DIRECTION:
This sectionis designed to test your abiliry to understand spoken English. You will hear aselection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions thataccompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and part B.
Rememberwhile you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in yourtest booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have3minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET1.
If you haveany questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speakonce the test has started.
Now look atPart A in your test booklet.
Part A
Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, thereis one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer—A, B, C orD, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer thequestion and you will hear each dialogue only once.
1. Where does the conversation mostprobably take place?
[A] In a postoffice.
[B] In a hotel.
[C] In a bank.
[D] In a supermarket.
【答案】C查看答案
【解析】录音中男士问：有什么需要帮忙的？女士先回答到想兑换一点钱，之后又说道还想开一个储蓄账户，由此可以推断，此对话发生在银行。C项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Good morning .May I help you?
W: I’d like to exchange some money first.
M: Anything else?
W: Then open a saving account.
2.When will the bank open on Sundays?
[A] Form 8:30 a .m. to 8:30 p.m.
[B] Form 9:30 a .m. to 6:30 p.m.
[C] Form 8:30 a .m. to 8:30 p.m.
[D] Form 9:30 a .m. to 3:30 p.m.
【答案】D查看答案
【解析】录音中男士问道，银行什么时候营业，女士回答说：周一至周五是从上午8：30至下午6：30，而周末是从上午9：30开到下午3：30，由此可知，D项正确。
【录音原文】
M: When will the bank open?
W: It opens from 8:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday and it open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
3.What did the man ask the woman to do?
[A] Go on diet.
[B] Have asnack.
[C] Play sometennis.
[D] Stopscreaming.
【答案】B查看答案
【解析】录音中男士提议：看完电影何不吃点咸饼干？女士回答说自己在节食，所以不能吃。crackers“咸饼干”是生词，但根据女士回答的话可以推测出男士询问女士的是吃零食。B项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Why don’t we stop for some crackersafter the film?
W: I’d love to, but I am on a diet.
M: But you’re very slim.
W: Yes, girls can never be too thin.
4.Where are the two speakers?
[A] In a hotel.
[B] At a dinnertable.
[C] In thestreet.
[D] At the man’shouse.
【答案】A查看答案
【解析】录音中女士说自己饿了，男士回应说，让我来呼叫服务，“你好，房间服务，请送一份菜单到826房间，谢谢”，由此可知说话人是在宾馆里。A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Dear, I feel hungry now .How about you?
M: So do I. Let me call the room service. Hello, room service.Please send a menu to 826, thank you!
5.What can we assume from this conversation?
[A] The man is ajudge.
[B] It’s aninterviewer.
[C] The managrees with the woman.
[D] The manbelieves that Jack will quit his job.
【答案】D查看答案
【解析】录音中女士说：杰克说他要辞职，这一定是在开玩笑，男士回答到：别那么肯定，他曾告诉我他试图卖掉他的房子。由此可以推断，男士相信杰克会辞职。D项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Jack must have been joking when he saidthat he was going to quit his job.
M: Don’t be too sure. He told me that hewas trying to sell his house
6.Why can’t they meet on Thursday?
[A] Because shewants to meet him on Wednesday.
[B] Because shehas to go out of town.
[C] Because sheis in charge of the project.
[D] Because shehas another meeting.
【答案】D查看答案
【解析】录音中男士提议在周四开会讨论一下接下来的建筑工程，女士回答到：很抱歉，我这周很忙，周四一整天都要开会，而我周五的时候又要出城，周三怎么样？由此可知，他们周四不能见面的原因是女士有其他的会议要开。D项正确。
【录音原文】
M: I’d like to talk to you about our next building project. Can youfix a meeting for this week? What about Thursday?
W: Well, I’m sorry. I’ve been extremely busy this week. I’ll be at ameeting all day on Thursday. And I’m going out of town on Friday. Is Wednesdayall right?
7.What does the woman mean?
[A] The manshould not expect her to go along.
[B] She doesn’tthink she has enough money.
[C] She will goeven though the movie is bad.
[D] The manshould count the number of people going.
【答案】A查看答案
【解析】录音中男士提议去市中心看看电影，女士说：别把我算在内。男士问其原因，女士说，因为不值这些钱。由此可知，男士不应该期待她会去。A项正确。
【录音原文】
M: I thought it would be fun if we all wentto the movie downtown.
W: Count me out.
M: Why?
W: I’ve heard that it’s not worth themoney.
8.What does the woman mean?
[A] She isasking for a higher pay.
[B] She isintroducing a new friend.
[C] She is toobusy.
[D] She’s gotsome problem.
【答案】A查看答案
【解析】录音中男士说到，谢谢你的到来，周五晚上很难找到一个好保姆。女士回答说，我喜欢带孩子，而且我需要额外的钱，我想跟你谈一下关于我小时费的涨价的问题。根据语境可以推断，女士是想要求更高的薪水。A项正确。
【录音原文】
M: You must be Kelly. Thanks for coming. It’shard to find a good babysitter on a Friday Night.
W: I like watching kids, and I need the extra money. I’d like totalk to you about my new rate increases.
9.Who is the man?
[A] A judge.
[B] Aninterviewer.
[C] A professor.
[D] A counselor.
【答案】B查看答案
【解析】录音中男士先问到：安德森女士，你对于已婚夫妇之间的问题一定有深入的了解吧，女士回答说，我认为是这样的，接着男士提问，那你认为最重要的问题是什么？由男士不断对女士进行的发问可以推断，他是一名采访者。B项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Mrs. Anderson, you must have gained adeep insight into the problems of married couples
W: Yes, I think I have
M: What do you consider to be the mostimportant problems?
10.What are they talking about?
[A] City isbetter than countryside.
[B] Changes inthe city.
[C] Goingcamping.
[D] Life in thesummer.
【答案】C查看答案
【解析】录音中男士说自己喜欢在夏季露营，之后女士便提议说下周要去和朋友去露营，想邀请男士同去，男士愉快地答应了。由此可知，说话人主要谈论的是露营。C项正确。
【录音原文】
M: I enjoy camping out in the summer. Agreat change from city life, I think.
W: Yes, you said it. I went with my friends last Sunday. We really enjoyedourselves, and we are going camping next weekend. Would you like to come alongwith us?
M: I’d love to, thank you.
PART B
Directions:
You will hearfour dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening,answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear the recording onlyonce.
Questions 11—13
11.How old is Katie?
[A] 16.
[B] 17.
[C] 18.
[D] 19.
12.What kind of job is Katie for?
[A] A part-timejob for a school magazine.
[B] A full-timejob at a college.
[C] A permanentjob at Johnson’s Imports.
[D] Ashort-term job in an office.
13. What qualifications does Katie have forthe job?
[A] Her extraclasses in sport at school.
[B] She hascomputer skills and used to working with people.
[C] She’sadaptable.
[D] Her workexperience in the school newspaper.
【答案及解析】
11.C 对话中面试官问Katie“Howold are you, Katie?（Katie，你多大了？）”Katie回答到“Eighteen”，由此可知Katie的年龄是18岁。
12.D 对话中面试官说到“I hear that you’re looking for temporary office work（我听说你在找一份短期的办公室工作）”，Katie回答说“That’s right（是的）”。由此可知，Katie是在找一份短期办公室工作。D项正确。
13.B 录音中Katie说到“Itook extra classes in office skills at school（我在学校上过一些关于Office操作的课程）”以及“So I’mused to working as part of a team（我习惯于团队合作工作）”，由此可知Katie对于该项工作所具备的条件有二：电脑技能和团队合作能力。B项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Come in. please have a seat.
W: Thank you.
M: I’m Paul Turner. Branch Manager.
W: Katie Thomas, nice to meet you.
M: I hear that you’re looking for temporaryoffice work.
W: That’s right.
M: How old are you, Katie?
W: Eighteen.
M: That’s rather young. What experiencehave you had?
W: Well, I’ve just left school, in fact, and I’m looking for a jobbetween now and when I go to college.
M: It doesn’t sound as if we can help, Katie. You see, our clientsare very demanding, especially when it comes to new office technology.
W: Oh, that’s no problem. I took extraclasses in office skills at school.
M: Oh, perhaps you’d like to outline whatyou’ve been doing?
W: I started by learning keyboard skills.Then I went on to learn about word processing.
M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view. Buthow well do you think you’ll get along with people in an office?
W: I think I’m quite adaptable. I belonged to the drama society. Aswell as working on the school magazine. And I played a bit of sports. So I’mused to working as part of a team.
M: Sounds good. Let’s see... There’s arequest from Johnson’s Imports for “a bright youngster...”.
Questions 14—17
14.How long have they not met each other?
[A] Half ayear.
[B] Two years.
[C] Three orfour years.
[D] More thenfive years.
15. What’s the problem of Mr.Tim’s visitingthis time?
[A] He wants tomake some changes in his will.
[B] He wants towoman’s help in buying a land and building a house.
[C] He wantsthe woman to see the architect for him.
[D] He asks thewoman to find a plot for him.
16. When did Mr. Tim go to see the plot chosenby his son?
[A] LastFriday.
[B] LastSaturday.
[C] Two daysago.
[D] Yesterday.
17. Which material should the house bebuilt of?
[A] Stone.
[B] Brick.
[C] Cement.
[D] Wood.
【答案及解析】
14.C 对话开头女士就说到：我们很长时间没有见了，男士接着说到：一定有三、四年了吧。由此可知C项正确。
15.B 对话中女士问到“So you want my help buying the land and building the house（你是想让我帮忙买块地皮，然后建造一个房子吗）”，男士回答“Yes, that’s right（对，是这样）”，由此可知，男士的此番拜访是想让女士帮忙购买土地建房子。B项正确。
16.C 对话中男士说到“Jerry was in Edinburgh last Saturday and saw a plot he likes. Mywife and I went there two days ago, and we liked it, too”，由此可知，男士两天前看了儿子选的一小块地。C项正确。
17.A 对话最后女士说到“And sometimes the Authority decides that a house must be built ofstone, and not of brick（有时相关部门决定房子必须由石头建成，而不是砖块）”由此可知，建造房子的材料应该是石头。A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Good morning, Mr. Tim. It’s a long timesince I had the pleasure of a visit from you
M: Yes, it must be three or four years. I haven’t visited you sinceI called about my will. You helped me with that, you remember?
W: Yes, I remember. Do you want to make anychanges in your will?
M: I don’t think that will be necessary, but you’ll tell me if itis. I left everything, you remember, to my wife, and after her death, to my sonJerry. I’ve about $15,000 in shares of industrial companies. These bring in, after paying tax, about $1,125 a year. Well, I’m earning a good salary now, and I can live fairly comfortably with this extra income. I want to buysome land and build a house for my son; he will need a house when he getsmarried. I’m thinking of building one and giving it to him
W: Your son’s lucky. So you want my helpbuying the land and building the house.
M: Yes, that’s right. As soon as you’ve done what’s necessary forbuying the land, Jerry and I will see an architect.
W: Have you found a plot yet?
M: Jerry was in Edinburgh last Saturday and saw a plot he likes. Mywife and I went there two days ago, and we liked it, too. I’d like you to makethe necessary inquiries for me.
W: I’d be pleased to do that. I shall have to write to the LocalAuthority and inquire whether it is allowed to build a house on your piece ofland. You’re not allowed to build a house without permission from the PlanningAuthority. And sometimes the Authority decides that a house must be built ofstone, and not of brick, so that it doesn’t spoil the surrounding village.
Questions 18—21
18.Which city is the man going to visit ?
[A] Oxford.
[B] Paris.
[C] Shaftsbury.
[D] London.
19. Which tourist attraction is NOTmentioned in the dialogue?
[A] Buckingham Palace.
[B] shops andrestaurants.
[C] Tower of London.
[D] The Britishmuseum.
20. What is Not listed on the man’sschedule?
[A] Shopping.
[B] Watching ashow.
[C] Meetingfriends.
[D] Visitingart galleries.
21.What can you infer form the dialogue?
[A] The visitorwill see very little of the city.
[B] The visitor’sschedule is tight.
[C] The visitorwill enjoy his time.
[D] The visitorwill leave for another city the next day.
【答案及解析】
18.D 对话开头男士便说到“I am going to see the West End（我要去伦敦西区）”由此可知，男士要去的地方是伦敦。
19.C 对话中男士提到“I want to visit museum, art galleries, Buckingham Palace, do someshopping, go to the theater”，女士提到“Yes, the British Museum.”由此可知，只有C项“Towerof London”没有提到，因此选择C项。
20.C 对话中女士建议“you can go shopping in the morning”，男士认为很好，之后男士问到博物馆，女士说可以去牛津街看博物馆，吃午餐，并提议“Yes, theBritish Museum. You can go there in the afternoon”，男士表示好。最后男士提到“I want to go to the theater in theevening（我想在晚上去剧院看演出）”。由此可知，只有C项“拜访一些朋友”不在计划中，因此选择C项。
21.B 根据对话内容，由20题的分析，可知，男士的行程从上午到下午再到晚上都被安排的满满的，因此可以推断，参观者的日程安排得很紧凑。B项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Hello. Can I help you?
M: Yes, er…I am going to see the West End.
W: How much time do you have?
M: Just one day.
W: Well, what do you particularly want todo?
M: I want to visit museum, art galleries, Buckingham Palace, do some shopping, go to the theater…
W: But you only have one day!
M: That’s all right.
W: Well, you can go shopping in themorning.
M: Where?
W: In Oxford Street.
M: How do I get there?
W: You can walk through Hyde Park. It’squite near.
M: Good. What time do the shops open?
W: At nine.
M: Are there any museums in Oxford Street?
W: Yes, there are. You can have lunchthere.
M: Are there any museums near Oxford Street?
W: Yes, the British Museum. You can gothere in the afternoon.
M: Good, what time does it close？
W: At five.
M: I want to go to the theater in theevening.
W: Well, there are many theaters nearthere.
M: Where?
W: In Shaftsbury Avenue. You can take a busfrom the British Museum.
M: Perfect. Thanks for your help.
W: You’re welcome. Have a good time!
Questions 22—25
22. Why are so many people dependent oncigarette?
[A] Becausethey like the taste of tar.
[B] Becausesmoking makes them feel relaxed.
[C] Because smokingis fanny.
[D] Becausesmoking cures disease.
23. Which substance in cigarette causescancer?
[A] Cigaretteashes.
[B] Nicotine.
[C] Tar.
[D] Notmentioned here.
24.What do experts suggest people to do?
[A] To buycigarettes with less tar.
[B] To smokeonly a few cigarette a day.
[C] To smokeonly during a break.
[D] To give upsmoking.
25.Why do smokers like low tar cigarettes?
[A] Becausethey are less harmful.
[B] Becausethey cost less.
[C] Becausethey taste better.
[D] Becausethey last longer.
【答案及解析】
22.B 根据录音内容“The substance which people cannot resist in cigarettes is nicotine. Whenpeople smoke the nicotine goes directly into the blood stream and makes peoplefeel relaxed”可知，人们依赖香烟的原因是因为无法抵抗尼古丁带来的放松感觉。即B项“吸烟使他们感到放松”。C项正确。
23.C 根据录音内容“However, it is the tar that causes cancer”可知，导致癌症的罪魁祸首是焦油。C项正确。
24.D 根据录音内容“While governments and health experts have tried to make people giveup smoking entirely”可知，专家们正努力让人们戒烟。D项正确。
25.A 根据录音最后“cigarette manufacturers have to keep selling them by producingcigarette with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed thesecigarettes since they find it difficult to stop smoking but want to reduce itsrisk”可知，人们抽焦油含量低的烟就是为了减少吸烟带来的损害。A项正确。
【录音原文】
Why do peoplesmoke? One reason is that people become dependent on cigarettes. The substancewhich people cannot resist in cigarettes is nicotine. When people smoke thenicotine goes directly into the blood stream and makes people feel relaxed. Asmoker’s body gets accustomed to the nicotine and if he stop smoking he feelsnervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of their dependence onnicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too hard to stop.
Another reasonis that people simply enjoy smoking and what it symbolizes. Having a cigarettefor many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part ofcertain social forms, for example, the cigarette after dinner. Many peopleenjoy smoking because it makes their hands busy.
Many people alsolike the taste of tar in cigarette. However, it is the tar that causes cancer.While governments and health experts have tried to make people give up smokingentirely, cigarette manufacturers have to keep selling them by producingcigarette with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed thesecigarettes since they find it difficult to stop smoking but want to reduce itsrisk.
Now you have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your text booklet to your ANSWER SHEET.That is the end of Listening Comprehension.
SECTION Ⅱ READING
Part A
Directions:
Read thefollowing two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C orD. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
Five-year-oldElia arrived at school with a big box of colored pencils. Her friend, Anna, offeredto exchange her set of markers for the brand-new pencils. Elia agreed, but soondiscovered. that the markers were dried up. “That’s not fair!” cried Elia to herteacher. “I want my new pencils back.” After some tears and negotiation, theteacher helped the girls set things right by returning the items to theiroriginal owners.
Later that day,at story time, the teacher shared the picture book classic A Bargain for Frances. Though the conflict in the story is just over a broken tea set, the messageabout fair play was not lost on the children. The book was helpful in exploringa small, yet significant, life lesson.
Stories arevital to the way we process and experience life events and the feelings thatsurround us. The ability to create, share, and respond to stories is one of thevital characteristics of being human. In fact, the human brain is programmed tosee patterns and become fascinated in the plot development of stories, finally storingthem in long-term memory. As a result, the brain is a remarkably effectiveprocessor of stories, both real and fictional.
High-qualitypicture books are a good blend of art and literature that attracts kids’imagination and communicates an idea in an effective way. These books areperfect teaching tools, as they deal with the powerful emotions that kids feel,model effective coping strategies, and present complex concepts in appropriateways. In addition, according to brain research, the picture book complementswords with what leaves the most permanent impression: images. The pictures inbooks are distinctive from the fleeting images kids see on television in thatthey remain on the page, ready to be revisited, touched, and commented upon.
Whether we sharestories about families, historical events, or emotions, stories are away to sumup life’s memorable moments and lasting lessons. We can control the power ofliterature and use it to develop positive character in young kids by readingoften, choosing suitable books, and enjoying stories together.
26. Elia cried “that’s not fair!” as shethought that she was _____.
[A] cheated byher friend
[B] defeated byher friend
[C] ignored byher teacher
[D] scolded byher teacher
27.A Bargain for Frances is intended to teach kids how to _____.
