M:Wait,wait!It was for tonight.Not tomorrow night.
W:Hum.Hum.I don't think we have any rooms for tonight.There's a convention going on in town,and uh,let's see.Yeah,no rooms.Well.We do have some rooms under renovation with just a roll-away bed.None of the normal stuff like a TV or working shower or toilet. M:Ah madam.Come on.There must be something else.
W:Well.Let me check my computer here.Ah!There has been a cancellation for this evening.A honeymoon suite is now available. M:Great.I'll take it.
W:But I'll have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night. M:Ah.Madam.I should get a discount for the inconvenience.
W:Well.The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.
12.What was the first problem with the man's reservation?
【A】【详解】曼上上在入住酒店时，遇到了一系列难题首先，他自报家门时，服务员把他和另一个同名同姓的人搞混淆了其次，他原订的这一天的房间没有了，第2天才有房间；第三，其他房间也都已订满，只有正在装修中的临时房。本题问他遇到的第1个问题，故选A.本对话前面开头部分一直在说人名。听到有关name,mistake,problem,have two guests under the name即可确定答案。
13.Why was it hard to get a room that day? 【C】【详解】女士在解释房子紧张的原因时说，。我想我们今晚是没房子了。城里正在开一个会........conference convention之义，故C正确。A.C旬型一致，区别在conference和marathon(马拉松长跑)上；B。几乎所有酒店都在翻修。显然不合常理D中的时间在对话中未提及。
14.What do we know about the rooms under renovation in the hotel?
【C】【详解】女士在说到客房全部订满时，提到酒店倒是有一些在装修的客房，里面只有一张折叠床，没有电视或可使用的洗手间这样的正常配套，可见选C,同时可排除B和D.预读选项时，根据A和B可知them和They指的是rooms，听音时要留意某种客房的相关信息。 15.What did the man get finally? 【B】【详解】女士查到有人取消订房，是一个蜜月套房，每晚需250美元。男士表示要住这个套房，但要求打折。女士说\我最多给你打9折，另外再免费送一张欧洲大陆式早餐用餐券。。可见男士最后得到的是以225美元住一晚蜜月套房，并获得免费西式早餐。故B正确。 Section C Passage One
Television now plays such an important part in so many people's lives that it is essential for us to try to decide whether it is a blessing or a curse.Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.But do the former outweigh the latter?In the first place,television is not only a convenient source of entertainment,but also a comparatively cheap one.They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy endless series of programs rather than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere.Some people,however,maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies.The television viewer needs to do nothing.He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.Secondly,television keeps one informed about current events,allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics.Yet here again there is a danger.The television screen itself has a terrible,almost physical fascination for us.We get so
used to looking at its movements,so dependent on its pictures that it begins to dominate our lives.There are many other arguments for and against television.The poor quality of its program is often criticized.But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people.And does it corrupt or instruct our children?I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad.It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society. 16.What is NOT mentioned as the disadvantages of TV? 【A】【详解】本文分析电视的利弊，它带来益处的同时也有潜在的弊端。文章分别提到，观看电视是被动接受的行为即B)，它使人产生依赖性(即C)，有些电视节目质量太差(即D)。未提到的弊端是A,故选A.此外，A。看电视会导致牛珲疾病。的说法闻所未闻。这是对原文中almost physical fascination“几乎有生理上的迷恋”。的曲解，换言之，有些选项可据常识加以判断。
17.What is the speaker's opinion of television?
【D】【详解】短文结尾处，作者在给出了正反观点后，给出了中允的观点\我想我们必须认识到，电视本身无月刊胃好坏。'即D正确。C太绝对，可以排除；A.B针锋相对，D则不偏不倚。根据短文中作者的口吻，他是持中立态度的，应选D.本题可以。听到什么选什么。 18.What determines the value of television to society?
【C】【详解】文章最后说电视本身无所谓好坏，人们使用它的方式决定了它对社会的价值。C与此同义。A(电视机的价格).D(观看电视的人数)与全文中心无关，可以排除；B在文中有所提及，是某个细节，属于答非所问。 Passage Two
Beethoven probably began to go deaf in 1797,but he tried to keep it a secret,while consulting doctors and trying various remedies,such as the application of almond oil.He was extremely anxious about its possible effect on his career as a musician,and embarrassed by its effect on his social life.In the summer of 1801 he wrote to two friends expressing the anxietythat his best years would pass\my being able to achieve all that my talent and my strength have commanded me to do\my art.For indeed it seemed to me impossible to leave this world before I had produced all the works that I felt the urge to compose\development of his art:isolated from the world,and unable to perform,he could devote all his time to composing.In 1804 his friend Stephan von Breuning,with whom he briefly shared lodgings,wrote to Franz Wegler about the terrible effect his gradual loss of hearing was having on Beethoven:it had caused him to distrust his friends,and he was becoming very difficult to be with.But above all else,Beethoven was dedicated to his art and the urge to compose remained with him throughout his life.It may be that he shielded away from the commitment of marriage because he knew it would interfere with his art. 19.Why did Beethoven try to conceal his going deaf? 【D】【详解】短文开头就说贝多芬不愿透露自己耳聋的消息，并紧接着说明了原因“他极为担心这个消息对他作为一位音乐家的事业可能带来的影响，他也不知道该如何处理该消息对他的社交生活产生的影响。”D(他对它的负面影响极为担心)全面概括了相关内容，故正确。 20.What was the result from Beethoven's gradual loss of hearing in 1804? 【C】【详解】短文中提到。1804年，贝多芬的朋友在信中说“失去听力使他(贝多芬)不相信朋友，他变得非常难以相处”故C正确。由选项中共同的时间可知，本题问1804年发生在。”他”身上的事情。听到”1804”即当留意选项中对应的关键词。C为原词再现。 21.What do we know about Beethoven in this passage?
【B】【详解】短文最后说。情况可能是这样因为他知道结婚会影响他的艺术创作，所以他逃避了婚姻的承诺。信之意是，贝多芬一辈子未婚，故B正确。四个选项主语都是He，但具体内容互不相干，须听记所有相关信息并做出相应标记。 Passage Three
Over the years,new technologies have changed farming.Change in a general direction is a trend.Yet people often recognize trends only when they consider the past.Today,we look back at some trends in American agriculture.In 1920,America had more than 25 million horses and mules.Most were used for farm work.Around the same time,a competitor began to appear in large numbers.Tractors could turn soil,pull loads and speed harvests—and they could do it better.More tractors meant fewer horses and mules.By the 1960s,the numbers of these work animals settled to where they remain today.That is about one-tenth the levels in 1920.Yet even the demand for tractors had its limits.Their numbers have been slowly decreasing since 1982.Experts say farmers can do more with less now because of new technologies.As tractors replaced horses and mules,farmers no longer needed to raise crops to feed work animals.Oats have long been food for horses and mules.In 1954,American farmers planted over sixteen million hectares of oats.By 2000,that was down to less than one million hectares.So what did the farmers do with the extra land?More and more farmers began to plant a new crop around the same time that the tractor became popular.It was the soybean.The soybean is one of the oldest plants harvested.Yet it was not planted widely in the United States until the 1920s.By the year 2000,close to 30 million hectares were planted with soybeans.It is the nation's most important crop for high-protein animal feed and for vegetable oil.In fact,soybeans are the second most valuable crop grown by American farmers after corn.Much of the soybean production goes to exports.
22.In which year did tractors begin to appear in large numbers?
【A】【详解】短文中提到，1920年，美国用于农业生产的马、骡数量有2500多万，。同时一个竞争者开始大量出现。拖拉机.............意即1920年拖拉机开始大量涌现，故A正确。 23.How many horses and mules did America have in the 1960s?
【D】【详解】短文说，1920年，美国用于农业生产的马、骡数量总共有2500多万，此后一路减少，到20世纪60年代，数目趋于稳定，迄今没有变化。目前约有1920年的1/10。由此可计算出，20世纪60年代美国用于农业生产的马、骡牲口共250多万，故D正确。 24.What is America's most important crop for high-protein animal feed and for vegetable oil? 【B】【详解】短文提到，到2000年，近3000万公顷土地种了大豆。。它是全国最重要的高蛋白动物饲料和植物油农作物。朴故B正确。昕短文答题时，要特别留意\语义强调之处。。本题。the nation's most important crop。显然符合此语义特征。 25.What is the most valuable crop grown by American farmers?
【A】【详解】短文结尾处提到，姓事实上，大豆是继玉米之后美国农民种植的第二大最有价值的农作物。。可见最有价值的农作物是玉米，答案是A.答题方法与上题一样。对于文中语义强调的内容要有所辨别，最后才能按听到的问题答题。若能听记most valuable这语义要点，本题就容易了。 Model test 3 Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked
A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1.A)Working for the Internal Revenue Service.C)The daily life of the disabled. B)A special service.D)Technology bringing jobs to the disabled. 2.A)303 B)300 C)305 D)42
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3.A)Three Emergency workers were arrested by Afghan authorities. B)The Afghan officials investigated the cause of a murder case.
C)The governor of Helmand Province was murdered by an Emergency staff. D)There was an explosive suicide in Helmand's hospital.
4.A)Someone was accused of receiving advance payment for murdering the governor. B)Nothing was found in the Emergency-run hospital.
C)Six people?om the Emergency have been involved in the murdering case. D)line founder of the Italian aid group Emergency was unknown. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5.A)People who don't follow doctors'advice should pay m
B)Taxes collection on overweight people needs to be enhanced. C)Parents should pay tax for their overweight children in Arizona. D)Doctor's advice for fat people is not offered on the Internet. 6.A)An Arizona's Medicaid programme.C)A reward mechanism. B)A punishment system.D)A healthcare organization.
7.A)He himself is very fat too.C)people should have their own freedom.
B)The assessment system is not sound.D)It may cause a lot of social problems. Section B
Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Conversation One
8.A)Walk the dog.C)Go to the dentist’s. B)Clean the house.D)Fishing her assignment. 9.A)12:30 pm.B)2:00 pm.C)4:30 Pm.D)5:30 pm.
10.A)Exciting.B)Rewarding.C)Disappointing.D)Exhausting. 11.A)They can't decide on a video.
B)Susan's mother is going to use the video machine. C)Susan will be asked to do something else. D)The machine isn’t working. Conversation Two
12.A)Since Friday.B)Since Saturday.C)Since Sunday.D)Since Monday. 13.A)He will be still sick by Friday.C)He has to give a speech in public. B)He can't go to work on Friday.D)He isn't well prepared for a report. 14.A)He has a cold.C)He has a stomachache.