2、准考证号、姓名和学校名称,并用HB-2B铅笔将对应准考证号旳信息点涂黑。二、在考试过程中,请注意如下内容:1.所有题目必须在答题卡上规定位置作答,在试题册上或答题卡上非规定位置旳作答一律无效。2.请在规定期间内在答题卡指定位置依次完毕作文、听力、阅读、翻译各部分考试,作答作文期间不得翻阅该试题册。听力录音播放完毕后,请立即停止作答,监考员将立即回收答题卡1,得到监考员指令后方可继续作答。3.作文题内容印在试题册背面,作文题及其他主观题必须用黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域内作答。4.选择题均为单项选择题,错选、不选或多选将不得分,作答时必须使用HB-2B铅笔在答题卡上对
4、ttheendofeachconversation.oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebes
5、tanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答1.A)TheyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorersB)TheyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexplorationC)TheyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovieD)Theylikedoingscientif
6、icexploratronverymuch2.A)AtagiftshopB)Atagraduationceremony.C)IntheofficeofatravelagencyD)Inaschoollibrary3.A)HeusedtoworkintheartgalleryB)HedoesnothaveagoodmemoryC)HedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgalleryD)Heisnotinterestedina
7、nypart-timejobs4.A)SusanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrowB)HewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelectureC)ThewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlierD)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty5.A)RewardthosehavingmadegoodprogressB)Setadeadlineforth
8、estafftomeetC)Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.D)EncouragethestafftoworkinSmallgroups6.A)Thewaytothevisitor'sparkingB)TherateforparkinginLotCC)Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.D)Whereshecanleavehercar.7.A)HeregretsmissingtheclassesB)
9、Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.C)HeislookingforwardtoabetterlifeD)Hehasbenefitedfromexercise8.A)Howtoraiseworkefficiency.B)HowtoselectsecretariesC)TheresponsibilitiesofsecretanesD)Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.Questions9to11arebasedo
10、ntheconversationyouhavejustheard.9A)ItIsmoredifficulttolearnthanEnglishB)ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.C)ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglishD)Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage10.A)ItsloanwordsfrommanylanguagesB)Itspopularitywiththeco
11、mmonpeople.C)TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpireD)TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution11.A)ItincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguagesB)IthasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwordsC)ItcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellersD)Itisthelargestamongalllanguages
12、intheworldQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)ToreturnsomegoodsB)Toapplyforajob.C)Toplaceanorder.D)Tomakeacomplaint13.A)HehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewomanB)Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthego
13、odssC)Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.D)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany14.A)itisnothisresponsibilityB)ItwillbefreeforlargeordersC)Itcosts£15moreforexpressdeliveryD)Itdependsonanumberoffactors15.A)Reporttheinforma
14、tiontohersuperiorB)PayavisittothesaleswomaninchargegeC)RingbackwhenshecomestoadecisionD)MakeinquirieswithsomeothercompaniesSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepa
15、ssageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaqueslion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingleltertonAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to
16、18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)NooneKnowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmadeB)NooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeingC)NooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinventedD)NooneknowswhattheywillIooKlikeinthefuture17.A)Carryropesacros
17、sriversB)MeasurethespeedofwindC)PassonsecretmessagesD)Givewarningsofdanger18.A)Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.B)Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.C)TofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkitesD)Toprovethatlightningiselectncity.PassageTwoQues
18、tions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)SheenjoysteachinglanguagesB)Shecanspeakseverallanguages.C)Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.D)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages20.A)Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.B)Theywouldliketo
19、liveabroadpermanentlyC)TheywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossibleD)Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions21.A)ShebecameanexpertinhorseracingB)ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountriesC)ShewasabletotranslateforaGermanspor
20、tsjudgeD)Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic22.A)Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.B)Takepartinacookingcompetition.C)TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglishD)GivecookinglessonsonWesternfoodPassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthea
21、rd.23.A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.B)HeoncethreatenedtokillhisteacherC)Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamilyD)HeoftenhelpedhismotherdohouseworkK24.A)CaelesssB)StupidC)BraveD)Active25.A)WritetwobookreportsaweekB)KeepadiaryC)Help
22、wathhouseworkD)WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtlme,youarerequiredtofil
23、lintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageIsreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?Thereareother(26)bodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneo
24、fthemost(27)oftheseisacome(彗星)CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare(28)iceandotherfrozenliquidsandgases.(29)these“dirtysnowballs"begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinit
25、begintounfreeze.They(30)dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetailandthe(31)fuzzy(模糊旳)atmospherearoundacometare(32)thatcanhelpidentifyth
26、is(33)inthenightsky.Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan'tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe(34)eye.CometHale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanu
27、nusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit(35)closetotheEarth,within122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitseathlyvisit.Itwon'tbebackforanotherfourthousanddyearsorso.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,
28、thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepasage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondinglet
29、terforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonceQuestions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinan
30、information-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatinequalltyintheinformahonsocietyis36differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.ASinformatizationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.Itseemsthatthein
31、formatronsociety37thequantityofinformationavailabletothemembersofasocietbyrevolutionizingthewaysofusingandexchanginginformation.Butsuchhaviewisa38analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofteemassmedia.Adifferent39ispossible
32、whentheactualamountofinformation40bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation41throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween“infonnationhaves"and"informationhave-nots,"leadingtodigttaldivide.Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldivideh
33、asbeencausedbythreemajor42:class,sex,andgeneration.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With43tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetween
34、theNet-generation.44withpersonalcomputersandtheinternet,andtheoldergeneration,45toanindustrialsociety.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accustomedB)acquiredC)assemblyD)attributeE)championsF)elementsG)expandsH)familiarI)flowsJ)fundamentallyK)interpretation
35、L)passiveM)regardN)respectivelyO)superficialSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsldentifytheparatgraphfromwhichtheinformatonisderived.You
36、maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Joy:ASubjectSchoolsLackBecomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivinguppleasureA)WhenJonathanSwiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeople
37、ofIrelandeattheirchildren,heinsisteditwouldsolvethreeproblemsatonce:feedthehungrymasses,reducethepopulationduringaseveredepression,andstimulatetherestaurantbusiness.Evenasasatire(挖苦),itseemsdisgustingandshockinginAmericawithitschild-centeredculture.But
38、actually,thecountryisclosertohisproposalthanyoumightthinkB)Ifyouspendmuchtimewitheducatorsandpolicymakers,you'llhearalotofthefollowingwords:"standards,"“results,"“skills,"“self-control,"“accountability,"andsoon.Ihavevisitedsomeofthenewersupposedly“eff
39、ective"schools,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertolearnself-controlormuststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan'tsitstillC)AIooKatwhatgoesoninmostclassroomsthesedaysmakesitabundantlyclearthatwhenpeoplethinkabouteducation,theyarenotthinkingaboutwhatitfeels
40、liketobeachild,orwhatmakescinldhoodanimportantandvaluablestageoflifeinitsownrightD)I'mamotherofthree,ateacher,andadevelopmentalpsychologist.SoI'vewatchedalotofchildren-talking,playing,arguing,eating,studying,andbeingyoung.Here'swhatI'vecometounders
41、tand.Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance,northeirlackofskills.It'stheirenormouscapacityforjoy.Thinkofa3-year-oldlostinthepleasuresoffindingoutwhathecanandcannotsinkinthebathtub,a5-year-oldbesideherselfwiththethrillofputtingt
42、ogetherstringsofnonsensicalwordswithherbestfriends,oran11-year-oldcompletelyabsorbedinafascinatingcomicstrip.Achild'sabilitytobecomedeeplyabsorbedinsomething,andderiveintensepleasurefromthatabsorption,issomethingadultsspendtherestoftheirlivestryingtoretu
43、rnto.E)Afriendtoldmethefollowingstory.Oneday,whenhewenttogethis7-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice,hiskidgreetedhimwithadowncastfaceandasadvoice.Thecoachhadciticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills.Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoolwithhisheada
44、ndshouldershangingdown.Heseemedwrappedinsadness.Butjustbeforehereachedthecardoor,hesuddenlystopped,crouching(蹲伏)downtopeeratsomethingonthesidewalk.Hisfacewentdownlowerandlower,andthen,wtihcompletejoyhecalledout,“Dad.Comehere.ThisisthestrangestbugI’
45、veeverseen.Ithas,like,amillionlegs.Lookatthis.It'samazing."Helookedupathisfather,hisfeaturesoverflowingwithenergyanddelight.“Can'twestayhereforjustaminute?Iwanttofindoutwhathedoeswithallthoselegs.Thisisthecoolestever."F)Thetraditionalviewofsuc
46、hmomentsisthattheyconstituteacharmingbutirrelevantbyproductofyouth-somethingtobepushedasidetomakeroomformoreimportantqualities,likeperseverance(坚持不懈),obligation,andpracticality.YetmomentslikethisonearejusttheKindofintenseabsorptionandpleasureadultsspendth
47、erestoftheirlivesseeking,Humanlivesaregovernedbythedesiretoexperiencejoy.Becomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivingupjoybutratherleadtofindingjoyinnewkindsofthings:readingnovelsinsteadofplayingwithsmallfigures,conductingexperimentsinsteadofsinkingcupsint
48、hebathtub,anddebatingseriousissuesratherthanstringingtogethernonsensewords,forexample.Insomecases,schoolsshouldhelpchildrenfindnew,moregrown-upwaysofdoingthesamethingsthatareconstantsourcesofjoy:makingart,makingfriends,makingdecisions.G)Buildingonachil
49、d'sabilitytofeeljoy,ratherthanpushingitaside,wouldn'tbethathard.Itwouldjustrequireashiftintheeducationworld’smindset(思维模式).lnsteadoftryingtogetchildrentoworkhard,whynotfocusongettingthemtotakepleasureinmeaningful,productiveactivity,likemakingthing
50、s,workingwithothers,exploringideas,andsolvingproblemsThesefocusesarenotsodifferentfromthethingsinwhichtheydelightH)Beforeyoubrushthisargumentasideasrubbish,orthinkofjoyasanunaffordableluxuryinanationwherethereisawfulpoverty,lowacademicachievement,a
51、ndhighdropoutrates,thinkagain.Themorehorribletheschoolcircumstances,themoreimportantpleasureistoachievinganyeducationalsuccessI)Manyoftheassignmentsandrulesteacherscomeupwith,oftenbecausetheyarepressuredbytheiradministrators,treatpleasureandjoyastheen
52、emiesofcompetenceandresponsibility.Theassumptionisthatchildrenshouldn'tchatintheclassroombecauseithindershardwork;instead,theyshouldlearntodelaygratification(快乐)sothattheycanpursueabstractgoals,likegoingtocollege.J)Notonlyisthisaboringandawfulwayto
53、treatchildren,itmakesnosenseeducationally.Decadesofresearchhaveshownthatinordertoacquireskillsandrealknowledgeinschool,kidsneedtowanttolearn.Youcanforceachildtostayinhisorherseat,filloutaworksheet,orpracticedivision.Butyoucan'tforcethechildtothi
54、nkcarefully,enjoybooks,digestcomplexinformation,ordevelopatasteforlearning.Tomakethathappen,youhavetohelpthechildfindpleasurelnleamang-toseeschoolasasourceofjoy.K)Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine:unpleasant,butnecessaryandgoodforyou
55、.Whynotinsteadthinkofleamingasifitwerefood-somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheyhaveevolvedtoexperienceitasapleasure?L)Joyshouldnotbetrainedoutofchildrenorleftforafter-schoolprograms.Themoredifficultachild'slifecircumstances,themoreimportantitisfor
56、thatchildtofindjoyinhisorherclassroom.”Pleasure"isnotadirtyword.Anditdoesn'truncountertothegoalsofpubliceducation.Itis,infact,theprecondition.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.Itwillnotbedifficulttomakeleamingasourceofjoyifeducatorschangetheirwayofthinking
57、47.Whatdistinguisheschildrenfromadultsistheirstrongabilitytoderivejoyfromwhattheyaredoing48.ChildreninAmericaarebeingtreatedwithshockingcruelty49.Itishumannaturetoseekjoyinlife.50.Grown-upsarelikelytothinkthatlearningtochildreniswhatmedicineisto
58、patients51.Badschoolconditionsmakeatallthemoreimportanttoturnlearningintoajoyfiulexperience.52.Adultsdonotconsiderchildren'sfeelingswhenitcomestoeducation53.Administratorsseemtobelievethatonlyhardworkwillleadchildrentotheireducationalgoals.54.Inthe
59、so-called“effective"schools,childrenaretaughtself-controlunderasetofstrictrules55.Tomakelearningeffective,educatorshavetoensurethatchildrenwanttolearn.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisfolLowedbysomequestionsorunfinisheds
60、tatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterOnAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenit'sfiveo'clock,p
61、eopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkersisdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresear
62、chshowsthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermorale(士气)andcreativiyty.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfom10a.m.tonoon.etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish
63、.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentwaysDoesonemakeusmoreproductiveBetteratthetasksathandHappier
64、InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs“tasktime."Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientb
65、utlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeunderva
66、luedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativit