Section A Litstening Comprehension (30 minutes)

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation. one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

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　　1. A) They admire the courage of space explorers

　　B) They enjoyed the movie on space exploration

　　C) They were going to watch a wonderful movie

　　D) They like doing scientific exploratron very much

　　2. A)At a gift shop

　　B) At a graduation ceremony.

　　C) In the office of a travel agency

　　D) In a school library

　　3. A) He used to work in the art gallery

　　B) He does not have a good memory

　　C) He declined a job offer from the art gallery

　　D) He is not interested in any part-time jobs

　　4. A) Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow

　　B) He will go to the birthday party after the lecture

　　C) The woman should have informed him earlier

　　D) He will be unable to attend the birthday party

　　5. A) Reward those having made good progress

　　B) Set a deadline for the staff to meet

　　C) Assign more workers to the project.

　　D) Encourage the staff to work in Small groups

　　6. A) The way to the visitor's parking

　　B) The rate for parking in Lot C

　　C) How far away the parking lot is.

　　D) Where she can leave her car.

　　7. A) He regrets missing the classes

　　B) He plans to take the fitness classes.

　　C) He is looking forward to a better life

　　D) He has benefited from exercise

　　8. A) How to raise work efficiency.

　　B) How to select secretaries

　　C) The responsibilities of secretanes

　　D) The secretaries in the man’s company.

　　你想看到更詳細(xì)的內(nèi)容都在一下我推薦的這本書(shū)里，適合基礎(chǔ)不好的人。

　　書(shū)籍簡(jiǎn)介

　　巨微英語(yǔ)《四級(jí)真題/逐句精解》一書(shū)最大的特點(diǎn)在于：它專(zhuān)為基礎(chǔ)薄弱的考生“惡補(bǔ)基礎(chǔ)”而編。書(shū)籍逐詞逐句解析了每篇閱讀文章，還兼顧了滿(mǎn)分答題技巧的系統(tǒng)總結(jié)和四大題型編排模式的創(chuàng)新。因此，本書(shū)是基礎(chǔ)薄弱者實(shí)現(xiàn)一次性高分閃過(guò)的利器。

　　書(shū)籍特色

　　惡補(bǔ)句法詞匯：逐句研讀句法，逐詞精講詞匯

　　兼顧滿(mǎn)分技巧：全面梳理和萃取滿(mǎn)分答題技巧

　　注重模式創(chuàng)新：全新突破四大題型的重點(diǎn)難點(diǎn)

　　A.寫(xiě)作:首創(chuàng)“模板范文+創(chuàng)新范文”B.聽(tīng)力:首創(chuàng)“聽(tīng)前預(yù)測(cè)+聽(tīng)中解讀”

　　C.閱讀：首創(chuàng)“英漢對(duì)照+選項(xiàng)表析”D.翻譯首創(chuàng)“常規(guī)譯法+升級(jí)譯法”

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　9 A) It Is more difficult to learn than English

　　B) It is used by more people than English.

　　C) It will be as commonly used as English

　　D) It will eventually become a world language

　　10. A) Its loan words from many languages

　　B) Its popularity with the common people.

　　C) The influence of the British Empire

　　D) The effect of the Industrial Revolution

　　11. A) It includes a lot of words from other languages

　　B) It has a growing number of newly coined words

　　C) It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers

　　D) It is the largest among all languages in the world

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　12. A) To return some goods

　　B) To apply for a job.

　　C) To place an order.

　　D) To make a complaint

　　13. A) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman

　　B) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goodss

　　C) He has not worked in the sales department for long.

　　D) He works on a part-time basis for the company

　　14. A) it is not his responsibility

　　B) It will be free for large orders

　　C) It costs ￡15 more for express delivery

　　D) It depends on a number of factors

　　15. A) Report the information to her superior

　　B) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in chargege

　　C) Ring back when she comes to a decision

　　D) Make inquiries with some other companies

　　Section B

　　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 queslion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding leltert on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre

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　　Passage One

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　16. A) No one Knows exactly where they were first made

　　B) No one knows for sure when they came into being

　　C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented

　　D) No one knows what they will IooK like in the future

　　17. A) Carry ropes across rivers

　　B) Measure the speed of wind

　　C) Pass on secret messages

　　D) Give warnings of danger

　　18. A) To protect houses against lightning.

　　B) To test the effects of the lightning rod.

　　C) To find out the strength of silk for kites

　　D) To prove that lightning is electncity.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　19. A) She enjoys teaching languages

　　B) She can speak several languages.

　　C) She was trained to be an interpreter.

　　D) She was born with a talent for languages

　　20. A) They acquire an immunity to culture shock.

　　B) They would like to live abroad permanently

　　C) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible

　　D) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions

　　21. A) She became an expert in horse racing

　　B) She got a chance to visit several European countries

　　C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge

　　D) She learned to appreciate classical music

　　22. A) Taste the beef and give her comment.

　　B) Take part in a cooking competition.

　　C) Teach vocabulary for food in English

　　D) Give cooking lessons on Western food

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　23. A) He had only a third-grade education.

　　B) He once threatened to kill his teacher

　　C) He grew up in a poor single-parent family

　　D) He often helped his mother do houseworkK

　　24. A) Caelesss

　　B) Stupid

　　C) Brave

　　D) Active

　　25. A) Write two book reports a week

　　B) Keep a diary

　　C) Help wath housework

　　D) Watch educational TV programs only.

　　Section C

　　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 tlme, 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

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　　When you look up at the night sky, what do you see？There are other (26) bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most (27) of these is a come(彗星)

　　Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed. They are (28) ice and other frozen liquids and gases. (29) these “dirty snowballs" begin to orbit the sun, just as the planets do.

　　As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze.They (30) dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail and the (31) fuzzy(模糊的) atmosphere around a comet are (32) that can help identify this (33) in the night sky.

　　In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits. The average person can't see them all, of course. Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the(34) eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit brought it (35) close to the Earth, within 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its eathly visit. It won't be back for another four thousandd years or so.

　　PartIII Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

　　Section A

　　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 pasage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once

　　Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

　　Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases or increases in an information-based society. However, they generally agree with the idea that inequallty in the informahon society is 36 different from that of an industrial society. AS informatization progresses in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well.

　　It seems that the informatron society 37 the quantity of information available to the members of a societ by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information. But suchh a view is a 38 analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of tee mass media. A different 39 is possible when the actual amount of information 40 by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information 41 throughout the entire society,the wider the gap becomes between “infonnation haves" and "information have-nots," leading to digttal divide.

