17年专插本公共课英语真题详解 下载本文

广东省 2017 年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试

《英语》(公共课)试题

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Direction: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. I was in that I forgot to lock the door when I left.

A. so a hurry B. such a hurry C.a so hurry 考点:固定结构的使用。 句意:我如此匆忙以至于离开的时候忘了去锁门。

D. a such hurry

详解:so+形容词+a/an+名词=such+a/an+形容词+名词,意为“如此...的一...”。如:如此有用 的一本书=so useful a book=such a useful book。从结构得知,本题选 B。 语法迁移:forget to do sth. 忘记要去做某事(实际上未做);forget doing sth. 忘记做了某事 (实际上已做了)。

2. I am worried about my brother. I am not sure he has arrived at the school or not. A. whether B. what C. when D. how 考点:宾语从句。 句意:我担心我的兄弟。我不确定他是否已到了学校。

详解:横线前主语是 I,谓语是 am not sure,谓语后原本是宾语的位置被“引导词+陈述句” 的语序所替代,称为宾语从句。whether 是否,常与 or not 连用。what 什么。when 当... 的时候,表时间。how 如何;怎样。结合句意,选 A。 语法迁移:宾语从句中,表示“是否”,whether=if,但是从句中含有 or not,只能用 whether。

3. She is old enough on her own. A. live B. to live C. living D. be living 考点:固定结构的使用。 句意:她年纪足够大去独自生活。

详解:be+形容词+enough+to do sth. 意为“足够...去做某事”。故本题选 B。 语法迁移:on sb’s own=by oneself 独自地;单独地。

4. He was very excited to read the news Mo Yan had won the Nobel Prize for literature.

A. which B. what C. how D. that 考点:同位语从句。 句意:读到莫言已获得诺贝尔文学奖的消息,他非常兴奋。 详解:横线前的名词 the news,在横线后的从句,不充当任何成分,而横线后从句的内容, 正是解释横线前的名词 the news,即同位关系,考查同位语从句。同位语从句,横线后主语 是 Mo Yan,谓语是 had won(过去完成时),宾语是 the Nobel Prize for literature。从句不缺 成分,用 that 引导,that 不能省略。本题选 D。

5. I do not have my own room, . A. neither does Tom B. neither has Tom 考点:省略句。

C. so does Tom

D. so has Tom

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句意:我没有(属于)自己的房间,汤姆也是(汤姆也没有属于自己的房间)。 详解:逗号前的句子是否定,因此省略句的连词只能用 neither/nor,即排除 C 和 D。逗号前 的时态是一般现在时,参考 do not have。Tom 是第三人称单数,一般现在时,用助动词 does。 故本题选 A。B 是属于现在完成时的省略句,表否定。如:I have not finished my homework, neither/nor has Tom. 我还没写完作业,汤姆也是(汤姆也没写完作业)。

6. I think you should buy this novel. It is really worth . A. reading B. being read C. read D. to read 考点:固定结构的使用。 句意:我认为你应该买下这本小说。它真的值得一读。 详解:be worth doing. 值得做某事。本题选 A。

7. Though the firefighters tried very hard to death.

the fire, it still caused at least five people’s

A. put off B. put out C. put on D. put forward 考点:短语的辨析。 句意:尽管消防员尽最大努力去灭火,但(这场火灾)还是导致至少五人死亡。

详解:put off 脱去(衣、帽等);推迟;延迟。put out 扑灭;出版。put on 穿上;上演; 增加。put forward 提出;向前移。结合句意,选 B。

8. He could hardly tell the differences between the twins because they look

each other.

A. likely B. unlike C. alike D. like 考点:形近词的辨析。 句意:因为他们长得很像,所以他很难说出这对双胞胎的区别。

详解:likely 可能的。unlike 不像;与...不同。alike 同样的;相似的。like 像。本题横线后 有宾语,look 在本题是不及物动词,需要借助介词才能加宾语,like 做介词意为“像”,故 本题只能选 D。alike 只能做表语,如:They look alike. 他们看上去很像。此时的 look alike 的 look 是系动词,后跟形容词,形容词 alike 作表语。

9. By the time you come back, I cleaning the house. A. will finish B. will have finished C. have finished 考点:动词时态。 句意:到你回来的时候,我将已经把房子打扫完毕。

D. will be finishing

详解:by the time+一般现在时,主句用将来完成时(基本结构 will have done)。故答案选 B。 若 by the time+一般过去时,主句需用过去完成时(基本结构 had done)。

10. Chinese people spend money on travelling today as they did ten years ago. A. more than twice B. as twice much C. twice as much D. twice more than 考点:倍数表达法。 句意:中国人现在花在旅游上面的钱是十年前的两倍。 详解:倍数表达法:“倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as”或“倍数+形容词或副词的比较级 +than”。本题符合第一种结构。as...as 里面不能放比较级,另外,倍数要放在第一个 as 前面, 故答案选 C。

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11. She wants to study abroad so she has to some money every month to prepare for that.

A. set aside B. set up C. set about D. set out 考点:短语的辨析。 句意:因为她想出国深造,所以她不得不每个月都留出一些钱为此做准备。

详解:set aside 留出;把...放置一旁。set up 建立;安排。set about 开始做...。set out 出 发;动身。结合句意,故选 A。

12. John had planned to leave but he decided to stay in the hotel for the heavy rain.

two days because of

A. other B. the other C. another D. others 考点:代词的辨析。 句意:约翰原打算要离开,但由于下大雨,他决定在宾馆里再待两天。

详解:other 后常跟复数名词,表泛指。the other 后常跟复数名词,表特指。another 另外 的(三者或三者以上范围)。others 相当于 other+复数名词,表泛指。another+基数词+名词 =基数词+more+名词,意为“另外...” 如 another one week=one more week;another two days=two more days。故答案选 C。

13. Parents should cooperate with teachers and

themselves in their children’s education.

A. get B. involve C. find D. keep 考点:动词的辨

析。 句意:父母双方应该与老师们合作并让自己参与到孩子们的教育中。

详解:get 得到;获得。involve 涉及;牵涉;使卷入...。find 找到(强调结果)。keep 保存; 保持。involve sb. in sth. 使某人加入/参加某事。故答案选 B。

14. The teacher is very flexibly.

to the needs of her students and she can adapt her teaching very A. significant B. sensitive C. serious D. sincere

考点:形容词的辨析。 句意:这位老师对学生们的需求很敏感,并且总能灵活地改变教学方法以适应学生们的需求。 详解:significant 重要的;有意义的。sensitive 敏感的;易受影响的。serious 严肃的;庄 重的。sincere 真诚的;真实的。be sensitive to 对...敏感/灵敏。结合句意,故答案选 B。

15. You can borrow my book, you promise to give it back to me by the end of this month. A. as far as B. as soon as C. as long as D. as well as 考点:短语的辨析。 句意:只要你承诺这个月底前把这本书还给我,你就可以借走它。

详解:as far as 远到;就...而言。as soon as 一...就...。as long as 与...一样长;只要。as well as 也;与...一样好。结合句意,故选 C。

16. from Buckingham Palace, this trip takes you to the best of London’s sights. A. Beginning B. Begun C. To begin D. Having begun 考点:非谓语。 句意:这次旅行从白金汉宫开始,把你带到伦敦风景最美的地方。

详解:逗号为界,前后句之间没有连词连接,前后主语都一样,都是 this trip(旅行)。便考

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虑主语 this trip 与选项 ABCD 原形(begin)之间的逻辑关系。判断得知,this trip 与 begin 之间 的逻辑关系应为主谓(主动)关系。故答案选 A。选项 B 是过去分词表被动或完成。选项 C 是不定式表目的或将来。选项 D 是完成式的主动形式。

17. Applicants for the Olympic volunteers must be able to demands of the Games.

excellent services to meet the A. apply B. make C. contribute D. use 考点:动词的

辨析。 句意:奥林匹克运动会志愿者的申请人必须能够提供优质的服务来满足赛事的需求。 详解:apply 申请;应用。make 制造;使;让。contribute 贡献;出力。use 使用。contribute service 提供服务。结合句意,奥林匹克志愿申请者必须能够提供优质的服务以满足比赛的 要求。故选 C,contribute 在本句为“提供”之意,相当于 provide。

语法迁移:meet the demands/needs/requirements of... 满足...的需要/需求。

18. It is the natural scenery earns the city a good reputation. A. what B. that C. where D. when 考点:强调句。 句意:正是这座城市的自然风景使它获得了美誉。

详解:把 It is 和横线所选的答案去掉。即剩余“the natural scenery”和“earns the city a good reputation. ”, 能 够 组 合 成 一 个 完 整 的 句 子 (The natural scenery earns the city a good reputation.),得知本题是考查强调句。强调的对象是物(the natural scenery),只能用 that, 故答案选 B。

语法迁移:earn a good reputation for... 因...而获得美誉。

19. Many young couples do not take marriage and they get married and divorced easily. A. eagerly B. highly C. seriously D. severely 考点:副词的辨析。 句意:很多年轻夫妇不认真对待婚姻,而且他们轻易地结婚、离婚。

详解:eagerly 渴望地;热切地。highly 非常;高度地。seriously 严肃地;认真地。severely 严重地。take sb./sth. seriously 认真对待某人/某事。故答案选 C。

20. Mary is not happy to live with her parents. What she wants parents expect more time to be with her. more privacy while what her A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 考点:主谓一致。 句意:玛丽与父母住在一起并不开心。她想要的是更多的私人空间,然而,她的父母期望的 是有更多的时间和自己的女儿待在一起。 详解:横线前的主语分别是 What she wants 和 what her parents expect,即主语从句做主语。 凡是名词性从句做主语并且表示整体概念时,谓语动词常用单数形式。故答案选 A。

21. I am very familiar this city as I have been living here for more than 10 years. A. to B. with C. in D. for 考点:介词的辨析。 句意:因为已经在这里住了十多年了,所以我非常熟悉这座城市。

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详解:be/get/become familiar with sb./sth. 熟悉某人/某物。故答案选 B。 语法迁移:表示从过去某时刻到现在一直在做同一件事,用现在完成进行时,结构是 “has/have been doing”,能够翻译成“一直...”。

22. The manager demanded that all employees on time. A. be B. are C. to be D. would be 考点:虚拟语气。 句意:经理要求所有员工必须准时到岗。

详解:在表示“建议、要求、命令”等语气的动词后面的宾语从句,从句的谓语应该用“should+ 动词原形”的结构,should 可以省略。本题关键词是 demanded,意为“要求”,故答案选 A。

23. Rarely so much attention from all around the world. A. has drawn a discussion B. has a discussion drawn C. a discussion has been drawn D. has a discussion been drawn 考点:倒装句。 句意:一场讨论很少能吸引如此多的、来自全世界的注意力。

详解:否定或半否定词放置句首时,句子的主谓要进行部分倒装。即把助动词、系动词或情 态动词放在主语之前,实意动词原形/动词的过去分词仍然在主语之后。题目中的 rarely 意 为“很少;不常”,属于半否定词,表示否定意义,且位于句首,因此需要把主谓进行部分 倒装。另外,a discussion 与 draw 之间的逻辑关系应为主动,故答案选 B。

24. She is one of the top students in her class she studies very hard. A. because B. so C. unless D. though 考点:连词的辨析。 句意:因为努力学习,所以她是班里尖子生之一。

详解:because 因为。so 因此;所以。unless 除非。though 尽管。结合句意,选 A。 语法迁移:one of+(最高级)+复数名词+in/of... 意为“在...中,是(最)...之一”。

25. The brown bear escaped from the zoo, which was a to everyone in the town. A. harm B. violence C. hurt D. threat

考点:名词的辨析。 句意:这头棕熊从动物园里逃脱出来,这件事对于镇里的每个人都是一个威胁。 详解:harm 伤害。violence 暴力。hurt 伤害;受伤。threat 威胁;恐吓。under threat 受 到威胁;处于威胁状态下。结合句意,故选 D。 语法迁移:escape doing sth. 逃避做某事。escape being done 逃避被...。

26. Many people believe that one has, one is, but actually it is not true. A. the more money; the happier B. the more money; the more happy C. the less money; the happier D. the less money; the more happy 考点:固定结构的使用。 句意:很多人认为越有钱越幸福,然而事实并非如此。

详解:“the+比较级...,the+比较级...”意为“越...越...”。happy 的比较级是 happier,故排除 B、D。结合句意,选 A。

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27. I hadn’t realized she was my former teacher she spoke. A. as B. since C. until D. while 考点:固定结构的使用。 句意:直到她开口说话,我才意识到她是我以前的老师。

详解:not...until...,直到...才...。结合句意,故选 C。as ①虽然,引导让步状语从句;②因 为,引导原因状语从句;③正如,引导定语从句;④作为;⑤当...的时候,引导时间状语从 句。since 因为;既然;自从。while ①然而,表轻微对比;②尽管,引导让步状语从;③ 当...的时候,引导时间状语从句。

28. My father is very busy, and Sunday is the only day he can relax. A. where B. that C. which D. when 考点:定语从句。 句意:我的父亲很忙,星期天是他唯一可以休息的日子。

详解:先行词是 the day,把 the day 代入横线后的定语从句“he can relax”中,得出“He can relax on the day”即除了加入先行词 the day,还需要加介词,即“on which”,表示时间,选 when。故答案选 D。that 和 which 只能充当定语从句的主语或宾语。where 代指地点。

29. I would like to stay in the small town due to its weather. A. general B. soft C. mild D. gentle 考点:形容词的辨析。 句意:因为它温和的天气,所以我愿意待在这个小城镇。

详解:general 普遍的;大致的。soft 柔软的;柔和的。mild 轻微的;温柔的;(天气)温 和的。gentle 文雅的;高尚的。结合句意,得知答案选 C。

语法迁移:would like to do sth. 愿意/喜欢做某事。due to 由于;因为。

30. It is widely recognized that beauty not only in appearance but also in heart. A. lies B. takes C. sits D. gives 考点:动词的辨析。 句意:普遍认为,美丽不仅取决于外表,也取决于心灵。

详解:lie in 在于;取决于。take in 吸收;领会;欺骗。sit in 出席;照看。give in 让步; 屈服;投降。结合句意,得知答案选 A。

语法迁移:①not only...but also... 不仅...而且...,常考主谓一致,Not only A but also B...谓语 的数采用就近原则,即谓语用单数还是复数,需要看 B。B 是单数,谓语就单数,B 是复数, 谓语就复数。②not only...but also...的 also 可以省略。

Part II

Reading Comprehension(40%)

Direction: In this section, there are four passages, each of which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1

This past fall semester, at Duke University, there were two students who were taking Organic Chemistry. They did pretty well on all of the tests and the midterms and labs, etc. , such that going into the final they had a solid “A”. These two friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before finals’ week, even though the Chemistry final was on Monday, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and have a party with some friends up there. So

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they did this and had a great time. However, with the aftereffects of alcohol and everything, they overslept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.

Rather than taking the final then, what they did was to find Professor Aldric after the final and explain to him why they missed the final. They told him that they went up to UVA for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but they had a flat tire (爆胎) on the way back and didn’t have a spare and couldn’t get help for a long time and so were late getting back to campus.

Aldric thought this over and then agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The two guys were overjoyed and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Aldric had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin.

They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points. “Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be easy.” They did that problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page.

It said: (95 points) Which tire was flat?

译文:上个秋季学期,杜克大学两名学有机化学的二年级学生。他们每次测验的成绩都 不错,期中考试和实验课等等的成绩也很好,以致期末考试时他们已经稳稳当当地拿到了 A。 这两个朋友对期末考试充满了信心,在考试周到来的前一个周末,尽管周一就是化学考试, 他们还是决定去弗吉尼亚大学和朋友们聚聚。他们不仅去了,而且玩得很开心。可是,由于 宿醉等等原因,整个星期天他们都睡过去了,直到周一清早才回到杜克大学。

他俩没有当时就参加考试,而是在考试结束之后找到阿尔德里克教授,跟他解释为什么 他们没能参加考试。他们告诉他周末他们去了弗吉尼亚大学,本来是打算按时回来学习的, 可是回来的路上他们的车胎漏了气,又没有备用轮胎,好长时间也没找到人帮忙,所以回到 学校就晚了。

阿尔德里克教授仔细想了想,然后同意他们第二天补考。两个人兴高采烈,愁眉尽展。 那天晚上他们好好准备了一下,第二天按阿尔德里克说的时间来考试了。他把他们安排在不 同的教室里,给了每人一份考卷,告诉他们可以开始(答题)了。

他们看了第一道考题,挺简单的,是关于自由基的形成,占 5 分。“太棒了,”他们想, “看来不会太难。”他们做完那道题,翻到了第二页。对于这一页的考题,他们可是毫无准 备。

上面的问题是:(95 分) 哪一只轮胎瘪了?

31. The two students decided to visit their friends at the weekend because . A. they didn’t want to take the exam B. they were invited by their friends

C. they were not worried about the exam at all D. they forget the arrangement of the final exam 31. 题目:这两名学生决定在周末探访朋友是因为 。

A. 他们不想参加考试。 B. 他们收到朋友的邀请。 C. 他们根本不担心考试。

D. 他们忘记了期末考试的安排。 解析:从文章第一段 did pretty well、had a solid “A”和 These two friends were so confident going

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into the final that the weekend before finals’ week...的 confident 得知,两名学生根本不担心考 试。因此本题选 C。

32. They didn’t return as planned because . A. they got lost on their way back

B. they slept beyond the time to come back C. their car broke down on their way back

D. they couldn’t get help when they were in difficulty 32. 题目:他们没有按计划回到学校是因为 。

A. 他们在回程途中迷路了。 B. 他们睡过头了。

C. 他们的车在回程途中坏了。

D. 当遇到困难时,他们无法求助。

解析:从第一段最后一句“with the aftereffects of alcohol and everything, they overslept all day ”得知,因为宿醉,而且“overslept”正是“睡过头”的意思,锁定本题选 B。oversleep=sleep beyond the time。

33. How did the Professor arrange the make-up exam? A. He made the exam booklet very long. B. He gave them different exam papers. C. He asked a very surprising question.

D. He gave them very limited time to finish the paper. 33. 题目:阿尔德里克教授是如何安排补考?

A. 他把考卷的题目出得很冗长。 B. 他把不同的考卷分发给他们做。

C. 他在试卷里出了一道让他们摸不着头脑的问题。

D. 他留了非常少的时间给他们完成答卷。 解析:结合全文,锁定最后一段,即文章最后一句“It said: (95 points) Which tire was

flat?”,一般补考试卷的内容是根据所学内容而编写的,但教授却出了一道与课本内容无关 的题目。因此本题选 C。

34. When they took the first glance at the exam booklet, they thought .

A. it was easy B. it was too much C. it was too difficult D. it was reasonable 34. 题目:当两名学生看了一眼考试试卷时,他们觉得(考卷) 。

A. 太简单了。 B. 题目太多了。 C. 太难了。 D. 合理的。

解析:从文章倒数第二段““Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be easy.””得知本题选 A。

35. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. the students didn’t like Professor Aldric

B. the two students had difficulties in their studies C. Professor Aldric was very clever and humorous

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D. the two students would surely pass the make-up exam 35. 题目:从文章中可以推断出: 。

A. 所有学生们都不喜欢阿尔德里克教授。 B. 两名学生在学习上存在疑惑。 C. 阿尔德里克教授非常聪明和幽默。 D. 两名学生一定会通过这次补考。 解析:结合全文,选项 A 并未提及,属于错误选项,排除。选项 B 错误,从第一段可以得 知两名学生的学习成绩很好,排除 B。选项 D,两名考生自以为能够瞒天过海,谁知道教授 出的题目与课本内容无关,因为事前没有沟通好,而与课本无关的这道题占了 95 分,他们 有可能答了不一样的答案,所以不是“surely”pass the exam,故排除 D。本题选 C,从教授 的出题方式推断出教授的聪明和幽默。

Passage 2

A large, detached ( 独立的) house not only ensures privacy. It is also a status symbol. The “magnificent home” is set in a big garden. Of course, this kind of house is an unrealistic dream for most people. But even a small detached house, surrounded by a garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which is dear to the hearts of many British people. Most people would be happy to live in a cottage ( 村 舍 ), and if this is a thatched ( 茅 草 的 ) cottage, suggestive of a pre-industrial age, so much the better.

Most people try to avoid living in a block of flats (what the Americans call “apartment blocks”). Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy. With a few exceptions, mostly in certain locations in central London, flats are the cheapest kind of home. The people who live in them are those who cannot afford to live anywhere else.

The dislike of living in flats is very strong. In the 1950s millions of poorer people lived in old, cold, uncomfortable nineteenth century houses, often with only an outside toilet and no bathroom. During the next twenty years many of them were given new “high rise” blocks of flats to live in which, with central heating and bathrooms, were much more comfortable and were surrounded by grassy open spaces. But people hated their new homes. They said they felt cut off from the world with all those floors up. They missed the neighborliness. They couldn’t keep a watchful eye on their children playing down there in those lovely green spaces. The new high-rise blocks quickly got broken. The lifts didn’t work. The corridors were dark. Windows were damaged and were not repaired. There was graffiti all over the walls.