[A]. play fairin life
[B]. organizethings
[C]. win inconflicts
[D]. write amessage
28. According to the text, stories can helpkids _____.
[A]. realizetheir potential
[B]. improvetheir memory
[C].concentrate on reading
[D]. understandthe human world
29. In comparison with picture in books,television images _____.
[A]. arefrequently commented on
[B]. stay temporarilywith children
[C]. blend artand literature vividly
[D].communicateideas effectively
30. The power of literature can help kidsdevelop their _____.
[A]. positivecharacter
[B]. interestin history
[C]. passionfor stories
[D]. learningstrategies
【答案及解析】
26.A 细节推断题。根据文章第一段第二、三“Her friend Anna, offered to exchange her set of makers for thebrand-new pencil. Elia agreed, but soon discovered that the markers were driedup”可知，Elia用自己全新的彩色铅笔换来了安娜快要用完的马克笔，感觉自己被骗了，所以她觉得这不公平。A项正确。
27.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“Though the conflict in the story is just over a broken tea set, themessage about fair play was not lose on the children（尽管故事中的矛盾只是来自一个破碎的茶具，但是却传递了一个重要的信息：孩子间的公平没有丢失）”可知，这本书讲的是关于公平的故事，A项正确。
28.D 细节推断题。根据文章第三段第一、二句“Stories are vital to way we process and experience life events andthe feelings that surround us. The ability to create, share, and respond tostories is one of the vital characteristics of being human”可知，故事对于我们体验生活事件和感知周围人的过程是必不可少的。由此可以推断：故事能够帮助孩子更好地了解世界。D项正确。A项“了解他们的潜能”、B项“提高他们的记忆”、C项“集中注意力阅度”在文中都没提及。
29.B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句“The pictures in books are distinctive from the fleeting image kidssee on television in that they remain on the page, ready to be revisited,touched, and commented upon（书中的图片与孩子在电视上看到的飞速的画面不同。因为书中的图片印在纸张上，可以反复阅读、触摸和评论。）”可知，与图画书相比，电视画面转换快、停留时间短，B项正确。
30.A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“We control the power of literature and use it to develop positivecharacter in young kids by reading often, choosing suitable books, and enjoyingstories together(我们可以控制文学的力量并利用它来发展孩子积极向上的性格,比如多阅读，选择合适的书，以及一起欣赏故事)”可知，文学的力量可以帮助孩子发展积极向上的性格。A项正确。
Text 2
We have heard alot about the health benefits of tea, especially green tea. It is high inpoly-phenols, compounds with strong antioxidant activity that in test-tube andanimal models show anti-cancer and heart-protective effects. Good clinicalstudies are few, however, and although physicians tell their patients to drinkgreen tea, there hasn’t been any definite proof of the value of that advice.
A team ofJapanese researchers was able to link green tea consumption with decreasedmortality from many causes—including heart disease. The researchers tracked40,530 healthy adults ages 40 to 79 in a region of northeastern Japan where most people drink green tea, following them for up to 11 years. Those who drankfive or more cups of green tea a day had significantly lower mortality ratesthan those who drank less than one cup a day. There were also fewer deaths fromcardiovascular disease.
But no suchassociation was seen with deaths from cancer. Nor was consumption of oolong orblack tea connected with any decrease in mortality. Those teas are easier to becombined with oxygen in processing, which not only darkens the color of theleaves and changes their flavor but also reduces their polyphenol content.
Coffee is morecomplicated. It has received both gold stars and black marks in medicalliterature. It, too, contains antioxidants, although they are less well studiedthan tea polyphenols. Evidence for the health benefits of coffee is growing,however. A group of investigators from Finland, Italy and the Netherlands reports that coffee seems to protect against age-related decline in mentalcapacity. The scientists studied 676 healthy men born from 1900 to 1920 and followedthem for 10 years, using standardized measures of brain function. Theirconclusion: the men who consumed coffee had significantly less decline inmental capacity than those who didn’t. Three cups a day seemed to provide themost protection.
Populationstudies like those help us form assumptions about relationships between dietaryhabits and long-term health. We still have to test our suppositions incontrolled conditions, and measure the effects of coffee and tea on varioussystems of the body.
31. Physicians often tell their patients todrink green tea because _____.
[A] its medicalvalue has been proved
[B] it isbelieved to be good for one’s health
[C] it has longsince been used clinically
[D] itseffectiveness has been shown in animals
32. The Japanese study seems to haveconfirmed the positive effect of green tea on _____.
[A] youngadults
[B] Asianpeople
[C] patientswith cancer
[D] patientswith heart disease
33. The text indicates that black teadiffers from green tea in that _____.
[A] it canretain the color of its leaves
[B] it canreduce cancer-related deaths
[C] it containsless polyphenol content
[D] it isstronger in flavor than the latter
34. Coffee is beneficial to one’s healthbecause _____.
[A] it has moreantioxidants than green tea
[B] it slowsdown the rate of brain aging
[C] it lowersthe rate of natural mortality
[D] it keepssystems of the body active
35. The text indicates that therelationships between dietary habits and long-term health _____.
[A] are afalsely perceived supposition
[B] are aconflicting issue among people
[C] deservefurther scientific research
[D] deserve tobe tested on a larger population
【答案及解析】
31.B 细节推断题。根据文章第一段第一句“We have beard a lot about the health benefits of tea, especiallygreen tea”可知绿茶对人体的健康有好处，再由第三句“Good clinical studies are few, however, and although physicians telltheir patient to drink green tea, there hasn’t been my definite proof of thevalue of that advice”可知，医生建议病人多喝绿茶只是因为绿茶对人体健康有好处，并没有确切的证据证明这个建议的价值，B项正确。
32.D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“A team of Japanese rescarchers was able to link green teaconsumption with decreased mortality from many causes—including heart disease”可知，日本研究者将引用绿茶与包括心脏病在内的疾病导致的死亡率下降相联系，再由该段第三句“Those who drank five or more cups of green tea a day hadsignificantly lower mortality rates than those who drank less than one cup aday”可知，相比每天饮用不到一杯绿茶的人，每天饮用五杯以上绿茶的人的死亡率要低得多，由此推测，日本研究者做此研究的对象是患有心脏病的病人。D项正确。
33.C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三句“Nor was consumption of oolong or black tea …Those teas are easier tobe combined with oxygen in processing, which not only darkens the color of theleaves and changes their flavor but also reduces their polyphenol content（饮用乌龙茶或红茶与疾病死亡率降低也无直接关联。这些茶在处理过程中易氧化，不仅颜色变深，气味发生变化，茶多酚含量也会降低。）”可知，红茶在处理过程中茶多酚含量会降低，C项正确。
34.B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句“Their conclusion: the men who consumed coffee had significantly lessdecline in mental capacity than those who didn`t（他们得出的结论是：与不饮用咖啡的人相比，经常饮用咖啡的人在智力衰退方面明显下降的要慢一些）”可知，咖啡可以降低老化引起的智力衰退的速度，B项正确。
35.C 细节推断题。根据文章最后一段“Population studies like those help us form assumptions aboutrelationships between dietary habits and long term health. We still have totest our suppositions in controlled conditions, and measure the effects ofcoffee and tea on various systems of the body.”可知，饮食习惯与长期健康之间的关系还是要进一步进行科学试验，C项正确。
Part B
Directions:
Read the textsfrom a magazine section called “Letters” in which five people wrote about on-lineshopping. For questions 36-40, match the name of each person to one of thestatements (A-G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.