　　According to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three major 42 :class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class. With 43 to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation.44 with personal computers and the internet, and the older generation, 45 to an industrial society.

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　　A) accustomed

　　B) acquired

　　C) assembly

　　D) attribute

　　E) champions

　　F) elements

　　G) expands

　　H) familiar

　　I) flows

　　J) fundamentally

　　K) interpretation

　　L) passive

　　M) regard

　　N) respectively

　　O) superficial

　　Section B

　　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 ldentify the paratgraph from which the informaton is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

　　Joy: A Subject Schools Lack

　　Becoming educated should not require giving up pleasure

　　A) When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression,and stimulate the restaurant business. Even as a satire (諷刺),it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered culture. But actually, the country is closer to his proposal than you might think

　　B) If you spend much time with educators and policy makers, you'll hear a lot of the following words: "standards," “results," “skills," “self-control," “accountability," and so on. I have visited some of the newer supposedly “effective" schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they can't sit still

　　C) A IooK at what goes on in most classrooms these days makes it abundantly clear that when people think about education, they are not thinking about what it feels like to be a child, or what makes cinldhood an important and valuable stage of life in its own right

　　D) I'm a mother of three, a teacher, and a developmental psychologist. So I've watched a lot of children-talking, playing, arguing, eating, studying, and being young. Here's what I've come to understand. The thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance, nor their lack of skills. It's their enormous capacity for joy. Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip. A child's ability to become deeply absorbed in something, and derive intense pleasure from that absorption, is something adults spend the rest of their lives trying to return to.

　　E) A friend told me the following story. One day, when he went to get his 7-year-old son from soccer practice, his kid greeted him with a downcast face and a sad voice. The coach had citicized him for not focusing on his soccer drills. The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down. He seemed wrapped in sadness. But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching (蹲伏) down to peer at something on the sidewalk.His face went down lower and lower, and then, wtih complete joy he called out, “Dad. Come here. This is the strangest bug I’ve ever seen. It has, like, a million legs. Look at this. It's amazing." He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with energy and delight. “Can't we stay here for just a minute？I want to find out what he does with all those legs. This is the coolest ever."

　　F) The traditional view of such moments is that they constitute a charming but irrelevant byproduct of youth-something to be pushed aside to make room for more important qualities, like perseverance(堅(jiān)持不懈), obligation, and practicality. Yet moments like this one are just the Kind of intense absorption and pleasure adults spend the rest of their lives seeking, Human lives are governed by the desire to experience joy. Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example. In some cases, schools should help children find new, more grown-up ways of doing the same things that are constant sources of joy: making art, making friends, making decisions.

　　G) Building on a child's ability to feel joy, rather than pushing it aside, wouldn't be that hard. It would just require a shift in the education world’s mindset (思維模式).lnstead of trying to get children to work hard, why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful, productive activity, like making things, working with others, exploring ideas, and solving problems? These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight

　　H) Before you brush this argument aside as rubbish, or think of joy as an unaffordable luxury in a nation where there is awful poverty, low academic achievement, and high dropout rates, think again. The more horrible the school circumstances, the more important pleasure is to achieving any educational success

　　I) Many of the assignments and rules teachers come up with, often because they are pressured by their administrators, treat pleasure and joy as the enemies of competence and responsibility. The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification (快樂(lè)) so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college.

　　J) Not only is this a boring and awful way to treat children, it makes no sense educationally. Decades of research have shown that in order to acquire skills and real knowledge in school, kids need to want to learn. You can force a child to stay in his or her seat, fill out a worksheet, or practice division. But you can't force the child to think carefully, enjoy books, digest complex information, or develop a taste for learning. To make that happen, you have to help the child find pleasure ln leamang-to see school as a source of joy.

　　K) Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine: unpleasant, but necessary and good for you. Why not instead think of leaming as if it were food-something so valuable to humans that they have evolved to experience it as a pleasure？

　　L) Joy should not be trained out of children or left for after-school programs. The more difficult a child's life circumstances, the more important it is for that child to find joy in his or her classroom.”P(pán)leasure" is not a dirty word. And it doesn't run counter to the goals of public education. It is, in fact, the precondition.

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　　46.It will not be difficult to make leaming a source of joy if educators change their way of thinking

　　47. What distinguishes children from adults is their strong ability to derive joy from what they are doing

　　48. Children in America are being treated with shocking cruelty

　　49. It is human nature to seek joy in life.

　　50. Grown-ups are likely to think that learning to children is what medicine is to patients

　　51.Bad school conditions make at all the more important to turn learning into a joyfiul experience.

　　52. Adults do not consider children's feelings when it comes to education

　　53. Administrators seem to believe that only hard work will lead children to their educational goals.

　　54. In the so-called “effective" schools, children are taught self-control under a set of strict rules

　　55.To make learning effective, educators have to ensure that children want to learn.

　　Section C

　　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). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter On Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

　　When it's five o'clock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they're done.

　　These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock-based work schedules hinder morale (士氣) and creativiyty.

　　Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., research fom 10 a.m. to noon. etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.

　　What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities-from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga-by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under "clock time" vs “task time." They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.

　　The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. Smart companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.

　　This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It'll make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.

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　　56. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere？

　　A) It makes everybody time-conscious

　　B) It is a convenience for work and life

　　C) It may have a negative effect on creative work

　　D) It clearly indicates the fast pace of modem life

　　57. How do people usually go about their work according to the author？

　　A) They combine clock-based and task-based planning

　　B) They give priority to the most urgent task on hand

　　C) They set a time limit for each specific task

　　D) They accomplish their tasks one by one

　　58. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers?

　　A) They seize opportunities as they come up

　　B) They always get their work done in time

　　C) They have more control over their lives

　　D) They tend to be more productive

　　59. What do the researchers say about today's business culture？

　　A) It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies

　　B) It does not attach enough importance to task-based practice

　　C) It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers' lives

　　D) It aims to bring employees' potential and creativily into full play

　　60. What do the researchers suggest？

　　A) Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work

　　B) It is important to keep a balance between work and life.

　　C) Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier

　　D) A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2004. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-kown columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues," and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew."

　　Surely, the American ideal of second chances should not be reserved only for the rich and powerftul. Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.

　　At least 65 million people in the United States have a criminal record. This can result in severe penalties that continue long after punishment is completed.

　　Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person's individual cirumstances Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and profes-sional and business licensing. They can affect a person's ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.

　　In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life.