译文:拥有一所独立的大房子不仅能保证隐私,同时也是一种身份的象征。当然,这种 坐落在大花园里的“富丽堂皇的房子”对于大多数人来说,只是一个不切实际的梦想。但是, 即使是一个被花园围绕的独立小屋,也能带来一种多数英国人心心向往的乡村生活的感觉。 很多人都非常乐意住在村舍里,如果是那种能让人联想到前工业化时代的茅草村舍,那就更 好了。

大多数人都尽量不住公寓楼(美国人称之为“公寓楼”)。因为他们觉得公寓楼最不能保 证隐私。除去少数情况,大多数坐落在伦敦市中心的公寓楼属于最便宜的住宅类型。住在那 里的人一般都没有能力住到其他地方去。

这种对公寓住房的反感情绪十分强烈。20 世纪 50 年代,数以百万计的穷人住在 19 世 纪的房子里。这些房子又旧又冷,非常不舒服,通常只有一个室外厕所,没有独立卫生间。 而接下来的二十年里,他们当中的许多人又住进了新的“高楼”公寓,里面有中央供暖设备

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和卫生间,房子周围是长满青草的空地,相比之下舒适得多。但是人们并不喜欢他们的新家。 他们感觉自己和外面的世界隔绝了,到处都是冰冷的地板。他们怀念那种邻里之谊,享受那 种能看着孩子们在那片可爱的草地上玩耍的情景。那些高楼公寓很快就变得破败不堪。电梯 坏了,走廊里一片漆黑,窗户坏了也没有人修理,墙上到处都是涂鸦。

36. British people prefer . A. flats to detached houses B. cottages to flats C. modern houses to old houses D. city life to country life 36. 题目:英国人 。

A. 比起独立房子,更喜欢公寓住房。 B. 比起公寓住房,更喜欢村舍。 C. 比起老房子,更喜欢现代的房子。 D. 比起农村生活,更喜欢城市生活。

解析:从第一段“Most people would be happy to live in a cottage”得知,英国人是喜欢住在 村舍。从第二段“Most people try to avoid living in a block of flats”得知,英国人是尽量避免 住在公寓住房。因此本题答案选 B

37. A garden is considered to be desirable because .

A. it’s British B. it appears rural C. gardening is popular D. children like gardens 37. 题目:人们渴望拥有一个花园,是因为 。

A. 它是英式的。

B. 它显现出乡村气息。 C. 园艺深受人们欢迎。 D. 孩子们喜爱花园。

解析:从第一段“surrounded by a garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which is dear to the hearts of many British people”得知本题答案选 B。

38. British people don’t like to live in blocks of flats because . A. they want more privacy B. flats are too small C. flats are in expensive areas D. they dislike the neighbors there 38. 题目:英国人不喜欢住在“高楼”公寓,是因为 。

A. 他们想要更多的隐私。 B. 公寓住房的面积太小了。 C. 公寓的房价很高。

D. 他们不喜欢公寓房的邻居。

解析:从第二段“Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy.”得知,公寓给人们最少 的隐私空间,而人都是想要私人空间,英国人也不例外。因此本题选 A。

39. Compared with the 19th century houses, the new high-rise blocks . A. were in better locations B. were warmly welcomed C. were much better equipped D. were much more expensive 39. 题目:与 19 世纪的房子相比,新的“高楼”公寓 。

A. 地理位置更加优越。 B. 深受欢迎。 C. 配套的家具更齐全。 D. 房价更高。

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解析:从最后一段“old, cold, uncomfortable nineteenth century houses 和 with only an outside toilet and no bathroom.”得知,19 世纪的房子又旧又冷,非常不舒服,而且只有一个室外厕所,没 有 独 立 卫 生 间 。 但 “ new “high rise” blocks of flats to live in which, with central heating and bathrooms, were much more comfortable and were surrounded by grassy open spaces.”新的“高

楼”公寓,里面有中央供暖设备和卫生间,房子周围是长满青草的空地,相比之下舒适得多。故本题选 C。

40. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

A. British Culture B. Houses, Not Flats C. British Dream D. Kinds of Houses 40. 题目:以下哪个选项能作为本文的最佳标题?

A. 英国文化。 B. 住房,非公寓住房。 C. 英国梦。 D. 住房类型。 解析:选项 A 范围太大了,本文只是以住房文化为主,故排除 A。排除选项 C,毫无关联。 选项 D,房子的类型,本文不是介绍房子的类型。本文是讲述英国人不喜欢住公寓,喜欢住 独立的大房子。故本题选 B。

Passage 3

When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem, we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of other persons’ good points, things will be quite different.

One of the most neglected virtues is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothing pleases children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.

The next time you enjoy delicious food at a restaurant, send word to the cook that it is excellently prepared, and when a tired salesperson shows you unusual politeness, please mention it. Every minister, lecturer and public speaker knows the discouragement of pouring himself or herself out to an audience and not receiving any appreciative comment. What applies to professionals applies doubly to workers in offices, shops and factories and our families and friends. In our interpersonal relations we should never forget that all our associates are human beings and hunger for appreciation. It is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.

Try to be friendly and appreciative in your daily life, and you’ll be surprised how they will change your life and the world.

译文:我们不去专心思考某个明确问题时,常常花费大约 95%的时间去考虑我们自己。 现在,如果我们暂时停止考虑自己,开始去想别人的优点,事情就会变得截然不同。

我们日常生活中最容易忽略的美德之一就是赞赏。不知何故,当儿女从学校带回家一份 出色的成绩报告时,我们常常忘记去赞扬他们。当儿女第一次成功烤出蛋糕或搭建一个鸟巢 时,我们未曾给予过任何鼓励与支持。父母亲的这种关心和赞许最能让孩子们开心。

下次你欣赏到俱乐部里漂亮的烤里脊肉时,要转告厨师,烤里脊肉做得很棒;当一名神 情疲惫的售货员向你露出异乎寻常的礼貌时,请赞扬这一点。

每一位牧师、演讲者和公共发言人都知道,当他们对观众倾其所有演讲却得不到一丝赞 扬时,是多么沮丧。适用于专业人员的东西,对办公室、商店和工厂的员工,以及我们的亲 友加倍适用。在我们的人际关系中,我们千万不要忘记我们结交的都是人,都渴望赞赏。这

