大學英語四級考試模擬試題及答案解析(2)

大學英語四級考試模擬試題及答案解析(2)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayunderthetitleof「OnPlasticSurgeries」.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

1.如今，整形現象已經越來越普遍；

2.分析這一現象的原因；

3.提出你對這一現象的觀點或是建議。

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)ThereisareferendumonBritain'smembershipoftheEU.

B)BritishpoliticianswanttheUKtoleavetheEU.

C)TheMPsinsistthatitistheBritishvoters'righttodecidetheissue.

D)Mr.ObamaisfacedwiththechoicewhethertointerfereinBritain'smembershipoftheEU.

2.A)Hedoesn'twanttointerfereeither.

B)HehopesthatBritaincanstayintheEU.

C)HewillrespectBritain'swish.

D)Hewantstomakeadifferenceinthedebate.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Citizenship.B)Polling.C)Immigration.D)Crimeincidents.

4.A)Shehaswonamajorityofsupportfromthevoters.

B)Votersthinkthatsheisnotreliable.

C)ShehastolearnfromherhusbandorBarackObama.

D)Winningthevoters'trustisverydifficult.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)64.B)34.C)36.D)54.

6.A)Hewilltakemeasurestofightagainstittoughly.

B)Hewillgiveordertoclosethetransporthub.

C)HewillagreetojointhecoalitionagainstIS.

D)Hewillarrestthemembersoftheterrorgroups.

7.A)Theterrorgroupshadenoughexplosives.

B)Thecivilianshadnoweaponssothattheywerepowerlesstoresist.

C)TheterrorgroupsweredefeatedbytheTurkishsecurityforces.

D)Theterrorgroupshadnootherchoice.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Shethinksthepresentjobisadead-endone.

B)Shehasbeenfedupwiththepresentjob.

C)Shewantstoearnmoremoney.

D)Shedislikesherworkingenvironment.

9.A)Ahouseagent.B)Alobbymanager.

C)Abusinessmanager.D)Alobbyist.

10.A)Bequickinthought.B)Leadershipskills.

C)Effectivecommunicationskills.D)Teamworkspirit.

11.A)Theeducationbackground.B)Theindividualabilitytowork.

C)Theexperienceinthisfield.D)Theoperatingconditionofthehotel.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Asportsmodethathetookpartin.B)Benefitsofcross-countryskiing.

C)Howtoenjoypeacefulness.D)Breathtakingsceneryinthecountryside.

13.A)Hefindsitdifficulttodescribethepeacefulness.

B)Heoftenforgetsthemaintopic.

C)Hefailstofindenoughexamplestosupporthistopic.

D)Heisnotsurewhethertheeffortpartofskiingshouldbeincluded.

14.A)Muchenergyshouldbeinvestedinit.B)Peopleusuallylosebalance.

C)Thetemperatureistoolowoutside.D)Ittakesmuchtimetopractice.

15.A)Alotoftimeshouldbespentincollectinginformation.

B)Newpointscomeintomind.

C)Changingthepointofviewisunavoidable.

D)Insistingontheoriginalideaispossible.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Alargequantityofinformationconveyed.

B)Anaturalandspontaneousspeechdeliverystyle.

C)Aclearandsimplemainpoint.

D)Atimelyuseofvisualaids.

17.A)Applyrhetoricalflourishes.B)Pronouncewordsclearlyandcorrectly.

C)Arrangeanoutlineofideas.D)Useacut-and-driedtext.

18.A)Theconfidenceneededwhenmakingreportinpublic.

B)Theimportanceofgoodpreparation.

C)Themasteryofusingbodylanguageandemotion.

D)Thedifferenceinlanguageandstylebetweenspeakingandwriting.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Totakedownthenoisesystem.

B)Toinstallasilencer.

C)Tocontrolthepressurewave.

D)Tomixinmorenoisewiththehelpofloudspeakers.

20.A)Savethecostofacar.B)Reducethenoiseofacar.

C)Makeacarmuchlighter.D)Improvetheperformanceofasilencer.

21.A)Itstillneedstobetested.B)Itwillincreasethecostofcarproduction.

C)Peoplestillhavedoubtaboutitsactualeffect.D)Theautomakershaven'tbeendecided.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Schoolbag.B)Freshmeat.C)Freshfruit.D)Glasses.

23.A)Productshavetositonshelvesforalongtimebeforebeingboughtbyshoppers.

B)Itcanhelptogivedetailedinformationoftheproduct.

C)Productsmustbewellprotectedduringtheshipment.

D)Itcancreatemoreeconomicprofits.

24.A)Tomakethepackagesofproductsbeautiful.B)Tomaketheproductsmoreattractive.

C)Togiveinformationofproducts.D)Toprovidemuchconvenience.

25.A)Becausethelabelscontaindetailedinformation.

B)Becauseweopenthecontainerswhenwegoshopping.

C)Becausewecanhardlyseetheactualproducts.

D)Becausethesalespeoplearenottrustable.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IthaslongbeenadisputethatmencomefromMarswhilewomencomefromVenus.Malesandfemalesseemtoshow(26)behaviorsalmostfrombirth.Accordingtotheresearchers'words,thesedifferentbehaviorsareonaccountofthebasicdifferencesintheirbrain(27)andactivities.Actually,menandwomenhavetheirownstrongpoints.Mendobetterin(28)targetsandsolvingmathproblemswhilewomendobetterinmemorizingwordsandrecognizingfaces.Butwhyaretheredifferences?

Men(29)relymoreononesideofthebrainwhilewomenusebothsidesofitonthebasisofatestofthebrain'selectricalactivity.Scientistsalsofindthatthetwosidesofthebrainhavedifferentfunctions—oneistocontrolthesenseofspaceandtheotheroneistocontrollanguage.Andsomeresearcherssupposethatthedifferentwaysthatmenandwomenusetheirbrains(30)fromancienttimes,duringwhichcavemenhuntedandwomenattendedtothechildren.Therefore,menhadtohavegood(31)andwomenhadtotalktothekids.

Nomatterwhattheexplanationis,thebattleofthesexesneverquitedown.Eventhoughtheirbrainsareslightlydifferentinconstruction,menandwomenare(32)capableastheysimplyrelyondifferentabilitis.Thereisanexampleinwhichapairofcoupleisarguingoverthe(33)oftheircarinaparkinglot.Themanmightfindthecarbyusinghissenseofspaceandatthesametimethewoman(34)onherrecognitionoflandmarks.The(35)isthatbothofthemfindthecar.Butchancesmaybethattheywillstillargueaboutwho'sthebetterdriverandwho'sbetteratfindingthewayhome.

