some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
16. A) In green forests. C) In the Pacific Ocean. B) In dry deserts. D) In the North, Pole region.
17, A) Snakes like to stay in the sun. C) Snakes are used to extra-hot weather. B) Snake like warmth. D) Snakes are good swimmers. 18. A) They are very intelligent. C) They are more intelligent. B) They are the most intelligent. D) They are less intelligent. Passage Two
19. A) He was doing shopping. C) He was making a phone call. B) He was watching a film. D) He was talking to a policeman. 20.A) Her attractive clothing. C) Her unusual height.
B) Her beautiful figure. D) Her fashionable handbag.
21. A) He was arrested by the police. C) He had taken the woman's bag by mistake. B) He was acting in a film. D) He was only making a joke. Passage Three
22. A) 6 million dollars. B) 25 million dollars. C) 6, 000 dollars. D) 400 million dollars. A) An engine room. B) A big kitchen. C) A great theatre. D) A high building. 24. A) the plane is safe even if two of its engines fail. B) There are three engines on each of the giant jet plane. C) There is an extra engine on each of the giant jet plane. D) The engines never fail on the giant jet plane. 25. A) Two mechanical pilots will do the job. B) The giant jet will crash.
C) The giant jet will be forced to land.
D) The engines of the giant jet will stop working.
答案详解 Section A
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Last night,eight million people in 16 U.S. states were under a flood warning.
It was what remained of a heavy storm system that struck in late December,stretching from New Mexico to Michigan and going its way east.
It brought several powerful tornadoes to Texas,destroying homes and buildings near Dallas. Hailstorms, snowstorms,hundreds of flight cancellations hit the central part of the country and dozens of people died in the severe conditions brought by the system.
For some, the worst of it came well after the storm hit,as flood waters flowed in the rivers,they covered their banks and spilled through communities.
The Mississippi flooded parts of Illinois and its swollen water slowly spread out along the Mississippi southern part.
It’s not expected to reach its highest point in Memphis,Tennessee, until January 9th. 1.What’s the news report mainly about? 【C】【详解】新闻开门见山提出主旨:美国16个州正面临洪水危机(under a flood warning)，接着介绍暴风雨引发的一系列美国洪灾。因此新闻主旨就是“美国正面临洪灾危机”。。C正确。A。“美国洪灾的影响”。只在新闻结尾提到，是部分内容，并非主旨。B。“一次严重暴风雨袭击美国”。虽然有在新闻中提到，但这只是说明美国洪灾的起因，而不是主要内容。D错在Tornadoes，新闻说的是洪灾(flood)，而非卷风。
2.What do we learn about the storm system from the news report?
【D】【详解】新闻中提到，数十人死于这场暴雨带来的恶劣条件中(dozens of people died)，故D正确。A。“起于十二月初”。与新闻说的。“十二月末”。(late December)不符。B。“终止于密歇根州”，新闻是说该暴雨从新墨西哥到密歇根再一路向东(stretching from New Mexico to Michigan and going its way east)，所以并非在密歇根州结束。C错在Memphis，新闻提到暴雨带来的龙卷风催毁建筑是在达拉斯(Dallas)附近，而不是孟菲斯(Memphis)附近。
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
We’re starting today with a report on a major earthquake that struck Southern Asia yesterday.Its center,the point directly above the quake,was in northeastern Afghanistan.The force was felt in neighboring Pakistan and Tajikistan,as well as two countries over in India.Its level was 7.5,capable of huge damage.
But geologists say because its center was so deep,more than 130 miles below the surface,its effects were limited.Still, Afghan officials say more than 4,000 houses were severely damaged or destroyed and more than 200 people, mostly in Pakistan,were confirmed dead when we produced this show.
The quake hit a rural mountainous area.Some affected villages are hard for rescuers to reach.They also don’t have good basic constructions like solid bridges or reliable communications systems.So, that’s another challenge.
3.Why was the effect of the earthquake limited?