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在日常生活中,要设法留下感激的小小火花,留下友谊的痕迹。你会惊讶地发现,这些 小小举措会改变你的人生甚至整个世界。

41. According to the passage, people . A. spend a lot of time thinking about others B. think about themselves most of the time C. spend little time thinking about themselves D. think more about others than themselves 41. 题目:根据文章,人们 。

A. 花了大量时间为他人着想。 B. 大部分时间为自身着想。 C. 很少为自身着想。

D. 比起自身,更多时间在考虑别人。

解析:从第一段“we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves”得 知本题选 B。

42. The writer criticizes the parents who . A. ignore their children’s achievements B. are not interested in baking a cake C. set high demands upon their children

D. don’t help out when their kids have difficulties 42. 题目:作者批评 的父母。

A. 忽略孩子们成果。 B. 对烤蛋糕不感兴趣。

C. 对孩子们抱有过高的期望。

D. 当孩子们遇到困难都不施以援手。

解析:从第二段“we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse.”得知本题选 A。

43. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to .

A. delicious food B. a restaurant C. the cook D. unusual politeness 43. 题目:第三段含有下划线的“it”指的是 。

A. 美味的食物。 B. 餐厅。 C. 厨师。

D. 异乎寻常的礼貌。

解析:结合上下文,第三段最后的 it 代指正是前文的“unusual politeness”。故本题选 D。

44. According to the passage, .

A. kids need encouragement more than adults

B. professionals need appreciation more than workers C. appreciation is not necessary for family members

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D. everyone needs appreciation and encouragement 44. 题目:根据文章, 。

A. 比起大人,孩子们更需要鼓励。 B. 比起工人,教授更需要赞赏。

C. 对于家庭成员,赞赏并不是必要的。 D. 人人都需要赞赏和鼓励。

解析:从第四段得知,all our associates are human beings and hunger for appreciation. 人人都 需要赞赏和鼓励,因此本题选 D。

45. The writer believes that .

A. people often appreciate things other people do B. people seldom appreciate things other people do

C. say “thanks” to someone, and you’ll soon become friends D. express your gratitude to others, and they will pass it on 45. 题目:作者认为 。

A. 人们通常赞赏他人做的事情。 B. 人们很少赞赏他人做的事情。 C. 对某人说声“谢谢”,就会广结朋友、

D. 对他人表达感激之情,他人会把这份感激之情传递下去。

解析:从第一段“we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves.”和 第二段“One of the most neglected virtues is appreciation.”得出作者认为我们在日常生活中 缺乏表达赞赏和感激之情。本题选 B。

Passage 4

Industrial robots are already working in many factories around the world and in our homes, for instance as smart vacuum cleaners. Scientists say in a few years we will start seeing so-called “social robots,” capable of engaging with people.

Today’s robots can build cars and explore underwater objects. But interacting with people is more complex than simply taking an incoming message, says Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Cynthia Breazeal.

“Social robots really interact with people in ways you feel like you’re interacting with someone rather than something,” she said. “And social robots are really designed to engage you in much more of an interaction that feels like a cooperation or partnership.”

At the Naval Research Laboratory, near Washington, scientists are researching which features robots should have to be able to live with humans. Researcher Alan Schultz says social robots must be adapted to social situations.

“You know if you’re going to have robots out in the wild, so to speak, they have to follow our standards and they have to do things in the way we expect, so that we can move about our environment and not be interrupted by them or have to think hard about the fact that they’re around us,” he said.

Social robots do not necessarily have to have a human face. Steve Cousins, the CEO of Savioke Robotics in Cupertino, California, says their robot called Botlr is already being tested in a hotel, delivering small items to people.

“It’s designed to be in human space and interact with people and around people,” he said.

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“So it interacts with the front desk agent when they’re sending it somewhere. It interacts with people in the elevator as it’s going along. And, it interacts with people at the door when the delivery arrives.”

So far, social robots are limited to very simple tasks like relaying messages or taking family photos. But Cynthia Breazeal, who designed this one, says their abilities may be extended into many different areas.

译文:工业机器人在世界各地的工厂包括家庭中都已经有所应用,例如智能真空吸尘器。 科学家表示,几年后,我们将会开始看到所谓的“社交机器人”,它们能够和人打交道。

今天我们所使用的机器人可以用来制造汽车或探索水下物体。但麻省理工学院研究员 Cynthia Breazeal 表示,与人进行交流可比单纯的接收信息复杂得多。 “社交机器人与人类之间的互动方式会让你觉得你是在和另外一个人互动,而不是和某 东西在互动,”她说道。“它的设计初衷就是为了能让人们参与更多社会互动,建立一种合作 或伙伴关系。”

在华盛顿附近的海军研究实验室里,科学家们正在研究机器人要能够和人类共同生活, 需要具备什么样的特征。研究者艾伦·舒尔茨则表示,社交机器人必须要适应社会环境。

他说“如果要让机器人在自然社会环境下生活,可以这么说,它们必须遵守我们的标准, 必须按照我们的预期行事,这样我们才能够在周围环境中活动,而不会被它们打扰,或者说 不必去担心它们在周围会打扰到我们。”

社交机器人不一定要具有人类的面孔。加州库比蒂诺市 Savioke 机器人公司的 CEO 史蒂 夫·考辛斯说,他们的 Botlr 机器人已经在一家酒店进行了测试,能够向人们提供一些小件 物品。

“它就是被设计成能够在人类的空间里,和人或周围的人进行互动的。”“所以把它放在 前台,它就会跟前台的人互动,在电梯里就会和电梯里的人互动,同样收到快递时会跟站在 门口的快递员互动。

到目前为止,社交机器人仅限于能完成一些非常简单的任务,比如传递消息或者拍摄家 庭照片。但是机器人设计师辛西娅·布雷泽尔说,机器人的功能也可以扩展到许多不同的领 域中去。

46. What will social robots do according to the scientists? A. They will cooperate with people. B. They will clean the big house.