A)hittingB)locationC)aimD)different

E)missionF)possiblyG)outcomeH)depends

I)riskedJ)structuresK)commonlyL)obvious

M)equallyN)evolvedO)arguing

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

A)Between1901and2010,globalsealevelsroseanaverageof0.19meters,orroughlyseveninches.Overthenextcentury,they'llcontinuetorise—butatthispoint,that'soneofthefewthingsscientistsknowforcertain.Lessunderstoodishowfastthey'llrise,orwhereintheworldthesechangeswillbethemostpronounced—informationthatwillbecrucialinhelpingcoastalcommunitiesadapttoclimatechange.

B)"Thisistheburningquestion,"saidAndreaDutton,anassistantprofessorofgeologyatUniversityofFlorida."Howquicklywillthesealevelsrise,andbyhowmuch?"Tofigureitout,DuttonandotherscientistsacrosstheUnitedStatesarestudyingsea-levelchangesdatingback125,000to400,000years,whenglobalmeantemperatureswere1.5ortwodegreesCelsiushigherthantheyaretoday.Insomecases,theglobalmeansealevelsduringtheseeraspeakedat20-30feetabovepresentrates.

C)AccordingtotheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC),theplanetislikelytoreachthosetemperaturesagainby2100—whichmeansunderstandingthepastmillenniacouldhelpresearchersdeterminehowbesttoprotectvulnerableareasfromtherisingtides.

D)TheIPCCestimatesamaximum2.69-footincreaseoverthenexthundredyearsorso,thoughotherestimatesareashighasthreeorfourfeet.Inthemeantime,someplaceshavealreadybeguntofeeltheimpact.InsoutheastFlorida,forexample,fourcounties—includingMiamiDadeandPalmBeach—haveformedacoalitioncalledtheSoutheastFloridaRegionalCompacttodevelopstrategiesforproblemslikenuisanceflooding,landsubsidence,andsaltwaterintrusionintofreshwatersources.SimilarlocaleffortsaretakingplaceinthecommunitiessurroundingtheChesapeakeBay,andinotherfloodinghotspotsaroundthecountry.

E)"Peoplearedemandingmoreregionalizedinformationbecauselocalcommunitiesarebeingaffected,"saidBenjaminKirtman,aprofessorofatmosphericsciencesattheUniversityofMiami."Theregionaleffectsareverytricky,particularlyhere."Butregionalresearchwillhavetoaccountforeventswithglobalimplications,includingthelikelyeventualbreak-up,ordeglaciation,oftheWestAntarcticicesheetandthemeltingofGreenland."Andrightnow,scientistsdon'thavethedatatounderstandhowthechangesinthesemassiveicesheetswillaffectsealevelsworldwide,"saysRichardAlley,aglaciologistatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.

F)ScientistshaveapproximatedthatthecollapseoftheWestAntarcticicesheetalonecouldleadtoariseinglobalsealevelsbyupto11feet.Alleyhasmodeledscenariosinwhichwarmingtemperaturesledtheicesheetto"developunstablecliffsandfracturerapidly,leadingtorapidice-sheetlossandsea-levelrise."Hecomparesthephenomenontoafragilesanddune,susceptibletocollapse."NotmuchresearchhasbeenavailabletotheIPCConthistopic.Theuncertaintiesarelarge,"saidAlley."Whetheracliffisgoingtocrumbleornotisahardthingtosay."

G)Puttingtogetheracompletepictureofpastdifferentwarmperiods,rangingfromabout11,700to5.3millionyearsago,isnoeasytask,either.Theseeras,thoughdistinct,allsharecertaincommonalities,liketemperaturesandatmosphericcarbon-dioxidelevelsonparwithwhatwe'reexperiencingtoday.

H)Lookingback120,000years,thetemperaturewastwotothreedegreesCelsiushigherthantoday'stemperature—whatscientistsprojectclimatechangecouldbringwithinthenextcentury.Forexample,intheinterglacialage120,000yearsago,temperaturesweretwotothreedegreesCelsiushigherthantheyaretoday,andsealevelswerethreetoninemetershigher.Scientistsprojectthatwithinthenextcentury,climatechangecouldbringcurrenttemperaturesuptolevelsonparwiththisperiod.

I)DuttonrecentlyreceivedfundingfromtheNationalScienceFoundationtoassesstheratesofsealevelrisearound125,000yearsago.Herproject,likemostresearchinthisfield,reliesnotonmodels,butinsteadonagedphysicalevidence—inhercase,coralsamplescollectedfromtheFloridaKeys,Mexico,andWesternAustralia.Sincecoralgrowsclosetotheseasurface,thedifferentlayersofcoralfossilreflecttheirgrowth,age,andsubsequently,contactwiththeocean.

J)"Thisoceanlifecanhelpserveasarecordforwheresealevelwas,"saidDutton."Wecanmeasuretheratesofsealevelriseandsee:Wasitagradualprocess,ordiditjumpquickly?Wasitstable?"shesaid."Partofthequestionis,didthisrisehappenin1,000yearsorless,"shecontinued."Wewanttogetitdowntoplusorminus50years,butwemightnotbeabletoresolveanythinglessthanthat."

K)Thoughsealevelisalocalissue,Australia'sparticulartopographicaldynamicsduringthistimeperiodwouldhelpitstandasanestimateforaglobalaverage.

L)MaureenRaymo,aprofessoratColumbiaUniversity'sLamont-DohertyEarthObservatory,studiestheclimatesystemsofpastwarmperiods,includingthePlioceneera(spanning5.33to2.58millionyearsago).Shesaysthatasclimatesciencehascomeintosharperfocusoverthepastfiveyears,theideaofstudyingdeep-timerecordshascaughtonwithintheclimate-researchcommunity."Idon'tthink10yearsagoscientistsrealizedjusthowquicklythepotentialforrapidsealevelrisewas,"Raymosaid.

M)AtthesoutherntipoftheUnitedStates,meanwhile,theMiamichapteroftheSoutheasternFloridaCompact—thelocalclimate-changecoalitioncomposedofcityofficials,communitymembers,andscientists—islayingoutcityplansonfive-yearcycles.Anythingfurtheroutmayberenderedirrelevantbytherisingseas.

N)"Nobodyknowswhatthingsaregoingtolooklikein50to100years,"saidNicoleHefty,whoheadsupMiami-Dadecounty'sofficeofsustainability."Wecanspeakforsmalleryearsandadaptinthatway."

O)IntheChesapeakeBayarea—aflatregionthat'sbeensinkingatarateof1.1to4.8millimetersperyearsincethe1940s—residentshaverecentlybegunpreparingforthesearisewithalocalpilotprojectinNorfolk,Virginia.Differentworkinggroups—composedofclimatescientists,citizens,andrepresentativesfromgovernmentandtheprivatesector—willdeveloprecommendationsforzoningandconstructionprojectswithaneyeonsea-levelriseandstormsurge.

P)"Thismodelcouldbereplicatedthroughoutthecountry,saysLarryAtkinson,"aprofessorattheCenterforCoastalPhysicalOceanographyinNorfolkwhoconsultsforthepilot.Butbecauseprojectslikethesedependonlocalfundingandorganizing,theycanbechallengingforsomecommunitiestodevelop.

36.Dutton'sprojectreliesonagedphysicalevidence—coralsamples.

37.Regionalresearchhastoaccountforeventswithglobalimplications.

38.Cityplansonfive-yearcyclesisbeinglaidoutbytheMiamichapteroftheSoutheasternFloridaCompact.

39.Theglobalmeansealevelsduring125,000to400,000yearsagopeakedat20-30feetabovepresentrates.

40.Somecommunitieswillhavedifficultiesindevelpingthelocalpilotprojectbecauseoffundingandorganizingproblem.

41.Personagesofallcircleswilldeveloprecommendationsforzoningandconstructioninconsiderationofsea-levelriseandstormsurge.

42.CurrenttemperatureswillbebroughtupbytwotothreedegreesCelsiusinthenextcentury.

43.FourcountiesinsoutheastFloridahaveformedacoalitiontocopesealevelrise.

44.ThecollapseoftheWestAntarcticicesheetcouldcausetheglobalsealevelstoriseupto11feet.

45.Raymosaystheideaofstudyingdeep-timerecordshascaughtonwithintheclimate-researchcommunity.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

RecentlytheOpenUniversityundertookacomprehensiveanddetailedresearchproject.Andtheirevidenceturnsouttoshowthatcompetitionbetweennearbyschoolsdoesnotmeansignificantimprovementinacademicstandards.Infact,theresearchreportevenrevealstheoppositeoutcome;thetestscores,however,mayactuallydeclineinplaceswherethereisfiercestcompetition.

Afewyearsagowhenthefurthereducationsectorwas"privatized",fiercecompetitionbetweencollegesprevails.Andpotentialstudentsinurbanareascanchoosefromseveralcolleges.However,collegeshiredhigh-salariedmarketingdirectorsandofferedthemwithlargebudgets,somecollegeseven"bribed"interestedstudentsatthepromiseofhundredsofpoundsaslongsastheycompletedcertaincoursessatisfactorily.

AfullycompetitivemarketservesasthephilosophicalfoundationofBritain'srecentgovernment.Itwasnowonderthattherewereclaimsthateducationaldevelopmentsofthe1990sespeciallyinsecondaryeducationwoulddevelopstowardsafreemarket,whichgivesyoungstersandtheparentsfreedomtochoosewheretostudy.However,thesecondaryeducationsectordidn'tbecomeaparticularlycompetitiveone.Allowedly,muchmoreinformationhasbeengiventotheconsumers,whichisalsooneofthecharacteristicsofatrulyfreemarket.Itisrarecasethattwonearbyschoolswithseveralemptyplacesaresimilarenoughtobecomparableyetdifferentenoughtoberankable.Thefactisthatwherethishappenscanthereberealcompetition.

TheresearchcarriedoutbyOpenUniversitymightnotbeflawed,buttheconclusionsofithavesomeflaw.Thereasonisthattheresearchgroupdidnotcompareareaswhichhaverealcompetitionwiththeareasthatdonot.

However,donotbesoanxiousandtakeiteasy.Secondaryschoolsrecentlyhadbeguntomovetowardsthemarketingdirection.Theyareconsideringallocatingresourcesofstaffandfundstopersuadestudentsthattheirschoolsareofthebestinthearea.Noschoolscouldaffordtodothatproperly,soitistoourreliefthatthisresearchtellsuswedon'thaveto.

Wehaven'tgottimeforcompetition.Itismuchpracticaltospendourenergyandsmallbudgetinteachingandlearningratherthanincompetingandmarketing.

46.AccordingtotheresearchprojectcarriedoutbytheOpenUniversity,competitionbetweennearbyschools__.

A)improvesstudents'motivationoflearningB)lowerstheacademicperformance

C)meanshigherenrollmentrateD)raisestheacademicstandards

47.Realcompetitioncanonlyoccurwhen__.

A)schoolshaveenoughstaffandfunds

B)academicstandardhasbeenimproved

C)therearecomparableschoolswithdifferenteducationalqualities

D)studentsshowmuchinterestsincourses

48.Whichwaydosomecollegestaketoenhancecompetitiveness?

A)Theyseekhelpfromthegovernment.

B)Theygivestudentsmoneyforregistration.

C)Theyspendmuchmoneyonmarketing.

D)Theycreateafreemarketinsecondaryeducation.

49.Theauthorsaysthatitistoourreliefthat__.

A)mostsecondaryschoolsmovetowardsmarketing

B)thesecondaryschoolshavebeenprovedtobethebestones

C)itisnotnecessaryforschoolstoprovetobethebest

D)secondaryschoolshaveenoughresourcesofstaffandmoney

50.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscompetitionbetweennearbyschools?

A)Heshowsmuchindifferencetothiscompetition.

B)Heobjectstothecompetitionbetweennearbyschools.

C)Heapprovesofthiscompetition.

D)Hehasdoubtsabouttheoutcomeofthecompetition.

PassageTwo

Facesareuniquesuchasfingerprints.Haveyoueverquestionedwhywecanrecognizepeople?Asskilledasawritercouldbe,itisquitedifficultforhimorhertodescribeallthefeatureswhichdistinguishonefacefromanother.Andaveryyoungchildorevenananimalsuchasapigeonhastheabilitytorecognizefaces.However,weareaccustomedtotakingthisabilityforgranted.

Wecandistinguishonepersonfromanotherbyobservinghowtheybehave.Aswerefertosomeone'spersonality,weusuallymeanthewaysinwhichheorshethinks,feels,speaksandacts.Itisthesethingsthatmaketheindividualdifferentfromothers.

