2011月12月英语四级考试密押卷及答案2

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　　Part I Writing (30 minutes)
        　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Students’ Driving to School. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.
        　　1. 目前有不少大学生开车上学
        　　2. 人们对此看法不一
        　　3. 我的看法
        　　Students’ Driving to School
         
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
        　　Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
        　　Many with New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling
        　　The individual stories are familiar. The chemistry major tending bar. The classics major answering phones. The Italian studies major stocking shelves at Wal-Mart.
        　　Now evidence is emerging that the damage caused by the sour economy is more widespread than just a few careers led astray (偏离正轨地) or postponed. Even for college graduates — the people who were most protected from the effects of recession — the outlook is rather bleak (黯淡的).
        　　Employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years, as have starting salaries for those who can find work. What’s more, only half of the jobs landed by these new graduates even require a college degree, reviving debates about whether higher education is “worth it” after all.
        　　“I have friends with the same degree as me, from a worse school, but because of who they knew or when they happened to graduate, they’re in much better jobs,” said Kyle Bishop, 23, a 2009 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh who has spent the last two years waiting tables, delivering beer, working at a bookstore and entering data. “It’s more about luck than anything else.”
        　　The average starting salary for students graduating from four-year colleges in 2009 and 2010 was $27,000, down from $30,000 for those who entered the work force in 2006 to 2008, according to a study released on Wednesday by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. That is a decline of 10 percent, even before taking inflation into account.
        　　Of course, these are the lucky ones — the graduates who found a job. Among the members of the class of 2010, just 56 percent had held at least one job by this spring, when the survey was conducted. That compares with 90 percent of graduates from the classes of 2006 and 2007. (Some have gone for further education or opted out of the labor force, while many are still trying very hard to get a job.)
        　　Even these figures understate the damage done to these workers’ careers. Many have taken jobs that do not make use of their skills; about only half of recent college graduates said that their first job required a college degree.
        　　The choice of major is quite important. Certain majors had better luck finding a job that required a college degree, according to an analysis by Andrew M. Sum, an economist at Northeastern University, of 2009 Labor Department data for college graduates under 25.
        　　Young graduates who majored in education and teaching or engineering were most likely to find a job requiring a college degree, while area studies majors — those who majored in Latin American studies, for example — and humanities majors were least likely to do so. Among all recent education graduates, 71.1 percent were in jobs that required a college degree; of all area studies majors, the share was 44.7 percent.
        　　An analysis by The New York Times of Labor Department data about college graduates aged 25 to 34 found that the number of these workers employed in food service, restaurants and bars had risen 17 percent in 2009 from 2008, though the sample size was small. There were similar or bigger employment increases at gas stations and fuel dealers, food and alcohol stores, and taxi and limousine services.
        　　This may be a waste of a college degree, but it also displaces (使离开) the less-educated workers who would normally take these jobs.
        　　“The less schooling you had, the more likely you were to get thrown out of the labor market altogether,” said Mr. Sum, noting that unemployment rates for high school graduates and dropouts are always much higher than those for college graduates. “There is complete displacement all the way down.”
        　　Meanwhile, college graduates are having trouble paying off student loan debt, which is at a median of $20,000 for graduates of classes 2006 to 2010.
        　　Mr. Bishop, the Pittsburgh graduate, said he is “terrified” of the effects his starter jobs might have on his ultimate career, which he hopes to be in publishing or writing. “It looks bad to have all these short-term jobs on your résumé, but you do have to pay the bills,” he said, adding that right now his student loan debt was over $70,000.
        　　Many graduates will probably take on more student debt. More than 60 percent of those who graduated in the last five years say they will need more formal education to be successful.
        　　“I knew there weren’t going to be many job prospects for me until I got my Ph.D.,” said Travis Patterson, 23, a 2010 graduate of California State University, Fullerton. He is working as an administrative assistant for a property management company and studying psychology in graduate school. While it may not have anything to do with his degree, “it helps pay my rent and tuition, and that’s what matters.”
        　　Going back to school does offer the possibility of joining the labor force when the economy is better. Unemployment rates are also generally lower for people with advanced schooling.
        　　Those who do not go back to school may be on a lower-paying trajectory (道路) for years. They start at a lower salary, and they may begin their careers with employers that pay less on average or have less room for growth.
        　　“Their salary history follows them wherever they go,” said Carl Van Horn, a labor economist at Rutgers. “It’s like a parrot on your shoulder, traveling with you everywhere, constantly telling you ‘No, you can’t make that much money.’ “
        　　And while young people who have survived a tough job market may shy from risks during their careers, the best way to nullify (抵消……的影响) an unlucky graduation date is to change jobs when you can, says Till von Wachter, an economist at Columbia.
        　　“If you don’t move within five years of graduating, for some reason you get stuck where you are,” Mr. von Wachter said. “By your late 20s, you’re often married, and have a family and have a house. You stop the active pattern of moving jobs.”
        　　1. What do we know about college graduates in the present sour economy?
        　　A) They have a positive outlook for the future.
        　　B) They remain unaffected by the recession.
        　　C) Job prospects for them don’t look good.
        　　D) Starting salaries for them have increased.
        　　2. According to Kyle Bishop, why can his friends have better jobs than him?
        　　A) They graduate at the right time. C) They have obtained higher degrees.
        　　B) They have working experience. D) They graduate from better schools.
        　　3. What did the study by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development reveal?
        　　A) Graduates starting working in 2010 got higher pay than those in 2006.
        　　B) Most of the recent college graduates were lucky enough to find a job.
        　　C) More graduates chose to get further education instead of taking a job.
        　　D) The starting salary for new college graduates declined in recent years.
        　　4. Andrew M. Sum’s study found that in finding a job requiring a college degree, _______.
        　　A) good luck was extremely necessary C) area studies majors had a big advantage
        　　B) the choice of major was quite important D) recent graduates were more likely to succeed
        　　5. According to the author, college graduates’ working in places like gas stations _______.
        　　A) makes them more down-to-earth people C) may be a waste of their college degrees
        　　B) is good to the diversity of the work force D) motivates less-educated workers to improve
        　　6. How did Mr. Bishop see the short-term jobs he took?
        　　A) They would definitely be the highlight of his resume.
        　　B) They might have negative effects on his ultimate career.
        　　C) They could land him a good job in publishing or writing.
        　　D) They were the only way to pay off his student loan debt.
        　　7. Travis Patterson chose to work as an administrative assistant because the job _______.
        　　A) offered excellent promotion prospects
        　　B) paid him a relatively good starting salary
        　　C) had much to do with his major psychology
        　　D) helped pay his tuition in graduate school
        　　8. Those who do not go back to school may get lower pay and have less chance for ______________________________.
        　　9. Till von Wachter suggests young people ______________________________ so that an unlucky graduation date would lose its effect.
        　　10. According to Mr. von Wachter, if people don’t change jobs within five years of graduating, they get ______________________________ in their low-paid position.
            
            

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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
        　　Section A
        　　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 2 with a single line through the centre.
        　　11. A) He has decided how to spend his money.
        　　B) He wishes he could pay for his daily bills now.
        　　C) He has already saved enough money to travel around Africa.
        　　D) He has decided to save the money to pay his tuition next year.
        　　12. A) Buy the suit in cash. C) Pay in credit card.
        　　B) Buy the suit at no discount. D) Draw cash from the account.
        　　13. A) The restaurant has been available since Christmas.
        　　B) She promises there will be a table available at 7:00
        　　C) She is not sure whether there is a table available at that time.
        　　D) They’d wait to check if there is any table available on Christmas.
        　　14. A) Rock and roll music is her favorite.
        　　B) She does not enjoy classical music.
        　　C) She rarely listens to popular music.
        　　D) She is not interested in rock and roll music.
        　　15. A) He was absent from the class. C) He didn’t work hard in the subject.
        　　B) The subject is difficult to pass. D) The professor gives poor lectures.
        　　16. A) He has his leg broken. C) He parts with his girlfriend.
        　　B) He wants to join the party. D) He gets along well with Cathy.
        　　17. A) French is easy to learn.
        　　B) The man should give up.
        　　C) The man should continue with his study.
        　　D) The man should talk with his French friends often.
        　　18. A) The woman should finish her paper first.
        　　B) They should not stop working on the paper.
        　　C) He’d like to postpone working on the paper.
        　　D) It won’t take long to finish the paper tomorrow.
        　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
        　　19. A) Writing a memo. C) Taping some music.
        　　B) Watching a film. D) Making a video recording.
        　　20. A) She is going to study abroad.
        　　B) She is talented in foreign languages.
        　　C) She signed up for intensive Japanese.
        　　D) She received a recommendation from a foreign university.
        　　21. A) He told her about an interesting movie.
        　　B) He gave her a good grade in her Japanese class.
        　　C) He recorded some tapes especially for her.
        　　D) He helped her get into the program.
        　　22. A) Mastery of a foreign language. C) Money to pay the extra tuition cost.
        　　B) Flexibility and open-mindedness. D) Maturity and common sense.
        　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
        　　23. A) Working overtime as a librarian. C) Meeting with his professors.
        　　B) Writing papers for his classes. D) Doing extra work in the chemistry lab.
        　　24. A) Do his research on closely-related topics.
        　　B) Spend more time in the library.
        　　C) Write just one paper for all his classes.
        　　D) Drop one of his courses.
        　　25. A) She doesn’t need any help. C) He’s already helped her enough.
        　　B) She knows he’s very busy. D) He doesn’t know enough chemistry.
        　　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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
        　　Passage One
        　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　26. A) Animals perform many useful and entertaining jobs.
        　　B) Different animals have their own characteristics.
        　　C) Animals should be given proper training.
        　　D) Animals are very important in the eco-system.
        　　27. A) Dogs have a natural instinct to guide the blind.
        　　B) Horses have a natural instinct to return home.
        　　C) Guide dogs sometimes may not obey their masters.
        　　D) Racing horses are less smart than the other horses.
        　　28. A) They should not be frightened by wild horses.
        　　B) They should not be disturbed by other noises.
        　　C) They should understand the horse’s special language.
        　　D) They should be very patient and understanding.
        　　Passage Two
        　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　29. A) In family life. C) In social contribution.
        　　B) In education departments. D) In business world.
        　　30. A) Husbands can also breastfeed their children.
        　　B) Women and men equally share housework.
        　　C) Wives are no longer submissive and obedient.
        　　D) Parents have new attitude towards bringing up children.
        　　31. A) Changes in children’s rearing. C) Changes in men’s role in family life.
        　　B) Changes in men’s and women’s roles. D) Changes in women’s role in society.
        　　Passage Three
        　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　32. A) Enjoy family happiness. C) Start his own business.
        　　B) Switch to another field. D) Build a house of his own.
        　　33. A) He planned to sell it to one of his customers.
        　　B) He planned to send it to the carpenter as a gift.
        　　C) He planned to fill it with his favorites.
        　　D) He planned to send it to his partner.
        　　34. A) It was of low quality.
        　　B) It was perfect in workmanship and materials.
        　　C) It did not satisfy the contractor.
        　　D) It was the best of all the houses he had built.
        　　35. A) We should focus on the future life. C) We should build our houses in life.
        　　B) We should react to life rather than act. D) We should always do our best.
        　　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 time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
        　　Throughout history the basic unit of almost every human society has been the family. Members of a family live together under the same roof, and they (36) _________ the economic burdens of life as well as its affectionate (有感情的) joys. It is the family that has primary (37) _________ for the important task of raising children to (38) _________.
        　　The family is not a (39) _________ concept in all societies. In many places it is an extended group that (40) _________ uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws. The head of the family usually has (41) _________ influence in arranging marriages, selecting careers and (42) _________ all the important moves and purchases by any member of the family. Particularly where the society or the state does not give aid and where (43) _________ the responsibilities of the family are greater, this larger group provides better.
        　　In many other societies, including most industrialized ones, the “nuclear family” is the basic social unit. (44) ___________________________________________________________________, whether natural or adopted. Industrialization and urbanization (45) ___________________________________________________________________ and thus to separate residences as soon as they become wage earners. The small family, with one or perhaps two incomes, (46) ___________________________________________________________________.
            
            

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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 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 passage. 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 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
        　　Language is learned primarily through communication with other people. Research shows that the more communication children 47 at home the better developed their language skills will be. Children need to 48 well in order to learn well. This is especially important for the development of native language skills since the language is 49 reinforced by the child’s environment outside school.
        　　However, the 50 of communication is just as or more important than quantity alone. The language adults use helps children become aware of the many 51 aspects of objects and events around them. For example, during a shopping trip to the market or store, adults can develop children’s concepts by bringing their attention to the shapes, colors, sounds, textures, and size of objects and events around them. Parents can do this naturally through conversation without 52 teaching. In other words, conversation with children in 53 situations expands their minds and develops their thinking skills.
        　　In addition to conversing with children, adults can help prepare their children to succeed in school by encouraging them to take an 54 interest in books and in the print that surrounds them in the environment. The child’s first major 55 in school is learning to read. Children who come to school with knowledge that the print around them carries important meanings and with an interest in books and stories will usually 56 in learning to read rapidly.
         
         
       

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        　　Section B
        　　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 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
        　　In the early 20th century, a horse named Clever Hans was believed capable of counting and other impressive mental tasks. After years of great performance, psychologists discovered that though Hans was certainly clever, he was not clever in the way everyone expected. The horse was cunningly (聪明地) picking up on tiny, unintentional bodily and facial cues given out not only by his trainer, but also by the audience. Aware of the “Clever Hans” effect, Lisa Lit at the University of California, Davis, and her colleagues wondered whether the beliefs of professional dog handlers might similarly affect the outcomes of searchers for drugs and explosives. Remarkably, Dr. Lit found, they do.
        　　Dr. Lit asked 18 professional dog handlers and their dogs to complete brief searches. Before the searches, the handlers were informed that some of the search area might contain up to three target scents (气味), and also that in two cases those scents would be marked by pieces of red paper. What the handlers were not told was that none of the search areas contained the scents of either drugs or explosives. Any “detections” made by the teams thus had to be false.
        　　The findings reveal that of 144 searches, only 21 were clean (no alerts). All the others raised one alert or more. In total, the teams raised 225 alerts. While the sheer number of false alerts struck Dr. Lit as fascinating, it was where they took place that was of greatest interest.
        　　When handlers could see a red piece of paper, allegedly marking a location of interest, they were much more likely to say that their dogs signaled an alert. The human handlers were not only distracted on almost every occasion by the stimulus aimed at them, but also transmitted that distraction to their animals — who responded accordingly. To mix metaphors, the dogs were crying “wolf” at the unconscious signal of their handlers.
        　　How much that matters in the real world is unclear. But it might. If a handler, for example, unconsciously “profiled” people being sniffed (嗅) by a drug- or explosive-detecting dog at an airport, false positives could abound (大量存在). That is not only bad for innocent travelers, but might distract the team from catching the guilty.
        　　57. What did psychologists find out about Clever Hans?
        　　A) He was really good at counting. C) He merely responded to human signals.
        　　B) He was as clever as people claimed. D) He could understand human language.
        　　58. What did the dog handlers learn before the searches?
        　　A) There was actually no target scent in the search area.
        　　B) Each search area contained three target scents.
        　　C) Their dogs were expected to find the scents of red paper.
        　　D) Some target scents may be labeled with a special mark.
        　　59. According to Dr. Lit, the most significant about the experiment was .
        　　A) the way the dogs raised alerts C) the average time of the searches
        　　B) the location of the false alerts D) the number of the false alerts
        　　60. What can be concluded from the experiment?
        　　A) Dogs may act in response to their handlers’ bodily signals.
        　　B) The cooperation between dogs and their handlers is key to success.
        　　C) Well-trained dogs can better understand their handlers’ signals.
        　　D) Dog handlers are more likely to be distracted than their dogs.
        　　61. How does the author see Dr. Lit’s findings?
        　　A) They may not be useful in real situations.
        　　B) They should raise our concern in real life.
        　　C) They will be widely applied in the near future.
        　　D) They should be backed up by further evidence.
        　　Passage Two
        　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
        　　Being able to multitask is hailed by most people as a welcome skill, but not according to a recent study which claims that young people between the ages of eight and eighteen of the so-called Generation M are spending a considerable amount of their time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. It argues that, in fact, these young people are frittering (浪费) away as much as half of their time as they would if they performed the very same tasks one after the other.
        　　Some young people are using an ever larger number of electronic devices as they study. At the same time they are working, young adults are also surfing on the Internet, or sending out emails to their friends, and/or answering the telephone and listening to music on their iPods. As some new device comes along, it is also added to the list rather than replacing one of the existing devices.
        　　Other research has indicated that this multitasking is even affecting the way families themselves function as young people are too wrapped up in their own isolated worlds to interact with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house nor can they eat at the family table.
        　　All this electronic wizardry (魔力) is supposedly also seriously affecting young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the impact of modern gadgets (小装置) on their performance of tasks, the great majority of young people gave a favorable response.
        　　The response from the academic and business worlds was not quite as positive. The former feel that multitasking with electronic gadgets by children affects later development of study skills, resulting in a decline in the quality of writing, for example, because of the lack of concentration on task completion. They feel that many undergraduates now urgently need remedial (补救的) help with study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the workforce need to be taught all over again.
        　　While all this may be true, it must be borne in mind that more and more is expected of young people nowadays; in fact, too much. Praise rather than criticism is due in respect of the way today’s youth are able to cope despite what the older generation throw at them.
        　　62. What do we learn about the multitasking Generation M from a recent study?
        　　A) They are highly praised for being efficient.
        　　B) They put more energy on important tasks.
        　　C) They don’t save much time as supposed.
        　　D) They need to improve their analytical skills.
        　　63. With the introduction of new gadgets, what happens to the Generation M’s present e-devices?
        　　A) They are put aside temporarily. C) They give way to the latest gadgets.
        　　B) They are either sold or traded. D) They become part of their collection.
        　　64. A research revealed that multitasking makes the Generation M ________.
        　　A) distant to their family C) impolite and ungrateful
        　　B) selfish and possessive D) feel lonely and pitiful
        　　65. The academics feel that many undergraduates badly need to ________.
        　　A) adjust their social attitudes C) improve their study skills
        　　B) seek psychological assistance D) take more business courses
        　　66. What does the author suggest the older generation do in dealing with the multitasking youth?
        　　A) Heighten their expectations on the youth.
        　　B) Try to be supportive and understanding.
        　　C) Encourage the youth to stick to their old habits.
        　　D) Change the way the youth use the gadgets.
            
            

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Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
        　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
        　　 When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was 67 to see that it was an English dictionary, 68 known as a monolingual (单语的) dictionary. 69 it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one. But, to be honest, I found it extremely 70 to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and 71 not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the 72 bilingual
        　　(双语的) dictionaries, in which the words are 73 both in English and Chinese. I really 74 why my aunt decided to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I 75 that monolingual dictionaries are better 76 learning a foreign language.
        　　As I found out, there is 77 often NO perfect equivalence between two words in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to 78 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the 79 meaning of a word in English! 80 , she insisted that I read the definition of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding 81 its meaning. 82 , I have come to see what she meant.
        　　Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important 83 . This dictionary uses a 84 number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 85 exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 86 this, I can express myself more easily in English.
        　　67. A) worried C) surprised
        　　B) disappointed D) hesitated
        　　68. A) also C) then
        　　B) yet D) as
        　　69. A) While C) Since
        　　B) Although D) Nevertheless
        　　70. A) difficult C) reluctant
        　　B) interesting D) practical
        　　71. A) thus C) almost
        　　B) even D) still
        　　72. A) identical C) familiar
        　　B) intimate D) similar
        　　73. A) explained C) inferred
        　　B) expressed D) interpreted
        　　74. A) departed C) wondered
        　　B) wandered D) imagined
        　　75. A) learn C) predict
        　　B) recommend D) understand
        　　76. A) at C) on
        　　B) in D) into
        　　77. A) in brief C) in addition
        　　B) in turn D) in fact
        　　78. A) declare C) doubt
        　　B) define D) report
        　　79. A) specific C) very
        　　B) exact D) accurate
        　　80. A) Rather C) Therefore
        　　B) However D) Instead
        　　81. A) with C) to
        　　B) of D) for
        　　82. A) Inevitably C) Gradually
        　　B) Spontaneously D) Generally
        　　83. A) procedure C) form
        　　B) process D) way
        　　84. A) limited C) confined
        　　B) flexible D) plentiful
        　　85. A) unceasingly C) immediately
        　　B) repeatedly D) again
        　　86. A) But for C) In case of
        　　B) In spite of D) Because of
            