C. They will explore underwater objects. D. They will build different kinds of cars.

46. 题目:从科学家口中得知,社交机器人在未来会做什么?

A. 它们会与人们合作共事。 B. 它们会清理大房间。 C. 它们会探索水下物体。

D. 它们会制造不同类型的汽车。 解析:科学家的说话是在第一段,故本题锁定第一段的内容。从第一段““social robots,” capable of engaging with people.”得知,“社交机器人”,它们能够和人打交道。本题选 A。

47. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Social robots are more difficult to design.

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B. Industrial robots are more complicated to design.

C. Social robots can be more useful than industrial robots. D. Industrial robots can do less than social robots. 47. 题目:根据文章,以下哪个陈述是正确的?

A. (比起工业机器人),设计社交机器人,更为复杂。 B. (比起社交机器人),设计工业机器人,更为复杂。 C. 社交机器人的用途比工业机器人更广。

D. 工业机器人能做的事比社交机器人要少。 解析:从每一段都提及到社交机器人制造的复杂性,以及最后一段的“social robots are limited to very simple tasks like relaying messages or taking family photos.”即:目前研发的社交机器人 能完成的事只限于小事,因此技术还有待提高与完善。故本题选 A。

48. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. social robots only serve the people they like B. it’s better for social robots to work in a hotel C. it’s better for social robots to have a human face

D. social robots will be under the control of human beings 48. 题目:从文章可以推断出: 。

A. 社交机器人只服务于它们喜欢的人们。 B. 社交机器人更适合在酒店里工作。 C. 社交机器人拥有一副人脸会更好。 D. 社交机器人将会受到人类的控制。

解析:从第五段“they have to follow our standards and they have to do things in the way we expect, so that we can move about our environment and not be interrupted by them”得知,社 交机器人的活动受限制,是必须根据人类设置的标准去做事。故本题选 D。

49. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The function of social robots B. The use of industrial robots. C. The daily life of robots. D. The way of designing robots. 49. 题目:文主要讲述什么?

A. 社交机器人的作用/功能。 B. 工业机器人的使用。 C. 机器人的日常生活。

D. 设计机器人的途径/方法。

解析:本文以社交机器人为主展开叙说,故排除 B 的工业机器人。选项 C 太笼统,排除 C。 从第一段、第三段和最后两段都提到了社交机器人的作用,故本题选 A。

50. Which of the following best describes the writer’s tone in the passage? A. Critical B. Prejudiced C. Subjective D. Objective 50. 题目:以下哪个词最能描述文中作者的写作语调?

A. 批判的。

B. 带有偏见性的。 C. 主观的。 D. 客观的。

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解析:本文作者的写作基调,没有偏颇,因此不选 B。也没有批判,排除 A。本文没有作者 的感情色彩,只是客观描述,故再排除 C。本题选 D。

Part III Cloze (15%)

Direction: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are four choices. Choose the one best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Some people worry about my collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked is 51 I became an animal collector. The answer is that I have always been 52 in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first 53 I was able to say was not the normal “mamma” or “daddy”, but the word “zoo”, which I would 54 many times until someone took me to the 55 . 56 I grew a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a 57 number of pets, ranging from snakes to seahorses, and I 58 all my spare time 59 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to add to my collection of 60 . Later on I 61 for a year in the City Zoo, as a student attendant, to get experience of the large 62 , such as lions, bears, tigers and elephants, which were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 63 had enough money of my own to be able to pay my first trip and I have been going regularly ever since then. Though a collector’s job is not an 64 one and is full of sorrow, it is certainly a job which will 65 all those who love animals.

51. A. how 52. A. attracted 53. A. day 54. A. recite 55. A. zoo 56. A. Since 57. A. many 58. A. spent 59. A. living 60. A. seahorses 61. A. worked 62. A. plants 63. A. luckily

64. A. independent 65. A. try out

B. where B. interested B. time B. repeat B. city

B. Although B. much B. cost B. going B. pets B. went B. animals B. hopefully B. invisible B. appeal to

C. why

C. frightened C. sentence C. read C. town C. When C. great C. took C. seeing C. birds C. did C. bears C. nearly C. easy C. deal with

D. whether D. surprised D. word D. recognize D. house D. So D. big D. offered D. exploring D. snakes D. practised D. lions D. hardly D. endless D. hold on

51. 详解:how 怎样;如何。where 哪里。why 为什么。whether 是否。结合句意,问我 ()成为一名动物收藏家。并且结合下文 answer 一词,锁定本题选 C。

52. 详解:attracted (被)吸引,如果是“被吸引”,横线后的介词应该是 by。interested 感兴 趣的,be interested in 对...感兴趣。frightened 害怕的,be frightened of sth. 害怕某物/某事。 surprised 惊讶的,be surprised at sth. 对...感到惊讶。结合横线后的介词 in,锁定本题选 B。 53. 详解:day 天;日。time 时间;时光。sentence 句子。word 单词;词。结合 the first、 say 和“mamma”、“daddy”,即“说的第一个()是‘妈妈’或‘爸爸’”。本题只能选 D。 54. 详解:recite 背诵。repeat 重复。read 阅读;朗读。recognize 辨认。结合生活常识, 小孩喜欢一样东西的时候,都是“缠着”大人们,不断重复他们想要的东西很多遍(many