　　Some laws make sense. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (戀童癖) work in a school. But too often collateral(附隨的) consequences bear no relation to public safety. Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?

　　These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.

　　A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most postconviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety. Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.

　　The point is not to excuse or forget the crime. Rather, it is to recognize that in America's vast criminal justice system, second chances are crucial. It is in no one's interest to keep a large segment of the population on the margins of society.

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　　61. What does the well-known columnist's remark about Martha Stewart suggest？

　　A) Her past record might stand in her way to a new life.

　　B) Her business went bankrupt while she was in prison

　　C) Her release from prison has drawn little attention.

　　D) Her prison sentence might have been extended.

　　62. What do we learn from the second paragraph about many criminals in Amenca？

　　A) They backslide after serving their terms in prison.

　　B) They are deprived of chances to turn over a new leaf

　　C) They receive severe penalties for commatting minor offenses

　　D) They are convicted regardless of their individual circumstances

　　63. What are the consequences for many Americans with a criminal record？

　　A) They remain poor for the rest of their lives

　　B) They are deprived of all social benefits

　　C) They are marginalized in society

　　D) They are deserted by their family

　　64. What does the author thank of the post-conviction laws and rules？

　　A) They help to maintain social stability

　　B) Some of them have long been outdated

　　C) They are hardly understood by tbe public

　　D) A lot of them have negative effects on society

　　65.What is the author's main purose ln writing the passage ?

　　A) To create opportunities for criminals to reform themselves.

　　B) To appeal for changes in America's criminal justice system

　　C) To ensure that people with a criminal record live a decent life.

　　D) To call people's attention to prisoners' conditions in America.

　　Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

　　Directious: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

　　云南省的麗江古鎮(zhèn)是中國(guó)著名的旅游目的地之一。那里的生活節(jié)奏比大多數(shù)中國(guó)城市都要緩慢。麗江到處都是美麗的自然風(fēng)光，眾多的少數(shù)民族同胞提供了各式各樣、豐富多彩的文化讓游客體驗(yàn)。歷史上，麗江還以“愛(ài)之城”而聞名。當(dāng)?shù)厝酥辛鱾髦S多關(guān)于因愛(ài)而生、為愛(ài)而死的故事。如今，在中外游客眼中，這個(gè)古鎮(zhèn)被視為愛(ài)情和浪漫的天堂(paradise )。

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　　Part I Writing (30 minutes)

　　（請(qǐng)于正式開(kāi)考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽(tīng)力考試）

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen." You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being participants rather than mere ontookers in life. You should write at leat 120words but no more than 180words

　　2015年12月四級(jí)聽(tīng)力原文第一版

　　Part 1 短對(duì)話(huà)

　　Question 1

　　- M： Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month？

　　- W： Sure。 It’s actually the most impressive one I’ve seen on that topic。

　　Q：What do we learn about the speakers？

　　Question 2

　　- W： Are you looking for anything in particular？

　　- M： Yes。 My son is graduating from high school， and I want to get him something special。

　　Q：Where does the conversation most probably take place？

　　Question 3

　　- M： Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery。

　　- W： Really？ If I remember right， he had a chance to work there， but he turned it down。

　　Q：What does the woman say about Mike？

　　Question 4

　　- W： Would you like to come to Susan’s birthday party tomorrow evening？

　　- M： I’m going to give a lecture tomorrow。 I wish I could be in two places at the same time。

　　Q：What does the man mean？

　　Question 5

　　- W： Aren’t you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is making？

　　- M： Yes。 I think I will give them a deadline and hold them to it。

　　Q：What is the man probably going to do？

　　Question 6

　　- W： Excuse me。 Could you tell me where the visitors’ parking is？ I left my car there。

　　- M： Sure。 It’s in Lot C。 Over that way。

　　Q：What does the woman want to know？

　　Question 7

　　- W： You look great！ Now that you’ve taken those fitness classes。

　　- M： Thanks。 I’ve never felt better in my life。

　　Q：What does the man mean？

　　Question 8

　　- W： I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries。

　　- M： Our company selects only the best。 They have a heave workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities。

　　Q：What are the speakers talking about？

　　Part 2 長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)

　　Conversion 1

　　W： Hi Leo， why do you say English would become the world language？

　　M： Well。 For one thing， it’s so commonly used， the only language that is used by more people is Chinese。

　　W： Why is English spoken by so many people？

　　M： It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British empire。 And now of course is the influence of America as well。

　　W： Many students find English a difficult language to learn。

　　M： Oh， all languages are difficult to learn。 But English does have two greatest advantages。

　　W： What are they？

　　M： Well， first of all， it has a very international vocabulary。 It has many German， Dutch， French， Spanish and Italian words in it。 So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English。 In fact， English has words for many other languages as well。

　　W： Why is that？

　　M： Well， partly because English speakers have travelled a lot， they bring back words with them。 So English really does have an international vocabulary。

　　W： And what is the other advantage of English？

　　M： It that English grammar is really quite easy。 For example， it doesn’t have dozens of different endings for its nouns， adjectives and verbs， not like Latin， Russian and German for example。

　　W： Why is that？

　　M： Well， it’s quite interesting actually， it’s because of the French。 When the French ruled England， French was the official language， and only the common people spoke English。 They tried to make their language as simple as possible。 So they made the grammar easier。

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

　　Q9： What does the man say about Chinese？

　　Q10：What made English a widely used language？

　　Q11： What is said to be special about English vocabulary？

　　Conversation 2

　　Man： Hello。 Yes？

　　Woman： Hello。 Is that the sales department？

　　M： Yes， it is。

　　W：Oh， well。 My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited。 We need some supplies for our design office。

　　M： Oh， what sort？

　　W：Well， first of all， we need one complete new drawing board。

　　M： DO44 or DO45？

　　W：Ah， I don’t know。 What’s the difference？

　　M： Well， the 45 costs 15 pounds more。

　　W：So what’s the total price then？

　　M：It’s 387 pounds。

　　W：Dose that include valued-added tax？

　　M： Oh， I’m not sure。 Most of the prices do。 Yes， I think it does。

　　W：What are the boards actually made of？

　　M： Oh， I don’t know。 I think it‘s a sort of plastic stuff these days。 It’s white anyway。

　　W：And how long does it take to deliver？

　　M： Oh， I couldn’t really say。 It depends on how much work we’ve got and how many other orders there are to send out， you know。

　　W：Ok， now we also want some drawing pens， ink and rulers， and some drawing paper。

　　M： Oh dear。 The girl who takes all those supplies isn’t here this morning。 So I can’t take those orders for you。 I only do the equipment you see。

　　W：Ok， well， perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow。

　　M： So do you want the drawing board then？

　　W：Oh， I have to think about it。 Thanks very much。 I’ll let you know。 Good-bye。

　　M： Thank you。 Good-bye。

　　Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you just heard。

　　Question 12： What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call？

　　Question 13： What do we learn about the man from the conversation？

　　Question 14： What does the man say about delivery？

　　Question 15： What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow？

　　Part 3 短文

　　短文 1

　　No one knows for sure just how old kites are。 In fact， they have been in use for centuries。 25 centuries ago， kites were well-known in China。 These first kites were probably made of wood。 They may even have been covered with silk， because silk were used a lot at that time。 Early kites were built for certain uses。 In ancient China， they will use to carry ropes to cross rivers。 Once across， the ropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for them。 Legend tells of one General who flew musical kites over the enemies’ camp。 The enemy fled， believing the sounds to be the warming voices of angels。 By the 15th century， many people flew kites in Europe。 Marco Polo may have brought the kite back from his visit to China。 The kite has been linked to great names and events。 For instance， Benjamin Franklin used kite to prove the lightening electricity。 He flew the kite in the storm。 He did this in order to draw lightening from the clouds。 He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line。 The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from passing through his body。 Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at。 But later on， it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod。 With such grand history， kite flying is short remain an entertaining and popular sport。

　　Question 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard。

　　Question 16： What does the speaker say about kite？

　　Question 17： What did ancient Chinese use cats to do？

　　Question 18： Why did BF flied a kite in the storm？

　　短文2

　　I have learnt many languages， but I’m not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has。 Still， they have open doors for me。 They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs。 Like many people who have lived overseas for a while， I simply got crazy about it。 I can’t image living my professional or social life without international interactions。 Since 1977， I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States。 I like going to new places， eating new foods and experiencing new cultures。 If you can speak the language， it’s easier to get to know the country and its people。 If I had the time and money。 I would live for a year in as many countries as possible。 Beyond my career， my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities。 Once， just after I returned my year in Vienna。 I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport。

　　In Japan， once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show， I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought。 They asked” Was it as good as American beef？” It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV， speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was。

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you’ve just heard。

　　Question 19 What does the speaker say about herself？

　　Question 20 What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while？

　　Question 21 How did the speaker experience of living in Vienna benefit her？

　　Question 22 What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio？

　　短文3

　　Dr。 Ben Carsen grew up in a poor single parent house-hold in Detroit。 His mother， who had only a 3rd grade education helds two jobs cleaning bathrooms。 To his classmates and even to his

　　teachers he was thought of as the dummest kid in his class。 According to his own not so fond memories。

　　He had a terrible temper， and once threatened to kill another child。 Dr。 Carsen was headed down part of seld distraction until a critical moment in his youth。 His mother convinced that he had to do something dramatic preventing leading a life of failure laid down some rules。 He could not

　　watch television except for two programs a week， could not play with his friends after school

　　until he finished his homework。 And had to read two books a week， and write book reports about them。 His mother’s strategy worked。“Of course， I didn’t know she couldn’t read。 So there I was

　　submitting these reports。” he said。 She would put check marks on them like she had been reading them。 As I began to read about scientists，economists and philosophers。 I started imaging myself in their shoes。 As he got into the hobbit of hard work， his grade began to soar。 Ultimately he received a scholarship to attending Yale

　　University， and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School。

　　He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of the three books。

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

　　Q23 What do we learn about Ben Carsen ？

　　Q24 What did Ben Caren’s classmates and teachers think of him whenhe was first at school？

　　Q25 What did Ben Carsen’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy？

　　Part 4 聽(tīng)寫(xiě)題

　　When you look up at the night sky， what do you see？ There are other heavenly bodies out there besides the moon and stars。 One of the most fascinating of this is a comet。 Comets were formed around the same the earth was formed。 They are made up of ice and other frozen liquids and gasses。 Now and then these dirty snow balls begin to orbit the sun just as the planets do。 As a comet gets closer to the sun。 Some gasses in it begin to unfreeze。 They combine with dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud。 As the comet gets even nearer to the sun and solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet thus forming its tail。 The tail and generally fuzzy atmosphere around the comet are characteristics that can help identify this phenomenon in the night sky。 In any given year， about dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits。 The average person can’t see them all of course。 Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the naked eye。 Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an unusually bright comet。 Its orbit bought relatively to the earth within 122 million miles of it。 But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit。 It won’t be back for another 4 thousand years or so。

　　參考答案

　　1。 B。 They enjoyed the movie on space exploration。

　　2。 A。 At a gift shop。

　　3。 C。 He declined a job offer from the art gallery。

　　4。 D。 He will be unable to attend the birthday party。

　　5。 B。 Set a deadline for the staff to meet。

　　6。 A。 They way to the visitor’s parking。

　　7。 D。 He has benefited from exercise。

　　8。 D。 The secretaries in the man’s company。

　　9。 B。 It is used by more people than English。

　　10。 C。 The influence of the British Empire。

　　11.It includes a lot of words from other languages。

　　12.To place an order

　　13.He is not familiar with the exact details of goods。

　　14.It depends on a number of factors。

　　15.Ring back when she comes to a decision。

　　16。 No one knows for sure when they came into being。

　　17.Carry ropes across river。

　　18.To prove the lighting is electricity。

　　19.She can speak several languages。

　　20.They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions。

　　21.She was able to translate for a German sports judge。

　　22.Taste the beef and give her comment。

　　23.He grew up in a poor single parent household。

　　24.Stupid

　　25.Write two book reports a week。

　　27. fascinating

　　29. Now and then

　　32. characteristics

　　34. naked

　　35.。relatively

　　時(shí)間倉(cāng)促，難免疏漏，僅供參考。

　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：

　　1.翻譯整體難度銳減；

　　2.數(shù)據(jù)點(diǎn)，“之一”點(diǎn)，文化，國(guó)情依然是傳統(tǒng)考點(diǎn)；

　　3.難點(diǎn)位置可能造成麻煩：古鎮(zhèn)，少數(shù)民族，流傳，半決賽和決賽，景點(diǎn)（無(wú)數(shù)次講過(guò)），歷史名勝，犧牲。

　　第一版

　　云南省的麗江古鎮(zhèn)是中國(guó)著名的旅游目的地之一。那里的生活節(jié)奏比大多數(shù)中國(guó)（的城市）都要緩慢。麗江到處都是美麗的自然風(fēng)光，眾多的少數(shù)民族同胞提供了各式各樣，豐富多彩的文化讓游客體驗(yàn)。歷史上，麗江還以“愛(ài)之城”而聞名。當(dāng)?shù)厝酥辛鱾髦S多關(guān)于（人）生，為愛(ài)而死的故事。如今，在中外游客眼中，這個(gè)古鎮(zhèn)被視為愛(ài)情和浪漫的天堂。（paradise）

　　Lijiang, an ancient town of Yunnan Province, is one of the most famous tourist destinations. Its pace of life is slower than that of most cities of China. There are many natural beauties everywhere in Lijiang and many ethnical minorities provide tourists with a great variety of cultural experience. Lijiang is also well-known as the “city of love” in history. Many stories about life and dying for love have spreaded widely among the locals. Nowadays, for tourists home and abroad, the ancient town is regarded as a paradise of love and romance.