Asamatteroffact,humanpersonalityisalsoveycomplicatedjustasthehumanface.While,comparedwithdescribingsomeone'sface,describinghispersonalityinwordsisalittlebiteasierinsomedegree.Youwillpossiblymeetthedifficultyindescribingwhata"niceface"lookslike.Butifyouareaskedtodescribea"niceperson",thewordssuchas"considerate""kind"and"friendly"wouldcomeintoyourmindquitesensibly.

Therearemanywordsthatcanbeusedtodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.AndAmericanpsychologistGordonAllportshasfoundthattherearealmost18,000Englishwordsthatcancharacterizethesubtledifferencesinpeople'sbehavior.Manyofuscandescribeortypehispersonalitybyusingthisinformation.Wealsousetermslikebookworms,conservativesandmilitarytypestodescribepeople.

Peoplehavetheinclinationto"type"eachother.Bywearingmasks,actorsinearlyGreekdramatelltheaudiencethatwhethertheyplaytheroleofthevillainorthehero.Infact,thewords"person"and"personality"derivedfromtheLatinword"persona"whichmeans"mask".Eventhoughmostactorsintelevisiondramasandmoviesabandontheusageofmaskstoimplytheirrolesnowadays,wecantellthe"goodguys"fromthe"badguys"veryeasilybyvirtueofthedifferencesintheirappearanceandactions.

51.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A)Howtodescribeone'spersonality.

B)Howtotellgoodguysfrombadguys.

C)Howtorecognizepeoplefromappearance.

D)Howtodistinguishpeoplebothinwardandoutward.

52.Whywillitbemucheasiertodescribeone'spersonalityinwordsthanhisface?

A)Alotofwordscanbeusedtodescribeone'spersonality.

B)Aperson'sfaceismorecomplicatedthanhispersonality.

C)Peopleusuallyhavesamepersonality.

D)Aperson'spersonalityisverydistinctive.

53.Whatdoestheword"type"inthelastparagraphmean?

A)Distinguish.B)Describe.C)Recognize.D)Classify.

54.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecanclassifyapersonintoacertaintypeonthebasisof__.

A)hiswayoffeelingandactingB)hiswayofthinkingandspeaking

C)hisappearanceandbehaviorD)hislearningandintuition

55.Theauthorofthispassageispossiblya__.

A)writerB)behavioristC)sociologistD)psychologist

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslatethefollowingpassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

風箏，源於中國，有着現代飛機之先驅的美譽。其產生及應用為科學技術的發展和飛機的生產做出了重大貢獻。世界上第一架飛機的形狀就是藉由風箏的造型而來。中國最早的風箏是用木頭製作而成，其歷史最早可以追溯到兩千年前的戰國時期(theWarringStatesPeriod)。紙發明問世后，人們開始用這一新材料來製作風箏。早期的風箏主要用于軍事。據史料記載，當時的風箏尺寸很大，甚至可以大到把人帶到空中來偵查敵人的行動。

答案解析

PartIWriting

行文思路

這篇作文所圍繞的話題是整形現象。首先可以就整形現象越來越普遍的趨勢進行簡要闡述，然後分析列舉這一現象出現的原因，最後說說自己對整形的看法或建議。

範文賞析

Moreandmoreartificialbeautiescanbeseeninoudailylifeinrecentyears.Thatmeansthatnotonlymanyactresseshaveplasticsurgeries,ordinarywomenarealsocrazyaboutthisupsurge.Underthetemptationofbecomingmorebeautiful,theyfinallygiveintotheirdesiresandchangesomepartsoftheirbodies.

Whydoestheplasticsurgeryprevail?Thefirstfactoristheadvancementofshapingtechniqueswhichmakesthesuccessprobabilityofplasticsurgeriesincreaserapidly.Thuspeoplestarttobelieveinplasticsurgeriesandacceptthem.Anotherfactorshouldbeattributedtotheimprovementofourlivingstandard.Nowadayspeoplehavemoremoneysoastopursuebeauty.

Inmyopinion,plasticsurgeryhasitscertainnecessityespeciallyinmodernsociety.Bygivingsomepeopleabeautifulfaceorfigure,plasticsurgeriescanhelppeoplebecomemoreconfident.However,weshouldbeawareofthedangerousnessofthem.Inaddition,plasticsurgeriesonlybringbeautytotheappearanceandtheinnerbeautyismoreimportant.Henceweshouldthinktwicebeforehavingaplasticsurgery.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

NewsReportOne

AgroupofBritishpoliticianswhoarecampaigningfortheUKtoleavetheEuropeanUnionhavewrittentopresidentObama,askinghimnottointerfereinthedebate.Mr.ObamawantsBritaintostayintheEU.AreferendumonBritain'smembershiptakesplaceinJune.KeithDoylereports.

TheletterwhichhasbeensenttotheWhiteHousewarnsthepresidentthatinterferingintheissuewouldbeanunfortunatemilestoneattheendofhisterminoffice.TheMPsincludingKateHoeyforLaborandtheToryPeterBonesayitisunderstandableforMr.ObamatospeakoutintheinterestoftheUSbuttheyinsistitisimperativethatBritishvotersareallowedtodecidethereferendumissueforthemselves.

1.Whatdoesthenewsreporttalkabout?

答案：D)Mr.ObamaisfacedwiththechoicewhethertointerfereinBritain'smembershipoftheEU.

點睛解析：本題為主旨大意題。A、B、C選項均為具體細節。D選項概括總結了奧巴馬面臨着是否干預英國在歐盟中去留問題的選擇，所以選D。

2.WhatisMr.Obama'sintention?

答案：B)HehopesthatBritaincanstayintheEU.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題。詢問的是奧巴馬對此事的打算，聽力原文中提到"Mr.ObamawantsBritaintostayintheEU."與B選項吻合，所以選B。

NewsReportTwo

ThetwocontendersfortheDemocraticParty'spresidentialnominationintheUS,BernieSandersandHillaryClinton,havearguedfiercelyovertheirrecordsinthelatestteleviseddebate.TheyalsoclashedontheirimmigrationpoliciesasLauraBickerreportsfromWashington.

Thecandidatesfacedtoughquestionsonimmigration.Theybothagreedthattheywouldnotdeportchildrenorimmigrantswithoutcriminalrecordsandtheyarebothinfavorofapathtocitizenship.HillaryClintonwasalsoaskedaboutpollingwhichsuggestsvotersthinksheisnottrustworthy.Shesaiditwasobviouslypainfulforhertohear.AndsheisnotanaturalpoliticianlikeherhusbandorBarackObama.Butshehopedpeoplecouldseeshewasfightingforthem.

3.Whichoneisthetoughquestionthatthetwocontendersfacedwith?

答案：C)Immigration.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題。問的是，兩位競爭對手面臨的尖銳問題是什麼。聽力原文中提到Thecandidatesfacedtoughquestionsonimmigration.所以選C。

4.ForHillaryClinton,whatdosethepollingsuggest?

答案：B)Votersthinkthatsheisnotreliable.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題。問的是，對於希拉里來說，投票說明了什麼問題。聽力原文中提到，HillaryClintonwasalsoaskedaboutpollingwhichsuggestsvotersthinksheisnottrustworthy.B項題干中的reliable和本句中的trustworthy意思相同，選B。

NewsReportThree

PresidentErdoganofTurkeyhaspromisedarelentlessfightagainstterrorismafteracarbombkilledatleast34peopleinthecenterofAnkara.It'sthethirdsuchattackinthecapitalinrecentmonths.Mr.ErdogansaidterrorgroupsweretargetingciviliansbecausetheywerelosingthebattleagainsttheTurkishsecurityforces.MarkLowenisourcorrespondentinTurkey.TheblasttorethroughtheheartoftheTurkishcapital.Acarpackedwithexplosiveshadbeendetonatedclosetoabusytransporthub.ItcomesjusttwodaysaftertheUSembassyinAnkarawarnedofapossibleterrorattack.Nogrouphasyetsaiditwasbehindthisblast,butgovernmentsourcesarepointingtotheKurdishguerrillasthePKKoranoffshoot.AsTurkeyhasjoinedthecoalitionagainstIS,thisoncestablecorneroftheMiddleEastnowfacestwinthreats.TonightinTurkeythereisgrief,butalsofearaboutwhenthiswaveofattacksmightend.

5.Howmanypeoplewerekilledduringthecarbomb?

答案：B)34.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是汽車爆炸事件中的死亡人數。聽力原文中提到...afteracarbombkilledatleast34peopleinthecenterofAnkara.由此可知是34人，所以選B。

6.WhathasthepresidentofTurkeypromisedtodoaftertheterrorism?

答案：A)Hewilltakemeasurestofightagainstittoughly.

點睛解析：本題為細節分析題，問的是土耳其總統在恐怖事件發生后的態度。聽力原文中第一句提到PresidentErdoganofTurkeyhaspromisedarelentlessfightagainstterrorismafteracarbombkilledatleast34peopleinthecenterofAnkara.與此題相關的是haspromisedarelentlessfightagainstterrorism，說明他要做的是不遺餘力地打擊恐怖分子，所以選A。

7.Whydidtheterrorgroupstargetatthecivilians?

答案：C)TheterrorgroupsweredefeatedbytheTurkishsecurityforces.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題。問的是恐怖組織把目標放在平民百姓身上的原因。聽力原文中提到Mr.ErdogansaidterrorgroupsweretargetingciviliansbecausetheywerelosingthebattleagainsttheTurkishsecurityforces.由此可知，是因為他們在與土耳其安全部隊交戰中失利，所以選C。

SectionB

ConversationOne

W:Oh,God.Ihavetochangetoanotherjob.Thepresentjobmakesmefeelmucheconomicpressures.

M:Really?It'ssuchacoincidence.Isawawantadintoday'snewspaperjustnow.

W:That'sgreat.Whatisthejob?Justtellme.

M:Justamoment.Letmefinditout.Uh,theGrantHotelisrecruitingalobbymanager.

W:TheGrantHotelattheFuturePlaza?

M:That'stheveryhotel!Theyarelookingforsomeonewhoisqualifiedasthelobbymanager.

W:Ithinkthatadegreeinhotelmanagementisrequired.Well,mymajorinuniversitywasalsohotelmanagement.What'smore,Ihavebeenworkinginhotelindustryforalmostthreeyears.Dotheyhaveotherrequirements?

M:Theyhopethatthejobseekerisquickbothinthoughtandmovement.Andgoodcommunicationskillsandleadershipskillsarealsoimportantfactorstoconsider.

W:Ishouldgraspthischance.Throughthesethreeyears,Ihaveimprovedmyprofessionalproficiency,whichincludestheskillstheyrequiredforacapablelobbymanager.AndIhaveconfidencethatIcandobetter.Havetheymentionedthesalary?Mypurposeofjob-hoppingistoearnmuchmoremoney.

M:Theyhaven'twrittenaboutthespecificnumber.Itdependsonthejobseeker'spersonalability.Buttheyalsoprovidealotofextrabenefits.Youcanhavealookyourself.

W:Wow,theyhavesocialsecurityaswellaspromotionchannel.It'sreallyawesome.Honestlyspeaking,Iamtempted.

8.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangeherjob?

答案：C)Shewantstoearnmoremoney.

點睛解析：本題為推理題，聽力原文開頭提到想換工作，緊接着說Thepresentjobmakesmefeelmucheconomicpressures.結尾處也提到Mypurposeofjob-hoppingistoearnmuchmoremoney.所以選C。

9.Whatisthejobtitlethatthewantadcarries?

答案：B)Alobbymanager.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是招聘廣告中的職位，聽力原文中提到Uh,theGrantHotelisrecruitingalobbymanager.由此可知職位是大堂經理，所以選B。

10.WhichoneisNOTtherequirementfortheposition?

答案：D)Teamworkspirit.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查+邏輯推理題，問哪一項不是該職位的要求。A、B、C項在聽力原文中均有提到，因此選D。

11.Whichwilldecidethesalaryofthejobseeker?

答案：B)Theindividualabilitytowork.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是決定求職者工資水平的因素。聽力原文中提到Itdependsonthejobseeker'spersonalability.由此可知，該酒店大堂經理工資的高低取決其個人的能力，所以選B。

ConversationTwo

M:Goodmorning,ProfessorHarry.

W:Goodmorning,James.Okay,let'sgettothepoint.What'stheproblemthatyouhavethistime?

M:Oh,it'saboutthewritingassignment.Ifinditdoesn'tcomeoutright.AndwhatIplannedtowriteaboutistheparticularsportsmodethatItookpartinbefore.

W:Soundsgreat.Whatisit?

M:It'scross-countryskiing.Yes,Ichosethisasthetopicofmywritingassignment.

W:Well,whatareyougoingtosayaboutitinyourpaper?

M:ThatisalsowhatIamthinkingaboutnow.Myoriginalideawastdescribethepeacefulnessthatcanbeexperiencedwhenoneisoutinthecountry.

W:Isthataproblemforyoutowritelikethis?

