecisionssocarefullyinraisingourdaughters一what

schooltosendthemtoandwhatchurchtoattend,whentogivethemcellphones

andwithwhatprecautions.Butwhenitcomestowhatreallyshapestheircharacter

andbindsourfamily,Ineverwouldhavethoughtwewouldowesomuchtoits

smallestmember.

PASSAGETHREE

MostWestAfricanlorriesarenotinwhatonewouldcallthefirstflushof

youth,andIhadlearntbybitterexperiencenottoexpectanythingverymuchof

them.Butthelorrythatarrivedtotakemeuptothemountainswasworsethan

anythingIhadseenbefore:ittotteredonthebordersofseniledecay.Itstoodthere

onbuckledwheels,wheezingandgaspingwithexhaustionfromhavingtoclimbup

thegentleslopetothecamp,andIconsignedmyselfandmyloadstoitwithsome

fear.Thedriver,whowasacheerfulfellow,pointedoutthathewouldrequiremy

assistanceintwoverynecessaryoperations:first,Ihadtokeepthehandbrake

presseddownwhentravellingdownhill,forunlessitwasheldthusalmostlevelwith

theflooritsullenlyrefusedtofunction.Secondly,Ihadtokeepasterneyeonthe

clutch,awillfulpieceofmechanismthatseizedeverychancetoleapoutofitssocket

withanoiselikeastranglingleopard.AsitwasobviousthatnotevenaWestAfrican

lorry-drivercouldbesuccessfulindrivingwhilecrouchedunderthedashboard,Ihad

totakeovercontrolofthoseinstrumentsifIvaluedmylife.So,whileIduckedat

intervalstoputonthebrake,amidtherichsmellofburningrubber,ournoblelorry

jerkeditswaytowardsthemountainsatasteadytwentymilesperhour;sometimes,

whenadownwardslopefavouredit,itthrewcautiontothewindsandcareered（猛

沖）alonginarecklessfashionattwenty-five.

Forthefirstthirtymilestheredearthroadwounditswaythroughthe

lowlandforest,thegianttreesstandinginsolidranksalongsideandtheirbranches

entwined（盤繞）inanarchwayofleavesaboveus.Slowlyandalmostimperceptibly

theroadstartedtoclimbupwards,loopingitswayinlanguidcurvesroundthe

forestedhills.Inthebackofthelorrytheboyslifteduptheirvoicesinsong:

Homeagain,homeagain,

WhenshallIseemahome?

Thedriverhummedtherefrain（副歌）softlytohimselfglancingatmetosee

ifIwouldobject.TohissurpriseIjoinedinandsowhilethelorryrolledonwards,the

boysinthebackmaintainedthechoruswhilethedriverandIharmonizedandsang

complicatedbits.

Breaksintheforestbecamemorefrequentthehigherweclimbed,and

presentlyanewtypeofundergrowthbegantoappear:massivetree-fernsstanding

attheroadsideontheirthick,squat,hairytrunks.Thesefernsweretheguardiansof

anewworld,forsuddenly,asthoughthehillshadshruggedthemselvesfreeofcloak,

theforestdisappeared.Itlaybehindusinthevalley,whileaboveusthehillsiderose

majestically,coveredinacoatofwaist-highgrass.Thelorrycrepthigherandhigher;

theenginegaspingandshudderingwiththisunaccustomedactivity.Ibegantothink

thatweshouldhavetopushthewretchedthingupthelasttwoorthreehundred

feet,buttoeveryone'ssurprisewemadeit,andthelorrycreptontothebrowofthe

hill,tremblingwithfatigue,spoutingsteamfromitsradiatorlikeadyingwhale.We

crawledtoastandstillandthedriverswitchedofftheengine.

"Wemustwaitsmall-time,enginegethot,"heexplained,pointingtothe

forequartersofthelorry,whichwerebynowcompletelyinvisibleunderacloudof

steam.ThankfullyIdescendedfromthered-hotinsideofthecabandstrolleddown

towheretheroaddippedintothenextvalley.FromthisvantagepointIcouldseethe

countrywehadtravelledthroughandthecountryweweretoenter.

PASSAGEFOUR

Haveyouevernoticedacertainsimilarityinpublicparksandbackgardensin

thecitiesoftheWest?Aubiquitouswoodlandmixoflawngrassesandtreeshas

founditswaythroughoutEuropeandtheUnitedStates,andit'snowspreadtoother

citiesaroundtheworld.AsecologistPeterGroffmanhasnoted,it'sincreasingly

difficulttotellonesuburbapartfromanother;evenwhenthey'relocatedinvastly

differentclimatessuchasPhoenix,Arizona,orBostoninthemuchchilliernorth-east

oftheUS.AndwhydoparksinNewZealandoftenfeaturethesamespeciesoftrees

thatgrowontheothersideoftheworldintheUK?