            

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Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
        　　Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
        　　87. They are going to ___________________________ (紧急情况时调动军队).
        　　88. ___________________________ (令人难以置信的是) our economy develops at such a speed.
        　　89. The higher an area’s living standard is, ___________________________ (这一地区的辍学率就越低).
        　　90. Not only ___________________________ (这家工厂完成了生产任务) last year, but it also doubled its output.
        　　91. At the conference yesterday, our differences ___________________________ (进一步缩小).
            
            

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Part I Writing
        　　【参考范文一】
        　　Students’ Driving to School
        　　Students’ driving to school is no longer as rare as it was two decades ago. According to a news report, in Chongqing University alone, the number of student drivers now reaches over 50. MBA students included, the number will be up to 500.
        　　People have different views on students’ driving to school. Some people say it is a natural phenomenon connected with China’s growth — millions of families can afford private cars now. Some consider it improper, since it will cause parking problems in the already crowded school. Still, there are people who worry that driving to school is showing off to some extent and might lead to blind comparison among students.
        　　In my opinion, as long as students own cars and get driving licenses, they should be allowed to drive themselves to schools. After all, car is a transportation tool. Like cycling and walking, driving just serves as a way to travel between school and home. Therefore, there is nothing to fuss over driving to school, even if the drivers are college students.
        　　【参考范文二】
        　　 Students’ Driving to School
        　　With the development of society, more and more families possess private cars, and many college students now drive themselves to school. This sparks off a heated debate on students’ driving to school.
        　　Some are in favor of students’ driving to school. They claim that it can save time to go to school or go home, especially for those living far off the campus. Besides, driving is a basic skill for future work, which is always required in job recruitment. On the contrary, some are against it. They hold that young drivers, known as road killers, are not careful enough in driving. “Li Gang Gate” incident is a typical lesson and should be prevented forever. What’s more, they believe that it is a way of showing off, an ill mental state.
        　　For my part, I object to students’ driving to school. For one thing, driving to school adds a financial burden to many families. For another, parking is a serious problem. As more and more cars are parked in campus, our beautiful schools will be messy parking lots.
            
            

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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
        　　1. C) 2. A) 3. D) 4. B) 5. C) 6. B) 7. D)
        　　8 growth 9. change jobs 10. stuck
        　　Part III Listening Comprehension
        　　11. A) 12. C) 13. C) 14. D) 15. D) 16. C) 17. C) 18. C)
        　　19. B) 20. A) 21. D) 22. B) 23. B) 24. A) 25. D)
        　　26. A) 27. C) 28. D)
        　　29. A) 30. D) 31. B)
        　　32. A) 33. B)
        　　34. A) 35. D)
        　　36. share 37. responsibility 38. adulthood 39. uniform
        　　40. includes 41. considerable 42. determining 43. consequently
        　　44. This term refers to a husband and wife united through marriage and their dependent children
        　　45. create many specialized jobs which tend to scatter family members among different employers
        　　46. is better able to adapt to rapid change and to move when jobs move
        　　Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
        　　47. O) 48. I) 49. M) 50. D) 51. B) 52. H) 53. F) 54. J) 55. K) 56. L)
        　　57. C) 58. D) 59. B) 60. A) 61. B)
        　　62. C) 63. D) 64. A) 65. C) 66. B)
        　　Part V Cloze
        　　67. C) 68. A) 69. B) 70. A) 71. D) 72. C) 73. A) 74. C) 75. D) 76. B)
        　　77. D) 78. A) 79. B) 80. C) 81. B) 82. C) 83. D) 84. A) 85. B) 86. D)
        　　Part VI Translation
        　　87. mobilize the army in an emergency
        　　88. It is unbelievable that
        　　89. the lower its dropout rate is
        　　90. did the factory fulfill the production
        　　91. were further narrowed down
            
            