M:Tobehonest,it'shardtocentralizeonthetopicallthetime.AsIstartmywriting,truthisthat,Icannothelpmentioningtheeffortsthatshouldbespentinordertoenjoythestateofthepeacefulness.Andcross-countryskiingisnotaseasyaswehaveimaginedbefore.Wehavetoinvestinalotofenergy.Asthisisnotpartofmypaper,Ithinkitwillbebettertoleaveitout.Asinthefollowing,IhavenoideahowtoexpressthestateofpeacefulnessifIdon'texplainhowhardweshoulddotoenjoyit.Itseemsasifthetwothingsmingletogether.

W:That'seasy.Youcannotseparatethemfromeachother.Thepeacefulnessthatyoucanexperienceisearnedbyyourowneffort.Thereisnoneedtoleavethepartofeffortout.Itisverycommonthatyoudiscovernewpointsaswritinggoeson.

M:Yes,Ithinkyou'reright.

12.Whichoneisthetopicoftheman'spaper?

答案：A)Asportsmodethathetookpartin.

點睛解析：本題為主旨大意題，聽力原文中提到AndwhatIplannedtowriteaboutistheparticularsportsmodethatItookpartinbefore.與此對應的是A選項，所以選A。

13.Whatistheproblemthemanisfacedwithduringthewriting?

答案：D)Heisnotsurewhethertheeffortpartofskiingshouldbeincluded.

點睛解析：本題為細節分析題，聽力原文中提到Asthisisnotpartofmypaper,Ithinkitwillbebettertoleaveitout.Asinthefollowing,IhavenoideahowtoexpressthestateofpeacefulnessifIdon'texplainhowhardweshoulddotoenjoyit.由此可知，作者是不確定是否要寫享受滑雪的寧靜需付出努力這一部分，所以選D。

14.Whydoesthemansaythatcross-countryskiingisdifficult?

答案：A)Muchenergyshouldbeinvestedinit.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是該運動困難的原因，聽力原文中提到Andcross-countryskiingisnotaseasyaswehaveimaginedbefore.Wehavetoinvestinalotofenergy.因此A項符合題意，其他選項並未提及，所以選A。

15.Accordingtothewoman,whatisthecommonthingwhenonewritespapers?

答案：B)Newpointscomeintomind.

點睛解析：本題為細節分析題，聽力原文的結尾處提到Itisverycommonthatyoudiscovernewpointsaswritinggoeson.與此相對應的是B選項，因此選B。

SectionC

PassageOne

Generallyspeaking,thespeechdeliverystyleofAsiansandEuropeansispronetobeformal.Speakersfromtheseculturesareaccustomedtoreadingoralreportfromwell-writtenmanualscripts.Andwhat'smore,Americanspeakersseemtobemuchmoreinformalwhencomparedwithspeakersfromothercultures.WhattheAmericanaudiencesexpectisanaturalandspontaneousdeliverywhichcanexpressoutthelivelysenseofcommunication.Inotherwords,theyseldomresonatewellwiththespeakerswhosimplyandmechanicallyreadfromamanuscript.Butthingswillbedifferentifyouturntoanoutlineofyourideasratherthanacut-and-driedtext.I'msurethatyourspeechwillsoundmuchmorenaturalthen.Inaddition,itwillbemucheasierforyoutokeepyourlisteners'attentionfocusedandbuildabetterrelationshipwiththem.Thelanguageandstyleyouemploywhenmakinganoralreportisquitedifferentfromthelanguageandstyleyouemploywhenwriting.Well-writtenscriptwhichisplannedtobereadoftenfailstoachievethedesiredeffectwhenitisheard.Soitisnecessaryforyoutorearrangethewrittentextsoroutlinesforreports.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhentheyarespeakingthanwhentheyarewriting.Theyexpresstheiropinionswiththeirownwordsandtheyalsodeveloptheiruniquespeakingstyles.Theyprefertouseshortwordswheneverpossible.Thus,thelistenersareappreciatedwhensimple,everydaywordsareusedinthereport.Oneoftheadvantagesisspeakerscanpronounceshortwordseasilyandcorrectly.Anotheradvantageisthatlongandcomplicatedwordswillimpedethelisteningoftheaudience.

16.WhatdoestheAmericanaudienceexpect?

答案：B)Anaturalandspontaneousspeechdeliverystyle.

點睛解析：選項都是與演講相關的名詞短語，可推知此題與演講有關。聽力原文提到WhattheAmericanaudiencesexpectisanaturalandspontaneousdeliverywhich...，說明美國聽眾想要聽到的是比較自然的演講形式，A、C和D項均未提及，選B。

17.Howtomakethingsdifferentifaudienceseldomresonateswithspeakers?

答案：C)Arrangeanoutlineofideas.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，聽力原文中提到如果只是簡單機械地讀手稿，這樣觀眾很少會產生共鳴，接着又說Butthingswillbedifferentifyouturntoanoutlineofyourideasratherthanacut-and-driedtext.由此可知，D項可以排除，解決這一問題的方法是組織一下自己的想法，A項文中並未提及，B項與問題無關，所以選C。

18.Whatshouldbepaidattentiontowhenonemakesanoralreport?

答案：D)Thedifferenceinlanguageandstylebetweenspeakingandwriting.

點睛解析：本題為邏輯推理題，聽力原文中並沒有明確提到做口頭報告時需要注意什麼，但是提到了Thelanguageandstyleyouemploywhenmakinganoralreportisquitedifferentfromthelanguageandstyleyouemploywhenwriting.D項也是說「口頭與書面語體的不同」。所以選D，A、B和C項在原文中並未提及。

PassageTwo

Theassumptionofcontrollingnoisebymeansofmakingmorenoisemaysoundveryabsurd,asamatteroffact,thatiswhatmotorengineersaredoingnow.Nowithasbeenprovedbyautomakers'researchanddevelopmentlaboratoriesthatmixinginmorenoisewiththeloudspeakerscanhelpreducetheundesirednoise.

Whatissound?Soundismadeupofpressurewavesintheair.Iftwowaveswhichareofthesamefrequencymixsothatthehighestpointofonewavehappensatthesametimeasthelowestpointofanotherwave,thentheresultthatcomesoutisnosound.Hencewecankilltheundesirednoisebyproducingagoodcopyofthenoiseanddelayingitbyhalfawavecycle.Nowmanyautomakersarestrivingtogetaheadstartandusethistechniquetodevelopthenoise-killingsystemsbothinsideandoutsidethecars.