InspiredbytheEnglishandNewEnglandcountrysides,earlylandscape

architectsofthe19thcenturycreatedanaestheticforurbanpublicandprivateopen

spacethatpersiststothisday.Butinthe21stcentury,urbangreenspaceistasked

withdoingfarmorethansimplyprovidingaestheticappeal.Fromnaturalsystemsto

dealwithsurfacewaterrun-offandpollutiontogreencorridorstoincreasinginterest

inurbanfoodproduction,theurbanparksofthefuturewillbedesignedand

engineeredforfunctionalityaswellasforbeauty.

Imaginetravellingamongthecitiesofthemid-21stcenturyandfindinga

uniquesetofurbanlandscapesthatcapturelocalbeauty,naturalandculturalhistory,

andtheenvironmentalcontext.Theyaretunedtotheirlocality,anddiversewithinas

wellasacrosscities.Therearepatchesthatprovideshadeandcooling,placesoflocal

foodproduction,andcorridorsthatconnectbothresidentsandwildlifetothe

surroundingnativeenvironment.Theirfunctionsaremeasuredandmonitoredto

meettheuniqueneedsofeachcityforfoodproduction,wateruse,nutrientrecycling,

andhabitat.Notwogreenspacesarequitethesame.

Plannersarealreadystartingtoworktowardsthisvision.Andifthis

movementhasabuzzworditis"hyperfunctionality"——designswhichprovidemultiple

usesinaconfinedspace.Atthemoment,urbanlandscapesarehighlymanagedand

limitedintheirspatialextent.Eventhe"green"citiesofthefuturewillcontain

extensiveareasofbuildings,roads,railways,andotherbuiltstructures.Thesefuture

citiesarelikelytocontainahigherproportionofgreencoverthanthecitiesoftoday,

withanincreasingfocusonplantingonroofs,verticalwalls,surfaceslikecarparks.

Butbuiltenvironmentswillstillbeever-presentindensemegacities.Wecangreatly

enhancetheutilityofgreenspacethroughdesignsthatprovidearangeofdifferent

usesinaconfinedspace.Ahyperfunctionalplanting,forexample,mightbedesigned

toprovidefood,shade,wildlifehabitat,andpollutionremovalallinthesamegarden

withtherightchoiceofplantsandmanagementpractices.

Whatthismeansisthatwehavetomaximizethebenefitsandusesofurban

parks,whileminimizingthecostsofbuildingandmaintainingthem.Currently,green

spaceandstreetplantingsarerelativelysimilarthroughouttheWesternworld,

regardlessofdifferencesinlocalclimate,geography,andnaturalhistory.Evendesert

citiesfeaturethesamesizablestreettreesandwell-wateredandwell-fertilizedlawns

thatyoumightseeinmoretemperateclimes.Themovementtoreducethe

resourcesandwaterrequirementsofsuchurbanlandscapesinthesearidareasis

called"xeriscaping"一aconceptthathasso-farreceivedmixedresponsesintermsof

publicacceptance.ScottYabikuandcolleaguesattheCentralArizonaPhoenixproject

showedthatnewcomerstothedesertembracexeriscapingmorethanlong-time

residents,whoaremorelikelytopreferthewell-wateredaesthetic.Inpart,thismay

bebecausexeriscapingisjustifiedmorebyreducinglandscapingcosts——inthiscase

watercosts—thanbyprovidingdesiredbenefitslikerecreation,pollutionmitigation,

andculturalvalue.Fromthisperspective,xeriscapingcanseemmorelikea

compromisethananasset.

Butthereareotherwaystomakeourparksandnaturalspacesdomore.Nan

Ellin,oftheEcologicalPlanningCenterintheUS,advocatesanasset-basedapproach

tourbanism.Insteadofenvisioningcitiesintermsofwhattheycan'thave,ecological

plannersarebeginningtoframethediscussionoffuturecitiesintermsofwhatthey

dohave——theirnaturalandculturalassets.InUtah'sSaltLakeCity,insteadof

couchingenvironmentalplanningasanissueofresourcescarcity,thefutureparkis

describedas"mountainurbanism"andthestrongassociationoflocalresidentswith

thenaturalenvironmentofthemountainrangesneartheirhome.Fromthisstarting

point,thelocalclimate,vegetation,patternsofrainandsnowfall,andmountain

topographyarealldeemednaturalassetsthatcreateanewperspectivewhenit

comestocreatingurbangreenspace.InCairns,Australia,thelocalmasterplan

embraces"tropicalurbanism"thatconveysasenseofplacethroughlandscaping

features,whilealsoprovidingimportantfunctionssuchasshadingandcoolinginthis

tropicalclimate.

Thegloballyhomogenizedlandscapeaesthetic——whichseesparksfrom

BostontoBrisbanelookingworryinglysimilar―w川diminishinimportanceasfuture

urbangreenspacewillbemorereceptivetolocalvaluesandculturalperceptionsof

beauty.Thiswillleadtoafargreaterdiversityofurbanlandscapedesignsthanare

apparenttoday.Already,weareseeingnewpurposesforurbanlandscapingthatare

transformingthe20thcenturywoodlandparkintobioswales—plantingsdesignedto

filterstormwater一greenroofs,wildlifecorridors,andurbanfoodgardens.However,

untilrecentlywehavebeenlackingthedatasetsandscience-basedspecificationsfor

designsthatworktoserveallofthesepurposesatonce.