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        　　Part III Listening Comprehension
        　　Section A
        　　11. W: I’m glad that you win the singing contest. The award money may enable you to travel around Africa this autumn.
        　　M: I wish I could, but I have to save the money to pay for my daily bills for the next year. You know how expensive things are nowadays.
        　　Q: What does the man imply?
        　　12. W: I haven’t got enough cash for this suit and the discount will end tomorrow.
        　　M: That’s all right. The credit card always does in such case.
        　　Q: What will the woman most probably do next?
        　　13. M: I’d like to book a table for four this evening at 7:00.
        　　W: Wait a minute and let me check if there is any table available at that time. You know, we have been busy these days since Christmas.
        　　Q: What does the woman mean?
        　　14. M: There is nothing I like more than rock and roll music when I listen to the tape. It is really exciting.
        　　W: Actually I don’t listen to popular music. I prefer classical music.
        　　Q: What does the woman mean?
        　　15. W: I have received your school report for this term and you failed in the subject of The Introduction to Economics.
        　　M: You know, this class is so dull. The professor puts us all to sleep with his lectures.
        　　Q: What does the man mean?
        　　16. W: It is said that you have made a new pretty girlfriend. And we’re having a party tonight. Why not join us together with your girlfriend?
        　　M: Well…I’m breaking up with Cathy.
        　　Q: What does the man mean?
        　　17. M: I have studied French for nearly two months. But it is still hard for me to talk with my French friends.
        　　W: You see, usually it is hard to start out and it is a long way to master a foreign language.
        　　Q: What does the woman mean?
        　　18. W: We have been working on this paper for several hours and I feel really tired.
        　　M: Why don’t we just stop and breathe some fresh air outdoors? We have plenty of time to finish it tomorrow.
        　　Q: What does the man mean?
        　　Now you will hear the two long conversations.
        　　Conversation One
        　　M: Say, Lisa, what show are you watching?
        　　W: An old Japanese film. I figure if I’m going to spend all next year there, I’d better start familiarizing myself with the culture.
        　　M: You mean you were accepted into the program?
        　　W: Sure.
        　　M: That’s wonderful. You must be excited.
        　　W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Mercheno. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book that goes with them just so I can work on my basic conversation skills.
        　　M: How much Japanese can you understand?
        　　W: Not a lot right now. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester.
        　　M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I’d love to study abroad.
        　　W: Then why don’t you? The university has lots of overseas programs that don’t require mastery of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adapt to a different kind of lifestyle.
        　　M: I had assumed that all programs require you to know a foreign language. I might check into this.
        　　W: You won’t regret it.
        　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
        　　19. What is the woman doing when the man interrupts her?
        　　20. Why is the woman so excited?
        　　21. Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Mercheno?
        　　22. What does the woman say one needs to have in order to study in a program like hers?
        　　Conversation Two
        　　W: I haven’t seen you here for a couple of weeks. Have you stopped eating or something?
        　　M: No. Does it look as if I’ve stopped eating? I’ve been spending a lot of time in the library.
        　　W: Working on a paper?
        　　M: I wish I were working on a paper. I was working on three different papers: anthropology, English literature, and history.
        　　W: Wow. That is a lot of work.
        　　M: Yeah. And what’s frustrating is that I’m studying 19th-century British Empire in all three classes. But I can’t write a single paper for all the three.
        　　W: Why not?
        　　M: The professors won’t let me. Even if I make it three times as long as the suggested length.
        　　W: Oh. That’s too bad. Could you write your paper on three aspects of one topic?
        　　M: Mm. What do you mean? Do you have something in mind?
        　　W: Well, let’s see. Maybe you could do something with Romanticism, like — write your anthropology paper on the cultural basis of Romanticism, and your history paper on the influence of the Romantic poets on the British foreign policy, and OK... and your English paper on analysis of some Romantic poems.
        　　M: Hey, that’s not a bad idea. I’ve already started the research for one of my papers. So I can use that. Oh, it’s so nice! What can I do to repay you?
        　　W: You want to wrap up my chemistry lab for me?
        　　M: I’d love to, but I’ve never taken chemistry. So I’m not sure if you will like the results.
        　　W: Oh, well, not necessary then. Have a good weekend. And try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You look tired. You have big circles under your eyes.
        　　M: OK. I’ll try. See you later.
        　　W: See you.
        　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
        　　23. What has the man been busy doing all week?
        　　24. What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier?
        　　25. Why doesn’t the woman want any help from the man?
        　　Section B
        　　Passage One