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times),直到大人们答应为止。故本题选 B。

55. 详解:zoo 动物园。city 城市。town 城镇。house 房子。结合前文 the zoo、第一句的 birds and animals 或者后文,都能得出本题答案选 A。

56. 详解:since 自从;既然;因为。although 尽管。when 当...的时候。so 因此;所以。 since 意为“自从”时,后加一般过去时,主句一般采用 has/have done。结合句意,本题答 案选 C,when 引导的时间状语从句。

57. 详解:many 许多,后跟复数名词。much 许多,后跟不可数名词。great 显著的;很多 的。a great number of 许多的;大量的,a (great) number of 后常跟复数名词,谓语用复数。 big 大。本题选 C。

58. 详解:spent 花费。cost 花费。took 花费。offered 出价;开价。结合主语是人 I,宾语 是 time,和第 59 题的 ing 形式,锁定考查表示花费的固定结构“人+spend+时间+(in) doing sth.”,意为“某人花时间做某事”。故本题选 A。cost 的主语是人;took 的主语一般是 It 或 者物。

59. 详解:living 居住;生活。going 去。seeing 看到。exploring 探索。结合句意,“我把 所有的空余时间都拿去乡间探险”,得知答案选 D。其他选项均不符合句意。不能选 going,go 后需要加介词 to 再加目的地,如 go to school。

60. 详解:seahorses 海马。pets 宠物。birds 鸟儿。snakes 蛇。结合上文第 57 空,即“I had a 57 number of pets”,得出答案选 B。寻找新鲜的标本来丰富我的宠物收藏。

61. 详解:worked 工作。went 去;离开。did 做。practised 练习;实习。本文并没有交代 作者的学历,因此不选 D。结合句意,本题选 A。我去城市动物园工作了一年,作为一

名学生服务员...

62. 详解:plants 植物。animals 动物。bears 熊。lions 狮子。结合后文,such as lions, bears, tigers and elephants...得知本题答案选 B。

63. 详解:luckily 幸运地;幸亏。hopefully 有希望地;有前途地。nearly 几乎;差不多。 hardly 几乎不。 When I left, I 63 had enough money of my own to be able to pay my first trip...结合句意,当我离开的时候,我已经有属于自己的钱去旅行。只是一件多么“幸运的 事”,因此本题选 luckily,选 A。本题易错选 C,犯了中式思维。其余选项容易排除。

64. 详解:independent 独立的。invisible 看不见的。easy 容易的;轻松的。endless 没完 没了的;无尽的。结合句意,不是一份轻松的工作,而且充满伤感。本题选 C。

65. 详解:try out 试行;试验。appeal to 对...有吸引力;向...呼吁。deal with 应付;对付; 处理。hold on 坚持。结合句意,appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力。本题选 B。

译文:有人会担心我收藏这些他们花钱去动物园看的迷人的鸟类和动物们。我经常会被 问的问题之一:我为什么会成为一名动物收藏家。答案就是,我一直对动物和动物园感兴趣。 据我父母所说,我开口说话的第一个词不是“妈妈”也不是“爸爸”,而是“动物园”,而且 我一直重复地说这个词,直到有人带我去动物园。当我再大点的时候,我们家住在希腊,养 了大量的宠物,从蛇到海马应有尽有。我把所有的空余时间都拿去乡间探险,寻找新鲜的标 本来丰富我的宠物收藏。之后,我去城市动物园工作了一年,作为一名学生服务员,我可以 接触到那些,比如说狮子、熊、老虎和大象等这类不宜家庭饲养的大型动物。离开的时候, 我已经有了足够的钱用来旅行,从那以后我就一直定期地去。虽然作为收藏家的工作并不轻 松,还充满了伤感,但这对于那些热爱动物的人来说绝对是一份具有吸引力的工作。

Part IV Writing(15 points)

Directions: Write a letter of complaint in at least 100 words according to the following

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66. 假设你是李明,最近参加了某旅行社(travel agency)组织的一次旅游,但你对此 旅行很不满意。请你向客服(customer service)写一封投诉信,阐述投诉的原因(如:酒店、 饮食、交通及费用等)并提出你期待的解决办法。

Suggested Answer:

A Letter of Complaint

Dear Customer Service,

I am writing to tell you about a most unpleasant experience, that is , the service your travel agency offered last week made me disappointed.

First and foremost, you had promised me a seven-star hotel before the trip began. However, I realized it was just a three-star hotel the moment I reached the destination. Besides, during my stay at your designated hotel, I believed the food provided was not fresh enough. Last but not least, it took me about three hours to take a bus from the hotel to the nearest place of interest, which wasted me too much time.

I suggest that you look into this matter immediately, deal with it properly and make up for my losses.

Your early reply would be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Li Ming

投诉信

敬启者:

我写信的目的是告诉你们一场不愉快的经历。那就是,贵公司在上周为我提供的服务让 我失望透顶。

首先,出发前,你承诺指定的酒店是七星级。然而,到了目的地我才发现这只不过是一 所三星级酒店。其次,在贵公司指定酒店居住期间,我认为提供的食物不够新鲜。最后,从 酒店乘坐巴士到最近的旅游景点居然花了我大约 3 小时,这实在浪费了我过多的时间。

我建议贵公司立刻调查并正确地处理此问题,同时,弥补此事对我造成的不必要损失。 我将无限感激你的早日回复。

李明

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