InNewYorkCity,ThomasWhitlowofCornellUniversitysendshisstudents

throughtree-linedstreetswithportable,backpack-mountedairqualitymonitors.At

homeinhislaboratory,heplacestreebranchesinwindtunnelstomeasurepollution

depositionontoleaves.Itturnsoutthatcurrently,manystreettreeplantingsare

ineffectiveatremovingairpollutants,andinsteadmaytrappollutantsnearthe

ground.Ratherthanrelyingonassumptionsabouttheroleofurbanvegetationin

improvingtheenvironmentandhealth,futurelandscapingdesignswillbe

engineeredbasedonempiricaldataandstateoftheartofsimulations.

Newdatasetsontheperformanceofurbanlandscapesarechangingourview

ofwhatfutureurbanparkswilllooklikeandwhatitwilldo.Withprecise

measurementsofpollutantuptake,wateruse,plantgrowthrates,andgreenhouse

gasemissions,wearebetterabletodesignlandscapesthatrequirelessintensive

managementandarelesscostly,whileprovidingmoresocialandenvironmental

uses.

26>Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthe

followingreasonsEXCEPTthat.(PASSAGEONE.

A.theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchaseB.theyeventually

findthepurchasetooexpensive

C.theychangetheirmindoutofuncertaintyD.theyregretmaking

thepurchasewithoutforethought

27>WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyal

MailService?(PASSAGEONE.

A.Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.B.Toprovidefurther

evidenceforhisownobservation.

C.Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions.D.Todescribe

emotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.

28>Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?(PASSAGEONE.

A.Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.

B.Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.

C.Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.

D.Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.

29>Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat.(PASSAGETWO)

A.apersoncaneitherhaveahighIQoralowEQB.herprofessorbrother

carestoomuchaboutIQ

C.weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone'sheartD.sheprefersdogsthat

arecleverandloyal

30、Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist'scharacteristics

EXCEPT.(PASSAGETWO)

A.resignationB.patienceC.forgivenessD.

tenacity

31、ThatTwist'sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat

.(PASSAGETWO)

A.TwistiscapableoflookingafterthegirlsB.Twistandthegirlshave

becomefriends

C.TwistknowshowtofollowthegirlsD.Twist'sloyaltyhelpsthe

girlsgrowup

32、Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?(PASSAGETWO)

A.Difficultiesinraisingherchildren.B.Worriesaboutwhattobuy

forkids.

C.GratitudetoTwistforherrole.D.Concernsaboutschooling

andreligion.

33、Whichofthefollowingwordsinthefirstparagraphisused

literally?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Flush.B.Borders.C.Operations.D.

Gasping.

34>Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorregardstheinadequacies

ofthelorryas.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.inevitableandamusingB.dangerousandfrightening

C.novelandunexpectedD.welcomeandinteresting

35、Allthefollowingwordsinthelastbutoneparagraphdescribethelorryasa

humanEXCEPT.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.tremblingB.spoutingC.shudderingD.crept

36、Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.AjourneythatscaredmeB.Ajourneytoremember

C.ThewildWestAfricanlorryD.AcomicjourneyinWest

Africa

37、ThefollowingareallfeaturesoffutureurbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat

.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.eachcityhasitsdistinctstyleofurbangreenspace

B.urbanlandscapewillfocusmoreonculturalhistory

C.urbangreenspacewillbedesignedtoservemanyuses

D.moregreencoverwillbeseenoncityroofsandwalls

38、Accordingtothepassage,ifplannersadoptanasset-basedapproach,they

willprobably.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.incorporatethearea'snaturalandculturalheritageintotheirdesign

B.makecarefulestimationofthearea'snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning

C.combinenaturalresourcesandpracticalfunctionsintheirdesign

D.envisionmorepurposesforurbanlandscapingintheirdesign

39>Accordingtothepassage,futurelandscapingdesignswillrelymoreon

.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.humanassumptionsB.fieldwork

C.scientificestimationD.laboratorywork

40、SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareeightshort-answerquestionsbasedonthepassages

inSECTIONA.AnswereachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespace

providedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?(PASSAGEONE.

41>Accordingtothecontext,whatdoestheword"square"mean?(PASSAGE

TWO)

42>Whatcanwelearnfromtheconditionofthelorryfrom"ittotteredon

thebordersofseniledecay"?(PASSAGETHREE.

43>Howdidtheauthorhelpthelorrydriverontheway?(PASSAGETHREE.

44>Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhelpingthelorrydriver?(PASSAGETHREE.

45>Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesurbangreenspacelooksimilar

throughouttheWest?(PASSAGEFOUR)

46>Whyaresomelocalresidentsopposedto"xeriscaping"?(PASSAGEFOUR)

47WhatdidThoma