Anotheradvantageofusingthenoise-killingsystemisthatitcanservetheneedforasilencer.Thustheweightofthecarwillbereducedandthemotorwillburnlessoilandfunctionmuchbetteraswell,whichturnsouttobeefficientandenergy-saving.

Someengineersholdthebeliefthatnoise-killingsystemswillbeappliedtomostcarsintheverynearfuture.Buttheautomakershaven'tmadeuptheirmindwhethertoputthenoise-killingsystemintoproductionasanotherseveralhundreddollarswouldbeaddedtothecostofthecars.

19.Whichwayhasbeenprovedtoreducetheundesirednoiseofcars?

答案：D)Tomixinmorenoisewiththehelpofloudspeakers.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是已經經過證明的、有效減少汽車噪音的方法。聽力原文中提到Ithasbeenprovedbytheautomakers'researchanddevelopmentlaboratoriesthatmixinginmorenoisewiththeloudspeakers'helpcanreducetheundesirednoise.由此可知D項符合題意，所以選D。

20.Whatisanotheradvantageofthenoise-killingsystem?

答案：C)Makeacarmuchlighter.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是減少噪音系統的另外一個優勢。聽力原文中提到Anotheradvantageofusingnoise-killingsystemisthatitcansavetheneedforasilencer.因此可以排除D項；接着Thustheweightofthecarwillbereduced...，由此可知汽車重量減輕了，與C項表達的意思相符；...whethertoputthenoise-killingsystemintoproductionasanotherseveralhundreddollarswouldbeaddedtothecostofthecars.因此可以排除A項；B項為其主要作用，可以排除。所以選C。

21.Whyhasthenoise-killingsystemnotbeenputintoproduction?

答案：B)Itwillincreasethecostofcarproduction.

點睛解析：本題問的是，減少噪音系統為什麼仍未被投入生產。聽力原文中提到Buttheautomakershaven'tmadeuptheirmindwhethertoputthenoise-killingsystemintoproductionasanotherseveralhundreddollarswouldbeaddedtothecostofthecars.由此可知，原因是使用減少噪音系統會增加汽車的成本，所以選B。

PassageThree

Doyougotolargesupermarketsfrequently?Iftheanswerisyes,youmusthavenoticedthatalmosteverythinginthesupermarketisinacontainer.Mostfoodevenincludingfreshmeatisplacedincontainers.Andtheonlyfooditemswhicharenotincontainersshouldbefreshfruitandvegetables.Actually,itisnoexaggerationtosaythatalmosteverythingthereisinabox,acan,abottle,abag,abasket,ajaroracarton.

Itisnecessarytoadoptthiskindofpackagingsysteminlargesupermarkets.Aslargequantitiesofvariousproductsareboughtfromsuppliers,theymustbewellprotectedduringthetransportationprocess.Furthermore,theproductshavetositonshelvesforaverylongperiodoftimeinmostoccasions.Therefore,containerscomeintoplay.Intermsofitsfunction,containeshaveanotherimportantroletoplay.Theycanworkasthecarriersofinformationabouteachproductwhichincludesitsnames,weights,materialsoringredients,andsometimespicturesoftheproduct.Thesekindsofinformationareusuallyprintedonlabelsordirectlyonthecontainers.

Butthereisonethingtothinkaboutalittle.Webasicallycannotseemostofthethingsthatwebuyinthesupermarketuntilwegetbackhomeandopenthecontainers.Wegetusedtolookingatthelabelsonthecontainerswhenwegoshopping.Wehavenochoice,buttodoso.Ifthecontainerismadeoftransparentmaterialsuchasglassorclearplastic,however,wecanseealittlebitoftheproduct.Butcontainersusuallycompletelyhidetheproducts.Andweshoppersmustputourtrustinthelabels.

22.Whichproductinlargesupermarketsisnotsoldincontainers?

答案：C)Freshfruit.

點睛解析：聽力原文中提到Andtheonlyfooditemswhicharenotincontainersshouldbefreshfruitandvegetables.說明只有新鮮的水果和蔬菜是不需要包裝的，所以選C。聽到only一詞應特別注意，這裏可能就是出題點。

23.Whichoneisnotthereasonwhysupermarketsadoptthepackagingsystemofcontainers?

答案：D)Itcancreatemoreeconomicprofits.

點睛解析：聽力原文中第二段針對超市採取這一包裝給出了這樣做的必要理由，其中A、B、C項都有提到，D項並未提及，所以選D。

24.Whichoneisthefunctionofcontainers?

答案：C)Togiveinformationofproducts.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，問的是包裝的功能。聽力原文中提到Intermsofitsfunction,containershaveanotherimportantroletoplay.Theycanworkasthecarriersofinformationabouteachproductwhichincludesitsnames,weights,materialsoringredients,andsometimespicturesoftheproduct.與C選項表達的意思一致，所以選C。

25.Whichoneisthereasonwhywetrustlabels?

答案：C)Becausewecanhardlyseetheactualproducts.

點睛解析：本題為細節考查題，聽力原文中提到Ifthecontainerismadeoftransparentmaterialsuchasglassorclearplastic,however,wecanseealittlebitoftheproduct.和Butcontainersusuallycompletelyhidetheproducts.Andweshoppersmustputourtrustinthelabels.由此分析得知，購物者相信標籤的原因是，產品被包裝包裹得很嚴實，即使是用玻璃或透明的塑料包裝，我們也只能看到其中一小部分，因此很少能看到實物，所以選C。

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

26.答案：D)different

點睛解析：空格後為名詞behaviors，由此可知應選形容詞。結合關鍵詞males,females，以及上下文，尤其是下文中的thesedifferentbehaviors，可以推斷出男人和女人有着不同的行為，所以選D，表示「不同的」。

27.答案：J)structures

點睛解析：空格後為並列連詞and，後面又有名詞activities，由此可以推斷此處是與activities一詞並列的名詞，並可以與brain搭配，只有structures一詞合適，所以選J，表示「構造，結構」。

28.答案：A)hitting

點睛解析：空格前為介詞in，而且後面還有andsolving的結構，由此可以推斷此處是及物動詞的動名詞形式，空格后是名詞targets，與targets一詞相搭配的動詞只有hitting，說明男人比較善於擊中目標。

29.答案：K)commonly

點睛解析：空格前為主語men，空格後為謂語動詞rely，由此可以推斷出此處應選副詞，作rely的狀語。本句說明的是男人和女人在用腦方面的區別，因此equally不符合語境，而且...onthebasisofatest...說明這種區別是經過實驗證明的，並不是推測，因此排除possibly，選commonly「通常地」。