        　　Animals perform many useful and entertaining jobs. Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind, protecting property, finding lost people, and hunting criminals. Horses are used in guarding herds, carrying men in lands when there are no roads and helping farmers work their lands. Pigeons have long been used to carry messages.
        　　Dogs are extremely useful as companions for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will always lead its blind master in the right direction and keep him out of danger. For example, seeing-eye dogs learn never to cross a busy road when cars are coming, even if their masters command them to do so.
        　　Horses are also able to learn a lot of things. Horses that are used for guard or police duty must learn never to be frightened of noises, traffic and other disturbances. Therefore it is necessary for those who train them to be very patient and understanding.
        　　Pigeons have a natural instinct to return home, even if they are far away and the trip is very hard and dangerous. Men utilize this instinct to send messages on small pieces of paper which are fastened to the pigeon’s backs or legs. In wartime, pigeons have been known to fly as fast as 75 miles an hour and to cover a distance of 500 to 600 miles.
        　　People have realized that although animals may not have the intelligence as human beings, they are smart enough to learn many things.
        　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　26. What is the passage mainly about?
        　　27. What can be inferred from the passage?
        　　28. What is required for trainers of horses used for guard?
        　　Passage Two
        　　Many changes are taking place in the way in which men and women look at their roles in society. We see these changes most dramatically in jobs and business situations. It is no longer unusual to find a male nurse or a female construction worker. Years ago, however, a man who worked as a nurse would have been looked down upon for doing a “woman’s job”, and a female construction worker would have been roared off the construction site by her male co-workers. However, the most important changes that have taken place can be found in men’s and women’s roles in family life.
        　　Household work that used to be done by women is now often shared equally by men and women. Men have discovered at last that they too are capable of preparing the family dinner, rather than thinking that they are only capable of taking out the garbage.
        　　Perhaps the greatest change that has taken place in the family is in parents’ new attitude towards bringing up children. While it is true that only mothers can breastfeed their infants, nowhere is it written that fathers cannot bathe their own babies or change diapers. And more and more of them are doing just that. These days, being a full-time parent is a job that fathers and mothers both share.
        　　As a result of these changes, we no longer insist that little boys play with trucks and grow up to be doctors, while little girls play with dolls and grow up to be housewives. Many men no longer feel that they must maintain a masculine attitude all the time, and many women no longer feel that they should be submissive and obedient. Changes like these do not occur overnight or even in a few years because they involve fundamental changes in attitude and behavior.
        　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　29. Where do the most important changes of men’s and women’s roles take place?
        　　30. What is the greatest change that has taken place in the family?
        　　31. What is the passage mainly about?
        　　Passage Three
        　　An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer, a contractor, of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.” What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
        　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
        　　32. What did the carpenter plan to do?
        　　33. How did the contractor plan to deal with the house he asked the carpenter to build?
        　　34. What can we know about the last house the carpenter built?
        　　35. What does the story intend to tell us?
        　　Section C
        　　Throughout history the basic unit of almost every human society has been the family. Members of a family live together under the same roof, and they (36) share the economic burdens of life as well as its affectionate (有感情的) joys. It is the family that has primary (37) responsibility for the important task of raising children to (38) adulthood.
        　　The family is not a (39) uniform concept in all societies. In many places it is an extended group that (40) includes uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws. The head of the family usually has (41) considerable influence in arranging marriages, selecting careers and (42) determining all the important moves and purchases by any member of the family. Particularly where the society or the state does not give aid and where (43) consequently the responsibilities of the family are greater, this larger group provides better.
        　　In many other societies, including most industrialized ones, the “nuclear family” is the basic social unit. (44) This term refers to a husband and wife united through marriage and their dependent children, whether natural or adopted. Industrialization and urbanization (45) create many specialized jobs which tend to scatter family members among different employers and thus to separate residences as soon as they become wage earners. The small family, with one or perhaps two incomes, (46) is better able to adapt to rapid change and to move when jobs move.
         
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