【B】【详解】新闻引述地质学家的话指出，由于震中很深，在离地表130英里处(so deep,more than 130 miles below the surface)，所以影响很有限，故B正确。新闻中提到，地震等级是7.6，足以造成巨大的破坏，故A”等级不够大”。错误。C。“地震发生在乡村山区”。符合新闻末尾提到的内容，但这并不是地震破坏力有限的原因。D。“地震发生地区的建筑物很坚固”。与新闻末提到的内容(当地没有坚固的桥梁和可靠的通信系统)相反。 4.What was the consequence of the earthquake? 【B】【详解】新闻中提到地震造成的一系列后果，其中包括。”超过200人被确认死亡\than 200 people... were confirmed dead).B与此完全一致。故正确。被毁房屋的数量应为超过4000个，A数字错误。C错在only，巴基斯坦并不是唯一受灾的地方，阿富汗(Afghanistan)和塔吉克斯坦(Tajikistan)也受到影响。D中的some affected villages在新闻末尾有出现，但只是说救援人员很难进入，而不是说。”不能在这些村庄找到生还者”。D错误。 Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Scientists say a huge percentage of bird species are in danger because their habitats, or homelands, are disappearing.
Traditional migration paths take birds through countries that are not protecting locations to stop, rest and feed.
The scientists studied the migration, or flight, paths,of almost 1,500 species.They decided that
91 percent of them passed through dangerous areas.
The major danger for migratory birds is development.Building and paving has covered over nature where birds stop and feed as they move from one part of the world to another.
For example,a bird called the bar-tailed godwit migrates from its breeding grounds in the Arctic.It flies all the way to the southern hemisphere in Australia and New Zealand.Along the way,the small birds stop at Yellow Sea mudflats in China,North Korea and South Korea.
One of the scientists who worked on the study says“many of these critical sites have been lost to land reuse owing to urban,industrial and agricultural expansion.” 5.Why are bird species in danger according to the news report?
【C】【详解】新闻开头提到，因为鸟类的栖息地正在消失(because their habitats，or homelands ,are disappearing )。C中的losing与disappearing同义，故正确。A“它们改变了传统的迁徙路线”。，新闻只是说在它们的迁徒路线中有许多危险的区域，并没有说鸟类改变迁徙路线。B。“它们主要住在危险的地。中的dangerous areas在新闻中是说鸟类迁徙会经过许多危险区域，不是说它们住在危险区域。D“它们的栖息地未受到保护”。新闻中鸟类危险的直接原因是栖息地的消失，“未受到保护”。是后文的阐述，并不是直接原因。 6.What do we learn about migratory birds from the news?
【A】【详解】新闻提到对于迁徙的鸟而言，最主要的危险是发展(The major danger for migratory birds is development).A与新闻表述一致，其中的biggest与major同义。B“它们迁徙的路途少有危险之处”。与新闻内容相反，新闻中说大部分路途都有危险(91 percent of them passed through dangerous areas)。C。“它们迁徒过程中从不停歇”。和D。它“们在迁徙时没有地方供它们觅食”。都与新闻不一致。新闻中有几处地方都提到鸟儿会在迁徙的过程中停下来觅食(birds stop and feed as they move from one part of the world to another)，故C和D错误。
7.What is the reason for the lost of critical sites for migratory birds?
【B】【详解】新闻末尾部分提到，关键栖息地被用于土地复垦(many of these critical sites have been lost to land reuse)B中的land expansion与新闻中land reuse同义，故B正确。A。“城市扩展”。C“农业扩展”和D“工业扩展”。三项都不是栖息地消失的直接原因，而是间接原因。这三个内容在新闻中是并列出现的，不可能同时为答案。
Section B
Conversation One
W: English Language Center.May I help you?
M: Yes. I'm calling to find out more information about your program.For example,what kind of courses do you offer?
W: Well, first of all,the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities for this area's community,whether a student's goal is to master basic functional language skills,let's say, for his or her job,or to study intensively to enter a US college or university. M: Okay. I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university.
W: And that's the kind of, uh,instruction that we provide,from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy,intercultural communication,and business English.
M: Great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?
W: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins.This gives us time to process the application and issue the student's I-20.
M: An I-20?
W: Oh, an I-20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program,and then the student takes this form to the US embassy in his or her home countryto apply for the F-1 student visa.
M: All right.What is the tuition for a full-time student? W: It's two thousand thirty dollars. M: And how does one apply?
W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us,or you can fill out our application that's on our Web site.
8.Why does the man make the phone call?
【C】【详解】对话开头男士就说了打电话的理由，并进一步说。我的一个朋友想去美国上大学。故选C.
9.What is one course taught at the English Language Center?
【D】【详解】对话开头男士就说了打电话的理由，并进一步说。我的一个朋友想去美国上大学。。故选C.
10.What do we learn from the conversation about English Language Center?
【C】【详解】对话中女士说，学生要拿语言中心颁发的I-20表到领事馆申请F-1学生签证，这样才能到语言中心学习，故C正确。 11. What is the tuition for a full-time student? 【A】【详解】女士回答说，学费是2030美元，故选A.注意区分30和13的发音，以免误选B.
