1.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A) Customer and salesclerk. B) Teacher and student. C) Officer and soldier. D) Lawyer and client.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说：“我向你提问的时候，你要回答！我再问你一遍：‘士兵，你叫什么名字？’”女士说：“长官，我叫Alison Bloomfield。”由此可以推断出，两名说话者的之间的关系可能是长官和士兵，所以选C。 Script
M: Do you know when the report about the economic crisis will be given tomorrow?
W: It will be given at 9 in the morning. I will arrive there ten minutes ahead. And the discussion will follow at 11 after the report.
2.When will the woman arrive at the meeting place?
A) At 8:50. B) At 9:00. C) At 9:10. D) At 11:00.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说：“你知道关于经济危机的报告在明天几点吗？”女士说：“上午九点，我会提前十分钟到那儿的。”由此可以看出，女士会在明天上午八点五十到会议地点，所以选A。 Script
M: Would you like to go to London by train or by plane? W: I prefer to go there by train. It's much cheaper and safer.
3.What does the woman imply about traveling by air?
A) It's much cheaper and safer. B) It's much more convenient. C) It's expensive and not safe. D) It's safe but more expensive.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说：“你是想坐火车还是飞机去伦敦？”女士说：“我更喜欢坐火车，它更经济、更安全。”由此可以推断出，女士暗指坐飞机旅行会很贵而且不安全，所以选C。 Script
M: Maria, have you been finding your way around campus alright? It can be kind of confusing at first.
W: No problems so far. I seem to have more problems remembering to take my room key with me than locating buildings on campus.
4.What does the woman mean?
A) She often gets lost on campus. B) She has lost her room key.
C) She often forgets to take her room key with her. D) She has no problem at all.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说：“玛利亚，你已经熟悉校园了吗？刚开始可能会有点难。”女士说：“没问题了，不过相比之下我现在更容易忘带房门钥匙。”由此可以推断出，这位女士经常忘记带房门钥匙，所以选C。 Script
W: Do you live in this student apartment?
M: No, I live in the Foreign Experts Building. My wife teaches in the English Department.
5.Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A) In a high school. B) At a university. C) In a shop. D) In a library.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说：“您在这所学生公寓住吗？”男士说：“不，我在外国专家楼住。我妻子在英语系任教。”对话中出现了“学生公寓”和“英语系”。由此可以推断出，这段谈话最可能发生在一所大学中，所以选B。 Script
W: That's a lovely shirt you are wearing. I guess it must have cost you a lot of money.
M: Yeah, but I thought it was rather unusual, so I decided to buy it.
6.What does the man mean?
A) The shirt is beautiful and very cheap. B) The shirt is quite different from others. C) The shirt is the right size for him. D) He likes the color of the shirt very much.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说：“你穿的这件衬衫真漂亮，我猜你花了很多钱吧！”男士说：“是啊，但我觉得它很与众不同，所以我就决定买了。”由此可以看出，男士觉得自己的衬衫与其他衬衫很不同，所以选B。 Script
W: I think it's very difficult to learn a foreign language when you get older. How old are you now? I expect you are in your thirties.
M: Yes, you're right. Anyway, I'm not too old to learn, I hope!
7.What does the man mean?
A) He is not too old to learn a foreign language. B) It's too late for him to learn a foreign language. C) It's too difficult for him to learn a foreign language. D) He is not interested in learning a foreign language.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说：“我觉得年龄大了学习外语很困难。您现在多大了？我猜三十多了吧”，男士说：“是啊，猜对了，不过我并没有老到不能学外语了，希望如此！”由此可以看出，男士的意思是他没有老到不能学外语，所以选A。 Script
W: I'm looking for a good dentist. Can you recommend one? M: If I were you, I'd try Mr. Brown. He's very good.
8.What is wrong with the woman?
A) The woman has some problems with her friend. B) The woman may suffer from toothache. C) The woman doesn't know Mr. Brown.
D) There is something wrong with her dentist.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说：“我在找牙医，你能推荐一位吗？”男士说：“如果我是你的话，我会去找布朗先生的。他非常好。”由此可以看出，女士可能是牙疼，所以选B。 Script
M: Here we are! They have the best sandwich on the planet! And their French toast is to die for!
W: I think I'll go for the French toast. M: So you are from Washington, right?
W: Yes, I'm from a small town about two hours north of Seattle. How about you? M: I am from Santa Barbara. You know, I actually have several friends who live in Seattle. I've even visited there several times. It's so beautiful—but it rains too much for me! W: Yeah, me too. That's why I'm going to school in Southern California!
M: My friend's sister is in your department. Her name is Andrea Miller. Do you know her? W: Yes! I know Andrea! We've had a lot of classes together. M: What are your interests in study?
W: I'm actually getting my degree in Ethnic Studies with a minor in South American Literature.