　　第二版

　　今年在長(zhǎng)沙舉行了一年一度的外國(guó)人漢語(yǔ)演講比賽。這項(xiàng)比賽證明是促進(jìn)中國(guó)和世界其他地區(qū)文化交流的好方法。它為世界各地的年輕人提供了更好地了解中國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)。來(lái)自87個(gè)國(guó)家共計(jì)126位選手聚集在湖南省省會(huì)參加了從7月6日到8月5日進(jìn)行的半決賽和決賽。比賽并不是唯一的活動(dòng)。選手們還有機(jī)會(huì)參觀了中國(guó)其他地區(qū)的著名景點(diǎn)和歷史名勝。

　　The annual Chinese language speech competition was held in Changsha this year. This contest has been proved to be a good way to promote cultural communication between China and the rest of the world. It provided a better chance to understand China for young people around the world. A total of 126 contestants from 87

　　countries gathered in the capital of Hunan Province and participated in the semi-final and final from July 6th to August 5th. The competition was not the only activity. Contestants also had the opportunity to visit well-known scenic spots and historical sites in other parts of China.

　　第三版

　　中國(guó)父母往往過(guò)于關(guān)注孩子的學(xué)習(xí)，以至于不要他們幫忙做家務(wù)。他們對(duì)孩子的（唯一）要求就是努力學(xué)習(xí)，考得好，能上名牌大學(xué)。他們相信這是為孩子好，因?yàn)樵谥袊?guó)這樣（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）激烈的社會(huì)里，只有成績(jī)好才能保證前途光明。中國(guó)父母還認(rèn)為，如果孩子能在社會(huì)上（取得）大的成就，父母就會(huì)受到尊敬。因此，他們?cè)敢鉅奚约旱臅r(shí)間、愛(ài)好和興趣，為孩子（創(chuàng)造）更好的條件。

　　Chinese parents have frequently tended to pay too much attention to their children's study, so that children don’t help them do the housework. Their only requirement for their children is to study hard, perform well in the exams, and go to a famous/prestigious university. They believe it is good for their children, because in such a highly competitive society, only good results could ensure a promising future. Chinese parents also believe that parents will be honored if their children can achieve great success in society. Therefore, they are willing to sacrifice their own time, hobbies and interests, to create much better conditions for children.

　　選詞填空

　　第一篇 參考答案

　　36。 N。 saw 第一空顯然缺少謂語(yǔ)，優(yōu)先考慮動(dòng)詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義并根據(jù)Late November and December可以推出應(yīng)選擇過(guò)去式動(dòng)詞，故答案鎖定saw。

　　37。 F。 decades 根據(jù)two，首選復(fù)數(shù)名詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義，“ for the first time in the two decades”，二十年來(lái)頭一次。

　　38。 H。 globally 句子為主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，不缺主要成分，所以首選副詞和形容詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，ever表示“一直以來(lái)地、向來(lái)地”，“十一月向來(lái)是全球范圍內(nèi)最溫暖的一個(gè)月。”

　　39。 D。 chances 缺少主語(yǔ)，并且謂語(yǔ)是are，所以首選復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞，結(jié)合前文Enjoy the snow now，“享受現(xiàn)在的雪吧”，因?yàn)椤皶r(shí)機(jī)是好的”。

　　40。 J。 occurs 空格前方有主語(yǔ)，且是單數(shù)形式，而后面由when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的時(shí)態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，所以主句謂語(yǔ)鎖定第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式的動(dòng)詞，只能選擇occurs。

　　41。 A。 specific空格左為定冠詞the，空格右為名詞，中間只能選形容詞，選擇“特定的”符合語(yǔ)義。

　　42。 B。 associated 空格左為be動(dòng)詞，右邊為介詞with，中間只能是形容詞或動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞形式，be associated with表示“與…有聯(lián)系”，符合原意。

　　43。 G。 experiences 空格左為主語(yǔ)southern Africa，空格內(nèi)應(yīng)該為動(dòng)詞的第三人稱(chēng)單詞形式，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義，選G，“南非經(jīng)歷著干燥的天氣。

　　44。 M。 reduce 空格左為情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，空格內(nèi)必須為動(dòng)詞原形，填reduce“減少”符合原題。

　　45。 K。 populations 空格與左邊的large fish 共同構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞support的賓語(yǔ)，只能選一個(gè)名詞來(lái)作為名詞詞組，故選K，“大量的魚(yú)群”。

　　選詞填空原文（一）

　　來(lái)源：El Ni?o Is On Its Way – Time

　　Read more： https://content.time.com/time/magazine/ar。。。z2prXcgzS6

　　For many Americans， 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold snap。 Late November and December saw early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country， part of a year when—for the first time in two decades—record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones。 But the U.S。 was the exception： November was the warmest ever globally， and the provisional data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth-hottest year on record。

　　Enjoy the snow now， because chances are good that 2014 will be even hotter—perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept。 That’s because， scientists are predicting， 2014 will be an El Ni?o year。

　　El Ni?o， Spanish for “the child”， occurs when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm。 So large is the Pacific， covering 30% of the planet’s surface， that the specific energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world。 El Ni?o are associated with abnormally dry conditions in the Southeast Asia and Australia。 They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America， even as southern Africa experiences dry weather。 Marine life may be affected too： El Ni?o the rising of the cold， nutrient-rich water that supports large fish populations， and the unusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral。

　　選詞填空

　　第二篇

　　參考答案

　　36。 [G] favorite。本空前是表示從屬關(guān)系的baby‘s，空后是名詞toy，本空需要形容詞，結(jié)合上下文，“如果你用一塊布遮住孩子們的玩具”，鎖定G選項(xiàng)。

　　37。 [M] protest。本空所在句子有A four-year-old 充當(dāng)主語(yǔ)，空前是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞may，空后是that引導(dǎo)一個(gè)完整句子，所以本空需要填動(dòng)詞原形充當(dāng)謂語(yǔ)，結(jié)合上下文，“一個(gè)四歲的孩子可能會(huì)XX他的姐姐有更多果汁，當(dāng)只有杯子的形狀不同，而不是果汁的XX”，鎖定M選項(xiàng)，抗議。

　　38。 [B] amount。本句提到“一個(gè)四歲的孩子可能會(huì)XX他的姐姐有更多果汁，當(dāng)只有杯子的形狀不同，而不是果汁的XX”，鎖定B選項(xiàng)，數(shù)量。

　　39。 [O] theories。本空所在句子大意為，“像小科學(xué)家們一樣，孩子們總是測(cè)試他們關(guān)于事物的孩子式XX”，結(jié)合下文關(guān)于丟勺子的內(nèi)容可以鎖定O選項(xiàng)，理論。

　　40。 [I] immediately。空前是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞will，空后是動(dòng)詞原形test，本空需要副詞，鎖定I選項(xiàng)，立刻。

　　41。 [D] crazy。本空需要理解固定搭配drive sb。 crazy，意為“使人抓狂”，鎖定D選項(xiàng)，瘋狂。

　　42。 [F] differences。本空所在句子意思是，“他知道他的想法和你的可能不同，而且有時(shí)候那些XX很重要有時(shí)候他們又不重要”，空前是復(fù)數(shù)代詞those指代前文的復(fù)數(shù)名詞，所以只能填復(fù)數(shù)名詞，鎖定F選項(xiàng)，區(qū)別。

　　43。 [J] naturally。本空句子說(shuō)“某科學(xué)家指出，孩子們的認(rèn)知能力。。。”，空前是動(dòng)詞unfold，意為顯露，而選項(xiàng)中沒(méi)有合適的名詞充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)，所以這個(gè)從句應(yīng)該是主謂結(jié)構(gòu)，因?yàn)楸究招枰痹~，鎖定J選項(xiàng)，天生地。

　　44。 [L] primarily。前文提到“某科學(xué)家指出，孩子們的認(rèn)知能力天生具備，就像花的盛開(kāi)，幾乎獨(dú)立于生活里其他XX”，除開(kāi)本空以外，剩余部分是完整句子what else is in their lives，因此本空需要副詞，鎖定L，主要地。

　　45。 [N] rejected。本句意思“盡管他的許多結(jié)論在多年來(lái)已經(jīng)被XX或者修改，他的想法仍然激勵(lì)了世界上的許多調(diào)查者的研究”，本空需要過(guò)去分詞，排除強(qiáng)干擾選項(xiàng)confirmed，意為確認(rèn)，與句子意思不符，鎖定N選項(xiàng)，駁回。

　　選詞填空第三篇：

　　參考答案：

　　36。 J fundamentally 空后為形容詞，空前為系動(dòng)詞is所以考慮副詞，再結(jié)合語(yǔ)義選擇fundamentally，譯為完全不同、根本不同

　　37。 G expands 從句部分缺少謂語(yǔ)，并且主語(yǔ)為信息社會(huì)，所以空中考(微博)慮填入動(dòng)詞單三形式，再結(jié)合語(yǔ)義，確定答案為expands

　　38。 O superficial 空后為名詞，空前有冠詞a，所以空中一定為形容詞形式，再結(jié)合But轉(zhuǎn)折。最后鎖定為O粗淺的、粗略的的分析，只是純粹地基于數(shù)字。

　　39。 K interpretation 空前是一個(gè)形容詞且空后是謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞is，所以空中考慮填入名詞作主語(yǔ)。鎖定K選項(xiàng)，一個(gè)不同的解釋。

　　40。 B acquired 空后有介詞by，考慮過(guò)去分詞，再結(jié)合意思，被使用者所獲得的，答案確定為acquired

　　41。 I flows 缺謂語(yǔ)成分，且主語(yǔ)為information，所以考慮動(dòng)詞三單。

　　42。 F elements 空前是形容詞，所以空中考慮名詞。再結(jié)合前的數(shù)量three，所以選擇名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式，則答案確定為F elements

　　43。 M regard with regard to固定搭配：關(guān)于

　　44。 H familiar 空后有介詞with，再結(jié)合語(yǔ)義鎖定答案H：familiar with 熟悉

　　45。 A accustomed 結(jié)合空后介詞to，考慮詞組：accustomed to習(xí)慣

　　信息匹配

　　第一套

　　The Perfect Essay

　　46。 I 該選項(xiàng)明確提到“She had no patience for brilliant but irrelevant figures of speech”。

　　47。 C 該選項(xiàng)談?wù)摰木褪亲髡吣赣H對(duì)他過(guò)于得意的形象的批評(píng)，并且指出了他“看似完美”的文章中的很多缺陷。

　　48。 K 在該選項(xiàng)中指出，想要寫(xiě)出“沒(méi)有缺陷”的文章很難，但是我們不能放棄“不斷完善”的過(guò)程，不斷地接近完美理想。

　　49。 E 從該選項(xiàng)最后一句看出“I was not able to produce anything for three years”。

　　50。 B 該選項(xiàng)說(shuō)作者美夢(mèng)成真（拿到了一個(gè)“完美”的評(píng)價(jià)），不過(guò)他說(shuō)他只是slightly taken aback，也就是沒(méi)什么吃驚的。

　　51。 F 該選項(xiàng)明確提到“raise objections against another man’s speech， it is a very easy matter； but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome”。

　　52。 A 該選項(xiàng)描述的就是作者敬佩其母親，而其母親正是其英文老師。

　　53。 H 該選項(xiàng)中提到其母親的批評(píng)“the type that changed me as a person”。

　　54。 J 該選項(xiàng)提到“She trimmed back my flowery language”，最后“slowly my writing improved”。

　　55。 G 該選項(xiàng)最后一句提到“Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms”。

　　第二篇

　　How to eat well

　　46。 Cooking benefits people in many ways and enables them to connect with one another。

　　答案：D

　　47。 Abundant information about cooking is available either online or on TV。

　　答案：B

　　48。 Young people do less cooking at home than the elderly these days。

　　答案：F

　　49。 Cooking skills can be improved with practice。

　　答案：O

　　50。 In the mid-20th century， most families ate dinner at home instead of eating out。

　　答案：G。

　　51。 Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and their family

　　答案：E。

　　52。 Eating food not cooked by ourselves can cause serious consequences。

　　答案：J。

　　53。 To eat well and still save money， people should buy fresh food and cook it themselves。

　　答案：M。

　　54。 We get a fairly large portion of calories from fast food and snacks。

　　答案：C。

　　55。 The popularity of TV led to the popularity of frozen food。

　　答案：H。

　　第三篇

　　Joy： A Subject Schools Lack

　　46。 G 該選項(xiàng)第一句和第二句明確指出，“培養(yǎng)小孩子感受快樂(lè)的能力不難，只需要改變教育的思維模式就可以噠”。

　　47。 D 從該選項(xiàng)的“The thing that sets children apart from adults is not… It’s their enormous capacity for joy”一句便可看出。

　　48。 A 該選項(xiàng)先舉例說(shuō)“曾經(jīng)愛(ài)爾蘭對(duì)兒童很殘忍”，最后指出“美國(guó)其實(shí)也差不多啦”。

　　49。 F 從該選項(xiàng)中一句“Human lives are governed by the desire to experience joy”便可以看出。

　　50。 K 從該選項(xiàng)的第一句“Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine”便可看出噠。

　　51。 H 從該選項(xiàng)最后一句便可看出。

　　52。 C 該選項(xiàng)的一句“when people think about education， they are not thinking about what it feels like to be a child…”證明其適合。

　　53。 I 該選項(xiàng)指出，“學(xué)校的管理人員給教師施壓，讓他們給學(xué)生制定嚴(yán)格的規(guī)則和布置大量的作業(yè)”，所以可知他們覺(jué)得hard work是至關(guān)重要的。

　　54。 B 該空很好找呀，所有選項(xiàng)只有一個(gè)B選項(xiàng)提到了effective schools，而且分析該選項(xiàng)，發(fā)現(xiàn)其整體也非常符合。

　　55。 J 從該選項(xiàng)的第二句“Decades of research have…， kids need to want to learn”便可選出。

　　仔細(xì)閱讀

　　第一套

　　本篇原文是美國(guó)著名程序員、風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資家Paul Graham（保羅·格雷厄姆）于06年在自己的博客所寫(xiě)的一篇由硅谷發(fā)展引起的對(duì)如何投資和發(fā)展信息技術(shù)公司的思考的文章的節(jié)選。

　　原文地址https://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html

　　Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere， or is there something unique about it？

　　It wouldn’t be surprising if it were hard to reproduce in other countries， because you couldn’t reproduce it in most of the US either。 What does it take to make a silicon valley？

　　It is the right people。 If you could get the right ten thousand people to move from Silicon Valley to Buffalo， Buffalo would become Silicon Valley。

　　You only need two kinds of people to create a technology hub： rich people and nerds。

　　Observation bears this out： within the US， towns have become startup hubs if and only if they have both rich people and nerds。 Few startups happen in Miami， for example， because although it’s full of rich people， it has few nerds。 It’s not the kind of place nerds like。

　　Whereas Pittsburgh has the opposite problem： plenty of nerds， but no rich people。 The top US Computer Science departments are said to be MIT， Stanford， Berkeley， and Carnegie-Mellon。 MIT yielded Route 128。 Stanford and Berkeley yielded Silicon Valley。 But Carnegie-Mellon？ The record skips at that point。 Lower down the list， the University of Washington yielded a high-tech community in Seattle， and the University of Texas at Austin yielded one in Austin。 But what happened in Pittsburgh？ And in Ithaca， home of Cornell， which is also high on the list？

　　I grew up in Pittsburgh and went to college at Cornell， so I can answer for both。 The weather is terrible， particularly in winter， and there’s no interesting old city to make up for it， as there is in Boston。 Rich people don’t want to live in Pittsburgh or Ithaca。 So while there are plenty of hackers who could start startups， there’s no one to invest in them。

　　Do you really need the rich people？ Wouldn’t it work to have the government invest in the nerds？ No， it would not。 Startup investors are a distinct type of rich people。 They tend to have a lot of experience themselves in the technology business。 This helps them pick the right startups， and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money。 And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention。

　　56。原文第一段第一句反問(wèn)句“Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere， or is there something unique about it？”可得知答案選A——Its success is hard to copy anywhere else。選項(xiàng)copy同義改寫(xiě)原文的reproduce。

　　57。由題干大寫(xiě)字母Miami定位到原文第五段“Few startups happen in Miami， for example， because although it’s full of rich people， it has few nerds。It’s not the kind of place nerds like。”由因果關(guān)系詞because找到原因——這里既是有很多富裕的人，卻幾乎沒(méi)有nerds（癡迷科研的人）。所以答案選B——Lack of the right kind of talents。

　　58，由題干大寫(xiě)字母Carnegie-Mellon， MIT， Stanford， Berkeley等定位到第六段，問(wèn)CM和其他的是哪里有不同。“The top US Computer Science departments are said to be MIT， Stanford， Berkeley， and Carnegie-Mellon。 MIT yielded Route 128。 Stanford and Berkeley yielded Silicon Valley。 But Carnegie-Mellon？ The record skips at that point。”原文講到了MIT， Stanford， Berkeley都yielded產(chǎn)生了很有名的science department，而Carnegie-Mellon呢？這個(gè)記錄可以直接跳過(guò)忽略。言下之意就是CM沒(méi)有出名的science department，所以答案選D——It does not pay much attention to business startups。

　　59題，由題干大寫(xiě)字母Boston定位到倒數(shù)第二段。定位句“The weather is terrible， particularly in winter， and there’s no interesting old city to make up for it， as there is in Boston”說(shuō)到了Boston是一個(gè)無(wú)聊的老城市，而定位句的下一句“So while there are plenty of hackers who could start startups， there’s no one to invest in them”說(shuō)到了這樣的城市無(wú)法吸引投資。所以答案選C——It is not likely to attract lots of investors and nerds。

　　60題，由startup investors定位到最后一段。Startup investors不僅富有，他們一般都經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富，而且能給提供一些建議，所以答案選C——They can do more than providing money。

　　61。 C——It may prevent your business and career from advancing。

　　62。 B——Encourage people to disagree and argue。

　　63。 C——To remove misunderstanding。

　　64。 D——They take care not to hurt each other’s feelings。

　　65。 D——Acknowledge their contribution。

　　第二套

　　56.A——it is disappearing

　　57.B——Electronically

　　58.D——Spending money is so fast and easy

　　59.A——It represents a change in the modern world

　　60.D——He feels insecure in ever-changing modern world

　　這篇文章是發(fā)表在the Atlantic上的一篇新聞報(bào)道的節(jié)選段拼湊而成的，最后一段是出題人自己纂寫(xiě)的。原文地址https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/the-year-in-sleep/383990/

　　Everybody sleeps—so goes the Sesame Street song meant for obstinately awake children。 That may be true， but what people stay up late to catch—or wake up early in order not to miss—varies by culture。

　　Around the world， people changed sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight savings time。 Russians， for example， began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to “winter time” starting on October 26。

　　Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays。 One such spike was on New Year’s Eve， which Russians tend to ring in with unusual fervor， as well as on World War II Victory Day。 According to another Jawbone finding， Russians have the world’s latest bedtime on December 31， hitting the hay at around 3：30 a.m。

　　Russians also got up an hour later on International Women’s Day， the day for coddling and celebrating female relatives。

　　Similarly， Americans’ late nights， late mornings， and longest sleeps coincided with three-day weekends。

　　Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey final。

　　The World Cup was also a major sleep-deprivation culprit。 The worst night for sleep in the U.K。 was the night of the England-Italy match on June 14。 Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it， and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights， the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime。 That was nothing， though， compared to Germans， Italians， and the French， who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup。

　　It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns； in some of these nations， it’s likely that only the richest people do。 And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person。 Even if that’s the case， though， the above findings are still striking。 If the most health-conscious among us have such deep swings in our shut-eye levels throughout the year， how much sleep are the rest of us losing？

　　61題，定位到第一段最后一句“varies by culture”，所以答案選A——They are culture-related。

　　62題，由題干的大寫(xiě)名詞Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的“Russian， for example， began to wake up about a half-hour later each day”這一句是干擾句，起得晚不一定睡得早，所以答案推不出“他們比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段“Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays”，所以答案為C——They don’t sleep much on holidays。

　　63題，題干問(wèn)的是歐洲人缺乏睡眠的major cause主要原因是什么，由題干的大寫(xiě)名詞Europeans’ loss定位到倒數(shù)第二段的“compared to Germans， Italians， and the French， who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup”，原文的Germans， Italians， and the French就是題干中“Europeans”的同義改寫(xiě)，而他們stayed up就是為了to watch the Cup，所以說(shuō)他們?nèi)狈λ叩脑虮闶荂選項(xiàng)——The World Cup。

　　64題，問(wèn)的是富有的人使用設(shè)備來(lái)記錄他們的睡眠模式的原因。由rich people以及device定位到最后一段第一句，定位句只說(shuō)到了記錄的事實(shí)，而非其原因。按照四級(jí)閱讀金三句原則看到定位句的下一句“And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person”，記錄睡眠的人是想要得到比普通人更多的睡眠，所以答案是B——They want to get sufficient sleep。

　　65題，問(wèn)的是作者在最后一段所表達(dá)的觀點(diǎn)，定位到最后一句If the most health-conscious among us have such deep swings in our shut-eye levels throughout the year， how much sleep are the rest of us losing？作者提到了health-conscious，人們對(duì)健康的意識(shí)是缺乏的，對(duì)健康是視而不見(jiàn)的，所以答案選B——Few people really know the importance of sleep。

　　第三套

　　56 C It might have a negative effect on creative work。

　　57A They combine clock-based and task-based planning

　　58 D They tend to be more productive。

　　59 B It does not attach enough importance to task-based practice。

　　60 D A scientific standard should be adopted in a job evaluation。

　　61A Her past record might stand in her way to a new life。

　　62 B They are deprived of chances to turn over a new leaf

　　63C They are marginalized in society

　　64D A lot of them have negative effects on society

　　65B To appeal for changes in America’s criminal justice system。

　　Part I Writing參考范文

　　作文（一）

　　題目：

　　For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a lifelong mission。” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning。 You should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。

　　參考范文：

　　Currently in this constantly changing world， learning becomes a seemingly convenient but actually more complex matter。 As an old saying goes，” Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission”。 Apparently， the meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire to learn something， we are supposed to devote our life to it。

　　There are several reasons accounting for this viewpoint。 For one thing， learning itself is an actually complicated and painful matter， and as a result， it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life to it。 For another， it is exceedingly obvious that we are easy to forget what we learned， and accordingly， the significance of lifetime learning cannot be ignored。 For example， memorizing vocabulary is commonly the first step of preparing for an English test。 However， it is pretty difficult for us to put a huge number of new words in our mind。 Therefore， we can divide these words into some groups and spend some hours each day on it in order to remember and understand these words。

　　To sum up， lifelong learning lays a solid foundation to the development of ourselves， and only when we realize the significance of lifetime learning can we understand the essence of learning。

　　作文（二）

　　題目：

　　For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Never go out there to see what happens，go out there to make something happen。” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being creative rather than the mere onlookers in life。 You should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。

　　參考范文：

　　As a famous saying goes， “Never go out there to see what happens， go out there to make something happen。” Simple as the saying is， its meaning is profound and thought-provoking， which is meant to tell us that we are supposed to be creative instead of acting as the onlooker。

　　Conspicuous are the impacts of being creative and I would like to explore the following aspects。 To begin with， it is to leading a team to make constant progress what water is to fish， which can be best illustrated by an example concerning an extraordinary basketball player， Yao Ming。 Moreover， this kind of innovation also makes it possible for a nation to promote its international status and improve the comprehensive competitiveness。

　　From my perspective， keeping creative is so essential that adequate importance must be attached to it。 Only when we literally realize the key role it plays can we become better selves in the foreseeable future。

　　作文（三）

　　For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking。” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of listening。 You should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。

　　參考范文：

　　As the most talented creature in this planet，we human beings are in possession of two kinds of most powerful capabilities， which are listening and talking。 Compared with talking， more often than not， the significance of listening is way ahead in our life。

　　The most typical example of the importance of talking lies in the exchange among family members。 When we are accustomed to talking without listening， in the process of which we might only focus on ourselves， feeling of others are ignored and even hurt。 Without listening， the essential passport towards mutual understanding， the relation among our family members may bit by bit go alienated 。

　　Besides ， listening can also promote the efficiency of teamwork and efficiency is of the utmost consequence in such a fast-tempo society。

　　Talking is a window through which we convey ourselves ， while listening is a door via which we understand each other 。 A life without mutual listening is just like a house without a door。 Careful listening ， so at least it seems to me ， is a necessity but not a luxury in our daily life as well as in our work 。