Conversation Two
W: Hello, Mr. Cooper.I'm Lina Redner,sales representative for Scarecrow Advertising Company. M: I don't think we have an appointment.
W: No, we don't.You'll have to excuse me for this. M: Since you are already here,what can I do for you?
W: Well, as far as I know,your company was founded three years ago and your business has been quite good for the past two years.
M: I'm quite busy, Miss Redner.If you don't mind,just get straight to the point.
W: OK. I believe that you must have seen a lot of S.A.C.designed TV commercials and billboards,and if we cooperate,it'll certainly make your products better known and sold.What do you think?
M: I'm quite satisfied with the company that designs our advertisements at present.
W: Don't say no for no's sake, please.Here are some samples of our designs.Have a look, if you please.
M: All right...They're pretty good but...
W: The payment we ask for is very reasonable.Besides, you won't have the bondage of a contract.If you're not satisfied with us,we'll refund the money.But, of course,such a thing has never happened.We'll redo the commercial or billboard over and over again until you're satisfied.
M: There's no harm in giving it a try, I think.Leave your card.I'll call you when the next new product is ready to go on the market.
12.What is the woman trying to do in the conversation?
【C】【详解】女士是广告公司的销售代理，她在上门推销公司的广告业务。故C正确。 13.What’s the man’s reaction to the woman’s words? 【B】【详解】得知女士的来意后，男士说，他对他们目前的广告合作伙伴挺满意的，也就是说，对于女士所在的广告公司不感兴趣(indifferent)，在女士展示了公司广告后，男士有所动心，要求女士留下名片(interested)，故B正确。男士开始不明白女士的来意，表现出不耐烦(impatient)，但后来明显表现出一定的兴趣，A中的reluctant(不情愿的)和D中的accepted(作形容词表示。”公认的”)均不妥；C说男士已经convinced(被说服了的)，不准确。 14.What do we know about the man’s company? 【A】【详解】女士说她知道男士的公司三年前成立，且在过去两年他的生意很不错，可见选A.女士的公司才是广告公司，B不对；从女士的话中只知道男士的公司过去两年生意不错，C却说从一建立就赚了很多钱，故不选；录音中女士说她相信男士看过很多S.A.C.公司设计的电视广告和广告牌，如果他们合作，可让男士公司的产品知名度更高，销量更好，据此可推断S.A.C.公司实际上是女士的公司，故D“男士的公司专门从事卖广告牌的生意”。不正确。 15.What do we know about the service of the woman’s company? 【B】【详解】女士说到，她所在的公司会不厌其烦地修改其电视或招牌广告，直到客户满意为止，故B正确。由payment back听到refund，女士说样的事从未发生，故A错。由contract知，女士说客户可以不要合同限制，但并不是说她的公司不受合同限制，故C错。对话尾声男士说他会打电话给女士，但这并不表明他一定会 把业务交给女士的公司，D错在语气太肯定。
Section C Passage One
Snakes may be found just about everywhere except the North Pole region and some islands in the South Pacific Ocean.Some snakes live in warm, dry deserts.Others live in green forests,fields and woodlands.Some never go far from water and are fine swimmers.Some live all their lives in the sea.Most snakes can swim.Because snakes are cold-blooded and depend on warm air for comfort and existence,the largest number of snakes is found in the hottest parts of the earth.Even so, many snakes stay away from the direct rays of the sun when possible.If extra hot weather comes along,snakes find a coolest place possible and stay there.In places where it freezes,snakes often hide themselves far under the ground or in caves and stay until spring.Snakes are smart enough to stay alive.They are smart enough to find food and kill their enemies.But compared with other animals,they are believed to be below average in intelligence. 16.In which of the following places have snakes never been found? 【D】【详解】短文开头就提到，除了北极地区和南太平洋的一些岛屿外，到处都有蛇类。故正确答案为D.
17.Why do we find the largest number of snakes in hot regions? 【B】【详解】短文说”因为蛇类是冷血动物，依赖于温暖的气候，所以热带地区蛇类的数量最多”。。由此可知，答案为B.
18.How smart are snakes compared with other animals? 【D】【详解】短文最后提到。”但与其他动物相比，蛇类的智力低于平均值”故D正确。less intelligent和below average in intelligence是同义表达。 Passage Two
One day, John was doing some shopping in the market when he noticed a beautiful young woman there.She was very well dressed and he watched her as she walked round,looking at the