M: Wow! I spent last summer in Brazil with my family! Maybe you can recommend some interesting books on South American literature to me?
W: Sure, no problem. I'll lend you some of my books. Oops! Look at the time. We'd better head on back to school! Don't worry about the bill—it's on me this time around! M: Thanks! Next time, it's my treat! When we get back to school, can you drop me off in front of the bookstore?
W: Sure thing. I hope you have your credit card with you! Textbooks are so expensive!
9.Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A) On the street. B) At a bookstore. C) In a library. D) At a restaurant.
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。
解析：
在音频中，男士说到Here we are! They have the best sandwich on the planet! And their French toast is to die for（我们到啦！这有世界上最好吃的三明治！他们的法式吐司也很诱人）。女士说I think I'll go for the French toast（我觉得我会去吃法式吐司）。由此可以推断出，这段谈话最有可能发生在餐馆里，所以选D。
10.Where is the woman's hometown?
A) California. B) Washington. C) Santa Barbara. D) Brazil.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士问So you are from Washington, right（你从华盛顿来，对吗）。女士回答说Yes（是啊）。由此可以看出，女士的家乡是华盛顿，所以选B。 11.What is the man going to do after the meal?
A) Buy some books.
B) Go back to his dormitory. C) Attend a meeting. D) Have a class.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说Thanks! Next time, it's my treat! When we get back to school, can you drop me off in front of the bookstore（谢谢啦，下次我请客！我们回学校的时候，你可以顺便把我载到书店吗），女士说Sure thing. I hope you have your credit card with you! Textbooks are so expensive（当然可以，我希望你带着信用卡呢！现在书太贵了）。由此可以看出，吃完饭后男士准备去买些书，所以选A。 Script
W: I know no women were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. But I've read somewhere that girls were allowed to compete in or even watch the games in those days.
M: You mean unmarried girls? That's right. Unmarried girls could compete in a separate festival.
W: What's the name of the festival?
M: It was called the Hera Festival, which took place every four years just like the Olympic Games.
W: Unmarried girls certainly enjoyed certain advantages over married women in those days. Were girls allowed to watch men's and boys' competition during the Games?
M: Yes. But married women were not permitted to participate in the games, and they were not even allowed to watch the games.
W: That's true. Do you know when women athletes could compete in the Olympic Games for the first time?
M: If I am not mistaken, it was not until the 20th century that female athletes were permitted to participate in the same Olympic Games with men.
W: Hey, you are pretty good. It was in 1900 that events for women were first added to the modern Olympic Games.
M: 1900? Then it must have been the Paris Olympics. W: That's right.
12.What is true about the Olympic Games in ancient Greece?
A) All the people could participate in the games. B) Only men were allowed to compete in the games. C) All the men and women could watch the games. D) Married women could participate in the games.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说I know no women were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece（我知道在古希腊女人不允许参加奥运会）。由此可以看出，在古希腊只有男人才允许参加奥运会，所以选B。
13.How often did the Hera Festival take place?
A) Every year. B) Every two years. C) Every three years. D) Every four years.
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，男士说It was called the Hera Festival, which took place every four years just like the Olympic Games（它被称为赫拉盛会，和奥运会一样，每四年举行一次）。由此可以看出，赫拉盛会每四年举行一次，所以选D。
14.When were women first allowed to participate in the Olympic Games?
A) In 1890. B) In 1900. C) In 1901. D) In 1919.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，女士说It was in 1900 that events for women were first added to the modern Olympic Games（1900年，女性才第一次参加现代奥运会）。由此可以看出，女性在1900年第一次被允许参加奥运会，所以选B。
15.Where was the Olympic Games held in which women were allowed to compete for the first time?
A) In London. B) In Paris. C) In Los Angeles. D) In Athens.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
在音频中，在谈及女性第一次被允许参加奥运会的时候，男士说1900? Then it must have been the Paris Olympics（1900年？那么一定是巴黎奥运会了）。由此可以看出，女人第一次被允许参加奥运会是在巴黎，所以选B。
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions：In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 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).
本题得分：--/10分
Script
The World Health Organization (WHO) says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death in the world. A new WHO report says the harmful use of alcohol kills two and one-half million people a year. And officials say action is needed to tackle the problem. The WHO released the \Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011\last week. The report shows young people at risk. It says 320,000 people between the ages of 15 and 29
die yearly from alcohol-related causes. That is nine percent of all deaths in that age group.
The WHO report finds that six percent of all male deaths worldwide are related to alcohol. This is true in only one percent of female deaths.
There are four main causes of alcohol-related death. Injury from car accidents or violence is one. Diseases like cancer, heart and blood system diseases are the others. The WHO report says alcohol abuse also adds to the development of 200 other diseases. The WHO has a plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It includes raising taxes on alcohol, reducing the number of places to buy alcohol and raising the drinking age. Officials say other measures include effective drunk driving laws and banning some alcohol advertising.