Jennifer:
In your articleabout online shopping being the newest and easiest way to shop, you said thatcomputers will replace shopping malls sooner or later because they make buyingthing s faster and cheaper. But don’t you think that the entire point ofshopping is to spend leisure time with friends while doing something necessary.Shopping is not just a quick task. It is, in fact, an entire way of life.
Paul:
I am a greatcollector of all manner of hard-to-find items such as out-of-print books andantiques. Purchasing in physical stores would mean round-the-world travel andyears of effort. I can get the same result in a few hours on eBay, and often atbargain prices. I am quite well-off, but buy very few consumer items availablein regular shops. I have many friends and acquaintances with the same approach.
Mike:
My wife buysonline often. I have not complaints or dissatisfaction. She can compare withdifferent online vendors’ prices after she has decided what she wants. It’sdelivered to the door, a big time savings and gas savings. If I need something,I check online first and see what it costs and then decide where to buy, localstores or online. Online has the advantage most of the time.
Henry:
Virtually allonline stores make you register. But, I don’t need another username and password to remember. I will only buy online if I cannot findsomething locally. Even though shipping is fast, I’d rather drive acrosstown and pay more to be able to bring home a new gadget the same day. And, mostof the time, there is no difference in price between local stores and onlinestores.
Jeff:
If you think theprices are the same online as they are locally, you’re dealing with the wrongonline retailers. I’m an online shopping veteran and I always save quite a biton my large-dollar purchases. With a little research experience, I’ve easilysaved thousands of dollars over the last several years. Besides, shipping onmost items is reasonable and you don’t even pay taxes 99.9% of the time.
Now match thename of each person (36-40) to the appropriate statement.
Nate: there aretwo extra statements.
Statements
【答案及解析】
36.D 主旨大意题。根据詹尼佛观点的第二句话“But don’t you think that the entire point of shopping is to spendleisure time with friends while doing something necessary”可知，她认为购物的主要目的是和朋友们一起度过休闲时光，同时做一些必要的事情，这与D项“购物不仅仅是一项必要的任务，而且还是一种社交乐趣”意思一致，D项正确。
37.E 主旨大意题。根据保罗观点第一句话可知，他是一名收藏爱好者，根据第二三句话可知，他认为网络购物比实体店购物省时、省钱，并能满足他的收藏爱好，这与E项“网络购物帮助他满足他特殊的购买要求”意思一致，E项正确。
38.C 主旨大意题。根据迈克观点的倒数第二句话“If I need something, I check online first and see what it costs andthen decide where to buy, local stores or online”可知他先比较网店和实体店的价格，之后再选择是网购还是去实体店买，这与C项“我在网店和实体店来回切换，看哪个更适合我”意思一致，C项正确。
39.A 主旨大意题。根据亨利观点的第三句话“I will only buy online if I cannot find something locally”可知，只有在实体店买不到的情况下，他才会网上购物，这与A项“我只有当没有选择的余地时，才在网上购物”意思一致，A项正确。
40.G 主旨大意题。根据杰夫观点的第一句话“If you think the prices are the same online as they are locally, you’redealing with the wrong online retailers”可知，他认为如果购物不能省钱，就是选错商家了，这与G项“只要你选对商家，网购就可以节省一大笔钱”意思一致，G项正确。
Part C
Directions:
Read thefollowing text from which five sentences have been removed, choose from thesentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text(41-45). There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark youranswers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.
“Any applestoday?” Effie asked cheerfully at my window. I followed her to her truck andbought a kilo. On credit, of course. “ 41 ” Pay me wheneveryou like,” said Effie, climbing back into her truck.
All pretense ofpayment was dropped when our funds, food and fuel decreased to alarming lows.Effie came often, always bringing some gift: a jar of peaches or some firewood.There were other generosities. Our baby was not doing well, so Effie financedmy wife’s trip to New York for consultation with a specialist.
42 Her income, derived from investmentsshe had made while running an interior decorating shop, had never exceeded $200 a month, which she supplemented by selling her apples. But she always managed to help someone poorer.
Years passedbefore I was able return the money Effie had given me from time. She was illnow and had aged rapidly in the last year. “Here, daring,” I said, “is what Iowe you.” “Don’t give it to me all at once,” she said. “ 43 ” I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.
The simple factis that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie, for she died a few weekslater. 44 But a curious thing began to happen.
Whenever I saw afellow human in financial trouble, I was moved to help him. I can’t afford todo this always, but in the ten years since Effie’s death, I have indirectlyrepaid my debt to her.
The oddest partof the whole affair is that people whom I help often help others later on. 45So the account can never be marked closed, for Effie’s love will goon in hearts that have never known her.
[A] At thattime, it seemed that my debt would forever go unsettled.
[B] Give yourhelp to those in greater need.
[C] Effie wasnot a rich woman.
[D] Effie workeddiligently all her life,
[E] Cash was theone thing in the world I lacked just then.
[F] By now, thefew dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times.
[G] Give it backas I gave it to you —a little at a time.
【答案及解析】
41.E 根据前文提到的“on credit（赊账）”，以及下文Effie说到“Payme whenever you like（任何时候都可以付给我钱）”可知，作者当时没有钱。因此E项“金钱是我当时唯一缺少的东西”符合语境意思，E项正确。
42.C 第三段第一句话是段落中心句。第三段说到埃菲的收入一个月也不会超过200美金，因此她通过卖苹果来补给，但她总会帮助一些更穷的人。因此C项“Effie不是一个富有的女人”符合段落意思。C项正确。
43.G 前文说的是作者要还之前卖水果欠的钱，妇人说“Don’t give it to me all at once（不要一次性就给我了）”，由此推断，接下来埃菲说的应该是一次还一点。因此G项“慢慢还，就像我当时给你水果那样”符合语境意思，G项正确。
44.F 根据前文提到的“The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie,for she died a few weeks later，再由下文提到的“Whenever I saw a fellow human in financial trouble, I was moved tohelp him…I have indirectly repaid my debt to her”，可知，作者虽然没有还清埃菲的钱，但通过帮助他人这种回报爱的方式，间接的还清了债。因此F项“Effie给我的那几美元到现在已经翻了许多倍了”符合语境意思，F项正确。
45.A 根据上文可知作者去帮助经济困难的人当作间接还埃菲的债，但是被帮助过的人同样去帮助别人，又根据下文“So the account can never be marked closed（因此账单永远无法关闭）”可知，A项“那时，作者的债务似乎永远也解决不完”符合语境意思，A项正确。
Part D
Directions:
Read thefollowing text from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-Othe most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (46-55). There areFIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWERSHEET 1.
It can be aspecial experience to go on a family trip during the holiday season, but onereason that many parents 46 to stay home is thecost of travel. Here are some ways of reducing your travel 47.
Flying is a fastway to arrive at your destination, but the cost of airline tickets can reallyadd up if you are buying flights for the whole family. Often, it is cheaper topay for gas 48 the whole family can fit in thecar, 49 with the current decreases in gasprices.
If yourdestination is too far to drive to, you should look at a variety of 50for your flight times. For example, it is often cheaper to fly onChristmas day instead of flying few days before Christmas. Also, 51early morning flights is cheaper than traveling during peak timesduring the day.
Eating out 52you are on the road can quickly increase the trip cost, and it’s muchcheaper to stop at the grocery store, planning your own food 53.If you plan to eat out, then it’s usually cheaper to eat at a restaurantduring breakfast or lunch, 54 you to skip thehigher dinner prices.
Also, it mightbe cheaper to visit an all-inclusive resort. These resorts include all themeals and a variety of activities, and many of them have children’s activitiesso that the kids can 55 entertained during thetrip.
[A] allowing [B]if [C]begin
[D] choose [E]driving [F]especially
[G] expenses [H]instead [I]before
[J] options [K]stay [L]taking
[M]too [N]troubles [O]while
【答案及解析】
46.D 句意：但是很多家长选择了呆在家里，有一个原因就是旅游的开销大。上文说到假期家庭旅行是一个特殊的体验，这里用but表示了转折，之后说到旅费高，因此此处意思是“选择呆在家里”。语法上此处应填能与to do搭配的谓语动词。综观各选项，只有choose“选择”符合题意，D项正确。
47.G 句意：以下是教你如何降低旅游开销的一些方法。上文提到一些人选择呆在家里而不去旅行的一个原因是旅游的开销大，所以接着就讲到如何减少旅行费用。expense意为“花费”，符合句意，G项正确。
48.B 句意：通常，如果汽车可以承载的话，开车旅行会更便宜。空格前后都是一个完整的句子，因此空格处应填一个连词。下文“汽车可以承载”是上文“支付汽油费用即开车旅行”的前提条件，所以此处用if表示“如果”，引导条件句， B项正确。
49.F 句意：特别是最近油价也下降了。前文说到，支付邮费开车旅行更便宜，之后又说到最近油费降价了，由此可知，此句应用especially“特别，尤其”表示强调意义，后跟介词短语。F项正确。
50.J 句意：你应该查看各个航班时间的可选择性。后文举的例子说的是对于不同航班时间，价格就不同，所以这里表示的是对航班时间的选择。a variety of表示“大量”后跟名词的复数形式。option意为选择。J项“options”正确。
51.L 句意：同样，乘坐早班机要比高峰期出行班机便宜。这里是一个比较级，than前后形式一致，根据traveling可知此处应为动名词。其次这里表达的是“乘坐航班”，要用take表示，L项正确。
52.O 句意：在旅行途中外出吃饭会迅速增加旅行成本。结合句意分析句子结构可知，此处引导的是时间状语，所以要用while引导，表示“当你在旅行途中”。O项正确。
53.H 句意：途中在杂货店准备自己的食物替代会更便宜。前文提到旅行途中外出就餐费用高，这里说到可以在杂货店购买食物，自己动手做，这样会更便宜。前后是相反对比的情况，用instead表示“代替，反而”。H 项正确。
54.A 句意：在酒店吃早餐或午餐会更便宜，允许你避开收费高的晚餐。根据上下文，这里说的是在酒店吃早午餐的好处，根据后面的不定式to do结构，此处应填动词。另外此处是分词形式作状语，选项中只有allowing符合句意。A项正确。
55.K 句意：许多度假酒店还有儿童活动，所以孩子在旅行中能保持开心。根据句意，这里表示的是“保持一种状态”，只有stay“保持”符合句意。情态动词can后面要用动词原形。K项正确。
SECTION Ⅲ Writing
Direction:
You should writeyour responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on your ANSWER SHEET 2.