30.答案：N)evolved

點睛解析：此處應選動詞，並且根據ancienttimes確定用過去式，該動詞作句中第一個that引導的賓語從句的謂語。本句要表達的意思是，男女用腦方式的差異是從遠古時代發展而來的，由此可以推斷evolved一詞合適，意為「發展」。

31.答案：C)aim

點睛解析：此處應選名詞，作have的賓語。上文中提到cavemenhunted，以及男人善於hittingtargets，男人狩獵就要擅長瞄準目標，因此aim「目標」一詞合適。

32.答案：M)equally

點睛解析：此處應選副詞，用來修飾形容詞capable。根據語境，eventhough引導的從句應與主句表達相反的意思，結合句意，equally一詞最為合適。

33.答案：B)location

點睛解析：此處應選名詞，根據下文中的theircarinaparkinglot以及findthecar可以推斷出應該是就停車場中汽車停放的位置進行了爭論，因此選擇location「位置」。

34.答案：H)depends

點睛解析：此處應選可與介詞on搭配使用的動詞，而且還要體現第三人稱單數的形式。本句中的andatthesametime之前的分句表明男人通常依靠空間感，與此同時女人依靠辨認地標，各選項中表示「依靠」的詞只有depends。

35.答案：G)outcome

點睛解析：此處應選名詞，根據上下文推斷，本句要表達的意思是「結果是兩人都找到了汽車」，在各選項中表示「結局，結果」的詞是outcome。

SectionB

36.答案：I

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的歸納概括，根據關鍵詞Dutton,project,agedphysicalevidence和coralsamples可定位至I段。

37.答案：E

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的考查，根據關鍵詞regionalresearch,accountforeventswithglobalimplications可以定位至E段。

38.答案：M

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的歸納概括，根據關鍵詞theMiamichapteroftheSoutheasternFloridaCompact和Cityplansonfive-yearcycles可以定位至M段。

39.答案：B

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的考查，根據關鍵詞125,000to400,000yearsago,globalmeansealevels,peakedat20-30feetabovepresentrates可定位至B段。

40.答案：P

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的歸納概括，根據關鍵詞fundingandorganizingproblem可以定位至P段的最後一句，其中challenging與該題干表述中的havedifficulties意思相同。

41.答案：O

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的歸納概括，根據關鍵詞developrecommendationsforzoningandconstruction和sea-levelriseandstormsurge可以定位至O段中的最後一句。

42.答案：H

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的歸納概括，根據關鍵詞Currenttemperatures,twotothreedegreesCelsius和nextcentury可定位至H段。

43.答案：D

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的考查，根據關鍵詞Fourcounties,insoutheastFlorida以及formedacoalition可定位至D段。

44.答案：F

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的考查，根據關鍵詞ThecollapseoftheWestAntarcticicesheet,globalsealevels,upto11feet可以定位至F段。

45.答案：L

點睛解析：此處是對文章細節的考查，根據關鍵詞Raymo，以及關鍵語句theideaofstudyingdeep-timerecordshascaughtonwithintheclimate-researchcommunity，可定位至L段。

SectionC

PassageOne

46.答案：B)lowerstheacademicperformance

點睛解析：將答案範圍定位至第一段，其中提到competitionbetweennearbyschoolsdoesnotmeansignificantimprovementinacademicstandards，因此排除D項。Infact,theresearchreportevenrevealstheoppositeoutcome;thetestscores,however,mayactuallydeclineinplaceswherethereisfiercestcompetition.該表述與B項符合，所以選B。

47.答案：C)therearecomparableschoolswithdifferenteducationalqualities

點睛解析：可將答案範圍定位至第三段，其中段落末尾提到Itisrarecasethattwonearbyschoolswithseveralemptyplacesaresimilarenoughtobecomparableyetdifferentenoughtoberankable.Thefactisthatwherethishappenscanthereberealcompetition.由此可知C項符合，所以選C。

48.答案：C)Theyspendmuchmoneyonmarketing.

點睛解析：問的是大學為了提高競爭力採取了什麼樣的方法。文章第二段中提到大學花重金聘請營銷經理，並用獎學金誘惑學生這兩種形式，各選項中只有C項符合，所以選C。

49.答案：C)itisnotnecessaryforschoolstoprovetobethebest

點睛解析：將答案範圍定位至倒數第二段中的...topersuadestudentsthattheirschoolsareofthebestinthearea.Noschoolscouldaffordtodothatproperly,soitistoourreliefthatthisresearchtellsuswedon'thaveto.其中wedon'thaveto為承前省略，省略了theirschoolsareofthebestinthearea，因此C項符合題意，所以選C。

50．答案：B)Heobjectstothecompetitionbetweennearbyschools.

點睛解析：本題問的是作者對學校間競爭所持的態度。文章指出這種競爭並沒有提高學術水平或者建立起真正的市場，最後一段中還說沒有時間進行競爭，把精力和時間花在教學上更加實際，由此推斷作者持反對的態度，所以選B。

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51.答案：D)Howtodistinguishpeoplebothinwardandoutward.

點睛解析：本題為主旨大意題，文章從外表(face)和個性(personality)兩方面着手來討論如何區分不同的人，只有D項符合要求，是對這兩方面進行了完整的概括總結，所以選D。

52.答案：A)Alotofwordscanbeusedtodescribeone'spersonality.

點睛解析：根據題干把答案範圍定位在第三段，文中提到While,comparedwithdescribingsomeone'sface,describinghispersonalityinwordsisalittlebiteasierinsomedegree.因此排除B項，接着又說描述一個人的面貌時會遇到困難，但是描述人的個性時腦海中就會出現很多詞，由此可知A項符合原文中的表達，C和D項並未提及，所以選A。

53.答案：D)classify

點睛解析：本題為詞義分析題，type一詞所在的句子是結尾段的中心句，其詞義可根據後面的句子來推斷，其中提到在戲劇中區分「好人」和「壞人」，可以推測type有「分類，歸類」的意思，只有classify貼近詞義，所以選D。

54.答案：C)hisappearanceandbehavior

點睛解析：本題為分析推理題，根據題干中的關鍵詞type定位至最後一段，其中最後一句提到byvirtueofthedifferencesintheirappearanceandactions，與C項中的表達相對應，所以選C。

55.答案：D)psychologist

點睛解析：本題為分析推理題，文章主要討論的話題是「如何對不同的人進行區分」，還出現了美國心理學家以及一些心理學相關辭彙如act,feel,personality等，因此推斷本文的作者很可能也是一位心理學家，所以選D。

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