16.How many people die from alcohol abuse a year?
A) One million and a half. B) Two million.
C) Two and a half million. D) Three and a half million.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到A new WHO report says the harmful use of alcohol kills two and one-half million people a year（世界卫生组织的一项新报道称滥用酒精每年导致250万人死亡）。由此可以看出，酒精的滥用每年导致250万人死亡，所以选C。
17.How many people between the ages of 15 and 29 die from alcohol-related causes each year?
A) 30,000. B) 300,000. C) 312,000. D) 320,000.
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到It says 320,000 people between the ages of 15 and 29 die yearly from alcohol-related causes（每年有320000个15岁到29岁的人死因为酒精所致），所以选D。
18.Which is one of the measures taken by the WHO to reduce the harmful use of alcohol?
A) Imposing reasonable taxes on alcohol. B) Providing special places to sell alcohol. C) Making effective laws on drunk driving. D) Making ads to warn against the use of alcohol.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到Officials say other measures include effective drunk driving laws and banning some alcohol advertising（官方称其它（减少酗酒危害的）措施还包括一些有效的相关酒后驾驶的法律和一些对酒水广告的禁令）。由此可以看出，制定有效的酒后驾驶法律是世界卫生组织采取的措施之一，所以选C。 Script
In January, over 600,000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
The results, published this week, show a promising increase in garden bird populations since last year.
Over 10.2 million birds were counted. The annual survey, now in its 32nd year, was held on 29 January.
The survey asked people to take to their gardens and public open spaces to count the number of birds during a given hour.
The hard winter conditions of 2009-10 caused significant drops in the number of small birds recorded in last year's Big Garden Birdwatch.
\disaster last year,\many may have had a decent breeding season and have been able to bounce back a little.\But Sarah Kelly warns that people must be alert: \back down, so it's important that everyone continues to feed their garden birds.\ Many other previously declining populations, such as the blackbird, also appear to be doing better, compared to last year.
19.What do the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch this year show?
A) There is an encouraging rise in garden bird populations. B) There are more people taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch. C) There is a significant drop in the number of small birds. D) There is no change in garden bird populations.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到The results, published this week, show a promising increase in garden bird populations since last year（本周“大花园观鸟”中鸟类数量公布，今年较之去年有显著增长）。由此可以看出，今年展览的鸟类数量不断增加，所以选A。
20.When was the annual survey of the garden bird populations held?
A) On 20 January. B) On 29 January. C) 30 years ago. D) 32 years ago.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到The annual survey, now in its 32nd year, was held on 29 January（每年的调查在1月29日进行，现在已经是它第32个年头了）。由此可以知道，调查在1月29日进行，所以选B
21.Why was there a significant drop in the number of small birds in 2010 compared with the records in 2009?
A) Because they suffered a harsh winter. B) Because they did not have enough food. C) Because they missed the breeding season. D) Because some of them were killed by hunters.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到The hard winter conditions of 2009-10 caused significant drops in the number of small birds recorded in last year's Big Garden Birdwatch（2009至2010年冬天恶劣的气候条件导致去年“大花园观鸟”中小鸟的数量大量减少）。由此得知，冬天恶劣的气候条件导致了小鸟数量的减少，所以选A。 Script
Food prices are at their highest level since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization began keeping records in 1990. The causes include bad weather and growing demand. Some experts also blame the use of food crops to make fuel. But higher food prices are not always the result of limited supplies.
Coffee prices have jumped almost 50 percent in six months. Prices have reached a 13-year high. Yet growers expect their current crop to be almost 10 percent bigger than the last one.
Experts say coffee prices are rising mainly because people are willing to pay more. Coffee sellers like Mark Warmuth say tastes are changing and more people want a good cup of coffee.
Mark Warmuth owns the M. E. Swing Coffee Company in Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington. He says big coffee sellers like Starbucks help his business by building a base of customers who want something better.
Greater demand for high-quality coffee has helped drive coffee prices higher. That includes greater demand among Brazilians. Brazil is the world's largest exporter of coffee.
People in India are also drinking more coffee. Starbucks just announced plans to enter that market in a deal with India's Tata Coffee Company.
22.When did the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization begin keeping records of food prices?
A) In 1909. B) In 1919. C) In 1990. D) In 1999.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到Food prices are at their highest level since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization began keeping records in 1990（自美国食品和农业组织从1990年开始记录以来，食品价格达到了最高水平）。由此可以看出，美国食品和农业组织从1990年开始对食品价格进行记录，所以选C。 23.What are the possible causes for the rise of food prices according to the passage?
A) Crop growers' high expectation. B) Bad weather and growing demand. C) Inflation and natural disasters. D) People's waste of food.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中首先提到食品价格已经达到有记录以来的最高水平，随后又提到价格升高的原因包括恶劣的天气和需求的增长（The causes include bad weather and growing demand），所以选B。 24.Which of the following is true about coffee prices?
A) Higher coffee prices are the result of limited supplies. B) Coffee prices are not rising according to the experts.
C) Great demand for high-quality coffee results in its rising price.
D) There is no change in coffee prices in Brazil.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到Greater demand for high-quality coffee has helped drive coffee prices higher（对高品质咖啡需求量的增大推动了咖啡价格的上升），所以选C。 25.What is Starbucks's plan?
A) To do business with India's Tata Coffee Company. B) To cooperate with a coffee company in Brazil. C) To reduce coffee prices as soon as possible.
D) To help Mark Warmuth's business as a big coffee seller.
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
音频中提到Starbucks just announced plans to enter that market in a deal with India's Tata Coffee Company（星巴克刚刚宣布计划打入该市场，并与印度的塔塔咖啡公司进行交易），所以选A。
Section C Dictation
Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
本题得分：--/10分
Script
The prospect of university fees rising to ￡9,000 a year is prompting parents to save more for their children's education, research suggests.
The rise—to apply from September 2012—is the main (26)factor behind a rise in savings in recent months, said ING Direct (网上银行名), which (27)questioned 1,300 adults, including 300 who do not save at all.
It said 23% of parents were saving more or setting up university (28)accounts . And 1 in 10 parents and children were having second (29)thoughts about going to university, it added.
Ministers have decided that the (30)standard level for tuition (学费) fees will be ￡6,000, up from the (31)current level of ￡3,290. But universities will be able to charge up to ￡9,000 if they (32)fulfill/fulfil certain
conditions.
Student loans will continue to be (33)available to cover both the fees and day-to-day maintenance. But many parents try to reduce the debt (34)burden by covering some of the cost.
The evidence from ING Direct implies that more parents are becoming alarmed at the prospect of a rise in fees. But few will be able to protect their children from taking on some student (35)loans .
Full details about the loans on offer in 2012 have not yet been finalized, but it appears that some students could end up with ￡40,000 of debt.
26.正确答案为 factor 你没有作答。 27.正确答案为 questioned 你没有作答。 28.正确答案为 accounts 你没有作答。 29.正确答案为 thoughts 你没有作答。 30.正确答案为 standard 你没有作答。 31.正确答案为 current 你没有作答。 32.正确答案为 fulfill/fulfil 你没有作答。 33.正确答案为 available 你没有作答。 34.正确答案为 burden 你没有作答。 35.正确答案为 loans 你没有作答。
Part Ⅲ
Section A Fill in the blanks
Directions：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
本题得分：--/5分
Teen smokers are influenced to start smoking if their favorite movie stars are smokers, suggests research in a Dartmouth College study published in this week's Tobacco Control, a BMJ journal. Teenagers aged 10 to 19 were (36)surveyed about their smoking habits and their attitudes toward smoking. These were scored on a five-point (37)scale . Altogether, 632 students from five rural New England schools (38)participated .
Teens whose favorite stars smoked in films were more likely to score (39)higher than teens who chose stars who did not smoke. And the more a star portrayed (描绘) smoking, the more (40)favorably the adolescent (青少年) viewed smoking. Teens whose favorite stars smoked in two films were 1.5 times more likely to score on the (41)upper end of the scale,
while those whose favorite stars smoked in three or more films were three times as likely to do so.
Among teens who had never smoked, those who chose stars who smoked in three or more films were 16 times as likely to express positive opinions about smoking than those who chose \ (42)non-smoking \
Stars who smoke may therefore (43)encourage teens to try out smoking, suggest the authors, who conclude: \believe this (44)evidence strongly suggests that media descriptions of tobacco use by popular movie stars (45)contribute to adolescent smoking.\
A) participated B) attribute C) favorably D) evidence E) higher F) scale G) level H) upper I) contribute J) encourage K) likely L) non-smoking M) lower N) surveyed O) anticipated
36.正确答案为 N) surveyed 你没有作答。 解析：N) surveyed
surveyed：逻辑题。第一段第一句说Teen smokers are influenced to start smoking if their favorite movie stars are smokers（研究表明青少年会受到他们所喜爱影星的影响而抽烟），第二句话要具体介绍这项研究的主要对象和目的。由于前面有were，因此空格处需要一个动词的被动式表示“被调查”的意思，所以此处填入surveyed。
scale：上下文关系题。此句要表达的是这些被调查的青少年被分为五个等级，scale在此表示的意思是“等级”，文章第二段中也出现了这个词语用来表示此意思，所以此处填入scale。
participated：句子成分和句子意思题。根据上面所述，此句要表示的是一共有五所来自乡村新英格兰学校的632名学生参与了这项调查研究。空格需要一个动词的过去时来表示“参与、参加”的意思，所以此处填入participated。
higher：上下文联系题。文章开头第一句话提到了研究表明青少年会受到他们所喜爱影星的影响而抽烟，因此这句话要表示的是那些喜欢吸烟影星的青少年更有可能比喜欢不吸烟影星的被划分在更高的等级上，意思就是说他们更有可能染上烟瘾，空格处需要一个形容词的比较级表示“更高的”，所以此处填入higher。 favorably：句子意思题。根据上一句话的意思，此句要表达的是一位影星描绘吸烟的场景越多，喜欢他们的青少年就越喜欢吸烟。空格处需要一个副词来修饰后面的viewed，表示“喜欢地”意思，选项中只有favorably符合题意，所以此处填入favorably。
upper：句子意思题。这个句子结构完整不缺成分，此句的意思是若影星在两部电影里吸过烟，则喜欢他们的青少年被划分在等级上限的可能性达到1.5倍，空格处需要一个形容词，表示“上等的”的意思，选项中只有upper符合题意，所以此处填入upper。
non-smoking：逻辑题。这段话要在不吸烟的青少年中，把喜欢吸烟影星和喜欢不吸烟影星的青少年作比较，看看他们对吸烟的观点和态度，根据句子的逻辑关系，空格处需要一个形容词表示“不吸烟”的意思，所以此处填入non-smoking。
encourage：上下文联系题。根据上文的一系列比较，此句要表示的是吸烟的影星会促使青少年尝试吸烟。由于有情态动词may，空格处需要一个动词原形表示“促使”的意思，所以此处填入encourage。 evidence：句子意思题。此句的意思是我们坚信这个证据有力地表明了：媒体通过刻画那些受欢迎的影星对烟草的运用是青少年吸烟的原因之一。因此空格处需要填入一个名词来表示“证据、证明”的意思，选项中evidence符合题意，所以此处填入evidence。
contribute：上下文联系题。通过上文的叙述，此句要表达的意思是媒体刻画的影星吸烟场景是青少年吸烟的原因之一。此句缺少谓语动词，因此空格处需要一个动词与后面的to作搭配，表示“是??的原因之一”的意思，选项中只有contribute符合题意，所以此处填入contribute。 37.正确答案为 F) scale 你没有作答。 解析：F) scale 略
38.正确答案为 A) participated 你没有作答。
解析：A) participated 略
39.正确答案为 E) higher 你没有作答。 解析：E) higher 略
40.正确答案为 C) favorably 你没有作答。 解析：C) favorably 略
41.正确答案为 H) upper 你没有作答。 解析：H) upper 略
42.正确答案为 L) non-smoking 你没有作答。 解析：L) non-smoking 略
43.正确答案为 J) encourage 你没有作答。 解析：J) encourage 略
44.正确答案为 D) evidence 你没有作答。 解析：D) evidence 略
45.正确答案为 I) contribute 你没有作答。 解析：I) contribute 略
Section B Match
Directions：In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.
本题得分：--/10分
Commandments (戒律) of American Culture
A This passage focuses on ten very common sayings that will help you understand American culture. Of course these ten sayings, which I have called the \Commandments of American Culture,\not really \They have no religious or moral authority like the \Commandments\of the Bible do for Jews and Christians. However, if you break any of these \commandments,\most Americans will think you do not fit very well in America.
B Success is probably the most praised thing in American life. It relates to many other characteristics of American life like individualism, freedom and optimism. Americans want to \a success of themselves.\This is the \Dream\which has attracted millions of immigrants and been taught to generations of American children. Everyone wants to be a success at something. If you do not think that way, you may be considered a failure. It is almost impossible to criticize success. For example, if an employee does something without properly consulting his superior, and as a result the company gets a big contract with a new customer, the employee will get more praise than blame. The success of getting the new contract is more important than the failure to consult a superior.
C Americans love freedom and privacy (隐私). It means we love to be left alone. We don't want anyone interfering in our affairs, giving us advice, or trying to run our lives. We want people to \let live\should be listed as the first commandment of American culture, even more important than success. It means that no one should object to anyone else's way of living. If you like opera and I like country music, it is fine. If you want to get married and I want to live with someone without marrying her, it is fine too. Neither of us should try to influence the other or object to the way the other lives. If we are not tolerant of other people, we may damage their dignity.
D Americans try to have as much fun as possible. Much of our fun comes through various entertainment, especially TV. But we also try to turn other activities into fun. Shopping is fun. Eating is fun, and in case it is not enough fun, we will put a playground inside the fast food restaurant so the kids can have fun playing while the grown-ups have fun sitting and eating. People try to get a job which is fun (though not many succeed). In most situations Americans are very time-conscious. However, we forget to watch the clock when we are having fun. That is why \flies,\
E Many Americans shop as a form of recreation. Even if we are not shopping for anything in particular, we simply enjoy looking at all the options. We love the whole process of choosing
what to buy and where to buy it. It is a major topic of social conversation. If you want to impress an American friend, convince him or her that you are a \
F We are people of action. We do not like too much planning which seems a waste of time. We do not like rules and regulations that prevent action. We strongly dislike authority structures where people are expected to inform several other people before they do anything. We get an idea and we want to just do it. Action is seen as the key to success. Action is more valuable than planning, checking regulations, or informing people.
G Americans are always seeking to gain something or improve something. We expect to have to work to achieve our goals. Success usually involves pains and sacrifice. It will not happen by itself. We look down on people who often complain about how hard something is. The ones we admire are the ones who know what they want and do not mind the pains it takes to get it.
H Human rights and dignity are so basic to American thinking that we assume everyone else must think the same way. This saying implies the commandment, %up for your rights.\In the American Revolution, America as a nation said to Britain, %us for long enough. You will not rule us any more.\live,\push it away.
I The idea that time is money has gotten into our minds so deeply that it affects our whole lives. Wasting time is as bad as wasting money, so we schedule everything and we hurry everywhere. We often signal the end of a phone conversation or a meeting by saying, \take up any more of your time.\if you have nothing else to do for the rest of the day. You will be breaking the Eighth Commandment of American culture, \
J We obey rules most of the time, but we see rules as someone else's idea of how we should do things. We think the rule might have been appropriate in some other situation but it might not be appropriate for our situation now. Therefore, we break it and do what we think is a better idea. This saying implies the commandment, \obey rules.\
K In a list of \commandment rather than the last one. But in American culture, God actually does come at the end of the list. For most Americans, God is much less a concern than success, money and time. God helps those who help themselves could mean that God blesses people who work hard, or it could mean, \saying points to the commandment, \
46.Americans are mostly time-conscious, but they don't notice how time flies when enjoying themselves. D 正确答案为：D
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：D
本文D段提到美国人生活中充满了乐趣，吃饭，购物，甚至工作都是乐趣。第7句开始讲的是美国人在大多数情况下是很有时间观念的，但是一旦处在享受快乐的状态，就会感到时间过得很快（In most situations Americans are very time-conscious. However, we forget to watch the clock when we are having fun. That is why \）。
47.An employee will probably be praised if he makes a decision without consulting his leader so long as he brings more costomers. B 正确答案为：B
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：B
文中B部分强调美国社会推崇成功。从第三自然段所给事例可以推断，下属在没有请示上司的情况下，只要给公司带来更多客户，就会得到赞扬。(For example, if an employee does something without properly consulting his superior, and as a result the company gets a big contract with a new customer, the employee will get more praise than blame.)
48.Americans hate rules. They make rules and they also break the rules. J 正确答案为：J
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：J
本文F部分和J部分都提到rules，但F部分强调美国人注重行动，所以不喜欢rules限制行动，而J部分强调美国人会制定rules，但不能一成不变，所以要break the rules。(This saying implies the commandment, \49.Americans enjoy shopping as well as talking about shopping. E 正确答案为：E
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：E
本文D，E部分都提到美国人把购物作为娱乐来享受，但只有E部分提到购物过程亦是社交场合的主要话题。(We love the whole process of choosing what to buy and where to buy it. It is a major topic of social conversation.)
50.Live and let live. That also means when Americans couldn't stand the ruler, they declared the separation from him. H 正确答案为：H
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：H
本文C部分和H部分都提到了Live and let live，但只有H部分提到了美国独立战争。(In the American Revolution, America as a nation said to Britain, %us for long enough. You will not rule us any more.\51.Doing can bring you success, but talking can't. F 正确答案为：F
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：F
本文F部分强调美国人看重行动，看轻计划，规章等等形式上的东西。要想取得成功，只有采取行动。(Action is seen as the key to success. Action is more valuable than planning, checking regulations, or informing people.)
52.Americans think that time is so precious that a long meeting, or a long telephone call is a waste of time. I 正确答案为：I
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：I
美国人认为浪费时间就像浪费金钱一样可耻。文中I部分提到美国人打电话，开会等都不会占用太多时间。(We often signal the end of a phone conversation or a meeting by saying, \take up any more of your time.\
53.Everyone lives a life in his own way which should be respected by the others. C 正确答案为：C
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：C
文中C部分强调美国人生活得自由独立，既不干涉别人的生活，也不愿意自己的生活受到干涉。每个人有自己的喜好和生活方式，每种选择都应该受到尊重。(Neither of us should try to influence the other or object to the way the other lives. If we are not tolerant of other people, we may damage their dignity.)
54.Working hard is the only thing that brings you success. K 正确答案为：K
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：K
文中几处提到success，但只有K部分提到成功靠的是自己的努力，除此之外，别无他法。(Your success depends on you, not God. \55.Success, which is very important in American life, can only be achieved after hardship and difficulties. G 正确答案为：G
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：G
本文B部分提到成功是美国生活所推崇的，但本题主句意思来自于G部分，成功通常会有痛苦和牺牲相伴。(Success usually involves pains and sacrifice.)
Section C Reading Comprehension
Directions：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
本题得分：--/20分
The Amazon Rainforest is the world's greatest natural resource—the most powerful and bio-actively diverse natural phenomenon on the planet. Yet still it is being destroyed just like other rainforests around the world. The problem and the solution to rainforest destruction are both economic. Rainforests are being destroyed worldwide for the profits they yield—mostly harvesting unsustainable resources like timber, for cattle and agriculture, and for cropping by rainforest inhabitants. However, if land owners, governments and those living in the rainforest today were given a practical economic reason NOT to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be saved. Thankfully, this practical economic alternative does exist. Many organizations have demonstrated that if the medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and other resources like rubber and chicle (树胶) were harvested sustainably, rainforest land has much more economic value than if timber were harvested or if it were burned down for cattle or farming operations. Sustainable harvesting
of these types of resources provides this value today as well as more long-term income and profits year after year for generations to come.
This is no longer a theory. It is a fact and it is being implemented today. The latest statistics show that rainforest land converted to cattle operations yields the land owner $60 per acre, and if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable (可更新的) and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre. This value provides an income not only today, but year after year—for generations while still protecting the forest. Just as important, to harvest the wealth of sustainable rainforest resources effectively, local people and native tribes are employed. Today, entire communities and native tribes earn 5 to 10 times more money by harvesting medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and oils than they can earn by chopping down the forest for subsistence crops (自给作物)—another reason why so much rainforest land is lost year after year. This much needed income source creates the awareness and economic motive for this population in the rainforest to protect and preserve the forests for long-term profits for themselves and their children and is an important solution in saving the rainforest from destruction.
56.What does the author mean by saying \are both economic\
A) People can profit a lot from what the rainforest yields in economical ways. B) People can profit all the way since they take economy into consideration all along. C) People can profit from the rainforest in an environmental rather than a destructive way.
D) People can profit from the rainforest as long as they stop destroying it.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第一段中首先提到在此居住的人们为了获得利益而破坏了雨林，随后第一段第五句又提到However, if land owners, governments and those living in the rainforest today were given a practical economic reason NOT to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be saved...（但是，如果给土地所有者、政府和那些住在雨林的人们不破坏雨林但又能获得经济利益的可行的办法，那么雨林就会得救）。由此可以分析出，人们破坏雨林是因为想从中获利， 但人们可以以环保而非破坏的的方式从雨林中获利，所以选C。
57.The key in solving the problem of rainforest destruction is ________.
A) sustainable development B) medicinal development C) practical development D) economic development
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第一段第八句提到Sustainable harvesting of these types of resources provides this value today as well as more long-term income and profits year after year for generations to come（如今这类资源的可持续获得会提供这种价值，同时会年复一年地为后代提供更多长期的收益和利益）。由此可以推断出，可持续发展才是解决雨林破坏问题的关键，所以选A。 58.According to the passage, how can the land owners earn most?
A) By converting the land to cattle operations. B) By harvesting the renewable resources. C) By harvesting the unsustainable resources. D) By chopping down the forest for subsistence crops.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第二段第三句的后半部分中用具体数字说明了土地所有者的收益情况，...if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre（如果收获木材，每英亩土地获利400美元。但是，如果收获这些可再生和可持续资源，每英亩土地则会收益2400美元）。由此可以看出，土地所有者使用可再生和可持续资源收益最多，所以选B。
59.Which of the following is said about the suggested solution to rainforest destruction?
A) It is theoretical rather than practical.
B) It will benefit future generations rather than the present one. C) It brings less benefit than leaving the rainforest alone. D) It is important and promising and is being implemented.
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第二段后半部分提到了土地所有者通过使用可更新和可持续的资源收益更多，随后对这种方法进行了评价，其中提到This much needed income source creates the awareness and economic motive for this population in the rainforest to protect and preserve the forests for long-term profits for themselves and their children and is an important solution in saving the rainforest from destruction（这种急需的收入性资源激发了当地人保护雨林以造福自己和子孙后代的意识和经济动机，同时这也是保护雨林免受破坏的重要解决办法）。由此可以推断出，文中提到的解决雨林破坏的方法已经被应用，而且是重要的、可行的，所以选D。
60.When centering around the severe destruction of the Amazon Rainforest, the author focuses on ________.