Part A
56. Your friendPaul wants to know in detail about the part-time job you took at a restaurantduring the summer vacation. Write an email to Paul, telling him about:
1) what you didon the job;
2) how you feltabout the working environment and co-workers;
3) what youlearned from the job.
You should writeabout 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your email. Use “WangLin” instead.
【参考范文】
Dear Paul,
As you havealready known, during this summer vacation, I have worked part time as a waiterin a well-decorated restaurant with easy atomosphere. I am in charge of servingcustomers, like leading their way, taking orders or cleaning the table, etc. Theco-workers there are quite friendly and easy-going. The waiter’s work taught metwo things which I attached most importance to. One is patience. The other iscarefulness. I found without these two points, nothing woud be a success. Sohow is your summer vacation? I’m glad to know that.
I’m lookingforward to seeing you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Wang Lin
【范文点评】
这是一篇应用文，要注意电子邮件的格式：开头、结尾和落款。挖掘题目的信息点。一是写信人与收信人之间是朋友关系。二是正文部分包括三个部分：工作内容，工作环境和同事，工作收获。要分条描述，结构层次清晰。
Part B
57.Directions:
Read the textbelow. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the keypoints of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words.
Lori Schneiderknows a few things about fear. “We were crossing a ridge that dropped off 8,000feet on both sides,” says the 53 year old climber of ascending Mount Everestlast spring.” The wind was blowing at 60 miles an hour. If there was ever amoment to panic, this was it.”
But she didn’t.An hour later, she reached the peak—the last step in her personal challenge toscale the highest mountains on all seven continents.
Ten yearsearlier, she’d come face-to-face with a different type of fear, when she wasunable to feel anything in the right side of her body. After learning she hadmultiple sclerosis (MS)—a serious illness that gradually makes a person weak andunable to move or see, she left her marriage, job, and home;”I ran from my wholelife.”
It was justbefore climbing South America’s Mount Aconcagua in 2000 that she set her sightson the Seven Summits. After training by pulling 50-pound bags of dog food upthe ski slopes near her home, she topped Europe’s Mount Elbrus in 2002, NorthAmerica’s McKinley in 2006, and Australia’s Kosciuszko and Antarctica’s VinsonMassif in 2008.She’d scaled Africa’s Kilimanjaro in 1993. That left Asia’s Everest, the highest of all.
And there shestood, on a ridge at 28,800 feet. “When I trained, I told myself to take onestep at a time by spelling out words,” she says. “So I spelled out ‘Don’t letfear in.’” It got her to the top.
She’s the firstperson with MS to conquer the Seven Summits. With her condition stable, sheplans a return to Kilimanjaro—this time with 15 other with MS by her side.
【参考范文】
Lori Schneider,a 53-year-old woman, is the first person with multiple sclerosis to scale thehighest mountains on the Seven Summits. It’s a process of self-chanllege. It’snot easy even for an able-bodied man. The way how she overcame fear deservesour attention.
In the firstplace, we should learn how to stay calm under unfavorable situations. Fear alwaysbrings panic which is a torture not only to your body but to your mentality. Andthis kind of negative emotions would cut the chance for overcoming the dilemma.
Psychologicalhint is a good way to get over the fear. Just as Lori Schneider did, you canrepeat to yourself “Don’t let fear in.” Asking for help is another way whichmay be beneficial. We should think over the situation and determine what we arefaced with.
In short, weshould consciously cultivate our strong mental quality to conquer fear. In thisway, we will be stronger.
【范文点评】
这是一篇议论文。题目要求是要总结文章观点并表达自己观点。由于篇幅不长，总结观点时，要抓住文章的要点，避免冗长。之后针对文章主旨提出自己的观点，并选取多个角度展开论述，注意要有条理。
THAT IS THE END OF THE TEST.