A) the description of the poor situation B) the analysis of the economic cause C) the suggestion of the economic solution D) the evaluation of the practical solution
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。
解析：
文章一开始就提到了亚马逊雨林被严重破坏的事实，然后又提到了人们破坏雨林是为了获取利益，随后提到了一种解决雨林破坏问题的实用方法，就是既让人们从中获益又使雨林免于破坏；文章余下的内容均是对这种方法的讨论和对其实践效果的评价，由此可以看出，作者主要关注对这种实用方法的评价，所以选D。
The key to giving compliments (夸奖) is sounding sincere so that the recipient (接受者) of the compliment is truly pleased and appreciative of the compliment. An insincere compliment does not convey the same message.
When complimenting someone, it's important to keep your compliment simple and specific. A compliment that is too over the top sounds forced and does not seem sincere. Instead of talking nonstop about the recipient of the compliment, offer a simple compliment on a specific achievement. The simplicity of the compliment will sound more genuine than if you had gone into great detail in your compliment. Besides, offering a compliment on a specific achievement instead of making a generalization shows that your compliment is sincere because you realize the importance of the achievement. Offering a sincere compliment doesn't have to be difficult, just keep your words simple and focus on the reason why you are giving the compliment.
Sincere compliments are spoken from the heart and are not premeditated. A true compliment is spoken freely and without much thought while rehearsing (排演) and planning a compliment appears obligatory and insincere. While thinking before you speak is generally a good idea, putting too much thought into a compliment can have the effect of not seeming genuine. When offering a compliment, let your emotions speak instead of calculating your words and your compliment will seem sincere.
The most important thing to remember in giving compliments is that a sincere compliment stems from a genuine feeling of admiration, while the art of offering compliments also involves some other skills. Offering a compliment without thoughts of personal gain is a critical one. If you are giving the compliment for your own personal gain, your lack of sincerity will result in the person receiving the compliment not really feeling touched by your words. In addition, offering your compliment in a timely manner and preferably in front of others helps a lot to create the appearance of a sincere compliment. 61.This passage is mainly about ________.
A) the advantages of making sincere compliments B) the difficulties in making sound compliments C) how to give sincere compliments D) how to appreciate sound compliments
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
考生回答此问题需要从整体上对文章加以理解。文章第一段第一句提到The key to giving compliments is sounding sincere so that the recipient of the compliment is truly pleased and appreciative of the compliment（夸奖别人的关键是要听起来真挚，这样就可以使被夸奖人高兴且欣然接受）；接下来教人们如何给他人以真诚的夸奖以及夸奖别人时需要注意的事项。综合来分析，文章是关于如何夸奖他人的，所以选C。
62.In what way is a compliment sincere?
A) If the receiver has a good impression. B) If the receiver truly appreciates it. C) If the receiver takes it sincerely.
D) If the receiver feels proud of himself/herself.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
文章在第一段第一句提到The key to giving compliments is sounding sincere so that the recipient of the compliment is truly pleased and appreciative of the compliment（夸奖别人的关键是要听起来真挚，这样就可以使被夸奖者高兴且欣然接受）。由此可见，真挚的夸奖就是要使被夸奖人欣然接受，所以选B。
63.We can make our compliment simple and specific unless we ________.
A) give details in our compliment B) are brief rather than talkative C) narrow down to only one achievement D) focus on the reason of our compliment
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第二段第四句中提到The simplicity of the compliment will sound more genuine than if you had gone into great detail in your compliment（简洁有针对性的夸奖会比关注过多细节的繁冗之词听上去更真诚）。由此可以分析出，我们不能在夸奖别人时说过多的细节内容，这样才可以使夸奖变得简洁、有针对性，所以选A。
64.The word \
A) calculated carefully B) written down in private C) considered thoroughly D) prepared in advance
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：
考生要找到与句子中premeditated一词意思最接近的词语，需要对下面句子加以理解分析。文章第三段第二句话对premeditated加以诠释，其中提到A true compliment is spoken freely and without much thought
while rehearsing and planning a compliment appears obligatory and insincere（真正的夸奖是随口说出来的，没有过多的思考，而排练或者策划好的夸奖就显得机械、不真诚）。由此可以分析出，premeditated一词就指“策划好的，准备好的”，所以选D。
65.What is most important when people give a sincere compliment?
A) Being simple and specific. B) Speaking without much thought. C) Demonstrating genuine admiration.
D) Offering the compliment in front of others.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第四段第一句提到The most important thing to remember in giving compliments is that a sincere compliment stems from a genuine feeling of admiration...（夸奖别人时要牢记的要点是真诚的夸奖源自一种真正的钦佩感），所以选C。